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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-05
FARMER HURT
BY PASSING CAR
HARvE M'FADDEN HAS LEG AND
iNSTEP BROKEN WHEN HIT
BY AN AUTO.

H. P. McFadden, better known as
"Harve," living just west of Kirkville
station, is laid up with a broken leg
and lnstep as the result Of being
struck by an automobile Thursday
evening between and o'clock. His
condition today was somewhat improv-
ed although he will probably be in.
capacitated for some time owing to
the severity of the injury.
! The accident occurred while Mr.. Nc.
Fadden was driving hog into the lot
after It had got outside the fence. The
animal started to cross the road and
In chasing the porker, Mr.. McFadden
failed to note the approach OF an auto
owned by Hobart Armstrong Of Buxton
and driven by his son. There were ten
persons in the car which was returning
home from Ottumwa where the party
had been visiting for Thanksgiving.
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AGENCY.

Clyde Jones OF Iowa City is visiting
here with his parents Mr.. and Mrs E.
r. Jones.
c. D. Shadford and daughter Mrs.
VIM Johnson visited with relatives at
Moline Ills this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Humphrey and
children spent Thursday in Ottumwa
Miss Winnie Mcbride of Eddyville
spent her vacation here with her par
ents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mathews of south
OF Ottumwa visited at the Ralph Math-
ews home
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Foster have re-
turned to their home in Eldon after
spending a few days here with rela-
tives.
o. c. Bundel was transactine busi-
ness In Bloomfield Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. d. Cox and daugh-
ter Harriet Elizabeth visited this week
in Abba.
Miss Helen Frazier Of Bentonsport
spent Wednesday and Thursday at the
home OF her grandmother Mrs. E. r. Ell
len.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were
entertained Wednesday Nov 20 at the
w. L. Coppel home. The evening was
pleasantly spent with games and music
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F! Black and Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert of Ottumwa attended
the chicken pie supper here Wednesday
evening.
Miss Lorna Harper Of Fairfield spent
thanksgiving at the A. J. Warren home.
Miss Ruth Funk Is visiting friends at
Keokuk.
VIM. Reynolds and family spent last
Thursday In Ottumwa.
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ELECTION CONTEST
AT WILLIAMSBURG

Williamsburg. Dec. 4.-There is to
be an election contest in Iowa county.
The ofi1cial count of the ballots gave
the office Of clerk of the courts to J.
w. Hadley of North English; the count
showed one vote in his favor, thereby
shattering the good feelings of Jim
Randolph and his friends, who were
rejoicing over Jim's plurality of nine
votes. =
Mr. Randolph has already filed no.
tice of contest based on the ruling Of
the attorney general, on the right of
the soldiers on the border to vote un.
der an act passed by the iowa legisla-
ture during the civil war. 1t is held
that this act was repealed twenty-five
years ago and that the only manner by
which the souldiers could vote is un-
der the provisions Of the absent vot-
ers' law.
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NORTH ENGLISH MAN
SELLS NEWSPAPER

North English, Dec. 4.-Willam j..
Kueneman, the editor of the North
English Record, has sold out the Riv.
erside Leader to J. H. Wilson Of Cres-
ton. who is man Of newspaper expert
ence, having been on the staff of the
Creston Daily Advertiser. Mr.. Kuene-
man has been operating both papers
for some time and he found it rather
strenuous work. When he purchased
the Record he sold an interest in the
Leader to Capt G. L. Laffner and when
Laffner was called to the border Kuen-
eman bought his interest from him.
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POLK COUNTY LAD
is STATE WINNER

