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Constable Jim Hamm arrested

Constable Jim Hamm arrested a
negress by the name OF Leola john
son, when he searched her premises
and found numerous articles of
jewelry and clothing that had been
taken from the home OF Henry Me-
Carter. The negress was landed in
Jail.
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-FOUR WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin
ally Cured by Lydia E.
Finkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio. For years I SCI
fered SO sometimes it seemed as though

! could not stand
it any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times /
could hardly walk,
for if l stepped on a
little stone l would
almost faint. One
day ! did faint and
m y husband W q 8
sent for and the doc
tor came. ] was ia
ken to the hospital
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ELLIS COUNTY JUDGE
IN PHILIPPINES COURT

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23.-Jud9e
George r. Harvey who entered the
University of Texas from Ennis in
1883 is now judge OF the court Of
the First Instance. Manila, Philip
pine Islands. This court is similar
to the supreme court of the United
States. In the same judicial sys-
tenn is W. E. Mcmahon. student
IN the University of Texas in the
late 9o's. who registered from Bon
ham. 1t is interesting in this con-
Iection to note that J. H. Cobb.
classmate of Attorney General r. w.
Gregory, is attorney general Of Alas
ka, and Mr.. Frank FeuilIe of the
University of Texas Law class OF SO,
is the chief legal adviser of the
United states government 10 thu
Canal Zone. Formerly Mr.. Fenille
vas attorney general Of Psso Rico.
AaoaaH University q Tezas man
lsai iEspo mi ggige !, for
sAe aesi States ID me - It's far
possessions is harz ~ cLeary
ssEtchlsoa who was ii tie aiverst-
" OF Texas from 1885, ta S98.
49,.
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the United States. He was jailed
at Hillsboro and later was taken 70
Waco and given hearing before
Federal authorities. His bond Was
fixed at $4,000. Shronk owns
big farm and Is well to do. His
farm lies just across the creek from
S. NJ. Dunlap's Irene farm. Many
who know Snronk say that he IL not
well balanced, mentally and Ii not
responsible Italy News-Herald.
A daughter of S. p. Allen was
taken to Waxahachie Tuesday where
she underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis. Maypearl Herald.
DR.. Weeks reports the arrival or
fire pair OF twins babies, boy and
a girl. at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
II. L. Griffith Maypearl Herald.
Tf Nj Clark. living two miles east
/ town died suddenly Sunday morn
fla He was quite well known and
had many friends ID this part OF the
couaty whose sympathy go to the be-
reared relatives. The remains were
shipped to Groesbeck and inferred
Monday .-Maypearl Herald.
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|, COUNTY NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM.



nearl have organized 4 Home Guard
Mack NJ Goiladay, Captain; /. j..
Berrier. lst Lieutenant: Steve
Countess, End Lieutenant. The pro-
motors expect to procure many sign
ers for membership.
-
Miss Pauline Dark, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Dark of Milford
won first place In the defamation
contest at Corsicana week before
Hast. making str snofller honor to
| be added to ELS eounsFss crown
yet.
Iobn worthy,s residence hafwean
panrir ara pvra sebooI bonsa uas
DESTROYED nv fire nm Wednesday al
about noon The bouse was : total
CIV booms II is The onin;an thar the
fira originated from ! aefect;va fl,e
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|9lGRAM FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

p,ow II the Filth meeting 81 tie Mis-
I'll paptts association Of Ells hel with M es,
sAas psnist church April 2T-2s:
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A German named Shronk was ar
rested at Irene the other day on
charge OF trying TO get the negroes
to go 10 Mexico and fight against
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Save yor- time and temper-lel
Tucker do your joo printing
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Read the Daily Light for news
rews--the day it happens.
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Eva Elizebeth Perry, 10 months
old, died at Waxahachie Saturday
where she was taken for an opera
ton. She was one of the twins of
Mr.. hnd Mrs. Jack sPerry.--ltaly
News-Herald.
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The relay race in which sixteen
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Nm sea.g
l'aBior i5awies III Ferris.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
MEN TIRE
OF BLUE LAWS

