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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
QUEEN ''LIL' ILL
Former Ruler OF Hawaii Near Deaths
Door; Still Lives As Though
Monarch OF islands.

Honolulu, T. H., Dec. is (Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press) The
condition of Liliuokalani, the seventy
eight year old former queen of Hawaii,
continues to cause her friends grave
concern. Her illness began with cold
some time ago, and she has been weak
ened SO by its inroads that her atten-
dants fear she may never fully recover.
Though now seen occasionally In her
carriage, she is easily exhausted and
often falls to sleep along the drive.
Possessed of no more actual sover-
eighty now than the meanest Hawaiian
stevedore, she is still accorded all the
Difference of royalty. On state occa-
sions at her own home she is accom-
panied by ladies in waiting who wave
peacock fans over her, while kahili
holding the royal kahilis feather top.
ped standards. No person is permit
ted to pass behind her majesty nor
must the shadow Of any human being
fall upon her.
In the years Immediately following
the overthrow of her monarchy, Queen
Lilfuokalani struggled bitterly against
the fate that had befallen her. Her
attitude toward Americans was hostile.
But age has healed these wounds and
today her constant advice to her
people is that they be- loyal to the
country that has adopted them.
The former queen has in recent
years occupied herself largely with lit
erary labors. She is the author of both
the words and music of aloha De-"
the Hawaiian song that is now well
known in the United States, She wrote
it as farewell tribute to her brother,
King Kalakaua, and it is a matter Of
grief to her that the song is being syn
copated and played irreverently as
dance music on the mainland.
Most recently Liliuokalani has been
assisting the Rev. Henry Parker, a
native minister, in compiling diction-
airy Of the Hawaiian language, for
which an appropriation was made by
the territorial legislature. They al
ready have compiled about 10000
words, several thousand of which Lili-
uokalani has defined in English and
Hawaiian, with all the finer shades of
and accumulation. The diff
Guilty of the work is that many Ha-
waiian words have dozen different
meanings. depent upon their juxta-
position to other words and upon ges-
lures and infections.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

4
anniversary Christmas day. Mrs. Mary
Talbot, who was born December Is,
1896, in Kentucky and who resides
with her grandson, E. 7. jackson and
Mrs. Jackson on Waverly avenue in
Riverview, was the center of a family
gathering on the big holiday. Another
grand child, Mrs Bert Allen of Abba,
and Mr.. Allen were present at the
Christmas dinner.
Mrs. Talbot has been confined to
bed all this winter but suffers little
save from the weakness natural to
one of her advanced age, and spends
the time piecing quilts. Her eyesight
remains singularly clear and she is
bright and cheerful. She has many
wonderful tales to tell of ante bellum
days, as well as the civil war period
She has been unable to attend church
for several years but is a devout mem
Der Of the A., NJ. E. church. She is
affectionately cared for by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
EVERY EMPLOYE
GIVEN A TURKEY

Among the local firms that remem-
bered their employees in substantial
manner on Christmas was the Spry-
Slutz Grain Co. The great American
bird that serves as the CENTER piece
in the Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners in many American homes,
graced the table of each of the en-
ployes of this firm Monday, Every
employe was presented with a turkey
for Christmas and needless to say, the
gift was received with appreciation of
the thoughtfulness of the grain COM
pany.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
WILL ASK BIG SUM
FOR INSTITUTIONS

Des Moines, Dec. 25.-The state
board of education asks the segisia-
ture for $3,737, 1928 for the four state
educational institutions.
That is $75s,S26 more than was
asked two years ago.
This is the proposed division OF the
$4,000, 900 compared with two years
ago:
Iowa state university, $l,065, 900;
two years ago, $1,411,000.
Iowa State college, $1,44O,452; two
years ago, s1,720,22S.
State Teachers college, $4,000;
two years ago, 547,S50.
College for blind, $53,350; two years
ago, $5S,850.
The following building appropriar
lions are asked: $15O,000 annually at
the state university and state college
and $4,000 at the State Teachers col
lege.
The construction of library and
auditorium at the state college and
state university are recommended.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
CHILD IS DROWNED
IN PAIL OF WATER

Monticello, Dec. 26.-The 9-months-
old son of William Michels, Wayne
township, was drowned in five gal
Ion pail of water. The mother was
working in the kitchen and her two
children, a son . years old and the
baby, were playing about on the floor.
4 The mother stepped out of the room
and in few minutes the 3-year-old
child came running to where she was
and made known to her that the baby
had fallen into the pail. Mrs. Michels
ran back into the room, got the child
out of the water and called for help.
All efforts to resuscitate it were
vain. 1t had fallen in on its head and
likely strangled to death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
SON FINDS
MOTHER DEAD
kEokuk co. HOME sADpENED BN
UNTlMELY FATE OF MOTHER
CHRISTMAS EVE.