Des Moines, Dec. 4.-Practicing the
a, b. C of scientific farming, William
H. Gale, 10 year old youth of Valley
Junction, Polk county. by raising 1856
bushels of corn on an acre of ground,
has been proclaimed champion corn
grower of the state this year, in the
boys acre corn growing contest con-
Quoted by the agricultural extension
department at Iowa State college,
Ames. The record is more than 200
per cent greater than the average corn
yield for Iowa for the past ten years,
this moreover, grown in a year unfav-
orable for corn growing.
William grew his corn at total cost
!of $26.38 an acre, or at cost of 81
cents bushel. Figuring the price of
corn at so cents bushel, he thus
made a profit Of 80 cents a bushel.
Figuring the price at 80 cents bushel
at which corn is now selling, he made
a profit of SO cents bushel.
Briefly, these are some of the things
that William did to get his big yield,
He tested his seed corn.
He applied seven tons of manure to
his acre before blowing.
He planted his corn on loamy up.
land with sandy subsoil on which
wheat had been grown the year before
and clover the year before that.
He planted his seed three inches
deep after narrowing and discing the
land thoroughly.
He cultivated his corn three times
once five inches deep and twice -four
inches deep, throughout the growing
season.
In his own words, he says, Il de.
cided to enter the boys acre corn
growing contest not only for the prize
but for the experience l would get in
corn growing. Before planting test.
ed my seed which tested SO per cent
vital. The ground was then fortified
with a mixture of horse and COW man.
ure, and plowed to depth Of seven
inches. Then narrowed and disced
the ground until 1t was mellow. I
planted the corn to depth Of three
inches and in rows three and one-half
feet apart. I cultivated the ground
three times during4the growing season.
1t has grown well and has not been
molested by disease or insects.
\ Williams total score was S47 per
cent. graded on the basis OF yield
counting 30 per cent. cost of produc.
ton 80 per cent, excellence Of 10 ear
samples submitted 20 per cent, and re.
port 20 per cent.
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WOMAN YOUNG At 90.

Woodbine. Dec. 2. -Though four
score and ten years Of age, yet hale
and hearty and with a retentive mem.
DRY and elastic step that would be
creditable to a woman Of half her age.
Mrs. L. D. Harris. pioneer settler Of
western Iowa. joined with her daugh.
ter. Mrs. NJ. Mefford. other relatives
and members of the Rebekah lodge in
celebrating her ninetieth birthday at
the home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Bert Carrier of WOodbine.
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CONSOLIDATION IS
EFFECTED AT NEWTON

Newton, Dec. "A consolidation of
local newspapers has been effected
here which will eliminate the Daily
Journal from the field The Journal
plant was purchased. good will. real
estate and subscription list, by the
Weekly Record and Daily News. Pos
session of the plant will be given to-
day.
The elimination was brought about
by the Newton Commercial associa-
ton. of which H. B. Alfree is presi-
dent. The merchants have pledged
themselves to refuse to patronize an
other newspaper in addition to the one
remaining for period Of five years.
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CENTERVILLE LIGHT
co. TO REBUILD

Centerville. Dec. 1. Extensive i'm.
provements will be made by the Cen.
terville Light & Traction Co., the com.
ing year. which will include the re
building of the power plant, increasing
the capacity from 1000 to 5000 horse
power. The name of the company is
also being changed to the Iowa South
ern Utilities Co. The ownership. how.
ever, remains in F. 8. Payne and D. c.
Bradley. The interurban and city elec-
trio car lines will be operated under
the name Of the Centerville. Abba and
Southern. This is as heretofore except
the Mystic and city lines were not In
cluded under this name. While exist
ing as a separate corporation 1t is owR-
ed entirely by the Iowa Southern
Utilities Co..
The company has expanded its bust
ness very materially the past year.
1t now supplies current for Mystic.
Cincinnati. Moulton, Exline. Numa
Brazil, Rathbun, Morovia and Allerton
and portion of the current for Abba
Other extensions are contemplated.
Also the mines in this field are fast
going to electric power and this has
become a big part Of the company's
business
The rebuilt power plant will remain
on the same site, but will be greatly
improved, large enough not only for
present needs but for contemplated
future growth.
When the Mystic interurban was
built the capital was subscribed locally
largely and secured by bonds These
will all be paid of Feb. at prefl-
ium, each dollar commanding 1O2. They
have drawn six per cent interest. All
the obligations necessary for the i'm.
provements will be placed through one
firm. new trust deed going on record
for this purpose. Ample capital is at
command for all improvements.
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FLINT ARROW HEAD FOUND.

