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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
Founded 9Th August, 1s4e.

Published scn,-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office No. a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., ottun,wa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Uncle Sam is on the easy side "a
the financial ledger and is going tN
make the fact generally known by to-
ing fair with China.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
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Chapped hands, cracked lips al
roughness, of the skin cured quick
by Banner Salve, the most healil
ointment in the world. For sale ]
all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Webster City Freeman-Tribune:
With corn at SIS cents a bushel, and
Iowa farmers producing from 80 to SO
bushels to the acre, what's the matter
with Iowa farmers wearing diamonds
this year?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

1t might be we'll for the governme
to establish a permanent court Of n
quiry, with naval, military and civ
branches.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

With so many American cities cor
planning of a scarcity of fuel it is cd
to read of the unloading of large ca
go IS of Pennsylvania anthracite
France.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Between the aerial battle ships az
the submarine destroyers there is7r
middle ground for noncombatant to .
cupy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

at the head of the treasury department
is not technical knowledge, but plain
common sense. Gov. Shaw has lots of
that.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

1t is probable that the legislature
will take hand in regulating the af-
fairs of the numerous fraternal insur-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ia
lets. All druggists refund the mont
| If it fails to cure. e. w. Groves 81
nature is on each box. 25c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

The election of Thomas Estrada
Palma, as President of Cuba, is an in
dtcation that the conservative classes
of the new republic are to rule and
that peace will abide with the island
even after the withdrawal of the
American forces. Palma was made
President of the provisional republic
prior to the armed interventions of the
United States and under his leader
ship the Cuban iunta at New York
rendered great assistance to the
cause not only in furnishing means
and volunteers, but in giving accurate
information as to the struggle for in
dependence to the United States au-
thorities. Palma is man of superior
ability and is well instructed in the
methods of a republican form of gov
eminent. If he applies this knowl-
edge and avoids the errors that have
so often been made by Spanish-Amer-
lean rulers, he may safely guide his
fellow countrymen through the perils
that beset an infant republic.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation OF all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Sioux Rapids Republican: Shaw
stands head and shoulders above any
of the so-called anti-Shaw men in this
state, a giant among the pigmies. He
needs no vindication, but if he did, he
has it in the honor conferred upon
him by the President.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

he will be free to ignore demands from
the corporations on one hand and the
anti-republican busybodies on the 9TH
er. One kind of dictation is just as
Objectionable as the other. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
THROUGH OTHER GOGGLES.

Boone Republican: If any one brings
up the question of biennial elections
in this session of the legislature he
may count upon being sat upon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Objectionable as the other.
Eagle Grove Eagle: The time spent
in defeating bills is always out of all
proportion to the time consumed in
the few actually enacted. Introducing
bills and then killing them is the too
prevalent practice of our legislature.
1t would appear that legislation could
be greatly expedited if only those bills
decided to be meritorious and approx.
ed by some committee were allowed 70
be introduced. ~
Mt. Pleasant Dial of Progress:
There are few republican papers in
Iowa which still clamor for. change
in the mulct law, SO that the question
of saloon or no saloon can be decided
by ballot. 1t would be an unwise step,
for the republican party to bring that
question into politics every two years.
BY the petition plan the question is
quietly settled. We do not believe
the legislature will modify the law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Mason City Globe-Gazette: Some
people say he (Shaw) has been lucky.
and he has All men who succeed are
lucky, but in Gov. Shaw's case it is
more than luck The men who are
called to high places are so called be-
cause Of their preparedness. That is
the secret of Leslie M. Shaw's luck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Knoxville Journal: The largest tur-
key sold in Knoxville during the
Christmas season weighed thirty
pounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Keokuk Gate CITY: what is wanted
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Burlington Hawk-Eye: AS Schuyler
Colfax declared his unwillingness to
"buy into lawsuit so the people of
Iowa will be unwilling to legislate into
women's quarrel The equal suf-
fragists made bad start this time
by losing their temper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Independence Bulletin>Tburnal: An
offer of $2,100a was made in this city
the latter part of the week for 5000
bushels of old corn and refused. The
owner, FL. Brakeman, is sure he will
get rs cents for it..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Dubuque Times: The Dubuque Tel
egraph-Herald will assent to demo-
cratic support of Senator Allison if he
will formally pledge himself to act as
a patriot and not as partisan. The
CONSTANTS of modesty would not per-
nit our contemporary to put it's state
ment in the form of a demand that
the senator join the Bryan wing of
the democracy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Keokuk Gate City: There are 1882.
PAP cows in Iowa, but no one. would
suspect it from the price of butter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Clinton Herald: Mr.. Herriott will
probably follow precedents and make
up committees reasonably satisfactory
to all the senators. Presumably he
was nominated without pledges, and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Des Moines Register: Hon. James
E. Blythe is early in the congression-
al field of next year, and will prove to
be a strong and possibly winning can
didate for the republican nomination
He Is one of the ablest of the young
leaders of the party and is very popu-
lar in his district in the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Cedar Rapids Republic: There will
be no more factional fights in Iowa re-
publicanism. That republicanism is
the dominant republicanism of the
country and it is not going to weaken
itself over internal and petty difficult
ties. All that is necessary is demo-
cratic papers and democratic politi-
clans who tried to exc out little
glory in the discussion of party to
which they do not belong, and after
that all republicans will be together
in this state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
KENOSHA TO PLAY RACINE.
The Southport Nine will Be Given Chance
to Demonstrate Their Ability.

