davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
ROUND POINT.

Round Point, Sept. 14.-School COM
menced Monday with a very good at
tendance.
Mr.. Pickerell, of Kansas City, who
has been visiting at the home Of his
brother-in-law, James Jay, returned
home last week.
Murray Campbell, of Florence, Ala,
visited with his friend, Robert Burris,
last Friday.
Richard Thomas and family have
moved to the Hanson farm.
Miss Anna Jay departed last week
for Eldon, and this week resumes her
duty as a teacher in the Eldon school
Miss Retta Heller has returned HON.
from pleasant visit with Albiu
friends.
A large number of people from this
place were in Ottumwa Sunday attend,
ing the funerals of NJ. II. Giltner and
Hosea B. Jones.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
NORTH ENGLISH.

North English, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Louise
Summit will leave for Colorado next
week, in hopes of regaining her health.
John Weldin, of Ladora, visited rel
atives in town Tuesday.
Chas. Johnston, of oskaloosa, has
moved his family to this place.
Miss Ethel Thomas left Tuesday for
Drake University, where She will at
tend school.
Miss Libbie Mahannah returned
home last Friday, after an extended
visit at Colfax. s.
Rev. Pike. of Williamsburg. will fill
the pulpit of the M. E. church next
Sunday morning.
Chas. lPettibone, II. A. Fluckey and
E. j. Smith are building new residenc.
as Dtr5
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
BELINDA.

Belinda, Sept. 1,4.-W. C. Wilson has
sold his farm to John Smith,.
N. N. Wood and wife were Visiting
friends in Columbia Sunday,
Duke Mccoy has returned from Ne.
braska.
Miss Laura stanger and her father
are visiting her brothers, George and
Charlie Stranger.
Bert Dawson is talking of building
a new store.
Miss May Reynolds has returned to
her home from Kansas, where she has
been visiting her father.
George Wood gave party at his
home, in honor of his niece, Miss En-
ma Wood, from Kansas, who has been
visiting him.
Miss Myrtle Ritter is visiting her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Selby.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Essex and
daughter expect to take an overland
trip to Nebraska.
r. D. Everett made business trip
to Charlton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Kerr were the
guests of Will Selby and wife Sunday.
! Several Of the young folks attended
the camp meeting near Atica Sunday.
Misses Clara and Eva Carson were
the guests of their sisters in Columbia,
Sunday,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

the M. 2. Conference, and MI. Porter
was appointed pastor at Colfax, Iowa,
for the ensuing year.
( A. B. Adams, Squire Pepper and i.
Mccullough attended the republican
county convention Monday at Keo-
sauqua, and are pleased with the
makeup of the county ticket.
Mrs. A. N. Hull visited last week in
Burlington.
Frank Shane left Tuesday for Bea-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.
Ottumwa Has $500 school children
and a Population OF $3.50.

T. =
From Tuesdays Daily.
The school census Of the city OF OF
tumwa which was completed today,
shows a total Of 1852 children, rang
ing between the ages of s to 81 !. The .
census of last year showed 2,314 male
and 2,491 female school children, max
ing a total of 4,s05, and this year there
is an increase of 757 over last year.
Using the number of school children,
$500, as a basis, and multiplying 1t hy
s, which is the statistical ratio forN fie-
uring population, it gives Ottumwa q
population of 27s10 people, an increase
OF 3,7s5 over last year. The law pro-
vides that a census of the school chill
dren shall be taken every year, at
the beginning of September, and from
the number of school children the pop
ulation OF the city is figured. These
are the authentic figures, .and plainly
show that Ottumwa is growing rap
idly.
The following is the school census at
taken by wards:
First ward, and territory in school
district, lying east and south on the
north side of the Des Moines river.
| n r = . y e. ~
Males ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SCI
Females Observation-Disclosures. 564
Deaf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o
Bind ............s....... 1
49,
Iotal .............,...... ,0S6
Second and Third wards.
Maies .p..,............... GAG
Females .................... TOT
DeaL neutrality-suspicious.. o.
BIND ..................... o.
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1883
Fourth and Sixth wards, and terri
tory, in school district lying north and
west.
Mares ......'............. 806
Females ..................... S12
dear ..........,.......... %
BIND ................... %
lotaA .,.,.......... ,618
Fifth and Seventh wards, and sur
rounding territory, in school district.
.Iaiey s......... ................... 1877
Eeihaies COMMUNICATIONS. 1859
DeaI 'i.................... o.
lotai .................... ,507
lotai males ..........."........
Total females ....................2,s5s
Grand total ...................5,5ea
g. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
SELMA.

