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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-20
.ELD0RA MINES TO
Be ACTIVE AGAIN
OF AN ESTATE
OWNS GREATER PART;
GETS BUSY.

Eldora, July 10. Work on the coal
mines near this city begins this week.
J. L. Reese, administrator OF the es-
tate of his brother, D. E. Reese, who
is the principal stakeholder in the
company, is here and will see to it
that work is started properly. Elk
perts are in charge of the sinking OF
the shaft and the underground work.
to the most reliable informa-
ton there is no question that an abun-
dance Of good quality coal underlies
the hills to the north, northwest and
northeast Of this city.
In an early day coal Of fine quality
and running to a depth of several feet
was mined near where the present
shaft is being sunk, but the promoters
of the enterprise at that time were un-
able to secure sufficient capital to car
ry on the work Of mining and to sue
cessfully cope with the water which
came from the adjacent Iowa river.
With modern machinery and expert
workmen to prosecute the work, there
seems but little question that in a
short time there will be coming from
these mines paying quantity of the
dusky diamonds. Hon. H. A. Hun OF
this city is the local and legal repre-
sentative Of the company now prose-
cutting the work.
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RICHlAND,

Mrs. Myers and daughter Dorothy
who visited relatives in Des Moines
came home last week
John Green and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Hannah and Mrs. Lulu Hansen
motored to Duluth, MINI. last week on
a pleasure and business trip. They will
be absent several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Ramey have moved
to Richland from Fairfield and will oc-
cupy rooms with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Roop.
VIM. Meeker and family are moving
to Ottumwa this week. They sold their
property to Jess Mills who will take
possession Immediately
Mrs. Glenn Convey and children of
Chicago are visiting her mother Mrs.
Fannie Chacey and other relatives.
George r. Reams and family have
been visiting in North English with
relatives.
The funeral of Mrs. Orlando Hobson
who died in the hospital at Iowa City
was held Saturday at the Woolson
church south Of town. Rev. Alvin Has
kins conducted the services. Interment
was made in the Friends cemetery here
beside her husband. three children are
left without a mother
A subscription paper was passed
around last week among the business
men and citizens for raising money to
all the streets. Enough was subscribed
to oil the streets around the public
square and one block In each direction
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ARR|S0N WILL co
AFTER PRISONERS.
"6LACklE" KINDER WILL BE
AMONG TRIO TO BE BROUGHT
FROM cENTERvILLE.

Deputy U. s. Marshal N. l.. Arrson
leaves Thursday morning for Center.
Vile to get three men who are await.
Ing the action of the federal grand
jury on the charge of selling intoxicat-
ing liquors without paying the govern
ment tax. r.r..-
They will be turned over to him by
Sheriff John Brown Of Appanoose coun-
ty and he will bring them to Ottumwa
and keep them in the Wapello county
jail until the grand jury meets in Octo-
Der.
One OF the trio Is B. v. (Blackie)
Kinder who spent all of last summer
and part of the fall in the county Jail
here on bootlegging charge. He was
given $500 fine by Judge Francis M.
Hunter and began serving time in jail
to pay it out on June II, 1915. After
staying there until November 1, he
paid the balance of his assessment and
was released upon the recomme ndation
OF the county attorney.
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PONY IN HOUSE IS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
kEOkUk WOMAN PICKS UP THE
PIECES AFTER ANIMAL
Vs.. COMES IN.

Keokuk, July 1S.-The home Of Mrs.
M. Miranda, Ills Johnson street, was
wreck when pony belonging to
William Sackett was elected after 1t
had visited most Of the rooms OF the
house. The pony was in exuberant
spirits and seemed to take keen
pleasure in using it's faculties for de-
structive ends. The animal was In
the house about ten minutes. When IT
was removed the cupboard had been
upset, bed overturned and much
other damage done.
William Sackett, farm hand who
divides his spare time between keo-
kuk and Ottumwa, appeared at Mrs.
Miranda's on the back of borrowed
pony. He desired admittance, which
was granted, as he is friend of many
years standing
After shaking hands with everyone
in the room he opened the door and
said, Come, pony, come on In and
shake hands with everybody
The pony is trained and very in
telligent animal. 1t needed no invita-
ton except the opened door and the
reckoning finger. AS soon as 1t en-
tered the house Mrs. Miranda tried to
drive it out. She had supposed Sack
EFT was joking when he invited the
animal in. The animal came in before
she could intervene.
But it was easier to admit the AMI
NAL than it was to drive it out. It at
once took fright and pranced from
room to room, kicking and jumping.
In it's wake was wreck of broken
dishes, broken furniture and furnish
ings scattered all around.
Finally by holding bunch OF hay
toward the pony's nose and backing
toward the rear door Mrs. Miranda
persuaded it to leave.
She and her daughters were still
hard at work the next morning putting
things to rights again at the home.
Much of the furniture was ruined be-
You'd repair, the dishes were broken
and other damages done. The furni-
ture and dishes will have to be re-
placed. There was little other none
tary loss.
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GRANT CHARTER TO
HARLAN RESIDENT

