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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11
Abingdon.

Abingdon, Sept 11.-Mrs. Frank
Henry, of Batavia, was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. d. H. King, Tues
day.
School commenced Monday with Mr..
Rooms, bf Packwood, as principal, and
Miss. Lillian Harlan, of Rome, as pri-
mary teacher.
Miss Myrtle Greenleaf, who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. F. E. Osborn,
returned to Ottumwa Monday morning
where she will resume her position as
clerk in one of the stores of that city.
A. M. Davis and family and R. D..
Caldwell are spending the week with
Hedrick relatives.
Abingdon was a deserted village
Wednesday as nearly everyone attend
ed the county fair Among those in
attendance were N. D. Smith and son,
Orville; DR.. and Mrs. King, VIM. Jones
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cob
Bile, Miss Bessie Durbin and j. D. Flint
and family.
Rolla Hooking, of Batavia, was an
Abingdon caller Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. TAFT and daugh-
ter, Goldie, have recently moved to
Fairfield where they will spend the
winter. Miss Goldie will attend school
during the faN and winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Matlock and family
moved to Fairfield Friday i
Miss Bertha Snider spent Wednes-
day and Thursday with Fairfield
friends.
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en-. A delightful day was spent by the
large crowd present.
Mrs Leonard came Tuesday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles Nc
Kee.
Miss R., Newell was shopping in OF
tumwa Monday.
Mrs. NJ. e. Sellers and daughter,
Stella, spent Monday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. j. Roof and children and Eu-
nice Belford of Fremont, visited with
relatives Tuesday.
Rev Isaac Elder of Ottumwa will
preach at the Christian church this ev-
ening.
There was public sale Of house
hold goods at the home of j. J. Owens
yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. F. Gilmore came
up from Ottumwa Monday for visit
with Mrs. Gilmore's parents.
Georg Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. H..
Seigrist and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carson
and daughter, Grace, went on the ex-
cursion from Fremont to Fort Madison
today.
Rev. Alexander and r. P. Johnson
were in Fremont on business Tuesday.
Died, of cholera infantum, Sammy,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Brown,
aged / year and months.
Mrs. VIM. Abegg and Mrs. Theoph
Reed and children. Harry and Gladys.
| drove to Hiteman yesterday to spend
a few days with relatives and friends.
Miss Nina Harsin of Keokuk arriv-
ed today for visit in Kirkville.
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September 20, yet there will be an I'M
usual large percentage Of soft corn if
killing frost comes before October i.
The extremely wet and cool condition
of the soil greatly rsterds the ripening
process.
Some portion of the oats crop that
had been left in the shock has been
threshed during the week, and the re-
ports indicate that the percentage OF
loss viii be very heavy. Spring wheat
is in better condition, the bulk Of the
crop being grown In the drieF districts
of the state. NUMEROUS complaints
are being received IL loss of late pota-
toes BY rottinG or blight Of the tops.
The crop az fall apples is better than
was Indicated by early reports.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers furnished by
Lowenberg & Co., real estate agents,
107 South Court street.
l.. NJ Carpenter and wife to j. Kib-
Ter, part lot 20, Williams fifth addition
to Ottumwa; $3.50
J. Kibler and wife to Edith E. Kb-
Ter, part lot 20, Williams fifth addition
to Ottumwa; $500.
Alice Chapman and husband, Daniel,
to Calvin Manning, trustee, lot 90,
block s, Smiths fourth addition to OF
tumwa, also machinery, fixtures, etc.,
in the building; $1,000
John l.. Griggs and wife to Herbert
Emery, southeast AZ 7-12 feet lot 80,
Hinsey & Hedricks addition to Ottum-
wa;$2,500.
Geo James to Laura James, north
half lot IL, block 10, Smiths third ad-
dition to Ottumwa; $1.0O.
Arabella c. Ford and husband, G. E.,
to Mrs Mary A. Ostdiek, lot 81, Hinsey
& Hedrick's second addition to OF
tumwa; $4,000.
"A. G. Ford and husband, G. E., to
Mary A. Ostdiek, part lot 10, Harrow's
sub. and of lot 81, Hinsey & Hedrick' S
addition to Ottumwa; $21OO.
A. G. Ford and husband, G. e., to
Mary A. Ostdiek, lot 7, Roberts sub.
Ottumwa; $1,000.
A. C. Ford and husband, G. E., to
Mary A. Ostdiek, lot 5, Harrow's sub.
Ottumwa; $1,000.
Mary A. Ostdiek and husband, Her.
man j., to Arabella G. Ford, part
southwest quarter northwest quarter
section 10, township 70, range 49,;
$500.
ottumwa Savings Bank to J. B.
Davis, lot 7, Major & Smiths sub. OF
tumwa; $500.
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FIRST FROST.
Government Crop Report Mentions
Light One for Last Week.

