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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-10
Pleasant Home.

Pleasant Home, Sept. s.-Geo. Willard
and SAINT Ross returned home this week
from Wichita, Kansas. where they spent
couple OF weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Vim. Shields lost valuable horse Sun
day morning.
Samuel and Glen Willard returned from
two weeks visit in Colorado.
Mrs. John Haley and Mrs. VIM Shields
left Tuesday for ONeil, Neb., for two
weeks visit.
Rev. C. A. McCampbell Hartman Dixon
and Mr. and Mrs. John Bachman at
tended the annual conference OF the Meth
odist Protestant church of the state of
Iowa Mt Osceola last week.
A. A. Beagle marketed hay In Ottunwa
Friday.
~ l.. Harlan was business caller at
Ottumwa Friday.
Joe Harlan transacted business In OF
tumwa Friday.
Miss Gussie Burgason commenced school
in district No. Q Monday.
c. w. Conwell began the fall and VIM
ter term of school at No. s September I.
Professor T.. NJ. Brooks and family of
Kansas City are visiting friends and rela-
tives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Brooks called on VIM.
Berry Wednesday.
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ASKS HIS RETURN.
Main Street Methodist Episcopal
Church Desires to Keep Or. Bevan.
From Thursilay,s Dailr.

Main Street Methodist Episcopal
Church Desires to Keep Or. Bevan.
From Thursdays Daily.
The congregation of the Main street
Methodist Episcopal church has made
a unanimous request to the quarterly
conference for the return of the pre-.
sent pastor, Rev. d. C. Bevan. The
closing business meeting for the year
was held last evening and the reports
show that it has been a most success
full year for the church.
Rev. Bevan's report shows that he
has preached 144 sermons, led thirty
toral calls, written over 800 pastoral
letters and looked after the many
other interests Of the church.
A Large Increase.
Eighty.seven have protested con-
version and united with the church on
probation. Many of these have al
ready been received into the full mem
bership of the church and others will
perceived as soon as the time Of pro-
baton expires. Forty-five have united
with the church by certificate, making
total of 1872 accessions.
Financial Condition Good.
All the financial obligations of the
church have been cleared up, the sal.
aries have been paid in full as we'll
as the benevolences apportioned to the
church, amounting to 1924.
Year of Great Harmony.
The year has been one of the great.
est harmony between the different de
partments of the church work. All
have worked together for the general
good of all and the end of the church
year shows most welcome spirit of
good will and good feeling existing and
an earnest desire to do even greater
and better work during the coming
year.
Sunday School and League.
The Sunday school has been under
the supervision of T. P. Spillman and
has throughout the entire year con
stantly increased in membership and
efficiency. The Epworth League has
been ably presided over by its presi
dent, B. r. Gushing, who has been as.
sisted by H. Graham and Lewis Smith
in charge of the spiritual department
The year has been one of unprecedent
ed prosperity.
Close of the Year.
A full report of the years work in
all the departments will be given al
the service tomorrow which will mark
the close of the church year.
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HayesviIIe.

Hayesville, Sept 8.-Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Crabb and family left here last
Monday for their home in Fort Madi-
son.
A number of the young people from
here attended meeting at Lancaster
Sunday.
School commenced Sept. Z at dis
trict No. with Mrs. Matson as teach
er and an enrolment of twenty. The
Hayesville school also began on the
same day with g. A. Hedrick as prin-
cipal and Miss Elsie Gilliand as pri-
mary teacher.
Several people of the town attend
ed the wedding of Miss Daisy Randall
and Mr.. Adams at Lancaster Sunday
evening.
Miss Fenia Wiseman returned home
Thursday after short visit in North
English.
Mrs. Stevenson and daughter Julia
and Jack Utterback visited Iva Steven
son Sunday evening.
Mrs. John G.. Chase and children
passed through here one day last week
on their way to Sigourney.
Mrs. Martin visited in Sigourney
last week.
Two hundred bushels of pickles
were taken to the pickle factory Fri
day.
Miss Grace Duree returned from
Hedrick Monday
Mrs. Crabb visited Mrs. A. Utter.
back Friday.
Preparations are being made to put
some improvements on the M. E.
church soon
Edward Duree is to teach school in
Ollie this fall.
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WANT RECRUITS.
Hospital Corps U. s. Army Offers In
ducements to Young Men.

