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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

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Mother twhoiis teaching her child
the alphabet Nov. dearie. what
comes after .g?''
The Child Whiz. Judge.
Mother twhe pays the 5tllso
What are all theses charges on the
country club biz TO Tom Collins?"
That's all right mother. He
John Iib l.s what are you gig
sGoliy. / just read about wo-
man policeman being assigned to do
secret service work: ',Bufalo Ex-
press.
Miss vine-Do you favor women
propostng2
q woman picks out q man she should
make him propose. T5ouston Chron-
"Ferdy hadsone great disappoint-
ment while in Greece. =
What was that?"a
He couldn't find. ANYBODY who
belonged to a Greek letter society,".
-Pittsburg Post
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Girlie-I've been reading, Harold.
that kissing isghygienicaly unsafe,
and think OF the numbers Of times
you have kissed me.
HaroId-4Oh III, well. there's safety
In numbers, you know.-Life-
Jud ge-1t seems to me that I have
seen you before,
Prisoner-You have, your honor
1t was I who taught your daughter
to play, the piano.
jud Thirty years. Musical
American.
The Professor Dear me.
/ gave that young man two courses,
on the cultivation CT he.memory.
and he's gone away and-storgot to
pay me, and Ican't for the life OF
me remember the fellows name. How
proyoking.-The Pathfinder.
what's the big celebration?
.Conquer1ng hero or something?
NO One OF the town boys MUIR
4dared fellow some years back and
he's just been declared sane by a.
Jury. That's the reception commit
tee. Buffalo Express.
Senator, I wish you would give
me job as your private secretary.
ooh, my boy responde the oily
senator, don't get mixed up with
the government service. Nothing to-
1T. Ruins q young man. Besides.
I've promised that position to my
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
The Joy RIDE Menace.

The valuable and too important an inre-
of the mlshandJng OF
chaueur riders and
speed fanatics recesness results SUCH traede as a
deadsa few days and
the tip cart ssaas1-up says exchange.
In one there twenty-five deaths and 483 in
killed and 4o5 We're hurt y
kinds of careessness to which an
may The figures are too high The pun
automobile maker in the country
association which promote the of the
chine either play declares that the careless minority
accidents In particular,
be found that automobile shall stay
the owners knowledge
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Soon our
children Will
be returning
t e. the III
schools For
another year
Train up a
child in the
way he should
go, says the
old proverb,
.'and when he
is old, he will
n o depart
from it. 2
i Why IS It
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Bite the Bubble.

IF nproperly CONSTRUCTED Improperly used te bubbe
r; King fountain greater menace to health than ne
1,non drnkng cup inspector Of the United
States Public took beside bubpn2 drink
ing railway station and watched the way n when
of whom eleven were
men tyyetytvo fourteen children used
In the lips were placed
alo4 completely around metal ball from which the water
if he
obviously chewing ~ e
colored, three looked as though y
have tuberculosis and three the
Every using bubblng drinking should
mind that the sanitary prevent
interchange mouth seetions mucous and other
requires CONSIDER
it. and this is not always aceompllsaed py
the bubblng
the rule should be Bubble" The lips should not touch
part under condition should the toQ
tam be used rnsg mouth
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

the effect that womenss skirts will
be two Or three inches shorter this
fall. Well. that may be, but as far:
az the mere men are concerned, they
will look longer
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Doing the Irnpessible-
!. lPhiIinni RanIihIfcan !

The new sigure,' for men, accord
ing to a fashion journal is to be
slender. leggys but with q well ball
anced and athletic seeming body. =
II only as an example OF how to do
the Impossible.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
] astn.iIerenet

~ Wh0eII1B shegfALer. Z ~
In the motion picture acting IN
Brooke county should realize that
there Is vast dffeerence between
the prairies and the West Virginia.
hills. -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Lula O. Robinson ct al to Amos T..
Morris interest In 27 1-2 acres, Big
ELI creek. Is
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Eva Mines Harris to G.. G. Hay
naond. 1 lot. Harrison addition.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
a Mornina Motto.

aan41e,nan Il rarer thing many think for.
Which 81 us point such in his clrcene1 whose
and elevated VINO
en- look the world honestly the face with equal manly sym
ay the great small? We all know hundred whose
eafs are well made have excellent manners
hut Of gentlemen Let take little scrap OF paper
and each make out his list.-W. NJ. THACKFsRAY
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Poker Too Hot.

