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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
COUNCIL TO PASS
BUILDING LAWS

The commissioners are planning q
building ordinance which they intend
to take action on as soon as they have
received all available information on
building construction. Letters have
been sent out to cities of this size in
Iowa where building ordinances are
in effect and the provisions of the
regulations gone into by the council.
Before the council takes any action on
the building laws they will meet with
men well versed in construction work
so that the ordinance will cover build
ings thoroughly.
State Fire Marshal Ole O. Roe met
with the commissioners Monday night
and talked over the recent fires and
the prevention of fires. He suggested
to the council that a building ordi.
nance be passed to take in structures
within the fire limits and that better
construction be required.
It is a hard job to form a good build
ing ordinance and the council is TAX
ing its time so that nothing will be
overlooked. Several cities in the
state have sent copies of their ordi.
nances to the council and they are
being looked over for reference.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
REPUBLICANS MEET
AT FAIRFIELD, JAN. 29

Fairfield, Jan. rs. Attorney Rich.
ard @. Leggett who is secretary of the
Jefferson county republican central
committee has issued a call to all of
the committeeman for a meeting on
Saturday afternoon, January 20 In the
supervisors at the court house.
At this meeting a county chairman
will likely be chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Charles M.
Jenkins. There are several vacancies
in the committee to be filled owing to
removal and death and these will be
filed at this time. The republican and
democratic organizations will put forth
a strenuous campaign from this time
forth and especially the local demo
Gratis are anxious to advance the
causes of their party this year even of
Jefferson is such q strong republican
county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
CONTROVERSY OVER
SALE OF MEDICINE
RETAIL MERCHANTS, PHARMAC.
lists AND DRUGGISTS PRO.
TEST ACTIONS.

Dubuque, Jan. 26-Between the Iowa
State Retail Merchants association,
which Is comprised largely of retail
g~rocers, and the Iowa state board of
pharmacy and the druggists of the
state, there has long been a contro-
versy over the sale of patent and pro-
prietary medicines in other than drug
stores where registered pharmacists
are employed.
1t is claimed by the officers of the
Iowa State Retail Merchants associa-
ton that the members of the pharm-
acy board have kept up a nagging cam
paign against grocers who have dared
to handle patent and proprietary
medicines and have coerced many of
them by threats of prosecution to
abandon handling numerous articles
which they save a perfect right to
handle. The merchants association
has now taken the matter up and pro-
poses to force the matter to an issue.
To do this they have issued from Sec
tary John A. Cunningham's Office
in this city, ten thousand letters to
the members of the association in the
state. The letter urges the grocers
to continue their sales of the articles
in question and to submit to arrest
if that be necessary. The associa-
ton, In this letter guarantees to take
up the fight as a body and to push 1t
to the highest courts to get final and
decisive action, all without expense
to the person arrested.
1t is expected this letter will be
taken as a challenge by the pharm-
acy board and that arrests will be
cade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
WADE WILL HAVE
TWO ASSISTANTS

Judge Martin j. Wade is to have
two assistants to help him In hold
ing the various sessions Of federal
court in the southern district Of Iowa,
according to orders received at the
deputy United States clerks office
here. ~"
Judge Henry T. Reed, who lives at
Cresco and Is one Of the regular
judges for the northern division Of
the state, is one of those who has
been so named and Judge John c. Pol
lock, a resident of Kansas City, Kas.,
and a Judge for the eastern division
of Kansas, is the other n who has
been named. These appointments are
made by Walter H. S%anborn, senior
circuit Judge for the eighth circuit
of the United States which has Its
headquarters at St. Louis and in
cludes Iowa in its Jurisdiction. The
men are named so that either one or
both Of these outside jurists a take
up Judge Wade's work, If at any time
he is unable to hear a case, either
through sickness or q connection with
the action that would not make It ad-
visable to hear evidence on It.
No definite Information has yet
been received at the Office here in re-
gard to the time that the two ses-
sions of federal court for Ottumwa
shall begin. Heretofore it has been
the custom for two sessions a year to
be held. These were always just q
week in length and began on the last
Monday in October and the last Mon
day in March. One week has hardly
ever been suf1c ient time to hear the
cases which were listed for trial and
another thing that made 1t confusing
was that invariably the state court
opened a term on the same days. The
Wapello County Bar association this
winter adopted resolutions asking
Judge Wade to use his influence to-
ward getting at least one two weeks
session here during the year. He
outlined a plan of opening court here
on March Z and October II for this
year and each session to last two
weeks. Senator Kenyon presented
the recommendation to the senate and
that body passed favorably upon 1t.
Clerk Macarthur at Des Moines has
not been notified in regard to the
change yet but official word Is expect
ed at any time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
PUTTING LEGS UNDER THE
DECREPlT.
The International Sunday School Lee
son for January 80 Is 1.-THE Lame
Man -LeapinQ."-Acts Oh. 3.
(By William T. Ellis.)

