davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
WHY VIII SON IS "PEEvED."

.
on the recent and much discussed
speech of President Wilson at Indian
apolis credits the president with hav-
ing lost his usual suavity and becom-
ing irritable and irritating. 1t infers
the nations executive Is firing OF his
self imposed task of opposing the
great majority of the American people
ity to put something over" under the
and Is becoming "peved'' by his inabil-
watchful eyes of such statesmen as are
lined up in the opposition. Golfers
says:
The wave Of dissent and hostile crit
ism which greeted the presidents pub
lie address at indianapolis, and which
has kept up during the three weeks
since the address was uttered, is sur
prising. We think the criticism has
been caused more by the manner OF
the speech than by It's substance. 1t
is true that at on or two points wnere
he dealt with practical matters like the
shipping bill and the effect of the cur
rency act, he made assertions to which
bankers and business men take ex-
irene exception. But, broadly, it was
the manner of expression which has
provoked most of the hostility. The
tone was irritable and irritating. 1t
struck an unusual note throughout,
and was more or less disturbing to
persons familiar with the presidents
more suave utterances. Probably the
best thing to say is that the president
has been working very hard for two
years, and has been under both public
and private strain. So far as the sub
stance of the address goes, the an
swers to it have been very much more
powerful and convincing. Indeed, one
feels rather sorry for both the presi-
dent and the democratic party when
it must defend some of the measures
and ideas it is standing for just now
against the logic and oratory of such
men as Senator Borah,, Senator Root,
Senator Lodge and Senator Burton.
On the merits the republicans have
the best of the case. In addition, in
the present mood Of the people, they
have overwhelming popular support on
their side. Moreover, these four men
are very much more at home in the
discussion of the practical questions
OF government than any man In the
democratic party, not excepting the
president himself In the senate there
is practically no democrat 10 talk
back to these four senators. The
ablest democratic senator. is John
Sharp Williams, and his strength as
an orator and student is expressed not
SO much in the field of practical bust
ness questions as In the discussion of
the fundamental philosophy of govern
ment. Moreover. careful student OF
the Congressional Record picks up a
good deal of doubt as to whether Sen
ator Williams is wholly sympathetic
with some of the unusual economic
alterations that his party Is now EN-.
barking upon. The ablest leadership
Of the republican party today lies
somewhere among the four senators
named. OF the group, Senator Borah
has the important advantage of being
under fifty. The others are a good
deal nearer to seventy than to fifty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
p,AcE BURDEN or PROOF.

Mason City, jan 3O.-The burden
OF proof that conspiracy to obtain
wrongfully big mortgage on land Of
the Walsh family was carried out in
dealing with creditors committee Of
the Colby Motor Co. was squarely
placed on the Walsh family by the rul-
ing of Judge Clark, William Colby,
promoter and president Of the COM
pany, testified to the facts surround
ing the obtaining Of the signatures Of
the Walsh family to contract made
with them after the mortgage was OBJ
tanned. The contract promised to give
them the farm back out of the Colby
plant when sold.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
woRkmEN ExoNERArED.

Muscatine, Jan. 30.-The George w.
Stiles Construction Co., and it's work
men were exonerated from blame in
connection with the death Of William
J. Tiecke by the jury convened by the
coroner Friday. Tiecke came to his
death by having his head crushed by .
descending elevator after he had look
ed up the shaft in the New Muscatine
hotel building. The jury held that It
was unnecessary for Tiecke to have put
his head into the shaft
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
REsclNps PAVING ACTION.

West Liberty, Jan. 30.-In order TO
fully comply with the law, the town
council has rescinded its order of Lass
week, calling for the paving Of several
streets. The specifications, which
should have been in the hands Of the
town clerk, were delayed and the call
OF several contractors was unrewarded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
GETTING BETTER DAT CROPS.

