Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
THE NEW RELIGION.
Erroneous Idea Concerning Dr.Her
ron's Idea Corrected.
HEAD OF NO SOCIALISTIC COLLEGE
Has Gathered Unto Himself Three
Young and Devout Preachers, Who
Will Form the Nucleus of Colony
DIR. Herron's Plan.

Grinnell Jan. IL. Especial Cores
pondence.) -Much wrong information
concerning DR.. Heron has been
published lately, especially that
which makes him the head of a So
cialist college somewhere in Michi-
gan.
Dr. Heron has no connection
whatever with any educational. or
colony scheme but has associated him
self with B. F. Wilson. his brother, J..
S. Wilson, and VIM. H. Wise, three
young and prominent pastors of
churches in Illinois and Indiana who
have been living communistic lives
and leading movement called the
Social Crusade
DR.. Heron has taken this movement
and organized it into social apos-
tolate. using these young men as a
nucleus around which to form de-
voted band of active workers for So
cial Christianity.
The members of the apostolate are
to be sent out into the country, follow
ing the plan of the old circuit riders,
to preach social Interpretation of
the teaching of Jesus. DR.. Heron
will begin the crusade by three
months course of Sunday afternoon
meetings in Chicago.
Fl. Madison.
John e. McCune, toll collector at the
Iowa end of the Mississippi river
bridge, was struck by Sante Fe
train and it is thought he is fatally
injured
Burlington.
A young woman by the name of
Mrs. Roberts, attempted to end her
existence by swallowing a quantity of
carbolic acid. 1t is said she is slight
ly deranged.
Brighton.
A large wolf, which in all probable
ity has furnished the facts for the
panther stories which circulated in
this region the last several weeks,
was killed by Lon Brown recently.
The animal measured over seven feet
in length and was three and one-half
feet in height.
Mt. Ayr.
Ringgold county has one officer
who has taken advantage of the blum
der of the Iowa legislature in the Tit
us biennial! election amendment to
hold on to his Office few weeks long
er. The officer in question is G. s.
Palmer, county recorder, who has
served six years and was not a candi-
date for reelection last year. When
the mistake in the amendment was
tirst discovered he announced that he
would retire at the expiration of his
term, and to leave no doubts 81 10
the legality of his successor holding
the Office stated that he would resign,
thus permitting the board of super.
yisors to appoint the recorder-elect,
o. M. Galloway. A short time ago,
however, Mr.. Palmer arrived at a
new view of the matter, and told his
friends that he intended to hold the
office until the supreme court decided
that he was not entitled to it, The
announcement created some surprise,
and he has been urged to recede from
the position he has taken, but
stands firm.
Cedar Falls.
A train composed of eighteen cars
loaded with gold ingots destined for
the United States treasury, passed
thru this city on the Illinois Central.
Each car was guarded by an officer
and several privates. The train reg
listers at every division station and
keeps the government notified as to
where it is. The gold is put up in
buckskin sacks and encased in oak
chests several inches in thickness.
These chests are securely made and
bolted.
Fl. Madison.
Opposition to any extension of the
franchise Of the water company
seems to be widespread. The people
are, cognizant of the fact that large
part of the money paid by them, both
in the way of taxation for public use
and as private consumers of water
and gas, goes to pay dividends on
bonds or stocks issued to several
times the value of the plants, and
they are growing tired of it. With.
out such charges to pay, the water
and gas companies could reduce their
rates from one-third to one-half rhe
present rates and still make legiti-
mate profits.
Sioux City.
James E. Booge vigorously denies
the rumors that he is to take charge
of the old Des Moines packing house,
recently purchased by his brother-in-
law, F. NJ Hubbell. II wouldn't go
into the packing business again in a
small way" he said; mot even if
had 100000 capital to start with
The small plant can't pay in competi-
ton with such vast organizations as
Cudahy's and Armour's, because it
can't sell it's products profitably. I'm
not going to Des Moines, and have
not been asked to-
Des Moines.
When John Herriott, treasurer of
state, turned over the Office to his sue
cessor, Mr.. Gilbertson took custody
of money and credits belonging to the
state of Iowa or state institutions
amounting to $1,496,599.53. The state
treasury of Iowa is literally overflow
ing and there is no Offset in the form
of big state debt drawing interest.
When Iowa fitted out four regiments
of soldiers for the Cuban war the
state simply issued treasury warrants
which were sold to the banks and car
ried until the government returned
the amount advanced. 1t was not nee
essary to issue bonds. The treasury
hoard includes college and endow-