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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-24

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rose foot an hour The food waters
Of swollen Ozark mountain streams
which empty into the Meramec came
rushing down the Meramec in layers a
foot high, tearing farm houses, club
houses, bridges and barges from their
moorings and hurting them against
trees, telegraph poles and against each
other In the mad rush toward the
Mississippi river. Men, women and
children caught in the whirl of debris
screamed, discharged firearms and
climbed to their housetops to attract
rescuers. Calls for help We're sent to
St. Louis and hundreds of rescuers
with motor boats and other craft were
on the scene at daybreak. They toll
ed all day and all last night and rescu-
ed 900 persons. This morning, men,
and in a few cases women. who had
climbed to treetops and roofs, still
were crying for help. Scores of them
had spent twenty-four hours or more
in the trees dressed scantily and
soaked to the skin.
Valley Park, Drake, Eureka, Deicke,
Clinton, Pacific and every other city
or either side Of the Meramec for a
distance of more than fifty miles were
inundated but this morning the water
began to recede Almost the entire
population of Valley Park-2,00 fam
ilies-were driven from their homes
and large manufacturing plants about
which the town is built were rendered
useless probably for weeks.
Family IS Drowned.
Little Rock, Aark, Aug. ga farm
er, his wife and three children were
drowned last night in the flood waters
of the White river that have inundated
100 square miles of the bottom land in
independence county midway between
Batesyille and Newport, Ark. Two
steamboats, from Newport, aided by
many small boats, have rescued many
families. Several families have not
been accounted for.
Train Service Impaired.
I Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 23-Train
and street car service, impaired by
last nights storm, was restored this
morning. Trains between Kansas
City and ST. Louis were running on
time again and all the railroads an
nounced normal schedules.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-24
ESTHERVILLE WILL
HAVE NEW ROUTES

Estherville, Aug. % Word received
at the postofice has been from the de-
partment at Washington-tha tho six
rural mail routes out of Baskerville
would be consolidated Sept. 1 into
three motor routes. After the date
one carrier will serve what was for
merly two routes, going out over one
in the forenoon and the other in the
afternoon. The carriers are required
to equip themselves with high power
automobiles with carrying capacity
Of 800 pounds and eight cubic feet OF
space. Each carrier on the motor
routes will receive $1,000 per year.
Estherville is one of the seventy
eight cities selected by the depart
ment for the experiment and it has the
distinction of being the farthest north
of any town selected.
II the experiment proves success
full the government will save $1,000 at
this point and it will be but short
time until the change is put into effect
all over the country.
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WEST POINT.
Ed Bruick of Springfield III. is visit

Ed Bruick of Springfield Ill. is visit
ing at the Bruick house
Mrs. J. e. Cantril departed Wednes-
day for visit at the Mrs. T. A. Stef-
fius house at Fort Madison.
kilograms have been received here
by relatives announcing the death OF
Mr.. Henry Rotrige which occurred
August is. 1915 at his house in Big
Wells Texas. Mr.. Rotrige was born at
st. Paul January 1883 and was 81
years Of age He left here six years ago
and since that time has made his home
in st. Leo Kansas, Sedalia Mo. ana
Big Wells Texas In 1909 he was mar
ried to Mrs. Anna Klingenberg at ST.
Louis Mo- He is survived by his wire
and two sisters Misses Bernad1ne and
Elizabeth Rodrigo Of Big Wells, Texas.
during his residence at St. Paul also
a member Of the R. c. M. P. society OF
Jowa.A The remains were taken to st.
Louis and funeral services were held in
that city Thursday morning.
Barney Brandt living on the Fort
Madison and West Point road fell from
the hay mown in his barn Friday
morning to the cement floor beneath
sustaining a severe fractue Of the skull
near the left eye. Mr.. Braudt was
climbing up a ladder 10 it. high and
when he had reached the top the wood
gave way beneath him and he dropped
to the floor below striking on his head.
Physicians We're called at once and
everything possible was done to ease the
injured man but little hope is enter
tanned for his recovery. He was remov-
ed to the Sacred Heart hospital at Fort
Madison.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Meivr-
otis near st. Paul August Is, 1915 a
daughter.
Bonr to Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Beutler
near Houghton Aug. II, 1915 son.
Mrs. B. J. Fullenkaup and Miss Anna
Fullenkaup departed Friday for visit
with relatives at Silax, Mo.
Miss Kathryn Kile returned Tuesday
from trip to her ranch at Albiou,
Montana.
Jos Leyes and family departed Mon
day for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Snaadt at New Boston. Ill
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tigne and daugh-
ter Lucille Of Keokuk have been visiting
Mrs Tignes parents Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Heindriechsmeyer.
Mrs. Guy Graham and children of
Elerick Iowa have been visiting her
sisters Mrs. w. H. DeLashiuntt and
Mrs VIM. Schultz.
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TEXAS SERGEANT
GETS CALL HOME

