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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Intoxicated Man Rolled Along by a
Locomotive, but is Unhurt.

t. FL
Sioux City, Feb. 2s.-Ole Wevick, OF
Ills Dace street, railroad laborer,
staggered out of stocllyards district
saloon Monday evening and fell across
the railroad track sof The Sioux City
Stock Yards company's line leading to
the plant of the International Packing
company. He curled up in the middle
of the right of way and was falling
asleep when stock yards switch en-
gine came humping along and caught
him between the shoulders. Mike Con-
nors, switchman, was Mortified as he
saw the form of man being pushed
along by the footboard and he yelled
to the engineer to reverse.
Altho the engine was going at a good
clip and Wevick was rolled over and
over for distance of twenty-five feet,
he was not killed. He did not even lose
a leg. and neither of his arms were cut
off. In fact, he escaped with few in
significant bruises from the humping,
and several slight, cuts from the Gin
dered path.
The ambulance made fast run from
police headquarters Ito the Exchange
hotel, into which Wevick had been car
ried, and SO great was the disgust of
the officers, when the surgeons who had
been summoned, said the fellow was
not hurt at all, that they placed him
in the vehicle and took him to the sta
tion, where he was locked up for in
toxication.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
TO CHECK DISEASE IN HORSES.
Humane Society States Spinal Menin.
gltls May be Prevented.

Chicago, March president j. G.
Shortall, of the Illinois Humane socie-
ty, has issued circular addressed par
ticularly to transfers and others hav-
ing charge Of horses, calling their at
tention to the prevalence of spinal men,
ingitis among horses, and suggesting
preventiyes and gemedies,, An investi-
CATION made by the society shows that
three out OF every Ave horses cared
for in the ambulance and hospital suf-
fer from this disease. The root of the
evil is said to be- in the .oyerfeeding of
horses while they are idle. It has been
found that this trouble is most fire.
quent after holiday, when the horses
have spent day in the barn. AS pre-
ventive It is suggested that on the
night before holiday horses should
receive soft food, such as bran mash
with a small quantity OF inter and a
tablespoonful of saltpeter. (The above
disease is prevalent to some extent in
this locality and the above will be of
interest to persons having horses at
fiicted with the disease.)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

now stands the county is required to
bear the entire burden involved in re-
covering taxes from unlisted property.
1t does not allow the expense to be
deducted from the states share of the
collections. This may strike you and
your board as inequitable and unjust,
but the statute does not appear to
make any provision for apportioning
the expense of collection among the
various funds.
THE decisions of the supreme court
of Ohio, clearly sustain the foregoing
view. In that state a law similar to
the statute in Iowa has been in force
for many years and the court has held
that the county must not only pay the
state the full share of it's taxes recov-
cred from property reported to the
county authorities by persons or CON-
panies contracting to discover such
property, but must bear the expenses
of collection unless there is statu-
tory provisions to the contrary. Re-
spectfully, (Signed),
"John Herriott,
Treasurer of State"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
AUSTRIA FOR BoERs.
Consul Mahin Writes of National Sen.
tilnens I'm Austria.

Clinton, Feb. 27.-Colonel Frank W.
Mahin, former editor of the Clinton
Herald, who is now consul at Richen-
berg, Austria, in letter to the Herald
among other things says:
Sympathy for the Beers is strong in
Austria. I am daily asked about my
opinion, but it is the duty for such as I
not to wear their opinions on their
sleeves. A regiment could easily be
raised in this district to fight for the
Beers if money and way We're pro-
vided for their getting into the Trans
vaal. Several stalwart fellows have
come to the consulate hoping 1 could
somehow open the gate for them, but
of course could not help them.
.The general opinion hereabouts is
that we are in the twentieth century.
No reason is given, so far as 1 have
heard, except that the German en-
peror says so. When person is asked
why 1901 is not the beginning of the
twentieth century, if the first century
began with the year 1, he points to
Kaiser Wilhelm. A king is infallible is
tie average opinion in the monarchy.
You can imagine the outburst if ridi-
Guile in the United States had President
Mckinley proclaimed that the new Gen.
fury began this year"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
STRUCK a PLow OF OIL.
Petroleum Discovered Near Colnmbu.
Junction.

