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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-14
Muslin
Underwear.

We find a surplus stock in this
department. To reduce II to a
normal condition at once we
make the following sacrifice:
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HE TOOK SHIRTS EARLY.
"Pete Reynolds" and confederates
Caught at shopIiftins.

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Caught at shopIiftirs.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A man giving his name as Pete Rey-
rolds is behind the bars today, and
when the proper time comes he will
face the charge of larceny from the
j. G.. Meek store. The man was ar
rested early this morning by Police
man Andy Pitts, and the stolen goods
were found on the fellows person.
1t appears that Reynolds and a con-
federate went to the Meek store and
that the younger fellow asked w. G..
Meek for five cents worth of mus
lin" While Mr.. Meek was getting the
goods asked for, at distant part of
the store, Reynolds, who is the larger
Of the two men, took two shirts, with
collars and cuffs attached, and slip
ped them under his coat.
Mr.. Meek discovered the absence Of
the shirts a minute after the men We're
gone, and he stepped to the street and
called Policeman Pitts. Together
they followed the men down Market
street and when they were near the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
freight house, the officer arrested the
larger of the men. The shirts were
found without trouble.
Reynolds was taken to the station.
and placed behind the bars to await
the pleasure of the court. w. G..
Meek called later and identified the
shirts as the ones stolen from the
Meek store.
There was found in the fellows pos
session, new handkerchief, which
Mr.. Meek said did not belong to his
establishment. 1t is the belief of the
officers that the two men had started
out for day of thievery and shop
lifting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Board PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super
visors December 18th, 1900, being the
sixth day of the November session.
Board met; all members present; min
utes of last days session read and ap-
proved. Quarterly report of O. ]. Gar
riott, clerk district court, approved.
Following resolution was then adopt
ed:
Whereas, According to the census of
1900, the population of Wapello coun-
ty is shown to be above $4,000, and
whereas under the provisions of the
Code of 1897, the compensation of the
clerk of the district court is increased
5000 per annum.
Therefore be it resolved, that Ger.
tain resolution passed by the board OF
supervisors June H. 1887, allowing the
clerk 5000 additional compensation for
probate work and recorded in super
visor's minutes book No. A, page 327,
is hereby rescinded. Also all the 9th.
er resolutions passed conflicting with
the above. H. B. Wagers.
J. M. Elder,
]. H. R. Spilman.
Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. Is, 1900.
After an examination of claims and
other miscellaneous matters, the board
adjourned to meet pursuant to law.
H. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond,
Deputy Auditor.
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WILL Be ALL IOWA.
Dain Company viii Do Business as
Iowa Corporation.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS CALLED
The Old Missouri Corporation viii
Cease to Do Business-After the
Meeting Company VIII Operate I'm
der Iowa Laws-Means Much.

Joseph Dain, Jr., president of the
Dain manufacturing company, has call.
ed the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the company to be held at Car
rollton, Mo-, January z, 1901. The call
ing of this meeting means more than
simple announcement to OttumWa
people, as this meeting will undoubt-
eddy mean the transfer of this COM
pany from Missouri institution, to an
Iowa concern.
Inc Dain manufacturing company is
incorporated under the laws of Mis-.
souri,, and the annual meeting of the
stockholders must be held in that
state. At the meeting next month,
the Ottumwa stockholders will all be
present, and new set of directors
will undoubtedly be elected, the major
ity of the directors, before the recent
transfers of stock to Ottumwa people,
being Carrollton people. The pur-
chase of majority of the stock of
the institution by Mr.. Dain and other
Ottumwa citizens gives the control of
the company into the hands of Ottum-
wa people, and at the meeting there
will be a new directory elected consis-
ting Of a majority of Ottumwa men.
This directory will then undoubtedly
decide to reorganize the company, in
corporate it under the laws of Iowa
and make it an Iowa institution.
After the election of the directory,
will be the meeting of the new board
and the election of officers. There
will probably be no change in the
present officers, both President Dain
and Secretary RookoYer being large
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
M. @. MY MAN
113 and 115 S. Court St.
FORMERLY AN oTTuMWAN.
George w. Blake, Who Died at chari
ton, Well Known Here.