Centerville. Aug 3-With the Sun
day closing laws being successfully
enforced in Centerville and Appa-
moose county by County Attorney
Greenleaf. business interests affected
have started a movement to have an
investigation Of conditions in sur
rounding counties to see whether this
county is Disseminated against in the
inconvenience resulting from Sunday
closing. In every case tried here by
the county attorney, he has been sue
cesful. first getting three convictions
before justice court juries. and then
an opinion on an agreed submission of
facts before the district court, Judge
Seneca Cornell of Ottumwa giving the
opinion. 1t is believed that every
confectionery and Ice cream store IN
the county will be closed next Sunday
unless there is further contest OF the
law on the grounds that 1t is not in
effect elsewhere.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
DRAFTING BOND BUYERS.

The plan put forth by the members
of the state legislature living in the
fifth congressional district, for levy
ing tax to raise money for the pur-
chase OF Iowa's quota Of Liberty
Bonds. has the virtue OF originality, at
least. and possesses several other
points that commend it to the though.
full consideration Of the people and the
governor.
It was found during the recent cam
pajen for the sale of the first Liberty
Bonds that many men who, by all tho
rules OF reason and patriotism. should
have been heavy purchasers. refrained
from buying altogether or delayed
their purchases until they had been
solicited repeatedly. >.
Yet, the war Is as much theirs as "
IL the war of the wage worker who Is
saving his dollars and dimes to make
his payments on a bond OF small de-
nomination. 1t Is as much his duty TO
buy in accordance with his means as
it is the duty, Of his wealthy neighonT.
to be sure. but the point Is that tne
responsibility is for both.
There is room for doubt as to the
constitutionality Of such a law AS Is
proposed. The Courier does not at
tempt to pass on that question. But
the suggestion affords opportunity for
discussion of the duties Of Iowans and
of every citizen OF the United States
discussion which ought to result in
a realization Of that duty and a proper
division of the feeling Of responsible
ity.
It is the history Of every campaign
for a fund to further the interests OF
a city, or OF community OF any size.
that the men and women who provide
the money are the community's patrio'
tic, public spirited, loyal people. 1t Is
noticeable that in their number there
are many who would not rank at the
ton in a wealth list 1t is noticeable
also that the names Of some Of the
community's richest men cannot be
found In the list of contributors.
This is true not only when the re.
ouest is for actual donations; it Is just
AZ true when an investment offers
small returns in money individually
though 1t holds possibilities Of consid.
cradle betterment for the community
as a whole.
II is the course of men who should
subscribe in these campaigns which
gives rise to proposals such as the one
for a tax levy to provide for Liberty
Bond purchases.
+. 1t Is too early now to speculate on
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
COOPER SELECTS
ENGINEERING HELP

Keokuk, Aug. 4.-The commissions
for the members Of the immediate
staff of Hugh l.. Cooper. well known
engineer and builder of the Ksokuk
dam. who is now somewhere IN
France" in charge Of all the engineer.
ing work Of the United States coudn-
gents abroad. were approved By the
war department.
After q consultation between MP.
Hughes and Colonel Taylor. now In
France. the commissions viii be siSDF
ed by the president and forwarded to
the chosen seven who are to COMPRISE
the immediate STAFF with Mr.. Coopee
in charge OF the work.
Among those who WIN servo On tns
personal sta6 Of the engineer u Cosm
ty Engineer NJ. F. Mcfarland Of thta
city. who will be commissioned lieu
tenant and who is now awaiting nart
Their orders to proceed to Now York
from where the party win sail.
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procedure the resolution of which
rested solely with the president.
President Wilson, laboring under
the greatest burden which has been
put upon any president at least since
Lincoln, enjoys the confidence Of the
overwhelming bulk of Americas peo-
pie. He must retain that confidence
by proving himself worthy of it, He
can do this by wedding out the ineffi-
cient ones among his advisers by in
sisting on settlement of needless fric-
ton between departments and bur
eaus, by insisting on '.pitiless" public
ity for the administrations activities
and by utilizing to the full the patriot
ic cooperation of the business men OF
the nation who have laid aside poll
tics to rally to his support in the
present emergency.
II he will do this he need have no
fear Of the outcome of any protest
from the capitol against what may be
called his entertainments and assump-
ton of dictatorship
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
HAIR TRIGGER CRITICISM.

