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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
THE PARK. AVE. NEWS.
Weather. Depending on the sky.

"edLAcI. DoPOAuAAS OA SA0 OAJ'
Spoarts. The Park Ave-. Country
Club was almost formed last Theirs
day, the fellows all discussing 1t on
Pubs Simkinses frunt steps and agree
ing to meet wunts a week In Pubs
back yard and Pubs agreeing to let
them dig holes for golf and pull up
part of the grass to make skin ten.
mis- court, witch the club wood proberly
now be formed If Mrs. Simkins had
not bin at the parler window and herd
the plans being discussed.
SHORT STORY.
Bigger and More of It.
II will be fine big tummato some
day. sed the little seed, with happy
smile.
The next week 1t was a big juicy
watermelon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
AIRSHIP RAIDS
BRITISH COAST

London, Aug. 24.-zho east coast OF
England was visited again last nisht
by hostile airshtp. A. British o@cisl
statement says:
"A hostile airship crossed tae east
coast shortly before midnight iaat
night. A. number Of incend!arv arc
some high explosive bombs were drcn.
ped in open fields. No damage nor
casualties are reported. The a;rxh;n
went tc Sea aga:c before I O'clock this
morning."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
cONVICTS RETURN TO CAMP.

Sioux City, Aug. 24.-Repentant,
William, Flanagan, under sentence of
eight years in the Anamosa reforma-
tory, who escaped from a prison road
camp at Cherokee, has returned to the
camp. Arthur Livermore of Cedar
Rapids, who escaped with Flanagan,
also returned. Flanagan was convict.
ed of granddaughter in the district
court here in 1915 for the killing Of
Charles Peterson in local saloon.
The killing occurred on Christmas
eve in 1914.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
TRAIN KILLS MAN.

Sioux City. Aug. 24.-The tattoo
mark 'D-6' on the right arm was the
only clue to the identity Of man who
was struck by Chicago, st. Paul Min.
& Omaha train and killed
south Of the Floyd river bridge near
the outskirts. OF the city. No papers
were found in the clothing OF the-uu.
known man. He was killed instantly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
SCHOOLS OPEN SOON

Centervillc. Aug. "A. The Center
Vile schools will resume work on Mon
day, Sept. 4. AS this Is Labor day the
pupils will not be expected to report
until Tuesday morning. All teachers
however, are expected to work full
time Monday, putting things in shape
SO that the classes may start at nine
o'clock Tuesday morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
FARMERS APPROVE
PEDDLING IN CARS

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-Ccm-
plant against action Of the western
and northwestern Inca In discontinue
ing peddler car service BY which per
ishable commodities were sold from
freight cars to consumers was made
to the Interstate commerce commits
sion today hYs the NebraskA state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26

EDNA KENT FORBES, Editor OF
Beauty" Department.:
am q girl nineteen years Of age.
shall spend the coming summer At
the beach, and would greatly enjoy
going barefoot while wearing my
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
RUSH SolDlERa, MAI

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. A.-That
soldiers Oh the border may yet tho
fastest possible service or their mail
the postofice department has sent an
efficiency expert, N. a, Bunn, 10 San
Anfoaio.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26

Or. Bells Pine Tar Honey,
Honey soothes the Irritation. Pima
Tar cuts the phlegm. relieves ronaes.
ton. sootAsa tas nv sposs. AZ. =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26
range and the Nebraska Farmers

union. II 49, = q 4
1t Is charged that in discontinuirx
the practice the railroads have x1ven
preference to wholesale grocers and
commission firms to the DISADVANTAGE
Of the grower and consumer. q =
Car peddling has prevailed In Iowa
Illinois, Kansas. Missouri, Minnesota.
Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dake
ia, Nebraska and other states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-26

Treat Coughs and Colds at Once.
Dangerous bronchial and lung all
ments follow neglected colds-eake DR..
Kings New Discovery. It will keep YOU
we'll. ...@
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
Public Librory Not Here.

