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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
DEATH ENTERS TWO
FAIRFIELD HOMES

Fairfield, Jan. S-Harry Radcliffe
one of the most prominently know
men in Fairfield passed away Satur
day at his home in the southwestern
part of the city after a ten days i'll
ness of pneumonia. When he became
i'll on Christmas day and it was known
shortly afterward that pneumonia hat
fastened upon him then began a des
perate battle for his life. Physicians
and nurses watched by his side night
and day and when it was announced
on Thursday afternoon last that he
was thought to be little improved
his friends took fresh hope but on
Saturday morning it was seen that the
slight Improvement had been short
i lived and that the end was rapidly
! approaching.
! Mr. Radcliffe is survived by his wife,
! his aged mother and one brother,
Bruce A. Radcliffe all of this city. He
! was known as man of the highest
integrity and what he said to a man
could be depended upon. He had been
for years a member of the First Meth
odist church of this city and was also
affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 4,
II. o. O. F.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at O'Clock at the First
Methodist church and will be in
charge of Rev. w. R. Keesey. The
members of Jefferson Lodge No. 4. I.
o. o. F. will attend in body and act
as an escort to the remains. The in
terment will take place in Evergreen
cemetery.
Mrs. J. G. Condit, one of the best
known women of Fairfield, passed
away suddenly Saturday after only a
brief illness at her home on North
Court street. Funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church and the
interment will be made in Evergreen
cemetery. -'
Mrs. Condit was about 50 years of
age and was the widow of the late J.
G. Condit, Presbyterian minister of
survived by two daughters, one of
whom lives in Colorado and the other
is the wife of Rev. Shumaker, a mis-.
sionary in China. Three sons also
survive. They are Prof. Ira Condit of
this city. Rev, Hayes Condit of Fair
banks, Alaska. and Christian Condit
of San Francisco. Calf With the ex-
ception of the son here and the daugh-
ter in Colorado none will be able to
attend their mothers funeral.
Mrs. Condit had not been feeling in
the best of health although she had
not been i'll and early Saturday morn
ing she called neighbor on the tele-
phone saying she was not feeling we'll.
The neighbor fastened to the Condit
home and a physician was at once
sent for but Mrs. Condit survived on.
ly a short time.
Mrs. Condit had long been con.
nected with the work of the Presby.
terrain church in Fairfield and main.
tanned her interest to the last. She
was known as a good friend of Par
sons college and was greatly beloved
by all of her acquaintance.
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STEAM BURNS THROAT.

Elk Horn, Jan. S.-Chris Petersen,
living mile and half south of town,
met with painful accident. He was
trying to thaw out frozen pipe by
pouring hot water into it. after which
he put his mouth to the pipe and by
blowing into it caused the steam to
come back, burning him badly in the
throat and mouth. He was taken to
the Atlantic hospital to receive treat
ment and is reported to be getting
along well.
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STATE PAY ASKED
BY IOWA SOLDIERS

Des Moines, Jan. S.-State pay for
the first days of service, prior to the
muster-in of the Iowa national guard
at Camp Dodge last June, may be
asked by the state militiamen, as
unit, at the coming session Of the
state legislature.
This was the statement at Fort Des
Moines of guardsmen who are prepar-
ing a petition to be signed by those
now stationed at the fort and submit
ted to the Legislature The petition.
it is stated, will also be backed by
the Sons of Veterans, an organization
which is made up of sons of men who
fought in the civil and Spanish-Ameri-
can wars
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CAN'T FIND HEIR.

C1arinda, Jan. S.-Margaret E. Hart
rs. Elizabeth Hart ct al is the caption
Of a lengthy document introduced for
division of the estate of c. S. Hart,
who died, siezed of certain property
or which it is sought to make division.
One feature of the case is the myster-
-ious disappearance of one of the heirs,
Melville Leslie, who left on March 81,
1909, and has not been heard from
since, either by his grandmother or his
amts. The court is therefore asked
! 20 pronounce him legally dead. in or
der that the remaining heirs may
divide the property.
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HANNIBAL AFTER
CHEAPER GAS RATE

Hannibal, Mo, Jan. s. Steps to Sc
cure cheaper gas for domestic pur-
poses in Hannibal will be taken by
the Commercial club, according to a
resolution adopted by the board Of d-
rectors. A special committee will be
appointed by President J. l.. Onstott to
investigate this matter and confer with
the gas company relative to the price
of the service. This committee will
be empowered to take whatever steps
it deems necessary.
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COST OF WHITE PAPER
HITS LEGISLATORS

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. g. The
high cost of white paper was reflected
in the new contract which the Mis-
souri, Legislature made with the Jeffer-
son City Democrat Tribune, the legis-
lative organ, in which the solons have
agreed to pay TIC copy, SO per
cent increase.
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WORKING ON MAUSOLEUM.

