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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05

and study" said Senator KENYON,
But this pending bill is not an eight
hour day bill. and that has been SO
stated by the railroad executives and
the brotherhoods. 1t is merely q bill
to increase the wages of the members
of the brotherhoods. have great
sympathy for the railroad employees,
but do not believe that in voting for
this measure l would aid them. The
bill proposes that for eight hours
labor the employees shall receive ten
hours pay. But it is only temper
airy and makeshift measure at best
BY voting now, congress surrend-
ers all its rights to investigate the
questions at issue and passes this bill
without any information whatever.
don't know and want to know what
effect this legislation is going to have
upon the section man, the switchman,
the station agent and the hundreds of
thousands of underpaid railroad men
who are not members Of the brother
hoods. I want to know what effect it
will have upon the public, the ship
pers and the ultimate consumers and
what burden they will have to bear.
This bill is humbug, sham, and
will give the union men nothing. Nine
months from today they will be Just
where they are today, with a strike
facing them.
IF had my way, I would have con.
gress pass joint resolution calling
upon the men not to strike until con.
gress has had time to act intelligently.
And IL this did not avail to prevent
the strike, would vote for bill Civ.
ing the president the power to take
over and operate the railroads temper
arily, until congress could lekislats
intelligently on the entire question.
The best friends of labor today are
among those who vote against this
bill"
In the house, eight of the Iowa rep
resentatives voted in favor Of the pas
sage Of the bill, seven republicans and
the one Iowa democrat in congress,
Mr.. Steele. The seven republicans
voting for the measure were Dowell,
Green, Haugen, Hull, Kennedy, Ram.
seyer and Towner. One Iowan voted
against the bill, Mr.. Woods, and two
were recorded as not voting, Good and
Sweet. Representative Tavenner of
the Rock Island district in Illinois vot-
ed for the bill
The 1owans in the house who SUP,
ported the bill said that they did 50
merely because it seemed to them the
only means of averting the impending
strike.
In the senate Senator Kenyon and
Senator Cummins both voted against
the bill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
JAIL AND FARM IN
. GOOD CONDITION

The grand jury visited the county
Jail and country farm Saturday and
made a written report to the court say
ing that the Jail and farm were in good
condition and the inmates well taken
care of. The only objection was found
in the sewer which the body In it's
report says is very bad. Following is
the letter:
We the grand Jury would respectively
report to the court that we have made
an examination Of the county Jail and
find it in good condition and the pris-
oners we'll cared for.
We have also inspected the county
farm and home and find the inmates
we'll cared for and the farm managed
we'll. The sewer is not properly cared
for but is permitted to run down in the
lands Of the adjoining land owners and
Is liable to result in damage suits
against the county and arrangements
should be made at once to care for the
sewage.
c. W. Weber, Foreman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
In Memoriam
William Wagner.

William Wagner was born in Ger
many, January 7, 1884 and died at the
home of his daughter, August 80, 1916
aged 81 years, Z months and % days.
He came to America in 1854 at the age
Of 20 years, settling near Burlington.
In 1857 he was married to Henrietta
Schubert, near Burlington. To this
union were born ten children, seven
sons and three daughters. two Of whom
died in infancy. One daughter died
at the age of 20 years. A son passed
away at the age of 80 years. There
are six children still living, five Of
whom were present when their father
passed away Henry, the oldest son,
being absent. He also leaves twenty
four grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. The companion moth
er died July II. 1903, thirteen years
ago. Father Wagner made his home
with his daughter, Emma, on the old
homestead near the Sherman chapel
in Davis country, where he settled
fifty years ago. practically all the time
since the death Of his wife r.
Mr.. Wagner was confirmed in the
German Lutheran church when he was
about IA years Of age. He joined the
Methodist church twenty years ago,
and has been faithful and loyal sup
porter Of the church and true follow
er of the Christ since his youth. He
was almost always in his place in the
church when it was possible for him
to be there.
He will be missed from the home,
lin the church and in the community.
But we sorrow not as those who have
mo hone az u better; reunion Ia the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05

