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CHARLTON

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.: Drake and baby,
Dennis of Cedar township, returned
home Monday after visit of several
DAYS with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Eli Dismore.
Mrs. Goldie Bales of Des Moines
came Monday for weeks visit with
her niece, Mrs. AL Phoenix.
]. R. Coffin of Oskaloosa returned
home Monday after a few days visit
at the home Of his niece, Mrs.
Georgia King.
Mrs. John P. Ream left Monday for
Seymour, called there by the critical
Illness of her father, August Erick-
son, who is suffering with Brtght's
disease. Mr.. Erickson formerly re-
sided in Charlton and has MANY
friends here who will learn with re-
greet OF his serious condition.
Miss Tessie Cahil of Panora, who
had been spending three weeks in
Charlton with Mrs. Ida Hougland, re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Josie Anderson left Monday
for weeks visit in Osceola with her
sister, Mrs. John Coons
Bert Vickroy of Corydon, formerly
of this city, visited here over Sunday
with relatives and old friends. Mr..
Vickroy and family expect to move to
a farm near Plano in a few weeks.
Miss Alice Seldom Of Abba has re-
turned home after few days visit
with her sister. Mrs. Jake Luke.
Miss Jennie Gracey returned Mon
day from few days visit in Villisca
with Mrs. J. P. Evans, formerly OF
this city.
Company H, Fifty-fifth regiment, |.
N. G., of this place, underwent an in
spection Monday evening by Major
Stanley. OF Corning, who found things
In good shape.
Miss Rose Antrim of Mabel, Mimi,
is spending the week in Charlton, a
guest at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hemphill.
Mrs. B. W. clowser and daughter,
Bessie, of Lincoln township, re.
turned yesterday from a brief visit
with friends in Abba.
The county clerk issued marriage
license to Hezzie Jones and Mabel
Perkin, both of Derby, Monday.
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The girl overheard her hostess say
she wished to introduce the Briton to
her (the New York girD and the girl
also caught the reply:
Very well, trot her out"
When the Englishman was present.
ed the girl bowed carefully surveyed
him from head to foot, and then quiet
ly said to her hostess:
Thank you. Now trot him back,
please"
Dear May" wrote the young man,
pardon me, but I'm getting so for
getful. proposed to you last night,
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Dr.D.E.Graha,1,
Hours-s TO II =. M; I to 8 p. m
Ennis once Bldg, ottumwa. Iowa.
Geo. Jenkins, Clerk.

child of Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Miller.
A. C. Payntor OF Dubuque, form
erly Of this city. visited over Sunday
with his old Charlton friends
Charles Willis and Miss Edna
Fowler, both OF Lacona, we're united
In marriage at the clerks office in
the court house in Charlton on Sat-
urday afternoon, February Is, at 2:30
o'clock, Rev. K. w. Curtis perform
Ing the ceremony. Both are highly
respected young people and will re-
ceive the congratulations and good
wishes of host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bryan, OF Lin
coin township, are the proud parents
of fine baby girl, born on Friday,
February IL.
Mrs. Joe Marcus went to Abba Sat-
urday evening to meet Mrs. Eliza
O'Donnell, of Higbee, Mo-, who Was
coming to Charlton to visit her
daughter, Mrs James OOonnell.
Mrs. Mary Kidder of Kansas City
arrived in Charlton Saturday after
noon, called here by the critical i'll
ness Of her sister, Mrs. Maria L.
Glenn.
Mrs. A. A. Thompson returned to-
day from a few days visit In Des
Moines with her daughter Nan. who
is teaching in the public schools of
that city.
Mrs. Susan Apologize, who is per-
haps the oldest resident in Charlton,
celebrated her ninetieth birthday last
Friday in a very informal manner A
number Of friends called and extended
greetings. J. A. j. Bentley, one of the
very early pioneer residents of Chart.
ton celebrated his eighty-sixth birth
day yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Malone Of Des Moines,
formerly Of this city, returned home
Saturday evening after few days
visit with her mother, Mrs. James
Boylan, and other relatives.
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TRUTH HURTS.

