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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

mia, are visiting with their mother, Mrs.
Taylor.
Alb Harris, who has been i'll at the home
of his mother in Centerville still continues
to improve.
Mrs. Harry Stowe is visiting her parents
In Wisconsin,
Miss Hazel Calvert spent last Sunday
with relatives at Lucernc, Mo.
MI and Mrs. VIM. Zgler We're Center
Vile visitors Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Phillips departed
"Wednesday night for a tour through Col
orado.
The members of the Seymour Temple of
Rathbone Sisters visited with the Sisters
at this place Friday evening.
Miss Laura Ramsay is visiting In Hale.
Mo
Miss Susie Hefner is visiting relatives in
Jerome.
Roy Fulkerson and wife, of Garden
Grove, visited relatives in this city the
past week.
Mystic will not celebrate this year but
Will send good delegations to Ottumwa,
seymour and other surrounding points.
Ormanville.
ormanville, June 23-Sunday. June Ia.
was memorial day at the Peoples church
at Ormanville. under the auspices of ]. I.
Wood and Miss Berry and her school. The
following was the program:
Song. Marching Through Georgia..
School,
Recitation, Found Dead on a Battlefield
Myrtle Eakin.
Dialogue, Memorial Day"-Three Girls
Recitation, Games Brd"-Olive Darnielle
Song. Just Before the Battle'-School
Reading, After the Battle''-Mrs. Tude
Thomas.
Recitation, "sleep, Soldier, sleep''-Mil-
da Heckart
Glass drill, Memorial Day"-six little
girls.
Recitation, Memorial Day''-Miss Mi
nerva Overture, of Fairview.
Recitation, my Grandma"-Clara Leon
ard.
Recitation, Memorial Day"-Arinnle
Young.
Song, america
Recitation, Memorial Day Edna Berry
Recitation, Bert Wilson"-Bird Leon
ard.
Flag drill and salute by school.
Recitation, 1.-THE Blue and the Gray
Millie Wood.
Recitation, "a Soldiers wife"-Myrtle
Eakin.
Song, Beautiful Banner of the Union,
School
x. NJ. Smith, of IIedrick. and c. 7. Grey
of Highland were guests at the Van Win
kle Tuesday.
Sunday evening, at the E. S. Berry hos
pitable home they entertained few
of their friends to Ice cream, cake and
oranges.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
Mystic.

Mystic, June 23.-George Phillips and
Miss Flossie Bailey were married Wednes-
day. June IT.
Miss Bessie Beers, one of the teachers In
the city schools Is attending summer
school in Shenandoah.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
Caster was buried Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Mendon, of Frazier,
are visiting at the home of the latter's
father, J. c. Lepper.
The members of Mrs. w. c.. Green's Sun
day school class of the Christian church
will give an ice cream social at Lepper's
hall Saturday evening.
Mystic will send good delegation to
the county convention at Centeryille Sat
urday.
Mrs. Jessie Parnell, of Colchester, Ill,
and Mrs. Maggie Lodwick, of Pennsylya-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
"A DAIRY FARM.

"A bAAhL rAnM.
200 acres 105 in cultivation, balance pas
ture and 40 acres small timber, 100 acres
level, balance rolling.
New nine room frame house, tool house,
hen house, shed, and Ice house, new barn,
34xeo, buildings cannot be replaced for
$4,000. Will sell dairy outfit with milk
route paying over $4,000 per year, teams,
cows and crops.
Farm located u mile from splendid school
and three miles from street car tracks in
Ottumwa, Ia. Price $65 per acre.
AMERICAN, LAND co.
COURT AND SECOND STREETS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

GOVERNMENT LANDS AND CHEAP
homes in southwest Missouri. Many
tracts of government lands subject to
homestead or cash entry, will make good
homes. Send 81 for plat and full de-
scription; also how to acquire lands in
the Indian territory. s. G.. Wood, For
syth, Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

Young hen turk, sys .............. III
No 3 turkeys s..................
Oh gobblers ...... $50. n
Geese, full featilercd. at ... x
Ducks. full feath cred, at ..... g
Shaggy young 70 osters .......... 8H
Grains and Hay-Street Price.
Wheat, fall .....s{ -. ....... 4oa55
Oats $50. -. .................. 2s@35
Rye ........ ............... -. 30m35
Corn ....... ....,,................ 45@50
Hay .,............ ..s50@l1Uu
oats straw .....s .............. a, OO6Ia on,
Timothy seed. per bushel. j. Oo6a1 10
Clover seed, per b nshel ......... .T.00@S50
Butter and Eggs.
Butter, packers pay ..... ...... Is
Eggs. packers pay .......... ia
Separator butter -...... ........ 90
Renovated butter ...s... ......... ia
, Hides, Wona and Feathers.
Hides, cured, No. 1............ S%
Cured, No 2 observation-disclosures. 7I
Green, No. .i.t.- ............, ~
Green, NO. .r.............. 6M
Wool. tubwashed .-..... ....... 2sM2S
Medium, washed t.............. 19@19h
Coarse, unwashed ........ -. lSlha1a
Fine unwashed ............ 17Ml7M
Beeswax -. ............. 2oQ2s
Talow, No. / Observation-Disclosures. az
Tallow, No. 2 $50. i.......
y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

