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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

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ben 6reiilbuu9en, 10 onB Die a6rper.
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than, fam man iid left oarauI perlalien,
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characterization nod an ilbler Qaune III
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beoeutet ein 8lpltier BON ] J Giut bis 81
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uno aus Griluoeu lHnerliher Geinlid.
felt nebeubei. Dies lit iiir Qeute pon
libenoer 9ebersmeiie, mie lie Goitpren
ia beldieoeu lit, pon abioIuter gtUth.
wenoi9tejt, uuo upn gan, unberehenba'
rem g2ueeu. lleber oieieu beitlen Buuft
tnnn tdl mid bier nldjt oes 9tGbereu
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meuu Sbr oieie orei Rege / II bepbndl.
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mehr bdben
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nllgemeinen 6egelu modte tb Gut biebei
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nenihein 9cnleBt 10 Sbr nur betowmen
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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

&on Der ShieBtunit Der
8oern touuten iidl 8enr,.c Der Quo.
lpig qoepe iden @aiitniobrit oui elncm
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3eoel muroen Die @ewebre einqeidloiieu
lmo bic Soern be9dbeu iit ielbit bort.
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brit mar ebeniaQs onmeieno uuo lieB Die
beiten SdilBeu inter ben g9aiiennrbel'
tern nab Der 1900 5uB eniiernten 81
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traien iait ole Centrum. 7ies idlien
aber aui Die 8oern penlg @iuorud 81
modem @orilos uahm Der 1lieite Der
8pern, ein 20 lobri9er 0err, eiues Der
CSewebre mo itoB Der 6i9ur crit oas
rehte uno oaun oos liuie 9Juoe aus.
Sin wetierer ShuB trai Die ,5lgur inter
benz britten lluiiorminopi Sait IN Der
ielbsn g9ciie Sieltcn uno ihoiien bic
ibrQeu 8oeru. Gin ioii unolaublihes
5tpbtuuitiiut aber leiitets eiuer ber
nerrer. In oem er nm ben Sow Der II.
our herum I'M Sfnsaieuer eneu form
littu 9roni pen C3sihpiitu buoete EaF
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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

nod elm g9ort lber Gure NuQeu,
ots Gotors mcliiubtrblroeten oaer
Snrc Jlls ioltet ,}br uerieblen oeu
2uqen nod qetbaner barter 2tuitrcn9ung
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0amalicrbao, bis Der gon5e 2Iu9eu6a1
uolItomnen ourttiltet ii. 9les 1T
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lucri, genamt Der5, iUior etuen nenrn
%orrdtb BON Eebeusialt ~ ,}Orn bon
y lut mad oieiem beordngten gIaBeu
poIcn 81 ien6en uno oie eingeireteue
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5ieberHu9 ilu0s 81 beben Eaoet Sure
2luoen nit dstatem g8nlier Oft unO
qrruolif). uno Chr mogt uiemale Bril-.
lem u0tbig baber. ouBer iie ieleu aus
1euiierglns 9cmaht unb beSpedien mir
Gucr 9elebrteres 2Iusieben 6tn9rG y.
pel NJ, iUer wirtlid elue Brl0e
notbig bat
Gs IT geiooi worben, es iei uidt
barte Nrbeii, weldje biz Dlenidlen
ms @rab bringe, ionoern oas luas tie
3ui ben0reiu ibunl Cd m6hte
oieie 8ebauphmg oabin uerbeiieru, oaB
es nldt bdrte Nrbett Ut, weldje
bic Uleuihsu ms Brnb bringt, ionoeru
oos mas iie Swlidenoretu II DIT tbuu'
l8un 1e mciut Ncbooe aoopiireu.
merocu Sje auf Der Ntcrcn Scitg iein'
Iie Sslbt Beiuuobtu5pi,l9e m'ers
,eisiers iteht t,ioer nod aui ulCori8er
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nj tje }tu rlhi m,by 'ttut, m weId)er
oer 8uHmmenit, wtlditr mdt uad Al
uPr Der menlQeu abuljh,u Nisth0ot
lcbt, ais 8arbar au8eicben mo pcr
adiei Deroen MIRO"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