A few days ago Captain Mitchell Of
the United States army stated in an
interview that it would require three
years for the United States to put a
trained army of one million men in the
field and that in the meantime any
formidable foe could seize practically
any of our coast ports. Captain
Mitchell spoke the truth, and at a time
when the people want to know the
truth and have a right to know it.
Now the administration has called
the captain on the carpet to explain
why he told the truth. What does the
administration want man to tell?
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NEGLECT OF DUTY.


The supreme court Of the state yes
terday ruled that certain law, passed
by q former legislature, Is invalid be-
cause of the failure of the speaker OF
the lower house Of that legislature TO
afilx his signature to the bill. There
was no question about the constitution
atty Of the law, or about the intent OF
the legislature that passed It; the
courts ruling was based absolutely
upon a technicality and that techn1-
cality could have been avoided at the
proper time by the mere writing OF
name. That name was not written,
for some reason or another, and now
after the law had been operative TOR
several years, the court rules that II Is
invalid
The court followed general proceed
ent In declaring law Invalid on ac-
count Of q technicality. There are
many who will blame the court ana
will hold that when the intent OF the
law is beyond question and its aim Is
constitutional, then q mere clerical or
unintentional error should not 1nvali'
date It.
But the fact remains that courts
have been deciding many important
matters on technicalities and while
that practice Is followed, 1t behooves
those who as public servants, frame
the laws, to pay better, attention to
their duties 80 that mere clerical
errors be not permitted to invalidate
Jaws and make their reconsideration
w the legislature necessary. The
failure Of the speaker in question to
discharge his duty of signing the bill,
was 1 neglect Of his duty. The con-
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and exploiting of privately owned ship
ping. It is difficult to conceive the
kind Of reasoning which arrives at this
conclusion. Government competition
is subsidized competition, and no pri-
vately owned and privately managed
enterprise wants to suffer it. Mr.. VIII
sons claim is just like saying that the
adoption of the parcel post ought to
have caused more private corporations
to go into the express business. It
didn't-not by good deal.-Collier's
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RoBaJNG THEINDIAN

The story Of how the American In
dian Is being robbed, told by an Indian
who is United States senator, is to.
days contribution to The Courier's
special series of editorials by promi-
nent authorities. Hon. Robert L. Owen.
senator from Oklahoma, is the author
and because he Is an Indian and be-
cause he has made study of the sub
ject on which he writes, the article
should prove of interest to all. Read
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It took six weeks for the lower house
OF the Illinois legislature to elect a
speaker and then 1t was by combina.
ton OF minorities-the democrats and
the wet republicans. And the fight
was all over the fact that the "wets"
would not trust to the fairness of
"dry" and vice versa.
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Some rather excitable articles about
the robbing of the Indians have re-:
Gently been published. There is a
SUBSTANTIAL difference in the point Of
view of man who is an Indian and
man who is an Anglo-Saxon. The man
Of Anglo-Saxon blood is very acquisi-
tive. He has been taught to idealize
property, the possession of property,
the conservation of property. And
there is great merit in the Anglo
Saxon ideal. Out Of it has grown the
accumulation of the products of toll.
the acquisition of the tools of indus
try, the products of industry, archi-
lecture, city building and modern CIV
ilization with it's railways, electric
lights and all the !conveniences Of
modern life.
The Indian has a different ideal en-
tirely, coming down from his ances-
tors who loved the open air. who loved
the mountains and the streams; who
loved to pass from one part of the
country to the other; who enjoyed ma
ture intensely, and who did not wish
to be tied down by the impedimenta
of localized property; who did not
want to be tied down to town lots or
even to localized farm; who wanted
to hunt the game wherever the game
might run and who wanted to fish new
streams and live in Gods outdoors.
In consequence of this difference Of
ideal, William Penn obtained large
land concessions from the Indians for
the exchange of property which was
relatively of negligible value, and this
process has been going on from the
days Of William Penn to the days of
the California Indian.
In Oklahoma where over 100000 per-
sons of Indian blood or of Indian de-
scent are found, when the lands were
allotted, and great oil field develop
ed, the Indian who had previously
dealt little with land titles and who
did not very greatly care for the pos
session of landed estates was easily
induced to put low valuation on
landed property. In fact, the land it.
self, in the absence Of a settled state
of society, in the absence of good
roads, adequate schools for white chill
dren and agreeable social environ
ments for white people, was not of
equal value with land of similar fer
tility in communities having good
roads, good schools and attractive
social conditions.
So it came to pass that such lands
were not valued at q high value, justi-
fed by the measure of productivity
alone, either by whites or Indians. 1t
also happened, inasmuch as many of
the Indians were DESTROYS of getting
quick money out of the land, and the
white man anxious to get cheap lands,
or lands which looked very cheap as
compared with lands in the states I'M
der more favorable conditions, a con-
dition arose which led to extensive
dealings between the Indian land
holders and the landless farmers who
desired to cultivate the soil, or who
desired to hold it for speculation. Out
of this condition also arose innumer-
able cases where the allottee would
sell the same land to a dozen different,
ignorant, foolish white men, and where
white men would drive
Copyright 1915, by The Ottumwa Court
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The Robbery of the Indian
BY HON. ROBERT. l.. OWEN
U. S. Senator From Oklah oma, Himself an Indian.


