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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
Eldcn High School Notes

On Friday, March 3. the first diYi..
sion of the literary society will render
the following program:
Recitation, Virginia Council .4ss
1.-THE fiinches Of the snow fields
Emile Hastings.
Protection Of birds" John sWrights
Recitation, Adrian Sapp.
Debate Resolved, that day cur.
rent would be beneficial to Eldon.
Affirmative, Fred Shore. Milo Heinz;
negative, Donald Walker, Harold
Stephenson.
Recitation, George Hallen.
Importance of birds" Eula Mcclure
Meadow People" Vernon Copeland
Recitation, Sterling Rigg.
six birds and snake" Mack Cam
bin. "
Recitation, Earl Beckner.
The basket ball team will play a
game with the Eddyyille team at the
latter place on Wednesday night,
March i. The train connections are
good so we ought to have good rep
resentation from Eldon to support our
team.
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ACQUITTED ON ARSON
SUES INSURANCE co,

Grundy Center, Feb. 29.-M. r.
Cowell, whose barn burned in Beav.
or township near Stout about a year
ago, and who was tried in the district
court on the charge Of arson and &C.
quilted, has brought suit against the
Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning
Insurance company Of Grundy county
to recover the amount Of the policy
on the barn. Mr.. Cowell had the barn
insured for $1,000 and 1t was almost
new It will be recalled that there
was trouble between Mr.. Cowell and
his tenant, S. E. Mulkins, and the
barn burned One morning about 4
o'clock. The state fire marshal in.
vestigated the matter and the grand
Jury brought several indictments
against Mr. Cowell, one charging ar.
son and another with attempting 70
defraud the local mutual company
Mr.. Cowell was tried on the arson
charge and acquitted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
MANY TOWNS ARE
Af TER A COLLEGE ! |
IOWA FALLS AND OTHERS WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE COMBINED
BAPTIST SCHOOL,.

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Iowa Falls, Feb. 29.This city may
seek the location here Of the new
Baptist college that is to be establish
ed in Iowa by the board of education
lof the northern Baptist convention,
of which DR.. e. d. Burton Of Chica.
go is the chairman and DR.. Frank w.
L. Pedelford of Boston Is secretary.
This new educational institution is ap-
proved by the board and the five year
program outlined for the school in.
cludes an endowment of 100000 and
$3.50, 900 for equipment. This is next
to the highest amount assigned to
any one school by the board. Other
Iowa cities will seek the location Of
the school, including Dies Moines,
Marshalltown, Carroll and Waterloo.
It is stated the church will abandon
the schools it has maintained at Pella
and Des Moines and establish the new
school on a new basis and center it's
efforts in upbuilding this one college
of the denomination in Iowa. April Il
has been set as the date for action
in this matter and in the meantime
the cities seeking the location of the
school will be visited by the commit
tee and action will then be taken on
the report of this committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
WOULD DEVELOPE
IOWA GARDENING
SPECIALIST THINKS THAT LAND.
ScAPE IOWA SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED.

Grinnell, Feb. 29.-That landscape
gardening in Iowa should be developed
along lines essentially Iowan was the
view expressed by Ray f. Weirick OF
Des Moines, danscape architect to
Grinnell college, In lecture given
here yesterday to the citizens of Grin
nell.
Mr.. Weirick asserted that Iowa
topography is essentially as rich as
any other in the world and that a type
of gardening should be developed to
conform to this individual topography.
Especially should it conform to bluffs
along Iowa streams and to northern
Iowa lakes, which he stated Is par
ticular feature of, Iowa topography
The beauty and scenic effects of the
lakes of northern Iowa are not ap-
preciated outside of Iowa nor even
fully by people in the state, he said.
The use of native Iowa trees, shrubs,
and flowers should be another means
of adequately developing a distinct
type of landscape gardening for Iowa.
Z Mr.. Weirick said that much has
been done by a large number of Iowa
cities to develop an Iowa type OF gar
dening for the city beautiful. He
referred to D. G. McCarty, an attorney
of Emmetsburg. and a graduate OF
Grinnell in 1901, as one of the most
influential men in the state toward
furtherance of this kind Of work.
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TO OBSERVE DAY
FOR CHINA PEOPLE
ANNUAL CELEBRATION At GRIN.
NELL is SCHEDULED FOR
MARcH,6 THIS YEAR.

