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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
State Examiner Takes
Charge O, Rolette Co.
\ Treasurer Office
Treasurer In~gebretson Has Reslsned
Following Revelation OF Alleged
go n~feEular1tfeS.

Rolla, N. D.. April 22.-,I. NJ 1nse-
bretson, treasurer Of sRolette county,
has resigned. and the state examin-
er's Office has taken charge. Of his
books. It Is alleged that frregulari-
ties have been practited for some
time by the Roiette county official. It
is claimed that higher taxes have
been charged apd collected than the
tax warrants called for. and~that the
records Of the Office have been doc
tored to cover up the discrepancy,
while some one has pocketed the diff
ference,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
|Lora c. Little Will Be
Heard By US. Grand Jury,

Bismarck. N. D.. April. 22.-Lora
e. Little, field agent for. the Medical
Freedom league. charged with the
violation of Section 8 OF the espionage,
act in distributing literature attack
ing compulsory vaccination in.-the
army, waived examination before u:
is. Commissioner Fort on Saturday
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
Government Come. Down
On Immigration CHARGES

Williston. ". D., April s22.-Tele-
graphic advices have been received
by the Williston Water Users asso-
citation from the department Of the
interior at Washington, indicating
that a contract providing for a five
year irrigation service, on the basis
proposed by holders Of land under
the Williston irrigation project, will
be signed.
The land owners propose that the
government fix a fiat charge of $3S
an acre to cover all construction and
maintenance charges to date.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
North Dakota Neus

Oriental consignments discharged on
Puget Sound from. trans-Psciic
freighters. Other shipping abuses he
did his best to rectify.
The family of Judge Burke will Join
him in New York in September. Mrs.
Burke is prominent In local social at
fairs. Both the Judge and his family
are reluctant to leave Portland and
say they will remain in the east only
temporarily.
One. Of the biggest political fights in
Oregon took place last year when
Burke lost his political job here. 1t
paid him $4,000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
Farmers Becoming T.
Rich At Milestone

MILESTONE. N. d., April "a
MILESTONE, the new inland town. stu
ated about Is miles west of Killdeer
and deriving it's name from Mayor ].
L. MILESTONE Of Killdeer, is becoming
a zeal cream: center: Cream from 100
a week and delivered to. the railroad
by auto trucks. VI
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
Ramsey County Raised
$4,000 Over Auot1nen,

Devils Lake. N. D., April O.
Checking up incomplete returns to-
day, Chairman j. NJ. Kelly for:.tthe
third Liberty Loan driveEi n Ramsey
county, reported an over subscription
of $4,000. The countXssswas alloted
1s375;000. 1t will easily zach : $780,
900 before time limit is, reached.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22

mler, his last term In that ONCE
brief one, coming to a close late Y
1911, nearly three years before the
the European war. Hls.
(naioeshad not inquired frequently since
lin Austrian political chronicles. he
Ewas 81 years of age: HIS fatner W. a
Iof baron was. an acquired one, con-
iferred in 1889. d & ses
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
Nelson Co. Subscribed
Almost $400, 000, In Loan

Michigan, N. D.. April 2s.-Nelson
!county subscribed s2so.000 to the
third Liberty Loan, exceeding its
quota of $175.o0o, by $4,000, ac-
cording to reports from J. p. Lamb,
chairman Of the county. =,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22
Bone Dry

that you are buying . brand new
battery.
Still Better Willard Batteries
cost more but they're worth 1t, both
because the, Bone Dry" plates are
your assurance Of battery newuess
and because the Threaded Rubber
Insulation also means increased pro-
lection to plates md prolones en-
cheney. Ask about the Sti1 Better
Willard the next time you call for
your regular battery test.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-22

Every Still Better Willard Bat
terry that comes out of the factory is
made and shipped dry. This abso-
lutte dryness is your guarantee that
the battery has not lived a part Of
its life before you buy it.
For every battery begins to age
from the. very minute the battery
solution first touches it. But
when you know that the battefy
you buy is bone dry up to the
time you buy it, you can be sure
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
is 80 YEARS
OF ACE TODAY
MRS. MATILDA piMMITT cELE.
BRATES HER BIRTHDAY
WITH FAMILY DINNER.

