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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

mated at 0,OOO, 900 bushels. Had the
Irvine supply given out, the use Of self
binders would have been made impos-
sible. Farmers would have had litcr-
ally to have followed the harvesting
machines and gathered the grain and
bound it with the old-style ropes Of
straw, in all cases where the combined
harvester and thresher was not used.
The result of this failure of the ma
chinery upon which modern farming
has been founded would have meant
the ruin of a very large part Of the
wheat supply of the country, in spite
Of the most heroic efforts that the
farmers and the seasonal laborers
brought to the grain fields might have
exerted.
One Of the lessons of this danger
has been the realization that either the
United States must find some cheap
substitute for heneQuin, or 1t must
guarantee, by it's treatment of the
Mexicans, that no political quarrel IN
that country shall ever be allowed to
stop the regular shipment OF fibre.
The henequin industry must be neu-
tralized, to the utmost extent that
diplomacy can do 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
BOOK AGENTS ARE
GIVEN GRILLING.

Cedar Rapids, April III. A. Bel.
line and G. D. Benedict, both of Lamar.
Mo-, are satisfied to give Linn county
q wide berth In the future. They re.
Gently visited the county superintend.
ent's Office when Mr.. Alderman was
not In and secured list OF the teacn-
ers from the deputy. Then they start
ed out to sell the teachers set of
Teachers Practical Reference
Works" in six volumes for about $25
per set and representing that Mr.. AL
derman had recommended the books
and would be pleased to have tie
teachers buy them. AS soon as MIR.
Alderman received word Of these OPP
erations he had the young men
brought to his office where they ac-
knowledged their wrong doing and
agreed to give up their contracts and
to refrain from canvassing in Linn
county any further, if they were per
mitted to depart. and this was done.
Some of the contracts were conGi-
tional, that is, the teacher was sup
posed not to have bought the set OF
books, but would have the privileges
of doing SO next year if they desired,
but this conditional clause could bo
easily detached from the straight con
tract slip along perforated line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
WOMAN OCCUPIES
PRESIDENTS CHAIR

Muscatine, April IA woman,
whose name is Withheld, walked into
the Hershey State bank and after look
ing over the place carefully, proceeded
to enter the private Office Of the presi-
dent, which was vacant at that time.
and locked herself in. Every effort on
the part Of the employees to have her
open the door proved futile and the
police station was notified. Chief Of
Police Rice responded, and succeeded
IN having the woman open the door.
Upon being asked what she was doing
she stated that she wanted to know
something about the banking business.
She was taken to the local station.
and refusing to give her name wao
taken over to the county Jail and Dc.
tanned until her identity could could
be established. It later developed
that the woman had been visiting rela-
tives here and had left the house. Her
brother appeared and stated that her
home was In Waukegon. It Is believ-
ed that she is in demented condi-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
wHlTMoRE BILL FAILS.

The house disposed OF almost the
last of the dry bills before the stats
legislature in summary manner. 1t
struck out the enacting clause of the
senate bill by Whitmore for the con-
fiscation of automobiles and similar
vehicles found with intoxicating liq-
uors in transit. The more this scheme
was studied by the members the less
they liked it. While admitting that
the problem of the auto and the beer
bottle, and their juxtaposition after
next January, was serious one. there
was fear that In the confiscation bill
there would be fixed up scheme that
would hamper the automobile tourist
business so that Iowa would be shun-
ned quite as much for that reason as
for any alleged bad roads. The bill Is
therefore q dead one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
0TTUMWANs At
SALEM Meeting.
DENMARK ASSOCIATION OF CON.
EDUCATIONAL CHURCHES
WELL ATTENDED.

