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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
EddyviIIe.

Eddyville, April AT least three
excavations for buildings are being
made They are for the store build
ings of Grant Cowley and B. B. Heki
and the residence of C. L. Funk. And
this is only the beginning of the i'm
provements to be made in this city
during the summer.
An out of town party has taken a
twenty day option on the corner lots
of Roy Lafferty, corner of Walnut and
Third streets, and will erect build
ing.
Painters have been at work adorn-
| ing the interior and exterior of the
John Lafferty building, just west of
the postofice.
The city council meets tonight to
install new officers.
Bud Cockerel has purchased a
residence at Lost Creek and moved
| it to lot opposite the Iowa Central
depot.
w. II. Stuck, who has been the land
lord of the Cowley house for the past
nine months, has moved his family to
| Lost Creek
| Quite a large crowd of people was
in town Saturday. A great many of
the women We're, no doubt, attracted
to the millinery stores, while the at
tention of the male element was di-
vlded between the hors sale of R. M.
Beamer, (Which was held in the horse
lot of Mrs. Leggett,) and long-haired
gentry who, on a nearby corner dis
pensed a certain kind of very superior
glue made into sticks resembling cul-
tivator pegs or the pith of tree. The
horse sale amounted to something
over 81 ZOO.
j. M. Hagan and Thos. Sparks, of
Oskaloosa, were in town Saturday.
Ed. Hawk was in Ottumwa on bust
ness RECENTLY
EddySille, April Miss Larue
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Leando.

Leando, April 7.-Quite number
from here attended the public sale of
M. B. Shelby, northeast of Selma last
Wednesday.
Word was received here Thursday
of the death of Samuel Moore, who
died in Texas CT consumption He
was a son of Mrs. Margaret Wains-
colt. near Leando. He was here last
winter on visit.
The smallpox scare here has some
what subsidized, there being no new
cases reported.
Lloyd Brown and family moved last
week to the Elerick farm, southeast of
town. to live with their son-in-law,
Mr.. Loomis.
Jess Grimsley has been visiting his
father the past week.
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Batavia,

Batavia, April misses Lottie and
Laura Copeland left Friday for Bur
lington where they will enter the bust
ness college.
M. B. Sparks received word Wednea.
day that his son, Ed Sparks, had been
killed by the cars in Mexico. He was
conductor and was crushed between
two cars. The family have the sympa.
thy of the entire community.
N. G. Campbell, of Abingdon, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Downey. He
has been quite sick for the past two
weeks but is some better at the pres.
ent writing.
Mrs. w. E. Bradshaw and little son,
Paul, visited in Ottumwa one day last
week.
Miss Esther Lutz, who has been Wis.
iting in Eldon for some time, returned
home Saturday. She was accompa-
MED by her sister, Miss Jane Lutz, who
visited over Sunday.
DR.. Brockman, of Ottumwa, was call
ed Friday on professional business.
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Murray.


Murray, April miss Amy Smith
Editor Foransisco.
Chas. Mayhem of Charlton was in
Murray Wednesday.
Geo. Vincent and wife returned this
week from Oklahoma City, where they
have passed the winter.
Herbert Wick returned home Satur-
day from Lorimor, where he has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. John Donner
M. f. Grigg departed on No. S Fri
day morning to resume his work.
Charles Franks has moved into the
Rebecca Ross property, recently va.
Gated by Mrs. Clattenberb.
Mr.. Lorimer, ST., is moving his fam
lily into the Pearl Scott property, va
Gated by Vanzandt.
Mrs. Nellie Dunfee is entertaining
brother from Australia.
Clayton Harkin of Osceola spent
Friday evening in Murray.
Miss Josie Vincent returned to Lori
NOR Saturday.
VIM. Crop has purchased the vacant
lot of DR.. Sells across from the Evans
livery stable, and is preparing for the
erection of his home. Consideration
$40O
Homer Royce has very sick baby.
1t has tonsilitis.
Charles Bosserman is driving a fine
new team this week.
A. ]. Hoffman attended lodge in the
county seat Thursday night.
Miss Emma Claver is quite sick at
her home in South Murray.
E. ]. Johnson's horse became fright
ened at dog, and ran away one day
last week, spraning Eilate's ankle
quite badly.
Mathew Ahern is treating his home
to coat of fresh paint.
Laura Fem was on the sick list the
past week.
B. F. Stockwell has had his house
reprinted.
w. B. Murray received telegram
Thursday evening bearing the sad in
telligence that his brother had been
seriously kicked by horse Mr.. Muir
ray departed for Ohio on No. Friday.
Mrs. Frank Smith and daughter
spent Easter with the formers moth
er, near Osceola.
Arthur Vincent, one of Murray's
boys, has secured a position as prin-
cipal of the school at South English.
His many friends here will be glad to
learn that he is so successful, for he
is good energetic young man.
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AK is WELDED FIRMLY.
Senate Committee Kills Number o
Appropriations.

