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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
CHARLTON.

Mrs. Ely Edmondson and two chill
dren Fawcett and Clinton Of Denver,
Colo, arrived Thursday for visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Fawcett, and sister Laura and old
friends.
John Bellman and family of Melrose,
were visitors in this city yesterday,
guests at the home Of his mother Mrs.
Laura Bellman.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Oppenhiemer
enjoyed a visit yesterday from her
brothers Fred and Milton Goldsmith
and their wives of Osceola.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Chrisman visited
relatives in Abba yesterday, returning
last evening
Mrs. C. S. Steele and children of
Indianola came yesterday for visit at
the DR.. J. H. Stanton home.
A large number Of young people en-
joyed a dance last evening at the
Pythian Temple. A number of out Of
town guests were present.
Mrs z. T. McFadden and niece Min
ME Kentfield Of OskalOOsa returned
home Thursday after visit with her
mother Mrs. Mary carney, and brother
Chas. carney.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E Reeves of Coin,
Ark, formerly Of this county are here
for an extended visit with his mother
).
Mr.. and Mrs D. Earl Combs and
baby and sister Miss Cordelia Lutz
spent New Years day with friends in
Indianola.
E. r. Walker Of the Bates Hotel has
been spending the past week in lola,
Kansas with his mother and other rela-
tives.
The Misses Edna and Mary Hooper
left Thursday for Davenport where
they expect to be employed for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rotten returned
last evening from a few days visit in
Abba with the formers parents,
Miss Carrie Blanchard has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
in Russell.
Mrs Catherine Maxwell returned
Thursday from visit of several
months with her sons in Carson and
Indianola Her son, Charles Of Indian
ola. accompanied her to this place and
spent the day with his brother and
sister, Thos Maxwell and JOS. Curtis
He and wife and daughter Vera expect
to leave next Tuesday on trip of sew
eral months in California.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
SKATERS ARE SLOW
TO BEGIN PASTIME

A number of lovers of ice skating
were out Sunday on the river below the
Market street bridge enjoying the WIN
ter sport. Sunday night there were
quite crowd of skaters out. although
the ice near the bridge is not or the
best. The snow, to a great extent has
spoiled the skating this winter, and
where it has melted, the ice has been
left rough and in some places soft on
top where there is little snow left. II
it were not for this there would nave
been plenty Of good skating this winter
as the ice is of good thickness and
clear, and for the most part, free OF
holes. Notwithstanding the draw
backs, there We're quite number doing
fancy skating, such as the Dutch Roll,
the Grapevine and other fancy varle-
ties, and some of the poorer skaters dld
the common or garden variety OF roll.
which the small boy calls cutting a
STAR or cracking the ice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
CHARLTON MINE FILES
BOND OF $4,000

Charlton, Jan. 4.-The Central Iowa
Fuel Co., of Charlton, one of the large
mines of the state employing on an
average of $50 men, has come under
the workmen's compensation act &C
cording to an announcement by Com
missioner Warren Garst. Coal mines
with one accord rejected the act when
it went into force last summer This
is the first one of Importance to break
away from the ban and state officials
are hopeful that others will soon fol
low. The Charlton concern has filed a
bond of $4,000 to insure against fail
ure to live up to the law. The bond
is given in lieu of asking the depart
ment to annrove its insurance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
CEDWOMEN BADLY
INJURED BY FALLS
TWO OCTOGENARIANS RECEIVE
SEVERE HURTS BY FALLING
IN THEIR HOMES.

Mrs. Katherine Moore, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs. B. F. SHUTS,
423 North Court street, fell Friday
evening and broke her right hip and is
not expected to recover. Mrs. More,
who is Lightweight years of age, arose
from her bed in the night and upon
going into the hall fell Owing to her
great age the injury is rendered doubly
serious.
Mrs. Katherine Riley, who lives with
her daughter, Mrs. Tina Sullivan, 449
East Fourth street, fell this morning
and broke her right arm at the wrist
and sprained her left shoulder: Mrs.
Riley is 80 years of age and is reported
to be doing well. She was injured while
walking across the room having tripped
upon a rug.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
Church Notes

