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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-19
sss,44e ON PENSION ROLL.
Recent Acts of Congress Swell List to
Hiuh Point

On July 81 there were 999,446 pen
sionerS on the rolls. That was the
highwater mark in pensions. This
number has been reached by grad
ual growth, and the best informed
men about the pension Office believe
that it will not be exceeded, although
the last congress was unprecedented
in its liberality in pension legislation.
This is for the reason that the death
rate among pensioners is very great,
the annual death rate being estimated
for the next year at about 10000.
The last congress passed LOO spe
cial pension bills and passed two acts
which, within twelve months it is be-
lieved will add 10000 pensioners to
the rolls. One of these acts is to pen
sion the survivors of the Indian wars
and the other is to pension those vet
Grams who served in the confederate
service prior to their entrance into
the union army.
1t is believed by some officials at
the pension office that the liberality of
congress towards pensioners has done
much toward lessening the attacks on
the pension Office, which were former
ly of such common occurrence.
1t is this congressional action that
has increased the number of pension
ers from 991,519 in 1899 to 999,446 at
the end of the last fiscal year, although
this period was one in which the
death rate among aged pensioners
was very large The increase between
these two dates was very gradual.
From 991 $40 in 1899 the number in
creased to 993,52 in 1900. to 997,735
in 1901, and to 999, 446 in 1902.
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FETZER WAS IN DEAL.
Former Ottumwa Man HELPS Engineer
Part in Machinery Trust.

Part in Machinery Trust.
John G.. FetZer was instrumental in
engineering an incidental part of the
giant farm machinery trust of which
the McCormicks. of Chicago, are said
to be the prime movers. Mr.. Fetzer
was formerly resident of Ottumwa.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Fet-
ger, reside at the corner of Fifth and
Marion streets, this city.
Mr.. Fetzers connection with the
deal is told in the following story in
a Chicago newspaper:
That Chicago is to be the headquar-
tiers of the recently formed great In
ternational Harvester company has al
ready been announced. and the proba-
bilities are that the center of its great
est manufacturing activity will be a
mammoth plant of which the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine company's
plant will he the nucleus. This is
said to be the explanation of the re-
cent remarkably large purchases Of
property IN the immediate vicinity Of
the Mccormick plant by that compa-
ny, which during the last eight or nine
months have aggregated nearly 200
acres. far more than the company
alone could possibly use to advantage.
Its present plant, the growth Of years.
and which is unusually complete com
prises an area of about seventy-five
acres. and IT is hardly thought that the
additional 200 acres were purchased
with the view of use alone by that
comnany.
Within the last two weeks twenty
five acres We're purchased just east of
the bridewell for $4,000, and while
Htla was taken bv Ichn q Fatzar aad
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resentatives from the south have been
more urgent in late years than those
from other sections.


Despite the unusual amount of con-
gressional seeds to be sent out this
fall and winter the preliminary work
is already advanced much farther
than in former years. This year ma
chimes have been installed for pack
ing the seeds, thus the work is won
derfully expedited over that of former
years. Each of these machines does
the work of filing and sealing seven
ty envelopes minute, or has, in 9TH
er words, the capacity of seven or
eight girls which it formerly took to
do this work. A day and a night shift
will be employed until the distribution
IS completed. The work of putting up
the seeds will be let to contractors.
Provision is being made for suitable
quarters on the department grounds
where the work can be conducted I'M
der the supervision of the government
officials, who will see that the contract
is lived up to the letter. The contrac-
tor will engage and pay for such en-
! ployment as is necessary to do the
work. No department employees will
be engaged except those who will SUI
pervise. The final feature is the nice
| little job that falls to the secretary of
each congressman and senator to adj
dress and mail out the 10000 pack
ages. No doubt many legislators are
procuring lists Of persons to whom
these seeds will be sent now. Iowans
who want them better drop line to
their congressman at once.
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Local Packing.