:
Attorney and Mrs. G. G. McIntire,
received telegram from Charlton
this morning informing them of the
sudden death of George w. Blake, a
prominent resident and successful
merchant Of that city. Mr.. Blake for
merly lived in Ottumwa. He enlisted
and went into the army from this
place, and served during the war. He
received wound from the effects OF
which he suffered thru his life, and
Mr.. McIntire states that death was
due, he believes, to this trouble and
its complications. Mr.. Blake, after re-
turning from the war, was given a
clerkship in the William Daggett
hardware store, and few years later
he was taken into partnership by Mr..
Daggett. Later a branch store was
opened at Charlton, and Mr.. Blake
went there to conduct it under the
firm name of Blake & Co. Some
years afterwards he succeeded to the
business of the firm, in which he con-
tinued to the time of his death. He
leaves widow, who is a sister of Mrs.
C. G. McIntire, two sons, one of whom
resides in Utah and the other in Char
iton, and one daughter, who also lives
in Utah. Mr.. Blake will be we'll re-
membered by Ottumwa people, who
will join in deploring his departure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Board Proceedings.

Proceedings of the Board of Super
visors December 10th, 1900, being the
fifth day of the November session,
1900. Board met, members all pres
ent; minutes Of last days session read
and approved. The following resolu-
ton was then adopted:
Whereas, the postoffice department
has extended to the residents of Wap-
clio county the rural, free delivery
system, Special Agent John B. Jeffrey
having recommended the establish
ment of seven routes in addition to
the three already established, this rec
ommendation being conditioned upon
the roads traversed by the routes be-
ing put in good repair and being SO
kept at all seasons of the year, and,
Whereas, We recognize the force
and Importance of the declaration by
the honorable postmaster general in
his annual report to congress, that
good roads are an essential condi-
tion to the service"
Resolved, BY the board of supervis-
ors of Wapello county, Iowa, that the
county bridges and the approaches
thereto and all road work under the
control of the board of supervisors,
will be put in first class condition and
will be so maintained, and that this
board will exercise it's influence with
the road district supervisors to see
that all roads are properly worked and
kept in good travelling condition at all
seasons of the year.
After examination of claims, the
board adjourned to meet Saturday, De-
cember 18th, 1900.
H. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond,
Deputy Auditor.
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ARBITRATION CONFERENCE.
Hugh H. Lusk Brings Members to See
That Arbitration is Practicable.


Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The second and
last day of the arbitration and concili-
alton conference in session here was
marked by the first speech of the con-
ference being unequiyocally in favor
of compulsory arbitration of labor dis
putes. This speech was delivered by
the Venerable Hugh H. Lusk, ex-mem-
Der Of parliament from New Zealand.
Lusk received the closest attention,
and for awhile a great majority of the
other speakers, disagreed with him,
deeming compulsory arbitration inn
practicable in this country, but his
story Of the success of the system in
New Zealand aroused the deepest in
terest. Other speakers included War
rem A. Reed, chairman Of the Massa-
chusetts state hoard of arbitration;
G. Watson French, vice-president Of
the Republic iron & Steel company;
D. Douglas Wilson, yice-president Of
the Information Association of Ma
chinists; John. Va. Stahl, secretary OF
the Farmers National Congress; R..
S. Taylor and Ctlauncey H. Castle.
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Real Estate Transfers.


