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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
BisWeIi.

Bidwell, April 30.-Thomas Oden-
baugh and sister, Roy Gates and sister,
Miss Blaskman and Harvey Grooms. of
Bidwell, visited with Henry Garfield s
family, April 81. and all attended Sun
day school at Willard
The Willard Sunday school is start
ing out fairly well. David Savage is
superintendent and Annie Lodwick
secretary.
Rev. Heninger preached to the
Pleasant Home congregation Tuesday
evening in the interest of the Metho-
dist Protestant college or university,
of Kansas City, The contributions
were very liberal
Mrs. Lucy A. Heacock went to OF.
tumwa Tuesday.
H. l.. Lathrop has commenced plow-
ing corn
David Rosecrans is about laid up
with sprain caused by blowing in
stumps.
Joseph Heacock and wife went to
Ottumwa to attend the l. o. o. F. an
niversary exercises.
George Klingemier, Roy Gates and
sister, Nelse Hendricks, Fred Jones,
Joseph Harlan, L. E. Rose were in OF
tumwa Friday evening to the Odd
Fellows banquet.
Mrs. Nancy Lathrop and son, Frank,
went to Blakesburg Saturday.
Henry Garfield and Fred Jones have
commenced grading on a contract, ov-
er at Smoky Hollow.
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Agency.

Agency, April 29.-Miss Ida John
son, who has been at the Ottumwa hos
pital for some time was brought home
Friday.
Rev.J.W Caldwell, of Van Vert, Wis.
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Caldwell, last week. He preached at
the Methodist Episcopal church on
Thursday evening.
Miss Grace Allen returned from the
Ottumwa hospital Saturday and is i'm.
proving as fast as could be expected.
James Reeve has moved on his farm
north of town.
School will close this week. Rooms
1 and 2 will have program Friday
afternoon. Rooms and expect to
have picnics Friday, and the high
school will have class day exercise
Thursday afternoon.
Joseph Sirles has moved on a farm
east of town.
H. R. Goodwin, of Osceola, spent
last evening with friends here.
The farmers will begin to plant corn
this week.
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Hedrick.

! Hedricls, April 29.-J. Harshberger
has sold his dray line to L. Maylan,
who took immediate possession.
| Miss Maud Starr, of Sigourney, was
in town recently on her way to Rich
land.
Ora Roop and George Harkins were
in Ottumwa Thursday.
The graduating exercises were well
attended at the Methodist Episcopal
church Friday night. Standing room
was at premium. There were eleven
graduates.
Chas. Braden is quite sick with
measles. being unable to be present
with his class at their graduation Fri
day evening.
Principal e. A. Benson left for
Iowa City Saturday evening to visit
his brother few days after which he
will return to his home at Glaydbrook,
where he will spend the summer.
Mrs. Ellen Hagan was taken suddenly
i'll last evening at the home of o. r.
Rockwell.
Mrs. Evaline Young died at her
home in this city yesterday morning
at the age of S5 years. Funeral SER
vices were held today at the residence
at 10 O'Clock. Interment mas made
at Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Young is
the mother of Pres. w. A. Young of
the First National Bank; James
Young, George and Thomas Young, all
of this city.
l.. Wilkinson returned Saturday
from Winfield, where he spent the past
week in view Of locating there.
Hilton.
Hilton, April 3O.-Born, to Mr.. and
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PackWood.

