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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
HOUSE is BURNED
DOWN TO GROUND

A house occupied by Fred Thuse,
Manning and Prairie avenues, was
burned to the ground at 1920 O'Clock
Sunday night. The house was con-
siderable distance out Of the water
limits, and the chemical was not suf-
f1cient to extinguish the flames. The
tanks on both trucks were emptied and
the Central truck was sent back to the
station to get another charge Of chem
ical but the fire had such Roadway
that it was impossible to save the
house. and efforts were bent towards
saving other property nearby, for the
high wind carried burning shingles for
some distance.
A grass fire on vacant lot at $50
South Willard street, caused quite a
bit of excitement Sunday afternoon.
The wind swept up the blaze and soon
it had crossed the lot and as the grass
was very dry got into the yards OF sew
eral adjacent houses and threatened
to set them afire. Several men at
tempted to control the blaze. but the
wind carried 1t along faster than they
could put it out The fire department
was called out and extinguished it in
short time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Miss Lucy Hale has returned tt
F1oris after visiting in Ottumwa.
d. r. Logan, north Of Ottumwa, ha:
moved to Roundup, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brown Of Bloom
field were visitors in OttumWa frloay
G. D, James and family. 224 Nortf
Cherry street has moved to Laramie
Wyo.
Fred Beck. Howard Goehring anc
Farnco Bridger Of Fremont were VS.
itors in Ottumwa Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Chickering OF
Floris were visitors in Ottumwa and
have returned home.
Mrs. Paul Sassaman and son Paul,
227 East Fourth street, have gone to
Omaha to visit Mrs. S. Johns, the for
mers mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Chadd have re-
turned to Abba after visiting at the
home of Mrs. Jennie Kendall, 5l4
South Elm street.
: Mrs. George S. Norton and MISS
Bessie Bovee of Washington are
the guests of Miss Katherine Norton
ana MIS. Belle NlCSOl A1ASh' w" " -
Second street
Miss Blanche Root, who has been
attending school at Grinnell, has ar
rived in Ottumwa to spend her vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
Frank Root, 312 North Court street.
Miss Alice Powers. who has been DO.
ing missionary wor kin the schools -.
India is in Ottumwa visiting her COUSIN
Miss Katherine Powers. 2l0 Nortn
Marion street Miss Powers has one
months vacation and intends to sPeno
the time with Miss Katherine Fo"ers'
Rev. c. H. Purmort, D. D., Of Des
Moines has arrived in the city and VIII
assist Rev. o. E. Ticknor, pastor OF tne
East End Presbyterian church. durlhe
his conyalescence. DR.. Purmort IS
man Of large experience having hao
charge Of the mission work OF iowa
for seventeen years, following minis
try in Waterloo of thirteen years serV-
ice.
Mrs. w. F.. Edmonson and srano
daughter Miss Edith Edmondson. Tor
ner parishioners at Milton. were VS.
ftors at the home of Rev. and mrs ":
u Ticknor. 1918 East Main street
Th;lrsday, Miss Flora Ticknor arrived
home Friday evening to spend tne
spring vacation with her parents a1tei
attending school at Bellevue coliese'
Bellevue, Nebr.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
|QUIGLEY'S WILL TO
BE CONTESTED NOW

Dubuque. March 26-An effort Is to
be made to break the will Of P. J.
Quigley, publisher Of the Telegraph
Herald, who died on Feb. %. Contest
proceedings have been instituted by
his son and only child, Joseph C. Quig-
ley.
Mr.. Quigley died possessed of prop
erty valued at approximately $4,000,
stock in the Telegraph Herald COM
pany. About $4,000 worth 200
shares) of this stock he willed to F.
w. Woodward. who for some years has
been second in charge of the paper,
acted for Mr.. Quigley In most matters
in fact. The balance of his stock, about
100000 went to his son, in trust, Mr..
Woodward being named trustee, Mr..
Woodward was also named executor
of the will without bond.
The son in instituting contest pro-
ceedings asserts that the will is not
the last will in fact, but does not set
out another will. He asserts further
that undue influence was used on his
father to have the will made as it was
and that the mind of the father had
been poisoned against him. the son.
The will is to be read in court for
the purpose Of probate on Monday
April g In the meantime, B. F. Block
linger. cashier of the First National
bank. has been named special execu
tor of the will to serve until the con-
test has been determined
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TREATIES WITH
GERMANY VOID:
CONTINUED From Page ~

