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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
Good. On the Advance.

$3.50 cash money is what the Models
buyer was offered if he would cancel
an order for $50 suits which was con-
tracted for over three months ago.
This will give You an idea how they
are going. We would suggest for you
to attend our summer clearing sale
for the bargains we offer now cannot
be repeated. The Model, j. Is. Sax,
Blue Front.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

jim Gray. of this city, had rather
an exciting experience at Hedrick yes
terday afternoon. a negro pickpock-
ct endeavored to relieve him of $50,
but was disappointed in his, attempt.
and was thoroughly trounced for his
pains.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
precincts:

The voting precincts outside of the city of OF
tunwa, unless otherwise ordered by the town
ship chairman, will hold their primaries at the
usual places Saturday, Sept ?, at O'clock o. nj.
Thevotiug precincts In the city of Ottuniwa.
unless otherwise ordered by their ward commit.
teemsn, will hold their primaries at the usual
places, Sept. 7, al O'Clock p. NJ.
BY order of the county central COMMITTEES.
MORGAN GRISWOLD, Chairman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

The Model will own goods for Is
to 25 per cent cheaper than any cloth
Ter in Ottumwn this fall. and that's
the way we will aud have always sold
them. Attend our clearing sale.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

A party of young people drove out
Ito the Peters home, west of the city
last evening, and took their suppers,
spending the evening with Miss Grace
Harrow and Miss Helen Hyatt. who
have been for the past two weeks in
1.-THE country. "
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

Il. e. Haydock will have a public sale
at his residence, one mile southwest, of
Ashland, on Friday, Sept. /, 1899. He
will sell a number OF horses, sheep and
stock
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
SOUTH oTTu,l IVA NEWS.

Ira Beck and children. of Seymour,
spent last evening at the home of j. NJ.
PAYNE. 404 Wabash avenue.
Mrs. Jesse Andrews and Mrs. Charley
Stron0. OF Syracuse. have returned TO
the South Side after brief visit with
relatives at Chillicothe.
Jack and Frank Tennyson left Mon
day for Texas, on prospecting tour.
II the country is suitable they will
purchase land and locate there.
MSS Libbie Berry. of Chillicothe,
arrived last evening to visit relatives.
She was called by the illness of her
Grandmother, Mrs. Mary Mckay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

Steam boiler repairing done on short
notice. Hamersley Bros, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

of summer goods. at prices never heard
of before. The Models clearing sale.
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and broke her thigh bone near the hip
Joint. Mrs. Hauk is SO years of age,
and is the wife of a wealthy farmer.
j. G. Fox, of Seymour, who has been
in the city for the past few days con-
templating the purchase of number of
the lain lots, returned home this
morning on the Milwaukee. Mr.. Fox
saws that he intends to purchase two
or three Of the Dain lots in the near
future.
Walter Badger, an employe of the
packing house, met with painful ac-
cident yesterday morning while at
work. A deep wound was inflicted in
his arm, requiring four stitches to be
taken Mr.. Badger is now getting
along nicely, although the injury will
prevent his working for some days.
A small audience at the band con-
cert last evening witnessed one of the
hardest fought races yet seen on the
bicycle track. The event was three-
mile pursuit race between two
local amateur teams, Graham
and Brown vs.. Mccullough
and Daugherty. Mccullough and
Graham dropped out in the third
mile, but the other two riders finished
with Daugherty ahead by small mar
gin. His time was 1884 3-5, breaking
the former state amateur competition
record of 1853, made by Fred Crang,
of Des Moines, August IA, 1897
The democrats of the sixth ward
held their primary last evening and
selected delegates 10 the county con-
yention to be held in this city Satur-
day. The meeting was called to order
by Committeeman Stephen Barnes,
and r. B. Murphy was selected as
chairman, George Suits presiding as
secretary. No committeeman was
elected. The following delegates were
chosen: p. B. Murphy, w. A. McIn-
tire, Stephen Barnes, Z. C. French,
John Dummler, Fred Dings, II. NJ.
Bridges, w. NJ. Clifton, w. NJ. Utecht,
Ed Clark.
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The Dain Lots.

