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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-29
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-29

Mrs. Eugene II. Pike has returned
from the East. She will dine at home
with few members of the family for
her guests.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-29

Miss Ruth Atwater and Miss Dor
othy r. Lewis are home for the holt
days from Washington, d. c., where
they are enrolled in Miss Somer's
cchool
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
OLD INJURY CAUSES
HARVEY HESS DEATH

AT Ryburn Memorial hospital last
night at S:45 occurred the death Of
Harvey g. Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emile Hess, of 205 Elm street, in West
Ottawa.
The deceased was born in Waltham
township, January 10, 1885. In the
fall of 1916 he entered the employ OF
the Avery Manufacturing Co, of Pc.
oria Here he received slight in
jury which later resulted in blood
poisoning. March, of this year, he
was taken to the Deaconess hospital
in Peoria, remaining there until
August 8, when he was brought to
the Ryburn hospital.
The deceased is survived by his
father and mother. and brother
Julian II Hess, all of Ottawa, and a
sister, Mrs. Ernest kinzer. who re
sides on the home place in Walthan
township.
The funeral service will be conduct
ed by Rev G. W. Chessman at the
family residence, 205 Elm street, al
2:SO Sunday afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
MISS P0UNDSTONE IS
BRIDE OF ALBERT OFT

Miss Esther Poundstone, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Poundstone, Of Grand Ridge, and
Albert OFT, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Con.
rad OFT, of Deer Park, were united in
marriage last night at 1880 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents on
Burlington avenue, Grand Ridge. Rev.
G. II. Thorpe, pastor of the Grand
Ridge Methodist church, performed
the ceremony, using the double ring
service. Mr., and Mrs. Freeman, Of
l.ostant, were the only attendants, the
latter being sister of the groom.
The bride was handsomely gowned
in gray messaline dress. Only the
immediate families Of the bridal cou-
pie were present, and Immediately
after the ceremony wedding lunch
| con was served
The couple departed at once for a
weeks honeymoon trip to Springfield.
Upon their return they will 90 to
housekeeping in Deer Park, where
the groom is successful young
iarfner
The bride is well known In Ottawa.
She is a graduate of the Ottawa town.
ship high school, from which she grad.
uated in 1913 For the past three
years she has been teaching school
in this county.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
THIEF ENTERS DOWN
TOWN STORE; TAKES
MONEY; LEAVE SILK
IRON 4 co. ROBBED BY BURG
LAR WHO ENTERED BASEMENT
BY MEANS OF IA SALE
STREET WINDOW.

Robbers, thought to be members of
gang of youths now under surveil-
ance by the police. last night entered
the c. w lriOn 4 Co. store by means
of La Sale street basement win
dow, and ritlcd the cash register of
$3.50 in money and postage stamps.
The burglary was committed some
time between 10 o'clock p. m and
$50 O'Clock in the morning
A small window, left open on the
La Sale street side Of the building
for ventilating the basement, gave
the thieves easy entrance to the store,
tho their climbing thru window on
a well lighted thorofare made their
occupation decidedly precarious-if
by any chance there happened to be
policeman anywhere near at the
time
The robbers very evidently were
after only cash. A large stock of furs
received yesterday, and which stood
on a counter near the rear door await
ing invoicing, were untouched Silks
that ordinarily fall prey TO dry goods
store thieves, were unmolested, ac.
cording to a careful survey of the
more valuable stocks this morning
The discovery was made by Mer
chant Police Kilgore this morning
while on his rounds of the loop He
noticed a rear door standing partially
opened and called Mr. Irion to warn
him of the crime. Marks indicating
shoes scraping the basement wall
pointed to the way the robbers had
entered. The window, while small, is
large enough TO let boy or medium
sized man thru without much discom
fort.
Working on the theory that the jot
was executed by anyone Of hal
dozen youths who are held under sus
picion, the police are now trying tC
solve the robbery. No arrests hav,
been made, while close watch Is be
| ing kept on the suspects, If any o
| them squirt ont into affluence class
and display a lot of wealth-$5 80
he is certain to land in the clutches
of the law.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
TWO OTTAWAN'S
JOIN THE ARMY

Three men have enlisted at the re-
cruiting station since the first of the
week, when Sergeant Stanley Sled.
lecki opened his recruiting station in
the post Office.
Theodore Meyer and Marvin Beebe
both of this city, were accepted yes
terday and started for Jefferson bar
racks in Missouri to begin their
course Of training. The other man to
be accepted for service is Frank Sci.
lars, an nterurban conductor from
La Sale.
Meyer made an effort TO enlist a
week or two ago, but was rejected be.
cause he was five pounds under
weight. He was able to make up tho
required five pounds and was ac
cepted yesterday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
TROOPS Of ILLINOIS
NEXT TO SEE FRANCE
IS OFFICIAL WORD
WILL FOLLOW NEW ENGLAND
AND MEN OF RAINBOW DiVlS-
FORE WINTER.

