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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-11
Abba.

Abba,
Abba, June 11.-David Moch. who left
Grants Pass Oregon, April 20, for this
place and has not been heard from Since
has been traced. as far rs Pohatella, Idaho
where all trace of him seems to be lost and
it is feared that he met with foul play Mt
that place as he had considerable money on
his person.
b. c.. Searcey, who underwent an opera
ton some time ago. is up and around again
and seems to be on the road to recovery.
John Hansel, n prominent business man
of Ottumwa. was transacting business in
town yesterday.
The funeral service of Amanda Castle
was held at the residence in the east part
of town yesterday at i o'clock.
The board of supervisors adjourned yes
terday TO meet again Friday, June 10.
The street carnival is drawing good
crowds, the principal attraction seems to be
the Ferris wheel,
Ed. A. Canning and Alva Romp, of Bluff
Creek township, We're transacting business
in town this morning.
Abba is preparing for the grandest cole
bration ON July 4 it has ever held. Senator
j. p. Doliyer and other prominent speakers
will be here. -Four big bands will furnish
music and two ball games and other amuse-
ments are scheduled
NJ II. Grover, of Davenport, is transact
ing business in town this morning.
Martha Sylvester, of Ellstron, was an AL
bia visitor yesterday.
NJ. B. Sampson, of Eddyyille, was in town
yesterday on business.
G.. A. Fleener, of Hedrick. was transact
ing business in town this morning
l.. e. Smith, of oskaloosa, was inNtown
this morning on business.
Walter l.. Abel and. Al Thomas, of Des
AIoines, were transacting business in town
yesterday.
e. G. Carter, of Charlton. is transacting
business in town this morning.
! Walter Scott, of Ottumwa is transacting
business in town this morning
c. H. Lyons. of La Plata. Mo-. and d. d..
Rowland, of Bener, Mo-, were Abba visitors
yesterday.
r. S. Patton and family left yesterday for
Ohio to visit Mr., Patton's old home. They
expect to be gone two or three weeks.
Harrison Hickenlooper left for Pittsburg,
Pa, yesterday to visit his son who lives
there.
Patrick IIynes. of Avery, was in town this
S. A. Newell was in ottumwa today on
business.
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WANTED - STOCK TO PASTURE.
Plenty of grass, abundance Of water. w.
u. Dexter, Ottumwa, Ia, Route No. 6.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE 20O,o 900 ACRES OF MOST
fertile farming, fruit and timber lands in
Texas, at terms TO suit purchaser. Liber
al proposition 10 home. seekers. Particu
lars free. Address Trinity Valley Land
Co., 1902 Missouri Trust Bldg, st. Louis,
Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-11

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A 100 ACRE FARM, Is
mile sonth of Kirkville, well improved
A coal shaft is located on land. Hobert
Fuhs, Kirkville. Iowa.
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ABOVE OVERFLOW.
OtturlWa Real Estate Co.

VIII try very hard to suit you if You will
call and look over some of its bargains
in good homes.
cottage ut $3.50 TO places worth up to $4,000;
also some of the finest vacant lots ranging
from $500 to 5000. Some choice farms.
Good western homes and lands cheap in
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. We will
go with you next Tuesday and show you
& A modern new house for rent, eight rooms.
]. II. spry. c. ostertag. L. E. Rogers.
los North Court Street.
Phone so7. ottumwa, Iowa.
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FARM LANDS!

If you are looking for home or an
investment, do not forget that the best
farm lands in the northwest are along
the line of The Minneapolis & st.
Louis R. r. where crop failures are
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
good people there. Farm values are
rising rapidly and the time to buy is
) NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis C
st. Louis Railroads, if you wish to in
yestigate. For particulars address,
A. D. QUITS.
&c. r. A., Ia. Cent. and NJ. & St. L. n. r.
Minneapolis, MINI.
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WANTED.

WANTED-A PARTY TO CONDUCT
boarding house at Rutledge, Iowa Good
opening. Address S. Chadwick, Il. r. No.
., Ottumwa, Iowa
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CLOTHING FOR CASH-MUST SACRI-
flee $1,000 stock of new l.. Lowenstein and
Adler clothing. Must be moved. Snap for
cash buyer. Write box *, College Springs
Iowa.
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FOR RENT OR SALE-GOOD BLACK
smith shop and tools C. c. Oliphant,
Orient, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Curtis and the Des Moines Insurance
Companies.

