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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25

tie him up by contract supplement-
tary to the one they two executed
under the clergyman's guidance. The
husband some time ago fell into the
habit of running over to New York to
See the sights. Sometimes he was so
nearsighted that he failed to find his
way home for two or three days and
when he did reach his domicile his
eyes looked strained The wife re-
monstrated, but her protests were in
vain. New York still won him away
from her. He loved her, but could
not resist temptation. The good wife
decided the other day that the time
for action had come. Sh told him to
put on his coat and hat and accom-
pany her. To the Office of stern
magistrate they went and then and
there the husband signed and acknow-
lodged an agreement to be at home.
before 10 o'clock every evening; to
attend prayer meeting once a week
and to go to church at least once
every Sundays; to quit smoking and
drinking and hand his salary to his
wife on every pay day, and to be in
all respects good, dutiful and loving
husband. Then they two, again made
one, went home and began life over
again. May they be happy forever
more.
How infinitely better this simple
procedure than divorce suit with it's
suspense, expense, heartburnings and
regrets! The Paterson woman's plan
will be a success-not because of any
legal virtue there may be in the docu-
ment her husband signed, but because
she was boss enough to make him
sign it. He is "broke" now and will
be kind and bridlewise from this time
on. The plan would not work in all
cases but it's worth trying.
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SET HER FREE.
vitroI Thrower, Ruined by Dentist,
RELEASED After Conviction.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 22.-The most
remarkable criminal case tried in a
Massachusetts. superior court in many
years, and which aroused intense in
terest in the fashionable Back Bay
district, was ended when Judge Bond
probationed Marion Rogan, who had
blinded for life DR.. Frank l.. Taylor, a
dentist, by throwing vitrol in his face
out of revenge for wrong done her.
The young girl had earlier appeared
before the Judge and told her pitiable
story. She said that Taylor, after he
had wrecked her life, had told her
that he was irresistible among women
by reason of his good looks.
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DISTRICT COURT ADJouRNs.
Considerable Of Rush Of Small Bust
ness This Forenoon.
IFrorr, Safnrdavse joai1v

SSiioi%St G0iS W q stNS' ~ Si'e'' SNS'-
ness This Forenoon.
[From Saturdays Daily.]
Judge Frank w. Eichelberger adj
journed the October term of district
court shortly before noon today.
There was quite a noticeable rush of
business during the forenoon and a
number of cases We're disposed of.
The next term will be convened Janu-
airy Z, 1901.
Nance VS.. Meecham.
In the matter of the case of Grace
C. Nance VS.. James Meecham, ct al,
leave was given to file separate Pc
tition against James Meecham, by
January 1, 1901, the answer to be filed
by the second day of the next term.
The petition, SO far as it relates to
Nettie Meecham will stand.
Forfeiture Set Aside.
In the case of the State VS., Ray
Marts, the forfeiture of bond was set
aside on motion of the county attor-
ney. The case was dismissed as to
the mother of the defendant.
Thorpe We. Myers.
In the matter of Ruth E. Thorpe VS..
Catherine j. Myers, the motion to set
aside the default and judgment was
sustained. Messrs. Jaques & Jaques
put in an appearance for l.. q. Dodder,
now l.. q. Harmed, and E. e. Harmed.
Gangs VS.. Hamilton.
The decision of the court in the case
of H. A. Gangs VS.. f. B. Hamilton was
in favor of the plaintiff, and the de-
PENDANT was given 80 days in which to
file bill of exceptions.
Wants $500 Damages.
William F. Cole has brought suit
against the Western Ballast Co., for
damages in the sum of $500. He al
leges he was damaged by reason of
smoke arising from the furnace where
ballast was being burned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25

separate movement for the reorganiza.
ton of the party, but exclaims Give
the rank and file a chance" He
thereupon advises the overthrow of
Mr.. Bryan and other leaders who
have in the past two national cam
paigns led the party to inglorious de-
feat. He declares that the only fore
es that can win democratic success
are adherence to recognized demo-
cratic principles and reliance upon
democratic councils and leadership"
The populists are to be spurned en-
tirely, for Mr.. Cleveland says distinct
ly: Nor shall we need the lexicon of
populism to aid us in interpreting this
creed
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The Courier pub
Should be Branded lished few days
Criminals. ago the declara-