WANTED--MAN AND TEAM TO TAKE
40 acres, more or less, river bottom land;
in corn, on shares. John Macdonell, Jig
East Main.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A FINE 26s ACRE TRACT
of timbered river bottom land. Grows 65
bushels corn per acre. About 40 acres
In cultivation. Price $4,000. two miles
Of railroad station. Frank Moore, Wayne
City, ILL.,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

FOR sALE-1192 ACRES, 900 ACRES IN
cultivation, the balance In wood; eight
sets Of buildings; and 8 rooms; miles
of stntion; good road. The buildings
acre. Terms, liberal. ]. r. McGonignl,
Dover, DEL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

FOR sALE-A 1872 ACRE FARM, u
mile south of Klrkville, well improved
coal shaft is located on land. Hobert
Fuhs, Klrkville, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

FOR SALE-Two FRESH MICH COWS
with male calves. Call evenings or Sun
days. ]. w. johnson on road between
Agency and Cliffiand.
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New York Produce Market.
New York, June 23.-Wheat, July, S41s.
Corn, 5SA.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, June 23.-Corn, steady; No. 3, ~.
Oats, dull; No. 3 white, 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
WHOLESALE PRICES.

Live Stock.
Choice hogs, over $50 lbs ....... $40
Choice hogs, 200 to go lbs 1850. $50
Choice hogs, 100 to 200 1bs..... 500
Choice heavy sows .............. 500
Stays ................... 500
Calves $3.50. .............. 4.00@5.50
Cows, per cwt $3.50. .........1 .50@3. 90
Heifers, per cwt .............. .45Gl3. rs
Sheep 35oal4.0G
Lambs ..... ...---........... 5.0od5.5u
Poultry.
Fowls 1880. 1900. ............. 81
Spring chickens .......... 121a
COCKS ...... ..............'....... 81
Young gobblers $500. z
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
ST. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, June 23.-Wheat cash, nom
inal; July, 1875.
Corn, cash, nominal; July, 49@
Oats, cash, nominal; July, 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SURE
TAING2

That is what we now have for you in the
way of farm lands No possible chance of
failure of crops. We represent the best
system of irrigation known. Lands as fine
as ever seen, inexhaustible water supply,
always on hand at the proper time. Call
and see us OF write for particulars. Inyes-
tigate now, for il you do you Will invest.
Or, if you prefer country of natural
rainfall. better go to Oklahoma with us
next trip. Harvest time now and you can
see what they raise.
We are still selling homes In Ottumwa to
the homeless or any one else wishing to
buy. Some nice little tracts near the city.
LOW ENBERa & CO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, June Z3.-Poultry steadier; tur-
keys, 10; chickens, IL.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

AGENTS WANTED FOR DR. DRUM
mond's Lightning Remedies for rheuma-
tism: restores stiff joints, drawn cords,
and hardened muscles, $500 for incurable
case. When everything else fails, describe
your case. to the Drummond Medicine Co.,
New York.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
MunterviIIe.

Munterville, June 2s.-Sunday, June ID,
occurred the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Erlnpd Allen
and a large number of their friends We're
invited to their home to visit with them
on this occasion. and those that were pres
ent were as follows: Messrs. and Mes
danes Chas. johnson, John Burgason, An
drew Carlson. John Peterson, j. III. Mel
son, John Pierson, G. II. Swanson, A. Z.
johnson; Alex Anderson and son Allie and
daughter Pauline, Mrs. Johanna Anderson,
Miss Hannah Pierson, Alvin Allen, Arthur
Swanson and Anton and Alvin Carlson;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Allen, of Chillfcothe;
Miss Edith Pierson, of Chiliicothe. Those
from 0ttumwa We're Miss yina Allen. Miss
Alice Anderson Alfred Anderson Axel An
derson; Miss Esther Allen, of Des Moines:
Edwin Anderson, of Blakesburg. Quite a
number of silver articles were left with
them as memento of the occasion and all
present enjoyed most pleasant time.
The Munterville and Chillicothe Mutual
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

FOR sALE-Teo ACRES OF FINE JASPER
county farm and: nieo improvements,
houses, barns, etc.; good water; one mile
from railroad station: never prospectatl,
but location and indications good for lead
and zinc: price. $50 per acre. Frank C.
Griffith, 105 North Maple street, Carthage,
Mo-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
Chicago Butter and Edo Market.

