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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26

Commercial association and those pre-
sent are to be congratulated on what
has been accomplished. The spirit OF
cooperation has made possible the big
.gest association banquet ever held in
Ottumwa.
"The city is better than ever, before.
The civic conditions were never so
good and we are proud of Ottumwa.
There are no empty store buildings or
dismantled factories. The streets are
In better condition and are clean and
we have the best city government in
the middle west. The prospect for the
present year is most bright. In build
Ing there is the new hotel to cost $780,
300, the replacing of the business
buildings on Main street that were
destroyed by the big fire; the public
utility companies are busy now and
will be through the year with extern
sions. Many miles of gas mains are
to be laid this year and considerable
paving and sewer construction is or
dered People outside of the city are
talking about Ottumwa and we want
them attracted here so that coming to
the city they will like it and stay here.
There is at present scarcity Of
dwellings for those seeking places to
rent and I have a vision of people liv-
Ing in tents here before long awaiting
The construction of homes. There is
IA fair, coliseum and good roads
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BEGINNING OF
NEW OTTUMW A

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SPECIAL AGENTS
ARE STILL BUSY
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It was for this liquor that Jack Tut
tie was signing when he was arrested.
He used a fictitious name, crime in
itself punishable by fine OF $500 and
was in the act Of delivering it to the
home of Henry Spiwak when Deputy
Sheriff C. E. Doran appeared on the
scene.
The whisky was consigned as whisky
and drugs and half pound of copper
AS in each case fulfilled drug part
of it. On the outside it was not prop
erly labeled only bearing the marking
glass" NJ
Have City Cases Up.
With the opening of court this after
noon Judge Hunter called the Cases of
the City Of Ottumwa VS.. Lizzie Burns
and James Brizendine for trial. The
are disorderly house cases and come
to the district court on an appeal from
the police court.
, On account of the inabality to get
witnesses, the Burns case was con-
tinued and the Brizendine action was
dismissed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
Heard on the Car

Going home-on the street car
after Thursday evenings meeting
the following remarks were heard
by a "dIsinterested Iistener:"i
1T was the best affair Of its
kind which has ever been held in
ottumwa. Everybody seemed so
In the spirit Of the whole thing"
'rWasn't everybody boosting
though. Il never saw anything
like It and have been to fifteen
Of Them"
"Finest gathering Of men that | .
have ever seen in OttXmwa and
have lived here a good many years
too" -
"Looks to me like we are going
to the front now and going so fast
that It will hustle some Of Us to
stick or"
:" have never seen such a gath
ering Of boosters in all my life In
Ottumwa, which covers good
many years. Everybody is work.
ing for the town and its people,"
"Ottumwans are surely for o.
tur,wa all right. If you ever doubt
ed it, all you needed to do was to
look in on that meeting this even
ing. It was the finest thing Of Its
kind that has ever been held in o.
tunWa."
"ottumwa is surely awake and
it's going to keep some OF these
other Iowa towns humping to keep
UP with her now too"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
.Boostergrams
Get acquainted with your neigh.
Tor. You might like him.

Get acquainted with your neigh
Dor. You might like him.
A town must be built from the
inside and it's builders are its pub
lie minded and public spirited Cit
liens.
II you can't help don't hinder.
While your pep lasts, you will.
rintdity 10 4 coward-sin9 up.
ottun,wa has done much for you
what have you done for ottum-
wa?
THINGS move along 80 rapidly
nowadays, that people who say
ut can't be done,' are constantly
beinu interrupted by somebody,
who is doing it.
ottumwa made goods, are good
Goods, for good Ottumwans.
ne dSt'Vhy W t"e ''"'. 80,
the work Of the association will
determine Its contribution to the
progress of Ottumwa.
Enthusiasm and cooperation are
the father and mother Of public
spirit.
You are working for yourself,
your neighbor and your eorn'un-
lty when you are working for
your commercial club.
Cooperation Is the joining OF
hands In the interest of all.
We're all together, pulling in
ti1e same direction
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
GOVERNOR TO TALK AT
y WALLACE FUNERAL

