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Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
Dog Caused Boys Death.

A boy was drowned by dog he had
on leash jumping into the water and
dragging him and his brother, walk.
ing with him, after it. The boys and
a companion were walking along the
towing path of the canal, at Rochdale
Lancashire, England, and had passed
the lock, before the accident hap
pened. An alarm was at once raised
and one of the brothers was speedily
rescued by some boys who were play
ing near. An elder brother of the
boys came on the scene and plunged
into the canal. He succeeded in find
ing the other body, but artificial res
piration proved unavailing.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
Pebble Industry In Normandy.

The pebble industry is becoming
quite important in upper Normandy,
France. The cliffs of the Caux re-
gion, undermined by subterranean
springs and by the waves of the Eng
lish channel, slip, fall and break. They
are formed Of calcareous mass con-
tanning fiints. These fiints fall to the
bottom Of the sea, where they become
fat and take an ovoid shape.
Their color is blue, spotted with
brown, yellow OF red stripes. They
are used to manufacture concrete
stone and earthenware, and their
dust is even employed to make paint
and rice powder imitation.
OveI 10000 tons of pebbles are an
nually picked up on the Normandy
beaches. Most of it is sent abroad.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
THIS MAN SAYS HE
 FLIRTED WITH GRAVE
Fell Off Until He Weighed Only Sev- enty POundS... Takes Tanlac
 and Gains 21 Pounds.

I'll tell you the truth; if I knew this Tanlac was not going to be sold any more I would buy every bottle on that counter ever there before I left here tonight" said w. A. Spitzer, at Patton-Pope's Drug Store, Birming- ham, recently. MT. Spitzer is a we'll known painter employed by the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railway cont, pany, and resides at 910 South Sixty eighth street, Birmingham.
 Before I began taking it I only weighed 135 pounds Today l got on the scales and tipped them at 156-a gain of 21 pounds-and more than ] ever weighed in my life. That's ex- a4ctly what four bottles of Tanlac did for mo. Just look at this belt! l had to let it up four inches and it is still tight on me-
 About seven years ago 1 commence ed having stomach trouble and it kept getting worse until l began having at tacks of acute indigestion, When these attacks came on me l would just swell up like a mule with the collie, and got as limp as a rag. My breath would get short, and my pulse so weak, l was afraid my heart would stop beating. T'he stomach pump had to be used every time, as this was the only thing that would relieve me. Finally my kidneys went back on me. and l don't believe I was out of pain night or day fer four long years, and l actually got so weak I could hardly stand on my feet-much less work. I was fading away fast, and got down to where only weighed 70 pounds. I was almost walking skeleton, and I tell you I was flirting with my grave, and guess I would have been in it if it hadn't been for Tanlac. For four years I couldn't hit licL of work. I guess I was as near dead as any man you ever saw to be alive. But, look at me now I am strong and as well now as I ever was in my life, and can do as big a days work as any man.
 'Yes, sir, if ever a mortal man has been through the rub am the man. have paid out, guess, not less than $2,500 in the past six or seven years for doctors bills and medicines, and haves bought enough medicine from drug; ;stores in Bir"' ~,to own, an
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
One Dose of Remedy Sweeps Paii Away-Hundreds of Thousands
 Restored.

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is unlike any other It sweeps the bile and Pois-
 onous Catarrhal Accretions from the
 System Soothes and allays inflam- nation in the Intestinal Tract-the cause of serious and fatal ailments, such as Gall Stones, Appendicitis, Acute Indigestion, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and intestines, Yellow Jaundice, Constipation. Gastritis, Auto Intoxication, etc. In every locality there are grateful people who owe their complete recovery to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Thousands say it has saved them from the knife. The mpst thorough system cleanser known. Contains no alcohol or habit-forming drugs. FREE booklet on stomach ail- ments Address Geo. H. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, Chicago. Better yet, obtain bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy from the Boyer Drug Store or any reliable druggist who will refund your tmoney if it fails. adv No.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28

