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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
A PHYSICIAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Found Dead In Hollow Near Athens
in the Vicinity or Pennington
Another Suicide.

KeokuIl, Dec. 14.-News has just
reached here that DR.. w. C. RYAN, who
graduated from the medical college
here few years ago, committed sui
eide at Athens, Mo-, Tuesday after
noon. He was found about 4 o'clock
in hollow back of Athens, shot to
death with weapon by his side, and
his shoulder and arm burned to a
crisp from the discharge having ig-
nited his clothing, which was still
burning.
The cause of his suicide is sup
posed to have been trouble with his
wife from whom he was divorced.
whom he married again, and whom he
made the defendant in second di-
vorce proceeding recently. DR.. Ryan
had been in Oklahoma for some time
and returned from there not very long
ago, going to practice at Athens and
Croton, which are close together on
the Des Moines river. He sold out
there later and was ready to leave
when he took sick and nearly died,
but finally partially recovered.
On Tuesday, at IL o'clock,he walked
out, and his friends supposed he was
going for exercise to regain his
strength. When he did not appear for
dinner they began a search for him
which lasted several hours and result
en- in finding his body near the town
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Prevented a Traoedy.

Timel~ information given Mrs. Geo.
Long, of New Ssraitsville, Ohio, pre-
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. A frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. One bot
tie wholly cured her, and she writes
this marvellous medicine also cured Mr..
Long of severe attack of pneumonia.
Such cures are positive proof of the
matchless merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only SOC and 81. Every bot
tie guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
Clark 8, Mollison's drug store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
NEW G. A. r. OFFICERS.
Hon. H. L. Waterman is Commander
of CIoutman Post.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The annual election of officers for
Cloutman Post, No. 60, G. A. R., was
held last evening at the regular
monthly meeting of the post. Hon.
H. l.. Waterman was chosen command
er for the nesuing year, and 1t is an
honor worthily bestowed, as Mr.. Wa
terman is an active member of the or
der as we'll as one of Ottumwa's most
meeting of the post. The installation
The election of delegates to the
state encampment to be held next
year was deferred until the January
meeting of the post. The installation
of the officers elected last night will
take place at a meeting to be
held Thursday evening, January 10.
At this time the newly installed COM
mander will make known his appoint
ments of adjutant, sergeant MAJOR
and quartermaster sergeant.
The following are the officers elect
ed last night: Commander, H. l.. Wa
terman; senior vice commander, H. G..
Nosler; junior vice commander, Capt.
w. H. G. Jaques; quartermaster, E. M.
B. Scott; officer of the day, T. ]. Hall;
officer of the guard, Henry Saugel;
chaplain, Major A. H. Hamilton; sur
geon, DR.. d. A. LaForce.
Cloutman Relief Corps.
Cloutman Relief Corps No. 1874, held
its regular meeting last night,at which
time officers for the ensuing year were
elected. Mrs. J. Shelter was elected
president, and at the installation,
which will occur January 10, she will
announce the subordinate officers, who
are to be appointed by her. Follow
ing are the officers elected: President,
Mrs. J. Shelter; senior vice president,
Mrs. Mary King; junior vice president,
Mrs. G. Hughes; treasurer, MIS-. w. H.
H. Asbury; chaplain, Mrs. ]. R. Bur-
gess guard, Mrs. Mary Dougherty;
delegate to state encampment, to be
held in Dubuque in January, Mrs. Amy
Owens; alternate, Mrs. ]. R. Burgess
The elective and appointive officers
will be installed at a meeting to be
held the night of the second Thursday
in January, when there will be appro.
pirate ceremonies and a banquet.
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forty men who had intended to take
the examination, failed, as they did
not get here in time to register and
there were so many present the board
was unable to give them longer time.
Members Return Home.
Professor Davis, president of the
board, left for his home in Des Moines
this afternoon as did Messrs. ]. w.
Lewis, of Hiteman, and John Owen,
of Beacon. The fourth member, Alex.
Dargavel, of Centerville, will leave to-
night.
Applicants and Their Averages.
The following are those who took
the examination for mine foremen, to-
gether with their several averages, rs
per cent being necessary to pass and
to obtain certificate: c. Breniff
70; Jake Ritter 50; John Murphy II;
Andrew Gillespy 70; James Richard
son rs; Ben Thomas IT.; Wilbur Moon
AZ; Charles Shea rs; ]. H. Roberts 10;
Henry Allison IL; David Anderson rs;
Fred Smith 76; James Shevlin rs; E..
c. Pigg II; Thos. Bullock AZ; Morgan
Howells rs; Howell Price 70; William
Ludwick II; Owen Morgan 10; Hank
Evans Al; G. R. Davis 60; John La
Cost 81; John White 80; A. w. Buell.
80; James Murphy rs; Ed. Young 55;
Daniel Reid 10; John T. Seldom
81; c. H. Childs 50;
Stephen Fisher 81; E. A. Richards,
II; J. J. Burns, 4S1s; VIM. Samson,
76; Thos. Williams, 80; VIM. Bever-
age, So; Elmer Devoe, 80; ]. w. West
lund, 81; A. Stemberg, 6S; w. M.
Brown, 6s; J A. Mitchell, 81; Matt
Steel, 10; Alex Napier, rs; w. o.
Ollie, IS; VIM. Browning, II; Thomas
Hughes, rs; D. ]. Lloyd, 80; R. P
Risher, 70; R. J. oughton, 80; P. N
Maye. 70; ] D. Green, rs; Dan Grug-
ers, 81; Frank Reed, rs; j. T. Ed.
wards, rs; VIM. j. Rees, rs; Dan Da.
Wis, 551s; John Morris, s1A; J. H
Fenwick, rs; John Gardie, 80; G. A
Dickson, 70; John Timson, rs; Owen
Yates, rs; Thomas Clark, rs; w. w
Davis, IS; VIM. Vrona, So; Frank
McCrary, 75H; Chas. Banes, So.
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California Excursions.