Swedish Lutheran: Prayer meeting
will be held this week Monday, we'd
nesday and Thursday evenings at 7:45.
Monday will be the childrens evening,
Wednesday the young peoples evening
and Thursday the parents evening. Old
and young are requested to attend all
three meetings.
Tuesday evening at 1880 the congre-
CATION will hold it's annual business
meeting. All members are urged to be
nresent. The church has had very
successful year. all debts having been
Maid and all current expenses and
benevolences fully met. The board of
deacons will meet at 7:15 Tuesday
evening The annual business meet
ing of the Concordia society will be
held Friday afternoon at o'clock
Davis Street Christian: A special
meeting of the congregation Will be
held tonight at 1880 at the church, to
elect one trustee whose time expires
and to transact any other business OF
the church. The monthly meeting or
the official board will follow.
All services were well attended yes
terday and goals were set in all de-
partments except the Christian En-
deavor society and it will be decided
at the next meeting.
Free Methodist: The Sunday SER
vices were well attended and there
were seven forward at the altar. The
cottage prayer meeting will be held
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
Self, corner of Hancock street and
Wabash avenue.
-:o:-
South Ottumwa Baptist: The teach
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
PROGRAM GIVEN BY
M. q. SUNDAY SCHOOL

A delightful entertainment was Civ
en- Friday evening by the Sunday
school of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church in the Sunday school room
Of the church. The orchestra under
the direction of L. L. Smelser gave
two beautiful selections June Roses
(Bernard) and "Lutsbiel Overture
(keler Bala). Mrs. w. B. Curtis sang
beautiful Star" and double quartet
rendered GLORY Be to Cod A quar-
tet composed of Mesdames Curtis,
Harlan. Clark and Miss Helen Lam
bert, accompanying chorus by male
quartet sang Bethlehem" The pro-
gram was largely attended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
MEXICANS RELEASE
PAIR OF AMERICANS

Washington, D. c., Jan. 4.-Two
Americans, George Davis and one
Burnham, and an Englishman named
! Holland have been released by mill
larry authorities at Matamoras and ex-
onerated of charges of political activ-
5lty, according to a report to the state
department from the American consul
here. Nothing further was known here
Of them.
State department advices today say
HE only tunnel on the railroad across
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and inn
Sortant bridges on the road, as we'll as
railroad bridges in the state Of Oak
lca have been blown up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05

ers and officers of the Sunday school
will meet tonight at 1880 o'clock to
make plans for Sunday school work.
The monthly church meeting will tol-
low at 8 o'clock and reports of the n
nancial results of 1914 will be made
In preparation for the special meet
ings which begin next Sunday. three
general prayer meetings will be held
Tuesday evening at the homes OF Tho
mas Talley, Lester Gossage and DR.. M
H. Sprague. The Gospel team Will
hold a meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of o. B. Lee, for special prayer
and to plan work to win men to attend
the special services.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
SOCIETY DANCERS DELIGHT RUSSIAN
AMBASSADOR AT NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

At a private en-
!',ertainment which
was given in New
York New Years
eve in the home
Of Mrs. Stuyves-
ant Fish, in honor
of the Russian
Ambassador and
his wife, Nine.
B.khmetief, there
appeared in "The
Paraquaya a." a
n e W S p a n i S h
g ypsy dance,
Thomas All e n
Rector and Miss
R e n e Manning.
Miss Manning is
a n a t iv e 0 f
Springfield, Mass.
"The Paraquays"
il brought from
the Philippines by
Mr.. Rector. The
costumes worn by
these society dam
GERS were covered
with precious
jewels, emeralds
and pearls, jades,
ETC., presented to
Mr.. Rector by
various princes
a n d potentates
during his travels
in the orient.
Mrs. Fish, al
ways noted for
the splendor and
novelty Of her af-
fairs, broke all
records at this
New Year festi-
val. AS the men,
bers of her dis
tinct and exclu-
sive class usually
p a t t ern their
functions on those
arranged by Mrs.
Fish, "The Para
quaya" threatens
to become the
/ a t e s t society
dance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
Obituary
Miss Ellen J.. Norton.

