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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
KEOsAUQUA WILL
FINISH WORK SOON
SCHOOLS THERE CLOSE ON MAY
26 AFTER MANY PRELlM-
MARY FESTIVITIES.

Keosauqua, May 16.-Keosauqua
schools will close May g. Teachers
and pupils in both high school and
grades are very busy closing up the
years work and preparing for the
closing programs. The grades expect
to give a miscellaneous program at
the park. The senior class play Is en-
title Macbeth La Mode" The girls
of the senior class Of the high school
enjoyed a bunk party at the Hotel
Manning Saturday night. Sunday
morning at o'clock they enjoyed an
early morning stroll down the river
road They stopped at the large rocks
by the Hearne woods and prepared an
appetizing breakfast after which they
returned to their respective homes.
The domestic science class OF the
high school entertained their mothers,
also Superintendent and Mrs. ]. w.
Carlson and high school teachers at
the domestic science room. A two
course luncheon was served and a de-
lightful time spent. The refresh
ments were prepared by the girls and
reflected much credit on both the girls
and instructor, Miss Brimmer. 3D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
SUPREME COURT is
AGAINST HANGINGS

Des Moines, May 16. The supreme
court Of Iowa Is against hanging
bees'' An opinion was handed down
by the high court reversing and de-
handing a new trial in the appeal of
Matthias Martin O'Donnell, In Jail at
Keokuk under sentence to hang, for
murder in the first degree. The reason
given for the action Of the court was
that evidence does not justify con-
viction Of murder In the first degree, !"
Citing further decision, the opinion
prepared by Justice Salinger, who says
in addition to charging that the assault
was wilful and premeditated It must
be charged and proved the blow dealt
was for the purpose of killing. The
death sentence was for early last fall
but delayed pending the appeal to the
supreme court. O'Donnell would have
been the first one to hang in Iowa
since the negro, Junkin, nine years
ago. 1nez O'Donnell, his wife, was
found nude, grooming on the basement
floor in their home from injuries which
caused her death later. In the testi-
mony against O'Donnell it was shown
he was in the habit of stripping the
clothing from his wife and beating her
in a fit Of rage. This encouraged the
conviction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
ROBBERS VISIT
SOUTH SIDE HOME
MONEY, JEWELRY AND COAT TAX.
EN- FROM WIN. YATES RESI-
\ I'D.
pENcE DURING NIGHT.

A thief or thieves entered the home
of William Yates, 1913 North Ransom
street, Tuesday night and got away
with a small quantity Of money, a
mesh bag and ladys plush coat. The
latter was found later in the yard at
the rear of the house.
The family were all in bed on the
upper floor Of the house when the
robbery occurred. They heard noises
but paid no attention to them until
the glare Of flashlight In the stair
way caused them to get up and investi-
gate. ..-c
1t was found that entry was made
by way of window off the back porch
on the first floor and tracks OF the
visitors were numerous on the cover
lets of a bed over which he or they
crawled after getting in the window.
The investigation uncovered the theft
of a mesh bag valued at Sc, a gold
ring with opal setting valued at 80,
a purse containing 50 and a lady's
plush coat. The police were notified
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
IOWA MAN LEAVES
>- ESTATE OF $1,000, 900

Sioux City, May 16.-G. r. Badge.
row, former postmaster of Sioux City,
who died recently, left an estate val
ued at 100000. This fact became
known when the will was filed for pro.
bate. Mr.. Badgerow was reputed to
be worth from 100000 to 100000.
His property consisted principally OF
real estate holdings in Sioux City,
New York and Washington state.
The entire property is left to the
widow, Mrs. Adella~ Badgerow. Mr..
Badgerow in his will announces that
he purposely omitted to make be-
quests to his three sons, knowing their
mother will look out. for their inter.
ests. The sons are Harve and Ralph
Badgerow of Chicago and Egbert
Badgerow Of Tacoma. Wash. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IS AFTER HOBOES

Cedar Falls, May Is. Cedar Falls
commercial club has fired the opening
gun in a campaign against the hobo.
The tramps have become SO numerous
here this spring that the Commercial
club has taken the initiative in move
ment to rid the city of the undesirable
tourists.
The initial step was the adoption OF
resolutions requesting the mayor and
city council to establish municipal
stone pile and see to 1t that every
transient" is made to earn his lods'
ing; also that the city authorities pro
coed to wipe out the several hoDo
camps that have been established IN
various outlying portions of the city
along the Cedar river.
Copies of the resolutions have peer
given the city authorities and the next :.
meeting Of the council, May ~ Is
awaited with considerable interest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
u. s. MARSHAL SEXES
.., 1734O CANS OF BEANS

