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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-01
keosauaua.


KeosauQua. Nov. 27.-Judge Robert Sloan
Is in Fairfield holding n term of court
Judge Sloan closed his term of court here
last Saturday.
i, d. Carr, of Pennington, was a Keo-
sauqua business caller on Tuesday of this
week.
DR.. Il, n. Cresap, Elmer Meek and W. H.
Perkins, of Bonaparte, were in this place
Wednesday on business.
Albert NJ. Mullen, who holds response
bile position with the Jno. Morrell & Co.
packing house In Ottumwa. is visiting with
relatives and friends in this place and vi
entity. Mr.. Mullen has been working III the
Morren Offices about five years.
Misses BESSIE Brewington and Bertha
Slime. of Birmingham. recently visited in
this place with the parents of the former
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Disbrow and Mrs.
Robert Sloan left Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving with Mr., and Mrs Robert II.
Sloan ut Murray. Judge Sloan was also
there.
Miss Nellie Robinson has returned to her
home from n weeks visit in Oklahoma. Dur
her absence Mrs, II. Z. Duckworth took
her place in the public schools.
Mrs. w. I. Boyle and little daughter. of
Bonaparte are visiting with the parents of
Mrs. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kctcham, of Bon
aparte, were Keosauqua callers Wednesday.
II. u i4iSS ttilu' lStstN', Va MAR
were here "Wednesday making arrangements
for the laiter to attend school here after
Thanksgiving.
William NJ. Walker, OF this place, is in
Kansas on legal business.
Mr. and Mrs. John W.Burns have returned
to their home from n two weeks visit in
Kansas Mr. Burns brother, Vim. Burns,
Is still very low.
Mrs. Margaret Gilbert is very sick at the
Robert l.. Agnew home north of this place.
Union Thanksgiving services We're held
here at II o'clock a. IN. Thursday in the
Congregational church Rev. H. A. 1ngham
of the II. T. church delivered the sermon.
Henry Anscn, of Doud's Station, was in
this place yesterday on business.
w. A. Scott, who went from here to Col
orado a short time ago Is now quite sick
there with typhoid fever.
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l HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF I'M.
proved prairie, timber and mineral farms
20 to S36 per acre, and town property for
sale In central Missouri. For further in
formation call on or address Jay Jones.
Real Estate Agent, Olean, Mo.
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fr
city Saturday for brief time, while
enroute to Corydon where he preach
ed yesterday.
Clement Mccullough and Charles
smith returned TO Knoxville, Ill., yes
terday, where they are attending ST.
Albany's Military college.
Eli and Simon Oppenheimer spent
Sunday in Abba With friends.
II. ID. Copeland was a passenger on
No. 6 yesterday for Chicago.
The November term of the district
court convenes tomorrow with Judge
Roberts presiding. The grand jury is
summoned TO appear Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and the trial jurors
Wednesday at 10 o'clock also.
Charlton business men enjoyed an
immense trade Satur lay, due from the
fact that the city was thronged with
buyers who Were having in their win
ter supply of merchandise.
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FOR SALE-GOoD WHEAT LAND. s.. 80
to Sl5 per acre. Write or come and I'll
show you the country. Ed. L. Kerns,
Oakley, Kansas
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TO BUILD PAVILION
LARGE ASSEMBLY HALL TO BE
ERECTED AT STATE FAIR
GROUNDS.
Planning Reunion of First Iowa In
fantry During Next State Fair At
Des Moines - Write History of the
Regiment.


