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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
JURY DECIDES TO
GIVE WOMAN VERDICT

Oskaloosa, March II. The jury
hearing the damage case Of Edna Hurd,
administrative of the estate of M. l..
Hurd. who was killed while working as
a brakeman on an NJ. & st. l.. gravel
train near Clifford, Iowa, on October 20,
1913, found for the plaintiff and return
ed a verdict placing her recovery at
$4,000. The jury was discharged and
the M. & st. L. road given six days to
file and present motion for new
trial
Mrs. Hurd asked for $4,000 damages
for the loss of the life Of Mr. Hurd, and
later amended her petition asking an
additional $4,000 for the suffering and
pain which Mr.. Hurd went through
during the several hours previous to
his death
According to the statement Of the
plaintiff. Mr.. Hurd was working as an
M. & St. L. brakeman on a train that
was switching near the gravel pits at
Clifford He was uncoupling cars, and
through alleged negligence was thrown
from a car and injured, which injury
resulted in death.
One witness of the case was a young
lady, who was brought here from New
York City. She was an eye witness OF
the accident in which MIR. Hurd re-
ceived the injury which took his life
and her evidence was probably the
most influential given.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
HAVE ORGANIZATION
TO PROVIDE FUNDS

Oskaloosa, March II. TO better
handle the financing of the new Penn
college, to provide funds for improve
ments and to open avenues of future
development of the. educational insti-
tuition, new corporation has been or
ganized to be known as the Penn Build
ing and Investment association.
This corporation is in line with SIM
liar organizations established under
recommendation of the general educa-
tional board of the Rockefeller founda-
ton and the Carnegie corporation Of
New York City
Penn college Of Oskaloosa will have
the full backing of the Penn Building
& Investment association. Oskaloosa
is headquarters of the corporation and
the home Office will be located here al
though branch Offices may be estab-
lished elsewhere.
The first board of directors author
lied under the articles of Incorporation
are Frank w. Else. Henry D. Lane, E..
j. Hadley, Walter F. Dexter, Harlan
Meredith, W. A. Johnson. ]. E. John
son, w. E. Berry, B. B. Watson, David
M. Edwards, president of Penn college,
Charles s. Lewis and Leroy E. Cor
lett.
An expert secretary and manager
will be employed by the corporation.
This company will procure finances
for the handling of the development of
the school through the issuance Of
bonds for which it will be responsible.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
TOO MANv LAWS.

The record shows that over one
thousand bills proposing that many
laws have been introduced into the
state LEGISLATURE. The records like.
wise indicate that while great major
ity of them will never be enacted into
law, several hundred of them will be
added to the long list of laws. resolu-
lions, statutes, etc, which seek to d.
rect and control nearly every action
Of every kind in the state.
1t would be fine thing for the state
if the one thousand odd bills were tied
up in neat bundle and cast into the
Des Moines river or some other place
where they would be lost forever. If
on top Of that the legislature would
get busy and wipe out all the obsolete,
useless, ambiguous, unenforced and
trivial laws that now clutter up the
code, then there would be reason to
believe that the millennium is truly APP
preaching.
On top of that. only one thing is
needed and that is for the general as
sembly to adjourn for twenty-five
years or whereabouts
The trouble with modern govern
ment is too many laws. Where one
would suffice there are hundreds,
where ten would be plenty there are
thousands. And worst of all the num-
Der is being augmented all the time
There is abundant reason to agree
with the man who stated that the best
governed people were the least gov
erned.
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The WORKERS. SHARE.

It is sometimes claimed that a
orker should receive as his pay the
mount Of money which represents
the difference in cost between the raw
material on which he starts to work
and the finished product he turns out.
For instance, man employed in an
Ottumwa factory made the claim that
il he were justly treated he would be
1aid sum equal to the value he gave
10 raw material in making it into the
FINISHED article.
II by any chance that claim seems
fair, 1t is because not one iOta or con-
sideration has been expended on the
subject.
To illustrate this case. let us as
sumo that the material given to the
workman represents a value of ten
dollars and that when he has finished
his part of the work it represents a
value of twenty dollars. His claim
IFS that he has produced ten dollars
value and that he should be. entitled
10 that sum.
In truth, he himself has not doubled
8 the value of the material he received
His share in the added ten dollars is
very small part Of the whole. The
real value Of his production is deter
mined by the demand there is for the
article, coupled with ability to place
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CHARGES OF BAD
FAITH ARE PLACED

