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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nebr, March 1.-The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts $500;
heavy, s650@6.65; light s6.45@6.60;
pigs, $5.25@6.25; bulk, Of sales, $4,000
655.
Cattle-Market slow: receipts, 5000;
native steers, $6.501s.50: cows and
heifers, s5@7; western steers, $6@I75;
calves, 5000.
Sheep-Market higher; receipts, 49,
900; yearlings, $7.S0@8.50; wethers,
$6.75@7.5O; lambs, $S.50@9.s5.
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St. Louis Cash cr.;n

st. Louis, Mo-; March 1.-The cash
grain market follows
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.47@14s; No. 2
hard, $1.5O@1.53
Corn-No. 2, 70hc: No. white 74c
Oats-No. 2, SEC; No. 2 white, 571sc.
Rye-Nominal
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 1.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchanged No. mixed 69hc.
! Oats-Unchanged standard, 55A q
5514.
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Railroad Time Tables
G. N. a sT. p. TRAINS

Ne. Going Southwest. O~par>
bA-Southwest Limited !. HAS Z. n,
aA--Kansas City Local !. 1O:lSAM
SSB-Ottumwa to Seymour S:9eD. u.
SSB--Local freight .,..... 7:oo Z. a.
Going East, via cut.sA.
SA-Davenport. Chicago. SAT- p. m.
12A--Leave Junction $3.50. ~: 10 {. =.
A stub train will leave station *
for Junction at Ill: 40 p. m, re-
turning arrive at station At
1875 q. m.
Marion Line. ooine North.
4B-Ced. Rapids. Savanna, assr
1osB--Cedar Rapids. Marion STOP. =
ssB-Local freight ........ $50 .. n
Marion Line, Coming South. ..,,s
103B-From Marion ....... 10: Ii Z. =
21B-From Marion ........ ~: is .. ~
97B-Local freight 1880. 600 p.W
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
Local freightE depart from and term.
mate Ottumwa Juno ton.
Locals 92B and 9SB run on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
+. II. Jacobs. Agea-. n.
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New York Money; CLOSING.

New York, March Mercantile pa
per-31a @4%.
Sterling exchange-Weak; 60 day
bills, $4.7s.25 cables. $4.So.25; demand,
H.79.s5.
Bar silver-49Ac.
Mexican dollars-37Ac.
Government enthusiastically.
Railroad bonds-Steady.
Time loans-Steady; 60 days, 2A q
80; 80 days, 8; six months, 81 @3k.
Call Steady: high, 20; low,
IL; ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; closing
bid, 1N; offered at 2.
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Toledo Grain Seed.

Toledo, O., March 1.-Wheat-Gas h,
$1471a; May, $1.49A.
Glover seed-Prime cash, SO; April,
$S.65; Oct, $s.40.
Alsike-Prime cash and March, 50.
Timothy-Prime cash and April,
$40.
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CHICAGO Primaries.

Articles Receipts Shipments
Wheat. blu ........ 9as,ooo $4,000 $4,000
Oats, blu .......,.. 1.021,O0O $4,000
Car Lot Receipts.
Chicago, March 1.-Today's car lot
receipts:
Wheat-s6 cars, with 80 of contract
grade
Corn-111 cars, with Of contract
grade. ~
Oats-126 cars, with 81 of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth today were 40
cars compared with holiday last week
and 760 cars the corresponding day a
year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, $50; corn, 200: oats, 2S2.
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ST. Louis Produce.

st. Louis, Mo-, March Poultry
Chickens, 141sc; springs. Tic; turkeys
lac: ducks, lac: geese, SC.
Butter-CreaMery, soc.
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WABASH RAILWAY.