Better OATS is the slogan Of Wig
orous campaign that will be waged in
Iowa in February and March by the
agricultural extension department Of
Iowa State college in cooperation with
county agricultural advisers. This
campaign will completely cover ten
counties, and perhaps one more. Into
each county the extension department
will send ten men. each of whom will
hold three meetings daily for present
ing the better oats doctrine. Four OF
these meetings will be held In each
township, SO that no farmer In the
territory covered will be more than
three miles from a meeting.
The chief feature of the meetings
will be demonstration on how to
treat oat seed to prevent smut, the
great enemy of the oat crop In Iowa.
There will also be an incidental dem
onstration Of the treatment of pota-
toes to prevent scab.
This campaign may mean the addi-
ton Of a couple of million of bushels
OF oats to the crop in the ten counties.
In Clinton county, where oat smut pre-
vention was taken up a couple of years
ago, the yield after treatment has
been increased about six bushels an
acre. In the ten counties to be cover
ed there are about 100000 acres in
oats. The possible money value Of
such campaign may run up to $780,
900 or more.
The counties to be visited at this
time are: Montgomery, Feb. %, %;
Henry, Feb. "a, Is; Des Molnes, Feb.
26, 81; Muscatine, March 2, 3; Linn,
March 4, s, 6; Scott, March 8, 8;
Black Hawk, March 10, IL; Wright,
March IL, 10; Greene, March Is, 16;
Clay, March II, 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
AUSTRIANS WARN
THE RtJMANIANS

Paris. Jan. 30.-A Geneva dispatch
to the Fourier agency states that
Baron Burian, the Austrian foreign
minister, has sent q telekfaphic note
to Bucharest, requesting the Ruman.
ians to refrain from fomenting agita.
ton among the Rumanian population
Of Transylvania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
MAJOR SAMUEL MAAON.

In the death Of Major Mahon this
community feels a direct and very
great loss. For half century he has
been prominently identified not only
with the city of Ottumwa, but with this
part of Iowa. AS good citizen, as a
good business man and as a good
neighbor he leaves a record to which
nothing can be added. His counsel in
friendship. or business or matters OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
HORSE FALLS ON BOY.

Fairfield, Jan. 30.--Dale. q fifteen
years-old son of Mr.. and Mrs William
Parsons of Cedar township. suffered q
fracture OF two bones of the left leg.
between knee and ankle. recently. He
was riding horse when the apimal
slipped and fell upon him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
KAISER RISKS HIS LIFE
German Ruler Exposss Himself -
Heavy Fire Of the French During
Battle o. Scissors.

Berlin: Jan. So.-The corresponds
ence agency Of this city asserts that ID
learns from q dependable source that
Emperor William stood in q heavy arc
at the battle Of Scissors and that It
was only after insistent representa-
tons from his encourage that he con-
sented, after long while, to leave
the exposed position.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
SUICIDE ADMITS
TROUBLED MIND

Taylor, Mo-. Jan. 3O.--The body Of .
handsomely clads man who wore valu-
able jewelry was found on a farm near
here today. A note said he was Her
man Huenipohl Of Quincy. ILL.,, that he
had "committed.a terrible.crime which
sooner or later would be discovered"
and explained that he had taken poison
because he feared the gallows or life
imprisonment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
FEBRUARY Term
4 BUSY D Ne
COUNTY DISTRICT
COURT, Hu TER PREsloiNo.
HAS NJ ~ Ola CASES.

