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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-16
ORGANIZE AT KIRKviLLE.
Fraterna Choppers Of America Insti
tute New Camp.


tute New Camp.
From Mondays Daily.
Dummler Camp No. As Fraternal
Choppers of America was successfully
organized Wednesday evening at Kirk
vile. The session was held in the
Odd Fellows hall and the ceremony
was conducted by Districc Deputy
Mary Dummler. The camp starts OFF
with twenty-five charter members, the
leading men and women of that excel
lent community. The exceeding pop
ularity of the district deputy was evil
denced by the selection of her name
for the camp. Head Consul B. c.
Wood of Moline, ILL.,. was present and
delivered the opening address and al.
SO gave the instruction in the unwrit
ten work. Visiting Choppers were in
attendance from Ottumwa and Ba.
tavia. The camp has obtained the ser
vices of the district deputy and will
rapidly increase it's membership to
sixty or seventy in very short time
Following is the list of officers elected
and installed:
Worthy Consul-Mrs. Cuba Melon
aid
Vice Consul-Mrs. Ellen Funk
Banker-E. E. Sears.
Clerk. o. Bissell.
Conductor-Mrs. Lucinda Graham.
Doorkeeper-C. A. Smith.
Sentinel--E. E. Wilson.
Physician-Wm Abegg.
Committee on Suspensions-W. S
Funk.
Organist-Clysta Hayes.
Committee on INTERCHANGEABLE
danes Reaves. Bissell, Wilson.
Board Directors-Leste Keller, VIM
Graham, w. S. Funk.
Delegate. o. Bissell.
The camp meets every Thursday ev
ening in the |. 0. o. r. hall.
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AN "AUToMo-BUBBLE."
The PalIisters Astonish the Natives at
Bonaparte.

The natives were astonished, the
horses frightened, and the small boy
greatly amused when, last Friday, they
beheld for the first time, "horseless
carriage" in Bonaparte. Seated in
that carriage was our genial friend,
Alderman Lineaweaver, and his neph-
ew, j. A. Pallister, the Ottumwa cigar
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Pallister had been
giving an automobile exhibition at the
TT. Madison celebration and on their
return, stopped at Bonaparte to visit
relatives. The journey of eighty miles
from Ottumwa to Fort Madison was
made in one day. Their conveyance,
which is known as the Mobile of
America, uses gasoline for fuel, and
weighs $50 pounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Pal.
lister visited friends in the country
Friday afternoon and returned to OF.
tumWa Saturday by way of Stockport
Although this is the first time this
variety of substitute for horses has
made it's appearance on our streets
we are confident that ere long one OF
our enterprising citizens will give to
Bonaparte the honor of having the
first automobile in Van Buren, county
-Bonaparte Record.
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burned over and several farm houses
also. But all the neighbors came
from far and near about, twenty men
getting there in a very short time af-
ter it started and by very hard work
managed to get control of the flames
before any further damage was done.
Lightning also struck in the field near
Amel Larson's home and Joel Cram
blit and Mr.. Storms were near by put
ting up hay and they managed to get
the fire out before it reached the
house. 1t was very lucky these men
were near as the Larsons were not at
home and everything would have been
destroyed otherwise. Although the
lightning played such havoc not drop
of rain fell near here.
e. G. Allen was an Ottumwa visitor
Friday.
Most farmers are getting through
with their hay this week and the
amount of hay is small
Elan Springer was a visitor in our
town yesterday.
Mrs. John Kinblade had visitors
from Ottumwa last week.
Eddie Johnson is on the sick list.
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Sigourney.

Sigourney, July 49, Mr.. Herrod,
who clerks in Olive & Payton's, was
overcome with heat Friday about noon
while alone in the store and was quite
sick for several hours.
A large number of Sigourney's
young people gave a jolly picnic near
Fred Stohman's Wednesday afternoon
in honor of several young folks who
are visiting in the city.
All of Capt. Parker's children have
been enjoying a family reunion at the
parental family home here They were
Mrs. Lou Foley and family. of Wash
ington; Nose Parker and wife, of Tip
ton, and Fred Parker, of the Redmond
company. These, with the three chill
dren who reside here, made it very
enjoyable for them.
Several farmers near Sigourney ex
perienced quite a loss from fires caus
ed by the train Thursday. Fields and
fences were the only losses however.
Blanche Webb and sister, Lottie
drove to What Cheer and spent the
day Thursday.
Miss Lille Horner is at home again
She has severe attack of typhoid fe
yer.
Perry Keller is spending short va
cation at home. He has been in Chica
go for several months.
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GOES TO THE PENITENTIARY.
Jessie Morrison Taken to the Kansas
State Prison at lansing.

