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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
100000 LAW SUIT
OVER NEBRASKA LAND

Abel, Feb. 16.-A suit involving
about 100000 was started in the Dial
las county court Wednesday. A. F.
Callison, a wealthy farmer OF Red
field has decided that some Nebraska
men got the best of him. The trouble
grows out of trade of some magnl-
tude. John w. Mcdonald and Jacob
Conrad, bankers and residents OF JET
ferson county, Nebraska, are defend
ants in the trade for about 4,6SO
acres of land in Cherry county, Neb.
Callison gave farm of $50 acres In
Dallas county and $40 acres in Auro-
70 county, S. D. Besides the land he
gave about $31 900 in notes. 1t was
represented to him that the Nebras-
ka land was worth about 100000.
Callison in his petition further states
the land covered by the deed was not
the land shown him. He charges
fraud and asks for rescission OF the
contract
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to 80 years, and while still able to per-
form work of the kind required of them
being somewhat weakened by age and
infirmity, may not always be able to
be on duty at all times when required j;
and while committee believes that the
work Of these door keepers could prob.
ably be performed by much smaller
number, if younger men were employ
ed, we do not believe that the senate,
or the people of Iowa. are ready to
abandon the provisions Of the old sol.
der preference law We do believe,
however, that the work required of
these doorkeepers can be well and eff.
flciently done by one doorkeeper and
seven of the same class as now employ
ed.
49, We find that there are employed
by the senate fifty committee clerks.
and that one>of these has been assign
ed to each senator. That the present
statute is SO worded that in our opinion
it does not contemplate the use Of
these employees in other work than that
which pertains to the particular COM
mittees for which they are appointed.
We find that almost without exception
they are being used In part to assist
the senators In their private and bust
ness correspondence
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RAILROADS APPLY
FOR RATE INCREASE
IOWA is ASKED TO PERMIT RAILS
ING OF FREIGHT AND PAS.
SENGER CHARGES.

Des Moines, Feb. ia formal re-
quest for an advance in railroad pas
senger fare from two to two and half
cents mile will be presented to
Governor Clarke and the legislature
here this afternoon by officials of six
railroads doing business in the state.
The railroad committees Of the house
and senate are to be present at the
conference.
The officials who will form the party
are: Hale Holden, president of the
Burlington route; S. M. FELTON,, presi-
dent of the Great Western; J. f. Cor
man, first vice president Of the Rock
Island; w. J. Lehay, general traffic
manager of the Rock Island; F. B.
Bowes, vice president of the Illinois
Central; e. D. Sewall, assistant to the
president Of the Milwaukee,; X. H.
Ashton, vice president of the North
western; A. H. Johnson, passenger
traffic manager of the Northwestern,
and l.. s. Cass of Waterloo, president
of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and
Northern interurban.
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WOMAN REFUSES TO
GO TO COUNTY HOME

Davenport, Feb ia case which
has puzzled County Attorney Henry
H. Jebens is that of Mrs. A. TIMBER
ger an aged woman residing on Wall
street, Davenport. Mrs. Umberger
and her daughter are living in a small
house which is covered with filth.
For the past twentyseven years the,
mother and daughter have been living
on the county and their neighbors.
Mrs. Umberger claims that the county
owes her living and must support
her. Several days ago an attempt
was made to remove the aged woman
and her daughter to the Scott county
poor farm but she refused to go. 1t
was then discovered that> the woman
owned the house in which she lived
and was not a\pauper and could not
be sent to the farm. Many of the
neighbors have objected to the way
the family is living and many com.
plants have been received by the
authorities.
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MUSCATINE'S LAW ON
MIGRANTS is TESTED

Muscatine. Feb. 16.-The vagrancy
law has been put to the test In Mus
catine. Likewise lately enacted or
dinance by which prisoners may be
sentenced to hard labor. The bellig-
ency of Harry Harkey and Charles
Turner, two undesirables, has present
ed the problem Both men like Mus
catine well enough to spend their time
in Jail here but the officers do not care
to provide them lodging.
After having been arrested for three
consecutive days and driven out OF
town they were picked up again on
Saturday morning and upon being
brought before Judge Rowan were
given a sentence of thirty days at hard
labor under lately passed city Or
dinance. But the Migrants refused to
work Whether or not the two can
be subjected to bread and water diet
still remains to be seen. The city and
county attorneys hold adversely and
Attorney General Cosson may be cali
ed upon to rule in the matter.
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FIFTY EAR-OLD
GERMS ARE FATAL

