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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two Couple Join Lives and Fortunes
at Birmingham.

at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Sept. 6.-At o'clock
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Countryman, in
this place, occurred the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Jessie L. Coun-
tryman to Fred A. Spellman and Miss
Margaret A. Goodson to Crate A. Muir
ply.
TO the strains of a wedding march
played by Miss Nellie Countryman. the
principal figures in this double we'd
ding took their places underneath a
floral bell where Rev. e. J. Smith, of
this place, performed the ceremonies.
The brides were gowned in white Or
candle and carried white bridal roses.
After the ceremony two-course sup
per was served to about fifty-five
guests, nearly all of them relatives,
followed by reception at nine o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Goodson, parents of one Of the brides.
These four young people were born
and raised in Birmingham and are
among the leading young people OF
this place. Mr.. Spellman is an EN-.
ploye in P. and R. w. Peasants hard
ware store and Mr.. Murphy is an en-
ploye of the Goodall harness shop.
The out Of town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Countryman
Monroe; Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Moore
Keosauqua; Messrs. Jerry NJ Morrow
and V. Stephen Boyd, Douds Station
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Graft and Car
Silence, Ottumwa; Mrs. A. Moss ant
l.. Newell. TT. Madison: Mrs. Peter
Walker and daughter. Fairfield: Mr.
and Mrs. William Spellman, Williams
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Goodson
Kirksvillc, Mo-; Miss Ruby Murphy
Mt. Pleasant; George Countryman
/ New London
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
VIOLATED PAROLE.
William Hoffman Wanted at Pontiac
Arrested at EIdon.
[ From Fridays Daily.1

ItTOm FfIdnNs Daily.
Officer w. H. Black, of the Ottum-
wa police force, brought back from Ell
don last night, William Hoffman, who
is alleged to have violated his parole
from the Illinois reformatory at Pom
tiac. Hoffman was arrested yesterday
by Marshal Roberts. The authorities
at Pontiac were notified, and an officer
will probably be sent here to take
Hoffman back there. lie is the man
whom it is alleged stole some tools
from Perry Marshall, an Ottumwa bar
Der, short time ago, and was arrest
ed at that time, but was never prose-
cuted
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Bloomfield,

Bloomfield Sept Mrs. Rose
Shelton, wife of DR.. A. H. Shelton, who
like the Arab folded his tent and sill
emily stole away few months ago is
the mother of little baby girl, born
Friday morning. Some of our citi-
zens who have recently returned from
pleasure trips to Colorado report hav-
ing met DR.. Shelton in Denver and as
his brotherin-law, DR.. E. d. Beau
champ, moved his family to that place
last week it is reasonably supposed
that they will form a partnership.
Herbert King has purchased the res
idence property of w. l.. Saunders n
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
oTTUMWANs GET PENSIONS.
Widows of Two Deceased Old Soldiers
Placed on Rolls.

Washington, Sept. 6.--Emiline
Thompson has been commissioned
postmaster at Hinsdale.
Iowa Pensions.
Decentralization Rowley, Lewis, IS.
Increase and restoration - Albert
Study, Griswold. IS; Austin Rawlings,
Panama, 10; Noel H. Andrew, Plano,
SIP. Original widows-Harriet Jobes
Casey, IS; Lizzie Marshall, South OF
tumwa, IS; Catherine J. Ballenger
Moulton, So; Hester A. Rugg. Mason
City, So; Effie E. Gleason, Hawarden
So; Martha E. Coen, Ottumwa, So
Mexican war-Cordelia Brown, Abba
IS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
workina "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. Csc at
Clark & Mollison's.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Dahloneua.