dOSSIiSIISS W tSOuS NSfls
Recruits for the hospital corps OF
the United States army one of the
best paying departments of the SER
vice and one that gives practical and
valuable training that will be of great
use in civil life are again being call
ed for.
All enlistments in this corps are for
the grade Of private but for those who
show themselves capable and adapted
to the work promotions come more rap
idly than in any other branch of the
service. Applicants must pass the
physical examination required to en-
ter the regular service and must pos
sess the same qualifications and be
able to speak, read and write the Eng
lish language.
The regulations in regard to pay are
more generous than in the regular
service and by strict attention to bust.
ness and the display of intelligence
the recruit can not only advance him
self in the ordinary walks of life but
by the exercise of care and economy,
he can at the close of his term have
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, Sept S-Mrs. T. l.. Scott OF OF
tumwa, was in town visiting relatives Fri
day.
w. H. Young was in oskaloosa Saturday.
Miss Lillian Palmer. of Butler, visited
friends in town Saturday.
John C. Foster Is in Kansas City on bust
ness.
Rev W. n. Hall left last evening for
Muscatine TO attend the annual Methodist
Episcopal conference.
C. ]. Quick, of Sigourney, was in town
yesterday.
Miss Mayme Porter was passenger for
Sigourney Saturday where she spent Sun
day with friends.
w. G. Durbin, of Ollie, was in town
yesterday on business.
Mrs G. l.. Matson was a passenger for
Hayesville Saturday. where she began her
school work yesterday.
Walter Morrison visited parents here
yesterday.
w. r. Sherlock visited relatives in Sig
Quincy over Sunday.
Mrs. B. Markle was a passenger for OF
tumwa yesterday.
The management of the local entertain
ment course has made arrangements for
five entertainments to be given the COM
ing season. The talent which has been Sc
| cured is recommended very highly and it
| is supposed that the course will be better
than ever. although the talent heretofore
has been entirely satisfactory. The dates
are as follows:
October 2S-Daniel McGurk, lecturer.
November 1s- Dewitt Miller. lecturer
turer.
January 11-Clare Vaughn Wales Co.,
musical.
February 24-Kaffir Boy Choir, musical
The entertainments will probably be Civ
en- in the Baptist church as heretofore.
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Davis County Line.

Davis County Line. Sept. s.-Mrs. j. c.
Hills and children, of Burlington, are here
visiting Mrs. Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hamm.
Cal and Maggie Stevenson, of Missouri,
are here visiting relatives.
Ed Carroll is having an additional room
built to his dwelling house.
Sam Hamm and Laura Hills made bust
ness trip to Eldon Monday.
Mrs. Jackson Lawson and Mollie Din
ley were callers here Friday.
Will Hamm and family visited friends
here last week and attended the Edon fair
Thursday.
Grover Cole is on the sick list.
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Lebanon, Sept. S.The ice cream supper
and lecture given on Tuesday evening by
the Ladies' Aid and Prof. Elias Handy
were well attended
Miss Mary Campbell moved to Milton
Wednesday.
Jesse Davis commenced moving Wednes
day to the r. g. Campbell farm
Henry Work, wife and son, Bates, went
to Eldon Wednesday,; also Clyde Tazee and
family, where they visited with relatives
and attended the fair
Aliss Pauline PARCEL returned 70 her
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mer's sister. Mrs. Sarah MCGEE, last
week. Miss Fay has the Peppers
school, which is to begin next Mon
Gay.
Misses Hattie and Orc Thompson
spent Friday in Ormanville visiting rel
atives and friends.
Frank Teeters of Ottumwa spent
Saturday night and Sunday here at the
home of his uncle. Morrison McCor-
mick.
Baugh Bros. of Kirksville. Mo-, are
here with their railroad outfit. They
will go to Winterset, where they are
to work.
David Mum and family and George
Hockersmith of Drakeville, spent Sun
day here with relatives.
Miss Bessie Fleming attended the
Eldon fair one day last week.
Andy Yates and wife of Bloomfield
were callers here last week while on
their way to Seymour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pickett left
Saturday night via the Wabash for
Kansas City to be absent three or four
months.
Jesse Mccormick has gone to Kan
oc1S WY, WhSlS liz lliClJ
in a bakery with his brother, Frank
The suit of replevin of Orman VS..
Aikens, which was to have been tried
before j. A. Cameron on Friday, was
settled without trial.
Mrs. Clara Dunning of Ottumwa,
who has been spending the past week
here with relatives and friends, re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pickett spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Wag-
ner of Sherman Chapel.
Mrs. Mutt of Unionville, Mo-, is Wis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry
Schubert.
Miss Bessie Fleming spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Bloomfield with
friends.
Misses Hattie and Ora Thompson
spent Saturday in Ottumwa with
friends or relatives.
]. e. Barrett of Bloomfield spent
Monday at the j. H. Fleming home.
The postoffice inspector was here
Monday going over the affairs of the
Office and he found everything salts
factory
l. e. Kneedler of Drakeville and R.
H. Kneedler of Floris and j. w.
Kneedler of this place expect to leave
tomorrow for East Monroe, Ohio, to
visit friends
Orrin Helwig and Miss Delpha Con-
well of Milton came up Thursday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum
who had spent the day at the Eldon
fair. Mr.. Helwig and Miss Conwell
returned to their home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Bolivar Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. e. Anderson and children, Mr. and
and Mrs. l. E. Kneedler and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Banded, Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Rus
sell, Mrs. Belle Moss, Misses Myra
and Jimmie Bolivar and Ross Russell
gathered at the j. e. Russell home
Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of
Mrs. j. E. Russell and Mrs. |. c..
Kneedler. The party was great sur
prise to Mrs. Russell but had been
gotten up by Mrs. kneedler. A plea
SAINT day was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Martin observed
the twenty-first birthday of their son
Caleb at their beautiful home about
two and a half miles south of here,
Saturday evening. Sixty-five guests
were present, making it one to be long
remembered. A hundred invitations
had been issued but owing to the
stormy look of the weather not so
many were able to attend. Mr.. Martin
received present of handsome gold
watch. Refreshments, consisting of
ice cream, cake and fruit We're serv-
ed.
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Salem.

