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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16
COURT BUSY WITH
MANY JURY TRIALS

Anamosa. Dec. 14.-The court has
been engaged with jury trials this
week The first was Kline VS.. Brock
over a horse deal, in which the plain
tiff claimed the defendant sold him a
horse under guarantee that it was
sound, and 1t proved not to be as rep
resented; he asked damages to the
amount Of s55. The jury was out all
night and part of a day and awarded
Kline 81 damage and the costs to
Brock. The case of Koppess VS.. Kop-
pess is now on trial. The parties to
this suit are brothers and the dispute
is over line fence which makes a
difference Of about three acres in the
property Of the plaintiff. The land is
not valuable, but the plaintiff claims
the fences were not built according to
a division formerly made after the de-
cision Of a partition suit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16
MOUSE TRAPS MADE
HERE GO TO HOLLAND

One of Ottumwa's manufacturing
products has received attention from
the other side Of the world and an or
der for many gross OF them will soon
be on their way to Holland. The John
ston & Sharp Co., makes numerous
pressed steel products and among
them is patent mouse trap Thou
sands of these have been on the mar
ket and have found ready sale in this
and other communities although many
of the users are unaware that they are
made in Ottumwa. This firm received
an order for 100 gross of these mouse
traps to be shipped to Holland where
it takes an American and an Ottum-.
wa made trap to catch the elusive
pilferer of the pantry.
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CONDEMNED MAN is
RETRIEVED AGAIN

Springfield. ILL.,, Dec. 14.-For the
third time Elston Scott, colored, con-
demned to hang for the murder Of his
sister-in-law, was reprieved today by
Governor Dunno. With the announce
ment of the reprieve, which extends
the culprit's life from December II I'M
til January 81, Governor Dunno issued
statement reviewing the public exc
cution of Joe DebeTy, another colored
man, hung October Is, and also made
public his correspondence with Sheriff
James White OF Jackson county. White
had charge of Deberry's execution and
would not accede to the governors
demands Of assurance that Scott would
be hung "decently and properly"
Scott was sentenced to be hung
October %.
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GRIP PLAYS HAVOC
At WILLIAMSBURG
IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
CUT DOWN TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT.

Williamsburg, Dec. 14.-One OF the
most severe epidemics of grip that
has visited the community Of Will
Harrisburg has been much in evidence
for the past two weeks. Whole fam
lilies have been confined to the house
at one time with it. Very few have
escaped. The attendance at the pub
lie schools has been reduced rs per
cent. And now about the time when
the grip epidemic has sufficiently
spent itself to allow people to return
to their usual duties, the smallpox
makes Its appearance, and three FAM
lilies are quarantined with this much
dreaded disease. However, there are
no threatened fatalities in any Of these
cases Of sickness and Christmas is
coming with it's usual anticipation Of
cheer. @ ,a
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CHRISTMAS TREES so YEARS OLD

Grinnell, Dec. 14-Fifty years ago
one Of the pioneers of that day set
out grove Of evergreens in Chester
township some five miles north Of
this city. This week committee Of
business men started out to find the
largest trees OF that kind available
for Grinnell's Community Christ
mas" They selected two about sew
enty feet in height and these will be
beacons Of light at the intersections
of Main and Fourth and Broad and
Fourth streets, while seventy-five les
ser lights, evergreens twelve feet in
height will adorn the five principal
business blocks in all directions from
these two centers.
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British Trades Unionism
England's Unpleasant Awakening to the Facts of the
Laboring Mans Interests and Desires
BY JAMES DAVENPORT wHELPLEY
Author World" Etc.