Harlan. July ia charter has just
been granted to forty-two residents of
Harlan and vicinity in the Ancient,
Mystical Order of Rosae Crucis. The
ancient and mystical order was found
ed, first as secret local organiza-
ton or school Of learning in Egypt by
the family of Thothmes w, and then
was gradually organized into a secret
organization Of men and women until
the descendants Of Thothmes Nv, es-
pecially one Amenhotp w, prepared
and established the rituals and cere-
monies for a fraternal order and out
lined the present day initiation, ser
vices and course Of study. All this
occurred about 1910 B. G. and 1850
B. G.
It is the only secret, fraternal, sci
entific order in the world today which
admits women on an equal basis with
men and offers them the same high
offices and honors. In this respect 1t
is the first body of men and women
recognizing the equality of the sexes.
There are chapters and lodges OF
the order in every country of the
world today, including America.
The order was established in Ameri-
ca in February, 1915.
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ORIENT WILL HAVE
NEW ELECTRIC POWER

Creston, July 19-The town Of
Orient will be electric lighted from
Creston within a few months. The
contract which provides for the build
ing of a transmission line from Cres-
ton to Orient and for furnishing cur
rent to the latter place was signed
by the municipal authorities Of Orient
and the heads of the Creston Mutual
Electric Light, Heat & Power ]Gom-
pany and the work Of building the
line will be commenced shortly and
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible with the view Of turning on
the current over the line not later
than October first
BY the terms OF the contract the
town of Orient is to build the trans.
mission line to a point eight miles
outside the town, and the Creston
company is to start at this point and
connect with 1t, thus making approx.
mitely five miles which the Creston
company will build. The line will be-
similar to that which now carries cur.
rent to the town Of Alton, and the
arrangements between the Crestop
company and Orient is about the same
as that with Alton, except that the
electric light company will put in tho
street lights and also do the other
work necessary within the corporate
limits Of the town under contract,
while at Alton this work was done nv
the town. ... .s.....
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NURSE SUFFERS LOSS
OF FOUR TOES

Washington. July 1S.-Miss Della
Brookhart, Monday, at the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brook
hart, mile and a half north OF town,
suffered the loss Of four toes on her
right foot in an accident, shotgun
being knocked from it's bracket on the
wall by the slamming Of door.
The gun in falling from its fasten-
ings was discharged, probably by the
hammer catching on some projection.
The charge Of one barrel Of No. 4
shot entered Miss Brookhart's right
foot just back of the large toe, mangl-
ing all but the small toe so that it was
found necessary to amputate them
where they join the rest Of the foot.
Miss Brookhart was hurried to the
hospital Immediately and there sub
mitted to examination and to the op'
Grafton. which she stood well.
The gun was twelve gauge weapon
and was kept by Mr.. Bro>khart
to shoot hawks which often descended
on his chicken yard. 1t was kept on
a bracket near two doors, one leading
to the porch and the other to the pan
try. Miss Brookhart had been on the
porch, had entered the kitchen and
was about to go into the pantry, when
the slam of the screen door leading to
the porch Jared the gun from It's sup,
ports with the results indicated.
Miss Brookhart, who is trained
nurse, has been caring for her mother,
who has been very Ill for several
weeks. The shock of the accident was
severe to the mother, but this after.
noon she is reported to be better.
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RUSSELL.

