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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
klRkVILlE.

George Pike and Dale Zentz were
business callers in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Roland and little daughter
Mary of near Ottumwa returned home
"wednesday after few days visit at
the home Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Fuhs.
Barton Pelham was a business caller
in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Tom stout was business caller in
Fremont Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Show, Mrs. Jennie Me-
Glasson and daughter Bertha, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. John Lathrop
and Miss Margaret Newell were shop
ping in Ottumwa Friday.
Miss Bertha Parks returned home OF
Friday after few days visit at the
home of her sister Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Belford @
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson spent
Friday at the home of her sister Mrs
&c. c. McWonough OF Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j. Slnnif and son
Ora, John Parks and Jonathan Parks
spent SUNDAY at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. w. :. Parks OF Ottumwa.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Bedford and daugh-
ter Helen Miss Bertha PARKS spent
Sunday at the home OF MIR. and MIRA
Walter Brown.
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Public Is Shocked

London. Nov. 22.-The death OF
Emperor Francis Joseph has caused
notable emotion in Vienna. says the
Exchange Telegraph company's Am
sterdam correspondent. The general
public was not aware Of the serious
nature of his illness. according to
these advices. because OF the non
alarming character of the bulletins is
sued.
The emperor. the dispatch adds. was
feverish yesterday afternoon. being
unable TO eat his evening meal and re-
firing at Z o'clock, assisted to his bed
chamber by his daughter. Archduchess
Valerie. He found himself unable to
sleep and asked that his physicians
be summoned, complaining Of pains IN
his throat.
At 9 O'Clock the emperor appeared to
be in "a more restful state. A few mo-
ments later, according to the details
received, the doctors saw him and he
made gesture pointing to his throat.
A second afterward he was dead.
The members of the imperial family
were Immediately summoned as were
the officials Of state. who prepared an
announcement of the death.
Emperor William was Immediately
informed Of the passing of his ally. the
message being sent over the telephone
which links the headquarters of the
German army with Schoenbrunp pal
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HIGHLAND.

Irving Kelsey of Penn cel1eee Wa IN
attendance Saturday and Sunday &C the
Friends quarterly meeting.
Alvin Moran Of this city was mar.
ried Saturday Nov. II In Fairn&0 -
Miss Neva Summit of Ottuuwa. The
young couple will reside in OttumwA
Joseph Dagle Of this city has rsosivo4
word that he had been recently elected
as president Of the Iowa state branch
Of the American Poultry aasoctsSton.
H. D. vastine has purchased an inter
est in the tile factory at Harper.
George Balderson and family hsve
moved to this city from near Veo ana
are located in the property recouGty
bought Of Mrs. Fannie Chacey
Mrs. Hatfield of Naples, Ill., - max
ing an extended visit with her dauah.
ter Mrs. w. p. Dodds and Mrs.. WR
McLinn
Miss Bessie Kline has just closed her
fall term Of sohclo near Tallyrand and
is at home for short vacation
Miss Mildred Brown who he's been
visiting in Keota with relatives has ar.
rived at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Pampel Of
Martinsburg were guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. ]. d. Bruins last week.
Melvin Moraine has arrived at HOME
from Boone where he has been employ
ed for several months.
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ALBA.

Harry Clutch of Des Moines is the
guest of Abba relatives for an over
Sunday visit
Drs. c. &. and Burke Powell have re-
turned from attending medical con-
vention in st. Louis.
The November term of court VIII be
opened by Judge c. W. Nermilion next
Monday.
Marriage licenses were issued to
Harry Booth. -. Charlton and Myra +.
Nav, is, Charlton. and IL Albert Lin
gren. 81. Hiteman and Mrs. Della SUIT
ten, 81 Hynes.
T. C. Hammond was a Blakesburs
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Leslie Ryan of Ward was in the
CITY on business recently.
Homer Richer has returned from at
tending the flower show at .imes.
Mrs. G. d. Laidiaw of Charlton was
a recent guest at the +. \. Harkins
home here.
James Shields has returned from
visit at Des Moiues.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Paulos are the
parents of daughter. born recently
Mrs. Robert Morrissey OF Ottumwa
is the guest of Abba relatives,
Mrs. Ray Hemming OF Fairfield is
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ELl)ON

