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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
LOOKING UP,

Apparently there has been some
comment or possibly complaint at
Muscatine because of the streets being
partly blockaded by construction com.
panies engaged in improving the city.
At any rate an editorial printed few
days back in The Muscatine Journal
under the heading, Looking up" ia
mighty fine answer to people who
feel inconvenienced and disconnected
by the distractions which are neces.
sary to the upbuilding Of city The
editorial follows:
The Hotel Muscatine and the new
Laurel building are setting new stan.
dard for Muscatine. The new Front
street hoste1ry stands as welcome
to the stranger, seven stories high.
The new Laurel building will even
eclipse in height the new hotel Folks
as we'll as things are looking up in
Muscatine and are going to continue
to do so. Muscatine to be worthy of
these improvements must develop a
Eventh story frame Of mind The
no tinels of progress must not be In.
>coNgruous with their surroundings
Sore fronts are rapidly taking on an
appearance well in keeping with the
new monuments to municipal progress.
That the improvements made as
well as those in course of development
may be the means of encouraging
other enterprise it becomes necessary
that a full measure of cooperation be
extended to those who give evidence
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
Euening Story
EXPECTED SUNSHINE.
BY Ellis Pyne.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

Gee! There's, Elsie Morton and old
man Simpson again. said Jack Boyd
to Phillip Ware as they sat down at
luncheon in downtown hotel Have
you noticed the GOODNESS between Elsie
and Fred Hartmann
Eyes, everybody's noticed it." said
Philip, "but neither Elsie nor Fred
will tell the cause of it. understand.
Amy Moore, who will rush in where
others would fear to tread, sounded
them both, but got only an Indifferent
shrug from Elsie and grouchy one
from Fred"
81 am inclined to think that Elsie's
allowing that old roue to dance attend
ance on her is an affect rather than a
cause, of the quarrel said Jack
Same thing is true of Fred's recent
tendency to hit it up bit more than
he ever did before. fancy said Phil
ip, with regretful shake of his head.
Its a shame for two fine people to
get in bad with each other that way,
but an outsider can't but in; SO here's
hoping they come to their senses
without our aid"
BY George!" exclaimed Jack, a mo-
ment later. The plot thickens, for
here come Fred and Amy Moore, this
minute
And if I'm not mistaken, that
sparkle in Amy's eye means she's
got something up her sleeve It cant
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
COUNTY CANNOT
PAY DETECTIVES

ST Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 81 1t has
been announced that the county court
has received an opinion from an at.
torney to the effect that 1t cannot
legally pay the expenses of detectives
and a special prosecutor to investigate
the murder of Mrs. Oscar D. Mcdaniel
wife of the prosecuting attorney Of
this county, who was slain July IA in
her bedroom. Soon thereafter Bart NJ
Lockwood. who was appointed special
attorney to handle the Mcdaniel case
by Judge Thomas r. Ryan of the GRIM
inaol court, issued an appeal to the
public for funds with which to continue
the investigation Lockwood said he
believed the murderer soon would be
located, If the investigation continued.
and that he would not accept any of
the funds for his own service. He asks
the people Of st. Joseph and Buchanan
county to send contributions to the
newspapers, chief of police, or county
treasurer. He ignores the offer made
by Mcdaniel last week to pay the ex-
penses of the investigation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
TRY TO GEL
BACK PACIFIC SHIPPING.
Three Large Ships Are Purchased and
Flag Is Kept From Disappearing
From the Ocean.

Washington, D. c., Sept 21.-Tho1
turning point in the fortunes Of Amer.
lean shipping on the Pacific was mark
ed by the recent purchase Of three
large ships by the Pacific Mail Steam.
snip Co., and there Is no further dan
ger OF the American flag disappearing
on the Pacific department OF com.
merce report announced today. It al
so-pointed out that the European war
mas cut down the total shipping OF all
nations engaged in trans-Pacific trade
from $4,000 gross tons to CSC, 900.
The Pacific Mail company's ,pur.
chase, the report says, adds IL 100
gross tons to the 5000 tons that re-
NAMED OF American shipping on the
Pacific. Prior to the war the total
American tonnage engaged In this
trade was $4,000 gross tons, or 81 per
cent OF the total, as against British
shipping's 80 per cent and Japanese a.
per cent. Up to the Pacific Mail pur-
chases, American shipping had fallen
on to Q per cent, British to 80. while
Japanese tonnage had jumped to Us
per cent of the total and Dutch ship
ping, formerly practically nothing. to
13 per cent.
ne report says that Japanese shin
yards are taxed to their capacity and
orders for Japanese ships have booked
their yards for two years ahead. In
cidentally, the Chinese are busy Ats
their Shanghai and Hong Kong yards.
The United States the report con-
cludes. has more merchant vesselsl
under construction than any other
country IN the world and while thu
greater part Of this new tonnage III
not intended for immediate use on, thu
Pacific, 1t is probable that sooner or
later some of 1t will be diverted to thu
far eastern trade. Whether American
shipping fully will regain It's former
standing in the Pacific can not be dell.
nitely foretold' ,s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
of their confidence in a greater Musca,
tine by these notable achievements.

