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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
SUMMARY OF NEwREvENuELAw
Useful Table Compiled Which II
Would, Be Well to Preserve.

Inc following summary of the new
United States revenue law, which has
just been compiled, is of more than
common interest and value. Every
body will be doing himself favor and
will save many unnecessary steps and
much telephoning, by preserving it
with care. The changes in the tax
law go into effect on July 1, 1901.
Articles taxed by act of June 10,
1898, and the provisions of the new
law are as follows:
Beer, 50 per barrel and 71a per cent.
discount-S1.60 per barrel, and 71h per
cent discount repealed.
Bankers capital and surplus $50 to
$4,000, and So for each additional
$I,000-Present law retained.
Stockholders, $50-Retained.
Pawnbrokers, $20-Retained.
Commercial brokers, $2O-Repealed.
Custom-house brokers, $1O-Re-
tanned.
Proprietors of theaters, museums
and concert halls, S100-Retained.
Proprietors of circuses, $100-Re-
tanned.
Proprietors of other public exhibit
tions, $1O-Retained.
Proprietors bowling alleys or bill
lard rooms. $50 for each alley or
table-Retained
Tobacco and snuff, - cents per
pound-Discount of 20 per cent.
Cigars weighing more than 8
pounds per 1000, $3.50 per 1,OOO-sS
per 1000.
Cigars weighing not more than 5
pounds per 1000 81 per SCOOPS
cents per pound
Cigarettes weighing more than s
pounds per 1000, $3.50 per 1.O0O-Re-
tanned.
Cigarettes weighing not more than
3 pounds per 1000, $3.50 per 1000.
Valued at not more than So per 1 900
Is cents per pound; valued at more
than 81 per 1000. 36 cents per pound.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Will Return to state.

Des Moines, March Ex-Governor
Shaw yesterday issued a requisition
on the federal government for the re-
endorsement of clothing and certain
supplies which the state furnished the
Iowa volunteer regiments at the time
they were mustered out of the Nation
al Guard into the United States SER
vice. The clothing. blankets, etc.,
which will be furnished in lieu of that
provided by the state at the time Of
the outbreak of the Spanish war will
aggregate in value between $4,000
and $4,000. The reimbursement of
the state is by act of congress and sew
eral states have already received back
what they furnished the government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Wreck on Rock Island.

Centerville, March 22.-There were
two bad freight wrecks on this division
of the Rock Island railroad yesterday
morning. One took place at Numa,
caused by the work train running into
the rear of the second section of
freight No. SO, westbound, and the 9TH
er was near Alvord, Mo-, where the
first section Of No. SO, while going
down grade, was wrecked by spread
ing rails. The fireman and the brake
man were painfully tho not dangerous
ly injured in the Numa wreck by jump
ing from the train and another man
was slightly injured. Both of the pas
senger trains on the Rock Island last
night were delayed by these wrecks,
considerable damage being done to
the trains, which were wrecked and
several hours being required to clear
the track.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Railroad Rumors.

The so-called granger roads operat-
ing in Iowa have announced their in
tention of building 4S3 miles of new
road in Iowa this season. This road
will be thru new territory and will
be in addition to second tract construc-
ton in which the Northwestern, Bur-
lington and Rock Island roads will en-
gage to a greater or less extent during
the year.
OF the new mileage the Milwaukee
will put in about 223 miles, the Rock
Island 155, the Northwestern 81, and
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 49,
The new construction will all be on
north and south lines and every mile
of it is calculated to put the roads in
advantage to avail themselves of a
southern as well as an eastern outlet.
This is a problem that has been con
fronting the granger roads for several
years past because of the building of
short lines to the gulf ports and a
tendency of grain to move in that
direction despite every effort to keep
it going to the Atlantic seaboard.
With the completion of the mileage
it has been announced will be built
this year, all the roads in Iowa with
the single exception of the Northwest.
ern, will be in position to handle
grain to the gulf thru Kansas City al
most as readily as thru Chicago to the
seaboard and to divert stock traffic to
the Kansas City market as readily as
In Winterset, where a proposition
to grant franchise to an electric
company which intends to build be-
tween that city and Creston will be
submitted at the spring election, ru-
mors of Burlington extension are
rife. The reports are to the effect
the Burlington road will build from
Creston thru Macksburg to Winterset
and from Winterset thru Mcbride to
Des Moines. Winterset people CHIN
the report was put in circulation by
representatives of the Burlington
road, that it is, coupled with the con
diticn IF the franchise is beaten" and
claim that it is merely being used for
purpose and that there is no seri-
Gus intention on the part of the Bur
lington to build the road.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Niqht Was Her Terror