=.
The Manson journal says that,
"Wm. E. Curtis has been telling
some truths about the rotten con-
Germs that are doing business I'M
der the laws Of the state. There is
something rotten with our insurance
laws or these concerns would not
come to Iowa to engage in business.
The newspapers Of Des Moines are
terribly incensed because Curtis has
shown up some Of the 'swindlers and
threatens to show up some more. r.
E. Moseley, of Lake City, offered
the Des Moines papers $3.50 for a
half page ad. in which he would e1-
pose one of the companies and use
nothing but the figures Of the com
pany, but in such q manner as to
tell how rotten the concern was, but
not paper would take the offer
The trouble was, that the same com
pany was using page after page 0:
the Des Moines papers to advertise its
business. The boys did not propose
to kill the goose that was laying the
golden egg every week in the yea
for one that came in spasmodicall..
to tell the truth"
There is probably quite humble
| Of mushroom insurance companie
| in Des MONIES, but the fact SHOULD
not be lost sight Of that there are al
SO number Of very good insuranc
companies in that city, and that tn
good companies should not be mad
| to suffer on account of their BAT
Eneighbors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

pfise are about two dozen Of the
most prominent and the most con-
servative business men Of this city.
In the first place, I am not going to
have my process patented. Wealthy
men could then go off to some coun-
try where the patent laws could not
be enforced and set up a plant. 1t
would pay them to buy an island and
do it. The only safeguard we have
is to manufacture the gold ourselves
without outside help.
cit can readily be seen what a
calamity it would be for the secret to
become public property. One dol
lars worth of silver becomes $40
worth Of gold. The dumping of an
enormous output of gold upon the
world might mean a arrangement OF
the entire economic fabric.
II am planning to make my aP-
paratus largely automatic and can
arrange it SO that man can run an
enormous plant by simply attending
to few things. The innermost
room, where the real secret process
will be operated, will be in my per
sonal charge"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

Roosevelt's denunciation Of mob
violence is timely, and his advice
should be needed. Here is a force
full paragraph from his letter:
Surely no patriot can fail to see
the fearful EQUALIZATION and debase-
ment which the indulgence Of such
spirit ndsuch practices inevitably
portend. Surely all public men, all
writer's for the daily press, all clergy
men, all teachers, all who m any
way have right toaddress the pub
lie, should with every energy unite
to denounce such crimes and to
support those engaged in putting
them down.
The only possible excuse for the
mob is the thought in the minds Of
the ignorant that terrible punish
ment viii tend to lessen-.,o OF prevent
the commission Of crime. Nothing
could be much further from the
truth. In all ages brutal punish
ments instead Of lessening have
helped to increase the commission
Of brutal offences. There are vicious
traits, in those who are criminal
" inclined, which lie dormant UNI
til kindled and inAamed by scenes
Of blood and brutality. Then all
the fierceness of their animal natures
become aroused. All restraint Of
the law is disregarded by them,
when society disregards the law and
resorts to mob violence. The Grim
inal class resents brutality and re.
taliates by committing other crimes
Of a like nature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
CHRISTOPHER Smith.

Christopher Smith died at his
homo two miles northwest Of Coggon
on Wednesday evening July Is at
1880 o'clock after an illness Of about
two weeks. Mr.. Smith was born in
County Meath, Ireland in September,
1882 and came to this country when
36 years Of age, first settling in New
York where he was married to Miss
Mary Ann White. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith came to Delaware county about
40 years ago and settled in Adams
township, which has ever since been
their home. To them were born five
children; Edward, Of Independence;
Mrs. Thos. McMeel of Coggon; Mrs. M
J.Morrissey Of Prairie; Katie, teacher
of music in the Visitation Convent
of Dubuque; and John Of Coggon;
who were all at his bedside at the
time of his death except Katie of
Dubuque. Besides his wife he
leaves one sister Mrs. Patrick
Donnelly to mourn the loss of a kind
and devoted husband and loving
father and brother. About IL years
ago, Mr.. Smith was afflicted with
spinal trouble and went to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where he was
greatly benefited, but never fully
recovered his health and his death
was caused by the old trouble. He
was confirmed in the Catholic faith
in early boyhood and has been con
slant and devoted believer through
his life. His funeral was held in the
Belmont Catholic church, last Friday,
by Rev. Father Harlin Of
Wisconsin, assisted by
y r. +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Death of a Beloved woman.

