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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
Ollie.

Ollie, July 2.-Following is the pro-
gram for July which will be appro-
priately observed here:
Parade and allegorical procession.
Music, Ollie band
Address Of welcome, Mayor ,Steigler.
Response, ]. j.. Terrell, chairman of
the day. 7. ~
| Music, vocal chorus.
| Reading Declaration of Indepen-
dence, f. A. Terrell.
Music, Ollie band.
Address, David Martin.
Music, Ollie band. !
Dinner
Afternoon 3
Music Ollie band.
Invocation, F. N. Bryan.
Music, vocal chorus.
Grafton, Rev. Cornell of Brighton.
Toast, Carrie Martin. ~
Music, Ollie band.
The amusement program consists
I of sack, egg, Wheelbarrow and potato
races, foot races for boys under four
teen and under eighteen years of age,
distance fifty yards. and a pie eating
contest. The prizes offered in each
instance are 81 for first and SO cents
for second. An entrance fee of 10
cents, except in the pie eating contest,
will be exacted.
Parade prizes
For the best calithumpian costume,
For the best decorated vehicle, lap
robe
For the best matched team, pair OF
fly nets.
For the best woman horseback
rider, riding bride.
For the best man horseback rider,
riding whip.
Band concert in the evening.
Grand display of fireworks in the
evening at 9 o'clock.
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LoviIia


Lovilia, July Mrs. Fred Abeg-
glen was a county seat caller Tuesday.
Miss Anna Cashier closed a success
full term of school at Egypt district
Friday.
Mrs. Joe Nordgren was an Abba
caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henderson
gave party in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Nora on last Saturday after
noon, the occasion being her nine
teenth birthday anniversary. Those
present were: Misses Laura Nedder-
man. Jennie Miser, Edna Skies, Louye
and Anna Cashier, Florence and Grace
Findley and Buelah Dunkin.
o. 8. Runyan, who has been visiting
in Kansas for several weeks returned
home Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Spencer visited last
week with her brothers at Eldorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNeece of
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Hiteman.

Hiteman, July master Lawrence
Alderman, of Fremont, is visiting with
his cousins, Harry and Phillip Aker.
man.
Miss May Evans and brother, DAN
ME, returned home Thursday after a
few days visit with their grandpar-
ents at Phillips Mines.
The Misses Emily and Lily Gamer
on returned home Friday after a two
wees visit with relatives at Pekay.
The Hiteman baseball team go to
Cambria July to play the team of
that place.
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ShortT ales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by Courier's staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, July Mrs. Bessie
Wetzel left yesterday for her home
In St. Paul, her brother Harry Hick-
man accompanying her home for a
visit.
Rev. Maple filled the pulpit at the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
Messer Dave Martin, Roy Hatcher
and Will Smith, left this morning for
Osceola where they will join the band
at that place, when they will 60 on
to Sheridan, Wyoming, to play at the
carnival to be held there July 3-4.5,
when the Custer battle" will be re-
presented.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. d.
Monroe is afflicted with the measles.
Prof. Morris and wife and little
daughter have returned home from q
three weeks visit with friends in
Malvern. their former home.
D. S. Wright left today for Sheridan,
Wyoming, for a visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Allen and to attend
the. carnival.
Mrs. Craig Gookin came up from
Cttumwa yesterday a for visit with
her father, Milburn Hobson She
expects to buy property here and
make this place her future home.
A. G. Cutler. who has employment
at Tacoma Is spending the week with
his family in this city.
The Misses Swain of Lucas were in
the city yesterday visiting with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H Smith of Olmitz
We're in the city yesterday to meet
their daughter. Miss Jennie, who is at
tending school at the institution for
deaf and dumb at Council Bluffs. She
Is bright little girl and has put in
seven years at the institution.
The paving of the public square
this year seems now to be a certainty,
as the county is willing to do its
part and majority of the property
owners are in favor of 1t. Surveyors
were at work the last of the week get
ting things in shape so as to make an
estimate on the cost.
j. B. May of English township is
dangerously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Curtis and Emery
Martin left today on No. 6 for Ottum-
wa to attend the funeral of an uncle.
Mr.. Martin will remain in Ottumwa
until after the Fourth
Ed. Sandahl arrived home last ev.
ening after two years sojourn in
his native country, Sweden. He went
back there with the intentions of STAY
!, ..fs,- but he, like great many others,
thinks there is no place like Iowa
Mrs. Sandahl and children will arrive
In about two months.
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Avery.
Avery, July Born Friday, June
n, to Rev. and Mrs. I. B. Taylor, a
son.
]. w. Richter and wife will spend
July 4 at Burlington and La Harpe,
Ill.
Mrs. w. Q. Appleman was an Abba
visitor Tuesday
Mrs. James Guthrie and daughter,
Mabel were Abba visitors recently.
Quite number of Avery people at
tended a party at Hynes Saturday ev-
ening
Ed. Evans and wife were passen-
gers for Ottumwa Thursday.
John Butler and Miss Lulu Ellis
were married Sunday afternoon. They
departed Monday for Charlton where
Mr.. Butler holds position as ticket
agent.
Ed. Palmer will occupy the house
recently vacated by VIM. Bowen, who
moved his family to Colfax.
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Siqourney.