II would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize, of
Alexandria, Ind, "and could hardly get
any sleep. had consumption SO bad
that if walked a block would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but. when
all other medicines failed, three s1.OO
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
Wholly cured me and | gained IS
pounds. It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure coughs, colds, la grippe. bron-
chitis and all throat and lung troubles.
Price soc and $1O0 Trial bottles free
at Clark & Mollison's drug store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26

Dealers IN lear TOBACCO, $6 to S24-
Retained.
+ Dealers in tobacco, $12-Retained
Manufacturers of tobacco, Sc to $24
Retained.
Manufacturers of cigars, Sc to s24
Retained.
Bonds, debentures, certificates of
Indebtedness, etc. 5 cents for each
l$100-Retained
Certificates Of stock. original issue,
5 cents for each $100-Retained.
Certificates Of stock, transfers, Q
cents for each $100-Retained and
amended SO as to include bucket
shops.
Sales of products at exchanges, 1
cent for each $100-1 cent for each
500. Sales of merchandise in actual
course Of transportation exempted
from tax.
Bank checks, 2 cents-Repealed.
Drafts or bills of exchange, inland,
! 2 cents for each $100-Retained.
Certificates of deposit, cents-Re-
lpealed
Promissory notes, cents for each
s100-Repealed.
| Money orders, cents for each 500
Repealed.
Bills of exchange, foreign, cents
for each 1902 cents for each 500.
Bills of lading for export, 10 cents
Repealed.
Express receipts, 1 cent-Repealed
Freight receipts or domestic bills
of lading, cent-Retained.
Telephone messages, 1 Centre
pealed.
Bonds of indemnity and bonds not
otherwise specified, so cents-Repeal-
ed, except bonds of indemnity
Certificates of profits, 2 cents for
each $100-Retained
Certificates of damage, 25 cents
Repealed
Certificates not otherwise specified
10 cents-Repealed.
Charter party, SO to s10-Repealed.
Brokers' contract, 10 cents-Re-
tanned.
Conveyance, SO cents for each $500
Exempted below $500. Above 81
| 500. % cents for each $780,
Telegraph messages, 1 cent-Repeal-
ed.
Entry on goods at custom house for
| ed
Entry of withdrawal so cents-Re-
/ tanned.
Insurance, life, cents on each 500
Repealed.
Marine, inland, fire, y cent on each
$1-Repealed.
Casualty, fidelity and guaranty, ~
cent on each S1-Repealed.
Lease, % cents to $1-Repealed
ManifeN for custom-house entry, 81
to s5-Repealed.
Mortgage or conveyance in trust, rs
cents for each $1,500-Repealed.
Passage ticket, 81 to $5-Exempted
| below $50 in value.
/ Power of attorney to vote, 10 cents
Repealed
Power of attorney to SELL 25 cents
Repealed
Protest. 25 cents-Repealed.
Warehouse receipts, % cents-Re-
pealed.
Proprietary medicines, one-eighth
cent Tor each cents-Repealed.
Perfumery and cosmetics, one-eighth
| cent for each 5 cents-Repealed
Chewing gum, cents each Sire
pealed.
Sparkling or other wines. / pint,
cent; more than l pint, cents-Re-
tanned. &s
i Petroleum and sugar refneries, one
4 fourth per cent gross receipts in eX-
cess of 50,000-Retained.
\ Sleeping and parlor car tickets,
1 cent4Retained.
Legacies of every description Var
ious rates.
Mixed flour, cents per barrel-Re-
| tanned.
Manufacturers of. mixed flour, $12
| per annum-Retained.
Tea, customs duty of 10 cents per
pound-Retained
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Iowa Cattle kina Dies.

