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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
SCHOOLS OF IOWA.
Figures Compiled From County Super
ntendents' Reports.

Des Moines, Dec. 24.-The annual
reports of the county superintendent
of schools for the year ending Sep
TENDER Is, 1900, have been compiled
in the Office of the state superintend-
ent and they show, among other
things, that nearly 100000 more has
been expended on the public schools
of Iowa during the last year, than the
previous year. The number of I'M
graded schools in the state is given
as 1865; rooms in graded schools,
5,766; whole number of school rooms,
1881; value of school houses, $17,-
655,992; enumeration between the
ages of 5 and 81, 731,154; enrolled In
schools, 566,233; teachers employed,
2S,7S9; male teachers, 4,948; female
teachers, 23,S41; average number or
pupils enrolled per teacher, 20; aver
age monthly compensation male teach
ers, $4,000; female, $30.24; total
amount paid for teachers salaries in
state, SIS ,6O6.9S2 total amount expend-
ed for schools, $9,02S,913.
Since the adoption of the present
text book law providing for county
uniformity and direct purchase,
whereby much lower prices are SCI
cured, forty-eight counties have adopt
ed county uniformity. Thirty coun-
ties adopted county uniformity in 1891,
the year after the law went into eff
feet, and having recontracted in 1896,
all these counties will be the field OF
operation for book agents during the
coming year; as the law requires that
new contracts shall be made every
five years. No changes can be made
in the meantime.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
REMEMBERED HERE.
Edwin White Writes to Major r. P.
SpiIman, of This City.

Major T. P. Spilman is in receipt of
a very interesting communication
from Edwin White, one of his old
friends, now living in Spokane, Wash.
Mr.. White came to Ottumwa with Ma
jor Spilman in May, 1866, from Green's
burg, ind. He lived here about four
years, removing from there to Mime
apolis, Mimi, from which city he went
to Spokane last summer.
Mr.. White is we'll known to many of
the old residents of this city, having
been quite popular during the time of
his residence here. He was for a
large portion of the time in the en-
ploye of w. B. Bonnifield in the brok-
erage business before Mr.. Bonnifield
entered into the banking business
The Letter.
Major Spilman has very kindly fur
nished the Courier with copy of the
letter which is as follows:
Dear Old Friend: With the compli-
ments of the season to you and yours,
it occurred to me few lines from
your old time friend might interest
you for a few minutes. We moved
here from Minneapolis last July. |
acted on the advice of Horace Gree
|ly" when he said: young man, go
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Christmas Thoughts.
IDu A I nGo.1auA

! sit by the window this evening alone,
The sweet, misty twilight around me
is thrown
The Yuletide is coming, the season of
glee,
With it's guerdon of promise for you
and for me.
AS sit in the cleaning and dream of
the past,
With it's halo of sweetness too pre-
cious to last
The joy bells of memory ring out a
sweet chime,
And unite with the present the old
Christmas time.
The forms of lost loved ones seem
lingering near;
From out the shadows their faces ap-
pear.
The touch of soft fingers seem smooth
ing my hair,
To sweep out the frost-work that time
has left there.
Dear voices ring down over memory
phone
With message of hope in their old
loving tone,
AWaklng COnlSnC WIN tnelf happy re-
frain,
A remembrance much dearer because
chastened with pain.
Oh blessed be Christmas; and all hon
or be,
To the birth of the infant of ole
Galilee.
Let us finish the work that on eartf
he began,
His loving and giving and good will
to man."
Then when our journey is ended, oul
pilgrimage done
Our battle well fought and the victor,
| won;
Then the meeting with loved one
earth's sorrows will heal
In a perpetual Christmas in 9Th
Land O. the Leal.'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
oTTuMwA GIRL MARRIED.
Prominent Burlington Official Married
to ottunwa Girl This Morning.
From MandaY's Daily


The marriage of Daniel Lawler, act
ing superintendent of bridges and
buildings of the Burlington route, to
Miss Alice Hurley, of this city, was
solemnized at the Sacred Heart, Cath
Ole church at o'clock this morning,
Rev. Father Bernard Flood officiating.
The happy couple Immediately left
for Chicago and other eastern points
on short wedding tour. Mr.. Lawler
has been in the employ of the Burling-
ton company for number of years
and about two years ago he was re-
moved from the Eastern Illinois divi-
sion to the Eastern Iowa division and
has been acting as bridge foreman, I'M
til the illness of Superintendent Eilers,
when he was assigned to his present
position.
The bride is an orphan, who for
tho past fifteen years has made her
home with Mrs. John w. McIntire, on
North Market street. She has a
large number of friends, whom she
has made by her pleasant and win
some ways, who join in extending
their happy congratulations
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
BELIEVE IN DowlE,s CURSE.
Prevalence of Hog Cholera at Zion
City StartIes Farmers.

