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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
DOUDs,

Douds, Sept. 13.-Last Thursday sew
enty-siN tickets We're sold at Douds for
the Eldon fair. rs
Monday a Sunday school convention
of the Free Methodist church was held
at Oak Grove, five miles east of here.
There was some fine singing, and also
some very good declamations. Among
the latter may be mentioned that OF
little Miss Halle Skinner. The church
was crowded. Gus Monier gave talk,
which was thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. F. w. Doud, of Los>Angeles,
Cal, is visiting relatives at this place.
Howard Talbot is again home after
a visit in West Virginia.
Chas. Bierce, of Eldon, visited here
Sunday.
At the republican primary held Sat
urday at Selma the following delegates
We're selected to attend the county
convention: Gilbert AcGill, F. G. Nc
Clure. w. w. Jackson, j. S. Pepper, a.
is. Ratcliff, Ira Mccullough, A. B.
Adams.
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WHITE ELM.

White Elm, Sept. 13.LSeveral from
this place attended the big horse sale
in Eldon Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heger Sundayed
with G. w. Hollen and family.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Rodgers,
Monday, Sept. 4, a son.
Mrs. Mary Lynch and husband, from
-Des Moines, visited with Mrs. Lynch's
parents the first of the week.
VIM. Heger preached at White Elm
Sunday evening.
Wade Harryman and family spent
Sunday with G. o. Algire and wife.
Miss Bertha McCloskey has returned
to her home in Fort Dodge after visit
with relatives here.
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Sept. 12, at 4 o'clock. Mr.. Robson
commenced his duties as teacher last
week, and after teaching two days was
taken i'll, and died within a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jones are the
parents of son, who made his advent
into their home last week.
Miss Helen Bell commenced the Ma
pie Grove school last Monday with a
good attendance.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Denny is dangerously ill.
Miss Belle Speck stopped over night
with Dahlonega friends last week and
returned to her home at Kirkville the
next day.
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near Hot Springs, which is greatly in
teresting. Mrs. Hamilton saw many
wonderful and interesting sights. She
also visited at Omaha, Neb., and Des
Moines. o.
A number of our people attended the
old settlers reunion at Blakesburg,
Saturday. They report a good time.
LATE Vest, of Belknap, was in our
town Monday, buying calves.
Miss Libbie Hamilton spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with her friend
Miss Ella Downing, of Blakesburg,
She also attended the Sabbath school
at Union Chapel Sunday morning.
Samuel Hunter, wife and children
visited Sunday with Mrs. Hunters
brother, Walter Schoech, and family,
OF Pleasant Home.
Warner Shaw and wife, of Foster
spent Sunday at the j. E. Hamilton
home.
Miss Jennie Hunter spent Sunday
with Ada and Elma Roberts.
Quite a number of our people at.
tended the funeral of Aunt Polly Houk
Sunday afternoon, at Ormanviile.
Ruel Cox. of Unionville, was through
our town Sunday evening.
Pete Gilland. wife and children, O.
Bunch, visited Sunday at Will Fetch.
er's.
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Downing officiating, Miss Sadie Nc
Ghee and S. H. Klinginsmith, OF Luz
cerne, Mo. Only few relatives and
friends We're present. Many beautiful
as well as useful presents were receiy-
ed. Mr.. Klinginsmith is to be congrat-
ulated upon winnig so worthy bride,
while her large circle of friends here
are sorry to lose her, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Klinginsmith leave the latter part OF
this week for Lucerne, Mo-, where they
exnect to reside.
Will Allen returned home Saturday
from Eldon, where he has been visiting
for the. past week.
No. 2 Wednesday evening for Lacrosse,
Wis. where he has accepted position
as bill clerk for the Milwaukee road.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Nicholson, as
he was a good business man, citizen
and neighbor., He came here six years
ago from the Milwaukee road in OF
tumwa. Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson have
made many friends who are sorry ia
part with them, but join in wishing
them success in their new home, Mrs.
Nicholson expects to leave in few
weeks.
Mrs. A. j. Nicholson and Miss Fife
Bolivar were Ottumwa visitors Satur-
day evening.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the republican county conyen.
ton In Bloomfield Saturday.
A large number of people from here
attended the Eldon fair Thursday, over
forty tickets being Sold
Philip Nicholson left Thursday noon
for Seymour for a short visit with rel
atives.
r. l.. Mccormick took advantage OF
the cheap excursion rates to st. Louis
Saturday morning to see the sights OF
that city.
Frank Wells, wife and children were
visitors Sunday afternoon aud night
with Mrs. Wells parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Carpenter. of Dunville.
S. Richardson, of Gilmore, Mo-, takes
A. j. Nicholson's place here as station
agent. His family, consisting of wife
and daughter, are expected to arrive
tomorrow.
w. L. Thompson, who has been on
the sick list for so long, is getting along
as well as could be expected.
Misses Laura and Kate Box, of Cedar
Rapids, are here visiting their mother
Mrs. Lee Mccormick.
Mrs. Walter Hartman, of Eddyville
arrived Monday for visit with rela.
tives.
Charley Skinner is excavating Gel
lar for his new store.
Al George and family, of ormanville
were visitors at the w. L. Thompson
home Sunday.
Miss Anna Guile, of Moulton, visited
her sister, Mrs. Myra Morris, of this
place. Sunday.
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ALBA.

