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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-06
Eldon,

Eldon, May AT the meeting of
the school board Wednesday evening
the following teachers were elected to
fill the vacancies left from the last
meeting: Miss Blanche Norton, Miss
Florence Baker and Miss Grace Grit
fiths for the west side building and
Miss Ruth Roberts and Miss Esther
Nicholson for the east side.
The officers of the Big Fair asso-
citation have put a large force of men
at work on their grounds making gen
eral improvements. The association
intends to make this year the biggest
and best fair ever held here and are
starting early that everything may be
in proper shape.
AT a meeting held by the grocers' of
this place it WAS decided to dispense
with the solicitor system and as a re-
suit no more orders are being taken
at houses. The solicitor system was
started here several years ago before
the telephone exchange was put in and
was a great convenience, but since the
installing of the city telephone system
it got to be quite nuisance and the
grocers decided to do away with it.
Mrs. H. Knowles of Mt. Pleasant is
visiting at the home of Jas. Sapien-
field.
w. HI. Stauffer made business trip
to Keokuk yesterday.
Mr. Farmer, the round house fore.
man, is quite sick.
Frank Shane made a business trip
to Stockport today.
Rass Vass left last night for Chica-
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Buxton.

Buxton, May 2-Albert Jewett, after
several months illness, passed away
Monday morning, April %, and
was buried Wednesday by the Mason
ic lodge of which he was member.
The deceased leaves wife and six
children and host of friends to mourn
his loss. The bereaved have the well
wishes and sympathy of the commu-
nifty.
Wednesday afternoon about 4::30
o'clock occurred the shooting of Mr..
and Mrs. James Morris by their SON
in-law, Arthur Wilson. Arthur is mar
ried to Mrs. Morris daughter and he
is very inhuman to her some times. He
had beaten her and had drawn
the gun, it is alleged, and
had threatened to kill her, and his sis
ter, Susie Wilson, came in about that
time, and said, ''Why Arthur, what is
the matter?" and he said to her Leave
me alone or will kill you," and she
went to one of the neighbours house
and told them, And then Mrs. Morris
was sent for and of course Mr.. Morris
followed. The words Mrs. Morris said
to her daughter were, Emma, for
Gods sake don't let Arthur kill you
come on home" and Arthur then
struck Mrs. Morris in the mouth, kick
ed her and then shot her through the
shoulder. Mr.. Morris attempted to
take the gun from Arthur and he shot
Mr.. Morris through the jaw, and in the
scrimmage Arthur was shot through
the wrist. Mrs. Morris shoulder is
not so bad, but Mr.. Morris is in pretty
bad condition Arthur was taken into
custody by Constable Will Reasby. 1t
is not known what will be done yet.
Mr.. Morris is only the girls stepfather
and had no intentions of interfering.
He is quiet, law abiding citizen and
respected by all. Both families are
well respected.
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DIVORCE BUSINESS.
Decree Signed by Judge as New Case
Is Filed With Clerk.

lFrom Fridays Daily.l
Today Judge Vermillion signed de-
cree annulling the marriage of Maude
and John Schworm. This case was
brought by the woman and was Of the
regulation character. No sooner had
this decree been granted than new
divorce case was filed, thus keeping
the number even. The papers in the
new case We're signed by Sadie e. An
derson, who asks for a divorce from
her husband, Robert Anderson, who
now lives at Buxton. The petition
states that the two parties were mar
ried in Ottumwa February 81, 1890,
and that they lived together as hus-
band and wife until April rs, 1900,
when the plaintiff claims that Ander-
son deserted her after treating her in
cruel and inhuman manner. She
says they have not lived together for
two years and asks for a divorce ON
the grounds of desertion.
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Avery.

Avery. May Last Thursday ev-
ening at $3.50 Frank West and Miss
Maggie Bilterman were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bilterman. Rev. B. w.
Petit officiated. The marriage is the
elimination of some length and is the
uniting of a happy and lovely pair. A
small company of their friends wit
messed the ceremony and extended
hearty congratulations to the bridal
pair. After the marriage elegant re-
freshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. West went to housekeeping at
once in the Pearson house which they
had all furnished.
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Hiqh Point,

High Point, May 2.-Preaching at
High Point school house Sunday, May
4, by Rev. Elder of the Davis street
Christian church at $3.50. Sunday
school at 2:30. All are cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Squire Martz of South
Ward street, spent Sunday at the old
home place.
Mrs. John Vanderlow is still very
low.
Harry Patrick of Fairfield is visiting
his son Ernest Patrick, and family.
ROBBIE Forsythe and wife spent over
Sunday with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Forsythe.
All are rejoicing over the fine rains
of the past week.
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DahIoheqa.

