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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
Death OF an Old Lake CAPTAIN. ~

CHICAGO, July 3.-Capt. Ira II. Owen.
one of the pioneer vessel owners of
Chicago, died Thursday morning at his
residence in Oak Park. Capt Owen
was a sailor from his youth and suc-
ccssful business man. lie established
the Escanaba 4 Lake Michigan Trans
portation Company, the Owen steam
ship line, the Delta Transports
tion Company and the Escanaba
Towing and Wrecking Company. In
his business the captain had
amassed a large fortune, which will be
inherited by his invalid wife and two
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

with disappointed and lncredulOuS
look; nothing could ever persuade them
we were from Chicago. Agent Walker
lives in n comfortable double log house,
and after refreshing glass of milk
which would have shamed Chicago
cream, we sat around the fire and made
Walker talk.
His wife, the mother Of eight chill
drcn, four of whom were born when tkc
nearest doctor lived SO miles away, had
many interesting things to tell; bits of
her own history and struggles with sick.
ness and disease among her children,
funny anecdotes Of Indian women and
accounts Of the missionaries who had
lived there from time to time, all of
which, though told in = plain, modest
way, could not disguise the real bravery
and hcroism Of the woman. Of the 700
Indians in the agsacy, only about go or
20 arc full-blood.
These full-hloods are, of course, the
nristocrate Of the place, and, though
they strive to preserve the Indian in
stincts and traditions, they generally
fail. and the poor half-brecds are neither
sufficiently civilized to live like the
whites, nor do tacy adhere closely
enough to the old rites and customs to
lend To themselves the dignity and ro-
nance of the old Chippewa tribes.
When 4 man raarries, after the two
mothers have negotiated the affair, he
must go to the hoEie of his wife, and is
required to support the whole family
for one year.
II Protestant marries a Catholic
wife he ;zlust adopt the religion of his
wiic. The woman rules the house and
children without any interference from
the man. Many of the families have
been provided by the government with
houses and furniture. About year ago
q young Chippewa half-brced sold his
pine lands. When the cash was in his
pockets he felt very rich indeed, and
very uncomfortable. Then followed
two great events in his life: he bought
him SIS suit of c.C.hcs and got mar.
RED. lie was furnished 4 house and
furnitr-se and said he was going to ''livc
lie the whites"
4 week or two after they moved into
the new house Mr.. Walker met him,
and asked him how he liked to live s.like
white folks" The fellow looked glum,
and shook his head, as he mumbled
s'Colnc and see" The pretty new chairs
and table were piled onto the bed in
ono corner of the room, while the wife
and her young brothers and sisters, to.
gcthcr with their father and mother
were gathered about a great black
kettle in the middle Of the floor
from which the whole family were fish.
ing bits of meat with their fingers in the
most primitive fashion. A short time
after this, the same man went to Mr.
Walker and asked him what q divorce
would cost, doubtless expecting the gov
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
THE EAST.

In Pittsburgh, Pa, four men were
rrecipitated into the street below by
the breaking of scaffod, distance
of 60 feet. and all were fatally hurt.
AT a Christian church sociable at
Brushton. n. y, forty-threc persons
were poisoned by ice cream and Rev.
Mr.. Braun. rector of the Episcopal
church, and two ladies died and all the
others were in a critical condition.
JEALOUSY caused John Rausch to
kill his sweetheart, Maria Burckett,
and then himself at Lawrence. Mass.
THE boiler of an engine near White
Haven. Pa, exploded, killing Engineer
Thomas Tripp,' Fireman J. Pope and
Brakemen Gallagher and Smith.
THE firm of Mcbride Bros, tea mer-
chants in New York city, made an as
signment with liabilities of $3il, ,531
and assets of S1ss,s49.
ALEXANDER WIssE shot and mortally
wounded Maria Hodig and then COM
mitted suicide in New York.
JUDGE WILSON sentenced John
Bardsley. the defaulting treasurer of
Philadelphia, to fifteen years solitary
confinement in the pcnitentiary and to
pay fine equal to the amount of his
embezzlement, which may reach $3.50,
OU0
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