Jefferson City, Mo-. March II =
Charges of bad faith on part OF ex-Gov
Major toward Kelly & Kelly, bond
brokers of Kansas City, in the sale OF
the new capitol bonds were made on
the floor of the house in debate, the
result of which was that the house vot
ed the Kansas City brokers $4,000
That action was taken in face Of the
statement read from the former COVER
nor in which he said Kelly & Kelly had
no claim on the state.
The Kelly & Kelly claim grew out
of the sale Of the bonds for the new
capitol. After the state fund commits
sioners. headed by Governor Major
had repeatedly tried to sell the bonds
and failed. Kelly & Kelly outlined a
plan to Governor Major and the com
missioners. The brokers assert they
were given the promise of the sale of
the bonds in return, went to New York
and arranged for the sale. Then the
state fund commissioners, using the
plan the brokers had outlined. turned
the bonds over to st. Louis financiers
who made profit of more than 500.
900 on their sale.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
SUPERVISORS PLAN TO
PAVE COUNTY ROAD

Dubuque, March II. At a regula,
meeting of the Dubuque county boarl
OF supervisors, the roads committed
presented a resolution providing foa
the paving Of three and one-third
mile stretch Of the Sageville road
commencing at the north limits OF the
city Of Dubuque. The resolution waa
adopted unanimously.
1t Is proposed to pave the road eithe,
with brick or concrete. The driveway
will be eighteen feet wide. The total
cost of the work is estimated at some.
thing in excess of $4,000. Approx
mately one-third Of this amount will be
paid by committee of business men
and large land holders in the country
to which the road leads.
Bids will be asked on the work at
an early date with the idea of having
the road completed before winter. The
road lays in what is known as the
Coulter valley to and across the Mao.
uoketa river.
1t is perfectly level and has been i'm
passable much of the time in the past
because high water or heavy rains
soaked the earth so that vehicles sunk
into it.
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OTTUMWANS PLAY
FUNERAL DIRGE

Sigourney. March 1.-THE funeral
of Captain John T. Parker took place
on Friday afternoon from the Metho-
dist church, conducted by the Rev.
Philip Palmer. former pastor Of this
place assisted by the Odd Fellows and
Masonic lodges Of which organizations
the deceased had been a member for
over fifty years. Owing to the high
esteem in which the deceased was
held in the community, the citizens
subscribed money with which to pro-
cure the Ottumwa band to play the
funeral dirge. The lodges, headed by
the Ottumwa band marched to the
home from where the procession went
to the church which was filed to
capacity. After the services at the
church the body was laid to rest in
Pleasant Grove cemetery besides that
Of his wife. During the funeral hour
all business houses in the city were
closed
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DTTUMWA MOTHERS
VISIT ST VINCENT'S

Davenport, March 1.-THE board OF
directors Of st. Vincent home met
this week to inspect the nearly com.
pleted improvements on the building
and to transact required legal bust.
ness which included discussion of
amendments to the articles Of in
corporation of the home.
The chapel is at present the only
completely finished new apartment,
but in a very short time the remain
ing improvements will be ready for
public inspection. About $4,000
worth of work has been done, making
the building safe and modern in every
respect
Those who were present at the
meeting We're: Ri. Rev. James Davis.
Very Rev. J. T. A. Flanagan. V. G.,
Rev. Chas. j. Donohoe, Dr. D. ]. Nc
earthly. T. F. Halligan, A. E. Carroll,
Alphonse Arnould. and T. ]. Glynn.
Also there were present Mother Vim
cent, Mother Joseph and Mother Ii
gouri of St Joseph hospital and
academy, Ottumwa.
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\ it in the hands of the man who wants
1t and who Is willing to pay for it. The
value of the article represents the
work Of the man who found there was
need for it; 1t represents the work
of the men who designed the machine;
1t represents the work Of the men who
hunted up, bought and shipped the
raw material to where it could be
used; 1t represents the interest on the
money invested in the shop and in the
of the establishment; it represents the
work of the clerical force employed at
the plant; it represents the work OF
the statesmen who find the buyers; it
represents the work of the men who
crate it, ship it and deliver it to the
buyer; it represents the cost OF the
shipment, and it represents the work
of the men who direct the institution
and keep it running at croft suffl-
cient to warrant the investment OF
capital.
The man who changed the raw ma
terial into the finished article really
did very small part of the work that
actually had to be done to increase
the value Of it from ten to twenty dol
lars.
The institution which finds need
for an article and finds way to make
it and finds buyer for it and then de-
livers it, does a great deal more for
the individual than the individual does
for it. Providing work for men is a
great thing; not overshadowed by
mems ability to produce dividends for
the employer.
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A PAcIFIsT GENERAL.

