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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
UTTUMWA sENl-WEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY, MARCH TO- 1917
PIONEER MAN
ANSWERS CALL
nPHiLiP n. EHRMANN DIES AFTER
SUFFERING AN APOPLETIC
STROKE.

Philip Henry Ehrmann died at tha
family home, 1870 South Elm street, at
$40 o'clock Sunday evening after a
short illness.
He was born August II, 1912 in Ger.
r1ershelm am Rnein,> Germany. His
parents died whec he was little boy
and then he made his home with rel.
atives. While learning his trade he
went to the City Boppard am Rhein
There he met Margaret Goeckus who
became his wife April IA, 1850. They
lived in Paris for two years and after
tina: in several different parts Of Ger
many. On May go, 1880 Mr. Ehrmann
came 10 America and a few months
later was joined by his wife and their
four children.
They came to Ottumwa and
have made their home here since. Sew
eral more children we're born to Mr.
'and Mrs. Ehrnann but two died in in.
fancy. OF the four, who came with
their parents from Germany, the
eldest, Friedericka. who became the
wife of Thomas Reifsnyder, preceded
her father in death.
Mr.. Ehrmann worked at the old Ruff.
fer Works for many years and later
went into business for himself as a
lock and gunsmith. He was in good
health until the last few years. Dur
ing the past winter he has been a suf-
ferer and last Saturday morning he
was stricken with apoplexy and re-
manned unconscious until his death
Sunday.
He is survived by his widow. one
son August of Pueblo, Colo. and four
daughters, Mrs. E. C. Edmondson,
Mrs. w. W. Findlay, Mrs. H. Mowrey
and Miss Mathilda Ehrmann all OF
tumwa
The funeral services are to be held
Tuesday afternoon, at 1870 o'clock
from the home and at o'clock in the
German Lutheran church. Rev. George
c. Hanssler will be in charge and
interment will follow in Ottumwa GEM
etery.
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AGENCY.

c. F. Mason has been spending the
week in Chicago.
Mrs. Scott Foster and son Carroll of
Eldon are visiting at the ]. D. Newell
home
Rev. Cox has returned from Orman-
vile where he has been holding meet
ings for the past ten days.
Mrs. Emma Wilson of Lincoln. Nebr,
is visiting at the VIM Foulke home
The last number of the lecture course
will be held Tuesday March 20 The
entertainment will be given by the
Strang- Coleman entertainers.
Ruby Mcbride OF Cedar Rapids is Wis.
itine at the parental II B. Mcbride
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Mcclure have
returned from visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. Banded Of Bloomfield is visiting
at the home Of her son O. c. Banded.
A. c. Seifrit is on the sick list this
week -
Quite number from here attended
the show Ramona in Ottumwa Sat
urday.
Donald and Dorothy Yeager spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home OF
their grandparents near Bladensburg.
Delete McReynolds and Faye Davis
are out of school on account Of the
mumps.
A minstrel will be given by the mem
bers Of the high school Friday evening
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ. E
church will be entertained Tuesday p
m. at the home of Mrs. j. D. Newell.
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.IRFIELD HAS A
BUILDING BOOM

Fairfield, March 10. The high cost
living seem 'nely has no terrors to
people of Fairfield if the contrac-
and carpenters are listened to for
ew minutes. In fact Fairfield has bu,
st awakened to her great opportuni-
les and is going to be the busiest city
Vt the size in the state this year
New buildings of all kinds are being
extracted for and an unusually large
number of business buildings and
ZONES will be erected There is al
.ea6y under course OF erection or con-
.ract the followiI.l, buildings:
The Lyon lumber Yards. corner OF
BROADWAY and Third streets.
The First Church of Christ Scientist.
West Washington street.
IOWA State Savings hank building.
ofDer of Broadway ard Court
1.-THE Cox garage. corner Of Briggs and
IA In streets.
The Shannon residence on Highland
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TWO JUDGES
KEEPING BUSY
HUNTER AND CORNELL BOTH
FIND ACTIONS TO BE HEARD
IN VACATION PERIOD.

