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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Mabel Chiffon Says Her Husband
Has Desested Her-JustIce Courts,

From Fridays Daily.
Mable Chiffon, by her attorney, B,
w. Scott, today fled a petition in the
clerks office asking that she be III
vorced from her husband, Albert Chill
ton, on the grounds of desertion.
She also asks for alimony in the sum
of $1,000.
Plaintiff in her petition Tor divorce
says that she has been a resident OF
Ottumwa for five years past and
was married to the defendant October
rs, 1897. That from that date until
the following April when ne deserted
her, she had been loving wife and
tried to make his home happy and
comfortable. She says that in April
following their marriage the defend
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
A COMING EVEN I.
Iowa Eisteddfod Has Issued Pre-
liminary Program.
WILL Be HELD in OTlUNWA DEC. 2;
Omcers of the Association and Rules
Governing Contests-Prizes
That Are offered In
tile Same.

The preliminary program for the an
nual meeting of the Eisteddfod asso-
citation of Iowa to be held in the Grand
opera house, Ottunlwa, Tuesday, De-
cember 25, has Just been issued. 1t is
the intention of the association to
make the 1900 meeting one Of the
most successful of any ever held in
the state, and judging from the pre-,
liminary numbers that is what 1T VIII
be. There will be morning, after
noon and evening session. The first
will convene at 10 o'clock; the second
at 1880 o'clock and the third at s
o'clock.
Mayor I. J. Phillips is president Of
the association; David Lodwick, OF
Mystic, vice president; j. w. Lewis,
Hiteman, treasurer; G. B. Rounds, Hite-
man, secretary; w. b. Powell, Ed.
Moss, James McCauley, p. c. Williams.
Hiteman; D. o. Campbell, Cleveland;
C. A. Traer. Pekay, and W. -. Will
liams, Keb, directors.
w. E. Powell (Gwilym EryrD, of Mil
waukee, will be conductor of the day,
and Prof. D.. Protheroe. (Mus! Bac.)
also of Milwaukee, will be adjudicator
OF music. ITOl. ~. w pluai dliS ~ D
II. J.. Waterman, of Ottumwa, and ID.
G. Phillips, of Hiteman, will be adjudi-
Gators of recitations.
Preliminary Program.
A complete program giving the num-
hers for the morning and evening ses-
sions, and for the concert, will proba-
bly, be issued about December l. 1t
being understood, however, that moth
ing contained in the following prelim-
mary program will be withdrawn from
competition:
Choral competition-F ifty-ive to Sc,
twenty-five voices, exclusive of conduct t
or, '.The Heavens Are Telling" from
Hayden's Creation. Prize 500 and
gold medal, value $25, to conductor.
Glee choir-From tifty-fve to seven.
ty-five in number, exclusive of conduc.
tor. "Come Out Ills Now September =
by C. p. Morrison. Prize $50 and
gold medal, value SIS, to conductor.
Chorus for children under Is years OF
age, from twenty-five to forty in mum
ber-.Storm the Fort of Sin," by L
Samuel. Eight adults allowed; four
tenors and four bassos. Prize $40.
Band competition, from twenty tt
twenty-four Instruments allowed. (a)
Overture Psyche" by G. L. Farmhouse
(b) Northwestern Band Carnival Ov-
erture" by George Southwall (a) tc
be rendered at the morning session
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From Fridays Daily.
For harness go to Boston s. Ford's.
Best line in the city.
Scissors sharpeners for Csc, bring in
your shears and get them sharpened
Tree for one week. Heating.
A pleasant surprise was given last
evening on Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Cam
field, at their home on North Davis
street, in honor of Mrs. Canfeld's
birthday. The evening was pleasantly
spent and ice cream, cake and lemon
ade were served.
Wednesday evening, May 80, at the
home of the BRIDES mother, Mrs. Cow
an, in South Ottumwa, occurred the
marriage of her daughter, Miss May
Cowan and Mr.. r. Z. McKelvey, also
OF this city. The wedding, which was
! very quiet affair, was attended by only
q few relatives and immediate friends
of the bride and groom, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. John HASTE.
Rev. S. G. Youngert, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church of this city,
has lately received the degree of Mas
ter of Arts from his Alma Mater, Aug
ustana college, of Rock Island, Ill
and in addition to that the degree OF
Doctor OF Philosophy from Bethany
college, Kansas. He has also been Of
fered a position as president of one
of the Swedish-Americans colleges OF
the west. Whether he will accept ii
or not is yet uncertain.
Only one alarm was reported to the
fire department during the month end
ing May 81, a most remarkable show
ing for city of $4,000 population. The
fire occurred on the morning of May
s, the alarm having been reported
from box GO, at which time the Doug
las school house was struck by light
ming. The damage in this case, as
shown by the books of Henry Richards
chief of the department, was only $65
with total of $500 insurance on the
building.
The Sunday school census enumera
tors have completed the compilation Of
statistics on both the North and South
sides of the river. 1t is an admitted
fact that the statistics concerning thu
total population of the city are few
thousand short. The total figures ar,
only 14,766, of which 1O,7s6 are LISTED
on the North Side. The total number
! Of families is reported at 1868, 2,61;
of which are on the North Side. Th'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
WILL LET 1T THIS MONTH.
Contract for Part of Eldon Il st. Louis
Railway Will be Let this Month.