CONTINUED From Page ~
president to put the nation on war
footing.
The creation of the two new military
departments was ordered as means
of dividing the immense responsibility
now devolving upon the commander
ard staff of the eastern department.
Major Leonard Wood is transferred
from the department Of the east to the
newly created southeastern depart
ment, with headquarters at Charleston,
s. c., and Major General ]. Franklin
Bell. in command Of the western de-
partment, is transferred to the east
ern department. Major General Hunt
err Ligsett. in command Of the depart
ment of the Philippines, is transferred
to the western department and Briga-
der General Clarence r. Edwards, in
command Of the department Of the
Panama canal zone, to the northeast
ern department.
Major Generals Barry and Pershing
will retain command of the central
and southern departments, respec-
lively.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
DEYOE URGES
GARDEN PLOTS
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS BOOSTS
VACANT LOT CULTIVATION

Letters have been received in OF
tumwa from A. M. Deyoe state super
intendent Of public instruction, III
which he urges that the cities of Iowa
make use of the vacant lots and tells
the advantages to be gained in cult
waiting the waste places and clearing
up the lots which are now nothing but
weed patches.
| Ottumwa is planning great deal OF
work of this kind for the coming sea.
son and Mr.. Deyoe's letter, which fol.
lows In full, will be Of interest to many
persons:
1t Is at once apparent to any casual
observer that Iowa cities have alto.
gether too many vacant lots and waste
places growing up to weeds and fur
nishing place where rubbish and old
! tin cans can be dumped.
! Associated with such unsightly spots
are always to be found conditions of
vice and immortality; intelligence is
usually of low order; property val
ues are always unstable; law enforce
ment is difficult; numerous police
court costs must be paid; life is un-
safe and diseases flourish with slight
chances for their eradication.
The idle child is scarcely expected
Ito long remain moral the unoccupied
child will eventually become vicious
these are the seeds of criminaIity. On
the other hand, the busy child is con-
stantly increasing morally, physically
and mentally. The child who has nor
NAL tasks to perform is constantly be-
ing inclined away from evil habits.
What a wonderful and relieving
change might be wrought in these
places If the children OF the cities
could be led to see and realize the edu-
cative, the physical. the moral and
financial possibilities of these waste
places! If the unemployed children of
the towns and cities were placed I'M
der the supervision of trained and
competent gardener their health and
strength would be conserved and the
temptation to actions Of vice might be
turned to the best type of education
through the cultivation Of vacant and
uncared for lots. All the available
garden space need not be used for
growing vegetables. as the culture and
education, sometimes so badly neg
lected, may be acquired through the
planting and growing of flowers. In
this there will be pleasure and de.
light that will be Of lasting value.
To Improve Waste Places.
To make a proper use of the idle
land in our towns and cities, to give
employment and skilled training to
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COURT DENIES
ANOTHER TRIAL
CORNELL REFUSES e. II. EMERY
& CO.'S REQUEST FOR A SEC.
OND HEARING.

District Judge Seneca Cornell has
filed his opinion on the motions for
new trials made to him last week in
the e. H. Emery cases.
In one. entitled E. H. Emery & Co,
VS.. the Wabash and others, he over
rules the motion.
In the other eight known as E. H.
Emery e. Co. VS.. the c. B. & @. r. r.
Co., he overrules the application for
another trial and dismisses the action
as to the defendant railway companies
that have been served with notice.
Later he will hear the motion of the
American Refrigerator Transit Co. to
strike an amendment to the isubstitut.
ed petition of the plaintiff and to dis
miss as to the defendant for reason
that the action was commenced in the
wrong county.
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CLOUTMANAND
FUTILE READY
MEMBERS OF G. A. r. ORGANIZE.
TIONS OFFER THEIR SERVICES
TO THE PRESIDENT.

