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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-13
PERSON AL.

Miss Florence Converse spent Sunday
with friends in Bellows Falls
Bert Whidden of Greenfield spent the
weekend in town with his family, who
expects to move there soon.
Mrs. John ScheuerIe of Springfield,
Mass, came yesterday to see her aunt,
Mrs. s. w. Edgett, who is i'll.
Mrs. Fred Nolan of Revere, Mass,
who had been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Currier two weeks, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Henry R. Brown returned yes
terday from a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Raymond S. Richardson, in Low
vile, \. y.
George E. Adams and daughter, Mari
on, Of Springfield, Mass, came by auto
mobile Yesterday and were guests at G.
C.. Averill s.
Mr. and Mrs John D. Austin of Re
we're, Mass, came Saturday to visit sew
eral days in town with his mother, Mrs
Martin Austin of Grove street.
Easton Davis, who recently moved
here from Nowfane, has taken a posi-
ton with Manley Brothers and will
learn the automobile business.
John c. Pellett, who is at work in
Halifax iemodeling the Fish home.
stead, was at his home in Crosby block
over Sunday He returned to Halifax
this morning.
DR.. E. J. Henkel and Mrs. Paul
Hcnkei and two children, who were
called here by the death of his moth
er, Mrs. Charles Henkel, returned to
New York Saturday.
Miss Gertrude r. Hubbard finished
work Saturday in the Office Of the Brat
tleboro Publishing company. She went
to Worcester Yesterday to take a posi-
ton in the Office Of Bailey : Five Il
Fifty cent store.
Rev. and Mrs G. f. Tomkinson, Mrs.
f. l.. Smith and d. w. Felch went this
morning by automobile to Boston
where they viii remain until Thursday.
While there they viii attend the Billy
Sunday services.
Miss Bessie L. Farnum returned Sat
urday after an absence of nine weeks
spent III Worcester in the home of her
brother, John A. Farnum. and resumed
work today in the Office of the Brattle
boro Publishing Co.
/. $. MAYNARD of Springfield was
chosen president of the Western Mas
sachusetts Past Grand association OF
Odd Fellows at the November meeting
held Sunday in the Woronoco lodge
rooms Mr.. Maynard, who is a printer
by trade, worked several years in The
, , ke1ormer composing room before going
to Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-13
Scores of Big Games.

Harvard 3. Princeton 0.
Brown 81, Yale 6.
Springfield Y. NJ. G. A. college 13
Tufts 6.
Massachusetts Aggies Q, Williams 0.
Dartmouth Z, Pennsylvania 7.
Army IL, University of Maine 3.
Union %, Amherst 6.
New Hampshire 0, Middlebury 0.
Norwich Z, Vermont 6.
Colby 3, New York University Z.
Holy Cross 10, Bowdoin 10.
Cornell %, Michigan 90.
Navy 90 North Carolina A. G. O..
Stevens 10, Connecticut A. C. 3.
Dartmouth 30 II, Exeter Academy 3.
Rensselaer, I, Worcester Tech 6.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-13

field s guard was offside and the visit
ors were set back five yards. Randall
spilled an attempted run on a fake kick
for no gain and an attempted drop
kick was blocked but recovered by Tu-
mey. The Brattleboro line continued
to hold and to spill plays and attempt
ed forward passes until Randall finally
jumped IL the air and intercepted a
forward pass. He started up the field.
His interference tried hard to catch M
with him, but could not and he was
finally downed after making 35 wards.
Capt Moran plunged for four yards and
a long forward pass to Randall was all
but completed. Capt. Moran plunged
for five more, and after Randall had
failed to gain, a forward pass gave IA
yards Just as time was called with the
ball on the visitors 20-yard line. The
summary:
Deerfeld Academy Brattleboro High.
Hubbard, Thorne, lie, re, Manley
Clapp, 1t, TT, Plimpton
Schweppe, Silsby, R. Hubbard, lg,
re-, Adams
Graham, c, c, Howard
Mckay, w. Callahan, rg, lg, Betterley
Trask, rt, If, Dunton
Dill, Ross, re, lie, Erickson
Bridges, qb, OBJ, Randall
l.. Callahan, lib, RIB, Nichols
Tumey, RIB, lib, J. Moran
Stebbins, fb, fb. f. Moran
Score, Deerfield %, Brattleboro, 0.
Touchdown, Bridges, l.. Callahan 3,
Dill. Goals from touchdowns, Tumey ..
Referee, Charles F. Mann; umpire, Hal
l.. March. Linesman, L. o. johnson.
Time, - minute periods.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
BYRNE TELLS OF
CAMP IN TEXAS
CURLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
FROM OLD FRIENDS AS IT
CHEERS HIM UP.

