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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
Dr.D.E.Graharr,
Hours-e 70 " .. m; % . ,. m
9nnls Once Bldg, ottum~a. lows
TELEPHONE CO. IS
bU|LD|NG Home
CONCERN At WASHINGTON WILL
HAVE THOROUGHLY MOD
ERIN STRUCTURE.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Work on the
fine new hreproof building to house
the telephone exchange and omces Of
the Washington Telephone Co. ID
progressing nicely. Tho site II north
Of the John Alex Young residence, on
what IL more familiariy known q the
old Melville property. The new
building will DO commodious and CON.
veniently arranged. 81
Cablec are to be conducted into tho
building underground and al Of the
details carefully planned to make tho
new home modern and complete. The
company will install . new and thor.
ougly modern switchboard, and m
equipment consisting Of about sixteen
hundred new telephones OF tho auto
matte ringing type. The switchboard
ago. but IL now inadequate for tho
growing business.
The new switchboard Win have m
OF the latest improvements, the ring.
Ing Will be automatic and the service
private to the line In operation. Tho
instantaneous recall feature OF the
new equipment Will do away with the
annoyance OF not being able to get
central following completed call.
When subscriber calls number, as
soon az the connection Is made the
bell at the other end will ring inter
mittently until there is an answer,
or until the party calling hangs up.
At the same time the person calling
will be able to hear q distinct tone OF
the bell in tho receiver. The oper-
ator will have notice of the hanging
up Of the receiver as soon as the con.
bersation is over. Few towns west
OF the Mississippi have the special
automatic features which are To be
Installed here.
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MYERS FATE RESTS
ON RUSTY REYOLW

Winterset, Dec. 1.-THE fatN
Fred Myers, accused with his m0f
for the murder OF his younx
rested on rusty revolver. both
er and son claimed was used NJ
Ethel Myers In taking her own
City Marshal McCumber was o.
witness stand and testified that n
revolver was rusty only ~ 1tr0n ~, 49,
would be able to pull the tr1gga t tss
1t could have been handled bJ asEg
Myers Is the point to be proved BY thB
defense and II done will score m I'M
portant point for them. Met umber.
was damaging during the time he 49,
on the stand.
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judges, the purpose being to make the
commissioner entirely Independent OF
any political authority. The commits
sioner thus appointed is to have the
whole control of the civil service SO
that the man managing department
or perhaps a whole city (under the
city manager plan) can neither ap-
point. promote. transfer or remove q
single one of his subordinates. He
has no power over them whatever
except the power which every citizen
has of making complaint to the COM
mission.
There is something quite refresn-
mo in this unconscious encomium
which the commissioners are thus
Giving to their own excellences. Their
nroiect iraplies that the men respon-
s,ble for running the department Will
not want to retain good men put VIII
be impelled by some political OF other
bad reasons, while civil service COM
missioners are incapable OF oeing &C
+uated bv any but the purest motives.
Thev have also a monopoly OF all the
;n+e,l;pence In this line OF work LOT
tbev tel, us in their Introduction 10
their nroposed model law, that the
mower Of removing subordinates Is no
longer left in the hands OF superVls-
mo officer as he can not deal elective
" with questions Of personnel. u Is
Tho commissioners alone who know II
all. Their attitude is like that at
tributed to DR.. Jowett:
az an the master of Ballot college.
what don't know is not knoWleuse.
One Of the members Of the limos
conmission in urging the advantages
O, this model law declares:
eve do not hamstring ourselves
with tho rules of evidence or with
ouasi-iudicial procedure, but go INTO
the matter thoroughly to see II the
emnloye still has the degrse OF merit
which his original certifcation proves
he once had"
But in thus flippantly setting aside
those guarantees which the experience
Of MANY generations in the whole
English speaking world has shown TO
be necessary to the maintenance OF
Justice. does this special tribunal COM
mend itself to public approval?
But the climax is reached when the
commissioners tell us that this scheme
TO tie up the hands Of the peoples ad-
ministratiye officers by commission
independent OF all popular control is
based mon the cardinal principle
chat government should be controlled
by the people" One cannot but ne
reminded of Lady Teazle's answer to
Joseph Surface, when he was attempt
ing with many protestation OF honor to
lead her astray. Don't you think we
NAV 4. we'll leave honor out Of the
question:"
And this kind Of public control is to
be exercised by even a smaller frac-
ton OF the people than the three tall
ors OF Tooley street, for It is to one
civil service commissioner and not to
three. that this power to overthrow all
discipline is committed.
ational Editorial Service)
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SHERIFF HUNTING
WOMAN FUGITIVE