Fairfield, Jan. 30.--The February
term Of the district court Of Jefferson
county, at which Francis NJ. Huntar OF
Ottumwa will preside. will probably
be ono Of the most interesting and I'M
portant terms held here In some time,
awning to the number of criminal and
sensational cases filed In the once Of
County Clerk George N. Ball. 1t opens
Monday morning February for three
weeks.
Among the more important Of the
criminal cases coming up for trial at
this time are the two against H. r..
Tillotson, formerly publisher OF the
Fairfield Daily and Weekly Tribune.
One case charges him with selling
mortgaged property while the other
charges that he obtained money under
false pretense. The Fairfield National
bank makes tho latter charge against
Tillotson.
Mrs. Isabel r. McElderry. widow Of
the late John n. McElderry. has filed
two claims for damages against John
r. Stever. one Of the most prominent
stock men in Jefferson county. One
claim IL for $4,000; for the death OF
her husband and the other 10 for SIS.
900; for injuries and illness to herself.
This promises TO BE- the most promi-
nent case which has come up for trial
in Jefferson county for long time.
In her petition Mr.. McElderry alleges
that on August "a, 1914 while she and
her husband were driving q family
horse on the highway west Of Fair.
field that the animal took fright at
some sheep which were In the highway
contrary to law and that the buggy In
which she and her husband were rid
ing was overturned and both were
thrown out. Mr.. McElderry received
injuries from which he died and that
paired.
An array Of legal talent has already
been retained and the case promises
to be stubb0rnly contested from the
very start All Of the parties con-
ce1ned are we'll known in Jefferson
county and this part of the state.
II. b. Rogers, until recently secre-
tary Of the Fairfield Pure Ice Company,
has commenced an action against the
officers OF the company, Charles ]. Full
ton % president and Frank 8. West a.
secretary for $1,000; damages because
Of report which they made Of the
business of the company after acting
az an auditing committee for the same
and while Mr.. Rogers had charge of the
business AZ secretary. In the second
case filed against tho company Mr..
Rogers claims that the Fairfield Pure
Ice company owes him $12,416: for
promoting its corporation and aiding in
tn construction. and he asks that he
be siven that sum.
G. M. Junkin, editor Of the Fairfield
Ledger has boon made the defendant
in . $4,000 damage suit nled by
Ralph Mathews. The case grows out
Of an item which was published in The
Ledger December 80, 1914 regarding
Mathews and which was found later to
be incorrect.
II 10 also limited that the grand jury
which 10 called to meet Monday after
noon at 1880 o'clock will have a num-
Der Of matters to consider and that this
may DO their busy term.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

the dog set on 10. he re0Ic-6nO
gifts paid fur dom it!'
Have you ever been to this court
before, sir?"
yes, sir; I have been here often"
"Ha, ha! Been here often, have
you? Now, tell the court what for"
"Well, I have been here 1t least q
half dozen times to try and collect
that tailor's bill you owe me-"
What's yours7" Coffee and rolls,
nv grill" One Of those iron-heavy
quarter-inch thick mugs Of coffee was
pushed over the counter. The fastidi.
GUS person seemed dazed. He looked
under the mug and over 1t
"But where Ia the saucer?" he inquir-
ed. I'VE don't give no saucers here.
II we did some lowbrow'd come pilfn'
in an drink out of his saucer, an we'd
lose q lot Of our SWEETEST trade
An English clergyman was preaching
In country church in Scotland. He
had as his subject "The Prodigal Son. "
"And the prodigal son went away from
his poor old father and remained In q
far country for years and years. But
after years and years he came back to
his poor old father, and his poor old
father said unto his servants, Bring
forth the fatted calf, which has been
kept for my son these years and years
An old farmer In the audience could
contain himself no longer. ma, ma, ma
man. It wud haze been an auld COO by
that time" he exclaimed.
Have you ever thoustht sefiously
Of marriage, sir 7"
Indeed, have; ever since the osre
mony."
II shall be awfully stupid now" ex'
claimed wife who had returned from
visit to her dentist.
"Why 80, dear?" querted her hus-
band.
because have had all my wisdom
teeth pulled out" replied the lady.
ooh, my love, the idea that wisdom
teeth have anything to do with wisdom
Is a foolish one. II you were to have
every tooth In your head drawn It
couldn't make you any stupider. you
know"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
MANY LARGE FINES.

