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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
Olive Branch.

Olive Branch. April 1O.-School
commenced here Monday with Miss
H. Nicklin of Leando as teacher.
Martin Lutte was transacting bust
ness in Eldon this week.
Jacob Schlotter and family visited
Sunday with Mr.. Schlotter's brother,
William
Thomas Denning of Selma was
| transacting business here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Dyer visited friends
at White Elm Sunday
Scott Adamson made flying trip to
Eldon Monday.
John Webster and wife of near Sell
ma visited relatives in Chequest one
day this week.
Charles Creasey was in Eldon last
week on business.
Will Thornton was an Olive Branch
caller Sunday.
Jess and Will Hem have returned
home after an extended visit with
friends and relatives in Missouri
Ed Lasley and family of White
Elm visited Sunday with Mr.. Lasley's
cousin, Mrs. Phoebe Seitz and family.
Miss Lille Carter was shopping in
White Elm Tuesday
w. Davis was in Selma this week
on business.
Melee Patterson was transacting
Mrs. d. Perry was guest Tuesday
of her friend, Mrs. Mollie Schlotter
and family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
Winchester,


Winchester, April 1O.-Robert Nc
Call and wife spent last Sunday in
Kilbourn.
Charles Hawbaker and family and
Mrs. S. f. Hawbaker spent last Fri
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mckee
west Of Birmingham.
Six new members were initiated in
to the horse thief association for pro-
lection of horses, last Saturday at
their annual meeting.
The township board of directors
met in town Monday.
Nelson Yarnell and family were at
J. Beams last Sunday.
William Howard has been quite
poorly for some time.
Robert Morrison returned to his
home Monday He has been in Okla
homa for several weeks and sold his
claim while there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
Ash Grove.

Ash Grove, April 10.-Telephone
meetings are quite numerous here of
late.
Mrs James Garron and Mrs. Chas.
Simons were called to the bedside of
their father, Mr.. Campbell, who is
very i'll at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Shull, of Drakesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis McCarty visit
ed Sunday at the home of John Wolf
Quite a number of the young people
of this place attended the meeting at
Hopewell Sunday night.
F. L. Day and family visited Sun
day at the A. Hannah home.
Rev. G. B. Barber filled his regular
appointment at the M. E. church Sun.
day.
Mrs. Fenton Cassill visited Satur.
day with Mrs. Noah Smith.
Misses Ella and Belle Hannah call
ed on Mrs. Dave Ward last Tuesday.
Miss Vida Fletcher returned to hel
home Wednesday evening, after a
months visit with relatives at Green
Valley.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
Lancaster.

Lancaster, April 10. - There was
an entertainment at the Christian
church Wednesday night by an i'm
personator and reciter.
Daisy Randall spent Sunday at home.
Harley Adams was a caller at Will
liam Randalls Sunday.
w. r. Kelley and M. M. Davis
brought two loads of rock up from
Rock Creek Tuesday.
Rufus McVicker was visiting at
school Tuesday.
Farming is progressing rapidly in
this locality, but rain is needed badly
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

From Tuesdays Dnlly.l
Basil Bahme, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Bahme, 406 Richmond av-
enue, has been quite sick for the past
week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10

Hickory Ridge, April los. K.
Chisman was a caller at Blakesburg
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08

has the usual set of four wings His
mail plate, or the outer wings will
rust if well moistened and the poor
thing has lost its flight forever The
process of corrOsion next attacks his
six legs and the unfortunate bug finds
himself unable to reach its meals
Thus does he land in an early grave.
=
There exists in st. Louis a strangely
enterprising man. Having no time to
read at home or at his labor he carries
little lamp with him onto the street
cars and Clamping it to a plaster in
the car. at his shoulder he makes rich.
with books and paper, the fleeting mo-
ments, to and from his work.
Kansas is not the only state with "A
saloon destroyer. A Nemesis is at
work in New Jersey-a woman who
depends more upon strategy and di-
plomacy for her victories than does
the renowned Carrie. She does not
sport Ratchet. Miss Jean Geddes is
her name. She lives in Newark and
has vowed determination upon all the
saloons in that state who keep open
on Sundays. Out of sixteen whose ar
raignment she has secured so far all
but one waived examination Boldly
and briskly she saunters into a saloon
and orders a beverage as glib as the
glibbest. Does she drink? No. She
uses the grog if it is served to her.
as evidence. After taking the names
of those likely to be good witnesses
she Immediately casts the net over
the salOOnkeeper and there he is Side
doors are most frequently used on
Sundays, she finds. but she does not
shrink from them in the least. One
time she was in London working with
William Huckle for the apprehension
of opium smugglers and two evil men
suddenly caught her and FASTENED off
10 the dock to see to her instant
drowning. Fortunately Mr. Huckle
was not far off and he arrived in time
To get the drop on the Williams and the
woman was saved. Frequently Miss
Geddes carries her point with the aid
of an ACCORDION. She plays ii in front
of a saloon, attracting n large crowd.
which takes her for wandering min
streL When she has drawn quite a
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08
Rather Odd,.,z

