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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
keb

Keb, May 27.-David Richards NOV
ed his family to Willard on Monday.
George Holt cleaned house this
week. He now has a neat Office. John
Lloyd done the artistic work for him.
David Richards, of Hilton, spent
Sunday in town.
Tuesday being the twenty-fourth
birthday of John Frederickson, about
forty of his young friends gave him
reception at the home of his parents
on Washington street. Social games
We're INDUCED in and refreshments
were served. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the mandolin club.
composed of Messrs. Holt, Hull and
Martin.
Thomas D. Williams purchased
neat top buggy and harness in Ottum-
wa Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, of Beacon, Wis
tied in town this week.
| Gus Ahlstrom purchased new road
wagon while in Ottumwa Saturday.
Weasel" the gypsy fortune teller.
pitched her tent here Thursday. She
left on Friday for greener pastures.
William Gillespie spent Sunday
with his rarnily in Eldon.
| Frank Carey and brother visited In
Abba and Hooking Friday and Satur-
day.
Farmers are happy over the recent
rain as it came just when needed.
A. G. Nelson, of Creston, was In
town Friday on business.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. David Morgan started
/ Sunday for a visit to England and
Wales. They expect to be gone about
| three months. They were accompan.
led by Mrs. Ellen bands who has been
visiting her brother, Thomas Bagnall.
Mrs William Fleming and Mrs. ed
ward W&ddau visited friends in OF
tumwa Saturday evening.
Mrs. Sarepta Barnes, of Barnes,
Kansas, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John Carr She contemplates locating
in Keb.
Paymaster w. c. Arthur was in,
town Saturday paying the miners.
Thomas Donaldson, of Cleveland.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Holt this
week.
4 Mrs. Eliza Meader, of Peru. DAD, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Cary, this week.
/ The miners of Keb were pleased to
learn of the recognizing of the coal
company at this place. 1t means a
great deal for them. I. w. Fowler and
his son, q. D. Fowler, took charge of
the mines over year ago and they
have run steadily. They are held in
the highest regard by their many en-
ployes. This means continuation of
i the present management Any change
would be detrimental to the interests
of the company.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Jones spent Sun
day in Ottumwa, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Jones.
R. Williams and George Holt attend
ed decoration services in Ottumwa
Sunday.
4 William Donaldson of Hooking, se-
cured work here this week.
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Richland, stopping for dinner with his
friend, Mrs. Matte Johnson, and her
son, E. w. Stockman.
Mrs. William Disberry and daugh-
ter Matte drove to Washington Sat
urday.
Aunt Martha Snyder has laid a, new
sidewalk in front of her properly at
the head of Washington street.
DR.. F. P Wells and wife of Chart
ton and DR.. F. l.. James, of Fairfield,
were guests at the Midland Friday on
their way home from Clear Lake
where they attended the state dental
association.
A. Sutherland, the horse buyer, is
seriously sick with appendicitis.
- 7. L. Emry is in Chicago.
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Termination.

Pennington, May 2s.-Miss Elsie
King, of Centerville, spent Sunday in
Pennington visiting friends.
Mrs. Glenn Boyer and baby return
ed Friday morning from Mendoza, ILL.,,
where she has been visiting her pa
rents.
Mrs. John Lapsley attended the Con-
gregational state convention, held in
Burlington last week.
j. McGreen, of Atchison, Kan, is
visiting his friends, John Mulvihill this
week.
Geo. Corwin, of West Liberty, was
called to Pennington by the serious
illness of his brother John.
Miss Maggie Smith, Of Mt. Pleasant
is visiting Mrs. Lulu Clark this week.
Mrs. Earl Taylor, Of Colorado
Springs is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Curtis.
The eighteenth annual banquet Of
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Batavia.

Batavia, May 90-Memorial services
were conducted at the M. e. church
last Sunday morning. Quite a number
of the old soldiers were present and
listened to the address delivered by
Rev. Shane.
Mrs. Alice Throne, of Ottumwa, Wis.
tied her aunt. Mrs. Joseph Lawson,
the first of the week.
Miss Carrie Younkin was an Ottum.
wa shopper last Thursday.
Peter Nelson, of Agency, called on
friends here Monday.
Mrs. Della Under, of Libertyville,
visited with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foreman, last Thursday.
! Miss Cora Lawson, who has been &
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siaourney.

