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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
CIRCULATION.
THE CITY ELECTION.

A lot of republicans voted the demo-
cratic city ticket yesterday. 1t re-
quires no great amount of mental acu-
men to find Just about where the re-
sponsibility lies. There are number
of citizens who belong to that class
dubbed liberal republicans" and they
mad been filled with the idea that the
republican ADMINISTRATION intended
to inaugurate crusade against vice
that would amount to prohibition.
They had been led to believe that sa-
looms would be closed at all times and
that Puritanical methods in the admin
istration of city affairs would prevail
to an obnoxious degree. Foreign LID
uor dealers had been impressed with
the idea that Ottumwa was, in the
event of the election of the republican
ticket, to be made a Sunday school
town and that they and their business
was to be harrassed by the administra-
ton and every advantage of techni-
calities in the law was to be remorse-
ly used. Money, and perhaps the
major portion of it was used for legiti-
mate campaign expenses, was plenti,
full. Democratic organization was per.
fected to degree nearly unheard OF
in their ranks prior to yesterday.
Party leaders, or more properly those
directly interested in the outcome,
worked hard and considering the op-
position developed in certain quarters,
with a unanimity seldom seen in a
city election. Polls of each ward
were taken in a manner that betrayed
the hand of the accomplished politi-
clan in nearly every instance.
All these things had it's effect in
burying the party underneath an ava
lanche of votes, and taking into con
sideration the fact that democracy
held the reins of government, which
no one will deny is an advantage, the
thing was done.
The result, however, came as a sur
prise to both democrats and republic
anc alike. The democrats were sur.
prised to find that their candidates
had been elected by such large major.
tiles and republicans to learn they
had been buried so deep.
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IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings Of Hawkeye People at the Ma
tion's Capital

Doines of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
tions Capital.
Washington, March 26.-Rural free
delivery service will be established
on April 10 at Garwin, Tama county,
two carriers; length of routes, As
miles; population served, LOO; carri-
Iers, M. O. Bowen and d. o. Smith.
Postmasters commissioned Alex
ander Thornton, Bartlett; Julia Tut
tile, Kentner.
Peter G. Murray, of Dubuque, has
been admitted to practice before the
interior department.
Iowa Pensions.
Increased-Joseph ]. Foreman, Bed
ford, $12; Almon K. Raft, Muscatine,
$40; John S. Lacy, Pella, IS; Levi H.
Meads, Shell Rock, SIT; George w.
Humphrey, Eldon. $40.
Washington, March 27.-The fol-
flowing fourth class postofflces will be
advanced to the presidential class on
April L: Hubbard and Winfield.
Iowa Pensions.
Additional-Ivory B. Lucas, Ashton
1872. Increase-John Holden, Mt. Ayr
lpif, SSO' II. ItOlpll, SoulSii biuL'
1924. Original widows-M. Cordelia
Asher, Brandon, SIT; Polly A. Kim
ball, Sheffield. SIS.
Iowa Patents.
VIM. G. Adams, OlGs, milk pail sup
port; S. F. Bergand and ]. II. Tiegen
Delano, can Gaping machine; Joseph
c. Butler Iowa Falls, end gate; Alvin
G. Cobb, Des Moines, display cabinet
for spices; John B. Gibshart, Peters
burg, harrow; Geo. w. Hoadley, Gar
den Grove, combination metal and
wood working machine; Lewis e. Jor
dan, Bagley. adjustable spout and GOV
er for grain elevators; Joseph H. Koe
bel, Wayland, ditching machine; VIM
III. Spencer, Keokuk, fruit gatherer;
Henry Spunangle. Hawleyville, draft
Equalizer; sChas, j. Tenney, Mason
City, carbureter; Henry w. Thomp
son, Bagley, farm or yard gate; Lewis
E.. Thompson. Mckinley, vehicle
wheel; R. L. Wright Arbor Hill, dis
harrow; Minton H. Willetts, Daven
port, window; VIM. N Wright, Ores
ton, wrapper for enve1oping and seal
ling money
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POSTAGE RATES REDUCED.
Domestic Rates to Apply Between
United States and Cuba.

Postage rates between this country
and Cuba have been reduced to the
same figures existing in regard to mail
matter between different points in the
United States, the change to take eff
feet April /. Heretofore the rate has
been the same as to any other foreign
nation, except to soldiers, sailors and
officials in the United States civil SER
vice, but this change will allow the
same rates to apply as in this country.
The following order was received to-
day by Postmaster A. w. Lee, of this
city:
"Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, D. c., March %, 1901.
"Order No. 1863.
"Postmasters are informed that, on
and after April /, next, the United
States domestic rates of postage and
classification shall apply to all mail
matter passing between the United
States and Cuba.
Charles Emory Smith,
Postmaster General"
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PRICE OF CORN GOES HIGHER.
Farmers Holding Back Their Grain
Enormous Tradinus.