Sigourney, July 2.-H. S. McVicker
of the Oskaloosa Journal spent Sun.
day at home.
M. T. Herald spent Sunday at his
home in Fairfield
Mrs. Woodin, daughter Grace and
little Helen Hadley visited in Oska-
loosa over Sunday.
Miss Tena Thomas has closed her
school and is enjoying her summer va.
cation.
Elder Lycurgus Mccoy preached al
the M. e. church on Sunday morning
His sermon was on the inspiration OF
the scriptures. Elder Mccoy was for
merly resident of Sigourney and is
popular among his fellow townsmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Himler and fam
lily are visiting at North English. They
have recently returned from sojourr
in Louisiana and will again locate in
Sigourney.
Wilson Van Fossen has sold his
farm.
Attorney Hugo Goeldner conducted
suit in Delta the latter part of last
week.
Henry L. Bousquet of Knoxville
candidate for republican nomination
for clerk of supreme court, is inter
viewing the people of Sigourney rela
tive to his political prospects.
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with his daughter, Mrs. e. A. Patter-

with his daughter, Mrs. e. A. Patter
son.
Herman Middleton and family are
visiting friends in Drakesville.
Born June IL. to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Jones, a daughter.
Maud Mccormick reports that she
has $50 young chickens, 100 OF. which
are ready for the market. She has
200 eggs now in the incubator from
which she hopes to round out the
thousand. Most of the chickens are
thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rocks
Mrs. Julia Springer spent last week
at Eldon at the home of her brother
in-law, G. w. Springer.
Arthur Thompson of Ottumwa visit
ed here yesterday at the home of his
uncle, ]. G. Thompson.
Mrs. Diana Myers and children left
for Bloomfield to attend the Unfair Of
the formers brother, Edwin Galpin.
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place, visited at the parental Kinsing-

place, visited at the parental Kinsing-
| er home last Sunday.
S. Kinsinger visited relatives near
Bloomfield last Sunday ~
Mrs. e. Hoover visited at the John
Smith home last Thursday.
Samuel Overton and wife made a
three days visit at the Oliver Adams
home last week.
j. T. Morrison was in this city on
business last Wednesday.
| Harvest has already commenced in
this locality. Some wheat, rye and
hay have been cut but the last few
days of almost continued rain has put
most all laying fiat to the ground with
but very little hope Of ever raising UP
again. There is heavy crop of
small grain and hay in these parts.
Sampson Smith, of, Unionville, was
in this locality last Thursday buying
some butcher stuff.
| Mrs. Glen Robb who has been sick
| for some time, is reported better at
this writing.
VIM. Wooden, who has been taking
treatment at Centerville, is greatly
improving in health.
Elijah Hoover is now in Oklahoma
looking up location where he ex,
poets to move in the early part of the
fall.
James Proctor was in Unionville
on business last Monday.
Mrs. George Preast, Mrs. Larue
Scott, and Mrs. ]. T. Morrison, all Wis.
tied at the Glen Robb home one day
last week
H. ]. Smith and Hubert Kinsinger
have purchased new Mccormick bind
ers to enable them to take care O,
their harvest
Corn blowing in this locality will
practically be brought to a close by
the Fourth Of July.
The citizens of this place have de
cided not to have any celebration here
this year, it being so rainy and far
mers are quite bit behind with their
work
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EddyvfIIe,

