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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
Frederic.

Frederic, Aug. 1.-The Monroe coun-
ty republican convention will meet in
Abba next Saturday for the purpose OF
placing in nomination candidates to
fill the following county Offices: Coun-
ty treasurer. sheriff and county super
intendent. There are four candidates
for treasurer-ex-County Treasurer j..
NJ. NJ. Roberts, who has held the once
one term; Mr.. Wilson OF Foster, VINO
owns a store in Foster, and does
good business; Oscar Palmer, who
owns and runs livery barn in Abba,
and is quite popular with many, and
Sherman Moser, thrifty young farm
er, who owns good farm in Blun
Creek township The latter is very
popular in the northwest part of the
county. He has been raised from boy
hood in the county and has taught
school in the public schools. Mr.. Mo
ser has been promised 500 votes from
the new mining plant at Blackstone, If
he receives the nomination. is pre-
dicted that he will make a most excel
lent county officer,
A heavy rain fell Tuesday forenoon
in this vicinity, which started running
water in all the streams.
The infant daughter of Mr.. Cooper
is reported as dying.
Misses Carrie and Leila Stevenson
visited with their sisters, Mrs. Ida
Moser and Mrs. Wash. Spears, near
Hamilton and Buxton last week. re-
turning home late Saturday evening.
Misses Emma Berry, Grace Davis
and Leda Stevenson are in attendance
at the county normal from this vicin-
ity this week. rFi'Ge
The steam thresher is. in the neigh
borhood. The farmers are getting
their threshing done, but small grain
is turning out very light. ~
The fan at tMineaNo. 6 of the Smoky
Hollow Coal; company, biined out one
night this week, also burning about &c
feet OF the shaft. The night boss, Mr.
Turnquist, smelling pine smoke, Went
up the entry toward the shaft to as
certain from whence it came. He was
met by heavyoh volume of smoke
which was fast filling the entries ac
cessable to the shaft. He had nine
men working under him. Running
back up the entry he called to them
to come out at the amanway. No fatal
titles occurred. The fire was caused
by the heating and exploding of lamp
through an oversight of the night
Waterman.
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Founded 9th August, 1a48.

Published sen-weekiy OF Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial OF business office No. A.
Address the Courier Printing CO., Ottumwa, la
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UnionviiIe.

Unionville, Aug. Jay Chance of
Ormanville visited over Sunday at the
Weatherly home.
Sam Morrison and wife departed for
Kirksville, Mo-, last Wednesday, where
they will visit with relatives for some
time.
Carl Baker, of Mercer, Mo-, is visit
ing with friends in this vicinity.
Art Bridal was in this community
last week buying stock.
Next Friday night is the last of the
singing school at the Liberty church.
Everyone is invited to come.
j. w. Selix was Ash Grove caller
Suday.
Silas Boyer ad family of Darbyville
visited over Sunday in this neighbor-
hood
Rev. L. B. Hicks and Prof. Book
walter, president of Western College,
delivered sermons at the Liberty
church Sunday.
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Mystic.


Mystic, Aug. Rev. Kirsh has been
out of town for the last week.
The infant child of Mrs Dan Has
kins was buried Wednesday.
T. N. Cherry has secured position
as brakeman on the c., M. & st. P.
Douglass Reese was run over by
passenger train No. on the Milwau-
kee and killed, while asleep on the
track.
The Ladies Aid society of the U. B.
church cleared $685. from the ice
cream supper last Saturday. They
will serve ice cream and cake at the
same place Saturday evening.
Mrs. M. Mcintosh is expecting her
sister, Miss Della Morris this week.
Rev. Shaffer of Walnut City was in
Mystic Wednesday.
The Ladies Aid society of the U.
B. church will spend the day with Mrs.
John Cherry, Tuesday.
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Blackhawk.

