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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-19

Marie was street singer, but Marie
had dreams. While she sang for pen
MES and dimes that were tossed to
her from the windows of apartment
houses she fancied herself grand
opera singer bowling gracefully before
great audience of music lovers. AS
she glanced from time to time at
Lecco, the young Greek who was her
accompanist, and who turned the hand
organ mechanically, Marie fancied
him to be a great and wonderful con-
ductor waving his baton and carry
ing her rhythmically through her op-
cratic arias.
In the mornings and after shutdown
Lecco sold black olives and Greek
wines in a small shop owned by his
father, but in the afternoons he trun-
died Marie's organ about the streets
and turned the crank that she might
have accompaniment to her glorious
singing. When she was not looking
at him Lecco turned dark, worshlpping
eyes upon the oval face Of Marie, and
most of his glances fingered on the
crimson of her lips. To him they
were sacrlet poppy flung on slab
of alabaster. Her eyes were burning
Goals and her hair the ravens wing.
All of these critical observations,
however, Lecco kept secret within
his own mind. Marie was far above
him. Her voice would one day send
her into world that was not his
world, so Lecco loved in silence.
He felt reasonably certain that
black olives and wines would never
give him the prestige that Marie's
golden voice would offer her He
would never stand in the way of her
advancement by speaking Of his love.
Marie continued to dream of fame
and her career. When she and Lecco
passed the Metropolitan opera house
on their homeward way the girl
gazed longingly at the photographs
of tenors and contraltos and great
singers who appeared nightly before
vast audiences. Also she felt that
she wanted a limousine and hand
some furs.
Lecco sighed inwardly when he
caught the look in Marie's eyes. He
wished with all his heart that he
might give her the things she craved.
He felt her arm tighten about his
own as she turned for backward
glance at the house of music. Marie
always chung to Lecco as they made
their way homeward after weary
pilgrimage through the streets.
1 The afternoon upon which \ Marie
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-19
Twenty-Five Years Ago
: From The Courier Files -