SbSSOiuSys
Sigourney, May 2S.-Dr. Cilly, Of
What Cheer, spent few days with
DR.. Oliver last week.
Prof. Riggs gave the class of 1901 a
farewell reception at his home Thurs
day evening.
The teachers of the high school were
royalty entertained with their many
friends at the pleasant home Of Miss
Jean Horner, Saturday evening.
Prof. Noble Little was in Sigourney
Saturday.
Mrs. c. L. Starr is visiting friends
in Des Moines and Boone.
Miss Lizzie Mackey is slowly recover
ing from very severe attack of tom
silitis.
Daniel Hamilton received a present
of four fine large bass from Judge
Clements, who is at Spirit Lake.
Jessie Johnson spent Saturday at
home.
Mrs. Lillian Minehart Wherry, a for
mer Sigourney girl, now living near
Victor, writes that she is the mother
of fine baby girl, born the 18th.
The Methodist ladies gave a car
nival at the opera house Saturday ev-
ening which was great success.
The Memorial services were held
at the Baptist church Sunday morning.
Rev. Shortess delivered very appro-
pirate address. There were about for
ty soldiers and their wives present.
The mandolin club rendered some very
good music and the singing by the
choir was highly appreciated.
Lawyers o. T. Stockman visited In
Richland Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Follen, Of Cedar Rapids, il
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. w. San
ders.
Mrs. Lory Follen, of Marion, is Wis
iting her parents and other relatives
| in Sigourney.
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doing some surveying south Of Milton

doing some surveying south of Milton
yesterday.
J. G. Calhoun. of this place, was in
Milton yesterday on business.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Georgia Duckworth of this place
to DR.. N. P. knight, of Pennington. at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Duck
worth, of this place, on Wednesday, of
this week.
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EveIand.

Eveland, May 28.-Mrs. o. L. John
son, our merchant, is improving her
store and residence with a coat Of
paint.
The little granddaughter of Henry
harris, who was quite sick, is much
better.
Master Dewey Johnson has been
very low with the Group, but is better
at present writing.
G. A. Boles, our genial blacksmith
has treated his residence with new
porch both in front and rear.
The mine is on half time at present
the boys improve their spare time in
pitching horseshoes
The Moore, Greenwich & Co., is con
templating building a new tower al
their mine.
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THE oTTUMwA COURIER: THURSDAY. MAY 80. 1901,

the latter part of the week. Mrs. 81
sin will visit at the home of her par
ents during the absence of Mr.. Elsin,
who continued the trip to Winona.
Mimi, where he will spend week or
two on BUSINESS.
Miss Myrtle STANDBY returned Sun
day from Ottumwa, where she has been
spending the past week at the home
of Mrs. John Higbee.
G. F. Davis, editor of the Bloomfield
Farmer, made a business trip to OF
tumwa on Sunday
Ben Stein spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Ottumwa.
Clarence Hockersmith made trip
to Ottumwa on Sunday.
X. T. Hotchkiss and little son
Keith, spent Saturday in Ottumwa on
a business visit
Miss Mabel Horn has gone to North
English, where she will spend the
summer at the home of her sister, Mrs
H. l.. Erwin.
Mrs. B. F. Carroll returned Monday
from Fl Madison. where she has beer
spending the past week at the home o.
her sister Mrs. Watson.
N. S. Johnson returned Monday
from FIT. Madison, where he had beer
spending several days on business.
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Fairfield.