unconscionable bargains with ignor-
ant Indians and perpetrate frauds OF
various sorts.
The Indian who was defrauded had
an active, live form of relief in the In.
dian Office. which had several hundred
employees in Oklahoma. The natural
tendency of men to exaggerate their
Office led to the exploitation of cases
where the Indian was defrauded and
a profound silence where the white
man was defrauded.
1t also happened that in the new or
der of things the probate courts deal
ing with the lands of decedents and
with the lands of minors were led into
eggregious error in some cases, and
that the country afforded at least one
instance Of official corruption on the
part of a probate judge. He was
ousted from office. The system was
checked up. The government ap-
pointed number of special officers
to protect the Indian against graft and
fraud and appointed large number of
probate attorneys to act in an advisory
capacity and help the Indian citizen.
The legislature of Oklahoma passed an
act making it felony for any citizen
Of the state to cloud full-blood's home
stead title. The commissioner of In
dian affairs and the United States
commissioner for the FIVE civilized
tribes gave the most vigorous atten-
ton to the protection of the Indians,
so far as such protection is humanity
possible.
The government has expended very
large amounts of the funds of the peo-
pie of the United States to give ade-
quate protection to the Indian people.
1t has not prevented, and will not pre-
vent wrong-doing any more than the
highly civilized government Of Phila-
delphia will prevent local graft. In
deed the comparison would, in my
judgment, from what / have heard, be
very favorable to the administration
Of the Indian Office.
Occasionally a person of neurotic
tendency, DESTROYS of public notice,
will make loud cutlery about individ-
ual instances of moral turpitude in
dealing with individual Indians, with
a more or less measure of truth, per-
haps, in the case cited, but which
gives very grossly perverted view Of
the integrity of the governments
in dealing with the wards
of the nation.
On the whole, the administration Of
affairs In Oklahoma is about as good as
could be expected, considering the
frailty of human Judgment and the
weakness of human nature. No act of
congress will quite change the natural
tendency of the Indian to have con-
tempt for property, nor abate the tend
ency of the Anglo-Saxon to acquire
property with industry and even oc-
casionally by corrupt practices. But
the government has done as much as
could be expected to be done. The ad-
is as faithful as the ad-
Of the postof1ce depart.
ment, in my Judgment. But it will al
ways remain true that in any depart
ment of human activity there will be
more or less defective administration
which may be exaggerated by those
who have purpose to serve.
or and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
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The United States senate has started
to economic. 1t has decided against
appropriating money for an investiga-
tion OF alleged fraud at senatorial cleo
tons. In view of the results obtained
from recent Investigations by senate
committees, the money had better be
kept In the treasury where 1t is badly
needed by the present administration.
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Chicago has officially appealed to
congress to take measures to relieve
the problem Of unemployment. Legis-
lation is asked that will prevent the re-
currence Of periods of Industrial de-
preston. Does that mean Chicago
wants to return to a protective tariff ?
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stitution does not contemplate putting
q veto power into the hands of the
house speaker and yet by merely fail
ing to write his name on a bill, he
vetoes q bill most effectively and piles
up unnecessary expense upon the state
in first defending the bill before the
courts and later repassing it to make
It effective.
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FARSON