From Fridays Daily.
j. p. Houghland, of Eldon, was in
the city today and told a reporter that
the contract for the construction of
that part of the Eldon & st. Louis rail-
way between Eldon and the point on
the St. L. X. C. & G. railway where it
is intended to make connection, would
be let this month. He further stated
that work was now being done on the
road west of St. Louis. In regard to a
terminus at this end Mr.. Houghland
had nothing to say.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
% to be rendered at the afternoon sss-

TOY to be rendered at the afternoon SsS-
sion. Prize $500.
Chorus-for male voices, sixteen to
twenty-five in number, exclusive of
conductor. "The Britons," by Richard
j. Beamish, music by d. Protheroe.
Prize $25.
Chorus-for female voices, sixteen to
twenty-five in number. Nos Calan,"
New Years mighty, arranged by Par
son Price. The above chorus to be
conducted by female). Prize, SIS.
Mixed quartet-'Abidew with Me-" by
John L. Morgans. Prize SIS.
Duet for soprano and contralto-''1
Live and Love Thee" by Campana.
Prize 81.
Soprano solo-"Stolen Glances,' by
r. A. Wilson. Prize, gold medal, value
SIS.
Tenor solo-'My Queen" by Jaques
Elumenthal, (sung in key of E). Prize,
gold medal, value S..
Baritone solo-''Lead Kindly Light, :"
by D. Protheros. Prize, gold medal,
value IS.
Alto solo-ssHe Was Despised ard
Rejected" from Handers Messiah.
Prize, gold medal, value SIS.
Recitation for boys under Is years
of age Farmer Stebbins at the Bat"
from "City Legends" by VIII Carleton.
Prize. 81.
Recitation for girls under Is years
of age-"High Tide on the Coast of
Lincolnshire" by Jean Ingelow. Prize
81.
Rules and Regulations.
The following rules will govern the
contests:
Competitions are open to all anna
tours.
For the purposes of the musical
competitions, the term amateur" shall
mean one whose income is not princi-
pally derived from musical services.
No prize will be awarded where
there is not sufficient merit, and prizes
will be divided only when in the opin-
ion of the adjudicators the merits of
the competitors are equal.
The names of the competitors, vocal
and instrumental, and in the case of
choirs and bands, the names of their
conductors, must reach the secretary
on or before November IS, 1900.
Choirs and other vocal competitors,
may provide their own accompanies, or
may have the services of the Eistedd-
fod accompanist, as they prefer.
The competitors in the choral and
band competitions, must be bona fide
members and have regularly attended
the practices of their choir or band.
No vocalists or instrumentalists, spe-
cially engaged, will be allowed to assist
in any competition.
Should it be found necessary, COM
petitors will be required to attend pre-
liminary tests.
The editions named in the program,
are the only ones authorized to be
used.
All successful competitors, both vo-
cad and Instrumental, will be expected
to take part in the concert, should
their services be required, without fur
Their remuneration.
The names of successful competitors
will be announced as the competition
to each number is concluded, but priz-
es will not be presented until the even
ing session.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
Semi Weekly Courier
CHANGINa ADDREss.

will please give the name of the Post Office to
which the. paper has been sent as we'll as the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.


