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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
THE STATES SCHOOLS.
Recent Elections May Change situa-
tion-Power of Township Boards.

Recent Elections May Change Situa-
tion-Power of Township Boards.
The work of removing the little
white school houses from the Iowa
hilltops is attracting more attention
just now than any other educational
movement of the new century. Ad-
vanced educators of Iowa have come
to realize that the theory that there
must be schoolhouse every two
miles along the public highways and
that there is no such thing as having
too many school houses is all wrong.
Already there are too many school
houses and too many school districts
in the state.
Yesterdays Vote May Change 1t.
The last legislature recognized this
fact and passed laws which make it
easier to consolidate subdistricts than
to divide them and make new ones.
This was in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the state superin-
tendent and leading members of the
state association. Now the matter is
being taken up everywhere. in the
and the school elections held yesterday
I'LL uouI IllC SIcilt w III ie
suit in making many changes in
favoring consolidation and centraliza
| ton.
State Superintendent Opinion.
A few weeks ago State Superintend
ent Barrett obtained from Attorney
General Mullan legal opinion to the
effect that under the laws as they now
exist township school board has q
right to abolish any subdistrict or al
of them, and in this way may effect
consolidation in few districts OIL
adopt the township unit plan.
Transporting Pupils.
There are fifty townships or sub
! districts in the state where the sys
| TEN of transporting pupils to schoo
| by public conveyance has been put tt
! use In some of these districts the
system has been in use five years
There are about dozen township
high schools in various parts of the
state.
New System in Use.
The system of centralizing thu
township schools is in use in a mum
Der of places, but IN only one town
! snip Has IL DSeu III use SIlllCiSuIi.
long to demonstrate its practicabilit,
to the entire satisfaction of the schoo
patrons. This is in Buffalo Cente
township. Winnebago county. The en-
tire township is one district, with
I handsome central school, Childre
are transported to school in covere
vehicles distance of from one to 81
miles. Drivers are employed, at fror
s25 to $50 a month to haul the chi
dren to and from school. Eight teach
ers are employed at the central schoo
Grading is possible in the school an
better work is secured for the pupils
AS matter of fact the cost of run
ming the schools is less than before
The average cost OF tuition is abou
1921, while under the old plan it wa
$500.
An effort is to be made to have thi
plan of combination adopted in abou
: fifty of the counties of the state thi
year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
gainst it. This tax has been carried

against it. This tax has been carried
more easily than almost any ever lev
led in Ottumwa for several years,
probably on account of the fact that
every one realized the need of better
facilities and more room in the two
buildings mentioned Members C :he
school board are today congratulating
themselves on the success of their
proposition,
The Votes Cast.
The city was divided into three pre-
cincts for the election, Nthe first, Sec
ond and third boards comprising the
first precinct, the fourth and sixth
wards the second precinct, and the
fifth and seventh wards the third.
The following table shows how the
votes were cast in the various pre-
cincts:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14

The parsonage Of 1.-The Christian
church at Spencer, together with con.
tents. was DESTROYED by fire, !,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
Good News Of Army Post.

Des Moines, March I2.-The war
department. will eXpend upward of
100000 on the Des Moines army post
by June so, 1902, which will be the
end of the next United States fiscal
year. Work on the grounds will be
commenced within the next forty days
and before cold weather comes next
fall it is the expectation to have UNI
der cover buildings sufficient to quar-
ter battalion of cavalry and to occu-
Ply the post with troops.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14

ton with it's eastern line over in Illi-
nois. If the new road is absorbed, it
is the intention of the Burlington and
Milwaukee roads to operate joint
service between East Moline and Dav
export. 1t also means a great deal to
Ottumwa, as it will give the Milwau
kee a much shorter route into Chica-
go, for that road will run up the river
to Sabula and cross there, if the deal
is not consummated in Davenport.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
LANDMARK GOES.
A Famous Hostelry Is About TO Be
Raced.

