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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
EDDYVILLE SENIORS
GIVE CREATIONS

Eddyville, May 27.-The senior class
delivered their orations on Wednesday
afternoon at the high school building.
The following program was given:
instrumental duet-Clella McCord
and Rhoda Bennett.
Grafton. THE Monroe Doctrine
Stasia Burch.
American Women Who Have Made
Good. "-LaRue lager.
Germany an Example of Efficiency
Ernest Newquist.
abraham Lincoln"-Alma Gordon.
Song, Fairy Dances"-Girls' quartet.
Merit, not Sex, the Basis of Wages"
Viola May.
prison Reform"-Tom Oldham
"Gustavious Adolphus" Mary Emb-
ling.
High school chorus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
AGENCY.

Work on the new school building has
been commenced.
Stanley Watts Of Iowa City has been
elected superintendent OF the Agency
schools for the ensuing year.
Miss Daisy Rodabaugh who is en-
ployed at the Soldiers Home at Mar
shalltown is spending her vacation here
with her parents.
Rev. M. D. Cox Is attending the dis
trict conference at Drakesville and Mrs.
Cox is spending the week visiting her
parents at Abba.
Miss Lula Enyart is helping the new
postmaster at Batavia.
The school board has sold the bonds
for the new school house. They were
takent at SO.
The rural carriers will observe Mon
day May 81 as a holiday.
Mrs. owen Courtney is i'll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
HIGH COURT RULES
IN FAVOR OF WOMAl

MarshalltoWn, May II. WORD re-
ceived here from St. Paul tells of the
Affirming by the Minnesota supreme
court of the case of Mrs. Johanna K.
Brown of this city against the Chica-
20 & Northwestern Railroad Co. for
damages for the death of the plaintiff 8
husband, Edward M. Brown.
Brown and his father, Edward H.
Brown, were killed Feb. 6, 1918, when
they were struck by the Northwestern
fast mail at grade crossing east of
this city. Mrs. Brown sued for heavy
damages In the district court at Man.
kato, MINI, and jury awarded her a
Judgment for $1,000 1t is this 1udg-
ment that the supreme court has sus-
tanned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
WILL MAKE AUTO
TRIP TO COAST
WASHINGTON FAMILY PLANS
LONG JOURNEY TO GOLDEN
WEST IN CAR.

Washington, May ~. The heavy
rain forced postponement OF plans
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Orie Turner and
son, Harold, James Conger and Regi'
nald McCreedy, who had expected to
start on a long and unique journey to
California The delay, however, will
only be temporary and as soon as the
roads are sufficiently dry the party will
start for the land Of the setting SUM-
The Turner family will make the
trip in an automobile and James Con-
ger and Reginald McCreedy will drive
through on a motorcycle, the motor
cycle In question being equipped with a
basket seat and side wheel. 1t Is the
machine that was formerly owned by
Mr.. Turner. The basket Is suspended
beside the motorcycle and makes q
comfortable seat for one passenger
while the other occupies the motor
cycle seat and does the driving. They
will go in party and will travel to-
gether during the entire distance. The
automobile will carry complete camp
equipment and it Is the intention OF the
travellers to make the entire journey
without patronizing a single hotel
They plan to camp at night wherever
1t is convenient and cook their own
meals.
The route that has been decided up.
on by the party will take them over the
Great White Way to Oskaloosa, thence
over the 1-O-A Short line to Omaha,
from there to Ely, Nevada, over the
Lincoln highway and the balance Of
the Journey over the Midland Trail to
Los Angeles Long Beach, Cal, is the
destination of the Turner family. They
expect to spend few months visiting
at the home of Mrs. Turner's parents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
MAY DEPORT ITALIAN.

Mason City, May 27.-Bruno Reetz
may go back to Italy, not as soldier,
but because he is not considered a
desirable citizen of the United States.
He, in company with Mrs. Tony
Lantz, was arrested on statutory
charge. 1t is said that immigration
Officer Whitfield will be asked to take
up the matter of deportation. 1t is
said that Mr.. Lantz has threatened
to shoot him and with Reetz it is q
question of facing Lantz or facing the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
THE MADDYs ARE
WE'D 50 YEARS
FIVE CHILDREN, 26 GRANDCHIL
DREN AND 5 GREAT GRAND.
CHILDREN PRESENT.