Most Of the pleasures and oppor
tunities of life are wayside expert
ences. We start somewhere - and
suddenly find on the way that which
is more important than our original
objective. Saul once went looking
for live stock and found a crown
drink of water. This episode, Of the
lame man at the beautiful gate Of the
temple, who was healed by Peter and
John, befell by the way.
Just as churches today r work
ed by professional mendicants, be-
Christians do most Of the
giving, so the professional beggar
in this story had his post, OF pitch"
by the gate of the temple through
which people went to worship. The
apostles were on their way to 8 o'clock
prayers; it was the hour of the daily
sacrifice, and, to them more signif-
cant, the hours of crucifixion of their
master. Please observe that these
new Christians had not got too good
for the old church. Until their own
organizations were formed, and en-
crossed their time, the early Christ.
ians observed the worship of temple
and synagogue. So by the way, as
they went forward meditating or con-
versing upon the theme that was up
permost in their thoughts, they met
this poor man. Their thoughts were
never so high that they could not see
the needs of earth; their master had
trained them otherwise.
Probably the apostles had often
seen this beggar before. He was as
much one of the sights of the temple
vicinity as are the lepers who today
sit by the road between Jerusalem
and Gethsemane. Now a new life
and joy and power was in the hearts
of the apostles. They had received
the gift which makes all its recip-
tents givers. So when the whining.
wailing cry of the professional beg.
gar reached their ears, Peter and
John did not turn from it in disgust,
with cries Of Crater" They had
learned that God is kind to the evil
and the unthankful." They had
learned from the master who had
come to call not the righteous, but sim
ners to repentance, that las the faith
hath sent me, so send I you" Not
mans deserving but mans need,
should prompt loves giving.
Giving What We've Got.
Like a good many other Christians
since, Peter and John were poor. At
the moment they were without a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
In the Religious World
BY WILLIAM +. ELLIS.

mite. They could not have answered
the beggar's plea II they had wanted
to do so It would be interesting to
recall right here how dependent the
world has ever been upon those who
have been poor in goods, but rich in
faith. Some persons who will read
these lines are greatly troubled about
their poverty. They are in good COM
pany as they study this lesson. Lack
of wealth never has been a real han
dicap to usefulness in the kingdom.
Serve the world with what you have
and if you have got only money,
give money, which is the poorest
form of ministry; but If you've got
love and sympathy, give that. There
Is more of help to be given this
needy world from ayes and lips and
hands than from bank books.
In a day when whole denomina-
lions and congregations are paral-
yzed by their generation OF wealth,
it is wholesome to recall the apostles
who could give only their hand and
the gospel to the needy. Peter took
the lame mans hand, as he had seen
Jesus do. He touched the person
whom he would help. Rise up and
walk" he said.
The Shouting Cripple.
Used as they were to sensations,
the apostles found themselves embar-
raised by the tumult created by the
miracle wrought by their gift upon
this poor man, who was more sadly
crippled in his spirit than n his
legs. The man had received new
power in his feet and ankle bones,
as DR.. Luke Enthusiastically points
out. More than that, though, he had
received new Joy in his heart and new
power in his life; and 1t set him to
leaping and shouting. regardless OF
conventionalities. He could not help
praising God. His emancipation was
spiritual, more than physical.
OF course, the church is more than
a hospital. All who would make OF
Christianity a sort OF sanctif1ed
health insurance miss its real sig
nificance. The church has q real
mission to mems bodies, but it is
primarily by way of their spirits.
The forthcoming conference in New
Orleans on "The Church and Health"
is q good thing: but the church is
more than a sanatorium for physical
Ills. Peter gave the beggar a saliva
ton that cured his decrepit legs, but
also poured a food Of life into his
spirit.
Like a certain food for infants, re-
lieton is advertised by it's loving
friends" This cured lame man set
the town agog. His testimony is
like that which one hears In rescue
missions. He gave the glory to God,
showed beholders what Christ can
do-and gave the apostles a rare OPP
p%ortunity to tell the story.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
WATERWORKS MEN
TO HOLD BIG MEET

Moline, ILL.,, Jan. 26. - A joint ses-
sion of the Illinois and Iowa sections
of the American Waterworks assoc1a-
ton is assured with the decision last
evening of the Illinois section, now In
convention at Urbana, to hold its an
nual fall meeting in Moline.
The Iowa section had already made
arrangements to meet across the river
in Davenport some time in October.
Committees have been appointed to
confer on dates so that the two Sec
tons can meet together for the first
time, Local organizations will under
take the task Of entertaining the dele
gates, who will number more than 300,
by showing them the sights OF the TIL
Citie3
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
OTTUMWA LODGE
TO CONFER