Washington, Sept. Illinois and
California guardsmen will follow the
New England and Rainbow divisions
of national guardsmen to Europe, it
was stated at the War Department
today.
After the Middle Western troops
CO. South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama,
Florida and Louisiana militia will be
organized as an overseas division.
The New York guard now in camp
at Spartanburg, s. c., will, in all
likelihood, be named as the fourth
contingent of militia for France. Ohio,
Wisconsin and Indiana guardsmen
will go next.
Geographical considerations will
govern the order of sending national
guardsmen to Europe Before the
Winter Is over it is believed pract-
cally every section of the country will
/ have its representation of militia
among the American forces in
France.
The first overseas division from the
national guard, 1t has been decided
definitely will be from New Eng
land. An authoritative statement to
this effect was made today at the War
Department. "The Rainbow division
now assembling at Mneola, l.. l., will
be the second force of guardsmen to
sail. The New England division goes
first because 1t is already completely
organized and equipped The Rain
bow division" is made up of so many
still widely scattered units that Il
cannot be assembled in time to &c
with the New England troops.
In order that the plans of the gen
eral staff may not be delayed, undel
war time strength regiments ant
auxiliaries all over the country will
be filed up by drafted men. Secre
tary Baker said today this would b,
: the first step In supplementing the al
ready advanced development of tn
j national guard.
There will be no transfers of er
!, listed men from the regular army o
the guard to the national army. Thes
h two first line forces of the Unite
States will be kept intact for thei
4 entrance along the western from
Whatever transfers take place will b
r. from the national army to the regula
d army and the guard.
e Two new training camps for of
e. GERS were announced today by Seer
4. ary Baker. The third will be o
b. ganzed Immediately and will provid
t. exclusively for the training of me
le from the national army. In all likel
hood the fourth training camp wi
u also be made up exclusively of draf
!. ed men The locations of the ne
u training camps were not given out.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
THREE REMOVALS ARE
ADMITTED; TWO
MORE RUMORED
GET NEW LOCATIONS
A. o. SIMON AND w. J. DWYER
WILL LOCATE IN NEW QUAR-
TERS-DENY GRAHAM & LEX
WILL MOVE STOCK.

Business changes that will effect at
least three, IL not five loop" estab
lishments are to become effective
within the next few months. Three
changes have been formally annOunc-
ed. One ether as persistently rumor.
ed in commercial circles is denied
while the fifth will be given no veri
fication
1t is known that A. ID. Simon, who
now occupies building at Sl2 La
Sale street, will move two doors
north and occupy the site of the old
Majestic theatre The store at S0S-Sl0
La Sale street now occupied by the
w. j. Dwyer furniture store will be
vacated. Mr. Dwyer will move into
the building in which Is the Simon
Music store, using the first floor for
salesrooms and the entire upper story,
including the Moose's old rooms for
storage and display.
Asked by Free Trader Journal
representative who intends moving in.
to the vacant building. Mr.. Dwyer an
nounced that "a general store" was 10
take the large building, but would
make no statement as to the identi,
ty OF the proprietors of the new es-
t0h tsh In "a
newspaper man guess on the posi-
bilities OF who was to occupy the dou.
BILE store
Rumors that the Graham & Leix
store was to be removed there were
not confirmed by those in position
to know. Inquiries were waived aside
with an Il don't know" There were
no denials to questions touching upon
the possibilities of such change
but thruout the loop it is openly stat
ed that the Graham & Leix stock vii
be moved to the Dwyer building
While the Simon.Dwyer removals will
take place within the next few weeks
the Graham & LEX lease, it is said
has until January to run.
The Majestic Theatre is now being
remodeled and altered preparatory tC
receive Mr.. Simon's stock of music
goods, as well as the Berger Larsen
jewelry stock, and will be ready fol
occupancy on or about October |.
Carl j. Metzger, proprietor of The
Metzger Ladies' Shop, was positive
in his denial of stories that he was t
occupy the Graham & Leix store
owned by his father. Mr. Me.2ecr stat
ed his lease in the Moloney buildnl
had couple of more years to rul
and that he had no such change unle
contemplation. Rumors that he CIR;
ham LEX building would be divede,
into two stores, We're branded as falls
by Mr. Metzger There are too man
after the building to permit of an
such alteration" said Mr. Metzge
land the men that are after it want
in It's present arrangement" he ended
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
DRAFTED INTO ARMY
.n MAN AND WIFE DIE