Burlington, Aug. 20. First Ser.
geant Lyman Lortz of the Second
United States infantry, who has been
visiting Burlington relatives for sever
al weeks has received orders to reJoin
his regiment at Texas City, Tex, and
he hurriedly departed. The reason TOR
the, curtailment of his furlough was the
great storm which swept so many
Texas cities and the necessity OF hav-
ing all the soldiers available on hand
to aid in the work of relief. Ten OF
Sergeant Lortz's regiment lost their
lives during the storm and Lortz IS
informed that all his own household
goods were lost. The only possession
that remains for him at the post Is his
pet dog Jack, who escaped the storm 3
fury. Mrs. Lortz will continue her
visit in Burlington.
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|NTERURBAN CARS
COLLIDE At PARK
YOUNG WOMAN is SEVERELY IN
JURED IN ACCIDENT NEAR
cENTERvILLE.

Centerville Aug. 23-(SpeciaD:
Miss Lena Metcalf of this city was
so severely injured that her left foot
will probably have to be amputated
and a number of other people were
badly shaken up and bruised Sunday
evening at $3.50 when an interurban
car coming to the city from Mystic
crashed into another car standing at
Glen Hagan park, a mile west, waiting
to gather up its passengers for Cen
terville.
Motorman German, in charge Of the
Mystic car says that his brakes refus
ed to work and he was unable to STOP
his car before 1t had struck the stand
ing one. The crash came at the rear
end and the many people who We're
standing inside and on the platform
received severe jolting. Miss Met
calf Is in the hospital where she Is
suffering greatly from her injury.
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TOWNS PUBLIC =
SQUARE" IN COURT.
TANGLE ORIGINATE
ING IN MARSHALL COUNTY
GETS INTO COURT.

Marshalltown, Aug. %. The ques-
ton of the ownership of the public
square" of Marietta, which caused an
open rupture of factions of that village
and brought out armed" Intervention
early last spring, is now in the district
court. In petition filed for the indie
pendent school district No. 3, OF MARI
eta, John A. Timmons. who claims
ownership of the land and Is IN pos
session of it, is made the defendant.
The suit is brought to quiet title to
the tract, which the petition sets out
is owned by the school district under
Zee simple" title. Further, 1t Is al.
legged, the tract was plated" as q
public square of Marietta, point IN
dispute, and the school district Is en-
titled to the use of the land.
The petition goes on to say that
Timmons claims ownership, and the
school board asks that the title to- the
land be quieted and established In the
school board.
Tn to the time that Timmons took
possession it was the opinion of the
school board, and probably still is Tor
that matter, that the public square was
public property. Acting on this belief
people of Marietta had a special ac'
passed by the last general assembly to
allow the school district to acquire the
square by vote, the land being no long
er used as public square.
The voters voted to take over the
land for school purposes. Signs OF
school property, keep of" were post
ed by the school board on the land.
Timmons read the signs then look
possession by tearing them down and
securing help to> build fence. around
the square. While the fence building
was in progress Mrs. James H. NC
Even, wife Of the president OF the
school board, who lived close by, ap
peared upon the scene and, armed
with gun, intimidated and drove from
their work Ed Hall, Timmcns' son-in
law and his hired man, e. W. McClam
rock. Mrs McEwen was hailed into
Justice Peek's court to answer q
charge of assault with intent to dc
great bodily injury.
Timmons claims ownership to the
property by deed and title that runs
back to patent from the government
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CLINTON TO BEGIN
ON CITY STONE PILE

Clinton, Aug. %. According to
Sheriff Ramsey, who has just returned
from independence, the Clinton stone
pile" will probably be put in operation
tomorrow morning The leg bands
have arrived for the adornment OF the
prisoners and the outbuildings are al
most completed 80 that. unless some
thing unusual develops, everything will
be ready to 'try out" the new idea,
early tomorrow morning. AS before
stated. William Hilliard will be In
charge of the prisoners while at WORK
on the stone pile.
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THIRTY-FIVE MILES
OF DRAINAGE LET

