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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
read, and the time passes SO slowly

read, and the time passes SO slowly
with no one to talk to-.
But the poor girl can't walk down
here to see me- said Uncle Ike.
That's just what l came to see you
about" said Ezekiel. THE greatest
come up to the old house and live with
us for a while and be company for
Alice. You can have the big front
room that father and mother used to
have, and Alice's room, YOU know, is
just side of that. In little while 1
shall have to be busy on the farm and
poor Alice
Don't talk any more about it, 'zeke"
said Uncle Ike. "Of course rlli come.
She will do me as much good as I'll do
her. Send down the boys with the
team tomorrow noon and I'll be all set
tied by the time you9get back"
"I'll do it." said Ezekiel. 1T is very
good of you, Uncle Ike, to give up your
little home here that you like so
much and come to live with us. Iknow
you wouldn't do it for anybody but
Alice, and I'll leave her to thank you
when she gets down here"
Uncle Ike and Ezekiel shook hands
warmly.
Don't you need any money, Zeke?"
asked Uncle Ike.
| NO" replied Ezekiel. Alice would
Int let me pay out a cent; she had
some money saved UP in the bank and
| insisted on paying for everything her
| self. She wouldn't come here till
promised her would let her pay her
board when she got able to work
again.
"She always was independent" said
/ Uncle Ike" and that was one reason
why'I liked her.a But more than that
she is the fairest-minded and best
| tempered woman I ever met in my
/ life, and I have seen a good many
4 Ezekiel shook hands again with I'm
Icle Ike, and then started off briskly
with a much lighter heart than he
home he asounded Mandy by telling
her that he was going to bring his sis
1 ter down from Boston and that Uncle
Ike was coming to live with them for
a while.
my Lord" cried Mandy, "and dc
you expect me to do all this extra
Iwork?"
| Il don't expect nothing" said Eze-
kiel. You can get old Mrs. Crowley
to come and do the heavy work. and
guess you can get along. You allus
said you liked her. she was such q nict
washer and ironer. She can have the
little room over the ell. and I'll give
you a dollar a week extra for YOU
trouble. Do you think you can ge
along, Mandy" Gf
Mandy answered: Il know l ear
with your sister all right. but if YOU
Uncle Ike comes out here in thu
kitchen and tells Inc how to roas
meat and make pies, as he did once
there will be trouble, and he may hav
to do all the cooking.
Ezekiel smiled, but said nothing, AM
went off upstairs to look at the tw,
rooms that We're to be occupied BY Tn
Gle Ike and poor Allie.
(To be continued Saturday,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
THEY ALL DEMAND 1T.
Onumwa Like Every City and Town in
the Union Receives it.


People with kidney ills want to be
cured. When one suffers the tortures
of an aching back, relief is eagerly
sought for. There are many remedies
today that relieve but do not cure.
Here is evidence to prove that DR..
Doan's Kidney Pills cure, and the cure
is lasting:
Mr.. ]. P. Kaiser of 107 North Market
street, says: When say that Doan' S
Kidney Pills are the best remedy for
the kidneys ever tried, that they act
upon those organs quickly, that they
operate most effectively mean what |
say, and base my opinion on the fol-
lowing experience: i had slight head
ache and other symptoms of either
weakened or over-taxed kidneys.
Thinking that Doan's Kidney Pills
might relieve me, / procured a box at
Will T.. Sargent's drug store, corner of
Market and Main streets. They did ex-
actly as | wanted. Let me add this pc
culiarity about Doan's Kidney Pills.
They do not affect the bowels, are
pleasant to take, leave no after.effect
or cause no reaction. This of itself
when compared with other prepara-
tions is of considerable importance to
the average man.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Millburn Co.. Buffalo
IN. Y, sole agents for the UnitsS
States. N
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26

Ten minutes before that hour the
team returned with the doctor.
She is all right he said. Every
thing has been done for her, and the
o.ler doctor will write me when my
services are needed again. Good
night"
The train dashed in and the doctor
sped back to Boston.
Quincy had engaged a room at the
hctel, and he at once retired to it, but
not to sleep. He passed the most un-
comfortable night that had ever come
10 lin.
The next afternoon Hiram told Man
dy that he heard Professor Strout say
to Robert Wood that he guessed that
accident would never have occurred
if that city chap hair't been trying to
drive hoss with one hand"
Mandy said, THAT Strout is mean
old thing, anyway, and ii you tell me
another thing that he says, I'll fill your
mouth full O. soft soap, or my name
isn't Mandy Skinner"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
FIND NO WILL
1T is BELIEVED THAT GENERAL
F. M. DRAKE DIED
lNTESTATE.-

Is 4 sz = D. /. p ~
Des Moines, Nov. 24-(SpeciaD -
Reports at Drake university today are
to the effect that the members of the
Drake family have thus far failed to
find any will of the late General Drake
and it is believed that he died without
making one. Another report is to
the effect that the former governors $
fortune at the time of his death. was
not SO large as had been thought.
University May Lose.
1t has been learned that the letter
to General Drake from Dean Bell of
Drake university. accepting the pro-
visional offer by the former governor
of $4,000 for the Bible school at the
university, was unopened at the time
of Mr.. brakes death and the universe
ty may lose that amount.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26

CHAPTER X.
Village Gossip.
After supper on the day he had been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam, Quincy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
CHAPTER XI.
Some Sad Tidinqs.