Des Moines, April 1.-THE senate
appropriations committee has gone in
to the business of execution on large
scale. 1t decapitated a number of
measures calculated to diminish the
resources of the state treasury. Sen
ate file 314, appropriating 100000 for
the completion of the east wing of the
state historical building was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
The house bill appropriating 100000
for state arsenal and adjutant gen
erals building was killed. 1t was felt
that the state should wait until it
could afford to put up large and
better building than 100000 would
erect. The bill appropriating for the
Heron statute was Indefinitely post
poned; also the Blanchard joint reso-
luton appropriating $1,000 for the re-
lief of the Lost Creek widows and or
phans and the English bill to appro-
pirate for damages sustained by M. J..
Sadler in the loss of stock caused by
sewage from the institution at Mitch
ellville poisoning stream on his
farm. The senate bill appropriating
$4,000 for the purchase of the por-
traits of Iowa's governors for the his
torical building was recommended for
indefinite postponement, together with
the senate bill to appropriate $4,000
for monument to Iowa soldiers who
died at Andersonville.
The committee recommendedfo for pas
sage the following bills: House file
209, apropriating $500 to enable the
board of control to pay expenses of
parties brought from outside the state
to attend the quarterly conferences;
the Hilsinger bill appropriating $15,-
600 for the state fish and game com
mission for the biennium; senate file
345, appropriating money to pay the
travelling expenses of the state archi-
tect; the Hughes bill appropriating
$4,000 to defray the cost of inspection
of county and private asylums where
the insane are kept; the Boysen bill
increasing the per capita support for
Eldora institution inmates from SO
to Sill; the Teachout bill to pay for
the states share of the cost of paving
East Walnut street opposite Cover
nor's square.
The bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually for a state meteorological de-
partment was recommended for pass
age, but the state board of health,
which was asking $500 instead of
$4,000 was cut to $4,000 by the COM
mittee.
In the senate the bill by Harper, to
prevent sales of stocks of merchan-
disc in fraud of creditors, was taken
up. 1t required the purchasers of
stocks of merchandise in bulk to pay
the debts of the seller unless making
inquiry specifically of the seller as to
the details of the creditors of the sell
er. The bill made the sale presuma-
bly, fraudulent unless these conditions
and others including notification of
the creditors, were complied with.
Senator Harper supported the meas
ure. Senators Lewis and Junkin op-
posed. Senator Hubbard thought the
bill reached the abuse by men who go
about, buy stocks at sacrifice or
nominal price, and cheat the creditors
of the seller, a plain swindle. The
enacting clause was stricken out on
motion of Senator Moffit.
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WILLIAMSBURG.

Williamsburg, April S.-Rev. and
Mrs. Rhys are more than happy these
days as a sweet littl,s boy came to
their home to claim parental love and
care. until he is at least 81 years old.
There was warm lawsuit in
town during the past week. 1t was
a case in which d. P. Thomas was try,
ing to recover some law fees from
John Jones. He brought suit against
Jones and Jones at once counter
claimed on him for more than Thomas
entire claim. 1t was stubbornly fought
and tried before Benz. Harris. Thorn
as was his own lawyer, while Jones
had j. M. Dover. The many queer
business methods that prevailed dur.
ing the hard times (when bonus mon
ey was being paid to get loans) were
many of them brought out. The jury
remained out for over twenty hours,
but was unable to come to any agree
ment as to what either one owed the
other. They did offer to agree to make
each pay half the cost, but the court
refused to accept the verdict, and
they finally gave it up.
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Abingdon.

