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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
BIG PRICE FOR OIL LAND.

The Tulsa, (Okla.) Daily World Of
Aug. 8, has the following to say about
a record transaction in oil lands re-
Gently contaminated there: a..,s
A million dollars for 4S0 acres Of oil
and gas leases. This is the price paid
by the Roxana Petroleum Co. to the
Fortuna Oil Co. for 4S0 acres in the
Yale field, without barrel Of produc-
ton. This, it is believed Is about the
highest price ever paid for such stuff
and certainly shows that the Roxana
people have great faith in the Yale
district. The acreage changing hands
has one we'll on top of the deep sand
and two others drilling.
The acreage bought consists of the
northwest quarter of section 13-19-5,
the east half of the southwest of the
the west half of the southeast of sec
ton 12-19-5 and the south half of
the northwest of section 12-19-5 and
the west half Of the southeast Of sec
ton 1-19-5. aem e.. ..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
DEDICATE SHAFT
TO 1852 VICTIMS
THOSE WHO LOST LIVES IN MAS.
sAcRE At SPIRIT LAKE
ARE REMEMBERED.

Spirit Lake, Aug. 81. - The D. A. r
of Spirit Lake will dedicate monu
ment in memory Of the victims of the
Jackson and New Ulm massacres In
1862 The exercises will take place on
August 20.
The massacre of all the white set
tiers with the exception Of one man.
who was away from home at the time
marked the beginning Of hostilities be-
tween the Indians and the pioneers.
The one survivor of the Jackson
massacre was hunting for his lost
cattle, when the Indians attacked the
settlement. When he returned home
he found the bodies Of his wife and
children. ..t 49,
He hurried to Spirit Lake, from
whence couriers were dispatched all
over the country to warn the settlers
Of the Indian outbreak. Settlers hur
ried to Spirit Lake, where they de
Tended themselves behind the stockade
at the court house.
The D. A. r. will place big rock
with an appropriate inscription OF 1t
Exercises of the day will be in charge
of officers Of the order.
Senator l.. E. Francis and Harvey
Ingham of Des Moines will deliver ad
dresses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
A WATER POWER INVENTION.

Eldon, Aug. Iii J. E. Houghland OF
Eldou is the inventor of power pro-
Queer. which Is now In the patent Of
fee. He intends to incorporate com.
pauv at Eldon for the manufacture OF
the machines. 1t consist of two steel
fat boats 16 feet wide and 40 feet long
with the front ends Of each with an
angle from the outside front end back
for ten feet, which will be anchored
in a river, with a waterwheel In be-
tween them, that catches the water
as it flows between the boats. There
are several wheels behind the front
and there is between them sufficient
power to generate electricity to light
the whole country, even It's roads Out
from the plant, Mr.. Houghland claims
He says, Farms can be lighted ano
at q small cost as the great expense OF
big houses, to store boiler, engine and
other machinery, with thousands OF
tons of coal is eliminated. The inven
tor states the test proved that a foul
mile current will make $50 horse pow
er which will make electricity suttl
Client for 5000 electric lamps.
Then he has on the rear Of each
boat a screw, which will be run by the
power when it is required to run the
boats up stream, making a self operat
ing boat, which can be used for fiat
boats to transfer merchandise very
cheaply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
CHILD IS HURT BY
EXPLOSION OF CAP

Chillicothe, Mo-, Aug. 21.-The 8.
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Donovan Of Medicine township had a
narrow escape from death when dy-
Mantle cap which she held in her left
hand exploded. The force Of the ex-
plosion tore off the thumb and first
three fingers at the first joint from
her left hand and her right eye was
badly injured and may lose it's sight.
The injured girl was brought to Chill
Hcothe where she is under the care of
Drs. Grace and Simpson. She was
reported resting as we'll as could be
expected and if no unforeseen compli-
cation sets in she will soon recover.
The dynamite cap was on the clock
shelf and the little girl got it unbe-
known to her mother and not realizing
the extreme danger Of the cap she
handled it carelessly and the explo-
sion followed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
CONF ERENCE TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
sEvENTY-THlRD SESSION OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH CON.
VENES At MT. PLEASANT.

Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 81 The seventy.
third session of the Iowa Annual con.
ference Of the Methodist church will
convene in this city Wednesday, Aug.
80. The session will be held in the
First Methodist church. The confer.
ence includes about eighteen counties
In the southeastern part Of the state.
There are one hundred and eighty
ministers. including those who are re.
tired. There are 800 churches, valued
at a million eight hundred thousand
dollars, 1913 parsonages valued at 1918
900, 1872 Sunday schools with 37,615
scholars and 40,547 church members
These churches contributed for local
expenses, pastors, salaries and the va
rious benevolent enterprises connect
ed with the work $55O,890 last year.
Upwards Of two hundred pastors and
lay workers will be present. The first
contingent to arrive will be the young
men in the courses of study, about
thirty in number, who will arrive on
Monday and take examinations on
Tuesday. DR.. Thomas Osborn Is the
chairman of the examining board and
will supervise the examinations.
A big Epworth league rally will be
held on Tuesday night. The confer.
ence proper will convene on Wednes.
day morning and will last until the fol-
lowing Monday, when the appoint
ments for the ensuing year will likely
be announced. Bishop Mcconnell will
preside at all the sessions, which will
be held each morning and be open to
the general public. Mass meetings of
various sorts will be held in the after
Moons and evenings, addresses being
delivered by some of the most promin.
ent men and women in the denomina-
ton.
One of the big features Of the con-
ference will undoubtedly be the Iowa
Wesleyan banquet at $50 p. m. on Fri
day. and the big education mass meet
ing during the evening at which time
addresses will be delivered by DR.. Har-
ris, secretary of the board Of educa-
ton and H. NJ Havner of Marengo.
Another prominent feature Of the con-
ference will be the meeting of the Lay.
mems association with a strong pro-
gram to be held on Friday afternoon
and on Saturday 1t will be held in
the college chapel and will be an
event for the laymen.
The sessions will be feast Of good
things from beginning to end. Mt.
Pleasant will receive this great group
Of Christian workers with open arms
and give to them her very best symp.
thetic cooperation in every direction.
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TO
ASK SMALL BITS
REQUESTS TO BE MADE TO NEXT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
BE MODEST.

Des Moines, Aug, 21.-State depart
ments willie be modest in requests
made to the thirty-seventh general as
sembly for appropriations for the en-
suing biennial period. Many Of the
commissions will ask no more revenue
than was granted for the last two
year period, while others will ask only
small increases.
The military department, by reason
Of the new military bill, will need
about 100000 additional revenue. The
Iowa national guard now receives an
appropriation Of 100000 annually.
The guard in the future is to be more
than doubled. This will necessitate
more revenue from the state. At least
$320,000 annually will be needed for
the support of the militia. This
! revenue Ia exclusive Of the amounts
appropriated by the war department.
The food and dairy department will
probably ask for one or two more In
spectors OF weights and measures.
w. B. Barney, commissioner, now has
sufficient number Of food and dairy
inspectors to cover the state, but his
department Is behind in weights and
measures work by lack OF men, 1t Is
said The demand for official testing
of scales in the state now Is so great
that the inspectors are several months
behind in answering calls. This de-
partment was operated last year
for $68 5000.
The department Of labor needs sew
,eral additional factory inspectors
state officials say. It has not been de-
termined yet whether the next 1egis.
lature will be asked for sufficient
funds to put on more men for this
work. This department operated last
year on $12,225.
| O. O. Roe, state fire marshal, will
ask the legislature for one, and per,
haps two more men. He declares that
it is impossible to cover the entire
state with the three inspectors he now
has. He operated last year on $4,000
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EXPECT CROWD At
c. c. CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF
CHURCH OF CHRIST IN DIES
MONIES TO BRING MANY.