Nick Lutz Is able to be at work
after few days illness.
Mrs. Lou Huffstutter, of Columbia
Mo-. arrived for a visit with her hus.
band and other relatives.
Mrs. Leon Truax and daughter Opal
of Evans are guests at the c. c. Boxx
home.
Little Claudine Humble is on the
sick list this week.
The Laf.a-lot club will meet with
Mesdames Russell Potts and Chas
Weber at the home of the former
Tuesday night, November 2S.
Miss Nina Finch and Tone Friend
will be hostess to the LRhe Jean
club at the home of the former Thurs
day night, November 23d.
The Congregational Aid society are
holding japanese shower at the
Leader" afternoons Of this week.
Frank Willard, George Mckay. viii
her Hendrickson, VIM. Friend. G
Phillips are in Des Moines taking de.
grees in Masonry.
Mrs. H. f. Ritz opened her. new
home Saturday evening, NovenibAr Is
at a $50 dinner in honor of her hus
bands birthday. The table was decor
ated in pink and white. the center
piece was large birthday cake with
a pink candle for each year. Covers
were laid for eleven. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Davis. Mr..
and Mrs. George Roberts. Mr. and
Mrs. Edd J. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs o.
X. Vass. and Mrs. J. Hinkle.
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ALBA.

Nell l.. Canning Of Ottumwa was an
Alba visitor recently.
Arthur Burton who has been employ
ed on the Monroe County News is NOV
ing To Marshall. Mo. where he has ac-
cepted similar position.
A petition for divorce was filed by
Maggie Crowell vs.. l.. H. Croweli The
case vii probably be taken up i'm the
next term of court.
One marriage license was issued at
the clerks office to Samuel r. Kirkha m
-. Abba. and Osa Coulson. 81. Abba
Mrs. Mary A. Little of Oklahoma who
came here short time ago to care for
her mother Mrs. Pauley. residing near
Avery. was buried at Pleasant Divide
cemetery Thursday afternoon.
George Chitwood who has been help
ing with the new mine going up just
south of here. was called TO Eddyville
by the serious illness of his wife
T.. Moses has completed his business
block on East Washington and expects
to move his plumbing shop soon.
w. B. Firkins went to Moravia on a
short business trip.
Harry Firkins went to Ottumwa for
short visit with relatives.
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national ticket or the democratic state
ticket or the democratic senatorial
ticket. Whether there was treachery
or not on the part Of Tammany lead
ers, their disloyalty could have had no
important bearings on the result
New York is done with Tammany.
Voters will not follow it. Mr. Murphy's
organization tries to maintain a SEM
blance of life and TO go through some
Of the motions Of vitality, but it is a
living corpse. 1t still collects cam
paign funds 1t still absorbs campaign
funds after its fashion, but there its
political functions cease.
Tammanys showing in this cam
paign will have an exceptional inter
est in the municipal election of 1911.
Speaking in general terms. We should
say that the stampede next fall to
avoid the Tammany nomination for
mayor will tax the resources OF the
police reserves.
If New York Is ever again TO be a
great democratic city, it must have a
democratic organ eaton that can COM
mand the support and confidence OF
the democratic rank and file. The
democratic party cannot live in New
York If It is to be chained to a body OF
death--and Tammany is dead.-New
York World
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and Sunday with the Walter Duke
family here, have gone home.
Rev. J. s. Wilson has been in Ottum-
wa on business. =
Grover Johnson who has been II
South Dakota for some time came
home last week.
owen Hattie OF oakland, Calf, Visit
ed Sunday with his cousin jessie
Smith.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Mari moved te
Keota this week where he has an inter
est in the tile factory.
Mrs. Nj. NJ. Rash Of Union is visiting
the WIN. Rash home this week.
walter Duke and his sister Mrs. Ell
Emery who went to Trenton. Mo, Z
attend the funeral of their aunt w. l.
Duke last Monday have returned home
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE 30 OK
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q q q q q z q =

