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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
PLAN TO PROHIBIT
TATOOING ON FLESH

Kansas City. Mo-. Aug. 8. I'D give
81 900 in cash if had those unsightly
marks off my arms declared friend
to J. A. Harzfeld, city counselor, at the
same time displaying a number of de.
signs tatooed itno the flesh with India
ink
you'll never succeed in your wish"
replied the counselor, "but I'll help
others from getting into like pligh:
by having the council pass an or1ir-
ance making it misdemeanor for any
one to set up q place for the purpose
of doing tatooing. 1t is barbaric
practice
The ordinance Mr.. Harzfeld will pre-
pare will invoke a fine Of $500 and Il
years Imprisonment for its violation.
Il don't know whether such an or,
dinance could be enforced, but il
necessary we can let the courts de.
cide." he said.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
C[NTERV|LLE HAS
PL..A Mt D|CGERS
REPORTS SHOW MORE THAN
FIFTY GRAVES HAVE BEEN
pESPOILED.

Centerville, Aug. s. The Ladies'
Cemetery association reports that
startling news that within the past few
weeks no less than fifty graves and
lots In Oakland have been despoiled by
INSCRIPTIONS persons who have been
digging up the plants and shrubs there
and running the place in various other
ways. It Is now believed, however,
that the offenders are known since a
strict watch has been kept lately, and
II any such actions occur again these
persons will be promptly arrested and
made TO suffer by law for their crime.
This practice Of vandalism began
last spring about Memorial day and
has apparently continued off and on
from that time to this. Within the
past three or four weeks the crimes
have increased until now the report
comes that there have been at least
fifty graves or lots despoiled by these
unscrupulous thieves. Plants have
been dug up by the roots as have also
shrubs in various places. Flowers
placed on the graves have also been
stolen and this practice led to the de-
cision by the ladies' to place a guard
in the cemetery. This was done AMI
the result was that the offenders were
discovered. No action has as yet been
taken against them as the ladies of
the association believe in giving them
a chance to reform. They are warn.
ed, however, that they are known and
any further disturbance Of the graves
will result in their arrest and such a
step would mean certain conviction of
the crime of vandalism. 1t is thought
that there will be little or no trouble
from now on from these thieves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
.BELKNAP MYSTERY
IS BROUGHT. BACK
FINDING OF BODIES ON TRACK
NEAR THERE SUNDAY RE-
CALLS SIMILAR AFFAIR.

Belknap, Aug. S.-(SpeciaD-The
finding of the mangled forms of three
unidentified men along the Rock
Island tracks one mile and a half east
of here Sunday morning recalls to the
minds of many people in this vicinity
a similar affair which occurred almost
in the same spot twenty-three years
ago.
At that time the young men were
found lying alongside the tracks in
an unconscious condition. They were
brought here to the railroad station
and later died without regaining con-
seriousness. Their bodies were iden-
tilted by John Myers who notified their
parents at Mystic and they removed
the bodies there for burial.
This community was shocked by
Sunday mornings mystery and many
of the people in this vicinity did all
they could to assist Sheriff Dunlavy
and Coroner Heady Of Bloomfield who
were soon on the scene. Aside from
the Identification card, giving the
name of Aleck Dougard of Joliet, ILL.,,
in the pocket of one Of the mems
coats, nothing has been found to indi'
cate who they were.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
MAN FIENDS WEASEL
IN BED WITH HIM

Council Bluffs, Aug SC. S. Demp.
ster, travelling man. living at 1904
Fuller avenue, had an experience that
he did not care to have repeated soon.
His family is out of town for the
summer and Mr.. Dempster was alone
in the house when he was awakened
in the early morning hours by feeling
some furry-coated animal smuggling
up to him.
SqEaring himself he gave his unin-
vited bed partner kick that sent
him flying from the bed. He got up
and turned on the light, while Mr..
Animal returned to the kitchen and
Mr. Dempster trembling in every limb.
closed the window and went back to
bed-but not to sleep.
He finally got up and dressed him.
self completely, even to his hat and
graspjng his trusty cannon 2 caliber
lin one hand and a big club - in the
other he began to hunt for the animal
that had reused him from sweet
Dreams, He finally located the ami
NAL in the kitchen, where he emptied
his gun at the intruder. and finally
killed it.
The visitor proved to. be a weasel
about fourteen inches long and as
large around as his arm 1t had got
ten in the house through the window
which had been raised because of the
heat and which had no screen to pro.
tect it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
FA|Rf |ELD FAIR
ON IN FULL SWING
EVERYTHING POINTS TO THIS
YEARS EVENTS BEING THE
BEST FOR LONG TIME.
GOOD RACE PROGRAM
Special Attention Has Been Paid To
The Speed Department And Some
Excellent Horses Have Been
Entered.