Columbus Junction, Feb. pa dis
coyery that may revolutionize things
in this part of the country was made
on Sunday morning at. the home OF
Mrs. Eta Littrell, widow of the late
Bun Littrell, about four miles north
east of this place. Petroleum., which
burns almost as well as refined oil, was
taken from the natural gas well on her
farm. For many months they have
been burning the natural gas, great
quantities OF which are used by many
OF the farmers in the vicinity surround
ing Mrs. Littrell's home for lighting
and heating and cooking purposes, and
on the first day of the week their gas
pipes got filled up and their. gas seem
ed to give out.
AS is usually done in such an emer-
gency, they tried to bail what they sup
posed to be the water out OF the per-
but they found that little Roadway was
being made. and they came to the con
clusion that their gas we'll had been
fllled up with water and was ruined.
Consequently they prepared kindling
and wood to start a wood fire in their
heating stoves, with which the gas
mains had been connected. After the
kindling had been put in the stove and
thinking that possibly there was
enough gas in the pipes yet to light
the fire, they struck a match and on
putting it in the stove were. surprised
and delighted to find that steady blue
fame came from the lighted gas. The
flame was entirely different from what
it had been previously and looks very
much like that produced from burning
kerosene. They had saved some of the
liquid which they had bailed out
of the main, and found that it burned
easily. Some of it has been sent away
to be analysed, and little bottle full
of it is now on exhibition here in
town. ,
| There is at this time no little excite
ment in Columbus Junction over the
matter. Several experts who have .ex.
amined the gas wells east of here have
time and again given it as their opin.
ion that quantities of Oil We're to be
found on the ground there, but this
is the first absolute discovery of any.
thing of the kind there, except that in
several instances oily skimmings have
been taken from the water wells on the
farms where some Of these gas wells
are. @
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
oommEsDs THE APPOINTMENT.
New York Financial Review Says G God
Things About Mr.. Manning.

AnIuSo ABOUT N1rs Nl000tnX,
me New York Financial Review has
the following to say of the appoint
ment OF Hon. Calvin Manning, OF this
city, to be one of the United States
mmissioners at the Paris EXPOSE
ton:
With the care which has character
lied every step in connection with the
coming Paris exposition, President
Mckinley has now sent in list of
commissioners to represent this coun-
try in Paris, all of the highest stand
ing in the business, professional, politi-
cal and social worlds OF their respec-
tive states. In naming Calvin Man
nang, of Ottumwa, Iowa, as the repre-
sentative from his state, he has made a
nomination which commends itself to
the Judgment of the citizens of that
commonwealth, for Mr.. Manning is by
nature and training admirably quail
fed to render creditable service both
to his state and the country at large.
Mr.. Manning is cashier of the Iowa Ma
tional bank at 0ttumwa, Iowa, and by
those who have come in contact with
him, he is esteemed as gentleman OF
excellent business qualities and high
social standing. So long as the presi-
dent continues nominations of this
character, he will throw proper APP
probation of the Importance Of the
commissioners duties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
BolEs FOR PRESIDENT.
Mortimer Nye, Of Indiana, Comes Out
I'm His Favor.

LaPorte, Feb. 27.-Hon. Mortimer
Nye, OF this city, ex-lieutenant govern
or of Indiana, has given out an inter
view in which he repudiates the Bryan
democracy, declaring that his nomin-
ation means the reelection of McKin-
ley, and stating that the only hope of
democratic victory lies in the nomina-
ton of Hop. Horace Boies, of Iowa, or
Richard O1ney. The declaration of
Nye for Boies is accepted as meaning
that movement is likely to be devel,
'oped in this state in the interest Of
the ex-governor of Iowa for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Nye is the acknowledged
leader of the anti-Bryan wing of the
democratic party in Indiana, and polit-
ical significance is attached to his open
Reputation of Bryan's cause.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
FIRE REsULrs IN DEATH.
Judge Barr. OF Clarion. Pa, Drop
Dead From Excitement,

