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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
BrookvilIe.

Brookville. March 20.-Sears broth
ers shipped four car loads of hogs to
Chicago last week.
Carl and Marie Walker have been
visiting relatives here for several
days.
Bert Ramey has moved into the
George Horn place just east of here.
Quarterly meeting will commence
here March 20 and continue over Sun
day. The church is growing and
prospecting in general.
Ed. Pagan made a business trip to
Fairfield Tuesday.
Sylvia Myers, whose house was de-
stroyed by fire, will rebuild soon.
A number of the young folks from
here attended the play at Fairfield
Tuesday night.
Merle Hood and Ed McCreary were
business callers here Wednesday.
Lille Ireland is confined to the
house with the mumps.
George Pagan has moved to Fair
field.
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Willard.

Willard, March 20.-Tom Savage
went to Ottumwa Saturday night and
returned Tuesday.
l.. L. Lodwick made a business trip
to Willard Monday and will 60 on
to Des Moines.
A few young people spent Sunday
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BidWell.

BidweII.
Bidwell, March 20-J. B. Carman,
of Chillicothe, was calling on friends |
here last week.
Isaac Needham is now convalescent. |
Mrs. Palmer Grooms, of Chillicothe,
visited her sister, Mrs. Isaac Needham,
last week.
B. P. Garfield was an Ottumwa pas
senger on No. s.
Mis- Minnie Yochum returned Tues
day from Blakesburg, where she has
been visiting.
An entertainment will be given by
the Bidwell Literary society Friday
evening.
3. Grow is entertaining sister from
abroad
Mrs. j. c. Mitchell, of Ottumwa,
who died Tuesday, was well known
here, She was born and reared to
womanhood here, and was respected
and loved by large circle of friends.
She was formerly known as Miss Lib
bic Garfield. A number of her friends
attended the funeral at Ottumwa yes
terday.
Emmett Burton was in Blakesburg
Tuesday on business.
Miss Eunice Chisman entertained a
number of her friends Sunday in honor
of her sixteenth birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Yeager are the
proud parents of new boy.
Mike Gowan and Emery Lucas at
tended. the ball in Ottumwa Monday
night
Several cases of measles in this vi
cinity are getting along very well.
~ a Highland Center.
Highland Center, March 20-Miss
Esten Vaughn made business trip tt
Oskaloosa and Fremont the first of the
week.
Miss Matte Long, who is teachin!
near Ottumwa, returned to her worl
Saturday after spending her vacation
at the Geo. Bane home.
H. l.. Edmunds, of Ottumwa, spen
last Wednesday with his friend, DR..
E. Baker.
Z Geo. w. Beck, of Fremont, was
business visitor here yesterday.
Miss Blanche Knight went to Ottun
wa Tuesday for short visit with rels
tives and friends.
]. H. R. Spilman member board G
supervisors and daughter Anna, c
Laddsdale, spent several days las
:, week visiting ]. H. Spilman, east {
town.
!, VIM. Packwood of Foster. spent Sa
= urday and Sunday here with his sol
= E. j.. Packwood.
!: Miss Minnie Rogers, who is atten
:, ing the Ottumwa high school, was a
u over Sunday visitor at the home (
!, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roger
e Birmingham.
Birmingham, March 20.-L. G. Boit
: departed for Kinsley Kansas, Monda
- evening on business trip.
a An ex-Catholic priest lectured at tt
:. Free Methodist church Tuesday eve
:. ing and Wednesday afternoon.
~ Rev. E. j. Smith has commence
- protracted meetings at the M.
= church. He will be assisted by Re
=, Eystone, Of Libertyville.
~ Miss Daisy Hope will depart ne
y week for Ripley, Oklahoma, for an e
~ tended visit with her brother. H.
!. Hope, who is in business there.
~ Elmer Winslow shipped car
!, horses to Buffalo Wednesday.
- Miss Hannah McSurley, of FairfieI
=, spent the first Of the week visiti
80 -. Mrs. c. L. Steward
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Olive Branch.