lle6er bic Qjebe, meldlC
ppu mnnheu StubeuQelebrten ols ejng
auoerfrantbeli bStlhnet miro, oicbi
eiu neu5sitiQer ooer muoeruer iron}oii.
iher Stlriiiiteaer iolQgnoe intereiidnte
definition: -. Die Ylcbt 1T eire emOiiue
ipe3lilbe Gutltdt, bipbeuo lue elmer
mebr ooer mtnlltr ptrm1nenien %ar,d
tjpn ots aiietuptu mo mentn.eu 3niinn
oes cines Sublcfis, Qetaeutljd ,fcdli
intlOu ourt ,{usutri'etnua zines ipe
cjdliirten Weuta.proplifs elmer er.
tluiiuen mo btmuBieu Suitemaiiiatiou
oes 5eIualjniiin'ls dg Elm ,}noluiomm
oss auoereu C3tihlcdies @tlpoblld nj
oieie3 Rbdupmeu ron tincr Graliation
oes @uuihes btlltii2t"
So, wer nlio Ieei nod nidlt meiB.
mas ,gtcbe" 1T, Dem 1T lberbaupt uidi
gu bcIieu!
gSenu Elm 6onQreBmNur
nui Den !. 5ump" 9tht muB er ani Utau
herlei oeiaBt fem glnudlmdl bat ey
oon eluem SAB herdb lulpred)en, mdndl.
nal pom einem u 9u ia ioaar mic g
benz 8epr1ieniamtu Sinri uOu Jebrceta
erQin9, Su oem 8ebruu wjloer Ibiete
Eies oeidob IN 5alrbnru J,eb Star'
iollte bort reoen, abcr ons Cperuhnus
mar beieet uno ole RepubIiinner batter
Die slusl9e onoere QseiGdete onlle genie
tibet. Ile IOpuliiitu unbien lid obei
III belieu iie mjeibeisn elneu G Gtrcus
Der ppr Der 5taot ieiu Eager ad'geidla
gen bate, uno h,e,ieu BORT tire Der
iommlun9 ob. anur nber bate Son
QreBmauu Siar' bg9onnen Uleinl
7ameu uno Dfrrsu oo briiIie en-
GONE; Start iubr tort an oleier er
eiqni6reihen 1amtasug o6ubu"
btuli, bic 6uaut .tr ~ aeiomw il
nm .1m" uomyas; Der 6'tyhaut
Inn 10 Gina gs u5'er bis Star
ausuei olluir suHst 5ubrsr @r 3
Sruou" 6a tfa1wfn alle {bler
Su bruaeu uuo 80 hmi1H mo Siat
itlob PEI ociu !amtn ic9or bieuti
oeu 1biere IN en- ,Bshtu Der 5reuo
ausb:ehen"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

,M cine 6errer uno Qamen.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1900-02-23

ltnter Sen alIerbeitem SeutIhen
SamilientIdttern ee= Sdnee=
itehen Sic s,loreiteru@ 5eitumaeu
ie ldn9er ie metr III ser auer-
pereeritcm Heite.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
Local Internal Revenue ONCE In Re-
ceipt of Late Instructions That
will He OF Interest to
the Public.

Deputy United States Revenue Col
lector S. L. Vest has been advised that
pictures, prizes, not even a match will
be tolerated hereafter in a package of
cigarettes.
BY virtue of this decision hereafter
all packages of cigarettes and pack
ages of smoking or chewing tobacco,
sold to customers will have TO be is
sued without the sometimes suggestive
and attractive pictures of actresses or
other popular celebrities, which it has
been custom heretofore to enclose in
the packages.
The omission of these incidental at
fractions has been prohibited by a rul-
ing promulgated by Internal Commits
sioner Wilson at Washington, which
also prescribes the offer of any prizes,
reward or gifts to the purchasers or
accumulation of the coupons hitherto
enclosed in certain brands of cigar
cites or tobacco.
Hereafter, according to the commits
sioner's ruling, the wrapper OF pack
age of cigarettes or tobacco must not
enclose photographs or prize coupons,
and the printed matter on the wrap
per itself must be limited to a state
ment of the contents and the name of
the manufacturers, with the addition,
Of course, of the requisite Il revenue
stamp.
Commissioner Wilson has also ruled
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
REV. SHELDON COMING
Christian Endeavorers Want Him
for Their Convention.
TO Be HELD IN OTIUMWASEPT. 1871
over Eight Hundred Delegate. Will be
In Attsndance-Local Committee
Busily Engaged In Making
tho Preparations,
From SATURDAYS Daily.1.

