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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
JUDGE HUNTERS FINES.

Under the above heading the Cen
terville Iowegian has the following to
say about Judge Hunter of Ottumwa:
The fines imposed on bootleggers
the past week by Judge F. M. Hunter
have attracted attention. They are q
part of the evolution public sentiment
and law making are undergoing. The
crime against society of the man who
sells booze is becoming so plain that
increasing numbers recognize it. The
lawmakers Of Iowa increased the pen
alties. The people have shown an
unmistakable desire that men who
persist in violating the liquor laws
be classed as undesirables and be
made to suffer for their acts. Judge
Hunter has shown proper regard
for the tendency Of the times in put
ting $1,000 fines on the men he did
and 500 on others. The time when
the 5000 fine was eff1cacious, II there
ever was such time, is past. Notice
is given the bootlegging gentry that
increasing penalties, in accord with
the increasing detestation OF the pub
lie for their business, are now to be
the rule. Judge Hunter shows him.
self good friend Of the people IN
following the policy he does. The
people need protection from those
who prey upon the weaker members,
cause poverty, suffering in homes, and
make necessary SO much expense Oh
charity and penal institutions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
SIX HORSES ARE
ROASTED TO DEATH
FLAMES DESTROYED BARN FULL
or CATTLE AND CHICKENS
ALSO HAY.

Jefferson, Dec. 18.-Six head OF fine
horses were roasted to death In the
flames which destroyed the barn on
the Cash Colbert farm north ct here,
also three head Of cattle and 9 lot
Of chickens In addition there was
burned about twenty tons OF hay,
1900 bushels of corn and about $500
worth of furniture and farming imple-
ments belonging to Charles Tuhn,
man who had been working at the
Colbert place. It is estimated that
the fire loss amounts to between $4,000
and $4,000.
Mr.. Colbert had had farm sale the
afternoon before, and the property
which was destroyed nearly all be,
longed to parties who had purchased
it at the auction and had left it over
night. A fine big team of mares, one
of the best in the county, Mr.. Colbert
had declined to sell. They were anil
mails he had raised from colts and he
thought highly Of them. Their deaths
is matter of great grief to Mr.. Col
bert, who, since the fire, has been
quite sick at the home OF his sister
in Franklin township.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
BEGINNING WORK
NOW ON HIGHWAY

Webster City, Dec. 1S.-Work began
on the Webster City-Stratford high
way in the vicinity of Bells Mill. Boil
ert Bringolf Of this city has the con-
tract for part Of this highway and
C. H. Brown of Stratford, the other
and the proposed route will, it is ex-
pected give travellers a very fine road.
The work will bring about change
in the topography of that part of Ham
ilton county which has lain almost I'M
disturbed for half century; this is
the perilous steep hills in the vicinity
of Bells Mill. These hills have been
the bugbear of travellers on horseback
or with vehicles since the beginning of
civilization in Hamilton county, and
many a team has been stuck attempt
ing to climb the slippery sides of the
elevations in wet weather while on
the other hand many team has run
away when portions of harness have
given way coming down the straight
I'D and down. hills. Automobiles have
also avoided the hills.
The road will eventually be graveled
and then be in good condition from
one seasons end to the next.
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HEARS FROM SON;
GONE Il YEARS
BLAKE sBURG WOMAN WHO
THOUGHT HER BOY WAS
DEAD, MADE HAPPY.

Blakesburg, Dec. 18.-Friday. Mrs
Friday Simpson, daughter of Mrs. J. M.
Ross, received letter from her
brother Joe at Sacramento, CAL, which
was the first word heard Of him since
he disappeared seventeen years ago
The family had believed that he was
dead Recently Joe met some people
from here who had told him about hia
relatives.
His father, "Jaunt" Ross, as he was
called, died some two years ago, and
1t seems that Joe doesn't know this
as he says nothing about It In his Let
ter.
His brothers and sisters are:
Charles and Grover Ross Of Blakes'
burg, Mrs. George Weidman, Mrs. Fri
day Simpson, Mrs. Bern Sheehy, Mrs
Emmett Burton of Blakesburg; Mrs
Clinton Gregory Of Grinnell, Mrs. Dun
widdie OF New Sharon, and Misses
Ruby and Dolly who live with theil
mother one-fourth mile north of here
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BAPTISTS PLAN TO
COMBINE COLLEGES

