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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Fire Does Great Damage.

Fire recently destroyed nearly all the
business section Of Elberton, Ga, do
ing damage which is estimated at $780,
600. The city has 40 fire protection
and the bucket brigades formed by
citizens were of no avail in a tempera-
lure of 20 degrees and n high wind.
The Tate block, two livery stables,
the T. M. Swift block, the new plant
Of the suthern Bell Telephone company
and a dozen or more firms were bur ned
ont.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
I've Dead and Four Injured.

Two men are dead and four others
are seriously injured as the result Of
an explosion oflpowder in the powder
at the mouth Of japan tunnel, at
Telluide, Colo.
A man by the name of Marta, who
was thawing powder in the house,
stepped out of the building for a NOM
ment and the powder, becoming heat
ed, exploded, the conclusion setting
of the entire powder supply, amount
ing TO several hundred pounds. About
400 yards distant was stored tons of
dynamite. The door of the building
vas blown in, but the dynamite was
undisturbed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Judicial Appropriation Bnl Passed.

The house has passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, the second of the regular supply
bills. As passed it carries $751; H. 900,
which is $2O3,7 2l in excess of the cur
rent law. Two amendments of impor-
lance were adopted. One provides for a
commission to redistrict the legislative
districts of Oklahoma, and the other
authorizes the president, in his discre-
ton, I % cover into the civil service the
temporary clerical force employed on
account of the var with Spain. There
are about l,250 Of these still in the
service. BY the terms of the. amend
ment the president must place all or
none of them under the civil service.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
McrArlane Set Free.

"Shorty" Mcfarland, accused OF com.
plicity in the killing Of G. l.. Wiltbcr-
ger in Winfield, Kas., last spring, was
released from custody by the county
attorneys instructions. He was held
on the strength of 'Slim" French's
sensational story, told in the Wichita
Jail, in which he implicated shorty"
French's story has been knocked to
pieces by the county attorney and
Judge McBried, to whom he confessed
that he was in town at the time of the
killing. These statements were after
ward verified, and consequently no
evidence was left to convict shorty"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Jailer Williams mortally wounded
Peter Kane, an insane prisoner, in
frustrating an attempt Of two other
prisoners to break Jail at Greeley, Col.
When Williams unlocked the cage for
the purpose of putting Kane inside,
Thomas Huff and David Fair, charged
with highway robbery made a dash
for the door. Williams Immediately
shot Huff, but the latter saved him
self by seizing and holding Kane in
front of himself as a shield.
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Treasurer Arrested

Phillip Gerst. former city treasurer
ofBuffalo, N. Y, has been arrested,
charged with misappropriation of S97,-
600 Of the city's funds. Gerst was re-
moved from Office In December last by
Mayor Diehl. He was charged ut that
time with misconduct in Office and dur
ing the investigation Of the charge ad-
mitted misappropriating Csc, 1000. Since
that time an Investigation Of the city
%treasurer's has been made under the
now city administration Of Mayor
Knight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
IBOiIer ExplOdes.

The boiler of a freight locomotive
on the Lake Erie & Western exploded
while the engine was standing on a
siding near st. Marys, o. Fireman
Floyd Brown Of Lima was killed out
right and Engineer Edward Casey of
Fremont, o., was scalded so badly that
he died a few hours later. A number
of cars were wrecked. A defective
crown sheet is supposed to have been
the cause of the explosion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Arrested for Assault.

Ed w. Williams of Silver Creek, Neb.
was arrested by Constable f. p. Hill
Oh a complaint wherein Frank Holden
u him of assaulting him with a
dangerous knife. Williams was held
under $500 bond. Williams is a popu-
lar young man, and his many friends
are 10th TO believe that he committed
the act. Holden is a young farmer Of
good reputation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
by . PIN.

Its. Marry Battey, wife Of the post
master, ID. c. Battey, at Florence, Kan,
died of blood poisoning, caused by the
brick Of a pin. About a week ago
Mrs. Battey, while brushing a dress,
pricked a finger with a pin, scarcely
deep enough to bring the blood. She
thought nothing of it until her finger
began to swell. Physicians were call
ed. After three days of suffering she
died. The body was taken to Provi'
dence, X. l., for burial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Highwayman Shot Dead.