II Is little amusing and more than
a little disgusting 10 read In several
Iowa newspapers the most indignant
and extravagant arraignments or DaV'
enport as community OF ingrates
and disloyal individuals because a
very few OF that city's several thou
sands brought Daniel X. Wallace to
Davenport for one Of his alleged dis.
loyal and certainly Illogical and sense
less lectures" in which he scored the
draft law and Great Britain. criticised
the United States government and
lauded Germany
Yesterday federal grand jury, sit.
ting at Davenport. returned indict-
ments against Wallace and six Daven-
port men, charging conspiracy and In
voking the new espionage law. A few
hours before the true bills were re.
turned to Judge Wade. loyal men and
women in Davenport announced the
success Of a four days campaign to
obtain pledges from citizens to supply
$4,000 year as long as the war
shall last. for the support and equip.
ment of Red Cross hospital units for
which Davenport women are making
supplies,
Although it probably was not plan
ned with any reference to the investi-
CATION OF the Wallace cases, the Red
Cross achievement serves as a timely
answer to the hair trigger Iowa editors
who have chosen to charge Davenport
with lack OF patriotism because OF
the Wallace meeting and the fact that
handful of Davenport men protested
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
LITTLE BENNY's
N O T E BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE
>>>>>>>>>>
The Park Avenue News.

The Park Avenue News.
Weather. Warm in the shade and
hot in the sun.
Fearse Accident. Leroy Shooeter
fel loff the roof of 40 story bilding
last Friday mite and landed on top Of
his he'd in barril Of pins, wich Jest
then he weak up and was mulch re-
leeved to find out it was ony a dreem.
Spoarts Sam Cross found haff Of
tape mezure last Thersday and
contest was started to see who Good
open their mouth the widest. Skinny
Martin winning by opening his three
intches.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
Nobody Expected To.
He opened his mouth and yelled,
And there was hundreds Of people
GROUND.
But he was ony man in the movies
So nobody herd the SOUND.
For aisle or rent Dog kennel, on &C.
count of having got a new one. II you
haven't got eny dog. it can be used to
decorate the back yard and make berg
lers think you have got dog. See Sid
Hunt. Advertisement.
Deths. Gold fish frum Sam Crosses
mothers aquarium. Fewnrel private. in
Sam Crosses back yard next Toozday
at 4 o'clock. Admission one sent.
1ntristing Facks About Intristing
People. Skinny Martin wunts had his
pickture taken with sailor hat on like
a sissy boy, witch Skinny wunts to say
he never did, but the pickture is on the
mantel peece in his setting room.
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DINNER STORIES

1t was a little hard on the boy, for
he meant we'll, and had since admir-
alton for the girl. They were sitting at
the tea table with a company OF 9TH
ers, and as he passed her the sugar
he murmured in an undertone:
Here it is. sweet. just like YOU"
The compliment was a little awk-
ward to be sure, but he meant 1t, and
it seemed more than cruel when mo-
ment later she had occasion to pass
the butter to him, and drawled:
Here it is, SOFT Just like you
He was New Yorker visiting In
South Carolina village. and he saunter-
ed up to a native sitting in front of the
general store and began converse
ton.
Have you heard about the new man.
ner in which the planters are gong
to pick their cotton this season. ne
inquired.
Don't believe have" answered the
other.
"Wel. they have decided to import
lot of monkeys to do the picking.
rejoined the New Yorker. Monkeys
learn readily. They are thorough
workers and obviously they will save
their employers small fortune other
wise expended in wages.
yes" calculated the native. and
about the time this monkey brigade is
beginning to work smoothly lot or
YOU fool northerners will come tearing
down here and set 'em free
The vicar of the parish when out
walking one day met a former lady
member Of his congregation.
After exchanging salutations he OBJ
served: 81 don't see your husband with
Won so much as when you we're on
your honeymoon. Has he grown cool!
mot if what you preach be true.
was the reply. HE is dead!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
MOULTON WOMAN
LEAVES CITY $4,000

