Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-06
WOMAN DROVESTEER.
DR.. Jessie Do nohue, Of Des Moines
Performs the Feat.
WHIPS HIM INTO SUBMISSION.
Texan Animals Showed Disposition
to Use His Horns-Bedford Woman
Drinks carbolic Acid BY Mistake
Other News of the State.

Led by long-horn Texas steer, the
huge, sleek animals which are at
tracing to Chicago live stock men
from two continents numbered thru the
figures of a grand march in Dexter
Park amphitheatre in Chicago at the
stock yards Monday light at the for
NAL opening of the International Live
Stock exposition. Ten thousand per-
sons, fully half of whom were women,
filled the amphitheatre and packed the
standing space in the long corridors.
The show animals in procession
were cheered as enthusiastically as if
they had constituted an army of re-
| turning battle heroes. With bright
ribbons adjoining their tails and horns
| the big beasts took their honors quiet
| ly, with the exception of the Texas
steer, who developed disposition to
II use his six-foot horns, but who was
/ whipped into decorlm with buggy
whip in the hands of his mistress,
/ DR.. Jessie G.. l.. G. Donohue, of Des
Moines.
i Cantril.-Thanksgiv morning, be.
tween and 9 o'clock, four miles east
of town, at the farm home of John H.
Deford, an old sheet iron wood stove
exploded with loud report, heard all
over the neighborhood. The stove
was broken into fragments, which
were driven thru the walls and ceiling
i All the windows were smashed and
the fragments scattered over the yard.
There was no one in the room but a
little child about a year Old 1t es-
capped being struck, but was badly
burned on the hands and face, and it
lis feared will lose its sight. Its
4 clothes had taken fire, but the mother,
who was in an adjoining room, rushed
to it's rescue and extinguished the
flames. The cause of the explosion is
a mystery, but it is believed to be the
work of some one who wished to harm
the family 1t is possible the explo
sion which caused me damage had
been placed in stick of wood or In
the trash of the wood box.
. Davenport. d. Pearne, OF
this place, is the author of an inven
ton which, If successful, will revolu
Etionize the business world. 1t is q
typewriter which can be made to tele
graph. and the fret installment is
now being made by the Smith Premier
company DIT SyldSuSS, CIV vi AN
enterprise is backed by large Ne
braska stock company, and it is believ
led It will be sure money maker. The
! Iowa boy who perfected the scheme
entirely alone is but 90 years of age
but all his life has shown signs OF thu
!, Inventive genius He was in the pho
nograph business for several years
but recently has been with the low;
telephone company.
Muscattne.-A movement is on foo
to organize a stock company for thu
purpose of erecting a Masonic Temple
lin this city. The projectors of the en-
, terprise are members of the Masonl
fraternity, who are among the city
l influential and most opulent residents
: The movement has passed the chrysa
lis stage and while not fully developer
Z it is known that the contemplate
+ plans will provide for one of the mos
r substantial and costly structures il
! in the city.
Marshalltown.--Lee Wood, convict
ed during the present term of court G
rape. alleged to have been committe
upon the person of Mrs. F. o. Hinecl
er, of Gilman, has been granted re
/ hearing and the verdict of the jur
was set aside.
Bedford-Mrs. Jacob Bowers, VIII
. resides two miles northeast OF mere
! swallowed carbolic acid Sunday aftel
= noon thinking it was wine. Whe
! she realized her mistake, Mrs. Bower
= began swallowing axle grease to coul
> teract the effect of the poison, an
!. medical assistance was at once sun
J. moned IT Ia believed she will n
= cover.
y Pacific Junction-The three yea
: : old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fa
y Wright, living five miles south of thi
! place, was accidently shot and II
g stantly killed Monday evening by
4 gun being left by fence for fe
j minutes. The gun went off the chare
s entering the right eve and coming OF
the back of the head.
Sioux city-It is probable that tn
International Packing company WI
move it's headquarters from Chicae
y to Sioux City when the reorganizatio
: of the company is effected. Wha
ever may happen to the company b
n cause of the imprudent speculation
d of Its officers, the Sioux City plant wi
l. continue to run and the managemel
IS will be centered here.
!. Oskaloosa-The offer made by ii
9 Rathbone Sisters lodge of the city
Oskaloosa to the Philanthropic
partment of the Woman's club to fu
nish and support ward in the ne
city hospital was accepted by the eli
e at a recent meeting. The munificen
of the offer and the generosity of tt
If Rathbones was acknowledged on {
i. sides but the ladies were at a loss f
N language in which to express the
" gratitude and appreciation of the 9
r ton of the ladies of the Rathbone 81
d tiers. A formal vote of thanks W
10 be prepared and will be adopted 7
IS soon as the department can be CALI
4. in special meeting.
Dubuque-The result of the speci
election Monday for the ESTABLISHING
!. and maintenance of free public
y brary seems to be very gratifying
- the people of the city. A large yo
~ was cast, which shows that the pc
Il pie appreciate the generous offer
- Andrew Carnegie. The library W
y be of untold benefit and will great
IL facilitate our educational advantage
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