Des Moines, Aug. 21.--In little more
than month, October 9th to 18th. the
state of Iowa In general and Des
Moines in particular, will be called
upon to entertain the International
convention of the Churches Of Christ.
1t is going to be more than a Des
Moines proposition for il the infor-
nation reaching headquarters here Is
correct, hundreds upon hundreds Will
make the journey in their automobiles
and at the present time 1t seems pos
sible there will be hardly mile OF
road in Iowa but will be traversed by
some moving car in coming to the con-
vention. SO many inquiries concern
ing points at which to enter Iowa
have been received that the In
formation and other general facts have
been printed in pamphlet form and ten
thousand of these are being scattered
over the middle west states this week.
Because of the size of this conven-
ton, all Of the sessions will be held
at the colisem and it is doubtful II
this building can accommodate all the
people who wish to attend some Of the
sessions. In addition to the dele
gates. and their number may be such
as to almost fill the building, Des
Moines has between ten and twelve
thousand members Of the Church OF
Christ. Thousands of other members
also reside within few hours ride
of the capital city.
Because of the central location many
churchmen believe this will be the
third largest convention Of the church
opd if II ie tho roadS into iowa will
be lined with motor cars and the rail-
roads will have trouble in transport
ing the people who desire to travel
to Des Moines, all in one day. Des
Moines is in the center Of a large
membership Of the church, a member
ship which largely could not attend
the convention at Los Angeles, Atlanta
and Toronto, but which may be ex-
pected to travel to Iowa. The churches
membership in the nearby states fol-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
IOWAN BACK FROM
THE ISONZO FRONT

Fort Dodge, Aug. 21.-Seven months
on the 1sonzo front Is enough war for
Edward Paltani, % years old, OF Fort
Dodge.
Paltani came home to visit his wife
and baby daughter.
Paltani spent six days in the
trenches before Gorilla, cut off from
the main body and surrounded by i'm
penetrable black smoke from Austrian
smoke bombs and shells, with no food
but canned beef.
Paltani was motorcycle racer at
county fairs. Because Of his mechan-
ical knowledge he was placed In
charge of a munition transport, to
carry ammunition from the base one
half mile to the trenches. He wit
messed several aerial battles and saw
the big siege guns in operation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
DEATH SHAKES OFF
CONVICTS SHACKLES

Des Moines, Aug. 21.-Death has
struck the shackles from Henry Furry,
72-year-old Civil war veterna, serving
a life sentence in the Anamosa peni-
Tertiary for murder.
Toward the last, the aged man
dreamed constantly Of liberty He
yearned to spend his last days amidst
the peaceful surroundings of the Iowa
rades at his side.
Even while he was on his deathbed,
the state parole board had under con.
sideration the ACCESSIBILITY Of releas-
ing the veteran convict, but higher
tribunal took prior action.
Furry was committed to Anamosa
July 16, 1886, from Polk county He
murdered his brother-in-law, a man
named West, while the latter was
sleeping, stealing upon him and split.
ting his skull with an ak. The crime
was committed on farm southeast
of Des Moines.
Furry and his mother was living
with West at the time. The two men
were said to have had trouble. The
old convict never presented his CAGE
to the, board for a pardon or parole
until within recent months when
friends interested themselves in his
behalf. While board members never
intimated what disposition might be
made of Furry's case, it was thought
he would soon have received pardon
He was veteran Of the Civil war
and out of a pension which he receiv'
ed and his prison wages, had been able
to save some money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
WAS ONE OF TWO
1872 WAR WIDOWS
AUNT OF OTTUMWA PEOPLE WHO
RECENTLY DIED, ENJOYED
THAT DISTINCTION.

Mrs. Huldah Thomas Means, an
aunt of Mrs. o. E. Linton, D. B. and
N. G. Johnston of Ottumwa, who re-
Gently died at her home in Minneapolis
was one Of the two surviving widows
OF soldiers who fought in the War OF
1872. With Mrs. Means passing but
one, woman in Illinois, remains in
the entire United States.
Mrs. Means was SO years old when
death called her at the home of her
daughter in the Minnesota city. She
was buried at the old family home lot
1928 in Champaign county, Ohio, at
Means, man thirty years her senior.
Thirty years later he died and she re.
manned in the old Ohio home until
1908 when her advanced age caused
her to move to Minneapolis. Mr.
Means was with William Henry Harri-
son in the war Of 1912 and had the
distinction Of placing the first stake in
the stronghold called Fort Meigs near
Toledo, Ohio g
With Mrs Means passing but one Is
left of family Of eleven. She Is Mrs.
Robert Ocheltree of Deep River, Iowa.
The mother of the Ottumwa people,
Mrs. Margaret Thomas Johnston, who
died February 3, 1907, was the seventh
child in the family and Mrs. Means the
sixth. Their grandfather, John Tho
mas was in the Revolutionary war and
his wife, Priscilla Linsey-Thomas was
we'll acquainted with Martha Washing
ton and spent much time at Mt.
Vernon. ...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
Usage PLANS TO
BURN ITS GARBAGE