Abba, Sept. 12.-John W. Shahan,
who has been serving on the Monroe
county board of supervisors for. the
past term and who received the nom
ination for the office at the recent
democratic and populist conventions,
has withdrawn from the contest and
the nomination will be given to some
other man. Mr.. Shahan is clean and
honorable man, but he cannot make
the campaign that some other fellow
could and the party workers have given
him such talk that he finally with
drew entirely from the race. The
republicans have nominated good
man for the position and with the fric-
ton that is on in the democratic ranks,
have every evidence of success.
Mr.. Olestein, who runs a,saw mill
six miles west of this city, in company
with some help felled large tree, and
as the tree came to the ground it
caught Mr.. Olestein in such manner
as to break his leg midway between
the ankle and knee.
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SIGOuRNEY.

sigourney, Sept. 11.-A marriage Ii
cense was issued Saturday to Albert
j. Robson, and Miss Belle Holland.
The following names have been
drawn as jurors for our October term
of court: j. u Snakenberg, Sigour-
ney; Nets Koch, Lancaster; F. A !.
Garrett, What Cheer; Fred Newsome,
South English; F. A., Lambert, What
Cheer, first ward; w. A. Wilson, Prai-
RE township; E. j. Stewart, Keota;
d. L. Grosbeck, Webster; ]. o. Lind
say, Liberty township; Del Chacey,
Richland; J. w. Beam, What Cheer,
first ward; NJ. S. Sechrist, Hedrick;
William Miller, sigourney; C. Moore,
Martinsburg; P. w. Murphy, Kinross;
w. A. Harper, sigourney; Charles Ed
wards, Pekin; Gerhardt Schultz, Har-
per; o. S. Snyder, Sigourney; w. d.
Wharton, Delta; Henry Schwenle
Sigourney; Albert Follman, Lancas-
ter; Miles Jones, Richland; r. H. Rim
yam, Keota.
Miss Anna Hoge has returned from
Denison, where she had been visiting
an aunt. She also attended the fair
at Omaha.
Slgourney, sept l2.-Mrs. Il. G.
Gould, of Charlton, is visiting relatives
in Sigourney.
Eugene Hawkins is lying very low
with Bright's disease.
Elwood Mills, an old citizen of Sig
Quincy, died at Richland Friday and
was buried in the Pennington Gene
terry, south of town, Sunday.
Robert Seymour left ' Yesterday
morning for Cornell college, Mt. Yer
non. This is his junior year.
L. M. Cooley aud son, of Ottumwa,
are transacting business in our court
house today.
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BUNCH

Bunch, Sept. BE E. Jones bought
the Thomas Bail farm, south of
Drakesyille, of eighty acres. for 2,4o0.
John Wooden visited with friends and
relatives near Chillicathe last Sunday.
Elder S. B. Downing held basket
meeting at Bunch last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Simons, of Hen
ry county, visited with his brother
near Bunch last week.
Aaron Knot is very low with the
typhoid fever at present.
Mrs. Cora August, of Numa, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bloomer, of Bunch.
Miss Stella Hoover has. returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs. d.
w. Baker, of Chillicothe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dysart, OF
Drakesville, were over Sunday visitors
at the r. I. Mcdonald home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bandle, of
Bloomfield, were over Sunday visitors
at the home of her father, S. Kinsing-
er,
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ELD0N.

