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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-08-18

Dennis G2cGluin FEB geitern Ourh
Die 2lrtpdlte Spr61er uno 8root5 I'M
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ppbne.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
From Thursdays Daily.
Tank Haaters WI A

From Thursdays Daily.
Tank Heaters. w. A. McIntire & Co.
! Mrs. c. c. Wilson of Delta, returned
to her home yesterday after a visit
w. G. Hugus, who resides on North
Moore street.
Miss Myrtle Stanley Of Bloomfield,
has arrived for a visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. P. Patterson, who
reside on Pine street,
Mrs. Mary Baer Of Abba. h has
been a guest at the home of Mrs. e.
G. Wilson, sos Finley avenue, returned
to her home yesterday afternoon on
Burlington No. Is.
Arthur Chamberlain, who has been
quite ill. is much improved today.
l.. o. johnson. ia South Schuyler
street, was near Bidwell yesterday on
business.
Mrs. Estrom, S14 Finley avenue, who
suffered a stroke of paralysis, is very
low today.
Mrs. Samuel Bell of Fairfield, has
returned to her home after a visit
with relatives in Hedrick and South
Ottumwa.
From Fridays Daily.
Glen Manlove of Buxton is a guest
OF South Ottumwa relatives and
friends.
A. G. Park of Lincoln, Neb., has
arrived for a visit at the home of Eu-
gene Park, who resides on Pine street.
Z kinds of washing machines. w.
A. Mc1ntire & Co.
Mrs. Mary Baer, of Abba, has re-
turned to her home after a shor visit
Mt the hnna of hTrS II ~ Wilson enc
Finley avenue,
Pleasant Home, is Il guest at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Harley Chisman,
ITO South Ward street.
The choir of st. Patrick's Catholic
church met last evening al the home
of Miss Kate Schwartz, who resides
on North Davis street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Metzger, Of Bur-
lington, have arrived for a short visit
at the home OF MI. nd Mrs. B. C.
Rooms, 2S6 Church street.
Walter Baird of Belknap arrived
TINS morning for a short visit at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Phoebe
Baird. 213 South Willard street.
fS47 Roger Bros silver plated ware
also lower priced silver plated ware
w. A. McIntire 81 Co.
We sell I kinds of washing machines
w. A. McIntire & Co.
Lee r. Baum 3nd Miss Mary A. Lew
man We're united in marriage last eve.
ming at $50 O'Clock at the home ol
the brides parents, who reside five
miles south sof town. The ceremony
was perforlne d by Rev. S. ]. Elder, pas.
tor of the Davis street Christian
church, in the presence of a number
of relatives and friends of the con.
tracing pa rites. After the ceremony
congratula'tion We're offered and Il wed.
ding supp er was served. The young
couple are well known and are held
in the highest esteem. Mr.. and Mrs
Baum Will reside on a farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Run Run DOWN BY TRAIN
BURLINGTON PASSENGER NO. 10
KILLS cAULEY ROBERTSON
AT FAIRFIELD.

Cauley Robertson, the s year old
field, was Instantly killed Wednesday
afternoon by Burlington west bound
passenger No. 10. The accident &C.
Cured east of the Fairfield freight
house. Cauley and his elder brother,
who is a cripple, were walking west
on the track on which the east bound
Burlington passenger No. 6 was APP
preaching. They stepped off the track
to allow No. 6 to pass. Without look
ing back Cauley stepped upon the 9TH
er track and was run down and in
stantly killed by No. 13 which was ap-
preaching from the east. The boy is
the SOL of a widow in needy circum-
stances. An inquest will be held. In
the attempt to make a sudden stop
No. 6 damaged her air brakes SO Sc
verely that it required nearly al hour
to repair them before the run could be
continued.
Clarke on Board.
j. f. Clarke, of Burlington, one of
the Burlington conductors, was yes
terday at Chicago elected a member of
the advisory board of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy relief fund to repre-
sent the employees Of the Iowa diyi-
sions. The advisory board is compos
ed of ten men, five chosen from the
officials of the road and representing
the company and the other five chosen
from the employees and representing
the men. This board meets four times
a year to settle claims and contracts
and attend to the necessary routine of
business incident to the operation Of
the fund. Mr.. Clark is one of the
popular employees of the road and his
selection as a member of the board to
represent the Iowa employees of the
company gives universal satisfaction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Martinsburq.

