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Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. c. c. Pratt visited in Goneseo
today.
Prof. J. +. Darby has returned from
Chicago.
Miss Elsie White is visiting in
Cambridge.
DR.. Carl Bernhardi went TO Chicago
last evening.
Misses BERTHE and Annie Andrews
are visiting in Chicago.
Meigs Wait, of Reynolds, was in the
city today on business.
Mr. and Mrs. William Trofz have
returned from their western trip.
Edward Hauptmann and Fred Kerr
lett yesterday for the Buffalo exposi-
tion.
ii. j. Frysingtr, formerly of Rock
Island. now of Baltimore, is in the
city on business.
ORB F. Hall left today for northern
Iowa on professional business. He
will return Monday.
j. b. Simon is home for the sum-
mer from his studies at the Boston
School of Technology.
&. A. Stoddard leaves next week
for Lake Wequetonsing. Mich, where
he will spend the summer.
Miss Mary Flack, who has been
visiting with Mrs. William Flack, re-
turned home to Chicago today.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Rhodes. of Cramp-
ton, left for home this morning after
a visit with Mrs. T.. j. Hathaway.
Miss Annie Soderstrom, of Repub-
lie. Mich, is a guest at the home
of Aid. and Mrs. A. f. Soderstrom.
Miss Della Shields and Miss Martha
Brockway arrived from Galesburg
this morning to visit at the home OF
ID. C. Murphy.
Miss Maude White left this
morning for Cedar Falls, Iowa. where
she will attend summer school at the
normal college.
Mrs. j. X. Welch, of st. James. and
Mrs. John O'Boyle, of Hastings.
Mimi, have returned to their homes
after a visit with the family of w. G..
Jennings.
+ G. Berry has returned from Tor
onto. Can, where he was n delegate
to the convention of tho International
Association of Mschinists. MIR. Berry
reports the organization in splendid
shape to fight to finish the mschin-
ists' strike.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
STREET GAR RUNS IN YARD
Motor Cuts Up Fanny CaPers at
O'CLOCK 1hls Morning

Motor Cuts Up Fanny CaPers at
O'CLOCK 1his Morning
Motor car "a of the Tri-City Rail-
way company, running in the all
night service, in charge Of Motorman
Clark, jumped the track at Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street when
coming west at O'Clock this morning,
dashed across the latter thoroughfare,
plowed through the curb aud walk
and planted itself in yard on the west
side of the street. The wrecklng out
lit was sent for and in short time the
car was replaced on the track and
taken back to the barn, none the
worse for the experience except a
damaged fender. The walk was re-
paired by the street car company
this morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
LEWIS BODYISFOUND
Remains of Drowned Negro Come
to Surface Near Point Where
Accident Occurred.
ARE SENT TO KEwANEE FOR BURIAL
Alongside Fathsr and Mother,
Who Were Respected
People There.

The remains of Martin Lewis, the
colored man who was drowned while
bathing at the foot of Seventeenth
street Tuesday, came to the surface a
short distance below the point where
the accident occurred early this
morning.
The corpse was seen by several
persons and Fred Tubbs, George
Bloomquist and Frank Swanson Sc
cured boat, overhauled it at
Fourteenth street and towed it back
to the levee.
When taken from the water the body
was a frightful object. decomposition
being we'll advanced. 1t was taken to
Undertaken Knox's rooms, where
Coroner Eckhart later impanelled a
jury composed of IL. M. Schriver,
foreman, Edward Dowar. Henry
Lamp, John Schmidt. James Darnell
and &. A. Spencer. After taking a
rather circumspect view OF the corpse
and hearing the evidence of the boys
u no were with Lewis at the time of
the accident. a verdict of accidental
drowning was found.
Interment at X swanss.
The remains were sealed in metal
cssket and shipped to Kewanee,
where it had been learned that Lewis
father and mother, who were highly
respected people, are buried. A citi-
zen of the place who was acquainted
with the family agreed to stand the
expense of transportation and burial.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
River RlpIete.