Blackhawk, Aug. Mrs. Kate
Schofield of Ottumwa is visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity this week.
Chas. Brown of BlacAhawk and Miss
Nora Chatterton of near Unionville,at-
tended church at Oak Grove Sunday
evening.
Mrs. j. P. Brown is on the sick list
this week.
Richard Reynolds of Bunch passed
through Blackhawk Sunday.
Mrs. William Brown and son Chas.
and Frank Bean were business callers
Unionville Monday.
Mrs. Nancy Morrison visited at the
home of Mrs. Mary Mcdonald Sunday.
John King and Stell Mower were In
the vicinity of Unionville Monday.
Mrs. Martha Miller and daughter,
Doirie, intend to start for Dakota
soon.
James Smith was caller in this vi
cinity Saturday evening.
James Bryan was visitor at the
VIM. Elder home Thursday. ,
William Coop and Eldridge Brown
were callers in the vicinity of Bunch
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sarah Ellison was caller at
the home of Mrs. W. A. Elder Mon
day.
Will Coop was caller at the home
of Marshall Albright of Ash Grove
Sunday evening.
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FairvieW.

Fairview, Aug This community
was visited by beautiful and refresh
ing rain Sunday evening.
Mrs. Victoria McElderry, of near
Drakesville, has been visiting at her
old home at this place the past week.
A number of young people from this
vicinity attended party at the home
of Mr.. Thompson, near Mt. Zion, last
Wednesday evening, also a social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Mites,
near County Line, Saturday night.
Charles Ray Parker spent few
days last week at his home here.
Walter Bartholow spent last Sunday
evening at County Line.
Mr.. Campbell from Batavia was
through here yesterday buying cattle
A few of the friends of the Misses
Lila and Anna Manning spent last Sun
day evening at their home.
A delegation from all ofthe different
churches represented in this township
except the County Line M. E. church,
met at Fairview church for the pur,
pose of arranging for a Sunday school
convention. The committee on pro
gram-Rev. Wolf, H. D. Copeland and
Miss Jay Campbell-will meet at the
Parker home next Saturday at
| O'Clock p. m.
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sHARKEY MATCHED.
Will Fight Jeffries at San Francisco
in September.

Boston, Mass, July 31.-Tom Shark.
ey accepted an offer to meet James J.
Jeffries before the San Francisco Ath-
letic club in September.
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siaourney.

Sigourney, Aug. Mrs. G. H. Mac
keys sister, from Nebraska, is visit
ing here this week.
John Soldthwait made flying bust
ness trip to Delta Wednesday morning
on his wheel.
Will Bartz is home from Rock Island
for a short visit after which he will go
to Buffalo.
Marie Hoge is still confined to the
house, but is able to be up little.
Won Webb, young lad of about IL
years was taken from here to the re-
form school Tuesday evening as the
result of breaking into store and tax
ing a rifle.
Maude Attebury of Excelsior Springs
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert Rich.
ardson.
Our young people are enjoying many
picnic and bathing parties this wealth
er.
The Keokuk county teachers began
| to appear Wednesday evening and be.
gan their normal work today.
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Lancaster.


Lancaster, Aug. Mrs. w. P. Ia
Der is spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. R. M. Kelly, before re-
turning to her home in Illinois.
Mrs. Mary Davis of Sigourney is Wis
iting at Martin Davis this week.
The threshing machine has about
cleared the neighborhood and left ev-
eryone who had wheat wishing most
of their crop was wheat.
This vicinity was visited by a nice
shower Sunday and another Tuesday,
but much more is needed.
Mrs. r. NJ Kelly, who has been stay
ing with relatives below Ollie, return
ed home Sunday evening.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Stokesbury
We're down and helped Martin Davis
thresh tesit Thursday.
William R. Kelly accompanied by
his daughter, Grace, was down to see
his sister, Mrs. R. H. Jones of Pack
wood, who has been threatened with
blood poisoning.
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Hedrick.


Hedrick, Aug. Nv. G. McWilliams
went to Sigourney last evening to be
present at the democratic convention
held there today.
Contractor Dagle has gone to Ollie
where he is to erect a modern bank
building.
id. Henry is erecting barn on his
property on Waugh and Second
streets.
William Davis of Competine was in
Hedrick Tuesday.
C. %. Bowen leaves tomorrow for
eastern markets to purchase fall
goods. He will visit his father in
northern New York before returning.
Wade Kirkpatrick went to Sigour-
ney last evening on business.
O. G. Dickens of Competine was in
Hedrick yesterday
The team belonging to Carrier Beck
on Rural Route No. 1, ran away last
Saturday, demolishing his wagon bad
ly No one was hurt.
Mr.. Clayton Of the Rand Lumber
company of Oskaloosa was in Hedrick
Tuesday.
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CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

ally Courier, 1 year. by mail $500
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Lovilia.

