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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
MOTHERHOOD of Will.

State of Iowa. Wapello County, S., In
the district court.
To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the Hast
will and testament Of A. j. Jenkins, de.
ceased, was this day produced, opened send
read by the undersigned, and that I h,Eve
fixed Monday, the oath day of March, 1862,
as the day for hearing proof in relation
thereto
Witness my official signature with tine
seal of said court hereto affixed, this 1t Ii
day of February, 1902.
fSeal1 H. W. MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the
Hfisous lining of the EustachIan Tube.
When this tube gets inhanfd you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it Is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored 10 its
normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an inham.
ed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
r. J. CHENEY 6 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
COUNT TOLSToI.

The civilized world is interested in
the case of Count Tolstoi, of Russia,
who has been Frustrated for several
days and in imminent danger of death
through the dread disease pneumonia.
Tolstoi is one of the great thinkers
of the world, an author of distinction,
and humanitarian in the
broad sense of that word. AL
though the Russian government has
been displeased often at his bold ut
terances in favor of liberty, Tolstoi
has proven himself to be most loyal
Russian, in that he has influenced the
Russian government and the czar him.
self to liberal ideas.
1t is gratifying to hear that the
greatest living Russian is slowly re-
covering from illness and that all in
dications are now favorable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
STARVED INTO SUBMISSION.
Big Band of Hungry FiIipinos Give
UP FIGHT.

Manila, Feb. 19.-What is believed
to have been the largest existing band
of insurgents in Balangas province sur
rendered yesterday to Lieut.. Charles
D. Rhodes, of the Sixth Cavalry at
Ranan. Major Amoranto, two cap
tains and six lieutenants, and ninety
eight Filipino soldiers gave themselves
up and also surrendered five revolvers,
sixty.six rifles, and 1000 rounds of am
munition. They were virtually starry
ed into surrender.
The skeletons of five soldiers of the
Thirty-ninth infantry, killed in No
vember, 1900, have been recovered.
They will be shipped to the United
States.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20

Hon. w. w. Baldwin of Burlington,
general representative of the Burling-
ton system, has made the statement
that fif, legal obstacles do not prevent
the carrying out of the plans now con-
templated, the Burlington corporation
may some day have a four track line
across the state. This may appear as
rather optimistic, but Mr.. Baldwin is
not given to illusions but speaks with
authority. The freight and passenger
business of the road is growing to
enormous proportions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Notice-Proof of Viii.

State of Iowa, Wapello county. S. In
the district court
To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament of Daniel A. Bowen.
deceased, was this day produced, opened
and read by the undersigned, and that
have fixed Monday, the oath day of March,
1902, as the day for hearing proof In rela-
tion thereto
Witness my official signature with the
seal of said court hereto affixed, this 18th
fseal.l H w. MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20

The game laws of the state are re.
ceiving deserved attention on the part
of the legislature with a view of
amendments, but the proposition to
domesticate quail is impracticable.
Quails are not very shy and are easily
induced to go to the farmyard, but
they cannot be converted into domes-
tic birds in the sense that is usually
applied. A covey of them may be so
accustomed to the close presence of
man that the birds may appear as
tame as chickens, but the quality can
not be transmitted; the young of such
birds will be as wild and uncontroll-
able as the ordinary native stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
OBITUARY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LAWRENCE A. WALSH.
Sketch of Father of c. A. Walsh, of