An English workman is said to have
recently accomplished in eight and
one-haIf hours, a task upon which he
should have spent thirty-one hours ac-
cording to the rules of his trade union.
Some of his fellow workmen objected
and a letter was circulated warning
the laborers in this particular estab-
lishment against this man.
All this happened in an English fac
tory making war munitions. The
matter came to the notice of the Eng
lish government officials and, this be-
ing war time, politics did not count so
the particular government official in
charge Of munition work, David Lloyd
George, made public protest against a
system which prevented each man
from doing his best Mr.. George and
everyone else in the government
knew long before this, that restriction
OF output was one of the principles for
which English trade unionism had
fought the hardest and by which they
set the greatest store, but before this
war they never referred to it because
1t would have been dangerous for a
politician to have done so.
The announcement therefor is now
treated as a matter of news and the
idea comes as novelty to many Eng
llsh people who should have known
all about it long ago. The late Carroll
ID. Wright when head OF the labor bu-
reau at Washington, became interest
ed IN this subject. He collected a
number of reports from all parts of the
world and the United States govern
ment published them in book form un-
der the title of Restriction of Out
put. The reports from England that
were published in this volume showed
that in no other country was this
restriction carried farther than in
England and that in some trades it
was the cause of English inability to
compete in manufacture with America
or Germany.
Labor and capital in England are
antagonistic, condition largely the
fault of capital for several generations
past. Too many of the English en-
ployers are narrow minded, grasping
individuals who are slave drivers
when allowed to be such As result
OF this attitude of employer toward
employed the latter have combined
more solidly and effectively than in
any other country and have fought
hard for every advantage they could
gain. Labor rather than capital now
controls the English industrial field,
state of affairs which explains the
great annual exodus of capital from
Copyright, 1915, by the N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16
NEW SHARON HAS
YOUNG MEMS CLUB

New Sharon, Dec. IA new club
for young men has been formed in
New Sharon and the rooms over the
G. I. Wilson restaurant have been
rented and fitted up for the home Of
the club. The membership IL made
up Of young men belonging to the
Sunday school classes Of Charles Dun
gan and DR.. 8. w. Hartwell of the
Methodist Sunday school. These two
classes were united two weeks ago
and the club was formed Immediately
afterwards In order to have COM
mon meeting place for the boys under
proper supervision and with the right
kind of environment. An organization
has been perfected and the following
officers elected:
President-Charles DUNCAN.
Secretary-Neil Chisman.
Treasurer-Max Heitsman.
Executive committee Charles Dun
gan, DIR. 8. w. Hartwell, Neil Girls
man, Max Heitsman, Carl Saunders
and John Wiswell.
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STORK "A FAVORITE
ON CERTAIN TRAIN

Perry, Dec. 14.-There is beginning
to be suspicion that stork has it's
habitat on Milwaukee train No. g.,
which passes through here during the
night. Three babies have been born
on No. g. the last one last week The
mother was In berth of a sleeper at
tached to the train and the baby, q
girl, was born somewhere near Mad
rid.
The mother was bound for little
town in Indiana. She became i'll short
ly after the train left Perry and the
railroad physician at Madrid was
called aboard the train. He remained
until Marion was reached Several
women passengers assisted in caring
for the mother
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That puts me in very embar-
RAISING position" complained the
victim.
Embarrassing. What do you
mean?'
Why, am claim agent for the
railroad company, and ] shall have to
fight my own case"
Here is an incident connected with
the law in the royal navy, mo smok-
ing during working hours"
Old hands steal a smoke as often
as possible. Their favorite hiding
place aboard the old battleship Slow
speed was an upper deck compart-
ment on the port side.
One day the commander noticed
volumes of smoke coming out of the
skylight of this place. He shifted,
then quietly gave orders for officials
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WILL NOT OVERLOOK
POOR OF NEW SHARON

New Sharon, Dec. 14.-Santa Claus
will not overlook anyone In New Shar-
on this Christmas. Provision is to be
made for taking care of the needs of
the poor and anyone knowing of chill
dren who might be neglected should
report their names 80 that none will
hang up their stockings in vain. The
charity work this year is being look
ed after by two organizations the
Benevolent society and the white
Sparrows.' The latter organization
consists Of the boys in the M. E. Sun
day school class taught by B. E. Ev-
ans. They have banded themselves
together to provide Christmas cheer
for the poor children of the commun-
ity and to assist the ladies of the
Benevolent society in distributing
their gifts.
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VALUE OF PETITIONS.