Fairfield, May 28-Rev. H. B. knight
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at Washington Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The annual alumni reception of the
high school will be held at the home
of S. K. West, in the north part of the
city Friday evening.
The funeral of Mrs. w. T. Hoagland
was held from the Presbyterian church
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. Mendenhall and as
sisted by DR.. Magill. Mrs. Hoagland
died at her home north of Ottumwa
Saturday morning and the remains
were brought to this city Sunday on
Burlington No. and were then taken
to the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Woodside, who live northeast of
this city. She was thirty-eight years
of age and leaves a husband and small
daughter, besides many friends to
mourn her demise.
Thomas Wells, of Burlington, is Wis
iting friends and relatives in this city.
Fred D. Let's, of Davenport, is in
this city to assist in making prepare
ations for the removal of his mother,
Mrs. Let's, to that city tomorrow.
Walter Wilson left for Ottumwa
yesterday to engage in the barber
trade at that place. He has been en-.
gagged in this business here for mum
Der of years. but has secured better
| position there. He expects to move
his family in short time.
Harris & Cuddy expect to build a
| double store-room at Hedrick this
summer to take the place of the frame
building which was destroyed by fire
some months ago.
Fairfield, May 29.-Mrs. Let's and
fanny left last evening for Daven.
port, where they will make their flu
ture home. The household goods were
packed in the car yesterday and were
accompanied by Fred to Davenport
| last night. Mrs. Let's has lived in
| this city since 1888 and since that time
| has made numerous fast friends, who
regret sincerely that she has thought
best to leave this city and reside else.
where, and Davenport is to be con
4 graduated upon for securing so excel
4 lent family fa
The Seniors of Parsons college sang
their farewell songs to the different
! professors yesterday morning during
recitation periods.
Venie Cornell has returned from a
business trip to Beaumont, Texas. He
reports all land around and near tina,
place as selling at from 5000 to $500
per acre.
Mrs. w. S. Belwood of Alliance
Neb., is visiting at the home Of N. S
Anstead in this city.
Mrs. ]. P. Manatrey is enjoying {
visit this week from her sister, Mrs
Geo. Comparet, of Iowa City.
Prof. Cook has resigned his position
as principal of the Fairfield Business
college and will remove with his fam
lily to his former home at Rock Island
1t is not known what business he will
enter into there.
w. Z. Kerr of Ottumwa was in thi.
city Monday for short visit with hi,
son James, who is attending school a
Parsons.
"a Modern Woodman' was produc
ed at the opera house last night by thu
Chas. Ellis company under the aus
/ pieces of the NJ w. A. of this city.
large attendance greeted the pla,
which proved to be quite successful.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
II MD II HOrII SUN.
Snohomish, Washington.
GLORIOUS INDIANA
Sources of the fi0Osier's Pride in the
Commonwealth.

Where is the Indianian not willing
to agree with the Decatur Journal in
what it says of our glorious common
wealth? 'Indiana is the greatest
state in the Union, says the Journal.
sit stands at the top of the column
in almost everything from pugilism
to presidential possibilities. 1t has
more poets than Massachusetts,, more
politicians than New York and more
cranks than Kansas. It's prosperous
and wide-awake farmers can locate
the little pea under the shell about as
often as your astute Buckeye or your
naughty Wolverine, while its thrifty
business men can sit up to green
covered table, put their hats on the
side of their heads, and stay right
there, till your gallant Kentuckian
gets cold feet, and your bold, bad
man from Texas or Missouri wants to
put up his watch and overcoat. In
diana stands ready to meet all Corners
on any field from whitecapping to
preaching the gospel. 1t produces
more crude oil, more natural gas,
more patent medicines and more base
ball enthusiasts than any other state
from Maine to California. 1t manu-
features everything from plate glass
to political platforms, and it boasts of
almost as many centenarians as the
United States senate. Indiana has
the best school system in the country
1t has more famous novelists than any
other state, and there isn't a man,
woman or child in the whole common
wealth, from Rising Sun to Ham
mond, who isn't as proud as woman
with new hat over the fact that he
is Hoosier. -
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
A REFORMED DESPERATE
Montana Charley Tells Plymouth Many
Wonderful Things.

Montana Charley, blue-eyed cow
boy with blue wagon blew into town
last evening, blew off while on the
street and then blew. out. He said he
was lecturer, general announcer and
all-around lassoer and that the meek
little buckskin broncho he rode was
the fercest man-eater ever broke to
the saddle.
In the course of his very cursory re-
marks he elaborated the theory that
this country is great because it is
healthy, condition arising from the
fact that ''our materia medica has be-
came the scientists of the day. "
Charley should be treated well, be-
cause he used to be one of the great
est desperadoes in the west but is now
nice man.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
DEATH OF ROBERT McCANCE
A WelI-Known Citizen of Plymouth for
Half Century.

The death of Robert McCance oc-
CURED at $50 o'clockFriday evening at
the home of his sOn-in-law, James De-
loney. after long illness with dropsy
and heart trouble.
Robert McCance was born Aug. 20.
1884, at Fredericksburg, 0. He came
to Plymouth in 1852 and has
worked at the carpenters and
builders trade here since that time.
some of the best known buildings i'm
the city being his handiwork. His
first wife having died he married Eliza.
daughter of Ransom Barber. who sur
wives him. His children, all of whom
attended him in his last hours. are
Mrs. William Miller, of Chicago, Mrs.
James Deloney, of this city, and Mrs.
NJ. j. FARMLAND, of Chicago, a STEP
daughter. Besides these he leaves
three grandchildren, two brothers and
two sisters.
The funeral was held SUNDAY at
2:3O p. M, at the residence of James
Delony on Walnut street, Rev. w.
w. Raymond officiating. The burial
was at the Stringer cemetery.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
LEST THEY FORGET.

