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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
CIRCUS men BATTLE
WITH DAKOTA CROWD;
DISTURB POOL GAME
Frederick the Scene of Hey
Rube" Rally-Prisoner At
tacks Marshal.

Try of Hey, Rube." the workers at a
circus showing here yesterday grabbed
tent stakes and prepared for a battle
with some townsmen who attempted to
get by the ticket taker without the
paying. In the melee one of the homo
guards was severely hurt with club
Many heads were bumped on both
sides.
Later in the day local officer had
the surprise of his life when ne was
attacked by semi Intoxicated man he
had locked safely in jail while be
fore. The man had cravsled out the
chimney hole and hunted up the office1
for revenge. The officer, caught una 1
wares playing a game Of pool. savet
himself from serious injury only by us !
Ing his cue to best advantage. Tha
prisoner was this time locked up in a
tighter place. and the game resumed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
AMERICAN FLYER WITH
FRENCH ARMY KILLED

Paris, Aug. 14.-Dennis Dowd. an
American aviator with the French
army. was killed at the Buc aerodrome
Friday by falling with his machine. Th.
cause Of the accident is unknown. Dow,
was considered an expert flyer. al
though he had not yet obtained a rilo,.s
certificate. Originally he was with rhs
foreign legion. but recently joinei the
CORDS. He was 80 years ola. | Eis
father lives at seacliff. Long .slard
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
GENERAL Ram

Omaha. Neb., Aug. 10.-La.t night.Y
rain was general over the state, ac
cording tolreports received at the Ioca,
heather bureau. The fall ranged
t:-or, about quarter OF an inch ia
Omaha to nearly two Inches IN 4t,se
Stcin, ty Of Norfolk and may have beef
even heavier at points further nortt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
RIVER HIGH.

Pierre. S. D.. Aug. 1.-THE Missouri
river has remained 50 high this late
in the summer. which is unusual, that
boating parties have been very fire.
quent. A three days cruise is under
way to Chamberlain and return. with
stops along the way. Judge Gates,
Judge Mccoy and families. Doane Rob
inson and Miss Robinson, S. A. Travis
and family, and other friends will com
pose the party.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
SUFFRAGE WORKERS TO HOLD
CONFERENCE AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S. d.. Aug 16-Prelim-
mary arrangements are being made for
big conference of suffrage workers.
which will be held in Sioux Falls on
Thursday, August 81. and which will
be addressed by prominent national
suffrage workers who now are touring
South Dakota as part of the flying
squadron" The confluence will be held
for the purpose Of furthering the inter-
ests of the proposed woman suffrage
amendment to the state constitution,
which will be submitted to the voters
of South Dakota at a general election
in November
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
SHOT BY HUSBAND.

Kimball, S. D., Aug. 14.-Last eve
ming Mrs. Ambrose Westendorf, was
accidentally shot by her husband in
the abdomen with a revolver. and 1t is
said corset worn by the young
woman impeded the ball. which was
later extracted Mrs. Westendorf is
in serious condition. The Western
DORIS live about 41s miles southeast Of
kimball.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

Tables Of tidal currents for the Pa
cif1c coast in the vicinity Of San Fran
cisco and Puget sound have been pub
Ashed IN order to make Immediately
available information relative to cur
rents derived from observations by the
United States coast and geodetics sur
vey. Further information is to be
added as rapidly as observations are
nyailahle
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

ut Is wrong to go into the water for
2 short time and come out and rest on
the warm sand in the hot sum-" says J.
II. F. Brown in Modern Swimming. III
you desire sun bath, take it either be-
tore or after your SWIM The alternate
chilling and roasting practice of the
seabeach bather Is declared by this
swimming instructor to be eneryating
and productive OF diseases Of the heart.
circulation, etc
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
DAkoTAN LEARNS THAT ALL HIS
CHILDREN ARE DEAD IN RUSSIA

Menno. s. d. Aug. 16.-After toiling
In America for the past three years,
saving his money that he might send
for his family, William Lang, employed
by ]. J.. Mettler of Menno has received
word that his four children in Russia
are dead and that his wife is not ex-
pected to live.
Mr.. Lang had planned to accumulate
enough money to make the trip to the
old country to his family and bring
them back. but because of hostilities
was afraid to go for fear he would be
impressed into the army
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

