Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-03
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye Residents Mt tn
Nationss Capital.

Washing ton. April e7.-The postof-
fee at Solomon. Mills county, has been
discontinued; mails tozsSsfraham.
Iowa pension sss Add itiena al Thomas
Fisher, Edgewoed IS to IS; Vim. Hess,
Sergeant Mif soto $i2; Restoration
and increAAes Ram III. Ives (dead),
Sherwo "a, Restoration
and reissI ElM Myers (dead),
Pilot @MplNd $40. 1ncrease-Jaco
Cox, MdKEia, SIG to sly: VIM. j. Hull,
Atlant@ SIG toS17; James Prestes,
Ioka, SO to SsyNEdward C. Mosteller,
Rising Sun, $17sto $24; VIM. d. Leek,
Iowa City, So to $12;; 4sJoel Woods, Hen.
derson, Sc. to SIS: Geo. w. Newcomb.
Abba, SIT to $24; Michael Casey, Knox
Vile So to $40; James Underwood,
IGrand Junction, SO to $12; Artemus
Smith, Casey, $40 to $14; Samuel An
drews, Boonesboro, Sc to $12; John
Wynn, Greenfield. Sc to So; Levin
|Green.s1 kaMcoma. ST. to S.; James w.
Mel oITg1e, aaIIllxsEssssa $40. Reissue
Isaac Y. .bfne Springs, S17.
Originat wild SSs--Afartha E., Ives,
Stanwoosiss$l2; Anna w. Jones' Bus.
sey, $12.
Washington; April 2s.-Governor
Shaw yesterday ii addressed the house
committee having charge OF the bill,
making provision for the Centennial
celebration, at st. Louis in 1908, of the
Louisiana III purchase. ~ Congressman
Charles II. JOY, of Missouri, says: 'sWe
heard Governor Francis. of my state,
and many prominent men from other
states interested in the exposition, but
Governor Shaw delivered the best ar
|gument, and was the most eloquent in
delivery of them all. His earnestness
and conciseness captivated the COM
mittee. He has done great good for
the cause.''
Iowa PENSIONS: Original-Noel P.
Orcutt, New Sharon, Sc. Additional
james r. McNaul, Fayette, $40. Re-
storation, reissue and INCONSISTENCIES
N. Seals, Creston, ST. Increase-La-
fayette H. Noyes, Mondamin, So; John
III. Burger, Rhodes, $17; Andrew II.
Graham, Carl, $40; Seenas C. Morley,
Pacific junction, So; James X. Deford,
Eldon. SIT; Ira G. Baker, West Lib
erty, $40; John Murphy, Charter Oak,
So. Original widows-Maria Wortz.
Lyons, S.; Jennie Iserman, Des Moin-
res, So.
Washington, May 2.-Senator ALI
son was informed by the secretary of
the interior that Commissioner Stevens
has reported on 220 cases of Des
Moines river land claims, that $434, 312
is the amount claimed and that the
total allowed to date is $149,9S5 The
decisions in the remaining cases are in
course of preparation and the claim
ants should all understand that the law
provides that mo part of claim shall
be paid until all claims are examined"
Consequently those which are allowed
will not yet be paid.
Congressman Hedge was unable to
attend the convention in his district
because Speaker Henderson kept him
here on business. The speaker tele-1
graphed the convention that he was
responsible for keeping Mr.. Hedge here.
Congressman Hepburn has received
advices to the effect that his renomin-
alton will be unanimous.
Iowa PENSIONS: Renewal and in
crease-John Seaman. of Clinton, $12.
1ncrease-Palmer Mcdowell, of Menlo.
SIP; VIM. ID. Shinn, of Jamison, So:
Thomas Edwards, of Correctionville,
So; Alfred b. Perry, of Dunkerton, $12;
Robert G. Turbot, of Ainsworth So;
George Rhoades, of Webster City, S12.:
Original widow-Agnes Daniels. of KEEL
lerton, S.. ,..j.ll;.a
Washington, May 2.-The comptrol-
Ter OF the currency yesterday anthoriz-
ed the First National bank, of Moulton
TO begin business with capital oil
$s5 900 j. a. Bradley is president and
w. o. Stickney, cashier. s.st.at US
Iowa PENSIONS: .Original-Jon
Foulk, Marion, Sc; John j. Jones, East
Export, Sc; Lyman Wood, Fontanelle,
$6. Additional-Alfred b. Smith, De-
Witt, S.. Restoration and additional
Vim. Bunce. (dead), Hazleton, $12;
Charles Leversee, Cedar Falls, Sc. In
crease-Wesley Harack, Cedar Rapids.
$40; John O. a. Rider. Waterloo SOL