This is the season of the year when
the croaker arises and predicts chat
the fruit crop will be failure. We
have always noticed that the man who
guesses at the fruit crop after it comes.
knows more about 1t than any other
man.
January 2O.-The first two victims Of
la grippe in this city were Thomas Or
cult and his wife. The disease in Doth
cases was followed by severe attack
of pneumonia. Mr.. circuit died yester
day at 4sa. m. and his wife died al
1885 p. m.
January 21.-The thermometer got
down to below zero and has been
fooling around near that figure all day
making it very uncomfortable to be
out Of doors.
January 22.-Jimmy Judkins, the
Waterman at the city hall, has been
laid up with la grippe for three or four
days but Is better today. When the
fire bell rang last evening he was de-
termined to go out with the horse and
hose cart, but his friends would not
hear to 1t. 1t was a hard blow to Jim
my to miss fire for the first time in
a service of eleven years.
Somebody tried to break into Taylor
Gephart's residence, in South Ottum-
wa, about one o'clock Tuesday night.
He tried every door ond window in the
house. Taylor heard him and got his
gun to give him salute when he polk
ed his head in. The fellow finally gave
it up as bad job and left.
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adapted to these between-ages. The
blouse is short and hangs loosely over
the full, flared skirt. The high collar
Is trimmed with braiding, as Is the
bottom of the waist and the edges
of the sleeves.
Often mothers fail to realize that
their daughters are growing up and
continue to keep their dresses short
when 1t makes them look all legs, ana
a few ambitious mothers err the other
way and start to lengthen their daugh-
ters' dresses too soon. 1t Is happy
medium which must be reached, and
can only be attained by careful
thought as to what is the most becom-
ing length for the particular figure.
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Bendix, and met on his chief lieuten
ants countenance pleased express
sion, then he gazed out again at the
hand.hole in the gate.
"Hunh!" he grunted.
You'd better have your plan ,oi
operation for me to look over tonight.
Bendix suggested, with congratu
latory smile.
"It's ready for you right now de-
clared Bozzam, rising.
mo-" replied Bendix; you fellows
will probably want to spend the after
noon unpacking your luggage
Bert Glider called, in rather a bad
humor, which was increased. with a
jerk, when he saw the red roses.
II guess l made a mistake this
morning" he suggested. 81 thought
you phoned for me to come over rig mt
away"
"Well?" demanded Bendix.
well" repeated Bert. Mr.. sledse
was not in
"Well?' again said Bendix.
Mr.. Glider suddenly felt that it was
unbecoming to cherish resentment.
What can do for your" he grac'
iously inquired.
make some money. The Ridge
wood Avenue extension is slated, but
the word isn't to 60 out yet"
"Thanks," returned Bert, losing his
resentment Immediately. 'Tll close
with you for that Person tract as soon
as you're ready"
A telephone message arrived from
Mr. Marley, who inquired very par
ticularly, and with some haughtiness,
If Mr.. Sledge was in, and would stay
in.
Bert Glider gives me distress,
commented Bendix when that natty
real-estate promoter had disappeared
He's harmless defended Sledge;
harmless and handy"
He's too much of a lady fusser,,
persisted Bendix. HE pays more at
tention to them than he does to bust.
ness. And the girls go crazy over
him.
sledge turned to him in slow won
der.
would they marry pretty guy
like that?" he incredulously demand
ed
"He could take his pick OF 'em,
confidently asserted Bendix.
Siedge contemplated that awful fact
in silence for two long minutes.
"He is a piffe," he charged. Edge
in on his business We might want
to dish him."
Mr.. Marley called, severe mple
of outraged dignity, maintaining a
cold attitude during all the time IN
which he was given his Instructions
regarding the plans for the street rail-
way reorganization, and when the
business details were disposed or ne
vented his grievance.
"I'm sorry that my daughters le'
norance of the Importance of business
affairs annoyed you this morning,
he began, striking at Sledge over
Molly's defense4ess shoulder.
1.-THE beans are SAFE" Sledge re-
minded him.
IT have been Inundated" insisted
Mr.. Marley. 81 was about to go Win
nv daughter when you phoned. un-
derstand that she then requested Mr.:
Glider to 60 with her; but you had
also sent for him. When We arrived
here, you had gone out. When ! re-
turned to my Office. l learned, to my
modification, that you had acconpan-
led her to the dog pound.
Sledge, whose normal laugh was a
grunt. chuckled until his face grew
red
And so Molly's dog trip was
comeback he delightfully."- surmsed'
I'm glad she put me on the ticket
Why. Marley, that girls a born poll
tician. You ought to borrow her
brains"
ITO be continued)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-19
BOARD WILL HEAR
PETITION ON FEB. 2

The Wapello county board Of super
visors has set Tuesday, February 2, at
9 a. m. as the time for hearing the
road petition of Seneca Cornell ct al.
This is the original petition on the
Ottumwa to Chillicothe road matter,
the different protests that have been
filed and all other actions on the mat
ter combined into one paper and it is
hoped by the officials that some defin-
tie action may be reached on the date
now arranged
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-19

ME Blackledge accompanied their sis
ter Mrs. c. A. Bradshaw and daughter
Of Montana as far home as Ottumwa
Fred Fellows, Leslie Swiers and
Ray Fellows had business in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Joe Swiers and daughter Myrtes left
Thursday for Kansas to visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary F'erris of Eldon spent
Sunday at the home of her brother A.
l.. Doud.
Mrs. J. X. Arnold was passenger to
Keosauqua Tuesday,
Emmett A. Work of Ottumwa direc-
tor in the Iowa Savings bank at this
place attended the annual meeting OF
the stockholders and directors Tnesdav
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DOUDS- ,EANDO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Eichorn returned
to their home in Marshalltown Wednes-
day
Roy Stanbus of South Dakota came
Wednesday to visit relatives.
Mrs. G. A. Mckibben and Mrs. Min
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three youngest children visited Sunday
at the Jas. Knox home at High Point.
Miss Campbell Of Blal1esburg is stay
ing at the Frank Yerger home.
Frank Johnston is suffering from
rheumatism this week
The infant son Of James Brown Is
ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-19
CHAPTER VII.
Sentiment Interferes.