The stage of water at the Rock Is
land bridge at q. m. was 1925 and
at noon $3.50. The temperature at
noon was 81.
The Ravenna brought down 20
strings of logs.
The j. w. Van SAINT came down with
a tow of 16 strings of logs
The Winona was in and out.
The Hennepin and Irene Nj. went
north.
The A. j. Whitney passed down
with four barges.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
fRATERNAL TRI3UNES
AMEND THEIR RULES

The Fraternal Tribunes have filed
for record in Circuit Clerk CANDLES
Office a certificate of amendn eut to
the certificate of association of the
order. BY the change which has been
made the supreme tribunal is given
more power and the age of eligibility
is changed from between Is and 81 to
between 15 and 50 years. O.her
minor changes are outlined.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
Taken to tho HoenItaI

Mrs. j. w. Cox, of Port Byron, was
brought to the city yesterday and
taken to st. Authony's hospital, where
she will submit to an operation.
Frank Roman, whose home is at
Fifth street and Third avenue. was
conveyed to st. Anthony's hospital in
the ambulance yesterday, suffering
with typhoid fever.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
Another Assistant For PIummer.

Owing TO the fact that the furniture
for the new Rock Island city ticket
office will have to be made to order it
is probable an agent will not be in
stalled for II month. The office will
be run in the name of +. g. Plummer,
agent at the depot, but in all prob
ability an assistant will attend to the
duties there, while Mr.. Plummer will
retain his present post.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14

Ray Campbell. the hustling and
accommodating messenger for the
Postal Telegraph company, went
forth today in a natty new uniform.
Ray makes an ideal messenger boy
and the new togs set him off in great
fashion. He is about the swellest in
his line that has come over the pike
these many moons
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
Veterans Reunion.

Memb bers of the 126 Illinois volun
teers met at Memorial hall yesterday
afternoon and decided upon Augusi
13 and IA as the dates for holding the
annual reunion. The meeting will be
held, as last year, at Memorial hall.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
Ander.ch-E EIcheI.doerfer.

Mrs. Lily EichelsdoerTer announces
the forthcoming marriage of her
daughter, Emma Marie. to William
A Andersen, to be celebrated at her
home. 1925 Twenty-iirst street, Thurs
day evening, June 27, at s o'clock
Mr.. Andersen is manager of the Tri-
City Regalia company on Twentieth
street, and well known vocalist.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14

Eczema, salt rheum, letter, chat
ing, ivy poisoning and all skin tor
lures are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The certain pile
cure. b. II. Bieber and Hartz & Ulle-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
MrccIt BIock. Train.

Train No. 4 on the Rock Island. due
here at midnight from the west, did
not arrive till o'clock this morning.
The track was blocked by wreck
west of Des Moines
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14

Don't get side tracked in business.
Dullness sometimes passes for death.
Men with brains reach the goal.
Rocky Mountain Tea puts gray mat
ter into ones head. 35 cents. Il. Ii
Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-14
WheeIan an Author.

The Federal Life Insurance COM
pany has adopted and published in
pamphlet form humber of sugges-
lions and arguments prepared by III.
l.. Wheelan, the company's district
agent here Tho pamphlet is entitled
Federal Facts" and attractively and
concisoly sets forth the good points
of the Federal company's proposition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-26

