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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
NO CONTIN U AN CE
Judge Vermillion Refuses to Allow
Delay in Vance Case.
DEFENSE NAY AMEND APPLICATION
Trial May Begin Next Saturday Unless
Anne ndment Meets With Approval of
Judee-Wilson, Convicted of Bur-
gIary, Will Be Sentenced Thursday.
[From Mondays Daily.I

[From Mondays Daly.l
Unless the defense amends it's ap-
plication for continuance in the case
of the state OF Iowa VS.. Mark Vance,
and the amendment is looked upon ia
vorably by Judge Vermillion, the
young dentist will have to stand trial
before jury in few days. Judge
Vermillion today announced that he had
decided to overrule the motion filed
some days ago, for continuance, in
which it was stated that prejudice
exists among the people of the city
and county against Vance and that a
fair and impartial trial would be i'm
possible at this time. This motion
was filed last week by Vance's attor-
neys and was signed by three or four
well known citizens. A few days Ia
ter County Attorney Emory filed an
answer to this motion, and today's rul-
ing in favor of the state by Judge Yer
million is the sequel.
May File Amendment.
The ruling has not yet been record
ed on the calendar of the court, owing
to the fact that the defense is entitled
to one day for filing an amendment to
the application for a continuance. This
has been granted by the Judge, but to,
morrow, if such an amendment is not
| filed the order will stand. Judge Yer
million, in making his ruling. said that
| although some prejudice might pos
sibly exist against Vance he did not
think that a continuance of the case
will lessen that prejudice, if there is
any.
May Come Up Next Week.
1t is possible that the trial of Mark
Vance on one of the three charges
against him will come up for trial late
this week, but it is hardly probable
According to the criminal assignment
it was set for tomorrow. but the Will
son case and Dawson case have al
ready taken up much time that it i:
not probable that the Vance case will
come up for trial before next Monday
or Saturday at the earliest.
To Sentence Wilson Thursday.
George Wilson. the man who wa:
dence of Harry Throne, on North Ben
ton street, will be sentenced by Judge
Vermillion Thursday morning of this
i week. wilson is tne man WHO wa
caught by Chief Gray with part of thu
jewelry that was stolen from The
residence in his possession, only few
hours after the robbery had been com
mitted.
Alleged Bigamist.
i The police of Ottumwa have BEEF
4 notified by the Chicago police depart
ment to look out for Fritz Hacke ant
Marguerite Nuermyer, who are chare
ed with bigamy. Hacke is ston
cutter and photographer and it i
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For Sale! For Sale!

$50 good 2-year Downing gooseberry
plants at 40c per dozen. % Bokara
peach trees, 3 years, at 12H.c each. Is
Fitzgerald peach trees, 8 years, 12hc
each. A. e. Park,
Cor. Elm st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
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LONG LIVED FAMILY.
Father of Ottumwa Woman Lives to
See Five Generations.
From NIondny,s 'Dnily

From Mondays Daily
Mrs. l. Gorham, who resides at SOP
East Main street, received today from
her father, Ralph Medhurst of Wood
house, Ill.,, a photograph to which is
attached more than ordinary signifi-
cance The representatives of five
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DEATH CAUSED BY TuMoR.
Mrs. George Mckinnis, of ollie, Died in
Hospital Yesterday.

WITS, 0eUTge WCTNI1I1IIS, OF 0ITTe, OIeu TT
Hospital Yesterday.
[From Mondays Dailyl
At the Ottumwa hospital yesterday
morning at 2:15 o'clock occurred the
death of Mrs. George McKinnis, of OF,
lie. Death was caused by a tumor
from which she had been a sufferer
for some time. Mrs. McKinnis was 40
years of age and was leader in
church and social circles at Ollie. She
is survived by her husband, who is
postmaster at that place. The re
mains were taken to Ollie this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock on the Milwaukee
where the remains will be inferred.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