John Morrell packed 500 hogs this
week as against II 400 last week. This
is a loss of $500 during this week.
While the number slaughtered has
been less, the price has been lower to
a marked extent. One week ago to-
day hogs ranged In price from $3.50
to $40. Today they range from $3.50
to $3.50. This is a drop in price of
SO cents per hundred for the week.
Following the heavy decrease in pric-
es of the preceding week when the
best grade sold for $7.40, the total re-
duction in the price of hogs for the
past two weeks is so cents on the
hundred pounds.
East OttumWa News.
Mrs. Ben Kline is ill with typhoid
fever at her home on Iowa avenue.
William Walker, of the packing
room, is off duty on account OF Sc
we're sore throat.
Mrs. A. B. Osler, 1917 East Main
street, who has been seriously i'll, is
greatly improved.
Mrs. Thomas Runners and Miss Lii
i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Ethel Trenneman is enjoying
her vacation and is visiting in Chicago
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Wishart.
Clarence McMichaels, formerly stock
boollkeeper, has been promoted" to
position in the foreign department.
Miss Isabel Minks, of Monterey, re-
turned home Thursday after visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. t. Gar
land 1O13 Orchard street
Earl Smith, Of the mail desk, has re-
for Oskaloosa where he has accepted
gar Vreeland.
w. S. and S. o. Kinney and Milton
Steel, of Bloomfield, were visiting at
the packing house this week. They
were in the city as delegates to the
democratic judicial convention.
Walter Boesch, who has been en-
ployed by Morrell & Co. in their for
eign department, has resigned his po-
sition and left yesterday for st. Louis
where he has accepted more lucra-
tive position.
Superintendent F. J. Bullock re-
ceived letter yesterday from VIM. H.
Wray, mayor of Oskaloosa, stating
that arrangements had been made
with the Iowa Central whereby the
picnic trains would be taken to within
one block of the fair grounds.
Thre will be no preaching Sunday
morning in the East and West End
Presbyterian churches of the city SO
that all who desire may attend the
union services at the First Presbyte.
/ rian church. in honor of Rev. D. A.
| Murray and Miss Anna Foster. Sun.
day school will be held at the usual
hour. In the evening there will be a
farewell service by the Y. P. S. G. E
to which all are invited. At this meet
ing friends are invited to write their
favorite passage of scripture or suit
1 able verse of poetry, sign their names
to it and deposit it in the basket for
them to take to Japan. The regular
i service in the evening will be in
charge of Rev. F. F. Stoltz. A mum
Der of short talks are expected at this
1 farewell meeting.
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REPORTS FROM KANSAS.
Viewpoint of Former Iowa Farmer
Concerning "Sun Flower" State.

An Iowa farmer who went to Kan
sas year or two ago to engage in
farming, wrote to his friend recently,
as follows: Il believe in diversified
agriculture. An exhibit of my crop re
port for 1901 is as follows: l have
raised one acre Of baked potatoes, fiji
ty bushels of dried peaches, twenty
five acres of parched corn, one acre of
roasted peanuts and If the weather
continues dry | will have two acres of
melon preserves. The balance of my
crop consists of chinch bugs, grass
hoppers and Jack rabbits
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$1,000 - ------------.-- -=--------------
MiSCELLANE
IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY.

IOWA CENTRAL HALLWAY.
THINE of trains carrying passengers a.
sedrick, Iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901.
Going North.
No 3-st. Paul Express daily. .1o:3O m
Eo. Way Freight lex. sum-. 500 . ID
SONG South.
no 6-peoria Mail (1x. SUM. 12:2O m
No Way Freight lex. SUM- ...T:45 m
No. 4-Peoria Express daily -. 3:lG m
Coupon tickets on sale to all points IN lhs
y1n,ted States. Canada and Mexico. For
rates: folder. etc. call on or addreDs
HEo s, BA1'TY. II. ii. KENNY.
Cen. Pass. & Tiki. Agt., Agent.
Marsballtown. Iowa. Hedrick In
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Hog Market Drops Eighty Cents
in Two Weeks.
lORRELL & co. RECEIVE $500 HOGS
A Decrease of $500 From Preceding
Week-Packing Shows a Slight In
crease Over the Week Previous
East End Items.
rom Saturdays paiIy.l

