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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-25
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HlTE MAN.

The A. B. C's were delightfully."- n
tertained at the home Of Miss Ethel
Deskin last Friday evening, delicious
two course refreshments being served.
All report a most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ithel Thomas OF Rey-
nolds, Ill, are visiting ct the parental
J. G. Thomas home. They will leave
fnsthe ear future for their new home
In Julian, Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. u. Convict OF Abba
were Hiteman visitors Thursday.
Mrs. O.. III. Rubbing visited her sister,
Miss Hazel Waite in Ottumwa one day
last week.
Miss Alice Canvin OF Oskaloosa
spent Sunday with her parents here.
Miss Ethel Powers visited friends in
Grinnell last week.
Z ]. W. Smith OF GAINESVILLE, Mo-, is
visiting relatives and friends here this
week.
Rev. Lloyd williams OF Oskaloosa
conducted services at the C~ongrega-
tional church last Sunday morning and
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hill were called to
Ottumwa on the account Of the death
OF their daughter-in-law, who died sud-
denly Monday morning.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Price,
a baby boy IN Tuesday morning.
Miss Nell Jeffryes went to Ottumwa
on Friday evening to stay v e Sunday
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Higgins buried their
infant boy on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. G. s. Barker was an Abba call
er Tuesday.
Mildred Scott. who has been very
sick is improving.
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ARMY
OFFICERS WARNED

Washington, d C., Jan. 22.-FedsYal
army officers commanding trooS6|
wherever strikes or riots may occUf
are warned by instructions announcer
today at the war department again1Ik
participating In questions OF q political
character OF the equity OF disputed m
existing between the parties Isl
controversy.
In announcing this policy the depas1
ment indirectly replies to ~questiGn0
raised by labor organizations ana ol
cials against the conduct and manalo.
ment Of soldiers doing duty In riot 81
strike zones. The orders, however; ~
not apply to regular army oflcers|
holding commissions In the Organised
militia, they being guided by stata
laws and regulations on the subject.
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very i'll with the grip, 10 slowly i'm.
proving.
Mrs. Samuel Bryan left Monday for
Drakeville.
Mrs. y. F. Lacost and children left
Sunday morning for their former
home at Covington, Tenn, to spend
the remainder Of the winter.
Mrs. j. "A. Prather is Ill with the
grip.
Mrs. M. I. Collision, an aged and
highly respected resident near this
pdace, passed away Thursday night
otter several weeks illness with, the
grip. She leaves two sons, Eldredge
Wheeler OF M%ontesano, Washington,
and Fernando E., and one daughter,
Mary Wheeler, OF this place. Inter.
ment was made Sunday at II O'Clock
at the Baer cemetery.
Mrs. Jesse Foster was called to
Eldon Thursday evening by the seri-
GUS illness Of her sister.
Miss Hazel Swinney is taking vocal
lessons at the Ottumwa conservatory
OF music.
Mrs. Maggie McMains returned
home Saturday evening from L,lcust
Grove where she had been staying
with her mother, Mrs. John Buchan-
an.
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RUSSELL.

John W.. Plotts left Saturday tor
Denver, Colo, to spend q few weeks
with his wife, who has been in q SAM
forum.
Rev, Killen. a returned missionary
Of the Disciples church, gave an IL
Illustrated lecture at the Christian
church Thursday evening.
William Linderman accompanied q
car OF hogs to st. Louis Saturday.
]. F. Nash left Friday with his
household goods for northern Okla
homa, where the family expects to
make their future home.
Samuel Badger of Charlton was
here Saturday visiting friends.
Stephen Beatty, Claude Brewer and
George Blanchard accompanied stock
to Chicago Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Martin are
the proud parents of a baby daughter,
born Saturday.
Mrs. C. G. Calbreath of Promise
City is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. jenkins. 2
Mrs. H. w. Elliott, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hood Of Creston, has returned home.
James Dawson, Henry A. Haas, Roy
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SAFETY FIRST GETS RESULTS.

