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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
MUNTERVILLE.

Andrew johnson and family spent
last Sunday with relatives in Chilli
cothe.
F. A. Gustason attended the county
grange in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. Sander Smith entertained the
Ladies' Aid Thursday afternoon.
Andrew Stodghill and family were
Sunday guests at the home Of their
daughter Mrs. Vernator.
Mrs. Maud Johnson and little son
arrived home recently after a brief
visit with relatives in Ottumwa-
Siman Sandeen and wife are the
parents Of daughter born Dec. s.
Emma Berry, teacher of the No. Z
school expects to give an entertainment
Friday evening.
Mrs. F. A. Gustason and daughter
Maurine are on the sick list this week.
Mrs. Ed Johnson will give variety
shower at her home Saturday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock in honor Of Valena An
derson whose marriage to Edwin An
derson will soon take place.
VIM. Vernator who has been Ill for
some time is not improving very fast
Byron Johnson was visitor in OF
tumwa Tuesday
Willie Tway was calling on friends
in Challicothe recently.
Next Sunday the 10Th communion
services will take place. Those wishing
to attend to give in their names before
that time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
with his mother, Mrs. d. Hendrickson,
SIT North Sheridan avenue.

with his mother, Mrs. d. Hendrickson,
SIT North Sheridan avenue.
Mrs, Robert Adams of Sigourney ar
rived Tuesday to spend the holidays
with her niece, Mrs. Henry Hervey,
1O1 South Willard street.
Rev. Charles kirkland Of Atkinson.
Neb., Is in the city visiting relatives.
Mrs kirkland will arrive Saturday
to spend Christmas.
! Miss Lewis Richard of Corydon re-
turned home this morning after
short visit at the L. T. Gookin resi-
dence, 246 North Davis street.
Mrs. Carrie Strong Of Guthrie Cen
ter left this morning for her home
after a visit at the Frank Jaques
home, 214 North Marion street.
Keosauuua visitors in Ottumwa
Wednesday were Miss Julia Day, Miss
Bertha Watkins and Miss Orpha
Bouney.
Mrs. Dora Medaris of Pennington
returned home after visiting with
Mrs. A. L. Swanson, 142 Cooper ave-
nue., for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Faolker OF Farm
ington, returned home "Wednesday
after short visit with DR.. G. M.
Work and Mrs. Work, III East Court
street.
Douds Leando visitors in the city
Wednesday were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Elsensohn, Mrs. ]. L. Bequeaith
and daughter, limo, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Morrow.
Mrs. J. e. Monroe returned to her
home in Omaha this morning after a
visit with Mrs w. s. Graham, GIG
West Second street. Miss Pauline
Graham accompanied Mrs. Monroe
home and will make an extended visit
with her in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Boesen Of
Groom, Texas, are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Boston Camp
bell, 2O9 West Fourth street. Mrs.
Boesen and Mrs. Campbell are sis
tiers. Mr. Boesen was formerly the
editor of the Fairfield Tribune but sew
eral years ago went to northeastern
Texas where he now extensively en-
gagged in the real estate business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
FIRST ONE MARRIED
MUST GIVE DINNER
TO FOUR FRIENDS

