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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Saturday, March II

commencing at 10 o'clock, the follow
| ing property, towit
rs Horses and Misunderstanding OF
1900 to 24OO: span Of coming year old
mules: weanling mule, extra good;
year old brown mare, W.T.. 1900, in foal;
sorrel mare years old, VT. 400; bay
mare years Old W.T. 1900, in foal;
black mare years old. weight 1900, in
foal; bay mare years old, VT. 1l5O;
roam mare years old, W.T.. 100; span
bay geldings years old, W.T.. 1910; span
gray mares 8 and 4 years old, well
matched, one of them full blood, ell
gible to record; bay horse, 10 years
old. W.T.. 100: bay mare years old, WI.
1900 a good one: good jack years oia'
a sure breeder, mare pony years ola,
nice cattle pony.
20 Cattle-All good cows, some giving
milk, some fresh and others to be fresh
in the spring. among these are SONS
choice mich cows, also few calves.
40 Hogs-Consisting of 30 shoats
weighing 125 to $50 pounds. 10 so"s 20
farrow in April.
Neutrality-suspicious. clover and tim
othy seed. good carriage. nearly ne"
buggy, John Deere gang pillow, suiky
plow, 3 section harrow, double drlVlns
harness, and many other articles.
Lunch by F. c. McClung.,
Terms-1o months credit on sums
over $40. on bankable note, drawing
per cent interest from date. Sums OF
$40 and under cash. No property 10 DC
removed until settled for.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
THREE WIVES AND ONE DIVORCE.

Waterloo, March 14.-Cranston
Adams OF this city. passenger brake
man on the Illinois Central. faces pos
sible prison cell as bigamist He
has been married three times and has
only one divorce to show for his triple
dive into the matrimonial sea. None
of Cranstons wives want him. and a
trial for bigamy Is expected. The fact
of his having plural wives was brought
to light when wife, No. brought suit
for divorce,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Professional Cards
Railroad Time Tables
c. M. & St. p. TRAINS.

Ne. Going Southwest Depart
25A Southwest Limited :. :4oa III.
A stub train will leave station
for junction at 1:45 a. m, re.
turning arrive at station at
2:04 a. m.
ssE-- Local freight ........ 700 a. m.
Going East. via Cut off.
26A-Leave Junction ...... -: 10 a. m.
A stub train will leave station
for Junction at 11:40 p. m, re-
turning arrive at station at
i2:15 a. m.
e2B- l.acal..... ....... 7:45 a m
sA--Davenport. Chicago. SIT p. m.
Marion Line, Going North.
4R---Ced Rapids, Savanna,
Chicago ....... -. -. $3.50 A. m
1osR~-Cedar Rapids, Marion $40 p. m.
ssB---Local freight -: ...:. $3.50 a m.
Marion Line. Coming South.
1n3B--From Marion ....... lO:15 a. m.
21b--Frcm Marion ........ 12:3 a. m
97B---Local freight ........ 400 p m.
A--Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
3A-Kansas City local -. 10: 40 a. NJ
Local freishts depart from and term
mate Ottumwa Junction.
r. II. Jacobs, Agent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
DEGREES ARE MODIFIED.

District Judge Francis M. Hunter
has modified the DEGREES in the recent
divorce cases Of Edith Turner vs.. S. c.
Turner and Edith Taylor VS.. Harland
Taylor. In the first the defendant and
in the second the plaintiff are given
the right to remarry within year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
EDDYVILLE SCHOOL
NAMES DIRECTORS

Eddyville, March 14.-At the cleo
ton held on Monday for the purpose
of electing school directors. The fol-
lowing vote was cast: r. J. Oldham,
1913: Roy Palmer, 1874; DR.. N S. Brad
field. 1870: and w. W. De Long, 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
LAST DAY FOR FILING.

Thursday will be the last day for Al
ing petitions with the clerk OF the dis
trict court in cases expected to be tried
during the March term. The term will
open Monday. March 26. with Judge
Seneca Cornell Of Ottumwa on the
bench
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
REFUSE TO PAY FINE.

