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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14
WARE CASE ENDED.
Mother Given the Custody of tile
Child.

MOthef Given the Custody of the
Child.
The Ware habeas corpus case is end
ed and the child, whose custody was in
controversy, has been given to the
mother until such time as the husband
shall provide home for his wife.
When that is done the child will be
given to the father and the wife may
elect whether or not she will live with
her husband.
The mother, Nellie Ware. in her petit
ton for a writ of habeas corpus al
legged that she was compelled to leave
her home with her husband aud his
folks last week on account of i'll treat
ment; that she demanded the custody
of the child but that they would not
give it up. She employed Stecl g.
Smith to prosecute the case for her and
those gentlemen presented the petition
to the court who issued writ. The
father of the child and its grandparents
employed Seneca Cornell to defend the
case which went to trial yesterday
morning. After hearing the evidence
the court decided that he would give
the child into the custody of its moth
er and her folks temporarily and pro-
vided in the order that whenever the
husband could show that he had pro-
cured home for the wife that the
child should be placed in his custody
whether the wife desired to live with
him or not. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ware
are but 10 years of age and were mar
ried in June, 1899. The child in ques-
ton is four months of age.
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NOTICE OF INCoRPoRATIoN.-N IN
~ hereby given that on the 18th day of May,
1900 there was organized under and by virtue
OF the laws of Iowa, Pelham Mining and Devel-
opnent Company, with its principal place Of
ture of the business to be transacted is to buy,
mills, mill sites and other mining property,
rights and privileges: to prospect for and de-
velop mines and operate the same; TO subscribe
for and otherwise acquire, hold, own and sell
stocks in other mining corporations; to bay,
lease, operate or sell smelling, concentrating
or milling plants, and to do such other thinRa
as shall be proper to carry out such purposes.
The authorized capital stock Is $l25.0o0, TO be
divided into shares Of IS cents each, and to DO
worcestershire and fully paid for when issued.
The corporation commences on Aug. II, 1900,
and continues for period of twenty yearo
from said date.
Its affairs shall be managed BY board Of II
directors, who shall be elected at the ahnya1
stockholders meeting, as provided by the By.
laws and articles of incorporation, and until
such election the following persons shall b
the directors, to-wit:
w. S. Pelham, J. N. Barker, J. G. Bonham
F. F. Bridgeman, w. s. Parker, ]. W. Harlan
I. II. Mccullough, ]. c. Manchester, w. s..
Christie, David Ulrey and B. F. SHUTS.
The corporate Indebtedness shall not exceed
$3.50 at any one time and the private property
of the stockholders shall be exempt from cor.
porate debts.
May %, 1900. w. S. CHRISTIE,
President.
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SHERlFF'S SALE-Notice is hereby gives
~ that by virtue OF special execution to me
Wapello county, Iowa, against the lands, tene-
merits, ETC., of The Granite State Proyident As
ISOLATION, defendant, in favor of A. B. Williams
plaintiff, will offer at public sale to the highest
and best bidder, for cash, at the front, door of
the Court House in the city of Ottumwa, Wa
pe1lo County, Iowa, on the 2Srd day of June,
1900, between the hours of o'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. ~. on said day. all Of said Granite
State Provident Associations right, title and
interest III and to the following described
property situated. in Wapello county. Iowa,
to-wit 5
A part of the northeast of the northeast y
of section So, township y, range IA, and a part
of the northwest u OF the northwest of Sec
ton 81, township p, range 10, described ~
follows, to-wit: Commencing at stone at the
southwest corner of lot No. II of Hamm ond,
Baker and Robnson's subdivision. then vas
Gated, said stone being so feet east of the cen.
ter of the right of way of the Wabash, st.
Louis and Pacific r. r. now operated by the
Wabash Co., thence south g degrees east on =
line 50 feet from, and parallel with the center
line of said railroad IS feet thence north
easterly on line at right angles to the last
described line to the dry bed of the Des Moines
River thence in a uorthwester1y direction on
line at right angles with the last course, a dis
lance of rs feet; thence in south westerly di-
rection OH line is ft.from and parallel with the
second course above described. to the place of
beginning and part of the northeast Il
of the northeast of section So. township "a,
range u, and part of the northwestA of the
northwest u of Government lot No. 2 IN section
81, township Y, range 10, described as follows:
commencing at point so feet northeasterly
from the center line of the Wabash railroad
and IS feet southeast of the southwcsterly cor
ner of lot II, in Hammond, Baker and Robin
sons subdivision, now vacated; thence in a
southeasterly direction on line parallel with
50 feet from the center of said railroad IS feet;
thence in northeasterly direction on a line at
right angles to the last course, distance Of 300
feet; thence in a northwesterly direction on a
line at right angles with the last course IS feet
thence In a southweSter1y direction to place
of beginning.
Sale to commence at the hour of one O'Clock
p. M, of said day.
Witness my hand this 18th day Of May, 1900.
Sheriff of wapelIo County, lowe.
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HIGHWAY Nor1cE.-ro Iall whom it ms

