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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-28

lrently about their habitation
EN-. when speech had returned to
tbcm the visit OF the mysterious
stranger was explained and the neces-
sitv of getting in touch with Legar
made plain.
It was not long. accordingly. before
three men and a car naively missing
on one cylinder went coughing inland
along the narrow road threading
those uncounted acres of sea marsh.
At the first outpost OF civilization
which CHANGED to be a saloon. they
communicated by telephone with one
NcTigue. who in turn, was duly in
trusted to get in touch with Legar
. himself. But mistrusting that ennis
sarv and knowing the gravity of the
situation, they themselves sped city
l ward as fast as their limping engine
would allow.
p They were within fifty PAGES OF a
: crossroads landmark known as Chin
- nev-Pot Corner when a below not I'M
l. like that of a branded range steer
d hurst from the indignant throat OF Old
( Eli For that worthy had the unique
Il exnerience Of behOlding not only his
If own purloined team and wagon. but
e n disconcertingly lifelike replica OF
n himself driving il. Scupulo, with the
ie genius of a true general, arrested the
ID progress Of that wagon by promptly
stopping his car directly in its track
n This collision in no way improved tn
1t vehicle Of ancient vintage; but sterne
as issues were at hand. A moment late
IT, the belligerent trio from the broker
err car were trimphantly charging 10
Nargorv Golden AMI her guardian.
I'd That guardian. fully realizing tn
1T meaning OF the charge, tossed hi
m reins TO the frightened girl and con
fic manded her to drive for all she wa
ir worth. Then he himself prepared fo
er invaders.
ss II was TO the first conner that /
directed his main attention, for Soup
,at In he noticed, already held knife
Al. his swarthy hand. One well-placs
nv L;ck on the clenching knuckles, ho'
oh. ever sent that glimmering icicle
ba s,ee, circling of into the road-du:
INV and an equally well-placed blow on Il
tho law sent the owner OF the knife aft
ar It.
81. In the meantime. however. both Oy
~ ,o- Ioe and Old Eli had gained q
ber wagon platform. The former foul
fell himself sudueniy cie"ou
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-28
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SUNlISQl(R
a.. . LESSON
O'v D. % SFIIFp. VA

I..,' o"' S.Ao.l Course N ~, o' ,,.
N-s,,rn N.n..-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-28

lood depressed
bought. a soft
Rly applied to
The soporifc
Mo a chair.
dreamless
\hen. that
She studi-
company
watch
on the
lookout
ear, she
i the bar.
be black
e hidden
capped her
bvering fel'
4. and float
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22


livestock
Hogs, sS IL to 1926.
GRAIN:
Wheat, per bu. SLIP.
Prairie hay. per ton, Sll.00
Alfalfa hay. per ton, $500.
-cw Hldoa
Dry, 25c per 10.
Cured. 2oc per ib.
Part cured, IS 1-2c per lb.
Green. 17c per lb.
Glue, lie per lb.
Horse Hldes
Number One. s4O0 to $500.
Produoe--i,Ive Poultry
Broilers, under 2 lbs. lie
Springs, UP to 9,bs. 1211c.
Hens. 10c.
Turkeys, No. /, 1Sc.
Turkeys. o,d Toms, 15c.
Ducks, lOc.
Geese, Sc.
Cotton in seed $500.
Cotton lint, $1,000.
Cotton seed. $500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22
Careful Kansas Mothers Treat
Chi|dTen'S Colds Externally