Muscatine, Dec. 11.-Sherif Wiley,
running down clues on the escape Of
Mrs. Anna Mohr from the Muscatine
county jail, found that she crossed
the Mississippi at Fairport at o'clock
in the morning after she slipped
away. The ferryman, Sam Els, told
the sheriff he had taken her across.
He did not know she was an escaped
prisoner. Bloodhounds brought to
Muscatine in an effort to track tho
woman proved worthless.
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IS
GUILTY OF ATTACK

Des MONIES, Dec. 11.-Edward Veg
ener, former Valley Junction saloon
keeper and wealthy, today face a
penitentiary sentence for the assault
and robbery of Charles Ashworth, a
wealthy citizen Of Valley Junction, on
October 9, 1914. A jury in district
court last night returned a verdict
adjudging him guilty. Sentence will
be assed December 49, Charles La.
yelle is already in the state peniten.
tiary for the crime.
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FARMER Us. FARMER
CASE BEFORE COURT
sTEP-MoTHER sEes FOR HER
THIRD OF EsrATE-coNTENTs
OF PAPER UNKNOWN.

SigOurney, Dec. 11.-Judge Talbot
in the district court was engaged on
Thursday and Friday in the hearing
Of the case OF Rhoda Farmer VS.. w.
c. Farmer. Mrs. Nordyke, Mrs. Cain
and Mrs. Fred Thornburg. This is an
action that grows out Of the settle
ment Of the estate of B. H. Farmer
who died at Richland in the early part
of this year. Mr.. Farmer during his
life time was prominent business
man at Richland and left large
estate, consisting of a hardware busi-
ness and valuable farm near that
town. The plaintiff is his widow and
was his second wife and the defend
ants are his children by the first mar
riage.
Some years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Farm
er executed deeds conveying the farm
to his children and the deeds we're
deposited in bank at Sigourney, but
these deeds were supposed to have
been lost. After the death of Mr.
Farmer and just before the funeral
the children called the attention Of
their step-mother to the fact that the
deeds were lost and that it would be
necessary that she execute quit
claim deed to supply the lost deeds.
Attorney P. L. Norman of Rich
land, who is now dead, was called in
and the quit claim deed was signed by
Mrs. Farmer, but she now says she
did not know the contents of the
deed. She filed an action for the
present term Of court asking that her
one-third share Of this land be set OF
to her and about the same time the
defendants filed an action against the
widow wherein they claimed to be the
sole owners of the land. The two
cases were consolidated by the court
and tried as one action. A large num-
Der of the people of Richland were
subpoenaed as Witnesses on one side
or the other Of the case, and Thurs
day and Friday were consumed In the
taking of testimony. At the conclus-
ion of the testimony Judge Talbot in
formed the attorneys in the case that
he would hear their arguments one
day next week, and that he will then
render decision. The plaintiff, Mrs
Farmer, contends that she has no
property of her own and that unless
she is allowed her interest In this
estate she will be penniless; that the
money she had when she married Mr.
Farmer she loaned to her husband
and it has never been repaid and that
a claim filed for this money was at
the October term of court defeated
on the ground OF the statute Of limita-
ton.
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|. An interesting question regarding
civil service has just come up in
proposed model law submitted to
council meeting of the national civil
service reform league at it's Decem-
Der meeting in Philadelphia. This
takes the form of model Civil
Service Law" designed by "The Ma
tional Assembly of Civil Service Com
missioners." 1t has been enthusiasts
tically endorsed by the Civil Service
League of Chicago body composed
of public employees Of that city, and
it is now submitted for endorsement
and approval to the National Munich
pal league and the National Civil
Service Reform league. The former
Of these is unwilling to sanction the
measure proposed, but the committee
Of the latter to which the matter was
entrusted, has reported by vote OF
four to one in favor of the project.
The council of the league has post
poned action and the matter is, there
fore, still before the council and the
league for final consideration.
This law is the creative work of the
civil service commissioners of the
United States, federal, state and
municipal, through their organization.
These are, in the main, worthy and
estimable gentlemen. But, like others,
accustomed to the practice Of austere
virtues, these commissioners seem to
have reached the belief that they
alone are the possessors OF all Wis
dom as well as Of all righteousness,
for they are now proposing to an
.astonished world that all powers in
heaven and in earth relating to public
employment shall be conf1ded to their
spotless and accomplished guardian
ship. They have devised, out Of the
arcanum of their sacred consciousness
a scheme of government Of civil serv-
ice commissioners, by civil service
commissioners, but for the dear, good
people who are not commissioners
BY this model law civil service
commissioners are no longer to be ap-
pointed by the governor, the mayor or
other political authority in the state
or city but are to be selected instead
by competitive examinations. This
shows comm endable willingness on
the part Of the assembly Of civil serv-
ice commissioners to take their own
medicine. The governor is to appoint
a special examining board composed
of, first, some civil service commits
sioner secretary or examiner; second,
a person engaged in selecting trained
employees for positions involving pro-
fessional or technical skill; third, a
judge. This board Is to hold competi-
tive examinations and the man high
est on the list is to be appointed COM
missioner.
Then the state commissioner thus
appointed is to hold examinations for
municipal commissioners in the same
manner The term of the commits
sioner is to be indeterminate-that
is, he is to serve for life unless re-
moved. and he can only be removed
by filing specific charges before spec
ial tribunal composed Of two judges
Copyright, 1915, by the N
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TRIES TWICE TO SUICIDE.

