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II. AIRY sH ARoE
LESTER III, NICHOLS
C,oMMT asIONERs' NOTICE

II VUMMI tNIUNEItS' NUTIUE
~ Etsate oflBRIDGEr sHANAHAN.
Tho Undersigned having been appointed by
tho Honorable Probate Court FOR the district
OF Benningt N, C0MMISSlONERS,t TO receive,
examine, and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate OF Bridget Shan
ahan, late OF bennington In said District, de-
ceased, and all claims exhibited In on ct there.
To. hereby give notice that we viii meet for The
purpose aforsaid, ut the Office Of A. Il. Hatha.
way 4 Co in the village OF North Bennington
In said District, ON the s9th daY OF April
aud Hsth day OF October next. from O'Clock
u. m. until O'Clock .. m, on each OF said
days aud that SIX months from the 18th day Z
April A. ID. 1915. Il the time limited by said
Court for said creditors 10 present their claims
20 us for examination and allowa nee,
Dated at Bennington, VT, this 2'st day Of
April A. ID. 1915.
wM. @. MEAGpER,
Al N. SHEPARD,
Commissioners
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Fer Dippinu Hoos,

This is the cement constructed HOG
dipping vat recommended 10y the wis
cousin experiment station. II has n
chute at either end, and there Is n ic.
turn drain apron at the end where the
hoss come up ont of the dip. BY hold
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-26

Fifty dollars reward will he paid for
information which will lead to the con-
victinn OF the person or persons who
broke into aud robbed my store In
North Bennington on the night OF
scptember L.. George Panos.
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ing ,ncm on this incline FOR n few
minutes n grent deal of the dip is saw
cd 10y running orf them and into the
tank The vat proper is sixteen inches
wide at The bottom twcnty.four inches
wide at the top aud four feet deep
Z Is ten feet long.
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That the child who reads rapidly grts
the most Thought ont of the books read
Il the result of every experiment that
has been made IN this line Miss Mary
powncy ut Chnutnuqu0
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Standing OF the Clubs
National League

New York /. st. Louis 0 first
game)
New York G, st. Louis (second
game).
Boston 5, Pittsburg first game).
Boston 3, Pittsburg tsecond
gamel.
Chicago Z, Brooklyn first game,
10 inningsl.
Brooklyn 4. Chicago (second
gamel.
Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati 0.
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TUG OUT FOR SUBMARINE
German Undersea Merchantmen Elk
pected at New London.

Westerly. r. l., Sept. 25.-Orders
to have tug proceed tonight to Mon
tauk Point, TO assist in towing Ger
man submarine merchantman to New
London were received today by the
Westerly Towboat company.
The instructions it was stated, came
from the T. A. Scott Wrecking com
pany of New London.
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BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League

Boston 2, Cleveland 0.
Washington s, Detroit 5.
Chicago 8. New York !.
Philadelphia-St. Louis. schedule ad-
vanced
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comort Automobile Find Impossible Sit Through Service
PAY IN AMERICAN ARMY
Salaries of officers as Fixed in Army
Pay List of This Year

The pay of the officers in the Uni
ted States army while in active SER
vice as stated in the army pay list
of 1916, is as follows:
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SELECTING SEED CORN.

@ Are you going to wait till I
g spring TO pick out seed cars for
@ your next corn crop; Although
. this may be custom. the eX-
% periencc of the most successful
% growers shows that seed select
Z. ell from standing corn in the fall
o Yields more than corn taken
o from the shock or crib. BY fall
. selection the best ears growing
% under ordinary conditions may Z
Z. be chosen. by selecting seed
o either at huskinG time or from
o the crib the grower picks out
q ears that grow on unusually fer
/. tile spots or often with single
: plant in hill. The Ohio ex- Z
. pertinent station has obtained
. gains in yield of more than three
8 bushels per acre by selecting
9 seed in the fan from standing
. corn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-26

The real questions of moment are
hidden in the crime of oyerpraise or
overabuse; the real news is covered
up by means of sensationalism or
preiudice. Formerly an American,
when politics became so bad he could
no longer stand II. might call his dog,
put out his fire, and move out west.
to make a new start; but the free land
in the West has been taken up; the
only thing to do now is to reform
public affairs.
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COUNTRY EDITORS PHILOSOPHY
Paragraphs From E. w. Howe of the
Atchison Globe.

