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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
VILLAGE CREEK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mute and Fred
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
the Jesse Bennett home near Highland
Center.
Miss Margaret Curry spent last
Thursday at the home Of her sister Mrs.
D. A. Rater.
Mr.. and Mrs F. L. Dexter and daugh-
ter Helen and Mrs. Jesse Mcfarland
were visitors Friday at the w. T. Dex-
ter home.
Union school began Monday Sept. 13
with Miss Pearl Hendricks as teacher.
Mrs. John ROUGH, son Phillip and
daughter Margaret visited Sunday at
the Haiss home near Ormanville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Dexter and family
spent Sunday at the c. s. Mitchell
home in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Tetmeyer and children left on
Sunday night for Davenport for
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leinhauser Of east
of Ottumwa spent Tuesday at the B.
BOSNIAN home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S p. Hartman. Miss
Teller. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pallister,
Mrs. H. w. Merrill and daughter Sarah,
Mrs. Bonnifield. Mrs. w. Dexter and
daughter Agnes and Mrs. E. A.. Dexter
were visitors Tuesday at Hartman
fruit farm.
Mrs. J. M. Arnold who has been on
the sick list for some time Is somewhat
improved.
Miss Opal White of near Mt. Zion left
Monday for Cedar Falls to attend
school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
CAN'T FIND ANYONE
WHOKNOWSLANGUAGE

Sioux City, Sept. "a. Charles Billie
fora, supposedly an Italian, lies in the
city jail here in strange predlcament
His hearing on the charge OF carrying
concealed weapons is delayed from
day to day because the entire foreign
quarter of Sioux City apparently does
not contain one person who can under
stand Billefora's dialect. Morris kro-
Ion. the usual mainstay as interpreter
In police court because he can speak
nine different languages, gathers from
what he can catch Of Billefora's lingo,
that Billefora styles himself an Italian
reseryist, that he is on his way back
to Italy to join the colors ana tnat ne
nnrchased the weapon on the theory
that 1t would come in handy when he
arrived at the front. But Kroloff isn't
Just sure that that is what Billefora
says and in the mean time the police
are combing the city for more linguists.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
INSANE WOMAN is
WINNER OF LIBERTY

Des Moines, Sept. %. = Through a
decision of the supreme court handed
down Lucille Adds is granted her free
dom from the state insane asylum al
Mt. Pleasant She instituted habeas
corpus proceedings in the Dallas dis
trict court against c. F. Apologize, the
warden, who resisted the serving OF
the writ. She is probably the last in
mate of state institution to secure
her freedom through the old route OF
bringing such action in courts remote
from the institution. The Legislature
has passed law making the practice
impossible.
Lucille Adds was confined as an in.
ebriate. When her case was opened
Warden Apologize applied for change
of venue to the Henry county district
court This was denied, as motion
to quash all proceedings He finally
filed a resistance to the writ, but lost
the case. Attorney General Cosson
and c. A. Robbins, special counsel for
the state, represented Apologize.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
kIRkVILlE.

Mrs. L. B Keller Of Eddyville re-
turned home Wednesday after weeks
visit with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Funk were
shopping in Ottumwa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kutz of Chilli
cothe spent Tuesday with friends here.
Ode Newell and Leslie Harter were
callers in Ottumwa Tuesday
John Parks spent Wednesday at the
home of his son Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Parks.
Mrs. Vernon Piks and children OF
Brighton returned home Wednesday
after a weeks visit at the home Of Mrs
Eliza Piks.
Mrs. Burgess Of Chil1icothe visited at
the home of her daughters Mrs. VIM
Stuber and Mrs. George Piks.
Miss Margaret Parks returned to
Marhsalltown Saturday after a two
weeks visit at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Parks.
Miss Ollie Belford Of Ottumwa visit
ed at the home Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown Belford last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Reed spent Sun
day at the home Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Elmer Parks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
SAYS SMALL TOWNS
SOLVE BIG PROBLEM

Dubuque, Sept. "a. save the small
towns and you can solve the problem
of keeping the people on the farm" 0.
E. Klingaman, director Of the extern
sion division Of the University of Iowa,
told the Iowa state retail merchants
association here. He was the first
speaker of the six university experts
who are to address the merchants, Civ.
ing them a short course in retailing in
connection with their seventeenth an
nual convention.
The small towns are in bad way,
Mr.. Klingaman said. Competition Is
destroying them and they are failing to
meet the needs of their communities
by making themselves centers OF the
social life. They need to break down
the barrier that exists between the
people of the country and the people OF
the town.
There are two very important prob
lens pressing in Iowa for solution the
university expert declared. "One is
the problem of keeping the people on
the farm; the other is to save the
Imall towns"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
LUCAS CO. RURAL
SCHOOLS GET PRIZE
PUPILS COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT Is
AWARDED FIRST HoNORs At
THE STATE FAIR.