Clarion, Pa, Feb. s7.-( By Associat-
ed Press.)-Fire, which destroyed the
business section of Clarion early to-
day, resulted in the death of ex-Judge
w. w. Barr, who dropped dead from
excitement. Fourteen business houses
We're destroyed. The loss is $4,000.
The water pipes We're frozen and the
firemen were powerless to save the
buildings from destruction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
tiona1 remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflanl-
ed you have q rumb1ing sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh. which Is nothing but an inflamed con.
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcaused BY catarrh) that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fol-
circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. O
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

Packing House and East End Items.
A daughter was born Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dorothy.
. A son was. born to conductor and
Mrs. Lockwood, Monday
Storekeeper Lloyd SHUTS has resum-
ed work after few days illness.
Pat Fox, ham sewer, is slowly re-
covering after three weeks illness.
Miss Nellie Crozier, of Abba, former
~ of this city, is visiting friends in
the East End.
Hall in The lard refinery last week, has
resumed work.
Ralph Hess has accepted a position
in the mailing department of the Of
fee of John. Morrell & Co.
Joseph A. Grobel, inspector for the
Maryland Casualty Co., of Baltimore,
Nd, was a visitor at the engine room,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Ramsell, of Ft.
Scott, Kansas,are visiting at the homes
of their sons, C. D.. and w. B. Ramsell,
on Roemer street.
Walter Morrison, of Burlington, for
merly employed in the packing room
of the packing house of John Morrell
& Co., was here on brief visit with
the boys, Monday.
Thomas Meeks, day tankman, has
been off duty all week on account of a
severe attack OF pleurisy, and is at
present under the physicians care at
the Ottumwa hospital.
The many friends of George Stree
bel will be pleased to learn that he is
greatly improved in health, and will
soon be able to resume his duties in
the Office of John Morrell &Co.
| A series of revival meetings will be
begun at the East End Presbyterian
church soon. There will be prayer SER
vices in the basement of the church,
Sunday morning, at $3.50 o'clock.
| Pat Quinlan, who holds door on the
fourth floor at the north elevator
shaft, took day off Wednesday for
the express purpose of celebrating his
thirty-third birthday anniversary.
Miss Josie Huffman and her sisters
have purchased property down town,
and will move into their new home
soon. The East End people will re-
| greet to part with these estimable wo-
men.
Desley Drake, formerly employed in
the engine room at the packing house
Of John Morrell g. Co.. died inOmaha,
Neb., last week of mountain fever. Mr..
Drake left Ottumwa about six months
|ago.
i William Hobbs, of the packing de-
4 partment. is off duty on account of a
severe injury which ne sustained one
morning this week while crossing the
| Vine street bridge going to work. He
slipped on the icy plank and wrenched
his back in such manner that he has
been incapacita5ed for work ever since
j Miss Lottie Steinberg entertained q
number of friends at the home of her
j parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Stein
berg, on Iowa avenue, Monday even
ling, in honor of her fourteenth birth
i day anniversary. The guests were en-
|tertained at :sames and music, and re-
Treatments were served. Those pres
ent We're: Maggie Nash, Chattie 1--WE.
dell. Lucy Steinberg, Stella Huffman,
May McMonigle, Bessie Pickler, Kate
Ramself, Lily Swenson. Mary Culbert-
son, Lucy Wells, Esther Anderson,
Frances Bullock, Sidney Steinberg Vel
lie Osler and Bess Parks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Working Night ana Dav

The busiest and mightiesb little
thing that ever was made is DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. Every Pill is a sugar
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness in
to energy, brain-fag int. mental pow
er. They're wonderful in building
up the health. Only csc per box. Sold
by Clark g. Mollison.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Copper Colored
Sp1otches.

There is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison--the disease which has
completely bafaed the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. s. S. s. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace of the faint.
was afflicted with . terrible blood disease.
which was in Spot0 at first. but Afterwards
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Davenport want. Dewey.

Davenport, March 2.-The tri-city
joint committee of the associated bust
ness men of both sides of the river
have held a meeting and taken prelim-
mary action in the direction Of coax.
ing Admiral Dewey to come to this
point during the summer. A commit.
tee was appointed to draft an invita-
ton, to be presented to Admiral Dew
ey, and urged upon him to that end.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
want to Pardon tho Esenbam,.