Every Wednesday night thru Pull.
man Tourist Sleeping Car leaves OF
tumwa via the Milwaukee and runs
thru to Los Angeles, California with.
out change. Route lies via Kansas
route par excellence for winter travel,
lying below the snow belt and is eigh.
teen hours shorter than any other line.
The excursion parties are personally
conducted insuring passengers every
attention and comfort. For reserva-
ton of space, rates or other informa.
zion, call on or address A. J. Packard,
agent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

$521, 1888, or 1878 for each voter. How
to pay off that Indebtedness is now
the issue. Each of those six counties
pays an average of $4,000 year as
salaries to county officers. This makes
total of 100000. If consolidated
into one county, it would cost only
$4,000, under the fee and salary law,
to run the county. This would enable
the people to save $4,000 in salaries
annually, or more than enough to pay
the interest on their Indebtedness.
Another group of counties that
should be consolidated, according to
the various statesmen, consists of Wi
chita, Greeley and Scott. Wichita
has $40 votes and a debt Of $10S,000;
Greeley county has LAG votes and a
debt of $62,500. Scott has 900 votes
and a debt of S17S,000. Total vote,
1856; total Indebtedness, S34S,500, or
$456 to each voter. BY consolidating
the three, a saving of $4,000 could
be realized in salaries of county
officers.
Hamilton county, with 1893 votes
and an Indebtedness of $4,000, could
be annexed to Kearney, with 337 votes
and a $S0,4O0 debt. This would save
$4,000 a year in salaries ON their
debt.
Meade. with 447 votes and debt or
$16S,000, could be consolidated with
Gray, with 337 votes and $S1 900 debt,
and save $4,000 year.
Similarly there might be a CONSOLE
dation of Comanche, with Asa votes
and $1S9,500 Indebtedness, with Clark,
with 400 votes and $157,3O0 indebted
ness.
This consolidation would wipe out
fifteen counties, having voting popu-
lation of only 1905 combined, or not
one-half the voting population of some
of the single representative districts
in the eastern part of the state and
would create five counties. 1t would
make net saving of $4,000 annually
in salaries of county officers alone.
But it would reduce the representation
ten votes in the legislature, and the
politicians in western Kansas will be
against it. All the counties mention
ed are in the Seventh congressional
district. On account of these Unequal
tiles, the Seventh district is able to
be the most powerful district in the
state. A similar condition exists in
the Sixth district, but not ON so great
a scale.
A state official stated that the mem
bers of the legislature from the other
| five districts of the state should hold
a caucus and prepare bill remedy
| ing this matter and shove it thru at
the coming session. He says that, OF
course, the Sixth and Seventh dis
tricts would oppose The measure, but
the other districts should line UP solid.
ly for it and force its passage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
AN OKLAHOMA RUSH.
One Certain When Indian Territory
Land is Opened.
HUNDREDS ARE BIDING THE TINE.
w. M. Reece Writes Some Timely In.
formation on the Subject for Courier
Readers-kiowa and comanche Res.
ervations to Be Opened Soon.