From Saturdays Daily.1
Ottumwa people will have the oppor-
tunity Of seeing and hearing Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kan,
the famous author and journalist, pro-
viding the plans of the local commit
tee on arrangements for the coming
state convention of the Christian En-
deavor society materialize. The con-
vention will meet in this city Septem-
Der 25-27, and at a meeting of the To-
cal executive committee at the parlors
of the Y. NJ. G. A. last evening, it was
decided to engage Rev. Sheldon to de-
liver an address sometime during the
state meeting. There will be in the
neighborhood Of 800 delegates present,
and consequently there win be much
work for the several subcommittee
on arrangement. The program has not
been prepared, but number of people
of prominence will participate, and it
is the intention of the society to make
this the largest Christian Endeavor
convention ever held in iowa.
Al. L. McClelland has been appointed
chairman OF the local committee on
finance; Il. G. McElroy on advertising,
and Mrs. Frances Il. Clark on music.
Other appointments will be made later,
both in regard to members of the
above committees and OF committees
for other departments of the work.
The advertising committee will be-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
WOULD MAKE A PARK.
Future Possibilities of West Ottumwa
Swamps.
TFrom SATURDAYS Daily,1

Julius Fecht, a member of the OF
tumwa oarsmen, ad firm believer in
more and larger city parks, said this
morning that an effort is being made
to afford better entrance to the boat
house in the West End. As the condi-
lions exist at present it is almost i'm
possible to get down to the river thru
the dense woods that prevail in that
part of the city. This, Mr.. Fecht does
not consider a detri;nent, by any
means, except that a better and lighter
path should be prepared. He said this
morning that in all probability there
will be an arc light placed in that Vi
cinity soon, and a better passage way
provided from Second street over to
the river. Mr.. Fecht's idea in regard
to the possibilities of the West End are
we'll known. He has often stated that
some day the portion of the city now
covered with trees and resembling a
swamp more than anything else, will
be converted into a handsome park. He
believes it will be done and at no dis
tant date.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
SEVERELY BURNED.
Mrs. c. III Lynn Receives Injuries in
an Explosion of Gasoline.
IFrom SATURDAYS Daily.1

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. C. HI. Lynn, of No. 91s West
street, was severely burned this after
noon as the result of an explosion of
fgasoline. The interior of the dwelling
was also somewhat scorched.
Shortly after / o'clock Mrs. Lynn
was in the kitchen, where she had hot
fire in the cook stove. Having some
silk to clean she poured a quantity OF
gasoline into wash basin partly filled
with water. The air i'll the room was
SO hot that the gasoline quickly eyap-
GRATED and mixing with the air form
ed a highly combustible gas, which was
|exploded. burning Mrs. Lynn badly on
the left arm and shoulder and also on
the right arm. The wood work in
the room and also the carpet was
scorched. The fire department was
called out, but the flames We're eNtin-
guished before its arrival. DR.. O'Neill
was Immediately called to attend to
Mrs. Lynn's injuries. The physician
dressed the burns and she is resting as
easy as could be expected. While very
painful, the burns are not considered
dangerous.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
Rev. w. r. Alexander Stricken
With Heart Disease.
WAS PASTOR OF MT. ZION CHURCH
Coiored People Greatly Shocked by the
News : Death Came with No
Warnins-Entered the Min
istry at Twenty.two.
From Saturdays Daily.