Chicago, March 27.-Corn took an
other forward stride yesterday. In
spite of concerted efforts of the shorts
to force the price down from the high
mark reached the day before, the yell
low grain was strong and went up to
42$ cents.
George H. Phillips, the corn king,
was again an active Spectator in the
lpit. When corn reached it's high
mark he began selling from his i'm
mense holdings, and when his action
had forced the price down he began
buying again at the reduced figure.
The enormous trading could not weak
en- this firm position, and the final
quotation was AN cents.
The strong position held by Phillips
and his following is generally recog-
nized on the floor of the board of
trade. Chicago has only about 1885,
1000 bushels of corn at present, scarce
| ly more than half of what was in stor-
age here a year ago. An inferior
quality of corn is coming in, only 33
out of 2S4 cars that came in yesterday
grading up to contract requirements.
1t is said that Phillips controls most
of the corn in Chicago today, and that
as soon as the navigation season
starts he will ship all his holdings out
of the city to further dishearten the
spectators who have allowed them
selves to be caught in the spring sea-
son short some 100000 bushels.
Old board of trade members agree
that only one thing can stop the stea-
dy rise of corn, and that is the con-
certed disposition of farmers to let
go of the corn they have on hand. The
bulls are following the corn market
rather than manipulating it, and spec
ulators say that SO long as the far
mers wait for 8 higher price the de-
mand will steadily Eueh up the fig
lures.
Samuel C. Section, member of the
board of trade, Of the firm. of j. b. Har-
| ris, said.
| Corn on its own merits is worth As
cents today. 1t cannot be forced
down The bulls are not cornering
corn because there is no need. The
corn belt furnishes So per cent of the
corn the world uses, and the home de-
mand alone this year is enormous.
The farmer who is holding his corn
never had such strong position, &
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PRESS COMMENT.
Sage Sayings of Iowa and Other
Newspapers.

Newspapers.
What shall be said in regard to the
Rev. George d. Herron> whose wife
has just secured divorce from him
on the ground of desertion, cruel and
inhuman treatment? Rev Heron
preached at Burlington for a time,
then became professor of applied
Christianity in Iowa college at Grin
nell. the chair being endowed by a
well known family of Burlington. This
family consists of widow and her
daughter Both seem to have been
greatly impressed with Prof. Heron.
Upon him they have bestowed costly
favors. When he removed to Grinnell,
they removed also and lived in cot
tages near together. During recent
years, Mrs. Heron has not been
heard of. She has remained at home
attending to her four children. No
public criticism has ever been made
concerning Mrs. I.1-son. The good
woman and her daughter of Burling-
ton have stood so high that they con-
tinue to hold the respect of all who
know them. No one has dared to
the woman and her daughter. But
'jlouotlluo navy upou thC
strange admiration the two women
have had for Heron and thousands
have believed it to be unworthily be-
slowed. Either on account of preju-
dice or otherwise, good many bust
ness men have refused to take any
|stock in Heron, have refused to be-
,ieye him to be sincere. They have
regarded him as crank, desiring to
pose and attract public attention. In
the early spring of 1898, Heron
preached and lectured several times
in Des Moines to large audiences. His
whole manner seemed to be to make
Ibis hearers believe that he was over
worked in the cause of the good. He
entered the pulpit nervously stroking
his forehead with his thin, bony hands
as if he were rallying to make one
last. grand charge on the plutocrats,
millionaires and general robbers of
the poor. Rev. DR.. Eaton introduced
him at one of the meetings as "a man
with mission, one who spoke like
the prophets of old" 1t is sad when
q minister goes wrong, but there are
those who will express no surprise in
regard to Professor Heron. Howey-
er, after man has put away a wife
and four children, he ought to quit
preaching the gospel.-Des Moines
Capital,
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NEW G. A. r. LAUNCHED.
Col. Lopez Head of Philippine Island
Veterans Order

