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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05
Salem.

Salem. Dec. 4.---After nine days OF
illness of pneumonia Freddie Tyner
aged II years, passed away at the
home of his parents. RI and Mrs. Eli
jah Tyner east of town. The deceased
was a bright and intelligent youth,
possessing many qualities of kindness
and cheerfulness which endeared him
to a large number of friends, who re-
ceived the sad tidings with great sor-
row. Funeral services were held at
2 O'Clock Friday afternoon at the Con
gregational church. conducted by Rev.
Robert who spoke very feelingly to
the grief stricken parents, the sister
and four brothers. Interment in the
city cemetery.
Friday evening at the NJ f. church
under the auspices of the Epworth
league, highly entertaining elocution-
airy and musical program was given
by Miss Mary Powelson Of Burlington
and Mrs. Marherst of Mount Pleas.
ant. A large audience appreciated
the program and the fine rendition.
The league reoeipted neat sum.
Clarence Wolf and Mrs. Jerry Hag.
gait are quite sick.
Mrs. Dollie Morrison arrived from
Trenton Saturday and is a guest at
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, Dec. Born, TO Mr.. ant
Mrs. Glen Wilson Friday son.
An oyster supper was given by the
M. E. church Sunday school on las
Thanksgiving. 1t was decided sue
cess.
Ora Wilson of Lebanon and Mis-.
Mary McGlothlen of near Ottumws
We're married on Wednesday. recep
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05

A law for closed season on prai-
rie chicken and grouse covering perl
cd of three years is recommended in
the report of State Game Warden Lin.
coin. The scarcity in these species
of birds is becoming more apparent
each year and Game Warden Lincoln
believes that the only manner OF pro
viding against their speedy extinction
is to make it misdemeanor to kill
them for such period as will allow
them to multiply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05
burg to spend her Thanksgiving vaca,

burg to spend her Thanksgiving vaca,
ton
Charles McGanghey left Friday for
FIT. Madison. From there he and his
brother Ralph leave for Ration, New
Mexico, to spend several weeks
Chas. Humphrey and wife left Mon
day for st. Louis. New Orleans ant
other southern points. They expect tt
be gone two or three months
Mary Dixon, sister of Frank and Jot
Dixon of this place. died Tuesday las
and the funeral services were helt
Wednesday afternoon at the residenc.
and were conducted by Rev. Stole ant
the remains were laid to rest in the
Russell cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05
A NEW GAME LAW
STATE WARDEN LINCOLN REC.
oMMENDs CLOSED SEASON
ON PRAIRIE CHICKEN.

Believes That Law should Be Passed
Providing Penalty for the Shooting
of These Birds for Three Years
Fears They May Become Extinct.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05
SMASH WAY CAR
BURLINGTON FREIGHT TRAINS
HAVE MiSHAP AT
THAYER.

Accident Occurred at $50 Last Even.
ins-Damage to Engine and Way
car--other Interesting Railroad
News.
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Tri-Weekly Courier.

CHANGING ADDRESS.
Subscribers wishing their address chang.
ed will pieace give the name of the Post
Office to which the paper has been sent as
we'll as the Post Office where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
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Scarcity of Birds.