The Offering of hogs continues COM
paratively light at the different pack
ing houses in the west but there Is
slight increase in the total number
over that of last week.
Total western packing is $4,000,
compared with 265,000 the preceding
week and 100000 last year. Since
March / the total is S,545,000, against
10,725,000 a year ago. Prominent plac-
es compare as follows:
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cans did not believe he ClNilgore) had
drop Of good blood in him. But |
know better, Kilgore, said Mr.. Hen
derson. I believe that you have just
one good drop and | am going to draw
that drop added the general. We'll,
said Kilsore, you can have it; now
what it is you want?' Mr.. Henderson
then told Kilgore of an old soldier con-
stituent, paralyzed and helpless, who
needed attention day and night; how
the old soldier had served him faith
fully. and now how he could repay the
debt OF gratitude by making his last
days comfortable. All right said
Klgore, III help you pass your bill
The bill was called up and just as it
was being read and several democrats
were preparing to object. kilgore
rushed down the aisle shouting, / OBJ
ject, Mr.. Speaker, too many private
pension bills have been passed al
ready General Henderson turned to
Klgore and asked if he would consent
to having the report read, whereupon
he replied, all right, | withdraw my
objection until the report can be read
The report, which was short, but told
u VIZ oNtilSiiiiSoo vi Gil Oli fNtSitti III u
graphic way, was read and then the tall
Texan asked Gen. Henderson if he had
personal knowledge of what the report
contained. I have said Gen. Hender-
son. Then said Kilgore, waving his
arms IN the air, no man with heart
can object to the passage of that bill.
hope it will pass And the bill did
pass amid applause.
1t looks as though the submarine
boat of the Holland type was not going
to be practical after all. Mysterious
explosions on these boats have occur
red several times recently and the
navy officers are getting Disguised.
The impression in the department is
that the explosions were caused by the
fumes of gasoline fuel, and that this
constitutes constant menace to any
crew which undertakes to operate the
boats. Many officers claim the Hol-
land boats will never be of any use to
the navy, but the supreme confidence
of the inventor and his hacker, and the
uniqueness of the idea involved, has
kept the boats on trial. Eight addi-
tional boats are now in the process of
construction.
i Harold T. Mahin
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LOOKS LIKE HoLD-UP.
Two Men Stop Rock Island Train il
Iowa.

Waterloo, Aug. 15.-(SpeciaD-T
men stopped the Rock Island passen-
ger ten miles south of here at o'clock
this morning. 1t is supposed to have
been an attempt to hold-up the train.
The men failed to board the train
Both are under arrest.
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Bio purchase of coal LANDS.

Centalia, H., Aug 15.-The Chica-
go, Burlington and Quincy railroad
company has purchased options on
10000 acres of coal lands in this vi
cinity.
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Heals As By Mauic.

If pain, sore, wound, burn, scald,
cut or piles distress you, Bucklens
Arnica Salve will cure it, or no pay.
25c. F. B. Clark.
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tlOlneSeekers 5 as''' ,s.s farm Az !


elsewhere, ought to see the good farm.
ing and dairy lands along and contigu-
GUS to the line of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway. The soil is
rich and highly productive of grains.
and is a good stock country with mar
kets in easy reach.
These lands are going rapidly and
another opportunity will be given to
all who desire to see them. On thu
first and third Tuesdays, of June, July
August, September and October, round
trip tickets will be on sale at principal
stations to points on this line in North
western Iowa, Southern Minnesota
and Southwestern portion of South
Dakota.
Call on nearest ticket agent for
rates, etc., and see that your ticket
reads via the c., R. /. & P. R'y.
There will also be on sale at sta
lions of this company on same date
homeseekers excursion tickets at low
rates to various other territory.
JNO. G.. FARMER,
G. P. & T. A.,
Cedar Rapids Division.
c., R. /. & P. Ry..
Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
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c. B. MARINE is INDICATED.
Pension Commissioner Ware Writes
Him Complimentary Letter.

him complimentary GeIteT.
Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Charles B.
Marine is in receipt Of a letter from
Pension Commissioner Eugene F..
Ware in which he is notified that the
so-called charges filed against him in
respect to his management of the cler-
ical force of the Des Moines pension
agency have been dismissed, and that
his record is rated at the Washington
pension department as excellent.
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION STATION.
A. ). Packard. Agent.
WABASH.

