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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
LEO wELkER THROWN OUT.
Games Committee Decides That Drake
Wins Meet.

Des Moines, June 13.-The games
committee of the Iowa intercollegiate
Athletic association hold that Leo
Welker winner of the two bicycle
events in the state meet was profess
sional The ten points made by him
were therefore taken away from Grin
nell and given to the schools whose
men won second places in the two
events. Drake having captured fourth
place in the mile event is thus the win.
ner of the event by single point. The
final score as corrected according to
the decision of the games committee
is as follows: Drake SO, Grsnnell 80,
Ames 20, Iowa IT, Cornell it, I. s. N.
S. 8, Simpson 2.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Moses Johnston, of osceola, Becomes
Despondent.

Osceola. June 13.-Word was receiv-
ed over the phone yesterday that
Nose Johnston, a highly respected
farmer living south of here, shot him
self through the head and cannot re-
cover. Physicians and friends left i'm
mediately for his home and nothing
more has been learned as to his con-
dition. Mr. Johnston has been sick
for a number of months and despond-
ency is said to have caused the deed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
COL. A. w. SWAIN IN IOWA.
Consul to Montevideo Arrives With
Wife and Child.

Des Moines, June 14.-Colonel AL
bert w. Swain, United States consul
to Montevideo, Uruguay, accompanied
by Mrs. Swain and their daughter,
Miss Nina Swain, has arrived in Des
Moines. They expect to remain here
most Of the time until the expiration
of Colonel Swalm's leave of absence,
July 20. They are now guests of Mrs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
CONNECTS HOME PROGRESSING.
Plans Being Made for Construction on
Plat Donated by Mr., Coffin.

Plat Donated by Mr.. Coffin.
Fort Dodge, June 12.-Work will be
started on the L. 8. Coffin homo for
ex.convicts as soon as the plans can
be drawn and the contracts let. A
local contractor and architect are now
at work drafting plans which will be
submitted to the building committee
as soon as accepted and the work will
be started. A site Of eighty acres .ot
land donated by Mr.. Coffin has been
selected. The new home will be
pleasantly located on rising ground
and the location has been pronounced
an ideal one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Henderson LIBRARY is BEGUN,

Fayette, June 14.-The closing exer.
cises of commencement at Upper To-
wa University took place yesterday.
Ground was broken for the David B.
Henderson library, for which Andrew
Carnegie contributed $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
HEARS FROM CARNEGIE.
Drake University Library Hopes Have
Been Blasted.

Des Moines, June 13.-The trustees
of Drake university have received a
letter from Andrew Carnegie, the noted
philanthropist, in which he reiterated
his declaration that he has not and
will not endow libraries for sectarian
institutions or private enterprises He
wrote this letter in answer to re-
quest on the part of the board that he
look kindly upon the efforts of the uni.
versity to secure an endowed library.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
COMPANY "A" TO REoReANlzE.
Adjutant General Byers Gives Back
the Soldiers,

1Des Moines, June 14.-Des Moines
will not lose it's military company. A
promise has been secured by citizens
that Co. A. recently mustered out of
service may be reorganized, and the
old company letter and place in the
Fifty-first regiment retained, although
none of the former members or Off
GERS will have places in the company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
DRAKE FACULTY CHANGES.
Professor T. w. Dehaven Succeeded
by c. D. McGreaor.

Des MONIES, June 14.-Prof. T. w.
De Haven, at the head of the business
department of Drake university, has
been displaced by the board of trus-
tees with Prof. G. D. McGregor, Of
Nora Springs. It has been rumored
for some time that when the trustees
convened there would be a number OF
changes in the faculty. Most of these
changes were not made and that in
the comm ercial department was the
most important,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18

keny, of Corning, E. H. Bishop of Muir
ray and r. w. Chamberlain of Mar
shalltoWn
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18

The remaining assets of the defunct
Iowa Savings bank at Sioux City were
sold at auction June 10.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Related to a Millionaire.

Mrs. shuler, q modest old lady in
Des Moines, says she is sister Of the
murdered millionaire Rice of aNew
York City. \
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Iowa Pensions.