Des Moines, May 16.-United States
Marshal Nicholas Reed, at the instiga-
ton of government agents connected
with the pure food department OF the
United States, has seized 1890 cans
of beans in various parts of the state
which are now being held until it has
been determined in the federal court
whether the beans can be given 9
clean bill of health.
In all 57S cases, containing on an
average of thirty cans to the case, are
being held by the government officials.
Through United States Attorney
Claude r. Porter, libel action was
filed Saturday afternoon against the
goods The hearing on the beans prob
ably will be held before Judge Martin
J. Wade in the near future.
The action taken by the government
men in Iowa is only small part OF
an investigation against beans that Is
national in scope Pure food men are
busy all over the country working to
determine If the quality of beans that
are being canned and sold for home
consumption is up to the standard OF
the government law.
If the thousands of cans now being
held by the marshal here are condem'
ned and ordered destroyed, it will take
several deputy United States marsha!s
all of two weeks to put the beans out
Of business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
PIGS WILL HELP IN
CLEANING OUT PESTS

Ames, May 16.-Turn the pigs out
early in May in those fields which are
infested with grubs and let them help
clean out the pests, advises R. L. Web
ster, acting state entomologist at Iowa
State college. He states that grubs
will again be active in those districts
where they generally appear, but will
do all their damage early in, the sea-
son, not after June. :....,.
II possible, let the young pigs which
have never before been allowed to run
out get after the grubs. This will
eliminate danger of stock becoming
infested with intestinal worm, one life
stage of, which is passed in the grub.
Rotate crops. If grubs are expected,
corn should never follow sod, but
rather clover, alfalfa or buckwheat.
Corn following corn is fairly safe from
attack.
Prepare to fall plow. 1t Is an I'M
portant item in grub control. .t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
TWELVE GRADUATE
!. At HEDR|CK SOON
EIGHT GIRLS AND FOUR BOYS RE
cE'vE THEIR DIPLOMAS ON
.... FRIDAY EVENING",

Hedrick, May Is. The graduating
exercises of the Hedrick high schoo
will be held in the auditorium Frida,
evening when twelve members OF thu
class of 1916 will receive their din
Tomas. The address Of the eveninl
will be given by Hubert Utterback d
Des Moines, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
Utterback of this city.
There are eight girls and four bow,
in the class. They follow: Misses
Ruth Cecil, Opal Stephenson, Esthe1
Argenbright, Lily Bottorff, Marth,
Burns, Nellie Duree, Phoebe Spiers
Fern Hedges and Harold Hawthorne
Raleigh Hedges, Russell Morgan AM
Morrison Burns.
The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered Sunday evening for the grad
uating class at the Baptist church Will
the pastor, Rev. Elliott in charge. Tht
class play, The Professors Predica
ment, was given at the auditorium Sat
urday evening by the class and was 1
success in every way. A crowded
house greeted the first performance
and the play will be repeated mex
Wednesday evening so that those VIII,
could not get seats Saturday NAV IN
able to see it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
BOTH LEGS CRUSHED
RY TRACTOR ENGINE

What Cheer, May 16.-Ollie Gates,
a farmer living near here, was fatally
injured when both legs were crushed
hv tractor which had been started
by Bates 5-year-old daughter. Bates
died.
He was working on the tractor
when his little daughter came out IN
the field to watch him. While the
father was working under the ma
chine. supposedly making repairs, the
little girl sat in the engineers seat
playing with the levers.
Suddenly the machine shot forward,
drawing Bates under the mammoth
wheels. Both limbs were badly
crushed. ,..' ...
Efforts of doctors to save his life
were futile. Due to the great loss OF
blood he failed to revive from the
shock.
| The tractor had been secured by
Bates in exchange for his rights to
patent on spark plug invention which
he had perfected.
| Bates was As years old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
GARLANDS AND STONES FOR
PREACHERS.
The international Sunday School Les.
son for May Fl, Is "The Cripple OF
Lystra."-Acts. Oh. IL.
(By William T. Ellis.)