EIsHoP CoXE, the learned Episcopal
divine, has taken up the war on the
practice of bicycle riding by women.
In a recent address in Buffalo, N. Y,
at the commencement exercises of st.
nargarct's school, he said he 'hoped
none Of the graduates would ever be
seen astridc wheel and that 1.-The
e rls he had seen riding on Delaware
avenue looked like old women on a
broomStick"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

Six years ago New Jersey gentle
man bequeathed five thousand dollars
of his estate to his widow and twelve
thousand dollars to Henry George for
the dissemination of single-tax litcra-
ture. The will was contested by the
relatives of the testator, and now, at
the close of the contest, Mr.. George
gets three hundred and ten dollars and
the relatives two hundred and ninety
six dollars. The lawyers take the bal
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

A MAN in Meade county, Kan, sold Il
section of land, fenced entire, good
pump and windmill house, sheds, etc,
and free of encumbrance, for one dol.
lar per acre during the dry spell in the
earlier part of the season. The man
had fifty acres sown to wheat and this
WAS thrown in. The rain came, the
wheat revived, and it now looks as
good rs any in Kansas and it alone will
NOR, than reimburse the purchaser of
the land. The former owner has, it is
said, already expended half the pro
cceds derived from the sale of the land
in hiring able-bodicd men to kick him
for his folly
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
IT was claimed by the Minneapolis

IT was claimed by the Minneapolis
harvest machine makers that the crop
was SO heavy in the northwest that
they could not fill their orders
GEORGE SIMMo.s reached Chicago
from Galveston. Tex, winning wager
Of $1,000 on condition that he walk
the distance between the two cities
in sixty days. lie had seven hours to
spare.
RHINEHART PETERS and Max ellis,
of La Crosse, Wis, were thrown from
a freight car at Dubuque, Ia, by low
bridge and fatally injured.
AT Goshen, Ind. so feet of the
bank of the canal went out. entailing a
heavy loss and necessitating a shut
down of the factories.
JOHN BAKER (coloredD shot and killed
his wife at Huntsville, Ala, and then
killed himself.
A HAn.sToRM in Ransom and Sargent
counties, n. d., completely ruined
thousands of acres of growing crops
AN engine and thirty eight cars were
burned in wreck on the Omaha line
near Mendoza, MINI.
A WIND and rainstorm destroyed
many houses and totally destroyed the
crops in Madison, Audubon and Shelby
counties, In. Corn fields were as bar
rem as the road and hay was pounded
into the ground. Not green blade of
any sort was left. In some localities
the hail was from to 10 inches deep.
IT was said that Sheriff Warfield. of
Arkansas City. Ark, was dcfaultcr
to the extent of S55, ZOO.
CHARLES NEWTON, John Byron and
Chalmer Shaifer were scalded fatally
at Newcastle, Pa, by traction engine
going through bridge.
HENRY BRABHAM, negro, was
hanged at Charlotte, N. c.. for the
murder of an Italian named Mecca on
April II last. He confessed the crime.
AT Keokuk, Ia, James M. Love, one
of the oldest United States district
judges, died at the age of y years. lie
was appointed judge by President
Pierce in 1856.
OVER 10000 acres of grain, fuel and
timber were burned near Milton, Cal.
WILLIAM NEWTON and George Jones,
two well-known farmers of east Ten
nessee, fought a duel on the state line
over piece of property and both were
killed.
THE death of Dl. William Mottram
occurred at Kalamazoo, aged 81 years.
He was the oldest practicing physician
in Michigan.
JoHN SMITH and Miss Mary Dawson,
of Franklin, Ky, were thrown from
buggy and killed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

THE craze for foreign ira .cl is illus
trated in a New York girl and the
daughter of a prominent judge, who
'has made several trips to Europe and
only last week. says an Eastern jour-
nal, made her first visit to Brooklyn" :"
The ignorance of American travellers
in Europe of their own country has
frequently been commented upon by
intelligent foreigners.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

GEN. HrroLyrE, of IIayti, is about
sixty years of age and of coal-black
complexion. He is the political idol of
the pure blacks, whose blood has not
been contaminated by intermarriage
with the creoles. lie is the son of a
college professor of Port an Prince
and is man of considerable learning
and cultivation
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

