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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12

ment at the Christian church last
Wednesday night. The program was
as follows: Hindoo wedding, an
Oriental dinner and woman of the
harem. He was accompanied by his
wife, who is an Iowa woman, and has
been missionary to India. They
wore Oriental costumes and sang
some of the native songs. An admis-
sion of 10 and 20 cents was charged,
and the attendance was large.
Mr.. McCreery, our rural mail car
rier has resigned his position to Mr..
Sherman, who has been carrying the
mail since some time last week.
Mr.. Campbell filled his appointment
at the Christian church Sunday. morn
ing and evening.
Mrs. Anna Bealle has bought the
Park Terrell property in Sigourney
and will move there soon.
Lulu Utterback was absent from
school few days last week on ac-
count of illness.
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Delta.


Delta, March 12.-Reuben Kinder
and family left for their new home in
Saltwater, Okla, March IL. Mr., Kind
er has lived here twenty-six years.
w. F. Stout and family have return
ed to Delta after two years spent in
Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Wilbur Vernon
left for Des Moines Tuesday on bust
ness.
Olif Sampson was in What Cheer
Thursday on business.
Miss Collins of Oskaloosa is visiting
Miss Ida Fisher for few days.
The B class of the high school will
give drama on the 18th to defray the
expenses of graduating week.
Rev. Mcdonald of Des Moines
preached at the Christian church
Sunday morning and night.
Miss Randall is visiting her sister
at Washington for few weeks.
DR.. Stevenson of Sigourney, was at
D. Evans home over Tuesday on bust
ness. 4Sls III
Elvin Parker of Sigourney, was
here Tuesday on a visit of few days
with friends.
Messrs. Shiffer, Goldnier, Wagner
and Hinkley of Sigourney, attended a
meeting of the Masons here and help
ed with the work, returning the same
night after being entertained at the
home of ]. E. Berry.
James Bell has moved to Des
Moines to make his permanent home
there.
]. P. Randall was in sigourney
Thursday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Gar.
rett Sunday morning, son.
| Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. Baughman
March 4, daughter.
| Miss Ola Chadler has returned home
after visit of month at Monroe.
W. e. Tobin and daughter went to
Kansas City Wednesday for a months
visit.
NJ. v. Bump and F. M. Bump OF
Gearing spent few days here with
their brothers, J. e. and R. R. Bump.
j. M. Hardy and Albert Ball spent
Wednesday in Oskaloosa.
John McNabb returned from his
eastern trip Tuesday.
Prof. Mcmillan was at the school
meeting at Thornburgh Saturday.
The K. P. lodge will give a minstrel
show in the near future.
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elected to the position of second lieu
tenant of Company H, went to Des
Moines Wednesday to take the state
examination for commissioned Off
GERS. Joe is soldier of five years
experience and will, no doubt, be sue
cessful
Mrs. L. D. Monroe, who has been
SO seriously ill for the past few weeks
is reported as much better and on the
road to rapid recovery.
D. Wormley is the latest talked of
candidate for the position of mayor of
Charlton to run against G. w. Alexan-
der, the present incumbent. whom it
is announced will be candidate for
reelection.
Mrs. B. F. Clayton, of Indianola. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Ste
wart, of this place.
Miss Laura Yocom has departed for
a weeks visit with friends in Osceola.
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North English.

North English, March 12.-Geo. Ma
coon was in Cedar Rapids last Thurs
day looking after business interests.
The condition of Charley Cheney is
Slightly improved.
The box social given by the Chris
tian Endeavor was success. The
receipts were over $50.
The funeral of John Swopes was
held at the Dunkard church Friday.
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Woolson,

Woolson, March 12.-The usual mo.
wing is being done this spring.
Ezra Mendenhalls public sale was
well attended.
Elma Jones was an over Sunday Wis
itor i'll Oskaloosa last week attending
the meetings of Evangelist Malone, of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Sadie Smith is very ill.
Luther McCracken IS on his way
home from Colorado. His mother
will not return until later.
Mrs. Rhoda Neville has about recov-
cred from an attack of the grip.
Bert Brady has moved into his new
residence.
w. D. Edwards is moving from
Pleasant Plain onto his farm near
here.
Mrs. Neete Mendenhall sustained
injuries from a fall lately, which
makes her quite helpless. She is in
her 83d year.
Frank Hadley has bought residence
property in Richland but will not
move there this year.
The series of meetings at Mt. Zion,
conducted by Rev. Elder, of Cedar,
closed Thursday night. He preached
at Woolson church on Wednesday.
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Agency.