is recommended for-l cannot say
enough in praise Of H."
Nrs Lena kneip 5il Perry St.
Lawrence Has. reports Last winter
my four children, aged FROM two 20
eleven years. were sick nearly all win.
ter with bad colds. and ! had the
greatest trouble keeping them from
having pneumonia had the doc
ter several times ana kent onion poul
ueee ca the two younecgt t0r a week
once. WHEN J nrst tried yicka Vap
08Hb my faith in Il was weak bot
ii didn't take long for mo 10 think
differently. as ii relieved them soon
Just rubbed IL on their chests and be-
tween their shoulder blades, then COY.
cred with q warm flannel cloth. and
thay would 90 70 sleep and sleep we'll
Nap-0-Rub Is The best thing for quick
re'lef ! have ever used "
Nap.ORub comes IN salye form, and
a4on applied over the throat and
chest the body heat releases the in
grenients IN tho form of yapOrs. These
" porf carry the medication. with each
breath. all night long through the air
passages to the lungs In addition.
yap-O-Rub "a absorbed through and
stuulates the skin. acting like a poul.
tice or plaster taking out the tight.
ness and soreness Three sizes, 25c.
soc or t100 A trial package free
On request. The Wick Chemical Com.
pany. Greensboro, ". G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22
They Find Internal Dosing Injuries Deli
cate Little Stomachs -"Outside" APP
plieation Of Vsp-O-Rub Better.

Intelligent mothers everywhere real
ize that children should he dosed as
little as possible. Sull Group and cold
troubles require some form Of treat
ment--they must not be neglected 10
the South in place Of internal medi
oines, Vick's Vap-O.Rub Salve Is uniYer-
sally used for an forms OF cold troubles
from head colds. asthma and catarFh.
down to desH chest colds, sore throat,
bronchit or lncipient pneumonia
Last winter. when Nap-O-Rub was IN.
troduced In Kansas for the ffst time
the ladies' whose names we give be-.
low, were presented By their druggists
with complimentary jars. with the re-
quest that they give this preparation
a thorough trial and report tho results
Mrs. J. NJ. Nagir, ia s 5th St.
Atchison, kas.. reports I have usa.
NapD.Rb in cases OF colds ard Group,
and consider IL the best remedy for
these purposes that have ever used =
Mrs. NJ. J Bailey, e35 Georgia ave,
Kansas City. Kas writes My chill
dren had cold that It seemed to me
| could not reach But when
rubbed them the first might with yap-
Grub 1t gave them great relief /
find that Vap-O-Rub will do all that II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22

Goose, not turkey, has the call
Five autos of one brand form five
local Christmas presents.
Manager Ardery gives a Fair and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22

Former Congressman Bird S Nc
0uire WAS here from iulsa yesterday
evening looking after oil lease inter
ests.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22

Mr. ana Mrs j 4 Bird M Norih pi
vision announce die birth Of 4 dauph
ter. their afth. ON December 60
Former Congressman Bird s Me-
Gure was here from fulsa Yesterday
evening booking after Oil lease inter
ests.
~ shall continue to hold municipal
court nsf the same ss before the
poyle decision aid Mayor Nssloy
TO-DAY
Alsfietoe 4 more plentiful this year
than ever. il IL estimated mar thirty
car loads have been shipped from One
state.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22
LEGISLATION WANTED
BY STATE PRESS
Recommendation For New LAWS
Offered by Newspapermen Of
the State

/ special fo The DaiN Leader
Norman. Der lu3er me oap
tom WhA Legislation DO We Want
Passed. summary Of Previous Ar-
( ucles hy Che Editor" thc upiycrsir
4 ana Editor Of Norman has the foI.
lowing today
Newspaper men ot oklahoma agrer
that one pieoo of Legislation must he
passed al the next session 81 lhe les
stature in Justice % newspapers Of
the state That is decent mel
law
The University and Editor haf
I heard from seven men leaders ln ihe
state whose opinions ran be consid
cred representative Tho lst In
olude r u Ferguson of the Watonm
ponublcan, lealie G Nlblack OF The
cnfhrin Daily Leader Eufone NJ Kerr
OF the Muskogee Times Democrat
Glen Condon o. iho rnm WarA
ngron Narrot ~ iho Ah Mafnlur
News alsu president N Jhe Oklahomo
pre4s association ] Noy Williams M
the NcAlester New CAPITAL ana q
y Parker of The oklahoma Newa
MIR Norrell considcta ths libel lag
80 important that ha is Va myor %
editors concehrailne lheir cfforis o'
. demand thnt The legislature cnac
this ono piece Of LEGISLATION n iusiir
70 the prose- Of the state ohor WIZ
mentioned the libel low ae of prlm'
importance we're editors Wlliam
NIblack Ferguson anl conlon
The Tulsa man Vho win hIo er
hayc voice IN making mo sixth
session laws want raaaIou WI
cHaa of mietako 20 absolNo iho ncwt
paper from liability ior dnmaen F'
itor Nibiaek would make proof ot lho.
truth Of q taemoui yudieauon MI
tho newspaper or q correction IN case
ot an error whore ~ could hc shown
lhai there @as 90 motive
Editors also believe lmt he stated
could be- beet served 90 ho wm'
time ihat j. would ald lho uc~ paper
l arguments TO Initiated measure
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22

