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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
BY LEE PAPE

Will you give me peeces, sed.
Yes, yes, will you pleeze hurry, it
mite KUN flying out heer in mint,
sed Gladdis
Give me the peeces ferst, sed.
o, you'll be the deth of me, sed Glad
dis, how can I give them to you ferst
wen thare in my room with that hor-
rid bat
Well tell me ware they are and III
get them, sed.
In the 3rd droar of my bewro undir
sum things, o hevvins, don't you no
wat 1t meens to hurry, sed sGladdis
And I went back in her room agen
and fownd the candy and took the
biggest peeces out, and then l took
my baseball bat frum ware it was leen-
ing agenst the bed and brawt it out
in the hall. saying, It's out.
Wy it dident take you lawng, sed
Gladdis. "
That's bekause I wasent afrayed OF
it, sed. And I kepp avn going down
stares Getting wun of the peeces of
candy. beeing chocklit with goodey
stuff inside.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

I went in my sistir Gladdises room
with my baseball bat today to look out
the window to see if eny of the fellos
was down in the street, and nun Of
them was, and l startid to go out OF
Gladdises room agen and herd her
kuming up the stares and I went and
called ovir the bannisters, Hay, Glad
dis, G, you bettir not go in yure room.
Wy not, sed Gladdis, wat tricks
this a. D..
No trick, you bettir not go in, thares
bat in thare, l was jest In, l sed.
o, goodniss, izent that dredfill, I
hate bats, sed Gladdis.
They get in yure hare and awl, l
sed ...
o mersey. watts 1t doing, flying err
round, sed Gladdis.
1t was jest standing thare wen
calm out, I sed. ..t
O grayshiss, o deer, I'm afrayed to
go in, sed Gladdis.
If l go in and get it out, will you
give me anuthir peece of that candy
Mr.. Parkins gave you, sed.
O, yes, hurry and get it out, sed Glad
dis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

shoulder and the light died from his
eyes. His lips set in bitter curve
Nothing" he said. A silence.
"Mr. Minot-you've grown awfully
dull"
Have I? I'm sorry"
"Must I go back to my book"
She was interrupted by the shrill
triumphant cry of yachts siren at
her back. She turned her head.
! "The Lileth," she said.
Exactly" said Minot. "The bride
groom cometh
| Another silence.
you'll want to go to meet him,
Minot said, rising. He stood looking
at the boat, flashing gaily in the sun
shine. "Tll go with you as far as the
/ street."
"But-you know Lord Harrowoy
Meet him with me-"
1T seems hardly the thing"
"But I'm not sentimental. And
surely Adams not
y"Then I must be-" said Minot. Re
ally-Td rather not"
They went together to the street.
At the parting of the ways, Minot
turned to her.
81 promised Lord Harrowby in New
York" he told her, that you would
have your lamp trimmed and burn
ing"
She looked up at him. A mis-
chievous light came into her eyes.
"Please-have you match?" she
asked.
It was too much. Minot turned and
fled down the street. He did not once
look back, though it seemed to him
that he felt every step the girl TOOK
across that narrow pier to her f1ance's
side.
AS he dressed for dinner that night
his telephone rang, and MISS Mey-
rick,s voice sounded over the wire.
"Harrowby remembers you very
pleasantly. Won't you join us at din
ner?"
"Are you sure an outsider he
began.
".Nonsense. Mr.. Martin Wall Is to
be there"
"Ah-thank YOU'LL be delighted"
Minot replied.
In the lobby Harrowby seized his
hand.
my dear chap-you're looking fit.
Great to see you again. BY the way
do you know Martin WALTZ
"Yes-Mr. Wall and met just be-
fore the splash" Minot smiled. He
shook hands with Wall, unaccountably
genial and beaming. 'The Hudson,
Mr.. Wall, is a bit chilly in February"
"My dear fellow said Wall, can
you ever for give me? A thousand
apologies. 1t was all a mistake-a
horrible mistake
81 felt like rotter when | heard
about It," narrowly put in. Martin
mistook you for some one else. You
must forgive us both"
Freely said Minot. "And I want
to apologize for my suspicious of you,
Lord Harrowby.'
Thanks, old chap
II never doubted you would come
after saw Miss Meyrick.'
"She is ripper, isn't she?' said
Harrowby enthusiastically.
Martin Wall shot quick, almost
hostile glance at Minot.
you've noticed that yourself
haven't your he said in Minot's ear
AT which point the Meyrick family
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
BLAKESB