! Fairfield, Aug. 8. (SpeciaD-The
thirty eight annual exhibit of the JEFF
ferson county fair Is opening today un
der the most suspicious conditions
that have favored the first day FOL
many years. Those in charge are more
than pleased with the way entries
have come in for all classes and with
good weather this years programs bio
high to rival any fair held in recent
years by the association. The ses
sions continue through Friday after
noon. s = Efis - o@s <g
Special interest is being manifested
in the speed department and more and
! better horses are on the ground at this
| time than there has been for years. A
large number Of the racing horses
came from Eldon where they had made
| the Big Four fair last week. The
purses offered by the local association
are excellent and competition will bs
strong from the present outlook.
Pedigreed stock, horses, cattle, poul
try and hogs are arriving on the
grounds every hour and it is probable
| that every stall, pen and shed includ
ing the large number~o Of new ones add
ed by the association last year will be
filled.
Township Exhibits.
One of the special features of the
Jefferson county fair this year will be
the competitive township exhibit in
which it is thought every township in
the county will be entered. There are
special prizes for the winners and one
township, which has time and again
demonstrated it's get to gether spirit
has already sent word to the officials
that the $50 offered for first prize is
to be theirs.
The program is as follows:
Second day-Wednesday, August 9.
900 a. m. Glass N 8, Mules and
asses Glass No. 4, grade draft.
1000 a. m. Glass No. 16, Aber-
deems and Guernseys. Glass No. 171s,
Jerseys, Glass No. II, Holsteins.
HOO a. m. Glass No. II, Short
horns Glass No. IS, Herds.
Dinner. 49,
200 p. m. -2:24 Trot $3.50; 2:14
pace $3.50; half mile running race s75.
Third Day-Thursday, August 10.
900 a. m.-Class No. 2, Percheron
and French draft. Glass No. 3, Shires
and Clydesdales
1000 a. m. Glass No. 8, Herds and
Horses Glass No. ~, Herefords. Glass
No. IS, Red Polled.
HOO a. m. Glass No. 13, Polled
Angus Glass No. IA, Galloways.
Dinner
200 p. m. $50 Trot $3.50; 2:1S
pace $3.50; three-fourths mile running
race SIS.
4:30 p. m. Balloon ascension.
Fourth Day-Friday, August II.
900 a. m. Glass No. 1, Roadsters.
Glass No. 6, Match team.
10: 90 a. m. Glass No. 7. Ponies.
Glass No. 10, Single drivers, walking
horses and saddle horses.
Dinner.
1870 p m. 1924 Pace $3.50; 2:19 trot
$3.50: Free-for-all race $500; Running
one mile dash SIS.
4:30 p. m. Giving away automobile.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
LONE TREE PLANT
CHANGES HANDS

Iowa City, Aug. 8.-The Iowa Elec-
trio Co. has purchased the electric
light plant and the. franchise in Lone
Tree from the Zimmerman Steel Co.
of Bettendorf, formerly Of Lone Tree.
A high tension line from Iowa City to
Hills to Iowa Junction and thence to
various other points is planned by the
new Cedar Rapids owners. Another
electric power plant is to be erected
at Kalona, as R. l.. Fosdick has the
contract to supply Sharon and Wash
ington township farmers, fifty of
whom are planning to use the power
for mechanical purposes on their
farms-arinders. corn shelters, wash
ing, ironing, etc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
Supervisors Expect to Make
a Report on Movement
Before Adjourning
MATTER IS ENTIRELY
UP TO THEM TODAY
Conference of Interested
Parties Promises to
Result in Action

