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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
NO MORE DOUBTS.
Route of Milwaukee Cutoff Definitely
Fixed.

Ii any doubt exists in the mind of
any one regarding the route of the
Milwaukee cutoff, it can be dispelled
by glance at the wall r1aps which
are being distributed by the Milwaukee
company.
That the new line will come down
the Illinois side through Moline and
Rock Island and across the river over
the Crescent bridge in the lower end
of Davenport is an assured fact. The
map shows that the new line will come
out of Chicago on the main line of the
road as far as Ashdale, then a cut over
to the Savanna division is made as the
outline shows the new connection
striking. the latter division at Thomp.
son. From Thompson the new run
Will continue down that line or its own
tracks to East Moline where it strikes
the ID. r. |. tracks and which is fol.
lowed through Moline and Rock Island.
across the bridge and to Muscatine. on
the Rock Island tracks. At this point
the Milwaukee starts off across the
eastern part of Iowa and goes to Rut-
ledge over its new tracks now being
built, and strikes the Marion Kansas
City line there, going to Kansas CITY
through Ottumwa as at present.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
A Blythe Sunnnrter

The Monona Leader aligns itself as
Blythe supporter in the fourth dis
trlct congressional contest, and in
lengthy editorial analyses the record
of Congressman Haugen, the present
incumbent, declaring that he has been
weighed in the balance and found
wanting, and that the district there
fore desires change. Mr.. Haugen
did the best he could, the Leader says.
but the position is too great for his
capabilities. Continuing, the Leader
says: HE did not in his first term,
nor has he in his second term, measur-
ed up to the standard by which the
ability and qualifications of a congress
man are measured. Mr.. Haugen is
personally good man, a careful,
shrewd, business man, loyal, patriot
ic citizen, but when you have said that
you have reached the climax He has
neither the tact nor the shreWd, keen
insight of the praStical lawmaker; he
is devoid of those influential bearings.
personal and political, that would give
him more than an ordinary place in
the councils of the nation He is
lacking in the essential leadership of
men and measures. His four years in
congress goes down in history q
great big cipher"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

fession in the domain of former Queen
Lii. 1t would take fully thirty days
of his time to go to Burlington to
claim his bride and take her back to
the tropical home he has prepared. 1t
would mean the expenditure of time,
money and the heartaches of second
farewell from loving parents, brothers
and sisters. In addition it would
probably require a good talker to Sc
cure permission for the young news
paper man to leave Honolulu with the
case for contempt hanging over him.
Mr.. Meyer and Miss Farrar resolv-
ed to obviate these difficulties. If the
groom could not go to Burlington
there was nothing to prevent the
stout-hearted little bride from going
to Honolulu. She is making prepare
lions for the trip now. When every
thing is in readiness she will bid a
fearful goodbye to relatives and
friends and take her departure.
Miss Farrar will probably be the
first Burlington girl to travel such
long distance to get married She is
a beautiful young woman and as gra-
cious as she is attractive materially
Mr.. Meyer left Burlington last sum-
mer for Honolulu where there were
better and more frequent opportuni-
ties for furthering his ambition. He
has succeeded to a wonderful degree,
which is the best of news to his OF
tumwa friends. Along with the good
reputation he has achieved as mem
Der of the staff of the Honolulu Com
mercial Advertiser, his correspondence
to leading papers IN this country re-
garding Hawaiian affairs has given
him standing all over the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
SUPREME COURT ASSIGNMENT.
Cases From Second District viii Come
UP Early

Cases from the second judicial dis
trict of Iowa, of which Wapello county
is part, will be taken up by the
supreme court in Des Moines, May 10,
IA and Is, according to the assignment
recently made by clerk c. f. Jones, of
the highest tribunal in the state.
Cases will be submitted May 10. IA
and 15 from the First. Twentieth. Sec
ond, Third and Fifth judicial districts:
May is and II from the Fourth and
Sixth districts; May 10, 20 and 81 from
the seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Elev-
enth districts; May %. 90 and "a from
the Nineteenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth
and Fourteenth districts; Nav 90 27
and 70 from the Fifteenth, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth districts; May 80 and
80 from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
districts. Polk county is in the Ninth
district.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

ity in Omaha, and founded a mission
called Love and Peace. He was at
first non-sectarian, but later he allied
himself with the Congregational
church. Last year he found that the
money he had saved during the time
he was with the circus had been ex-
hausted in the mission work and he
was accordingly compelled to close the
mission. With the aid of some Of his
friends he became a business man in
Omaha, and hopes soon to realize
enough to allow him to return to his
field of religious labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