:
Rev. w. r. Alexander, for over two
years pastor of Mt. Zion Methodist
church III this city, suddenly expired
at his home on North Jefferson street,
at S:45 o'clock this morning, while seat
ed al the breakfast table. The cause
OF death is given as heart disease. Rev.
Alexander had been i'll for Il week but
it was not Thoughts that his ailment
was OF nature to induce much alarm
about his condition. Last Sunday he
preached funeral sermon across the
river and tomorrow had an appoint
ment with the ladies' society of the
church. He was apparently feeling no
worse this morning than during the
past week but just a few moments be-
fore he was stricken made the remark
to his wife that if he met with the la
dies he would have to improve greatly.
Shortly after, while in the act of lift
| ing his tea cup, his head dropped on
the table and without a sound he eN-
pred Mrs. Alexander at once gave
| the alarm, physicians We're called but
| Mr.. AleNander's soul was with its Ma
| kerr He leaves wife, but no children
are left to mourn his demise. The
former is almost prostrated with grief,
the death of her husband coming as it
did with no warning.
w. r. Alexander was born near
Washington, Maryland, February %,
1851. When IL years of age he went
to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resided
for time afterwards going to Chicago
| where he was converted. He deter
mined TO espouse the cause of religion
and when about 90 years of age was
ordained minister of she gospel. His
| first charge was in Springfield, Illinois,
where he was pastor of st. Johns
| church. From that time he has held
pastorates in different parts of the
country. the last just prior to his COM
ing to Ottumwa being in Minneapolis.
Rev. Alexander was married in Chica-
go, in 1870, to Miss Susan Wheatley.
Her death occurred in Moline, Illinois,
in 1894, where Rev. Alexander held a
pastorate. No children were born to
this union. July %, 1897, he was
again married to Mrs. Georgianna A..
Hackett, at Keokuk. No children
blessed this union.
In September, 1897. Rev. Alexander
assumed charge of Mt. Zion Methodist
church. BY his. untiring devotion to
| the work he has succeeded in paying
off a large part of the church debt and
has the parish in better shape than it
has ever been before. Colored people,
| me mbers of the deceased's congrega-
ton, say of him that he denied him
self in order that he might help his
church. All say that he was a good
man who was ever willing to advance
the, cause of religion, one who did not
let self stand in the way, but continu-
ally denied himself in order that his
charge might prosper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
NELs NELSON'S PAST LIFE.
Something OF the Man Who Recently
Committed Sufcides

From Saturdays Daily.
Nels Nelson, the Hiteman miner who
committed suicide in this city Tues
day night by hanging himself to tree
in the vicinity of the boat house in the
West End, and whose remains were in
tered in the Ottumwa cemetery to-
day, was an old acquaintance Of Fred
Rosen, of this city. Mr.. Rosen is bet
ter acquainted with the suicides past
life prior to his coming to America,
perhaps, than any other man in the
city, and in speaking of the deceased
today, said he was surprised to hear
of Nelson's act, in one sense of the
word, while in another. he was not.
He said Nelson was native of Warm
land, Sweden, and at one time was
foreman of large brass and copper
mine in that country, being in charge
of between 800 and 400 men. His wife
died about twelve years ago, and since
that time Mr.. Nelson has been addict
ed to the drink habit more or less. He
brooded over the loss of his wife, and
continued his drinking to such an eX-
tent that he was finally discharged
from the position in the copper mines
which he had held for twelve years.
This added to his troubles and he con-
tinued to grow more and more de-
spondent. He came to America about
nine years ago and with the exception
of the periodical spells when hesought
relief from his troubles by drinking,
Mr.. Nelson was always a man to be
respected. Thursday of last week Mr..
Nelson called on Mr.. Rosen and left
in his care $40 in gold, retaining $40
gold piece. The following day he took
out SIS Of that which he deposited, and
Saturday called for the remainder. Mr..
Rosen said he had abeen drinking some,
but that his condition was not such as
to cause any alarm. Mr.. Nelson, Mr..
Rosen says, has married son and
daughter in Sweden.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
NEED MORE HOUSES.
Desirable Residences for Rent Scarce
in OttumWa.