Olive Branch, March 20.-Rev. Whit
lock filled his regular appointment al
the Free Methodist church Sunday.
Chas. Over was elected school direct.
or of Olive Branch.
Jacob Schlotter and wife We're shop
ping in Eldon Saturday.
James Ogilbee made business trip
to Selma one day this week.
VIM. Elliott made flying trip to Lee
ando Monday.
Charles Gilbert was in Selma one
day last week.
Herbert Carroll and sister, Willow,
visited relatives in Olive Branch Wed,
nesday.
Roy Haney made a business trip to
White Elm recently
Mrs. Ed Lasley, of White Elm, visit.
ed the parental Haney home one day
this week.
Ed Stump made a business triI
through here one day last week.
Scott Adamson made a flying trip tC
Selma recently.
V. Cassidy made a business trip tc
Selma this afternoon.
Roy Haney called on friends al
White Elm today.
John Carroll was a caller here Sat
urday.
DrakevilIe.
Drakeville, March 20.-C. T. Rail O.
this place and Miss Ella Winsell Of
Libertyville were united in marriage
last Wednesday at Libertyville.
Rev. G. w. Barber was called to Lee
county last Wednesday to perform {
marriage ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Easton, VIII
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Selma,

Selma, March 20.-A. Ruble purchas.
ed the ]. F. Meadow property Monday
and will occupy same in few weeks.
II. C. Swift and Louis Berlette had
business in Eldon Monday.
Mary Hughes is at home from Eldon,
sick.
Peter Armentrout talks of visiting
the western states.
Oscar Dulin returned home, SICK
Tuesday from Minnesota.
S. Puff and F. Sollenbarger had bust
ness in Keosauqua Monday.
Harry and Lora Hinkle are spending
few days in Chicago.
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Butler, March 20.-Mrs. A. j. Bur-
CESS visited few days last week with
her nephew, John Shipley, and family
| in Ottumwa.
Henry Watts was in Ottumwa Fri
day.
John Darner and son Fred were in
Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs. Oliver Helms was an over Sun
day visitor with relatives in Hedrick
| J. C. Kennel went to Wright Mon
day.
10y Scott and James Burgess were
in Ottumwa Friday.
G. w. Harkins, of Hedrick, was al
A. j. Burgess last Tuesday.
Matt Arganbright and family visited
Tommy Van Wrinkles near Eddyvill'
Friday and Saturday.
Will Darner and Bertha McMicklt
were married last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lindsie were il
Ottunwa last Thursday.
1 Hugh Morrison spent Wednesda.
! night at A. j. Burgess.
t Frank Lantz went to New Sharon
j Wednesday. He will work on a farm
near there this summer.
! Hugh Morrison was in Hedrick Nor
) day.
j. B. Burgess visited with Chas. Al
l. ganbright Friday night.
n Lulu Arganbright came home froI
# Chicago Saturday where she has bee
J. visiting relatives.
At the school meeting at No. Dal
ME Gray and Geo. Bottorf were electe
S directors: at No. 6 Albert Clark wa
y elected director.
Ella and Carrie Burgess were in o
e tumwa Saturday.
! Jud Mullenix and Luther Sammo
were in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
LATE INDIANA
SNAKE STORY
Reptile With Two Feet of Its Tail
Shot OFF Makes It's
Escape.

Marion, Ind. July 30.-Clarence
Burris, whose reputation for truth and
veracity has never been questioned,
relates remarkable snake story,
which has advanced reptile stock in
this neiShborhoOd about 20 per cent.
BurIis was engaged in building Il
fence on the farm of Gideon Leas, in
the Indian reservation, when he heard
the wall of II young rabbit near where
he was working. The cry continued.
and when he made an Investigation
he discovered the largest snake he had
ever seen outside of Il circus The
snake was trying to swallow the rab-
bit, which was making Il great effort
to release itself from the coils of the
snake.
BurriS sent Il boy to the house for
Il shotgun, and remained mt a safe
distance until his return He then
opened fire on the snake and succeed
ed i'll SeverinE about two feet of its
tail This only enraged the snake and
it released ~ rabbit and took after
BurriS. He jumped over Il fence and
after Il short chase succeeded in get
ting away. He reloaded the gun and
started on n hunt for the snake but
failed to find it. He found piece of
the tail Judging from the size of it
Burris is convinced that the snake
must have been twelve or fourteen
feet in length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
SPALDING'S RELEASE
FROM JOLIET PRISON

