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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-01

plant asks for judgment On . note
which was given In payment for oil.
gasoline and other supplies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
ALBA.

Miss Helen Kimball Of Ottumwa is
visiting her parents here.
Mary Pabst went to Des Moines for
a weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives.
Barbara Eschbach came home from
Western college. oxford. O., Thursday.
Phillip Adams Is at home for visit
with his father and sisters.
S. G. Hunter spent the first OF the
week in Atlantic transacting business.
Mrs. W. e. Shaw of San Antonio
will arrive to spend most of the sum-
mer with her father at the Byerlee Ho-
tel
waldo Johnson from near Blakes-
burg Mrs. Bert Arnold of Abba are
visiting with her parents at Brighton.
Elmer Williams who has been enjoy
ing visit at the country home OF Mr..
and Mrs. H. Williams arrived home on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Hoyne arrived
from their wedding trip the last Of the
week and will soon be at home to their
friends in the J. J. Weber residence
on South A street.
Rev. A. M. Nation has returned from
Pennsylvania. p
Misses Fay Ullem and May Masslnan
near Melrose were Abba visitors on
Thursday.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Lambert Of ST..
Louis will arrive from South Dakota
Sunday for a visit with Abba relatives.
Miss Mary Kirby Is In Excelsior
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Springs taking treatments.
Mrs. J. w. Carigan who accompanied
her returned home Friday.
Miss Bae Worely of Frederic spent
Wednesday evening with her Abba
friends.
Frank Wilson Of Abba has gone to
Denver, Colo for his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson spent
Sunday at the McCutchon home IN
Maple.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stafford and baby
returned to Charlton Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Milligan are WIS.,
iting relatives in Ottumwa.
Will Read Is representing the Abba
Margaret Smith OF Hooking Is visit
ing at the Same Gore home this week
Masonic lodge at the state convention
in Cedar Rapids this week.
Leroy Weber has returend from
Coe college, Cedar Rapids.
Miss Edith Johnson Of Ottumwa Is
visiting Abba this week.
Ora Poison age % and Miss Pearl
Elswick age 10 both Of Abba, were
united in marriage June 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kimbull Of OF
tumwa have returned after visiting the
latter's parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.. Wait
Of Abba
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1wenty Fine Years Ago
= From The Courier Files :

piling at the coal palace is delayed q
day on account OF the supply Of pilins
running out. More will be on hand to
morrow, when the work will be re
sumed to be completed In about a
week.
Four BUNS constituted the police
court business this morning. They are
pounding rock.
June II - Chillicothe will have an
old fashioned celebration the Fourth.
Kirkville will Join them and as G.. F.
Myers Is to be the marshal of the day,
1t will be well attended and lively with,
out doubt. They will celebrate on the
north side Of the river.
Mrs. Frazier will accompany her
husband, the popular clerk at the Bal
lingall, on his trip east. They start on
Sabbath night and will take In Boston
Long Branch, Philadelphia and other
places Of interest.
June IS. - The plans and specihca,
tons Of the coal palace are In tho of.
Ace Of the president and local contrac-
tors are invited to call and examine
them and put in their bids for build.
Ing the structure. The time for receiv-
ing the bids closes tomorrow.
W. T. Harper returned this morning
from four weeks visit to old Ohio
with friends and relatives. He had .
most enjoyable time indeed and says
ne was in close communication with
Ottumwa all the time by means OF The
Courier. We are glad to welcome Mr..
Harper back home and will expect him
to contribute some of his best blood
from now on toward the coal palace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
Marathon district ia $3s.45 per month
on the average.

