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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
FATHER WARD BEREAvED.
Telegram Received Today Announcing
Death of His Father and Brother.

Telegram Received Today Announcing
Death of His Father and Brother.
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greer, 214 North
Ransom street, received telegram
from Father Francis Ward, of Iowa
City, stating that he had just received
a cablegram from Ireland announcing
the death of his father and his broth
err, John No details were obtainable,
and it was not known here that they
were ill
Mr.. Ward, ST., was about 80 years
of age, and the news of his death was
not so much of shock as was the an.
nouncement of the death of Father
Wards brother.
John Ward was in the prime of man.
hood, and was one of the most success
full teachers and educators in Ireland.
His marriage to a young lady in that
country was, solemnized only three
months ago. Neither the elder Ward
nor John had ever visited in this coun-
try. Rev. Father Ward, it will be re.
membered was resident of Ottumwa
for nearly quarter of century dur
ing which time he had charge of st.
Patrick's Catholic church. He was
transferred about a year ago to Iowa
City, where he is now in charge of the
parish in that city. One brother, Pat
rick, is still resident of Wapello
county, living a short distance from
the city, on farm. The sincere SYM
pathy of the entire city is extended to
the bereaved family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
SLAIN BY HIS BRIDE.

y Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. IL
y Philip II. Kennedy, agent for the
" Merchants Dispatch Transfer
company, was shot and killed in
his office in the New Ridge build
v ing here just before 6 o'clock last
' evening by his wife, who was Luz
' lu X. Prince. The woman fired
= four bullets into her victim, and
y then, as he lay easpins and dying
she sprang upon him and ground
= both heels into his face, crying:
"You'II betray no more girls, you
' curl" Mrs. Kennedy was at once
' arrested and is now in the city
Jail.
The girls family claims she
' and Kennedy were engaged to be
y married when he met another
= young woman and fell in love
with her. He broke the engage
y ment with Miss Prince and cards
were sent out announcing his mar
' rage with the other young wom-
= an when the father and brother
of Miss Prince took hand in the
= affair. Miss Bessie Phillips, the
girl to whom Kennedy was en-.
gagged now lives in Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
RESCUED FROM A WRECK.
Crew and Passenger Taken From the
Grounded Steamer, Russie.

S'SNs 0IA eSSSiSSi hoNSh VII klC
Grounded Steamer, Russe.
Faraman, France, Jan. 11.-All the
passengers and crew of the French
steamer Russie have been landed and
all are we'll and uninjured.
How the PeriIious Feat Was Done.
AS the lifeline connecting the ship
with the shore parted yesterday after
noon, no communication with the
steamer was possible during the night.
altho several attempts were made by
fishermen to launch their boats, with
the hope of re-establishing commune
cation. The storm ragged with renew
ed fury during the night, but at day
break the sea became calmer, and the
wind shifted. The Caro- fishermen
again put to sea. More than once it
was thought the small boat would be
engulfed, but she gradually reached
the Russie. The rope was thrown,
which the fishermen caught, and the
lifeboat soon afterwards came along
side them. Above the bowling of the
wind arose cries of joy from those on
board the Russie, which was reechoed
by the crowds ashore. Another boat,
manned by four men, succeeded in
reaching the vessel. A few minutes
later the Caro- boat left the Russies
side, heavily laden with women and
one, baby. The spectators ashore
plunged into the sea. dragged the life
boat ashore, lifted the occupants out
of the boat, and carried them in their
arms to dry land.
Women Collapsed.
Many women collapsed from the IA
tigue, cold and hunger. Their bag
gard faces and trembling limbs told of
the awful experiences they had gone
thru. The unfortunates were taken
to the lighthouse, two miles distant,
where restoratives were administered.
The lifeboats then made repeated
journeys, until all were saved and
sheltered in the lighthouse.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15

Still you see it and still you don't.
Judge Dewey, of Washington county,
no sooner declares the Titus amend
ment void and instructs it to get off the
earth or make itself liable to fine for
contempt of court, than along comes
Judge Hutchinson, of Cherokee county
with a decision directly opposite in
character. He declares that this same
Titus amendment was properly adopt
ed, that it is valid and that further,
the officers elected at the last general
election are entitled to take their seats
under it. This sustains the new
amendment to it's fullest extent. Won't
the supreme court please hurry and
tell us where we are at?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
A LITTLE BEYOND THE LIMIT.

