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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Lawton Shows Bad Side.

Lawton, Ok. T., Aug. THE town
of Lawton is beginning to assume the
most Objectionable characteristics OF
boom town, and lawlessness is crop
ping out on all sides. Gambling, rob.
berry, and murder have already caused
the more law-abiding citizens much
trouble. The homeseekers have taken
the gambling affairs into their own
hands and will stop all miscellaneous
games of chance started by sharpers
The organization doing this is to all
intents vigilance committee made ur
of business men who mean business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
SAVED FROM MOB BUT MUST DIE.
Canton Negro Is Sentenced to Be
Hanged.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. Guarded by
three companies of state militia. calico
out by Governor Gambler for his pro.
lection, Raymond Ross. a negro
charged with attacking Mrs. Miller
was taken to Canton. Ca, from Allan
ia. to stand trial. A special session
of court was called by Judge Gober
who asked for the militia. The time
the trial consumed was only forty
minutes. The negro was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged on Aug
81. Ross was again landed in the At
lanta Jail for safekeeping.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Low Rates to Buffalo Exposition

via the Nickle Plate road. Also spec.
ial reduced rates Chicago to New
York and return. Three through daily
trains with vestibuled sleeping cars
and excellent dining car service, meals
being served on the American Club
Meals plan, ranging in price from CSC
to $500. Chicago depot, Van Buren,
street and Pacific avenue, on the Ele,
waited Loop.
Write John Y. Callahan. general
agent III Adams street, Chicago. for
full information and beautifully Illus
trated descriptive folder of the expo
sition buildings and grounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
WHITE GAPS FLoe HUSBAND.
Wife-Beater Is Severely Punished by
Masked Men in Indiana.

Kokomo Ind, Aug T. = Willard
Gore of Young America fifteen miles
west of here. accused of habitually
beating his wife and child, was taken
to the woods by sixteen of his neigh
bors, tied to tree and given fog
ging. Three buggy whips and a black
snake were worn out on his bare back.
The White Cappers We're masked with
muslin over their faces. Faint and
covered with blood Gore dragged him
self to the Office of Dr. Lybrook who
dressed the wounds. Gore will leave
the country as soon as his wounds
heal,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
A BOLD STROKE.
Mahsuds Capture Supplies in Neat
Manner

Simla, Aug. 1.-Two hundred NAH
suds attacked the militia post at kash-
mirkar August 6, killed the sentry and
surprised the garrison which sought
refuge in the barracks. The Mahsuds
demanded the rifles and threatened to
burn the post. The militiamen sur
rendered their rifles. Seven men were
killed and one officer and three men
were wounded The Mahsuds decamp
ed with the rifles, ammunition, uni
forms, etc, without losing a man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
RUNS AWAY FROM FlANCE.
Young Woman at Elein, I'LL, Flees With
Mfaddi,n Mar

Elgin. ILL.,, Aug. Friends of Miss
Minnie Brady and John H. Simpson.
well-known young people, We're amazed
yesterday at the recalling of the we'd
ing invitations sent out a few days
ago by the parents of the young wom-
an, Mr.. and Mrs. William Brady of this
city. The bride to be has disappeared,
giving no explanation of her action,
and her fiance declares the engage
ment broken and says he cannot for
give the girl.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
TORNADO niTs NORFOLK, VA.
WhirIwind Unroofs Houses and In
jures Several Persons.

Norfolk, Va, Aug "A tornado
struck Norfolk yesterday Its path
was through the edge of the city. The
roofs of twenty houses were blown
away and several people were injured
by falling timbers. In the county an
the outbuildings on large farm We're
demolished. Several houses in the
Town of Berkely were unroofed. The
whirlwind was followed by a terrific
rain storm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Picked Up by Police on Information
Given by Countryman.