Eldon, Sept. 12.-The public schools
opened here yesterday, with a full at
tendance, and capable corps of
teachers.
5Chas. House, formerly of this place,
but now of Livingston, Mont. has been
advanced to the position of conductor.
j. o. Hunnell and family were call
ed, Saturday night, to Morayia, by the
death of Mr. Hunnell's bother.
Phil Browns baby is quite sick.
Bowen Youngker returned Saturday
from the northern part of the state,
has been working.
Mrs. Isabelle and daughter May and
Mrs. Baker and daughter Florence left
last night for Davenport, where the
two young ladies will enter the Immac-
ulate Conception Academy.
Mrs. Lynch is very sick.
Eldon, Sept. 12.-Airs. Myrtle Potroff
lis visiting at Belknap.
Miss Myrtle Myers is visiting at Ed
dyville.
Robt. Shields was in town on bust
ness yesterday.
A company of seventy soldier girls,
who have been in the east, passed
through yesterday on their way home
to Topeka, Kan.
Miss Bessie Moore returned to her
home in Ottumwa yesterday, after a
visit with Miss Maude Moore.
Miss Anna, Jay has resumed her du.
ties at the public schools.
Miss Lillian Davies went to Des
Moines yesterday.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was an Ottumwa
passenger last night.
Misses Grace O'Connell and Fay
Watts are visiting in Floris.
w. A. Flower is in ST. Louis.
Mrs. d. d. Webster, of Washington
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wilson.
Charles Wise and Boyd Creig lief,
last night for Tucson, Ariz.
Miss Claudine Jones, of Ottumwa
returned to her home yesterday.
Eldon, Sept. &c. w. Phelps is
moving into his newly purchased
property on East Walnut street.
DIR. R. w. Huston left today for Luz
cas-, where he will make his future
home.
r. Ritz is quite sick.
DR.. d. Z. Jenkins, of Parsons col
lege, Fairfield, was in town yesterday
Clarence Sewell, Ben Enyart and
Frank Callen attended the ball game
at Fairfield yesterday.
Miss Mae Dornsife is home from Des
Moines, where she was buying goods
r. Haddock left for Trenton yester.
day to visit.
Mrs. P. Bates, of Fairfield, returned
to her home yesterday, after short
visit with Mrs. Ed. Phelps.
Miss Mae. Lambertson left last night
for Ottumwa, where she will visit.
George Brewer, of Marion, Kansas
is v4iting his cousin, Bernie Durham
u. w. Allen and wife and G. Allen
I. left today for Bloomfield to attend the
fair.
The Eldon Silver band left today fol
Bloomfield to play for. the fair.
Van McCrary was in town last night
A. Phelps is here from Selma.
Miss Reeva Slonaker, of Kansas City
is visiting her grandmother.
Superintendent Cook was in towr
yesterday.
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LEANDO

Leando, Sept. 13.-The republican
primary was held at the old school
house, Saturday afternoon, with but
a small attendance. The delegates
chosen to attend the county conven-
ton Monday We're Grant Hanshaw, j.
NJ. Ogilbee, Jesse Jackson, who were
instructed for. w. E. Baldwin for coun-
ty supervisor.
Mrs. Sam Petit, of Grinnell, was
called here by the sickness OF her
mother, Mrs. Andrew Parsons.
Quite a number attended the Eldon
fair last, week. All report good fair
and large crowd.
The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Parsons
was held at her home, three miles west
of Leando, Saturday afternoon, at 1
O'Clock, Rev. Hager preaching the ser
mon. The deceased was n years of
age. She was married to her be-
reaved husband in 1s43. To this union
five children We're born, one daughter
dying some years ago. Mrs. Par
sons leaves, besides her hus-
band, one son and three daughters
to mourn their loss-Aliller Parsons,
Mrs. John Roush. Mrs. Sam Petit and
Mrs. Sam Shaffer. She was an old pi-
oneer; kind mother and neighbor,
and good woman. The bereaved FAM
ily have the sympathy of host of
friends and neighbors. .
Mrs. Jennie Morrison returned to
Rinegold county last week.
John Miller was very sick last week,
but is able to. be out again.
John Collins and family. of Mis-
souri,, visited with friends and rela-
tives in Leando last week.
Rev. Shane will preach his farewell
sermon at Leando next Sunday night.
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Daily Doings Of some Of ottumwa's
Close NeiGhbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous births to the
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courler,s
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON,

