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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22

At Mooseheart, national headquar.
tiers Of the Loyal Order Of Moose and
seat Of its industrial school and home
for orphans, Easements of many build.
ings have been flooded. An artificial
lake north Of the school Is pouring
over a dam north of the school and
there is but an intervening ravine pro.
tecting the institution. Hundreds OF
men are working f%rantically to direct
the water Of the lake towards the riv'
er through the ravine and a small
creek. '-
Warnings that dams at North
Aurora and St. Charles, ILL.,, may &c
out have been bulletined. Dams al
Geneva and Batavia are being watched
and strengthened. s, . r
At noon city employees began dyna,
hitting the ice in the river to release
choked waters which were pouring
over the river bank into the pumping
station buildings and wells.
Indian creek, a rivulet flowing east
and west through Aurora, went owe
it's banks into the big plant OF the
| Western Wheeled Scraper works just
east Of this city and caused a shut
down. Eight hundred men are en-
ployed in the factory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
Notica Of INCORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given OF the moor
poration Of the Central Auto Company,
with it's principal place of ~transacting
business at Ottumwa, Iowa.
be transacted by this corporation shall
be the operating of a general repair
shop for automobiles, motorcycles and
other vehicles: the operating Of a gen.
eral automobile garage; the buying n
selling Of automobiles, motorcycles and
other vehicles, general supplies, re-
pairs and accessories for automobiles
and motorcycles; the operating OF an
automobile livery and transfer busi-
ness; the buying and selling Of new
and second hand automobiles, paint
ing, repairing. keeping nd storing Of
the same. Said corporation shall also
have the right to buy, sell, convey, ex-
change, lease and hold such real es-
tate and personal property as may be
necessary and convenient to carry on
said business, and they shall have the
right to transact such other business
as is usually conducted by institutions
of this nature. The authorized capital
stock Is 100000 with 100000 paid
UP in cash, and the balance to be issued
and paid in at such times and upon
such conditions as shall be determined
by the board Of directors. Said corpor-
alton shall commence business on Feb
ruary 1, 1915, or as soon as the certln-
! cate of incorporation IS issued by the
secretary Of state. The affairs Of aid
: corporation are to be conducted by a
board of directors, a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer, all
to be elected by the stock holders at
their annual meeting on the first day
of December in each year.. The highest
amount Of Indebtedness to which a
corporation is at any time to be subject
may equal out shall not exceed two
thirds Of the capital stock paid in. Pri-
vate property of the members n
stockholders shall be exempt from
corporate debts. Until the next annual
meeting in December. 1916. J. O. John
! son, Robert V. Stevens. Oscar A. Miller.
John N. Lewis and Roy A. Anderson
| shall constitute the board of directors.
J. o. Johnson shall be president. Robert
v. Stevens vice president and Oscar A:
Miller secretary and treasurer of said
company.
Dated this 10Th day Of January, 1916.
J.. O.. Johnson. Roy A. Anderson. Os-
| car A. Miller, John N. Lewis, Robert V.
Stevens, ~Incorporators.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22

called here last week because of the
death of Mrs. Nancy Baber.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Lehler are the
parents Of a daughter, born Jan. 16.
Mrs. Joe Parks Of Ottumwa, visited
here recently with her husband, Prof.
Parks.
Louis H. Grages Of Iowa City, is
visiting here with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cocherell.
Mrs. H. J. Easter has been enjoying
a visit with Bloomfield relatives.
Fred Carnahan of Red Cloud, Neb.,
is visiting here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Carnahan. .
Capt. and Mrs. w. A. Duckworth OF
Keosauqua have been visiting the H.
]. Easter family. ~,-
Mrs. C. F. SCHNEIDER Of Chicago,
visited here last week at the C. Henkle
home. 49,
Mrs. X. L. Meek returned Saturday
from a several weeks visit in Keokuk.
A committee Of the P. e. o. society
Mrs. Roger N. Cresap, Mrs. B. F.
Meek, Mrs. J. B. Moore and Mrs. w.
c. Page gave a very enjoyable "edu.
cation day" Tuesday at the home OF
the former.
Miss Ollie Macklin of Davenport, is
enjoying a visit here with Bonaparte
relatives.
Mrs. ]. A. Johnson very pleasantly
entertained the Ladies' Aid Thursday
afternoon at the annual meeting. The
officers elected were as follows: Mrs.
Emma Bridge, president; Mrs. T. B.
Beard, vice president; Mrs. w. H. Rob-
erts, secretary, and Mrs. ]. A. John
son, treasurer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
WANT MONUMENT TO
HONOR GEN. DODGE

