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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
SOUTH oTTUMWA NEWS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. George of Charlton avenue, is
very i'll with consumption.
Lloyd Gordon, of Ill North Ward
street, has bought the Tom Peppers
place south of town.
w. H. Eslinger, who has been very
ill for several weeks. was taken to
the Ottumwa hospital Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. G. ]. Huebner, of Weaver, re-
turned home yesterday after a pleas
ant weeks visit at the home of her
brother, Martin Schwartzenbach, of
2O1 South Ransom street.
A reception was given last evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Ballard, of 205 Richmond avenue, in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Petram,
who leave Thursday morning for Los
Angeles, California, to make that
place their future home. The house
was decorated with flowers and pot
ted plants. Dainty refreshments were.
served. About 125 guests were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Petram were the
recipients of many beautiful gifts.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A daughter was born Monday night
to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. McMaster, of
GIL South Ransom street.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Riggs, of COS
Wabash avenue, have returned home
from visit with relatives at Bir-
mingham.
VIM. Smithburg, of Blakesburg, has
returned home, after short visit at
the home Of his sister. Mrs. j. q.
Hull, of 1117a South Willard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Barrier and
daughter, Agnes, of North Moore
street, have returned home from
visit with friends and relatives at
Carrollton, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shaw, of Bata-
via, spent yesterday at the home of
North Davis street. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Sampson departed this morn
ing on No. for Denver, Col, and the
Pacific slope. Last night being the
regular meeting of Glenwood Camp
No. 1740, NJ W. A., of which lodge
Mr.. Sampson Is a member, about six
ty of the members of the lodge, to-
gether with their wives gathered at
the lodge room and held an informal
farewell reception. A very pleasant
and enjoyable evening was spent.
Several speeches We're made by the
members. The lodge presented Mr..
Sampson with handsome silk UNI
brella as token of esteem.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mortie Criley is quite i'll at his home,
200 North Davis street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shaw, OF Ba-
I tavia, arrived today to make South
Ottumwa their future home. x
Jim Baird. who resides six miles in
lie country, is very i'll with con-
sumption. 1t has not been three years
since Mr. Baird buried his three
sons.
Mrs. Julia A. Cornell, widow of the
late DR.. F. E. Cornell, of Eddyville,
has removed to OttLmwa and will
make her home with her son, 7. j.
Cornell, No. 401 Weller street.
Fred Warmons, of Brighton, arrived
Wednesday for visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Deeds, of 201
South Moore street. Mr.. Warmons
has been visiting the past week with
friends at Birmingham.
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MORRIS WILLIAMS, Baker Block
MONEY TO LOAN
ON CHATTELS
j. A, Strader, 531 Church st.
The Courier for News.
LEGAL.

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION. To L. ".
IN Stiles and L. II. Stiles. Yoa are hereby
notified that the following described real.
witt Lots 40, Al. ~, AZ. S., 81 IS aud 50, Stiles
Place, city of Ottumwa Iowa, was sold for the
taxes of 1896 on the 9th day of December, 1861,
ton will expire and a treasurer's deed for said
land will be made unless redemption from sucii
sale be made within ninety days from the date
of completed service of this notice. You will
govern yourselves accordingly
Dated 9Th day Of October, 1900.
JACOB Chiffon,
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Conservation Service, conducted by
presiding elder, Rev. j. w. Lambert.
Monday, $3.50 p. m.-Sermon by Rev.
w. N. Groome, and social reunion.
Monday, 1880 p. m.-Closing sermon
by Rev. E. c. Brooks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11

Those desiring to purchase COWS
for winter use will do we'll to attend
the sale Monday Oct,15, 1900, two and
a half miles southwest of city limits.
Geo. w. Hatch.
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Board Proceedings.

Proceedings of the board of super.
usors, September IL, 1900, being the
fifth day of the September session.
Board met. All members present
Minutes of last days session read and
approved. The day was devoted to
the examination Of claims The board
adjourned to meet Monday, October
l, 1900. H. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: |. H. Hammond,
Dep. County Auditor.
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Cordwood Wanted.

