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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
ioWA's IDEA OF A STATE FAIR.
Secretary Van Houten Writes Of the
Policy Pursued by the Board.

Des Moines, July 15.-The policy of
the Iowa State Fair management with
regard to the conduct of fairs, and es-
pecially with reference to amusements
of an Objectionable character and the
sale of drinks, has been well explain
ed in letter Secretary Van Heuten
has just written to the secretary Of
Civic Federation league in Boston. 1t
will be recalled that last year the as
sociation received an offer of $50e for
permit to sell "hop ale" on the
ground, but considering this an excuse
for selling something else the beard
declined it. The board was offered
$4,000 for the privilege of dispensing
liquors on the ground at one time. The
letter of Secretary Van Houten, ex-
planning the present policy, was:
81 think that purely legitimate az
ricultural fair will pay better In the
long run than wide open fair, not
only educationally and socially but A.
nancially as well.
Intoxicating liquors should be rigid
ly excluded.
"All games OF chance should be ex-
Guided. There are games of skill with
out demoralizing Influences that may
DG duuillSu, UuI IL VIII US u0CCobdly
to exercise care if such are admitted
to exclude those that should not be ad-
mitted All such permits should be
granted subject to revocation at any
time and then drive out all that do not
keep within the proper bounds.
Suggestive advertising for tent
shows should not be allowed. It
is hard to prevent designing men from
doing such advertising and that is the
reason the privileges should be let
subject to revocation and then revoke
those who pretend they have some.
thing that they should not have.
Vulgar tent shows should not be al
lowed at all.
MANY people demand amusements
and l consider it is proper to have
good shows for the afternoons in front
of the grand stand for those who de-
sire such shows They should be NOR
al and clean and Of such a character
as not to offend the most refined.
These are separate and apart from
stock and other exhibits and can be
placed during or between races and
satisfy those who desire to be amused,
while those who wish to see other ex-
hibits can have a better chance while
these amusements are being given. We
| do not encourage shows and do not IA.
vor midways and try in every possible
way to shut out all things that tend
to lower ideals"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

court this morning in two equity cases.
both of them calling for the quieting
of title to Wapello county lands. One
is entitled Hannah A. Smell VS.. Louisa
G. Burrows and other heirs of the late
Roswell P. Burrows, of Orleans coun..
ty, N. Y, who owned certain real es-
cate in section 81, township 70, range
10, of Wapello county. The plaintiff
asks that the title of the several heirs
to the lands be quieted by the court.
The other case is entitled C.. b.
Van Buskirk VS.. Phebe Harter ct al
in which the plaintiff asks that the
title to his share of certain lands in
cluded in section 2, township 70, range
IA, to be quieted in him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
NEWELL CASE APPEALED.
Samuel Newell Takes the Matter to
the Supreme Court.

From Tuesdays Daily.l
w R. Nelson of Eddyville, attorney
for Samuel Newell, filed papers today
in the Office of County Clerk Michael,
notifying all concerned that the case
of Columbia Ellis VS.. Samuel Newell,
which was tried at the March term of
the Wapello county district court and
resulted in victory for the plaintiff,
has been appealed to the supreme
court, The case is one involving the
division of certain lands in. and near
Eddyville, and aroused much interest
among Eddyville people at the time it
was tried. McElroy & McElroy of this
city are attorneys for the plaintiff in
the case.
Two Equity Cases.
McElroy & McElroy filed papers in
the Office of the clerk of the district
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
AN IMPORTANT cApTuRE.
May be Wanted for Highway Robber,
at Red Oak.

lFrom Saturdays Daily.1
Chief Gray and Sheriff SHUTS be-
lieve good capture has been made
in the person of the burly colored man
who was arrested in the Burlington
yards early yesterday morning. This
morning Sheriff Suits received word
rom the sheriff at Red Oak. giving, a
description of man tallying with that
OF Davis, wanting him for highway
robbery. Davis is supposed to have
had partner in a white man, but the
local officers did not recognize the
white man in any of those arrested
with Davis. One of these men made
his escape from Officer Myers on the
stone pile yesterday and it may be
that he is the colored mans pal. Sher-
if SHUTS received telegram from the
Red Oak sheriff this afternoon stating
that he would arrive in the city this
evening and if Davis was his man
would take him back to Red Oak.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Strength Of Different Republican
Candidates for Governor.
CUMMINS HAS THE MOST VOTES
1884 Delegates Out of 1,641 Already
Selected-Seventy-Six Out Of Nine
ty-nine Counties Held Their conven-
tions-TabIe of Delegates.