MISUNDERSTANDING Richard, Du-
buque, $12. ncrease-Edgar C. Cobb,
Keokuk, $50; Alanzon Baker, Akron,
$40 John w. Case, Eldora, $12.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
DR.. j. c. BONHAM
Chronic and Surgical Diseases-Rup.
ture and Nervous Diseases.

catarrh Of Liver, Stomach and Bowels
Are you irritable? Is your complex
ion bad? Do you bloat after meals?
Do you belch up gas? Is yo,1r tongue
coated? Do you have sickheadache?
Is your stomach or abdomen sore? Is
your circulation bad?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18

Potash mHamn9atoa Of the stomach @~EW1o,4TsW
and bowels dangerous WSONNh
often chronic darrhoa follow its - ~ -s1ngTF8W
/ will have
Contagious Blood Poison minerals for
first Mercury sensitive
the
and until the
the bones
and
skin but the the blood the old
hope completely eradicate it method of
S. S. S. is the
apour OF
infib
under the influence Of destroysand edes
ana and particle
ease was @ am nov and
blood
for it. EMERSON, Peveiy. MO before the dis
the only COO
that
blood
disappear strength returns and
different
advice
nohng and hasten THE SWIFT SPECIFIC
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Nervous Diseases, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles.

Is your mind dull? Is the memory
bad? Is there sediment in urine? Do
you see spots before your eyes ?Have
you varicocele? Have you any weak
ness Of parts? Have you frequent and
painful urination? Do you have hor.
rid dreams? Is the prostate enlarged
Do you have any rectal trouble or
piles or fistula.
Rupture and Varicocele cured with.
out chloroform or severe pain. Elec.
tro Thermal Baths for rheumatism
nervous, blood and skin diseases.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
tion's Capital.

Washington, June 14.-Levi L. Rey-
nolds has been appointed postmaster
at Little Sioux, Harrison county, vice
A. M Ellis, resigned.
Upon the recommendation of Repre-
sentative Lacey, William Harrison
Shaw, assistant cashier of the Oska-
koosa Savings bank, has been appoint
ed to disburse funds appropriated for
the construction of the new postoffice
building at Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18

S. S. S. is the only
antidote for this de-
structive virus, and an,
intallible remedy for
this peculiar poison. Re
destroysand eradicates
every particle Of the
poison, and makes the
blood as healthy and
pure as before the dis
aaee u,oe /,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
M ezsleazuaV AND AND
s :s:; 7 !: +; ;:5 s; PGoGa sn
r,e

few constitutions can stand it for any length of time
Potash produces Inflammation of the stomach
and bowels, and dangerous form of dyspepsia and
often chronic diarrhoa follow its use
Now, the doctors will tell YOU if Won have
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Diseases Of Eye, Ear, Nose end
Throat. Glasses Accurately Fitted.

Disease of the Eye and Ear. z
Is your vision failing? Do your
glasses suit you? Do you have squirt
or cross eyes? Do you have granulat-
ed lids? Have you growths on the
eyes or skums over sight? Does your
head roar? Do you have discharging
ears? Are you becoming deaf? Does
reading OF close work tire your eyes
and cause headache?
Disease Of Head, Throat and Lungs.
Do you have catarrh? Is the breath
foul? The voice husky? Does the nose
stop UP at times? Do you cough? Is
the expectoration shiny, bloody or con.
tain pus? Are you tired and weak?
Do you have pain or fever? Do you
have constant droppings In the throat3
Are your tonsils enlarged? Do you
have quinsy?
Special attention given to the Proper
Fitting of Glasses and all operative
work on the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
ondition if you have tie above symp.
ognition of disease and its prompt
nd often the saving of life. For infor-
S. Enclose stamp.
4 e. LAMBERT
ottulrr7xxya Inxurn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22
= GREAT RAIL RECORDS MADE.
Fast Runs on the Steel Highway, Here and
Abroad, but America Is in the Lead.