Des Moines, Dec. 1S.-The Baptists
of the middle west are going to have a
college Of large dimensions here In
Des Moines as the result OF the sale OF
Central college, at Pella, by the gen
eral educational board of the northern
Baptist convention to the Dutch Re-
formed church approved this week.
For fifty years the support of the
western Baptists has been divided be-
tween the two schools. The elimina-
ton of Central college will put the
whole strength of the church back of
the local school. The school will be
moved to the new forty-acre campus
which was formerly old chautauqua
park and new buildings will be con-
structed.
1t was said that the national edu.
cational board of the Baptists will
raise big endowment fund for the
school here and that the endowment
of Central college will be added to
that of Des Moines college.
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ELDON

H. p. Trumbo will go to Centerville
to attend the district declamatory con-
test to be held there.
G. e. Appleby is quite sick this week
and is threatened with appendicitis.
Mrs. J. Ed Easton and son Edward
have gone to Des Moines to visit hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs. HI. L. Cross.
Edward j. Moore is in Chicago this
week on business.
Royal Friend Of OttumWa was in the
city this week
Miss Bertha Downing Of Riverside is
here visiting her grandmother Mrs.
Glasgow.
Noah Stump was in Ottumwa on
business.
Miss Jesse Gilbert visited with Misses
Sadie and Bessie Cunningham today.
A. Fairchild who is in the Ottumwa
hospital Is reported not SO well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Strar and son
Claude OF Tucumcari, ~ NJ, are ex-
pected to arrive tonight to spend
Christmas at the parental w. o. Sapp
home and with other relatives.
FRI ak Lee Of Des MOfnes was In
the city on business yesterday.
New Hope lodge 480 A. F. & A. M,
will have regular meeting Monday Dec.
20 at Masonic hall Election Of officers.
Mrs. Jane Hinkley who has been
In poor health Tor some Time, is belter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Camblin Of Valley
Junction arrived yesterday to spend
the holidays at the parental Jno Camb-
lin home
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Mcclure
Thursday Dec. 16, son.
Miss Edith Vass OF Mt. Pleasant ar
rived this afternoon to spend her
Christmas vacation with her parents
Mr. and Mrs H. c. Vass,
Miss Glen Downing Of Des Moines
came to spend the holidays with her
grandmother Msr. Nancy Downing and
other relatives.
The Fortnightly club entertained at
a 6 O'Clock dinner at the K. Of p. hall
Friday evening.
G. B. Walkers dray wagon upset
with load of coal and throwing. Mr..
Walker onto the icy ground. He was
not seriously injured.
The Epworth league members OF the
M. E. church held social at the home
Of Mrs. Scott Foster Friday evening,
Dec. II.
Miss Ethel Conrad and Mrs. Grace
Baldwin were Ottumwa visitors yester-
day.
The Eldon high school declamatory
contest will be held Thursday evening
Dec 23 at the opera house.
George F.. Clark OF Portland, Ore, is
here visiting at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Hunnell.
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GET TREES FROM
FIFTY YEAR GROVE

Grinnell, Dec. 1S.--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 bust
ness men started out to find the larg-
est trees of that kind available for
Grinnell's Community Christmas"
They selected two about seventy 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 lesser
lights, evergreens twelve feet in
height will adorn the Ave principal
business blocks in all directions from
these two centers.
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FIRST TEST CASE
UNDER LABOR LAW
SIOUX CITY 70 TRY ir OUT ON
ire APPLICATION TO HOUSES
OF AMUsEMENT.

Sioux City. Dec. 1S.-The first test
case under the Iowa child labor law
In its application to houses of amuse-
ment. since the amendment went into
effect last July has been started here
by Alfred Shepherd. deputy state labor
commissioner.
Warrants have been issued from
the court Of d. G. Browning, Justice Of
the peace, against John Bigger. own.
or OF the Princess theater; Harvey g,
Polling, proprietor of the Princess con-
fectionery, and Patrick G. Murray.
father Of Lawrence Murray, 13 years
old.
All three defendants are charged
with permitting a minor to work
Young Murray is employed by Polling
to sell candies in the theater, Under
the law the parent and employer ara
held equally responsible.
The case selected Ia considered ID.
mirable for q test In that Il involves
every phase Of the law.
Trial Of the three defendants 10
scheduled for next Monday 1t 3 o'clock
in Justice Browning's court. The case
probably win be carried through to
the supreme court.
The defendants were permitted to
sign their own bonds to appear on the
date set
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FIND SICK HORSE
STANDING IN COLD