Major General Wood was one of the
speakers at recent meeting in New
York City and as his hearers natural
ly expected him to say something on
military matters, he met their expec-
tations. He described himself as a
pacifist and then explained the kind of
racifist he is. These are his words:
Il am pacifist, as all military men
in this country are. We are pacifists
in that we do not want an unnecessary
war: we do not want war at all. II 1t
can be avoided with honor. By paci-
fist l do not mean one of those degen-
crate creatures who think that nothing
is worth fighting for l mean one who
loves peace, but who feels that it is
better. sometimes, to break the peace
than to break faith.
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TRANSFER COLLEGE.

Shenandoah, March II. The stock
holders of Amity college, one of the
Oldest educational institutions in the
state, and leader in the early day.
have adopted resolutions instructing
the secretary of the board to transfer
all the college property to the College
Springs consolidated district.
This means that the new building
will be erected on the site obtained
from the college and the old college
buildings will probably be torn down
and all suitable material used in the
construction of the new public school
building.
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Martha wondered at herself for being
so fearless in the presence OF great
editor.
Il knew would meet you sooner or
later" said Durant, with deliberate
meaning behind his serious eyes.
That was my reason for withholding
my name from you He looked long
and frankly into Martha's eyes. "And
smile that she found delightful; this
story is worth 5000 to me, If you are
willing to make some slight changes.
Are you?"
Indeed, am she said brightly. II
never had story in one Of the very
best magazines. will work desper-
ately hard to please you-your maya
zine readers" she added quickly.
You won't have to do much to
please me- said Durant, and was de-
lighted that Martha did not misunder-
stand his meaning, but you will have
to do just little to please my read
ers."
He went over the story with her,
giving her careful detail as to the
changes. When he had finished he
said softly. "You know I have watch
ed you for couple Of months In that
restaurant, hoping for meeting in
some way, at some time. Now-I am
not going to be contented to watch"
We'll, said Martha, you have been
SO good to me already that hardly
see how l can do anything but-like
you"
1 hope your writer's brain contains
another word in place of like laughed
Durant. Before long we will inaugur-
ate searching party-you and IT,
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An American peace society in Japan
recently adopted resolutions advocat-
ing peace endeavors and arbitration.
However. they ended their meeting
with an expression Of approval of the
severance of diplomatic relations with
Germany and the retiring president
voiced the sentiment of the meeting
when he said: Though members of
a peace society. we. as individuals, can
do nothing less than give our whole
souled support to any measures our
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Count Won Bernstorff is reported as

Count Won Bernstorff is reported as
being highly indignant over the close
scrutiny to which the ladies of his
party were subjected by the British
searching force at Halifax. Even the
insoles Of his wife's shoes were ripped
out. The count evidently is unaware
of the nature of the search to which
the wives of American consular Off
GERS were subjected when they left
the borders of a nation with which this
nation was not at war. They were
stripped to the skin and examined for
messages that might be written there
in invisible ink.
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LITTLE BENNY'S
OTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
>>>>>>>>>>>
The Park Ave. News.

