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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14
OBITUARY.
Joseph r. Sterrctts
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Joseph F. Sterrett was a native of
Green county, Ohio, born near Xenia,
July. IL, 1927. He was of Scotch-Irish
descent the Sterrett family having been
among the early immigrants from
North Ireland to Pennsylvania. His
parents were members OF the Associ-
ate or Seceder church and cherished
fondly the spirit and traditions. Of the
covenants. Joseph was brought up on
farm. At the age of twenty-five he
married, near Wilmington, Miss Eliza
beth Jones and soon afterwards came
west, settling at Monmouth, Illinois,
In 1861 They came to Ottumwa, three
sisters of Mrs. Sterrett being aleady
residents here, viz Mrs. John Hite,
Mrs. Daniel Hoover, and Mrs. DR.. Will
hanson. They resided for a, year or
two near Eddyville, and later Mr.. Ster-
rett was engaged for time in farm
| ing on Sugar creek. Since 1864 he has
resided in Ottumwa, during most of
the years engaged in the activities of
business. They united with the Pres
byterian church here on certificate
from the church of Monmouth.
Mr.. Sterrett was an active, intelligent
man. of fair abilities and genial man
iSA WIZ lllo llltlHOEN DIS
that of a friend-cordial, warm-hearted
and obliging. Pastors and fellow cit
liens will remember him as faithful
and earnest worshipper and worker
in the church. Attendance upon
church services was with him matter
of course. To be present and partic-
ipate lin the prayer meeting was a
privilege. Anything that he could do
he was ready for. His good influence
in holding up the hands of the pastor
was greater than he was aware of,
and something that we who survive
may now understand even better than
when he was with us. He was all along
interested in Sunday school work.
That interest seemed to grow and in
tensify as he advanced in years. The
new West End church was the out
| growth of the Mission Sunday school
started by him and for years conducted
by himself and other Christian work.
ers. He was greatly interested in it's
progress. His heart was found upon it.
His time and best efforts were gladly
|'given to it. His latest hour of Chris
tian service was rendered there, and
on his way home the final summons
came to him, June 8, 1900
| OF their five children two, Hattie and
/ Freddie, passed away some years since
| The only son, Robert Williamson, re.
sides in Kansas City, Kansas. Two
daughters are in Ottumwa, Miss Anna
with her mother and Jennie, wife oil
C. e. Mcdaniel The funeral from the
Mcdaniel residence was attended on
Sabbath afternoon by a large con.
course of sympathizing friends. The
pastor, DR.. r. w. Hinitt, was assisted
bv Messrs. Knight and McElroy, former
pastors, and also by Rev. P. A. John
son, of the Congregational church.
j. NJ. NJ.
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HE HUB" s
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each week. All third grade prisoners
shall be deprived of the following priv
ileges allowed to other grades: To re-
ceive visits from friends or write or
receive letters except on matters of the
greatest Importance, and then only by
permission of the warden; they shall
not be allowed to receive newspapers
or tobacco, nor to take their meals in
the dining room, but shall be obliged
to occupy and take their meals in cells
set aside and designated as third grade
cells; their food shall be plentiful and
substantial, but very plain and of less
variety than that allowed second grade
men; they shall not receive any out
side news of any kind, except by per-
mission of the warden; and they may
be further deprived of such other priv
ileges, from time to time, as may be
considered for the best interests of the
grading system"
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$135,ooo
MRS. Berry Elected.

