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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-29
Notice of Amendment to Articles OF
incorporation.

Jncorporatlon.
Notice is hereby given that the OF
tumwa Iron Works having been duly
authorized by the vote Of its stockhold-
ers has amended its articles of incor-
poration as heretofore amended by the
adoption Of substituted article vi
thereof for Article vi thereof as here
tofore amended, whereby it's capital
stock is increased from $4,000 TO
5000 000 said increaoo of $4,000 to be
preferred stock, preferred both as TO
the distribution Of assets and the pay
ment of dividends and it is entitled to
receive from the surplus or net proflts
Of the corporation, cumulative divi-
dends at the rate Of, but never exceed
ing seven Cd per centum per annum on
the par value thereof, payable semi
annually. In the event of any liquida-
ton, dissolution or winding up, whether
voluntary or involuntary, Of the corpor-
alton, the holders Of preferred stock
shall be entitled to be paid In full, both
the par amount Of their shares and the
unpaid cumulative dividends accrued
thereon, before any amount shall be
paid to the holders Of the common
stock. and after such payment In
full to the holders Of the preferred
stock the remaining assets and FUNDS
Shall be divided between and paid to
the holders Of the common stock, &C
COTulIS TO CHSlI respective tiIC
corporation has the right to cal lin and
retire said preferred stock at any time
by paying the face value thereof and
all accumulated dividends thereon to
the date of the call: the holders OF
common stock and preferred stock shall
have the same voting power for each
and every share Of stock as provided in
Article XXI Of the original articles Of in
corporations; the preferred stock shall
be sold for not less than par; the board
Of directors Of the corporation may
authorize the exchange Of said prefer
red stock at par for valid outstanding
indebtedness Of the corporation other
than common stock and said preferred
stock shall be issued from time to time
for such amounts as the board Of d.
rectors shall determine; also by strik-
ing out the part of article w ofits ar
ticles of incorporation as heretofore
amended, providing that the business of
the corporation shall be managed by
board of nine (9) directors and adopt
ing in lien thereof the provision that
the business Of the corporation shall
be managed by board Of 7, or d.
rectors, the number thereof to be de-
termined by the stockholders at their
meeting when they elect the same and
said directors shall be stockholders of
the corporation.
Dated June rs, 1915.
Ottumwa Iron Works, by
j. w. Neasham, President.
J. T. Hackworth, Vice President.
A. G. Harrow, Secretary and Treas
urer
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Read the Want Ads today.
For Sale or Trade

FOR SALE OR TRADE - FOR REAL
estate, one white" roadster In first
class condition, electric lighted, de-
mountahle rims. w. c. Newall, 302
East Second.
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CLAIM FAIR HURT BUSINESS.

Fort Madison, June 2s.-In the dis.
trict court here the attorneys crossed
in the first issue of the case OF j. A..
Troja. a local garage owner, against
the city for damages alleged to have
been sustained by the blockade Of
business by street fair. Though the
amount asked is small, only 500
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-29

FOR SALE-1914 MODEL FORD
touring car in good condition. Ad-
dress J-14-A care Courier.
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Farm Property For Sale

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

TO KNOW THAT
the celebrated Shetland stallion
Comet &c" will be found at Geo. r.
Giltner q Sons for service. 1 miles
east Of Ottumwa
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For Sale

FOR SALE-ONE GEARED WIND
stacker In good condition. Will At
So or "a inch separator. EMS Steiner,
Batavia, la.
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FOR SALE-TWO REGISTERED
Durham cows with calves, good ones.
Gilbert McGiIl, Ottumwa.
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Dr.D.E.Graham
Heurs-e 20 12 Z. m; 70 Q p. NJ
Ennis once Bldg, ottumwa. lewa

mers, who was shot by Herman Schnit-
tiger. railroad policeman, Saturday
evening, died this morning. Schnit-
tiger, who shot himself through the
head after wounding the woman, sue
cumbed two hours afterwards. Mrs.
Sommers had refused to marry
Schnittger and jealousy OF another
sutton prompted the crime.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-IRON FENCE
braces and cultivators. E. Sigel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-29

BURLINGTON WOMAN
SHOT BY POLICEMAN
burlington, June 28.-Mrs. Ida Som
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Different Now