Sigourney, Dec. 26.-Mrs Collin
Ragan died some time during the
night of Saturday. The Ragans live at
Lancaster and Mrs. Raglan drove with
a horse and buggy to Sigourney late
Saturday to do some trading. She
started for home about p. M, in
tending to stop over night at the home
Iof her daughter, Mrs. Calvin Utter
back, one mile east Of Sigourney. The
family at home thought nothing of it
when Mrs. Ragan did not come home
as they knew she intended to stop over
night at the home of her daughter
Nothing wrong was suspected at the
Raglan home until about o'clock Sun
day morning when one of the sons,
Patrick, who had been away, came
home and found the horse and buggy
his mother had driven to Sigourney
standing at the barn door. Not find
ing his mother, Patrick at once started
on horse back over the road to Sig
Quincy in search of his mother, When
he did not find her at the Utterback
home nor anywhere along the road he
returned home and found his mother
lying on the ground within twenty feet
Of the buggy cold in death. M 3.
Kemp, county coroner, was called and
found that Mrs. Ragan had an abra-
sion on the side of her head which
had evidently been made by the buggy
Wheel indicating that she died in the.
bugg, her head falling against the
wheel and the rubbing of the wheel
causing the abrasion. The horse had
quietly walked home and after walk
ing around the barn few times, stop
ped. During the time that the horse
walked aroud the barn Mrs. Ragan
must have fallen out of the buggy,
whether dead or whether she died
after getting out will never be known.
She was about IS years old and leaves
surviving, her husband and six chill
dren. It is thought that she died from
heart failure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
WILL LAY AT LEAST
FIFTEEN MILES SOON

Traer, Dec. g. AT least fifteen
miles Of eighty-five pound steel rails
will be laid on the Rock Island track
between Traer and Grundy Center
next spring. Fifteen miles is assured
and there may be more. Material suf-
ficient for three miles of track already
has arrived and the rest viii be deliv-
cred during the winter, ready for
prompt work when spring opens. This
improvement is much appreciated by
the people of this community. The
present track originally was only SIX
ty-six pound steel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
CATCHING TURTLES.

Greene, Dec. z6.-There has been
person here the past few days who,
with the assistance Of Homer Wood
ling, has been hunting along the river
for turtles, which are found under
drift wood along the bank and buried
in the mud
Quite a number have been secured
and are being shipped east to be used
in making terrapin soup.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
BALES is BURIED.

Floris, Dec. 26.-The funeral Of c..
K Bales, who died Sunday, was held
this Afternoon at his home, southeast
of this place. Rev. Mr.. Swan was in
charge Of the services and intcfment
took place in Fioris cemetery. Mr.
Bales is survived by his widow and
five children. Sylvester. south Of Flor
is. Mrs. Loretta Rogers of Newton,
Kan, Mrs. Minnie Padgett OF Che.
quest and the Misses May and Cecil
at home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

CHEAP MEALS THING OF PAST.
Sioux City, Dec. 26.--Proprietors of
a, number of the smaller restaurants
OF the city who during the past have
been serving meals for fifteen cents
have decided to boost the price five
cents meal No more fifteen cent
meals will be served.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

en- Alfred C. Bedford to be president
in place of the late John D. Archbold.
He is 81 years of age. It took him thir-
ty-four years to work up from the low
est position in a subsidiary of the oil
trust to its highest place. He began
work in the Bergen Point Chemical
Co., owned by the oil company, when
he was IS years old, and he has. been
rising ever since. He was born and
raised in Brooklyn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
BEES STORE HONEY.

Little Sioux, Dec. 26. Had Breeding
and two others gathered 500 pounds of
fine honey last fan from bee trees they
cut in the woods, besides which many
others reaped harvest from the bees,
It being good year for the busy work.
ers. Mr.. Dickey, who lives on the
river at the end Of Mulberry street.
had an old boxeider tree in his yard
cut down last week and the bees had
stored up for him about twenty-five
pounds of fine honey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
TALK NEW BATTERY.

Muscatine, Dec. 26 "A meeting OF
the citizens of Muscatine has been
called for this evening at the city hall
to determine what action is to be taken
toward providing building for Bat.
terry C. The battery's needs will BIZ
explained in detail by Captain Null,
the commanding officer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
COMPLETES CENTURY
QUIETLY AT HOME

Daniel Roarty of Ottumwa, who pass
ed his one hundredth milestone of life
Christmas, spent the day within doors
and quietly at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Michael Carroll, 322 Summit
street. 1t is planned to have family
reunion of the Roarty and Carroll
families on New Years day if the
health of the venerable father, grand
father and great grandfather of the
combined families viii permit
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
HAS MODERN PENS.

