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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
FOR BETTER SERVICE
West Point Merchants Petition
Burlington to Restore Trains.
THE ANSWER WAS UNSATISFACTORY
General Manager Delano Says Road
Was Operating at Loss and at
Present Passengers Could Not be Re.
turned to the Run.

Citizens in the cities along the FIT.
Madison and Ottumwa branch of the
are objecting strongly to
the train service they are receiving. A
mixed train is now running on this
line, leaving Ottumwa at 7.15 a. m. and
arriving at FIT. Madison at 1925 p. m.
This train then leaves that city at 3: Is
p. m. and arrives in Ottumwa at s
o'clock p. m. The people in those cit
les object because they can not get to
Ottumwa without coming up in the
evening and spending the night here,
or go to Ft. Madison and have more
than three hours to do their trading A
tall, of promoting an electric line con-
Meeting this city and FIT. Madison is
one of the plans proposed by the mer-
chants of that town to settle the ques-
ton, but it is thought by Ottumwa
merchants that this plan is imprac-
ticable.
Petition the Burlington.
The citizens of West Point recently
circulated petition asking re-es-
Establishment of the former train SER
vice On this branch OF the Burlington
The letter was signed by number of
the merchants and leading citizens Of
that city and forwarded to F. A. De-
lano, general manager of the Burling-
ton route. In Mr.. Delano's reply but
little hope was given that the service
would be bettered.
Chicago, July 10. 1902.-Messrs. H
& O. T. Weber, and others, West
Point, Iowa. Gentlemen: Answering
your petition, which came to hand on
June 23, in regard to train service on
the Fort Madison ttumwa line. AS
understand it, our former superinten
dent, G. M. Lecy, received petition
from you some months ago and replied
to it, also visited ana talked with a
number of citizenes. The passenger
train service of the Fort Madison line
was operated at loss for good many
months. The mixed train service that
We are now operating is barely paying
expenses. We are anxious to give the
very best service we can, and with
good crops this fall we hope we can dc
better than We have done in the last
six months; but | do not believe the
citizens of West Point could ask us tt
| do business at loss, any more thai
we could ask any of the firms of Yves
Point to sell us goods at loss. since
the Fort Madison line was purchase,
a great deal of money has been spen
on it. The bridges, which were in
serious condition, have all been renew
ed or filled with earth. While the lin
was an independent line it was operat
ed at loss in spite of the fact that
was allowed to get in worse conditio
] every year. We are trying to make
first class railroad out of it, and if tn
business is in the country We will er
I deavor to develop it. / can assure tn
citizens of West Point that we ar
quite as much interested in seeing tn
/, business along the branch grow as tn
1 citizens can be. Assuring you of m
cordiality, am, yours truly,
IF. A. Delano."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
HONOR oTTUMWANs.
Elected to Offices in Grand Lodge, Cob
ored X. of p.


]. B. Cason, q. T. Gooch and D. g..
Wilson, of this city, have been elected
to offices in the grand lodge of the col
ored knights of Pythias of Iowa, at
the convention of the order which
closed in Burlington last night after
a three days session. The closing
session of the Iowa colored K of P. of
North America, Europe, Asia and AT.
RIGA, last evening was taken up with
the installation of the officers OF the
grand lodge who were elected during
the earlier part of the day.
Buxton was chosen as the
place of the next convention, which
will meet on the fourth Tuesday in
July, 1903.
The session yesterday morning was
devoted to the receiving and adopting
of the reports of the various conyen-
ton committees on the following sub
iects: Conditions of the X. of X, order,
credentials, obituaries, foreign cor
respondence and mileage, and the re-
port of the grand chancellor.
Give Big Banquet.
Immediately after the formal cere-
mony OF installing the officers. an elab-
crate banquet and ball was held IN
Grimes hall.
The grand chancellor, Charles Wash
/ ington. who is most pleasant and
highly cultured man, said last evening
that the K of p order, while not rank
| ing as the first order, was nevertheless
stronger than the original lodge and
could show up larger list of mem.
bers.
The reason their organization used
the title of K of P. of S. A., N. A. b.,
A. and A.. was because of their not be-
ing permitted to use the original name
but this was not sign that their Or
der was not better financially, spirit
ually and otherwise than the upper
lodge.
The Officers.
The officers elected and installed,
several of whom succeeded them
selves, are as follows:
Grand Chancellor-Chas. Washing
ton Of Cleveland.
Vice Grand CHANCELLOR. B. Cason,
, Ottumwa.
Past Grand Chancellor-C. T. Gooch.
t Ottumwa.
Grand Prelate-Rev E. Ray. Fraser.
Grand Master of the Exchequer--
!, Rev. ]. w. Smith, Burlington.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
; J. w. Mackey, Burlington.
Grand Master of Finance-Richar
, Johnson, Fraser.
) Grand Master at Arms-H. Whitley,
! Centerville.
Grand Lecturer. M. Hindsman Of
Cleveland.
Grand Marshall. G. Wilson, OF
tumwa.
Grand Minor Guard-H. F. Scott,
} Buxton.
Grand Authorized Dysart, Cleve'
0 land.
! Supreme Representatives, Charles
5 H. Wilson, long term; ]. E. Burks, short
/ term.
/ Trustees-George Dawenn, three
: years; H. A. White, two years; T. w.
, White, one year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
TO CROSS STATE LANDS.
Conditions Attached to Right-of-Way
at Glenwood.