Will pay 81 cord for linn and cot
tonwood, sound clear body timber, ov-
err nine inches diameter, sawed TWEEN
ty-seven inches long, parked but not
split. j. Seymour, Ottumwa.
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Dep. County Auditor.

Proceedings of the board of super.
yisors October 1, 1900, being the sixth
day of the September session. Board
met. All members present. Minutes
of last days session read and approx.
ed. Quarterly report of Geo., A. Will
son, steward of county farm, APPROX.
ed. The day was devoted to the ex
animation of claims.
The board adjourned to meet Tues.
day, October 2, 1900.
H. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: |. H. Hammond,
Dep. County Auditor.
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Semi Weekly Courier
CHANaINa ADDREss.

Subscribers wishing their address changed
will please give the name of the Post Office TO
which the paper has been sent as well as the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11

Proceedings of the board of super.
visors, October 2, 1900, being the sew,
enth day of the September session
Board met. All members present.
Minutes of last days session read and
approved,
The matter of the road petition of
j. F. Canny, ct al. for establishment
of road in section 80. Washington
township, was taken up and the dam
ages assessed by Commissioners rails
ed from $40 to SIS and highway estab-
lished upon condition that same be
put in travelling condition Except one
bridge) on or before March /, 1900
After completing the examination
of claims the board adjourned to meet
pursuant to law.
H. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: |. HI. Hammond,
Dep. County Auditor.
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Live Stock Sale.

G. w. Hatch, on Blakesburg road,
will hold a sale of choice live stock,
Monday, October 10.
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street, Rev. Thomas Brown off1ciat-
ing. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mcmahon, of
South Ottumwa, and is respected
young lady. The groom is employed
in the Ottumwa Iron Works and is an
excellent young man.
Levi Claypool, who resides on
North Wapello street, went sailing
down the alley beside the Courier of.
flee about o'clock last evening be-
hind a frightened team of horses. Just
as the team emerged from the alley
beside McElroy's chop house to Mar.
ket street a buggy containing two
women ran into Mr.. Claypool's vehi-
Gle, breaking the coupling pole. The
bed of the wagon fell down but Mr..
Claypool pluckily stood up in it and
finally stopped the horses at Green
street with no injury to either him
self or the animals.
F. Wayland Brown, assistant super.
intendent of the Mooney & Boland
detective agency, who is in Jail in
Chicago, charged with completely in
the big insurance swindle which re.
suited in the death of Marie Diffen.
bach, the artists model, and which
has created a big sensation in Chicago
is known in Ottumwa. Wayland at
one time years ago came to Ottumwa
to accept the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
Ottumwa Electric railway and light
ing plant, but after arriving here could
not agree on terms and did not accept
the position. Several Ottumwa people
have known him well.
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| IL loIu odlNsl
A marriage license was issued today
to Xelis Gephart and Miss Clydenia
Dimmitt.
Tom Morgan, we'll known Ottum-
wa young man, has gone to Deadwood,
South Dakota, where he has accept
ed a position in a clothing store.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Beveridge, of
Auburn, Neb., left this afternoon for
their home after an extended visit
with various relatives and friends in
the city and vicinity.
Jonas Anderson of Dahlonega town
ship, died last Monday evening at six
O'Clock, at the age of sixty five years.
The funeral was conducted yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
The remains were inferred in the OF
tumwa Cemetery.
Sunday, October "a, will be observ-
&c at the First Methodist church as
Old Peoples day. The arrangements
vii, be in charge of the devotional
committee of the Epworth League,
and the program will be interesting.
Further mention will be made of the
program in full.
Judgement was rendered against
Francis Brown for the costs in the
case of herself against j. E. Scase, in
which she sued for $4,000 for alleged
false Imprisonment and arrest. A
few days ago the case was tried in
district court and the jury gave the
plaintiff nothing as damages.
N. E. Carpenter and County Attor-
ney A. w. Enoch spoke at Dahlonega
last evening in the school house at
that place. A large crowd was pres
ent and enthusiastically received the
remarks of the speakers, which also
included talk by Morgan Griswold
and Harry Hammond. A rough riders
! club was organized and starts out with
catering prospects.
sheriff Frank SHUTS returned from
Washington Qa.) last evening with
out G. j. Stevens, who was wanted as
a witness in the Richie trial. Mrs.
Stevens told the sheriff that she had
not heard from her husband for three
or four months and she was afraid
something had happened to him.
Stevens had been in Chicago where
his last letter to Mrs. Stevens was
mailed.
At 2:45 o'clock this afternoon the
| fire department was called to the
house occupied by Charles Chesser on
the south side of the Burlington tracks
between Union and College streets,
where the roof was found to be ablaze.
The fire started in the roof of the
kitchen where the stove pipe goes thru
the roof The blaze was eXtinguished
in a few moments. The loss will
probably be $50. The building was
owned by John Sullivan.
From Thursdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Homer Wright and Miss
Mary Wallace.
Born this morning to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, of No. 306 South Ward
street, ten pound girl.
Miss Sarah Davis, who resides few
miles east of the city, went to Des
Moines this morning for visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Hamilton, of
Modesto, CAL, departed for their home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
lack Cheviots, So inches wide, SLIP.
Best Sc Prints for SIC.
Jenness Miller Shoes.

