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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-21
Seymour.

Seymour, Aug. 20.-Mrs. T. L.. Nor
rison and Mrs. Minnie Butler, of Abba,
are visiting relatives in Seymour this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Armstrong re-
turned Tuesday from St Joe, Mo.
Mrs. A. l. Haines and daughter de
parted Monday for Union, Neb, to visit
her mother.
Miss Erna McGahey is attending re
Chautauuua at Charlton.
Miss Hazel Thompson was an over
Sunday visitor in Lineville.
Elmer Prugh went up to Chicago the
latter part of the week on business.
Mrs. A. B. Somers and children. of
Ottumwa, are visiting relatives in Sey-
mour and vicinity.
Mrs. Ford, of Bloomfield, is visiting
in Seymour this week with relatives
large number from this place are
attending the Chautauqua at AIlerton
which has been in progress for the
past week.
Misses Gertrude and Sadie Jamison
are visiting relatives in Blockton for
few days.
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Hedrick.

Hearcl Aug. 19--Netta, the II year
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ulin, died at her home here of scarlet
fever. The burial was held on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Long, Miss Una
Long and Mrs. L. L. Vittitoe of Sig
Quincy visited a few days this week
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bowman re-
turned Sunday from Colfax. where
they had gone for Mr.. Bowmans
health. The patient returned very
much improved.
S. L. Chancoy returned yesterday
from Chicago
Glenn and Audra Eastburn returned
from Hayesville yesterday, where they
spent several days with their aunt,
Mrs. Henry Lippard.
The Baptist church will give a Har
vest Home entertainment September
"a to 26. Rev. Frank Loveland of Tip
ton and Professor Curtis of Ames will
be part of the attraction.
Seebran Smith has traded 100 acres
of his South Dakota possessions for
two very fine horses. The farm con
sideration was $4,000. while the horses
were figured in at $4,000.
A. a. Strain of What Cheer has an
nounced his candidacy for county re.
corder on the republican ticket.
Tom Kirkpatrick resigned his posi-
ton as deliveryman for ]. c. Burns
last evening. He will start in week
or two for Ames, where he will atteno
the Iowa State college.
Mrs. Lottie Lowenberg of Ottumwa
visited a few days of this week at the
Messer home.
Rev. H. E. Buck is conducting tent
meeting near Blakesburg this week.
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Health and Pleasure Resorts
WITH MEDICAL SPRINGS
IN THE HILLY REGION
WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ON THE LINE OF THE
Illinois Central Railroad.

There are seven regularly estab.
lished health and pleasure resorts,
with medicinal waters as a feature,
and having hotel accommodations
that are located as mentioned above
on the line of or contiguous to the Tx
linois Central. They are: Hardin
Springs, Grayson Springs, Dawson
Springs, Cerulean Springs and Crit
tenden Springs, KY, and Creal
Springs and Dixon ~prings, Ill. Send
to the undersigned for free copy of
an Illustrated book describing them
all. A, H. HANSON, G. P. A.,
Ill. Cent. r. R.. Chicago, III.
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keb.