Hastings, Dec. 26. Clyde Warren is
putting up a modern hog house on his
fine farm northeast OF Hastings. 1t
is to be 14x70 feet in dimensions with
lots of glass on the south to let in the
light and sunshine. Mr.. Warren is one
of our successful swine faisers and
knows the value of having proper quar-
tiers for his breeding stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
HAS TWO EXTRA FINGERS.

Council Bluffs, Dec. rs. Noah Tate,
a negro with five fingers and a thumb
on each hand was an object OF interest
in the police court recently. Tate is
employed at the Rock Island round
house and was prosecuting another
negro for taking liberties with $40
bill in his locker. On one Of Tate's
hands the extra finger is perfectly
shaped but the other is slightly de-
f0xaAd
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
oLp MAN HAUls MOOD.

Upton, Dec 26. Henry Shank is
eight-four years old hut he is able to
haul wood as we'll as he did when he
was young man among the pioneers
of Cedar county. He has no worry
about the high cost Of coal. He is
hauling wood from Linn Grove ten
miles from Upton and he sometimes
makes two trips day. That means
forty miles on the road. He says he
likes it and he looks 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
WEIGH Funeral.
Middleton Funeral.

The funeral of William Middleton
will be held at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home Of Frank Null
doom, four and one-half miles north
west Of Batavia. A requiem mass will
be said at that time with Rev. Father
Ryan of Eldon in charge. The body
will then be brought to Calvary GENE
terry here where interment win take
place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
DROVE CAR IN FRONT OF ENGINE.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 26.-D. w. Leon
ard was killed when he attempted to
drive his car over the Northwestern
Twelfth avenue grade crossing IN
front of passenger train
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
TO APPOINT OLD FORCE

Dies Moines, Dec. CIV. G. Brown,
state treasurer, F. c. Shaw. auditor OF
state. and W. S. Allen. secretary OF
state, says they will eappoint the
present forces in their departments
for the term beginning January 1,
1917
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
cossoN GIVEN WATCH.

Des Moines, Dec. g. Attorney
general Cosson who goes out of Office
next month was presented with,a gold
watch by employees of his ONCE.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
HURT ON PAVED ROAD.
Especial correspondence

Clear Lake, Dec. 26.-Wayne Bar
low. son of George Barlow, was badly
bruised in an auto accident this morn
ing when his auto turned turtle as
the result of the steering wheel break
ing. The accident occurred on the
paved road north of the city. No
bones were broken and it Is not
Thought his condition is serious.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
Semi WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postohice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postomce
to which they desire 1t changed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
BARNEY APPOINTS OLD FORCE.

Des Moines, Dec. 26.-W. B. Bar
ney, state dairy and food commission
er, has reappointed all of the inspec-
tors and Office employees of that de-
partment for the year 1917. There are
twenty-six members Of the depart
ment
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
PEANUT husk FATAL.

Des Moines, Dec. rs. "A peanut
husk lodged in her lung cause the
death of Eleanor Rutgers, aged two
years, at the Methodist hospital.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
PASSES 10th
YEAR OF LIFE
MRS. MARY TALBOT, FORMER
( SLAVE, OBSERVES ANNlvER-
SARY WITH RELATIVES.

Ottumwas Oldest resident, whose
birth preceded the establishment of
the city by many years, celebrated her
one hundred and twentieth birthday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
Loa ls SHORT ONE.

Cedar Rapids, Dec 26.-Thtrty min
utes after he had secured work here
as switchman on the Rock Island road,
Harry Beemer. sc years old, of Gin
ton, fell from box car and was in
stantfy killed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

THREE MILE BRICK STREETS.
Keokuk, Dec 26.-Three miles or
more Of brick paving will be done in
the city of Keokuk next spring, ac-
cording to the plans and Specifications
approved by the city council this
morning.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
cosrIY Dlrcd WORk.

settled with the contractors for clean
ing out Allen creek ditch for $4,000.
and for cleaning out Willow creek
ditch, $35, 256
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIPPED.

Traer, Dec. 26.-New experimental
apparatus and equipment for the ply
sizes laboratory and for the course in
agriculture was installed this week in
the Traer high school.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
STANDARD OIL co
HAS NEW LEADER

The Standard Oil Co. of New jersey,
the parent company Of most of the
companies in the trust, has just chos-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
Obituary
Norman Funeral.