The erection Of a large pavilion suit
able for large meetings and reunions
during the state fair is one of the fea-
lures in contemplation by the Iowa
agricultural department. The project
is said to be the idea of John c. Simp-
son, secretary of the department.
Will Accommodate Many People.
Mr. Simpson has not completed the
plans nor has it received official con-
firmation from the association but he
feels assured that it will go through.
The pavilion will be of sufficient size
to accommodate a large number of
people. One of his objects is to ac-
commodate the old soldiers who are
making a practice of holding reunions
during the state fair. The pavilion
will be erected in the rear of the
grounds.
Reeimenta Reunion in Des Moines.
Mr.. Simpson has confided the infor.
nation to Captain ]. S. Clark OF Des
Moines who is arranging for reunion
OF the First Iowa infantry to be held in
Des Moines during the next state fair.
The exact date will be determined lat.
err One of the attractions will be
Eugene f. Ware, a member of the
regiment and now United States pen
sion commissioner.
Captain Clark is president of the as
ISOLATION and thinks that several
thousand old soldiers in addition to
the members of the First Iowa infan'
try will attend the gathering. He has
been in correspondence with Mr.. Ware
regarding the reunion and received the
following characteristic reply from
him:
am greatly in favor of the First
Iowa meeting as you describe it and
if alive will be there; in fact, am
meeting you and the boys. / thank
you very much for letting me know
have heard from several of the First
Iowa since have been in here and !
think it would be a wise thing to see
il we can get all the old addresses
and notify the boys in person.
Yours truly,
q. f. Ware.
Native of Connecticut.
Although Mr.. Ware is native OF
Connecticut he was reared near Bur.
lington, Iowa, and enlisted from there
as private in Company E, First
Iowa. The enlistment was only fol-
ninety days and the bulk of the time
was spent in Missouri. AT the expir
alton Of his enlistment he re-enlisted
in another Iowa company.
History of Regiment.
Mr.. Ware has been in correspond
ence with Captain Clark regarding a
history of the regiment which he is
about to write. He expects TO make
the work his greatest effort in prose
He will shortly go over the ground
covered by the regiment in thir cam
paign and take views of the battle
fields and scenic portions. Mr.. Ware
previous to taking charge of the pen
sion department acquired consider
able fame as a poet, under the pen
name of "Ironquil,'' in Kansas where
he made his home
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MEN-WE OFFER SPLENDID INDUCE.
ments TO learn harber trade. Short time
required. Tools donated, board included.
diplomas granted, positions furnished.
Best paying trade in existence for poor
man. Write for particulars. Moler Rar.
Der College, Omaha, Nebraska
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FARM FOR SALE-277 ACRES. GOOD
location, near school, good orchard, fair
buildings, part bottom land, balance good
pasture. Price $50 per acre. L. Il. Smith,
Fairfield, Iowa.
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History of Regiment.
ramous Musician Dead.

Chicago, Nov 30.--Ju1es Levi, the
world famous cornetist, died here Sat
urday.
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WANTED AGENTS TO SELL, RoYAI,
Pepsin Bitters. Big commissions: easy
seller. Samples free. L. & A. Scharff.
st. Louis.
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The number of lunatics under con.
troll in Ireland is $4,000 an increase of
1000 in two years.
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MUST SELL-MY so ACRES, TWO MILES
south of Sargent, Missouri, GO tillable but
few stone, five acres cleared, small log
house, good land, lays well, good oak
and pine timber, perfect title, price $3.50
Will take $50 down and $40 per month,
Il. g. Simmons, Cabool, Texas county,
Missouri.
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PUBLIC SALE-DECEMBER L, 1903, AT
my farm, one mile northeast OF Agency.
10 head of hogs. 3 head of horses, Ave
mich cows, three yearling steers, three
wearing heifers, i've spring calves, hay
in mdw, corn in crib and farming utensils
g. l.. Nye.
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OttumWa Real Estate Co
c. osTERTAG.
L. %. ROGERS,

has for sale some of as choice farms as II
in this county and at popular prices
Choice building lots in ali parts of thu
city.
Beautiful homes well located and at bed
rock prices.
Some places on the installment plan
DIR. Rogers has just returned from Kaa
sas and has some bargains in farm landi
In that state
Give us call as we buy, sell, or ex
change. We also 10 rental business.
Taylor building, corner Main and Court
streets.
Taylor Building.
Corner Main and Court Streets,
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-POLAND CHINAS OF BOTH
sexes of April farrow of large strain, also
first class yearling male. j. B, Ranes,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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WANTED-FARM HAND, GOOD WAGES
to the right man. Address Geo w. Hatch
r. r. No. .
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WANTED-FLoWINGW WELL BY BORING
INTO hillside. Address. if maker of tools
or operator, $. NJ McIIose, Nevada, la.
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tons to move to Andrew Pierson's
place near Blakesburg, Which he Nil
tend next year.
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FOR SALE-2O0 ACRES OF TIMBER A
half mile from railroad. will sell timber
for 121s cents per cord, estimate saw tim
Der, ties and posts as wood. Will sell
land with timber for S5 per acre. II. II.
Hawkins Croker, Missouri
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Business District Extending.

