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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17

fore they left for their new home in
kossuth. Refreshments were served
and Rev. McBeth was presented with
a chair.
Mrs. Inez Eyer spent few days at
Creston this week.
Mrs. Williamson, of La Grew, is the
guest of her daughter, Jennie William
son, of this place.
G. w. Alton and family were Stock
port visitors Sunday.
SELMA.
Selma, Oct. 17.-Geo. Overturff and
family, of Oskaloosa, visited at j. T..
Overturff's Saturday.
Six cars of baled hay were shipped
from here Friday for Peoria.
The nearly 1000 head of sheep graz
ing on w. L. Baldwin's pasture are do
ing fine, as the grass is excellent.
c. D. Overturff is buying and ship
ping hay.
STOCKPORT.
Stockport, Oct. lie. II. Skinner
and wife have returned from Excelsior
Springs and report fine trip.
George Anderson moved to his farm
east of Stockport Friday.
A great many public sales are being
held throughout the country. Notwith-
standing the dry weather and short
pastures stock of all kinds bring good
prices at private sale. Good yearling
steers sell, by the head, at $33.25 and
some bring as high as SAL per head at
AZ hundred weight per pound. Sheep
So to $3.50.
George Gall has rented his farm of
240 acres to man from Illinois, con-
sideration So per acre, and in the near
future he will become citizen OF
Stockport.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17
KIRK WILLIE.

Kirkville, Oct. 17.-It is an unusual
thing to see such warm weather as we
had the past week, during October
Fires have not been needed, windows
and doors have been kept open and
portions of the day have been I'M
comfortably warm.
Peter Lykins was calling on friends
in Blakesburg, Sunday.
John Picken has just had new
barn completed to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire this summer. The new
barn is large one and its new coat
of paint makes it a neat as well as use
full building.
Last Thursday evening at the pleas
ant country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hardesty. four miles southeast
of Kirkville, occurred the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Anna Hardesty,
to John Proud. Rev. c. L. Tennent. OF
Fremont, performed the ceremony that
united for life these most worthy young
people. The bride is the only daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hardesty, and is Il
highly esteemed young lady, known TO
a large circle of friends. The groom
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Proud,
and young man OF most excellent
character. we extend to them our
best wishes for a happy and prosperous
life.
i. w. Bottorff, of Martinsburg, spent
part of last week with his son, James
Bottorff, and family.
At the annual election of the Won
ans Foreign Missionary society, last
Tuesday, the following officers were
elected President, Mrs. Agnes Kirk
patrick; first vice president, Mrs. c. A
Smith; recording secretary, Mrs NJ. E
S. Rubel; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Nan Woods; treasurer, Mrs. NJ. E
Caughlan. Mrs. Ella Frank and Mrs
Caughlan We're elected delegates TO the
state convention at Des Moines, ant
left Thursday to attend the same.
| w. L. Percy was business caller
at Oskaloosa part of last week.
Joe Chandler has opened up mea
market and barber shop in the d. c
Ward store building.
! Charley Barnard aud family, wh'
have been visiting relatives and fricnd
in -dadison county, returned home Sat
lurday,
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Program-November 2.

300 p. m.-Registration of delegates.
700 p. m.-League rally, Rev. o. L.
Chillick, Lake View.
1880 p. m.-Why am 1 Here?
500 p. m.-Welcome, Rev. Z. J..
Lockwood.
$3.50 p. m.-opening sermon, j. B.
Trimble, D. d., Sioux City.
Friday, November 3.
500 a. m.-Devotional, Rev. Fred p.
Fisher, Central City.
$40 a. m.-Business session.
900 a. m.-Bible study, Rev. DR.. f.
l.. Eaton, Des Moines.
$3.50 a. m.--Department conferences:
Social Department" Fred L. Mont
gomery, Fayette.
"The Relation Of the Social Depart
ment to the Spiritual" opened by Miss
Myra Coutes, Dubuque.
THE Relation of the Social Depart
ment to the Financial led by NJ. Lu-
Their Hill, DEBORAH.
How Shall We Reach and Hold the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17

PORTER BROS. & HACKWORTH-
Manufacturers of harness, saddles and
collars, leather, shoe findings, sad.
dlery, hardware. etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17
MONEY TO
MANUFACTURERS,

JULIUS FECHT-Impor.er, dealer
and jobber in leaf tobacco; manufac.
turer of cigars (Elk, Columbia, etc.)
Lowest prices on leaf tobacco.
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ID A LARGE AUDIENCE
Ex-GoV Bob Taylor Lectures at the
 Merrill Institute.

