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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
Children 5 Evening Story

i"Now your mammals head Is all pet
ter" she added.
And, sure enough when Susie ran
in the burrow to ask Uncle Wiggily to
come out, it Mamma Littletail's head
wasn't all well. Wasn't that just
fine? We'll, at first Uncle Wiggily
didn't want to come out He was
still cross. but. finally Susie begged
him so hard that he did. He saw the
little pink fairy. and he asked, rea!
cross like: well. what do you want
OF me?''
aha" exclaimed the pink fairy. Il
see what the trouble is. It's your
spectacles. -
They're all right growled Uncle
Wiggily.
| They are not declared the fairy
VERY decidedly. "Let me look at them
and before you could say Pussy cat
Mole jumped over coal" she frisked
those glasses off, oh" she cried
look here. Sammie and Susie! What
terribly gloomy spectacles!" Then
she held them up, first in front OF
Sammie, and then in front of Susie
And when they looked through them
the little rabbit children saw that
! everything was dark, and gloomy. and
dreary. and even the sun seemed to
be behind cloud oh, it was as cold
and unpleasant as it is just before a
isnowstorm. mo wonder you were
cross!" cried the fairy But will
!, soon TX matters. Presto-chango! Ring
around the rosey, sweet tobacco
posey," she cried. and then she
rubbed first one pink finger on one
glass, and then one pink finger on the
other glass of the spectacles.
And most wonderful thing hap
pened. She smiled as she held the
glasses up in front Of Sammie and
tSusie, and as true as I'm telling you
If everything wasn't as bright and
shining as new dishpan. Oh, every
thing looked lovely, The flowers were
green grass was sort of pink, while
the sky was rose cOlcred.
There" said the fairy to Uncle
Wiggily. TRY those
J So Uncle Wiggily Longears put or
| his glasses again. and he cried GU:
why goodness ne. Oh. my SUI
lud! Oh. turnips and carrots and q
chocolate cake. Oh. my goodness
me-"
What's the NATTER" asked Susie.
why. everything looks different
answered her uncle "Oh. how much
better ] feel: Whoop de-doodie-do.'
and he began to dance iiggity-iig
"Who would have thought my glasse;
!were so dark and gloomy" he went
on. II feel ever so much better now
Come on Sammie and Susie, and II
buy you some cabbage ice cream. AND
you too. little pink fairy You see
he had been looking through gloomy
glasses all that while. and that was
what made him cross
! oh thank you. l only eat rose lea
ice cream the fairy said. But I'm
mot hungry now Good luck to all o.
you. and may you be always happy
Then she turned into little bird anG
flew away singing. while. Uncle Wig
gily and the rabbit children went, tt
the ice cream store. Now, unless I'm
much mistaken, tomorrow night.
story will be about Sammie and how
he saved Billie Busrytail But o.
course you never can tell what will
happen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

