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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-11

'FWho plants a flower,
Who doth a weed suppIant
By a sWeet-smelling, delicately tinted,
Delicious blossom
He serves God nobly;
On divine service he attends,
Though never entering church,
Walt Whitman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-11

The latest attachment to ornamental
clocks is a phonograph which speaks the
hours and quarters
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Burlington Route Excursions.

Homeseekers' excursion to points II
west, south, southwest and north anG
northwest. Date of sale May Is
June and 10, July and II, Angus
7-21, good for twenty-one days from
date of sale. One fare plus So fol
round trip.
Annual convention B. Y. P. u, Gin
cinnati, Ohio. Date of sale July o-l0
11-12, good for return leaving Cincln.
natl not later than July II, 1900. Ex.
tensionl of limit can be had by depos
iting ticket before July IA, until Aug
ust 10, 1900. One fare plus $500 fol
round trip.
Biennial Conclaye X. of p, Detroit
Mich. One fare plus $500 for round
trip. Date o sale, August "a. 25, 81
81 and %. Good for return Sept. S
Extension Of return limit may he
had by depositingN ticket with joint
agent on or before Septemer / and
paying SOC fee, until September IA
1900.
Tickets are on sale also to all sum.
mer resorts east, west, north ard
south. For full information call on OF
address, w. S. Parker, Ticket Agt.
Union Depot.
or full information call on OF ad
dress, w. S. Parker,
Tkt. Agent. Union Depot.
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Il. Q. II. * N. Excurslon MS.

AS is its custom, the Burlington
Cedar Rapids and Northern railway
has arranged for reduced rates to q
large number of important places
for the coming summer, among which
we mention the following most promi.
nent:
Charleston, S. C.-Annual meeting
of the National Educational associa.
ton, July 7-13.
Cincinnati, O.-Baptist Young PEG.
pies Union OF America, July 1918.
Chicago, Ill.--National encampment
G. a. r., Aug. 27-Sept. 1.
Detroit, Mich, Biennial conclave
Knights of Pythias. Aug. 27-Sept. /.
ST. Paul, Minn.-.Biennial convention
National Republican league of the
United States, July 1919.
Summer tourist tickets will be on
sale May is, to resorts in different
parts of the country, and important
information can be obtained by calling
on any ticket agent or writing to the
undersigned.
Send for copy of booklet entitled,
"Okoboji Outing"
Jno. G. Farmer, A. G. I. & t. A.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
HAS a HARD TIME.
Manin the PenitentIary Sued by an OF
tumwa Firm

C. A. McKern is having a hard time.
Just atpresent ne is serving a sentence
of IS months in the penitentiary at Ft.
Madison on the charge of empezzling =
sum of money belonging to Tisdale
Bros, wholesale grocers of this city.
Heretofore the exact amount McKern
took has never been known but today
McNett & Tisdale, attorneys for lis
dale Bros, filed petition in the clerks
office asking Judgment against McKern
for the sum of $662.71, $3715 of this
amount being interest due, the original
amount, $625.2O. In their petition they
say that McKern entered their employ
November "a, 1898, and continued work
for them until October II. 1899. That
during that time McKern misappropri-
ated funds which he had collected from
their customers to the amount of $685.
20, which with interest makes it
amount to $662.71, for which they ask
Judgment. 1t is said that the warden
at the penitentiary recognized McKern
as an old offender as soon as Sheriff
Suits took him inside the prison
walls. 1t is also said that McKern had
been out of the penitentiary but a few
months when he entered the employ
of Tisdale Bros.
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Colorado and expect to be gone sew
eral weeks. Leo now weighs 145A
pounds which is 9hs pounds more
than when he left Ottumwa. In a
letter to Ottumwa friends Mr.. Stew
ems physician says that within few
weeks Leo will be "as good as new"
His friends will be gratified to learn
of his improved condition and of the
assurance of his ultimate recovery.
Last week three men assaulted
Conductor w. S. Moore of the Ft. Mad
ison at Hillsboro, because he remon-
strated with them for drinking beer
in the ladies' coach. The men were
arrested at Hillsboro and the manage
ment of the road prosecuted them.
One was fined SIS and another $40,
while third has asked and been
granted a continuance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Resolutions Of Respect.