Dahlonega, Sept. 6.-Several from
this place attended the Baker-Davis
wedding near Highland Center We'd
nesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Giltner enter
tanned a hayraGk load of young pee
pie from Ottumwa on their lawn Fri
day evening.
Qite number from here are attend
ing the Big Four at Eldon this week.
The W. o. WIS gave another of
their successful dances in the new
hall last Saturday night.
Fred Hults has entered suit against
the Rock Island railroad for $1,000
damages, for injuries received while
coming home from Oklahoma the last
of July. The case will come up in the
October term of court.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. P
S. Goehring died Saturday. August 81
and was buried in the Dahlonega CEN
etery.
John Cunningham, of Canton, Miss.
but formerly of this township, has
beer spending the past month with
relatives here.
Louie and Tom Denny have return
ed home after three weeks visit
with relatives at Ida Grove.
| The Dahlonega schools commenced
Monday with R. l.. Gordner as princi
pal and Miss Jenny Robinson as as
sistant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Hedrick.

Hedrick, Sept. 7.-Dade Kirkpatrick
was in Ottumwa yesterday on bust
ness.
Miss Cora Dellinger went to Eldon
Thursday to attend the fair.
George Sylvester was in Ottumwa
Friday on business.
The late Alfred c. Tapp, who died
at the Ottum.a hospital Monday night
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
TAKEN TO kEokUk.
Alleged Counterfeiter Monohon Fails
to Give Bond.

Columbus Monohon, who resides
near Hedrick, and who was before
Commissioner Hunter yesterday
charged with counterfeiting. was TAX
en- to Keokuk this morning by Deputy
United States Marshal Fulton. He
will be confined in the federal Jail
there to await the action of the grand
jury, to which the case will be submit
ted next month.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Mrs. j. L. Sipes, returned to their
home at WOODBURY., Clarke county,
this morning.
NeoSa udua.

f\SSSGuiIa'
keosauqua, Sept. g. Miss Sarah
Snyder, of this place, has been very
sick the past two weeks with fever,
but is now much better.
Mrs. Jas. B. Robinson and children,
who have been visiting with relatives
in Kansas, recently returned to their
home here. Mrs. Anna Hartrick, of
Pennington, is visiting with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Robinson, for several days.
Mrs. T. Moll of Kcokuk, recently
visited with her parents, Nh. and Mrs.
Alex Brady, in this place.
Mrs. c. r. McCrary and daughter,
Cloe, have returned from a month S
visit at Valley Junction at the nome or
Mrs. McCrary's daughter, Mrs. John
Bell, of that place.
Miss Mary Fosnot, Of this place,
who is visiting with her sister. Mrs.
William Taylor, at Valley Junction, is
quite sick.
Doll Glover and Owen Burns, two
promising young men Of this place,de.
parted for Quincy, H., where they will
enter the Gem City business college,
Tom. Williamson, H. C. Meek. Arch
Brown Lex Therme and Henry Strick
! ltiiS, al VI ILLS pave, tiS NhiipihS VI
the river near Kilbourn. They were
visited Wednesday by Mrs.Ord Brown
and Misses 10 Sloan, Rene Smith and
Daisy Johnson.
w. w. Shreckenghost of this place
has the contract to build a new NJ. E
church on Vernon Prairie, near the
Ward school house. He has moved
with his family to that locality unit
the job is completed,
Sherman Chamberlain, who recent
ly assaulted G. C. Dufiield, was take1
by the sheriff of Henderson county
Illinois, to that place on Wednesda,
of this week to answer on a charge
OF assault with intent to commit mur
der. He went without requisition pa
Ders.
Capt. NJ L. Baker and wife, of thi
place, will depart Saturday for Cleve
land, Ohio, where they will spend tn
fall and winter.
! Capt. w. A. Duckworth returne'
last evening from business trip t
Missouri.
I w. R. Wherry is in Burlington OF
business.
] County Superintendent w. T. Die
departed today for Colorado for th
benefit of his health. He will be gon
about two months. Mr.. Dick has al
pointed ex-Superintendent ]. H. Lar
des, of the Republican, as his deputy
Mr.. Landes has qualified as such del
uty and will have charge of the offic
during Mr.. Dicks absence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Bond Is $4,000,