Agency, March 12.-The republic
ans of Agency city will meet in con-
vention Wednesday, March 10, at 2
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of nom
mating three councilmen to be voted
for at the election to be held Monday,
March rs. John Springer,
Committeeman.
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Packwood.

Packwood, March 12.-W. e. Suth-
erland and wife moved here this week
from Batavia, with Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
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MunterviIle.

Munterville, March 70. - Newt,
Grooms was an Ottumwa visitor
Thursday.
William Baldwell, who has been liv-
ing near Bidwell the past number OF
years, has now moved onto the JUL
ius Fulgman farm near here, which he
has rented for a number of years.
Rev. A. e. Mcneil returned home
Thursday from few days visit in
the western part of the state.
G. F. Hall closed a pleasant term of
school Friday at Hickory, and Satur-
day he had literary entertainment
and box supper. Quite large num-
ebr was in attendance.
neat cottage on his fathers farm
near here.
Alex Peterson, of South Ottumwa,
was in this vicinity Friday.
VIM. Chisman, of Ottumwa, drove
thru our streets last Thursday. He
attended the Robinson Bros sale, be-
ing clerk for the same.
Charles Smith will close his winter
school near Dudley, Tuesday, March
10.
VIM. Smith made a trip to Ottum-
wa Thursday.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. G.. Allen, which has had such a
seige of lung fever, is slowly imp ov-
ing.
J. Kinblade, of Ottumwa, is making
preparations to move onto his farm
north of Munterville.
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, March 7.-Rev. a. B.
Hightshoe filled his appointment at
the Methodist church Sunday after.
noon.
A. G. Van Haaften, a native of In
dia, gave a very instructive entertain-
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A horse afflicted with CHAMBERS was
recently killed in Sioux City,
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Stockport,

Stockport, March 12.-Miss Aletha
Beswick, who is in the hospital at Keo-
kuk, is reported better and hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
Three cars of lumber were shipped
in last week by G. G. Swan.
Will Henderson and wife were in
Birmingham Wednesday, the guests
of Harry Graham.
William Parnitzkie. G. o. Swan,
John Hall and S.. Whitaker visited
Belmont lodge, No. 541, A. F. and A.
M, at Hillsboro Thursday night and
assisted in comforting the third de-
gree.
l. B. Snider of Ft. Madison, visited
at the ]. M. Snider home Friday.
Mr.. Kelsey died Thursday night of
pneumonia and was buried Thursday
at Winchester.
lightweight head of horses passed
thru here Thursday, going to Lock
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Humest

dume6IOQ, March lI.-Wlll f1OW6
came home Friday to visit a few days
with his parents.
Mrs. Hannah Gray died at her home
in the east part of town Thursday, af-
ter an illness of two weeks. The fun
eral was held at the M. e. church Fri
day afternoon.
Prof. Joe S. Ulm has so far recov-
cred from his recent illness as to be
in his school again.
ALT Palmer is very sick with grip.
Mr.. Brown, Of Ames, talked at the
M. E. church on temperance, Sunday
morning, afternoon and night.
Miss Ethel Crawford, who has been
quite ill with grip, has recovered and
will resume school work Monday.
Mrs. Henry Rice is spending this
week in the country.
The missionary tea held at the home
of Mrs. George King Friday night was
grand success. The evening was
spent in music and games and the So
ciety realized $19.
Fred Clark, of Corydon, spent Fri
day in the city
John Moon and family left Monday
for their new home near Kellerton.
ALT. McCulloch has moved into the
property just vacated by Mr.. Moon.
Linley. Street was badly burned on
the face last week, while working at
the school house.
The B. A. Y. lodge gave an oyster
supper Saturday night, March 8.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 11.-Cattle, 10000;
choice steers steady; others slow; 5
@10c lower; butchers stock and Tex
ans steady to strong; good to prime
100000; poor to medium 3.60@490;
COWS 2.60@4.25; Texans 3.35@4.00;
stockers 3.75@460.
Hogs, $4,000; opened steady and
closing strong; heavy 5.60@5.70; light
5.40@5.65; mixed 5.45@5.67.
Sheep, $4,000; strong; 4.00@4.S5;
lambs strong to shade higher 4.6O@
$50.
Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, March 11.-Butter-Dul
creameries, 15@21A; diaries, 11@19.
Eggs-Dull, 12A.
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THE MARKETS.
Visible Supply.