Emmetsburg, March 22-Michael
Jackman, for many years pig cattle
king of this section of Iowa, was found
dead in bed Wednesday morning. He
retired as usual Tuesday night Apo
plexy is given as the cause of his
death. He was a member of the orig
inal Irish colony that first settled in
this county in 1856. He became quite
wealthy and leaves a large estate and
large family among which to di-
vide it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
UNDOUBTEDLY A SUICIDE.
The Hermit of Rose Hill Found Dead
asst Sunday

Oskaloosa, March 20.-Fl. H. Drake,
the old farmer found dead in his howell
near Rose Hill, undoubtedly commit
ted suicide, so Coroner C!heesman did
not deem an inquest necessary. He
had shot himself no less than five
times and had laid from Thursday till
Sunday before being discovered.
The suicide was quite character
locally. Tho owning one hundred and
twenty acres he dressed like tramp
and his habitation was a mere howell,
about seven by nine feet. TWAS in
was learned that he had "a brother and
SON, the latter when last heard from
being a professor in a college at She
boygan, Wis. Drake was about rs
years old. He had lived alone for
many years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Dropped Dead While Working.

Muscatine, March 22.-About IL
o'clock yesterday forenoon while work
ing in Roach's lumber yard in South
Muscatine, Emanuel Weaver dropped
dead. He was apparently in the best
of health, not having been sick day
in the last ten years. When death
overlook him he was helping handle
a load of lumber Turning to his COM
panion, he said: 81 feel queer in here
and placing his hands across his
breast fell backwards dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Eire BUGS at creston.

Creston, March 22.-Evidently there
are fire bugs in Creston. About 2
O'Clock yesterday morning al second
attempt was made to burn TN resi-
dence of Mrs. Stitt, on South Maple
street. A bundle of rags saturated
with coal oil had been placed between
the front door and the shutters and
fired The blaze had gotten under
pretty good Roadway when discovered
but was extinguished with but little
difficulty
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
TRACING ANDERSON.
Believed That Murderer and Suicide
Was in Colorado Penitentiary.

Was in Colorado Penitentiary.
Burlington, March 2O-Photographs
have been received from the warden
of the Canon City, Colorado peniten-
tiary of man supposed to be George
Anderson, who recently committed
suicide in the Jail here as the jury in
the case in which he was charged with
the murder of Harry Inter, of Cedar
Rapids, was ready to report. The like
ness is remarkable, differing in few
minor points. There is, however,
some doubt as to the original of the
photograph and Anderson being the
same man. The warden of the Col
orado penitentiary says the original of
the photograph which he seJt the Bur-
lington authorities served a year in
the penitentiary at Canon City for
grand larceny.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26

blacksmith shop of j. P. Kitterman
burned to the ground and the loss is
$500, with no insurance. The Odd
Fellows hall was entirely destroyed
but the contents were saved. The loss
is $1,000 with partial insurance. The
town is without fire protection and the
progress of the flames were combatted
only by a bucket brigade.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Death in snowbaIIs.

Fit Madison, March ga case
Which later developments will show
to be warning to schoolboys who
are inclined to be mischievous, is like
ly to come up in the district court of
this county at the next term of court
A girl of thirteen years, whose home
is at Houghten, a short distance from
West Point, died last week and her
death is claimed to be due to a snow
balling she received from some boys
about three weeks ago while on her
way home from school.
1t appears that at that time six
boys attacked her, throwing balls at
her viciously and they did not let up
until the girl fell PROSTATE from fright
and bodily injury. The boys ranged
in age from ~ to 16 years and they
are said to have been urged to attack
the girl in this manner by the oldest
member of the party.
According to the story all the boys
had been in the habit of picking onto
the girl on their way home from
school whenever they got the chance
and on the day that they snowballed
her for the last time they spared no
pains in making their balls hard
enough to make them felt by their
victim. The name of the girl is not
known. Her father, it is said, drove
in from the country yesterday and
called at the office of the county attor-
ney in Fort Madison to consult him
in regard to taking action against the
assailants of his daughter, whom he
claims are responsible for her untime-
ly death. Both the farmer and the
attorney left the city before the name
of the former could be learned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Henderson to Travel.