MARY ANDERSON NEvAREo is tying
herself to England for pretty long
stay Mr.. and Mrs. Navarro have set.
tied down very comfortably in Tun-
bridge Wells, n beautiful place, famous
for chalybeatc springs, about thirty
miles from London. Mrs. Navarro is
in prime health. but avoids London So
cicty to a great extent. Men of talent
and reputation make not little of her
friendship. Gladstone is fond of her,
and Tennyson recently asked her to
take part in a little play he had written.
This she was forced to decline. TO u
correspondent she said: Il shall never
act again"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

HARVARD is two hundred and fifty
five years old and has graduated seven
teen thousand students A little more
than half of them are living. Harvard S
oldest living graduate in point of class
connection is DR. Frederick A. Farley,
one He is probably the oldest minister
in Brooklyn. iIarvard's Oldest graduate
in point of personal age is Rev. William
Wilmington, of Washington.w who is over
ninety-two. Yale's oldest boy is Ed
ward McCrady, of Charleston. s. G.,
who graduated with the late ex-Presi-
dent Woolsey in 1920.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
A Tearful Tragedy.

Play-writer-I will now read to you
my play.
Friend-But why have you given me
this package?
Play-writer--That package contains
half q dozen handkcrchiefs. My play is
tragedy, and don't want you to be
unprepared.-Texas Siftings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

JOHN w. BooKwALTER, of Ohio, owns
sixty thousand acres of land in Ne
braska upon which he contcmplates
organizing farming community. lie
will build a village in the center of the
tract which shall have large town
hall and library. The tenants will
work their land by day and return to
the village ut night.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

A HUNDRED years ago." says slot
machine man in the Philadelphia
Press, "a man i'll England who kept II
tavern made use of the slot machine.
This was IA tin box containing tobacco
The frcquenters of his tavern dropped
a half-pcnny in the slot and it struck a
lever which opened the box. Then the
purchaser took out IA pinch of tobacco
and put it in one of the pipes lying
around on tables in the barroom. This
is the first slot machine of which any
record is known. Nowadays they sell
everything in them, especially in Eng
land. where they are used for postage
stamps"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
Death Of nm A Dnd Ishyxicfan. n.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, July 3.-Dr.
William Mottram, probably Michigan's s
oldest practitioner, died here, aged 81,
of paralysis. He practiced until last
Saturday and was stricken suddenly.
DR.. Mottram was member Of the leg
islature in 1S43: He was the author Of
the law compelling townships to main
tain public libraries. and has always
been foremost in public enterprises
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
One Rock Avoided

Mrs. Tiptop-Iiow in the world did
you persuade yourself to marry ba.
ker?
Mrs. Van Oven formerly Mrs. De
Finc)-l determined that for my second
husband | would marry a man who
could bake his own biscuits.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Flames Play Havoc with Grain, Feed an
Timber Land In California.

Flames Play Havoc with Grain, Feed aud
Timber Land In California.
MILTON, Cal, July 3.-During the
last ten days over 10000 acres of grain,
feed and timber land have been burned
within 10 miles of this place. A large
fire has been raging east of here since
Tuesday. burning everything from Elk
horn station south toward Copperopolis
SO far it has been impossible to check
the flames. No opinion can be formed
rs to the damage likely to be caused by
the fire. The heat for few days past
has exceeded that of any former years.
The mercury Thursday reached lie.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

ScARroLoGY, or the science of telling
the character of a man by the wear of
the soles of his boots, has been atten-
lively studied by a Swiss doctor of the
name of CALI. Speaking briefly, wear
at the back of the heels invariably in
dicates conccit pride and vanity. Soles
worn toward the toes demonstrate de-
ceit and even criminality. while a sole
that shows an equal amount of wear on
every part of the surface denotes IA
frank, upright and fearless character
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
or Two EyIla.

Mobsie, the Office Boy-There's man
downstairs says he's goin' to kill yer.
and a beautiful young lady as wants to
go on der stage.
Manager-Of two evils-well. show
the man up.-Jury.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

MONTANA is larger than the empire
OF Turkey, Texas is larger than the
whole Austrian empire by thirty thou
sand square miles, and New Mexico is
larger than Great Britain and Ireland
fOrcther
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
The Height Of style.