(, Five lots in the Dain addition were
sold up to 3 o'clock today This makes
saAtotal of 151 lots, or one-half the EN-
tire number in the addition. The pur-
chasers today were:
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. N. j. Wilson, of Eldon, was in
the city shopping today.
]. n. Rooney, of this city, departed
this morning for an extended visit at
Bryant, S. D..
Mrs. H. H. Burklin, of Waterloo,
passed through the city this morning
enroute to Eddyville, for visit with
friends.
Mrs. r. d, Brizendine and daughter,
Miss Kathleen, departed on the Mil
waukee this morning for two weeks
visit with friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. R. w. Roberts, of Chicago, who
was called here month ago by the
death of her father, A. L. Graves, went
to Burlington today for visit with
friends.
w. G. Kennedy, of the South Side,
has been appointed principal of the
Pleasantville schools, and went to that
place yesterday to arrange for his
years work.
Mrs. c. NJ. Dish, son Charles, and
daughter, Miss Clara, departed for
their home in Sewall this morning, af-
ter visit with Mrs. Dish's sister, Mrs.
r. B. Edmunds, 337 Woodland avenue.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Edmunds.
Richard c. Barrett, of Des Moines,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. will lecture at the high school
building next Tuesday evening. Prof.
Barrett is making a tonr of the states
attending the county normals, and will
be present at the Wapello county in
stitute next week. His lecture will be
free and a general invitation to hear
him is extended to those who are in
terested in educational work.
''You can safely say that this is the
last week OF the city league of Base
Ball Clubs" This was the answer
President Frank Clark gave Courier
reporter this afternoon when question
ed about the solidity of the league.
The Holman Block team sent in their
resigna ton this morning. They claim.
ed that the advisory board would not
allow them a catcher, and as their
regular man was crippled, they were
unfit to meet the lawyers in the post
poned game tomorrow. Frank Clark,
Of the Wapello club team, says that
they can't play any more, for lack OF
men. Captain Jim Powell, of the Cou-
rier. also says that his team will not
play any more, and that it has dis
banded. 1t was understood this morn
ing that today's game would be the
last for the job Printers.
The whole cause of this probable
break up of the league is due to the
fact that the teams have allowed them>
selves to drift into professionalism,
when it was the explicit understanding
at the opening of the league, that the
members of all the teams should be
amateurs. AS the leagne proceeded,
the captains of the respective teams
found deficiencies and weak spots
which they strengthened by putting in
better men and professionals. Then
arose great discussions among the
players, or in the common phrase of
the day, there was much. rag chew
ing going on. The outcome of the
whole thing will be the break up of
the league.
1t is understood that if the league
does go to pieces, the best players of
the different teams will be formed
into say two or three teams, and that
there will be occasional games among
them
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Cleora Baer has returned from
visit with friends at Eldon.
John Gardner, of Leando, was in the
city this morning on business.
The death Of NJ. L. Deyin, a brother
OF T. j. Devin, Of this city, occurred
at his home near Des Moines Sunday
morningA
Mrs. W. II. Heating, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Z. F. Maple, of Chart
ton, left last evening for a two weeks
visit In the country near Agency.
George Asa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Albertson, died at IL o'clock
this morning. The deceased was IL
months and days old. The funeral
will be held on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the home of the
grandparents in Central addition. 1t
will be conducted by Rev. Hiram Ba-
ker, and the interment will be made
In the Mclntire cemetery.
Moravia Tribune: 1t is said that j.
9. Goddard. of the Ottumwa Mutual
Telephone company, sold out and left
Ottumwa Monday night, leaving num-
erous stockholders and other creditors
: IN the soup. About the only man in
the country who is pleased at the de-
parture is G. NJ. McFatridge, of the
Moravia Telephone company, who is
$500 ahead of the game.
W. P. Stoner, of Washington, d. c.,
2 former Ottumwan, writes to have
the Courier correct statement re-
garding the yellow fever at the Nation
al Soldiers Home. He says, the Hamp-
ton. Va. Soldiers Home, where the
disease Is now confined, is over hun
bred miles from Washington, and not
six miles, as the dispatches stated. He
says there is q soldiers home six miles
from Washington, but there is no yell
low fever there.
Marion Baum died at o'clock Mon
day afternoon, at his residence in
Green township, south of the city. The
Diseased was 38 years old. The fun
eral was conducted this afternoon at
o'clock, and interment was made
IN the Zion cemetery. The deceased
was brother OF Frank and Dan Baum
ana resided with his aged and widowed
mother In Green township. After
long years of intense suffering the soul
has been released, and returns to its
God. The weary and worn out body
hnds sweet repose in the tomb.
Last evening ait the regular meeting
OF the city council the matter of mu.
nicipal ownership of the water works
was formally launched. and as stated
~ recent Issue of the Courier, an Or
dinance ordering and providing for
the purchase of the present plant of
the City Water Supply Co, or the erec-
ton OF q new one, was presented and
passed to second reading. The adop-
ton Of the ordinance was postponed
until the next regular meeting of the
council, although every member OF
the council is in hearty accord with
the movement which has been started
and which it is confidently believed
will result in the ultimate city owns
ership of the water works. Section A
OF the ordinance presented at the
meeting last evening provides that be
lore the contract is let for the cree.
ton of new water works --stem,
that the city council shall use reason-
able Efforts to purchase the system OF
water works operated by the City Wa,
ter Supply Co. at a price not exceeding
$4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
From Thursdays Daily.