Dubuque, March %. Speaker of the
house of representatives, David b.
Henderson, and wife, have announced
that they will, during the latter part
of May, sail for Europe, where they
will meet their daughter, Belle, who
is now abroad. The family will tour
Europe before returning to America.
Speaker Henderson left here Satur-
day night for Montreal, Canada, where
he will spend few weeks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Working "a Hours a pax.

There's no rest for those tireless lit
tie workers-Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Millions are always busy, cur
ing torpid liver, jaundice, biliousness,
fever and ague. They Danish sick
headache, drive out malaria. Never
grippe or weaken. Small, taste NICE
work wonders. Try them. Zoe at
Clark & Mollison's.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
VOICE PITCH NOW vlsAHLE.
Iowa University Professor Invents :
Machine to Aid Public Speakers,

Iowa City, March 2O.-Dr. Carl r..
Seashore, assistant professor of phil
osophy in the University of Iowa, has
invented a highly. ingenious instru-
ment for the measurement and dia-
grammatic representation of the pitch
of the human voice. 1t is the only one
of it's kind and is the result of four
years study upon the subject of the
hearing of pitch and the production of
the voice pitch. The instrument de-
termines the pitch of the voice to
within one-twenty-fifth of tone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Vaccination Fatal.

Cherokee, March Edith, the s.
year-old daughter of James Anderson,
of Cedar, near this city, is sdead as
the result of blood poisoning which
set in as the result of vaccination.
The little girl was brought to this CT
ty about two weeks ago to be vaccin-
ated with her sister and while the
other little girl received no evil effects
blood poisoning set in almost at once
in the case of Edith.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
FIRE TRACY.

Lightning Starts Destructive Blaze -
Damage Many Hundreds of Dollars.
Tracy, March 20.ALightning struck
the general store of w. q. Smith &
Son, starting blaze that did hundreds
of dollars worth of damage to business
houses. The loss on the Smith store
is about $1,000. partially insured. The
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
DON'T GET THIN

get fat; get nice and plump /:
there is safety in plumpness.
Summer has tried your
food-works; winter is coming
to try your breath-mill. Fall
is the time to brace yourself.
But weather is tricky; look
out! Look out for colds es-
pecially.
SCOTS emulsion Of cod-liver
oil is the subtlest Of helps. 1t
is food, the easiest food in the
world; it is more than food; it
helps you digest your food, and
get more nutriment from it.
Don't get thin, there's safety
in plumpness. Man woman
and child.
Ifyou have not tried II, send for free sample,
Ito agreeable taste will surprise you.
SCOTT s, BOVINE, Chemists,
4oo-4Is Pearl Street, New York.
soc. and $500: all druggists,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
STUDENT DROWNED.
Goes Beyond Depth in Securing Duck
Which He Had Shot,

Which He Had Shot.
Des Moines, March 20.-Volney S.
Green, % years old, junior in the
Still College of Osteopathy, was
drowned in the Coon river south of
Valley Junction Monday afternoon.
Green was hunting ducks with w. G..
Burd, manager of the college baseball
team. Green shot a duck, which fell
in the river close to the Shore Fear
ing to lose his game Green waded out
into the river. He soon got beyond
his depth and was carried off his feet
by the current.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
COLLEGE CLOSES DOORS.
Smallpox Frishtens the Des Moines
COLLEGE Students.

Des Mines, March 20.-Des Moines
college has been temporarily closed
owing to the prevalence of smallpox
and the danger of exposure many of
the students have gone to their homes
and the faculty has decided to sus-
pend work until after the spring vaca-
ton. The vacation would have open
ed next week anyway. 1t will prob
ably last three weeks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Forbid Meeting in streets

st, Petersburg, March 22-In CON
nection with the riots here the project
of police has issued a decree forbid
l ding meetings and assemblages IN the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
LIBRARY FOR CEDAR RAPIDS.
Cedar Rapids Promised $4,000 by Mr.
Carneoie

Cedar Rapids, March 20. - Sec
rotary Thomas H. Simmons of the
Commercial club has authorized
the announcement that Andrew
Carnegie will give $4,000 for a free
public library in this city. The con-
ditions upon which the gift is made
are that the city shall furnish a suit.
able site and levy a tax of $500 a
year for support fund.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Insane over Politics.