Charlton, Sept. %. - County Super.
intendent Miss Myrtle DUNCAN has re.
ceived word from the state fair author
tiles that the rural schools of Lucas
county We're awarded first prizes on
collective exhibit. in competition with
other counties of the state. This is a
source Of great satisfaction to the sup.
erintendent, teachers and pupils, all of
whom have put forth their best efforts,
and their work has been rewarded
| The prize of $40 will be expended for
buttons for each pupil in the rural
schools and will be inscribed, First
| 1915"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
AGED WOMAN IS
CALLED BY DEATH
MRS. MARY KIRkENDAlL OF
DOUDS-LEANDO DIES AT A0-
VANCED AGE OF 81.

Douds-Leando, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Mary
:Kirkendall, we'll known resident,
passed away Thursday evening at her
home in Douds-Leando, at the age OF
81 years. ....
Mrs. Kirkendall came to this coun-
try with her parents about seventy
years ago and has made her home
since that time in this vicinity. For
the past ten years she has resided at
Douds station, having moved there
from farm two miles east OF town.
She is we'll known and liked In this
vicinity having large number OF
friends.
She is survived by four children,
Mrs. Lizzie Heckart. Douds; mrs
Flora CARRIER, Cambridge, Mass; Rev.
7 Kirkendall Of Corning and DR.. D.
Is. Kirkendall Of Burlington.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Saturday afternaan at q
O'Clock conducted by Rev. E. S: HEM
er. Interment will be made in Leando
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
LAW SUIT GROWS OUT
OF COLLISION ON ROAD

Grinnell, Sept. 24.-An unusual case
is being tried in the district court. A
young man named Duffy was driving
a team few miles out of Brooklyn
nearly two years ago. Ed Tinker was
driving his car along the same road
Neither turned out and head-on col
lision took place. One horse had a
leg broken and other damages were
sustained by both parties. Duffy sued
Tinker for the damages suffered by
him. The case was tried at the
March term and verdict rendered for
the plaintiff A motion was made to
set the verdict aside because it was
contrary to the evidence and excessive.
The motion was sustained and the case
is being retired.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
WANTS $4,000 FOR
HIS BABY'S DEATH

Davenport, Sept. 24-Ten thousanu
dollars for baby's life is the sum
asked by Harry Simmons in his petl-
zion which will be filed against Will
liam ]. Culton, as damages for the
death of Mildred Fern Simons, when
occurred July 10, this year, in Delng
run over by an auto. -,
II ia probable that the petition WILL
no fled in the near future. lncom-
netency. in that the sight of the driver
was detective, is the allegation to be
preferred against the defendant.
The baby, who was but few monIns
past two years Of age, was crossing Tue
street almost directly IN front OF Tue
Simons home, 2403 Farnam street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
THIRD IOWA CAV,
At KE0 sAUQUA
REGIMENTAL REUNION; LATE
GEN. BUSSEYS DAUGHTER
PRESENT.

Keosauqua, Sept pa regimental
reunion of the Third Iowa cavalry is
being held at Keosauqua today and
Friday. Arrangements have been
made to take care of the veterans and
a program Of considerable interest has
been prepared for the reunion.
Mrs. Isaac K. Hills Of Des Moines,
the daughter Of the late General Cy.
rus A. Bussey, will be present and Will
speak at the reunion. Mrs. Hills al
fectionately thought of by every sol.
! der who served in the Third Iowa
Her father was commander of the
regiment and was revered by his men
General Bussey has attended many
of the old regimental reunions and the
state encampmenHs, and this year his
place will be vacant and he Will be
numbered among those who have an
swered taps. His death occurred sew
eral months ago. There is only rem,
nant of the Third Iowa left, but every
reunion brings back the memories OF
the days when the regiment was IN
fits prime and serving through the
civil war
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
FRENCHMEN VISIT
OTTUMWA AGAIN
ARE STILL ANXIOUS TO GET
IOWA HORSES FOR USE IN
THEIR ARMIES.