Knoxville. May 27.-Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Maddy celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary yesterday. Mr. and
Mrs. Maddy were married in 1855 at the
nome Of the latter's parents in this
county. the home place being on Long
Lane, between Knoxville and Attica. At
the big dinner given at noon on the oc-
casion Of the big event. there were
forty-four guests, relatives and friends
present. Among the guests there were
five children, twenty-six grandchildren
and five great grandchildren. Mr.. Mad
dy is now in his eighty fourth year and
Mrs Maddy in her eighty second year.
Mr.. Maddy is the only one left from the
original Maddy family, which consisted
OF seven boys and two girls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
K, C,'S FAVOR WILSON.

Cedar Rapids, May 27.-Strong res
olutions indorsing the action of Presi.
dent Wilson in his efforts to keep the
United States out of the conflict wag,
ing in foreign countries were adopted
at the closing session Of the state
council of the knights of Columbus.
The support of all members of the
order in Iowa to the government in
any crisis against any and every foe
was pledged. The stand taken by
Pope Benedict in his efforts to stop
strife in Europe was commended
The state council will meet next
year on May 90 and "a in Dubuque.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
An Innovation
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
FOR CHILDREN
Mrs. HOlc0mb Introduces in
This City a New System
of Teaching Juveniles

Mrs. Regina Holcomb, pupil OF
Miss Katherine Burrows, of Detroit,
the inventor of the Burrows Kinder
garten Course of Music Study, is con.
Quoting a very successful musical
kindergarten on Saturday mornings
in the Collingwood Music Store A
class Of twelve children Of the ages
from 5 to s meets at 9 o'clock for an
hours instruction in the fundamental
principles of music. The teaching Is
done through games and songs, the
play element eliminating all dullness
and drudgery, and making the lesson
pleasure to the teacher and de-
lightful recreation to the pupils.
Mrs. Holcomb's experience with
child pupils, combined with this very
attractive system, assures a degree OF
success which has hitherto been I'M
attainable.
Glasses may be formed on or be-
fore June l.
Applications may be made to Mrs
Frank HOFFMAN, or Mr. Collingwood,
as Mrs Holcomb is for the present in
Ottumwa only Friday and Saturday of
each week.
The songs and illustrations, the
notation and time drills, the muscle
exercises, the ear training and piano
work, are acquired by this method
with a facility nothing short of
astonishing.
Glasses for children of more ad
yanced age will be organized when
desired. The work is so graded that
it can be adapted to children Of any
age, whether beginners or more ad.
vanced pupils.
The members of the Saturday morn
ing class are:
Philip Holman.
Station Eller.
Jane Clausen.
Samuel Mahon.
Marion Gilmore.
Frank Pollard.
Jane Doran.
Rayner Harper.
Charles Leonard.
Fulton Nimocks.
Wallace Harper.
Robert Foster.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
SOIL SURVEY UNDER WAY.

Clinton, May 27.-CI1ntOn county,
soil survey is under way. Unannounc-
ed, Herman w. Hawker, representing
the bureau of soils of the United
States department Of agriculture, and
F B. Howe, representing the Iowa
State college, arrived and began work.
They are working north and west Of
Clinton and expect that the task will
consume the entire summer, as there
are 700 square miles in the county
and the survey of thirty or forty
square miles week is considered
good record.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
BEGIN ON SCHOOL,

Wilton, May 81. Work was begun
on Wilton's new high school and grade
school building. Excavation was start
ed on the new basement on the east
side of the present building. John Sol
Ter & Son of Davenport, are the con-
tractors to whom the construction of
the new building has been let. Next
week the work of tearing up the old
building and remodeling it will be
started. A corps of local men are at
work on the excavation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
OFFICERS AFTER
CIGARET USERS

Manchester, May 27.-Cigarette
users are going to have rough road
to travel IL the local officers continue
the crusade against the use Of pills"
on the streets and in public places by
boys under age.
Last Saturday Lloyd Grommon, az
ter numerous warnings, was arrested
and fined in Justice court for smoking
cigarettes in a restaurant, after ne
had been warned to desist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
MAN rs YEARS OLD
AND WIFE 70, DIVORCE