Waukegan, H., Dec. 22.-Hog chol-
era is carrying off hundreds of swine
in Zion City region. 1t has caused
the farmers to recollect that Dowie
cursed the animals when he was there
last spring Coming to farm where
some pigs were at the fence, Dowie is
said to have stopped, raised his hand
and exclaimed: Curses on We, dirty
swine" Immediately the pigs turned
and ran away, while Dowie continued:
well may We run. Your time in Zion
is short. 1t will not be long ere there
will be none here 80 unclean as YOU"
From present indications hogs will be
scarce in that region.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye People at the Ma
TONS Capital.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Postmaster
appointed: Mineral, Washington
county, F. w. Basser, vice W. H.Gray;
ERADICATE, Humboldt county, A.W. KEEL
logg, vice J. w. King, resigned; Home,
Hamilton county, w. W. Topleman,
vice j. w. Risk, resigned; Meyer,
Mitchell county, Nicholas Weyland,
vice ]. G. Meyer, resigned.
Charles H. Cartwright, of Burling-
ton, has been appointed a railway mail
clerk.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-James e. Francis, Yale,
So. Increase-Ferdinand B. Soles, Mt.
Ayr, $40; Martin Jesup, Macksburg,
$12; John Rogers, Dunreath, $40;
Reese James, Villisca, So; WILDER Nc
Cabe, Malvern, $40; John H. Sweeney,
Webster City, So.
Washington, Dec. 22.-W. P. Camp
bell, has been appointed postmaster
at Brookville, Jefferson county, vice S.
M. Myers, resigned.
Louis H. Alvord has been commits
stoned postmaster at Kalo.
Iowa Pensions.
Renewal-Curtis l.. Snyder, Daven-
port, $12 Increase-Jos. w. Knapp
Robins, IS; VIM. J. Hall, Ankeny, $40.
Original widows-Margrith Lunberg-
err, Scion, IS; Louisa ]. Brown (moth-
|er), Hamburg, SIP; Nancy Price, Gear
ing, $12;Lucinda Pitts, Knoxville, $12;
Phebe e. Triton, Winterset, So; Eliza
beth Ashley, Macedonia, $12.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Sixteen Thousand Packed by John
Morren & 90. During Past Week.
EAST END ITEMS OF INTEREST
General Western Movement About
Steady, While the Price Shows a
Slight Loss-Packing House Will
Close Down for Christmas.
TFrom Saturdays Daily.i

L
The number OF hogs packed at this
place last week Is $500 against 22,100
the week previous. Total western
packing 665,000, compared with 575,-
900 the preceding week and $4,000
two weeks ago. For corresponding
time last year the number was $4,000
and two years ago 100000 From No
vember l the total is 3,S15,000,
against 3,595,000 last year and AGO.
900 two years ago-an increase of 220,-
600 compared with last year, and 1885,
600 short of the corresponding time
two years ago. The quality of current
offerings is good Prices at the close
average slightly lower than week
ago, and rs cents per 100 pounds
higher than year ago.
Special reports to the Cincinnati
price current show the number of
hogs packed since November l at
aforementioned places compared with
la ST wear a c fol1oWS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
ALSO AFRAID.

Another Nation Afraid to Take the
Initiative to Propose Arbitration.
Darmstadt, Dec. 21.-By the presi-
dent casting his vote, in the second
chamber today,he defeated a motion to
instruct the Hessian representatives
in the Bundesrath, the proposed as
sembling of foreign affairs commit
tee with the object of initiating the
proposal for arbitration between
Great Britain and the Transvaal
Twenty-Five votes were cast each
way. All Anti-Semites and social
democrats favored the motion. The
representatives of the government
left the house before the debate on
the motion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
M'KINLEY GOT 7,217,e77.
Popular Vote of the United States An.
nounced-Total Was 1887, 2e9.