Miss Ellen J. Norton passed away at
her home, 606 West Second street,
Sunday, at II o'clock noon, after a
years illness resulting from apoplexy
The funeral services will be held Tues.
day morning at o'clock at st. Mary's
church, Very Rev. F. w. Hoppmann, Of
floating. Interment in Calvary Gene
terry.
Friends are asked to omit sending
flowers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
Y. M. &. A. Notes

The first games of the bible clDs
basketball league will be on Tuesday
evening. The employed boys will play
the Committee of Twelve at SIS, at
8:45 Browns class will play Eigen-
mann's class and Nixon's class and
nsna's class VIII meet at 9:15.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05

class work, consisting Of calisthentics
and apparatus work. The Central and
Fast End "Y' basketball teams then
played a game, CAPTAIN Bartlett's CEN,
trail basket tossers winning by the,
score of SO to 10. Wrestling, swim
ming and other stunts followed. Re-.
freshments were served after this.
The rooms were crowded and all re-
port Jolly good time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
Ottumwa Hospital

Mrs Thomas Berry, South Ottum-
wa; Mrs. Lola Walker, Walnut ave-
nue.. and George Meyers, south Of
town, have returned after surgical
treatment.
, Mrs. l. Walker, SOC West Fourth
street, has entered for surgery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
TODAY IN CONGRESS

HOUSE,:
Miscellaneous bills considered I'M
der unanimous consent rule.
Foreign affairs committee heard
delegations supporting proposals 10
prohibit exports war materials.
Representative Gardner urged
military committeeoto act on his pro-
posal for investigation of national
defenses.
oENATE:
Administration ship purchase bill
made unfinished business ON party
vote.
Senator Hardwick's resolution
calling on president for diplomatic
correspondence on contraband, went
over another day without action.
Lands committee began preparing
it's report on the water power site
leasing bill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
RECEPTION HELD BY
EAST END Y. M. c.. A.

An enjoyable New Years reception
was held at the East End branch OF
the Y. M. C. A., Friday evening and
large crowd was present. A musical
program was given first The physical
director next led the classes through
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05

L. A. Breen and Robert Breen have
sold forty acres of Wapello county
land to Charles A. Leatherby for the
sum of $4,000, according to, a deed filed
this morning in the county recorders
office.
Merwin Haven leaves tonight for Ann
Arbor, Mich, to resume his studies in
the law college Of the University Of
Michigan, after spending the holiday
vacation period with his parents Mr..
and Mrs William Haven, 331 East
Fifth street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
TWO MERRY .TRAMPS
SCORE A BIG HIT

Two Merry Trampc. two act mus
ical comedy was the attraction at the
Grand Saturday afternoon and night
and played two large audiences. Wood
and Ward in the roles of the two
tramps kept the entire house, roaring
from start to finish. The chorus was
neatly gowned and several good voices
were included. On account of the good
showing made by the company Manag-
er j. F. Jersey has booked it for a re-
turn date on Saturday Jan. 16 matinee
and night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
Birth Notices

Saturday, January 2. 1915, to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Huffman, west OF
the city, son.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-03
7 III E
Advertiser Job Office