have a horse | do not need, and
man offered me $65 for it. l said
" nd take that sum- but insisted on
l. lim all ] knew about the ami
NAL. rhis action broke up the trade.
couldn't afford, for $65, to have
that man going about the neighbor-
hood saying | had deceived him. In
being fair with this man, l was not
actuated by principle, but by selfish
ness; it is uncomfortable and unpro-
fitable to tell a falsehood, or do a
mean act. | cannot afford to make a
dollar that causes me more than a
dollars worth of annoyance or humil-
iation. want to be fair and square
as a matter of comfort.
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Preachers say the people fight re-
ligion. 1t isn't true The attitude of
men toward religion is naturally
friendly. Men not only think favor
ably about religion, but millions OF
them think it sin to become hypo-
critics, and pretend to believe when
they do not.
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We only know that the good rules
help every one; II they helped James
]. Hill more than they helped Joe,
his gardner. we must find consola.
tion in the fact that Hlll helped others
more than Joe did. A half loaf Is
better than none perhaps we all eat
too much, anyway. A good gardner
is better, than an idler, and will hoe
my row as best can.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-26

Theories and opinions are as nu-
merous as the sands Of the sea, but a
Fact is always worthy of attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-26

Everything in life-morals, health,
business-is a matter of simple COM
mon sense. A lie disagrees with you,
and renders you uncomfortable, as
does a radish; you will hear from a
dishonest action unpeasantly, as you
will from a cucumber. We are as
healthy as we are sensible. and 1t is
said eighty per cent of the people
have stomach trouble, to say nothing
of other disagreeable complaints that
might be avoided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-26

Before the Mexicans can be greatly
helped they must be bred up" as
we breed up scrub cattle. The prob
lem in Mexico is more intellectual
than physical.
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We might as we'll call our chill
dren's school essays Literature as to
refer to their piano playing as Music.
A great many people say they do not
greatly care for music because they
never heard any: never actually
heard music until | was a man grown,
member of country brass band,
and an offender on the piano and or
gan whenever opportunity offered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
LEACH TO PAY so PER
CENT OF AWARDS

Bloomfield, Oct. 26.-Secretary H.
C. Leach of the Davis County Fair as
ISOLATION received a draft from the
state to pay 60 per cent of the pre-
MUM awards at the September meet,
the amount being $692.53. This is so
per cent more than has been paid In
former years. The receipts and dis
bursements this year have been com.
pletely set forth in a statement pre-
pared by Secretary Leach, on file now
in his Office The finances are in a
very satisfactory condition, balance
on hand of $436S4 and no obligations
outstanding. This year the receipts
were sufficient to clean up all debts
including note of several years stand
ing ana leave working balance for
the next year The annual meeting
of the stockholders will be held about
the first of the year.
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JOHN A. WHITE
DIES NEAR CHARLTON

Charlton, Oct. 25.-John A. White
one of Lucas county's most prominent
and best known citizens. passed away
at his home in English township yes
terday morning, October "a, 1916, after
an illness of several weeks with stom-
ach trouble and complication of dis
eases. His recovery was expected un-
til uremic poisoning developed last Fri
day. He is survived by his wife and
by three sons and three daughters,
Roy and Guy, of Oakland, Calf; Mrs.
Elva Riggs, of Lacona; and Mrs. Grace
Patterson, Thomas B., and Mrs. Hazel
Baker, all of English township. Mr..
White was for several years mem
Der of the board Of supervisors of this
county. His demise will be deplored
by a host of friends, who will extend
sincere sympathy to the sorrowing rel
atives. The time of holding the funer.
al services has not been determined
at this time, the arrival of son from
California being awaited.
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ELDON