Des Moines, March 27.-Col John
Lopez, of the Fifty-frst Iowa, is at the
head of branch. of the organization
known as the Philippine Island Veter.
ans, and will soon have camp locat.
ed at this place. The object of the
order, only two of which have been
founded in the United States since the
first volunteers were sent to the Phil
ippines, is similar to that of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Its members
are united for the purpose of preserv.
ing the memory Of fallen comrades
and for the mutual protection that
NAV be derived.
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THE VOTE IN OTHER TOWNS
Fairfield Elects the Entire Republican Ticket-Boomaeld
Saves One Alderman-A Narrow Squeak at Eddy .
vile-General Weaver Made Mayor of Colfax
Mt. Pleasant Votes Library Tax
and Telephone Franchises

f. G. Wait; aldermen, ward one, Nor
man; ward two, Morrow; ward three,
Ball; ward four. Day.
The question Shall the city of Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa. estab ish and main
tain free public library in the city 2"
was carried by four majority in the
city.
Both of the propositions granting a
telephone franchise to w. J. Steckel
and The Odds Telephone company,
We're carried.
Election at Abba.
Abba, March 26. Especially All
the anxiety of yesterdays election is
over and the following We're elected;
Will Hardenbrook, mayor; Harry Bar
ber city treasurer; Jerry Wright, city
solicitor; j. NJ Porter, assessor.
Councilmen-First ward, VIM. Shep-
pard; second ward, Dave Clever;
third ward, Dave Hammond; fourth,
John Gray.
Creston Decides for lnterurban Line.
Creston, March 26.-In the munich
pal election yesterday Scott Skinner,
republican, was reelected mayor by
225 majority. The democrats gained
one alderman. The proposition of the
Omaha Traction Co., asking for a
franchise for the purpose of con-
structing an interurban line to Winter
set, carried by a large majority.
Winterset gave the franchise ma
jority of 1876.
Hot Contest in OskaIoosa.
Oskaloosa, March 26.-The hottest
city campaign in the history of Oska-
loosa closed yesterday in the election
of William Wray. The republicans
elected mayor and three of the five
aldermen. The weather was wet and
cold, and a small vote was cast. The
republicans were easy winners.
Ft. Madison's Election.
Fit. Madison, March 26.-The city
election here passed off very quietly,
tho the interest was intense and the
contest close. The former mayor,
Mr.. Atlee, who has held the office for
democrat, by small margin. A five,
year extension of the water company S
| franchise was voted down
Marshalltown Goes Republican.
Marshalltown, March 26-Henry
Sears, the republican candidate for
mayor defeated H. l.. Getz, the demo.
cratic nominee, yesterday. The con.
test was spirited and attracted much
attention.
Votes a Franchise.
Indianola, March 26--At the cleo
ton yesterday a franchise was voted
to the Interurban Electric company
granting it authority to build a line OF
road to connect Des Moines with Win
terset, via this place.
Winterset in Line.
Winterset, March 26.-The propo
sition to grant a franchise to the Win
terset and Creston electric railway
project was adopted at an election il
this, city yesterday by a majority o.
1872.
Mixed at independence.
independence, March 26.-The city
election yesterday resulted in three
republican and two democratic alder
men being chosen. P. A. Sulkamp
democrat, was elected mayor.
General Weaver Is Mayor of colfax.
Colfax, March 26.-General James
B. Weaver, ex-congressman, was yes
terday chosen mayor of this place or
the citizens ticket.
Beat Peoples Ticket.
Grinnell, March 26.-In the cit.
election H. w. Spaulding, republican
was elected mayor over A. c. Norris
! citizen sticket, by about to l.
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TRANSFORMS EARTH. TO FUEL.
Omaha Man Says He Has Discovered
Cheap Substitute for Coal.

Omaha, Neb.. March 26.-E. j. Hoff-
man of 1919 Leavenworth street,says
he has set tie earth afire. He pro-
fesses to have invented a process
whereby the clods of the field will
burn with all the gusto of anthracite
coal Crude petroleum, he says, mix
ed with common earth, gumbo and
sand alone excluded, with the addi-
ton of two other articles, the ;ngre-
dents of which constitute his secret,
will make fuel that will burn better
and with cleaner fire than pine
knots Seventy-five per cent of this
decoction is mother earth. The ex-
pense of the other three ingredients is
but trifle. His fuel costs $3.50 per
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thing else for Indigestion or Biliousness.
Doctors were scarce, and they seldom
heard of Appendicitis, Nervous Prostra.
ton or Heart Failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out the system
and fermentation of undigested fond,
regulate the action of the liver, stimu-
late the nervous and organic action Of
the system, and that Is all they took
when feeling duh and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only need
a few doses Of Green's August Flower,
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter with
you. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
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VETERANS or TWO WARS WILL
GARLAND SOLDIERS GRAVES
Continued from Page One.)