The following resolutions of respect
were passed by Division No. 2, A. o
H., at it's last regular meeting, on the
death of Henry Sullivan, a former
member of the order:
"Ottumwa, Iowa, May "a, 1900.
Whereas, it has pleased our Divine
Father to remove from our midst our
brother Henry Sullivan, whose death
occurred on May is, 1900.
Whereas, che intimate relations long
held by our deceased brother with the
members of this order, render it prop
er that we should place on record our
appreciation of his services as Hiber-
MAN and his merits as a man.
Therefore be it resolved, by the A.
o. H., Division No. 2, of Ottumwa,
Iowa, That, while we bow with hum
bic submission to the will of the Most
High, we do not the less mourn for our
brother who has been called from his
labor to rest.
Resolved, that in the death OF Hen
ry Sullivan this order loses brother
who was always active and Jealous in
his work as Hibernian, ever ready
to succor the needy and distressed bro
Their, prompt to advance the interest
of the order, deyout to its welfare and
prosperity, one who was wise in coun-
sci and fecrless in action, an honest
and upright man whose virtues endear-
ed him not only to his brethren OF the
order but to his fellow citizens.
Resolved, That this division tenders
its heartfelt, sympathy 10 the family
and relatives of our deceased brother
in their sad affliction, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, that asa token of respect
to our deceased brother that our char
ter be draped in mourning for thirty
days, and copy of these resolutions
be published in the daily papers, 4
copy be sent to the family of the de,
ceased brother and copy spread on
the minutes of this division.
Charles Z. McDavitt,
"Tony o'Malley,
81. e. Byrne.'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
FORMER OTTUM WA MAYOR DEAD
w. h. Littleton Passed Away at HIS
Home In Denver.

Word was received in Ottumwa today
announcing the death of w. B. Little
ton, formerly mayor of this city. The
information says his death occurred at
the home of his son, Julian Littleton,
at Denver, Col, Sunday evening at 80
O'Clock. The deceased suffered stroke
of paralysis number of years ago and
has been an invalid ever since, His
death was caused by another stroke of
the disease, which came without any
warning whatever. He was i'll only
three hours. The funeral was Thurs
day afternoon.
w. B. Littleton was mayor of OF
tumwa in 1870 and 1871, being elected
on the democratic ticket. He left here
about ten years ago, but will be re-
membered by many of the older resi-
dents of the city. He was an inteli-
gent man and had large circle of in
innate friends here. Mr.. Littleton for
merly resided in Fairfield before COM
ing to Ottumwa. He was about 6S
years old at the time of his death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
CIGARETTES UNDER A BAN.
Rock Island Railroad Will Not Em-
pIoy NIen Who Use Them,