There are still few weeks to SOW spring wheat, cats and barley, to in7 duce the farmer to blow up pasture lands immediately" Then he gave a series of stringent regulations affect ing imports, food prices, wages and farming capacity, concluding with this promise:
 "lf such a program is carried out, England can face the enemy's worst, and that is what we ought to be pre- pared to face"
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
had ssa4apleted his questioning of

way had 49pleted his questioning of the senat E and reviewing a trans cript of evidence said to have been ob- tained through the use of dfctaphones planted in hotel rooms. The bond was made by Justice Frank Martin, through whose office they had been rearrested to prevent their being re- leased without the consent of Mr. Dun- away by Municipal Judge w. B. Wood- ruff, in whose jurisdiction they were when first arrested by city detectives.
 Grand Jury Starts Work.
 Their release was followed by the calling of the Grand Jury by Circuit Judge R. J. Lea urged especially that the bribe charges against certain mem- bers of the Senate be investigated. Judge Lea mentioned none of the sus- pected members, and made no com- ment on the charges, except to ask that they be carefully looked into The Grand Jury adjourned at noon to meet again Monday.
 Arrest Does Not Bar Senators.
 The arrest of members of the legis- lature. or even their indictment, does not prevent their sitting in the assem- bly unless they are expelled or im- peached
 since intimations have been made that other senators are implicated ln the affair it is only just that the Sen ate should investigate" Senator Ad- amsCn said: "I believe a resolution for an investigation would meet with no opposition
 Other Senator's expressed similar jews.
 FayOrs Thorough Investigation,
 s.I have been out of the city since Friday" Senator Carter said, rand read in the newspapers of the arrest of the two senators. I feel sure there will be an investigation by the senate and believe every other senator feels the same.
 "It is very likely that resolution will be offered tomorrow for an inves- Stigation to determine the truth of re- sorts of the attitude of seve VI sena-
 rs which has caused criticism y don't
 sw what there Is to the story, but
 elieve we should go to the bottom
 {, am speaking only for myself, T sure all the other senators are
 sar npinion. s%, ''.-'sss,l
The Little River news., 1917-02-28

lucky not to have had bill 10 wind 1t all up.
 "I have been 6 painter and have had pain CTS times, so guess that had with my condition, Ar seemed tct be nothing straighten me out. Every of 8 new medicine I wou read of Tanlac one day, anu time I hit it right That's " me. Why, Tanlac just rais' out of my grave. I can N thing, and actually eat so ashamed of myself. My lana. the ether day she would have my board. I told her. thoug mus, remember that for fo4r she made money of of me, al was only making up for Why, seven or eight bis, don't satisfy me now, b
 that for fear that ters, but everything me now. And sleep would wake ID if and shake me. l Rase. bout me new
 Taplac is sold by the Bo Ashdown; Foreman r~ man; Ro Budd, O.
 Drug Gel, Winthrop a. Richmnd.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
Warming Order,

In the Little River Chancery court, Little River county, Arkansas. Clara Metcalf, plaintiff vs. Jess Metcalf, de- fendant. The defendant. Jess Metcalf
 is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff, Clara Metcalf. Witness my hand and the seal of said court, this 9th day of February, 1917 -Chas. Fl. Park Clerk. W-z3 Du
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
NOTICE OF EXEcgYf0t

Notice is hereby given tn by the authority vested in Sheriff of Little River Ccun ansas, at the front entrance Court House in Little River Arkansas. between the hours prE ed for judicial sales on the l2t of March, 1917, l will offer for to the highest and best bidder, credit of three months, the follow described real estate, situated ih county of Little River, and State } Arkansas, tcFwit: Part of the Sout east quarter of Section II, townsh Il. South, Range 31, West, and J, Seastrunk's in the Southeast quart of the Southeast quarter of Section Township H., South, Range 31 Said sale will be made to satl certain criminal execution in the of $4215. issued by the Clerk of Circuit Court of Little River Cor upon a judgement for said an which the State of Arkansas re~ against Loan Seastrunk arr Seastrunk on the 14th day 1913. The purchaser will to execute notes with enpr ty and lien to b W land to secure the
 chase money,
 as Sheriff of
 this. the 2F'
 w. D. VIZ
 County
 Driv
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
WARNING BEFORE
 HOUSE OF COM.
British Premier Admits That U.BOat situation is Filled With Terrible Menace For Future of Great
 Britian.