on business Thursday
Will Nelson came back from Chi.
cago Friday, where he accompanied a
shipment of stock.
G.. G. Warder and E. e. Dickey Went
to St. Louis Sunday with a shipment
of cattle.
J. C. Warder and J. L. Warder Of
Oskaloosa were in town the first of
the week.
J. A. Newman attended the Brooks
hog sale at Washington Tuesday.
Earl Samm was in Ottumwa Sat
urday.
F. L. Warder attended the bankers
convention at Abba Friday.
Harry Skinner and J. r. Buchanan
were in Ottumwa Monday on business.
Lutte Billick, who has been in Oska-
loosa for a few days, came nome
Monday evening.
H. D. Alexander and family left for
Moulton the first Of the week, where
they will make their future home.
Joseph White, who has been max
ing his home with his son-in-law. G.
w. Bincher, died Monday morning
Mr.. White was a veteran of the civil
war.
Mrs. L. H. White, who has been
very poorly, is reported somewhat
better.
Miss Artie Dickins of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday at home with her par
ents.
B. F. Mefford spent Sunday at
Cranston with his son, William, and
family.
Helps Weak kidneye and Lumbago.
l>o%%1o. of C1oar'c TipiYnopf
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Elmer Hartley, Prop.
n. r. Wilson, Auet.

brother, AL Mcmahon. went to Of
tumwa Monday for short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Cawley.
Miss Reen, trained nurse from
the Ottumwa hospital. came Tuesday
to nurse Mrs. Albaugh during her
illness.
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employ greater masses in narrow
space than they can, will always be in
position to collect numerically
superior force in the decisive direc-
ton" This principle helps to explain
the apparent numerical superiority of
the Germans wherever they are fore
ing the fighting.
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A live bird around your premises is
worth thousand of those that die be-.
cause you fail to help them in their
tasks of home building and feed gath
ering
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Prince Henry of Prussia, the
kaiser's brother, once told story OF
man he met at lunatic asylum.
He came across the man in the gar
den. and he talked SO nationally that
at first Prince Henry thought he
must be one of the doctors. Some
thing the man said, however, in the
course of conversation showed him
his mistake.
Didn't you know l was patient
Ihere?' asked the man, smiling little
at Prince Henry's obvious surprise.
Dear me, no; should never have
guessed it, exclaimed Prince Henry.
IF 1t is not too delicate question,
may ask why you are here at all?"
"Oh, a mere difference of opinion"
was the reply
II don't understand" said Prince
Henry.
well, it was like this" replied the
other. 81 am an author and | always
had very poor opinion of humanity.
Ii said that everybody was mad, and
everybody said that was mad, and.
well, the majority won and here !
ami"
Twill you please tell me where l
can see the candelabra 2"
"All canned goods is on the next
floor" replied the new clerk.
Wishing to avoid the clerical air
which so many ministers assume
while travelling, preacher attired
himself in a sack suit of mixed color.
He engaged in conversation with
salesman for book concern, who
took him for brother knight of the
grip. Finally the bookhouse man
said, as conversation Jagged, Let us
see, what house are you travelling for?"
For the House of the Lord replied
the minister, gravely. Never heard
of EN- said the other, shaking his
head There's a lot of new concerns
started up since first went on the
road"
Tommy" queried the teacher,
"can you tell me what storage bat
terry is?"
eyes, ma'am,' was the reply. tits
the men who batter UP the furniture
they are putting in storage"
Mamma said small Elmer, Tets
20 in the back yard and play football"
II can't play, DEAR answered the
mother.
"huh!'' exclaimed Elmer, scornful-
ly. "That is what comes of having a
woman for a mother"
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Alabama has law prohibiting ad.
vertising of liquor. The constitution
atty of the law has been questioned
and suit has been started to test It's
legality.
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Ottumwa has $4,000 worth of bonds
that will be due and payable in 1917.
How much money is in the fund with
which to meet this obligation?
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d. n n q r
s tori q y