Oskaloosa, Jan. S.-Material has
been delivered and work has been
started upon the construction Of the
Gibbs mausoleum at the Market street
cemetery north of town. Progress has
been necessarily slow on account of
the unfavorable weather conditions,
but some work has been accomplished
and the construction will be pushed
as raDidy as conditions permit
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LOBBYIST WORKING
FOR ABATEMENT LAW

Jefferson City, Mo-. Jan. 8. Nat
Spencer, representative for antivice
societies of Kansas City, ST Louis and
st. Joseph, is lobbying for proposed
injunction and abatement law by
which immoral resorts would be clos
ed by civil suits.
The plan, tried two years ago in
Kansas City, failed because the SUI
preme court ruled such places are not
nuisance.
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and Nowviock poured coffee in the din
ing room which was in charge of Mrs.
Varnum. The plans of the reception
were made and carried out by Mrs. FL
mer Finney Her assisting committee
was composed of Mesdames Davis,
Hinkle, Moore, Mckay and Misses For
rest and Kittle.
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PASS UP BIG MONEY.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 8. -Cracksmen
believed to have been amateurs wreck
ed the door of the vault in the Rush
vile state bank at Rushville, Mo-, 10
miles south of here but were unable
to get into the safe containing about
S, 900, after breaking the combination
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oskA HIGH IN FRONT RANK.

Oskaloosa. Jan S.-With her new
high school building. and the proposed
cadet system of military training, Os.
kaloosa high school will take her place
in the front ranks of the high schools
of the state. Few schools in Iowa will
have a more complete school plant
and few can boast of cadet work.
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Norton Funeral.

Funeral services for John w. Nor
ton were held at o'clock Sunday af
ternoon at the family home, 1873 Rich.
mond avenue after which interment
took place in Ottumwa cemetery.
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ICE CUTTERS GO BACK.

Sioux City. Jan. S-Two hundred
ice cutters employed by the Consum.
ers Ice company who struck for higher
wages, have returned to work with.
out the raise. Company officials said
agitators were responsible for the
walkout. The company employed, in
all. about 600 men,
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Reno Funeral.

The funeral Of Norman Reno, a for.
mer resident of Wapello county, was
held at his home in Whittier. Calf,
Saturday afternoon and interment fol-
lowed in Whittier cemetery
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Hudqens Funeral.

Mrs. Sarah L. Hudgens was buried
in Shaul cemetery Sunday afternoon
following the funeral service at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Frank Mus
selman, 1874 East Lincoln avenue at
$3.50 O'clock. Rev. Isaac Bussing of
the Davis Street Christian church was
in charge.
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Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoflce to which the paper has
been sent as we'll as the postothce
to which they desire it changed.
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MONROE co. AMONG
FIRST IN PAVING

Abba, Jan. S.-While the cross coun-
try automobile travel increases each
year and every county in the state is
expanding much money and energy to
improve its roads, it can be readily
seen from the following figures that
Monroe county ranks among the first:
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Is concrete box culverts I'll 1873
IS concrete pipes ........ 2,3O4.0o
~ corrugated culverts $3.50. 1874. ~
46 boiler iron culverts ...... 3o3.Ol
II cast iron culverts 1879
8 masonry box cuiverts 2,7o2.OO
3 head walls on culverts 2S2.57
2 concrete abutments 92o.33
1 concrete deck girder ..... 1,760.16
1 retaining wall ........... 64S.42
/ pony truss on piling 49,. l,27sa6
1 pony truss with concrete
ahufnnents 43421S
This makes a total of $36, 023
spent on road improvements during
1916.
The 140 miles of county road sys-
tenn in this county was dragged on an
average of twenty-three times and the
average cost per mile for the year was
SPOOL. This statement was procured
from County Engineer D. l.. Thomas
All the work mentioned above was
commenced and finished in 1916 and
Il Of permanent nature.
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Obituary
Floyd II. Swope.