HIGHWAY NoTIcE.-To Ia1l whom it may
IL concern: The commissioners appointed to
view, and if required, to establish highway
known as the Laddsdale road, commencing at
point on highway at southwest corner, south
east quarter of Section %, township II, range
II, west 5th p. NJ, in Wapello County, Iowa.
running thence westerly along the north side
and parallel with the c, n. g. p. R.R. right of
way, to a point on the county line where it will
intersect road petitioned for in Davis County,
Iowa, to become a part of said road, has re-
ported in favor of he establishment
thereof, and all objections thereto, or claims
on or before noon of the 4th day of Aug, A. d,
1900, or such highway will be established with
out reference thereto.
Witness my hand this 4th day of June, 1900.
MORGAN GRIswoLD,
Auditor of Wapello County, Iowa.
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and the commencement of this action,
SAID defendant wrongfully, wickedly
and unjustly debauched and carnally
knew one Mary Phillips, then and still
Delng the wife of plaintiff, and thereby
the affection of said Mary Phillips for
plaintiff was alienated and destroyed,
and the plaintiff has been deprived of
the comfort, fellowship, society and as
sistance of his said wife in his domes-
tic affairs. and has been brought into
dishonor and disgrace, to his damage in
the sum of $4,000.
Wherefore plaintiff demands iudg-
ment against the defendant for the said
sum of $4,000, with interest and cost OF
suit
The plaintiff states that he expects
10 prove that Spooner visited the Phil
lips home on West Second street since
the mayor found the letter in the
waste basket, and at one time had an
interview with her in the Pallister flats
They state that they will prove that
she would not live in the flats with the
mayor on account of Spooner's infu-
ence over Mrs. Phillips, and many 9TH
er matters tending to show that Spoon.
er is at the bottom of the trouble.
They say that they have in their pos.
session letter of sixteen pages from
Mrs. Phillips to Spooner which was
given to Mr.. Phillips little daughter to
mail, but which she held and delivered
to her father. This letter was writ
ten after the couple had moved in the
Pallister flats and related to the letter
found in the waste paper basket by
the mayor.
A Courier reporter saw Mr.. Phillips
today in regard to his troubles and
that gentleman said that at no time did
he strike his wife; that at no time did
he give her cause to leave his bed and
board, and particularly denies that he
either struck her or offered to strike
her or in any way assault her or offer
to assault her at the time of the troub.
le between the couple last week. The
mayor says that for proof of the as.
sertion he refers by permission to b
w. Van Der Neer, Brown McCarroll
and Constable Ed. Campbell.
Mr. Phillips also said today to Cou.
rier reporter that he intended to file a
petition for a divorce from his wife at
the August term of court and said that
he thought he had enough evidence tc
entitle him to a decree with no diff.
Guilty at all. The mayor says that he
intends to end once for all the martial
troubles that have existed in his home
and is taking the only course-1eft open
to him after having repeatedly over.
looked many matters in his wife's con.
duct that We're not to his liking.
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ORIGINAL NOTICE-Mattie Brown1ee, plain
" tiff, VS.. Sherman Brownlee, defendant
To Sherman Browrlee, you are hereby noti-
fed that there is on file the petition of plain
tiff in the above entitled cause i'll the Office of
IOWA, in and for Wapello County, claiming of
You divorce on the ground of habitual drunk
enness and failure to support for particulars
see petition on file
And that unless You appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day of the next
term. being the August term of said Court,
day of August, 1900. default will be entered
against you and decree rendered thereon as
prayed for.
Dated June r. 1900.
S. E. ADLER, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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AN ELDER is JAILED.
Colored Minister Arrested I'm Daven.
port Upon Close of Services.

