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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14
FUNERALS.

The funeral of Miss Alice Gertrude
Murphy took place at the home of her
parents, 81 Canterbury street. this
morning at $40 O'Clock A requiem high
mass was celebrated at St. Peters
church at o'clock by Rev. ]. ]. How
ard, who also conducted the services at
the grave
The floral tributes were beautiful and
consisted of Gates ajar," surrounded
by dove and inscribed my favorite,"
from her sister, Mrs. William White;
a pillow, marked "Our Alice" from the
family; a cross from her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Martin mound from her
brother, James Murphy; a cross from
D. j. Cunningham; a bunch of 20 tea
white roses from the class of '99, Wor-
cester English high school; mound of
roses marked Friend" from w. A.
Scott and P. j. Powers; cross of roses
marked Alice from Edward Crosby;
bouquets from w. A. Killoran, Peter M.
German, Miss Annie Scannell. Gather
Inc Martin, Katherine and Mary Har-
rington, Nellie A. Healey, Alice Steel.
Mary Kelley, B. Essie Clair, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Keegan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Sullivan; a crescent from Min
ME and Lizzie Davis.
The bearers were Maurice Hayes, Ed
Nol0 N|lOoUy, JUN nChSHlld, EdlTlCk
j. Powers, John J. Halpin and Robert
j. Black. The burial was at st. Johns
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Shea took
place at 10 Laurel street yesterday
morning at $40 o'clock with requiem
high mass at st. Annes church at 9
o'clock. Rev. f. f. Brosnihan conduct
ed the services. The bearers were IT.
notify Fitzpatrick Joseph Moriarty,
John Moran, Dennis Fitzpatrick and
Daniel and Michael Shea The inter-
ment was in st. Johns cemetery.
The funeral of Margaret Murrin was
held at the home Of her parents, AZ
Union avenue, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Burial was at st. Johns
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

. A permit to build was granted yesterday
TO Claus Peterson, Eric Erikson builder,
for two-story wooden house on Whittier
street, at an estimated cost Of 5000,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14
NOTICE.

Our office will be closed on Friday af-
ternoon, July r4th, at o'clock, for the
day. All going to the Charity Ball
Game.
TATMAN g. Park,
Insurance, Real Estate and Mortgages,
4IO Main street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

Butchers ard Grocers' excursion July
10. Tickets S1.00. Nantasket Beach, Ma
hant or ball game, Boston VS.. st. Louis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

Butchers and Grocers' excursion. July
10. Tickets 81. Nantasket Beach, Ma
hant, or ball game, Boston VS.. St.
Louis
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

The funeral of Margaret Murrin was
held at the home of her parents, At
Union avenue, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Burial was at St. Johns
cemetery. 7at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

Butchers and Grocers' excursion. .JuIv
10. Tickets 81. Nantasket Beach. Ma
hant, or ball game, Boston VS.. ST.
Louis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14

J.. Have forwarded one real for a half
ticket If you have childrens sizes,
Would like to come, but mamma says
NO. ana no 1t is. Alphonso."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
A CoMnIENDABLE WORK.
Effort Being Made to Compile Accurate
Tables ofssVital Statistics.

Physicians and students of mortality
statistics will be interested in learning
of the work now being accomplished
by the chief statistician of vital sta
tistics of the United States census, by
the authority of the director, Hon. Will
liam r. Merriam. It is practical eff
fo1t, necessarily of limited scope, to
secure the adoption of uniform GER
tificate for the return OF deaths aud
looking toward the establishment of u
common national system of collection
of vital statistics for the purpose, pri-
marily of the census tables and pub
LEGATIONS.
Correspondence has been had by the
chief sta1istician. William \. King,
with tile officers in charge OF mortali-
ty registra ton in the states employ
ing such system. and in the cities
having population of 5000 and more
at the last census which also collect
aYd register death returns. Complete
and accurate information of the diff
ferent methods in vogue has been OBJ
tanned, and it was found that there
was much Unnecessary and objection
able variation. considered from the
census point of view, in the form of
official returns.
Having no power to compel co-opera-
tive action. and hampered by want OF
time in Which to carry out the whole
project, nevertheless the census office
undertook to secure the modification
CT amplification of the death certiti-
Gates so as to have them include the
items necessary to obtain census data.
A model return form was prepared and
IS.t,o ,,,,tt tal |, n cfn
spondence, to each registration office
or officer controlling the preparation
of the state or local forms.
The result has been more important
and gratifying than even the census
Office expected, as not only have the
items in the specimen form been very
generally adopted, but the registration
officers have abolished many practical
lly obsolete local variations in their GER
tificates, and the latter have been
| made to conform to one standard more
nearly than ever before.
The promptness and willingness dis
played by the state and local officers
in complying with the request of the
director has been surprising as well as
gratifying. The benefit that will re-
suit to the census office and to science
from this hrSJ step toward the goal OF
national uniformity is incalculabie
but it will be seen readily that the
study of the natural growth of the
population is made easier and more
certain.
| The director of the census confident.
lily expects that physicians everywhere
will appreciate the desirability of the
new order of things, and that they will
earnestly and actively cooperate i,
securing prompt and accurate MORTAL
ty returns of the uniform character re
quired by congress and sought for by
statisticians. He recognizes the fac,
that failure on the part Of physicians
to give vitality to the common stand
ard by carefully reporting the item.
4 that may be new to their certificate
Twill be fatal to the end in view.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
CRUSHED ON CAR TRACK.
Howe Jones, Aged IA, is Instantly XIII.
ed AT DeS M diner,

