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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
LAWS OF STATE
PLAIN TO MANY
COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS HAD
HEAVY YEAR AND CRIMINALS
KNOW 1T, TOO.

Records on file at the court house
show that just an even 100 state cases
were filed during the year of 1916.
Fines aggregating $1,000 were col
lected in seven Of the criminal actions
which were tried. The heaviest assess
ment was $500 and the lowest 500
Many went to Jail in connection with
the fines and five were sent to Jail as
their punishment without any fines.
Nineteen actions were dismissed
from the dockets on the motion Of the
county attorney and four were con-
tinued over into future terms. No
action was taken on twenty matters,
two defendants were released on their
own bond and four were sentenced
and then paroled.
Seven were acquitted after jury
trials and the grand jury ignored
charges against twenty-five persons.
The criminal investigators were in
session four times and the longest per-
iod was about three weeks during the
January term.
Four defendants were sent to the
state penitentiary at FIT. Madison.
eight to the reformatory at Anamosa
and three to other state institutions
The jury disagreed in one criminal
trial.
County Attorney Daugherty appoint
ed ]. Leo Chapman as his assistant in
November During the Brooks trials
in February and May former Judge NJ
A. Roberts was named as special pros
ecutor and at the Cremer hearing in
April George l.. Gillies assisted the
county attorney.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
COURT
MEETS TWICE
GREAT DEAL OF WORK HAS BEEN
HANDLED BY V. S. OFFICERS
DURING PAST YEAR.

Two regular terms Of two weeks
each and about three days of extra
sessions were held by Judge Martin
J. Wade in the United States district
court here for the Ottumwa division
of the southern district of Iowa dur
ing 1916.
The regular terms opened on
March and October II and the court
was here in February and again in
July on special matters. In addition
to this Miss Rilla Stain, appointed
special master in chancery. TOOK test.
mony in the Bartlett & Killing action
for about two weeks Immediately fol-
lowing the March term. n
The deputy clerk here, Miss r.
trude Darrell, has just finished
first years work in the office.
There were sixteen law,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
BRITISH LOSSES
SHOW A DECREASE

London, Jan. I. The total Of Brit
ish casualties reported in the publish
ed lists from December I to December
% was: Officers S15; Men, $3.50. Nc
lists were published during the holi
days.
The effect Of cesss ton of the Som
me offensive with the advent of un
favorable weather conditions Is
shown in these figures, which give a
daily average of 1.54s casualties for
the twenty-four days covered by the
report. In November the daily aver
age was 2,4sS and in October 1882
The losses reported in December bring
I'D the total British casualties since
the beginning of the Somme offensive
10 520,017.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
VILLA BEATEN BY
CARRANZA FORCE

Juarez. Mex, Jan. 1.-Carranza
forces met and defeated Villa cSm.
mand at Bustillos, fifty miles west of
Chihuahua City on the Mexican North
western railroad on December q, a
Carranza official from Chihuahua City
who arrived here today. states. The
Villa force was commanded by Juan
Murgia. who has been operating north
and west of Chihuahua City. Sixty
Villa prisoners were taken and execut-
ed. the Carranza official said.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02

SHOWS GAIN
THE NUMBER OF PUPILS IN 10.
CAL SCHOOLS INCREASES
299 IN YEAR.

Superintendent H. E. Blackmar o.
the public schools has prepared the
following statement on the loca
schools for the past year showing a
big increase in enrolment and the
need for meeting the crowded condi
ton of the high school by opening
, emergency rooms:
Four months of the school year
have been completed and both pupils
and teachers merit the highest com
mendation for the efficient work that
has been done and for the harmonious
and progressive spirit that has pre-
vailed.
The total enrolment at present is
5,021 as compared with 4,722 at the
same time last year and 1855 for the
year before that The high school has
an enrolment Of 702 as compared
with 613 at this time last year and
ST. for the year before.
One hundred and fifty pupils will
complete the eighth grade work next
month, and about 100 of these expect
to take up high school work immedi-
ately. Forty of these will be in the
Stuart school and ninety in the new
room over the Commercial club rooms.
About forty pupils and one teacher
will be transferred from the Stuart
school to the Jefferson school, and the
room now used for seventh grade in
the Stuart school will be occupied by
the new high school class The stu
dents now occupying eight grade
rooms will be reorganized SO as to oc-
cupy seven rooms
One new high school teacher has
been provided for the Stuart school
and two for the emergency room. and
it will probably be necessary for
some Of the teachers from the high
school building to spend a part of
each day with the new classes. The
increased enrolment has made it ne.
cessary to add two grade teachers to
the force since school opened, and it
is possible that another will be added
at the beginning Of the semester to
relieve the teachers in the Franklin
school where cadet teacher has been
giving free service during the year
thus far.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02