Clara Neff and Jack futile We're
fined $40 and costs in police court
Tuesday afternoon for disturbing the
peace. They declined to pay. and were
given until today to decide whether
or not they would appeal the case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
sTARvEs TO DEATH.

Fayette, Mo-. March 14-Rev. Dr.
Fielding Marvin, son Of the late Bish-
op Marther Marvin of the NJ. E.
church, south, died of cancer of the
tongue. He virtually starved to death
DR.. Marvin was born November 1,
1910
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
SUES FOR 500.

Ralph McElroy has petitioned the
district court for judgment Of 500
against Henry Hansen. This is alleged
- be due on the sale of team OF
horses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
POSTPONED
Public Sale

My sale which was to have been held
Tuesday March Is at my farm miles
north of Agency, miles south of He'd
rick, 7 miles northeast Of Ottumwa,
will be postponed until
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
CALLS DEE MATCH

On account of the weather the spell
ing match. scheduled to be held tt
Bladensburs Tuesday evening. was
called off. A similar affair at Kirkville
is to be held Thursday evening and an.
other at Farson tonight
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
SEEKING DIVORCES.

Two divorce cases have been filed
with the clerk Of the district court TO-.
day. Guy w. Doolittle VS.. Bessie E
Doolittle is the title of one and Rosa
Thompson VS.. Roy Thompson the
other
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
ATTEMPT MADE TO
SCALE KEOKUK LOCK

81 Keokuk, March 14-An attempt was
Iaade one night this week by two men
10 scale the picket fence surrounding
the government lock. The guards on
Huty at the government lock promptly
fput stop to their expedition and sent
them on their way.
This is dangerous thing to do, ac-
cording to Major NJ Meigs. as the
guards at the lock property carry load
ed guns and have orders to shoot any
one who attempt to get into the reser-
voir> without having been given per-
mission. This applies to the guards
on duty both daytime and night.
Persons who have business with the
government Offices of the power plant
are supposed to present themselves at
the lock gates where the sentrjes are
and to state their business. The SEN
try will pass them to the government
once where they will be taken care Of
by officials there. Anyone who tries to
\ get into the reservation by any other
! plan is considered trespasser and
may receive load Of lead for his
ft.Nls II ~ so tt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
CORRECT DECREE.

The corrected decree in the case OF
J. w. Davis and others VS.. w. B. Davis
and others has been signed by District
Judge Francis NJ. Hunter and filed with
the clerk
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= ----7---77----7---7--------.
FORMER CLERK HERE.

Boyd Miller, for several terms clerk
of the district court at Abba is visiting
friends In Ottumwa and also serving on
the federal grand jury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16

WABASH RAILWAY.
No. Going South Dep.r
7A-Moberiy, St L.. X. c.. ESQ a. m.
5oB--Moberly and east -. 2:40p. m
70B-Local freight ....... 500 a. M
Coming North
51B-Moberly local ........ II: so a. m.
3A-From Kansas City 80. 7:10 p. M
71B--Local freight ......... II: As a. m
A-Daily.
lob and lib. daily except Monday.
T. II. Jacobs. Agent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
k.oKU q DEs MONIES RAILWAY

No. Going North Depart
47rp-Des Moines. Omaha. G: rs p. m.
47TR--From Keokuk.. :. $3.50 p. m.
473R--Des Moines, east and
west go. -. -. ...... 10: 50 a. m.
475A--Des Moines. east west
and north .............. 6:15a. m.
Going South.
47oB-Fldon and K. c.. 1888 a. M
47oB--Keokuk and south ;. $500. m.
474A-Fldon and X C. 10: so D. m
476B-Ottumwa, Keokuk -. 6:50a. m.
A-Daily.
B-EXcept Sunday.
J. H. Robinson, Agent
All trains stop at freight house. at
foot Union street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16

Bring that ad in tomorrow. Courier want ads
one cent per word.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Female Help Wanted

AT CE-COMPETENT
girl for housework. Address MOB
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
STERN CALL on ENGINEERS
Italian Army Had to Fight Nature as
Well as the Forces to Which It
Was Opposed.