London, Feb 23.-Premier Lloyd l George, in the gravest speech of his career, in the house of commons today, sounded warning that the success or failure of Germany's UBoat campaign will mean the life Or death of the British Empire.
 'sThere is no sure way to victory said he, without hunting the subma- rine from the deep" If we take drastic measures We can cone with the submarine menace but if the nation is not prepared to accept drastic measures fer dealing with the menace, disaster is before us.'
 Far from raising ''cry in the wild erness' wall over what is and might have been. the premier, after thus opening the nations eyes as to the danger that confronts it, promptly set about tc, proclaim a schedule of sweep ing, constructive measures to remove the menace.
 Save tonnage! Cut down imports! Boost home production!
 These were the remedies he offered. But he did not stop there. He told, in great detail, how these remedies were to become effective, now and inn mediately, 'ruthlessly and promptly, as he put it.
 Nation Must Know.
 It was imperative, he said, that the nation should know what the cOndi- tions are: That the stocks of food at present are lower than ever and that hand -in-hand with the enormous in- crease in the demand for tonnage. is going an alarming decrease of tonn- age
 On foodstuffs alone, he said, he pro- Sngsed to save 9OO,OOO tons of shipping
 W.
 as for luxuries and unnecessary
 hot another ton or bale or
 NNbe imported hereafter.
 not an hour, must be lost
 nation in shape to SUD-
 cultivate every inch of
 show how much in dead
 as, the premier added:
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take keLAXATIvE PROMO Quinine. It stopsthe
 Cough and Headache and works of the Cold.
 Druggists refund money if it faiis to cure.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
CHARGED WITH
 TAKING BRlBES
(Continued from page D

The developments leading to the arrest Friday night of Senators Burgess ana Sims were a part of a plan prepared Inv the officers to. obtain evidence, MT. Dunaway said.
 Detectives Worked for Weeks. According to MT. Dunawayi the de- tectives were employed several weeks ago. McGarvey came to Little Rock, be- came acquainted with certain senators and told them that he represented Eastern corporations affected by bills introduced in the legislature. He told the senators, it is said, that the repre-, sented interests directly concerned with bills introduced by Senator Burgess prohibiting and staxing the use of trading stamps, and that he was in Arkansas to try to defeat the pills. The two bills regarding trading stamps were pending in the senate.
 The senators are charged with hav- ing solicited bribes from McGarvey ana witt ting from him $1OOO each on a to ki,i the bill to tax trad / fine officers charged that S1e of good faith the sena- 't~ her the original
 anne time the
 The trans-
 cured in the
 lrd printing
 immediately
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The Little River news., 1917-02-28

The developments leading to the arrest Friday night of Senators Burgess and Sims were part of a plan prepared by the officers to- obtain evidence, MT
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
WILL LET CONTRACT
FOR BIG DITCH SOON

Mason City, Jan. 31.-The date of
letting the contract for the biggest
drainage Improvement project ever let
in the county-and the first ever es-
tablished having any great amount of
open ditch work-will soon be fixed by
the board Of supervisors. This is dis
trict No. 40, embracing the equivalent
of about township, north of Cedar
lake. The open ditch outlets. seven
miles in length in all, into which some
fifty miles of tiles Of from six to forty
inches in diameter will empty, re-
quires the excavation OF 3S1 900 cubic
yards Of earth, approximately ten
yards to each lineal foot of ditch
This district has just been established
by the board. At a meeting the board
fixed February 10 as the date for let
ting contracts for drains costing about
$4,000 in districts 40 and 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
ELDON

Willard Hughes passed away at his
, home Monday morning at 5 o'clock
after few days illness. Funeral ser
vices were held this afternoon at ,2:3C
o'clock at the Baptist church.
Samuel Burns Of Chicago was called
home by the death of his father-in
law, Willard Hughes.
Miss Maude Moore resumed her po
sition at the Eldon high school build.
ing Monday morning.
Rose Mae Harryman, wife Of S. S.
Harryman, died at her home near
Douds-Leando Monday mornins The
remains were taken to Unionville,
where her parents lived. Tuesday for
burial.
Mrs. nellie Paxton and sor Wendall
of Marshalltown are visiting at the
home Of Mrs Paxton's brother. Harry
Carter and family
Mrs. H. r. Ritz left Wednesday for
Excelsior Springs.
Miss Myrtle Peden of Floris visited
with her friend, Mrs. A. ]. Mckay. en-
route to Oskaloosa
n. U. Luellen went to Keokuk Tues
day to serve on the grand jury.
A number of local penple attended
the performance Of The Blue Paradise
in Ottumwa Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Williams are
here helping with the Methodist re-.
vival
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
KEOKUK LAWYER
SUFFERS STROKE