Donald Byrne, a member of Co. q.
has written to friend telling OF his
life in camp at Brownsville, Tex.
Curly" says that he likes to get<mall
from Ottumwa Following Is the let
ter:
Brownsville. Tex, August s. 1916
Dear Friend: Well at last ! am
answering your letter. Don't think
that have forgotten you because
couldn't but we have had SO much TO
do since We came down here that py
evening we don't feel like doing any.
thing else but sleep and dodge the
bugs for that is what we do, all night
long.
We are in a town of $1,000, three
thirds of them are Mexicans. We are
camped just one-half mile from the
border on the Rio Grande river. We
can throw a stone into Matamoras
from the United States side as the
river Is not wide at this point. The
town is full OF saloons and rough dance
halls where but few white women
hang out. 1t Is to say the least, tough.
l am trying to like it here and not
get homesick which Is a task to say
the least Many times I wished l could
be back in Ottumwa so l could get a
good square meal. I sure would en-
Joy it but as it is we will be here for
sometime. 1t is awfully hot here but
We get a nice cool breeze from tho
gulf, which makes 1t fine. We don't
notice the heat as much as we did In
Des Moines. S..
l hope all the bunch are In good
health as everyone here is telling fine
Harry Price Is not with us and don t
know where he is. Send me his ad'
dress as I want to write to him. Well,
I haven't much time SO will close. Give
my regards to the bunch and write
soon. love to get mail from my
friends in Ottumwa as it cheers Eel
low whole lot. So don't forget your
old friend.
Curly,
Co. G., Third Iowa Infantry,
Brownsville, Texas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
IOWA. TROOPS ON A HIKE
Thirty-One Soldiers Drop Out on
Twelve Mile Practice March
Along Mexican Border.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 12.-Thirty'
one Iowa guardsmen dropped out Of
line when the Hawkeye brigade, con-
sisting Of the first, second and third
infantry, attempted twelve mile
hike along the San Benito road. Most
of those who fell by the wayside drop
ped out in the last mile, which was
through thick underground of sage
brush and mesquite.
Camp Wilson, San Antonio, Tex,
Aug. 1.-THE longest and most siren.
uous hike taken by Illinois troops
since the Spanish war IS on the pro-
gram for Monday, when the first brig
ade of infantry is to march seventeen
miles on its way to Landa Park.
Should the men accomplish the dis
lance without a soldier dropping out,
as they did on their return trip from
Leon Springs, they will have estab-
lished a record for guard organiza-
tions. The troops will spend Monday
night at Selma and make the remain
ing thirteen miles Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
Iowa Herds Lead.

IOWA herds will be out in stronger
force than usual this year, with COM
peting herds from Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois. Missouri. Mississippi,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska North
Dakota and yet other states. There
are several reasons why the cattle
show at the Iowa fair is the biggest in
the world of fairs and expositions.
One is that it is the first show point
in the circuit of state fairs. It is a
sort of universal tryout point All
the choice show herds come to Iowa
for purpose or comparison. If they
are good enough to get into the divi-
sion Of money at the Iowa fair they
are good enough to travel the big cir.
cults. Again Iowa hangs up more
money for cattle than any other state
fair The cash prizes are rich and we'll
worth the game. But above all else
is the glory that comes to a herd
through. winning at the great Iowa
fair, for a ribbon or trophy gained
means that the winner had to meet
and beat the best the country could
bring forth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15

HEALTHY EYES are the only beautiful
sort. Near-sighted folks are never
pretty. the strained expression
makes them seem over-inquisitive.
People with bad ,eyesight cannot DO
beautiful, and glasses, so common
an aflictson, spoil many an otner-
wise good-looking face. Indeed,
hope we will como to day when
glasses will be discarded. when some
sort of treatment will become known
that will do away with these clumsy
appurtenances.
sight is caused by the converging
Of rays of light from the eye upon
certain objects. II the eyebal Is,
fiattened-too much rubbing Will do
this. 40 will i'll health and old age
the ravs do not converge or focus
properly and the person cannot see
correctly. Glasses, of varying thick
ness and curvature, change the de-
Election Of these rays to make them
focus correctly. Have you watched
the part Of a stick thrust under
water and noticed how bent seemed
the submerged part? water, peing
thicker than air, makes a denectlon
in the rays or ngnL tnat 20 AIoAi 'ho
eve to the stick, and gives the bent
appearance. ~,
II the eyes are overworked they
must change their shape the least
bit to focus properly. This strains
them, often permanently. II there
is the least feeling Of strain 1t Is best
to stop work and close the eyes for q
moments rest, even though the task
in hand seems important. If any
thing is wrong with the eye--a sly,
opthalmia, Inflammation, or II any
foreign particle gets into the eye, IT
should not be used while the cond1-
ton exists. Bind the eye with clean
linen, and use the one that doesn't
hurt-strain at such a time may
mean glasses in the future.
For Inflammation or for drawing
out cinders or dust, a fiaxseed roul'
tice or fat oyster, are the best
treatments known.
Questions and Answers
vii, vo. send me the bust developing
dircctionsf Envelope OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
0rine p. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
HAS MONEY WHICH
WASHINGTON SIGNED

