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Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior United States land Of
flee, Lewiston. Idaho. Nov %. 1900.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this
ONCE by Jessie e. Beans contestant against Isaac
Manning entry No. +033, made Dec g. 1895 for lots
~ 20 n p 30 &c. 81 and 81. section ,p IS range
W b N by Isaac Manning. contestee. in which il
alleged that said Isaac Manning has wholly aban-
doned the said tract and has changed his residenc
therefrom this for more than six months since max
ing said entry and next prior TO date hereof. That
the said tract IS not settled upon cultivated i'm
proved as required by law in such cases. That the
entry man is not now resident of the state of
Idaho and has moved therefrom to parts unknown to
afhant. Said parties are hereby notified to appear
respond and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 clock a. m. On Feb H. 1901 before the regis
ter and receiver at the United States land Office in
Lewiston Idaho.
The said contestant having. in proper affidavit
filed Dec, 1900 set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of this notice
can not be made. il is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given due and proper publication
50 CHAS. II. CAREY. Receiver
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
COMMITTED PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior Land office a, Lewis
ton. Idaho Nov. 3. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the following name,
settler has flied notice of his intention to make ina
proof in support of his claim, and that said proc
will be made before the Register and Receiver a
Lewiston. Idaho, on Dec. % 1860. viz: fermin l
Hoskins. for the or NV or. sec 3. tp 80 mr. 2. w
b IA.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of sal,
land viz:
Joseph Horr. of Summit Idaho
Charles Bramlett. of Myrtle Idaho,
James l.. Pearson, of Myrtle, Idaho.
William .. Boyd. of Myrtle, Idaho.
IS J. B. WEST, Register.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14


The country looses strong man
by the death Of Senator Cushman
K. Davis, of Minnesota. Taking
his seat in the senate in 1877. he
had been continuously a promj-
nent figure in that body, man Of
force and vigorous industry, a tell.
Ing speaker, a practical and untir-
Ing worker There was a sturdy
earnestness and directness abont
Senator Davis that always counted
In the varied business NJ
national legislation. His services
in negotiating the treaty with
Spain. and throug hout the recent
war, are fresh in the public mind
Senator Davis was a steadfas,
over jealous republican aud a pa.
triot OF broad views. The country
VIII regret that his useful career
has been cut short at the begin. !
ming Of his third term.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior. Land Office at Lewis
ton, Idaho Nov. -, 1850.
Notice is hereby given that the foil owing named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make fna
proof in support of his claim. and that said proof
Will be made before register and receiver at Lewiston
Idaho on December n, 1909. viz. George Parker
for the ne ar section 81. township 80, mr. W. m
He names the following witnesses to prove his Con-
itnuous residence upon and cultivation of SAID land
VIZ: Joseph Kaufman. Frank w. Julian, Louis J
SWannaok John q. Downs all of Morrow, Idaho
J. B. WEST. Register.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Thomas Hall deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that Letters of Administra
lion on the Estate of Thomas Hall deceased
granted 10 the undersigned on the 10Th day Of
November. by the Probate Court Of Nez Perez
County.
All persons having claims against said Estate are
required to exhibit them 10 me for allowance, at my
residence, 81 miles south of Juliaetta within foul
months after the date of The first public alton Of this
notice. or they shall be forever barred.
This 9th day Of November 1900.
Levi B. Grosscose,
Administrator
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14

Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting ofthe stockholders Of the
Lewiston National Bank will be held al
the directors room of the bank on the 9th
day Of January, 1901, at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
GEORGE H. KESTER, Cashier.
Lewiston, Idaho, Dec. =, 1900. 5S-tf
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
A HOUSE LOT FOR
A. CHRISTMAS GIFT

for your wife or sweetheart
your daughter or son, your
niece or nephew, or for any
other girl or fellow whom YOU
want to make happy and give
a start in life. And where;
Why, in VlNEL AND of course
where you can get full value
tor your money, in a lot that
is bouLd to double in value
within three years. Or buy
the Christmas present for
yourself! You can not pos.
S'bly make a better invest.
ment of SIPS to $500. Take
d ofiVe IN our carriage or your
own; give the matter carefui
investigation. The rest will
do itself.
LEWISTON WATER AND POWER
COMPANY.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
E. O'NEILL,
attorney at L01O and No.
tNry Public.

a, All pusf ness carefully attended to- will prac
tice In all courts of Washin atou and Idaho ~
nee ON Main street, Lewiston in Dent & Butte
block. 'e
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-14
The New Congress.

