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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-06
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

i LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Ms. Ida Sallee and children of High
f1and. have returned home after visiting
relatives In the city.
Mrs. R. Emery Of Charlton, has re-
turned to her home after visiting
friends in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Salmon, 3z4
North street, have gone to Cedar Rap
ids to visit relatives.
Mrs. O. Tudor Of Cedar Rapids, has
returned home after visiting friends in
Ottumwa and Abba.
Captain and Mrs. w. H. Kitterman,
residing northeast of the CITY, have
left for Toronto, Kan, to visit relatives
and to celebrate their. fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
Miss Florence Bertchard of Floris,
has returned home after visiting rela-
ttves in Ottumwa and Agency.
Mrs.. G. F. Morris Of Oskaloosa, who
has been visiting friends in the city,
has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Morrow of Cen
terville have returned home after Wis
itinS Mrs. o. Morrow, 427 Maple Ave.
Mrs. Bertha Miller. Of Abba, has re-
turned to her home after visiting
friends.
Mr.. Jacob Postern, residing east Of
the city, has gone to Des Moines, to
visit relatives.
MS. H. Il. Walker, 457 South Ran
som street, has gone to Foster to visit
friends there.
Mn. J. L. Bartholomew of Keokuk.
], has gone to Des Moines, after visiting
relatives in Ottumwa.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Sutton, III South
Ash street, have gone to Danville to
| visit relatives.
Mrs. A. L. WEIGH, 500 West Second
street, has gone to Mystic and Cen
terville to visit relatives.
Mrs. G. b. seibert of Abba, has re-
turned home after visiting friends.
Mr.. A. e. Plat, 1923 East Main
street. left today for Des Moines and
Valley Junction where she will visit
friends.
Mrs. Ben Kissin and son Robert of
Lincoln. Neb., are visiting Mrs. John
/, Hirst, 1920 North Wapello street, and
other relatives.
Mrs John Wright OF Oskaloosa has
returned home after visiting friends
in the city.
Mrs F. Martin of Abba, who has
been visiting friends In Ottumwa has
returned home.
Mrs. Fred Ballard OF Des Moines
Mrs. G Emery, 618 West Main street.
Mrs. M. Miller and Mrs. Calvin
Smith Of Blakesburg are visiting rela-
tives in Agency.
Mrs. John Schraadt Of Beardstown,
ILL.,, has returned to her home after
Myrtle street.
Mrs. w. l. Ferrand Of Des Moines
has returned to her home after Wis
iting at the home of Warren Town
send on Chester avenue.
Mrs. George McCree of Sigourney
has returned to her home after visit
jig friends in Ottumwa and Abba
Mrs. B. L. White of Burlington Wis
tied with friends in Ottumwa en- route
to Charlton.
Mrs. Elmer Cary Of Cedar Rapids
has returned home after visiting rela-
tives In the city.
Mrs. F. L. Brouchman, 521 East |
Lincoln avenue, has gone to Russell
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary Mungoven, 615 East Main
street, has gone to Des Moines to visit
her daughter, Mrs. P. j. Golden.
Mrs J. M. Fuller of Saltwater,
Okla, has returned home after visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs G. L. Bissell, 913 West
Fourth street.
Rev. and Mrs James Fenwick of
Centerville have returned home after
stHs3gs
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FAIR BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.

Monticello, May 5.-The Jones Coun-
ty Fair association, has made a new
departure from their regular program,
for the coming year. Besides the fair
during the day night fair has been
planned, when all the attractions will
appear and extensive fireworks will be
furnished by the Martin Co
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Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Tralnor.

