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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
WANTS INJUNCTION
Eldon Man Believes His Town is
Wrongly Guaranteed Against.
THE CASE WILL HE HEARD JULY 10.
Date Fixed BY Judge Roberts After
Perusal Of Papers Today-PetitionI
viii Be Taken to keosauqua and
Filed Tonight.

July 10, Judge M. A. Roberts, in
chamber will decide whether or not
Theodore James and the town of Eldon
shall be granted an injunction to re-
strain the township of Village, Van
Buren, county from enforcing set of
quarantine regulations which prevents
anyone from Eldon going into Village
township or anyone from Village town
ship going across the line into Eldon.
The petition was taken before Judge
Roberts today and he set the hearing
for July 10. The petition will be TAX
EN- to Keosauqua tonight and will then
be filed in the clerks office of Van
Buren, county
The Case.
The case is entitled Theodore James
VS.. Village township, Van Buren, coun-
ty. At recent meeting of the board
of trustees of Village township the
honorable board learned that smallpox
was prevalent in Eldon. 1t immedi-i
ately passed quarantine regulations
preventing citizens of the township or!
town from mingling together.
Posted Guards.
The board also posted guards on all
| roads leading into Eldon. According
/ to the petition filed today the citizens
Oh Eldon do not believe there is any
such danger from the disease called
smallpox, which is now prevalent in
! that city, and they believe the quar-
antine regulations of Village township
oppressive. The petition admits that
there is a few cases Of smallpox in
Eldon, but it says they are all under
strict quarantine, and there is no dan
ger of contagion from anyone unless
they have been exposed.
4 Detriment to Business.
The petition claims it is greatly det-
rimental to the business interests of
Eldon to be prohibited from passing
through Village township. 1t says a
part of the Rock Island track runs
through that township and great
many railroad men find it absolutely
necessary to pass in and out. The pc
tition asks for an injunction to restrain
Village township from carrying out
these regulations.
Before Judge Roberts.
l. H. Tomlinson, of Eldon, is the at.
torney for the petitions and he took
the petition before Judge. Roberts,who
set Wednesday, July 10, at 1870
: O'Clock p. M, as time for the hear
: ing of the case. Mr.. Tomlinson will
: take the petition to Keosauqua tonight
I and it will be filed with the clerk O.
Van Buren, county. The hearing O
the application will be in Judge Rob
l erts Office at the court house in thi
: city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

IFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
A daughter was born Sunday to DR..
and Mrs. A. e. Sheafe, 61S West
Fourth street.
j. M Morrow, prominent stock
mon of Douds,, is transacting business
in the city today.
Misses leila and Maude Giles, of
Pulaski, were in the city this morning
enroute to Ridgeway, Mo-, to visit
relatives.
Mrs. r. L. Sturtavent, of Bedford, ar
rived last evening for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Hedrick, 226 West Sec
ond street.
John Glenn has returned from Balti-
more, and will spend his vacation at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Glenn.
Mrs. d. M Davis, returned home
this morning after visit with Mrs. w.
Mullenix, who resides nine miles
north of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Mccormick and
daughter Regina, of Highland Center,
will leave this evening for three
months visit at Boulder, Col.
H. A. Grammont left today for Cairo,
Mo-, where he will visit relatives.
From there he will go to Jacksonville,
ILL, to make his home in the future.
Mrs. D. C. Brockman and children.
Helen, Hilda and Ruth, left this morn
ing for Marengo where they will visit
friends. They took the trip overland
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keene and fam
lily went to Eddyville today, where
they will visit Mrs. Keene's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Fisher for about
week.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Clarence w. Gartner and Miss Lulu
NJ Luellen; Hugh O. Brooks and An
ME L. Deford; Michael K. Tullis and
Vera Widger.
Mrs. Sarah Kirby left this morning
on the Wabash for Clinton, Mo-, where
she will make her future home. Mrs
Kirby was accompanied by her son, y
Kirby, who will return to this city the
latter part of the weeke.
Fred Clifton was taken to the county
farm today. He was found at Wash
ington yesterday under the influence
of liquor and apparently insane Sher
aff SHUTS went there last night and re
turned with him this morning.
from pleasure trip through the west
He visited Seattle, San Francisco ant
many other western cities. Mr.. Epp!
is delighted with the country west o.
the Missouri river but says he intends
to stay in Iowa with his friends.
Mrs. George Bowen, of Independ
y sience, Kan. who has been visiting a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haw
ZIG West, Fifth street, will leave this
lpf vening on the Milwaukee for sSigour
sr sn ay, for a short visit after which sht
than u go to North Mitchell to visit rel
les.
49,. lieutenant Frederick Goedecke, @
Burlington, and lieutenant Wilson G
HeEon, of, Fairfield, have been givel
ofHd in the United States army, tn,
forme being assigned to the Fifteenth
Unites states infantry, at Manila, an,
the latter to the ThTteenth United
States cavalry, at FIT. Meade, Soutl
Dakota Both of the above youn
men are capable aud are well known il
Ottumwa.
T. S. Neville, OF this city, today re
ceived a telegram, from A. A. Carr
q u y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
WAS NOT THE MAN.
Suspect Arrested at Abba Had Moth.
ina to Do With Booth Outrage.