The Courier pub
Should be Branded lished few days
Criminals. ago the declara-
ton of President
Mckinley in regard to lynching. The
presidents utterance is so timely and
SO directly to the point that we feel
that what he says should be read and
re-read until it is learned by heart by
every citizen and every school boy
and girl in all this broad land. Here
are the presidents words-let every
sentence be carefully noted and
weighed.
'Lynching must not be tolerated in
a great and civilized country like the
United States; courts, not mobs. must
execute the penalties of the law. The
preservation Of pubic order, the right
of discussion, the integrity of courts,
and the orderly administration of JUS
tice must continue forever the rock of
safety upon which our government Sc
curely rests. This l most urgently re.
iterate, and again invite the attention
of my countrymen to this reproach up
on our civilization"
'Lynching must not be tolerated"
says the president, yet the crime
seems to be on the increase in all
parts of the country. Three negroes
hanged by mob in one Indiana vii
lage is the awful record of yesterday
dispatches. The victims of this mob's
violence may have been guilty as
fiends; in all probability they were
But this fact had not been proven, and
|if free institutions are to continue tc
exist in this country, every citizen
we care not how poor, how friendless
or what his color, must be protected in
his civil rights. Public sentiment
must be aroused to a point that lynch
ers will be branded as criminals, and
be brought to speedy trial and punish
ment.
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500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in ali its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh5
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medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu.
tona1 disease, requires constitutional treat
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
aces of the system, thereby destroying the
oundation of the disease, and giving the patient
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
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powers that they offer one Hundred Doll p rs for
any case that it fails TO cure, Send for list of
testimonials
Address. +. J. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall'sF Family P Ills are the best.
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An illustration of |
Will Reach the rapid growth of
100000. our. manufacturing

Will Reach the rapid growth of
5000, 100000. our; manufacturing
interests in found in
the fact that the expectation of manu-
features of metals during the year
about to end will reach 5000, 900.
The figures of the treasury bureau of
statistics for the ten months ending
November 1 show that more than
$100,000,000 worth of iron and steel
and more than $50,0O0.00O worth Of
copper had been exported during the
ten months and these figures coupled
tant manufacturing metals and the ar
ticles manufactured from metals, but
not included under these general.
terms, will bring the total for the
year. up to. fully s200,0O0,O00. In "T''
rails the exports of the year will as
gregate $12,000,000, or an average Of
a million dollars per month, while it
was not until 1897 that the figures for
any entire year reached as much as
$1,000,000. In the fiscal year 1890 the,
total value of steel rails exported was
$315,000; in 1896 it was only $4,000;
in 1897, $2,500,000; in 1898, $4,000, 900;
in the fiscal year 1899, $5,250,000, ana
in the calendar year 1900 will be fully
$12,000,O00. Nearly one million dol
lars worth of these exports of steel
rails in 1900 go to Europe; another
million dollars worth to Mexico; near
ly two millions to South America;
four millions to British North Amer
lea, and two million dollars worth to
Asia and Oceania. American loco
motives also go along with the Amer.
lean steel rails, and the total for the
year seems likely to reach about five
million dollars in value. The Ameri-
can rails and locomotives are in turn
accompanied by American cars, of
which the expectation for steam rail
ways will amount to SO 900, 600 dollars
during the year, and for other rail
ways more than million dollars.
Add to this proper share of the
$6,000,000 worth of electrical machin.
cry and $6,000,000 worth of telegraph,
telephone and other electrical instru-
ments and scientific apparatus export
ed, and it will be seen that for the con-
struction and operation of railways
outside of the United States the manu-
facturers of this country will supply
during the year about to end fully
$25,000,000 worth Of material.
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Wandered AWAY and Died.