Des AIoines, Oct. 7.-Howe Jones,
aged IA, the youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Jones, 1347 Twenty.fifth
street. was run over and instantly
killed by a street car near the inter-
section Of 10th and Center streets, at
0 o'clock Thursda evening. Young
Jones, in company with four or five
boys of his own age, had been down
town attending the carnival, and was
returning home on University ave-
nue. car. The long grade from Wood
land to Cottage Grove avenue being
steep, the progress of the car was slow
and Jones and his companions amused
themselves by jumping on and off
playing tag. They were so much en-
crossed in frolicing that the near APP
proach of car descending the grade
on the second track escaped their at
tention, and without realizing their
danger, Jones and another of the boys,
in getting away from their associates
on the platform. jumped off imme-
diately in front of the south bound
car. Both were knocked down, but
Jones fell with his head partially rest
ing on the track, and when the motor
man, Elmer Sergeant, applied the
brake and stopped his car, it was seen
that he manifested no symptoms of
life. The other boy scrambled to his
feet and accompanied by three or four
Others who got off the car, ran away.
They fled so quickly that their names
were not learned, and the most dill
gent inquiry by William Scholes, rep,
resenting the street railway company
failed to discover their identity.
The car was stopped so quickly that
the rear trucks rested on the face Of
the unfortunate boy and in order tc
release him it was necessary to jack
the truck up from the track. Wher
removed from beneath the car it was
apparent the boy was dead. The right
side of the face was crushed and the
back of his skull where it struck the
pavement was fractured. Death wa:
! thought to have been instantaneous
though there was no one but the boy:
playing with him at the time saw hin
thrown under the wheels. The body
was removed to the parking on the
invest side OF the street. The father o
the dead boy arrived long before tn,
coroner, who. being in the crowd dowI
town, was not found for more than al
hour after the police had been notified
The body was removed to the home O
the parents, where it will be prepared
II for burial.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
IN LABOR REALMS.
Situation in Cigar Makers Strike
Remains Unchanged.
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT MAINTAINED.
John Maggie, Secretary OF the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, IIa. I..ued Call
for First Inslalinent of the
Per Capita Tax.
From Fridays Daily.l

[From Fridays Daily.]
The strike of the cigar makers of
this city, which has been in progress
for the past two weeks, is as far from
a settlement as. it was when the
trouble was inaugnrated. The. strikers
blame the manufacturers for the con-
tinuation of the difficulties, because of
their refusal to meet committee to,
adjust the scale. All organized labor
has come to the assistance OF those
who are engaged in the strike and are
giving financial aid and support to the
movement. Circulars will be sent
broadcast throughout Iowa aud adjoin-
ing states setting forth the strike sit
uation.
John Maggie, secretary of the State
Federation of Labor has issued the Off
cial call for the first installment of the
per capita tax of the Federation, as
provided by the convention which met
in this city last May. The tax is only
4 cents per member, but as there are
over 100000 members in this state, the
sum thus realized is no small affair.
1t is for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of the Federation and is pay
able quarterly.
The miners throughout this vicinity
are maintaining the assessment which
they levied upon themselves recently
for the benefit of the striking cigar
makers in this city There are about
5000 miners within radius of fifty
miles of Ottumwa, and each week ev-
cry one of them contributes 25 cents to
the support of the fund to carry on
| the strike. S
| The local plumbers union is formu-
lating plans to protect the public from
incompetent workmanship in this pro-
fession. They claim that there has
been so much wrong work already
done that the health of the occupants
of many residences is impaired.
a&*
/ Among the prominent labor leaders
present at the street fair and carnival
last week was james Baxter, of Hite-
man., vice president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
*xx
W. D. Jones, president of the bot
| tiers union, will visit several places in
the state next week in the interest OF
the blue label on all bottled goods. Ev-
erything is looking bright in this or
ganization.
i B###
The stone masons have formed q
strong organization and recently Sc
cured a nine-honraday and a scale Of
1913 cents per hour.
s.sgs
i The ieOrganized Wopkmen Of West
ern Pennsylvania, u represented by al
4 the leading workers in the cause Of OF
ganized labor, including p. NJ Joyce
Of pressmen's union No. 81, gave 81,
days and six nights theatrical enter
tainment at the Grand opera house
\ Pittsburg. The undertaking was gi
gantic one and was ably planned ana
successfully carried out. The proceeds
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

There is more Catarrh III this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed TO be
nounced it local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci.
ence has proven catarrh to be constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrli Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on the market. II is taken
Internally i'll doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon
full. Ii acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY 8, CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
NEW DEBATING CLUB.
Young Men Complete Its Organization
Last EYeninR.

