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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
Moravia.

Moravia, Nov 21.-O. Campbell and
Jess Graves arrived from Moulton
Wednesday to commence work on the
Turner block.
Arch Bishop and James Gale were
up from Unionville Monday on busl-
ness.
Eli Lawrence was on a business trip
to Centerville Wednesday.
Fred Buckmaster shipped car load
of fine hogs to the Ottumwa market
Wednesday,.
DR.. Atkins made a flying trip to Os-
kaloosa Monday.
DR.. Smith and wife, who have been
visiting at Mt. Ayr returned home
Saturday.
J. ]. White and wife were shopping
in Ottumwa Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Myrtle Fuller of Darbey was
up calling on her many friends Tues
day.
Mrs. r. A. Chambers and son, Wal.
lace, left for their home in James
town, Ind, Wednesday.
James McCloud of York, Neb., is
here visiting his brother, Nate.
Clyde Patterson made a business
trip to Blakesburs Tuesday.
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waukee cutoff, was brought before
the insane commission about week
ago, adjudged insane, and mis- case re-
ported to the state board of control.
Clerk Barrett has been informed that
an employee of the Mt Pleasant asy-
lum Will be sent to take charge of MI.
Axel, and conduct him to that place.
Marriage licenses issued to S. M.
Hurst, %, and Florence Hoyt, 10, W..
o. Miles, %, and Frieda ]. Reck 10.
Mrs. George Westenhaver, of South
English, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
H. Gemmill here.
Mrs w. H. Gemmill leaves Satur-
day for Dallas Center. where her hus-
band is employed in the schools.
Will Francis, of Cedar Falls, has
contracted to teach the Ollie school,
Mr. Durbin having resigned.
Clarence Moore came home from Ce-
dar Falls Tuesday, to attend the fun
eral of his grandmother, Mrs. Moor
man, at South English.
w. R. Eye, of Ollie, was in Sigour
ney Tuesday.
S. B. Hoge was at What Cheer
Tuesday, on business, returning We'd
nesday.
w. c. Gambell is now occupying his
new residence property.
The wedding of w. l. Mclean and
Miss Myrtle Beeman is announced.
c. d. and Fl. L. Caskey, of Delta,
came down Tuesday and left for
Hume, Mo.
Mrs. S. B. Hoge and daughter, Ma
rie, We're at Ottumwa yesterday on a
visit.
BidWell.
Bidwell, Nov. 21-Mrs. Catherine
Lewis is on the sick list.
Miss Eva Lathrop is reported as
still quite i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Martha Baker underwent a sur
gical operation Friday for a cancerous
growth on her face. Drs. Brockman
and Rambo did the work.
Scott Johnston and wife spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bowen
near Chillicothe.
Rolla Lewis and wife visited John
Peterson's, near Blakesburg, Sunday.
VIM. Baldwell and wife of Munter.
vile dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Chisman, Sunday.
F. E. Perry went to Lacrue, Mo-,
Tuesday.
Miss Edith Osterberg visited over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Skan
nell.
Omer Johnston, Willard Van Eos.
sen, Rolla Gosney and Henry Klinge,
meier attended the Fritz-Schoech cat
tie sale at Blakesburg Tuesday.
Frank Johnston visited with NJ. F
HIM 70 no bio II och YIN
day.
Mrs. j. A. Chisman spent a couple
of days last week visiting her mother
Mrs. Margaret Dickson.
The Bidwell Literary and Debating
society will meet now on Friday even
ings. Frank Johnston will read the
paper next Friday evening.
Quite a number of people from here
attended wood chopping today al
Dave Groom's place on the Guggerty
farm, near Chillicothe.
A. N. Cook and wife of Council
Bluffs are visiting relatives. They
lived in this vicinity some eighteen
years ago and were among the "old
timers"
Rev. Dunlavy began a protracted
meeting at Christiansburg Tuesday
night.
Mrs. w. D. Lottridge of Ottumwa is
visiting friends here.
Alfred Perry came back from Sewal
Monday.
Hugh Lottridge, timekeeper fol
Swift and company at Omaha, is Wis
iting here.
D. Rosencrans is repairing his
house.
The Bear Creek Fuel company is
laying a train track from the Milwau
kee to their mine.
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Chequest.

