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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
Ash Grove.

Ash Grove, May 3O.-A. Fletcher,
George Hannah and Fenton Cassill
were in Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahee and Alfred
Ladd were Bloomfield callers last
week.
Mr.. Charles Roberts and family Wis
tied relatives at Green Valley last
Friday
Misses Bessie and Laura Paggett of
Beloit, Kan, are visiting relatives at
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Bivan of Green
Valley visited Sunday with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Sylvia Roberts,
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Black buried
their infant son last Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Reed died at her home
near Albany last Tuesday. The de-
ceased leaves husband and one
child to mourn her loss. Interment
was made in the Bailey cemetery on
Thursday
Word has been received here an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Catherine
Massey, an inmate of the county farm
near Bloomfield. The deceased for
merly lived at this place and was re-
spected by all who knew her.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fleming of
Drakesyille spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Larres Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Albright at
tended church at Blackhawk Sunday
and took dinner at the home of Mr..
William Brown.
Mrs. Laura Houk spent Sunday
with her friend, Miss We've Selman.
Rev. Hollowell of Queen City, Mo-,
will preach at the Christian church
next Saturday night and Sunday. ALI
are invited to attend.
Uniopviile.
UHionville, May 28.-G. w. holland
OF Bloomfield was in our town last
week.
Levi Swain and son visited over
Sunday with relatives near Darbyville.
w. M. holland of Albany visited with
relatives in this vicinity last week.
Thomas Tadlock of Moravia has re-
Gently moved onto his farm north of
town.
Miss Mary Swain who is teaching
school in Davis county, visited over
Sunday with her parents near this
place.
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Unionville.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining UncaIIed for at ottumwa,
la, Weak Ending May %, 1901.
WOMEN'S LIST.

WOMENIs 3 IIST.
Anderson Amanda, LeGrand Mary A.,
Doyle Mrs. John, Mcmillan Miss Byrde.
Harris Nellie, Robson Mrs. Addie,
Kepler Mrs. Mary, Rane Miss Lizzie,
MEMS LIST.
Brown Henry, Metz VIM,
Corfud Clary, Percy W. T.,
Carr Frank, Randall Il. A.
Rainer Ellsworth, Simmons s. W.,
Grant Geo. g., Smith Fred c.,
Jones L., Schwartz Walter,
Lyman W., Sirles JAS,
Meredith Frank L., Winters B.,
Mayer Karl, Woods Frank,
Wilson Bert
Parties calling for above letters will
please state that they are advertised.
A. w. Lee, P. M.
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erookviIIe.

Brookville, May 3o.-Dr. Moorman
and wife and Miss Bertha, Of Pack
wood, with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Little, Of
Ohio, spent Tuesday at the home Of
John Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashmead spent day
this week in the Breokville neighbor-
hood, taking dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Patterson.
Mr. johnson and Mr.. Ashmead have
returned from their Kansas trip, well
pleased with the country. Udl Ash
mead went on into Oklahoma.
In spite of the cold weather last Sat
urday the picnic Of the Brookville
school was a success. Singing. fishing
and swinging were on the program,
beside good dinner.
Little Marie Jones is quite sick at
this writing.
Gus Patterson and wife visited with
Mr.. Patterson's sister, over on Des
Mr.. Patterson's sister, over on Des
Moines river, one day last week.
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Milton.

Milton, May 30.-Mr. and Mrs. A.
II. Simpson and son Ware went to
Bloomfield Wednesday.
Decoration day was not observed
here as had been previously an
nounced. Henry Rawley has small
pox and is quarantined. The people
wishing to avoid any contagion decid-
ed to do away with the services.
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Bunch.