Mrs. Jacob Baayen was visitor in
Pella this week with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. U. Luellen were OF
tumwa visitors Tuesday.
Mesdames Frank Davis and r. D.
Grow will be hostess to the Fortnight
" club at the home of the former,
Thursday. October 81, at O'Clock.
Chas. Marford of Des Moines was in
the city Monday.
Miss Edith Vass is a visitor in Mt.
Pleasant and Burlington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Baker and Mrs.
w. A. Flowers have returned from an
extended stay in Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
Sheriff Giltner of Ottumwa was in
the city on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Elmer Finny has returned
from few days visit in Muscatine.
Miss Josephine Shelter will be host
ess to the Kensington club Thursday
afternoon at her home.
Tom Reed and William Kelly Of OF
tumwa were in the city Tuesday.
Miss Murray of OttumWa has been
a weekend visitor at the Charles S.
Trott home.
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RJIXTON HEN LAYS
ODD SHAPED EGGS

A Buff Orrington hen owned by Mrs.
Ella Cottrell Of Buxton is fast making
a record for itself by laying freak
shaped eggs. The following letter re-
ceived by The Courier from Mrs. Cot
trell tells of the hens strange perform
ances:
Dear Editor:
AS Ottumwa was my old home town
I am taking the liberty to write you OF
my strange hen.
She is a Buff OrpinEton weighing 8
pounds and is two years old. She mas
laid quite a number OF oddly shaped
eggs including one that was ham snap
ed, one the shape of a pipe. one thai
resumbled dumb bells and four meas
uring seven inches one way by eight
inches the other and perfectly formed:
But it remained for her to eclipse all
former performances few days ago
when she laid an egg that closely re-
sembles a puffed adder and measuring
twelve inches in length. A number OF
Buxton people saw the freak egg and
had both hen and egg photographed
after she laid It.
If any Courier readers have bid
die" that can beat mine, will be pleas
ed to hear from them.
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saloon question and fayed his oppon.
ent on the roads question. Ministers,
business men, old soldiers and labor
ers Were In the audience and to man
they regretted that Mr.. Harding had
not time for fuller discussion Of the
questions OF the day. It was an easy
matter to see that the sentiment Of
the crowd was in favor Of Harding and
the cause he represents and he ex-
pressed himself as highly fattered -
the evident good feeling of the audi
ence toward him. He had expected no
more than to meet few of the voters
OF the city and without any effort no
found en- audience Of several hundred
ready to stand on the streets in the
cold to hear him for few minutes,
and he assured the republican central
committee that he appreciated most
sincerely the reception accorded him
by the Fairfield voters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27

The following story by James King,
continues the account of his adven-
/ lures on the Santa Fe trail and tells of
the discovery Of second cavern. Mr..
King then speaks Of the resumption Of
the march and of the sighting of a
band of elks, three hundred and forty
seven in number. His story follows:
Brownlow and concluded that we
were satisfied with our sojourn In this
cave of skulls and among the bones.
ready to be hauled to the surface.
son, and we were glad to find our
selves once more on solid footing. AT.
ter short breathing spell and pow
WOW, we concluded to retrace our steps
to where we had entered the cave.
When we reached Duane, who had the
rope fastened around the boulder, he
informed us that water was trucking
near by and we could hear a steady
drop, drop Of water coming from some
where. We began to explore further
and soon found small passage way
beyond the boulder.
This passageway was big enough for
the passing of one man only and
volunteered to make the trip and with
a lariat secured about my waist,
started on my way with my trusty
friends ready for any emergency.
had not proceeded far until the pas.
sage widened and the roof became
higher and could hear the water as
1t fell drop by drop from over head
and soon discovered a small bowl like
pool or receptacle, worn into the stone
floor of the cave. At this point could
stand erect and passing the word back
to the parson the other men, save
Duane, were soon through the narrow
passage and were standing together in
an apparently huge gallery We were
anxious to know where the over flow
water went that flowed from the
small basin worn into the floor by the
constant dropping from the roof.
There was small stream running
from the bowl in the floor and this
followed for some distance with the
other men, bringing up the rear. We
were in single file and about ten feet
apart, and I soon came to a down ward
incline and the floor became damp and
slippery. mere udlteu 10 observe the
minute rivulet meander downward and
disappear in the gloom.
This gallery had no moss covered
sides nor roof as did the one In which
we found the skulls. The question as
to where we were was unanswerable
Were we In the cave of the forty rob.
bers Of Arabian Nights or were we in
the caverns Of the once great Amahag-
gor, presided over by Rider Haggard's
Queen She, or would we by some mis-
step or move touch secret spring that
might release the huge boulder at the
entrance and thereby block our exit
and leave us to perish in the bowels
OF the earth and our bones to be found
by some future traveller?
But the night was rapidly wearing
away and as If by common consent we
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs Sarah Jenkins of Quincy, Ill.
has returned after spending several
weeks with her aunt Mrs Emily J. kef
sey, 1920 North Court street. MRS; hei-
sey. who was severely injured by a
fail some time ago, has recovered sui.
hciently to be removed to the home OF
her son A.. NJ. Kelsey, north of Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. Nora Fee. manager Of the Mel
son, Madden, Rae Co., millinery de-
partment, has returned from Wichita.
Kas., where she was called several
days ago by the serious illness OF her
brother, Lee Harrison Mr.. Harrison,
who is state secretary of Kansas, was
taken i'll while at the home of his par
ents in Wichita on visit.
John e. Harsch and Miss Retta Hell
ler. Gus Strom and Mrs. Maggie Davis
have been granted marriage licenses by
the clerk Of the district court.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
JOHNSON COUNTY
WANTING AN AGENT