Selma, Sept. 14.-Ira Mccullough is
home from two months tour in the
west.
Walter Pollock, our new merchant,
moved into town from Douds Tuesday
Charles Vandever and Capt. Hinkle
bought several horses at the horse sale
in Eldon last week.
Jas. Porter and Miss Mary Maddix
were married last week.
The following Selma people took
premiums at the Eldon fair: N. Stump,
on finest fruit; Mrs. Rodgers, on col
lection of flowers, and on dahlias, and
Mrs. Porter, on silk quilt.
Rev. Porter and Mr.. Barton attended
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
RIRNINGHArI.

Birmingham, Sept. 14.-Our schools
began Monday with Prof. Moore as
principal; Miss Wright, of KeosanquA,
assistant; Miss Smartz, grammar room:
Ivy Norris, intermediate; Miss McAIil-
Ian, primary.
The foundation for the new school
house is nearing completion. The
house is to be finished in January.
Mr.. Manning, livin~ east of town,
lost two fingers in corn crusher.
DIR. Norris is confined to his home,
the result Of nail having been run
into his foot.
Ray Simmons fell off the sidewalk
some time ago, bruising his limb 50
badly that bone abscess is the re-
suit.
Annie and Grace Boies spent sew
eral days in Yarmouth, visiting thcil
uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Skinner are in
Chicago buying their fall stock oi
goods.
Rev. j. E. Wilkins and lady attend
ed the fair in Fairfield Wednesday.
Clarence Hope, of Eldon, is still con
fined to the house.
Charles Hampton is visiting his sis
ter in Osborn county, Kansas.
Frank Vernon is preparing to open
a general store in the Randall build
ing.
Aletha Randall is spending the week
in Keosauqua.
Inez Clark has returned from Trini.
dad, Col, where she visited her broth
er.
Mr.. Alton is erecting fine resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison, OF Burlington,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Heab.
ner.
The Misses Nell Skinner and Marie
Corey go to Fairfield Monday to at
tend Parsons college.
Several of our town folk attended
the republican convention in Keosau-
qua Monday,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
FREMONT.

Fremont, Sept. IA large number
from here attended the yearly meet
ing at Oskaloosa Sunday.
s. E. Pfatf, deputy sheriff of Keokuls
county, was attending to legal business
here Monday.
Our public school began Monday,
with a large attendance, as usual.
Misses Eva and Orpha Mcclure are
visiting at the home of Dan Caves.
Will Mcdowell and Berry Aldrid2e
were Ottumwa callers Saturday.
S. R. Canon returned home from
Missouri Sunday morning. J. L. Caves
will remain while longer, as he is
feeling much better.
2 Mrs. Mary Caves is suffering from
erasipelas on her face.
Mrs. s. R. Canon and son Harry,
were visiting in Highland Center,
Wednesday,.
E. H. Newell, N. B. Lee and ]. S.
Reeves are camping at the river north
of town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
DUDLEY.

DUDLEY.
Dudley, Sept. 14.-John johnson,
Pete Swenson and Henry Carlson, of
Ottumwa, came up on No. IL Saturday
evening to spend Sunday with friends
and relatives, west of here.
A. G. Wallace and family, of Ottum-
wa, spent Sunday with Mr.. Wallace's
parents, south of town.
Mrs. A. o. Storm visited several
days this week with relatives at Ere
mont.
Miss Amanda Burgeson, who has
been spending several months in OF
tumwa, returned home last Thursday.
John Cramblit spent last Sunday
with his son Joel, near Munterville.
Charley Stevens, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday at the parental home, north of
here, returning on No. Sunday even
ing.
o. w. Hasslrooth and family, of Pc
kay, and H. B. Hasselrooth and fami-
ly, of Smoky Hollow, spent last Sun
day here with relatives.
The Misses Esther and Emma Poul-
son, of Ottumwa, returned to their
home on No. 4 Sunday evening, after a
brief visit at the John Burgeson home,
west of here.
The Pleasant Hill school began its
fall term last Monday with Miss Aman-
da Bnrgeson as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. johnson enter
tanned number of their friends and
neighbors at their home, south OF
here, last Tuesday evening. Refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Anderson, OF
Marshalltown, who have been visiting
relatives south Of here for about a
week, returned to their home last
Thursday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
MYSTIC.

