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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-13
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Governor A. 3. cummins Issues Annu.
al Proclamation.

dI FTOCidfndtICn.
Thursday, November 81, is to be
Thanksgiving day, and Governor A. B.
Cummins of Iowa, has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, calling up
on the people of Iowa to observe the
annual day of expressions of gratitude
to the Almighty for the bounties that
have been showered upon the people
of the state and nation during the past
twelve months. In the governors
proclamation he calls atten-
ton to the profitable business
and the general prosperity which has
been enjoyed by the people of the state
during the year just closing, and asks
that during the day the people drop
their daily work-a-day life and give
their time to devotional services. His
proclamation which was issued Satur-
| day is as follows.
| Thanksgiving Proclamation.
The long continued and faithful OBJ
servance of Thanksgiving day by the
people of the United States marks at
once our recognition of the hand of
God in the affairs of men, and our
gratitude for the bounties of Provi-
dence, which have never failed, and
which grow richer as the time passes
on.
The year just gone has been one
which stirs the profoundest depths of
Christian patriotism. 1t has been a
year Of peace and Of honor, of wonder
full growth and uneXampled prosperity
and of health. content and happiness
1t has been year in which farms have
been fruitful, business profitable, and
in which labor in all it's forms has been
efficiently employed and generously re
warded. 1t has been year in which
!, all the moral forces of society have in
creased their power, and all the materi
al elements of industrial and CONNER
cial life have added to their strength
Pausing for a moment for reflection a
the high point we have attained, ant
comparing the past with the present, il
: is difficult to conceive conditions more
gratifying than those which now sur
round the citizens OF this. common
wealth.
Moved by these and many othe
manifest reasons and in accordance
with the custom, as beautiful in it
: origin as it is beneficial in it's results
and acting in conjunction with tn
President of the United States, I, Al
bert B. Cummins, governor of tn
state of Iowa, do hereby appoin
Thursday, the 9th day of November
instant, as day of praise and thanks
. giving to almighty God, and l cal
nestly recommend that during tn
whole of that day the people suspend
p in so far as practicable, their usua
avocations and devote themselves t
such services as will most fittingly e2
press their gratitude for and apprec
: alton of the fortunate circumstance
o under which they live.
In testimony whereof l have here
: unto set my hand and caused to be a
fixed the great seal of the state c
Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, this Sth da
of November, A. D. 1902.
Albert 2. Cummins.
By the governor:
w. B. Martin, Secretary of State
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Ottumwa. Iowa. Ian.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1902.
l was cured of Rupture by DR.. Bon
ham two years ago and do not wear a
truss now. Am well pleased with the
cure. work at farm work.
George Randall.
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The wonderful X-Ray machine is
used to search out diseases. The
X-Ray is curing cancer and Lupus
where other treatments fail. The
penetrating rays change the cancer
germ into an inert substance and the
patient gets we'll.
Private Blood and Skin Diseases,
Piles, Fistula, Diseases of Women.
His entire time devoted to Chronic
diseases and Office treatment.
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New Years Eve Program.

New Years Eve Program.
New Years eve program:
Call to order, Pastor Rev. DR.. A. l..
Frsbie
Singing, "All Hail the Power of Je-
sus' Name" by the congregation, led
by Prof. Hadley
Invocation, by Rev. A. B. Marshall.
Selection by Plymouth church choir.
| Welcome to the Eisteddfod to Des
Moines, Rev. DR.. Breeder.
Response by President Rev. R. w.
Hughes.
Introducing adjudicators, by the
president.
Wlad by MADAM" All the congrega-
ton joining in the chorus. Led by
Prof. d. Davies, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Solo, George Grigsby.
Solo, Miss Marie Jones.
Song.
Solo, Miss Clara Williams, A. R. A.
NJ, London, Minneapolis, MINI.
Welsh song, "Cysur," Williamsburg
choir; leader, e. w. Lloyd.
Music Highland Park.
Solo, Miss Mamie Brubaker, Denver
Colo.
Welsh song, ST. John, Long Greek
choir.
Introducing accompanies and deco
rators.
Introducing Mrs. A. B. Cummins and
her associates, who will award the
prize for the prettiest group Of ros
! cites.
I Solo, Miss Clara Williams.
Introducing DR.. T. c. Edwards ICY
nonfarddD, Pennsylvania
closing song, America" leader, DR.
Bartlett.
New Years Morning.
Z, New Year morning:
Song, st. John" led by E. w. Lloyd
/ Invocation Rev. R. Waugh Griffiths
Il Anerchiadau yam y Beirdd (Bardi'
salutations).
Solo, q Don't Want to Play in You
Back Yard"
7 Piano solo, "valse."
Il Recitation, "Yr Ystorm," S. prize
| Hwfa Mon.
! Duet When Life is Brightest" 81
/ prize, Pinsutia.
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Winter Eczema
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1nenting disease called Eczema. It sluri-
bers through the summer and breaks
out III winter. The head, feet and hands
are the parts most often attacked, though
it sometimes appears on other parts of the
body, the skin hardens, cracks open and
bleeds, while the itching and burning is
at times almost unbearable. Scratching
only makes it worse, sores and scabs
forming where the skin is broken.
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COMPLETE PROGRAM
List of Events and Prizes fol
Eisteddfod.
ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND
ottumwa Will Send Large Party
and From All Over the State Come
Reports That Musicians Are Drilling
Continually for the Event.

