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Mrs. Walter t. Weaver, former
ly OF Richmond, but now OF Philad ell
phIa is in the city visiting. While
here, she is the guest Of Miss Adlene
Key, 5l3 Catherine st. She is looking
we'll and we wish her much success.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Seyomur.

Seymour, Oct 4.-Miss Nell Jen-
nings departed Saturday for Kansas
City to vinsit her brother and take in
the carnival.
Mrs. A. G. Wilder went to Chicago
Sunday night.
Harry Fowler spent Sunday in
town.
DR.. Nye's family moved to Mystic
Monday.
Mr.. Bell purchased the Armentrout
farm Monday.
Mesdames Ack Smith, Minnie Shep-
herd and Emma Evans went to Cedar
Rapids Monday for weeks visit with
Mrs. j. w. Workman
Miss Stella Jones, of Centerville,
spent Saturday with her father, DR..
e. H. Jones.
Mrs. Osee Mccoy and Miss Hazel
departed Tuesday morning for Kan
sas City and will visit at the home of
her brother, Dave Clemmens.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Hay Fever in Germany.

Hay fever is becoming more preva-
lent annually in Germany, and after
carefully considering the matter ply
sicians of that country have selected
the island of Heligoland as the most
suitable resort for such sufferers.
Hitherto patients have been most fire.
quently sent to the mountains, but the
benefits of such change have hardly
been commensurate with the cost. In
vestigation convinces medical men
that Heligoland has many of the cura-
tive qualities which hay fever patients
have found in northern Michigan and
a "Hay Fever Union of Heligoland"
has accordingly been formed, with
headquarters in Hanover. The union
israpidly gaining members, particular
iy in the northern and eastern sections.
where grass and hay grow in abund-
ance.-Chicago Chronicle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

More Than Imagination.

A commercial traveller, whose wife is
one of those women who borrow trou-
BILE indiscriminately, had occasion to
make a trip east
His wife was very anxious about
him and felt certain that he would
fall victim to smallpox, which was
reported to be prevalent in the city to
which he was going. She begged him
to carry a little lump Of asafetida in
his pocket to ward off contagion.
Naturally he objected and positively
refused to be made the permanent
abode of such a persistent odor.
When he came home from his trip,
he said to his wife:
ct is wonderful, the power Of the
Imagination. Why, don't. you know, I
imagined that smelled asafetida
the whole time I was gone"
1T wasn't imagination at ALL" quiet
ly replied the willy little woman. 81
sewed a bit of asafetida in the cor
her of your coat before you went
wayv'-Memphis Scimitar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
DEDICATE NEW HALL.
Important Event in Local Odd Fellow
Circles.

Last evening the members of Pick
wick lodge No. 129, I. o. o. f., dedi-
Gated their new hall, at the corner of
Church and Willard streets. r. l..
Tilton acted as master of ceremonies.
The program consisted of the regular
ritualistic form, the music being
furnished by Prof. ]. H. Rheem.
After the dedicatory services, Mr..
Tilton delivered an entertaining and
instructive address on the benefits of
Odd Fellowship. A large audience
was in attendance.
Pickwick lodge was organized Dec.
II, 1891, with but fourteen charter
members. They have expanded since
then into lodge of about a hundred
men, and last year began the erection
of their new hall, which is credit to
them and to South Ottumwa.
The building is a two story brick
affair, tllirty-two by seventy feet
The lower floor is occupied by a
grocery store, and the second floor is
used entirely by the lodge. The cost
of the structure was S5,50O.0O.
The officers of the lodge at present
are as follows:
Douglas Anderson.
Noble Grand : William Chis1nxn.
Vice Grand-U. G. Reed.
Secretary-Smith Ditch.
reasurer-Douglas Anderson.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

recently, aged so years, eight months
and eleven days. She was born in
North Carolina in 1918, married in
1910 and came to KeokIk county in
1854 where she has since resided. She
was member of the Christian church
of this place. Four of her ten chill
dren are living. While her death is
very sad and is great blow to them,
she had suffered so terribly that all
know it was blessed release for her.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
w. B. Phelps, of Sigourney.
A fox has been seen several times
north of town and hunt for it today
resulted in the capture Of a ground
hog. The fox will be caught yet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
FOOD at $40 an Ounce.