No. Going South. Ospars
2A--Moherly, st. L.. Il. c.. x:0n d. m
50B-Moberly and east 49,. 200 p. m
70B-Mixed .............. 900 y. m
s6A--Local freight ...s... l:t5p. m
Coming North
51B-Moberly local ........ IL: so Il. IN,
3A-From Kansas city,. 40 p. m
95A-Local freight ....... 100 p. NJ
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
95A and 9GA carr passengers A
on Sunday. VI
r. r. JACOBS Ax.r:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

past year, and Misses Hickman and
Devault will return here to teach the
coming school year.
Attorneys Wilson Cramer, T. d.
Hines and A. NJ. Spreading went to
the Cape today on business.
The Methodist congregation is
thinking of building new parsonage.
They will move the old parsonage and
use that site for the new building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roloff, newly
weds, have gone to housekeeping in
part Of Mrs. Lou Green's house, in
West Jackson.
Mrs. Louis Steinhoff will leave to-
morrow for Chicago where she will
meet her sister, and on June 1st, the
two will go to the California exposi-
ton.
Miss Vivian Strong was the High
School pupil who won the five dollar
gold piece in the w. c. I. U. essay
contest.
The Misses Emma and Minnie Ha-
gar, Frieda Kiehne, Zelma Bierschwal
and Flora Schoen, all Of GordonvilIe,
are the guests of Miss Anita Grethe
for today and tonight.
Mrs. VIM. Schwartz will entertain a
large number of her friends tomorrow
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Bartels Of Mountain
Grove, who has been at the home of
her father, VIM. Sander, of Tilsit since
the death of her mother, is visiting
her brother, John and Albert Sander,
in Jackson for a few days before re-
turning to her home.
Fritz Bienlein is improving his prop
erty by building concrete wall on
the east and north side of his proper
| ty.
The NeighborhoOd Club and several
more friends helped Mrs. Louise Hoff-
mann celebrate her birthday yester-
day. Mrs. Hoffman, served an ele-
CANT two course luncheon and most
delightful social time was had.
Miss Augusta Horrs who is work
ing in the Central Office at the Cape,
came over last night to be present at
the High School graduation exercises.
Her sister, Miss Gertrude, was one of
the graduates.
The Cape City bus filled with young
girls and several auto loads of young
boys passed through here this morn
ing.
Mrs. Minnie Will of Fornfelt came
today to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Althenthal Sr.
The Gem Theater was crowded to
capacity last night by relatives and
friends of the Jackson High School
class of 1915, whose graduating exer-
cises were held there. The program
was as follows:
Orchestra.
Salutatory ........ Gertrude Horn
Class Will. ............C Carroll Knox
Song-Greetings. ........ Senior Girls
Valedictory. Melbert Schwartz
Orchestra.
Annual class address and delivery of
medals by Rev. L. r. Jenkins.
Orchestra.
Miss Horn, whose salutatory adj
dress was fine, stated that the gradu-
ating class of 1915, was the largest
and best in the history of the school.
This, is very encouraging, and we
hope the good work may continue.
Mr.. Knox created much amusement
by the different requests in ''The
last will and testament" as for in
stance: To the faculty, best regards to
Supt. Goodin; two gallons of shoe pol
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
BOY FRACTURES HIS ARM
AS HE PLAYS WITH CHUMS

Horace Dalton the 11-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Dalton, who live
at us South Frederick street in this
city, Rad his right arm broken yester-
day morning while playing with par
ty of children in a neighboring yard.
The youngsters had assembled at
the home of Jesse James, who lives
near the DaItons, and were engaging
in battle with sacks of sawdust.
Peter Fulbright, one of the older
boys in the crowd, had struck Horace
with q sack of sawdust, causing him
TO fall to the ground, and Just as he
was in the act of rising, with one ell
bow resting on the ground, Fulbright
threw larger sack with sufficient
force to force lbs whole weight against
the forearm while in its strained pos
sition, causing the bone to break just
above the wrist.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
FORMER SOLDIER MISSING
Robert Stevens Unheard From Sine
Leaving the Army.

w. c. Stephens, who lives in Marble
City Heights addition to this city, is
greatly worried over the absence of
his sen, Robert Stephens, who was dis
charged from the army in Frisco sew
eral weeks ago, since which time moth
ing further has been heard from him.
Young Stephens, who was reared in
this city, has spent the past three
years in the army service in the Phil
ippine Islands, and a few days before
his discharge, after his arrival in Cal
ifornia, he wrote his parents and told
them that he expected to depart for
the Cape in few days and would
come by way of Ell Paso, Tex, where
he would spend two or three days Wis
ting. friends in that city. No further
word has been received from the
young man., and during the suspense
the parents have become very anxious
for his welfare.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
PRETTY HAT TAKEN
BY CHAFFEE LASSIE
Myrtle Foley Likes Spring Head
gear and Steals Lid, But
Returns it.