Mt. Pleasant, March 12.-rThe Wig
gins House, one of the old landmarks
of the city. and one of: the hostelries
of the town that has figured in both
tragedy and comedy of life will soon
be RACED to the ground. The old
pile of moulded brick and mortar has
S Ten s1 fnr y fbe modesf snm of 81 300 GOO
and the latter will soon tear the build
i ing down and out of the debris erect
several modest residences for rental
purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
WILL HAVE A LEAGUE
Southeastern Iowa Shooters to Or
ganize an Association.D
MUCH INTEREST IS BEING TAKEN
Will Be Called the Southeastern Iowa
Shot Gun League and Will Include
Several Shooters of Note-Circuit
Will Probably Be Made.

new sporting organization will be
effected in this city, with jurisdiction
over the southeastern part of the
state, within a short time. 1t will be
known as, the Southeastern Iowa Shot
Gun League, and will include amateur
shooters from the different towns and
cities in this part of Iowa. Its object
will be to provide entertainment near
home for the many shooters who re-
side in this vicinity, and to further
the interests of amateur trap shoot
ing.
The movement is, like so many 9TH
er good things, started at Ottumwa,
but not without the endorsement of
several well known shooters belong
ing to different local clubs thruout
this portion of the state. There are
numerous able wing shots in Iowa,
and the southeastern corner has Its
| full share. These men are nearly all
well acquainted with each other, and
a good time is always assured when
they get together at tournament.
Added to that is the fact that they
are all dead game" and like to shoot
as well as they like to eat. So a
tournament at which they are present
never lags in interest or in finances.
Shooters thruout the territory
which the proposed league will cover
are enthusiastic in support of the
scheme, and the only wonder is that
it was not thought of before. 1t is
presumed that circuit will be estab-
| lished and tournaments conducted at
the different places where gun clubs
are in existence. A bright future is
before the organization. One of its
recommendations is that it is not or
ganized with the idea of making mon
ey, but truly in the interest of the
! sport
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
Call for Meeting.

A call for meeting will in short
time be issued by local shooters
about as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
.M'ELROY IS ELECTED.
Re-chosen for His Present Place on
School Board.
THE PROPOSITION TO BUILD CARRIED

Additions Will Be Built to Irving and
Lincoln School Houses-Hon. w. A.
McIntire and A. D. Moss Reelected
School Directors.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

The recent death of the Amir Of Afghanistan
Will, give particular interest to DR.. John Alfred
Gray's MY Residence at the Court of the Amir, =
which is published this week by the Macmil-
lans Dr. Gray surgeon to the Amir Tor
number of years and resided at the court In
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

Joseph Sylvestre. after much delving into the
ballad poetry of the past and present. has pre-
pared an attractive volume which will be pup
lIshed shortly by the A. Vessels Company under
the title OF Christmas Carols. Ancient and
Modern" There are more than forty or the
older carols, each with a brief historical intro
duction included between the decorated covers
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23
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New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

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New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

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New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

porary Socialism, was recently brought out BY
the Scribners friend who recently visited him
at his home in Scotland found that he spent
half his day playing golf. He belongs to at
least three golf clubs IN different parts of the
country, and while not a champion. he plays
a remarkably good game.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

Mariana Wheeler, superintendent OF the Chill
dren's Hospital, In this city, has written pooh
for mothers 1t is published this week by
Harper & Bros. under the title THE Baby: lts
Care and Training"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

iiiaisy authors as devoted to golf
80 John Rae, the Scotch writer on So
0aiisn and kindred subjects. whose "Contem-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

These are certainly times when the circulation
of novels rivals that of the magazines r.
Marion Crawford's Marietta: A Maid OF
Venice has through four large editions
since It's first publication late in October. ana
The Benefactress'' has done the same IN less
than month. The later novel seems likely to
be as popular as Elizabeth in Her German Car
den"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

An English critic declares that the main
stream Of opinion about r L. Stevenson as
writer has for many years had its source among
his personal friends and his friends friends. to
all of whom he had become greatly endearedi
and he ADDS: cit does not follow that their
praise has been too loud, but one IS continu-
ally led 20 suspect it. and the question will
have to be thrashed out However. there Is no
hurry
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

Though Sir Richard Burton died some years
ago. the MSS. he left behind MIN are NOT yea
all published. number OF these nave ~ peei,
included in q forthcoming volume, Whlch VIII
hear the title .rwanderings in Three CONT
nsuts." The period covered by these records is
from 1853 TO 1870.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

A volume OF strenuous adventure in parts OF
the world which even now are not very well
known is Sir Richard Burtons "Wanderinss IN
Three Continents 1t opens with an account OF
his pilgrimage TO FL Medinah and Mecca,
performance which made his fame world wide
The book was published this week by Dodd,
Mead & Co
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