York, Pa, Feb. 16.-Diptheria
germs, which had lurked for half a
century in the walls of house occu-
pied by Raymond Miller. health
authorities and attending physicians
declared yesterday. caused the death
recently there Of Miller's children.
Fifty years ago several members Of
family that lived in the house died
from diphtheria. Shortly before the
present outbreak Miller had some pa
pering done and a heavy coating Of
whitewash, which was scraped away,
was thrown in a heap near the house.
Warm. damp weather. physicians say,
revived the germs which had been i'm
prisoned under the whitewash.
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THREE DAUGHTERS
TO CONTEST WILL

Iowa City, Feb. 16.-Maud Pirkl,
Mary Lenoch and Hannah Evans,
daughter of the late William Ellen
berger, in the district court has filed
a contest for the last will and tesla
ment of their father, which bequeath-
ed but $1,000 to each of them. and
three mich cows to Hannah Evans,
but left an estate of 100000 to two
sons, Nathan and William Ellenberg-
er. The contest filed with the
county clerk alleges that the testator
was of unsound mind at the time the
will was made. That he was both
deaf and blind and that the brothers
exerted undue influence upon him to
procure the requests as they appear
in his will The testator died April
6, 1914.
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GOOD MUSIC WILL
BE AT LIBRARY NOW

Keokuk, Feb. 1e.-Good music OBJ
tainable at. the public library exactly
as good literature is available there,
by every resident Of Keokuk at any
time
That Is the latest thing to place
Keokuk in front rank along Ameri-
can cities.
Hereafter. anybody desiring good
musical composition may 60 to the
public library, get it in sheet or book
form as the case may be, depending
On whether it is song or an opera,
take it home like book and keep 1t
q week like novel.
The library trustees ordered this
new plan installed at the last meeting
of the board and it will be in working
order as soon as the cases to contain
the music can be obtained.
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FAIRFIELD HIGH
GIVES OPERETTA

Fairfield, Feb. ia large and ap-
preciativc audience gathered at the
new high school auditorium FRIDAY
evening and witnessed the rendition or
the comic operetta "Bulbul' which was
presented by about forty of the high
school students in very credltaDle
manner.
The following cast of characters:
Iamit, a we'll meaning but tussy mon
arch-T. Y. Larson.
Rulbul. his beautiful daughtef-Mar-
garet White.
Caspian, a young princ.-Rollln Is
real.
Ida. the court chapeEone-Miss zola
Hostetter.
Lila, a friend of Bulbul-Dorothy
Labagh.
Allan a friend to Caspian-Prof. r.
Glen Whitner.
Dosay, keeper of the royal spectacles
George Jones.
Justso, keeper of the royal cash box
Brown.
Maids of honor-Misses Lamson. Nc
Chimney, Brown, Davis, kathrlne iur-
.ney, Florence Turney, Hansen, collins
and Humphrey.
Friedns of Caspian--O. Eckey. c.
Laughridge, G. Sloan, B. West, H. Cas-
tile, D. Grail, F. Wheeler, G. Fitzpatrick
and D. Scott.
House Misses Marion Scot
horn, Charlotte Scothorn, Stever, Han
sen, Hinkhouse, Fleming, Wisecarver
Whitmore and Power.
The students of the high school were
assisted by Prof Glen Whitmer and
Miss lola Hostetter, two of their in
structors and the success of the even
ing was due in large measure to tne
great interest which was taken IN the
entertainment by both students ano
faculty.
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ElDON.