"The building on this ground is four
stories high and has been occupied for
many years. This is an attractive To-
cality and is becoming more popular
all the time by the extension of the
business district southwest The
property on the other corners is in
what is generally termed strong hands
men who are in position to hold their
property, never entirely disposing OF
their possessions. The southeast cor.
ner of State and Jackson boulevard is
owned by l.. q. Letter the northeast
corner by Eugene S. Kimball and the
northwest corner by F. R. Otis.
IAN interesting fact in connection
with the history of this property is
that there have been only four trans
fers from the government down to the
present time. The property was pur.
chased by Mr.. Bloom in 1881 for $S7,.
500. In that year he presented it to his
wife. He has refused 100000 cash
for it,
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FOR SALE-TWo YEARL1NG STEERS
and two calves II. n. Michael, South OF
tumwa.
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WANTED.

WANTED-G1RL FOR GENERAL.
housework. Mrs. N. Baker, 6S2 e.
Second street
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--ONE STATIONARY SAW
mill; also one small grist mill. For de.
scrlptioh and price call on or address
Graham y Keith, Darbyvilc. Iowa.
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HiahIand Center.

.
Highland Center, Nov. 30.-A very
pretty but quiet marriage ceremony
was solemnized at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. Mary knight.
when her daughter, Miss Blanche, was
united in marriage to Leroy F. Red
mon, in the presence of only a few
relatives. Elder b. F. Nay officiated.
The bride was daintily attired in a
dress OF Persian lawn and lace. After
the ceremony a dainty wedding sup
per was served. Mrs. Redmon is a
general favorite of all her friends and
will be greatly missed from the COM
munity. Mr.. Redmon is a young bus
mess mali in Hedrick, being connect
ed with the grocery firm of Redmon
Bros. Nh. and Mrs Redmon went at
once to Hedrick to their home, which
had been prepared by the groom.
Albert Hill has returned from
Woodward. Okla, where he has bought
land He will soon move with his fam
lily to woodward, where they will
make their future home.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
fair and supper in the Methodist Epis-
copal church December 2. All are COR
daily invited.
j. w. Mccormick returned home on
Sunday from Eureka. Kan, where he
went TO buy corn.
keota.
Keota. Nov. 30.--Mr. Hubbard, a
temperance lecturer representing the
Anti-SaloOn League, was thrown from
buggy Sunday morning, Nov. %, and
very severely injured. In company
with Rev. Van Kirk Mr.. Hubbard was
driving from Kenross to Scotland,
where he had an appointment to lee
ture. When in front of the Homer
Coffnran residence dog ran out at
the team. frightening them with the
above result. Mr.. Hubbard was ta-
{ ken into the Coffman home and aid
summoned. He was to have spoken
at South English and Kenross in the
afternoon and evening.
Dudley.
Dudley, Nov. S0.-Protrated meet
tngs will be held in the Columbia
church every evening this week.
o. w. Hasselrooth was in Munter-
willie last Monday on business
Miss Olga Winblade who is work.
ing in Ottumwa is visiting at her home
here.
Sven Anderson, who has been in
North Dakota, for the past few
years. has returned and will now
make his home with his daughter, Mrs
Alfred Gunnerson, near here
Miss Minnie Smith Of Des Moines
is visiting at her parental home a
mile southwest OF Acre.
Charles L. Swanson made g trip &c
0ttumwa LAST Tuesday.
C: a; EaEls9n is making prspara-
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RicI,land.

