Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
BOERSARE WELCOME
Congressman Lacey Says They
Make Good Citizens.
MT. PLEASANT WOMEN HELD UP.
Supposed to be Jack-the.Hugger-
Men Dress in Female Attire and
Lay for the Miscreant-News of the
State.

oskaIoosa-The message from t he
Beers asking for information concern
ing the obtaining of homes in the
United States attracted much atten-
ton. Representative Lacey, of Iowa,
chairman of the house committee on
public lands, gives the following state
ment regarding the coming:
If the Beers want to come to Amer
lea they will find plenty of land. They
would be welcome additions to any
state or territory we have. The peo-
pie would gladly have so thrifty a peo-
pie within their borders. BY their
magnificent fighting qualities the
Beers have gained the admiration and
respect of the world. believe Texas
would offer greater inducements to
the Beers than any other place. 1t ls
true there are no public lands in
Texas. When that state entered the
union it reserved all its lands, and
they are now known as school lands.
These can be bought for from $1.25 10
81 an acre, with five years to pay it
in. There will be several million acres
OF good land in Oklahoma opened for
settlement in the spring.
There is Dutch settlement in my
community in Iowa which everybody
is proud of. Two townships were
bought up, and Hollanders reside
there. These people are among the
most Industrious in the state.
1t is noticeable thing that every
where where Hollanders OF Germans
or people of that character have set.
tied, the price of property Immediate
ly increases. They are good neigh
bors, good citizens, and will be vel
coined in any community.
Muscatine.-The 100000 bonds for
the purchase of water works by the
city have been signed and cashed by
w. j. Hayes & Son, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Creston.-Conrad Shade, wealthy
Holt township farmer, has been made
the defendant in a $4,000 breach of
promise suit. Mrs. Minerva J. Davis
is the aggrieved party.
Observation-Disclosures Reichmann, OF
] eMars, editor of the LeMars Post,
yesterday was, as expected, appointed
receiver of the Northwestern Catholic
by Judge Oliver. Another order was
made that the paper be advertised for
sale. Mr., Reichmann is to furnish a
bend in the sum of 81, 900 to assure a
proper performance of his duties.
keokuk.-Some one in Keokuk has
sent the Burlington police an anoy.
nous letter in which he claims he can
inform them Of the identity of the
man who recently was captured there
and accused of the murder of a man
and his wife in that city. The letter
received by the Burlington police was
telephoned to Keokuk yesterday at
ternoon by the desk sergeant at
Burlington police headquarters. 1t is
as follows:
''The fellow that done the murder
had on black soft cap, smooth face
and when he smiled had dimple in his
check. He gave you his wrong name
know him. If he answers this de
scription, publish it in the Keokul,
observation-disclosures on Monday and
l will see 1t and inform you of his
name" s....,
The reason for the writer's wanting
his letter published in this paper be
fore informing the Burlington police oil
the mans identity is not stated and
the whole affair looks as if it might
have been designed to give some one
chance to do something mysterious
Sigourney.-The long-disputed ques
ton as to whether saloons can be lie
gally conducted in Keokuk county was
, decided by Judge Dewey at Sigourney
this week, and the decision is against
the saloons.
What Cheer is not affected by the
decision, it having over $500 popula
ton. Sigourney, Hedrick, Ollie and
Harper are affected. It is not ye-
known whether new canvass will bt
made.
Mason city-There. is enough known
about the Glove-Gazette census tt