Il SSO LII Ollie NEW %
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
[From Fridays Daily.J
Dare Davis, a former resident Of
Keb,5 but now residing in Lucas, is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. C. Applequist and Miss Alice
Applequist, of Chillicothe, were in the
city yesterday shopping.
Mrs. Emma Osburn, of Hillsboro, who
has been visiting at the home of l.. M.
Osburn, on North Wilson street, went
to Eldon this morning.
Mrs. A. Cornell, of Chillicothe, rv-
turned to her home Thursday after
noon, after visit at the home of
Mrs, VIM. Warren, 11sA North VIII
lard street.
Little Johnnie Foulkes met with
quite a serious accident in play with
some other boys. He was thrown
heavily to the ground, his arm be-
ing broken.
Mrs. Sol Hartman, of North Ward
street, received word yesterday of the
death of George Hammer, who former
ly conducted meat market on the
South Side. His death occurred at his
home in Des Moines Wednesday, and
was due to consumption.
From Saturdays Daily.
w. J. Berry is reported to be very i'll
at his home, 2051h North Ransom
street, with peritonitis.
Miss Florence Griffith, primary tea
cher of the Irving school, is very ill at
her home, 119 North Ward street.
Rev. D. G. Smith, of 1874 North Will
lard street, has returned home after
an absence of four weeks. Mr.. Smith
has been attending the national con-
ference of the M. q. church in Chicago.
VIM. Hunt, of 1875 Madison avenue,
who has been resident of South OF
tumwa for several years, is contempla-
ting moving his family to the North
Side where Mr.. Hunt will be closer to
his work.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Tolles departed
Saturday evening for Beatrice, Neb., to
make that place their future home.
Miss Blanche Deibel, of Dudley,spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Olney, 107 South Willard street.
Harry Petram, of sos Finley avenue,
has returned home from pleasant Wis
| it with relatives and friends in Colora-
do.
Chas. Schwartz, who resides south of
town departed this morning for Bona
parte to make visit with his son,
William.
Mrs. w. II. Gaylord returned home
Saturday evening from two weeks Wis
it with relatives at Oskaloosa and Mar.
shalltown.
Miss Nellie Seymour, of New Lon
don, arrived Saturday noon for visit
ait the home of her sister, Mrs. j. R
Beard, 202 Finley avenue.
Messrs. John Holt, John ,Ketcham
ing for Fairfield, where they have Sc
cured work on the Burlington road.
| Mrs. Eliza Wilson, Of Bloomfield, re.
turned home this morning, after an
over Sunday visit at the home III he1
niece, Mrs. Chas. Burkhalter, on Mad
ison avenue.
Boyd Hand, of Omaha, departed last
evening for New York, where he vii!
visit for several days with friends
From there he sails for Paris, where he
will take in the sights at the Paris eS
position.
The remains OF Patrick Sweeney
whose death occurred at San Antonio
Texas, arrived Saturday evening. III,
funeral was held Sunday morning n
10 o'clock at ST. Patricks Catholi,
church by Rev. Father O'Farrell. The
remains were laid to rest in the Cath
Ole cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The store windows tell the story;
on shirts, neckties and straw hats.
The Hub leads them all by 100 per
cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Burglars broke into the Adams ex-
press Office at Grinnell and stole u
case of beer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Henry Tardy, of Waterloo, was sem
fenced to fifteen days m Jail for cruel
ty to a horse.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Read the Courier for news.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

A Modern Woodmen Lodge has been
instituted as Schleswig.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The remains OF Patrick Sweeney,
whose death occurred at San Antonio,
Texas, arrived Saturday evening. The
funeral was held Sunday morning at
10 o'clock at ST. Patrick's Catholic
church by Rev. Father O'Farrell. The
remains were laid to rest in the Cath
Ole cemetery.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
More Work For Dixie.

