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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
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F. M. LaRue Has Another Assay Of
South Side Sand Made.


Some weeks ago it was stated in the
Courier that f. M. LaRue had found
glittering particles in sand taken from
an excavation in South Ottumwa, which
presented the appearance of gold. A
sample of the sand was sent to Chica-
go to be analysed but the assayers
stated that the sample sent contained
no gold. Mr.. LaRue was not satisfied
with the result and short time ago
sent another sample to J. c. Reed, who
is said to the Oldest assayer in Den
yer, with request to report his find
ings. In reply Mr.. LaRue received a
letter in which the assayer made the
statement that in his opinion the sand
will wash out S. worth of gold to the
ton. Mr.. Reed says that the sample
submitted is as rich as any in the west
but that it cannot be washed because
it is too fine and that he would have
to get improved machinery to save it.
Mr.. LaRue has relatives in Denver
who have recommended Mr.. Reed as
an assayer and say he is Trustworthy in
every way. Mr.. LaRue has not yet
given up that the glittering particles
are gold and will investigate still fur
Their.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
Articles of Incorporation Filed To-
day.
THE CAPITAL STOCK is 100000.
is Called the "st. Paul Coal Company"
With Principal Offices in ottumwa-
Mines Are Located Near Abba
Whitebreast Men Are Interested.
From Fridays Daily.

