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Arizona republican., 1915-10-01
American League
TIGERS LOSE LAST CHANGE

DETROIT. Sept 30.-Boston be- came the-feague champion team to- day though not playing, through De- troIt's loss of the final game with St. Louis. .Weilman won his eighth game of the year from the Tigers and would not have been scored on but for errors.
 Score R. H. F.. S Louis .,.....S 14 4 iCSlIplJ
 Batteries Weilman and Agnew; Davis and Baker
Arizona republican., 1915-10-01

WASHINGTON SAID WAR"
 W WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Sherman recruit. pitched the Athletics to victory over Washington.
 Score k. II. F.. Philadelphia ............4 9 Q Washington ...............S 10 1 Batteries Sherman and Perkins: Harper, Boehling and Williams.
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Arizona republican., 1915-10-01
CUES BUM FIELDING
TURN ABOUT FAIR ENOUGH

TURN ABOUT FAIR ENOUGH ST. LOUIS. Sept. 30.-Pittsburg went into the first division by de- feating St. Louis in a ten inning game. Errors aided the visitors. Score R. H. F. PittsburS II , St. Louis .....5 Q 4 Batteries: Adams kantlehner,
 Harmon and Gibson: Meadows, Rob
 inson. Sallee Perdue and Snyder
Arizona republican., 1915-10-01
FEDERAL LEAGUE

Only two games.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-01
VEGETABLES

Blue Ribbon Celery Sta ndard Celery BrusseIIs Sprouts Cucumbers Celery Root Head Lettuce Bell Peppers Parsley
 Hubbard Squash I omatoes Irish Potatoes Okra String Beans Lima Beans
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
CONVICT MAKES
PECULIAR ATTEMPT

Ft. Madison, Feb. 2.-William F.
PEBBLES, serving five year sentence
from Woodbury. county for arson, made
a peculiar and unsuccessful attempt
to escape from the pen1tentiary Mon
day. He succeeded in getting two
blocks away before he was apprehend-
ed.
His attempt was in some ways
amusing He is ordinarily employed
about the old cell house, which is near
the front gates. Watching his chance
he followed wagon out the big iron
doors, depositing with the tower guard
a pass which he had written and which
read:
Deputy. PEBBLES, 1037s, wants to
bid Mrs. Sanders goodby> and to get an
armful of straw at the barn to pack
his things. He goes home on parole
tonight. Armstrong, guard"
The tower guard caught the forgery
at once, though PEBBLES was perhaps
a hundred yards away before he had
hoisted and read the note. Luckily
two guards happened outside the wall
at the time and at the instance Of the
tower guard, gave chase, overtahng
the prisoner near the river.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
DECREE is GRANTED
AND THEN ANNULED

Denison, Feb. Judge Albert Is
holding his first term of court at Dem
ison. The first week was largely taken
up with divorce cases. One was that
of Dubois VS.. Dubois. About one year
ago the plaintiff, T. G.. Dubois, began
action against his wife on the ground
of desertion, placing his original notice
in the newspaper printed at West Side.
She was in California and knew moth
mig of the application for divorce I'M
til after 1t was granted. She has now
come on and made such showing that
the court annulled the decree. On the
case coming on for trial, on testimony
offered by the husband asking for the
divorce, the showing was not such as
to establish the same, and he dismissed
the action. Now they are man and wife
again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
BILLIARD FANS TO /,
Be GIVEN TREAT
LOVERS OF THE INDOOR SPORT
TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY OF
SEEING EXPERTS.

Jake Schaefer and Harry Cline. both
members of the Champion Billiard
Players league, will appear at the Pal
ace Friday evening in the fourth game
of the regular scheduled contests in
Ottumwa. The match will be a three
hundred point 14:1 balk line game.
Jake Schaefer is the son of the fam
Gus Jake Wizard Schaefer whose
name for years was familiar through
out the billiard world While he in
herited much of the skill of the elder
Schaefer he did not take to the game
seriously until after the death Of his
father. This youth, who is but eight
cen, is a cue marvel and has shown the
class and skill of a veteran.
Harry Cline's first years as pro-
fessional was spent as a champion
pocket billiard player. His natural
free arm stroke soon attracted the at
tention of George Slosson, the veteran
Of the billiard game. who persuaded
Cline to devote his attention to bill
liards. In a short time he became an
expert.
Both players are going at top speed
and Judging from the games played by
them in other cities in the league bat
tie to the finish may be expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
DUCK FRESHMEN
into SN0WORIf IS
UPPER CLAsSMEN At THE HIGH
SCHOOL ADMINISTER DRUB-
6iNG TO FIRST YEAR MEN.