[From Tuesdays Daily.l
A stranger was arrested at Abba
early this morning suspected of being
one of the men who assaulted Brake
man Harry Booth at Shocks Siding at
$3.50 O'Clock last night. The man was
held in Jail there for several hours
when he was released, it having been
proven that he was not one Of the par
les wanted.
Chief Gray has been making thor.
ough investigation all day in this and
surrounding cities but up to late
hour had not discovered the three
tramps. Booth was resting easy al
noon, but is still in very serious con
dition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
MRS. HARRINGTON INJURED.
Falls on Stairs and Breaks Her Left
Arm

On Monday afternoon Mrs. Harriet
Harrington, residing at sic West Mill
street, fell on flight of stairs at her
home and broke her left arm just
above the wrist. DR.. =. A. Sheafe was
called and dressed the injured mem
her and today Mrs. Harrington is re
ported to be progressing as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
PUBLIC DEBT DECREASED.
Statement Issued at Washington
Shows Material Reductions.

Washington, July 3.-The statement
of the public debt just issued
shows that at the close of the fiscal
year, June 81, 1901, the dent, less cash
cash in the treasury, amounted to $1.i
044.739,120, decrease during June of
SIT, 737,374. This decrease is account
ed for in the main by an increase in
the cash on hand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
Semi Weekly Courier
CHANGING ApDREss.

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04

The Armour Packing company is
now in possession of the packing plane
at Sioux City, and active operations
will be commenced at once
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
DROWNED AT WATERLOO.
Young Man Seized With Cramps Sinks
for Last Time.

Waterloo, July 2.-(SpeciaI Les
ter Evans, nineteen years old, was
drowned in the Cedar river at 1870!
o'clock today He was in bathing with
one companion, when he was seized
with cramps He was son of G. r.
Evans, who recently came from Chi
cago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
BRYAN SPEAKER ARRESTED.
L. L. Boaz Accused Of Stealing a Race
Horse

LaPorte, Ind, July FL. l.. Boaz OF
st. Louis who stumped Missouri for
Bryan during the last presidential
campaign and was, considered one of
the most brilliant political speakers
of that state, is under arrest here
charged with stealing valuable race
horse from Barrett & Schaefer, of
South Bend and attempting to sell the
animal for pittance to Michael Sulli
van of Wanatah, LaPorte county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04

Lightning struck hand car near
Newton and killed one man and shock
eu six others.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04

