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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
Siaourney.

Sigourney, May 1.-The smallpox
scare of Sigourney is over and all vic
tins are recovering.
Miss Myrtle Bamford, one of our for
mer school girls, graduated at Aller-
ton Qa.) April 25, with high honors.
There were 241 tickets sold from
Sigourney to Anamosa for the annual
excursion.
The Epworth League gave very
pleasant social the evening of the 25th
in the League room of their new
church. 1t was highly appreciated by
all present.
Thursday morning, early, the c., R..
l. & P. depot was broken into and two
trunks were carried out and their con-
tents scattered down the track. Sew
eral valuable articles were taken. 1t
is supposed to have been done by two
tramps who We're refused passage the
previous evening.
Jessie Johnson spent Sunday at
home.
Josiah Utterback returned from his
California trip last Thursday. His
family will remain for an indefinite
length of time.
| Linnie Berry visited in Richland
Sunday. Miss Maudet Starr returned
with him.
Levi Meas and twifeii with Henry sey.
del and wife. left last week for a trip
in the west, where Mr.. and Mrs. Sey-
del will look for location.
The Peoples telephons lines are now
connected with Keokuk, Muscatine Fl
Madison, Columbus Junction and sew.
eral other cities.
Miss Maude Starr was chosen queen
for the May dance and thus declared
to be the most popular young lady in
the city.
Miss Elsie Brolliar, of Ollie, is visit.
ing with Clara Schlitz.
Mrs. Sue Namur is slowly recovering
from a severe illness.
W. j. Jenkins. Henry Wilson and
Mr.. Liser, of Keswick, drove to Sig
Quincy Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John House has been very sick
the past few days.
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The funeral occurred from the Dun.
vile church Sunday afternoon.
Friends here were panied to hear
Little Ruby Middleton has been quite
i'll but was getting better at last report.
Jesse Mccormick had the misfortune
to get his hand poisoned and is going
around with it in sling.
The school board at recent meet
ing voted to hire Mr.. Murphy, of near
Bloomfield to teach in the upper room
and Mrs. Addie Smith, of Bloomfield,
to teach in the lower room.
M. F. Patterson and family, of Drake
vile, visited here last week at the p.
A. Patterson home.
j. w. Miller is repairing and fixing
up his store building and the living
rooms attached to it.
Mrs. Orpha st. John and Ada Henry,
of Bloomfield, visited here Saturday
with Mrs. Lulu Eberline.
J. Ware returned home today from a
short visit with relatives in Ottumwa.
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Anador.

Amador, May Ed. Mullaly had
the misfortune to lose valuable horse
last week.
e. Haning was in Ottumwa on bust
ness Saturday.
Mrs. Sylphia Wyatt and Miss Minnie
Phillips and Masters Lee and Ray
Phillips visited relatives near Blakes-
burg Saturday returning home Sun
day.
F. L. Baker was in ottumwa last
week.
Mrs. Mettie Martin commenced a
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, April 3O-Ira Walton
spent Sunday in Milton as the guest
of friends.
Oliver Boatman, of Keokuk, spent
Sunday in this city as the guest of
Miss Edyth Dunn.
Rev. and Mrs T. B. Hughes, of AL
bia, are visiting at the home of their.
daughter, Mrs. Will Taylor.
Charles Harden, of Moberly, Mo-,
spent Monday in this city on business.
Misses Ella Herr and Helen Davis,
having spent the past eight months
studying music in Germany and Italy,
returned home Monday.
Attorney d. H. Payne is spending
the week in Centerville, where he is
engaged in trying the cases of man
named Yates, who claims to be a
nephew of Uncle" Yates, the triple
millionaire vagabond of recent note.
Mr. Payne states that the man filed a
claim of over $4,000 against the Har-
den estate for work done during the
failed to collect.
DR.. F. w. Simmonds spent Sunday
in Ottumwa, at the home of his par
ents.
Misses Elsie Hayes and Belle Glea-
son, of Pulaski, spent Sunday in this
city as the guests of Miss Joy Frybur-
ger.
Mrs. Catherine Ethel accompanied
by her son, John, left Tuesday morn
ing for a three months pleasure trip
through Oregon, California and Glenn
Ferry, Idaho, visiting in the latter city
at the home of Mrs. Ethell's daughter,
Mrs. Clara Blackwell.
Robert Leach, of Council Bluffs, Is
visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Andrew Leach, who is quite sick.
Mrs. Thomas Mcclure left Monday
for Floris for weeks visit at the
home of her son, S. G. Mcclure.
S. S. Standby has sold his farm,
east of the city, consisting of 476 acres,
to E. c. French, of Ottumwa, the con-
sideration named in the deed being
$4,000.
Mrs. J. f. Barnett of Ft Madison,
returned home Monday after few
days visit at the home of Mrs. w. w.
Russell.
J. w. Pirtle has returned from Cen
terville, where he has been attending
court The grand jury was dismissed
on Thursday as the foreman of the
jury was taken sick with smallpox. A
physician was summoned and the pa
tient was sent home where he found
that three other members of his family
had been stricken with the disease
during his absence. Several other
cases have broken out in the county
in districts hitherto free from infec.
ton.
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Hilton.