Salem, Sept. S.--A large crowd of people
We're in Salem Wednesday and heartily en-.
joyed Old Settlers Day.
The stockholders of the creamery have
decided to sell the plant
Whittier college will open next Monday
The funeral services over the remains of
the late Mrs. Thomas Randolph were held
at 4:30 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon ut the
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev T. s.
Pool of Mt. Pleasant conducted the ser.
vices, assisted by Rev. ia. Sinclair and
Rev. Russell, of Salem. The remains were
laid away in the city cemetery.
Eugene Rapalyea and family will move
into David Grims house.
Tuesday, Miss Carrie Pidgeon returned
from a visit with her sisters. Misses Eva
and Julia Pidgeon, at Eddyville.
Mrs. William Donaldson and daughter,
Miss Blanche. of Pierce. Neb.. are visiting
Mrs. Donaldsons father, William Crew,
and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs H. G. Triplett and Miss
Winifred Triplett are spending week in
Chicago
William Sinclair will take a business
course at the 1. w. U. the ensuing year.
Mrs. Spears. of keokuk, is guest at
the John Hayes home.
Miss Mildred Foreman has gone to Sciola
where she will visit relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. Sinclair will depart fol-
Muscatine Tuesday TO attend the annual
conference of the Mcthodist Episcopaj
church.
Miss Lula Best of Donnelson. was a
guest of Miss clara Cooper last week.
Miss Nellie sinclair came home TUESDAY
from n visit with relatives Mt Medionolis.
The musical Mt the congregational church
Friday evening was we'll attended and
highly apnrecioted
Mrs M n X Weimcr of Wayland on.
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a neat little sum saved up sufficient
to start himself in business.
Recruiting Sergeant j. II. Mitchell
of Des Moines. who is in the city has
just received his instructions in re-
gard to the enlistment of men for the
corps, a branch of the enlistment
work which had been discontinued for
some time past.
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Goooooooooooooooooooooooo
& NEIGHBORHoCD NEW So
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BODY TAKEN HOME.
.,emains of r. p. ELLIS Are Removed to
CentervlIe.