Mr.. Epps tells of one man who owns
large fruit farm near Seattle. The
farm is now fifty acres in extent and
few years ago he sold thirty acres
which he owned in addition to these
fifty, at $500 per acre. Before the pur-
chaser had paid the money he had sold
the land for $3.50 per acre, and it was
later sold for $500. Land is. worth in
that country all one is able to pay for
it. The conditions are those of most
lively boom, and the people are TAX,
ing the advantage of the situation. In
the meantime the cities are growing
rapidly, the population is increasing
capital is being attracted, industries
are being established, everything is
moving along in an ideal manner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04

lFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Mrs. ]. T. Riley, of Kirkville, was n
the city today on business.
Miss Mabel Lewis left today for Val
ley Junction to visit her father, ]. b.
Lewis.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
THE LATE JOHN BROWN

Some days ago the Morning News
alluded casually to the person, by some
error of chance or lack of due dill
gence on the part of the school au-
thorities, permitted to continue as an
officer of schools in Asheville, N. c.,
who insisted upon placing John Brown
on the same level with Washington,
Jefferson and R. E. Lee in a list of
great men, he had prepared for the
edification of his pupils.
Whether his peculiar abilities as an
educator are still being displayed in
the vicinity of Asheville, we have not
heard. If they are we must cling to
the impression that those who have
placed and keep him in office have new
er heard of John Brown, an individual
whose contributions to the cause of
liberty were almost as conspicuous as
those of the Asheville man to the cause
of education. 1t might be as well,
school board to consider an extract
from THE Civil War and the Con-
stitution," a philosophical and in the
main impartial discussion of the causes
and incidents of the great struggle
The work is by Northern man, Prof
John w. Burgess. of Columbia Uni
versity. Speaking of John Browns
raid he says:
THE whole attempt was a complete
fiasco, and was to any calm and judi
cious mind satisfactory proof both of
the impotence of secret insurrection-
airy movements prepared in the North
and of the lack of any insurrectionary
spirit among the slaves themselves.
But there were some suspicious things
connected with the affair which even
calm and judicious people required to
have explained. Where, for example,
did Brown get the money to support
his band of twenty-five men for so
long a period, and to procure arms for
1880 men, as he had done, and have
them transported to his Maryland
farmhouse? He was a notorious dead
beat himself, had never succeeded in
any legitimate business. had never
earned any money, had had two wives
and some twenty children, and had left
them to shift for themselves in penury
and misery, while he was careering
around reforming things. Somebody
had assisted him, that was certain
and it was probable that a good many
persons had helped him. 1t was pos
sible. of course, that they did so with
full knowledge of his purpose; but this
was by no means a necessary conclu-
sion"
A pleasing picture, truly, of him who
is to be held up to the admiration OF
young America as one of the great men
of this country!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
---------l-----o-aHb -
BRIGHT BITS.
come

Going Easy.-"He is dying very
calmly" observed the physician, as he
felt the pulse of the sufferer. $50 like
John" softly spoke the prospective
widow He always was an sy-going
man. Baltimore American.
The Count weesh to marry
your daughtaire, saire! 1 am worth one
hundred tousand dollaire.'' The Mil
lionaire-"But I thought you were a
bankrupt" The Count mean Eat I
am worth Eat moch to you."-Brooklyn
Life.
Self Approval.-"You man, said
the serious person, don't you realize
that the love of money is the root of
all evil?" We'll" answered the spend
thrift, you don't see me hanging onto
money as if 1 loved it, do your
Washington Star.
A Wise Pledge.-"The new fresh
man class is the huskiest and best
organized that ever came into the COL
lege." "Well, l fancied it could take
care of itself when I heard that the
upper classmen had pledged them.
selves to do no hazing. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Backbone of Popularity.-Mrs.
Dash-"The managers of the Juvenile
Society of Patriots have given up
having cake and ice cream at the
meeting" Mrs. Rash-"Mercy me!
That was all that held the thing to-
gether. Now I can't get Bobby to go
at all"-Detroit Free Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
DRESSES ON 5000 A YEAR.