Henry Clark and family Of Creston
visited at the home Of Mr.. Clark s
brother in law. D. D. Ryan.
Edith Vinsel returned from Des
Moines where she has been correcting
examination papers in the state super
intendents office.
Nell Hatfield went to Newton on a
business trip.
Boone Holman Of Oregon, who has
been visiting in Monmouth, Ill.,, stop
ped off at Russell and visited his
cousin. r. T. Houston.
Miss Gladys Loynachan returned
from WOODBURY. where she stayed at
the F. L. Jennings home.
G.. c.. Force was Derby business
caller Thursday evening.
F. H. Lano and wife are taking an
overland trip to Wisconsin.
Miss Joanna Prather is spending a
few days in Des Moines with friends.
Miss May Williams of Abba IS Wis
iting at the Albert Butler home.
. w. T. Curtis and wife have gone to
Cameron, Wis, to visit their daughter
Mrs. Orval Werts.
Mrs NJ J. Kenton and Velma Hanks
went to indianapolis, Ind, where Miss
Hanks is employed as trained nurse.
Mrs. Kenton will continue her trip to
Coshocton. O.
Mrs. D. B. Long is visiting friends in
Des Moines.
Miss Fierce Of Van Vert came to
visit her sister Mrs. Frank Brewer.
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BATAVIA.

S. M. Campbell and wife Of Fair
mount visited his parents here over
Sunday.
Mrs. l. H. Britt was shopping in Of
tumwa Tuesday.
Miss Alice Copeland of Pasadena,
Calf, is visiting at the home Of her
father c.. A. Copeland.
DR.. King is enjoying a trip in Ariz-
ona.
E. L. Alfred went to Des Moines as
a delegate to the state democratic con-
vention Tuesday.
A. II. Ostrich is again at his old job
of. station agent after a vacation of
several weeks in the west.
Miss Gladys Alverson Of CLANCY. Ok
lahoma is visiting at the home Of ].
Alverson this week
Mrs. H. d. Kreigh and daughters
Evaline and Miss Marie Walker de-
parted for Denver, Colo. where Mrs.
Kreigh will remain and Miss Walker
will go to California.
E. Nehre was in Pulaski Sunday
Mrs. C. L. Durham who was operat-
Mrs. w. E. Bradshaw visited her son
in Fairfield Tuesday.
of the week is reported as getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Susan K. Walker was shopping
in Ottumwa Wednesday.
G. F. Bradshaw and wife Of Bloom
field were calling on old friends here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Ran1ser are visit
ing at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Conner.
Jesse Trent returne dhOme after a
weeks visit in Washington.
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Continued From Page -
might bolt the unit rule and lead an ef-
fort to stampede the convention for
Wilson. There was no confirmation OF
the report, but leaders admitted that
such plan might prove effective.
AS the delegates poured back into
the coliseum, spellbinders for both
candidates fired verbal broadsides
from opposite corners of the stage and
emergency bands, brought in at the
last minute, endeavored to arouse en-
thusiasm for their respective en-
ployers.
The rumored action of the Scott del
egation was considered most signifi.
cant If such plan was In contempla-
ton, leaders said, there was no telling
what might happen.
Harding Is Neutral.
In a statement given out this after.
noon Mr. Harding declared that he had
not given his support to any of the
candidates for attorney general. The
Woodbury. county delegation, he said
would split in three sections in the
voting, seven votes for Wilson, seven
for Havner and seven for John Fletch.
err of Des Moines, now assistant attor-
ney general.
A delegation from the Iowa Equal
Suffrage association visited the reso.
lutions committee this afternoon and
asked the insertion in the platform of
suffrage plank.
Nate Kendall Of Abba, former con-
gresham, was named by the perman-
ent organization committee as per.
manent chairman.
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CAMP MEETING TO
Be HELD At SIDNEY
SOUTHWESTERN IOWA EVENT TO
BE IN SESSION THERE DUR.
ING SEPTEMBER.

Sidney, July 19.-People from all
over the state will be there in Sep
TENDER for the big southwestern Iowa
camp meeting which opens on Septem-
Der and continues for one month.
Mrs. M. B. w. Etter will be in charge
of the meetings and some very profit
able sessions are promised. The fair
grounds, where the sessions will be
held here, are large, shady and dry
and an ideal place for camping. Meals
may be had on the grounds at reason
able prices.
Sidney Is located on branch of the
Burlington. Persons coming on the
main line transfer at Hastings and
those coming by way of Hamburg and
Riverton are transferred by auto or
hack Those intending to come to the
meetings must bring their own toilet
articles and bed clothing. Trains will
be met here and Pastor Hugh M. Cad
valdez of this city is in charge Of all
ARRANGEMENTS.
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NORTH MISSOURI
PEOPLE TO MEET
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FROM
THAT PART OF STATE GATH
ERS At kEOkUk.