Perry, Jan. 30.-The greatest amount
of cash ever collected in the Dallas
county district court for fines was that
paid to Clerk R. e. Joy during the Jan.
uary term at Abel. The grand Jury
made wholesale cleaning up Of the
booze joints and as a result fines
amounting to $2,250 were collected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Governor Clarke asks the state sena'
tors to tell him how many of them
would conduct their private business
especially as regards the hiring of help
as is done by the state. It is the lack
of business methods in conducting the
public's business that breeds most
of the demands for reform.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

The trouble with most young men
is that they want to get rich right on
the reel. They forget that most men
who have been able to retire, didn't
work SO much with the idea of getting
rich as they did with the idea OF
making good" at whatever task they
happened to be at.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
70 HOLD MEETINGS,

Fairfield, Jan. 3O.-A series Of meet
ings will begin at the First. Methodist
Episcopal church February 1 and will
continue indefinitely. These meetings.
will be in charge OF Rev. A. H. Lathrop
and the Fairfield gospel team
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Get your financial affairs IN such
shape that you can put away few dol
lars each week. AS the weeks go by,
the amount you can put away Will IN
crease and the balance in the bank
will work harder every day toward
making you independent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Mexico has tied the can. The futility
of his efforts should give these ex
presidents food for thought, In spite
of the unpleasant clatter of the tin.
ware to their dignifled and unaccus'
toned ears.
Muscatine Journal: There are none
SO blind as those who will not see. And
the blindest of the blind are those who
advocate a standing invitation fol
spoilation, through lack of prepare.
ton, in the sacred name of peace.
Clinton Herald: Iowa contains one.
fiftieth of the population Of the United
States, and produced one-one hundred
sixtieth of the losses through business
failures last year. How Is that for
record?
Cedar Rapids Republican: Mr. Bry.
an may have been foolish about re.
warding deserving democrats" even
to the extent Of prostituting the for
eign service to politics, but he Is not
CRATER nor q corrupt man. He has
simply been to anxious to reward his
party heelers, and he has not been
particular enough In separating the
worthy from the unworthy.
Davenport Times: Judge Wade
while at Washington, told Secretary
McAdoo that Representative Connolly
of Iowa is the man he ought to name
for director Of the mint, and Represen'
tative Connolly reciprocated by telling
Attorney General Gregory that the
Iowa City lawyer would make an ideal
federal Judge for Iowa. There is moth
ing like team work, even in shaking
down the plums.
Atlantic News-Telegraph: The
proposition before the legislature to
appropriate $125, 900 for the exhibit OF
this state at the Panama-Paciic OK
position should have the endorsement
Of every citizen Of the state who wants
his state to take the place among the
states which is hers by right. One
of the troubles of Iowa In the past
has been that she had hid her light un'
der the proverbial bushel.
Philadelphia Public Ledger: When
Senator Root said that the ship pur.
chase bill means buying a quarrel
with every ship he did not exaggerate
unduly the perils Of the measure. The
suggestion from the democratic side
that a provision forbidding the acQuisi
ton Of vessels belonging to belliger
ents would obviate this objection has
not been Endorsed by the president
who seems to be the ultimate author
ity, and an amendment to this ehect
presented by the republicans was de-
feated in committee by strict party
VOTE It is clear, therefore, that the
bill is still before the senate In the
guise Of all or nothing. This is dis
couraging revelation Of the unintelli.
gent obstinacy of its promoters, but
it does not make the duty Of the min
ority to oppose 1t by every possible
means any less imperative.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

A cold wave does very little damage
except to the coal pile. Clear cold
weather such as Iowa has, is healthy
and beats slushy, wet weather I'll to
pieces.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

People who think that a state OF
war exists in Europe, are in an awful
state of mind" Such things arc
merely psychological-just the same
as a business depression. The way
to overcome lack of orders is just
to believe that you have . rush OF
them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
ACCIDENT NARROWLY AvERrEp.