Light One for Last Week.
The crop report for the week end
ing September mentions light frost
on September 4, the first one this year.
1t attracted no attention in Ottumwa.
The bulletin for the week follows:
The daily average temperature for
the week was about three degrees be-
low normal, but the days were mostly
clear and favorable for threshing and
other field work { On the morning Of
the fourth light frost was observed in
numerous localities, but reports indi.
cate no material damage. Showers on
the fifth were widely distributed and
generally not excessive.
The corn crop appears to be making
fairly good advancement in the larger
part of the State, though its progress
is not sufficiently rapid to allay ankle
ty as to its future safety. While about
two-thirds of the crop is nearing me-
tl,.itJ .and hnAR be entirely safe 6y
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Hedrick.

# n.
Abba, Sept Ill. R. Hurford, of
Charlton, is attending district court in
Abba today.
The women of the Christian church
to the number of about thirty-five sur
prised Rev. and Mrs. Castor with a
pound social at their new home on
East Jefferson street yesterday after
noon. A most pleasant time was en-
joyed by all present.
Clerk of Court Hickenlooper granted
a license yesterday for the marriage
of Harry w. Thomas, aged 20 years,
to Miss Bessie e. Humphrey, aged 20
years, both Of Buxton.
Hon. John T. Clarkson is building a
handsome and commodious new home
on West Taylor street.
Fred Mahin departed last night for
Denver, Colorado, where he will make
his future home
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell, Sept. 11.-Mrs. 3. Truitt
and daughter, Miss Nellie Truitt, OF
Drakesville, visited last week at the
o. G. Trlitt home.
Some of those, who attended the Ell
don fair last week were e. G. Harsch
and family, Messrs. Lee Alfred, Geo.
Randall. Elmer Hendricks, Jesse East
burn, Chas. Alfred and Will Hen
bricks.
VIM. Gift is seriously i'll.
Lewis Mendenhall and family Sun
dayed with relatives near Ottumwa.,
Chas. Gift and family of Omaha
were called here by the sudden illness
OF Mr.. Gifts father, VIM. Gift
Copperhead school began Monday
with Miss Pearl Eastburn as teacher.
Rev. Brown will preach his last ser
mon before conference at the Zion
Methodist church on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Mrs. Alfred is visiting this week
with relatives in Chillicothe, Mo.
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kirkvilIe.

Kirkville, Sept. 11.-Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Hirst left last week for Hopkins,
Mo-, to visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Isaac Stratum.
Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Moore spent
Tuesday in South Ottumwa.
Mrs. Lucy Griffith is visiting rela-
tives near town.
Mrs. John Likens of Julien went to
Hedrick Tuesday to visit relatives.
Last Thursday the Picken family
held a reunion at the home of M. Pick.
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Iowa and Missouri Farms

No. 146--o7o acres, 200 acres of Level
land rest gently follIng; large two-stofy
house, good barn, othsf outbuildings, Or
chard; sA miles to smSll town. 10 miles
be bought ut S36 per acre.
152Tf6o acres of very une land, the best
Of sai.i fair house, good barn and other
ato esatasg ee e County Sgmss
miles 10 failrQad town; plenty OF Watkr; a
esNSs s a 8. f p pere sersS s miles d county
seat; good house rooms, 81 taod barns,
have . large LIST III DAVIS county farms.
fo ss9 sa ~ Ws qs e 81 sss nv pses lsnd
8. l.. BERRY, Bloonfiefd, fdws.
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Milton.