The Southport Nine Will Be Given Chance
to Demonstrate Their Ability.
The fans, and il fact every one who
knows anything about base ball are all
astir about next Sundays game be-
tween the Racine and Kenosha Ath-
letics, which will be played at Athletic
park in this city. Freitag, well
known emi-professiona1 pitcher, who
has been doing the twirling for the
Southports for some time past, will be
in the box for the neighbors next Sum
day. Keno unfortunately does not
have Rube Tyaddell to do all the play
ing for them this year and it is to be
hoped that they will bring nine men
to the Belle City who can at least
make a fair showing. It takes nine
men, and every one of them the fastest
in the country, to be able to remain
in the diamond against the locals.
The Racines will line up as usual with
Cook, the crack little amateur pitcher,
in the box, and Murphy, the new find
who was secured from the Elgin team
and appeared at right field last Sun
day, will be the extra pitcher. If the
situation demands, Murphy will be
given try at the twir1ing and he is
acknowledged to be one of the clever
est and speediest pitchers in this Sec
ton. The sports are making all kinds
of bets on the coming game and odds
of to ! are being placed on the Ra-
cines. Many bets of even money are
being made that the Kenoshas will be
shut out. It IS estimated that about
5000 people will witness the coming
game -Racine Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
Commissioners Appointed to Inyesti.
gate Sites for a Naval Station
to be Here Next Week.
WILL REACH CHICAGO SUNDAY.
Kenosha Will Give the Distinguished Of
ficers Hearty Welcome and Show
Them Every Consideration.

! Kenosha will have CT ance to show
her hospitality during next week, as :
dispatch from Washington announces
that the commission appointed to Sc.
lect site for the new Naval Training
School on the Lakes will leave, Wash
Iington the latter part of this week
and will arrive in Chicago on next
Saturday night or Sunday. The entire
jaunt Of the Board will be made BY
rail, as the Michigan, on which the
trip was to have been made, has been
forced out Of commission by an acct
dent.
The commission, which will prob
ably reach Kenosha on next Tuesday
or Wednesday, will consist Of Admiral
Taylor, Lieutenant Commander Wins
low and Civil Engineer Roseau. This
is the commission as appointed by the
Secretary of the Navy to examine the
sites proposed and make report to
the department as soon as possible.
The itinerary of the commission so far
as prepared provides for visit in Chi
cago on Sunday, and on Monday they
will spend the day in looking into the
sites directly in touch with Chicago.
This will probably occupy part of
the time of Tuesday and on that even
ing or Wednesday morning the COM
mission will leave for Waukegan and
Kenosha. Waukegan will be short
stop for the commission as it is under
stood that the site offered by that city
is not in any way suitable.
Mayor Pfennig has not yet been in
formed as to the definite time of the
visit in Kenosha, but as the commits
sioners are slated to arrive in Milwau-
kee on Wednesday evening they will
probably spend Wednesday in Keno
sha.
After leaving Kenosha the visitors
will go to Milwaukee and inspect the
site offered at South Milwaukee. From
| Milwaukee the Board will cross the
| lake and go to examine the ports on
the other side ending at Duluth some
| two weeks later.
| AS yet no reception has been pre-
pared for the members of the com.
mission, but as soon as definite
plans are possible the members of the
committee in charge of the campaign
will see to it that everything is done tc
show the commission every possible
courtesy while they are in the city.
The visit of the commission means
much to Kenosha and the men should
be received in manner betting their
rank in the councils of the Navy. {
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31

ONE of the things oftenest noticed
and commented upon by visitors to the
city, is Kenosha's lack Of free bath
ing facilities. With one of the largest
bodies of pure, fresh water in the
world right at our doors there is abso-
lute1y no place where poor boy may
have swim without violating the
law. It is one Of the things that
shows our lack Of enterprise as city
and the Indifference Of those among us
who are able to help forward a cause of
this kind. Some move should be made,
either by the officials or by private
citizens, to utilize the advantages
given by our situation on the lake, and
free baths established.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
sPALDING MAY BE FREED.
Efforts Of Wife to Secure Release of Chica-
60 Banker Finally Successful.

