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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-16
Russell.

Russell, December 15.-The Royal
Neighbors are preparing to give a fine
masquerade box supper at Wiltsey's
hall December 80 to members of the
M. w. A.
Elmer Lodge has moved his house.
hold goods to Corydon, where he has
purchased barber shop.
w. H. Argo spent Sunday at home
Mrs. S. Badger was called to Osce,
ola Thursday morning by the Illness
of her sister.
Mrs. J. l.. Long accompanied her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. No.
yak, home to Williamsburg for few
weeks visit.
The Ladies' Benevolent society OF
the Baptist church will hold Christ,
mas bazaar December 20.
a. M. Jockey of Seymour has been
in attendance at the Plotts-Campbell
lawsuit.
". =,
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Bonaparte.

Bonaparte, Dec. 15.-Mrs. w. A.
Steadman returned this week from
Streeter, Ills, where she has been Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs ri. Busse.
A number of Bantonsport people at
tended the show here last week.
Tho Christmas trade has comlnenc
ed and the merchants are very busy.
Clyde Bel! and Roy Windseil. of Mt
Hamil. spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. Shafer were recent
visitors III Ka!lolSa, Mo.
G. A. Booth of Des Moines, is in the
city.
Clarence Middleton of Chicago is
visiting relatives here
Mrs. Blackburn was called to ALE
ghang. Penn. by the serious illness OF
her sister, Mrs. John Middleton.
Sleighing is quite in order here
now.
Repairs are being made to the dan
and surroundings.
Glen Young of Jefferson Barracks
is in the city on two weeks furlough
A social dance is scheduled for De
cember "a, at Whitley opera house
Miss Anna Henkle of Chicago, is Wis
iting her parents here.
Mr. Maitland of Peoria, Illinois, is
visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Cass of Milan
Mo-, We're in the city las: week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-16

Christmas there will be an increase
daily in the Christmas buying. Thou
sands of dollars will pass over the
counters of the stores in Ottumwa and
the gifts they purchase will be given
by the buyers to their friends and
relatives. The shopping season has
started with a rush and the merchants
are ready for it. Extra clerks are be-
ing employed, unreasonable goods are
being disposed of in order to give
space for the better displaying Of the
Yuletide offerings. Everything else is
being lost sight of in the grand rush
for Christmas presents No kind of
store escapes. Jewelry houses, dry
goods stores, clothing establishments,
fancy goods emporiums, cigar coun-
tiers, even grocery stores, are yielding
their choicest articles to the Unsuitable
demand for Christmas gifts. Times are
good, the crisp weather brings to the
minds the thought of Christmas, every
one begins to feel Christmassy in adj
vance of the happy day itself and the
indications are that this years holiday
season will be among the happiest,
gayest holidays Ottumwa has ever
seen.
Merchants Are Happy.
OttumWa merchants report that thus
far their holiday business has sur
passed even their own expectations
and that their receipts to date have
been nothing short of genuinely sur
prising. Every one seems to want to
get first choice at the holiday show
ings," said one, but they need not
fear. There is enough for all and ev-
erything is good Ottumwa Christmas
buyers can certainly congratulate
themselves upon having splendid OPP
portunity to satisfy the most exacting
and unusual tastes in their holiday
shopping this year.
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CHRISTMAS Blu YIN C
Ottumwa Full Of Merry Purchasers
Of Yule- Tide Gifts.
STORES 1HRoNG WITH PEOPLE
Local Establishments Show Excellent
Variety of Goods and Quote Prices
to Please all Purses-Every Line of
Business Feels Signs of the Season.

Although Christm is ten days
away people in Ottumwa have begun
to think of their holiday buying and
last Saturday was one of the busiest
days the merchants of Ottumwa ever
experienced. Christmas shoppers
were everywhere, demanding to be
shown goods which will make desira-
BILE Christmas-time gifts. Every store
and almost every store in Ottum-
wa contains Christmas goods-was
thronged with people from before
noon until late in the evening, and
the sidewalks and street cars were
crowded with people in the afternoon
and evening, returning home with
packages which told the story of
Christmas-time. And yet, all the
Christmas shopping was not done Sat
urday. evidently it was only an in
dex to the bigger days that are to
come. Today the same sights are to
be seen in the cars, on the streets,
and in the stores. Everyone is buy
ing, and best of all, everyone is buy
ing at home
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Douds.