Des Moines. July 15.-With 1854
delegates to the republican state con-
vention selected, and twenty-three
conventions. with 1877 delegates, to be
heldthe candidates for governor stand
as follows: Cummins, 421; Herriott,
II; Hartman, 141; Trewin, 1875; Con
ger, 80. Uninstructed: For Cummins,
179; against Cummins, 2S7
Following is table showing the dis.
tribution of delegates already selected
according to instructions, and as far
as the uninstructed are concerned, &C.
cording to the best information OBJ
tainable:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
ENTERTAIN DR.. L. J. BAKER,
Masons Do Honor to Their
Highest State Officer.

Representatives of all the Masonic
lodges in Appanoose county were pres
ept at Centeryille Friday evening, when
jackson lodge. No. 40, A. f. & A. NJ,
held one Of the most enjoyable and
profitable meetings in It's history. 1t
had as it's guest DR.. L. J. Baker, of
this city, who was recently elected
Most Worshipful Grand Master Of the
order in Iowa
DR.. Baker took an important part
in the ceremonies, after which the
wenen of the Eastern Star lodge serv-
ed refreshments. About 140 people
were Ia attendance, and the affair was
most enjoyable and profitable one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

is done before fall. | am informed,
though, that work on the heavy cuts
and fills through the bluffs can be car
ried on adyantageously even in win
ter"
Washington journal.
Mr.. Sutherland, the right.of-way
man of the Milwaukee is making good
progress these days securing options
on the right-of-way He made flying
trip to and from Muscatine last even
lug to have a ten minute interview
with Assistant Secretary Adams, who
has been in the city of Muscatine and
departed last night for Chicago. Mr..
Sutherland is confined exclusively to
the purchase of right-of-way in this
county SO far. He will also be given
a narrow strip in Louisa county. The
work has been slow in this county
thus far on account Of the long drives
it has been necessary for him to make
daily. He has completed the work
of securing options from the west
border of Washington county as far as
Grace Hill. AS he is now nearer this
city the purchases will be completed
much faster. The farmers have been
very reasonable and Mr.. Sutherland
has not yet nad any trouDie over tue
price.
Hedrick Herald.
No we do not know whether the Mil
waukee cutoff will be built or not. We
have had no direct official letter that
it will or will not. 1t has been built
in the newspapers so many times To
fill space and give room for denial
in the next issue that we have come
to the conclusion that it will be built
when the proper authorities say SO
and there is visible evidence that
the work is actually going on. If you
have any positive evidence that the
road will be built pass it up, il not,
you are not any better posted than
the rest OF us. The railroad has moth
ing official to give out and we can on
ly guess and speculate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
HORSE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Animal Had Leg Broken and Had 70
Be Killed,

A horse belonging to F. NJ Lanham
of South Ottumwa, and being driven
south on Washington street Saturday
afternoon about o'clock, became
frightened at something in the road
and fell down, breaking one leg. The
unfortunate animal was pronounced
beyond aid, and it was shot to put it
out of misery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
Garden Stuff ia Conspicuous by It's
Absence.
FRUITS ARE IN THE SAME CLASS
Nothing Home Grown in the Local
Market Except Few Late Cherries
Potatoes and Other Vegetable Are
smalI-Worst Condition in Years.