Davenport, June 12.-At the conclu-
sion of services at the African NJ. Z.
church, Rev. Jason Bundy, presiding
elder of the Iowa and Minnesota dis
trict, who had held the quarterly con-
ference meeting, was arrested by Con-
stable Ramsey on a warrant charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses. The information had been
filed few hours earlier by A. ID. Cor
bin. Presiding Elder Bundy was talk
en- to the county Jail and was seen in
the office of that place by a reporter.
Following is what the reverend gem
tleman had to say:
1.-Two years ago last April, at dis
trict conference at Muchakinock, where
l presided, Mr.. Corbin was a visitor.
1t was decided to have 500 copies of the
minutes printed for distribution, the
expense to be taxed to the various
churches. Without solicitation Mr..
Corbin came up and gave me dollar,
asking that fifteen copies of the min
utes be sent to him. l gave the money
to the secretary, telling him to remem-
Der the request or to make a note of
it. Others paid money that evening as
Mr.. Corbin did, and the coin was given
to the secretary. 1, of course, had
nothing further to do with the matter,
and the incident slipped my mind until
l was reminded of it by Mr.. Corbin a
month or so later, when | was in DAY.
EXPORT. He asked where his minutes
were. l replied that / did not know,
but would investigate the matter. La
ter found that by mistake the fifteen
copies had been sent to the church here.
instead of to Mr.. Corbin. Then the Da-
venport church offered to pay the dol
lar to Mr.. Corbin, but he refused it.
Last night he had me arrested for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.' .
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WANTDR.F. ". limit
Ottumwa Pastor Called to Head Of
Parsons College.
HAS NOT GIVEN FINAL ANSWER
Vacancy in the Faculty Occasioned by
Resignation of Rev. ID. e. Zen.
kins-NIembers Of DR.. Hinitt,s
Church Demur.

DR.. F. W. limit, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of this city, mas
been rendered the office of president of
Parsons college, at Fairfield, and while
he has not definitely decided what his
answer will be, he has. however, taken
the matter under the closest consider
alton.
Rev. D. 2. Jenkins, the former presi-
dent of the college, rendered his resig-
nation to the board of trustees az a
meeting last week. DIR. Hinitt, who is
4 member of the board, was not pres
ent at the time the resignation was
acted upon, his absence being neces-
sary on account of future engagements
in Missouri. Last Saturday, when he
returned to Ottumwa, he was waited
upon by committee from the board
of trustees, which formally rendered
him the office.
Parsons college is one of the leading
institutions of this kind in the state,
having the largest endowment of any
college in the Presbyterian denomin-
alton west of the Mississippi river, and
its friends and supporters are sanguine
as to it's prosperous future.
DR.. Hinitt has filled the passionate of
the First Presbyterian church in this
city for the last five years, during
which time he has also held position
as member of the board of trustees
of Parsons college, I. d. Foster, Of
Ottumwa, being the chairman of the
executive committee of the board.
DR.. limits work in the church here
has been very pleasant and has been
attended with great good. During the
five years which he has labored in OF
tumwa for the upbuilding of Gcd's
cause and the church, he has endearcd
himself to not alone his congregation
but to everyone with whom he has
come in contact. On this account the
news of the honor which has been con
ferred upon him will be appreciated
but will not be looked upon favorably
especially if he should decide to accept
it.
1t is matter, however, upon which
DR.. Hinitt will give. the very closest
consideration, and his final answer will
not be announced until the field has
been canvassed with due deliberation
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14
IOWA TRAIN Fon CONVENTION.
Will Leave for philadelphia Friday
MorminS-Those Who Arc Going.

