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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-03
"MADAM" RUSH'S FETES.
At Which Peacoclks Were Roasted In
Their Plumage Served ON
Solid Gold Plate.

What the Vanderbilt and the Bradley
Martin balls have been in recent times
to the whole country as crowning events
OF social splendor, SO were the Rush
balls in the early fifties. In the dining
room of her Philadelphia ransion 25O
guests would sit down at !; / me on cush-
ioned seats of blue damas}l, the tables
shining with rare china and solid gold
plate, while rows of servants, wearing
blue ribbons, kept guard at the doors
The skill of the cleverest caterers III the
country was taxed to provide novelties
for the table. Nothing pleased the
hostess on one of these occasions more
that the surprise of her guests at be
holding peacocks that had been care
fully roasted with all their magnificent
plumage. The colored lamps in the gar
den and the gentle glow of 5000 wax
candles in the ballroom shed light upon
the scene. But so young men with the
qualifications of good beaux, and dane
ing we'll: so pretty girls without money
but respectable, well dressed, lively and
charming-these, according to the hos
tess, were always indispensable" and
next to them the best music that could
be had, and the finest supper in the
world.-William Perrine, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-03
BRIGGS H0UBK
Carson City, Nevada
GILBERT BRIGGS. PROPRIETOR

This old established hotel known from Maine to Ore-
gon and from Georgia the Gulf recently inaugur-
ated system of electricity throughout the entire build
ing whereby every is lighted by ncandescent lights
At the time this is the only hotel in Carson that 10
lighted exclusively by electricity. Firscass through
out Best 81 day house the Coast Free bus to and
ON the t1ains. Meals 25c, lodging IS and so cents
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-03

FRENCH 'rANsI WATERS, the
worlds il-nD., remedy for irregular
and panfu! periods OF ladies'; are never
ailing and sate rejuvenale the system;
brighten the eyes: restore health and
beauty to the faded; French Tansy
Waters are the only reliable female rem
edy in the world: Imported from Paris !;
take nothing else from druggists, but in
sist on genuine: in red wrappers with
| crown trade IN lrk. Price s.. For sale by
| all leading druggists, or sent by us direct
on receipt of price. La France Drug Co.,
! importers 3G6 Turk 81. San Francisco.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
ALLEN RlnR.DAN IN TROUBLE.
Arrested I'm Burlington and Taken to
Oskaloosn on u Larceny Charge.

From Fridays Daily. sf6F
Allen Riordan, well known Ottuln-
wa boy, who served as yoeman in the
United States navy during the Spanish
war, was taken |. Oskaloosa last even
ing 10 answer TO the charge of grand
larceny. Riordan was arrested yes.er-
day, afternoon at Burlington,i as & he
supposed, for breaking away from the
stone gang at 0ttumwa. where he still
had twenty-eight day Jail sentence to
serve. He will have to answer to a
much more serious charge, however, in
Oskaloosa.
About ten days ago stranger on.
tered the store of the Oskaloosa Dry
Goods Co. and asked to be shown silks,
saying he wanted to buy dress for a
sister, who was about to graduate
Last Friday the same man with an nc.
complete. alleged to be Allen Riordan,
again visited the store and were shown
the silks. While one of them engaged
the clerk in conversation. the other alb.
stracted several bolts of silk, tina. value
of which WAS $50. *.
I William Cricket, sheriff of Mahaska
county passed thru last evening with
Riordun in custody. The other man
implicated in the robbery has not been
apprehended, but the sheriff says the
evidence against hiordan is strong
Riordan claims he is innocent of the
charge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
CHANGE CONGRATULATED,
May Place Members of the Guard On
Their Il onOr While In Camp !