Keb.
Keb, Aug. 19.-Evan Jones. Mrs.
David Jones, also Mrs. David B. Jones
spent Saturday in Ottumwa at the For
esters' picnic
Frank Davis and wife, of the coun-
try, spent Saturday evening in town,
the guest of his brother, David Davis.
Mr.. Davis reports having just threshed
out his oats, which yielded 40 bushels
to the acre.
James Shevlin, superintendent of
the mines, spent Saturday in Ottumwa
on mining business.
James Alternately, of Ringgold, was
a business caller in town on Saturday.
Isaac Hodge. while in Ottumwa on
Monday brought home a boy six
months old from the home of parent
less children of the above city The
child will have a good home and be
we'll cared for.
Mrs. Jefferson Reese returned home
on Wednesday from two weeks visit
in Des Moines, the guest Of Mrs. John
Jones.
Llewellyn Griffith moved his wife
and household goods to Brazil on Mon
day.
Henry McVeigh moved his family to
Rathbun last Tuesday
J. P. Blanchard, of Van Buren, coun-
ty. will Occupy the house recently va
Gated by Mr.. Griffith on Maple street.
Mrs. Adam Long who has been sick
for some time, is convalescing rap
idly.
Evan Jones, who owns a farm near
] INF hot ho
IL acres of oats that yielded 62 bush
els per acre, of good quality.
James Benson, of Iowa City, was a
business caller in this city on Friday.
The Keb miners yield the palm to
the Monroe county miners for generos-
ity, as the Hooking miners of that
county sent $1,000 to the strike fund in
the east, and the Lockman miners $500
to the same, which entities the miners
of these places to great credit.
Mrs. Samuel Crow attended the fun.
eral of her brother, Samuel Gray. at
Lost Creek on Sunday. The deceased
lost two sons in the explosion there.
The fact was demonstrated last
week that everybody reads the Courier
as the Keb correspondent received two
letters last week from parties in Min
nesota. One wanted to sell street
lamps, the other town Jail, which
Keb has no earthly use for, adding thai
they see Keb well advertised eact
week in the Ottumwa Courier.
David Howells is very sick this weel
from the effect of paralytic stroke.
Mrs. John Daniels spent Saturday
in Ottumwa trading.
Henry Wilson, of Newton, was {
business caller in the city on Satur
day.
Charles McVeigh, who is located a
Castle Gate, Utah, writes that he i!
well pleased with his new home ant
will remain there for the present.
; Thomas Pritchard, of Bear Creek
! started to work in the mines here las
week.
James Nevin. one of the strong dis
ciples of socialism, says they have ;
,, club of ten paid UP members in Ket
, who pay ten cents month which i
. spent for general purposes.
: David Richards commenced keapin
, house in No. IL School street las
, week. They can be found at home t
their friends at the above number
6 Mrs. Jessie Frederickson is on tn
! sick list this week.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
=. 1Ner, I5i,9, s5ent.

IOWA CENTRAL kAlLWAi.
Time of trains carrying passengers as
ueirick, Iowa. Effective July 1st, 1e0l.
Going North.
NJ 3-St. Paul Express daily. 1880 m
20 b-SIason City Mall (Esx. SUM 2:10 NJ
10. Way Freight lex. Sun)... 500 %
~ -. s SoIIp5s ~, South H., ,o.,o
No. No. Way Freight lex.. sun.j ...7:45 m
No: 4-peorla Express tdailyl s:io q
rates. folder, etc.. call on or addreps
GEO. 4 ,. BAT,rY hut y. Il. KENNY.
Marshalltown. Iowa. HedrlcR. Il,
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now have to give it up as the surprise
was complete. A splendid dinner was
served and good time was reported.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
danes j. E. Eberline, j. w, Bolivar,
Chas. Skinner, A. j. Combs, R. L. b.
mar and two children, Frank Wells and
two children. John Burris, ]. G. Nc
Cornell, A. w. Rankin, Albert Mum
and five children and Eliza Emanuel
and daughter Vera, Mesdames Diana
Myers and children. Merna, Sylvia, &C.
Gil and Alva Ida Jennings, Misses My
ra and Jimmie Bolivar, Zoe Mcconnell,
Chloe Burris, Ola Wells, Ollie Jen-
nings, Ruth Combs and Cordie Rankin,
Messrs. Joel MCGEE. S. A. Wells,
Claude Jennings. Rollo Mcconnell, La
cey Burris and Cecil Combs
Mrs. Addie Monroe and son, Master
Dale, formerly of Abba. were visiting
here last week. They left today for
Des Moines to visit friends and attend
the state fair while there.
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keosauuua,

Keosauqua, Aug. 20.--District court
------..A in tEis nlaca Monday after
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Bloomfield, Aug. 19.-(Courier's Spe-
cial Service. 1.-The friends Of Attorney
j. A. Rominger are pleased to learn
that he has received notice OF his ap-
pointment as postmaster here to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF B. F.. Carroll, the republican candi-
date for state auditor Mr.. Rominger
has not as yet formulated any definite
plans, but will take his place in the of
fee in a few weeks, when he will be
prepared to give the public the best
possible service, which is the only OBJ
legation the people require.
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day morning for near Kirksville, Mo-,
where they expect to be joined today
by their mother, Mrs. Amanda Lester,
who left for that place yesterday NOR
ming and where they expect to dispose
of their farm
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Eberline and
daughter, leila, visited at Eldon Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Monday evening at $3.50 o'clock &C.
Cured the death of D. Thomas Put
man, an old resident of this place Mr..
Putnam was we'll liked and respected
by all. He leaves a wife, five sons
and daughter to mourn his loss, two
sons, Miles and John, having passed
away. All the living children eX-
cept Giles We're present at the funeral.
The bereaved ones have the sympa-
thy Of all.
Friday night at about o'clock oc-
Cured the death of the infant child
OF Frank Pettet and wife. This is
their third bereavement and they are
again left alone without the little one
whose coming had meant SO much to
them. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Broyles, of Dunville
who in few we'll chosen words left
| the bereaved ones in the Heavenly
Fathers care. 1nterment was made
Saturday afternoon in the Breeding
cemetery.
Rev. Broyles was a visitor Saturday
at the A. w. Martin home.
Will Putnam, of st. Louis, is visiting
here with his parents.
| Saturday, August 16, occurred the
| thirty-seventh birthday of Frank Shell
ton, which was duly celebrated by a
surprise party. About fifty guests as
sembled to do honor to the occasion
Mr.. Shelton had told them they could
nat surprise him. hut he said ha would
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