Des Moines, Feb. 25.-Gov. George
w. Clarke, former United States Sen
ator Lafayette Young and others will
deliver short addresses this al
ternoon at the funeral of Henry Wal
lace, editor and agriculturist who died
suddenly Tuesday evening. The body
will lie In state in the First Methodist
church from noon until the time set
for the funeral. Burial will be made
in Des Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26

considered a better one.
activities are not confined to get
ting factories. A town which grows
and grows right, grows from within.
Make the conditions such that Il man
seeking location will come here
through the attra ctiveness which the
city holds out for him. He will want
to come to a town we'll located, with
lawns clipped and houses painted; one
in which general community 1lpbuild.
ing is the keynote. The good of the
community shall be one of the objects
of Ottumwa's new Commercial associ
alton.
while the total payment will be
larger than before for the annual dues
the soliciting for the different depart.
ments will be abolished. The traffic
good roads and convention bureaus
will combine and become part of the
parent organization. They will re-
ceive~ their share of the income from
the increased dues, which have been
fixed at 500 year. Better results
will be obtained by the merger and
democratic,
Want Everybody In.
"It has been the notion of soma
persons heretofore that the board Of
directors was the whole thing in the
association. Because Of this feelinc
and the shifting of responsibility or
, the part of some, it was necessary fol-
the directors to be a bit forward and
take the initial steps in any move
which presented itself. They had tc
take the lead. There was no othe,
! method Now it is up to the whole
body to settle problems Everything
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26

stripped on the veneer OF years Oh cut
ture, wealth and advanced civilization.
We do not know how soon we shall
need to cooperate, not alone for com.
munity action, not alone for the solv.
ing Of state problems, but we may be
called upon to unite farming commr.
mites hamlets, villages, towns, cities,
states. all for one common purpose
self preservation. And unless we learn
to cooperate in our daily problems in
our peaceful vocations, how can we
hope to cooperate as an effective ma
chine to maintain our national entity
Pray God the time may never come
when we shall be called to perform
that mission, but pray God with equal
fervency that should the time ever
come when that demand is made that
we may then be trained, ready and
willing to give our all. H..
Cooperation a Duty.
Cooperation Is new spirit In bust
ness, because only within recent years
have we been willing to stand out
boldly and say that we are willing to
work with others, surrender some of
our rights and. privileges for the COM
mon good while still maintaining our
right to be individual. Think not con.
tinually of the rights which you may
be entitled to demand, but think con-
stantly, earnestly and prayerfully Of
the duties which go hand in hand with
those rights and give your service
first, knowing that the return to you
will be more than equivalent for all
the service which you have rendered.
Cooperate for the general good and
thereby receive the individual benefit,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26