John, alias "Shortey" Council, was
shot and killed by Patrolman Smyth
at st. Louis while attempting to es-
cape after holding up John w. Sollais,
a conductor on IA Spring Avenue car.
! Council and an unidentified man
who got away, boarded the a which
was loaded with passengers, and held
up the conductor at the point of a pis-
toll, securing his watch and some
money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
burglars Make Rich HanI.

Safe blowers forced the vaults of tn.
Lemon Banking company, at Acworth,
Ga, securing $1,000 in gold, $1,000
Georgia state bonds and a large amount
of stock certificates. Between $45, 900
and $50, 900 in notes, stock, certificates
and bonds were hopelessly mutilatcd
by the explosion and much currency
and small bills destroyed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Insane when h Shot Her Husband.

The jury in the case OF Mrs. May
Dennie, charged with the murder of
her husband, Edgar II. Dennie, whom
she shot and killed on June Ia, 1901, at
their home at Quincy, H., returned a
verdict in the Adams comfy circuit
of not guilty, holding Mrs. Dennie was
insane at the time of the murder and is
now insane, She will be sent TO the
central hospital for insane 1t Jackson
Vile. Mrs. Dennie said she consulted
a physician regarding her health, and
was wild with fear lest She should lose
his love.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
No Pardon

The Minnesota state board OF par.
dons late this afternoon refused to
grant the petition for an absolute par
don for James and Cole Younger and
the two noted convicts will have to
remain in Minnesota, being now out of
prison on parole, but limited to tn
state border.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Redmond and Dexlin Arrive.

william II. X. Redmond, member OF
parliament for East Clare, and Mr.. Jo-
seph Deviln, of Belfast, the Irish ma
tionalists, arrived from Queenstown on
the White Star liner Cymbric. They
will make a tour of the United States
to aid in organizing the United League
in America.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

w. 7. Howe of Baldwin, won the first
prize at the fddlers' contest at Law
renee, Kas. Mr.. Beard won second prize
and Jake Washington was given third
place. A good sized crowd attended
and upward of $3.50 was taken in for
the associated charities. The contest
was unique in every way and only nom
professional iddlers were permitted to
enter. None were allowed to use notes.
A $50 violin was the first prize.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Two Negroes Lynched.

Euless Whitaker, colored, charged
with the murder of John Dostcr, three
weeks ago, was taken from the Jail at
Lynchburg, Tenn, and hanged by a
mob. Tow Brown, negro, who killed
Miss Della Powell at Nicholasville,
KY, was taken from the officers and
lynched.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Department President.

For department president of the
Women's Relief Corps the name Of Mrs.
Emma Forter, of Marysville, will DO
presented to the encampment to be
held at Fort Scott, for the position,
which will be highly seconded by q
large number Of her w. r. c. friends
throughout the state.
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stena,s Unhappy Mishap.

Il was on n bright Saturday morn.
ing when Stella, the younger daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, desired to &c
owe to her friends home, just a block
from where she lived. The snow was
falling fast and the wind was blowing
wildly. Stella asked her mamma II
she could go, receiving the answer.
mo, my dear: ! think you had better
not go out until after the snow stops
falling and the wind goes down a lit
tle."
This reply made Stella discontented
and nothing seemed to suit her. At
noon. when her papa came home tired
and worried. she began to tell him all
her troubles. The older sister. Ger
trude, was busy helping her mother
| get the dinner. When the meal was
ready Stella would not eat anything.
although she was hungry. and her
papa felt ashamed Of her behavior.
After dinner. as the weather had quite
! changed. and the sun was shining
brightly, Mrs. Brown told her she
could go over to her friends. The lit.
tie girl was delighted and skipped out
OF the house. never thinking to bid her
mamma goodbye.
While she was on her way Gertrude
had gone to her room to rest. as she
had helped her m all morning
with the Saturday work. Gertrude
was a very bright girl. and always
tried to do as she was told to do.
About this time Stella had arrived
at her friends home, but to her great
surprise she found no one at home
She felt disappointed. and ran home
as fast as she could. When she re
turned she found her mamma sleeping
Having had no dinner. she felt n little
hungry, 30 she went to the cupboard
to see what she could find. The frs
thing that attracted her attention wa
a large dish Of apples. but upon trying
to reach the dish she accidentally
; Jared another which contained eggs
This fell to the floor with a grea
!, crash, and poor little Stella. seeinl
the eggs all owe the clean floor, die
not know what to do. At first sh'
: and then she thought she would b,
, angry with her.
. Just then IN idea flashed into he
D head. She would go and see II he
/, sister a at home. She ran upstair
Y and found Gertrude reading. Whel
Stella broke the news to her she hui
r ried down stairs with her to find tn
: eggs spread all over the floor. At frs
0 she hardly knew what to do. but afte
!. thinking awhile she finally decided I
try her skill at cleaning 1t up. Sh
succeeded very well, and when thei
mamma awoke she found the hous
very quiet. as II nothing had haI
pened.
Q Gertrude told Stella not to mentio
a 1t to her mother, because she hersel
q would rather tell her Of the acciden'
= and Stella promised not to tell; bu
u no sooner did she see her mother tina
she told her what had happened. Mr.,
o Brown felt angry with her, and toll
|" her she should always have to ga
with the family or eat nothing at al
-Lottie Morris. aged 16, of LANSING
Mich, in Detroit Free Press.
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A Brakeman Killed Near Olathe.