as the Stars, Sublime Sovereign Whose Standard is the Sun and Whose splendor is that of the Firma- ment.'
 1t being discovered during his visit to Chickamauga park that the presi- dent was behind his schedule time, he inquired of Lieutenant-C Colonel Edger- ly: Would it be improper for me to set the pace?" Not at all," was the reply; Please do so." The result was a furl2 ous gallop with the president far in the lead, with five troopers unhorsed and a score of more minus their hats. When the ambulance came up with the injured, one of the bruised troopers said with great intensity that he "feit the way the presidents face looked, Another said that his sympath1es were all with the trolley car that hit the president at Pittsdeld. for he was sure the car was the worse hurt. "--NeW Britain Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

It is now. announced that the Eco homie league men will boom Mayor Charles F. Thayer for congressman-at- large, This action, it is said, was de- cided upon at meeting of the execu- tive committee yesterday in New Ha- ven. Does this mean that the Nor, wich man will give ub his try for the goyernorship? 1t looks like it surely. There is not a thing ill the way now to prevent the nomination of Melbert B. Cary, and his election will surely fol low. Perhaps no democrat in the state can command as many votes as MT Cary. He is popular, progressive and has the necessary qualifications to fill the executive chair of this common wealth. It isn't necessary now to beat all the candidates in the field, either, for if he gets a plurality of the votes he will be elected, and if nominated he will surely get plurality of the votes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
CONCERNING UMBRELLAS.

The rolling-up of an umbrella is a subtle and mysterious art which re- quires the education of a lifetime to acquire, and even then the results are not always wholly satisfactory For instance, the writer, who graduated in the art some years ago, was recently giving practical demonstration to some ladies in q hotel, using his own um- brella as the corpus vile on which to experiment The result was something so astonishingly slim and slender that one of the ladies suggested that it looked as If it had been sent straight from heaven by mail! But. alas! that umbrella was deposited i'll the hat stand outside the saIIe manager while we went into lunch, and when we came out 1t was "up and away like the dew of the morning.
 It seams that the same Sherlock dolmes-like instinct which is prepared to reconstruct mans whole mode of He rom q study of his cigarette ends mas now been brought to bear upon the umbrella, and the expert nmbrellist is prepared to give complete character sketch of any individual, with the prin- clpal events in his past and future his tory, alter critical survey of his be- haVlor with an umbrella
 For instance. if man is observed carrying an umbrella over lady's head i'll such q way as to preserve her nat rom the rain, while q little stream tflckles softly down the back of his own neck. 1t is pretty safe to prophesy tnat she is his best girl. If on the other hand, if it is his own hat which is kept dry, while the trickle is reserved For the lady, it is a safe thousand to three on that she is his wife.
 when man carries an umbrella hor- lzontaliy under his arm it is generally slgn that some one is shortly going to have his or her eye put out. When brand new umbrella is deposited with lot of others in the umbrella stand of club 1t is frequently sign that it is about to change hands-New York Commercial Advertiser.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
A BRAVE WOMAN.

