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IIti'I' i I f ?} m f v * •j?./'--ai.. : - * f : ' c:: ^ ' r z ;-w-M (, C, < :vv\<n ..; vK' •-'' ^ OTTUMWA COURIER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916 , n ' *. > , ?< V-exy ^ T|* ?*•'»• V •* If r tT'T -?««?T?v*ry*!*rw".r:aj >jri.'.ji?}-TV>,r^r^'j-* :r 'S4"*.". rr 7J.' ?'- v '"'" ''AW ••"•vf yvj y.f?''Wr .i ±» ?0' Early Morning Talks ^1^1% •'• "He is always doing something that causes a lot of talk." "Why, I never heard any of it." "He is the only one who hears it. He is always staying out at night later than his wife wishes him to." ^ * Do you want to go into a business, or sell out some business? If so, classify your wants under "Business Opportunities." Phone 44. Rate, one- half cent per word each insertion. Minimum, 15c. Wanted WANTED TOUR OLD CARP®T* to. make Into rugs, beautiful and dur- I Ml* ruga from old carpet at reaaon- rflbla prices. Writ* tor descriptive l Sttloiu(> Bloomflald Ruv Works Bloomfleld. Iowa. WANTED—BARBER AT ONCE. A. B. Mullenix, Fairfield, Iowa, Farm Property For Sale «90 ACRE FARM FOR SALE IN tracts and terms to suit purchaser. J. O. Baldwin, Eldon, Iowa. I ELDON 7 F Mr. and Mr*. Rudolph Steffin return- |ed home from a visit in Traer with Mr. Steffin's parents. f Camp Monkey Shine No. 101 broke HP this morning, after a two weeks outing along the Des Moines down by the old Davis farm. The campers were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Black, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Appleby, Misses Mary Eny- F\ irt and Joe Shelter and Geo. McKay * \ «ad Dewight Weaver. Dr. Cora Daniels of Iisbau, N. Dak., |s a visitor with her sister, Mrs. Dave tftcklin. MIbs Edna Vass entertained the, Bp- worth League girls and some other frHnds at an informal party at her hoine Friday, August 25, as a pre- nuptial courtesy to Miss Bessie E. Vass. The afternoon was spent in games and conversation. Little Miss 'Agnes Vass represented cupid, and came wheeling into' 1 the room the beautiful presents for Miss Vass from {the guests. Dainty lunch was served iby the hostess. The out-of-town fcuest was Miss Hartman, a guest of Miss Marie Hilliary. ' Miss Bessie E. Vass was an honor guest at an informal .party given by the L. Rhe Jean club at the home of 1\ Miss Louise Murray on Elm street li Tuesday evening, August 29. The rooms were decorated with bowls of ! uti flowers. The evening was spent ' In composing romanic stories and con- tests. Each girl wrote their favorite Hi recipe in a Blue Bird recipe book, | which was presented the "bride elect. f\ The guests were invited to the dining room where a dainty lunch was j served, the table being appropriately Epl decorated in yellow and white and It? lyeilow nasturtiums, after which a ^variety shower was given, having Miss I Vass draw each gift from a white and yellow parasol which was suspended in the bay window. The invited gueats - -> were Miss Edna Vass and Miss Mar- | f(garet Stone, a house guest of Miss _ Newland and fa^mily of Mrs. Chas. Flint and daugh- Nena, C. C. Creamer and .. 7. Cockerill and wife of Ot- r ' 1 ' tumwa, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lutz were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Cunningham, near the city. , . Argot Anderson returned home from Des Moines, Tuesday, August 29. . Miss Martha Garber, of Fairfield, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Walter Mat- lock. .Mrs. F. S. Sharp and son, John, re- turned home from- attending the state fair Wednesday. Mrs. Clara Hlnz was on the sick list Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Walker and son, Joe, went to Burlington where they met their son, Burk, who had been spending the summer near St. Louis, and brought him home with them. Mrs. J. Edd Easton, who has been in Excelsior Springss, Mo., for treat- ments, returned home Wednesday night.' Quite a number of Igldon people at- tended the big picnic at Agency Wed- nesday. v ' For Rent A 200 ACRE FARM FOR RENT 6ft miles south of Ottumwa. 100 acres in timber. The right man can make the rent in cutting timber and building fence. Chas. A. Well man, 2nd floor Phoenix Trust Sldg., Ottumwa, la. FOR RENT—140 ACRES OF WELL improved' land, prairie solL Address A-29-A care Courier. EDDYVILLK. Wilbur Hall who has been visiting his father R. D. Hall returned to Cedar Rapids Monday. Mr. aAd Mrs. F. Walters and daugh- ter-in-law Mrs. Thos. Walters left Sat- urday In the Walters car for Rennick, Mo., for a few days visit with relatives. Miss Zoe Thayer is spending the week in Blakesbiirg visiting her sister Mrs. Harry Derby. Mrs. Ella Reddick of Kentucky is visiting this week with her mother Mrs. Lucy Lafferty and other relatives and friends. Thayer Derby of Blakesburg is visit- ing at the home o fhis aunt li|rs. N. A. Thayer. Mrs. Mary Carson left Monday for St. Louis fOr an extended visit with relatives. Ralph Hays of Lovilia Is a guest at the parental Win. Hays home. Ed Shields transacted business in Al- bla Monday. EDDYVILLE. Sumner Davidson and wife of Stans- berry, Mo., Mrs. M. C- McGeary of Fin- ley, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Old- ham of Monroe, Iowa, were recent guests at the home of Mrs. A. C. Dav- idson. Earl Wells was an Albia business caller Monday. Mrs. J. E. Worrel Is spending the week in Davenport, the guest of her sister Mrs. Chas. Norman. G. M. Johnson was an Oskaloosa business caller Tusday. Margaret Robertson .of Centerville who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. F. V. Dunkle went to Ottumwa Tuesday to visit Mrs. B. O. Worrell. Clarence Miller was an Albta pas- senger Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. White of near Cedar loaded their household goods and departed for Sedalia, Mo., Tuesday where they will locate. Mrs. Neva Canfleld, Marion Teriny, Mlntie, Blanche, Thelma and Eva Sec- ress, Albert Johnson, John R. Price and Rev. C. A. Tenny sire attending the Os- kaloosa Baptist association being held in the first Baptist church of Ottumwa this week. Gertie Lawless, is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Lloyd Waters at Melrose, Iowa. . Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Epperson spe.pt Tues- day in Ottumwa, driving down in Mr. Palmer's car. : * : AGENCY. Miss Marie Worrell of Ottumwa is visiting here this week with Miss Win- nie McBride. Miss Amara Alexander has returned to her home at Queen City, Mo., after visiting here with Miss Bernice Wat- kins. Harold Chambers has returned from a visit with relatives at Melrose. Miss Dorothy Batchelder left Thurs- day for Des Moines where she will enter the Methodist hosjxjtal to train for a nurse. Mrs. Guy Warner and two sons of Ottumwa visited at the George War- ner home the first of the week. Mrs. Clint Miller and two Bons of Beaver Crossing, Neb., is visiting here with relatives and friends. The Misses Vesta McCoy and Vivian Rouke have returned home from Ce- dar Falls where, they have been attend- ing summer school. J. A. Wolfe and family of Waterloo, Mrs. William Jones and children of Fairfield, Mrs. James McCurdy and two sons of Bloomfleld and Mrs. Elder of Llbertyville visited here Wednes- day. with Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Rodl- PUBLIC SALE! TUESDAY, SEPT. 5,1»1«. I will sell at public sale, at the place known as the George Howk farm, about five miles northeast of UnionvtUe, and about five miles northwest of Bunch at 10 a. m. 113 HEAD OF STOCK —9 Horses, one brood mare 12 years old, with colt by side. One brood mare 1*2 years old. One brood mare 7 years old. One blacl#mare 8 years old. One horse colt and one filly, both gray and 2 years old. One gray Arabian horse 2 years old. One yearling mare colt. 13 Head Cattle—Three extra good milch cows, each with calf by side, aged 8, 5 and 4 years. Two milch cows 4 years old, to calve In winter, 5 yearling heifers. 13 Head Hojjs-—'Two sows, about 2 years old. Eleven head shoats, weight about 75 or 80 lbs. 78 Head Sheep—33 head of extra good ewe Iambs. Forty-five head black faced extra selected ewes, run from 2 to 6 years, mostly 2 years old; Farming Implements and Machinery —One good low farm wagon and good box with sideboards, nearly new. A good old buggy, good diso, John Deere seeder, new; a steel harrow, set double buggy harness, one set double work harness, one set double work harness, brand new; cane mill and pan, and many other articles. Terms—A credit of 10 months will be given on all iiumi over $10, purchaser giving a note, with approved security, drawing ( per cent interest from date of sale. All sums, of $10 afnd under cash. 2 per cent off for cash on sums over |10. No property to be removed until terms are compiled with. S.A.HOPKINS. * Eli 8waim, Auet. A. S. Dukes, Clerk. FORSYTHE FAMILY HOLDS A REUNION. manner. Tomorrow morning Miss Penick will be the guest of honor at a breakfast and handkerchief shower given by Miss Louisa Stanton at her home. f \ I Evening Story | baugh. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dudley left Thursday for their home in Decatur, 111., after visiting here with >relatives and friends. Miss Fannie Nye and Lloyd Nye vis- ited friends in Batavia Thursday even- ing. CLINTONINLEAD BI FORFEITURES PRESIDENT JUSTICE FORFEITS TWENTY-FOUR GAMES WDN X BY MUSCATINE. Marshalltown, Sept. 1 —Twenty-four games of baseball, won during the present season by the Muscatine team of the Central baseball association, were declared forfeited by President M. B. Justice of the association at Keokuk, according to a telegrfem to local club managers today. The forfeitures were declared be- cause of alleged violation of the five veteran rules, which prohibits any team of the association from carrying more than that number of veterans. The action, it 1b said, will place the Clinton club in the lead of the league pennant race by a narrow margin. LEAD LAKE FOREST Edwin J. Mather, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mather, 216 West Wood- land avenue, has resigned as athletic coach at Kalamazoo college to accept a position at Lake Forest. Mr. Mather Is a graduate of Lake Forest college and should able to give his alma mater some of the best athletics it has ever had. Mr. Mather Is a graduate of the Ot- tumwa high school and was quite prominent in athletics while here. The following iB from the Kalamazoo Ga- zette Telegraph: Edwin J. Mather has resigned as ath- letic coach at Kalamazoo college to ac- cept a Bimilar position with his alma mater, Lake Forest. Mr. Mather makes the change because it will enable him to study engineering at Northwestern university, thus taking up a profession that has been a life long ambition. His decision comes as a blow to the orange and black athletic prestige, puring his five years as coach "Old Kalamazoo" has won twelve champion- ships and been runner up in seven oth- er events. This is a showing far in advance of that boasted by any other M. I. A. A. coach or school. "Murf" is a veritable wizard: His successor has not been named as yet. It will be difficult to find a man v who can suc- I cessfully take "p the work and even ' approach the showing made by Mather. The ensuing in regard to « family gathering from the Griswold Ameri- can of Thursday, August 24, will be of interest to many here: On August 17, 1916, at Griswold, oc- curred the thirteenth annual reunion of .the Forsythe family, lineal descend- ants of John and Mary Forsythe, who came to American in the year 1844, whose descendants now number sev- eral hundred persons and are scatter* ed tip and down the breadth of this land. For sereral days the relatives began to assemble at the home of Mrs. Jen- nie Proctor, the appointed place for this gathering. By trains from the north and south, and by carriages and automobiles they came in great num- bers. After loving greetings, warm hand clasps and not a little conversation, shortly after the noon hour, they were assembled under the large tent erect- ed for that purpose on Mrs. Proctor's lawn. Here they partook of a most bounteous dinner, more than one hun- dred and twenty being served at the table. Many have been added to their numbers by marriage and birth and some have been called from their midst by death. After dinner was over they were called together for A short time to at- tend to the business part of the day's program. J. .C.. .F.orsythe, vice-presi- dent, acting as president in the ab- sence of Archibald Forsythe of Oska- loosa, who was last