Many persons in this section of the
country are interested in the opening
cf the Kiowa and Comanche Indian
reservations in the Indian Territory,
and in order to place quietus on the
various rumors that are in existence
regarding this land and the probable
time of opening William r. Reece of
this city, now in Washington attend.
ing to official duties, has written a
letter for Courier readers, in which he
gives some very timely information
He says the land cannot, for certain
reasons, be thrown open for six or
seven months, and he predicts that
there will be another Oklahoma rush
when this time comes. He says that
he understands that many are even
now camping in the reservations
Reece writes as follows:
Many of our citizens in Iowa have
been writing to Major John F. Lacey
to know when a certain body of
land in the Indian Territory will be
opened for settlement, to which he re-
plies as follows:
The land referred to is the Kiowa
and Comanche reservations, contain
ing about three million acres. A
treaty has been made to open the res
ervation for settlement, but that
cannot be done until the Indian allot-
ments have been made. The appro-
priation for that purpose is exhausted
but a bill has recently been reported
and it is now on the house calendar,
which provides for an additional ap.
preparation, and this will enable the
secretary of the interior to complete
these allotments.
About one-third of the land goes to
the Indians and about one-third is to
be reserved for school purposes and
the balance of about 100000 acres
will be opened for settlement.
| 1t will no doubt be six or eight
months before settlers can be admit
ted. In the meantime the interior de
partment will make rules and regula
lions to guide those who go there tc
enter land or to establish townsites.
There will no doubt be an Oklahoma
rush when the day arrives, for l un
derstand that a great many persons
are waiting in the territory or linger
ing upon its borders each with the
hope of being the first to enter, ant
with an ardent desire that he will be
able to get the best there is to be had
The whole country will know long be
before the time comes, just when t.
Get there Eli" or it will be publish
ed in the press dispatches from Maine
to California, as soon as the interior
4 department is ready to receive set
ItlerS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
No Tax on Poultry Shows.

Robert J. Williams, acting commits
sioner of internal revenue, has render
ed a decision to the effect that a poul-
try shcN or other exhibition given by
an association, for admission to which
money is collected, not for the pecun-
larry croft of any member Of the asso-
citation, but merely to cover expenses
incurred is not such a public exhibit
plated in paragraph 8, section 2, act
OF June 10, 1898, and that special tax
is net required to be paid therefor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Burlington Route Excursions TO Cali
fornja

When going to California, remember
that the interesting route is by the
way of Denver and Salt Lake past the
most magnificent mountain scenery in
the world. The Burlington runs spec,
tally conducted excursion parties in
Pullman tourist sleeping cars thru to
San Francisco and Los Ang les twice
a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Do not fail to write or call on the I'm.
dersigned for full particulars.
w. S. Parker,
Ticket Agent Union Depot
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The BottIers' Union.