Myrtle Foley, young woman whose
home is in Smelterville, a southern
suburb Of this city, was taken into GUS
tody yesterday afternoon by Officer
Charles Stone, on suspicion of having
stolen hat belonging to Mrs. Mil
Ter of III Main street.
The prisoner was taken to the office
of Ben Vineyard, where she was ques-
toned by Chief of Police Jeff Hutson
and Officer Stone. She was also con-
fronted by Mrs. Miller who insisted
that the hat Miss Foley was wearing
was the one that had been misapprO-
pi'iatcd.
When questioned concerning the
charge, she admitted that she had ia
ken the hat. She expressed an anxiety
to return the property to Mrs. Miller,
and was pcrmitte~ o do so as Mrs.
Miller said she did not desire to prose-
cute the prisoner.
Miss Foley is the daughter of John
Foley, who lives in Smclterville, and is
employed in the cement factory. His
daughter, who is II years of age, has
been staying with her aunt, Mrs. Ella
Foley, Of Chaffee.
She returned to the Cape for visit
few days ago, and on Saturday even
ing visited Mrs. Miller, who lives in
the rooms on the second floor of the
building at Ill Main street. After
leaving the premises, Mrs. Miller
heard someone enter the rooms again,
and before she could investigate, she
heard the party making hurried de-
parture.
When she entered the room where
she had heard the intruder, she noticed
the hat was missing. She suspected
Miss Foley, and knowing that she was
expected to return to Chaffec in few
days, she watched the outgoing south
bound trains.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Foley was
seen by Officer Stone as she was going
toward the depot preparatory to de-
parting for Chaffee. He took her into
custody, and an investigation proved
the corrections of Mrs. Miller's suS-
picions as the prisoner was wearing
the hat when captured.
Upon turning the property over to
Mrs. Miller, the prisoner was released
and permitted to continue her journey
The hat was pretty and Officer Stone
admitted the girl looked well in it.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

each morning by each boy, and Dick
Clippard to be bootbIack to Prof.
Miller; all physics note books to Mrs.
Helmkamp; remembrances of musical
talent to Miss Hickman; stairway Of
Jackson High School to Miss Hughes;
the assistant teacher in the Lutheran
school to Miss DEFAULT, her choice Of
sweet Williams. These were some Of
the many requests.
The valedictory by Mr.. Schwartz
was masterpiece, the large audience
seemed eager not to lose one word of
the address which contained so many
beautiful thoughts and sentiments, and
was delivered in a manner which was
faultlcss. Nh Schwartz is being much
complimentcd on this and also on lead
ing his class, which numbered four
teen.
The scholarship medal for the High
School was won by Eugene McNecly
Jr, who also won it at the Grammar
School last year. r. NJ. McCombs, st.
Louis, has given this medal for the
past five years.
Bryce Goodwin, who has been at
tending school in f. St. Louis, return
ed home Sunday.
jackson, May &c.
DIR. Sadlcr is entertaining his ia
Their who lives near Oak Ridge.
About sevcnty-five ladies attended
the ten-cent luncheon at the home of
Mrs. w. c. Cracraft yesterday after
noon, and therefore the Methodist la
dies realized quite little sum, which
will be used for church work.
Mcsdames H. H. Mueller Sr., Lizzie
Kerstncr and A. Kuellmer are attend
ing Il euchre at the home of Mrs. Emil
Thilenius at the Cape this afternoon.
Mr.. Newman of New Madrid, who
visited his daughter, Mrs. Will VOL
ters, has returned to his home.
The Lutheran picnic which was held
in the City Park yesterday afternoon
and evening, especially after supper,
and the fish ponds, lemonade and ice
cream stands well patronned, and
those who had charge of the affair
can rest assured it was a success.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
Rooster Ready To Be StesUed Dies
Of Fatty Degeneratlon Of Heart
John Herbst Finds Bird IN
Faint, BUTT Passes AOay
Before He Can Find
Horse Doctor.

