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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

President Roosevelt's recommends
ton for appropriations for water,
awakened some distrust and resentment
in Kentucky, until it was ascertained
that the irrigation business applies on
ly to the dry states and territories
west of the Missouri river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

J.W. Bryan, of Lowder, Ills, writes:
My Little boyswas very low with pneu-
monia. Unknown to the doctor. we
gave him Foley's' Honey and Tar, The
result was magical and puzzled the
doctor, as it Immediately stopped the
racking cough and he quickly recoy-
ered.p- Sold by all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

it wasn't very good work on account
Of the felon and Henry says if his
finger had been well he would have
shucked the whole field in half day
The young man is Swede and gives
his name as Gus Johnson
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
Satisfied People

are the best advertisers for Foley's
Honey and Tar and all who use it
agree that it is a splendid remedy for
coughs, colds or sore lungs. Sold by
all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
Total

Inefe were 1G9.loo Chains duJuul-
Gated during the year, of which 109,-
66S were allowed and 10000 were re-
jected. The allowances may be class
flied as follows viz: Original pen
sion claims, 44,225; restorations and
renewals, 1867; increase, reissues, adj
ditionals, and suplementals, 45,356;
accrued and duplicates, 1880.
The report of the commissioner
shows that the total number of claims
of all classes pending on June 80, 1901,
was 403569, being reduction of 49,
535 claims for the fiscal year. or
the number of pending claims, 21o,-
534, or more than one-half, were filed
by persons who have heretofore been
granted pension and who are now
seeking an additional allowance; 49,
532 are claims on account OF the war
with Spjaln; 24,206 are claims for
accured pension due deceased pen
| sioners; 6,577 are claims that. We're
filed by soldiers who'thaxe since died;
1l,79S are claims Of soldiers that
! that have never been &. adjudieated
I32,520 are original invalid claims that
have been rejected from one to many
tin.e s each: for want of evidence show
ing title; and 41,399 are claims for
new disabilities
The appropriation for the payment
of army and navy pensions for the
| fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, was
$144 100000. Adding the repayments
to the appropriation ($3,469.0D the
sum available for pensions for the ifs.
cal year was 44,003,469.01.
The amount disbursed for army and
navy pensions during the year was
$138,531, 482 4, of which amount $751;
S67 ,233.S4 ": paid on account of pen
sions under the general law. $66,973,-
l4S115 on acc rf pensions under
the act cf .r''-o III, 1890; $1,175,225.76
| for pensions en- account the war with
Spain, and $2,3S9,21S.99 for pensions
on account of wars prior to March a.,
1851. The amount disbursed by treas
ury settlement was $126,324.10.
The amount disbursed for navy pen
sions was $3,787 ,693.03.
The increase over the expenditures
for the previous year was $69,35319,
and there was an unexpended balance
on June 30, 1901, of $5,471, 9S5.17 to be
covered into the treasury.
The amount expended for salaries
and other expenses for the pension
bureau was $2,498, 639.9O; the cost of
disbursements, fees ofsexamihing sur
geons, etc, was s1,270, 1854 making
the gross expenditure, on account OF
pensions, Disbursements office ex-
penses, clerk hire, etc, SLAP, AGO.
aT9.28. ~ =
The annual value of the pension roll
as it stood on June 80, 1901, was $751;,
568,216, an increase Of $33,672 in the
annual value of the roll from the year
proceeding. The average annual val
ue of each pension on June 80, 1901
was $131.S7, slight decrease from the
former year, caused by the death OIL
pensioners who were in receipt OF
high rates of pensions, and by the re
duced number of generallaw pension
| ers. The annual average value oil
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

FIJI. Papler, of San Francisco, CAL,
andt Miss Gertrude Feeney, of Bunker
HILL ILL.,, We're married at the brides
home Wednesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

John Rose, a grain dealer at Rose.
mont, Neb., was held UP and robbed of
800 Wednesday night. The robber
eScaped, ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Engineer Hutchinson and Brakeman
Johnson, of the Iron Mountain, were
instantly killed in a wreck near Ross,
TT
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

The senate has confirmed the nom
nation of William Dudley Foulke, of
Indiana, to be a civil service commits
sioner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

! ally Courier, year, by mail $500
Daily Courier. year, by carrier. 500
semi-Weekly Courier, year -. 1.5o
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Waverly Independent: We never
saw finer November days during
Thanksgiving week than the days we
enjoyed last week. They don't make
finer weather anywhere.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Davenport Democrat: The proposed
law requiring the judges of the SUI
preme court to maintain offices in Des
Moines ought to be supplemented by a
few more conditions such as these
requiring the judges to build houses
there; to educate their children in the
schools of that city; to read only Des
Moines papers; and to vote only for
Des Moines candidates for office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
: PENSIONS.