Today is the eighty-ninth birthday
anniversary of Mrs Matilda Dimmitt,
a pioneer resident of Wapello county,
who has lived in this part Of the state
since 1885, and in Ottumwa for twenty
five years.
The day is being celebrated by a
family dinner at Mrs. Dimmitt's home,
23S West Woodland avenue, at which
a great many Of her children, grand
children and great grandchildren will
children and great grandchildren are
present. The guests come from Of
tumwa. and from the country near
Dahlonega, bringing their dinner in
baskets. Mrs. Dimmitt was married
to the late William NJ. Dimmitt at her
home in Indiana in 1850 and then they
moved to a farm near Dahlonega. For
almost twenty-five years she has made
her home in Ottumwa and here she
and her husband celebrated their fifth
eth wedding anniversary in 1900. Mr..
Dimmitt has been dead for almost
twelve years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
WEDDINGS AT
CHARLTON FEB. 81

Charlton, Feb. 28.-Robert Hall OF
Lucas and Miss Myra Latimer OF
Wayne county were united in mar
riage in this city yesterday afternoon
at the United Presbyterian parsonage
Rev. W. M. Story performing the cere-
mony
Yesterday afternoon, February 27,
at the home of the officiating minis
ter, Rev. NJ. S. Clark, occurred the
marriage of Thomas Milton Hawkins
and Miss Darkiss Cutler, both Of near
Millerton, Wayne county The groom
is son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Haw.
kins and the bride is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cutler. Both
come from fine families and are splen-
did young people. They will reside
near Millerton.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Presbyterian manse in this city
yesterday afternoon, February q, at
3 o'clock, the contracting parties be-
ing Lewis E. Ellis and Emma R. Belle
feuille, both of Des Moines. Rev.
Chas. w. McClelland performed the
ceremony. The groom is business
man OF Des Moines and his bride is a
licensed embalmer Of that city. They
returned to the capital city where
they will reside.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
GIVE AN ACRE
TO HELP FUND

Ames, Feb. 2S.-"Give an acre!" That
is a new slogan for these days OF
slogans. It is to be the Inspiration OF
state wide movement to enlist farmers
and their families in growing speclal
acres Of crops and donating the SAFE
proceeds to the Red Cross, the Army
"Y," the Army *. c." or to other
similar war service.
This movement had It's inception
among the graduates of the two-year r
agricultural course at Iowa State col
lege at their reunion dinner at the time
Of the recent Farm and Home week at
Ames. II grew an acre of beans iast
season that yielded IS bushels, saio
Rem Sweeny of Clay county at tnls
dinner. I'll do it again and give all the
proceeds to the Red Cross Immediate
ly John Reilly Of Sioux county spoke
up. I'll grow an acre Of potatoes ano
do the same thing" After that others
pledged an acre of some special crop
for the same purpose and the move
ment has grown apace.
1--WE hope to enlist many hundreds Oh
Iowa farmers in this Give an acre
movement" says J. c. Cunningham
who has been assigned by the college
to promote the war garden work IN
Iowa. Through this special crop any
farm household can, by joint enort,
make a splendid gift to some war funo
and hardly feel the gift. Iowa farmers
might easily make a gift Of million
dollars and more in this way through
their various local agencies. We nope
that hundreds of Give an acre pledges
NAV be secured in every county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
WILEY TO RIDE
IN LIMA, PERU
LOCAL JOCKEY LEAVES TOMoR.
ROW FOR SOUTH AMERICA AFT
Err LONG REST FROM TURF

William Wiley. the local jockey
whose riding career in the Balkans
was cut short by the world war, will
soon resume his mastery of fast step
pers. going tomorrow to Lima, Peru
where he will ride for Ernesto Car
vasso wealthy turfman.
Mr.. and Mrs Wiley leave tomorrow
afternoon, going via California, where
tho latter will visit her people who
reside in Sonoma county in the Sierra
Nevadas on ranch. Mr.. Wiley will
visit at the ranch Of friend, Honore
Josephson near Brigham City, Utah
for a few weeks and hunt elk in the
Great Bear Lake country before going
to California. On Wiley's last trip to
Rumania the western rancher was a
fellow passenger and the visit is the
redemption of promise made on the
ocean.
After the visit in Utah and later in
California, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley will
leave about April Is for Peru. The
man for whom the Ottumwan will
ride. Tuesday purchased three of the
fast horses from August Belmont
They were Perksniff, Lady Lucky and
Money Lender. English bred horses
from the Belmont stables and all OF
them ranked high for speed.
Jockey Wiley has been home in OF
tumwa since October, 1916, when he
was forced to quit Rumania where
he had been riding at Bucharest FOL
five seasons for the prime minister
For short racing season he rode al
Louisville. Ky, last fall but returned
here for the winter For several
years while riding in Europe. he al
ways wintered in Ottumwa. An Offer
to ride in Cuba was turned down in
January by Wiley for the Peru con
tract.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
CHARLTON