Douds, Dec. 1,.-Social dances were
held at the hall uu Friday and Satur-
day evenings.
Those in charge of the Christmas
exercises have decided to have the
services on Christmas eve instead Of
Christmas night, as first scnouuced.
o. A. HOFFMAN has tsnnc to l-eando
The question for discussion ut the
next meeting of INC literary society
Is. Resolved, Thai the Pen Is Might
Ter THAI The Sword" There has been
added 10 the special program paper
for the next meeting.
Snow. rain and sleet have covered
the ground to a depth of about four
inches.
Quite a number of turkeys were talk
en- in here last Friday at II cents a
pound
Murray.
Murray, Dec. 15.-The ladies of the
cemetery society held bazaar Friday
and Saturday in the Hoffman build
ing They cleared sos, thus swelling
the fund to $3.50, which they will use
in constructing sidewalk to the GEM
etery.
The little one year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Layton died at
their home three miles northeast of
Z Murray December 6. Interment was
made in Union cemetery north OF town.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Blakeney died Saturday morning.
The P. G. Butler farm of 100 acres
was sold to T. D. Bright of Illinois
this week
Elihu C. Roberts and Emma j. Stew
art, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
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Loyal to ottumwa.

The habit into which many Ottum-
wa people fell some years ago has
become obsolete-the habit of going
or sending to Chicago for their Christ
mas gifts. They have found that they
can find the same variety from which
to select and the same low prices that
exist in Chicago. Each year the ten
dency to be loyal to the Ottumwa
merchants is growing. and now the
man or woman who must leave the
city in order to purchase Christmas
presents is fastidious to a fault.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-16

Cut Glass at Cut Prices.
w. c. Wyman.
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A Brilliant Show.

Even the casual observer is charm
ed by the variety and excellence of
goods in the Ottumwa holiday stocks.
No matter what line of goods is car
ried. every store has some enticing
holiday feature. A brilliant show, in
deed, greets the eyes of him who visits
the stores in the business district of
the city, sees the work of the decorat-
or and draper, sees the tons of Christ
mas presents awaiting the exacting
criticism Of the Ottumwa gift buyers.
1t is no wonder that a little Miss who
was shopping with her mother today
was heard to eXclaim upon entering
local establishment in which Christ
mas goods are piled to the ceiling, 20,
mama, is this where Santa Claus
lives?"
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Read the Courier for news.
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Soap Creek.

Soap Creek, Dec. 16.-The little son
of Will Akens is on the sick list. 4.
Ella Coffman- the little daughter OF
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Prices Are Low.

Best of all the considerations, the
prices are low in Ottumwa. Although
Christmas, of all times in the year,
is the season when there is the least
concern about the cost of articles, the
shrewd Yankee would lose the right
to be called by that honorable appel
lation il he did not look to the amount
asked for each article he thinks of
purchasing. And none of these looks
are unsatisfactory. In Ottumwa, the
merchants defy the proprietors of like
establishments in other cities, no mat
ter how large, to quote prices on
Christmas goods which are lower
than those asked for the same goods
here
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Appreciative People.

The shoppers of the city realize that
they are being treated well by The mer-
chants and it is easy to prove the as
sertion that mere they are offered an
opportunity to choose from large
stocks at low prices without venturing
hundreds of miles away in the vain
hope of securing better bargains. With
appreciation comes loyalty, and the
merchants, approaching in their turn,
take courage and continue to buy
large stocks, quote good prices and
furnish the county and surrounding
towns with holiday goods.
Expect Increase.
From now until the night before
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Holden, of Marengo,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the r.
w. Slower home.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
For Crow ming of the King,

London, July 29.-The preparation.
for the cornatin of King Edward have
been resumed with full swing, but it i,
impossible, of course, to rearouse vivid
public enthusiasm in the postponed event
1t has now been decided that the whole
route over which the royal carriage is to
pass will be flushed dried and then
sprinkled with sand, thus forming a car.
pet which will reduce the vibrations OF
the vehicle. The barriers will not bt
regretted at all the crossstreets inter.
secting the coronation route. Otherwist
the original rigid police regulations will
be carried out.
One of the saddest features of the post.
ponement of the kings browning, from
the view point of spectators, is the grea,
slump in the price of seats. A conspicu
GUS example of this is the fine stand al
St. Margaret's, Westminster, where the
best seats will be sold for 10 guineas
Their prices have dropped 20 per cent
while at many of the best places along
the route from guinea to grineas Sc.
cures seats previously held at and
guineas.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
OREGON NOTES.