Tom Bendix, waiting discontented-
" in the bare little back room of the
Occident looked up, astounded,
as Sledge walked in, for the boss, still
wearing his floral adornment, was
making a queer hoarse sound, the like
of which had never before escaped his
lips in the memory of mortal man. He
was humming! Humming a splinter.
ed and jagged and piteously distorted
fragment of a little love ditty! Tom
Bendix killed fly
"Bozzam is waiting" he stated.
Nothing doing" grunted Sledge,
and sat down in his favorite rough
armchair.
~ didn't tell him anything Bendix
went on, obviously uneasy. i've been
figuring, Sledge. BY making the re-
organization of the street car com
pany we can scoop out that two hun
dred and fifty thousand undivided sur
plus. all sighta but Marley will have
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Evening Story
FACT AND FANCY.

BY Maude Brewster.
copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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not long ago with plain bodice so
short-waisted as to be almost empire.
The waist was double-breasted, but
toning on one side with round ball but
tons covered with the material. The
high military collar also buttons. at
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"Yes-I think I WILL" John Orth
said.
Days slipped into weeks and Marie
progressed slowly, but with great in
telligence She found study tedious
and the demands put upon her time
wearisome. Her brain, unaccustomed
to training, rebelled at the long hours
of application to technique, sight read
ing and endless scales, both vocal
and instrumental She felt much like
a bird that had been Gagged, and Marie
longed passionately for her freedom.
Her fancies had never embodied this
constant toll The fact was less at
tractive to her than her wonderful
dreams and castles in the air.
Lecco, too, seemed unconsciously to
add to her troubles. That he was oc-
cupying himself with business was
evident in the enlarged store and in
creased trade Marie wondered at the
loneliness and sudden strangeness of
the world, and it was to Lecco she
went with her woes.
"Messtair Orth-he would marry
me-" she said finally. He say he
loves me-
Lecco's face went white. 81 love
YOU, too, Marie" he cried swiftly
and would have stopped the rush of
words to his lips had not Marie crept
happily into his arms.
"You nevair say SO to me; nevair
told me you love me-" she whispered
in the wonderful tones that would
have made her famous had she loved
happiness less. II have loved you
forever, Lecco."
A fame leaped into Lecco's black
eyes and he bent his head over the
lips that were to him red peoples
flung on an oval of alabaster.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of the authority vested IN
me as substituted trustee in a certain
deed of trust executed or the 3lst day
of January, 1914. by J. H. Fitzhugh and
Willie Fitzhugh, husband and wife, and
Charles Fitzhugh to secure an indebted
ness therein described and owing to the
Grenada Bank, of Grenada, Mississippi:
said deed Of trust being recorded in Book
No. II, page 1894. of the records OF mort
agages and deeds of trust on lands
in the office of the chancery clerk OF
Lefore County, Mississippi; and said
substitution of trustee being recorded
in Book No. 10. page lOl, Of the records
aforesaid Indebtedness, and default
having been made in the pay
ment Of the aforesaid lndebt-
edness. and having been request
ed 80 to do by the beneficiary in said
deed of trust, | will, on Monday, the
first day of March, 1915, within legal
hours. offer for sale, and sell, at public
outcry, to the highest bidder for cash,
at the front door of the court house in
the City of Greenwood, county and state
aforesaid, the following described lands
in Lefore County, Mississippi, to-wit:
The east half of the east half of the
southeast quarter (El-2 of El-2 of
SEl-4) of Section Four "a, and the
east half of the west half Of the south
east quarter (El-2 of WIZ Of SEl-4) Of
Section Five (5), all in Township Six
teen (16), Range Two (2), west, con-
tanning in all eighty-three 1887 acres,
more or less.
will convey only such title as is
vested in me as trustee aforesaid.
Posted and published, this the 3rd
day of February, 1915,
B. C. MORELAND,
Substituted Trustee,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
Free Flower Seed.
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About IL

II you are engaged In farming. or
II you plant only vegetables or how.
ers, you cannot afford to be without
the big catalogue published fresh and
new every year by the great South.
ern seed house. H. g. Hastings 4
Company, Of Atlanta, Ga, and sent ab-
solutely free, postage paid, to all who
write for It, mentioning the name Of
this newspaper.
In this catalogue we tell you Of .
splendid offer Of free flower seed to
Gil our customers. five magnificent
varieties that mean beauty about your
home and a pleasure to wives and
daughters that nothing else can give.
This catalogue tells you, too. about
II big cash prize offer to the Corn
Club boys of your state. 1t tells all
about our fine yielding varieties Of
corn and cotton-the kind We grow on
NJ W 1900 acre farm. It tells
about the best seeds Of all kinds for
planting in the South. It should be
In every Southern home. Write TO-
day and let us send It to you'll. q.
HASTINGS 4 co. Atlanta, Ga.-Advt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
TRUSTEES SALE.