Lovilia, Aug. 1.-Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Courtney of Abba, visited over Sun
day with Lovilia friends.
Miss Thayer visited the past week
at the John Swan home in Lovilia.
Mrs Bartlett, of Mt Pleasant, re-
turned to her home Saturday after a
two weeks visit with her son, Walter,
OIL Lovilia.
Frank Sullivan, who has been con-
ducLlng an ice cream parlor at Hamil-
ton, returned to Lovilia last week
Misses Bessie Parsons, Fannie Spen-
Ger, Annie Cashier, Edna Skies and
Jessie Johnson and Fern Cobb will go
to Abba tomorrow to attend the nor
NAL which convenes there for ten
days.
Miss Carrie Amber, who has spent
the spring and summer in Pella, is
spending her vacation at home with
her parents.
Miss Carrie Clemens spent Thurs
day and Friday in Hamilton with
friends.
Mrs. Clara Edwards, of Des Moines,
visited with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Findley, returned to her
home in Des Moines Sunday.
Harry Courtney, of Abba, is the
guest Of Miss Della Cobb, of Lovilia.
Twenty-seven of the young people
had a moonlight picnic one mile south
Of Lovilia, on last Thursday evening
Clyde Ramsey and Miss Bartram, oil
Abba, joined them. All report grand
goou time. Is
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Chequest.


Chequest, Aug. 1.-Rev. and Mrs.
'Catlin of Pella are guests for fort
night of Rev. Sam Webster and family
Rev. Catlan will preach his farewell
sermon at the Providence Baptist
church next Sabbath.
James Parker is erecting a new
dwelling on his farm here and will
move back to it this fall from Troy.
Mr.. Parker thinks he will be better
satisfied to remain on the farm.
Messrs. Jesse Hissem and NJ. r. Lee
are doing the carpenter work on Mr..
Parker's new dwelling.
Jesse Marshall and family were
callers last Sunday afternoon at Harve
Frazers.'
Sandy Findlay and family of Douds
spent Sunday at the John Nelson
homo Mrs. Nelson being q sister of
Mr.. Findlay.
Miss Alma Rambo of keosauqua,
was the guest over Sunday of Miss
Becca Rambo at this place and attend
ed Sabbath school at Union Sunday.
John Shelby of near Selma, stu
dent of Parsons College at Fairfield,
visited last Friday at the w. H. Harry
man home.
Clarence Hewitt and mother-in-law,
Mrs McMullen, were at Keosauqua, on
business last Wednesday.
Geo. Hissem is On the sick list, srf-
fering from a sunstroke.
The republican primary assembled
at the Center school house Saturday
at 2:3O p. m. for the purpose of select
ing five delegates to attend the county
convention which was held at Keosau
qua Monday, July 20. The delegates
selected were Messrs Chas. and e. e
Hanchaw, A. E. Mccullough, w. B
Strait and Arthur Sample, all of whom
attended the convention at Keosauqus
on Monday.
w. c. Harryman was in Keosauqua
on business last Friday.
| A number from here attended the
funeral of Miss Celtic Hewitt, neal
| Leando Saturday, July 27.
| Messrs. J. E. Shaffer Harvey Stout
and Newton Breckenridge started
Monday for Minnesota, where they ex
pect to secure jobs harvesting.
A number of our young people at
tended the lecture given at the Zlor
church, east of here Sunday night by
Guss Manner. He is considered al
able speaker.
Mike Moore and wife of Troy were
guests over Sunday of Otto McCul
loughs'
A great number from here attended
the horse sale at Douds last Saturday
Francis Haney and son Roy, o.
White Elm, visited at E. e. Hanshaw's
Tuesday.
George Lewis and wife of Pittsburs
and John Lewis and family of Utica.
are visiting with A. E. McCullough's.
Allie Jackson, of Leando, who has {
music class here, called on friends
Tuesday.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski, Aug. 1.--Charles Murphy,
who has been attending Drake uniyer-
sity at Des Moines came home Thurs
day.
Dr.. Bernard Shelton made a profess.
sional visit to Bloomfisld Friday.
o. E. Ten Eyck made trip to OF
tumwa Tuesday ~
j. Gardner and family returned homo
from Cumberland Friday.
Mrs. Eulalia Pyle OF Mt. Pleasant is
here visiting her parents, Dr.. and Mrs.
ID. d. Jay.
Rev. G. H. MINER of Boston, who is
spending the summer in evangelistic
work. is here with his tent holding a
series of meetings, The keoknk dig
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Ash Grove.