OF what real value are pet1tlOnS LOT
showing sentiment Of the signers? In
view Of an experiment tried down in
Kansas, we may we'll ask that ques-
ton. Petitions are more or less COM
mon to us all; when we want some
thing done by the city, a petition Is
drawn up requesting It; when we want
some convict pardoned, a petition is
drawn to that effect; when we want
a nuisance abated or an improvement
made. we draw up petitions and ask
everybody under the sun to sign.
The opinion has often been express
ed that it Is possible to get petition
to hang the best man In town, or to
make him mayor and that the list OF
signers would be about the same in
either case. This statement is based
on the belief that the average man
signs and has it over with rather than
to make q study of the petition and
decide the matter on it's merits.
Down tn Kansas, a wen known man
expressed such a belief to a group of
friends and one OF them emphatically
disagreed and insisted that petitions
were worth their face value; that the
great majority Of men were careful
about what they signed and knew
what they were about The first man
suggested test and wagered ten
dollar hat that he could get the names
OF two hundred Of the prominent busl-
ness and professional men OF the town
on . nonsensical petition which would
prove berry conclusively that the sign
ers paid no heed to the petition itself
The wager was accepted and In due
course of time Governor Capper Of
Kansas received petition containing
two hundred names Of business and
professional men from one community
and the petition requested the cover
nor ITO shorten the road to Upper
ary." The governor thought 1t was
q Joke at first because the only road
to Tipperary that he knew about was
tho one the allied soldiers of Europe
sang Of in the trenches last fall and
winter. ).
And II turned out that that was the
very road referred to in the petition
for it was the "nonsensical petition"
Of the man who risked ten dollar
hat on his ability to get names to any
sort OF q petition. He explained later
that he had simply presented the Pc
tition to the signers and advised them
that it was a little matter OF boosting
for. better roads and requested their
Out of two hundred and
-four who were asked to sign the pa
per, only Ave read it. Two OF these
signed to carry out the spirit Of the
Joke and the other three laughingly
declined to bite. One man who "nev-
Ter signed any petitions" was the only
|other one who refused to attach his
name when asked.
Now those who oppose wholesale
Ipetitioning have some new material
for argument.
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CHOLERA LOSSES
ARE on DECREASE
PRESIDENT OF STATE COLLEGE
SAYS FARMERS NEED NOT
WORRY NOW.

Ames, Dec. AT am fully convinc-
ed that the farmers of Iowa need not
again suffer such losses from hog
cholera as they have up to the year
1916" says President r. A. Pearson,
of Iowa State college,, who has just
returned from the Chicago conferences
of the live stock sanitary association,
national foot and mouth conference,
and national conference on marketing
and rural credits.
Lessons learned In stamping out
the foot and mouth disease" he states,
will be applied in the future with
more intelligence by both farmer and
veterinarian toward the eradication
of that disease"
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WILLIAMSBURG

Edward Herr OF Wellman who has
been here attending to his business has
returned
Chas Clifford OF Newton. was a visi
tor here this week with various friends
Frank Jones Of Idaho Is here this
week visiting at the parental home and
with his brother O. E. Jones.
Owen Roberts OF Keswfck was here
Tuesday attending to his business in
terests and visiting with friends.
John Mahon OF Hilton township was
q visitor here the first of the week with
his brother Thomas.
J. J. Hogarty and Edward Spratt
two of the business men of Parneli
were up Tuesday visiting with friends
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AUTO DRIVER ALLEGED COWARD