sbS SSsstStS .Siii0Hs
The bottlers have been trying to
hold a meeting for some time, but for
some reason or another they have fail-
ed to come together, and therefore
President d. W. Jones has issued the
following notice, which must be COM
piled with by all those WHO intend 10
retain their membership in the Bot.
tiers Union:
Notice: To all members of the
Bottlers' Union: You are hereby Or
dered to meet in Labor hall on next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for
the purpose of electing new officers
and Strengthening out the affairs of
the union. All those who fail to at
tend will be declared non-members of
the union and cannot thereafter claim
recognition. This order. is imperative
and must be obeyed.
d. w. Jones, Chairman.
Bottlers' Union No. 7464, A. F. of L.
The Servant Girls Union.
1t may be a surprise to some who
are not acquainted with the general
movement of organization in this
"old world" that the Servant Girls
Union will soon be a permanent or
ganiZation in Ottumwa, and some of
the people who have been putting on
style with poorly paid and mistreat-
ed servant at about 81 per week will
wake up to find that aristocracy has
received a severe blow, when these
girls demand fair wages, better condi.
lions and better treatment. 1t would
be well for a few to begin an investi-
cation at once.
The Cigar Makers Union.
Any attempt to organize an indie
pendent or local organization in this OF
any other city in the state that is not
affiliated with the Cigar Makers In
ternationel Union will only end in sor.
row for those who attempt it. The
cigar makers have one of the hes,
managed unions in the country and we
believe the best financial system OF
any union, and they will be supported
by all labor organizations and sympa
thizers in this vicinity.
The Labor Temple.
The committee in charge of the la
Dor temple project will meet mex
Sunday in Labor Hall and their report
will then be made to the Trades ant
Labor assembly, and it is expected
thai plans will be formulated at once
for the beginning of work on thi:
grand labor institution in the near fu
ture
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Jobhers in a Pool.

Des Moines, Dec. 15.-The large
shippers of this city have devised a
novel plan to secure lower railroad
rates. The Jobbers and Manufacture.
ers' Association has decided to form
pool in the shape of a transportation
company, which will route all ship.
rents, giving the business to the road
offering the best rates.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Stomach Troubles Cured.

Dyspepsia, indigestion and all stom-
ach troubles quickly cured by Taber's
Pepsin Compound Ask your drug
gist about it. He will refund your
money if it proves unsatisfactory. 1t
costs nothing to try it. and ninety-flve
people out of one hundred can be
cured. Sample bottle sent by mail,
free. Write DR.. Taber Mfg. Co.,
Peoria, III.
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FOUND GUILTY.
Selma Physician Will Likely Do Time
in Ft Madison,

Keosauqua, Dec. Especial. )--At
noon today the jury in the case of the
State of Iowa VS.. DR.. Levi Loar. of
Selma, indicted on the charge of per-
forming criminal operation upon Val
ley Alton, young Hillsboro girl, found
the physician guilty, after being out
since yesterday forenoon. The de-
PENDANT will be sentenced Wednesday.
He has filed motion in arrest of
judgment and for new trial which
will be argued in the meantime.
One of the jurors. in the case, Will
liam Ewing, of near Mt. Zion, was
seized with an attack of kidney trou-
BILE this morning and is still a very
sick man. His recovery, however, is
looked for.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
II Saved His Leu.

P. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga.
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg, but
writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in ten days. For Ill
GERS, wounds, boils, pain or piles it's
the best salve in the world. Cure guar
anteed. Onl csc. Sold by Clark g.
Mollison, druggists.
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Rock island Excursions.

Home seekers excursion sale 1st
and 3rd Tuesday of each month, good
for 81 days at one fare plus $500 to
points north, west, south. southwest
and northwest. For full information
call on or address w. S. Parker, ticket
agent. Union depot
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
ELECT OFFICERS.
Lee County Corporation Holds Meet
ing and Selects Executives.

ing and Selects Executives.
West Point, Dec. 11.-(Special.) AT
a meeting of the stockholders of the
canning factory yesterday the follow
ing directors were elected: H. Brink,
H. H. Holman, G. Friedle, Jas. Har-
rington, Val. Raunbueler, Geo. Miller,
B. A. Dolan, Ed. Eichorn, John Black
smith. At the directors meeting con-
vening at the adjournment of the
stockholders meeting the following Of
ficers were, elected: President, B. A.
Dolan; secretary, Ed. Eichorn; treas
urer, John Blacksmith. The property
was sold about one year ago to satisfy
a mortgage. 1t is rumored that the
new board of directors will redeem it,
they having until Jan. 25 to do so. Just
who is going to furnish the money is
not known. 1t is also rumored that
outside parties will buy it and close
it up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
ADDITIONS TO PROGRAM.
Eisteddfod Association of Iowa Makes
SuppiementaI Announcement.