Chequest, Nov. 21.-F. S. Harryman
and family and Miss Becca Rambo WIS.,
tied over Sunday with friends and
relatives at Bloomfield.
A. e. Mccullough and family spent
over Sunday with John Lewis and
family near Utica.
There was social dancing party
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Plowman Wednesday evening. A
pleasant time is reported.
Frank Brown and John Crisis have
their beautiful new dwelling near com
pletion.
Ed. Dooley of Selma and Lode Car.
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to John Peck of near Blakesburg and
will go to Oklahoma about March 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Whitlock are
entertaining their neice, Miss Martin,
of Tate Ridge.
Mrs. David Anderson, who was re-
ported as being very i'll last week, is
very much better.
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Ashgrove.

Ashgrove, Nov. 21.-Rev. G. W. Bar
Der is conducting series of meetings
at the Methodist Episcopal church at
this place.
Quite number of people from this
place attended the stock sale at Eras-
tus Hunters last Thursday.
Riley, son of George and Susan Day,
was born June 20, 1858 and died at the
insane hospital in Mt. Pleasant, No
vember 10, 1901, having lived 40 years,
4 months and % days. He was
brought back to his old home and in
terment was made in the old Wesley
cemetery.
Therman Day and family of South
Ottumwa are visiting relatives at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe and Orren
Cassill and family visited Sunday at
the home of Fred Proctor.
Sumner Updide and family of
Drakesville visited Sunday at the Wal
lis McCarty home.
Miss Sena sapp visited Sunday with
Mrs. Gertie Smith
Peter Cohagan and wife were Ottum
wa callers Tuesday.
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DrakeviIIe.

DrakevilIe.
Drakeyille, Nov. 21.-The services
are still going on at the Christian
church with good attendance.
Charley Carral of Bloomfield visit
ed with George Harmon last week Mr..
Harmon's health does not improve.
George Duke and family visited in
the country last Sunday, the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
Charlie Wilson is moving to his
farm, east of town, the farm he
bought this fall of H. G. Bales.
Ike Kneidler will move tomorrow
on to the Thompson farm, which he
has rented for the coming year.
Cyrus Martin of Bloomfield visited
Friday and Sunday with his father-in.
law, Jerome Woods, and called on old
neighbors and friends.
| William Quigly and his son-in-law,
Jim Jaston, pulled in Friday from Ok.
lahoma.
Mrs. E. w. Sayles, who has been
sick at her daughters, Mrs. Matt
Housley, has gained sufficient
strength to be removed to her own
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Truitt were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Truitt are the
happy parents of baby girl, born
Nov. IS.
Some thieves entered the M. E. par
sonage last Saturday night while the
family was out at one of the neigh
bors and helped themselves to all the
eatables which had been prepared TO,
Sunday, such as bread, pies, roast
beef. They also took bucket of lard
and roll of butter, ransacked bureau
and dresser drawers, and got one dol
lar in cash. There has been nothing
heard from them.
Mrs. John Dodge of Bloomfield is
here spending the week with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Truitt.
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roll of White Elm were entertained by
Waldo Harryman last Thursday at
hunting. They all enjoyed their hunt
very much.
Fred koonts has about recovered
from his recent injuries.
e. E. Hanshaw and family spent
Sunday at the Jackson home near LIE
ando.
A literary society was organized at
the Ellis school house. 1t will meet
every Friday night.
w. H. Harryman and sons were in
|Ottumwa Tuesday on business.
G. G. Rodgers and family of Pleas
ant Hill spent Sunday at the parental
home of Mrs. Rodgers at this place.
Elmer Cowan, wife and son, Sidney,
visited friends here Sunday.
The schoolhouses of this township
are all being repainted.
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Dudley.
Dudley, Nov. 21.--Mrs. Peter Ander.
son of Avery has been visiting at John
Swanson's the past few days.
Walter Roberts, who is teaching
school in Adams township, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at his home west
of here.
A shooting match was held here last
Saturday and some of the Dudley boys
won some fine turkeys.
Roy Gardner, who is teaching school
at Dahlonega, visited at his home ov-
er Sunday.
Pete Swanson attended church at
Munterville last Sunday.
Miss Amanda Peterson, who has
been visiting her brother, Gust. south
of here returned to Ottumwa on No. 4
Sunday evening.
August Miller, who is working at
the Box Car Loader Manufacturing
company at Ottumwa visited at his
home near here last Sunday.
Chas. Anderson, who is attending
the jury at Ottumwa, was a passenger
on No. 4 Sunday evening.
The most of our young people at
tended ME dance at the Wright place
west of here last Wednesday evening.
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, Nov. 21.-Albert Herrell
is out again, after being on the sick
list for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Conner are feel
ing quite proud over a new boy, born
last Friday.
Last week, Wednesday, Cleve Witt
tire had quite an accident. The boys
at school were playing baseball, he
among the rest. One of them acct
IDENTIFY let go of bat and it struck
Cleve knocking him senseless. DR.
Strawbridge was summoned and the
boy was taken home. 1t is hoped he
will soon be out again.
Rev. Alberts filled his appointment
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday afternoon.
Grace Kelley is at home again.
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Cedar, Nov. 21.-An oyster social
was given at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Thursday evening, November
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
WATTS AT GREENvILLE.
Speaks in Favor of Ratification of
 the Constitution.