0SdISily VI oiioos
"Advices from every part OF the
state indicate that the prairie chicken
is disappearing with startling rapid
ity," said Warden Lincoln in recent
interview. II have made diligent in
quiry into this matter, and all reports
state that the last two seasons, which
have been unusually wet, have result
ed in the destruction of thousands of
nests and of young birds.
81 believe every sportsman in Iowa
will regret the day when the prairie
chicken is extinct. 1t is without
doubt our best game bird and in Wis
consin the increase in the number of
birds was simply remarkable during
the closed season in which everybody
was prohibited under heavy penalty,
from killing chickens at any season OF
the year. Other states have adopted
the same law with equal effect. Ne
braska protected it's quail for three
years, with the result that there are
millions of Bobs where there were
thousands when the law went into eff
feet
Sportsmen Will Acquiesce.
mink tnaC every TRUE sportsman
will be glad to observe law for the
protection of the prairie chickens for
a limited number of years, knowing
that the shooting will be excellent, aft
er the closed season is raised. Those
who would violate the law would be
punished, for it would be to the inter
est of every law-abiding citizen to see
that the law was lived up to-
The open season on chickens was
closed by law Dec. l.. and from this on
until September /. 1904, it will be un
lawful for any person to shoot trar
or in any way kill any grouse or prai
| RE chicken.
Warden Lincoln is following up the
cases of the men arrested at Fertile
| Worth county, and at Rockwell on the
charge of killing deer. The deel
killed are supposed to have escaped
from private parks at Garner ant
! Buffalo Center, but that makes no diff
| ference for the law provides that NJ
one except the owner. or some person
| authorized by him, shall kill dec
| within the state.
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From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
AT $3.50 o'clock last evening at
Thayer, ninety-four miles west
OF Ottumwa and the second station
east of Creston, the second section of
Burlington freight No. 70 crashed into
the rear end of a west bound extra
freight. Conductor G. D. James was
in charge of the extra and w. s. De-
vein of the second section OF No. 10
But little damage was done. The way
car of,the extra was broken up some
what and the frond end of the engine
drawing the second section of No. 70
was considerably damaged by having
its pilot smashed and its lamp, stack
and other fixtures knocked off, There
was but little delay to the regular traf-
fic.
Lose by Increased Rates.
The action of the eastern trunk
lines in advancing east bound -four and
grain rates 2 cents hunderd pounds
will have far more serious effect
on east bound shipments than was at
first supposed.
The trunk lines expected to lose the
export flour and grain business from
Kansas City and southwestern points,
feeling that they could not compete for
1T with the gulf roads. They did not
expect, however, that the increase
would cause diversion OF the bust
ness from Nebraska and northwestern
points. They have just discovered,
however. that this is going to be the
result unless they join the Chicago
Missouri river lines in making mate.
| rial reduction In the export flour and
grain rate to the Atlantic seaboard.
Portable Telephones.
| Experiments are being made by the
Michigan Central with portable tele.
phones. The apparatus consists of a
hand telephone and long pole made
| in sections. The latter, when length.
ened out, is hung to an overhead wire
and connected with the instrument
These telephones will be installed in
the cabooses of work trains and in
/ baggage cars. Baggage cars will also
each have a set for general purposes.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield. Dec. 3.-Mrs. Harve,
Leon left Wednesday for Seymour
where she is spending a few days a.
the guest of friends.
number of young people greatly
enjoyed a dance Tuesday evening civ.
en- as farewell TO Antoniee Villans
who left Wednesday for Chicago te,
join the Italian orchestra
s. S. Carruthers is spending seyera
| days in Des Moines attending the
meeting of the worlds fair commits
sioners.
AT the regular meeting of the East.
ern Stars held Tuesday evening the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year:
Worthy Matron Mrs. f. b.. John.
son.
Worthy Patron-T. P. Bence. I
Associate Matron-Mrs. w. w. Raw
lings.
Secretaly-Miss Laura Guthrie.
Conduetress Mrs. Stella Teed
| Associate charlottesville w II
! WiSenan.
The meeting for Installation will be
| held the first Tuesday in January.
| Messrs. NJ. c. Moore John H. Col
| Inns. c. Z. Collins and aNnl. Ginger
| ich left Tuesday night for Springfield
| Mo-. where they are spending 4 week
on business.
| ". j. Steckei left Tuesday for Chi
cago. where he is spending severa,
| days on business.
Miss Myrtle STANDBY left Tuesday
evening for Ottumwa. where she is
spending several weeks visiting ut the
| home of Mrs. John Higbee and that of
her uncle Homer Patterson.
| Dr. and Mrs. j. w. Young of West
Grove spent Tuesday in the city WIS.,
iting at the homes of Mrs. VIM. Hill
Dr. Fl. c. Young and at other rela-
tives.
Irish Bend.
| Irish Bend Dec. 2.--Alr. ami Mrs. J6sepii
Elsensohn We're the ,s,icSts Of Jesse Mar.
| shall and wife Sunday
Messrs. james Kerr, W r. STRAIT, las.
| Eplcomb, r. Plownln and others ATTEND.
ed the telephone meeting at DolIt,s Mohaay
evening. The farmers liaes entering pouds
are arranging TO put in n switchboard there
| John Craig was at Keosauqua gu business
| Tuesday.
| Miss Anna Craig, of Independence, Wis
tied with relatives here for the past twd
| weeks,
Miss Brewer. teacher OF the Matthias soloo)
l gave her pupils smelling Srhnoi Friday
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From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Flora B. Drake, 131 North
Washington street, left on the Rock
Island this morning for short visit
in Eldon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Committee VIII Meet This Evening
 Behind Closed Doors.