Mrs. elizabeth Tralnor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor passed away
this morning at $50 o'clock at her
home, SAG West Mill street. She was
born in Ireland and has been resi-
dent of Iowa and Wapello county for
the past twenty-five years. She is
survived by three sons and three
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-06

l suffered from gall stones for a
period of two years, and was advised
to have an operation. consulted DR..
Shallenberger, the Chicago specialist,
and he cured me- I have not taken
any medicine for over year, and have
had no return of my old trouble.
Mrs. F. w. Spoerry
r. F. d. 4, MarengO, Iowa.
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attending the district quarterly meet.
ing of the Free Methodist church at
Ottumwa
Mrs. w. P. Bates and daughter,
Irene, Of Grand Junction, Colo, have
gone to Cleveland, o., after visiting
Mrs. A. A. Taylor, 427 North Court
street.
Mr. and Mrs. e. W. Wachtler, S02
Chester avenue, are spending week
or ten days in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
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sELLs For 1856 AN ACRE

Lost Nation, May 5.-Theodore Schu-
bert purchased three acres Of the Peter
Ahrens estate In Lost Nation for the
consideration Of $4,000.
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lDRAIN TILE
Fer rriees and inform alton wits
mercy Clay Products Co
oTTUMWA, IOWA
Trl-W eekly Courle,
cHANc,Nc AppREssEs,

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the posto6ice to which the paper has
been sent az we'll as the postoffice
W.Aere they desire it to be changed to.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-27

tension of the railway from Raigan.
IInorthwest OF Peking, 70 the yellow
River III Mongolia through money
that has been raised by d local loan
but the funds are insut lieient TO com.
plete IL. The original plans provide
that this line shall connect with the
projected Russian line across Mongo.
lila 70 touch the Trans Siberian Rail.
way near Lake Baikal In Siberia.
Work has been suspended on the
international railway designed 10 con.
meet Hankow with the heart OF Sec.
bueni Province. to the westward; along
the Yang-tse river: Americans are In.
terested In this line together with the
English and German. The American
section extends from Ichang, In Hu.
peh Province to Wan Hsien. IN Sec.
huen Province, a distance OF 200 miles.
R, w. Randolph. the American sur
veyer in charge, is, at .Ichang, but most
OF his star has returned to America
and work has been suspended until
after the war. n
The szechuen railway will tap a
territory Of over 60.00o,0o0s inhabi.
itants who are now without me cans OF
Communication with the rest OF China
except through the Yang;tse river,
which, through It's upper reaches, is
filled with gorges and rapids which
make navigation impossible for any,
thing but very small boats.
Many other lines which have been
projected and partially surveyed have
also been abandoned temporarily be-
cause Of war conditions.
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RAILROAD BUILDING
STOPS D 5 CHINA.
War in Europe Has Cut OFF.
the Supply of Money in
Construction.
(By Associated Press).

PEkl&G, Dec. s7.--Railway con.
struetion in China Is practically at q
standstlil as a result OF financial. con:
'dttions brought about by the Euro
pean war. The Belgians, British. Rus
SLAMS and French all have railway I'M.
dertaking In China, and the virtual
suspension this work is a hard blow
to the country which is, as yet, mad.
equately served by railways and
greatly in need Of them for defen.
sive as well as commercial purposes.
Efforts have been made to interest
capital in several OF theIlines. Chinese
officials are confident that the Euro
pean nations would turn over, their In.
terests to a neutral country, such. as
the United States. II American finan.
ciers would undertake to complete the
lines.
The Chinese themselves are trying
to finish the railway between Ian.
chow, In Kausu Province, with the
sea at Tungchow, in Kiang.su Prov.
fnce. This line is more than q thou.
sand miles long and Is OF prime I'm.
portance as 1t runs east and west
through q rich country and crosses
the two important north and south
railways. One OF these connects
Picking and North China with Shang.
hal. The other connects Picking with
Hankow, the great interior CONNER.
cial metropolis on the Yang.tse river,
which city is called the Chicago OF
China and will undoubtedly be one OF
the most important commercial cen.
tiers when adequate railways are pro.
yided in the Yang:tse valley.
The Lanchow.to.the.sea line is al.
ready partly completed through the
section between the great north and
south railroads, and its managers are
carrying on the work towards the
west on loan provided by the Chi
nese government. The work Is fitful,
however, and there is little prospect
OF completing the line without for.
eign assistance.
Work has been suspended on the
British railroad, projected between
Marking and Sinyang. This line Is
about $50 miles long and connects
Marking with the Shanghai and Pek.
ing main lines, and with the Peking-
Hankow line at Sinyang. Only, nine
miles Of earxwork has been COM
pleted on this project. The entire
route, however, has been, surveyed
and all plans perfected, but the loan
for financing 1t had not been negotia.
ted before the outbreak of the war.
Surveyors are still at work on the
projected British railway southwest
from Marking to Ping Hsiang, a dis
lance of about 500 miles. The survey
will be completed next spring, but at
present there is no money in sight
for the building Of the railway.
The Chinese are continuing the ex:
IT, fff-l.sT 80 s-ssft1f ~ Ff.If n
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Viola lettings