Close to 1000 people will go to Des
Moines to take part in the great Welsh
Eisteddfod January 1. Ottumwa is to
send some seventy-fve or more vocal
lists and from all parts of the state
come reports of rehearsals, formation
of new choruses and other work prepar-
atory to the contest of this Welsh song
festival
The Eisteddfod is to be held at Ply
mouth Congregational church. The
first copies of the pamphlet programs
have been sent out. They are embel
lished with portraits of the officers
of the Iowa Welsh Eisteddfod, of Gov
ernor and Mrs A. B. Cummins and
other patrons of the Eisteddfod and
contain large quantity of intensely
interesting points about the coming
festival.
Not only are the Welsh choirs and
soloists to take part but people of ev
cry nationality, who will compete fol
solo or other prizes. The first evening
session will be on New Years eve, the
I second on New Years morning, a thirC
III the afternoon and a fourth at night
/ There will be songs, orations, piano
| solos, impromptu speeches, making
one of the most varied programs eve
held in Des Moines.
An Eisteddfod pronounced aid
teth-vode") is to the native Welshmal
what the Saengerfest is to the GEL
man. But in the modern time this fes
tival of song and oratory has come tt
| be of wider scope as to participants
A great Eisteddfod was held at Chi
cago during the worlds fair, in whicl
many nationalities took part. The
coming one in Des Moines is also fire.
to all people to compete. There vii
be one concert proper on New Year
i eve. the rest of the events being ses
sions of the Eisteddfod, for showing O
ability and training of soloists an
choruses. The conductor of the ses
sions will be Rev. II. c. Edwards Q
Kingston, Pa, the master of ceremol
les and the adjudicator of poetry. Re,
H. w. Hughes will be associate TIL
morning session will be presided owe
by F. l.. Jones of Bevier, Mo. The az
Indicators of music will be Miss Clar
Williams of Minneapolis and Graz
Hadley of Des Moines. T. ]. Phillip
of Ottumwa will preside at the afte
noon session. For the greater sessio
New Years night Gov. A. B. Cummir
is to preside.
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SKIN CRACKS
AND BLEEDS

especially painful and severe wher con-
fined to the hands, which often become so
badly affected that the sufferer is unable
to perform the lightest work. This, like
all other types of Eczema, is due to acid
poisons in the blood and not to local
causes. The trouble is more than skin
deep, and washes, soaps, powders and
salves nor anything else applied to the
surface can possibly do more than soothe
the burning and itching or relieve tempo
rarily the inflammation and pain.
1t is the acids thrown off by the blood
and which are forcing their way through
the pores that cause the skin to harden,
crack and bleed, and produce the irrita-
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ton and serene SIS.
S. S. S. neutralizes
these acid pois on S
and cleanses the blood
of all irritating SUBJ
stances and hufnors
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crusts sometimes
form which scale off
in fine particles,
leavingthe skin raw
and inha1ned. It is
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and does It promptly and eFectual1y.
S. SIS. purifies and invigorates the thin
acid blood and builds up the entire sys-
TEN; then the, unsightly eruption and sores
heal, the skin becomes smooth and soft,
and all signs of the Eczema disappear.
Our special book on Skin Diseases free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Prizes for Best Shooting.
Medals for Soldiers.

