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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25
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Late Colonel First South Dakota Vol.
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It is recognized fact that one cam
not successfully sail ship or run q
locomotive without previous training.
Only disaster can be expected to result
from an attempt to do So
Mr.. Bryan undertakes to reform and
readjust the business. of the country.
and one would naturally suppose that
he was possessed OF large experiences
In commerce and finance But the
facts are:
MI. Bryan is professedly a lawyer,
but IN Lincoln, Neb., where he resides,
he has never been retained in any case
OF Importance, and his small practices
has, been in the county court, where
Jurisdiction is limited to $500, and be-.
fore the justices of the peace.
He has never been connected or
placed in touch with any financial,
commercial, Industrial or manufactur-
Ing business whatever, and has, there
fore, never had opportunity for any
education in these matters.
He has never had any experience in
the state legislature.
He has never even served as alder
man in the city council of Lincoln. 81
He has never had any political ex-
perience whatever, outside of his four
years in congress and his campaigning
tours Il e
Although forty years of age, his only
apparent source of income is what he
may derive as compensation for his
public speaking and from contribu>
tions of the free silver people. :.
History teaches us that the business
interests Of the individual and of the
country can only be successful when
they follow the teachings Of expert
ence. Only infinite peril could result
from the accepted leadership Of a talk
ing machine like Bryan. who has MOTH
ing to recommend him but his gift Of
speech. - So
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25
Total. 81, Isl, $3.50, GIL $1,000 ,sse, 1856

IN 1895 the country was in the clutch
Of Democratic hard times, while In 1893
and 1900 the complete reverse of these
conditions obtained. The change for
the farmers is nearly third of a
billion dollars The Republican policy
of encouraging home Industries in
creases the demand for food supplies
Measures which tend to keep the
workers profitably employed are closely
identified with the farming interests.
It is the falsest kind Of economic rea-
soning to claim that farm and factory
are not one in their interests.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25
NORWAY.

Many large factories il Kristiania
are reducing the working hours, and
some Of them are running only four or
five days in the week.
The budget Of the public schools Of
Kristiania puts the. expend itnres for
the coming year at about $500, 600.
There are IS, 800 pupils, and the ex-
pected increase is 1000. There are 1854
male and $50 female teachers. About
$45, 900 will be set aside for free meals
for poor pupils, the estimated number
Of such pupils being 1850.
HOLSTERS are plentiful along the
southern shores a fisherman at Lyyn,--
gor caught 80 in onesday and received
about 20 cents apiece.
The state has built home for neg
lected children at Basto. The institu-
ton costs $3.50. 0O0,5 but It cannot ac.
@commodate more than 90 children.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

the packing house Tuesday and was
shown thru the buildings by Mr.. Eos
ter.
Jake Anmenheiser, foreman of the
heading gang is on the sick list this
week
H. e. Chase, boiler inspector from
Omaha, was here Monday inspecting
boilers.
Joe Johnson, of the lard refinery, has
peen transferred to the coopers' de
partment.
James D. Gray has erected wind
mill and tank on his Mineral springs
property.
Fred Stearns, Of the dry-salt curing
department, left Ottumwa for Omaha
last Tuesday.
Arthur Goodall, one of the mailing
clerks, who has been ill, returned to
his work Monday.
Oscar Swenson, formerly of the
mailing department, has been trans
ferred to the local room.
H. D. Robinson, of the engine room,
has been transferred to the night shift,
in the same department.
FIG. Buxton has been in Sigourney
during part of this week looking after
his creamery interests there.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barton, of Riyerview addition,
is very i'll, sulfering from erysipeas.
The East End reading room, which
has been closed thruout the hot wealth
er, was re-opened election night
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
WELL PLEASED WITH 1T.