Abingdon, April S.-Miss Gertrude
Randall and Brother, Ed, of Ottumwa
are the guests of relatives here.
Mrs. Mcclure and daughter, Miss
Bertha Ramey, of Floris, visited at the
home of E. A. Ramey Thursday.
F. E. Osborn, of Sioux City, was the
guest of friends here over Sunday.
Miss Maudie Mowery returned to hel
home near Competine Tuesday, after q
weeks visit with her grandmother.
Miss Clara Fleenor is visiting rela
tives in Hedrick.
Mrs. S. D. Cline is visiting her son
DR.. ]. M. Fleenor, of Oskaloosa, this
week.
E. A. Ramey transacted business in
Fairfield Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Webb left for Sigour
ney Friday evening when she will visit
her mother, Mrs. G. Davis
Mrs. Bryant pegood is very ill at her
home south of town.
]. w. Flint and family went to Fair
field Friday to visit with relatives over
Sunday
DR.. D. H. King is on the sick list this
week.
DR.. T. F. Jones, of Fairfield, was in
Abingdon Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henry near Bla
densburg visited Thursday with their
daughter, Mrs. d. H. King.
Mrs. K. Scott is very sick.
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Bloomfield,

Bloomfield, April 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Davis, of Missouri, and Mrs.
Grace Myers of Ottumwa, are visiting
at the home of their father, VIM. He
rod.
Pearl Sutton has returned from a
business trip to Ottumwa.
A farmers telephone line is being
established between Stiles and Pulas-
XII, which is being carried into this
city where connection will be made
with the Sickle system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Russell are the
parents of little baby girl weighing
four and half pounds. Mrs. Rus
sell gave birth to twins, a boy and a
girl. but the little boy did not live.
Judge H. c. Traverse left Sunday
evening for Keosauqua, where he is
spending several days on legal bust
ness connected with the settlement of
ahe estate of 100000 left by the re-
cent death of Mrs. Henrietta Karry
who died short time ago of pneumo-
MIA.
The whisky cases which have been
pending in court, continued from term
to term, were stettled before the close
of the term ending on Friday. In the
case of John Haslach, the north side
druggist, the Injunction issued some
time ago, was made permanent by
agreement In the Williams case the
temporary Injunction was dissolved
on the ground he had quit the business
and removed from the state. The
costs of the case were however, taxed
to him. The petition for permanent
injunction against the building owned
by DR.. Beauchamp was refused on the
ground that the owners had no notice
of the violation of the law by Will
liams and had taken steps to remove
the tenant from the building as soon
as the situation was discovered.
Mr.. Bum of Burlington is spending
several days in the city on business.
Attorney T. P. Bence and Rev. j. w.
Potter assisted in comforting the third
degree of the Masonic order az meet
ing of the Milton lodge on Friday
evening
C. A. Powers, assistant principal of
the Pulaski schools, was business
visitor in this place on Saturday.
Ode Snoddy, who was implicated in
the Penrod case Of last week, was ar
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EentonSpcrt.

Benstonsport, April IA party of
young folks got up a pleasant surprise
party at the VIM. Murphy home Tues
day evening, the occasion being Har-
vey, (otherwose known as Neut.) Muir
phys birthday. A pleasant time was
had
H. B. Hills was business visitor to
Bonaparte Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Fulton fell one day last
week and injured her ankle quite Sc
vereiy.
David Bales is quite sick at his
home with the grip.
John Mcdowell, one of the old time
boys from Decatur county, is visiting
at the home of Jackson Montgomery.
Robert Moore, Ella Mckinney, and
Roy Scott leave April IL for Seattle,
Wash.
One of those famous Country
dances. was given at the Shepherd
farm Friday evening and was well at
tended.
Samuel Wolf was pleasant caller
here Thursday evening.
A party of young folks called on
Miss Sally Bostock Saturday evening.
Mr.. Countryman of Birmingham
was here last week experimenting
the loading of the government tim
Der.
Harry Ehrman drove to Birmingham
Friday
Miss Piper of Douds is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Crawford.
Alva Scott is working on a farm
near Acasto, Mo.
Roscoe Downing will work for J.
Guthrie this summer
Wallace Bradford left last week for
Kansas.
Clarence Lewis has gone to Des
Moines to visit relatives. He leaves
from there for the lumber regions in
Montana.
Miss Gaass of Bonaparte was in
town Thursday.
AT the election last week those
elected were Lueman Brooks, MAYOR:
S. r. Henry and Chas. Z. Dorson, al
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MuntervilIe.