JWheeling Intelligencer.)
This county Is not covetous of
Mexico or any part thereof, and
some Of the sensitive factionists
ought to realize that we have sense.
enough to have no desire to hold 81
poker that is hot at both ends.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Senator, wish you would give
me q job as your private secretary.S
ooh. my boy responded the oily
senator, don't get mixed up With
the government service. Nothing to.
1T Ruins young man. Besides.
I've promised that position to my:
on.,,Kansas City Journal
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
WI AT OF HE R
EDIT % RS S AY
4. +. :. 4. = 4. 8, 9 Z. =
Nobody Surprised.
(Grafton Sentinel.)

The wife of the man whip sent
$4,000 to Uncle Sans conscience
fund says he is crazy. And nobody
is SURPRISED. n
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Men to Look Longer.
(Fairmont West Virginian.)
An Item In q fashion column Is tot
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

j. NJ. Flagg took a friend out IN
his new car the other day. Later
the friend said: It's rafting good
car" Now Flag is wondering just
what he MEANT
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
= ipS4dIiIyII Cafy.I

1HunfanktbEs d-Dispa kch.
Tfare Is akiii "a prospect for
plenty 6f rain hfch 10 III neceastt Ata
Continued vfgilance Hest the weeds
overcome the ctfy. Keep on cutting
sem. g;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
III lie TALKS ON THRIFFI'
"a. ~ p q, e e I.
81 szW. sFRAus

{aLEsiiaEat Aaniean Seaar x .1zIrll9
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

whats the big Celebration?
.Conquering hero or somethtng?"
mo. One OF the town boys mur-
dared q fellow some years back and
he's Just been declared sane by q
Jury. That's the reception commit
tee,n-Buffalo Express. -.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

The Professor Dear me.
/ gave that young man two courses
on the cultivation CT thetmemory.
and he's gone away and forgot to
pay me. and Iscan't for the life OF
me remember the fellows name. How
provoking.-Th Pathfinder.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Mother (who pays the btlls)
What are all these charges on the
That's all right, mother. He
Il, 40 80 80 Nv y.s...T ffas,r Il
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
Try-Weekly Subscribers Can Secure this Same Offer
by Sending 81 so for One Years Subscription.

only ten years Of age and had been
long and patient sufferer and the END
came not unexpected. She leaves sur
yiying her Frank Tools, her grandpar-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Tremmel and
a host Of other relatives and friends to
mourn her untimely death.
The Sigourney public schools closeo
for the holiday vacation on Thursoay
evening and will open again on Janu-
airy 4. Owing to sickness In the com
nunity in September at the time OF the
fall opening, the schools were week
late in getting started and 1t was on
that account that the school board de-
cided to allow only ten days vaca-
ton. ~,
superintendent and Mrs. G. 81. Hi.
lard will spend their vacation al
Mitchell, Ia, with Mrs. billiards par
ents. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Carter will go to
Peru, Nebr., where Mr.. Carriers parents
live.
Miss Genevieve Brown will go to her
home near Ottumwa and Miss Ramona
Graham will go to Clarksville.
The principal Of the high school, w.
C. Moser lives in Wisconsin, and MS
home being so far away he will spend
his vacation in Sigourney, while V. I.
Weerns will go to Whiting, Ia, where
he will visit his parents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
ANCIENT CUSTOM
OF SONGS REVIVED