Bunch, May SO.-Tenny Morrison,
who got a divorce in the January term
of court. from his wife, Rosy Levings-
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siqourney.

y S'JNN''Sys
Sigourney, May 3O.-Cards are out
announcing the wedding of Miss Myr-
tie Harlan, of Sigourney, to Dr. Joseph
Johnston. of Delta, June 5.
Mrs. Wilbur Fair, Of Davenport, is
visiting her old home and many
friends in Sigourney.
Mrs. DR.. Waltzek, of Davenport, Is
visiting her sister, Myrtle Harlan.
A. c. Logan, county recorder, is
spending the week with his daughter,
Ethel, of Des Moines.
c. B. Dobie went to Oskaloosa Tues
day to look over route for a new tele-
phone line to that place. The connec-
ton will be completed in a few days.
A line to Hedrick and Ottumwa is also
in progress.
Miss Lila Peck, of st. Louis, is Wis.,
iting at the G. M. Harlan home.
Miss Edna Needham entertained a
large number of her lady friends at an
s o'clock breakfast Wednesday morn
ing in honor of Miss Myrtle Harlan.
Each girl took small gift of tinware
and a tin shower was given.
Miss Dilla Clark, who has been at
tending college in Des Moines, is at
home for her vacation.
The class Of 1901 gave "The Mer-
chant of Venice" at the opera house
in a very successful manner Wednes-
day evening.
A large number of young people
came over from What Cheer Wednes-
day evening to witness the play which
was given by the graduates.
Fern Root, of Webster, is visiting in
Ciuorrnov with Claro CorIorc
George B.. Shawhan returned from
Des Mones Wednesday. Mrs. Kate
Horton and daughter, Hazel, of that
an extended visit at the parental Shaw
han home.
Hynes.
Hynes, May 3O.-Foley Hynes has
been quite sick for the past week,
but is slowly improving.
Rev. and Mrs. O'Rourke attended
the quarterly meeting at Wright Sat
urday and Sunday.
Joe Davis and Miss Ethel Snow
were united in marriage Tuesday eve
ming at the home of the bride, Rev.
Pierson of Avery officiating.
Children's day will be observed at
Cuba church next Sunday
Rev. Crispen filled the pulpit at
the Friends church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jas. Hartles of Oskaloosa is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jno. Borden.
kirkviIle.
Kirkville, May 3O.-Mrs Catherine
zentz has returned from a visit to
friends in Hiteman and Avery.
Barton Pelham Is spending a week
with friends at Eddyville and Oska-
loosa.
Mrs. Maud Maiten and family will
move to Ottumwa Monday, where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. L. D. McGlasson left Satur-
day for weeks visit at the home of
|. her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Martin of
Barnes.
Miss Florence Dinsmore has closed
her school at Hiteman and will spend
her vacation at the home OF her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. D. c. Dinsmore.
Miss Florence has been reelected to
teach in the Hiteman schools the en-
suing year.
| The Ladies Foreign Missionary SO.
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Eairyiew.

. .
Fairview, May so.-A. j. shaffer, Of
Eldon, was business caller here Mon
day.
Rev. M. J. Sigler, district missionary
of Waterloo, preached two very excel
lent sermons at Fairview church last
Sabbath, both in the afternoon and ev-
ening.
Lila Manning returned home from
Eldon Saturday evening.
Mrs G. 3. Valley was called to her
home near Adair, Illinois, by the ser
ious illness of her mother, Mrs. Clark.
7 The Mt. Zion Epworth League en-
tertainment and ice cream social was
decided success. There was large
crowd in attendance. The amount of
money taken in was $14.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Parker were In
Eldon Wednesday.
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No valuable time is wasted in pur-
chasing
TINWARE and STEEL
ENAMELED WARE HERE.

We have but one price and that is
always the lowest on standard goods.
35c for Wash Boilers, all tin.
48c for large size Wash Boilers.
1928 for extra heavy all copper
Wash Boilers.
2sc for steel enameled Preserve Ket-
tie, large size.
2Bc for enameled Coffee and Tea
Pots.
1876 for Pudding or Milk Pans.
1oc for steel enameled Water Dipper.
35c for Dish Pan.
Csc for Berlin Kettles.
Sc for Blasting Spoon.
sec for Water Pals.
H'Es F A.Es;
New line Of Straw Hats &c, 1oc, 15c,
JOG, 24c and $780,
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MILLS COMBINE.
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Flour Out.
put Merged.