at an average speed of 65.07 miles per
hour. During one burst Of speed the
train flew over the tracks at the rate of
1928 miles per hour. Although great
records for single miles had been pre-
viously made, it is said, that never
before did a train reach a speed of
eighty miles an hour and maintain it
for half an hour, eighty-fve miles an
hour and hold it for ten minutes Or
ninety miles an hour and hold it for
three or four consecutive miles. Ev-
cry one who was in Chicago or most
anywhere else in the country two years
ago will well remember the great races
which took place for several days be-
tween the Burlington and Chicago and
Northwestern roads over their routes
between Chicago and Omaha. The dis
lance between the two cities Is 500
miles in round numbers. The North
western route is 1899 miles long, while
the Burlington is 5OO.2 miles. The
Northwestern train was due to leave
Chicago at 10 o'clock at night and to
arrive in Omaha the next morning at
S:15. The Burlington left at $50 in
the morning and arrived in the Nebras-
ka city at 1855 the next morning. Thus
the two trains ran practically the same
rate Of speed.
Very Close Com petition.
The Burlington train had little over
ten miles more than the Northwestern
to run, and she used ten minutes more
than the latter to make Omaha, so it
would be splitting hairs to say which
road operated the fastest train. In the
contests which took place the trains of
both roads did such remarkable work
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22
How Denmark Helps Her Farmers.

There are twelve agricultural schools
and a royal agricultural college in Den
mark, says writer in the London Ex-
press The state has also provided ten
expert specialists to give personal advice
to all who may ask on various subjects,
such as disease of crops, agricultural ma
chinery. breeding Of stock, etc. Besides
these there are two directors Of field ex-
periments and an agricultural commits
sioner in London and veterinary com.
missioner in Hamburg, the total annual
grant from the state paid in. salaries be-
Ing fS3OO. There are als~ iwenty-se
experts appointed by various agricultural
societies who are partly paid by the state:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22

heated IN hot box, and the momen-
tum of the train had hurled the wheel
down the track as If it were a buggy
wheel. For some time the wheel had
remained on edge like a boys hoop.
It hoped over to a side track and
then gradually veeredx to the outer
edge, where it crossed the outside rail
and ran off into a field, where It soon
went down in the soft earth. This
accident, Of course, caused most seri-
GUS delay. The railroad officials tele-
graphed to Rock Island for another
engine, but it did not arrive. for over
an hour. Finally, however, the relief
locomotive came and the train was a
few seconds afterward speeding on It's
way. Nearly all Of the rest of the way
to Denver the train was pushed to rec
ord-breaking time. It arrived at the
Denver station the next afternoon, at
ter starting at 1892, exactly twenty
four hours and two minutes after It
left Chicago, breaking the record for a
full train going from this city to the
Rocky Mountain city.
Dash for Mail Connection.
In November, 1897, very remarka-
BILE run was made between Cheyenne
and Omaah, over the Union Pacific
railroad. It is still maintained by many
that this was the fastest long-distance
run ever made, for the running time
was not properly reduced to the correct
figure by deducting time for stops. The
distance between the two cities is 519
miles and the mail train on Nov. %
made the distance in 500 minutes, in
Guiding stops as was stated. This run
was not made in any vainglorious de-
sire to smash records, but for the pur-
pose of avoiding a heavy government
fine which would have been imposed if
the train had missed connections for
the East at Omaha. When the dtscov-
cry was made at Cheyenne that unless
an extraordinary run was made the
mail connection would be missed the
two mail cars were cut loose from the
rest of the train and started with the
engine and tender alone on the fast
trip. Six stops of from three to five
minutes were made for coal and wat
err, and the train had to be slowed
down for ten minutes in passing
through South Omaha and the yards OF
Omaha. So there can be no doubt that
this was one Of the swiftest runs ever
made on rails. In April. 1899, a re-
markable run was made by train on
the Burlington road between Creston
Iowa, and Omaha. When the train ar,
rived at the former town it was an
hour and six minutes late. When the
flyer arrived at Omaha it was only
% minutes late, having covered
the intervening distance of 104 miles
in 113 minutes, or, deducting stops, in
the actual running time of lob minutes
The Burlington considers this section
between these two cities its poorest di-
vision for making fast time, on account
of hills and curves, so all things con
sidered, the burst Of speed made on
April 5, 1899, was most remarkable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22
~ 1NCE the invention of the rail-
~ way locomotive, since the day
~ when tha first train went Shrek