Keokuk, July 19.-The North Mis-
souri, Baptist association will meet at
the Pilgrims Rest Baptist church
again this year. Last year the associ.
alton held it's annual session at the
Pilgrims Rest Baptist church. When
1t adjourned it was voted to meet this
year at Kirksville, Mo-, but since that
time the pastor at the Kirksville
church has resigned and that church
Is unprepared to entertain the asso-
citation.
DR.. j. H. Helm, pastor of the local
church, who is moderator Of the asso-
citation, Immediately notified the cor
responding secretary to visit all the
churches in the district and see If he
could find one that would entertain
the association this year. The cor
responding secretary Immediately
sought for a location, but all the Mis-
souri, churches were unprepared and
DR.. Helm received a telephone COM
munication from the secretary stating
the condition Of affairs, DR.. Helm re-
plying that he would lay the matter
before the Pilgrims Rest church.
The church met in conference to
consider the matter. The correspond
ing secretary, Rev. e. D. Turner of
LAGRANGE, Mo-, was present and laid
the matter before the church BY unan'
imous consent of the body it was de-
cided to entertain the association
again this year in the f1fty-frst annual
session.
DR.. Helm in speaking of the matter
said that this great body of colored
people had strived and fought too
many years to come to a sudden down
fall by the refusal Of meeting place.
Several of the members spoke in re-
gard to the church entertaining the
association as worthy effort.
Rev. Mr.. Helm is the second minis
ter that Pilgrims Rest church has had
who presided as moderator Of the as
ISOLATION, Rev. R. L. Smith of Quincy,
ILL.,, being the first one.
DR.. Helm in his concluding remarks
said that he was extremely glad that
the church had been so loyal as to
entertain the association again this
year and that he felt God would abun-
dainty bless them and protect them.
He thanked the church for it's loyalty
and the secretary of the association for
his efforts in trying to secure a place
for this body Of Christian workers.
Pilgrims Rest church expects the as
ISOLATION to have it's banner session
this year.
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CHAUTAUQUA At
WEST POINT AUC.9
SPLENDID PROGRAM PLANNED
FOR WEEKS EVENT.; M'NEIL
SUPERINTENDENT.

West Point, July 10. The West
Point chautauqua will be held August
9 to 10. J. B. Mcneil Is superintendent
and Georgiania Holloway, play special
list. The following program has been
issued:
Wednesday 80 p m.-The St. Clair
quartet-a quartet Of girls.
800 D. m.-Judge Manford Schoon-
over. Subject, Unseen Forces.
400 D. m.-Fox and hound chase for
children.
500 D. m. The st. Clair quartet,
S:45 p. m.-Anna Theresa Derault,
reader.
Thursday, 9 a. m.-Fun fest for the
children.
2:3O p. m.-The Orpheum Musical
club-a male quartet of full musical
qualities.
D. m.-The Orpheum musical club.
S:45 D. m.-Chas. H. Plattenburg.
Subject, Worms Beneath the Bark.
Friday, 8 a. m.-Fun fest for the
children.
2:30 p. m. The Parnells.
800 p. m.-Reno, the Magician.
p. m. The Parnells.
8:45 p. NV. L. Y. Davis, What He
Found in His Back Yard.
Saturday a. m.-Fun fest for the
children.
2:3o p. m. Our Old Home Singers.
800 D. m. Hon. George Fred Will
liams.
8 p. m.-Our Old Home Singers.
Sunday, 2:30 p m-Quintano and his
band
500 p. m-Prof. D. M. Kelly, The
Gospel OF Work.
400 p. M -Vesper service.
8 D. m.-Quintano and his band
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neapolis, Two Harbors and Virginia,
MINI.
Rev. w. E. Prewith, 112 North Will
lard, street, spent Monday in Eddy
Vile.
Miss Romola Chisman, Of near Bid
we'll, returned home Sunday evening
after visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. W. Green, 556 Hamilton street.
Mrs. r. A. Hall and son, Lloyd, and
daughter, Dorothy, have returned
home, after several weeks visit at
Keokuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bell and family,
of Oskaloosa, spent Saturday with
Mrs. Bells sister, Mrs. Elmer McVey,
729 North Ash street. In company
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Michael, south
Of the city, they spent Sunday in
Floris and returned home in the even
ing. The trip was made overland.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lindell, of
Villisca. who have been visiting at the
parental Lindell home, GIG North
Green street, have returned to their
home! Mr.. Lindell and son, Carl,
leaving Sunday night via Des Moines,
where they spent Monday at Camp
Dodge visiting friends and Mrs. Lin
dell with her daughters, Ruth and
Margaret left Monday evening going
to Villisca.
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Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Rubert.