Lady of the House - Aren't you the same man
gave mince pie to last week?"
Tramp "No, I'm not, and wot's more, the
doctor says l never will be-"
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Help Wanted

WANTED-MAN AND WIFE ON
farm. Address J-21-B care Courier.
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Wanted

Wanted
GOOD VEAL AND BUTCHER STOCK
also hides and chickens wanted.
Bought at highest prices. Boston
Market 1913 East Second. Both
phones, go. George Schultz. We will
call for them.
wANTED-YOUR OLD CARPETS TO
make into rugs. beautiful and durable
rugs from old carpet at reasonable
prices. Write for descriptive catalog.
Bloomfield Rug Works. Bloomfield.
xowa
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Luck Is probably no the only ele-
ment that has helped Billy to face the
attacks OF so many Infatuated animals.
his W skill. acquired through years
OF experience and after careful study
or the nature and movements Of Drac-
tically every wild animal, has come in
handy more than once. Many times
he knew intuitively just when n lion
or n tig r was going to spring. and
being forcwarned he was able to
throw himself to one side.
Another element that has widely ng-
urcd in his remarkable escapes Is
Billy's ability to keep a clear head
when danger threatens. An inexperi-
enccd person in the cage would un-
doubtedly lose his sense of direction IL
the wild occupant was to attack him
suddenly. The stranger would forget
the location Of the exit; but not 80
with Snyder.
In his devotion to duty Snyder has
been attacked many times. one in
stance In particular occurred in Oc-
tobcr, 1919. Snyder went into the stall
of Old Smiles, the III tempered rhi-
noceros, to give the beast a coating Of
oil and lampb.ack to keep her skin
from cracking. After a o had been
put around the animals neck and fast
ened to an iron bar Billy went down
a ladder into the stall.
The refractory animal kept Juggling
ut the rope, Suddenly 1t slipped and
the angry rhino charged on the keeper,
Snyder's GOODNESS came to his aid, for
! he ran and lodged AROUND the cage
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with the rhino in pursuit. The animal
tried hard to impa,e him, and despite
the fact that another keeper, Bob Hor-
ton, grabbed an iron bar and vIgor-
ously whacked the rhino every time
It came within reaching distance, Old
Smiles continued to chase Snyder.
Watching his chance. Eilly sprang
up tn adder, but Old Smiles smashed
into II just as Snyder nearcd The top,
With "A thud Billy came tumbling on
the rhino's broad back, but fortunately
for him the ladder also toppled down,
hitting the animal a r~csOunding whaCk.
This 50 disconnected the rhino that she
retrcatcd to the further side OF the
cage. allowing Billy his chance To
squeeze through the bars to safety.
between that time and the present
yea Snyder has had many narrow
escapes from the teeth and claws of
the animals. Last April, however ne re-
ceived an especially bad scare when
he went 10 the local 700 tn superin-
tend the transfer Of IA young lion to
brooklyn. lie went into the den Of a
young non named bismarck armed
with n canvas bag which he intended
to throw Yer the head OF the king Of
the forest. The lion was not disposed
to have his head covered, however, for
he jumped about the cage and duckcd
at each throw.
Snyder had his mind made up that
he would carry out his part of the
trade Of Bismarck for two bear cubs,
an elk and 800 pounds Of sleeps fleece
which the Brooklyn authorities prom
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ised to give for the lion, so he made
one more desperate attempt to get the
bag over the animals head. He ad-
vanced closer and made "A throw at
the lion, which cunningly ducked. In
doing so he bumped into Billy and his
claws struck the keeper on the right
leg, tearing on the overal,s and trous-
ers and scraping some of the skin.
Even this did not daunt Billy, for
on the next throw ne succeeded in get
ting the bag owe Bismarck's head,
When this was accomplished il was an
easy matter to remove the lion from
his cage, and in a short time he was
on his way to the menagerie in Pros
pect Park.
1t must not be presumed, however.
that Billy spends most Of his time es-
Gaping from wild animals. lie is IA
good animal trainer, and has taught
some Of the wild animals tricks which
are bound To prove inter sting and
amusing to spectators.
On January 90 Of this year Bi.ly
Snyder completed his twonty-ninth
year OF $ rvicc In Contra, Park. lie
used To he a circus man, starting with
liarnum's circus in 1883. In 1855 Mr..
lSarnum loaned some animals to Gem
trail Park, for the city didn't own its
animals in those days. but kept an en-
hibit!on. Snyder was sent to take
charge OF these animals, In 1887 Billy
severed his connection with the circus
and went into the employ of the city,
and he has been In Central Park even
since.
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and tan natives attired in KHAKI
coats and breeches (they could not be
called uniforms. they resembled over
alls more) marched down the plaza
and took up their station at the land
ing place. As a boat from the flag