son Of Burlington are visiting at the
homes Of L. r. Wallace, 308 Madison
avenue and G. A. Gibbs, $40 East Elm
ley avenue.
Mrs, ]. s. Davis and son, Samuel o.
Lineville have returned home aftel
visiting the formers sister, Mrs. L. P
Mardis, 260 South Willard street.
Miss Dorothy Simpson and H. P
Simpson of Rock Island, ILL.,, are visit
ing relatives in this city.
Misses Ruth and Esther Schneider
Mrs. Charles Stafford and daughter
Miss Irma Stafford of Charlton are
week end guests at the w. s. Chtlds
home. 1875 East Fifth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Hedrick son Gal
and daughter Mary Frances Of Pitts
burg, Pa, have arrived for visit al
the W. E. Hunt home, $40 North Court
street.
Miss Mabel Benson Of Washington
D. c., has left after a visit with rela
tives in this city.
Miss Jessie Bishop 92s Sheffield
street, has left for Greeneville, Ohio
where she will attend Denison uni
versity.
Miss Helen DUNCAN, 522 North
Green street, has left for a brief
visit in Denver, Colo, en- route tC
Rocky Ford, Colo, where she will re
sumo her duties as Latin instructor in
the high school.
Miss Eunice Levein who has been
spending the summer with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. H. Levein. northeast Of
the city, has left for Greenville, Ill.
where she will teach mathematics and
biology in the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller of Car:
roll. have returned home after two
weeks visit with relatives,
Earl Sprague formerly of this city
but now of Detroit, Mich, is visiting
friends in the city.
Rev. Malcolm Dana, pastor Of the
First Congregational church has re-
turned after a visit in Chicago and
three weeks with his family in Charles
City.
Miss Blanche Root, 312 North Court
street, has returned home from Lake
Geneva, Wis. where she has been at
tending the Y. w. C. A. college confer.
ence for the past ten days.
Merrill McCarty has left for Des
Moines to attend the state fair before
entering Highland Park college where
he will pursue his studies this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
Twenty- Fine Years Ago
From The Courier Files -
September q

The establishment Of the Hotel Holtz-
schuherr up near Rock Bluff has mark
ed an epoch in the history Of summer
resorts. The resort Is camp presided
over by the genial Count Oscar and In
whose pleasures the following gentle
men will revel for week: s. E. Ayers
Chas Rouse, w. T. Archer c. B. Moore
julius Fecht r. H., Wilhelmsdorfer and
John Wagner. Regular passenger boats
ply between the resort and city both
morning and evening, furnishing easy
access.
The Big Four fair at Eldon occurs
from Sept. to II, inclusive, and
though the first meeting of the asso-
citation 1t promises we'll. If energy
push, enterprise and liberality will make
1t success then it is assured. The
premiums amount to $4,000, the
purses are all liberal and big races will
be held every day. Reduced rates will
be given on all railroads.
At meeting Of the school board yes
terday the proposition Of the book
dealers to furnish school books at
twelve per cent less than heretofore
was accepted and the secretary was
authorized to have the complete list OF
books used in the schools published to-
gether with the price Of each.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
STUART PUPILS TO
ASSEMBLE AT $3.50

The door for the pupils of the A. w.
Stuart school will be open Tuesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock and the stud.
ents Of the first seven grades are asked
to go frs ito the session room they &C.
cupied last semester The eighth grade
pupils will go to the assembly room
The children are requested to BRING
own text books. The teachers will con"
vene In the assembly room at O'Clock
PERS-
Miss Margaret Harris Of Fairfield has
returned after week end visit with
Miss Florence CRUDE, 322 West Fourth
street. Miss CRUDE visited last week Ia
Fairfield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR STORAGE HOUSE

Fl. Madison, Sept. 4.-Contracts
have been let to the Larsen Ice Ma
chine company for the construction OF
a storage house for the Artesian Ice
company, the building to be erected
lust west Of the Artesian plant. The
present Ice plant will then be run
through the winter, storing its proudct
to at least an amount Of 5000 tons, for
summer use.
The work of construction will com
mence as soon as possible. Such ad.
ditions as will be needed at the ice
plant will be installed rapidly. The
move makes the ice plant an all-the'
year industry and will allow it to &C.
commodate summer trade for the en-.
tire city. ..g.#.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
ALBA.

