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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
FIRST GUN OF CAMPAIGN.
cummins and Phillips Go to Wood
burn.

Des Moines, Sept. 4-The first gun
in the state campaign will be fired at
WOODBURY. next Friday The occasion
is the annual harvest festival, which
is to be held on the 9Th and 7th. Hon.
A. B. Cummins, republican candidate
for governor is the principal orator Of
the festival, making the address at ]
O'Clock on Friday afternoon. Hon r.
j. Philips, democratic candidate for
governor, is to be present at the fes-
tival, but he is not billed to make an
address. On Saturday special atten-
ton will be paid to the soldiers. Music
for the festival will be furnished by
the famous colored K. P. band of Clev-
Gland. Woodburn is a small town on
the main line of the c., B. & @. rail
road in Clarke county, short distance
east of Osceola, A large attendance
is expected at the meeting, which will
be the first address to be made by
Mr.. Cummins this fall. Although the
occasion is fall festival, politics are
not barred in the discussion and the
affair will really constitute the open.
ing of the campaign.
Mr.. cummins' Dates.
Mr.. Cummins has already received
number of requests to make speeches
over the stata, but those which are
purely political will be turned over to
the state central committee. He has
the following dates for addresses ar
ranged:
September WOODBURY..
| September 12-Garden Grove.
| September 19-Arbor Hill.
| October Corning.
Practically all of these addresses
are for carnival or festival days, sol
diers' reunions and kindred events.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
MORE BIG CORN,
Many Fields Have Not Been Ruined
by the Drought.

Wy LIE DTouSTLs
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Jacob Grow, of 631 South Ransom
street, called at the Courier office to
leave three mammoth ears of corn
which he had brought with him from
the field of A. M. Hill,in the southern
part of Mahaska county, where he Wis.,
tied on Sunday. Mr.. Hill has field
of twenty acres from which he will
get an excellent crop of big corn, solid
and sound. At present, Mr.. Grow
says, the field is green and has had
the benefit of plenty Of rain. The corn
brought to the Courier office is excel
lent. The ears are large and long
and the grains, while not yet fully de-
velnped, are large and "juicy.' In
fact, the corn is as good as has been
seen in this part of the state for some
years and indicates that the drought
which is said to have ruined corn in
Wapello county did not extend over
great area.
From Thursdays Daily.l
John Chapman, a farmer living near
Little Soap Creek, made collection of
corn from nine cornfelds on his route
to the city this morning and brought
The specimens TO Tie courier once as
proof that Wapello county has produc-
ed plenty of good corn despite reports
to the effect that drouth had ruined
the crop. Mr.. Chapman cut the stocks
at random from the fields and did not
examine the ears until after cutting
the corn. The whole lot is today in
| front of the Courier Office for the in
spection of the public. The stocks and
leaves are green and the ears are of
good size and filled out well. No bet
ter corn could be asked for, and ac-
cording to Mr.. Chapman the average
yield will be from twenty-five to forty
bushels to the acre. The corn came
from six hill farms and three bottom
farms, the owners of which are res
pectively as follows William Sween-
ey, M. Adcock, William Travis, Palmer
Chisman, F. M. Chapman, F. P. Chap
man, Nick Waggoner, L. M. Cundiff
and w. W. Cummings.
Joseph Nelson, farmer residing
near Pekin, a small town in the north
western part of Jefferson county sends
the Courier today a sample of the corn
raised by him which he says will yield
/ from forty to fifty bushels to the acre.
He has eighty acres and says the sam
pie is a fair index to the condition of
the whole crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings Of Hawkeye People at the Ma
TONS CAPITAL.