We are sole agents in OF
tumwa for these celebrated
dress and foot reform shoes.
the most comfortable anc
stylish shoe in the world
We are also sole agents for
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
Have You Bought a Farm !?

If you haven't, here is one that should interest
you. 1t is a good loo, with very fair improve.
1nehts and it can be bought for S45 per acre.
fair farm. l mean such a farm our very best,
farms are; orr $50 and 500 farms would call a.
good one. That's the sort this one Isl and it
ought to bring Just $40 per acre more than the
price asked. Look after it if you want it. as
the farms are Changing hands pretty fast
now. l also have a q acre, very we'll inproy-
ed farm at $4o which looks cheap to me. OF
course have lots of other farms but il costs
too much TO tell yon about them in the Courier,
and only speak of what looks the cheapest
learn tho rest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS.

EOUND-A yearliug steer on my farm,
miles northwest of Keb. d. +. Witten
myer.
TOR SALE-My residence on N. Elm street
11s acres; fruits, etc Room for COW and
horse pasture. Philip Duffy.
TOR SALE-A farm of IS acres, TX miles
l. northwest of Batavia, well fruited, de-,
SRA BILE home aud otherwise improved. En-.
quire OF w. NJ. Golf, mile west OF Batavia.
A bargain if taken at once.
WANTED-To buy car load of mules. Ad-
w dress L. +. Newell, Agency, Iowa.
DARN FOR RENT-S67 acre farm about
i 2miles from court house. c. o. Taylor.
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Ladies' Queen Quality

shoes, the new shoe for
women; all styles, 9 M
price. c.UO
Choice of a big line of Ladies
celebrated Radcliffe shoes,
$500, So. so and $500 grade,
very latest style, guar 8 40
ant eed quality, for. A.fU
Ladies' Foster, $500, latest
shapes, perfect-ftting 1 AZ
sale price. lsIU
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
Our Great Speciality

is our Cloak and Suit depart
ment, unquestionably the
largest department in the
state. Every garment bran
new and style absolutely cor
rect, prices about one fourth
below any competition. For
instance we sell a beautiful
Beaver Jacket with appliqued
medici collar and 4 90
reveres, worth So. so, for4,JO
The largest line of Fur Gar
ments and Boas; special cut
prices for Saturday and Mon
day.
Tf you buy a Suit or Jacket
IL before seeing our line
you will be disappointed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
For Fear of a Lynching.

West Plains, Mo. Feb. 10.-Ben
Richardson and Ed Grady. the con-
victed murderers of Jailer Alfred
Henry, unannounced and strongly
guarded, were taken from the Jail
here, and removed to the jail at
Springfield for safe keeping.
Rumors of the organization of a
mob had reached theiudge and sheriff
and this move was Immediately de-
cided upon.
The prisoners will be taken to JET
ferson City as soon as the quarantine
at the penitentiary is raised
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Stood Death Off.