Centerville. Aug. 3.-The will Of
Mrs. Mary H. Blgss of Moulton. filed
with the clerk of the court here. gives
a bequest OF $4,000 to the city OF
Chicago, the income from same to be
used in aiding orphan and homeless
girls from five to fourteen years old.
She gives this in memory Of her son
J.. Lloyd Armstrong and the fund to
be held intact is to bear his name. She
also gives $1,000 to Albert Sampson of
Berthoud, Colo, who was with her son
and gave him much attention In his
last days A namesake Of her son. j.
Lloyd Moon. of Annawan. H.. gets
another $1,000 Her husband. w. H.
Biggs. gets $1.Oo. which was provided
for in an antenuptial contract.
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Children 3 Evening Story
Copyright, by A Bailey.

/ they were safe. She knew that the dos
had not reached the road until the far
mer had driven right over their foot
steps and spoiled their scent. After
the horse had passed over their trail
the dog could smell only the horses
footprints. instead of theirs. And Mrs
Fox could tell what was happening
back there in the road She knew just
exactly as well as If she had been
there herself-she knew that the dog
had stopped short, and was running
all around, with his nose to the ground,
trying to find where she and Tommy
had gone. But he never found out.
You see, he wasn't half as clever az
Mrs. Fox. 1t never once occurred to
him that Tommy and his mother had
turned into the road just ahead of that
farmer in his sleigh. And finally the
stupid dog gave up the chase and went
back to Farmer Green's house.
BY that time Mrs. Fox and Tommy
were safe at home. Yes-they were
even having good laugh over the way
they had fooled the dog. And Tommy
had quite forgotten how frightened he
had been. In fact, he began to feel
very well pleased with himself. For;
he never once remembered that It was:
his mother, and not himself, who had
thought Of that trick. He ought ia.
have felt very grateful to his grand:
mother. for having taught bis mother
that clever way Of cheating dog out!
Of his dinner But Tommy Fox was "a!
conceited that II his grandmother ha6ss
been there with them he would have
thought he knew ten times a. much soa
she did. I've no doubt that he would
even have tried to teach her 70 suc1
eggs never once stopping to thinks
that she knew all about such th1nEoa
many years before he was born.
(To be continued.)
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days and better things since the time
when he cringed and crawled in the
dens and caverns of barbarism and
CROPPED and felt his way through the
long night Of the stagnant centuries.
toward the dawn of grander day up
to the present hour when we behold
him revealed standing upright, with
the sunlight of heaven in his face, or
walking with uncovered head beneath
the silent stars, contemplating the
terment of the human race
Americanism he described, also, as
being like mighty and everwiden-
ing stream" and continued:
It's origin is coeval with the hui
man race. 1t has been fed by
passing clouds that drop their
garnered fullness down, by innum-
cradle rills that gush from the
mountainside, by springs that well
up into its unseen depths, and by
subterranean rivers that joyously
swell its ever-increasing volume as
1t moves on in solemn majesty to-
ward the eternal sea. 1t wanders
through every land, permeates
every soil and touches all the
shores of thought. Sometimes its
course has been through pleasant
fields bestrewn with natures rar-
est gifts. Sometimes it has been
oerhung with empowering trees
that fleck its surface with tremu.
lous and everchanging shadows.
Sometimes 1t flows through the
forest depths, by cave and wood
land DELI
And so forth
Certainly the hot weather must be
blamed, though it is an awful indict-
ment. High school orations are ac-
ceptable in their proper place. to be
sure. but 1t seems shame that the
machinery Of the United States gov
eminent must be halted, at time
when the nation waits on tip-toe for
important war time legislation, while
such effusions are spilled into the al
ready fetid air OF Washington.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07

the course Governor Harding may take
If the request for special session OF
the legislature reaches him. 1t Is too
early, also, to speculate on what the
legislature would do if assembled.
1t is not untimely, however, to in
dulge the hope that If way is found
to create tax law along the lines pre-
posed. the tax shall be made to apply
to all classes on basis of financial
ability. 1t would be better to end the
discussion now and depend on the vol
unteer system for the sale of Liberty
Bonds, than to enact law along the
lines followed so often by Iowa legis-
latures, with exemptions for this or
that class OF citizenship. corporation or
industry.
If Iowa is to draft her bond buyers,
there should be no favoritism and no
exemption.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
TOMMY FOX LEARNS A NEW
rRINK