cant by the resignation of r. r. Ram
sell.
May.
May 2-Short course for merchant!
with speakers from various places AM
business exhibits begin in Ottumwa.
May 81. B. McCarroll reelected
president of the Ottumwa Retail Mer
chants association at annual meeting
May S-R. Freeburg, truck driver
for Hardsocg Manufacturing Co., lose.
! life by drowning when he fell from
trestle near Ottumwa Sand Co. into
water.
May Miss Rilla Stain. former dep
uty clerk of United States court, anc
companion, Earl Everett Of Mt. Pleas
ant, narrowly escape death when tax
sab in which they we're riding co1lides
with an east bound street car at Court
and Main streets.
| May 11--David Edstrom, noted
sculptor, lectures at Grand opera
house.
Iowa Lutheran synod ends two day
sessions.
Rotary club is organized
May pr. A. Hasselquist of Chair
ton. republican candidate for secre.
tary of state, visits here.
Start crusade against bill posting.
May 13-May festival at Grand
opera house.
May 14-Ottumwa observes Mothers
day.
May 15-Judse Hunter begins state
cases in district court.
May 1G-Wintry weather visits Of
tumwa.
May III. Royce Brown, Y. NJ. c.
A. secretary, accepts position in
Mason City,
May 17-Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
lectures here.
May 19-High school night.
May 2e-City Enrineer Brady re-.
jects paving brick of Davenport firm
May 22-Burlington officials special
passes through city
H. c. Evans OF Ford peace party
speaks at First NJ e. church
May 23-J. P. Irish, anti stuff. speaks
at opera house.
May 24-Memorial day program is
issued.
May Geo. G guardsmen are given
anti-typhoid treatment.
May 2S-Mrs. J. F. Dings and Lucille
Welch, high school girl, die.
May 30-Memorial day is observed
with special services.
May 31-George Cosson. attorney
general, speaks at armory hall.
June 1-Des Moines Valley Medical
association holds forty-fifth annual
meeting at court house.
Ottumwa hospital graduation exer
cises
June Mrs. Grace S. Lewis Of
Mason City widow of former Ottum-
wa pastor and matron Of the I. o. o.
F. home for orphans at Davenport, is
killed in r. I. wreck at Packard.
June 4-Baccalaureate services of
st. Joseph's academy and o. H. S.
June 5-First annual meeting of Of
tumwa Hotel Co.
Primary election.
June 7-Commencement exercises
at st. Joseph's academy.
June SO. H. S. commencement ex-
ercises.
June 10-First aid exhibit at Myrtle
street park.
June 14-Mammoth flag day celebra-
ton.
June 2O-Local militia boys take up
their arms.
June 24-Big demonstration in park
for boys
June 25-Co. G boys entrain.
June 26-First Cavalry band is call
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IMBER SETS
UNUSUAL RECORD

ngton, d. c., Jan. 1.-Decem-
6, was set down in weather
oday as the stormiest month
oruary and March, 1913, when
foods occurred in the Ohio
The weather bureau reported
severe storms had swept in
cession across the country
northwest without much dam
here. Three such storms in
even without DEFENDERS
are considered a good rec
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FROM THE COURIER FILES

