Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-27
MlNTlRE IS WORSE
Ottumwa At torney Has Another
Striking Spell.
DEATH is uOMENTARILY EXPECTED
David Cow, an Old Burlington En-
pIoye, Dies-Wyoming Land Seek.
ers Retur'n-Preacher Answers the
Heretical Pearson.


Charlton, Feb. 25-(Special Cores.
pondence-) Attorney C. c. McIntire,
of OttumMa, who was stricken with
paralysis some months ago while visit
ing his si;ster-in-law, Miss Julia Chick
ering of this place, is reported as very
much worse, and his death is momen.
tarily expected He had another Of
his sinking spells on Monday and was
unconscious for hours with every sign
of the near approach of death. His
relatives and friends, however, have
seen him rally SO often from apparent
ly fatal relapses that they hope he
may be- able to overcome this last one
as form lerly though the sinking spells
are bet oming more frequent and each
is more, dangerous and prolonged than
the pre- ceding one. There is now but
little hope of his final recovery and the
physicj ans say his death is but the
question of few hours, though in his
conval, sscing periods he seems SO
much stronger, brighter and improved
in evel y respect that his friends still
have hopes of his regaining his natur-
al cond ition.
Burlington EmpIoye Dies.
Daviil Cow, for twenty-six years sta
ton M aster Of the Burlington road at
this place, died at his home near the
depot ON Monday after a short illness
of pne lmonia. Mr.. Cow was Is years
old anil came to Lucas county in 1869.
He ,has been employed as baggage
mastan at the depot continuously for
twentIy.six years and is perhaps bet
ter knrown than any other man in the
Ia n h ors1
workiitlg man and upright in all his
dealings. He numbered his friends
only lily his acquaintance and his
death Twill be greatly mourned in Char
iton. iMr. Cow was an earnest, faith
full member of the u. P. church and
his funeral was held from that church
today. He has proven a most faithful
employee of the Burlington road, having
taken but few vacations and giving
universal satisfaction to all and his
place will be hard to fill.
Iandseekers Return.
Mrs. J. C. Kitselman, Mrs. VIM.
Johnson, Mrs. j. K. Sydebotham, of
Charlton, and Mrs. Silas Perkins, of
Warren township, accompanied by H.
G. Curtis as representative of the
immigration company, have returned
from Green Castle, Wyo, where they
went to file on their claims allowed
soldierse widows by the government.
This is the second party which has
gone from Lucas county and another
expects to follow in a short time. The
I four women from Lucas county who
have gust returned were joined by
others along the route until the num-
Der was swelled to about twenty-five
who took claims in the immediate vi
cinity of each other and all of them
will be able to finally prove up and
receive a deed from the government
for their 100 acres in about one year.
It seems that the immigration compa-
MES and the government have consid-
cradle trouble with the stock men of
that section, who allow. their stock to
roam over the prairies regardless of
ownership. The immigration compa.
ny therefore have adopted the scheme
of bringing soldiers widows to this
section and inducing them to take up
claims and then while waiting for the
time of proving to elapse they secure
from the widows the right of supervis.
ing and controlling their land. AS the
widows always locate in groups OF
twenty or twenty-five it thus gives the
agents large tracts Of land which they
can fence and keep the stock men
from. The immigration company pay
all the expenses of the women to and
from the government lands and all
fees for recording in fact everything
but the final proving up fees and any
who wish to take advantage of their
liberality may secure all information
desired from Captain Carnes, Of Ores.
ton, agent for the company. The wo.
men who have returned report a most
fertile, rich and productive soil and a
pleasant, healthful climate, in that part
of Wyoming.
Reviews Pierson.
Rev. w. ]. HASTE of the Christian
church Of this place delivered one OF
the most eloquent scholarly and con
vincing addresses ever heard by a
Charlton audience on Sunday evening.
His subject was Miracles" and in
Guided review of Prof Persons pc
sition taken by him in his notorious
interview and sermon denying the mir
acles of Christ as recorded in the
scriptures. Rev. Hastie handled his
subject in such manner that when
he finished there were but few in the
large audience who could doubt either
the falsity of Prof. Persons position
A The Best