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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

September 3
The police department made total
OF 208 arrests during the month OF
August, divided az follows: Intoxica-
ton, SO vagrancy, Al; disorderly con-
duct. 1s gambling, II; disturbing the
peace. 10; miscellaneous, 8; larceny,
8: assault and battery, 4; on telegram,
3; keeping gambling rooms, 3; in lewd
company, 2; search warrants, 2; fight:
ing, 2; saloon opon on Sunday, 2; fast
driving, horse stealing, carrying con-
cealed weapons. pick pockets, abusive
language and seduction, one each
THE ladies of the First NJ d. church
are having house cleaning while the
pulpit is vacant. A new pastor and a
clean church will be the program for
next Sabbath.
September 10
J. L. Wilson and B. Frank Gilkison,
representing the Western Humane
Journal of st. Paul, are in the city
for the purpose Of organizing a HUI
name society, providing it doesn't con-
fiict with any society already here.
An amusing and yet foroible evil
dence Of the growth Of Ottumwa in
the quarter of century just passed
was brought to the notice OF the BUSH
ness arm at the corner Of Second and
Mclean streets. yesterday. An old
couple who had lived around Ottum-
wa in the SOS happened to return AZ
ter an absence Of twenty-five years.
They Got OF the train at the junction
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

The good roads question refuses to
be downed even by politics. People
throughout the state ere talking about
the various plans for road improve
ment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
! CAMPAIGN Is OPENED.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Sept. IA.
Opening OF the republican campaign
banks, republican candidate for vice
president
platform was expected to be the prin.
cipal business today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

New York, Sept. ~. -chaIr-
man Mccormick OF the dsn,c-
cratic committee Issued the FOL-
lowing statement:
1.-THE result Of the election In
Maine indicates . sweeping dem
ocratle victory In November. !
have never claimed that We
would win In Maine, because !
realized that to Garry such 4
rock ribbed republican strong
hold In 4 presidential ysss
would be practically impossible.
1--WE have materially reduced
; the unusually large republican
ma jority, always obtained on ma
tional Issues In that state, and
that insures the election u Pres
ident Wilson In November by
an impressive majority, Just ~
republican plurality Of 1880
In September, 1892, prsfaoed
] the election Of President cieve-
land IN November.
'It 10 the frat tins United
States senator's have ever been
elected In Maine by popular vote
and the sentiment % to national
issues 10 to be pauosd by tho
vote east upon the same Issues
In other years-" /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
I 1venty- Fine Years AGO
:. - From The Courier Files -

and were looking for the court house
that they insisted must be about two
blocks up Mclean from Second street
When they were told that they were
SIX blocks from the business center
their surprise was as extensive as the
'city's growth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

A hit and miss plan of putting
shingles on the side of house Is
very pretty, but hit and miss plan
of doing business Ia ruinous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
u TOT z = ieee

From the parlor there came crash
that brought the Careful Housekeeper
downstairs at unusual speed.
Sarah she said. did you break
something's"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
HEAVY VOTE IN COLORADO

Denver. Colo, Sept IL. - Fair
weather favored heavy vote In Col
orado's primaries today. The cam
paign between Gov. George A. Carlson
and Samuel d. Nicholson OF Leadville
for the republican nomination for row.
ernor was hard fought julius G. Gun
ter was unopposed for the democratic
nomination. Besides the state ticket
numerous candidates are seeking con.
gressional nominations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

Maine gets some very good advertis-
ing out Of having its general elections
so early in the campaign.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
September IL

M Septemb Der, IL
The society Of Friends. or Quakers,
are now holding their annual meeting
lat Oskaloosa. Next Sunday is what is
usually known as Quaker Meeting
Sunday" and Is the day when thous.
ands Of people attend from every quar-
ter of the state Ottumwa Is usually
well represented.
The report of the chairman of the
street committee at the last meeting
OF the council concerning the condi.
ton OF North Court street has created
no. small amount of comment among
the citizens in that locality as the
street from East Court street as far
as Woodland avenue was never in a
much worse condition than at pres
ent. being almost impossible in
places.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

What did you do today to make the
world better or richer: II you die
nothing, then you wasted the day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

No one in Ottumwa who wants to
work has a good excuse for being with.
out Job.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

Aiming high is all right. but if the
target is out of range the shot is vast.
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September 70