after finishing one of the busiest
district court terms in the history OF
tine county On Saturday work began
stronger than even today for there
have been two divisions in session.
Judge Francis NJ. Hunter, who fin
ished his regular ten weeks session
Saturday, was in court again this
morning to take up some motions and
petitions Judge Seneca Cornell who,
next Monday will begin his regular ten
weeks term here, has been hearing a
motion for new trial in the E. H.
Emery & Co, cases. Senator Whit
more is here from Des Moines in con-
nection with this action.
The final reports in the estates Of
Flora Newell and Simon Frazer have
been approved by the court. In the
case of Lowenberg and /Coen vs.
Henry Phillips, the writ Of error has
ben dismissed because the court held
that the evidence of its contents was
insufflc ient to base finding and
order. The defendant is to pay the
costs
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PEOPLES PULPIT
DO not submit manuscripts
with requests that they be re-
turned If not used. The Courier
will not return them.
SUFFRAGE HAS GAINED NOTHING

Editor Courier: Referring to an edl'
torial statement in Des Moines Regis,
ter March concerning gains for SUI.
frage, permit me to say that statutory
suffrage laws enacted in N, Dakota. In
diana and Ohio we're adopted by legis'
latures which believed them unconsti-
tutional. but desired to transfer to the
courts the responsibility for denying
the demands of the suffragists,
4 The fling of referendum petitions in
Ohio and North Dakota will have the
effect Of suspendirg the statutory sui
frage laws in these states until the gen.
eral election in 1918. when the people
will vote on them unless the courts
meanwhile nnllify them for want OF
constitut 'onality. The people OF North
Dakota defeated woman suffrage IN
1914 nv o4N1 majority. Ohio defeated
:, in ta,9 nv s7,455 and in 1914 by
1so905 majority.
Bv tie constitution Of Ohio, the suf-
frage is limited to male citizens TWEEN
tv-orn yeas IF age and over. The con
stitutinn Of North Dakota provides that
every such cti7en with certain excep
lions, she'll be deemed 4 qualified voter.
that women may vote for school Off
cers and that there shall be no extern
sion of the suffrage eXcent by vote Of
the people a. a general election.
Tho core.itrtion of Indiana provides
that I'm all elections not Otherwise
provided for under this constitution
every male citizen shall be entitled to
vote.
e Tcif m Cougar VS.. T'mberlake,
1Ae frndi"ra Ro~oris. that this excludes
~~rr-- f-~m the ballot box and that
tho fod~r- government under its pres
crt ccrst'trt;on may not authorize any
ran or wc-'a-r>&o/ote in any state FOR
.-,-. oH'"rr TIE nhwer to say who shall
800 hc,~--~s 20 tie state. subject only
tn no -~~- -'i~.i~n Of tho federal conStl-
t,,t'~n thu. there shall be no discrim
i-,t'cn - "ccoun- Of race color or pre-
vicus crrd.tion OF servi'ude.
l. viii t.rs be "een that the leg's'a
turae Of Ohio Indiana and North Da-
l-ota have not IMPOSED the franchise
IN women. hut have merely left it to
tho courts tn say that under the con.
titniicns of these states they are pro
ted against service at the ballot box
Chas. Mel can.
es Moines March 49, 1917
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COURIER WANT ADS - One cent per word
each insertion.

avenue.
The two story brick of the Fairfield
dry cleaning works on East Broadway
The Fred Wray stucco residence on
South Second street.
Handsome brick parsonage, First
Presbyterian church, West Washington
street.
Ricksher business building on North
Main street.
Handsome modern residence. j. S.
Mckinney on West Washington street
Many new homes are also to be
erected in the new Humphrey addition
Highland addition and South Park ad.
dition which has but recently been
opened to the public and of which prac.
tically every lot Is now contracted for.
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PROMINENT MEN TO
BE GIVEN DEGREE

Dies Moines. March 19.-CliffOrd
Thorne, former state railroad com
missioner and E. S. Gose deputy audi
tor of state. are two prominent mem
bers Of class Of nearly 300 candi
dates who will be raised to the thirty
second degree in masonry by Dies
Moines consistory at the session
scheduled for March 90 to %.
This class will be the largest which
has ever taken the Masonic degrees
a year or so ago when there were 100
in the class, a new record was made
which, it was thought would stand for
years. The new record soon will be
reality
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PRIEST is LIBERAL
IN HELPING TOWN

Imogene, March 10. The city coun
Gil met and discussed the waterworks
question. Rev Father Hays was pres
ent and informed the council that he
would donate $4,000 toward the build
ing OF the water works and would do
tate $4,000 more for woman's res,
room and public library.
Both propositions were accepted
Father Hays had previously given lib
orally toward securing electric light
for the town and is busy looking after
the completion of a $4,000 church.
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BROWNS in TUB.