ACCIDENT NARROWLY AvERTE0.
Muscatine, Jan. 30.-The intense
cold Thursday night broke q drive
wheel Of the southwest limited Mil
waukee fast train while travelling at
65 miles an hour. The engine remain
ed on the track until the train was al
most brought to standstill, avertins
a serious wreck. The thermometer re.
corded rs degrees below. the coolest in
twenty yeara.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
D1 n n0r
s tort e ),

A young woman VINO mad returned
from tour through Italy with her
father informed q friend that no liked
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Kansas City Journal: Mr.. Bryan
knows of a million men who would
respond to the call of the government
in one day. But the country doesn't
want any call issued to these men. IL
wants few men in Washington to be
wise enough to obviate the necessity
for such call. Is Mr.. Bryan equal to
the occasion?
Sigourney Review: II we were
farming we should put out lot OF
spring wheat next spring. Wheat 1s
now a better price than 1t has been for
years due to the war in Europe, ana
it looks as if the war will continue,
and those folks over there must eat,
and have too much other employment
to raise wheat.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rap
ids will look like European battle
field, full Of trenches, when the paw
ing gangs get started on that $25O,OOO
lob this spring, but the result will be
worth the sacrifice. Well be nd OF
few miles of this nerve-rackng, heart
breaking pavement that reminds the
traveller thereon of newly plowed
fields.
La Crosse Tribune: A pup with q
can tied to his tail will keep on run
ming until he is exhausted, trying to
beat the can. But he never gets
much ahead.
We recommend the example of the
prosecuted pup to Messrs Carranza
and Gutierrez, presidents to whom
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
Press Comment

Muscatine Journal: Wilson's voice
crosses nation" says headline in one
Of yesterdays exchanges. 1t isn't the
first time something Mr.. Wilson has
done has crossed the nation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Cedar Rapids Republican: Instead
Of literacy test, one wag has pro
posed that congress establish a good
looks test for immigrants. He thinks
the one would be as indicative Of char
acter as the other, and perhaps, more
40
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

all the Italian cities. but most Of all he
loved Venice.
"Ah, Venice, to be sure said the
friend. lean readily understand that
your father would like Venice, with
the gondolas, and ST.. Marks and
Michael Angelo"
"Oh, mol" the young lady inter
rupted 1T wasn't that He liked 1t
because he could sit in the hotel and
fish from the window"
"Now," said the great magician,
rolling up his sleeves to show that he
had no concealed mechanism to de-
ceive the eye, II will attempt my
never.failing experiment" Taking
from his pocket a S. bill, he said:
81 shall cause this bill to disappear
utterly" So saying, he lent It to .
friend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Mexico has tied the can. The futility
of his efforts should give these ex-
presidents food for thought, In spite
of the unpleasant clatter of the tin
ware to their dignihed and unaccus.
toned ears.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

eve rest said the distinguished
lawyer for the defense.
can such is life," added Raggsy
Rufus, recounting the circumstances
to Flooding Pete; we rest and get
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Muscatine Journal: There are none
so blind as those who will not see. And
the blindest of the blind are those who
advocate standing invitation fol
spoilation, through lack of prepare.
ton, in the sacred name of peace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

the dog set on US. He rests-ant
gifts paid fur dom it,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02

Clinton Herald: Iowa contains one
fiftieth of the population Of the United
States, and produced one-one hundred
sixtieth of the losses through business
failures last year. How Is that for a
record?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-26
RUSSIA TO HAVE SEA
PORT IF ALLIES WIN
Sir Edward Grey Says British Are in
Sympathy With Desire for
Access to Sea.

LONDON. Feb %. - If the allies
win Russia will have access to the open
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-26
FAVOR SEAMEN'S BILL
Republicans Vote With Democrats in
Adopting Report.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - Follow
ing out their policy of the last few
weeks placing the entire responsible
ity for the 3reign policy directly
upon the president, house republicans
Thursday joined with the democrats
in adopting the conference report on
the Seaman's dill. This measure at
the end Of a year will abrOgate many
long standing commercial treaties be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries The bill among other
things provides that the United States
authorities may compel foreign yes
sells entering its ports to establish the
same standards for seamen as the law
provides for sailors on American
ships