Articles of incorporation authoriz-
ing the st. Paul Coal company
to do business were filed in the
county recorders Office today,
with capital stock of $780,
900. The incorporators are Glen
W. Traer, James B. Corrigan and
Joseph M. Blee, all of Chicago. Mr..
Traer is connected with the White
glance it would look as if it were a
Whitebreast enterprise. but this is de-
MED. The general Offices of the COM
pany will be in Ottumwa and the
mines will be located at Hilton, q
small town near Abba. on the Bur.
lington road, where a shaft is now
being sunk, and where others will be
maintained.
The articles state that the name of
the company shall be the ST. Paul
Coal company, with it's principal Off
ces in Ottumwa. It's business shall
be to acquire, purchase, lease, own,
sell and mortgage coal lands and 9TH
er lands in this and other states. To
prospect for and mine coal and other
minerals and generally to buy, sell,
handle, deal in and market coal of
all kinds, wood and all kinds of fuel
both natural and manufactured. To
manufacture end market coke and
other articles used as fuel. To pur-
chase all kinds of machinery, build
ings, cars, fixtures, apparatus and
appliances for said business.
The authorized capital stock shall
be 100000 divided into 5000 shares
of $1O0 each, 1900 of which shall be
preferred and the balance common
stock.
Until the first annual meeting OF
the stockholders, which shall be on
the first Wednesday in September OF
each year, the officers shall be:
Glenn w. Traer, president; William
McNett, vice president; DON M. Sutor,
secretary; Glenn w. Traer treasurer,
and Joseph M. Blee, assistant treas.
urer. The board of directors shall
consist of Glenn w. Traer, William
McNett, Joseph M. Blee, Frank P.
Hixon and Joseph M. Hixon.
This is the elimination of the work
of Judge Mitchell, who has been op-
tioning lands in Monroe and surround.
ing counties for over year, which
it was thought. were for the
Whitebreast Fuel company. Many
people believe that it is a
Whitebreast enterprise, but this
statement is said to not en-
brace the whole truth, altho White
breast officers are concerned in the
new company to some extent.
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showed SO votes, making SO necessary
to choice. On the informal ballot
the standing of the candidates was:
A. w. Peck, %; James Orr, %; j..
C. Slaughter, 10; John Taylor, 2; H.
C. Blount, IS; w. T. Hobbs, II; Ed
ward Johnson, 8. The latters name
was withdrawn, it having ben stated
that he was in no sense a candidate.
First Formal.
A. W. Peck, 80; James Orr, Is; J..
c. Slaughter, 10: John Taylor, Q; H.
G. Blount, 26; w. T. Hobbs, 5. Mr..
Hobbs name was withdrawn.
Second Formal.
A. w. Peck, 80; James Orr, 81; J.
G. Slaughter, 8; John Taylor, 4; H
C. Blount, 20.
Third Formal.
A. w. Peck, 81; James Orr, 81; j.
C. Slaughter, TO-; H. G. Blount, "a.
Fourth Formal.
A new candidate was sprung in the
person of Bert Clark. A. w. Peck, %;
James Orr, %; J. C. Slaughter, 6; H
c. Blount, So; Bert Clark, 2.
Fifth Formal.
A. w. Peck, %; James Orr, 40; H
C. Blount. SO.
Sixth Formal.
A. w. Peck, II; James Orr, As; H
G. Blount, 40; j. c. Slaughter, 1.
Seventh Formal.
A. w. Peck, 10; James Orr, "A; H
G. Blount, 40; j. G. Slaughter, 1.
Eighth Formal.
A. w. Peck, %; James Orr, 80; H
c. Blount, 80; J. c. Slaughter, 1.
Ninth Formal.
A. w. Peck, SO; H. G. Blount, 9. The
nomination was made unanimous.
| Other Nominations by AccIamation.
There seemed to be no other con
tests. John M. Peters was nominated
by reclamation for township trustee
In the same manner Rufus Dana was
nominated for township clerk as was
George w. Shepherd for township as
SCISSOR.
After nominating A. L. Reynolds b!
exclamation for committeeman for the
ensuing year, the convention adjourn
ed feeling that unanimity reigned ant
that each man nominated is practical
ly unassailable either from persona
standpoint or from an offensive parti
san view.
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Ritchie Will Not Be Tried Next
Monday.
ANOTHER INDICTMENT AGAINST DODD
Question Whether or Not He Can Be
Prosecuted on It-State Evidently
Feared Some Such Move by Dodd-
District Court Notes.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The case of the state of Iowa VS..
Samuel Richie, indicted on the charge
of completely in the Eldon bank rob-
berry, was continued this forenoon un.
til the seventh Wednesday of the term,
or until October 10, because the state
cannot find Richard Y. Dodd. the man
who has heretofore sent all captured
Eldon bank robbers to the penitenti-
airy, and who was counted on to send
Mr. Richie to the same place, by his
testimony.
For time it was thought that Dodd
was beyond the reach of the state as
the indictment against him charging
him with burglarizing the Eldon bank
had been dismissed. 1t now trans.
pires that second indictment charg.
ing him with larceny from building
on account of the Eldon bank robbery
exists. The state evidently was pre-
pared for this kind of move by Dodd
when they caused the second indict.
ment to be found, yet attorneys say a
man under indictment must be tried
the second term after he is indicted
if he is in custody or is where he may
be placed in custody. Others say that
Dodd's case was continued on con.
tract between the state and himself
that he would not be prosecuted If he
testified as per agreement. So there
the matter stands. The law says de-
PENDANT must be tried the second term
after the indictment Is found unless
good reason is shown to the contrary
Would a contract between the state
and defendant be such reason!
Some lawyers think it would and 9th.
ers think not. At any rate Dick has
not returned to Ottumwa altho he may
of his own free will come back and tes
tify as required. If he is found and
brought back under the second indict.
ment there is fighting chance that
he may not be convicted even if he
does refuse to testify. Attorneys say
that the supreme court has never pass
| ed upon the question as to whether or
not a defendant must be tried the sec
ond term after the finding of an indict
ment hence the district court would
have no precedent to follow but must
interpret the law in the light of the
| facts.
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problem as to how to make tho
cheapest line rather than the quick
est line between given points, the
principal object of all railroad engi-
neers and contractors today. There
were many young civil engineers i'll
those days who, indeed, longed to
slash thru hill or fill up a valley
and sometimes they presented to their
employees handsomely executed pro,
files of roadbeds which showed
straight lines, wide curves and easy
grades, regardless of hills and dales.
These We're always discarded by the
contractors. and the aspiring young
man admonished to use better judg'
ment in the execution of his work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

