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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
TAX FERRET DECISION.
Judge Wade Hands Down an import
ant Ruling at Iowa City.

Iowa City, April 24.-Judge Wade,
of the johnson county court, has hand
ed down ruling which if it is sustain
ed by the supreme court will affect
nearly all of the work done by the tax
ferrets in the state of Iowa. The rul-
ing goes to the bottom of the question
at issue and if good law will make it
necessary for the tax ferrets to do
over the work already done in nearly
sixty counties of the state. In nearly
all of the counties who have employed
tax ferrets the county treasurer has
made the assessments against the hid
den property discovered by the tax fer
rets and in this Judge Wade holds that
the treasurers exceeded their author
ity. Should the supreme court sustain
the ruling it will cut off the taxes for
at least two years on the personal
property discovered by the tax ferrets.
The cases at bar are those of three
holders of city bonds of the city OF
Iowa City, who resisted the payments
of the back taxes claimed to be due
The cases were tried before the county
treasurer, who held that the taxes
should be paid. This ruling was ap
pealed from and the cases tried in the
district court
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
REVENGE IS SWEET.
Mill Operatives Fixing Up Retalitory
Scheme on Employees.

Lowell Mass, April 24.-The TWEEN
ty-three hundred operatives of the
Massachusetts cotton mills who were
arbitrarily thrown out of work for a
fortnight by the mill owners, swear
vengeance. The trouble is lowering
underneath what is APPARENTLY yeyy
even surface. The mill workers will
not forget this fortnight of enforced
idleness and when the resumption of
Chinese export trade will necessitate
rush orders, they are liable to be fully
as arbitrary in their action as were
their employers when they announc-
ed: No work for fortnight"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
THE CASE OF HERON.

The Iowa Congregational association
will not crafty Professor Heron by
arraigning and trying him for heresy
which would have given him an oppor.
tunity to pose as martyr, but the
charges that the association will bring
will be for conduct unbecoming a
Christian and gentleman. 1t is
probable that Heron will not answer
to these charges but he would have
been delighted had the church arraign-
ed him for heresy, as that would have
given him the chance of his life to
achieve notoriety and yet maintain
himself within the bounds of decency.
The charges of unchristian conduct
will however bring the professor to
task and on plane that will fit his
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
Money Paid for Goods Stolen Thirty
Years AGO.

Oskaloosa, April 24.-Mrs. Sam Rob-
ertson has received a letter written by
woman in a distant town of this
state Enclosed in the letter and Sc
curely fastened between a couple of
pieces of cardboard, was a silver So
cent piece. The statement made by
the letter was to the effect that the
writer enclosed so cents in payment
for goods stolen from Mrs. Robert
sons father thirty years ago. And
thus will the writer free herself from
the torments of an accusing con-
science.
Thirty years ago John Grey kept a
general store at Lynnville in Jasper
county and it is probable that the
goods were taken at this time. Mrs.
Robertson does not know the writer
of the letter and has never heard OF
family of the name residing in the
vicinity of Lynnville. The receipt OF
the money will be duly acknowledged
and it is hoped that peace may come
to the mind of the distressed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
LIMIT COMMITTEES POWER.
Effort Will Be Made to Locate Con.
vention Permanently.

vention Permanently.
Des Moines, April 24.-An effort will
be made at the next republican state
convention to take the power of de-
Gliding where the convention will be
held away from the state central COM
mittee and to locate it permanently at
Des Moines
This movement is the outgrowth of
the recent exhibition of factionalism
by the state central committee, ma
Jority of the members OF which threw
the convention to Cedar Rapids, in the
interest of certain candidates The
committees arbitrary action has de-
veloped a strong disposition to have
1t shorn of its powers to be manipulate
ed for other than the party welfare
The movement to locate the conyen-
ton in Des Moines might not be for
m1dable If it proceeded from Des
Moines, but it does not. 1t has orig
mated in districts other than the Sew
enth, the voters of which realize that
Des Moines is the most central and
the most commodious city in the state
for convention purposes. A leading
Ninth district politician, who was in
the city yesterday, said the sentiment
of the voters there was strongly in
favor of locating the convention per-
manently in Des Moines, or at least to
so arrange it that the location of the
convention would be settled by the
delegates at the convention preceding,
and not by the state central commit
tee. Reports Of dissatisfaction with
the committees course come also
from the southern part of the state and
from the Eleventh district.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
CARE OF FUNDS.
Post Office Department Gives Instrue.
tons.