AT a continued meeting of the board
of trustees of the Iowa college at Grin
nell Monday, Mrs. L. F. Berry, OF Chi
cago, wife of the late trustee Berry of
the college, was elected principal for
women in the place of Miss Carrie
Rand, whose resignation was recently
accepted by the trustees. Mr.. Odds,
of Chicago Musical college, was elected
to succeed Mr.. Ellwood Emery in the
school Of Music. There are three more
vacancies in the faculty to be filled
by the trustees before their session nd
iourns. Mr.. c. Mckay Duran, of FL
dora, was elected as member Of the
board of trustees of the Iowa college.
There is a great deal of interest
taken in the outcome of the election
of the alumni trustee which occurs
today; there are three candidates for
the position. They are Mr.. Darby Of
Rock Island, Mr.. Willard of Marshall
town, and Mr.. Kennedy of Chicago.
Another change in the faculty Of the
Iowa college will perhaps be that of
Prof. j. II. Z. Main, who has held the
chair of Greek in the institution for
the past ten years. Mr.. Main has been
offered the same chair in the State un-
iversity of Iowa which he will in all
probability accept.
Mrs. Berry, who was elected to sue
coed Miss Rand, was formerly a resi-
dent OF Ottumwa, her husband, DR..
L. F. Berry, now deceased, having been
the pastor of the First Congregational
church for number of years Mrs
Berry is woman of cultue, education
and refinement, and Iowa college will
no doubt appreciate the addition OF
Mrs. Berry to the faculty.
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The GRADE SYSTEM
Penitentiary wardens Report Re-
suits Of the New System.
MERIT PLAN FOUND TO WORK WELL
1t Operates Satisfactorily and Aids In
Dlscipllne.-Descrip of tho
ls@ Classes Into Which Con.
vlcts Arc Divided.

Des Moines, June 1.-THE board of
control is in receipt of reports from
the penitentiaries indicating that the
new system of grading conyicts is Civ
ing great satisfaction. Under this plan
there are three grades. The first in
cludes those who are most trusted and
reliable, and includes the larger num-
Der. The second grade, in which new
arrivals are always placed, is sort of
probationary degree. Those who be-
have themselves well are promoted to
the first grade, while those who make
bad records are reduced to the third
grade. In the first and second grades
the convicts are allowed to wear suits
which do not suggest the stripes of the
convict; first grade men have gray
suit, and second grade uniform is Of
plaids. At Anamosa the May report in
dicates that there were at the close of
the month 1926 in the first, 1874 in the
second and eighteen in the third grade.
The contractors who are employing pri-
son labor are well pleased with the sys-
tenn, which they consider makes the
labor more efficient. The privileges of
men in the differentf grades are thus
indicated in the prison rules:
First grade men shall be dressed in
a gray uniform and be entitled to the
following privileges. To eat at special
tables in the dining room, to be known
and designated as first grade division
of which the table service and variety
of food shall be distinctive features; to
write one letter each week; receive Wis
| its from friends once in four weeks;
to receive such letters and papers as the
! warden may approve and from time to
time such other additional privileges
and immunities not herein enumerated,
as may be considered safe to concede,
as special reward for meritorious con-
duct, having at all times in view the
best interests of discipline and good or
der.
Second grade men shall be dressed
in plaid suit and be entitled to the
following privileges: To take their
meals in the dining room, to be desig-
mated and known as second grade di-
vision. The service and variety of food
shall not be as great as that allowed
in the first grade division, still, it shall
have, as special distinctive feature, a
greater variety of food and better SER
vice than that allowed the third grade;
to receive visits from friends once in
six weeks; to receive such letters and
weekly newspapers as the warden may
approve; to write once in two weeks.
"Third grade men shall be dressed in
striped clothing; they shall be allowed
to have in their respective cells Bible,
a library catalogue and prison rules,
and one good, selected library book
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Free of CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat
or lung troubles of any nature, who
will call at Sargent's drug store,
Hofmann block, will be presents
ed with sample bottle of Boschec's
German Syrup, free of charge. Only
one bottle given to one person, and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale as Boschee's German Sy-
rup in all parts of the civilized world.
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggist
Will tell you it's success was marvel
GUS. 1t is really the only Throat and
Lung Remedy generally Endorsed by
physicians. One rs cent bottle will
cure OF prove it's value. Sold by deal-
ers in all civilized Countries.
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FILED ANOTHER PETITION.
Richard Dodd After Thomas Shea ct al
Other Court News.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Richard Y. Dodd is still after the scalp
of Thomas Shea. Today he, by his at
torney, B. w. Scott, filed petition in
the clerks Office alleging that Shea, L.
G. LaChance and Joseph j. Cornell are
building on East Main street by sell
liquors contrary to law. The plaintiff
says that unless restrained they will
continue to conduct the nuisance
greatly to his injury and that of the
citizens. He asks that a temporary
writ of injunction issue enjoining the
defendants from further selling liquor
and that upon final hearing the in
junction be made perpetual. Judge
Roberts made an order setting the time
for hearing the case next Saturday
forenoon at o'clock. 1t will be re-
membered that recently Mr.. Dodd
brought two cases in the name of the
State of Iowa on relation of himself
against these defendants, one charging
them with maintaining nuisance the
other with conducting a gambling
house. Both cases We're dismissed be
cause it was determined that Dodd
could not prosecute cases of that ma
lure III ulle IldlIlc OIL tIle STATE.
Judge Roberts heard the Devin cases
against the stockholders of the Hawk
eye Coal & Mining company this morn
ing and by agreement of parties in OPP
en- court rendered judgment in each
case. During the life time of the late
w. 5. Coen, who was attorney for James
| C. Devin, case was commenced EMIT
led James G. Devin VS.. the Hawkeye
Coal and Mining company, in which
judgment was asked against the stock
holders. The court ruled that separate
actions against each stakeholder should
be commenced. Accordingly separate
actions were filed and after many de-
lays in hearing them they We're finally
settled today. Judgment was rendered
| against the following stockholders: L.
S. Warder, 1915; Sanford Kirkpatrick,
$3.50; j. r. Burgess, $500; c. A. Walsh,
$50; Eli ID. Fair 1915. In the original
petition the allegation was made that
the plaintiff had obtained judgment
against the Hawkeye Coal & Mining
company for the sum of $1,335.35 and
that execution had been issued and re-
turned with no property found on
which to levy. In the separate
actions filed the plaintiff says
that each stakeholder was liable to the
amount of his unpaid subscription to
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SHOT A CARRIER PIGEON.
Davis County Woman Kills Marked