4 x
Hereafter applicants for employment
by the Rock Island company will find
on the printed blanks submitted to
them, among others, the query: do
|you smoke cigarettes?" And if the
answer is in the affirmative, the appli-
cation will not be considered further,
and the applicant will be told the COM
pany cannot entertain his desire to en-
ter its employ. The edict against eli
gazette users, in so far as their en-
ployment is concerned by the Rock Is
land, is the result of an investigation
tby General Manager Parker Of the eff
fects of the cigarette habit upon those
addicted to their use. Mr.. Parker has
had the inquiry under investigation for
several years, and as a result he has
decided that no man accustomed to
smoking cigarettes can bring to the
discharge of his duties clear head or
a healthy body. Mr.. Parker has salts
fed himself. by personal observation
and the testimony of Others who have
had the matter under investigation.
that the effect of the continued use of
cigarettes is to weaken the brain and
to seriously impair the physical consti-
tuition of those who smoke them. Be-
Iieving the habit to be deleterious to
both mind and body, and demanding
that all employees of the company must
bring to its service the best mental fac
.ulties and physical vigor they possess,
the general manager Of the Rock Is
land has issued general order that
hereafter no one addicted to the cigar
cite habit will be given employment by
the company.
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BOUND TO SUICIDE.
Ottumwa Timer Makes Four At
tempts to Strangle Himself.
USED HIS SHIRT THE FIRST TINE
Tried 1t Twice With a Chain and the
Fourth limo Used His Fingers In a
Vain Endeavor to Give tho
Undertaken u Job.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A timer employed in one Of Ottum-
was tin shops, made four sensational
attempts to hang himself at the city
jail last evening on account of the
keen disgrace he felt at being arrested
on the charge of intoxication. On
account of the mans evident desire to
do rightly and his family his name
will not be given.
Last evening about five o'clock the
tinner was arrested charged with in
toxication. When he was put in the
"booby hatch" he began to cry aud
seemed to feel he was disgraced for
life. In few moments Officer Myers
attention was attracted to the jail
by one OF the inmates informing him
that man was trying to hang him
self. The officer went to the door and
looked in. Sure enough the timer
had taken off his shirt, made slip
knot in one of the sleeves, placed it
around his neck and tied it to the top
OF the door of one of the cages. The
mans feet were both touching the
floor, he having knelt down. The Off
Ger thought the man was shamming
and informed him that if he wanted to
leave this sphere he had better throw
more weight on his neck. In NOM
emit the officer saw that it was no joke
The mans face was turning black and
he hastily opened the door and cut him
down and placed him in one of the
cells. Officer Myers thought all would
be well but he had just entered the
station room when another uproar in
the Jail told him that something was
up. He made another visit and found
that the timers determination to take
his own life had not abated. He had
taken one of the chains used to fasten
the cage door, in one end of which is
a hook, placed the chain around his
neck and knelt down again. Again
he became black in the face and again
did the officer rescue him with the in
junction to be good or something I'M
pleasant would happen. a third time
did the officer leave the place and the
timer again tried the same thing and
wound up by vain endeayor to choke
himself to death with his hands The
timer was SO wrought up over his ar
rest that in order to keep him out of
the hands of the undertaken, he was
released. His name appears on the
slips at the police station as "Jonn
Doe but his real name is something
else. 1t is safe to say that h, will
remember July 9, 1900, for many
moons and will not look upon the wine
when it is red hereafter.
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association was transacted. The annu-
al report of Elizabeth Trotter, super
intendent of the hospital, was received
and placed on file, showing among 9TH
er things that during the month end
ing June 30, sixteen patients had been
admitted to the hospital for treatment.
making total of twenty-one. Nine pa
tients were discharged during the
month. There was only one death, and
the total number of patients on hand
to date is eleven.
The report shows that the total
amount of money received during the
month was $33s.70, of which $50 was
the city and county grants; $27 for pri-
waite nursing, and $251.70 from patients
The amount of the contingent fund re-
ceived and expended was $40.
The total receipts from the Orpheum
benefit was $225, and the entertainment
given by Professor Gleason, for the
benefit of the Association, netted $50.
The Misses Herman, OF South OF
tumwa, and Fulton, of Fairfield, have
been accepted as pupil nurses in the
training school Of the Ottumwa Hospi-
tai Association.
Donations.
The Association expresses its thanks
for numerous donations and assistance
during the past month. The following
personsare mentioned especially for the
assistance rendered in the Orpheum en-
tertainment which proved so remuner-
ative to the Association: Messrs. FL. N.
Cockerill, Claude Myers, t. S. Neville,
FL. j. Ostdiek, Potter &c Mckee, J. d.
Gray, Shafer & Miller, W. T. Hall, A.
G. Cook, E. Fl. Emery, B. T. Ballaugh,
]. F. PiXley, Browns Candy Kitchen,
Electric Light & Steam Co.. and Man
ager Hamilton of the Orpheum.
The association is always in need of
fruit, and gifts of this kind, at present,
will be gratefully received. The follow
ing is a list of donations received at
the hospital during the month of June,
as shown in the monthly report OF
Miss Elizabeth Trotter, superintend-
ent:
Mrs. Glew, old linen. flowers; Mrs,
Hamilton, flowers; Mrs. S. Stamm
crackers one and a half dozen of eggs
and two boxes strawberries; Mrs. J. T.
HaclkWorth, one case strawberries;
children of East End Kindergarten,o ne
dolls house and furnishings; Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, flowers; A neighbor, flow
ers and lettuce; Mrs. E. Z. McElroy
one-half bushel cherries; Peter Wat
kins, one-half bushel of peas; Mrs. S,
A. Spilman, flowers, cake and ice
cream; Mrs. j. Hawley. one sack flour;
Misses Edith Rogers and Nellie Foster,
flowers, and Mrs. Green, old linen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
CHRIS WAS PIpED.
Reached the 65th MISUNDERSTANDING
bered by the Firemen.