/ Fairfield, Jan. &c. The annual dis
trict convention of the Jefferson coun-
ty Rebekah lodges will be held in the
hall of Hawkeye lodge No. 1856 on Feb
ruary "a. This convention was to have
been held on Thursday, January 81 but
was postponed because of so much i'll
ness. The district is composed Of the
Rebekah lodges in Batavia, Liberty
vile and Fairfield. Mrs. E. G. Fligg of
this city is district president. The de-
gree staff Of the Ottumwa Rebekah
lodge has been invited to exemplify
the secret work and will be special
guests of the local members.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
|ERUP7IONS UNDER THE SEA
tokeamer Reports Getting Into Field OF
Pumice Stone During an
Unusual storm.

san Francisco, Jan. 26.-Pumice
|ttone, presumably from a submarine
disturbance, mingled with the waves
which battered the Oceanic Steamship
Co.'S liner Sierra during a hurricane
three days out from Sydney, N. 8. W.,
according to a report made by the
.captain of the steamer today. Capt.
said that a few hours before
leaving Sydney, Jan. s, 1t was report
ed to him that seismographs there
REGISTERED violent disturbances at sea.
The Sierra, he said, must have pass
cd over the seat of the volcanic out
break. For hours the ship was In a
|eea Of pumice, pieces varying IN
size from q marble to a silk hat being
sfhrown on deck by the waves
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Miss Kate Graham, 210 South Vine
street, has left for Chicago where she
will visit friends.
Mrs. N. e. Carpenter, 219 East
lincoln avenue, has left for Abba,
where she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Milligan.
Mrs. L. N. Martin, 205 East Pennsyl-
vania venue left this morning for
C~enterville, to visit her father, c. r.
Cole.
Miss Lena Swanson of Dallas, has
returned to her home after visiting In
the city with her sister, Mrs. N. V.
Harris. SIG West Second street. .
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Taylor, ia
East Fifth street left last 1or
Eslstfs Fla. to visit Mr.. and Mrs. G. O..
Taylor who left for the southern city
the frst week in January.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
A Mn
PIONEER

Bonaparte, Jan. 26.-Mrs. Hannah
Woods, an old and highly respected
citizen of this community, died Mon
day. January "a, following a stroke Of
paralysis. She was about 80 years
of age and was n of the early
pioneers Of Van Buren, county. She
leaves to mourn her loss three chill
dren, Robert Of Pennington, George
and Emma with whom she made her
home.
Interment will be in the Thomp-
son cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
KIRKPATRICK TO
RETURN TONIGHT
FORMER CONGRESSMAN ON WAY
BACK FROM WASHINGTON TO
MANAGE CAMPAIGN.

Former Congressman SAINT Kirkpat.
rick is on his way back from Washing.
ton, D. c., to look after matters per.
tanning to his nomination for represen.
tative to congress from the sixth dis.
trict of Iowa a .
Kirkpatrick's papers were issued at
the state house in Des Moines Tues.
day and will be out here soon He and
his wife left here for the opening Of
congress in December and have been
in the national capital ever since. He
served the sixth district as congress
man for one term but was defeated
at the primaries two years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
NEWSPAPER MAN TO CLINTON.

Iowa City, Jan. 26.-Lawrence r,
Fairall of the Iowa City Citizen staff,
formerly Of the Iowa City Republican,
has been appointed city editor of the
Clinton Advertiser, and left Sunday
night for his new post. He will not
abandon his duties as business man
ager of the foreign advertising de.
partment of the Iowa University Jun
Tor annual or "Hawkeye," a position
filled in his capacity as a Junior in
the university.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
pEERFooT VICTIM OF ROBBERS

Iowa city, Jan. 26.-New hard
luck stories are told by DR.. William
"Deerfoot' (Kirk) the Iowa City "1n
dian DOCTOR" who was acquitted OF
the charge of murder, and then OF
m~anslaughter, in two trials here. He
is back from his old home in St. Louis
where he slipped and fell on the Ice,
His brother, Paul Grant, similorly
fell. Two Good Samaritans" helped
them to their feet, and offered to es.
cort them to the depot, en- route to
Iowa City. The assistance proved to
be treachery, and the men, instead OF
"Samaritans' were thieves of Jer1.
cho." Reaching An alley, they attack.
ed the two men, still unsteady, and
robbed the doctor of $182.50. The po-
lice Of the Mound City have not
found the thieves yet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
!FORGER TRIES TO
COMMIT SUICIDE