New York, Dec. 22.-The Times
publishes table showing
the popular vote for presi-
Dental electors in the recent election.
Minnesota was the last state to de-
clare its vote this not having been
done until Wednesday.
The total vote including 6,211 scat
tering, was 13,967,299. OF this Nc
Kinley received 7,217,677 and Bryan
6,357, 1858. Wooley, prohibitionist, re-
ceived so far as reported 207 1858; Bar
ker, middle-of-the-road populist, So
1888; Debs, social democrat, 1852;
and Maloney, social labor, 33,450.
McKinley's plurality, according to
the figures of the Times was 1924;
McKinley's majority was 46S,055.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Submitted to Operation.

Davenport, Dec. 22.-John Flienker,
the 1S-year-old boy residing near Dix
on who was shot accidentally by his
brother this week, the bullet crashing
thru his skull, submitted to an opera
tion in Mercy hospital, this place. The
boy may get well. IN
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
DELgrAR.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Delmar, May %. THE new Masonic
lodge, which had boon working under
a dispensation, has been granted char.
ter by the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
Deputy Grand Master Graham Duke
hart and staff installed the following
officers.elect last Friday night: Master,
II. D. Rennineer; Senior Warden,
Joseph Restine; Junior Warden, W. b.
Sirmau. After the lodge had closed.
40 members marched to Sirman's Hail,
where supper was served by the ladies'.
Mrs. Waller, Mrs Restine, Mrs. Sirman,
Mrs. Rennineer and Miss Lulu Barker
presided at the tables. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Dukehart, Charles Harper,
r. ID. Grier, the Revs. g. W. Wilcox
and w. W. Sharp and others. By re-,
quest. Mrs, Sharp read an original
posm. Among those present were: MIR.
and Mrs. r. W. Marvel, L. A. Moore,
l'rayers L. RuatlS, Huston II. Ruark,
George l.. Sharpley, William NJ. Day,
Arthur r. Leonard. Fred Gtier, Simon
Ulman, Il. P. Coulbourn, W. II. Nc.
Conkey, Fl. @. Bounds, Mark r. Cooper,
A., P. Trader, John o. Horsey. II. 4.
veasey, ]. d. Stubbins, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Hurt, Nj. and Mrs. William
Sirman, W.. l.. Sirman. Miss Sirman
f. Lesley Barker, DIR. and Mrs. Rober
| e. Elleeood, Mr.. and Mrs. q. E.
Williams, Miss Maud Nelson and Mr.
and Mrs. John II. CLARK.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
fathers, the needs Of the hour, and the
claims of posterity.
William Everett.
Quincy, Mass, May 10Th, 1900.
CRUELTY CHARGED.
NelEhbors Accuse Mrs. minnie Hopkins Of