When seals are born they are snow
white which makes them invisible on
the Ice. Their eyes and noses are, how
ever, black, and when the little ones
are suddenly alarmed they close their
eyes. bury their noses and lie quite
still. 1t is only when they begin to
seek their own food that they become
dark and sleek,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

Among the Chinese particular spe-
cies Of dog is said to be reared for the
table. 1t Is small dog Of a greyhound
shape, with muzzle much more elon-
gated than In terriers. The flesh OF
black dogs is preferred to that of ami
mails of any other color on account Of
the greater amount of nutriment the
black dogs are supposed to possess.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

Referring to the German East Afri-
can campaign the London weekly
Times prints this curious dispatch:
lowing to transport difficulties rations
were at one time reduced to cup of
rice and piece Of sugar cane. Our
cattle nave now been successfully pro-
tected, and a campaign is being waged
against giraffes which have been de-
stroying our telegraphs by scratching
their necks on the wire
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

A Canadian soldier in a hospital
near Bromley, Kent, has a thin metal
splinter from an explosive bullet lodged
In his heart. Its presence was dis
closed by x-rays. and. for the time be-
Ing no operation is contemplated
Whether the metal splinter works I'M
or out means the difference between
life and death for the patient The pa
tent, who gets about as freely as any
convalescent, feels the splinter much in
tho way that nail in boot irritates
the foot. He can not sleep on his left
side, and finds that practically sitting
up in bed all night Is the easiest way
OF getting rest
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

Hsnre than 900 900 natives Of ths
Phil pines have had some instruction
= the English language and more 81
them speak and write It than any
JbthoE 4sngHe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

we'll known American # writer
thinks that the signing OF peace viii
lead to an migration movement that
VIII amaze the world. After the Fran ]
ro-G erman war In 1870, h zoe, 900 Ger
mans settled In three American states
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
AUSTRlANS STILL FULL
OF FIGHT ITAlIAf FIND

.
Rome, Aug. 15.-(via Paris Dies
criptions of the vigorous Italian often
sive in the vicinity of Gorilla are com
ing in almost hourly. The Austrians
are resisting obstinately on the san
Gabriel line and the San Marco heights
but it is improbable that this is their
real line of defense as they have a
new point of resistance on the high
plains of BainsizZa, overlooking the
Gorilla plains which interfere with the
free movement of Italian troops.
The Austrians, although badly de-
feated at Gorilla, still are strong and
full of fight. General Cadoornas fur
Their progress probably will be slow as
every inch Of the advance is being con-
tested.
Italian troops continued yesterday
pressing the Austrians back on the
CarSo plateau and east of hill 212,
pierced another strong line Of hostile
entertainments. About 500 prisoners
We're captured by the Italians, says the
official announcement Of this operation
Push RUSSIANS BACK.
Constantinople, (via London), Aug.
15.-The Russian forces in the eau
casus ana in Persia are being pressed
back further, following the recent adj
vantages won on both fronts by the
Turks says a war office statement UNI
der da:e of August IS. This announce
ment says lne IurKS drove the RuS-
slams from Essadaba and pressed them
to the east and north in successful bat
ties. In the Caucasus the Turks oc-
cupied the dominating heights north Of
Bitlis and crossed the Muhada, the
statement ADDS.
GERMANS RETAkE TRENCHES.
London. Aug. 15.-AttackinG British
positions near Pozieres on the Somnae
front, the Germans last night gained a
foothod temporarily in portion OF
tie trenches taken from them yestcr-
day.
The statement follows:
Last nisht west of Pozieres the
enemy gained a temporary foothold il.
a portion of the trenches captured hv
US yesterday. Otherwise there were no
developments on the British front be-
tween the Somme and the Ancre
South of the Ypres salient we car
! rie,s out 9 successful raid without in
curing any losses ourselves. There
has been further mining activity We
forced an entry into a German gallery
at the bluff north of the Ypres-
Confines canal, and after exploration.
blew in considerable length We can
tured some of the enemy's mining
stores We also successfully exploded
mine near Cordonnerie."
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
THREE VESSELS SUNK