year elected as president for the remainer of his life, and who, with "his wife, are the only living representatives of the second generation of this family, Mrs. J. T. Forsythe as secretary. Letters of greeting were read by the secretary from Miss Nell Forsythe of Tacoma, Wash.; Miss Alice Parker of Seattle, Wash., and from Mr. and Mrs. Zell Cook of Regina, Ganada. After a short address by Rev. R. C. Chambers offi- cers for the ensuing year were elected, fttrs. George Waddington of Klrkville as vice president and Miss Madaline Stump of Oskaloosa as secretary and treasurer. The place of the next an- nual meeting was decided to be at the home of Miss Vila Forsythe, Oska- loosa, on August 18, 1917. Two of the very pleasant features of the day were: First, the presence and exhibition of a family tree of the Forsythe family, constructed for the association by Miss Gladys Corbett, an artist of promise and ability. This work was last year placed in the hands of a committee, J. T. Forsythe of Ottumwa, Miss Viola Forsythe of Oskaloosa and Mrs. William Forsythe of Griswold. They are all justly proud of this tree on which there are more than Ave hundred names of the liv- ing and dead of the family and which will serve as a record for reference. The other object of interest intro- duced was the enlarged picture of the maternal head of this great family, Mary McKinley Forsythe. It was presented to Archibald For- sythe, her only living son, by one of the next generation who was thought- ful enough to remember to extend this courtesy to the only representative of the second generation. Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brewer of Ottumwa. -:o:— ANNOUNCE COMING WEDDItyG AT CHARITON. •* *- The following from the Chariton Her^d-Patriot of Thursday will be of interest here as Miss Penick has fre- quently visited in this city: Mrs. Willis Aten entertained a com- pany of young ladies at a card party Tuesday afternoon, complimentary to her sister, Miss Margaret Penick, whose marriage to Paul R. Lisher, professor of animal husbandry at the State Agricultural college at Ames oc- curs at St. Andrew'% church in this city on September 12 at 4 o'clock p. m. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion in purple and gold. De- licious refreshments were served and the occasion was one of much pleas- ure. Announcement was made of the interesting coming event, each guest being presented with a purple aster, to which a card, bearing the names of Miss Margaret Penick and Paul R. Lisher, with the date, September 12, 1916, was tied with yellow ribbon. Miss Penick was the complimented guest at a miscellaneous shower giv- en by the young ladies of the Bridge club at the home of Miss Rhea Oppen- heimer last Saturday afternoon. A buffet luncheon was served and the af- ternoon was spent In a most enjoyable CHAIR3 FOR TWO. By Earl Reed Silvers. (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) . I The sophomore class of Bethel col- lege had just finished one of the most successful dances In history. It was after. midnight when ,the last speech was given, the last song sung and the happy pleasure Beekers bundled into the four big stages which waited to take them back to CollegevUle. On the way home, the boys sang and cheered, their spirits gradually rising until when they arrived at the neighboring town of Glenwood, several members of the party had reached a point of ex- hiuberance. The desire for activity had Increased so much that one of the more adven- turous suggested that It would be a fine thing to visit the verandas of the Glenwood homes and make a collection of chairs.' No sooner was the sugges- tion made than the high spirited stud- ents swooped down upon the darkened houses. Soon a miscellaneous collec- tion of chairs was piled upon the coaches and the boys continued their triumphal march through the town. When the end of the village was reached, however, the more sober members of the party called a halt. The chairs were piled high on the lawn of one of the most prominent citizens and thence the Irate inhabi- tants journeyed the next morning to claim their own and vent their wrath on the memory of the night visitors. But not all the trophies were left be- hind. Jim Duncan, with characteristic stubbornness, refused to part with hiB treasure. It was a fine chair of solid mahogany, which seemed too good for veranda use and Jim, declaring that he had taken a fancy, to it, carried it on his lap to Collegeville and installed it in a corner of his room. On the very next night, Jim met El- sie Thurston. It was at a Country club dance, and after the third fox trot Jim decided that Elsie was altogether the finest girl he had ever met. He liked the way she looked at him through drooping lashes of black and he liked the curl of her chestnut hair hanging low over her ears. Elsie on her part, evidently considered Jim with favor- able light for she gave him three oth- er dances before the evening was over and just before they parted she ac- quiesced in his suggestion that he go to see her on the next evening. Jim appeared at tte .Tsurston resi- dence shortly after eight o'clock. Elsie having decided to loo kher very best, was not ready when the yisitor arrived so Mr -Duncan, introducing hipiself, accepted the role of entertainer. The conversation drifted to college and the pranks of various students. "Yes, we do have lots of fun," Jim said in answer to a question of the older man. "But, then, we study a bit, too." "Well," Mr. Duncan answered grim- ly, "I know one time when' some of you didn't study any. That was two nights ago." * Jim's heart missed a beat. "What happened?" he asked inno- cently. ' "A bunch of students came over here after midnight and stole one of my best chairs." Jim's face took on a slight tinge, but it was dark and Mr, Duncan did not notice. "It was a chair I value highly," he continued, "and if I could find out who took it I would prosecute him to the full extent of the law." "Maybe I could scout around anil find it for you," Jim suggested. "If you do. I shall be eternally obl ! g- ed to you," the other answered. That chair was an heirloom and I hoped to keep it in the family." Elsie .appeared, radiant in a creation of shimmering