ship made fast at the mole they pre-
scented arms, discarded Mauser
1.6jmm. rifles. with the rifiing worn
smooth, and mi stepped a gorgeous
official. lie was met by an equally
glittcring infantry officer. and away
they went TO pay an official call.
However. the crew did not know
the meaning of all the noise and dis
play. Later in the day n native sailo~
old the Fish that II was no rovo-
luton. only a customary celebration.
Thereupon the Fish was downcast for
the remainder Of the voyage, for he
had entertained visions of relating to
an admiring audience how a revolu-
tion really happened.
Later in the day the townspeople
began to assemble in the plaza 'front.'
ing the customs house. The three
entrances to the square had been
closed by barbados OF green s~aplings
"oNeH tosetHcT. AIOHR tHe slue on
which the custom house lay the
space had been closed ny taking ce-
ment barrels n standing them two
high. This made n rough enclosure
of about an acre and a half in extent.
on the fiat root Of the Hotel de
Venezuela some Of the elite began To
appear. Likewise in the balcon!ed
windows of the custom house Others
took their places. while behind the
barriers and the cemcn barrels the
hoi polloi stood laughing and chatter
ing in the native dialect.
The cadets had that afternoon off.
and as soon as the crowd gathered
they scented excitement of some kind
and Immediately took II on the run
for the plaza. They arrived Just In
time to see some twenty-five or thirty
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young bulls driven into a pen in the
square.
At once some OF the rifraff of the
town entered the plaza with large
pieces Of red cloth. A bull was turned
loose and stood just outside the pen
looking around at the crowd in be-
wilderment. The red cloth caught his
eye and he snortcd. then about forty
boys and men with other red cloths
began waving them. and running M
near to the bun as their courage and
prudence would allow. Two or three
more snorts. a little paving of the
ground. and then the bull went after
the most persistent of his tormentors
As that worthy was unarmed he did
not linger, but made for the safety
Of the opposite side of the barrier.
The bull charged and the crowd Of
men n boys in the improvised ring
scattered like chan. a howl of JOY
arose from the people outside the bar
rier as the bull bore down on those
in the ring. Each man ran n different
way, and for a m the bull
stopped. while he decided which one
to chase. He was Il glossy black young
bull, fresh from the country. and
fun of fight, With his feet paving
the ground he dashed his tail and
I Ilared AT the mob. which had renewed
its tormenting. Some one threw a
lump of mud and took him squarely
letween the eyes. Infatuated. he
rushed at the nearest man. and our
sue him the length of the enclosure,
The man lodged around the big monu-
ment in the centre of the square and
the bull slipped.
At once n roar of delight arose from
the people, and the bull got TO his fee.
thoroughly reused. After that he
made IL interesting for those in tho
ring. Time and time again he charged
only to be cluded by tire annoying
two legged things who could dodge
better than he could. But one was
slow In getting ava y, and he paid the
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scenery 4 him. For the first few
times he stares after a pack train of
diminutive donkeys Flooding through
the streets. But they too speedily
become an old story.
Perhaps of all the strange things he
sees the local customs impress him
most. In Venezuela when the Con-
gress %convenes at Caracas there is a
week of fcstivity throughout the coin,-
try. The writer has never talked with
any one who could offer a satisfac-
tory explanation for II. except that ii
was an excuse for "A celebration. As
we know from observing the Italian
residents in this country, the Latin
dearly loves a fiesta, however tri!ing
the excuse So for a week there are
fireworks. band concerts. parades,
military o~bservances OF the occasion
and bullfghts. The people suspend
work and proceed to enjoy life.
The cadets OF one OF the American
vessels in Puerto Cabe!lo were I'M
ware Of this custom. Among the
cadets was n chap n!cknamed the
Fish. People acquainted with his per-
ion'i habits that II was not be-
cause OF any fondness for water that
he was so christened. But the Fish
had been three times in Venezuela,
and each time he had hoped to wit
ness one OF the bimonthly revolutions
he had beer told occurred there. So
one morning. just after coffee. when
n gun from the fortress doomed out,
he vas in the seventh heaven. When
more Joined the chorus. and the CUR
boats in the harbor chimed in too, he
rushed out on deck and looked for q
bloody engagement to take place in
the town. He waited a few moments,
and then a crowd of people came down
TO the waters edge and commenced
cheering.
BY this time the rest OF the crew
had Joined them, and all were watch
ing for the approach of soldiers
They came. About a hundred black
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LII who have followed through
the newspapers the career of
Billy Snyder, head keeper in
tho Eantral Dark mennperip