A smart New York girl at Newport
last summer administered clever re-
buke to blase and patronizing young
Englishman.
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curing but six months residence in
the state before divorce decree can
be granted
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20

Nevada has made it easy for those
who want divorces by passing law re-
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Dubuque Times-Journal: Judge Nc
Claim, upon his return from California,
declared Iowa the garden spot of the
world, and limited that former Iowans
now in the west would be better off
here. This is the kind Of judicial re-
call we can indorse.
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pR sIiAllGrDERCER makes specially
- treatment Of Chronic and Nervous Disease.
sive practice, has made him 80 proficient that no
can successfully tre4t chronic diseases after
X other physicians have failed. This Is why he has
have msde few visits and Stopped s
gYou should consult him Il you have any Chronic
Disease. A Specialist who has made lifetime
study Of such di.eascs y sssts e prsparsd to
1 Dr. Shaiisnb<-rer treats Diseases Of the Rye.
D Ear. Nose. Throat Lungs. Heart. Blood. Skin.
snd si.dds2; cst.rrs. Ringing Il Bars Deaf
ness Paralysls Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Headache.
Goitre Eozema, Scrofula, Appendicitis, Gravel
Sand Rheumatism.
lPu Is. FIsTULA, FlSSURE, and OTHER
N RECTAL DISEASES TREATED z
( WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
]. WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
Rand suffering from the many ailments peculiar
III, their sex, find that his advanced and scientific
4 d ethods, save many surgical operations.
sl,RIvATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
i EICases Of long standing especially desired.
ftsn sresuited IN The worst afiictons It is
4 yfly important that You obtain the services OF
II oyfsicisn who has established good reputa'
5n for treating these diseases.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
IA Ara you nervous and Respondent: easily excl
Ned and irritable; weak and debilitated; tired
2,orninss without ambition, energy or strength;
teless. easily tatiRued; distrustful and without
condolences In YOURSELF Have you sunken red
III blurred eyes: pimples on your face; weak
E,ck, or deposit in urinef
M Or ShallenberHer spares no ehort to cure MS
IN ,tienta. he Knows that good results mean as
ssuch TO him as to his patients. Most OF his new
S&,tierts come from the Recommendation o.
a Eters whom he has treated.
hscial attention given to Surgical Case'
Ia and Rupture
,n.ultat;on and Examination Free and
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but really forget whether you said
yes or no.
Dear WILL" she replied by note,
so glad to hear from you. I know
said mo- to someone last night, but
had forgotten just who it was"
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A two cent smile gets more for YOU
than a ten dollar frown.--Proof.
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GOVERNMENT SHIPPING.

Mr.. Wilson says one of the chief ad-
vantages of government owned ships is
that they will stimulate the building
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{ ATARRH

CATARRH Of nose
and Throat, Coughs.
Colds and Bronchitis
are very prevalent
diseases. We remov0
obstructions to nose
and throat, open up
the channels 80 the
air can enter the
lungs pure. Tonsils
treated and removed,
as we'll as all OBJ
structions to nose
and throat. Special
treatment.
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Don't Neglect Coughs or Colds
DR.. Kings New Discovery should be
in every home for coughs and colds
Children and aged like it. soc.
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Helps Weak Kidney. and Lumbago.
Get a 25c bottle of Sloan's Liniment,
apply on back and take 6 drops four
times a day.
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Davenport Times The United
States government will now watch
carefully what the Turks do to the
Suez canal. We may have similar
matter of interest to consider some
time in the future.
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Tommy" queried the teacher,
"can you tell me what storage bat
terry is?''
eyes, ma'am,' was the reply. ITS
the men who batter UP the furniture
they are putting in storage