Miss Kitty made the class rite a
composition on skool being opened
agen this being mine.
We shood all be joyful that vacation
is now over so we can go to skool agen.
We shood. but that don't say we are.
If 1t wasent for skools. education
wood suffer. People that never went
to skool wen they was young are prit.
ty dunn ony they don't know how dunn
they are. so watts the differents?
The things you lern in skool help
you to be good citizen Wen you grow
up, besides being useful in meny ways.
For instants the following:
In case you go into bizniss you know
ixackly how long it will take one man
to bid chicken coop If it takes 4
men 10 days. being very useful in case
you cant afford to hire men.
In case you are ever in Brazil and
sumbody asks you, yo ucan tell them
that you are bounded by Para quay,
uraguy. Peru. the Atlantic Ocean and
others.
In case 20 uare ever in Africa and
don't know 1t. you will find out wen
you see the cannibals setting on Their
equator in the jungles. or exporting CO.
conuts.
In case you grow up to be a doctor,
you can tell people all about thare ali.
mentry canals.
You also fern how to set still 3 hours
at time without getting up. witch your
will be glad you know how in case you
tern out to be a engineer in train OF
the one that sells tickets in a moving
pickture place.
Therefore We shood all be joyful.
weather we RELY are or not.
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VALUE OF FOOTBALL.

What will the high shcol or college
football player have to show for his
labors when the season closes on
THANKSGIVING day? Unless there Is
something to Offset the risks that he
runs and the time that he puts in.
then there would be little use in fos-
tering the game.
To the casual observer. football is
1ust game-a rather dangerous one
in which the chief end Is to win and
wherein victory is empty after the en-
thusasm of the moment has worn
away. II it were true that the record
of games won and lost was the sole
measure OF the seasons success, then
football could truthfully be classed as
a mere amusement for those who have
rc-h'ng better to do.
But, in reality, football serves a
much better purpose. one that has a
permanent effect r~cn the characters
u he boys who play.
II pits them against other boys aud
gives them opportunity to develop
physical strength and dexterity: 1t
sharpens their wits and puts a prem
ium on the ability to thinkquickly and
TO follow with instant action; but
most OF all IL teacneS the secret Oh tpk
ing defeat without becoming conquer
ed--of rising up after adversely and
coming back stronger and more deter
mined than before.
If player does not learn the above
things, he has not entered into the
spirit Of the game II he does learn
them. he has acquired characteristics
that will serve him well in his after
life because those are the prerequisites
of success in life.
So, while the boys who play may
measure the success of the season by
the number Of games won. the school
authorities and those who have been
Though the milf and far enough pas
.look backward. realize that the mum,
Der OF victories has nothing to do with
the real profits for the PLAYER
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Message From U. S.