[From Fridays Daiiy.l
Con Farmer, of Wabash avenue, is
suffering from an attack of rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Harlie Chisman and little
daughter, Joy, ITO South Ward street,
are very ill of the measles.
VIM. Terrill, 405 Williams street,w
has been working in Frederic, has re-
turned home on account of illness.
Mrs. Margaret Mcneil, 401 Williams
street, is quite poorly, suffering from
injuries she received from fall while
the guest of her daughter in Frederic.
l.. A. Canedy of Sheridan avenue eX-
pectsto leave April 81 for San Francis
co, Cal, and if he finds a suitable loca-
ton Mrs. Canedy will leave for that
place to join Mr. Canedy and make
that place their future home.
[From Saturdays DalIy.J
Delmer Klee is quite i'll with the
measles at his home on Finley ave-
nue..
Miss Maude King of South Mary
street, will leave in a few days for
western Kansas to make that place
her future home.
George Fry, 2O6 Wilson street, ex-
poets to leave soon for San Francisco,
California, and if he finds suitable
location will remove to that state.
From Mondays Daily.
Jate George is quite ill at his home
on Wabash avenue.
Mrs. Joseph Fry, 222 North Ward
street, is on the sick list this week.
Little Herbert Ballard, 205 Richmond
avenue, who has been very i'll, is bet
ter today.
Paul Deeds, 201 South Moore street
is quite i'll, suffering from an attack o.
the measles.
]. H. Henderson and family arrived
today from Williamsburg and viii
make South Ottumwa their future
home.
Word has been received in the city
that Miss Ruth Beard daughter of Rev
and Mrs. j. R. Beard, of Otto, formerly
of South Ottumwa, had been taken to
the hospital at Sioux City to undergo
an operation. No particulars have as
yet been received.
AS the result OF a stroke OF lighting
yesterday morning about o'clock thu
residence of AL. Edwards, on Soutf
Ransom street, was badly damaged
The chimney was knocked down, two
windows were shattered and consider
able damage was done tothe plasterins
in the kitchen and the furniture. Mr.
and Mrs. Edwards narrowly escaped
injury.
Mrs. Lydia Arnold, aged II years,
months and days, died last evening
at $40 o'clock at the home of her son
James Arnold, who resides thre
miles south of town. Mrs. Arnold re
sided on South Adella street and hal
gone to the home OF her son who wa
recently badly injured On Wednes
day she had a chill and death cam
last evening, caused by pneumonia
The deceased is survived by eigh
children: Jacob. James, William an
Chas. Arnold, all of this city; Mrs. I
D. Watson, 212 South Ward street
Mrs. l.. Koontz, of Pasadena, Texas
Mrs. T. Roberts, of Ash Grove, an
Miss Alice Arnold, who resided wit
her mother
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Semi Weekly Courier
CHANpINe ADDREss.

Subscribers wishing their address changed
will please give the NAME of the Post Office TO
which the paper has been sent as well the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to.
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|nied by j. o. Shelley, bridge contract
or, were here Thursday looking over
the bridges of this section. They de-
cided not to retloor the Des Moines
river bridge this year but will do con
siderable Improvement of many of the
smaller bridges during the season.
Eddyville Tribune.
Miss Laura c. George has made a
collection of work in drawing from
the different grades in the public
schools of the city and has arranged
them in the form of an exhibit at the
office of County Superintendent Ben
lam Dimmitt at the court house. Miss
George is very successful as teacher
OF drawing in the public schools and
the work of her scholars reflects cred
| it upon her and upon themselves.
1t is learned on good authority that
the Western Supply Co. with head
quarters in this city, which has been
conducting general stores at various
mining points in this state and Illinois,
will close out its business in the near
future. Already two of its stores have
been transferred TO other manage
ments and negotiations are being made
for the disposal of two of the remain.
ing places of business which will leave
but one property under the manage
ment of the Western Supply Co. This
property which is located at Flagler,
is in the vicinity of few coal mines
and it is expected that there will be
some disposition made of it within a
short time. According to present indi-
cations the management of the stores
of which the Western Supply Co. is
| disposing will be assumed by the min
ing companies which control and oper-
ate the mines.
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Wood Growers, Attention!

Wool Irvine, sc per ID. SHERMAN
Bros.
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Root in Havana.

Havana, April 21.-Secretary Root
and family arrived here today.
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Not every redheaded man is fred.
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The Hub sells Clothes
because its prices are so low that PEG
pie can afford to buy.
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ALLEGED Biaamist.