Harvesting is general all over the
north Umatilla grain belt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weeks of Phoe.
nix, Ore, recently celebrated their
golden wedding.
Six million pounds was about the
aggregate wool purchase of the Pen.
dleton securing mills this season.
Dynamiting the Walla Walla river
for fish is incensing the inhabitants of
the upper river district and of Mil.
ton.
The secretary of the interior has ap.
proved a recommendation made by
Forest Superintendent Ormsby of Ore.
gon for the withdrawal of a large part
of the Blue mountains in Oregon,
known as the Strawberry mountain re.
gion, with view to the establishment
Of the "Blue mountain forest reserve"
An accident in which one man was
killed and another badly injured and
two horses were killed, occurred a
short distance below Holbrook recent.
ly, at the Rocky Point bridge. The
man who was killed was a stranger.
He was hauling posts to the Forbes
and Davis spur of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. While he was crossing
the bridge it broke down and he and
both of his horses fell fully rs feet
and were instantly killed.
Detectives have caused the arrest OF
three young men charged with un-
earthing and stealing $500 in gold
which had been buried by the owner,
Mrs. s. D. Ewing of Hubbard. The
young men arrested are Clyde and
Roy Ramsby, aged % and 81 respect
lively, Of Silverton, Ore, and Barrett
F. Purdy, aged %, Of Kingston, Ore.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Salt Lake Utah, July 2s.-Three per
sons were seriously injured at Fort
Douglas while the troops were being re
viewed by General Funston OF the depart
ment of Colorado.
One of the horses attached to gun Of
the Twenty-second battery became en-.
tangled in its harness, frightening the
others, and all six bolted at terrific speed
across the parade grounds toward Com.
pany d of the Third infantry. When
within few feet of the company's line.
Private Ridgeway Haynes, who was rid.
ing the leader, succeeded in turning the
horses. The caisson turned over badly
injuring Haynes and P,ivates G. T. Bur
den and 7. King. Haynes head came into
contact with the tongue Of the caisson, hi,
skull fractured and he received internal
injuries. His recovery is doubtful.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
IDAHO NOTES.

Grangeville will make a $1,000 ad.
dition to her school house.
The fruit crop is beginning to move
quite lively from Troy station.
Harvesting and haying are in prog
ress in the vicinity Of Post Falls.
The Hunter warehouse at Kendrick
is to be enlarged by 100-foot addi-
ton.
The Vollmer-C Clearwater company is
building an addition to its warehouse
at Magnolia.
Considerable lumber and wood is be-
ing loaded at Troy at the present time,
cars being plentiful.
The Pacific Coast Elevator company
is arranging for the rebuilding of its
elevator at Moscow, which was recent
ly destroyed by fire.
Hogs have reached the record break.
ing price of Sc per 100 pounds on Ca,
mas prairie, that price being paid for
a number of cars that are being ship.
ped this week. Those now going to
market are in prime condition.
Mrs. Myrtle Granger, living on Tex
as ridge, seven miles northeast OF
Kendrick, had her left arm shattered
recently by the accidental discharge
of a rifle, the bullet passing through
the left arm and shattering the bone
both above and below the elbow
Amputation may be necessary. Mrs
Granger was moving the gun, which
she had in her right hand, when thu
hammer was raised by striking chat
and the weapon was discharged.
An old man has been found deaf
near the Oregon Short Line tracks ST,
miles east of Mora. The coroner in
vestigated the case. There was no evi
! dence of foul play. The man was ly
ing under a sagebrush as though
asleep. Nothing could be found to In
dictate his identity. He was 75 or 8
years of age. In flour sack he cal
ried some pieces of dry bread an
some Undertaking. The body will b
inferred in the potter's field here.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Seattle Won the Gun.