lor half an hour, during which time he
was subjected to constant interrup.
llons and required to reply on the in.
slant to interrogatories of the most
pointed and searching character
Judge Smith sustained his reputation
jas a cool and self-possessed debater
ana won laurels as a fighter of the
frst class. An official of the house.
who said he did not even know Judge
Smith, personally, was overheard to
remark that it was the best speech de.
llvered in connection with the case.
Judge Smith was one of three re-
publicans who insisted upon yea and
nay vote on the river and harbor bill
and then put himself on record as
against the bill.
Judge Smith has appeared before the
house only once previously. having
made a speech at the last session in
connection with the investigation of
the Military Academy as result of
the death of cadet from the effects
OF hazing. During that investigation
congressman Dick, of Ohio who was
chairman of the select committee, said
the legal service of Judge Smith, es-
peclally in drawing out information
iu AVIS, was invaluable. Judge
Smlth, II he Is permitted to remain in
the mouse few years, will develop in
TO one OF the strongest men Iowa ever
sent to congress.
loWan Talks.
At the special request of Congress-
man Gardner, Congressman Walter l..
Smith, of Iowa, delivered one of the
principal addresses Wednesday night,
at Charlotte, Michigan. The occasion
was great banquet of Mckinley clubs
at which covers We're aid for upwards
of five hundred guests.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
oTTUMWAN LUCKY.
Woman to Be An Heir to Estate Val
Ted at 100000.

II the statements made in a letter
received by Mrs. j. K Smith, 1924
East Main street are true that woman
Is one of two heirs to All estate in Ire
i&nd valued at s1.0000O0. The strange
Part of the story is chat Mrs. Smith
was Gnllre!y unaware that she was re-
lated to any person who could lawfully
call such a princely sun. IF money as
his c"n. AS yet she las taken no
steps toward verifying the alleged
facts ad to securing her inheritance.
The news OIL her good fortune seems
to have slightly daZed her although
she does not doubt it's truth
Beyond the facts contained in the
letter Mrs. Smith knows nothing. She
says she received news from her sister
Mrs. Kettle Mclnfresh, of Muncie, In
ciana, stating that her uncle, John
Morris, OF Dublin, Ireland was dead
and that his estate is valued at the
pfincely sum of S1,000,000. The letter
also said that Mrs. McInfresh and Mrs.
Smith were the only heirs This uncle
it aHpesrs. from the statements made
by Mrs. McInfresh, departed this life
February 20 last, and there the epis-
tie ends.
One peculiar thing about it is that
the last time there was any February
20 was in 1896, so ii John Morris died
in this year of grace he left on some
other day than February 30.
Mrs. Smith anXiously awaits more
definite news.
Mr.. Smith is an assistant superin.
tendent at the Janney Manufacturing
Co. Formerly he was what is known
as a husker. The couple reside on
East Main street between the Rock
Island and Burlington tracks near the
Janney works. They have no children
ar home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
oTTUMWA BOY PROSTITUTES,
James w. Mytton Connected With a
Well Known Case at ST. Joseph.