J. A. Phillips Compliments the Courier
f. on Results From Advertising.
J. A. Phillips, of Phillips Big Store,
lis more than pleased with the re.
sponses of his Thanksgiving sale ad,
which appeared in Fridays Courier.
In this ad customers were invited to
cut the ad out of the paper, and on
bringing it to the store were present
ed with certain articles, the value of
which depended upon the amount of
their purchase. This morning Mr..
Phillips exhibited to a Courier repres-
entatiye II tickets in one department
which called for articles to be given
to customers ewho brought the ad.
This same ratio was found thruout
the store, while many people mention
ed the ad, but did not bring it along.
This goes to show that the people Of
Ottumwa appreciate Courier advertis-
ing and read the up-to-date, fresh ads
regularly as they appear in the Cour-
Ter. Mr.. Phillips advertising has
been done almost exclusively in the
Courier, and for this sale alone he re-
ports an increase in the sales of last
Saturday over the same day week be-
fore last, of 33 1-3 per cent.
What Mr.. Phillips is doing with
Courier advertising can be done by
other merchants as well, and many of
them are doing it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
JOHN EMERSON RETURNS.
He Says All That GIitters is Not Gold
MAY Return in the Sprinu,

John Emerson, who left Ottumwa
February 20,189S for the gold fields Of
Alaska, returned home this morning
to spend the winter. Mr.. Emerson in
his travels took in nearly the whole
of the Klondike, finally returning to
Cape Nome where he has been located
for the past year. He left here with
the Starbuck party, which It will be
remembered was reported several
times to have been lost, but which
Mr.. Emerson can testify is a mis-
take. The only member of that party
Mr.. Emerson knows to have been lost,
was Thomas Barnes who fell thru the
ice and drowned. Mr.. Emerson says
there is not much gold in the vicinity
of Cape Nome, but if the prospector is
lucky enough to find placer he will
have fortune with but little work.
He states that Anvil creek is the best
place to get gold now and that it can
be gotten out much easier there than
at any other points that have been
prospected so far as he knows. He
inclines to the belief that Teller City
will be the Mecca of the gold hunters
next year. 1t is a new town that has
only recently been established and
that prospects point to it's being the
most valuable districts in which gold
has been discovered as yet. Mr.. Emer-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
1850 Hogs Packed at This Place
Against 10, 500 Last Week.
TOPICS OF INTEREST FROM EAST END
Price of Hogs steady.-Western Re-
ceipts Show a Small Decrease for
First Half of November as compar-
ed With Last Year.
[From Saturdays Daily.J

y "
The receipts of hogs at this place
for the past week shows a substantial
increase over that of the preceding
week. This weeks total shows 12,-
500 hogs were packed at this place,
against 10000 last week. The prices
have ranged steadily stronger during
the week with probabilities of still
further advance. Western packing
represents a total of 415,000, compar-
ed with 100000 the preceding week,
and 100000 two weeks ago. For cor
responding time last year the number
was 100000 and two years ago 520,-
900. From November 1 the total is
1876, 900, against $4,000 a year ago
a decrease of $4,000. The quality of
current offerings is generally fair, a
considerable portion being classed as
good. Prices were advanced during
the week, but at the close the average
is practically the same as a week ago.
For the twelve months ending Nov.
1 the production of hog product was
about the same as for the preceding
year The exports have fallen behind
the preceding year to the extent of
about 140,000,000 pounds of meats and
75,000,000 pounds of lard.
Special reports to the Cincinnati
Price Current show the number of
hogs packed since November L at un-
aforementioned places compared with
last year as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
OMAHA TO MEMPHIS.
Two Merry Cyclists Pass Thru ottum.
on Such Trip.


on Such Trip.
From Mondays Daily.
Ottumwa was this afternoon visited
by two cyclists who are on their way
from Omaha to Memphis, Tenn. They
are both young men but old riders, and
seem able to accomplish their trip.
They are experienced in the matter of
long rifles, having made a trip last
summer from Omaha to Seattle, Wash.
ington.
f. Jay Gould, who does not claim a
relationship to the renowned capital.
list, is a representative of the Omaha
Bee. He is one of the riders and writes
to that paper from different point
along his route. e. M. Malmquist, the
other, is a correspondent of the Chica-
go Record.
The riders report that they had good
luck until they reached Abba, when
they struck mud and rode on the Bur-
lington tracks from that place to OF
tumwa. They do not admire the burnt
clay ballast, however, for wheeling,
and accordingly went out of Ottumwa
on the Rock Island tracks, which are
ballasted with cinders and gravel
They expect to ride on these tracks I'M
til they reach Keokuk, where they may
take ride down the Mississippi on a
boat. They left Ottumwa about the
middle of the afternoon, bound for FL
don, where they expect to spend the
night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