Ex GcY. Bob Taylor, of Tennes- see, the most popular lecturer upon the platform today, entertained a packed house at the Merrill Insti- tute Saturday night with his new gem of pathos and humor entitled Love, Lrugbter and Song.".
 He was brouSht here under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the Main Street Methodist church.
 For an hour and half the mann moth audience listened in rapture 10 the beautiful word painting, the sallies ot humor, the dasbes of pathos which fell from the lips of the stirring speaker.
 His visit was a most pleasant one, during the short while be was in our city.
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fore passing these propositions to our people, because when they are imposed upon once it will be hard CT to get them to take any stock in the worthy enterprises.
 Now, this lead us to say that the committees on the Sawyer $ Austin Lumber Go. movement have worked faithfully to pass to this city an enterprise that will distribute kere $l2, GOO to $l4, 000 per month, and will give our city an advance movement such as we have not had for years. This committee still lacks $12,0 ,000 or $15.000 of having sufic- ient money to close with these peo- pie, and quite a number of our peo- pie, who are fully able, have not subscribed at all. Now let our peo. pie subscribe the remaining fund necessary and lets add the industry with it's thlrty-year run to our city.
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surrounded by his friends who sho@ered their congratulations up. on hin,
 It was reported that Dr. Mason had said be would kill Duncan if he vas acq quilted.
 Duncan was escorted In his room in the Trutoek Hotel by Night Chief Peterson and two other officers.
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Not Guilty.
Continued from page l.

last. She would not swear that she saw Basie Mason putin the pasture on that afternoon. But she saw her leave the house. She didn't know where she went when she left it.
 The defense then introduced fur ther evidence in favor of Mr. Dun cans reputation. Messrs. John Rutherford, F. B. Flanders and Fred Claffn testified that his reputation was good. ]
 The examination of witnesses con. cluded about 10:30 o'clock. It took about an hour to complete the in. structions which the court was to deliver to the jury. The court de- livered them about 20 minutes to l2 o'clock, when a recess was taken until | p. m.
 At the last named hour the argu- ments began. Judge J. s. Williams, who Is assisting in Ibe prosecution, was the first to speak. He was fol- lowed by W. G. Street. and H. R.C. Foster who were also employed to assist in the prosecution.
 The first to speak for the defense was Smith c, Martin. He was fol- lowed by s. M. Taylor, also for the defense. All the attorneys made eloquent appeals in behalf of their side of the case. After Mir. Tay- lor's argument the court took a re- cess until7:30 o'clock Saturday.
 The court was convened at that hour. Prosecuting Attorney Sor- rells closed the argument at 8.3O o'clock. Judge Grace then instruct. ed the jary and it retired at 8:35 o'clock.
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REMOVAL

On May Sth, Monday, ". R. Brtm ingham will remove his large and select stock of buggies. carriages. & t etc, to Main Street (next to Me eala ' Grocery oo.) where everyone in Pine Bluff and vicinity is invised 10 call and inspect the celebrated new Iimken buggy, with rubber tires and roller bearing axle, which requires no oiling, of latest design and finest finish, and the lightest draught buggy eyer made-ins+ received.
 ". R. BIRMINGHAM. io0 Main Street, Pine Bluff, Ark.
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A Monopoly.
(Continued from Page 1.)