keokuk. Jan. 31.-Theodore A.
Craig, city attorney of Keokuk, was
stricken with paralysis while alone in
his Office, $3.50 North Fifth street.
Mrs. Craig had been expecting her
husband home early, as the couple
had planned to go out to dinner
party. Becoming uneasy at his delay
Che called the Office Mr.. Craig was
able to reach the telephone, but all
be could say was, 81 need you" which
- repeated several times.
Mrs. Craig hurried to the Office. but
in the meantime some friends had dis.
covered Mr.. Craig's condition and sum.
moned physician, who was in attend.
ance when she arrived. The stricken
r1ar was removed to his home in the
Pond fats. where everything possible
is being done for him.
Mr. Craig apparently had been in his
usual health during the day and at.
tended TO considerable city business
during the forenoon
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02

offer something like hundred differ
ent addresses, lectures and demnostra
tions daily, on every possible subjec:
relating to farm and home. The in.
struction staff includes some $50 fac
ulty members and scores Of men and
women from the outside, some of inter.
national reputation In their fields.
Some Of the well known national
authorities who VII speak before the
short course during the week are DR..
G. f. Warren, farm MANAGEMENT eX-
pert. Cornell university. New York !;
Prof. George A. Dean, Kansas State
agricultural college: Frank l. Mann
well known Illinois farmer; Prof. c. G.
Williams of the Ohio experiment sta
ton. Miss Anna Barrows. Columbia
university, New York City: Prof
Frank A. Waugh. the we'll known land,
scape architect, Massachusetts agricul-
tural college; Mrs Vary Schenck
Woolman. expert in textiles.
One of the strong features of short
course week is the corn and small
grain show being conducted by the
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers
association. BY noon Monday, so many
entries bad come in for this that every
bit Of exhibition space had been taken
and late exhibitors were forced to tie
their ears up with strings. 1t is
thought that when the ears are count
ed that there will be around $4,000 en-.
tered. This will be the largest state
show ever held in the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
MURDER MYSTERY
ENTHUSIASTS MEET

villisca. Jan 31.-There were all
sorts Of rumors current here and
throughout the county about the ma
ture of meeting held at the Ross
Moore store in Villisca last week
which was attended by about forty
or fifty farmers and others interested
in furthering the Investigation Of the
vi'lisca AK murder mystery. It was a
sort Of get together meeting of the
east and west side Montgomery coun.
'ty farmers who are holding them.
selves responsible for !he financial
end of the matter
AS result of this meeting 1t was
decided to hold another public meet.
ing in the Villisca armory soon when
Detective J. N. Wilkerson will be
present
An interesting feature of the meet.
ing at the Ross Moore store was the
production of the original reward list
circulated Immediately after the muir
ders and which figured rather con.
spicuously in the Jones Wilkersor
SANDER suit at Red Oak recently.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
JOSEPH F. SCHAEFER,
PIONEER IOWAN, DIES

Fairfield, Jan. 31.-Joseph F
Schaefer, well known Jefferson
county man, passed away Monday
night at the home of his sister, Mrs
Thomas Emry, on West Harrison
street, after only few days illness
with pneumonia. His Illness had been
serious from the first and relatives
were appraised Of the fact that the end
was near on Sunday.
Mr.. Schaefer was born in Perlee,
April 4, 1866. and had spent practical.
ly his entire life in this county. He
had been in Fairfield only compare.
lively short time and had. since com.
ing here, been employed at the fac.
tory Of the Louden Machinery Co. Mr..
Schaefer was a member Of the l. o. o.
F. OF Brighton and was well liked by
all his associates.
Mr.. Schaefer is survived by his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schaefer of
Perlee. and the following brothers and
sisters: c. J. schaefer of Memrhis
Mo-: John of Portland. Ore: William
and David Of Middleton, Idaho; Miss
Eva Schaefer Of Oskaloosa; Mrs.
Nan Gilbert Of Perlee and Mrs. Thorn.
as Emry of this city
Funeral services were held this af.
ternoon at o'clock at the Emry home
on West Harrison street. conducted
by Rev. W. r. Keesey Of the First
Methodist church. Interment took
place in Evergreen cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
DEATH ENTERS TWO
CHARLTON HOMES