!
IA few days ago." said a clublnan,
81 received small jar filed with a pc
culiar brownish paste, which was sent
me as present by young Chinaman
who used to have laundry here, but
Is now living in San Francisco. A let
ter which accompanied the gift ex-
planned that the paste was a ccmbina-
ton of peanut buds and ginge, jelly.
That sounds like joke, but it isn't.
If you will break open the kernel of
a.peanut, you will find at the base lit
tie cone shaped formation usually sur
mounted by two microscopic leaves.
1t is the life germ of the nut, and if
planted would develop into tree. AS
my friend Wong explained to me, the
nuts are first roasted and then these
minute growths are carefully extract
ed. They are so small it takes many
thousands of them to ill teacup, but
when sufficient number are collected
they are put in mortar and ground
into fine flour, which is subsequently
mixed with the ginger jelly and rubbed
down to a smooth paste.
"That sent me was about the consist
ency Of cream cheese, and it had a
peculiar aromatic taste that was rather
pleasant. 1t is one of the queer semi
CONNECTIONS that the Chinese like to
nibble at between courses, and as it
costs $40 an ounce it is literally worth
almost its weight in gold. l have eaten
a little of the preparation, but 1 don't
think I'm apt to acquire taste for it,
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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SOUTH oTTuMWA NEWS.

A daughter was born this week to
Mr.. and Mrs. E. z. Pixley,
Miss Winnie Grooms, of Bidwell,
spent Wednesday with South Ottumwa
friends.
Miss Fannie Conner, of Be1knap,
was guest of South Ottumwa friends
yesterday.
Mrs. H. I. Riggs departed this morn
ing for Birmingham, called there by
the serious illness of her uncle.
Henry Cook, of Kansas City, re-
turned home Tuesday after pleasant
visit at the home of his brother. A. G.
Cook, 30S Hamilton street.
Mrs.W. S.Pumphrey and daughters,
Misses Stella and FloY, departed
Wednesday morning for Knoxville for
visit with relatives and friends.
There will be a'eottage prayer meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Wallace Cash of COL Wabash
avenue, at 2:30 o'clock instead of 8
o'clock.
Mrs. S. A. Bonham and daughter,
Mrs. N. Taylor, of LaPlatta, Mo-, re-
turned home this morning, after a
pleasant visit at the home of Mrs. SIP.
Wolf, 102 North Willard street.
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Second Congregational
church will hold business meeting
this evening at the home of Mrs.An
Pangborn, 106 North Ward street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Shaw and chill
dren, of Dixon. Ill, who have been
making a visit with Mrs. Shaw's
brother, W. H. Mynard, departed
this morning for Sterling, Col. for a
visit.
Miss Manda Milligan, who has been
spending several weeks with relatives
at Batavia, arrived yesterday morning
for visit at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Horn. of los North Ward
street.
Misses Eva and Gertrude Randall
departed Tuesday for Batavia for a
few days visit with friends and re1a-
tives. From there they go to Abing-
don to attend Sunday school conven-
ton and visit friends for two weeks.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Miss M. M. Bonwell, of Hope, Ind,
who has for the past fifteen months
been visiting at the home of l.. Goeh-
ring on Castle street, departed for her
home on Burlington No. 6 this after
noon.
The death of John, the son of John
and Marguerite Benson, occurred
at the family residence, near
Ormanville, last night, at 1910 o'clock,
resulting from typhoid fever. The de-
ceased was aged 26 years at the time
of his death. The funeral services
will be held in the church at Orman-
vile tomorrow at II a. m.
w. M. Reece returned this morning
from trip thru portions of Alaska.
He brought back with him a yalise full
of something very heavy but the re-
porter hesitated to inquire whether or
not it is gold. Mr.. Reece enjoyed the
trip very much and has picked up a
fund of information about the frozen
north and it's minerals.
Word was received this afternoon
from Charles A. Walsh, secretary Of
the democratic national central COM
mittee, that Bourke Cochran had balk-
ed and had refused to make any more
dates for speeches. Consequently the
hopes of the Wapeilo county central
committee, that Mr. Cochran might be
induced to deliver speech while en-
route from Kansas City to Burlington,
are blasted
w. F. Moss, who resides at 306 North
Weller street, on the South Side, and
is employed on the Burlington as a
brakeman, was injured at Avery this
morning while switching. He was
standing in a coal car and signalled
the engineer toward him. When the
engine struck the car in which Mr..
Moss was standing, the shock threw
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
In Memory of a WAR Horse.

The finest church at Posen, on the
eastern border of Prussia, was built
by Frederick the Great. For cen
turtles it has done duty as place of
worship, and yet had it not been for
war horse it would never have been
built. Close by a bloody conflict oc-
Cured between the king and the Rus
slams, and the former, always in the
thick of the fight, had his charger
killed under him-a sturdy animal
that had borne aim throughout many
battles. He fesS Che Joy of victory to
be modified b. the loss of the horse,
and put up to its memory the famous
church in question.-London Daily
Mail
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Hiahland Center.