Des Moines, July 2S-The contract
with the Burlington railroad in regard
to the crossing of state land at the
State Feeble Minded Institute near
Glenwood will be closed up early this
week. The executive council will ex-
act no cash indemnity from the COM
pany for the right-of-way, taking the
view that it is of just as much import
ance to the state that the city of
Glenwood should have railroad as 1t
it to maintain the grounds of the insti-
tuition. The executive council has
drawn UP contract which the COM
pany is asked to sign, and in which the
company agrees to maintain the right
of-way in presentable appearance, to
not leave unsightly piles Of dirt on the
right. of-way, to fence it with neat
fence, build bridges and sub-ways, to
construct conduit Of sufficient size
to allow the board of control to place
the water and sewer pipes therein,
and to construct siding on the instl
tuition grounds for coal dump. The
contract was placed in the hands OF
Judge Robinson Of the board of control
who has gone to Glenwood to consult
with DR.. Powell in regard to the same
| and see that all the points are cover
ed. Attorney Eaton of Burlington ano
Mr.. Fowler of Fairfield, right-of-way
agent for the Burlington, have been II
the city several times the past week
and have consented to this form Of
contract for the company in return fol
the right-of-way across state lane
which was authorized by the legisla
ture.
A Four.MilI Tax Levy in Sight.
1t is probable that there will be
4-mill levy for state purposes by the
executive council when the work Of as
sessing and equalizing is all done
i Good estimates are to the effect tina
the total of taxable property in TIL
state will be such that 4-mill lev
will raise the $2,300,000 which the leg
islature has required shall be raised b.
taxation. This is made up about a
follows
Real estate and new build
.ings ...... 49,. S4l4'li 40
Personal property of all
\ KINDS 49,. 1uo,lSo,oo
, Railroad property estimat-
ed ...... oV,poo,Vo
Telephones and telegraph l,50O,OO
Express companies :. 10000
Total ...... 1894. Sofo,lO2,S 80
If there should be greater increas
in the railroad assessment than ind
Gated, the tax levy would be CORE
snondjnply reduced
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
River and Harbor Estimates.

Washington, July 2S.-Among the
reports from army officers in charge
of the river and harbor improvements
with estimates for the fiscal year, 1904,
that have been received by the chief
of engineers is that of Captain ID. d.
Gaillard, of Duluth Mimi, district, OF
Duluth Mimi, and Superior, Wis, har-
Dor, 100000; Ashland, Wis, harbor,
$4,000; Marquette, Mich, harbor,
1000; harbor Of refuge, Grand Rap
ids, Mich, $S3,401.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
PASSING OF PosToFFIcEs.
MANY Will Be Known No More OF
Iowa Maps.

By reason Of the establishment of
nearly a thousand rural mail routes in
Iowa the past two years, nearly 200
fourth class postmasters havelost their
positions, and some of them have
been in their places for thirty and for
ty years. The rural postmasters at
the crossroads stations have not been
disturbed in their places, and they
hold on from year to year. BY the
dropping of postoffices some familiar
names are wiped off the map of Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
A MERiCA LEADS.
Development of Iron and Steel
Industry Has Been Phenomenal.
ELECTS MUCH BRITISH COMMENT
The London Commercial intelligence"
Believes That Growth of Commerce
in the United States is Simply Re-
suit of American Push and Activity.