On Monday, March LIST, 1915, | will
sell, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, at the South door of
the Court House of Lehore County,
Mississippi, in the City of Greenwood
under, and for the purpose of paying
the Indebtedness, all of which has been
now duly declared due and payable, Sc,
cured by the deed of trust from Geo.
D. Classify. Jr., and Matte c. Classify
to me as trustee for the benefit Of
Mrs. M. E. McLemore and Mrs. E. NJ.
Purcell, dated January 3rd, 1918, and
recorded in book 9, at page 3l2, of the
Records of Mortgages and Deeds OF
Trust on Land Of said County, the
property described in and conveyed by
said deed of trust and described as fol,
lows, to-wit:
Lots two (2), three 81 and six (6)
in block Q8) of the Douglass Part of
the City of Greenwood, in Lefore
County, Mississippi.
Witness my signature this the 3rd
day of February, 1915.
C. V. ERWIN,
Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

The Board of Supervisors of Lefore
County, Miss, will receive sealed pro.
posals on the First Monday of March,
1915. for contracts for the purchase of
record and blank books, tax receipts,
warrant books, pay certificates, station.
cry, office supplies, legal forms and such
other books and blanks as are used by
the county and district officers.
Said bids shall be filed with the clerk
of said Board before the hour of u
o'clock moo on said date, and shall be
accompanied with a certified check for
at least s25. 90, or said sum in cash, the
same to be forfeited to the county in
the event the bidder shall fail for ten
days after the acceptance of his bid to
enter into the contract awarded.
Said contracts shall be made under
the provisions Of Chapter 3 Of the laws
of 1912.
This January 7, 1915.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

UNITED STATES post office, Green.
wood, Miss. Office of custodian, Feb.
ruary 18th, 1915. Sealed proposals will
be received at this building until 2
O'Clock pm, March 2, 1915, and then
opened, for furnishing electric current,
water, ice, and miscellaneous supplies,
removing ashes, and washing towels
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1915. Sealed proposals will also be re-.
ceived until 2 O'Clock pm, April IA,
1915, and then opened, for 30 tons
bltumlnous coal and 2 cords wood. The
right to reject any and all bids is re.
served by the Treasury Department,
Lallie H. Humphreys, Custodian.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe | would have died hadn't
taken It.
After | began taking Cardui, I was
greatly helped, and all three bottles re-
lieved me entirely.
tat:ened up, and grew so n1uch
stronger In three months, ! felt like an
other person altogether"
Cardui Is purely vegetable and gentle.
acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic
effect, on the womanly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength,
improves the appetite. tones up the ner-
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sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than a million
weak women. during the past 50 years.
II will surely do for you, wha, II has
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Write %: Chsusnoos. Met,cin, Co. r.s,... A.
ysoy Dept, chattanooga, Tenn, for Sp,c,nf n.
TIN.tons on your case and 6i-psse book, "Home
''Ai"sA' To- "assa.' seat u plain vrspps. Jxj
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
And For Tree Summers Hrs. Vim,
cent Was Unable to Attend to
lay Ct Ker HouseworL.

Pleasant Hi, n. CO suffered for
tree surmcrs," writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, of this town, and the third and
Last time, WAS my worst.
had dreadful nervous headaches and
rr~ostration, and WIS scarcely able to
walk about. Cou,d not do any OF my
hOuScwork.
| also had dreadful! pains In my back
and sides and whCn one OF those weak,
Sinking spells would come on me, |
would have to give up and lie down.
uatil i wore off.
was certainly in a dreadful state Of
health, when | finally decided to try
C2Ftui, the wonlaa's tonic, and | firmly
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
ANNOUNCEMENT RATES,
Effect of Great Kidney
Remedy is Soon Realized

