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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

day evening, when the following teach
ers we're selected: Room No. l, Miss
Fife Stevens; Room No. 2, Miss Bette
Priest; Room No. 8, Miss, Frona Saun-
derson; Room No. 4, Miss Hattie Lang
enstein; Room No. 5, Miss Lola Wray;
Room No. 6, Mrs. Addie Smith; Room
No. Z, Miss Anna Duffield; Room No.
3, Miss Abbie Brown. Miss Clara
Weiney was re-instal1ed as musical in
structor and J. E. HOWE as janitor
Mr.. HOWE has held this position for a
long number of years having succeed
eu his father, who filled the position
for many years until overtaken by dis
ease and death. 1t will also be the be-
ginning of the sixteenth year for Miss
Stevens and the fourteenth year for
Miss Brown. Miss Duffield has also
held the same position for long num-
Der of years.
Messrs. Epps and Ed. Patterson, who
are farming on DR.. G. H. Cronk's land
have recently sold 81 hogs to j. w.
Bowler, of Belknap.
The l. O. o. F. lodge of this city was
we'll represented at the dedication of
the new Odd Fellows hall which oc.
Cured at Troy on Friday evening. The
response to the address of welcome
was delivered by N. S. Johnson, grand
patriarch of the state of Iowa; Rev
j. w. Patter, also had the pleasure OF
delivering an address,.
The Ladies Guild are again agitat
ing the thought of establishing Il lee.
ture course for the coming season and
have decided to invite the ladies OF
other churches to assist them in the
work, thus establishing an interde
nominational effort thru which the lee
ture course may be placed upon per
manent basis, to become established
in our city as one of the good things
which shall not pass away but shall be
recognized as one of the best educa
tional systems open to our citizens
through whose interest and for whose
benefit it may be carried on from yeal
to year. The idea that the lecture
course is a mere money-makine
scheme put up for the sake of the
funds raised for personal or denomina
tional interests should be eradicated
from the minds of the people, for such
| Is not the case. A good lecture course
is benefit to any people and will I'm
consciously change the taste of those
in attendance lifting them to higher
appreciation of the. best things in life
by bringing them in touch with the
master thoughts of master minds. i
will be the purpose of the ladies t.
make this years course the best eve
held in the city.
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HOW TO GAIN FLESH

Persons have been known to
gain a pound a day by taking
an ounce of SCOTS emulsion.
It is strange, but it often
happens.
Somehow the ounce pro.
duces the pounds; it seems to
start the digestive machinery
going properly, SO that the
patient is able to digest and
absorb his ordinaryfoo which
he could not do before, and
that is the way the gain is made
A certain amount of heshis
necessary for health; if you
have not got it you can get il
by taking SCOTS Emulsion.
You will find it just. as use.
full in summer as in winter, and
if you are thriving upon it don't
stop because the weather is
warm.
If you have not tried it, send for free sampl
~ agreeable taste will surprise YOU.
ScoTT& BOVINE, Chemists,
4oe-4I5 Pearl Street, New York
soc. and st.oo; all druggistf
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MORGAN Gk|SNOLD
Successor to
Geo. Griswold,
Io7 N. Court St.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
One to Be Held in Bladensburg May
26-OttumWan on PROGRAM,


One to Be Held in Rladensburs May
26-OttumWan on Program.
The program for district Sunday
school convention which will be held
at Bladensburg. May 26 has been is
sued. H. A. Graham of this city has
place upon the program for an ad-
dress on the subject of the Home
Department" The convention is in
the interest of very worthy cause
and it will undoubtedly be very sue
cessful. Several Ottumwa people
have Indicated that they will be in at
tendance. Following is the program,
Morning Session.
9;D-Devotional exercises, led by Hiram
9:5o-The Teacher, his Qualifications and
Preparation, paper. Miss Sadie Fisher
Discussion Mrs. d. L. Glass, William
| Smith,
| Song
1o:l5-sunday School lesson, taught by
Song by the children.
10:50-llOw to Lead our Children of the
Sunday School to take Definite Stand for
Christ, paper, Miss Lizzie Decker. Discus
sion, Miss Josephine Murray anu Miss Lii
rona Hanna.
11:i5-Address of Welcome, william
Smith Response, ]. I, McMinn.
| NoHS.
| Adjournment.
Afternoon Session.
la0-Devotional and Promise Meeting.
| led by. superintendent of Competine Sun
day School.
| Song.
l:5o-How tt, Keep the Young Men in the
Sunday School. and our Obligation to in
different and non-Sunday School goers.
Leader William Phillips. Discussion, Otis
| Phelps.
| Song.
.2:lo-!Temperance Meeting led by Mrs.
| Mary Ieager.
2:35-Childrcn,s Meeting and Normal
| Work, led by Owen IIamersly. The Way
/ to Success, Harry Putnam.
| Song.
a:20-The Right Attitude to be Assumed
by the Community Toward the Sunday
School, led by ]. A. Brown.
| Song.
3:35- Home Department, IL, Graham, of
| Ottumwa.
| $3.50 Superiutendent's Difficulties and
how TO Overcome Them, Member Of Ash
land Sunday School.
| Song.
Music in charge of William Phillips.
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Avery.