G. B. Grundy, an historical lecturer at Brase-
nose College, is a writer of history who does
not believe in writing unless he gets possession
of new evidence on an historical period A
personal survey he has made Of the fields OF
ThermopyIe and Plat9a has produced evidence
which changes many points hitherto considered
historical facts and he has brought these out In
'aThe Great Persian War and It's Preliminaries,
which will be published shortly by the ScEib-
ners.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

Stanley ]. Weyman's latest book Count Han
nibaI, a Romance Of the Court Of France, VIII
be published by Longnans. Green Co. on NO
vember 30. 1t deals with many of the historical
incidents which the author used in THE House
of the Wolf but the personages are on higher
social scale.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08

ground that it included sum Of money
sufficient to complete the Seventh street
bridge under course OF construction and
in whicn everybody was interested. The
motion was reconsidered and all relating
to the Market street bridge was Stricken
out. The bill as changed TO authorize the
borrowing of $4,000 10 complete Seventh
street bridge was soon reported back and
passed.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment to prevent betting nj shoot
ing matches after Mr.. Finn had fought
for delay so that the live pigeon shooting
bill should not become law.
Resolutions introduced 10y DIR. Moore
calling for the appointment OF commit
tee to arrange for a reunion of the mem
bers Of the House at Buffalo during the
Pan American Exposition, were adopted.
Speaker McCommons appointed Messrs.
Moore. Holcomb and Wright
WILMINGTON'S SCHOOLS LOSE.
Dr. Evan G. Shortlidge, Colonel Lewis
Il. Morrow and Representative Baynard
were.sorely vexed when they learned that
the Senate had. after an all-day fight.
refused TO recede from its opposition 90
the apportionment as made by the House.
The rural members, however. urged the
adoption Of the Senate's amendment cut
ting down Wilmington's allowance 30 an
increase Of $4,000 instead OF S15,0O0 Mr.
Baynard and the Wilmington represen-
tatives reluctantly consented to the pass
age OF the bill.
Why, it gives us practically nothing 3"
spoke out Colonel Morrow. The bill was
finally passed, several members refusing
TO vote.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08
MUSIC
IS Cents.

Fatal Rose of Red"
"Bird in the Gilded Cage. "
"When the Harvest Days Are
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'For Old Times Sake"
When Wealth and Poverty Met. -.
"Wh Don't the Band Play2'
"pinkey" Ca new hiO.
Give Us just Another Lincoln
Ga good one) by the composer
Of the Blue and Gray"
Mandy Lee.
"Pliny."
"I Can't Tell Why I Love You.
"Sing Me a Song of the Sunny
South.
Every Race Has a Flag But the
Coon"
Little Black Me
"After All"
Little Georgia Rose, -
and numerous others.
We have all the latest popular
music as soon as published and
furnish all classical and STANDARD
music promptly on order, if not il
stock.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08

Beware Selling suit pat
terms, which they
of claim are. manu-
facturers samples,
Cloth goods that have
not paid any duty,
FakiYS have been SNUG
gled in or any
yarn that will help make a
sale. They buy up low grade
or condemned cloths in
pieces, cut them into con-
venient lengths and sell them
for almost any price they can
get, always asking enough to
allow even a reasonable offer
to cover the cost. They then
tell you that tailors will make
suits up at price about half
that it can be done for, giving
syou the impression that you
are getting a big bargain. Any
reliable cloth house will sell
you good goods as cheaply
and you run no risk in having
them made up properly.
Closed evenings at 9, ex-
except Saturdays.
q JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS
9th & Market, Wilmington
Evening journal., 1901-03-08
SOLDIER WRITES OF FIGHTING
BOXERS on WAY TO PENN

