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DOUDS-l

Miss Nellie Sadler went to Eldon on
Tuesday to visit friends.
The boys and girls basket ball teams
Of Selma played the boys and girls
teams here Friday. The boys score was
to 10 in favor of Douds and the girls
s to in favor of Douds.
In the evening the Douds high scho
celebrated the event by giving pie So
cial at the school house. the proceeds
to be used for football supplies.
Misses Wilma Freeland. Oatman and
Aileen Freeland were Ottumwa shop
pers Saturday.
Miss Margaret Smith spent Sunday
with her relatives at Kilbourre.
J. NJ. Cooper of Ottumwa was here
on business Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Ora Sanford returned to her
home at Charlton Monday after a
weeks visit with relatives and friends
Miss Rowena Morrow went to OF
tumwa Tuesday to visit relatives.
Wade Harryman was In Ottumwa on
business Monday.
Mrs. Rachael of Leando is seriously
ill.,
Mrs. Eva Phillips was an Ottumwa
shopper Monday
Miss Jessie Overturf of Bloomfield
spent several days last week visiting a,
the home of her sister Mrs. Laura Bur
ris OF Leando.
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EODYVllCE.

Mrs. c. Haycock who has been visit
ing at the b. B. Beamer and Martin
Swinteck homes left Thursday for her
home at Hot Springs. Arkansas.
n. Oswald spent Thursday in Abba
visiting at the parental Oswald home.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Van
delpol Wednesday Nov 10 a son.
DIR. d. c. Brockman Of Ottumwa was
u business caller here Thursday.
Miss Pearl Whitman who has been
i'll tie past week in the hospital at Os-
kaloosa is reported very low.
The Aid society of the Baptist church
was entertained on Thursday afternoon
at the church. The hostesses were Mrs.
VIM. Albaugh, Mrs. Ed Worall and
Libby Blake. A short program consist
ing of readings and musical selections
was given which vas followed by a
number Of contests. Refreshments were
served. The attendance was very large
and an interesting meeting held.
Susie, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. May. underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis Thursday at
their home west of here.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. A. Kaskaden
Wednesday. Nov. II, a daughter.
A. I.iberman and family moved this
week from the j. l.. Sipes tenant prop
erty To the tenant property of Mrs.
Lucy I.afferty on North Fourth street.
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PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS.

Grant was christened Hiram Ulys-
ses, Cleveland. Stephen Grover. and
Wilson. Thomas Woodrow, the first
name being dropped in early college
life. w. H. Harrison was the oldest
man elected to the presidency and
Roosevelt the youngest, Grant being
the next youngest by six months.
Cleveland was the only president mar
ried in the white house. and his sec
ond daughter the only presidents
child horn therein. Monroe's daugh-
ter (Mrs. Gouverneur). Grants daugh-
ter mrs Sartoris), and Roosevelt's
daughter (Mrs. Longworth), were the
only children of presidents married
therein till the recent weddings OF
Jessie and Eleanor Wilson. Wives of
Tyler and Benjamin Harrison died in
the white house. w. H. Harrison was
father OF the largest family, six sons
and four daughters.
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PENNINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Bennett of Birm.
ingham visited over Sunday with theil
daughter Mrs. Clyde HOFFMAN.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon McCracken OF
Bonaparte were recent guests cat the
John Jack home.
Mrs. Nellie Therme left Friday even.
ing for two days visit with her sister
Mrs. Ella Written at Mt. Pleasant.
Lemual Vickers has accepted posi-
ton as guard at the federal penitentiars
at Leavenworth, kanS.
Mrs. Sarah Christy and Miss June
Christy came down Saturday evening tc
spend Sunday at the B. F. Ketchan
home.
Mrs. Laura Sawyers recently inter-
tained a company of ladies compliment
tary to Mrs. w. H. Gentner as birth
day celebration. A three course lunch
con was served.
Harry Blount of Ottumwa spent last
Thursday with his aunt Mrs. Minor Nc
Crary.
Miss Carrie Wells is visiting her sis.
ter Mrs. S. W. Reisner at Centerville.
Mrs. Esther Slice left Monday fol-
Mechanicsville where she will be the
guest OF her sister Mrs. McEwen.
Mrs. C. S. Harvey is visiting friends
at Burlington.
Miss Amelia Pfister has returned
from visit with her niece at Hamil-
ton. Ill.
Miss Opha English of Ottumwa was a
recent guest of Mrs. Q. S. Alfrey.
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DdstHon2{see