Where is the public library?" in
quired a stranger of a prominent citizen.
Without batting an eyelash the prominent
citizen confessed that .'New Ulm didn't
have no such animal" 5:.~1,.....
There is probably not another town in
Minnesota as large as this city which
cannot boast of public library, The
reason has never been explained, except
that a move in that direction had not
been taken. 1t certainly is not because
the citizens are not public spirited, be-
cause they are; neither is it not because
they are afraid of spending the money,
because they are not. =. ..;.. ..:..l..... =.
The only conclusion to be reached,
therefore, is that the people just haven't
gotten around to it yet. But they, will;
you can bank on that. No town with
the public spirit of New Ulm ever goes
without library, once they get to
thinking about it. ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

ways been restricted to certain sphere
fixed by man. Who but man has said
whether or not that condition was Just?
Slowly, but steadily, new conscience
is coming to life. It is reviewing the
past; it is questioning the future. 1t
will be quickened by Mr.. Ford's ex-
ample Some men will resist for time
the still small voice, but ultimately they
must yield; for that voice, at first so
faint as to be scarcely observable, be-
comes in time clamorous to degree
that browns out all other sounds"
Mr.. Ford, since he came into the lime
light as the manufacturer of an auto
mobile at such price almost any one
could afford to own car, has accomplish
ed some wonders, and has kept the whole
country agog as to what he would do
next, but none of them have caused
more stir than his announcement that
women employed by him or his company,
should receive equal pay with men.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
That Open Sewer Again

Several comments have been heard
regarding the open sewer which every
body is obliged to pass if they 60 to
Loretto hospital or the "Way of the
Cross" and the general sentiment is
that the proper authorities will attend
to it in due course of time.
1t is to be hoped they will not decide,
however, that next spring will be time
enough, because it will freeze up anyway
pretty soon, and a covering will not be
necessary until warm weather comes
again. Such delay would be poor policy
because if the matter is allowed to rest
until then it is likely to 60 through
another period of hot weather.
It is to be hoped the city officials will
not act on the theory Of the man whose
home had leaky roof, told in the story
of long ago:
When the mans wife would ask him
to repair the roof in fair weather he said
the roof didn't need anything done to it.,
and when it rained he declared he couldn't
work on the roof during storm
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
WHERE is TEDDY?


Where is Teddy, he hasn't beer
heard from yet," is the combined ques.
ton and remark heard about every day
lately. The following New York dis,
patch says: ~. -.
I Grandfathering, domesticity and lit
erary efforts will occupy all the time Of
Theodore Roosevelt for at least three
years and half. .....
When the colonel returned from his
final campaign speech at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, he said:
well, boys; it, all over until Tuesday.
And I'm all over with it tonight. l am
from now on merely an elderly grand
father of strong leaning toward do
mesticity and things literary"
And that statement, according to the
colonel's closest friends, stands today.
That three years and half proviso
is put in because some of the colonel's
closest and most influential friends and
supporters believe that powerful effort
will be made to get the colonel to run
in 1920. ..-.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
PRESIDENT WILSON. {

s . &. . & Z T. . z
Election day is past and President
Wilson has again been elected. It is
superfiuous to make this announcement,
as almost everybody has known that
fact for several days.
However, The Review is entitled to a
little pardonable pride in the fact that
it's candidate has been returned to the
White House for another four-year term.
1t was the West that came to the rescue
and made it possible for the Democratic
party to win.
!, With the amount of constructive legis-
lation enacted by the Democratic party
in the past four years it was but to be
expected that the party would be re-
tanned in power.
While many have disagreed with the
President, especially regarding his foreign
policy a great majority of people be-
lieved that it was the best for the
country that he continue for another
four years.
The Review is we'll satisfied with the
result and has faith that President
Wilson will profit by the few mistakes
made during his first administration, and
give the country the very best that is in
him in the four years to come.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

A practical joker, or perhaps prac-
tical liar, appeared at Calumet, Mich,
the other day. He came with heart
rending story of being the only one to
escape from a ship which he said had
sunk the day before off Keweenaw point,
Lake Superior. He said that the ship
Castella had gone down, taking with her
twenty-five of her crew of twenty-three.
The fellow was great hero around those
parts for day. He was fed and taken
care of with the best the town afforded.
Then he disappeared. It transpired
later that at the time Of the supposed
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
MODERN WOODMEN TO MAN.
KATO.