CONSERVATION rules among the old
ladies of England because an arch
bishop. the archbishop of Canterbury.
who signs himself F. Centuar. has said
that fighting among boys is not a sin.
He delivered this opinion in public
address and il was reported so in the
papers but the ladies doubted the ac-
curacy of the story until he confirmed
il himself. He said il was true, but
qualified himself by adding that malice
should be eliminated from the bouts.
The venerable archbishop was at one
time head master of the famous Rugby
school for boys. He has just celebrat-
ed his eightieth birthday. He draws
a salary half as large as that of the
president of the United States and
takes precedence of all the peerage
except royalty.
Rave is the person VINO would not
like to meet a stranger at a train with
an Offering of $4,000 The other day
President Dickey. of Albion college,
Mich, received a letter from a man
who told him that if he would meet
him at a certain train at a certain time
he would have something desirable to
show him. The president was there
and the man handed him an envelope
requesting that il be not opened until
he had returned to his office. The
president needed and found on break
ing the seal, $4,000 as a gift TO the
school No name was inscribed there
in and the giVer is unknown.
The way to kill a cinder beetle is
to wet him and let him rust TO death.
For the salvation of western Kansas
from the depredations of this pest
Prof CIinker of the agricultural college
of Kansas at Manhattan has recon-
mended this manner of treatment and
his commentators predict the sudden
reclamation of the infested end of
Kansas. Once thoroughly wetted the
beetle will corrode to death in three
days, says the professor. This insect
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08

multitude she walks into the saloon
and orders a bottle Labelling it with
the exact time she goes forthwith for
an officer and an arrest soon follows.
What do you think of rich, red wine
for a fire quencher? Did any say that
is the best possible use for it? Ten
thousand gallons of the costly liquid
were recently poured upon a raging
forest fire in the Santa Clara valley of
California and after several hours of
active work the liquor prevailed. \
farmer in the west, or coast district of
the valley, set fire to a brush pile and
it got away from him. Away over the
hills and valleys it went eating up
monster pines, redwoods and mad
ronas. By and by it came to the Mare
Vista winery, run by Ernest Meyer.
Valiant men piled the water until a
falling tree ruined their connection.
Then with fire beginning 10 catch on
the blistering buildings word was given
for the men to man the pumps. Vat
after vat of claret, port, sherry and
fine white wines We're sucked up
through the pumps and merrily forced
in gushing streams onto the flames
that tossed about in the trees sur
rounding the winery. Men with
buckets poured claret onto the walls
of the buildings. Once during the fire
"A chemical vat was dangerously eX-
posed. One of the men was held by
his legs from a window while he d-
rected a stream of liquor against Il
stubborn blaze. Meanwhile to keep
his clothes from igniting another
stream of red liquor was aimed at
of the fluid it may be said that the
fire was vanquished after 10000 gallons
had been thus consumed and a day OF
stout fighting had been recorded to the
deep toned signs they emitted during
the day has not been chronicled.
Ii Hung Chang one time found him
self possessed of two wives. 1t is said
to have been the most critical period
of his life. Wife No. l he had sent to
her parents in the interior during the
TAPPING rebellion that she might es-
cape massacre. After a long time he
thought she surely had been killed and
a public funeral was held in which her
empty coffin was paraded. After a
time he took to himself another wife
and while he was enjoying domestic
felicity wife No. l reappeared. This was
quite embarrassing. Ii advised with
the emperor, who, on the ground that
the funeral of the first wife had been
held she was nominally dead and
should be ignored. Ii took up with
the suggestion and No returned to
her parents, there to die in the course
of a number of years
:: = ::
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08
Wonderfully Made.