Clearfeld, March 10. Mrs. Lucy AL.
baugh Of Leon for fifty years resi-.
dent of Decatur county, committed
suicide.
She was found in the bath tub at her
home. drowned. She had been in poor
health and left a not saying that she
was tired OF living
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DATES OF FAIR SET.

West Point. March 19.-The Yves,
Point Fair directors and officers held
their regular March meeting and il
was we'll attended and was very en-
thusiastic one The directors are 60
ing In for big fair this year and have
planned for three big days, Wednes.
Gay. Thursday and Friday The dates
were set some time ago, they being
Aug. Z. s. 8, 10, and is the first fair on
the circuit
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PARK OWNER DIES,

Iowa City, March l9.-Joseph c.
Wray. a pioneer of North Liberty. age
II, is dead at his lifelong home there
He was the son Of Former Supervisor
Carson 3. Wray, one of Johnson coun.
tvs 1910 pioneers. and was the owner
Of 500 acres along the Inturban EN-
bracing the Midriver park. His brother
and two sisters survive.
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THE RANEY FUNERAL,

Fairfield, March 10. The funeral Of
Mrs. J. L. Raney will be held this af.
ternoon at the residence on West
Adams street at three o'clock and will
be In charge OF Rev A. H. Mosser Of
the First Presbyterian church. The
interment will take place in Evergreen
cemetery.
: Mrs Raney WIS one OF the most
highly esteemed women Of Fairfield
and her death Is sincerely regretted
but it has been known to her intimate
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$500 PAY INCOME TAX.

Sioux City. March 19-Men of wealth
are multiplying at rapid rate in
Sioux City. This is shown by the in
come tax reports. Over 500 Sioux City
people have paid Uncle Sam an assess
ment on their wealth this year. double
the number which paid tax on incomes
in 1916
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CATHOLICS PLAN SCHOOL.

Traer, March t. Catholic citizens
of Clutter have purchased four lots for
a Catholic school site They have rails
ed $4,000 by subscription and hope
to double the amount and erect brick
school house of four rooms and quar-
tiers for the priest who will teach.
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FARM HOME BURNS

Bonaaprte, March 49, The frame
house on the John Cresswell farm,
eight miles northwest of town occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lincolnfeldter
and family caught fire from the CHM
ney and burned about IL o'clock Sun
day. Most Of the household goods was
saved,
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MAIL BAGS RiFLED,

New York, March 10. -TwentysiX
bags of mail addressed to Washington
and the British embassy at Washing
ton were found to have been rifled on
board the Cunard liner Saxonia upon
her arrival here today.
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C. O. y.

The Goldfish lsys million eggs
While the faithful hen lays one;
But the Goldfish doesn't cackle
To inform us what she's done.
So we don't care for the Goldfish coy,
While the faithful hen we price,
Which should suggest to thoughtful minds
That it pays to advertise.
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For Sale
each insertion.

GOOD RESTA URANT FOR SALE IN
city Of 2,4QO. Write M15-C care
Courier
FOR SALE-SINGLE COME RHODE
Island Red eggs 75c setting. "a per
100. Large boned even colored good
everyday layers. Mrs. r. A. Hastings,
Floris, Ia.
HIGH BRED BARRED ROCK EGGS
for setting 75c per Is. Mrs Geo.
Morrow. Route /, Douds I.eando la.
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Professional Cards
Railroad Time Tables