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tons.
The postoffice department has is.
sued the following instructions to post
masters throughout the country re-
garding the care of government funds
and stamp supplies:
Postmasters are required to exer-
else the greatest care and give the
best possible protection to govern
ment funds and stamp supplies in
their custody.
During business hours money, post
age stamps, etc, must be kept so as
to be inaccessible to the public and
concealed from view. If the postof-
fee, when unoccupied, is not such a
safe place as to warrant the postmas-
ter in leaving his personal funds there
in, all government moneys, postage
stamps, ETC., must be removed there
from to place of the greatest posi-
BILE safety.
The law provides that a postmaster
may deposit his fund in a national
bank if there be one in his town. city
or county. IT, however, there be no
national bank so located and a private
bank be accessible there will be no
objection to a postmaster placing his
government funds, postage stamps,
ETC., therein: provided, that they be
placed in a private receptacle, as his
Official property, and subject to his ex-
elusive control. and that this be done
at his own risk and expense
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
PROMOTING IOWA INTERESTS.

The leading Iowa newspapers are
doing their part in promoting Iowa
enterprises and none are doing better
than the Des Moines Register. The
following article is from the Register
OF April IS:
Since the Iowa people began to un.
lite their energies in the free move
ment to build up all the home markets
OF the state there has been much
greater proportionate gain in popula.
ton, industries and business than dur
ing previous recent years, and all that
is needed to gain all that we should
have is a general, united and unend-
ing pull altogether. The following
letter shows how one of the large man
ufacturing companies of the state
views the movement to induce Iowa
people to labor increasingly to build
up their own local home markets and
patronize the home manufacturers
and business interests:
Ottumwa Iowa, April 15.-Ed. Reg
lister: We write to thank you for our
part of the splendid article which ap-
peared in your paper of April IL, un.
der the caption of ''Why Not More
Iowa Factories?" You are right in
what you are doing in writing such an
article, and we believe that The Reg.
listers work will bring good results in
the future.
JANNEY MANUFACTURING co.
The Ottumwa Courier also thus re.
ferred to The Register article:
The thanks of Ottumwa are extend.
ed to The Register for it's kindly ref.
20 - 49,
and if The Register will but suggest
that we have room here for mower
and harvester factory; also for a
big wagon factory, Ottumwa will be
grateful for such a favor. The Regis
ter is loyal to its own town, but the
town of Des Moines and The Register
are each big and generous enough to
extend the helping hand to friendly
neighbor.
The Register takes pleasure in pre-
senting the industrial needs of Ottum
wa, and will have still further pleas
ure in including those needs in The
Registers call columns until they
have been gained if the Courier will
kindly send the name of the person
who will answer all letters requesting
further information in regard to the
calls, and we will guarantee that ev
cry call made will be gained if each
call stands the test of proof that it is
needed and will receive the usual loca'
patronage. 1t is no trouble to gain
needed industries where the industries
are certain to receive the patronage
necessary to make their business sue
cessful.
The Courier undertakes to give
proper attention to all letters of in
quiry from responsible parties in re
gard to the proposed industries. Thu
Register has already been very courte
GUS and it no doubt will take pleasure
in the neighborly task it has under
taken in behalf of Ottumwa Sucf
courtesies are appreciated and will BIZ
reciprocated as occasion offers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that In
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucuons lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is intiamed you have n
when it is entirely closed deafness IL the
result, and unless the inflammation can he
taken out and this tube restored to its
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, when is nothing Inf
an inhamed condition of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused by catarrhl
that can not be cured by Halls CaIarrH
Cure. Send for circulars, free
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Y
Hollis Family Pills are the best,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
ENDS WAR TIME ROMANCE.
Man WEEDS Girl Who Nursed Him
When Wounded,

Paducah. KY, April 4.-George HUI
lett, retired capitalist of Kent, O..
arrived here on his bridal trip. Thir-
ty-six years ago Hulett was wounded
during the civil war near Cleveland,
Tenn. His regiment being on the
move, he was left behind at resi-
dence near by. Flora Richardson,
then only II years old, nursed him
continually during the many weeks of
his illness, and he secured her prom
Use to marry him when the war was
over
Hulett rejoined the regiment and
settled in Kent, O., when the war was
over. Forgetting old love, he married
and rose in the commercial world.
Several years ago his wife died.
Twenty-four months afterward he be.
gan a search for his army days sweet
heart. He found her after a long
search and they were married.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
THE COW AND THE HEN.