It,ndon. Aug. I4.-Lloyds announces
the sinking Of the Italian stean~hip
Neureus. the Italian sailing vessel Dina
and the French sailing vesse, Saint
Gaetan :
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

The Victoria Fails and Transvaal
Power company, ltd. of Johannes
burg, is by far the largest power and
ighting company in South Africa, and
1t supplies from it's four large stations
nearly all the gold mines and reef
towns with both power and light,
transmission being by three-phase
long distance 10000 volts overhead.
Distribution is by 10000 volts un-
der ground and $1,000 overhead
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

Among economic questions brought
to the fore as a result of the present
world conditions is that of fuel. Swe-
denis fuel supply is insufficient, hence
the import of coal and oil is consid-
cradle, amounting to more than 100,-
100000 crowns ($26,SeO,000) annually.
amounts to 100000 tons, of which
Sweden produces less than 10 per cent
and this ratio can not be increased
enough to have any perceptible effect
on the import as a whole.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
In Hawaii grows the worlds rarest
1lanf Ga lied the oliver Sword Its very

In Hawaii grows the worlds rarest
plant called the silver sword. Its very
hame is odd and appropriate to the cac-
tus like growth and the long. silky gray
leaves which give it its peculiar name.
The reason for it's rarity is that 1t Is
found only on the most inaccessible
slopes Of the volcanoes Of this group Of
islands. From the earliest times 1t has
been greatly admired by the natives.
who call it "ahinahina," gray haired,
because they had never before the COM
Ing of the white man seen silver and
therefore could not apply to the plant
q name which Well describes 1t. Climb
ers who have found specimens prize
them more highly than do Alpine climb
ers the cdelweiss, since it is far moro
beautiful and difficult to obtain than
the famous flower of the Swiss.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17

New York. New Jersey and several
other states" according to Rider and
Driver. have started a movement that
is rapidly becoming general for the
provision of strips on the sides OF the
motor highways suitable for horse
drawn vehicles" The idea is to have a
roadway in the center not less than 15
feet wide for automobiles, and sec
ton on each side of not less than six
feet In width for horses. The motor
cars can then spin along their part a.
the road and give a fair chance to the
slower horsedrawn vehicles on the side.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
!. w. w. sLuGGERs HELD FOR
TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COiJ1-

Emery. S. D., Aug. 16.--William Alb
bott and William Colson. the two /. w.
w. members who aslugged George r.
McNalley, an Emery barber, and caused
him to be sent to a Mitchell hospital.
Rave been bound over to the next term
OF circuit court under bonds of 5000.
Both are understood to be willing to
plead guilty to the assault charge.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
BOY BROWNS IN ctSTERN
WHILE VISITING AT WEBSTER

old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cebur,
5of this city. was drowned as the result.
OF falling into cistcrn at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolney. where hts
parents were visiting. During the visit,
the little boy was missed and a search
revealed his body In the cistern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-03
CLAIMS PATENT
IS EMF HINGED ON
IN ERRILL MOORE, OF cRESTON,
FILES PETITION IN u. S. DIS
TRiC1 COURT.

~ Merrill Moore, of Creston, has filed
a petition with the clerk of the United
States district court here against
Charles Faulkner and Charles Wood.
ard, of Fairfield, and Keefe Brothers,
Of this city. in which he alleges that
the defendants have enfringed on his
rights to an United States patent
Moore states that on January 10,
1914, he was issued letters of patent,
to run seventeen years, on a certain
style of mold for concrete blocks.
Now he maintains that on or about
August /. 1914, and since that time the
defendants, each and every one of
them, have been Infringing on his
rights to the block mold.
- He asks the court to grant an in
junction which shall restrain them
from manufacturing the blocks. The
case is scheduled to come up during
the next term of court which will open
on October II.
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SITES OF
STATE BUILDINGS
TWENTY-EIGHT STRUCTURES TO
MAKE UP PART OF REFORMA-
TORY EQUIPMENT.

