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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
AUTO IS LOADED
WITH BOYS GIFTS

Waterloo, June 11.-When the auto
mobile truck donated by c. A. Morris
for use by the First regiment left
It was laden with gifts Of every des-
cription for the soldiers at Camp
Dodge. The Morris garge resembled
a postoffice at Christmas time.
The packages and boxes contained
fried chicken, pies, cakes. cookies,
fruits and articles of wearing ap-
parei. One mother, knowing her
sons weakness, cautioned Mr.. Morris
to be careful Of her donation. 1t was
banana pie.
While the truck is donated by Mr.
Morris, Waterloo citizens gave more
than $500 to equip it. 1t will be used
In carrying mail between the camp
and Des Moines and for any other
work that is required
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
CHARLTON.

Leonidas Baker returned Saturday
afternoon from visit in Grand River
with his son, Bert Baker and wife.
Miss Emma Seidel left Saturday fol
an extended visit at her home in She
boygan, Wis While absent she will
also visit In Duluth, Mimi, with her
brother
The Misses Vera and Elsie White
Oskaloosa with their aunt.
Miss Ruth Beagley went to Lovilia
Saturday to spend few weeks with
friends.
Mrs. E. O. Wilson Of Ottumwa and
sister-in-law. Miss Olive Wilson of FIT
Dodge. visited friends in Charlton
Saturday the latter going on to Mt.
Ayr to visit relatives. Mrs. Wilson
and daughter, Vera. and mother, Mrs.
Alice Larimer, will move back to
Charlton from Ottumwa in the near
future.
Miss Tessie Douglass Of Des Moines
came Friday evening for visit with
her sisters, Mrs. Fife Kneeland and
Mrs. Mary Davidson. the latter of
whom is critically i'll and it is feared
that SHE Cdu survive Dul G. Ie" uof ..
Mrs. Floyd Mitchell of Wildorado
Tex. who had been visiting in Benton
township with Mrs. Ward Carpenter
left Saturday for visit with rela'
tives in Plattsmouth, Neb
Mrs. Laura Cheever and little son
of Phoenix, Ariz., who were called
here a few months ago by the illness
and subsequent death of her father,
Henry Simpson. and who had since
been visiting near Oakley with her
sister, Mrs. Lucy Parry, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Geneva Allen Of Fairfield re.
turned home Saturday after an ex'
tended visit with friends in this city
and with her sister, Mrs. Rupert 70.
com of near Lucas, who, with her
baby, Doris, accompanied her home
for visit.
Master Charles Blake left Saturday
for few weeks visit with relatives
at Omaha, Neb.
Clarence Drake, who is engaged IN
piano tuning with headquarters at
Morris, ILL.,, came Saturday for a visit
in Cedar township with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Drake.
Mrs. G. B. Wright is enjoying visit
from Mrs. Margaret G. Turner of St.
Joseph, Mo-, who expects to spend a
month here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
ENTERTAINMENTS
THROWN UP NEAR
SCENE OF ATTACK
ACTIVITIES OF MEXICAN SHIPPERS
COMPEL U. s. SOLDIERS TO
TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

Brownsville Tex, July 11.-As a re.
suit of firing by snipers yesterday on
two troopers Of the a-st Illirc.s cev-
airy, entertainments were thrown up
on the southernmost outpost of the
camp today. The guard at this point
was increased from six to eighteen.
The outpost is situated at point
where an attack by Mexican raiders
Is always likely. 1t overlooks the
San Pedro ford, where the fourth pu-
nitive expedition crossed and which
was the scene of brush between
raiders and the third cavalry three
weeks ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
A REAL FISH STORY.

Monroe, July II. Here IS real
true big ish story. One day this week
the Rev. R. J. Droze of the Baptist
church and the Rev. Enoch Hill of the
Methodist Episcopal church, took four
OF the young men out to the Skunk
river for two or three days outing and
after a night in the camp, started out
to capture some big fish that had been
seen. but not caught. After about
three hours of hard work they got two
very large fish, the largest was thirty,
seven pounds and the other sixteen,
some others about three and four
pounds were caught
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
BODY IS IDENTIFIED.

Savannah, Mo-, July 1.-THE body
Of the woman found in the Missouri
river on July 8, near Nodaway. this
county. was identified by Edward I.
Biggerstaff, an undersaker of Wahoo,
Neb., as that of Roxy Groves, mil
liner, of Wahoo, % years Old She
left her mothers home at Wahoo on
June 90, for Omaha. ostensibly on a
shopping trip. After her departure, a
letter was discovered in her room,
stating that her body would be found
in the Missouri river.
The body was taken to Wahoo for
burial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
CARE PLUNGEs OVER BANK

Salisbury, Mo-, July ia motor
car belonging to and driven by Tom
Edwards, candidate for the democratic
nomination for representative from
Charlton county, and occupied by
Prosecuting Attorney Roy McKettrick,
G. E. Osburn and Clarence Brummell,
plunged over twenty foot embank-
ment into the Missouri river near
Rockford when Edwards lost control
of the car on a sharp turn. The
men escaped with scratches, but the
car was wrecked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
SCRATCH CAUSES DEATH.