son says it. is useless for man to go
to that country unless he is well sup
piled with money, as it is next to I'M
possible for a man to secure work.
the principal industry being prospect
ing. He says the only thing that kept
many people from starving to death
during the past year was the work
they secured on the railroad that was
being built thru that country. Mr.
Emerson says he saw Thomas Couple
at Nome just before he left Cor home
and that Mr.. Copple was arranging 10
stay at that point this winter and do
all the work he could on his claims
during the bad weather and get in
as good shape as possible for work
next year. Mr.. Emerson says he is
undecided if he will return to Nome
or not, but will probably do so next
spring, as he left some claims there
that may work into valuable prop
erty,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Funeral Of Arthur PortIock.

The funeral of Arthur w. Portlock
was held at 8 o'clock this afternoon,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. James
Cone, 4S4 North Jefferson street, and
was attended by a large number of
relatives and friends. The services
were conducted by Rev. Misener, pas
tor of the Christian church, of this
city. The male quartet sang. The
floral tributes were quite beautiful
and elaborate. The remains were laid
to rest in the Ottumwa cemetery, The
deceased was married about one year
ago at Fairfield to Miss Ora G. Will
cox, of this city, and went to Wyom-
ing about three months ago, where he
secured employment with the bridge
department of the Burlington railroad.
He was injured some time ago while
at work on bridge by reason Of the
timbers of the bridge falling. He
then became i'll with typhoid-pneu-
monia, which resulted in his death.
Mrs. Portlock went to Cheyenne a
week ago last Thursday night, remai,,.
ing with her husband until his death.
and brought his remains back to OF.
tumWa yesterday morning. The sym
pathy of all will be extended to the
sorrow-stricken wife, sister and motn-
er of the deceased. Arthur Portlock
was a good boy and everybody liked
him" is the expression of one of his
many warm friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
BOARD OF CONTROL.
Meeting Of District Ep-
worth League Officers Held Here.
The NEXT LEAGUE CONVENTION.
1t Will Be Held at sieourney, the Date
to Be Set by the Program Commit
tee-visiting Leagues-vacancies
in the Board to be Filled.
rFrom Saturdays Daily.1

GFrom Saturdays Daily.l
A meeting of the board OF control
of the Ottumwa District Epworth
League was held at the home of Rev.
w. F. Gilmore, of the Main street
Methodist church last evening, for the
purpose of filling some vacancies in
the Offices of the board, arranging for
reviving work thruout the district, APP
pointing a program committee for the
next convention and arranging for raj
lies or yisitatations to leagues.
Presiding Elder j. w. Lambert, OF
Mt. Pleasant, presided, the others
present being Rev. w. s. Shearer,
Cedar, president; George McCorkell,
Knoxville; Robert Jacobs, Knoxville,
Mrs. G. Cokefair, Kirkville; Miss
Pearl Young, c.. e. Bedell and Rev. w.
F Gilmore, of Ottumwa. The meet
ing was opened with short devotional
exercises.
Mrs. DeYoe, the corresponding sec
rotary of the board, having removed
from the district, sent in her resigna-
tion, accompanied by her best wishes
for the work, and the same were ac-
copied. Mrs. G.. L. Tenant, Of Ere
mont, wife of the Methodist minister
at that place was elected to fill the
vacancy.
The amendments that had been
made to the bylaws at the last league
convention were considered.
A Lecture Course.
A part of the minutes of the last
convention were read and that part
providing for the Inauguration of a
lecture course in the district received
considerable attention. The commit.
tee is composed of S. L. Vest, R. B.
Teeter, G. e. Bedell and w. F. Gil.
more. The idea has been to arrange
with the pastors of the district and
distinguished laymen to provide lee.
lures that could be given under the
auspices of the different leagues as re.
quested, during the season. 1t seem.
ed to be the sense of the board that ii
was rather late now to begin the ar.
rangement of course, and this being
the campaign year for revival work il
was thought that the course might In
terfere with it. The committee, how.
ever, was continued in force and will
report at the next convention of the
league and another year may see the
plan in active operation. This was
thought to be a splendid feature. In
this connection the question arose
whether a mercenary spirit was MOI
obtaining foothold on the league in
arranging for paid lectures and Other
work for the purpose of financial gain
which might take it's attention from
spiritual work. 1t was expected thai
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