The police of Ottumwa have been
notified by the Chicago police depart
ment to look out for Fritz Hacke and
Marguerite Nuermyec, who are charg-
ed with bigamy. Hacke is a stone
cutter and photographer and it is
alleged that he ran away from his
wife in Chicago in order to be with
the Nuermyer woman. Both are Ger
mans, the man being AZ years old and
the woman SO.
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George Fry, 2O6 Wilson street, ex-
poets to leave soon for San Francisco,
California, and if he finds a suitable
location will remove to that state.
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[From Saturdays DalIy.J
Delmer Klee is quite ill with the
measles at his home on Finley ave-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05

men and place them on dress parade
for six months and they are utterly
worthless for six months to come.
This has been our experience with the
Indians who were in the expositions
at Omaha and at Buffalo"
The clause of the Indian appropria-
tion bill under which the exhibit was
authorized was SO wooded as to leave
a wide scope in the preparation of the
exhibit. 1t authorizes the secretary of
Interior to prepare an exhibit illustrat-
ing the past and present of the In
dians, with an illustration showing his
progress in education and in Industrial
lines, The reference to the Indian s
past is taken by the officials of the de-
partment to cover the spectacular fea-
ture referred to. and to warrant the
collection of the blanket Indians for
the dances. races and other rites and
ceremonies that were formerly a part
and parcl of Indian life.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for
the Indian exhibit The manner in
which this shall be expended will not
be determined until the Indian bltVeau
officials have had consultation with
the exposition officials.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05
GREAT ENTERPRISE INVOLVED
IN NHTIONRb IRRIGATION

& WASHINGTON, u. c., Nov. s
Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado mill
ionaire, who presided over the sessions
of the irrigation congress recently
held in Colorado Springs, expressed
himself today as being we'll satisfied
with the results accomplished at the
convention. Mr.. Walsh said the ideas
carefully outlined by the association
will work in perfect harmony with the
plans of the geological survey, in
whose hands the administration of the
irrigation bill rests.
"YOu must understand" said Mr..
Walsh, 'that the National Irrigation
associations expects to accomplish it's
greatest work in the moral influence
with which it will endeavor to sur
round the settlers. who shall make
homes for themselves in the hitherto
great arid west. Working in hearty
cooperation with the. government the
association will endeavor to afford
settlers the benefit of all the scientific
knowledge it possesses. in relieving
them so far as it is possible of the OBJ
stacles."
Mr.. Walsh explained that it will be
the aim of the association to arrange
the settlements in small towns and
villages, and prevent if possible the
isolation Of farm life as it is usually
found in the west.
Mr.. Walsh remarked that one of the
prejudices that the association had to
combat was the objection of a great
many people in the east toward being
taxed for measure which they claimed
would only benefit the west.
''On this point" he argued. sit must
be borne in mind that the benefits to
come from the opening of the arid
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05
INDIAN EXHIBIT At WORLDS Fair

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Mr w. A.
Jones, commissioner of Indian affairs,
Is opposed to the spectacular feature
of the proposed Indian exhibit at the
Worlds Fair Mr.. Jones has expressed
his views in this matter to Mr.. Hitch
cock, secretary of the Interior, AM the
question is now under considera :on
by the department. The officers of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition COM
pany have been requested to state their
wishes in the matter 1t has been in
timated to the officials OF the depart
ment that the exposition officials will
request an Indian exhibit that will be
characterized by the red-tire effects
that attach to the Indian of fiction,
but are sadly lacking in the Indian life
of today. Il fully appreciate the public
sentiment on this subject" said Com
missioner Jones today The people
fail to realize the fact that the Indian
of their fancy does not exist any more.
1t has been the experience of the de-
partment that these exhibitions work
q great deal Of harm to the Indians.
Take a gang of bucks who have been
forced to work and dress like white
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05
.CLHIMS SHE WIS HYPNOTIzED
At Any Rats She Forced Manu- Checks and Is
in Hands OF the Law