. Charles City, Aug. 12.-John G..
Legel, former senator from this dis
trict, has a IS bill of the year ITS
signed by George Washington. -
= The wording On the bill is This bill
entities the bearer to five Spanish
milled dollars or value thereof in gold
or silver, according to a resolution
passed by congress in Philadelphia,
September 26, 1878. Signed. l.. R.
Roberts and G. Washington
Mr. Legel also has a money order
issued at San Francisco in 1855 and
sent all the way by stage to New York
City. It is a Wells. Fargo & Co. order
for $50 Another interesting histori.
cal bill owned by Mr.. Legel is wild
cat bill issued by order Of the bank
at Hutsenville. ILL.,, in December, 1888
Mr.. Legel obtained souvenir coin
at the time he purchased his present
business about thirty years ago that is
of special interest now. 1t is coin
issued in 1879 in Austria to commem
crate the twenty fifth wedding ami
versary of the present Emperor Franz
Joseph and his wife who was later as
sassinated. Very few of the souvenir
coins were issued and the coin is quite
rare. ...t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
OSKALOOSA'S FAIR
!. BEING BOOSTED NOW

Oskaloosa, Aug. 12.-Story of the
Southern Iowa fair and exposition IL
being scattered broadcast throughout
Mahaska and counties adjoining by
automobile Every effort will be ex
tended to have the announcement OF
the new exposition reach the most
people in the territory and numerous
avenues to publicity are to be fol-
lowed a.
Many of the schools in the rural
districts will be dismissed during fair
week to permit teachers and pupils to
attend the exposition.
Promise is given Of big exhibit OF
horses at the exposition and already
preparations are advanced with some
of the best known breeders. Also cat
tie and swine will be shown from sew
eral of the best herds in the district.
Secretary Harry Rosebrook is CIV
ing attention to the details of the or
ganizttion and is at work early and
late. Concessions are being sought
by innumerable concerns and individ.
uals but extreme care Is being exer'
cised in the selection of such enter
prises as will be above criticism.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
SCHOOL HOUSE
BE LEFT ST AND|NC
COUNTY COURT JUDGE At Chill
LicoTHE GRANTS RESTRAIN
ING ORDER AGAINST MOVE.

Chil!icothe, Mo-. Aug. 12.-John w
Hill. presiding judge of, the county
court. and John w. Alexander, asso
ciate judge sustained the temporary
Injunction asked for by Sidney
Schmidt and others to restrain the
directors of the Willard school from
moving the school building from its
present location to the four corners on
Third street, west of Chillicothe, a
distance of three-quarters Of mile
The injunction petition came up be-
fore the county court in the absence
of A. B. Davis, judge Of the circuit
court. .. . ....... .. ~
AT the regular school election in the
spring the voters, Of the Willard
school district, known as district No
81, voted on the question Of moving
the school building. The vote was IA
for and 8 against the proposition. As
the point where the school house was
to have been moved to was no near
er the center Of the district than the
present location, it required a two
thirds majority for the proposition to
carry. Believing the proposition had
carried. work was started recently to
move the school house and the petition
asking for a restraining order was
filed with Circuit Clerk D. P. Tye and
the county court acted upon the petit
ton that day. N....
The case will come up for trial at
the September term Of the circuit
court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
PLAN TO ASK FOR
HELP ON MONUMENT

Bellevue. Aug. 12.-The citizens
and old soldiers OF Bellevue have pre-
pared petition to be presented to
the board of supervisors of Jackson
at the September session asking for a
two-tenths mill levy additional for the
soldiers relief levy of this county rep
resenting $1,000.
This sum, together with the sum of
$500 which has been donated by citi-
Zens of Bellevue is to be used for the
purchase and erection Of soldiers
monument to be placed in the river
front park.
The law grants the board of super.
visors the right to establish levy to
aid community to erect soldiers
monument, and man yof the counties
of Iowa have these monuments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
BEEF TITLE WILL
| MAKE BIG EXHIBIT
SHOWING AT IOWA STATE FAIR
WILL BE ONE OF LARGEST
OF ITS KIND.