Packwood. April 9O.--J. D. Eicher
was seriously i'll few days last week.
Mrs. T. w. Gobble of Abingdon is
recovering from a critical illness.
Mrs. Trent and James Cline. aged
citizens Of Abingdon, are very sick
without hopes of recovery.
There are several cases of smallpox
at Abingdon and number of families
are quarantined
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Mrs. Thos. Williams, fine baby boy
of nine pounds. Mother and child do
| ing nicely.
The Christians at Selection have
built nice, neat church costing them
over $4,000 which they will dedicate,
| it is understood free of debt. Rev.
Lockhart will be their minister and
will also preach at Foster each Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Lockhart is attend
the Christian school at Des Moines at
present but will devote all of his time
to the field at the end of the school
gear.
DR.. Gray's drug store and office is
almost completed.
The mines could not work Tuesday
on account of inspecting the scales
but the night shift went on at p. m.
Two cars of lumber are on the
track for more houses. There are
thirty men waiting on houses at this
time A. Hanson and P Hall are at
work on their own, having leased lots
from the company at 81 year, on
which to build
Amos Smith is unloading lumber at
Selection to build house to rent
miner. His father had one in which
the postoffice is located and has built
one more. w. J. Chase will move in
to it as soon as it is finished. Selec-
ton is just mile from the shaft. All
trains stop there to take on or let off
passengers. The l. C. has promised
to stop at New Hilton soon, and put in
switch to the mine.
At an election called to vote upon
the proposition to build a school house
for the accommodation of the Hilton
miners children there were thirteen
votes cast. four for and nine against
the proposition.
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ing over the arrival of nice baby
girl at their home on Main street.
Rev. G. w. Cochran and wife are
visiting relatives in Salem.
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MIS-. Ed. Baldwin and children, OF
Correctionville, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Baldwin.
Joe +. Kelly, of Queen City. Mo, has
been visiting in Pennington the past
week.
Mrs. A. E. Forgey, of Oquawka, ILL.,,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
| Townsend.
Mrs. Harry DAILY visited in Ottum.
wa with her husband the first of the
week.
Dan Phillips, of the handle factory
went to Willitts Tuesday to put a
gang of men to work cutting timber
for the Pennington factory.
DR.. Linderholm, dentist of Prairie
City, ILL.,, has rented rooms in the
Goodennough building and in a few
days will be ready for business.
Clyde Vernon is confined to the
house on account of illness.
l.. HI. Garrison, of Pella, occupied
the Baptist pulpit Sunday morning
and evening
w. g. Todd returned from Schell
City, Mo-, Thursday. He was accom-
panied by his nieces. Misses Julia and
Susie Todd, who will make short
visit.
Miss Jennie Morse returned We'd.
nesday from an extended visit in Chi
cago with relatives.
DR.. Brownfield, of Eldon, was in
town Tuesday.
Will Bowman, of Keokuk, was in
town the first of the week.
DIN Alternately departed Tuesday
for Seattle, Washington, where he ex
poets to make his future home.
MuntervilIe.
Munterville, April 30.-W. R. Smith
road supervisor in district No. 6. is
out with a force of men and the
road grader getting the roads in
shape once more. w. S. Johnston in
district No. A, was working the first
OF the week with the grader.
II all the road supervisors
would get out and run the grader
of their respective districts, any way
the main travelled roads, then the peo-
pie could get along without being in
danger of breaking their vehicles as
the roads have been in the worst con-
dition for years.
Friday occurred the funeral of Ern-
est l.. johnson, brother of Fred John
son, near Munteryille, whose death is
mystery as his lifeless body was
found in the Des Moines river near
Des Moines a few days ago. Funeral
services were held at the residence of
Fred Johnson, Rev. A. E. Mcneil Off
ciating, after which the remains were
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Village crek.


Village Creek, April 26.-Miss Ma.
morrow is teaching school at No. 9 this
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Lannon's, of Ed.
dyville, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Tension.
A number of the people of this place
attended the public sale Of Mrs. Ber-
tina Wilson Tuesday. A large crowd
was present.
j. w. Haley is hauling corn from
Bert Wilson's place this week.
Jas. Harlan is attending court in
Ottumwa the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laura Smith were in
Ottumwa Thursday.
Andrew Smith is working for Fred
Jones this spring.
Miss Nora Day, of Amador, is teach.
ing at No. A this spring.
Dave Burton was a guest of Lige
Walker Sunday.
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Examination.

Pennington, April 3O.-Miss Lucy
Simmons visited in Croton Wednes-
day.
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1>8/M<U<B>E>@>@>8<>M >M>M<wNM>m> !.

