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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
Banker Routs a Robber.

]. R Garrison, cashier of the bank of
Thornville, o., had been robbed of health
by serious lung trouble until he tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton Then ne wrote: 1T is the best
medicine 1 ever used for a severe cold or
a bad case of lung trouble. l always
keep a bottle on hand" Don't suffer with
Coughs Colds, any Throat Chest or
Lung trouble when you be cured
easily. Only so cents and 90. Trial bot
ties free at all drug stores.
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for SO, 600, 000 but it would not be worth
a dime That's bogus There are other
factories in our line pretending that
they can make just as good Cigars
That's gall. Everybody who is posted
and wants the best Cigar on the mar
ket buys the Ben Rur. That's good
Judgment.
Suits the world of men Ben Hur 10c
Cigars. Little Ben Hur, a jewel, for
Sc On sale at Geo. Burghart's and
other first class dealers
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Linseed Oil Trust MiIl Burns.

Piqua, O.. March 2O.-Fire which
broke out about midnight destroyed the
w. P. Orr Linseed Oil mill, of the
American Linseed Oil company, and the
Piqua Touring mill Assistance was
summoned from Sidney, Troy, Dayton,
Lima and Covington, and further spread
of the fire prevented. The loss on the oil
mill will reach $175, 00O well covered by
insurance. The mill was the second
largest one in the country. Loss on the
Touring mill $4,000, probably covered
by insurance
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Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fe
R0ute

On March goth we will sell tickets to
points in Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana,
New Mexico and Texas; also to Okla
homa City at rate and one fare plus
$500 for the round trip. Tickets good Il
days.
ticularS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
MAKING READY TO QUIT.

COURT OF AppeaIS Atas OH4y 3 oHUII
Time to Live.
The northern department Of the Kan
sas court of appeals is getting ready
to go out of business. It was intended
only to help out the supreme court. and
the law which created 1t provided that
The last legislature passed resolu-
ton to continue the court a few months
longer until after the meeting of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

Rev. W. E. Sitter w Cation, N. z,
writes, Il had dyspepsia over twenty
years. and tried doctors and medicines
without benefit 1 was persuaded to use
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and 1t helped me
from the start I believe it to be pam
acea for all forms of Indigestion" It df-s
gests what you eat. At all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

TOPEKA STATE JoURNAL-sO cents
per month, by mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

A tasteful appearance in dress often comes as
much from good laundering as from the quality of
the clothing Good laundering requires good soap
and Ivory Soap is the best
The fading of delicate frequently expensive
application be washed
with Ivory SOAP. eogaan ss NE saoosa 0nnuan
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II the year proposed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour-
ier's Special Correspondents
Charlton.