February 4-Ottumwa is visited b.
heavy snow
February 10-David Edstrom, notet
sculptor. native of Ottumwa. pays Wis
it to home of his youth and makes
tions.
February 15-Ottumwa Commercial
association lays plans for extending
organization and building new clut
rooms.
February Ex-Governor George w
Clark addresses two hundred farmers
and business men on subject of co
operation following banquet in arm
DRY.
February 17-Iowa conference in
special session at the First Methodist
Episcopal church authorizes launching
of a $4,000 campaign for Iowa Yves
leyan college at Mt Pleasant.
February 1S-Several hundred min
listers and laymen OF Ottumwa Method
list churches banquet visiting Bishops
Theodore Henderson Of Chattanooga
Tenn, Frank Bristol of Omaha, and E
w. Hughes of San Francisco, who
speak in behalf Of campaign for Iowa
Wesleyan college.
February 22-Ottumwa celebrates
Washington's birthday.
J February Estate agents swear
twenty warrants in Ottumwa for var.
ious offenses.
February 24-Three hundred people
gather at fifteenth annual banquet of
Ottumwa Commercial association.
Crowd enjoys speech and song.
February 25-Ward primaries for
selection of delegates to the non-parti.
san school convention are held. Dis
cuss matter of extending high school.
February 29-Seven persons as
sessed $4,000 for violations by dis.
trict court judge.
March.
March 7-Federal court opens ses-
sion.
Petition asking custer proceedings
against Sheriff Cremer filed in dis
trict court.
March 13-Citizens of Ottumwa vote
upon school bonds for addition to the
high school, defeating the project
March 12-Campaign to raise $500
900 for Iowa Wesleyan college at Mt.
Pleasant is launched.
March 15-Sixth district is organic.
ed to boost roads, representatives of
counties being in Ottumwa.
March 17-Ottumwa high school
basketball quintet defeated in state
title tournament at Iowa City by fast
Council Bluffs team.
March 20-Deputy Sheriff Doran is
ousted from office by Sheriff Cremer.
March led S. Lowenberg and w.
Arnold killed in automobile accident
when machines straddled side of
bridge span and then upset on Ottum-
wa-Bloomfield road, crushing occu-
pants.
March 30-South Side Improvement
association meets at I. o. O. F. hall to
elect officers and effect organization.
April.
April 2-Committees meet at c. S.
Harper home to discuss free dentistry
for school children.
April 4-Commercial club contracts
with J. W. Garner for addition to
quarters.
April 11-Action of state VS.. Sheriff
c. c. Cremer begins with Judge Hob.
son of West Union presiding.
April 20-County board of supervis.
ors appoints George Giltner as sher-
iff to take place of Sheriff c. c. Crem-
er, who was removed from Office by
Judge Hobson.
April 29-D. A. Emery is appointed
police judge to fill the place left va
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
January.

January New Years day is oh
served.
January 4-County officers taking
up duties.
January 5-Eighteen bids presented
for new Ottumwa hotel. Undecided
as to who will be successful.
January 11-Friedman department
store completely wiped out by fire
Four other business houses badly
damaged Loss estimated at s396,500
partially covered by insurance
Board of education plans to ask
people for bond issue to enlarge higl
school.
January 12-Occupants of stores
burned in Friedman fire find much
difficulty in finding suitable quarters
Firms plan to reopen establishments
as soon as possible. Insurance ad
justers go over ruins to affirm loss
Plans for southern Iowa and north
ern Missouri fair discussed.
Adams school pupils give fairy pag
cant at opera house.
January 14-Graves' Cigar Co. plant
destroyed by fire with loss Of $4,000
Fire marshal confers with police
concerning the two big fires.
Word received that George A.
Brown, we'll known citizen Of Ottum
was died January Is at San Diego.
Police Judge l.. c. Hendeshott
passes away.
January 17-Bids for building new
hotel accepted. J. c. Mardis success
full contractor.
North and south route from Twin
cities to southern country talked of.
Expected that Ottumwa win be on the
road.
January 19-Board Of Education
holds meeting to arrange for circula-
ton of petitions for grant OF bond is
! sue Of $125,00O for improvements on
the high school.
January z1-Frst case heard in Of
! tumwa under employers liability act.
| Rumored that order will be issued
| forcing policemen to shave OF mus
] t1ches.
! City onicials invite President VIII
son to include Ottumwa on itinerary
Of his western trip.
Last fre horse, Gap" is disposed
Of, leaving city fire fighters with mod
ern apparatus throughout.
January 22-Word received of death
of George Wellman, former well
known Ottumwan, at Weehauken, N.
].
January 24-Six hundred and twen-
ty-flve pupils appear at the high school
for enrolment.
January 26-Teachers Of Wapello
county taking examinations to raise
grade of certificates.
DR.. w. E. Anthony leaves Ottum-
va to accept position in Detroit.
January 27--Democrats arrive in
0ttumwa from all over sixth district,
10 choose candidates for district dele
rates and alternates to the national
convention in st. Louis.
January 2S-Woodworth Cfum, Sec
rotary of Greater Iowa association,
peaks at Commercial association on
Greater Iowa.
January 29-Ottumwa celebrates
friday of William Mckinley.
January 31-Neariy 5000 visitors
conducted through new building
,sthe First National and First Trust
aid Savings banks.
Hrs. Olivia Swinney 404 Pine street,
Nerves S7th birthday.
a February.
February 3-Property owners living
81 route out of EddyviIle ask for new
I'd.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
MANY CHILDREN IN
CAROLINA JOBLESS