Cloutman post No. 60 and Tuttle post
No. 497, G. A. R., have adopted resolu
tons offering the services Of its mem
bers to the president Of the United
States in the event of open hostilities
between the United States and Ger
many
AS adopted at the regular meeting
the Cloutman post resolution Is as fol.
lows:
Where as recognized state of war
now exists between the United States
and Germany,
Be it resolved that Cloutman post
No. 60. department of Iowa, G. A. R.,
hereby tender their services both col
lectively or as individuals to the pres
ident Of the United States and If called
on we are ready to respond and serve
In any capacity assigned us SO that
1t is in defense Of the principles rep.
resented by the stars and stripes.
(Signed)
John Feehan, Commander.
B. W. Van Der Veer, Adjutant
futile Post Resolution.
At regular meeting Of ]. NJ futile
post No. 497, held March "a, the follow.
ing resolution was offered and unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, it is generally conceded
that state of war exists between the
United States and Germany,
Be It resolved that j. M. futile post
No. 49, department Of Iowa. G.. A. R.,
tenders it's services to this government
in any capacity that it can be used.
(Signed)
Thomas Sampson, S. v. c.
Acting Commander.
J. c. Scully, Adjutant.
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the otherwise unemployed boys and
girls in these same towns and cities
should be the shibboleth OF everyone
Of every organized club and society, Of
every chamber Of commerce and com
mercial club, of every church and
guild, until these waste places have
been made to bloom like rose and
the vileness of youth has been turned
into an ambition to do something OF
real value to society. A few of our
cities have made a fine start in this
direction.
Where ample space is available
poultry might be very profitably en-.
gagged in. The raising Of certain veg.
etables will appeal to the boy from
the monetary point of view. either as
marketable products or as food
products for the family. Very likely
the girl will desire to sell and make
money from such sale. but the chances
are that she will cas- most for vege.
table and fruit culture because of what
it will mean to the culinary depart.
ment of the home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
ROBBERS TAKE $500
WORTH OF CLOTHING

Perry, March 26.-Robbers who are
believed to be members Of the gang
which has SO long operated in the
towns along the Milwaukee and North
western railroads, made a big haul al
Bagley west Of this city.
The Sawyer general merchandise
store, the Office Of the Farmers ele
vator and the Jennings real estate
Office were broken into. 1t is thought
they expected to get from the real
estate office were broken into. 1t is
thought they expected to get from
the real eshtate office to the post
office. in the same building. The
Sawyer store was robbed Of merchan'
disc amounting to about $40O Eigh.
teen suits Of clothes, four pair shoes,
four suitcases and a number of mack.
inaws and other articles were taken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
MARCH TERM OF
COURT IS OPEN
JUDGE SENECA CORNELL BEGINS
TEN WEEKS SESSION.; GRAND
JURY BEGINS WORK,

The regular March term Of district
court was opened at 9 o'clock this
morning by Judge Seneca Cornell Of
Ottumwa. !.
The grand jury was called and
sworn in for work, an assignment
made in both the chancery and lavA
divisions and will probated.
William Folgman has been appointS
ed executor of the estate of julius
Folgman. The will was probated SOON
after court opened.
The petit jury is to come Wednesday
and there are several cases which are
expected to be ready for trial then.
Judge Francis M. Hunter and his re
porter. w. F. Milotz, who have been
here since January 6, went to Charlton
today. They will be there three weeks.
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FARMINGTON.

Miss Marie Scott entertained com
pany Of friends Tuesday evening in
honor of her thirteenth birthday ami
versary. A delicious supper was served
Mrs. John Jack was a Keokuk Wis
itor Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. w. Woodwork was hostess
to the Priscilla club Tuesday after
noon
r. c. Stone was business visitor in
OttumWa Monday.
Mrs. H. R. Jones and children spent
Wednesday with relatives in Bora
parte.
Mrs. Julia Warner was an Ottumwa
shopper Tuesday.
Miss Naomi Williams left Friday for
Stockport where she will be the guest
of her friend Mrs. Vera Steinmeyer Ep-
perly.
G. A. English Of Ottumwa spent
Tuesday at the H. 0. There home.
Mrs H. II. Turner was Keokuk Wis
itor Monday.
Miss Leah Bonnell, a high school
junior visited over Sunday at her home
near Donnellson. She was accompanied
by her cousin Miss Gussie Zane.
Mrs. Byron Cummings Is visiting
relatives at Bonnparte.
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MONEY IS WASTED
IN UNFRAMED WORK