Des Moines, Aug. Nicholas Rapa-
dolos, a Greek, recently arrived in the
city, was arrested yesterday by Officer
Charles Kirk for the murder of his
cousin, Bimos Vingolos, at Mulalos,
Greece, three years ago, during quar-
rel over woman. Rapadolos came ~
the city Monday, He was seen and
recognized by a friend of the man ne
is alleged to have shot and killed only
a few hours after coming to the city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
HEAT KILLS A PARRlclDE.
Boy Shoots Father and Dies While
Trying to Escape.

Marlin, Tex, Aug. Porter Saw
yer. aged IS. shot and killed his faith
err ana was overcome by heat and died
while trying to escape. The boy be-
came angry at his father for whipping
a horse and slipping up behind him
killed him with rife Father and
son were buried in the same grave.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
eRAssHoPPERs IN NEW YORK.
Farmers Cutting Crops PrematureIy te
Save Them.

Naples, N. Y, Aug. THE grass
hopper plague has visited Naples and
is assuming serious aspects Farmers
are cutting their grain prematurely to
save something. Over half the town
is overrun by the pests.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
LOUIS T. HoYT is DEAD.
Old Member of New York Stock Elk.
change Expires in Germany.

New York, Aug. Louis T. Hoyt,
one of the Oldest members of the New
York Stock Exchange. is dead in Ger
many. Information of his death has
Just reached the exchange
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
INDIANA BANK PROSPEROUS.
indianapolis Institution Pays Dividend
of 233 1-3 Per Cent on stock.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. THE In
diana National bank yesterday declar-
ed dividend of 100000, or 233 1-S
per cent. OF this, $45O,O0O was declar-
ed out of surplus and $250,00O out of
undivided profits. The capital stock
was increased from 100000 to $1,000
900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
SICK MADE WELL
WEAK MADE STRONG
Marvellous Elixir Of Life Discovered by
Famous DOCtor.SCientist That Cures
Every Known AiIment.
Wonderful Cures Are Effected That Seem
Like Miracles PerfOrmed.-Ihe
Secret Of Long Life Of
Ulden Times Revived
The Remedy is Free to All Who Send Name
and Address.

After years of patient study. and delv-
ing into the dusty record of the past, as
well as following modern experiments in
w. Kidd. 356 First National Bank build
ing. Fort Wayne. Ind. makes the start
ling announcement that he has surely dis
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The water supply at Mt. Pleasant
is becoming exhausted and wells are
being sunk for fresh supply.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The contract has been let for new
passenger depot at Abba.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Members Read Papers.
Evening Services.

At O'Clock the devotional services
were conducted by Rev. c. w. Wilson,
and Rev. DR.. A. E. Craig of Ottumwa
delivered gospel sermon from the
text: "Who now rejoice in my suffer
ings for you, and fill up that which is
behind of the Affections of Christ in
my flesh for his bodys sake, which is
the church. Col. i-24.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

1.-THE matter published in this col.
umn is furnished by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Foundation for Injustice.

Foundation for Injustice.
Formation of opinion on absolute
fact is not the rule, but the exception
In fact; it may be said that, almost uni
versally, opinion is to be found based
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

ism. If you do not, you are a poor
specimen of that class of people who
are striving to elevate and help their
fellow-man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13

looked. as with arms folded across his
breast, a smile of ineffable hatred n
malice wreathed his thin lips, and his
gaze alternately wandered from one TO
the other of his victims.
Look, my friends" he said, at last.
You know who his man is who pene-
trates into my very household, and'
Judas-like. accepts my hospitality to
play the traitor. Take him away he
commanded the men, and see to 1t
that he does not again escape u.s.
Beatrice, courage" Talbot cried, IN
ringing tones. You are not helpless
in the hands of this villain. Allen Lay
ton, 1 consign her to your care. Beat
rice. look at me! Speak to me but one
word! Oh. God in Heaven-he has
killed herr"
For, even while he spoke to her, the
stony gaze with which she stood star
ing into vacancy, seemingly uncon-
sciOus of al that was going on about
her, never relaxed, and, ere anyone
could spring to catch her, she swayeo
forward and fell heavily, face-down-
ward, on the floor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
CTo he C~ontinued.)
Stronger Than Usual.