VTHE beginning Of 1915 finds The Advertiser better
i equipped than ever before for doing all kinds of
printing on short notice. and the most approved manner
Our mechanical department is we'll supplied with every
thing that is needed to print anything from visiting card
to full page circular Every job that is sent to this office
receives most ca1efuattention and satisfaction is
GUARANTEED or your money will be refunded without
word if for any reason you are dissatisfied.
We use only the best material. Large shipment has
just been received Come in and let us show you how
we'll equipped we are for turning out uptodate work OF
all kinds.
Do not send your orders away from home Every dollar
you send away for printing mpovershes your home town
to that extent and contributes to the upbung of some
other town.
share of your printing business for 1915 is solicited
The Advertiser Job Office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
TRAVELLING MEMS
VOTING BILL
Passed by Iowa House Today Giving
Them Chance to Mail
Their Ballots.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryfcel
DIES MONIES, Iowa, March r.
the Klinker bill, providing for voting
by travelling and railroad men when
absent from home, passed the house
today. 81 to %.
The house committee on appropria-
tons has recommended that $4,000
be appropriated for use of the rail
way commissioners in the fight
against advance of freight rates be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The subcommittee on telephones
aad telegra phi of the house has recon-
mended for passage the Jones bill.
turning all such companies over to
the railroad commission for regula-
ton. which would give the present
companies indeterminate franchises
even in cities where they now have
none. When the bill reaches the
floor. a hot fight is expected.
The house has before 1t today 9
resolution to name sitting commit
tee the first steps toward final ad-
iournment about April 8.
MANY Iowa cities Will be hard up
because of the loss of revenue from
closing, saloons and in the house TO
day a bill was offered allowing such
city councils to double the maximum
levy if necessary. 1t was offered by
Ring and the taxes might be as hlsn
as 90 mills under its provisions
The state senate today, after two
DAYS debate, passed the bahama bill
to compel weed cutting along high
WAYS Farmers must cut the weeds
in front of their property. but where
the authorities leave rough highway
and a scythe is necessary, the farmer
is to be paid.
bill was offered by the commit
rtee on retrenchment and reform to
employ an editor for public printing
at $4,000 year.
The senate adopted a resolution
denying the states responsibility fol
damage to the property of Greeks at
Council Bluffs curing riots wear ago
THE senate postponed indefinitely
the bill to force the placing of lights
on buggies and light wagons and also
tho bill to punish a man for driving
on automobile while drunk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
.kEOKUk ELECTRIC
COMPANY MOVES
All Departments of the COMPANY
viii be Housed in the Build
ing at Eighth and
Main Streets.
BUILDING IS IMPROVED
Additional Lighting Facilities Pro-
video-High Tension Club
Rooms on the Sec
ond FLOOR.

| The Keokuk Electric company
moved into its new offices at Eighth
and Main streets yesterday and TO-
day practically everything had been
arranged at the new location. The
building Will contain all the depart
ments OF the company within a few
days more. The new offices are more
spacious and more centrally located
than were the last permanent quar-
tiers Of the company at Third ana
Main streets.
The first floor OF the building is
devoted to the Offices of the account
ing department, the managers office
and the salesroom for appliances sold
by the company. The salesroom oc-
cupies the front part Of this floor and
is divided from the Offices by a
railing running across the room
about half way between the front
and back of the room. The office OF
the manager Is just behind the rail-
ing on the east side of the room.
The basement of the building has
been improved and will be used by
the property extension and improve
ment men and for storage purposes.
The second floor of the building Will
be devoted chiefly for the use OF the
High Tension cluD 10 WHICH every
employee of the company belongs.
There will. however, be few offices
on this floor.
Extensive Improvements have been
made on the building in fitting 1t for
use by the company. A large vault
in which valuable papers are to be
stored has been constructed. There
are two floors to it, one with an en-
trance from the basement and anoth-
er which is entered from the main
floor. The vault is constructed OF
brick and concrete with walls TWEEN
ty inches in thickness.
Several additional windows we're
cut in the side Of the building on
Eighth street and two others made in
the rear OF the building on the first
floor These windows in addition to
the ones already constructed provide
ample lighting for the main floor
even on dark days. The interior of
the building has been newly papered
and painted and the Eighth strees
wall on the outside painte!. The
building now is exceedingly attrac-
tive and the offices most convenient
to the employees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
GRANTED PERMISSION
TO BUILD ROADWAY
Council Authorizes Construction o,
Roadway by Jas w. Huiskamp
Claim is Settled.

The construction of a twelve foot
concrete roadway from the outer side
o, the pavement in the circle at the
head of Ninth street to a garage to
10 built on the property adjoining
vas TODAY granted by the city coun-
Gil to James W. Huiskamp.
The council today also settled a
personal injury claim Of Nora P. Ben
Row against the city for the sum of
$40 The claim was the result of an
injury sustained by the pialntln When
she fell on sidewalk at Filth street
hetween BIondeau and Concert, De-
cember % 1914, breaking her wrist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Ritehie Whipped Him Badly All the
Way But EnsIishman Retains
His Lightweight
Crown.
Richie LEADS FIGHT
Welsh Forgot His Boast Before the
Fight, That He Was Going
to Stand up and
Fight.