Fort Dodge, Dec. 18.-Fort Dodge
people In a local apartment building
were immeasurably shocked when
they discovered sick horse, tied to a
tea company's wagon, standing in the
cold without blanket at the rear OF
their building. They notified the
police who tried in vain to locate the
owner. Later in the day, the occu-
pants of the building discovered that
the horse had died and that someone
had come and taken the harness from
It's back, leaving the dead animal in
the alley. The case is being investi-
gated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
BIC DOCK FOR St. Louis
Board Of Aldermen Asked to Glvo che
City Chrlstsnas Present
Costing e2e6ooQ

st. Louis, Dec. 1S.-An ordinance
authorizing the construction OF q
municipal dock costing 3286,O00 was
passed unanimously by the board Of
aldermen Of st. Louis last night. The
chairman Of the committee which pre-
sented the bill, though he had origin
ally opposed the measure, asked the
board to present the dock ordinance to
the city as Christmas gift.
The ordinance provides $3.50, 900 for
a concrete dock and $4,000 for load
ing machinery. It is expected the
dock will be completed by next spring.
A recent newspaper canvass among
local firms indicated that at least 200,-
900 tons Of freight would be offered
for river shipment annually at st.
Louis.
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MINER KILLED BY
I ALL OF SLATE
HARRY HOOVER CRUSHED Tc
DEATH BY ONE PIECE, WHICH
WAS 16 FEET LONG.

Charlton, Dec. 1S.-Harry Hoover
was instantly killed at the Tipperary
mine northeast Of Charlton by a fall
of slate. 1t is said that the piece Of
slate was sixteen feet long, three feet
wide and sixteen inches thick He was
% years and seventeen days old, hay
ing been born on Nov. %, 1892. A
brother, Clay Hoover of Hiteman
came Thursday evening and took the
remains to Abba, and it was expected
that interment would take place at
Ward where his mother resides.
He was a worthy young man and
was highly regarded by those who
knew him. His sudden demise Is de
plored by all and the grief stricken
mother, brothers and sisters who sur
vive, will have the sympathy of the
community.
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TO INVADE THROUGH !. S,
0arranza Army May Travel On Amsrt
can Railroads TO Reach and
Crush Rebel Army.

Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. IS. Reports
of plans for transporting Carranza
troops secretly through the United
States to points adjacent to this city,
to be used in the proposed campaign
for crushing Villa opposition In moth
ern Mexico. has stirred apprehension
In Juarez and the Mexican colony here.
General Ochoa, In command or the
garrison, ordered all soldiers under
the rank Of major to be in their quaa.
tiers this morning .k
The Carranza consul admitted lSat
night an invasion OF Chihuahua,
through towns opposite Fabens aiYe
Hancock, had been planned. 2s IA 4
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EIaHTlNo RABIES.

The department of agriculture is
taking action, through the biological
survey and the forest service, to com
bat q serious wave OF rabies in1ec
ton of wild and domestic animals
that is in danger Of becoming VIDE
| spread In the far west. The fact that
the extensive dissemination of the
disease IL taking place through the
Rgency of coyotes makes the SITUATION
81 dificult one to meet.
Outbreaks Of rabies among coyotes
1haye been noted from time to time
Efor several years in parts OF WASH
{ington. Oregon. and northern Idaho
|and the forest service undertook last
year to aid In bringing the disease
|under control by employing hunters
ITO make war on coyotes in the nation
: al forests OF some infected localities
Since. however, the coyotes breed IN
2fhe foothills and around the out.
akirts of the forests, q more compre,
Aensiye campaign is called for.
The eradication Of coyotes IN sparse,
settled or rough country is said
naayTbe an exceedingly difficult task.
Inasmuch as these animals are always
D source OF considerable loss to the
livestock industry of the west, con.
Sgress last year provided special
fund Of $125,0O0 to be spent by the
biological survey for the eradication
81 predatory animals both in the ma
tional forests and on the public do
&main. and from this fund special
2allotment has now been made to pro-
Mide for lighting the rabies .
S3 The disease first appeared In parts
s$of eastern Oregon and Washington
md northern Idaho, in a region sur.
FUNDED by natural barriers which
snded to confine the outbreak. Do
.estic animals and human beings
ere bitten. and good deal Of alarm
SB,as manifested by residents OF the
1fected districts, many Of whom
ared for the safety Of their chill
en- on the roads to and from school.
2ne disease is now reported as having
Extended into northern Nevada and
Northern California, whence 1t may
lsily be carried far.
ca The forest service, the Biological
a2arvey and the state board of health
8 working together to meet the stu
zion in California. Modoc and Las
Z d counties have been put under
larantine by the state board, which
10 appointed forest rangers inspec-
s SsS Is IN Modoc county. Funds have
zen provided by the biological sur
ey for the employment of additional
hen and the purchase of traps and
! koison. The public will be enlisted
b the campaign which will be led by
~ lie biological survey officials and the
Drest rangers.
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MUSIC IS QU|ETER
F0R|hsANE PEOPLE
COMPETENT sUPERlNTENDENTs
SAY THAT II is A BIG FAC.
TOR AT HOSPITALS.

