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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
SPECIAL RATES FOR THE G. A. r.
One Fare for the Round Trip TO WasF1
ington Convention in October.

Washington, D. c., March h5.-It is
announced that by agreement with the
executive committee of the @. A. r,
the Eastern Passenger association had
agreed on uniform rate of ONE fare
for the round trip to Washington for
the convention to be held here in OcA
tober.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
GERONIMO TO BE FREE.
Broken Old Apache Warrior May GET
Civil Riahts.

Fort Sill, o. T.. March 17.-Geroni.
mo, the Apache Indian chief and the
man whom General Miles has named
"the human tiger" is to be released
from captivity at last and may be Civ.
en- citizenship. General Frank Arm,
stronger the regular army, has madA
this recommendation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20

Some women shine in society on mo-
more than their diamonds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
GETS A PENSION.
ottumwa Man is Given Ten DoIIaks
Per Month.

Washington, March II. - John ll[.
Russell, of Ottumwa, has been granted
a pension of $40 per month by the Gle,
partment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
Washington. March Is.

1t is understood the committee on
public buildings and grounds in the
house is getting affairs in shape to re.
port before great while. This re-
port will perhaps interest a larger
number of people in Iowa than any
other measure that may come up in
the house at this session.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
An Estimate of Allison.

''Savoyard,' brilliant Washington
writer, gives the following estimate
of Senator Allison in the course of a
two-column article concerning the sen.
ior Iowa senator:
Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and Nc
Kinley all wanted him in the cabinet.
He was prop to all of them, but in
the theatre where his robust, sturdy,
stalwart common sense makes him a
stouter champion than Conkling,
Blaine, Hoar or Edmunds, Allison is
pre-eminently the leader of the SEN
ate.
Doubtless Allison and Cannon
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
Gear Tried 1t and Failed.

Some years ago Senator Gear had
his attention directed to the case and
to him Glass told the story of his al.
legged desertion. Senator Gear intro.
duced bill into the senate at the last
session before his death and the bill
was favorably reported, but for some
reason never was brought up in the
senate. At this session it was found
in the unfinished business, again re-
ported by the committee and passed
the senate. 1t came up in the house,
and upon the showing made by the
committee report also passed the
house. The act was duly signed by
the speaker of the house and the Pres
ident OF the senate; printed upon
sheepskln, enrolled and all but law
of the land. Every one of the links in
the long chain between introduction
and completion had been welded save
'one, the one needful. This the Presi.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20

Washington. March IL, 1902.
Senator Allison is disposed to enter.
tain the opinion that the importance
Of the Cuban sugar proposition that
has monopolized the attention of the
ways and means committee and in
fact the entire house of representa-
tives practically since the commence
ment of the session, has been very
greatly exaggerated. He regards the
matter as in the nature of tempest
in a tea pot; question involving, OF
course, some differences Of judgment
but not greater than are met with fire,
quently in the regular course of legis-
lative work. the direct result in a
large degree, of newspaper agitation.
Favors Reciprocity.
1t is understood that both Senators
Allison and Dolliver are in the main
favorable to the views of the Presi
dent touching the sugar question
Some days ago in a speech in the sen
ate Senator Dolliver gave utterance to
sentiments that may be construed as
indicating that he favors reciprocal re
lations with Cuba. He assumed that
it was the settled policy of this gov
eminent to retain the possessions now
under the American flag; that if the
colonial or territorial system were tt
be made successful cordial relations
must exist between the parent nation
and the colony. The ultimate end o.
such system must be free trade be
tween the colonies and the United
States. Senator Dolliver referred tt
the situation of Cuba, geographically
and the probability that the island
: would one day become a part of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20

All OHuSudI SITUATION.
An unusual situation developed dur.
ing the discussion of the rural free de-
livery contract system proposition
Those in favor of the bill who would
speak for it We're not numerous, and
toward the last Chairman Loud expert
enced considerable difficulty in getting
some member to take time. The last
day of the situation became very
strained and Mr.. Loud was put to his
wits to get speakers. The spectacle
of the chairman of great committee
hawking time about is one rarely seen
in the house. Congressman Lacey
made a strong speech in favor of the
measure and Judge Conner spoke a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24
Honor for a Mile Laos Lake Girl.