of their confidence in a greater Musca-
tine by these notable achievements.
Inconvenience must be borne cheer.
lily. New York would be without a
subway today if the inhabitants OF
Gotham objected to the tearing up Of
the streets. Construction work in the
downtown part of any city presents
undesirable features which are toler.
ated through their necessity.
A city with streets unobstructed is
a city standing still. The cities which
are setting a pace are those where the
shrill whistle of the donkey engine
assails the ear and the high boarded
wall which encloses building in con.
struction extends far into the street.
Muscatine people who visit Chicago
take to the streets as they skirt the
scene of building operations without a
murmur They are carried along in the
human tide too engrossed to even OBJ
serve it's DETECTION from the usual
course. The obstruction of the down
town intersections in the largest city
Is a general condition. It incon-
veniences hundreds Of thousands Of
people in a single week. 1t, causes
COMPOSITIONS Of traffic which are costly
to thousands yet these things are suf-
fered because they are accepted not
only as as necessary conditions but as
signs of gratifying and continued
progress In Muscatine some folks
continue to dwell in two story frame
Of mind They haven't the faith to
look up nor the vision which discerns
2 rising skyline,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
BRYAN IS ON THE STUMP
Former Cabinet Member Charges Thaf
Republicans Would Fall to Handle
Problems After War.

Rock Springs. Wyo,, Sept. a. VIII.
liam J. Bryan, former secretary oks
state, started today on his second
day tour OF Wyoming in support 81
President Wilson and the democratics
ticket, with the program calling for
number OF speeches. Mr.. Bryan
speaking here last night, appealed for
the reelection Of President Wilson on
the ground that President Wilson had
kept the United States out Of war
with Europe and Mexico.
The speaker charged the republicans
party was unable to cope with tho
problems that will face tho Unito1S
States at the close Of the European
war u
Mr.. Bryan declared the republican,
party had been inscriptions In IT,
methods concerning votes for women.
He warned the democratic women to
beware OF republican tTickery.''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

AS the automobile that had hit him
vanished in the distance, the victim

sat up and slowly rubbed his head
THE city should build crossings be-
low grade for PEDESTRIANS he said.
These streets really aren't safe for
automobile drivers any more Every
time they drive fast they hit some
one, and lots of foolish people cross
the street diagonaly, as l did, instead
of at the crossings"
Then he sank back and let the am
bulance take him away He was all
automobile owner himself.
The cornerstone laying had been a
brilliant success. The weather was
fine, the speeches eloquent. the music
impressive. The master of ceremon-
les was very well satisfied with him.
self. yet with the dispersal Of the
crowd he became strangely excited.
Hurriedly he sought the master mason.
'Is it possible to lift the cornerstone
again." he asked.
81 am afraid not, sir" said the ma
son. Have you a particular reason
for asking?"
II have, said the master Of cere-
monies. 1--WE left my hat in the re-
ceptacle along with the records"
when that bad boy threw stones
at you why didn't you come and tell
me instead of throwing back at him."
said the good little boys pious mother.
"Tell you?" said the good little boy.
why, you couldn't hit barn door"
Julia rushed to her mother one day
in a most excited frame of mind:
"Oh. mother, we've had the best
time! We've been playing postman.
a letter"
But, dear, where did you get the
letters?" .r.
"Why, we found them in your trunk
in the garnet all tied UP with blue
ribbon!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
ARE DISCUSSED
Conference at Waterloo Declines To
Steer Clear Of Secular Matters
A. Advised by Faction.

Waterloo, Sept. 21.--The first con.
troversy to develop at the meeting
here Of the Upper Iowa Methodist
Episcopal conference came today
when efforts of one faction of the con-
ference to bring about the appoint
ment of a committee to Investigate
political affairs was opposed by an
other faction which announced its in
tention to keep the church out Of pol
itics,,' After heated discussion, the
come9ttee was appointed and resolu.
tiofx8 HaWng to do with the guberna.
torial campaign will be presented to
the conference. 1T Is believed.
W. w. Carlton, who retires at this
meeting as head of the Davenport
district, was presented with a loving
cup by Bishop F. j. Mcconnell, of Den.
yer, Colo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
FALL PURCHASES.