Miss Ruth Prickett has been spend.
IN d few days with her parents at
Rtvesville, who have been quite sick
for few days.
Rev. s. Bennett of Watson spent
Sunday night with ]. ]. Harris and
family. y.
Our school teacher, Mr.. Wilcox, who
had been confined in Cook Hospital
With typhoid fever for FIVE weeks. re-
turned to this place Sunday.
Frank Davis, Of Montana, was q
brief caller at the home Of e. e. Har-
rts Monday.
Dayton Grub. who taught our
school for one month as substitute
teacher, closed the school for the hoii.
days Friday last until the reular teach.
erisa able to take charge.
Not much in the way OF Christmas
entertainment Is being prepared In
this section this year except literary.
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Simple Explana alton.

Impossible" But saw It." Elm.
Observation-Disclosures II. tell you e
did," "And l say It didn't because Il
couldn't" Il was there and witnessed
it" DO you mean to tell me that he
was killed by a bolt from clear sky?
Do YOU expect me to believe such q
yarn?" he shouted. That's Just what
I'm telling you. A workman on .
.twenty-story building dropped the
bolt"-Kansas City Journal.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The fifteen state mine inspectors
have made their chief, Earl Henry, a
unique Christmas gift, one that he ap-
preciates TO the fullest extent. It is
an album, bound In black leather, con.
tanning letters OF appreciation from all
the present mine inspectors and those
who have served under him since his
term Of office began. The inspectors
also gave Mr.. Henry handsome gold
watch, chain and a charm with their
greetings on one side and the emblem
Of the. Masonic orderY 80
f.Stt. i.t ~ '.-------- ,3$s.,t.At
At noon Friday the doors OF the city
Jail OF Huntington were thrown open
and tho inmates, numbering almost
twenty,fwere given their unconditiona
freedom as Christmas present from
the City of Huntington. The action
came as surprise to police officials
as well as to the prisoners, 1t having
been agreed upon by Mayor sehon, Pc:
lice, Judge Watts and Chief of Police
Davis Thursday afte. joint confer.
ence.
Feryent expressions OF joy and
Thanksgiving were heard ON all sides
from the prisoners. Fathers, locked
up in Jail, never expecting to be allow.
ed the pleasure Of Joining their chill
dren in the Christmas celebration, III
their little homes, were moved to
tears Of Joy by the generous hearted
action in throwing open the doors Of
their prison. 81. 3,; = = n Z,
Within a few minutes after the or.
der was issued freeing the prisoners
the jail and police headquarters ware
vacated.
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surely Z so 4, snsp.

Young Gulde-"Jipuy, I've struck
the softest snap you oser see. Dis here
ole man is deaf and blind. an he hires
me to take him to prayer meetin' every
night, an he don't know. no better than
to give me dollar to put in de poor
box afore we leaves de house. So what
does ! do but walk de old guy down to
de t'eater. an | buys two tickets. an
he sits trough de whole performance,
an he don't know no difference."-
Life.
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Neglect Their Opportunity, y
The reason some speakers are not
humorous more frequently Is that they
neglect to try to be; serious. - 49,
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Ponr.ldca.

