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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
QUEER TOMBSTONE EpITAPHs.
Chicago Record Publishes Communi.
cation from c. j. EkfeIt, of ottunwa,

chicago Record Publishes Communis
cation from c. J. EkfeIt, of ottumwa.
Several years ago Deputy County
Treasurer G. j. Ekfelt made a visit to
England, Sweden and other European
countries, and while in England, he
made a visit to the famous burying
ground of Hull. In this cemetery,
which contains not to exceed three
acres, 100000 persons have been bur-
led in less than two hundred years.
The Chicago Record says:
&C. j. Ekfelt, of Ottumwa, Iowa, con-
tributes the following epitaph which
he found in the Castle street burying
ground of Hull, England, some years
ago:
JOHN,
Son Of John and Ann BY Waters,
Died Jany. 1, 1916.
Age IA years.
Life's like an inn where travellers stay,
Some only breakfast and away,
Others to dinner stay and are full fed,
The Oldest only sup and go to bed.
Long is the bill who fingers out the
Who goes the soonest has the least to
pay
ACROSS The walk, Mr.. Ekfelt says
was the grave of one who had evident-
ly had more than her share of trou-
bles, judging from the inscription on
her tombstone, which read as follows:
Farewell, false world! bid adieu
To friends and relations all;
Altho prosecuted was.
BY them, both great and small;
In hunger many day / sat,
Me and my children three,
But God did please on me to call;
Therefore I must obey"
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CHARGED with Other Crimes.

Denver, Col, Dec. ia. G. Harvey,
who declares he came very near be.
irg Che of the victims of Mrs. Myrtle
Wright and w. P. Neff, made state
msnt in which he charges many
crimes to the pair now in Jail at Page
Springs, under suspicion of having
poisoned George w. Barber of Web
ster City, Ia. in order to obtain $1,000
insurance on his life. Harvey says
the couple has operated between Col
orado and Chicago for many years.
and that in the latter place the5 stole
enormous quantities of silks and oth-
|er valuables by the shop-lifting meth
DDS.
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Iowa Boy a Victim.

Emmetsburg, Dec 17.-Robert Har-
rison, the 16-year-old son of Col T. w.
Harrison, of Emmetsburg, was among
the victims of the glass works col
lapse in San Francisco. The Topeka
Capital says that young Harrison and
a companion, who escaped from the
hot ovens, had run away from home,
but this is denied by Col. Harrison,
who says his son was in California re-
cuperating. The boys body was
brought here for interment.
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Stockman Gone.

Fl Madison, Dec. i'll. W., Las
well, wen known stockman, of Co
lusa, has been missing for two weeks,
and it is said that his disappearance
is voluntary. 1t is alleged that he
has left creditors in the lurch owing
them, in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Among the principal creditors is the
Lee County Savings bank, of FIT Mad
iSOn
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Election Contests in Iowa County.

Ladora, Dec. ia court of contest
for county clerk has been in session
three days. The official count gave
McLennan (rep) nominee, as the win
ner by three votes, but Spurrier
(dem.) and the present incumbent
called for contest and recount, also
getting behind the biennial tangle as
a further reason for not letting go. He
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viii Sue the citv.

Ft. Madison, Dec. 17.-Five special
policemen will sue the city for their
pay at the coming term of the district
court. Last spring the city council
passed an ordinance doing away with
police protection, but Mayor Atlee ap-
pointed five specials. Now the city
will not pay them and they will enter
suit to recover their salaries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
"REsT HOUSE" FOR FARMERS.
Novel Institution to BE Given a Trial
at Menominee, Wis.

Menominee, Wis, Dec. Ex-senator
J. H. Stout has made a proposition to
donate to the city a fine two-story
building, "a by 4S feet, fitted with
steam heat, a bathroom, toilet rooms,
closets, ETC., as farmers restroom.
providing the citizens would maintain
it. The proposition has been accept
ed. The building will be erected next
spring. The building will be in charge
of competent person and its use as a
lunchroom, bath, toilet and rest room
VIII be free to farmers. Reading mat
ter will be supplied.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

morning, died at his home in this
place Wednesday evening. He was
an educator of state wide prominence
and the only superintendent Charlton
has had for years who has given such
excellent satisfaction alike to both
pupils and teachers. He has brought
the schools Of this place up to high
standard ana his loss will be keenly
felt. The schools have been closed
out of respect to his memory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
JURY IN MORRISON
CASE DISAGREE
Stood Nine for Acquittal and Three
for conviction-The Jury Was
Discharged-End of Case.