blue. "Would you like to go in and look at that picture I was telling you about last, night?" she asked. "We can see it better Inside." Jim followed her into the spacious to library, The first thing his eyes fell upon was a chair identical 1 nappear- ance with the one which ren^sed in the corner of his own room. Elsie fol- lowed his glance. "What's the matter?" she asked, not- ing his startled expression. "Why—I—er—was looking at that chair," he managed to answer. "It's rather odd, isn't it?" "Yes, it is one of a pair we used to havp that has been in the family for years." J'm examined the chair with interest "You say that there^ was another one?" he asked. "Where is it?" A shadow of annoyance croaaed the girl's face. "A group of college boya stole It the night before last," she answered. "We left It on the veranda by mistake and •hey took that with a number of others ftoni neighboring houses. The others were found oi^the outskirts of the town, but ours was not among them." "Oh, that's a shame!" Hie Spoke in* dlgnantly. "Do they fit together?" "Yes, they were so made that they could be joined to form a tete-a-tete. Do you see where the joints are?" Jim examined the spot indicated and discovered two small locks exactly like the one he had noticed in the other chair. "Maybe." he suggested. "1 can look around the dormitory and find the oth- er one. And If I do I'll bring It back to you." ' "Oh, if you only can!" She glanced at him gratefully and Jim suddenly re- Holved to bring back the other chair on the very next evening. So bright and early the next morn- ing, he seated himself at his desk and wrote a letter: "Dear Elsie: I scouted around last night and found your chair in one of the student's rooms. Unlets I hear from you by phone, I shall bring It over tonight." No phone message was forthcoming so at eight o'clock Jim packed the chair in his runabout and departed for Glenwood. Mr. Duncan was seated on his veranda when he arrived. "I am very much obliged and indebt- ed to you." he announced, when Jim showed him his precious cargo. "Elsie IB In the library." Taking the chair with him, Jim en- tered the house. When Elsie saw him she gave a cry of delight. "Oh, It Is Just fine of you!" she ex- claimed. "Where did you find it?" "I promised not to tell," he answer- ed. "It doesn't matter, does it, so long as we have the chair back?" "Of course not." She clapped her hands. "Oh, I am so glad!" After that, the evening flew by on gilded wings. But just before it was time to go, Jim ventured a suggestion. "You haven't shown me how those chairs are joined together to make a tete-a-tete," he said. "No," she answered, "I haven't, but I will." She joined them deftly and a few minutes later Jim was sitting in one, with Elsie beside him in the other. WHEN YOU HAVE TROUBLES ^ WITH YOUR * ' " ' ; \i j\ , Auto Springs ^ Try King's Air Tampered Springs. They Give Service / GUARDSMEN CANNOT ESCAPE SERVICE Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 1.—Further application for the discharge of col- lege students serving in the national guard on the border or guardsmen with dependent relatives will be con- sidered, according to orders sent by the war department to Ft. Brown to day. Railroad Notes ! Chief Clerk C. E. Hale of the Bur- lington was in Burlington today. Tom Richards, stenographer, has been transferred from the trainmas- ter's office at the Ottumwa junction, to the agent's office at the C. M. & St. P.. freight house. His place at the Junction has been taken by Claude Peterson. W. L. KING CO.- 214 South Green St. Phene 11M-R ^ so Morris Williams HORSE MARKET SALE EVERY FRIDAY. Horses at retail every day. "frftWr given on good notes. Good work mares and horses rejected for not exactly fill- ing army specifications for sale atleM than country prices. Every horse guar* anteed. « We are In the market at all times for all classes of war and market hors«s. If you can't send them to the Ottum- wa mcfrket drop me word what you have and I'll come or send buyers any where, no matter where ;-ou live. !£• MORRIS WILLIAMS. I X i 5% Money We have an abundant supply of five per cent money to lend on •fan*' mortgages. All business, lnclud*- . terest payments, transacts .* jgr office. Loans closed promptly. Q PHOENIX TRUST CO. : « Ottumwa, Iowa Phone tSi MoneytoLoan on . FARM MORTGAGES; Lowest Rate of Interest See .""""" •,!;!» Ralph T. McElroyH Above Cullen's Store [si£ Main Street Phone s Birth Notices 1 ! BORN—Friday, September 1, 1916 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ditch, 722 Glen- wood avenue, a daughter. M BARMASH THE BIGGEST VALUE STORE, 422-424 E. Main St Boya' solid leather shoes, every! pair guaranteed at $1.50, $1 .S5 andf *2.25 Girls' better wearing shoes at $1.35 to $1.98 You can aave from 25c to 75e on •very pair of children's shoes. nji ''sl Vi -4 jmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiHj | When Thinking of Watches^ jjj Don't fail to call and see our line. We have all the better das* .* 5 of watches, froni $5.00 up—in ailverene cases, gold filled cases 4 little E higher. We will take pleasure in serving you and will assist you to ' E select a good serviceable time piece. Rings, Bracelets, Chains, Lockets ! 5 E —everything in the Jewelry line at LOWEST PRICES, consistent 3 s with good dependable goods. ' / " S ; ' E p C FIELD PEOPLE'S JEWELER 4 I | riClLU 109 W. MAIN ST. 1 I I have a lot of repairs for Success manure spreaders, also some for Twenties Ontury and International spreaders. Chain links for.al(] spreaders. Gasoline now I7%c per gallon at my filling station. No ; lower price in Iowa. Fill your cirs here and help keep the price down.; JAS. H. SHEPHERD ^ "New Shepherd's Ranehe" : 209, 211 W. Main St., Ottumwa, Iowa BRINGING UP FATHER "Copyright, 1916, International News Service." BY GEORGE McMANUS » , .1 $h \ WANT "YOU TO fcE MORE. CARtFUU HOW YOU VENO YOO* MONE"Y- YOORS TOO CARELt«>*>- OH-HU T DO XOU in HERE AND HWC > COUNT- VJ£ ARE OELKHTEO TO H*v£ XOO dine, with o-v -r rsow- MF APOE.T1TE lb <iONE V I THINK ILu HA>7E A LITTLE WINE- vJW'fzR - WAVE YOU WINP -) ON I CE 9 c i_ikj —1 Y -1 tv*;'"''' W>': *) WELL-BRIM^ U"b A DIME'S WORTH OF ICE.! v 'i 1 *• - a- * * ' f ' <'yf 'JU ^ f 4 •4 •Hfr wr