[Fron Tuesdays Daily.l
81 never saw such condition in the
market in the twenty years | have
been in the grocery business" said an
Ottumwa grocer to a Courier reporter
today. "There is absolutely nothing to
be bought in the vegetable line and al
most nothing in fruits. Nothing of a
home grown nature is coming in now
are made small by the drouth.
Potatoes Have "Dried Up"
Potatoes are not much larger than
hickory nuts, except where al excep-
tionally good field is found, and all
the garden stuff is simply burned up.
There is practically no garden stuff of
and kind on sale. cannot remember
when conditions for local trade were
worse than they are at present. U.s.
ually the hot weather has come later
when the garden stuff was out of the
way or not in any danger.
Sweet Corn is ScraWny.
at is almost impossible to supply
good garden stuff at this time. Sweet
corn is poor. scrawny, small stuff, with
the ears half filled and undeveloped.
Few women will buy it after making
a close examination and we are almost
ashamed to offer it for sale. Yet it's
the lest that we can get.
Cabbage Fair.
Cabbage is perhaps the only thing
concerning which we have not exper-
fenced difficulty, but most of the cab
bage has been shipped in up to this
time and that probably accounts for it.
don't know how the local crop has
been affected. 1t Will be on the mar
ket generally in few days.
Peas Are Small.
Peas have suffered from the dry
weather. The pods are small and ma
ny times there is but single well
formed and perfectly developed pea in
a pod which outward appearances
would indicate was well filed.
Melons Will Suffer.
II am afraid that melons will also
suffer. The Muscatine melons are al
ready on the market and another week
or two will see the crop at it's best.
Melons need moisture as they are rip.
ening but of course not too much. At
Muscatine and at other points along
the river the growers are in position
to water their patches artificially but
in other portions of the state this is
not the case.
Rain would certainly be, very bene.
fetal to all kinds of garden stuff and
without it the supply of vegetables
will be scarce.
Lemons Are High.
Lemons are dear. Just at the time
when people want to make lemonade
they are compelled to pay for them
away up prices. At the same time
the quality could be better. But the
fact that they are scarce and the de.
mand large causes the advance. In
the past week they have ad.
vanced 40 per cent and people are
compelled to pay from $1.50 to $3.50 a
box more for .uem.
I'VE cannot tell what we are buying
when we send away for goods. Chica.
go wholesalers quote fruits and vege
tables as a great deal better articles
than they really are, and we do not
feel like buying them in that way. The
conditions are worse in this respect
than they have ever been since have
had anything to do with groceries,"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

meeting of the library commission
which has been called for this week.
Inspector General Olmstead and Ma
jor Hume have gone to Maquoketa to
nahs the annual inspection of Com
pany IN" of the Forty-ninth regiment
This will complete the inspectors
work IN this regiment for the year.
Following that they will go to Wash
insten for the inspection Of Company
3D." of the Eiftieth regiment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

The attorney general has decided
that Iowa can collect interest on funds
lit advanced to equip troops for the civil
war, amounting to about 100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
THE CUTOFF.
The Situation as Four Newspapers See
1t in Their Localities,

The Packwood Review thinks the
Milwaukee cutoff will not be built.
The Muscatine Journal has an inter-
view with one of the officials. The
Washington Journal talks about The
right-of-way agent and the Hedricl1
Herald thinks the line will be built
when the officials get ready. Here is
what they say:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
Packwood Review.

The residence crew of the Milwau-
kee cutoff still sit under Geo. Carters
shade trees and exchange yarns.
While neighboring exchanges put forth
every effort Tin wind) in building the
cutoff. j. A. Under who had been
hired to them for the summer to drive
them over the territory is laid off in
definitely. 1t Is quite apparent from
their talk and actions that they have
little faith in the line ever being
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