For the monster initiation of candi-
dates into the mysteries of the Modern
Woodmen Order which is to take place
at Mankato next Monday evening, large
delegations from neighboring camps are
expected. Harmony Camp from here
will participate in this event 100 strong
and will be accompanied by the Elk.
Regiment Band. They leave in the
afternoon at $50 and expe to return
on the 1889 train Tuesday m rning
Milford Rural Camp will augm ent t1e
GRO I'd from here. Fully 20 are expected
to 60 from that camp.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
NEW.DIMESIN NEWULM

q 4 y
The new dimes haven't gained a very
wide circulation in New Ulm yet. The
reason for that is that but few Of them
have been received anywhere yet. The
few that have been seen here have
served to bring many Latin dictionary
off its shelf in the attic, treat said volume
to a busting, and put it to use again for
a few moments.
All this busting and use of the old book
has been caused by the laurel-wreathed
bundle of sticks on the reverse of the coin.
This bundle looks, according to popular
description, like vine that grew round
a fagot of firewood in which the axe had
been left. Much discussion has arisen
concerning just what the thing is.
Here is the real, right information
about it. If you are true high-brow
and cling to Latin ways you will know
it is a "fasces" and you will pronounce
it "fass-kase" to rhyme with ''glass-case.
If you speak the tongue that Shakespeare
favored you call it tfass-aez' to rhyme
with glass trees or something. The
accent in each case is on the first syllable.
The Roman fasces was bundle of elm
or birch rods bound around an axe by
red strap. The lictor, a sort of Roman
policeman, hired by the Nabobs of the
empire, used to strut around with it as
symbol of authority, and the bigger the
nabob the more iictors he had.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
A Chance For The Legislature

Among the many foolish things done
by former Minnesota legislatures, the
most foolish of all was that of fixing the
closing time of the polls on election day
at 9 o'clock. This is especially true
outside of the three larger cities, and
even there 7 o'clock would be plenty late
enough. In the country districts any
one who wants to vote can surely reach
the polls sometime in the day between
6 in the morning and 6 in the evening.
Under the present system OF voting
It is frequently nearly morning following
the election when the ballots have been
counted and the votes computed. This
is needless state of affairs. To begin
with. the election officials in most in
stances have been in practically con-
tinuous service at their posts since an
unreasonable hour in the morning, and
when the ballot boxes are opened,
fifteen hours later, they are naturally
tired enough without an additional
strain of several hours of clerical work
and are untitled to render their labor
either rapid or acurate.
With the extra three hours that could
! st as we'll be cut from the end OF the
day, in m> t cases they would have their
work cleaned up long before midnight.
So far as tx Review is aware Mime
sofa is the only state in the Union where
the Ills are kept open 50 late at night
and not many where they open so early
in the me rning.
An earlier closing would certainly b.
a boon to the newspaper folk, and news
patherers generally, as we'll as the election
official, and these people who woult
like to learn the results and get to bet
at somewhere near a seasonable hour.
If the legislature does nothing else thi
winter we hope it will change the tim
for closing the election polls.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
4 ,tered as Second Glass Matter at the Post
office at New Ulm. Minnesota.
To Curb Drunken Auto Drivers