Chicago, Sept. william Haake, a
painter who was to have left for SCI.
vice in the National Army at Rockford
today, and his young bride, were
found dead in their home on North
Talman avenue today, evidently vic.
tins of suicide pact.
When police reported to relatives
listed in notes which the couple left
that they had been found in gas
filed room the relatives said Mrs
Haake was Rose Blake daughter OF
well to do farmers Of Merrilian, Wis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
DEER PARK MAN HAS
FINE CROP OF APPLES

Vernon c. Harris, the well known
Deer Park township farmer, came to
town with his wife today and brought
along some apples which he raised
on his own farm. These are cooking
apples and without doubt the best
ever seen in Ottawa this season, each
one weighing half pound or more.
Mr.. Harris presented these fine speci.
mems of his rosaceous success to his
particular friends here, each of whom
was well pleased with the gift
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
HUNT FLANAGAN
YEGGS IN OTTAWA

The sheriff's office and Ottawa po.
lice force today were asked to coop.
crate with Livingston county officials
in tracing down yeggs who last night
blew the safe in Kings garage, Elan.
agan, and made away with about 800
in cash and then stole Ford auto
to get out Of town In.
The machine belongs tola Mr. VIII
cox and was purchased only recently,
1t bore an Illinois number, 306,6Os,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
GOVERNOR ASKS ALL
WOMEN TO REGISTER
AS AID TO NATION
OTTAWA LADIES AND SISTERS
THRUOUT STATE CALLED UPON
TO 90 THEIR "BtT" DURING !
NATIONAL CRISIS.

The question Is being raised by
many Ottawa women that if they are
not able to take a paid position is it
worth while for them to register?
The greater per cent of women that
are registering are the women who
have not the time to give, but few
minutes a day to Red Cross work, and
and these are the women that the
government is as anxious to know
about as the women that are able %
take a paid position or the women
that ale able to devote their entire
time to some relief work for the gov.
ernment without any pay whatsoever
Every woman is urged to register
even tho she has registered before on
any sort of registration blanks but
the government blanks which arriy' /
here last week.
This is the first of the calls which
will be made on Illinois National army
by Major Bell.
Il will ask more of the conscripted
men as soon as | receive reports upon
the exact strength of the various ma
tiOnal guard organizations" said Cen
eral Bell
Altho Governor Lowden has set
aside the week of November fOf
registration week, the women of South
Ottawa will begin their work of feg
istering on Tuesday and Wedn, sda,
of next week in the town hall, and i
is hoped every south side woman will
register at that time.
Governor Lowden in messag,
read before the National Council o
Defenca meeting in Springfield yes
terday afternoon, urged every wonel
in the state to register and give tla
5 aid in any way possible to help Will
this important work, saying in part
THE week of November 8 has
been set aside for all women NJ
= Illinois. ! urge upon all to 20 to
the polls designated in their com
| munity and register their names
This applies as well to those who
, feel that they will not have time
. for other duties than they now
discharge as those who have he
time and are willing to hello di-
rectly.
r There are some willing to lake
f the place of men called to the col
a ors. Othresillw hatwn at
, ors Others will help in cartl.s
for the families Of those who have
2 gone.
s Still others will be glad thru
1 the Red Cross and other organ
= izations TO help minister t. the
8 comfort and welfare of soldiers IN
$ the field.
). There are a thousand activities
g for which women are peculiarly
fitted and which will help to main
+. tain our morale in the field AMI,
& what Is of equal importance, oar
e morale at home.
Y "The registration cards will en-
n able each easily and fully to in
& dcate where her chief usefulness
II to our country will be.
d General registration will brlng
s cheer to our soldiers, strength 20
l. our government and give notice
l. to the world that the spiritual le-
sources OF Illinois are mobi'i2ed
b in the prosecution of this moI
II righteous war
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
SAYSSTATE PARK
BUSMAN BEAT HER
PERU WOMAN WHO WE'D ON 18TH
OF NOVEMBER 1918 ASKS d.
VORCE-LA SALlE WIFE DE-
SERTED ON ANNIVERSARY
DATE.