The heavy snow of Monday night
and Tuesday morning was not only dis
agreeable to those who had to venture
out but also to the freshmen that en-
tered the high school last week for
many of the little preplets were drop
ped, none too gently, into the deep
drifts this morning.
It has been the custom for many
years in the colleges and high schools
to infiict on the new class punish
ment to remind them that they must
respect the upper classmen. When
the September class is ushered in there
is seldom any snow to use so hose is
brought into play and free shampoo
administered to the new students. The
Christmas class student is treated to
slide down an embankment head first
and is only stopped when he plunges
into a nice big snow drift.
The Initiation of props" as it is call.
ed is done every year and has become
custom with the upper classmen The
principals of the schools have tried to
put stop to it but there have been
very few cases in which anyone has
ever been hurt and the efforts to stop
it have proven fruitless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
O7TUMWA FIRMS
WILL TAKE PART
LOCAL SHIPPERS INTERESTED IN
RATE HEARINGS SCHEDULED
FOR FEBRUARY IS.

Local shippers are in ested in the
hearings to be held beginning February
Is and continuing until March 10 at
Chicago before the interstate COM
MERGE commission. A variety Of
articles of commerce are to be consid-
cred, and the rate on these face raise
which the railroads are trying to make
effective. Among the things affected
by the proposed increase in rates are
packing house products, live stock,
grain products, coal and coke, fruits
and vegetables, rice and rice products,
etc.
The local shippers are interested in
the packing house products rate, live
stock, grains, fruits and many of the
articles affected and it is expected that
number of Ottumwans will be pre-
sent during the hearing. The Iowa
packers will make fight on the ad-
vance of the articles that they ship.
The hearing on the various things to
be considered are divided up and about
three days will be allotted to the diff
ferent advances which range from four
to sixty per cent above the present
rates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
SUPERVISORS STEAL
MARCH ON JUDGE

Marion, Feb. Fudge Smith was
to have had hearing Saturday after
noon at 1880 at the request Of the
president of the Linn County Bar as
sociation to determine as to whether
the county supervisors should \be d.
rected to buy cots and bedding for
jurors to be used when they are out
all night and cannot agree.
Supervisors Secrist and Gritman at
the appointed hour marched into the
court room with q, sanitary cot in their
hands and informed the Judge that
they had thirteen cots for the jurors
and bailiffs and that they had actually
ordered them the day before the mat.
ter was brought to the attention OF
his honor, Judge Smith. Naturally
there was 70 hearing and the super
visors retired in high glee, with the
consciousness that they had stolen
march on some one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
GIVEN PROMOTION
IN PEORIA CONCERN

Arthur Goodall, ia North Schuyler
street who has been in charge Of the
sales department Of the Dain Manufac-
turing Co., has accepted a position as
sales manager Of the Holt Manufacture
ing Co., Of Peoria, ILL.,, and will leave
with his wife this week for that city to
make his future home. The position is
one Of Importance and Is a substantial
advance. The Holt Arm is tractor en-
CINE concern, making the tractors used
by the combatants in the present Euro
pean war. Mr. Goodall has been con-
nected with the Dain plant for some
years although a young man. He has
had charge of the advertising exhibits
Of the Dain in such places as Mime
apolis, Mimi, Houston, Texas and
many other largo exhibitions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
BOUND OVER FOR
STRIKING OFFICER
w. M. WHITMoRE OF BATAVIA Is
HELD UNDER 5000 BOND FOR
RESISTING ARREST.

w. M. Whitmore, farmer living at
Batavia, was bound over to the grand
jury, this morning in police court by
Judge r. r. Ramsell, for resisting and
striking an officer. He was released
under 5000 bonds.
Last evening about $50 o'clock
Charles Sauders, merchants police Of
ficer while making his rounds ran on
to a fight at the Salt Lake restaurant
near Washington on Main street. He
entered the place and In his attempt
to place Whitmore under arrest was
knocked down three times before he
finally subdued the fighting prisoner.
Officer AL Lightner was called and the
man was taken to the jail.
In the police court this morning
Whitmore professed ignorance of what
took place last evening but was grant
ed no leniency by the Judge. He return
ed to Batavia this morning after CIV
ing a certified check for 5000 bonds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
HAVE WEDDING IN
THE COUNTY JAIL