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?0' Early Morning Talks

^1^1% •'• "He is always doing something that causes a lot of talk."

"Why, I never heard any of it." "He is the only one who hears it. He is always

staying out at night later than his wife wishes him to." ^

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Do you want to go into a business, or sell out some business? If so, classify your wants under "Business Opportunities." Phone 44. Rate, one-half cent per word each insertion. Minimum, 15c.

Wanted WANTED — TOUR OLD CARP®T*

to. make Into rugs, beautiful and dur-I Ml* ruga from old carpet at reaaon-rflbla prices. Writ* tor descriptive l Sttloiu(> Bloomflald Ruv Works

Bloomfleld. Iowa.

WANTED—BARBER AT ONCE. A. B. Mullenix, Fairfield, Iowa,

Farm Property For Sale «90 ACRE FARM FOR SALE IN

tracts and terms to suit purchaser. J. O. Baldwin, Eldon, Iowa.

I ELDON 7

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Mr. and Mr*. Rudolph Steffin return-|ed home from a visit in Traer with Mr. Steffin's parents.

f Camp Monkey Shine No. 101 broke HP this morning, after a two weeks outing along the Des Moines down by the old Davis farm. The campers were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Black, Mr. and

• Mrs. C. E. Appleby, Misses Mary Eny-F\ irt and Joe Shelter and Geo. McKay * \ «ad Dewight Weaver.

Dr. Cora Daniels of Iisbau, N. Dak., |s a visitor with her sister, Mrs. Dave tftcklin.

MIbs Edna Vass entertained the, Bp-worth League girls and some other frHnds at an informal party at her hoine Friday, August 25, as a pre-nuptial courtesy to Miss Bessie E. Vass. The afternoon was spent in games and conversation. Little Miss 'Agnes Vass represented cupid, and came wheeling into'1 the room the beautiful presents for Miss Vass from {the guests. Dainty lunch was served iby the hostess. The out-of-town fcuest was Miss Hartman, a guest of Miss Marie Hilliary. ' Miss Bessie E. Vass was an honor guest at an informal .party given by the L. Rhe Jean club at the home of

1\ Miss Louise Murray on Elm street li Tuesday evening, August 29. The rooms were decorated with bowls of

! uti flowers. The evening was spent ' In composing romanic stories and con­tests. Each girl wrote their favorite

Hi recipe in a Blue Bird recipe book, | which was presented the "bride elect.

f\ The guests were invited to the dining room where a dainty lunch was

j served, the table being appropriately Epl decorated in yellow and white and It? lyeilow nasturtiums, after which a

^variety shower was given, having Miss I Vass draw each gift from a white and

yellow parasol which was suspended in the bay window. The invited gueats

- -> were Miss Edna Vass and Miss Mar-| f(garet Stone, a house guest of Miss

_ Newland and fa^mily of Mrs. Chas. Flint and daugh-Nena, C. C. Creamer and

.. 7. Cockerill and wife of Ot-r'1' tumwa, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lutz were

callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Cunningham, near the city. , .

Argot Anderson returned home from Des Moines, Tuesday, August 29. .

Miss Martha Garber, of Fairfield, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Walter Mat­lock.

.Mrs. F. S. Sharp and son, John, re­turned home from- attending the state fair Wednesday.

Mrs. Clara Hlnz was on the sick list Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Walker and son, Joe, went to Burlington where they met their son, Burk, who had been spending the summer near St. Louis, and brought him home with them.

Mrs. J. Edd Easton, who has been in Excelsior Springss, Mo., for treat­ments, returned home Wednesday night.'

Quite a number of Igldon people at­tended the big picnic at Agency Wed-nesday. v'

For Rent A 200 ACRE FARM FOR RENT 6ft

miles south of Ottumwa. 100 acres in timber. The right man can make the rent in cutting timber and building fence. Chas. A. Well man, 2nd floor Phoenix Trust Sldg., Ottumwa, la.