Writing from Tong Chow, ca ma
under date of January 3, j. b. Cham
bers, who is well-knOwn in Whining
ton and has many relatives here, gives
some interesting details of the expert
ence of the United States Army in ano
about Pekin before and after the evacu-
alton of the city last August. Mr.
Chambers is a member of Company /
Ninth Infantry and a nephew of Rob
ert Chambers, of No. 1916 Banning
street, who has received the informa-
tiOn from the brave young American
After preliminary remarks of a per-
sOnal character, the young soldier
says I'VE reached the outskirts OF
Tien-Tsin ON the night of January u
and on the following morning began
the march to the walled city. Upon
reaching there we had a hard fight, ir
which we lost twenty-one men anu
had ninety-seven wounded. Colonel
Liscum was among the killed. We
were under fire for eleven hours. when
we retreated under darkness On Au-
gust we began the march on Pek n
and when one day out from Tien-Ts.n
we had another fight, in which cnly
five men were wounded. On the fol-
bWlnH Adf We uAdlu Lult AAe bOAtIc 2
at Yungstin, ,--but it was for a sl1ir-
mish only. We reached Pekn on Au-
gust IA and fought the Chinese all that
day, as well as on the following day
when we entered the city. The she'll
J ing of the city by the United States Ar
tlllery was the best music / have evel
heard. We camped in the city und
lSeptember 16. when we were ordered
to dislodge the Boxers, who had en-.
camped in the mountains outside. W,
met them on the following day, but
the fighting was not sharp, they re
treating under a heavy fire, and leav
ing behind three guns and much am
munition, which we took into Pekin
We camped in Pekin until October 4
when the company, of which l am I
lpart, was ordered TO Tong Chow. wheri
1--we now are. / don't know how loni
we will be here, for the Boxers ar
banding again and threaten to give u
more trouble"
Evening journal., 1901-03-08

Something doing. Bicycle Club Fair.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08
TRADE BOARD is THANKFUL
For Passage OF Bill ExemptIng Man
ufacturers From Tax

Abolition of the State tax on manu-
featuring establishments caused eX-
pressions of satisfaction among the
members of the Board Of Trade, who
met in regular session last night Mr..
Lobdell and other members attributed
the passage of the bill to the efforts
Of Senator McNulty, who was thanked
for his assistance.
A committee of which H. S. Swayne
is chairman, was appointed to see the
express and railroad companies and
ask for a five?cent package delivery
between this city and suburban towns
The following named officers 'werC
nominated for election at the Apri
meeting: President, William Lawtoni
first vice-president. ]. Newlin Cav
thrOp; second vice-president, A. l.
johnson; treasurer. John r. Hudson
auditor. John S. Rossell; secretary
Daniel w. Taylor.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08
Low Rates west md Norlhwest

Every Tuesday until April 80 the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail-
way will sell one-day second-cass
tickets at the following very low rates:
To Montana points. s............. s25.OO
To North Pacific Coast points. 5000
To California ............. 5000
These tickets Will be good on al
trains, and purchasers will have choice
of six routes and eight trains via St.
Paul and two routes and three trains
via Missouri river each Tuesday. The
route of the Famous Pioneer Limited
trains and the u. S. Government Fast
Mail trains.
All Ticket Agents sell tickets via the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail-
way or for further information ad-
dress Edmund Janeway, Trayeling
Passenger Agent. AZ South Third
Street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening journal., 1901-03-08
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Evening journal., 1901-03-08
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street.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14

soDDed out her thanKfulness and
heartfelt joy.
God bless my boy" she said soft
ly kissing his golden head, "and-'
Poor Joe, mamma, ask for poor
Joe too"
Poor Joe no longer, DEAR" his
mother replied, never again poor
joe"
The frosts of winter were grad
ually yielding to the mild glances Of
spring, when day after day Mr.. Will
lard was found at the widows cot
tage.
Upon his shoulder rested the golden
head of little Harry, whose waXen
face and heavy eyes spoke but too
plainly of the coming morn when the
sun would no longer turn those locks
to threads of gold, when the sad, beau
tiful eyes would be forever closed
to the light of day.
81 told you So" the neighbors
whispered to one another. "He was
not long for this earth, the little
dear" and then the story of the silent
prayer by the bedside Of the inebriate
was related, and men and women
alike wiped their streaming eyes, and
agreed that he was spared by heaven
for the simple purpose of retaining
one sinner, and that sinner, poor
| drunken Joe.
And so one night, clasped in the
loving arms of the man he had saved,
the boy opened his eyes, and smiling
into the face of his mother who bent
above him, said softly:
"Pray, mamma, pray for your little
boy"
"What shall I say" sobbed the
heart-broken mother, what shall
say for my angelo"
"a 'tilent prayer" replied the boy
family. turning his heavy eyes upon
Mr.. Willard, "a 'tilent prayer. God
likes them best, don't he, Joe"
Silence fell upon the group, broken
only by the sobbing of the kneeling
mother.
Harry" presently whispered Mr.
Willard. Harry, my boy"
But Harry was no longer there;
silent prayer, a silent fight, and that
lovely spirit was with the angels
Home and Fireside Magazine.