Charlton, Aug 1.-The Lucas coun-
ty normal institute opened here Mon
day with one of the largest enroll
ments ever witnessed in this county.
County Supt. Goltry has spared no
pains in making this one of the most
successful and profitable Institutes in
the history of the schools.
Miss Ida Wheeler has returned from
a weeks visit with relatives and
friends at st. Joseph and Bethany,
Missouri.
Willie Dawson, who is employed on
the railroad grade near Alton, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Dawson, of this place.
Prof. L. w. Johnson and wife, of
Creston, arrived Monday for a week s
visit with Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs.
E. E. Lewis.
Word comes from Des Moines of
the serious illness of A. R. James, of
that place. AL. will be remembered
here as the young attorney who made
the race for county attorney on the
democratic ticket two years ago and
afterwards moved to Des Monies. He
has many friends here who regret his
illness. He expects to leave in short
time for the west with view to bene-
fitting his health. &
Miss Emma l.. Powell has secured
two weeks vacation and will spend
it with relatives and friends at ST.
Paul, MINI.
Charlton, Aug. S.-Mrs. Flora w
Marshall has returned from a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
at Bethany, Mo.
Chas. Noble, of Bethany, Mo-, is in
the city for few days visit with
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Clarke Noble.
Ed. Berry, horseman, is laid up to.
cay with a badly bruised and cut leg
the result of kick received while at
work in the barn Monday. He had a
big Norman stallion that he attempted
to enter the stall with, when the
horse kicked him in the groin, knock.
ing him about ten feet against the
side of the barn and cutting a cash
about two inches long in his leg. Nc
bones were broken and he will prob.
ably be well in day or two.
The committee in charge of the
park picnic to be held in North Park
August met in the court house in
joint session and completed the ar
rangements for one of the most inter.
esting and entertaining picnics yet
held. They have secured larger and
better list of attractions than ever be-
fore and a large crowd is expected
They have offered prizes of 81. 90 and
$1.00 for the child under 16 years 'oi
ago who sells the most refreshment
tickets and nearly all the children OF
the city are hard at work to win them
There will be music by the Ladies'
Mandolin Club Guard band, a vaude
vile and side show, platform dance
merry-go-round and various other
forms of amusement and entertain.
ment, the proceeds to go for beautify.
ing and improving the city.
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urday as their brother, Alex Pearson,
who lives there. is dangerously i'll
with inflammatory rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kurtz, of Kinks
vile, Mo-, and Mrs. Joseph Grooms, OF
Ottumwa, Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Hall, of
Spencer, Neb., Jim Grooms and l.. L..
Swenson and wife visited at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Groom
yesterday.
G. E. Hall and wife departed today
for their home in Spencer, Neb. They
were accompanied by Jno. Peterson's
wife, of Blakeskurg, who goes there
| to visit Mrs. Peterson's parents, who
1--we there They will travel over
land and have two good teams and
first-class outfits for travelling this
way and will reach their destination
in about fourteen days.
| Mr.. Burnsdet, of Munterville. has
purchased another farm, which gives
him two nice farms now, both within
one-quarter of a mile of Munterville.
Miss Hannah Pearson's brother,
from Chicago, is visiting with her and
her parents this week.
1 l.. L. Swenson wishes to thank the
young people and their poster, Rev.
Youngert, of the Lutheran church in
Ottumwa for their liberality and cour-
teous treatment last Friday evening
when he entertained them with tic
Edison monograph.
Mrs. John Kinblade and daughter,
from Ottumwa, visited relatives in
Munterville last week.
Z Joe Lewis went to Ottumwa today
with load of produce for E. G. Allen.
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Bentonsport.

Bentonsport, Aug. 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore OFT, of Eddyville, are en-
joying an outing with their uncle, w.
W. Ward, east of town.
Mrs. Lou armstrong, of Vernon, is
seriously i'll with fever.
Miss Eta Weaver is the guest of
her brother George at Eldon.
Misses Effie and Ada Seward, Zada
Moore, Lettie and Iva Downing, are
attending the Van Buren, county nor
NAL which opened at Keosauqua Mon
Gay. US
Master French Fulton, of Valley
Junction, is visiting his grandparents
at this place.
Mrs. Sarah Corns, mother of Mrs.
Walter Baker, of Ottumwa, is very
low with heart disease.
Miss Grace Greenwalt and sister,
Mrs. Rousey, milliners, are rusticating
this week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus. Greenwalt
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for Knoxville, after a pleasant

for Knoxville, after a pleasant visit
with relatives.
Misses Gertrude, Laura and Alberta
Swan returned Monday evening, after
a two weeks visit with friends at Cen
terville.
Rev. Norsan Hannant, of northern
Iowa, departed Tuesday evening, af-
ter short visit with his sister, Mrs.
Edna Treasure.
Miss Jessie Bussear was county
capital caller Tuesday.
Mrs. T. B. Mcdonald and daughter,
Mrs. j. H. Barnard, were called to
Missouri last week to attend the fu-
neral of a cousin.
B. P. Cashier, of Abba, was bust
ness caller here Tuesday.
The sermon which was delivered at
the Methodist church on Sunday even
ing by Rev. Hannant, of northern Iowa
was an able one and the service was
well attended.
Miss Marabel Scoles, of Kirkville,
departed Monday after a visit with
her grandparents. She was accompan-
led home by her aunt, Miss Bertha
Edwards.
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Abba.