Marshalltown, Dec. 22.-Morgan
Spencer, an aged member of the Iowa
Soldiers Home, who came to the insti-
tuition from Guthrie Center five
years ago, wandered away from
the institution some time dur
ing the afternoon of Thursday and was
found yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
several miles from the institution in
an unconscious condition. He died
soon after being found, his death be-
ing due to exposure and his enfeebled
condition.
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REFUSE TO GIVE HIM UP.
centerviie Holds Tightly to Its sus.
pected Murderer-WiIl Not Share.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-The police at
Centerville, Iowa, are holding tight to
thier prisoner in the Ferriss murdeY
case, SO as to be sure of the $500 re-
ward that has been offered for the
capture. They are certain that their
captive, John Schlaven, answers the
description of the man wanted. The
Centerville officers are not willing to
share the prize money with the Chica-
go police, and SO refused to turn
over Schlaven to Detective Riggio, who
went from Chicago to identify the pris-
oner. ".
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25

The action of At
Thinks Mean torney General Rem
ing Obscure. ley and others inter-
ested in the Titus
amendment matter, in making ar
rangements to have the matter heard
at the January term of the supreme
court for the purpose of securing a
construction of the amendments
terms, would indicate that that gentle
man has not much doubt of the validi-
ty of the measure. The attorney gen
erals idea, it appears, is that the
meaning is obscure, rather than that
the measure is invalid.
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WAIT ON BRITAIN.
Treaty and Amend

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty and Amend
ment to be Submitted to Them.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The Hay
Pauncefote treaty, with the senate
amendments, was received at the
state department shortly after noon
today. 1t was transmitted from the
senate thru the White House. The
department will forward the amend
ments in the usual course to the Brit
ish government, and they will be on
their way to London by a steamer
which leaves New York next Tuesday.
There will be nothing more for the de-
partment to do until the British gov
eminent has passed upon the amend
ments, provided an unconscionable
period of time is not so occupied.
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.s5O,1oo,ooo

The Louisville
Typical Farm Courier-Journal cor
State. rectly sums up the
situation concerning
the Iowa farm and farmer in the fol-
lowing language:
The state of Iowa has long been ia
nous for its agricultural wealth, but
this year has made new record in
the prosperity of farmers. The aver
age yield of corn for the decade has
been 1922 bushels per acre, but this
year the crop measured out 4O.3 bush
els. The yield of wheat has only been
surpassed twice during the last ten
years, and was 1913 bushels per acre.
Crops of other kinds have been abund-
ant, there being a falling off in the
broom corn and sorghum, and this be-
ing more than made up by the gain in
sweet potatoes. The yield of corn was
45,055, 040 bushels and at 81 cents
bushel foots up grand total Of
500, 164,860, being the largest item of
all. The aggregate value of all the
farm products of the state is put at
1929, S05 ,050. This is not far behind
the years production of gold and
shows that the Iowa cornfields are a
greater source Of revenue than all the
gold mines of North America, besides
affording much more satisfactory
way of living. Iowa is one of the BAN
ner states in the union, but tho SO ex-
clusively agricultural it appears to
have no hostility to railroads. Its
mileage is a third larger than Ken
tucky's, is steadily growing and is
lightly taxed, thus affording transpor-
tation facilities and a ready market
to all the products of it's farms.
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The declaration of

IAG oSSidIdIlOl VI
The Army that able and wide
Canteen. ly circulated relig-
ious weekly, the
New York Outlook, on the abolition OF
the canteen. which is published else.
where in this issue, will be read with
special interest in view of the source
from which it comes. During the
late campaign we are told that an or
ganization of good hut misguided
women were going to inaugurate a
campaign of prayer to accomplish the
defeat Of President Mckinley, because
he had not abolished the army can
teen. So far as we ever heard the
prayer campaign did not materialize,
but that there should ever have been
any serious talk of such a thing is
passing strange. The Courier in re-
cent issue expressed the belief that
the abolition of the army canteen
would not promote temperance. 1t
is gratifying to find this opinion main
tanned by so strong journal as the
Outlook.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
BurIinaton Bow Wins.