Highland Center, Oct. 4.-Clara, wife
of Jasper Grey, died Tuesday at their
home southwest of town, after a lin
gering illness caused by cancer of the
stomach. Funeral services were held
Wednesday after which the remains
were inferred in the Mccormick cem-
etery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Mccormick have
gone to Chicago for visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Baker, of Curtis,
Neb, are visiting with their son, L. D.
Baker, south of town.
Mrs. Julia Hochreiter is visiting her
sister at WOODBURY..
Burton Beck went to Burlington Sat
urday where he will enter Business
College.
Jesse Mccormick has returned from
Colchester. ILL.,, where he was called
by the serious illness of his brother.
VIM. Packwood has sold his farm to
r. M. Bowlin. He will give possession
in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Diffendaffer, of
Colchester, ILL.,, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs E. w. Mccormick.
This w. F. M. S. will meet Thursday,
October II, with Mrs. Flora Buckner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
just to Keep Them Qniet.

"Yes," said the young matron, 81
believe in voice culture for children. 1t
is undeniably true that many little
ones have harsh and disagreeable
voices, and I think voice culture would
add much to the pleasures of existence.
Don't your
The savage bachelor hesitated mo-
ment before answering.
Possibly" he said, at last, "as sub
stitute for more effective measures
voice culture might be acceptable, but
don't you think it would be better to
cut out their vocal s?"-Chicago
Post.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
New Jersey Fossils.

In the blue shales of valley few
miles from Montclair. N. j.. are
found fossil fish of kind which is
almost extinct, only three specimens
now surviving. They belong to the
order of ganoids, which possessed no
interior bony skeleton, but only an
outside covering of bony or cartilag-
enous plates. They were the earliest
known vertebrates. A number of ex-
cellent specimens show distinctly the
shining, bony scales of this peculiar
species of fish which, according to
biologists, must have existed ages
ago.-N. Y. Sun.
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him down and against the side of the
car, resulting in bruised hip and
knee. While the bruises are painful,
he will be able to be out in few
days, as no bones are broken. He was
brought to Ottumwa this morning, and
removed to his home in carriage.
A petition for divorce was filed in
the Office of the clerk of the district
court today in which Ellen M. Simons
asks for legal separation from her
husband, Joseph M. Simons. w. w.
Epps is plaintiffs attorney. The pc
tition alleges cruel and inhuman
treatment and specifically says that
defendant knocked Mrs. Simons down
with his fist and with bludgeon,
and at one time broke one of her
arms. She asks for the custody of
her child, also.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Oct. AIRS. Morrow
returned Monday evening from Cana
da where she has been spending the
past five months at the home of her
daughter.
Miss Ella Herr left Thursday for
Cincinnati, Ohio, to join Miss Helen
Davies, of this city in a trip to New
York where they will join Miss Edith
Trew and her party who sail on the
sixth for Berlin, Germany, where they
will spend the coming year in the
study of music.
At the democratic convention at
Taylor's hall Tuesday evening, the
township officers were nominated as
follows: Justices Of the peace, H. G.
and Jos. Higbee; constables, L. T.
Barton and Lon Smith.
Mrs J. w. Young, accompanied by
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Snudges.

A curious bit of adaptation to cir
cumstances may be seen in summer
among the cattle of the swamp lands
along the Mississippi. From July to
mid September blood sucking insects
mosquitoes, flies, gnats and SO on-are
SO bad there cattle are sometimes in
danger of their lives. So are people,
unless they make smudges-that is to
say, fires so thickly smothered that
they fill the air with clouds of smoke
and thus drive away the pests. The
cattle soon learn the use and value
Of the smudges.
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Lancaster,

Lancaster, Oct. 4.-Rev A. B.
Hightshoe filled his appointment at
the M. e. church Sunday afternoon.
Everyone is glad to have him back
again.
Daisy Randall returned home from
Ottumwa last Friday.
Henry Wagner, from Sigourney,
made a political speech at the school
house one evening last week.
Lucy Kelly has light attack of
typhoid fever.
Rev. Jones preached at the Chris
tian church Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rassie Griffin, from
near Delta, and Mr.. Lemon and Miss
Cutler, of Sigourney, attended church
here Sunday afternoon.
Mary Jane Moore has moved to the
home of her daughter on Tick Ridge.
There was a public sale at MINI
ord Utterback home last Monday. 1t
was not very well attended.
Quite a number from Lancaster at
tended Old Settlers meeting in Sig
Quincy today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. who has been
suffering with cancer in the face, died
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