Munterville, April 1.-THE public
sale held at Arthur Groom's last
Thursday was fairly well attended and
everything sold briskly and most
things brought fair prices. Arthur
Grooms will probably move to Nebras-
ka this spring.
Mrs. Freda Peterson came from Chi
cago yesterday to her parents home
near here, having been called home
by the serious illness of her father,
Jacob Swenson.
Orval John, from Ottumwa, is visit
ing his uncle, Gust Burgason, this
week
Master Hubert and Ivan Allen are
visiting with relatives in Ottumwa
Master Clarence Cramblit, who was
so seriously injured two weeks ago,
is not improving so well as hoped for,
but all look for and hope for his re-
covery.
Gust Burgason is Blakesburg Wis
itor today.
Miss Ella Hall called on Mrs. L. L.
Swenson yesterday.
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Very Low Rates to California,

The great Rock Island route will
have on sale during March and April
very low one way rates to all Califor-
MIA points, also to points in west and
northwest. Address undersigned for
full information. w. S. Parker, Tiki.
ACT, Union Depot.
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Columbia.

Columbia, April Preaching next
Sunday evening at Columbia.
Miss Anna Abegg of Ottumwa is Wis
iting relatives and friends at this
place.
Wick MCGEE is reported sick with
measles.
Lon Sacket was in Ottumwa on bus
mess last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Olney and daugh.
ter Alma visited Sunday at T. C. Car.
mans.
Mrs. J. R. Stodghill is still quite
poorly.
Rev. Potter of Bloomfield was un.
able to be present to deliver his lee.
ture on last Friday evening but will
do so in the near future. Rev. Dun.
lazy will give his lecture next Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garfield and Mr.
and Mrs. Moffett of Ottumwa visited
friends in the neighborhood Sunday.
Mrs. j. w. Gardner is again on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Olney were OF
tumwa shoppers one day last week.
Roy Gardner spent Sunday with his
parents.
John Wilkins and daughter Hattie
were in Ottumwa last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wilkins visited
Sunday in Ottumwa
Rolla Carman visited with friends
near Kirkville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Garfield Visited
Sunday at Charley Olney's,
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Eldon.

Eldon, April Clyde Overturff
met with an odd but what might have
been a serious accident yesterday. Mr..
Overtuff, who works at this place, was
going to Selma on a railroad bicycle
and, had put pipe in which the fire
was not entirely out. in his side coat
pocket. The breeze famed up flame
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MINE BILL IS PASSED
MINE OWNERS MUST PAY SHOT
FlRERs AND EXAMINERS.
House With But One Dissenting Vote
Says in Its Opinion That Such
Legislation Is the Right Thing
Must Employ Them Also.

Des Moines, April 1.-THE house to-
day with but one dissenting vote,
passed a bill requiring all mine operat-
ors in Iowa to employ shot examiners
and firers at their own expense
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81 ort Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF 0TTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your soquaintsnces as chroncied
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, April MAY Van AIRS
dale went to Russell Saturday even
ing to visit her brother.
iously i'll with appendicitis and it is
feared an operation is the only thing
that will save her.
j. d. Hardin, stock agent for the
90" made a business trip to Creston
Saturday. returning i'll the evening.
John II. Clarke went to Shenandoah
Friday.
Mrs. Clarence Blake is very serious
ly i'll at her home in the south part OF
town
C. w. Stuart was a business visitor
in Omaha Saturday.
A very large number of the mem
bers of the Christian church surDris-
ed their minister, Rev. Hasty, and
wife at their home Friday evening
taking with them donations OF al
kinds. The surprise was complete and
a good social time was INDUCED III,
The house could scarcely hold the peo-
ple so they formed in line each one
ENJOYING hearty handshake from the
minister and his wife, VINO STOOD at
the door.
Thomas Proctor is suffering
with blood poisoning of the arm and
hand. He was dehorning some cattle
when a log chain slipped and the
hook caught in his hand tearing it
open. 1t is feared he may lose the
injured member
Sheriff Boss went to Clarinda Sat
urday with Mrs. Dixon and Mrs.
Richards from Lucas to put them IN
the hospital for the insane at that
place.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ArTt<HN LAND co.

Have several thousand acres of choice
meadow and timber land in the market for
sale ut from So to $S per acre. on easy pay
in improved farms. My next Landseekers'
Excursion to Aitliin, Mimi, April 10. Rail.
road fare refunded to purchaser. Right
now is the time to buy! Land is selling
rapidly! Get in early! Don't wait. Write
at once for maps and locations
JOHN p. APPLEQUIST,
Emigration Agent.
12S East Main St, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Lancaster.


