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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
From Tuesdays Daily.


Whitlock Cream Separators are the
best. w. A. McIntire & Co.
Miss Ada McNeal who has been a
missionary in India has returned to
her home in South Ottumwa Miss
McNeal had to give up her work on
account of poor health.
The members of the Second Congre
gational church are making several
improvements to the new church they
recently bought of the Methodist Pro
testants. The members expect to have
the old church building moved To
the one they recently bought and have
the whole building remodeled and gas
put in.
We can only account for Our Good
Trade" from the fact that We contin-
ually do our best to get the late shoes,
the good shoes, and sell them to our
customers for less, and try to have
them feel that to trust their shoe bus
mess in our hands is as well as they
can do any place on earth. Church
Shoe Co., South Side.
Charles Lunkley and Miss Addie Coe
were united in marriage last evening
at 8 O'Clock at the home of the groom's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lunkley
22O South Davis street. Rev. Johr
HASTE, pastor of the South Side Bap
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Mrs. Joseph G. Resur, and other rcla-

Mrs. Joseph G.. Regur and other rea-
tiyes. Mrs. Brown formerly lived here
Mrs. r. Snyder returned to her home
in New London yesterday after a several
days visit with relatives here.
Misses Jonah Brady. Hal Brady and Del
la Fosnot, Messrs. Samuel Fosnot and
Mac Fray spent Sunday in Pennington
with relatives.
Superintendent w. \. Dick and family,
of this place, departed Tuesday evening
for Colorado where they go for the benefit
of Mr.. Dicks health, Mr.. Dick will per-
haps be gone several months depending on
how the climate agrees with MIN. He
thinks of going to Arizona to spend the
winter.
Mrs. Edna Frors, who has been visiting
in this place for several weeks with rela-
tives, departed yesterday for her home in
California.
Capt. James Elerick, of Douds, was in
Keosauqua yesterday on business.
Mr.. Byers, of Birmingham, visited in this
place the first of this week with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alva MaddiX.
Herman Davidson and family, of near
IIilsboro. visited over Sunday in this
place at the Il. II. Ruby home.
Mrs. Jas. HARDWOOD and little babe re-
turned to their home in this place yester-
day from a short visit with relatives at
Doud's Station.
George f. Smith, II. Z. Duckworth and
]. n. Morton, of this place. are in Des
Moines this week attending the democratic
| state convention
| DR.. B. p. Blackmar, of Bonaparte. was
in Keosauqua yesterday on business.
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!
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"a Y

have a complete x-Ray Machine
and have used it with great success
the past six months. The X-Ray is
curing many diseases that have been
known to the medical profession as
nncurable. Lupus Of face or Skin Can.
iIcer durable by the use of the X-Ray.
Chronic Eczema disappears readily
E,when properly treated by the X-Ray.
Cancer in different forms is cured
when other remedies fail. The X-Ray
kills the Cancer Cell or roots.
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Butler,

Butler. June 25.--Mr. and Mrs. George
Watts, of Hedrick, spent Sunday at H. A.
Watts.
Rev. and Mrs. c. L. Tenant. of FIRE.
mont were at ]. NJ Arganbright's Friday.
Mrs. II. A. Watts was in Hedrick Friday.
VIM Helms and family, WEISS Argan-
bright and family, Chas. Crawford and
wife, Chas. Beck. Rose Woodward, Frank
Funk and wife, Mrs. Shoemaker and Mrs.
Flora Robinson were doing business in
Ottumwa Friday.
d. Shutes and wife, Mrs. A. J. Burgess
and daughter Carrie were shopping in OF
tumwa Saturday.
Thomas Van Wrinkle and children, of
Eddyville, were over Sunday visitors with
relatives here.
Mrs. ]. C. Watts called at ]. w. Wood
wards Monday.
Chas. Arganbright, of ottumwa, spent
| Sunday at home.
Mrs. H. Funk is visiting her son Frank
and family.
Henry I4entz, of Fremont was an over
Sunday visitor at James Van Wrinkles.
! Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burgess and children
of Sigourney, visited II. A. Watts the first
| of the week.
Walter Morrison, of Amana, was in But
Ter Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Crawford spent Sun
day at Kirkville.
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There will be preaching at Marshall,
June %. A Sunday school will also be
organized. Preaching mt Liberty July ).
Mrs. Christy Heckart will leave in a
few days for Missouri on account of the
Illness of her father. Richard Epperson.
The infant babe of Mr.. and Mrs. George
LIMESTONE is quite Ill.
Little Harry Shuttlefeld called at the
Heckart home Sunday.
Miss Ada Heckart visited at the Shuttle
field home Monday evening.
Miss Title Nelson and Pete Nelson. also
Paul Emeline called on Miss Ada Heckart
Tuesday evening.
I Mrs. Harmon Rimes called to see Mrs
VIM. Rimes Friday.
Harry Skinner, the section boss, will move
in a few days to Bloomfield where he will
take charge of another section. Bide Skin
ner will take his place at the section.
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StrinqtoWn.