Wds was ulduS d ldSI evening
by Officer Frank Schwartz in local
billiard hall. His name is Frank Nc
Clellan and he enlisted last March at
the local recruiting station which was
in charge Of Sergeant Fred Vedder, u.
S. A.
Was at Ft Leavenworth.
Mcclellan was sent to FIT. Leaven-
worth, Kansas, soon after his enlist
ment, and joined Troop *" of the
Fourteenth cavalry. During the past
few weeks he became homesick and
asked for furlough to come home. &C
cording to his story as told to Cour-
Ter reporter last night. He said that
the officers would not grant him fur
Tough and that he decided to go home
anyway.
Took "French Leave"
Last Wednesday Mcclellan took
French Leave" as he expressed it,
and quit Fort Leavenworth, coming di-
rectly to Ottumwa. Since that time
he had been here, staying at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Mary E. McClel-
Ian, $50 South Vine street He has all
the time worn his cavalry uniform, and
did not seem to fear capture.
sergeant Vedder KNOWS Him.
Sergeant Vedder, who was in the
city last night. identified Mcclellan as
the man wanted at FIT. Leavenyorth
for desertion, and Chief Gray left for
,Des moines this morning with his pris-
oner, there to turn him over to the
army authorities.
Claimed He Had Furlough.
3, Vybar f1,a p1,,pr, ,,a,, ,yo, o,,o,to a
last evening by Officer Schwartz, he
claimed that he had furlough papers
at the home Of his mother, and the Off
Ger accordingly accompanied him there
in order to let him prove him claims
After a serach through the house he
told Schwartz that the papers must
have been lost, and contended that he
was not deserter even after he had
been taken to the police station.
He asked Chief Gray to telegraph to
the fort where he had been stationed
and verify his claims in regard to hav-
ing obtained leave of absence, but
this was not necessary, owing to the
fact that Sergeant Vedder was in the
city and was able to identify McClel-
Ian.
Admitted Being Deserter
~ When the boy saw that his game
was UP he admitted that he deserted,
but said that he had intended going
back. In an interview with a Courier
reporter last night at the city JAIL he
said that he had intended to return
toaKansas Sunday.
Intended to Return.
why didn't you go, was asked and
Mcclellan replied that he thought he
would wait a few days more, adding,
with smile. Il guess I'll get to go
tomorrow sure,
Did Not Fear Punishment.
He did not seem to fear heavy pun
ishment, and treated the matter very
lightly, saying that his sentence would
doubtless be short one and would
soon come to an end.
Rewards Gathered In.
The members of the Ottumwa police
force are increasing their private
treasures by the cupture of these de-
serters. A reward of $50 is offered
for each deserter, and is paid by the
government Mcclellan is the fourth
victim to fall into the hands of the OF
tumwa police, and $120 of Uncle Sam s
,nonay has hean loft hare q G q result
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

that the fight has not been on in some
county or counties.
Following is list of the conventions
that have not been held, by districts:
First district-Des Moines, Henry,
Van Buren,.
Second district-Muscatine, Iowa,
Johnson.
Third Observation-Disclosures.
Fourth district-Floyd Clayton, Fay
cite. Cerro Gordo, Worth.
Fifth district-Benton.
Sixth district-Monroe, Wapello, Da-
Wis.
Seventh district-None.
Eighth district-Lucas.
Ninth district-Potta Mills,
Shelby, Harrison.
Tenth district-Crawford, Webster.
Eleventh district-None.
OF these the following have been
called:
July 2o-Cerro Gordo, Muscatine,
Des Moines.
July 23-Pottawattamie-
July 24-Harrison.
July 26-Floyd.
July 27-Iowa, Clayton.
July 30-Fayette.
August Webster, Mills.
August 3-Buchanan, Henry, Wap-
clio, Monroe, Shelby, Johnson.
The following conventions have not
been called: Van Buren,, Benton,
Worth, Davis, Lucas, Crawford.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
Muscatine Journal.

e: w. Adams, assistant secretary of
the c., M. & st. P. Ry. was in the city
yesterday and when questioned re-
garding the delay in work on the cut!
off said:
Things are moving along slowly for
some reason, but look for definite,
decisive action soon, probably in two
or three weeks. The summer is adj
vancing and start must be made in
the near future if much construction
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
SAYS HE is NOT GUILTY.
centervilIe Man Accused of Beating a
Board Bill.

