Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-07
ISSUE A WARNING
Creston People May Establish
Shotgun Smallpox Quarantine.
is DIRECTED AT EXPOSED FARMERS
Girls Head Blown Off at Murray
conger Not a Candidate for Govern
ORA Big Steer at Mt. Pleasant
State News.
Creston.

Creston.
1t would be wise thing for those
people of Cromwell or Douglas town
ship who are members of the families
of those sick with the smallpox or
who have been exposed to the disease
to stay out of Creston or they may
lind that they are not fooling with
their local board of health. 1t seems
that notwithstanding the fact that
many homes have been closed the
members OF the quarantined families
still circulate without taking any pre-
cautions. The local board of health
seems powerless to enforce the laws,
or more properly seems to be without
the wish to do SO, since they claim
that the disease is not smallpox. If
the disregard of the health regulations
goes much farther Creston people
may be compelled in self defense to
establish shot gum quarantine
that will be effective now and for
some time to come, for local officials
are making every effort to stop the
spread of the disease and are dis
gusted at the inefficiency or careless.
ness of their neighbors
Murray.
One of the most distressing acci-
dents that has occurred in this local.
1ty for some time took place Thurs
day night at the country home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Tage, near this place.
An 8 year old son of Mr.. Tage picked
up a supposedly unloaded shotgun
and pointed it at his four year old
sister. He pulled the trigger and the
weapon was so near the child's head
that it blew the entire top of her head
off. The tragedy took place in the
yard near the house.
Mt. Pleasant.
What was probably the heaviest
shipment of cattle ever sent out from
this station was shipped yesterday to
the Chicago market. The shipment
consisted of twelve head of steers ay-
eraging in weight about 1900 pounds,
the heaviest weighing over 2,100. The
steers were viewed by a large number
of gentlemen interested in cattle and
the bunch elected the admiration of
all. A 1000 pound steer is not so very
common even in this land Of cattle
and corn.
Des Moines.
Altho the name of Edwin HI. Conger
has been frequently mentioned in con-
nection with the gubernatorial candi-
dacy Conger will not allow his name
to go before the convention. This
much has been communicated to his
friends in Iowa who have preached
the matter to Minister Conger. The
main reason given for Mr.. Conger's re-
fusing to allow his name to be pre-
scented is said to be on account of the
small salary connected with the Of
flee. Mr.. Conger is poor man and
could i'll afford the place,
Fairfield.
1t is said on unimpeachable author
ity that a company has been projected
tc develop some oil tracts near Beru-
mont, Texas. The company is said to
command large capital and is pre-
pared to push the development with
the very latest improved machinery.
The members of this company are all
residents of Fairfield and some expe-
rienced in the business. They now
control between 400 and 500 acres of
land near the big oil finds at the above
named place, having leased the tract
for term Of five years with the OPP
ton of buying at the end of that time.
Sioux City.
Crazed with liquor and with his
mind unbalanced by imaginary
wrongs, Otto R. Kupper, son of ex-City
Assessor August Kupper, and an en-
ploye of 1.-THE Suitorium," Fourth and
Nebraska streets, shot and almost In
stantly killed himself at 10 minutes of
9 o'clock this morning in an upstairs
room of Mary Ryan's house of ill fame,
312 Jones street.