Chicago, June 23.-Butter, easy; cream
cry 16@20M; daires, 151a@1S.
Eggs, easy; 1214Gl13&
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New York Poultry Market.

New York, June 23.-Poultry, alive. set
tied, dressed, weak; broilers, 20@22; fowls,
Ia; turkeys, 13@15.
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WANTED.

WANTED GIRL FOR FAMILY
cooking; no washing; good wages. Ad-
dress M. L., care Courier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23

WANTED - STOCK TO PASTURE
Plenty of grass, abundance of water. w.
Y. Dexter, Ottumwa, Ia, Route No. 6.
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Murray.

Murray, June 22-Mrs. Sam Burd of
Osceola visited her son Sunday.
Miss Floe Butler of Osceola visited
her friend, Mrs. Ralph Brown, last
week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
MORTUARY.

In New York Gustav Gottheil
prominent rabbi is dead at the age
of rs.
Francis M. Scala, first director of
the marine band, died in Washington
aged 81
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons, the
pusilist's wife, died at Bcnsonhurst
IN, W of pneumonia.
Lester lie Grand Bond, for many
years one of the prominent patent
lawyers of Chicago, is dead,
Charles A. IIoyt, a prominent bust
ness man of New York city, died at
Pasadena. Cal. aged Ga years.
A. S. Mcclure, former congress
man, died at Wooster, O.. from heart
disease, lie was 81 years old and
served In congress from 1880 to 1882.
Charles e. Sinclair a pioneer of
Chicago Il veteran of the civil war
and a member of the first graduating
class of the first Chicago high school,
died.
\
Rockwell Manufacturing company of
Milwaukee,, died Mt Los Gatos, Cal,
whore he had been for some time for
the benefit of his health. Mr., Moss
was a years Of age.
Mrs, Edward $. Willing died at the
family residence, 51l South Board
street philadelphia For number OF
years she had been sufferer from
trouble with her heart. She was n
| leader in society and was the mother
of the wife OF Colonel John Jacob
| Astor,
Professor Marvin Quackenhuch. ex.
director Of the Modern Woodmen OF
| America and superintendent ot the
schools of Kane county, H., died at
his home IN West Dundee 4 suburb
of Elgin lie was born at Hart
wick. Ostogo county. n. y, Nov %
1872. and came to Illinois with his
parents when he was years old
Davis Johnson, u, II, for twenty
years state clerk of the Presbyterian
synod OF Illinois, died at National
City. Cal Dr, Johnson was is years
of age and had leon in poor health
for some time, sickness having
prompted him TO 90 TO California
For fourteen years he was pastor o.
the Second church ut Springfield, Ill
Major Dewitt {. Cram, aged II, rs
sistant United States district attorne.
for northern Iowa, is dead at Dubuque
Although he became totally blind fl
teen years ago, this did not necessi
tate his giving up the practice Of Law
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
LATE r..

The damage to the Shamrock III. is
$4,000.
The president of France is to visit
London in June
The mayor and other officials Of
MayaGuez we're arrested on the charge
of frauds.
immigration returns for April
break all records; $4,000 aliens arrived
in eighteen days.
George B. Cox declares Myron t.
Herrick will be the republican nomi-
nee for governor of Ohio.
Attorney General Knox is declared
to be opposed to a modification of the
Northern Securities decree.
Senator Clark of Montana was sued
by Mary McNellis for $l50OoO dam
ages for breach of promise.
King Edward plans a visit to Ire
land in July after state visit to
Scotland He will pay state visit
to Paris.
Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford took over the command of the
British channel squadron at Ports.
mouth.
Army and navy officers were given
strong hint by President Roosevelt
to stop discussing probable war with
Germany,
Duke Adolf Friedrich III Mecklen,
burg was seriously injured at Dueber-
l., 81 h 10 automobile
with n tree,
Premier Balfour in letter of in
Quily emphatically repudiates any in
teution ON the part of the British gov
ernmont of giving home rule to Ire
| land.
Santo Domingo residences were
damaged in bombardment by govern,
ment troops The latter lost heavily.
Gems, Qutsada, Alvarez, and Cordsro
were killed.
Foreign Minister Prinetti Of Italy
decided to retire in order to hasten
the restoration of his health. Signor
Priuetu was stricken with partial
paralysis Jan. %.
Santos Nasquez, dealer in bills Of
exchange. was arrested at Havana be
cause Of protests made ON drafts sold
by him on Fruhling Bros, London
His liabilities are 100000.
King Edward at Malta held a review
of 10000 soldiers. He afterward
visited the cathedral, where he was re
ceived by the archbishop of Malta arc
the chapter of the cathedral,
William X. Vanderbilt. whose d
yorced wife is now Mrs. o. H. F. Bel
mont, will be married soon. Tht
prospective bride is believed to b.
/ Mrs. Lewis Rutherford OF Paris.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
FOREIGN.