j. c. Berry, a freight brakeman on
the St. Louis & San Francisco rail.
road, was killed by the northbound
passenger train No. lls at Marian,
Kans. The steam from the engine, II
Is thought, blinded him so that no
could not see the train approaching.
He was thirty-five years old and had !
family living in western Kansas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Stole Blanket and Onuts.

Perry Marshall, a young man about
twenty years old, living at Rome, wa
arrested and taken to Wellington "a
answer q charge before Justice Chad
don of stealing a horse blanket, two
quilts and two comforts from a buggy
He pleaded guilty and vas aned ~:
and sentenced to three months in Jail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
How to Manage Girls.

An English school teacher In q 70
cent lecture On "Children's Witt
cisms' gave the following as a boys
actual composition on "~Politenesa."
Some boys are rude over meals. You
should not keep on eating after you
are tightening. You should be very
polite to girls, because their hair ID
long and they are pretty. Even II .
girl scratches your cheek, or splits In
your face. don't pinch her; don't tell
her mother: but Just hold her tight
by the arms to show her you could
wallop her II you'd mind"
The first baby and the first photo
-.A a.a md 40 ho iuhAlu anoLo~ "a
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Frederick Schultz was hanged at
Sault Ste Marie, Ont, One night in
the first week in August last Schltz res
turned home intoxicated and after Q
quarrel with Mrs. Craig, a woman who
passed as his wife, deliberately shot
and killed her. He vas arrested and
and after a trial was found guilty and
sentenced to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Senior Lerma, the newly elected gov.
ernor Of Bataan province, Philippine
Islands, fed after his election when he
was called upon to account for 81, 900
Of insurgent funds. He is still miss.
ip0.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Luther Scott Of Howard, Kas., ha,
been appointed to the Office Of county
attorney TO I'LL the vacancy caused BY
the removal Of w. A. McCaustsnd Il
Coffeyville.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

The first baby and the first photo
graph are not to be lightly spoken o.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-02
Magnetic Healing.
His Cure Worth $500.

DE- Parker. who is continually startling
the people of Ottumwa by the many won,
deiful cures he has made without the aid
of mechanical device. medicine or the
surgeons knife. has now the astounding
announcement to make of late patient.
The doctor has just cured a case of
Chronic Constipation,of IS long years
standing. And while interviewing his
patient the other day he asked, how much
would you take for your cure? He re-
piled. Il would not take $4,000" Vital
Magnetism .skilfully impaired to the patient
by The laying on of hands gives the
have made over 100000 cures in the past
five years by "Weltmerism" Does this
not speak for it's self: Why does DR.
Parker make so many wonderful cures:
Because the Weltmer science of Magnetic
Healing Is the greatest curative agent to
he found, in the total eradication of pain
and all Chronic diseases in the empire of
human life. III is just rs good for acute
cases, but the doctor is making all Chronic
diseases a speciality. His patients are
now to be found in nearly all parts of
the city, well as in the surrOundcring
country. All persons desiring sure per-
without delay. DO not wait another day.
Consultation and examination free.
Prof. &. Il. Parker, the Weltmer in
structor in this city, will teach anyone
this wonderful science and great money
making profession at reasonable rates, and
present his students with Prof s. A.
Weltmer's famous lectures. text box and
beautiful Autographed diploma. Office
329 I-iilain and Keota streets, South OF
Parker, THE TRUE DOCTOR.
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Yampa.