The report of the commissioner of
pensions shows that the. total number
of pensioners on the roll during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1901, was
1,041,321, and the number remaining
on the roll at the close of the year was
1913, an increase of 4.2O6 as com
pared with the number of pensioners
at the close OF the fiscal year 1900.
This is over 1000 in excess of any pre-
vious year, and contains "high-water
mark" in the history of the bureau.
The additions to the roll during the
year consisted of 44,225 new pension
ers and 3,5G7 reservations, a total OF
.47,792, while the losses to the rolls
during the same period from deaths
and other causes We're 43,5S6.
The pensions on the roll June 80
1901, are classified as follows, viz:
Widows and daughters of Revo-
lutionary soldiers -. ......
Survivors and widows of sol
diers of war of 1912 !. :. ;. 1,52s
Survivors and widows of sol
diers of Indian wars. 80. 1861
Survivors and widows of sol
diers of Mexican war $3.50. 1851
General laws:
Army invalid pensioners -. .293, Isl
Army widows, minor children,
etc 49,. 80. 80. -. ...... 5000
Navy invalid pensioners ...... 4,4S!
Navy widows, minor children,
etc -. -. .l.... DBL
! Act of June 81 1890:
Army invaiid pensioners 80. .422,4S
Army widows, minor children,
! L Ky
Navy invalid pensioners ...... 1853
| Navy widows. minor children,
etc ;. ...... 6,62
/ War with Spain:
| Army invalid pensioners ..... 1874
Army widows, minor children,
/ etc !. :. .......... 1893
Navy invalid pensioners >. -. 81
Navy WIDOWS, minor children,
etc -. $3.50.
Total ;. :. ~. .997,73
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Spirit Lake Beacon: Hank Yeager
caught 1870 dozen frogs Monday for
which he received SIS. This big
catch was made by wading into the
lake and using dip net. AS the
weather becomes cold the frogs take
to the water and are easily taken from
their winter quarters with nets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.

Glidden Graphic: On the surface, it
seems that there is but little need for a
session of the Iowa general assembly
But it will be found when the assembly
meets that there is amply room for use.
full service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Monona Leader: The job of redist-
ricting the state falls to the lot of the
general assembly. What it, will do in
the matter is question, but one thing
is certain, nothing worse than the
present boundaries of the districts,
representative, senatorial and congress
sional, can be suggested.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
Founded 9th August, ls4s.

Published sen,-weekly OH Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: 1l2 South Market Street
Telephone editorial or business Office No a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

full service.
Eagle Grove Eagle: Should this
congress fail to take any action as to
the revision of the tariff and recipro-
city, the republican party will go into
the next presidential campaign dis
credited and dangerously handicapped.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Some people
may think Attorney General Mullen, of
this state, has hurt his political pros
poets by having a $500 dog; but we do
not think so. He sold the dog for
$500; and that shows wilson and
ability.
Des Moines Register: The present
prospect is that one of the most
strenuous contests of the Iowa legis-
lature this winter will be over the
submission of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment granting the unlimit-
Led and unrestrained vote to women.
Iowa Falls Citizen: If Iowa Is to be
lredistricted on account of the new cen
sus, let it be done with little less
lpartisanism. Give the democrats a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