Usage, Aug. 81. The city council
has purchased land west of the city on
which to erect a garbage disposal
plant Contracts have been signed
with the Jones Brothers company Of
Macon, Ca, and calls for the plant to
be completed by Oct. IL. This new
way of disposing of the garbage and
filth of city is said to be the only
sanitary and safe way that has been
devised.
The plant is two story building
and will cost $4,000.
The furnace is located under the
ground and is inexpensive to operate
and consumes nine tons of garbage per
day.
The only other plant of this kind In
this part of the country has been in
stalled this summer at Mason City.
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MAN DISAPPEARS
AFTER AUTO SMASHUF

Auburn, Aug. 21.-Ernest Stere, 10
years old, strangely disappeared after
an automobile accident near Manning.
Steere, accompanied by Isaac Camp
bell, Pat Stewart and Tom Marley OF
this place, were returning from a
dance when the automobile they were
driving ran into buggy, demolishing
it. The occupants Of the buggy
escaped injury and the young men
were only slightly hurt. Steere, while
he talked rather queerly, was able to
walk about and was left with the
automobile while the others were
taken to Manning.
On their return they could not find,
nor have they been able to locate,
young Steere His parents had reached
Council Bluffs on an automobile trip
and were recalled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
CATTLE CARS RUN
WILD AT. ELDON

Eldon, Aug. 21.-Quite little ex-
citement was caused Saturday when
two cars of cattle broke loose UP in
the yards, the brakes not holding. The
cars came down at good rate OF
speed, switching off onto the K. & D..
track, and collided with the engine off
the passenger train. The fireman and
engineer on the passenger engine saw
the cars in time to jump before the
collision. The engine had the front
end damaged, also one car likewise.
The car was thrown across the track
but no one was injured. Out Of the
two carloads of cattle, one cow re-
ceived broken leg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
GREEKS WITHDRAW.

Athens, Aug. 21.-The Bulgarian
forces moving toward Kavala have
already pushed their outposts to point
seven miles from the Greek seaport.
The Greek government has ordered
three divisions of the Greek army still
remaining in the vicinity Of Drama
and Series to retire before the Bull
garian advance.
Bulgarian air raids on Kilkich and
Yannimuia killed a number Of Greeks.
The Bulgarian and German minis
ters have repeated previous assur.
ances that the integrity of Greece Will
be respected. The French and British
ministers this morning asked Premier
Zaimis what measures Greece proposes
taking to control the civil population
In the attacked districts, who are flee
ing in all directions.
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PRINCIPLE OF
ARBITRATION UP
(Continued From Page ~

The incoming executives conferred
with those already here and with the
managers committee to familiarize
themselves with negotiations 50 far.
All the western presidents are expect
ed before tomorrow noon. BY that
time It Is expected about 100 railway
heads, representing properties valued
at about $4,000, 100000 will be assem-
bled for the next conference with the
president.
Some of the incoming railway presi-
dents were more optimistic about the
situation than those already here. One
of the western men declared that If his
road alone were involved he unques-
tionably would resist the demands OF
the men to the last but he considered
the question national one and for
that reason was sure some common
ground would be found to base a set
Element.
President Wilson's suggestion to Col
Pope that some means be found FOR
preventing a recurrence of the present
situation and his advocacy OF the prin
ctple of arbitration caused speculation
over what should be done. The prest
dent told the railroad executives Sat
| urday he did not believe congress
| would pass compulsory arbitration
law. Labor organizations have con
sistently opposed that. Administration
! officials said today the president was
carefully studying the entire question
with the idea of making some recon-
mendations to congress probably in his
next message in December.
| TeIeorams Pour In.
| President Wilson had before him to
day numerous kilograms from bust
ness men and trade bodies urging thai
he Insist on arbitration. 1t was sale
officially, however, that the appeals
would be made without effect on hin
since he had failed to bring about ar
bitration and had no way of forcing it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