Lancaster, April 7.-School opened
last week with Miss Lizzie Thomas as
principal and Miss Della Mitchell as
primary teacher.
The Sheridans were let out of quar-
antine last week.
Burt Morrow has the smallpox.
Ralph Kelley has gone to North Da-
kota to work.
School was dismissed last Friday SC
the teachers could attend the south
eastern Iowa Teachers association at
Washington.
Florence Kelley attended the teach
ers' meeting at Washington.
Fatima Beall. of Sigourney. is stay
ing with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Beall.
1t is believed that the school board
took wise step when it said that all
of the pupils must be vaccinated or
| leave school,
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DoudS,

Douds, April Mrs. ]. S. Bell, OF
Valley Junction, goes to Keosauqua to,
day to visit relatives.
j, M. Webster, of Selma, is in town
today on business.
Orville Finney, of Eldon, was Sun.
day visitor.
o. A. HOFFMAN and daughter, Jennie,
visited over Sunday with friends at
Kilbourne
Capt. Jas Elerick, of this place, and
w. II. Morrison, of Leando, went to
heosauqua today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. W. Harwood, of
keosauQua, visited with relatives at
this place over Sunday.
Geo. B. Haney, Of Selma, is in town
today The township trustees, of
which he is a member, are holding
their regular spring meeting. Quite a
number of bills for temporary relief
are being presented on account of the
Iquarantining of smallpox cases in this
township
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morse, of Biz
mingham, are visiting with relatives at
this place today, and are also expect
ing their daughter Nettie, who has
been visiting friends in Des Moines.
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LGSGSs
Lucas, April 7.-Ashby and MCGEE
shipped load of hogs to Ottumwa
Saturday. 81
The little son Of w. E. Allen is very
sick with spinal meningitis
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian churchpwill meet with Mrs
Norm Baker next meeting.
Prof r. A. 13ovett's lecture, THE
New Time" to be delivered next Fri
day evening. -
Mrs. Fannie Sever, of Stuart. deputy
grand worthy matron of the Eastern
Star, inspected the chapter here last
Thursday evening. At the close OF the
business session refreshments were
served and social time enjoyed by
all.
j. N. Fleming and family have NOV.
ed to Cleveland
Rev. J. A. Ross. of College Springs
was recent guest of F. W. Richards
Jas. Space and family are making
preparations for pleasure trip to Chi
cage.
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EARNS and City Prop
Il erty For Sale.

430 acres 2h miles from city limits, 215
acres bottom land, balance upland; all in
cultivation, . good sets of improvements,
fruit of all kinds, two good wells with
wind mills, good spring in pasture, close
to school, Il. +. ID. and telephone lines.
Will give possession this spring if sold
soon.
room house, good barn and outbuildings
6 room house, South Side, at Il bargain.
New room house, South Side
10 room house, modern improvements
good barn and outbuildings.
Vacant lots in all parts of the city ON
easy terms.
Is acres close to business part of city.
~ acres just inside city limits, splendid
ground for truck farming.
2h acres just outside city limits, well
improved, South Dakota land for sale
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Black of South Third street, has re-
turned from a few days visit in OF

Black of South Third street, has re-
turned from a few days visit in OF
| tumWa.
Emmett Harshman, Archie Gray
and Miss Erma Odem, late measle vic
tins, are able to be out again
}. 5. Oldham, who recently sold his
handsome residence on South Third
street, has moved his family to the
Rev. j. G. Caughlan property, in the
south part of town.
Frank kussart of Eddyville and E.
w. and D. G. England and Miss Barr
Der, of the farming community across
the river, were Oskaloosa callers Fri
day.
Fay H. Collins and nephew, Master
Cecil Bunnell, returned to their home
in Oskaloosa Saturday after spending
a few days with relatives northwest of
town.
Albert Johnson of near Dudley, re-
turned Friday from Beacon, where he
had been spending few days in at
tendance at the young folks mid-year
festival of the Baptists.
Rev. w. II. Dillon, the M. E. pastor,
Who was expecting to go to West Point
to conduct revival services vas pre-
vented from DONG so by smallpox be-
ing reported at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Lafferty return
ed from Abba Saturday where they
had been attending the funeral of a
relative, Mrs. A. Rowles, the wife of
the manager of the company store at
Hilton
Mrs. Lewis Turner, who has been a
sufferer from appendicitis, is able to
sit up again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Evans of Os-
kaloosa, were recent visitors with Mr..
Davis brother. H. S. Davis and wife.