Des Moines, Aug. IL. The show of
beef cattle at the Iowa state fair which
opens Aug. rs will be the largest of the
kind ever held In Iowa, according to A,
r. Corey, secretary Of the state fair
association. The entries in this depart
ment closed last week with a total of
sixty-three herds of pure bred cattle
listed for the great annual battle of
breeds.
THE cattle show at the Iowa state
fair in 1915 was a magnificent one"
said Mr.. Corey. Newspaper men, ex-
hibitors and other regular followers of
fair circuits were unanimous In pro-
nouncing it the greatest, both in num-
bers and matters of excellence, ever
seen at any state fair in the country.
This was especially true of the short
horn division.
Forty Herds Entered.
But If number of entries is a safe
standard of judgment-and it is-the
beef cattle show this year will put
last years show quite in the shade,
great as it was. A total of forty herds
of shorthorn cattle have been entered,
as against thirty herds one year ago
The Hereford division likewise shows
marked gain In numbers over last
years show. Sc
"Nineteen-sixteen has been a his
tory making year in beef cattle cir
cles, with Iowa contributing more
pages than any other one state. Sen
sational> prices have been the rule in
the auction sale rings. that safest Of
all crterions. for there the public
makes the price. Iowa breeding cattle
have been sold into nearly every other
state In the union. since Jan /, 1916,
for the improvement of local herds.
Canada has also been liberal buyer
of Iowa cattle. and several high priced
consignments have been taken for ex-
port to the Argentine cattle growing
districts in South America"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
OTTUMWA MANS
FATHER FOUND DEAD

Mt. Pleasant, Aug IL. "A well
known resident OF the city, D. H. Hills
passed away very suddenly Friday at
his home in the north part Of the city
The deceased was eight-one. years OF
age and had lived in the city for many
years. His wife and daughter, Miss
Mae, were away visiting in Chicago
where Miss Mae was taking some art
work and young college student, F.
w. Newsome. had been staying with
Mr., Hills = On Wednesday noon Mr.
Newsome left and Mr.. Hills was thus
left alone. He was In the habit OF
getting his own breakfast and supper
and neighbors would take him to their
house for dinner He was at the Horn
by home Thursday and was also seen
by. neighbors apparently in his usual
health that evening. At noon Friday
Miss Ida Horribly called at the house
to take the old gentleman to dinner.
Receiving no answer to her calls she
entered the house and found Mr.. Hills
seated in his chair in the sitting room
dead. He had apparently been dead
some time The coroner was at once
notified but no inquest was deemed
necessary as it was plainly case OF
heart failure:
To mourn his loss Mr.. Hills left a
widow and two children Miss Mae, OF
this city and Clarence of Ottumwa.
The family have been communicated
with and no arrangements can be made
for the funeral until their arrival here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
DECIDES TO RETURN
TO WORK ON ISLAND

Shenandoah, Aug. 12.-Harvey
Frink. who returned from the Philip
pine islands last summer after three
years as superintendent Of the govern
ment schools at Gigauit, Surigao, with
the intentions of not going back to the
islands, has decided to accept SINH
lar position there. The Iowa man
sails August II from Vancouver, B. G.
Mr.. Frink who is a son of the late
o. H. Frink. recently purchased land
in Arkansas and has devoted much of
his time looking after that. He has
been in Washington. u. c.. for several
weeks and came by the way Of Shen,
andoah for a short visit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
In Memoriam
J, n. Woodward.

J. n. woodward.
J. H. Woodward was born ih Ohio,
April %, 1855, coming to Iowa at the
age Of Is years and was united in
marriage a few years later to Genevera
Rush. in 1880 and located in Swan,
Iowa, where he spent most of his life.
To this union were born six children.
The elder son, Frank, preceding him
In death about seven years ago. He
came to Ottumwa November 19, 1915.
to make his home with his son, Vern,
1t whose home he passed away August
8, 1916. at 1915 p. m, at the age of
81 years, months and Is days
He is survived by five children. of
whom are Mrs. |aude Shaw, Manroe
Ia; Vern Woodward, Ottumwa, Ia;
Harry Woodward, Rock Island, III. !;
Mrs. Martha Davis Omaha, Nebr. :;
Miss Myrtle Woodward. Des Moines,
Ia. Remains were taken to Swan,
h, for funeral and burial
Contributed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
Me THODISTS .
TO CAMP At ELD0N
ANNUAL MEETING OF FAIRFIELD
We DISTRICT WILL BE HELD
SOON.