cliAM WILD eoRsts ARe MANY
Omaha Nef Ar resllmpn} ln
tended 10 shoa 8lld horcs Woro
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RIGHT 10 EXTRA
CASH FARE II
UPHELD IN COURT

CONFINED rR0I pAGr oNr
al not entitled - ride Tor part oi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS

XGGftAAtQlAA
kANSAU CITY LIVESTOCK.
HOGS:
Receipts, i,00e.
Market steady.
Bulk Of sales s9.S5 10 Slo.20
Top price, $1,000.
CATTLE:
Receipts, i0O0.
Market steady.
Prime fed steers Sl0.sa to $l2.25.
Dressed heel $3.50 IA sie25
Cows ss.25 % $50,
HIeiters, $500 10 sIa5o,
CHAM.
Wheat 5liigheE
M. Aasds ssisfltdsiyo
NO. 2 red slea ,ossilo7
Corn Unchanged to,I,gc higher
No. z mixed, ssc 10 SOC.
No 2whitc, S8c to Sse
Oats-Steady
No. 2 white. SO f-2c.
No. mixed, SIC to 50 i-2c
Rye, $3.50 to s1Sf
Kaffir and Milo Maize, s197 to secs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
GRINNELL-CH
MOVEMENT is ON

Grinnell. April 2O.--An annuity gift
OF $4,000, which is eventually to en-
dow q chair in the college growing In
Shantung province. China. under Grin
nell influence. Ia the latest addition In
the campaign which Is now being con-
Quoted for additional resources for the
Grinnell- China movement. $17,500 OF
this sum Is cash gift by an Iowa
woman, a former Grinnell graduate,
while the other $500 was given In the
form Of Minnesota farm by an Iowa
man. The names of the donors are not
divulged.
Nearly one-half of~the $4,000 which
Grinnell has undertaken to raise for
the movement. the income of which Is
to be matched by the American board
Of commissioners for foreign missions
In permanent fund for the support of
the project, Is now assured.
Arle B. DeHaan, who has charge
Of the Grinnell-China work, reports that
the pledges have already reached S.
600 and that the campaign Is progress
ing favorably. In addition the brother
hood of the Grinnell congregational
church plans to secure $4,000 toward
this fund in the city Of Grinnell. This
makes $4,000 practically assured and
Mr.. De Ham believes that the $4,000
will be raised in record time If the
work continues as. favorably as it has
In the past.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
ELDON