The debating society recently organ
lied in the city from members of the
P. @. p. V. and Websterian societies
held its first regular meeting last even
ing in their room at the city hall. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Byron
Utecht; vice president, Frank NOEL
roy; secretary, Carl Hoglund; treas
urer. Ralph McElroy. The standing
committee. whose duty is to provide
programs, is as follows: Frank McEl-
roy, chairman; Ernest LeCompt and
Earl Rhine. The constitution and by
laws were formally adopted and mat
tiers are now ready for active work in
debating, which will begin with next
Friday evenings meeting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
Favor. a Pacific Cable.

III Washington, Oct. 6.-President Nc
Kinley has determined to urge upon
congress the authorization of trans
Pacific cable and he will announce that
a naval survey shows that the route
selected is practicable. Surveys are
making by the collier Nero, under the
command of Lieutenant Commander
Hodges. Because of the complete
soundings made between San Francis
co and Hawaii, there is no necessity
for further work there and Lieutenant
Commander Hodges has confined him.
self to the waters west Of Hawaii.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
American Wages.

American wages are the highest, but
American labor, is the best and most
productive, and 5therefore the cheapest.
But this depression and not exactly
to the question, although pertinent to
it.
We present the usual form of argu-
ment in favor of the advance by
quoting the tables contained in the
Massachusetts Labor Bulletin for jan
uary, $780,, which shows the average
daily wages in twelve American cite:
in 1870 and 1903.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
German Baptist Conference.

Burlington, Oct. 6.-The nineteenth
annual session of the southeastern
German Baptist conference convened
here Wednesday night, with delegates
from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Okla
bona and Town and a number OF yisi-
tors from eastern states.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

Hoods Pills are non-irritating and
the only cathartic to take with Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

Kills Them-Rheumatic Pains, Lame
Back, Diarrhoea, Sprains, Pleurisy,
Sore Throat, Frost Bites, with Mull's
lightning Pain Killer. 25c. All drug
gists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

"Take time by the forelock.' If your
blood is out Of order, begin taxing
Hoods Sarsaparilla at once and prevent
serious illness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
Rumor Denied.

London, Oct. 6.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The foreign Office pronounces
"supremely ridiculous and utterly base
less'' the story that the queen may abb
dictate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
"a Heart a. sturdy a. an oaks,

But what about the blood which the
heart must pump at the rate of 70
times a minute? If the heart is to be
sturdy and the nerves strong this
blood must be rich and pure. Hoods
Sarsaparilla makes sturdy hearts be-
cause it makes good blood. 1t gives to
men and women strength, confidence,
courage and endurance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

were distributed pro rata to the organ
izations partaking in the entertain
ment. Over $4,000 persons attended
The performances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

Fire Alarms.

During the month ending Sept. 80
the total amount of property destroyed
by fire in the city of Ottumwa will not
exceed $500, on which there was an
insurance of about one-third. The
monthly report of Henry Richards,
chief of the fire department, shows 4
total of only five alarms during the
month just past. Three We're verbal
alarms and the other two came by tele-
phone. All verbal alarms come through
the police station. Chief Richards is
DESTROYS that all people reporting fire
alarms would report the location of the
fire to the telephone central, who will
notify the fire department.. BY this
method the alarm will be turned in at
the fire house quicker, much time wi.l
be saved, and better. service can be
rendered. During the month OF Sep
TENDER last year there were six alarms,
and the amount of damage done by
fire far exceeds that of this year. The
following is the report of the several
confagrations or alarms during the
loss, insurance, ETC.:
Sept. ., 1920 a. m.-Telephone
alarm; fire reported on Woodland av-
enue. False alarm.
Sept. 5, $500 a. m.-TelePhone alarm;
fire reported in three-story brick build
ing located at 1O5 East Main street,
owned by w. a. McCarroll and occupied
by Harper-Aiclntire & Co. No dam
age.
Sept. &c, 9:25 Il. m.-Nerbal alarm;
fire at booth owned by Claude Myers,
located in front of his place OF bust
ness. los East Secons! street. No dam
age.
Sept. 20, 1890 a. m.--yerbal alarm;
shed in rear of GA and 626 West Main
street, owned by y. w. Johnson. Dam
age S25, fully covered by insurance.
Sept. 30. 1:00 a. m.-Verbal alarm;
a pie of telephone poles in lotat the
foot of Jefferson street, owned by the
Ottumwa Telephone company. DAM
age $3.50. No insurance.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08
AN IDEAL CIRCUS DAY,
Ringing Bros. are Favored by a Large
Attendance.