Seattle, Wash, July 29.-At the Ma
tional Guard encampment at Camp Wei,
senburger the competitive drill for the
silver cup Offered for the best drilled COM
pany took place. Four companies entered
the contest and the competition was keen
and the enthusiasm of partisans nan very
high. The companies entering were H Of
Spokane, B and d Of Seattle and G of
Vancouver. The contest was won by
company d of Seattle. The judges were
Captain Kinzie, Lieutenant Lawson and
DR.. Gilchrist of the regular army. the
companies were graded on a basis of 100
points, inspecting counting 80 and drill
10. The totals given the contestants were /:
Company d, IT'S; company H, ~; COM
pany B, So, and company G, 81. The
trophy was awarded the winning company
by Colonel Lamping.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Portland, Ore, July 2s.-Two young
men, Frank Carlson and George Baldwin
each aged 10 years, quarreled over two
girls to whom both were paying atten
ton. Carlson challenged Baldwin to a
fight. The fight took place with bare
knuckles.
Both of the young men were searched
for weapons before the beginning of the
fight, their penknives, keys, ETC., being
taken from them. The fight was apparent.
ly of two rounds lasting altogether about
20 minutes. At the end of that time Carl
son received blow in the stomach, gasped
and fell to the floor. When picked up h.
was dead.
Baldwin surrendered to the police and
is in jail
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Attacked by M0ros

MANILA, July pa party of engin.
GERS commanded by Lieutenant Brown
encamped at Matalang river, was attacked
by Moros at midnight.
The attack was repulsed without loss to
the Americans. Three Moros were killed.
Friendly natives report that the sultan
personally led the attack, thinking the
American camp was without sentries.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report on last weeks
trade is as follows:
Crop conditions have further i'm
proved and the confidence in fall trade
shows no diminution, but rather an
increase. the best advices coming from
the Northwest and Southwest, Fall
trade in dry goods promises to be late
A further improvement is noticed in
shoes and leather and wool Is again
high in price despite manufactures
holding back in buying. Among the
industries, iron and steel are easily
first in activity and relief from the SO.
called pig iron famine is sought in
freer importations. The fruit season
is now in full swing and sugar con-
sumption is at its full and promises to
be very heavy. Anthracite coal has
reached the pinnacle and product is
still high. Range cattle and Texas
hides have surpassed all records.
Crop reports to Bradstreet's are es.
pecially good from the Southwest,
where corn and cotton have been fav.
ored by good growing weather.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending July "a, aggregate g.,
9S0,939 bushels, against 8, 775,222
bushels last week and 3,674,2 56 In this
week last year. Wheat exports since
July 1 aggregate 13.765,306 bushels,
against 18,377,637 last season.
Business failures for the week end
Ing July "a number 17S as against 174
last week, 1893 in this week last year
1873 in 1900. ITO in 1899 and 1S9 in
1898. For this week Canadian fail
ures number 16 as against II uast
week and 80 the same week last year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Quarter of a Million Damage.

Hornellsville, N. Y, July 3O-Reports
from the surrounding country show that
the cloudburst of Saturday night affected
nearly 80 square miles of territory. A
broad estimate of the damage is $25OO0O.
The crop loss is enormous. Much stock
has been drowned, and many buildings
have been washed off their foundations. It
will be some days before all the damages
to railroads are repaired.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Washington, July 2s.-Lieutenant Gel
eral Miles has selected Colonel John b.
Babcock, senior colonel of the adjutant
generals department, as his chief of staff
to succeed General Thomas Ward, retired.
Colonel Babcock has been detached from
his present station as adjutant general OF
the department of California at San Fran
cisco, and directed to report for duty at
army headquarters in this city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
j.. Joyce,
Practical Plumber.
Jobbing promptly attended to. Second
Street, two doors east of Pioneer
National bank.
RITZvILLE, WASHINGTON.
COunterfeiter Caught,