A man who employed number Of
boys to pick raspberries was quite
anxious TO protect them from mos:
quitoes, SO he had wells made to tie
down around the neck. The boys were
very grateful for his kindness until
they found that there were no mosqul.
toes nithat locality and also that they
couldn't eat any berries with those
wells on. The protection was OF an.
other sort ~ " ! i
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Preparing snalIs for Market. ,

FTeParih9 oHatiS Ior WHITNEY,. ~
The food provided for snails in cap.
tivity consists mainly Of lettuce, en-.
dive. cabbage, dandelion leaves and
chopped kohlrabi. These vegetables
are ised on considerable scale for
this lrpose. The food is laid upon
the oss, and care must be taken to
remtie all portions Of decayed food
and other undesirable matter-a pre-
caution essential to the health Of the
snail.
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In Grant district, Monongalia coun.
ty, the Randall Gas Company, has a
duster in the CAN'T sand at its test on
the B. NJ. Simpson farm. This loca.
ton is 900 feet east OF the Fairmont
Gas Company's producer on the Riggs
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Within a few minutes after the or.
der was issued freeing the prisoners
the jail and police headquarters ware
vacated.
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Point oflInt.rest.

A small boy who inherlts his ia.
ther's egotism was told that he might
bepresident Of the United States. He
sytnced no surprise but merely re-
marked, That's an easy guess. But
what do you think my prospects are
Cor asecond term % Z
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3 - TVS LAY coming.
.r'Wigg-"I am satisfied that retribu.
ton Will some day overtake the coal
man" Wagg-"Yes, his scales are
now lying in weight for him" -Phila,
delphia Record. 4
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How blow when r Or
Town Trade gets his final wop training
1T! Here fight country
and me and
into one cooperative whole VIII And when
framing for that final knockout In reality
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heirs farm. In the same district the
Hope Natural Gas Company has start.
ed to drill on the E. a. Kerns and
John ]. Musgrove farms. The Manu-
facturers' Light and Heat Company
has the rig completed for a test on the
Snyder heirs, farm. So
The handsome bronze doors for the
Wood County Bank at Parkersburg,
which were furnished by the Tiffany
Company Of New York, have been
hung at the. bank and have been
greatly admired. They are very hand.
some in design and have attracted a
great deal Of attention, from passers.
by. Work on the bank Is progressing
rapidly and 1t Is expected 1t will be
ready for occupancy shortly after the
first of the year.
Two girls were arrested by the. po.
lice at Huntington last. week on the
charge Of violating the Yost law. 1t
was the first time any member Of the
feminine gender had been accused OF
such and offense in that town. They
had in their possession five quarts OF
unlabeled whiskey, according to tho
police charges. The. liquor was In a
suit case. The girls registered as
Maggie Curry, %, and Jennie Savage,
81 li''Nfl5 NUE. 20
Evening journal., 1915-04-05
improved Christ
Church REOPENED
Bishop KinSman Congratu-
lates Congregation on
Their Gift TO God
COMMUNION RAIL
MUCH ADMIRED

Those who, despite the snow and
slush, attended the dedicatory service
by Bishop f. ]. Kinsman in Christ
Church. Christiana hundred, yesterday
morning. we're delighted with the
transformation in the church which
had taken place during the many
months IL had been closed to worship
Workmen were busy In the edihce un-
iii Saturday afternoon getting it ready
for the fe-opening exercises.
The general lines of the Gothic
style OF architecture were followed
IN remodelling the interior of the
church with the result that Il has been
greatly beautihed. A new chancel
has been built. and this. too, is in
harmony with the Gothic style of
architecture. and was much admired
yesterday.
The aisles have been laid with til'
OF a handsome design. New pews 0l
solid oak have been installed. Beauti-
full new windows have been put In
The church was formerly lighted by
chandeliers suspended from the CEN
ter of the ceiling. These have been
replaced by electric light fixtures OF
special design, consisting of candles
and bulbs, insuring a perfect. yet
subdued light. The entire interior
las been richly decorated.
A handsome communion rail has
been installed IL is of bronze and
bears the incription. ''ln Memory of
All Those who Loved and Worked
For This Church" In the basement
rooms have been fitted up for the
choir.
In the sermon. which was part
of the dedicatory service. Bishop
Kinsman referred at some length 10
the remodelling Of the church. His
text was: "Then took Mary a pound
Of ointment OF splkenard. very costly,
and annointed the feet of Jesus and
wiped his feet with her hair, and the
house was filed with the odor of the
ointment. John 1873.
Bishop Kinsman said that Judas
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YOUR SICK Child
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
If cross. feyerish or bilious give "Cal-
ifOrnia Syrup OF Figs"