Avery, May Isl. 2. Evans return
ed home Wednesday evening on No. a..
Bert Richards, former c., B. & @.
agent here, will move his family to
Chillicothe next week.
Mrs. Nancy Chisholm has surveyed
and laid out number of lots in the
west part of town.
Oscar Palmer of Abba was on Avery
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Artie Johnston, our efficient
music teacher, was in Avery this
week looking after her class.
The Avery Debating society gave a
box supper at the school house We'd
nesday evening.
j. l.. Nelson of Hynes was an Ay-
cry visitor Wednesday evening.
Lucy Warner returned from Freder-
ic Tuesday.
Fife Amos was an Avery visitor
Monday.
| w. o. Appleman transacted bust.
ness in Abba Tuesday.
Rev. B. w. Petit and wife of " nat
Cheer are visiting relatives in Avery
this week. >.
Contractor Sam Anderson was an
Abba visitor Tuesday.
| Will Evans returned home from OF
| tumwa Wednesday.
VIM. Wayson has moved his family
/ to Hilton.
An ice cream social and dance was
held in Avery last Saturday night and
the proceeds are to be used in placing
new sidewalks throughout the town
Avery is doing a whole lot in the way
of building and improving.
Anna Palmquist and Mae Bridges
were Abba visitors Saturday.
| Vie Crabill was in Abba Thursday
A number of young people attended
a dance at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Bridges Wednesday.
| Mrs. Edith Evans drove up to Abb;
last Wednesday,.
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Don't Let Them Suffer.

Often children are tortured with
itching and burning eszema and other
skin diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve heals the raw sores, expels in
tiammation, leaves the skin without a
scar. Clean, fragrant, cheap; there's
no salve on earth as good. Try it.
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at Clark
& Mollison's.
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Highland Center.

Highland Center, May 17.-Rev. A
T. Shortess OF, Hedrick, was called
here Monday to conduct the funeral
services of Mrs. G. Butler.
Mrs. Harvey Spilman and sor
Frank of South Ottumwa are spend
ing the week at the home of Henry
Spilman.
Miss Anna Butler, who was calico
home by the death of her mother, Mrs
G, Butler, returned to her home Ii
Galesburg, ILL.,, yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of Ottumws
made a trip here Friday morning.
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sTuPoR FOLLOWS INITIATION.
Unable to Awake Youth After HI
Joins Secret Society.

Waverly, May 1S.--Mark Gibson, a
young clerk in the postoffice here, has
been in a stupor since Wednesday
night, when he was initiated into the
Modern Woodmen. His collapse oc-
Cured during part of the horseplay
where the candidate was spun about
strapped to a revolving wheel, Physi-
clans after laboring with ellison nearly
all morning without avail, took him
to his home, where he remains uncon-
scious. His body bears no marks of
violence, and his condition is attribut-
ed merely to fright.
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Abba.

Abba, May 17.-Mrs. Rose Conner
returned home yesterday from He'd
rick, where she has been visiting for
the past week.
Mrs. Rose Barnes, of Colorado
Springs, passed through here this
vice.. on her way to Hedrick where she
will visit relatives for some time.
Company A drilled last night for
the first time in their new uniforms.
The Foresters gave a masquerade
ball last night. A good crowd attend
ed and a pleasant evening was spent.
S. NJ. Barnes of Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, spent Monday with Abba relatives.
The high school pupils are passing
their examinations this week.
Mrs. Clara Hill and children are Wis
iting Mrs. Hills father, Jerry Van
schoiack. Mrs. Hills former home has
been in Batavia, where her husband
taught in the schools. He has been
elected principal of the Salem schools
and they will move there in the near
future.
Carl Vance is assisting in the Stras-
burger & Yer Veer dry goods store, in
the place formerly occupied by Homer
| Kimble.
The baccalauTeate sermon will be
given in the Christian church next
Sunday.
Miss Gund, of Burlington. is visiting
Mrs. Charlie Lund this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