Iowa Falls, Feb. 2s.-Tt is reported
that systematic effort is being made
turnout Franklin county to create. a
sentiment in favor of the pardon OF
the Benham brothers, who are now
serving fifteen year sentences in the
penitentiary. Effort was made last
year to have the governor pardon the
two men, but it, was unsuccessful They
have served five years of the sentence,
which was given for the crime of as
.saulting and attempting to rob Martin
johnson, farmer who lived near
BOWS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Q terrible blood disease:
at first, but afterwards

spread all over my body.
These soon broke outinto
sores, and 1t is easy to
imagine the suffering I
endured. B efore / be-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
] had spent a hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. ] tn g n
tried various patent
medicines, but they did
not reach the disease.
When / \ rad finished my
first bottle of s. s. 8. I
W as greatly improved
and xuaa 1a1juhto Nth
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

Wanted.-A pain that Mull's Light
hing Pain Killer will not cure. Kills
any pain instantly, internal or exter.
nal. Guaranteed absolutely pure. csc
and SOC. All druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

John West, an all around crook and
safe blower. with several aliases, was
found dead in his bed liz hotel in Des
Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Number of Hogs Packed.

Special reports to the Cincinnati
Price Current show the number of
hogs packed since November at un-
dermentioned places compared with
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Satisfactory Closing Week OF the
Winter Packing Season.
MORRELL & CO.'S RECEIPTS, 11,2o0
Much sickness Reported Among EN-.
ployes ofthe Local Packing House
"A Number of Slight Acct.
Sents-East End Items.
[From Saturdays Daily.l

lFrom Saturdays Daily.
The total number of hogs received at
the packing house of John Morrell &
Co. for the week ending yesterday was
1890 against 10000 last week. Ac-
cording to the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent report the closing week of the win
ter packing season has witnessed a
fairly liberal marketing of hogs for the
time of year, the returns indicating a
total of 100000 for western slaughter
ing, compared with 475,0OO the preced-
ing week and 100000 two weeks ago.
For corresponding time last year the
number was 415,000, and two years ago
435,0O0. From November the total
according to preliminary returns and
estimates, is s,675,O0O, against 9,720,0OO
last year. This implies a. decrease of
| 1,045,0o0, which comparison is not like
~ to be essentially changed by COM
plete returns for the season. The
quality has been holding up well. The
average price at the close is slightly
lower than a week ago.
With the single exception of last
years high record the season now clos
ed shows a larger number of hogs
killed in the west than in any previous
winter.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-07-22

Ii the course 81 bis speech Fir dag
night, II the meeting Of the lae and
the Gray, ID Atlanta, GenetAl shaw
made the following remark:
awhat am anxious to $50 Il the
diaappearanance Of ali unworthy re-
msndera Of the terrible conflict, and
ail the culture Of present unit and
righteousness over al the Union.
There can now be but one ideal citi-
xenahip, one Stare and Stripes one
bulwark Of future nstionai glory and
one line Of patriotic teaohin9a for all
and BY eli. In this visw the keeping
alive 81 sectional teachings 81 TO che
Justice and rights Of the cause Of the
south II the hearts 81 the children Of
the south Ii MI out0 order, unwise,
unjust, aud utterly opposed to tho
bond by which the greas cheiftalnH
Lee solemnls boundAhs esnse o. the
south ID his FINAL surrender deeply
asplore all hgenclep d this sort. be-
Gauss ia honor and II chivalric Amer
ipnn manhood and w0manhood mo-
Thing Of this nature should be taught
on tolerated Tor an inatandn
AT lhe close II General shaw's
speech, General John B. Gordor. God
bless him, Came forward.
General Gordon SAID he could not
teach his children that he fought for
what was wrong. HIS entered battle
Tor what be thought was right and
stonly the judgment day and Ged
Himself will ever decide, who was
right"
When the southern man teaches his
children that the south was wrong,
that VI we're upjust, then our love FOR
the men of me south win cease, and we
win hovs . distant land where We
willsnsssr psar Of ihs south Or the
north. NO. General shaw, 90 mol tell
US we were wrong because it would
be untrue 10 say II. Don't ask Us to
teach eur children that the north was
right because il vas rot. Let both
believe They were right and lot q mer-
ciful God decide ii Teach Jour chill
drsn that the north was right, General
shaw, because We believe, and our
children will bellows without teach
ing, thst the soutd was right
tits unfortunate that the Union
general should have made this re-
mark, but let it pass. We know what
we are and what we fought for,
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-07-22
Brave Man Fan
summer.