Council Bluffs, Jan. 81. In accord
ance with the wish Expressed by Gen.
eral Dodge during his lifetime, that
any monument that might be erected
shonld be erected in his home city, a
movemen was launched here for a ma
tional movement for the erection OF a
monument or statue OF the late general
in Council Bluffs.
The commercial club executive com.
mittee and Saturday Noon club, OF
which General Dodge was long a mem
Der, are uniting in the movement
which is planned to be backed by In
dorsements of such men as Governor
Clarke, Senator Harlan and the presl'
dent Of the Union Pacific.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
"JAck THE eRABRER" AT WORK.

Dubuque, Jan. 81. - "Jack the Grab
Der" is again busy after a vacation of
several weeks. "The %grabber," who
generally works around the supper
hour, steps from behind some tree or
telephone pole as a young lady passes
and grabs her and tries to knock her
down. He has struck some of them.
His attacks have become so frequent
that many young ladies living on the
bluff are afraid to go out alone in the
evening. The police are working upon
the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
STOCKPORT.
Il meeting is being conducted

A revival meeting is being conducted
at the Friends church here this week.
Chas. Dingus recently visited the vi.
cinity Of Cantril with a view of locat-
ing there. Mr.. Taylor Of Peoria, III, hal
purchased the farm on which Mr.
Dingus has been living and expects tc
take possession March 1.
Amos Cecil who has been in the hos.
pital in Ottumwa where he has beer
under the care Of a surgeon is recover
ing nicely and expects to return home
Saturday.
Mrs. F. M. Lucas is up and around
in the house now after a two or three
weeks siege Of the grip.
vii Lazenby of Maryville, Mo-, who
has been visiting her since Christmas
left Monday for Keosaunua where he
will visit a few days before departing
for home. r ~'
Orley Philips and wife who are
spending the winter in Arizona where
they went for the benefit Of Mrs. Phil
ips' health, report that she is gaining
rapidly and they hope to be able tc
return homo about May l..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
ICE PEN

Marshalltown, Jan. q. The annual
harvest Of ice began in this city and
will continue for about two weeks II
satisfactory weather conditions con
tinue. The ice Is of good quality and
twelve inches thick. The state also
began cutting ice today for it's use q
the soldiers home. The ice is taken
from the Iowa river. .".
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
EIGHTEEN ASK PENSIONS.

Sioux City, Jan. q. Where to get
the money to pay for the blind pen
sions is what is puzzling the super
visors of this county. They have IS
applications before them, and the list
is not completed. If requests are ap-
proved the county will have to pay out
$2,7OO annually and the general fund
is already low because of the loss Of
the mulct tax.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
INJURED TEACHER SUES,

Iowa City, Jan. 81. - Damages in
the sum of 81, 800 are claimed from the
city of Des Moines, by Miss Emily Dell
Davis, a teacher in the Iowa City
schools. She was walking on the side
walk in front Of the Slavery hotel, a
year ago, last November and fell. She
has been on crutches ever since and
she alleges that her accident was due
to the city's culpable negligence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
GO INSANE.

Fort Madison, Jan. 21.-Violent
hilarity which threatened trouble at
the penitentiary caused three lei to
be sent to the insane hospital at An
amosa. Two persons, Neal Cream and
John Singleton, had become Violent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
Obituary
Jacob r. kimbaU.

Jacob r. Kimball, an old soldier and
a resident Of Ottumwa for a number
Of years, passed away at his home, $50
North Clarence street, Thursday even
ing at $500 o'clock at the & of 70.
He is survived by his wife and two
children.
No funeral arrangements have as
yet been made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
HOTEL RANGE BLOWS UP.

