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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
OrmanviIIe.

Ormanville, Sept. 17-Miss Ruby
Mills, of Ottumwa, was pleasant call
er here Saturday.
A numberof our townsmen attended
the Bloomfield fair last week.
W. A. Rankin, one of Davis county's
most successful agriculturists, took
load of fancy fruits, apples. peaches
and plums to Ottumwa on Tuesday.
G. NJ Thomas has some fine corn
ears measuring from thirteen to fiji
teen inches per ear.
Mrs. J. M. Bailey planned surprise
for her husband September ~, it be-
ing his birthday. Some seventy-five
responded to invitations. She was en-
joying it immensely when the mem
bers of the choir of which she is di-
rector presented her with a lovely
ring to show their appreciation of her
services. Miss Smith, of Ottumwa,
entertained the company with music
admirably rendered. Refreshments
were served.
Miss Amy Wilson is at the parental
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson.
Tabernacle meeting every night
this week on the the south side near
the McRunalds home on Market street
Mrs. Laurence Baker and Zelma
Buchanan have gone to Kansas on a
visit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Seymour.

Seymour, Sept. 17.-Married, at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Wilson, on Thursday of this
week, Will Duskin and Miss jamie
Wilson, Rev. Walton officiating. Mr..
and Mrs Duskin will make their
home in Seymour where they have a
host of friends who extend congratu-
lations.
Mrs. Lottie Gum and Miss Stella
Palmer are in Kansas City this week
attending the millinery opening
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Gaddis and son
William and Mrs T. l.. Gaddis and
son, Ellis, departed for Uniontown,
Pa. this week to visit relatives. They
will be absent about two months.
Leo. Wilson, who has been employ
ed on the Seymour Leader for the
past sew ,ral months, left Friday even
ing for Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j.. Lowry attended
the Lineville fair Thursday of last
week.
Rev. A. E. Clemmons was in Moul-
ton last week attending the Baptist
association.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Duskin returned
home Friday morning from the Buff
falo exposition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
For Spot Cash,

We have been requested to close out
all buggies, surries and spring wagons
at cost for cash, rather than carry
them over to another season and for
80 days, we shall offer all of the grand
Michigan Buggy Co.'S goods at prices
never before made in Ottumwa. This
make is well known, up to date in ev,
cry way and fully guaranteed. AT
present we have nice assortment,
do not wait until your choice is gone,
but come at once and secure a good
buggy or carriage at wholesale prices
Plano Headquarters,
226 and 228 S. Market St.. Ottumwa,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

Valley Junction, who have been visit
ing relatives here, have returned
home.
Miss Myrtle McDole, who has been
making her home in Oskaloosa, has
tumwa.
Miss Jessie Harper is spending a
week or two in Chicago.
Walter. Lafferty leaves for Kansas
City about the first of the coming
month to attend commercial school
at that place.
John Smith was a visitor with
friends in Oskaloosa recently.
Thos. Higgins, an old soldier of this
place, has received the good news that
he has had his pension raised to SIT
per month.
G. E. Stephenson entertained his
niece, Miss Gladys Eastman, of He'd
rick, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mummery, of
Wayne county, have been visiting rel
atives here.
Esquire w. P. Broderick is visiting
relatives at Lineville.
j. H. Painter filled the pulpit at the
Christian church yesterday morning
and evening.
DR.. F. E. Vance was in Ottumwa on
business Friday
James Moore, of Kirkville, was an
Eddyville, business caller Friday.
DR.. G. c. Cone. of Oskaloosa, was
called here Friday on professional
business.
Visitors with Mrs. R. Cooper are
Mrs. Mary Carson and Miss Horn, of
Moulton.
Wesley Moore, of Cedar. was an Ed,
dyville business caller Friday last.
Thos. Littlejohn, young farmer re.
siding near Lakonta, will soon com.
mence erecting residence on his
fathers farm. 1t will be occupied by
himself and wife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Murray.