far chance. They have troubles, plenty
and sufficient There is no necessity
of stretching districts across the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Read the Courier for news.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Miss Beatrice Fellows, of England
who had presented her hereditary
rights to the Office. of herb-strewer at
King Edwards coronation was among
those disappointed by the decision of
the Kings court on December ), which
is hearing claims for traditional offices
at the ceremony. 1t was decided on that
day, that the herb-strewers, the chief
larderer, and the bearer of the Kings
bows and arrows will not be needed.
Although Miss Beatrice is rudely
turned down and will not be permitted
to strew herbs; although she is told
in the cold language of the court to
go away back and sit down, this
should not. prevent Gertrude from ex-
ereising her natural fright to scatter
little deeds of sunshine" wherever She
1. :. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Mason City Clobe-Gazette: The great
national manning matches passed into
history last Thursday for year, and
the country will needs content itself
with the prize fight, which is exceed
ingly tame because there is never
more than one man killed in the fis-
tic contests. - IS -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Sheldon Mail: NJ. c. Anterior, OF
Lake Park, bought the Weisenmire
quarter section Friday for the nice
sum of $12,55O, $3.50 per acre. Thus
O'Brien county farms are becoming
like gold mines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation Of all
other ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Railroad Wages''ih Iowa have gotten
back to the PROPORTIONS of great Re
publican good times years, 1890, 1891
and 1892. According to the annual re-
port just filed with the governor by
the state railroad commission, the
average, wages paid to railroad en-
ployes during the year just passed
We're ,$1.SS per day; in 1890 they
amounted to $2.12; in 1891 they were
s1.SS, and in 1892, s1.S9. These are
the highest wages in the history
of the Iowa railroads. In the hard
times of 1893, when the panic first lit
in, the west, they fell to $1.6S, and have
been struggling back to the old time
republican level ever since.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Orange City Herald: Kalamazoo in
it's palmiest days never produced such
celery as Orange City growers have
raised this year. The plants are not
so large, perhaps, but they are abso-
lutely stringless and very tender.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

Rock Rapids Reporter: Local agents
report that never before have their
trains carried SO many passengers as
now.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

Schaller Herald: Farmers are near
ly all done picking corn. A few be-
lated ones are still at it, but will close
up the work soon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
COSTLY CASE OF LYNCH1NG.

For the, first time in the history of
the, country has an innocent sufferer
through mob law secured p%ecuniary
damages for the loss of a protector
and benefactor. The case occurred in
Indiana a few days ago when the
widow Of a man who was lynched was
paid a sum Of money by the %bondsmen
of the sheriff who had in charge the
victim of the mob. While true that
the amount vas paid out of court, the
case having been settled before it could
be brought to a final issue, the fact
that the bondsmen were willin, Ito
compromise and for an amount " in
q fraction of the sum demanded I'M he
suit, is sufficient to establish a m No.
dent and show Others the way U.s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01

has the centennial whose death
knell has been sounded, human mind
may we'll stagger and imagination
despair when contemplating the possi-
bilities in store for it.
Here's hoping that nothing may oc-
cur to mar the destiny that seems to
have been marked out for it, and that
when other pen shall bid welcome to
the new century that Montana and
Billings may shed their lustre and
effulgence as the brightest gems in its
crown of greatness and glory. Hop
ing that the year just begun may deal
gently with them and that plenty and
happiness may be the store of each
one, The Gazette wishes all Its readers
and friends the happiest of Happy
New Years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
In taking this stand and adherine

In taking this stand and adhering
to it the men who are opposing the
claims will carr the gratitude and re-
spect of the entire nation. It is UNI
reasonable and absurd to suppose that
the government should now pay claims
amounting to many millions for prop
erty alleged to have been destroyed
by it's armies during q war that took
place thirty-five years aso. Unless
some decisive and determined action
is taken to put a stop to the practice,
war claims will continue to be pre-
sented for years and years to come,
in fact, their presentation will proba-
bly, never cease. No one will raise
any objection to the payment OF just
and meritorious claims, but by this
time the number of such has grown
so small that they are as nothing
compared to the fraudulent and doubt
full ones for which it is sought to
make the government stand and de-
liver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01

aloof and carry out the wishes OF
their party. They will assemble IN
caucus and outline their plan OF CAM
paign. Whatever that may be it can
be- relied upon that it will not be ! n
the direction of giving aid or comfort
to any democrat, no matter what IN
ducements may be offered to them.
No such scenes as those of two years
ago will be enacted and whoever may
be finally elected, unless it should be
a republican, OF two of them, will not
receive a vote from the minority.
1t is not beyond the range Of posi-
bility that notwithstanding the sue
cess of the fusion movement the gen
tle1uan chiefly responsible for IT will
be the one least benefited there by and
that he may find himself forced to
bear the chagrinr and modification
Of seeing some one else carry OF that
for which he has planned. and worked
SO long. He may again'have to take
recourse to transoms~ and other. ave-
nues to reach the susceptible, but IN
this case the ones to be seduced will
have to be picked. from among the
men of his own party.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
STATE BOARD ~OErHEAUTH