Eddyville, July 1T. M. oden, who
has been lying very low at his home
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keosauuua.

|
Keosauqua, July Erwin Walker,
who recently returned to Keosauqua
from Mt. Pleasant, where he attended
college, has gone to Page county this
state, where he has secured employ
ment.
Mrs. Allie Delaney, of near Cantril,
is visiting with her parents here
County Recorder and Mrs. Knox.
Attorney and Mrs. w. R. Wherry
and little daughter Jannett, and Mrs.
Wherry's mother, Mrs. E. G. Emo, who
have been making their home in Chi.
cago since last October, have returned
to this place to their old home. They
do not expect to return to Chicago,
but will make this place their future
home.
Miss Clara Harrison and Miss Gret-
chen Duckworth have returned to
their homes in this place after a sew.
eral weeks visit with friends at Leb
anon and Cantril.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Whitmore are
visiting with relatives at Bonaparte
Mrs. Mary Duckworth has gone to
visit with friends in the vicinity OF
| Bonaparte.
/ Glen Knox, son of County Recorder
A. Knox, has entered the office of At
torney Jas. P. Starr, of this place, as
a law student. Glen has taught sew
eral successful terms of school but
has concluded to give up teaching and
fit himself for the practice of law. He
will remain in the Office of Mr.. Starr
this summer and expects to enter law
school at the beginning of the school
year this fall He has not decided up
on what school he will attend. Glen
lis bright young man and it is pre-.
dicted he will make a success in his
chosen profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Wilson, of OF.
tumwa, were in this place over Sat.
urday night and on Sunday afternoon
they drove to the home of Mr.. Will
sons father D. l.. Wilson, near Leb
anon. where they will remain for a
few days.
w. M. Walker is in Bloomfield or
business.
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Bloomfield.

bloomfield, July 1.-Mr. and Mrs A,
Z. Colliver of West Grove spent Satur.
day and Sunday with relatives in this
place.
G. H. Mikesell of Montezuma has
purchased the Blakely farm. northeast
of West Grove
Rev. H. c. Ethel is preparing to con.
duct the Holiness tabernacle meeting
to be held in the northern part of Jas.
per county on July 4, continuing all
day. Rev. Ethel will further conduct
the same services at Lacona on July
5, going from there to Racine. Mimi.
to conduct Holiness services.
Miss Nav Hatton. who has been
spending the past three months with
relatives in Colorado Springs, returned
Sunday accompanied by her sister-in.
law, Mrs. Roy Hatton.
Mrs. S. A. Lorenz delightfully."- enter
tanned about thirty-f1ve boys and girls
Monday afternoon in honor of the fifth
birthday of her little daughter, Opal
who was the recipient of number Of
pretty presents presented by the young
guests. Refreshments were served
and a happy afternoon was spent.
Mrs. Carrie Elson of Unionville, Mo.
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city, where she joined her husband, ]
hugh Ellison, who was on his way home
Hom business trip to New York Mr.
and Mrs. Elson returned to Unionville
Sunday afternoon.
Curtis Graham, who has been spend
ing the past week or more at the home
OF his grandfather, John Graham, re
turned Sunday to his work in Kansas
4 MxACSrS ri T0,,pp .cI
Sunday for Washington, where they in.
Tend taking claims and will probably
sTend the remainder Of the summer
j. G. Miller and w. S. Armstutz re
turned Sunday from Washington and
California, where they have been
spending the past two months on a
pleasure trip through the mountain
and coast regions.
Mr. Champ, young high school
graduate of Ottumwa, passed through
this place Monday on his way to Pu
laski, where he intends spending a
few weeks at the home of his cousin
Andrew Meredith.
Considerable interest was manifest
ed by many citizens in this city and
county in a case tried before Judge
Nchelberger on Monday. The case
was one In winch w. w. Baldwin o!
Selma was charged with disobeyine
an Injunction prohibiting him from in
terfering with the flow of water owe
the land belonging to Miss Mae Hinklt
of that place.
The marriage of Miss Meta Penc,
to Edwin Galpin occurred Sunday a
the home of the brides grandmother
Mrs. Ware, Rev. ]. w. oliver officiat
ing. The Unfair dinner was held Mon
day at the home of the groom's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Galpin, wher,
a family reunion was held, fifty chill
dren and grandchildren being present
Mr.. and Mrs. Galpin will make theil
future home on farm.
Harry Hinkle of Selma was bust
ness visitor in this place on Monday.
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Irish Bend.