1t is common for merchants to be
glum during what they are accustom-
ed to call the dull season at this time
of the year. They sit in their stores
and talk about hard times: they cut
expenses and quit advertising, and
they agree that everything is going to
pot.
The simple fact is that the duller
the trading is in agricultural markets
during July and August the better it
will be later on, for it is dull because
the farmers are busy making money
to trade with. 1t is the very best
evidence of prosperity for the farmers
and for the merchants with whom
they deal. When they have crops to
occupy their time they will be en-
abled to make liberal purchases during
the fall and winter.
There is no more favorable time in
all the year to advertise than when
the purchasing public is thinking of
the things to be bought when the
crops are in and sold. 1t is an error
to think that an advertisement is a
failure if it does not draw customers
Immediately. A sensible and attract
i've ad circulated now will bring more
buyers later ON than one published
then will bring. This is true as a
general rule and the experience of
successful merchants proves it be-
yond any intelligent doubt. The
dealer who drops his publicity now
will necessarily spend more to recover
the ground lost during the dull sea-
son, if he RECEIVERS it at all, than the
one who never allows his customer to
| forget him and who is sowing good
seed while the other fellow sulks.
The one who shows the people now
that he has what they intend to buy
after while is the one who will make
the sales when the time comes.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
THEY ARE SATISFIED.
Council Generally Commended for its
Attitude Toward Paving.

Col. William Sears congratulated
the members of the council for the
action they have taken in the paving
matter and expressed himself as being
well pleased with the prospect of i'm
provement in the streets.
The opposition to the enterprise is
much less than at first, row that the
exact cost is known, and ii is alto
gether improbable that any considera-
bic remonstrance can he obtained af-
fecting the plans under way. Several
of the directors in the North Michi-
gan street case have declared that
they are fully satisfied with the out
come and with the councils attitude.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
Mentone is drilling for oil and has
reached a depth of 1000 feet.


Mentone is drilling for oil and ha:
reached depth of 200 feet.
John Thompson, of Bremen, made
So tons of hay from 20 acres this sea-
son.
Capt. William Davis now commands
a gasoline launch ON the Lake of the
Woods.
Engineer U. G. Rhodes, of the
Pennsylvania, is on sick leave for
few days.
Mrs. Peter Richards, of Monterey,
is visiting her parents ON Miner street
a few days.
See the baby liens with Gollmar
Bros. & Schumans big united shows
Plymouth July 25th.
\. O. Maxwell, a fireman on the
TT. Wayne road, is off duty because Of
a girl baby at his home.
Mrs. ii. \. Logan has gone to Chicago
to visit at NJ. \. O. Packard's with
Mrs. c. p. Drummond.
Arrangements are going forward for
the erection of two new large build
ings at the Culver Military Academy
this season.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
REAL ESThTE TRANSFERS
JULY 13, 1901,
AS FURNISHED BY
CRESSNER g. CO.,

owners of the only abstract books In the
county. Abstracts of title to all real estate
In Marshall county compiled promptly and
accurately.
Heirs of Amanda McMillen deed
quit claim deed to Joseph n. Low.
81 A in S E Sec. 80 TIP. 30 r 2, con-
sideration 5000.
Lucinda Miller and husband. war.
ranty deed, to George Lemlar, the Z
J OF N E / of Sec. Is Up. 80 r 4, $500
Henry Beerenbroek, warranty deed
to Jennie NJ. Kruger, E } of lots l and
2, all of lots 6, !, 8, 9, 10, Is, IL, II
Ii, IA, 10, II in Beerenbroek' sui
div of S 4.of out lot II Merrill's ado
Plymouth; consideration $50,
Frank NJ. Shepherd and wife war
ranty deed to Wilson Hunt, lot in n
w of SW of sec 2, tip 80, r L; s175
Elias Vance and wife, warranty
deed to William L. and Mary j. Foker
lot in Argos, consideration $3.50.
John w. Nipp and wife, warranty
deed to William L. and Mary j. Foker
lot 80 Lowry's Con, addition Argos
$500.
Charles M. Sarber and wife, war
ranty deed to William L. Sarber E
of lot 16, Lowry's addition Argos L.,
200.
Wallace c. Sarber and wife, war
ranty deed to William L. Sarber, part
of lot 10, Smith s addition Argos, So.
500.
William L. Sarber and wife, war.
ranty deed to Wallace c. Sarber and
Catharine his wife, part of lot Is
Smiths addition Argos, consideration
81, 800.
Mortgages to the amount of $500
fled July 18th, 1901.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
FROM FAR SNOHOMlSH
Letter From Marshall County Man now
in the West.