The anniversary of Memorial day Is the
only day regarded as an annual event
equal to Independence Day. It is on this
day that the United States troops, the
citizen soldiers and the Grand Army Of
the Republic unite in decorating the
graves Of the nations defenders. 1t has
come to be q holiday everywhere OBJ
served.
Each year the ranks Of the old soldiers
thin out more and more and all too soon
there will be no one left to march in the
ranks. Many do not know how the Gus
tom originated nor why. The decoration
of graves was not the main object sought
at first but was one of its first results.
Major Stephenson wanted to organize
some lodge or post to help and aid the
soldiers, their widows and orphans. On
April 1885, he organized Post No. 1, at
Decatur. Illinois, with a membership Of
twelve men. In November he presided
over national encampment at Indian
apolis and so the G. A. r. was organized
and soon became a power. Stephenson
was the first commander and in
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NOW SHE: IS WE'D
OLLIE sAMUELs, THE INCoRRIG-
IBLE, IS NOW MRS. RHODES.
WAS MARRIED LAST NIGHT
Judge Boyle and Chief Of Police Rey-
holds Persuaded the Girls Mother
to Give Reluctant Consent-Rhodes
: Has Promised to Be Good in the
Future.

The unhappy life of an inmate of the
reform school for the next four or five
years, which had been decided on for
ollie Samuels, the 14-year-o old colored
girl who has persisted in keeping COM
Ny with Willis Rhodes against the
strenuous wishes of her mother, was an,
nulfed yesterday The girls mother.
after three weeks of worry and troubled
experiences with her headstrong daugh-
ter, decided to permit the marriage of
Ollie to Rhodes, and the ceremony was
performed by Judge Boyle last night.
which made child BE wife of mar
so years of age. ~ -
q The mother of the girl and Rhodes
had meeting in the office of Chief of
Poilce Reynolds yesterday, and it was
certain after the woman had talked a
few moments that she would never con-
seht to Ollie marrying Rhodes. The
sudden change of mind was, therefore
a surprise to the officials.
Judge Boyle and Chief of Police Rev
nods We're both anxious to straighten
the matter out as best they could and
save the girl from the reformatory if
possible. 1t was explained to the mother
that the school did not always do the
work its name implied. The girls parent
thought that most anything would he
better for the girl than to be tied for
life to Rhodes. She told Rhodes that he
certainly must be of a brute nature to
think of marrying girl not old enough
to know her own mind.
The mother blamed Rhodes for having
Influenced the girl to leave home, and
told the dusky individual to keep shy
sof both her and her daughter hereafter.
/ The meeting was brought to a close
without the mothers consent to the mar
riage, and the daughter was escorted:
back to the city Jail to remain in the
keeping of Jailer Levy until taken to the
reform school. She cried and sobbed
piteously and declared that before she
would live many days in the school she
would do something rash.
Last night something UNEXPECTEDLY
changed the mothers mind and she gave
permission for her daughter to wei
Rhodes. 1t is thought that Rhodes took
the advice of Judge Boyle Of the police
court, and, going to the mother, asked
her for her daughters hand in the right
way. He promised to do the right thing
by the girl and provide her with a good
living.
Rhodes insists that the girl is at least
16 years of age.
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Bugle call by Lawton Camp.
Benediction by Chaplain Albritton.
Then the old soldiers and members of
the Relief Corps will separate and dis
tribute flowers as follows:
At Mount Moriah cemetery ]. H. Jack
son will have charge of the strewing of,
flowers, which will be done by the fol-,
lowing committee: ]. H. Jackson, P. H.
Manchester, E. H. Bruce, L. N. Waldrip,
]. w. Masterson, J. B. Scott, James
Corkwell, E. M. Tower, Henry Kemper,
r.. G. Huston, Mrs. L. M. Almon, Mrs.
P. H. Manchester. Mrs. E. H. Bruce,
Mrs A. III. Whitcher, Mrs. Violet Gilbert.
Mrs. Ruth Burton.
At the Catholic cemetery w. w. Will
Jams will have charge of the following
committee Of flower distributors: w. w.
Williams, J. McMinnie, c. L. Wood,
Thomas Boyle, Emil Konicker, Henry
6. Callahan, J. N. Trent. Mrs. M. Lewis,
Mrs. Swenson,' Mrs. McMinnie, Mrs.
Thomas Boyle, Mrs. Reese. Mrs. Dunkle,
Mrs. Setinborn, Mrs. Dusso.
In the evining an entertainment will
he given in the auditorium to which
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1868 General Logan was elected to that
position.
The name Of the man who suggested
decorating the graves is not known but
he was German and he wrote to Col.
N. p. Chapman, a member of Logan's
staff, and told him of the custom in his
home Of strewing flowers over the dead.
The first order for decorating graves
came from General Logan. The order
was issued in May and appointed May
30th as Decoration day.
Here in Butte Decoration Day is al
ways observed, Lincoln Post No. 2 and
Lincoln Relief Corps taking the lead and
reminding the people of the cost Of the
free and undivided republic. Tomorrow
will. be celebrated as usual and from each
flag staff will float the emblem for which
these men have done so much.
In the morning at half past nine the
g. A. r., and other organizations that
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everyone Is invited. The best talent in
b0tte VIII participate. The orator Of
the evening will be Ella Knowles Has
kell, one of the foremost women of Mon
lana, a fine speaker and a member Of
the Relief Corps.
The program which will be given fol-
lows with the words of the National
Memorial Hymn which the audience will
sing to the air of America:
Prayer. L. Albritton.
Singing of National Hymn by audi
ence.
Address of Lincoln at Gettysburg
Miss Genevieve Smith.
Voice solo, 1.-THE Holy City"-Miss
Erma Charles.
Memorial oration-Ella Knowles Has
kell. .
Baritone solo-"Sleep'' I'M. E. Henry
John A. Davies. Accompanist Mrs.
Leo G. Bryant.
Soprano solo-Miss Ida Scott. Leo c.
bryant, accompanist
God bless the soldiers brave,
Who did our Union save
From Thraldom's wrongs!
They dearly loved the land,
Where Freedoms glories stand,
And praise on every hand
To them belongs.
May angels deck each mound
That was by us found,
With choicest flowers;
Long may the page of fame
Preserve each hero's name
Who freed slavery's shame,
This land of ours.
Like leaves In autumn blast
Their ranks are Timing fast
We miss them all: ,a-s
But Sons will take their place,
March with their measured pace,
All battle dangers face,
Should duty call.
Long may "Old Glory" wave -r
Over the land these brave
Old comrades won:
Long may Columbia strand
guide to every land,
Beneath the sun.
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Comrades Lawton Camp, and others;
!. Spanish American Soldiers, Firing |
Squad.
Commander Lincoln Post, No. 2, g. A. RI
and Staff.
Comrades Lincoln Post. and other old
soldiers.
Chaplain, Mayor and City Council.
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$1.00. Anaconda to Mountain View park,
round trip, 25 cents. Good Road and
Bicycle Path association picnic at
Mountain View park. Horse racing at
Butte.
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LADIES APPRECIATE.