Why don't you use that Christmas
present your girl made you?
I'm afraid to, don't know whether
she intended it as a tobacco pouch or
neck-tie.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08
Progress.

How the science of government has
improved in the last twenty-five
years."
Hasn't il! Tweed went to jail and
Croker goes to his country home in
England
{: e 3s
notwithstanding has stolen the
landlady's diamond ring. and suspicion
has fallen on that young fellow who
rooms on the first floor.
Fifth Floor Lodger-Thank heaven, L
am above suspicion
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08

Double Pedestal Desk, 4 drawers in one
pedestal one deep and two regular
drawers in the other. Size it. long.
. it. in. deep. Price $1,000
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-02-08

Solid oak, we'll finished Roll Top Office
Desk, So in. wide, 26 in. deep. The A
long drawers lock automatically when
desk is closed. Pigeon-holes, small draw
er, pen racks, etc. Price, only. SLABS
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
NEWS NUGGETS.

Chief of Police Jolley is doing good work cleaning the streets with d gang of prisoners from the city jail.
 I. $. Thompson, the wel-known attor- ney. has removed his offices 10 the City Bakery building, Front street.
 The benefit given Tommy Bullene at the Standard theatre was not very well attended, $lO0 being realized. There were several good bouts between local celebrities.
 The members of the Polar Union were handsomely y entertained last night at the residence of Mrs. w. H. Rowe. There was q large attendance and d very happy evening was spent.
 A number of draymen and express men were arrested Mondaya and charged with leaving their teams unhitched on the streets. Judge Reed suspended sentence and dismissed each case.
 Fhe Baltimore. on River street, has been thoroughly renovated and iur- nlshed. It Is now under the charge of Mrs. Northwa.. having been opened as first-class private boarding house.
 The Star restaurant, No. 390 Front street, has been reopened by Misses Alma Fredel ickson, Mary Iolvig and Edrica Peterson. The ladies are we'll known caterers, and the Star is most popular place.
 The ladies of the Congrcgational church gave very pleasant social e.- tertainnent last Friday evening. It was principally for the pleasure of children and was largely attended and enjoyed by the little ones.
 The first base ball game of the sen son was played Sunday afternoon on the sandspit between the sour Douglas and nine from the "Po,ar Uni1n." Five innings were played the score being 6 to 1 in. favor of the Polar Unions.
 Captain F. w. Bird, of the tug King hurst. which is at Sledge island. sends word to the NUGGET that on Monday, with his glass. he examined the ice pack from tue west and south sides of Sledge island. and nowhere could Le see open water.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

In the United States District Court for the Dis
 trict of Alaska. Second Division.
 Aubrey S. Crane, plaintif1, vs D. J. Campbell William A. Gilmore, C. B. Mcconnell. W. T. Hireen. John Doe, Richard Roe and Peter Coe, defendants. Action drought in the District Court for the District of Alaska, Second divi- sion and the complaint therein filed in the office Of the clerk thereof at Nome, District of Alaska.
 The Presidrnt of the United States of Amer. ica to DJ. Campbell, William A. Gilmore, c. B. Mcdonnell, W. T. Hireen. and John Doe, Rich ard Roe and Peter Coc, whose true names are unknown, greeting:
 You and each of you are hereby notified to appear and answer the complaint filed by the plaintiff in the above entitled action in the Dis trict Court for the District of Alaska, Second division. ut Nome, Aluska, within thirty (bO) days from the date of service on you of this summons, or judgment for want thereof will be taken against you. The relief demanded in snid complaint is Il judgment against the defend. ant D. J. anpbcli for the sum of $5OOO to- gether with interest on the sum of x2 2,UOO from October lst, 1901; on the sum of $i, GOO from De cember lst, 19Jl and on the sum Of a3,0uO from the 2d day of March, 1902; said judgment being demanded upon certain promissory note for s20 0O executed and delivered on the 10th day of September, 1901, by said Defendant D. J. Cump. bell to Plaintiff A. 5. Crane, and payable In in. stallmentS as follows: e2,000 on or before o.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
PERSONAL.