Real estate transfers furnished by
.4owenberg G Co., real estate agents,
Ill South Market street.
Sarah A. Coffman to Rufus Pierce,
lot 67, Leighton & Bannister's add,
Ottumwa, $500.
Margaret Ward and husband, Pat,
to VIM. McCune, southwest quarter,
section 20, and southeast quarter
northeast quarter, section 23-17-14,
$4,000.
H. L. Waterman and wife to Kate
Powell, lot 229 Dain add, Ottumwa,
1925.
j. A. Moss and wife to Protestant
Methodist church, part southwest
quarter, section 28-71-14, 81.
NJ. w. Brooks and wife to Elijah
Walker, part southeast quarter, north
west quarter, section 6-71-14, $19.40.
w. L. Baker and wife to Miles Will
kinson, west half southwest quarter,
section 23-71-14, $500.
VIM. Cowley, executor of the estate
of Richard Butcher, deceased, to /. S.
Riggs, southwest quarter of the north
west quarter and the west half
of the southwest quarter and part
of the east half of the southwest
quarter, all in section 9, also west halt
of the northwest quarter section 16,
all in township 70 range Is, $4,000.
Emma ]. Morey and husband Danl
F. to Herman and Alice Cooley, north
40 feet of the south 120 feet of lot "a
NJ J. Williams Fifth addition to OF
tumwa (quit claim deed) 1925.
Treasurer to Maude Hodge, east
half lot Simmons subdivision to OF
tumwa, $65.60.
N. A. Campbell and husband o. L.,
to Minnie P. Campbell, part lot 9, Ma
hon & Phillips add, Ottumwa, $500.
F. M. Epperson and wife to VIM.
Gallagher and wife, blocks 50, 20, II
and 72, Eddyville, 5000.
NJ J. Frazier ct al to L. A. Fisher
"a. C. d., lots IL and -, block "a, Ell
don, 81.
James Fisher and wife to L. A. Fish
err "a. c. d., lots IL and 10, block "a,
Eldon, $25.
w. Tweedel ct al (by sheriff. to E.
E. McElroy (rear), lot Is, block 1,
Manning's first add, Ottumwa, $757.O7
Frank S. Jones and wife to o. L..
Shadford, lot 10, block and west
half of lot 9, block s, Riverview add,
Ottumwa (sub mort. 5000, $500.
Iowa National bank of Ottumwa to
]. N. Tuley, lot 102, collars fourth adj
dition to Ottumwa, $1,000.
r. H. Harris and wife to Hannah A.
Hines, northwest quarter section "a,
70, Is Except railway $5,4S4.5O.
Milton Giltner and wife to Clarissa
J. Buchanan, east half northeast quar-
ter northwest quarter section FL, ",
10, $3.50.
G. A. Smith and husband, Fred, to
N. S. Polling, lot 81, Williams Park adj
dition to Ottumwa, $150.
Cara Gilchrist (single) to w. B. Wy
coff, lot 119, block 8, Ottumwa %. G..
ID 81.
Susan E. Goodall (widow) to Wal
lace R. Daggett, lot 50, block 1, Of
tumwa (subject to mortgage $4,000
$4,000.
Calvin Manning to Alice Goodall ct
al, lot 65, block SO, R. S. Smiths fifth
addition to Ottumwa, $1,000.
Lucy A. Cremer and J. H., (by trea-
surer) to A. w. Roberts, lot 10, block
So, Eldon, $22.85.
l.. G. Elerick and wife to e. Belgard,
southeast quarter northeast quarter
and northeast quarter southeast quar-
ter section rs, II, IA, $3.50.
K. 8. Elerick to L. G. Elerick, 70.
To- n same as above 81
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Some Things l Notice.

AS Christmas approaches and the
newspapers contain more advertise
ments and less news, notice the won
derful bargains offered by many of
our business firms. The cream from
the stocks of some OF the largest
houses in the United States who have
failed or are selling out for the special
benefit of these firms, is being offered
at, say, SO cents on the dollar. because
1t was bought at say, one fourth of the
Import cost--any old figures will do
as 1t is nearly always fake. All the
balance of their stock is marked below
cost and every article sold for less
than any competitor can buy it (if you
are big enough fool to believe it'll.
Long lists of articles are given at val
ues far beyond their worth and then
priced at a sum for which any dealer
could sell them and make a good
proft.-W Worth $500, our price $4.9S-
25c thingabobs 9c-limit two to each
This shows UP well and takes in the
suckers but this system of advertis-
ing has developed lot of the ablest
and most thorobred liars the Devil
ever waited for. A man can go to
church twice on Sunday and then lie
all the week and be respected while
the public will hold up in their hands
In holy horror at a professional gam
bier and know several of the latter
IN this city who, in my opinion, are
more entitled to a winter and larger
set of wings, and a residence in a
more congenial climate after their
death than any business man who
thinks lying is legitimate if applied
to business, and will add that I
know men in this city who are profess
sional gamblers and would neither lie
nor cheat as the dishonest business
man does. l have no further proof of
this than their kindness and care OF
their mothers and sisters. I'll trust
any man who does that and I'll leave
1T to any mother or sister if am not
right. Something needs reforming.
presume you will say it is myself. l
can't help it was born that way.
It's got SO now when the minister
speaks of good men you can't tell
who he alludes to- / don't mean to
throw verbal brickbats at any one and
this is not intended for any particular
business man. It's only my way and
like bread pills it won't hurt, altho it
may hit lot of hardened sinners,
who will probably go on SHINING and
continue to prosper, and the rest OF
us will go up in balloon and have
to walk back. In the meantime you
are not limited to"two articles to each
customer" in, my store as long as you
have the money. My stock is as COM
plete as usual, and my store is the
handsomest in the state. Come and
look at some of the handsomest goods
you have ever seen. / will sell them
at the right price and what you buy
of me will be good honest goods that
will outwear twice the numberof cheap
goods. have inexpensive as well as
high priced goods-dinner sets from
IS to $50-lamps from 15c to $40
fancy china from 15c to SIS and the
most extensive lines of goods in my
line for Christmas in this city. Gentle
men who are unable to decide what to
give their wives for Christmas can
consult me free of charge-that is for
the advice. In some cases could
tell them and they might not like it.
M. @. WY MAN,
efssts q cz,..< "a
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YOUNG cUDAHY's COMPANION.
Freddie J. TooIe, of ottumwa, Knows
Kidnapped Boy.