" Ferry, Dec. II.-IHUTWdIu CTS,
tailor here, twice tried to commit
suicide but was prevented Now Girls
says he is glad he is alive. Girls first
tried to hang himself with shawl In
his tailor shop but was detected In
the act by friends, who had him lock-
ed up for safe keeping While in jail
he tied couple of handkerchief to-
gether and endeayored to hang him
self from the top OF his cell but the
handkerchiefs broke and he fell to
the floor.
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SAVINGS TOTAL BIG SUM.

Waterloo, Dec. 1.-two banks here
this week are putting $4,000 into
circulation for the holiday trade. This
amount represents the total of the
Christmas savings accounts, and
checks were made ready yesterday
and today. This is nearly $4 for ey-
cry man, woman and child in the city,
and SIC for every family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
FRENCH STEAMER
ESCAPES ENEMy

Marseilles France, Dec. II. The 6fs
ficers of the French steamer HAr,
monte, which has arrived here, stStf
that the vessel was attacked recently
by an Austrian submarine. The sub
marine fred two torpedoes. which
were without effect. and then VIII
drew. The next day the HaTmoa
was attacked by an aeroplane tt
few overhead for q quarter OF an llc1
and dropped six bombs. all Of viii
fell into the sea. gSS
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shopping center for a large and desire
able territory and Ottumwa's mer-
chants have greatly extended this ter
ritory by their enterprise and business
ability. The Christmas street decora-
ton project is sample of the enter
prise of Ottumwans which will draw
comment everywhere in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
WANT MUNICIPAL COURT.

Dubuque, Dec 11.-A petition sign.
ed by the necessary 1900 voters was
filed with Mayor SAUL asking that a
special election be held to decide up.
on proposal 70 install municipal
court here and abolish the present
justice court system. 1t is expected
that January will be designated as
the date for the vote.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
RARy DEAD At DEEP RIVER.