Yampa, Oct. 2.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. A
Miller were Ottumwa visitors Friday.
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Johnston OF
Agency visited VIM. Refill and family
of this place Friday.
Scott Hilton and VIM. McGlassor
We're in Batavia on business Monday.
l.. w. Shaw and family of Bladens-
burg visited at B. H. Burnaugh's last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Whitmore was in Bata
via shopping Wednesday.
VIM. McGlassion is building new
store and smoke house.
John and Lawrence Carman attend
ed the Dickens administrators sale
near Competine Wednesday.
John E. Reno is having his dwelling
house remodeled and repaired.
Mrs. May Reno visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Shelton, of Alb
ingdon, Monday.
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West Van Buren,.

West Van Buren, Oct. Dan Stag
ers was a business caller here this
week.
Francis Johnson of Keosauqua, was
here this week.
Albert Baldwin and NJ. c. Norton
drove fine bunch of cattle through
here Saturday.
l.. P. Plowman and family visited at
j. A. Erickson's Friday evening.
Wade Harryman and family were in
Eldon on business Monday.
Granville Mason and wife returned
home Friday from Stockport. where
they attended Mrs. Nason's sisters
funeral.
Mrs. Jonathan Deming of Lebanon
made a brief call at the home of he1
step-son, Jim Demings, one day last
week.
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Many more Improvements are pro-

Many more Improvements are pro-
posed by this excellent organization.
Bert McDole of Wichita. Kansas,
who with his wife is making an ex,
tended stay with relatives at Leigh
ton, came down from the later place
a few days ago to visit his mother
and sisters.
/ r. w. Mahon leaves Thursday for
Indiana Territory to visit his son, A,
H. Mahon.
Walter Riggs of Oskaloosa, was a
recent visitor with relatives here.
Miss Effie McDole came down from
Oskaloosa Thursday to spend a week
or two with her mother, Mrs. Rose
McDole on Third street.
The river is now getting out over
the bottoms again due to several hard
rains lately.
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Cedar.

Cedar, Oct. 2.-Mrs. Allie Ross re-
turned to her home in Monmouth, ILL.,,
Friday, after few days visit with
relatives at this place.
Mrs. Maud Wells. of Oskaloosa, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
K Linsley. near Cedar.
Mrs. Allie Heaps returned to her
home at Verda, Iowa. after a visit
with relatives in this community.
Ed. Fox is preparing to build barn
this fall
The ladies' aid society will give q
social at the M. E. church Wednesday
night Tor the benefit of the church.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWAlN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicied
by courier's staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They SpeaI:.
Sladensburg.

Bladensburg, Oct. miss Mary
Sampson of Ottumwa has been visiting
friends at this place the past week.
The Misses Redick of Wayne county
have been visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Margaret Humble, and other relatives
for few days.
Alton and Stanton Yeager spent
Sunday with their parents.
William Yeager and daughter of
Wayne county are visiting relatives at
this place.
A baby girl gladdens the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Parker.
The Misses Ella and Oracle Leeling
are very i'll with typhoid fever.
John McHugh of Ottumwa was the
guest of Nathan Hamersley the first o,
the week.
Jimmie Hamersley returned to
Council Bluffs, to attend school last
Tuesday.
c. l.. Walker of Batavia preached at
the Christian church last Sunday. He
viii also conduct services Sunday and
Sunday night, Oct. 10.
John Roberts is just recovering from
sprained back, which happened a
few days ago.
Dave Berrier left today for Oklaho.
ma where he will locate.
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Monday, where they expect to make
their future home.
Quite a number from this place will
attend the street fair at Keokuk this
week.
Several went to Keosauqua Tuesday
to attend the democratic county con-
yentiOn
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Highland Center.