Murray, Sept 17.-Rev. Bott went
to Charlton on number 4 Monday
where he will attend the annual con-
ference.
John Flimm and wife are inattend-
ance at the Cleveland, Ohio, reunion,
they will also visit friends in Pitts
burg, Pa, for some time.
Oren Ruffcorn and wife of Weldon
are in the city looking after business
affairs at the Big Store of which Mr.
Ruffcorn is proprietor.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Whitehear lost
their nine months old baby Tuesday.
Richard Parker, who has been
quite sick for couple of weeks, is i'm,
proving.
Mrs. Frank Bosserman made a fly
ing trip to Des Moines Tuesday.
{ Miss Matte Martindale is taking a
vacation visiting in Chicago. Miss
Nellie Davis of Thayer is filling her
vacancy in the bank during her alb.
sense.
N. G. Hoffman drove into the coun-
try Wednesday.
Rev. Chambers and wife of Marco
donia, on their way to conference, Wis
tied relatives over Sabbath. Rev.
Chambers preached very able SER
mon at the M. e. church Sunday
morning.
Miss Ann Dillon was taken seriously
ill Saturday evening, but is some bet
ter at this writing.
Henry Klein is erecting fine house
on his farm near this place.
MISS Emley Chambers visited with
her sister over Sunday
n large crowd attended "Uncle
Toms Cabin" here Wednesday even
ing. 4St,~
i inc rain Wednesday forenoon.
HILBERT Davis and FAMILY of Thayer
visited the family of w. B. Murray
Wednesday and Thursday.
We are glad to report Miss Ora
Rouk slowly improving.
o. E. CARROTS new store cellar fell
in during the rain Wednesday.
! Mrs. l.. Campbell, who was called tt
the bedside of her brother in Clear
Lake, returned the first of the week
Her brother is in a critical condition
but may live some weeks, but no hope
is given for his recovery.
M. F. Grigg ran in home for few
hours Thursday.
John Aegen, ST., is quite sick thi:
week.
Harry Cone has been called her,
from Omaha by the serious illness O
his brother, Jim, who is thought to BIZ
some better.
Once again our flag is hanging a
! half-maSt.
Warren Lochrie and family ar
moving into the Layton property il
the northeast part of town.
The new barn on the Jake Bur-
place, now owned by a Mr.. Talbot
which was completely blown down il
the storm here the last of June, j
nearing completion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
North EnqIish.

North English, Sept. 16.-Editor
Duffield has returned from Colorado.
He says Mrs. Duffield is greatly i'm
proved in health.
Mrs. H. l.. Erwin is visiting in
Bloomfield.
George Magoon has gone to Chicago
with a car Of poultry.
M. P. Drake of Strawberry Point
was in town this week.
Rev. Telford and wife, Kate Nc.
Cracker and Mrs. T.. H. Magoon at
tended the Christian church conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids this week.
Soldiers and sailors reunion will be
held in North English September 25.
Miss Nanine Doll left Monday night
for Spirit Lake.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
CHICAGO Live stoc;e Market

Chicago,Sept 16-Cattlc. $4,000; best
steers steady and others weak to low
er; good to prime 5.G0@6.50; poor to
medium 4.10@5.40; COWS 1.50@4.30;i
Texans 3.50@5.0O; stockers 2.35@41O.
Hogs, 100000; sc. higher; heavy 6.75
@700; light 6.40@6.55; mixed 6.30@
$50.
Sheep, 10000; steady. 3.6O@41O;
lambs 10@15c lower; S.OO@5.O0
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
A SUNDAY FIRE.
House Owned by John Fleming Burns
Yesterday.

[From Mondays Daiy.l
The fire department was called to a
house owned by John Fleming which
is located below the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and -St.-Parl ronnd house n-the
West End yesterday afternoon about
1870 o'clock. The house which is a
one story structure with two rooms
had caught on fire by the sparks of a
passing engine. Prompt work of the
fire department saved the house from
burning to the ground. The loss is
about $50
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Batavia.