Washington, Sept. 4.--Free delivery
service will be established on Deem
Der / at Shenandoah with two regular
and one substitute letter carriers and
thirteen street letter boxes.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Frederick w. Wald, Grun.
dy Center, Sc; William M. Long, Vim.
ton, Sc; Richard H. Burns, Toledo, Sc;
Robert G. Turbert, Ainsworth, $40;
Daniel Warren, Seymour, So; Charles
Venard, Conrad, So; Robert Shacke.
ton, Ames, $12; Henry Kahler, Daven.
port, So; Joseph L. Heasler, Bedford
So; Dennis Leary, McGregor, SIT; AL
fred c. Fox, Soldiers Home, Marshall
town, So; Ephraim H. Kline, Dubuque
So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
PEOPLE FOR SHAW
North Dakota Already Lined Up for
the Iowa Man.

the Iowa Man.
Des Moines, Sept. 4.-"The people
of North Dakota are all for Leslie M.
Shaw for president in 1904" said
James H. Wilson, document clerk at
the state house, who returned from
that state last evening. while Gov
ernor Shaw did not make any speeches
in North Dakota during the presiden-
tial campaign last year the people of
that state know him by reputation
and declare that he is the man for the
place. There is little going on in the
state politically at this time, but the
people are very free to express their
opinions regarding the presidency.
Governor Shaw will carry the state
unanimously three years hence if the
feeling continues as it does at pres
ent."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
/ eeth Extracted
Absolutely w ithout
Pain, SOC
No Charge for Examining Teeth and
Expert Advice.
New System Dental ParlOrs
Opposite Banga11. Mn1son
Open Evenings. Proprietor.

The legislature may call itself togeth-
er on petition of a majority OF it's
members to sit as a court of impeach-
ment of the governor or lieutenant
governor.
Municipal Indebtedness in cities I'M
der 5000 population is limited to s
per cent of the tax values; in cities of
5000 or above it is limited to per
cent for general purposes, but UNI
limited for acquiring schoolhouses
waterworks and sewers, and for street
or sidewalk improvement assessed in
whole or in part against property and
county Indebtedness is limited to 80
per cent of tax values. The maximum
of the state tax rate is reduced from
rs cents to IS cents. Public roads are
added to bridges and public buildings
as subject for special taxation by
the counties.
School Fund Increased.
The present minimum school appro
priation is 100000. The new consti
tuition substitutes special tax OF
three mills, yielding at present valua
ton, over 100000. This, with the
poll tax and other funds, makes a per.
manent minimum school appropriation
of $1,100,000. Counties are allowed tc
levy a special school tax of one mill
All corporations must hereafter be
chartered under general laws, and Sc
we're penalties are imposed on mem
bers of the legislature and judges who
accept free railroad passes. The legis
lature is empowered to consolidate
the common law and chancery courts
and the election Of solicitors is trans
ferred from the legislature to the PEG
pie. The terms If the present sheriffs
expire in 1904. They appoint the
managers of the election, who are ex
pected to count, in the new constitu
ton, if necessary. The terms of the
sheriffs are extended two years, unit
1906, as special inducement to extra
diligence in the campaign for ratifica
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

Memphis CommercialAppeal: Ben
Tillman has been reading democrats
out of the party wherever he went
He is the first to discover that there
are too many democrats
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
SLONINSKI ON TRIAL
A Former Ottumwa Physician is
Charged With Conspiracy.
ALLEGED HE WANTED PRIEST KILLED

Physician at One Time Practiced in
This City-RecaIis Fact of Young
Man Having Been Found Dead in
His Office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