No. Going Southwest Depart
25A Southwest Limited :. 1:45a. m.
stub train will leave station
for junction at 1: AS a. m, re-
turning arrive at station at
2:94 a. m.
s3B- Local freight ....... 700 a. m.
Going East, via Cutoff.
26A-Leave Junction ...... IL: 10 a. m.
A stub train will leave station
for Junction at 1l:40 p. m. re-
turning arrive at station at
1915 a. m.
92B- Local. -. =. ..... I45 a. m
sA--Davenport Chicago. 5:l7 p. m.
Marion Line, Going North.
4B-Ced Rapids. Savanna,
1osRn nssk1 Rapids, Marion $40 ?. m m:
9sR-Iocal freight $50 a. m.
Marion, Line, Coming South.
103B-From Marion ....... 10: 10 a. m.
21B-From Marion ........ ~: IS a. m.
97B-Loca1 freight ........ 400 p III.
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
3A-Kansas City local -. 10: 40 a. NJ
Local freights depart from and term
mate Ottumwa Junction.
T. H. Jacobs. Agent.
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friends for sometime that the end was
near and it came Friday night. Mrs.
Raneys maiden name was Mary Meal
lister and she was born in Fairfield on
Jan. %, 1861 and had spent her entire
life here, She is survived by her hus-
band and one son Fred
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09

New York, May 8.-Representa- tives of the railroad managers and secretaries of the four railroad brotherhoods began conference here today, to settle technical questions at issue, following thee application o1 the recent 8-hour law agreement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
WHEAT CROP SMALLEST
 IN THIRTEEN YEARS
Winter Crop Was One of Largest .Acreages Ever SOwn, But Met With
 Disasters Which Reduced Yield.

Washington, May S.-In the face of a threatened world food shortage. the American winter wheat crop shows the lowest condition recorded since 1888 and promised smaller yield than any since 1904.
 Agricultural conditions otherwise are good, the department announced and it recalled that although the win- ter wheat crop of 1912 showed an equally discouraging outlook the to- tai production of crops that year was the greatest on record.
 The winter wheat crop, plante last autumn on one Oe the largest acreages ever soWn to that grain but which met with disaster in several important producing states from se- were winter conditions, now promises a harvest of 366,116,00 bushels this year. That quantity was forecast to- day by the department of agriculture which based it's estimate on the con- dition of the crop May 1 as reported by the thousands of az ents through out the grain belt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
CHILD GETS SICK, GROSS, fEvERISH
 F C0NSTIPATED
California Syrup of Figs Can't Harm Tender Stomach
 or Bowels.

A laxative today saves {; sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not
 take the time from play to empty
 their bowels, which become cloeged up
 with waste, liver gets sluggish; stom- Iach sour.
 Look at the tongue, mother! If
 coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
 eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other ehildrens ail-
 ment, give a teaspoonful of "Califor- mia Syrup of Figs" then don't worry,
 because it is perfectly harmless, and in a few hours all this constipation
 poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have well, playful child |again. A thorough "inside cleaning' is oftimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treatmenG given in any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
 tie of "California Syrup of Figs which has full directions for babies children of all ages and for grown- ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that it is made by
 the "California Fig Syrup Compa- ny."-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
SCHOOL PATRONS NOMINATE THREE
 FOR CITY BOARD

(Continued from Page 9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
PROBING REPORTS THAT
 SUBS GET SUPPLIES

Washington, May S.-Persistent ru- mors of German submarines in the South Atlantic were given additional color when it was disclosed that the government is running down stories that ships flying the American flag have been supplying the U-boats. Officials would not go into details, but it was assumed that the report probably came from members .of the crew of the steamer ManitowOc, quoted in news dispatches from Porto Rico as asserting thar the steamer and others of the same company had transshipped to German submarines at sea food and fuel, hauled out of New York
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09