Now, there was a road that ran
through the valley, along the bank OF
Swift River. And when Mrs. Fox
reached it, with Tommy close behind
her; she turned again-this time to the
left-and ran along in the beaten track
which the horses and sleighs had
made.
Tommy Fox thought it very strange
that his mother should lead him to the
road. where they were sure to find peo-
pie driving. Tommy followed her. But
he was very unhappy. They swung in
to the road just ahead OF a farmer, who
was driving along in sleigh. The
sleigh-bells tinkled merrily as the
horse trotted smartly down the road.
But the jingling of the bells did not
sound at all pleasant to Tommy Fox.
1t only frightened him all the more.
The farmer in the sleigh did not see
Tommy and his mother. for the snow
rose high on both sides, and the road
wound in and out. Little did he know
that Mrs. Fox and Tommy were scam
pering along in front of him. OF course,
he couldn't catch them. anyhow. Tom
my knew that much. But II they ran
very far down the road they would be
sure to meet some other man.
To Tommy 1t seemed bad enough to
have that dog chasing them, without
going where they were sure to find
other enemies. Tommy could hear the
dog braying. And he knew dogs well
enough to know that that dog felt sure
he was going to catch them. But pretty
soon Tommy heard the dog talking IN
very different fashion. He gave a
number of short barks which meant
that he was in trouble.
Mrs. Fox looked over her shoulder
and smiled at Tommy, She knew that
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
IOWA AUTO OWNERS
VERY DELINQUENT

Des MOines, Aug. 3.-Llsts OF dutV
mobile owners In the state who are
delinquent in the payment Of their auto
taxes were being sent out today TO
county attorneys by w. S. Allen, secre-
tary Of state. There are $4,000 owners
in iowa who have failed to pay their
license money according to Secretary
Aliens records. County attorneys IN
these counties were notified that car
owners were in arrears with payments.
Shelby, Clay. Cherokee. Atlaihak &c
Adair Adams AM. Mills. Money for
licenses was due the state April !. After
that time a ten per cent penalty was
attached to all delinquencies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
SWEET AND THE HEAT.

Only one who has been sentenced to
Washington in midsummer. with con
gress in session and the hot weather
plug pushed in to the hilt. is able fully
to understand the true significance OF
the term, hot spell" With recollec.
lions of the steaming days through
which Ottumwa has just passed 1t is
possible to make some allowance for
the condition of Congressman Sweet
of Iowa, who rose at his seat in the
national capitol Monday and. after
warming up to his work by means OF
long series of balanced statements
as to what the people of America think
of the country's course in the war, de-
livered the following:
Not here in the halls Of con-
gress during these momentous
days is the fate of nations to be
ultimately determined. Not here
in the stately mansions Of place
and power is the destiny Of the
Republic to be finally decreed.
Not here in Washington in the
sweltering heat of summer are all
these great measures to be fully
settled: but by the firesides OF
twenty millions Of homes. scatter
ed all over this great Republic
on the broad prairies of the west
and in the hamlets and cities
throughout the land, away from
the roar and tumult incident to the
preparation for war. in the seclu-
sion of the household, in the quiet
eventide. with father and mother
surrounded by their children. with
the thoughts OF loved ones and
country, with reverence for the
fathers and saviours Of the nation
and their mighty deeds, with solic-
itude for the present and the flu
ture of our nations welfare. with
the fires OF patriotism aglow in
their hearts, is to be found the
serenity of mind, the communion
of souls. the sincerity Of purpose
the absence of guile, where God
In His infinite mercy, justice and
wisdom finally prepares and de-
crees the destiny Of all mankind.
living under the banner which ex-
emplifies the freedom of the free,
wherever it floats, the whole
world around.
With this sentence out of his system
Mr.. Sweet proceeded to define "Ameri
canism," which. he said. epitomizes
1.-THE struggles. the hopes, the dreams
and the aspirations of man for bettel