In the Journal Junior of last week.
Miss Grace G. Norton, daughter of
County Commissioner Norton at Cove,
received first prize for the best article
on the topic, "a Historic Dinner"
The Juniors were to select the names
OF ten characters in history whom
they would. invite to a dinner, and
give their reasons why they would in
wife them. Miss Norton selected the
names of Abraham Lincoln, his oppon-
emit Stephen A. Douglass, William II.
Seward, and his friend and co-worker,
Henry Clay. To this group she would
add Charles Sumner, Richard Henry
Lee and Patrick Henry. She would
next invite Horace Greeley and Bayard
Taylor, both of whom were connected
with the New York Tribune, and she
thought they might give some inter-
esting "reminiscences of their newspa-
per career, as we'll as of other events
in their lives. Her tenth guest would
be Henry Ward Beecher, as Miss Nor
ton says some one would have to be
present to say the grace. Miss Nor
toms list was certainly a good one and
any of US would delight to be present
at dinner with such coterie of guests.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24
COURT ADJouRNs.

The, April Term of Court Was Adjourned
Last Observation-Disclosures Present for
State N. G. and Those Absent Were still
Worse. '-z~. i;
Court came to a sudden termination
last Thursday afternoon when after
having dismissed one case, and: with .
jury disagreement on both the Patchin
and Doyle cases, and the non.appear-
ance of witnesses in the cases against
Thornquist, Weston and Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald, Judge Searle continued the
balance of the untried cases and the
Patchin and Doyle cases and adjourned
the April term of court. -
| The juries that tried Patchin and
Doyle could not agree on a verdict.
One OF the jurles stood six to six and
the other eight to four, and not being
able to arrive at any verdict they we're
discharged. One of the main wit
nesses in the case against the McDon-
aid woman has skipped out, and
neither could Adelbert Slayback or
Ephriam Gle be found to give testi-
mony in the cases against Thornq uist.
The judge was little bit riled over
the status Of affairs, and the county at
torney seemed bit put out to think
people would be so absent minded as to
forget to come into court when sub
poenaed. On petition of the county at
torney the court ordered an attachment
to issue for the persons of the missing
witnesses, who are liable when they
come home to roost to have to appear
before the court wherever it may be
sitting and receive sentence for con-
tempt of court.
The case against Howard was sent
over with the rest of the criminal
calendar to the September term.
The demurrer entered by Attorneys
Keith and Foster for Andrew Bryson
in the case Of Murdoch VS.. Bryson,
was granted and the case stands dis
missed so far as the present action is
concerned.
The two cases against Josiah Weston
OF Milaca for the illegal sale of liquor,
and in which cases one Olof A. laden
was the main witness, fell fiat on &C.
count OF insufficient testimony. The
other case against Weston in which
young Slayba is wanted as witness,
was as stated continued. All parties
whose cases have not yet been dis
posed of will remain under bonds for
appearance at the September term of
court.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

The farmers who have fed 5O-cent
corn to cattle and finished the animals
for market this spring are realizing
very good returns on their corn. There
are several instances where Minnesota
corn-fed cattle have sold at 1925 per
hundred and even better. A Rock
county (Minn. heifer recently sold on
the Sioux City market for S6.7O per
hundred, IS cents higher than any
heifer ever sold for on that market.
The heifer was >fattened by a Rock
county farmer and the animal weighed
when it went to market 1870 pounds.
One farmer in that county has so far
sold this spring fat cattle to the amount
of over $4,000 and all that he expended
for feed that he did not raise on his
farm was 800. There is ALWAYS
money in marketing good prime fat
stock, whether cattle, bogs or sheep,
and the farmer who is so situated that
he can raise live stock and grow them
for direct shipment to market, and re-
fuses to engage in this profitable in
dustry is fooling away some rafting
good opportunities. Minnesota ought
to become one of the greatest states for
fat stock in the whole country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