Charlton, Jan. 31.--Mrs. James A
Parsons died at her home south of
Charlton Monday morning after an ex.
tended illness with paralysis. She is
survived by her husband and nine
children, Ivan and Charles Parsons
and Mrs. Bertha Matthews of Joliet
Mont: Mrs. Ida Keller of Santa Rosa,
Cal; George. Albert. Roy and Floyd
Parsons and Mrs. Ellen Anderson of
this county.
Funeral services will be held at the
family home Thursday afternoon at 1
O'Clock. followed by interment in the
Charlton cemetery. Her children were
all with her when the end came and a
dauehter-in-law. Mrs. Maud Parsons OF
Joliet, Mont, also came few days
ago.
Thomas Owens, who resided in the
southeastern part of this city, was TAX
en- seriously Ill last week with typhoid
pneumonia and on Saturday was re-
moved to the hospital in Oskloosa
where he passed away on Sunday af.
ternoon. The remains were taken to
Beacon where funeral services were
neld Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
the Baptist church. and where inter.
ment took place.
He is survived by wife and seven
children. the eldest of whom is but 10
years old. Mr. Owens was employed
at the Central mine and was about 81
years of age. He was highly regarded
by all who knew him and his sudden
death will be deplored by a host of
friends. who will extend sincere sym.
pathy to the sorrowing wife and chill.
dren.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
EXPECTING co.
G. HOME SOON
MRS. ScHAMP WRITES OF BORDER
WOULD LIKE TO STAY LONG,
Err IN SOUTHLAND.

An Ottumwa friend has received
! very interesting letter from Mrs. Z. T..
|champ who is with her husband Capt.
Schamp in Brownsville, where he is IN
command of Company G. The letter
tells of the safe arrival of Mrs. Schamp
and of going out to camp. Extracts
follow:
Mrs. Younkin the first leutenant's
wife) and myself each have little cot
tage. one large room with kitchen cab
met. table and shelves built in. Have
a little oil heater for chilly weather and
a one burner oil stove to cook on. We
do light housekeeping and sure enjoy 1t
MIR. Schamp took me over town Satur-
day and took in the sights out in the
residence district. They have some very
nice homes here and the yards are love-
lE, all kinds OF flowers being in bloom.
Orange trees, full of oranges are every
where. and ! saw several trees full of
grape fruit.
We saw poinsettas as large as dinner
plates and the stalk as high as one
story house. Roses of all colors We're in
the back yards. We have had green
onions, new heets and new sweet po-
tatoes. Mr.. Nelson of Company G and
several others went out hunting to
ducks and we had a duck supper next
evening. Sunday Mr.. Younkin and Mr..
SchamD got an auto and took us TO
Palm Ranch. II is twelve miles away
and we surely had fine trip. We saw
hundreds of Jersey cattle, and there
We're palms everywhere. There are $500
acres in the ranch. We saw hundreds OF
b! "ican hnmo@ with thatched roofs
and lots of little Mexican children. They
all look nice and clean. We RODE for
miles with palms on each side of the
road. There are no hills here and you
can see for miles.
We had some pictures taken on our
trim and hope they will be good. The
soldiers are not allowed to cross into
Mexico. so we (the ladies in the partly
are going across in the ferry to Mata.
moras this afternoon. They say that it
is perfectly safe and quiet. A few of the
women here have been over. We intend
/, no to Point Isabel some day soon to
see the ocean. 1t is twenty-five miles
from here.
The company is going home soon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-02
HOSTS OF PEOPLE
ARE CROWDING AMES

Ames Jan. 81. Iowa state college
and Ames are hosts to great throne
OF Iowa men and women. boys and
girls, who have come for the annual
short course and farmers week. Every
train for two days has brought its
quota of visitors. with the result that
hundreds more are enrolled at this
time than year ago. Although this
Incoming host is putting the Hospitality
Of the town and campus to the test. the
accommodations for visitors are hold
ing out nicely and for all who come
lodging and eating places are being
provided promptly.
Already it is assured that this week
Wi. mark the greatest gathering ever
held in Iowa in the name of the farm
and the farm home The programs will