Irwin Tenant, of Springfield, Ohio,
a nephew of Mrs. Martha Snyder, was
here to visit her Wednesday.
H. l.. Dolph drove to Pleasant Plain
on business Saturday morning.
Henry Burcher went to Chicago
Wednesday with a car of sheep, over
the B. & w.
The Brighton News has put in gas
oline engine. Earl Olson, of Rock Is,
land was here Thursday to set up and
start the engine.
G. w. Smith went to Mt. Pleasant
Sunday to see his brother-in-law, Mr..
Coe.
Miss Myrtle Kephart is visiting rela-
tives in Washington. Her sister, Miss
Blanche, goes Tuesday to visit and
they will both come home the latter
part of the week.
Elder A. B. Cornell preached in
Richland Sunday.
Miss Bessie Brinton came home from
Noble to spend Sunday.
Frank Sage spent Sunday at his
home in Washington.
Mrs. Brier, who has been spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Lawrence Weyand, in Colorado, return
ed home last Thursday night.
Stockport.
Stockport, April 3O.-At meeting
of the school board held last Wednes-
day night Professor G. P. Chapman
was elected principal of the school for
the year.
Professor Packer of Hillsboro was a
caller Sunday evening and attended
service at the M. e. church
Professor Williams and Cap. Wilkin
OF Keosauqua, were in Stockport Sat
urday doing some surveying and plat
ting some lots in the new addition to
Stockport.
Nh. Brow of Winchester was in the
city Saturday.
The funeral of James Dick, who was
killed in a runaway last week was
largely attended, people coming from
Eft. Madison and adjoining towns to
pay their last respects to this good
man.,
The Union Telephone Co. has extend
ed their line to Bonaparte and are Civ
ing us an independent line to Birming-
ham and are going to connect with
Hillsboro and Glasgow.
Miss Aletha Resukct, who is in the
hospital at Keokuk is reported not so
well.
Termination.
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keosauuua.

heosauqua. April 29.-MrS. A. S.
Duckworth and children have moved
to Mound City, Kansas, to Join her
husband who is publishing a paper at
that place. Mrs. Duckworth leaves
many friends here who regret to loose
so good neighbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Irish. long
time residents of this place, moved
10 Des Moines to make their future
home. They have several children
living in that place and will make
their home near them.
County Auditor C. c.. Rambo and
family moved recently into the Jas.
D. Irish property adjoining town. which
Mr.. Rambo recently purchased.
The suit of the Van Buren, County
Savings Bank VS.. The Sterling Wooden
Mills of Pennington, which was re-
Gently tried in Pennington before Hon.
w. |. Babb, of Mt. Pleasant, has been
decided by Mr.. Rabb, referee. in favor
OF the Wooden mills The case will be
appealed to the supreme court of Iowa
by the bank
Geo. Fellows, of this place, has trad
ed his stock of boots. shoes, gents
furnishing goods, ETC., for so acres of
land in northern Missouri The stock
OF goods will be moved to Keokuk.
Daniel Wilson, of Lebanon, recently
visited in this place with his brother
Ed. Plttman, deputy clerk
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Guthrie Center defeated the promo.
sition to grant a twenty-year fran
chise to gas lighting plant.
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and went to the grove at the south
edge Of town and spread a picnic din
ner. They were Joined at dinner by
some of the older ladies and the day
was spent in outdoor sports and
amusements.
Mrs. Emma Carson, of Russell, is
spending few days with her parents,
MI. and Mrs. S. l.. Morrison, of Lin.
coin township.
Jessie M. Fry, formerly an old resi-
dent OF Lucas county, but now of Boies
City, Idaho, is visiting old friends and
transacting business in Charlton.
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Read the Courier for news.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
fhey Are Laying Plans for the
Warm Campaign Ahead.

Baltimore, Aug. 5.-Republican lead
ers from all parts of the state are in
Baltimore tonight getting ready for
thelr state convention, which will be
held here tomorrow. The work be-
fore them is the nomination of the
candidates for state controller and
clerk of the Court of Appeals and the
formulation of a platform. But little
time will be taken up in carrying out
the programme already mapped out
Either DR.. Isaac N. Barber of Talbot
county or Herman S. Platt of Balti-
more city will be selected to head the
ticket, with the chances in favor of
the latter. The Court of Appeals clerk
snip VIII. in all probability go to Col
Thomas S. Parran of Calvert
The platform has been the subject
OF considerable thought upon the part
of the head men in the party United
States Senator McComas and State
Chairman Goldsborough to-day put the
finishing touches on the principal plans
to be submitted and everything
is in readiness for it's recep-
ton by the proper committee
tomorrow. There will be no discussion
of its provisions which are understood
to include strong pledges on behalf of
eue RepuDHcdnS 10 repeal the present
election law, to enact laws to prevent
corrupt practices in connection with
elections and to pass laws to govern
the holding of primary elections. One
of the planks, it is understood, will con-
tain severe arraignment of the Dem
ocrats for their uncertain stand on
the cerency question" which is de-
signed as a criticism of ex-senator
German. The administration of Gov
Smith will be denounced, as will also
be the course of the Democrats in at
tempting to disfranchise the illiterate
voters. But little heed will be paid
to the Democratic slogan of negro
domination, it being the purpose of the
Republican leaders to eliminate this
question from the campaign to as great
extent as possible
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
MALVAR'S PROCLAMATION.
lie Makes Strong Effort TO Incite the
FiIipinos to Further Insurrection.