Washington, July 2s.-The phenom-
email development of the iron and steel
industry OF the United States led the
British Iron Trade association to ap-
point a commission last year to In
auire into the industrial conditions
and competition of the United States.
The report of that commission which
has been recently presented is brief
ly reviewed by the London CONNER.
cial Intelligence, a copy of which has
Just reached the treasury bureau OF
statistics.
The Mineral Resources.
1t says: at is. indeed, a marvellous,
and. to the British manufacturer and
trader, in some respects a most dis
couraging story. The British iron
trade commission gives details of the
mineral resources of the United States
as affecting that fundamental industry
the manufacture of iron and steel;
show the extraordinary richness OF
1.-THE principal fields of coal, iron ore.
and kindred minerals and demonstrate
by concrete examples. how the natural
inventiyeness of the American has
enabled him to apply to the operations
of production and distribution wealth
of original ideas and methods that are
as yet little known in Europe.
Cheap Transportation.
at is also made manifest how on
land, on lake, on river. and on canal
the American people have applied
their minds to the solution of the con
ditions and problems of cheap trans
portation until they have at last at
tanned level of rates and charges
such as we have hardly had any ex
perience of on this side of the At
] lantic.
With Strenuous Effort.
1t is not, however. to be supposed
that the triumphs Of the American
people in these matters have beef
achieved without effort. Much test
mony is borne to the fact that in tn
conditions of organization and admin
istration, in their dealings with labor
lin the confidence and enterprise will
4 which they have embarked on indus
trial onerations of great magnitude, i
the efforts made to adapt themselye
to new conditions. in the eagernes
with which they have endeavoured t
create new derne nds both at HON
and abroad. and in the care and a.
tention given to the successful cult
walton of foeigA markets, the Amer
can people have lahored strenuousl
for many years until labor, ingenuit
: and enterprise have become their mos
distinguished characteristics. Whe
one has appreciated all that the Amer
cans have done for themselves, it
neither natural nor reasonable
grudge them the success which ha
attended their labors."
Figures of Production.
Commercial Intelligence" present
the following picture of the relativ
growth of the iron and steel industr
! in the United States and the princip;
countries of the world
Production of pig iron in the Unite
States, United Kingdom. Germany an
all other countries, in thousands
gross tons:
United United Ger All othe
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
PROMINENT lowAN DIES.

Henry j.. Taylor Passes Away in New
Zealand While Seeking Health,
Sioux City, July 29.-Word has been
received here OF the death of Henry ].
Taylor, leading member of the Iowa
bar at Auckland. New Zealand. He
was on notwithstanding tour.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
CRISIS ENDED.

servian Cabinet Has Agreed to Remain
in Office.
London. July pa Vienna dispatch
SAYS that the Servian cabinet, which
resigned July "a, has ended the crisis,
which resulted from the resignation by
consenting TO remain in Office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31

law that will hit the pernicious and
injurious trusts and yet not harm the
proper and legitimate combinations of
capital" Mr.. Hepburn's own theory
as to law as he advanced it is that the
whole trouble lies in the amount of
stock in those vast combinations
which does not represent money &C
tually paid in. "Hor instance" he
said, ~ do not believe that j. Pierpont
Morgan would have interested himself
in organizing the great steel trust had
it not been for that eleven hundred
million dollars in stock unrspresented
by cash. If we could tax that stock
out of existence just as we tax state
bank bills l believe that we would find
the remedy. At least it would take
away the greatest incentive for form
ing these high combinations. would
have everything on a solid basis. No
watered stock at all. In nearly all of
these trusts the common stock is all
water. l would tax out of existence
all stock that does not represent mon
ey actually paid in"
Panama Canal.
Attorney General Knox will visit
the President in few days and con-
fer with him in regard to the legal
title to the Panama canal. Mr.. Knox
is expected to leave for Paris about
August l where he will begin a care
full investigation of the whole legal
history of the Panama canal. On his
investigations and report to the Presi-
dent will depend in large extent the
action of the latter in the purchase OF
the property of the Panama canal or
the selection of the Nicaragua route
| for the construction of canal.
Bills to Be Quietly Settled.
Secretary Shaw has decided that
the Mckinley death claims will be
paid very quietly. He and Secretary
Cortelyou had final conference re-
Gently regarding the matter. The
treasury department has sent notices
to all claimants asking them to for
ward claim and voucher in regular
form. These will be quietly settled
and no detailed statement of the eX'
penditures will be made public. When
all claims are settled the total will be
announced.
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United United Ger All other
Year. States. Kingdom. many. Countries
BRAVE MEN REWARDED.