Chicago, July 28.-Alfred F. Cunning
ham, said to be the king of Chicago
counterfeiters," has been arrested here BY
federal secret service officers, and is
charged with being the maker of spurious
half dollars. The officers found counter
feiting plant where they arrested Gun.
bingham, and several sacks of bogus
money. Cunningham waived examination
before Commissioner Foot and was held
to the federal grand jury.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Poultry and eggs1a Chickens. old, II
@121sc per lb live weight; young
chickens. $4@5 per doz; turkeys. live
weight, 13c per lib, dressed, Ice; eggs,
fresh, 1S@23c aoz.
Observation-Disclosures, 75c per cwt;
onions, $3.50 per cwt.
Live stock-Beef. live steers. "a
41sc. dressed, 7@7hc; cows. &c, dress.
ed. SIC; mutton, ewes, dressed, TIC;
wethers, dressed. SC; hogs, live, Sc per
cwt; dressed, &C.; veal, dressed, SO
&c.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Two Young Girls Drowned.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 2s.-Josephine
Kastner, the IL year old daughter of Will
lam Kastner, stone mason, and Mary
siler, the Is year old daughter Of Joseph
Siler, saloonkeeper, have been drowned
in Long lake, near here. Josephine Kast-
ner died in an effort to save the life OF
her PLAYMATE.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Delegates to the Mining Congress-.

Governor Henry Mcbride has appointed
L. A. Woodward of Clarkson, John B.
Slater of Colville, W. A. Gray of Win.
lock and L. X Armstrong of Spokane as
delegates to the international mining con-
gress, to convene at Butte, Mont, Septeiu-
Der l.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Cholera In EgYnt.

Cairo, Egypt, July 3O.-There were IS
new cases of cholera and 3s deaths from
the disease in this city yesterday. In
Moucha 10 new cases and 81 deaths were
reported.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

New York, July 29.-Rev. DR.. Stephen
L. Baldwin, recording secretary of the
Missionary society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church since 1889, died in Brooklyn
of typhoid fever. He was 81 years of age.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
In,pOrf Welsh COaI.

New York, July ga shipment of
Welsh anthracite is reported to be on its
way here from Cardiff for use on the en-.
gines of the Manhattan Railway COM
pany.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Wheat EeDOrt.

Pc-tland-Walia Walla, new, S3c;
old, Csc; bluestem, old, &c.
Tacoma-Unchanged. Bluestem, Gee
club, 64c.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
Painter and Author.

Paris, July 29.-Jean Georges vibert,
the painter and author, is dead. He was
born in Paris in 1910.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
WAR CONTINUES IN HAYT|
OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY
Present Government Has Been Dis
solved-Admfral killfck Declared
a Pirate and Foreign Countries
Are Asked to Capture Him-Fir-
min Declared President.

Washington, July 2S.-Tumultuous
conditions continue in Hayti, according to
advices received at the state department
from Minister Powell, who is in Port au
Prince. He cables that war has been de.
clared throughout the country and that
General Firmin, an aspirant for the presi
dency, is marching on Port au Prince.
The present government is dissolved. The
acting president has sent a communicati ton
to the diplomatic corps declaring that Ad-
miral Killick is pirate and asking tina!
the naval vessels Of foreign countries cap
ture him, wherever found.
The presidents show that the naval
powers have decided to pay no attention
to any such proclamations but to regard
men in Killick's position as simply rebels
Proclaimed President.
Paris, July 2S.-A dispatch from Cape
Haytien, Hayti, says that Port de Pain
and the northwest department received NJ
Nrmin, who has been declared president
by the Artbonites, with acclamations. Tn,
troops from the department of Artibonite.
are advancing, and it is rumored that tw,
divisions have left the capital and art
marching against General Jean Juneau
who supports the candidacy of M. Firmil
at St. Marc.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Port au Prince, July 2S.-The pro
visional government has declared that
Nrmin, the former Haytien minister al
Paris, who was recently proclaimed pres
ident by the inhabitants of the depart
ment of Artibonite and other portions U
the country, to be an outlaw. The Fir
minist army is reported to be one day.
march from Port Au Prince, the capita
of the republic. Such prominent arm,
officers who are in sympathy with Fir
min have resigned. The Haytien gunboA
Crete-A-Pierrot has arrived at this port
Great excitement prevails here.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

Adversely is the true school of the
mind.