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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-03
JOSIAH oARR's RESIDENCE

!, AS stated in the Courier yesterday
there is no tangible evidence that will
lead to the apprehension of
the guilty party or parties
in this. awful crime. There is
not the usual amount of suspicion, al
tho the case is not devoid of this ma
ture of clue. The investigation of
the coroner has been conducted be-
hind closed doors, and nothing has
been given out to the public. No ar
rests have been made, and with the
exception of what might, perhaps, be
termed better founded suspicion, the
coroner and other county officials are
working on apparently as hopeless "a
task in the efforts at apprehension Of
the murderer of Josiah Carr as tho
the earth had yawned and taken him in
Certain He Was Murdered.
That Mr.. Carr was murdered, there
does not appear to be the slightest
doubt. 1t is equally certain that he
I was murdered for his money, but by
whom, when and where. and in what
manner, is all mystery. Mr.. Carr
was known to keep large sums of
money in the house most of the time.
When his body was found Saturday
evening There was but dollar and
Is cents in the house. The details of
the case were gone over in yester-
days Courier, a reporter for this pa
per having visited the scene of muir
der Sunday, and talked with members
of the family of the deceased, and
neighbors who were familiar with
the customs of Josiah Carr. All SUBJ
stantiate the theory that he was muir
dered. DR.. f. w. Mills, the physician
who conducted the post-mortem ex-
animation, says it would be impossible
for a person to sustain injuries such
as were found on Mr.. Carr, simply by
falling down stairs. Another evidence
that the man was murdered and put
in the cellar, is the fact mentioned in
the Courier yesterday, that there was
a very small amount of blood found
where the wounded head rested on
Y the floor of the cellar. Physicians and
expert testimony who have witnessed
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An Absurd Retaliation.

Windsor, Ont, April 3o.--On May "a,
Queen Victoria's birthday, Windsor's
board of education will start two dele
gates for Manila with resolution OF
sympathy from $500 school children
for Aguinaldo, the leader of the Fiji
pinos. This action is to offset the ac-
ton taken by the Philadelphia school
children, who have sent representa-,
tive to President Kruger with a resolu.
ton of sympathy for the Beers. The
resolution, in addition to the sympathy
will show admiration for the brave
stand the Filipinos have taken against
the unjust war waged against them by
the Americans
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-03