10 C2JTO DT2t22keH ANtO DJtOe/S
While New Ulm authorities are at.
tempting to put a stop to the reckless
driving of automobiles on the streets
of this city, by intoxicated persons a
municipal judge in Minneapolis has set
an example which might we'll be followed
here as we'll as elsewhere.
A man arraigned before Judge Mont
gomery few days ago, charged with
driving a car while intoxicated, was
given a straight workhouse sentence of
thirty days.
While there is no workhouse in Brown
county, a term in jail might have the
desired effect. There seems to be
plenty Of young chaps from the sur
rounding country who come into New
Ulm, very nicely 'soused', and start
a speed stunt, and if arrested, promptly
pay their fine of $25 or so and are then
ready to go forth, not only sjeopardize
their own lives but those of any man,
woman or child who may chance to get
in their way.
A month in Jail might give them a
chance to reflect over their folly and
cause them to change their ways.
It is a notable fact that in nearly
every instance Of a violation of the
traffic laws the guilty party is not
resident of the city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
S2nQletar And Good Roads

NudIAeS II. Laws, PcoIucAAI VI VIC
National Highway Association, has con-
tributed an article in the Current issue
of the Public, discussing the feasibility
of the Federal Government building
public highways that will connect the
east with the west, and thenorth with the
south.
AS a prelude to the discussion Mr..
Davis says we preach system, organiza-
ton and cooperation and then throw it
to the winds, or in other words that we
seldom practice what we preach. That
is to say, except in our private affairs.
The various ways that our money is
earned and then thrown away is wildly
described. As individuals we work we'll,
but as people we are continually clog
ging the wheels, he says. d..
"Such is the case with our roads," he
declares. "From everywhere there
comes long, loud cry for roads, more
roads, better roads, and needing the cry,
we are trying to get them. This is how
we are doing it: Everyone is building
a road, the state, the county, the town.
What the other states, counties or towns
are doing does not interest us much. It
does sometime in the Old Trail road and
the Lincoln highway, for example, but
generally we wish to show our indie
pendence, and assert our right to what
we call our freedom. This we do by
building our roads how we please and
where we please, which may not be ac-
cording to the best methods, or following
the best general scheme of highways.
Along such lines we spent last year
$249, 955,967 or more for road improve
ment throughout the country. This
means that the people of the United
States in their zeal for good roads and the
results that good roads bring, have paid
in single year, more than two-thirds of
the total of money expended so far on the
construction of %he Panama canal.
with a whole nation so anxious for
roads, the national roads should be
properly built, built under one admins
tration, and built where they will do the
most good. In other words, good roads,
roads that can run for thousands of
miles through state after state, are not
the responsibility of the states, but of
the nation" ...
The plan of nation-built roads as out
lined by Mr.. Davis would be for the
government to construct the roads, con-
Meeting every part of the United States,
eni let the land pay for it. In other
words, a form of single tax, or land
rental, would pay for the roads and give
everybody the benefit. There would be
no tax on buildings bordering the roads
Merely on the land.
"A short calculation shows that by q
fair system of taxation the governme mt
could not only construct a system Of
roads similar to those of every first-class
foreign power, but pay for the upkeeI
and make very considerable source o.
national revenue Such a tax system
would be something like the much dis
puted singletax, where the land alone is
taxed, regardless of buildings and i'm
provements.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
Wom,em's Wages

Tie Public, Chicago weekly publica-
ton, discussing Henry Ford's recent
announcement that in the future women
in his employ would be paid the same
ual Z, as is paid to men for the sam
service, hits the nail square!y on the head,
when it says:
why should rot women receive the
same wages as men for the same service?
Whv should they be singled out as a
prescribed class. of human beings who
must. because of that prescription, serve
for lces than any other class OF human
beings? Woman's activities have al
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

disaster the ship was safe in port, and
no other ship is missing.
The subject of school consolidation
is being discussed with renewed energy
by the people of Hanska, since election is
over and more time is available for
thought on the subject. ~
A. R. Eggensperger, recently edit
the Hanska Herald, has also sold
interest in the Hanska Auto Compal>.e
Mr.. Eggensperger expects to leave Hans
ka soon after the first of the year, bat is
yet undecided as to what business he viii
engage in.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

John C. Book; a former New Ulm
boy, was elected to the legislature from
Sibley county last week. New Ulm
boys usually get what they want when
they 20 after it in dead earnest.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
WORK WAS ABE LINCOLN'S
ONLY RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