Marathon district is $3s.45 per month
on the average.
Marathon il village Of about 500
people In Buena Vista county. not
many miles northeast Of Sioux City. II
Is typical country neighborhood OF
northern Iowa and has no more natural
advantages for superior school sys.
tenn than our own villages In Wapello
county and the surrounding counties.
II the consolidated schools please
the people Of Marathon 1t must be that
these people are satisfied with the
profits that are returned to them for
the investment made and II consolida-
ton pays ut Marathon, Iowa, why
should 1t not do the same in Wapello
county?
II these people are well satisfied If.
ter trying the plan for ten years does
1t not seem reasonable to suppose
that the plan Of consolidation has been
fairly we'll tried out and is about the
best solution of the rural school prob
lem, not only for central Iowa, but
southern Iowa as we'll?
In this Immediately neighborhood
there are five other villages having a
population of about $50 inhabitants
each and these i've towns have mod.
ern school buildings and are conducted
In about the same manner as the
schools of Marathon.
4 The state superintendent says: "The
solution of the rural school problem
as well as that Of the village and
small towns. depends upon establish
ing larger taxing areas consolidation
of schools
THE consolidation Of schools has
been agitated in Iowa for years. Prior
to April, 1913, only eighteen Of these
schools had been established In the
state. Since April, 1918, about sixty
new districts have been organized"
This statement was made in an ad-
dress last November and since that
time as many moro have probably
been established.
There must be a good reason for
the rapid growth of this plan.
Cornell is a little village a few
miles from Marathon. 1t has but a
few inhabitants but new modern
building and a cottage built as a house
for the teachers; also group Of nicely
constructed and we'll painted sheds
for the wagons and teams.
A few miles north is the town Of
Greenville, in Clay county, containing
only 100 inhabitants and on single
line of railway, and yet, small as it Is,
there has lately been constructed q
school building costing $4,000. They
have a school that will compare with
most any ordinary high school in that
part of the state.
These people all think that consoli-
dalton pays good profit even on such
heavy investments and there is no
good reason why such plan would
not pay the people Of Wapello county
equally as we'll
Not very far away from these vii
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Does Consolidation Pay?

Any kind of an institution in order
to survive must return profit to the
investors. In the educational world
this profit may not be measured alto
gether In dollars and cents, but never
theless, some sort of a return Is ex-
pected.
The rural school system Of the mid
die west is not giving back to the peo-
pie reasonable profit for the money
invested. With the best of teachers
and equipment, the system of rural
schools, by its very nature can never
return to it's stockholders (the tax
payers) very large dividend on the
money invested and for this reason, as
soon as more paying proposition is
advanced the old fashioned rural
school system will begin to gradually
disappear.
This is the case in Iowa as well as
many other states. Consolidation OF
rural schools in some cases may cost
more but the increase in the per cent
of profit will far exceed the increase
in the per cent of expense, SO that the
new way pays far better than the old.
II the new plan is not better than the
old way why do the people continue to
adopt it in communities where the ex-
pertinent has been tried.
It is now no longer an experiment in
Iowa. Especially in central and north
ern Iowa it has long ago passed the
experimental stage.
At Marathon, Iowa, a consolidated
school has been in actual running or
der for a period of about ten years.
Here it seems, that the plan works. f"
A quotation from letter written by
the superintendent of the schools at
Marathon, reads as follows:
within the past two months Ave
different localities have sent represen-
tatives to visit our schools, and with
out exception, they have expressed sat
isfaction with consolidation as seen
in our schools"
THE average salary of our grade
teachers is $3.50 and our high school
teachers $68.13."
Now these are facts given by one
who is dealing with actual conditions
and not mere theories. He also states:
Attendance in the primary grades
has not been affected seriously by
weather or conditions of roads, and
again plan of hauling children is
somewhat expensive but quite satisfac-
tory"
The salaries paid the drivers of the
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RIcHLAND

Mrs. Pearl Meleker and children have
returned to their home In Anamosa
after three weeks visit with relatives
and friends
W. A. Brady of Oskaloosa was Wis.
itor In town Friady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Stalker went to
Grinnell Saturday to attend the funeral
Of RMS. Henry Johnson. a sister OF Mrs.
Stalker.
Miss Mildred Gamble Of Sigourney
visited last week with her sister Mrs.
Frank Codez.
Mrs Anna Dutton was visiting last
week in Pleasant Plain with her moth
er Mrs. Westenhaver.
Miss Cora Johnson spent last week
near Tallyrand with the Andy Henry
family.
Reese Haworth spent q few days last
week In Keokuk taking a view Of the
big dam From there he went to Mis-
souri, to visit relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
Morris Williams
HORSE MARKET
MAY De DiScoN.
TlNUED.