Zone day back in Detroit remarked
a Douglas street man, Il accidentally
left some aqua FORTS in a glass, and
soon afterward was Mortified to find the
glass empty. I inquired as TO what had
become Of it, and some Of the boys In
the store said that Bill Webster-a
tough old sot who dropped in upon US
occasionally-had drank II, s%upposins
1t to be liquor. In a short time he came
in, and I said:
"'Bill, old you drink that stuff in the
glass on the table,
HE said he did. and then I told him
that he had drank rank poison, and
that he would be a dead man in FIVE
minutes.
"'Oh, I reckon not said Bill, but I
knowed II was something a leetle
stronger than I've been a-havin', for
every time I blowed my nose I burned
q hole in my handkerchief Omaha
Mercury,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13

rejoinder. Mother, there is something
underlying all the events of the past
few days. Unconsciously we have besn
the witnesses to a tragedy. l am de-
termined to sife the matter cut. Ran
dolph Chester has been my friend-I
am his guest and he my host-but ere /
break bread again beneath his roof /
shall say to him what / now say to you,
that l distrust him. n that in what
ever way l can serve Miss Markham, /
shall do so! l feel a conviction that
some terrible wrong has been perpe-
trated. The poor child must not brave
the full force, alone and unaided, of
this last cruel blow"
"A cruel blow, Allen?" sneered his
b%etrothed. Does the arrest of a thief
warrant such a term? Beside, you for
get that he bars the way to the reward
the you would claim. Allen, do you
owe me nothing? Is my claim to be
entirely disregarded? AS your future
wife, / ask you to leave this house to-
day. The girl has bewitched you, and
l am forgotten" ,
Not so, Edith. If you will work
with me. 1 will gladly and gratefully
accept your aid"
Work with you?" she cried. Work
with you. when l overheard yesterday,
in the library. all the plot which was
frustrated last night! Work with you,
when / learned from this girl and her
lovers lips that they would make us all
| their tools and dupes?"
The pallor in Allan Layton's face
deepened.
You overheard the plot, as you call
it," he said, in low, hoarse tones. IT
was you, then. played lirst the spy Il
then the traitor? Answer me! How
and when did you hear it?'
Unconsciously she had betrayed her.
self. but she could not now recede.
Il heard it all-yes." h replied. Il
overheard, the night before, an APP
pointment to meet the next morning in
the library. 1 concealed myself there
before the hour. Why should l moi
have done so? Had / not already
learned the influence for evil that she
might WELD? Well, 1 heard ALL ana
word for word. 1 repeated it In Ran
| dolph Chester's ear. The result you
know"
THE result-yes: but not yet Is II
wholly ended. Edith, you must kno"
that the tie which binds us must De
broken. l ask you to snap the bonds
to give me back my freedom. The re-
suit her will be accomplished
You ask and I refuse! Break your
engagement, Allen Layton, II you VIII.
Voluntarily I never will u
For a second after she had spoken
her heart stool still with a mighty
dread. but she had gauged him rightly.
A deep groan only broke the answer
ing stiffness. as, with head bowed on
his chest, he went out from her pres
ence to seek his host. Him he might
meet on more equal ground.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
OLD WORD oDDIT,r.