morning, are deserving of commenda-
ton. They showed high standard
OF efficiency, unusual endurance, and
unselfishness which marks them as
worthy of the faith which the citizens
repose in them when it hires them to
serve as protectors against fire.
Oskaloosa's cry for help reached OF
tumwa at 5:4O o'clock Friday morning.
A big fire was raging in Oskaloosa
and there was danger that large part
of the city might be swept away The
assistance of skilled firemen and more
apparatus was needed and at once, as
the blaze had already been rag ng sew
eral hours and was spreading rapidly.
Ottumwa and Grinnell were notified
and asked if they could come to the
rescue. Thirty miles of dirt road
stretched out between the blaze and
the slumbering Ottumwa firemen.
Chief Sloan and his men did not
hesitate minute after the plea for
help came. They forgot that the Their
mometer was hanging around the zero
mark and that singing gale was
blowing. They overlooked the hard
ship of dash of thirty miles under
such conditions and were not alarmed
at the prospect of even greater hard
ships after enduring the first. They
waited only long enough to get into the
warmest clothing available and to fill
the gasoline and oil tanks on the fire
truck and then they were off. The
chief shared the front seat with Driver
Robert Frost while Ben Edwards and
Harry Allison took advantage of the
little shelter the seat and chemica!
tank afforded.
The road was in excellent shape and
the powerful truck literally burned ii
up. The thirty miles were covered in
less than an hour. which means that at
times the big truck was travelling at
the rate of nearly fifty miles an hour.
The Ottumwa firemen were on the
job the minute they reached the scene
of the fire. Their 1000 feet of hose
enabled them to lay two lines and
these soon had an effect upon the fire.
An hour and half after the arrival of
the Ottumwa rescuers, the fire was
pronounced under control. For another
two hours, the four men stayed on the
job and they did not leave it until ii
was certainty that the Oskaloosa
men could handle it. About this time
squad of firemen from Grinnell ar,
rived on train, but they were too late
to be of much assistance and they had
no equipment.
Naturally the Oskaloosa authorities
and townspeople were demonstrative
in thanking the Ottumwa firemen. An
effort was made to reward them with
a substantial sum of money, but this
was promptly refused Chief Sloan
speaking for the squad, told the Oska
loosans that he and his men had made
the trip in the hope Of being of service
to the Oskaloosa department. He SAID
the Ottumwa department had not for
gotten that Oskaloosa had answered
the call for help sent out by Ottumwa
several years ago at the time the big
fire swept the block west of Court and
south of Main street.
And the Ottumwa firemen returned
with the hearty thanks of the Oska
loosa authorities ringing in their ears
Ottumwa can we'll be proud Of it,
fire department and OF the firemen who
are able to make such runs and dc
such good service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

ten his cows on my oats!" cried Ruffy.
And you seem to want to have
your skin and bones herd pasturing in
my wheat" retorted Mclaughlin.
None of that stuff shouted Aud
fathers mouth Algs did the same
with her father
Audrv spoke: You big men are
acting like couple of kids. It's the
, worst I've ever heard of. Don't you
think It is ridiculous, comical
screamo" he asked Alga who had be-
grn to litter She nodded and laughed
outright. and he joined in until they
were both convuIsed with laughter.
Ruffy and Mclaughlin glowered at
each other sheepishly until their chill
dren quoted down.
Then Audrv took Aga by the hand
and said she has promised to make
me the happiest man in the world
You know what that means
McLaughlin's and Ruffy's glares
softened
The inevitable result" continued
Alga. that there will be no fences be-
tween your ranches and consequent
ly no trouble Your cattle will cease
to be two herds and become one, in
the same way as Alga and will be-
come one in the near future" Forth.
with he crushed her in his embrace
and kissed her hlushing cheeks.
Ruffy and Mclaughlin sided toward
each other aWkwardly and shook
hands gingerly while looking into the
sky
Rain would help my oats" said
RufTy
MY wheat also" agreed NcLaush
lin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
esar,o OPERA AssuRep.

Chicago. Zee. l6,-Haif mflier
dollars TO insure grand opera to Chi
oago for the next i've wears has beeai
pledged +; wealthy Chicagoars ID.
was announced today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

The government crop report for the
year shows that while the yield was
not up TO that of 1915. the val,e of
the crop was greater this year than
last. The corn crop Of the nation was
worth more than half billion dollars
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
) or =

;, l-.IyCr lawye.' tells of ~ nan ar.
rested n that town on a serious
charge to whom was assigned bad
lawyer The crude appearance Of the
man retained to defend him distressed
the prisoner. t
rs this my lawyer?" he asked
Yes, said the judge.
And he is going to defend me?"
Yes"
IF he should die could have an
other lawyer"
Yes"
Then. your honor. request the
privilege Of seeing him in the back
room for a few minutes"
A tiEht fisted old man, being mortal
ly III. called to him his three best
friends. who were an Englishman, an
Irishrnan and Scotchman. He re
minded them that they eacn owed him
100 pounds and expressed the dying
wish that before he was buried they
would discharge their obligations by
depositing the money they owed him
beside him in the coffin.
They all agreed and when their
friend died the Englishman solemnly
placed 100 pounds in Bank of England
notes in his late friends coffin The
Irishn,an laid 100 pounds of gold be,
side the notes and the Scotchman took
out the zoo pounds. leaving in its place
a check for 500 pounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

The farm lands Of Iowa are wortf
more than the farms of Maine, Ne"
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer
sey, Delaware. Maryland, West Vir
GINA, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama. Arizona. Utah, Nevada. New
Mexico, Montana and Wyoming, com
bined i
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