Miss Maude Dunlap, left Tuesday for
Hutchinson, Kansas, where Mrs.
Young will spend couple of months
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Lillian Stewart. Miss Dunlap will
contiue the trip to Lyons and Harper
where she will visit relatives for some
time.
Jesse Patterson, of Centerville, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Baker, of Oskaloosa, is visit
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Joe Rominger
visiting for a week at the home of
DR.. H. c. Young, returned Wednesday
to her home in Knoxville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Kebbie, of Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, arrived MONDAY
for weeks visint at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. H. C. Young.
F. McFadden, of Ohio who has been
visiting for some time at the home
of his son, D. M. McFadden, left We'd
nesday for Buffalo. Mo-, to visit at
the home of his daughter Mrs. Frank
Key.
d. M. McFadden returned Sunday
from a short visit in Moulton, accom-
uanied by his granddaughter, Lucille
Coswell, who went to Ottumwa with
Mrs. John Higbee, who returned to
her home in that city after week
spent in this place.
farewell social was rendered Rev.
T. B. Hughes and family by the mem
bers of the Methodist church on Tues
day evening in the basement of the
new church which was furnished for
the purposeof holding such entertain
ments for which it is well adapted.
The occasion was one that will be
long remembered by both the pastor
and people, as a most happy evening
was spent, altho they were sorry to
part with one to whom many had be-
came greatly attached, during his
stay in this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
First Known to the Chinese.

One of the greatest Chinese discov-
cries was a kind of iron ore which at
tracts iron-the magnet. Then they
found that bar of magnetic iron
set free always points to the north.
That is the mariners compass, with
QUO which travel al sea would be al
most impossible. They were the first
people to dig canals and SO find cheap
er way OF carrying goods than even our
railways. In building they discovered
the greatest of all inven tions-the arch.
IN. Y. Sun.
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Doomed to Destruction.

The village of Santa Foy de Taren-
taise in eastern France seems doomed
to be engulfed. The base of the hill
on which it stands is being eaten
away by the rapid waters of the
Isere. The houses, some of them,
show cracks rivaling those of our
Cheshire Northwich. Some day there
will be "short, sharp shock" and
Tarentaise will no longer exist.-Bos-
ton Globe.
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Personal, SOCIAL and POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sases, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton,

Charlton, Oct. 4.-Mrs. J. w. Dalton,
OF Ottumwa has returned home after
a weeks visit with Charlton relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Lloyd Watson, of Winterset, is
spending few days in the city visit
ing her mother, Mrs. E. Groves, and
attending the fair.
Jamie Wright departed Tuesday
morning for Imperial, Neb., where he
has secured position on one of the
largest stock ranches in that state.
There was noticeable decrease in
the number of hacks running TO and
from the fair grounds Wednesday, ov-
er the number in former years. This
was owing to the ordinance recently
passed by the city council licensing
hacks, and similar vehicles.
3. ID. Butts has returned to his home
In Charlton after several weeks in Chi
cago where he has been looking after
business intereGts.
Walter H, Brewer enjoyed a very
pleasant visit from his brother Frank
and little boy Of Wayne county, on
Wednesday,.
The court adjourned Tuesday even
ing until next Monday, having run out
of cases for this week. SO many cases
assigned having been settled and dis
missed. There is plenty of work for
next week but with Judge Fees record
for promptness and dispatch in dispos-
ing of the cases there is no doubt
but that the calendar will be cleared.
Wednesday was the first day of the
Lucas county fair. The weather was
fine but the roads were in bad shape,
keeping many farmers from attending.
The number of paid admissions reach
ed about 1000. Those in attendance
report splendid fair. The live stock
exhibit. and the fancy department of
the art hall are better filed than ever
before, while the fruit and vegetable,
pantry stores, and booths for business
men are well filled. The track was
heavy but all the races were holly
contested and furnished a good after
Moons sport. The races resulted as
follows:
2:40 trot-Little Raven, 3, 8, Q; Vim
dex Wilkes 4, 4, A.; Influence 2, 2, 8;
Budd Dimes, 1, 1, l.; time, 2:34; 2:341a;
1888.
Greene run one-half mile-Bettie B,
i; Billy Mason, Q; Bessie Belory, 8,
and J. Redman, 4. Time, .511I..
One-quarter mile open amateur BIZ
cycle race-Bert Cowles, l.; Max
Blouse, 2, and Kent Hooper, 3. Time,
436 seconds.
One mile championship, Lucas coun-
ty, bicycle race-Hooper, 1; Bert
Cowles, 2, and Max Blouse, 3. Time
2:59.
The high winds and heavy track was
much against fast time. Friday prom
ises to be the best day of the fair. The
free-for-all-pace will be the principle
race.
Sheriff Eli Manning returned from
Eldon on Wednesday where he had
. been with Frank Martz and Roy Proc
tor, two young boys who plead guilty
to breaking into billiard hall and
carrying off lot of fixtures. They
were sentenced to twelve years in the
reform school, which will probably
have a good effect on large number
of young loafers about their age who
have been stealing everything they
can get their hands on.
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The Verdict.

"A coroner's jury in Georgia delivered
the following original verdict on the
sudden death of merchant who had
failed in business:
"We, the jury, find from the doctors
statement that the deceased came to
his death from heart failure, superin-
duced by business failure, which was
caused by speculation failure, which
was the result of failure to see fur
enough ahead. Atlanta Constitu-
ton