Cedar Falls, May 30. Especial -
At joint meeting of the Cedar Falls
and Waterloo FIGURING mills plan of
consolidation was agreed upon where
by the two are merged into one with
headquarters in this city.
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Ridwell.

BidwelI, May 30.-Daniel Bowen of
Chillicothe, was in Bidwell Tuesday.
Isaac Needham and family attended
church at Pleasant Home Sunday.
Mrs. Bridget Glentzer and Charles
Glentzer visited relatives at Hiteman
this week.
Joseph Ainley of Ottumwa visited
Bidwell friends this week and return
ed home Tuesday.
Everett Johnston, Frank Johnston
and Alfred Perry went to the Des
Moines river Wednesday on fishing
excursion.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Brooks attended
the M. E. convention at Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Curtis Chisman attended the M. E.
Twentieth Century convention at OF
tumwa Tuesday.
The Sunday school was organized at
Christiansburg Sunday, May 26. j. A.
Chisman was chosen superintendent
Navy Small assistant, Eunice Chisman
secretary, Mamie Gates treasurer, Ro-
mola Chisman, organist. The follow
ing teachers were elected. Curtis
Chisman, Eva Garfield. All are invit-
ed to attend, promptly at p. m. each
Sunday.
Miss Lucy Bowen returned from OF.
tumwa Wednesday.
James M. Blakely, Jr., who got his
leg broken while at work at Fort Sup
ply, Okla. is having a hard time with
it. After a long time spent at Wood
ward it was found necessary to take
him to Wichita to a hospital. There
they found indications of blood poison
and the large bone shattered and the
small one broken in two places. The
leg had to be cut open, the pona scrap
ed and hole drilled in the large
pieces and wired together, after taxi
ing out sixteen small pieces and trim
ming it. 1t will probably make the
leg shorter than natural. The latest
reports are that he is improving but is
still in critical condition.
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Ash Grove May 3O.-A. Fletcher,
George Hannah and Fenton Cassill
were in Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahee and Alfred
Ladd were Bloomfield callers last
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Ate Slxty.Ssven Pills.

Birmingham, Ala, April s.
The 3 year old son of A A Felters,
residing vt 2316 First avenue, ate
81 pills containing helladonna and
strychnine. The child was thrown
inte convulsions and dsath resulted
few hours later, despite the
efforts of several physicians. The
child had seen his father give an
oldor brother dose of the pills
and watched whore the box was
placed When others had left tho
room he secured the box, which
contained about 100 pills, aud ate
81 of them.
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u. S. Exhibit Sure.
Avsrill and McLaurin Hard at
Work-McKinley Willing.

Charleston. April 9-R Al
Larner, The News and Courier's
Washington correspondent wires:
Director General Avsrill, Of
tho Charleston Exposition, ac-
conpanied by Senator McLaurin,
had half AN hours interview with
the President this morning ON the
proposition to have q Govern
ment exhibit displayed at the
Charleston Exposition. .sYou
may say for friends in Charleston
that we intend to have a govern
mont exhibit at our exposition "
This confident statement was
made by Gen Avsrlll before he
left tie White House after his in,
terview with the President: "It
Is impossible "t this moment to
60 lnto all the dotail which lead
me to express myself 80 emphati-
cally ON the subject, because there
are certain matters open for
further consideration which public
discussion at thi. time might not
benefit. The president expressed
himself deeply interested ia the
success OF tho Charleston expnsi
tlon, ard expressed a willingness
to lend his assistance IN having
tho government properly repre-
sented there, under certain condi
tlens. Senator McLaurin opened
this questi m for us. and having
Interested the President and mem
bers, am assured that wa viii
he able to comply with any fair
and reasonable conditions which
will enable us to secure tn. GOV
ernmsnt exhibit.
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Great Dry Goods House
Destroyed in Richmond.
-Of1 400 Employees. One Lost His
Life. Destruction Was Cons
plste-Insurance $3.50, $50.