Bloomfield. June Especially Con
siderable interest was awakened Friday
morning by an incident which occurred
on Thursday at the Locust Grove farm,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Harris
Mrs. Harris, while caring for her chick
ems shot what she supposed to be a
hawk, but which proved to carrier
pigeon which was found to have. on
ioneleg a tiny silver band bearing the
number, 9303,and on the other narrow
brass band, inside of which was ems
graved the letter T. Many and varied
are the speculations regarding it and
every effort will be made to find by
whom and for what purpose it was
sent out.
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Death of Miss Mary Il. Dalin.
From Mondays daily

TIUHI NOHudy uHIIy.
The death of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Dalin occurred at her;shome, No. 500
North Wapello street, yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock, after an extended i'll
ness. The immediate cause of death
was consumption from which Miss Da-
lin had been a long and patient suffer-
er. The deceased was born and reared
in this city and was at the time of her
death 16 years of age. She was, a
faithful member of the Swedish Luth-
eran. church from which place the flu
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock conducted by Rev. S. G
4oungert. Interment will be made in
the Ottumwa cemetery.
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Phillips Taken to Abba,

Abba, June o. SpeciaD Sheriff
Donor returned yesterday noon from
Des Moines with L. Phillips, one of the
men arrested there with clothing stol-
en- from the store of Abe Goodman.
At the preliminary hearing before
Squire Abeyglen he plead not guilty,
but was nevertheless bound over to the
grand jury. The other man engaged in
the burglary somehow escaped the
police at Des tA1oines and is yet at
large.
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Abba LAWYER Defeated.

Abba, June 12.-The lawyers were
finally convinced that they were no
match for the cigar makers as ball
players when they We're again defeated
yesterday by the score of 80 to 26.
The home talent play, because I
Love YOU" given at Perry's opera
house last night for the benefit of the
fremen, was greeted by full house.
The play was well rendered by local
talent and was highly satisfactory and
pleasing to the audience.
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DEATH OF A. d. HAINEs.
Father of Mrs. H. b, Sumner Dies 1t
| &, ~ Seymour.