E. B. Munday. lawyer of Henriet-
ta, Tex, once fooled a grave-digger.
He says: MY brother was very low
with malarial fever and iaundiee.
persuaded him to try Electric Bitters
and he was soon much better but
continued their use until he was
wholly cured. am sure Electric Bit
ters saved his life This remedy
expels malaria, disease germs and
purifies the blood; aids digestion,
regulates liver, kidneys and bowels.
cures constipation, dyspepsia, ner-
vous diseases. kidney troubles, female
complaints; gives perfect health. Only
50c at HI. L. fuckers drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Takes Horses Of Others.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. Hilary
Anderson, confessed member of a
gang OF horse and harness thieves,
with a rendezvous in the Indian Ter
ritory near Miami, who was arrested
arrested at Joplin. and who has just
been brought here on the charge of
horse stealing, is known at Rockford,
ILL.,, by the name of Charles Upton.
and he says the authorities there
want him. He also confesses having
broken out of the Vernon county,
Missouri, Jail last fall. The Missouri
authorities know him as Sherman
Welchner
Six stolen horses, which he was
holding at the time of his arrest.
have been located He has a team at
Rich Hill, Mo-, and a hack atClinton.
The crime for which he is wanted here
is the theft of horse from a farmer
for whom he worked.
On the way between here and Jop-
lin he traded horses four times, and
when arrested he had set of harness
that he had stolen the previous night.
He came to Kansas without a requi-
sition to keep out of the hands OF
the Missouri authorities, who, he
said, ''have it in for him"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Sugar Refineries Closing Down.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. Under
orders from the officials of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company the
Spreckels refinery here has closed,
throwing out of employment, 1000
men. 1t was announced to-day at
McCahans refinery, which is a rival
of the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, that the plant will be tempo
rarily closed within few days. Near
ly 1000 men are employed at this
place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Beats Out His Brains.

Hopkinsville. KY, Feb. 11.-Early
to-day at Cherry Station, Tenn, Just
across the Kentucky line, Jim Cor
don. negro farm hand, enraged be
cause Mrs George Rollins, a highly
respected white woman, refused TO
give him some moyey, savagely at
tackled her and cut her throat with a
butcher knife Her screams were
heard by her husband. who shot the
negro twice and beat out his brains
with the gun. Mrs Rollins died in
few minutes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Alarmed by Smallpox.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 9.-The state
board of health is growing alarmed
over the spread of smallpox in Web
3ster and Gage counties, close to the
Kansas line. Fifteen cases are re-
ported from Guide Rock and twelve
at Liberty. The first cases were not
promptly reported and many persons
were exposed to the disease A rigid
quarantine is being enforced, but the
board fears the contagion may be
widespread. So far there have been
two deaths, but the form of the dis
ease in most cases is mild.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
Bank of Maiden Robbed.

Dexter, Mo-, Feb. S.-This morn
ing at 3 o'clock burglars broke into
the Bank of Maiden, eighteen miles
south of here, and blew open the safe
and secured about $4,000 in cash.
The discharge of dynamite used
awoke John Oregon, a roomer in the
building. He gave the alarm to Mar
shall Davis, who came upon the scene
in time to open fire upon the burglars
as they were raking the money into a
sack. They escaped in the darkness
with their booty. Bloodhounds were
put upon their track at noon, and
they were tracked to ''Nigger Wool
Swamp" Three men were concerned
in the robbery, but no description of
them is given.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
WILLIAMS BROS.
HAVE EVERYTHING.