The statement has been made that
Mrs. Roosevelt dresses herself on $500
a year, and does it we'll, too. The sum
is extremely moderate, taking into con-
sideration her social position. There are
thousands of other women whose hus-
bands have comparatively small in
comes that spend more money on dress,
Notwithstanding the demands upon
them are less than upon the wife of
the President.
Mrs. Roosevelt was asked the secret
of her success in being always we'll
gowned for so moderate an outlay. Her
explanation was simple. She merely
used economy. She bought only best
materials and accepted only best work.
manship; nor did she purchase that
which she didn't need. She was not
averse to having a gown remodeled and
retrimmed. 1t often occurred that a
suit would be made over" two or
three times, best quality goods. per-
hitting of this remaking. The same
was true with respect to bonnets. With
the children the same rule was follow
ed, and some articles of clothing were
passed along from one child to another
by inheritance" as it were. Thus the
straw sailor worn by one of the chill
dren one year might have been worn
by the one next in age the year be-
fore.
While there are thousands of women
| ,l,n
on dress, there are tens of thousands
who do not spend so much and yet are
always neatly and becomingly attired;
and there are untold numbers of Amer
lean wives and mothers who practice
| the "making-ove and handing
down" economy in the wardrobe, to the
benefit of their husbands pockets.
Personal adornment, after all. is a
matter Of taste and money. True ie-
hnement never faunts itself; never
dresses loudly" or affects clothes that
will Of themselves attract attention.
| Stin IL is to be admitted that the fine
dressing Of women is not without good
points. II the women can afford IL. II
all OF the rich women Of the country
were 70 adopt a policy OF rigid econo-
my IN matters OF dress. there would
soon be tens Of thousands OF persons
out Of employment Mills would have
10 shut down. stores would be COM
/ PEELED 30 reduce their forces Of sales
/ people ana drossmakers would have 10
20 out 10 service as cooks and cham
Dermaldn. when the rich buy hne
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27

An interesting duel was fought near
Leghorn not long ago between two
Italians, Lieut.. Revivera of the artil-
lery. and Signor Ferrini. says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. They fought
with sabers and kept it up for nearly
two hours, fighting seventy-two rounds
during that time, and retiring with a
few slight cuts and several blisters.
The sporting editors of the Leghorn
dailies are singularly amiss in not fav-
oring the world with the details of this
spirited affair. but we may imagine
that the rounds were a good deal alike
and that one will serve as a sample
for ALL For instance:
Round 26-The signor came up brisk
~, but the lieutenant seemed a little
winded. They paused and eyed each
other narrowly, not more than fifteen
feet Of space separating them at the
time. The lieutenant then suddenly
sprang back three PAGES and cut two
large chunks out of the atmosphere.
At the same moment Sig. Ferrini side
stepped rapidly to the left and sliced
two thin sections of oxygen from the
shuddering air. The artilleryman then
hoped wildly on one leg and stabbed
viciously at the treetops, the signor at
the same time jabbing at the pebbles.
Both combatants, slashing furiously
right and left, worked themselves en-
tirely around the dueling ground, at
no time approaching closer than twen-
ty feet. The atmosphere at this time
hung in ribbons, and it was evident
that neither fighter could stand the
awful strain much longer. Every time
the lieutenant delivered a special pow
erful thrust he jumped back ten feet,
while the signor dealt such frightfully
Sweeping blows that every one of them
whirled him about like toy top. At
the call of time both heroes were
breathing hard-as we'll az garlic-and
the sgnor's blister on his thumb was
smarting severely.
And so on for forty-six more rounds,
all desperate, all vengeful, and all
harmless. 1t was a wonderful duel,
and couldn't have been more amusing
if it had planned to be so.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
THE cay OF THE STRONG.