~ 1NCE the invention of the rail-
- way locomotive, since the day
49, when the first train went shrek
ing over the iron rails to the intense
CONSERVATION of the natives there has
always existed the greatest popular in
terest in fast runs. Time and again
records have been made only to be
smashed until it would be difficult to
pick out run and make the uncondi-
tional statement that it was the great
est run ever made by a railroad train.
A disagreement sometimes arises even
as to what is railroad train, for some
great examples of speed are to credit
locomotives to which were attached
single coaches, and some authorities do
cline to admit that such combinations
are trains. Americans and Englishmen
have always been and probably always
will be the leaders Of the world in all
matters pertaining to railways and the
speed of trains. Between the two coun-
tries there has always existed more or
less rivalry over the speed accomplish
ments Of their respective locomotives,
and the rivalry will likely continue as
long as it is possible to make improve
ments of any character. Perhaps Amer
leans as whole give the subject great
er attention than do the British, for we
seem to be interested in all things of
the superlative degree much more deep
ly than our cousins. Every now and
then friendly riyalry-Sometimes. how
ever it is not extremely friendly
breaks out between the various great
railways of the country, and every time
there is a contest one great record or
more is completely smashed
One Of the greatest, if not the great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22

which they We're contending was divid-
ed between the two lines. 1t is said
that no trains on earth ever made such
remarkable runs daily and kept up
the pace as these trains. These runs
of about fifty miles an hour are made
without making any allowance what
ever for stoppages, slow down and
delays of any kind. This means that
the trains necessarily attain q speed in
some parts of the routes of eighty or
ninety, or perhaps even hundred
miles an hour. Some have made the
claim that the trains occasionally
reached 4 speed of 12O miles per hour.
Less than three years ago another
great run was made which attracted
much attention, especially in Chicago
and the West. The Rock Island road
had concluded to increase its service
between Chicago and Denver by the
addition of four new trains. Two of
these trains were sent out to Denver
and two We're kept in Chicago, so that
the new service could be properly in
augurated in both cities at the same
time. 1t was decided by the officials
that one Of the trains going should at
tempt to break the record time to Den
| yer. This was magnificently equip
ped train, with full complement of
sleepers, dining car, buffet smoker, etc.
The passengers were composed OF Rock
Island officials and a large party of
newspaper men from Chicago. Denver
and a number of other cities along the
route, all Of those from distance hav-
ing come to Chicago especially to ae-
company the party.
| Threw a Drive Wheel.
| At exactly 2:3O in the afternoon Or
May 5, 1898, the train pulled out of the
Rock Island station on its way to Den
yer. In few seconds the train was
we'll under way and making great time
through the city. When once beyond
/ the suburbs full steam was turned OF
and the train was soon going at tn,
. rate of mile minute. Everything
. indicated that Rock Island would b,
, reached in record breaking time. TIL
: passengers began to wonder what wa
the matter after the train had beel
t stopping for several minutes near tn
t little station of Green River. Shortl,
: the train backed up the tracks AM
e several of the party became aware 0
t the nature of the trouble for the frs
$ time when they looked out of the win
$ dow and saw great three ton and
e half driving wheel lying on its sid
q in a wheat field. The journal Of tn
; rear drive wheel on the left side ha
d broken squarely OF, having been ove1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22
THOSE TERRIBLE EYES.