Des Moines, June 1.-THE Iowa del
egates to the republican national con-
vention, to be held in Philadelphia, and
Iowans who will attend. left Des
Moines for Chicago today, from which
point they will go to Philadelphia to-
gether, three Pullman sleepers, at
tached to convention special over
the Pennsylvania road, having been en-.
gagged for their accommodation. This
train will leave Chicago at $3.50 a. IN
Friday, arriving, Philadelphia the
next morning.
The delegates will be as follows:
Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw and Lafayette
Young, Des Moines; George w. French
Davenport; DIR. j. H. Smith, Cedar Rap.
ids, delegates-at-large, and the follow
ing district delegates: Captain j. j
Ellerick, Doutls Station; j. N. w. Rum.
pie, ,Marengo; William Roach, Musca-
tine; G. E. Albrook, Eldora; C.. E
Ransier, Independence; E., o. Werder
Charles City; J. j. Mash, DEBORAH; NJ
j. Tobin, Ninton; C. NJ. Hinsdale, New
ton; James C. Dunn, Bloomfield; H
NJ. Schemchel, Dallas Center; anC
James c. Mabry, Centerville. Quarters
for these have been engaged on the
sleepers.
Alternates who will go are F. j. Win
Eagle Grove; A. II. Gale, Mason City;
L. r. Ercenbrack, Anamosa; r. n
Hyde, Des Moines; w. w. Ellis, Vii
lisca.
Mr.. Geo. M. Christian had a number
of banners printed with which the cars
out of Chicago will be decorated
There are streamers to announce that
the train is occupied by the iowa del
egation and others, declaring its inten
ton to support Dolliyer for vice presi
dent, while there are still others claim
ing for him the support of the solo
west.
The headquarters for the delegation
in Philadelphia, which We're engaged
before it was known Mr.. Deliver would
be a serious candidate for the vice pres
idency, will be utilized as the Dollivel
Headquarters.
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degree of LID. on several distinguish
ed persons, including Joseph II. Chcate
and Professor John Williams White,
of Harvard.
In presenting the degree to Mr..
Choate the public orator, DR.. Sandys,
briefly touched on the many ties ink
ing the United States and Great Brit
ain, adding that when either coun-
try was st war the principles OF neu-
tra.ity proved to be greatly consistent
with the feeling of tacit good will
existing between the leading states
men of the two nations.
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A second captain Bogardus.

Moulton. June 13.-(Special.)-F. L.
Eason, of Bonaparte, is an expert shot
with the rifle and last evening did some
wonderful execution at this place. He
started by breaking fifty glass balls
thrown in the air without miss. He
hit pennies, marbles and walnuts and
even Went SO far as to knock % cali
bre rifle shell into space with bullets
from his rifle. Besides putting eight
holes in a tin can before it reached the
ground, he cut the ashes from cigar
held in the mouth of man who vol
unteered and picked five pins from as
many fingers of another, the pins be-
ing fastened to the finger tips.
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A Card ofTl,anks.

I wish to say that l feel under last
ing obligations for what Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has done for our
family. We have used it in so many
cases of coughs, lung troubles and
whooping cough, and it has always Civ
en- the most perfect satisfaction, we
feel greatly indebted to the manuac-
tuners of this remedy and wish them
to please accept our hearty thanks
Respectfully, Mrs. S. Doty, Des Moines
Iowa. For sale by druggists.
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Asks $4,000 for Alleged Aliena-
tion Of Wife's Affections.
GEORGE NJ. SPOONER is DEFENDANT
says spooner Debauched His WIFE,
Suit Brought in Poweshiek County
Letters In Evidence-WilI
Apply for Divorce,
From Thursdays Daily,


Mayor Phillips thinks his wife's af-
fections are worth in the neighborhood
of $4,000 and by his attorneys, Blake
Poweshiek district court at Montezuma
asking judgment against George M.
Spooner, of Grinnell, for that amount
and alleging as cause of action thai
Spooner did debauch his wife, thereby
alternating her affections from the
mayor, her lawful husband.
Yesterday the case against Spooner
charging him with improper use of
the mails in writing letters to Mrs.
Phillips making an appointment with
her in case the mayor should leave
town, was dismissed for want of evil
dence showing that the letter in ques-
tion had been transmitted thru the
mails. Following the dismissal of the
case the mayor consulted Blake & Hall
with the result that the damage suit
was filed.
Mayor Phillips and his wife have
not at all time had harmony in their
home. Some months ago Mrs. Phillips
filed a petition in the district court
asking for divorce and alleging that
her husband had been guilty OF cruel
and inhuman treatment. The mayor
strenuously denied the charge and the
case was finally compromised by the
payment of large sum of money and
an allowance each month and the cou-
pie again lived together. After time
at the solicitation Of the wife, the
couple left their home in the north
part of town and moved to the Pallis-
ter flats on West Second street. It is
said that Mrs. Phillips again became
dissatisfied and left her home, which
the mayor says was thru no fault of
his. Finally matters came to climax
when the injured husband found the
fragments of a letter in his waste
paper basket which he carefully pieced
together and found that it was from a
man who signed himself "Max." The
letter made an appointment with Mrs.
Phillips in case the mayor should leave
town, she to notify the writer by tele-
graph when that occurred. The may
or suspected that the letter was writ
ten by one George NJ. Spooner, trav-
cling man who resides at Grinnell, and
accordingly caused his arrest on the
charge of using the mails for improper
purposes. Spooner was taken into Gus
tody and conveyed to Des Moines,
where he was released yesterday after
a hearing before Commissioner Mason,
there being no evidence to show that
5 the letter was transmitted thru the
mails.
Yesterday the mayor determined to
file a petition against Spooner for dam
ages for alleged alienation of hiw
wife's affections. The following is a
copy of the petition:
The Petition.
Plaintiff for cause of action states:
That he is resident of Ottumwa, low, "a
and he and his wife have resided there
in for number of years; that on the
18th day of April, 1900, and on divers
other days prior to that time, and on
divers other days between that time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14