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[Fronl Fridays Daily.l
Officer Chris Myers is IS years of age
today and the firemen at the city hall
determined to present the officer with
something in order that he would more
readily remember the day aud the fire
men. Accordingly all contributed to a
general fund and handsome briar
pipe was bought This morning about
s o'clock Mr.. Myers was called into the
quarters of the fremen and the pipe
presented in a neat speech delivered
by Assistant Chief Henry Schmidt. The
officer was very much surprised but he
recovered his presence of mind, remov-
ed his helmet and said:
Small favors thankfully received;
may the Lord be ever with you and fl
nally save YOU" 1t was long speech
for Chris and was received by the fire.
men and newspaper reporters with
three cheers and a tiger.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
Mercury Hit the High Places Only,
Yesterday.

Friday was the hottest day of the
year Notwithstanding the strong wind
that blew all day. The thermometer
at the government station registered
"a degrees above zero. MI week, with
the exception of Thursday, when the
thermometer registered 80 degrees, the
high point touched by the mercury was
SO degrees. Observer Henry Schmidt
at the weather station says that if i,
had not been for the wind the mercury
would certainly have risen to the 10t
mark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
A PIONEER GONE.
william TborneIoe Died This Morn-
ing at the Home of EIls Daughter.

The death of William Thorneloe oc-
Cured this morning at 1890 O'CLOCK
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
James Clifton, SOB North Benton street.
The deceased was born at Groby, Leis-
cestershire, England, Nov. 10, 1917, and
has lived in Ottumwa Tor a number
Of years. He was respected and held
in the highest esteem by all who knew
him. The funeral will be conducted
Monday afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence to Trinity Episcopal
church at $3.50 o'clock, where the ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. j. Hol-
lister Lynch. Interment will be made
in Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
spent n Good Farm Doctorlug.

Mr.. A. N. NOEL, of Asherville, Kan
sas, says he spent good farm doctor
ing himself for chronic diarrhoea but
got no relief and was afraid that he
must die. He CHANGED to get hold of a
bottle. of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and was per-
manently cured by it. For sale by
druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
SOUTH OTTUMwA NEWS.

[From Fridays Daily.]
Mrs. e. L. Alfred, of Batavia, is Wis.,
iting her mother, Mrs. S. A. buchanan,
at 719 Church street.
Floyd Thomas has received note
from Rev. John HASTE, which says
that Mr.. and Mrs. Hastie arrived at
salsburgh by Holytown, in Scotland,
June ~. Mr.. and Mrs. HASTE are well
and are enjoying their trip.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Horse Sale.

On Saturday, July IA, Chisman &
Blair will sell at Munterville, a Sc
lected lot of Montana horses. These
are not bronchos, but are from stan
dard bred Coach and Shires. They
compare in every way favorably with
our native horses. Terms given on
day of sale.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Hospital Report.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Ottumwa Hospital association was held
at the home of Mrs. t. A. Fulton, on
North Court street, yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. There was large at!
tendance and the usual business of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Announcement.

Albert Long. of Highland township,
will be candidate for the nomina-
ton for county auditor before the
coming republican county convention.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Dealt, OF a Prominent Hebrew.

New York., July 9.-James H. Hoff.
man president of the Hebrew Tech.
meal Institute and prominent in He.
brew charities, is dead, aged 81.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Semi Weekly Courier
oHANGINa ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address changed
will please give the name of the Post Office to
which the paper has been sent as well as the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

When you need medicine you should
get the best that money can buy, and
experience proves this to be Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
|Negligee
Shirts.
the correct things.