Agreements even among punch VI
bachelors do not count for much unless
they are properly executed before
notary and have affixed thereto the
notorial seal to lend strength and force
to the signatures Of the parties TO the
greement. Such is the belief OF certain
we'll known young men in OttumWa.
Although five are named as partlci-
pants in recently made agreement,
the compact Is binding only upon two
Of the quintet. They made the Legal
agreement following the miscarriage OF
a verbal II Promise" that someone
clicked OUT Of when-but that Is get
ting personal
It was like this: Three Of these fell
lows had for a long time been quarter
ed under the same roof and their me-
anderings after the hours Of daily toll
ceased, were often together, except pos
sibly in the case Of one who OF late
had been away from his pals consider
ably and now he is entirely out Of their
lives He got married. It was his failing
under the wound made by cupid's dart
that led to the lack of faith in verbal
agreements The bunch were supposed
to have been served champagne sup
per by the first one to marry-that IS
one Of the bunch says 80, but he IS &C
cused by the others Of breaking the
agreement by telling the other two
when they thought he was about to
seek partner, that you'll be lucky to
get stewed prunes from me-"
Since then one Of the trio welded
and the remaining two have drawn up
the aforesaid legally executed agree
ment by which the first Of the signers
agrees to supply supper the chief ar
ticle of diet being champagne, to II,
b. c., k and D..
The three participants Of the gift
supper are not trying to whet their ap-
petites for they state that there Is not
any likelihood Of cupid getting a
Christmas rush on for their benefit and
that the signers will have time to save
for real dinner before they need to
buy 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
WHEAT ACREAGE IS
LESS Than IN 1874
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FIGURES THAT YIELD WILL
DROP OFF A LITTLE.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-In an
nouncing its first report on winter
wheat and rye, the department made
this statement:
1.-THE acreage sown to winter wheat
this autumn is estimated at 37,256,O0O
acres, which compares with 42,O12,0OO
acres sown year ago; 37.128,OO0 two
years ago, and an average yearly acre
age of 32,OSS, 900 acres in the preceding
years.
"The reduction from the unusually
large acreage Of last year is due partly
to unfavorable weather for seeding,
tangled condition of corn on land
which otherwise would have been
sown to wheat, some fear of the Hes
sian fly, and to large supplies of wheat
on hand.
"The condition Of the crop on Dec. 1
was slightly below the average for
that date and forecasts production of
about 540,Oo0,O0O bushels, assuming av-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18

An article In The Christian Advo-
cate by Charles Stelzle takes up the
question "Wiu No-License Cost Man
His Job?" and answers In the mega
tive as follows:
According to the defenders Of the
saloon one million workingmen would
permanently be thrown onto the labor
market following the introduction OF
national prohibition. This argument Is
based entirely upon the absurd pro-
position that II the liquor dealers fail
to get the money now spent for beer
and whisky nobody else will get It.
A good deal is being said about the
enormous amount Of capital invested
in the liquor industry, and yet, accord
ing to the statistical abstract of the
United States, for every $1,000,000 in
vested in the average industry, prac-
ticaIly four times as much raw mater
ial is required, four times as much
wages are paid and four times as
many workers are employed as is the
case in the liquor industry.
Let us take Ave leading industries
in the United States and compare
them with the liquor business, with
reference to the number of wage earn
ers employed. For every 100000
invested in each of these industries
the following number of wage earners
are employed: Liquor, II; iron and
steel and their products, 284; paper
and printing, 367; leather and its pro-
ducts, 469; textiles and their finished
products, 57S; lumber and It's manu-
features, 479.
What is the ratio of wages paid the
workers to the amount of capital in
vested in the liquor business, as COM
pared with each of the industries
noted? Here are the figures: Liquor,
5.6 per cent; iron, 176 per cent; paper,
21,3 per cent; leather, 23.5 per cent;
textiles 1913 per cent; lumber, I'll per
cent. A quick glance at these figures
shows how comparatively little the Ia
Dor man gets out of the liquor bust
ness. If the $2,000,00O,000 which we
now spend for intoxicating liquor were
spent for bread and clothing-the two
staple articles in the life Of the work
ingman-it would give employment to
nearly eight times as many workers,
who would collectively receive five
and one-half times as much wages as
is now the case in the liquor bust
ness.
Besides this, it would require $780,
100000 worth of additional raw mater
ial to what the liquor industry now
uses. 1t would not be necessary to
spend all of the $2,00O,000,o 900 for bread
and clothing if the liquor industry
were destroyed, but If the transfer Of
this money into the legitimate indus
tries mentioned above would produce
the results described, is it not fair to
say that substantially the same gen
eral results would be achieved If the
total sum were distributed among all
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
FARMINGToN.