Aren't you just worried sick over the
fact that "war brides" are falling on
in value and that the price Of wheat
is dropping?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

in excess of the previous year and
Iowa profted accordingly because
Iowa came nearer having an average
crop than did most Of the states OF
the nation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

Eat mush," advises Champ Clark
who may be right. We read 1t, talk i
and sing it, so why not eat it?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

Word has been sent out from Wash
ington that very few new appointments
will be made. 1t is not satisfactory r
create new Offices, with no money in
the treasury to pay the salaries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

first magazine to which it was sent
You don't say" exclaimed the
friend. interested. land what is it."
"A check for years subscription. I"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
WELL DONE. FlRsMsN.

The Ottumwa fr mon and esnecia1,
~ those men who n'ade the re-
narkable trip to Oskaloosa Friday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

Don't think your ne'ghbor is dis
honest unless you have certain evil
dence of it,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

A young writer who has been rather
unfortunate in the matter Of sales re-
Gently confided to q f,Send that he had
at last written sonnet Ting that he was
sure would be accepted by the very
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

Your mavericks are eating up the
J finest oats ever had. so | am simp-
| ly going to shoot you up
! Same here; your blankety-blalk
critters are wallowing in my wheat
field I'll return bullet for bullet
! Get off my horse | can't shoe;
you in cold blood
| That's what | say. I'm quite handy
with my fists
Consequently the two slid from
, their steeds. sIung their rifles over the
saddle horns and pulled off their outer
clothing. Then after few minutes
!of sparring and invective they closed
! in on each other and engaged in a
regular rough and tumble fight. This
lasted for about five minutes, until
s. they were both thoroughly tagged
sweating and putting. Their clothing
was torn their faces were bruised
and bleeding, and each had black
eye.
| Too tired To night longer. they re-
treated to their horses and grasped
their rifles. AT this juncture an auto
mobile emerged from turn in the
road and sped toward them. $50 before
the enraged ranchers could shoot al
each other Alea and Audry had driven
their machine between them. Both
I jumped out ran to their respective
lparents and ierked their rifles from
them.
We'll. what in thunder is the mean
ing of all thise" asked Audry in excite
ment
'.Yes, that's what Id ike 20 know. :
agreed Alga.
(. THAT stir over there expects to fat
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
oWA\S BUY WESTERN
DAKOTA FARM LAND

Fifteen men from western
Iowa were in Lennon last week
enroutc to their homes from the
north country where they had
been looking at land The
Herald editor travelled in the
same tram with the men from
this city to Nermillion, s. ID. and
made 1t a point to hear what an
outsider really thought of the
land IN this section.
We found that the men were
OF the unanimous opinion that
tSlS country was excellent for
farming and all were critical of
the m thods employed here in
ti'e use of the farm lands. One
man IN particular, seemed To
think that there were not over
ten good farmers out of every
hundred IN the country. The
Herald wishes to disagree with
this statement but we do agree
with him that if the farmers
here put in the work that the
Iowa farmers do, they would be
independently rich in the course
OF a few years. In the course OF
the trip the Herald editor. who
was unknown to the lalnlsc, Scrs,
casually remarked that the crops
were in bad shape in the Dako-
tas because of the rust. This
brought forth a storm Of pro-
test from the men. All of the
TO be boosters for the Lennon
country and they said that the
crops in this part of the country
were far better than any they
had seen in the eastern part of
the state or in Iowa. ThdP a so
stated that the crops here could
be far worse and still there
would be more money in farm
ING here than there because of
be difference in farm values.
With few more visitors from
the east Of this section, the
word will go forth to the world
that Western Dakota is where
opportunities lie for the hustler
and the man who is willing To
work his way through the wore
1t is also the place where the i'd
ier will starve and the lazy man
find the world cruel and cold.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA
BOYS ALL d. X.