Jefferson, Aug. 20. The largest
drainage project ever put through IN
this locality is district No. 1ol IN
Greene county The total length ID
thirty-f1ve miles beside having some
open ditch, the largest tile are AZ
inches in diameter and weigh 5000
pounds each. About 10000 acres OIL
land are included in the district, and II
is estimated by the county engineer, >.
IL. Nelson, that the entire cost VIII pc
$4,000. ... :,
There were more than twenty bid
ders on the different kinds of material
and work. The Jefferson Cement Pro
ducts company received the contract
for the tile at $5s,555.40, being about
$4,000 lower than the nearest competi-
tor. The open ditch contract was Sc
cured by r. J. Phelps Of Davenport at
liza cents cubic yard.
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BUCKEYE REUNION
TO BE HELD SEPT. 2

Centerville, Aug. 20. Arrangements
have been made at the meeting OF
those interested in the Buckeye re-
union to hold It this year Thursday
Sept. at Glen Hagan park. L. G.
Mechem is chairman Of the committee
on arrangements. Other members are
J. B. Maring, w. w. Bowman, Jake
Harter, L. c. Shepard. The advertis'
ing committee is composed Of Mrs. G.
w. Needels, J. I. Ong and Halle Dale.
Grounds and coffee committee, Halle
Dale, Miss Carrie Treon, Miss Sallie
Wright. This will be the eleventh an
nual picnic of the association and
usually the attendance Is good and the
social time Of the very best
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-24
ALBA.

Leo Wilson went to Moberly, Mo-, on
Saturday to meet his wife and children
who were returning from five weeks
visit with Mrs. Wilson's mother at
Lawton, Okla.
Mrs. Chas. Miller and son Billie OF
Denver, Colo, will arrive this evening
for visit with Mrs. Ed M. Noble, Mrs.
Jennie Maiken and Mrs. Laura Dun
can and other relatives.
Miss Bernice Pascoe who has been
visiting her brother at What Cheer,
will return home today.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dashiell have
returned from three weeks visit in
Lincoln, Nebr.
n John and James Hope who have been
visiting relatives in Abba left last week
for their home Ii Maple, Ia.
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WEST POINT.

syl Link, J. w. Entler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Pogge, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Ketchum and Mrs. j. E. Cantr1l at
tended ). the tri-state fair at Burling-
ton.
Mrs. Bassell Of Birmingham is visit
ing her son Harry Bassell and family.
Mrs. Cora Shepherd, formerly OF
Pohlmeyer home.
Mrs L. G. elites returend Saturday
from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Good at New London.
Mrs. C. v. COPYRIGHT Of Des Moines,
Mrs. r. A. Garden Of FIT. Madison and
Mrs. Patchen of Denmark have been
recent guests at the Chas Martin
home.
Chicago De Lashmutt and family OF
Salem spent Sunday at the home Of his
father w. H. De Lashmutt who is i'll
at the present time.
Mrs. Gus Lehman and son Emery
Berger were over Sunday visitors with
relatives at FIT. Madison. Mrs. Lehman
returned home Monday while Emery
remained for a pnger visit.
Oleatha Cantrfl and Evelyn Trevitt
visited Friday and SATURDAY with rela-
tives at FIT. Madison.
Mrs. Albert Best and son Dick of
Aledo, ILL.,. are visiting Mrs. Bests sis
, ter Mrs. VIM. Wilson.
DR.. j. B. Dierker Of Lawrence. Nebr,,
visited relatives here during the week.
Miss Minnie Klesner is spending a
week with her sister Miss Freda at
Burlington.
Msr. Harry Bassell very pleasantly
entertained the members Of the Ladies
Aid society at her home Friday after
noon. Refreshments were served and
all enjoyed a pleasant afternoon
Leo Loving of FIT. Madison and Miss
j ma Pogge Of Mount Pleasant were
over Sunday visitors at the Frank
Pogge home.
| Mrs. Ruby Bowman and baby OF
Burlington are visiting her father Al
! Sheets.
| Miss Kathleen Krimpler Is the guest
of Miss Violet Garden at Ft. Madison
The nine year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Polchow of near Franklin was
quite seriously injured by being kicked
| in the face by horse. Several teeth
were knocked out and he was severely
bruised about the face.
Mrs. Newsome and son Day of Fort
Madison visited here Thursday. Mrs
Newsome's parents Mr. and Mrs. John
Day were pioneer settlers of West
Point.
VIM. A. Miller, {. prominent farmer
oe Pleasant Ridge fell from load OF
hay Monday evening and was seriously
injured. He fell on his head and Shout
der and seems to be paralyzed.
Misses Kathryn and Louise Link re-
turned today from visit with their
sister Miss Ida at Burlington.
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RUSS ELL.