In the death of Mrs. Sarah Eliza
beth Young, Manchester and Della
ware county lose a most estimable
lady-a woman beloved by all.
Born on the 22nd day of April,
1920, on farm near Albany N. Y,
Sarah Elizabeth Adams was the
youngest of a family of eight, and
her girlhood was lived in that east
ern home. On the death of her par
ents, Hiel and Mary Adams, she
came to Durand, Illinois, with her
brother, D. Emmons Adams, after
wards the Honorable d. Emmons
Adams because Of his service as a
legislator Of Illinois. 1t was while
living in this city that Miss Adams
was married to S. R. Young and
in 1855, Mr.. and Mrs. Young came
to Manchester, whence, after a few
| years residence, they moved out on
| to their farm in Milo township. Here
they lived until three years ago
when they removed from the home
stead and came to town, making
their home with their son, d. H.
Four children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Young, one daughter dy-
ing in infancy, one daughter dying
when but five years old, a son, w
W., a contractor, dying in 1888, ane
the surviving son, being the Homo
able D. H. Young Of this city, editol
of the Delaware County News.
4 Mrs. Young was, on her mother,
side, q lineal descendant of Sir Isaa,
Newton. She was o woman Of rart
beauty of character, of sweet refine
ment and womanly virtue.
Besides sorrowing husband ant
son, there is left to mourn this goot
woman brother, Elijah Adams Q
Broadhead, Wisconsin, and a sister
Mrs. Zady Rockwell Of Pontiac
: Michigan.
The funeral services were he'll
!, Sunday afternoon in the home 0
her son, Rev. Pratt Of the N. I
church officiating, and all that IT
manned earthly Of Mrs. Young wa
: tenderly borne to It's last restin
place in our beautiful City of til
Dead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Rosetti Mcclure, ct al,

- defendants
To kose,tl Mctqire. sMcGIire Afford
Louisa WinistoneS Ham Mamilton, Cara Hamliton.,
John Dolphin, Administrator do bonis mol, With
VIII annexed Of Estate Of Jacob Schweingr
ana James ~ Sru
minors. r.. N. Howe, Bessie E. Howe Mrs.
Chauncey Z Rogers, Mrs. Issac MSoas dless,
Polly ii. KINGSLEY, Executrix 81 Estate Of
Thornton " Kingsley. deceased. Maria Rams
dell. willow OF Thornton " King.ley. deceased.
The unknown Claimants otthe following describ-
County. Iowa, :to-wlt: The North S Of the
Township Eighty seven u.s. North. Range Six Six
(B) West Of the 9th T. M, and the Southwest
quarter Of the Northwest quarter (N) and
section Thirteen u.s.. Township Eighty seven
Nor h, Range Six 10 West OF tn 5th 2. NJ. al.
50 tract Of land conmencir % xnd G7 100 chains
quarter "a of the Northwest quarter ca Of
Section Eighteen QSl: T.wnship Eighty seven
ls) North Of Range Five 10 West of the 9th. p.
M. running thu nee North Ten (10lrods, thence
East EIGHT Isl rods. thence South Ten I10] rods.
thence West Eight Isl rods to TIM place Of be
Il ming; except strip -Four L4l rods wide north
PENDANTS.
Yon and each Of you are hereby notified that
trict Court OF Iowa in and for Delaware County,
the petition Of the plaintiffs above named claim.
ing that the plaintiffs, Alfred RIssler, Karl
schwengruber, Ida SchweingruDer Susana
Schwelngruber. Bertha SchwoIngruber Held,
Jacob Rissler, Adolph Urwiler 4. Jacob NIL
Ter, and the defendants. Afford II. Schwein.
gruber and James 3 .schwelngruber. are the own
cribed. That they became such owners As
devlsees under and by virtue OF the last will
and testament Of Jacob Schweingruber. late of
Delaware County. Iowa, deceased. and alleging
that there IS an error In the deed made by de-
PENDANTS, II. N. Howe and Bessie E. Howe, con-
yeying to one. Michael McAIeer the piece Of
| SW corner of SW u Of NV u Of Section 49,
Township g N, r w. of the 9Th !, m, In said
Delaware County. running thence North 10 rods.
thence East rods, thence South 10 rods. thence
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Possible Perhaps, Not Probable.