OttumWa.
Lawrence A. Walsh was born in
County Wexford, ireland, January 10,
1924, and died February 13, 1902, at
the age of IS years. He was educated
for the priesthood at Trinity college,
Ireland, He went to Boston. Mass. in
1s45, and in 1854 he came west to
Iowa, as a resident Of Bentonsport.
He served his country as member of
Company B, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry
Mrs. Walsh died in 1882. Polit
ically Mr.. Walsh was democrat, but
very liberal in his views, and a man
was man regardless of party.
His brilliant education and his pow
er of discernment, based upon his Won
derful store of knowledge. placed him
at the head of every movement for the
upbuilding of the town. He served as
a member of the school board for
twenty consecutive years. He organic
ed and was charter member of the l..
o. 0. F., and was mayor of Bentons-
port at the time of his death.
The funeral occurred from the M. E.
church Saturday afternoon, February
10, Rev. Richard Collier officiating in
the presence of a large congregation
The pail bearers were selected from
among his comrades and members of
the town council as follows: w. l..
Bragg, Henry Fulton, G. L. Dorson,
John owings, M. H. Corns, Jas. Nc
Crazy and w. P. L.. Muir. Interment
in Bentonsport cemetery.
He was attended in his last illness
by his son Charles and wife. of Ottum-
wa, who with Henry L. Walsh and son,
Clyde. of Pittsburg, are the surviving
relatives.
F. M. Adcock was born Dec 10 1859
in Wapello county, Iowa, and was
raised near Ottumwa. Died Feb. II,
1907. Was married Dec. 26, 1886, to
Miss Sarah Bidinger, who died in May,
1891. To this marriage was born one
daughter, Jessie, now IL years of age.
He was the second time married to
Miss Elizabeth Sweeney, May 81, 1893.
Three children were the result of this
marriage, Katie, aged seven; Celia,
five. and Anna, aged two He is sur
vlyed by the widow and three little
ones who mourn the loss of loving
father and devoted husband. There is
also left three sisters and five broth
ers. Mr. Adcock has been in poor
health for some five years. being una
BILE to do anything for three years. He
was kind neighbor and friend. He
has been patient sufferer for num-
Der of months, ever mindful of those
around him. The thought of leaving
his family worried him very much in
the last of his sickness, bidding them
a tender farewell. He died in all the
faith of true Christian. May his
soul rest in peace.
The funeral was held in st. Pat
rick's Catholic church, South side, at
2:30 o'clock, Feb. II, 1902, Father
O'Farrel conducting the services. Bur-
ial in the Shaul cemetery. ***
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested, that on the 18th day of February,
AID, 1902, the undersigned were appointed
by the clerk Of the district court of Wapel-
10 county, Iowa, administrators of the es-
tate of Samr Park, deceased, late of saidl
county. All persons indebted to said es.
tate will make payment to the undersign-
ed and those having claims against the
same will present them legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance.
Dated, February 10Th, 1902
s. D. BAKER and SUMNER SIBERELL.
Administrators
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Executors Notice.

terested, that on the 18th day of February,
A. D., 1902, the undersigned was appointed
by the clerk of the district court of Wa
pello county, executor of the estate Of j.
All persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same will
present them, legally authenticated, to
said court for allowance.
Dated, February 18th, 1902.
J. Il. LAWSON,
Executor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
COMPANY MAY SUE|
Milwaukee is Exercised Over Out
ting Willows on It's Land.
SAYS DIRECT LOSS INFLICTED
Railroad Claims 1t Uses Wood for Fir.
ing Up of Its Engines, and Would
Have Been Only Too Glad to Have
Cleared Its Land.