CHICAGO. Nov May Aarvold,
suffering from the effects of the car
bolic acid which she had taken, was
face to face this morning with Hattie
Kohlman, who, she said, caused her.
by the use of hypnotic power to forge
the name of her employer to checks.
After she had finished telling Justice
Prindiville atthe Harrison Street Sta
ton the story Of how she had drawn
various checks and signed the name of
John Plus to them. and heard her
statement denied by Miss Kohlman.
she tainted in the arms of a detective
and it was necessary for the police to
carry her from the courtroom.
Both Miss Aarvold and Miss Kohl
man were held to the grand jury in
$500 bond. Miss Aaryold told a long
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05

transfer except in unofficial n1n"er-
sation till through correspondence with
the C"l II t cn minister, he Was a'nh-
or!',G 70 treat VII the United StA'cs
C !Crnnient to build canal ir. any
foreign territory without explicit con-
sent would be an invasion of sovereign
ty. and particularly SO with the coun-
try whose sovereignty over the entire
isthmus we have specifically guaran-
teed. So seriously was this obligation
regarded in 1862 that when the Gov
ernment of New Granada sent a min
lister to Washington to get the assist
ance of this country in putting down
a revolution, Secretary Seward sounded
the governments of England and
France as to their view of the extent
or nature Of our obligation, and wheth-
er our purposes were liable to be mis-
understood. Minister Adams at Lon
don Enthusiastically wrote, in the
darkest days of the civil war: ut
must be obvious that the Government
of the United States does not desire at
just this time to enlarge the fields of
operation of it's forces"
"hCh ooCIeldiy FTelnSnuySen, In
the Arthur administration, negotiated
treaty with Nicaragua, assuming a
similar obligation to that which we
have toward Colombia, it was with
drawn by President Cleveland be-
cause of the entangling nature of the
guarantee. The action of our naval
commanders on the isthmus would
have been less reprehensible had the
United States been operating in a diff
ferent locality.
Another objection to the suggestion
that the United States could go ahead
without the consent of Colombia is that
the Spooner act, whose terms the ad-
is now carrying out,
speaks of treaty as one of the neces-
sary steps. 1t does not provide for any
canal construction without one. New
legislation, however, might do so in
case Colombias attitude continued ir-
ritating.
Under existing conditions. however.
all talk of the United States proceeding
with the construction of the Panama
canal without the consent of the Col
ombian Government is the sheerest
nonsense, quite as revolutionary as
somesome of the acts of the Colomb.
ians
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05

lands to hOmeseekers are not so much
for the people of the west as for those
of the east. The great multitude who
Will seize the opportunity will come
from the east. They are now work
ing in the congested cities, and want
the chance to get home of their own
where they can be independent, or
they are farmer boys growing into
manhood who want the same chances
further west that their fathers had in
the earlier days when the land was
easy to get in the great Mississippi
valley. 1t is these men from the east
who will make these new homes of the
west, and get the first benefit The
next benefit will go to the eastern man
ufacturer, who will furnish all that is
needed to establish these homes.
Outsid of those interested in the
question, very few people are able to
grasp the colossal significance of what
irrigation means to the arid lands of
the west.
Think of it," said Mr.. Walsh 'there
are over 1OO0,000,0O0 acres of arid
lend in the United States Of this,
120.000,000 acres, or a territory equal
to ali of New England, with New York
Pennsylvania" and West Virginia
thrown in, will ultimately be success
fully irrigated Ey the use of all sources
of water. 1t is net the dream of en-
pire which may come to great nation
when the conquest of such territory,
is contemplated, wherein 100.0O0.O00
people will sometime dwell. but it is
tho dream. f,f ;udf nnndanca that will
come to a struggling family with the
announcement llat one fair valley of
arid America has been thrown open to
settlement at the actual cost of re-
clamation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05
MINERALS At WORLDS FAIR.
DR.. ". S. Ward Predicts th6 Greatest DISDI
Ever Exhibited