Lowell and Geraldine Sullivan of
Corydon are visiting at the H. 9. Han
cock home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Dyer are the
parents Of daughter born Monday.
Fled Lewis and wife have been Vls-
iting friends at Corydon.
Mrs. Frank Norton Of Abba IS visit
ing her father Rufus Jenison and fam
Paris winsor left Tuesday for
trip to Wisconsin.
Ezra Kells and wife left TUESDAY on
an extended trip through the west.
Sam Foster and wife Of Arkansas are
in Russell visiting his grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. John Foster
Glenn Clark and wife left Monday fol
Livingston, Mont, for visit with rel
| atives.
| Myron Prather and wife who have
| been visiting at the John Threlkelo
home left Tuesday for Charlton to visi,
| relatives.
Geo. J. Mettlin returend home Mon
visiting relatives.
Henry Hills and family Of Lamon
have been visiting his brother X. A
Hills and family.
Mrs. P. A. Tinkham and daughter
! Catherine left Monday for Colorado
Springs for a visit with relatives.
John Shepherd of Cedar Falls has
been employed to teach the grammar
room in the public school.
Mrs. Jesse Ward who has been visit
| ing relatives near Eddyville returned
| home Tuesday
| Mrs. Ray Daugherty Of Tacoma came
Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs A. L. Long.
I. e. Raines made business trip tt
Melrose Tuesday.
w. S. Parker Of Monmouth. ILL.,, !:
working for Martin Kenton at the de
pot.
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TRANSFER STEAM
SHOVEL ON RAILROAD

Keokuk, Aug. %. The steam
shovel has been transferred from the
Illinois division of the Santa Fee to the
Missouri division. For the first three
days of the last week 1t has been at
Shopton car yards receiving some nee
essary repairs. 1t will be used between
here and Marceline filling in the wash.
outs left by the recent heavy rains
and high waters. In many places along
the right of way the ballast has, slid
There is nothing serious about the con.
dition of the right of way but 1t Is
necessary to keep after it before it be.
comes serious. Roadmaster Smart il
to be commended for the excellent
manner in which he has tended to the
Missouri division and kept the tracks
in fit condition for trains to run at all
times.
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FINDS GOODS IN HIS
BARN HIDDEN AWAY

Maquoketa, Aug. 23. Several DAYS
ago, when Attorney A. F. Kearney OF
this city went into his barn to look for
something stored there he discovered
a number of rugs, two large pieces OF
linoleum, and two hammocks. evident
ly placed there by thieves. County Of
ficials were notified of the find. The
matter was kept quiet and the barn
watched in the hope that the parties
who placed the plumber there would
return for It. So far, however, no clue
has been found to establish ownership
Of the articles or to identity those
who placed them IN the barn.
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DRIVER
RUNS CAR IN DITCH

Batavia, Aug. 23.-(SpeciaD: Hugh
Leeling, who runs a livery barn here,
and Clyde Wright were severely shak-
en- up and bruised and Lettings car
was completely demolished Saturday
evening when they ran 1t into ditch
near Yama, north of this place. be-
tween here and Bladensburg. The car
jumped from under the drivers con-
troll and leaped across a cement cul-
vert into the ditch where it was
wrecked.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Carol Sax Of Baltimore, Md, is visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Sax, on East Fifth street
Miss Caro- Mickle of Mobile, Ala
bama, is visiting Mrs. Alice Page at
her home, 313 North Market street.
Miss Florence Tracy of Des Moines
has returned home after visiting
friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. H. e. Bonner Of Abba, who has
been visiting in Ottumwa, has re.
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller of Des
Moines are visiting relatives and
friends in the city.
Mrs. A. B. Osler Of 1902 East Second
street. has returned home from brief
visit in Des Moines.
Anna Wallace has petitioned the
district court for divorce from VIII.
liam Wallace.
Mrs. L. A. Sawyer of Rock Island
Ill.,, has returned to her home after
visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
q Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Harper, who
returned to their home near Douds.
Mrs. John. Wheelock of Cedar Rap
ids, has returned home after visiting
in Ottumwa.
Mrs. T. A. Murphy of Abba has
gone to Blakesburg after visiting in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Fred Atkins of Oskaloosa has
returned home after visiting in Of
tumwa
Mrs. E. r. Anderson has returned
to her home in Mystic after visiting
relatives in Ottumwa.
Mrs. James Randolph of Tama has
gone to Belknap to visit her mother,
after visiting in Ottumwa.
Miss Genevieve Suepple of Scion is
visiting at the home of Frank Mottet,
31S North Sheridan avenue.
Mrs. G. E. Meredith, north of the
city, has gone to Des Moines to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Dougherty Of
Eldon have returned home after Wis
iting friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. M. J. Garland, 1113 Orchard
street, has left for Des Moines to Wis.
1t her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Riley.
Miss Blanche Stevenson of Fairfield
is visiting Miss Irene Schafer, 921
Plum street
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Smith and daugh-
ter. Mrs Maggie Dingle, 515 Frank
street, have gone to Brookfield, Mo-,
to visit relatives.
Miss Vida Shoemaker, 165 East
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+ kEOSAUQUA.