Creston, March 22-John Carrigan
has been sent to the asylum. He was
insane over politics. He believed he
was the vice president to w. j. Bryan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
CONDUCTOR BURIED.
Old Burlington Employee Laid to Rest
At GenferMiIla

at CehterVNIIe.
Centerville, March 2O.-The funeral
of Conductor L. B. Peavey, who died
at the hospital in Mt. Pleasant Mon
day afternoon, was held here today
where interment also took place. Mr.
Peavey, for many years, was a resi-
dent Of Creston He was one of the
oldest employees of the road when he
left its service on account of i'll health
which also affected his mind.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Burned Barn to Escape Detection.

Bloomfield, March 22.-Some time
ago Parker Taylor, who lives
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Prominent Iowa Business Man Dead

Missouri Valley, March 22.-Fred
prominent business
man, is dead at his home in this city
from stroke of paralysis. He has
been resident of this city for thirty
years and was prominently identified
with its business interests.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Clean Bread

Can't be made by foul hands and clean,
pure blood can't be made by foul stom-
ach. The blood is made by the stomach
and organs of digestion and nutrition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
A WooDMAN PICNIC.

creston Lodges Looking Ahead for
Event Next Fall.
Creston, March 20.-The local lodge
of Modern Woodmen of America at
their last meeting decided to hold a
picnic next fall, altho it is said it may
be held in August. Prizes will be Of
fered for the best drilled teams. Mem
bers of lodges and their families from
surrounding towns will be invited.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
DR., %. 5. HYATT

III addition to his regular practice makes
specially of Eye, Nose and Throat. Spectacles
furnished and scientifically fitted. Rooms %
and 80, Hofmann Block.
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A MAGNIFICENT GIFT.
A Fine Painting Is Given to the
University.

Iowa City, March 2O.-In the presi-
dents office of the University, in the
old capital building, many visitors are
viewing a magnificent painting by
Morse, the celebrated artist, of Rev.
$. +. Smith, the author of my Coun-
try IT'S of Thee" the gift to the Uni
versity of Hon. S. F. Smith of Daven-
mort
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If you have cATARRH in any form
you can make rs cents by writing us
today. DR.. LYON MEDICINE CO.,
s5. C.oldWater, Michigan.
The Green Forest tribune., 1901-04-13
Young Mans Chances Today.

"A young man of capacity, in- dustry and integrity has field for individual effort such as never before existed in this country, and success is neither harder nor easier than it ever was. Success never came to the laggard, and it never will,'' says an esteemed exchange. ''Leta a young man be capable, have enterprise, be will ing to work, and carry himself like man, and he goes where he will. His success depends upon himself. No times, no conditions, no combinations of capital can stop a young man who has a de- termination tohonorably succeed, and who is willing to work ac- cording to the utmost capacity and sinews of strength. The real trouble is that the average young man will not work. He has got ten the insane notion into his head that success comes by luck; that men are made by opportuni- ties which either come to them or are thrust upon them. And he waits for luck or chance to come along and find him. Instead of taking a sane view of conditions and seeing with clear mind that as trade widens opportunities in- crease, he takes a mistaken view that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. These are the conditions of mind and life which are keeping thousands of young men down, and will keep them down. The times are all right. It is the young man who finds fault who is not"
The Green Forest tribune., 1901-04-13

at Geeen Forest and is, of course, a very creditable one for even a place of city pretentions.
 Business lots may be had at from $50 up, the price varying according to the localities. Res- idence lots may be had at about the same prices.
 Having quite large tributary country for trade from both the north and south, there can be no doubt as to the permanency of AL pena as a town. Of course, the rapidity of the growth depends upon the disposition of the business men who have and will locate there in the near future. The town will in measure be a competitor for both Green Forest and Harrison and that means that they must hustle if they even hold all the tributary trade.