The Rev Father McClean. head of the diocesan missionary band, preached q powerful and eloquent sermon on temperance at the Lenten devotions held in St Francis's church last even- dng. The members of the Sit Francis and St Cecilia's T. A and B. societies and the Ladies' auxiliary to the A. O. n. attended the devotions in 8 body.
 Church street is being put into ex- icellent condition by Road Superinten- dent Pitcher and his men. The road scraper was at work on the street all day yesterday. When the repairs In the roadway are finished the street will be in excellent condition.
 The committee appointed at the last aneetIng of the board of warden and huvgesses to investigate the enormous bill for groceries furnished by Brown lie & Riley to a squarantined family will meet this evening. The meeting will be held behind closed doors. The committee consists of Burgesses West brook, Ranslow and Jackson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
The First Pantomime.

Most pantomime characters were originally borrowed from the Italians. The first real English pantomime was produced at theater in Linco1n's Inn Fields in 172o. It was called tHarle- quin Executed" and its subtitle was A New Italian Comic Scene Between a Scaramouche, a Harlequin, Coun- try Farmer. His Wife and Others" The performance was very successful. About the middle of the eighteenth century the character of pantomime performances was completely altered, chiefly because of the genius of the famous Grimaldi, who made the clown the first figure in the pantomime. Gri- xnaldi first appeared at Sadler's Wells theater, where he played the part of a monkey. He was actively engagedton the stage for 49 years, and at the close of his career he took a benefit at Drury Lane theater, which realized nearly ss.ooo. He also received $500 from the xarury Lane fund. This was in June,
 VI He died in 1897, and was buried
 shurehyard of St. James chapel,
 5nville Hill.-EoIden Penny.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25

 Shadows .
By MARY $. BADEN
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# . f 4 e 6 OH. do want somebody to t,
 play with me! Nobody Will play with mel
 Such forlorn small figure it was, with tear-grimed cheeks and discon- solate droop to the toboggan-tassel meant to stick out saucily from the round little head.
 The bent-shouldered old woman coming wearily up the street smiled grimly at first. An, we'll, if ones only grief were simply having no one to play with! But, as she dragged slowly on she saw. the child run bravely after the passing groups of children, begging them to stop and play.
 'Poor little fellow! Why can't he be happy now, at least? Come" she | said, in a burst of self-forgetful sympathy. "I will race you to the corner and back"
 The glad "Oh, will you?" and the l quick hope brightening the tear- soiled face repaid her and gave her a start.
 Alas! Little legs take short strides, but they take many. Neddy bound ed along with double vigor for the time lost in lonely repining. Her breath came thick and fast. Her bent shoulders, her stiff limbs, her slow breath seemed to seize and hold her back. It was torture! Not even a little kindly act like that could she do. Oh, she was old and worn and sick of it all! And down her soft. | wrinkled cheeks slow tears began to trickle as she panted after the child. who was beginning to look back doubtfully.
 Not even to the corner! She could go no further. Poor little Neddy! She cared more for his disappoint- ment than for the revelation of her own weakness. On the stretch of blank wall, where the slanting sun | rays made clear shadows, she could see his blithe running figure, so diff ferent now from the forlorn lump with the fiat, discouraged tassel.
 With sudden inspiration she 1 gasped:
 See him, Neddy, see him! Your playmate has come, your very own!''
 The child veered sidewise as she pointed at the shadow on the wall: so did the shadow. The tassels waved recognition and friendly de. hance.
 "Oh!" screamed the child, in ecstasy. "He's racing mel"
 "Yes,'' she panted. Run quickly He'll keep up with you. I'll watch you,"
 On sped Neddy and on sped the shadow-boy. Neddy chuckled and shouted in the joy of matehood, til from the old wall and the hilly grounds back of 1t there echoed a shrill, thin, answering cheer; from J the shadow-boy, of course.
 \ Neck and neck they kept along ths
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
WATERTOWN J0TTINGS
Court Heminway Elected Delegates to
 State Convention.