' The Associated Press correspondents
are sending out all kinds of sensational
reports as to the extensive operations
of the beef and food trust. The latest
is that the trust is endeavoring to
corner the butter, egg and poultry
market, and some say the potato
market as we'll. That powerful COM
bination might be able to corner the
market on many of the leading prod
ucts at the large cities there is no oues-
ton, but it would last for very brief
time because such high-handed meas
ures would invite riot and revolution
and the guilty parties would last
"quick'' in; the face of public indigna-
ton. Such combinations are unnatural
and are only mercenary and arbitrary
and are the forerunners of social VOL
canic eruptions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24
CLIMATE AND CROP BULLETIN.
Weather and Crop Conditions in Mime
sofa for the Week Ending April FL.

Weather and Crop Conditions in Minne-
sofa for the Week Ending April FL.
About the only measurable rainfall
during the week was in the southern
tier of counties where there we're light
and widely scattered showers. While
the midday temperatures were moder-
ate, the early morning temperatures
we're low, with heavy frosts, and in
few places, ice. The higher lands in
the Red River valley are drying nicely,
and preparing for seeding and wheat
seeding has been going on since the
18th. The low lands are still wet in
Clay county and thence northward. In
the southern two-thirds of the State
the wheat is nearly all sown, and in
the southern half, nearly all the oats
and barley; farther south, fax is being
sown, though near the Mississippi, in
the extreme southeast, all seeding is
somewhat later than it is a. little west
OF there. The soil is cool and very dry
and loose on the surface, so that germi-
nation, even of the early sown grain.
is slow and uneven. In few we'll
favored places wheat, oats and barley
are coming up nicely. The gales and
dust storms of the 10th and 18th caused
damage to sown grain that cannot be
estimated till after good rains have
started growth and show what the
stand is. A great deal of seed was
left uncovered, some of which had be-
gun to grow, and doubtless much was
buried too deep by the drifting action.
Some of the fields affected have been
re-seeded, some have been narrowed,
and many have not been touched.
There were mild dust storms again on
the 18th, but with very little injury.
Some of the winter rye is said to be in
jured by the winter, and also some of
the small area of winter wheat. ALL
vegetation is held in check by the cold
and lack of moisture. Forest fires are
reported in Pine county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

THERE is no question but what the
weather is a very live theme at the
present time. The weather does lust
as it pleases and the weather man and
prophets Of, all kinds can only make
faint attempt to foretell the capers the
elements will cut. Throughout the
northwest there is need of rain and
warmer weather.. The short shower
We had Monday night only partially
settled the dust and the light fall of
snow Tuesday night only moistened
the top soil. Throughout the south
west the weather has been extremely
hot and with high winds the wheat
crop and vegetation in Kansas and
other parts of the country has suffered
much, though welcome rains the last
few days have improved conditions.
It is now said that Kansas will have a
very poor wheat crop this year. With
chilly weather in the north the tenn
perature at Omaha and St. Joseph and
other points was 80 to 80 the first of
the week, a record breaker for this
time of the year. We need moisture
very badly. There was little snow dur
ing the winter and We are having no
April showers to fill the streams and
help the fields and meadows. The
Mississippi river is so low that the
saw mills cannot run any longer.
There is no reason for any alarm here
in the north as yet apd let US hope that
seed time. and harvest will be under
the most favorable auspices. Man
does not run the weather, and it's
mighty good thing he does not,~for if
he did Morgan might have an oppor-
tunity to finance a corporation to con-
troll the output.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

The Hubbard County Enterprise has
started a political department called
"Political Ping Pong.' The Enter
prise is certainly up to date and quite
original with its political captions. By
the way there is a political ping pong
game on in the tooth pick district.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