Shenandoah, Dec. Am arrow
thought to have been one Of old Wau-
bonsie's weapons. has been found by
c. A. Carmichael along the road named
for the famous chief, Waubonsie trail.
Others say 1t is relic of the Sacs and
Foxes but Mr.. Carmichael insists that
it bears the marks of Waubonsie.
II is flint arrow head and almost
a nearly perfect one. Mr.. Carmichael
ras donated it to the historical depart.
ment Of the public library.
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STARTS BUS LINE
TO BLOOMFIELD

]. W. Eckerd Of Bloomfield started
a bus line between Ottumwa and
Bloomfield today and expects soon to
have regular schedule adopted which
he will announce for prospective pat.
rons. The car he uses is a massive
automobile constructed along the lines
of huge touring car but contains four
seats and. carries ten passengers The
start Of the initial trip was from the
Ballingall hotel where the bus attract.
ed considerable attention today.
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charge of the girls athletics.

charge Of the girls athletics. They
donned their bloomers and spent the
evenig in practice While the practice
was in progress the young gentlemen
aforesaid forced open She outside door
of the dressing room and entered. II
is said skeleton key was used. They
rummaged around among the clothina
and finding a suit Of bifurcated gar.
ments, they took them out to the front
of the building on Broadway and hump
them up where passersby might see
The building is next door to the NOV
ing picture theater.
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ELDON

1 Mrs. Alice Hinkle was hostess at a
dinner at the Ballingall hotel In OF
tumwa Thanksgiving day Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Van v. Bald.
win.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Daugherty and
children Of Ottumwa visited Thursday
at the parental, John Daugherty home.
Mrs. Gene Jaques and children OF
r,--''-e+on visited the week end with
the G. B. Walker family.
G. L. Hall, H. F. Moore, H. e. Ritz,
A. Young and others attended the
Masonic Grotto Thursday night.
O. s. Haywood and Alva Brown at
tended the dance at the armory In OF
tumwa Thursday night.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church closed
their contest with q supper at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Foster
Thursday evening. The evening was
spent with music, games and contests
and all had a good time. Over forty
were present.
The p. E. o. society will meet with
Mrs. ]. E. Varnum. Monday, December
4. Mrs. Hilles will give paper on
Public School and Mrs. Weygandt on
state institutions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Weber were
hostesses at Thanksgiving dinner at
thMir home The guests were: Mr.. and
MS. Chas. w. Shelter, Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Shelter and baby. Miss Josephine
Shelter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Grow attended
the football game in Fairfield.
Corine Baayen has been quite Ill
with pneumonia, but is some better
now.
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kEOTA STUDENTS
PUT OUT OF SCHOOL

Keota. Dec. 2. Nine young men OF
the Keota high school were suspended
thisweek for a term of three days. the
young ladies OF the basket ball team
have down town practice hall witE
dressing room in the rear The girls
met Monday night for practice. They
were accompanied by Miss Yoder. OF
the high school faculty, who has
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INJURED AT MINES.

Ward. Dec. 4.--Jesse Merrill. 16
years of age, was injured by fall Of
slate in the National Union Coal &
Mining Co. mine at Ward. His foot
was broken and badly lacerated At
the same mine on the same day, at a
different time, however. Fernald Bail.
ey was injured by fall Of slate, ribs
were broken and other slight injuries.
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pENIsoN is GROWING

Dentson, Dec. 4.-Some thirty blocks
OF cement pavement were laid in Den.
ison during the past season and forty.
eight new dwellings were erected.
These new houses represent an aver
age outlay of $4,000 each. That is an
excellent showing for town of less
than 1000 people,
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ORIGINAL Notice.