though he wanted his answer spread
on the minutes. Down it went.
What is the complaint against the
Administrations"
AS the Episcopaleans say in their
confession contained in the morning
service. we have done those things
which we ought not to have done, and
we have left undone those things
which We ought to have done, and
there is no health in us. T"
Mr. Walsh declined to so into partic-
ulars, showing he merely wanted to
be pleasant
Says Democracy Is Gaining.
But" resumed Mr.. Walsh, "the
democrats are gaining. The people
are firing of the administration. The
increase in the gold output is tiding
| it over. Since Mr.. Mckinley took his
chair the per capita circulation has in
creased 81. He has coined silver al
most as fast as we could have done it
had we won the day. So long as this
keeps up silver will be temporarily
shelved. This increase in the per CAPT
ia wealth of the country, due to the
growing gold output. has temporarily
shelved the silver issue. If four years
hence present conditions prevail, sill
yer will not be an issue.
There will be two great issues, that
paramount being the colonial scheme,
reduced to the inquiry: SIS the flag to
mean one thing in one territory and
another thing in another territory; or
will the constitution go where it
does?' The other question will be the
tariff, brought up by the operations OF
the trusts.
".Just one moment" Mr.. Walsh had
to be stopped. The rate he was going
was feverish. "Just one moment
please What about the paramount
question of the day: reorganization? 2
That's settled Settled right there
in Senator Cockrell's interview in the
Journal. Those are my sentiments tc
a dot at the same time indicating the
senator's declaration that the party
would reorganize itself when it went
to the hastings. Every four years we
reorganize" Mr.. Walsh said with EN-
phasis, 1--WE organize when there is
occasion for it, and an organization diff
fers little from a reorganization. We
will not cross bridges, not for the edi
| fication of the opposition. The bridges
may be over firm ground, put up to
break down under our weight When
the democrats turn out to name man
l'
4 Whats his name?"
Evades Direct Question.
i Il did not say it. Time will develop
the man, sir; time viii do that. Wher
the democratic party turns out to nom
mate a man, it will get itself in line
first and find the man in its ranks"
That's right" interrupted Captain
Allen. Major Harvey Salmon's friend
"The democratic party is like a muddy
i stream. 1t gets riled at times bu
clears as it flows on. We will be al
right when we get to the seaboard."
Mr.. Walsh is temporarily Nilsson
rian, having come down from Iowa tt
! look after the interests of the North
western Life and Savings company
and Will have his headquarters in st
Louis. His partner, the state chair
man of Iowa democracy, will cover tn,
Kansas City field, SO that from tim,
to time Cherub and Seraph will do a
they say they do in the TIE Deum, chan
: their anthem.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

Read the Courier for news.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

Read the Courier for news
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

The legislature may call itself togeth-
er on petition of a majority OF it's
members to sit as a court of impeach-
ment of the governor or lieutenant
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

though he wanted his answer spread
on the minutes. Down it went.
What is the complaint against the
u q M IN let tin1, 2v
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
THE MOSQUITOES DEADLY FOE.

Tho Purple Martin Should He Propa-
gated to Destroy the Pest.
Petroleum will kill mosquitoes, but
1t is not the most practical method of
destroying the pest. as Is stated by
many persons. says New Yorker. Be-
sides, the cure is worse than the all
ment. Petroleum destroys foliage, ruins
water and is disagreeable In odor. l
would rather suffer mosquitoes than
have our beautiful salt meadow lands.
tide creeks and bays and fresh ponds
and streams filled with kerosene.
The real practical method Of destroy
remedy-the breeding Of mosquito-eat-
ing species of bird life. The nighthawk
(whip-poor-wilD and swallow live
wholly upon mosquitoes. and in dis
tricts where these birds are abundant
the human natives are never annoyed
with mosquitoes.
The salt meadow lands Of the Great
South bay of Long Island probably
breed more mosquitoes than any other
quarter In the world, yet the neighbor-
ing inhabitants-the occupants OF
beautiful mansions on the Merrick road
overlooking the bay and ocean-are not
troubled to any annoying extent. be-
cause of the abundance of swallows.
The purple martin is bred by every
gentleman's household along the great
highway. and hundreds Of them circle
the home and keep the grounds free
of them throughout the summer. A half
dozen bird houses are maintained in
the orchards and upon the lawns. Prop
agate the purple martin and the mos
quito pest will disappear.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
ATTRACT AUDIENCES.
British Parsons Have Some Curious Ways
of Advertising.