The six Frenchmen who visited OF
tumwa last Friday and bought horses
at the Williams barn for use in their
army are here again today and have
added many more animals to their
purchases.
Samuel Hexter and Lehman
Strauss, the former of Chicago and
the latter of New York, members of
the firm Of Hexter & Strauss, are in
charge of the buying. They bring
with them James D. Talbot, Jacob lie.
vine, Capt. George REVERE, inspector
general, and the veterinary, DR.. Louis
Daniel Their methods Of examining
the animals and the class of goods
which they demand has created con.
siderable interest in their visits and
the sales barn has attracted number
of visitors, aside from the regular
horse buyers, who come here in large
numbers every Friday. The Williams
barn is the only place in Iowa where
the Frenchmen are personally IN
speeding and buying horses at pres
ent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
LAD IS |NCENTURED
TO AN IOWA FARMER
OLD CUSTOM OF APPRENTICING
BOYS is REVIVED IN PoTTA-
WATTAMIE COUNTY.

Council Bluffs, Sept a. = For the
was filed in district court an article OF
indenture, apprenticing year old Clar-
ence Ehmke, son Of Mrs. Lena Ehmke
of Pottawattamie county, to Andy G.
Thie!e, Of Cass county, until he arrives
at the age of 81 years.
Years ago articles indenturing chill
dren in apprenticeship were of common
occurrence but in recent years they
have been practically totally abandon,
ed. Boys were apprenticed to farmers
as to mechanics and tradesmen who
contracted to furnish them board, lcdg.
ing and clothing, as well as training In
their adopted trade, in return for their
services until they arrived at the age
'of maturity.
Clarence Ehmke is to be indentured
Ito Thiele until his twenty-frst birth.
day, to receive his board and clothing
and four months schooling each year
and at the close of his apprenticeship
to be paid the sum of $500 in cash with
which to start his battle in life. He is
bound to give to his employer the same
dutiful service he would give to his
parents and in all ways obey him as he
would father.
The instrument aroused keen inter.
est in the Office of the clerk Of the
court, where there are many such doc.
uments on file of date thirty or forty
years ago. 1t is stated by men of ma
ture years that apprenticeship fell in.
to discredit because of the frequency
with which onD1ovorc nop1actad thair
end of the contract, and tales Of cruel,
ty unbelievable to apprentice boys
we're freely banded about the court
house on filing of the indenture Tues.
day.
The farmer who indentures the
Ehmke boy Is said to be we'll to do
and attached to the lad, who is predict.
ed to have a bright future before him
on account of his connection with his
master,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
CHURCH OBSERVES
ITS ANN|vE RSARY
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC PARISH
WILL OBSERVE DIAMOND
JUBILEE SOON.

FIT. Madison, Sept. 23.-St. Joseph's
Catholic church will observe its sew.
enty-ffth anniversary Sunday, Sept.
70. invitations to observe the Ola
mond jubilee with st. Josephs church
have been sent out to the churches In
this vicinity. This service will CON-
memorate the anniversary Of the per-
manent organization of st. Joseph's
the mother parish and the NUCLEUS of
Catholic growth In this region The
church was organized in 1910.
The program includes the ringing or
bells in the churches and schools of
Lee county at o'clock on Saturday
evening. The Sunday and Monday
program follows:
Sunday, 1000 a. m.-Solemn ponti-
flcal mass.
$3.50 p. m.-Parade by the children
of the parochial schools and the be-
nevolent and social organizations OF
Catholic men.
4:30 p. m.-Semi-religious and patri-
otto exercises at Old Settlers park,
near st. Joseph's church.
Monday, 8 a. m.-SOlemn requiem
mass for the deceased members of
the parish.
The Rev. A. ]. Easier, pastor of ST.
Joseph's church, has completed his
Brief Historical Sketches of the Par
ishes in Lee County, Including a
Sketch of the Life of the First Pas
tor, the SANITY Pioneer Priest, Father
John G. Alleman,' and the work is on
the press and now being distributed to
all interested. The book containing
1926 pages, profusely illustrated, comes
in cloth and paper binding and is a
work of art and scholarly achieve
ment. The book is essentially COM
memoration of the diamond jubilee or
seventy-f1fth anniversary of the found
ing of the church nucleus in this re-
gion of the country by Father John
G. Alleman.
In the little volume thorough and
painstaking treatise is made of the
Catholic church in Lee county, a COM
prehensive and accurate account of
the life OF Father Alleman, early his
tory of Fort Madison, Keokuk, West
Point Saint Paul, Houghton, Montrose
and String Prairie, the Catholic clergy
of Lee county, the Christian schools
and the address Of the pastor at the
Old Settlers meeting held here In
1907. The history of the old bell Is
given and numerous accounts of other
data of the Catholic church
Of early days in Lee county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
SISTERS HABIT IS
A LEGAL CARE