Implements of every description
walking plows, riding plows, corn
planters, walking cultivators. riding
cultivators, harrows, listers, disc har-
rows, disc cultivators, stalk cutters,
single and double cultivators, COM
bined riding and walking shovel cul-
tivators, disc and hoe drills, plow
shares, rolling coulters, check wire,
diamond hay carriers, garden plows
and tools, tail gate seeders corn shell
lers, crank and fiddle bow seeders,
feed mills, in fact everything kept by
a first-class implement dealer, and we
handle only the best goods and at
lowest price they can be sold for. We
make a profit on most everything we
sell, but we are satisfied with very
small one.
We have goods enough to supply
the county. and we want to, and will
do our best to do it if the best goods
and low prices will do it. We have )
car loads of implements, 1 car oi
wagons and 2 cars of buggies, we
have four warehouses full besides
many vacant lots and alleys full We
can say truthfully that we have the
best implements ever offered for sale
in Butler, and We will warrant every
article we sell this year in implement
line. We viii loan you the Hummer
sulky plow for two or three days for
trial before you agree to buy it, and
if YOU do not say it is the BEST sulky
pillow you ever used or saw, then you
do not have to buy it. Cheap imple-
ments are dear to you if they are
given to you. Our Hummer Sulky
Plow. our Sutler harrOws and our
Avery cultivators are as far ahead OF
other goods as our Saver & ScOvil
buggies are of other buggies. We
have on hand or 10of the Savers 4
Scovill buggies from the last car.
bought last fall that we will make the
old price on before the other ? cars
arrive, as all buggies cost from So to
So more now than last year. We
want TO sell you your buggies; we
want to sell you your implements ;
we will do you right. Buy from Us
and get the best, then you will al
wavs be satisfied. Yours truly,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
A Night OF Terror.

Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Burnhan
of Machias, Me-, when the doctors
said she would die from pneumonia
before morning" writes Mrs. 5. ii.
Lincoln, who attended her that
dreadful night, but she begged for
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which mad
more than once saved her life, and
cured her of consumption. After
taking, she slept all night. Further
use entirely cured her" This mar
velous medicine is guaranteed to cure
all throat, chest and lung diseases.
Only soc and 81. Trial bottles free
at III. l.. fuckers Drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15
,osT IN A WESTERN BLIZZARD.
e.-.h Dakota Teacher Saves the Lives
II of Seventeen Pupils.

c;.se.on S. D., Feb. S.-Nary Stat
L sord a school teacher in Hill settle
ment, Mimi, just across the state
Ene. with seventeen OF her young pu-
m was lost ina raging blizzard on
Wednesday night. and that all did
III meet with death during the terri
hls NIGHT is due to Miss Stafford's
= vrsat heroism. Although she suffered
knzen hands, feet and face, her wee
.harpes are all safe.
sMiss Stafford is as kind teacher
as ever assumed charge of a western
settlement school. and it was this
trait that brought her all the trouble
Wednesday night.
The past few days had been exceed
;noly pleasant, and as considerable
mow still remained on the ground,
she concluded a sleigh ride would be
mat the thing for her pupils. She is
harding with the family of Samuel
Coleridge, a farmer, and had no
trouble in securing permission to use
! team OF horses and a bob sleigh for
the evening. The party arrived safe
" at Sisseton at 8 o'clock, and with
l;oht hearts started on the return.
They were not three miles out Of
here before the first installment of
the storm struck. This was not Sc
we're, and Miss Stafford did not at
the time anticipate trouble. Grad
|uallv the storm increased in severity,
and the roadway across the prairie
was soon completely obliterated.
The beating wind and snow soon as
|Fsumed the proportion of gale, and
! then Miss Stafford realized that they
! we're at the mercy of northwestern
blizzard.
h The increasing gravity of the situ-
alton only stimulated her to greater
exertions. She crowded the little
ones together saw that they were
covered with the straw that she had
placed in the bottom of the rack and
With with her own wraps. With but
little thought for herself, she remained
at her place and guided the horses in
the direction she thought was home
ward. With both hands and feet
irozen and her whole body benumbed
Miss Stafford Travelled until midnight
when she reached the farm house OF
Andrew Nonson, fifteen miles south
Of the settlement. Monson and his
wife cared for the children and thawed
out Miss Stafford, who, the doctors
say will live. She has recovered suf-
hciently to tell of her midnight trip.
The only anxiety she manifested is
that some one of her little charges
may have suffered by their exposure.
When informed that the children
we're all right, the teacher began to
sob hysterically from JOY.
Owing to the severity of the storm
the parents OF the children were un-
able to make search for them dur
ing the night and Miss Stafford and
the little ones had been given up for
lost when word came that they were
safe.