Hilton, April 3O.-Sunday was a red
letter day for the Christian church at
Selection. 1t was the day set aside
for the dedication. The weather was
delightful and the roads in most ex-
cellent condition. A large number
were present from Foster, Abba and
Moravia. The services commenced at
10 a. m. Prayer was offered by Rev.
B. S. Denney, followed by the congre-
cation singing call Hail the Power Of
Jesus Name" Rev. Lockhart lifted
up fine new Bible and in behalf of
the congregation thanked the donors,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Smith The SER
mon was preached by Rev. Denny. He
spoke upon the work of the Gospel, it's
effect upon the lives Of men as maui
tested by the nations of the old world,
etc. Following the sermon came the
report of the building committee. At
meeting held in October, 1900, it
was decided to build a Christian
church. $1,000 was pledged at this
meeting. The Ladies' Aid society of
the church have raised SITS.
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C A 7 "A n X II
A Constitutional Affection.

Sprays, washes, powders salves 1nedcated
tobacco and cigarettes however long and persistenty
used, do not cure Catarrh. They relieve temporarily
You to breathe more easily and freely but the
tnual rush of impure blood to these parts keeps up
the irritation and ultimately produces liberation of
the glands, when the breath becomes exceedingly
offensive and the soft bones of the frequently
extends
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have not already been vaccinated, to
be vaccinated at once in order to best
insure that there shall be no spread
of the disease.
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a few days in the city visiting her
mother, Mrs Sullivan and sister, Mrs
S. w. Rea.
Mrs. F. l.. Morgan has returned
from weeks visit with relatives and
friends at New York, Wayne county.
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was celebrated
Monday evening when the members
of the Woman's Relief Corps success
fully planned and carried out a sur
prise on Mrs. II. H. Lorimer, one OF
their number. About thirty-five of the
ladies met and marched in body to
her home and not finding her there
they took possession of the place and
when she came home her surprise
was both pleasant and complete. AT
ter the first shock of the surprise had
passed Mrs Lorimer recovered her
composure sufficiently to enter most
heartily into the enjoyment of the
evening which was spent in social con-
versation and games. All of the par
ty had brought along refreshments
and after they had partaken of the
bounteous repast one of their number
full large meat platter as a token of
lHG eSleeHl III WHICH BIC 10 iCiu Wy tuC
members of the corps.
ALIVE Nolen has resigned his posi-
tion at the new Charlton mills
The day in court Tuesday was taken
up in the hearing of the Sargent case.
This is the case in which the grand
jury returned an Indictment against
Nose Sargent and Reece Griffin for
grand larceny charging them with the
theft of $44 worth of clover seed last
spring. The case against Sargent was
continued last term on account of his
sickness, while Griffin has not yet
been located. The jury was secured
with but little trouble Tuesday for the
hearing of the Sargent case and the
taking of testimony began. The case
is the only criminal one this term and
will probably consume the entire day
today and part of Thursday.
The three-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Jones, living a short way from
town, met with a very painful acct
dent the first of the week while at
play in the yard. Re was playing
around horse and was almost under
it's feet when his mother becoming
frightened caught him by the arm and
pulled him out with considerable
force In the excitement the arm be-
came twisted in such a manner as to
break a small bone in the wrist. The
doctor was called and reduced the
fracture and the little one, though
suffering severe pain, is doing as nice
ly as could be expected.
Capt S. S. Arnold left Monday night
on business trip to Chicago to be
gone the remainder of the week.
Mrs. w. P. Davis is in receipt of 4
telegram from Wyoming informing
her of the death of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. R. Lee Davis. Mrs. Davis
was for two years a resident of this
place and has host of friends here
who will deeply regret to hear of her
death. The body will be taken to Ag.
ency, her former home, for burial.
The many friends of Louis Cavan.
ma of this place will be pleased to
learn of his good fortune in securing
an SIS pension from the government
for services in the war of the REBELLION
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deaf in one ear, and all the inside
of my nose and part Of the bono
sloughed off. The physicians gave
me up as incurable. determined to
try 8. s. s., and began to improve at
once. 1t seemed to get atthe seat of
the disease, and after few weeks
treatment was entirely cured, and
for more than seven years have had
no sign of the disease.-MRS. JOSE
Prime POLHILL, Due West, s. G.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
THE PRESBYTERIANS