Mystic, Sept. 14.-John Jones and
Miss Alma Cross were married Friday
evening, Sept. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lawton are tie
proud parents of a baby boy.
The M. w. of A. band will give an en-
tertainment and social at the N. N.
Scott store building, Saturday night,
Sept. 16.
VIM. Heifner and Miss Lizzie For
sythe were married Sunday, and are
spending their honeymoon in What
Cheer.
The Mystic and Forbush mines play
ed game OF ball at Forbush last Sun
day AFTERNOON, with a score of to z in
favor of Forbush.
Mrs. VIM. Green returned from an
extended visit in Michigan last Thurs
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

Farmers should read the Western
Trail" Published quarterly by the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway.
Sent free for one year. Address at
once by letter or postal card,
John Sebastian, g. p. A., Chicago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

It is estimated that there are S,51s
skilled wage earners in Clinton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
RATAyIA.

Batavia, Sept. 14.-Russell Bennett,
the boy who had his foot taken off by
the cars, is doing nicely under the care
of Drs. Baldridge and Gabbart.
r. and Mrs. Cavins, OF Ottumwa,
visited Saturday with their daughter,
AIRS. Grant Copple.
Mrs. Campbell and two sons, of Los
angeles, Cal, have come to spend the
winter with Mrs. Campbels parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Durr.
Samuel Harris is attending school in
Batavia.
Miss Lottie Copeland began school
Monday, near Agency.
Mrs, Nell Wright and children, from
near County Line, visited several days
the past week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Harris and Uncle
Billy Spurlock and wife, OF Bladens-
burg, attended church in Batavia Sum
day.
Miss Allie Walker left Monday for
Fairfield, to attend school.
Miss Winnie jerks, of Fairfield, will
give an entertainment consisting OF
music and elocution, at Nelson's hall,
Saturday evening, Sept. %.
Quite number of our young people
attended a picnic at Cleveland Satur-
dAy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
ANIADOR,

Amador, Sept. 14.-Miss Florence Gil
bert, of Van Buren, county, is the
guest of Misses Nora and Emma Day.
DIR. II. P. Haning, of Purdin, Mo-,
visited with relatives here last week.
Bertha Bachman commenced her
school at Highland Center last Mon
day.
Mrs. John Day called on Mrs. e. Han
ing Tuesday.
Mrs. Georgia Marts is visiting rela-
lives here.
grandmother Day is reported i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wellman were
pleasant callers at L. II. Wellman's
residence, Tuesday.
Bert Wilkinson was in Ottumwa on
business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Baker and
son, Leland, visited with relatives south
of here, Sunday.
Henry Day left Monday for Des Moin-
es, after a pleasant visit with his par
ents.
Mrs. Willis Farrand left Monday for
an extended visit with relatives in
Kansas.
Bert Ross marketed some hay in OF
tumwa, Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Smith and daughter,
Vesta, spent Wednesday with relatives
at Prairie Chapel.
John Smith is suffering from bro
ken leg. DR.. Abegg is the attending
physician.
Ira Haning commenced school at
Harlan last Monday.
j. w. Wellman, who has been quite
I'LL. is slowly improving.
John Day is visiting relatives at lie,
ando.
On Thursday night, Aug. 81, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Cloyd pleasantly entertained
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

Mystic now owns a fire engine, and
. company will soon ne organized.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

a number of their friends at an ice
cream supper. A very enjoyable time
is reported.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
KIRKyILLE.