San Benito, Tex, Aug. 90
The South Dakota, Louisiana
and Oklahoma troops have all
Weathered the terrific storm Of
Friday, which left broken win
dows in its wake here. Every
tent but three, in the Oklahoma
regiment streets was blown
down, but most Of the South Da-
kota tents withstood the strain
on canvas and ropes, they being
more remote from the path Of
the storm and somewhat shelter
ed by the baseball park fence.
The people Of San Benito took
the so'diers to their homes, and
the Masonic and Knights Of
Pythias halls, the churches and
schools were all opened to the
storm swept soldiers.
Mrs. Il. H. Frazier, wife of a
real estate dealer here, furnish
ed Ia soldiers with dry clothing,
gave them dry pal on her
floor and fed them.
Not one man was injured in
the entire brigade, all tents are
up now and all is well.
The storm lasted 20 hours, a
gale blowing constantly and the
rain coming down in torrents.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
MlEHLE PRESS ADDED
TO HERALD EQUIPMENT

The Lennon Herald has for
some time boasted that they
were the leading paper of the
Western Dakotas and now it is
also possible to boast that the
Herald plant is the best equip
ped for newspaper and job
printing work of any plant be-
tween Aberdeen, S. d., and Miles
City, Mont.
The new Equipment purchased
by the Hera d during the past
three months includes a Limo
graph, several fonts of job type,
a new gasoline engine and last
but not least was the addition
the past week of a Miehle pres.
This press is one of the best
type of presses built and is cap
able Of turning out the highest
class of book and job work, be
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
POPULAR COUPLE ARE
MARRIED IN MINNESOTA

The many friends of O. S.
Quammen and Maud NJ. Schleich-
er were Pleasantly surprised
this week when they learned of
their marriage at Virginia,
Minn., on Sunday, August goth.
Although the marriage has
been expected by their friends
for some time, even the most
intimate Of Mr.. Quammen's S
friends had no intimation that
when he left for trip to Mimi
esota that he did not expect to
return alone.
The newlyweds will spend
some time in touring the east
before coming to this city, and
expect to be at home to their
friends after October 1st, in the
beautiful residence erected by
Mr.. Quammen during the past
summer.
Both Mr.. anr Mrs. Quammen
are we'll known in this city and
there many friends viii wish
them much happiness in their
welded life.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
Miehle Press Installed in Herald Office

sides serving as a newspaper
press.
The new equipment purchased
BY .. X Fjet and for use in the
Herald plant was purchased be
cause, in the first place we ex-
pect to make Lennon our per
mancnt home. I'm the second
place we believe that Lennon
Is worthy Of an up-to-date print
ing plant. In the third place, it
has always been our ambition to
be IN charge of a printing p ant
that will do the finest of work.
We are going TO ask our many
readers to do us a favor and also
help themselves by mailing us a
dollar on tselr subscription be
fore the Sth Of September. On
the Sth the Herald rate goes to
81 80 per year and you can help
us by paying before that time
and a so save soc per year on
your paper.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
NEILS GRON TO
SUPPORT WILSON

New York.-Neils Gron, who
had charge of the Scandinavian
Republican bureau in the Nc
kinley campaign Of 1896, and is
widely known as a republican
campaign orator, announced
that he wi / vote for Woodrow
Wilson.
Mr.. Gron is graduate of Har-
ward and makes his home at the
Harvard club when this city. He
is noted expert on information
al matters. He will sail for CO.
penhagen on Saturday but ex-
poets to return to New York by
Oct. / to take the stump for Will
son.
In this worlds crisis" says
Mr. Gron today, Il believe that
hundreds of thousands of Scan
dinavians in the United States
feel as feel, namely, that there
is but one issue before America,
and for that matter before civil
'ization, that America shall not
go to war.
"Balfor, former conservative
premier of Great Britain, joined
the present cabinet under liberal
leaders to assist in winning the
war. May those of us who are
republicans not with equal dig
nifty and good grace join Wilson
in preserving peace? | am ron
vinced that Wilson, if he remains
president, will keep this country
out of war-a greater service
than that no man has ever rem
dered America, the world or CIV
ilization.
Il hope the Scandinavian vot-
ers in this country, many of
whom | have had the honor of
addressing during previous cam
paigns. will realize their great
opportunity of serving human
ity by assisting President Wilson
to keep America out of war at
all costs"
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
Health Survey Of $. ID.