, Floyd Harold Swope, youngest chile
of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Swope, 75(
North Mechanic street, died Saturday
afternoon at the age of one year anc
nine months.
| The funeral was held at the resi-
dence this afternoon at o'clock with
! Rev. G. A. Field of the Main Street
Methodist church in charge. Interment
! took place in Garrison Rock cemetery
Mrs. Matte Es1inger.
Mrs. Matte Eslinger, wife of L. E.
Eslinger, died at 4:45 o'clock Sunday
afternoon in ST. Joseph's hospital at
the age of fifty years.
She is survived by her husband, a
daughter, Mrs. Essie Smallwood Black
of Ottumwa and two sisters, Mrs. G. R.
LIE Grande of Ottumwa and Mrs.
Frances Ashlock Of White Mills, Ky.
The body will be taken home this
evening and the funeral will be held at
the residence 53S Ogden street, at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. G. A.
Field of the Main Street M. E. church
will officiate and interment will follow
in Ottumwa cemetery.
J. F. Goudy.
Word has been received of the death
of J. F. Goudy at Los Angeles, Cal,
January T. A short illness preceded
the death of Mr.. Cloudy, who was a
former resident of Wapello county.
He is survived by his wife and three
daughters, brother, G. T. Cloudy Of
Warder Of Oskaloosa, Mrs. H. DIM
of A NJ
ner of Corvallis, Ore.
G. F. Cloudy will leave Tuesday for
Dodge City. Kas., where the funeral
will take place, the decedent having
located there when he left here thirty
two years ago, later going to Califor-
MIA. The services will be held Thurs
day.
Joseph Feeiey.
Joseph Feeley, aged 2S years, died
Sunday at 2 p. m. at Sunnsyslope sani-
tarium after an illness of several
months. He is survived by one broth
er, James of Burlington.
The remains may be viewed at the
Moroney undertaking rooms on West
Second street.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
morning from Moroney's at $3.50 to the
Sacred Heart church where at a. m.
requiem mass will be celebrated by
the pastor. Rev. James Foley. Inter
ment will take place In Calvary Gem
etery.
-:o:-
Ma9nison Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Magni-
son was held at 2 o'clock this after
noon from the home, 315 North Birch
street, and at 2:3O o'clock in the Swed-
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Joseph Feeiey.
Ma9nison Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Magni.
son was held at o'clock this after
noon from the home, 315 North Birch
street, and at 2:3O O'Clock in the Swed-
ish Lutheran church with the pastor
Rev. P. o. Bersell in charge. Inte-ment
followed in Ottunwa cemtery.
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"dUy III VSCu683OV.
Following the lecture, Mr. Babson in
vited his hearers to submit questions
of specific nature, saying he would
endeavor to answer them II he could.
His offer was taken advantage of and
he was asked for his opinion as to how
soon after the war depression would
set in, how the war would affect immi-
grafton, what could be done by indivi-
duals and by communities to avert the
results of depression and how a de-
preston in one country affects other
countries.
A discussion of the school problem
developed when n. e. Blackmar, super
intendent of schools, questioned the
speakers statement that the courses
of study now offered in the schools Of
the country sap the initiative and the
imagination of the pupils and make
of them consumers instead of pfoduc-
ers. Numerous men, including c. S.
Harper, NJ. c. Gilmore DR.. c. B. Lewis,
George Haw and L. r. Clausen, joined
in the discussion which occupied
quarter of an hour and was very ami
mated.
After adjournment little knots of
men gathered and discussed the topics
of the evening and AN in all the meet.
ing was a great succeaA
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
WHOLESOME DISHES.

When roasting mutton, lamb, or in
fact any gOod-sized cut of meat. If one
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

sauce is to be served with fig or
plum pudding, little vanilla If used
with prune or date or with ginger
bread.
Cream pie, chocolate pie or custard
is made quite elegant by decorating
the top with quartered or whole marsh
mallows just before putting on the
meringue.
An apple pie made of thickened
apple sauce covered with marshmal
lows instead of meringue is both
delicious and pleasing to the eye. The
pie should be set in the oven to puff
and brown the mallows before serving
Fudge, cream candy and boiled
icing stay moist longer and are cream
Ter If marshmallows are added to
them.
In any candy they may be dropped
in and stirred until dissolved while
the candy is cooking.
Delightful marguerites are made by
putting n marshmallow. dented in the
center, where bit of butter, nut
or Il bit of dried fruit may be placed.
all on round cracker, Drowned in
the oven
When serving children cocoa,
marshmallow pleases them better than
cream for garnish to the cup of
cocoa or chocolate.
a boiled custard is improved by
adding a handful of marshmallows to
the custard when cooking.
Gingerbread cut in squares while
hot with n fork, the pieces broken
open 9nd n marshmallow placed sand
wich fashion in each, then set I'm the
oven to melt, served with whipped
cream and Il cup of tea, makes a most
delectable cake for an afternoon tea.
Dates and prunes stuffed with
marshmallows add variety. Mixed
with various fruits, bit of salted
dressing and whipped cream. makes
n salad hard to equal for delicious
ness.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