DENVER, Colo. Nov 5.-"The min
eral display at the st, Louis exposi-
tion will, in my opinion, be the finest
ever gathered together in the world"
said DR.. w. S. Ward upon his return
from Arizona and California Dr.
Wards opinion should be worth a
great deal, considering that he has been
engaged in exposition work for many
years, being assistant director at the
Paris exposition.
DR., Ward has been moving about
among the western states in his cap
acity as field commissioner of the min
ing department of the exposition. He
has been in California for several
weeks, and he has with him some
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05
THE TANGLE WITH COLOMBIA
OVER THE ISTnMIhN CHNhL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-While the
State Department is awaiting the an
sger of the Bogotas Government as to
whether its position is correctly rep
resented by it's minister here, who de-
egined to deliver the latest response of
EF1S government in the canal negotia-
t1ons on account of recent happenings
on the isthmus for which he holds our
naval officers at fault. it is likely that
Gwo arguments will be set into motion
Kor the purpose of bringing Colombis
so terms. One will doubtless be a. re-
neWal of interest in negotiations with
Nicaragua and Costa Rica which were
last spring put into the form of a pro-
Eocol covering essentially everything
chat would be included in a treaty
except the forms of final execution.
E'he Nicaraguan minister was one of
the callers at the State Department to-
day, although in the absence of Secre-
Gary Hay he doubtless did not put forth
any new proposal, if he had any to
make. This would be an excellent time
9or negotiations with Nicaragua.
The second argument which NAV
bring Colombia to terms is the sug-
gestion now widely circulated in the
newspapers that the United States may
go anead after purchasing the French
company's franchise and build the can.
al, ostensibly under such rights as it
has through the treaty of 1846, but in
reality by its superior power, offering
to make suitable restitution.
But most of the commentators on
this suggestion and On isthmian affairs
generally overlook the peculiar nature
of our treaty with Colombia and the
terms upon which alone we can Sc
cure the French concession, according
TO the recent report of the attorney
general The original concession to
xhe French company was based upon
fhe positive agreement that it's sale
eof its rights to foreign Government
without the consent of Colombia
fTo',id cause forfeiture of everything
1t owned. The concession for the
Panama railroad company, controll-
sE:s interest in which was subsequently,
acquired by the canal company, goes
further and attaches forfeiture even
70 All a':cmp' tG sell.
So seriously GiG ". Hutin regard this
e.t'Isa'ina that lie refused % discuss
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05

story of how she had first met Miss
kohlman at a dance hall at North and
Spalding avenues three years ago.
Her power drew me in some way to
her. At times l could hate her, and
the nagain it seemed that | could not
resist her" said Miss Aarvold to Jus
tice Prindiville
On the desk of the court lay several
blu checks. All were said to have
been forged by Miss Aarvold, and the
girl, with tears streaming down her
cheeks, told of meeting Hattie Kohl
man and giving her $50 to pay her
board at the Sherman house.
Miss Kohlman declared that Miss
Aarvold had given her little money,
and she did not know howethe girl OBJ
tained the large sums of money that
were in her possession at times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-05

beautiful specimens that will be dis
played. Among these are some slabs
of onyx from the San Luis Obispo
Quarries. which offer fine samples of
natural photography in their figure
work One of these represents a
mountain cascade tumbling among the
boulders, the background being the
face of a crag. Another brings out
the. face of Pope Leo XIII, hidden in
a cowl. and still another seems to be
the picture of two babies rolling about
in the clouds. John P. Dunlop. field
commissioner of the United States geo
logical" survey. is in Denver to assist
Dr. Ward in the /tataloging of mineral
producers in Colorado
The Dolores star., 1902-09-26
sua.soo for . Prescription.

The largest snm ever paid for pre-
scription changed hands in san Fran
cisco, Aug. ~, 1901. The transfer in
voiyei In coin and stock sll2. 501 % and
was paid by party of buisHe>s men for
a spes,iiiC for Bright's Disease aud Dia-
bei.=i. hitherto iueun,hle diseases.
They commenced the serious inyesti-
CATION Of the specific Nov. Is, 1900.
They interviewed soorts of the cured
and tried il oul Oh its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sieians 10 name chronic, incurable eases,
aud administered IL with the physicians
for judges Up to Aug- -, eight-seven
per cent Of the test cases We're either
well or progressing favoFably
There being but thirteen per cent. OF
failures, the parties We're satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports OF the test cases were
published and viii be mailed free on
application. Address .JoHN J. FULToN
COMPANY, 431 Montgomery St San
Francisco, Cal.