#1ron and steel association figures
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Washington, D. c., July %.

washington, d. U, July 20.
Secretary Shaw has declared himself
for Roosevelt. So has Secretary Will
son. 1t seems to be the style now for
cabinet officers to come out for their
present chief and the decided stand in
favor of the nomination of Mr.. Roose-
welt as candidate for President on the
republican ticket in 1904 taken by Sec
Rotary Moody the other day has been
vigorously seconded by Mr. Shaw and
Mr.. Wilson.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
Chancery Summons.

To Carrie L. Hubbard, and to Daphney
Hubbard, a minor; to Carrie l.. Hub
bard, mother, and to James Hubbard,
father and natural guardian of the
said minor I'll residents and having
their postoffice address at Warner, i'll
the State of Arkansas; aud to all other
persons interested in the estate OF
Thompson Moore, deceased:
You are hereby commanded to be and
appear before the Chancery court Of the
First Judicial district of Bolivar county,
in the State of Mississippi, at a term
thereof to be holden in the town Of Rose
dale, in said county, on the Third Mon
dav of December, A. D. 1902, then and
there to show cause, if any you can, why
the final account ofG. w. Jones, admin
istrator of the estate of Thompson
Moore, deceased, filed in said court, shall
not be approved and allowed, and the
said administrator forever discharged
from all further accounting and liability
Given under my hand and official seal
of Office, this the fifteenth day o.
September, A. d. 1902.
L. f. EDWARDS,
Clerk of the Chancery Court.
ByJ. c. WALKER,
Moore & Clark, Deputy Clerk.
Attys for Adm.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
Notice of Tax Levy.

Ordered by the board, that there is
hereby levied and assessed a uniform tax
of cents per acre on each and every acre
of land in the counties of Bolivar, Wash
ington, Issaquena, Sharkey and Warren,
included i'll the Mississippi ].eyee District
and not in any incorporated town or
village and divided into lots OF less than
one acre, and tax of S cents is hereby
levied on each lot of less than one acrein
each city, town or village in said Dis
ttict.
And there is hereby levied and assessed
a uniform ad valorem tax oi . mills on
the assessed value of all property. real
and personal lying i'll the counties OF Boil
ivar, Washington, Issaquena, Sharkey
and Warren, included i'll this Levee Dis.
trict, as the same may appear on the as
sessment roll Of said counties respective
ly.
And a tax of one ffth.N q 81 of one cent
per pound be and the same is hereby lev
led and assessed on all lint cotton grown
in said District during the year of 1902,
and ajax of one fifteenth 1-15) of one
cent per pound be and the same is hereby
levied and assessed on all seed cotton
grown in the said District during the
wear 1902 and not ginned therein.
And a tax upon railroads in said Dis
trict is hereby levied and assessed "a
provided by the Act of the Legislature
entitled IAN Act for the Payment OF
Levee Taxes by the Railroads. in the
Mississippi Levee District of this State,
approved March II. 1886.
Said Levee Taxes for the fiscal year
from September 1st, 1902, to September
1st, 1908, being hereby now levied and
assessed for said fiscal year, and by said
Board of the Mississippi Levee Coininis
sioners. Ordered this l4th, day Of July
1902.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
RosEDALE COUNTY. MISS. SATURDAY, Now s. 1902
Change Of sshe iuie.

