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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
A Prominent Bloomfield Physician
Takes Sudden Departure.


Bloomfield, April 30.-(SpeciaD-
The protracted absence of DR.. A. II.
Shelton, prominent physician and
highly respected resident of this city,
has for the past month or more caused
great speculation and comment among
the citizens of this place, the affair be-
ing commonly spoken of as that "mys-
FERROUS" disappearance.
About six weeks ago DR.. Shelton, &C
companied by his little daughter, Ira
verse, left the city and has not return
ed. The first rumor was that he had
gone to hospital in st. Louis, where
he was confined with the smallpox, but
as that idea has been exploded, many
wild rumors are now afloat. Some
have located him in Florida and some
in California Whether or not his i'm
mediate relatives know of his ulti-
mate destination has not been made
known to the general public, but it is
the common belief of the majority OF
our citizens that he does not intend tc
return Mrs Shelton and little child
are now making their home with Mrs
Shelton's grandfather, John H. Tay
lor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

$3.50 in negotiable paper represent
ed by mortgages. Upon the discovery
of this unlisted property Mr.. Tanner
caused the treasurer to list it upon
the tax books, but the parties appealed
to trial Wednesday morning with ].
A. Penick and E. A. Anderson, of
Charlton, prosecuting and 7. M.
Stuart. W. B. Barger, George Fancher
and Frank @. Stuart defending. The
case was holly contested, the attor-
neys on both sides making an able
showing. Thursday afternoon the fin
al argument was made and the case
was submitted to the court. He an
nounced his decision yesterday. 1t
covered every point except one in the
contention of the defendants and is
of Importance inasmuch as Judge
Sloan is recognized as an able lawyer
and a careful Judge.
The defendants appealed on the
ground that the twenty-eighth gener-
al assembly repealed by implication
section 1874 of the code of 1897, that
the section in question was not repeal
ed and that the law was not retroac-
tive, but held that taxes might not be
collected prior to the enactment of the
code, October, 1897, yet he says the
taxes for 1897 may be collected. His
decision permitted the defendants to
offset the value of their property with
any Indebtedness they might have at
that time. The question of deducting
Indebtedness before the assessor acting
as an estoppel to any future claim for
deducting Indebtedness he simply
passed over, not passing on that point
The decision serves as a precedent
in this judicial district and is an i'm
portant one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
TAX FERRET DECISION.
First One Made in the Second Judicial
I District.

Charlton, April 81. Especially
The first tax ferret decision ever
made in the second judicial district
was made at Charlton yesterday,
when Judge Sloan decided that back
taxes or taxes due on property which
have never been listed could be col
lected back to and including 1897.
September 5, 1900, a contract was
let to E. A. Tanner, of Delta, by the
board of supervisors of Lucas county.
to collect back taxes. He proceede /
with his work and had collected some
thing like $4,000 until he ran across
the names OF Peter Wigren, Jr, who
| owned about S4,5O0 worth of mort
cages on which he had not paid taxes !;
Peter Wigren, Sr, owned about $4,000
in the same kind of collateral and
Mrs. Amanda White, who possessed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
QUICK LUNCH is DEADLY.
Chicago Doctors Claim That 1t Is ths
Cause of Gastric Ulcers.

"
Chicago, April 30.-The business
human, race-or so much of it as
dwells in Chicago and other large
American cities-if the statistics pre-
sented last night by the eminent ply.
sicians and surgeons at a meeting Of
the Chicago Medical society are found
to be the unfailing mirrors of destiny
that the doctors promise.
In the alarming increase of intestin.
al or gastric" ulcers, such eminent
medical practitioners as Drs. N. S.
Davis, Jr., W. A. Evans, ]. B. Herrick
and e. w. Andrews announced in a
symposium that they feared the Amer
lean stomach would give out in tho
course of time unless the public be-
comes wise enough to curb and regu-
late the lunch counter method OF has.
| ty eating.
1t would seem that danger from
gastric liberation is not confined alone
to the men, who are the consumers of
the business lunch. To the woman g
4 hostile habits of eating few bites at
many hours of the day their imminent
peril is ascribed
/ DR.. Andrews went on record with the
statement that stomach liberation re-
sulting from abuses of the digestive
organs, a disease discovered" by
medical men only five or six years ago,
is mere on the increase than appendi-
citis, and is much more dangerous.
Statistics newly compiled and tab
ulated have shown that this disease
has increased about 200 per cent with.
in the few short years of its medical
:; history" said DR.. Andrews.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
CUTOFF ANNOUNCED
Official Statement Made by Mill
waukee Management.
TERMINUS WILL BE At O1TUMWA
Will Build Sixty Miles Of Track Start
ing at Either Muscatine or Columbus
Junction-WiIi Be Finished Within
Six Months Time.