ii. S. Hazlitt, of Dixie, has
just returned from Spokane where
he has beeu to consult with the
b, ard If directors of the Starlight
Gold Mining Co., of Spokane, who
own the Starlight group in Dixi,
district. He viii! begin active
development work on the Star
light, and will sink to III. 12O-foot
level and drift 100 feet each way
on the lead. II is the intention of
the company to put a mill on the
property the coming season.
Mr.. Hazlitt found an active int
crest being manifested in Idaho
county's mineral belt, both by the
pro-pector and the investor. The
locator who will do business on a
reasonable basis will in his opinion
have no difficulty in placing hif
property.
He finds that the cost OF devel-
opment in the Idaho county camps
is from % to 80 percent. of the
cost of similar work in the north-
ern CAMPS,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District, State of Idaho, In and for Idaho
County.
J. b. Chamberlain, as administrator of the
Estate OF Isaac Orcutt Deceased, and g. W
Helm. Plaintiffs, VS.. Jason X. Meek, Defendant
The state of Idaho sends Greeting;
10 Jason X. Meeks, Defendant
You are hereby summoned and required tn
appear in an action brought against you by
said piainiif In the District Court, and to an.
answer the complaint OF the above named
taint Al = died therein, within 10 DAYS exclu.
You ol THIS summons ii served within this
County; or II served out OF this County bur
within this Judicial District, within twenty
ia S. or IL >, tyed else where, with a forfy days
iEls ne'ion is brought to obtain deci &c OF said
Court adjudgihE plaintiffs to be the owners OF
all thc one-aalf interest in the silver King
qilartz mining claim situated in the Warrens
Mining Distr.c-. idaho County, Idaho, located
by Defendant that plaintiffs claim b Quoted
as NJ INST defendan . that defendant lie re-
q.ire.i 10 execute a deed conveying to plain.
ifs the said otie-naif interest In said mining
claim, III accordance with ntraet made
$50; that in event defendant fails to make said
aeea, commissioner or referee Of said Court
be appointed to make the same
The pa ticnlars NOR. fully appearing In
plaintiff complaint certified COPY OF which
- served herewith. and made n mart Lereof
And you are hereby notified that II you fail 10
appear and nnswer said complaint a. above re.
lulreh The said plaintiff will apply 10 the
Court for he relief dem nded in the com III ,tmt
Attest my hand aud the Seal of the i,lstrict
Court Of the second Judicial District
state OF idaho, in and for Idah,
lsEALI County this 18th day of Mar h. lJ0o
a w. HARRINGTON, CLERK.
by II. Tay lor, Deputy Cl, X.
n. =. Fulton ATTORNEY for Plaintiff. GA
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
MeteOPa Prefer Morning.

An interesting and significant fact is
that the average hourly number of me-
teors is only half as great in the even
ing as in the morning and in the even
ing their velocity is lower. The reason
is that at sunset we have before us the
point in the heavens from which we are
moving in our orbital journey around
the sun, while the morning we face the
point toward which we are advancing:
in the evening we are in the rear of the
earth, at sunrise in front. This in
crease IN the numbers and speed of the
morning meteors is just what ought to
happen If they are bodies moving indis-
criminately in all directions under the
suns attraction, and with the velocity
(about &c miles a second) which body
would acquire in falling toward the sun
from distance very great as compared
with the size of our planetary orbits
Prof. c. A. Young, in Lippincott.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Fusion a Certainty.

The democratic, silver re,
publican and populist state
committees met at Boise.
March ~, and fixed the time
and place for holding the
conventions. The democratic
meeting was largely attended,
nearly all the forty.two com
mittee men being present in
person or by proxy. The
other meetings were rather
slim. The silver republicans
had fourteen counties repre-
sented by thirteen persons,
there being many proxies,
while there were twelve coun-
ties represented in the popu-
list meeting.
The democrats called their
convention to select delegates
to the national convention to
meet inLcwiston on June S.
The populist execu.
tive committee was in.
structed to appoint their
I delegates as follows: Senate,
oArY Hnii6eld of Nez Perez
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
cratic apportiOnment:
A Salmon River Quartz Mine.


