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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
Chicago to New York in 20 Hours
"The Pennsylvania Special"

In addition to present through trains
the Pennsylvania Lines will, on Sun
day, June Is, inaugurate their twenty
hour passenger service between Chi
cago and New York, leaving Chicago
daily at IL O'Clock noon.
The equipment of the new train will
be up to date, and it will be known as
1.-THE Pennsylvania Special"-running
through from Chicago to New York in
20 hours.
For particular information, please
call upon or address HR. Dering, AS
sistant General Passenger Agent of
the Pennsylvania Lines, 24S South
Clark street, Chicago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
Iowa at Washinoton.

Washington, June THE President
today nominated the following Iowa
postmasters: Lon G. Hardin, Ames;
John d. Peddock, Malvern; William
|B. Arbuckle, Yillisca. 3
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
PRIESTS ARE ASSIGNED.
Rev. Chas. Waldron Succeeds Late.
Rev. M. o'carrolI.

Rev. M. o'carroll.
The Catholic Messenger says the
following changes among the priests
of the Davenport diocese have been
made by Right Rev. Bishop Cosgrove:
Rev. Chas Waldron, pastor at Chart
ton, has been transferred to Oskaloosa
to succeed the late Rev. M. O'Carroll
and Rev. Chas. Waldron is succeeded
at Charlton by Rev. P. J. Gaffney, who
has been stationed as assistant to Rev.
Thos. O'Reilly of Keokuk.
Rev. Richard Aid has been appoint
ed as assistant to Rev. Thos. O'Reilly,
Keokuk.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
MAccABEEs' PICNIC.
,ck Island win Run Special Train

Rock Island Will Run Special Train
to Oskaloosa June 10.
Great preparations are being made
for the Maccabees' annual picnic
which will be held in Oskaloosa,
Thursday, June 10. On this occasion
the Rock Island will run special
train from Ottumwa with fare of so
cents for the round trip.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
TEACHERS ELECTED
Public School Instructors for Com
ing Year Are Named.

ASSISTANTS ARE NOT YET CHOSEN
School Board Met Last Evening and
Prepared List of Regular and Spe.
cial Teachers and Principals-As.
sistants to Be Selected Later.
AT a meeting of the school board,
last Thursday afternoon at the office
of the secretary, John A. Wagner, and
continued during the evening at the
office of the president, g. 3. McElroy,
the teachers for the Ottumwa public
! schools during the school year COM
mencing next September were elected.
None of the assistant teachers have, as
yet been chosen, but it is expected
that they will be selected in short
time
There are very few changes in the
list from that of the year almost clos
ed. 1t may be that the assigning of
rooms will be changed in some cases
and that several new assistants will
be elected, but with regard to the reg
ular teachers there are very few modi-
fications. The list of special and reg
ular instructors is as follows:
General Instructors.
Superintendent of schools-A. w.
| Stuart.
Supervisor OF music-Mrs. Frances
! e. Clark.
Supervisor of drawing-Miss Laura
G. George.
Principals of Schools.
High school-Eugene C. PIERCE.
! Adams Schedules Emma Fielder.
Lincoln school-Miss Lucy Warden.
| Garfield school-Miss Mabel Hitter
man.
Franklin Schedules Julia Shee-
/ han.
Hedrick school-Miss Alice Fielder
Irving school-Mrs. Stella McCor-
mick
Agassiz school-Miss Celia Towne.
Douglas school-Miss Katherine
/ Wagner.
Froebel school-Miss Margaret Tag
CART.
The Teachers.
The teachers of separate studies
and separte rooms will be as follows:
High School.
Eta M. Bardwell.
| Frances Mills.
Lulu C. Vondersaar.
Emma S. Nye.
Carolyn L. Moss.
| Halsey French.
| Katherine Barber.
Bertha Thormyer.
Gala M. Hand.
Louise Hinsey.
Paul Yates.
Winona Hughes.
| Louise Hale. 9
/. Adams School.
/ Pearl Tout.
| Jennie Mcpherson
/ Kathryn Mahoney.
Mrs. N A. Chambers
Florence Enderle.
/ Annie Peters.
Stella Graves.
| Lucy Evans.
/ Mary'Brady.
Augusta Anderson.
4 Lincoln School.
i Lettie E. Shepherd.
4 Minnie Hoddy.
q Lima Metz.
A Olive Parsons
# Lena Freitag.
4 Jennie Cook.
Myrtle Warner.
Il Lillian Kitterman. ="
\ Stella Urey.
Maude Utecht.
Garfield School. =
Josie Empie.
Florence Harpe
/ Genevieve Daily
: Lena Nelson.
Ruth Smith.
i Mary Seymour.
Julia Mahoney.
Bessie McKaig.
! Franklin School.
Katherine Weirsmith
Charlotte Wachtler.
Carrie Eckers.
May Richardson.
Carrie Huffman.
Julia Shuckrow.
Minnie Lager.
.. Emily Hoglund.
Edna Slater
Hedrick schod
Maude Reynolds.
Celia Bell.
Jennie Marrinan.
Maude Merritt
Fannie Lynch
Lulu McMullen
, Edna B. Jones.
!, Vida Throne.
4 Nellie B. Lafferty.
Irving schos
Winnie Melick.
Winifred hughes.
! Mrs. Rosamond Wright
! Fannie Gaylord.
Carrie Harrow.
!. Clara R. Wagner.
: Memie Hendershott
Agnes Lowrie.
:, Lora Warren.
Ella NJ Gaylord
Agassiz Sch
Annie Millburn.
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A New Brass Band.