4
On November 1sN1913, Fed and Lu-
cile Weberling were married. Wheth-
er those illfated numerals had any
thing to do with their troubles Is not
mentioned in a divorce bill filed today
by Mrs. Weberling, but those of super
sticious nature would point right away
at November 13, 1913 as the cause
for their marital infelictes.
Mrs Weberlng accused her hus-
band of cruelty and non-support. Web
erling, who is mOtorbus driver at
Starved Rock State Park, is accused
of having made two attacks upon the
complainant, once November Is, 1915,
and again on March ~, 1916. On the
latter occasion Mrs. Weberling says
she was kicked by the defendant and
threatened with death The separa-
ton came on April /, 1916, when the
wife went to live with her mother
The couple have one child girl,
and the complainant asks here custo-
dy on grounds that the defendant is
not a competent person to have care
of the baby.
Broke Up On First Anniversary.
On the first anniversary of their
marriage Daniel Dalton, of La Sale
packed up his duds and went away
from home and never returned, ac
cording to a divorce bill filed today by
Mrs. Margaret Dalton in which she
names Daniel, who Is said to be nc
relative of the illustrious Jack Dalton
as defendant.
The Daltons were married April l9
1910 They lived together until April
10, 1911 when Daniel decided to &c
out into the world leaving his faithful
helpmeet to her own fate. After siA
years Of waiting she decided to sue
for legal separation and Judge Ed
redge will decide whether or not sht
is entitled to her freedom, will
chances greatly in favor of a decree
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
FLYNN AND "PEANUTS"
O'BRlEN FIGHT TONIGHT

This evening at John Wagners
arena in Racine Wis. Maurice Flynn
will battle Sailor Freedman the
ghetto boxer of Chicago On the same
card win be peanuts" Joe O'Brien, of
Ladd WHO will box the preliminary
with Young Pinkey, of Milwaukee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
FLEET BEING PREPARED
FOR ONCOMING
GERMANS \
SAILORS ARE READY
WORD REACHES U. s. THAT kER.
ENSkY GOVERNMENT HAS
TlGHTENED HOLD UPON FORC.
Es AND PREPARE TO DRIVE IN.
vADERS BACK.

Petrograd, Sept. 7-Russia's Baltic
feet will make desperate defense Of
Petrograd and the bases of Krons-
tadt and Reval
Official assurances to this effect
were given today in dispatches to the
provisional government from the COM
manders of those ports.
A most significant feature OF this
important development Is that 1t
grows grave new peril facing Russia
since the fall Of Riga Is uniting the
hostile political factions. A large
part of the Baltic feet has been under
control of the Maxamalists, who up
to the present, have maintained hos
tile attitude towards the Kerensky
government. In addition to the assur-
ances from Kronstadt and Reval, the
commander of the ports of SvesbOrg
and HelsingfOrs, in Finland, sent Of.
fetal dispatches announcing that bal
tic fleet has expressed its readiness
to show desperate resistance to the
Germans"
The foregoing cablegram to the In.
ternational News Service conveys the
first official word as to the intentions
tof the Baltic feet The common be-
lief is that some OF the feet lies at
Reval.
| With the greater part at Kronstadt
or Helsinford, on the Gulf OF Finland.
The report that German men Of war
were at the entrance to the gulf, in
dicates that big sea fight is immin.
ent.
To Partition Poland.
Berne, Sept News from Vienna
that Germany and Austria have decid-
ed to partition Poland was read with
intense interest in diplomatic circles
today
According to these reports Austria
will annex the greater part of Poland,
adding it to Galicia which Emperor
Charles will proclaim as a new king
dom with himself as kind. II this pro.
ject is carried out Austria Hungary
will become the triple monarchy with
Charles as emporer Of Austria, King
of Hungary and King Of Poland
kornioff Dictator.
Stockholm, Sept. An unconfrm.
ed report was received today from
Petrograd that General Korniloff, com.
mander-in-chief of the Russian armies,
may be made military dictator of Rus
sia until the present crisis is past
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07