Batavia, Sept. 16.-Elder Lee Walk
er preached over Sunday for the peo-
pie of the Christian church at Bloom
field
Born, Sunday, September Is, to Mr..
and Mrs. Will Golf, son.
Mrs. Cora Black has returned to
her home in Kansas, after a pleasant
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Golf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper of Sumner
county, Kansas, arrived. Sunday for a
visit with Mrs. Harper's parents, Mr..
and Mrs Armstrong.
Herman Durr will leave Tuesday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
WooISon,

Woolson, Sept. IA good rain
Wednesday, the best since June.
Mr.. carp has very sick baby. 1t
is threatened with lung fever.
Milasse Hinshaw and wife, of North
Carolina, have come back here for Mr..
Hinshaw's health.
Beulah Mendenhall is visiting her
grandparents in Henry county this
week
VIM. Roberts fell and broke a rib
lately.
Corn cutting is progressing finely
and large amount is being cut.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Postponcd..

The executive committee of the Old
Settlers association have decided to
postpone the Old Settlers meeting at
Agency until the 18th inst The same
speakers will address the meeting,and
the same program will be carried out
in full
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
THE MARKETS.
Visible Supnlx of Grain

Chicago, Sept. 16.-The visible sup
ply of wheat is 3O,S72,OOO bushels;
corn, 12,502,O0O bushels; oats, S,475, 900
bushels.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Col. ROGERS Dies.

Fl, Orchard Lake, Mich, Sept 16.-Col
j. Sumner Rogers, founder of the
Michigan military academy, is dead
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Peoria Produce Market.

Peoria, Sept. 16.-Corn, higher; No.
!, 56.
Oats, firm; No. white 1874.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

Chicago Butter and Egg Marker.
Chicago. Sept. 16.-Butter, steady
creameries 14@20; diaries 1901.
Eggs, steady; 1512.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Agency.

Agency, Sept. 17.-Rev. A. E. Thorn
ley, formerly pastor of this place, is
located at Standish, Michigan.
Miss Pearl Fair has gone to Iowa
City to attend the State University.
Miss Matte Miller is visiting friends
here.
Mrs. H. O. Milligan, of Mt. Ayr, is
visiting relatives here.
Drury Fair, who has been working
in the mines of Breckenridge, Col, is
visiting ,rto rnutheI-anu WIN fcavv-t11
a few days for Ames, to attend the
Iowa Agricultural college.
Thieves entered George Clayton S
chicken house last night and took six
dozen fine chickens.
Mrs. Eva Perdew is here visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Glen,
ents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
chicaao Poultry Market.

Chicago. Sept. 16.-Iced poultry,
steady; chickens S@1Oh; turkeys 6
MS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

New York Butter and Egg Marker.
New York, Sept. 16.-Butter steady;
Corn, December 62as.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
St. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, Sept. 16.-Wheat, cash
69M; December 711A.
Corn. cash 57M; December 55$4.
Oats, cash 361a; December 375s0
37al.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

New York Produce Market.
New York, Sept. 16.-Wheat, De-
cember 1875.
Corn, December 62 5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Stockport.

Stockport, Sept 16.-Born to Mr..
and Mrs Beswick, a daughter.
A. Fairchild turned Saturday from
New York. where he had been with a
car of poultry.
S. A. Harlan visited his son, E. E..
Harlan at Pittsburg Sunday.
School commenced this morning
with g. P. Chapman as principal and
Mrs. G.. P. Chapman as primary teach
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shane visited at
Hillsboro Sunday
Rev. Tenant held memorial SER
vices Sunday at II a. M, in memory
of President Mckinley.
The Batavia baseball nine came
down to Stockport Friday to play the
team from this place, but the game
was called off.
John Harlan has gone to Indiana to
visit his old home.
Hon. Joseph Kick left Saturday ev-
ening for Buffalo and will go from
there to Pennsylvania to visit his
brother, S. V. Whitaker.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
BIadensbura.