FOR RENT—140 ACRES OF WELL improved' land, prairie solL Address A-29-A care Courier.

EDDYVILLK.

Wilbur Hall who has been visiting his father R. D. Hall returned to Cedar Rapids Monday.

Mr. aAd Mrs. F. Walters and daugh­ter-in-law Mrs. Thos. Walters left Sat­urday In the Walters car for Rennick, Mo., for a few days visit with relatives.

Miss Zoe Thayer is spending the week in Blakesbiirg visiting her sister Mrs. Harry Derby.

Mrs. Ella Reddick of Kentucky is visiting this week with her mother Mrs. Lucy Lafferty and other relatives and friends.

Thayer Derby of Blakesburg is visit­ing at the home o fhis aunt li|rs. N. A. Thayer.

Mrs. Mary Carson left Monday for St. Louis fOr an extended visit with relatives.

Ralph Hays of Lovilia Is a guest at the parental Win. Hays home.

Ed Shields transacted business in Al-bla Monday.

EDDYVILLE.

Sumner Davidson and wife of Stans-berry, Mo., Mrs. M. C- McGeary of Fin-ley, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Old­ham of Monroe, Iowa, were recent guests at the home of Mrs. A. C. Dav­idson.

Earl Wells was an Albia business caller Monday.

Mrs. J. E. Worrel Is spending the week in Davenport, the guest of her sister Mrs. Chas. Norman.

G. M. Johnson was an Oskaloosa business caller Tusday.

Margaret Robertson .of Centerville who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. F. V. Dunkle went to Ottumwa Tuesday to visit Mrs. B. O. Worrell.

Clarence Miller was an Albta pas­senger Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. S. P. White of near Cedar loaded their household goods and departed for Sedalia, Mo., Tuesday where they will locate.

Mrs. Neva Canfleld, Marion Teriny, Mlntie, Blanche, Thelma and Eva Sec-ress, Albert Johnson, John R. Price and Rev. C. A. Tenny sire attending the Os­kaloosa Baptist association being held in the first Baptist church of Ottumwa this week.

Gertie Lawless, is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Lloyd Waters at Melrose, Iowa. .

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Epperson spe.pt Tues­day in Ottumwa, driving down in Mr. Palmer's car.

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Miss Marie Worrell of Ottumwa is visiting here this week with Miss Win­nie McBride.

Miss Amara Alexander has returned to her home at Queen City, Mo., after visiting here with Miss Bernice Wat-kins.

Harold Chambers has returned from a visit with relatives at Melrose.

Miss Dorothy Batchelder left Thurs­day for Des Moines where she will enter the Methodist hosjxjtal to train for a nurse.

Mrs. Guy Warner and two sons of Ottumwa visited at the George War­ner home the first of the week.

Mrs. Clint Miller and two Bons of Beaver Crossing, Neb., is visiting here with relatives and friends.

The Misses Vesta McCoy and Vivian Rouke have returned home from Ce­dar Falls where, they have been attend­ing summer school.

J. A. Wolfe and family of Waterloo, Mrs. William Jones and children of Fairfield, Mrs. James McCurdy and two sons of Bloomfleld and Mrs. Elder of Llbertyville visited here Wednes­day. with Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Rodl-

PUBLIC SALE! TUESDAY, SEPT. 5,1»1«.

I will sell at public sale, at the place known as the George Howk farm, about five miles northeast of UnionvtUe, and about five miles northwest of Bunch at 10 a. m.

113 HEAD OF STOCK —9 Horses, one brood mare 12 years old, with colt by side. One brood mare 1*2 years old. One brood mare 7 years old. One blacl#mare 8 years old. One horse colt and one filly, both gray and 2 years old. One gray Arabian horse 2 years old. One yearling mare colt.

13 Head Cattle—Three extra good milch cows, each with calf by side, aged 8, 5 and 4 years. Two milch cows 4 years old, to calve In winter, 5 yearling heifers.

13 Head Hojjs-—'Two sows, about 2 years old. Eleven head shoats, weight about 75 or 80 lbs.

78 Head Sheep—33 head of extra good ewe Iambs. Forty-five head black faced extra selected ewes, run from 2 to 6 years, mostly 2 years old;

Farming Implements and Machinery —One good low farm wagon and good box with sideboards, nearly new. A good old buggy, good diso, John Deere seeder, new; a steel harrow, set double buggy harness, one set double work harness, one set double work harness, brand new; cane mill and pan, and many other articles.

Terms—A credit of 10 months will be given on all iiumi over $10, purchaser giving a note, with approved security, drawing ( per cent interest from date of sale. All sums, of $10 afnd under cash. 2 per cent off for cash on sums over |10. No property to be removed until terms are compiled with.

S.A.HOPKINS. * Eli 8waim, Auet. A. S. Dukes, Clerk.

FORSYTHE FAMILY HOLDS A REUNION.

manner. Tomorrow morning Miss Penick will be the guest of honor at a breakfast and handkerchief shower given by Miss Louisa Stanton at her home.

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baugh. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dudley left

Thursday for their home in Decatur, 111., after visiting here with >relatives and friends.

Miss Fannie Nye and Lloyd Nye vis­ited friends in Batavia Thursday even­ing.

CLINTONINLEAD BI FORFEITURES

PRESIDENT JUSTICE FORFEITS TWENTY-FOUR GAMES WDN

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Marshalltown, Sept. 1 —Twenty-four games of baseball, won during the present season by the Muscatine team of the Central baseball association, were declared forfeited by President M. B. Justice of the association at Keokuk, according to a telegrfem to local club managers today.