The special meetin~ Of Grand Hope
chapter No. Sc Order of Eastern Stars
was held at the Moose hall Wednesday
afternoon and evening. The afternoon
session was for school Of instruction
and was well attended. Mrs Keyser,
worthy grand matron Of Iowa. acted as
Instructor. At $50 banquet was serv-
ed by committee in the dining room Of
the hall The tables were beautifully
decorated in baskets of cut flowers and
smilax. The evening session began at
O'Clock and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace H.
Franklin were conferred the degree Of
the chaper. This was the 28th birthday
OF Grand Hope chapter and six OF the
charter members were present. Short
talks were given by the worthy grand
uAtron, worthy grand patron and as
0ociate grand conductress after which
q shcrt program was given. The charter
members and grand officers were pre-
sented with beautiful bouquets by the
wo,thy matron. There were about 80
numbers and visitors present and q
splg 6did time was had. The charter
members present were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Rikz, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hougland, Mrs.
EHnice Hunnell and Mrs. Emma Shelf
f4r. The out Of town guests were Mrs.
Maud Keyser worth grand matron of
pCedar Raids; j. A. Henderson, worthy
grand patron Of Jefferson; Mrs Anna
Orris, associate grand conductress Of
Ottumwa;l Mrs. Stumps Of Oskaloosa,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Israel and daughter
Ada Of Batavia, Mrs, Eta Baldwin Of
Selma Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Hawk Of
Trenton. Mo-: Phil Billings Of Valley
Junction. Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. McEwen
OF Belknap.
Mr.. and Mrs H. e. Ritz gave high
noon dinner at the Exchange hotel on
Wednesday, Those present were Mrs.
Maud Keyser, Mrs. Anna Orris, Miss
Esther Willard and ]. A. Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Flowers returned
home this week from Denver where
they were called by the illness of the
formers nephew.
Mrs. Sam Crow went to Ottumwa to
enter a hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Townsend who has been visiting
her DAUGHTER Mrs. G.. M. Stanton. left
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Farm Property For Rent
200 ACRE FARM FOR
rent - AZ miles Of city
limits. Right party can
work out most of the rent.
See me at once. Chas. A.
Wellman, Second Floor,
Phoenix Trust Bldg.

Wednesday for Centerville for visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL r. Baker went to
Ottumwa Sunday to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Albert Conwell. l+
N. B. Lutz Of Iowa City is here Wis.,
ting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Lutz. "#
Mrs. George Roberts and son James
Wallace were in Ottumwa on business
Thursday.
Mrs. Chas. Brown who has been in
the Ottumwa hospital was brought
down for a day to the home Of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Lutz.
Lorain Myers who has bene quite ill
Is able to be out again.
Mrs. Maud Keyser Of Cedar Rapids
Is the house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E.
Ritz. r
Mrs. Grace Baldwin was in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. l.. cluck who has been visit
ing in Hedrick returned home Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. w. B. Leach and Mrs. Floyd
Crawford were Ottumwa visitors We'd
nesday.
Ed Easton is spending the week with
his family here.
Mrs. O. o. Hawk of Trenton, NO. is
spending the week with her friends
Mrs. w. A. Flowers. fz'~
Misses Helen and Hazel Holmes Of
Ottumwa came down to spend a few
days at the Nick Lutz home.
j. A. Henderson. grand patron Of the
Order Of Eastern Stars Of Jefferson was
in the city Wednesday to attend the
meeting Of the Eastern Stars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
o. c. BANDED |l|
DOUOS-IEANDO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Grubbs and chill
dren of near Sc IA visited over Sunday
at the parental Grubbs home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker went to
Ottumwa Monday to visit their daugh-
ter Mrs. Ernest Bear.
Mrs. Sarah Temple of Eldon spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Rebekah
Wiley Of Leando.
Harry Stewart Of Omaha. Nebr.. is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. E..
Stewart Of Leando
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Sanford were over
Sunday visitors at the J. X. Arnold
home at Keota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Hewitt Of Hamil
ton spent Sunday with relatives at this
place.
Mrs VIM Russell and baby have re-
turned after two weeks visit with her
parents at Centralia, Mo.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ruth Downing
was held at the Leando church We'd
nesday.
Art Cassidy was seriously burned
Wednesday morning while filling the oil
heater at his barber shop. In some
manner the stove exploded and burned
Mr. Cassidy's left hand and face. The
interior Of the shop was badly damag-
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
d. A. r. DELEGATES
STILL BALLOTING