Deep River, Dec. 11.-Cecil M.
Wolf passed away at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orris Wolf,
from pneumonia. He was born Feb.
uary 16, 1915, and had always been
a sufferer. Burial at the Masonic
cemetery. He leaves one sister, Lora,
and his parents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

The Christmas Stocking club Is
growing rapidly. Scarce youngster
in the city but wants to add his or her
name to the list Of those who are go
ing to do something toward making
Christmas happy for some little TOT
who would otherwise be overlooked
by Santa Claus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
COUNTY PAYS ASSESSMENT.

washington, Dec. II.--At q recent
meeting of the Washington county
supervisors warrant was allowed In
the amount Of $1,540.S2 for the paving
which was done abutting county prop
erty within the last year. The coun-
ty has block and half of new pave
ment to pay for, the block being west
of the court house and jail and the
half block north Of the Jail
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MRS. EDWARD MATTHEss DEAD.

Wellman, Dec. 11.-Mrs. Edward
Matthess died at her home eight
miles northwest of town, after an i'll
ness Of only few hours. She was
81 years old and Is survived by her
husband and three. children and her
mother. three sisters and four broth
ers. Funeral services were held at
Fairview with Rev. A. M. Smith of
Wellman officiating Interment was
made in the Fairview cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

The English duke of Manchester
knew how to put on front. He piled
up liabilities amounting to nearly
million dollars and his assets are
found to be worth only about one
thousand dollars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

Among the several things that go
toward marring the yuletide season
are unnecessary fires resulting from
carelessness in the handling OF
candles and the like. Make up your
mind now that carefulness is going
to protect your house and little ones
from the ruin brought on by careless
ness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
GERMAN PAPER is
FORCED TO SUSPEND

London, Dec 11.-"G General Won Kes-
sci, commander at Berlin, has prohi-
bited further publication of the Post,
the leading conservative newspaper"
says the Amsterdam correspondent Of
the Exchange Telegraph Co. Its
offense was an article hostile to any
form Of peace unless Germany retain
ed all the occupied territory"
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MANY HAVE RABIES.

Iowa City, Dec. 11.-Six people are
already in the University hospital
taking treatment for rabies and two
more are expe cted hourly.
Those taking treatment are: Harry
Mines. Eddy and Charles Bracker,
Dean Taylor, Mrs. William Nixon and
Irving Nixon, all of Weston.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
SOUTH ENGLISH FARM SOLD

South English, Dec. 1.-THE y. b y
Burdine farm near Keswfck Vas sold
at auction to w. %. Moore of ThSfhs
burg for $40 per acre. This NJ
splendid farm Of 100 acres and was
sold to settle up the estate Of thsy
late J. F. Burdine.
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NEW UNIVERSITY DAILY COMING.

NEW UNIVERSITY DAILY COMTfNG.
Iowa City, Zee. 11.-For the first
time In many years, Iowa university
will have two rival newspapers and
for the first time in the history Of the
institution there will be two university
dailies, beginning next week The
new paper, which will be the ribal Of
the long established Daily Iowan will
be known as the Old Gold. The pub.
LEGATION will be issued six mornings a
week by the Old Gold Publishing Co.
The secretary and editor-in-chief will
be Harold Place Of Waterloo and the
president and business manager will
be Delos Ackerley OF Leon. The cap.
ital stock will be $4,000. The articles
will be filed in the current week.
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If you value your time, don't try
to make Roadway against the throngs
Of Christmas shoppers. Keep on the
right hand side of the sidewalk and
walk with the crowds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
.TRAMPs BEAT UP BRAKEMAN.