Senator Cass Could Annihilate' a Man
with a Look. -
Giant heads, bodies and brains were
Webster and Cass. All the strength of
New Hampshire granite was cOncen-
trated in those two sons. TO look upon
them made the ordinary man feel
small One removed to Massachusetts,,
the other to Michigan, and never were
two states more highly honored. When
these men met in the United States
senate they were the cynosure Of all
eyes, for they We're as imposing as
Mount Washington, under whose
shadow they were reared. Wonderful
eyes they possessed, and men have been
known to shiver with dread when one
or the other allowed his glance to fall
upon them. Cass could look through a
stranger in way to make his brain
burn and his knees knock together. One
searching stare seemed to destroy all
mentality and fill the victim with par
alytic emotions.
The other day saw man slap Senl-
tor Hanna on the back, cry Hello,
senator!' and receive pleasant salute
in reply. No man dared take liberties
with Cass. In 1916 the proprietor of the
National hotel in Washington was a
man who so closely resembled the great
senator from Michigan that he was
often mistaken for him. An old friend,
returning from journey, entered the
lobby, anG, seeing him leaning against
the desk, slipped up behind and hit
him terrific whack on the shoulder,
saying cheerily and simultaneously.
Hello, old man; here am, back again!
How are you? Senator Cass straight.
ened up his six feet three, and, turning
upon the assailant, his terrible blood.
shotten eyes almost annihilated him
with look. Not a word was spoken
That look was ample. The stranger
was so ''rattled" that he could not ever
apologize, but skunk dejectedly out Of
the hotel.
| Later in the day, when congress wa:
supposed to be in session, the stranger
returned to the hotel to shake hand!
with the proprietor and tell him al
about the Cass incident. Walkin,
bravely up he laid his hand down OF
his friends shoulder, and without wait
ing for a greeting, surprised him with
"See here, old fellow, you got me in !,
deuce of scrape this morning. Why y01
know I took old Cass for you; slappe,
him on the back, nearly taking of
shoulder, and the old fool looked at m
as if he wanted to commit murder. Th
darned old lunatic-why doesn't he sta
out of here? He knows" Again til
; great senator from Michigan straight
ened UP his six feet three, again
turned his blood-shotten eyes, again
looked and again the victim fed. Tw
mistakes of that kind in one day.-Ne,
York Press. r.s$#
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est, runs ever made in the world was
accomplished on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad between
Chicago and Buffalo on Oct. "a, 1895.
1t seems that one cause Of this race
against time was a desire to eclipse an
English record made on the twenty
second Of the preceding August be-
tween London and Aberdeen. The dis
lance between these two towns is $40
miles and n train on the London and
Northwestern made the trip ut an aver
age speed Of G3.03 miles per hour The
English public was quite jubilant over
the fact that this trip broke all previ-
GUS records and that the worlds record
was once more held in England. But
the very next month train ON the New
York Central road ran from New York
to East Buffalo, a distance Of little
over 43G miles. ut an average speed of
G4.2G miles per hour or course, this
beat the English record, but it seems
that there was objection to it from
across the water on the ground the trip
was not long enough to be classed as a
least 500 miles in length. So the rec
ord for run Of 500 miles and over was
still in England. There are few
stretches Of railroad 500 miles in length
IN this country which are perfectly
adapted for remarkable runs. There
are hills to mount or curves to cut
around which interfere more or less
with efforts to break records. One of
the stretches Of road having no such
impediments is on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern line between Chi
cago and Buffalo. The officers of the
road concluded that they would try tc
beat the long-cistance record over this
bit Of track.
Over Ninety Miles an Hour.
Arrangements for the speed test were
quietly made. for in view of the posi-
bility Of failure the officials did no
care for any premature advertisement
At $50 o'clock in the morning of Oct
- the train pulled away from tn
starting point. which was at 100tl
street, Chicago, and plunged into tn
darkness on what was to be a remark
able and record-breaking trip. 1
goes without saying that the fewes
possible number of stops and the few
est possible changes of engines wer
arranged for. The train stopped abou
five times. at four of which engine
were changed. In less than eight hour
the train shot into Buffalo with tn
English record hanging in tatters o
the cowcatcher Of the engine. The di:
lance of 510.1 miles had beentcovere
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-22
III CoRee Poisons You,

ruins your digestion, makes you nervous
and sallow complexioned, keeps you
awake nights and acts against your sys;
TEN generaly, try Grain-O, the new food
drink. 1t is made Of pure selected grain
and is healthful, nourishing and appehz:
coffee, yet it is just as pleasant to the
taste. and when properly prepared cant
be told from the finest coffees. Costs
about u as much. It is healthfu1 table
drink for the children and adults: Ash
your grocer for Grain-O. Is and 25e.