Washington, d. c., April 20. The
twenty-ffth continental congress Of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton balloted today for an honorary
vice president general and an editor OF
the ID. A. r. magazine. A reballot was
made necessary by failure of choice
yesterday.
The contest for editor Is between
Miss Eliza O. Dennison of Pennsyl.
vania and Mrs. Amos G. Draper Of the
District of Columbia and for honorary
vice president general between Mrs.
John Newman Carey of Indiana and
Mrs. James Ross Mellen of Pennsyl-
vania.
A reception at the white house In
honor of the daughters by the presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson was on the pro-
gram for the afternoons
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
HIGH SCHOOLS TO
HAVE DISCUSSION

Fl Dodge. April 2O,-The high
school of this city has invited twenty
other high schools to take part in a
discussion contest to be held here on
May IS.
Harvey Tngham Of Des Moines has
been asked to submit to the school
five questions of current interest upon
which to make preparation. On the
day of the contest one will be chosen
from the five for the final question to
be discussed. Medals will be given
winners Of first, second and third
places.
The schools asked to take part are:
Sioux City, Algona. Cedar Falls,
Waterloo Cast and Vest, DUBUQUE,
Boone, Council Bluffs, Marshalltown,
Cedar Rapids. Grinnell, Burlington,
Ottumwa, Clinton and the three Des
Moines schools. p.s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
DIGS ELEVEN LITTLE
WOLVES FROM HOLE

Jefferson, April 2O.--Eleven little
wolves, their eyes not yet open, were
brought to town Sunday by Harold
Jaques, who lives few miles south
west Of here. The whelps were found
in one hole on the Jaques farm, and
were about two feet beneath the sur.
face.
Mr.. Jaques says that there are sew.
eral old wolves In the vicinity and a
search .sis being made for ether dens.,
Lester 4Pangborn, 'neighbor OF
Jaques, killed full grown wolf on
his farm last week. :, SO rts ygt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
CEDAR RAPIDS. co.
AIDS PREPAREDNESS

Cedar Rapids, April 20.-The Iowa
Railway & Light Co., which controls
a number of electric plants through.
out Iowa, is for preparedness. Of1cers
of the company have Just announced
that any of their employees who desire
to enter any of the training camps to
be conducted by the federal govern
ment may do SO for period Of thirty
days without loss of salary. The
months leave of absence for military
instruction is not to interfere with
the regular. summer vacations of the
men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22

If. q Z +. a, d .
fine pieces Of china and table linen.
The wedding Of Miss Saville and Ray
Odem of Oskaloosa will take place in
the near future.
Edgar Roberts was quite painfully
injured by a horse Tuesday evening.
While attempting to hold the horse he
was thrown down and his collar bone
broken.
Mrs. H. S. Burns who entered st.
Joseph's hospital at Ottumwa two
weeks ago for surgical treatment has
returned to her home here.
Mrs. Chas 'Holsclaw and daughter
Thelma spent Wednesday in Abba Wis
iting at the parental Frazier and Hol-
sclaw homes
Fred Howell is visiting relatives in
Grinnell this week.
DR.. Perdue Of Oskaloosa was the
guest Wednesday Of Rev. and Mrs E.
w. Day.
w. S. shinn and family will move
from the Shahan property to the ten
nant property Of w. G. Berry on Third
street. ~
T. Harold of Oskaloosa was called to
Eddyville by the illness and death of
his mother. ,gg "A
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.-- --~ -
ALBA.

J. T. Clarkson is at home again aft
er spending a few days in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Nelson went to
Montezuma Monday for visit with
relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Smith returned to
Abba Tuesday after spending short
time in Des Moines.
DR.. Carl Koontz and small daughter
Of st. Louis have returned to their
home there after spending few days
at the M. A. Koontz home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bay have re-
turned to Abba after spending the win
ter in the west.
Father J. N. Walsh Of Abba spent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
FORT DODGE TO
HAVE LARGE DAM