Grafton, and the greatest of ALL cleo
tricity. The first was introduced by a
comprehensive comparison of the diff
ferent modes Of passenger and freight
traffic from the period of the first sue
csssfur operation of the railroad sys-
tens of this country to the present
time; the Importance and magnitude of
the same, all of which could never
have been accomplished had it not
been for the invention of the steel rail.
The old iron rails would not permit
the heavily laden freight trains, the
monstrous locomotives and the rapid
passenger service that is and has been
such an important factor in the devel-
opment and increasig wealth of this
country since the invention of the steel
rail.
The compound engine was referred
to especially as regards ocean travel,
the speaker dwelling on the marve
lous advantages which modern passen-
ger vessels and freighters have over
| those of former years when equipped
with the old style engines.
Artificial refrigeration, he said, has
wrought marvellous growth in the
industries of the world, by making it
possible to open new markets for prod
ucts that have heretofore been closed
on account of the perishable nature of
the commodity If transported without
refrigeration. which in many instances
cannot be obtained any other way eX-
cept by the artificial means.
| In the discussion of his fourth theme
Electricity" Mr.. Foster alluded to the
many inventions made in this country,
and paid splendid tribute to the
American mechanic, who, unlike his
| brother Englishman, heralds as a ben-
4 efactor, rather than oppose the strides
of invention. Electricity was referred
to as an agent of Transmission and not
a power itself, view which brought
| out considerable discussion at the close,
Mr.. Foster did not attempt to explain
electricity, nor to discuss il in any
other way except as an agent in trans
hitting power from some other source
He expressed the belief that the time
will come when farmers will unite in
establishing local power plants and
| that electricity is destined 10 become
in very general use as soon rs the cost
of transmission of the wonderful
unknown agent is reduced considera-
bly, from the present condition OF
prices.
lowed Mr.. Fosters remarks, number
i of other important inventions which
are revolutionizing the world were
mentioned by various persons partici
pating, and, thus the remainder Of
the evening was devoted until the hour
of adjournment.
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the scene say that the most OF the
blood must have been secreted at
some other place besides that marked
by small pool in the cellar. There
is also a splotch of blood on the right
hand side of the entrance to the cellar,
with which it is believed the MUIR
dered mans head or some part of his
blood-stained clothing came in contact
when he was either thrown or carried
into the basement of the house.
Searching for a Clue.
Sheriff Frank SHUTS and Deputy
United States Marshal w. S. Richards
were out at the Carr farm nearly all
day yesterday. They have. with other
officials and neighbors of the deceased,
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GREAT INVENTIONS.
-Four Of Which Are notwithstanding
the World.
SUBJECT OF An INTERESTING ADDRESS
Delivered by T. ID. Foster Before the
Brotherhood of the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church
Last Evening.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Brotherhood of the First NJ. L. church
corner Court street and Maple avenue
last evening, at which time about thir-
ty members and friends of the society
were entertained by short address
by L. ID. Foster, on the subject: The
Four Inventions that Are Revolution
izing the World" Mr.. Fosters re-
marks were very entertaining and in
structive, embracing a line of deep
thought and evoking considerable
discussion on parts of his theme at the
close. The Brotherhood expressed its
appreciation of Nh. Fosters lecture by
a rising vote of thanks.
The meeting last evening was called
to order by the president of the Broth
erhood, George Haw, Sr. Dr.. T. Z.
Brush, pastor of the First Me. church,
invoked the Divine blessing, following
which was the reading and adoption
of the minutes OF the previous
meeting, and the transaction of other
routine and important business. The
question OF changing the name OF the
Brotherhood, u subject which was
brought up at j previous meeting, was
discussed briefly, final action being de
ferred until after the session OF the
general conference of the church
which it is believed will take some
steps towards authorizing general
term for all mems societies of the
church.
j. L. Hackworth, w. A. Work and f
p. Epps were appointed by the presi.
| dent as a committee to nominate per.
sons to serve as officers of the Broth
| erhood for the next term, said officers
| to be elected at the next regular meet
ing of the society. /. n. Mast, d. III
Emery and j. B. Mowrey were appoint.
ed as committee TO nominate per-
sons to serve as members of the sever.
al committees in the Brotherhood de.
partmental work for the next term.
MIR. Fosters Address.
Mr.. Foster, when introduced, said
the subject of the remarks which he
was to make had been announced as
-Four Inventions that Are Revolution.
izing the World" but since he had
begun the study of his theme and had
entered deeper into the line OF thought
which he would present, he considered
a more appropriate subject for il
would be: -Four Inventions Which
Have Revolutionized the World" These
he named as the Bessemer steel rail;
,he compound engine; artificial refrig
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An.ust Flower.

"1t is a surprising fact" says Prof.
Howton, that in my travels in all
parts of the world, for the last ten
years, / have met more people having
used Green's August Flower than any
other remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged
liver and stomach, and for constipa-
ton. I find for tourists and statesmen,
or Tor persons filling Office positions,
where headaches and general bad feel
ings from irregular habits exist, that
Green's August Flower is a grand
remedy. 1t does not injure the sys-
tenn by frequent use and is excellent
for sour stomachs and indigestion"
Sample bottles free at w. L. Sar-
gents. Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries.
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Eoies Heads the List.

Waterloo, May 1.-The democratic
county convention held at the court
house transacted no other business be
yond the selection of delegates to the
state convention. No credentials had
been handed in from Union, Cedar, Ea.
gle, Fox, Barclay, Lincoln, Spring
Creek. Poyner, Washington or Lesser
townships. The committee to select
delegates to the state convention re
ported the following list: Horace
Boies, j. b. Young, 0. j. Fullerton, j.
G. Schmidt, j. G. Packard, o. j. Lay
lander, I. NanMetre, B. M. Cleveland,
j. c. Scott, Jesse Highly.
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Tuesdays Daily.