Greenyille. Oct. 19.-(Special) )-The opera house was pretty we'll filled last night to listen to a magnificent address by Hon. T. H. Watts. Greenville and Butler County hold in sweet memory the name of Governor Thomas H. Watts. who was born and reared in this county. and who for some time represented the county in the legislature and they were prepared to welcome the son who bears the same name.
 MT Watts did not attempt to make any fiowery speech, and dealt in no pyrotech- nics whatever his address was full of common sense and pungent reasoning. He told why every white man should be in favor of and vote for ratification Of the new law. vast majority of those who listened to him (and all did listen most attentively) were convinced that the new law is much superior to the old.
 In the matter of taxation he demon- strated what a great saving 1t would be to the State under the new law by refund- ing the $9, 100000 bonds which are now drawing and per cent and reissuing them at 1-2 per cent ,and also by the less frequency of elections and holding the sessions of the legislature only every four years. He touched on the lessening of local legislation and showed where the peoples interests were further guarded in the matter of bond issues. Under the present constitution a member of the legislature can pile hundreds of thousands of dollars of indebtedness upon town, city or county by having bond issues, where If the new constitution Is ratified an election must be held and a majority of the voters must declare themselves in favor of 1t before the legislature can act in the matter
 The speaker devoted more of his time tr he d;SCitasiOn Of the suffrage question than any other part of the instrument and his eloquence brought forth much enthusiasm from his hear CTS He showed that every avenue was guarded by the new law so that no white man would be disfranchised not now denied the privilege of voting and that equal precaution was taken to dis franchise the negro.
 The address was two hours long and the large audience gave the distinguished sneaker the closest attention from be- ginning until he finished.
 Hon. A E. Gamble the chairman Of the Campaign Committee introduced the speaker.
 The news from the various precincts is most gratifying as it comes to the chair man of the committee. In many places nearly all the white voters are in favor of ratifying the constitution, and it looks now as if the county will give good ma iority for it, counting all the negro votes as being against it. There being nc noodle in this election for them, the negroes will not all vote.
 The Baptist Convention will meet in this city beginning October 29th and will be i:l session the rest of that week. This will be followed by the Methodist Con- ference in December, when more than three hundred preachers will be here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
DEBATE IN TALLADEGA
DENsoN AND GRAHAM DISCUSS THE CONSTITUTION.
Result of the Speaking Was Converts to the Cause of Ratification. Negroes Applauded the Bir-
 mingham Man.