Lloyd Smith, Of Cumberland, Wis
formerly Of this place. arrived few
days ago for a visit with relatives anc
old friends. He is expecting to be called
into the service Of his country in the
near future.
win williams. son of Mr.. and MIS-
e. r. Williams who enlisted In the
navy last spring and has since beer
At the Great Lakes training station
near Chicago, has been spending the
past week with his parents and friends
Sere.
Mrs. w. L Anderson returned Mon
dav from a visit in Des Moines with
her uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. VIM
Carpenter.
ing a visit from his brother B. II: Lup-
ton and wife. Of FIT Morgan. COLORADO
who arrived several days ago.
Mrs. w. o. Hancock Of Warren towr
ship. returned Monday afternoon from
q visit of several day siwth relatives
in keosauqua.
Miss Eva Douglass went to Wood
burn yesterday to spend a few days
With her aunt, Mrs. Weakland, who Is
uite sick.
Mrs Charles Nayior was called tc
Centerville yesterday by the illness o,
her mother, Mrs. c. Stewart.
Bert Trissier and family enjoyed q
visit this week from his mother, Mrs
+. I. Trissler Of Garden Grove, and MS
sister law, Mrs. A. 1. Trister OF Cur
ley Nebr.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
EXCELLENT SHOWING
MADE BY STUDENTS

Many students Of the high school
have made an enviable showing in
their studies for the past six weeks OF
the semester. Forty-six Of the pupils
show a percentage of So or more in
all studies for that period. The stu
dents are:
Gladys Holloway, Rowe Hin
sey, Clarence Hinsey, Mildred
Irwin, Alice Chadduck, Elizabeth
McClelland, Harold Reedquist, Mildred
Jones, Helen M. Jones. Mabel Harsh,
Edith Shelter, Herbert Green. Dor
othy Heindel. Clarence Shadley. Fran
els Hall, Elizabeth Martin. Kathryn
Schwartz, Vera Daugherty. Cecil
Manns, Lorene Pixley, Beatrice Davis,
Margaret Cecconi, Nettie Lord, Nellie
Gilliland, Irene Dexter, Fiory Della
lVedovra, Marjorie Kueney, Helen Say
ilor. Juanita Burnaugh, Mary Mccoy,
Catherine Stevens, Audrey King,
Amelia Meyer, Dorothy Winpigler,
Mary Fielder, Margaret Beaman, Mil
bred Riley, Arthur Hallberg, Cornelius
Bibb, Grace Arnold, William Mahoney.
Jeanette Adams, Fern Brooks. Ray.
mond Hadden, Francis Johnson, Eloise
Brady.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
MANY IOWANS ARE
IN SHIP BUILDING

Des Moines, Feb. 2s.-More than
5000 Iowa men have made applica-
ton for enrolment in the army Of
workmen called by the federal gov
eminent to build ships, according to
H. ]. Metcalf, secretary of the state
council of national defense, who is in
charge of the enrolment in the state.
The applications are kept on file in
the secretary's Office to await the
coming of the federal examiner who
will determine as to the fitness of
each of the applicants for the work.
Under the recent ruling. postmas-
tiers have been authorized to receive
applications Of workmen in the ship
building trades. They will work in
conjunction with the state council OF
defense
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
GROUP LIBERTY
LOAN MEN MEET

Charlton, Feb. Z8.-F. ). RlsSer OF
this city, county chairman of Group
9, appointed to make arrangements
for the third Liberty Loan campaign,
called a meeting of the chairmen OF
the counties in this district at this
place on Tuesday. All counties but
one were represented. A luncheon
was enjoyed at the Bates hotel and
the conference followed. Plans were
made for the campaign, and it is hoped
that when it is launched all will sub
scribe literally, as the necessity for
funds is great The gentlemen who
were here Tuesday we're: Bert Teale
Of Mt. Ayr, Hon. w. w. Morrow and
Editor o. T. Myers of Alton, A. L.
Ackerley and Jas. F. Harvey of Leon.
F. B. Fry Of Corydon, A. D. Simmons
of Osceola, F. d. Ball and J. B. Bryan
of Creston and E. H. Bickford Of
Greenfield.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
ROUNDING UP
HOG THIEVES

Fairfield. Feb. 2S.-Sheriff Shan
Campbell is still busy rounding UP hog
and cattle thieves in Jefferson county.
as there seems 10 have been a regular
gang working all winter here. In adj
dition to Orval Cook and Eli Ankrom,
who were caught Saturday morning
and sentenced the same afternoon by
Judge Cornell, Sheriff Campbell has
since arrested Frank Elder and
George Rowland The former was
taken into custody late Saturday aft
ernoon and confessed Monday morn.
ing. Rowland was arrested Tuesday
evening at Agency by Sheriff Camp
bell and was given preliminary
hearing this morning.
Judge Francis NJ. Hunter was e1-
pected 'in Fairfield this afternoon to
pronounce sentence upon Elder and
he may be able to also sentence
Rowland at the same time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
DEBATE WILL
BE HELD HERE
OT1UMWA TEAM To- MEET IN.
OIANOLA DEBATERS ON
RAILROAD QUESTION.