Des Moines, Sept. 24.-The Iowa SUI
preme court in an opinion handed
down this week, reversing the Carroll
county district court in the case of
Sheldon Knowlton against directors
of Maple River school district, appel
liant, declared that the Iowa laws will
permit the following in the public
schools:
Teachers may wear garb of sister
of charity.
Teachers may read Catholic or any
other version of the bible.
The Lords prayer may be given.
Walls of rooms may be adorned
with biblical pictures.
In the Knowlton case the fight de-
veloped in a rural district over the
use of public school fund to hire
teacher and to use room in
Catholic school for public school ses-
sions. The old school house was in
bad repair The school directors
thought it cheaper to take a room in
the parochial school building than
to build a new school.
For time the scholars were re-
quired to repeat the catechism ir3
school. This was reported to t.
tice was discontinued, the evidanU. J
shows.
Professionals in the district brought
cured an injunction prohibiting the
use Of public funds to support the
school held in the parochial school
building. The high court dissolves
-hA Injunction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
LIQUOR LAW is
BEING ATTACKED

Des Moines, Sept. "a. = Attorney
General Cosson and his assistants were
today considering the course to adopt
with reference to the action pending in
the federal court at Chicago, in which
that portion Of the Iowa liquor law
which requires consignee of liquor
to appear at the freight depot in per-
son to receive it, is being attacked as
invalid.
Indications were that the state might
not intervene, though the attorney gen.
eral said he would not be prepared 10
make statement on the subject for 4
day or two. 1t was said that the state
officials have serious doubt as to the
legality of the Iowa section in ques-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
ISLANDERS WILL CASE
Is FINALLY FINISHED

Montezuma, Sept. 24.-What was
known as the Sanders will case" was
concluded in the district court VIM.
H. Sanders made a will two or three
days before he died at his home in
Deep River It was claimed that he
had been delirious for day or two
before the will was prepared and that
he was in that condition later in the
same day and that he continued in
that condition until his death. He had
four living children and a grand
daughter. The estate amounted to
about $4,000 and if no will had been
made the granddaughter would have
received about $4,000 as her share of
the estate. The will gave her but
$1,000 and she filled contest proceed
ings. After celebrating for two or
three hours the jury decided that the
will should not stand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
SAYS CORN AND ROADS
ARE BEST ABOUT HERE

John H. Morrell, H. L. Bell, M. B.
Hutchinson and w. T. Harper have re-
turned from an auto tour of the state
covering three days and report
pleasant trip. good roads and that the
best corn along the entire route is
that in the immediate vicinity of Of
,tumwa. The four men left here over
land Tuesday morning and visited
Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine,
Davenport, Clinton, FIT. Dodge and
Des Moines en- route. The return trip
was made this morning. with one
exception, the roads in southeastern
Iowa are the best that we encounter
ed" said Mr.. Morrell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
WEST POINT FAIR
ATTENDANCE FINE
CITY IN GALA ATTIRE TO VEL
, COME VISITORS; THE RACES
AND BALL GAME.