The gO0u-natureu slOOklHS Stlpui o'' ite put his feet on the seat opposite III defiance of the regulation of the com pany. '.It isn't lonesome where l live" he observed to the man next 10 him, ssand my wife never feels uneasy when I'm away" !.
 "But then" he added, ''my wife isn't an ordinary woman. She's not nervous or hysterical-keeps her presence or mind under all circumstances She gave practical illustration of that yesterday. I felt proud of her."
 ''She's q woman to, be proud of" said the seat mate politely.
 "She is,s agreed the good-natured looking man. "This was an encounter with mouse, too. If 1t had been q large-sized and ferocious Bengal tiger it wouldn't have been so remarkable. saw woman go into cage of lions once and slap and slam them around and make them jump through fiery hoops, but I never heard of one who had the nerve to tackle q mouse single handed before. The mouse got into the sitting room somehow and, appar- entity confident that it would not be in- terfered with, as my wife was alone, ran across the floor and disappeared behind the window curtains.
 My wife does not deny that she trembIed, but she summoned all of her uncommon resolution to her aid and sat perfectly still while she thought of the best means of meeting the emer- gency
 IA hundred schemes for escape flashed across her mind, to be in turn rejected. A mad impulse to scream and leap upon the table was heroically resisted.
 Suddenly her eye fell upon broom which had been left standing itl a cor ner and on the instant her resolution was formed
 with bated breath and wildly beat ing heart she stealthily arose, keeping one eye on the curtain. Then. swift ly and silently, she crossed the floor and seized the broom. The touch of it seemed to give her courage and confi- dence almost instantly
 "She went quickly to the door and closed 1t and with the act came an ac- cess of calmness. Yes, she was per- fectly cool and collected. With the broom poised, she advanced to the window curtain and aimed q vicious swipe at the place where the mouse was concealed. Then she sprang quickly back.
 "She was hardly more than in time. for the mouse ran out and then. seeing the determined figure opposite him. ran back and began to climb the win dow curtain.
 Again my wife advanced and aimed another deadly blow, but her aim was poor and the mouse gained the window sill in safety and tried to get, through the glass.
 Once more the broom was raised. This time there should be no miscal- culation. My wife was cal1n-perfect- ly calm, as said before. She meas ured the distance carefully with her eye and then, true to it's mark, the broom whistled through the air and crashed through the $S pane Of French plate, incidentally talSiEE the mouse and a rather nice little Venetian epergne with it.
 T think that was magnificent, don't you? Chicago News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
Hanaicnnpea from tha starr.

A young man who is now model husband and father was celebrated in Philadelphia for his wildness and reck- less gayety before his marriage, about six years ago. On one occasion, he hit on the idea of giving midnight sup per for 75, to be made up of dozen of his intimate friends and six friends of each. The dozen were told to bring whomever they pleased, without re- gard for social standing, personal character, or anything of the sort. When allwere seated, the host thought it rare joke to ask blessing, and cast about the table for somebody to pronounce the words. A clerical-loolS- ing stranger impressed him as a proper man. and he made known his wish. The stranger arose, and said:
 From the direction of your glance, sir, think you were speaking to me; but I am so deaf couldn't hear d--d word you said. "-Ph Philadelphia Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
HEARD "a gAsslaG

Thomas J. Hardaway, crippled confederate soldier, has been in the railway mail service thirty-two years. He has travelled 1 .4s3,3 ,320 miles in all
 A Swiss physician says that there is no such thing as immunity from con tagious disease. His records show 52S persons who had smallpox twice, nine who had it three times and one who had it seven times. Other dis eases showed practically analogous facts.
 The Manahttan elevated railroad is substituting electricity for steam and has already abandoned more than 300 locomotives and that number of ears. All of this material is ill fair condi- tion and the engines are bringing from $2O00 to $6,000 each, for use in for eign countries.
 The Shah of Persia is burdened with the following titles: King of Kings. Shadow of God, Center of the Universe, We'll of Science, Footpath of Heaven, Monarch of Armies Numerous
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

General Grosvenor, one of the mouthpieces of Ethe Roosevelt adminis- tration, said in a speech in Ohio re- gently that the time was not ripe for a revision of the tariff and that when the tariff was revised it should be done by its friends. In the name of req son, if the time for revision is not here now, when will it be? Will 1t be when every article made in the United States is regulated as to output and price by trust? Will it be when ev- cry trust has become, so inordinately rich that it can have it's own way? Will it be when the trusts control the country as they control the republi- can party to-day? It is not that the time is not ripe. That Is but another. political fable of the general. It is because the party fears to revise the tariff. Secretary Shaw admitted as much. And then, it must be revised by it's friends. Who are the friends of the tariff? Is it the consumer who has to pay more for American made goods than the people of other coun- tries do? Is it the American voter who, after having paid higher price for American made goods for years in order that the infant industry could survive and grow strong, now finds it grown so strong that it dictates leg islation which makes it possible to charge an American 40 per cent more for an article than that very same ar ticle is sold for in Europe? No, the best friends of the tariff are the trusts it creates. Revision by them!, Shades of Lincolnl We have long known that
 the trusts dominated the republican
 party, and that it owed it's ascendancy
 in these latter days to the trusts, but never before have we heard of a pro-
 position to let the trusts revise the schedules of the Dingley bill.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