COUNCIL BUTTS, DEC II.--SeVeTaI
tramps attacked Ben Midday, Bur.
lington freight brakeman. near Bart
lett, shooting him five times. Several
Of the wounds are serious and Midday
may die. The tramps leaped from the
train and escaped in the darkness.
Niday's gun was shot from his hand
and part OF the hand was torn away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
BUSINESS CHANGES AT MARENeo

BUSINESS CHANGES AT MARENGo
Marengo, Dec. 11.-Frank Harras,
one Of the leading jewelers. Of this
city, has purchased the dry goods
stock of the Reynolds store, and will
soon open up the store for business.
r. w. Reynolds, who had been in
the dry goods business here for the
past few years, went out OF business
about two weeks ago and left for
Fairfield, where he accepted position
in q store.
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-Di n n e =
S + or / e s

NO" said the fair one, Il can
never marry you. have decided to
go on the stage and make a career
for myself"
Foolish girl" exclaimed the
wooer. -Don't you know you can
never make a career on the stage
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

Autoists should be doubly careful
at this time of the year for there are
more than the usual number Of peo-
ple on the streets at all times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

Thrift means getting value received
for money expended. Careful study
ing of the advertising in these pages
will help in the exercise Of thrift.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

until you have been divorced at least
once? And how can you be divorced
without first getting married?"
Harold she cried, your argu-
ments are unanswerable. am
yours"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

Do you appreciate that there are
but eleven more shopping days until
Christmas? Have you done your holt
day shopping yet?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

with the work OF this incompatible
genius. Do you prefer the full
morocco or the cloth binding?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14

Please, ma'am," said the maid,
there's a man at the door with the
new telephone directories
Tell him to 60 away" replied her
mistress. II haven't read the old
one yet"
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ri have here" said the agent, "a
complete de luxe edition Of the works
of Theopbilus Hoozis.''
Never heard Of him"

Gust as l thought. Now, for the
trifiing sum Of one dollar down and
one dollar a month, you have the OPP
portunity Of becoming acquainted
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IT. location SIS made ottumwa the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-29
Calipatria's New Hotel.

The building here shown is the new
Hotel Storm at Calipatria-and ho-
tel that would do justice to any city
IN the valley, having many excellent
features found in very few, if any
hotels in the whole valley.
In planning and construction the
building every method was used to
insure a cool and airy building in
summer, several of the rooms hav-
ing private shower baths-a feature
that appeals to most everyone.
The top floor consists of one large
room, which can be used for assem-
blies or meetings of any kind or for
ballroom, and was christened as
such a short time ago, when about 70
couples gathered to help Mrs. Storm
the proprietor and manager, celebrate
the opening.
Since the doors we're first opened
the hotel has been run to full ca
pacity every day, owing to the larg,
number of visitors in town who are
looking into the attractive bonus of
fers made by the Imperial Vale,
Farm Lands Association on their Cali
patria Eastside Farms of UniteJ
States patented decided land.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-29
9 {. r. Secs 1490-14a2
ND'TIfE TO EnITnHS

In the superior Court Of the County
of Impcrial. state Of California
In the matter of the estate Of John
w. Reed, deceased.
Estate Of John W. Reed. deceased
Notice IS hereby given by the under
signed. administrator Of The estate OF
John w. Reed. deceased. to the credi
tors of and all persons having claims
against tho said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessarV vouchers
within four months after tho first pub.
icaiion OF this notice to the said ~
g. Thomas, ai his office, SOC Main
street. in The City of El Centro, in The
said county ard state, the same being
The place for the transaction of Tho
business Of said estate, In the city oi
El Centre. County of Imperial.
Dated March eth. A. n 1915
II. g. THOMAS. Admnistrat tor
Attorney for Administrator MonApr5
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-29

visitors to see Imperial Valley, its
wonderful progress and its possibili-
ties, as we are constantly asking i'm
portant legislation, and, now that they
have been on the ground and have
seen conditions for themselves, they
will necessarily feel personal inter
est and a desire to aid us. feel
very sure that from now on we will
have some staunch friends in Con
gress, for they have been loud in
their praises of the treatment they
have received and of the beauties and
advantages of Southern California.
Again thanking you all for your
loyal cooperation in the matter of en-
tertaining my friends, and for the
many courtesies which you have ex-
tended in the past, beg to remain,
yours very sincerely.
"WILLIAM KETTNER."