In the great story which is today's
Sunday school lesson, we find Paul
and Barnabas acclaimed as gods come
down from heaven, and then they are
by the same crowd mobbed and
stoned and left for dead. The adven-
lures of these first missionaries make
our commonplace and conventional
and comfortable Christianity seem
hnmdrum.
It took riot to move Paul and
Barnabas from Pisidian Antioch to
their next preaching place, which was
the ancient city of Iconium-a city
that disputes with Damascus the
claim to being the Oldest in the
world.
All OF the marks of successful
mission attach to the apostles work
a Iconium. First of all they made
converts, and then they made en-
emies. Paul would have though,
that the devil was having everything
his own way if his preaching had
been viewed with Indifference or
complacency If Paul and Barnabas
had not made more Of commotion
In goddess community than some
modern churches. they would have
spent the night in confession and
contrition and prayer. When oppo-
sition arose they were not discour-
aged, but spoke freely and worked
tirelessly, being given many signs
and marvels to attest their ministry.
Christianity became the issue
above all other issues in the great
heather city or Iconium. The succ-
cess of these missionaries from An
tioch was so great that both Gen.
tiles and Jews and the Roman poll
ticians combined for an attack upon
the Christian leaders. Hatred, like
politics, makes strange bedfellows.
the Gentiles and the Jews ceased
from opposition to each other to
make common cause against Paul
and Barnabas. The arguments they
used were those of force, stoning the
men out of the city. These doughty
missionaries accepted their expulsion
from the city of Iconium as "cail
TO Eystra, where they continued to
tell the good news.
Scared by Success.
The sort Of preaching that does
things always attracts attention.
Among Paurs hearers one day was
man who had been a cripple from
birth, we'll known town character.
i beggar on one of the principal
highways. Him Paul healed with a
word The restored cripple, leading
and shouting, told his tale to the
city. -
The crowd, always eager for some
novelty, were caught by this wonder
and they began to shout, "The gods
have assumed human form and they
have come down to us" Here was a
sensation indeed - something to
stimulate the jaded interests of these
city jewellers. Calling Barnabas
"Zeus" ~or Jupiter" and Paul
sHermes" or Mercury" they swift
nv organized religious demonstra-
.tion. The priest of zeus. eager TO
get all the credit possible for his
temple, brought bullocks and gar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
RELATED BLAST IS
B" CAUSE OF INJURY

Iowa Fails, May 16. Edward Bax.
ter an employe of the Ellsworth Stone
company, was seriously if not fatally
injured by a premature or belated
blast in the quarry Of the company.
Baxter lighted two fuses but one did
not seem to burn, SO he stepped near
the blast to relight the belated fuse
when the blast was set of. 1t is
thought one or both of his eyes will be
lost while his skin was filed with the
pieces Of flying rock and one fragment
penetrated the lungs He is at the
hospital and yesterday showd signs OF
Improvement and possible recovery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
SUFFRAGE CLUB IS
BUSY IN DAVIS 5 CO.
MRS. TAYLOR GIVES LUNCHEON
SPEAKERS EVERY DAY.
- SOMEWHERE.

Bloomfield, May Is. - Mrs: H.
County Equal Suffrage associa-
ton gave a one o'clock luncheon sat
urday for the several township chair
men. but only three or four were aoie
to be present on account OF bad roaos
from the recent transforms. Mrs. ray
lor filled the places Of tho absent ones
around the table as each chairman an-
nounced over the phone her inability to
roach headquarters and the, jolly sui
frage luncheon went on but regrets
were heard that the ladies over the
county were unable to get there. Az
the conclusion Of the luncheon the
company went to headquarters and
listened to short program and talked
over business matters. Mrs. Taylor -
delegate, leaves Thursday for New
York to attend tho national convention
Of the Federation Of Woman's CLUBS
and left the suffrage campaign IN
county chairman IN her absence. Mrs.
Ida w. Selman, chairman press com
mittee, Mrs. Joe Ford and Mrs. Ben
Schlagel, township chairmen. Davis
county is pretty well organised In the
cause Votes for women" and from now
on nose to the grindstone" work Will
go on by many interested men ano
women throughout each district
Drakesville went strong in tho straw
vote Just reported and Pulaski in the
straw vote As for and 8 against. Speak
ers from Bloomfield are ready ana
waiting to enter the campaign as work
ers in this cause, but the roads have
been in such bad condition the past
several days it has been impossible 70
travel Among those 80 far secured are
Rev. H. B. Scoles, Rev. N. e. Purdy,
Rev. Won Hagen, Prof. H. c. Brown,
John ]. Ethel. p. T. Grimes, III. G. Tay-
lor, and others have expressed them
selves willing to go whenever the roads
admit Of travel. The Belknap ladies are
preparing to give an ice cream social
one day this week and there will be
speaking If possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR FOX RIVER.
WORK WILL Dc DouN SOON ON
sTRAioHrENsMo. or sTREAM
FOR UszFUlpt1as.