Some months ago the Courier print
ed the program for the grand meeting
to be held in Ottumwa Tuesday,
December 25, but in the last day or
two there has been change that will
interest those who expect to be in at
tendance. Two new numbers have
been added, being Nos. Is and 16.
No. Is is a selection for ladies' quar-
tets, "The Kings Roses" the prize for
which will be $40.
No. 16 is bass solo, Wonders of
the Deep" (Jude) prize 81.
These additions make the program
positively one of the best ever render
ed at meeting of this kind. Presi-
dent T. J. Phillips,o of this cityis doing
vast amount of correspondence these
days regarding the coming meeting,
and he states there will certainly be
a large attendance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
WANT kuHNs DEAD OR ALIVE.
Ohio Officials Increase Reward for
Capture of Escaped Convict.

Auburn, Ind. Dec. 15.-Oflcers are
hot on the trail of Marvin Kuhns, the
escaped Onio convict, who is supposed
to be at his brothers home, west of
here. He was seen at farm houses in
that locality. The city police Thurs
day received a telegram from the Co.
lumbus, o., penitentiary officials. in
creasing the reward for Kuhn's cap
ture to $3.50 dead or alive.
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Home Seekers Excursions.

Oct. 2 and 16, November and 20,
December 4 and Is the Burlington
Route will sell round trip tickets, good
for 81 days at one fare plus $500 to
points west, south and southwest.
north and northwest, covering all
north, south and western states. For
full information call on or address w.
S. Parker, Ticket Agent. Union Depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
One Man Saved

From wreck will attract the worlds
attention to the life-saver. Yet let the
hfe-saving be continued every day, and
very soon it attracts no public attention.
If the scene of the saving of one life
by that life-saving remedy, DR.. Pierce's
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RESERVE FUND DEFEATED.
Glenwood Camp, M. w. A., Elects Off.
cers-Reserve Fund Proposition.

From Wednesdays Daily.
At the meeting of Glenwood camp,
No. 1740, M. w. A., last night the
election of officers for the ensuing
year was held. The meeting was of
special Importance as the question OF
whether a reserve fund should be es-
tablished was voted on with the re.
suit that the Proposition was defeated.
The following officers were elected
for the next year: V. c., w. j. Berry;
w. A., P. A. Newberg; clerk, w T.
Cole; banker, ] H. Baty; escort, E. d.
Osterdock; Waterman, Alva Randall;
sentry, Geo. Stabler; manager, DR..
e. N. Arenschield camp deputies, NJ.
schwartzenbach, j. A. Moorehead and
F. A. Kendall; physicians, DR.. e. N.
Arenschield and DR.. M. w. Pascoe;
delegates to county convention in jan
uary, ]. A. Ballard, w. F. Cole, DR.. q.
N. Arenschield and w A Berry
=
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SLEEP

comes from a sweet stomach, pure
blood, strong nerves and hearty health.
The surest way to acquire these is by
an honest use of this famous medicine,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. For fifty
years it has never failed to cure stom-
ach disorders, beginning with consti-
patton and ending with kidney or liver
trouble. See that Private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

! would be in my grave to-day,r writes Mr..
Moses Miles, of Hilliard uinta Co., wyoming.
NJ had asthma SO bad could not sleep and was
compelled to give up work II affected my
and night. My friends all thought had con-
sumption. MY. wife insisted on my trying
Golden Medical Discovery have taken four
bottles and am now a we'll man, weighing 1856
pounds-thanks to DR.. Pierce.p
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of Fl one-cent stamps to pay the
cost of mailing only. Address DR.. r. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. +
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take place, and the adoption of the
new constitution, and other business
of Importance will be before the as
Samhly
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

Golden Medical
Discovery, could
be made to stand
out alone, like a
picture on a
screen, it would
attract the notice
of the whole ma
ton. By a curl
Gus contradiction
the very frequen-
cy with which the
eDiscovery" saves
life, robs the fact
of general inter
est. For obstinate
coughs, bronchitis,
weak lungs, and
other diseases of
the respiratory or
gans, NC o. d e n
Medical Discov-
cry" is the one
medicine which
offers certain help,
and almost certain
cure. 1t contains
neither alcoho oil
nor narcotics.
uOnly for Doctor
Pierce's Golden Med
Sr -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18

The little town of Grant City is be.
ing scourged by typhoid fever.
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nSCUTu bTtdKIfiy oeSSIUT1s
The number taking the examine
tions in this city is the largest in the
record of the board as yet, and this
number would have been considerably
swelled, had ali those who desired to
register been able to do so. Nearly
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Well send you little to try if you like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York