Milton. Sept. 11.-Rural Route In
spector r. j. Martin was in town re-
Gently going over the new routes. One
of the routes will go north of town
and the other south of town. II grant
ed the will start about October 1.
A large number of the citizens OF
the town meet at the Milton furniture
company's store to organize race
meet. Nearly $1,000 was pledged and
the following officers were elected:
President, E. A. Bell vice president
ID. A. Miller; secretary. q. o. Sythers;
treasurer, j. E. Spence. The dates
are September "a and 25. Large purs-
es will be given to the winners.
Russell Boag is on the sick list.
Miss Stella Guthrie went to Bloom
field to enter the Southern Iowa Nor
NAL at that place recently. She will
study music and stenography.
attendance on the sessions of the M
p annual conference which recently
adjourned at Collins.
J.. H. Holmes, of Kellerton, visited
his brother, w. G.. Holmes, here re.
Gently.
George Rays and John Snodgrass
( we're III Omana, Nep., Recently anu
bought 1926 head of feeding sheer
which were divided equally between
them.
N. /. Workman has left for Ohio to
visit relatives.
Mrs. McClurg, of Moulton, and Mrs
Townsend, of Bloomfield, recently Wis
tied at the home of their mother, Mrs
Gulliver, here.
Clarence Atkins, of Sibley, recently
visited at the home of his parents, DR.
and Mrs. Atkins.
w. K. and Peter Miller, of Dover
Oklahoma, are visiting here. They
own well and do a bustling business
in their home city.
The Misses Hattie and Carrie Crav
ems have returned to their home IL
Montana after visiting their parents
here.
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Excursion to WashingfUil.

Go with US to the best co,,ntru
on garth. On September 1S,|the
Palouse Realty Co. will ftin an
excursion to Eastern Washing
ton, the greatest grand fruit
country known.
Round trip, one fare plus
$500. G. +. Young, represent.
ing the firm in charge OF the ax-
cursion will be at LOT South
Court street, Oftufnwa, Ia, ana
will be pleased to answer all
inquiries. See or write him.
Renoenahsr. The aaatss Sept IA
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Douds.

Douds, Sept. 10.-Miss Bertha
Thomas commenced term of school
at Brush college, and Miss Jennie
Ferris a term at Business Corner" on
Monday.
Efforts are now being made to or.
ganize a stock canning company at
this place, with splendid prospects of
success.
Frank Morse of Birmingham and
Mr.. Oxley of Marion, brought in car
load of sheep yesterday, which Mr..
Oxley shipped to Cedar Rapids.
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some BIG APPLEs.
The Largest Measures Sixteen lnche
In circumference.

ne Largest WeaSuFE6 SIXteeh IncheS
In circaniference.
w. w. Burgess, OF this city, has in
his possession some apples that are
certainly haFd to hhat, They are Of
the Wolf River variety, and If any
body in this part Of the country has
any bHAAsr apples they are certainly
worthy Of pnncs. The largest one is
sixtesA inches in circumference and
Weighs ope end one,auarter pounds
They were raised by James r. Carlisle
on his farm near Delta and are SUI
periof to any that have been shown
haSe ,this ssas0tK
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son, assistant: Miss Grace George, in
termediate. and Mrs. Pete Andrews,
primary teacher.
Rev. Ed Hastings filled his usual APP
pointment here Sunday evening.
The Misses Ruby and Bessie Rud
visited Will Anderson of Waneta over
Sunday.
The Ladies Twentieth. Century club
gave their annual picnic out on Fox
river last Friday afternoon. The
women, with their families, ayailed
themselves of the opportunity for a
pleasant outing and all seemed to en-,
Joy themselves to the fullest extent.
Rev. Clark Bateman delivered his
famous lecture Chickens Come Home
to Roost,' last evening at the Chris.
tian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks of Ottum.
wa visited Mrs. Hendricks parents
MI. and Mrs, George, last week.
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BidWell.

Bidwell, Sept. lit. E. Perry and
family visited in Lucerne, Mo-, last
week
Miss Darby of Foster has been night
operator at Bidwell the past week.
Miss Cora Dewey commenced school
at No Monday.
Miss Gussie Burgeson is teaching
the Christiansburg school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Oswald re-
turned home from Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs. Oswald is in very poor health.
Supervisor A. j. Gardner and a
bridge contractor from Des Moines
were inspecting bridges in the vicinity
Monday.
Mrs. John Cosner and George Mar
berger, and Chas Sark of Circleville
Ohio, are visiting the Oswald family
here.
Rev. G. E. Howk of Chillicothe was
calling on his parishioners here Fri
day.
Quite number from this neighbor
hood attended Pains "Last Days OF
Pompeii' Saturday night.
Newton Johnston and wife and son
Alonzo, visited with Mr.. and Mrs. G
H. Chisman Sunday.
Mrs. M. F. Chisman of South 0ttum
wa visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Chismar
last week.
Levi Gates celebrated his sixty-thir6
birthday anniversary Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs G. 7. Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs
James Johnston were present in hon
or of the occasion.
Henry Oswald and wife entertained
quite large number Of guests Sun
day. They were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P
Gessley,Geo. Gessley Mrs. E. A. Thorn
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thornton
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Moi
fet and son, Reselle, all of Ottumwa
Mrs. Mary Casner, George Marbargel
and Carries Sark, of Circleville, Oio.
The work of papering the interior Of
the Christiansburg NJ. r.. church is be
| ing done this week.
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Cheauest.