Columbia, s. c., Jan. South Caro-
linas new child labor law prohibiting
the employment Of children under
fourteen years of age in the textile
establishments went into effect today
and employment of about 2,4O0 chill
dren automatically ceased. according
to figures of the state department Of
agriculture The old law made the
minimum age limit for employment
twelve years
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02

ed to colors.
June 27-First Cavalry band Leaves
for North English.
July 4-Ottumwa celebrates the glor
oius Fourth
July s-Prof worrall leaves FRS
Cavalry band.
July 1o-Colored Masons conven
here.
July 14-First Of auto polo exhibit
| tions.
July 1s-voters defeat bond issue TO
| high school second time.
July 20-J. G. Meek dies.
July 23-William NJ. Reece browns IL
Des Moines river.
July 24.-Begin to oil roads.
July 31-Accident causes shortage O
water.
August.
August 3-Constance Hope Winters
is given into custody Of father.
August 81. T. Hall dies.
August 10-Dry spell is broken witt
good rain.
August l2-Newton Roberts receive:
word Of appointment to position ir
east
August 14-Claude Myers dies.
August 1S-Aquatic meet at bathing
beach.
August Extractor colldes with
water wagon on Court Hill.
September.
September labor Day celebration.
Fox hunt opens.
September 5-School opens here.
September Free dental dispensary
opens.
September 12-Yeggmen blow safe at
WOolWorth'S store.
September 19-Wapelio county Sun
day school convention opens.
September 21.-Two day style show
opens.
September 23-Receive word that
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall will
visit here.
September 25-Cullen's store is badly
burned.
September 27-Rural schools close for
institute.
October.
October 4-Daugh!ers of Isabella put
on 1.-The DarktOwn Bellies"
October 7-Ottumwa welcomes Vice
President and Mrs Marshall.
October 9-School board decides to
rent room for additional school use.
October 11-Wapello county farmers
institute and live stock show opens.
October 13-Formal opening OF the
newly furnished Commercial club
rooms.
October 15-Clean Life campaign be-
gins
October 17-District court opens.
October 1S--Booster trade trip is
taken by local merchants.
OctchAr 21-Three day sessions OF
the eig:r zenith annual meeting of the
Iowa conference Of charities and cor
rections begin.
October 31-Hallowe'en.
November.
November City officials take steps
to regular traffic.
November 5--Mr. and Mrs. Fl. A.
Zangs celebrated golden wedding.
November Election day.
November 9-Scoville evangelistic
commence.
November Thirst open meeting OF
club with Witten as speak
er.
November 24-Begin wiring streets
for Christmas trees.
November 25-Commissions for river
bank improvement are received from
governor by committee.
November 30--Thanksgiving day.
December.
December 4-City decides to issue
bonds to reduce debt
December 9-MayOr issues proclama
ton uring people to buy Red Cross
seals.
December 11-Name teachers for NJ /
ninth grade.
December 12-Martin Munley is ia
ally shot
December 19-Poultry show opens.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
CONGRESSMAN WEEDS.

tative w. G. Adamson of Georgia
chairman OF the house committee on
interstate commerce, and Mrs. Ellen
H. Camp of this place were married
here today. Mr.. Adamson was u
widower
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
GENERAL NOW pR,vAfE

Perl;gnan, France. Jan. 1.-G<nera
Gerard AmAnrlch, commanded o. IN,
legion Of honor, who had retild n
the service, has Joined the ariy
private in an artillery regimen.
eral Amanrich cs vea--
now at the reg
aai1Ana ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
STEAMER is SUNK.

London. Jan. 1. -Lloyds reports the
sinking of the Danish steamship Den
mark. 1850 tons gross. Twentyfour
members OF her crew have been
'vded.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-02
CUTTER BLOWN UP.