In the district court OF the state OF
Iowa. In and for Wapello county
January term, A. D.. 1917.
L. H. Akers. plaintiff. vs.. Margaret l.
Akers, defendant.
TO Margaret I. Akers.
Won are hereby notified that on or
before the 10th day Of November A. D..
1916. the petition of the plaintiff In the
above entitled cause will be filed in the
office Of the clerk Of the district court
of the state Of Iowa, in and for Wapeiio
county. claiming of you divorce on the
grounds that since your marriage TO the
plaintiff you have treated the pialnti1
in such a cruel and inhuman way ano
manner as to and which did and sun
does endanger the life and health OF the
plaintiff and that the plaintiff since ms
marriage to YOU has at all times con
Quoted himself towards you as duti-
ful and affectionate husband.
Plaintiffs petition will ask that he be
divorced from you; that he have permits
sion to marry again within one year
from the date Of his decree and for such
other relief as the court may deem
proper. For further information see
plaintiffs petition when on file.
And unless you appear thereto ana
defend before noon OF the second gay
of the next term being the January
term of said court. which will com
mence at Ottumwa. Iowa. on the Sth
day Of January A. D., 1917 deia1it VIII
he entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon.
r r. Ramsell. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated November 9. 1916:
PUSHING BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.
Dubuque, Dec. 4.-The movement
to raise a $4,000 fund for the Boy
Scout campaign is meeting with great
success. So far $6.421 has been rails.
ed and it is expected the entire
amount will be in hand soon.
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10 ACRE FARM FOR SALE.

81 Knox county, Mo. Small cottage.
three rooms; big. old brick house: 1a nj
harm: well fenced and waterea,
acres level land in cultivation; rna y.
der timber pasture: greaI oeM %
t;rnber cleared; flne grass. The pastu,e
:. roI,;nr hut not rough. A fine stock,
dairy and poultry farm; two miles from from
S Mauark Price 3s5 per acre. For q little
advance viii divide farm. We guaran-
tee this to be one of the best bargains
IN northeast Missouri. 1t Is $40 70 70
nar acre cheaper than any lana Oh ne
Class I know of. Want $1,000 down;
easy terms. Will give agents 81 per acre
to furnish buyer.
-. A. poWELL, LA1ELLE, MO.
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PENSIONS INCREASED.

Des Moines, Dec. 4.--The high cost
of living resulted in more than 100
Des Moines pensioners under the
mothers pension law being granted in
creases of from 81 to IS month.
This will make Polk county's monthly
pension bill about 1000.
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You can sell your poultry or live stock through
the classified columns Of The Courier -.one-haf
cent per word each insertion. Minimum rate, 15c.
Farm Property For Sale

FOR SALE-A NICE LITTLE FARM
of 20 acres near Agency Well i'm
proved! Land nearly all tillable
Fenced with woven wire fence and
cross fence. Might make loan of y
the purchase price. See me. Phil Wat
kins, Agency
FARM FOR SALE-24 ACRES, FAIR
improvements, easy terms. $1,000 buys
it. Close to school and church. Ad-
dress w. r. Smith. Fredric. Ia.
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MEETING NOTICE.

rHE NOME eARTeNoER's UNION Local 1s6. B. L L. of A. (Affiliated with tho A. F. of L) meets every frs, sunday tB each month At II s. n
 Al. NICHOLSON Pres
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which most nations will agree. But the international code must have something more than a nor al force, effective in times of peace and when no international issue intervenes of such power as to upset this moral force.
 As the world stands today, in- ternational law is pleasant as- sertion of admirable principles and So long as the temptation to violate them is not strong, they prevail. But when national heat rises to the fever point, we have the ripping up of principles, the scattering of scraps of paper and all the grim program now unfolding before the worlds eyes.
 The problem, then, is not so much a more exact codi6cation of the principles of international law as unity on a means of applying what all nations are inclined aca- merically to accept.
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INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Boston Record.