Mr.. Bliffers = What? Fifty dollars
for that monstrosity? It's the ugliest
bonnet ever set eyes on.
Mrs. Bliffcrs-Of course. Catch me
wearing pretty bonnet that every
negress will be copying!-N. Y. Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

The prince OF Wales won largely on
Common in the English Derby. but
lost again by playing Col. North's Old
Boots for place. The prince is also
losing by playing his mothers old shoes
for nlace
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

NATHANIEL TAFT, of Middletown, n.
T.. for forty years past a locomotive
engineer and for thirty-fve years in
the service of the Erie railway. has
never met with an accident on the road.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

THE casualty record for the English
football season just over shows twelve
cases of death directly attributable to
injuries received in Matches
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

The works of Victor Hugo are still
read more than those of any other
French author. According to Il letter
from his son-inlaw, Nacquerie, the
seven editions of the poets works pub
lished during the last five years have
brought in 2, 800, 900 francs.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
LATER.


BANGOR, Me-, July 4.-Ex-Vice Presi-
dent Hannibal lIamlin died to- night at
Sis o'clock. He went down town this
afternoon and went to the Tarratine
club rooms where he was playing pedro
when his head fell forward upon his
chest. A gentleman remarked: 1.-The
senator seems to feel badly" MIR.
Hamlin said: II do"
The men gathered around him and he
was taken to a lounge. DIR. Robinson
who was in the next room, attended
him, and afterwards Doctors Mason and
Phillips were called. No pulse was
| visible for an hour, and it was thought
they could not bring him out, Finally
he revived somewhat and managed to
articulate freely. The doctors worked
over him faithfully and his family was
sent for. Soon Mrs. Hamlin, his son
and his wife and other members were
at his side. All was done for him in
human power but failed, and he passed
away peacefully at Sis p. N.
He leaves widow and sons, Gen.
Charles Hamlin, Esq, a lawyer of Ellis
worth, and Frank Hamlin, now living
in Chicago. Mr.. Hamlin has been per-
ceptibly failing for a year, but seemed
about as usual this afternoon and
walked down town.
The remains were removed from the
Tarratine club rooms. where he died,
to his residence on Fifth street. His
son, Hannibal +. Hamlin arrived here
from Ellsworth about twenty minutes
after his fathers death. Ills son,
Frank, now in Chicago, has been sent
for, and the funeral will not occur un-
til after his arrival. Hannibal Hamlin
was born in Paris. Oxford county,
Maine, and was eighty-two years of
age. Mr.. liamlin was elected with
Lincoln in 1860.
SAN FRANCISCO had 100000 on the
4th.
A STORM of unusual severity visited
Galveston, Texas, on the 5th. The
lower part of the city was submerged
and several blocks of railway track
washed away.
THE Emperor of Germany arrived in
England on July 4th to visit his grand
mother Victoria, Queen of England.
AN excursion train, July 9Th, on the
Kanawha 4 Michigan railroad went
through a burning trestle near Charles
ton, w. v. Ten persons were killed
outright and many were injured.
Two aereonau:s fell from balloons in
Ohio on the 4th and were killed.
A STATUTE of Sunset Cox was uu-
] yelled in New York on the 4tb.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
A Cook Book.

Mr.. Onait-They say that Ward Nc.
Allister is in reality nothing more than
cook.
MIR. Vraiment-Yes, and he prepared
nice bowl Of soup for himself when he
published that book.-Puck
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

TwEsrY-sIx Of the forty four states,
considerable majority of all, have
now given women some form Of
suffrage,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

BOSTON has two more banks than
New York. Pittsburgh has two more
than Chicago and thirty-two more than
PHILADELPHIA.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

GEHMAsY's production Of silver in
1890 was 10000 pounds. about Q per
cent. of the worlds product.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
Accounted For.