;. When a young man asked Abraham
Lincoln how to become lawyer, he was
told to read and study law books, and a
list of these were given him. But the
most characteristic and valuable part
of his advice was in seven words: "Work
work, work! is the main thing" Lincoln
had had occasion to give this same advice
many years before when his step
brother, pleaded for small loan,
that he might leave Illinois and failure
behind him and move to Missouri, in the
hope of being more successful. But
Lincoln urged him to 60 to work just
where he was, saying: "That I propose
that you shall 60 to work tooth and nail
for some one who will give money for it.
I now promise you that for every dollar,
you will between now and the first of May
get for your own labor, will then give
you one other dollar. In this do not
mean that you shall GO off to St. Louis,
or the mines in California, but mean for
you to go at it for the best wages you can
get close at home in Coles county. Now,
if you will do this, you will soon be out
of debt, and, what is better, you will have
a habit that will keep you from getting in
debt again.
That Lincoln was qualified to give such
advice is shown by several incidents in
his own life Just before he was nominal
ed for the Presidency, well-educa
man, marveling at his wonds'st1l use of
language, asked him where hsy had been
to school. This was the answer:
81 never went to school more than six
months in my life. I can say this:
Among my earliest recollections I re-
member how, when mere child, l used
to get Initiated when anybody talked to
me in a way could not understand. l
can remember going to my little bed
room, after hearing the neighbors talk
of an evening with my father, and spend
ing no small part of the night trying to
make out what was the exact meaning IT
some of their-to me-dark sayings.
could no more sleep, although l tried to,
when on such a hunt for an idea until
caught it. And when I thought [ had
got it 1 was not satisfied until had re-
peated it over and over again, and had
put it in language plain enough, as |
thought, for any boy knew to COM
prehend. This is kind of a passion
with me, and it has stuck by me, for am
never easy now, when am handling
thought, until have bounded it north,
and bounded it south, and bounded it
east and bounded it west.'
The same habit was manifested in his
later manhood. One of the most recent
of the many biographies of Lincoln says:
"After he was admitted to the bar and
became member of the Legislature, he
continued regular course OF study, in
Guiding mathematics, logic, rhetoric,
astronomy, literature, and other branches
devoting certain number of hours to it
every day. He followed this rule even
after his marriage.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

The St. Peter wooden mills will run
all winter, for the first time since that
industry was started in the Nicollet
county seat town. An unusual demand
for wooden goods is given as the reason.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
provenents.

Judge ]. H. Quinn OF Fairmont, was
elected Justice of the Supreme court
over w. B. Anderson of Minneapolis, by
a majority of 7,426. Kellogg's lead over
Lawler for United States senator, is
about $1,000, and Burnquist was elected
governor by plurality of more than
100000.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

According to the election returns f. ON
Rice county. Herman Roe, editor OF the
Mortified News, received the most
votes for State Representative, but the
other fellows name appears IS the sue
cessful candidate. How about it?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
Christopher Moe of Eanksa, is erect
ing new town hail at Madelia.

ing new town hail at Madelia.
Rev. F. D. Evenson, formerly OF St.
Peter, but now rector Of an Episcopal
church at Huron, S. D., has been called
to become rector Of St. Michaeps
Episcopal church in New York City.
Plans for St. Peters new $50, 900
federal building are being prepared in
the architects Office in the Government
building at Washington. St. Peter be-
lieves nov that the last obstacle has been
overcome and the new building will soon
be erected.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

C. E. Compton, formerly superinten-
dent of the Sleepy Eye schools, now
holds a similar position in the public
schools at Two Harbors, MINI. His
work there is highly commended.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

The Madelia News has completed the
first year of it's existence. And it is a
healthy youngster. Will Y. Sanborn is
certainly publishing a live local paper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

The best and most persistent adver-
tiser always gets ahead of his competitor.
Representative-elect Praxel has proven
this to be t Ire.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15

The Winthrop News enters upon its
thirtieth year this week.