r. G. Hammond and George Bascom
went to Blakesburg on business Tues.
day.
A. E. Holcomb Of Ottumwa spent
Wednesday in Abba and vicinity.
Frank Griffin Of the clerks offics has
been on the sick list for several days
W. L. Harding, republican candi.
date for governor, was calling on
friends here between trains Wednes
day en- route to Agency. &c..
W. B. Griffin is attending the fair In
Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alexander
have returned from a motor trip tc
South Dakota and other points in the
northwest. *.
Mrs. George Lambertson and two
children of Ottumwa are visiting rel
atives here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Benton have re
turned from few days visit in Des
Moines. Il
Mr., and Mrs. ]. G. Mabry have re
turned from !. ], TN q! D wy Il ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
WILL NAME DOCTOR
j. CORONER TUESDAY

The successor to H. A. Spilman, cor
oner, who is now in the service of the
United States army at Llama Grande,
Tex, will in all probability be chosen
by the board of supervisors at a meet
ing to be held at the court house
Tuesday morning. It is known that
two local doctors are being considered
for the Office but the board has not de-
5termined which one it will select. The
term will last from the dsta 81 selecs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
BrOtherhOOds Jubilant

Washington, D. c., Sept. 4.-Ihe
enactment OF this piece Of legislation,
said A. B. Garretson, head Of the con
ductors' brotherhood, giving as II
does an eight hour day to every man
employed in the operating department
of the railroads of this country, Is a
wonderful thing. 1t not only enects
the brotherhoods but 1t reaches far
enough down the line to give the negro
railroad worker of the south his
chance with his white ally"
w. G.. Lee, head of the trainmen
said:
II do not know what the future may
bring as a result Of the eight hour
day legislation. 1t is probable, OF
course. that the railroads will ask for
increased freight rates. If they can
show that they are deserving of them
the brotherhoods will help obtain
them. sn5- ..Es'.
Made Sacrifices. 2
1.-THE bill as enacted does not con
tain all that we should have liked to
have. We are willing, however, to
make sacrifices and we made them
We are willing to abide by the legisla'
ton as passed by congress"
w. H. Carter and w. 8. Stone, heads
of the firemen and engineers respec-
lively, gave out no statements further
than to say that they were pleased
with the outcome of the negotiations.
All of the brotherhood leaders were
inclined to regard lightly reports that
the railroads would make determin
ed fight on the constitutionality OF the
eight hour day. The practical opera
ton Of the eight hour day, they DE.
clared, will convince the public and
the railroads that 1t was step in the
right direction. ...
Vacation for oarretsoN.
With his fght for the eight hour
day won, A. B. Garretson, who acted
as leader for all the brotherhood men
has planned an unique vacation. i
have Just figured out a plan," he said
"by which can rest in peace without
seeing single man who knows me or
receiving any messages. | am gong
to find a sturdy square rigger, not
equipped with wireless, and sail just
as long as possible without touching
land. It is going to mean lot to me
because for almost quarter OF CEN
tury it has been impossible for me to
board train without meeting some
one who wanted to talk shop
When Mr.. GarretsOn accepted the
presidency of the Order of Railway
Conductors, at their last annual meet
ing, he did so with the understanding
that he should take years vacation
at the end of the fight just closed. He
rose from a sick bed to take part In
the present negotiations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
| brick to cool and then the work Of paw
ing Main street will be resumed.