Martfnsburg. Dec. 1o.-Mr. ard Mrs.
e. Morrow of Nugent attended the
teachers meeting here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o.. w. Glass visited at
Lancaster Monday evening.
f. II. Speirs and Miss Myrtle Har-
vey of Burlington were married at
Burlington Sunday, arriving home
Monday. They are III nome OH Main
street.
Glass Bros orchestra furnishes mu-
sic for a dance at Fremont Thursday
evening.
A. N. Redfern shipped a car load of
cattle to Chicago Thursday.
Earl Ogden returned from Daven-
port Monday.
The Martinsburg brass band will
give a box social at the town hail, Sat
urday, December 10. Prize to the most
popular lady.
Howard Carlysle vas visiting at
Packwood Monday.
y. b. Rossiter of Sigourney was Wis
iting at Packwood Monday.
L. b. Rossirer of S~igourney was in
town Wednesday,.
Ralph Donnell and wife OF Hedrick
visited at the home of w. 7. Britain
Monday.
Mrs. j. Hawk still remains quite
poorly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
JOINED IN wEDLocK.
Miss Harriet Booz and Marc Raphael
Married Last EVENING,

The marriage Of Miss Harriet Booz
and Marc Raphael took place last eve
ming at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Booz, AIS West Sec
ond street, Rev. J. Hollister Lynch,
rector of Trinity Episcopal church Of
floating.
Only immediate relatives of the
family were present. The BRIDES
gown was of white silk mousseline de
sole. She carried white carnations.
The bride was reared in Ottumwa and
has a large circle of acQuaintances.
Mr.. Raphael was formerly a resident
of Denver. Colorado. He is a commits.
sion broker and Is at present located
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael will make
Ottumwa their homa for the present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
DEDICATE TEMPLE.
Odd Fellows Building at Cedar Falls
Formally Opened Today.

Cedar Falls. December H.
(Special.) The Odd Fellows
temple was dedicated today by
an appropriate observance by the
members of the order from all parts OF
the state. A parade was one of the
features of the day which will be fol-
lowed this evening by a banquet OF
sumptuous quality. The building is
one of the finest owned by any fratcr-
nal organization in the state. 1t cost
over 10000 and is built of Bedford
stone and pressed brick. The princi-
pal speaker OF the day was General NJ.
a. Raney. OF Marengo, grand master
of the Patriarchs Militant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
AN HEIR TO FORTUNE.
Frank Bradbury of This City lnherits
Wealth.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Fra nix Bradbury, who resides OH
West Mechanic street received a mes
sage this morning from New York
city telling him that he was one of
the heirs to the enormous wealth of
the late Thomas Bradbury. a rich
piano manufacturer, who died recent
.ly. Air. Bradbury left this afternoon
on Burlington No. 6 for New York.
The young man is a nephew of the
DECEASED, who had no immediate fam
lily. Nh. Bradbury is a son Of Mrs.
Anna Ennis, COS West Mechanic street
and was born in this city, although
he has not been a resident here for
a number of years. until recently For
nine years he was IL sailor and since
then he has followed the machinist's
trade. While in Ottrhmwa he has been
in the employee of the Ottumwa Iron
works. AS there are but twelve heirs
to the fortune of the late Thomas
Bradbury, it is es timated that Mr..
Bradbury's share ,rin be over 1000
600. He is a marTJed man and well
known here. His many friends will
be glad to hear OF, his good fortune.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
OFFICIALS TO MEET
DIR. w. B. LAFoRcE TO READ PA.
PER AT MEETING OF CITY
PHYSICIANS.
Annual Gathering Of Members Of the
Iowa Association of Health Officers
Will Be Held in Des Moines Next
Month - The Program.