\ u al of sixty who hau been a
grumbler all his life and had long
made practice OF changing doctors
on the slightest provocation not long
ago called in a young physician who
had gained a considerable reputation.
He was telling the doctor what he
thought was the trouble with him,
when the doctor ventured to disagree
with the diagnosis.
Il beg your pardon" said the patti
ent in naughty way. lit isn't for a
young doctor like you to disagree with
an experienced invalid like me-
And he sought another physician.
Feeling that thirty years Of honest
industry entitled him to a vacation.
and as his son Tom was now quite
able to do any work which might
arise. Mr. Bilks. the well-known plumb.
er. departed for three months motor
tour, leaving Tom in charge of the
shop. With youthful enthusiasm Tom
set to work. and it was with complac-
ent pride that he greeted his father
upon his return.
"And how is business?" Bilks asked
him cheerfully.
Fine Tom responded. There's
no use talking, dad, but | have made
everything hum! I've cleaned up
everything--there isn't a single I'M
finished job on the slate.
Mr.. Bilks turned pale.
You mean to say you've finished
with the bathroom at Browns. and
the kitchen sink at Smith's?' he said
slowly.
Sure, Why. those jobs had been
hanging on longer than could remem-
ber!"
MY boy" Mr. Bilks replied sadly,
you don't realize what you have
done. I've enough to keep me in my
old age, but . you. poor lad. have
thrown away what were to have been
your most valuable legacies. Those
jobs paid your way through college,
and, taken care of would have main.
tanned you in comfort for the rest OF
your life.'
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away and went into camp to wait until
the end of war removed those things
which bar our way to enjoyment of
our national rights and privileges.
And lots of people took the admin
lstration's word for it that the dogs
of trouble were really roaring lions
and that 'she had kept us out of war"
by being afraid of the barking.
Peace at any price and abject sur
render to fear of foreigners has not
always been the doctrine of the dem
ocratic party 1t has not always
preached "watchful waiting until the
dogs should become tired and depart.
Back in 1874 when the United States
and Great Britain were having dis
pute over the northern boundary of
this country on the Pacific coast,
Thomas H. Benton, democrat of Mis-
souri,, generally admitted to be the
greatest statesman that ever repre-
sented Missouri in the congress OF the
United States, made this statement:
II think she (Great Brittany will
take offense, do what we may in reia-
ton to this territory. She wants it
herself and means to quarrel for it.
if she does not fight for it.
l grant that she will take offense, but
that is not the question with me. Has
she the right to take offense? That
is my question! And this being an
swered in the negative, | neither fear
nor calculate consequences.
Courage will keep her off. fear will
bring her upon us. The assertion of
our rights will command her respect;
the fear to assert them will bring us
her contempt Neither ma.
lions nor individuals ever escaped
danger by fearing it. They must face
it and defy it. An abandonment of a
right for fear of bringing on an at
tack. instead of keeping it OFF. will
inevitably bring on the outrage that
is dreaded"
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BLOW ELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Johnston and
children Willie Elmer. Mary. Harold
and Orval Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Patrick and little Ernest were
guests Tuesday evening at the w. p.
Van Fosson home in South Ottumwa.
The affair was In honor of Mrs.
Van Fossan's 64th birthday anniversary.
An enjoyable time was had by all pres
ent. -, y siys
Gay Anderson and Harold Canfield
attended social at Muntervilie Satur-s
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Lewis and little
son Bert visited relatives in Blakesburg
recently
Mrs. Frank Garfield and Mrs. Selmon
Lewis who have been quite i'll are much
better. Ns
DR.. j. C. spiker of Ottumwa was 10
visitor here Wednesday.
Revival meetings will being Tuesaay
evening at Christianbuig by the pastpe
Rev. Moore. s.sss2 (.
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Wilson Issues
Proclamation !.
of Thanksgiving