Morgan Funeral.
Napoleon Morgan's funeral services
were held at $3.50 o'clock this morning
from his home. 1921 Center avenue,
and at 10 o'clock from the A. M. e.
church with Revs. r. H. Cato and T.
J. Carr in charge. fnterment followed
in Shaul cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
Mcqueen Funeral.

Benjamin Franklin Mcqueen, e.
weeks-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Mcqueen, z002 Mabel street, was bur.
led this afternoon in Ottunwa GENE
terry following funeral service at
O'Clock at the home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

g "a f
The case OF Hawkins VS.. Bleakly,
which is the test case involving the
constitutionality Of the Iowa work
mems compensation law, was argued
on Wednesday, before the United
States supreme court. Henry p.
Sampson, assistant attorney general OF
Iowa. appeared in defense of the law.
and Robert Ryan of Des Moines APP
peared against 1t.
This law was sustained by the Unit
ed States district court for southern
Iowa and the state argued that the law
did not violate the fourteenth amend
ment or any other provision Of the
United States constitution and that
such legislation was absolutely needs
sary under modern industrial co1d.-
tions :.
'The states are face to face with the
difficult problem" said Mr.. Sampson.
~of dealing fairly and humanely with
the thousands Of unfortunate victims
of industrial accidents. problem daily
increasing in perplexity Every year.
in the United States alone, we kill
forty thousand workmen, cripple FIVE
hundred thousand, and injure more or
less. seriously over two million. With
the never ceasing extension Of ma
chine methods to new fields Of indus
try and the continued influx of women,
children and unframed immigrants in
to mechanical employments, the pros
poets are good for an increase tn the
number.
"The common law defenses, by
which approximately three fourths OF
the injured employees are defeated in
their effort to recover damages, was
intended for the simple conditions Of
our earlier times when we used man.
nal tools and simpler appliances and
long before inventive genius had filled
our factories with dangerous machin-
cry, driven by the powerful forces OF
nature - rule outgrpwn and wholly
inapplicable to modern conditions with
their complex appliances, rapid NOV
ing machinery, the working of men /,
groups. and the press and stress Of
normal hurry. AZ
Serious evils have grown up in the
application of this rule, until today
conditions are wellnigh intolerable.
To solve the problem presented and to
improve these nidustriai conditions,
the best thought Of modern times has
proposed a system Of workmen's COM
peusation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
AllER FUNERAL

AllER FUNERAL
Funeral services for Charles Ailer,
who died Saturday in Mt Pleasant,
were held in Sullivan's chapel at
O'Clock this afternoon, after which in
terment took place in Shaul cemetery.
Jones Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. John Jones will
be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the Agency M. E. church with
the pastor, Rev. M. D. Cox in charge.
Interment will take place in Agency
cemetery.
-:O:-
Erwin Funeral.
Isaac Erwin, former resident Of
this city who died at the home of his
son, w. H. Erwin, in Des Moines Sun
Monday afternoon following short
funeral service held at SuIlivan's chap
ell. The body arrived at 11:15 o'clock
Monday morning. Mr.. Erwin was 80
years Of age and had been III but a
week. He is survived by two sons.
four daughters and several grand and
great grand children. His wife pre-
coded him in death thirteen years
ago.
-:o:-
WEIGH Funeral.
The funeral services for Mrs. Cath
crime WEIGH we're held at $3.50 o'clock
this morning from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Millett, 419 North
Wapello street, and at o'clock at st.
Mary's church where requiem mass
was solemnized with Very Rev. r. w.
as celebrant. Interment
followed in Calvary cemetery. The
pail bearers were James v. Cnran,
James Beatty, Patrick Doyla, Dave Gill
ispie, August Collin and John Haley.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

The view expressed by Senator
Cummjns to your correspondent, on
Thursday, that the national prohibi-
ton amendment would be voted upon
in the senate before March, is gem
orally echoed in the camp of the drys.
They do not expect it to pass, since
that would require q two-thirds vote.
When the liquor element proposed the
referendum in the district of Columbia
on district prohibition, and. the anti
saloon senators opposed the schemet OF
referendum. the vote was tied. Hence
it may be assumed that national pro
hibition win not get two thirds Of tt
votes in the upper house at this seA-
sion.
Nevertheless, anyone who has wstch-
ed the steady forward drive OF the
prohibition strength in congress dur
ing the past two or three years will
testify that the dav when the neces.
sary two-thirds will be registered In
favor Of the constitutional amendment
is close at hand. Surely the congress
elected last month will adopt 1t. Prob
ably the favorable vote will be record
ed at it's first regular session-next
winter.