| From Tuesdays Daily.l
A. c. Reynolds of Centerville, a
young man who has been working on
the new library building for the past
few days, gave himself up to the police
last evening, having seen an article
in the Courier to the effect that a
man named e. G. Reynolds was wanted
at Centerville for beating board bill
amounting to $50. Reynolds surmised
that he was the man wanted, although
there is difference in the initials, and
went to the police station to ascertain.
He was held by the police, as they
had been instructed to look for E. c..
Reynolds, who, it is alleged, defrauded
Mrs. S. ]. Orange, a boarding house
keeper of Centerville, out of $50,
which is said to have been due her for
ten weeks board. Sheriff Climmie of
Centerville, will arrive in the city this
evening and will take the prisoner to
Centerville.
Denies His Guilt.
Reynolds in talking of the matter 10
a Courier reporter this afternoon. said
he lived at the hotel kept by Mrs. Or
ange at Centerville for ten weeks, part
of which time he worked for Mrs. Or
ange and part of which he worked on
fruit farm near Centerville. He said
that after he left the employ of Mrs.
Orange he laid off several days when
business was heavy, and waited on the
table.
Reynolds says that the woman is
angry at him and takes this way of
bringing about her revenge. He says
that she paid him nothing for his work
when he was waiting table in the no
tel, and that he paid her no board. He
says he left Centerville in order to
get a position with Bartlett & Killing,
the contractors who are building tho
library in this city. He also says that
Mrs. Orange owes him money for
working at her boarding house, and
that he owes her nothing for board I'M
til his bill against her is settled
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
CAUGHT A DESERTER
Officer Frank Schwartz Captured
Frank Mcclellan Last Monday.
BE DESERTED LAST WEDNESDAY
Enlisted Here in March and Was Sta.
toned at Fort Leavenworth With
the Fourteenth CavaIry-Taken to
i Des Moines Today by Chief Gray.

tFrcm Tuesdays Daily.1
The fourth deserted from the Unit
ed States army to be caught in Ottum-
wa was made a prisoner last evening
by Officer Frank Schwartz in local
billiard hall. His name is Frank Nc
Clellan and he enlisted last March at
the local recruiting station which was
in charge Of Sergeant Fred Vedder, u.
S. A. .-s
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

is done before fall. am informed,
though, that work on the heavy cuts
and fills through the bluffs can be car
ried on adyantageously even in win
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-08
STRANGE wooING OF LUCK.
Italians Make Grewsome Selections OF
Numbers In the Nntion-
al Lottery.

Ever since the assassination of King
Humbert hundreds of Italians have
been trying 10 win prizes in the ma
tional lottery by playing those num-
bers which correspond with his age.
says a London paper. These numbers
are SO, 10 and 40. the king having lived
for SO years, 10 hours and 80 minutes.
If these three numbers should win the
player would receive 1880 times the
amount Of his stake Some unusually
optimistic gamblers have tried to win
even more than this by playing a fourth
number (73). which is the symbol of
regicide. If this combination. Sc TO-.
40 and %, were 10 win the government
would have to pay 10000 times the
amount of the stake.
The last drawing was held in Milan
a few days ago. and, singularly enough.
the winning numbers were So, 10, as
and 70. These came pretty close 10
the mark, and as a result Italian gam
blers are more determined than ever
to keep on playing their favorit. com
bination until il brings them good for
tune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-08


but Do was financial failure The A..
y. L. haa jo meet % deficit of nearly
$500 for three EVENINGS OF sport
That alone seems TO bc warming to
The profess IouaI, To keep out
a minute, pcrusM 81 tEe official
guide just out ~hoWs the reader What
a hold the game has ou many COM
muHitics widely separated. The first
records given are those OF the Port
land CNr) y. NJ. [. y. Jumping 10
the WINSTON seminary. Ea>i hampton,
Mas. the aplcs contain the perform
auccS OF scores OF teams. The Ger
man department oi the \. NJ. {. \. at
Buffalo has turned out fine winning
team. 4ohkcrs \. \" has team that
has gained considerable fame because
OF ITS long schedule and It's many
fine victories. The name of the Fond
ou Lac Athletic association has be-
come famous al over the athletic
world because OF the victories OF the
basket ball team over lalc's great
team and several very strong y. NJ.
{ ~ teams. Among some of the 9th
- ''"'''' '''''' -'' ''i' ~ ~ 'ii'N
their records are carefully preserved
are the bridgeport Comm \. VI. [.
y, OttumWa tia.) \. VI. {. ~, Spring
field CO.. \. NJ. c. y, University of
Minnesota, Brooklyn Y NJ. {. ~,
Hamilton college, Dartmouth college
and a host of y VI. c. y. teams in the
many cities that boast the mainten-
ance of the helpful y. NJ, {. \. gym"
Yale encountered one of the most
formidable basket ball teams in the
country and was defeated when the
blue contested with the Ravenswood