Eldorado, Kan, July 1O.-Jessie
Morrison was taken to the penitentiary
at Lansing yesterday to begin her five
years sentence for the murder Of Mrs.
Clara Wiley Castle. Several hundred
people were at the railway station to
take farewell look at the prisoner.
Miss Morrison was 30 weak that she
had to be helped to her seat. She
was accompanied by her father, Judge
Morrison, and her brother, Hayward.
The brotheraccompanie her to Lansing
and will remain there as long - the
Jail officials will permit. 1t ID the be.
lief of her relatives that Miss Morrtt
son will be RELEASED on bond by the
Kansas supreme court, and will bA
given new trial.
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Seymour.

Seymour July 16-Mr and Mrs
Russell Matkin returned home last Sat
urday after short outing.
The Baptist people have their new
edifice enclosed and are making ar
rangements to have it dedicated some
time in September
The churches Of this place have
combined together and hold union SER
vices in the park on Sunday evenings
This makes it more pleasant this hot
weather.
Mr. and Mrs. w. o. Butler and chill
dren of Abba, are spending their va
cation in Seymour, the guest of Mrs
K. P. Morrison.
Colder Lawrence of Des Mo!nes, is
visiting his grandparents in this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Anderson.
Miss Byrd Johnson was called home
from Des Moines the latter part of
last week by the serious illness of her
sister, Coral.
Mrs Charles Walker returned to
her home in Trenton, Mo-, last Sat
urday after pleasant visit in Sey-
mour.
Mrs. Mary Jane Gump died at her
home in this city last Wednesday af-
ter lingering illness of several
months. She was born in Indiana and
has lived Christian life over forty
years. Rev. Stire conducted the flu
neral service.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Armstrong are
visiting friends in Omaha.
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RousED BY YoUNGERs' PAROLE.
Minneapolis Man Declares Bullets and
Siahtless Eye Are Mementoes.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 10 The
parole of the Younger brothers from
the Saltwater penitentiary has arous.
ed the ire of John McMatt, OF this city:
who has suffered constantly for thirty
three years from two bullets in his
body, two other serious wounds, and 3
sightless eye as a result of cruel
treatment by the outlaws, who had
captured him. Col. Younger, he says,
wanted to put him out Of the way and
shot him. When the bullets did not
kill, Cole picked UP a rock and tried
to beat his brains out. He came to a
week later in Kansas City hospital.
McMatt kept his story to himself until
the Youngers were ordered released
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keosauqua.

Keosauqua, July 13.-The Keosau-
qua summer school which has been in
progress one week, under the manage
ment of Principal David Williams of
this place and Principal ]. E. Moore of
Bonaparte, now has an enrolment of
forty, and it is thought that the enroll
ment will exceed fifty before the close
of the term which is three weeks long
Ell. Much interest is being taken by the
students and much good work is being
done especially with the pupils that
have never taught but expect to teach
a fall term.
The Keosauqua school board has
added several new and valuable books
to the school library.
Milton Fosnot and family have NOV.
ed into the Christian parsonage on
Bridge street.
Attorney S. e. Irish of this place re-
Gently visited with his parents who
now live in Des Moines.
Ord R. Brown and wife, II. G. Meek
Miss 10 Sloan, Robbie Sloan and Miss
Jessie Disbrow, all of this place, have
been camping near Pittsburg for sever
al days.
Bert Lazenby, living south of towr
fell from a load of hay, breaking the
two bones of his leg, below the knee
Mrs. j. W. Rowley of this place has
been at Stockport for several days tax
ing care of her sister-in-law, Miss La
VIVA Rowley, who is confined to he
bed with rheumatism.
Mrs. Emma Siegel, nee Holbert, !
visiting at this place with her parents
5 Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Holbert and othe
relatives.
Captain NJ. t. Baker and wife, VIII
have been visiting at Council Bluff
for several months returned to Kea
sauqua to their old home.
Dr. James Craig of this place was ;
recent business visiter IN Keokuk
MISS Jessie Wilson, who has been il
the millinery business at Fayette, Ark
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Huency,