Certain residents of Ottumwa are
somewhat concerned in the disappear
ance of Edward Cudahy in Omaha,
Tuesday evening. Freddie J. Toole,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Toole, of
344 North Marion street, has for some
months been the companion of young
Cudahy, and the boys have been at
tending Creighton college at Omaha
since the beginning of the present
school year. Mr. and Mrs. Toole have
have received no word from their son
as yet regarding the kidnapping, altho
they expected to receive the custom
airy letter this morning.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
LOST DRIVING WHEEL
Peculiar Accident to Wabash En-
CINE South Of the City.
VERY NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Train Was Late, and Was Running
Fast to Make UP Lost Time - No
Cause Can Be Assigned for the Ac-
cident.

What was probably the intervention
of Providence saved the lives of the
enginemen and the passengers on Wa
bash train No. early this morning.
The train was speeding along at a
rate OF sixty miles on hour, when the
rear left driver on engine No. 41O
broke off. 1t whirled into space, land
ed at a point fifty or sixty yards out
side of the right of way, and then ran
a quarter of a mile thru a field.
Luckily the engine remained on the
track and after a slight adjustment of
the connection, the train was brought
to the city, the engine running on only
three drivers. No one was hurt and
the passengers did not know that any
thing had happened.
Details of Happening.
Train No. left Moulton about an
hour and forty-five minutes late this
morning in charge of Conductor H.
w. Carson, with engine 40, Engineer
A. E. Carter and Fireman Roy Guile.
Everything moved along smoothly and
about twenty minutes of the lost time
had been made up, when suddenly
there was jar as the train was COM
ing down the Village Creek hill about
seven miles south Of this city. Fire
man Guile was leaning out of the win
dow on his side of the engine, when he
saw the rear driving wheel leave the
track. Turning coo11y around, he said
to Engineer Carter: Arthur, we had
better STOP"
The Air Connection Broken.
The air connection had been broken
and was useless, but by rapid appli-
cation of the hand brakes the train
was brought to standstill and an ex-
animation made. 1t was found the
axle on the rear left hand driver had
broken off close to the wheel.
How it was the driving rod was
thrown from the side of the engine
and did no damage will probably new
er be known, but the fact remains
that it was done, and there is not even
o scratch on the side of the engine to
show it was torn off.
Axle Partly Broken.
A closer examination of the end of
the axle developed the fact that it had
already beer broken about half off.
After the engine was disconnected the
train was, slowly brought into this
city, and the damaged machine taken
to the round house. 1t is not known
yet what disposition will be made of
the engine but it probably will be TAX
en- to the Burlington shops in this city
and small pair of trucks placed UNI:
der it, so it can be taken to the Wa
bash shops in Moberly.
What the Wheel Did.
The broken driving wheel first
struck the ground about fifty feet
ahead of where it broke, and just to
the left of the right of way. 1t began
running in the direction the train was
going, finally making curve to the
left, ran about 400 yards, and it now
lies nearly a quarter of mile from
the track in farmers pasture.
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Did He Ii.iY Incineration2

Keokuk, Dec. ,19.-Some additional
facts have come 10 light regarding the
recent suicide of DR.. w. G. Ryan at
Athens. His body was found in a
pasture near THAI place with bullet
hole in the head. His clothing was
nearly destroyed by fire and portion
of his flesh badly burned. This leads
Athens people to; surmise that he, in
tended to burn himself beyond recog
milton. The rema ms were inferred in
the, cemetery here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Iowa MAN in rrouhIe

Hannibal, Mo-, Dec. 19.--E. F. Lam
brick, young man said to be the son
of wealthy wholesale grocer located
in Iowa, is behind the bars in the city
prison charged with passing two
forged checks-one on J. P. Elsberry,
a restaurant keeper, for $3.50, and the
other on w. e. Mitchick, Broadway
business man, for $3.50
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! w. A. JORDAN & SONS.