Washington. D. c., Nov. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson today formally by procla-
nation designated Thursday, Nov. 80.
as Thanksgiving day.
Here follows the presidents procla-
nation:
1T has long been the custom of our
people to turn in the fruitful autumn OF
the year to praise and thanksgiving to
Almighty God for his many blessings
and mercies to us and the nation. NJ
The year that has elapsed since we
+, last observed our day of thanksgiving
has been rich in blessings to us as
people, but the whole face of the world
has been darkened by war. In the
midst OF our peace and happiness. our
thoughts dwell with painful disouiet
upon the struggles and sufferings OF
the nations at war and of the peoples
upon whom war has brought disaster
without choice or possibility of escape
on their part. We cannot think of our
happiness without thinking OF their
pitiful distress.
Now. there. Woodrow Wilson.
president OF the United States of Amer
lea. do appoint Thursday. the 30th OF
November. as day of national thanke-
giving and prayer and urge and advise
the people to resort to their several
places of worship on that day to rem
der thanks to Almighty God for the
blessings OF peace and unbroken pros
perity which he has bestowed upon our
beloved country in such unstinted
measure.
And ! also urge and suggest our
duty. in this day Of peace and abund-
ance to think in deep sympathy Of the
stricken peoples OF the world upon
whom the curse and terror; of war has
so pitilessly fallen and to contribute
out Of our abundant means to the re
lief Of their sufferings.
Our people could in no better way
show their real attitude towards the
present struggle of the nations than
by contributing out Of their abund-
ance to the relief OF the SUFFERING
which war has brought in its train. sa
I'm witness whereof. have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be afnxed.
Done at the city of Washington this
18th day of November in the year OF
our Lord. 1916 and of the independ.
ence of the United States the 14lst.
Woodrow Wilson.
by the president.
Robert Lansing secretary Of stAte.s
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FLEEING FROM TROUBLE INVITES
1T TO PURSUE.

Running away from trouble is not
the best way to avert it. Trouble has
most Of the attributes of barking cur
dog; it makes big noise when far
away and when it finds someone afraid
its courage rises to point where it
might even bite. But trouble, like the
cur dog ceases it's buster and sinks
back to it's kennel when you walk up
to it with bold front and keep within
your rights. The man who pursues
his way, unafraid of trouble, though
conscious that he may meet 1t, has
little to fear from it. Many more men
are overtaken in race to escape from
trouble, than fall victim to it in a
fight in which they only insist upon
what is their right.
International difficulties and en-
broflments are first cousins to
troubles. They are to the nations just
what troubles are to the individual.
That nation which fearlessly demands
what is its right, and which is not
frightened into running away when
the dog barks, will win high place
among world powers and its citizens
will enjoy peace and prosperity and
prestige with very few occasions to
grasp the sword.
The present administration, in its
foreign dealings since the European
war. has been trying to avoid trouble
by running away from it. When
trouble, in the guise of illegal subma-
arine warfare and Illegal seizure of
ships and cargoes, began barking at
-. President Wilson stopped the ma
egon's progress along the lane of ma
tional right and national prestige and
prepared to run. He threw few
stones-in the shape of notes-at the
threatening trouble and he stamped
both feet and made loud noise in
the hope of driving the trouble away
but It harked all the louder and every
body realizes that we or rather the
administration backed gracefully
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CHARLTON.