Ruth Finley Of Ottumwa returned
home Saturday after a few days visit
with relatives here.
Mrs Minnie Burns returned to her
home in Golden City, Mo-, Thursday
after an extended visit with relatives
here.
Mildred and Edward Abegg spent q
few DAYS with their aunt Mrs. Libbie
Bowen Of Abba.
J. E. Cohagal. and family Of Fairfield
visited over Sunday at the S. L. Co
hagan home.
Mabel Cremer of Ottumwa spent a
few DAYS with Mrs. Esther Bellies
Maggie Bloom of Ottumwa visited
Saturday with relatives here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
ALBA.

Fred Sparks who has been visiting
friends and relatives in Abba has gone
to California to visit relatives. and
friends.
Miss Edith Elem and Lila Bell Elem
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce Of Abba mo-
tored to Selection Sunday afternoon.
Mr. ond Mrs Coon Of Abba have re-
turned from visit with Ottumwa rela-
tives.
Misses Edith and Lila Belle Of Abba
were in Hiteman on business Monday.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
Mt. Mckinley First
 Seen in Year l794

The giant of the Alaska range beheld by Steller in 1741 was Mount St. Elias. ana 151 years were to pass before the Italian Duke of Abruzzi planted his foot upon the summit after Americans and Eng lishmen had tried vainly to attain it.
 Mount Mckinley was first reported in May, 1794, by George Vancouver, the British navigator, who at the time was surveying the head of Cook inlet He described Mckinley and it's neighbor, Foraker. as dis tant stupendous mountains covered with snow and apparently detached from each other' The Russians called the greatest mountain in their Alaskan domain "Bulshaia Cora ;" which means simply Great Noun tain" and to the native tribes it was known as Denali Doleyka and Traleykr
 Princeton graduate, w. A. Dickey, a prospector and miner who explored the Susitna river in 1896, was responsible for naming the great mountain Mckinley; and to
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

the neighbor peak Capt. J. s. Her ron, |. s. A., gave the name of Foraker three years later.
 The first man who tried to scale Mckinley was the Hon. James Wick ersham, judge of the District of Alaska, and now territorial delegate to congress. He was somewhat of mountain climber. having done" Mount Rainier, but he got no higher on the flank of the Alaskan Alp than 10000 feet. More than one desperate siege was to be made of Mckinley before the "mushers, Thomas Lloyd and Pete Anderson, gained the slightly lower south sum init and Dr. Stuck finally won the supreme height. Prof Herschell Parker, of Columbia, and Belmore Brown on their third attempt fell short by few hundred feet "One of the heroic episodes in the annals of Alaska mountaineering MT Brooks calls their great adventure Exchange.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
OF A SPORTING NATURE

a right hand smash to the jaw Sharkey fell 10 the floor, and clap Der his hands to his groin and started grooming.
 "Fouly yelled Wyatt Earp. "Sharkey winst on a foul.'
 The crowd pushed forward with wild yell. but Earp threw his hand in the direction of his gun and the rush stopped pretty quick The next time they met Fitzsim- mons knocked out the sailor in two rounds.
 Looks over McCoy's Record
 While l was training for Johnson I remember looking over some ring re cords and saying something about the long list of knockouts after Kid McCoys name. Some of the fellows began to laugh and then they told me how many of them happened. The Kid would send a couple of fighters to a town. who would at once start to challenging each other. They would fight, and one of them would win by mile. Then the winner would get local backing, and say that he was ready for any of the champions. Along would come Mccoy, the house would be packed and the Kid would drop his man with a punch. and move on to the next town.
 The fight between Peter Maher and Mike Morrissey, pulled off in 1900, was the fake that stopped all boxing in New York for a good long while. Of all the raw work in the ring. it was the rawest.
 Morrissey was keeper in a Brooklyn insane asylum. and some gamblers picked him out as a good man for an Irish champion" They took him to Boston. and in a little while the papers announced that Morrissey had just arrived from Ire land. and was ready to meet any of the champions for the glory of the Emerald Isle.
 Suckers Fall For Morrissey.
 He was matched with Peter Ma her. and taken down to Long Is land to train. Mike was so bad that the featherweight trainer used to whip him every day But his gambler packers kept filling the pa pers with stories about his strength and skill until they had lot of suckers believing that Morrissey was the greatest fighter that had ever walked
 The night of the fight it was all they could do to make the big slob
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