A new brass band of twenty mem.
bers has been organized at Des
Moines. L.4.-4----4-.-4.,.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
An Orators Strength,

An orator is strong because of the
exercise he gives to the muscles Of
his body.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
the states in equipping the soldiers
Judgment was given for the whole of
New York's claim.
Other States File Claims.

After this decision the other states
proceeded to ask for a rehearing in
there cases. This was finally allow
ed. However, one of the first ques-
tons which now presented itself was,
What is the rule of computing inter-
est in these cases ?"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12

ANNE Lynch.
Lulu McMullen
Edna B. Jones.
Vida Throne.
Nellie B. Lafferty.
Irving schos
Winnie Melick.
Winifred hughes.
Mrs. Rosamond Wright
Fannie Gaylord.
Carrie Harrow.
Clara R. Wagner.
Memie Hendershott
Agnes Lowrie.
Lora Warren.
Ella M. Gaylord.
Agassiz Sch
Annie Millburn.
l.. Moy Millburn.
Clara scully.
Marie Eckers.
Anna l.. Baker.
Mabel Nader.
Eva Bowles.
Grace Findlay.
Birdie Cook.
Marie Van de Ven.
Douglass School.
Emma Mccullough.
Susanna Lynch.
Alma Lowenberg.
Clara Allen.
Helen Lambert.
FroebeI School.
Myrtle LeCompte.
Josie Huffman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

afternoon nap when shadow darkened
the threshold. I knew that was alone
for a short time and gave little heed to
the shadow. being interested in the some
what tiresome, but particular task of
dressing my hair. 1 stood before the
mirror and was about to conclude that
the effort was successful. when. before
me. in the mirror was reflected the figure
of man. He was busily engaged scanning
the interior of the adjacent room and did
not see me. The friendly mirror came to
my rescue, and probably rendered this
report as 1t is, for l realized at once that
a sneak thief was in the house and wholly
unconscious of my presence.
'An elegant hair brush, of the heavy
kind, with a large decorated back of
sterling silver, ouivered for moment in
my hand.
What should I do?
'To be sure 1 didn't want the fellow to
enter my room, and I resolved that he
should not.
while hesitating what course to pursue
1 kept track of his movements in the
mirror of the various parts of the room in
which he was operating.
.'He seemed to be in great haste.
thought there was nothing in the room he
could so desire that would tempt him to
steal A relative who had been in Europe
the summer previous sent me solid gold
mounted clock, which L treasured highly.
Probably if the bold man had gathered
something else should have allowed him
to depart, and been glad Of his exit. but
when he slipped the heavy tlmepiece from
the stand into a sack and started toward
the door 1 objected. Stepping aside from
behind the curtain when concealed me [
commanded the sneak thief to replace the
clock upon the stand The sudden real
ization that his presence had been de-
tected and that every moment had been
watched was too much for my burglar
He looked like one in a trance for mo-
ment, then, realizing that he was in
danger of being captured, the old coward
deliberately dashed my valuable clock to
the floor, and, instead Of beating a hasty
retreat. he started toward me. uttering
curse as he did so.
eft was then that I thought 1 should
have let him departed with the clock.
but 1 resolved to defend myself, and, as
if to impress him that I had pistol
threatened him and demanded that he
depart at once and all would be well.
This he resented, fearing perhaps that
police would be communicated with and
that his capture would be all the more
assured.
HE came on.
.I was defenseless, except for my hair
brush. AS he approached l threw the
heavy brush at him with all the strength
I could summon My only weapon of de-
tense proved sufficient for the burglar fell
to the floor as if shot. My aim was
true. The brush struck him upon a dan
gerous spot Just above the right ear and
he was rendered unconscious.
GAS the man lay on the floor helpless
I began to get nervous and thought what
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05