is too apt to overseaSon the gravy.
Corn Chowder.-Take an inch thick
slice of fat salt pork, and one small
onion, one and Il half cupfuls of corn,
one and n fourth cupfuls of sliced po-
tatoes, fourth of teaspoonful of
pepper, one and half cupfuls of hot
milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter and
IL teaspoonful of salt Cut the pork
in bits and cook in frying pan until
brown and all the fat is tried out,
add the onion and cook it until yell
low. Pour boiling water over the po-
tatoes and cook five minutes, then
drain. Pour n cupful and a half of
boiling water on the onion and pork
and simmer 20 minutes, strain this
water over the potatoes and cook until
they are nearly done, then add the
corn. milk and butter with seasoning.
Serve very hot with crackers that have
been soaked in boiling water, then add
ed TO the chowder. Goldfish may be
used in place of the corn, or in fact
any fresh cooked fish.
Graham Cracker caIte.-Take one
and a fourth cupfuls of sugar, one
and half cupfuls of sour milk, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, two eggs.
teaspoonful of salt and the same of
soda, with 80 graham crackers rolled
very fine. Mix and bake in two lay
ers. Use lemon filling.
Chicken croquettes.-Make nice,
shapely cakes of well-seasoned
mashed potato, cook until brown in
hot fat. Remove to hot platter,
In,
with hot minced and well seasoned
chicken, sprinkle with buttered bread
crumbs or riced egg yolks for gar
nish.
Boiled rice with tomato, chopped
green pepper, little onion added to
Il very small amount of meat. will
make a most filling main dish. Bake
in the oven until thoroughly heated
through.
creamed Potatoes.-The very best
creamed potatoes are prepared from
the freshly cooked vegetable. Cut the
potatoes in cubes and cook in boiling
salted water While they are cooking
prepare n rich white sauce, using four
tablespoonfuls of butter and four of
flour, cook until thick, then add a pint
of milk, the richer the milk the better,
the white sauce, season well, then stir
In the well-drained potatoes, piping
hot Grated cheese or onion juice may
be added If desired. Mixing the hot
potatoes in the seasoned sauce. they
are better seasoned than the cold po-
tatoes will be when added.
N.. hl4x~seQ
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