Weather Fair please. Ding! ding!
Militerry News. Kumpiny B threw
snow balls at the door mob of Miss
Winkels frunt door until Miss Winkel
stuck her he'd out the parler window
mad and sed she wood send for a
pleeceman, wen the intire kumpiny re-
treeted, consisting of Genrel Martin
Kaptin Potts, Lootenant Wernick
Kernel Simkins, Sargent Hunt and
Private Persey Viewer.
Sissiety News. Mr.. Charles (Puds)
Simkinses cuzzin Ralff is staying at
his house for a week, being crawss
eyed little kid with mock neez but
more of a gentilman than most little
kids, on account Of being willing to
run errinds for you, witch is more'than
most little kids will.
Pome by Skinny Martin
The Eggcorns
little eggcorns sat in the dew
Telling eetch uther joak,
And the ferst thing one of the egg
corns knew
The luther eggcorn was oak.
Spoarts. Maud Jonsons skinnie cuz-
Yin Mabel beet all the fellows high
jumping last Satidday. on account of
her dresses helping to keep her in the
air. and it was decided at meeting
of the Park Ave. AthaIetc Association
rite aftirwerds that all athaletic con-
tests after this are for fellows only.
Intristing Facks about Intristing
People. Sid Hunt was presented with
a pennife for his berthday last week
by his admiring family, containing 2
blades. buttin hook, finger male
file and cork screw, being very useful
for all sorts Of different purrisses until
he lost it the next day.
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TO HAVE CITY GARDEN.

Charlton, March L. The Charlton
Commercial club has secured plot of
slxty-four lots. each 50x150 feet, for
use as municipal garden. This tract
of land is inside the city limits. all in
one piece we'll drained and easily ac-
cessible. The club will have charge of
the preliminary preparation of the
land for crops and garden space vii be
allotted to citizens DESTROYS of having
a garden Of their own to combat the
high cost of living.
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MADE
DEFENDANT IN COURT

Muscatine. March II. Information
was filed in Judge Coster's court by H.
P. Frieler against Fred Buchele, store
keeper and postmaster of Fairporl.
charging him with malicious injury"
to fence The case was set for hear.
ing Saturday morning
According to Frieler, he rented 2
house to Postmaster Buchele, and
when the latter moved he took down
fence which had been erected during
his residence on the place
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ELDON

Ray CnlCk OF near OtluHlWd was
visiting friends in the city Thursday.
Ivan Perry has resumed his labors
at Weber and Peuce Grocery after
several weeks illness.
Mesdames William Dooley and Will
liam Gaskings were shopping in Kan
sas City this week.
The Just Us club were very pleas
antly entertained at the home of Mrs.
Frank Criss Wednesday afternoon
March IA. The conversation Of the af-
ternoon was, Spring Gardening. A
dainty luncheon was served. the table
being appropriately decorated in the
club colors, pink and white. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. c. c.
Fullmer in two weeks.
Mrs. WILDER Miller is visiting in
Clear Lake with her sister Mrs. Hattie
Erickson, and niece. Mrs. ]. c. Has
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stock of Sal
ma, were transacting business in Ell.
don, Thursday of the this week.
Mrs. w. A. Flowers will leave the
first Of the week for an extended visit
in Bowie, Texas, with relatives. !,
C. A. Overley Of Cedar Rapids. was
in the city on business this week.
The orchestra of the Cornell college.
Mt. Vernon, Iowa, start on their an
nual spring tour over the northern
part of the state, during the spring va
cation. April 2 to ~ inclusive. John
L. Luellen of Eldon is one OF the
solo clarinet players with this orches-
ira.
E. M. Bichel, of near Batavia, was
in the city getting acquainted Thurs.
day.
The Eldon Commercial association
will hold meeting at the Moose hall,
Tuesday evening, for the purpose OF
adopting bylaws and electing perman-
ent officers. All members are urged to
be present and enjoy good cigar, al
SO to bring one new member with
them.
Miss Vivian Shaffer Is working at
the Berry Mercantile Co.'S store during
the opening.
Quite number Of people in Eldon
and vicinity attended the funeral Of
Simpson Harvard at Floris, Friday
March 10. =" v
Mrs. Lei Kimes has returned home
after weeks visit in Fairfield at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Ed Allen
dor.
Miss Callie Beckner and W. Fl. Sapp
left for Garden Grove, for a visit at the
H. C. Varney home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sarvers left
for Klondyke, Min, to make their fu-
ture home.
Mrs. e. Demaree is teaching for
Miss Harvard this week who was call
ed away on account Of relatives
death
Mr.. William Harvard and; son
Harold of Jerome, Arizona, was call
ed here by the death Of his father
Simpson Harvard and together with
his wife and Mrs. H. S. Funtiny left
Friday to attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lutz. of Tren.
ton, Mo-. are visiting at the w. X.
Lutz home.
The Rev. Atkinso, Of Grinnell will
preach at the Congregational church
both Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. John Chick entertained the
Needlecraft club Thursday afternoon.
The afternoon was spent in fancy
work and socials chat, light refresh.
ments were served.
II. E. Ritz went to Ottumwa today
to visit his wife who is in the hospital
Word was received here that DR.
Jay, formerly Of this place, is now in
the Ottumwa hospital.
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CARPETS ARE LOCATED.