stockholders and eminently capable Of
handling the affairs of the company.
This reorganization of the Dain
Mfg Co., will be cause for congratula-
ton among Ottumwa people as it will
mean that it will be in charge of a
directory Of Ottumwa men.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
WILL GET nkRAes."
Iowa National Guard to be Equipped
With Good Guns,

Des Moines, Dec. 1S.-Adjutant Gen
eral Byers has returned from Wash
ington with Governor Shaw and said
that the war department would not
furnish the Iowa National Guard with
Winchester rifles, but had promised
to supply Krag-Jorgensen rifles at
government expense within six
months, so the guard will be complete
Iy equipped before the annual camp
next August. General Byers announc-
ed that these camps would be of two
regiments each, one in the eastern emu
of the state and the other in the west.
The guns will not come out of the
states allowance from the govern.
ment, but will be extra.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Arrested ths colored Man.

Creston, Dec. 21,.-William Bonner
is the name of the man who is charg-
ed with carving a colored woman at
West Cleveland Tuesday. He has
been placed under arrest The condi-
ton OF the woman is serious.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20

A useful Christmas present for your
boy is one of those fine overcoats or
suits at The Hub. They were bought
of the Kellogg Co., and are being sold
for less than other stores buy cloth
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20

The Nodoaway Valley Poultry asso-
citation held its annual show this week
at Clarainda.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Chi1dren's Box Co;
and Jackets.

Our $3.50 children's Box 9 M
Coats and Jackets, for -. @.OV
Our $500 children's Refers and
Box Coats, every one hand 9 GH
somely trimmed, now.... @sOS
Our $3.50 chi1dren's all wool
Refers and Box Coats, in black,
blue, brown and n M
rod 1aNVNV
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Black Silks Finest selection
e.. r.eA in the city.
lOI UlIIS Eyerv ward

fo,. G;f4s in the city:
guaranteed. We quote few
specials in pattern lengths.
u yards choice quality Peau de
Sole or Satin Duchesse, q en-
$1.00 grade for .....,.... OsOV
y yards pure Silk Rhadame. Peau
de Sole, Duchess and 10 M
Alma. our $1.25 quality. Low
% % yagds pure fa, Silk Taffeta' 600
10 D9i yards siIs Taffeta. q inches, $50
10 yards 81 inch Satin IN 40
Duchesse, for. lOsOV
10 yards Peau de Sole, Rhadame
and Duchesse, "a inches, 10 M
$1.75 quality for. lC.OU
A few dozen fancy Silk Waist
patterns at IS per cent less than
regular prices.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Jackets Every garment
49, at one-third off.
anu SdpSSs The best that

hne tailoring and honest materials
can produce.
Our $500 Jackets, in q %
kersey and melton, now. O'cO
Our $3.50 all wool kersey, melton
and boucle Jackets, coat or x M
storm collar, satin lined, at OsOO
Our $1,000 fine kersey Jackets, in
black, tan, castor, brown and blue,
bell sleeves, plain or applique col
lar, yoIr choice n E0
Our $1,000 and $500 kersey Jack
cts, exceptionally fine quality, rich
satin lining, bell sleeves, splendidly
tailored and finished, 1000
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Fashionable Capes.

Fifty new and fashionable Capes,
in Golf, kersey, boucle and plush,
all satin lined, Marten and Thibet
trimmed, no finer garments shown.
all at 6625c on the dollar. See
what this price reduction means.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
Fine Furs for Every piece
Christmas selected edt Z

NHTlSIfndS selected. A
new invoice received this week.
Seal Col1arettes and Storm q kn
Collars, $1,000 to. OsOO
Marten and Astrachan Collarettes
and Storm Collars, e M
@1V.Uo TO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OsOO
All Marten Collarettes and Storm
Collars, IN M
Persian Lamb and Marten Storm
Collars, with full tail trim Ok M
ming, 500 to. .......... \OsO0
Beaver Col1arettes and @ kn
Storm Collars, $500 to-. CsOO
Mink Col1arettes and Storm Col
lars, 5000 Oh M 1
Muffs in all the popular furs.
Fur Jackets and Capes of every
description.
Boston Shopping Bags in leather
and CLOTH.
Silk Shopping Bags, new combi-
nation tops.
chatelaines and Purses to suit
everybody.