The forfeitures were declared be­cause of alleged violation of the five veteran rules, which prohibits any team of the association from carrying more than that number of veterans. The action, it 1b said, will place the Clinton club in the lead of the league pennant race by a narrow margin.

LEAD LAKE FOREST Edwin J. Mather, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Edward Mather, 216 West Wood­land avenue, has resigned as athletic coach at Kalamazoo college to accept a position at Lake Forest. Mr. Mather Is a graduate of Lake Forest college and should able to give his alma mater some of the best athletics it has ever had.

Mr. Mather Is a graduate of the Ot­tumwa high school and was quite prominent in athletics while here. The following iB from the Kalamazoo Ga­zette Telegraph:

Edwin J. Mather has resigned as ath­letic coach at Kalamazoo college to ac­cept a Bimilar position with his alma mater, Lake Forest. Mr. Mather makes the change because it will enable him to study engineering at Northwestern university, thus taking up a profession that has been a life long ambition.

His decision comes as a blow to the orange and black athletic prestige, puring his five years as coach "Old Kalamazoo" has won twelve champion­ships and been runner up in seven oth­er events. This is a showing far in advance of that boasted by any other M. I. A. A. coach or school. "Murf" is a veritable wizard: His successor has not been named as yet. It will be difficult to find a manv who can suc-

I cessfully take "p the work and even ' approach the showing made by Mather.

The ensuing in regard to « family gathering from the Griswold Ameri­can of Thursday, August 24, will be of interest to many here:

On August 17, 1916, at Griswold, oc­curred the thirteenth annual reunion of .the Forsythe family, lineal descend­ants of John and Mary Forsythe, who came to American in the year 1844, whose descendants now number sev­eral hundred persons and are scatter* ed tip and down the breadth of this land.

For sereral days the relatives began to assemble at the home of Mrs. Jen­nie Proctor, the appointed place for this gathering. By trains from the north and south, and by carriages and automobiles they came in great num­bers.

After loving greetings, warm hand clasps and not a little conversation, shortly after the noon hour, they were assembled under the large tent erect­ed for that purpose on Mrs. Proctor's lawn. Here they partook of a most bounteous dinner, more than one hun­dred and twenty being served at the table. Many have been added to their numbers by marriage and birth and some have been called from their midst by death.

After dinner was over they were called together for A short time to at­tend to the business part of the day's program. J. .C.. .F.orsythe, vice-presi­dent, acting as president in the ab­sence of Archibald Forsythe of Oska­loosa, who was last year elected as president for the remainer of his life, and who, with "his wife, are the only living representatives of the second generation of this family, Mrs. J. T. Forsythe as secretary. Letters of greeting were read by the secretary from Miss Nell Forsythe of Tacoma, Wash.; Miss Alice Parker of Seattle, Wash., and from Mr. and Mrs. Zell Cook of Regina, Ganada. After a short address by Rev. R. C. Chambers offi­cers for the ensuing year were elected, fttrs. George Waddington of Klrkville as vice president and Miss Madaline Stump of Oskaloosa as secretary and treasurer. The place of the next an­nual meeting was decided to be at the home of Miss Vila Forsythe, Oska­loosa, on August 18, 1917.

Two of the very pleasant features of the day were: First, the presence and exhibition of a family tree of the Forsythe family, constructed for the association by Miss Gladys Corbett, an artist of promise and ability. This work was last year placed in the hands of a committee, J. T. Forsythe of Ottumwa, Miss Viola Forsythe of Oskaloosa and Mrs. William Forsythe of Griswold. They are all justly proud of this tree on which there are more than Ave hundred names of the liv­ing and dead of the family and which will serve as a record for reference.

The other object of interest intro­duced was the enlarged picture of the maternal head of this great family, Mary McKinley Forsythe.

It was presented to Archibald For­sythe, her only living son, by one of the next generation who was thought­ful enough to remember to extend this courtesy to the only representative of the second generation.

Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brewer of Ottumwa.

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ANNOUNCE COMING WEDDItyG AT CHARITON.

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The following from the Chariton Her^d-Patriot of Thursday will be of interest here as Miss Penick has fre­quently visited in this city:

Mrs. Willis Aten entertained a com­pany of young ladies at a card party Tuesday afternoon, complimentary to her sister, Miss Margaret Penick, whose marriage to Paul R. Lisher, professor of animal husbandry at the State Agricultural college at Ames oc­curs at St. Andrew'% church in this city on September 12 at 4 o'clock p. m. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion in purple and gold. De­licious refreshments were served and the occasion was one of much pleas­ure. Announcement was made of the interesting coming event, each guest being presented with a purple aster, to which a card, bearing the names of Miss Margaret Penick and Paul R. Lisher, with the date, September 12, 1916, was tied with yellow ribbon.

Miss Penick was the complimented guest at a miscellaneous shower giv­en by the young ladies of the Bridge club at the home of Miss Rhea Oppen-heimer last Saturday afternoon. A buffet luncheon was served and the af­ternoon was spent In a most enjoyable

CHAIR3 FOR TWO.

By Earl Reed Silvers.

(Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

. I The sophomore class of Bethel col­

lege had just finished one of the most successful dances In history. It was after. midnight when ,the last speech was given, the last song sung and the happy pleasure Beekers bundled into the four big stages which waited to take them back to CollegevUle. On the way home, the boys sang and cheered, their spirits gradually rising until when they arrived at the neighboring town of Glenwood, several members of the party had reached a point of ex-hiuberance.