How A~nnuities Were H.,
the Eighteenth Centurx'tered 1
Wedding. -Aa oJ
Some curious relics ~ \,
century have just been e~ishteead
secluded corner Of Martin. red IN
Lombard street. BANK b
A wooden box, which has,,
time out OF mind, was moved y ih.1
way for other things. and a. 70 nab
found several bundles OF arv y Fs1
eaten wooden sticks, which Won,
there since 1853. They Were nas Nsd
annuity tally-sticks. Aeaeca3
Each stick is a little over
and has a string tied aroura = ~
string, even the sticks themsa,u" ~
partially succumbed to the ravss ~
time. and the figures written rn.ss 4
In ink In the dawn OF the eiss.. as5
century were as legible as ,bonas
were written yesterday. IN.
range from 1905 TO l7l2. Ths,. az
good Ink In the reign OF Queen 80
One OF the tally-sticks bs.,.
name Moreau. and stood for q,
Of f14. There were notches unoa y
large and small. to denote yarIou, !.
OF money.
when you lent money 10 tina
eminent in those days" said ana ~
officials in Martins Bank. wbgs -
ing the sticks, "the particular, Wa.
down on two parts of a stick. n. y
chequer kept one part and Won kan, y
other" They were all nlnety.tvo ,.'j
annuities. II
THE last time our people ,or..,
them was evidently about l75, n, NJ
box, as you see, is lined with a corv !.
the WhiteChapel Evening Post ~ r.l
ruary in that year.
THE total amount represented nv NJ
whole boxful Is e349. I was IN s,-.
we might be able to claim some mona
from the Exchequer with them. but M
money part OF the matter was all ov.
many years ago."-London Daily NIL
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
Only q Vision.

H~allucinations must be exceedingly
unpleasant things. but it almost seems
that one may get used &c them in time.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. the FAM
Gus author Of Uncle Toms Cabin"
said that her father. from his early
youth. was greatly subject to hallucin-
ations, and thought but little of them.
One day she entered che room and sat
down by 4 writing table in the window.
Presently Prof. Stowe came In. looked
about him with a preoccupied air, but
did not speak TO her. She thought his
behavior strange, and amused herself
by watching him. until as last the sit
uation became so extraordinary that
she began 10 laugh.
why" he exclaimed. us that you?
i thought II wss one OF my v~isions!"-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
WEIGHTS AND MEASURE,
Two Proposed Systems-The Dec,m,,
and the Duodecimal Substitute n,
Metro System.


In View OF the recent Favorable M
port OF the house committee In ch,,l
Of the bill to officially substitute M
metric system OF weights and uss,
ures, It may be interesting 10 call n
mind the very serious obiectmj
which have been urged agains, M
general adoption OF the former. Thsj
are based on the fact that ther. |, J
much more perfect system within h,
most an easy reach-s system vhsi
has stood the test Of time, and yhiI
has largely persisted in France aj
Germany for the practical daily budl
ness needs Of the people. despite III
legislation requiring the use Of the 81
called decimal system. This Is the iu,I
decimal system, which makes twsV1
instead OF ten its basis. The great III
vantage claimed for twelve Is its tivj
Utility by two, three, four and sd
whereas ten can only be divided ex,ti
ly by two. This repeated division an
subdivision into aliquot parts M
been shown by Mr.. Spencer to be psi
sisted In, and, in fact, essential to u
conduct OF the small retail trade, n
world over: that Is, in weights m
measures and in money matters.
Although we have practically adoi'i
ed the decimal notation In our non1
tary system, halves and quarters "
very largely used, and stock eIchans|
quotation are given in halves, duarls1
eighths, etc. The scheme OF the aas1
decimalists is to add two new dlls
in place OF ten and eleven, so that 4
would represent our present tws'J
and then to use twelve In duodeca1
system exactly as ten Is used n "
present metric system. One huna
would be equivalent to our prsssn. u
1000. 900 to 2,sS5, s94-New f0rk 01
mercial Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
XNXIII.