SCHtcTNliCs
Bloomfield, Sept. S.-The remains of
the late R. P. Ellis, who lost his life
here yesterday afternoon while endeav-
oring to couple train, were prepar-
ed for burial at the undertaking rooms
of ROUGH & Lorenz, and shipped to
Centerville on K. G. train No. H.,
which leaves this city about 5 p. m.
Mr.. Ellis was young man of excellent
physique and appeared to have been
strong and rugged. He was about So
years of age. 1t appears that there
was but one eye witness to the sad ac-
cident which cost The young man his
life, j. e. DeVault of this city, who
was standing within few feet of him
when he was caught between the cars.
After being struck by the cars the
young man fell across the tracks. Mr..
DeVault quickly pulled him off the
track in order to prevent his body be-
ing run over by the cars Life was eX-
instantly. Coroner G. G. Heady was
was unnecessary.
County Board Meets.
The county board of commissioners
convened yesterday morning and took
up the usual work of the September
session.
Home From Europe.
w. ]. Steclel has returned to Bloom
field, after a three months tour of Eur
ope. He was accompanied on his trip
by Mrs. Steckel, who stopped off on
the homeward journey at Lima, Ohio
for months visit with relatives. Dur.
ing their absence Mr.. and Mrs. Steck-
ell visited many points of historic in
terest. among the cities which they
visited being London, Liverpool, Dur.
ham, Dublin, Cork, Edinburgh and Par,
is. They visited the famous Blarney
castle, Shandon church, at Cork, Lake
Geneva, and the cottage where Aobert
Burns, Scotland's immortal bard, was
born. Since his return home Mr..
Steckel has received from friend a
large collection of photographs of the
various places and localities seen by
them in the course of their trip. They
met many American tourists abroad
with whom they spent many enjoyable
hours, and some of whom were travel
ing companions on portions of the trip.
Mr.. Steckel, who has applied himself
closely to business affairs for several
years, found much of recreation and
enjoyment in the course of the tour.
Both Mr.. annd Mrs. Steckel had many
opportunities to observe the customs,
manners and laws of the various coun-
tries which they visited, and in their
opinion there is no country like Amer
lea. Mr.. Steckel says that he returns
home a better American than when he
departed from the shores of the United
States.
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DELEGATES SELECTED.
Eighth and Ninth Precincts of Center
Township Hold Primaries.

The result of the republican pri-
maries held Saturday in the eighth
and ninth precincts of Center town
ship for the election of committeeman
and of delegates to the county conven-
ton which is to be held in the court
house on Saturday September IL was
as follows: Eighth precinct; commit
teeman, G. H. Prosser, delegates, Jas.
Knox, Fred Prossen, Lawrence Mott,
H. F. Michael. Ninth precinct; COM
mitteeman G. M. Bissell, delegates,
August johnson, H. H. Davis, A. Roe
mer. A. Johnson. chairman of the
meeting, John M. Peters, secretary.
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Married Brothers. Wife.

Boone, Sept 4-(SpeciaD- Louis
Burmont has been arrested charged
with adultery. The information was
filed by his brother, Chas. Burmont.
Louis married Charles wife, Aug. 80,
1893, in Jasper county, and Charles
claims that he and his wife were
never divorced
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WANT INJUNCTION.
Application For Restraining Order in
Insurance Company Case.

Des Moines, Sept. Am application
for an Injunction restraining the mer-
ger of Northwestern Life and Savings
Co. of Des Moines and the North
western National Life Insurance COM
pany of Minneapolis, together with
the appointment of receiver for the
Northwestern Life and Savings COM
pany Of Des Moines was fled Wednes-
day afternoon in the district court by
Carr. Hewitt. Parker & Virgin,
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Avery.

Avery, Sept. Sd q. Evans and family
returned from their western trip on the
Pacific coast Tuesday and report a good
time.
w. S. Appeman and family departed for
Des Mpines yesterday where they 70 70
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Men claim credit for themselves In
being concerned for the welfare of 9th,
ers whose prosperity involves theiS
own,
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Irish Bend,

Irish Bend, Sept S.-Since the recent
showers the pickle vines in this locality
are turning out much better than before.
George Duffield, a prominent farmer of
this locality who was severely injured by
runaway Il few weeks ago, is able to be
around again.
James Wilson. Y. J. Ashmead and Frank
IIaney attended the Eldon fair last week.
George Wiley is building house for Mr..
Chanell
Samuel Roush was in Chequcst buying
calves last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintosh, of Milton, visited
over Sunday at the John Lewis home.
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Charlton.