Grinnell, Feb China
day, which is celebrated annually at
Grinnell college, for the purpose OF
raising money to support the move
| ment to establish new Grinnell In
CHINA. will be held this year on March
6. Chief among the speakers OF the
day will be Arie B. DeHaan, Grinnell,
| '06, who is at the head of GrinnelTs
educational work in China.
A budget of nearly $1,000 is raised
each year among the students Of the
college alone toward this work, to-
! gether with large contributions from
alumni townspeople and some aid from
/; the American board of foreign mis-.
sions. This is enough to support .
school in Shantung province, China,
modelled along the same educational
lines as it's prototype at Grinnell. 1t
| is the present aim of Grinnell college
| to take entire charge of all education
al work in this province and to NIL all
teaching positions with Grinnell grad
, yates.
The Grinnellin.C China movement vas
originated in 1910 and In 1913 the
movement was definitely organized
with a committee at Grinnell and an
alumni committee in China. The work
of the movement follows two distinct
lines, higher and lower education. The
colleges and graduate schools In China
are dependent for their students on
the lower system of mission schools
ranging from primary through high
school grades. Grinnell will center its
| lower educational work around and III
the city of ,Techon, Shantung, China
A Grinnell alumnus to direct and &c.
velop this lower work will be sent to
China this fall. In higher educational
work, Grinnell will support three pro-
fessors in an inter-denOminatiOnal Unr
versity at Tsinaufu, the capita. OF
Shantung province.
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CONDITION OF A
REVIVAL SUBJECT
SUBJECT OF EVANGELIST PHELPS
MONDAY NIGHT SERMON
At EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, Feb. 29.--To the surprise
of the most sanguine, the tabernacle
was filed last night to hear Evangelist
Phelps in his inimitable sermon on
Conditions of a Revival" from the
text, James SIG.
His rapid fire enunciation, his rapid
pacing of the platform, his keenly
vivid word pictures, his gestures, all
out of the ordinary, made it impossible
for his listeners to lag in their interest
for even minute.
To use western metaphor, he Is
certainly a great single handed talker,
The people are now convinced that
there will be a heart searching. soul
stirring revival of religion that will
stir this community from center to
circumference and the great need now
is that Christian workers get busy to
do their part towards securing the
greatest and earliest possible mo-
mentum.
Pheipisms.
We have REVEALS in business, in
pleasure. in dress, etc. Why not in
religion? ~.
The Christians need clearer vision
of their duties and their privileges in
Christian work.
There is real need for real prayer,
also real need Of Christ in society
in the church and in the home.
True religion is needed first of all
in the home.
If there is no revival here it's be-
cause the religious people wont pray. {
If there is sin in your life God will
not answer your prayer.
Any man who cannot talk Jesus
Christ to his son, there is something
wrong. You cannot go to heaven with
hell in your heart.
The Christian is partner with
God and ought therefore to be the best
possible kind of partner to help make
the business succeed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
ELDON

Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Amiss Of Altoona
spent Saturday at the W. X. Lutz5
home, on their way to Libertyville
Mrs. Tom Bremenstuhl returned to-
her home in Trenton, Mo-, after an
extended visit at the parental, John
Camblin home.
Miss Bull, of Allerton, arrived Sum.
day to visit her sister, Miss Verdas
Bull.
/ G. l.. Hall returned home last week;
from visit in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Lyons and
daughter, Beatrice, spent Sunday ina
Floris with relatives. Il
D. Coughlin, superintendent of mid
die division C. r. 1. & p railway on
Trenton. Mo-, was in the city on busi.
ness Sunday.
Mrs James Reed went to Chicago
| Saturday to meet her husband, who H.
there on company business.
Rev. F. L. Selby of Fairfield was IN.
the city today, en- route to KilbOurne,
to hold meetings.
Mrs. Verne McCracken and daughter
Ruth Irene, returned to her home In
Trenton, after an extended visit at the:
parental, G. M. Passwater homo.
Mrs. Bird, Kneedler and daughter
Irene, visited relatives in Floris oyer
Sunday.
Lawrence Owen returned to his
work at Silvis after a few days visit
with his parents.
f. X. Daugherty of Ottumwa We
down to see his father Sunday.
!, There will be an old time flddler'a
concert at the McHaffey opera house,
Thursday evening, March 2. ~
Mrs. Paul Creamer returned to her.
home in Agency after week end
visit at the home Of her mother. Mrs
| Alice Weist.
Miss Ruth wilkinson spent Sunday
in Floris with relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
HOLD-UP MEN
LIVED UNDER STACK