L hereby given that The Courier Printing
Company, a corporation of Wape1lo County,
Iowa, has caused to be executed and recorded,
an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation
$4,000, the present limit, to $4,000, such In
creased capital stock so authorized to be dis
posed of and issued from time to time, and
upon such terms as the stockholders represent
ing not less than two-thirds of the then issued
stock of the Company may determine, either at
the annual or any special meeting of the
stockholders.
Attest A. w. LEB,
A. G. HARROW, President.
Secretary.
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NoTIcE-PRooF OF wILL.-State of Iowa,
~ Wapeuo Comfy, District court. To
all whom 1t may concern: Notice is hereby
given, that an instrument in writing purporting
to be the last will and testament of Phillip c.
Biddison, deceased, was this day produced,
opened aud read by the undersigned, and that
have fixed Monday, the Goth day of August,
1900, as the day for hearing proof in relation
thereto.
Witness my official signature, with the seal
of said court hereto affixed, this 18th day of
June, 1900.
49,, o. ]. GARRIoTT,
Seal. Clerk District Court.
49, BY 81. ]. Wing, Deputy.
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Edltor,. Awful Plight.

F. N. Higgins, Editor Seneca (Ill.)
News, was afflicted for years with
Piles that no doctor or remedy helped
until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
He writes two boxes wholly cured him.
It's the surest Pile cure on earth and
the best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by
Clark & Mollison, druggists.
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IOWA G. A. r.. ENcAMpmENT.
Annual Reunion opened In Davenport,
Yesterday

Davenport, June lathe annual en-
campment of the G. A. II. department
of Iowa opened here yesterday. A
thousand veterans, members Of the
Sons of Veterans, Women's Relief
Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army and
Ladies Aid society are in the city.
rive Iowa regiments whose work at
Shiloh won for them from the rebels
the name of Hornets Nest Brigade
are also holding a reunion. At the
brigade campfire last night Mayor
Heinze welcomed the veterans 20 the
city and addresses We're delivered by
Mayor Reed, of Evanston, H.; Major
Mahon, of Ottumwa and others.
1t is generally conceded that General
NJ. B. DAVIS, of Sioux City, will be
elected theNnext department command
en-.
Among the prominent visitors are
Gen. Albert B. Shaw, national comman-
der of the Grand Army, and Mrs. + lor-
ence Mcclellan, president of the Hi
nois Woman's Relief Corps. The real
business of the encampment begins
today.
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Buchanan. Mich Nav ..

- -Idy q.
Genessee Pure Food Co., Lie Roy, n. ":
Gentlemen:-My mamma has been
a great coffee drinker and has found
it very injurious. Having used several
packages of your Grain-O the drink
that takes the place of coffee, she
finds it much better for herself and
for us children to drink. She has
given up coffee drinking entirely. We
use a package every week. l am ten
years old.
Yours respectfully, Fannie Williams.
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Colorado, Utah, South Dakota and
wyoming, Special Excursions,

June 20, July 9, II and August 1 the
Milwaukee will sell excursion tickets to
Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and
/ Glenwood Springs, Col, Salt Lake City
and Ogden, Utah, Hot Springs, Dead
wood, Spear Fish, Rapid City and Gus
ter, S. d., Casper and Sheridan, Wyom-
ing, at a very low rate. Return limit
Oct 81. 1900. For particulars as to
rates, stop-over privileges, ETC., call on
or address A. J.. Packard, agent.