Chicago, April 30.-lt has been de-
cided by the Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railway company to shorten its pres
ent line between Chicago and Kansas
City at least thirty miles, reducing
the distance between the two cities
via this route from $50 to 500 miles.
This is to be accomplished by build
ing sixty miles of new road from eth
err Muscatine or Columbus Junction,
Iowa, to Ottumwa, in the same state
The main line of this road between
Chicago and Kansas City is now via
Savanna, ILL.,, and Marion and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa A survey has been
made for the new route and it is ex-
pected that it will be finished within
six months. Concerning it President
Earring says:
There is now no doubt that cut
off will be built. We are only waiting
for final survey to let the contracts
for construction. l cannot say when
it will be finished and trains running,
but it will be completed as soon as
possible"
1t is possible that the final survey
may enable the company to save
something like. thirty-tive miles under
| d.
mileage to 495 miles.
For years the Milwaukee and st.
Paul has been greatly handicapped in
Chicago-Kansas City business, partic-
ularly passenger, by it's long mileage
compared with competitors. 1t is now
proposed to reduce this and thus en-
able the company to go after short.
time business between the two points.
When finished the new line will com.
pare favorably with any Chicago Kan
sas City roads in mileage except the
Santa Fe, which is the short line be.
tween the two places. with 458 miles.
| In its new route the Milwaukee and
St. Paul will use the tracks of the
Rock Island road from Davenport to
Muscatine.
The territory to be served by the
St Paul's new road is rich one, one
district being particularly heavy
shipper of sweet potatoes and water
j melons.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
sIxTo LOPEZ UNcoNQUERED.
%
Filipino Agent Says the War Will 30
Continued.

New York, April 3O-Senor Sixto
Lopez. who has been active Filipino
agent in the United States among anti
imperialists, was in this city on
shor- visit. Senior Lopez refused to
believe that Aguinaldos capture and
oath OF allegiance might end the war,
and he said that, although the Filipin.
os wanted peace, they also wanted in
dependence and were going to keep on
fighting for 1t. Senior Lopez said he
was going back to the Philippines,
but that he would not take any oath
of allegiance. Here are some of the
questions put to him and the answers
he made:
"Why did you not return to the
Philippines while the fighting was go
ing on? Couldn't you have done more
good there than here?"
There are already more fighting
men in the Philippines than can be-
provided with arms
What do you think of Aguinaldo's
swearing allegiance?"
st all depends upon the circum-
stances under which he has taken the
oath. If he took it believing that it
would be the quickest way of obtain.
ing independence, then he would be
perfectly justified"
What effect will his capture have
on your cause?"
ut will have its advantages and dis
advantages. There are other men
able ard willing to take his place."
do you expect aid from the anti.
Imperialism"
1T depends upon what you mean by
4 aid We do not eXnect money or mis-
nitions of war, but any one who stands
for liberty aids u.s.
1 Senior Lopez said he doubted that
1 Aguinaldo had admitted his mistakes
and had praised the American policy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
SELECT OFFICERS.

Grocers Name Executives-Piace Of
Next Convention Undecided.
Waterloo, April 27.-The State
Grocers' convention has completed its
work and adjourned. The following
officers We're elected:
President-W. H. Ahlbrect
Vice-president-S. l. Seaman, Gin
ton.
secretary-Ira B. Thomas, Des
Moines.
Secretary = John B. Ray, Des
Moines.
Executive committee-Eugene But.
ties, Burlington; Chas. Kraft, Fort
Dodge; S. S. Peckham, Marshalltown;
w. A. Scruby, Des Moines; Chas. Bru-
en-. Sioux City; c. H. Terrence, Du.
buque.
The meeting place for the conven,
ton next year'is to be selected by the
executive committee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
HERON WOULD BE cRUcIFlED.
Martyr" Says: Cruelty Me But Will
Not Break Vow.