Fairfield, Dec. 22.-Cloyes McCabe
of Burlington, won the first place in the
oratorical contest here Thursday
night. The second place was taken by
Miss Marion Twinam, of Lenox; third
e. H. Robinson, of Clay, and fourth
by Lois r. Work of Delta, Colorado.
DR.. d. G, Brockman, of Ottumwa, was
one of the judges on thought and com.
position.
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To Remain in keokuk.

Keokuk, Dec. 22.-The offices Of the
Keokuk & Western railroad will re-!
main permanently in this place and
the mileage of the division is to have
the addition of the Humeston & Shen-
andoah branch. This is given out in
view of the fact that it has been ru-
mored that the offices were to be re-
moved to Chicago, since the road has
been absorbed by the Burlington sys-
TEN.
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There is a young
Better Than ri. wife in Paterson,
vorce. N. j., who has le-
gal mind, but it does
not run In the direction of divorce
proceedings as feminine intellects of
a legal bent SO often do. Quite the
opposite is this young woman's habit
of thought. She believes in keeping
her hitherto Grant husband at home
nights instead of securing a decree
ana sending him forth into the cold
world. She is careful, however, to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
IOWA CIVIL SERVICE.
State Board Of Control May Establish
a Modified Form,

Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The state
board of control of Iowa is planning
to establish modified form of civil
service for the employment of per-
sons connected with the state institu-
tions. About 5000 men and women
are employed in the thirteen institu.
tons in charge of the board.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
REPORT UNTRUE.
Davenport Insurance Company viii
Not Quit Business.

Davenport, Dec. 22.-The report
that the United States Assurance COM
pany, an assessment insurance organ
ization, with headquarters here, would
be merged with the Illinois Life asso-
citation, of Chicago, is untrue. AT least
the manager of the former company
save he known nothing of 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25

importance of good rbads, always
great, is becoming greater every day
by reason of the fact that better high
ways are now condition precedent
to the continuance of present and the
establishment of proposed rural free
delivery mail routes. The success of
the rural delivery system depends
very largely upon the ability of the
carriers to make quick trips over their
routes and to make them every day.
To do this they much have good roads.
The postoffice department has recent
ly declared that it will insist upon
this, and that where carriers or in
spectors who will be going over the
roads continually find that they are
not kept up, the routes will be discon-
tinued and the money spent elsewhere
In number of cases inspectors have
refused to recommend the establish
ment of routes because of the poor
condition of the roads. In view of
these facts, county boards, district
road supervisors and people generally
should unite in an earnest and ag-
gressive movement Tor the betterment
of the public highways. - Keokuk
Gate City.
Farmers Prosperity.-The public sale
has become a great institution in
Iowa in these days of prosperity The
farmer is evidently receiving his
share in the distribution of wealth, in
which the producer has not always re-
ceived that to which he is entitled by
all equity. There have been many
sales in all parts of Iowa this season
where the amount realized has run
up into thousands of dollars, but the
largest sale that has come to the Re
porter's notice was the one held early
this month near Bows in Wright
county by George Jameyson, former
resident of Tama county. The follow
ing were listed for sale: One hun
dred and forty-three head Of horses,
1926 cattle, 40 sheep, 1856 hogs and an
acre lot covered with farm imple-
ments. A conservative estimate puts
the number present as 1900. There
was music by brass band, free lunch
and hot coffee served in tent. There
were three auctioneers, and the sale
in round numbers amounted to about
| 6,000.-Waterloo Reporter.
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PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