Agency, July 15.-New baby boys
arrived at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs
t. H. Armstrong, and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Howell.
DR. and Mrs. A. B Fair of Iowa City
are visiting Mr.. Fairs parents, Mr..
and Mrs, E, d. Fair.
Mrs. Stella Todd has returned to
her home in Nebraska after visiting
relatives here.
Peter Nelson has bought and moved
into the store room formerly occupied
by F. Dold. He has plenty of room
there and will soon have his store in
good order.
Miss Jennie Streblow and Miss Caria
Rave have gone to Colorado to visit
friends.
Mrs.A. J. Reynolds is visiting friends
in Omaha Neb.
Miss Emma Harvat of Iowa City is
visiting at E. d. Fairs.
George Litter of Moline, Ill, is here
visiting friends.
Tom Newell and Ed McMillen have
gone to Oklahoma.
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Eden.

Eldon, July 16.-Clarence Sewell is
visiting with his parents at this place.
Mrs. |. C. McCrary returned Satur-
day from an extended trip in the east.
Mrs. Hunter is visiting relatives
at Hedrick.
Mrs. Conrade and children returned
home Saturday from Minneapolis
where they have been visiting with
friends and relatives.
Hughbert Knowles was a Rock Is
land visitor yesterday.
Quite large party of Eldon people
leave tonight for Oklahoma where they
intend trying for homestead claim.
Messrs Caviness and Roland OF Far
field visited here yesterday.
Dan Foster and family of Agency
visited at the Dreamer home Satur'
day.
Henry Strickling and Lex Therme
of Keosauqua visited with Eldon
friends over Sunday.
Mesdames George Roberts and Thos
Wise of Pueblo, Col, are visiting al
the home of their parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs j. Houghland.
William West moved his family tc
Ottumwa today, where he has accept
ed a position as foreman of one of the
departments in the Morrell packing
house.
Mr.. Burlington of Salem visited Sun
day at the home OF Dr.. Brownfield.
Tom Mahoney has resigned his posi-
tion as switchman in the Rock lslanc
yards at this place.
Frank Jauues and Joe Hummell ex
pect to leave tonight for Oklahoma
Ed Towers attended the funeral O.
C. o. Hudler at Muscatine Saturday.
Miss Jean Moore has re-opened hel
school at Laddsdale after few weeks
vacation, owing to the smallpox scare
Engineers Mcintosh and Duffy have
been transferred to the west end.
William Gibson and children of Val
ley Junction are visiting with Eldo1
friends.
Miss Faith Knowles has been quite
sick the past few days.
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PackWood.

Packwood, July 16.-Frank Johns
ton, who suffered from heat prostra-
ton, is about well.
Mrs. O. M. Bundy has returned from
a pleasant visit with home folks at
Dallas Center.
Miss FRANKIE Logan, of Richland, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Either
Hotel Review is closed to the public.
J. D. Snider has gone to Platteville,
Colorado, on a business visit
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Gardner were
guests of relatives in Trenton and
Wayland last week.
A force of men was here Friday re-
pairing the water tank. 1t does not
now leak.
CODY Everett, of the firm of Everett
& Son, is making tour of Colorado.
An eleven and half pound son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Laughary
Saturday morning, July 10.
Miss Lovelle Marsh has gone to
Highland Center to help care for her
sister-in-law, Mrs. VIII Marsh, who is
ILL.,
Mrs. M. Norman visited Mrs. T. w.
Gobble, of Abingdon, last week.
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hot winds and ruined. The late plant
ed corn looks fairly well and If rain
comes soon will make two-thirds OF a
crop.
Threshing is in progress. Oats are
making from thirty to fifty bushels
per acre and of good quality.
A fire at Utica Friday destroyed two
small barns caused by some boys
shooting off fire crackers.
l.. K. Knowles has commenced the
erection of his fine residence in north
Stockport.
The Independent order of Odd Eel
lows is going to organize a lodge
here soon. They will have strong
order.
Rev. Tenant, of Hillsboro, spent
Thursday and Friday in Stockport.
The Stockport nine played the Far
mington Reds last Sunday; at the
close of the game it stood 10 to in
favor of Stockport
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Pennington.