Fred Evans of Sargent Bluffs, who
had his neck dislocated while playing
baseball, is resting easy and his re-
covery is looked for.
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BIoomfieId,,'

Bloomfield, May f1S-7-Mrs, Mary Deal
has sold her east side. Racket store,
which isnoW: in the hands OF 4. q Nc
Glure; lii,S frl.i; ba
DR.. Clara L. Kemble is slowly recov-
ering from the effect of the severe in
juries received in the railway wreck of
Easter Sunday and is now able to sit
up for short time each day, which is
pleasant news to her friends and pa.
tients.
The Bloomfield school board held
the annual meeting for the election OF
teachers for the ensuing year Thurs
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EIdon,.

Eldon, May Hilary Dreamer
went to Hedrick yesterday on bust
ness,
Mrs, Chas. Dibhle returned to Keo-
sauqua yesterday,
F. Isbell has put in new oblique
plate glass front in the building occu-
pied by Dwight j. Morton & Co.
Mrs, Chas Cpary returned to her
home at Des Moines today.
Harvey Fehr spent yesterday at OF
tumwa attending the meeting of the
Masons. He leaves tonight for Chi
cago.
j. Giles has sold his grocery store
to Morrison & Pierson.
Joe Roberts has gone to braking on
the road. He is now on the local
with Mr.. bennington.
Mr.. Piles of Keokuk spent the day
with Chas. Bieree.
Mrs. Whitmora and children will
spend Saturdaysand Sunday with rela-
tives at Blakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagne have moved in
to the, A. Phelpst property.
u. w. Hall has returned from the
grand lodgesof the A. o.. U. VS. held
at Marshalltowt.
Lon Huffstutter and Joe Hunnell
spent last evening at Ottumwa.
Following Is the program of the
Junior exercises of the Eldon high
school to be held in McHaffey's opera
house Thursday evening, May %,
1901:
| Orchestra.
Invocation, L. 3. Coad.
Orchestra. &t
"The choice of a Profession" chas.
L. Stein.
Music, Miss Carrie D. Lloyd.
Fashionable Follies,' Bessie A
Close. --
Possibilities of the Twentieth Cen.
tury," Kathryne B. Cowper.
| Orchestra. n.
"shine the Heels of Your Boots,
Cora B. Ritz.
1.-THE Mormons,'', Flora L. Perry.
Instrumental Duet, Edith Norton
and Carrie Lloyd,
"Noblesse oblige," Florence s. Tay,
| lor.
Orchestra
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

| Construction workswill commence at
once on the electric line between Cres-
ton and Winterset.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick.
Hedrick, May &c. O. Bowen is
out of town on business.
F. W. Ritter returned from bust
ness, trip to st. Louis. Mo-, the fore
part of the week.
number of Hedrick residents are
having new cement walks built which
add much to- the appearance of the
properties.
Miss Ruth Morrison spent the week
at Mt, Vernon.
Mrs Emma Scott entertained quite
number of friends at her home last
evening.
Miss Maud Martins. of ottumwa, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Fair and Mrs. Perdue are Wis.,
iting at the home Of Mrs. Frank Con-
nelly.
T. M. Phelps returned Friday morn
ing from Kansas City where he had
been with shipment of Hereford cat
| tie.
o. r. Eller and Ed. Eller, of Nebras-
ka, are visiting relatives in and near
Hedrick for few days.
D. j. Van Nostrand returned this
morning from business trip to st.
Louis, Mo,
| Mrs. G. Hines is in Kansas City,
Kan, called there by the serious ILL
ness of her son, Fred.
Mrs. Simon Updegraft has returned
to her home at Dallas Center
Mrs. Rose Sherlock and mother. of
Martinsburg, were trading in Hedrick
yesterday.
| keosauqua.
Keosauqua, May 49, Mrs. w. NJ.
Shaffer, of this place, has received
SO, 900, the amount in full of life in
surance policy carried in the Modern
Woodmen OF America by her husband,
/ the late William M. Shaffer, who died
about two months ago.
4 A. Fl, Lane. residing sosth of town,
\ had the misfortune to drop a piece of
Timber on his foot, MASKING 1t which
4 disables him from working at his
/ trade of carpenteTing.
/ Memorial services will be observed
in Keosauqua on May 80 under the
auspices of Harper Post G. A. r. of
this place.
/ William Madden, of near this place,
recently capturedt four young wolves
4 and brought them in to the auditors
Il office to claim the. bounty of So each
which. the county offers for young
i wolves captured in this county. ST 4
/ The case of E. Manning KS. Marion
v ~
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Arthur Butler came in from his
home in Rodney Monday morning to
attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs.
G.. Butler He accompanied the re-
mains to Cherokee.
Fred Beck and Hugh B. Mccoy
spent Sunday with friends here, re-
turning to their school work at Mt.
Pleasant Monday morning.
A number of young people were de-
lightfully entertained Monday evening
at the home of G. W. Buckner in hon
or of their sons nineteenth birthday.
The evening was spent with games and
music Refreshments were served at
10 o'clock. Those who attended from
a distance were: Rev. l. B. Taylor of
Martinsburg, Chester Buckner, of OF
tumwa, and Arle Lawson Of Hedrick.
N. C. Hill and Mrs. Wade Kirkpat
rick of Hedrick attended the funeral
of their old friend, Mrs. c. butler
Monday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
Chronic and Surgical Diseases-Rup-
ture and Nervous Diseases.