John Herbst, Cape Girardeau's
homemade philosopher, who has been
a life long admirer of chicken, yester-
day announced that he had lost all
faith in ROSTERS. This is how it hap
pened:
Capt. A. c. Jaynes, who raises aris-
tocratic poultry for pastime, pur-
chased young Plymouth Rock cocker
ell few months ago, and it proved to
be love pirate. The hens snubbed
Capt. Jaynes' other blue-blooded roost-
ers and simply raved over the new ar
rival, because he seemed to be able to
dig more bugs for them, and then he
was nice to look upon.
If there is anything that Capt. Jay
mes simply detests, it is a flirt, and
this young rooster proved to be one.
The two other chanticIeers began to
grieve and lose weight. Capt. Jaynes
thought it would be better to sacrifice
SIlC pOpuIdI IOOSOSl Iilc1lI w SduSC IllC
two other cockerels to commit suicide
because of remorse.
While discussing chicken stew with
Mr.. Herbst one night last week, Capt.
Jaynes spoke of the big rooster and
specialized OH the number of chicken
sandwiches that could be carved from
his breast. "He is the biggest rooster
l ever saw" volunteered Capt. Jaynes,
land he's just a boy"
think 1 could stew 'cm?" queried
Herbst.
"Sure," replied Capt. Jaynes.
whats he worth ?"
'"I1l let you have him for ST."
The next day the big rooster was
placed in fattening coope behind the
Herbst home. A layer of corn cover
ed the floor of the coop and in one cor
ner vas placed a pan of water.
The rooster ate until he couldn't
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

crow, took a chaser and then sat down
to rest. He repeated this dose as oft
en- as possible and gained a pound each
day in weight. Within week he be-
came so heavy he waddled when he
walked and he lost his voice, but he
kept right on eating.
His execution was set for yesterday
afternoon, so that he could cool off
during the night in the ice box and be
ready to stew today. The Herbst jan
itor was sent to the coop to STAY the
rooster. Peeping in he noticed the
chanticleer squatting in corner of
the coop, apparently asleep.
Reaching in the janitor seized the
rooster by the legs and drew him out.
To his establishment he noticed that
the bird was unconscious. He sound
ed tie alarm and Mr.. Herbst came
running.
"Great Caesarw shouted Herbst.
Summon horse doctor. This rooster
has tainted"
An examination revealed the fact
that the chanticleer was corpse.
A post norton examination made
by DR.. Vorbeck in the interest of
science showed that the rooster sue
cumbed to fatty degeneration of the
heart.
Sauerkraut and spareribs, or as Mr..
Herbst says, "pig Stats and alfalfa, "
will take the place of chicken at the
Herbst home today
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
COURT PROCEEDINGS

Ben Powell VS.. Myrtle Powell for di-
vorCe; the decree was granted.
Helen B. Mckendree VS.. the Frisco
Railway, damages; motion for new
trial overruIed. Motion in arrest over
ruled. Affidavit for appeal and ap-
peal granted to st. Louis Court of APP
pealS.
State of Missouri VS.. f. NJ. Owens,
vagrancy, appeal from Justice Court;
sixty days in Jail; paroled and re-
leasei on own recognizance.
State of Missouri VS.. Frank Ellison,
climbing railroad cars; appeal from
Justice Court; sixty days in Jail; pa
rolled on own reeognizance.
Mrs. S. NJ McAtee was called to the
Cape by the death of her father, Judge
Alexander Ross, which occurred last
night.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
CHARLES COFER Will
We'd MISS OSTERLOH
Popular Young Cape Couple Will
Spend Honeymoon at Summer
Resort, Friend Learn.