DR.. w. B. LaForce, physician to the
Ottumwa board of health will read a
paper before the annual meeting OF the
Iowa Association of Health officers,
which will be held in Des Moines
Tuesday and Wednesday, January II,
and 10. The association Is composed
of the health officers of the various
cities and towns of Iowa and its OBJ
ject is to permit the various members
by meeting in conference to share
each others ideas that the best pos
sible plans may be made for lettering
sanitary conditions in the cities and
towns and for devising methods for
suppressing disease. The following
are the officers of the association:
President - DR.. J.. A. Valenta, Iowa
City.
Vice president-Dr. Louis A.Thomas
Red Oak.
Secretary-treasurer = DR.. G. T. Le-
san, Mt. Ayr.
The Program.
The pragram his just been issued by
DR.. G.. T. Lesan of Mt, Ayr the sec
retary-treasurer. DR.. Lesan is a cou-
sin of Harry Lesan of st. Louis, for
merly city editor of the Courier. The
program follows:
Tuesday January IL.
1000 a. m.
Calling meeting to order by presi-
dent.
Address of welcome - Hon. J. M.
Brenton of Des Moines.
Response - DR.. Louis A. Thomas,
Red Oak.
Reading minutes of last meeting.
Reading notes from ~absentees.
Report Of committee on credentials.
Election of new members.
Report of committee on arrange
ments.
New business.
Annual address of the president.
Report. of special committees.
Report of secretary and treasurer
200 p. m.
Unfinished business.
Paper - 'Corning's Method of Sup
pressing Smallpox,'-Dr. A. ]. Salts.
Paper - Water" DIR. A. Il. King,
Blockton.
Paper - Food Authorizations" DR..
| Clifton Scott, Des Moines.
Paper - DR.. w. B. LaForce, Ottum-
wa.
Paper - Suggestive Therapeutics"
DR.. r. R. King. Anita. ;.
1880 p. m.
Banquet at Slavery Hotel given by
w. t. Carpenter. Des Moines.
Wednesday January 10.
Paper Sanitation, Health and
Longevity" Or. George P. Neal. Fort
Madison.
Paper - DR.. Fred ". Powers, Wa.
terloo.
Paper - Distinction DR.. S. c,
Paper = Dr.. tc. E. Dakin. Mason
City.
ZOO p. m.
Voluntary communications.
Report of standing committees.
Election of officers.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
IOWA CENTRAL p o
Net Earnings. Through Economic
Manaqement. Show I%ncrease.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Iowa Central railroad. just
issued, says thar While the transporter
ton receipts for the year show i fali-
ing off. the net result is regarded as
satisfactory. The cross earnings for
the year decreased S137,&o7 but by adj
ditional economies by the manage
ment the operating expenses were re-
duced S140,575. Leaving an increase of
$2,76S in net earnings.
There is now i'm the compaiiy's trea-
sury S1,950,00p of the Iowa Central's
first and refunding A per cent bonds
to be disposed of as required. the PRO-
ceeds the7efrom TO be used to liqui-
date the floating Indebtedness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Perform Difficult Operation.
From Fridays Daily.

fffUHy , puITy.
Yesterday at the Ottumwa hospital
n of the most difficult of operations
was performed. Patrick Fitzgerald, of
Melrose, a youngster nine years of age,
swallowed the m~outh-piece of a pipe
Wednesday evening, and yesterday he
was brought to the local institution for
treatment. The hospital physicians
administered an anaesthetic and re.
moved the article from the young suf-
-ferer. 1t had lodged in the wind-pipe
of the young hoy. The operation is
considered by local physicians as being
one of the most difficult ever perform
ed in the hospital. Master Fitzgerald
is improving rapidly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
-Four Cases Dismissed.
From Il riday,s Daily.

-Four divorce cases were dismissed
In dist riot court today by Judge Eichel-
berSs r for want Of prosecution. They
were the cases of John R. Johnson VS..
Let.b a Johnson; Myrtle Rink VS.. Chas.
Ri ak; Sarah Sarden VS.. Elijah Garden,
FL TIA Reeves VS.. Theodore Reeves.
ate yesterday afternoon the jury was
q dismissed for the term. Today a mum.
J Iar of small chancery matters have
been before the court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Christmas at County Farm.

For the presents to be given To peo-
pie at the County Farm, doner 5 will
please leave at any n of the iolIow-
ing places!
SD. Pierce & Son. shoe stor'A I'd st.
Peterson's grocery, East Mai'h st.
s. G. Cullen & Co.'s dry goo IL, store.
J.sE. Scase & Co. tLeader). next to
First National Bank.
George 4. Wilscts supt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Pension AUTHORIZATIONS.

When the house convened yesterday
Van Vorheis of Ohio for the committee
on appropriations reported the pension
appropriation bill and gave notice that
he would call it up again for consider
alton
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12

AIRS. Bertha Frazier, of Moulton,
who has been a guest at the home of
Mrs. Ida Landen, 500 William street.
left on the Milwaukee this morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12

Beniah Dimmitt, county superintend-
ent. left this afternoon on Burlington
No. 6 for Burlington, to make a short
visit with his brother, It. E. Dimmitt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
ooooOoooooo ooooooOoooooc
c MARKETS. s
ooooOOoooooo OOooOoOooooo

The local wholesale market this
morning remains the same as those OF
yesterday. there being no changes
whatever.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
DECREASE in PENSIONS.
Appropriation Asked for Falls Far Be-
low Last Years Eioures.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 11.-Yester-
days session of the senate lasted only
thirty-seven minutes. After the rou-
tine business was finished the Cuban
bill was laid before the senate but not
one appeared ready to speak on it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
DEATH OF An AGED WOMAN.

WITS. susan SP'Ger Passes Away at
Home of DAT lighter, Mrs. Bahme.
From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. Susan! Spicer, aged SO years,
passed away At the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H. Bahme. 406 Richmond
avenue, at 1870 o'clock this morning.
Funeral ser vices We're conducted at the
residence ibis morning al 10 o'clock
by Rev. *. L. Patterson, pastor Of
the Villa I'd street Methodist Episco-
pal churf IN. The remains We're taken
at 1850 o'clock to Middleton. where
the services will be held and the in
terment. take place Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12

People who have loved and lost ara
still able to go through the motions
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12

Sambo-Dat amt no game chicken.
Uncle Rastus-He done swallowed
desc dice, den trowed dem up again
and dey done come Til. Don't dat
show he's a game chicken?-Milwau-
kec Sentinel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Davis Incident Thought Closed.