Salem, April 1.-THE Denmark as.
ISOLATION meeting was held here this
week. Following is the program
which was so much appreciated by .
large audience;
Tuesday afternoon.
900 Devotional service, Rev. +. II.
Skooglund, Ottumwa.
$3.50 Organization and business.
3:15 Modern methods Of Sunday
school work, Rev. d. Schell Staebler,
Mt. Pleasant.
400 The prayer meeting: Why It
should be maintained, Rev. John Hayes
Barnett, Denmark.
Tuesday Evening
1880 Association sermon, Rev. Frank
"a. Beardsley, Keokuk.
Communion; Rev. d. w. Phillips,
Pennington, Rev. Chas. Il. Perkins,
Keosauqua.
Offering for ministerial relief.
Wednesday morning.
900 Devotional service, Rev. G. v.
Lannholm, Webster.
$3.50 Business.
1880 The Christianisation Of recre-
alton, Rev. Malcolm Dana, Ottumwa.
1900 Sunday school hour, Supt. H.
w. futile. Grinnell.
Bible study, Rev. Malcolm Dana, Of
tumwa.
Wednesday Afternoon.
300 Devotional services. Rev. Al
bert H. Linder, Danville.
$3.50 Business.
800 The church as community
force, Rev. ]. l.. Jones, Eddyvills.
$3.50 Woman's hour.
Wednesday Evening.
1880 The call of the hour, Supt r.
A. johnson, Grinnell.
Delegates present were: Rev. A. III.
Linden, w. L. Mathews, Danviue; Rev.
John Hayes Barnett, Mrs. J. H. Bar
nett. Mrs. e. E. Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Hazen, Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Burten, Denmark; Rev. D. w. Phillips.
Mrs. John Lapsley, Mrs. Nellie Therme.
Pennington: Rev. C. w. Davis, Humes-
ton; DR.. Frank g. Beardsley, Mrs. F..
G.. Beardsley, Mrs. w. w. Du Pre-, Mrs.
Stall. Mrs. ]. L. Candy, Keokuk; Rev.
D. S. Schell, Stabler, Miss Vera Taylor.
Mrs. Frank Lanford, Mt. Pleasant;
Rev. o. R. Hyatt, Mrs. p. J.sStuckey,
Odds; Rev. Malcolm Dana, Mrs. F. L.
Root, Miss Emma Cooper, Ottumwa;
Rev. James H. Scull, New London;
Rev. p. A. Johnson, D. D., superintend.
ent Iowa Home Missionary society,
Rev. H. w. futile, d. D., superintend-
ent 8. 8. missionary work, Grinnell.
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PROCEEDS BENEFIT
WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB

Eddyville, April 17.-An entertain
ment of unusual interest was given at
the opera house on Friday evening
when Mrs Vida Spencer of Des
Moines, former Eddyville girl, assist
ed by D. Doyle Goode of Des Moines,
Mrs. p. E.. Vance as accompanied and
the high schol orchestra gave the fol-
lowing program:
"The Escorting OF Harriet" Eleanor
H. Porter, Mrs. Spencer.
81 Hear You Calling Me-" Marshall,
Mr.. Goode.
"The Man of Sorrows (cutting from
The Crisis, --Churchill Miss Spencer.
"The Pinka Panka, Punka Of de ole
BANJO" ."Da Mexicana Girl" DAILY,
"The Bear story" Hardness, Miss
Spencer.
Music orchestra.
Rose of my Heart" Lohr, Mr.. Goode
"Lifes Lesson" James Whttcomb
Riley.
"A Perfect Day" Carrie Jacobs Bond
Rock Me to Sleep" Elizabeth Akers
Allen musical accompaniment Miss
Spencer.
"Macushla," Macmurough, Mr..
Goode.
Cutting from "The Wheels Of Time,
Florence Barclay, Miss Spencer.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be for the benefit of the Women's
Civic Improvement club who hope to
have a new band stand in the park in
the near future.
All who were present speak in high
est terms of praise of the entertain
ment and the talent who gave their
services for this worthy cause have
made it possible for those who have
labored SO hard for the new bandstand
to see their hopes realized.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
VETERIN ARIAN is
DEAD FROM INJURY

Fort Dodge, April 17.-Dr. B. H.
North Of Glare, aged 81, died from an
injury sustained when John Cody, a
small boy, hit him in the head with a
rock North has been unconscious
since he was struck, after going out
side his home to admonish a crowd of
boys to make less noise and curb their
language. North was one Of the first
veterinarians in Iowa. He has practic-
ed at Waterloo, Cedar Lake, Sac City,
Mason City, Fort Dodge and Oska-
loosa. He leaves q wife and six
children
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
APPLE MARKET GOOD.