Due to a peculiar condition o. tAs
horse situation II is just possible W
may discontinue the weekly auction
sales at the end OF the month.
Hero Is the situation: There 10 but
little call for anything except on army
horses. Every section OF the country II
being thoroughly searched for these
classes and among the thousands which
are being forwarded to the inspection
centers. There arc hundreds Of horeee
rejected by army inspectors which are
then thrown on the general market thus
over supplying the commercial demand
and as result making bad market
for all classes except army horses.
We will hold out regular auctions this
week and next but it Is possible that
may mark the close Of the auction sales
So govern yourself accordingly.
Meantime have lot Of horses ON
hand for retail sale. And am In the
market for all the horses can get from
1900 up. Send me word and I'll coma
out.
MORRIS WILLIAMS
P. ST. will buy at Melrose in fora
noon and Russell afternoon Saturday
June 10.
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DRIVER ARRESTED;
GIVES FAKE ADDRESS

man giving his name as Neil Rob.
inson, 40 Cherry street, was arrested
Sunday night by Officer Jordan fol
speeding and ordered to appear this
morning in police court He did not
show up and the officer started out to
find him The address proved to be 9
frame up as no such address could be
found. Officer Jordan, however, took the
number Of the car when he arrested the
driver and the name Of the owner OF
the car will be obtained from Secretary
of State w. 8. Allen.
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w. HI. Logan, Owner
Laddonia, Missouri
.Dr.D.E..Graha1n
Hours 20 " .. M; I 70 O. D. ~
Ennis Office Bldg, ottumvsa. isva
GEORGE RYTTENBERG
RETURNS TO WORK

George Ryttenberg. veteran patrol
and ambulance driver at the police sta
ton, who has been enjoying 4 vacation
for the past ten days, will take up his
duties Tuesday morning. He has been
in Joliet, ILL., visiting relatives and
friends and the rest seems to have done
him good. The remodsling which has
been going on at the station has been
completed and Mr.. Ryttenherg stated
this morning that he would have every
thing looking spick and span within q
few days.
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City Property For Sale

FOR SALE-TEN ROOM MODERN
house on East Maple avenue. Beau
tiful, convenient location, paved
street; exceptional bargain. Very
easy terms. l.. A. Andrew, Citizens
Saving Bank.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

For Sals-1So acre farm Ave miles
south Of Center. Rails county, Missouri.
ten miles north of Vandalia. Audrain
county, Missouri Forty acres In pas
ture. 100 acres In corn and oats, rented
for one half delivered All prairie
land, fair improvements. good black
corn land: within a half mile OF school
house. Price $55 per acre, on long time
with easy payments. No agents. ESQ
acre stock farm three miles southwest
Of Mexico. Audrain county, Missouri,
all in grass, all prairie land; all under
hog tight fence; fair improvements
Price $50 per acre on long time with
easy payments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

June Is. The high school graduates
will have delightfully."- warm evening
on which to receive their diplomas
from present indications. Their friends
will all be there nevertheless.
No. II, the %" passenger, last night
had little misunderstanding among
its various members, a part of the cars
insisting on taking one track near the
Court street switch, the other equally
persistent in taking another track. No
one was hurt and the damage was
slight.
June IA. The good natured and
we'll fed agent of the Adams Express
company has suggested fat" and
lean" baseball game for the benefit of
the coal palace. That would be star
attraction and would draw we'll. 1t
might be too that some timber could
be found to put into our league club.
To-day another old landmark in this
city, one-story frame building on
Washington street was torn down to
make way for the Young Mems Chris
tian association building. The old
house was built forty years ago.
June Is. An excursion of four hun
dred and ninety from Macon, Mo-. Wis
tied the city yesterday enjoying them
selves at Franklin park, the Mineral
springs and elsewhere.
The @ pay car came in this morning
and distributed it's wealth among the
employees of the road, in tho right
quantity to make the boys happy.
7,,no ~ 7vho uork ~ drivin~ tho
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Farm Property For Sale

SOUTHERN IOWA LAND BAR
gains. 20 improved stock and gram
farms. Located In Monroe county,
near Abba. Owned by the Wapelio
Coal Co. $35 to SIS an acre. Terms
good. so ON deferred payments. For
full particulars write r. c. Sloan,
Abba, Ia. or s. A. Corey, Hiteman, la.
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Miscellaneous

wANTED-YOU TO KNOW THAT
the celebrated Shetland stallion
Comet &C" will be found at Geo. n.
Giltner & Sons for service, miles
east of Ottumwa.
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Courier Want Ads one-half cent per word 15c
minimum
Business Opportunities