HE Minneapolis Journal sent a
special correspondent to New Orleans
and Port Chalmette to look over the
operations of Johnny Bull in those
places where thousands of head of
horses and mules are loaded aboard
ship and sent to South Africa to be
used by the British and Boer armies,
as the latter have been known to seize
quite a number of these horses and
mules in field operations. The Jour-
nal gives graphic account of how the
mules and horses are handled at Chal-
mette preparatory to being loaded for
the far-away theatre of war. In the
last thirty months 1853 ships have left
New Orleans and Chalmette for South
Africa; carrying 81, 449 mules and 3d.
1873 horses, or total of 155,282. One
ship took at single sailing 1850
mules. These ships have taken nearly
100000 bushels of oats for feed on the
trips. Millions of dollars have been
spent in this country by officers of the
British army for mules, horses and
feed, etc. At the little town of
Lathrop in north central Missouri
headquarters for horses and supplies
for the British army have been main
tanned for some time. At this camp
alone last year 81 100000 was spent for
horses and mules, and $4,000 head are
purchased each month. The weekly
feed bill amounts to $4,000 and 500 men
are employed as feeders and herders.
These operations in Missouri are con-
Quoted by firm of American horse
dealers who also supply Uncle Sam
with horses and mules for war pur-
poses. There is no question but what
the millions in British gold that are
being paid out in this country for pur-
poses of subduing the Beers has made
business good for many people. If the
Beers only had a few ''Flying Dutch
men" on the seas that carried some
long range guns Port Chalmette would
get bigger place in history than it is
apt to from the present incident. Here
is where one hundred years ago we
licked the British to a standstill, but
they are getting better treatment at
the present time. It is now claimed
that the United States governments
investigation of the big British stock
camp at Port Chalmette practically
has been concluded. Officers at New
Orleans contend that the finding will
be that the post is in violation of the
neutrality laws, and that the admis-
siOns of the British officers in charge
are sufficient proof of this fact. Evil
dence collected privately by Col. E. H.
Crowder, investigation officer assigned
by Adjutant Gen. Corbin, and by secret
service men and army officers now sta
toned at Jackson barracks, constitute
the final report, which has been for
warded to Washington.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

The whole thing in nut shell-the
Gold seekers are rushing to Thunder
Mountain like lightning. r +: Et.s.
The rumor that a cream brick cheese
factory will be started at Brickton is
denied. :. r.SE*>1 -
Down in the cities they are running
open street cars and the no-seat-no-fare
man never peeps. 49,.
The Chinese restaurant labor trouble
in Minneapolis bids fair to become an
international issue.
Ben, Franklin was responsible for
the lightning rod, and his agents have
been on the road ever since. "
London is threatened with beef
famine, and the coronation close at
hand. Well, there's little horse
meat left.
Now does the busy little umpire get
unto himself hump, and walk out on
to the diamond, while some one saws
''You Chump!"
Talmage left fortune of over $780,
600. Most ministers omit the ciphers
when they die, and others do not even
leave behind the dollar sign.
The man who stopped over at Tim
norman ''between trains'' the other
day, had one arm taken off by a book
agent. It is thought that he will re-
cover.
If the village council has few more
experiences like those of last week. it
will have to put the council chamber
on wheels and then roll on down the
boulevard of time.
Jones-I have just discovered why
editors and babies are so much alike.
Jenks-That's impossible.
Jones-No it's easy enough. They
are both ''we" things.
The st. Paul municipal craft is rid
ing the waves of aorough campaign
and there are several political pilots
as we'll as several political pirates
boats following close behind it,
Speaker Henderson wears patch
on both his eyes that much resembles
the stuff that is sometimes found in ink
fountains that makes white paper talk
like old women at a sewing bee.
Patrick has been taken to the death
chamber at Sing Sing. The prison Of
ticers shaved off his beard and mus
tache which no doubt improved The
demoniacal look of the prominent Grim
inal.
Pitfall, (who is troubled with color
blindness)-What the matter with
Warp, he seems to have the blues all
the time? -,
Pokem-No, you're wrong, he simply
is green. -:
| Editor Folsom of the Sandstone
Courier has bought an old school house
in that place which he will convert
into sanctum and print shop. It isn't
every little red school house that
gets promoted like this.
A defaulting bank clerk of New York
is doing big business selling bananas
in Honduras. But then we imagine he
would willingly give his banana bo-
nanza for the privilege to rock in the
old arm chair at home once more.
| THERE is M ouoctiop h,,< ,r,lo+
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

A defaulting bank clerk of New York
is doing big business selling bananas
in Honduras. But then we imagine he
would willingly give his banana bo-
nanza for the privilege to rock in the
old arm chair at home once more.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24
RUM-lNATloNs.