Washington. D. c.. Nov. 22.-Mes
sages of coincidence on the death OF
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
Hungary were prepared at the state
department today in expectation of I'M
mediate Official announcement from
the American ambassador at Vienna
or the Austrian charge here.
President Wilson will send mes
sages both to the royal family and to
the Austrian charge here, while Sec
rotary Lansing wi1l send messages to
the charge here and to the minister
OF foreign affairs in Vienna.
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I of Buddha to a fashionable Boston
audience. 1t is the Oldest and most
serene civilization in the world speak
ing words of comfort to the youngest
and most turbulent.
At New Thought meeting which is
addressed by one of the leaders of the
cult, you encounter a very different
creed and !atmosphere This is almost
women's church The pastor. the
speaker land at .least ninety per cent
| OF the audience are women. The speak
err is an impressive woman. tall, clad
| all in white, and vigorous of voice and
carriage despite her snow white hair
She offers you practical philosophy
for the living of life on earth. She
| says that success is nothing but a
state Of mind. and that If you really
! believe you are going to be wealthy
and successful, your ambition is as
good as achieved. 1t seems a bit too
easy solution OF the problem: but the
superwoman stands before you and
gives you her message with the sim
plicity and force of absolute convic-
| ton. You are impressed in spite OF all
your skepticism; you go out trying to
will yourself a million dollars and a
beautiful wife.
Whereas each of these sects has fill
ed a small chapel, the Spiritualists
hold their meeting in great hall lar
ger than theater with stage and an
immense pipe organ. The floor is I'LL
ed with men and women and children,
negro and white This is the church
presided over by DR.. Frederic A. Wig
gin. who not long ago made himself
known to all newspaper readers by an
nouncng that DR.. William James, the
distinguished Harvard psychologist,
regularly communicating with him
from the spirit world.
DR.. Wiggin is logical and matter
OF fact gentleman. who tells you that
all religions have believed in a life at.
ter death; but that only the Spiritual.
lists have proved it. He tells you with
the utmost simplicity of his communi.
cation with the spirit of Dr. James,
and with members of his own family.
Later. the questions addressed to the
dead by the audience are laid before
bin in heap on table. He picks
them up one by one. and answers the
questions without opening them. often
giving the names OF three or four
people concerned, and other startling
details which he certainly could not
from the notes. even II he read them
There is none Of the 'spcok" atmos.
phere about this proceeding. DR.. Wig
gin finds much that is humorous in his
converse with the dead, and recently
made his audience roar with laughter
by gently INVITING young man who
had asked one Of his ancestors wheth.
er Mr.. Hughes would be elected.
You could spend the proverbial
month of Sundays going to church in
Boston without exhausting the vari-
ETY. Of forms in which this traditiora!
home Of religious liberty offers you
spiritual consolation. ! And yet there
lis nothing bizarre or amusing about
this conglomeration OF creeds. these
strange WAYS Of worship. for they are
all actuated and unified by spirit Of
simple unmistekable sincerity, which
carries its own dignity inevitably
with III
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Paris. Nov. 22.-The death of En-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria. which
occurred last night at 8 o'clock, was
caused by cold which the aged mon
arch caught while walking in Schoen-
brnnn park ten days ago with the king
Of Bavaria. according to Zurich dis
patch to the Parisien. The cold de-
ve.oped into pneumonia Of the right
lung. When It was realized yesterday
that the emperor's condition was seri-
Gus his daughter. Archduches Marie
Valerie, and his nephews. the Arch
duke Charles Francis, heir apparent,
and Joseph Frederick were summon
ed to the bedside.
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Worked Till Last Minute

London. Nov. 22.-EmDeror francis
Joseph of Austria practically died IN
harness, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central news. the
dispatch says that the emperor rose at
his usual hour on Tuesday and en-
gaeed in governmental business. He
received his daughter, the Archduch-
ess Marie Valerie, at o'clock. and
two hours later gave an audience 10
Foreign Minister Burian. In the al.
ternon his condition grew worse ana
in the early evening his temperature
rose and the physicians realized that
death was approaching. 1t is reported
in Berlin that Emperor William Will
attend the funeral.
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Paris Papers Are Bitter

Paris, Nov. Although no official
confirmation Of the death OF Emperor
Francis Joseph had been received In
Paris early this morning the press gen
orally accepted the news as authentic
Special editions announcing the EN-
peror's death were brought up rapid
lily and the passing OF the monarch
was discussed with the greatest in
terest. In their comment the news.
papers are merciless.
The Matin says:
The sinister old man who for sixty
eight years wore the double crown
disappears too soon. Notwithstanding
his Sc years, for he has not seen the
approaching hour Of expiration OF the
crimes for which he will bear eternal
ly in history crushing responsibility
and stigma. But the spectre Of pun
ishment must have haunted his later
days. II this man. so monstrously in
different was accessible to any feeling
whatever-this man who witnessed un
moved the worst catastrophes heaped
up by fate on his family and his coun
try The irony of fate!
If he had disappeared from the
scene three years sooner. the world
would have forgotten his calculating
cowardice. his ferocious egotism. his
hypocrisy and would have remembered
only the private and public mis-
fortunes which marked almost all the
wears of his reign. without reflectins
that these misfortunies were all de
served. He would perhaps have been
pitied. But justice has not permitted
that he swindle the world out of its
supreme homage. II has made for his
death setting Of Reproduction and
horrors.
1t Is not believed in Paris that the
death of the emperor will infect the
war In any way. The general impres
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Boston Goes to Church
BY Frederic J. Haskin