Capt. Dickey is ill at his residence in the Baldwin building, Front Street east.
 Rev. Dr. Bloor gave pleasant lunch con Tuesday afternoon at his residence on Dry creek.
 C. E. Ryberg. formerly school teacher at Unalaklik and deputy postmaster, is in town from that place.
 C..W. H. Schulz, a pioneer of Port Clarence. is in town from Teller. Mir. Schulz says that Teller is exceedingly quiet.
 Mir: and Mrs. F. V. Adams enter tained few friends at dinner last evening, the occasion being Mir. Adams birthday.
 Captain o. w. Carlson, of the N. C. Company, visited his mining properties on Dexter and vicinity on Saturday and Sunday last.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
5andspit People Interview
 the City Council.
LICENSE ORDINANCE
Desi9ned.to Protect Local Business Houses Is Passed:.Fire Department and Other Matters.-Poundmaster Smith Enters a Protest.

A;delegation from the sandspit wait ed on the city council Monday evening and urged the claims of that section of the municipality for a free bridge or free ferry across Snake river. It was stated that the people of the sandspit would furnish all the materials neces- sary for operating free ferry if the city would pay the expenses of operat- ing it. The matter went over for the consideration of the council in eXecu- tive session.. Another matter of i'm portance which the council acted upon was the passage of license tax ordi- nance, which will be found in full in another cQlumn.
 When tic council met al the mem bers were present except Geiger. Stevens objected to the minutes of the that they did not show the real facts, but he withdrew his objection and the journal was approved.
 Petitions were received and referred to the proper committees, asking for q drain between the Second Class and Board of Trade saloons: for the open ing of Second street from B street to Steadman avenue, and for the repeal ing of the ordinance requiring tile hues to be. placed in buildings within the fire limits.
 The delegation from the sandspit was then heard, Judge McNulty being the first speaker. The people of that sec tion, he said, were unanimous ia their desire for free bridge or free trans portation across Snake river, and he asked the council to take early steps to afford relief. E. H. Lewis spoke Tn a similar strain, saying that the people there were willing to put in free ferry. Josh k. Mcintyre endorsed the previous speakers. A toll bridge, he sAid,-was prohibitive 10 business. The residents of the sandspit would donate the material for free ferry il the city would operate it. :,
 Capt. J. R. Ern stepped forward and laid down petition which he said con- .ained 800 names. He had lived on the sandspit since 1899, and the city had done nothing for the sandspit. A toll
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

bridge was direct handicap upon the merchants, and he reminded the coun- cil that while spending so much money little should be spent On the spit.
 City Treasurer COwden'S report showed cash on hand last report, $l, 462: received from payment of general licenses. Sl.4Y0; poll taxes, $32: dog licenses $40; balance in general fund, S2.59S.5S. He also recommended that warrants numbered 60, 62. 2S3, 36S, 46l, 490 and 510 to 572, inclusive, be called for payment, and, upon motion of Stevens, the call was ordered.
 City Attorney Hoggatt reported that James O'Farrell tally refused to pay poll tax, and that Mrs. Carscadden re- fused 10 pay restaurant license for more than three months, and asked instruc- tions. The matter went over for two weeks.
 Fire Chief Baldwin addressed the council at length upon matters pertain ing to the department. The depart ment, he said, was in excellent con- dition, and good work had been done during the winter. He recommended, that an engineer assistant engineer, captain of chemical and a driver De employed at regular salaries.
 Captain Baldwin referred to the ''tiue ordinance" and stated that Itue, which had been put in the Sietiert building, had been ordered removed. He also stated that the fire department would be recognized next Friday night, and workers only were wanted.
 The matters touched upon by Captain Baldwin were referred to q special meeting of the council.
 Attorney w. T. Love appeared for Poundmaster Smith and stated that an injustice had been done that official. He had discharged his duties as laid down by ordinance. and yet dogs that he had impOunded had been ordered turned loose. Thirty-fve cannines had been released, for which Mr. Smith had received no compensation whatsoever, his total receipts being Sl6. while the city had already netted over S600 from dog licenses. He urged that Mr. Smith be recOmpensed for his labOrs. The matter went over to an executive session of the council.
 After considerable discussion, the matter of purchasing team tor the fire department went over, as did the city bill posting privilege and the bar bers' petition.
 An ordinance was introduced, amend ing ordinance No. 10, entitled, 'an ordinance to impose and collect |; license tax on business conducted with in the corporate limits of Nome, and to provide for the collection thereof.'
 Archer said this ordinance required immediate attention, if it were passed at all.
 Jourden opposed it, and Archer spoke strongly for it's adoption, as it was for the purpose of giving needed protection 50 those in every line of business who had borne the brunt and burden of the town during the most trying period.
 The ordinance passed, JOurden and Tierney voting against it.
 Ordinances were also introduced and referred as follows: An ordinances amending the ordinance relating 10 tues in buildings: and an ordinance in- creasing the salary of the city attorney to S225 per month.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
MARSfiAL'S SALE.