Frank Russell, a Rock Island brake
man, was badly hurt Saturday in the
Silvis, ILL.,, yards when he dislocated
his shoulder and was otherwise in
jured.
Mrs. D. McHaffy, pioneer resident
Of Eldon, passed away at her home
here Sunday morning after long Ill
ness.
made UP in September of each year.
The levy made last September was
made in anticipation of the receipts
from the saloons. for this fund, Of
some s23,50O during the present year.
With $4,000 of this amount deduct
ed. the council will be "up against it,
in figuring out way to make both
ends meet. The levy for this FUND
from other sources than liquor
licenes. cannot be changed until next
September, and the new levy Will
not be effective until the first of the
next year.
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OELWEIN ALDERMAN
INDICTED BY JURY

West Union, Feb. 16.-The indict-
ment of M. J. Conway, one of the
members of the city council Of Del
vein, for a conspiracy to commit
public offense, and also for maintain
ing a nuisance, promises to lead to a
highly interesting trial in the district
court Mr.. Conway, in council meet
ing at Oelwein in December. voted
with the majority to issue a saloon Il
cense to his son, Elmer Conway. Lat
er the saloon was opened with Elmer
Conway as proprietor and Roy War
ner of Peoria, ILL.,, and J. G. Harris or
Cedar Rapids as bartenders.
The Fayette county grand jury in
dicted Warner under the provisions OF
the mulct law which prohibits any
one not citizen of Iowa.
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FORMER BONAPARTE
MAN LEGALLY DEAD

Bonaparte Feb. 16.-R. e. Meek re.
Gently brought suit in the Van Buren,
county district court for $4,000 on a
policy held in the Equitable Life AS
surance society of New York by Har-
old c. Meek and which had been as
signed to him. Fifteen years ago Mr..
Meek was clerk of courts Of this coun-
ty. When elected to that office his
home was in Bonaparte. After finish.
ing his term at Keosauqua he entered
the University of Michigan and stud
led law.
After his graduation he went to
Texas, later going to Waterloo, a.
After brief stay there he went to
Tacoma, Wash. assigning his life in
surance policy to r. e. Meek before
he left.
Soon after going to Tacoma he
ceased communication with his rela-
tives here and when, >luiries were
made it was found that he was no
longer in that city. What became of
him is not known. A year or SO ago
an administrator was appointed for
his estate, and now a settlement has
been made for his life insurance. He
is legally dead. The case is one OF
the most mysterious ever known here,
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EXPECT LEGISLATURE
TO TAKE RECESS

Des Moines, Feb. Let is probable
there will be an agreement in the
Iowa legislature on the proposal to
have a recess from Friday, Feb. rs,
until Thursday, March 4. 1t Is custo-
mary to have, a spring recess. The
older members expressed the thought
that the two or three days at the end
of the week will not be of much use
and might as we'll have been given
over to the recess, but there is a gen.
eral wish not to have too long re-
cess. Members will go to their homes
and consult constituents and transact
necessary business incident to the
first of March.
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Twenty : Fine Years Ago
: From The Courier Files -

sion of the mains and the placing of
hydrants in South Ottumwa, and the
putting in of two filters that are guar
anteed to give pure water. These i'm
provements will cost over $4,000 and
Mr. Wiley says he will complete the
whole improvement by the first OF
June. This will be pretty good
starter for the boom of 1890
The electric light company is get
ting along we'll stringing wires for the
arc lights. The men at work on this
job are not very particular how they
mutilate shade trees for the purpose
of getting their wires clear track.
February 1S.-Street Commissioner
Smith who had the grippe took a re-
lapse and has not been out of his
house since February 8. He had to
be brought to the council room in a
carriage last evening, so that he could
submit his reports.
Will T. Harper has accepted posi-
ton with J. W. Edgerly & Co.. and
commenced work Monday. Frank Van
tumwa Linseed Oil Co.
February 19.-The republicans
should notice the call for ward meet
ings to nominate candidates for alder
men. There should be a full turnout
and see that the best and most avail
able men are selected.
B. B. Westerhoff was presented this
morning at a. M, with O. fine baby
boy.
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SETTLEMENT FOR DEATH.

Nevada, Feb. 16.-R c. Christian,
administrator of the estate Of Bert
Ball, an electrical lineman who was
killed. while working on line for the
municipal electric company of Ames
several years ago, has been awarded
by the city council of Ames $500 as
settlement. Ball met his death on
July 81, 1912, while working on high
tension line near the college. The
matter has been hanging fire since the
attorneys for Mrs. Ball agreed to settle
for $500 and accrued interest, which
offer was accepted by the city council
in session the other evening and the
clerk authorized to pay over the
amount
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FARMERS TO ORGANIZE.