f~- | glars, and who handles them
with dexterous hand, and
without the slightest fear
compels them to do her bid
ding is indeed hard to find
From the city of Muncie, Ind, come
the chronicles of the doings of very
brave young woman that have attracted
attention far and wide.
She is known as the 'Burglar-Master,"
by many who are familiar with her mode
Of putting to flight at will the masked
providers of the night.
She is pretty seventeen-year- old Fern
Cothran of Muncie Miss Cothran is but
a slip of girl of the typical blonde type.
fearless and courageous. She has many
admirers, but not one of them is more
instructed in praise than the three bold
burglars who have experienced the dis
pleasure of being under her command.
AS result of her nocturnal adventures
Miss Cothran has two rather grewsome
trophies as souvenirs of her strange eX-
periences.
usually long crown, which was per-
forated for the sake Of convenience by
the burglar who wore 1t as mask drawn
far over his face, and who was compelled
to remove it at the reyolvers point by the
plucky girl, who commanded the situation
from the start. This hastily improvised
mask was left by the order of Miss Goth
fn ho al FOOT
of a real live burglar, and who refused to
permit her crook to depart until his mask
had been removed and placed in her
hands.
Miss Cothran is reluctant about speak
ing Of her experiences with burglars. She
treats the subject as something quite or
binary, claiming that it sis as easy to
manage burglar as any other man. pro-
viding you are in the lead.'
"a burglar rarely uses bad Judgment
says this girl "burglar-master,' "and,
although he takes many risks, his would
be victims are really in more danger than
he, for they are liable to injury and are
handicapped by being unprepared gener-
ally, while the willy burglar is ever on the
alert, and, as records will show. will take
advantage whenever he Is detected.
81 will never forget my first experience
with a burglar. While 1t was COM
paratively an easy task. realized that
the principal thing to do was to take the
lead A burglar is a big coward unless
he has the advantage. but when he is de-
prived Of this. why. any woman can
handle him with comparative ease and
safety If she does not faint away and is
determined in her efforts.
.My first burglar was one of the ex-
tremely bold kind. the variety that sneaks
into your rooms in broad daylight How
well 7 remember the occasion. It was
three years ago and on a bright, sunny
afternoon. had just enjoyed an early
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

HE girl who laughs at bur-
glars, and who handles them
with a dexterous hand, and
without the slightest fear
compels them to do her bid
ding is indeed hard to find
The colored American., 1902-01-11

The aDnual meeting of the Asbury
church choir wss held Thursday even
ing, January 8rd at which time the
following persons " ere elected to Of
fee for the ensuing year: Mr. l. L.
Henson, president; Mias BERTHE Mason,
vice president; Thomas H Coaplin,
secretary; >re-elected.) Miss Sara A.
Tyler, treafu urer, (re-elected.l In very
fitting speech Prof. J. Henry Lewis
who has trained the choir for the past
few years was presented with a hand
some silver mounted umbrella, Mrs.
Estells " Jarvis the faithful and ac-
compiished o'ganist was presented
with q beautiful dressing sack, and
VIM. Diges the attendant wss given .
half dozen shirts. Appropriate ack-
nowledgmepS was made by each re-
cipi ent. By the annual report sub
mitted 1t was shown that the choir
membership was thirty two persons In
good standing, and that iD five years
the choir had accumulated music to
the value OF one hundred dollars
AS a request has been made by citi-
zsns generally for a repetition OF the
ora. orio THE Prodigal Son." recently
given, it is likely that 1t will be repeat
ed during the me citing of the annual
conference which will be held in the
Asbury church duri ~ the eall y part OF
March. DR. l. L. Thomas is the pastor
of the church which Is one of the
oldest and best known here, and the
choir is rated among the very best in
the city.
The colored American., 1902-01-11

both pupils and patrons In 1889 Mise
Coleman became the wife of Professor
e L. Anthony. a gentl man and
scholar, well and favorsDly known in
the educational circles of Missouri and
other states. A Baptist in religious
faith, Mrs Anthony has always been a
Jealous worker in cnurch and Sunday
school. AS q temperance and social
purity reformer she is well known,
having been identified with the w. G.
T. U. for long period, holding during
the greater paIt Of this time the re-
sponsible p lsitiou Of state surerinten-
dent o. work among colored people of
Missouri. Mrs. Anthony has also held
many other important offices Of trust
and honor, discharging the duties en-
tailed With lively sense of her per
sonal responsibility. She is now ma
tron Of the glIls department Of LIN
c In Institute, j fferson City, Missouri,
and treasurer of the Nationsl Associ-
alton Of Colored Women.
The colored American., 1902-01-11
A Class-day Banquet,