A resolution was passed concerning
awarding of medals and is as follows:
Resolved, That the President of the
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
GiIa Monsters.

The Gila Monster is found west
OF the Pecos river in Texas, in
Arizona and New Mexico and in
Old Mexico. At certain seasons Of
the year this is the most deadly
reptile in the world; at other times
it is harmless. Every year during
the months Of June, July and
August it contracts Il disease some
thing like rabbis. All Of them
have the disease at this season of
the year, but they invariably re-
cover. A person bitten by one of
them during this season becomes a
raving maniac and dies in great
agony in from ten minutes to two
hours. Nothing but immediate
and heroic treatment will save the
person bitten. 1t eats only once a
month during the summer months,
after which it eats nothing at all
from the first of November to the
first Of April. 1t eats from four to
six eggs at II meal.--HoUstOn (Ie,r.)
Post
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
As 10 Change Of Venue,

Judge Hunter informs us that
the GUARDIAN was in error last
week in stating that the case Of
the Territory VS.. Joe POulsOn
would he dismissed in the Thatch
er Justice court for want Of juris-
dictiOn. Ordinarily this would
be the case, where a change OF
venue is taken if the case is not
sent to the nearest justice, but Mr..
Hunter explains his action by
stating that the complaining wit.
less made counter afiidavits which
he says disqualified Judge Sparks
and that he sent the case to the
nearest qualified justice.
The case above referred to was
tried by Justice Nash on Wed
nesday and dismissed. The sub.
iect of jurisdiction was not
brought up, but we are still Of
the opinion that if, on a change Of
venue, the case must be sent to
the nearst justice, then Judge
Nash would have no jurisdiction.
While the complaining witness,
both in this case and in the
Dave Williams case, made af-
fidavits that on account Of pre-
judice the territory could not get
Justice before Judge Sparks, we
do not believe the Territory has
the right to charge that it can
not get justice before any Of its
officers unless such officers are
charged with malefcence in Of
fee and tried for that offense.
If an officer can lay a complaint
against a citizen and then when
the defendant asks for a change
Of venue, the same officer can
make counter affidavits, he can
by this means, get the case be-
fore any justice he desires, The
complaining witness has the right
to bring his case before any
justice he sees fit, but only the
defendant has the right to q
change Of venue.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
UNDER The CRAWFORD PLAN.

The Democrats Of Gila county
held their primary under the Craw-
ford plan. The GUARDIAN con
tended all along that there were
many Objectionable features in this
law. 1t has now been put to 4
practical test and the Globe Sitter
Bet concludes long editorial on
the result us follows:
The primary election held in
Globe last Saturday was a farce,
and in several instances did not
register the will Of the democratic
party. 1t may be cOntcnded that
the election was held under the
Crawford primary plan. If so,
then the rules aud regulations of
the Crawford plan were simply
qualifications to govern in addition
to those prescribed by the general
election laws.
AT last Saturday election men
voted who are not citizens Of the
United States, who had not resided
in the territory the required time,
who did not reside in the precinct;
and many who are not democrats.
1t is no exaggeratiOn to say that
fully one.quarter Of those who
voted were not qualified.
The success of one or another
of the candidates, or Of the party
itself, is of small importance when
the sacredness of the ballot and
inviolability of the law is in ques-
ton.
Last Sturday's election was an
unseemly scramble, disreputable
to some of the candidates and
humiliting to the democracy OF
ella county"
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
UNITED VERDE SHUT DOWN.
No More Work Will be Done al
Jerome This Year,

Now comes the information that
the United Verde mines at Jerome
will be closed down indefinitely
and that the force will be reduced
from over 1000 month ago to
four or five men.
Although it is not given out as
coming from the head officials of
the United Verde Copper com
pany, yet the declaration is made
by those who are closley connected
with these officials that the first of
January, 1908, will not see the
smelter blown in, says the Jerome
NerS. The fact that now less
than $50 men at work in smelter
and mines, and that the axe con-
tinues to fall daily, would indicate
that the shut down would be for
some months. The office force
will be reduced on September | to
G. J Allen and Otto Strodthroff,
Mr.. Strodthroff to handle the
water and electric light collections
down town. The railroad business
at this end will be handled by the
agent alone. Mr.. Allen informs
the Mems that the force ut the mine
and smcItcr will de reduced as fast
as possible to six or seven men.
He also has told those who were
directly under him that they
might keep him cnformed as to
their where bouts, and when
needed they would be sent for,
but at the same time advised all of
them that they had better try and
secure Employment elsewhere, as
the works would be closed down
indefinitely.
The 4. f. Miller Co. has reduced
its force about two-thirds, and
those discharged are hunting
employment elsewhere
Taking into consideration with
the above facts the immense in.
crease in the production Of copper,
the low price thereof, the rapid
increase in the surplus now being
stored, it certainly does not look
encouraging to those who are
hoping that the shut down will
last but a short time.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
Stafford TO Be COUNTY SEAT.