C. A. Gleckler, an old and respected
resident of this place was found dead
in his room Tuesday morning. The de-
ceased had been in poor health for a
number Of years and death resulted
from heart failure. The funeral serv-
ices were held from his home Thurs
day. He is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Clara Bayles of Tacoma. Wash.
Mrs Myra Hassler returned Tuesday
from a visit with friends at Keokuk.
Ernest Richardson and sister Miss
Cleo have returned from visit with
friends in Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Belle Brown Of Holly, Colo,
has gone to Hannibal, Mo. for visit
with relatives
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
Will No-License Cost Many
Mems Jobs? Answer mo

of the industries that would receive
the benefit Of increased business were
men to spend money for the necessi-
ties of life, as well as for it's legiti-
mate luxuries, instead of for liquor?
If this were done the men who make
products for use in the liquor business
would find Jobs in turning out these
same materials for other industries.
The figures given by the liquor in
terests as to the number of men who
would be affected by the abolition of
the liquor traffic are greatly exag'
gerated. The census report for 1910
tells us that in all manufacturing in
dustries there were then employed
6,616,O46 persons. The liquor industry
employed 1920, or just about one per
cent of the total, but of this number
only about $4,000 were brewers and
maltsters, distillers and rectiders. The
remainder of the 62,92O were employed
as engineers, carpenters, mach1nists,
teamsters, bottlers, ETC., occupations
which are not at all peculiar to the
liquor business. There were more
teamsters employed than there were
brewers and maltsters, distillers and
rectifiers.
There are about 100000 bartenders
In the United States. What will be-
come of these when the saloon is alb
olished? What is it that makes q
successful bartender? 1t is his ability
as a salesman, and man who Is Z
good bartender will make good clerk
or salesman in practically any other
kind of business. Furthermore 1T re-
quires many more people to sell ST.
O0O, 100000 worth of bread and cloth
Ing for example, that it does to sell
liquor of the same value. And it is
more than likely that at least as many
salaried employees, such as travelling
statesmen, bookeekepers, and stenog-
raphers, will be employed.
But what about $4,000 or so brew
ers and maltsters, distillers and recti-
fiers? They will, of necessity, be COM
PEELED to adjust themselves to chang
ed conditions, but this does not mean
that they will either go adrift or cause
a labor panic. The constantly chang
ing situation in the industrial world In
this country often compels men to
transfer from one occupation to an
other, many of them being required to
learn entirely new trades.
AS a matter of fact, however, more
workingmen lose their jobs because
saloons are open than would be the
case were the saloons to be closed.
AS somebody put it. when liquor puts
a man out of a Job it units him for
another job. When no-license puts a
bartender out of a job it makes him
a wealth-producing workingman In.
stead of Of wealth destroying work
ingman. It is better that the bartend-
er should lose his job and get a bet
ter one than that dozens of his pat
rons should lose their jobs and be
untitled for any job"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
PREMIER'S WIFE
LIBELED BY PAPER

London, Dec 17-Mrs. Herbert H.
Asquith, wife of the premier, plaintiff
in chancery court today, demanded an
order to restrain the Globe from the
publication Of alleged libels. Mrs.
Asquith's attorney said:
For a whole fortnight before the
issue of this writ Mrs. Asquith has
been deliberately pursued in the de
PENDANT newspaper with accusations
Of dis1oyalty and of association with
German prisoners at bennington hall
She has been described as traitor
and disgrace to her sex, and attack
ed in the most opprobrious terms.
These attacks we're systematically and
malevolently maintained and were sus-
pended only after the writ had been
issued"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18