Deep River, Jan. 81. The
hotel was a place of excitement when
the range in the kitchen was blown to
pieces. The pipes to the hot water
boiler were frozen and exploded. Mrs.
Jenkins was in the room at the time
but was not hit by the flying pieces.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22

getting walnut logs ready for shipment
to Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cook OF Salem
visited in town the latter part or the
week. ...m
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
HOPEWELL.

Nearly every family in this commune
ity. have had some members suffering
with the grip.
Miss Grace Stocker was an over
Sunday guest with home folks.
Emmett Walker and family spent
Sunday at the Marion Hunte1 nome.
T NJ clover was a business caller in
our midst this week.
q. H. Worrell visited recently with
his brother Charles in Ottumwa.
F. West is working for Marion
Hunter. Z
o. Schoech called at the Herman
Hunter home one day recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
Sciatica's Piercing Pain,

You can depend upon Sloan's Lini-
ment to kill the nerve pains of sciatica,
it penetrates without rubbing. Only 25c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22

Help Your Liver-lt Pays.
When your liver gets torpid and
stomach acts queer take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. You will feel better.
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For Ch1dren's Cough

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To Cure ChiIdren's Colds.
Keep child dry, clothe comfortable,
avoid exposure, give DR.. Bells Pine
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HALF OF
ILLINOIS FLOODED

CONTINUED From Page ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-22
CITY AUDITORS STATEMENT SHOWING THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH

Following is the report of Frank Norfolk, city auditor showing the
cepts and expenditures for the month Of December, 1915:
Funds Dec. 1 Dec. Dec. Jan l.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
January 19-AIee Williams, Blanche
Pentecost Bagiey.
By MARY MARSHALL

Two famous birthday patronesses for
January - were born In the midyears OF
the nineteenth century. One Of them
was a temperance reformer, Mrs. Alice
Williams, and the other was Unitarian
minister. Blanche Pentecost Bagley.
Mrs. Williams was born in 1883. Her
father was the youngest son Of a titled
German family, and came to America,
where he met his wife. the daughter OF
a rich slave owner. Mrs Williams was
brought up in an environment where the
sound of a woman's voice, even, above
a polite murmur. was considered shock
ing She was married at sixteen, and
had two children.
After her marriage Mrs williams suf-
fered years of invalldism, and 1t was
these years of bodily inactivity that
brought mental growth to her. She read
and read and studied and when good
health returned to her she was ready
to take an active place In the world.
Her husband was In sympathy with her
desire for activity and together they
went to q prohibition conference IN ILL.,
noIs, and she was one Of the speakers.
She was made head of the young woman's
branch Of the prohibition movement in
Missouri, her native State. She Iectured
all over that State and throughout the
country, in strong contrast to the quiet
environment In which she was brought
up.
Blanche Pentecost Bagley was born in
England in 1855. She was educated In
private schools in her native land, and
In a French school In Switzerland When
she was twenty-four she came with her
family to America, and here her brother
persuaded her to enter theological semi
nary, from which she was graduated
when she was thirty-one. She married q
minister and she and her husband were
Installed as joint pastors-for the trst
time In history-in pulpit IN South Da.
kota- The Biblical Injunction to send
apostles forth two by two was quoted
IN Justification OF this Arrangement. Mrs
Bagiey sang. played the piano, painted
and was interested in temperance, equa
suffrage and other public questions.
tCop,rixht. pB)
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19
NBw-0RK>DA1-R-DA DAY,
O-O..nsNTYRE.