Major A. /. Rule of Mason City, who
was in Ottumwa last evening in COM
pany with Colonel j. A. Oimstead of
Des Moines, for the purpose of conduct
ing the annual inspection of Company
q, Iowa National Guard, said that a
very important change has been sug-
gested in regard to camp rules by
General NJ. ii. Byers and the inspec-
tors.
The order in question is in regard to
restrictions placed on the members
leaving camp. Instead of permitting
q certain number of them to leave
camp and to return at. given hour,
each pan, according to the contem-
plated change, will be placed on his
honor and there will be no restriction
as to passing the guard up to a certain
hour. Should member of the camp
remain longer than the time specified
he will lose the entire days pay, unless,
of course, ne has special permission
from the captain of his company.
This, it is thought, will weed out all
those who are unscrupulous in regard
TO their behavior in camp, and will en-
courage Young men of high standing
and character to feel more at home in
the guard and not be ashamed of some
of their associates.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05

lake, near the big summer hotel, shoot-
ing the chutes. Here our camera fiend,
plies her art again, and just as we rush
thru the air and with bound we leave
the chutes and strike the water, she
takes the slide and smiles in self
satisfied way. She told me ny face
and the picture / presented as I gave
my final howl on striking the water,
was to make her fortune when she got
the picture in proper form.
Now it was night-Saturday night
and as per promise we We're having
our jolly little dance in the studio.
Our orchestra consisted of two pieces
both fiddles-regular old-fashioned fid-
dies, manipulated by equally old-fash-
toned fiddlers. But they kept good
time, between their feet and their
instruments, and we danced 1errily
till midnight.
1t was night again and the moon
shone down smiling tenderly On the
little lake.. Everybody was out boat
ing. My companion was handsome
man with coal black eyes. He rowed
skillfully, so skillfully in fact, that
soon we found ourselves apart from tie
others, and their merry laughter came
softly over the water to us. If there
is anything that tends to make Us
mortals romantic more than another,
it is moonlight. What wonder is it
then that soft, tender words may nave
been spoken? My companion rested
on his oars and leaning over placed
his hand over mnie, resting on the rim
Of the boat, his coal black eyes looked
into mine, and he opened his lips 10
tell me how dear I5had become to. MIN,
or perhaps, to tell me how dearly he
loyed some other girl know not
which, when a deep prolonged whis-
tie broke the stiffness. A whistle at
Skull Point? There was no doubt
about it, it was a good lively whistle
and was followed by others more live
ly still. ] opened my eyes. Where was
my companion with the coal black
eyes? Where was the lake ind the
moonbeams? No stretch of imagina-
ton could possibly associate the re-
Elected sunlight on my mirror with
the silvery moonlight on the lake.
Those little rosebuds on the ceiling
paper fell woefully short of 'emind-
| ing one of stars. The face of ny land
ladv's departed uncle hanging n the
wall could not console me to The loss
of those coal black eyes. There was
nothing, absolutely nothing, n my
| surroundings to remind me ,f the
scene had juee left, or rather of the
scene which had just left me; a.,thing,
unless it be the cooling of a couple of
pet turtle doves down in the back yard.
| My glance fell on the clock,--6: 49,
and at GAS the train to, bear us to
Skull Point left the depot, miles from
my boarding place. Then the awful
| truth dawned upon me. Instead of
| Skull Point, was to remain in .'hica-
go. Chicago, with it's dirt, its rush and
its roar; Chicago, where to De IN al
derman you must be a saloonkeeper;
G. 'cago, where the men occuav the
seats in the street cars and We poor
women stand and hang frantically onto
the straps, while our lords of creation
read the morning news and puff cigar
smoke in our faces to keep. up our
courage; and yet, withal, Chicago that
wins our hearts and keeps them.
Helen Montague.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
orTumwA,s ADVANTAGES
A. a Manufacturing Point Briefly and
Suscinctly stated by Hon. A. w.
Huchana