Abba, Aug. 7.-Dr. Carl Koontz, of
Galesburg, ILL.,, visited over Sunday
with his parents and friends.
j. s. Moon and family returned
Saturday night from Denver and Col
orado Springs, where they have been
spending a months vacation.
A number of teams are now engaged
in hauling the paving brick from the
Central sidetracks to places where
they will be needed on the square.
Eleven cars are now standing on the
track to be unloaded. Work on the
streets will begin next Monday.
A number of young people went
over to Eddyville Saturday with the
camping party which has been there
the past week. ALI returned this
morning,
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Burk Pennington, of this city, arrived
Monday for a weeks visit at the home
Oh Mrs. G. s. Pennington.
Miss Carrie Shrieve, of Pennington,
arrived Saturday for short visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Harvey
Leach
Mrs. James Sawyer arrived Friday
from Indiana and is spending several
weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs,
Andrew Leach, and is also visiting
her cousin, Mrs. j. w. Young, and 9TH
| er relatives.
G. H. Calvert and family, of Eldon,
and Mrs. OHara, of Drakeville, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. Calyert's
mother. Mrs. R. E. Calvert.
Misses Gussie and Hattie Langen-
stein will return Tuesday from Chica-
| go, where they have spent the past
| few months studying guitar and man
dolin music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierson, of OF
| tumWa, spent Sunday at the home of
MI. PERSONS mother, Mrs. w. E. Gal
pin. MI. Plerson returned Sunday.
leaving his wife for a longer visit.
Mrs. w. w. Wishard and little son
| Willie returned Sunday evening from
| Ottumwa, where they had spent sever
al days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus Church, formerly of this city,
also visiting at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Hansel. Mr.. Wishard left Sat
urday evening for Ottumwa, return
ing Sunday accompanied by his fam
lly, together with Mrs. Collins, of Ne
braska, who will be a guest at their
home for short time
| DR.. and Mrs. Fred. Allendar, of Mil
ton, are spending few days with rela-
tives in this city.
| J. G. Simpson, editor of the Pulaski
independent, was business visitor in
this city on Monday.
| q. w: Curl, of Moulton, has pur-
chased Mrs. Mary Deals interest in
the Hardy Hotel and will move his
family to this city and take charge
OF the same the latter part of the
| week.
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Mystic.

Mystic Aug. 9.-Mrs. N. M. Scott
visited with her daughter Mrs. Geo
Minor, in Moravia last week.
Forbush and Mystic mines PLAYED
game of ball here Sunday afternoon
with a score of 10 to IL in favor OF
Mystic.
Miss Emma Heifner is VISITING
home folks here.
Mrs. Gust Pearson, of Kansas CITY
Is visiting in this city with relatives
and friends.
The Fats and Leans will play a
game of ball Monday afternoon.
Chas. Berge has returned to this
city after an extended trip away.
Gene, Davis and Petet Silk, of What.
cheer are visiting friends in this city
Uncle Robt. Forsythe returned Wed
nesday from his trip to Wisconsin.
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, Aug. 9.-Rev. Organ
filled Rev Hightshoes' pulpit Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Little came with him
from Sigourney.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore is very low
with cancer;
Mrs. Mary Davis, who has been Wis
iting at M. M. Davis, returned to Sig
Quincy Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Jones, of Pack
wood, visited at w. R. Kelly,s and
attended church Sunday.
Misses Lottie and May Gless re-
turned to Clay last week.
Miss leila Randall attended church
here Sunday.
Miss Apply Ragan visited at this
place Sunday.
Mrs. Davis and Ruth spent satur-
day in Sigourney.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Aug. S.-Mrs. Frank
Furgeson and daughter Maud, Mrs.
Will Hill and little son, Mrs. A. d.
Gibbons, Miss Myra Colliver Miss
Clemmer Dupree, Miss Vern Ashby, of
Washington, and Messrs. Arthur
WEIGH, Wray Young and Marion Viii.
son left Saturday for ten days visit
at Blu. Park.
vile, is the guest of her cousin, Miss
Ada Johnson
Prof. Piersal, vice president of the
an excellent sermon at the M. E.
church Sunday morning to an intense.
ly'interested congregation.
Herbert King, accompanied by Miss
Mary Pennington, spent Sunday at
J. q. Carson. near Mark. Z
Miss Ora Combs left Sunday for a
two weeks visit with friends in OF
tumwa and Creston.
Miss Jennie Cook, of Davenport, is
visiting at the home of her cousin,
Miss Ada Spencer, with whom she will
spend the remainder of the summer.
Miss Carrie McCustion returned
! oeiSuihoy lioLl Oil CAISAuSu eNlSlG Ill
Kansas and Ne 'aska, accompanied
by Miss Lottie Lacy, of Chester, Ne
braska.
Misses Gertrude Holmes and Jessie
Fulton, of Kirksville, Mo-, are visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs d. M.
4 McFadden, where they will spend sew
eral weeks.
Miss Ollie Wishard left Monday for
. Newton, Kansas, to join her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rankin, of
Oklahoma, on pleasure trip thru Col
! orado, going first to Colorado Springs
and from there to Pixies Peak and
other points of interest in different
parts of the state. They will remain
in Colorado six weeks and upon their
return to Oklahoma will be accom-
panied by Miss Wishard, who will re-
main with him until Christmas.
Mrs. S.. w. Pennington and little
son Will. accompanied by Master
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Hamilton.