"bouncer" although now the position
is filled by soft spoken women OF
education and refinement
They are called hostesses and the
dances are under their management
They act as a buffer between the hoi-
polloi and those who belong. II a
young blood from the East Side blows
into the dansant with his gum-chew-
ing lady rren the hostess must use
diplomacy in seeing that they leave
and that they do not dance. Also she
must see that both men and women are
properly dressed. Not even the afternoon
frock is permissible for men in the even
ing.
The best known hostesses are Nine
c. E. Roe. OF the Majestic; Miss Grace
Field, of the Claridge; Mrs. ThAckery,
Of the Biltmore; Mrs. Rowley Downs,
of the McAlpin Grill. and Wilma Winn,
OF the Astor. These women are select
ed because of their friends among So
ciety people and because they know
who is who.
That is the important thing for the
hostess.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19
AS SEEN BY a WASHINGTON WOMAN

the majority of the children were go
ing to have higher education. But ]
believe that less than 10 per cent ever
do go on with their education. The
rest go to work"
Well, perhaps the public schools
have neglected the "three R's"-sub-
iects that are as difficult as any for
any one to master. But right in this
business mans own statement is a
very good reason why the "fads and
fancies" should not all give way to
the practical subjects. LESS than 10
per cent of the children go on with
their schooling, more than 80 per
cent never have an opportunity after
they leave public school to taste OF
the intellectual pleasures of litera-
ture, poetry, history, art, or music.
The great majority of the girls marry,
and for the few years spent in busi-
ness they spend generation in the
household. Then surely they have
greater need for the lessons they re-
ceived in sewing and cooking than
they have for greater degree of eff
cheney in the three RS"
Life is not all business, Mr.. Mer-
chant. You see only the work-a-day
side of the men and women you en-
ploy. But that is only eight or nine
hours of the twenty-four, at most only
six days of the week. Remember that
these people, as well as you, have
their diversions. They enjoy the the
alter, books, and magazines. They,
like you, have a place to take in the
community. And in order to enjoy
these things perhaps the "fads and
fancies" they have had in the schools
may be of as much value as greater
attention to the three Rs"
MARY MARSHALL.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19

This same troublesome little boy was
In the habit of asking his mother to wait
on him, requiring her to move his chair
over to his little table, or hand him his
blocks when they lay out OF his reach.
Never did 1t occur to him that he could
fetch his own night drawers from their
place when she was preparing him for
bed, or pick up his own clothes from the
floor after he had stepped out Of them.
Persistently and patiently she waited
upon him, until he had already, at six
years Of age, come to look upon her as
being created solely for his service and
comfort And always, no matter what he
said, no matter how foolish his talk, was
that weak reiteration, Yes, dearv'
As he grows older. his mother will be
one of the kind who will let him sleep in
the mornings until long after the family
breakfast hour. while shee keeps his
breakfast hot for him and then sees that
the morning paper is laid at his plate for
him to read while he takes his time for
eating! Plenty of mothers are making
slaves Of themselves in this fashion for
their children, and think they would not
be good mothers If they did not. ]
wonder II 1t ever occurs to such mothers
to speculate on the probable treatment
these sons will get from their wives
when they get married. Do they think
for moment that another woman will
voluntarily make a slave of herself for
this spoiled and pampered boy?
Part Of the great modern divorce evil Is
undoubtedly due to this kind OF mothers
Their children are not taught considera-
ton for others-on the contrary, they are
systematically trained to be inconsider-
ate, and then the mothers wonder why
other people do not cherish their young
as they themselves dol
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19