Highland Center, Oct. miss Vera
Stevens went to Mt Pleasant Mon
day where she will resume her stud
les at the Iowa Wesleyan university.
James Reeves, of Osceola, was here
Monday, called by the death of his
father-in-law VIM. Mccormick.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. G. w. Buckner and re-
elected the old officers for the follow
ing year. They are: President, Mrs.
Brown; vice-president. Mrs. Spilman;
secretary, Cordia Emery; treasurer,
Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. j. M. Eden left Tuesday for
ton, Iowa.
Miss Grena Grain returned home
Saturday from visit with relatives
at Washington.
Miss Minnie Buckner visited in OF
tumwa Friday and Saturday at the
home of her uncle, S. A. Buckner.
Rev. Odenbaugh, the new minister,
for the NJ E. church preached his
first sermon here Sunday afternoon.
The next service will be held Sunday
evening, Oct. ~, at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccormick, and
son Will, of Oskaloosa Mrs. Martha
Mccormick and Mrs. Wheaton Of OF
tumwa. came in last week called by
the serious illness of the late VIM
Mccormick
Mrs. John Dillon Of Fremont, Hi
nois is visiting at the home of her
b1Cther, Geo. Dillon.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Fl. Stevens, Mr.
an Mrs. ]. B. Dennis, Mrs. Flora
Bene. and Mrs Ella Brown, of Ottum-
wa, Jesse Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Davis of Fremont, and Mrs. E.
w. Mccormick, of Hedrick, were in
attendance at the funeral of VIM. Nc
Cormick Monday
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Agency.

Agency, Oct 2.-Next Sunday. Oct.
5, will be the regular quarterly COM
munion service at the Congregational
church. All are invited to attend.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Frank Avery and Miss Orpha Reno
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John s..
Reno, Oct. s, az z p. M, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents.
Rev. j. B. Hill. who has been very
sick, is little bitter
Wilbur Newell is ill.
Chas. Augustine is home visiting his
parents who reside east of town.
Two of Mrs. Lettings daughters
have the typhoid fever p
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Peck of Penn
sylvania, are visiting their son, George
north of iowa.
A. E. Brainard has returned from
Goldsbury, Ill.,, where he has been for
some time.
J. Aukrum, T. V. Shearer, q. D. Wy
coff and his mother will leave tomor-
row for Washington, d. c., and other
eastern points.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago, Oct 2-Wheat, No 2 red
TO; No, red 66@70; No. 2 hard 60;
No. hard 66@69; October 6s1a; De-
cember opened 699s@6SB; highest
7OR@7O5s; lowest $685.; closing 691s
@695s.
Corn, No. 2 So; No white 5000
81; No. yellow and No. 8 yellow 81 "
@62; September SO; December opened
477s@ 4SA; highest 4S34; lowest 47a
@477s; closing 4Sk. :.
Oats, No. 20; No. %; No. 2 white
34@36; No. 3 white s95s @3S; No. 4
white 2S@29; standard 32@33R; DC,
tober SOs4; December opened 81 u
highest 315s; lowest BIN; closing
BIZ.
Pork, Oct. 1885; Jan. 1910
Lard, Oct. 1905: Jan.S.75@7.
Ribs, Oct 11.25; Jan. SIT.
Rye, cash 4S1a.
Barley, $4,000.
Flax, 1864.
Timothy, October $40.
Glover, 9.G5.
M IL i ,,,< ! l,
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Chequest.

Chequest, Oct. miss Effie Huff.
aged 20 years, died last Wednesday
Sept "a. of typhoid fever, at the home
of her sister, Mrs. G. N. Mason, after
just one weeks illness. Her remains
were sent the same day to her home
near Stockport, where the funeral SER
vices were conducted on Thursday af-
ternoon from the Stockport church.
J S. Holcomb and family transacted
bushes at Keosauqua Monday.
Mr.. Pollok and family moved from
Douds to Captain Elerick's farm near
this place, last week.
]. A. Erickson and wife and Sam
Webster and family went to California
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Fremont.

Fremont. Oct. Mrs. A. c. Ross,
of Boise City, Idaho, sister of Post
master Samuel Heinzman, was here
visiting last week. She left this coun-
try in 1862 and she had not seen her
brother since William Heinzman of
New Sharon, another brother, was
here also on few days visit.
H. B. Fellers and Miss Cora Phillip
pi, of this place, were married last
week Rev. c. L. Tenant ofticiated.
Berry and Clay Aldridge, Sam Hard
esty and H. N. McElroy left last night
for a months hunt in northwest Can
ada They expect to hunt bear and
elk
j. w. Alderman and Lulu King were
married yesterday noon, Rev. c. L.
Tenant officiating.
The Presbyterian church begin re-
vival meetings tonight, with Evangel-
list Burdick and Collisoa as singer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Alderman, of
Nebraska, are here on visit with
their children and to attend the wed.
ding of their son. They will be here
some months.