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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Miss Sophie Ansbury. Of Hiteman
who attends school In Ottumwa is
i spending her vacation at her home.
Mrs. Charles Henderson. Of Ander-
son. was in Ottumwa, Friday, enroute
home from Cranston.
III William Seamon, Of Scranton, Pa, is
visiting at the home Of his grandpar--
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Middleton,
$40 Grand avenue.
Benjamin Ellsworth, who attends
n school at Grinnell, has returned home
Tor his spring vacation.
Mrs Emma Hartman and daughter
Miss Della and Miss Pauline Woekhaf,
visited friends in Ottumwa, Thursday.
Fairfield Journal.
Misses Irene Schafer and Ellen Hal
berg, Of Ottumwa, visited friends In the
city last evening.-Fairfield Journal.
S Bruce Mellis, student at Parsons
college at Fairfield, will arrive this
evening for weeks visit with his par
sents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mellis, 931
Abba road.
Miss Verna Grubbs, who attends
I Hdnnell college, is spending the spring
vacation at her home on the south
side.
M Miss Lois King, a student at Grin
nell college, arrived Friday to spend
the spring vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. King, 125 North
Bheridan avenue. She was accom-
panied by Miss Merle Moore Of
Prairie City, who will be her guest over
Bunday.
Mrs. L. M. Darner and daughter,
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.GR|NNELL PLANS
BIG FESTIVAL
WALTER DAMRoSCH AND HIS
NEW YORK ORCHESTRA TO
BE THERE.

Grinnell, March 27.--The annual
home concert OF the Grinnell College
Glee club has this year been bought
out by the Grinnell Music Festival as
ISOLATION and, with concerts by the
New York Symphony orchestra, will
make up the program for the music
festival May 6, and 8. The famous
orchestra, headed by Walter Dam.
rosch, will number it's full strength
of over seventy pieces in its two con-
certs here and will be the largest or
chestra that has ever appeared local
ly.
The home concert Of the mems glee
club has been put on the program of
the regular May festival this year as
the result Of the feeling that one Of
the finest student contributions to the
musical life of the college should be
a part of the festival The appear
ance Of the New York Symphony or
chestra here, under its noted director,
is the second in recent years, and its
concerts last year made by far the
most favorable impression of any or
chestra that has ever visited Grinnell.
Another number on the festival pro-
gram will be the appearance of the
college Orotorio society in Hadyn's
Creation" accompanied by the or
chestra and assisted by visiting solo,
lists. This performance will be d.
rected by Prof. G. l.. Pierce, head Of
the Grinnell School of Music.
A feature of the festival last year
was the giving Of the oratorto, Death
and Resurrection of Christ" composed
by Prof. E. F. Scheve of Grinnell, by
the New York Symphony orchestra,
under the direction Of the composer.
Mr.. Damrosch expressed himself as
being astonished at finding compos-
er and director OF such ability in the
west. He went on to comment, how
ever, that music was coming to COM
mand more appreciation In the west
than in the east, and said that it was
not Uncommon to find cities in the
west and even in the far west with as
high musical standards as are found
anywhere in the east.
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CALL ISSUED FOR
c. 0. P. CONVENTION
DELEGATES FROM VARIOUS CoUN.
TIES TO GATHER At CEDAR
RAPIDS IN MAY.