The desire for activity had Increased so much that one of the more adven­turous suggested that It would be a fine thing to visit the verandas of the Glenwood homes and make a collection of chairs.' No sooner was the sugges­tion made than the high spirited stud­ents swooped down upon the darkened houses. Soon a miscellaneous collec­tion of chairs was piled upon the coaches and the boys continued their triumphal march through the town.

When the end of the village was reached, however, the more sober members of the party called a halt. The chairs were piled high on the lawn of one of the most prominent citizens and thence the Irate inhabi­tants journeyed the next morning to claim their own and vent their wrath on the memory of the night visitors.

But not all the trophies were left be­hind. Jim Duncan, with characteristic stubbornness, refused to part with hiB treasure. It was a fine chair of solid mahogany, which seemed too good for veranda use and Jim, declaring that he had taken a fancy, to it, carried it on his lap to Collegeville and installed it in a corner of his room.

On the very next night, Jim met El­sie Thurston. It was at a Country club dance, and after the third fox trot Jim decided that Elsie was altogether the finest girl he had ever met. He liked the way she looked at him through drooping lashes of black and he liked the curl of her chestnut hair hanging low over her ears. Elsie on her part, evidently considered Jim with favor­able light for she gave him three oth­er dances before the evening was over and just before they parted she ac­quiesced in his suggestion that he go to see her on the next evening.

Jim appeared at tte .Tsurston resi­dence shortly after eight o'clock. Elsie having decided to loo kher very best, was not ready when the yisitor arrived so Mr -Duncan, introducing hipiself, accepted the role of entertainer. The conversation drifted to college and the pranks of various students.

"Yes, we do have lots of fun," Jim said in answer to a question of the older man. "But, then, we study a bit, too."

"Well," Mr. Duncan answered grim­ly, "I know one time when' some of you didn't study any. That was two nights ago." *

Jim's heart missed a beat. "What happened?" he asked inno­

cently. ' "A bunch of students came over here

after midnight and stole one of my best chairs." Jim's face took on a slight tinge, but it was dark and Mr, Duncan did not notice. "It was a chair I value highly," he continued, "and if I could find out who took it I would prosecute him to the full extent of the law."

"Maybe I could scout around anil find it for you," Jim suggested.

"If you do. I shall be eternally obl!g-ed to you," the other answered. That chair was an heirloom and I hoped to keep it in the family."

Elsie .appeared, radiant in a creation of shimmering blue.

"Would you like to go in and look at that picture I was telling you about last, night?" she asked. "We can see it better Inside."

Jim followed her into the spacious to library, The first thing his eyes fell upon was a chair identical 1 nappear-ance with the one which ren^sed in the corner of his own room. Elsie fol­lowed his glance.

"What's the matter?" she asked, not­ing his startled expression.

"Why—I—er—was looking at that chair," he managed to answer. "It's rather odd, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is one of a pair we used to havp that has been in the family for years."

J'm examined the chair with interest "You say that there^ was another

one?" he asked. "Where is it?"

A shadow of annoyance croaaed the girl's face.

"A group of college boya stole It the night before last," she answered. "We left It on the veranda by mistake and •hey took that with a number of others ftoni neighboring houses. The others were found oi^the outskirts of the town, but ours was not among them."

"Oh, that's a shame!" Hie Spoke in* dlgnantly. "Do they fit together?"

"Yes, they were so made that they could be joined to form a tete-a-tete. Do you see where the joints are?"

Jim examined the spot indicated and discovered two small locks exactly like the one he had noticed in the other chair.

"Maybe." he suggested. "1 can look around the dormitory and find the oth­er one. And If I do I'll bring It back to you." ' "Oh, if you only can!" She glanced at him gratefully and Jim suddenly re-Holved to bring back the other chair on the very next evening.

So bright and early the next morn­ing, he seated himself at his desk and wrote a letter:

"Dear Elsie: I scouted around last night and found your chair in one of the student's rooms. Unlets I hear from you by phone, I shall bring It over tonight."

No phone message was forthcoming so at eight o'clock Jim packed the chair in his runabout and departed for Glenwood. Mr. Duncan was seated on his veranda when he arrived.

"I am very much obliged and indebt­ed to you." he announced, when Jim showed him his precious cargo. "Elsie IB In the library."

Taking the chair with him, Jim en­tered the house. When Elsie saw him she gave a cry of delight.

"Oh, It Is Just fine of you!" she ex­claimed. "Where did you find it?"

"I promised not to tell," he answer­ed. "It doesn't matter, does it, so long as we have the chair back?"

"Of course not." She clapped her hands. "Oh, I am so glad!"

After that, the evening flew by on gilded wings. But just before it was time to go, Jim ventured a suggestion.

"You haven't shown me how those chairs are joined together to make a tete-a-tete," he said.

"No," she answered, "I haven't, but I will."

She joined them deftly and a few minutes later Jim was sitting in one, with Elsie beside him in the other.

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Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 1.—Further application for the discharge of col­lege students serving in the national guard on the border or guardsmen with dependent relatives will be con­sidered, according to orders sent by the war department to Ft. Brown to day.

Railroad Notes ! Chief Clerk C. E. Hale of the Bur­

lington was in Burlington today. Tom Richards, stenographer, has

been transferred from the trainmas­ter's office at the Ottumwa junction, to the agent's office at the C. M. & St. P.. freight house. His place at the Junction has been taken by Claude Peterson.

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If you can't send them to the Ottum­wa mcfrket drop me word what you have and I'll come or send buyers any where, no matter where ;-ou live. !£•

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