According to a high official of the
Milwaukee railroad in this city. the
city of Ottumwa will most likely be
sued by that corporation for damages,
resulting from the cutting of willows
on its grounds few Sundays ago. 1t
mas been learned that in clearing off
the young forest the city encroached
to considerable extent on the prop
erty OF the Milwaukee, and that in cut.
ting the willows it is claimed that a
direct loss was inflicted upon the road.
The company claims that it uses all of
the trees for fuel to fire UP
its engines, and that it was then pre-.
pairing to cut the trees off it's land
when the city did the work One of
the company officials went over the
cleared space yesterday afternoon and
completed an estimate on the number
of cords of wood taken, and which
will be submitted to the officials in
Chicago.
Would Cut Trees.
"The Milwaukee would have been
only too glad to have cleared off it's
land" said one of it's officials while
conversing with Courier representa-
pany ships on an average of 125 cords
of wood per week into this city" he
continued "and you can readily see
that an actual loss has been inflicted
on the company. That concern has
always been in the habit of cutting the
willows on it's ground for wood as fast
as they grew large enough. 1t had de-
clded that this should be done this
year and the trees were getting to be
of a very fair size for wood. l shall
estimate the number of cords cut by
the city and submit the report to the
higher officials of the company in Chi
cago. | have no doubt but that suit
will be instituted against the city with
in a short time"
Norton Not Alone.
1t will be remembered that the city
cleared long strip of ground along
the north bank of the Des Moines riv-
er more than week ago, for the pur-
pose it is alleged of protecting the
South Side from overf1ows. 1t was re-
ported at first that the timber had
all been cut on the property of C. E..
Norton, but the investigation by the
Milwaukee company proves that its
land was also trespassed upon. 1t
is understood that considerable strip
of land belonging to that company was
cleared, and in view of the fact that
it uses the wood in this city every
week, it appears that it has suffered a
considerable loss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
cRUMPAcKER CHOSEN.

Indiana Congressman is Unanimously
Renominated.
Laporte, Ind, Feb. 19.-The Tenth
district congressional convention at
Monticello today renominated Con-
gresham Crumpacker, republican,
without OPPOSITION.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
THE OTTUMWA CUUKIEK: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 90 1902.

Ottumwa he will carry with him the,
best wishes Of many friends for his
success into whatever field he may be
called to labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Minister is HelnIess.

Lima, Peru, Feb. 19.-The cabinet
crisis continues. The minister of war
is impotent in the face of the situation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION STATION.
A. ], Packard. AGENT.

cHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL.
Arrive. Depart.
Chicago, Dubuque 6
Milwaukee r:..;i, d1:so a m b2:SS m
ce etc ~. -. -. .b1o:1o m b5:s5 m
Kansas City and local b5 80 p m b10:2O m
Freight trains depart south bT:00 a. M.
d11 a, M, no-.n b7:IJ q. m, b10:25 a. m.
aDaily. bExcept Sunday. dExcept Mon
uI Freight trains arrive at and depart from
oftunwa Junction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
WABASH.

Arrive. Depart.
Kansas city C St.Louis a8:15 am Assoc pm
Kansas City g. st. Louis a7:00 p m. a8:2S an,
Freight trains carrying passengers be-
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Fast freight -. .-....a12:l0 pm $3.50 pm
Local freight 80. go. .bS:00 pm do: 100 am
aDaiiy. bExcept Sunday.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03
TWO MEN.
A Little story" by DR.. Weir Mitch
ell, In the Aprit Century.

These ought ye to do, and not to leave
the others uudone.
a pale young man sat down on a bench
in the park behind the reservoir on For
ty-second street. He put torn bag oe
tools under the bench.
A small, red-faced man came behind
him. He stopped to steal the bag.
The pale man turned and said in slow,
tired way: Drop that. 1t amt worth
st ealing"
The ruddy man said: Not if yours
looktn'."
The pale man set the bag at his fset
and said:
IT'S poor business you're in"
You don't look as if yours was any
better" He sat down What's your
caMin'?"
I'm an iron worker: bridge work"
Don't look strong enough"
That's I'm just out OF BeHvus
hospital; got hurt three months ago
I'm just out OF hospital too he
grinned.
What hospital?"
Sing Sing"
What! JAIN"
Yes: not bad in winter, either. L Iere >
a society helps a fellow after you quilt
that hospital. Gives you good clothes.
too
CLOTHES? Is that SOP
Gets you work"
'.work-good God! I wish they'd get
me some"
You amt bad enough. Go and grab
SOmethln snort sentence nrSC
crime Come out, and get looked after
by nice ladies'
My God"
Didn't they do nothin for you when
you got out of that hospital?''
mol why the devil should they? I'm
only an honest mechanic. Are you goin'?'
He felt his loneliness.
Yes; I've got to go after that JOB.
TIN give time to look about me.
Gosh. but you look bad! Good bye"
The rudy rose, looked back,
jingled the few coins in his pocket. star
tat ed, and walked away whistling.
The pale man sat still on the bench, star
ing down at the ragged bag of tools at
his feet.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03
The Saliva.