Dahlonega, May 2rThe schools clos
ed last Friday with an entertainment
at night, which was well attended and
much enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Rufus Knopp, accompanied by
Miss Susie Knopp, of Salem, Ohio, left
Thursday night on the Burlington for
her home in Colorado.
Nick Shoemaker of Ottumwa, was a
business caller in the neighborhood
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McClung and lit.
tie son Cloyd spent Sunday with Mr.,
and Mrs. Campbell Glenn near Blakes.
burg.
Miss Julia Fuqua has returned from
Highland Center where she spent the
winter.
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Russell.

Russell, May 2.-M. J. Marshall is
still very sick with rheumatism.
Mrs. Kenny Dilly is dangerously ill
with measles.
There is to be an entertainment at
Wiltsey's hall Friday night. May 8,
given by Miss Charlotte Butts physi-
cal culture and music classes, assisted
by outside talent.
Bert Thompson of Creston was Wis
iting relatives and friends in Russell
the first of the week.
A. ]. Woodman and R. R. Fogg are
in Des Moines on business this week.
Miss Frances Blanchard is visiting
friends in Charlton this week.
Mrs. Ellen Boyd returned from Of
tumwa, where she had been attending
the funeral Of her daughter, Mrs. VIII
Boyd.
Ed. Marshal and wife intend to
move to Russell.
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Beamer, Messrs. and Mesdames J. w.
McCrea and Geo. N. Berry, Misses
steila Johnson and Katie Chapman, Ed
Ole hughes and DIG. England.
w. +. lager, one Iof the enterprising
farmers of this vicinity, is putting in a
system of waterwor4s about his farm.
Joel d. Sipes, of Oskaloosa, drove
down to Eddyville ION business We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. IL. Noel, of Oskaloo.
sa, are here for visit at the parental
A. H. Noel home on Millers Creek.
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Foster.

Foster, May 2.-Wm. Packwood
made business trip into Illinois last
week.
Peter Kennedy and Miss Bertha
Chapman of Hilton attended the ice
cream festival in Foster Tuesday ev-
ening.
David Anderson, mine foreman here,
resigned his position and went to OF
tumwa, where he will work for the
Roseland Coal Co.
Chip" Highams moved his family
here from Cincinnati and will work in
the mines at Hilton.
Mrs. Henry Maneor is on the sick
list this week, but is improving some.
Mrs. Geo. Stuxford is in Marysville
at the bedside of her sons wife who
is very dangerously ill.,
Miss Lille AIDES, who has been so
very i'll is very much better and will
recover.
Robert Hughes of Cincinnati was an
over-Sunday visitor with his daughter,
Mrs. Lew Arnold.
George Darby had a valuable COW
killed by the cars last Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. John Madison has so far recov-
cred from her injuries received in the
accident as to be able to be taken to
her home last Thursday.
The Phillips Fuel Co. is moving
twelve houses from here to No. at
Ottumwa.
Matthew Eddy of Lost Creek moved
mis- family here last week and is work
ing in the mines at Hilton.
| About o'clock last Sunday morning
| fire started at the bottom of air shaft
of the mines and ran up the shaft
and burned the fan house, which
caused the mines to be closed down
until the damage can be repaired
About sixty or seventy men are
thrown out of employment. Several Of
the men have succeeded in getting
work at other places.
| Postmaster Stickenlooper has had
the postoffice papered which greatly
improved the appearance of the room
The Ladies' Aid society of the M
e. church gave an ice cream social las
Monday and Tuesday evenings, which
proved great success in every way
The women of the M. E. church have
made some needed improvements or
their church.
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Lucas.