A recent message from the field
Headquarters of the Italian army saya
hat the transportation romance of this
i5O-mile mountain front, set down in
sold, hard figures, reads thus: 2,44S
miles of railroad rebuilt or repaired;
$50 miles Of new railroad built; $50
miles Of airline cables stretched for
The teleferica system; 10000 miles of
telephone wire put up; 10000 new
troop, hospital and freight buildings
erected; 200 miles of narrow gauge
railroad laid in or behind the trenches {:
10 new bridges thrown across rivers
and precipices to accommodate 2,O4U
miles Of operating road.
The work is credited to 12O civil en-.
gineers of the government department
Of public works, aided by army en-.
glneers proper; likewise by 100000
workmen and 100000 army mules,
hitched to $1,000 wagons.
The foregoing is the first official rec.
ord of the exact extent of the con-
struction work on this front, carried
on steadily for IS months, despite enc.
my artillery, avalanches, snowfalls,
rains, floods, frost, lack of material
and all of the other ills by which en-.
gineers are beset.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
uNjusTLY SENT TO DEATH
Spanish Tribunais, After His Exeeu.
ton, concede That Ferrer Was Not
Guilty Of Extreme offense.

Spanish republicans. socialists, an
archists and radicals of all degrees
celebrate January 10 as the birthday
of Francisco Ferrer, who, convicted
of having melted revolutionary riots
In Barcelona, was executed in 1909.
F'errer was in rlany ways a remark
able mana fanatic of unbelief, who
accepted death as bravcly as any mar
tyr of the faith. That he was un-
justly convicted and executed has
since been decided by Span's tribunal,
which generally considered the case
months after the death of the victim,
and as gravely handed down de-
cision that Ferrer was innocent Of
the charges made against him!
Fcrrer was born in village near
Barcelona on January 10. 1859. EARLY
In life he became shop boy, and then
ticket inspector ON Spanish rail.
way. Although he had few education
al advantages, he was naturally a
student. and spent oil his spare time
reading and studying scientific and
philosophical works. He early be-
came an opponent Of the church and
4 republican, and his intellectual abil-
tty won for him a place among the
leaders of the Spanish anti.clericals
and anti-mOnarchists.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
HEAVY COINAGE DURING YEAR
Mints and Assay Offices Have Been
Busy Dealing With the Amount Of
Gold Acquired.

The value of gold acquired by the
government Mt the minis and ASSAY
Offices during the fiscal year 1916
amounted to Os,OS3, 262 90. according
to officials of the treasury department.
This was large increase over the
preceding year, and was due, it is
said, principally to the heavy impor-
tations of foreign bullion aud coin.
Gold deposited by the Cuban gov.
eminent to be made into Cuban coin
was valued at $1.323, 2201. 9s; United
States gold coin received for recoin-
age was valued at $1.959.695.7
Silver purchased during the fiscal
year 1916 totaled 6.545. 1916 fine
ounces. costing $3,34s,e42 40, at an av.
erage price of 81 cents per fine ounce.
According to the statistics, the
United States coinage for the same
period amounted to $4,000. O62.s2 of
which $31,O77, 400 was gold; $685.
$3.50 was silver; s1,79O. 48S.15 was
nickel, and $1.O12.303.17 was bronze.
The estimated stock Of domestic coin
In this country at the end of the fiscal
year was $2,403, 21OO53 of which ST..
346O50,1 $50 was gold; $58S, 27O,515 was
silver dollars. and $1ss, $50, 500, 2Ss was
subsidiary silver coin.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Jews Hope for Zion.

The Zionists dream of more than q
material prosperity in the reestab.
lished Zicn. They hope for spir.
ltual commonwealth, real, material
life where their children shall learn
the language of their fathers fathers,
where their religion shall be free to
them, where they may return to the
old Hebrew theocracy, unhampered by
persecution. The Turk has not yet
agreed to this. and the Turk still is
lord Of the land. Indeed, the Zionists
have suffered severely from the pres
ent war. They are eagerly looking
forward to its end and the subsequent
peace settlements, hoping that in the
new world order the jew will be per-
United his own small place in the sun.
World Outlook.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
DAY OF REVOLUTIONS PAST
Anticipated Methods Of Making
Changes in Government.