= ~
Dallas CONNIE. who has been i'll, is
able to be out again.
Mrs. J. H. Maynard is at Dudley for
visit with relatives.
The little son of John Smart is re-
ported to be improving, after serious
illness.
Miss Clara Wagner has returned
from brief visit with relatives at
Lancaster, Mo.
Mrs. D. L. Gephart has gone to Dud-
ley, called there by. the illness OF her
aunt, Mrs. B. d. Wolf.
No wonder people would p5t look
when Moses lifted up the. serpent.
They surely had been attending clear
ing and closing out sales, buying $500
shoes for $1.4s. For nearly four years
your neighbors have told you that
Church's South Side Shoe Store sells
better shoes for less money. Will you
look?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
[From Wednesdays Daily.]

j. B. Fox, of Seymour, has arrived
on the South Side and will remodel his
business block on Church street.
Mrs. EraNon and her daughter de-
parted for their home in Eldon after
brief visit with Mrs. Bowman, on
North Weller street.
Miss Nettie Poucher, of Charlton,
departed for her home this morning,
after visit with her uncle, Chas. Tay-
lor, on Wabash avenue.
Miss Matte Cornell, of Weller street,
has returned from visit at Eddyville.
She was accompanied by Miss Roxy
Saunders, who will visit South Side
friends few days. M
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

our courts against their pOlluting intiu.
ence Is to take the great monopoly they
now control out of their hands and ad.
minister 1t as Il trust for the people.
% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity can bs sold at
. pvo1t Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents per 900 feet for fuel.
~S
The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
, cure the passage Of a measure killing
oil opposition to 1t when 1t had no fran.
chlse from Chicago to do business 1t.
self.
~e>
Bumps" Billings has not instilled
very h.ch confidence into the public
| when the stock of the Gas Trust Is
| quoted at nine points less than It was
two months ago. humps" IL a poor
manager.
%6R>
With the corporations buying the
courts anc denying the people Justice;
with the corporations buying the Leg.
lslature and deprIving the people of
their rights. Of whnt use Is Republic
~SA
| nnnnnt tau tor NJ IA q q pt
ell public attention to certain inevira'
Bile gaps In the system maintained for
the safety OF passengers. Two Of the
most noteworthy OF these wrecks were
that OF the MOhegan last autumn. In
which more than 100 lives were lost
and that OF the Paris a few weeks ago
both or the southern coast OF England
within n few miles Of shore. In both
cases the cause was that the vessels
were steering wrong course. They
were headed straight for the reefs. aud
struck; that was all there was to It
In the case of the Mohegan the cap
tain and his four chief officers were
lost with the ship. along with n larg,
part OF the crew; aud II vii! never b,
known why the mistake was made
The excuse made for the officers Of til,
Paris Is that the route was new ont
and they were not thoroughly accrs
toned to II. Some mention Is made o
alterations In the compass. The publi
wants TO understand why such acci
dents can happen. 1t also wants to IN
derstand why the arrangements 70
launching boats are OF such antlquate'
and absurd nature that In accident
like that of La BOurgOgne ana tn
Mohegan, where only q few minute
are allowed for rescue, the llfe-savin
system proves totally untrustworthy
\ writer In Harpers Magazine call
attention TO the amazing apathy o
shlp-owners with regard to this matte
OF the llfe-boats. The pattern OF davit
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