Rev. J. 8 Johnson, teacher of Glass
x. Metropolitan A. IL. e. Sunday
School, gave his annual banquet to the
members of his class Thursday, Jan. 2.
at the Barquet Hall OF M K murray,
14th and 8 stree Northwest, where
they were sxcellently served Mr. W
q. Conner, NJ D Supt of the Sunday
School gave an excellent discourse nD
The Negro ss q Doctor. and wss fol
Iawed by M Chss. Nc ElrOy with q
soIo entitled "Beart and FL llwers " Mr..
Clarence G. White, a rising young vio-
Iinist spoke on the Negro IS q Musician
Among the other young men who
spoke were Mr. T. Abrams. The Ne
gro 90 Soldier; Mr. q. w. Parker, The
Negro as a Lawyer; Mr. W. T Clarke,
The Negro rs an Agrlculturist and Mr.
VIM: 81. Wilkes. Religion. The otheI
members present Were Messrs. Roscoe
Orme. r L. Johnson, r. NJ. Goodwin
@. L. Payne, MD John F. Thomas
VIM. Fl Payne, Severn Taylor and
W. @. English.
The colored American., 1902-01-11

members of the association on Friday
evening, December the twenty-sHventh
was in every SCI 50 higbl creditab'e,
and eviden tly heartily erj 'yed Dy al
who we're go fortunate ss TO attend.
The Institute Literary Ass 0ciation OF
K Kansas and the West held its eleventh
annual meeting in Ksnaas City, Kan
sas, December the twenty-siKth and
twenty-sevenGh. The papers, Orations
and music were of high order, reflect
ing much credit upon all concerned.
and showing that the West is coming
power In the literary snd musical world
Delegates were present from Colorado,
Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri The
president of the National Association
of COIored Women was cordially in
v1ted to prese nj the work of tLis orRs
niz alton to the assembled body. Much
interest was manifested in the address
given. Professor Wal ger @. Wood OF
Kansas City, Ksnsas. was el9cted presi-
dent and Miss Mary billiard of Law
renee, recording secretary. After an
exciting contest between Omaha, Ne
braska and Leavenworth, KansG5, the
next place of meeting was decided In
favor of the latter city, during the holi-
day season of 1902.
The colored American., 1902-01-11
MRs SUSAN PAUL VAsRON
"a Sketch


Among the noble women living in
Missouri who are helpiog with heart
and with hand to elevate the race, 10
one woman perhaps is deserving OF
greater commepdstiOn than Mrs Susan
Paul Va ihon of st Louis. Mrs. Vashon
10 yaL kee, pure and simple, born of
Yankee parentage in the good old city
OF Boston Massachusetts, while her
ancestors for four generations back
were natives OF New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, She was educated In
ths schools Of Boston and Somerville.
Having been be-eft of mother in early
childhood, on the remarrisge of her
father who had settled in Pittpburg,
Penn. she went to live In that city. and
tAeSs met fate in the person of Prof.
George B. Vashon, to whom she was
married at the age of seventeen. Several
children came to bless this home and
70 them Mrs. Vsshou was not onIV
mother, but q constant, loving COM
pAnion; 1t may be said literally, almost
shat they grew up together; the father
was no less kind sffectionate In his
family relations and here We have the
picture of the perfect home.n It's
natural Joys and sorrnws shared hv
all. Alter several years of married life
happily spent In Washington CITY Pro-
feAsor Vsshon wac appointed to the
chair OF language aud mathematics at
Alcorn University, Rodney, Miss. and
although reluctant to part from the
pleasant life and associations of their
f0Emer hCme. The entire family &C.
oOmpAnled the husbaDd and father ID
thS hsW tield of LABOR Whsre he leIt
snst hls ouGv lay. There lADoring IN
coAslnkIy for the education OF the
youth under mis- charge, ne received
from Them an affection amounting al.
most ~OIsnIp. Mrs. Vasnon at the
death OF her hu= band returned TO WASH.
lngtOn ana for q tIme taught in The
puDllc schools Of that city out in the
appointment OF her eldest con to q pO-
ALTON In the st Louis schools, removed
thlthsr. Blessed now with both chill
orsn and grand children. Mrs. VsshoI
SILL nnds time for much work of q pub
lie nature. she Is q foIclbls writer anC
from time to time has contributed moe
excellent ArticiestO journalism Sne il
the president OF tine Missouri Stal,
Federation and Superintendent of tn
Department OF II JLher's Clubs IN In
y. 4. q. w. where her wide ex
perisnoe and unseltisn devotion cant o
fail TO be of gIeap value.
The colored American., 1902-01-11