Kansas City. Dec. IA special to
the Star from Eldorado reports hung
jury in the Morrison murder case
The jury stood nine for acquital and
three for conviction. The jury was
discharged.
Out Since Tuesday.
The jury has been out since Tues
day morning. The case will now go
over to the spring term of court.
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Motion for New Trial

Keokuk, Dec. IA motion has
been filed in the superior court here.
asking new trial in the case which
was dismissed against Miss Nellie
Knox, the school teacher charged with
having unduly punished Frank Heller,
one of her pupils. One of the grounds
for asking rehearing is that the ver-
dict for Miss Knox was the result of
both passion and prejudice.
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TOO LATE"

Intervention of Governor Carney in
Telegraphers' Strike of No Avail.
Denver, Col, Dec. 14.-An effort of
Acting Governor Carney, of Colorado,
to bring about arbitration of the tel
egraphers' strike on the Santa Fe rail-
road met with failure at Topeka.
President E. P. Ripley, after session
of the roads board of directors, sent
to the Colorado executive at Denver a
reply setting forth that the suggestion
as to the adoption of arbitration meas
ures came too Late
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
The EISTEDDf Cd.
An Elaborate Entertainment Prom
Used for Christmas Day.
PROMINENT OITUAWANS TAKE PART
Many Valuable Prizes Distributed
Meeting Held AnnuaIly-ottumWa
Ladies' Quartet One of the Leading
contestants-Associ Officers.

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
ELDoN HoLDuP.
Stockman Passing Thru Struck by a
"Bily" in Hands of Thugs.

Eldon, Dec. 14.-(Special9 This
morning about 1 o'clock an attempt
was made in the railroad yards at this
place, TO hold up D. o. Fruit, stock
man, passing thru the city in charge
of g. car of stock. Mr. Fruit stepped
off the caboose and was hit ever the
head with a billy" He retained an
upright position Notwithstanding the
blow, and reached for his revolver but
the thug made his escape without get
ting any booty. Mr.. Fruit failed to OBJ
tain any description of his assailant,
as the railroad yards were very dark.
He, as a consequence of the encounter,
has very sore head, but is thankful
it is no worse. Many people are of
the opinion that the railway company
should employ Waterman for the
protection of those whose business
leads them in this part of the city.
Spirit Lake people are boiling all
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
May Turn Veterans Down.

Des Moines. Dec. 1.-THE state
board of agriculture which was in SEES
sion here discussed the abandonment
of the policy of issuing free tickets to
former Union soldiers for a certain
day of the fair. This has been done
ever since the civil war, but the board
will probably not do so next year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
GROSSLY NEGLIGENT.
coroner's Jury Finds Company Re
sponsibIe for Death of Four Men.

Davenport, Dec. 14.-(SpeciaD
The coroner's jury. which has been
engaged for over a week in investi-
eating the cause of death of four men,
killed in the explosion of one of the
boilers of the glucose works at this
place, has arrived at a verdict and
finds that the disaster was due to the
gross negligence of the method OF the
company in operating their boilers. 1t
is a trust plant and damage suits will
likely follow
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
STRUNG HER UP.
Woman Ayers She Was MaItreated
and Sues Prominent Citizens.

Des Moines, Dec. 17.-(SpeciaD-
Mrs. Lapole, of Madison county, will
bring action against P. ]. Cunning
ham and other prominent citizens of
that county who, it is alleged, strung
her up to the limb of a tree to elicit
a confession concerning the where
abouts of Fred Daily, who has escaped
from the penitentiary.
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HAS DISAPPEARED.
No Trace of Grand Junction Woman
Can be Found.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 14.-(Special.l -
Miss Maggie White, of Grand juno.
ton has mysteriously disappeared and
a rigid search has failed to reveal her
whereabouts. She left home November
10 and said she was going to Scion, a
small town near here, but she never
reached that place and has disappear
ed as completely as tho the earth had
opened and swallowed her. She is
described as woman thirty years Of
age, tall, slender and or dark complex
ion
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MARRIAGE at kirkvilIe.

Kirkville, Dec IT. Especially Cards
are out announcing the marriage of
Miss Lottie Thompson to Thomas Har-
desty, at the home of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Thompson,
in Kirkville, on Christmas day.
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has fair showing, and the aid of
counsel of setting up the point. The
defendant, however, with good legal
force, is getting back at him and will
probably win out on the contest of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
BELIEVES IN DIVORCE.
Episcopal Bishop in Regard to Sever.
ing Marriage Ties.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Bishop Fallows,
of the Reformed Episcopal church yes
terday told the Chicago Methodist min
listers at their regular meeting that
the Bible upheld divorce and that, in
his opinion, Christ himself was an adj
vocate of the dissolubility of the we'd
ding tie.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
EDUCATOR DEAD.
Superintendent of chariton's Public
Schools Passes AWAY,

Charlton, Dec. 14.-(SpeciaD- Prof.
D. r. Michner, superintendent of the
public schools of this place, who suf-
fered stroke OF paralysis Sunday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

A malt and grain company at Day-
export will increase its capital stock
from $4,000 to $1S5,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

Spirit Lake people are boiling all
their drinking water.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Gets Paid for Drill.