passes through as fine a farming court try as eyes ever witnessed from the Brazos the road is upon rising ground until within hundred mdes of El Paso. From the Brazos there there is a range of hills or mouu- tains on either side of the railroad to Fl Paso. These hills are said to afford vast cattle ranges. At Mid land, 307 miles southwest of Fort Worth, the end of the timber line is reached. From here to Ell Paso the mountain sides are bleak and bar ren, with a pecuIiat undergrowth at their base and in the valleys be- tween. But tais, too, is said to make good feed for cattle, and the lands are utilized, so I was informed, for cattle ranches. But I saw scarcely any evidences of life, of naA or beast, except when some small station with dozen inhabi- tants or so vas reached 1t rains here only at brief periods, and dur ing these periods the water is caught by dams at the foot of the mountain and stored away. From this the cattle drink in dry weather, bu t water is always precious and care. fully husbanded commodity.
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As rozCIRCULATIoN

The La4ly GRAPHIC has nearly double the 3ifeuiatioa of any other Pine Blun daily newspaper and the Daily and Semi-weekly GRAPHIC have comb ted Circulation larger than that of any other Pine Bluff daily or ekly newspaper "A lvertisements accept d on this guarantee,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

Miss Bettie Hous ton, who has been attending school for several months at New Orleans, returned to her home in this city Saturday af- ternOOn.
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TAKE THE GOOD, REJECT THE
 BAD.

There is one thing the commercial organizations have done for Pine Bluf that is evident to the casual obsel yer, and that is our city seems to be before manufacturing indus fries as she has never been before. A feasible plan to build a railroad town the Bayou to Star City is be-
 re the Commercial League. Snn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
PINE BLUFF, ARK. MAY. [, 1899.

Entered at the Post-office at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second-class mail matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

Mrs. Oliver Galbraith is slo wly i'm proving from a recent severe illness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
Not Guilty.

Alter being out nearly two hours the Jury returned with the verdict. The court room was still thronged with the anxious crowd. Mir. Dun. can sat near the jurors chairs, and with calmness, in which manner he
 had conducted himself througbopt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

Our line of patent leather slippers are shown. Katzenstein.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

See our line of Patent Leathers for dress wear. Katzenstein.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

Water is the great question in this section wherever there is water and irrigation is practiced, the crops are most luxuriant and aburdant.
 It is often queer sight to see green and luxuriant fields on one side of the railroad, and lands ap, pacently as barren as the desert of Sahara on ths other. ca one side irrigation is practiced; on the other it is not. In the Rio Grand valley.
 where irrigation is practiced, some of the finest crops in the world are produced. At Ysleta, forty miles northeast of Lere ard the last sta tion before reaching El Paso. I saw young orchards certainly not sur- passed ia the Eastern or Central
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27

The following story comes from Bel
GUM: Two fellOw-travelers got into
conversation and came upon the sub
ject of free luggage, when one asked
leave TO measure the others trunk.
The result was that the mCaSurer said:
Your trunk is seven and half cent?
metres too long. and has no right to
be in the compartment of free luggage.
/ am a railway inspector and must fine
you five francs. Please give me your
name and address,.
The proposed victim of misplaced
confidence was, however, equal to the
occasion.
Kindly lend me your measure that
l may satisfy myself on the subject
Then, with a polite smile, Il am a di-
rector of the Royal Weights and Meas
ures Office. To my great regret | no.
tice that your measure is not stamp
ed, as is required by law, so that, first
ly, your measuring is not legally valid,
and, secondly, it is my painful duty
to subject you to a fine OF fifty francs.
Please give me your name and ad-
dress"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
Cars Tenor Voice.

The still youthful czar of All the
Russias possesses a very fine and ad-
mirably trained tenor voice. 1t is not
of great volume, but of sweet and me-
lodious timbre. Some little time ago
the evening drawing room party at
the imperial villa at Livadia became
musical. The emperor was in gay
spirits, and in excellent voice and
form. He sang a couple of arias with
more than his usual success. Turning
from the piano toward his highlyap-
preciative court audience, and with
that naturally amiable impulsiveness
and frank speech which lend so great
a charm to the imperial domestic cir
Gle, his majesty laughingly exclaimed:
well, my children, my enemies say
many harsh and unkind things of me,
and accuse me of being destitute Of
many capacities, but | defy them to
say that | can not sing as we'll as the
best of hem.'-TitBits.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
CHURCHES.