here and above) Sl3,5O4 1919
Deduct sinking fund
postal returns ....... 4S5,GS2.345
Total $13, ,01S,7 595
Greatest Sums for Army and Navy.
The greatest sums, of course, are
estimated for the army and navy. Es-
Inmates previously submitted in terms
of thousands and occasionally millions
are low stated in terms Of millions
and billions.
For the signal service, which in
cludes the great army for the air, ST.
l3S.24O,315 is estimated. This sum in
cludes the $640.000,O00 previously ap-
propriated for the great air fleet.
$500, o,ooo, 900 for Big Shells.
A billion dollars is asked for pay
and miscellaneous expenses of the
army; more than two billion dollars
for the quartermaster corps; S157, ,000,-
900 for hospital and medicines; $135,-
600 900 for the equipment OF engineer
troops and S92,000,000 for the ex-
penses of their operations in the field.
Ammunition for the great guns to
blast a way through the German fronts
Is estimated to cost $500 100000. For
machine guns, the deadliest weapons
of the war, more than $237, 100000 is
asked. For armored motor cars more
than $75,O00000 is estimated.
No estimate appears for the COM
mittee on public information, the ex-
penses of which are being paid out of
the Presidents S1O0,0OO,000 war
emergency fund.
Navy's Estimates.
The navy's total of little more
than 81, 900 100000 is distributed prin-
cipally in this way:
Pay of officers and men, $426,00O,-
600; aviation, $94,000,000; improving
and equipping navy yards for con-
struction of ships, s4,0O0,O00; pay,
provisions and clothing for the marine
corps, $61,OOO,o00; recruiting, trans
portation and outfitting recruits, $751;
600 900; arming and equipping naval
militia, 81 500, 900, organizing naval re-
serve force, $200,000; schools and
camps of instruction for naval reserve
recruits, S2,600,000; ordnance strictly
In the Bureau of Ordnance, $26,50O,-
600; new batteries of guns for ships,
S3S, 900 900; ammunition for ships
alone, $32 100000; torpedoes and tor
pedo appliances, $1,00O,000; extension
of the naval gun factory at Washing
ton, S2,500,000; reserve supplies of
ordnance, s33, 100000; for new naval
proving grounds, $1,000,000; for ex-
periments, $3S5,000; maintenance of
yards and docks and contingent ex-
penses, $12,00O,oO0; for medicine and
surgery, S6,500,0O0; care of hospital
patients alone. s4.O00,0O0; provisions
for bluejackets, $64,0O0,000; trans
portation charges $4,000,000.
Compared with these estimates In
billions and hundreds of millions,
some of the comparatively minor
items stated in simple millions are:
For the extension of the military
academy, s4,O0O,oO0; horses for cav
airy, ETC., s28,00o,OoO; barracks and
quarters, s26 900, 900; construction and
,epair of hospitals. s25,00o,000; manu-
'acture of arms, s50,00O.0O0; small
.rms target practice. s75, 100000; CT
,ilian military training camps. s6,-
10000; rifle ranges for the instruc'
ion Of civilians. $1.70o,oOo; equip
nAnt of home xuardz- sA5o0.00o
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
THE MELLOW MARsHMALLow.

Many n common dish is changed into
a most tasty one by the addition of n
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
"What Shall
| Give My
Friends 2"

THRISTMAS comes on apace, and
~ the usual question confronts ev-
cry woman, 'What shall l give
my friends this year?" If the outlay
cannot be very much then 1t is good
idea to make some useful article to
serve.
Purchase enough white georgette
crepe to make a collar and cuff set.
Perhaps the collar can follow the out
line of a coat difficult to fit with a
ready-made collar of white, or dainty
shape may be designed for use with a
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

smock the front in any harmonizing
color or a contrast.
A dozen or so of homemade crullers
wrapped separately in oiled paper and
packed in a dainty basket such as can
be purchased for from 10 to % cents
should be an acceptable gift for some
man friend who lives in hotel. For
bachelor friend gift of similar nature
is a homemade cake done up in white
paper and placed in a holly trimmed
box. Most men have a secret sweet
tooth, and Christmas seems to be the
time to have 1t filed.
Men as a rule do not like to receive
wearing apparel as gifts, especially
socks, but embroider a mans mono
gram on the said socks and you will
find him delighted.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TO CON.
GREss GREATEST IN MA
TIONS HISTORY.
II BILLIONS FOR WAR
TAXES TO PAY PART AND ISSUE
OF LIBERTY BONDS TO
COVER PORTION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Estimates of more
than $13,50O. 900, ,0O0-the greatest in
the nations history-for the conduct
of the government and prosecution of
the war during the fiscal year 1919
were submitted to Congress by the
Treasury Department.
In round figures, more than $11,-
00O,00O,000 of that vast sum is for the
war alone. Only part Of it will be re-
allied from taxation; the remainder
will come from issues Of Liberty
bonds.
Deducting an item of s153,000,000
intended as an annual appropriation
toward sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt, and
some 1880. 100000 which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tai revenues, the estimated sum for
which Congress actually is expected
to appropriate is $13,O1S. .725, 5,595., No
previous estimate ever has exceeded
two billions.
Here follows a general statement
J.,
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Denver Mint Coins 1s,oo4 900 Pieces.

November has been banner month
for the number of coins turned out by
the Denver mint, although Supt.
Thomas Annear says December bids
fair to surpass it. approximately 49,
004,000 pieces were coined, whereas
the entire output for 1916 was only
81, 7,10S,2OO pieces. So far during 1917,
$500, 800 coins were turned out by
the Denver mint, as follows: 2,705,400
half dollars; 7,733,60O quarters; 9,4O2,-
900 dimes; 9.51O,sOO nickels and 49,
$685. 900 pennies.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

uses II Sllarp knlte,
making soft pock-
cts to insert bits of
fat, onion, garlic,
pepper, or other
seasoning, the meat
will be much bet
ter seasoned than
with the usual all
over method which