catarrh of Liver, Stomach and Bowels
Are you irritable? Is your complex
ion bad? Do you bloat after meals?
Do you belch up gas? Is your tongue
coated? Do you have sickheadache?
Is your stomach or abdomen sore? Is
your circulation bad?
Nervous Diseases, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles.
Is your mind dull? Is the memory
bad? Is there sediment in urine? Do
you see spots before your eyes ?Have
you varicocele? Have you any weak
ness of parts? Have you frequent and
| painful urination? Do you have hor-
rid dreams? Is the prostate enlarged?
Do you have any rectal trouble or
piles or fistula.
Rupture and Varicoceie cured with
out chloroform or severe pain Elec.
tro Thermal Baths for rheumatism,
nervous, blood and skin diseases.
Can you afford to neglect your
toms? You must know that early re
4 treatment is necessary for the cure
nation call or write, stating sympto
DIS. BONHAf
Leighton Block.
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Polling, D. w. Ferguson and the Mich
ols-Shepherd Co. was decided a few
days ago in the supreme court on a
motion on rehearing and the former
ruling of that court was sustained,
that is the Nichols-Shepherd Co. won
the case.
A. L. Irwin, who has been assisting
Agent Whitney in the Rock Island Of
flee here, resigned few days ago and
he and his family will in few days
move to Des Moines where Mr.. Irwin
has secured work.
The quarantine on the Jas. Jackson
family residing about three and a
third miles east of this place, has been
raised. Many claim that they did not
have the smallpox but then the doc
tors say they did so the question, who
is right? The doctors ought to know.
Abingdon.
Abingdon, May 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
Henry spent Sunday with their daugh-
| ter, Mrs. King.
Mr., and Mrs. w. D. Martin, of He'd,
rick, spent Sunday at the home of w.
]. Fleenor's.
M. ]. Johnson, of Fairfield, was an
| Abingdon business caller Monday.
Ed Filson, of Burlington, called on
the Abingdon grocerymen Wednesday
w. A. Black was appointed admins,
traitor of James Clines estate.
Mrs. A. T. Downey returned home
Wednesday after a five days stay
with her daughter, Mrs. Buchanan.
Mrs. w. j. Fleenor and Mrs. C.Hood
were Fairfield shoppers Tuesday,
Henry Cline returned to his home
at Connaway Springs, Kansas, Thurs
| day.
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Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. Glasses Accurately Fitted.

Disease of the Eye ard Ear.
Is your vision failing? Do your
glasses suit you? Do you have squirt
or cross eyes? Do you have granulat-
ed lids? Have you growths on the
eyes or skums over sight? Does your
head roar? Do you have discharging
ears? Are you becoming deaf? Does
reaalng or close work tire your eyes
and cause headache?
Disease of Head, Throat and Lungs.
Do you have catarrh? Is the breath
foul? The voice husky? Does the nose
stop up at times? Do you cough? Is
the expectoration Shiny, bloody or con-
tain pus? Are you tired and weak?
Do you have pain or fever? Do you
have constant droppings in the throat?
Are your tonsils enlarged? Do you
have quinsy?
Special attention given to the Proper
Fitting of Glasses and all operative
work on the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
C ondition if you have the above symp-
C ognition of disease and it's prompt
and often the saving of life. For infor-
n S. Enclose stamp.
n g. LAM BERT
ottur1AMa, Iowa.
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Send your name and address to
WARHER's SAFE CURE Co..
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
For FREE SAMPLE WAgNER'a
SAFE CURE, (
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-10
II Happened in a Drug Store.