Eleven public houses in q village which contains only 13 dwellings is a record which will be hard to beat. Such q village is to be found in County Derry, Ireland. the only premises not licensed being the police barracks and a creamery.-Ne Britain Herald.
 This item has been travelling around this state and other states. It might be newsier and more to the point if the name of the village was made known.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

Friends, Romans and countrymen lend me your ears: As I eat Ready Bits l have q healthy stomach of my own. Packages l5c All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

Prepared only by E. O. DEWITT & O., Chicago. The S1 bottle contains 2h times the soc. size.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

Edward VII, while Prince of Wales, did not little for the comfort of man. kind. He invented the dinner jack cts, introduced the soft Hombqrg hat, cut down the display of jewelry by men, shortened the length of formal dinners, made tweeds and knicker- lockers the style for shooting and aid- ed generally in sumptuary reforms But he made cigarettes and , o'clock teas fashionable, and for these many do not thank him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
THURSDAY, sEPTEMBER Ii, 1902.

The Bushmen straighten reeds for their arrows by soaking them in water and then subjecting them to heat. The heads of their arrows are made of iron, which they obtain from other tribes, and are so fastened to the reeds that they readily detach after an animal has been hit They make their poison for tlle arrows by mixing the poison of the black adder with a resin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

*Coathamore,F Irish for overcoat, a common term in Ireland.
 JAMES J. O'REILLYs July 20, 1902.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
Work on Carriages.

There are comparatively few people who cake their daily drives in their highly polished and elegantly fin ished carriages and road wagons who realize or even give thought to the number of coats it takes to make carriages so beautifully shiny There is, first of all, coat of oily stuff called whiting, which is used to fill in the grain in the wood. Then seven or eight coats of rough material, and each of these coats is rubbed down with pumice stone, each having to dry before the other is put on. Then come two coats of crude coloring. then two fine powdered pumice. The last coat, fine black paint, which is followed sby coat of mixed color and varnish. Then comes more rub ping down, three coats of rubbing varnish, each polished off with fine powdered pumice. The last coat is one of the finest yarnish. That makes 21 to 22 coats, and it takes five or six weeks to do the work.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
ANCIENT
 TORTURE
How it has Been Revived
 in Modern Times.

An ancient method of poisoning criminals was to force them to swal- low quantities of bulls blood. Bulls blood is really no poison at all. Yet the prisoner usually died in agony, caused by the coagulation or harden ing of the bulls blood in the stom- ach. The pressure of this solid mass on the vital organs almost always re- suited fatally.
 That's like indigestion. If your food doesn't digest it remains in a hard lump in the stomach. Gases form which crowd other organs. Many cases of supposed heart disease are due to indigestion.
 This trouble is removed by the use of such preparation as Kodol Dys- pepsia Cure, wdich gives the stomach perfect rest by digesting what you eat without the stomach's aid. The food builds up the body. The rest restores the stomach to health. You don't have to diet.
 During the last few years my stom- ach was in such condition that I couldn't retain the food I ate,n writes Henry Williams of Boonville, Mo. 1.-Two months ago commenced taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. A few bottles have cured me entirely can now eat and enjoy anything want"
 Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
 Cures all Stomach Troubles. Prepared only by E. 0. DEWITT & O., Chicago. The S1 bottle contains 2h times the soc size.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11
Penetrnting.

Spatts--My love, wish you would alter the key of your voice.
 Mrs. spatts Whats the matter of ito
 SpattsO Oh, nothing; only from the expression of Eliza Jane's face after our recent argument, I'm certain it fits every keyhole in the house, Town and Country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

Strenuous Teddy. rigid ana heady like Ready Bits is eternally ready Packages 15c. All grocers