Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-17

Ing Dali DIT tlle pursuing DuIleT us
appeared in Jackson street, shortly af-
terward surrendering himself to the
police about the time the mayor ex
police.
Prendergast was tried and convict
ed and was executed on July IL, 1894.
THE TWEMTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT.
A Man Who Has Left His Impress on
the History of the World.
William Mckinley, the twenty-fifth
president of the United States and
man who has been called the repre-
sentative American, was born on jan
uary 20, 1913, in Niles, Ohio, an OBJ
scure village. He was educated at
the public schools, and later at Poland
academy, and in 1860 entered Allie.
gheny college at Meadville, Pa. For
q time he taught in public schools, but
at the outbreak of the civil war en-
listed as private in Company E,
| Twenty-third Ohio volunteers, an in
fantry regiment. He was made COM
missary sergeant and second lieuten-
ant while 10; first lieutenant when 20;
captain when 81, and On March 10,
1865, at the age Of %, for gallantry in
battle, he was breveted major of Unit
ed States volunteers by President
Lincoln. Before this he had served
on the stats of Gen. Hayes, Crook and
Hancock, and after the signal honor
conferred by Lincoln he was detailed
as acting assistant adjutant general of
the First division of the First army
corps until mustered out in 1865.
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a lev married Miss Ida Saxton of Can
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u to face the first great sorrow of he
!, life in the death of her mother, Fror
6 this blow she has never if is sail
e quite recovered. She was still suffe
d ing from the shock when her secon
i girl child. Ida. sickened and died. /
+ he soon followed by Kate their onl
d other child
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