Desirable residence houses at moder-
ate rental, are about as scarce in OF
tumwa at the present time as has ever
been known in the history of the city.
There is scarcely a day passes but
what some one approaches a reporter
with the remark YOU'RE all over town
and are supposed to know everything,
where can 1 get house to rent?"
A lady who recently moved to OF
t,lmWa upon being introduced to a
Courier reporter one evening recently,
said: sl've been wanting to meet a
Ottumwa. My husband has been in
search of desirable house for the
past month and thus far has not been
able TO find one. Why don't you advo-
cate thru the columns of your paper
the erection of more modern cottages
and dwelling houses? Newspapers
have the reputation of getting almost
everything they want, and it does
seem to me that you have a case here
that if only presented to some of OF
tumwa's capitalists would induce them
to invest some of their idle cash in
houses to rent. We have resided in
| Ottumwa only a short time. but to me
the necessity of such improvements is
very apparent. We are forced to live
] in a most undesirable house just be-
cause there is not a vacant property
that can be secured at any price"
This talk about property for rent
being scarce is genuine and not for the
purpose of creating a boom. Ottum-
wa doesn't know what boom is. Her
growth has been steady, reliable and
substantial. If parties having money
| to invest should erect cottages to rent
they would not be idle very long. 3
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10

Scott boarded freight train last ev-
ening and entered one of the box cars.
The train began to move and it is said
that Scott, when in front of a certain
East End residence, threw off case
of syrup. The act was seen and re-
ported to the police. Officers at once
began nosing around in the neighbour
hood and We're not long in locating the
merchandise, it is said, at David Ches-
ser's house. Three can had been open
ed and three We're recovered intact.
Scott was taken into custody charged
with being the man who threw the
cans from the moving train and in po-
lice courn this morning his clothing
was soiled with something very much
resembling drops of syrup. Other ar
rests may follow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10

gin its assignment very soon. It is the
intention of the society while advertis.
ing its convention to do it in such a
manner as will result in permanent
benefit to Ottumwa. In this the mer-
chants and citizens of the city in gen.
eral will be requested to render assist.
ance. A neat booklet will be issued,
containing besides the program for tho
convention pictures Of Ottumwa fac-
tories, buildings, etc, and an appro.
pirate mention of the best city in the
state. In this work it can readily
be seen of what assistance the mar
chant, and citizen, can not only render
assistance to The advertising committee
but at the same time benefit his homo
CITY -. &. -.Nl.5lH
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
Ritchey /. Pardoned.

Marshalltown, April &c. d. Ritch-
ey, Jr., the young man who little
over agar ago defrauded Col. +. g.
Let's of this city out of a small sum
of money by getting him to cash a
draft upon the pretense that he was
in the employ of a Chicago commission
house, and who was sentenced at the
April term Of the district courn last
year to three, years hard labor in the
penitentiary upon charge of obtains
ing money under false pretenses, is a
free man, and was released from the
Fort Madison penitentiary Tuesday,
word to that effect having been re.
ceived in the city Wednesday, after.
noon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10

that the minimum weight of per-
fumery package, subject TO taxation
under the war revenue as not being a
bulk" package shall be eight ounces.
Any package of perfumery exceeding
that weight shall be subject to the
higher tax provided by the law.
Another ruling by Commissioner
Wilson, which reached Mr.. Vest yes
terday clashed with recent opinion
given by the comptroller of the treasu-
ry. The latter official, on January a,
of this year, ruled that the commits
sioner of internal revenue has no pow
Ell to redeem purchased war revenue
stamps of a face value of more than 2
cents each, which had been unused, or
which had been affixed to legal docu-
ments in excess of the requirements OF
the law.
The internal revenue commissioner
holds that while the treasury comp
troller declines at present to redeem
superfuous or unusued revenue
stamps, the internal revenue depart
ment is disposed to indorse the claims
of those who seek a refund, and is OF
the opinion that such claims, when
properly SuUSUdutldltu, dIoIu d udSls
for legal suit against the government.
The ruling ends with the prediction
that the legislature will provide a rem-
edy by which the holders of unusued
stamps or those who have used stamps
in excess OF the value required by the
law, will be able to obtain a refund of
their money.
The stamps issued under the war
revenue tax varied in value from 2
cents to $1,000, and owing to the nov
city of the imposition, and the fact
that it became Immediately operative,
legal and financial firms estimated the
amount OF stamps necessary for the
documents with which they were con-
cerned. Stock brokers, bankers and
real estate dealers especially made
large purchases of the stamps of the
higher denominations, and many find
themselves now in possession OF reve-
nue. stamps valued at $500 or $1,000
each.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-10
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