The morning of the accident, when
Quincy saw Ezekiel Pettengill stand-
ing on the steps of Uncle 1ke's house.
Ezekiel was the bearer of some SAD
tidings.
~ n recognized Quincy as the latter
started to come UP the path and saw
him retrace his steps and naturally
thought, as most men would, that the
reason Quincy did not come i'll was
| because he did not wish to meet
| him.
| ..1vho r,as ,o,, ,oo.ine aft ero,. q sls 81,
VIZ m.aS ai,;sI - itsnad f,,a raor, anJ
49, ihs, % az nealsi ~
eio5et ~ t,;n,s un II was Mr. sawvern renlied.
Eza,,;ai ..on his wav To Eastboreugh
! Gantre,,
.arhn+ Nrr con,;a,.n said JTnc1a Ike
..;s etv 80, M ,s,,aI .ba,dad vonner man
re ao,sa ~, nc once ana liked
him Very much. Do YOU know him,
/ ~, o.,
AeKe aWa brow who ba is. Ezakte,
answered hut have never been IN
rnSmeel rrndmced TO M him. He mods and / nod.
on o,oI'Su ecu 20 God ntn nornin'S and he saws
good os 'ay, n;nrnins,n i
soJu snpa't ,,pt ,,n,, , .,o ~, IN Deacon Mason,s
&c nn,,cb ne ve,, used to, 'Zeke?' asked
| ITnc,a Jl.a II tboueht HuIdy and Won
,,.n'. unsle IN, iNe 80 ,,aI,a % ,,otnh of II :"
mai iai renliad. .syWell To he hon
st GT,oio IT, LI,,,dv and mo had a
ii1tIa tief and T haven,t seen her to
sr,aa,, 70 ,,e, for move than three weeks
hT,t I r,ass If viii ali come out all
,.i.ht s5,,a 5,vn
:.yvaII vou,ra on +he right track
i .zo,,an - sa;d ITncIa Ise "Do a1l vour
s.rhti,,, hafora Won cot married Put
1nhat Srirs,s Ion do3en hare so early
", ~. ,,nr,inga,,
.T,,. got Some had news. renlied
E,zatiel "Hava Won heard from Alice
iiateivo1
4 t.N.oD s.;a TIpc,a Ise sand T can't
,,5arst.nd II Sba has always writ
en- ~ me- once a fortnight and it's a
,,,o,,tt, Nv since baarS from her and
she has sent me a hook every Christ
mas Until this last one"
aSha has haan very sick Irnc,a Ike o,'
said E,zaiSiei ..She was taken down
4 ahn,,+ 'thaI(5 middle of Dacemhar and
NC . ,,n5ar the dootnr.s cara for three
mas,,s mas ue' 'A w. =
nIs - ha++ar o., ,s,r,d I4nc,e Jl,a aa :
garly
ayas sbe,s I'm AGAIN. said Ezekiel.
s.hut She ;s y-ary ,yealr. hnt that amt
the e,rnrst of # : he aided
...y7,,, I,,5at,S the ,,,atta.n said Jrpcle
III, ..uyh,, didn't har fr;ands ,et ms
, i,,,nr, on
nSha ..orlan,+ ,.t tber, >, said Ezek
-, ..If II ba,,n,t hean for what the
a,,a aont,m told har ,sha MDnnl5n,t have
+s,ayra nhaa to mo what sba did
..yeii ,vb.t,s the mattar With berq,
.;aa Irnn,a T.a ai,,nst tiaroeiv
..NuaI, IYnoia 1-a,, sa;a Ezai,ia, .nf
t, Weai, s.tond -, ,is as,as as ba saif
l - ~ 60 Ania 10 a,,nost hind hut tht
~, 9o,+o,.ise,,s 9aa r sba Vii oct hette, h,,
GyS n,im uT1.u. ta,le ve,w ,one tin,a she ba.
e h,a n Give mn ha, iob and 7 ann ro
@ i,tu " Pasto va !, I IN to,,,nrrov to h,ins
y i ms ~ o ne' ~ tss ola bnnsa -"
3 ..x,r,.a,,,, ~ ,,,ott,r ,,titt ba, avas .,
;,, rTna1a m,a
:. Sa.u ~, oni,a5 thew, o.tora.ts. sai,
!. ,dI,to, -. so,,,at,i,. III .hat"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
CHAPTER Ix-continued.,