If the expectations Of Il. M. Hunter
of Philadelphia are realized, the
gold bugs will soon be clamoring
loudly for the characterization Of gold.
By this time next year, says Phil
adelphia despatch, he expects to be
converting silver into gold at the
rate Of tens of thousands Of dollars a
day. The inventor, or alchemist he
might be called, was seen today at
his office and talked freely Of his
prospects.
aSome time this fall" he said, II
expect to build q plant which will
cover half square and will cost
100000. When this plant gets in
working order thousands upon
thousands Of dollars worth Of gold
san be turned out daily.
ssociated swith me insthis, enter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

The State board Of health has
modified its rule in regard to COM
pulsory vaccination Of school pupils,
80 as to conform to recent decision
Of the district court of Lucas County.
In that case, which was brought
against school board to compel the
board to admit pupils to school with
out vaccination, the court decided,
that the general rule ofhealth boards
in the state requiring vaccination be
fore child may be admitted to
school, was too broad, and that the
health boards have authority to re-
quire vaccination only in case where
there is an actual epidemic Of small
pox or other extraordinary condition
calling for the vaccination.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Another New Jersey ..eraft. !,

New Jersey is known all over the
world as the official home of the
trust "grafter" and the domicile Of
ia species of mammoth mosquitoes,
commonly called Jersey nightingales.
So far as any body knows, the pow
ers that be in Jerseydom have never
objected to the trusts, because they
pay into the treasury Of that state
large sums of money for their
letters Of marque to prey upon
the commerce of all the other
states. But when they come
ito deal with their "skeeters' every
thing is different. Notwithstanding
the fact that their "skeeters" are
larger and more musical that all
other "skeeters" they are not at all
proud on that account.
If they could have, their wish,
everyone of their nightingale"
would be treated as ruthlessly, as
Herod Of old treated the children Of
Bethlehem. The State Of New
Jersey even went so far, short time
ago, as to make an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the slaughter Of mosqui.
toes. The entomologists were quite
certain that they could bring about
desired results, but when they pro
ceeded to the breeding-pools tc
demonstrate the efficacy Of Their
several mosquitoe exerminators, they
were met by the owners Of the pools
who refused to allow them to enter
unless there was "a rake-off for thu
owners. One old fellow is reported t.
have said: It'll be gol darned if m,
mosquitoes are going to be killed
until get share Of that $4,000
The demand Of this old fellow. il
In keeping with the spirit of tn
state in which he lives. tits poo
day when New Jerey does not de
velope some new kind Of graft"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Everybody Come to the Library Har'
vest Festival,

This Festival is to be given on
the Thrill and Atwater lawns, at
the corner of Franklin and Union
streets, for the benefit of the Free
Public library, on Wednesday even
ing, August 10Th.
Admission to the grounds, adults
ten cents; Children under twelve
years, five cents. Cake and ice
cream, also coffee with doughnuts and
coffee cake will be served. Ticketsfor
refreshments at either table-ten
cents.
PROGRAM.
Music by the band; Drill, Looking
Backward, By Twelve Little Ladies;
Song, Mr.. Sutherland; Recitation,
Miss Gertrude Anderson; Song,
Miss Mae -Roney.
Mr.. Sutherland will appear in
costume and entertain with the
weird music Of the pipes.
The beautiful stranger Queen Of
the Northland, will visit us with
her retinue, bringing her offerings
to the people Of this city Of beauti-
full trees, lawns and flowers.
Music by the band.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Death Of a Veteran.


Albert Mabb died at his home in
this city Monday afternoon at the
advanced age Of eighty eight years.
Mr.. Mabb was born in New York,
but Iowa has been his home for the
past forty five years. He was o
member Of the 2lst Iowa Volunteer
Infantry, serving his country faith
fully and well in Company H of that
infantry.
He is survived by his wife.
The funeral services will be held
at 10 o'clock this Wednesday morn
ing atthe Baptist church, the pastor
Rev. Caul officiating.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
Lxnohed in Wsshinrton.

Asotin, Wash, Aug. g. Sheriff Rich
ards appointed twenty-five deputies to
protect William Hamilton, a wealthy
young farmer who had outraged and
murdered the sheriff's 13-year-old
daughter. A mob appeared before the
jail and sent twenty masked men for
ward. whoattacked the guards, downed
them and then broke into the Jail and
secured the prisoner. Then it was pro-
posed to torture him, but finally decided
to hang him, which was promptly done
to an electric light pole.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

Saratoga, N. ", Aug. 10.-August
Belmont was injured in a polo game.
In hot scrimmage his pony got his
legs locked in the forelegs OF Charles
Mather's mount. The pony fell and
rolled over Mr.. Belmont. He was as
sisted to the clubhouse, where he
tainted. A physician was summoned.
who, utter an examination, announced
that no bones were broken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

Washington, Aug THE district
criminal court overruled the demurrers
TO the indictments, for bribery in con-
nection with the government purchase
of letter-boX fasteners of August w
Machen, the former general superin-
tendent of the free delivery service,
and Diller B. Croft and Samuel \.
Croft of this city Counsel for the
defendants noted exceptions to the
ruling
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12
zfaai;2loual .Hueal.