Charlton, Sept. S.-Mr. and Mrs. Au-
gust Erlandson of Abba who have been
visiting in the city, left for Nebraska
yesterday, where they will reside in
the future. MIR GRANDSON expects to
engage in the mercantile business. His
many friends here wish him success.
George Beadle prosperous farmer
of Pleasant township, was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Will Treasure arrived Saturday
from Kirkville Mo-. for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Foulks.
Last night the regular meeting of
the Woodman lodge was held. After
the business was over the members of
the Royal Neighbors were admitted
and the balance of the evening was
spent in playing games. At late hour
light refreshments were served and The
merry crowd disbanded
Attorney j. A. Penick returned this
evening from a business trip to Cedar
Rapids.
F. NJ Richards of the Lucas Ledger
was business caller in the city yes.
terday.
Frank Carson visited yesterday with
his parents near Belinda.
Miss Anna Lindell left yesterday for
her home in Omaha, after a pleasant
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Holmes.
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mere IRON Aipla.
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.ue iahes Ioi !, WV "eehs ,acation'
heN. u. -. mig preaches MS iast sermon
peiote conference euhuas morning at AV-
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Belknap.

Belknap.
BelInap, Sept. S.-Cecil, the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Combs,
had the bone in his arm broken in two
places last Wednesday evening. He
fell from the gate post.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller made a
business and pleasure trip to the Berl
home near Unionville, spending Sat
urday and Sunday there.
Mr.. and Mrs Charley Skinner and
Mrs. j. M. Mccormick and daughters,
Maude and Irene, are Ottumwa visit
ors today.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Mcconnell
spent a few days last week at Fioris
at the home of their daughter, Mrs j.
M. Peden.
Mrs VIM. Spohr and Mrs. Joel Nc
Gee attended the Eldon fair few days
last week.
Levi Orman, of Ormanville, accom-
panied his daughter, Mrs. j. C. Thomp-
son, home Friday, making short visit
here with the family.
William Hill of Bloomfield was a
caller here Saturday evening, coming
over to meet his sister, who came in
from the west
Charles Burkhalter of Kankakee, ILL.,,
came in yesterday evening from Tren-
ton, Mo-, leaving early this morning
for Eldon.
Will Putnam came up Saturday ev-
ening from st. Louis, for short visit
with relatives and friends here
Mrs. j. S. Dillon's health had i'm
proved sufficiently to permit her to re.
turn home from Eldon Friday.
MISS Cora Garretson of Ottumwa
and Mrs. Ida Lester and children spent
Sunday with their parents near Flor
is.
Miss Maud Romingers many friends
/ here We're surprised last week by the
announcement of her marriage Sep.
TENDER 2, to Harvey c. Yates of Bloom
field, the ceremony taking place at Des
Moines. Mr.. and Mrs. Yates have the
best wishes of all their friends.
Allen Thompson returned to Ottum.
wa today, after two weeks visit with
his parents
Rev. and Mrs. Wiclizer of Bloom
field, were callers here last week
Mrs. Nancy Rundell of Ottumwa is
spending a few days here with her sis.
ter, Mrs. j. T. Num-
w. s. Kinney and daughter, Fay OF
Perry township, were guests OF the for
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cOFFELT CASE NOW ON.
Twice the Jury pisaereed-Trial for
His Life

Winfield, Kan, March 23.-The Coffelt
case is now occupying the district court
and the work of getting jury is now
going on. II is expected on account of
the publicity given the two former trials
that this will take nearly a week and
special venires may be shot at the sheriff
at any time.
The crime for which Coffelt is being
tried was committed in Winfield on Oc-
tober g., 1901. G. C. Montgomery, Santa
Fe detective, was sitting in his home an
swering correspondence when some I'M
known person fired a shot from the out
side, which passed through the incur
tanned window and killed him. shot
gun was used and eight shots struck
him, anw one of which. with possible
exception of two, would have caused in
slant death. ~
The night was cold and a driZzling rain
was falling, in fact it was an ideal night
for such a oh. The murderer had clear
field; for no one has yet been found who
was close enough to the scene of the
murder to give and description of the
murderer,
He made good his escape and although
the officers put forth their best efforts
they failed to find trace of the muir
derer.
Expert detectives were put upon the
case but they had little evidence to work
upon and finally o. w. Coffelt of Paw
nee, Okla, was arrested about TWO
months after the murder He was brought
back from Del Rio, Texas, to Pawnee
where he was wanted for umping bond
and then he was turned over to the Kan
sas officials. His first and second trials
resulted in hung uries.
Bert Colby, another cowboy like Cof-
felt, was arrested upon the charge OF
murder bV was simply held to testify
He is now under a bond of $500.
G.. W. Miller of the 10l ranch is under
bond on the same charge