People in st. Joe, Mo-. and in sever
al other places where G. G. Nelson is
alleged to have married women whom
he afterward deserted, are much inter.
ested in the cases OF the alleged biga.
mist, who is in Jail at st. Joe charged
with having thirteen wives. Prose
cutting Attorney James w. Mytton OF
st. Joe, former Ottumwa boy and
son OF John Mytton, who resides on
East Maple avenue, is prosecuting the
case, an daccordng to advices from
st. Joe he has evidence that will send
Nelson to the penitentiary for several
years.
Something About Nelson's Wives.
According to Nelson's story he was
hrst married about two years ago to
woman in Arkansas. There is some
lntmauon that she was not free
woman and married him while she
was the wife of another. He found
TINS out and left her. Then he mar
RED Mrs. Parker of Plattsburg. with.
out obtaining divorce After Mr.
and Mrs Nelson were married bv Jus.
tlce Burke in the court house here
they went to Kansas City on an even,
ing train. The next day the CAV 10th.
arlo disappeared and was not seen
again by his wife until she met hin,
by accident in the fruit stand in San
Antonio. After leaving Kansas City
Nelson says he Went to Fit. Scott Kan.
and there met another widow, Mrs. A.
D. Milburn, who had a fortune of from
$4,000 to $4,000. He at once made
love and so glib was he of tongue and
SO ardent in affection that the Kansas
widow lost her heart as completely
as had her sister from across the Bic
Muddy. The result was another wed.
ding.
Ard this is the woman that Nelson
loves TO distraction" THE only
that | am sorry about is that my last
wife viii have to suffer from this"
SAID the man behind the bars. she
IS a good woman, very fine woman.
and am sorry on her account"
Much Evidence.
Prosecuting Attorney Mytton has in
formation which duplicates Nelson in
a number OF cases. He is said TO be
wanted not only on charge OF big
amy, but also embezzlement Among
the aliases which are given are Nelson
Foster, Captain A. N. Freeland, John
Anderson, Nelson Porter, j. A. Wad-
son and John Maids. He is said to
be wanted in Conway. Ark: New York
City, Plattsburg, Mo-; Das Moines. St,
Paul Mimi; San Francisco. Cal;
Sumpter, S. c.; Chicago. H.; Portland
Ore; Los Angeles. CAL: Salt Lake
City and Fit. Scott, Kan. In most of
these places he is alleged 10 have
wives and an effort will be made to
have them brought to st. Joseph as
witnesses.
Though his name would rot indicate
it, Nelson is a native born German and
his decided brogue easily betrays his
nationality. He speake his native
tongue very fuently and English quite
readily. He is native of northern
Germany and served in the German
army during the Franco-Prussian war
in 1870.
He came to America thirty-one
years ago and has been in all parts
OF the United States from New York
to California and from Minnesota to
Texas. He says that he has done a
great deal of railroad contract work.
He is also horse dealer having been
engaged in the horse business during
the past twenty-one months.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
The Short.Arm Hold
~ S'ioIt-FNTIn F1OlQ,
st, LOuiS Glohe.Dan,ooro

(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A good many democrats would like
to dispense with Mr.. Bryan as a lead
or. but they experience a sensation of
goneness when they think of the num-
her OF Votes he still controls.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
PEOPLES PULPIT.

NHNNSOOOOOOCO OOOCCOOOOOOC
Editor Courier:-R egarding your ad-
vertisement 'WANTED-A MAN" the
same being the first article on the edi-
torial page Of Friday evenings issue
would say that the correctness of your
proposition that Ottumwa needs a first
class wagon factory will be apparent
to any man who will stop for a few
minutes where any of the country
roads enter the city and notice the wa
CONS that are being driven to town.
He will see Studebakers Jacksons,
Schuttlers, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Michigan. but with a very
rare exc option, will he see an Ottum-
wa wagon. Now Ottumwa is a good
town in which to start a factory of
this kind, and our progressive citi-
zens have shown a liberal assistance
to parties that come to us with most
any kind of a Proposition, in some of
which we have got the worst of it.
We nave given bonuses and dona-
lions n land and money to very
large amount TO secure factories and
nave up to date no cause TO regret it.
IN the case of wagon factory OF
tumwa has already the nucleus in
connection with which an immense
factory such as we should desire, can
be created. and the man is already
here. He has been here long time.
Most of his life. He has been, making
wagons on Wapello street for years.
making them as fast as his limited cap
ital would permit and making them as
good as ever turned wheel. / write
this without consulting him, but | am
OF the opinion that if limited, finan-
cial assistance was forthcoming that
James A. Belmont, practical wagon
maker and one of our best citizens
would build and manage wagon fac
tory that would be an industry for OF
tumwa to be proud Of second only to
her packing plant Yours truly,
]. w. H.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Shot Firers.


Editor Ottumwa Courier: Dear Sir.
Please allow space in your paper for
rev remarks in regard to the much per-
picking question of shot firers which
was before the operators and miners
IN the convention at Des Moines. Hav-
ing been miner, mine foreman and
mine operator for nearly forty years,
| certainly have had a little experience
IN shot firing. | say with all due re.
spect for the miner that he certainly
is making very radical demand at
this time. 1t is not reasonable that
the operators should take the responsi-
bllity upon them Of a great many min.
ers who drill holes and charge them
with powder without using any iudg-
ment, which every practical miner
knows is fact 1t seems
to me that the operators made
very wise proposition, both
for the safety of the miner and the
protection of the operator, when they
submitted to shot examiners at their
own expense and let the examiners be
men of good Judgment and practical
men at the business. The placing of
the hole before it is charged with pow
der in my judgment is the first cause
or the great explosions that have been
taking place in the state of Iowa. Ger.
tainly shot examiners would overcome
a great many of the disasters that have
taken place. Let the examiners visit
each room before the holes are charg-
ed and if he finds a hole that is not
drilled in the proper place, let him give
orders for such hole not to be charged,
and let penalty be attached to the dis
obeying of this order. hope that our
representatives and senators in the
present general assembly will study
this question well and not pass law
in favor of shot frers which certainly
would not be justice to the operator
or any benefit to the miner.
With these few remarks speak the
mind of a great many good practical
miners who think the same
Respectfully, VIM. Dempster.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Remaining Unclaimed at Ottumwa, la,
Week Ending March is, 1902.