Just one hundred years ago the Man.
haitian company of New York City
was Incorporated by Aaron Burr. Its
Ostensible purpose was to supply the
city with water. Its real purpose was
to open a bank. The reason for the
cOncealment was because there was q
popular prejudice against banks. A
tank was built. hollow logs laid for
pipes, and water was distributed until
1S+O. In order to keep Its charter this
great banking company. which still
exists. Is today obliged to pump water
from its ancient tank. A pitcherful IL
always In evidence at Its annual meet.
ings. aud committee s0lemnly re-.
ports that no applications for water
have been refused. The story has It's
humorous side, but 1t illustrates the
legacy Of pretence and useless effort
which roundabout methods always en-
tail. Aaron Burr's mode of seeking
one object under cover of another has
many followers. but In politics or 30
ciety or In individual relations 1t can
never be commended aud seldom ex.
cused.
~6A
The Anneke JAMS heirs recently held
their annual convention and adopted
resolutions. One OF these days the
Anneke JAMS vote 10 likely to be fac.
tor In American politics.
~
1t speaks volumes for the country's
Interest In that New York kidnapping,
that while the national heart can
stand big troubles at times. how the Ut.
tie ones move It at others.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

WHY doesn't the Baxter committee
ask "Bumps" billings some questionsI
AcS
Bumps" Billings will be the most
talked of man in Illinois before a year
Vas>cs over us.
%G0
The profits of the Bumps" Billings
Gas gang In Chicago must he something
enormous. Judging from what their imi.
tators make in other cities. a dispatch
to the Tribune from Cincinnati says:
sThe Cincinnati Gas Company can sci!
Gas az ~ cents a thousand feet or ut )
cents a thousand feet and the price 1t
charges will be all profit. The by-pro.
ducts more than pay for the cost Of pro-
ducing the gas.
These facts have been revealed in
che last weeks gas agitation. and they
come from the books of the Cincinnati
Gas Company. They have been unin.
tentlonally set forth by Attorney War
rington. the chief counsel for the gas
company. and NJ. NJ. White. president
of the Fourth National Bank. generally
De tue ueuNleSt luuslt
holder of gas stock in Cincinnati.
"The statements were made by War.
rington in his speech and by White In
an Interview In local newspaper"
Bumps" Billings. the head Of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell. II he
knows. who the agents Of the Trust
we're NJ Springfield.
lie should bc asked concerning the
session OF 1897 as well as the session
of 1899.
There are numerous questions. over
:,UC in number. which lie should be ask
cd I, answer and which will he framed
up for the State In case 1t decides to
summon the Bi-C.ty I.ouievari-won'
der.
Bumps" Billings gang has notified
the City authorities that II will leave the
streets in darkness by shutting or the
gas. II It's eyorbltaut bills are not paid.
In view of the fact that Bumps" Bill.
llngs' gang pays nothing for the use
of the streets: that K tears M pave
ments with impunlty. ana that II Il a
virtual trespasser. this threat 10 injure
Chicago ought TO awaken the people to
II fever of Indignation.
~S
Bumps" Billings has become quite
noted character IN Chicago.
%e
The most bnneful. threatening aud
dangerous influence IN public HE today
Is IN the shape Of the a!,.corrupting
corporations. and tney are themselves
rapidly giving that fact the li"nciii Oi
public demonstration, The only way tc
secure our politics. our Legislatures ant
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