Cedar Rapids, March 27-The re-
publican state central committee has
issued call for the state convention
to be held here in May. The procla'
nation reads as follows:
To the republican electors of Iowa:
BY direction of the republican state
central committee Of Iowa, delegate
convention of the republicans Of Iowa
will be held in the city of Cedar Rap
ids, May II. 1916. at II o'clock a. m.
The duties of said convention shall be
to formulate and adopt resolutions
and transact such other business az
may properly be brought before it.
At 10 a. m. of the day of the afore'
said convention. the delegates from
the several congressional districts
shall meet in caucuses to transact
such business as may properly come
before them and select the usual COM
mittees Of the state convention.
The basis of representation in said
state convention shall be as follows:
One delegate for each county, and one
additional delegate for each 200 votes
or fraction thereof, not less than 100,
cast for George w. Clarke for COVER
nor at the general election held No.
vember 3, 1914, and each county will
be entitled to delegates as follows:
Adair, 10; Adams, Z; Allamakee, 49,;
Appanoose. IA: Audubon, 7; Benton,
II; Black Hawk, "a; Boone, r.; Brem-
err, 9; Buchanan, IA; Buena Vista, g.;
Butler, II; Calhoun, IL; Carroll, g.;
Cass. IL; Cedar, II; Cerro Gordo, 49,;
Cherokee, 6; Chickasaw, g.; Clarke, q;
Clay 7; Clayton, II; Clinton, 90;
Crawford, 8; Dallas, 13; Davis, Z; De-
catur, 8; Delaware, -; Des Moines,
IA: Dickinson, 5; Dubuque, Is; En-
met, Z; Fayette, IA; Floyd, IL; Frank
lin, 8; Fremont, 9; Greene, 10: Grun-
dy, 9; Guthrie. II; Hamilton, IL; Han
cock, 8; Hardin, IL; Harrison, III;
Henry, 8; Howard, 8; Humboldt, Z;
Ida, 6; Iowa, 10; Jackson, TO-; Jasper,
|13; Jefferson, Z; Johnson, -; Jones,
II; Keokuk, 70; Kossuth, -; Lee, IS;
Linn, 25; Louisa. 9; Lucas, 8; Lyon,
Il; Madison. 9; Mahaska, Is; Marion,
-; Marshall, IS; Mills, g.; Mitchell,
8; Monona. 8; Monroe, 10; Montgom-
cry, 8; Muscatine. II; O'Brien, q;
Osceola, 6; Page, IL; Palo Alto, 8;
Plymouth, 10; Pocahontas, 8; Pollok,
At; Pottawattamie, 26; Poweshiek,
10; Ringgold, 9; Sac, 8; Scott, 30;
Shelby, 8; Sioux, II; Story, II; Tama.
IA; Taylor, 10; Union, 10; Van Buren,,
6; Wapello. IS; Warren, 10; Washing
ton, ~; Wayne 10; Webster, Is;
Winnebago, :; Winneshiek, IA; Wood.
bury, FL; Worth, Z; Wright, 10. Total,
1,136.
Des Moines, Iowa, March "a, 1916.
L. B. Whitney, Secretary.
Charles A. Rawson, Chairman.
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LITTLE SIOUX TO
LOSE RESIDENTS
UNCLE TOMS CABIN AND TEN
NIGHTS IN 1ARRooM TROOP
THERE.

Little Sioux, March 27.-Little Sioux
will soon lose more than 100 of It's
most popular residents for six months.
The famous Terry Uncle Tom
Cabin" and 'Ten Nights in Bar
room" shows are preparing for their
summer tours.
Little Sioux is the winter home
of both these show companies. For
twenty-six years the Uncle Toms
Cabin" company has made this town
had its origin here. In those early
days of the shows history the COM
pany owned single team of horses,
a bit of nondescript scenery, one tent
and five hounds that bore little
family resemblance to any respect
able bloodhounds.
Now the show is the largest of it's
sort in the world. But it had some
rather unfortunate periods in it's
career and once residents Of Little
Sioux had to come to it's relief That
was when it became stranded down
in the Missouri Ozarks.
J. w. Beecher is Uncle Tom and
he truly is loved by all the young
sters of Little Sioux. He is busy
man even in the winter, for he spends
his evenings playing the drums at
the movies and at dances. Also he
is said to be tho kindest man in the
town.
Eva" in real life is five year old
Elizabeth Snyder, daughter of the
first Eva" in the show. Little
Elizabeth started to school for the
first time last winter.
Simon Legree' is very popular
in Little Sioux. His actual name is
George Nelson, and he is cheerful,
jovial man, much inclined to joking.
The towns big day Is the one on
which the show opens for the season.
The opening is always at home. This
year 1t will be in April.
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AUTO OWNERS CAN
GET LICENSE TAGS
STATE REGISTRATION DEPART.
MENT HAS FILLED ALL DE-
MANDs FOR THIS YEAR.