There remained to be marketed, in
cold storage warehouses of the United
states on April 1, 26.2 per cent of the
APPLES placed in the coolers last fall,
according to reports from the onace OF
markets in the department of agricul-
ture.
This is an estimate based upon re-
ports from 1876 firms. 1t shows that
the market for stored apples has been
far better during the past winter than
during the winter of 1928, although
i the crop in 1912 was far less than IN
b1914. The holdings this spring are
1876 per cent less than two years ago
at this time.
or the apples in storage on Deem
Der /, last, there were moved 10.7 per
cent in December Ill per cent In Jan
uary, 21.9 per cent in February and
24.1 per cent in March. Up to April l,
75.O per cent of the barreled apples,
and 6s per cent of the apples in boxes
had been taken out.
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LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK.
~ LEE pAPg

@, ma, wat do you think. ma, sed
to ma yestidday.
Wat did l tell you about awlways
asking me wat think insted of saying
watevvir you want to say, sed ma.
Yes man, wat do you think, spoart
can stand up avn 2 legs, sed. Meen-
ing my moo Airdale pup dawg. and ma
sed. wy, izent that nice, how did he
evvir lern to do that.
Termed him, I sed.
Do you meen you tawt him. sed ma.
Yes nam, l Termed him and tawt
him both, sed.
I don't think thares enything cutter
than to see q dawg stand up avn his
hine legs, sed ma.
Not his hine legs, his frunt legs, l
sed.
wat. Wy Benny, you don't meen to
say that littel dawg can stand up avn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
RIVER-TO-RIVER
ROAD PEOPLE MEET

Grinnell, April 1.-THE annual meet
Ing OF the riverto-river road associa-
ton will be held at Grinnell May To-.
More than 300 members from every
part Of the state will be present. The
meeting is expected to be the greatest
one ever held by the organization.
The idea OF keeping the routes in
the best possible shape and the pave
ment OF the river-to-nver road will
Will strongly urged by all the mem
bers.
: The riverto-river enthusiasts and
the Commercial club Of Grinnell have
planned for an aeroplane flight the
same day for visitors. w. q. Robins
son, who holds the worlds record for
long distance flight, will give an Or.
hibition.
The election Of officers for the COM
Ing year will close the meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
GRAND JURY HAS
TO BE DISMISSED

Mason City, April 17.-Following
the discovery here that two members
of the grand jury, G. G. Messer and
Jacob Mattress, both were residents
of Grimes township, Judge Edwards of
the district court ordered that the
panel be dismissed. Another panel
was selected Friday. The error was
discovered when the grand jury report
ed to the Judge preparatory to taking
up the work connected with the April
term of court. Under the state law
two members of the panel cannot serve
on the grand jury If they reside in
the same township. The mistake was
originally made when the addresses of
the jurors were placed on the slips, be-
fore they were drawn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

ed q large and thriving business and at
the same time fulfilled the duties Of
mother and raised family of ten chill
dren all OF. whom are still living. One
Ottumwa woman having such dis
tinction is Mrs. Angelica L. Horn
Schafer, residing at 415 South Benton
street, the home Of the Schafer fam
lily from the first. Here she raised her
ten children and here likewise she has
for twenty-eight years managed the
business Of the A. L. Schafer Ice Co.,
q pioneer in that branch Of business in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Schafer is a native of Germany
having been born on a farm owned by
the royal house of Hohenzollern, at
Suechtmaringen, September 10, 1912
and Is In her seventy third year. Her
paternal grandfather had charge for
thirty years Of the farm of which the
Kaiser Wilhelm's forbears were the
owners. He was also mayor of the
town in which he resided and prom
inent man in that community. Mrs.
Schafer's parents, Ambrose and Mary
C. Horn, spent their entire life in the
fatherland. Mrs Schafer was reared
and educated there and in 1854 was
united In marriage to Ludwig Schafer.
The following year. the young couple
set out for America and located in
Wapello county after visiting friends
in the east Upon locating in Ottum-
wa in 1872, Mr.. .Schafer engaged in
the ice business and after the death Of
her husband in 1887, Mrs. Schafer, de-
spite the care of a family of ten, took
up the management of the business
and has continued at the helm for
twenty.eight years. All Of her children
except one daughter are residents of
,Ottumwa They are, Frank, Louis,
Fred, Charles, Anna, John and Jacob
Schafer and Mrs. Mary Dinklage, Mrs.
Margaret Etsenbeis of Ottumwa and
Mrs. Lizzie Seybert Of Sioux City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
WIFE AND SEVEN
CHILDREN SURVIVE