NesSSAsASeAS SSe&sSsA ~ AASAAs ~ -
Buchanan.
In response to a request from the
Iowa commissioner of labor statistics
for facts as to the natural advantages
of Ottumwa as a manufacturing point,
Hon. A. w. Buchanan wrote the COM
missioners as follows:
June 90, 1900.
g. F. Wennerstrum, Com. of Labor
Statistics, Des Moines, Iowa:
Dear Sir:-Replying to your letter of
June Goth will say, we have within the
last two years had three very impor-
tant manufactures established in OF
tumwa. The Janney Manufacturing
company moved here from Muncie, In
diana, They manufacture corn husk-
ers and shredders, corn planters and
feed grinders and other farm imple-
ments. The Dain Manufacturing COM
pany moved here from Carrollton, Mo.
They have recently commenced opera
lions and manufacture hay rakes, hay
leaders, feed mills, swings and about
fifteen other articles used by farmers.
Both firms employ quite large num-
Der of men and run steadily. Their
buildings are all new and of modern
design and have the latest improved
machinery. The third mandatory es-
Enlistment here within the last two
years is now in process of erection and
will be in operation this fall. 1t is a
box car loader mandatory, and the
proprietors have enough orders for
their goods to keep them busily engag-
ed until next spring.
Ottumwa is well located for any
manufacturing purposes having plen-
ty of coal, sand and water, three very
necessary requisites. We could take
care of a straw paper manufacturing
establishment very easily. We have a
large vacant brick building, formerly
used to manufacture starch. 1t now
belongs to the trust and the building
could be bought very cheap and would
be suitable for carriage mandatory.
We have also vacant building that
was formerly used for the manufac-
ture of linseed oil, which could easily
be changed into a factory for the man
ufacture of furniture.
| As / have said before, we have coal,
stone and sand and all the natural adj
vantages for almost any kind of man
ufacturing and railroad facilities equal
to any in the state. We have the main
line of the c. b. & O., the Kansas City
division of the c. NJ. & st. p, the Keo-
kuk & Des Moines division of the Rock
Island, the Wabash ST. L. & p. and the
Chicago Eft. Madison q Des Moines
railroads.
Any further information that 1 can
lgive you | shall be pleased to give at
any time.
Yours very truly,
| Signed, A. w. Buchanan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
LOCAL ROUGH RIDERS
Republicans Are Organizing For
the Presidential Campaign.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Col. HI. HI. Caughlan and Capt. d. A.
Emery Will Organize and
Drill the OttrsaMr
Corps,

A movement has been started in
Ottumwa to organize company or bat
talon of trough riders" to particle
pate in the presidential campaign this
fall. Col. II. H. Caughlan and Capt.
d. A. Emery who are the instigators
of the movement, will complete the or
ganization as soon as possible, and be
prepared to assist in the reception Of
Teddy" Roosevelt, the republican,
nominee for the yice-presidency should
he be induced to visit Ottumwa in the
future. The colonel and the captain
will drill the organization and have
signified willingness to meet with the
company as often as it chooses, for
imparting instructions in military tao
tics and cavalry maneuvers. All those
who desire to join the company should
report at the office of Capt. Emery, 129
East Second street, at once.
The only requirement for member
ship will be the purchase of khaki"
coed 81, and each member must provide
his own horse and riding equipment.
Campaign trough riders" are being
organized all over the country, and
much sport and beneficial recreation is
in store for those who ioin the Ottum-
wa battalion. Business men can join
the company and participate in the
dr. Is, which will be held in the even
ings.
1t is the desire of those who have
started the movement to meet with a
hearty response from Ottumwa repub-
licans, and thus not only enjoy the
pleasures and benefits which come
from an organization of this kind, but
at the same time be in a position to ex-
tend the proper reception to the hero
of Ell Caney, should he visit Ottumwa
1urino tha canpaioD
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
What Our Flag Stands FOR.

Wherever the American flag is rails
ed in token of sovereignty, it stands
for liberty, independence and equality.
What our flag is to the nation, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is to the individ-
.ual, inasmuch as it not only gives you
freedom from your ailments, burt pro-
tects your system in such manner
that they cannot return. When your
stomach gets out OF order. causing you
to belch after eating, or when you are
so nervous that you toss about all
night, unable to sleep, you should, cer-
tainly try it, because it will strength
en- your stomach, steady your nerves,
and induce sound healthy sleep, and
for indigestion, constipation and bill
iousness there is nothing to equal it.
rheumatism is also counteracted by its
direct action on the kidneys.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
Glorio,,. Nexy.

Comes from Dr.D.B. Cargile, OF Wash
ita, I. I. He writes: -Four bottles of
Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brew
err of scrofula, which had caused her
great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out on her head and
face, and the best doctors could give
no help; but her cure is complete and
her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved, that
Electric Bitters is the best blood puri-
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimu-
.lates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
poisons, helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only 50cents. sold by Clark
& Mollison, druggists. Guaranteed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
THE HOG MARKET.
Ten Thousand Received by John
Morrell & Co., Last Week.
ANNUAL PACKING HOUSE PICNIC.
Committee Visited Charlton This Week
mo Selection Reported-Other
Cities ON the
List.