among the other things to strive for
and get while We are building up Of
tumwa and these things are all pos
sible by the reorganization of the
Commercial association If you men
present will get back of the movement
and Joining the association, assist in
directing it onward and upward to the
betterment of the city and community.
You should see that none shirk their
duty but become real live boosters for
Ottumwa instead"
Following his remarks, Chairman
Harper called for the orchestra to play
"Pepperary'' and every one present
turning to page four gave vent to his
enthusiasm by singing. ..,
Gilmore Explains Plan.
M. C. Gilmore, who outlined the as
ISOLATION reorganization plan began
his talk by comparing this. tho fif-
teenth annual dinner, with the proceed
ing ones.
"Then it was things hoped for; now
1t is things we have said Mr.. Gilmore.
Then we hoped things would be all
right, while all the time we suspected
that they would not. The most joy,
which we got at those other dinners,
was listening to men, who lived in the
so-called hey days of Ottumwa. We
were told what was done then and told
to 20 and do likewise. The future.
then, is the present now The one thing
which we did not have then, is this
new Ottumwa spirit this atmosphere
Of progressiveness which permeates
everything. this idea that we are going
ahead and going ahead rapidly too. 1t
is a tangible fact, it Is here and 1t is
our very best asset.
Need~For Association.
There is a need for commercial
| association in Ottumwa, as in any 9TH
er city of the country.
"The really great need for COM
mercial association is not the oppor
tunity it offers you to get more from
the community 1t is the chance it
|presents for giving more to 1t. Have
You ever considered how great is the
! debt you owe the city in which you
liveo That city is producing or is the
means of bringing to you practically
! everything that makes life worth llv-
ing. This is tremendous service.
| "Forget the idea If you ever held it
that The city cannot get along without
YOU; the truth is, you cannot get along
without the city. You owe the city
| for all you have, or at any rate, you
owe the people with whom you do
business something more than mere
exchange Of values for the prosperity
you enjoy, You pay these debts IN
part, by at least working with other
public spirited citizens for the best In
tercsts of the city. A commercial as
ISOLATION provides for the best way OF
putting you in touch with such men,
without regard to creed, class or poll
tics.
"The need for a reorganized assocla'
ton has been felt for sometime. | do
not maintain that the present associa
ton has failed 1t did the best it
could. The association is the instru
ment through which the> enthusiasm
of the community works. There is
need of new commercial association
to give force and direction to the new
Ottumwa spirit. This is the idea which
lead to the appointment OF commit
tee to formulate plans for reorgan
lied body.
Grows From Inside.
/ ut was thought of, once, to have
professional commercial evangelists
come here and take care Of the work;
then the present working plan was
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A strong plea for cooperation in
which his hearers were shown the
real value to the individual as Well
as to the community by having all
work together, was made by William
II. Moss of Chicago, whose address
follows:
call cooperation new spirit IN
business because believe We are
coming to realize the underlying prin-
ciples upon which cooperation: as a
business spirit, is based. We have
developed to the point where we are
not ashamed of the emotional side o.
life. insofar as it evidences itself IN
a true spirit OF cooperation. The
things that really go to make life
worth living, the things which do real
good in the world, the things which
we at heart believe, are the really
substantial things of life. We some
times seek to deny things because
we are ashamed to admit that we be-
lieve in things which may not be ev.'
denced by the financial standard. The
world today is too complex for any
one man to embody in his own, life
any great part Of It. We are learning
that we must do team work, whether
in business or in social life. would
emphasize the thought that coopera'
ton is not something which we have
recognized as condition existing Tor
reasons which we cannot comprehend
but rather that it is an elemental and
fundamental fact Of life, to the fur
thering of which we should bend all
our conscious energies.
Fundamentally Selfish. ...s
We are fundamentally selfish and
we attempt to justify ourselves in
that selfishness But define terms
Do you mean a broad guaged. far
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Calls in Advisers.

The president spent the entire morn
ing discussing phases of the foreign
situation. He saw Henry Morgen
,thau, American ambassador to Tur
key, before taking up the international
situation with the cabinet.
Administration officials said that the
presidents warning in his letter to
Senator Stone that the United States
must defend international law from
infraction by any nation or group of
nations was directed toward all the
European belligerents. The govern
ment is about ready, it was said, ito
forward to Great Britain the contra
band note which has been under pre-
paration for weeks and will push Wig
orously the protests already made
against seizure of American mails.
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WILSON WARNS
CONGRESS LEADERS
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atty order will be made effective
March /, Speaker Clark said it would
be very difficult to got the warning
resolution out Of committee for &C.
ton and that there was no way for the
issue to get before the house today.
Resolution to hs Delayed.
IF the resolution should be report
ed from the foreign affairs commit
tee," Mr.. Clark said. ut would take
it's place on the calendar unless the
rules committee should interfere. The
resolution is in no way privileged and
1t would go to the foot of the calen.
dar. That would mean we could not
get to 1t before July or August. The
only remedy, If action is to be had on
this resolution soon, is the committee
on rules"
Majority Leader Kitchin and Repre-.
sentative Flood declined to discuss
what took place at the white house,
lected to issue all statements. 1t Ia
known. however. that both Of them
advised the president that sentiment
house.
WILSON wives pOSIItOu.
The president told the house leaders
he felt the United States must stand
for the right of Americans to the free.
dom Of the seas, and that the honor of
the nation must be protected at any
eventuality. He said he hoped he
would be able to conduct the negotia.
lions with Germany in such way
that war would be avoided and reiter.
ated his hope that Germany would ex
plain the apparent discrepancies be-
tween the assurances previously given
and the new warning that armed
merchantmen would be sunk without
warning after Feb. 20. He told the
leaders the position of the United
States would be weakened If congress
took action such as had been pro
posed.
Speaker Clark, Mr.. Kitchin and Mr.
Flood all expressed the hope that the
United States would not go to war
over the armed ship issue but they
left the white house saying they be-
lieved the situation serious.
The president laid the issue before
the leaders in plain language, and they
told him Of the strong sentiment in
congress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
BOWLING ENTHUSIASTS
/. TO MEET: ri / TONIGHT