Iowa City. Oct 25.-The question Of
county farm agent for Johnson coun-
ty was discussed at the court house
at a meeting of the Johnson County
Taxpayers league and received en-
coura gins attention, but no action on
the matter was taken. Murl Melon
aid of the state college at Ames, as
sistant leader in the county agent
work for Iowa, was present and made
an address on the subject. The plan
for county agent has already been
discussed and ratified by several
county organizations.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
BIG DAY At WESLEYAN.

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. rs. Thursday, at
Iowa Wesleyan college. will be observ-
ed as Founders day. This is expect
ed to be great day for Wesleyan and
large attendance is expected at the
college at $50 a. m. for the chapel
service The seniors will appear for
the first time in their caps and gowns.
Dr. P. J. Maveety Of st. Louis will
preach the sermon. In the afternoon
Penn college will play Wesleyan and
q hard game is looked for by the local
team. but they have good courage and
intend to win. Thursday evening an
oratorical contest will held and the
winner will represent Iowa Wesleyan
In the state oratorical contest Those
who will enter the contest are: Messrs.
Newton, Meats, c. Havinghorst, Rilea
Doe, Vernon Davidson and Edgar Carl
son.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
SAUNDERS BARNS
BURN TO GROUND

Bloomfield. Oct 25-The two big
barns on the Willard Saunders farms
southeast OF Bloomfield incurred big
fire loss for both owner and for the
man who rents the farm, Mr.. Saun-
ders' loss will probably be In the
|neighborhood Of $1,000 and Mr.. Fen
toms about $3,500 Mr.. Fenton lost
practically all his farm machinery,
tools besides twelve or fourteen hun
dred bushels of oats, fifty or sixty
bushels of corn and some baled hay
The fire caught In the baled hay
stored in the corn crib. Origin OF the
blaze unknown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
ADVANCE NOTES
ON BIG REVIVAL
(By Floyd F. Miles.)