The total number of hogs received
at the packing house of John Morrell
& Co. for the week ending yesterday
was 10000, against 1880 last week.
The marketing of hogs in general APP
pears to be declining in numbers.
Western packing indicates a total of
435,000, compared with 100000 the pre-
ceding week, and $4,000 two weeks
ago. For corresponding time last year
the number was 495,00 and two years
ago 100000. Fran March the total
is 7,440,0Go against 7,125,00o a year
ago-an increase of $4,000. The quail
ity continues to be good in most in
stances. Prices at the close average
about 5 cents per 100 pounds higher
than a week ago, aud $3.50 higher than
"a year ago.
The month of June has brought into
the market more hogs that were look
ed for, and the total will fall only
moderately below the number for the
corresponding month of last year.
Prices have held up well, and have
furnished good returns to feeders.
Number of Hogs Packed.
Special reports to the Cincinnati
Price Current show the number of hogs
packed since March : at undermention-
ed places compared with last year, as
follows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
Pacling House Al nd tsa., End Items.
Above and all others 100000 7,125,oo

Packing House and East End Items.
A 12-pound girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Tenning, Tuesday.
\. A. Lewis, weigh master at the
stock yards, spent Sunday with friends
at Fremont.
The management of the East End
reading room is under obligations to
Geo. Huyck for contribution of val
liable literature.
Miss Marie Chodat is delegate to
the Up. S. c. T.. convention which
meets in the near future at Lake Ge-
neva. She will be absent about two
weeks.
Walter MAINS, of the lard refinery,
has gone to his former home at Glou-
cester, England. He says he expects
to remain permanently. butthis fellow
employees predict that he will be back
! in six months.
| Altho the date of the annual packing
house picnic is at least six weeks off,
that event is already the chief topic of
conversation among the employees of
John Morrell & Co. The exact date
has not been determined upon, neither
has the selection of place been made.
| Kirksville, Mo-, which was close
second for the. honor last year is max
ing claims on the committee that will
not go by unheeded, and a committee
will probably visit that place next
week. Cedar Rapids, Burlington and
/! Marshalltown are other cities that are
DESTROYS of securing the plum.
The Charlton Patriot says:
"The officials of the c., b. & O., not
ITO be outdone in generosity by the
Morrell firm, who give this holiday
gratuitously to their employees, donate
/ transportation for all the employees
This, however, is news to the COM
| mittee, and cannot be verified at the To-
cal offices of the Burlington. 1t is be-
| lieved to be mistake.
/ W. d. Ramsel and John Wishart Wis
1 tied Charlton this week for the pur-
pose of consulting with a committee of
citizens Of that city who are DESTROYS
of securing the picnic this year. j.
Bechtel, division passenger agent OF
the Burlington accompanied the com
mittee and assured its members that
| the Burlington would furnish the best
accommodations obtainable for the
transportation of the large crowd
which always attends the annual pack.
inghouse picnic. The committee re,
ports very fvorably in favor of Chart.
ton, in regard to the enthusiasm mani.
tested by its citizens, the grounds of.
fered etc. The grounds are provided
with an abundance of shade, and are
adjacent to the railroad, so that the ex
cursion trains can unload the passen
igers right on the spot where the fes
tivities will be held. Another point ir
favor of Charlton which was impressed
upon the minds of the committee, is
, that it is several miles nearer than any
other town that is included in the lis,
of applicants for the picnic.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
WHIT Is THE US[.
No Need to Go Through Life
a Sufferer.
Means Of Relief are Near al
Hand and Recommended by
People Yon Know.