At the session of the General Assem-
bly OF the Presbyterian Church In Little
Rock, Ark, yesterday the reports ofthe
various executive committees were
read. The colored evangellstic com.
mittee reported an Increase 10 the
number of colored Presbyterian COM
municants, due in measure to the ef'
forts of the committee 10 reach the COL
ored people through evangelists. The
report showed an increase 10 the num-
Der OF mission Sunday schools for col.
ored people. There was larger amount
paid out by the committee to the col.
ored ministers and churches lest year
than for q number OF previous years,
and the figures from the colored
churches showed considerably the
largest amounts contributed In their
history. The schools under the direc.
ton and control OF the committee have
had q prosperous year, the enrolment
having largely increased. DR.. N. M.
Woods, Of Memphis, was elected mod
orator.
The Northern Presbyterian General
Assembly, which began Its one hum
bred and thirteenth meeting In Phila-
delphis. yesterday, disposed Of two
important matters during the afternoon
session. Rev. Henry Collin Minton,
d. D., OF San Anselmo, CAL, was elect
ed moderator. and by an emphatic
vote the assembly decided to accept
the Peoria plan" Of choosing standing
committees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

extirpste the inject seourge. The Eodus
operaudi IL simple. The breeding pool IL COW
cred with q film Of kerosene. When the
baby mosquito rises to the surface he strus.
giles for an instant with the coating Of oil aud
gives up in despair.
Mrs. Lyman J. Gage, wife Of the Secretary Of
Treasury, passed fairly comfortable night.
Her condition is practically unchanged and
although causing much anxiety, gives riss TO
no immediate alarm.
Solicitor General Richards mas received q
copy Of the opinion OF JUICE Brown, Of New
York, directing the removal OF Green and the
Gsynors to Georgia for trial on the charge OF
conspiripg with Capt. Carter to defrsud the
government in the Savannah harbor i'm
provement. The opinion states that the gov.
eminent has shown beyond question that
Capt. Carter had for several years received
from the contractors continuously through
his fsther-in.lsw, in many divisions Of profits,
one.third Of the final net proceeds Of each
contract remaining for division among the
chief contractors; and that this one-third
amounted In the aggregate to over 800, 600.
Gen. Macarthur reports ~ cable this
m )rning the surrender at 6annareise, Zsm-
bales province, on May IS, OF Gen. Mascsrdo
with 81 officers. 331 men and rifles to Capt.
Joseph P. O'Neil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The threatened strike OF mschinists
at the Richmond Locomotive Works
commenced yesterday, when about
forty machinlsts quit because OF dis
agreement with the superintendent,
The locomotive works have closed
their tool-making department because
they believe they can buy their tools
cheaper in the open market.
The positions of the candidates for
governor were changed by the cleo
tions OF delegates yesterday. Fairfax
county, as had been anticipated, gave
It's twenty-five delegates to Attorney
General Montague, putting him ahead
of Representative Swanson for the first
time. The election OF eight Marshall
delegates in Norfolk county, puts the
Norfolk candidate i'll third place. and
sends Echols to the foot of the class.
Not counting the seven contested
delegates 10 Henrico, the figures stand:
/ Montague, 80; SWANSON. u
| Is; Echcls, IL. The friends OF Montague
charge wholesale Irregularities on thu
part OF the Swanson men In the Henri
co primary. Four OF the Swanson dele
gates have withdrawn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Edwin F. Uhl, Ambassador to Ger
many under the late Cleveland admin.
istration, died today at his home In
Grand Rapids, Mich.
1t is reported In Rome that French
troops have taken possession OF the
oasis of Ghadames, which would give
them control OF Tripoli.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
about o'clock this morning ut various
points 10 Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Kentucky. But little
damage was done.
Six thousand New York bricklayers
were locked out by their employers at
noon today thus inaugurating what
promises to be bitter fight 10 the
building trades. II the trouble Is not
settled 10000 men will be involved.
The work on 400 buildings Is affected.
Mr.. Skipwith Wilmer resigned the
presidency OF the second branch of the
Baltimore city council yesterday after.
noon because OF illness, and MIR. Henry
president of the Weems
Steamboat Company, and twice the
democratic party's candidate for mayor
OF Baltimore, was elected as bis success
sor by the eight democrats In that
branch of the retiring council.
May corn sold In Chicago today AZ 511h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
The Strike at Albany.