stringtown June 25.-J. Z. Hawthorne
and family visited at L. II. Whites at Far
son Sunday
G. W. Davis was in Batavia on business
Wednesday.
Competine Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Hawthorne and Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. hawthorne were in ottum
wa Tuesday.
Ray Clark was in Farson Wednesday
Mrs. F. r. Jones. who is very i'll, will
be brought from Hedrick to her home
here today.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs E. F. vannoy, June
10, a daughter
Corn planting is almost done in this 10
cality.
Miss Ona Davis spent last Saturday
night with her cousin, Alley Woodruff.
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$4,000 Square feetof Floor Space
Sl25.OoO Worth of New Merchandise

You've got business at this sale.
You're not treating your pocketboolz
right if you don't come. We own
goods that you need. Just the kind of
goods you want and we are positively
quoting prices that no wise purchaser
has right to ignore.
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Corhan.

Corban, June 25.-Aliss Anna Swanson
visited Miss Tillie Nelson last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Conner. of near Hick-
DRY Flat, have been visiting their father,
Harve Conner, near Sherman Chapel.
Mrs Harmon Rimes called on Mrs. Chris
Heckart one day last week.
Pete Nelson called at the Heckart home
Sunday.
Willie Rimes has been replanting corn
for Clay Rtmes.
Willie Heckart has been working for
James Garren near the sand switch.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5 NEIGHBoRHoOD NEWS {
oooCc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
North English.


North English, June POI. T. Thomas
returned home Tuesday from visit with
his daughter, Mrs Clarence McCracken, at
Monticello.
Ralph Riddle, of Cedar Rapids, is day
operator here now during the absence of
p. II. Fluck, who was called to Nebraska
by the death of Mrs. Fluck's brother.
Otis Doll came in Tuesday night from
Des fMoines for n visit with friends.
Mrs. A. "A. Schell, of Cedar Rapids, is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. d. Grimm.
Miss Pearl Beard came down from Ok
ford for weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs Dora Smith is spending this week
at Monticello with relatives.
Mrs. VIM; White, of KeSwick, is visiting
home folks north of town for q few days.
Avery.
Avery, June 25.-The band of Avery re-
organized Tuesday evening and will be
known as the avery Citizens Band" The
band Is composed of nineteen members. as
follows: A. X. Grant, Eb clarinet: Frank
West, first BIB clarinet; Frank Moss, sec
ond BIB clarinet; Thos. Pettit,so BIB cor
net; w. o. Appleman, solo BIB cornet; Geo.
Moore, solo BIB cornet; Burt Swift, first
BIB cornet: Jno. Petit, solo horn: Harley
Miller first horn; Artie Goodwin, first alto;
Irwin Milard, second alto; Chas. Petit.
solo trombone; VIM Biterman, slide from
bone; Geo. Palmer, slide trombone; Ernest
| Moore, euphonium; Frank Crabill. bass;
Geo. Petit, bass drum; Jerry Crabill, side
drum; H. S. Graham, drum major The of
| hcers of the band are: Thos. Petit, pres
ident; VIM Bilterman, vice president
Frank Crabill, secretary; Frank Moss
| treasurer; II. S. Graham, manager; w. o
| Appleman, director and librarian. Th'
band is in fiourishing condition and thei
motto is: Good music ana good business
| Miss Maude Alternately, of Pleasantville
/ is visiting relatives here this week.
/ j. W. Richter departed Thursday TO
Burlington and Fort Madison as salesman
for coal company.
i Misses Bessie King, Gertie Amsbury an,
i Mabel French were delegates to the ET
worth league convention held in Ottumw'
/ this week.
i Rev. King went down to Ottumwa Wed
nesday to attend the convention.
/ Miss Vic Crabill is visiting her cousin
Miss Edna Parks. of Cnillicothe, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank West are the prou
parents of baby girl, born last week.
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Mr.. S. D. Thompson

of Abba, cured Of bad rupture
in a few weeks. He is well
pleased and sent two more pa.
clients to take the treatment.
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Mr.. G. w. Breeding

of South Ottumwa, was cured Of
rupture on the left side six years
ago and last summer was rup-
tured on the right side. He was
cured.
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oh R0NIC
and
E:Rv0(JS
DISEASES