Iowa City, March 26-That there Il
great waste of public money oy un
trained social workers is the conteh
ton Of Miss Bessie McClenahan OF tne
University of Iowa extension stan ~
. recently published bulletin on INT
Social Survey. She declares reor
vanization of charities on business
basis is needed.
Miss McClenahan has male PAIN
hnding' surveys in eight OF the larse
cities of the state and several smallel
cities. She finds much economic "as.e
through duplication of effort, supernc
ial investigation, lack OF adequate rec
ords and bad management
The university Is prepared 10 make
SURVEYS as it has done In Ottum"a
burlington. Sioux City, Muscatlne
Davenport. Council Bluffs, Cedar zap
Ids and Charles City, az the first ster
unon which proper plans for future &C
fion can be mapped out.
Miss McClenahan finds little money
being spent on constructive work IN
comparison to that devoted to purely
relief work. Business men are con
stantly besieged with requests for con-
fributions to charity, yet they have nc
definite way of knowing whether or
not the particular charity is deserving
with all the charity organizations
working under one head there is op'
portunity for follow up work and less
chance for the parasite to profit as he
does when charity is administered by
many hands.
In Ottumwa in two years the work
Of the overseer Of the poor, the inves-
tigation Of all widows pension cases,
and many other county and city duties
have been put in the hands of social
secretary.
Since the investigation at Sioux City
q card system Of records has been In
stalled, several semipublic institu-
lions have been subsidized, the county
home has been maintained and tuber-
culosis hospital has been built.
In Burlington the visiting nurses so
ciety and the city relief organization
were merged into league with cen.
trail registration bureau. All needed
social movements are initiated through
the league. Similar progress has been
made in the other cities.
Miss McClenahan believes the state
should have a commissioner of chart
ties.
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MULE CUTS THROAT.

Griswold, March 26. e. E. Snyder
who resides on the Wilcox place west
Of the city limits, lost a good mule in
a very peculiar manner. In the yard
where the mule and other work ami.
mails were turned cut was a metal hog
house. This has been there for two
years and the animals were always
around it. In some manner the mule
ran against it or was crowded onto it
by the other animals and had its throat
cut. The windpipe was completely
severed,
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MONEY BY WIRELESS

Soldier, March 26. Cashier Kieffer
of the Soldier Valley Savings bank
sent $1,000 by wireless to a party In
Denmark who had had that sum to his
credit here at the bank.
The means of transmitting the
money was chosen owing to England's
tampering with the United States
malls. 1t was sent through New
York bank, as the radio" station at
Soldier is not in working order. 1t
was rather expensive way of sending
money, but safe and sure.
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IOWA RIVER is HIGH.

Iowa City, March &c. The Iowa
river, on a rampage here, has practic-
ally put out Of commission the ny
draulic plant Of the university. The
generators built TO generate 125 kilo-
watts, have lost power, and are down
to twenty kilowatts, as result of
which the steam generators. at the
heating plant have been called into re-
QUESTION, to supply the university
building with power
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
GO IN BOYS PLACE.

Waterloo, March eff war comes
John Kaltenbach, born in Baden. Ger
many. will offer his services to the
government as trained soldier, al
though he is 81 years old. He has two
sons, but says he would prefer to go
" their place.
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eoorLEeeERs INDICTED.

DUBUQUE, March 26-The grand jury
for the March term of the district court
reported and it is known that indict'
ments were returned against seven
teen bootleggers, but the indictments
are so drawn the penalty imposed may
be anywhere from 5000 to $1,000. MI
merous arrests are expected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
NEW WIRE ARRIVES.