Efforts of Wife to Secure Release of Chica.
| 60 Banker Finally Successful.
Charles Warren Spalding, forme1
president of the defunct Globe Savings
bank, and defaulting treasurer Of the
University Of Illinois, and husband O.
Sarah Louise Irving Spalding, !
former Kenosha woman, proba bly, vii
secure his release from the Joliet peni
Tertiary on writ of habeas corpus.
Judge Dunno, of Chicago, sent wore
to States Attorney Deneen Monda,
that he believed section Of the parole
law Of 1899 unconstitutional because i
delegated unwarranted powers to the
State Board of Pardons, and became
thereby class legislation, and that un
less that official submitted brief BY
10 O'Clock this morning, proving thai
the law was constitutional, he would
issue the writ of habeas corpus in the
Spalding case.
Arguments will be heard on the writ
and, as result of the hearing, Judge
Dunno will decide whether Spaldine
will remain prisoner or be released.
Judge DUNES opinion was based on
the last amendment filed to the peti-
ton for habeas corpus by w. G. An
derson, Spalding's attorney. The
original petition for a writ Of habeas
corpus was filed in the early part OF
June.
Spalding went to the penitentiary in
December, 1897. He was convicted
when the parole law of 1895 was in
effect. This law was repealed in 1897,
and the law of 1897 was again repealed
in 1899, when the present parole legis-
lation went into effect.
The law of 1895 placed the parole
power in the hands of the prison
board. The board of pardons acquired
jurisdiction over prisoners, convicted
under the law Of 1895, as Spalding
was, by the law Of 1897. A provision
of section 500 of the statutes Of 1899.
which took the place of the law of
1897, gives the board of pardons powers
which Judge Dunno thinks unconsti-
tutional
Spalding was convicted on charge
Of embezzling Macoupin county bonds
held by the University of Illinois. For
four years insistent demand has been
made on the board Of pardons for
Spalding's release, without effect.
Mrs. Spalding, who was married to
him while he was in jail, has been
earnest IN her efforts to secure the
writ of habeas corpus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
MISS KIMBALL TO WE'D.
Announcement Is Made of Her'Engagement
to Griffin Mcclellan.


Announcement has been made of
the engagement Of Miss Anna kim.
ball, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius H. Kimba1l, to S. Griffin
Mcclellan, of Bagnall, Mich. The
date for the wedding has not been set.
The engagement is the one topic OF
conversation among the society people
Of kenosha today, and Miss Kimba1l
and Mr.. Mcclellan are receiving the
hearty congratulations IF their many
friends.
Both the young people are so we'll
known in Kenosha that little comment
is necessary. Miss Kimball has al
ways held a very important place
among the society people here. She is
graduate of Kemper Hall, and a
member of the Old Maids League.
Mr.. Mcclellan is son of the, late
Dr.. Samuel Mcclellan, and was born
and raised in Kenosha. He was for
some time an emp1oye of the First
National Bank, and afterward he
worked with the Allen Tannery as
cashier. During the last two years he
has been employed by the Simmors
Manufacturing company, and has
charge of the extensive lumber inter-
ests of the company IN Michigan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
Henry Nyberg, of This City, Has q
Splendid Improvement tor Auto
mobile Construction.
INVENTOR PROMISES ADVANCES
After Six Years as Worker in Different Fac
tories He Constructs Machine Embody-
ing the Best Features of All.

1 y
nenIy NyDerg, OF this city, has beer
grained patent on parts for the con-
stIncuon OF automobiles which prom
| 1858 - oe OF great financial benefit to
HIN ana quite an addition to the auto
nooile world. For the past six years
Mr.. Nyberg has been working in the
oinerent automobile factories of the
country making close study of the
mechanism OF the different machines
ana ne mas recently completed the con
struction OF machine which he claims
emuooles all the good points of all the
o'ners without any OF the faults.
Auueo 70 lnese gooo points Mr. Ny
oei mas auueu q NUMBER OF other mys
eeiies VI mechanism on which he has
recently oeen granted patent, and he
mas now three Claims pending for fur
1ner improvements on his original
mooel.
Inc machine that has been built by
NyDerg has much the appearance of
Tue Nam pier carriage It being OF
the same form and Weight. It is a
gdsoilne motor carriage and IS calcu-
oeeu - nlah speed OF ABOUT twenty
- twenty-five miles an hour. The ma
chlne mas one great value over the
otner machines on the market in the
tact tnat i IS equipped with a silent
engine. lhis engine, which is of
FORM similar TO those used in the other
rndcnines known IN henosha, is SO
mu11iel that It performs all the work
demanded OF 1t without sending out
the louo report that is such a draw
Dack 20 otner machines.
Anotner point OF superiority IL the
Nypeis machine Is FOUND IN the
TACT tnat the smart is a flexible one.
Ia many machines the stiff shaft has
1ormeo a par TO the best results and
many o. the sna1ts nave been broken
causing the manufacturer no end of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
FORM NEW COMPANY.
DIR. j. L. Hewitt and Ezra Simmons Unite
Forces In Fire Insurance Business.