Eldon at 1890 a. m. and leaves for
keolluk at / o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Stevens of OF
tumwa spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Cremer
Mesdames W. Brown and F. Huey,
and Miss Nellie Brown spent the day
at Ottumwa.
G. L. Hammond of Fairport spent
Sunday at home.
The young women of Eldon give a
party tonight at the home of Miss
Carrie Myres in honor of Miss Settle
Hellyer, who will be married at Lex
ington, Mo-, tomorrow to Frank Dor
nau.
Mrs. S. Stone returned from Oska-
loosa aSturday morning.
The supper given at the X. p hall
Saturday night was a great success.
j. D. Pool of Ottawa, H., is visiting
J. Hall
Eldon young people will be- sorroy
to hear of the death of Conductor
Mrs. J. R. Sweeney returned to her
home at Floris Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. HINES left today
for Decatur, H., to visit their daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w Healy left today
for Grand Island, Neb., to visit Mrs.
IGe. Irwin.
A. H. Sherman of Des Moines spent
Sunday at Eldon.
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, Nov. 26.-IHiss Daisy
Sherrick returned home Saturday ev-
ening from Ottumwa, where she has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. G. C.
Brown
Mrs. G. o. Kirkpatrick, an old resi-
dent of this place, died at the home
of her son.Abe Kirkpatrick, in Cen.
terville, and was brought here for bu-
rial. The funeral was held at the
Free Methodist church Sunday after
noon, Rev. w. J. Trimble conducting
the services.
The cooking club will give a tea at
the home of Miss Marjorie Norris
this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Steward and Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. D. Hope. attended the flu
neral of a relative in Fairfield Sunday
Carey Thompson. an engineer on
the Burlington, whose home is at Bur.
| lington, has been spending a week Wis.
| iting his mother and hunting in this
vicinity.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Kennedy are
here from South Ottumwa, having
been called by the death of Mrs. Kirk
patrick, mother of Mrs. Kennedy.
| Rev. e. J. Smith is conducting pro
tracted meetings at Bethel church.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the M. h. church The sermon
will be preached by Rev. E. j. Smith
Dr. Shook of Fairfield, was called
here Saturday for consultation ovel
the case of W.H.Hope, who has been
quite sick for several weeks.
A disastrous fire was narrowly
averted last week by prompt action
The roof of the old residence of Hon
w. S. Alien, which was removed from
It's site and placed just back, and al
most joining the elegant residence
now in course of construction, caught
from burning flue and was gaining
much Roadway, but was eXtinguisheC
with a few buckets of water
Frank Durk will leave Wednesday
for Edgemont South Dakota, where
he has secured employment in the B
& M. shops.
Abe Kirkpatrick, of Centerville, wa.
in town over Sunday, having accompa
MED the remains of his mother here
Mrs. Andrew West, of FIT. Madison
is visiting her daughter Mrs. Cy An
4 derson
Mrs Alice M. Woods left Thursda,
for Keokuk, where she will spend thu
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Free
lDeahl
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hope very pleas
antly entertained at tea Friday even
Ling, The following were the guests
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DoudS,

Douds, Nov. 26.-I. S. McCrary and
wife of Eldon visited on Friday with
G. R. McCrary.
Ira Mccullough and son, Harold, of
near Selma visited with relatives in
town Sunday
Gilbert McGill has bought Lining &
Sons, of Leando, stock of general mer-
chandise and will probably continue
the business in Leando for a while,
at least. VIM. Loftiss will likely be
his chief clerk there
c. r. McCrary attended the funeral
of Frank Beer of Keosauqua on Satur-
day
Theodore Miller and family of Keo-
kuk visited with relatives in. this vi
cinity last week.
John Walker and Oscar Gardner
went to- Keokuk on Sunday, returning
Monday.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWl IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronlcIed
by courier's staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Bentonsport.

Bentonsport, Nov. 90 Miss Bess
Moore of Bonaparte, visited Monday
with her parents.
Clarence b. Lewis, returned home
last week from China, via San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Claude Leggett has been making
much needed repairs on the bridge.
Grace Greenwalt, Mrs. Eta Rowsey
and son, Lee, of Pierceville, attended
the entertainment in Vernon Saturday
evening.
Mahlon Doan has just finished eel
lar under his house on Main street.
The string Dand has been re-organ-
lied under the leadership of Profess
sor Lemuel Dorson.
John Robb, of Vernon. has secured
a position in Moline, Ill.
E. ]. Brown is preparing to visit his
old home in Ohio.
A very pleasant party was given at
the home of E. ]. Brown Tuesday ey.
ening, by Misses Mary and Reba
Snare, as a farewell to the Bentons
port high school scholars on the even
ing of the Misses Snare departure for
their future home in Colorado.
Mrs. Nellie Branham, of Farming,
ton, visited relatives here Wednes
day.
A colored minister, Rev. H. s.
Skanes, gave a very interestinf lee,
ture on Breaking Chains of Slavery,
at the Odd Fellows hall last week.
John Leggett, of Vernon, severely in
jured his hand on rusty nail. 1t was
thought for a time that lock-jaw would
result, but he is improving.
Maj. Jas. B. Sheath was a business
- II, Il
Henry T. Shepherd spent a few
hours at the county seat Saturday.
The out-of-town pupils who are at
been previously mentioned are Harry
MARRIOTT, Lawance Sargent, Mary
Craig and Fanny. Sedweck.
Harry Ehrman, who has been work
ing in Ottumwa, returned home lasl
week and is now quite sick at his
home in Vernon.
Dr. r. L. Boon was business visit
or in Keosauqua Wednesday.
John L. Seward has rented the Jos
Crimson farm for the ensuing year.
Two former high school boys are
now teaching school. Joel McCrack
en- has secured the Prairie Queen, ant
Percy Willis the Wards school, botf
are on Vernon Prairie.
Charles, George and Eli McKinne!
are busy digging coal on the H. S
Shepherd farm. 1t is of very goot
quality.
Chas. Alexander and family lef
this afternoon for Ottumwa. Mr.. Alex
ander has secured a position in the
packing house.
The entertainment given in Vernon
Saturday evening by the school PEG
pie was a decided success, netting
quite sum.
Isaiah Marriott, east of Vernon, il
quite sick.
Frank Clements and family, of Yer
non Prairie, visited Sunday here.
The recent changes made in thu
freight service on the Rock Islant
greatly benefit the travelling public il
this part of the state
Jas. B. Sheath has charge of thu
telephone Office here during the alb
sence OF R. l.. Boon.
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Salem.