An important virtue to teach our chill
dren is that of consideration for others,
ourselves included. have heard mothers
reply, Yes, dear" over and over again
to reiterated remarks, often foolish re-
marks, made by their children, interrupt
ing their reading or letter writing, may
be, until finally flesh and blood could
stand the strain no longer and the child
would be abruptly ordered out of the
room. You see, the mother was trying
to be patient" She had an idea that
she must exercise great self-control and
not be harsh with her child until at last
endurance ceased and then patience van
ished, self-controI fed and the poor child
vas treated with most unnecessary
harshness and punished for something
which a little frmness in the first place
would have stopped without any trouble.
I was a guest in a home not very long
ago where the mother seemed to me to
be doing all she could to teach her child
to be inconsiderate OF every person about
him. One evening, for instance, she was
upstairs In the nursery putting her six
months-old baby to bed while her small
son Of six was eating the supper she had
set for him in the dining room.
Mother" he called vociferously, come
herer'
what is it, my SON." she asked.
Come here"
After repeated calls and as many re-
fusaIs to say what he wanted her tc
come for the mother laid the baby down
and went down stairs to see.
This is a clean tablecloth," was what
he said when she entered the dining
room. 'I wanted you to see it,
Yes, dear" was the mothers patient
reply. Eat your supper and come up
stairs to bed"
That was all! No ~reproof for his un.
necessary demand upon her time and
strength, no reminder that he was in
terfering with his little sisters right to
her time-just the silly Yes, dear" that
could only strengthen and confirm him
| in his lack of consideration for mother
and sister!
Patience may be virtue, but there are
plenty of times when It ceases to be
one. And that was one of the times.
| That mother should really not have gone
| to the child at all unless he told heI
| what he wanted. but, having gone, II
would not have been unmotherly for heI
/ to have told him that she knew the
cloth was clean when she put 1t or
I the table for him, that his plate an6
| cup were clean, also, and that If he
had wanted to let her know he hac
observed It he should have come. up
stairs to her instead of calling her dowr
| to him. A little sarcasm, once in a while
is good for children. They understand
IT when it is applied to them, and Il
4 is more effective than protests or mora
/ lectures. The only trouble Is, one may
be inclined to use 1t too often ono,
one sees how well 1t works.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19
Styles in Jewels Change Now as Styles in Gowns
A4RE Ia ROCOM
High Favor.

January IS.
Nowadays styles change in jewelry al
most as frequently as they do in dress.
Not only does the fashionable woman
have to have her jewels reset from year
to year to suit the tendency Of fashion,
but certain stones-highly favored one
year-may be quite out Of place the next.
One Of New York's most prominent
jewellers told me today that there had
never before been So great a demand for
the semi-precious stones as there Is at
the present time. Among them all the
aquamarine-which, he explained to me.
was no more nor less than a fine form
OF the beryl-takes the lead as far as
demand goes. The amethyst and topaz
continue, also, to be much in demand
Among the stones that were popular q
few years ago perhaps none has expert
enced such a decline in favor as the
ruby. But-who knows?-snother season
may bring this blood-red gem back into
favor again.
Pearls were never more in vogue
There is something about their neutral
tones-their ''veiled splendor' was the
way the jeweler explained it-that al
ways make them favorites with women
of highly-developed taste.
Diamonds, of course. continue In favor
and the fact that platinum. which has
come TO be the accepted setting for this
stone, has returned more nearly to its
normal price, is an auspicious fact to
the woman who wants to buy diamonds
in the newest settings. or who wants &c
have her old diamonds reset
Only few weeks ago platinum waS
said to be held high a price on &C.
count of the war that jewelers. who work
in this precious metal had become quite
detected.
Nowadays the woman OF taste regards
The Washington herald., 1916-01-19
IF YOU ARE ILL BEWARE OF THE
POLICEMAN

"A friend of ours who had recently
visited in Mexico told an amusing
story about poor little donkey that
was arrested and taken to prison, all
because the unoffending animal hap
pened to be shot And" explained
the traveller, "in Mexico they arrest
the one who is shot, not the one that
shoots, the idea being that no one has
any right to stand in the way when
shooting is going on
Much the same idea, you might
say, is the present campaign being ta-
ken up in many cities to suppress the
grip epidemic by srresting grip vic
tins who go about spreading the mall
ady.
In New York City alone last week,
on the first day of the crusade of the
sanitary squad detailed for this work,
465 @grip spreaders" were arraigned in
court. The fine was anywhere from
a dollar to ten times that amount.
"We would arrest the germs if we
could" explained a member of the
Health Education Bureau, "but after
an offender has liberated many of
them, the best thing we can do is to
arrest the germ-laden and fine them" !"
Surely there is good deal Of sense
in this arrangement. 1t is all part of
the idea that has been gaining pres
tige within the last generation-that
it is every ones duty to the commu-
nifty to preserve his own health as
carefully as possible, and that the
man who, through his own careless
ness or through the -carelessness OF
some one else, is visited with any con-
tagious malady is for the time being