Eut Randolp Chester's place that
morning was vacant, as n by oen
they gathered in the breakfast room.
He had taken a hasty cup Of coffee
before the clock struck sever Their had
walked down to the lodge, where he
and Tyrrell had been closeted for fully
an hour.
dered his horse saddled, and had ridden
over, with all speed, to the village, but
this time he drew rein before the Jail.
He asked to see Bertram Talbot, and
was at once conducted to the bare,
whitewashed walls which the IRON
grated window converted into a cell.
The door closed behind him. The
jailer withdrew. The two men were
alone.
Talbot sprang up from the side of his
cot, where he had been sitting in utter
dependency.
'She is dead!" he muttered, in a
hoarse whisper. st is fitting that at
your hands l should receive this last
fell blow"
Chester smiled. Then, folding his
arms across his chest and bracing' him
self for support against the wall. he
fixed his hooking gaze on Bertram Tai
bots face.
No, she is not dead" he answered.
1T was only a swoon last night. She
recovered soon after you left. But
whether her fate may not be worse
than death rests with you. We have
played a desperate game, Mr.. Bertram
talbot. Do you, or do o not, ac-
knowledge yourself defeated?"
Defeated? MOI" answered the 9TH
er, throwing back his handsome head
with a gesture of proud disdain. You
bring me new life in the knowledge hat
she lives. So long as l have her to
wirk for. her cause to redeem, do you
think / will confess defeat? .Ah, Ran
dolph Chester, you little know the man
with whom you have to dealt"
The smile. as he listened, never left
Randolph Chestar's lips.
Perhaps" he asserted. 81 know you
better than you know yourself. / did
not come here this morning TO thrust
my steel against the strong portions of
your armor, but to slip in between the
links, where its shap point might PEN
citrate the flesh. 1t is true, what I have
told you, that Beatrice Markham lives.
But listen 10 me, and weigh we'll my
words. Unless, within three days, she
gives her full and free consent to be-
come my wife-a consent to be instant
ly ratified by the performance of the
marriage ceremony-she shall at nee
become the inmate Of q private mad
l,,,un ~ u-hgnH hnnnaFnrth hnr life
shall b ca living death. This retreat
you shall never discover-this i swear
TO you. Or W discovery would be OF
no avail, since the law makes me her
guardian and I can prove her mad"
White and trembling. like a child
stricken with some sudden fear, Talbot
tottered backward, or his wretched
couch.
You rob me OF my strength" he
murmured, cor ! would murder You.
Devil, leave mel"
Not until / have finished. and you
have heard all that / have to say. II
rests with you, Bertram Talbot, TO save
her whom you profess TO love, from a
fate so terrible"
with me? All, would to God 1t
did,"
with you-a word from you. and
Beatrice Markham would withdraw
her obstinate refusal to become my
wife. VIII you speak that word?"
"Are you mad. that you can put TO
me such a question:"
II think when I have finished, any
lingering doubt you may feel concern
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
No Faith I'm Prayer.

THE cashier Informed me- saia !.
president. that he was strongly u. .
ed to skip with the funds but 'na.
locked himself up with them, p1.
over them all night, and hnaly w
came the temptation" -.
st know It," said the cher ol'"
"I had a detective at the door Wv.
each window, and one on te \.
while he was praying.'-Auah'A
stitution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
Confession.

ct presume" said the sarcasl' y !
tocrat, that you consider youls.s
example of honest worth uhA
ated?" ,,,r4
No. mister" admitted MI "a
Dawson. az consider mysei n"'
worthless" -Indianapolis Press
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
Accented.

sI'm a self-made man" saw !
pompous individual, with MS '
banded. .~.,.,,slr.
The other looked a. him CTS u
your excuse is s~atisfac'0i"
he.-Brooklyn Life
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
CUBANS

klegates :
hent Oct
Antis TO A.
Havana, il
bnyeLtion h
(onday to &C
lined in the
bot, which
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ke anti-Plat
banimous I,
kndOn. TIL.
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Dow the an
(2t they vC
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
OLD
bmance of
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New Haver
3unced here
lary E. Les
ID ]. Trum
years, W
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pa we're to
agreement
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Pre- both wd
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Fnters at
fdth. Their
pes, and tn
fT. Mr.. Se1
PIE Episcop
fs Lester,
EemonY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
DEATH

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13
AMERI,
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America
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-13

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