KeosauQua, May 1.-THE contract
was awarded for the digging of the
canal to straighten Fox river which
runs through the southwestern part Of
Van Buren, county. It is to begin
about three and one-half miles north
west of Milton and run in q SOUTH
easterly course to the Missouri lina
south OF Mt. Sterling.
The amount of estimated excava-
tion is 605,ooO yards. There were
WAVE contractors here, but only nine
put IN bids. The following are the
bids including the price per yard and
the total amount of each:
H. B. Whiting, Emmetsburs. 6.73c
per yard-@40,716.
F. NJ. Horton, Chicago, 7.44c pera
yard-@46.012.
Sternberg Bros, Chicago, 1860 per
yard-$46.780. 80
Oscar G. Morgan. INDIANAPOLIS 71oc
per yard-$42,S65. 49, ST.
Clyde A. Walb, LesranRe. Ind e7Ac
per yard-$6s,s27.
Chas. r. Lewis, Champlain. Ill. &c
per yard-&4S,400.
W. A. d. Arcey, Dayton, O.. 1850
per yard-$46,2s2.
H. K. Johnston, Kahoka. Mo II nor
yard-$42,35O -
Lana Construction Co., Council
Bluhs, 7.40c per yard-344,77O.
The contract was awarded to H. x.
Johnston. the Kahoka bidder. Under
the terms Of the bid the contractor is
to begin work on tho ditch on or he.
fore Sept. l. It is understood the con-
tractor will actually commence work
about July 1. It Is expected to take a
year to complete the Job.
There are people who mistakenly
suppose that this Improvement is be-
Ing made 1T the expense Of the county.
However that Is not the case. The
entire cost is borne by those whose
lands are reclaimed or benefited by
tho ditch.
If this drainage undertaking is a
SUCCESS and the ditch actually reclaims
several thousand acres of land to be.
come productive and valuable it will
reflect no little credit upon the board
Of supervisors that put the project
through.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
In the Religious World
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

, lands to the gate to offer sacrifice to
these men whom they acclaimed as
gods.
Not many can resist adulation.
The EXTREMIST compliments are &C
copied by most of us as our due. 1t
Is difficult for public speaker to
think that the flattering words with
which he Is introduced do not repre-
sent the judicial appraisal OF MS
real worth. But these old mission.
aries were of a. different sort, and
the demonstration intened for them
set them to tearing their clothes ana
showing an excitement that no Ill
treatment had ever aroused In them.
Nobody ever heard Paul and Barna-
has lamenting or wailing when they
were mobbed. But when they were
being defied they cried, "Sirs, why
are you doing all this? We also arc
but men, with nature kindred to your
own; and we bring you the good
news that you are to turn from these
unreal things, to worship the ever
living God the creator of earth and
sky and sea and everything that is IN
them. In times gone by he allowed
all the nations to go their own way;
and yet by his beneficence he was
not left his existence unattested-
his beneicence, I mean, In sending
YOU rain from heaven and fruitful
seasons, satisfying your hearts with
food and joyfulness. Even with
words like these they had difficulty
in preventing the thronglng croWd
from Offering sacrifices to them
The heads of these missionaries
were not turned by the attempt at
apothesis. They went right on
preaching the gospel. Nor were they
surprised, when, in short time, the
same people who had tried to engar-
land them stoned Paul and dragged
him out of the town, believing him
to be dead. That was an experience
which the missionaries could stand
better than they could the ovatlons
of the tickle multitude.
It is worth remembering that the
disciples of Paul collected around
him when he lay as dead. Those
were courageous saints in the days
when discipleship meant persecution
The early Christians knew how to
die for their faith, and they knew
how to live for it.
One day Paul lay outside the gate
of Lystra apparently a corpse,
bruised, bleeding, soiled; the next
day we find him on his way to Derbe
and proclaiming the good news
there. His hard times were not
counted a reason for running away
from his work. Paul simply could
not be discouraged. His only pas
sion was for the preaching Of the
gospel. He had no time to think of
wounds or WEAKNESS. With him the
work was the thing. There is moth
ing that interferes with the efficiency
of a worker like beginning to con-
template his won state Of health or
of mind. =. IL.
After a season of successful preach
ing at Derbe, what did these magnifi-
cent adventures do but retrace their
steps to the very places where they
had been mobed, Lystra, 1conium
and Antioch.
That is thrilling picture in the
gallery of scripture which depicts
Paul and Barnabas retracing their
steps openly through the cities
where they had narrowly escaped
death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
MRS. MARY COOK DEAD.