Court Heminway Elected Delegates to
 State Convention.
 At the regular meeting of Court Merritt Heminway, No AS, +. of A, last evening, two propositions for member ship were received. Besides this J. D. McGowan and R. N. DeLand were elected delegates and James flaming and D. H. Sullivan alternates to the convention to be held in New Britain in May.
 Selectmen c. R. Mattoon, G. Skilton and E. F. Gowan and large number of interested citizens went to Hartford this morning to attend the hearing on the bridge question. The regular meeting of Columbia lodge, No 12, K. of F., will take place tomorrow evening. Patrick Gallagher was attacked by a COW belonging to Mrs Fl. Merriman a few days ago and had his collar bone broken.
 Mrs Henry Judd is in very critical condition.
 Buell. Heminway, who has been i'll for some time past, is slowly improv- ing.
 Merritt Heminway is having an addi- tion made to his house on Main street. Charles Brewster expects to open his steam laundry near the depot in a few days.
 The members of the W. A. O. are re- hearsing for play which will be given in the town hall some time after lent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
papa will help you.''

papa will help you"
 l "Oh!" The fat, warm hands clasped hers in rapture inexpressi- |tble.
 She kissed him and lifted him over the low fence, took the plate of ap- petizing brown cakes from his mother and went in to her lonely room. Suddenly, she started; she did not seem to be eating her dreary meal alone, as she had done so long so long! Was there not figure sitting opposite, lifting sociable cup or friendly slice when she did, munching away in 8 reminiscent silence? A sense of companionship grew upon her. She glanced sidewise, not too sharply, at the figure now and then. She ate again gay lunches with l boon comrade of school days, when dreams were bright and the future a coming fortune; again, she seemed to enjoy sisters quiet presence. Ev- cry bite and sup was pleasure, where l it had been mere necessity for years. Still half dreaming, she threw napkin over the tea-things, pushed the table back and dropped into her low-seated, high-backed rocker, sway l ing to and fro some moments before she happened to glance up again. She had moved nearer to the lamp, fur ther from the wall. Was that mere l ly the shadow of the chair-back, or a tall figure bending over her own shadow, shrinking shyly back? Her l old rough-weather hat was hanging care1ess1y from side knob of the ! chair, but the tall figure on the wall held manly chapeau in gallant and deferent fashion.
 l Her heart stopped it's mechanical, monotonous beating and kept time to l old music. The breath of flowers ! faded summers and summers ago stole into the room. Her head sank upon her arms-not even the lonely room might see her face then. l Swaying back and forth, the rock- 1 ing-chair travelled as such things will, l quite a way across tho room. The hat swung off unnoticed. The head rest slipped down, as they always do: half-unconsciously she caught it and resting 1t upon her arms, she hid her face again.
 l At last she looked up "Ah!' she breathed. The figure was gone, gone irrevocab1y, gone like the summers and their flowers and the music of the long ago.
 The clock struck an hour past her
 bedtime. Slowly she smoved about,
 straightening the room, locking the
 door, disrobing, kneeling a moment in the wordless prayer of those who
 have nothing to expect, nothing to ask except that which will surely come anyway-a long rest, sometime.
 Then, she began to climb slowly in i bed, her last luxury of the day be-
 ing that flicker of the stil1-lingering
 fire instead of the usual chill, eco
 homie dark. And then it was that,
 on the side of the bed, against the
 wall, as she climbed in, she saw a
 tall, gently-wavering figure lowering,
 as it were. over the bed. Quickly she
 shut her eyes, that she might not
 lose it, and lay down happily. Soft
 hands seemed to smooth the pillow, ] tuck in the comfort and sweep the hair back, as ever so long ago in 1 those best of times, when mother l loved us.
 Not in years had the beaNaesmad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25