EErom Tuesdays Daily,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Sumner and
children were called to Seymour this
morning by the death of Mrs. Summers
father, A. d. Haines, whose death
occurred very suddenly yesterday af-
ternoon. He was visiting relatives at
Seymour and dropped dead yesterday
afternoon, death resulting from heart
disease. The deceased was born at
Fairmont, Virginia, February, 1928,
land at the time of death ives ~ Years
|of age. Besides wife eight children
are left to mourn their loss. The chil-
dren are Mrs. III. B. Sumner, Mrs. j.
"a. Robertson, Mrs. I. j. Ross, C. C.
Haines, Misses Lote and Emma Haines,
of this city; A. L. Haines, of Seymour;
and Kent Haines, of Goodsen. The
funeral was held this afternoon at Sey-
nour.
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Buchanan. Mich. May p

Genessee Pure Food Co., LIE Roy, N. VI:
Gentlemen:-My mamma has been
a great coffee drinker and has found
it very injurious. Having. used several
packages of your Grain-O the drink
that takes the place of coffee, She
finds it much better for herself and
for us children to drink. She has
given up coffee drinking entirely. We
use a package every week. ] am ten
years old.
T Yours respectfully, Fannie Williams.
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IOWA PRoHlBITuoNusTs.
They Are Holding State Convention In
Des Meines Today.

I Des Moines, June 12.-(speciaD-
The state prohibition convention open
ed this afternoon. Rev. w. L. Ferris,
of Cherokee, was elected temporary
chairman. Immediately after the APP
pointment of the usual committees the
convention adjourned until tomorrow
to await the result of the district
caucuses for the nomination of national
delegate. A full ticket will be nonin-
ated.
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Colored Boy Captured.
A. o. U. W. supreme Lodge.

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 12.-The
twenty-eighth meeting of the supreme
lodge of the Ancient order OF United
Workmen is in session here. Four
hundred representatives are present
from the United States and Canada.
The opening session was devoted to
routine matters.
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Famous. woman Spy Dead

Kilbourne, Wis, June 12.-Belle Boyd
the famous spy of Confederate fame,
died suddenly of heart disease at Kill
bourne, Wis.,, last night, where she
had gone to lecture. She was 81 years
LOT age and known all over the country.
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Navy Bill Approved.

Berlin, June 13.-The bundesrath to-
day approved the navy bill and meas
ures providing means to carry out the
projected plans as already passed by
the reichstag.
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Condition. Each Day Of the M on,h.

Coming down to conditions each day
of the month as shown by the records
at the court house, reports of which
are furnished by the Morris & Lowen-
berg Commercial Agency, the following
tables are given showing the value of
real estate transferred each day If the
month, together with the amount of
money loaned on both real and chattef
security for the same length of time.
judgments rendered and capital stock
of corporations authorized to do bus
mess during the month:
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MARINES .
FOR CHINA
solace Sails From Manila
& With Reinforcement
for 9. Kempff:
SUPPLY SHIP TO SAIL
believed That Cruiser New York Will
5s Also BE Sent to Chinese Waters
Esrittsh Contingent at Hong
Kong Under Sailing Ordera.

Manila, June 13.-The hospital ship
Solace sailed at midnight with nun
bred marines and five officers, Major
Waller commanding, in response to
the telegraphic request of Admiral
Kempff. Thirty marines left last week
on the gunboat Nashville bound for
gTien Tsin.
1t is believed others will be sent
slater. A supply ship leaves this week
and possibly the cruiser New York
will also sail for China.
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FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

London, June 10. Roberts has
fought a battle with General Botha at
the end of which tho the British ain-
ed considerable ground, the Beers
were not beaten. All is quiet at Pre-
toria and johannesburg.
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Hong Kong, June 1s.--Orders have
been issued to the contingent of BRIT
ish troops assembled here Tor service
lin the north to sail for Tien Tsin to-
morrow.
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the capital stock and asked Judgment
for that amount which was obtained
Habaes Corpus Case Commepced.