Boston, Mass, Nov. 21. This is ths
! place where every man worships after
his own fashion 1t Is the home o.
more different faiths and creeds thar
any other city in America Preachers
OF every cult get a sympathetic hear
ing in Boston, and all of those thai
have anything of real value to say
+, gain following. Not only Protestant
and Catholic and Chr stian Science
but SwedenEcrg an, Theosophist Uni
versalist. New Thought, Veda. Spirit
ualist and many other churches are
strongly supported here.
The Boston people go to church. On
Saturday evening the newspapers car
ry lnrg columns of church advertise
ments ard on Sunday going to church
Is the recognized and almost the only
occupation AS result, Boston has
a rerfect Sabbath atmosphere, which
is hard to describe. but we'll known
an atmosphere compounded OF Quiet
and bells. sunlight on old walls and nc
place to buy drink Huck Finn char
acterized the Sunday feeling" once
and for all when he said it was so still
that you could hear the dead whisper
ing. The words come back to you in
Boston. where the dead conspicuously
occupy some of the most valuable real
estate in the town. All of it's old CEN
eteries, are preserved. though tall Of
fee buildings crowd around them
Paul Reyere's grave is worth a for
tune.
BY ten o'clock the streets are mod
estly alive with carefully dressed low
nd Il
aristocratic throngs climb the steps OF
the high spired, historical piles, less
ornate crowds flow into the grimy
churches down on the edge of the fac.
tory districts, smaller gatherings fill
little chapels and lofts and halls, and
even corners in the park. These last
are the followers of new and exotic
cults, the rebels against conventional
religion who are seeking God in new
ways: and this thriving of the spirit
ual pioneers in Boston is to the visitor
the most interesting phase of its reli-
gtous life. Here you may go in the
morning to hear the Swami Paraman-
anda eXpound the Hindu philosophy. in
the afternoon learn how to think New
Thought and at night. through Spirit,
ualistic medium speak with the dead.
One of the most interesting of these
exotic bands is Vedanta, the religion OF
the Hindu Vedas, which has perman.
emf chapel in Boston and a resident
Swami from Madras, India. The little
sunlit chapel is we'll filled. The Swami
is slim young Oriental with an i'm
mense bush of black hair. clad in the
long orange robe of his order. He
stands before an altar which is decor
ated with two immense bronze candle
sticks and bears Vedic inscription in
Sanscrit. There is no PROSECUTING,
no admonition, no threat about this
mans creed He breaches doctrine
Of acquiescence, Of recognition Of the
unity of God and man. and OF perfect
tolerance. All civilized religions. hi
says. have proclaimed that there is
one infinite God; but it was the Indian
sages who saw that therefore all re.
ligions must worship. the same God.
There is something impressive about
the spectacle of this young Indian
priest speaking this doctrine Of to!-
erance and eternal rest in the bosom
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RiChlANO o.

Mrs. Eliza Marshall of ollie was a
visitor in town with friends.
7. I. Henderson has returned from
a visit in Corvdon with son.
Mrs. Celia Reed who spent few
days in Brighton with her friends Mrs
C. l.. Walker has arrived AT home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Smith have re-
turned from a visit in Washington with
Mrs. Smiths relatives.
Miss Vera Payne who is teaching a,
Salem spent Sunday here with her par
entS
G.. L.. Marin wife and daughter Nelma
visited Sunday in Ottumwa with the
Walter Caushlin family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Black of Valley
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mu
Levi Bales.
Mrs. Lemma Mills is visiting in New.
terg and Marshalltown with relatives.
Mrs. H. E. Duke and daughter Mar
celia Of Ottumwa who spent Saturda.