Before they adjourn from today's ses'
sion Wapello countys supervisors ex'
pect to report on a proposition which
will mean that there will be SAM
forum erected near Ottumwa in the
near future for the care and treatment
Of tubercular patients.
There are, by the most conservative
estimates, between ESQ and 800 per-
sons in Wapello county who are either
afflicted with tuberculosis in an ad'
vanced stage or have symptoms of 1t.
The crying need of a place in which
to care for them is evident and the
matter which is before the board this
afternoon is one which has been con.
ceived and brought to action by social
workers and physicians after several
years confronting Of the problem as
It stands today.
The state law provides that in a
county the size of this one the board
Of supervisors may expend the sum OF
$4,000 for the purpose of acquiring,
maintaining and equipping a sani-
torium OF this nature. This is known
rs the supervisor plan The other,
which has been used in several coun-
ties Of the state, is to put the matter
to vote of the people for bond Is
sue to maintain the sanitorium. This
plan was used in Scott county very
effectively and as a result Davenport
has a very complete place.
This plan was thought to be i'm
practical here just at this time. The
social workers and physicians, who
have pushed the matter to the present
stage Of practical assurance, have felt
that it would be far better to begin in
small way and expand as the needs re-
quired it. 1t is expected that the fund,
set out by the board of supervisors,
will be augmented by public subscrip-
tons. ..r .
The place which Is being considered
for sanitorium is the w. E. Mullin
home east of the city on rural route
No. 8. This is the place known as
"Sunnyslope'b and was formerly the
r. ID. Foster summer home. The COM
mittee, appointed last May to act in
this matter, has visited this place and
found it very practical for the use to
which it would be put should it be
purchased. ....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
DRAGGING RIVER
FOR JOHNSON'S BODY

Des Moines, Aug. 8.--Police are still
dragging the Des Moines river oppo,
site Camp Douglas for the body of
Hugh Johnson, q years old, who
drowned while his wife, powerless on
the bank of the river, watched him
sink.
Johnson said he could swim but
when he stepped into a hole twelve
feet deep he beanie panic stricken.
His wife, who was watching from the
shore, called to other bathers to go
to his assistance but he was too far
away and they could not get to him
quickly enough. He drowned twelve
4eet from the shore, where his wife
lNaS watching As. 4,rse sa,,.s ssarstsp.i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
QUIET AT PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug. 8.-Leaders
of the local division of the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees. who yesterday
called a strike of the motormen and
conductors of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co.. planned to hold a mass
meeting today in an effort to gain
additions to their ranks.
Pickets will be placed at car barns,
it was announced, and within twenty
four hours strike leaders expect to
have at least one-half of the 400 men
out. e.: --.+ ~
Thomas E. Mitten. president Of the
Transit company, said less than $50
men had answered the strike order and
that the operation of cars had not
been affected in the least
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
IOWA s VETERANS
WILL LEAVE SOON
JOHN TRIsLER, OF oTTUMWA,
Is NAMED MEMBER OF COM.
MANDER's STAFF.