Ash Grove, Aug. flames Selix and
family of Unionville visited Sunday
with Mrs. Elizabeth Ahee.
N. Fletcher, Orren and Fenton Cas-
sill were in Ottumwa Tuesday.
The long continued drouth was
broken Sunday night, when about 10
o'clock good rain began to fall which
continued more or less through the
night. NJ
Fred Proctor marketed hogs in
Blakesburg Tuesday. rs
Rev. Hollowell will preach at the
Christian church next Saturday night
and Sunday
Mrs. o. E. Cassill and sons Ernest
and Asa of Quincy ILL.,, are visiting
relatives at this place,
4 Mrs. James Day and Mrs. Anna Al
bright visited Tuesday with Mrs. A.
Hannah.
Miss Hattie Albright spent Satur-
Saturday and Sunday with her brother,
Jesse, near Drakeville. SO
Marshall Clark of Drakeville was in
this locality last Wednesday buying
cattle. ~.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chroncled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

SLdIllOil, Aug. l.-IeO. Ldu11, Dr.,
has departed for an extended visit
with his parents at Jeffersonville, Ind.
The funeral services of the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williamson,
former residents of this place, but now
located at Webster City, were con-
Quoted in Charlton on Wednesday.
The remains were laid to rest in the
Charlton cemetery.
Miss Lou Clarke departed Tuesday
for an extended visit with relatives in
Birmingham.
Miss Edna Wilkins has returned to
her home in Creston after a few days
visit with her friend, Miss T. Z. Walk
er, of this place.
Fred Trying, formerly a resident of
this place, but now located on a farm
near Lucas, was renewing old ac-
quaintances in Charlton on Wednes-
day.
Ernest Gosser has returned from a
weeks visit in Milwaukee, Wis, where
he attended the convention of the Or
der of Elks that convened there last
weeK.
Sheriff Eli Manning was business
visitor to Newburn on Wednesday
where he Went tc arrest farmer
charged with cruelty to animals. Mr..
Manning says the information charged
the man with working team of
horses whose physical condition was
unfit for work and besides that it is
said he was driving them with bolt
tied on the end of a strap that he used
for whip and applied it frequently
Every time he struck the horses it
would either cut through the skin or
leave a large bruised spot 1t was
further claimed that he kept COWS tied
up in close pen for three days with,
out feed or water. The neighbors OBJ
jected but to no avail and finally the
omcers were appealed to. He will be
arraigned today.
w. B. E. Lurke was called to Bur.
lington Wednesday by telegram an,
nouncing the serious Illness of his
mother. who is visiting relatives near
that place, and who is not expected to
live.
l.. P. Swayne, of Des Moines. was a
business visitor in Charlton on Tues
day
Mrs. N. S. Melville and son, Clar
ence, have returned from an extended
WISH WIFI IeldllSeS dliu lIlSlluS III re
kay.
Miss Eva Pearson has returned from
ia weeks visit with friends at Gowrie
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Clarke and chill
dren have returned from weeks Wis
it with relatives and friends in Derby
The remains of G. E. Penick. cash
| Ter of the Charlton bank, who fell from
the steamer Virginia near Racine
Wis, last Friday, have been recovered
The body was found floating on the
water within one hundred feet Of
where ne went down. o. A. Hoaglunt
and Simon Press, Of this place, went
to Racine and fully identified the body
and returned today on No. 8 with it
Funeral services were conducted from
the house at 1920 o'clock today. His
brother, J. A. Penick. is in receipt o.
a telegram from the coroner of Racine
giving the result of the investigation
4 by the coroner's jury Of accidental
death.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06
HOLD CONFERENCE TODAY.
Pekin Ministers Meet the Chinese
Plenipotentiaries.