equaling in difficulty any along the en-
tire line. Three miles out of Mt.Pleas-
ant the new road leaves the old at
slight angle. running due west for a
mile and then taking an air line direc-
ton to point one mile east of Lock
ridge, where it joins the old track.
The new roadbed goes thru the hills in
cuts of canyon-like depth and passes
over the low lands on entertainments of
from fifteen to thirty-five feet in height
requiring the dumping of an average Of
10000 cubic yards of earth and rock to
every mile. The fills on each end of
the Skunk river bridge alone required
100000 cubic yards of earth.
The new road crosses the old at the
first bent at Skunk river at a height
of twenty feet or more above the for
mer level, the new bridge being. a
quarter of mile north of the old, and
very much higher. The work on this
stretch of new road will be finished
and trains running over it by October.
Two miles east of Fairfield begins
stretch Of new road which is complet-
ed and now in use. From that point
into Fairfield two miles, the old road
contained several sharp curves and
bad gra les. The new road ma1es an
air line, cutting out all the curves and
almost entirely eliminating the grades.
Progress of the Work.
| The double track from Fairfield to
Batavia will not be completed for a
month yet. From Batavia to a point
two miles east of Agency the track
will be completed and trains in opera
tion over it within the next thirty
days. The end of the double track,
east of Agency, will be designated
Street" having been named in honor
of General Street, whose remains are
inferred in the old Indian cemetery at
Agency.
In regard to continuation OF. the
double trackage system between Street
and Ottumwai it is difficult to say when
that will be taken up. Thus far no
line has been selected. The grade be-
tween these two points is immense,
and reduction of the same and the
extension OF the line along the same
plans as that on which the other por-
ton of the road has been modified,
represents one of the most difficult UNI
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
a Bia Corn Crop.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

from friday DAILY.
L. ]. Newquist, of near Dudley, call
ed at the Courier Office this morning
with sample of corn which was rails
ed on his farm in this county. One of
the ears was ten inches in circumfer-
ence and is said to be a very fair aver
age of the crop raised by Mr.. New
quist this year. He says the drouth
during the past summer did not in any
way interfere with the corn crop in
this portion of the state, except, per-
haps, on the high lands. The corn
crop in Wapello county, when averag-
ed up, Mr.. Newquist says is the best
he ever saw. He thinks it will aver
age fifty bushels per acre or better,
and there are some pieces in the coun-
ty that will exceed seventy and per-
haps even seventy-five.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worsl
form of slavery. George d. Williams, oil
Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: SHY
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles OF
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her owr
work" This supreme remedy Tor fe
male diseases quickly cures nervous
ness, sleeplessness, melancholy, head
ache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medi
cine is a godsend to weak, sickly, rur
down people. Every bottle guaranteed
Only so cents. Sold by Clark g. Mol
lison, druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

grade of seventy feet per mile and a
maximum curve of three degrees and
thirty minutes.
The new double track line which re-
places this old one has no grade ex-
ceeding thirty-five feet per mile, and
no curve sharper than one degree. All
the curves are wildly scattered and
that terrifyingly joyous sensation of
swinging around double-jointed bow
knots at seventy miles an hour will
hereafter be entirely eliminated from
the experience of venturesome news
paper reporters. The changes in the
roadbed will save about 10 per cent in
distance. All culvert and bridge work
is of the most substantial and perma-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

the main object of the civil engineer
engaged in laying out route for u
railroad thru new country was to
extend the line thru a territory
where the least grading ana
heavy work of this nature would DE
required. Distance was no obstacle
in those days, and consequently the
long sweeping curves and serpent
like road bed of the Burlington route
thru Iowa in former years. 1t was
considered in those days far cheaper
to run a mile or two around a hill
in order to avoid cut or extensive
fill, than it was to adopt the methods
Of today which have been made pos
sible to very great extent, if moi
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