Neighbora Accuse Mrs. Minnie Hopkins oil
Neglecting Her Children.
Mrs. Minnie Hopkins of No. 1910
East Fourteenth street was charged by
neighbors, in the Municipal Court, Sat.
urday, of negleoting her children.
Mrs. Sinnart, who lives in the adj
joining house, said last Monday Mrs.
Hopkins placed her infant in high
chair and left it exposed to the sun for
an hour while she went OUT. The wit
ness also told OF other alleged cruelty
and abuse to the children. Shn also
alleged that ON ono occasion beer was
carried into the house several times
during the day and when Nj. Hopkins
went home his wife assaulted him.
Mary Tindall, another neighbor, said
she saw Mrs. Hopkins out in the street
Oh Thursday and heard her swear and
threaten to kill her husband. She also
saw her throw stone in her own door
and heard one of the children cry.
Witness alleged that she had known Of
Mrs. Hopkins leaving the children
| alone in the house for an hour or two.
Eva CrameI, nlso neighbor, gave
| damaging testimony. She had seen
beer carried into the house and saw
Mrs. Hopkins throw a stone in the
house on oEe occasion.
Maggie Tucker, who lives at No. 1908
East Fourteenth street. said Mrs. Hop
| kins left the baby in the high chair,
exposed to the sun for an hour or so, on
\ Wednesday. She had known of Mrs
Hopkins going out aud leaving tire
children at home. Mrs. Hopkins used
very bad language. She knew of a
strange man visiting the house and saw
beer carried in. Mrs. Hopkins had
been negleoting her children ever since
she moved to the house about last
Christmas. One day, in cold weather,
she left the children alone in the
house. .@
Agent Stout of the s. P. @. @. said
he received a complaint from Mrs.
Hopkins mother and sister on March
Cd to the effect that Mrs. Hopkins was
neglecting the children. He made an
Investigation, and warned Mrs Hopkins,
He did not take any action until yester
day, after Mrs. Hopkins had beer
arrested for disorderiy conduct, wher
he preferred the charge of neglect. Ii
his investigation he found a bad con
dition of affairs He said mao named
John Forrest had been going to thu
house.
Mr.. and MIS-. William Baker sale
they never saw Mrs. Hopkins and die
not know of her neglecting her chill
dren.
Mrs. Annie Carver had seen Mrs
Hopkins drink beer but never knew o
!, her being drunk.
Mrs. Hopkins took the stand in he
own behalf. She said she had neve
interfered with neighbors; had no
neglected her children, and neve
7 cursed, but her husband CURSE
] "awful.' She did not eat much, bu
her husband permitted her to drin
Q beer. She said she was never drunk
: She denied the charges which ha
, been made against her.
Mrs. Hopkins was fined $40 on tn
charge of disorderly. conduct and th
2 charge of neRlecting the children wa
held up for tho present on account {
the children being very young.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
CENSUS WORK BEGINS JUNE /.
irwin Facilitate Matters for Householders
to Have Answers Ready.

10 HNNc Answers tteitys
At O'clock on June, LIST. the
enuniei ators for tho Twelfth Census
will begin their canvass. At least 10
hours work q day will he required OF
them, and they are Mt liberty to con
tinue their worl; in the evening il it
will facilitate tho census taking. The
census-man shall be answered, and tho
law forbids his in,parting any of the
Information he thus receives to any
person or newspaper. IL
James w. Robertson. assistant super
visor in charge of the Wilmington census
enumerators will assumed his duties
| Tuesday morpine and will have his
Headquarters at his residence, No. 81
| Van Buren, street.
| Following Is the list CT questions that
will be asked concerning every man,
woman and child in the city. Separate
replies will have to be made for each
person. The heads of families would
save much time for both themselves
and the enumerators by having the
answers written out in advance and
ready for the census takers. If every
head OF family would mako out his
records it would facilitate the work OF
census mon and it would enable them
to save unnecessary delay, Read the
questions and have tho answers ready
when they are called for:
l. City?
2. Street and number of house?
3. Name?
A. Relation TO head Of family?
8. Color or racer H.
6 Sex?
7. Date of birth, giving day, month
and year? @
s. Age at last birthday?
O. Single, married, widowed Oh
divorcedY
10. Number years married?
IL. Mother OF how many children?
-. Number Of these children living
| IL. Place.of birth?
II. Place of birth of father
10. Place of birth Of mother?
16. Year of immigration to United
States?
d II. Number of years in United States
1S. Naturalization?
1y. Occupation, trade or profession
20. Months not employed?
81. Attended school, in months9
%. Can'read?
%. Can write?
"a Can speak EnglishP
%. Is home owned or rented?
, 90 If owned, is home free or mort
gaged2
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
SHERIFF'S SALES.

Properties of u. t. and N. A. Grubb and
Others Disposed Of
Sheriff Taylor sold the following
properties at the Court House Mon
day:
Lot at Thirteenth and Orange streets,
belonging to Lewis r. and Nicholas A.
Grubb, to j. Ernest Smith, attorney,
for $1,000.
Lot on Lincoln street near Rowland,
belonging to John r. Pollock, to Henry
r. Bringhurst, dr. attorney, for 81. 600.
Lot on Vandevor avenue, near Clay.
mont street, belonging to Charles S.
C!eland, TO Alexander B. Cooper. fol
1900.
No. 1920 East Fourteenth street, he
longing to Lewis 4. and Nicholas A.
Grub, to Frank T.. Speakman
attorney for S605.
No. 1918 East Fourteenth street, he
longing to Nicholas A. and Lewis T.
Grubb, to W. s. Prickett, attorney
for $605.
No. 1916 East Fourteenth street, he
longing to Nicholas A. and Lewis T
Grubb, to W. s. Prickett, for s605.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
NOT IN The ICE TRUST.
Local Companies Decline TO Pool Theil
Business with the big Concern.