What is the use to go on suffering
from kidney backache, nervousness,
sleeplessness and dizziness when a
fifty-cent box of Morrow's Kid-ne-oids
will cure you? Probably you have not
heard of Kid-ne-oids, so if you will
read this statement it will pay you
tenfold. We give you as reference.
Mrs. Thomas Davis, COS S. 3D." ST,
Oskaloosa, Iowa, who says: 81 have
had kidney baclache for years. On ac-
count of the severe pain in my back /
could not stoop over and straighten up
again, without suffering terribly from
the pains. / could not sleep well and
had spells of severe headaches. 1 pro.
cured package of Morrow's Kid-ne.
ODDS and took them according to direc-
tions. now have no more backache,
and the other troubles have almost dis
appeared. will continue to take Kid
ne-oids as occasion requires.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty
cents box at all drug stores and at
Clark g. Mollison's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufae
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chem
lists, Springfield, Ohio.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05

Washington, June 26.-The navy de-
partment today announced that the
cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral Relney
aboard, will take 800 marines from
Manila to Taku. The gunboat Prince
ton has been ordered 10 Swato, .Amcy
and Foo Chow, and thence to Shanghai
to install an electric plant, keeping
ever ready for immediate active SER
vice
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
Goshen. III.
Genessee Pure Food Co., lie Roy, N. ":

Genessee Pure Food Co., LIE Roy; N. Y:
Dear Sirs: Some days since i pack
age of your Grain-O preparation was
left at my Office. j took it home and
gave it trial, and have to say I
was very much pleased with it, as u
substitute for coffee. We have always
used the best Java and Mocha in our
family, but am free to say like the
Grain-O as well as the best coffee
ever drank.
Respectfully yours, A. C.Jackson, NJ. D.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
AS OTHER People SEE 1T.
Campaign OF Roberts and Sherman an
Instructive Parallel.


1t Is indeed gratifying to notice how
the people OF other coun1rles regard
and compare the campaign OF our clvll
war with other great civll strlfes. w.
q. fetZef. VINO IS at present. IN Mexico
llty. Mexico, IN writing 10 the Sourier
on the SUBJECT, says;
You Will notice whlle sherman 5
great campaign equaled Napoleon S
march into Russia, the genus OF the
American succeeded. Napoleon falied.
America sets the pace Tor the World
Mr.. Fetzer also enclosed IN ms ienter'
the following ehppinS from the Two
Republics, entitled, Roberts and Sher-
man, winch demonstrates the tneoTy
advanced by MN:
Robert. and sherman.
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from eha!tahoosa 70 A.ian.a, tue
nrst opJestise OF 'ne on;on senefai, .
one huharea aha i've .niies'' ana ilo l,
Atlanta TO oasa'iiiah Is IVY hutiured
ana twenty niiies. rs .he afily coil's
were 1orSea 10 pursue wliioins
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
A TRIP NEVER TAKEN
Former Ottumwa Girl Writes En-
tertainingly.
is TIE SECOND LETTER FROM HER.
The First Was in Regard to Dewey Day
In ChicagO-Is Studying Art In
That City-Why the Trip
Was Not Taken.

An Ottnmwa girl writing under the
non de plume of Helen Montague was
the author of an interesting letter CON-
corning Dewey day in Chicago, which
Courier readers will remember having
seen in this paper. Miss Montague
writes entertainingly, is close obser-
yer and holds attention. She is study
ing art in Chicago, and if she models
as well as she writes, the world viii
yet hear from her. The Courier has
received another entertaining letter
from her, concerning her woeful trials
on trip that was never taken. This
may seem strange, but Miss Montague
explains the matter in her own charm
ing way:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
To Repeal the Goebel Law.

Lexington, Ky, June 3o.-As result
of conference of political leaders held
here Wednesday night, it is authorat-
lively stated that Governor Beckham
will call an extra session of the Leg
islature to repeal the Goebel election
law. 1t has been strongly urged that
a continuance of the law. will defeat
the party in Kentucky.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
John ,vnna,naker /. Size.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 26.-John
Wanamalser is confined to his bed Ut
his country residence, near Jenkin-
town, with an. organic trouble. His
physicians regard him as seriously but
not dangerously Ill. He is unable to
see anyone except the members of his
immediate family. Today he was snid
to be slightly improved and his ultl-
mate recovery is looked for.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
The appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
stomach and liver are out of order.
All such should know that DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach
and liver remedy gives splendid APP
petite, sound digestion and regular
bodily habit that insures perfect
health and great: energy. Only a5c ae
Clark & Mollison's drug store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05

A corn crib on the farm of J. A.
Butterfeld near Vipton. was destroyed
by fire. Loss about $500.