DIR. j. L. Hewitt and Ezra Simmons Unite
Forces In Fire Insurance Business.
DR.. J.. E. Hewitt and Ezra Simmons.
both well known to the insurance
world of Kenosha, have formed a part
nership under the firm name of SIM
mons & Hewitt, and will after the first
of August be in charge of the "Ezra
Simmons Agency" The agency will
be by far the largest in the city and
the partners will control long list of
the leading FIRE companies represented
in the city. The Simmons Agency
has been esta blished for many years
and it has secured many of the long
lines of insurance on the risks in
Kenosha.
DR.. Hewitt will enter the agency on
the first of August and will have en-
tire charge of the Office. The Office of
the company will be located in the
Western Union Telegraph Office at the
corner of Main and Pearl streets. The
com bination of the two agencies is the
most important move in the insurance
business in Kenosha in many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31
MANY CoUNTERFEITs FOUND
Supposed Maker of Spurious Coin now Cir
culating in Kenosha is In Chicago.

Supposed Maker of Spurious Coin now Cir
culating in Kenosha is In Chicago.
For some time past spurious half
dollars have been circulated in Keno
sha and various tradesmen were caused
considerable annoyance when they
made their deposits at the banks by
having part Of their coin thrown out
as counterfeit, coin which to all inter
est and purposes we're as good as the
ge nuine and would fool many an ex-
pert.
subsequently the buncoed tradesman
ou1d take back his bogus half dollar
and pass it on to another unsuspect-
ing merchant, for it was no common
counterfeit, as it subsequently de-
veloped that it was made in steel die
and contained as much silver as the
ones coined by Uncle Sam. The an
nouncement that the counterfeiter had
been run down in Chicago, after a
chase of four years, has consequently
caused considerable satisfaction also
in this city.
The prisoner is sA1fred S. Cunning
ham, an expert machinist 90 years of
age He was captured in house in
the rear Of SIS Morgan street. A ma
chinist by trade, his neighbors have
always supposed him to be an inventor
and his conduct was always such as to
give no clue to his real profession.
His half dollars were accepted un-
questioningly by storekeepers and The
fraud was never suspected till they
reached the subtreasury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31

II is now nearly two weeks since
Mr.. Buckstaff made his sensational
charges that money was used to ac-
complish the defeat of Superintendent
Harvey in the State convention. He
stated in exact terms the amount paid
in advance and the amounts to be paid
iu case the deal went through. He
further offered to furnish more de-
tailed information upon application.
The charge is much too serious to pass
over III silence, but up to the present
time no move has been made to have
Mr.. Buckstaf make public all he knows
about this nefarious transaction. The
State Central committee should
Investigate the whole matter. It is
not thing that can be hushed up and
the longer the in vestigation is put off
the worse it will be for the party when
all thefacts are brought to light as they
undoubtedly eventually will be. The
people are not particularly inter-
ested in the trials and fluctuations of
the book companies, but they are
vitality interested in the charge that a
combination of book companies had
power enough to compass, by the use
of money, the defeat of candidate in
the State convention of the Republican
party. They have a right to all the
detailed information that any body has
on the subject. The voters of Wiscon-
sin have many times in the past given
evidence of their signal ability to dc
their own thinking and they are not
prepared to accept the word of any
man or any set Of men that everything
is sail right" They want the informa
tion and an opportunity to judge fol
themselves. Mr.. Cary, the nominee
says that he heard nothing of any dea1
before the convention and his state
dent is entitled to full credence. AS .
man of Integrity worthy of the honors
bestowed upon him by the convention
he would be about the last one TO hear
of any shady work on hissbehalf by his
so-ca1led friends, anyway, but he will
probably have to suffer for their mis-
deeds. This is the first time that it has
ever been charged-and by men who, or
account of their standing and reputa
ton, are certainly entitled. to hear
ing that corrupt methods had beer
employed to secure nomination in :
Republication state convention and
the party at large is not willing to res
quietly under the accusation even il
the State Central Committee does
seem willingIto let the matter drop.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-31

By his great administrative abilities,
his sound common sense, his ripe
scholarship and his unbounded enthu-
siasm for his chosen work DR.. Charles
Kendell Adams made the State Uni
versity one of the greatest educa tional
institutions of the country. The good
influence he exerted in all educational
matters throughout the State will long
be held in grateful remembrance by
the people in Wisconsin. In his death
the country loses one of the greatest
educators and scholars Of his time.