FiIipinos to Further Insurrection.
Manila, Aug 5.-Miguel Malvar, who
has been recognized as the successor
of Aguinaldo by the Filipino Junta at
Hong Kong, has issued a proclamation,
dated July 16, copies of which arrived
here this morning, giving assurance to
the natives of the continuation of an
active campaign and expressing hope
for its successful issue.
The proclamation, of which 10000
copies have been printed, purports to
emanate from Batangas. 1t is a char
acteristic insurgent document, charg-
ing the Americans with all sorts of
atrocities. 1t recounts the losses of
guns and ammunition and death of
four distinguished American officers
July 10, all of which, it says, the au-
thorities concealed. The proclamation
threatens Gen. Cables with death for
treachery and warns all Filipinos who
surrender that they will never be able
to live outside the American lines.
Malver claims he has sufficient arms
and supplies to continue the fighting
indefinitely.
The American officials believe the
proclamation was really written by
Agoncillo Cthe former representative of
Aguinaldo in Europe) at Hong Kong,
and that he probably has never seen
Malvar. Strong efforts are being made
by the police to prevent the distribu-
ton of the proclamation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
FRoNEMAN, JUNIOR, KILLED.
His Father Alleged TO Have Shot a
Peace Envoy.

Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Sunday. Aug. 4.-Commandant Frone-
man, son of the commandant Frone-
man, who, It is alleged, shot a peace
envoy named Morgendaet, has been
killed near Winburg after an exciting
chase. Most important papers were
found in his pockets.
The British have captured a Boer
convoy OF seventy wagons near Boshof,
Orange River Colony.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
FIXING THE BOUNDARY.
Tennessee and Virginia Governors
Agree on Details.


Agree on Details.
Washington. Aug. 5.-Govs. McMillin
of Tennessee and Tyler of Virginia, at
a conference to-day, determined upon
the share of expenses to be borne by
their respective states in meeting the
costs of the delimitation of the boundry
line between Virginia and Tennessee
now being made by a commission ap-
pointed for that purpose. Two of the
three members employed are of the
coast and geodetic survey and the third
is civilian. The pay of the commits
sioners is not to exceed $40 per day.
The states pay the coast survey Off
cials the difference between their sala-
ries allowed by law and the $40, and
the entire compensation of the third
member OF the commission.
The agreement reached by the Gov
ernors proposes that each state shall
share equally ffie expenses incurred,
which altogether will not amount to
more than $4,000 or $1,000. A peculiar
feature of the case is that at Bristol
the state Hne passes through the city.
but both states by legislation have
agreed upon the middle of Main street
as the dividing line between the two
commonwealths
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
GOMEZ TALKS.
Denies for Himself and Palma An
nexation PrOclivities.

Denies for Himself and Palma An
nexation Proclivities.
Havana, Aug. 5.--Gen. Maxine Co.
mez has written to his friend. Gen.
Vega. regarding the reports that he
had described himself and Senior Es-
trada Palma as annexationists. After
sremarking that he had come upon a
reference to the matter in a local pa
per in Puerto Principe, he says:
ITO pretend that Senor Palma and
are annexationists is madness. The
best way to carry out a plan Is to
speak much of it. For this reason II
appears that many Cubans desire an
nexation and look to most of the promi-
nent chiefs of the revolution to sup
port the movement. but they have tried
to convert to the doctrine some very
old heretics.
The Platt law solved the question
The constitutional convention was not
to blame, as ii had fired the last cart
ridge in defense of absolute independ-
ence."
There was no meeting of the const-
tutional convention to-day only twen-
ty delegates presenting themselves.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
Royal Family and High officials Out
of City.

of City.
London, Aug. 5.-The news Of the
death of the Dowager Empress Freder-
lex spread slowly in London. The AS
soclated Press gave Buckingham Pal
ace Marlborough House and the Man
son House the first information that
her Majesty had passed away.
AS all members of the royal family
ana many of the officials are out of
Town for the holidays, it is probable
mat @ no official recognition of her death
VII be issued before morning. The
oeils OF st. Pauls Cathedral will be
tolied when Home Secretary Ritchie Of
sclaily informs the Lord Mayor of the
eedlh or the Dowager Empress. The Of
H,Idis OF the German embassy had not
g,rn,lclally ,r, heard the news at 1880 p. m.
Iner colleagues at The Hague, on the
91iler hand. received the news of the
ueatn of the Dowager Empress before
II mad occurred and half -masted the le-
seuon flag at about p. IN. The For
yIsh Minister and the members of the
1IBauon here cabled the legation at
me Hague when the mistake was dis
s,overed and the half-masted flag was
hasuly removed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
CARNEGIE's MUNIFICENCE.
He Has Extended His Library Phi
lantIiropy to Porto Rico.