# have been located in Ottumwa 70
years, and have treated Chronic and
Nervous Diseases, Diseases of Women,
Private Blood and Skin Diseases, Ca
ftarrh Of the Nose, Throat and Ear,
eDiseases Of the Lungs, Rheumatism
kand all Chronic Diseases. 1 have the
Finest Turkish Bath house in southern
eIowa, where you can get all kinds of
kbaths, Turkish, Steam, Electric, Show
Ler, or Tub Bath. You do not have
Ito go to the Hot Springs for treatment
II employ an expert man to rub you,
land a lady attendant to give ladies'
kbaths every Tuesday and Friday. Try
ia Turkish Of Electric Bath for your
/ chronic disease. Pure Mineral Water
fused. Persons suffering from any
Chronic disease should write for infor-
III ,tion. Many cases treated by mail.
I'm licines sent by express to any part
of country. Enclose stamp for early
re- Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Deer Park Local Option Law Declared
Invalid by Judge Williams,

The Deer Park Local Option Law Declared
Invalid by Judge Williams.
The July or non-jury term of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county con-
vened in the court house in Oakland
last Monday morning with His Hon
or Judge Ferdinand Williams OH the
bench.
The only business transacted by
court was the calling over of the sew
eral dockets and making the proper
enteries therein and the determining
of the writ of mandamus concerning
the local option law as applicable to
Deer Park District which was passed
by the General Assembly of Mary
land in 1896, and which provided for
the holding of an election to be par
tici pated in by the qualified voters
of the district to determine by the
ballots whether or not spiritious or
fermented liquors should be sold
within the district. The question was
submitted at the regular election
held in the fall of 1897 and was carri-
ed by majority of the voters against
such sale and in consequence all
the saloons in the district were closed
and have so remained up to this time.
The petition for the mandamus
was filed some time ago on behalf of
H. j. Shaffer and Thomas Garrett to
compel the Clerk of the Court Tower
to grant them license for the sale of
liquors within the district. Mr.. Gill
NOR S. Hamill represented Messrs.
Sha fer and Garrett, and Mr.. Fred A..
Thayer appeared for Mr.. Tower.
His Honor Judge Williams after a
careful examination of the question
at issue sustained the demurrer
which had been filed to the answer of
the Clerk and granted the writ. This
decision was based upon the opinion
of the Court of Appeals of this State
recently handed down in case which
went up from Wicomico county. The
law IN both WlcomlcO and Garrett
was almost indentical and the Court
of Appeals having decided that the
Wicomico law imposed extra-judicial
duties upon the court which were not
contemplated by the Constitution
and Bill of Rights was therefore null
and void. The same ruling covered
the law in the Deer Park case and
consequently the writ of mandamus
was allowed. This decision does away
with the local option law as it has ex-
listed in Deer Park district since 1897
and the sale of liquor will no doubt
be resumed there. Judge Williams
returned to Cumberland Monday af-
ternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
MANY WATERS-DIST. NO. 10.

Perhaps there are some of your sub
scribers who do not know where Many
Waters is but no doubt they will find
out later on.
Rev. Carder preached quite an elo-
quent sermon at Hurts chapel on last
Sunday, his text being "Will a Man
Rob God?" after which Mr.. Fl. A.
Hardesty was made superintendent
of the Sunday school.
We have good prospects of fine
chestnut crop this year-better than
we have had for years.
We understand that there was quite
a foot race at the White church on
July 4th, in which there was a COLI
sion, one man being sidetracked, two
derailed while three others won the
prize.
Mr.. John Upole had quite tug
hauling some mine cars from Deer
Park over the mountain to the new
mine now being opened near Column
bus Paugh's, on the West Virginia
Central.
Sheriff Maffett was in our neighbor-
hood Monday looking for some wit
nesses. On his return he seemed to
think the roads were quite rough in
and about the place called Many
Waters. HIGH Low.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
OAK HILL,