A letter written by Irving G. Nor
wood. secretary Of the Davenport Com
mercial club sets worth in an interest
ing way, what the Scott County Farm
league has accomplished
for the agriculturists and others OF
Scott county. A letter OF inquiry from
the secretary Of the Sioux City COM
mercial club brought forth the follow
ing answer:
Dear-Bill:
Your QUESTIONABLE received. Why is 1t.
when an ordinarily sensible individual
prepares one of these internal things,
he invariably leaves lot OF space
where none is required and leaves
none at all where page is needed?
I have discarded the questionalre.
and you'll find all the facts in the fol-
lowing, as briefly stated as possible:
In the summer of 1912 the secretary
Of this organization and the president
Of the First National bank, who is a
live one and wanted to make hlmseiI
solid with the soil tillers, toured Scott
county in 1909 Cadillac visible, dis
tributing literature, calling meetings.
ticketing the bell cows of every town
ship. and doing other needful things In
connection with the formation of
county agricultural organization. the
Commercial club provided an office,
furniture, stenographic help, and other
necessaries, the government contributed
$1,000 year, the business men OF Dav-
export dug up an even larger sum, anu
the farmers Of Scott county yielded
S124.19. With favoring wind their
means could be heard for miles.
Cheered by the results, we induced d
kindly millionaire with penchant Tor
agriculture to guarantee the payment
of any deficit that might be incurred,
and launched the Scott County Farm
league upon emily
world. Then we bought second hand
fordcar and tank Of gasoline, hired
solemn young man from Ames, and we
were ready for business ;.
Our success was not exactly immedl-
ate. Although the young man from
Ames can tell from looking at rolled
oat whether it was planted with drill
or shot gun. and is equally proficient
In other directions, he was at first the
object Of considerable suspicion. some g
farmers met him on the wrong slde OF
the front gate, with their hands on
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
Farm Improvement League in
Scott County Great Success

their Ingersolls, and some OF them
shooed their stock in the barn when
the second hand fordcar hove in sight:
His advice was as welcome as case OF
smallpox and was followed as literally
as the ten commandments. And Wnen
he insisted there were better methods
of testing seed corn than by looking al
it wisely through a pair OF ten cent
specs; that cholera serum was not In
vented by black hearted confidence men
to seperate the farmer from his loose
change; that alfalfa will grow IN Scott
county, and that sprayed trees yield
more and better fruit-he was looked
upon as a hopeless and dangerous lun-
attic.
Two years elapsed!
Tested corn came up, and untested
corn did not; serum treated hogs lived,
and untreated hogs died; sprayed or
chards bore fruit, and unsprayed orch
ards did not; alfalfa grew and thr1ved,
and returned big yields. The farmers
began to smile upon the young man
from Ames. Some gave him buttermilk
A few invited him to supper. The i've
bank president began to believe some
Of his own agricultural predictions.
The secretary Of this organization be-
gan to hope. And the farmers began to
give up money.
Another year slipped by!
The second hand fordcar and the
young man from Ames are welcome
guests on every farm. The live bank
president is known as the farmers
friend, and his rural deposits make
him blush. The secretary Of this organ
ization calls the farmers by their first
names, and hopes one Of them may
some day join the Commercial club.
The government still produces $1,000
a year, the business men still dig up
even more, but the farmers-God bless
'em! are parting with about thou
sand. The sun shines, the birds sing,
the corn grows as thick as clover, the
hogs die with old age, the alfalfa Is cut
twice week, the orchards groan with
the weight Of sanitary sprayer fruit,
and the Scott County Farm Improve
ment league is considered to be the
best ding busted organization in the
whole blamed state.
Sincerely yours,
Irving c. Norwood, Secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
STORES WILL Open
NIGHTS NEXT WEEK
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BRINGS
MANY TO TOWN-STREETS
LOOK VERY PRETTY.