Des Moines, March 27.-The state
has caught up with the demand for
number plates. No more immunity
cards will be issued. 1t is now posi-.
BILE for every auto owner to get a mum
Der plate for 1916 without delay.
Owing to failure of the manufac-
turer to deliver plates promptly to
the state, the registration department
fell behind about 10000 in issuing
numbers several weeks ago. The
plate contractor explained that this
was due to the fact that Iowa is using
a heavier plate this year and that it
was necessary to construct new ma
chimes to get them out. A second
company was given a part Of the con-
tract and the two firms working to-
gether are now up with the demand.
The state is issuing plates in the
100000 series. Applications for reg
istration are being received by W. s..
Allen, secretary of state, at the rate
of 1900 per day.
On April / the state will add 10
per cent penalty to the registration
fee for all cars which are not regis
tered by that time. This is under the
provision of the new law. Apparently
most Of the owners of motor vehicles
understand the situation and do not
expect to be delinquent. Being be-
hind in paying the auto fee is more
serious, for the amount involved,
than failing to pay taxes on real estate
or personal property to the county
treasurer by April I.
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SEXTON FINDS A
GRAVE TO BE OPEN

New Sharon, March 27-James Cat
terson, sexton Of the Friends ceme-
terry in the south part Of town, dis
covered when visiting the cemetery
that the drift left beside the grave Of
Mrs. Baseman Bond, who was buried
here on January 26, looked like it had
been disturbed. Upon closer investi-
CATION Mr.. Catterson was convinced
that the grave had been opened. He
reported to the undertaken, T. R. o.
borne. and he in turn notified G.. M.
Beaver, father Of the deceased.
Mr.. Catterson, assisted by Mr..
Doze, made further investigation by
boring down to the rough box with
a post augur and satisfied themselves
that the grave had been tempered
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In Memoriam
Mrs. Rosanna RatcIiff-Hanshaw.

Rosanna Ratcliff was born March Z,
1S46, near Noblesville, Indiana, and de-
parted this life Monday evening March
20, 1916 at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. E. J. Vaught Ottumwa, Iowa;
aged 70 years and 13 days. Her par
ents moved to Iowa, May, 1853 and To-
Gated on farm near Douds where she
grew to womanhood. In 1865 she was
united in marriage to Stewart S. Han
shaw. This union was blessed with
seven children-five daughters and
two sons. The husband. three daugh-
tiers and two sons preceded her to the
other world. Thus, of the immediate
family, only two daughters, Mrs. Laura
Hanshaw Vaught and Mrs. Bertha Han
shaw Findlay, are left to mourn the
dear mothers departure.
Eleven grand children also survive,
besides two sister, Mrs. Lavina Poole
Of Leando and Mrs. Allie Davis OF
Texas and two brothers. Aaron Ratcliff
of Douds and Zachariah Ratcliff OF
Litchfield, Illinois.
AS a young lady she united with the
Methodist church and remained a
member of the same until recently
while residing in Leando. Iowa, when
she united with the M. E. church OF
that place. ~.
Early bereft Of her husband, she
bore the household cares and attend
ant responsibilities for years. No sac
rifice was too great for her to make
for her children. Neighbors held her
in the highest esteem. She was q
faithful wife, loving mother and
staunch friend.
She spent her birthday of three
score years and ten on her deathbed,
happy at the presence Of relatives and
friends. She was patient and con-
siderate sufferer and loving hands min
istered to her every need. She knew
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S BABY
SHOW MARCH 81
TEACHERS OF THE SCHOOL TO
MANAGE EVENT ON
FRIDAY.

Eddyville, March 81, On Friday
March 81, Eddyville will have baby
show which will be under the manage
ment Of the teachers Of the school and
the executive board of the domestic
science course.
Children under three years of age
may enter the contest. The children
will be examined technically at the
school house Friday morning by a com.
mittee, one member of which will be
an expert from Des Moines. .a
In the afternoon a matinee will be
given at the opera house, the program
being given by the smaller children.
A popular vote will be taken at this
time
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MARsHALLTowN TO PAVE.

Marshalltown, March e. -Four and
one-half miles Of concrete paving are
scheduled in the first budget made by
the city council for the approaching
season. Included in the budget are al
most two miles on the Lincoln high
way. The specifications call for one
course concrete, six inches thick,
adopted by the Lincoln highway asso-
citation. This will be the first one
course pavement of concrete to be laid
in this city The other concrete paw
ing has foundation and wearing sur
face, In all seven inches thick.
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ELDON