Davenport, Jan. Bed Gardner,
rs arrested here for a series OF
check. forgeries, made a second un'
successful attempt to kill himself in
the county Jail last night Gardner,
who was engaged to marry, was with,
out funds. He broke a water glass
and tabbed the point OF a broken
piece into his nostrils and wrists. A
lew hours before he had tried to end
His life by breaking the light globe
in his cell and cutting his wrist. He
viii live.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
COMMITTEE
TO STAY IN SWEDEN

London, Jan. 26.-Reuter's Stock
holm correspondent says that n
working committe of the Ford peace
expedition has arrived there and will
remain until the peace negotiations
are OH begun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 26.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co., today de-
clared the usual quarterly dividend OF
~ per cent. There was much inter
est in today's meeting of the directors
because Of a report circulated in fin
!, nncial circles that the dividend would
be Increased.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
CITIZENS HUNTING PEPPER,

Grundy Center, Jan. 26.-The u. S.
postal savings bank which has been
in operation in this town for several
years has been closed. There had
been but one %depositor and that a for.
eigner who worked on The paving
gang. This shows the confidence of
the community in local banks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
STEAMER o LOST.

London, Jan. rs. A Lloyds report
says that the steamship Norseman, re-
ported yesterday to have been sunk,
has been beached and that no lives
were lost.
The Norseman of 1880 tons, is own
ed by the Dominion Co., and has been
under charter to the British admiralty
since last December.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
GIVES LOTS TO SCHOOL.

Iowa City, Jan. 26.-Property n
sisting of two lots on Iowa avenue
which their owner values at $1,000
has been turned over to Coe college
of Cedar Rapids by Miss Sarah Gar
vim. who removes to Long Beach,
Cal. within a few days to reside per.
manently there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
VETERAN LAWYER DIES.

Decatur, ILL.,, JAM 6. K. H.. Roby,
one of the Oldest members Of the
Macon County Bar association, died
here today. He spent his early years
at Quincy and Salem, ILL.,, and came to
Decatur in 1860. He became n of
the most successful lawyers in the
state and the town Of Roby was named
in his honor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27
sErrLED our OF COURT,

Perry, Jan. 26.-As the result Of an
agreement signed by G. ]. Jordan and
the administrator Of the estate Of J..
W Blackman, the big damage case
which has been on trial in the district
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27

court of Abel for the past few days,
has been settled without being given
to the jury.
A stipulation was signed and Jor.
dan is to receive $4,000 from the estate
and the costs r charged to, the de-
PENDANT. Jordan sued the Blackman
estate for damages because of the kill
ing Of Mrs. Jordan by Blackman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-27

ECONOMY AT STATE PRISON.
Fort Madison, Jan. .26.-Among the
latest additions to prison equipment
here is a self-feeding rip-saw. When
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Tri-W eekly Courier
oTTuMWA. IOWA,

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
9ubscriberc wishing their address
changed will plea give the name OF
the p%ostoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postofics
where they desire It to be changed to.
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tested out the waste from wood run
through the saw was cut down more
than half. About all that is left Of q
stick Of wood after it has been cut
by the saw is the bark. This is used
az fuel.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
7.0OO VISITORS IN PHOENIX THE
 PAST 30 DAYS

Twenty eight states of the union represented among the 14s visitors who registered at the Phoenix Cham her of commerce during the month Of November. lt is estimated that less than 20 per cent of the total chamber visitors went to the trouble to register.
 The territory rom which Phoenix attracted home and health seekers and tourists Is best measured by the above paragraph. American visitors came from as far east as the rock bound slore If Maine. as far north as Michigan and as far south as Missis- sippi. From out of the west came visitors from Washington. Oregon and California.
 The four nations represented on the register. other than America. were Canada Mexico. England and France.
 It g believed that the number of vis.tors in Phoenix during the past month exceeded the 7.010 mark. This figure was obtained as an estimate from the number of visitors who reg is'ere1 It the chamber of commerce. it IS believed that 20 per cent or less of the psrsOns who visited the cham her during tlS month registered. Tn other words. Y only 20 per cent reg isterad. 3 total of sls people visited Inc chamber during the month. IL is not believed that more than ten per cent of the visitors in the city appeared al the chamber of commerce Therefore. tho total number of visitors in the city totaled more than 1000.
 The following states were represent ed on the chamber of commerce reg ister. Pcnnsy lVania. California. Ari- zo-a. AHtagma. Nebraska. Illinois, ln- diana Ohio Utah, Missouri New Mexico. Washington, Colorado. Ten ncsssee North Dakota oregon. Minne- sotas Oklahoma. Arkansas, Mississippi. TeNns. k1nsGs New orla Massa chIsctts Michigan. New Jereer South Dakota and Maine.
 Arizona. of course contributed the largest number Of visitors turing the month California sent the second largest representation to Phoenix with Tevas a close third. From the eastern ststcs Ohio had the largest represen- ta5ior with New York second.