September A.
| Julius Swenson has resigned his po-
sition as clerk in the Peoples drug
store and will leave for Chicago at an
early date to take course In the school
| Of pharmacy.
September g.
George Haw Jr and sister Miss Alice
left at noon today for Mt. Pleasant
leyan university.
A. W. Enoch has purchased the Nc
Clelland property on Woodland avenue,
The city schools opened today after
vacation of ten weeks. The attendance
was unusually large and encouraging.
The most of the teachers are those
| who have been with the schools In
| former years and have already every
confidence of the people. The opening
| day was all that could be expected and
| indicates the most prosperous year In
the history Of the Ottumwa schools.
September L.
Chas. Mast Of this city and Will Fry
of Eddyville went to Mt. Pleasant to.
day where they will resume their
studies in the Iowa Wesleyan unfver-
sity.
September s.-Three car loads OF
| material for the steam extension on
Fourth and Fifth streets have arrived
| and work will begin at once. Sixty-nine
new subscribers have been added
The Misses Mary and Abbie McElroy
are erecting a handsome house. one
and one.haf stories high, on Cars
street. Mr.. Reece has the contract
Jas. King today received four car
loads Of curling for Court street which
he will have put in at once and get out
! Of the way Of the paving.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Lewis and cnll
lrcn. 222 North Weller have returned
Aome from La Plata, Mo-, where they
ave been visiting relatives
Mrs. H. p. Durr and daughter Mir
am. los North Miner street, nave re-
turned from visit at Batavia
Mrs. Nellie Blake Ours and daughter
( 5reeta. 525 West Finley avenue, nave
returned from visiting relatives az
Burlington.
Mrs. Albert Brooks and daughter
rhAlma Of Brunelda. Mont, have ar
I rived In the city to make their home
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Byrum and chill.
Aren and Miss Blanch Shields OF
Blakesburs were Sunday visitors at the
4 z. =, Berkey home, 515 Gladstone
street. They returned home overland IN
The evening.
Rev, and Mrs. W. E. Prewitt and
shiidren. 112 North Willard street, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Hansell, 62s
Church street, motored to Eddyville and
cook dinner with Mrs. .Prewitt's mother
I Nrs. Margaret Akers today.
Ms. w. A. Croth Of Murray is visiting
her daughter Mrs. J. H. Robinson, buy
Chester avenue.
Mrs.. James Polling and daughter
Rosa and Mrs. M. R. Baker, 150 North
Ward street, have returned from visit
lnE relatives at Omaha.
Mrs. Clara Klepfer Of Burlington is
spending a few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Morgan, 525
hamilton street.
Mrs z. T. Earl, Mrs. J. F. McCloskey
and Edward Earl, 1918 East Court
street have returned from Sioux Falls
and Sioux City where they have visit
ed relatives. .....
Miss Sarah Daley, III East Main
street, has returned from Chicago
whore she spent the summer. ~"
Miss Julia shuckrow, GIT Locust
street, has returned from Denver,
Colo. and other western points.
Mrs. J. L. Pogue and daughters,
Mabel and Dorothy, and son Virgil, 713
West Second street, have returned
home after a six weeks visit in Colum-
bus, O., and other eastern parts.
Miss Louise Young, 632 East Sec
ond street, has returned from
Chicago, ILL.,, where she has been WIS.,
ting relatives.
James Blount of Moline, ILL.,, former
II Of Ottumwa, is visiting friends and
relatives in the city.
Elder j. w. Jarboe. with his wife and
daughter, Virgie, 11S South Moore
street have returned home after at
tending revival meetings at Fredric.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scully of
Osceola are visiting relatives in the
city. -
Miss Genevieve Mincks, $50 North
Weller street Is visiting Mrs. Helen
Cum ct Bear Creek. ..
i Mn Fred Lafenberg, 1928 North Wei
ler street Is visiting at Burlington.
Mrs. r. H. Robinson and two daugh-
stArs, who have been visiting the par
ants Of the former, Mr.. and Mrs. Tho
mas Sampson, gil Chester avenue,
have left for their home at Detroit,
Mich. wi: .. ~.
Adolph Johnson, 322 North Weller
street has returned from Chicago
where he has been attending Chicago
university. Mr.. Johnson is instructor
Of English in the high school.
Miss Anna Bell and Horace Robin
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
ALITRAlNs MOVING.

New York, Sept. 4.-Freight traffic
on al1 railroads entering New York Is
moving again today on normal sched-
ule. -
"By Tuesday morning" said P. j.
Flynn. vice president of the Lacka-
wanna "all the great arteries Of traf.
flc win be operating on normal basis
Just as If there had never been any
strike talk" .4/s..:s..-i ,-.'~--
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
Church Notes

Davis Street Christian: The Official
board will convene in monthly session
at 1880 o'clock tonight at the church.
All members are requested to be pres.
ent at this important meeting.
The officers, heads Of departments
and committees Of the Christian En-
deayor society will meet at th
church 1T 40 q clock TUESDAY eve
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05

the messages. It was thought that II
order was not sent out until sunday,
many small telegraph offices would De
closed and the 10000 or more local
chairmen, who are to receive messages
from the GAO general chairmen, might
not be advised. The argument was
also advanced that newspaper public
ity would be OF great assistance in get
ting the word to the employees VINO
would be affected by the strike.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
September 3D.