Chicago, July 30.TfWith tears of
JOY streaming down his face, Charles
Warren Spahng, defaulting banker,
yesterday heard the words from his
wife's lips which told him that after
six years Imprisonment in Joliet the
avenues to freedom were opening be
fore, him. The scene was one of the
most joyfully pathetic ever witnessed
at the penitentiary. Locked in each
others arms. the prisoner-husband,
aged beyond his years, and the Young
wife gave free sway to tears. The
action of Judge Dunno in granting
the writ of habeas corpus, based up
on the unconstitutional of a sec
ton of the parole statute, was the
first step toward victory in the pro-
Ionged struggle to free Spalding. As
soon as the decision was handed
down the young wife, with Attorney
w. G.. Anderson and Jailer Whitman,
left for Joliet to bring Spalding back
to Chicago to await further disposi-
tion of the case in court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
PLATT PROVISO
DOING ITS WORK

Washington, July 30.-Information
has reached the state department
from Minister Squiers at Havana that
the lower house of the Cuban con-
gress has adopted a resolution de-
claring that the settlement made by
the United States with the Catholic
church respecting church property
in the island need not be considered
as binding on the Cuban government
nor on the church.
The information also is that Pres
ident Palma and his friends did all
they could to prevent the adoption of
the resolution. Inis activity, it is
represented, has produced a crisis in
the cabinet.
The news is disturbing for the rea-
son that the faith of the United
States is pledged to the fulfiIlment of
the agreement. If the senate adopts
the resolution the United States
doubtless will intervene. The right
to do so under such circumstances is
plainly set forth in the Platt amend
ment. Officials here pronounce the
critical.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
ARBITRATION REJECTED

Michigan Mine Owners Reply to the Strik-
ers-MIne Commissioners Statement
Saginaw, Mich, July 30.-In re-
spOEse to the request of the miners
made on Saturday. and suggesting ar
bitratiOn as means of settling the
strike in the bituminous coal regions
of Michigan, the operators have re-
piled, positively refusing to enter into
the project. Mine Commissioner Davis
has stsSmitted IL statement III which
he says that the vote of the miners
rejecting the proposition of the oper-
atorS is the result of intimidati ton and
misrepresentation, which, if practiced
in connection with municipal state
or national election. would land the
perpetrators i'll Jail or in the peniten-
uary. He goes on to say:
mo impartial verdict can he OBJ
tained from timid men unaccuetomed
to public speaking when their efforts
in that direction are met with u cho-
rus of cat cabs, when they are jeered
derided, threatened with personal yio-
Ience and forceful election from the
meeting place. These We're some of
the means, coupled with a refusal in
most instances to grant that which
haze been found by the state and ma
ton as an absolute necessity. to guard
and preserve the purity of the ballot
and to give every citizen an oppor-
tunity to prepare and cast his vote
free from observation, intimidation or
persecution by designing men at the
time or afterward.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
LEGAL TANGLE STARTS
Over the Water Power Developed by the
Chicago Drainage Cahal.


Joliet. Ills. July 30.-COntroversy
over water power rights along the
drainage canal at Joliet and Lockport
developed Il sensational surprise yes
terday. The Chicago sanitary district
filed a condemnation suit to secure I'll
tie to land purchased by the Gaylord
syndicate, n private organization de-
Yeloping Il wafer power site antago-
nistic to the district, south of Joliet
The syndicate in turn filed new pc
tition condemning all the sanitary dis
trict's land in Joliet
Officials of the district announced
that plans for the Lockport develop
ment will furnish 24,0OO horse power
and make n navigable waterway for
lake steamers in Joliet. President
Snively, of the Illinois and Michigan
canal board, is i'll Joliet securing legal
advice preparatory to an injunction
suit against the Chicago sanitary dis
trict near Lockport. 1t is claimed
that the state owns the title to some
of the riparian rights involved. Snive-
ly expects TO start his suit today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS
Gives a Statement of the Situa-
ton in His Department of
Government.
COLONIAL CONFERENCE ALL RIGHT
Doing "what 1t Is There for" Says
the Secretary-Status ofthe
Boer Country.