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rubert
occurred at the family residence, 427
West Second street, at 9:20 p. m.
Tuesday She was u years old. She
has been resident of this city for
the past fifteen years and was men,
Der Of the First Baptist church. She
is survived by five children, Fife and
Maude at home, Mrs. Maggie Penigot
and Walter L. Rubert, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, and Sherman Rubert, who is
located somewhere in the west.
The funeral services will be held
from the residence Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
B. F. Patti. Interment will take place
in Ottumwa cemetery.
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UNITE TO BETTER
CONDITION OF JEWS

New York, July 10. United action
by the Jews Of this country in their
campaign to demand full civil, re-
ligious and political rights for their
coreligionists in lands where they suf-
fer from discriminatory laws now
seems assured. 1t was announced to.
day that committees representing the
conference Of national Jewish organ.
izations and the Jewish congress or
ganization had reached an agreement
and will submit identical reports to
their organizations.
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CHIEF OF POLICE
INVITED TO MEETING

The commissioners received letter
this morning urging them to send
Chief of Police Peter Gallagher to the
eighth annual convention of Iowa
Chiefs of Police association to be held
at Mason City, August 16 and IT. The
object of the meeting is to get the
chiefs from different places acquainted
so that they can work together in
keeping down crime. 1t is not likely
that Chief Gallagher will attend.
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NEIGHBORS PLOW
GUARDSMAN'S CORN

Corning, July Efficiently the
neighbors Of Floyd McPherren, Of
Washington township, decided to do
that young man a kind favor by plow-
ing his thirty-ive acres Of corn, as he
is member of Company F of Villisca
and at Camp Dodge and unable to give
his crop attention. So eleven men
with their teams went over and Stayed
the weeds, having in mind the Mex
leans which Floyd would probably ex-
terminate. The gentlemen assisting
in the work were as follows: Jess
Roberts, Joe Carrigan, Will Deere,
Artie Fleharty, Neil McPherren, Otie
Abbey, Harold Carothers and Lloyd
McPherron, twin brothers Of F1oyr.
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TWENrY-slx OPERATIONS.

Hampton, July 19.-The Lutheran
hospital here reports that during the
first fifteen days Of July operations to
the number Of twenty-six were per-
formed there, large portion of them
being for appendicitis. One of the
most recent treatments was a Caesar
ion section, the patient being Mrs. L.
D. Schaull of Aredale. Mother and
babe are doing fine. This operation is
not uncommon at the local hospital
now.
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HEDRICK'S STREET
BEING OILED

Hedrick, July 19.-The oil for the
streets came Monday, and Is now be-
ing applied to the streets. The dry
weather of the past two weeks has
placed people in the proper mood to
appreciate the dustless streets.
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FALLS ON PITcHFoRk.

Shenandoah, July 19.-Ira Marsh,
young farmer employed on the Henry
Walters farm in Locust Grove, came
nearly disemboweling himself by fall
ing off load of hay upon pitchfork
that was standing by the load. The
lower part of his body struck the end
of the fork handle which stood up
right and lacerated him severely, then
sliding along the outside of the aldo.
men broke couple Of ribs.
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BIG INHERITANCE TAX.

Newton, July 19.-On one Of the biz :
gest collateral inheritance tax recent.
which the state has received from this
county was that of the Olin A. Essen
TRACER estate from which the inherit
lance tax was $1,5S1.20. There wers
no direct heirs.
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MADE HANDSOME PROFIT,

Corning, July 19.-The Michael Ho-
gan farm In Adams county, consisting
of 243 acres, was sold recently for
$48,60O. That Is exactly 5000 per
acre. It is noted that when Michael
Hogan came to the county in 1870 he
bought quarter section of what now
constitutes the farm for $4,000 That
would mean an increase of 100000 on
the original cost of that 100 acres.
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DIES OF SUNsTRokE.

Charles City, July 19.-John w. Ives,
of Burlington, suffered a sunstroke at
the Sherman nursery and died later.
An employe of the Charles City
artificial ice plant was overcome by
heat and taken to q hospital.