thought of those with whom we have a controversy.
 These treaties do not make war treaties, have war if, after due de liberation, the people really want war; but they give the parties to the treaties chance to think be for they shoot"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

enter the ring. He was scared 10 was packed 10 the doors, and hun dreds of people were betting on ! Morrissey.
 At last they pushed and pulled him in. and the gong rang for the battle to begin. Morrissey stood up with his hands down, mouth wide open. Maher walked over, looked at him a minute, and then fetched him a light clip on the ear with his lief hand Down went Morris sey.
 Get up" yelled the referee.
 Get up, is it?" bawled Morrissey, and let that big fellow kill me-"
 Then I'll count you out
 "Go ahead said Morrissey, still on his hands and knees, I'll not get up until tha' big scoundrel goes away"
 The fight lasted just sixteen sec onds. and if it hadn't been for the police, the crowd would have lynch ed Morrissey, manager and seconds
 Race Tracks Make Thieves.
 Sometimes l think that gambling is almost as bad as whisky. It makes people almost as crazy. and drives them 10 do the same deper- utn fhiruc Nau nr1pans and San Francisco stopped horseracing be cause they found that the race tracks made thieves.
 Clerks stole money from the till, cashiers robbed the safe and trusted employees of every kind turned into embezzlers, to get money with which to play the ponies. Every meet meant lot of suicides and disgrace for hundreds of families.
 It's usually the case, however, that gambling and drunkenness go together. When the sucker loses he takes whisky to make him forget his losses. When he's got whisky in him he thinks it all right to take the boss money, for he's sure that he can win and then he'll pay it back"
 And they never win. Gambling and whisky have done more to fill paupers' graves than anything else. I don't drink and I don't bet.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
General Mining News

Camp Deserted.
 Juneau Dispatch: Tom Doyle re- turned from Taylor's Bay on the Georgia last Saturday, bringing with him IT ounces of gold which he se- cured from placers in that district.
 Doyle has been out there mining and prospecting for the past three months, and the gold is the result of his labors. He says that the camp is deserted now as the rich paystreak was practically worked out when he left, he being the last one to leave.
 T banned the beach from Icy Point up as far as Brady Glacier, and got colors wherever I banned, but did not find enough to pay to work The gold on the beach is what is known as floating gold, that is it floats on top of the water, and is very rusty It will not anal gamate with quicksilver, and the only way to save it is with blanke. rifles, the blanket to be fixed at an angle of about 60 degrees. l could not get any running water to work the sluices, and had to carry it all from the bay, making the work very slow"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

solution of soft soap instead of water was used in making a wa ter-proof concrete in building the foundation of grain elevator on river bank in Budapest.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
Alaska's Gold Harvest.

Alaska's Gold Harvest.
 The arrival at the port of Seattle of the first gold ship of the season is reminder that Alaska is to have a greatly increased output of gold this year, mainly on account of the construction of large plants for the treatment of refractory and free milling ores says, the Seattle P.-I. The first fruit of the years harvest is fifty tons of gold concen- trates from the Alaska -Gastineau crushers at Thane and two chests of bullion from Fairbanks and Daw son. The whole shipment runs well beyong the million mark. Regular shipments will follow during the season, and the total value for the Territory is expected to reach above $20,0OO,OO0 for the year.
 In the one new mine at Thane the plant has been increased to care for 6,O00 tons of rock daily. The estimated yield of this mine is $5,000,000 annually for the next two years, and it is just entering upon period of greater expansion.
 At Douglas the Treadwell mines will contribute the usual great pro duct. At Valdez and other ports in Southeastern Alaska quartz mines are beginning to produce more lib erally with the installment of ex pensive machinery. In the placer field the governments extension of transportation lines is likely to in crease the field and value of the product The United States Smelt ing & Refining company and the Alaska Perseverance properties are also being developed with power plants.
 Alaska's gold product this year will be larger than for some years past, and is likely to continue in creasing under the liberal develop ment plans.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
District Active.