Charlton, Sept. 12.-Rev. g. A. Swan
berg, of the Swedish Lutheran church
of this place, preached very interest
ing and entertaining sermon to the in
mates of the county farm on Sunday
afternoon.
A. w. Bruce, editor of the Charlton
Herald, was in Leon on business Mon
day.
L. II. Russell, of the firm of Russell
& Co., of this place, was a business
visitor to Mt. Pleasant on Sunday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Stewart are re-
joicing over the arrival of an eight
pound baby girl, which arrived at their
home on Sunday. :
Rev. Bartholomew preached the last
sermon of the conference year at Ok
ford church, Lincoln township, Sun
day. There was large crowd present
and the discourse was mastery af-
fair.
Miss Maude Mitchell, of Benton
township, has returned from a week Is
visit with her aunt, Mrs. VIM.
Curtis, of Russell.
Geo. Stanger, of Pleasant township,
is enjoying a very pleasant visit of
three, weeks from his father, John
Stanger, of Bloomington, Ill.
Frank Garland, of Derby, was,in the
city Monday attending the Press-Dan-
iels suit, and visiting old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson, of Eng
lish township, left Saturday for an eN-
tended visit at Mr.. Johnson's old home
in Ohio.
Clarence Turner is laid up with a
severely sprained knee. He was work
ing on the railroad when he attempted
to lift dump cart filled with cinders.
He caught it on his knee, and the load
being too heavy for him, his knee was
sprained.
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FLOIsIs.

Florls, Sept. 13.--Alrs. Ella Curl, of
Bloomfield. was visiting at the parental
Breneman home last week.
Pearl Kneedler, of birmingham, is
visiting relatives here.
Herbert McVey made business trip
to Blakeshurg Saturday,.
Harry Wilkinson returned from Mon.
tana last week, and Mr.. Walter from
Gilman.
Boone swinney,. Newt Sutton, and
Jennie Dunn, of bloomfield visited rel
atives here last week. r.
A number from here attended the
Eldon fair.
Henry Christy bought so acres of
land OF Ira Swinney, west OF the
road
Il. G. Gibbs and wife, Austin Lyons
and wife and Miss Edith Sloan and
Will Lyons attended the association
at the Baptist church at West Grove
Stillman Town, of this place, who is
engaged in business lat Drakesvil,e,
was called home Saturday by the sick.
ness of his wife.
John Sperry and wife, of Eldon, and
Mrs. Shores spent Sunday at the S. G.
Mcclure home.
A<AttIe III looA, VIC udtl LIS ing II
| broken, is getting along well.
Richard johnson, while coming from,
Bloomfield, was thrown off his horse
breaking one rib.
viii g. Swinney and wife attended
the wedding of Miss sallie MCGEE, Sun
day.
L. N. Conner returned home Saturday
with car load of goods.
I. G. Davis and wife and Mrs. Joe
McGee, of Belknap, visited at the ]
Il. Crist home Monday.
Charlie Harvard is improving III
health.
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At the BallIngall Hotel, OF
tumwa. FREQ consultation and
examination again.
Wednesday,
Thursday and
Friday,
Sept II, % and %.
wilson Fite. of Eldon.

Wilson Fife, of Eldon.
This is what MI. Fite
says: 81 am 80 years old
and was born badly cross
eyed. On the 18th day of
April last I went to DIR.
Oneal at the Ballingal1 Ho-
tel in Ottumwa and had
my eyes Strengthened in
less time than it takes to
tell it. I have given them
a thorough test at hard
work on the farm and find
them strong and perfectly
satisfactory. DIR. Oneal is
skillful and honest, and /
gladly recommend him."
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AVERY

Avery. Sept. 13.-4Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Allen, nine-pound girl,
Sept. 0.
II. A. Graham and family have re-
turned home from a weeks visiting.
Mr.. Graham will resume his position in
company store No. 1 of the Avery Sup
ply company.
Matua delegates made a good turnout
at the republican convention, which
was held at Abba Saturday.
John l.. Nelson was in Osllaloosa Sat.
urdav on business and returned home
Monday.
P.L. Whaley and family have return
ed home from their visit at-the parent
al home.
G. E. Palmquist is having large
dwelling built.
Vim. j. Evans and wife visited at tho
home of j. 2. Evans, at Smoky Hollow,
Sunday.
Henry Crizswell and family, of Eddy
vile, are visiting Mrs. Criswell's par
ents C. B. Skees.
Rev. Fred Tucker, OF Ottumwa, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. Mccartney
this week.
S. W, Appleman called at Abba
Tuesday
ION German, breeder and shipper OF
the Ohio Improved Chester swine,
shipped three hogs to Nebraska yester-
day.
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Hundreds are treated at
every visit. Incurable cases
turned away. Over 100 cas-
es of cross eyes cured here.
Cataracts and other causes
of blindness, and most all
diseases of the eye removed
without the knife. Hun
dreds of testimonials of
people you know have been
published in this paper.
Don't you owe it to your
self, friends and family to
investigate this?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