SAFETY FIRST GETS RESULTS.
The greatest Improvement In safety
OF railway operation ever recorded for
q year Is shown BY the annual accident
bulletin just issued by the Interstate
Commerce commission for the fiscal
year 1915.
The total number of casualties to
persons, according to the commissions
bulletin, was 170,661.. including 1921
persons killed and 162, 040 injured.
These figures represent q decrease as
compared with 1914 Of 1851 in the
number killed, or 1854 per cent. and go.
822 In the number injured, or 15.9 per
cent, and the total Ia less than for any
other year since 1911. These total
figures include 343 employees killed
and 99,192 employees injured In indus.
trial ac%icdents,' those not occurring in
connection with train operations, but
taking place on railway premises, as
in shops, etc.
OF the total number killed, 222 were
passengers, 1852 employees, and 6,247
other persons, including both trespas.
sers and non-trespassers. q decrease
as compared with the 1914 figures,
which we're also less than those for
1918, Of 43 passengers killed, or 1862
e cent, of J,107 employees killed, or
"a per cent, and Of 531 other persons
killed, or 7.8 per cent.
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LITTLE RENNY'S NOTE BOOK
~ .#| BY LEE PAPD fI s G#a&&

Yes, shampane, ssd pop.
This wa gets more teEribil every
day, sed ma.
II 1ts envy verse than that msdisin,
no human mind can grasp the enor
nifty OF It, sedtpoD.
o., l got a. lettir 'frum Garry. today,
sed ma
Eny shampans In It, sed$ pop.
Who do you thinks stopping with
her for q week. sed ma.
Shampane, sed pop.
Now, Willyum, don't be abserd, sed
ma. Beetrice Saunders, wat do you
think Of that.
Shampane. sed pop.
You never did no wen to drop a
thing, sed ma, Beetrfce Saunders has
got a littel baby.
Does she feed 1t shampane, sed pop.
refuse to tawk to you eny lawng-
er, sed ma. And she startid to reed
the joak page OF her paper, and pop
startid to reed the sp0arting page OF
his paper, stopping every littel vile
and making afass and saying. Sham.
pane.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-25

Pop got q fearse cold, and yestid-
day sum medisin came frum the drus
stoar for him, and after suppir ma
took the bottil and startid to shake It
and pop sed. Hello, that's not for me, y
hope, be cause II It Is, I'm not COINS
TO take 1t, 3 cold has got to cure II
self, that's wat I've herd on good
authority, so II that DRILL looking
stuffs for me, put It back.
Nonsents, you'll like 1t, the druggist
sed 1t taists like shampane, sed ma,
you ony han to take q te~espoonful.
Like wat, sed pop.
Shampane, sed ma.
Well, Ill take q chanse, sed pop, let
he have q tablespoonful.
WITCH ma pored it out and pop drank
1t and made a Ease as II it was the
werst medisin he ever drank In his
life, witch 1t proborly was, frum the
looks Of It.
Shampane, heb, sed pop, you meen
suffer and garlick don't you, bah.
shampane. you meen old rubber boots
and prussick acid, I CESS.
Now don't be silly, its down now,
sed ma.
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GOODS ARE K
FROM TRAIN HERE

rs. .E-F IsHA-- tfsAaHWSG f@#g
Word has been received by Chief of
Police Peter Gallagher from Omaha tOi
the effect that the goods found ON
North Elm street. near the Old Field;
were taken from a G. B. 4 @. car No.
1OS657, on train No. ~, on or about
January Is or is. The time OF the ar
rival Of the train in Ottumwa has not
yet been ascertained.
The stolen goods consisted OF gloves.
shoes, rubber stamps and pads and
pneumatic door springs and were FOUND
by Herman Right and his father M
Right and Frank Mccullough while loOk-
ing for kindlinE wood. The boxes. were
In a deep ravine and had evidently
been rolled down the bank from
wagon or some other vehicle. f%
Special agents Of the C. B. q al ~
working onsthe case now. The 9oodbl
were carted to the police station Frfday|
morning and checked over by ,Spscia1
Agent 6mfth.
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III g 8
stories
The practical teahcer taught natu.
raj history from every day illustrations
and comparisons.