Chequest, Sept 11-Mr. Martin, the
u. S. rural mail route inspector, was
here Monday and Tuesday inspecting
the different routes which will start
from Leando or Douds and pass
distance SO as to make them all-day
routes. The routes will likely be es-
tablished and put in operation by Oc-
tober /.
Most everybody from here attended
the Eldon fair a day or two last week.
Mrs. E. B. Kirkendall was a business
caller here Monday.
Miss Rose Green OF Leando was a
pleasant caller here Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harryman, F.
M. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs John Nelson,
are attending the street fair and Van
Buren, county soldiers reunion at Far
mington this week.
Miss Blanche Strait of Pittsburg is
visiting friends here this week
Miss Hattie Nicklin of Leando is
spending a few days with her friend,
Miss Sudie Hissem.
j. A. Erickson and Sam Webster's
sale was very largely attended Tues
day and everything sold we'll.
Messrs. Ed Dooley and Waldo Har.
ryman attended the Erickson Webster
sale Tuesday.
S. w. ROUGH purchased a fine two
seated family carriage Monday.
j. E. Shaffer returned from Kansas
City the first of the week with a fine
bunch of cattle, which he purchased at
that place.
Miss Grace Coffman went to. Des
Moines last week for an extended
stay.
Nh. and Mrs. G. w. Rambo are potf
on The sick list
Miss Maggie Plowman is quite sick
with fever.
Messrs. Ed Dooley and Selman and
L. G.. Carroll of White Elm were
guests Tuesday evening of Waldo Har
ryman.
County Auditor G. G. Rambo and
family visited friends here Tuesday
and Mr.. Rambo attended the sale.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski.
Pulaski, Sept 1.-THE public school
opened here Wednesday, with w. w.
Mills as principal, Miss Mabel Ander-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
AYCOCK AT DURHAM
A Magnificent Speech Before
a TANNED House.
Despite Rain Hundreds AmGng Whom We're
MANY ladies' Had to be- Turned Away
From The Hall
Especial to News and Observer)

Durham, ~ c.. Oct. Ex-Governor Ay-
cock set Democracy on fire here tonight
in a mastery speech, which his hearers
deem the best effort of his life.
1t rained. but that Gid not matter. He
spoke in the Opera House and not alone
were the seats filled. but the aisles were
jammed with people as far as the stage.
Hundreds of people were turned away
for lack of room, among these many
ladies'.
Judge Winston introduced Governor
Aycock. who was received with great
applause. He devoted his speech to q
consideration of State issues, and in
splendid form discussed the attitude of
Democracy towards the schools the
charitable institution, and the old SOL
diers. showing how deeply rooted all
these were in the heart of the Demo-
cratic party.
In the course of his magnificent speech
he referred to Mr. Jones Fuller. the
Democratic nominee for the State Leg
islature, saying it would give him great
pleasure if Mr.. Fuller was in the iegis-
lature to aid in holding up his hands
This evoked loud and long applause.
He closed with a splendid burst of ora
tory and was presented with a hand
some bouquet of white chrysanthemums
from the ladies, many of whom were in
the audience.
Durham is going Democratic end Gov
ernor Aycocl's speech tonight has ad
ded to the size of the majority.
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Ia content with a merely safe majority
,his wear but should earnestly seek 10
nolxe our victory a Republican Water
loo without a Helena
In The first place, the first election
nndor the amendment should be an I'M
mistaI,able Justification and splendid
,,indication of that great measure.
Secondly, our majority ought TO be so
crushing so overwhelming that it would
cav not only to the opponents of that
measure in this State, but to the peO-
Mo Of the whole country, until the
elimination of tho negro from politics
is unfeignedly and without reservation
accented by all parties as a finaolity. or
If II IS to be contested in the courts,
mill it is finally established by judicial
daeree and until the threats of impeach-
ment and reduction of our representa-
tim in Congress on account of it is with
drawn. the white people of this State
who have passed it, and are sponsors
for it will continue to stand together in
it's support and defense as they did for
its adoption.
FRED L. ERRITT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
ABSORBING PROBLEM
OF the Present Day.