Talladega, Oct. 19.-(Special. )-The joint discussion today between w. H. Denson of Birmingham and J. B. Graham of Tal- ladega resulted in a grand victory for the adoption of the new constitution. MT. Denson took an hour and three-fourths and Mr. Graham an hour and a quarter. Mir. Denson assailed the new constitution in his usual vigorous and vehement style, dwelling largely on tho suffrage clause and claiming that 1t would disfranchise thousands of white men and result in negro rule in the black belt He stated that he favored white supremacy, but that the new organic law would not give 1t. The boistereus applause of about three hundred negroes considerably rat tied the anti-ratificationist.
 He worked off the old saw about pews- paper lies which MT. Graham met with a telling retort to the effect that 1t was the usual way the antis got a round un- favorable press reports. MT. Denson's speech was one continuous appeal to sentiment and prejudice, but did not take effect as less than a half dozen white men in the audience of three or four hum derd were with him.
 When MT. Graham opened his speech the applause drifted from the side of the court house occupied by negroes to where the white hearers were seated, and MT. Graham pointed. this out as an illustra- ton of what the white people thought of the issue. MT. Graham spoke of the great advantage of the cause of educa- tion promised by the new constitution of the refunding of the State debt of the curtailment of election expenses and those incurred by the legislature under the proposed four year rule. He vouched for the constitutionality of the suffrage clause by federal supreme court decisions and showed that the right of suffrage was not conferred by the constitution of the United States. but by that of the State. the United States only stating that no one must be discriminated against and MT. Graham showed that under the property qualification and good character clause all evidence of discrimination was effaced.
 It was clearly evident that Mir. Graham got the best of the debate, many saying it was the best speech he ever made, and numbers of people declared in favor of the new constitution after the speeches It is stated that after the debate MT. Denson said in the presence of several gentlemen that he would not divide time with MT. Graham in Anniston Tuesday. The audience numbered about six hum dred and was largely composed of coun- trymen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
Postmaster Kinds of Decatur Loaned
 Government Funds.

Decatur, Oct. 19.-(Special )-United States postoffice inspectors have been in charge of the Decatur office today and they have checked up Postmaster J. B.. Hinds several hundred dollars short. The postmaster's books and reports are cor rect but the cash balance called for was not apparent. The shortage is evidently not due to any crookedness on the part of Captain Hinds or his assistants. but it is alleged that he used the money for his political friends who had promised to refund him immediately and failed to keep their promise when their political factions lost out.
 Captain Hinds stands high in the esteem of all in the city, being one of the oldest citizens and his misfortune Is generally regretted The shortage will be made good by the bondsmen and the office vacated by Captain Hinds. Several appli- cations for the office are already filed. l.. w. Day, John Booker and William Moseley are the prominent applicants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Louis Beck Despondent Over the
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Tuscaloosa. Oct 19.-(SpeciaL) )-The body of Louis Beck. we'll known carpenter of this place were discovered in his house today near lock one on the Warrior river.
 note was found stating that he could not pay the debts he owed so he had de- cided to end his life with carbolic acid. He had purchased the fluid yesterday afternoon after his work for the day on the Methodist Church and took after he went to his home where he lived alone. He was about 4 years of age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
AT ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
Special Notice of the Services Today

At St. Johns Church this morning at the II o'clock serice the sermon will be preached by the Rev. w. Dudley Pow CTS. D. D., formerly the Rector of the American Church Missionary Society. This Society has special charge of the interests of the Church in Brazil and Cuba. Dr. Powers will preach on Mis- sionR. and the offering will be given to that work At the same service MT. Murphy will have a brief word to say as to the dangers of the approaching fair week.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

First Church of Christ Scientist. Min derhout Hall, 16 1.2 South Perry Street Public services are as follows: Sunday School at l015 a. m. Regular service at Il a. m Testimonial meeting at D. m. The reading room being opened daily from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., except Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20

Church of the Holy Comforter.-Stew- art McQueen, Rector. There will be di- vine services today as follows: Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m; Sunday School at 9:3e a. m: morning prayer and sermon, Il a. m., Rev. E. E. Cobbs officiating.