| IBy Barry Ferris. United Press StaH
Correspondent
| NEW YORK, March 12.-That Fred-
die Welsh is still lightweight champ
lion of the world today is due largeiv
to his ability to hold and to run away
These two things constituted most
of his efforts last night, when he INST
Willie Richie in Madison Square
Garden. Richie whipped the English
man all the way, whipped him SO pad
ly that after the fight even Welsh nal
nothing to say in defense of his rot
ten showing The Californian didn't
knock the title holder out, which was
what he had to 90 to regain his title
but he did everything else to him that
was possible under the circumstances.
Ritchie's snake-like left found
Welsh's jaw time and again but the
tEnglishman was usually running away
and the power Of the blow was lost.
Welsh Took Defensive.
Welsh forgot his boasts that he
was going to stand up and fight. Al
most carried of his feet by Richie
rushing attack. the Englishman Iell
to defensive boxing in the first round
and he never changed his tactics. All
through the ten whirlwind sessions he
was either running away or clinching.
Not once did he assume the defensive.
The booing and kissing of the crowd
didn't feaze the Englishman. He re-
fused to mix it with Richie at all
Even in the clinches where Ritchie
bIazed away with both hands, Welsh
was content to try and hold instead
of TRYING To nuniSh
American Never Let up.
The American never let up for a
minute. He started off like whiri-
wind in the opening round and main
tanned the pace all the way. The
nearest approach to a knockdown
came in the sixth round. Richie $
"one-two" connected and the English
man went staggering across the ring.
As Richie charged in to him to fol-
low up his advantage. the Englishm9n
fell into clinch and Referee Roche
literally had to pry him of the Amer
iican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
offers Road For sale.

United Press Leased Wire Service. J
SANTA BARBARA. Calf. March
12.-If the government wants to buy
a railroad, it can get the Rock lsiand
cheap, according to III. U. Mudse.
president of the Rock Island INES
here today. Nudge placed his ROAD
on the market while discussing the
proposed purchase of the Western
Pacific by the state of California or
the government.
IF the government wants to go IN
to the railway business. it can nave
the Rock island cheap and begin
with a real railway" said Nudge
do not gee why the government
should buy a dead duck. The west
ern Pacific is failure and Will new
er make money unless it is made a
feeder to another system
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12

Tuesday night. -
Tigue admits to the police that ~
sold twenty dozen eggs to resi-
rant on South Third street the nor
ing following the robbery OF the e ~.
but claims that he sold them lot o.
other man who agreed to give hliu ~.
dollar If he could sell them. he ~
MES any knowledge of the crime oo "a
mitted Tuesday night. Tigue was rss
have been arranged on the cu'-
this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
NAUGHTY Minister.

United Press Leased Wire Service
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, March IL
Rev. l.. G. J. Kelly, formerly wen
known at Winner, South Dakota, was
taken into custody here today,
charged with inserting Advertising
matter in LEGAL newspapers for girls
to appear at his hotel room ana
pose" for sketches to be used in ms
Forthcoming book entitled Ihe
Tempter." The stories told by the
girls of the costumes. ut rather lacH
of them, that Kelly desired. resulted
in the arrest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
developments in Mexico.

Prices advanced fraction at the
start, though the gains were irregu-
larly distributed. In one or more OF
usually inactive Industrial shares,
some particularly belatent manipula-
ton occurred with imm ediate bad eff
feet on the general market. There
after the downward tendency OF
prices was continuous though slow
The days declines were variable. but
the losses were not, in most cases,
more than fractional. As was to be
expected, the stock exchange itself
was busy at the close, endeavorins
to furnish new arguments fer weak
ness. Even the unlucky Eitel F'reid
rich was made to do its part. Final
prices were at or around the lowest
There was nothing new in the money
market or in the foreign exchange
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Was colo elooded Murder.

Iunitea Press Leased Wire SerVice.i
WASHINGTON, March 12-John
p. McManus, the Chicagoan killed by
Zapatistas in Mexico City, Thursday,
was murdered in cold blood and his
body riddled with bullets" it was
stated in the Brazilian minister's dis
patch to the state department, it was
learned this afternoon.
The message also related that be-
fore McManus was slain the Brazilian
diplomat, for the Americans protec-
ton had placed his legation seal on
the latters house and the American
flag was flying over it at the time
he was killed. The details were not
at first made public by the state de-
partment. but leaked out in the
course of the afternoon and were
verified by the department as part OF
the message.