John paugherty, who is in st. 10
J seph's hospital, is reported as greatly
( improved since his operation.
i Miss Loie Murray is the house
guest of Mrs. DR.. Abbott in Oskaloosa
this week.
| Women will vote in Eldon Monday,
March 81, for the first time. There
will be special ballot for the extend
| ing of the water mains.
! Harry McCarty has purchased the
barber shop run by Clymer Pomroy
recently.
/ Misses Inez Patterson and Rella
Kriese and Paul Ravens left this
morning for Sigourney where Miss
Kriese goes to represent the high
school in the sub-district contest.
F., The Bay View club met with Mrs
j. A. Bundy at her home today. Mrs
]. o. Murphy was the leader.
Miss Kate Breen of Muscatine is
visiting at the w. T. Brown home
Mr. and Mrs G. D. Harper of near
Batavia attended the spring opening
here March %.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Fisher of Ash
land were in the city Wednesday en-
route to Ottumwa.
The remains of Mrs. Rosana Han
shaw who passed away Monday even
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Lora Vaught in Ottumwa, were taken
to the deceased's old home in Douds
Leando Thursday afternoon in the
Sullivan auto hearse. The funeral
services were held at the Bethel Luz
theran church in Douds Leando at
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Vass visited at
the John Vass home near Ashland
Thursday.
w. S. Glotfelty of near Batavia was
in the city on business Thursday af-
teruoon.
Miss Edith Vass. who is in the OF.
tumwa hospital, is reported as greatly
improvement since her operation.
The Eldon high school band is fur
nishing the music for the spring open
ing this week, playing every afternoon
and all day Saturday
Mrs. Frank Jaques of Ottumwa Wis
!ited relatives here Friday.
Miss Myrtle Houston of Kansas
City, Mo-, is visiting at the home of
Mrs. James Trott and with other
friends.
D. C. Bradley of Centerville was in
the city on business Friday j
N. Grouse was the lucky man at thsY !
spring opening Friday. He drew thf 4
Pullman washing machine at the Fl
don Furniture & Hardware Co. stoH I
G. w. Weber, W. H. Crow and NJ
and Mrs. Nick Lutz motored to q II
tumwa Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Dreamer was in Eide n
visiting relatives Friday
John Luellen went to Sigourns.s
Saturday to attend the declamate..Je
contest there. ~
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.BL00MF |ELD BOY
TAKES 1ST PRIZE
kEOSAUQUA GIRL FIRST IN ORA.
Matte AND SEYMOUR GIRL
FIRST in HUMOROUS.

Centerville, March ~. I'm the sub
district high school declamatory con
test here Robert Lorenz of Bloomfield
took first in the oratorical with "The
New South Beulah Downward of Keo.
sauqua took first in the dramatic with
"The Death Disk Beryl Stone OF
Seymour took first in the humorous
with AT the Matinee" These will
contest in the district for places on
the state program.
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with. A committee consisting of T..
R. Osborne, R. p Doze, Cleveland
Beaver and J. B. Heitsman, acting up
on the advice of request of G. M. Beav'
er, examined the body and found that
the dirt had all been thrown out, the
lid to the rough box was broken up
and about two-fifths of the casket lid
from the foot up had been broken up.
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CAT SAVES LIVES OF FAMILY.

Clarinda, March ia pet cat is
given credit for saving the life Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Koonse and three
roomers at the Koonse house, which
burned. The meowing of the cat
awoke Mrs. Koonse during the night.
The woman found the house in flames.
The occupants had only enough time
to seize few articles of clothing and
eSCaDe
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GoPHERs COSTLY PEST.

Iowa City, March 27.-Extermina-
ton Of gophers in Johnson county is
an expensive process, and all the little
rodents are not gone yet, by good
deal. Last year 11,466 Of the pests
were killed. For their claws the coun-
ty paid out $1,14660.
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FREE PLAYGROUND FOR kEokUk,

Keokuk, March 27.-The old Keokuk
baseball park will be the Y. M c. A.,
recreation park, the association having
leased it for the summer A free play
ground will be the result of. the trans
action, according to the plans of the
association. The park will be used
exclusively for the promotion of anna
teur games. ....@
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$3.50 O'Clock was held Sunday after.
noon at 3 o'clock from the residence,
on Monroe street. Rev. S. l.. Gilkison
of the Free Methodist church conduct
ed the services. The remains will be
inferred in the McIntire cemetery
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Mrs, Naomi uukens.

The funeral of Mrs. Naomi Lukens
who passed away Friday afternoon at
her home, 1875 South Cooper avenue,
was held this morning from the resi-
dence at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
G. A. Field. The remains were placed
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Miss Alice Shea, 433 North Market
street, spent Sunday in Excelsior
Springs, Mo.
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Obituary
Miss Ida Swanson.