Bladensburg, Sept. IL Samuel
Long has purchased the Charles Car
ter property and moved to town.
Charles Carter has moved to the farm
of Mr.. Long.
School opened last Monday with
Mr.. Smith as principal and Miss Fan
ny Nye as primary teacher.
Alton and Stanton Yeager and Chas.
Allen have gone to Cedar Falls to at
tend school
Miss Cora Timonds took pleasure
trip to FIT. Madison last Thursday.
Will Yeager and Lee Parker return
ed from South Dakota last Sunday
Mrs. John Murray visited Mrs. Tom
at Agency last Friday.
Miss Dora Fisher began school at
No. a last Monday.
D. l.. Glass has purchased a farm
near Ottumwa and expects to move
soon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

Carr & Co., about 2::30 o'clock Friday
morning which reduced the building
and contents thereof to ashes. 1t is
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17
Lake Forest WaaiYersSfs

Location in fine woods on bluds of Lake Michigan,
fifty minutes distant from Chicago. Sixty acres Of s,
Campus Seven new buildings Including Lois purand
Hall for women. Well equipped Library and Gymna-
siunl. Physical Culture directors for both md
High grade of entrance requirements
ensures collegiate standing recognized by all best
colleges Recently elected President, Rev.
Richard D., Harlan. son of Justice Hnrian Of U. s.
Supreme Court. comes in September. Forcatalogues
and circulars address the Treasurer
Lake Forest University, Lake Forest. III,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07

civil suits have piled up and piled up
cules to get rid of them. However
Judge Gear has undertaken the labor
and he seems to be carrying it through
in good shape. 1t must be remembered
that he is workir~ single handed.
Had it not been for the habeas
corpus decision there would have been
no Grand Jury this term, and the civil
work might have been entirely cleaned
up but there will be quite a number
of cases for the Grand Judy to investi-
true bills found. If so, the civil calen-
dar will again go by the board and the
criminal trials will have to proceed.
In his charge to the Grand Jury,
Judge Gear was neither verbose nor
theatrical. He quietly and clearly set
before the members of that body what
his reasons were for takinp the posi-
ton he has done with regard to men
convicted under the rules of Hawaiian
law during the period between August
L. 1890 anu JUNE II, lJVOs llt push
ton taken by the Judge is a logical
one 1t may or may not be absolutely
correct, but five members of the United
States Supreme Court thought so
though four did not, and majority rules
in abstract law, if unanimity must be
reached in criminal procedure. 1t is an
anomaly of law, no doubt, but law is
full of anomalies. However Judge
Gear has to interpret what is set be-
fore him, and he shows the Grand Jury
distinctly why he so interprets. This
is perfectly satisfactory.
AS to the trials of the men who have
been rearrested, the Grand Jury will
have to decide on the evidence. For
this purpose there is a remarkably good
and fair Grand Jury, and justice will
be done. The attitude of Judge Gear
is to be commended.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07
Depressing.