One of the busiest purchasing times
Of the year is at hand. People in all
walks and circumstances have to buy
supplies of various kinds and descrip-
lions as the warm months of summer
give way to the cooler ones of autumn
and so. fall openings at the stores
have come to mean a great deal to a
great many people.
The merchants Of Ottumwa are
about to have general fall opening.
In a year when living costs have adj
yanced to an unheard of height and
when there is scarce anything that can
be called cheap or plentiful, it will
be found by comparison that Ottumwa
merchants can do considerably better
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
TO FORCE ARB|TRAIIou|
Movement 10 Begun by state Authori.
ties Of New York to Compel
Rail Heads to Treat.

New York, Sept 21.-ArbitratieAseI.
the citys transit strike. now in ifas
third week, will be enforced by the
state board OF arbitration and media
ton, it was announced here today by
M. J. Regan, member Of the board
Hearings will be held beginning Mon
day and both sides will be directed to-
present testimony
Mr.. Regain declared that ut is time
the expression the public be damned
be changed to the new slogan the
public be protected. M
He said the time has come to put
an end to the chickering's between the
railroads and they employees.
II have already taken steps to bring
about the compulsory submission az
the points in dispute he added.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
PAPE q

with wistersheer sauce ON 1t, and then:
teespoonfuls Of butter and vinegar,
sed.
Its wonder your alive to tell the
tale. sed ma, and pop sed, Was there
enything else, you surely dident, stop
there.
No sir, we tried more things, sed.
All, thawt | Good trust you to b.
thorough. sed pop.
amt sick Jest feel kind OF funny
i sed.
Well I'm going to call up Simkinses
sed pop. maybe the boy Is dying and
they think Its meerly acute typhoid or
sumthing. And he called up on the
telefone, saying Hello. Is that you Sim
kins, this is Potts, Is your boy very
sick, 0 izent he, O Is he, O no reason,
no reason. jest had an ideer all mite
not be well with him. good by. And he
hung up, saying, O. to be boy agen
ing suppir, all Good eet beeing three
peeces Of fried tummayto and 2 chav-
Jest for a meel. And we finished Get.
lit rOOSes. ti% RI ,f N sg
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

We was Getting suppir last mite and
ma sed, Benny your not Getting don't
you feel well?
Not very, l sed. WITCH ] dident. and
ma sed Have you a pane?
1t not a pane, its jest feeling err
round the stummick, l sed. Witch 1t
was and ma sed, Wat kind of feeling
have you bin Getting sumthing that
dident agree with you?
don't know weather 1t agreed with
me or not, sed.
Wat was 1t? sed pop.
Diffrent things sed, vase erround
at Pubs Simkinses house this after
noon and me and Pubs tried to see II
we Good eet different things without
making us sick.
Crate greet. sutch as wat? sed pop.
We started with strawberry shoart-
cake with mustard on 1t. Il sed,
Mercyf1ll hevvins. sed ma
That was good start, sed pop and
wat was the End corse?
Strawberry shoartcake with ketchup
on it, and then strawberry shoartcake
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

than the average that rules around
the state. Good merchandising, bust,
ness methods and the desire to main.
tain reputation is accountable for the
reasonable prices that prevail in o..
tumwa. Few people come here for
visits but what do considerable OF
their fall shopping before returning
home
Ottumwans have reason to be salts.
fed with the service that will be at
their disposal in getting their fall pur.
chasing done. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
CALDER DEFEATS BACON.

New York, Sept. 21.-Late returns
received today indicate that William
NJ. Calder defeated Robert Bacon for
the republican senatorial nominations
by majority Of 1904 votes, but eos
election districts are still missing. The
revised vote gave Calder 147, 61S:a
Bacon 1904 s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
CLEAR AS MUD,

Sanitarium and sanatorium mean
the same to most people but there is
a distinction according to the best die
tionaries. Here Is an easy way to de-
fine the difference: If you 60 to san
itarium to be cured of some disease,
then 1t is sanatorium but if you go
to sanatorium to build up health and
prevent disease, then you are at san
itarium
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

At the close of the republican cam
paign in Maine, the New York Evening
Post asked if there had ever been a
worse bungled campaign than that Of
Mr.. Hughes The New York World.
next morning assured the nation that
there never was" And the next day
the republicans carried Maine by a
smashing majority. Mr.. Hughes bung.
led campaign evidently gets results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
HOLD FALL coNvocATIoN.