The machine gun and the high ex-
plosive shell! have ended the days Of
successful revolutions, according to
Stanley ]. Weyman, the English au-
thor of ''The House of the Wolf" "A.
Gentleman of France" and "Under the
Red Robe" According to Mr.. Wey.
hams view no rebellion by the peo-
pie can ever hope to be successful in
the larger nations now.
against the muskets and cannon Of
old days naked hands and makeshift
weapons could prevail If fury lent
strength and numbers were sufficient.
But today. when half a dozen machine
guns, handled by twice as many ex-
perts, can NOW down hundreds in q
minute; when even a single high-ex.
ffbsive shell can wreck half village,
when everything that has to do with
these weapons, with the munitions
that feed them, and the airplanes that
guide them, is technical to degree,
of what avail are the. scattered rifles
and barricades of the people. the regi-
ments hastily levied and scantily
armed? Of none. Before the muzzles
of a few machine guns the toilers Of
Client and Liege aad Antwerp. cities
famed in the past for their turbulence,
are hurried into slavery well-nigh I'm.
resisting.
''For they know resistance to be
hopeless. And so it is, and must be.
AS long as mere handful of men
trained in the use of these engines
remains faithful, despotism may sit
secure, be the people never so impa.
tient. Only from outside, only by the
use of equal weapons, only by other
nations. can the yoke be broken and
the people be freed"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
May Recover priceless. Books.

When the Turks seized Constantine.
pie they put an end in that section to
western learning. Their theory was
that anything not taught in the Koran
was false and IL It was taught in the
Koran other books were unnecessary.
Many precious books were destroyed,
but it is believed that immense stores
Of manuscripts remain buried deep in
the vaults Of Saint Sophia and else
where. Some modern scholars have
made investigations and doubt that
such treasures really exist, but recent
reports give some hope Of recovering
cooks which would be priceless.-Phila-
aelphia Inquirer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Therein Lay Danger.

A new arrival at certain boarding
house was man who had taken part
in famous Arctic exploration, and at
dinner time he often RECALLED the other
boarders with stories Of his adven-
lures.
EYES," he said, after one particu.
larly thrilling description, I'VE were
slowly starving to death. Just when
things were at the last gasp, one fell
low had an idea; he cut up our boots
and made soup of them, and"
"Hush, hush!" Missed all the other
coarders, anxiously. Don't let the
.andlady hear you"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Brown the Tailor IF g? e:

or the president ought to do.
ought not do to. than it is to
actually he obliged to face the
responsibility Of all this inter-
national tangle and keeps things
moving to the satisfaction of all
concerned. President Wilson en-
| tered the White House with great
odds against him, the odds of a
previous republican administra-
ton Of years Of ease and proper
ity, with nothing to disturb the
tranquility expect the severing of
friendships between ex-president
T. R. and ex-president Taft. But
almost from the very beginning of
the present administration condi-
tions in the United States has
been such as to tax the physical
and moral courage of not only the
President but all who have the in
terests of this country at heart.
Still there are not few in every
community who through ignor-
ance or pure viciouSneSs go about
trying to create hatred and dis
trust for the government by critic
izing the President.and his cabin
ct members who have left nothing
| undone to sustain the confidence
and good will Of our people as
we'll as that Of the people of other
countries. Many of the knock
ers" do not even read the papers
to inform thmselves but get their
information second or third or
fourth handed from Jake Snickel-
fritzen or Fritz Goognsloggen
and straight-way proceed to pro-
nounce sentence on the United
States Government.
They forget that they adopted
this country of their own free
will. where they could prosper
under the peace and protection Of
the Stares and Stripes. They abuse
the privilege Of free speech. which
they were denied in their land ov-
or the sea. To those who cannot
be true Americans and give their
full support to Uncle Sam, | would
say then, go back to the land of
your birth" shoulder arms for
your ruler, who needs your SER
vices and you will be spared the
trouble Of giving your views and
advices to the Govcrnment under
which you are acting unfairly.
Don't be 'knocker', be booster
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15