A few years ago citizen of Iowa
was present at a meeting of North
western state officials, in the city of
Milwaukee, where banquet was Civ
en- to the delegates, and on that occa-
sion toasts were proposed and respond
ed to by the different representatives.
A delegate from certain state that
is rich in minerals, gold, silver and
copper, was called upon and he took
great pleasure and pride in giving sta
tistics as to the amount of gold and
silver produced in the state he repre-
sented. The Iowa delegate was mod
est; he had no gold and silver mines
to fall back upon, but he happened to
remember in round numbers, the val
ue of eggs that were produced and sold
and sent to eastern markets. 1t was a
revelation to the assembled guests, be-
cause the amount greatly exceeded the
value Of gold and silver produced by
the mineral state. In this connection
1t will be appropriate to quote from the
American Economist of April 10, the
product of the dairy and the hen in the
United States. which in the year 1900
amounted to s675,0O0,OOO. Let us
make it in words-six hundred seven
ty-five million of dollars. Corn pro.
ducts were $751;, 100000. Hay, $446,.
100000. Cotton, $685. 100000. Wheat,
100000. Oats, O9,OOO,OOO. Pig
iron (1S99), $245 100000. Coal (1s99)
$256,000.00O. Coffee (1899), $104, 900,
900. Cotton is no longer king and al
though corn continues in the lead YET
the COW and hen are close second.
OF the COW and hen product, we ex
port about one per cent, consuming 9e
per cent ourselves. The Economist
calls special attention to this as an il
lustration of our enormous home mar
ket and adds: Gould our laboring
classes use the eggs, the butter, the
milk, the poultry and fruits which they
do, if they were idle, or their wages
reduced to foreign levels. fa
These are homely truths for the PEG
pie, that will bear study.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
A NECESSITY.

A voting machine is about TO be in
stalled at Marion, this state, and it's
working will be watched with great
interest by the people of Iowa. We
believe that some day people will con.
slider the voting machine to be as in
|dispensablc in elections as the type.
writer and telephone are in business
and that people will wonder how they
ever got along without it.
A summary of the work of voting
machines at the last general election
is printed in the Annals of the Ameri-
can Academy. In New York state,
the pioneer commonwealth in the use
of this device, 337 machines were ope-
rated in twenty-five different cities.
In Buffalo votes were recorded at the
rate of so to $50 an hour and out of a
total vote Of $4,000, over 20 per cent
were voted before noon. In less than
five minutes after the polls closed re-
ports from every precinct were on
their way to the city hall. 1t was
demonstrated that split tickets could
be recorded as accurately as straight
ones. In Ithaca 1t was estimated that
the use of machines would save the
city $500 a year, and similar reports
were received from the other cities.
In demonstrating the practicability of
the voting machine New York has per-
formed public service of great value.
The initial expense of the system is
heavy, but subsequent savings will
more than overcome it and the result
will be greater economy in elections
Fewer clerks will be needed, there
will be earlier returns and the vote
will be more accurately counted. The
machine is practically fraud proof
easily operated, rapid and economi
| cal
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
Weather Lends Its Aid,

Good weather and reports on crop
conditions had much to do with the
sentiment among the brokers yester-
day. Statisticians declared that there
has never been time, probably, in the
history of the grain trade when there
has been such an absence of contracts
by farmers for May delivery.
In the pit the opinion was held that
Phillips did as much in July corn as in
May. His brokers are said to have
bought at least 100000 bushels of
July delivery. Hately, Robson and
Barrett supplied the greater number
of orders.
When May corn was at az cents July
sold at Ash cents. There was little
reaction before the close at 46A and
44A.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
ARTEMUs LAMB DEAD.
Millionaire Iowa Lumberman Goes te
His Reward,

Clinton, April 24.-Artemus Lamb,
the millionaire lumberman, of this
city, died yesterday in San Diego, Cal
ifornia. Some time ago he was injur-
ed in a railway wreck in California.
from the effects of which he never re-
covered. Until few years ago he
owned one of the largest saw mills in
the world. 1t was located in Clinton,
where he had extensive interests.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
NEW FACTORY FOR FAIRFIELD.
Business Men of That City Close I'm
portant Deal.

Fairfield, April 24.-Fairtield bust
ness men have just closed a deal with
parties which assures a new factory
for the town. q. e. Thurman, an eX-
tensive manufacturer of metal and
wooden signs, whose trade is largely
in the west has decided to remove his
plant from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to
this city. He has secured a lease on
the buildings formerly occupied by
the Fairfield Furniture company, and
will begin work as soon as the neces-
sary machinery can be put in place
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
ARE INDIGNANT.
oskaIoosa Guardsmen 20 Not Like
Change.