Pearls having an average total value
of S2,OOOOOO are exported annually
from La Paz, n seaport In the gulf OF
California. near the southern end OF
Lower California Exchange.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
WANT 5000 MEN
FOR ILLINOIS TROOPS

United States Camp Logan, MUGS
ton Tex. Sept IA formal request
for the immediate entrainment OF
5000 Of Illinois draft soldiers to fill
the ranks of the Thirtythird division
National Guard was telegraphed to
Major General William Fl. Caster.
commander of the central department
In Chicago, by Major General George
Bell, Jr., today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07

The bagpipe originated In ancient
Assyria and Is one Of the Oldest types
Of Instruments still in use.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07

Truth may be stranger than Iictlon
but allie is apt to travel faster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
THE WEATHER.

Unsettled tonight. Sat,
urday warmer; partly
cloudy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-13
ARMINGToN

Rev. Mary c. Collins OF Keokuk, who
Ehasesnent srsseay~yeers in missionary
work among the Indians occupied the
|Congregational pulpit on Easter morn
I ing and evening.
!, Mrs. William Singleton and daughter
~ were Keokuk visitors Mon
: lay.
Miss Greta Harmon is guest at the
nome Of Mrs. Walter Coffin.
Mrs. Verne Murdy and Children have
fretuwrned to their home at Mouton
after visit with parents Mr.. and Mrs.
H. F. Dibble
Mrs. Mary Harris left Friday for a
visit with relatives at FIT. Madison.
Miss Lena johnson was an Ottumwa
shopper Saturday.
Mrs. j. l.. Zane left Saturday for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Metz
c,er OF Perry
Miss Olive Zane who is attending
Business colleg at FIT. Madison spent
xEs week end at her home.
lBorn March, 80 to Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
fffler son.
ahCollier Fine left Tuesday for Daven-
gprt where he has employment
sWMrs. H. Fl. Turner was hostess to
&he Pricilla club Tuesday afternoon.
Et Mr.. and Mrs. 3. r. Ketchem and
5fiaughter Helon have returned from
1.-Two weeks visit with Mrs. Ketchem's
fSsister Mrs. w. r. Bell. at FIT. WORTH
(frexas
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-13
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CHARLTON

Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Hawkins. of LIP.
cas-. were in this city Yesterday. en-
route home from Millerton, where they
had been called by the death Of re-
lative.
Mrs. o. r. Gool1in and children, OF
Ottumwa, are spending a few days in
this city with her mother. Mrs. Kalis-
Ia Martin. and other relatives
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Davis and daugh
nit Briles, left Thursday evening for
Eldon, called there by the death of the
formers brother-in law John Bates
Mrs. Elmer Rosebrouush, Of Monte
Viste. Colorado. came Thursday even
ing for visit with her sister-in la W
Mrs. T. NJ. Dunshee. who is critically
III with cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. A. J. Hutton, Of Stanberry. Mo-,
is here for few weeks visit with her
| brother, A. ]. Adams and family.
Mrs. Mary Kendall. of Milo. return
, ed home last evening after two weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles VIII.
liby.
John Hess who is attending Creigh-
ton Dental college at Omaha, came
Thursday evening for few days Wis
1t with home golks
Hilmer Johnson and SON. Gerald. Of
Wausa, Neb.. are here for visit with
Bessie and Chester Shore. of Cedar
township. who are students at Simp-
son college. 1ndianola, came yesterday
to spend few days vacation at their
home.
Mrs. Emily Braden returned Thurs
day from Denver, Colo. where she had
been spending the winter
Mrs. Frank Johnson and two chill
dren Of Abba came yesterday for few
DAYS visit with her mother, Mrs. Hilma
HaWkinson.
Mrs. Ann Rowley of Knoxville came
Yesterday for a visit with Mrs J. ].
Davis.
Many friends in this city We're
arieved to learn Of the death Of
G. c. Post. which occurred yes
terday morning at his home in Russell
after brief Illness with pneumonia
He had been a resident Of this county
for many years.
Mrs. Charles Maxwell of Indianola
returned home last evening after few
days visit with her mother. Mrs.
Amanda Edwards and other relatives
and friends.