Fairfield, May EFFICIENTLY at St.
Joseph, Mo-, c.. F. Fowler and his wife
Lucinda Fowler were granted divorce
Over forty-f1ve years previous they
were married at Fairfield. He was a
veteran of the civil war and later was
editor and publisher Of a paper at
Stewartsville, Mo-, and still later one
at Steel City, Nebr. He is Is years old
and his wife Is 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
CHILD FALLS INTO
TUB OF HOT WATER

Knoxville, May 27.-As Mrs. Thur
man Ward, nine miles west Of here, was
busily engaged last night In giving the
children a bath, her little ee-year-
old daughter fell into the tub full of
hot water and was frightfully burned.
The doctors say that the little one has
an even chance for it's life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
.MUsCAT|NE GIVES
MOOSE WELCOME
L. o. o. NJ. OF IOWA GREETED
WITH OPEN ARMS By PEARL
BUTTON CITY.

The Moose of Iowa are being receiv
ed with whole hearted welcome by
Muscatine where they hold forth In
state convention for three days. as
will be seen from the Muscatine Jour
nal Of Wednesday, which has the
following article and carries the pic
ture Of State Prelate Alfred G. Cook,
and reference to other Ottumwans
present:
Muscatine today extends a welcome
to the nations lustiest fraternal or
ganAation. A welcome which contains
the true ring of hospitality was the
greeting which Muscatine offered to
the scores Of delegates who arrived
here during the morning hours, the
advance guard of the host of Moose
who will be monarchs of all they sur
vey when once they assemble here.
With the advent Of the early dele
cations the downtown streets of the
city took on holiday appearance.
Flags and bunting in which the ma
tional colors and the red and white
Of the Moose lodge were strikingly
and appropriately combined graced
many store fronts, while the emblem
p. A. P. emblazoned forth from the
display windows along the retail
streets.
Mooseheart Band Heard.
A herald of the activities which
will mark the next several days was
the appearance Of the Mooseheart
band, which appeared on the streets
early IN the day. This organization
which is composed of the male stu
dents and employees at Mooseheart. IS
unique in the annals Of fraternalism,
but It Is more than that, 1t Is must
cal organization of unusual promise
and Muscatine people are assured OF
some treats during the stay Of this
band In the city.
Owing to the exceptionally high
wind blowing from the east this al
ternoon, the Moose excursion to the
Fairport Biological station was called
Oh.
This was decided about o'clock
when several prominent members OF
the lodge interviewed the captain OF
the boat. who refused to leave shore
because of the weather conditions.
The members Of the lodge gladly con-
sented to this because the weather
prohibited as large an attendance as
was expected.
The excursion to be given this even.
Ing by the local Eagles lodge Will
probably be given as scheduled pro-
vided the wind falls. No definite an
nouncement in regard to this trip has
been made.
Delegates Arriving.
The morning trains brought quite
large representation Of Moose to
Muscatine and before evening the in
vading army is expected to assume
impressive proportions. Those regis
tered during the morning were:
DR.. w. B. Stoker, 'Ottumwa; Rob-
ert L. Biles, Burlington; H. w. Paul,
S. F. Haynes, Sabula;
Lloyd Mathew, sabula; Alfred G.
Cook. Ottumwa; 8. B. Burden, Eldon;
F. J. Klappal, Davenport; s. E. Yeo-
man, Ottumwa; B. N Robeu, Wash
inxton: q. A.. Gregory, Marshalltown;
W. o. Robinson, Knoxville; F. 0. Dav-
Is, Knoxville; G. L. Dawson, Knox
vile: w. H. Graf, Muscatine; r. H.
Hatcher. Charlton; A. Cevety, Chart
tom B. Whitimore, Charlton; J. A.
Jelly, Iowa City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
WATERLOO MAN AT
LEON s. S. MEETING

Leon, May 27.-The Sunday School
association Of Decatur county is hold
ing it's annual convention in Leon.
Every school in the county is repre-
scented by one or more delegates and a
very enthusiastic meeting Is In pro-
gress. State President Rev. w. III.
Bleacher Of Waterloo and Prof. 0. E.
Smith Of Indianola are prominent out
Of town speakers at the convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR MCLAIN MAY 80

Iowa City, May q. Memorial SER
vices for the late dean OF the Univer-
sity of Iowa law school, Judge Emlin
McClain, will take place in the univer.
afternoon, May 30.
The funeral services will be held
from the residence, Friday afternoon,
at four o'clock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
LUNCHEON MONDAY
AT FAIRFIELD CLUB

Fairfield. May 27.-The Fairfield
Commercial club will have another In
it's series Of business meetings on Mon
day evening May 81. This also will be
in the nature OF a o'clock luncheon
and will be held at the Leggett house.
Officers Of the club have notified the
members that there Is an unusually i'm
portant business proposition to be dis
cussed and those interested In the
business prosperity Of Fairfield are re-
uueSted to be present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
HOUNDS FIND CLOTHING.