Habaes Corpus Case CommenceJ.
The case of Harvey Ware, by his
mother, Nellie Ware, against his faith
er, Charlie Ware, and grandparents, Mi
chael and Adah Ware, in which the
mother seeks to obtain the custody OF
her child thru habeas corpus proceed-
ings, was commenced before Judge
Roberts this morning. AT late hour
this afternoon the plaintiff had not yet
finished her testimony. Sleek & Smith
are attorneys for the mother and Sem
eca Cornell for the defendants.
Wolman Wanted.
A warrant was issued this morning
on information sworn to by James
Meecham, for the arrest of one i. VOL
man, commercial traveller, who had
been selling axle grease to Ottumwa
merchants who deal in that commodi-
ty. Mr.. Meecham says that Wolman
left his hotel this morning with his
baggage without paying his bill, and
has not been seen since. The police
were instructed to keep lookout for
him.
Maggie Lawler Insane.
An information was sworn to this
morning by j. Lawler before Deputy
Clerk II. j. Wing, alleging that Maggie
Lawler is insane and desiring that
steps be taken to determine her mental
condition. Miss Lawler was released
from the asylum at Mt. Pleasant Feb
ruary 3 as improved, but she seems to
have suffered a relapse. The commits
sioners of insanity will meet this after-
noon.
Colored Boy Captured.
Ed. Crutchfield, colored boy, wants
ed in this city on the charge of assault
with attempt to commit rape upon the
person of the sixteen year old daughter
of William Kleinman last month, was
captured today at Marshalltown and
will be brought to Ottumwa for trial
Crutchfeld is also wanted on the
charge of burglarizing the Kleinman
residence at the same time the assault
is said to have been committed.
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London, June 1s.-Roberts' line Of
communication is practically restored
by a complete victory gained by Meth
uen and Kitchener over General Dewet
yesterday. The Boer camp was captur-
ed and the Burghers, it is added, scat
tered in all directions.
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London, June 13.Roberts cables to
the war office: Enthusiastically Mon
days engagement Methuen had one
killed and eighteen wounded. On the
18th the Derbyshires lost SO killed and
1O4 Mounded.o
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Washington, June 13.-Minister Con-
ger at Peking cables the state depart
ment that Puen, father of the heir APP
parent, has been appointed president of
& Tsung-Li- Yamen; also three other new
ministers have ben appointed all .affil-
lated with the party opposed to, the
Foreigners. On the whole Conger re
ports the situation not materially i'm
proved. Guards are repairing the rail
way and as soon as they arrive at Pc
King it is Conger's belief that the safe.
~ of foreigners at the capital is as
sured.
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New Yrok, June 13.-News has been
received in this city of the murder of
DIR. Edna G. Terry, in charge of the
station of the Methodist Episcopal mis-
sionaryi society at Tsung-Hua. This is
the first indication of troublesat Tsung
Hua which is six, miles northgof the
great wall and a hundred miles from
4 Peking. N
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Bnller,s Advance,

Santa Crus, CAL, June 12.-Madame
Augusta Lehmen, once singer of in
ternational reputation, is dead, in this
city, aged 80.
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i
Washington, June IS Official dis
patches received from diplomatic quar-
ters show that rioting in Picking has
reached an acute stage, the rioters d-
recting number of assaults against
the members of the different foreign
Legations there. One dispatch states
that the secretary of the Belgian lega-
ton was attacked twice Monday, and
escaped after. being maltreated by a
mob. The same day two officials of the
British legation, were. attacked by a
large crowd. The nglishmen drew re-
volyers and by a show Of force made
their retreat without injury. About the
same time the British summer quarters
fourteen miles from Picking, were
burned down. They belonged to the
British government which adds signifi-
canoe to the depredations.
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q London, June 12.-The war office has
received the following from Butler:
Headquarters in Natal, June live
3 forced Almonds Mex today. 1t is not
marked on the map but is the last de-
4 file to Charleston Flats. The enemy
was in considerable force with several
guns in position. The brunt of the
fighting fell upon the Second Dorsets,
who carried the position at the point
of the bayonet and the Third cavalry
brigade who were heavily attacked on
our right from very broken country
around the Iketini mountains. T hope
our casualties are less than hundred,
which considering the extreme length
Of the position is much less than ex-
pected.
The whole attack was directed by
Hildyard whose dispositions were ex-
tremely good. The artillery, the Tenth
brigade and the Third cavalry brigade
did most of the work"
London, June 12.-The war office has
received the following from Kelly-K
ny: observation-disclosures troops from
the north are at Honongspruit, south
of Roodeval, where the Beers cut the
British lines of communication, having
Defeated the enemy. They will be at
America Siding tomorrow morning
General Knox has moved out from
Kroonstadt to intercept the enemy"