A health survey is TO be made OF
South Dakota by the public health
service. DIR. p B. Jenkins OF the South
Dakota state board OF health, who has
been attending the infantile paralysis
conference at Washington. said II will
be begun probably some time within
the next two months. II contemplates
= review OF the states health laws. an
Investigation Of how they are admin
fstered and recommendations fDr thsiS
improvement II conditions soom -
warrant any changes.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23
FACTS ABOUT THE
WAGE ARGl NE\T

just to keep the record
straight, without any thought of
being unkind, and trusting that
1T is not out of place. we wish
to point out the figures present
ed by the railroads themselves,
showing their net operating in
come per mile of line. These fl
CURES show that the same has in
creased Just i2.3 per cent in
April, 1916, as compared with
April, 1915, and more significant
still, comparing April of this
year with the average April of
the preceding five years the in
crease was 52.5 per cent.
The reports to the Interstate
Commerce Commission disclose
the fact that after paying ex-
enscs of $1S9,923.4G5 for April.
and go tos oe5 - 4a,.,. n,n ,,..
raoa. u.bo ,.;u ha T,Ino,,, IN
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eEen-I"eiflllS ol the pro1i'
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lA-OciitiiS oi one per cent Oh
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23

The Herald wishes apologize
for being late with this issue of the We great
of unancpated labor getting machinery from
will be in better shape than paper
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23

Messrs. Liypman, Eyanson,
Hose, BambIe, Murphy and Ma
comber returned on Thursday
from a trip to the Black Hills.
where they had spent a week
fishing and hunting.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-23

If yon think you are beaten ycu are,
If you think you dare not you don't
If you'd like to win. but think you can't.
It's almost cnch you won't
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out Of the world We find
Success begins with fellow will
It's all in the state Of mind
If you think you're outclassed you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win prize
Lifts battles don't always 20
To the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
Eastern Star Hold
Annual Installation

Al last nights session Of the Order If
the Eastern Star the officers for the IN
coming year were installed. Mrs.. j. N.
Bull the retiring wothy matron. vas pre-
eented with a handsome gold pin in reeo-
snltion NJ her valuable services. After the
installation service, a social hour was en-
joyed "a which the members gave voluntary
contributions Of readings and music. fol
loving which refreshments were served
Iheoffieers installed were:
Mr.. l. K. Olmstead. worthy matron T;
DR.. G.. II. Thorn. wothy patron: Mr.. d.
McClendon. associate matron: Miss Dora
Blake. secretary; Mss Dora W~iIlingham.
warden: Mss \. X. \. Craig. conductress +:
Mr.. Mae Davis. associate conductress
seminal. DIR. Stell. The points of the
star are: Mrs. q. II. Bvar~. NJ. w. A.
R~utledge. Mrs. Fannie putegnat and Mrs.
Mccormack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
SOCIAL NOTES

Mr. Mae Dickens, instructor in his
tory IN the Brownsville high school
leaves this week for Chicago. Mrs. Die
kens will spend the summer months
studying at the Chicago University.
Mrs. A. II. Kent entertains the Fri
day Bridge Club al her home in West
Brownsville tomorrow afternoon.
e q
Mrs. Fred Sizelan entertained the
Tuesday and Wednesday Bridge Clubs AT
. joint meeting. The "Wednesday club
prize was won by Mrs. X. T.. Holland
and Mrs. o. X Mason and Miss Sara
Young Won the guess prize
Oscar Weller left Yesterday afternoon
for New York City. From New York Mr..
Weller will go TO Annapolis. Nd. where
he will enter the summer school prep
aratory to the opening of the United
States Naval Academy in the fall. Lee
Walton who was To have accompanied
Mr.. Weller lnlvcs this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
Popular Program By
Army Band Tonight

\ mn'ram IA popular music hy the
Fourth iuIuutrv Band ~ announced for
the concert at Fort Brown ia S;30 to-
night. The program as announced by
Chief Musician PrcWitt, follow
!. March. Free Lance ........S ousa
H Selection. Babe ~ T~oylanI" Herbert
3. Waltz. Love l. So Tickle. .Kmseman
n foy frot. Cant lu' Heah Me-.
Calm Caroline Caro- Roma
4. ldvlle. I'm Beauty Bower Bcndix
q one Step. "IouIl Re There. Ball