Grinnell, April 30.-"They may cru
city me. but l will not break the vow ]
have made"
The statement quoted is contained
in a letter received from Prof. George
D. Heron by member of the faculty
of Iowa college yesterday. The letter
is brief, but from the remaining con-
tents it is apparent that the VOW re-
ferred to is that he shall persist in
maintaining absolute silence concern
ing his divorce case. He evidently
would pose as martyr, judging from
the tone of his letter and would seek
to convey the impression that for the
sake of his wife and children Tor per
haps Miss RANDY he is determined TIC
bear all the abuse heaped upon him
without protest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
JAMES DICK DEAD.
Thrown From Bugss and Killed al
Bio Mound,

Big Mound, April 27.-James Dick,
a prominent farmer of Cedar township.
this county, was thrown from his bug
gy while driving and received injuries
from the effects of which he died.
Mr.. Dick was over seventy years OF
age and leaves wife and seven chill
dren, all married, Prof w. T. Dick, of
Keosauqua, being one of them The
funeral will take place Sunday at II
a'clock a. M, and owing to the wide
acquaintance of the deceased, will be
largely attended.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
ARMY OFFICER SHORT.
A Suit to Recover $22,442.14 Against
Lieutenant Reed.

Des Moines, April 30.-The United
States of America, ex rel District At
torney Lewis Miles. has brought ac-
ton against Lieutenant Reed. of the
Fifty-frst Iowa, a Des Moines boy,
now captain of Company A, demanding
of him the sum of $22,442.14, which, it
is charged, he collected while in the
commissary department at the Presid
10 at San Francisco and failed to &C
count to the government. The peti
ton was filed with Clerk Mason, of the
federal court, yesterday morning and
will come up for hearing at the May
term.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
WATERLOO MAN AFFLICTED.
Becomes Insane in California and i
Detained.

Waterloo, April 0.-(Special)-
Word has been received by the rela-
tives of C. B. Halliday, of this city,
who has been spending the winter in
Pasadena, Cal, to the effect that he
has been placed in Jail there on &C.
count of being mentally unbalanced.
He was flourishing a revolver when
taken in charge and had fired a shot
through the door of the residence of
the chief of police. His brother here
will have him cared for. 1t is hoped
his affection is only temporary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
A $4,000 CASE.
Law Suit Presents Some Peculiar Feat
urca at centerville.

Centervillc, April 27.-(Special)-A
case involving $4,000 is on trial here
and is attracting more attention than
any civil case brought to the attention
of the court for long time. 1t is en-.
titled Jones VS., the administrator OF
the estate of G. w. Hardin, the latter
+ being, during his life time, one OF the
wealthiest men in this county. The
{ features of the case are peculiar and
are about as follows:
G. w. Hardin, who recently died at
his home one mile north OF Moulton,
left will in which he bequeathed his
property to his heirs, consisting OF his
wife. brothers and sisters, he having
no children.
Some twenty-five years ago Mr.. Har.
din took young girl to raise without
formally adopting her. She grew up
in the family and finally married the
plaintiff in this case Mr.. and Mrs
Jones lived on the Hardin farm and the
latter managed the farm. MI. Jones
( always thought his wife was to receive
a share of the estate and never asked
for any compensation for his services
4 during the seventeen years of his resi-
dence and work on the farm Mr.. Har
din died short time ago and neither
\ Jones nor his wife were remembered
in the will and the former now brings
suit against the estate for $4,000 fol
his services The attorneys for the
plaintiff are c. F. Howell and J. F
Mabry, of Centerville. and w. S. Gar
rett, of Moulton, while the defense hal
Dillon Payne, of Bloomfield, j. f
Claim. of Palmyra, Mo-; j. H. Childer
3 OF Hermitage, Mo-; J. r. Barley an
III. p. Powers, of Moulton.
About fifty witnesses have been sui
poenaed from Moulton, besides a larg
number from Missouri, Illinois an
Kansas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
NEW WONDER IN YELLOWSTONE
Waterfall 800 Feet High Is Discover
ed in the National Park.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 30.-Word
has just been received here of the
discovery of another natural wonder
in the Yellowstone National park by
James Latherman, deputy game war
den for Wyoming, who has found a
waterfall 300 feet high, which he
named "Lost Falls"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
BAD FIRE AT MURRAY.
Business Portion of the Town Dam.
aaed to Extent of $4,000.