OSptO1nU6r o.
Next Monday Is Labor Day but It
will not be celebrated In Ottumwa
Quite number Of Ottumwa people will
attend the Keokuk demonstration,
while others will attend celebrations in
various cities. Organized labor, however
will In all probability make a demon
stration on Labor Day at the Coal pal
ace.
The fire was taken off from the sec
ond kiln out at the brick plant yester-
day. It will take about week for the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
HAND BADLY MANoLED.

Iowa City, Sept Lawrence Casey
young farmer, was badly injured
when his left hand was caught in the
cogs of fertilizer on the Casey farm
The hand was mangled, but may be
saved. The surgeons, however, were
compelled to inject antitetanus serum,
~ avert 1ockiaw
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FRI :. WEEKLY COURIER
cHANcINe ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their ADDRESS
hanged will please give the name OF
he poStofiice to which the paper mas
,een sent as we'll as the postoHlce
% which they desire it changed
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Miss Anna Bell and Horace
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-01
LOW-GRAOE ORE
IN CRACKfRJACK
DRIFT ON BIG VEIN Is YIELDING
GOOD ASSAYS AT
SOUTH

The new development work of
the Reorganized Cracker Jack COM
pany, under the direction of II. G..
Mcmahon, has been yielding results
of most encouraging character
and satisfactory progress is being
made in extending a drift, cross-cut
and raise in the main vein at
depth of 115 feet. The main shaft.
on the Adams claim, is 800 feet
and at depth of lis feet cross-cuts
had been extended east and west of
the shaft when the company started
it's present work and the east cross
cut had reached the foot-wall of
the main Columbia Mountain fault
vein, which traverses this ground.
From this point drift has been
extended south about 60 feet. fol-
lowing the foot-wall of the vein.
and for a considerable distance the
car samples of material broken in
the drift have yielded encouraging
assays in gold, many of them from
81 to sc per ton. The cross cut
from the shaft has been continued
east beyond the drift, following
what appears to be the foot-wall of
the vein. which seems to have fiat
toned to the horizontal here. Quartz
showing IN this cross-cut also yields
i low gold assays.
From the south drift, at point
! oil, En bA
raise has been started to prospect
the vein above this point and
farther within the vein, which is
apparently of considerable width.
The drift is being extended rapidly
for the purpose of seeking an ore
lately in surface trenching. at a
point approximately $50 feet south
of the cross-cut.
Three machine drills are now i'm
use in the property and are serving
! to advance the three working faces
at high speed. All efforts will he
! ecntered on this work for the pres
i ent, but in the near future it is
planned by the management to ex-
/ tend the west crOss-cut on the II s.
foot level, to cut the west vein The
latter crops about 70 feet west Of
the main vein and has a parallel
trend, but dips at a sleeper angle.
Both veins can be worked to good
advantage from the main shaft,
from which development work will
be undertaken later on the 300-foot
level
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-01
FLORENCE CUTS
H|GH-GRAOE ORE
SHIPPING PRODUCT is EXPOS
ED IN WORK ON 65O-FOOT
LEVEL

Completion of the enlarged flo
tation plant of the Florence Cold
field company has been held up
slightly by the delay of shipping
the Marcy ball mill from Salt Lake.
but this mill, which will be the
principal grinding unit of the
plant, will be here shortly and the
company will be treating between
800 and 400 tons of ore daily by
flotation before the middle of July.
President A. d. Parker will arrive
here within the next few days to
inspect the plant and the new mine
developments.
Three levels of the mine are
now showing large quantities of ore
that will yield good profits in
treatment by flotation and chutes
are being installed for the pur-
pose of extracting the large bodies
of this ore that have been made
available by development. The
65O-foot level, where work was re-
sumed lately, is making an excel
lent showing of mill ore, and late
iy some ore of shipping grade, as
saying around $400 per ton, has
been exposed on this level. Guam
titles of excellent ore for flotation
are also in sight on the $50 and
t530-foot levels.