Many Keosauoua people attended
chautauqua at Pennington Sunday
About fifty went by train and others
by automobile A number drove to
Fairfield.
E. e. Hills and wife Of Eldon are
visiting at the parental Meredith home
The annual Epworth league picnic
on Thursday Aug. 19 has been post
poned until Saturday Sept. II.
Henry Akey and sister Miss Lizzie
Of near Douds-Leando were In town
Monday visiting their brother Ed.
Sherman De Hart returned Monday
from Nebraska where he was sent I'M
mediately after his arrival here.
Frank Slime came down from Blrm-
ingham Tuesday on court business and
to visit his daughter Mrs. VIII Cooksey
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Heckart Of near
Douds-Leando were In town MONDAY
making arrangements for their daugh-
ter Marian to attend school here the
coming year.
J. r. Sherman who with his family
moved to Alabama in the spring, was
in town this week enroute to Montana
c. F. Pember has just complete q q
well at Oak Lawn cemetery. 1t Is llO
feet deep.
w. M. Walker and family and Miss
Josephine Miller were In Milton Sunday
afternoon visiting at the e. G. Holland
home.
Mrs. Seward Fellows Is confined to
her home with lumbago.
Mrs. J. A. Craig had the misfortune
to slim and fall while leaving the |. B
Day home q few days ago, sprainins
her ankle.
Mrs. H. B. Carroll has gone to Perry
Ia, for a visit with her parents.
Miss Hattie Tisdale Of Ottumwa
spent Sunday here with her cousin Mrs.
J. w. Cheney. She returned Monday
morning.
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Court street, and little cousin, Roscoe
Clark, have gone for three weeks
visit with friends at Hutchinson, Kan
Mrs. ]. H. Parker, $40 Ferry street,
and Mrs. George G. Parker, 402 Car
Isle street, have gone to Blakesburg
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Will Redding, 1874 West Second
street, has left for Hutchinson, Kan,
where she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Wells.
Emil Smith Hartshorn and e. D.
Hartshorn of Marion county have sold
14O acres of Wapello county land to
George w. Harvey for $20,325, accord
ing to a deed filed in the county re-
corder's Office today.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Schavilon OF
Galesburg, ILL.,, returned home today
after visiting at the home of tho lat
ters sister, Mrs. E. E. Styre, Davis
and Vine streets.
Mrs. Robert Parker, 433 South Ran
som street, left this afternoon for q
| ten days trip to aCnton, Peoria. and
st. Davis, ILL.,, where she will visit
friends.
Miss Virginia Williams, ZIG North
Jefferson street, and Jack Prizer left
today for week end visit at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
8. O. Prizer at Brighton.
Miss Zitta Allen of La Grange, Ill.
is a guest of her uncle, Very Rev. +
w Hoppmann, ZIG North Cour,
street. Miss Aliens brother, Heroer'
i Allen. who was also visiting here, has
returned home.
! Masters Karl and Frank Simmons
went to Ottumwa today for an over
Sunday visit with their aunt, Mrs
Paul Grooms. : I" Miss Florence
stephenson has gone to Ottumwa te
spend the week end with friends
Fairfield Daily Journal.
| Miss Minnie Gould of Baltimore, Md
Miss Helen williams and Miss Emma
r X. Williams of Norristown, Penn
friends of Miss Eloise Vest at Swartn
more college, are guests at the Ves'
home, 22O West Woodland avenue, er
! route home from the San Francisco
fair.
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CREMER GETS MAN
WANTED BY KAUFMAN

Sheriff G. c. Cremer arrested Char
lie Richie at the home Of his parents
on Taylor avenue Saturday night after
he had received word from Sheriff Leo
Kaufman at Mt. Pleasant saying that
Richie was wanted there on charge
of assault with intent to kill Richie
was brought to the county Jail where
he was held until Kaufman came for
him, Sunday afternoon.
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COUNTIES PROTEST.

Des Moines, Aug. %. - Protests
from many Iowa counties are being re-
ceived at the state accounting depart
ment against payment of higher sal
aries to county officials as provided for
in laws passed by the thirtysixth gen
eral assembly.
Those making the protests hope that
a test case in the courts may result in
the law being declared void.