Murray, April 30.-Fire broke out
yesterday in the main business block
on the West Side and destroyed the
following property: o. E. CARROTS
dry goods store and building, loss $780,
900; insurance about $4,000 J. b.
Wick, building, loss $4,000, insured;
Rugg & Lucy, baker, loss $500, insur-
ed; Dumphy barber shop, loss $3.50, no
insurance; H. M. Doolittle drug store,
loss $1,000; c. w. Ries, loss on build
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
kALsoMlNEp HER chubby"
Wife Paints Drunken Spouse and the
SaIoon-keeper.

Cedar. Rapids, April 3O.-Mrs. Rich
ard Crater. wife of house painter,
being unable TO keep her husband from
saloon, went to the place with one OF
his buckets and kalsomined him from
head to foot in the saloon. When he
returned to the saloon after changing
his clothing she followed him and this
time kalsomined the saloon-keeper, his
bar and fixtures and gave notice that
she would repeat the performance to
any one selling liquor to her husband.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
JUNklN is A CANDIDATE.
Wants to Be Chairman of the Repub
Ican Central Committee.

Wapello, April &c. M. Junkin,
editor of the Fairfield Ledger, will be
a candidate for member of the repub
lean state central committee to sue
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
Falls From Runaway Pony-Foot
Catches in Strrup.

Red Oak, April 29.-Pluma Nord-
quist, the 12-year-old daughter and on
ly child of S. C. Nordquist, a clothing
merchant here, was killed while out
horseback riding with two other girls.
The pony she rode became frightened
and ran away. She fell off, her foot
caught in a stirrup and she was drag
ged nearly half mile. The pony fell
and the dead body was released. Both
legs were broken and the body other
wise badly injured. Her companions
were uninjured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Southern Cotton Mills start Up.

Birmingham, Ala, April 80. = The
Admission yarn mill, which has been
fitted up with machinery, has started
to spin yarn The two sister mills, the
Adelaide and Woodstock, are. also in
operation and doing we'll.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
CHILD EATS sTRYcHNINE.
Dies From the Effects of the Poison at
Cedar Falls.

Cedar Falls, April 27.-(SpeciaD-
Ivy. the little twenty months old
daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen, died
of strychnine poisoning. The little
girl secured a tablet from the table
during the mothers illness and in
three hours was dead. The remains
were shipped to Independence for bur-
ial,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

ing $500. insurance 5000, making
total loss of about $4,000. The hre
originated in the bakery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
STABBED IN A DRUNKEN ROW.
Ed. Tode, of Davenport, May Die - A..
Berendt Arrested.

Davenport. April 30.-In drunken
brawl, Ed. Tode was stabbed below
the heart and in the stomach. He is
dying. A. Berendt is locked up charg
ed with doing the stabbing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
DIED FROM INJURIES.

Wan STUCK BY 'EufIIngton Train Near
MiddietoWn Succumbs.
Burlington, April 29.-The unfortu-
nate man who was struck by Bur-
lirgton train near Middletown Satur-
day and whoNwas brought to this place
and taken to the hospital. died Satur.
day evening, without fully recovering
consciousness. From a card on his
person issued by ST. Louis employ,
ment agency, it was learned that his
name is Thomas Brown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
PEST AT FAIRFIELD.
Two Gases of Smallpox Discovered
Causes Consternat ton.
AN IOWA FARMER CUTS HIS THROAT
Discovered at Three O'Clock in the
Morning BY His Wife in the Barn
With an Ugly Cash in His Neck.
Other State News.