Local Companies Decline to Pool Their
Business with the Big Concern.
1t has been definitely decided that
the Wilmington ice companies will not
go into the ice trust, better known as
the American Ice Co., a gigantic con-
cern, which controls the business in
New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. A repre-
sentative of one of the local companies
was approached on the subject recently,
but no encouragement was given and
tho negotiations fell through. The local
companies have, however, decided on a
uniform rate, which is the same as
last year. 1t went intu effect Monday and
is as follows: 8 pounds daily, IS cents
12 pounds daily, 40 cents; 16 pounds
daily, CD cents; 90 pounds daily, u
cents; % pounds and over, on one
delivery, 80 cents per 100 pound.
On ton and carload lots there aIt
special rates. The rate in Wilmington
is trifle less, as rule, than that in
the cities where the trust il in control
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
A FINE CLOCK.

Magnificent Timepiece at the Jewelry
Store of G. r. Rudolph.
1t is stated by an English writer
that the Westminster Chimes owe their
origin to a MIR. Crotch, who was a
pupil of DIR. Randall, Regius Professor
OF Music. This, however, is disputed
by other writer's who accredit them to
DIR. Randall's conception of the idea
taken from movement in the fifth bar
of the opening symphony uf Handel's
II know that my Redeemer liveth. !"
The chimes were first fitted to the
University Church, Saint Mary's the
Great, in Cambridge, and were long
celebrated for their simple harmony,
but we're never copied until they were
reproduced on very large scale in the
Victoria clock tower of the House of
Parliament. r,n-.
The Wilmington Chimes are known
as those rung on the famous Bow BelIa
which are situated in the renowned
church of the same name, City Of
London. Originally they were rune
on six bells only and became famous
through the beautiful legend which
connects the chimes with Thomas
| Whlttington's candidacy for Lore
Mayor of London. From time to TIME
bells have been added to the origina
number, which necessitated changes IL
the melody, emitting gthe original one
What now commonly passes as thu
Wilmington Chimes is in reality ;
chime on eight bells. Mr.. G. r
Rudolph has Just unpacked and has oil
exhibition one of the finest hall clock
that ever came to Wilmington. 1t uon
tains an Elliott movement, the best o
English makes, and is fitted witt
Derrfee's Tubular Chimes-which Civ
perfect reproductions of both the abov
chimes You would imagine you wer
hearing the original bells so perfect j
the resemblance. The clock is beauti
fully cased in smahogany, massive an
elegant The works are built for tn
finest time-f finished and fitted as we
as fine watch. These clocks ar
beautiful pieces of furniture, and mo-
considered necessary to complete tn
furnishing Of fine home.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
TOBACCO HAD FRIENDS.
They Won in the Reformed Episcopa
General Council, It,

They Won in the Reformed Episcopal
General Council.
The members of the General Council
of the Reformed Episcopal Church,
which is holding ills triennial confer
ence in Baltimore. decided Friday
that while the church has a right to
exact a pledge from candidates for
ordination, promising that so long as
they are members of the Reformed
Episcopal clergy they will refrain from
the use OF all intoxicauts us beverage,
the church has not the right to exact
the Same pledge in regard to the use of
tobacco. ~ tasH Fl"
The subject was introduced by Bishop
Stevens in the form of an amendment
to the new constitution OF the church.
The clause relating 10 use Of intoxi-
cants was adopted by vote OF 80 to III.
The clause referring TO the the use Of
tobacco was lost by vote of Ii in
favor TO 80 against. But before the final
count had Eeen taken CT the latter vote,
the entire amendment was withdrawn
by Bishop Stevens. The withdrawal
was accepted and candidates will be
left free to follow tho dictates of their
individual consciences so far as these
two matters are concerned.