Iowa City, Dec. 14-John Price, an
Iowa City laborer, aged SO, is in the
university hospital, run down in the
heart of the city by an unknown auto
mobilist and badly hurt. His head is
cut as If he had been run through
threshing machine. The man in the
car drove rapidly away. The police
have his number, but will have to
communicate with the STAFF officials
at Des Moines to discover who the car
owner is. 1t was an Iowa auto. Price
remained unconscious for some time.
His sisterin-law, Mrs. Benjamin
Switzer Of Stanwood, Is in the same
hospital, victim of runaway. A
bone in her ankle Is dislocated.
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A. Yoder Of Gren township, was here
Tuesday visiting with old time fr1endY.
He reports that farmers will practical
ly all be through with the corn harvest
In his section this week. Eg
M. Hogan Of Fillmore township was
a visitor here Thursday with his
nephew l.. j. Hogan.
Andrew Kuch Of East Troy, was
here Thursday and called for q brief
visit at the home Of his sister Mrs.
julius Sim. 81 es
]. G.. Atkins who has been away on,
a business trip to Des Moines return
ed Thursday.
Robert benson OF Homestead VIZ =
business visitor here wednesday. ss Is
Henry Hess Of Johnson county II
here this week for his annual visit with
his old time friend M. McCaarr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Davis Of Col
umbus Junction who have been hero
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and 34tass
8. Evans have returned home 81
F. O. Harrington, the fruit man oe
York township, was IN WeanesdAys XDs
ting with his son Arson and blO48
Walter. ssa II
A. A. Hall and wife q "a Il
have been here Visiting Ak seA
Johnson home have f1tpl led 4Ssdsa
w. j. Naughton Of Rafl16Il Asss T.
been here visiting with friends
ed Thursday. u ..sj sssa
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IDENTIFIES MANS BODY.

Creston. Dec. 14.-While she ques-
toned the identity of a body reported
to be that OF her husband, Mrs. Abbie
Lamb finally consented to its burial in
the family lot here. The body is sup
posed to be that of Orlie Lamb, who
was burned to death in Kansas City.
For some time the widow insisted that
the disfigured body was not that of
her husband, but she at last was induc-
ed to accept 1t as that Of her husband.
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EMPEROR JOSEPH'S
LEGS PARALYZED

Paris, Dec. IA report that Emper-
or Francis Joseph's legs were paralyz-
ed last year and that the emperor also
has lost the use of his right arm, is
forwarded by the Rome correspondent
of the Matin. He says 1t is under
stood in Rome that this information
was taken to the vatican by Cardinal
Won Hartmann, archbishop of Cologne,
who recently went to Rome for the
consistory,
According to this report, the en-
peror Is able to sign no state papers,
and special stamp has been made for
use in his presence by his private sec
rotary.
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to stand by for fire quarters. Then
he yelled, close to said compartment:
Sound of fire stations!"
The bugle rang out, the bells
changed. and the whistles piped.
Everything ready" the G. o. yelled.
Fire In the port! Pass hose
down the skylight.' =
After ten minutes of this the bugle
sounded the Cease" and the culprits
were released, like drowned rats.
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MINIMUM WAGE FOR
TELEGRAPHERS FIXED

Dallas, Tex, Dec. photographer
of the Texas and Pacific railroad will
receive a minimum wage of $40 per
month. with better working conditions,
according to the terms of an agree
ment reached here today between the
railroad and the Order of Railway
Photographers. The increase in wages
will cost the railroad approximately
$4,000 per year. Agent telegraphers
will receive an apportionment Of SILL
900 additional yearly.
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WILBUR KENTFIELD
DIES OF INJURIES

Eddyville, Dec. 14.-Wilbur Kent
field who accidentally shot himself
while hunting two weeks ago, died
Sunday afternoon at the hospital in
Oskaloosa.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at i 80 in Oskaloosa and interment
made in Henness cemetery. The death
of this young man came as great
blow not only to the family but to a
legion of friends, many Of whom at
tended the funeral In OskaloOsa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16

One OF the great reasons for Ger
many's success in the war now in
progress is her ability to move troops
quickly. Her inland waterway sys-
tenn Is what enables the country to use
the railroads at times exclusively for
hauling troops. A new sixty million
dollar canal has just been completed
and added to the network of canals
that spreads over the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16

state and the Journal is one of the
best papers in the state with excellent
equipment, a capable staff, and we'll
covered field. 1t is alive and pro-
gressive and will set pace for the
city to follow in the years to come.
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BIRMINGHAM HAS LIGHTS.