A wedding in which Sheriff G. c.
Cremer acted as master of ceremonies
was performed Monday evening in the
county Jail The parties were James
Lennie and Miss Myrtle Haney, both
of Abba, and the official who tied the
knot was Justice H. c. Nosler. The
clerk OF the district court, w. T. Will
son, also played part in the affair,
as he usually does; but this time 1t
was even more so for he was called
from his home about o'clock to come
to the court house and Issue the
license. The couple came to the Jail
and sought the sheriff's good Offices
to get them the license, the official to
marry them and to furnish the place.
He Is not saying whether cabs and
flowers were in the deal or not. The
couple will reside at Abba.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
PEACE PRAYER IS
FEARED BY FRENCH

Paris Feb. '3.-Periodicals contain
ing the text Of Pope Benedict's prayer
for peace which he had directed should
be read in all churches on February 7,
were seized on Sunday by the police Of
the department of the Seine, according
to the Figaro. The incident was soon
settled, however, after explanation had
been given the authorities by Cardinal
Annette, the archbishop of Paris, and
the embargo was withdrawn.
The motives for the seizure were not
announced but it Is believed, the Fig
arc says, that the government feared
the expression of hope for an early
peace might be misinterpreted by the
public and have a depressing effect on
opinion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
PROMINENT PLANT
MAN WILL SPEAK

Iowa City, Feb. 2.-Professor Jagad-
ish Chandra Bose has accepted the in
vitation Of the State University of
Iowa to give an address on his dis
coveries before the students and the
faculty of the university. DR.. Bose
probably will be at Iowa City on Feb
ruary 5.
Professor J. c. Bose is said to be
one Of the most distinguished plant
psychologists Of the world. His dis
coveries respecting plant life are ex-
pected by the scientific world to open
new period in anatomy. 1t is claim
ed that the results of his investiga-
lions have already thrown much new
light upon the subjects.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
MAN WHO. ATTEMPTED
MURDER WILL LIVE

Iowa City, Feb. 2.-Ray Carlson. the
barber who nearly murdered his moth
er with Ratchet, at Grundy Center,
and then cut his own throat twice,
almost slashing his windpipe in twain,
will live, if no unexpected evils de-
velop.
This is the prediction of surgeons at
Iowa university's hospital, where Carl
son is receiving treatment now. The
surgeons at Grundy Center gave the
liquor-crazed young man such prompt
and efficient attention-as university
surgeon described it today-that des-
pite the great loss of blood and the
terrible wound, Carlson's life was saw
ed at his home town, and the founda-
ton for his subsequent recovery was
thus laid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
HOSPITAL BOARD HAS
MANY APPLICATIONS

The regular monthly meeting of the
Ottumwa Hospital association was
held in the rooms of the Commercial
association this morning at $3.50
o'clock. At o'clock in the same
room the executive committee met.
Several applications for the position
of superintendent to succeed Miss
Elizabeth Trotter who died January /,
have been received and these are I'M
der consideration by the executive
board. Just when the selection will
be made remains to be seen. The
campaign for additional funds started
several days ago, has not been COM
pleted, but when finished promises to
enrich the treasury of the association
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
CAPITOL TURNED
INTO CHURCH NOW

pes Moines, Feb. 2.-For half hour
each week the Iowa state capitol is
turned into church. That Is. religious
meetings are held in one Of the OFFICES
for that length of time every Thurs
day. The men of the statehouse nave
organized club for this purpose.
In introducing Henry Wallace, Des
Moines farm paper publisher, to the
audience, B. w. Garrett, clerk OF the
supreme court, said:
"Our organization is a pioneer of its
kind The Iowa capitol is the only one
in the United States where regular re-
ligious meetings are held
Mr. Wallace told members OF tne
legislature they can improve the world
by establishing justice through legis-
lation. He declared that to do this
caucuses and party policies must De
given up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
USING tents As
COURT EVIDENCE
SEVERAL CIRCUS CANvAsSES ARE
BROUGHT IN At CASTER
VS.. JERSEY TRIAL.