The exact partisan complexion
Of the senate of the congress which
comes into existence on March A,
1901, has not been determined,
but there is reasonable proba-
bility that the republican majority
will be fully twenty. This is a
longer lead than the one which the
republicans have in the present
$ nate, although the majority in
this body is greater than any
party has had since the recon-
structiou days, The republican
majority in the house of represen.
tatives which will enter next
March will be forty.seven. In
the present. house the republicans
had a lead Of thirteen at the begin.
ming of the session in 1899, though
II has been strengthened slightly
since then by the unseating of two
or three democrats whose title was
no good. IN the congress which
was elected in 1896 when Mr.. Nc.
Kinley was chosen the first time
the republicans had a lead Of only
eleven in the senate. but they had
majority of about fifty in the
house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
MINING IN DAKOTA.
Industry in Which Several ottumwa
People Are Interested.

The following clipping was
taken from a rectnt is
sue of the evening Indepen-
dent, published at Deadwood, South
Dakota and relates to mining interests
in that country in which number of
Ottumwa people are Interested:
w. S. Pelham, whose mining
company is developing several claims
down Bogus Jim creek, at what is
known as the Pelham mines, is cast
ing about in Deadwood for the pur-
chase of ten-stamp mill, with steam
power, and has Investigated one or
two mechanical propositions. Mr.. Pei
hams company is selling considerable
stock in Ottumwa, Ia, and is getting
in readiness to begin work in good
shape. He is sanguine as to the
worth of the claim, and has had sew
eral assays made, some Of which have
proven up with good results. Mr..
Pelham and his party are going to
spend several days in Deadwood and
will today inspect the plant of the
Homestake company at Lead. It is
possible that an expenditure of from
$500 to $4,000 will be made upon
the plant this summer, as fully that
figure will be realized on the sale of
stock before September.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19

Kansas City, who has managed the
horse shows given in that place for
the slast six or eight years, and that
gentleman is willing to make the ven
tpre in Ottumwa if the right spirit is
manifested. A few lovers of horse
flesh have taken the matter UP
among themselves and discussed
ways and means, but as yet have
made no definite plans concerning the
matter. The idea that has been ad-
yanced is to hold the show for three
days and pay the premiums out of
the gate receipts, the balance, if any,
to go to the association.
County fairs seem to be things of
the past, and the horse show is destin-
ed, in a large measure, to take its
place. Local owners of, horses could
be interested by setting apart class
for them and bar other horses, say,
outside the county. Another class
might be created taking in the whole
state and bar out Mr.. Ashbrook and
his string of animals and turnouts,
yet he would be an important factor,
as owners OF other fine animals from a
distance would in all likelihood enter
in some of the events against him.
Mr.. Ashbrook has control of some
very fine animals, including pole pom
les, carriage horses, and others. His
turnouts comprise tallyho coaches and
other fine vehicles, and would make
a brave show second to nothing in the
west.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
NEWS FROM ELDoN.