Elihu Root puts very clearly and sanely the status of interna- tional peace as an enduring con- dition. He touches the nerve of the whole matter when he raises the query whether what we call international law is to be contin. ued as a mere code of etiquette or is to be a real body of laws im- posing obligations much more definite and inevitable than they have been heretofore.
 It is not difficult, in a time when war issues are not incis- i've and immediate, to draw up, or maintain, a code of. ethics to
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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916

Although Alaskans have long since grown used 10 Ueing eA, pioiteu uy sucn ot the coi pora- uons as nave Succeeuea ln get tliig a toe nolu on tIle terIltOfy, tIIe dnnounGenIent that the sIealn- sn4p Companies inleno 10 place all auucu tax on the e.IO4tS or Al ashanS to open Up anu ueveIop the county, Uy auulnS 10 tne ai- leaoy Jul uenoOnle l. transportation Charges, wln pIoOaUly D4Ing forth q uS>.uca pro.est nom all parts ot the teratOry. And It IS aDout tnne. TOT years we have borne the orunt o1 corporate avarcious- ness. Since the earliest periods ol real aevelopment we have been the victims or wholesale exploit ation Tn every conceivable form. Every business association, every corporation that has ever had extensive dealings with the territory has clawed and bit, gougeu ana bled until we nave gown heart sick, mind weary, With watching the lusttul ravages thatWe could not avoid. Condemn ed by the unfortunate isolation of the territory to take what we could get, we have for years beer compened to stand aside, utterly unable to offer an effective pro
 test, no matter what was done tc us. Although smarting inwardly at the sight of the vultures tear. ing at their helpless prey, fol nearly two decades we dared not even raise our voices to frighter them away from the feast so in
 vitingly spread for them to bat
 ten on. But, times have changed The people of Alaska are com
 mencing to learn that they neet
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no longer remain passive while the corporation pirates carry on
 their joyful task ot oleeaing the territory of every cent that the
 trathc will bear. We are grauuai-
 iy growing to understand that
 we do not have to DOW to the
 lustful demands of those who
 nave no other interest in 1he ter
 ritory or its people than. to bleed
 them of every cent that, can pos-
 sibly be exacted under the guise
 of business necessity. we are
 learning, slowly lnoeed, but, still
 learning, that we have passed
 the time when we had to take what we could bet and be thankful.
 It IS dawning upon us, through
 the efforts of the long and seem
 ingly unrequited years, we have
 been making progress; have been
 going ahead with ever increasing
 striues; that all unknown to
 even ourselves, we have been
 bullaing up mighty commerce
 winch offers a great and ever growing held to those who wish
 ,o take upon themselves the task
 of supplying its demands. We are
 waking up to the fact that our
 trade IS of such value that we need not beg for bidders to share in the prohts. We are commenc- ing to see quite plainly that we are becoming independent; are even auie to nave say m what treatment shall be meted out to us III our dealings with others and are last approaching the time when we will be in position to demand tair ana decent treatment Il om even the corporation pirates Who have held us, wiiiy nliiy, un- oer thelr thumbs. We are con- nnencing, at last, to stand on our own feet. hather sooner than ex- pected we are gong to cast of Lne corporation shackles which have bound us hand and foot and arse Tn the tuilness ot a newly strength to demand our rights. we could do so today were It not for the fact that we have grown so used to corpora ton usurpation and tyrany that we are scarcely able to realize that we can be the masters by simply holding up our great con- needs as. reward for hose who will treat IS fair. AL
 hough We do not reaize 1t, we ,t tilis section of Alaska can of- CT traae valued at over four million dollars per annum as an Incentive to competition which vi!i soon bring our present trans 'ortation and commercial masters 0 terms.
 Ii there Is one thing, more than ny other which should bring us 0 a proper realization of the pos .bilites Tn this direction it is this atest attempt of the transporta- : ion companies to squeeze us a ittlc harder Are we going to tand for 1t when we have every opportunity to avoid it, ii we will? We wonder.
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THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES N


 Why pay the Baking Powder Co. 400 per cent profit? 35c saw cd on every ID. of Baking Powder means a saving of $7 to $I4 in one year; is this worth while? :? We sell the recipe for making Baking Powder for LOG ID. at home, equal to the best on the market that costs 45c or more . ID, Receipts for making easily and quickly, ST
 THE UTILITIES MFG,
 R. R. g Stamford, Conn.
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Entered az second class matter Feh. 26. 1907. at the poSteftice at Nome. Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 1878.
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PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY.

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 Order fhefn before the goth of March, SO we get get them on the frat ,oat. Please bring us your cleaning. ,ressing and repairing. We appreciate our patronage.
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