Are you boarding or do You keel
house?'
Both"
"Roth?"
''yes. I'm i; carpenter."-Juror.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09

EVERY minute, night and day. the
United States government collects s639
and spends slGl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29

Mr. and Mrs. IsaacD pra.ercolobratcd
the tenth anniversary OF their we'd.
ding at their beautiful residence, No.
l23 Twelfth street, last evening. The
house and yard were brilliantly illumi.
mated, while within were gathered n
happy company Of relatives and friends.
AZ Il proper hour refreshments were
served upon beautiful service com
posed exclusively OF tin. Each guest
wis presented with plato and cup as a
souvenir OF thcoccasion. Those rroacnt
were: Mr. George Prayer and family,
Charles Prayer and family, Miss Kate
Norton, Michael Prayer and family,
Andrew Prayer, Homer Prayer and
family, Charles WiRchcr aud son, Mrs.
N. W. Amick, Mrs. X. Humborger,
Bruce Chadocl; and family, Mrs. Mary
Bigclow, Mrs.J. N. Kelly and family,
NJ. i. Kelly and wife, Miss Hattie
Prayer, Mrs. Sarah Darrah and Rev. a.
J. Trey.
Alter pleasant evening the guests
departed, leaving with the host and
hostess many kindly and heartfelt
wishes Tor their future happiness.
Many beautiful presents were received
appropriate 10 tho occasion, both IRON
those in attendance and those neccs-
sarily prevented from being present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29

Unruly boys hare OF late been, annoy.
ing Ed. llackcnberq. the shoemaker.
who keeps shop on Woods street, be-
tween Forty-sccond and Forty-frst
streets. Yesterday one OF crowd OF
urchins threw brick at tho sign above
the door. Tho shoemaker appeared,
grabbed one OF them, n son OF man
named Gould, and took him into the
shop, sending his vile for policeman.
Some OF the boys ran around to Bloch's
tobacco factory, where Gould was work
ing, and told him about it. Gould rush.
cd to 1lackenbcrg's house. and. finding
the door locked, became almost frantic
with icnr. lie pounded on the door and
would have broken the door in had not
Hackcnborg opened it and released the
boy. The two mcn had q few words,
but parted without fighting and the
crowd C.isuorsed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29

Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to rec
ord one deed of trust and transfers as
follows:
October II by lIampdcn q. Shrivcr
and wife TO Henry Friesc, Tor 81 $50, Il
lot on east Fifteenth street.
October 10 by W. J. ". Cowden, trus-
tee Tor James 2. Maxwell, for $3.50, lot
3 and the north hall OF lot 1 in Waters
addition.
October - by the trustees OF the I. 0.
Il. NJ. cemetery TO Henry Huudt, Tor
S35, lot 43 in division b In that ceme-
terry.
The certificate OF incorporation of the
Alsacc-Lorraine Society. a beneficial or
ganlzation, was also Gled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29
cLoTklNe-loE JRcoRs.
REED THE TPlEL OF
JOE JACOBS.
A Separate Verdict Wanted from
Each Juror.

!. ! find that JoE JAcons has the finest
assortment OF Fall and Winter Goods.
.. find that his Clothing is the best
made.
5. find that every customer is treated
honestly.
!. | find that everybody gets his mon
eys worth there.
5. ] find that his s., s., s., 81, IS, 50
and $40 Suits are the best made and the
cheapest in town.
&. | find that his Chi!dren's Overcoats
at s., So, 81, 5 and Sc are worth double
the money.
:. l find that, as he buys for cash, he
canno, be undcrsold.
s. I find that his 81, 50, So, 81, s. and
SGSuits arc the best Sitting Tor the money.
0. lind that he has the incest assort-
ment OF Pants.
10, | find that the quality OF his goods
is the best.
II. find that you can get morc ior ono
dollar here than anywhere else.
-. agree with the other Jurymen
that JOE JACOBS has n reputation for
honesty and square dealing.
OPINION OrTHEJuDCE:-uroH this verde;
! find JOE JACOBS guilty OF scllEua CLOTHING,
hats. FURNISHING GOUDS TRUNkH ~!
FALiSES cheaper than any house IN Wheeling,
1864 MARKET STREET.
oclG Opposite The IIpr2r iIarkc. LIon.c;