Different shades of pinks, blues and
lavenders in lengthwise stripes are
the Negligee Shirt leaders this
season.
Right blending of shades and COM
plete correctness of fit gives 0ur
variety the preference. An immense
assortment at the following prices:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
From Saturdays Daily.l

Miss Anna Rainwater left this MORN
ing for visit with friends in Richland.
Misses Edna and Josie Wray, of Fair
field, are visiting with Mrs. C. P. Tins
ley.
G. H. Henry has returned to his
home in Brighton after visiting at the
home of Charles Deeds.
Scott Dillar has returned to his
home in Brighton after visiting at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Deeds.
Mrs. S. Collingwood and daughter
have returned home after pleasant
visit with relatives at Seymour.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wall departed on
Burlington No. 3 this morning for an
|extended visit with relatives and
friends at Guthrie Center. Pleasantville
and Des Moines.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Alice Shreaver spent Sunday
at Richland.
Mrs. VIM. Lindsay and family spent
Sunday at Blakesburg.
Mrs. S. Barnes, of Blakesburg, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Lindsay.
Rev. Yard, of Pella, occupied the
pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and evening.
Rev. D. S. staebler and family, of
Monticello, are expected at the home
of his brother, G. Staebler, on South
Ransom street.
Mrs. A. G. Cook and family have
returned from weeks visit with
Mrs. Cooks parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. WOODBURY., of Mt. Pleasant,
on Piety hill.
Miss Alice Peterson, who has been
engaged in teaching school at Dud-
ley, arrived in the city last evening.
She will spend the vacation with her
parents, corner Ransom and Division
streets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

$104,O0l worth Of new buildings were
erected last year in Fremont county.
The age-herald., 1900-03-22
Campaign for Education

Huntsville, March 2.-(Special)-A prop osition will be considered by the Southern Industrial convention at the Chattanooga meeting in May to inaugurate campaign for technical education throughout the south by utilizing the educational conven- ton that meets in Charleston in July Some 7,0o0 teachers will attend that convention, and 1t is suggested that on their return to their respective homes appointments be made for as many of them as possible to deliver addresses in all the leading commu- mites of the south on the value of manual training in the public schools. It Is be- lieved that this will show the importance to the industrial south of new system of technical education for the rising genera ton of this section.
The age-herald., 1900-03-22
The Bostonians

On next Tuesday night at the Jefferson theatre fashionable society and music low CTS who delight in all that is best, clever and beautiful in the light opera field, will crowd the theatre to the doors to listen to "The Bostonians," that greatest of Amer ican musical organizations, whose record for the past ten years has been one of con- tinual success and prosperity 'The Bos- tonians" are so well known in this city that the mere mention of the names of the favorites appearing in the cast is like re- newing acquaintanceship with old com- rades. Year after year ''The Bostonians' have added new laures to their unbroken records of success, and this year with the genial and versatile Henry Clay Barnabee in the leading comedy role the powerfully magnetic and romantic baritone, w. H. Macdonald; the gifted and beautiful meg zo-soprano, Helen Bertram, whose exquis- ite and bird-lke notes in difficult arias charm and enthrall the auditor, and the beautifully moulded and queenly contralto, Marcia van Dresser, whose sweet, pure voice lulls one to perfect contentment, make coterie of talent impossible to equal in a light operatic production. In addition, the uniquely droll comedian, George Frothing- ham, convulses his auditors with his orig inal rendition of comedy parts; the hand some tenor, Frank Rushworth, the dlstin- guished basso, John Dunsmure, the splendid character actress and vocalist, Josephine Bartlett, W. H. Fitzgerald. Charles R. flaw ley, Grace Cameron, and the beautiful young Edith Hendee, form a supurb sup porting setting to the quartette of stars
 around whom the action of the play re- wolves. No organization gives such care to minute details and with a carefully trained chorus of sixty fresh, young voices. "The Smugglers" will be given. that reception which is accorded only to the highest and best of operatic productions.
The age-herald., 1900-03-22
MAKER OF "ENERGY."
The Analysis of Postu m Food Coffee

'Since left off drinking coffee and be- gan using Postum Food Coffee my digestion has so improved that I can eat eggs and drink milk, which I have been unable to do for years.
 "I find by inquiry that numbers of my friends have been helped by using Postum instead of ordinary coffee. It is evident that coffee has been poison to me. I was only induced to break off by the order of my physician" Mrs. F. H. Moning, 8 E. Newton St, Boston, Mass.
 There is a reason why Postum Food Coffee restores the chronic coffee dr.nker to good health again. The analysis by Dr. B. F. Davenport of Boston, New Englands famous analytical chemist, is: Moisture 5.S5 per cent; Bone forming substance, 46l per cent: Celulose, S.7O per cent; Fat and flesh forming substances, 14.73 per cent; Engery producing substances, 66.11 per cent.