Lucas, May 2.-Evan Perry has re.
turned to his home in Norris, ILL.,, Wed.
nesday.
w. Ballinger moved his family to
Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Mrs. L. Smith Of Melrose is visiting
with her son-in-law, J. c. Rcky, north
west of town.
There was box supper given at the
M. p. church Wednesday night. Quite
a crowd of young people attended. The
proceeds were for the benefit of the
church.
The house of Charles Babcock
caught on fire Tuesday night. The en-
tire household goods were burned. Mr..
Babcock and family were visiting in
Ottumwa at the time. The origin of
the fire was not known. There was no
insurance carried.
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Burlington Route Homeseeksrs Excur
slime

On the list and Bird Tuesdays of each
month the Burlington Route will sell
round trip homeseekers tickets to
points in the west, northwest, south.
west and southeast, at rate of $500
plus the regular one way rate. Good
for return twenty-one days from date
of sale. For full information call on
or address w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent
Union depot.
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go on business in connection with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
Miss Mae Isbell left yesterday for
Iowa City for a short visit with her
friend, Miss Florence Baker, who is
attending the university.
Miss Minnie Towers of Muscatine is
visiting her brother, Edward, at this
place.
The engine on the morning passeng-
er train for Keokuk burst flue a
short ways south of town and delayed
the train for several hours this morn
ing.
Chas. Box returned last evening from
West Branch. where he has been on
business the past few weeks.
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Hickory RIDGE.

Hickory Ridge, May miss Lulu
Neal visited Miss Emma Foster Sun
day.
Mrs. Alex limbaugh is on the sick list
at present.
Miss Emma Foster is on the sick
list at present writing.
The dance at the George Foster
home Monday night was we'll attended.
Those in attendance were the Misses
Rosa, Effie and Gertie Chisman, Lulu
and Elsie Neal, Eva and Libbie Cald-
well, Mabel Upp, Louisa Limbaugh, No.
"a and Belle Anderson, Annie Fisher,
Messrs. Max Vantormater, Frank Cook,
Harry Chedister, Harry Neal, Harry
Peterson, Laurence Nelson, Frank Blu.
man Spears, Will Gibson, Fred Cloyd,
Caldwell, Percie Chisman, Lennie Par,
son, Oscar Chedister, Wash Foster,
Mr.. Lewis, Mr.Braden and Mr.. and Mrs
B. e. Franklin, of Miller Ridge. Frank
Parren and Viii Layer furnished the
music. All reported good time.
Miss Bertha Major is visiting at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. and
MTS. AlDeTL MdJOT, LlllS week.
Henry Wiedman and family visited
at the John Spears home Sunday.
Chas. Wilcox and wife and Miss Lou
lisa Limbaugh We're calling on friends in
Abba one day last week.
John Spears and sons, Alex limbaugh
and Wash Foster called at Blakesburg
Saturday.
Frank Bugerson visited his cousin.
James Chisman, Sunday.
Ethan and Lewis Major and AL. Keep.
heart We're business callers at Blakes-
burg Monday.
Rosa and Fife Chisman, Harry Ched.
lister, Will Obery, and Mrs. Sadie
Spears were callers at the G. F. Foster
home Monday.
Nose Blake and Will Wilson visited
at home Sunday
Miss Minnie chedister visited her
parents last week.
Harry Chedister and Frank Parran
was calling at Smoky Hollow Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Neal and daughter and
Miss Lulu Neal were callers at Blakes-
burg Saturday.
Mrs. Neal and daughter, Elsie, visit
ed at the Chas. Neal home Sunday.
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terry case, suit for $4,000 damages for
SANDER, jury found for plaintiff for 81,
costs thrown on defendant.
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keosauqua.

Keosauqua, May 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
Orange Calhoun of Birmingham re-
Gently visited with Attorney ]. G. Cal
houn and family.
Mrs. j. N. HENDERSON has departed
for a three weeks visit with her par
ents at Ft. Scott, Kansas. Her father
is a Presbyterian minister at that
place.
Mrs. Victoria Lea and daughter, Miss
Mamie, have gone to California, where
they will visit with relatives for sever
al months. They also expect to visit
with relatives in other western states.
Mrs. Mary Stidger and daughter,
Miss Ella, have moved back to Keosau-
qua from Milton. Miss Ella was one
of the teachers in the schools at that
place and has been reelected for next
year. Miss Villa Stidger, who has
been employed in one of the banks at
Milton, also expects to return here in
a short time.
Miss Florence st. John has been
elected as one of the teachers in the
Cantril schools for the coming school
year.
Mrs. E. A. Mullen, an aged woman
of this place is very ill. Mrs. W. F.
Metz, A. M. Mullen and Mrs. Mary
Pickens, all of Ottumwa, have been
called to her bedside. DR.. Brockman
of Ottumwa, was called on Wednesday
of this week to see her in consultation
with DR.. Sherman. Little hope is en-
tertained of her recovery.
The shop girls, numbering about
thirty, took supper at the Manning no.
tel last evening.
Public schools close today and the
scholars and teachers are enjoying a
picnic on the fair grounds.
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EddyviIle,