From the Memphis Morning News we
copy the following, giving the changes
to he made i'll the sclieduie of trains over
the Ynzoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
to go into effect on the 9th inst. The
greatest change will be on the main line,
where the Cleveland accommodation is
discontinued south of Clarlsdale. On
the Riverside the change will be slight,
bat rumor has it that two night trains
may be placed on this division at an
early date.
The greatest change will be made on
the line between Memphis and Cleveland
and on the Ta1lahatchie branch between
Clarksdale and Phillip. The operation
of local passenger trains, Nos. 81 and
80, known as the Cleveland accommoda-
ton, will be changed. Instead of Cleve,
land, Phillip will be the southern term-
mis- of this section. The train from New
Orleans, now arriving in Memphis IT
sos a. m, will stop by signal at all
stations between Clarksdale and Cleve-
land to accommodate those discommod-
ed by the discortinuance of the 81 and
80 service between those two points
The southbound train leaving Memphis
at 7:10 p. m. will also stop by signal
between Clarksdale and Cleveland.
The schedule between Memphis and
Vicksburg and on the Riverside branch
will also be changed. At present the
morning trains out and the night trains
in Memphis for these two trains are con.
solidated between Coahoma, sixtv-four
miles south. and Memphis. Beginning
Sunday they will be operated separate
ly. The Riverside train will leave Mem
phis at 7:45 a. IN. and will make all the
local stops between Memphis and Goa
homa, arriving there at 11:15 O'Clock.
The Vicksburg train will leave at the
same time the consolidated trains now
leave, $40 a. nj. 1t will run to Coaho-
ma without stop, arriving there just be-
hind the Riverside train. The Vicksburg
train will wait at Memphis for all pas
sengers southbound over the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley from the Illinois Cen
trails morning trains from the north.
At Coahoma Il wslttdsS3ssaer to the Riv
ersidc train those passengers for that
line received from the Illinois Gsntral.
The schedule into Memphis provides
for the Vicksburg train to arrive at sos
without stops between Coahoma and
Memphis. The Riverside train will do
the business in as well as out, and will
arrive at 6 o'clock.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
Read 1t in His Newspaper.

George Schaub, g we'll known German
citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is con
stant reader of the Dayton Volkszeitung
He knows that his paper aims to adver-
tise only the best i'll its columns, and
when he saw Chamberlain Fam Balm
advertised therein for lame back, he did
not hesitate in buying bottle tor his
wife, who for eight weeks had suffered
with the most terrible pains in her back
and could get no relief. He says
"After using the Pain Balm for a few
doys my wife said to me, I feel as though
born anew and before using the entire
contents of the bottle the unbearable
pains had entirely vanished ana she
again took up her household duties.
He is very thankful and hopes that all
snffering likewise will hear OF her Won
der(ul recovery This valuable l"l'nent
is for sale by II. D. CLANCY.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
Congressional Elections.

As result of the Congressional cleo
tions held last Tuesday the Republicans
etill retain control of the next House of
Representatives, but by greatly reduc
ed majority. The South, as usual, sends
her full quota OF Democrats. In New
York, where the greatest interest CEN
tered, the Republicans barely won out,
and the Democrats are jubilart over the
showing made, indicating as it does the
strong probability of the Empire State
going Democratic in the presidential
election two years hence. The Demo-
Gratis also gained several Senator's. The
situation is thus summed up by the New
Orleans States, one of the strongest
Democratic papers of the South:
There is much i'll the results of the
election last Tuesday to encourage DEM
ocrats everywhere. While the Republi-
cans retain control of the House, they
have lost sixteen or seventeen seats. But
1t is the result of the election in New
York that causes the Democrats, With
good reason, to hope for victory in the
presidential contest of 1904. The ma
jority of III, 900 which Odell received
two years ago has been reduced to
paltry 1900, a clear loss of 1Oo,o 900
votes. This shows quite clearly that the
political pendulum is swinging towards
the Democracy, and this fact is indica
tive of victory two years hence. There
was certainly tremendous overtnrning
of votes which the Republican leaders
admit is omnous, and causes them to fear
chat they will lose the state in the next
national election. The majority of 12O,-
900 cast for Colcr in Greater New York
has given the Democrats much encour-
agement, because it shows that the
party has been reunited by the rehabili-
tation of Tammany and the disappear
auce of Crokerism 1t means that the
Democrats have got together and that
their majority will be even larger in 1904
than it was this year.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1902-11-08
How To Avoid Trouble.

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. 1t is almost certain to be needed
before the summer is over, and II procur-
ed now may save you trip to town Ill
the night or in your busiest season. II
is everywhere admitted TO be the most
successful medicine in use for bowel COM
plants, both for children and adults
No family can afford to be without It,
For sale by II. D. CLANCY.