The mystery surrounding the death
of Josiah Carr, the aged farmer who
was murdered at his home northwest
of this city, presumably, Friday night
OF last week, only deepens. The coro-
ner's jury which was empaneled
Sunday, was in session all of yester-
day afternoon, adjourning late in the
evening to meet at the court house
in this city this morning. The first
sessions of the jury were held at the
house where the dead body was
found, in order that the surroundings
might be viewed by the members, but
the final evidence in the, case will be
taken in Ottumwa.
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examined the premises carefully in
search of some clew. but all in vain.
1t was reported at the home of the
deceased yesterday afternoon that he
was seen at Keb, Friday afternoon,
about 2 o'clock. Diligent inquiry at
Keb failed to find anyone who would
say that they had seen Josiah Carr on
that day. There were number of
persons who said thev saw him Thurs
day, the day he was in Ottumwa,
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but that appears to have been the
last time he was seen by anyone in
town. John w. Carr, a nephew of the
deceased, residing at Keb, it will be
remembered, stated that he was GER
tain that he saw his uncle sitting at
the front window between s and 8
o'clock Saturday morning, as he drove
past the house. John Carr's son, who
was with his father at the time, is said
to have told the jury Yesterday that
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after making
investigating
he the
blows
the lower portion of the cavity pharn
Immediately beneath
OF
bruised tissue with skin
to- the right of The
middle of
of
\ w.
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Prof.'I. r. Seybert. in 1868
Introduced His Safe Method Of
CASTRATJNG DINGI ING uODGpo

Does not rupture and pass hand within alb
dominal wall as done by the Prof. Degives, or
so-called Farmer" Miles method, resulting IN
so many fatalities. Gives special attention to
tistry, "Lumpy'' and big Jaw Call or write
for terms on teaching system and operating ON
one subject or club lots Office, southwest cor-
ner Court and Second Streets, Ottumwa, Ia.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
MONEY TO LOAN
Plenty Of cheap Money
for good farm and city
loans. Call and see me
/. WRIT MARKHAM.

WANTED-Four little girls to
buy four little jackets at cost at Ewins.
The public school resumed it's ses-
sion yesterday after q short vacation
for the holidays.
The county commissioners were in
session yesterday, it being the regu-
lar quarterly meeting.
Rev Clay T. Runyon was in Las
Animas on Sunday and held services
at the Christian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Lee returned
Yesterday from Pueblo, where they
spent the holidays with relatives.
Miss Geneva Morehouse returned
the first of the week to her school
work in Denver, after spending the
holidays in Lamar.
@. B. Stewart, of the Granada
Times, was visiting his Lamar pat
rons last Saturday, aud he has quite
a number of them here.
J. I. Bradshaw has been laid up
this week with severe attack OF
pneumonia but is now much i'm
proved we are glad to state.
j. K. Doughty went to Las Animss
Tuesday on legal business Today
he went to Syracuse, Kansas, on bus
mess connected with land titles.
Harry Syp was laid up for q few
days, threatened With fever, but the
attack was warded off and Harry is
ont again attending to business as
usual
Miss Harris, of Syracuse, superin-
tendent of schools for Hamilton
county, Kansas, has been in Lamar
several days this week visiting our
schools
The Masons of Lamar gave their
animal banquet in honor of st. Johns
day at the opera house last Wednes
day evening. There WIS fair at
tendance and pleasant evenings
program had been. arranged. The
refreshments served by Fred Lee
were elegant and delicious.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
Notice

The Stos,khossisrs o, sss LaszEf -
Growers Asssrciatiaa are hsrvsg sssas|
10 nees 81 the noart rusa 10 &s 81
houss Ia Lamar us Saturday, iss a
day ot Jsnaars. 1900. ius the Fz;5asfa
eieciing manager. board q d-sas
and a treasures 10 segrs iar ,ssts
1890. assd 10 transact any 0tbs; easas
thai may cosns before the H5estizs.
EasHA C So~TLA 50
A Z BESr. Pres.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
a ns~ Rule.

To my maay patrDus and cEssaess'E
stzss 20 give notice ;hA, "a Ese =
nf,ar January LIST, 1907 ssa 81 =
ard sll kinds ot Sod. hay and ssGa
cash. and cash oaly. pay cAss 'ss =
s.esi, hay and grain, nod 10 tact tsaf
thing ] handle. and expect 70 's''s :
cash foz same.
Thanking one and all i1g thss' assfa
patronage In In. past, shall al = =
sndsAxor TO appreciate ard Fsla' "
trade by good and bonssi ssSsats ~ = {
dealings Quantiiy islls-fuahi! -
Ss,liciting yoar irSde, az Fs4 :
spectfully,
Your obedicut serTaai. -
NJ. STRAIN
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03