With the advent of cold weather
interest is now being centered in the
greatest of indoor sports, bowling.
After having been closed during the
summer months, the. Gould bowling
alleys have been opened after being
put in first class condition. "
In the larger cities of the state
regular bowling schedules have been
framed and the season opened. q,
Plans are being made here for the
formation of six or eight-team
league and meeting will be held
tonight for the purpose of perfecting
an organization. OFFICERS will be
elected, schedule made out and also
adopt bylaws for conducting the
same. "' "u.D L. .naJ "tB
Two schedules were conducted dur
ing the season of 1856 and much
interest was taken? In them by local
pin sharks and brought; out lots OF
good bowling. @S';. 1%3'A@<s s:.:&3}s&S, : 81
q e the coming season is successful
plans will be made to send team to
the International Bowling association
tournament which will be held in
Duluth the latter part of the winter.
The meeting this evening will be
held at Gould's bowling alleys at
o'clock and all enthusiasts are re-
quested to be present so that all
business in connection with the
league may be transacted and the
schedule made out.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
HUNTER IS HELD ON
.MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Richard Martin, a farmer living
near Becida, is being held for grand
jury action, charged with manslaugh-
ter under the game laws, as a result
of accidentally shooting Eugene
Preston, a neighbor. while hunting
last Monday afternoon Martin mis-
took Preston for game and shot and
killed him. ..,5 -
Herbert Wienman, who was in the
hunting party with Martin and Pres
ton, paid a fine Of SIS for hunting
without license. A deer was killed
by a member of the party the day
of the accident. =
Sherm Bailey, Bemidji game ward
en-, investigated the violating of
game laws.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
WINEBRENNER
WEEDS D. B. M'FADDEN

Miss Ruth Martha Winebrenner
was united in marriage to Douglas
Bertram McFadden at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Winebrenner, at Lake .Plantaganet
Saturday at one o'clock. The cere-
.mony was performed; by Rev. L. p
Warford of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Caldwell were the
attendants. Only members of the
families were present. The home was
,prettily decorated in fall foliage. +
Mr.. and Mrs. McFadden will make
their home in Bemidji.1 @ a..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
IMPROVED STATE LAND
BRINGS $24.75 AN ACRE

A tract of state land, partly i'm
proved, in Itasca county, was sold
for $24.75 an acre.
This is one of the tracts i'm
proved by the state as an experiment
to determine whether improved tracts
could be sold more quickly than un-
improved.
r. Price, Prescott, Wis, was the
purchaser.
The other two tracts we're not dis
posed of as there were no bidders.
The sale was conducted by the coun-
ty auditor at Grand Rapids, Oct. IS.
Eight hundred and eighty acres of
unimproved state land were sold at
this sale at an average of S$6.22:.s~.-e -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
Continue to Retire,