The prevalence of smallpox with
more or less severity in many parts OF
the state has revived interest in the
matter Of a state board Of health
Ihe necessity for such a body has
long been recognized by the physi-
clans and they went so far some time.
ago as to petition the governor to ap-
point a board. He found himself
powerless to do SO, owing to the alb
sence Of a law giving him the required,
authority. OF course, this ended the
matter for the time being, but the
physicians remembered it and under
their direction a bill has been framed
which will be introduced early in the
coming session of the legislature.
Other states have such boards and
Montana needs one, and needsNi bad
ly- Properly organized and composed
of good, reputable members such a
body Gan do much good to conserve
the general health of the state, if its
authority is not too much .curtailed.
By it certain rules will be formulated
for the protection of communities
against contagious and other diseases
and it will also be empowered to es-
tablish regulations for the proper
GUARANTEEING nf places known to be
affected with disease Of a nature that
cna be- communicated by contact.
! just at present the need of such regnr
J lations is more evident than ever.
Each town and city has its>own
methOd-or as, in many cases.. no
method at all-of protecting itself
against infected neighbors~ or offpro-
teeting them against itself. Itris> very
evident that were the state now pos
sessed of a health board composed of
able and conscientious men, the. pres
ence Of smallpox in SO many. places
would probably not exist. En- all
probability the disease would havs
been e%radicated in the community in
which it first appeared and. that lone
before it assumed proportions at al
alarming, or if this had been foanG
impossible proper steps, would have
been taken to prevent its; spread to, ths
manifest danger offotlier places.
It is agreeable to note thar witt
one accord all the newspapers of tn
state favor the proposition to create
) state board of healtliA Not even tn,
Helena Independents has, raised it
voice in discord Of what is, the onl
concert of newspapers that has eve
existed in Montana. @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
MORE WAR CLAIMS,

Although, more than the third Of AZ
century has passed since the civil"war
ended, claims for damages sustained by
the c%oniscation or destruction Of prop
erty by the union armies still continue
to pour in at every session of congress-.
The present is, no exception and al
ready an aggregate of such claims has
been favorably reported upon that
consumes a great part of the $25y 0OO,-
900 recommended for payment IN
satisfaction Of various, claims. 1t is,
conceded that many of these pending
wal claims. are possessed of merit
and the government should honor
them, but a great many more are for
fictitious losses alleged to have BEEN
sustained by parties. through, military
operations, and would not be heard Of
were it not for the fees the lobbyists
who are pushing them expect to OBJ
tain in the event Of success. 4
Strange as it may seem, it is said
that backing these claims are sufh-
cient senators to stop all business OF
the senate unless they are favorably
acted upon. Recently it is said that
those senators are determined to force
an extra session unless their pet
claims, are permitted to come to a
vote. Rightfnlly designated this is
cure blaekmail and causes the sena'
tors willing to extort it to lay them
selves open to the suspicion that they
are pecuniarily interested in the sue
cess of the measures they are cham
pioning with such vigor and persist
ency. The chances are, though, tina
they will be headed off. A few day
, before the holiday recess some of thu
? leaders of the two houses held a con
ference at which it was determine,
: that the claims should be opposed il
, the senate to the uttermost of tn
: power of those in opposition to them
+ even though their supporters carr,
r out their threat 10 force an extra see
t sion. 1t was decided that the expens
of an extra session and the inconvel
fence and annoyance it would caus
Q the members of congress would b
9 preferable to allowing the whOlesal
raid upon the treasury contemplate
y by the fellows fighting for the claims
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
APPEAL FOR.

The Great Falls Leader of last
Wednesday contains an editorial on
the prospective outcome of the muddle
in which the fusionists are finding
themselves relative to the senatorial
election. After stating that the con-
test. will probably narrow down to
Heinze and some of the
friends Of Clark to whom he has evil
IDENTIFY promised support, the article
concludes with the following exhorta-
ton:
Be that as it ma, the republicans.
can lose nothing-Jhey have every
thing to gain, and if they stand firm
and do not attempt to repeat the per-
Torrance of the republicans in the
last legislature there is no doubt but
the ultimate result will be favorable
to the republican party, and that IN
two years more instead of only hav-
ing q ''corpo1al's guard in the legis-
lature, they will have enough menu
bers to control the legislation Of the
state. This, however, depends upon
the action of the republican members
of the legislature during the coming
session. They cannot afford to vote
for a democrat, nor can they afford to
swerye for one minute from the doc
trines of republicanism or from a re-
publican candidate selected by proper
caucus; they should select one man
and stand by him and thus help to
erase from the memory OF the people
the disgrace that was placed upon the
republican party by the members OF
the former Legislature,