Des Moines, Dec. 18.--Music plays
an important part in the handling Of
insane patients, the superintendent
of the Iowa insane hospitals stated
at the conference Of executives
of the Iowa institutions under the
board of control, which was held at
the state house. During the morning
session Ave types OF Photographs were
demonstrated for the beneht Of the
hospital heads
The heads OF the Iowa institutions
were encouraged by tho speakers at
the conference to install musical In
struments. The superintendent Of the
insane hospitals we're particularly en-
thusiastic over the power of music to
aid in handling the states wards.
Music ia a powerful factor In hand
ling insane patients" said Senator A.
NJ. McColl, member OF the state board
of control ''At the hospitals they
usually have one musical evening a
week. The patients look forward
eagerly to the concerts. They enjoy
them immensely. 1t is a wonderful
sight to see how deeply they are af.
fected by music. 1t seems to soOthe
the violent patients and helps the 9th
ers by making them forget their imag
mary troubles. OF course, there are
dances at the hospitals once week
and other programs are given Other
nights, but the thing the patients seem
to enjoy most Is music. The concerts
are not held so frequently as to be
come too common
DR.. George Donahoe, superintendent
of the Cherokee hospital, says that the
concerts at his institution are the
most popular entertainments.
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BEWARE OF FIRE.

a Merchants and householders alike
IRE given some timely advice by State
fire Marshal O. O. Roe, who is try
A,g to cut to minimum the danger
#hich Is prevalent during the holi-
lays. Following are the hints which
Vie state official asks people in gen.
Nal to take note Of and observe:
TO Merchants:
81 Infiammable decorations increase
He fire hazard.
s@ Look out for the wiring of your cleo
Vic decorations.
q Keep fire extinguishers IN condition
kr instant use.
Watch the smoker and his cigar,
Id the ubiquitous match.
Protect your lights. A breeze may
low a fimsy fabric against an un-
s-otected light and start fire.
R Guard against spontaneous combus-
On among your piles Of holiday
Isods by providing for reasonable
Ventilation.
n Impress upon each one of your en-
Sloyes the importance Of exercising
We utmost care in guarding against
Ae.
Sd Clean up your packing rooms and
Easements daily. Excelsior and wrap
hing paper are highly inflammable.
Aermit no amount Of ''busy-ness" to
ssterfere with this precaution.
@ Safety first"
@ Parents:
slnlammable Christmas decorations
Ten cause destructive fires in home
I'D church.
Don't hang tissue paper bells or
her infiammable decorations in close
oximity to light or fire.
Don't use quantity OF highly in
snmable cotton to represent snow.
sestos fiber makes fine snow and
u not burn.
Santa Claus should not wear cotton
iskers. Many a life has been lost
s fire starting in such adornment.
Decorations that will burn have no
ice on q Christmas tree. Use tin
or other non-infammable materi-
children should not experiment
III matches and candles or other
ogs that produce fire.
mt hang celluloid presents on the
mas tree nor place them any
We near fire or light.
Watch the tree closely as long as
lie candles are lighted and have a
Leans at hand to put out instantly any
re that may start among the
anches.
Set the tree securely so that it
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MAKE SECOND
PAYMENT FOR BANK