Take 4 bear" he said. Look At his
fur"
The boys had no bear to take, but
they had q picture Of one, and they
looked at that.
His fur" the teacher went. on, lis
the bears overcoat, the same as your
big coats are your o~vercoats."
HE can't take 1t on, though" same
as We can ours" said one contentious
youngster.
THAT Is true" said the teacher.
The bear cannot take OF his over
coat. But why can't he take it oh?"
Every boy thought hard.
8" guess" said the contentious
youth finally. that 1t Is because no.
body but God knows where the buttons
are"
A novelist recently found himself in
a train with two laxative women. Hav-
ing recognized him from his published
portraits, they opened fire upon him In
regard to his novels, praising them In
a manner which was uncomfortable to
the sensitive author.
Presently the train entered a tunnel
and, in the darkness the novelist rails
ed the back Ct his hand to his lips and
kissed 1t loudly. When light returned,
he found the two women regarding one
another in icy silence.
Addressing them with great suav-
ity. he said:
"Ah. ladies'. the one regret of my
life will be that I shall never know
which OF you 1t was that kissed mol"
At latest accounts the ladies had not
vet spoken to each other.
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49, Az. LHEr -Ls
Guthrie and Mesdalnss George Har-
nagle and Fred Davis Of Des Moines
Of the James Dawson gospel team,
were in Russell Saturday night and
Sunday holding evangelistic mssttngs.
Several went forward during the
meetings and much good was received
from the teams visit. Mr.. Dawson
formerly lived at Zero. . coal town
east OF here. While living 1t Zorro his
reputation was anything but the very
best. He was q drunkard and was
discharged from both the G.. b. & q.
and Rock Island railroads for drunk
enness. He was converted during
Evangelist Sundays meeting in nes
Moines and during tho past fourteen
months he has been busy almost ev-
cry Sunday In gospel team work.
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PAckWooD.