Monohon waived preliminary exam
nation yesterday morning and this
morning he was brought before Mr..
Hunter to have the amount of his bond
fixed. The amount is $4,000, in de-
fault of which Monohon was taken to
Keokuk
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
| From Fridays Daily.l

l.
Columbus Monohon and Jord Ruby,
two farmers residing about five miles
from Hedrick, are charged with hav-
ing made and passed counterfeit mon
ey at divers times during the past
three years. Monohon is man prob
ably forty-five years of age while his
years old. Government Operative
Webb worked up the case against
these men and filed papers before
Commissioner F. M. Hunter, in this
city, charging them as above stated.
This morning Mr.. Webb. together
with Deputy United States Marshal
Harry Fulton arrived in Ottumwa
from Hedrick with the two prisoners
and proceeded directly to the postoffice
buuuing, where the men were ar
raigned before Commissioner Hunter.
Monohon Arraigned.
Monohon was the first one arraign-
ed, aud after having stated the case
and the charge, he pleaded not guilty
and Mr. Hunter gave him his choice
of waving or standing the preliminary
examination He concluded to waive
and will be taken to Keokuk tomor-
row to be confined until the federal
grand jury acts upon his case unless he
is able to give bond. He is now in
Jail in this city. and tomorrow morn
ing he will again be brought before
Commissioner Hunter and the amount
OF his bond will be fixed.
Ruby Partially Examined.
After Monohon had been disposed
of, Ruby was arraigned. He pleaded
81 I,
for preliminary hearing at once. The
testimony introduced by the prosecu-
ton was to the effect that Ruby had
been spoken of as implicated in a
counterfeiting deal by Monohon, and
that Ruby had passed counterfeit
twenty-five cent piece for genuine AT
this point the case was continued until
tomorrow.
Decides to Waive.
Later, Ruby decided to waive the
preliminary examination and leave
his case with the grand jury. This
afternoon at 8 o'clock he was again
brought before Commissioner Hunter
and his bond was fixed at $500, which
was furnished, and he will be at lib
erty subject to the action of the grand
jury, which meets at Keokuk October
I16
The case in the eyes of the officers
seems to be a clear one. Mr.. Webb
claims to have conclusive evidence o.
the guilt of the parties, especially O.
/, Monohon. He is wood chopper, who
f, has lived in a shanty on the Brook!
: farm near TIedricK for some months
;, For short time Ruby was employed
1 by him, and it is claimed that it wa.
/, during this time that the counterfeit
(. money, consisting Of silver dollars
, half dollars and quarters, was made.
Monohon's downfall, according tt
the testimony which is to be brough
out, was due largely to the ALLEGED
confessions of guilt to young woman
. friend, who, it is said received SOM
of the money from him and then CAV
the whole thing away to the govern
: ment officials.
|. A Third Man.
O Deputy United States Marshal Flu
G ton says that yet another man i
/ charged with completely in the crime
v but he could not be found, and ha
3 probably fled to escape arrest. TIL
T. government officials are confident tina
e they have in Monohon the right MAJ
II but Ruby is looked upon rather as
& tool than as an active partner in tn
r. crime if there was one
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
LibcrtyvilIe.

Libertyville, Sept w. T. IFol-
bert, Of keosauqua, is in Libartyville
facing the stone for the new M. E..
church. He has been at the work
about three weeks and it will take an
other week to finish it,
Mrs. c. 7. Puryear and two chill
dren, of Denver. Col, who has been
visiting for some time in this place
with Mrs. Jane Puryear, her mother
in-law, returned home yesterday ev-
ening via Ottumwa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10

Ringold Record: Education without
morals is of little use.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
COU N TE R FELT Frs
This Glass Of Criminals Has Been
Working Near Hedrick.
ALLEGED GUILTY MEN ARRESTED
Columbus Monohon and Jord Ruby,
Wood Choppers, in the Hands of
Federal Authorities, Charged With
the Crime.