Richmond, Va. April 10. The
big dry goods and departm snt
store of Julius Meyers Sons
which occupied almost a quarter
OF block ON Broad street, to-
gother with the stock and fixtures.
was completely destroyed by fire
today. The fire originated on the
third floor, among some mattresses,
but from what cause is matter
OF douht. The flames spread
with great rapidity and when the
fire department reached the scene
all 1t could g." was to protect sur
rounding property
A charred body was discovered
IN the RUNS, which proved to he
the re mains of r Emmett Slaughter
manager OF the carpet department.
How he became entrapped in the
burnlng building Is unknown
There are rumors of other
casualties, hut they seem to be
eutlrsiy without foundation, as the
resi- nf the four hundred employees
are >ald To be accounted for. One
'"nA' "rs Loose, was injured by
II pi'e OF trunks falling ON her.
Several others tainted and har TO
be carried out and some were SO
hewlldered they had to be forced
ihe hre was witnessed by thou
sands of persons A march gale
was prevailing and burning em bers
were scattered for radius of
several blocks around. These
ignlted the roofs of other buildings
and while tho big Ere wa. in pro.
grsss the department had to r.
spund to five or six other alarms
Tho insurance Is, on stock
$3.50; on fixtures $50, 500:
on building 100000. The build
ing was owned by Emmanuel
Rsah.
The total loss as estimated bv
outside parties, is 81, 100000.
No estimate has been given out
by the sufferers.
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upon M, knees and their arms
about me; 1 would rather have
hsen that man, and have gone
down to the tonguelsss silence of
dreamlsss dust, than to have been
that imperial impersonation of
force and murder known as Napo.
leon the Great. And | would,
ten thousand, thousand times.
The recent decision oe the SUI
prems court to the effect that tul,
tion fees car bs charged ia public
schools forcih'v calls attention
anew to the fact that South Caro-
lima has no state system of free
schools. Hers is county system
except in tho matter of the divis-
Ion If the dlspenssrv fund. News
and Herald.
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In the course of q talk with The
Record reporter in Columbia, OK
Governor John Gary Evans said
be would likely he in tho senate
rial racs to succeed Senator Nc
Laurin. He has not positively
decided, but the prospects are that
he will he in the race. The other
gentlemen who have decided to
make the race are Col. Nylie
Jones, Senator d II Henderson
and Congressman Latimsr.
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TlS EA- v TO FEEL
GOOD

Countless thousands have found
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Kings New Life Pills, which
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Headache, Dizziness, Jaundice,
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Liver and Stomach troubles.
Purely vegetables; never grippe or
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Bros and j f Ma"key & Co.'S
drug store
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lngersoll on Napoleon.

A little while ago Istood at tie
grave Of the old Napoleos-a mag
nificent tomb Of gilt and gold, fit
almost for a dead deity-and ga>
zsd upon the sarcophagus of black
Egyptian marble where rest at
last the ashes of the restless man.
| leaned over the balustrade and
thought about the career of tho
greatest soldier Of tho modern
world.
saw him walking upon the
banks of the Seine, contemplating
suicide | saw HIM ut Toulon
saw him putting down the mob
on the streets of Paris-I saw him
at the head of the army in Italy
] saw him crossing tho bridge at
Lodi, with the tri color in his
hand i saw him in Egypt, in the
shadow of tho pyramids-I saw
him conquer the Alps, and mingle
the eagles Of France with the eagles
of the crags i saw him in Ma
rsngo, at Ulm, and &C Austerlitz.
| saw him in Russia, where the
infantry Of the snow and the cav
alrs of the wild blast scattered
his legionS like winters withsred
leaves. | saw him at Lsipsic, in
defeat and disaster, fol ccd nv
million bayonrts back upon Paris
--ciu,ched like wild beast, ban.
l,hed to Eiba-.I saw him escape
and rctake au empire by the force
Of his genius i saw him upon
the frigttful field of Waterloo,
where chance and fate com bined
to wreck the fortunes of their
fermer king And saw him at
st. Helena, with his hands cross
cd behind him, gazing out upon
the sad and solemn sea
| thought of tho widows and
orphans he had made, of the tears
that had been shed for his glory
OF tho only woman who ever loved
him pushed from his heart by the
cold hand of ambition. And |
said would rather have been q
French peasant and worn wooden
shoes: | would rather have lived
in q hut with vine growing over
the door and the grapes growing
purple in the autumn sun. l
would rather have been that poor
peasant, with my loving wife by
my side, knitting as the day died
out of the sky, with my children
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JOB COULDN'T HAVE I
STOOD 1T