Items of Interest From That Busy
Railroad Town.
Eldon, July 1S.-Mrs. ]. E. Hough-
land left last night for Tucson and
Pueblo, Colorado, to visit her daugh-
tiers.
Chas. Box left last night for Okla
homa.
, Mesdames Horton and Gilbert went
to Kilbourne Monday.
H. R. Baker was in Chicago on bus
mess Monday.
Mesdames E. P. Howard and Adams
went to Colorado last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hartman return
ed from Salt Lake City Monday night.
Miss Flora Drake, of Ottumwa, was
in town Monday.
Dr. Shaug and wife left last night
for Denver, Colo.
NJ E. Menier left Monday for Ian
CASTER Mo.
M. Sawyer returned to Centerville
Monday, after visit with his broth
er, s. H., Sawyer.
Mrs. P. Holland is visiting in Okla
fhoma.
Mrs. Chas. Dibble and children re-
turned to their home at 'Keosauqua
Monday.
chas. Bierce spent Monday at IN
ionville.
The Rough Riders will meet Thurs.
day evening, July 10, instead of We'd
nesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
is 1T RIGHT
For An Editor to Recommend Patent
Medicines?

For An Editor to Recommend Patent
Medicines?
From Sylvan Valley News, Brevard,
N. c.:
1t may be question whether the
editor Of a newspaper has the right to
publicly recommend any of the various
proprietary medicines which flood the
market, yet as a preventive of suffer-
ing we feel it a duty to say good word
for Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. We have known
and used this medicine in our family
for twenty years and have always
found it reliable. In many cases a
dose of this remedy would save hours
of suffering while physician is await
ed. We do not believe in depending
implicitly on any medicine for cure,
but we do believe that if bottle of
Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy were
kept on hand and administered at the
inception of an attack much suffering
might be avoided and in very many cas-
es the presence of a physician would
not be required. AT least this has been
our experience during the past twenty
years. For sale by druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19

". Anderson, the first man to follow
locomotive. Fred has also estab-
lished a number of state records both
in the amateur and professional
classes.
Kane Daugherty has not been rid
ing professional long. He participant
ed in both the state and national cir
cult meets of the l.. A. W., in Ottum-
wa, last summer, riding the first half
of the season as amateur and closing
professional. Kane is recognized as
one of the fairest riders in the cir
cult, and is always favorite with the
audience. In his last amateur race,
three-mile competition event, he
broke the state record for Iowa.
The management of the Burlington
races is to be congratulated upon hav-
ing secured Stevens and Daugherty.
1t is an assured fact that Ottumwa
will send at least representative del
egation to the races on the 25th, and
the attendance from here may be
much larger if the interest is talked
up little.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
OBITUARY.
James r. 5oyIes.

Charlton Democrat: Died, at his
home in this city on July 4 1900, at
Il:15 a. M, James R. Boyles,
aged forty-five years. For about a
year he has been afflicted with a can
Ger on his lip, and since last November
had been unable to work. During
these months his sufferings were born
with great patience and fortitude, and
not one word of complaint passed his
lips. On the other hand he often re-
marked that he was happy in the
thought that he had been spared until
he could be prepared to meet his God
During his Illness he was converted
and united with the M. e. church.
His greatest wish was that he might
live to see the new church dedicated,
put 1t was not to be. Instead his
funeral was the first service
held in the church. The last sad
rites took place on Friday afternoon
at $3.50. o'clock under the auspices of
the Knights of Pythias. He was also
a member of the Masonic and A. o.
U. w. orders. The floral offerings
were beautiful and the casket was COW
cred with earth's choicest blossoms.
James r. Boyles was born near Win
ECuSSIcI, sNliSlllld, tilu CdLue W Iowa
in 1865, locating at Mt. Pleasant. He
afterwards went to Ottumwa where he
entered the service of the Burling-
ton in the capacity of brakeman. At
the time he was taken i'll he was pas
senger brakeman between this city
and st. Joseph, Missouri In 1889 he
was united in marriage in this city to
Miss San Stanton, who with two little
daughters Helen and Ida, survive him.
The following brothers and sisters are
also living; Seth Boyles, of Ottumwa;
Phil, of Sloan Springs, Arkansas;
John, of Lamont; e. r., who is in
Cuba; and Mrs. A. A. Taylor, of Ottum-
wa. Deceased had resided in this city
for several years and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him. His
many acts of disinterested kindness
and his words of cheer will be remem-
bered after the earthly tenement
from which his soul is released has re-
turned to dust, and will bear fruit
while time shall last. The many
friends in Charlton extend their heart
felt sympathy to the Borrowing wife
and children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
PEOPLES PULPIT.