1t may be well nowadays to sugar
coat religion and make it as attractive
as possible, but there is such a thing
as OVERRIDING it and practice is espe.
cially reprehensible when the pastor
gets none of the sugar. So thinks the
Rev. r. HI. Mont, who has minister
ed to an aristocratic flock at Newburg,
N. Y, until very recent date. Mr..
Mont AYERS that some time last sum-
mer the feminine leaders of his con-
gregation decided to do something to
make the sanctuary magnet for the
young, the worldly and the unregener-
ate. They considered the subject
prayerfully and at the beginning their
pastor was inclined to encourage them
IN their laudable purpose. He was
greatly shocked, however, when, after
weeks OF secret preparation, they
sprung their first surprise. 1t was a
surprise worth going miles to see-the
minister did not think He turned
pale then red when that surprise was
revealed to him. After turning red
he fed. 1t was vaudeville enter
ta1nment so well executed that the
pastor thought material aid must have
been received from the Evil One.
There were coon songs, cake walks,
skirt dances and worst of all, high
kicking. The performers were mem
bers of the church previously in good
standing. When the worthy dominic
uttered words of fearful reproof the
congregation turned against him and
cut his revenue. In thirteen long
weeks he received but $27.5O in salary
or the pricely stipend of slips a week
for himself and wife and their child to
live on. He has concluded to resign
and it is about time, for they may
knock off the dollar next week.
/ The perplexing problem of popular
izing the church may have been solv-
ed-for few days-at Newburg, but
in the solution the church seems to
have been eliminated There may be
such a thing as making the church
too solemn but there is certainly such
a thing as making it too 'srag-timey'.
even for the mildly irreverent. When
the minister's pay is withheld because
he objects to skirt dancing and high
Kicking, the judicious grieve and scot
fers make merry-which is not good
thing for the church
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
WANTS A FUND.
WapelIo County Woodmen Favor Re.
serve Fund.

! The members of the Modern Wood
men of America, in Wapello county
are strongly in favor of the adoption
OF the reserve fund plan, by the head
camp at it's next meeting, and to that
end they voted yesterday afternoon
to instruct their delegates to that
body. This action is decidedly impor-
tant. Since it's organization the or
der of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea has been depending wholly upon
It's assessments for the payment of it's
death losses. 1t was found at times
to be rather difficult task, and little
| by little the thinkers of the organiza-
ton came to the belief that the body
should have a substantial backing of
some sort
The reserve fund naturally suggest
ed itself, and at the instance of nu-
merous subordinate camps, the head
camp at its last meeting voted to
adopt the plan. 1t then became neces-
sary to submit the question to the
subordinate camps for their action. 1t
is pleasing to those who favor the plan
to learn that the majority of the sub
ordinate organizations are voting all
most solidly for the adoption of the
reserve fund
A Ringing Resolution.
Late yesterday afternoon after sew.
eral hours of earnest discussion, the
county camp voted to adopt the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That this convention in
struct it's delegates to the state camp
to work for and vote for delegates to
the head camp, who declare them
selves in favor of adopting some plan
for creating an emergency fund, pro-
viding, however, they shall pledge
themselves as opposed to both plans
known as the step-rate plan or scaling
certificates, or any plan that favors
increasing the rates of assessments as
the members grow older or scales the
face of the certificates"
Miscellaneous Business,
On motion the camp voted to in.
struct the delegates to work for the
election of delegates to the head camp.
who will use their efforts to the end
that the form of the official M. w. Al.
paper may be changed to that Of a
magazine.
Next Meeting in 1908.
1t was decided that the next meet.
ing of the county camp will be held
in Ottumwa in 1903.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
THE GOLD STANDARD.

The Courier has not seen the text
OF any of the three prominent bills
now before congress, the intent and
purpose of which is to fortify the
old standard by legislative enactment.
that 1T cannot be impaired by any ex-
ecutiye or secretary of the treasury
without special congressional action.
The announcement made by, Mr..
Levy of New York before the house
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, that Mr.. Bryan had told
him that if he (Bryan) was elected
president, he would find some way to
pay the obligations of the govern
ment in silver emphasizes in the most
distinct manner, the necessity of con-
gressional action. The republican
party is pledged to the maintenance
of the parity on gold standard basis,
of all forms of money authorized by
the government. The action of the
republican majority in congress
along this line should be immediate,
comprehensive and ,unequivocal The
exchange at the option of the holder
of the gold and silver coins of the
United States or any other form of
money issued directly by the govern
ment, is provision that should be
made and should be made so clearly
and distinctly that there can be no
possible question as to every dollar
of United States money being worth
100 cents in gold. Provision should
be made for a flexible bank note cur
rency to meet the various needs of
business in all parts Of the country
with requirements for their redemp-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15