Quite number Of Ottumwa's young
men leave next week for Iowa City to
take up their studies in the different
departments OF the state university.
Murdoch Bann:ster. Charles Searle,
E. "A. Sheafe and Joe Sheafe take up
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

Economy is a great source of reve-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
VERMONT TESTS pRlmARY.I

Burlington, w., Sept 10. The,
direct primary was given it's first teot
In Vermont today with popular Inter
est centered in the triangular AgAts
for the republican nomination for u.
s. senator. The candidates are 6en6-
tor Carroll 8. Page. Gov. Charles ~ &
Gates and Former Gov. Allen w.
Fletcher. Horace r. Graham has no %.
position for the republican nominations
for governor.
With the exception Of . Tow local
fights. there are no democratic con
tests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
MUST DESIGNATE PARTY.

Phoenix, ATiz. Sept. II. --Nomfna-
tons for state and county onces weeo
to be made today at the frst primaries
held in Arizona under the nsW law -
quiring designation of party ct thu
time of repatriation. The contest cen.
tered about the candidacy Of Gov.
George w. p. Hunt to succeed himself,
and George O1nsy for the democratic
nomination. Thomas Campbell. ropub-
lican candidate for governor, was IN.
opposed. 1t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
70 VOTE SECOND cHolcEs.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 12 State
politicians never were more uncertain
as to the result OF an election 40 they
were over today's primary. All
Second choice voting is compulsory
where four or more candidates OF any
party are contestlng and II none gets
forty per cent Of the total vote the
second choice votes must be counted.
This condition was expected to have
marked effect on the contest for the
republican nomination for U. 8. senA-
tor between Miles Poindexter, the In
cumbent. and Representative Will ~.
Humphrey. Their fight has been 90
bitter 1t was believed no supporter Of
either would make the other second
choice. n
The struggle for nominations has
been all on the republican side. Eight
candidates are seeking the republican
gubernatorial nomination.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

would flock to the republicans. He
predicted they would not do 30 In
New York, Illinois and Ohio. butt
would come In greater proportion to
the democratic party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
Republicans Sweep the Pine
Tree State and Win Out
in Test Election
SOLID DELEGATION
GOING TO CONGRESS
THE vERDICTs

Chicago, Sept. IL. -"Maine
gives the first appeal for . ~
turn to 4 protective tariff and
the first answer to the Adanson
blu" Alvin T. Hsrt, western re-
publican campaign manager,
said last night.
"There 10 not even a trace Of
comfort for the democrats In
the returns from the Pine Tree
state. The progressive party
was strong In Maine and the
democrats knew II and counted
on the fact to bring them VIC
tory. The pro0ressivss and re-
publieans are one In Maine to-
day and 40 they are In Maine
they are In the union. The VIC
tory yesterday assurss us OF
victory In November. The vic
tory means that Maine has had
enough Of the Wilson admins
tratjon."
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
STATES ATTORNEY
 SQUELCHES FIGHTS
Boxing Exhibitions in Hartford COun. to Are At An End-Many Com
 pIaints Cause of Action.

Hartford, Feb. 19.-Boxing eXhi- bitions in Hartford county are through. The edict issued yes terday by States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn putting the finishing touch es on the game, which has been al- lowed to go on for several months in Hartford, New Britain, South Man chester and Windsor Locks.
 News of the action of MT. Alcorn was received yesterday afternoon when James Kennedy matchmaker of the Liberty A. C., which had made plans for staging a return match be- tween Battling" Lahn and Sammy Waltz was notified by the authorities to dispel any thoughts of holding the show.
 In a statement given out last eve ming to a newspaper represetat1ve MT. number of complaints recently regard ing the holding of so-called boxing eN- hibitiOns They have come in such numbers that he was compelled to talk action ana end the affairs, both in East Hartford and in other places in the county.
 While it is believed that State Po- liceman Hurley secured enough evil dence at Thursdays fiaSco to warrant wholesale convictions there appears to be no intent on part of the state au- thorities to arrest those connected with ] the exhibition.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
NOTED BILLIARDIST DIES,

New York, Feb. 19-Maurice Wig nauN, the French billiardist, whose fame was international, died Thurs day at Monte Carlo. Cable advice to that effect was received yesterday from Paris by the Brunswick Balk a Collender company. In his young days he was symmetrical of figure and handsome of feature. High living af- fected his stomach, and for ten years he has been practically an invalid Although he played billiards daily, either professionally or for healthful exercise, during the last five years he aged rapidly.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
A HEAVY FROST AT
 GRAPHING SHOW
Raw Fizzlc Results in Attempt to Re vive Wrestling in This City
 Kandrat Shows His Wares.