Grinnell, Dec. 24.-The ancient Gus
tom of singing carols in the open air
at Christmastide has been revived at
Grinnell this year. Every evening
this week the Christmas crowds will
give expression to the Yule spirit in
gathering in groups in the down town
district and singing Christmas songs
OF old times and old lands. The week
Of Songs was inaugurated last night
by the combined choirs Of several Of
the larger churches, who gathered on
the steps of the Congre gational church
and for more than an hour led the
crowd in singing Christmas folk songs
and carols. The idea has taken good
hold on the people of the city and
promises to be complete success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
OFF ICE R F NDS
BIRD HAS FLOWN
SHERIFF SLEEPS IN STATION
ALONGSIDE HIS PRISONER
FOR A WHILE.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 24.-"Asleep at
the Switch" or When / Woke up
This Morning He Was Gone" are two
of the new songs being featured this
season by Sheriff J. F. Ramsey Of Clin-
ton.
Said performer arrived In Cedar
Rapids on an early train with a pris-
oner in tow. The prisoner was Matt
Bellows, aged 80 years, who had re-
Gently been Judged insane by the COM
missioners of Clinton county.
AS sheriff and prisoner had a long,
dreary wait In the union depot before
they could get train to Independence,
they decided that the time could be
| best spent in the arms of Morpheus.
Peacefully slumbering side by side,
that is the sheriff thought they were
side by side, the officer Of the law and
his captive passed the cold, gray hours
, of the early dawn.
But quiet life like this was not to
the liking of young colt Of 80 years,
so while his guardian slept Bellows
started out to explore the city and II
possible find the road to Clinton.
Awakening with a start Sheriff
Ramsey discovered that the bird had
flew" The blood hounds were not
called out, but if they had been the
sheriff from Clinton would have shown
them all up, for he tore around the
streets of Cedar Rapids at such
feverish pace that one could not see
his coat tails for dust, and there was
four inches of snow on the ground.
Finally Bellows was seen crossing
Second street at Third avenue. The
officer rushed upon him and after a
terrific battle, which consisted of tap
ping him lightly on the shoulder, the
candidate for independence was per-
suaded to return to the "watchful
waiting in the station.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
BOY PRACTICALLY
sCALPS HIMSELF
NINE-YEAR OLD LAD COASTlNG
ON STEEP HILL RUNS INTO
TELEPHONE POLE.

Oskaloosa Dec. 24.-Glen Johnson,
aged nine years, grandson OF Mrs. r,
Johnson of Spring Creek township,
scalped himself as neatly and com.
pletely as any warpath "redskin"
could have done it. Glen was coast
ing on steep hill and going some IN
the ice road. In guiding to miss one
obstruction the flying sled went be-
yond control and was stopped by q
telephone post into which young john
son rammed, head first. A strip Of
carnium covering eight or nine
inches In length and two and half or
three inches wide was ripped of, and
from the head of lad, that means
considerable
Help was called from town to the
scene of the accident, six miles east
and Doctor MCLEAN arriving a few
minutes after the accident. The lad
had lost considerable blood and the
bump itself was something to reckon
with but after sewing back In place
the dislodged thatch the boy was left
doing as well as could be imagined
and ready for another slide next
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
EDDYVILLE.

Mrs. !. G. Turner who was called to
Eddyyille by the illness and death OF
her grandmother Mrs. Catherine Coop
er returned to her home at Sedalia
Mo-, Thursday.
Mrs. f. L. Bay and son Emmett OF
Chicago and Milton Bay and daughter
Crystal Of Norris Okla, arrived here
Friday for a visit at the parental S. B.
Bay home.
Miss Jennie Tune and Elijah Tune
are spending the week in Ottumwa
visiting friends.
Mrs. Chas. Holsclaw and daughter
Thelma went to Abba Thursday to
spend few days visiting at the DR..
Holsclaw home.
c. Craft who is attending school at
Iowa City came Thursday for visit
witt, DR.. and Mrs. Craft.
Mrs. Howard Harold visited this
week with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Farmhouse in Oskaloosa.
B. o. Worall and family of Ottumwa
are guests Of Mrs. Worralps mother
Mrs. F. v. Dunkle..
Miss Edith Lee who is teaching in
the public schools at Schleswig is en-
Toying the Christmas vacation with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Palmer will go to
Des Moines the last of the week to
spend Christmas with their daughter
Mrs. Clyde Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Giey OF Canada
arrived in Eddyville this week for an
extended visit with their daughter Mrs.
John Scribner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
BURNS PROVE FATAL
TO SISTER CELESTINE

Davenport, Dec. 24.-Sister Celestine
aged %, died at Mercy hositpal in the
city this morning at 10 o'clock after
suffering since Wednesday morning
when she was fatally burned while
attempting to extinguish fire in the
laundry of st. Ambrose college. She
belonged to the Sisters of the Humil.
ity of Mary and her parents are Mr..
and Mrs. John Guidinger of Sayre,
Okla. She has been in the order fc7
twelve years and has been in Daven.
port for nine years, coming here from
Extra, Iowa. The mother will arrive
tonight to take the remains to Ottum-
wa.
The remains will arrive here Sat
urday morning at 2 o'clock and the
time of the funeral will be determined
later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
jLITTLE CARS OF COAL
FOUND IN OLD MINE