PRESB TERRAIN CHURCH
Preaching at 1920 a. M. and z p. m.
Sabbath school at noon. Junior En-
deavor at 4 p. m. Senior Endeavor at
p. m. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening. Teachers meeting i'm
mediately following. Rev. Thornberry,
Pastor
METHODIST Glass meeting every
Sunday morning az $50 o'clock
Preaching at 1870 a. M. and 7:30 p. m
Sunday school at II m. Epworth league
al $50 p. m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 100 P, m. L. S,
Smith, pastor. J. w. Wiltfong, class
superintendent.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.-St
Thomas church. Rev. VIM. Writ Ray
moDd, rector. Sunday services, 1890 a.
m, 30 p. m. Sunday service, at noon.
Services Wednesday evenings at 7:30
Communion on holy days at 10 a. m.
CHURCH OF GOD-Garro and Wa
ter sis. Regular services 1890 a. m
each Sunday Third Sunday in each
month preaching ty j. l.. Vince; fourth
Sunday by II. V. Reed. 1920 Sunday
morning and 1870 Sunday evening. Sun
day school at IL o'clock; Eva Rsilsbsck
Supt. Prayer meeting at 1880 each
Thursday exening.
UNITE ID BRETHERN.- Sunday
$50 a. M, class meeting. 1920 a. m,
and 1880 p, m, preaching by the pastor
IL 80 a. M, Sunday School. 500 p. m.
Junior Y. L. c. L. meeting. 600 p. M,
Senior Y. r. &. u. meeting. A cordial
invitation lie extended to the public.
CATHOLIC Church lie
held on Sundays as follows: First mass
at 100 a. m. second mass at 10 a. m
Veepers at 3 p. n. Week day mass at
7:45. Father MOench pastor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
NOT MUCH OF A LOVE MATCH.

Queen wIhelmina's Marriage Largely
Governed by Reasons OF State.
1t has been widely heralded that the
engagement of Hollands young queen
and the prince of WED is one in which
love cuts more of a figure than any
to believe that. while there may be
more affection between the two than
is usually the case in royal marriages,
reasons of state have as much TO do
with the prospective union as anything
else One of these reasons has just
been pointed out by a European au-
thority The royal family and the
people of Holland generally want to
avoid the possibility that by the mar
riage Of the young sovereign to a
prince of a ruling family it might hap
pen after some time that through in
heritance ruler Of a foreign country
might become also king of Holland.
This might easily happen if the young
queen should marry a prince of any
ruling European house. The Dutch
royal family and the people of Hol-
land do not wish to repeal the expe-
rienceS which the country has had in
the past Such marriages were the
reasons for the Dutch war of indie
pendence in the sixteenth century, and
indirectly for the dividing of Belgium
and Holland into two kingdoms in
1882. Just such a consort as was de-
sired by the Dutch people is found in
the prince of Wied, whose family is
absolutely without political influence
in Germany. During the dominance
of Napoleon in a large part of Euro
pean affairs the Wieds were deprived
of their throne. After the evacuation
of Germany by the French it was con-
sidered best by the rulers of all the
large German states not to restore
their thrones to the smaller princes,
included among whom were the princes
of WED. The former territory of the
Wieds was therefore given to Prussia
in 1915, since when the princes of Wied
have been Prussian subjects, with less
influence in Germany than many of
less, the Wied family is considered to
be of equal birth to the other royal
German families. Their title remains,
but that is all, as they have very small
family possessions. AS Bulwer says,
THE mate for beauty should be a
man, not money chest" and when
the beauty is also a queen this rule
should hold doubly good The prince,
being an exceedingly presentable
young fellow and without any chance
of bringing up complications such as
the cautious Hollanders feared was
just the man to mate with her maJes-
ty Queen Wilhelmina. Hence his Sc
lection. His royal highness is poor,
but his wife will have enough for both,
and she is believed to know enough to
so manage affairs that her royal con-
sort will be held in check should he
ever manifest such gay tendencies as
have characterized the ruler of the
neighbOring kingdom of Belgium.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
A FELLOWS LOVE.
BY HENRY ". NFSFIELD.
BY HENRY ". NESFIELD.