Marshalltown, July II. AS the re-
suit OF slight scratch, received on a
tin can week ago. Edgar w. Ander
son, agent for the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis railway at Laurel, this county
died IN local hospital. Blood poison
Ing developed and uremia finally caus
ed death
been In the employ 0 fthe railroad
many years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
GUARDS TAKE CAR.

Des Moines, July 11.-Fifty mem
bers of the Iowa national guard COM
Wandered a street car, overpowered
the crew and ran the car from the
Western league baseball park to the
center of the city. The men asserted
they had paid full fare on the inter
urban line from Camp Dodge to the
city. but that they were put off at the
ball park when the interurban train
stopped there. Being left standing on
the tracks, when street car came
along they took charge Of it. Guards
were posted later in the day to pre-
vent any further trouble
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
Judge Cornell Finishes a
Session Which Kept
Officials Busy
MEN ACKNOWLEDGE
THEY ARE GUILTY
One Held for Forgery and
One for Taking Auto
Sent to Prison

After sentencing two men who had
pleaded guilty to indictable offenses
District Judge Cornell adjourned the
March term sine die this morning at
$50 o'clock.
A regular term of sixty days was
heightened into ninety-seven days OF
action and a great deal of work dis
posed of by Judges Cornell, Hunter
and Anderson who have been here at
different times.
Men Plead Guilty.
Charles W. Gay pleaded guilty to a
forgery charge and was given an in
determinate sentence of ten years in
the state reformatory at Anamosa.
Curtis Dewitt acknowledged that he
had stolen an automobile belonging to
Charles A. Johnson and was fined
$500. In lieu Of payment he goes to
Jail for ninety days.
Gay was charged with passing a
check for $1s.4S on May ~, 1916. II
was alleged that he had used the
name Of E. M. Bickel on a check from
Graham & Garretson's milk depot.
Dewitt was charged with stealing an
automobile belonging to Johnson, who
lives near Agency, and taking it to
Illinois where he was arrested. The
crime is alleged to have been CONT
ted on May 7, 1916.
Orders Sale OF Stock.
! Judge Cornell has signed an order
In the estate of Jennie e. Smith which
authorizes the sale of stock The ad-
ministrator made application to sell
seventeen shares of stock in the
Sulzberger & Sons, a firm of Chicago,
The court holds that 1t is to the best
interest of the estate to sell and d.
reefs that it shall go at the highest
price obtainable but it is not to be
sold for less than ninety-six per cent
Of the par value.
The administrator has been dis
charged in the estate of Rachael Ream
and the case of H. N. Parker vs.. Grace
" Parker has been dismissed. Furth-
er hearings in the case of w. H. Stev-
ems, trustee, VS.. the Ottumwa Bever-
age Co., ct al, have been set down for
July FL.
Vacation Term Begins.
With the adjournment of the March
term the vacation session of court
begins Judge Cornell has several
matters set down for different dates
during the next few weeks. The Aug
ust term will open on Monday, August
Is, with Judge D. M. Anderson presid-
Ing and Deputy Clerk Samuel Hawks
has begun already to get his dockets
Ia shape for that work. The last filing
day for the coming term will be
August II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
HAMILTON is REVlVALlST

Sigourney, July 11.-Attorney W. Fl.
Hamilton has been engaged to conduct
revival meetings at Keota in August.
He will go there prepared to stay two
or three weeks, and will hold his meet
ings in big tent. He has been very
successful at Winfield, Ollie and Way
land this spring, and from Keota ex-
poets to go to New London to hold
meetings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
PASTOR WILL ALSO
DO SOME PRINTING

ST. Louis, July 1.-The Rev. W. n
Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Pente-
costal church at Upper Alton, is 60
ing to divide his time between preach
ing and printing.
He has installed Job press and
fonts of type In the church building
at College avenue and Washington
street, and will alternate between set
ting type and preaching the gospel.
He thinks he will be able to do both
acceptably, as he is union printer
as well as an ordinary minister.
The auditorium and the print shop
are in adjoining rooms. The pastor
will only have to step through the
doorway to become the printer and
the printer will only have to step
back through the same doorvsS to
again become the passnp.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
TELEGRAPH READY FOR USE.