(By Floyd F. Miles)
Tell the devil in Ottumwa we are
after his hide"
DR.. Charles Reign Scoville gave this
parting instruction to Floyd F. Miles,
his publicity manager, who is in OF
tumwa today arranging for the evan
gelistic campaign that will open here
November 5.
Members of the Scoville party will
have charge of the first service. DR..
Scoville will arrive from Coffeyville,
Kas., the afternoon of November z
and will preach his first sermon that
evening. As it will be election night,
election results will be furnished the
audience.
Mr.. Miles and DR.. Thomas Penn
Ullom of the Scoville party met with
local ministers at a special meeting
at the Y. NJ G. A. this morning.
| It was decided to hold two prepare
tory meetings, one on each side OF the
river, nightly, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday nights OF next
week. The north side meetings will
be held at the First Methodist church
and the south side meetings in the
Davis Street Christian church.
Lon D. Parker, superintendent OF
personal work and assistant director
of music of the Scoville party, will ar
rive early next week. He will have
charge of one meeting each evening
and DR.. Ullom will have charge of the
other. A local musical director Will
| assist DR.. Ullom and in all services
the singers will be led through re-
hearsals of campaign songs.
Dr. Ullom will address mems mass
meeting at 8 o'clock tomorrow even
ing at the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. I. S. Bussing says that 300 men
from The south side win attend In
body. Rev. Mr.. Bussing will also
speak
! A telegram from DR.. Scoville today
states that ia responded to the inv1-
tation in the Coffeyville campaign last
night, making total of 1,747 in eleven
| days of invitation giving.
Mr.. Miles will leave Ottumwa to-
night and return to Coffeyville tomor-
row night Local ministers have re-
quested that Mr.. Parker be here Mon
day morning for the ministers meet.
ing. DR.. Scoville will advise the ex'
act hour of Mr.. Parker's arrival by
telegram this afternoon, it is expected,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
HARDING GIVES SHORT
TALK AT FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, Oct 25.-One Of the great
est compliments ever paid to poll.
teal candidate by the voters of Fair.
field was paid to Lieut.. Gov. w. L..
Harding Wednesday afternoon when
withou. practically any notice crowd
of several hundred voters assembled
on the streets to hear him.
Only a short time before Burlington
passenger train No. 9 pulled into Fair
field r. c. Leggett, secretary OF the
republican central committee, was no
titled that Mr.. Harding was coming
through Fairfield and would change
cars here FOR Washington with about
forty-fve minutes to spare in the city.
At flrst it was thought impossible to
gather crowd on that short notice
and the telephones were called into
service and few Of the leading re-
publicans were apprised OF his visit
and invited to meet him. The news
spread rapidly and when the train ar
rived large number Of old soldiers
and prominent men were at the depot
eager to see Mr.. Harding. He was
taken TO Attorney Leggetts office
which soon filed and the halls were
crowded so it was suggested that
those assembled go to the street
where all could have chance to see
and hear the lieutenant governor,
which was hurriedly done.
Mounting a drygoods box on the
west side of the square, George w.
Ball introduced Mr. Harding and while
doing so the crowd was doubled by
business men leaving their stores and
places OF business to hear the repub-
Iican candidate. For almost half an
hour Mr.. Harding spoke and his re-
marks were to the point. From presi-
dent down through the state and coun-
ty tickets he told why the republican
sentiment should prevail and seve~al
times was compelled to stop for an IN
slant while the crowd cheered.
He sksted. clearly his position; On the
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THIEVES TAKE 600 FIT.
OF COPPER WIRE

Abba, Oct 25.-The Southern Iowa
Light and Railway Co. lost about six
hundred feet or 900 pounds of copper
wire last night when thieves cut the
wire down on the interurbau between
here and Hooking just out of South
Abba Who the thieves were or what
disposition has been made Of the wire
has not been ascertained. Sheriff
Cal Guthrie was called on when the
damage was found but nothing of con.
sequence developed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
AT LEAST ONE is
LOSE HIS BEARD

Waterloo, Oct REHABILITATION OF
at least one beard is assured the day
after election.
George v. Fowler, wholesale grocer,
and w. F. Fritz. grocer at Waverly,
were dinner guests of C. H. Bingham.
Both men have worn boards for
years.
Fowler is staunch democrat and
Fritz is an ardent republican.
The upshot of the claim of victory
made by each was a wager that If Will
son is elected Fritz will sacrifice his
beard. If Hughes wins Fowler will
60 to the barber for a similar ampu-
tation.
And so the barber wins, whoever
loses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
EASTERN STAR
MEETING ENDS

Cedar Rapids, Oct. 26.-Iowa City
today was awarded the 1917 conven
ton of the Order Of the Eastern Star
at the closing session Of two days
convention here. Davenport filed an
application with the convention for the
1918 meeting. The following officers
were elected at the morning session
Worthy grand matron-Mrs. Fannie
3. Britt, Hammill.
Worthy grand patron-J. l.. Rec
ords. Iowa City.
Associate grand matron-Mrs. Anna
Stilwell, Waukon.