One feature that is very noticeable
in the Iowa Guard is the law passed
by the last general assembly allowing
members ten cents an hour twice a
week, for actual time spent at drill.
This has tended to keep up the inter-
est, and its effect is already noticed
in the improved drill and attendance
reports from the different regiments,
and it is hoped that at the next meet
ing of the legislature bill will be
passed that will raise the amount OF
pay.
The following are the official SER
vice records of the Ottumwa officers of
the Spanish-American war: Col.
H. H Caughlan, private COM
pany G.; second regiment, l..
N. g., June 2, 1887, sergeant
July. 2, 1888; first sergeant, January /,
1889; first lieutenant, June s, 1891;
captain, January 5, 1894; major, May
is, 1898; mustered into service of the
Evening journal., 1900-01-11
come a matter of no interest; since,
without republican split there is no
chance Of democratic success.
NOW. H.ARMoN1zE.

Under the new management OF Edi-
tor Jeffries, the Evening Journal has
come back to its republican moorings.
lit was first started by Fred Eden Bach
and Charles William Edwards, as a re-
publican paper It changed to Demo-
cratic paper and now has changed back
to a champion of the Grand Old Party.
Wonders will never cease, not even In
the newspaper business, but then"
The above is from the Daily Republic
can. We are not able to perceive the
exact meaning that probably lies be-
tween the lines; but have no idea that
u is anything serious.
There ought not to be any cause for
wonder in the fact that when a news
paper changes ownership it changes its
politics. The present owner Of the
Evening Journal is a republican. For
many years he has conducted news
papers and they have always been re-
publican. He desires to say, now, that
while he owns and edits the Evening
Journal it will be a republican news
paper--a stalwart supporter of the
principles OF that great, patriotic, popu-
lar, useful party.
The Evening Journal will not be a
fractional paper. No newspaper can be
at once a factional and a party paper
There must be differences of opinions
within political parties as well as be-
tween political parties; but the party
must come first il its principles are tC
triumph. He who struggles stubborn
ly for all. willing to yield nothing
willing to lose all rather than yielt
something only, is apt to lose all.
fractional struggles should ceas'
when party struggles begin.
We are glad to see that a proposition
for settlement Of fractional strife in thu
republican party in Delaware has beer
made. Whether that proposition o
any of its alternatives will be REGARDS
as acceptable or not, must be deter
mined. Whether It be acceptable o
not, it is a beginning and therefore
is a happy event. If it Is not satisfac
tory 1t should be met in candor by
counter proposition; and thus, step b.
step, stage by stage, the factions shout
be brought into harmony.
The leaders of factions should no
forget that the party is more importan
than its candidates: that the candi
date is but a representative; merely a
instrument for use of the party in &C
lcomplishing its work
Evening journal., 1900-01-11
QUEER FISH.
Have skin Like an Eel, Identified
as essharII Sucker"