District Active.
 Max Hirschberg, of Sunset creek, in the Teller section, states that the American river section will be a busy place from all present indica- tions, Haering & Rice. who are working on the ground belonging to his company, are to open up the new discovery on the benches made last fall and the company will also do extensive hydraulicking on the upper end of the stream, in addition to operating the dredge.
 Max Hirschberg expects to get his wireless in shape to talk to Nome during the present summer. He has been able to receive for some time, but had not sufficient sending power, The installation of the wireless is really a necessity as there is no telegraph or tele- phone communication, hence MT. Hirschbergs hobby is a very prac- tical one-Nome Nugget.
 To Work Old Mine.
 w. s. Pekovich, holder of an op' tion to purchase from J. w. Hunter the mine known as the "Funter Bay property," was in Juneau yes terday purchasing supplies and equip ment When he left last night, on his return to Funter, he took crew of men, to reeinforce the crew of l5 men which at the present time are engaged in exploring the property.
 The Funter Bay property has a mill which will be used this summer for experimenting with the ore taken out. In letter to local attorney, written last week, Pekovich indl- cated that he expected to put the mine on a paying basis, as the ore values are said to be showing up well in the preliminary prospecting.
 The Funter Bay mine has been idle for several years, but at one time produced good ore. The high cost of mining and milling caused the mines failure. Empire. Men Scarce.
 While a few of the copper proper ties are idle, there is still steady development of many other mines in the Ketchikan district, says the Jul neau Empire, but there has been a scarcity of machine men for several weeks, according to Robert Graham Ketchikan business man. Mir Graham declares the operators have been short-handed. as enough expert drillers could not be secured.
 MT. Graham says that the Granby smelter people are doing much foI l the district. They are working about 40 men in the Hadley mine and about 30 men at the It mine Kasaan Bay The Mt. Andrew mine is being reopened by Superintendent Rogers. H. R. Plate is in charge of the examination of several prop critics in the Portland Canal section where there is unusual activity among mining men, he says.
 The Sulzer mine is not being oper ated, but work will be resumed shortly.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

The editorial waste basket has halted the career of many prom i3ing genius
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
NO DREAM.

A Quack doctor was holding forth about his medicines to d rural audience.
 Yes, gentlemen" he said, ''I have sold these pills for over twenty-five years and never heard word of complaint. Now, what does that prOve?'
 From voice in the crowd came;
 That dead men tell no tales"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

If silence was really golden. deaf and dumb folks would all be mil lionaires.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
Five Italians Gag
and Rob Catholic
REST In Rectory

New York. May 23--Five welt
dressed, armed Italians visited the
rectory or the Roman Catholic
Church IF st. Plus V, on Wv koff
Avenue, near Jamaica, about $50
O'Clock tonight, osteasibly 10 con-
sui, with the Rev Marius LeGrani.
pastor of The church, When they
left half an hour later, Fother leg
MARI lay bound, drueged and bcater
in 4 corner OF the reception room.
and $200 ip cash and several thou
SAM dollars worth of Jewels were
missing.
rather Lesnani, when i've revived
sufficiently later on to so ont or his
from, porch end summon aid. could
give no motive for the assault except
robbery. He could not identify III"
five men a., members Of his conFre-
cation. He sad never seep them be-
fore. he said. hut he conffded to the
detectives sent from police hesdular-
tiers to ira q the fueitiVes that he
thought the robbery had been irsti-
gated by n man whom he knew IL.
Sicily
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE ON |STHMUS
Secretary Bryan Discusses Plans With
Committee of Proposed Mis-
sionary Conference.

New York. May PA committee
from the proposed Panama missionary
conference, made up OF many Protes-
tant Christian bodies, and having
headquarters In this city, visited
Washington last week and learned
from Secretary Bryan that he wants
to esta blish on the isthmus, in the
city of Panama preferred. q Christian
university.
He believes there are rich men and
women In this country who will, when
they see the matter as he sees ii, give
the money to found the institution.
It is MIR. Bryan's idea, 10 he is
said TO have told the Panama con-
ference committee. that n university
located on the isthmus will bring
yourg men OF the three Americas
together, BY the side of the uni
verk,ty he would have RELIC nus
bodies of all Americas esta blish mis-
sionary training schools.
Mr.. Bryan does not stop with one
university, although one is all h. ex-
poets to get rich Americans to cs-
.abiiAh. He IL in search OF other
people with generous impulses who
will endow chairs IN American his
tory In the national universities OF
south America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24