If he'd had Itching Piles.
they're terribly annoying; but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve will cure
the worst case of piles on earth.
1t has cured thousands. For In
juriss, Pains, or Bodily Eruptions
it's the best salve in the world.
Price Csc box. Cure guaran-
tesd. Sold by Crawford Bros,
aad + Macksy & Co.
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No More Prosecutions.

Raleigh, N. c., April s.-The
dropping of the prosecutions of
the Democratic election officers in
the federal courts is a matter of
the first importance to North
Carolina. 1t means rest to the
State from political strife and
turmoil, which have prevailed for
80 many years and which, since
1898, have been intense.
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The rOval road to wealth is pa
we'd with industry and frusaIitv.
A wise man occasionally makes
mistakes, but he doesn't repeat
them.
A fool knows other peoples
business better than wise man
knows his own.
A man should not be blamed
for his ignorance if he doesn't
know enough to find out.
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1t is sad commentary on the
civilization Of this country if the
statement made by the Savannah
Pres. is true. The Press alleges
tha, more people die at the hands
OF violence every day in the Unit
ed States than fall rn the fields of
battle, in South Africa and the
Philippine Islands com bined. =
Spsrtanburg Herald.
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Doctors Remorss.

New York, April Or Will.
IAN II Guernsey com mitted suicide
today because mis- improper treat
meat caused the death of q wo-
man patient.
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One by one the roses fall, one
by one the idols crumble. The
once mighty free silver will soon
he but = memory. A few years
ago the democrat who would not
bow down to t and serve it was
whelmsd in food of disapproval
But moro and more is it coming
to he understood that those who
opposed it were right. This means
that the democracy will soon again
have tho benefit of the counseIs of
its wissst leaders, who have been
thrust into the background of re-
cent years because they would not
worship the silver calf. Con-
gresham Fleming of Augusta,
Gs. in an interview in yesterday S
Chronicle, admits free silver is a
dead issue. This is significant,
because h, was an ardent believer
in that day. He is not alone in
getting light. The scales have
dropped fram the eyes of thou
sands of others, who were once as
blind IS hs.-Record.
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Captured Filipino Funds.

Manila, April 10 Lieut. Mapss,
of the twenty third infantry, cap>
tursd forty thousand dollars of
insurgent funds and three officers
of General CaiIiess staff.
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Father Time doesn't believe in
letting the grass grow under bis
feet. That is Why he always car
riss . scyths.
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The idea is steadily growing all
over the State that when practical
results are warted in ashinuton.
AcLaurin is the man to secure
them. - Exchange.
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State Treasurer Dies Suddenly.

Little Rock, Ark, April TO-
State Treasurer Thomas E Little
died suddenly today from heart
disease. He has = brother of
Congressman Little of the Second
Arkansas district.
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Egotism is an alphabet of only
one letter.
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The One Day Cold cure.
For colds and sore throat use Heruo<t,s c,oeo,
iasss Laxative Qxisise. Haaly taken q cad,
eoA 0uksklg SaFs.
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f"n'ards, new designs only pattern kind a 75 cents
vev quality Satin Liberty in all the shades at Is c,n
Splendid line Waist Silks in paers cents to So 90
Pryd strong line black silks popular grades and prices