Des Moines, Aug Wv. J. Dixon,
chairman of the state board of control,
has returned from Rockwell City
where, with the aid of an engineer, he
has located the sites for the twenty
eight buildings to be erected for the
women's reformatory, six of these
buildings will be- started this season,
the contracts having already been let.
The buildings for which the con-
tracts have already been let are the
administration building, pathology
building. power house, service build
ing and two cottages. B. F. Egbert
has been appointed superintendent Of
construction.
A switch track has been laid into
the grounds so that material can be
brought in by the carload. Much of
the brick to be used will be made in
the brick plant maintained by the
board at the inebriate asylum at
Knoxville.
The cottages in which the women
will be housed will be built to accom-
modate about twenty-five. They will
be built around central plaza and
will be SO constructed that the women
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KELSEYS PLAN TO
BUILD MEMORIAL
FAMILY or PENN qglLLEeE PRO-
FEssoR, WHICH LOST TWO BOYS
WILL ERECT DORMiToRY. +

Oskaloosa Aug. Professor w. /.
Kelsey, for his family, announces the
organization for a movement to erect
a memorial dormitory for boys at
Penn college. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey
and family desire to do something IN
the nature of permanent memorial for
the Kelsey boys, James and William.
who recently lost their lives by drown
ing in Skunk river. These lads would
have been students at the college and
in their memory Mr.. Kelsey and his
family have started movement to-
ward the erection of memorial hall
or dormitory in which they will likely
be joined by numerous others with
whom such project woul dfind ia
vor
Such dormitory was erected at
the Friends school at Guiford, North
Carolina, and the building is the finest
on the campus at that place. Rooms
lin the building are maintained as a
memorial for individuals and the name
Of the person appears upon plate on
the door of the room.
Details Of the plan are to be deveE
|oped and worked out later as the ex-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-03
ACCIDENTS
CAUSED BY FORKS

Corning. Aug. "A remarkable
number Of accidents, similar in char.
acter, have occurred in southwestern
Iowa this summer since the harvest
began, and in which pitchforks have
figured, the multiplicity of such sug-
costing great carelessness in getting
from off the tops of loads of hay and
grain.
One such accident occurring near
Carl, however, contained no element
of carelessness. but was clearly an
accident. While Frank VonGartzen
was assisting with haying at the A..
Carr place he met with quite an acct
dent. Mr.. VonGartzen was on the
wagon loading and in some manner
stepped too near the edge Of the load
and fell. He had his fork in his hand
when he started to fall but it dropped
to the ground and he fell on It,
One tine of the fork went into the
chest and penetrated the lung and an
other tine went in his arm There was
also quite flesh wound on his chest.
Mr.. VonGartzen took hold of the fork
and succeeded in pulling it out without
any assistance. He was taken home
and physician Immediately summon.
ed who dressed the wounds and it is
thought he will get along all right,
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FINED $40 AND COSTS
FOR "HOGGING" ROAD

Iowa City, Aug. 2-William Wick
ham of Scion was fined in Justice
Ewing's court recently the amount Of
$40 and costs, a total of nearly $14,
upon complaint of r. N. Carson that he
had been "hogging the road" as the
offense is commonly termed. Wickham
violated the state law that one vehicle
in passing another must turn out and
both take half of the highway The
Scion man pleaded guilty to the
charge and paid his fine and costs.
This is the third arrest of this ma
ture brought into Justice Ewing's
court by Mr.. Carson within the last
eight months.
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in one cottage cannot see into an ad-
joining cottage. ~.-. d ..

y
This plan of having the women In
small groups instead Of being con-
fined in one large building according
to the most approved methods of dis
cipline and correction. The cottage
is more like a home and there is more
inspiration and less temptation in
small groups than in the big prison
or reformatory, prison authorities de-
clare. a.-
The board has not yet determined
on superintendent for the reforma-
tory. One Iowa woman, who has had
considerable experience in the east,
was rendered the position but she re-
fused to give up her work in New
York City to come back to this state.
The board hopes to secure woman
superintendent who has had expert
ence in some of the modern reforma-
tories for women where the best ideas
in discipline and correction have been
worked out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-03
MAN IS LOOKING
FOR LOST SPOUSE
A. w. POE. TRAVELLING SHOW OP-
orator, SAYS SHE HAS RUN
AWAY WITH ANOTHER.