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is Out-of-sorts,
half-sick. isn't resting. eating and act
ing naturally-look. Mother sec If
tongue Is coated. This is a sure sign
that its little stomach. liver and
bowels are clogged with waste. When
cross. irritable, feverish. stomach
sour, breath bad or. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea. sore throat. full of cold,
give a teaspoonful of California Sy-
rup of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out OF
its little bowels without gripping. and
you have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
il never fails TO cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the
stomach and they dearly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children Of all ages ana for
grown-ups printed on each bottle
Beware of counterfeit fg s,rups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-ccnt bottle
of California Syrup OF Figs" th9n
see that il is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company"
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CocOanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair

If you want to keep your hair
in good condition, the less soap
you use the bitter.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp. makes the hair
brittle, and is very harmful. Just
plain mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and entirely grease
lcss), is much better than soap
or anything else you can use for
shampooing. as this can't possibly
injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an abund-
ance OF rich. creamy lather, aud
cleanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out
easily, and removes every particle
of dust, dirt. dandruff and excess
sive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly. and il leaves il fine
and silky. bright, fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut
oil at most any drug store. It is
very cheap. and a few ounces is
enough 10 last everyone in the
family for months.
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MARSHALLTON YOUNG
PEOPLE At easter PARTY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARSHALLTON. Del. April 5.-A
pleasant evening was spent at a
party given at the home Of Harry G..
Little, on Saturday night. Among
those present were: Miss Anna Mil
Ter, Miss Erma b. Ponnock. Miss
Adelta Bland, Miss Clara COrnbrooks
Miss Myrtle Miller. Miss Louise Bald.
win, Miss Josephine p. weer. Miss
Irene Richards. Miss Harriet Lester
Miss Fannie Berry. Miss Mary Mote
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, Miss Mar,
i. Patterson. Miss Margaret Z
Steele. Miss Edith A. Robinson. Miss
p. Florence Little. Miss Della A
Seeds, Miss Edna Campbell. Miss
Elizabeth f.. Dickey. Miss Vera J.
Currinder, Miss Elverta Dickey. Miss
Lillian A. Cross, Miss Annabelle Lit
tie, Miss Clara Sterling. Miss Mary
T. Little. Miss Laura B. Pennock, Lee
Chillas. William c. Baldwin. Earle
+. Dawson. Herbert G. Mcdonald. II.
Simpson Hoffecker. Jesse b. Patter-
son, William Russell. Philip Conover,
Bayard Miller, Ralph p Hughey. Leo
nard Abery, Joseph Singer. Clarence
% Dtohf ". H. htNQs iltuiH r. MOlt.
Frank Cowden, John S. Hopkins, Ben
jamin Dickey, Walter Mitchell. Har-
Ian Walker, Cyril Conover, J. Gift
ford Weaver. J. Harold Mitchell. J.
Harvey Dickey. Kenneth Conover
Elmer Marvel, Raymond c. Edman-
son. Leon Powell. John Taylor. Sher-
wood Snyder. W. Dali Cannon. Robert
j. Davis. Harry G.. Little and Leroy
w. Little. f. n. Conover. Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Berry, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Robin
son, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Othoson
and Mrs. Isabel Higgins.
Lewis PennOck who is seriously III
with typhoid fever continues the
same.
Misses Lillian A. Cross and Della
A. Seeds of Wilmington, Misses JOS
ephine p. Weer and Harriet Lester oi
Hare's Corner. spent the weekend
with the Misses Little near here
William Carpenter and family have
moved from Ogletown to the Currin-
der farm near here. William Benson
and family have moved on the Pax.
ton Place and Lewis Pierce moved
TO the old Pierce homestead. Charlie:
Knots and family have moved from
Shellpot TO the Rankin farm.
Newark Lodge No. 239, /. o. G.. T
will give an entertainment in Centei
Hall, Newark, on next Thursday even
ing.