Salem, Nov. 26.-Rev Henderson ar
rived Wednesday. His wife and chill
dren came Saturday. The family is
now at home at the Congregational par.
sonage.
Mrs. Vern Fem fell Sunday morning
of last week causing dislocation of
her right shoulder
Today Miss Nettie Cammack began
her winter term of school at Pea
Ridge.
Monday, Mrs. John Campbell receiv-
ed the sad intelligence of the death of
her sister, Mrs. Emily Jacob of Dallas
City. Illinois, Tuesday morning.
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Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Skinner, j. S.
Hope, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Skinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Skinner, Misses
Rose and Daisy Hope, Nellie and Ha.
eel Skinner, and Master Harold Skin.
ner.
DR.. Mcclure, of Douds, was called
here to dress the wound of Henry An
son, who cut off two toes while work
ing in the timber, last week.
A. E. Hanna, of Fairfax, Mo-, who
purchased the Porter gallery, has ar
rived and will have his gallery fitted
up in a few days.
Elmer Winslow returned from St
Louis Saturday.
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Agency.

Agency, Nov. 26.-Mrs. M. L. Cham
berlain is building a new house on the
east side of her lot.
Mrs. E. G.. Mickle visited her par.
ents at Tracy last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Carman of Dud
ley visited the Misses Carman here
last Thursday.
The Woman's Aid society will hold
a social in the town hall next Wednes,
day evening, November 81.
Mrs. James Reeves has been quite
sick during the past week.
Miss Edith Brainard went to Gales
burg last Friday to visit her brother.
Miss Pearl Fair who is attending
the State university at Iowa City is
home to spend Thanksgiving with hel
parents.
There will be union Thanksgiving
service held in the M. E. church next
Thursday at 10:45 o'clock a. m.
Jess Augrum, who has been in
Council Bluffs for some time is home
John O'Dene is on the sick list.
Frank WilcoXson of Altamont, Mo.
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ
Wilcoxson last week.
| Rev e. Tibets of FIT. Madison was
| transacting business here last week.
| The Free Will Baptist society here
has disbanded and they have sold theil
church building to the Congregations
society. They will repair it in the neal
F.! future.
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pains and nervousness. It makes weak
women strong and sick women we'll.
III deem it my duty to express my heartfelt
gratitude for having been the means, under
Providence. of restoring me to health,n writes
Mrs. B. n Mum, Of springhill, Leon Co., Fla.
"For nearly two years suffered from female
weakness 50 | could not stand on my. feet any
length OF time; could scarcely walk at all.
Appetite was much impaired; i had bearing
down lcy sensations II9 can't express how badly
which did me little or no good, At last decided
to try Or, Pierce,s Favorite Prescription. l had
not taken all of two bottles be fore L saw il was
benefiting me, so continued to take it until
had taken seven bottles, wheIi l felt entirely
cured Did not feel touch ,,f my old COM
plant. It has been over a year since took
your medicine and can truthfully say that
my health has been better for Il lie last year than
it had been for four years previously,
sYou may publish this asa te stimonial."
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of 81 one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing oNky.s Address DR..
z. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. r.,
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and that if she
sleeps her dreams
will only be echoes
of the sufferings
OF the day. g
Why not sleep
soundly and rise
refreshed at morn
ing, with strength
aud courage for
the days duties?
Weak, nervous
women, sufferers
from backache,
b e ar in g. o W n
pains, and other
" o m a nj y all
1nents, have found
a perfect cure in
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t heals the
womanly diseases
which cause the
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Lois, drove over today to visit Harvey
Welsh and family near Oskaloosa.
Lige Russell's broken limb is doing
as well as could be expected.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
1890 o'clock. Rev. Martin of the
Christian church will preach the SER
mon.
N. B. Allendar and wife celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary Fri
day. They had guests to the num-
Der of about forty present consisting
of children, grandchildren and old
neighbors.
Quarterly conference was held at
the M. E. church on last Sunday and
Monday. The services were well at
tended. Rev. Lambert of Agency, the
presiding elder, was present and con-
Quoted the communion service.
Eldon.
Eldon, Nov. 25.-B. d. H. Baker, of
Omaha, is a guest of his son, w. III.
Baker.
Mrs. Frank Mott and son of Des
Moines, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D.
L. Basquin.,
DR.. LaForce left last night for Mou
robia, Cal, after visit with his daugh
| ter, Mrs. w. H. Baker.
| Mesdames Ella Taylor and Ida Wise
left last night for Arizona. Chas
Wise will meet them at Ell Paso, Tex
and take them on to Tuson.
Miss Kate Norton, of Ottumwa, is
visiting Mrs. Frank Norton.
]. Baagen will move to KeoBul this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lafferty, of OF
tumwa, Sundayed at the Hotel Eldon
| Yesterday the change in the Keo
lkuk local took effect. 1t will get te
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!" Pleasant Dreams