Birmingham, Dec. 14.-The propo-
sition to install electric lights at Bir-
mingham carried by vote of IS to
IS. The power is to be received from
Oakland Mills by way of Fairfield and
a Fairfield firm has been granted the
franchise. Local electric light plants
are an expensive institution to main
tain and ncessitate high rates for SER
vico
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Are you saving a little toward ulti-
mate financial independence, or are
you figuring that your earning capac.
ity will continue unimpaired right up
to the day Of your death? And then
what Will your family do?
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RAMSEYER PUT ON
TWO COMMITTEES

Washington. D. c., Dec. .14.-Repre-
sentative Ramseyer of the sixth Iowa
district was assigned today to two
standing committees of the house, the
committee on elections and the com
mittee on invalid pensions.
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10 / r. n e Z
S t o r / g 8

Where am To- he asked, trying in
vain to rise from the stretcher on
which he lay
Don't try to talk said the doc
tor, who bent over him. "You were
in a railroad wreck and are severely
injured
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DR.. Burt La Force

EYE, EAR. NOSE, THROAT.
Address (until further notice) Post
Graduate Medical school. Los Angeles.
Calf. ONCE 11S 8. Market st.. Ottum-
refill Of glasses and settlement Of ac-
counts.
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One may be a gentleman, scholar,
a possessor of all the good qualltles
that go to make up perfect man, out
if he cannot sell goods he Is not a
Advocate.
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Did you know that Iowa, though the
twenty-third of the states in area OF
land ranks first in total value of farm
products? Well, that IL the case.
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Winter is the time to plan for good
roads building In the spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16

Fires in the United States cost more
than the army and navy In any one
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16

Get your Christmas shopping done
early.
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Copyright National Editorial service)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-07
Values that Will Win!


We have a lot of odd Dresses
in White Grounds with Col
ored Stripes and Polka Dots,
that are made in the seasons
latest styles. Are the newest
models. Are Dresses where we
have only a few of a kind
left. These we are putting on
sale at much under the reg
ular prices.
One lot of Wolfe Dresses that
are nice afternoon or street dress,
made up in very attractive models;
in White and Cream Wolfe with
the popular size polka dot; are
Dress that sold at $500. Now TO
clean up the lot at only $3.50.
Are an extra bargain.
At S3.25 are few White Wolfe
Dresses made with the Colored
Striped Eponge at waist and bot
tom of skirt. Were our regular
$3.50 Dresses. Now 1925.
At S3.9S are few odd Dresses
in Wolfe and Muslin that sold at
$3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-07
TALK OF THE TOWN


Lemon cream sherbet, the best ever
at browns Drug Store.
Joseph r. Gavan OF Hartford, Conn.,. il
passing his vacation with friends in the
city.
SadIier's, Keith avenre; hammock,
lawn and porch furniture, refrigerators
ice chests, etc
The monthly meeting OF the ladies' aid
society of the Presbyterian church will
be held on Wednesday evening at 1880
Lee Maiden Of Highland avenue left
day for Old Orchard Me-, where he
will be employed al a summer resort
until September
Allen Creamer OF Boston arrived in
the city yesterday for visit Of several
weeks with his father, Albert Creamer
Of Merchant street.
Miss Sophia Campbell Of Boston, who
has been passing a few days with friends
in the city, went yesterday 10 Webster
willie 10 visit her father.
Mrs. y. NJ Laws Of Boston is passing
week with her husband and az the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
". Mann OF Wellington street
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Shea have re.
turned from Burlington. where they have
been passing several days with the lat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs John Murray.
Mrs. Even Mackenzie was moved yes
terday from the home Of her son. John
r. Mackenzie. 20 the home Of her daugh
ter. Mrs. l., A. Bottigi, on the Montpe.
lier road.
Tonight at the Congregational church
ice cream for sale and chairs 20 rent for
band concert. A social hour. with music,
in church parlor after the concert. Every.
body welcome.
Louis Counter Of jefferson street left
this morning for an extended business
tnp through southern New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,, and viii be gone for
about week.
Miss Ida Bianehi Of summer street.
who has been employed ~ a clerk in the
A. y. Abbott store for the past few
YEAR,. went yesterday 10 Montpelier and
began work in the Temple store this
morning.
William Quinn. q member Of the 1910
class At Goddard seminary. who has been
recovering from the effects of an opera
ton for appendicitis TO which he submit
ted several weeks ago. left yesterday for
his home in Dorchester, Macs where be
will pass the remainder Of the summer