]. l.. Smith and family have returned
from Medicine Lodge, Montana, whore
they had been spending several months.
and where he raised crop of wheat;
and they will again take up their resi-
dence on their farm in Benton township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Chambers de-
parted yesterday morning for KePfott.
Okla. where he has farm and whore
they will spend several months.
Mrs. Anna Peck OF Minneapolis, Mimi.
who resided here many years ago. 10
visiting in Charlton with her brother
Chas. Palmer. and sister Mrs Grace
West.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Douglas departed
yesterday for visit at their old home
in Vermont.
Rev and Mrs. G. " Persenius Of
Grand Forks. North Dakota returned
home yesterday after brief visit with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lindquist
and old friends.
Miss Doris Manifold OF Des Moines
is spending the week in this city, Ia
guest OF Mrs. Andy Potts.
Mrs ]. .. Becker and daughter Mar
tina left Yesterday for a visit in Ham
burg with their daughter and sister
Mrs Lawrence Miller and will remain
until after Thanksgiving
The funeral services of d. Q. Storie,
were held from the family home on.
Eas, Braden avenue yesterday after
noon at .: 80 o'clock. and We're conducts
ed by Rev Dr. Morrow. rector OF 81.
Andrews church. A large number were
in attendance and many of the business,
housese were closed during the hours Of
the service. lnterment took place in the
Charlton cemetery.
Miss Agnes short of Sioux City ana
Miss Grace Cool of Plat. s. D.. visited
~, Charlton few DAYS this week uri<h
the formers aunt Mrs. Walter Shrieb-
er.
Mrs. w. g. Blackstone has been cali.
ed to Chillicothe 10y the serious illness
of her mother.
Mrs. Lawrence OF Beatrice. Nehr.
was here yesterday attending the fun.
eral of her brother in law y. .. Sterile. s
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highways leading into Ottumwa and
such others as might be established
and approved during this season. With
this fact in mind. the committee rec
ommends that it be authorized to use
such amount of this fund necessary to
mark that part of the Ottumwa, Cedar
Rapids and McGregor highway and
the Daniel Boone trail traversinge Wa
pello county and take care of our
share OF the overhead expense of these
and other highways which we have,
helped TO organize. and expected to
share the expense of maintaining.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl r. Haw.
c. G. Merrill.
j. n. Weidenfeller.
Road Oiling Committee,
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RUSSELL.

Ed Mckinley and family of Phillips
burg. Kans. are visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. I. D. Mckinley.
The relatives of Mrs. Roy I.arimer
gathered at her home Wednesday even
ing and helped her celebrate her birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Carpenter
have been visiting their daughter Mrs.
Grover Milleson Of Milo la.
U. S. Sims has purchased the Me-
Anich restaurant
Cooper Larue has returned home
from Chicago where lhe accompanied a
consignment of sheep.
Neil Kendall has returned home
from Early. Ia. where he has been
WORKING during the past year.
Miss Park Larimer Of Des Moines is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. l..
Iarimer.
Mary Van Nice OF Strassburg. Sask.,
Canada has been visiting her aunt Mrs.
A. p. Mckinley.
c. l.. Drake has purchased the A. A.
Pyle property and has decided to move
back to Russell
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; LITTLE BENNY'S
!, NOTE OOk
BY LEE PAPE


Me and Sam Crawss and Pubs Sim
kinses sissy cuzzin Persey. witch l can
lick them both, was setting tawking
and saw sumthing laying in the street
and went out to see wat 1t was and
it was a old glove with holes in 1t, and
l sed, Lets play throwing down the
gauntlet. like the mites of old, Ill be the
Mite of old and throw it down, and who
ever picks it up that means he wunts
to fite me.
And mussed up my hair and wawk-
ed erround the lamppost and came
back waving the glove over my head
and saving, I'm mite of old and who
ever don't like it can lump it. heerby
cast down this gauntlet and defy eny
luther mite of old in the werld to pick
it up at his peril
And !. throo the glove down on the
pavement and Same and Persey start
ed to yell. Herray. herray, but they
jest sat there without picking it up on
account of knowing Good lick them,
and picked it up and throo it down
agen, saying, Wunts more herl down
the gauntlet, defy the werld and
everybody in it.
Herray. herray, yelled Sam and Per-
sey. and sed. j CESS III haff to pick it
up myself and have battle with my
self. WITCH | was jest starting to do.
/, and San. sed. Heer comes Reddy Merry
let him pick ii up. let him pick it up.
Herriy, yelled Persey. Reddy Merry
being the best filter in the nayberhood,
and quick put the give in my pocket
and Reddy came up, saving Waits Won
playing.
Throwing down the gauntlet, sed
Pubs and Persey.
That's wal we was playing, I sed.
MeeEins we wasent playing it eny
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The school authorities of Oskaloosa
are now facing the same kind OF d
condition that confronts the Ottumwa
school authorities. The schools are
too crowded More room must be OBJ.
tanned. A few months back, Ottumwa
citizens voted against increasing the
school facilities to a point where they
would meet the needs. The Oskaloosa
authorities are not dismayed however
and they are going to ask their people
for 100000 for an addition to their
school
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State of Ohio. City Of Toledo.