Almost everything in the way of
underwear at the Huh. at Hub prices.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

when the course was arranged that
lectures would be secured from law
yers, doctors and other distinguished
laymen in addition to the ministers.
The league will pr6bably not attempt
to gave many lectures in Ottumwa,o w-
ing to the good course that is always
furnished the public here, but these
lectures are designed for the smaller
places.
Rallies.
The question of rallies or visitations
of officers of the board of the different
chapters was given considerable atten-
ton. They would be in the nature Of
small conventions and would result in
enlivening the chapters. The board de.
cided to undertake this work at once
and especially to have the places
where leagues have become feeble or
entirely suspended, visited for the
purpose of reorganizing.
Program Committee.
The following committee was ap.
pointed on program for the next con.
vention of the league: Presiding Ell.
der ]. w. Lambert, w. S. Shearer, Mrs.
G.. Cokefair, Milton Hoffman, Mrs. F,
E. Brush.
The Next Convention.
1t was decided that the next conven.
ton will be held later than the last one
which was held the first week in June,
before all the schools had been dismiss
sed for the season and some We're pre-
vented from attending. 1t was UNDER
stood that the committee on program
will meet at Abba at the proper time
to prepare the program. The conven.
ton will be held at Sigourney, and the
matter of the date was left. to be de-
cided by the committee on program.
Junior Work.
Mrs. Cokefair, superintendent of
the Junior league for the district, re,
ported that she had received reports
from the district quite generally and
that they were good. She had found
more junior leagues than had been re.
ported to her at the last convention.
She submitted a course of juvenile text
books for the study of the Lords pray.
err, the commandments and the Bible,
and the Apostles creed. The only
question was whether these would in
terfere with the course of Mrs. Mills,
the state superintendent, which, how.
ever. is only outline work. 1t was ad.
mitted that missionary work was not
being generally taken up over the dis.
trict.
Thirty-two leagues were reported at
the convention, and it was thought
there were now in the neighborhood of
forty. The dues last year were two
cents, and there seemed to be no incli.
nation to change that rate at present,
altho it was considered that there
would be more expense connected with
the work planned for the year.
A Social Time.
After the business of the meeting
had been concluded the members of
the board were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilmore. Refreshments were
served and the balance of the evening
passed delightfully."-.
The Officers.
Following are the officers.
President-Rev. w. S. Shearer, Ce-.
dar.
First vice president Robert Jacob
Knoxville.
Second vice president Miss Pearl
Young, Ottumwa.
Third vice president Everett Be-
dell, Ottumwa.
Fourth vice president Miss Addie
Morres, Udell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
HERES a SNAP!

A good 100 acre farm at just SO per acre be
low its present value. It's in Wapeilc county
not in Texas; it's on the north side of the;
not at $50, the price it has been held at hereto.
fore.
1t belongs to an old gentleman in very,
LOW price on it with view to Immediate,
sale Now If you don't want one of the best
bargains in farms you ever saw, just neglect
you think you want it, see me at once. Have
also a snap in a 10 acre farm with $500 worth
of Improvements on it, at $500. The man
who owns this has been to Oklahoma, and of
course he wants to sell out and go there. By
the way, our next excursion to Perry, OkIa-
hona, leaves over the Milwaukee December 4.
$l5.75 round trip.
Morris Williams.
Phone A44, Baker Buiidi1g
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
keokuk District Conference.