Fairfield, April 17,-Stephen Dill, a
we'll known Jefferson county farmer
passed away Friday at $50 o'clock at
his home five miles south Of Fairfield.
He had been i'll only couple of weeks
and relatives and friends did not real
ize that his condition was serious until
a few days ago. His death came as
a great shock to scores of friends.
Funeral services were held today at Q
O'Clock at the residence in charge OF
Rev. Arthur II. Lathrop of the First
Methodist church.
Mr.. Dill was born May %, 1850 in
Illinois and came to Iowa when small
child. His wife and seven children,
four daughters and three Sons survive.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
DANGER SEEMS PAST.

Iowa farmers will have no trouble,
after all, in getting binder Irvine this
year, according to the latest announce
ment on that subject by the depart
ment of agriculture. 1t is now definite
Nv determined that the port of Pro-
greso, Yucatan, is to continue to ship
increasing quantities of henequin, or
sisal fibre. to the Irvine factories in
this countrys> The crop is sufficient for
~, making of the 100000 pounds Of
wine into which this fibre enters.
Vessels have apparently been secured
in sufficient numbers to get it trans
ported to Galveston, New York, Bos-
ton and other ports where the cordage
works are located
Our wheat crop this year is esti-
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WAR EXPORTS GROW.

American exports continue to grow,
as result of the war in Europe. The
terrible losses suffered during the hrst
months of the war, due to the stop
page of shipping and the prohibitive
rates charged for carrying merchan-
disc to Europe, have been overcome,
so far as tonnage totals are concerned.
This Is proven in the Summary of
Foreign Commerce" just issued by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
MERGE.
For the eight months ending with
February, 1915, for example, the ex-
ports Of wheat and -four from the
United States reached the total value
of $2SS, 100000, while for the cores
ponding eight months year earlier
they were only 3106, 100000. Meat and
dairy products, which during the eight
months ending with February OF this
wear were exported to the tune OF
S114,3O0, 900, were exported In the pre-
ceding period to the amount only of
s1O2, 100000. Horses exported in the
eight months ending in February OF
last year were valued at only $780,
600 while for the eight months just
past they were worth $4,000, 900. Cot
ton manufactures exports have In
creased from $S4,S0O,0o0 to $42.7O0, 900.
harness and saddles from $1,000, 900 to
1917 100, 900; commercial automobiles
from $500, 900 to $14,oOo,oo0; wooden
manufactures from 100000 to SIS
400 900 and mules from 100000 to 49,
900 900 for the eight months taken as
q basis OF comparison.
Certain other articles show de-
crease. however. Among them are
copper. lumber and wood manufac-
lures. agricultural implements, miner
al oils, coal, iron and steel manufac-
lures, electrical machinery, tobacco
and manufactures of tobacco, and
naints and varnishes. In each case
however the February exports for the
present year are far above the aver
age for the eight months, and are
nearly equal to those for February,
1914
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
HARDING ON GOVERNMENT.

Lieutenant Governor Harding told
the Des Moines Commercial club re.
Gently that "the best government is
the least government" He went furth-
er and stated that "a real reform
would be to have the legislature meet
less often and to repeal whole lot Of
foolish, useless, unenforced, unenforci-
BILE criminal statutes that are now
on the books. The passage Of new
criminal law should be such an import
ant thing that almost the last citizen
would know about it. When passed,
1t should be so much demanded that
its enforcement would be matter Of
pride in every community"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
ADVERTISING PAYS.