| The saliva is the secretion of three pairs
| OF glands whose ducts empty into the
cavity of the mouth one of its func-
lions is to keep the mucous membrane
of the mouth moist. that taste may
be preserved and ten tongue and other
parts may move freely: but it's most i'm
portant office Is a digestive one.
My mastication the food ii finely di-
vided and then tho saliva mixes with it.
softening 1t and converting some of its
starchy portions into form of sugar-a
change which is necessary in order that
it may become absorbed into the system.
This mixture of the food and saliva Is
most important, and upon it depends in
great part the comfort and well-beinR
which accompanies good digestion. If
the food is not thoroughly chewed the
unchanged starch passes into the stom-
ach. where it cannot be digested and re-
mains there as an inert body, causing
discomfort and heavness. Deficient mas
tication also allows the food to enter the
stomach in large pieces, and its soft
ening and digestion by the gastric juice
are greatly retarded. This is added
factor in the dyspepsia OF those who bolt
their food.
But in order that its work may be prop
erly done the saliva must be healthy.
Normally II is a clear. slightly opaIescent
fluid, neutral or family alkaline in reac-
ton. Sometimes it become acid in reac-
ton. and then loses much or all OF its
digestive power over starch. This action
of saliva on starch varies according % the
II,
and also, said before, upon the thor
oughness with which ii is mixed with the
food. Salt increases this action, but al
cohoi. tea and, to a less extent, coffee
retard abolish it.
Sometimes the secretion of saliva is in
creased abnormally, this condition being
known as salvation. This is less common
that 1t used to be in the days when ply
sicians, and their patients, too, looked
upon mercury one of the most pre-
cious of drgs. and almost a panacea for
physical arrangements. Sert ain other
drugs, such todide bromide of po-
tassium, may at times produce it, and
it is an accompaniment of excessive nau-
A diminished secretion occurs in fevers
and many exhausting diseases; it may
also result from nervousness or anxiety
and it is within the experience of neari
every body that eating is almost impossi-
BILE during period of great menta al strain
owing to the difficulty of moist enins food
sufficiently to allow it to be swallowed
Youths Companion.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03

How hard ii is to tell what makes .
true poem, a lasting poem! When one
asks himself what 1t is. how many things
arise, how hard to narrow the list down
to a few things. Is it beauty? Then
what is beauty One meets with beauti-
full poems every day that he never thinks
OF or recurs to again. 1t Is certain that
without one thing there Is no real poetry
genuine passion, The fire came down
out of heaven and consumed EIisha's Of
fering because Elisha was sincere. Plan
and build your poem never 90 deity,
mankind will not permanently care for
It unless 1t has genuine feeling. II must
be fmpassioned.-The Century
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03

The smallest of British animals is the
harvest mouse, which makes a gfobufar
nest in wheat fields A full-growp spec
tman weighs half an ouce.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03
Fl dvemture Wifb
a Canadian Eym4.

, HE ferocious and stealthy Can
] adian lynx, once SO dreaded by
the early pioneers OF upper Can
ada. has now almost entirely dis
appeared from the province of
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03