Trenton, Mo-. Sept. Fl. Announces
ment was made that the annual fall
convocation Of Trenton chapter No. 66
Royal Arch Masons will be held on
Thanksgiving day and the afternoon
and evening before This event is be-
coming the most popular Masonic
event of the year and is looked for.
ward to with considerable satisfaction
by the membership.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Did you know that hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars worth of cheap articles
of trade are being held in Europe wait
ing for the end of the war so that they
can be dumped into the American mar
ket which the present tariff law has
left unprotected?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
DUBUQUE WOMAN
NEW STUFF CHIEF

Waterloo, Sept 21.--Miss Anna B.
Lawther Of Dubuque today was elected
president OF the Iowa Equal Suffrage
association, succeeding Mss Flora
Dunlap Of Des Moines. TIN election
was made unanimous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

The nation and the state are pre-.
senting two queer antitheses. The ma
ton has a democratic president con-
stantv likening his acts to those Of
Lincoln and the republican party The
state has a democratic candidate for
governor who is trying to steal the
thunder Of the republican party which
made the state dry Neither is fooling
many voters. III,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

body vote at his election in October
but the balloting is not to be secret.
He wants to know who to mark for the
slaughter after the ballots are counted.
A fine chance for freedom Of express
sion down there,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Out in California a young million
aire has just completed ten day sen.
tence for auto speeding. People ana
courts. too-are losing patience with
reckless drivers Az.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
AUTO THIEF coNvlcrEn

Chicago, Sept 81. Earl Dear, aliess
ed to be the head OF a band OF autonlo.F
bile thieves, was found guilty by 81
jury today. The band. 1t is CHARGED
has stolen scores Of motor cars whtcIs
were repainted and then sold RI
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

President Wilson is not going to
violate precedent by going on the
stump" He Is merely going to make
a speaking tour In which politics will
be discussed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Our foreign trade may grow anu
prosper during the war all right, but
unless the strangle hold of the British
is broken. it is not going to get very
fat after the war Mts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

g. Liven Up Your Torpid Liver.
To keep your liver active use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They insure good
digestion and relieve constipation. AT
druggists. csc. $685..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Harvesting tools and machines that
are left out in the weather, are very
efficient in cutting the profit out Of
the harvest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

The man who hasn't made success
in life, thinks those who have, should
divide with him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Your employers interests are your
interests. When they fail. you lose
YOUR lob
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Poker is not really game Of chance
because there's no chance to be WIN
ner If you stick to 1T.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Help Your Liver-it Pays.
When your liver gets torpid and
stomach acts queer take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. You will feel better.
Dn1v 25c .A. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23
How 10 Cure Colds.

Avoid exposure and drafts. Eat right.
Take DR. Kings New Discovery. 1t
kills and destroys the cold germs All
druggists.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Don't take yourself SO seriously that
you can't see the foolish things you
do.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

carranza is going 10 let nearly every
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-13
Sciatica's Piercing Pain.

To kill the nerve pains of Sciatica
you can always depend on Sloan's
LiAiment. 1t penetrates to the seat
of pain and brings ease as soon as it
is applied. A great comfort too
with Sloan's is that no rubbing is re.
quired. Sloan's Liniment isinvalua-
Bile for stopping muscular or nerve
pain of any kind. Try it at once if
you suffer with Rheumatism, Lum.
bago, Sore Throat. Pain in Chest,
Sprains. Bruises. etc. tits excellent
for Neu algia and Headache. 25c,
at all Druggists. Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-13
HER REMARKS WERE OMNIBUS
New Highlander Told by Prospective
Wife She Is Going 70 "start"
With Young Minister.

A New England man tells OF a man
in Westfeld Mass, who had been mar
ried four times and been so unfor-
tunate as 10 lose all his wives Such
a matter OF course had this mans
weddings come to be in Westfield that
when, after a year of widowerhood,
he announced his fifth engagement,
one of the neighbors said
Richard. suppose getting married
comes pretty natural to you by this
time, doesn't it?'
We'll" said Richard, after due re-
Election, this fifth marriage amt go
ing to seem so natural Old Parson
Begg's off on a trip to Europe and he's
never failed to tie the knot for me.
Il said to Mary that | didn't think
II would feel like a wedding without
Parson Begg; but she said that it was
her turn to choose, and that she
meant to start out with that young
minister that just came to town and
that If he did well she guessed she'd
stick to him. She didn't explain what
she meant, but it sounded kinder
ominous to me-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-13

the points appear on the upper side OF
seat. With a fine nail set drive them
back so that they remain just below
the surface.
Fasten a small induction coil (c)
and a battery (b) under the seat, sol
dering the secondary wires 81 to the
ends Of the brads (a). The parts OF
the switch (d) can be made from
small strips of brass or copper, and
screwed to the back OF chair, as
shown.
Run the wires (e) down the back OF
chair to coil and battery, keeping them
out of sight as much as possible. The
switch ID is concealed by a pad OF
drape of some kind thrown over the
back of the chair, as aforementioned.
and the chair is ready for the first vic.
tim. When said victim leans back
against the switch I'd, closing the
battery circuit with the coil (c), the
fireworks begin The coil may be a
one-fourth to one-half-inch spark coil
and it is we'll to cover over the bottom
and legs of the chair with cloth, etc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-13
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