Zone day last winter lady came to
my drug store and asked me for a brand
of cough medicine that | did not have
in stock, says Mr.. &. r. Grandin, the
popular druggist of Ontario, n. y.
"She was disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation | could
recommend. | said to her that | could
freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and that she could take bot
tie of the remedy and after giving it a
fair trial If she did not find it worth the
money to bring back the bottle and |
would refund the price paid. In the
course Of day or two the lady came
back in company with a friend in need
of cough medicine and advised her to
buy a bottle Of Cham berlaln's Cough
Remedy. | consider that very good
recommendation for the remedy" The
remedy owes its great popularity and
extensive sale in a large measure to the
personal recommendations Of people
who have been cured by its use. For
sale at Remnants Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-10
The Humor of Phillips Brooks.

It does not lessen the dignity OF
Phillips Brooks memory to learn from
his biographer, Alexander '. G. Al
len, of Cambridge, that he had an
Astounding sense of humor-humor that
crops out in fund Of anecdote.
To the person who wondered at the
possibility of the whales swallowing
Jonah he said There was no difficult
ty. Jonah was one OF the minol
prophets"
Contrasting the ancient church with
the modern, he remarked that the ear
,ly devout tried to save their young
men from being thrown to the lions.
Now" he added, 1--WE a 2 glad if we
can save them fiom goin' The dogs.
A clergyman goip@ road talked
in Jest OF bringing } b. a new religion
with him. t,'
You might have some trouble in
getting it through the custom house,
some one remarked.
mo" observed Bishop Brooks, 1--WE
may take it for granted that a new
religion would have no duties at
tached."
A person, for the sake, no doubt, OF
argument, once drew attention to the
fact that some men calling themselves
atheists seemed to lead moral lives,
and Brooks promptly disposed Of it.
They have to-, said he. They
have no God to forgive them if they
don't"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-10

A man in North Carolina was SELL
ing standing timber-walnut trees.
The man who was buying came to one
very handsome tree. He told the
owner he would pay as much as $50
for that tree. The owner did not
sell, but sent for experts. He got
$1,000 for the tree (curled walnut as
it stood. The man who cut it down
realized 5000 for it on the cars. 1t
was shipped New York and We
neered one-sixth to half an inch. The
sales were watched. The tree brought
100000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-10
A Change of Sentiment.

The newspaper editor who has been
vexing his soul over the way that the
youth of the land gulps down dime
novels Of the blood and thunder sort
can feel better A change of senti-
ment has already betrayed itself, and
there is reason to hope Zone Eyed
Jim" and "Dead-Shot Dick" will soon
be out of print. A short time ago
lad of IA who has devoured about a
thousand FIVE and ten cent novels DUR
ing the last year, entered Woodward
avenue news store, and when the clerk
handed him down 1.-THE Black Demon
of the Prairies" and other late publ
cations of the sort he turned away
with a sigh and remarked:
Il don't care for EN- any more"
whats the matter2'
well, read Injun stories and run
away to become an Injun slayer. Dad
brought me back and whaled me half
to death | read pirate stories and
shipped on schooner for Buffalo and
almost died of seasickness. | read
hunting stories, but there is nothing
to hunt for around here but cats I've
tried to be a trapper, but the only
game ever got was the milkman, and
he's been laying for me ever since. l
kinder wanted to be train robber,
but the trains wouldn't stop to be
robbed, ard when l read of boy he
roes and looked around to save rich
girls in runaway coupe ) or old men
from the river there never was any
chance and I'm going to change and
read something else" ' IN ~
"Well, what shall it be?"
II want something about boy who
began low down, and worked up. He
must not rush into any burning houses,
save any stores from being robbed, dis
cover any plots to blow up steamboats,
or save any old women from mad dogs.
He must be just like the rest Of us
have hesdache, get licked, hate to get
out of bed, fight his brothers and steal
sugar and take it to bed to eat.
The dealer couldn' find such book,
and the lad went out with the remark
that nobody seemed to care to write
anything for boys, and that he guessed
he'd have to get pair Of bones and
song book and become a song and
dance man. Who can write a good
boys book which will reflect the char
acteristics and adventures Of the mod
ern boy?