Hamilton, Aug. 9.-Mrs Ella Wine
gardner, of Knoxville, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Gillian, this week.
G. w. Brewer made a business
trip to Ottumwa Monday
Mr.. Mcdonald, of the Tri-County
Press, was in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Love intend Wis
lung relatives at Des Moines over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van King were intend
ing to start for Washington today, but
their baby was taken suddenly ill with
cholera infantum yesterday, causing
them to delay their trip.
Mrs. Eta Church was a Bussey
caller yesterday.
Mrs. George Slocum went to Knox.
vile today to visit with her parents.
Mrs. Fred White is getting better.
Miss Sadie Osborn, sister of Mrs.
j. w. Reddish, returned from a visit
to her sister, Mrs. John Sullivan, and
will visit awhile in Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell's daughter
and granddaughter from Des Moines,
are visiting them this week
Mrs. Alfred Bolton is very sick
Mrs. Lou King is under the doctors
care.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell visited
their daughter, Mrs. Flora Woods, last
Saturday.
Buren, Carr starts this evening for
Moberly, Mo-, on pleasure trip.
Mrs. Flora Woods is visiting rela-
tives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren went to Oska-
loosa this week on business.
4 Mrs. l.. Luke and Mrs. John Metz, of
Maryville, and Mrs. Ida Black, of Chi
cago, were guests of Mrs. John Mitch
ell Tuexday.
/ There was a ball in the hall Tues
day night. Everything passed off
very pleasantly.
Mrs. Dora Schnack died on last Fri
day evening after few days Illness.
Death at any time is sad, but when
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it snatches away one so full Of life
and hope it is doubly sad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schnack came to visit
Mr.. Schnacks mother, when after a
few days Mrs. Schnack was stricken
with peritonitis and after fifteen days
illness she quietly passed away. There
We're hopes of her recovery until just
few hours before she died. She was
laid to rest in the cemetery at this
place.
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Dudley.

Dudley, Aug. 9.-The Dudley base
ball team has won reputation this
summer that they may well feel
proud OF, In nearly every game they
have played with neighboring towns
they have come out victors. Last
Sunday they played q game here with
picked nine comprising some of the
best. players from Chillicothe, Bata-
via, Beckwith and Eddyville. The
game was witnessed by more than a
hundred spectators. 1t was one of
the. closest and most interesting games
played here this season. The result
OF the game was Is to IA in favor of
Dudley.
Thomas stodghill attended the re-
publican state convention in Des
Moines last week.
Albert SWANSON, of Ottumwa. is
visiting relatives south of here this
week.
Chas. w. Smith is attending Normal
in Abba this week
Harold Berry from south of Blakes-
burg spent last Saturday and Sunday
visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Newquist left
yesterday for Minnesota where they
will spend several weeks visiting
relatives.
Chas. Anderson who has been
spending the summer with E. l.. Pet
erson south of here, returned to his
home in Ottumwa yesterday.
Mrs. V. T. Hasselroth who has been
at the Ottumwa hospital for some
time undergoing an operation, is re-
ported as improving.
Bernard Johnson, of Given, has been
visiting the past week with friends
and relatives south of here.
A lawn social will be given at tile
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson
south of here on Friday evening, Aug.
10. The social will be under the
auspices of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Munteryille. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend.
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West Van Buren,.