Riehland, Nov. 2S.-W. A. Brady and
wife spent Sunday in Mt. Pleasant
with their son, Clayton. who is at
ending the Wesleyan university.
Chas. Hinshaw arrived home Sat
arday morning after spending several
months in Sturgis. S. d.
Miss Britta Anderson was an over
Sunday visitor at the Robt. Bottger
home.
Miss Belle Porter spent Sunday at
her home near Hedrick.
Henry Coffman was in Fairfield on
Thursday.
Mrs. Susan Barlow arrived home
Saturday after an extended visit with
her sons in Sigourney.
Miss Ethel Risk of Hedrick, was the
guest of the Misses Newhart and
Fischer Saturday.
Mrs. L. f. McCarty arrived here
from Ottnmwa Saturday. where she
has been visiting with friends the
past week.
Miss Elizabeth McMullen OF Mt.
Pleasant was an over Sunday visitor
at the "A. G. Brady home.
The Misses Baber and Eye of Ollie,
attended the musical at the NJ. E.
church Friday evening.
Roy Sydmore of Fairfield was the
guest Of friends in the city last Sun
day.
Frank Bristow spent Sunday i'll this
city with his mother.
Harry Davis came up from Wayland
Saturday andEremained over Sunday
the guest at the home of S. r.
Tracy.
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Read the Courier for news.
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Harvey voted to incorporate IS to
%.
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DrakeviIIe.


Drakeville, Nov. 3O.-The death of
Miss Lizzie Bryant occurred Novem-
Der 49, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Bryant. She was
a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Funeral services We're con-
Quoted at the church on Thursday by
the pastor, Rev. w. b. Ireland. after
which the remains We're laid to rest
in the Drakwille cemetery. The de-
ceased leaves a father, mother and
seven sisters, besides a host of friends
to mourn.
Miss Stella Brown is quite ill with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Housley returned from
Des Moines last Saturday, having been
called there by the illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Lndley.
Perry Ralston and family, who have
lately arrived from Colorado. will re-
side in the Smith property.
Miss Lora McNeff returned las.
Thursday from a few days visit with
friends in Ottumwa.
John Hardy and family moved to
4 Kansas last week.
Mrs. Laura Pagett of Kansas has
been visiting relatives here the past
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hockersmith are
the parents of a fine boy.
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Bentonsport.


Bentonsport Nov. SOL. l.. Mar
riott has bought the Doughty property
in Vernon and will move there in the
spring.
Will Shaw and wife and Aaron
Hillfard attended the funeral of John
Butts in Ottumwa, November Il, re-
turning Monday.
Mrs. George Seward and daughter
Grace have returned home from visit
i'll Fremont
A Christian Endeavor society has
been organized ut the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. /. Bragg took
Thanksgiving dinner with C. Fl.
Twombly and wife.
Miss Lila Stevens who is attend
ing school in Pennington, came home
to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Lutita Brown has gone to Los
Angeles, Cal, where she will spend
the winter.
Miss Efiie Leeper of Noble is visiting
here with her grandfather, j. b.
Sheath.
The old span of the bridge is this
week being taken out of the river.
j.. Brooks made Il business trip to
KeoSauqua the first of the week,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-01
CLOSES A BIG DEAL
JOHN C. FETzER LEASES DOWN.
TOWN LOT IN CHICAGO AT
HIGH FIGURE.
Former ottumwan Becomes Lessee of
Corner In Business District at Annu.
al Rental of $4,000 - To Put Up
100000.