.ention to varied assortment of
olouses which his assistant placed in
front of him. "And now, ladies'" he
said, I'VE come to blouses; but before
[ ask you to bid for one. let me re-
mind you that blouses have gone up.
indeed. I would ask what has not gone
up? If any lady can tell me anything
that has not gone up, she shall have
one of these beautiful garments az a
free gift" There was moments
pause. and then came voice from the
back Of the crowd. "What about divi a
tn store? 1t hain't gone up as far as
knows on" She received the blouse.
The regrettable stagnation of the divi.
lend at the local coop" was too well
known to admit of question, even by an
ltinerant auctioneer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Pleasure Vehicle. In Chile.

Native ponies are sometimes used
to draw Pleasure vehicles in the Val.
paratso district Of Chile, but no Shet-
land ponies are to be seen there. The
vehicles employed in driving the ma
tive animals are usually Of the type
Of Enclosed basket cart. They are de-
signed to be used with horse weigh
ing from 500 to 600 pounds. These
carts and other types of two-wheeled
pleasure vehicles are imported princi-
pally from England. Carts made 10.
cally to be drawn by ponies or small
horses are utility vehicles for distribu.
Hon Of milk. vegetables. etc
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15

Most of the other wholesale societies
carry on more or less manufacturing.
The English societies have $5O,OOO,-
OOO invested in homes built for their
members. The two great wholesale
societies Of England and Scotland,
created by consumers societies, be-
gan manufacturing and now produce
S5O0.0OO,C00 worth of commodities
yearly. The largest tea warehouse in
the United Kingdom is that of the CO.
operatives, where 25,O00,O0O pounds of
tea are yearly distributed from their
own tea lands in Ceylon.-London
Mail.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Old Use of Wocd.

An English officer, who has been
,ensorfng Scottish soldiers letters.
aas just been explaining to me that
he Scotchmen are awful liars. l con-
fessed surprise. and he gave me this
example: "One of them wrote to his
wife the other day that he was abso-
!utely starving. and the fellow was
having the hest rations he ever got in
bis life" But it was only Of the cold
that the Jock was complaining.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Do Away With Middlemen.

The English Cooperative Whole.
sale society is one of the largest man
ufacturing enterprises in the world,
has factories scattered all over Eng
land. in which almost every variety of
useful article is made. and owns it's
own farms. diaries and creameries.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
TO THE oRumsLERs

Cease to murnur against The
government of the United States
Cease to strike the hand that ~
tects you. First be ceEt~ .,ro-
you could do better. ain that
ter. and produce ..ianage bet
than Presider better results
you were III Wilson is doing If
II III his place.
.s much easier for the knock
rs to sit around in squads here
| and there telling what they'd do
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Knew the Location.

Three-year-old Sydney had the
measles, and was q real sick little boy.
His anxious grandmother bent over
him and asked sympathetically:
Cant you tell grandmamma where
you feel bad?"
Without q moments hesitation little
Sydney answered:
"Wight here in bed"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
The Reason.

Pat-I saw you crying bitterly at
Kelly's funeral.
Nike-Yes. Whilst I was apprais-
ing the furniture . fat woman at q
No hat
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
Whr mahprtntt Tin,rs
z: 9. CAMERON {. Publisher
MRS. p. c. OLSON, Asst. Editor

Terms: ei.so per year in advance.
sntered at the postonice at Wahpe.on,
n. D.. as second class mail matter.
Gnurch, school and society news Is cora.
s sSy SoMclteo Tor free publication, also.
"a admission fee is charged, ana iii CARDS
81 0anks will he charged for At Is canis
yof each 10 lines or less.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-15
One Thing Not Gone up

1t was in the market place Of q
northern town in England. The itin.
Grant auctiOneer was turning his at.