Shorty" Kelsey and Mrs. Pearl Poe,
members of Guthrie Center show
troupe, are being sought by the wom-
ans husband. A. w. Poe. ..
A. W. Poe is the same man who was
in federal court here last fall on a
charge of running show without pay
ing the government license. He was
arrested south of Russell by Deputy
Marshal N l.. Arrison and when TAX
en- before the court pleaded guilty and
was fined 500 which he paid.
Now when he is in trouble again he
comes back to Ottumwa and the fed
eral officers. He says he and his wife
were running show through Iowa
again this summer and when at Guth-
RE Center few weeks ago Mrs. Poe
left for visit with her parents at
Eddyville In short time Shorty"
left too and the husband has reason
to believe that the couple has made
a getaway.
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UDELL WILL HAVE
COMMUNITY MEET

Udell, Aug. 2.-This evening at 8
o'clock the farmers institute and
community meeting will come to order
here. The following is the program
which will be given:
Assembly call-Band.
Invocation-W r. Deeter.
Address-Uses of Tobacco, ]. H.
Keller. NJ
Music-Band.
Address-History Of Live Stock I'M
provement, Willie Taylor "
Se1ection-Male quartet.
Address-Citizenshi S. A. Stuckey.
Music-Band.
Talk-My Northwest Trip, C. A.
Hornaday. ~-.....
Music-Band.
Benediction. ~.
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CUPID FINDS A WAY
TO DIVERT LIGHT

Nothing is so conducive to satisfat-
tory wooing or the proper whispering
Of sweet nothings between she and he
as shaded and secluded spot away
from the glare where they are not the
object of attention to the passing of
curious throng.
wa recently and it would seem where
Cupid is interested, ingenuity Is
brought to bear in making the little
love gods wishes effective.
This young man found the front
porch which in every other way was
ideal bore the constant glare of the
corner street light which seemed to be
even stronger on the nights when he
called. Of course, during the hot
weather the porch was the natural
stopping place but who that has passed
through this experience common to all
cares to spend an evening with ones
hearts desire in the glare of an ever
Frightening electric light when the
stars themselves seem bright as
moons? Thus reasoned the young man.
Cupid is not be frustrated and here
is where ingenuity played it's part in
aid of the lovers. .-s- ..s.r
The aforesaid young man is line
man and he is familiar with wires,
electric currents, ETC., and thus he con-
trived to put an end to the annoyance.
While at work in the neighborhood
few days ago, he having purchased a
reflector, placed it on the street light
In such a manner that the ordinary OBJ
server would not notice it, but the
light which had made occupants of the
porch of his lady loves home the OBJ
ject of view to every one passing
along the street, was diverted in an
other direction and 10, the object of
Cupid was attained for now the porch
is in darkness while the street light
burns with the usual brightness for all
others in the neighborhood.
When the efficiency of the plan is
more generally known dealers in re-
Electors of this kind may expect to
have a more general sale. Meanwhile
the ingenius young man has only spok-
en- to few friends about it and sup
poses that they will keep quiet about
this stunt, but somehow these things
will out
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CORNELL TO SEND
BOY FOR TREATMENT

heosauQua, Aug. Judge COrne4S
of Ottumwa came to Keosauqua Monsl
day and issued an order for David
Lazenby, the 10-year-nld son Of Albert
Lazenby, near Bentonsport, to be taxi
en- to Iowa City to receive treatment,
Last spring David, in company, with
three other boys, touched match to-
a small portion Of blasting powder
which they found in a large can Ia an
old house. The injuries which he re-
ceived were so serious as to need lon n
medical treatment, his hands being So
badly burned that they are terribly
drawn. The work needed to be done
will require many months, SO the phys
ieians say. He will be taken to the
hospital at once.