the Central Park menagerie.
probably were not surprised to read
In TIE Sun recently that the famous
trainer had gone to the Presbyterian
Hospital to he treated for a 3 we're
case of blood poisoning. Neither We're
they surprised TO learn that Billy has
declared his intention OF remaining
at work while his malady is receiving
medical treatment.
Although Billy himself says he
would like to take a rest he cannot
do so at this time because OF n COM
ing G in the zebra family. Billy
wishes to be on hand when the baby
arrives so that he will be able to
give 1t the right start in the world
and To count It's stripes.
During his long service in the me-
nagcrie Snyder has been hewcd.
clawed and Y tossed around by an
enraged elephant. Yet in spite Of all
attacks by the animals he WIS feed
ing, CLEANING. %manicur!ng, &C., he
never got discouraged and usually
succeeded in winning his point.
Snyder has been charged by an en-
ragged rhinoceros, clawed 10y an infu-
rated licn, struck down by a
tr%eachsrous elephant and cuffed and
paved by big bears, but none Of
these assaults has prevented him
from going right back for more II
by 80 doing he was performing his
duty.
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penalty. While the Venezuelan bull
fight is not intended to be a bloody
affair, 1t frequently happens that some
one is either seriously hurt or even
killed. OF course the more accidents
the better the people enjoy themselves.
Elood seems to go to the heads of
those people and make them want
more.
This one man turned too short and
the bull caught him under the floating
ribs with a horn and gored him. II
was MOI a pretty sight when some Of
the "hombres'' scraped him together
and carried him away. With the
smell OF blood in his nostrils the bull
seemed to go mad. Every rush was
made with the one idea of killing his
mar. BY this time the affair was be-
coming too dangerous FOR the major
ity Of the men In the ring and they
took every opportunity to slip out UNI
observed. Finally four remained in
the enclosure with the bull. one of
these was n stoker from a Spanish
ship in the harbor, the Buenos Aires.
All through the fight this chap,
small n wiry, had performed some
really plucky feats with the bull, and
now that the greater part of the bun
glers had left he had the proper
chance to show what he could do.
He was stripped to shirt and
breeches. and his feet were bare.
With n flourish Of his red cloth he ran
AT the bull. The bull made for him a.
the same time, II as he came abreast
OF him he placed one hand on the low
cred neck Of the animal ana lightly
vaulted over him. From the audience
came a burst of hand clapping and
shouts Of approval.
Once more he waved the red mantle
at the bull. This time he awaited the
charge with folded arms. AS the bull
almost touched him he moved no
more than a single step aside, and the
bull shot by with all the momentum
of twelve hundred pounds OF angry
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Youth Learning Seafar-
ing on Merchant Craft
Sees Much of Interest
in Tropics