Unless the state department re.
ceives further advices from Consul Da.
Wis, who had some trouble with the
police at Alexandretta, Asiatic Turkey,
which would place the matter in a
serious light, it is not the intention
of the navy department TO send a yes
sci to that port!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Would Impeach Judae.

Lamar (Dem.) of Florida, rising to
a question of privilege. after an
nouncing that he would offer a resolu-
ton in which would be embodied a
joint resolution of the Florida legisla-
azure, said:
I'm pursuance Of that joint resolution
/ desire TO impeach Charles Swayne.
judge of the United States district for
the northern district of Florida, with
high crimes and misdem eanors."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Shows Marked peerease.

1t carries a total of $685. $50, 100,
which is s2,500 less than the estimate
and $l,697, 500 less than the
amount appropriated last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
. LIBERAL OFFER
SCHOLARSHIP IN CENTRAL COL
LEGE TO BE CONTESTED FOR
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
President [. A. Garrison. of Pella In
stitution, Offers Two Years Scholar
ship to Senior Student Receiving
Highest Markings.

A two years scholarship has been
offered by President L.. A. Garrison, of
Central University, OF Pella, to the
scholar in the senior class of the OF
tumwa high school who receives the
highest markings for this year. Presi-
dent Garrison has written a letter to
Rev. John Hastie, pastor of the South
Side Baptist church, in which he makes
this liberal offer and Rev. HASTE has
written to President Garrison to come
TO Ottumwa, if possible. and present
his offer in person to the students of
the school. The letter from President
Garrison follows:
The Offer.
Central university of Iowa, located
at Pella, has recognized the merit of
the work done in the Ottumwa high
school sufficiently to establish q two
years scholarship to be given to the
pupil in the graduating class this year
who receives the highest markings for
the entire year. The value OF this
scholarship is s4S and ought to stimu-
late a lively interest among the seniors
competing for it.
Central university is one of the old
est colleges il the state, having been
founded in 1858. 1t is classified in
class A by the state teachers assoeia-
ton. Nine of its graduates have be-
come judges. During the past two
years 100000 has been raised for en-
dowment and equipment. A new $40
600 building is 10 be erected the com
ing yeai. This together with the four
buildings already in use will make a
most complete equipment.
Il. A. Garrison,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
Tri-W Weekly Courier.

CHANGING ADDRESS.
ed will please Give the name of the Posi-
ONCE to ,whiZh the paper hau beer sent as
wei as the Rost Office where they desire 1t
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-17
v-r ,cnooI increase.

The cost of our school system, public
and private. is probably not less than
S3OO,OSO,0oo year. Our public COM
mon schools, which provide for more
than 100000 children. cost S213,2T4.-
354 N 1900. OF this S3soS3, $50 went
for sites, buildings. furnfture and APP
paratus. s1S6.o31. 1873 was paid In sal
aries to teachers and superintendent,
and the rest went chiefly In care OF
buildings. grounds, etc. There are
24T,321 buildings in the United States
used for school purposes, and their
value, including land and contents of
buildings. is placed Mt $53S. C23, 136.
Today there Is enough schooling sup
piled TO give every citizen 99S days of
solid education as his life supply. Fifty
years ago the average was but 42O
days, and when the nineteenth century
opened the average was but eighty-two
days. Today Uncle Sam gives his chill
dren more than twelve times as much
schooling as he did 100 years ago.
Homiletie Review.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-17
Mascnxmi Mt neAs.r.aI.

During the last dress rehee rsai at
the Metropolitan Opera House of Mas
cagnPs Japanese opera. Iris" which
was produced last autumn for the first
time In America. Mascagni. who was
conducting the orchestra, was greatly
annoyed by the ineffective perform
aRce OF one OF the singers in a paxtic-
ular scene. The passage was a very
Intense one. love scene between the
chief reprobate and the heroine.
do not move so timidly! Stand
farther to the right Play with more
vigor, more color, more variety? shout
ed the composer above the surge of
the music
The unfortunate actor, thoroughly
discounted. went from bad to worse
In his impersonatIon and now was
singing almost continually cut OF tune.
The exasperated composer could stand
II no longer He stepped the orchestra
and beckoned the singer down to the
footlights.
"Since all other methods fer making
the Passage effective seem to have fail
ed" he remarked sarcastically I'm his
most scrupulous Italian. suppose you
try singing 1t on the keyy-Harper's
Weekly.