continue the trail and. having at last
picked it up. he led the way followed
at some little distance by the rest of
the party. across a plateau, until at last
he arrived at the brink-a lofty preci-
pice.
Beneath him lay long, narrow val
ley Hills covered with thick scrub
rose up on either side of it, while be-
yond, apparently only a few miles dis
tant. could be seen plainly the long line
of the Gray Ranges.
At the bottom of the gorge was a
winding creek full of sand and huge
powders; but. from the luxuriant
growth of the gum-trees which lined
it, there could be no doubt but that an
ample supply of water was to be found
there.
Looking down upon these gums and
wattles from that dizzy height, they
seemed to be no larger than cabbage
plants. but Jack knew quite we'll that
the plateau they were on was probably
two thousand feet above the water
bed upon which he gazed.
By-and-by. as his eyes became more
accustomed to the scene, he fancied he
detected thin line of smoke issuing
from the foliage below. Yes, it was
smoke. That curling line of blue vapor
betrayed the presence of human be-
ings; probably it was a native en-
campment. The blacks were reported
to be very numerous and hostile in this
nearly unknown region. and it was ad-
visable to take every precaution before
approaching them.
That's a camp" exclaimed Jack,
scarcely above his breath. land a white
mans camp. too, I'll wager,"
1t was decided after hurried discus
sion that one of the party should go
down and reconnoiter.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
THE DEATHS ON THE WINSLOW
Men Were Waiting to Grasp the Elusive

Line.
AS We were approaching the Win
slow on our second attempt to close
with her the tragic event which gave
this engagement its sad prominence
occurred. says Harper's. The officers
and crew of the Winslow were gather
ed along her rail waiting to grasp the
expected heaving line Grouped
around the starbOard gun were an Off
Ger and four men. They stood there,
the men, expectant. every nerve taut.
waiting to grasp the elusive line
which was their only chance to es-
cape almost certain destruction-the
officer Self-cOntained, smiling, per-
feet antidOte for nervousness in his
calm bearing. The next instant they
were gone. A flash, barely visible in
noticed in the noise of battle, faint
puff Of vapOr, and as it cleared away
We realized that five of our comrades
in danger had been wounded, killed,
destroyed by an enemy'S prOjectile.
One poor fellow, falling on the curve
of the deck. was slipping overheard,
when he made a last despairing grasp
at a stanchion and held on, calling
plaintively for help. A shrek of hor-
rOr rose from both crews as his ship
mates sprang to his assistance. He
never knew of their ready answer to
his call. He was dead when they ten
derby drew his body back on deck
One cry, few muttered curses, and
the crews hurried to their stations;
some to the guns to work them as
they had never been worked before,
and others to the seemingly hopeless
task of saving both vssels.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
ChiIdren's Teeth.

When the teeth of children are once
in their proper position they should be
regularly cleansed and cared for. The
brush should be small and very soft
If this is unpleasant to the child, use
a soft cloth at first. Children will
soon learn that this operation is as
important as to wash their face and
hands. With proper care there is
usually not much decay; still it will
come. and when it does the cavity
should at once be stopped with some
plastic filling and repeated as often as
necessary. If the parents and dentist
treat the children kindly they will find
them willing to endure what is nee
essary. Tell them the truth and be
kind and patient with them and they
will do their best.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
A Patriarchal Apple Tree.

Albert Ham, farmer of West Ores
den, Me-, has an apple tree in his or
chard which measures 9 feet 10 inches
in circumference a foot from the
ground, and at the height of feet the
trunk branches into four limbs almost
as large. Its great limbs are full of
crooks and angles, but the whole
makes a good, shapely tree 1t is over
a century old, and has borne well for
each year of the forty-seyen it has been
in Mr.. Hams possession. One year it
gave him fOrty-three bushels of good
apples.