The Christmas shopping that mas
been quite noticeable in the local. stores
for the past few weeks, promises TO pc
augmented next week when the stoles
begin to remain open for the evenins
hours. The beauty of the streets anu
stores this year surpasses all previous
attempts and there are business houseS
that heretofore did little or no decor
ing for the Christmas season that
now vieing with their neighpors 70 LII o
shine in pretty raiment Tor the hull
days.
A visit to the downtown streets our
ing the evening hours and especlany
since the fall Of the sleet wei! repay
one. The thin coat Of ice when coyeis
the trees and almost everything eise'
serves to reflect the lights or the
streets and trees and lends to the pic
ture q rare enchantment thaI ilia an,
the scene one from wonderland. IN
store windows and interiors nave ap-
parently never looked SO attractive, ~. mUn
dressed so lavishly as this year: even
business offices and financial houses
have caught the spirit shown In the
streets and the red and green OF the
yuletide is In evidence everywhere;
New kinds Of decorating materials anu
new designs Of the staple decoratlons
are being used by the several business
houses throughout the retail dlstrlc'
to beautify their stores. 100
The opening Of the retail STORES
Monday evening to continue eacn nlgn.
until Christmas eve, will afford the
shoppers a last chance to get what
they seek for Christmas gifts, but the
merchants are all urging the trade to
do their shopping as early as possible
and to avoid delay until the last day OF
two before the holiday. Stores Will be
busy from now until the Christmas
business is over and every day sees
hundreds Of out Of town patrons OF
Ottumwa stores here shopping.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
CHARLTON.

Mrs. w. c. Still Of villisca visited in
this city with her son j. G. Still who is
manual training teacher in the Chari-
ton schools, and with her cousin Mrs.
u. B. Kemp.
Miss Mary Murray Of Melrose return
ed home yesterday after a visit of sew
eral days with her aunt Mrs. James
Kelley Of Whitebreast township.
Mr. and Mrs. Higley Of Fairfield WIS.,
tied in Charlton yesterday at the home
of their cousin W. L. Clapp, enroute
home from a visit in Glenwood.
Mrs. Frank Cerrovac went to Center
Vile yesterday on a short business trip.
Mrs. John Simons and daughter
Gladys of Horse Butte. South Dakota,
who had been spending a month south
Of Russell with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Gilbert, returned home last
evening
Mrs. c. L. Brittell spent the day yes
terday with friends in Ottumwa.
Miss Nora Stephens Of Tarkio, Mo-,
lis here for a weeks visit with her aunt
Mrs. C. M. Piper.
Tom Garrett of Pleasant township Is
reported seriously i'll with pneumonia.
His many friends are hoping for his
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Fred Updyke who underwent an
operation for appendicitis Is reported as
getting along nicely.
Frances Mosselle Is the name Of q
baby girl who arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Owens Saturday
Dec. 4, 1915.
Mrs. D. w. Houck of Des Moines is
visiting in this city with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders Bailey and
other relatives and friends.
Mesdames Geo. H. Titus and J. A.
Tate left yesterday for visit with
relatives in Macon, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Holmes Of Mel
rose visited in Charlton with the lat
ters parents MI. and Mrs. c. e. Eos
far
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-18
KEOSAUQUA.

Word was received here the firsI
Of the week announcing the death q
w. T. Smith at his home In Hereford
Texas, on Sunday morning, Decembel
IL. The body reached here on We'd
nesday morning of this week, aftea
which funeral services were held al
the Pittsburg church and intermenl
was made in the Pittsburg cemetery
Until some six or seven years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were residents
of Van Buren, county, residing nea1
Lebanon, and later near Milton. Mrs
Smith was formerly Miss Alma MUS
setter. Her youngest sister, Miss
Lizzie. who has been making heA
home with the Smiths, accompanied
her sister here with the remains. ThS
sympathy Of many friends Is extended
to the bereaved widow.
News also reached here few day.
ago OF the death of John e. Lowe aS
the Soldiers home at Marshalltown
Most of his life was spent in Van Bur
en- county. For many years he was
a resident of Keosauqua. He was
Civil war veteran, having been
member of the Third Iowa cavalry
He was educated at Troy academy
and taught school while, but his
principal occupation was that of &
farmer. He was about 20 years 81
age. 1nterment was made at Mai
shalltown.
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