Minneapolis Society Man, Charged
With Murder, Appears In Court.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 22.-Frank
Hamilton charged with the murder OF
Leonard Day during a quarrel over
woman at the West Hotel the morning
of November 25, appeared in the dis
trict court, and pleaded not guilty to
an indictment charging him with muir
der in the first degree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25

The state board
The State Board of medical examin-
and osteopathy. ers has fatty turn
ed down graduate
of an osteopathic school. They say it
is not on account of the profession but
en- account of the particular school
from which the applicant graduated.
The osteopathists say it is slap in
the face. The board says not, so there
the matter rests until court passes
upon it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
PRESIDING ELDER MARRIED.
Rev. Geo. M. futile of Iowa Methodist
Conference Takes a Wife.

Mt. Pleasant. December ga.
Rev. Geo. M. futile, presiding elder Of
the Burlington district, Iowa confer
ence of the Methodist church, was
married yesterday to Mrs. Lone F.
Baines, at her home, in Winfield, and
will return shortly to this city, with
his bride, to reside in his new house
in northeast Mt. Pleasant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
We are living in a

We are living in a
The Age VS.. fast age but church
Prayer Meetings going people de-
clare that the recent
attitude of a Kansas City minister in
declaring against the old fashioned
prayer meeting is little too swift for
the present day.
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Easy to Say
But

1t is easy enough
Easy to Say to say that Mr.. Cud-
But ahy should not have
acceded to the inso-
lent and infamous demands of the
kidnapers of his son, but what father,
similarly situated, would not have
done the same thing? Yet it is some
thing terrible that such hellish plot
could be successfully carried out al
most in the heart of a great city in
the United States of America.
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A new congression-

A new. congression-
Don't Carve al district in Iowa
the Sixth. seems to be not alto
gether improbable.
Just sc they leave the old sixth alone
and do not attempt to carve it up into
bits, it is all right
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
A CHICAGO Eirm,s Loss.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Fire today dam.
aged Sears, Robeuck & Co.'s ware
house, on West Adams street, to the
amount of $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
DEATH AT MURRAY.
Young Man Named Williams Killed
by Falling Slate,

Creston, Dec. PA young miner
named Williams was caught by falling
slate at the old Cleveland shaft, east
of Lucas, yesterday and received in
juries from which he died in short
time. His back was broken in two
places.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
If all the democrats

II all The democrats
Wants Sub join Grover Cleveland
scribers. and desert William Jen-
nings Bryan who will
support that new weekly newspaper
soon to be launched on the troubled
sea of political journalism at Lincoln?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
The Sphinx has spoken

Is a and Grover Cleveland, IL
Prophecy. he lives four years long
er. will once more be the
candidate of the democratic party for
the presidency of the United States.
MIR. Cleveland opposes any distinct or
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
1t begins to look
Declare 1t as if the federal
Treason. government would
have tn take a hand

in the suppression of 1ynching. Here
is case where local self government
seems to be failure. After all we
are not sure but some remedy like
that recently suggested by Emil Fecht
in a communication to the Courier
will have to be adopted, Mr.. Fecht
holds that lynching should be declar-
ed treason, and that those who paritci-
pate in such defiance of the laws,
peace and good order of the body poll
tic, should be brought to justice by
the federal government and be pun.
ished as traitors. Certain it is that
some heroic measures must be taken
to end the present disgraceful condi-
lions, so far as lynching is concerned,
in this country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Founded 9th August, le4s.

Published semi-weelly oil Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: 112 South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business office No. "a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottumwa, la
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Was Made
in Iowa..

tor of Des Moines make in order that
it might grow to be full fiedged in
FAINT. If the baby lives that firm will
doubtless cease to make common
chicken hatchers ana go into the baby
Incubator business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
The editor of the
Southern Alva Sun printed
Sentiment. at Alvin, Brazoria

\ w --TT. OOU1IVJ, IO2Atis5, ttIhSS
the result OF the republican election
philosophically, and says that while he
and his paper fought the administra-
ton during the late campaign, he is
now willing to abide by the result ana
add his mite to- the common veal.