Victims 70 stomach. liver and kidney
treubs as we'll as wcmen, and al feel
the results in loss Of appetite, poisona N
TIE blood, backaehe, nervousness head
ache, and tired, listless, run down f.el-
inc. But there's no need 10 feel like
that. List n to J W. Gardner, Idari .le,
Ind. He says. Electric Bitters are
just The thing Tor mao when he Is all
run down, and don't care whe her he
live. or dies. Ii ia mors to give me
new strength and god appetite than
anything I could lake. I can now eat
anything, and have new lease on I fe. -
only so cents, at all drug s'or,s Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-07-22

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls catarrh care.
FL. CHENEY q CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
J, Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able 70 carry out any obligation made BY
their nrm.
Wrsr q TnuAx, Wholesale druggists,
Toledo. Ohio.
WALpiSe, gISNAs & MARVIN, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, ohio
HAIRS catarrll Cure Is taken internal-
~, acting directly upon tho blood and
mucous surfaces Of the syatem. Price,
&c per bottle. sold by al drusgists
Testimonials rec.
laii'sFapily pills arc the best.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-07-22
COMPARE THEM PLEASE.

In the Associated Press papers Of yes.
terday 10 nnd the following important
news items and those very same items
appearnd in tie Tlurs d yesterday al,
soi Dispatch q conger Chinese
policy d the Washington government
dispatches from the Chinese govern,
meni % French foreign otllcc, battle be-
tween Russian aid Chinese troops, Eng
lands opinion q The conger Dispatch
Bryan's Chinese Views, Governor Beck.
ham nominated, and We might add
dozen other important happenings. Al
we ask the people to 90 4 simply this
Compare tho news and see i they d
not get all Of them ia the local papers
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-07-22
SUNDAY THOUGHTS.


Are you IN SORROW Pay can
make your sfiiction sweet and
strengthening. Are you in gIednes
Prayer can add to your JOY celestial
perfume. Are you inexueme darger,
whether frak oatwsrd Or inward en-
emissY Prayer can set 1t your right
hand an angel whose touch could
sbatter milestone into smaller dust
than the dur It grlnds,' and whose
glance could lay an army low. When
st. Felix Of Nela was h5tiy pursued
by murderer he took refuge 10 8
cave; over its fift the spiders wovs
their web, and seeing this, the mnrs
derers passed By. 1'hen sAid be saini !:
"w here God is not, wall 10 but >
spiders web; where God is, spiders
web is as wall.n What will prayer
90 for your answer, all that God
ON DO for you. When he bids Us
pray tie as though He said 10 rs:
AK what | shall give thsel' pssyers0
are to the ,Oul what The dew Of God.
is 10 the flowers Of the field THE
burning winds Of the day may pass
over them and the stems dfoop, and
the colors fade, but wbea the dew
steals down st evening they revive.
Why shout not that gFaeious dew fail
even now and always, for 81 Of as
upon the A>ld Of hfva A life which
has bean from the first life 81 pray
era life which has thus from its
earliest days looked up consoientioual ,
to ,ts father andits @ n will always
bs happy life. For what We dssire
we ask, and what we ask we aim ats
aud What we aim at, We ahsll stain.
No man ever yet asked a. bis
days passed By, 70 ss more and mere
noble, sweet and pure and heavenly
minded ho man ever yat Played that
the sevil spirits 81 hetsed, malice.
pride, pAssiou ana wOrldiinsss might
be cast ont q ME soatwi.hout big ps.
tltion being granted, and gsanlsd 81
the utter. And with n other gifts
God tlten evesIas q own self be-
sides ia makes know HIM and
love him, sa1d lsye 10 Rim