Davenport, Feb. 16-The farmers Of
Scott county have poined in the move
ment started by the Clinton county
farmers to secure laws for the better
ment of farm conditions and to OBJ
tain a quarantine rule which will
cause less loss to the farmers than
under the present situation. The as.
ISOLATION Of which the Scott county
organization is to be branch, Is
known as the Iowa Farmers Protec-
tive association, and it is intended
that it should become statewide, with
every county and every township
pushing it's projects.
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sxrY.FlRsT ANNIVERSARY.

Shenandoah, Feb. 16.-Reclining IN
an invalid's chair with his aged wife
attending him. the sixty-f1rst wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
George was celebrated at their home.
A family gathering was held at the
home of the Shenandoah pioneers,
who are more than 80 years old. They
are the parents of Mrs. c. S. Hanley,
wife of the Rev. Mr.. Hanley, head of
a religious sect that has mission
home here. Mr.. Hanley is also pas
tor Of the Congregational church at
Council Bluffs.
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WONDERS
ABOUT LESS MONEY

Keokuk. Feb. 16.-Members of the
city council are wondering just what
is going to happen to the city of Keo-
kuk in the event the mulct law repeal
is made effective the first of July Of
this year. A cut of over $4,000 will
he made in the receipts of the general
fund if the measure goes through and
there will be no way, according to
members of the council, to make up
this loss.
The levy for the general fund is
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HEARING STATE
VS.. FARIS CASE

Mt Pleasant, Feb. 16-The first
case to come up in the February term
OF court, which opened Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock, was that of the
State of Iowa VS.. Joseph Faris on a
charge of robbery. Charles Staple
ton, a telegraph operator at Odds, was
the prosecuting witness, 1t being
claimed that the defendant, who is a
Greek, robbed him while he was in an
intoxicated condition last November.
The work of impanelling jury was
taken up at once.
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AGENCY.

Chas. Carver cut his foot last week
and will be laid up for some time.
Geo. F.. Clayton who has been very
sick is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Foster spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives IN
Oskaloosa
Mrs Rodabaugh and daughter MRS.
Homer Reynolds attended the wedding
of q, relative at Libertyville last week.
DR.. McEldary who has been sick is
getting better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dixon Of Mystic
visited here last week
Mrs. G. E. Warner is sick.
The church picnic at the M. r.
church last week was an enjoyable ar
fair. About 100 were present.
A. M. Cowger is moving to the coun-
try. Saturday evening the Rebekahs
and odd Fellows gave them farewell
surprise party.
Wilbur Johnson was called to Wis
consin last week to attend the funeral
of his grandfather.
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COASTER, RUNS IN DITCH.

Welln1an, Feb. 16.-Lamont FEM
ming, 11-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. e. Flemming Of Wellman. sustain
ed broken leg and several other
children were cut and bruised In a
coasting accident here.
A large double coaster loaded with
youngsters swerved In its course
down a steep hill and ran into a deep
ditch. A snow bank was all that saw
ed the lives of two of them.
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February 13-If the people of Ottum-
wa want to push the city ahead and
present to the country the advantages
we possess in a manufacturing way,
the building of the proposed coal pal
ace will give us a grand start for this
year The meeting at the court house
tomorrow night will be important and
we hope all the citizens will turn out.
Hon. P. G. Ballingall has erected on
top Of his five cent lunch house, a
panoramic view that is immense. He
must have got his idea for it in some
oriental country during his trips
around the world. Like the woman's
calico dress it must have been pretty
costive.' Hugh Lanning was the art
list who executed 1t. i
February 15.-Jim Gray last evening
received most welcome valentine IN
the shape Of nine and a half pound
daughter. Jim has smile that Is all
wool and a yard wide over the idea or
being called papa.
Recorder James Houdyshell has
treated himself to new office desk,
which adds to the appearance OF his
office and fills long felt want.
February It's. L. Wiley of Omaha,
president of the Iowa Water Co., is in
the city looking over the ground with
Superintendent Frank Fielder with a
view to making extensive improve
ments on the system OF waterWorks
His plans embrace the laying or
larger main on Main street, the extern
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FINISH CENSUS.