Boone, Dec. 24-standing at the bot
tom Of a deserted mine for thirty-flve
years two little cars Of coal were dis
covered at Fraser, little mining
camp near here.
The mine was one OF the early ones
at Fraser and thirty-fve years ago was
closed by the sheriff. Recently it
was decided to repoen it, enlarge the
shaft and see if it could not be
worked more extensively. The 80
foot shaft was full of water and &C
cumulated rubbish, which was remov-
ed before the cars were discovered.
The coal was in fair condition, the
wood in the cars was good but the
iron had rusted away. 1t was also
found the mine still had good vein
of three and half foot coal which
will be taken out with modern ma
chinery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
.PLAN0NAUT0MAT|C
LIGHT REGULATION
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PLY.
sIcS AT IOWA UNIVERSITY
HAS A SCHEME.

Iowa City, Dec. 24.-Autamotic regu-
lation Of electric lights is made pos
sible by a new invention which has
resulted from the work of Prof. F. G.
Brown, assistant professor of physics
at the University of Iowa, with sell
enium.
Only four months ago the perfec-
ton of DR.. Browns machine to enable
the blind to read print was announced.
1t has attracted the interest of the
blind throughout the world Changes
in the resistance of crystal Of selen-
ium caused by variations in light are
the basis of it's operation. The same
principle applied to the opening and
closing Of an electric circuit is used
in the new invention.
With the device attached to light
ing system the bulbs will begin to
glow at the coming of nightfall, the
gathering of heavy clouds overhead,
or the settling down of heavy smoke,
and no hand will need be touched to
switch. In a big department store.
or in whole city, for that matter, it
will control the lighting so that there
will be artificial light whenever 1t is
needed.
Another and perhaps more import
ant possibility of use for the ma
chine is in explosion of mines in war
fare. A mine might be placed In a
doorway ahead of advancing troops.
No sooner would the troops begin
passing than the cutting off or lessen
ing of the light would cause the ma
chine to close an electric circuit which
would discharge the mine. Represen-
tatives of the war department are in
vestigating this possibility of the in
yention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
BATTLE FRONTS OF
BOTH SIDES LISTED

Paris, Zee. 24-The battle fronts of
both sides in the conflict in the Ser
biar theater Of war are given in a dis.
patch from the Salonih correspondent
of the Echo de Paris.
The correspondent states that 10000
Germans are massed around Monastir
with the Bulgars concentrated in the
center Of the Vardar valley and two
Turkish divisions taking position on
the left of the Bulgars. The French
are ranged in a semi.circle around
Saloniki with their left on the Vardar
center, facing the Greek frontier near
Epiran, and their right connecting
with the British troops defending Chal
cidice. @
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
GRINNELL PEOPLE
BACK FROM CANADA

Grinnell, Dec. 24.-some home PEG.
pie reached Grinnell from Canada.
Fred Whitaker and family and Mike
Sturgeon and family have been living
in King Georges country for nine
years. They sold out everything for
what they could get and beat 1t for
the good old United States. Charles
Rank arrived short time ahead OF
the others He says he wants to
farm, not to fight. Mr.. Sturgeon and
Mr.. Whitaker owned land at Carnduf,
Canada, about seven miles across the
line from North Dakota. They say
they knew little about what was go
ing on or what was going to happen,
but took no chances. Mr.. Whitaker
loaded up his family and drove across
the line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
CRIPPLES TO HAVE
A REAL CHRISTMAS

Iowa City, Dec. 24.-Sixty-three
crippled children in the university hos
pital receiving free medical treatment,
under the Perkins law, will have real
Christmas this year, according to Miss
Creelman, superintendent of the state
hospital.
Some time ago word was passed
along that the little children in the
hospital would have no Santa Claus,
unless the people Of the city respond
ed. Working out the idea of having
one little cripple provided for, by
some individual, the hospital author
tiles are fairly swamped with requests
to give the babies a fine Christmas.
On Christmas day the supe rintend-
ent an dnurses of the hospital with
Leo J.. Brueckner, who is in charge
of the school that has been provided
for the little ones, Christmas tree
will be placed in their school room
and the presents will be given away
by Santa Claus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
CHARLTON