Ring cut wild balls to the wild sky.
The hyinE clopd. the frosty light:
The year is dying In the night:
kag out wild bells and let him die,
Ring eat the cid. ring In the new.
hiss happy bells across the snow:
TAs year is going. let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring In the valiant man and free.
TAs larger heart. tho kindlier hsnd;
RtnE cut the darkness OF the land,
kinE In the ChTisI that Is to be.
The colored American., 1902-01-11
MRS LIBBIE O ANTHONY,

Another Missouri woman of whom
It may be said IN . very truthful sense,
''her life mas been spent doing gOod" is
krs. Libbls O. Anthony OF jefferson
City. Mrs. Anthony is q native Mis-
sourian, and = Miss Coleman, was
educated In the Missouri schools. She
The colored American., 1902-01-11

spent several years as a tea cher in the
public schools of 81 L9uis where she
gained an snvisble reputation as an
educator end was much beloved by
The colored American., 1902-01-11

The seventeenth annual session of
the Missouri State Teachers AssOci-
alton vas held IN Alien Chapel, Kan-
sas City, December 26th and 2S.h In
elusive. Many valuable papers and
discussions were presented ana much
practical good should follow. Mayor
Reed while delivering the welcome ad-
DRESS in behalf of the ciLiz sns PAID =
glJwlng triDute to the aftlstiC talent OF
our race, to ILs poetic fire, and 20 the
Afro american educators AID authOIs
rapidly forging their way to ihe front
On Frid AZ afternoon DR.. J. w. e
Bowen OF Cannon Theological Semi
nary, Atlanta, Ga. one of the most elO-
quent speakers the race has p'Oduced
addressed large and enthusiastic aud
lencs 9" d held them spell bound Dy
his magic ana fervent Grafton upon "a
New Negro for New Century" This
Is DR.. Bowen's second address to Q
Kansas City audience within COM.
paratively few weeks, but were he tc
return next week he would be just a.
heartily welcomed by both races as ht
has been In the past, and cannot CONS
too often.
The colored American., 1902-01-11

The Asbury Choir Elects Offlc rs and
Makes PresGn.s
The colored American., 1902-01-11

Kansas City's grand reception to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-09
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE
shaw Delivers an Address at the having of
the Cornerstone.
(By the Associated Press


New York. Oct. THE cornerstone of
the new New York Custom House was
laid today. The ceremonies were made
impressive by the presence Of a number
of committees of prominent men from the
leading mercantile and industrial organ.
izations and attachments of militia and
regular troops. Speeches were made by
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and
former Secretary Gage.
Secretary Shaw said in part:
"Our foreign commerce, like the pro-
ductive and consumptive capacity of our
people has increased more rapidly than
our population.
give us a currency as secure, bank
ing policy as elastic, a system of weights
and measures as convenient as our rivals,
give us non partisan support to such
measures as will establish lines of steam
ship communication with countries in
South America, South Africa, and the
islands adjacent. give us the Isthmian
Canal and we ought to be able to main
tain such relations to the commerce of
the world as will conserve the peace and
good will of all nations while we carry
beneath every sky a language that
breathes liberty and patriotism and the
object lesson of a flag that stands for
equal rights and justice according to
law -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-09
First Session of Round Table Club

Especial to the News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., Oct. Mrs. DR.. G.
w. Banner and Mrs. j. w. Parker went
to Winston Salem this morning to attend
the first annual session of the Round
Table Club of the Federation of Women s
Clubs of North Carolina to be held there
this week, beginning tonight. Mrs. d. W.
Ausley, representing the Alpha Club of
Statesville, spent the night here with
Mrs. Banner and accompanied her this
morning to Winston. Among other ladies
here who will attend the Federation are
Mesdames c. d. McIver, T. Gilbert Pear
son, Clarence E. Brown. W. f. Schenck,
j. S. Hunter, w. P. Bynum, Jr., j. w.
Fry and Miss Mary Petty. Mrs. DR.. Nc
liver will make an address Thursday
night, her subject being Improvement of
Rural Schools