Oskaloosa. March II. Mr.. and Mrs.
John R. Garrett and family of nine chill
dren have come to Oskaloosa to reside.
removing from the farm near Ottumwa.
Mr.. Garrett traded a farm OF one hum
dred and eighty acres and a coal mine
to A. w. Buckholtz in exchange for the
Frank Tout improvements on A avenue
east. Mr.. Buckholtz moves to the
farm near Ottumwa and Mr.. Garrett
and family are located at No. 11Ol A
avenue east.
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REGISTER TONIGHT.

Be sure to register for the coming
election. You must be registered if
you want to vote And you ought to
vote because that is the first duty of
citizenship, the first requirement of
patriotism. You can register tonight.
Election officials will have the regis
ter books open until 9 o'clock Be
sure that your name is on the list.
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government may feel compelled, under
the circumstances, to take"

The Russian czar is generally cred
tied with having the largest personal
fortune of any ruler in the world and
possibly larger than that of any pri-
vate individual If he had even a
small part of it invested in Iowa land
he would have no reason to worry
about his future even il the story of
the revolution proves true.
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WALKS as MILES TO ENLIST.

Sioux City, March II. Albert Bass,
a young farm hand of Tulare, S. D..
walked forty-five miles to enlist in the
snow and ice. He complained Of
slight fatigue on reaching his destina-
ton. Although e trifle under weight,
Bass was accepted, having demon.
strated his ability to stand long hike.
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HlNsHAw is HoNoREp.

Des Moines. March II. The Ameri-
can Game Protective association at its
annual meeting in New York City has
conferred upon f. c. Hinshaw, chief
game warden of Iowa. its certificate oil
merit for the best work throughout the
country in the conservation Of wild
life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
FIGHTS BANDIT WITH FISTS.

Council Bluffs. March II. When
bandit fiourishing revolver. ordered
NJ. l.. kiser to hold up his hands, the
latter tore into the highwayman with
his fists. The robber used his gun as
a club and succeeded in getting $40
from Kiser and fed. The latter sus-
tanned several bad bruises during the
encounter
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STUDY RED CROSS,

Wapello. March Il. Thirty ladies'
have responded to an invitation to
meet and consider Red Cross organi-
cation and as result officers were
elected and committees appointed for
various departments. Mrs. c. E. Hoag
as president. announces the ladies will
Immediately begin work TO cooperate
with the national organization.
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SCHOOL ELECTION.

Fremont, March II There was con-
siderable interest taken in the school
election and more votes were cast than
at any similar contest in the history OF
the town. There were two tickets in
the field and 1873 voters signified their
choice by voting. The present board
members were reelected. The result
was: VIM. Bane So; A. F. Hoffman SO;
j. S. Reeves 80; G. w. Wh1tmer SO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

The navy department yesterday
awarded contracts for new ships total
ing approximately $136.000.00O. Five
battle cruisers at $19,O00,00O each and
six scout cruisers at $6,0OO,o0 each are
included in the lot.
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WANT COUNTY HOME,

Nevada, March II. The board OF
supervisors Of Story county is busy
planning and gathering data to be used
in getting an idea how the new county
home shall be built. A number Of
places have been visited and they are
now visiting the county homes in Van
Buren, and Des Mcines counties.