Kirkville, Sept. 14.-Thomas Kirk.
patrick, who has been spending the
summer at Dickinson, N. D., arrived
home Tuesday for short stay with his
family. He came in from Chicago,
where he had been with several en-
loads of cattle from Dakota. Tom is
feeling and looking well and will re.
turn to his work after few weeks
Mrs, Marsh, mother of William
Marsh, who recently came from, Illi-
nois, is here visiting her daughter.
Our schools will open next Mon
day.
NJ. B. Reed and son Nelson, of Delta,
and Nelson McDonough, of this place,
left Wednesday on an overland trip to
Arkansas, and will be gone about ten
weeks.
John Cole returned home Friday
from business trip into Pennsylvania
and Virginia, in the interest of the Sui
Ivan Machine Works, of Chicago.
COMPETINR.
Competine, Sept. 14.-F. Hyde and
wife We're business callers in Redricls
Monday.
The rural free delivery from HedricS
is proving quite successful.
The Competine and HedricK Sunday
schools held picnic in Mrs. Elizabeth
Dudgeon's grove Saturday.
JAS. Robinson was called to the bed.
side OF his brother Will, who is very
low with diphtheria, i'll Dahlonega,
where he has been teaching school,.
Burt Cook has come 10 live with his
sister. Mrs. s. NJ. Dickens.
Miss Edith Redmon has begun her
school at Lowell, and Mrs. Moore is
teaching at Pleasant Hill.
The COMPETING high school building
will soon be ready for the fall open.
ing.
Ernest Hawthorn, from Howard,
Neb., is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. ulrey and Mr.. Wolf and wife,
from Ohio, have been visiting relatives
here and will return to their homes
this xveek
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
Rich Mountain Items.

W. NJ. Little went to Mena Monday Mr J. z. Little came back from Jansen Saturday night.
 The weather IS cool and nice mp here but rain is needed very bad.
 Miss Jamie Chaplin will go to Tushkahoma Wednesday night.
 Mrs. Shores has been sick and will go 10 Hot Springs for treatment Mir. Claude Conner came up from Jansen Saturday night, returning Monday.
 Mrs. Jamison will return to Chicago in few weeks where she will make her future home
 Mt. Mena will be the summer resort in the future. They have more guests now than they can take care of, and all who come are delighted with the fine. cool mountain breezes. People from all parts of the country come to this fine resort for health and rest and pleasure, which they can always fine.
 H. Y C.
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
COMMUNICATIONS
Acorn Sprouts.

A new church is talked of at this place.
 Everybody went to Mena to celebrate the 19tb.
 The new school house will soon be completed.
 The weather is hot and water getting low.
 Acorn township got the premium on onions and pumpkins at the fair.
 Dr. Martin, of Mena, made several trips to our burg last week.
 Petefsh Mill company is dressing lumb Der for Mir. Wisenhunt's new home.
 Mir. Reynolds has been visiting his daughter at Philadelphia, who has been quite sick.
 Mir. c. E. Henson is building large warehouse on the ground where the old one burned.
 Mir. Miller was buried on August P. He was about ninety years old and was one of the early settlers here.
 Mir. Wallace McGeorge IS preparing a large balloon with a capacity of two persons. Look out for the trial trip.
 Acorn is figuring on having one ot the best water powers in the South, with 400 or 800 foot pressure, equal to 200 horse power
 Harris X DaymoD, of Ft. Smith; Mr. Davis, of Hatton, for the Kansas City Supply company; Mir. Woods. of Nena, for Crescent company, and Mir. Ray, of McAlister, were the lumber men who were here lest week.
 The boys at the Petefish mill captured one of the Mena balloons and soon had it inflated and sent it scaling high. It drifted over towards Waldron. Mir. Heath, formerly of this place but now of Blancett, saw it travellng high in that direction. xxx
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
THE FIRST CIRCUS.

The first circus of the season will exhibit in Mena Septem Der :. That is the date fixed for the appearance of the New Great Syndicate English American Shows. This circus has never visited Mena before, but it has achieved high reputation in the Eas. tern and Southern States and is favor. bly commended by the press of those sections. It embraces an interesting collection of animals and an arenic performance unusually fine.
 Many new features that are nove,- ties not yet seen here are presented by the New Great Syndicate English. American shows. The intelligence of its trained horses, and other animals. is wonderful and certainly marvellous.
 The parade will occur at l0:3o in the morning, and on its return to the show grounds there will be a free outside exhibition given to the crowds entire ly different from any ever seen.
 "Dink,' surprising intelligent dog IS the star of this free exhibition and his act is certainly thrilling and sen sational one almost beyond belief, and seemingly impossible for a four. footed beast
 This dog climbs ladder 10 great altitude and dives distance of 60 feet into net. This is sure to draw biz crowd e
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
PEOPLE WANT PAPER HONEY.