Continue to Retire. :, r
Petrograd. Oct. 23.-(Of1cial)-
The. Russo -Rumaniansy are continuing
to retire in Dobrudjai under heavy
enemy pressure although they are OF
fering a stubborn resistance.
Berlin, Oct. '23.-The Bulgarians
have captured the important Ruma-
nian seaport of Constanza. General
Mackenson, in command Of the VIC
torious armies, who have accomplish
ed one" OF the u greatest Teutonic
achievements since the Rumanians
entered the war eight weeks ago. The
victory is more important than any'
gain since the Somme offensive began.
Russo-Rumanians suffered a disas-
trous route. rt- ,vbt. ~ ~
49,. Prime Minister Shot. ~, -.
Berlin, Oct. %. - Count Karl
Sturgkh, the Austrian prime minis
ter, was shot and killed at. dinner
late Saturday by an assailant report
ed to be Frederick Adler, editor of a
Vlennese periodical.
Vienna authorities Immediately
took prompt steps to prevent further
demonstrations following the assas-
sination of the premier. Usual Sun
day meetings were prohibited.
Vienna, Oct. 23 At a. preliminary
hearing of Frederick Adler, charged
with the murder of the prime minis
ter, Adler refused to explain his mo-
tive. He said that he killed
Stugkh without outside advice or in
stigation. Jailors think that Adler
Is insane.
French Take Hill. -.
Paris, Oct. 23.-Following short
artillery bombardment, the French
last night stormed and coptured Hill
128, northwest of Sally -Sailispell.
south Of Somme.
London, Oct. 23.-British positions
between Lesars and Guedecourt are
being shelled. =. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
TOLL OF "BLACk
FRIDAY" STORM
JUMPST0 4SDEAD
(By United Press)

Cleveland, O., Oct. 23.-The
probable toll Of Lake Erie's
':Black friday storm jumped to
48 this morning with the arrival
Of the steamer Mathews with
three bodies from the foundered
steamer Merida. It is reported
that four other bodies of the Me-
rida have been recovered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
NAVAL MILITIA TO
HOLD DRILL TONIGHT

The Bemidji Naval Militia will
hold a regular drill at the city hall
tonight.
Every member is ordered to be
present. No excuses will be given
except at the drill at eight o'clock.
Any member desiring to be excused
must get such an excuse at the drill
at eight o'clock, otherwise he will be
subject to arrest under the court
martial law.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
MACKENS0N'S TROOPS TAKE C0NSTANzA

augurated by the last legislature as
means to holding down legislative
appropriations.
He spoke of the work of the eff
cheney and economy commission and
approved the plan for consolidating
various state departments and elimi-
mating useless offices and boards. He
also advocated formation of a depart
ment of public domain" in which
might be merged the drainage COM
mission, timber board, highway COM
mission, immigration commission and
Others.
Previous to the meeting there was
a torchlight parade through the
streets under the auspices of the
Young Mems Republican club.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
KELLIHER WANTS TO
~ BE A COUNTY SEAT

The Kelliher Journal this
week urges the establishment
of a new county. with the
county seat at Kelliher. An
editorial in the Journal says:
"Some of our business men
are seriously agitating Kel-
liner for a county seat. It.
has a good location. good
roads, good country and TAX
. ing in Blackduck and Sum-
NIT townships on the south
and two or three rows of
townships from Itasca and
Koochiching counties on the
east, and a little on the north
would give us a fair sized and
reasonable county and easy of
access to all taxpayers. Now
is the time to give the project
good boost as the legisla-
ture meets this winter and
possibly the legislative can
didates would favor such a
move" -. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
STEAMER KEN0RA
TO LAKE WINNIPEG

The big steamer Kenora which, has
been plying the Rainy river and the
Lake of the Woods for many years is
to be shipped to Lake Winnipeg and
will be operated by a company head
ed by Alex Mackenzie. The boat
will be made about 40 feet longer.
It is reported that the Rainy River
Navigation company is planning to
construct stern wheel boat for the
Lake of the Woods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
FARMER ACCUSED OF
MURDER TO GO ON TRIAL

Frank Kupke, Clearwater county
farmer, charged with killing Joe Wit
ra, his neighbor, will go on trial at
Bagley, beginning tomorrow. Judge
G. w. Stanton will preside at the
case. He went to Bagley with his
reporter, Lee A. La Baw, this after
noon. -..s .- ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-23
TO TAKE STEPS TO
PREVENT MORE bitches

A big mass meeting will be held
at the Blackduck city hall tonight
to take steps to prevent the letting
of contracts for Ditch No. rs which
will cost nearly half million dol
lars. The meeting will be called at
eight o'clock. Among those who will
address the meeting will be Charles
S. Carter, candidate for the legisla-
ture from this district.