Eldon, Aug. IL. The Fairfield dis.
trict of the Free Methodist church will
hold their annual camp meeting at Ell
don on the Big Four fair grounds Aug.
1927. 1t is beautiful location plenty
Of shade and water. Easy to reach by
train as Eldon has fifteen passenger
trains daily. Good accommodations
are amply provided. The city of Eldon
furnishes lights and provides police
protection, assuring good order at all
times. Rev, S. X. Wheatlake, general
conference evangelist will be present.
The camp meeting committee is
planning to have boarding tent on
the grounds and provide as far as pos
sible free entertainment for . the
preachers of the district. Any one
having fruit, vegetables or even chick
ems, who wish to donate same will DO
a great favor by sending same to the
camp meeting committee. Any one
having old dishes which they do not
need will confer much help to the COM
mittee by notifying them SO they can
come. and get them or leave same at
D. w. Allman's grocery. Address Mrs.
w. J. Trimble, boarding tent commit
tee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
PALMYRA WILL
= ADVERTISE EVENTS

Palmyra, Mo-, August 12.-Pa lmyra
chautauqua boosters will next Mon.
day make an automobile trip through
the northwestern part of Marion coun-
ty to exploit the chautauqua to be
held the week beginning August II.
They will visit Smileyville, Hester,
Emerson, Heather. Cherry Dell, Phila-
delphia and Warren. Rev. A. J.
Thames, pastor Of the Baptist church,
has returned from his vacation and
will join the boosters in their cam
paign. The minister is secretary of
the local chautauqua committee. This
is the tenth annual anniversary OF the
Redpath-Vawter chautauqua and the
sixth year Palmyra has had 1T.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
FARM RESIDENCE
BURNS TO GROUND

Pleasantville. Aug. 12.-The farm
residence Of Mrs S. l.. Collins, south
west of town, occupied by James
Jones and family, was completely de-
stroyed by fire. Mr.. Jones owns a
farm just across the road from the
Collins place but had rented the latter
farm and moved into the home.
It Is not known how the fire orig
mated. The family was in Pleasant
VILE at the time of the fire and every.
thing in the building was burned. The
loss is a heavy one as all their fur
niture, stoves, etc, were practically
new and of the best quality. Mrs.
Julia Reynolds, grandmother of Mrs.
Jones, had her trunk burned, which
contained among other things, $40 in
money 1t is understood Mr.. Jones
had about 5000 or $500 insurance, but
not nearly enough to cover his loss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR OSKALOOSA LAD

Oskaloosa. Aug. IL. Funeral ser
vices for Frank Small. late of Co. H,
Third regiment, Iowa volunteers, who
died in the hospital near Brownsville,
Texas on August s. will be held at
Cheeseman's Funeral home on Sunday,
August 49, at p. m. under directions
of members of the old national guard
and members of Co. F, fifty-frst regi.
ment Philippine volunteers, G. A. r.
members and soldiers especially asked
to attend The casket will not be
opened Burial will be made in the
soldiers lot at Forest cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
TELLS
Of CAVALRY CAMP
oTTUMWA TROOPER WRITES OF
DONNA, TEX; SAYS CAMP .
HAS BIG Y. N. c. A.

Snakes. alligators, sage brush Gao
tus and myriads of butterflies are
among the things Roy Ferguson OF
troop B, first Iowa cavalry, has found
in camp at Donna, Tex. In letter re-
ceived today from Private Ferguson
he alludes to the above and pays
compliment to the work being done in
the camp by the Y. M. c. A. He writes
as f0''0"s; Donna, Tex.
Aug. 7, 1916.
Dear Courier:
Believing it my duty to let the peo-
pie Of my home town know something
of what is down here, am taking the
liberty to write you about life in Don
ma cavalry camp: There is nothing
here but snakes, alligators, sage brush
and cactus and there are so many but
terf1ies that it looks like snow every
evening about supper time. They go
over in veritable clouds. =
We have one of the finest camps on
the border and sure have a fine time
trying to break some of our new Tex
as bronchos. Some we break and
again, some break us.
We have everything convenient
down here except the water and it is
a fright. The Y. M. c. A. was sure
good to the boys here. The associa'
ton put in all the shower baths that
are needed and has big Y. NJ G. A.,
furnishing we boys with all our writ
ing material. The "Y" has surely
been good to us and we appreciate it,
too.