The whole thing in nut shell-the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-24

Editor Folsom of the Sandstone
Courier has bought an old school house
in that place which he will convert
into sanctum and print shop. It isn't
every little red school house that
gets promoted like this. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-23
William Owen.

Ever since he made a hit in Julia
Marlowe's production OF Romeo and
Juhet, Worlds Fair year, andl played
ore OF the principal roles in the great
Shakespearian love story for months in
Chicago, William Owen has been con-
sidered one of the foremost of stage low
ers. The term Temperament" has been
boohooed at for years, but nevertheless
the thousands who saw Mr.. Owen in
Romeo and Juliet at that time, and
since, have been greatly impressed with
his peculiar fitness for portraying the
beauty, the charm and the pathos of a
love story. Since his first success in
Miss Marlowe's company his Shake
spearian scholarship has progressed I'm.
til he is now regarded as an authority
upon the classic drama among the
younger generation of actors.
This season he is to be seen only in
one play, and because Of the many de.
mands for it Romeo and Juliet has been
selected and given handsome stage
mounting with competent supporting
company. To be seen in this city.
Mr.. Owen in his impersonahon Of
Romeo loses none of his fascinating per.
sonality and to it is added the magic Of
Shakespeare greatest lover. Opera
house Wednesday Jan. 80.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-23
Smallpox at OsceoIa.

There has been few cases of "break-
ing.out' in Osceola resembling small
poN, and to be on the safe side, the local
board of health physician, DIR. Parrish,
has caused the smallpox flag to be
placed at five residences. One at Joe
Sanders, wheresa child is sick; another
child is sick; another at Mr. Tullis,
where his son, Lang, is sick, fourth at
Thomas Jackson's teamster living in
southeast Osceola; and fifth at rooms
of II. A. Curtis. None of these subjects
are seriously sick, and strict quarantine
is being maintained. 1t may not be the
real article, but after due consultation it
has been thought best to be conserva-
tive. The state board of health will
probably send a representative here
soon to investigate. Apropos of this it
might be said that all physicians now
concur in the statement that John Neal
who :was quarintined northeast OF
Osceola, did not have the smallpox but
a case of acne. If the cases in Osceola
are smallpox the form is very light
Outside of filthy negro camps, not 6
single death has occurred from the dis
ease in this part of Iowa.-Osceola Sen
tinnl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-23
Rural Mail Route.

Rural Mail Route lnspectorl Mills,
arrived at Lineville last Friday evening
and went over the route west Of this
place petitioned for by the citizens in.
terested last spring, finding it entirely
practicable, and will recommend it's es-
Enlistment. The new route as modi-
fed and changed by the inspector will
follow the Leon road from Lineville to
John Hayden's farm, south to the Reese
farm, west one mile, south to the Union
schoolhouse, east to Henry Perkins
north to Morgan postoffice, south and
east to Fairyiew schoolhouse, east to
Hawkins bridge, south to Howard
Moore's corner and east on the state
line road to Lineville, making about "a
miles. Bracewell and Morgan postofii-
ces will be supplied with mail in closed
pouches every day from Lineville by the
rural carrier. John G. Morehead, OF
this place, passed the required examina-
ton by the inspector, filed the necessary
bond and was appointed carrier. Just
when the service will be established on
the new route cannot be determined,
probably not until June or July. About
1875 families will be tributary to this
route with population between 500
and 6OO.-Lineville Tribune.