We admit it, Manchester is a
very pretty little city.
Miss Florence Lister has return
ed to hospital duties at Finley in
Dubuque.
&c. II. Ricketts, of Hopkinton
left to-day for months outing in
Pennsylvania.
Mrs ]. D Tanning Of Chicago
-aglest in the +. n Sheldon
home in this city.
j. Pentony, Fl, w. Sabin and
VIM Hockaday are at Cumberland,
Wisconsin, this week.
u. U. Schilling has just COM
spleted a new cement walk in front
Of his Union street residences.
Mrs. Thos. Elder is spending a
pleasant vacation week with her
daughter in Dubuque, not having
returned yet.
Mrs. Alice Storey and Miss
Marie will leave next Monday for a
visit with Mrs. Ross Rowland at
Dell Rapids, S. D.
The Library club and few
friends are being entertained by
Mrs. McCarren this Tuesday after
noon. Five o'clock tea will be served.
Permits to wed during the past
week were issued by Clerk Georgen
to H. F. Sullivan and linda D.
Durey and w. G. Purdy and Martha
la. Lewis.
Miss Ella Morse will accom-
pany about twenty five children out
from Chicago this Wednesday after
noon, the little ones being brought
on vacation Of two weeks.
l DIR. j. P. Won Berg, of Albert
1 Lea, MINI. wife and daughter, are
| visiting in Manchester the guests o.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Dittmer. Mrs
Won Berg is sister of Doctors Fl. A
and e. G.. Dittmer.
"A dray has been provided t.
carry your baskets for the picnic
at the Fair grounds today. 1t vii
be at the M. E. church between nint
and ten o clock and no charge vii
be made for taking your luncl
baskets up.
J, Letters addressed to Mesdame
Frank Costing. Mary Cornell car,
of Mrs. Rollo, Ina Wilder, Messrs
, Morris M. Burns, James McPufl
/ John Kunle, John Keith, FL. W
Reed and Charlie Smith are adver
tised as unclaimed at the post office
e. NJ. Ward, who went fron
here to Platte S. D. year or NOR
/, ago, writes to w. G.. Kenyon unde
date Of the 7th inst, that "threshin
. there is in full blast and the yiel
. is large, oats turning out as high a
eighty bushels to the acre and ry
! ! over fifty bushels" Mr.. Kenyon ha
two large farms near Platte an
s. some idea of the extent of his farm
9 ing operations there, is given by tn
fact that he has had cut and pu
: in barns and stacks this season
seven hundred tons of hay which h
expects to feed out the coming VIII
ter.
r The Clerks suffered two defeat
9 during the past week. Last wee
: Wednesday afternoon, the secon
|. game Of Hasbeens VS.. Clerks wa
: pulled off and the Hasbeens jus
. naturally walloped the Clerks to
. finish. The score was some oil
i thing like twelve for the Hasbeen
. to two for the Clerks, and consider
ing the strong personnel of tn
, clerical forces, we feel that this il
in extenuation of our continued as
seyerations all summer that Manches
ter's Hasbeens are faster than goot
many salaried teams. Jerry Colts
. who are about synonymous with tn,
invincible White caps, also defeated
the Clerks on Friday Ray Dunhan
was at the twirling end Of the bat.
4 terry and his arm was good.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

Rev. j. j. Hanley of Monti' and
Rev. P. Fl. Ryan, pastor of the Bel
mont church. The Monti choir fur
nished the music. His body was laid
to rest in the Belmont cemetery. Mr..
Smith was man Of upright and
sterling character, honorable in all
his dealings with his fellow man,
a good citizen and was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him.
-Coggon Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-12

LATEST PORTRAIT OF GENERAL MILES.
at noon today, having reached the age
limit of GA years. The orders neces-
sary to carry out the changes that must
ta,:e place have also been issued.
General Miles issued an address to
the army i'll a patriotic vein and clos
ing as follows: The lieutenant gener-
al has faith that under all circum-
stances the army will maintain its
high character, and that Its future will
be as honorable and glorious MS has
been its history in the past. His earn
est solicitude md best wishes will ever
follow the fortunes of the army"