great wall, turning back at the cor ner, around which little Neddy might not go, and racing home again. The wall broke off at the place where the two cottages of Neddy's parents and the old lady's neighbored each other timidly on the long, lonely square. Neddy stubbed his toe and fell. Too wildly excited to be hurt, he scram- bled up again, and, bless you, if the shadow-boy had not fallen, too, over the lilac-bush, and there they were, just even, Neddy getting his breath perched on the low gate-post, and the shadow-boy on the old lady's porch, against the cottaee
 The old lady lowly along, the misery of her sd breathing quieted down, and smiling to see the eager, happy face, full of interroga- tion-points, raised to hers.
 'Yes, you will find him pretty near ly every day that 1t is nice and bright enough for little boys to be out. He will always be willing to play with you and will never run away from you. He won't quarrel and hurt you"
 What's his name?"
 His name, Neddy? We'll, I think its Teddy"
 "oh, I want to play with him some l more! Wait for me, will you?" and he raced off eagerly, running, leap ing, dancing like a little Comanche, 1 strutting like small fat gladiator and making the quiet street ring with shouts and laughter that cer- ] tainly sounded like those of two small boys.
 l The little old lady drew her shawl about her as she sat on her porch, though she was sure she did not feel l the cool of the growing evening as much as usual. She heard the invalid father ask the busy little mother:
 What makes the boy so happy? heard him whining around little while ago, and it made me feel worse and more helpless than ever. That does one's soul good. Listen!" he ex- claimed, at 8 fresh burst of 1nirth.
 Its that dear old lady," she heard the busy mother answer. "He was crying. and what with the supper to get and the baby, couldn't do any thing; but she has taught him some new game and it has helped me work to hear him laughing since. I was a little afraid, thongh, that you would mind the noise."
 l Not that kind. It does me good"
 "The baby's growing and laughing, and declare, the cakes are done to & turn; there's truth in the saying that they bake better in a cheerful oven. Now, I just think I ought to hand her in plate of them for her tea. I'm afraid we have been too busy to be neighborly; it must be a lonely coming home every night for & poor body like her, and work ing hard all day.
 The little boy came and rested his 1 plump arms on her thin knees. five had 8 splendid time, and I'll always have someone to play with, now. l VI wish" he hesitated, as if he I felt he should not ask more, "he could come and see me sometimes fn my house."
 l Why, he will," she said. His eyes danced. When the lamps are light ed, you get between the lamp and | the wall--never very near the lamp, Eon knoIv=a'nd zou'll find him. Your
 &
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
HAMBURGS.

HAMBURGS.
 We have divided our Hamburgs into three lots for two days, ?, 1 and 7c for 5, 10 and 121ac values.
 RIBBONS.
 No 40 Taffeta Ribbon, all colors, 91ac No 40 Liberty Satin Ribbon, all colors, from 25c, 17c No 80 Liberty Satin, from 35c. 2Oc No 60 Stone Pillow Ribbon, from 25c 17c 1o-yard spool Baby Ribbon 7c TOILET ARTICLES AND NOTIONS. Mennen's Talcum Powder. from o5c 14c Lyons Tooth Powder. from 25c 1sc La Blanche Face Powder, from 5Oc. 39c Pure Castle Soap 21ac 3 cakes fine Violet Soap Sc Feder's Brush Braid 21ac Ivory Tooth Brushes, from 10c, 5c Hookon Hose Supporters, from 25c Ire Darning Cotton. all shades 1c Spool Cotton, POO yards, best goods 43c 25c leather Pocketbooks 17c $1 leather Pocketbooks alligator,
 seal, walrus, etc, two days, spec
 ial 50c
 GLOVES.
 Ladies Suede Gloves, black only,
 from $1 b0c Ladies' fine glace Kid Gloves, all
 spring shades roc Our "Queen Louise' Kid Gloves,
 S1.5O value 08c Kavser patent double tip silk
 Gloves 42c Ladies Taffeta Gloves, also Lace
 Gloves 25c CoRsETs AND CORSET WAISTS. Ladies' soc Corsets, two days 37c Thompson's Glove Fitting. R. x
 C., P. N. and Memo $1 Corsets, two days 75c Children's 25c Corset Waists 19c Ferris Good Sense Waists 75c
 IACES.
 Point de Paris and Cluney Laces.
 from 25c. 121ac Very fine Oriental Laces. from 25c 1Oc Wide VaIenciennes Laces, all
 widths, per dozen 121ac
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
Ma.todon Remain. In New York.

MastodOn Remains an New York.
 The skeletons of 60 mastodons have been found in the state of New York distributed along certain well-marked belts, as follows: Thirty-four in eastern New York, from Albany south through Newburg; 13 from Rochester south through Livingston county; two near Chautauqua lake and two near Ithaca. Outside of these belts the state is barr&l. It would appear, therefore, that the mastodons had distinct feeding grounds, and the remains indicate that the beasts were living in 8 time not very remote. Their skeletons are now usually found resting on the powders of old streams in compar- atively thin layer of peat. No speci- men of the mammoth has yet been found in the state. When President Roosevelt, then governor of New York, urged that the mammoth should appear on it's coat-of-arms, it was evident that, although a mighty hunter of existing big game, he was bit weak In his knowledge of ex- tinct types.-N. r. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
0AkVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs B. P. Atwood was in town to-day visiting her mother
 Mrs Kate Babin was in this place ao-day visiting friends.
 Mr Lippe has moved his household goods into RIM Babin's house.
 Raymond Main, infant son of Eu- gene Main, who has been sick for some time past, is reported to be on the road to recovery.