IN half an hour after Quincy's depart
ure, Lindy Putnam entered the sitting
room and facing her mother said with
q voice full of passion, "Samanthy,
says Mr.. Sawyer called to see me-"
Mrs. Putnam answered, well, eff
ye wanted to see him SO much why
didn't ye stay to hum7"
Indy continued, well. / have told
you q dozen times that when people
come to see me that you are not to
invite them in"
''Wall, didn't said Mrs. Putnam.
when he found you wuz out he said
he wanted to see pa and me, and he
stayed here more'n an hour"
"Yes," said Lindy, mo doubt you
told him all about pas turning Second
Advent and how much money l had,
and you have killed all my chances .
"Well, guess not" said Mrs. Put
nam. II told him about your brother
Ieavin' yer all his money, and guess
that won't drive him away"
Lindy continued, Money don't count
with him; they say his father is worth
more than a million dollars"
Mrs. Putnam answered, wall,
s'pose there's dozen or so to divide it
among"
Lindy said, s'Did you tell him who
you were going to leave your money
to?"
NO, I didn't" replied Mrs. Putnam
s aBut did tell him that you wouldn't
get cent of it.
Lindy sobbed, ''I think it is a shame
mother. like him better than any
young man / have ever met, and now
after what you have told me shan't
see him again. have good mind tc
leave you for good and all and go te
Boston to live"
I wall, you're your own mistress
replied Mrs. Putnam, 'and I'm my owr
mistress and pas. Come to think ont
there was one thing I said to him thai
might sot him against yer"
sWhat was that?" demanded LindI
fiercely.
WALL" said Mrs. Putnam. "he sale
he was %, and / sort told him Incl
dentally you was %. You know yel
80, and p'raps he might object to "
on account of yer age
This was too much for Lindy. Sht
rushed out of the room and up to he
chamber, where she threw herself OF
her bed in passion of tears.
It's too bad" she cried. II will SCI
him again, will find some way, an,
Ill win him yet, even if am 2S."
Two days afterwards Hiram toll
Mandy that he heard down to Hill
grocery that that city chap had tw,
strings to his bow now. He was court
ing the Deacon's daughter, but ha,
been up to see Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam t.
find out how much money Indy ha
in her own right, and to see If ther
was any prospect of getting anythin
out of the old folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
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Balm wiH do, clearing the skin, healing
all sores and eruptions, making the
blood pure and rich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
BAD FIRE AT RuTLEDeE,
A Blaze Last Evening Completely De
stroys House of William Hill.


stroys House of William Hill.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
A disastrous fire occurred late yester-
day afternoon at Rutledge little min
ing town about five miles north of this
city. Caused by a defective flue the
boarding house of William Hill was
burned to the ground and a barn close
by. also the property of Mr.. Hill was
partially destroyed.
Not only was Mr.. Hill unfortunate
in his loss OF property, but in his ef-
forts to save some OF the contents of
his home. he sustained an injury to
his knee. which may result in per-
manent injury. DR.. j. W. Elerick
was called and it was found that Mr..
Hill had a very serious injury to his
knee cap.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26

MR.. JACOB DANoVER
of West Point, Ia. was cured of
Lupus on the side of the nose and one
on the hand that had resisted all forms of
treatment.
MRS. TAYLOR RuPE
residing south of the city, was cured
of Il cancer on the nose.
MRS. w. H. HARRIS
residing in South Ottumwa. was cured /
of IL cancer on the lower eye nd. The
knife failed. 1t returned. but the N-Rny
cured 1t completely. Plenty of other eases
are cured TO convince ME and my patrons
that 1t cures.
Mr.. JOHN, LEAvELiNG
of West Point, a.. cnmn to my Of
flee two months ago aud was cured within
ten days of a bad case of Piles. from
which he had suffered many years. Mr.. I
! Leavelins writes me he is perfectly cured,
the same as his neighbor, Jacob Danover. '
who was cured four years ago.
Mr.. GRANT RAMSEY
of Sigourney, Ia, was cured of a Sc
we're case of Piles and only stayed here one
I week He was also cured of rupture, re-
| turning to take a few treatments.
| Mr.. S. D. THOMPSON
! of Abba, cured of u bad rupture in a
! rev weeks. fic is We'll pieaseu uhu stAtS
/ two more patients to take the treatment
| MR.. G. w. BREEDING
of South Ottumwa, YVES cured of rnp-
| turc on the left side six years ago and last
summer was ruptured on the right side
| He was cured. .
Write fer information and tcstimoni-
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r,.s b,. Ottumwa. Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26
Hundreds of People
Cured of Chronic Diseases

Dr.. Bonham has been located Id
ottumwa for twelve years and has
cured many people from far and near.
He believes he can do the most good
by advertising to the public his busi-
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and can be relied upon.
He cures every case Of Rupture,
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He also treats Chronic Diseases, Ca
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eases of women, private blood and
skin diseases. Uses X-Ray for the
cure of Cancer, Lupus and skin dis
eases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-26

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Mystery Of the
Bayou Woods
By WALKER KENNEDY.
Copyright, 1908. b. 4. N. Kellogg newspaper Co.