Albany, N. Y. May ,17.-Negotis.
lions to bring about settlement OF the
strike are still under way. A PROPOSE.
ton was agreed upon to be submitted
to the Traction Company officials this
morning, at conference which lasted
until nearly midnight between the city
officials and representatives of the
strikers. The common council will
meet this afternoon to adopt resolu'
ton calling on the company to settle
the strike and urging the removal OF
the troops from the city. FIfty-four
1on.union men from Buffalo, arrived
this morning and were met by three
companies OF the 23d regiment, and es-
corted to the car barns. There was no
demonstration. At 1910 this morning
the first of seven cars left the Quail
street barns. Officials Of tie company
saw that practically the entire system
will be in operation before night. At
2:l5 o'clock the conference which had
been 10 session since IL o'clock this
morning adjourned. A letter was for
INITIATED which Mayor Blessing win
convey to the strikers, stating that the
company will meet committee of the
men to settle the differences At 4
o'clock this afternoon. II is believed
that an agreement will be reached At
that time, and the strike declared Of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17
Foreign News

London, MAY 1.-THE Alexandra
handicap of 1000 sovereigns at Cat.
wick today was won by Richard Gro
ker's Harrow, with Lester Reiff up.
Amsterdam, May 17.-It is said that
former President Kruger has delayed
his departure for America pending the
arrival of Mrs. Louis Boths, although
her mission to Europe is said to be OF
no political Significance. Mrs. Boths
sailed from Durham May 10.
London, May 17.-Ninety Beers,
mostly ex-officials, have surrendered at
Pietermaritzburg in the northern part
of the Transyaal.
Havana May l7.-Exoitement over
the municipal elections soon to be held
is at q fever heat. An attempt to
beat the administration candidates
throughout Cuba is In progress. The
members OF the constitutional con.
vention are still wrsneling over the
Plat amendment. Although no date
for q final vote has been set, there Is no
doubt in official circles OF the ultimate
acceptance of the measure.
Berlin, May ia dispatch from
Pekin states that Field Marshal Won
Waldersee will return to Europe in
June.
Paris. May 17.-J. P. Morgan was
decorated with the badge Of the Legion
Of Honor last January for his efforts In
behalf Of the exposition.
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Mysterious Death Of a Priest.