ment of roadbeds and double track
age system across the state. To &C
complish all this, the Burlington ap-
propriated two million dollars, and
put it's engineers to work on the
problem.
Cutting and sIashing.
Chief Engineer Beckwith is in
charge of the work under the super.
vision of Superintendent c. M. I:evey,
and has used all his skill and taken
advantage of the liberal allowance
of the company in accomplishing his
work. He has aimed at straight
lines, wide curves and minimum
grades. He has cut and slashel thru
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at the ends of the bridge contain no.,
900 cubic yards of grading.
The change in alignment of the road
bed is remarkable. The old main line
approaches Skunk river with five
sharp curves, the most acute of which
tend in reverse order for 400 feet
around the river bluff and onto the old
bridge, the last curve extending well
up to the structure. Beyond this thru
the town of Rome and up the hill to
Lockridge there are more stiff curves.
Cut Hills in Twain.
To remedy the alignment of this
stretch of road the engineers adopted
bold measures, which required work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BURLINGTON.
Many Miles Of Double Track Constructed
In Iowa This Year - Shortening the Line.
to*o* 90 *c*ototo+otctc

During the past two years Iowa
has been the scene of the most ex-
tensive railroad improvements of any
place i'll the entire west. The Bur
lipgton has had and is maintaining
today hundreds of men and horses
engaged in reducing curves, building
double track and enlarging bridges
in order to be able to meet the in
creasing traffic demands that are
made from year to year.
The Old Way.
In former years when the art OF
railroad building was undeveloped
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
1t Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE, Ca,
suffered intensely for six months with
frightful running sore on his leg, but
writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in ten days. For Ill
GERS, wounds, boils, pain or piles it's
the best salve in the world. Cure guar
anteed. Onl 25c: Sold by Clark G.
Mollison, druggists.
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entirely by improved machinery. In
the early days on the Burlington in
this state cut of 25 feet was con-
sidered a marvel, and a fill of fifteen
or twenty feet was looked upon as
great feat.
Avoided Cuts and Fills.
The avoidance of deep cuts and
heavy fills was not because of any
lack of knowledge on the part of the
engineers, particularly, but simply
because the contractors were limited
in the amount of money to be spent
in the construction, reducing the
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MT elsALs.

dertakings of the entire work,
The new work between Lucas and
Creston will be completed some time
this year, but it will be late. There
are now in the neighborhood of 1900
men engaged on the new work be-
tween Murray and Creston which will
not be completed until some time next
year.
When all the work is done and the
handsome Burlington trains are run
ming over the new roadbed, that COM
pany will possess the finest system of
trackage in the west and will be pre-
pared to meet any emergency in speed
that may be required with perfect
safety to it's patrons.
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: Outline of New Work.

The sketches of the two stretches of
roadbed where the most radical
changes are being made are herewith
reproduced for the benefit of the inter-
ested reader. The maps are drawn to
a scale of two miles to the inch. The
solid black lines represent the old
roadbed while the heavy dotted lines
are the new roadbed now being built.
New Double Track.
There are forty-two miles of this
new double track, represented in the
dotted lines, now under construction.
In addition to this there are thirty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
Stone In the Bladder.

My son has suffered with stone in
the bladder eight years. have taken
him to several watering places, also
to Cincinnati, New York, Chicago and
Nashville, where he was put under en-
inent physicians, with no improve
ment; on the contrary, it was gradual
ly getting larger, until lost all hope
OF getting him cured, when was told
of Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. | had
him try it, and to my surprise he be-
gan to improve at once, and he was
cured with two bottles. His general
health has improved wonderfully.
John q. Dedman, Memphis, Tenn,
Price so cents. For sale by w. w.
Ennis.
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TFrom Fridays Daily.I