The district court room furnishings
were increased today by several large
circus tent canvasses. These were
used as evidence in the G. e. Caster
VS.. j. F. Jersey ct. al case which Is be-
ing tried this week. Extra testimony
and evidence necessitated the continu.
ing of the trial until today although 1t
will probably be concluded by Thurs
day. This Is an action in which Mr..
Caster is asking judgment for $6O4.37
on tents and awnings which he alleges
he furnished Mr.. Jersey; while the de.
PENDANT claims that the canvasses were
not made according to his plans and
specifications.
An order has been signed by the
court in the state of P. G. Ballingall
which approves of the trustees lease
Of the hotel building to The Somers
Hotel Co. e An order has been signed
in the case of ". Silvers administra-
tor Of the William BEEN estate vs.. FL
mira l.. Holt ct. al. The motion for
additional temporary allowance for
support has been sustained and
Judgment against the defendant order
ed in the case Of Margaret E. Green vs..
George w. Green. An order for notice
has been made in the action, entitled,
Estella Ellison vs.. Robert l.. Pickerell
ct. al. The defendant has been allowed
temporary alimony in the case Of G.
o. Jenkins VS.. Cordelia jenkins.
The next case to be called for trial
at the conclusion of the Caster VS.. Jer-
sey action will be that of William Nc
Cune vs.. A. B. Williams.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
HUFFMAN ARRESTS
MAN FOR DISCRETION

Alfred Glenn of Kirkville, was ar
rested Monday afternoon at Chilli
cothe by J. M. Huffman, constable in
Justice H. c. Noslers court, on the
charge of wife desertion. He gave
bond for his appearance before the
court this morning and when arraign-
ed the case was set for trial at 4
o'clock this afternoon. Huffman made
the arrest while the man was driving
along the country road, the officer fol-
lowing him in a car after he had been
at Kirkville Station and Kirkville in
an effort to locate him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
cry LIKELY
TO TRY JITNEY BUS

Sioux City, Feb. 2.-The "jitney
bus" the latest development in trans
portation vehicles in cities, may be
tried out in Sioux City, according to
automobile owners and taxicab man
ayers. Experiments of "jitney bus
lines in other cities will be watched,
and if they prove as much of a success
as they are expected to several lines
will be inaugurated in this city, 1t was
stated last night.
Regular routes are traversed by tie
cars at scheduled times. AS started IN
San Francisco, Chicago, Kansas City,
Omaha and Des Moines, the "busses"
make regular stops at specified cor
ners, carry passengers at the price
charged on street cars and go to prac
tically all parts of the cities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
NICHOLS SCHOOL
BUILDING BURNS

Iowa City, Feb. IA message from
Nichols to Iowa City friends, tells Of
the destruction by FIRE Of the high
school building in trat village. The
blaze started from c. chimney in the
attic, and the fire fighters could not
save the building, which was burned
to the ground The pupils had left the
school, but teachers. holding meeting
after the regular hours. were in one of
the rooms, and discovered the flames
They gave the alarm, but too late to
avert the disaster. Insurance is only
partial. The district will rebuild. In
the meantime, the school will be con-
Quoted in a church or town hall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
WATERLOO WET AND
DRY CONTEST IS ON

Waterloo, Feb. 2.-The wet and dry
contest goes on increasingly, the form
er working Quietly to procure enough
names of voters to make valid con-
sent petition and the latter holding an
average of two mass meetings weekly
to combat the petition.
Those back of the new petition have
given no information as to the number
of signatures thus far obtained They
have until Feb. 9 to solicit signers.
Mayor Thompson denies that his ad
ministration has been extravagantly
conducted. This statement was elicit
ed by remarks made by temperance
speakers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
ROAD MATTER NOT
ENTIRELY SETTLED
COUNTY ATTORNEY FILES HIS
OPINION ON CHILLlcOTHE
HIGHWAY CASE.