Mexico City, July 1.-THE national
telegraphic lines now are in position
to give public service except in a
few localities which the rebels con.
troll. "A tower LAG feet in height will
be erected at Chapultepec to be used
in the transmission of wireless tele
grams,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
VILLA BAND BEATEN,

Chihuahua, Mexico. July 1.-THE
main body Of the Villa force retreat.
ing from Jiminez attacked Parral, fifty
miles to the southwest, but was de-
feated by the Carranza garrison after
a savage battle, according to an Of
fetal report received by Gen. Jacinto
Trevino
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
AUTO AND RIG CRASH.

Iowa City, July II. AN automobile
driven by Lee and Ralph Bailey crash
ed into buggy In which Mr.. and Mrs.
William Alberhanky were seated and
threw Mrs. Alberhanky out OF the ve-
hicle.
Her skull was fractured and she
is not expected to live. Her husband
received minor injuries.
The buggy was standing at 4 water.
ing trough on one OF the principal
streets OF the city. 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
SEINED ILLEGALLY.

Dubuque, July 11.-Nicholas, Sam
and Charles Schmitt of Lore, were
each fined SIS and costs for using a
seine to catch fish at Twin Springs.
The men were apprehended by Deputy
Warden Bauer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
STORM DESTROYS PLANES.

New Orleans, July 11.-Seven navy
hydroaeroplanes and several sea
sledges were destroyed at Pensacola
by last weeks tropical storm, said
yatchsmen back today from Pensa-
cola. 1t will take $150,000 to repair
damage to the Pensacola naval sta.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
WITHRoW is APPOINTED.

Mt Pleasant, July 11.-Governor
Clarke has rendered to Judge w. S..
Withrow of this city the position of
member Of the state board of parole
and Judge Withrow has accepted and
was appointed to fill the vacancy Of
William Dennis of Cedar Rapids,
whose term of Office does not expire
until July l, 1921.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
Dizziness Is Annoying
AZ Many keokuk People Know Too
Well.

When the kidneys are weak or dis.
ordering, they fall behind in filtering
the blood of poisons. AS these poisons
attack the nerves, the result is felt In
spells Of vertigo, just as drunkenness
will make a man dizzy from the pois-
oning of alcohol. Dizziness, headache,
backache and irregularity of the kid.
lney secretions are all signs Of weak
or disordered kidneys and should not
be neglected. Use Doans Kidney
Pills, the home-endorsed kidney rem.
edy. Read this K ,okuk residents
statement:
L. F. Bryant, 1114 Timea street,
Keokuk, says: my kidneys caused
me lots of trouble. suffered from
backaches and could hardly straighten
at times. I had such dizzy spells tina,
would almost fall The kidney Sc.
cretions were too frequent in pas
sage. Doan's Kidney Pills strengt
ened and put my kidneys In GOO
ORDER
Price soc, at all dealers. Do,rt
simply ask for a kidney remedy, .et
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Bryant had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo. N. Y,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

Dancing Masters, which holds forth
at Chicago, recently electrified the
adjacent territory with what was
heralded as a terpsichorean white
hope" a two-step, graceful in its sim
plicity and philosophic in its curving
movements. But it does not meet the
approval of the American Society of
Professors of Dancing, which hiber-
mates in New York The latter school
imagines nothing good comes out of
the west, and will continue expound-
ing the art of the fox trot, the bear
cat and the onestep. Meanwhile the
progressive school looks forward.
moves in that direction and pumps in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
Manhood preparedness.

Chicago Evening Post: A man
writes to US that he has three sons
with the national guard on the Dor
der and that he and his wife, the
boys mother. are glad that they are
there, SO that they can be Of service
to their country not only at the
present but, II necessary, in the
future. He adds that he thinks that
a real preparedness work is now
being done along the river and the
line which separate this country from
Mexico.
There Is physical preparedness
which is of more importance to the
united States than material prepared
ness. We may have guns and ammu-
milton, but If we do not have men
VINO know how to use them and men
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
1 MorRE DAME LADY's APPEAL.

To all knowing sufferers OF rheumstism. wheth-
er muscular or OF the joints, sciaticn, lumbagos.
backache, pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
palms. to write to her for q home treatment
which has repeatedly cured all OF these fortunes.
She feels IL her duty to send it TO all sufferers
FREE. You cure yourself at home as thousands
will testify-no change OF climate being neces.
sary. This simple discovery banishes uric aclo
rom the blood. loosens the stinened Joints. pur-
fes the blood. and briHhtens the eyes. giving
Elasticity and tone to the whole system IL the
bove interests you. for proof address
Irs. N. Summers Box b Notre Dame. Ind
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

We are getting up special linn
lied party of people interested in
he business Of farming to make
this trip under our personal escort.
We want you to see California
farms and talk to the farmers there
about the greater production per
acre, the balmy, healthful climate,
the year-round growing season. You
viii visit many communities in Salt
River Valley, Southern California
and San Joaquin Valley. They will
take you on auto trips to see their
farms, orchards and homes. We
have no land to SELL We just want
you to see and know for yourself.
Let US tell you at what reasonable
cost this trip will be made. Our
party will live on special cars most
Of the time, thus saving hotel bills.
P. S-Ask the following,
Fe Farmers Special, about
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
hamIna lllinol. soIon..