Mrs. G. F. Forrest Of Hsdrick route
No. 2 and her sister. Mrs. Rose Bah
cock OF Turtle Lake. N. D., were
guests Saturday OF DR.. and Mrs. G.. T.
Norman.
Mrs. John H. Avery was stricken
with apoplexy Friday while pursuing
her daily work, and in seven hours
death came. Mrs. Avery before her
marriage was Josephine Helen Ian
sing. She was born In Keokuk coun-
ty March ~, 1854, and was united in
marriage January 80, 1873, to John F.
Avery. She was the mother of seven
sons and three daughters. Four Of
the sons and two daughters are mar
ried. The others are ct home. All
the children were able to be at the
funeral. Mrs. Avery was an indus
trious, cheerful omA and found her
greatest pleasure In ministering to
the needs Of her family. She was q
woman of many virtues and her death
is q personal loss to numbers. The
sons and daughters and the aged hus-
band have the sympathy of everyone.
The funeral and interment occurred
Tuesday afternoon.
"A. j. SW1Lu, WHO Q1cQ Ill Tie OLLULl-
wa hospital Friday. lived in the town
ship many years and had friends here
who were sorry to hear of his death.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Easter Of Gales
burg, I'LL, ( have returned home after
q visit with their daughter and nus
band, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Wallace.
Very few, if any, in this vicinity are
escaping the grip.
Revival services at the M. e. church
have been in progress three weeks.
Rev. w. A. Buell. OF Calamus is assist
Ing his brother, Rev. ". E. Buell., pas
tor OF the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. X. Wallace are
home from a visit with relatives at
Washburn, Ill.
F. A. johnson Of Fairview, ILL.,, who
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Johnson, returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Kendall. Twin Falls,
Idaho, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lloyd Mitchell. .
The Mystic circle held their first
meeting of the new year Monday even
ing at the home OF Mrs. M. Moorman.
Mrs. Bertha Myers and Mrs. j. A.
Norman were the leaders. the ses-
sion was both instructive and pleas
ant.
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ton today q plan TO retire and cancel
the $S46, 900 900 of treasury notes, CON-
monty known a. greenbacks, was of.
fered by the bankers and approved by
the governors. A committee was ap.
pointed to study details and report a
bill for presentation to congress.
It is considered that the twelve fed.
eral reserve banks could absorb the
issue Of the 5000, 0 1000 of bonds that
would be necessary for this purDose, II
1t were desirable to have them do 70.
There is a gold eserve Of $3.50, 900 900
back OF the greenbacks and the bond
issue would be for the difference be.
tween this amount and the total
amount Of the greenbacks, or about
1896, 000, 900.
The above dispatch came from
Washington yesterday. Viewed at this
distance from the national capital, 1t
does not look good. We cannot see
what il to be gained by reducing the
circulating medium of the United
States to the extent Of three hundred
and forty-six million dollars. The
amount Of greenbacks Cor treasury
uOJcSJ IHAL Cdu Uc lSUucU@ 10 AAAAASCV ~
three hundred and torty-six million
dollars. The facts that this issue Is
limited and Is redeemable in coin
keeps 1t regarded az very desirable
money. The three hundred and forty
six million dollars now in greenback
currency In this country draws no In
terest. 1t is made up Of small denom-
nations that can be, and are used, by
the people in all channels of CONNER
cial life. Furthermore, the people do
not have to pay any interest on this
three hundred and forty-six million
dollars in green backs. II these green
backs are displaced by bonds, these
bonds will draw interest, which inter
est in the Anal analysis the people
have to pay.
Stripped Of all technical language, it
seems to us that this is a scheme Of
some high %financiers to make money
tighter by reducing the circulating
medium to the extent OF three hundred
and forty-six million dollars. We do
not consider such a move in the inter.
est Of the people at large O in the
interest OF the development of the ma
ton.
To cut down the amount of par
money in circulation, is to raise the in
terest to the borrower.
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possible customers mind into . new
and pleasant channel. before she
risks trying . hat N her. II 10 trade
to her to soften that mouth line. ~ II
would lessen the bscomingnsss of
any hat.
Do you tighten your lips while the
mind IL planning some taskf Even
the school girl can be caught doing
this while she IN studying. Make .
mental list Of your m~annerians: %
to the mirror and motto how they
affect your expressions. II your
mouth 10 tenssd. relax Il, and ~
the change. II you have the habit
OF biting your lips, stop that too. -
Il thins them, and causes them 70
age premAturely. Keep the lips soft.
especially IN cold weather. by using
. lip stick Of healing crsam In the
maansr shown In the illustration.
This. with . gentle message. Will
make the hines Of the mouth soften.
The motion for this 10 to take hrst
one Zip, then the other, and, clasp the
corners az he mouth between tho
front finger and the thumb and bring
the muscles to0sthsr In the olaQ.
ending in the center ef Ne Dsuth.
Always massage the lips With The
Thought Of making the yozehhai bow
Of It, - aging carries H cut % the
corners, 20 the r~sstsfakisn must
bring It back to the csat9 Of the
lips again.
Questions aAd Answers
wan xss sissss give sews 1esse. on
stdscAy fesAs. Mlsk. ss1 sessS 1sGosr. fxom
my d1sf. dHd AoSs AaNS4 - ~ Nee
thaN fov~ssvly.-krs. - 4
Rdpk-Lsaaons, taken WteAeut Su0ar.
viii Ielp also rhubafS. Il can -
bought 1t any season. caaAe6. Spinach.
kale, and all salads are good. - they
build anA also clsAf the syst9n. nat
plenty o1 fruit, raw, include it Fin
your salads. TvFklsh baths a11 IN
abundance Of s1Sfu1DA be911niAg IN .
small way Ard iacssaaag daily.
<A y
Ny Jocs u fsu " $ptssStss. ssI sssI
!. 9 gotnt egat.ss ~ :.essss: css yes
Repy-ssnl ne . staualeA aAlrsssed
envelope for fuller dirsot4sak but you
need TO lock Into ySur own AaDlts. and
see whskhsr your, blood To- inpsvsrishsd
from ovsrsatfng, Or too little exercise.
You are violating some laws OF health
evidently.
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OF FIRE

Chicago, Jan. 81 Fire last nieht2
did $1,000 damage to ofices on theS
fourteenth floor Of the Majestfoz
theater building here.
Two thousand men, women and chill
dren sat In the theater which occupies
most Of the first four floors for mOros
than two hours In ignorance Of, tho
eonlagration above them.
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ROCK ISLAND GOING Dnl!|
Fourth Attempt viii be Made byFpve.
.h~ibitIonists There to ouet
the Saloons.