Glidden, Dec. 1s.-J. G. specht of
Carroll, receiver for the defunct Far
mers' bank Of this place, made the
second payment to the depositors. OF
IL per cent. The first payment of Is
per cent was made year ago. In his
statement In which he announced
this payment he called 1t a Christmas
dividend" The depositors hold that
they had every reason to expect a
much larger present" This institu-
ton closed it's doors on June 8. 1914,
as the result of unwise speculation.
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cANADA,s WHEAT PROSPECTS,

The United States consular agent
at Ottawa, Canada, states that. &C
cording to an official estimate of the
wheat yield in Canada this year, out
of total yield of 336,25s,000 bushels
there will be an exportable surplus
of 22S,132,OO0 bushels. The average
loss in cleaning and allowance Of 10
per cent for grain not of merchandise
quality, is estimated at 33,625,0OO
bushels. The total amount retained
for seeding next years crop, say
14,OO0.O 900 acres, at LIS bushels per
acre, is placed at 24,500,00O bushels.
The amount required for food, averag-
ing 6.25 bushels per head, is estimat-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21

The apprehension, felt by many,
that this country must become the
dumping ground for millions of unde-
slTable immigrants at the conclusion
OF the war in Europe, does not seem
to be warranted.
The annals of immigration in its re-
lation to marked historical changes in
Europe, of nature similar to those
which may be expected to follow the
current great war, promise results to
the United States by no means unfor.
tunate. Instead of huge influx of I'm
desirables, the probabilities are that
this country will have the opportunity
OF welcoming many thousands of the
very best stocks involved in the con.
f1ict. Whether We receive them alone,
or whether we shall have flooding in
upon us besides, hordes CT the poorest
and most ignorant among the hapless
peasantry, depends upon factors that
are wholly within our own control -
and those factors are by no means of
the nature that lie purely within the
familiar methods advocated for the re-
striction of immigration.
II ma >',e since no one as yet
may venture even likely prophecy -
that the preponderant mass of those
desirable immigrants will be Ger
mans; or, again, that they will be Bel
gians, French and even English. The
fortune of the war will necessarily de-
eide their nationalities But, which
ever native lands yield them to the
United States, SO far from being the
dregs OF their communities, every pre-
cedent indicates that they will prove
OF the very highest quality this nation
can desire - of quality equal in
every respect to the best settlers who
in our past, have given their energies
to making our country what it u.s.
Whatever the outcome, the Polish
people must suffer grievously. Poland
has been devastated - stripped clean
The middle class will find it impos-
sible to rehabilitate itself at home and
will turn to the United States. Europe
can give US no better citizens than
those refugees from the middle and
upper classes of Poland.
Assuming and it is an assumption
merely = that the war ends with ter
ritories held as they are held now by
the nations engaged, we behold all of
Belgium and the richest industrial pro-
vinces of France in the grasp Of Ger
many. Upon England and upon the
remainder Of France must lie burden
of debt almost intolerable - surely
intolerable to those invaluable middle
classes on whose slender incomes the
taxes incident to national debts must
fall most heavily. Here are many
thousands of tradesmen, small inves-
tors, humbled landowners who, with
incomes of $500 to $500, find them
selves saddled with burdens of taxa
ton which render their most indie
fatigable efforts abortive. Their pat
riotism might Withstand the drain I'M
der ordinary conditions But they
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ETNAs ACTIVE 4 AIN.

Catania, Sicily, Dec. 18.Mt.
is considerably active again IA
emitting red hot lava which, ST.
ing along the sides Of the mos
and melting the snow, produd
wonderful effect, especially atm
In addition, glowing cinders
smoke form an umbrella shaped 4
above the Volcano
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COMPLETE PLAN
FOR SHORT COURSE

Wilton, Dec. 1S.-Plans are now be-
ing completed for the short course
which will be introduced into the VIII
ton high school curriculum of study.
The studies may embrace reviews in
arithmetic and grammar and courses
in agriculture, civics, current events
and bookkeeping. The subjects may
not all be taken up, only those which
will meet the desire Of the majority.
The course will start this month and
continue for two or three months.
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STREET CAR FaA LIS!
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Spokane, Wash. nHc4 W..
persons were killed and g43l
today when Z street car weHy =
the Division street bridge q
Spokane river. The killed ~
the car more than "a hour 4
went into the river. The injure
removed to q hospital.