People speak of the change of elm
ate on the windward side of Hawaii.
This is not to be wondered at. If you
denude place of forest you must ex-
pect less moisture to be held in the
ground, your streams become gradual
ly less and less in steady volume, and
the appearance of the country changes.
There have been so many instances of
this, and yet mankind will not learn.
The immense sunbaked plains of India
are the result of several thousand
years of forest destruction. There are
barren tracts in France and in Ger
many due to the same cause, and so
clearly has forest destruction been
realized as a cause of rendering bar
rem, lands which erstwhile were fertile,
tries have spent millions upon reforest-
ing such sections of their respective
countries.
The Island of st. Helena is constant
ly cited as an example of decreasing
with disastrous results within a short
historic period. When first populated
the Island was covered with a luxuri-
ant vegetation, but man took to cut
ting down and burning, while he was
ably assisted by large hocks of goats,
and the result is that portions of the
Island which used to support a vege-
tation in semi-tropical luXuriance, are
now entirely barren. Not only have
the trees gone, but the rich soil has
gone, and there is nothing left but the
bare ribs of the Island.
There still exists the idea, among
some people, that forests affect the
rainfall. They do not directly, but they
preserve the results of the rainfall. The
actual rainfall on the windward side of
Hawaii is probably no less than it ever
was, but it falls upon bare hillsides
and the water instead of being stored
up in myriad interstices of tree roots
and vegetation, rushes headlong into
the sea in freshets, bearing with it the
rich soil and leaving the rocky ribs.
The present fires in the forests of
Hawaii are calling special attention to
the matter of decreasing, but it is a
process which has been going on for
years. The injury already done can be
repaired, but it will take great affort
and great expense to repair the dam
age. 1t is a serious question.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07

The last stage in the long and mourn
full journey of bearing the body of the
late Mrs. Parker from New York to
the old home in Waimea, Hawaii, was
undertaken yesterday. The estimation
in which the memory of this lady was
held by all was evinced by the num-
Der of people who assembled on the
steamer dock, to show by their pres
ence the affection or the respect which
was individually felt. 1t was an i'm
pressive scene and one not likely to be
frogotten by those who took part in
it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07

Our wireless telegraph system is ex-
citing considerable interest. There is
no doubt as to its being a success.
The messages come and go with COM
mendable regularity, and are accurate
As time goes on the system will be per-
fected, There are some important i'm
provements lately reported by Emile
Guarini, who has been spending large
sums in his experiments. All these
things will come to us in time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07

Marriages entered into without
thought and without solemnity end up
in the divorce court. This is not the
only community which has this tale to
tell. The question of divorce is a very
serious one indeed, and so is that of
marriage. Upon the purity of mar
riage rests the purity of the home, and
upon the home rests the whole social
fabric. The laws of divorce are liberal
in most protestant communities, but
they differ in different states. There
are undoubtedly circumstances when
divorce is a blessing, but there also are
circumstances when divorce is used to
undo what should not be undone.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07
TO BE COMMENDED.

Judge Gear is making a record as a
hard worker, and is showing a strong
determination To- clear the calendar
which has been in terribly congested
condition for very long time. The
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-07
THANKS.

. regular meeting of Capt. G. w.
an Post, No. 1854, G. A. r., Friday
Fning, March lst, 1901, Middleburg,
!, the following resolution was order
to be published:
RESOLVED, That the sincere thanks
this Post are due and hereby tender
To the following, relating to the en-
ralnment given February 2lst and
End last TO Prof. f. c. Bowersox
his able and instructive address on
e OF Gen. George Washington; to F.
Rlegle for the use of an organ; to
Fof. Paul Billhardt for presiding at
organ and giving the requisite
asic; to those young ladies who so
" drilled as cadets; to all who con-
outed In money and otherwise aided
equipping said cadets; to those
ming the squad, illustrating the drill
our boys during the Spanish-Ameri-
VI war; to the County Commissioners;
local newspaRers-the Posi- and
News-for the ase of their columns
70 all Others Of Middleburg and
ineiord and immediate vicinity,
2 oy their presence and financial
port have .cheered our hearts and
Pc US to Neplenish our depleted
asury.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-07
New Fakir Abroad

A new fakir is abroad in the rural re-
gions. He drives through the county
and sells soap at five dollars per box,
which sum includes the price Of forty
yards of carpet, selected from samples
which he has on the wagon. He takes
the five dollars, leaves the box of soap,
promises to deliver the carpet Of the
selected sample within week and
drives away. The soap is worth pro-
baby fifty cents. 1t stays with the
purchaser. The carpet is worth pro
bably fifteen dollars, but 1t stays with
the fakir and has not been delivered to
single victim. Farm families should
be on their guard against their new
fakir and all other fakirs.