Rock Island. Ill. Jan. 22.-Petitione,
Will DO circulated In local churches /
morrow for the purpose Of getting tiie
local option proposition beforO TN
voters In the spring election. Il Win
be the fourth attempt Of the drySstSs
vote the saloons out of Rock Island.
The vets won in the three previous
contests.
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BELkNAP.

A nine pound daughter was horn
Sunday evening to Mr.. and Mrs. R.
E. Hancock.
Mrs. e. ". Hawkins Is quite i'll with
a heavy cold.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Samuel Bryan and
daughter. Clara, and Nathan Holloway
were released Sunday moo from quar-
antine.
Mr.. Gish and Harry Tracy of the
cement gang left Saturday evening for
Rock Island, having quit the work
here.
Mrs. John Burris, who has been
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DENIAL is ENTERED.

Des Moines, Jan. PA. M. McCal1ysy
member of the state board Of controls
today denied that the recent dis0rderAxs
among the prisoners at the Anar1oAAgy
reformatory were due to failure Of the
state to order dental work for I con-
Wet named O'Toole.
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X.-THE HOME OF THE NEW
IDEA,

S.. E...- .##.
Dayton, O.. Jan. 17.-This might be
called the most original city In Ameri-
ca without starting an argument.
Bright ideas in city administration
seem to sprout and grow In Dayton
like ,crocuses in April. 1t was Day
ton, for example. that originated the
idea OF using vacant lots for vege-
table gardens: organized the house
keepers Of the city into an inspection
force to see that the city Is kept
clean; established a free legal advice
bureau, free medical service for
babies, and a municipal employment
bureau to take care Of Migrants.
These are only a few OF the inno-
vations that are making. Dayton ia
nous. The force back Of it's original
and vigorous policy is a city manager
plan of government. The commission
holds occasional meetings to decide
upon the general policies of the city
administration, and the manager car
ries them out. The commissioners
get only 81, 200 a year, and the mayor
5 $4,000. but the city manager, Henry
N. Waite. gets $500. He was a rail.
road builder before he became a city
manager. and he conducts the busi-
ness of Dayton with the same dispatch
and efficiency that made him success.
full in his former profession.
Though Dayton Is always ready to
spend money upon municipal improve
ments. there is probably not a city,
in the United States where funds are
used with more are. Expenditures
for each year are outlined in accord
ance with estimated revenues, and the
town pays cash as it goes, so that It
cannot run into debt. Pay rolls arc
not honored unless accompanied by a
showing the number Of
hours that each employee worked.
Each department and the newspa-
pers are given a monthly statement
showing expenditures and balance for
each appropriation in the budget. All
Of this has more than doubled the
work 81 the accounting department;
yet it has three fewer employees than
formerly. They are not overworked
ONCE hours have been reduc-
ed from ten to eight without any re-
in pay. This careful and sys-
handling Of funds is the 2r,n-
cipal reaso why the tax payer Of Day
ton gets SO much service for his mon
ey.
In Dayton, free legal advice Is given
to any person who cannot afford to
hire a lawyer. This bureau has hand.
led hundreds Of cases, most Of which
claims for wages against unscru-
employers and d%ifhculties re-
from "loan shark extortion.
It also settles cases that might other
wise wind up in the police court
fights about the payment of
rent, and family quarrels. The total
expense of this bureau to the city is
only $625.
Perhaps the browning success OF
Dayton's new government is the
reduced death rate among its
babies. This Is attributed to the fact
now the city has, for the first
time, . health oficer who gives all of
his time to the service. He has re.
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FIX DATES FOR THE
G. A. r. ~ENCAMPMENT

Marshalltown, Jan. 22.-June 20-23
were fixed as the dates Of the fiftieth
annual encampment of the department
Of Iowa G. "A. r. at a meeting Of the
council Of administration held here.
The encampment will be held In
this city. The dates are later In the
month than usual owing to the repub-
lican and democratic national con-
ventions coming about the time that
the encampment is ordinarily held.
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4 u VETERAN.

Perry, Jan. 22.-Perry has one Of
the, youngest veterans OF the civil war,
In the person Of George Lutte. who IL
only ~sixty-six years Of age. He enlist
ed 1T the age of thirteen and served
two years and eight months In the
Twenty-second Michigan infantry.