The promoters of the wrestling re- viVal at Lithuanian hall on Park street were treated to a dismal failure last evening, when but thirty-five men, ten women, three kids and two news paper men damned their way into the building to witness the two star" matches arranged by the manage ment. The wrestling game has been allowed to rest in peace for several years, but if it was resting then, it is as dead now as the Federal league. =. In the first bout TeutOnic grappler known by the trite aphor- ism as Hans Muller was scheduled to
 meet Pilakoff, the Finnish champ, in a finish bout. The latter had the ap-
 pearance of a Russian Cossack, act
 ing just as wild at times, when he was not attempting to act the part of a
 comedian. The men tossed, rolled
 and tugged at each other for seven
 minutes and then when Muller took
 one long look at the audience, he dis
 covered that there was something the
 matter with his arm, so he refused to
 continue. Wrestling up to this time
 had shown evidence of coming out
 of it's Philadelphia condition.
 Ande Kandrat the massive Litua- nian, appeared before the footlights and gave a talk to his cOuntryment
 on the art of wrestling Cor there's one born every minute), which the assem- blaze cheered.
 Yankee" Lee his opponent looked more like a matinee idol than he did a grappler. with nice curly locks that hung enmasse over his left eye. When the stars went at it the "crowd" was on it's feet just like a regular crowd 1 of sports, and evey good move made ! by their favorite was hailed with de- 1 light. It required but 1-2 minutes l for the Lith to gain the first fall With 1 a full nelson and leg hold and the 1 second came six minutes later with 1 a leg chancery hold.
 kandrat agreed then to meet Pila- l koff in a ten minute bout in which 1 both wrestlers made burlesuue 1 neither trying very hard to flop the 1 other. At the end of this affair it l was generally conceded that wrestling 1 was not sleeping, nay it was dead, and that no further attempts at re-
 susitation were likely in the imme- { diate future
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
YALE SWIMMERS
 DEFEAT COLUMBIA
Vollmer, Columbia Star Slips One and Four -fifthS Seconds Off
 100 Yard Mark.

New York, Feb. 19.-H. E. Vollmer University, smashed the fourth swim ming record of the week last night in the Columbia pool, when he clipped one and four -fifths seconds off the in tercollegiate time for 100 yards in the dual meet between Yale and Colum mbia. His time was taken by the majority of timers at 0:56:2, and the previous intercollegiate time was O:5S:1, also made by Vollmer at the champ onShips last year. The young ster lowered three worlds records Wednesday night at the New York A. C., two of which will stand as official. .t Yale won the meet last night by a ! 29 to A score, after the lead had e-sawer between the two teams up to the last event. The victory for Yale was regarded as foreshadowing significantly this years league cham pionship since both Yale and Colum- bla were in the three-cornered tie with Pennsylvania at the end of last season, which was not played off. Columbia has already beaten Penn this year in the 1atter's tank
 Yale and Columbia each won three first places. For the New Workers, Vollmer took first honors in the 2OO yard and 100-yard swims, and the Light Blue and White relay team, which had Vollmer as the anchor man. won easily from the Connecticut team. Ray Benjamin, former Town send Harris High school swimmer and P. F. A. l.. champion, won the fancy diving event for Yale. His team also bad no difficulty in winning first and second honors in the plunge for dis tance. Adams t1oated "A feet before time was called, and came within six inches of making a new record for the Columbia tank, which is still held by H. Kottek Yale won the water polo game, 17 to 9. The summaries: Relay-Won by Columbia, (Her- bert Walker, Captain Lee and Voll- nler;) Yale, (Jenks, Thomas, Scobey, and Peterson,) second. Time 1:45:3
 Fancy Dive-Won by Benjamin of Yale; Moeller of Columbia, second; Scobey of Yale third
 5O-yard Swim-Won by Captain Schlaet of Yale; Mayer of Yale, second; Walker of Columbia, third. 1ime7-0:25:2.
 22O-yard Swn1-Won by Vollmer of Colom bia; Ferguson of Yale, second ; Captain Lee of Columbia, third. ] lTime--2:42.
 | Plunge for Distance-Won by Adams of Yale; "A feet: Bright of Yale, 72 1-2 feet second; Levie of Columbia, 69 feet, third.
 1O0-yard Swim-Won by Vollmer of Columbia; Mayer of Yale, second; ; Howe of Yale, third. Time-0: 56:2.
 Water Polo.
 Yale Position Columbia Peterson Cannon
 Left Forward
 T Ga1t Gibson
 Right Forward
 Von Holt (CaptD .. (Capt) Mouquln
 Center
 M1ler CioF oie' ilN' Left Back
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
455 432 401-
Anchors, Hartford
SKI JUMPING RECORD.
Ragnar Omtvedt Clears Distance
 1929 Feet on Snow.