Eddyville, May 3.-The Eddyville
telephone exchange will, as soon as
the poles arrive, put two more rural
lines in operation. One will go into
the Grays Creek neighborhood, south
west of town, and will have the fol-
lowing patrons: John, Jesse and
(perhaps) Thos. Lanning, George Mil
Ter, VIM. Surber, VIM. MCGEE, Paul
Leeling, George Glass, Ralph Keen and
G. A. DeTar's country store, at what
lis known as Georgetown. On the 9TH
er line, which runs out east of town,
will be the following: Aaron, Chas.
and Grant Bolibaugh and M. Bolt
baugh's tenant residence. Manager N.
B. Holloway, of the exchange, was ov-
er at Cedar yesterday.
Grandma White, an aged woman
residing with her daughter. Mrs. S. A.
Oldham on Third street, is somewhat
improved in health. She will soon be
IS years old.
Mrs. S. A. Shaver is still quite i'll
at her home, corner of Walnut and
Fourth streets.
Rich Jager's little girl, Katie, west
of town, has measles.
Mahlon H. Cox, who has been ill
with measles, has not been SO well
lately.
While J. L. Myrick, of Bluff Creek,
was planting corn in his field during
the thunder shower Thursday after
noon, he received quite severe shock
from lightning, stunning him for a
time, and not entirely recovering for
several hours.
Miss Laura Beamer has returned to
her home on Bluff Creek from a four
months stay at Battle Creek, Michi-
gan.
A Trotter, who moved to Oskaloosa
a month or six weeks ago after long
residence here, was in town Wednes-
day looking up residence to pur-
chase and move back here.
John Barnett and family, Of Hamil
ton, were in town on business Wednes-
day.
Oskaloosa callers from Eddyville and
9icinity Thursday and Friday were
Mesdames Maggie Watkins and B. b.
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Hedrick.

I1SOTiCks
Hedrick, May Rev. H. B. Seiles
will attend the dedication of the M. e.
church in Cedar next Sunday.
DR.. Eastburn returned from st.
Louis yesterday where he had been on
professional business.
The republicans of Benton township
will hold caucus tomorrow after
noon.
Rev. H. c. Thompson of the Anti
Saloon League will lecture in the Bap-
fist church here next Sunday evening.
He will illustrate his remarks with
stereopticon views.
The telephone franchise question
will be submitted to the voters here
again Monday. 1t seems to be the
opinion that it will carry this time.
Rev. Sheppard of Fairfield gave
lecture in the Baptist church here
Wednesday evening in Bible study.
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Abba.