London, Jan. ! The cutter Protec-
tor has been blown up, The number
of men lost is unknown.
Williams news., 1917-08-02
LOCAL CHAIRMEN ARE
 NOW BEING NAMED

Phoenix, Ariz., July 27. The Sheriffs of all counties have re- sponded promptly to requests of the Arizona Council of De- fense for lists of all motion pie ture houses and their managers in the state, and chairman Geo. J. Stoneman, of the Four Min ute Men, is now appointing To- cal chairmen in all cities and towns to assist him in providing speakers for the four minute addresses to motion picture audiences. MT. Storeman, al- tho a very busy man, is giving the greater part of his time, voluntarily, to this work and he will no doubt receive inn mediate responds from all whom he enlists as speakers. This movement is a patriotic one and of great importance in bringing home to the people the facts concerning the war with Germany. The motion picture industry is cooperating in the work throughout the na- ton. Art Richards of Phoenix has been named as chairman of the motion picture men i'll Arizona to unite them in mak- ing arrangements.
Williams news., 1917-08-02
GARLAND PRAIRIE NEWS

Among the names for the first call for the draft are Wm. Hostetter and c. w. Howe, of Garland Prairie.
 c. A. Hill was in Williams on business, Saturday.
 Crops and grain on the Prai- rie are fine owing to the abun- dance of rain.
 MT. William Morgan made a trip to Williams last week.
 c. w. Howe was in Williams Friday.
 The writer had the privilege with an auto and attachment. MT. Line says that it does not prove to be a cinch.
Williams news., 1917-08-02
There ,s more catarrh in th,s section

There is more Catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together. and for years 1t was sup posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment. pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi- Co.,. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Williams news., 1917-08-02
OF -AR|.
 IONA NOW 4O9, 203

The present population of Arizona, according to the esti- mate made by the bureau of the census from the registra- ton taken on June 5 is 4O9,- POS. This is an increase of 161,904 over the federal esti- mate made July 1, 1915, and an increase of 157,781 over the federal estimate January l, 1916. The population by coun- ties and the Indian reservations as estimated at the present time is as follows:
Williams news., 1917-08-02

For Sale-Best Located res taurant in town. Money mak- CT. Address H. L. Wilson,
 Ash Fork, Ariz. MT. c. c. By reports that a fine amount of rain on his range has filled his tanks with enough water to last this season.
Williams news., 1917-08-02
PERSONAL AND LOCALS

lLtIUuHhL HNU LUUhlU
 MT. and Mrs. c. B. Hume were in from Red Lake. Mon day.
 MT. w. M. Fix was in from his Pittman Valley ranch this week.
 MT. Kenneth Hughes left on No. g, Tuesday, for Fresno, Cal ifornia where he epects to re- main about two weeks.
 Miss Louise Robinson spent several days in Flagstaff last week as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. c. O. Robinson.
 Miss Marie Miller, who has been attending summer school at Flagstaff Normal has return ed to Williams.
 Miss Helen Stark, formerly of Williams, came up from Kingman Saturday to attend the dance and ball game. .F D. Elmer Jones, who has been on the News staff since last March, has returned to his home in Flagstaff.
 Mrs. w. H. Steffins left We'd nesday for the east. She will be away about two months visiting various eastern cities.
 Jim Girdner has been out of town on a business trip thru Flagstaff, Bellemont and other points near there this week.
 W. F. Thomasson was in from Red Lake Saturday. MT. Thomasson is one of the most successful farmers of this dis trict.
 MT. and Mrs. Lefebvre, of Tucson, arrived in Williams, Saturday. They will be the guests of Mrs. Lefebvre's par ents, MT. and Mrs. A. Sine, for the remaining summer months.
 Miss Lenore Adams is in town for few days. Miss Adams is Postmaster at Chloride to which place she went after having been Assistant-postmas- ter here for year
 MT. and Mrs. Oswald and family returned from Winslow where they spent the winter and have taken the Maddox house on Third street. Dutch has been transferred to this place again, so they will remain indefinitely
 Deeds, Wills, leases and con- tracts carefully drawn. Houses lots and ranches for sale. c. P. Silvernail, Attorney at law. Corner Grant Avenue and 5th Street. 4, 5 If