Chicago Tribune: A candidate Tor
citizenship was turned down by the
court because when asktd what mem.
bers of the Illinois legislature were
called he replied, "Woofers." When
you consider what he might have
called them had he lived here few
years, the judges refusal to admit
him seems rather hard. We have
never been able to classify our state
legislature. Who knows but that
"woffers" may really be the right
name?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
A Kansas Abb.

Atchison Globe: An Atchison re-
porter was Mortified when he thought
he smelled whisky upon the breath
of a prominent Atchison banker who
has the reputation of being a teetotal-
er. Investigation revealed instead
of whisky the banker had been eating
onions and was chewing a champagne
Favored tobacco.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

able to stand the fatigue of long cam
paigns. our second state Is almost as
bad as the first. They are making
soldiers Of the national guardsm en-
along the border today, and we hope
that other American fathers and
mothers whose sons are at the front
feel as the father who has written to
US saying that he is glad that he can
give three sous to the service of the
flag.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

oSSivo as natural hair
Most ladies would resent any impu-
tation of personal carelessuess and
neglect. And yet very many permit
tneir natural hair to become 90 dull.
prittle and lusterless that it looks no
better than that bought at the store.
All this is as unfortunate As II Is
unnecessary. Hair that is unsirhtiv
on tnin may usually be attributed to
me destroying effects of Dandruff
ms destructive formation shortly
sohs the hair of life, with the result
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
Use Newbro's HerpiCide
IN TIME AND YOU WILL NEVER
NEED FALSE HAIR

Wearing false hair is . harmless
deceit Of which many ladies' are
guilty. These women are all objects
for sympathy rather than criticism.
Early neglect in the care of the
scalp has caused the loss of 80 much
hair that their personal appearance
Is sadly marred To correct this de-
tect they resort to artificial hair
hoping by SO doing to hide the re-
suits OF their earlier inattention to
me details OF their toilet. These un-
lortunates are deceiving no one but
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

Cautious.
Chicago Evening Post: Iowa IL
proud because her corn grew up and
hid an automobile so completely that
it was lost for months. Before join
ing In with our glad acclaim we
would like to know what make of
car It was.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

The Russian state sceptor is of solid
gold and ornamented with upward OF
zoo rubias. emeraljs and diamonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

that it finally loosens and drops out.
There is a preparation, sold and
guaranteed by all dealers, the intelli-
gent use of which will kill the
dandruff germ. 1t cleanses the scalp
Of all accumulations and makes the
hair shine with the luster of life and
beauty. That remedy is Newbro's
Herpicide, the Original Germ
Remedy for Dandruff. In no way
can you add more to your personal
charm and attractiveness than by
the use of this remarkable and well
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

everywhere among all classes. It
may be purchased in 30 cent and 81. 90
sizes at all drug stores and toilet
goods counters. Applications may
be obtained at the better barber
shops and hair dressing parlors.
Upon receipt of 10 cents in postage
or silver to cover cost of packing and
mailing, The Herpicide Co., Dept S,
Detroit, Mich, will send to any
address q nice sample bottle Of
Herpicide and an interesting booklet
on the care of the hair. :
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of letters remaining In the
Keokuk postoff1ce, uncalled for, for
the week ending September 80:
Ladies'.
Mrs. Thomas H. Boggu.s.
Miss Gladys Hufflatter.
Miss Mary Melleny.
Susie Vassaw.
Mrs. Melvina Wheeler.
Gentlemen.
Mr.. W. e. Bates.
Mr.. G Bew.
Mr.. Congdon
Mr.. f. H. George.
GIBSON Bros.
Mr.. T. r. Hancock
Mr.. F. NJ. Kali
Charlie La Cass.
Messrs Marsh Bros.
Mr.. M. c. Willgus.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver-
tised. q. p. McMANUS,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
LADIES

When irregular or delayed use Tri.
umph Pills. Safe and always depend.
able. Not sold at drug stores Dc
not experiment with others, save dis
appointment. Write for "Relief" and
particulars, it's free. Address: Ma.
tional Medical Institute, Milwaukee,
Wis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

The two schools OF terpsichorean
thought in this country seem unable
to agree on what is best for the pedal
patient. The National Association of