The weather the past two or three
weeks has been very wet and extreme
ly cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Friend, made a
brief visit to Grantsville friends last
week.
Mr.. Augustine Friend, of Outcrop,
Pa, came home recently for brief
visit. He returned to Outcrop Monday
Noah Bittinger, who has been en-.
gagged with Silas Teats, has almost
completed his contract of clearing.
Candidates for the Office of Sheriff
are plentiful in this section of the
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Rush were Wis
iting Messrs. Martin and Resley Rush
last Saturday and Sunday.
Telephone lines are plentiful; rates
low; service poor.
Preaching services will be conduct.
ed in the Oak Hill school house next
Sunday at $50 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Not Much Business Transacted at Regular
Meeting Held Monday Night.

Not Much Business Transacted at Regular
Meeting Held Monday Night.
The monthly meeting of the Town
Council was held Monday night at
the council chamber with a full board
present.
Aside from passing the regular
monthly bills and ordering them paid
no business of special Importance was
transacted except that of receiving
and considering bids for the setting
of curbing and the grading Of Second,
Oak, Liberty and Wilson streets in
accordance with the invitation for
proposals for this work as published
in the advertising columns of this
paper last week. But two bids were
received, they being from Messrs. c..
Kennedy & Son and Shartzer & Kelly.
The matter will be taken up and dis
posed of at a special meeting to be
held on Monday night of next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
LACK OF MONEY
Made The Mare go, EIkins Decided to
Get Rich and Ride an Automobile

Made The Mare go, so EIkins Decided to
Get Rich and Ride an Automobile
Senator Stephen b. Elkins, who re-
Gently made $1,000, 900 in Wall street
operation, and who is one of the veal
thiest men in the United States
senate, nearly paid the penalty of his
life when young man for the crime
OF poverty. 1t was during the bush
wacking period at the close of the
civil war, when bands of marauders
overran Missouri and the southwest
ern states in the guise of soldiers.
Elkins, says the Chicago Journal, was
then operating carbine and horse
in that vicinity in a purely legiti-
mate manner and one day was cap
tured by plundering gang. He held
up his hands and was searched, but
proved to have but so cents. This
fragrant lack of money very properly
angered the captors and they moved.
seconded, and unanimously voted
that the prisoner should be shot.
The sentiments of Mr.. Elkins were
not consulted, but in order to make
the game amusing it was agreed that
he be given a little start in order
That the gang should have some tar
get practice. As a moving target Ell
kins proved success. Throwing
himself fiat along his horse he dug
his spurs into the beasts ribs and
listened to the bullets sing above his
head. 1t was in that moment he
fully realized the dangers of poverty,
and resolved, if he got out with his
life to devote the rest Oft getting the
best of Wall street. He has done so
ever since.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09

5. w. Gillian, the funny man of the
Baltimore American and secretary of
the recently organized Association of
Newspaper Versifiers and Humorists,
has coined the following out of TWEEN
ty years experience:
The one who demands the highest
excellence in Typography, subject
matter and quality of contents does
the least to help the cause along.
The man who kicks most about the
inacurracy of newspapers in general
is the one who does the least to assist
in getting the facts accurately when
he has an opportunity to do so.
The man who has had the bitter
truth told about him once by some
unusually frank reporter has a big
sore spot.
The woman who declares it's none
of the public's business and she
won't talk, so there" always winds
up by giving the reporter rafting
good story so fast that he cannot
take it down in shorthand.
The man who begs that his name
be let out of the lists of drunks for
fear it will hurt his mothers feelings
never considered that good lady's sem
sibilities before in his life.
The man who spends the most
money with the paper kicks the least.
If you expect man to find compli-
ment about himself, you must put
it on the front page in boldface type.
If you put in a one line roast in
nonparell between two patent med
icine ads, on the sixteenth page, he'll
find it and come hunting the man
who wrote the piece.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
Book of The Royal Blue,

The July number Book of the
Royal Blue" published by the Pas
senger Department., Baltimore Il
Ohio r. R. has two leading articles.
The Fortieth Anniversary of the
Battle of Gettysburg will be celebra-
ted at Gettysburg on July LIST, End
and 3rd, and new and intensely in
teresting story of the battle by Gen.
H. S. Huidekoper, leads off. The story
is tersely told and profusely illustra-
ted with scenes and maps, and is
probably one of the most condensed
text book of the battle ever written.
The story of Barbara Fitchie, which
has been told and retold, proved and
denied, over and oyer again, is retold
by interviews of the surviving rela-
tives of the parties concerned.
The book contains its usual bright
poems by well known writers. Single
copies can be had for five (5) cents,
ON application to d. B. Marin, Man.
ager Passenger Traffic, Baltimore
Md. Annual subscription fifty go,
SentS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
The Mt. Lake Campmeeting.