Steamboat Springs, Col, Feb. 19
 All ski-jumping records were brok- en in the annual midwinter ski car- nival here yesterday by Ragnar Omt- vedt of Chicago, who cleared a dis tance of 1929 feet. held by Amble Omundsen of the University Ski club of Christiania, Norway. The previous American record of 160 feet was held by Omtvedt. The record, it is said. was made under prescribed tournament conditions and will stand.
 Lars Sagen of Chippewa Falls WiS., won second place in the carnival by jumping 1S4 feet.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
DONOVAN AND COLTS
 READY FOR DIXIE
First Squad of Rockies Will Start
 T0mOrrOW--HuStOn to Go Too

New York, Feb. 19-The first squad of Yankees, under the wing of Man ager Bill Donovan, curtains tomorrow afternoon, leaving the Pennsylvania station at 4:35 D. m. It is the bat tery corps. It will reach Macon, Ga, Monday night The anniversary of the birth of George Washington, who is known to baseball by that trite ap- horism, First in war, first in peace and last in the American league,' will be celebrated by slow warm ups, , with no curves. Emphatically no curves.
 By and large. it is a cosmopolite assemblage of young ball tossers Bill 1 Donovan will have with him in Ma con. Harry Sparrow's vest pocket ! biographies of the Yank players show that the country has been whipped from San Francisco on the West, New Haven on the East. Superior, Wis, on the North and Havana on the South, in the effort to give New York above whispers.
 | Al Walters comes from San Fran cisco, and was with Waco in the Texas league. He is unknown and unsung and is a catcher: Who knows but that he may be the Hank Gowdy of 1916 worlds series fray? Angel Aragon comes from Havana, much as his name might suggest an erstWhile connection with the Federal league.
 What a gift Angel will be- If he can not throw a ball over trolley car
 he will be useful in that he undoub- tedly will be a repository for all the intricate knowledge of the Spanish language which every big league ball
 y,1o apnJira6 from n
 Marsans, Mique Gonzales and other swarthy athletes who have fingered in
 big league circles.
 Walters and Aragon are only two
 of more than fifty ball players who will sooner or later pass before Don
 ovan in review at the Macon camp. The squad which leaves New York tomorrow afternoon will consist Of Wild Bill Donovan, Ray Heating, , George Mogridge, John Pieh. Plus
 Schwert, Gilman Gay. Harry Smith,
 James McGovern, Leslie Nunamaker,
 Coach Charles Farrell and James
 Duggan, trainer, Ford Meadows and = Cliff Markle pitchers, will join the ; entourage at Washington, and Allen , Russell and George Finn, two other y freshman hurlers, will board the train at Baltimore.
 In the squad which will go directly u from their homes to the Macon camp are Thomas Blodgett, Irving, Kan; . William Piercy, Fl Monte. Cal; Ur- II ban Shocker. Detroit; Daniel ripple e Rockford, H.; Alfred Walters, San u Francisco; Harold Cable, Toledo
 Walter Alexander, Dallas, Tex; Ger
 many Schaefer Havana, Cuba; Nea
 Brady Ludlow, Ky; E. H. Love
 Memphis; Samuel Ross, Jackson = Tenn; A. c. Vance, Hastings, Neb. v Nick Cullop, Chilhowie, Va; Dor ,- Brown, Beatrice, Neb.! Charles Mul. Il len, Seattle and Joe Gedeon, Sacra. 7 mento, Cal.
 The second squad is scheduled tt
 reach Macon on March 1 and is com = posed largely of the regular pitchers
 on the Yankees. Ray Caldwell ant
 Ray Fisher start from New York
 while Gene Layden, Fred Maisel, Lutt v Boone and Bob ShaWkey will be pick
 ed up at various points between New
 York and Macon.
 Those who will join the second
 squad from their homes will be J Franklin Baker, Trappe, Md,; Roge,
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
Means Great Race.