An Explanation.

Editor Courier: Permit me to say
few words thru your paper in re-
gard to my arrest last Saturday night.
than myself. By the report in the
Courier 1 notice that the police claim
to have sent a request to the Army
hall before we went out for our street
meeting that we occupy a position. far
Their from the corner. Such message
may have been sent, but it certainly
never reached us, else we should have
paid some attention to it. We took our
position far enough from the corner
to prevent blockade and a hundred
people standing around will testify
that no blockade occurred. We were
placed under arrest because we re-
fused to recognize the right to break
up our meeting to satisfy mere
whim. In the article also the i'm
preston is left that we abandoned our
contention to avoid prosecution, when
in truth l told Judge Hall that we
would be ready for a hearing Tuesday.
In fact afterward had a hard time to
prevent prominent citizen from plac-
ing tn. matter in the hands of a law
yer in order to compel the authorities
to grant hearing. When Judge Hall
dismissed US he said: If you will not
blockade the streets or sidewalks, you
may co." or nearly those words. AS
we had never done this nor do we
ever intend to, we of course thanked
the Judge and left. We have always
been law-abiding citizens. AS for N.Y.
self, was born and raised in Iowa,
respect her laws, and her officers, but
will also insist on my rights as a
citizen, one of which is the right to
hold street services, despite the fact
that some people dislike to see us
get any interest worked up, or to see
a crowd gather around our services.
T. K. lockwood,
Captain Salvation Army.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
THE PEOPLE OF CHINA.
Rev. D. "A. Murray Relates Personal
Observations Among Them.

FrOln saturdays Daly.
Rev. D. A. Murray, pastor of the
East End Presbyterian church, who
has been employed and travelled thru
Japan. Corea, and China, was seen last
evening and gave a very interesting
talk on the people and ways of these
countries. Rev. Murray was for five
years employed by the Japanese gov
eminent in teaching school in Kyoto,
Japan. During his sojourn on that
part of the globe he came in contact
with many Chinese in japan, besides
making visits thru southern China.
When Mr.. Murray was questioned by
the reporter in hopes of getting a
story Of the Boxers, he said that at
the time he was in China (1893) the
Boxers was an unheard of organization,
but he gave several facts concerning
the Chinese people, especially the
class composing the Boxer forces now,
which may prove interesting, and also
lend light in establishing what kind of
people they really are. Concerning the
Chinese and their habits, Mr.. Murray
said in part as follows:
THE Chinese Of this country are
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
Gleason Made Defendant.

Prof. o. R. Gleason, the horse train
er who recently gave an exhibition in
this city, was made the defendant in
a suit brought in justice court at Ft.
Madison, by an employee of a livery
stable, who sued the professor for a
small amount alleged to be due for
caring for Gleason's horses Judgment
was rendered for the defendant and
the Ft. Madison Democrat is RESPONSE
BILE for the story that the jury had two
verdicts drawn, one in favor of the
plaintiff and the other in favor of the
defendant and upon Gleason's attorney
paying the jurors their fees they at
once returned verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19