Mr.. N. Hand, a late arrival
from Colorado, has been
working a force of men all
winter on the Blue Jacket lode
three miles from Crooks Cor
raj placers, and has attained a
depth of As feet on the ledge,
and was prosecuting at the
time we were there. The
ledge was then IS feet wide,
with no hanging wall in sight.
Mr.. Hand was awaiting assay
returns and thought that il
they were favorable his prin.
cipals would take up the
property without delay and
start work on a more vigorous
scale and ultimately erect a
reduction plant near there
where there is a fine water
power and unlimited timber,
together with a slope which
will admit of the mine being
operated at a much greater
depth. The values are ir
gold and copper.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Settlers Rapidly Arriving.

j. w. Venable, formerly inter-
ested in placers on Lake creek in
this county, arrived from Boise
last week and reports the whole
southern Idaho county as inprov-
ing very rapidly and an enormous
immigration coming in to settle up
the vacant lan,is He also says
that the business men uf Boise
have raised nearly enough of the
blood money demanded by the
Union Pacific to run their main
line through the town, and the
small deficit that is lacking has
been guaranteed by the business
men, SO that the outlook is quite
hopeful for theslaie capital. With
the main line ext nded on to, and
through Boise shs will soon be a
bigger town than Ogden, and the
population of the Boise valley will
increase with rapidity that will
astonish the Oldest inhabitant.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Notice of Forfeiture

To Amos Carver, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that We VIM.
owners, have expended the sum OF one b va,
dollars t$l00,00I in labor and improving
upon the Trilby placer claim situated in "
son mining district, Idaho county, Idsha
order to hold said premises under the n.y..
ions of Section 1921, Revised Stuttesp ",JJ
United states, being the amount reou,,a,j
hold said claim foi the year ending lee ~
service OF this notice upon you. or NH
ninety days after the publication Of this ,sj
you fail or refuse to contribute your NV
ing to the sum of s33. 33l: 4, together with e,s1
this notice, your interest in said claim wipsl
come the propert' of the UNDERSIGNED MI
the prov sions of said section 232i
DELLA AUcHiNyoLr
MARION KRAMER
Dated February 7, 10 o.
First publication February 0. 1900
Last publication May 4. 1900
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Bids Wanted.

Bids are wanted for the construc-
ton of all uncompleted sidewalks
on Hall street, as per ordinance
Nc. so required and which is not
completed by April 1, 1899; sal !
walks to be constructed of such
material and dimensions as requir-
cd Ly ordinance in such cases
provided. Said walks to be COM
pletea within Is days from April ! (,
1900, AL bids to he filed with viii
lage clerk on or before March 81,
1900; and shall be sealed. Said
bids shall be opened by the village
clerk in the presence Of the village
council, on the said 31st day OF
March, 1900 at 8 P. M. at a
meeting of the village council
Village council reserves the right
10 reject any or all bids.
BY order of the board of village
trustees. HENRY WAX,
f. M. GRIFFITH, Chairman
Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Few Houses Vacant.

Messrs. Brown & Clarke,
our local and real estate men.
say that inquiries for Canas
Prairie real estate are in
creasing. There have been a
great many calls for land to
rent, but it so happens that
nearly all the improved land
on the prairie has already
|,been rented. The demand
for houses in Grangeville has
been good for the past two
weeks and there are only two
vacant houses in the towr
now for rent.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-03-30
Notice of Forfeiture.

To NJ. J. Cogsin, S. r. Coggin, Henry Coggin,
Henry Ford, Willar.i Smith, and W. K. Oxley.
You are hereby notified that have expended
100000 in labor and improvements upon the
following named claims, to-wit: The A & 4,
the Evan. the Dominion, the o & b. the DIV, r,
the Neili., the Mamma. and the Oxley. each OF
said Claims being situated in Dixie Mining
District Idaho county, state OF Idaho, and re.
corded IN said eoun in the office OF the county
recorder 'he:eof. Said labor aud i'm:
provements appear by certificates on file in
The otife of said recorder Of said comfy fof the
years 1898 ami 1899 That said labor and i'm.
provements were made for the purpose of hold.
ing sa d Claims. and each thereof under the
!'r''vis 'rs ~ ctions 2s2f of the Revised Stat.
ut's Of the Tinted States, and being the amour,
relu r" 10 Id the same for the year ending
D. '-nther 81 isn. And II within ninety days
n iise service OF this notice by publication
.. eth + Of YOU, fail or refuse to contribute
"n' i"l. ton Of such expenditure as CO.
~ ner, ac'' OF on so failing or refusing TO con
RI, t., ~ aforesaid. your interest In said
ms w'l' become the property of the sub
sc ,her herlto under said section 23o4.
Dixie, Idaho, February 10, 1900.
G WIN JOHNSTON.
First publication Feb. Is, 1900
Last publication MAY II, 1900.