Fairfield, April 81. Especial. y
Two cases of smallpox are reported
to exist in this city. One is Claude
Bowermaster, a barber in Ben Fuller's
shop under the Savings bank, and the
other Miss Downing, who stays at
the Palace hotel near the Burlington
depot. Bowermaster lives in the
south part of town and his house was
quarantined yesterday by Marshal
Cooper. The Palace hotel, which is
conducted by A. j. Boyd, has also
been quarantined. 1t is not known
just where the source of infection is
but it has created quite a scare here.
These are the first cases reported in
this county.
Patient Breaks Quarantine.
Packwood, April Especially
The dining room girl at the Palace no
tel at Fairfield, who was taken with
ar attack of smallpox last week, and
who was guaranteed in the building,
made her escape and came to the
home of her parents in this place ,trav-
cling in the mail coach with other pas
sengers who did not know the girl was
i'll, but thought the eruptions on her
face looked suspicious. She repaired
to her parents home and is now un
der strict quarantine.
There is one fully developed case
of smallpox south of here and it is
feared there will be many more, since
the youns man who has it has beer
circulating among the people in this
section pretty freely. All persons
Z who are afflicted with the disease have
z it in a light form and contracted the
8 disease from those who attended
Z funeral at Fairfield where a patien
& died with the disease, the relatives
from here and at Abingdon attending
3 The physician in attendance, it is said
q assured the family the disease from
s which the patient died was not small
pox. 1t is said that his Ignorance ha
caused great many people to be
come exposed to the disease.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

]. H. Madison, a lather at Waterloo,
was serious bruised and injured by
a scaffolding giving away.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Peoples Party Merged In Democratic

Tie conferences throughout was
marked by harmony and unusual en-.
thusiasm. A number of the speakers
said the sentiment of the members of
the peoples party was to maintain no
separate state organization. There
was no discussion of the money ques
ton from silver and gold standpoints
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-08-23
SOUTHERN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
Ellen ENTH YEAR OPENS SEP
TENDER 8, WITH A STRONG
FACULTY.

The Statement that the Southern
Normal University, or any part OF IT,
has been consolidated with any school
or schools is false and misleading For
complete refutati0n OF advertising and
circular letters sent out by designing
parties write President Board Trustees,
Huntingdon, Tenn. for Answer to
Circular Letters
The Southern Normal University is
the strongest independent normal in
the south. Seven members Of the pres
ent faculty have been identified with
the school from three TO ten years each.
Thc-sssditiOnal members are able teach
ers. constituting the strongest faculty
in the history Of the school. The board
OF trustees, the faculty and citizens of
the town are working IN perfect har-
mony and students VIII find pleasant
conditions, happy surroundings and a
hearty welcome from all.
All departments of the school ably
equipped and VIII be carefully looked
after. There Is nothing to prevent
next year from being the most success
full year in the history OF the schools
work
Board can be had in dormitory. ev-
erything furnished, at $50 per month
and in private residences at g to $40
per month. Tuition Is reasonable.
For further particulars about condi-
tion OF school or for catalogues, Nor
malities or other literature, address
ERNEsT G. MCDOUGLE. Pres,
or \. j c. WELLS, Sec y. and Treas
Huntingdon, Tenn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-08-23
AstOunded the Editor.

Editor S. A. Brown, of Bennetsville
5. c., was once immensely surprised.
Through long suffering from Dyspep-
STA, he writes my wife was greatly
run down. She had no strength or
vigor and suffering great distress from
her stomach, but she tried Electric Bit
tiers which helped her at once, and,
after using four bottles. she is entirely
well. can eat anything. It's a grand
tonic, and it's gentle laxative qualities
are splendid for torpid liver" For In
digestion, Loss of Appetite. Stomach
and Liver troubles is a positive guaran-
teed cure. Only SOC at Cowgirl 81 Cow
gills.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-08-23

The last issue OF the Wieklife Dem
ocrat gave big account OF the OH dis
coyerles which have been made there.
Some time ago negro, "a digging q
well, discovered flow OF oil at a depth
of 80 feet. There was considerable ex-
element over the discovery at the time
but things got quiet and very little
was heard of it until lately. Some I'M
ion City. Tenn, capitalists have be-
come Interested in tbs matter and a
stock company with a capital OF IS 600
has been formed for the purpose Of max
ing further investment.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-08-23

sTHK0UcH the months Of June and
July our baby was teething and took a
running Off az the bowels and sickness
of the stomach says o. p. Holiday. of
Derning, Ind, His bowels would
move from five 70 eight times day.
had bottle of Chamberlain Cholic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house and gave him four drops NJ tea
spoon full Of water and be got better at
once. Sold b. Cowgirl & Cowgirl.
hickman.