Irish Bend, July John Criag was
a Keosauqua visitor Friday.
G. E. Miller closed very successful
term Of school at Home Prairie Fri.
day.
| w. H. Harryman and M. F. Lee at
tended the judicial convention at OF
tumwa, June 25.
Mrs. Frances Harryman and Miss
Lottie Hill visited in Keosauqua
Thursday.
B. S. Bean and son, Sydney, trans
acted business in Keosauqua Thurs.
day.
Jacob Frazer, a respected resident
of this vicinity, has been afflicted with
very sore hand this week and has
gone to Douds to take treatment.
Miss Fife Dunning, of Eldon, visit,
ed relatives here for few days.
Captain Elerick, w. H. Harryman,
and G. c. Rodgers purchased fine
punches of cattle this week, yearling
and two-year-old steeds are in good
demand.
Green Dyer and D. M, Perry passed
through here last Tuesday enroute to
Keosauqua.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

for months after, and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief;
but before my last child was born q
good neighbor advised LydiaE. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
l used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth sit brought
me wonderful relief. l hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old l left my bed strong in
health. Every spring andfall ] nowt take
sbottlc of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
otable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health
Mrs. J. II. HAsKINs, 324s Indiana Ave-,
Chicago, Ill. $4,000 forfeit II aboUs testino-
afsi Is not genuine.
Care and careful counsel Is
what the expectant and wOuld-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

There was an impressiveness in the
Mckinley memorial services held in
the national house of representatives
which was in eminent keeping with
the virtues of the American prrsi-
dent whose memory was thus hon
ored. That Prince Henry of Prussia
should have been present is a fact
promising an understanding of the
American people and government of
clearer illumination than would other
wise have been possible to our guest.
He cannot fail to have been convinced
of the genuine majesty attaching to
an American president.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

A magazine writer complains that
the human senses are grossly made
quate, and illustrates the case with
the remark that the ear hears little
of what is going on around us. By
mean of a microphone the tread of a
fly sounds like the tramp of cavalry"
1t would not enhance the enjoyment
of a summer morning nap to add a
microphone ear to n fy's present nu-
merou advantages.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

The most populous street in the
world is said to be hat in New York,
extending from Amsterdam to West
End avenue, and from SiXty-frst
street to Sixty-second. Eight thou
sand seven hundred human beings, of
&c nationalitics, of every race. color
and creed, are huddled together in
five and siX-story tenements.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

The population Of New York, nc
cording to the census of 1900, is 2,437,-
POP; Boston. 56O,s92; Philadelphia, l.
293,697; Baltimore, 5Os,957. The pop
ulaion of New York state in 1890 was
340,12o; Pennsylvania, 434,373; Mary
land, $40, 72s; Massachusetts, 37s,7s7.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

On the coolest day ever known in
Honolulu the mercury registered so
above. Uncle Sam has acquired con-
siderable territory in which there is
10 worrying about a future exhaus-
ton of coal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

Even the Atlanta, Ga. man who
named his triplets Rockefeller. Nor
gan and Carnegie will hardly be able
to divert the prevailing trend of be-
nevolence from libraries and universe
ties to nurseries.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

Kramer, Washington county, Pa,
is named after Joseph Kramer, who
owns the entire village, operates all
its business establishments and owns
the stage coaches which are the only
means of communication with the
outer world. Mr.. Kramer has never
been outside of Washington county.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

The legislature of New York has
passed a bill prohibiting live pigeon
shooting from traps. The act is in
response to public protest against the
last wear,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

Emperor William of Germany can
talk fiuently in six languages. He
can cook his own dinner, can play
chess, paint pictures and draw ear
features. He has learned engineering
and studied electricity. Though he
can use only one arm, he can shoot
game for hours at the rate of two a
minute. He has owe 100 titles and
is an admiral in three of the biggest
navies. In rs years he has shot 5000
head of game. He changes his dress
a dozen times a day, has a dozen val
cts. and his wardrobe is worth $780,
600.
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CURRENT