de
Week Ending March IS, 1902.
woMEN's LIST.
Buffington Mrs A Madden, Kate
Clark. Anna Rodgers, Margaret
Hartgraves Maggie. Scott, Jnanta
Huffman, Mrs. E Smith, Matte
Johnson, Mrs Ward, Jessie
King, Stella.
MEMS LIST TT
Ballard. Murty Jones, 81
Blake, Leach, Cliff
Bald win, b L Mathews, Chas
Christy, f p Roylcy, A r
Drake, Albert Siadford, J G
Fields, Il Z Starnes. Frank
Glover. ED Watts, David
Hedrick, w Baker, w
Letters Remaining Unclaimed at OF
tumwa, Iowa, for Week Ending
March %, 1902.
WoMEN'S LIST.
Cagley, Carrie Martin, Edith
Deal, Alice + Myers, Kate
Golf, Stella Myers, Mrs John
Hauey, Mrs John Z Pierce Mary
Hoffman, Helen Pyle, Ida
Hilyard, Mahala Ross, Lou
Hogland, Mazzie STUART, Mrs LA
Johnson, Arte Stephenson. Mrs Lou
Leslie. Matte Small, Mary
La Monk, Isabelle Sayles Ida
Lawson, Bert Taylor, Jennie
MEMS LIST. t7
Beck, Gotlieb Masters, Isaac
B.uut S w More {
Ball, q e Mcbride, A
Bennett. J B Neff, Rufus
Cham berlain, 3 L Nelson Vim
Echols. Otis Nikraut. Tony
Faris. VIM Rinard, Ellis
Foster, Il S Skinner J w.
Gusdel. John Spikes, J c
Cow. ID Seabury, George
Giascock, WI Sedan 1
Hall, A Smith S c
Howard, NJ G Shynic, Mr.
Hopkins, Andrew Winiuger c
Johnson E Van Nordstraud, H
Macdonald, Harry West,
Mccullough, Sam'l WEIGH, S c.
Parties calling for above letters will
please state that they are advertised.
A. w. Lee. P. M.
A goose will squawk if it is placed
lj- tina lead
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

A goose will squawk if it is placed
" tina lead
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Parties calling for above letters will
please state that they are advertised.
A. w. Lee. P. M.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
LIST OF LETTERS.

Frank j. Stillman
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Favorable Composite Statements.

Your correspondent has taken occa-
sion to talk with number of influen-
tlal congressman, representing various
states and a wide range of opinion
touching questions of policy, but the
sentiments expressed in relation to
me proposition Of opposition to
Speaker Henderson, in his own dis
trlct, are identical. A composite state
ment, embodying the views of the con-
gressmen addressed would be substan-
TALLY as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-08
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Fourth of July OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
amusement Etc. Fayetteville
Beats Rocky Mount.