The United States treasury now contains 300 million dollars in gold, of which sum 246 millions arc available for general purposes. and the balance Is held m trust for people who happen to possess the gold certificates of the United States government. This is not the only great accumulation of gold in the United States. Tho New York Clearing House as soeiation has 124 million dollars in gold in its vaults, every dollar of which is represented by certih- cates in the possession of New York banks. In these two safe places there is the enormous sum of +a4 millions in gold, or 43 per cent of all the gold in the country. The monthly treasury statement of August 1 showed 97s million dcllars in gold in use as money in the United States only a few millions short of q round billion dollars. The fact that such a large proportion of this vast amount is accumulated in the two important storage centers of the country, notwithstanding the ef- forts of bankers to put 1t n cir calation. shows how strong is the preference of the American people for paper money instead of gold. The discrimination against the use of silver cons Is still greater. Only 63 million silver dollars are in circulation-less than one per capita. The subsidiary silver in use amounts to more than that. heing T04 million dollars. All the rest of the silver money. 417 millions in coined dollars and S4
 million in bullion, is piled up in tue treasury and represented in circulation bv silver certificates or treasury notes of 1890. The na- tional treasury at this moment contains 900 millions in gold and 50o millions in silver. an aggreg- stc of 500 millions in eo.n and
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
GOVERNMENT FACTORIES.

"There is at least one class of army contractors who will never agan have an opportunity to rob Uncle Sam. 1t is those who made the uniforms for the army and navy. Within three months the government will have Tn operation two large factories for the manu- facture of clothing for enlisted
 men. Congress set apart $50, ,000 for the work. and the buildings would have been completed q year ago but for the war with Spain. One factory will be situated in the navy yard in California and the other in New York. With the new factories the government will be independent of the private dealers and there will always bc on hand large stock of clothing for emergencies such as the Spanish war presented"
 The foreging from the Arkansas Gazette tends to illustrate the trend of public policy toward having the government do for it's self those things which iJ can do instead of depending on eontract- ing for articles with private parties, whose prime object is to make profits.
 Whatever the government manufactures for the use of any of its varied departments is always well done because the principle of profits being eliminated there is no incentive to cheat
 Ii vii be found that a- cities. states and the general government recognize this idea anG do for themselves everything that savers of public service or utiktv the better 1t will be for the people. It would provo a great blessing to the country if the general govern mcnt in connection with its postal service should operate system of postal saving banks, postal tele- graphic system and postal ex- press or parcel system.
 These reforms would rive the people absolute security, splendid service in other depart inents at cost of service, and at the same time take them out of tho clutches of and prevent their being robbed by the corporations.
The Mena star., 1899-08-31
THE pITTsBuRd & GULF WINS.

Every friend of the Pittsburg & Gulf, and we are all its friends, will rejoice over the fact that the attempt to boycott this road by connecting lines because 1t refuses to increase its freight rates at the demand of said connecting lines, will not be allowed by the courts. The Kansas City Star says:
 The Pittsburg & Gulf won the first round in the boycott battle against 1t to-day when Judge A. M. Thayer of the federal court in St. Louis granted a temporary in junction restraining all roads in the combine from boycotting, can ceiling through tariffs or severing traffic relations with the Pittsburg X Gulf
 Receiver Fordyce in his petition of complaint before Judge Thayer stated that the above named rail- roads had formed into a combina- tion agalnst his road because his road had consented to haul freight from seaboard towns at prices they refused to do the work for. Mir. Fordycc claimed that his rail- oad would do the work at 8 prlce much lower than the above named railroads were willing to accept, and stlll make good profit. Judge Thaycr immediately issued a restraining order against the railroads named, restraining them from entering into any combina- tion, agreement or conspiracy be- tween themselves or with other persons or corporations