ERNNM ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
IN THE WINTER.
OUnsOn's Plaster Is Pains MasIsr)

For coughs and colds Benson's Porous
Plasters are an incomparably better rem.
ady than any other-external or internal.
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Placed on the chest or back or on both
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Be sure you get the genuine. Accept no
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Smith of Springfield
Mass. have been in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Ranney have visited
their daughter, Mrs. A. S. Hall, in Win
chester, Mass.
Walter G. Harlow has given the name
Robert George to his son, now about
four weeks old.
B. A Walker is making cider at his
mill. The amount will be very much less
than it was last year.
Mrs. George Gould has a young man
from Rhode Island boarding with her, in
hopes of receiving benefit from the fine
air of Vermont
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Roberts and
daughter from the West visited his sis
ter, Miss Addie Horton recently. He has
been away for Is years.
Mrs. Charlotte +. Harlow of Maiden has
been with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Miller, a few days. Mrs. Montgomery
went back with her Thursday.
Henry G. Harlow of Keene visits this
place frequently for the purchase of pork,
beef, eggs, apples, etc, usually coming
one day and returning the next.
Charles c. Cutting of Kalamazoo and
his son, Robert, have spent a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cutting They
left Saturday on their return by way of
Boston
Several persons, including Hugh
Goodell, A. d. Kerr and B. j. Houghton,
have raised good fiocks of turkeys this
season. They begin to look as If Thanks
giving could not be far off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Gorham who
have been recently in Waitsneld, stopped
with his mother and relatives here a day
or two. They were on the way to New
York In hope of securing a position there.
Overseer Harlow and Selectman Miller
took a patient named Wilkins from the
east side to the Brattleboro Retreat last
week. lie has been considered insane for
a long time. but has lately become more
dangerous.
j. II. Clark has been troubled in times
of high water by its setting back from
the stream into his cellar. lie is now
constructing a new drain leading across
the street, by which he hopes to remedy
the matter. lie has been obliged to use
dynamite TO break up the rock which
comes near the surface at the street
crossing.
=. II. Carr and Hugh Goodell have been
carting their apples to Bellows Fails.
having sold to II. G. Harlow of Keene.
Their orchards have yielded more than
any others In the place. As a general
thing, the quality is poor, as well as the
quantity. The Northern Spy trees have
yielded the best this year but in many
cases their fruit is fit only for cider
making.
Road Commissioner Butterheld put In n
good job of permanent road making on
the main road to Putney, opposite l.. w.
Miller's some weeks ago. The road
passes through n low piece of ground.
often muddy in wet weather. II has been
raised for a considerable distance by fill
ing in with stone and gravel while the
hill south has been cut down There
will doubtless be permanent improve
ment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
School Notes.

The High school foot ball team play the
Keene High school team at Keene Satur-
day.
The foot ball game at Charlestown yes
terday afternoon resulted in victory for
the Charlestown boys, with score 10 to O.
Miss l.. Eva Stearns, a teacher of the
fifth grade in building No. 3, is al her
home in Townsend Mass, having been
called there by the death of an aunt.
The senior class of the High school
gave a very pleasant dance in Union hall
last evening, The attendance, however
was small, and the class lost on the VEN
ture.
The High School foot ball team played
the eleven from Windsor High school at
Russell park last Saturday and gained
the victory with a score of 20 to 0. Our
boys are working hard and deserve the
good success they are having in the last
few games.
In addition to the printed schedule
games, two others have been arranged by
Manager MacI<innon, one yesterday with
the Charlestown eleven at Charles town,
and one next Wednesday afternoon at
Russell park with a team picked up from
among the employees of the Vermont
Farm Machine company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01

WESTMINSTER.