over the northern plains OF the Red
River region. and was called the RED
River Cart"
Bsfore. and during the use Of these
carts, the Indians OF the North were
hauling their supplies OF game. skins.
rte. upon ingeniousiy fitted UP forked
limba o. stout trees which formed
ths primitive siedges OF both Indians
and early settlers Annthsr early sled
10 shown In Que Of the illustrations.
which shows more Workmanship than
the forked branch with cross pieces
bound OF It This latter sled waA
used By the early settlers sor
every purpose where . heavy load
was 10 be hauled over the snow. as
veil A. for lighter loads when there
was NO snow. sleds very much like
this are used by the northern ium-
bermen and sap-gathsrsrs at the pres
ent time. and several Jokes of oxen
or pairs of horses bear the burden
Of pulling them. instead OF the man
doing the job alone.
The great value OF the horse was
appreciated by the Indians Of Mexico
and the southwes, generally, and
without saddle or spurs they became
expert riders using only the mouth
rain ri haas faslsnso around the 1sS.,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
SHOOTS TWO GIRLS
AND THEN HIMSELF

Catskill N. Y, May 23.-Henry
Lang. florists helper, of Catskiii,
shot and killed two girls on the out
skirts of the city today, and then shot
himself through the heart.
The girls, Ruth Hammer. thirteen
years old, and Ida Beach. had gone for
a walk near the reservoir. Lang had
taken q fancy to the little Hammer
girl and at Easter gave her bouquet.
When they set out today he followed
them until they were about ten MIN
utes' walk from their homes. Then
supposedly because of something Lang
said or did, they started to run back
to the town.
Lang fired two shots at them. each
OF which reached it's mark, and the
girls fell down in the road where they
were found dead few minutes later.
Lang ran to his room, locked the door
and shot himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24

er Jaw to control their steeds.
ance of two crossed poles over the
horse. near the neck. the ends Of
which dragged along the ground.
Upon these long poles they bound
cross-sticks upon which to place n
load. Sometimes small tent-like
cabin was erected upon these drag
ging poles. and In moving or travel
ling from place TO place. the children
OF the family rode within. while their
mother was honored by q position
upon the back of tho horse. This get
up was called horse-travois. and the
same kind of wheeliess vehicle was
said to have been adopted for the
dogs OF the early Pueblos.
The Prairie Schooner.
The early settlers not only used the
two-wheeled carts for transporting
their families and their effects from.
place to place, but later made four
wheeled prairie schooners." named
after the boats which their bodies
closely rcsembled. that more might
be carried in one wagon than were
possible with the two-wheelers In
these picturesque 'p-airie-schooners"
whole families crossed the great
plains of the west. to seek their for
tune. or living. among wild beasts
and savages, Sometimes these wagon
trains stretched out for long dis
lance. and many out-riders on horse
back accompanied them for guidance
and projection, but their old match
lock rides could. not be reloaded a.
quickly ~ the spear or arrow Of the
Indian could be In readiness. so trav-
cling Hcroas the plains was not al
ways free from dangers OF redskins.
While the most primitive carts, In
troduced frst into Mexico. were very
heavy and cumbersome, much lighter
ones were later made after the general
pattern OF the heavy ones. One OF these
lighter vehicles. which was extensively
used In the Colonies. was the one
horse chatse which Oliver Wendell
Holmes. in his poem. THE peacon's
Masterpiece designated as the One
hass-shase " Thts SHAY. was the bs-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
|neighbors who were alarmed BY her
cries for assistance summoned the no.

|neighbors who were alarmed By her
cries for assistance summoned the no.
lice.
cut and bruised and the finger marks
on her throat made by the negro az.
sailant were still visible yesterday
morning. The police are securing
the city for the negro, a, description
of whom was furnished by the victim
of the assault.
Mrs. st. John told the police that
she had retired into room TN thu
rear of the store when her attention
was attracted by noise at her front
door. She crosse and went into the
store from the rear room She saw
negro through the glass and he
asked for admission, stating that he
wished to purchase savera, articles.
Mrs. st. John opened the door to
admit the negro. and as she did 40
he stepped forward and grabbed her
about the throat. She attempted to
scream, and the negro struck her In
the face. She was alone tn the store
at the time and the streets at the
time were practically deserted. She
managed to pull the negro's hands
fror. her throat after some time and
screamed for help. The negro was
frightened nnd at once dashed away
She returned into the store and
dressed her own wounds Later She
furnished the police a fairly a.cu-I
rate description OF her assaiiant. ind
the police are securing the city for
him.