Pennington, July 15.-James Robin
son and family and Will Walker and
family of Keosauqua spent Sunday IN
town, the guests of Albert Hartrick
and wife
Mrs. Elmer Meek and Miss Clyde
Eason of Bonaparte were Pennington
callers Tuesday.
John Stirling, ST., started Tuesday ev-
ening for visit to his native country
Scotland. He expects to be gone
several months.
George Donnell left for Bloomfield
Wednesday morning on business trip.
Mrs. Donnell accompanied him as far
as Pulaski.
Miss Beulah Adler of Ottumwa visit
nesday until Saturday.
A crowd of young ladies and gentle
men drove out to Harrisburg Tuesday
evening to an ice cream social. Fire
works and general good time charac-
terized the occasion.
Mrs. Conrad Hassler is entertaining
her friend. Mrs. F. HI. Dates of Mar
| ion, this week.
Miss Reta Musgraves is spending
her summer vacation at Detroit, Mich
Miss Maude Jacobs of Hayesyille is
visiting her brother, Agent R. R. JAG
obs and wife.
George L. Reid, after several
months trip in West Virginia, return
ed home Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Van zant Wis
tied friends in Moulton last week.
Misses Lillian Vernon, May Hart
and Sue Wehu spent Wednesday in
Bonaparte.
DR.. w. ]. Kirkpatrick and family re
turned Wednesday for six weeks Wis
it in Chicago and Indiana
j. j. Wilson, proprietor of the pickle
factory was in Keosauqua last week
looking up the interests of his bust
ness. The crop of pickles will be
small this season unless more rain
/ falls
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BRYAN STANDS BY silver.
Tells Friends That He Will Fight to
the Bitter End.

ST. Louis, July 13.-William Jen.
nings Bryan stands by silver, and will
answer the Ohio democrats in the next
issue of the Commoner This was
made known here yesterday where he
delivered an address before the Mis-,
souri, Press Association.
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DoudS.

Douds, July 16.-O. A. HOFFMAN was
in Kilbourne on business last Satur-
day.
Frank Morse. of Birmingham, was
in town Friday
The M. E. tent meetings have been
quite successful at Leando, quite a
number showing an interest in the SER
vices
George Camblin starts out with his
steam thresher on Tuesday.
Mrs. w. D. Thomas was quite sick
on Sunday, but is some better at pres
ent.
w. G. Laughlin has started thresh.
ing with his steam thresher.
The yield of wheat is fair and the
quality good.
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Stockport.

Stockport, July 1.-THE past week
has been a telling one on the corn
crop. The early corn has suffered
most. the tassel was burned by the
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Munterviile.

Munterville, July 16.-Lightning
struck in the hay field of John SVEN
son near Dudley Friday. setting fire to
and burning over twenty acres of good
hay ground which had not been cut yet
and the wind was blowing a gale from
the southeast. 1t was thought for a
time that a large territory would be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-16
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUNWA In BRIEF

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
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Mystic.

"JSSISs
Mystic, July 16-Mr and Mrs. o. P.
Campbell of st. Louis have been visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Andrews.
Quite a number of Rebekahs from
this place went to GriffinsVille last
Tuesday night and instituted lodge
at that place.
The second nine from this place
played a game of ball with the Cincin-
natl nine Saturday afternoon and the
Rathbun team Sunday forenoon at the
ball grounds here.
Mr. Heppulete Russell and Mrs.
Mary Bonnell were married at the
brides residence Saturday evening,
July G, Rev. Collier officiating.
The United Mine Workers here ex-
pect to celebrate Labor Day by char
tering train go on an excursion to
Ottumwa or some other point.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Gittenger and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. HI. Stevens have gone
on weeks tour Of the Minnesota lake
regions
Alex Hood and Mrs. India Doller
We're married Saturday, July 6.
c. L. Waite and wife have gone on
a trip to Colorado and expect to be
gone all summer. Thos. SeGgervick
will fill Mr.. Waite's place as station
| agent during his absence.
VIM. Oughton is erecting a fine resi-
dence in the west part of town.
| Miss Nellie Hicks and sister Laura,
of Lost Creek, arrived Saturday night
for a visit with their uncle, N. II. Wat
son and other relatives. :.
D. f. Cate of Walnut City is in Well
man assisting as singer in a revival
meeting.
Miss Gertrude Studebaker is visit
ing relatives in What Cheer and Keo-
| kuk.
The ladies of the city are prepar,
ing to give a social next Saturday
night for the benefit Of the band boys
kirkville.
| Kirkville, July 16--Geo. Alderman
of Fremont was in town ON business
Friday
Mrs. G. C. McDonough gave din,
ner party Saturday, July IS, in honor
of her niece, Miss Myrtle Berkeley, OF
Man-Hatten, Kansas, who is visiting
friends and relatives here. Miss
Berkeley will leave today for Delta
where she will make short visit be
fore returning to her home.
| Blanche Bissell of Ottumwa is visit
ing with her grandmother, Mrs. M. j
Sanders.
Miss Florence Dinsmore leaves to
day for a visit with friends in the
northern part of the state.
Mrs. G. w. Ferguson Of Chappell
Nebraska, arrived last Friday for ar
extended visit with relatives anc
friends.
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*a*a *s* @ssss SO
RUSH TO OKLAHOMA.