Charles Cofer, president of the
ShermanCofer Furnishing Store in
Haarig, is soon to become a benedict
He will be married to Miss Ernestine
Rose Osterloh during the latter part
of next month, which is Cupids best
month of the year.
The announcement Of their engage
ment was made at a linen shower Civ
en- in honor of Miss OsterlOh at the
home of Miss Marie Carroll this week
The guests were the members of Miss
Osterloh's social set.
Miss Osterloh is member of the
well-known Cape family by that name,
and Mr.. Golfer has been amember of the
younger Cape business mentor several
years. few months ago he organized
the Sherman-Cofer store and has made
an exceptional success as president
and manager.
The exact date of the nuptials has
not been revealed, but it is understood
that it will take place during the
latter part of June. They will spend
their honeymoon in the East, and will
go to housekeeping Immediately upon
their return. Mr.. Golfer and his bride
tO-be have selected the furniture for
their home, and it is said that the site
for The home has been selected.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
BABY TAYLOR IMPROVING
Little Girl Eats Ice Cream After Fiji
teen Hours Unconscious.

Rosemary Taylor, the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tay-
Tor. who was so severely injured Mon
day evening by swallowing carbolic
acid, is reported by her physician, DIR.
W. c. Patton to be getting along all
right.
DR.. Patton stated last evening that
the greatest injuries sustained were
from absorption OF the poison rather
than from swallowing it.
He stated the little patient was I'M
conscious for about fifteen hours, but
revived yesterday. afternoon and ate
some ice cream, and was apparently
much improved.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
What RECLAMATION PROJECT HAS
DONE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Continued from page 4.

| New Madrid. Some farms down there
have been in cultivation for $50 years
and are still producing crops without
an ounce of fertilizer. Some of this
long suffering soil, | was informed,
will still produce from seventy-five to
one hundred bushels of corn and from
1000 to 1900 pounds of seed cotton.
The early settlers, of course, sought
the high spots where they wouldn't
have to employ marine plows. Even
these high spots were occasionally
deep afloat. For many years farmers
looked with longing eyes back upon
the submerged lowlands, knowing how
monstrously fertile they were and
specuiating upon that far-off progress
sivc day when the water would be
drained off and checked off, when the
phrase "high water" would have no
alarming significance. That day has
come, not 'ly for New Madrid but
for an entire valley larger and richer
than the Valley of the Nile.
have mentioned the now organized
and bonded Little River Basin, en-
bracing 4SS,O5O accurately surveyed
and measured acres. Commissioner
Nolan informs me that st. Johns Ba-
sin, containing 100000 acres of swamps
located in the eastern parts, Of Scott,
Mississippi and New Madrid Counties,
will be added later as another golden
prospect Then there are 100000 acres
in the st. Francis River Valley and a
scattered 100000 acres contiguous to
these well-defined districts. This gives
us 4 grand total of approximately
100000 acres-more than twice as
much land as has already come under
safe and sane reclamation.
"The draining of the bulk of this
million and a half acres" said Com
missioner Nolan, twill be an accom-
plished fact within the next five years
| anu "hcH IlIlS "OIh ildS DtcH COIIplCt-
ed an immensely greater growth in
wealth, population, education, religion
and happiness will occur in less than
one decade than has already occurred
in the twenty years that brought this
neglected area up from nowhere.
81 have long urged in the face of
jeers that one of the last and most
successful great Land movements in
the United States would be to the I'M
drained lands of the Mississippi VAL
| ley-lands that are undisputedly the
richest in the world in the point of
fertility. The people are really just
beginning to realize the possibilities
of this area, and when they are wide
awake no rival temptation is likely to
arise to stem the rush.
"Since the birth of the United
States the railroad arteries have been
extending from east to west, but the
building of the Panama Canal will ex-
tend the longitudinal systems and open
new doors to the great market places
of America and foreign lands"
Any generalization or summing up
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

is likely to carry you to rather top
lofty attitudes of eloqUence. The only
way to keep down to earth is to mix
round with the roots of things. The
roots of things, as saw them, were
bedded in the fact that nowhere were
there evidences of poverty and stag
nation. At every turn and twist /
made I saw new barns and houses,
new schools and churches. Villages
and towns, as well as farm dwellings
and barns, fairly glistened with fresh
paint. There were scarcely enough
idlers to count.
What more need be said for the
time being? Keep your eye on South
east Missouri, and if you can't get
down there Just read her UP in the
next census reports.