GOOD BUSINESS BUILDING AND
dwelling combined for sale cheap II
taken soon. Best location, good bust
ness town. Inquire Mrs. Clara Mont
ross, North English, la.
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COAL MINER KILLED
BY FREIGHT TRAIN

Seymour, June l4.-Thomas Van
sickle was run over and killed this
morning at 1:45 by fast freight east
bound on the C. M. & st. p. road. He
was about 35 years old, was single
and coal miner.
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Peoples Pulpit

The Courier will publish in this
column articles contributed by
its readers. The communications
should bs typewriter or in plain
hand, on one side Of the paper,
and signed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
Made a Difference

Miller sued man named Moore for SANDER be-
cause the latter had called him hippopotamus on
several occasions during the previous year The at
torney for the defense said to Miller:
why man, you have no case. If your feelings
were hurt you should have sued Moore at once in
stead of waiting year"
Eyes, yes" replied Miller, "but never saw hip
popotamus until last week."
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C.. r. !. 4 P. RAILWAY.

C., r. I. a p. RAILWAY.
No. Going North Depart
471B-Des Moines, Omaha. 1928 p. m.
473B-Des Moines. east and
west -. -. 49,. 10: SO a. M
476A-Des Moines, east, west
and north 49,. -. 6:22 a. m
Going South.
470B-South and southwest 1853 a. m.
472B-Keokuk and south. 1882 p. m.
lHIA 10. OK n m
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wabash Railway.

wabash Railway.
No. Goinn South Depart
2A-Moberiy, st. L., X c.. 1850 a. m.
b0B-Moberly and east. ~. 500 p. m.
e6A-Local freight ...... 400 p m.
Coming North.
51R-Moberly local ...... IL: 80 a. m.
3A-From Kansas City,. Z: 10 p m.
95A-Local freight ........ 100 p m.
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
s5A and 96A carry passengers Sun
T. H. Jacobs, Agent.
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Railroad Time Tables
c. N. 4 ct. TRAINS

No. Going Southwest Depart
bA-Southwest Limited. LAB a. m.
3A-Kansas City Local.. 1o:15 a. m.
a3B-Ottumwa to Seymour $50 p. m.
s3B--Local freight. 5000. 700 a. m.
Going East, via Cutoff.
92B-Local 80. -. 7:l5 g. m.
8A-Davenport, Chicago. SIT D. m.
12A--Laave Junction $50. 1910 a. m.
A stub train will leave station
for Junction at 11:4o p. M, re-
turning arrive at station at
1918 q. m.
Marion Line. Going North
4B-Ced. Rapids, Savanna,
Chicago .,.... ......... $3.50 a. m.
lO8B-Cedar Rapids, Marion 3: 10 p. m
SSB-Local freight 49,. $3.50. $3.50 a. m
Marion Line, Coming South.
103B-From Marion ....... 1915 a. m.
21B-From Marion ...... IL: q. m
S7B-Looal freight ........ 400 p. m.
A-Daily.
B-Excspt Sunday.
Local freights depart from and term
mate Ottumwa Junction.
Locals o. and 93-B run on Mon
day, "Wednesday and Friday.
T. H. Jacobs. Agent
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FOR sALI5so GOOD ANGORA
.keush goats. 800 two years old and
$50 four years old. All wethers. II
interested write l.. H. johnson, Route
1, Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

GOOD VEAL AND BUTCHER STOCK
also hides and chickens wanted.
Bought at highest prices. Boston
Market, 1928 East Second. Both
phones, 60. George Schultz. We will
call for them.
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Connects at EldOn east
bound at 12:46 a. m. and
Kansas City and south
west at 1:62 a. m.
A-Daily.
Except Sunday.
j. II. Robinson. Agent.
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For Sale

FOR sALE-1s14 MODEL FORD
touring car In good condltlon' Al
dress J-14-A care Courier.
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June 1s - The work of driving the
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Lost
Wanted

wANTED-A COOP SOUND PAIR
Of mares or geldings four years old.
Weight about 400, w. +. Marsh
Agency, r. r. No. 2.
wANTEp-YOUR OLD CARPETS TO
make into rugs, beautiful and durab!S
rugs from old carpet at reasonable
prices Write for descriptive catalog.
Bloomfield Rug Works. Bloomfield.
IOWA
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-23
Leaend of Moses.