We are in receipt of the following
interesting letter from Union town
ship citizen, now in the far north
west:
/ am receiving numerous letters
making inquiries in regard to this
state from friends and it is absolutely
! impossible for me to give them all an
answer through personal letters. So
if you will be kind enough you can
use little space for me and say to
them that this is surely a wonderful
country, for a person born and raised
inMarshall cOunty,as | have been, not
having been used TO a mountainous
country. Flowers bloom In the open
air every month in the year.
The numbering industry is the
principal occupation that employs
labor as trees arc very large and stand
thick. Fir and cedar are the princi-
pal ones, many of which are 8 to II
feet in diameter and from 100 to 175
feet high, that is that much of lineal
feet for logs.
Mining gold, silver, lead, coal and
copper is the next industry and
as it develops large wealth will yet
turn up out of the mines in the cas-
cades.
Farming takes back seat in this
country: in fact have not seen but a
few well kept farms since | left
Minnesota and South Dakota last
April, but this is the point on the
Pacific coast where foreign commerce
is carried on.
The immigration from eastern
states has been somewhat over done.
and if a person has a. good home and
is doing well enough the best advice
is stay where you are. Yet to the
daily laborer there are vast OPP
portunities that do not exist i'm In
diana as wages are from 80 to 100 per
cent higher than IN Indiana. Com
mon ranch labor and other common
wages are s1.75 per day with
board. Street work in Everettis So. 80
per day without board while saw mills
pay a little better wages for good
men. Good engineers and sawyers
get $3.50 to $500 per day.
In regard to climate, it is an even
climate winter and summer, as | am
told, about the same average tempera-
ture about 80 degrees.
Schools are the same as in Indiana
and upon good firm basis, church
privileges are not SC good as east as
this is the wild and wooley west where
the adventurer goes forth to see what
he can find hidden away or to see how
soon he can get rich. But it is going
to take plenty hard labor to make
this country that will be pleasant to
live and die in.
FRED THOMPSON.
Snohomish, Washington.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18

Thursday evening Charlie Nc
Crory, living five miles south of town,
was bitten bv a rattlesnake as he was
returning home. His father, j. III.
McCrory, brought him to DIR. Vets
for treatment. The boy was walking
across a field in his stocking feet, when
the snake gave rattle and immedi-
ately bit hin. IN the great toe. The
force of the bite was lessened by the
stocking, but he was quite sick and
suffered niIch pain.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
FACTS FOR CROAKERS
Postal Transactions as a Measure Of
Progressive Growth.

The stamp sales and money order
charges at the Plymouth postoffice for
the. quarter ending June 80, 1901,
amounted TO 81, 100. 90, being an in
crease of s6S7.72 over the correspond
ing quarter one year ago.
If the present rate of growth con-
tinueS the business of the Office in
1901 will be about $4,000 i'm advance
of the preceding year. Taking this
showing in connection with that
made by the banks and railroads and
these afford safe measure, there is
no room for any intelligent doubt of
Plymouth's steady advance year by
year in material prosperity.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
The Wheat is Good.

Hiram Shafer threshed the wheat
from an 1S-acre field Friday and it
made 526 bushels 30 bushels to the
acre. There is other wheat i'm the
same neighborhood that's expected to
go 30 bushels to the acre, and it seems
that very little will make less than
twenty.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18
Building in South Bend.

Already, in face of delaying
strike, South Bends building permits
and remodelings foot up over half
million dollars for the first half of
1901, and the estimate is $3.50, 900
too low on the permits issued. There
is nothing the matter with South
Bend.-SOuth Bend Times.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-18

Many cases OF so called consumption
have been cured by DR.. Marshall's Lung
Syrup. This medicine is peculiarly
adapted to TINS class Of diseases and we
know OF several lives that have been
saved by it's use. These cases are very
hard to overcome, but by the persistant
use OF this medicine you will notice a
change for the better. Don't delay, but
begin at once, and continue to use it as
directed and we are positive il will help
you. Sold by @. Reynolds.