New York, May 1.-THE dead body
OF the Rev. Father E. 6. Pnillips, oil
Hazslton, the priest who came to this
city two months ago to plead with J.
2. Morgan 10 the interest ofthe striking
coal miners, of Pennsylvania, was dis
covered last night by little girl In the
apartments OF "Dr." Kirk Stanley, No.
730 Ninth avenue. Stanley claims to
cure rheumatism by the roasting pro.
cess" The priest had been dead ct
least FIVE days. it is thought, but the
cause of death cannot be determined
until the autopsy this morning.
The body Ia so badly decomposed
that the police could not tell whether
there were marks Of violence on the
person OF the dead man or not.
Stanley was arrested and taken be
fore magistrate this morning and
remanded. He is held on suspicion.
Stanley, in his cell, told a remarkable
story this morning to the coroner. He
said: II ecame acquainted with the
priest about midnight on May 8 at
Ninth avenue and 58th steet. He was
talking to two girls, ives in good humor
and, as the party spoke to me, stopped.
After some conversation asked them
to my rooms where We had some
whisky. The girls remained with as
about two or three hours and then Iess.,
saying they had to 60 home- After
they left both the pries.. ana L were
taken Ill. L SuonS know whether the
girls mad put anything In our drinks OF
not, but we were nauseated. The
priest took small bottle Of medicine
from his vest pocket and swallowed q
little and then told me to do the same.
did 80, and in a little while we both
felt better. 1t was then she priest told
me he was Roman Catholic clergy
| man from Pennsylvania, and offered to
financially back me 10 my cure. He
did not tell me bis name. / took @
walk to get some air. l asked him to
accompany me, but he said he would
rather rest where he was. returned
two hours later and found the priest
gone. / have not seen him SINCE" The
body was found accidentally by the a.
year old daughter of SANKEY'S apdlady,
shortly before IL o'clock last night. IL
was lying 10 an unfurnished hall bed
room, access to which Is obtained
through SANKEY'S sitting room. The
girl went into the room to remove q
quilt which hung from the window, as
It looked as If 1t were going to rain. As
she entered she stumbled ovsr the body
of man. Terrified she ran ecresming
TO her mother and told OF her
awful find.
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FRIDAY EVENING, MAY IT. 1901.

THE shipping kings have won. The
government has listened to the plead
ings Of the steamship men, and has ar
ranged to virtually abandon Its trans
port service from New York. Secre-
tary Root has decided to dispose OF i've
great transports which have been used
for conveying troops and supplies to
and from Cuba and Porto Rico and the
United States. The vessels are the
Crook, IDgslls, Mcpherson, Rswlins
and Sedgwick. All this Secretary Root
has decided upon, despite figures given
him by army officers showing that the
government saved thousands OF dollars
Cd every trip that It's own transports
made, and moreover that il was placing
itselfin position to be whlpsawed again
as 1t had been already. The service be-
tween New York, Cuba and Porto
Rico will, therefore, be turned over to
private parties who will charge the gov
eminent just what they please for their
services and their right to do 80 there
will be none TO dispute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-17

The CUBAN committee on relations
with the United States will sub
NIT o majority report to the oonstitu-
tional convention in Havana tomorrow
advising acceptance Of the Plat amend
ment; q minority report adverse to &C.
ceptance will also be submitted to the
convention. But 1t Is generally ca.
pected that against the wishes of
a majority of the convention the
members will accept the amendment
and then will continue the plan of IAN
nexing" Cuba, which was begun by de-
signing politicians 10 this country be-
fore the United State declared war on
Spain,
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FAIRFAX DEMOCRATS. District meet
ings were held yesterday In each of the
elk msgisterisl districts of Fairfax coun'
~ to elect delegates to the Norfolk
convention. The delegates elected at
each meeting were instructed for Mon
tsgue for governor and Willard for lieu
tenant governor. Fairfax has twenty.
two delegates,
Following are the delegates: Provi-
dence district-F. W. Richardson, s.
Z. Donshoe, r. Walton Moore, @. V.
Ford, Walter t. Oliver, Z. E. Thorn
ton, William Gorham, Henry Smith,
Joseph Berry, Henry Torrison, W. q.
EIlyson and John l.. Stewart. Judge
J. M. Love vas elected delegate at
large.
Centerville district-John F. Garrett,
G. Humphrey Ford, and Gilbert F.
Spindle.
Dranesville district-Arthur Wrenn,
A. g. Hutchinson, Samuel Jenkins,
William Vsale, and w. J. French.
Falls Church district-J. F. Rixey
and E. L. Bsllenger.
Lee district-G. N. Burke and Nathan
G.. Davis.
Mount Vernon distrlct-R. II. Shep-
pherd. s, B. Moore and -Schaeriz.
Falls Church district also instructed
her delegates for ]. Taylor Ellyson for
State chairman.
Judge J. M. Love was elected dele.
gate-at-Iaree.