Fl. Dodge, April 2o.-Contract for
construction of the new 100000 mu-
nicipal dam will be let about May Is,
Mayor Ford has declared. Mr. Ford
is busy analysing the plans for the
dam. The plans will be placed before
the city council some time this week
They will either be accepted as they
are or changes ordered. Some options
on land to be overlooked also will
have to be taken care of. None of
the details of construction have been
released for publication.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
MEXICAN LABORERS
ARE BADLY INJURED

Bradford. April 20.--Four Mexicans
employed on the extra gang working
on the Rock, Island at this place, ran
into an open switch on gasoline
speeder and were pretty badly bat
tered up. One has his head cut open:
one received four broken, ribs and a
deep cash in the feshy part OF his
leg; one a broken ankle, s and the
fourth had a leg broken below the
knee. DR.. Fraser gave first aid to the
injured and they were taken to the
hospital at Hampton on the 10 o'clock
train
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
TROOP OF CAVALRY i
is MUSTERED OUT

North English, April 2O.-The troop
of cavalry for North English is thing
Of the past 1t was mustered out last
Friday and practically all of the mem
bers have been given discharges. It
seems that cavalry in the national
guard is still somewhat of an expert
ment. Unless better inducements and
better pay are offered men for their
services, 1t is said it will be hard to
get men up to the standard where
anything like permanent organiza-
ton can be maintained
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
TRAVELLING MEN CAN
RIDE IN CABOOSES

Des Moines, April 2O-Commercial
travellers will be allowed to ride in
cabooses on freight trains on the Chi
cago Great Western railroad system
in Iowa.
The travelling mems bureau of the
chamber Of commerce has secured a
promise from Lloyd Joden of that
railroad that the rule forbidding pas
sengers riding on freight trains would
be suspended insofar as to allow
adult males on business" to ride on
the cabOoses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22
GRANDMOTHER OF.
w. O. w. PASSES AWAY

Clinton, April 20.-The grand
mother" of the Woodmen Of the
World, Mrs. Eliza Abbott Root, was
buried at Lyons. She was the mother
of the Tote Joseph Cullen Root, orig
inator and founder OF the order of
w. o. w.
During the later years Of her life,
Mrs Root was known to the members
of the organization all over the Unit.
ed States as its official grandmother.
She died at her home in Lyons Sat.
urday morning. She was 90 years
old. Death was due to bronchitis.
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WAPELLO PRISONER
SENTENCED QUICKLY

Wapello, April 2o.-Something of a
record for dispatching prisoner to
the penitentiary was set here. c. E.
Milling pleaded guilty in the district
court to the charge of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses and was SEN
fenced to term of not to exceed
seven years, the plea and sentence be-
ing recorded at p. m. At 5:O7 the
prisoner was placed on the train and
was on his way to Fort Madison.
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BONAPARTE WOMAN
DIES AT KEOKUK

Bonaparte, April 2O-Mrs. Flora
Fritsinger who was taken to Keokuk
last week for an operation died Tues
day night April 10 at the hospital in
Keokuk. She leaves two sons and one
daughter Fred Craig and Mary Also a
brother and sister. Thomas Fender and
Mrs. Hannah Delaney Of Bonaparte.
The remains will be brought here for
burial in the Bonaparte cemetery
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WILL INVESTIGATE
SCHOOLS IN IOWA

Des Moines, April 2O.-Mrs. Ellen
M. Rourke of the Iowa bureau of
labor statistics, has begun her investi-
cations into the causes of children
leaving school and going to work.
The cases of all boys and girls hold.
ing work permits will probably be
looked into and practically all of the
larger cities will be visited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22

Monday in Mt Pleasant visiting with
Tommy Hourigan who. is in the hos
pital there little improved.
Sheriff Cal Guthrie confiscated some
liquor out at Ward last week.
Rev. c. v. Pearce has returned from
attending two days county church
convention in Mystic.
E. N. Helm Of Cedar Rapids was
business caller here Wednesday,.
Dr. Burgess Of Abba was a caller &
Blakesburg Tuesday. sH