The absorbing problem of today is, how
to expend ones income so a to attain the
best results; that is. get full value for
ones money
1t may truthfully be said that this
has been, is, and always will be an abb
sorbing problem to those with limited
means; but the fact remains that, with
the price of living necessities constantly
rising one must husband ones resources
more carefully than ever before if he
would live within his income. In saying
that prices are rising, we except one ar
ticle which has come to occupy prom
inent place in the family medicine closet,
and that is the specific for piles or hem
orrhoids known as Pyramid Pile Cure;
this remedy is still sold by druggists at
the old prices of fifty cents and one dol
lar, and these prices will remain I'M
changed. Those to whom this prepara-
ton has brought relief and a cure after
years of suffering do not need to be
told of its merits; others are advised
that it is the greatest boon ever discoy-
cred, to all those afflicted with any form
OF piles it is in suppository form, IS
easily applied. reaches the seat Of the
complaint. and gives immediate relief
and a lasting cure.
The reader may have tried salves, oint-
ments and lotions without benefit, ana
feeling that his money has been wasted,
resolves to suffer on rather than expert
ment farther. The reason for the failure
Of these treatments is, that they do NOT
reach the seat of the trouble, and renee
do not remove the cause, as does pyramid
pile Cure a little book describing piles,
their cause and cure, is published by the
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich, ana
any one may procure a copy by sending
name and address to above firrn' AS
showing the estimation in which this
remedy is held by the public 1t may IN
terest the reader to know that its sales
now exceed those of all other pile renle-
dies combined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
THEY BAR PROGRESS
Republicans Preach one Thing
and Practice Another.
with, SIS Their Fight on the Public Improvement
Board Of Commission rs ia Forsyth
COUNTY.

Especial to the News and COserverD
Greensboro n. c., Oct. 2S.-The sham
pretence of the Republicans to belong
to a party of progress and industrial
development was never more disgrace
fully exposed than their present fight on
the public improvement board of com.
missionerS in Forsyth county. PrOmi-
nent Republican politicians there, in
Guiding c A. Reynolds, j. +. Alexander
and others were foremost in helping to
inaugurate, as private citizens, the good
roads movements The county commits
siorers. p. H. Hanes, president of the
state Good Roads Association, as chair
man of the board, went ahead and be-
gan the work OF course every roao
in the county could not be BRAIDED and
macadamized at once. The public
spirited board was renOminated by the
Democrats in the face of a PRETENDED
demand from public spirited Repuol-
cans as Eell as Democrats. In the cam
paign now in progress, every Repupll-
can politicians gun is turned on TINS
same board, pandering to the dlssaus-
faction OF people in remote country DIS
tricts who have not yet seen the beneht
of good roads in their immediate neigh
borhood. Once before, Democratic
board of commissioners, displaced the
disgraceful old court house by splendid
modern public building, and these same
blatant political demagogues who con-
tinually pirate about progress, industrial
development, etc, went to work and
elected a Republican board of commits
sioners. They will fail ANONYMOUSLY
this time, for the people Of the county
have learned the value of the court
house investment. and will not be again
led astray by taking a step fifty years
backwards on the good roads question,
simply that Republican candidates for the
LEGISLATURE may be elected TO vote for
Senator Pritchard as against their own
splendid county man, Hon. Cy. Watson.
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WINE Of CARDUI.
BARAcA CLASS ENTERTAINMENT.
Charming Social Evening Enjoyed by Class
Members and Friends

The Baraca class of the Baptist Tab
ernacle Sunday school gave a social to
the lady friends of the class in the Sun
day school room last night, at which
there was over one hundred persons
present. The Baraca class is composed
solely Of young men, and under the able
leadership of President +. j. Holder and
Teacher r. n. Simms. is proving of
great influence and help to the young
men of the Tabernacle school
The affair last night was one of the
many enjoyable events of this kind that
are given by the Baraca class and great
" enjoyed by their friends. The entire
Sunday school room was decorated with
flowers and palms and presented
beautiful appearance. Refreshments
were served in one of the small class
rooms. after which a delightful pro-
gramme of songs and recitations was
rendered. The entire evening was one of
rare enjoyment and will long be remem
beTed in the history of the Baraca class.