London, July 30.-Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain appeared in the
house of commons yesterday after
noon for the first time since his recent
accident He was greeted with hearty
cheering and later he was warmly
congratulated by Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman, Liberal leader of the
house. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
supplemented his congratulations by
asking for information of the colonial
conference. He expressed the hope
that lenfent treatment would be ex-
tended to the Beers in South Africa.
Chamberlain replied that the one spirit
animating the members of the confer
ence was the desire TO draw closer to-
gether the constituent parts of the
empire, and he thought il safe TO say
that the conference had made import
ant progress toward perfect union,
to which he himself looked forward.
Status of south Africa.
Regarding the future status of
South Africa, the colonial secretary
said the imperial government had eS-
tabliShed crown colony i'll the strict
est sense. The next step would he TO
add nominated official element.
Thereafter there would be an elected
circumstances and time would sepa-
rate the new colonies from full self
gOyernment-the ultimate goal of their
ambition. That consummation would
not be delayed; if for no other reason,
because it might relieve the govern
ment of the tremendous burden of re-
SpOnSibility involved i'll the present sit.
uation.
Does Not Propose To BE Rushed.
But all must understand that the
government would not be rushed nor
hustled into any action which ciFcum-
stances did not warrant. The speaker
said he was one of those optimistic
enough to believe that the new colo
nieS would reach the ultimate goal of
their ambition much sooner than many
persons now thought possible. SO far
as the government was concerned the
surrender promises would be kept in
spirit as well as in letter. The gov
ernment, he said. was bound both by
honor and interest to this course.
Many Questions To BE Settled.
There remained many questions TO
be dealt with. y new tariff must he,
arranged, involving intricate queS-
tions concerning which experts must
be consulted, and the taxation of
mines must be settled; but he wished
to say nothing would he done to pun
iSh owners of mines. as had been Sug-
geSted i'll many quarters.
Mines to Help Pay the War Debt.
The government would do nothing
to interfere with n quick revival of
development of the country. Subject
to that consideration. Chamberlain
continued, no man was more anxious
than he to recover some considerable
part of the cost of the war from South
Africa. He thought it would be per
fectIy fair to lay a fair part of the
cost of the war OH the principal in
dustry of the Transvaal, but what
amount it was too soon to say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30

wiIr prevent the strikers from going
into the incorporated town of Ansted.
in this state. The bill of the COM
plainants sets up that nearly all of
the employees of the. company live in
the town of Ansted, which town is
located on the property of the COM
pany, and that the municipal authori-
ties are unable to cope with the de-
PENDANTS, Wilson, Mother" Jones.
Purcell and others, and are unable to
protect the property of the company
or the persons or safety of the en-
ployes, and that the police have been
openly defied. The injunction of the
court prohibits the defendants, their
agents, associates. etc. from going on
the property of the company or camp
ing or marching on it, so that ii in
cludes most OF this municipal corpora
ffon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
GOVERNOR YATES
GOES ON VACATION

Springfield. Ills. July 3O.-GOvernor
Yates was busy Monday clearing up
official business preparatory to leaving
for Il months vacation at Harbor
Springs. Mich. He was in conference
with Bishop Fallows. of Chicago, and
ex-senator Aspinwall, of Freeport,
trustees of the state reformatory at
Pontiac. and with John Lynch. of OIL
ney, the newly appointed trustee of the
Southern Hospital for the Insane. The
governor left Monday night for Chi
cago. and tonight will attend the we'd
ding of Mr.. Woodwork and Miss An
mabel Dixon. daughter of Arthur Dix
on. all of Chicago, at DiXon's summer
cottage at Oconomowoc. Wis, and to-
morrow he 'and Adjutant General
Smith will inspect Camp Logan. Mrs.
Yates and the children will go direct
from this city to Harbor Springs later
i'm the week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
Farmers Lose About Sa5o,ooo.