Paris, Feb. 6.-At a cabinet council
here today the minister of foreign af-
fairs, NJ. Delcasse, announced that the
ministers OF the powers al Pekin would
confer with the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries today regarding the execution Of
the conditions of the collective note.
The France4Belgian railroad from Pekin
to Hankow, 1875 kilometers of which were
destroyed, has been completely restored
and traXc has been resumed. The
track. which formerly terminated II
kometers from Pekin. has now been
prolonged to within the city. Trains en-
ter-I Pekin on February ;.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06
ANTITRUST BILL SHEVELED.

that he is entitled to be regarded as the
orator of the present assembly. Not only
has he shown himself to be an eloquent
and convincing speaker, but his remarks
on the Lannin antitrust bill establishes
tho fact that he is a logical thinker and
is arrayed on the side of conservatism.
The defeat of the measure is doubtless
due to the impression his words pro-
duced on a majority of the members Of
the house.
The bill was approved by the house in
committee of the whole yesterday and
came up for third reading and consid-
Grafton on final passage at this morn
ing's session, but at that time Dixon ad-
vocated caution, saying that the bill pro-
posed to amend the fundamental law of
the state. and should be given careful
consideration before action was taken
The result was that consideration of the
bill was postponed until the afternoon
session.
When it was again brought forward
for consideration, Dixon arose and began
his argument against the passage of the
bill by explaining that it's intent was to
amend the constitution in favor of
more stringent provision against trusts
than the present section of the consti-
luton Ill lHdl IeSpcCl prov iucS.
"Gentemen of the assembly, he de-
clared, the campaign is now a thing Of
the past. and we should approach the
ccnsiderat ny of SO important a measure
as this without prejudice and with the
idea uppermost in our minds of acting
only for the best interests of the state
and not with the intention of taking
punitive measures as regards those who
may have opposed us. If you read this
bill carefully you will see that it does
not tend to the commercial interests Of
the state and that it has a tendency to
discourage capital from coming into the
state. and assisting in the development
OF our resources. Think carefully before
YOU vote on the measure and I am con-
WINGED that you will cast your ballots
against it,"
Mr.. Dixon was right. The house
thought carefully. and the measure was
defeated by vote of "A to 10. If it had
not been for Dixon's objection to the
passage of the bill and the arguments
he advanced against the measure. 1t
would undoubtedly have passed. For
| this reason. the merchants and capitalist
! of the state have reason to congratulate
! themselves.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06
ABOUT GAME LAWS.

Representative Kilgallon has intro.
duced bill in the house IN regard to
amending the game laws which is said
to have the sanction of the State Sports
mems association. Among the provis-
ions of the proposed amendment are the
following:
The bill prohibits absolutely the kill
ing of bisons, buffaloes. quails. Chinese
rheasants, beavers. antelopes or noun
tain sheep and provides a penalty for
violation of the law in this respect of
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than six months or by fine Of not
less than $50 nor more than $780, or by
both such fine and imprisonment
1t prohibits the killing of moose or ell,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06
TRY ALIENS FOOT-EASE.

"A powder to be shaken into the shoes,
Your feet feel swollen. nervous and hot,
and get tired easily. II you have smart.
ing feet or tight shoes. try Aliens Foot.
Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walk
trg easy. Cures swollen sweating feet.
iaSSowing nails. Llistery and callous
spots. Relieves co:ns and bunions of ali
pain and gives rest and comfort. Try II
today. Sold by all druggists aud shea
stores for Csc. Trial package FREE
Address, Allen o. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. 7.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06
OUR LAW MAKERS
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS
DISPOSED OF AT HELENA.
DON'T LIKE POWELL" COUNTY.
Residents Sign For the Old Name of
Deer Lodge-The Gambling Bill
Other Measures.
Special correspondence

special correspondence
Helena Feb. 5.-The last day of the
first half of the present Legislative ses-
sion has expired, and the question OF q
short term senator remains as unsettled
as on the occasion of the first ballot. 1t
was prophesied today by Tom Kinds that
MacGinnis will climb to the 40 mark
within a very few days. Ii Thomas man.
ages to preserve his reputation as a
prophet after making crack like that,
he will do better than dozen others
who tried to convince the people of the
state that they We're on the inside" of
the proposition. 1t is freely admitted
that a caucus will be necessary in order
to settle the question. but at present
nobody seems to want a caucus. Every
body admits that II. l.. Frank has the
best of the situation, as it is commonly
recognized that his supporters are at
present simply engaged in legislative
flirting