Johnsson's is headquarters for
clothing.
For cheap town lSss sec O. b.
ThomAn.
A new line o, eorSs.s just in a,
Johnstoa's
For bargains In farm lands 20 10
c. b Thomsn.
J. NJ Johsioa's for suits men's,
youtha' and boys.'
II medicine don't cnre you consult
$. w. Billingsle@, magnetic healer.
A big line OF outing aannels, tNs
inAtors aud plaid suiiing-, si Ir~ins-
G. b. Thomxn has the b-~, line o,
Ere insurance. He writes farm risks
An elegant family se~ing ms
chine, new, for sale on easy terms at
Twins
WANTED Seven men 10 buy
seven remaining uist.rs q, Cos, al
Irvin's
Fresh Fish every Friday at FsSss's
General Msrehsndise store, lis y.
Main street
TIE celebrated r r. Reed shoe
has Just arrived No better mAde.
At Iohusfor,'s
Coles Air Tight "Ha Blast
Heaters hold FIRE orer night sold
by Huddic~,on-
The ouly real fne perfumes in La
mar at Boyd's Up TO. ds,e Drug Store,
Postottice huilding,
Cash paid for butter and egy~ =,
Fesst's General Asrehaadi.s Sior~,
ll5 North Main street.
have just three Fur cape~ and
i've Plush ones left Win sell them
at cost, W. j. Josfssrus.
Fur Collsrct;.s, Capss and Jack.
cts at cost al Johnsions TO close out
only Few lett. Call early, mus,
be sold.
Don't bay & stove said TO be Just
as good Ss Coles Air Tight Heater,
but &c, the original "Ho, Blast q,
Huddleston-
! WANTED-Fiye beautiful ladies
70 buy five beautiful Jackets Colorst
Tan, dark rod, mode, black aud grey,
At cost at Twins.
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To our Patron, sno cv,,,-

This Is TO Do,itY our aaay "a
~rs that on and after JAaarry /. I'd
we viii sell our stock Of G-gs.s'
Qre-Dsware, Flour AID F4-3 i,
CASH AND CASH ONLY. ~
pees TO pay cash for ogr roos 5
viii give enr customers the e...sj !
greatly reduced prieSs
fcus Re-p~estaay.
FRANK J. HOLMES 4 ol
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
Special Motto,

Comua.ueins January Isl lsnc, ~
all coal tcr Spot Cash, We hIr. =
cash for tA~ coal b~togN ~v ,o4rh j
Euss have rxsh 10 r~iprs IN sssr i
carry oa our businesa We wl rsa
esdeAsur 10 paesss oaF zGsy pAs-,
sad assure she1z ns, ne aFFsvssl2as
liberal patronage 10 tbs pass.
THE GIBSON LUMBER %,
II A. BiAcE. MAzts,z
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You can save the price OF stove
in the saving of fuel il you use
Coles Hot Blast heaters See one
in use at Huddleston's store.
Mrs. E. A. Bannister was down
visiting friends at AmityYille the
past week, and Ned didn't look as
II he enjoyed baching at all
Jim Goodsle came down from Dem
yer last week, and spent several days
visiting his many friends here Jim
was always a special fayorite in
Lamar.
Miss Laura Glenn, who has been
visiting home folks during the hoh-
days, returned yesterday TO her
studies at the La Junta business
college.
Green Blosser and George +. Pearl
went up to Las AnimAs Tuesday
morning to attend the meeting Of the
directors of the Fort Lyon Canal
Company.
Some OF the friends OF W. A. Mer.
rill thought he was moving down TO
the new town of Carrizo this week,
but he was only establishing half
way house
Jamie Pike went to Denver yes.
terdsy morning to attend business
college. He viii be gone about six
months and viii be much missed by
the young folks of the town
T. c. Henry was in Lamsr last
Friday using his persuasive powers
on parties he desires to use in far
thering his schemes. The Honorable
Time Check Is inst as smooth, bland
and full of promises as ever.
James Dodds has returned to La
mar after several months spent in
Kansas arranging his Affairs so he
can move here and look after his
farm. He purchased the Gsrvin
place Just east Of town last fall
A gambling case brought before
the county court yesterday aroused
considerable interest, and occupied
the attention of the court all day.
When the jury got the case they very
promptly brought in verdict of Lot
guilty.
About forty couples took part in
the second German" at the opera
house last Friday night The music
was good and those present enjoyed
the occasion to the fullest extent.
The only drawback was the floor,
which being new, was not as smooth
as desirable.
For the National Live Stock Asso
citation, which meets at Fort Worth.
Texas, January I6 is, the Santa Fe
Route will sell tickets at 500 so for
the round trip, Date OF sale January
ID, going trip to be commenced the
day of sale, final return limit 20
days from date of sale.
Il. E Pike returned last Friday
from the new town of Carrizo, where
he has been looking after his store
and mining interests. He reports
that there was not as much snow
there as there was here, and that it
interferred very little with the min
ing operations. He believes that be-
fore the year 1900 closes Carrizo viii
be running Lamar close race for
the position of the livliest town in
southeastern Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03