Attendance.
Ringing Bros circus arrived here
early yesterday morning after having
lost their date at Fargo from being
blown to pieces at Crookston the day
before. They had 56 cars in two
trains. The show was nearly twice as
large as it has ever been before.
People came from fifty miles. The
Browns Valley line brought in 900
people. Hancock and Donnelly came
in en- masse and it is estimated that
if the contengent from all the towns
and surrounding country we're coun-
ted that there was easily 5000 people
here from abroad.
The parade was SO gorgeous as to
enthuse even the most phlegmatic.
1t was mile in length when crowded
close together. The afternoon and
evening exhibitions contained too
many new features TO admit of even
the briefest mention.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08
WHERE WERE YOU THE FOURTH
With the Gun Club.

The Morris, Browns Valley and
Graceville Gun Clubs were at Grace
: vile on the Fourth. Their competi.
tive shoot was an exceptional exhibi-
ton of craftsmanship. Morris took
second money with score of 102, ,and
Graceville and Browns Valley div
ided first money on score of 107 each
We are informed that one time during
the shoot there were thirty birds
pulled down without a miss.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08

Born.
To Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dushek, on
Saturday, July l, daughter
To Mr. and Mrs. H G. Olson. on
Saturday, July l, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Ernst, of
Pepperton, on Friday, June 30, son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Blow on
Sunday, July End, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs Harry Buck, on
Thursday, July 9Th son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Griffith Of
Pepperton on Thursday, June 29th a
son,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08
With Co. | on the Fourth.

The Starbuck people did their best
to make the Fourth an enjoyable day
for Co. and the Morrisites who went
there. They succeeded in so far as
it was possible for them, Col. Howell,
Mayor Englund and others put them-
selves out to extend a personal well
come to their guests which was no
small task when we consider the
large number of people present.
Including the militia, there were
about 200 present from here. They
spent the forenoon in taking in the
town, seeing the parade, ana listening
to the prepared program. In toe pa
rade the Starbuck merchants had some
very attractive displays, among them
was a miniature elevator by S..
Stewart which received much favor
able comment. The parade was
headed by the Sauk Center band, one
of the finest we ever heard, 1t was
also gratifying to notice that the
Morris band made a very favorable
impression.
Mine Host Gutter, Of the Hotel
Minnewaska had pavilion erected
in which he served first rate dinner
and supper to the militia and band
boys at the expense of the town,
Owing to the inexperience of the
umpire, the bali game in the after
noon was good deal of burlesque.
His knowledge Of the game was limi-
ted, although he tried to do the best
he could. The star playing for
MoFris was done by Thee'e and -Hea-
ly as battery, and by Peterson, Darl-
ing and Smith in their respective pos
ition Of second base, first base and
left fielder. For Willard, George Stin-
son played an errorless game and
France pitched hard ball to find.
The Cassel boys played the bases for
Willard, and we're useless but re-
deemed themselves with their batting.
Here is the score by innings
Willard. .....5 OO4 4OOO2 2 l-12
Morris 30 l 0 2 0 0 8-13
The eight scores which Morris ran
up in the last inning were due to the
roofing of the Morris sympathisers,
the batting of the Morris team and
the total collapse of the feldiers and
basemen of the Willard team. The
crowd took unwonted and unsports
manlike liberties with the umpire
which no amount of enthusiasm could
excuse.
The game as whole however, was
a good exhibition of the national
sport and few noticeable errors were
made which could not be excused by
the poor field.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08
He Admitted 1t.

"a man." she said, "neyer knows
when he is we'll off,
"True," he, replied, "and it's a
mighty fortunate thing for women who
do not care to be old maids that Tia y
don't."-Chicago Post.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08
= + The Militia Man. e, 8, :

While Co, | was at Starbuck, Ser
geant Tourtelotte procured broncho
and acted as major. The company
marched like regulars as they passed
in review before Col. Howell and the
village officers in the evening.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08

Co. is at Lake City for ten days.
All of the officers and non-coms. went
Wednesday morning and most of the
priyates. Others went down this
morning, who found it necessary to
remain here until after the circus.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-07-08

Notice in the following list of the
number of men which each company
has in camp, no company exceeds
Morris A, 80; B, Al; G, 30; D, 81; E,
81; F, so; G, 81; II, 40; l, 81.