Arrive. Depart.
Kansas city & st. Louis a6:15 am aS $50 pm
K.nsss city & ST. Lonis al :0c pm aS:25 am
weight trains carrying passengers be
tween Ottumwa and Monlton:
Tast freight. .a12:10 p m a2:30 D m
T 600, freight -. ...b 100 p IN $500 q m
A.notIy hExcept Sunday.
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The labor organizations of Daven-
port are organizing a central fedora
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Stops the Cough and Works Off the
Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
nav. Price 20 cents.
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DUMoNT GOES AWAY MAD.

Aeronaut Leaves the United States in
Huff
New York, Aug. 15.-Alberto Santos
Dumont, the aeronaut, sailed for France
in huff yesterday on the steamship
Touraine. His reason for sudden de-
parture, he said. was that he had fail
ed to obtain legitimate prize for an
exhibition flight
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Charles B. Dickey, prominent con-
tractor of Dubuque, was in the city
the other day and told good story
about his townsman, Speaker Hander-
son. when the late Buck Kilgore
Of Texas, was member of the house
a private pension bill had to possess
much merit to get recognition" he
said, otherwise he would object to the
request for unanimous consent. One
time, however, when Speaker Hender.
son was especially interested in the
passage Of bill, he won Kilgore over.
Mr.. Henderson started by going over
to the democratic side of the house
and getting Mr.. Kilgore to sit on the
sofa with him. After little talk, the
goa. eral fold Kilenne that tina n.as..,I,li
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Washington ID C AUG 1.

Secretary Wilson has determined to
distribute trees with hope of i'm
planting love of trees in the breasts
of the people and melting them to
follow the example set by the depart
ments as well as to have showing
for the money expended. Being a
practical farmer Secretary Wilson is
unusually enthusiastic over this seed
distribution The project has often
been ridiculed but not very much late
ly. One of the old reasons for ridi-
Guile was that the seeds sent would
not grow but under Secretary Wilson
every seed sent out is guaranteed to
grow He has entirely changed the
plan Of preparing the seeds and made
it practical. The demand for seeds
last winter exceeded the supply.
Congressman had their mails bur
dened with requests for garden seeds,
and they importuned the secretary of
agriculture for these small packages
as much as they have the President
for patronage. The senators and rep
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Warrior Runs Batting was 0pportune.

The Carpet Mill Athletic Assoca-
ton team was walloped by Warrior
Run at Athletic Park Saturday after
noon because their visitors hit the
ball hard and timely. Fifteen hits
including seven two basers, explains,
better than words, the cause OF the
locals defeat. The home team put
up very pretty fielding game, and
hit the ball, nearly as hard as their
opponents, but the hits, invariably
came when the bases were empty.
One of the neatest catches of the
game was made by Joe Stiner. He
gathered in hit to right field while
running backwards into the crowd.
There were several nice double plays
made all of which were loudly APP
plauded. The crowd was large and
enthusiastic. The score:
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A Deal of Immense Importance.

The Central Pennsylvania &
Western Railroad, extending from
Watsontown to Orangeville has
changed hands. A syndicate, of
which State Senator J. Henry
Cochran is the president, is the new
owner of the road. The line is 10
be extended eighteen miles to
Berwick. The directors of the new
concern are Frederick H. Eaton,
president of the American Car and
Foundry Company, Charles H.
Dickerman, of Milton, Democratic
candidate for Congress from this
district; E. B. Tustin, of Blooms
burg; James L. Mitchell, of the
Webster Coal and Coke Company;
Eugene R. Payne, and Seth Nc
Cormick, Of Williamsport. The
name of the road has been changed
to the Susquehanna, Bloomsbury
and Berwick Railroad.
The consummation of this deal
means the biggest thing that the
country, through which the road
passes, has seen for many years,
and practically places Millville,
Orangeville, Light Street, Berwick
upon an excellent freight basis.
Work upon the new extension,
it is understood will be commenced
at once. The route from Eyers-
Grove will follow Little Fishing.
creek to Light Street. thence uT
through the Briarcreek valley to
Berwick, taking in Lime Ridge
and the other towns along the line
Whether a branch will be bull
from Light Street to Bloomsbury
has not yet been definitely decided
1t is just possible that the tracks o
the Bloomsbury & Sullivan Rail
road will be used by the new syndi
cate. Berwick's big plants will
have the best possible shipping
facilities, and at Watsontown the
road will be an important feede
for the PENNSYLVANIA.
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ARGUMENT HEARD.
In Case Of Columbia & Montour Electric
Railway Against County Commissioners.