ror,or, ., ,ba nreparatory school games, the
contest between Exeter ana AndoVeI nu9 -,
suited in q victory by score Oh /, W oun
dover Moreover, this was on bNets ss On
campus and therefore must pe o1 Ior Last
esnac,aIlv great triumph for Andover. i1as "
vear The game was a tie, and II Is ra.nel 4"
strikinp coincidence that these Two sa".In1
which are essentially Harvard anu a." ,ta came
schools should in one year play ,Ie o.. =
ora In tho next wear one defeat the Othei " q,
gu 49, ot II 10 q. precisely as Harvard ana iae
nIoved the Tie game in 1897. and then IN iooo
Harvard beat Yale II to o. The paraliG1 - nu "a
nerfect however. for Exeter Is the i . a.
6ttinq school and IL was Exeter that was W
feated this year. TWO or thIee VI .hn Fyeter
riovere who won a reputation on the EAetei
aieven last season are on the Harvard u V.
nav football team. and are doing eNceIle ,.
york They may he looked for on the varsity
field in another year
WHO WILL BE THE VICTOR
r,,or,, owe now will be turned toward the yale
princeton game to be played at New-Haven
poxt saturday AS these notes are written De
,oro tho result Of the Harvard Yale game Is
known II would be presumptuous TO attempt 10
talk confidently. or In any authoritative way
as 10 the probable outcome OF the contest oe
tween Yale and the Tigers. 1t may happen that
the Yale eleven. which has seemed TO take 50
decisive and so Yale-like brace in the las'
two weeks. will do Nonderful things in the Har-
ward game on the other hand, Yale's material
may have been greatly overrated ana she HaS
fan down badly before her crimson rivals. W'th-
ont attempting however, to fathom such posi-
hilities. one may still draw some conclusions
from, the work Of the Yale and Princeton eleVehs
this year. .,,o.
First, then. it has been repeatedly stated tnat
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TERMS FOR SAVANNAH CUP.
THE INTERNATIONAL TROPHY TO BIZ
SAILED FOR BY THE WHITE BEAR
LAKE YACHT CLUB

The twenty-one clubs comprising the Inland Lake
Yachting Association have just had their general
meeting and have again elected J. w. Taylor. OF
ST. Paul president. Mr.. Taylor is a member OF the
White Bear Lake Yacht Club. whose challenge for
the seawanhaka International Challenge Cup has
been accepted by the Royal 81. Lawrence Yacht
Club. Of Montreal Some terms under which this
holly contested cup will be sailed for next year
have now been altered. and the regulations In re-
gard TO the construction OF competing boats nave
also been changed
President Taylor has kindly supplied The Tribune
with some particulars IN regard to the new agree
,nert which has been signed by the White Bear
Yacht Club and the holders OF the cup. the foyai
St Lawrence Yacht club of Montreal, Canada
The races are now TO be sailed under the manage
ment of three Judges. to be appointed by each
club. the two so appointed shall elect third on
or before July of next year They shall ac' as
Judges and mekeepers. shall direct the laying out
OF racing courses, shall decide whether the con-
testants come within the prescribed measurements
and scantng restrictions and shall settle AL as
putes and the decision ~ the majority shall DC
final in all matters pertaining to the contest.
This is an important innovation ana Is lhtehueo
70 relieve clubs holding the cup from the sole re-
sponsibny Of judging matters in when chal-
longing club may possibly feel that II Is deaIt
hardly with In this arrangement the aE cement
follows the lead given in the more importan' inter
national racing for the Canadas cup IL WIZ ! INC
third Judge chosen last summer was an An'-'
thus putting two Americans in the Judica' COM
mittee. a condition which was wholly satisfactory
to the Canadian tenant club.
NO TINE ALLOWANCE.
Tho match shall be awarded to the yacht winning
three out of five races. and the courses shaH be
twelve miles long which shall be to wnCward or
leeward and triangular, or alternate days. There
will be one gun starts. with a preparatory sigma
and the races will be sailed withou; time allow
ance The sail ares sha' not exceed fvc hr"C:ec
square feet. A yachts draUgft a hn' So. no
Weed five feet and wiz: the centreboar~ ''"
shall not exceed six fee.
Yachts must be so constr~c-ei that or { Cross
section taken at any point no part Of IL" nuH
shall be sensibly below tho centre part {: me
hull" exclusive Of false keel or skeg. Trey shai.
he constructed 80 that the planking snail not be
less than one-half inch thick at any point Inc
frames or ribs shall be OF oak. elm or other hard
wood and shall be not less than one and one-quar-
ter square inches per nea foot Of length OF vessel