A certain British soldier serv1ng ID
France, was written up" by a cor
respondent of London newspaper az
"the lonesomest man In the army.
This was because he had no one back
home to send him mail or presents.
Since that time the said "lonesomest
man" has become bane to the postal
service. Sentimental people who read
the write-up send him hundreds OF
postals and packages every day ana an
extra force of men has to handle his
mail. He receives more than whole
companies.
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his frunt legs, sed ma.
Va !.

MS Irunt legs, sed ma.
Yes nam. Termed him. I sed.
You wat, sed ma.
| tawt him, sed, dident l, spoart.
And Spoart startid to jump erround
and wag his tale, witch Is the way no
Expresses emotion, and ma sed, Well.
seeing IL bleeving. and I refuse to
bleeve 1t until see him do 1t.
Anvil rite, Ill show you, sed. And
/ sed, Heer, Spoart stand up avn
yure frunt legs for yure mothir. And
] grabbed hold Of his hine legs and
lifted them up until he was standing
avn his frunt legs.
Thare you are, ma, now say he Amt
doing It, sed.
But you've got hold OF his hine
legs. no wundir, how can he help It.
sed ma.
That's jest wy, he cant help 1t, / sed
WITCH he coodent.
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81 900, 600 TO CHARITY.

Davenport, April 17.-By the terms
of the will of M. D.. Peterson, Daven-
port merchant and f1nancier an estate
valued at over 100000 would be
eventually distributed among charit-
able institutions. The wife and chill
dren are given a life interest in the
estate. At their death it is to be di-
vided among the Masonic charity fund
of Iowa and a number Of Davenport
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

The men who cry "militarism" when
any effort Is made to increase the eff
flciency and sufficiency Of the national
defenses of the United States, cry
lingo" when stories of possible dan
gers appear. When the real danger
comes as 1t sometimes does, there will
be no time to cry either "militarism"
or 'jingoism"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

When the big league baseball teams
60 south or west to get good weather
for spring training, they are merely
chasing the rainbow. They would
have found better weather in Iowa
this spring than prevailed in Florida,
Texas or California.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

In denying motion filed by the
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Co.,
against the governments petition for
an injunction to restrain the company
from fixing the resale price Of its pro-
duct, the United States circuit court OF
appeals, in decision just filed at De,
troit, ruled that the owner of patent
ed carton cannot dictate the selling
price Of the goods which the carton
contains.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
THE WAR AND INVENTIONS.

While the great European war has
stimulated inventive genius to great
extent, it. has also harmed inventions
in general, at least SO says Charles p.
Steinmetz. consulting engineer for the
General Electric Co., and an authority
on matters of invention. Mr.. Steinmetz
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

The government labor bureau has
compiled statistics on the wage prob
lens which show that where dollar
will buy 100 units OF food now, it
would buy 107 units five years ago
ago and 121 units eight years ago. In
other words one dollar today must do
the work s121 did eight years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

Don't get discouraged in the fight for
success. Just reflect on the fact that
John d. Rockefeller began work at SO
per week as bookkeeper And he
worked because he needed the money
at that time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

Flies are not merely pests. They
are filth carriers and breeders of dis
ease. The fight against them should
include the abolition of their breeding
places, the use of screens to keep them
GU. Of the house, and the swatter to
make away with as many as possible
Incidently. by swatting them now,
thousands Of prospective flies will pre-
vented from coming into being.
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has written very interesting article
on this result of the war and it ap-
pears on this page today as one Of
the special editorial features being run
In The Courier, Read the article and
see to what extent the war affects the
realm of the inventor,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20

Risks may have some justification If
there is something Of value to be gain
ed. Don't take risks just for amuse-
ment. There is too much to lose and
nothing to gain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-20
PIONEER WOMAN
HAS ACTIVE LIFE
MRS. A. L. SCHAFER HEAD OF
BUSINESS FOR TWENTY.
EIGHT YEARS.

Among Ottumwa's many pioneer
residents and especially the women OF
the city who have made Ottumwa their
home for many. years, few have the
record of having successfully conduct