British Parsons Have Some Curious Ways
of Advertising.
The Rev. ]. H. Scott. rector OF
Spitalfelds, sent out notice which
read as follows: "If you want smoke
(free) come next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock to Christ Church Hall. A
free cup of tea II you like. Tobacco
gratis" Two hundred persons re-
sponded to his invitation. To each
man was given enough tobacco for a
couple Of pipes. and the gentlemen who
were to conduct the services also
lighted up" After good, long
smoke the services began. and when
they were over a cup of tea with bread
and marmalade was given to each one
present. "Wery nice and sociable-like.
to be sure" the congregation pro-
nounced the Reverend Scott. A Meth
odist clergyman at Barrow was taking
walk around his parish the other
day, when he saw two women hard at
work at their washtubs and a number
of men looking on and smoking. He
an invitation which they fatty and
grufly refused. At length one of them
saiu: "Say. here. mister. you do ten
minutes work at that there dolly
(washtub) and we'll come and lear
what you've got to say" In a trice
the minister threw off his coat, rolled
up his sleeves and had his arms deep
in the suds. For ten minutes he wash
ed away like veteran laundress and
then went away. telling the men he
should expect them to keep their part
of the bargain. His congregation was
increased by half a dozsn she next
Sunday, and two of the ven are new
regular members of his congregation.
Lord Rupert Cecil. the Marquis of
Salisburys son. has posted notice
outside Of Hatfield church. of which ne
is rector. saying, "Bicyclists are espe-
cially invited to come in the uniform
of their clubs" The chaplain of st.
James Chapel Royal has made a de-
cided "hit" by holding afternoon serv-
Ices for people who have dressed for
dinner. One or two other clergymen
have added to the attractiveness of
their services by having Mrs. James
Brown Potter reclte from the chapel
rail.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

the girl was scalped. Her lover.
shocked by the tragic event. left the
army, purchased the scalp from the In
dians, and with his precious though
ghastly relic, went to Canada, where
he lived in bachelordom until his
death. One can picture the after scene
in the gloom of the Canadian woods
the lovers nightly vigil before the
cruel reminder of the death of his LIES
happiness.
The McCrea murder and scalping
aroused stern desire for vengeance
among the Americans and thousands
focked to the American camp armed
as best they could and eager to crush
the cruel enemy that armed savages to
make war against their brethren. The
sequel is known. Burgoyne's attack on
Bennington was repulEed by Gen.
Stark. Two other engagements were
fought near Saratoga. September IL
and October Z, and on October 16 Bur-
goyne was forced to surrender to Gen.
Gates, who had succeeded Gen. Schuy-
Ter in command.
Meantime the other expedition under
st. Leger came to an inglorious end.
He had besieged Fort Schuyler. or
Stanwix. now Rome. N. Y. and had
ambushed force under Gen. Herki:
mer going to its relief. But the mur-
dering Indians soon began to desert
and under the menace of an advance
for its relief by Arnold st. Leger broke
camp and returned to Canada. The
double movement for the isolation Of
New England failed.
The memorial to Jane McCrea was
erected by the Jane McCrea Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and is intended to perpetuate the spirit
OF the age to which Jane McCrea be-
longed. The memorial is of blue stone.
pyramidal in shape. and on polished
stone. half way from the base is the
inscription:
Memorial to Jane McCrea, Massacred
Near This Spot by the Indians, July
81, 1777.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

SLIilullAlAAAALlAAAA1 AAALAA1 A1AAAAAAAiLlA
Miss Bessie Kellog. President OF the
Young Woman's Club, of Valley City,
North Dakota, writes the following
from First street. South, Valley City.
North Dakota:
"Ever since I Imafuned suffered with
severe monthly pains. The doctor did
NOT seem to understand what tho
trouble was and tho medicine he pro.
scribed from time to time did not help
me. He finally suggested that have
an operation. Ono Of my friends who
had been cured of . similar shIiction
through the use Of Peruns. advised mo
to give 1t a trial first, and SO used IL
for three weeks faithfully. My pains
dimished very soon and within two
months had none at all.
"This Is six months 6gO, and during
that time have not had an ache nor
pain. I give highest praise to Peruna:
Every woman ought to use II, and
feel sure that II would bring perfect
health. ."-BESSLE KELLOGG.
The experience Of Miss Bessie Kel-
log, of North Dakota, ought to be read
by every girl in the land. 1t Is critical
period In a woman's life when she
ceases to be girl and becomes wom-
an. Very few pass through this period
without some trouble. The doctor Is
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
SNAKES KEPT IN THE HOUSE.
They FIJI Cats Duties In Manila
Homes.