Keokuk, May 27.-When some cloth
ing was stolen from a local cleaning
establishment, 4 young bloodhound
from the kennels of Bert Daley of this
city was given the scent from the
empty coat hangers. The THEFT had
occurred ten hours before. After
tracking the thief through the streets
and a restaurant, the dog led the way
to the union station. The clothing and
the thief were found in FIT. Madison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.

Fl Dodge, May 27.--Little three-year
old Marion Seeley was sitting on the
tracks of the Illinois Central when
she heard the express, No. 10, ap-
preaching. She was not afraid Of en-
gines, for she had often played around
them and failed to leave. The en-
gineer did not see her until too late.
She was horribly mangled by the
train, being instantly killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
ExcAvATE FOR BUILDING.

Mason City, May 27.-The work Of
excavating for the foundation of the
new $4,000 storage plant Of the
Northwestern States Portland Cement
company, which is being erected
north of the city at the plant of the
company, has been completed and the
structural work is to be started i'm
mediate]y.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL.

Manly, May 27.-The independent
school district of Manly sold $31 900 Of
bonds by competitive bid, proceeds OF
which will go for the construction OF
new schoolhouse. The contract for
! the construction will be let on May
l29.
Evening star., 1915-09-19

or most any other man, for that mat
ter, do anything she wanted him to.
l really felt sorry for the big fellow, and
l admired the moral courage he had
shown in dropping her after rebuff. He
must have seen that she was playing with
him; and, despite rough exteriors, I'd long
since discovered that the North Carolina
mountaineers are sensitive lot. turned
to the girl.
"He must've proposed to you yester-
day." | hazarded.
She had the grace to flush.
"Y-yes. He did"
"Itd serve you right if you were the di-
rector" | came back, with some bitter
ness. Everything any fool member of
my company does reacts on me. I've got to
deliver the goods-excuses can't be shown
in the picture houses.
1t was a long drive to Cordesville,
where Seth lived. And Bat Cave is a
pretty good distance out itself. The road
narrowed and grew rougher and climbed
higher. The trees became scrubby and
bent. The white, fleecy clouds We're be-
low us. grew mite sorry that hadn't
brought a revolver, although I'm not
much of a believer in hip-pocket artillery.
But finally we crossed the last big ridge
and dipped down into the grassy hollow
where squatted about twenty ramshackle
cabins. We had struck Cordesville l
made up my mind that if we got away
with our lives we'd come out there for
some pictures.
slowed up the team and bumped down
the rocky road, Half way down, Doris
squealed.
"There's Seth, she said. pulled the
team up short.
LIE was sitting on the grass, square chin
in his well shaped hand, and the breeze
blowing through his wavy hair. When
he saw us, he rose and strobe toward the
rig. | didn't like the cocksure swing of
his stride.
"Howdy,' he greeted gruffly, his eye
fixed menacingly, uneasily, on Doris.
"Howdy," we greeted in chorus.
"What can l do f'r you-uns?" he asked
awkwardly.
Doris was silent.
"You-you quit the job at Bat Cave?"
| asked.
"Uh-huh."
"We've come to get you to 60 back with
us-and bring the others"
Doris seemed tongue-tied. had to do
all the talking. It's shame the way they
all throw director down.
"Cain't do hit.
"Can't?'
Nope"
"But Why"
He glanced uneasily first at me. then
at Doris, then at me again.
"Cain't say. Mebbe l en- tell you
alone
"Tel both of us.
Once more he glanced at Doris.
Shall II" he questioned her.
Certainly she snapped.
"Wal, he drawled steadily, eyeing the
ground studiously, ~ see, hits thisaway.
Ever sence been in Bat Cave a-workin'
FIR you, been treated right, an done
my best. But-wal,' he paused, then
continued desperately. This yere young
gal she goes an falls in love with me. l
tried to git away FUN her, but l couldn't,
nohow. stood it s long as possible; but,
Evening star., 1915-09-19