The debate which will decide the
championship of southeastern Iowa
high schools will be held here Friday,
March s. The question, Resolved,
the government should own and oper-
ate all railroads, will have Carl krein-
er, Clarence Hinsey and VIII kuntz
on the negative, while Indianola Will
debate the affirmative side.
The Ottumwa debaters have debated
this question three times already.
twice on the negative and once on the
affirmative side, winning each debate.
Indianola has had two debates on the
question, but won both times.
The Ottumwa team, under the In
struction of Coach l.. A. Meyer, is
working hard to secure victory over
Indianola. Ottumwa has had the hon
or of being the southeastern Iowa
champions for two successive years
(1s16-1917) aud bids fair to gain the
championship again this year.
The winner Of this debate Will be
matched with the winner of one of the
other three districts and the final de-
bate for the state championship will
be held in Iowa City some time in
April.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
MOTHER AND WIFE DIE
WITHIN FEW HOURS

Charlton, Fec. e. : MIS-. Mary
WEIGH passed away at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. w. S. Kelley. on
Grand street. yesterday forenoon at
1890 o'clock, after an extended i'll
ness, at the advanced age OF nearly
ninety years. Funeral services will
be held at Mt. Zion church near Oak
ley, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. WEIGH is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. L.. N. Edison and Mrs. w. S.
Kelley of this city, and one son, w.
f. WEIGH of Ottumwa. The son Is
doubly bereaved, his wife, Mrs. w. E.
WEIGH, having died at her home in OF.
tumwa on Tuesday night at $50
o'clock. He thus lost both mother
and wife within a few hours.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
. . . - . . . .
= LITTLE BENNY'S
> NOTE BOO K =
BY LEE PAPE

Yestidday after skool l was wawk.
ing past Mary Watkinses house ana
wat did I find on the pavemlnt Dun
one of the red buttons off OF Mary
Weaknesses red swetter, me reckogn'z'
ing it rite away. and put it in my
pockit, thinking. G. Ill rite pome
about it and give it back TO her Win
the pome and all.
And wen l got home I rote the tos'
lowing poem as follows:
I found this large red button.
WITCH its shape is perfeck!y round,
l found it on your pavemint,
Calmly laying on the ground.
And knew it was your button
Because I've saw it on your swetter.
And I thawt shall give it back to
herr"
And thawt, IVY yes, better
And after suppir / raped the bur.
ton up in the pome and went erround
and rang Mary Watkinses frunt door
bell and her mother came to the door,
and sed. Is Mary in? and Mrs. wa
kins sed. wy yes, Benny, do you wunt
to see her? and l sed, Yes nam. and
she sed, III call her.
pritty soon Mary Watkins came out,
looking pritty as enyihing. wich she
always does, saying, Hello Benny.
Hello, sed, I bet you can't guess
wat I found Of yours. Wich jest then
/ noticed she had her red swetter on,
ony the buttons was square buttons,
and sed. wy, they're diffrent.
Wat is? sed Mary Watkins.
The buttons on your swetter, sed,
and she sed, O, them, mother put
them on yestidday because dident
like the round ones, l threw them al
out of the window, wat did you find 81
mine?
Nuthing, sed.
Well wat did you say you did for
sed Mary Watkins. and l sed. didert
say I did. jest sed l bet you coodent
guess wat I did. And quick wawked
down on the steps and went home
agen, tearing up the pome on the way
but keeping the button as a soove
neer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
SH0RTCAKE
ON THE MENU
/ SIGNS OF SPRING SEEN IN VISIT
TO GREEN GROCER; HOUSE,
WIFE HAS TROUBLES