The recent upholstering which the Tanks have been given means one of the greatest flag races of all time in the American league.
 Through 1915 this circuit was a three-club affair The other five con- tenders were outcla ssed.
 But affairs have changed The Mackmen and the Cleveland Indians are out of it before the gong peals it's initial anthem, but there are six clubs left that should tear up the sod. Red Sox and Tigers will be a new organi- zation, stronger in every way, while at St. Louis Fielder Jones has the ma terial to throw the Browns with a crash against any other club.
 Grif's Nationals are still a gamble, as the Old Fox has decided to build up a younger machine. But any club
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
WAY Is INELIGIBLE.

New Haven. Feb. 19.-Nelson M.
 kPfe) Way, aYle's premier pitcher, EvilI be ineligible for the nine this Epring, it was announced yesterday
 Afternoon. Way played baseball 8 year
 ht Norwich University before coming 10 Yale and as he has already played
 two years at Yale, he automatically becomes ineligible on account of tn e Ithree-year rule. Way was a tackle on
 #he football team last fall and won the Princeton game by a sensational Touchdown.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
Photo by Knight

k. Gait ....... Noble
 Right Back heHt '..'..... LeVlnSOn
 Goal
 Yale scoring touched goals-Von Holt, (2,) Scobey; goal from personal foul, Won Holt. Columbia scoring touched gOals-Cleveland; thrown goal, Mouquin; goal from technical foul, Mouquin. Substitutions: Yale ScObey for Peterson. Columbia Van de Water for Cannon.
 Referee of meet and gam mes-James Steen Of New York A. c. Timers Captain Charles Dieges, Charles Hat field, and Arthur McAleenan, ST. Starter, Paul Pilgrim.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
TIGER WRESTLERS LOSE.

Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-Pennsyl- vania State college wrestling team last night defeated Princeton by a score of 25 to 7 Pennsylvania State had three clean falls. two decisions, and shared in one draw. Princeton won the 145- pound event with a fall, and secured two other points by getting draw in the 115-pOund class.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

Peckinpaugh, Cleveland; Angel Ara gon, Havana, Cuba, Charles Baumann, Indianapolis; Luther Cook, Lynnville, Tenn; Frank Gilhooley, Toledo; Roy Hartzell, Denver; Timothy Hendryx, New Orleans; Hugh High, St. Louis; Lee Magee, Sincinnati; Elmer Miller, Superior, Wis, and Walter Pipp, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 It is announced that Captain Huston will go South with the first squad of ball players.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
Prinled Again.

The Tanks once more are prlmed with talent Provided that two Ifs develop, they will be in the flag hunt all the way.
 If Home Run Baker hasn't receded as a slugger extra ordinary and has held ability to get around at normal speed
 And if Manager Donovan gets first class catching to handle his pitchers
 Well. as Colonel Samuel Crane ob- serves baseball is an uncertain busi- ness. but in spite of that established fact the Tanks look to be as well fixed for a -pennant as any one else.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
TWO MORE YALE MEN OUT
Jacobs and Buchanan of Hockey
 Team DisuuaIificd.

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 19-Yale has lost two more athletes through ineligibility because z of scholarship complication. Jacobs and Buchanan, center and coverpoint respectively on the hockey team were last night de-s clared ineligible by the Faculty. Thetr disqualification fell heavily upon the team, because the annual game with Princeton in this city is scheduled for tonight.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
90 Games.

90 Games
 Winning ninety games in the A. l.. his forthcoming season will be no piker's job. club can play better !han average ball and still not finish ir the Upper Four. It will be case of hustle all the way to beat fifth place, and where five or six clubs figure they have a good show of col lccting a barrel or so of world series bullion, you can bank on the hustle. With pieces of eight in sight the earnest athlete is rarely ever lan- guid.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
The Turning Tide.

The Tanks have had seven man agers, over 200 ball players, and have played over 1, 300 games, without ever winning a flag.
 It has been six years since they even finished in the first division
 But, unless Fate intends to smash all records, the so-called tide has reached it's turning point at last.
 With Cap Huston and Colonel Rup- pert providing the sinews of war and establishing a intuition factory, the yanks look to be out of the bleak woods at last-ready for another rampage along the open plains ol success.