Visible Supply.
Chicago, March Invisible: Wheat
$500 900; corn, 21,014,0O0; oats, TO-.
$4,000.
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Agency.

Agency, March 11.-Some of the old
landmarks are being torn down in
Agency. DR.. Newell is removing a
building on Main street that was built
back in the sos He is to erect fine
two story building in it's stead. The
lower room will be used for bank
thatitis talked of starting this summer.
and the upper room for an office. Mrs.
Martha Harton is also tearing down a
building that was erected here in the
sos. The building boom is striking
Agency pretty hard this year.
The c., B. & @. is unloading mater
ial here for new track, and it is re-
ported that there will be several crews
here this week to begin work.
Watson Enyart is having material
hauled for new house in the east
A petition is being circulated for a
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Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, March 11.-Wheat, March
1875; May 1875.
Corn, March 80; May 4O%.
Oats, March 2s5s@23A; May 241a
@24%.
Pork, March 14.55; May 14.75.
Lard, March 7.52; May 7.55.
Ribs, March 1920; May 725.
Rye, SO. ~
Barley, SS@57.
Flax, LEG.
Timothy, 4.40.
Clover, 1915.
Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, March 11.-Dressed poul-
try-Quiet, turkeys, 10; chickens. ga
@1O.
Peoria Market.
Peoria, March 11.-Corn-sthady,
No. 2, 3s1l.
oats-Easy, white, 2e1s@2sA.
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ry. They will take charge of the old
hotel and will open it sometime this
month.
A daughter was born March 9 to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cowan.
The young mems party has nomin-
ated B. Gardner and ]. M. Louney for
aldermen, G. d. Chandler, assessor,
and e. G.. Gardner, treasurer. The
citizens party has not had it's caucus.
DIR. King, of Abingdon, has pur-
chased property there and will build
this season.
M. Giltner, of Ottumwa, now owns
the Fryer mercantile building, having
traded 1877 acre farm lying east of
Dahlonega for it. There is not a bet
ter equipped mercantile building in
the county than the one Mr.. Giltner
now owns.
Mrs. E. K. Baker has sold two
acres lying west of her house to the
Head boys for s1.100. They will pro-
badly improve it this summer
The Courier was in error when it
stated there was but one equal suf-
frage club in the First district and
that was in Washington county. The
Packwood equal suffrage club is in
its third year.
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BIadensburg.


Bladensburg, March 12-The enter
tainment given at the M. e. church
Friday evening, March 1, under the
management of Mr.. Hankammer was
a decided success in every respect,
it being the best of the kind ever given
at Bladensburg. There was large
and appreciative audience
J. M. ]. Allen has purchased and
has moved to the property that be-
longed to Daniel Fulton. Mr.. Fulton
has moved into the house with Mr..
Eggers.
Prof. Hankammer and three of his
students, Will Hammersly, Will Shaw
and Perry Whitmore, attended the or
atorical contest at Mt. Pleasant, Feb.
%.
Mr.. and Mrs. Good, of South En-
glish, visited last week with John Par
nell, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murray. Mrs. Good is niece Of
Mr.. Parnell.
Mrs. Charlie Ingram, of Ottumwa,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Murray, and attended the entertain
ment Friday evening.
Mrs. D. l.. Glass and Mrs. II. Green
visited in Ottumwa last week.
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& S. C. CULLEN & COMPANY.