Correspondence of the Associated
Press.
San Juan, Porto Rico, July 30.-Ne-
gotiations are under way between An
drew Carnegie and Education Commits
sioner Martin G. Brumbaugh, who in
this matter represents the people of
Porto Rico, which will give San Juan
and all of Porto Rico one of the fa-
nous Carnegie Libraries. The San Juan
Council met to-day and decided to APP
propriate $4,000 per year as nainte-
nance fund for the library. Mr.. Car
negies private secretary, James Ber-
tram. wrote that it was the million
aires custom to give ten times the
amount of the maintenance fund.
However, Mr.. Brumbaugh hopes to so
present the claims and needs of Porto
Rico that Mr.. Carnegie may be in
duced to give s150,O00. The idea is to
combine a public library for San Juan
and also have a distributing library
for other portions of the island 1t is
proposed to erect a 100000 building
on the Plaza Colon, which overlooks
the harbor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
THE EMPRESS DEAD
CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST HER END
WAS PEACEFUL.
WAS SURROUNDED BY ROYALTY
HER LINE ONE OF DEVOTION TO
ADOPTED COUNTRY.

Intense Suffering Marked the Later
Earth's Two Most Powerful Mon
orcb's, Yet Her Brave and Stead
fast Motto Was Suffer without
COMMUNICATING and Queen or
England VIII Attend Funeral.
Cronberg, Aug. 5.-The Dowager EN-
oress Frederick died at 6:15 p. m. this
evening.
The death of the Dowager Empress
was somewhat sudden. At 4 o'clock
her physicians reported no change in
her condition. Emperor William and
her other children and the Empress
Augusta Victoria were in the sick room
most of the day. They were all around
the bedside when the Dowager En-
press passed away, Quietly. Profs.
Renvers and Spielhagen were also in
the room. The flag on the castle was
Immediately half-masted.
At s o'clock this evening Emperor
William conducted the members of the
Dowager Empress household into the
death chamDer anu leu IHeIIlI one ny
one. past the bedside, to take a last
farewell of their mistress.
Closely following the announcement
of the death from the castle, the church
bells were tolled and the flags half
masted. Visitors to the castle began
inscribing their names in book plac-
ed for the purpose in the hall.
1t is said that the cause of death
was dropsy, accompanying the cancer.
The remarkable vitality of the Dowager
Empress astonished her physicians. She
retained consciousness to the end. The
castle grounds are now surrounded by
soldiers and patrolled by Hussars and
mounted police.
Her Husbands Motto Hers.
Berlin, Aug. 5.-The papers assert
that the Dowager Empress long ago
adopted her husbands motto, Learn
to suffer without complaining" She
recently ordered that the public should
be excluded from the grounds of Fried
risChof, saying:
THE world shall not learn what 1
am suffering. l will not be pitied in
my misfortune"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
LowERY is ELUSIVE.
Posses and Dogs So Far Unable to
Locate North Carolina Murderer.

Charlotte. n. c., Aug. 5.-People from
the surrounding country poured into
Shelby to view the dead body of Po-
negro James Lowery. The body has
been embalmed, and will not be buried
until the dead mans brother and sister
arrive from California.
Several posses, aggregating 500 armed
men, are still hunting for Lowery. He
is so marked as TO be easily identified
anywhere, and II is not believed that
he can escape. but so far not a trace of
him has been discovered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-06
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
One Was Under Sentence to Hang
for Murder.

Coeburn. Va. Aug. 5.-Two negroes
and one white man made their escape
from the county jail at Wise this morn
ing One of them, John Fugate. col
ored. was under sentence to hang on
the 23d instant for the murder of a
negro woman named Martha Wells.
The white man, who was serving a
term for larceny, was caught here on
a train to-day. The two negroes are
still at large. The prisoners had Sc
cured diamond-tooth saw. with which
they sawed the bars and window sill.