The county clerk issued licenses t
the following parties: Orval J. Hart, ~
Of Warren township, and Mabel War
bington. 20, Of Prescott; WIN. krut.
singer. rs, and Ruth Lewis. 18. both o.
this county; H. F. Hunerdosse, q, o.
near Newbern, and Leona = Moon, 10
Of Purdy; Floyd f. Stout, rs. and jose
phine Anderson, 20, both OF Charlton.
Mrs. Frank Osborne was visitor In
Ottumwa yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie Harger OF Lovilla re.
turned home yesterday after Visit az
the home Of her son, Frank Philips.
She formerly resided here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Poush OF Lincoln
township departed yesterday Tor visit
in Lincoln, Neb., with their son. Ed
Poush and family, formerly OF this
county.
Jake Martz and daughter Jessie visi-
ted in Ottumwa yesterday with the
formers son, Guy Martz, and daughter
Mrs Roe Davis.
Mrs. D. c.. Malone and children OF
Smyrna came yesterday for visit In
Whitebreast township with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Roberts and other
relatives.
Mrs. j. M. Riddle and daughter Nina
of Grover Colorado who had been spend
ing four months in Charlton at the
home Of her brother-inlaw, 8. A. Rid
die returned home yesterday.
Miss Leona Lorimer, who Is employed
in Clarinda as a stenographer arrived
last night to spend the holidays with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Lori
mer.
Leo Rutherford Of Kansas City came
last evening to spend Christmas with
Lis parents and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs Eli Hudson Of Cheyen-
ne, Wyoming formerly of this county
were in Charlton visitors yesterday
enrout to Russell to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller and
two children of Farragut arrived last
evening for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. anr Mrs. J. o. Becker and numer-
GUS friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
MUSCATTNE FARMER
HIT BY INTERURBAN

Muscatine, Dec 24-Oscar A. Drake,
60, farmer Of Bloomington township,
Muscatine county, was struck by a
south-bound Davenport-Muscatine in
terurban car at Kelly's crossing and
he died on the car while being brought
to Muscatine. Mr.. Drake and his sis
ter, Miss Ida, were waiting for the
car and he was standing near the
track which curves at the crossing.
AS the car pulled in the side OF 1t
struck Mr.. Drake and he was knocked
backward with great force MIR. Drake
and his sister had been attending an
oyster supper at the D. P. Kelley home
near the crossing. The inquest was
held in Muscatine Thursday and the
body removed to the home for the fun
eral.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
CHARLTON WOMAN
CALLED BY DEATH
MRS. L. r. GIBBON is FOUND DEAD
IN BED THIS MORNING
AT HER HOME.

Charlton, Dec 24.-Mrs. L. r. Glib
bon, wife of the late Colonel Gibbon,
one of the Oldest and most prominent
residents of Charlton, was found dead
in bed this morning about 6 o'clock.
She was 70 years of age.
Mrs. Gibbon was born in Cincinnati,
O., and came to Charlton in the early
sixties She was quite prominent in
the work of the D. A. R., and other
historical work She is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. j. T. Copeland.
wife of Mayor Copeland.
i The funeral will be held Sunday at
ternoon from the home, conducted by
the pastor of the Episcopal church.
Interment will be made in Charlton
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
PLANNED HIS FUNERAL.

Dow City, Dec. 24.-Phil Hamilton
colored, 63 years, who committed sui
eide by shooting himself In the neck
with a revolver, had made complete
plans for his burial. In note which
he left he said he had purchased a
burial lot, a casket and steel envelope
and requested burial from the Meth
odist church. He explained his &C
lions by stating that he had no rela
tives to render these services Tor him
after death. He desires were fully
carried out. Hamilton leaves some
property. Nothing is known OF any
relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
ROCKEFELLER CASE
IN JUDGES HANDS

New York, Dec. 24.-At the conclu-
sion today of arguments on motions
to dismiss the case against them the
fate Of William Rockefeller and ten
other former directors of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, charged with conspiracy to mon
opolize commerce, was placed in the
hands Of Judge Hunt. He has power
to dismiss the indictments against all
the defendants as not having been
sustained by the governments evil
dence, or to direct a verdict of acqu1t
tai against any of them individually.
He announced that he would render
his decision next Tuesday. Meantime
the court takes a holiday recess.