new river bridge near Cliffland. This
would be a great benefit to the church
near there, and also to the Agency
people.
part of town.
Fred Bell, who lives east of town is
building new kitchen.
Mrs. C. Forrest fell one day last
week and hurt her foot severely.
Fourteen new members joined the
Congregational church near Cliffland
since the meetings commenced there.
George Dunbar is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Howard Shearer.
Walter Foster has been appointed
sub-carrier on rural route No. 1.
1t is hoped here that the Ottumwa
street car company will secure the old
track of the Burlington when abandon
ed between here and Ottumwa. 1t
is believed here that it will be a pay
ing investment, not only for the street
car company, but for Ottumwa and
Agency.
The. country people are well pleased
with the daily rural delivery of the
mail, and the privilege OF reading the
daily papers. They now want a rural
telephone, and it is believed that if
someone would take hold Of the matter
it could be accomp lished
Island Dreamer returned home from
Ottumwa last week. where he has
been in the hospital for medical treat
ment. He is getting along very we'll.
Ed Hicks. who has been sick for
some time is no better. His brother,
William, of South Dakota, is here Wis
iting him.
J. w. Mccoy is seriously Ill.
Mrs. Bedell, who has been i'll for
some time, is reported no better.
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Wash Fabrics

Such as Percales, have an immense
representation. Any styles you
have ever thought of and lots you
have never dreamed of are here, in
Guiding the new Persian and
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llIiteracy in the South.

At dinner given in New York by
the executive board of the Southern
Educational Conference, we are told
that Dr. E. a. Alderman of New
Orleans, one of the field directors,
astonished his hearers with the state
ment that but one out of every four
whites in the south could read and
write, and that similar state Of
affairs existed among the blacks
This is@eartling statement and we
cannot we that DR.. Alderman
made it. = he did we are astonished
that it was not challenged then and
there, and as it was printed in a prom
inent New York newspaper, we are
astonished that it has not since been
challenged. It cannot be true. So
far as our information goes it is very
wide of the mark According to the
census of 1900 the percentage of ma
tive-born literate and illiterate voters
in the states named was as follows:
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Good Roads in the South.

The task of arousing interest in good
roads work is going on apace in the
South. The Illinois Central made an
effective campaign some months ago,
and now the Southern Railway is
pushing on the work. It is costing
the railroads great deal of money,
but the expense is enlightened selfish
ness, for it will increase their business
manifold to secure good roads for the
bringing of freight to their stations.
John Stuart Mill, over half a century
ago, observed in his political Econ
omy" that good roads had the same
effect upon agricultural communities
as an addition to the fertility of the
lands they cultivated since the reduced
cost of transportation might be of
equal value to the larger production.
The lesson of good roads is much
needed one in the South. Southern
people with their open, generous ma
lures are prone to waste and eNtrava-
grance and no form of waste has cost
them more than the bad roads. A sys-
tenn of good turnpikes or even of the
modern well-drained and well-kept dirt
road, constructed according to scien-
tifc engineering principles, would be
worth more than extra barrel OF corn
or a fraction of a bale OF cotton to
the acre. With easy and cheap
transportation, every pound of market
able value would be gathered and sold
and not left to rot in the fields, as is
too often the case now. F.. Besides this
country life would be more attractive
and the value of real estate would ad
vance.
The railroads are doing great work
both for themselves and the country
through which they send these good
road trains. If they got no other
retarn than the advertising it gives
them they would be well paid. but
when in addition they take steps
that will insure the building up of
their traffic year by year, their re-
wards become large enough to justify
heavy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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OFFICIALS OVERCOME IN MINE.
Went TO Investigate Baby Mine
Disaster and Supposed to Have
Perished.

Bluefeld, ". Va, Nov. 22.-At Il
o'clock this morning Superintendent
Walter O'Malley, of the Pocahontas
colleriss company, along with State
Mine Inspector William Driest, A. S..
Hurst, chief coal inspector for the
Castner, Curran s. Bullitt company,
of Philadelphia, Robert st. Clair,
chief coal inspector, Morris St. Clair
and William Oldham, sub-coal inspec-
tors, Frazier G. Bell, Mining Engi-
neer Cardwell, manager of the
Shamokin Coal and Coke company of
Masbury, w. Va, composing a party
of eight, entered the west main Of the
Southwest Virginia Improvement COM
pany's colleries for the purpose Of
examining the true situation in regard
to the recent explosion and fire in the
Baby mine, and up to this hour (12
midnight) have not been heard from.
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OPPOSITION TO TRANSLATION
OF the Gospels Into Modern Greek
---BIOodshed at Athens.