still in use on most Of the ocean steam
ers Is said to be crlminally inadequate.
While In Il calm sea, and In daylight,
with a full crew OF sailors to each boat
and no hurry, a very pretty boat drill
can be carried through, In an hour OF
emergency the system usually breaks
down. The davits IRE SO reconstructed that
when the ship Is listing or rolling bad
ly, as 1t Is sure to do In q wreck, the
boats on the upper side Of the vessel
cannot be launched, or ut any rate no
passenger can he safely embarked In
them; and the tackle Ii said TO be fire.
Guently In such poor condition that
several of the boats are useless under
any conditions when time is limited.
The magazine writer calls attention to
the fact that numerous devices have
ben patented In the past few years,
any one of which would Obviate most
of these difficulties; yet the ship-Own-
ers continue 20 cling to the old system,
and only when q great disaster occurs
Is there any public agitation Of the
matter. 1t Is also suggested that the
tremendous responsibility OF navigat-
ing the ship when sailing along a coast
should not rest solely on the captain or
on any one man.
Men are fond Of laughing Mt women
for their impractical clothing, In which
comfort and convenience are sacrificed
for looks. But what could be more
comfortable than the shirt waist, and
what could be more senseless than the
masculine custom of topping an outing
shirt with stifiiy starched cruelty
snllnrS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01
VOTERS OF CHICAGO!

Trust attorney Gene Of
oil 40 The
% the people
n las Hseesft
they bribetakers
purchased at Springfield no eme
bribery
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

The most bnneful. ,liycatenln. aud
dangerous influence n public HE ro.,lay
Is In the shape OF the a...coryupring
corporations. ana 'ney are themselves
rapidly giving that fact the benefit Of
public demonstration. The only way 10
secure our politics. our Legislatures and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

Bumps" Billings has become quite
q noted character IN Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

our courts against their polluting intiu.
ence Is to take the great monopoly they
now control out of their hands and ad.
minister 1t us u trust for the people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-01-17
FUTURES.
A Horrible Death.

The wife of William Carter, liv-
ing near Bluejacket, !. T., has
been killed in a most horrible man.
ner. She went to the barn to milk
and came out with an apron full of
corn. Some of the corn dropped
from her apron and she stopped
down to pick it up, when the COW
lunged at her. hooking her in the
side, killing her almost instantly.
Mrs. Carter formerly lived at
Sloan Springs, Ark.-Arrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-01-17

Some CURIOUS statistics Ton the past
year have been complied By the Chicago
Trihnne. I'd finds that che loaa OF life
by casualties was not 30 great in the
United States in 1898 ae the year be-
fore notwithstanding the war. The To-
tai number Of persons who committed
suicide il 5. 800. which is much below
that of any other nation. The losses by
fire in the United States aggregated
$ISS. IS9, 467. This, it is presumed,
does mot include forest fires, the losses
of which are hard TO estimate. The
number of persons lynched during the
year was 1877, Of whom 122 were males
and females. OF these lynchings
lis occurred in the south and in
the north. The loss Of life by marine
disasters was 1886. The loss by plague
was $4,000. In 1897 it was estimated
to be 222, e02. Thirteen million dollars
has been given to colleges during the
year, Sc, 600. 900 to churches, 81, 000,-
600 to libraries and 81, 900, 600 TO mu-
seums. Turning from our own statis-
tlcal record TO tnas OF England, we md
an interesting exhibit resulting from
the English governments inquiry into
the terrible mortality among railroad
men, there having been no less than
4,749 men killed and 80, 271 injured on
the English railroads during ten years,
and nearly all of them were switchmen.
In consequence of this the London board
of trade sent an expert to America to
study the system of coupling and shunt
ing in use here This expert brought
back with him specimens of the Ameri-
can automatic couplings which pro-
duced considerable amazement in con-
servative England, which was not at all
lessened by the report that these auto
matte couplings had reduced the num-
ber Of accidents in America so per
cent.