not fair representatives of the China
man at home. The Chinaman at home
Is narrow, impractical person, and
IS intensely attached to old customs Of
hundreds of years ago.
A greater part of the country is
very crowded, and the lower class
has very little to live on, and conse-
quently are always ready to take up
new venture such as they are now
engaged in.
Life is held very cheap in that
country and it often occurs that a,
Nah will commit suicide simply to
spite an enemy. 1t seems that in
China If dead mans body is found
on another's property the owner Is
accused of the murder until he is
able to clear himself, and to show
how cheaply life is held, it often oc-
ours that man will commit suicide
on his enemy's property simply to
bring punishment upon him.
Besides, the Chinese are densely
ignorant of the outside world, and
being very conceited over the value
of their own civilization, they are
easily led on by schemers, who make
them believe that the Introduction of
therefore easy to see how people in
this state of mind and of this tempera-
ment could be easily melted, and
Rev. Murray thinks that the Boxers
are being directed by shrewd and
brainy men.
Speaking of the better classes in
China he said: mot all the people are
against this foreign immigration; the
imperial house and many of the better
class see the futility of a contest
with the allied nations and are hold
ing part of the country in line against
the Boxers.
Another cause of discomfort among
the people is the weak and corrupt
mannear in which internal affairs are
handled. 1t is true that they have
sort of civil service examination, which
a person must pass before entering
the government employ, but the sal
aries are SO small that scarcely half
of the taxes reach the government,
but are appropriated by the officials,
thus causing an insufficiency in all
branches.
"The Chinese as a people, are very
enterprising and peaceable and the
better classes are very reliable. The
Chinese merchants are thrifty, and
compete strongly with foreign mer-
chants there" AS a solution of the
difficult problem in the east now, Rev.
Murray offered the following: .The
other powers represented in Asia will
grant Japan power to overcome the
Boxers in the name of the allied
forces, because that country possesses
an abundance of well trained soldiers
who are anxious for fight, and are
located within easy access of China
The outcome will be that one of the
strongest of the powers will be put on
the throne and kept there under guild
ance of the Japanese.
"The final result will be a great
advance to China, for that country
will be opened up to foreign ciyiliza-
ton and enterprise"
Mr.. Murray said that he had great
hopes that the foreigners were all
alive, as he had observed during his
stay there that the Chinese are very
peaceable, and have a wholesome fear
of doing violence to an European.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
WAS NOT THEIR son.
w. H. Holmes Finds After Many
Years That He Was Not Adopted.

w. n. Holmes Finds After Many
Years That He Was Not Adopted.
B. H. Baum, administrator of the
estate of j. d. Holmes, deceased, is in
doubt as to who is entitled to the
funds belonging to the estate and to
be on the safe side is holding onto
the assets in order that the courts
may decide. Accordingly he was made
the defendant in a friendly suit which
has been filed by Jaques & Jaques,
whose client, William H. Holmes, al
leges that he is the son by adoption
and only heir. AS matter of fact
Holmes has never been regularly ad-
opted but thought he was until recent
ly he discovered that the adoption pa
pers made out when he was given to
j. D. Holmes by his father, had been
destroyed by fire.
In support of his allegation the
plaintiff, William H. Holmes, says:
That he is son of James Cumming,
deceased, and was born May 6,1854.
His mother died when he was three
months of age. At that time John d.
Holmes and wife were childless, their
only daughter having died in infancy.
That at the request of John D. Holmes
plaintiffs father gave him to John D.
Holmes and wife with the agreement
that they would adopt plaintiff and
make him an heir and give to him at
their death the same share Of their
property as if he were of their own
flesh and blood. Under this agree
ment plaintiffs father surrendered his
son and John D. Holmes caused prop
er adoption papers to be made out,
adopting plaintiff and giving him the
name of William Henry Holmes, by
which name he has ever since been
known. The papers We're never record
ed because they were burned up in a
fire, which destroyed John d. Holmes
residence about ten years ago, but he
says that John D. Holmes called him
his son and this plaintiff called Holmes
his father and were known as father
and son. Plaintiff says that his adopt
ed father had frequently stated to
him that he was to come into posses
sion of all his property when the
elder Holmes died. Plaintiff says that
he recently discovered that the adop-
ton papers had never been recorded
but nevertheless he is entitled to the
estate and desires the court to estab-
lish the contract for adoption together
with his right to inherit, thus cutting
off eight other collateral heirs, who
will doubtless fight the case. The
value of the estate at the present time
is said to be about $500.