Williamsburg, May 16.-Mrs. Mary
Cook died at the home of her son-in-
law, R. H. Edwards. She was nearly
76 years of age and had been i'll for
over five months. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Della Ellsworth of
Cedar Rapids, and four sons, Ed and
Arthur Cook of Marshalltown; Ernest
Cook of Woodward and Bert Cook OF
LeGrande.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon and interment was made in
the Pilot Grove cemetery beside her
husbands grave.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
Henry DimmIt.

Henry Dimmitt passed away at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Catherine Dun
can, 210 West Woodland avenue this
morning at $780, aged IS years. He
was born in Wapello county, Septem.
Der 20, 1850. He is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Catherine Duncan and
Mrs. Margaret Parker of this city and
Mrs. Susan Thompson of Wayne Co.,
Iowa, besides a large circle of rela-
tives. Mr.. Dimmitt was member of
the First Presbyterian church. Funeral
services will be held Friday, with Rev.
c. Dutton Jacobs in charge, the hour to
be announced later. Interment will
take place in the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
In NJ Ram
Mrs. Mary Ream Webb.

Mrs. Mary Ream webb died at ner
home in Batavia Tuesday, May 8, at
$3.50 p. m, aged SS years, II months
and "a days. She was born May Is,
1927, in Hagerstown, Washington
county, Maryland, and later moved
with her parents to Springfield, Ill.
She was united in marriage to John
H. Webb in 1916 and in 1849 located
in Abingdon, Iowa, making this her
home for more than forty-five years.
In 1896 she, with her husband, re-
moved to Batavia where she had re-
sided for the. past twenty years.
Mrs. Webb united with the Chris
tan church in 1854, being charter
member, and lived a consistent Chris
tian life until her death. Mary Ream
was the eldest daughter of DR.. Henry
and Ellen Ream. 49,. .-
The funeral was held at Abingdon
May II at 1880 o'clock in the Christian
church, The funeral sermon was de-
livered by the Rev. Mr.. Coats OF
Washington. The Rebekah lodge had
charge at the grave.
She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Thorn
as Gobble of Clinton, Mrs. F. M. Ran
dali of Ottumwa and Mrs. Thomas
Schoaley of Abingdon, and one broth
er. David Ream of Eureka, Cal.--Con-
tributed.
Dewey ROLAND Hunting.
Dewey ROLAND Hunting was born
at Presumption, Ill.,, May Is, 1898, and
died, after few days illness with ap-
pendicitis, at Hedrick, May TO- 1916,
being almost IS years of age. He
united with the Presbyterian church
at Edgington, ILL.,, January rs, 1914,
and upon removal with the family to
Hedrick in 1915 he united with the
Presbyterian church there.
He was a very promising young
man and he leaves to mourn his loss
his parents, brother, two sisters and
grandparents, besides large circle
of other relatives and friends. Flu
neral services were held in the Pres
byterian church Friday, May IL, and
were very largely attended. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. o. M
Humphreys and music was provided
by the choir of the church. The en-
tire student body of the public schools
passed in review of the casket and
eight young men from the high school
served as pail bearers. The body was
laid to rest in the Brooks cemetery
west Of town. +..
The following relatives from dis
lance were in attendance at the funer-
al: Mrs. John links and daughters,
Myrtle and Gladys, M. Y. Hunting.
Mrs. Ed Robinson of Presumption, ILL.,;
Mrs. l.. U. Jniks Viola, ILL.,; ROLAND
bennett, Chicago; Mrs Rose Peterson
and daughter, Greenfield; Robert
Hickok Humeston; Charles Eldred,
Rock Island, ILL.,, and Mrs. Arch Shaw,
Batavia-Contribute
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
cURFEw At, CURRlER HALL.

Iowa City, May ia sort of "cur-
few bell" has been adopted at Currier
hall, the girls dormitory at Iowa uni
versity. In order to check up the CO.
eds, and to see that nobody Is mixed
up in a possible tragedy on Iowa river.
a roll call is to be made every night at
10 o'clock henceforth. If any girl
fails to respond an immediat search
will be instituted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-18
AMEs WINS CONVENTION.

Ames, May 16.-The state organ.
ization of postoff1ce clerks and carriers
which just closed tits annual conven.
ton in Waterloo, will hold its 1917 an
nual meeting in Ames. Sioux City
made a stiff bid for the convention,
but the vote Of Justin Mccarthy,
Ames' only delegate, swung the con-
yention to Ames by one vote.