Big times have been planned by the
 ficers and members of Sahara tenn
 E, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for
 6 ceremonial session to be held in
 e Pine Bluff Oasis tomorrow, and
 is anticipated the attendance will
 ach the high water ,..drk, not only
 members of the shrine, but of pVltiates who desire tn trod the prning sands.
 The Shriners and their novitiates
 lll gather at the temple at ? o'clock fet afternoon, and the usual big pa lde will begin at 2:3O o'clock. At 8 clock the ceremonial itself will be-
 n, lasting through the remainder of
 e afternoon and into the evening.
 The traditional" banquet will be eld at s o'clock, and here is where De majority of the Shriners are ex- ected to "shine." Following the fnquet, at which the Shriners will ave their ladies as their guests, eere will be music and dancing un- l Il p. m.
 The following are the officers of |ahara temple:
 T: M. Hooker, illustrious potentate :; Ellllam Breathwit, chief rabban; A. l: Rowell, assistant rabban; H. G. flgglnbc'ham, high priest and proph- [ A. R. Cooper, oriental guide; c. H Poihser, treasurer; w. L. Honey, re- ||ofoer; H. B. Strange, first ceremon- Fi master; l. J. Moore, second cere- eonlal master; B. Herscher, captain the guard; M. L. Case, outer guard :; ]. J. Collins, Edgar Brewster and M i. pcnnable, trustees; T. M. Hooker, J 5. Jarrett and M. Schnable, represen- Htl'es to the imperial council.
 Arab Patrol--Noble R. R. Mcintyre J. H. Morley, Pinchbacl 'aylof, Fred Fucker, Henry Roberts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's horrible! Take a dose of the danger ous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile. crashes into it, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and "all knocked out" if your flyer is torpid and bowels consti- pated or you have headache. dizzi- ness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to- night.
 Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take spoon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
Ca|ome| Users! Listen To Me!
 Guarantee DodSon'S Liver Tone Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't lven your liver and bowels and straighten
 you up without making you sick.

full and if it doesn't straigthen you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson> Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medi- cine; entirely vegetable, therefore ii can not salivate or make you sick.
 I guarantee that one spoonful oi Dodson's Liver Tone will put youl sluggish liver to work and clean youl bowels of that sour bile and consti. pated waste which is clogging youl system and making you feel miser able. I guarantee that a bottle oi Dodson's Liver Tone will keep youl entire family feeling fine for months Give it to your children. It IS harm less; doesn't gripe and they like it' pleasant taste.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09

ment that the board has so often been criticized, that it was difficult to con vince the members the committee had the committee had convinced the board the purpose in obtaining the statement was to use ii to get the F. mill tax, if such tax is necessary, and that the board had said the commit tee should hurry MT. Higginbotham or appoint your own auditor" She said it is difficult to convince people that additional taxes are necessary when all they know is that $72000 has been expended in one year. Mrs. Blackburn expressed conviction the board never would refuse the audit, and the belief in publicity would help to get support for the 12 mill tax.
 MT. Magee said he intended no re- flection, and repeated that the infor nation was wanted for using in a campaign for the increased taxation. MT. Mills left the courtroom shortly after this, was followed by Mr. Ma gee, and the argument was continued in the corridor, the two apparently obtaining finally a better insight into each others views.
 President Palmer took occasion to state that there was no intent to re- fleet upon anyone, but there was no l reason for any public official to take umbrade simply because the people 1 asked for a little information about l their own affairs. This, was ap- | plauded.
 Mrs. R. B. Rice said the schools are crowded, that money is being ex- pended, and the public knows little of how it is being spent. She said she wanted an explanation why teachers are so poorly paid, when the board is paying a superintendent $250 a . month, and secretary for the sup erintendent $65 a, month. When we ask about these things" she said, i've are told to keep still.' We can't get the papers to publish anything, ! and so we must ascertain this infor- nation for ourselves" Mrs. Rice criticized an item of $500 allowed the architect of the new high school building for 9 trip and was corrected by Mrs. Blackburn, who said this was to be deducted from his fec
 J. w. Crawford, responding to a call, said he came to learn, and "had learned something" He expressed the belief that "Mr Mills had kicked before he was spurred," because he had heard nothing that could be talk en as a reflection upon members of the board. The organization is doing a good work, and there is nothing to be ruffled about" he said. Mir Crawford, who served 12 years on the board, believes the board is doing the best they could" but there is nothing wrong about these inquiries.
 So far as he is concerned, MT. Craw. ford said he desired to be convinced
 that an increase in taxation is neces
 sary before he will vote for 12- mill tax. eff it is needed" he said
 '1'm for it."
 Meeks for Tax.
 . w. l.. Meeks related his experience
 and said when a public board or of ficial objects to an investigation "it il
 time for new board" He believes that much of the dissatisfaction witt the manner in which school matter : have been conducted is due to care
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-09
INCREASE GRAIN ACREAGE.

J. A. Goher, merchant and farmer of Redfield, was in Pine Bluff yester- day Mr. GOber says the acreage planted to corn and other feed crops in his neighborhood is larger than ever before. This will be increased as a result of the cold snap, which killed cotton. Many of the farmers, he said. declared that if they had to replant they would put in more corn.