Testimony in the equity case of
the Columbia & Montour Electric
Railway Company against the
County Commissioners was heard
before Judge Little on Tuesday.
James Scarlet represented the Troll
ley Company while the Commiss-
toner's side of the case was looked
after by B. Frank Zarr.
Attorney Scarlet opened the case
for the plaintiffs by reading County
Surveyor Boyd Trescott's report
in which he recommends the laying
Of only one track and that the
south side of the bridge be used
for that purpose,
The cost of placing the bridge
in condition for trolley traffic. ac-
cording to the testimony of M. F.
D. Scanlon would amount to about
$4,000 for single track. The cost
of double track would be double
that amount and maybe more. Mr..
Scaplon concluded by stating that
the company was opposed to double
tracking the bridge for two reasons.
First, because the frog system
would not only be inconvenient to
the company, but would also be a
continued source of annoyance to
the travelling public. Secondly, it
would necessitate the expenditure
of twice the amount of money when
| there is no necessity for it.
For the defendants J. H. Vas
tine, S. d. Rinard, John Deimer
Chas. E. Randall, Chas. Pfahler,
VIM. H. Fisher, Isaiah Baylor and
Joseph Roberts were called. With
the exception of Mr.. Pfahler all OF
them held to the belief that two
tracks across the bridge would be
the safest and best.
The evidence closed by the plain
tiffs calling John S, Mensch and
P. S. Kashner. Both substantial
ed the contention ofthe defendants
witnesses, favoring two tracks.
The court then adjourned, but
reconvened at three p. III. wher
argument was made. Scarlet fol
the plaintiffs and Zarr for the de
tendants. The court took the pa
pers but withheld its decision.
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Campmeeting at Shawnee Park.

A grand colored campmeeting
will be held at Shawnee Park,
commencing Sunday, August 18TH
and continuing every day until the
3Ist inclusive. Services will be i'll
charge of Bishop A. F. Dickson
and Right Rev. c. M. Beckett.
Excellent singing by the Dinwiddle
Choir, formerly of the John A.
Dix Industrial School, Dinwiddle
Co., Virginia. This is one of the
best colored choirs in the state and
is composed of Sterling c. Rex, Ist
tenor ; Clarence Meridith, end
tenor [; Harry Cryer, Ist basso
Jas. M. Thomas, end basso; Miss
Mamie Thomas, Mrs. Evelyn Meri-
dith, Mrs. Hilda Thomas and Mrs.
Thomas Dorsey. Services begin
at 1880 a. M, 800 and 500 P. m.
Sundays, and 500 p. m. during the
week. Refreshments will be served
on the grounds. Everybody in
vited.
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FORMING COMMITTEES.

There have been some com
plants heard that this one or that
one has not been appointed on some
of the Centennial committees.
There was no intention on the part
OF the management to slight or
omit anyone, but it was desirable
to have the committees composed
of men who would give their time
to the necessary work to be done.
at the outset the public meetings
were not as largely attended as was
expected, and in forming the COM
mittees it was but natural that
those should be chosen who had
shown some interest in the move
ment. In fact, if such men had
not been appointed the project
would have been abandoned for
want of support. 1t was a question
in the minds of the more active
ones for several weeks whether the
flame of centennial enthusiasm
could be famed into life sufficient
to make a success of it. Now that
it is undoubtedly going to be
great big success, there is no trouble
to find people who are anxious to
serve on committees. The chair
man in appointing the committees
took much time in their selection,
and it was after much consultation
with the leaders that he announced
them. Some may have been
omitted who ought to have been
on, but 1t was not intentional. If
any one thinks it is an easy job to
select a score of Committees in
cluding several hundred names,
let him tackle it once.