Eugene F. Loud, a representative
at Washington from California, has
the distinction of having received the
sword of Gen. Pemberton at Nicks-
burg in the hot July of 1868.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15
TO MOTHERS
Mrs. ]. II. Haskins, Of Chicago.
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:- Mothers
need not dread c~hildbearing after they
know the value of Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While I loved children l dreaded the
ordeal, for it left me weak and sick
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

Congress will be called upon to con-
slider a proposition for the erection
of a monument to Gen. Lew Wallace
and the troops with whom he defend
ed Washington during the civil war.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

The inhabitants of Jerusalem are
now provided with a sufficient supply
of spring water for drinking pur-
poses. The new works commenced in
July were opened at the end of last
month. The supply is derived from
three tributary springs in the neigh
borhod of the Pools of Solomon. to
the southwest of Bethlehem, and dis
tant about three hours from Jerusa-
lem. During the dry season about
10000 gallons Of water per "A hours
is obtained from this source.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

Mrs. j. w. NJ. Cardoza, of Philadel-
phia, will be the first American wo-
man to go after big game in India.
In the early spring Mrs. Cardoza, in
company with her husband will sail
for Calcutta, whence they will pene-
trate the jungles to the north in
search of tigers, lions and wild boars.
Mrs. Cardoza has hunted in Colorado
and the western preserves, in Canada
and the Maine woods. She is one of
the few women who has shot noun
tain lions and tracked caribou.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

A convict, employed in the boilsr room,
succeeded in perfecting q die for making sill
yer dollars without detection, and was dis
tributing them through outside accomplices.
The officials were about as much surprised
At this discovery as the person who receives
4 substitute article in place OF the genuine
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the only sure
and biliousress. Don't fail to try it. Our
Private Die Stamp is over the neck of the
bottle.
"I admire that pianist's finish. Don't
vou?" "Yes. but / always dread his begin
s:.-v Dhu.dalnhia Bulletin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-15

The Sentinel says there is a splendid
opening IN Yazoo City for a mattress
factory, as there is none in the State
fazoo City is not Inc only place where
such an enterprise could, should and
1--WE b%elieve), would prove successful.
Our fields furnish the cotton that fills
most OF the Northern-made mattresses.
and covers all OF them. and from our
woods are gathered the thousands OF
pales OF gray moss that frequently
come BACK to us as ''curled hair" mat
tresses' and the same railroads and
water courses that bring the mattresses
back to us from Yankee factories could
carry our home-raised and homemade
mattresses to the markets of the world
In sufficient numbers to rest the weary
bones of oil the people in the land.
what we Iced is to get up land stay
up) and HUSTLER
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-03-22
A Printer Greatly Surprised.

''I never was so greatly sur- prised in my life, as l was with the results of using Chamber lain's Pain Balm," says Henry T. Crook, pressman of the Ashe- vile (N. O. Gazette. ''I con- tracted severe case of rheuma- = tism last winter by getting my feet wet. tried several things for it without benefit. One day while looking over the Gazette, 1 noticed that Pain Balm was pos itively guaranteed to cure rheu- matism, so bought a bottle of it and before using two- thirds of it my rheumatism had taken it's flight and I have not had a rheu- matic pain since" For Sale by Green Forest Drug Go.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-03-22

assembly and the governor, but must be submitted to the people to be voted upon, and if the ma jority vote for it's adoption it be- comes part of our organic law. The sovereign people of Arkan- sas will be given an opportunity to vote upon this question at the coming September election, and from reports from different sec tions of the state 1 feel am mak- ing no rash prediction when say that they will, by an overwhelm- ing majority, place upon it their stamp of approval, and will elect men to the general assembly who are pledged to vote for a salary law.
 ct occurs to me that if the members of the general assembly can be trusted to fix the per diem pay of the members 1t can be trusted to fix the salary. Under the present law the members of the general assembly are paid S6.OO per day. A simple act of the legislature would increase that to S10.OO per day, or any other sum majority of the mem- bers might desire. It is also equally true that by the same means the per diem could be cut down to $500 but the temptation to prolong the session would still exist, and it will continue to ex- ist until the constitution is amend ad ''