Havana, Ills, July 30.-Lacey levee,
near here, will be repaired. it is hoped,
in time to save some of the crops that
ii protected before the rising waters
of the Illinois river broke from Spoon
river. Farmers are greatly dissatisfied
with the leVee commissioners for not
keeping the pumps going, as they
claim that by so doing much of the
crops could have been saved. Among
the great losses is the ConnOr's hemp
fields. The entire damage TO all ter
ritory in the neighborhood of Havana
is estimated at S210.OOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
THINKS HIS GRAFT GREAT
Much Profit and Only short Terms in the
Bastile-

Bast1e-
Milwaukee. July 30.-CharleS Ho-
HANSEN, bank Swindler who was ar
rested last Saturday by the AIilwau-
kee police, was arraigned in the dis
trict court yesterday on charge of
vagrancy, having settled his accounts
with the banks that he had defrauded
i'll the city. Hokansen talked freely
of lis crimes and admitted that he
had been arrested in nearly every city
i'll which he had operated, but had al
ways escaped with a short term of
imprisonment for vagrancy.
It's the greatest graft any one ever
saw" said lie. There isn't Il large
city in the United States that haven't
worked, and to profit ut that. 1 cla.--
that | am not IL criminal. but this is
simply a buSineSSlike way of making
4 living. Nine out of every ten buSi-
ness men overdraw their accounts at
their bank. and there is no reason
why l shouldn't l never try to make
big haul in any town, but always
manage to get away with enough to
pay me for the trouble. L have been
arrested any number of times, but
never got q long sentence yet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
DRUNKEN SPREE
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Watchmen at Des Moines Prove
FaithIess and Fire and
Death Follow.

Des Moines, July 30.-As the result
of what is believed to be a drunken
spree the firemen early this morning
found dead Davis Watt, and /. p. Mil
Ter dying, in the Stoner wall paper
building, in South Des Moines, while
trying to put fire which destroyed
$4,000 worth of property. Both men
We're watchmen.
1t is believed the two men secured
n quantity of liquor and repaired to
the office of the company after drink
ing it and went to sleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30
THREATENED WITH BLACKLIsTING
Point Brought Out Against the Strike
Leaders in West Virginia.

Leaders In West Virginia.
Charleston, W. Va, July 3O-One
of the points which was brought out
in the trial of John Richards and
others in the federal court here before
Judge Keller yesterday is that Rich
ards threatened to blacklist all miners
who refused to come out and join the
strikers. When Richards was speak
ing to a crowd and the working min
ers were listening he turned to the
working miners and pleaded with
them to quit work, and said that
when the strike was over and the
union had been recognized-which it
surely would be-they would not be
able to work in any section of the
country. He told them he had u list
of all their names, and It would be
furnished to every local union in the
country, and wherever they went they
would be pointed to as '.scabs" and
would not be allowed to earn a iv-
ing.
This point was emphasized as much
as the prosecution could emphasize it.
so that it could be shown to the court
that the organization which is op-
posed to a blacklist by the employer
proposes to maintain a blacklist
among those of its craft. The speech
was taken by the stenographer of the
Collins Colliery company, and the
transcript was submitted in the court
yesterday.
The men employed in the mines tes-
titled that they We're afraid to work
on account of the gatherings of the
strikers; and while the speakers coun-
Seled obedience to the law it was
shown that they continued to gather
in large crowds in the vicinity of the
cOlliery, and asserted that they would
stay there until the men came out of
the mines. The prosecution brought
out testimony to prove that checks TO
purchase food were sent here by w. Il.
Wilson and John Mitchell. The prose
cution has closa6 its case and the de-
fense started today.
1t has developed that if the injunc-
ton issued Monday by Judge Keller
in the suit OF the Gauley Mountain
Coal company Is enforced strictly. it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-30

Dublin. Iud.. July 30.-A sensation
was created at NobleSville when Hor-
ace w Carey, clerk of Hamilton coun-
tS, was arrested on the charge of
buhko steering and of aiding and abet-
ting in conspiracy. Tyler Caruthers.
who was arrested in Wisconsin six
weeks ago, was rearrested Jointly with
Carey. 1t is alleged that Carey and
Caruthers conspired TO swindle Lucius
h. Stout. a farmer living near Eagle
town, out of So. 100 on the fake foot
race pulled off at Springfield, Ills, on
the 1st of last May. Carey says some
political enemy is trying to ruin hlm.
Wife Murderer Killed by Lightning.
Dannemoro, n. Y, July 30.-George
ID. Middleton was killed in the elec-
tric chair yesterday at Clinton prison
for the mupdeE oS kis vie IN 19o1.