The district conference of the Keo.
kuk district will hold its next sojourn
in the M. E. church at Batavia begin
ming December 3, continuing over the
9Th. The conference is composed of
twenty-seven travelling ministers, a
of local preachers, exhorters, a
steward, class leader, Sunday school
land an Epworth league
president from each charge. 1t is also
expected that Bishop Walden Wi. be
present one day and evening. A prof.
table and interesting time is expected.
Waterman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

Packing House Notes.
The Fest End kindergarten will be
re-opened next Wednesday.
Cal. Cunningham, of Eldon, was
here on business Wednesday,.
John Linn, of Agency township, was
here on business last Tuesday.
James Gallagher, of the trimming
room, lost check for $3.50 recently.
Don. o. Shelton, international bible
secretary Of the Y. M. G. "a. was at
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

Fifth vice president George McCor-
l1e, Knoxville.
Recording secretary-Miss Myrtle
Harlow, Abba.
81 Corresponding secretary-Mrs. c. l..
Tenant, Fremont.
Junior League superintendent-Mrs.
Cokefair, Kirkville.
Executive committee Rev. j. W.
Lambert, Mt. Pleasant; Rev. H. A. Ing.
ham, Brighton; and Rev. j. w. Gil
more, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
HORSES sToLEN.
Michael Carr Lost Team Last Even.
ing, Valued at 5000.
TFrom SATURDAYS Daiiv.l Il

A team of horses valued at 5000 was
stolen last night from Michael Carr,
who recently arrived here with them
from Missouri. They were taken from
the barn just west of the Blackhawk
street bridge early last night. Their
tracks led west on the Chillicothe road,
but the trail was soon lost. They
weighed about 1900 pounds each, one
being black and the other a sorrel.
Chief Williams has notined all sur.
rounding towns of the loss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
DELEGATE Appointed,

The board of supervisors has APP
pointed ]. HI. R. Spilman, member of
the board, from Laddsdale, as delegate
to represent this county at the annual
meeting of the State Agricultural So
ciety, which will be held in Des
Moines in December.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20

Read the Courier for news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-29
REcAPrURE OF sP1oN KoP.
Beers Charged Up the Hill in Great
Numbers, Forcing British Out
of Trenches.

Boer Headquarters, Modder Spruit,
Upper Tugela, Wednesday, Jan. "a,
Midnight, via Lourenzo Marques, Thurs
day, Jan. 25-Some Vryheid burghers
from the outposts on the highest hills
of the Spion kop group rushed into the
laager saying that the kop was lost and
that the English had taken it. Rein
forcements were ordered up, but moth
ing could be done for some time, the
hill be enVeloped in thick mist.
At dawn the Heidelberg and Carolina
contingents, supplemented from other
commands, began the ascent of the
hill. Three spurs. precipitous projec-
tions, faced the Boer positions. Up
these the advance was made. The
horses were left under the first terrace
of rocks.
Scaling the steep hill the Beers found
that the English had improved the op-
portunity and intrenched heavily. Be
tween the lines of trenches was an open
veldt, which had to be rushed under a
heavy fire not only from rifles, but of
lyddite and shrapnel from field guns.
Three forces ascended the three spurs
co-Ordinately, under cover CT fire from
the Free State Krupps. a creusot and
a big Maxim. The English tried to
rush the Beers with the bayonet, but
their infantry went down before tne
Boer fire as before a Scythe.
The Boer investing party advanced
step by step until IN the afternoon,
when a white flag went up and $50 men
in the front trenches surrendered, be-
ing sent as prisoners to the head laager.
The Boer advance continued on the
two kopjes east of Spion Kop. Many
Beers were shot, but so numerous were
the burghers that the gaps filed auto
matically. Toward twilight they
reached the summit of the second
kopje, but did not get further.
The British Maxims belched flame,
but a wall of fire from the Mausers held
the English back. Their center under
this pressure, gradually gave way and
broke, abandoning the position.
The prisoners speak highly of the
bravery of the burghers who, despising
cover, stood against the sky line edges
of the summit to shoot the Dublin fusi-
liers, sheltered in the trenches.
Firing continued for some time and
then the fusiliers and the light horse
serving as infantry threw up their arms
and rushed out of the trenches
The effect of the abandonment of
Spion Kop by the English ean hardly
be gauged as yet, but it must prove to
be immense.
An unusually high proportion of
lyddite shells did not explode.
DIR. JAMESON WOUNDED.
Boer head laager, near Ladysmith,
Thursday, January 25, via Lorenzo
Marques. January 26.-It is repo, ted
here that as the result of Long TOMS
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