They FIJI Cats Duties In Manila
Homes.
Imagine keeping snake in the house
to NIL cats duties. That Is what they
do in Manila, says an American woman
who has Just returned from spending
q year in the Philippines with her jour-
nalist husband.
The first night I spent in our own
home was hot and smothering. SO
lay wide awake. hoping for breeze.
Suddenly heard strange noise over
head. Manila houses are built of bam-
boo and are about as substantial as a
bandbox, SO one hears every rustic.
had listened to the scamper of rat
overhead, then came a queer noise like
a stealthy slide. The rat gave shrek
of agony. could hear the lash OF the
snakes tail and terrible scrimmage
all over the thin floor. They seemed to
be rolling over each other and the
snake was swallowing the rat. heard
It as distinctly as II could see it. l
shrieked louder than the rat had done.
and in a moment every China boy in
our establishment was in my room to
see what had happened.
Before left Manila grew as accus-
toned to finding house snake on my
floor as II 1t had been cat. The house
pests of the Philippines drive an Amer
lean woman to distraction.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
Hates Visiting Cards.

II you want to insult a visiting
countryman ask him to send up his
card to the person upon whom he de-
sires to call. His antipathy to cards
must have been born of experience
with bunco steerers and gold bricks.
Here is typical denizen of the fields
and woods come to New York to see
friend living in a big apartment
house. fifth floor. To the bellboy:
'Mr. Franklin live yere?" Yes"
Tell i'm l want to see him." "Give
me your card, please" Card? Who
said anything bout card? Jes tell Mr..
Franklin l want to see i'm" What
name shall l say?" Name? What
business you got asking me my name? +?
tell you 1 want to see Mr.. Franklin;
hes expectin' me and I don't want
none of your blame foolishness." The
elevator ascends and descends, the boy
returning with this message: I"Mr
Franklin says what is your business;
he is very much engaged Just now. He
wants to know who you are.'1 You
jes tell Mr.. Franklin he can go to -!
He invited me to eat dinner with him,
md now pretends he don't know me.
That's New York all over."f He goes
nway in huff, and it take{ Franklin
n week to make peace-New York
Press.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
MISTAKES OF AUTHORS.
Ignorance of English Writers Regarding
Geography and Dates.

Geography and Dates.
Thackeray had a most confusing
manner Of mixing up the names of his
characters, and in the Newcomes. after
killing on old Lady Glenlivat and dis
missing her from the story. he brings
her to life again to help out the plot.
Greasy, in his Fifteen Decisive Bat
ties of the World" makes Theodoric
commander of the left wing Of the
allies at the battle OF Chalons. al
though that battle took place four
years before Theodoric was born. An
thony Trollope pictures one of his
characters, Andy Scott, as coming
whistling up the street with cigar in
his mouth" which shows that Andy
was versatile genius. Dickens In
Hard Times" speaks of the Great
Bear and Charles Vain as If they
were different consultations, and Zola,
In his "Lourdes," states mat the deaf
and dumb received their sight and
hearing. Wilkie Collins, on one oc-
casion makes the moon rise in the
west. and Rider Haggard, in King
Solomon's Mines" contrives an eclipse
OI tue new uOOn LOT tne DeneHl VI lib
readers and the facilitation of the
workings of his plot. In THE Battle
OF Naseby" Macaulay makes Puritan
soldier say of the Royalists. Their
coward heads predestined to rot on
Temple Bar" Traitors heads vert
not so exposed until thirty-five years
after Naseby. and no Royalist head
was ever SO displayed. Campbell says.
"On Erie's banks. where tigers steal
along" and Ramsey. in his "Reminis-
cences," declares that the wild birds
Of America are songless. Shakespeare
calmly introduces printing press
long before the days of Guttenburg.
makes a clock strike in ancient Rome
thousand years before clocks were
invented, makes cannon familiar to
King John and his barons. and trans
ports Bohemia to the seaside. He also
in Henry "" speaks OF turkey cock,
a bird unknown in Europe in Henry's
time. In Burke's Peerage are many
marvellous things written. Not least
among them are references to st.
Louis. Massachusetts,. and the state
ment that one of the Fairfaxes was
CLERK of the Supreme Court of Cali
fornia and Speaker of the House Of
Representatives of the State OF AL
caldi."-New York Press.