Algiers extended a grand welcome
to President loubet as he comes on
an official visit.
The British war secretary, William
st. John Brodrick, is said to be
slated for viceroy of India.
At Vienna Colonel IIic has been ar
rested on the charge of conspiracy
against King Alexander of Servia
At TarasCon, France, magistrate
who went to Frigolot abbey to place
seals on the door was met by a
hostile crowd which gathered from
the neighboring village, and was
stoned by the mob ana driven away.
The passage of the Wyndham land
bill as amended by the Dublin con.
vention Is demanded hy Irish land
lords and tenants. John Redmond
declared the question will be settled
If the recommendation are adopted,
rhG steel mast of the Shamrock
H. was broken off short by a squall
near Weymouth and the rigging was
swept overheard and destroyed. The
and Sir Thomas Upton was slightly
hurt.
The sultan of Morocco has decided
to personally lead an expedition
against the forces of the pretcnder,
Buamara. into the Taxa district. All
Europeans must leave Fee for the
coast and there await the termina-
ton of the operations.
At Vienna the international chess
contest begins May /. The following
experts will attend: Maroczy of
Budapest, Tschigorin of st. Peters
burg, Janowsld and SchlcCter Of
Vienna, Pilsbury Of New York, Mar
shall of Brooklyn, Tiochmann of Lon
don, Mieses of Leipsic and Gunsbers
of London, and Marco Of Vienna,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30

tected by the news of his death. All
OF the Milwaukee members of the
Legislature were shocked at his un-
timely taking off and expressed their
admiration OF him as man of high
ideals.
Mr.. Geuder had an engagement to
meet with eXGoy. Hoard and Others
here today on business in connection
with the St. Louis fair. AS vice presi-
dent of the Wisconsin commission
Mr.. Geuder was one of the most active
promoters of the interests of the fair
in this state. He was regarded by his
associates as the ablest member OF
the board.
Gov. La Toilette Immediately upon
receipt of the news of his death sent
a message of coincidence to tho
Geuder family In the following Ian
guage he paid a tribute to his friend:
The death of William Geuder is
particularly depressing to me" said
GOV La Toilette" as feel that in his
death the state loses one of its most
high minded citizens. He was a broad
man who took deep interest IN pup
lie affairs. He was forceful man
and was fun Of plans to make the OK
hibition of Wisconsin at St Louis a
success. His plans not only included
the making OF the exhibit q success
from a business standpoint but also
from an artistic point OF view, He
was one Of the abest men on the
commission. While his death at the
present time is great loss to the
state in that it deprives the commits
sion of his services still | believe the
state suffers a greater loss than that
OF Mr.. Geuder as commissioners in
that it will lose a citizen Of such
broad, generous, kindly nature, and
high character, | knew him init
mately for many years
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30

was concluded in the district court at
Seward and the case submitted on
briefs. A decision is expected in one
month.
At Marion Ind, a hilarious wed
ding party andcuffed together Ed
ward Campbell and his bride as they
were taking the train. They tied a
cowbell to the handouts, and every
time the couple moved the bell gave
an alarm. They rode seventy miles
before the handouts were cut off
with a chisel.
Colonel Alexander Mckenzie, corps
of engineers, was detailed for duty as
member of the general staff of the
army provided for by congress at it's
last session. He will take the place
for which Lieutenant Colonel John
r. Chamberlain of the inspector
generalship's department was in
advertently chosen, he proving to the
ineligible.
Ora Eddington, his wife and their
three small children, with two neigh,
bors boys, started to cross the flood
ed Wabash bottoms at Clinton, Ind,
in the face of a warning of danger.
The three EGddington children and
William Dudley were drowned.
Eddington escaped on a horse and
his wife was rescued by William
Jacks, ~ years old.
Or, Thomas Herran, the Colombian
charge d'affares, said with reference
to the prospects for the ratification of
the canal treaty by the Colombian
congress-: "The advices l receive
from Bogota through private sources
are quite contradictory They show
the opposition to the treaty to be
quite strong, but do not state who are
leading the opposition"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
INSULAR.