The fremRns = ball on monday eN-
ening was the thirteenth annual ball
given by this organization and like
all of those which proceeded il Was 8
grand success. The boys spare no
expense in these affairs and A. they
are noted for their splendid manage
meut on such occasions, their New
Ye8-'. bal, has come TO be looked
forward 70 rs the leading aud most
enjoyable social event OF the holiday
season Moudsy evenings ball was
no exception, and although there was
a large attendance everything passed
off perfectly and all who were pres.
ent were delighted
Saturday night, while the Wood
men we're in session. their wives,
daughters and sweethsarts made q
raid and captured the whole outfit
As they came loaded with baskets OF
good things TO eat not much r-sis.
tanee vas offered The tables werr
speedily spread and the ladies ehosc
partners Two tables were necessary
as the crowd was too big Tor one
table 70 suffice. There was enough
and 10 spare OF eA.ables, however.
Mrs. J. T. Lawless added to the en-,
ioyrnent by singing two solos. Mrs
Hover played the piano snd some
danced a little. The Woodm-n are
ready TO be attacked that way again,
whenever the ladies thInk fit to 90 81
Died-On last Sunday after long
illness Dora Nelson Hasty, wife OF
A W. Hasty, at the residence OF L
H Myers in Lamar. The funeral
services were held at tho Methodist
church yesterday Afternoon q, 2
O'Clock, and the remains were buried
in Riverside cemetery. The deceased
was a young woman OF very estima
BILE character sincere and earnest
christian, and loving and devoted
/ wife and mother. Her many virtues
and ncble character hasl won her the
esteem and friendship of all who have
become acquainted with her during
her long residence in Lamar. and
her untimely death is universally re
gsetted. She leaves husband and
a little baby, and they and the other
relatives will have the sincere and
heartfelt sympathy OF many friends
in this hour of sore affiiction.
/ c. Frost Liggett received the off,
cial plat of the new townsits OF Car
/ rizo from the engineer on Monday.
The town is well laid of on the mos,
available site thst could be found 10
i that billy country, and will without
doubt be hummer. Already stone
is being hauled for twenty building.
which will be erected just as rapidly
as the work can be done. A store /.
already on the ground, and a Eews
/ paper plant also, the first issne oi
the paper being expected this week.
A hotel and blacksmith shop will
also be opened up just as quick as
the building can be made ready for
them This town has the only post
office and mail service at the mining
camp, and has tri weekly mail aud
express service from Lamar. A mum
Der of mines are now being worked
near Carrizo, several of them have
shipping ore, and altogether there is
quite a number of men employed in
the vicinity. The Lamar route is the
shortest one to the camp from the
standpoint of time. the road being
only one to the camp in condition to
! travel
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
Tass so,,oe

On and alter January ls,, les. !
the undersigned vii sci "a. n
cash and cs-h oaly. There " 7
no exceptions to this rule
II. STRAIN.
GIBSON LUMBER % i
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03

TO CURE IA GRIPPE IN TWO DAD
Take f-starIsa ESESso QrtNtsE EhsLhts =. :,
drnxsss4s rwgand the usunsy u y fAts ~
~ 81 sSaoyRa .lxnG.ufs "a vsrrJ eni =
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
THE LAMAR REGISTER.
J. X. DOUGHTY.
City Editor.

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The Lamar register., 1900-01-03

WANTED-Five beautiful ladies
70 buy five beautiful jackets Colors
Tan, dark rcd, mode, black aud grey.
At cost at Twins.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-03

You can save the price OF stove
in the saving of fuel il you use
Coles Hot Blast heaters See one
in use at Huddleston's store