and OF more than ordinary interest to
the members of the various patriotic
societies tof the United States. This
event wllfIbe the laying of the corner
stone OF the National Memorial Uni
Verslty, dedicated to the memory of
the defenders of the Republic and the
loyal women of war times.
1T will be remembered that this
great Institution was founded by the
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., assisted by
the allied patriotic organizations and
will be one of the leading universities
OF America and unquestionably the
worlds greatest soldiers memorial,
and as such it has attracted the at
tention of loyal people, and the result
is that it will be richly endowed and
success from the start. The ease
with which an ample endowment fund
has been raised, is high compliment
to the men and women honored in the
founding of this institution. The lit
| tie city of Mason City, Iowa, with
population of only about 10000, made
location offer equal to 100000,
which is an evidence of the general
interest of the people in this enter
prise.
"The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the first building will attract
the national officers of the various pa
triotic societies, and it is now believ-
ed the president, members of the cab
met and of congress will also be pres
ent, thus adding interest and import
ance to the OCCASION"
The railroad companies are taking
up the matter of transportation, and
lit is believed that very low rate will
be named as the Importance of the
event will entitle people to very gen.
erous treatment, and no doubt they
will avail themselves of this opportun-
1ity to be present at what will, in flu
ture years, be regarded as an histori-
cal event.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
COAL FIND sTIRs VILLAGE.
Discovery of Rich Vein startles Eau
Claire, Mich.

st. Joseph, Mich, Jan. 1.-THE vii
lage of Eau Claire, fifteen miles east
Of this city, is stirred over the discov-
cry of rich vein of coal on the Will
liam DEM farm, three miles west of
the corporation limits. Prespectors
from the coal regions of Pennsylvania
have expressed the opinion that the
entire Eau Claire district contains
large quantities of coal. They be-
lieve that mines here will rival the
productive coal mines of Pennsly-
vania. In the last twenty-four hours
real estate within the boundaries of
Eau Claire has advanced from 20 to
40 per cent above the normal valpa-
ton
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
Tour Of All Mexico

in Pullman's finest compartment draw
ing room, library, observation and din.
ing cars-all vestibuled-wit the cell
ebrated
Open Top Car "chiiIitIip
for observation in the mountains and
canons and dining car in the tropics.
A delightful trip of 80 days with
Three Circle Tours in the Tropics of
the south of Mexico and Visit to the
Ruined Cities.
All exclusive features of these film
eraries of leisurely travel and long
stops-The special train starts Tues.
day, january %, from Chicago.
Tickets Include All Expenses Every.
where. NJ
These select limited parties will be
under the special escort and manage
ment of the American Tourist Associa-
tionsReau Campbell, General Manager
l423 Marquette Building, Chicago
itineraries, maps and tickets can be
had on application to agents Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R,y.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
Smallpox Prevalent All Over
the State.
$50 PLACES INFECTED
Type Is Not Malignant; Vet Fifty
+, Deaths Have occurred-Most Pre-
vaIent in. Hamilton, Webster and
Boone Counties-origin Unknown.

=.
| Des Moines, Jan. 12.-Tho not gen.
orally realized, there is more small
poX in Iowa now than ever before at
the same season of the year. DR.. Ken.
when cases first began to be reported
this year in, any considerable number
there had been at lowest estimates
1000 cases. In at least $50 localities
in Iowa, there are cases of smallpox
The type of the disease is not con.
lsidered malignant, yet there have been
not less than fifty deaths in the state
from this cause since last October.
Where 1t Is Prevalent.
The disease is most prevalent in
Hamilton, Webster and Boone coun
tiles. The danger to the health of the
state at large consists in the fact that
the contagion exists at so many differ
ent localities,ieach point where per-
son is sick with smallpox being cen
ter from which the disease may easily
Iradiate.
Origin Unknown.
There is no knowing where the pres
ent widespread attack originated
| 1t appears to have started from nc
single locality. All thru the summer
| there We're a few scattering cases in
the state. In fact, since 1889, when
the disease appeared at Storm Lake
smallpox has S never been entirely
stamped out of Iowa. The winter sea
son is invariably the worst time for
the disease, owing to the tendency OF
humanity to live gregariously and in.
doors.
Circulars Being Sent Out.
The state board of health is sending
out circulars to the county superin.
tendents and to school boards, giving
information and recommendations in
regard to smallpox, with the boards
latest rules for the restriction and pre-.
lMenticn of contagious diseases in the
schools, both public and private.
In some places the schools are being
closed. The state board of health does
not advise this. In fact, it urges par.
| ticularly that schools ought not be
closed exception cases where the at.
tendance becomes decimated and
there are a large number of cases
The board holds that the closing of
the. schools and the intermingling of
tchildren and families that results lis
even more dangerous than to continue
| the schools and isolate those that
have been taken sick.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
'~*@*eF@b* $*>* $*@*S*%*> >*>k~t~t~*>+>+%t~*
Interpretations for 1900, y y " " "
" " y " " With Capital and Officers.