The campaign for the removal
of the county seat to Stafford is
now on in earnest with every
assurance that Stafford will win
and that Graham county will
soon have new court house
hat is so badly needed, located
"a one of the best towns in the
county.
Men with petitions are in every
precinct in the county and reports
from them give the assurance that
no difficulty will be experienced
in getting up thesnecesSary pcti-
ton. The petition will be presented
to the board in ample time to
have it placed on the official
ballot, and as more than three
fourths of the people are in favor
of the county seat coming to SAT
ford no difficulty will be eXperienc,
ed in getting the necessary votes.
Over $1,000 have already been
deposited in the Bank Of Stafford,
which that institution will guar
antec for the court house fund,
and the balance will be placed on
deposit long before the petition
is presented TO the board. 1t
would all have been deposited be-
fore now but for the fact that six
or seven Of the largest subscribers,
representing several thousand
dollars arc,away, but all Of whom
will return within few days when
the whole amount will be placed
on deposit to the credit OF the
court house fund and guaranteed
for the purpose by the Bank of
Stafford
The people OF Stafford are in
earnest on this propersstion and the
money will be forth coming for
the court house.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
CRUSHED IN 4 WELL.
Ike Steele Buried Under Tons Of
Sand and Gravel.

This morning at IL: 40 o'clock
Ike Steel was buried under foul
feet of sand and gravel while en-.
gagged in cleaning out well,
Steel and Dave Jones were
cleaning a well for Bishop Jones
at Lehi, the former working in
the bottom and the latter work
ing on the windlass.
The cause of the cave was the
old wooden cribbing, some ten
feet above the head of Mr., Steele,
which gave away, letting in tons
Of loose sand and gravel, Mr.,
Steele was thrown against the
curb, where the brick walling
ended, and the life was crushed
from his body.
Immediately after the accident
word was brought to this city
for help, and every available man
started to the scene. The work
Of rescue was discouraging, as
the sand would run in as fast as
taken out, and no Roadway was
made until the arrival Of Buddy
Gilbert with his well machinery,
which enabled the workers 10
gain on the caving sand. and at
2 o'clock, after a little over two
hours heroic work, the lifeless
body was raised to the surface.
Ike Steele was a young man
2l years of age and lived with
his mother, Mrs. Serina Steele,
at Lehi. There are seven sisters
and brothers, all living at Lehi,
and another brother at McCabe,
who has been telephoned for, left
to mourn the loss Of their yQHng
brother:-Mesa Free Press
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
Elbow DiSIOGated,

l. L. Solomon met with a pain
ful accident at Thatcher last Sun
day. He drove a pair of spirited
colts down from Solomonville and
while tieing them to a hitching
post the swivel on the neckyOke
gave way, the colts jumped for
ward and ran away, the buggy
passing over Mr.. Solomon, and in
some way his arm was caught and
the elbow joint dislocated. After
arriving home Dr. Warner attend.
ed the injury, and while it is a
painful one, no serious results are
anticipated.
The horses did not run far be-
fore being stopped. The pole of
the buggy was broken.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05

TnE Republicans are having Il
hard hunt to find candidates will.
ing to accept nominations on the
doomed ticket. There are plenty
of Republicans who would be
willing to sacrifice their personal
feelings for public Office but
they know there is no chance
of election, therefore they are
very shy about accepting places
on the ticket. 1t is quite proba'
bic that the Republicans will be
under the painful necessity of
endorsing the Democratic ticket.
They had as well do so for that
entire ticket will be elected any.
way.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
Fine Land For Sale.