Strawberry shortcake has come
s!Again. AS much sign of spring as
(Any early robin. game OF marbles OF
precocious violet is the appearance OF
this popular delicacy. How 1t does
i pop out from the menu, tempting the
faded appetite of the downtown eater
for the economical housewife does not
|lyet serve strawberries.
Even made of war flour the short
cake loses not the least atom OF its de-
l Ncious flavor.
GREEN STUFF AVAILABLE
The economical housewife may vary
her daily meals with fresh spring veg
etables, even If strawberries at 5O
cents a box cannot be used often. Lit.
tie new onions are waiting to add their
savory bit to the green salad, at tx
cents bunch, and so are small bright
radishes a. the same price. New car.
rots are on the market at 10 cents a
bunch. Enough rhubarb can be pur'
chased at 171a cents pound to make
4 pie, or good quantity Of sauce.
MAY USE EGGS AGAIN
This important Economical house
wife. to whom half the printed matter
I@sf the season has been addressed,
Ighat with government bulletins, and
he innumerable pleas Of the daily
.apers and the magazines for her aid
in conservation, must hurry and use
the rest of the eggs she carefully
packed away last fall. Eggs have
slumped tp 43 cents a dozen. Oi
course whe none considers the time
when 20 cents dozen was high at
this time of year, 1t seems not much OF
a slump The optimist looks back to
the winter price Of GO and 70 cents a
dozen, cheers up, and looks forward ia
the time when fresh eggs may possibly
become som ething to be used on her
table in generous quantities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
GARDNER CALLED TO
A STATE MEETING

r. l.. Gardner. superintendent Of
county schools, will attend a meet
irg of superintendent at Des Moines.
today and Friday, at which time
methods Of cooperation with the
sale of War Savings Stamps in this
state will be discussed.
Plans will also be considered for the
extension of the Junior Red Cross or
gania ton and the work for vocational
agriculture in the schools. A. Deyoe.
state superintendent in his official
call to the county representatives said
it was expected that every man.
woman and child of school age at least
shall contribute something to help win
this war"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
EDDYVILUE

Dr. D. C. Brockman of Ottumwa was
a professional caller in Eddyville
Monday.
Mrs. N. B. Holloway Of Oskaloosa
visited friends in Eddyville Monday
and attended a meeting of the wo-
mans club at lthe home of Mrs. !. s.
Burton
There will be no work at Red Cross
headquarters the remainder OF this
week. The rooms occupied by the
Red Cross will be used by internal
revenue men.
Chas. Myrick and family are NOV.
ing from Ejdyville to farm near
Chillicothe
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Pyatt are moving
from Eddyville to the farm OF Mrs.
Bell Epps west of Eddyville.
Miss Marie Criswell has returned
to her home in Oska:oosa after
short visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
NJ. J. Criswell.
H. c. Mcpherson Of Quincy, ILL.,, will
give a lecture Thursday evening at
the NJ. E. church on the subject, boy
Problems.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
FOOD CONSERVERS
MEET AT ALBA

Abba, Feb. 2s.-S. w. Wilson, food
administrator for Monroe county
called a meeting of the merchants OF
the county for Tuesday evening which
met in the Business Mems rooms. The
merchants are all doing their part in
the way of conserving food and very
agreeable and profitable meeting was
held. State Administrator Frank
Deems of Burlington has just returned
from Washington, D. c., and mas
called a meeting Of the county food
administrators to be held in Des
Moines today. S. w. Wilson is attend
ing this meeting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
PRISONER ALMOST
GETS HIS RELEASE

Fl. Madison, Feb. 2S.-Through an
error by the committing judge, Tom
Lambert almost got out OF the state
prison here after serving six months.
when his sentence was for two years.
Lambert was sentenced from Mon
roe county last August for carrying
concealed weapons. the judge having
decreed he should stay here SIX
months. The judge in such cases
has discretionary powers to sentence
man to a minimum of six months
in the county Jail. but if the prisoner
is sent to the penitentiary it must be
for at least two years. The error
was discovered and the mittimus cor
rected, so Lambert is still in the prls-
on with one year and six months yet
to serve.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
STREET DOGS SOLD
TO AID RED CROSS

Reinbeck, Feb. 2S.-Two street dogs
picked UP by enthusiastic patriots
while the auction was being carried
on. sold for $57 and sSS at a Red
Cross sale here. The sale was the
climax Of three-day Red Cross far
which was held to boost relief work
in this city.
The sale cleared more than $500.
A number of articles were sold and re-
sold, one monograph bringing 1910.
Reinbeck was the first city in the
United States to reach 100 per cent
membership in the Red Cross, accord
ing to the official acknowledgement
from Washington, d. C..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

SA Marriage licenses were issued this
smorning to Ernest Lock and Miss eva
Bowen; Charles E. McMullen and MIS-
ELora Griffith.
Miss Imogene Porter, 1901 Castle
\ street, is spending a few days at the
hGamma Phi Beta house at Iowa CITY.
y A cablegram has been received II
! the city. announcing that Capt. Roy
,IHammer has arrived safely in France
J. A. S. KiIby returned yesterday from
Des Moines, where he has been at
u tending the mid-winter educatlona
\ course of Iowa optometrists.