Mr.. PIN wheeled his temperance hotel
night by night to the corner of Sloane
street.
He was still making caustic observa
tons on the ways of the world at large
and holding confidential chats with his
corfe urn.
But his coffee urn was not his only
companion. for many improbabl people
have stopped at his hotel. and learnt to
appreciate the queer old mans acuteness
There was one mana young man-who
had taken to coming almost every night =
or. rather, mornins-to drink one of Mr.
Pins cups of coffee.
He was very pale and sha bly, looking
and there was a pfnched, sharp look
about his face that told auick-eyed Mr.
PIN clearly enough of the tale of semi
starvation that is being told.
Hardly any one would recognize In him
the well-dressed young swell who once
stopped at the stall at o'clock in the
morning with a young lady who had sin
gularly beautiful gray-blue eyes.
Bue Mr.. PIN had not forgotten the fact
though he had not once referred to it
Good evening, sir, said Mr.. PIN one
night to his queer customer. And how
has the world been using your"
"Oh, well enough" said the young man
quietly.
Mr. PIN looked at him keenly. People
clothes don't often speak of the world as
treating them well enough"
Il paint pictures which the world won't
buy" said the young man; but 1 don't
know whose fault that is
Cant you manage to paint pictures
which the world will buy?" asked Mr..
PIN.
THE young man looked at him with a
smile.
"of course 1 could il wanted to-. he
said.
only you don't choose to-" remarked
the Odd man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-26
MADE QUEER CLAIM
AGAINST THE CITY
Citizen Wants Forty Dollars for
Damage Done His Picket
Fence BY q Mule.

During the course of a year the city Of
'hlchmond is called upon to settle clalr1s
by citizens in various manners. and all
Of these matters are passed upon by the
Committee on Claims and Printing be-
fore they come up for final action by the
Common Council and Board Of Aldermen.
Last night. at the meeting of this body,
one Of the most peculiar claims yet made
against the city came to light. when lie
clerk read a petition from r. W. Gary,
of No. 929 West Clay Street, asking dam
ages in the sum of $40 He alleges that
one OF the mules belonging to the city
is responsible for the injury done his
property.
According to the communication of Mr..
Gary. one of the public carts of the ciey
was passing his residence some weeks
ago, when the mule became frightened
and dashed into his fence, causing much
damage, as result of which he was
compelled to expend $40 in making the
necessary repairs. He asked that he be
refunded this sum.
The committee were ignorant of the
runaway and the alleged damage, and it
was therefore decided to ascertain the
name of the negro who was driving the
cart at the time the mule became unruly,
and bring him before ...am for the pur-
pose of learning the extent Of the dam
age. All were of the opinion that the
smash-up must necessarily have been
quite serious to wreck a picket fence to
the extent of the amount named BY Mr.,
Gary. The matter will come up for final
disposition at the next regular meet;o--
Of the committee. K,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-26
BURRELL JOHNSON
A Sketch Of the Negro Who is to Hang
in New Kent.
lsrecial Disnstch 10 ZINC Tiules.l

(Srecial Dispatch to The Tiuies.l
OLD CHURCH, VA, August 25.-Bur-
roll Johnson, the negro boy who is 10
be hanged on September ed al New Kent
Courthouse for criminal assault. is a. ma
tive of this county, and lived with his
mother, Patsy Johnson. some three miles
below here Nothing good can be said
Of Burrell from his childhood up to III s
,tre ard one with a more reprlsive look
can not be ina gined by any one. He worked
AS farm rand Nl,n ,+le farmers alo..a
the Pamunkey River and Invariably gave
tseuble TO his employers by Being brutal
to teams that were in his care, and
breaking implements which were giver,
him 10 work with.
Besides he was a noted thief. and or
one occasion when an old uncle was re-
proving him for stealing some potatoes
fran a neighbor he threatened to shoot
the old mans brains out if he repeated
II, whereuron the old man said: Henry,
did not mean to say that YOU really did
steal the potatoes. ! want to say you
just took them. and for that reason you
can't bring them into my house,
Since his Incarceration no has aroused
the negroes here very much by sending
them message that when he gets TO
where he is going he will demand that
the devil Is TO leave at once and give
him quiet possession. he having been
mere long enough prompting people to
do bad things
MAJOR J2rth accompanied by some of
ms TRENDS, left yesterday afternoon for
Harr'sons MIL, where they spent to-day