Abba, May MAX Loeb has been
spending this week in Red Oak.
Tom Cole, Jr., of Marysville, was q
business visitor in Abba Tuesday.
G. H. Edris and wife entertained My.
Edris' father, of Oskaloosa, recently.
Mrs. G. T. Mcconnell spent yester.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Young in
Lovilia.
Miss Bertha Harlow, who has been
a teacher in the Hiteman schools. is
spending her vacation with her pa.
rents in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Richey return
ed last evening from Lovilia, where
they had been spending several days
at the Charles Young house.
Engineer Hyatt, of the Des Moines
branch, was married one day this week
to lady in Des Moines.
Little Pauline Smith, of Ottumwa,
has been spending the fore parr OF
this week with her uncle and aunt,
Charles and Miss Vida Smith, in this
city.
John Melone has the contract for
two new houses to be erected in his
new addition, north of the Burlington
depot
Mis- Fife Hughes has been the guest
of friends in Ottumwa and Agency the
past week.
Gene Wilson. who has been engaged
in evangelistic work in Kansas and
Nebraska for some time past, has re
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Woolsey, of Las
Animas, Col, are guests at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Cas-.
aday.
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Foster, May 2.-Wm. Packwood
made business trip into Illinois last
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LES MONIES fOFtunate.
Speaking of the good fortune of
Des Moines Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dakota, said that after great eff
fort he was able to secure authority
for the establishment of an army post
at Bismarck, eight years ago. During
these eight years he managed to get
congress to appropriate $125,000 all
told for this purpose. Des Moines
has had and has now sure in sight
more than half million dollars of
government money for the army post
and has not yet compiled with the re-
quirements-the conditions made by
the city of Des Moines in consideration
of the locating of the post in that city.
1t must be clear to any person that
there is infinitely more demand for an
army post at Bismarck, North Dako-
ia, than in Des Moines AS a matter
of fact the actual need for a post at
Des Moines is exceedingly limited.
Everybody knows this and the obser-
vations made concerning the attitude
of Des Moines in haggling over this
little detail and that CONDITIONAL
voluntarily proposed and incorporated
in the formal guarantee to, the govern
ment-have had a tendency to place
the capital city of Iowa in an unenvi-
able light before the country The
course pursued by Des Moines is hurt
ing the state.
Embarrasses Iowa Delegation.
AS the capital city it is naturally
looked upon as the representative city
and the hair-splitting policy of Des
Moines Is constant source of embar.
rassment to the Iowa delegation. Con.
gresham Hull is daily accosted with
the query: How is your army post
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been passed, but the reckless disregard
of human life is undiminished AS
result, many citizens are advocating
enacbmeuts prohibiting the use of the
automobile altogether.
Such d notion as this is. of course,
absurd. People have been run over by
ice wagons and killed: they have been
manned beneath the wheels Of hearses.
The number of deaths in trolley car ac-
cidents every year makes an appalling
total The great difference is that the
automobile is a new thing. Further
more, it is so expensive as to be beyond
the reach of all except the rich and
that increases the prejudice. It Is
hardly necessary to say that horseless
vehicles are here to stay.
Eventually it viii be possible to reg
ulate their speed so as to reduce the
danger to a minimum, but it is child
lsh TO think Of wlping them out of ex-
istence. In all probability, the day IS
not far distant when automobiles will
be as cheap and as commonly used as
horses ana carriages W mere now lueg
are used chiefly for speeding and sport
ing purposes, some day they viii take
the places of draft animals of every
description. The cutlery against them
may be expected to grow less vehement
with. the passage of time.
There viii always be automobile ae-
cidents. just as there are always acct
dents Of every character. This fact
should not prejudice thinking Ameri-
cans against a really great invention.
It win be remembered that when BIZ
cycles first came into general use a wall
went up about their danger to pedes-
TRANS and those who drove in car
riages. They caused hundreds Of rum
away accidents and were doubtless IT,
sponsible for much loss of life OPP
ponents of the bicycle denounced it as
toy. fit only for the use of the idle
rich
Today the bicycle is recognized as one
of the important factors in swift and
safe transportation. People have ac-
/ customed themselves to it as they viii
accustom themselves to automobiles.
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THE ESCAPE OF YOUNG.

NTH EVERY EVIDENCE TO sup
" port the theory that ne received
help from outside, a dangerous criminal,
Young. has escaped from the ogden
city jail The event is a most depior-
able one and a rigid inquiry into all
the circumstances surrounding il
should be instituted at once. IF 1t is
found that any official has been guilty
of neglect of duty. and there is sufii-
cient prima facie evidence to constitute
almost criminal recklessness, the guilty
individual should be punished TO the
fullest extent of the law
Young was one Of the most dangerous
criminals that ever. terrorized a com
munity. 1t is almost certain that he
was guilty of numbering a Chinaman in
Ogden. with robbery as his object, and
case of highway robbery had been
clearly established against him i'm salt
Lake Local policemen took their lives
I'm their hands when they arrested
Young and his accomplice. IT is little
short Of a miracle that somebody was
not killed during that proceeding
Now il appears that the risk was
taken in vain. Once more Young is at
large and free to continue his career
of murder and robbery if he wills. 1t
is little consolation to Salt Lake and
ogden people to reflect that he VIII
hardly remain in either city Some in
nocent person or persons win almost
surely suffer either death or the loss
OF their property through his escape. =
man with his instincts will hardly en-
gage in any lawful pursuit.
Especially viii he be daring now, FOL
he win feel. since his escape from the
Ogden jail. that he cannot be success
fully Gagged. Now the question arises
How was it possible for this man, who
should have been watched with ex
traordinary care, TO escape from cap
tivity? Why was he allowed to re
main in the city jail? Why was h
not placed at once in the county jail
where it is to be presumed he eoulC
have been held?
Prisoners against whom seriOu
charges are made are not kept in tn
salt Lake City Jail any longer than
absolutely necessary, because it is com
paratively easy TO get out of that jail
Young's companion in crime was lockei
up in the Weber county jail Yet, &C
cording to all accounts, he is far tn
less dangerous criminal The Who'll
affair has an ugly look. Justice ha
been Knocked and whoever is resPonsi
bic must be made TO suffer for it.