feel it my duty to let you know
what Swamp-Root did for me. l was
bothered with my back for over TWEEN.
ty years and at times l could hardly
get out of bed. l read your advertise.
ment and decided to try Swamp-Root.
Used five bottles, and it has been five
years since l used it, and | have never
been bothered a day since l took the
the last bottle of it. / am thoroughly
convinced that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.
Root cured me and would recommend
it to others suffering as l did.
My husband was troubled with kid.
ney and bladder troubles and he took
your Swamp. Root and it cured him.
This was about five years ago.
You may publish this letter if you
choose.
Very truly yours,
MRS. MATTE CAMFIELD,
H. +. d. No. 3, Gobleville, Mich.
Subscribed and sworn to be before
me this 18th of July, 1909.
ARvIN W. MYERS,
Notary Public,
for Van Duren Co., Mich.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
~DEPOSITORY'S NOTICE.

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
The undersigned bank was on the 7tt
day of January, 1915, by the Board Of
Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo,
Mississippi Delta duly and legally com
missioned to receive the funds of the
said Levee Board as a depository there,
of, the maximum amount to be on de.
post with said bank at any one time
having been fixed by said Board, at
1886, 900. 00) in the County of Lehore,
State of Mississippi, for the term end.
ing first Tuesday in May, 1916, and
has qualified to receive the said Levee
funds as required by the act of Legis,
lature of the State of Mississippi, ap-
proved March 10th, 1908.
Laws of Mississippi for 1908, Chap,
ter 81, Page 81.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Greenwood, Miss.
By E. M. PURCELL, Cashier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
THE HAND THAT GUIDES THE
SINGER CLOTHES THE WORLD.

Wherever homes have been established
there you will find the one first sign Of
civilization, the Singer Sewing Machine.
There are nor Singers sold each year
throughout the world than all other
makes combined, named and unnamed,
department store job-lot machines and
all. Sold only at Singer Stores or by
Singer Statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

State Of Mississippi,
No. 1880.
To A. c, Dow & Company,
The Dow Cheese Company, u"eienoahts.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the County Of
Le1ore, in said State on the fourth
Monday Of March, A.. D., 1915, to defend
the suit in said court of the Weaver
Grocer Company, wherein you are de.
PENDANTS.
This the 9th day Of February, 1915.
lSssll A. R, BEw, clrl,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

By the authority invested in me as
State Bank Examiner having taken
charge of the Peoples Bank of Sidon,
Miss, for Liquidation, notice is hereby
given to all persons, firms or corpora
tlons having claims against the said
Bank to file same with Mr.. R. P. Par.
lsh, Special Agent in said Liquidation,
at his office in Greenwood, Miss, not
later than April l4th, 1915, or be for
ever barred from sharing in the Liqui,
dation of the Assets of the said Bank.
S. S. HARRIS,
State Bank Examiner, Peoples
Bank, Sidon, Miss. in Liquidation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
NOTICE TO TILE MANUFAC.
TURERS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
OF Supervisors of Lefore Co, Miss,
will receive sealed bids on the First
Monday in March 1915, for three cars
OF drain tile for county convict farm
according to plans and specifications on
file In this office. A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Whoever started the discussion "A
70 whether or not a woman reads
newspapers overlooked the indisputa.
Bile fact that II women didn't read
newspapers the department stores
would v use them to advsrtiss
bargain sales.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

State Oh MISSISSIPPI.
To J. B. Phillips:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the County of
Le1ore, in said State. on the fourth
Monday Of March, A. D. 1916, to de.
fend the suit in said Court of W. B,
CLANCY, wherein you are a defendant.
This 4th day Of February. A. D. 1915.
A.. r. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
SUDAN GRASS

Cut 8 to 5 times. same feeding
value as Johnson Grass and pro.
duces similar without johnson
Grass defects. It's an annual.
D. A. ELLIOTT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Cures Old Sores. Cthsr Rsmsdiss Won't curs.
The worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
ere cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. II relieves
Pals end Heals d the same tine, IS, Soe, M
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
FOR SALE.

Good Pea Vine Hay. Cheaper
than you can buy from dealers;
any amount from one bale uD:
also about 500 bales Grass Hay:
have several nice heifers with calf
by Hereford Bull; also 2 nice
heifers with calf by HoIstcin; viii
come in soon.
PELTz 4 SON,