WeSl Van 6ufeH.
Weather-Clear and hot.
Corn-ln taSSel; needs RAIN.
Oats-All threshed; good yield.
Hay-All harvested.
Wheat-A good yield
Pastures-Need rain.
Potatoes-A good crop.
Apples-Little dry.
Small fruit-Good crop.
Highland enter.
Weather-Warm and dry.
Corn-In silk; doing we'll
Oats-All harvested; yield ralr.
Hay-All harves ~.
Wheat-Fair.
Pastures-Good.
Potatocs-Good.
Apples-Fair yield.
Small fruits-Good.
Woolson
Weather-Hot and dry.
Corn-Looks well, but needs rain.
Oats-Threshing in order; yielded
80 to 40 bushels per acre.
Hay-All up; light yield; good quail
ity.
Wheat-None.
Pastures-Drying up and short
Potatoes-Good quality; fair yield.
Apples-Summer apples plenty.
Small fruits-A medium crop.
MunterviIe.
Weather-Very hot and dry; need
rain.
Corn-Earing; whiting; if rain
CO eS soon large CROP.
Oats-Some are threshed, balance in
stack, yield 4S to so bushels.
Hay-Ail in stack; fair quality;
about " crop.
Wheat-No wheat in this section.
ust'1; need rain now.
Potatoes-Early potatoes good; late
potatoes look we'll
Apples-Seem to be plentiful but
small in size.
Small fruits-Gooseberri raspber-
rie5 and blackberries all plentiful
MouIton.
Weather-Hot; fair amount of rain.
Corn-In excellent condition.
Oats-Harvested; fair yield
Hay-About 2-3 crop; caused by
grasshoppers and cold in last two
years.
Wheat-But little raised.
Pastures-In splendid condition.
Potatoes-Doing well; about aver
age crop.
Apples-Fair crop; peaches unusual
ly good.
Small fruits-Most all gathered; On
ly lair crop.
Rathbun.
Weather-Warm and dry.
Corn-In silk; needs more rain.
Oats-Nearly all threshold; WELD
fair.
Hay-All in stack.
Pastures-Good but little dry.
Potatocs-Fair.
Apples-Fair.
Small fruits-None.
Foster.
Weather-Warm and dry.
Corn-Never better.
Oats-Harvested; good; about 40
bushels per acre.
daylight crop.
Wheat-None here
Pastures-Good.
Potatoes-Early potatoes about IS
bushels per acre.
Apples-The orchards all full; good
so far
Small fruits-Good.
Humeston.
Weather-Very hot and dry; hot
winds.
Corlr-Looling well but needs rain.
Oats-All harvested; yield good.
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running over both arms, breaking the

tight.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
E. church will hold lawn social Sat
urday night, Aug. IL, at the home of
Henry Spilman, for the purpose of
raising money to paint the church.
Refreshments will be served. All are
cordially invited.
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August z, 19oo-The crop reports
below are from the Courier's special
correspondents thruout southern and
central Iowa. They will be found ae-
curate and trustworthy. These re-
ports will be published during the
growing season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09

The clothing store of Steinke at At
lantic was entered by burglars who
helped themselves to clothes and
whatever cash there was in the store.
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BidWeil.

Bidwell, Aug. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. ].
H. Chisman, of South Ottumwa, spent
Sunday with C. R. Chisman and wife
of Bidwell.
Miss Eunice Chisman returned Sat
urday from weeks visit in South
Ottumwa.
Mrs. P. R. Brooks and Mrs. James
johnson returned from three weeks
visit in Indiana.
3. G. Fisk is very i'll with lung fever.
His many friends hope for his re.
covery.