w IHILE cadets in the Trited
M States merchant marine
work hard they have their
good times too. Any foreign port
offers an ob%servant boy abundant
opportunity for an enjoyable visit.
Contrary to popular conception
Of a sailorman's amusements tho
cadet does not go ashore and acquire
a cargo of liquid JOY. Even IL he
were so inclined his pay %oalL not
permit it. There is a r aaecdotc
which illustrates the poirt. a kindly
disposed old gentleman one, inquired
Of a cadet how much he received for
a months pay. Upon being Informed
that fifteen dollars was .hc entire
sun he exclaimed: But how can any
boy live a good Christian life on that
amount" Whcreupon the cadet
asked him how he could live any other
kind of a life on fifteen per.
The majority Of the boys come from
good homes n have had training
such as the average American hoy re-
ceives. When abroad they do not ron
duct themselves with less care than
they do at home. Instead of going
OF on a bender" they take IA trip
around the town and have n look vt
the intere sting things. II, for in
stance, they landed in San Juan de
Puerto Rice 1t is altogether likely that
they would go up the Gale San Justo
under a full head of steam to the
American drug store. There they
would begin heir dissipation by drink
ing several ice cream sodas. And they
would continue by taking Il car ride
to the suburbs. II they are in a truly
reckless mood they are likely to de-
scend upon some postcard vcnder and
buy out his stock.
Not all the boys, however, have 10
depend upon their scanty pay. Some
lucky few have a small allowance
from home. Although II may no,
exceed Ave dollars a month. stu five
dollars In coin OF the republic looks
large to a cadet, Then. too. an on
terprising lad can see his way clear
to making "A little extra for himself.
One yOungster noticed that the sol,
der police in Curacao, ID. W. j., wer,
provided with short pieces Of rops
with which to manacle unruly pris'
oners. A bright dea struck him. liz
offered to bring one OF the Gendarmc'
q pair of American handouts provided
the policeman would show them I,
his comrades. Very willingly tho maj
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muscle. When the bull was winded
they replaced him with n fresh ne.
Not all of them would fight. Then
they who had skunk out of the ring
before an angry bull became suddenly
brave. They stoned him. Some
sn"aked up behind him and tweaEcd
his tail. one valiant homhre rau CLOSE
and stuck Il pin in him. At once TN"
bull came To life and after the man he
went. The pin user fed straight for
the barrier, and he was half way up
before the bull reached him. There
was IA swing Of the hu!"s mighty
horns, a scream Of fear from the luck
less native on the barriers, and tn"
rip of 10th. Some one on the uthc.
side pulled the man ovor with the
shirt torn of his back, The skin was
unhroken, hut he had enough of bull
batting.
So for a whole afternoon. with tho
hro!l!ng sun pouring down on the
open plaza. the entertainment went on.
From u distance one could tell from
the swelling roars which arose
whether the men or the bull were hav-
ing the best Of it. Injuries to the
players were greeted with hgwls of
delight and roars of laughter If the
accident happened to he at all funny.
one Of the striking things about the
performance IS the lack Of sympathy
with the hull baiters. The audience
seem To enjoy the discontinue OF
them as much as ii delights in seeing
the hull tantalized.
All this time the Fish and some
of the other cadets had been watch
ing the sport. At last the Fish, who
was of an adventure loving nature,
could stand il no longer and he So
cured n piece Of bright crimson cloth
and clamhsrcd over the barrier into
the ring. Bravcly he advanced tn the
front rank of the bull tormcntorS
and Haunted his cloth. Instantly the
bull made for him like n whole foot
bah team.
There was no hesitation on the par,
OF the Fish. His mind was made up
and apparently nothing could have in
fiucnccd him to change II. Without q
word he turned and ran. IL not onl,
ran, he flew, Spectators turned THEN
attention from the hull to III,
meteor that tipped down the ring
When the barrier presented itself in
his way he vau,tcd and cleared the
sin foot wall with four inches to
spare, His footprints were stll
smoking IN the arena from the speed
with which he travelled. once oyer
the barrier he leaned against a wal
and attempted to get his breath.
At once he was surrounded by n
laughing, chatting group of his com
radeS who hailed him as the prince
of toreadors, Al natives were doubled
up with laughter. and there came
loud demands that he do it again.
Finally the cutrcaticS Of his comrades
prevailed and he entered the ring
once moro. This time he was NOR,
modest and did not push himself for
ward AT the expense of his npighhors
For sOnc minutes the hun remained
in m place, sn0rting and picking a
victim, Ills eye was fixed by the nm
usually brilliant red of the %"panuclo'
carried bv the Fish. ono plunge
and he was after the Fish. This
time there was too narrow n margin
between him and the bull to make
lodging exactly safe, thought the
Fish, 80 he kept on running, found
the ring went the bull, with the Fish
slightly in the lead, Another Ian
and the bull seemed to he losing
ground.
On the third lap he made a de-
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