The great interdenominational and
international campmeeting at Noun
tain Lake Park opened on last Satur-
day for its twenty-fourth annual ses-
sion and will continue until next
Monday evening under the direction
of Rev. DR.. E. l. D. Pepper, editor of
the Christian Standard, assisted by
100 workers, among whom are Rev.
G. J. Fowler, of Boston, president of
the National Holiness Association;
Rev. H. G. Morrison, editor of the
PentecoSt0l Herald; Lieutenant-C Col
onel Brengle, of the Salvation Army;
Edwin L. Hyde, Holiness Christian
church; Rev. D. V. Gwillym, pastor
All Saints church, Bayside, L. l.;
Rev. Aura Smith, Baptist; Clarence
b. Strouse, editor of the CopSecrated
Life; Elizabeth NJ. Ward, Friends
church; Lizzie r. Smith, leader of the
Holiness Meeting at Ocean Grove;
Iva May Durham, Deaconess Train
ing Institute, st. Louis; Rev. d. G..
Boughton, Atlanta, Ga; Rev. Wilson
F. Hogue, editor Free Methodist
Chicago, and Rev. Charles M. Boswell,
general secretary city missionary
work. For several DAYS trains from
both east and west have been bring
ing visitors to the Park for the camp
meeting, and at the opening meeting
there were fully 5000 persons in at
tendance at the tabernacle, where
the services are being held. There
are now more people on the grounds
than ever before on the opening of
the campmeeting. The hotels are
well filled, and there is not a single
cottage on the grounds which has not
been rented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
ECSAPE FROM JAIL MATTER OF COURSE
Garrett County's Long Condemned Struc-
ture- Stands as a Disgrace.

Garrett County's Long Condemned Struc-
tureStands as "A Disgrace.
IT. J." In Cumberland News.
The escape of prisoners from the
Jail of Garrett County is a matter OF
such frequent occurrence that it no
longer causes surprise or creates ex-
element. When there is Jail deliv-
cry here, such as occurred an evening
or two ago, people scarcely pause
long enough to inquire the cause or
who escaped. They take the escape
as matter of course and assume
that all the unfortunates got away.
The jail was erected IN 1877 and was
insecure and wholly unfit for the pur-
poses for which it had been built from
the beginning. That it has grown less
secure from year to year goes with
out saying. 1t has been broken open
so often that it now offers no obstacle
to prisoner who is anxious to regain
his liberty. This wretched old Gala
boose is not only insecure but it is not
fit for the confinement of a human
being. Our grand juries haye report
ed these facts to the circuit court
term after term and the court has re-
peatedly spoken in the strongest
terms of the great necessity for new
jail and has caused the reports of the
grand inquest to be presented to the
county commissioners, but to no pur-
pose. The death of a prisoner, the
dangerous sickness of many others all
caused by the horrible condition of
the Jail $50 called seems to make no
impression. All that has been said
by grand juries, courts and others
have thus far fallen upon deaf ears.
There is no valid reason for this con-
dition of things. Garrett county is
not young county, struggling to get
a start in the world as it was when
this apology for a jail was built. Our
county is strong and prosperous.
Fifteen years ago there was not a
bank inthe county and therewere very
few people who had any need for one.
Now we have four national banks
with assets of nearly million dollars,
Twenty years ago our assessable basis
was little more than three million
dollars. Now we pay taxes on nearly
eight millions. AT that time Garrett
county had issued bonds to erect
public buildings-had issued other
bonds for public school purposes, and
was carrying a load of debt. Our
taxes were enormously high in those
days, but now our rate is nineteen
cents on each one hundred dollars
worth of property. Our Indebtedness
has all been paid and Garrett county
to day does not owe dollar. Not on
ly this, but large proportion of our
current expenses are levied in adj
vance, by estimate, so that we are
on cash basis and our people who
serve their county do not have to
wait for their money. With such a
financial showing as this is there any
reason why Garrett county should
not have decent Jail and a court
house to meet the public require
ments.