We have Just secured large
tract of land to sell at prices and
terms the most liberal ever offered
] the Gila valley. Water rights
With the land. Title perfect. Land
,ies on ths south side Of the Gila
river opposite the Indian Hot
Springs, Land to be sold in tracts
to suit purchaser, No money
down the first year
Inquire for further particulars
of BUss & BIRDNo, Stafford,
or LOUIS VOELCKEL, Thomas.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
The Cyclone Guessing Contest,

Monday morning the beans in
the jar was counted 1922 beans,
the actual number, Mrs. S. S. Gish
made the nearest estimate which
was 1925. Mrs. Free Hubbard
being the next best. The ten
dollars ia gold was paid to Mrs.
Gish as advertised; thanking one
and all for the interest manifested.
] am your friend. A. J. Taylor
President,
The Taylor Cyclone Mer. Co.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
THE MEANEST EMBEzzLER.
Took Not Only a WOman's MOny,
But Also Her Affections.

Governor Brodie yesterday issu-
ed a requisition on the governor
Of Colorado for the return of
James Kehoe, says the Republican
who is wanted in Yavapai county
for embezzlement. He is in Jail
at Denver. Kehoe is quite well
known in Phoenix. He was here
about Il year ago following the
occupation Of a booster and oc-
casionally dealing at the games.
He went from here to Jerome,
where he worked n part Of the
time as miner and a part Of the
time as a bartender.
There was never a meaner case
of embezzlement than the one he
is charged with, and he is as
certain Of a term in Yuma as if
he were already there. While
he was at Jerome he became
acquainted with a widow, Mrs.
Minerva Allen, the keeper Of a
lodging house. Mrs. Allen had
four small children. She had
some property in Jerome and
had saved about $500. Kehoe
pretended that he was in love
with her and finally proposed
marriage. He was accepted, and
it was arranged that they should
go to Denver to be married. Mrs.
Allen turned over her money
to him for safe keeping, and then
beside it was as good MS his any
how, for he was soon going to
get her andall that belonged to her.
Kehoe bought Il return ticket
for her and a milage ticket for
himself. Mrs. Allen kenw that,
but she did not see anything
suspicious in that fact then.
On arriving at Denver one
morning they went to a hotel
and Kehoe proposed that they
eat breakfast in her room. He
went downstairs to order break
fast, and he said that while it was
being prepared he would go out
and get marriage license and
make other arrangements for the
wedding. After he had been
gone long enough to corner all
the marriage licenses in Arapahoe
county and subsidize all the prea-
chers in the city, Mrs. Allen be-
gan to be assailed by the pangs
of hunger. She went downstairs
to inquire why her breakfast had
not come. She was told that
none had been ordered. She
also learned that Kehoe had taken
all his baggage away but had
left hers.
He had not left her a cent; she
had nothing but her return ticket.
Mrs. Allen was not a woman of
great experience in the way of
wicked men, but her sense of
knowing what to do in this kind
Of an emergency amounted almost
to instinct She went to the police
about it and the chief took more
than mere official intrest in the
case. He moved so actively that
in afew minutes Kohoe was found
as he was about to leave the city
for Cripple Greek with a wife and
couple Of children who were
awaiting his arrival in Denver.
That was the first Mrs. Allen
knew that his affections had been
previously locatad.
She returned to Jerome a few
days ago and set the law in
motion against him.
.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05

DIsAPPoINrED Office seekers who
are fighting the county seat re.
moval put us in mind Of Democrats
who go into a convention asking
for an Office and the people do not
see things their way and nominate
someone else. Then the disap-
pointed candidate goes out and
fights the ticket, but usually such
people cut but very little ice as
there is generally more behind
such proposition than mere dis
appointment.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05

REv, Casimir Ieglan, Il Catholic
priest of Chicago, has invented II
bullet proof cloth which has stood
the severest test. a commission
delegated by the chief of police to
test the fabric, reported that at Il
distance of 20 feet or more it is i'm
pcryious TO bullets fired from
weapons of less than " calibrc.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05

IT is predicted that when the
improvements provided for by tho
last River and HarbOr bill have
been effected, Huston, Texas, will
become Il great seaport town. The
largest ocean vessels will be able
to enter the harbor and the con,
struction Of the Panama canal will
add materially to the commerce OF
the port.
Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
--.=-=SGS

GERMAN official statistioahs place
the export trade of the United
States as fourth in the list Of the
nations of the world. Great
Britain comes first, the British
colonies second, Germany third
and the United States fourth.