Centerville. Feb .29.-When officers
discovered comfortable winter quar-.
tiers excavated under strawstack on
the Jess Ellis place a mile from Cert
teryille, it is thought they found the
secret hiding place OF gang that has
been engaged in holdups and other
depredations. So bold had the gang
become that two Of it's members held
UP Promise City man in broad day
light week ago and took his over.
coat, hat and pocket book from him.
When this den was discovered dis.
carded overcoat was found, which
leads to the belief that the holdup
gang resorted there. They made theit
escape half hour before the officers
arrived and have not been seen since
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
PARK TALK RECALLS
LIMITED MARRIAGE

McGregor, Feb. 20. The wide.
spread interest in the proposed nation
al park on the scenic hills of the Mis-
sissippi near McGregor has brought
forth once more the oft-told story that
jefferson Davis while an officer at
Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chen, in
1885 eloped with the daughter Of the
forts commander, Zachary Taylor, and
was secretly married to her in cabin
at McGregor. A portion Of the officers
quarters occupied by the Zachary Tay.
Tor family is now incorporated in the
Prairie due Chen sanitarium and the
very window through which Knox Tay.
lor is said to have made her exit the
night of the elopement is shown to
visitors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
STATE AGENTS MAKE
SEVEN ARRESTS

Centerville. Feb. 29.-State agents
after the second period of work in
Appanoose county made seven arrests
for liquor selling and the men are all
in custody waiting the grand jury.
1t was found that the business is be.
Ing conducted much more under Gov
er than a few weeks ago when the
agents arrested more than twenty.
One of the main evils now is said to
be the taxicabs which are used by
those wanting liquor as a go between
the buyer never seeing the seller, the
taxi driver acting as an agent In pro
curing it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
''VOTES FOR WOMEN"
CAMPAIGN is ON

Bloomfield, Feb 20. The ward
chairmen polling the straw vote Of the
men in the city of Bloomfield determin'
ing the sentiment in the Votes for
Women" campaign have begun their
work. The ladies named for this
special work are First ward, Mrs. e.
D. Beauchamp, Mrs. Harry Burchett;
second ward, Mrs. Harvey Leon, Mrs,
Edgar Johnson; third ward, Mrs. O. D.
Wray, Mrs. G.. D. Fortune. Mrs. H. c.
Taylor, county chairman, is naming the
township chairmen in Davis county
this week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
O'CONNOR FUNERAL
AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH

Fairfield Feb. 29.-Mrs. Mary
Hama O'Conner, one of the best
known women Of Fairfield and Jeffer-
son county, passed away peacefully
Sunday afternoon at her home on
West Lowe street. Hers was a life
of unusually strong influence for good
upon her children and those with
whom she came in contact, and there
are scores of friends in Fairfield to-
day mourning with the relatives over
the death OF this good woman.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday morning at Q o'clock at st.
Mary's Catholic church and will be
conducted by Rev. Father Henry j.
Hogan. The interment will take place
in Evergreen cemetery.
Ninety-three years ago In, March OF
this year there was born a little girl
who was named Mary in the James
Hama family in County Glare, Ire.
land. This little girl was brought to
the great land of America and in 1858
she came to Jefferson county, and two
years later to Fairfield, locating at the
same place where she died, block Of
ground in the central part Of the city
situated on the streets of Lowe and
Ford.
In 1883 in Greencastle, Indiana,
Miss Mary Hama became the happy
bride of James O'Conner and they
came to Fairfield to make their home.
To them were born eight children.
Two Of them. with their father, have
preceded Mrs. O'Conner in death. The
surviving children are Mrs. Mary Fit
simmons, Newark, Ohio; Mrs. Bridget
Clifford OF Si3ourney, Mrs. Margaret
Hayes and Miss Kate O'Conner Of
Chicago, Miss AnnaJ and Dennis
O'Conner at home. Mrs. O'Conner
also was mother to grandson, Will.
liam Brophy, now living at San Lois,
Cal.
She was from infancy Catholic and
was one of the f1rmest believers in the
church rules and doctrines. When the
new church building was erected here
several years ago she gave much and
did much to assist the church in a
financial way. She was one Of the
best of neighbors and there are many
Fairfield people who. will remember
for some time the kindly hammered
old LADY, who was known as MRS.
Conner" by the more recent genera
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
WARREN COUNTY
PROPERTY ON BOOM

Indianola, Feb. 29.-While Warren
county has gained in forty-fve years
only about 5000 in population, its tax.
able property has jumped from!
$4,365, 291 to 01,806,730. The coun.
tvs population in 1870 was 1880. In
l1915 it was trifle over 10000: Ir
|1S7O there was one bank in the coun
ty. Now there are nineteen. The
per capita deposits in 1870 were
1850. Today they are $1375O.
But the number Of land owners Is
showing decrease. In two average
townships in 1870 there were sol tax
payers who owned land. Now there
are 367.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
PERFEcTs NEW DEVICE.

Knoxville, Feb. 20. Harry 81.
Wheaton Of Dallas township has per-
fected an important and valuable In
yentton designed to prevent accidents
to telephones and telephone users
from lightning. The device is called
combined lightning arrester and tele-'
phone cut-out. He says that the de-
vice can be manufactured, and put on
the market cheaply, and that he has
been Informed by the Washington ON.
cials that the invention is a very use
full and valuable patent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
A NEW Sis, 900 M. E.
CHURCH AT SEYMOUR

Seymour, Feb. ga campaign
closed last night in which three
fourths of The amount was pledged for
the erection Of a $4,000 M. E. church
at this place. DR.. I. G. lift OF Den.
yer, Colo, assisted by the local pas
tor and membership, conducted the
campaign which began Friday night
by big banquet provided by the
Ladies' Aid society. 1t is the plan to
erect the building this coming season
on the site of the old building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

A bulletin just issued by the
bureau of labor statistics of the de-
partment of labor shows how the
movement for labor legislation for
women ana children has spread over
the country in recent years. An en-
animation Of the legislation in the
states from 1908 to 1915 shows that
the number of states prohibiting fac
tory employment of children under
fourteen years of age increased from
thirty on January /, 1908 to forty-one
in 1915. The number prohibiting
: night work under sixteen years in
Creased from eighteen to thirty-six
I'D the number limiting hours OF la
1bor under sixteen years to eight hours
a day increased from three to twenty
one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
HElREss no BIG EsTATE.

Grinne1l, Feb. 29.-Mrs. A. r.
Swaney of this city is one of four
heirs of an estate estimated at $500,
900, coming from a bachelor brother
who died recently in Santa Ana, Cal
Deceased was Is years of age, was
veteran Of the civil war, having Ell.
listed at Pella. He afterward moved
to Jasper county where most of his
wealth is located in Iowa land. His
name was George G. Richardson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

Suffrage clubs are growing in all
parts Of the state. Bedford has a new
club of one hundred and fifty mem
bers, and Onawa, not to be outdone,
has a club Of equal number. Mary
other clubs are being formed through
out the state and in most instances
the membership rolls include men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
CENTERVILLE MASONS
PLAN MODERN TEMPLE