The Wapello county board of super
visors met Tuesday Afternoon and took
up the Ottumwa-Chillicothe road pro-
position for settlement. The mem
bers instructed the county auditor to
appoint a commissioner but with the
provision that he withhold the appoint,
ment until certain projects regarding
the building of new highway and the
reconstruction of an old route are tax.
en- up by the parties interested and
thoroughly Investigated.
This is a case of long standing, dat
ing back to last summer when a petit
ton signed by over 600 people was fill
ed with the auditor asking for estab-
lishment of permanent highway be-
tween the two places along the south
eide of the Des Moines river. Objec-
lions were filed by property owners
along the proposed routes. Then ap-
praisers were appointed and the
amount of damages set by them, and
objections were made to these figures.
Finally the board set today as the
time to settle the matter once and for
all. Just what disposition will be
made is not known although it is ex-
pected that the members will ask the
auditor to appoint commissioner as
suggested in the county attorneys
opinion.
That Official was asked to investi-
gate the case and he has the following
to say on the matter: II do not think
that there has been substantial COM
pliance with the statute in relation to
the action and the report of the COM
missioners appointed to inquire into
the expediency Of the highway. 1t IS
clearly case where a survey should
be made and reported by the commits
sion which has not been done; at least
no correct and sufficient plat has been
filed and no. field notes have been at
tached to the report. These matters
are necessary under the statute and
should be complied with before the
notice is given, in order that the land
owners may have definite information
as to the proposed location of the road
so that they may present their claims
for damages in an intelligent manner.
I would suggest that the matter De
referred to the commissioner for
further report to meet these require
ments. In view of the question raised
about the legality of the appointment
of the commissioner by the auditor,
Mr.. Stevens, who was an interested
marty, would suggest that the present
auditor issue new commission ana
proceed under It."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
IN TENT
USED FOR SLEEPING

Corwith Feb. William Jennings,
foreman of the Corwith Hustler Office,
was severely burned Sunday in his
tent on his boarding house lawn, where
he has slept for months. About 4 a.
m. he was made conscious by pain that
reused him from sleep. His tent and
bed were on fire and he was severely
burned before he could reach the open
air. Everything in the tent was burn
ed. The only heat he had in the tent
was an oil stove and he can not deter
mine how the fire originated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
MAKES DECISION IN
TOWN PAVING CASE

Grundy Center, Feb. Judge Null
Ian has handed down his decision in
the paving case brought by G.. W. Nor
rison against the town in an effort to
set aside the paving assessment made
against his property. Judge Mullan
held with the town in every instance,
finding that the council had followed
the law in every particular, that the
contract was properly let, that the, as
sessment was properly made and that
Mr. Morrison had no iyst complaint to
make. In addition 1.-THE paving tax
Of $1,O08 Mr.. Morrison will also have
to pay about $50 court costs, about $40
in penalties, besides his attorneys
fees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
BEGIN HEARING CASE
OF HOBBS AND DODGE

Justice H. c. Nosler, this afternoon
at 1870, began hearing the cases Of
Thomas Hobbs and A. c. Dodge, each
one being a defendant and a plaintiff
in the different actions. Dodge
charges Hobbs with assault with in
tent to commit great bodily injury
and Hobbs filed information against
Dodge alleging that he has threatened
to commit a public offense. Dodge
claims that his neighbor shot several
times at him recently and Mr.. Hobbs Is
alleging that Dodge has threatened his
life
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
TO VOTE ON SCHOOL,

Fremont, Feb. AT a special cleo
ton Of the independent school district
of Fremont, on the 26th day of Feb
ruary, 1915, at the town hall, there
will be submitted to the voters Of
said independent school district, to be
by them voted upon the following
proposition: Shall the independent
school district of Fremont, in the coun-
ty of Mahaska, state Of Iowa, issue
bonds in sum not to exceed thirty thou
sand dollars ($30,000)f or the purpose
of constructing and equipping new
school house?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-04
MANGLEp RY HORSES.

Sioux City, Feb. 2.-Funera1 serv-
ices for William B. Adams, II years
old, three times mayor of Smithland,
a pioneer Of Woodbury. county and
rural mail carrier, who was killed Fri
day night when he was trampled on
by horses in his barn, were held from
the First Methodist Episcopal church
of Smithland Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Adams was found unconscious
early in the evening. He. died six
hours later without regaining con-
seriousness. Ward Fence, neighbor.
found him mangled by the horses
hoofs. It was supposed Mr.. Adams
fell from his wagon and fell under the
horses.