Correspondence of The M~es2enger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., July 5.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning the
programme Of Fourth of July exercises
opened in front of the city graded
schools, Major j. G.. Hollingswortf
marching the Independent Light IN
fantry to a place on the ampus, or
which the body of the crowd was group
ed, the ladies being seated on the broad
verandah on either side of the orator,
readers, etc. Mr.. E.. R.. McKethan, the
talanted member of the legislature, ex-
cellently performer the duties of master
of ceremonies, beginning the services by
introducing the gifted pastor of the
First Baptist church, Rev. S. J. Porter,
whose prayer was impressive and bene-
fetal. The Grafton following by Mr..
Charles G. Rose was only what one
would expect from one of the brainiest
classic, polished and scolarly.
Captain J. D. Mclean, state senator,
followed with the reading Of the nation
al Declaration of Independence, and he
performed his task we'll. Captain Nc
NeiIl is a member Of the Society of the
Cincinnati, and to him is in great meas
ure due the gratifying success Of the
celebration.
The Liberty Point resolutions were
then read in a clear, distinct voice by
Major J.. G. Hollingsworth, the gallant
military c~ommandant, four Of whose
ancestors were signers Of the paper.
Next on the programme was it's most
interesting feature-really thrilling and
dramatic-a ham battle between two
detachments of the Independent Light
Infantry, one being attacked a. in a
fort in the market on the square by 4
column on Hay street, and the latter
being finally f1anked, with the men fall
ing here and there killed and wounded
on the street. Captain Mcneil in Con-
federate graz commanded the besieged
column.
A large crowd witnessed the hose
wagon and hand reel contest in the af-
ernoon between the city fire depart
ment and the Chicora Steam Fire En-
CINE Company; and at night there was
a brilliant display of fireworks at Liber-
ty Point.
The good order during the day wa
remarkable, the police not having to
make an arrest for rowdyism.
A remarkably fine game of base ball
was played yesterday between Fayette-
Vile and Rocky Mount, attendance l.
900. Fayetteville battery, eagle and
Musselwhite. Struckout by eagle, II;
base hits, z; runs, 6; errors 4. Rocky
Mount battery, Smith and Matthews.
Struck out by Smith, s; base hits, 2;
runs, 2; errors, 3. Features of the game
were beautiful double play in the 9th
by Mcmillan, he~art-rending stop in the
9Th by Douglass, and the wonderful
pitching of eagle.
Mr.. r. II. Boyd, of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, has established a mes
senger boy service-a great convenience.
One in aposition to know figures that
Connor already has over 400 votes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-08

Mary. hadn't you better stay at
home tonight? I shoIld like to "a
you if you felt like it."
Couldn't tonight. mother. I promis-
ed Nell Kilroy I'd meet her sure. n
We are going to TAX in the show at
Berkeley Hall. Jim Burton CAV her
two tickets"
We'll. now l hope you Won't be out
late, Mary. You know 1t isn't a good
plan for girls to be walking round the
streets at eleven or twelve o'clock"
20 mother. o just go to sleep n
let me alone. I can are for myself, but
/ must have a little tun'-and with a
whish of petticoats n slam OF the
door, Mary was gone into the darkness.
The conversation Is a typical one. In
hundreds of families in his free land
OF ours-the woman's 1and-such a
struggle etwee mother and daughter
will go on this very night. The most
superficial observer of Life knows where
the girl SO treated is III danger Of end
ing her career.
Each days newspaper prints some
tragic story the first scene Of which was
substantially hat between Mary n
her mother. What Dol like a simple
choice between livelin s:ss n dullness
turns out to be the parting OF b ways
for all time. The evening frolic on the
street. the coasting party. the matinee
performance Of the slightly questionable
play, h country dance degenerating
into a noisy D these are land
marks on that easy path which Is easy
In one direction onlv.
The source of the whole trouble Is Of
ten the mistaken leniency Of an LIE
Tomato mother. All womanly character
is built on the old-fashioned virtue or
obedience. The mother who tries to
save her daughter the pain by which
that virtue is acquired prepares her for
a failure as tragic es It is needless
In many a household the stroke Of doom
has been sounded when on the lips or
an tndulgent mother the
Hadn't you better?" a taken the
place Of the simple. firm, inexorable
you must."-Youth'J Companion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-08
LORD SALISBURY TO RETIRE.
with Increasing Age. Dislike nj
Publicity Has Increased.

London, July Sat the earliest pos
sible moment Lord Salisbury contem-
plates retiring from public life But
hat severance from the affairs of the
empire which he has SO long admins
tered is not likely to come until after
the coronation and it may possibly be
still further delayed by row unseen
reasons OF state or politics. During
the last few months the premier has
more and more detached himself from
the cares Of Office. With increasing
age, his dislike of publicity and dread
OF details which nigh Office building in
wolves have been strengthened into
entipathy 81 strong as to render eve
h conservative leaders less Emporium
ate in their demands that he remain
premier. Those who recently have
been brought into contact with the
aged statesman privately comment on
his absent mindedness which is only
overcome by great effort when il is
absolutely necessary for him 10 deliver
q public utterance on a question of i'm
~portance. Peace in South Africa hav-
ing been procured Lord Salisbury is
said to consider the browning of the
king as the when his services
to the nation may most fifty be ended.