Oskaloosa, April 24.-There is an
outburst of indignation here over the
action of Adjutant General Byers in
transferring Company F, of this city
of the Fifty-frst regiment to Company
H, of the Fiftieth regiment. The com.
pany went through the campaign in
the Philippines and feels that it is en-
titled to retain it's name. Efforts will
be made to have the order rescinded
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25

Together club and become a voice for
Mr.. Herron's four little children, for
whom their father will not speak, |
will be delighted to accept the invita-
ton. But it must be upon the basis
of an old-fashioned Puritan's belief in
the integrity of the home and the SUI
premacy of Righteousness
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
LOOMS NOT TO RETURN.
Minister to Venezuela Recalled as Re.
buke to Castro.

buke to Castro.
Washington, D. c., April .24.-Minis.
ter Loomis will not return to Venezu.
ella, and the action of the United
States in not sending him. back to Car.
acas is in the nature of a protest
against the treatment of American in.
terests by the Venezuelan government
In fact, it has developed that Minister
LOOMS was recalled by the United
States because the government did not
approve of the manner in which its
representative was treated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
BRYAN AT DUBUQUE.
Leader Says He Knows of No "New
Democracy" Being Formed.

Democracy" Being Formed.
Dubuque, April 24.-Hon. w. j. Bry-
an arrived in Dubuque at an early
hour yesterday and was met at the
depot by John S. Murphy, editor of
the Telegraph. Late in the day he
held reception and was called upon
by many leading democrats of the city
To reporters who interviewed him in
regard to his views on the new de-
mocracy,, the Philippines, Cuba, ETC.,
he smilingly refused to answer. AS
to the new democracy he said: cat
present there is no new democracy be-
ing formed that L am aware Of"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
LEGAL,
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons in
D., 1901, the undersigned was appointed
by the clerk of the district court of Wap-
clio county, Iowa, administrator. will an
ceased. late of said county. All persons
indebted 10 said estate Will make payment
to the undersigned, and those having
claims against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated April 20, 1901.
JOHN HOREN, Administrators.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
ROCK ISLAND WILL BUILD.
Costly New Railroad Depot Planned
for CHICAGO.

Chicago, April 24.-The management
of the Rock Island road has decided to
build a large freight depot at Polk
and Sherman streets to cost between
$500, 900 and 100000. 1t has not been
determined when ground will be brok-
en-, but it will not be before plans have
been perfected and approved for the
new station which the company is to
erect in conjunction with the Lake
Shore.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
LAWYERS ARE GUILTY.
Harrington and Dolan of keokuk Are
Reprimanded for Practicesa

Keokuk, April s24.-James Harring-
ton and B! A.rDolah, members Of the
Lee county bar in this city have been
found guilty; of conducting unbecom-
ing attorneys.isHh report filed in the
district court by special examining
committee of the bar; appointed to in
vestigate Mr.. Harrington, has just
been made public. The deal grew out
of Mr.. Harrington's connections as at
torney for Assignee Hemingway in
the Ward Drug company case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
SMALLPOX AHATINe

VIII hc-OpeH oCHUUIS at SHdhhUH CITY
Monday.
Shannon City, April 24.-The small
pox at this place is abating and it is
thought the public schools can be re-
opened next Monday. The schools
have been closed two weeks and one
of the teachers is sick with the small
nOX
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
INDIANS DIE OF SMALLPOX.
Fatal .scourse in Cheyenne Reserva
ton Calls for Quarantine.

Pierre, S. D., April 24.-Smallpox
has broken out among the Indians in
the Cheyenne reservation. Several
deaths have occurred and a patrol of
Indian police has been placed around
the border of the reservation to hold
the Indians in quarantine. Efforts
are being made to quarantine the
camps with little avail.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25

Smith Saunders, a prominent real
estate man at Council Bluffs, dropped
dead on the street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25

Several of the police of Des Moines
has been accused Of drinking in sa-
looms while on duty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25

Mrs. Conrad Deitz, aged so, of Des
Moines, fell down stairs, but it is
thought will recover.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
FIRE IN NEBRASKA.

Plainview Suffered to Extent of $685.
600 This Morning.
Plainview, April 24.--FireI early this
morning destroyed eleven business
houses and two residencesA The loss
lis $4,000.