trict of Alaska, Second Division.
 John J. Manton, libellant. vs. steamboat Myrtle H." her engines, boilers, tackle mn. purel and furniture. respondent. "b
 Notice is hereby given that Dy virtue of n de. cree oi said court, rendered on the 18th dnv of April. l9G, In favor oi said lipellant in said nc iion, ana against the said steamboat Myrtle IT.. her engines, boilers, tackle, apparel and furniture. for the purpose of satisfyinr Ii,e ths amount of the decree in favor of said iiieilnnt frlnk H. Richards, United States marshall Ior the second judicial division of the District oi Alaska, Will on Saturday, the Slst day of May 1902 at the hour of two o'clock D. m m. of
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
FOR SALE
CITY WARRANT CALL,

General fund city Wa rants Mes. 5lJ to 572, in elusive, will be pail on presentation at the 0 nee of the city treasurer. corner Steudman avenue and Front street.
 Nos. to, G., 2S3, 368 46l and i90 have been pre- viously called and will Le paid on presentation
 (. G. COwDEN
 City Treasurer Nome Alaska May 20 1902 IL
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

relieved from the Asiatic station, ar
 rived from the Orient today and went
 to his home in Oakland to await orders from Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

The Fox Transfer Co. are prepared to do all kinds of freighting in town or country.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

You can afford to read the NUGGET when you can get it delivered at your door for Sl per month.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
Rear Admiral Arrives.

San Francisco, March 2O.--Rear Ad- miral Louis Kempf, who was recently
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

HumeS & Co.,, tailors, PIP Front street, opposite Buffers drug store.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21

For sale, six double wagons. Log Cabin store.
The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
If you are going to open

said day, sell at public auction to tho highest bidder for cash, ill front Of the Court House end of suid buIdlng the csiid steam ooat Myrtle IT," her engines, boilers, tacxIe, up- parcl ana furniture The said vessel is now one-fourth of mic in southerly direction from Mury's Igloo, in the Kouglroi recording district, in said Second juaiciai di sisiol, Dis tri;t of Alaska, whc.e |. can De ins ,ecteL. DaLed Nome, Aiusk I, May 2U.h. l90:.
 FRANK H. HARDS,
 United States Marshal for the
 Second Judicial Division Of WIS the DiS1ricG tf AlaSkd.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-03

elevator was rebuilt Dicks name
was purposely Omitted from the pay
roll
Undaunted by his many throwdowns,
the bloke of irrepressible stick-to-it-
ive-ness annexed himself to a situation
in the custom made department of a
blac ksmith shop.
Here he was assigned to the task of
preserving the peace of mind Of the
plugs, while their pedal eXtremities
were being metallicly attired, by pre-
venting the encroachment of eXasper-
ating insects.
For this purpose Dick was supplied
with a leaf ladened branch of pine.
While he succeeded admirably in keep
ing the insects at q respectful distance
from the horses in waiting, the vigor-
Gus manner in which he f1ourished the
botanical weapon in the immediate vi
| cinity of the animals kept them In
such a state of nervous apprehension
that it was deemed advisable to dis
pense with Dick.
To the average individual it looked
| as though Dick was up against it for
keeps. Indeed, the citizens of Thomas
| vile, imbued with the idea that all Of