The story of the cause of Moses
slowncss of speech is given in the
Talmud and runs as follows: Pha-
raoh was one day sitting on his
throne with Moses on his lap when
the child took off the kings crown
and put it on his own head. The
wise mon" tried to persuade the
king that this was treason, for which
the child ought to be put to death,
but Jcthro replied: at is the act
Of child who knows no better.
Let two plates be set before him,
one containing gold and The other
rcdhot Goals, and you will find he
will prefer tie latter TO the for
mcr." The experiment being made,
the child snatchcd up one OF the
live Goals, put it into its mouth
and burned its tongue 50 severely
that it was ever after "hCavy and
SLOW Of speech"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-23
MADDEN NEWS.
- = .

Madden, June 2l.-Good rains have
fallen through here and crops are
growing nicely. Grain crop is short,
which will be dishcartening to many.
Farmers, generally, are taking advan-
tagc OF the seasons and are sowing
peas and cane for forage.
During the severe electrical storm
Wednesday afternoon the cotton house
at the home Of Mr.. j. a. Woffords was
struck by lightning. \ hole was
Knocked In the roof which was the
only damage. The family were sitting
on the back porch and some Of the
children were slightly shocked.
Mrs. Lizzie Bolt Of Anderson, after
Il pleasant visit TO her daughter, Mrs.
j. ID. Culbortson, has returned home.
Miss Sara Bryson Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Byrd.
Mrs. NJ. r. Allison and Mrs. Lizzie
Bolt Of Anderson, were the recent
guests Of Mrs. 0, G. Thompson.
Mrs. Litha Summerell, an aged lady
and widow of the late Frank Summer
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-23

ell was buried in New Prospect Gem
ctery Sunday morning. She leaves
several children and large family
connection to mourn her death. Mr..
T. S. Langston conducted the funeral
exercises at the grave.
Mr.. Pat Cureton and sister, Of Green
Vile, were recent visitors to relatives
here.
Mrs. Robt Zimmerman Of Edgciicld,
spent a pleasant week with her moth
cr Mrs. Cora Madden. Mr.. Thinner
man came up in his car Saturday and
they returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Shaw and children, Mrs.
Estcle Davenport and Mrs. Mary Sims
were the Sunday guests of the family
OF r. S. Langston.
Mrs. John r. Finley has about re~
covered from her recent sick spell.
Mrs. Josie Martin spent a few days
with her cousin, Mrs. Tessc Martin
recently.
Mrs. Will Teaguc was pleasant
callcr OF her aunt, Mrs. Mollic league.
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griff Finley and Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Finley went down to
see Mrs Della Cunningham OF Mt
Pleasant Sunday. Thafriends of Mrs
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-23

In Holland ana Flanders. according
to the Manchester Guardian, Yprcs is
connected in the mind of the people
with the idea OF death If Il Dutchman
or Fleming wishes to describe q par.
ticuarly luGubrious person he will say.
Hi Zict er nit nls dc do0d van lpcr,
en- tlIe looks like the death of
iprcs). This expression has been pro-
verbal since lprcS was ravagcd by the
plague in 1910; the death Of Yprcs" Is
vivid expression like our black
death" But it Is also taken literally,
for Yprcs is in sober truth one OF the
dead cities OF Flanders. 1t is more dead
than "Hrugcs In morte." which owes
Its reputation in this respect more to
George Rodcnbach's novel ana the rev.
cries Of other artists than to actual
fact "iprcs sleeps and Brugcs slum.
berS." says Il Dutch writer OF travel
pictures.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-06-23
M a king Matches.

The manufacture OF matches is n
complicated and elaborate process, in
which are used Il succession or ingcn.
Gus machines and devices which must
work ut all times with the utmost pre-
cision ana delicacy. 1t is now possible
TO turn out from single dipping ma
chine about 6OOOUO square matches an
hour. y green log Is made into match
cS and packed for shipment in less
than two hours.