Ees Moines, Aug. s.-Iowa old sol
national encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic which is to be
held at Kansas City, Mo-, the week
commencing August IS. This is about
a month earlier than last year.
A special Iowa train over the Chi.
cago and Great Western will leave
Des Moines the evening of Monday
August %. and will arrive in Kansas
City the next morning In time for
breakfast.
The semi.off1cial meeting of the
grand army and it's allied societies is
to be held at Convention Hall Tuesday
evening, August 90 Governor Elliott
w. Major Of Missouri, the mayor OF
Kansas City, and department comman.
der Of the department of Missouri
G. A. r. will give addresses of vel,
come. Responses will be made by
Elias R. Monfort, commander in chief
of the G. A. R., and greetings will be
extended by the national president OF
the Army Nurses of the Civil War, the
national presidents Of the W. R. c., of
the Ladies of the G. A. R., Daughters
of Veterans and other organizations.
The parade of the old soldiers will
take place Wednesday morning, An'
gust 80. Only veterans Of the civil war
associated with grand army posts will
be allowed to participate except the
Sons of Veterans who will act as Of.
fetal escort. Wednesday evening, Au.
gust 80, there is to be a great campfire
in the Convention Hall. The first bust
ness session will convene August 81.
Every regiment is to have a re-
union. A reunion committee has been
at work for some time. Kansas City
is making elaborate preparations to
give the membership of the G. A. r..
som ething new in the feature of en-
tertainment. ~ .
J.. H. Mills. department commander
of the Iowa G.. A. R., has announced
the following appointments: Depart
ment inspector, w. H. Cahail, Guthrie
Center. judge advocate, w. A. Burnap,
Clear Lake; chief mastering officer, M.
Scanlon. Des Moines; department pa
triotic instructor, William Johnson,
Adel; senior aide and chief of staff,
G. p. Northrup, Des Moines.
, Committee on soldiers day at the
fair, w. " Wilcox. Des Moines; E. D.
Hadley and Milo Ward. Des Moines;
R. T. St. John, Riceville, and c. F.
Stewart, Ames.
s. The following have been appointed
as aides on the staff of the depart
ment commander: J. l.. hurry, Wapel-
10: B. F. Ferris, Hampton; D. w.
Shean. Sigourney: w. l.. Brown
Knoxville: John Hessor, Muscatine:
w. H. Heaton. Perry: William ?.
Moonthart, Washington; George S.
Neel, Webster City; G. B. Nelson,
Guthrie Center; Herbert Northey,
Waterloo: H. c. Campbell, Waterloo;
Joseph P. Eagle, Davenport; L. A.
Eldora; George Carson,
Council Bluffs; James McKiernan,
Pennington; Louis A. Berryhill, Keo-
kuk: P. H. Bradley, Jefferson; John
Reese. Manson: John Trisler, Ottum-
wa; ]. w. Coddington, Adair, and w.
B. Kelley, Grundy Center.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
HANLY IS TOLD OF
NOMINATION BY
PR0H|B|T|0N|STS
CANDIDATE is NOTIFIED FORM
ALLY OF HIS SELECTION TO
LEAD THE PARTY. ~

indianapolis. Ind, Aug. S.-Preced-
ing the ceremonies officially notifying
u. Frank Hanly. former governor of
Indiana. and DR.. Ira Landrith, of Bos.
ton, of their nominations for president
and vice president, respectively, by
the national convention of the prohibit
ton party, held recently at ST. Paul,
the national committee and the cam
paign committee of the party met here
this morning to begin plans for the
coming campaign A campaign man.
ager, who, with an executive COM
mittee, will have complete charge of
the campaign probably will be appoint
ed. The days program will conclude
with public rally tonight, at which
Mr.. Hanly and DR.. Landrith will be
the principal speakers.
Robert H. Patton, prohibition state
chairman of Illinois, was to notify Mr..
Hanly of his nomination and Oliver w.
Stewart, OF Indianapolis, was to in
form officially DR.. Landrith, who, be-
fore going to Boston as the extension
secretary of the United Societies of
Christian Endeavor. was superinten-
dent of the Anti-Saloon league of Ten
nessee for fifteen years, of his nomina-
ton. g. ..-~. ="
In his speech of acceptance Mr.. Han
ly repudiated one plank of the nation
al prohibition platform. He. said he
did not favor the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall. that he would not up
hold it in his campaign speeches and
If e1ected he would ,)DnOSe it's enact
ment into law.
DR.. Landrith in his speech Of ac-
ceptance told how he had always been
an independent democrat in Tennessee
and said he probably would continue
to vote with the party of my fathers"
in local and state affairs but in all ma
tional matters he would support only
the cause which called for state and
nation wide prohibition. =.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
INJURED CHANGING TIRES.

, Marengo, Aug. s.-Clyde Maudlin Of
this city suffered a painful injury re-
Gently. He was changing a tire on his
fathers car and neglected to take all
the air out of the tire before he re-
moved it. AS result piece of the
rim was blown off and struck him in
the head and it was necessary to take
several stitches to close the wound.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
Union Heads Meet With the
National Committee of
Railroad Managers
REPORT IS MADE
ON STRIKE VOTE
Show That Majority
a. of the Traimmen Favor
r. Enforcing Demand