John G.. Fetzer of Chicago, formerly
of this city has Just completed anoth-
er extensive real estate deal by which
he becomes the lessee for term Of
100 years of the property at the south
west corner of State street and Jack
son boulevard at the annual rental of
100000. Concerning the transaction
is the following in the Economist
a weekly financial, commercial and
real estate publication in Chicago:
Details of Purchase.
John G. Fetzer, has purchased from
Mrs. Leopold Bloom the building for
$4,000 and leased the ground on
which it stands at the southwest cor
ner of State street and Jackson boule-
ward for a period Of 100 years and
five months from December i, 1903 at
retail of $4,000 year, being 4 per
cent upon valuation of 100000 Mr..
Fetzer has deposited $4,000 in escrow
to guarantee the fulfillment of his con-
tract to construct within five years a
building to cost not less than 100000.
The transaction was negotiated by
Albert l.. Strauss and e. H. Peters &
Co. Mr.. Fetzer declines to state what
he has in view for the occupancy of
the property, but says that he is not
an applicant for adjacent frontage and
that he has a fixed purpose fitted for
this corner only. 1t is presumed that
the Jackson Trust and Savings bank
which Mr.. Fetzer has been instrl-
mental in organizing and in which he
is largely interested may ultimately
find a home on this corner.
A Heavy Price.
THE property in question has been
the subject of much negotiation dur.
ing the past few years. The ground
fronts SO feet on State street and 100
feet on Jackson boulevard. The board
of review in 1902 valued the property
at $433,200. The present transaction
is per cent upon valuation of $780,
600, being $13,15S front foot for
state street frontage and $131.5S a
square foot. Transactions in State
street corners are not numerous and
all that have been closed within the
past decade could be counted on the
fingers Of both hands.
In Hands of Few Men.
people are beginning apparently to
look at values in the central business
district in much different light than
formerly. They are beginning to ap.
preciate that the retail business Of
Chicago, city3,with a population of
over 100000 is conducted within al
area of probably one mile square. Fur
Their than this, the property included
within this one square mile will within
few years have passed into the hands
of very much smaller number of men
than the present list of owners. 1t will
then not be question of price, but ii
will be practically impossible to pur
chase it at all, for the reason that
most OF the purchasers have the rep
| utation of never selling, not even TAX
ing under consideration however at
tractive it may be.
Business District Extending.
"The building on this ground is -four
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23

Mems extra heavy suits, of grey
cashmere or fancy cheviots, all wool,
regular selling price $1,000,
Bankrupt Price Sale S9.95.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-25

The fact that ten year leases for
agricultural purposes may be made
with the approval Of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior will be the
means Of bringing many good
farmer into the Cherokee nation 1t
will also result in better improved
farms. A leaser for FIVE years
cannot afford to build expensive
houses and fences, whereas for q
period of ten years there would be
every inducement to erect better
improvements generally. At
the expiration of five years most
of the land will have had all re-
strictions removed aud much of it
can be purchased. It would seem
that matters are altogether very
favorable for those who desire to
locate in this exceedingly good
country.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-25
LINCoLN'S BIRTHPLACE.
The Spot Now Marked by . Rude
FlagpoIe-Journeys Of the
Log Cabin.

The little log cabin in which Abra-
ham Lincoln was born in is no longer
upon the place. During the Nashville
exposition it was carried down there,
and since that time it has been a
regular feature at all the affairs of
this kind. Its latest journey was to
Buffalo, in 1901, and understand that
it is still there, says a writer in
Woman's Home Companion The
place where it originally stood was
high, barren hilltop, and the exact
spot is now marked by a rude flag
pole. Thomas Lincoln was undoubted-
edly determined in building his cabin
there by the spring of delicious cold
water that pours through cavern at
the FOOT of the hill. The spring Il
at the bottom of a sink-hole, where
the underlying limestone rock has
given way and left rocky chasm
about = dozen feet deep. The break
exposes an outjutting ledge on one
side, while on the other is steep
slope of earth and shattered stone,
and close around grow numerous
bushes and trailing vines and few
fine trees that cast pleasant shad-,
ow on the hollow. How many times
Lincoln's mother must have toiled
up the hill from the spring with her
water-bucket, and how often the
little boy must have toddled down to
this cool retreat and dabbled in the
flowing water! The spot is a favor
lte resort for pleasure parties for
miles around. Indeed, these parties
the bulk of the visitors to
the shrine; yet in spite of its COM
parative inaccessibility, an OCCASION
II stranger from a distant state
makes a pilgrimage to this lonely |
pasture.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-25

A placard announcing Fine Skat
ing on Crystal Lake" prompted a
well-known Reading man to indulge
in that diversion the other day. Not
having essayed it for some years, he
soon showed his want Of practice by
sitting down very unceremoniously
on the ice, which operation he ..e-
peated at frequent intervals. One
small boy, observing him in that po-
sition, skated up and said:
Mister, you haven't got your
skates on right"
Looking critically at his feet, the
other asked: ''How, then, would you
have me fix them?"
"Fasten them to the seat of your
pants" replied the youth, as he Gid
ed swiftly away. = Philadelphis
Ledger.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-25

According to the new rules and
regulations laid down BY tho In.
terror Department regarding the
leasing Of Cherokee allotmsnts,
land for agricultural purposes may
with the approval Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, be leased for .
term OF ten years.