I. o. Brink of the local telephone
exchange, has been transferred to Dav'
to fill a similar position for the
company there. His place will be taken
by F. A. McDermott Of Fl. Madison
whose place in turn will be filled by F.
c. Lea Of Davenport. Mr.. McDermott
is In the city and intends to begin
as soon as possible.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
OTTUMWA GUN CLUB
NOW INCORPORATED

E. Fl. Mather, William Potter, Jr.
and James F. Powell have incorporate
ed the Ottumwa Gun club and its
articles have been filed with the coln-
ty, recorder Mr.. Mather is president
and Mr.. Potter the secretary and
treasurer. The object of the Organise
tion is to encourage athletics, improve
workmanship and familiarize the
members with the use of fire arms.
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Obituary
Henry 1 Leonard,

Henry Irwin leonard, son Of the late
John NJ, and Hannah E. Adcock
Leonard, died at 2:10 o'clock Sunday
morning at Sunnyslope sanitorium.
He was born In Wapello county and
was q years old
The funeral will be held at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning from the
home Of Mrs. Agnes Travis, 414 North
Weller street. Rev. I. S. Bussing Of the
Davis Street Christian church will be
in charge and interment will take
PLACE in Shaul cemetery.
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KILLS THREE-YEAR.oLD BOY.

Luton, March 26-George Sargisson.
- years old, Of this place, shot and
killed Levern Courtwright, 3 years old.
The elder boy pulled the trigger of a
shotgun which he thought was empty
and the contents struck the Court
wright boy in the leg. severing an ar
terry. He bled to death before doctor
could be summoned.
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SELL DAM PLACE.

4 deed, left in the county recorders
Office today, transfers property known
as the Dain place on East Second
street between Union and Vine.
Emery C. and Bonnie Weber of
Wayne City, ILL.,, have executed it and
the receiver is Solomon Bell The Con-
sideration is $4,000.
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than usual on account Of the scarlet
fever scare. Two cases have been re-
norted and each house is under quar-
antine and ~-iA>--t" Z NIT f->--d>
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FEVER CLOSES SCHOOLS.

Wellman, March 26-Fhe Wellman
public school was closed for it's two
weeks vacation two weeks earlier
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Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postoffice to
which they desire 1t changed.
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Lewis Funeral.

Mrs. Adeline Lewis was buried in
Ottumwa cemetery Sunday afternoon
The funeral was held at 2:30 O'Clock
from the home, GAP East Mechanic
street. and at o'clock in the Second
Baptist church.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
Corriuan Funeral,

Corrigan Funeral.
Frank J. Corrigan was buried in Cal.
vary cemetery today following a fun.
eral service in ST Patrick's church at
9 o'clock this morning.
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Mrs, Marv Martin.


Mrs. Mary Martin, wife Of Isaac
Martin, died at 1925 o'clock Sunday
morning at the family home, 121 South
Iowa avenue. She had been i'll six
weeks.
Mrs. Martin was born March 10,
1866 in Muscatine. On February 81.
1877 she was married and moved to
Mt. Pleasant where the family lived
until February 1913. They came to Of
tumwa then and have resided here
since.
Her husband and eight children sur
vive. They are Mrs. Catherine Straight
Of Chicago. Mrs. r. B. Chambers, Of
Boone. Frank j., of Northfeld, N. D.,
Charles, Mrs. Frank Barrier, Nellie,
George and Alice of Ottumwa. Mrs.
Julia Rourke of Chicago. Patrick
Rourke Of Brady. Texas. and Mrs. F.
H. Ashby Of Kankakee, Ill.,, are sisters
and brother.
The body will be taken to Mt Pleas.
ant at Z: :15 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
Requiem high mass will be held in ST.
Alphonsus church there at 8 o'clock
with Rev. Father O'Laughlin In
charge Interment will follow in st.
Alphonsus cemetery.
Post Funeral
The funeral of Mrs James Post was
held at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
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Post Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. James Post wal
held at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
from the residence on Rutledge roat
and at o'clock in Mars Hill churcf
south Of the city. Rev. c. A. Field O
the Main Street M. E. church. church
was in charge and interment followed
in Mars Hill cemetery.