D. N. Sackett of Abba is in the city
today.
Miss Calesta Hunt of Marion is Wis
ting Miss J. Nita Waterman, 2O5
{ North Holt street.
Superintendent H. E. Blackmar has
gone to Chicago on a short business
trip.
Miss Glenny Stevens of Mt. Pleas.
ant is the guest of Mrs. Henry Phil
\ lips, 1925 West Fourth street.
Misses Alice Martin and Helen Hal
berg have gone to Des Moines and
Colfax for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. McInnis Of Kansas
City, Mo-, leaves this evening after
short visit at the J. P. Cummings
home. 429 North Jefferson street.
Miss Bessie Lauderback, 1871 Mabel
street, has returned home from three
Y weeks visit with relatives and friends
4 Ia Lacona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Riley, 519
East Fourth street, have returned
4 from three weeks trip to numerous
points in the east. Visits were made
III New York, Buffalo, Erie, Albany
ana Holyoke, Northampton and
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Norton, 52z
North Wapello street, have returned
from q several weeks trip to Colorado
/ Springs, Denver, Colo, and Other
4 western points. They visited briefly
IT Omaha, Neb., en- route home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Longneckel
ana son, John, of Eureka Springs
1 Ark. who have been visiting Mrs
Longnecker's sister, Mrs A. Hobbs
4 on Plum street, and other relatives
have gone to Burlington where they
will visit en- route home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
MAY ORGANIZE TO-
HAVE DAIRY TESTS

TrAer, Aug. 21.-A movement is on
foot to organize a dairy test associa'
ton among some of the progressive
farmers of the community. A meet
Ing Is planned which will be held in
Traer soon and Professor Barker OF
sAmes will be in attendance.
The idea is to keep an official table
Sof each cows milk from the stand.
potnt Of productiveness, with view
toward wedding out inferior ones. An
soapert tester will be employed to visit
each members herd monthly for a
.Vesf.
There are twenty prospective mem
bars ct the present time.
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RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

Petrograd, Aug. 21.-The Russians
have made further advances at some
points along the Stokhod line, where
they broke through the Austro-Hungar-
ian defenses last week, the war Office
announced today. The capture of more
than 1000 men in this region in two
days is reported.
On the Caucasian front the Russians
have captured a series of heights and
taken prisoner a large number Of
Turks, it was announced officially here
today. Fighting in the direction of
Diarbekr is developing favorably for
the Russians. the statement says.
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DOUBLE FUNERAL,

Iowa City, Aug. 21.-A message
from Lincoln, Neb, tells of the double
funeral of Dorothy Ellsworth, form
erly of Iowa City, who committed
suicide, and her lover and fiance, who
died twenty-four hours before - his
death unbalancing her mind. The lat
ter was Shirley A. Fossler, Of the Lin
coin News and Journal staff. The
caskets were placed side by side at
the chapel, and lowered into the
graves simultaneously.
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eRIToNs AGAIN GAIN.

With the British armies in France,
Aug. 21-Not only have the British
held all the gains made in the Satur-
day attack through the critical second
dav and night following it, but they
have made another important gain.
This morning they are within 500
yards of Martinpuich as a result OF
taking a trench which had held them
up between Pozieres and High wood.
In this position, while the British
had been crossing up on both TANKS,
vicious attacks and counter attacks
ragged for weeks. German resistance,
strengthened after the loss of Pozi.
eres. had to yield at last to the inces'
SAINT hammering.
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FAMILIES 10 MEET.

Marengo, Aug. 81. - The fifteenth
annual reunion Of the we'll known
Iowa families, namely the Slaymaker
and Shedenhelm, is to be held in the
VIM Umbarger grove, one mile west
of this city, on September 7. The
various committees have been ap-
pointed and the picnic is expected to
be a big success. This affair Is one
of the most largely attended in Iowa
county on account of the numerous
branches of the two families.
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DRAGGING THE ROADS.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Aug. 81. - The
road drag, a much neglected imple'
ment through the dry summer months,
is being pressed into service again
this week in every section OF the
county. Following the heavy rains OF
the fore part of last week, the high
ways we're unusually rough, but the
drag is putting them into better shape
than before the rains. Nearly all OF
the main travelled roads leading into
the county seat have been worked and
motorists report them in excellent
condition.
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BRiToNS DRIVEN BACK.

London, Aug. 21.-Strong German de-
tachments drove back British covering
patrols northwest Of High wood on
the Somme front this morning but
were stopped when they came under
the fire of the British positions west
Of the wood, says today's war office