lfTOm ETlQay DAILY
These are the nominations made by
the republicans of Center township in
convention assembled at the court
house last evening. The utmost har-
mony prevailed, all but one Of the NOM
nations being made by reclamation.
Min ballots were required to nomi-
nate one of the candidates for con-
stable but that was owing to the fact
that J. G.. Slaughter, who is attached to
Squire Campbelrs court, was not an
active candidate, and this being re-
publican year, people who desired the
place were plentiful. All wards and
precincts were well represented in the
convention and many of them had a
candidate for constable. After trans
acting the business mentioned in the
call promulgated by Committeeman l..
H. Hammond, A. L. Reynolds, of the
first ward, was selected as committee
man for the ensuing year.
The Convention.
Shortly after s o'clock Committee
man |. H. Hammond called the meet
ing to order and read the call after
whica he announced that the tempora.
ry organization would consist of Capt
d. A. Emery, chairman, Walter Noel
roy secretary and Fred McNair read
ing clerk. On motion of F. w. Wilson
the temporary organization was made
permanent.
Capt. Emery took the chair and af'
ter thanking the convention for the
honor, asked the pleasure of the meet.
ing. A motion made by G. w. Whit,
more was carried to the effect that two
justices and one constable be named
and that J. A. Ballard and o. L.Camp
bell for the first mentioned places, and
q. M. Campbell for the second place,
be nominated by reclamation. 1t went
thru with but one dissenting voice and
the delegate who voted no, afterwards
withdrew his vote.
DIR. A. O. Williams moved that the
convention proceed with the nomina
ton Of the second constable and that
the secretary call the wards, each
ward, casting the full strength of its
delegation. The motion prevailed, the
first vote being an informal vote but it
took nine formal ballots before a man
was selected.
Informal Ballot.
/ The TOTAL vote Of the convention
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nent nature. Five iron bridges rang
ing from 200 to 600 feet in length, ca,
ry the line over the principal streams.
Turned Curves into Air Lines.


The other most important pieces of
work on the road are between Batavia
and Fairfield and Lockridge and Mt.
Pleasant. In the former the old single
track main line containing some fif-
teen sharp curves is replaced for dis
lance of eleven miles by line with
but three short one-degree curves,
shortening the distance over one mile.
The grading on these ten miles aver
ages 10000 cubic yards to the mile.
Between Lockridge and Mt. Pleas
ant the double track cutoff is six miles
in length. The chief place of interest
is the crossing of Skunk river, which
is spanned by an iron bridge with ma
sorry piers, which is sixty-five feet
above the bed of the stream and 1,050
feet long, the center portion being a
three deck spans of LAG feet each and
the remainder iron trestle. The fills
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
Republicans of Center Township in
Convention.
THEY RENOMlNATE TWO JUSTICES.
Also Honor other Township Officials
Including E. M. Campbell for Con-
stable, at Present Attached to
Squire CampbeIl's Court.

Justices of the peace. A. Ballard
and O. L. Campbell.
Constables-E. M. Campbell and A.
wv. Peck
Township clerk-Rufus Dana.
Township trustee-John M. Peters.
Township assessor-George W.Shep-
herd.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

entire outfit will give a street parade,
at which time the public can inspect
the procession and be highly edited in
contrasting the racial and physical
differences of this really interesting
aggregation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

An s0sPare Book, "The New System az
Treating Diseases Of the Bye ana
Ear, Sent Free to All Who
Send Name and Address.
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EYESIGHT
OR HEARING
RESTORED.

charitable Discovery Whereby Everyone
Afflicted with Failing Eyesight, Gaia.
raets, Blindness. Deafness or
Head Noises Can be Perma.
nently Cured at Home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
SAW HIM FIRST.

And Since That Time the spaniards
Failed to Exist.
The Wild West, under the leader
ship of Colonel Cody, will appear in
Ottumwa, September II, and will, as
usual, present not only its recognized
features Of historic interest and thrill
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

The town of Barnes has voted for
$4,000 bonds, to erect a new school
building.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

Ing eyesight, cataracts, blindness, deafness and
head noises or any diseases of the eye or ear can
care themselves at home with mild medicines
ers in all parts of the country were cured last
year by his wonderful absorption method. Judge
George Edmunds,. a leading attorney of Car
on both eyes. Thos German, Auburn, Sac Co.,
Ia. says: - have been growing deaf for Il
gears; had head noises and catarrh. Or. Coffee's
are afflicted with any eye or car trouble write to
Dr.. Coffee and tell him all about 1t. He will then
tell You just what he can do. He will also send
New System of Treating Diseases Of the Eye
and Ear" 1t is full of interesting and valua.
Bile inform ation. All cures are permanent.
Write today for yourself or friend to
AM. O. COFFEE, M. u.
go Good Block, Des Moiness Iowa.
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Dr.W. O. Coffee, the noted eye and ear special.
Geatment by which an zone suffering from fail.
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