West Point, Sept. 24-The West
Point fair is not excelled by any exhib1.
ton of its kind in this part Of the state.
The city is in gala attire to welcome
visitors to the fair. The streets OF this
prosperous community are packed
with people going to the fair grounds
The program yesterday was fine
one. There were several first class
horse races, vaudeville acts between
the races and music by the West
Point band. The vaudeville acts which
took place on platform opposite the
grandstand In the infield, were excep-
tionally good, the chief features being
a man who was locked in a big can OF
water and emerging without being
drowned, and woman who wriggled
her way out of straight jacket.
The exhibits in Art Hall were great
ly admired by the visitors. The ex-
amples Of needle work were said to
surpass any seen before in this part OF
Iowa. The stock exhibits were also of
the first grade.
The Horse Races.
Thursdays races follow:
2:14 pace; purse, $3.50:
Baby Mckee, b. m. (E. e.
!, Siberts, Winfield) .......2 3 3
I'm, b. 8. (Ben Cook, Mt.
HamilD 49,. ....3 2
Lawyer Swift, bl. h. CT. N.
Smith, New Boston, Ill., "A 2 1
Maud H., 8. M en- Harper,
Seymour ;. .............1 l z s
Time-2:16, 2:18k.
2:17 trot; purse, $3.50:
Patsy W., b. g. (H Duffy
Osceola, Neb.) ..........1 2 2 2
Caddie Hale, b. m. (M. Beck
ley, West Point) ........3 4 4
lola West, bl. m. IT. G. His
Z ted, New Boston. Ill) - 8 3
Sampson Muscovite, Oh. g.
CIV. L. Mollett, Wapello) a l 3
Time-2:21A, 2:22k, 2:24A, 2:21A.
+, 2:30 pace; purse, $3.50:
Alice o., 8. m. (Sam Lee, Jr.,
Mt. Union) .................4 3 l
Louis Film. b. M GA. G. Wise
carver, Fairfield) ..........1 2
King Earl, s. S. dan Freeland,
T! Kahoka, Mo- ..............2 4 8
Eddie F., b. G. Henry Haylor,
Kahoka, MOI ..............3 2
Time-220A, 2:1o11a, 2:30.
The ball game between Eft. Madison
and Hillsboro drew large crowd and
was an exciting event from start to
finish. Score: Ft. Madison, 4; Hills
boro, 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
PREPARING SCHOOL
FOR BEAR CREEK

County Superintendent r. L. Cara.
ner was in Bear Creek Thursday and
looked over the building that Is to be
used as school house as soon as the
remodeling upon it is completed. 1t Is
a structure moved there by Henry
Phillips from Rutledge and will con-
tain two school rooms. These classes,
aggregating more than 100 pupils, will
be taught by the Misses Nellie Farmer
and Nellie Hazeltine. No time has
been set for the opening OF the schools
vet but Mr.. Gardner thinks 1T will be
within the next two or three weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
TWO WEDDINGS
At CHART 0 \
PAYNTER-LUTZ CEREMONY A
COMBS HOME; ANOTHER At
CATHOLIC PRIORY.

Charlton, Sept. PA pretty we'd
ding was solemnized at the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Earl Combs on Wed
nesday evening at $3.50 o'clock, the
contracting parties being Albert G.
Paynter of Chicago, and Miss Blanche
Viola Lutz. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. E. e. ElgenFritz, pas
tor of the M. E. church, in the presence
of about fifty guests. Previous to the
ceremony Miss Rhea Oppenheimer
sang To-day and sa the bridal party
entered the parlor Mrs. Fred H. Larl-
mer executed Mendelssohn's wedding
march. The couple stood under an
arch of yellow chrysanthemums and
smilax. The home was prettily decor
ated in yellow and white roses. The
bride was attired in her travelling suit
of dark blue, with chantilly lace waist
and corsage bouquet of lilies OF the
valley.
After congratulations had been prof.
fered a banquet was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. PAINTER left the same evening
for Chicago where they Will resloe.
The bride is daughter OF the late
Nick Lutz and has resided IN this coun-
ty from infancy She graduated from
the Charlton schools in the spring OF
J 1910 and has since been one OF tne
teachers in the Charlton schools. me
groom resided here few years ago
during the construction Of the new
Rock Island railroad, at which time ne
was employed as civil engineer.
Grant Eugene Grifiths and Miss Ada
M. Rupert, both of Davis City, We're
united in marriage in Charlton at the
| Catholic priory on Wednesday even
ing, Rev. Father Jas. P. McGllhn per-
forming the ceremony.
Alfred H. Timmins, one of the pro-
prietors of the Golden Eagle clothing
store, of this city, was married in Des
Moines on Wednesday to Miss Georgia
Musick of Oskaloosa. They left the
same day on a trip to Chicago, after
which they will be at home to their
friends here in a new residence on
Eighth street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25
IOWA CITY GETS THE
1916 IOWA RETAILERS

Dubuque, Sept. 24.-The Iowa Retail
Merchants association closed their an
nual convention here Thursday after
electing the following officers:
President-Julius Kettner, Council
Bluffs.
Vice president-E. J. Carney, Bur
lington.
Secretary-John Cunningham, Du-
buque.
Treasurer-T. ]. Mooney, Clinton.
The executive committee selected
elected for three years, are:
J. j. Tudfetcher. Dubuque; j. A.
Feeney, Davenport; F. A. Petit, Sioux
City.
The executive committee selected
Iowa City as the next meeting place.