New York, Aug. S.--A decision as to
whether 100000 employees Of 235 rail-
road systems in the United States
shall go on strike to enforce their de-
mands for an eight hour day and pay
at the rate of time and half for over
time is expected to result from con-
ference of the national conference
committee of the railroads with the
heads of the four great railroad broth
erhoods which was resumed here to-
day. Earlier in the summer the rail
road managers rejected most of the
demands of the brotherhoods and pro-
posed to arbitrate in accordance with
the Newlands act.
Since then the union officials have
taken vote of members of their Or
CARNATIONS on the question of wheth-
er a strike shall be declared if their
demands again are refused. 1t has
been stated that the great majority of
the men voted to strike If necessary.
The result of the vote was announced
to the railroad managers today.
AS was expected it showed that the
employees were overwhelmingly in ia
vor Of authorizing strike.
Managers to Consider.
Soon after the figures were present
ed the conference adjourned until to-
morrow to allow the railway manag-
ers to consider the result. .-....
Each union head presented his fig
ures In different form. w. S. Stone,
for the engineers, reported 9S.17 per
cent in favor of a strike in the south
eastern district, 9035 per cent in the
western and 94.64 per cent in the east
ern.
W. S. Carter, for the firemen and
enginemen, reported that out of to-
tai of 1868 votes cast. including non
union men and employees on roads not
represented in the conference. 9S.04
per cent were in favor of strike.
w. G. Lee, for the trainmen, report
ed that out of a total vote of 1923, 10S,
124,S32 favored strike with 1,40O
votes still to be heard from.
A. B. Garretson of the conductors
reported S403 per cent affirmative in
the western district, S4.0S in the east
ern and 9S.04 in the southern district,
with 34,846 votes cast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
MRS. GEORGE SYFERT
DIES AT BONAPARTE

Bonaparte, Aug. s.-Mrs. George
svfert highly respected citizen of
Bonaparte, died Sunday afternoon,
after lingering illness of Fl. several
years. She leaves a husband and
daughteS, Maude, who was her faith
full nurse until the end She also
leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Chas.
Bennett, Of Lacon. Ill, and Mrs. Roy
Stone, Of Acasto. Mo. s-s-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
FEDERAL BOARD BUSY.

Washington, D. c., Aug. S.-Judge
William L. Chambers and G. w. Hang
erfi members Of the U. S. board of me-
diation and Cancellation, arranged to-
day to go to New York tonight to get
in touch with the threatened railroad
strike situation. They probably will
be Joined there by Judge Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the board.
The board has not yet received an
invitation from either side to mediate
and under the law can not offer its
services until tieup in traffic is i'm
minent
Secretary Wilson of the department
Of labor already has made several re-
ports to President Wilson. The presi-
dent will take no action personally I'M
less all other agencies fail to avert a
break.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20

Rev. Mr. Sherman of Platteville was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs W. S. Ross
Sunday and conducted the evening
services at the Trinity church
Dr.. Charles Ross and daughter Helen
returned Saturday from Biloxi. Miss,
where they spent the winter. Mrs Ross
and son are visiting in Gary, Indiana,
enroute home.
Mrs Mary Sorrer and Mrs Rudolph
Stellar and son Howard of Milwaukee
are the guests Of DR.. and Mrs G.. G.
Rubenthal.
Miss Mary Knight of Darlington was
a week end visitor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs w. S. Ross.
Mrs W. j. G. Bond returned last
week from visit with her daughter
Mrs Carlyle Shilton at Oregon. Mrs
Bonds many friends will be pleased
to hear she is improving in health.
Mrs Hugh Philips, Sr. has been
dangerously i'll the past week at the
home of her daughter and son in law
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
PLEASANT VIEW

Mr. and Mrs George THICKER and fam
lily have moved to their new home
which they recently purchased in
Graysville.
Miss Jennie Harris is spending few
weeks at the Holman home.
Miss Rena James was an over night
guest at the G. D. Reynolds home re-
Gently.
Mark Hunt was at Darlington Friday
to attend the funeral of friend.
A farewell dancing party was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs George
THICKER Wednesday night. A good
time is reported by all who attended.
George Chandler is spending few
weeks at the Louis Gratz home.
Miss Villa James is spending this
week with her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs William Terrill in IMMORAL Point.
Miss Sylvia Martin spent the past
week in Mineral Point with her brother
Harold Martin.
Misses Blanche and Faye Terrill
spent from Friday until Sunday at the
William Terrill home in Mineral Point.