Cries the young maid to her mother as
she retires to rest. The mother smiles,
but signs. She knows that the pains
that rack her will not stop for darkness,
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Batavia.


Batavia, Nov. 26.-Mr and Mrs. Lor-
en- Copeland spent Sunday in Agency
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nelson.
Mr.. and \ rs. Lige Brown went to
Fairfield Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sisson are the
proud parents of baby boy, born
Friday Nov. %.
All are cordially invited to attend
the Thanksgiving supper at Nelson's
hall Thursday evening, given by the
young people of the Christian church.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held at the M. E. church Thursday
at 10:3U o'clock
Charlie Tinsley, of Corning, was in
town Sunday.
Frank Tinsley, of Stockport, visited
his parents over Sunday.
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Eddyvilie.

Eddyville, Nov. 26.-Among the at
fractions at this place during this
week and next will be: Preaching at
the. S. D. A. church this evening
by Rev. A. P. Haycock. of st. Louis;
literary at the high school Wednesday
afternoon; Catholic fair at the opera
house Wednesday night; the Nash
vile Students with their band and or
chestra Friday, and a musical contest
at the Congregational church Friday,
December 6. for the benefit of the new
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs Matilda Odem of Church street
and Mrs. E. w. England and daughter,
Neva, of near Lakonta, were passen-
gers to Oskaloosa Friday to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. James L. Myrick and Miss
template going to Kirksville, Mo-. in
at the Still institute. and while there
Miss Norman will take music. Dr. E.
M. Knox, the local osteopath, will
probably accompany them.
| At the meeting which was called at
Lakonta some evenings ago to discuss
the proposed trolley line which is like
| ly to be built from Tama to Buxton
through Oskaloosa by the Oskaloosa
& Tama Railroad company, about sew
enty-five farmers attended. The meet
ing was held in the store Of G.. j.
Thomas, but nothing definite was done
as the company had not then decided
which route to take in crossing the
Des Moines river, there being two
iron wagon bridges which span the
river, one about four miles above the
other, so that, were they to chose the
route by the upper bridge the trolley
line would not run very close to La
konta, but since then it has been de-
cided to build by way of the lower or
Fatley bridge, so that the line will run
through or near Lakonta. Another
meeting will soon be announced, at
which the question of aiding the com,
pany financially will again be taken
up. Some have talked of voting two
per cent tax. Representatives of the
company have been through the neigh,
borhood in the vicinity of Lakonta re
Gently pushing the project. A trolley
line would prove of benefit to Lakon
ia, as it needs more direct connection
with the outside world.
Mrs. A. Burns, of near this place, is
very i'll.
| Miss Pearl Trotter, of this place
and Albert Miller, now of Oskaloosa
but who until recently resided neal
here, were married in Ottumwa some
days ago. They depart today to visit
the groom's relatives in New York
City and Philadelphia. They will re
turn after the holiday season.
Messrs. Taylor Beatty, Leonard
Beamer and Ernest Norman, of the
west side, were sight seeing in Oska
loosa Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Van Wrinkle died re
Gently at her home near this place, o.
ibrain trouble. and was buried Thurs