Miss Ida Swanson.
The remains of Miss Ida Swanson
we're taken to Charlton this afternoon
at 4:59 o'clock. The funeral will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
conducted by Rev. T. H. Oszman. In.
terment will take place in the Charlton
cemetery.
Mrs. Emma Jane Hill.
The remains Of Mrs. Emma Jane
Hill who passed away January 49,
were removed from the vault in the
Ottumwa cemetery to Des Moines this
morning.
-:O:-
Albert s. Stamper.
The funeral of Albert e. Stamper
who passed away Friday evening al
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TRI +. WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESSES,

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the names OF
the postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to-.
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Mary Jeannetta Poundstone.

The funeral of Mary Jeannetta
Poundstone, six months old daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Poundstone, who
died Friday afternoon was held from
the residence, 100 West Fourth street
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
B. F. Patt of the First Baptist church
conducted the services and interment
took place in Ottumwa cemetery.
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took place in Ottumwa cemetery.
Mrs. Rebecca Patterson.
Mrs. Rebecca Patterson passed away
at her home, 51S Samantha street
Sunday at $40 p. m, at the age of Is
years. She is survived by three
daughters and three sons, Mrs. H. L.
eager Of Covenie, Colo, Mrs. James
Orr Of Ottumwa, Mrs. Harry Gaskine
of Eldon M. Patterson, Edward Batter
son and w. A. Patterson of Ottumwa
The funeral will be held Tuesday af.
ternoon at 1870 o'clock from the home
of her son, w. A. Patterson, 10 West
Fourth street. Rev. C. A. Field of tha
Main Street Methodist church will
conduct the services and interment
will take place in Ottumwa cemetery.
Ed Lawler.
Ed Lawler died today at the home OF
his brother, Dan Lawler, 619 West
Fourth street after long illness
Death occurred at 11:30 a. m. suddenly
although the decedent was a sufferer
from heart trouble most of the winter
months.
The time of the funeral will be an.
nOunced later.
Mr.. Lawler is survived by his broth.
er, Dan, of Ottumwa. For many years
he had been in the bridge and build.
ing department of the Burlington as q
foreman on the branches of the Of
tumwa division. He had been employed
in one capacity or another for the
Burlington since a mere boy and was
past fifty years Of age at the time of
his death. H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-24

He followed a similar course Of sup
porting the President, he says. in re-
gard to the great war. as long as he
felt he could do so and not be untrue
10 this country. After investigating
the Belgium question and the state Of
unpreparedness here he became "con-
vinced hat &c trust Tie President
longer was to be false to he honor and
interest Of the United States; and that
20 stand by him wss IN back away
from the performance OF national and
international duty. His only error,
Mr.. Roosevelt says. was in not speak
ing out against Wilson sooner.
The most fragrant national derelic-
tions from duty in the last three years
the Colonel writes. have been the Pres
ident's failure in preparedness, in pro-
tecting lives and property of our citi-
zens on the sea. IN foreign countries
and az home. and IN his duty IN Mex
leo and in Belgium. As 10 prepared
ness, he writes. although the great war
has showed the Infinite folly and
wickedness Of not making ready" We
are 10 stronger By gun or man
than at the outbreak Of the war.
The President. after all this time"
Mr. Roosevelt says, still intrusts the
War and Navy departments TO amiab!e
gentlemen who know nothing what
ever of either the navy or army, and
who take no interest Nhatever in their
real efficiency.
Twenty months after the great war
began. although we have had ample
warning and ample opportunity 20 pre-
pare. this nation. the wealthiest IN the
world, with 1OO,O0O,OOO people. has met
the utmost difficulty IL scraping to
gether 1000 or 5000 soldiers 10 go 20
Mexico. while II is announced from
Washington that sending these 1000
or 5000 has exposed 10 danger the
rest Of the border.
This is the fault OF President Vii
son and his supporters in Congress,
and II is a punishment upon us, the
American people, for what these rep
rcsentatives Of the American people
have done and have left undone during
the last three years"
Colonel Roosevelt presents this
chronology OF Nilsonian uncertainty
in dealing with Mexico: August q,
1913. he forbade the expectation OF
arms to Mexico; February ?, 1914, he
lifted the embargo. April % he ordered
the embargo restored May ID he again
lifted il so far as it applied TO Tam
pco; May p n cargo of arms. 70 pre-
vent whose landing at Vera Cruz was
the excuse for Selling that port. was al
lowed TO land at Puerto, Mexico.
Continuing, he says that June ? and
4. 1914. loads of munitions were landed
at Tampico for Carranza; September
9 the War Department lifted the ON
barge October s, 10000 American