Mr.. James II. Gale. of Colchester
Beach. Md, recently submitted a queer
looking fish for identification. 1t was
caught near COLCHESTER.
The specimen was about 16 inches
long and had a skin like an eggs, SEEM
insly entirely devoid OF scales. The
body was elongated, tapering behind;
the lower jaw was longer than the up
per, with the head decidedly flattened.
Above the head was quite long, oval
disk, presenting from the middle OK
both sides oblique transverse cartlla-
ginous plates, arranged like the STATS
of n Venetian blind.
On the middle of the under surface
were spine-like projections connected
by short bands with the skull and
vertebrae, partly suctorial and partly
prehensile by the hooks, these fish at.
tach themselves to rocks, ships ana
the bodies of other fishes, especially TO
sharks. They are thus when fastened
to ships or fishes transported where
food is abundant, and often from the
tropics to temperate regions. They do
not feed on the fish to which they
attach themselves, but on small hsh
and floating animals.
NAis NtOIEt Ne DoWcIn, OhAltb oAot~'
Fish Commissioners, says Of the specl-
men, which was forwarded to him;
1T is the species commonly known
as 'shark sucker sucking fish, and
'rcmOra' (Echencis naucrates). II
ranges from Cape Cod southwark TO
the tropics, and Is not uncommon on
our coast and in the Chesapeake Bay
The peculiar structure on the upper
side OF the head, suggesting the sole
Of rubber shoe, is a modification OF
the dorsal fin, by means Of which the
sucker attaches itself to sharks or 9th
ar large fishes, apparently causing
them no Inconvenience, and feeding 81
the remnants of the sharks meals
There are n number Of other species
found on our coast, but this Is by far
he commonest and best known."-Bal
timore Sun.
Evening journal., 1900-01-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Again IL can be remarked that with
the solid republican vote In the House
from the West cast for the gold stand
ard bill, there are no good grounds TO
believe that the Western republican
vote is In rebellion or even excited
over the adoption of the gold standard.
The average congressman can be relied
on to know what his people want and
what they don't want.-Dallas News.
Edward Atkinson has written letter
In reply to General Lawton's dying
message which suggests that he Is SEN
sitive about seeing ghosts.-New York
Tribune.
Some people are wondering whether
or not Governor Stone will call an ex-
ira session OF the Legislature. Mr.
Quay Is the man they should apply tc
for information. The governor cannon
possibly know what he will do until he
receives orders from Mr.. Quay.-The
North Wales Record.
II should also be borne in mind thai
not only have wages been so increased
but also the wOrkmen have greatly en-
llarged opportunities for employment. A
man can do as much extra work now as
he is disposed to do. No one need b,
idle. The consequence is a vast in
crease in consuming power as well al
in production. enormously stimulating
business Of every description
willie Courier Journal.
There is no room for discussion il
the situation as II now exists. Ou
government must be defended, an,
those who are striking at the flag mus
be brought 10 terms. There should b
no disagreement here.--Atlanta Con
lstitution.
\ Virginians are not disposed to hu
initiate the negro. They are disposed d
treat him kindly and they will extenl
TO him every consideration that he de
serves. But II the negro will not b
decent he cannot expect to be tolerate
by decent people.-Richmond Times.
There is for Alfred Austin some con
ISOLATION in the thought that Their
b probably never was a poet laureat
= who gave much satisfaction until afte
he was dead. The royal favor embii
ters the comment OF everyone fror
whom 1t is withheld.-Columbu Des
p lpatch.
Evening journal., 1900-01-11
vIRDEN AGAIN PRESIDENT

OTHER DELAWARE MEN CHOSEN
DIRECTORS OF THE PILOTS AS
ISOLATION.
The votes for officers and directors
Of the Pilots Association for the Bay
and River Delaware to serve for the
ensuing year were counted in Philadel-
phia yesterday, and John p Virden, 2
Delaware pilot, who has been presi-
dent since the organization started
three years ago, was found to have
been reelected. George Wallace, a
Pennsylvania pilot, was his opponent.
r. S. Eldredge and J. b. Merritt were
again chosen treasurer and secretary.
respectively, they having no opposi-
ton.
It was in the selection of directors
that most of the interest centered.
There were twenty-one pilots nomi-
mated, and only eight had to be chosen.
The successful ones were William e.
Poynter. II. c. Maull A. w Marshall,
Fred. Burton, all Delaware men;
George S. Douglass Memucan Hughes.
II. B. Hand and 70. r. Eldredge. all
Pennsylvania pilots. Maull, Marshall
and Hughes we're reelected, and the
Ave retiring members of the board are
/ 3. +. Johnson, H. G. Long. d. e. Stew
ems F. Conwell and W. w Norman.
Evening journal., 1900-01-11
THE WEATHER

New York Heralds Forecast.-The
storm in the Gulf States. attended by
heavy rainfalls and central last night
near Barbados. Will move today north
'eastwardly, increasing in force. Though
advancing slowly, IL will affect the
southern districts of this section to-
day and extend its cloud area north
ward to New England tonight. A small
cold wave in the Lake region will drift
quite rapidly eastward
In the Middle States and New Eng
land today partly cloudy. considerably
colder weather will prevail with fresh
and brisk northwesterly winds, shift
ing in this section to northeasterly. and
increasing, followed by snow or rain
in the southern districts. and possibly
as far north as New York.
On Friday cloudy to partly cloudy
and milder weather will prevail, pre-.
coded by snow OF rain in the eastern
districts and by high northeasterly
winds on the coasts
On Saturday probably fair and
slightly colder.
European steamers now sailing viii
have mostly fair weather and stronf
northwesterly breezes TO the Banks.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday
Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland, fair anJ
colder Thursday; probably rain Fri
day; brisk northerly winds. diminish
ing.