State of Ohio City of Toledo,
Lucas County, SIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of +. j
Cheney & Co, doing business in the
City Of Toledo. County and State afore-
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fol
each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day OF De
cember A. D.. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
tSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces Of the System Send
for testimonials, free.
r. J. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. ,5c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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THE SHIPS OF THE NEW NAVY.

Exactly what, and specifically what
Is Uncle Sam going to get In return
for his big navy bill? ;,
Exactly and specifically, first OF all
he is to get under way before July
1919:
Ten first class battleships.
Six battle cruisers.
Ten scout cruisers.
Fifty destroyers.
Nine feet submarines deep seal.
Fifty-three coast submarines.
Thirteen auxiliary vessels.
OF these, four battleships, four bat
tie cruisers, four scouts, twenty des
troyers, thirty coast subs and sew
eral auxiliaries are to be begun WITHIN
six months from August. 1916; an1
twenty per cent above specified prices
will be permitted to insure speed III
construction and efficiency If there
be any salt sea pride left in our slug
gish land blood, the proportions OF
these vessels should stir it. The battle
cruisers will each carry ten 14-inch
guns able to toss little she'll, weigh
ing 1.4OO pounds, any trifling distance
from eight to twelve miles. In fact
those guns will be able to toss two
such shots minute
If they are ranged the longer dis
lance, the smashing power will not be
AS great as at eight or ten miles. II
you figure the cost of each shot al
$1,000, and each of the ten guns fires
two shots minute, and the battle
lasts, say two hours modern sea
battles are terribly swift-you can fig
ure up total cost for shells to make
a peace at any price man have goose
flesh: but, when he has his worst shiv
ers, figure again! All the shells bat
tie cruiser can fire will not compare
to one days loss if the sea lanes are
closed against our commerce. All the
loss of life the battle cruisers shells
can cause cannot compare to the death
toll of poverty and want when com
merce stops and the factory wheels
cease to 10 round. II you doubt that
compare the deaths from want in Ar
menia to the deaths from shots in the
Dardanelles!
AS to the tonnage of these modern
leviathans, $4,000 tons displacement
doesn't mean much to landsman
Put it in terms OF the railroad!
thirty-five ton freight car is big. The
OaI[lG CTulbcIS VIII WCAG3A az AAaSA a.
1000 such freight cars, or fifty trains
of such cars. A few years ago, we
thought million dollars big capital
cation. These battle cruisers will cost
about $16,5OO,000 each, with $4,000,00t
more for armor and ornaments and &c
per cent. excess for speed and efficient
construction.
It will surprise the layman to be tole
that the battleships will be 200 feel
shorter than the cruisers The cruis
ers are longer, to give space for the
machinery to insure speed-also tc
permit sharper, speedier lines. The
armor belt will be eight inches thick
compared to the English cruisers nine
inches thick What the European gov
ernments have done in shipbuildine
since the war began is an impene
trable secret; but before the war Brit
ish cruisers had a speed of thirty
knots, displacement of 2S,5OO tons
and a length of 72O feet: German cruis
ers had speed of thirty knots, dis
placement of 26,200 tons and length
OF $50 feet; Japanese cruisers speed
of twenty-seven knots. displacement
q 1880 tons and length Of $50 feet
American Review of Reviews
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The Monticello Express says that
Mr.! Meredith may be disappointed in
defeat, but must smile when he thinks
of how he buffaloed few church con-
ferences and sundry preachers. ut
must have been, to him, the fun OF
the campaign says the Express.
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Wonder if there would be as
large delinquent paving tax list. il
the paving were protected by an ordin-
ance against narrow tires and other
destructive agencies?
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eLAcksMI1H MAYOR.

Stockton, Nov. 18,-Hans Anderson,
blacksmith, was elected mayor OF
Stockton by the town council. He sue.
ceeds Rasch Stichter, who resigned
and moved to Cedar Rapids. Henry
LANCE was elected marshal.
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One of the most recent examples OF
generosity is the freedom offered to
Poland by the kaiser and the car.
They are both SO liberal with some.
thing that does not belong to them.
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An Oklahoma man has sent the pres
ident turkey that weighs twenty-five
pounds, dressed 1t is hoped that the
oven at the white house is large
enough to take care of it.
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more Wich we wasent. and | kepp
the glove in my pocket and started
game OF peggy.