$ FL Reno, Ok, July 13.-The Z
rumber of persons registered in =
$ the entries for the new kiowa, =
. Comanche and Apache lands to- =
- tails $4,000. Despite certain re- y
= ports there has been no marked y
g emount of suffering. It is fact y
s. that there are 10000 strangers :
Il here, but the scramble is over. The
s poorer classes were first to reach '
- here, but the majority of them "
Is have secured their certificates and =
= are gone. Every train brings hum
y dreds. The drawing begins July 20
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-16

Foreign Policy of Democrats.
Am I told that the democrats have
no foreign policy? Whether they have
or not depends upon what is meant.
1t is true that they have no dishonor-
able policy of conquest. 1t is true
that they have no autocratic policy for
governing imperial subjects by mill
tary power. But it is not true that
they have no foreign policy. They
linheritated one from Washington and
Jefferson which is far in advance of
world power politics as the Goth cen.
fury is in advance of the middle ages.
The foreign policy of the democrats
of this country is to make our repub.
lie the model of political and CONNER.
cial progress. They would again have
the American flag upon every sea; not
by subsidies wrung from the labor Of
the people, but through commercial
freedom. They would inspire all man.
kind with confidence in the fidelity OF
the nation to it's pledges-not its mon.
ey pledges alone, but also its pledges
to abstain from conquest; not only its
promises to European bond holders
but also it's promises to Cuban pa
triets. The democratic party would
have this nation give to the world an
example Of self government, of equal
lily Of all men before the law. of euual
opportunity for all men in the race OF
1ffe, of orderly freedom such an ex
ample of democracy aswvuld make the
American nation world power on
transcendent influence. No nation
should dare or even wish to attack it
All nations should seek it's trade. Its
word to the humblest should be as
good as its bond to the greatest. I'm
der every government upon the globe
the democratic masses should watch
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
!: STORYETTES. !:
A Tarantula's Jump.

"There are strange sights III
Porto Rico" said returned trav-
eler. "Tarantulas are one of them,' -
he continued, land you should see
a tarantula jump! One of them
went through a marvellous per-
Torrance, with myself and a dog
for spectators. The dogs barking
awoke me early one morning, and
[ slipped into my shoes and ran
out. Spot that's the dogs name
was making frantic plunges at
an enormous tarantula, as big as
my palm and it's legs covering as
much ground as a soup plate. Its
wicked black eye made me creep.
Cali of a sudden the thing
shrank up like sponge and jumped
for the dog. [ give you my word
it jumped fifteen feet if it was an
inch. Twice the dog ran under
the spiders jump-fact. Others
were watching by this time, and
they saw it. Usually, tho, he
just side stepped a bit.
II broke up little pieces Of a
hranch If q tree and hurlad thero
at the tarantula. My aim was
just good enough to stir him up.
At first he kept jumping away
from us, but Spot always herded
him back again. Then he jumped
straight for us. At last lucky
shot keeled him over, and a few
strokes with convenient club
finished him. New York Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
Florists Lives Are Short.

'It is commonly supposed that
the men who work in the mines or
those whose occupations neces-
state the breathing of poisonous
fumes and gases are the shortest
lived" said prominent physician.
''This is a mistake, and it will
surprise many to learn that the
highest death rate is found among
class who breathe in the sweetest
odors-forists.
"The reason is a simple one.
The florist lives at once in the
torrid and the frigid zone. From
a greenhouse atmosphere of nearly
100 degrees in the winter months
he must step out into one that is
nearly always below freezing point
and often below zero. In summer
he has change to encounter, too,
as in the spring and fall. By force
of habit he grows careless and often
works without his coat in the hot,
artificial atmosphere, and this. in
creases the dangers to which he is
exposed. Lungs and throat and
stomach diseases, as we'll as rheu-
matism, find in the florist the least
resistance" Galveston News.