Copyright, 1908. By A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I..Issrbert Wrigkt gees to t.
and tells him of his discovery of the muir
dered body of his father, John 7. Wright,
wealthy cotton king. from whom nc
near the town. The chief questions Her
bert, whose answers cause former e
suspect him Of the crime; The chief. With
CHAPTER II.-They ind body and ex-
anime surroundings but fail to discover
any Gnn relaR!as f flInie.warde examines mys.
ferrous footprints in the snow and tella
the murdered man, Of them. Herbert il
arrested on suspicion Of being implicated
In the murder. -
+ CHAPTER Iv.-Col. Franklin is bril-
liant lawyer, but says he Is unable tc
sG eHA 1hf ERRysNte .nAr coroners ,naues,
Herbert Wright is submitted and the
aafitsE xINWarae goes g ..er-
Innocent, and tells her he will do all In
his power to clear her brother. Col.
FRANKLIN says he thinks strong case
has been made against Herbert.
CHAPTER Villain attempt is made to
poison Herbert In jail. Warde deducts
that he has shrewd person to contend
Win VINO Is trying 10 prove the charge
OF murder against the dead mans son,
IN Mhteh he Il eyideYt ssas sq1s s dsg
questionable resort and an attempt made
to murder him, but he is saved by Fen
'o GI z fs!sfsls ffx.-wnen Mrs. wrrght.s
lawyer, Mr.. Everett. comes to settle tlp
the dead mans estate 1t Is learned that
although he was known to have been q
very wealthy man at one time little
property or money can be found, and no
satisfactory explanation OF its disappear
ance can be discovered Fenton is dis
charged for his activity in the case,
showing unlimited influence behind the
GHlAPTEiR x.-Marde's interest In the
case Is not altogether TOR Herbetts sake,
bit because 1T gives Him opportunities
t9, see Miriam, and their acquaintance
mas gradually ripened into something
stronger than friendship.
G Ri tE.I Ma Fieh stranger who
caitSs 9lmselE Merlyalet and "a seemingly
good friend Of Col: Franklin, comes to
( Nilus. Warde obtains possession of a
valuable paper which contains damaging
evidence against the murderer. =
..Sr5AE4IEi hll.--svarqe taxes paper
etwessa W ssissMs asa n Fsanf
lin, showing that the murdered man was
tho real owner Of practically all OF
Franklins Possessions, Meriva!e is try
Ing to buy valuable gold mine, mart
Of the property, Franklin calls on
forces the latter to sell him a copy Of
the agreement. thinking 1t to be the
original. giving Everett S1fl.QnO fOr II
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R6F61enCeHs
Miss Mead is 9 conscientious and
intelligent music teacher Nm. Fl.
Sherwood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-19

olAS yfllNIs,s sA4l 9tdE JUDGE.
County Real Estate & Investment
company, and, I believe, to some
western company"
THE Diamond Mining company"
believe it was"
you are interested in tho Shelby
County Real Estate 8 Investment
companyaa
"Yes.A
Gown about nine-tenths Of the
stock, don't you?"
Can you tell me what all this fol-
de-rol has to do with this case?"
well, yes, could tell you," said
Everett blandly, "but that is not ma
terial. Answer my question, please"
Answer the question, Colonel, y
said the judge.
Eyes; do"
...YesM also ssn virtually all the
stock in the Diamond Mining COM
pany?"
Eyes,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-19

FROM HIS SEAT CRYING FURIOUS
LIZ: IT SHALL HOLD YOU TO AC-
COUNT FOR THIS"
cariously prevalent, and there was
an indefinable dread that they might
be used. Amid it all the voice of Mr..
Everett. singularly clear and ringing,
could be heard:
May it please your Honor, the wit
ness announces that he will hold me
to account for the charge implied In
my question. I am entirely willing
that he should do SO. Herbert
Wright's defense is that the murder
er of John 7. Wright Is James Frank
lin, and" i
Here the lawyer paused for mo-
ment, and fearlessly regarded the
blanched face Of Franklin "a he con-
Guided: sssz
Sand I shall prove IT,"
ITO be continued
a little life may be sacrificed to a
sudden attack Of Group, II you don't
have DR.. Thomas Eciectric Oh on
hand for the emergency.