Prof. H. H. Powers professor OF
sociology in Cornell University, is in
favor of killing the weak of the hu-
man species for the benefit OF the
strong and in thus assisting the pro-
cess of natural selection. The operation
of the law Of the survival of the fittest,
he declares, is so impeded nowadays
by the care that is taken of the ply
sically and mentally unfit that it is in
itself impotent to preserve the purity,
the vigor and the strength of the hui
man race.
"a child learning it's letters" declar-
ed Prof. Powers, in lecture to one of
his classes the other day, Ought to
see the detriment to society in letting
the unfit propagate their kind. Kill off
the feeble minded and those who are
a burden to the rest of society as you
would kill off so many rattlesnakes,
not because we hate them, but because
they are troublesome to have around
you. believe the time will come when
society will see the benefit of exter-
minating the weak by artificial means.
To be sure, under the present regime,
it is impracticable, for who is to judge
the strong and the fit from the weak
and the unfit"
Prof. Powers said the modern ten
dency was to kill off the strong of the
human race, instead of the weak. Wars
mean the destruction of the very flower
Of the race. The helpless are coddled
and pampered and thus preserved, in
stead of destroyed by the process of
natural selection.
The views of the Cornell professor
are not particularly new, but they are
sufficiently rare, fortunately, to excite
a thrill of indignant resentment when
ever they are announced. They belong
to a condition of society when the law
of the survival of the fittest. according
to their present advocate, had a freer
swing. Possibly it is because this law
is not now doing its full duty that the
barbarous and cruel practices urged
by Prof. Powers are able to find a
champion
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
The Gentle Irving.

In circumstances that would enrage a
less gentle and finely balanced man,
Sir Henry Irving never loses his tenn
per for a moment, but simply INDUCES
IN a sly bit of Sardonic humor, says the
New York Times.
Old Tom Meade, beloved by all Eng
lish players, and the best stock ghost
that any company ever had, was much
given to reading in his dressing room
between cues. Hamlet" was on one
night, and after Tom had made his
first entrance and exit he went to his
room to enjoy the long wait before the
closet scene. With his heels on the
dressing table, his stub of a black clay
pipe in his mouth, and his silver
trimmed spectacles astride his nose, he
was soon lost in a chapter of deep phil
osophy and oblivious to all else The
call boy gave him notice of his cue.
"Um, yes" he said, without lookins
up from his book.
A few moments later there was
feverish excitement in the wings, and
emissaries from the stage manager
came pouring into Toms room. Down
below the light had been lowered, the
stage was enveloped in blue haze, but
there was no ghost!
Throwing his book aside, Meade
jumped for the stage. In his haste he
entered on the wrong side almost be-
hind Hamlet. 1t was too late to go
around to the other side, and in a
husky whisper he called to Mr. Irving:
Here, sir; here behind you"
Just about this time the man who
operated the calcium light succeeded in
locating the dilatory ghost and threw
the blue haze upon him as Hamlet ex-
claimed
See where he goes cen now out at
the portal
Poor Tom Meade was in agony until
he had an interview with Mr.. Irving.
"Gov'n'r" he faltered Reading i'll
my dressing room. Call heard and for
gotten. Rushed to wrong side of stage,
sir. Very sorry. sir. Never happened
before. Never will. again, sir. And af-
ter all it didn't look so bad, gov'n'r."
For moment Mr.. Irving looked him
through and through. Then in icy terms
he answered:
Yes, Tom. but I like it bettah the
othah way"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
A Valuable Citrate.

There was much excitement in the
village of Slushtcn, says Spare Mo-
ments, because the most important
cricket fixture which the village club
had arranged was down for decision
on the following Saturday, and the
bowler who had won every match for
them that season had sprained his
wrist, and consequently would not be
able to play.
All their fond hopes of victory had
gone, when, as a last resort, they ask
ed the new curate of the village to play
for them. He consented, and owing to
his score of fifty-sour and his capture
of eight wickets for thirty-four runs
they scored brilliant victory.
The next morning as the squire, him.
self an enthusiastic cricketer, was
leaving the church, where the curate
had just preached his first sermon, he
was asked by the vicar what he
thought of the new curate.
oh" responded the squire, his
voice is weak, his doctrines shaky, he
isn't as learned as he should be, but
his cricket is a fair eye-opener. We
must keep him, even if we have to pay
him double the salary"