Two more officials have been ar
rested at Mayaguez in connection
with the municipal frauds there.
Philippine frairs are trying to secure
excessive prices for their properties,
and negotiations are at standstill.
A document signed by Aguinaldo,
commissioning a Filipino to Kill Gen.
Otis, was found in the war depart,
ment.
Cholera has attacked Captain Per.
shlng's troops, who are operating
against tho Moros in the island Of
Mindanao. Five cases and many sus'
pected cases are reported.
Seven indictments were voted by
the Porto Rico grand jury as a result
Of the smuggling investigation,
Robert Giles, engineer, and Benjamin
,,.r former election supervisor,
re included.
Adyiccs from Cuba Indicate that
the treaty negotiations are almost at
a standstlll The nature Of the OBJ
struction does not appear, but 1t Is
believed that fresh instructions which
are to 20 forward to Minister Squies
almost Immediately will relieve the
situation.
Tho alleged remarks of General
Frank d. baldwin. commander OF the
department of Colorado, that negro
soldiers and FiIipinOs were no better
than our dogs arc particularly of.
fenslve to the administration and are
resented by officers OF the army. A
court Of inquiry will be called.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30

He was vigorous prosecutor and
skillful examiner of witnesses. He
was born in Vermont and served
throughout the civil war.
E. l.. Boies, Oldest son of ex-Gov-
ernor Boies and the senior member
of the law firm of Boies G. Boies at
Waterloo, Iowa, died of typhoid fever
Louis Boies was fast coming to the
front as leader of the democratic
party of Iowa. He was AZ years of
age. Governor Boies, who has been
in poor health for some time, is
Frustrated over the blow.
Texas Angel is dead at HALEY,
Idaho. He was born at Angelica N.
Y, in 1889 and served with distinc-
ton in the Twenty-seventh New York
regiment in the civil war. He prac-
ticed law in Eau Claire, Wis, as part
ner of Levi Villas. He was named
Texas" by General Sam Houston, the
first president of the Texas republic,
who was a close friend of his father
Mrs. Hester A. Thayer, aged Sc,
died at Springfield, Ill. She was
born in Boston and was the daughter
of stephen Thayer, formerly a proml-
nent merchant of that city She
went to Springfield early in life and
was a teacher of languages in the old
Springfield academy. She also
taught in the schools of Baltimore
and other cues in the east.
Dow DT Howard Smith dpnn nf
the Reformed Episcopal seminary at
philadelphia, and professor of
dogmattc theology in that institution,
died, aged 83 years. He was born at
Kaskasiia, O., and studied for the
ministry at the Protestant Episcopal
seminary of Virginia. His first
charge was at Knoxville, Tenn.
Later he occupied pulpits at Wash
ington Heights, N, Y; Newark, N.
j., and Brooklyn, N. Y.
C, p. Squires, vice president of the
German-American Savings bank at
Burlington, Iowa, director of the Rock
Island railroad and a retired capital
list, died of heart failure at Abba,
Iowa, in the private car of c. E. Per-
kins, former president of the Burling-
ton road, while on a trip through
Iowa. Mr.. Squires was born in Ben
nington, Vt, March 20. 1927 He went
to Burlington in 1856 and founded the
c. p SQuires Drug Company. He
married Miss Anna Bethel Hedge, sis
ter of Congressman Thomas Hedge.
Joseph Alonzo Sleeper, a pioneer
lawyer of Chicago and one of the two
men who drew the original re
publican platform, died. aged "a
years. Mr.. Sleeper was born Oct. Is,
1918, at Bethany, N. Y. In 1889 he
began the study Of law in Alexander, |
N. Y, and in 1871 entered the offices
of Dibble & Martindale at Batavia,
In 1914 he was admitted to the court
of common pleas for Genesee county,
New York. Later he removed to
Evansville, Wis, where he was prOmi-
nent in the practice of the law until
1868, when he went to Chicago and
became the partner of Henry X.
Wilton, which alliance existed until
the death of Mr.. Wilton in 1886. Mr..
Sleeper was the chairman of the
committee on resolutions at the
organization Of the republican party
in Madison, Wis, in 1854 and with
the late Judge Wyman Spooner wrote
the platform which was adopted by
tho convention. Surviving Mr.,
Sleeper is only the widow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
NEWS OF TILE WORLD.
THE PRESIDENT.

Roosevelt is said to intend making
over the civil service commission
with new men.
President Roosevelt was compelled
daily to wade horseback through five
feet of snow in the park
President Roosevelt left Fort
Yellowstone for Norris geysers. The
labor unions request for boycott Of
the Union Pacific railroad was re-
fused.