Centerville, Feb. 29.The Masonic
lodge is looking for site on which to
build modern temple. II a location
can be found on the public square the
lower part will be bEilt ,for rental for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

business purposes and the next two
stories for lodge use. The Masona
have grown to membership Of about
300 in the blue lodge and fiourishing
in the higher degrees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

finance, "is the secret of your sue
cess?' ~
"Unremitting industry and strict at
tention to business he replied.
But was objected, lit Is well
known fact that you never reach YOU
office before II o'clock and that yol
quit at and spend the rest of the
day playing golf.'
quite true,' said the magnate, "bu
that is neither here nor there. The
secret of my success, as was about tt
say when you interrupted me, Is unre
hitting industry and strict attention t.
business on the part of my employees.
"Bobbie,' said Uncle John, "hov
many are two times three?'
Five answered the boy promptly
"No, Bobby, you are mistaken. two
times three are six"
"Tain't either" protested Bobby
1.-TWO times three are five, and IL 70,
will come down to the corner with me
I'll prove it to YOU"
And taking his uncle by the hand hi
led him to the corner and pointed tri
umphantly to sign on fruit stand
Apples, 8 cents each. Two for s."
did that last snowstorm cause yol
any inconvenience
Some. I wasn't able to get int
town for week, but then our cool
couldn't get away, either. She stayed
with us whole week longer than W.
usually keep them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

Twelve counties in northeastern
Illinois are planning for new net
work OF paved roads to cover the en-
tire district. They are going to take
advantage of recently enacted law
which provides that the state will pay
half the cost of building permanent
roads
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

there is no method like a protective
tariff, And so the democrats have
decided to keep the tariff on sugar
instead of letting it come in duty free
after May as provided in the I'm
derwood tariff law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
LEAVES HER MONEY
TO RELIGIOUS CAUSE

Waterloo, Feb. 2o. Miss Frances A.
Grout, sister of Senator Henry w.
Grout, who died a few days ago, left
requests to personal friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
ERADICATE OBSERVER ours.

Humboldt. Feb. 29.-The BradgatH
Observer last week was added to the
list of small town papers which have
found 1t impossible to succeed in Iowa.
1t suspended after a hard fight BY f..
"A. Odell, its editor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

| If you don't like your neighbor how
can you expect him to like you?
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|Di n n e e
| s tor i e s

Il see another of your clients went
to. Jail yesterday" remarked the doc
tor. "You must have quite a colony
of them there by this time"
"Oh, WE'LL" replied the lawyer, 81
keep 'em above ground anyhow That's
more than you can say for your pa
TENTS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

The administration has found that
theorizing about revenue is all right
hnt that whsA you need the money
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

Wit without brains is pepper with.
out meat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

Today is the one day in every four
years that keeps the calendar straight.
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What, was asked the captain Of
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-14
WOMAN SHOT
BY HUSBAND
Nick Stellar Fires Four
Shots into Wife's Body.
Victim Dies few Hours
Later. In Caldwell Jail,

Last Friday Mrs. Nick St Clair, Of b
Horseshoe Bend, WAS brutaliy shot 70
death BY ber husband. from whom she
had applied for divorce, when ste reius-
ed to deliver to him their four year-old
son. The tragedy took place on the road
between Sweet and Montour- ST Clair
who was in Boise that morning, hired
an auto and instructed the driver tc
make a hurried drive to Horseshoe
Bend Not finding his wife at home he
drove on 10 Nontour, and then out on
the Sweet road, where he met his wits
with her father. WI skillings, on a
load Of grain. He stopped the team By
jumping out of the auto and grabbing
brides of the horses, and demanded tbs
child, which the mother refused to de-
liver. Alter some parleying he opened
fire with an automatic .8S. firing fon,
shots into her body. Her father took
her into Sweet where she died later
st. Clair escaped at the time, but was
captured by officers Saturday evening 3
miles southeast Of Payette- He wa Ia
ken TO Emmett. but the insecurity Of
the Emmett Jail and fear Of attempted
lynching caused Sheriff Nichols to re-
move him to the county Jail at CaId'
well, where be is now kept
| After the capture the prisoner freely
admitted the shooting, and upon beng
told that his wife had died replied, 81
am glad OF it,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-14

Some mon are so lucky. Their III
nat e ap -ia,ier