Mason City Feb. 16.-Mason C1ty,s
census is nearly completed and this
morning most of the enumerators
were paid off. Sixteen in all We're at
work and the job practically finished
in two weeks. The total enumeration
now totals 16,499 and there are from
200 to 400 yet to be listed beside the
number to be added by thorough re-
checking Of each block in the city. 1t
is safe shot to say that Mason City
has added so per cent to her popula-
ton in the past five years.
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FISH PRESERVE CITY.

Muscatine, Feb. 16.-The half mll'
lion dollar drainage Improvement on
the Muscatine slough will permit OF
the establishment of the finest fish
preserve in Iowa within the limits of
Muscatine. Deputy Game Warden
Homer Burke has secured funds which
will permit of the construction OF
dam at a point about a mile from the
head of the slough and this lake will
be stocked with the game fish to be re-
moved from the lower part OF the
slough before it is drained for reclama-
ton purposes.
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CONVENTION At MT. AYR.

Mt. Ayr, Feb. 16.-Word has Just
come to the pastor of the Methodist
church here of the completion of the
plans for convention which will be
held next week and which will bring
together the neighboring pastors and
laymen to formulate plans for larger
and more successful labors. The list
of talent includes the Rev. +. M.
Evans, whose pastorate at Trinity
church, Des Moines, has attracted wide
attention, and H. X. Evans OF Corydon,
whom Mt. Ayr people well know.
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sioux CITY WILL
CLEAN UP VICES

Sioux City, Feb. IA campaign mas
been launched in Sioux City which may
mean the cleaning out of the under
world. the closing Of gambling joints
and thorough renovation Of vice con-
ditions in the city
A recent falling out between those
higher up" who have the destlnles OF
the underworld under their control, is
alleged to be responsible for the moral
awakening which is being felt mere.
Charges that the police department are
shielding all kinds Of crime have been
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MINNIs WILL BE p. M.

Moravia, Feb. 16-J. D. MINIS will
be the new postmaster at Moravia, to
succeed J. w. Halden, whose term ex-
pired February /. While Mr. MINIS
has not yet received his appointment
it is understood by those on the inside
that he will be the lucky man. Mr.
MINIS has been station agent for the
Wabash at Moravia for the past eight
years, and his appointment will no
doubt be very acceptable, to the pat
rons of the Moravia postoffice.s
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made and these may be followed by
startling expose.
The impression prevails that Sioux
City is tired of being known as an open
town and a likely rendezvous for crooks
of all kinds. A movement is on foot to
change heads of the public safety de-
pertnlent and proceed with cleaning
out of undesirables.
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BLOODY ARM As FLAG.

Glenwood, Feb. 16.-Vernon Wilson,
a farm hand, was injured while in the
country in a peculiar way, and to get
surgeon tagged a fast passenger train
with his bloody arm and hand and
came to Glenwood.
Wilson was hurt when he dropped
some cartridges from his hand, one
falling on piece of ice and being dls-
charged. The ball passed through MS
arm. inflicting a bad wound.
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PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST,

Belle PLANE, Feb. 16.-Thirty one
interested property owners of which
eight were women, held a meeting at
the citv hall to protest against paving
IN certain streets. After hearing the
objections of a number present it was
decided to employ an attorney TO eX-
anime into the proceedings or the
council and see if some flaw could be
found or some other means devised
whereby the council could be prevent
ed from paving some of the streets Tor
which bids had been asked.
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SAWS ROPE CAUSED INJURY.

Manson Feb. 16.-Mrs. Fl. S. Erlck-
son of this city, has brought suit
against guy wire used as a support
for a telephone pole and that she suf-
fered permanent injury to her spine.
The matter will come up at the next
term of the Calhoun county district
court at Rockwell City.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNS.

Imogene Feb. 16.-The CATHOLIC
church in this city was totally destroy
ed by fire recently.
The fire started in the furnace room
and had gained a good Roadway be-
fore it was discovered. There was
insurance of about $4,000 on the
building. The loss exceeds this by
several thousand dollars. Plans are
already being made to erect $oO,O00
church in the spring.