Athens, Nov. 21.-Agitation against
the proposal to translate the gospels
into modern Greek continued today.
Twenty thousand persons assembled
around the ruins of the temple OF
Jupiter Olympus and took part in g
demonstration organized by the stu
dents. A resolution was passed calling
on the holy synod to excommunlcate
any person who translated the gospels
into Greek as now spoken. Eight
hundred marines were landed and CO.
operated with the troops in patrolllng
the locality. Several collisions occur
red and occasional shots were fired.
During the encounters between the
military and the demonstrators, seven
persons were killed, so were severely
and many others were slightly wound
ed. Several shots were fred at NJ.
Theotokis. the Greek premier, but
without effect.
Great excitement prevails tonight:
Strong military detaehments guard
the palace and the residence OF the
premier. Everywhere anxious groups
are discussing the situation.
Heartrending scenes occurred when
the bodies of the dead were handed
over to their relatives. It is rumored
that armed men have arrived at the
university but the building is still
guarded by the students, who are
adopting military discipline.
Opposition deputies paraded the
streets during the day, exciting the
rioters by violent language.
There were no fUrtber disturbances
during the evening, but it is feared
that there viii be q renewal of disor-,
der tomorrow. Among those slightly
Injured are the prefect Of police OF
Athens and the prefect of Attica.
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Has Burned 20 Years.

\ Interest in the great subterranean
conhagration near New Glasgow, Nova
Scotia, has been been renewed by the
discouraging report that all efforts to
circumvent the flames have proved
fruitless and that all hope is now
practically abandoned. The fire origi-
mated in 1880. It is burning in rich
seam of coal, 80 feet thick, and in a
mine that has shaft LOCO feet deep.
The problem of extinguishing the
flames is no nearer solution than it
was twenty-one years ago. Water
has been let in, but the fire is above
the sea level, and the expensive work OF
flooding has had no effect.
After many futile attempts to extin-
guish the fire, the engineers directed
their efforts toward devising plans for
circumventing it, and reaching the
coal still intact. To that end all the
approaches leading to the fire and all
the neighbcring workings were walled
ND, and new workings were driven
lower down. But every plan so far
devised has proved a failure. The all
conquering fire has broken through,
cllo OFS1y AON WIZ a Ae1o OSSA1 1N1NSo
antly abandoned.
On one occasion, the explosion that
perpetuated this destructive and OBJ
stinate fire caused the death of 45
miners. They were awaiting the ar
rival of car with some tools, and
a boy had been sent out with a
hurry-up message, when the explosion
occurred. All that could be learned
was from the boys story. He had
seen them sitting on the floor when
he left them. There death overlook
them. To reach or aid them in any
way was beyond human possibility,
so their ashes have mingled with the
crumbling coal seam which has burn
ed for a generation, and will burn,
no doubt, for generations to come.
There are unsolved problems about
the explosion, and suspicious that
protecting walls were not sufficiently
thick. But no new light will ever
be thrown on the tragedy which sud
denly cut off and consumed a sturdy
detachment of the army of industry.
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REVOLT OF The GOLOMDIANS.
Gen. Lugo Approaching Panama
With Large Force.

Colon, Colombia. Nov. %, 5 p. m.
The latest news obtainable here is
to the effect that the Liberal general,
Lugo, has arrived at Empire station,
distant about twelve miles from
Panama, with force said to number
LOCO men. The Liberals are gaining
and arming many recruits along the
entire length of the railroad and now
control the line up to within point
two miles from Panama. An attack
on that city is expected momentarily
and much uneasiness is felt there.
The Liberal leader, Domingo Diaz, is
expected shortly to arrive at Colon;
It is rumored here that Buena Ven
tura "a Colombian port on the Pacific
coast about 400 miles south of Panama)
has been taken by the Liberals. Con-
frmation of this report is lacking.
Marines from the gunboat Machias
still guard the station and property OF
the railroad here.
The battleship Iowa will lead forces
at Panama when the necessity arises.