T. The records at the court house show
that quite a number of articles of in
corporation were filed in Wapello
county during the closing year of the
nineteenth century. Thinking it may
be- interesting to note the work that
| was done in this line last year the
Courier has run thru the books, and
below it gives a list of the various ar.
ticles filed, together with their re-
spective dates, the capitalization
where given, and the names of the in
corporators, as well. The list is as
| follows:
January 6--South Davis Street
Church OF. Christ of Ottumwa, Iowa;
no capitalization; F. M. Randall, A.
Leonard, A. j. Stice, Charles Schwartz
and j. S. Burnside.
January 6-J. e. Scase Company;
100000; J. E. Scase, John B. Dennis,
S. II. Harper, w. B. Bonnifield, Jr., G.
Applegreen and l.. M. Carpenter.
January 23-Wapello County Saw
ings bank; $4,000; Thomas D. Eos
ter, Elijah Johnson, ]. T. Hackworth,
John H. Morrell, A. G. Harrow, ]. B.
Mowrey and B. w. Searle.
February South Methodist Epis-
copal church of Ottumwa, Iowa;
amendment; R. T. Chew, w. w. Ran
kin, Fl. d. Rhine, VIM. Warren, G. vi.
Shearer and c. G. Powell.
February Fidelity Loan and
Building association; amendment; j.
d. Ferree and c. f. COLLISION as presi-
dent and secretary respectively.
February 2-Lodge No. 22T. A. o.
U. W.; no capitalization; H. F. Pet
ram, w. E. Cook, j. X. Dysart, G.. A.
Pitts and f. NJ. Teter.
February 7-Ostdiek Cigar Co.;
$4,000; H. J. Ostdiek, Adolph S. Kutt-
nauer and Hugh Doran.
February calvary Cemetery as
ISOLATION; no capitalization; Francis
]. Ward, ]. j. Smith, H. A. Gangs, H.
B. Kelly, Thos. f. Keefe, John Ora
ham and Bernard Flood
March 19-Chillicothe Lodge, No.
lis, |. o. o. F.; no capitalization; G.
L. Moss, ]. B. Kitterman and H. S.
Berry.
March 3O-Ottumwa Electric &
Steam company amendment increas-
ing capital stock from 100000 to
| $350,0Q0 j. H. Merrill, J. B. Sax and
j. W. Garner, as president, secretary
and treasurer, respectively
May 3-Blakesburg Savings bank,
$4,000; M. H. Akzrnathy, Thomas D.
Foster, Walter Abegg, j. 7. Hack
worth, David Jay and A. G.. Harrow
May 17-Pelham Mining & Develop
ment Co., $125,000; w. S. Pelham, j.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15