Alvin Wright is painting his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Walker entertained
friends at whist on Tuesday evening.
Winifred Farr of Burlington has been
the guest of his brother for several days.
f. S. Kimball sold some of his stock
and hay at auction on Tuesday. Low
prices prevailed.
Miss Grace M. Chase has been elected
president of the Fortnightly club in place
of Miss Mary Darling, who resigned the
Office at the clubs last meeting.
Miss Carrie Miller, who, on account of
illness, was obliged to return from Ran
dolph recently, where she had been a
student at the state normal school, is
somewhat better.
A. F. Schwenk, Daniel Kellogg and ].
w. Melendy, commissioners in the land
damage case of the Boston & Maine rail-
road VS.. Farr, held a meeting at West
minister Station on Wednesday, at which
time an adjustment was made.
The Grammar school, No. s. will give
an entertainment at the town hall Friday
evening, Nov. 8, at o'clock. A supper
will be served in the lower hall after the
entertainment. The proceeds are to be
used toward securing an organ for the
schoolroom, and all ought to assist by
giving the young people full house. y
small admission fee will be charged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
CAMRRIpGEPORT.

Edwin Wood of Lyndonvile made a
brief visit at his brothers, Fred Woods,
this week
Miss Jennie Bird went to Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday to visit her brother,
Frank Bird.
George Z. Walker and Mrs Eva Cush-
ing were elected delegates to the state
Sunday school convention at Vergennes
next week
The November meeting of the w. c. T.
L. Will be held next Thursday after
noon with Mrs. y. A. Wyman. The topic.
THE liquor traffic a hindrance to the
Gospel" will be in charge OF Mrs. c. s.
Walker.
The Tuesday evening meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev d. NJ. Jones. After the
roll call of Christian Endeavor members
and short talk by the pastor, Miss
Phelps of South Africa spoke very inter
estingly of her work as a missionary
among the Zulus.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
sAXToNs RIVER.

p. w. TAFT has returned from Glens
Fails, n. Y, with his eyesight much i'm
proved by treatment there.
Miss Harrette w. Clark, who left early
in the week TO spend the winter in
Orlando, Florida, was given a purse of
about 500 by her friends before leaving.
The woods of DR.. Osgood and c. f. Os-
good on the hill east Of the village was
swept by fire last Saturday afternoon
and evening, but it was finally eXtin-
guished without very serious damage.
j. X. Bancroft and family left Tuesday
morning for their home in Buffalo, N Y.
George Corey is building cottage near
his home just out of the village.
A woman's debating club has been or
ganized, with Mrs. +. c. Rand, president
DR.. Hattie A. Moon vice-president, Mrs
Ellen c. Stearns, secretary, and Miss
Florence Pettingill treasurer. The next
meeting will be on Tuesday evening of
next week in the ladies' parlor of the
Baptist church, when the question,
Resolved, that womens clubs are an i'm
portant factor in social and Intellectual
progress, will be discussed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
RATHER RISKY.

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cold hang on all winter until it brings on
serious lung trouble, possibly consump-
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coughs, colds. whooping cough, and even
consumption for 70 years. No medicine
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Your money back If it does not cure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01

Mrs, James Robertson OF Ridgetown,
Ont, was knocked down by ram We'd
nesday, and while PROSTATE was attacked
by a drove Of hogs and killed. When
found her arms had been eaten off and
the body and legs were terribly mangled.
Tho annual report OF Col. Mills. su-
perintondent Of the West Point military
academy. shows that hazing has been
done away with at the academy through
the death OF Cadet Booz. and the Con-
gressionai investigation which followed,
and the public Indignation which was
aroused by the disclosures then made.
Col. Mills believes that the present state
OF discipline Is not surpassed in any
similar school.
Rumors are persistent in London that
some deadly malady afilicts King Ed
ward. The most persistent report is that
he has cancer Of the throat, and has I'M
dergone three operations for the removal
of malignant growths from the vocal
chords. There is said to be u belief. par
ticularly among the women of London.
that the King Will not live 10 see his in
auguration day. but there Is no direct con-
firmation OF any OF the rumors
Seventy-fve families lost their homes
and $4,000 worth Of property was de-
stroyed in a fire in Chicago Wednesday
night that started In n picture frame
factory at Union street and Austin
avenue Famed by a strong wind the
flames got beyond control and spread to
a small packing establishment and long
row of residences adjoining Two blocks
of dwellings skirting Milwaukee avenue
We're wiped out before the fire was sub
dued