A good remedy. and there IL not any.
thing On the market that equals French
Tansy Tablets for the relief and cure 6:
painful and irregular mense. These
tablets remove all distractions. no mat.
ter what the cause. Manufactured by A.
Augendre. Paris. France. and for sale
only by the Newbro Drug Co.. Butte.
Mont. sole agents. Price 81 per box:
sent by mail, securely sealed.
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NOTICE TO VOLUNTEERS.

All volunteers of the Spanish American
war in this city are cordially invited to
cooperate with H. w. Lawton Camp No.
"a in the observance Of Memorial day.
A meeting to perfect arrangements will
be held on Wednesday evening at s
o'clock at Carpenters Union hall. oppo-
site the court house. A full attendance
Of all interested is requested.
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Imperial Council, Mobiles Of Mystic
Shrine, Kansas City, NO., June
Il-lQ 1901

For this annual meeting of the
Shriners the Chicago Great Western
Railway will. on June and 10, sell ex-
cursion tickets to Kansas City. good to
return June IA. at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. For further information
address any Chicago Great Western
agent, or J. p. Elmer, general passenger
agent. Chicago.
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At Mount Moriah cemetery the follow
ing services will be held:
Prayer-Chaplain ]. l.. Albritton.
Reading of order of the day by post
aGjutant.
Short talk by E. NJ. Tower.
Roll call of dead comrades answered
by girls placing a flower in their
memory.
Camp, No. "a, Spanish War Volunteers
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AFTER ToMoRRow's PARADE.

! After the parade tomorrow you will be
thirsty. The place to go is Mrs. Neiden-
hofen's. Try her new champagne phos-
rphate, orange phosphate, claret phos-
,phate Or her plain ice cream the best in
the world.