N. Barker, J. G.. Bonham, F. F.
Brldgeman, w. S. Parker, j.. w. Har-
Ian, t. III. Mccullough, ]. G. Manches-
ter, w. S. Christie, David Ulrey, B. F..
SHUTS and B. A. Pelham.
May 31-Eldon Coal and Coke Co.,
$4,000; D. A. Jay, j. w. Allen, A. l..
Orr, Frank Shore, S. H. Sawyers, R.
Ritz, JOS. Giles, Chas. S. Bierce and
David j. Lloyd.
June Courier Printing Co., amend
ment, increasing capital stock from
100000 to $4,000; A. w. Lee, J. H.
Merrill and A. G. Harrow, as presi-
dent. vice-president and secretary,
treasurer, respectively.
July 6-Ottumwa Loan, Building
and Savings association, amendment;
]. d. Ferree and G. r. COLLISION.
July 6-Fidelity Loan and Build
ing association; amendment; j. D.
Ferree and C. f. COLLISION.
July 11-Southeastern Iowa Loan
association; amendment; E T. Ro-
land and E. P. Howard.
July 19-Peoples Building & Saw
ings association; amendment; w. A.
Mclntire, A. w. Buchanan, D. A. En-
cry and M. B. Hutchinson, officers.
September 7-St. Paul Coal Co.;
$3O0,000 Glen w. Traer, VIM Nc
Nett, Don M. Sutor, Glenn w. Traer,
Joseph M. Blee, officers.
October St Patricks Catholic
church of Ottumwa, Iowa; no capital
ization; ]. P. Schwartz. M. j. Whalen
and d. A. Rater.
October 13-Ottumwa Country Club
Co.; f. Is. Clark, John H. Morrell G..
B. Chapman, j. W. Garner, Samuel
Mahon, John F. Pope, B. P. George,
d. P. Miller, w. d. Tisdale and b. P.
Brown.
November S-Cleveland Coal Co.;
amendment increasing capita, stock
from $125,O00 to SITS, 900; Glenn w.
Traer, j. G. Osgood, Don M. Sutor and
j. M. Blee. -
November s-First Church Of
Christ, Scientist; amendment; AL
anda Bonnifield, Alice P. Wyman,
Elizabeth B. Simmons, Ella A. TeIrer,
Rosa L. Biedeman and Carl F. L. Hot
finger.
November 12-Ottumwa Telephone
Co.; amendment increasing capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000; Frank
H. Turner, president and George H.
Cawdery, secretary.
December 5-Union Supply Co.;
$4,000; Glenn w. Traer, VIM. McNetI,
Thos. J. Phillips and Joseph M. Blee.
December 13-Grand Opera House
Co.; 100000; e. T. Edgerly, ]. H. Mer.
riil. J. w. Garner and Samuel Mahon.
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ATTACKS JUNGLE TOM"

Boston, Mass, Jan. 11.-"Un-
Gle Toms Cabin" said r. Hopkin-
' son Smith, the author, in an ad- =
dress before the Newton club, dis I
the most vicious book that ever
appeared. 1t compares with Ken
mans first book on Russia. could y
' go into the prisons of the =
north today and write a similar .
book. The book precipitated the. 4
war and made the north believe =
nothing but the worst of the south. =
We are not an inhuman people; =
we are all alike, we are Ameri- .
cans. 1t was an outrage to raise =
the north against the south. The >
book was an appalling, awful and =
criminal mistake" =
His attitude in regard to the .
famous old book was so novel in =
this part of the country that he >
was asked at his rooms in the Ho- =
tel Touraine this afternoon to ex- =
plain how he came to take 1t.
q & 4 Il II IL a a. n n N 4 Il
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G. A. r. OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Ceremonies Conducted by e. M. 3.
Scott-Reports of Work.

From Fridays Daily.
Cloutman Post No. 50, Grand Army
of the Republic, installed it's new of
ficers last night. It's elective officers
also made public the announcement 70
their choice for the apponitive posi-
tons. The reports of the old officers
were also submitted and placed on
file. They show the post to be in a
fine condition, and it appears that this
post is in the best shape of any in the
state.
The installation ceremonies were
conducted by Post Commander E. M.
B. Scott, and the following are the Of
ficers installed: Commander, H. L..
Waterman; S. v. c., H. C. Nosler; j.
" c., w. H. c. Jaques; o. D., T. J.
Hall; o. g., Henry Saugel; @. M,
e. M. b. Scott; chaplain, Major A.
H. Hamilton: surgeon, DR.. d. A. La
Force.
Immediately after the elective Off
GERS were installed they announced
the names of the appointive ones, and
they were also installed: They are
as follows: Adiutant, Charles Bach
man; @. M. S., J. M. VIM
The members of Cloutman Relief
Corps met last evening and installed
their officers for the following year.
They are as follows: President, Mrs.
Jennie Schaeffer; senior vice, Mrs.
Mary King; junior vice, Mrs. G.
Hughes; secretary Mrs. Esther Coen;
treasurer, Mrs. Mary f. Asbury; chap
lain, Mrs. Mary Burgess; conductor,
Mrs. Amanda Kirk; assistant conduc-
tor, Mrs. Sarah Seybert; guard, Mrs.
Mary Daugherty; assistant guard,
Mrs. Amy Owens; color bearers, Mrs.
Emma Davis, Mrs. Tacy Johnson,
Mrs. w. Dill, Mrs. Mary Boughner,
press correspondent, Mrs. Amy
Owens