coiHPhly AuppeIlel W De III d hurry lOT,-
Seth Twomley and his whole bunch of
silent supernumeraries failed to show up.
l swore; l raved; l tore my hair and
stood on my head.
When l had spent little of my vocal
fire and birthstone, l grabbed Doris
and hauled her under the trees. She was
really penitent; but even that didn't
soften my heart-which organ is usually
of summer-butter consistency.
pardon the French, said caustically,
"but you have sure played hell now"
"And then some," she confessed hon
estly
81 warned you about it long ago"
al always was too much of a fool to take
advice. That's why I'm thrill-woman.
"And you didn't pay any attention"
went on, ignoring her Interruptions. "You
went and courted that big, handsome
boob and made him fall in love with you"
at was such cinch!"
"And, now that you've amused your
self with him, he's discovered that you
were only playing with him, and he's
jumped the job. All the money I've spent
in salaries gone to the devil, all my time
wasted, all the company's time wasted
half the scenes to be REFINED last
of all, big, honest mountaineer with a
broken heart-all because you wanted to
have good time. I'm ashamed of YOU
and disgusted with you, Doris!"
She gazed straight at me, her eyes brim-
ming with tears.
Spill it all, she urged. "I got it comm
to me, an nights we'll have it all in one
big DOSE
So Spilled it ALL" and when finished
she was as contrite, as sincerely contrite,
as ever an Anticipated little woman could
be.
"And, leaving me and the company and
the money all out of it," l persisted,
"think of poor Seth. Think of the dignity
of what he's done. Dead in love with you
and you handing him the icy mitten
and now he does like Laura Jean Libby
character-walks off into his haunts rather
than suffer further rebuffs at your hands,
and and"-lugubriously-"all of the supes
with him. Why, Doris, you've turned his
heart against womankind. and"
She was blubbering
"Cut it-cut it, please. can't stand
any more, Bill. IL Oh gee! honest,
| never knew what l was doing. l was
Just trying to kid him along"
"And you succeeded. You bet you sue
ceeded!'
Al didn't mean anything by it. And
he was such boob just couldn't pass
up the chance"
"No"-sarcastically. "And here l am
with about thirty unfinished scenes in
five-reel picture. And my supes gone"
clenched my right fist and slammed it
into the left palm. "They've got to come
back!'
She jumped about six feet.
"Yes!"
"Theyve got to-"
"How?"
"You caused the trouble, and you've
got to solve the difficulty. You must see
Seth"
"Go out there?"
"Yes-I'll go with you won't tip any
of the others off to it, if you don't want
me to. I'll just declare a holiday, and
we'll go out there. I've just simply got to
leave it to you to straighten things up
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-01
TEACHERS PENSIONS.

r there is any one in the whole
scheme of life in Pennsylvania who
4 is entitled to be given measure
of support when age, disability or
sickness overtakes him, it is the
teacher. And in discussing the mat
ter let it be understood that the term
teacher is used without sex, employed
to denote the people engaged in the
most self-sacrificing profession out
side of those of the physician and
the nurse. Great corporations, mer-
camille houses, commonwealth and
municipalities have provided for the
retirement of their faithful servants,
but 1t does seem as though Pennsyl-
vania was as slow in determining how
aid shall be given to teachers as 1t
has been in dealing with that other
tion of the injured employe. 1t has
been recognized for years that the
public has been remiss with the
teacher who trains the future citizen
and whose scale of pay has, in many
cases, failed to keep pace with the
advancement in other occupations, to
say nothing of forming an adequate
return for the service rendered.
Through the efforts of a committee
of prominent educators, who spent
almost two years in a thorough study
Of the teachers pension SYSTEMS of
other States and of the manner in
which the school districts of various
cities were endeavoring to care for
their superannuated or disabled in
structors, a bill has been prepared
which expresses the best thought of
the day. 1t is believed that this bill
will overcome the objections offered
to the previous measures and that it
will take rank with the big leglsla-
ton of the coming session. The law
makers should be generous in making
the initial appropriation at the same
| time.