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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
COWBOY WINS $1,000 PRIZE.
1. N. BarksdaIe of Demins, N. M, Is
Now the Champion Roper.

El Paso, Tex, Jan. 19.-The roping
contest for purse of 1000 and the
championship of the world has been
concluded here with L. N. Barksdale,
OF Deming, N. M, the winner by
score of :3111a. Ames Gibson, second.
In ;36; and Clay McGonigle, present
worlds champion, third.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
AMERICAN DIES AT PANAMA.

Was an Officer on Board Colombian
Gunboat Bogota.
Panama, Colombia, Jan. 19.-Lieu--
tenant Mitchell, graduate of Annap-
oils, who was an officer on board the
Colombian government gunboat Bo--
gotta, is dead here of yellow fever.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
CLARKE WILL BE CANDIDATE.
Will Be in Field for Speaker of Mex
Legislature.

Adel, Jan. 19-Hon. Geo. w. Clarke
this week announces that he will be a
candidate for denomination to the leg
islature, and that he will also be a
candidate for speaker. Dallas county
republicans are unanimous in their
support of Mr.. Clarke. and party lead
ers are greatly interested in him and
his candidacy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
CRUSHED UNDER MASS OF COAL.
Joel Johnson, of Fort Dodge, Receives
Severe Injuries in Mine.

Fort Dodge, Jan. 19.--Joel Johnson
miner for the Pleasant Valley Coal
company in this CITY, is paralyzed from
the hips down through injuries receiv-
ed by fall OF coal which struck upon
the back of the injured man, who was
IN q kneeling posture. The doctors
lear that his back is broken and ex-
tend but little hope for his recovery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
NAMES PosTMAsTERs,

President Fills Three Iowa Post
offices.
Washington, January 19.-The fol-
lowing nominations ror postmasters in
Iowa have been made: William H.
Crooks, of Adair; David H. Scott of
Griswold; David M. Rowland of Ma
rengo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
WIRELESS SYSTEM IN CHINA.
Italy Proposes to Establish 1t Between
Pekina and Taku.

Pekin, Jan. 19.-Italy has proposed
to establieh the Marconi system of
wireless telegraphy between Pekin
and Taku.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
7lLLMAN's ACT AIDS cRuM.
Shooting of Gonzales Held to Help Ne
qro's Case in Senate.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 19.-Friends
of DR.. Crum, the negro who has been
appointed collector of customs at
Charleston, believe the shooting of
Editor Gonzales by Lieutenant Govern
or Tillman will strengthen Crum's
chances of confirmation in the senate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
Relations More Cordial.
Denounced Injunction.

Mitchell denounced government by
injunction as not only hostile to organ
lied labor but hostile to constitutional
liberty and the demand for the incor-
poration of trades unions as impudent
and presumptuous.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
GUARD COAL TRAINS.
Reading and Pennsylvania Roads tc
Protect Their Trains.

Shamolin, Pa, Jan. 19.-The Read
ing and Pennsylvania will put guards
on their coal trains to prevent them
being held up by the people suffering
from the coal famine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
! Gonzales Dies of Wounds
Il After Four Days of Suffer
ing.
BULLETINS WATCHED
Great Excitement Prevails in Colum-
!. bia When Notice of Death Is BulIe.
h tined-Thronss Discuss ARRAY
4 TiIlman Receives News.

= Columbia, S. C...Jan. .19.-After ling
Bring between life and death for four
days, Editor Gonzales, who was shot
on the streets here last Thursday, by
Lieutenant Governor Tillman, died at
d o'clock this afternoon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
HUNTER RESCUED.

0UutH CHIcdgoan Found UNCONSCIOUS
After Great Exposure.
Chicago, Jan. 19.-Held prisoner for
eight hours in an ice foe on Lake
Michigan, Herman Schultz was res
cued yesterday by members of the
life-saving crew of South Chicago.
The rescuers reached the unconscious
man only after severe struggle, last
ing more than an hour. Schultz's CON
hition is critical.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
is CHOSEN MARSHAL.

r. M. Wait Gets Federal Appointment
in Michigan.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 19.-The
President today nominated Frank M.
Wait as marshal for the western dis
trict of Michigan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
Sorrow is Universal.

< When the bulletin was posted an
tnouncing the death. the crowds which
have been around the bulletin boards
almost constantly since the tragedy,
increased rapidly and all phases and
details of the tragedy were discussed.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman heard
the news with visible emotion. There
Us universal sorrow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
Council Meeting Tonight.

AT the regular council meeting this
evening Mayor flckler will bring this
letter before the alderman and will
ask for their opinions regarding it. 1t
may be that the new specifications
for the waterworks plant the city pro-
poses making a contract for soon,
will be ready for discussion at this ev-
ening's meeting, although this is hard
ly probable, as the specifications are
not quite finished this afternoon.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

facture of sugar id the last three
years have mnrkeda new epoch in
agricultural histbry. But in the
same period almoa as much money
has been made by men who realized
what a material fG wealth lies in
alfalfa as a fat making food. The
lamb feeding ind pstry of northern
Colorado has opened the way for
cattle and hog fe eeding enterprises
on which will be based large packing
industries in the near future.
Few people, even in Colorado,
realize that for the digestihle food
contents, ton of alfalfa hay is worth
best- tiinHuS as.ab,.es tan of tho,
described sptly as the spoiled child
Of irrigation. Colorado is just the
the right distance north and the
right distance south to make the
best crop.
A few years ago some farmer in
the San Luis valley began to exper-
iment with field peas. There was
something about the air and the soil
and the water of that region to which
the pea responded as it never had
before anywhere else in the world.
And now the farmers in the valley
have crop which, by one OF tn Q
magic processes of nature, makes the
soil richer for having grown in it,
and which produces rich, sweet hay
and a "grsin" crop which much more
than takes the place of corn. So
that the valley cattlemen, instead of
shipping "feeders" to the Eastern
corn fields, will now place on the
market "finished'' beef and pork,
absolutely the best in the United
States.
The enlargement of the supposed
"fruit belt" until it includes most of
the irrigated region of the state, the
development 81 the dairying and
cheese making industry, and the
building of large canneries are other
Developments which have recently
added to the financial resources OF
of the most prosperous farmers in
the world and even now the agricul,
tural development of the state seems
to have only just begun.
Republican
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
| try is good enough for them to locate

Try sl js goea sayeas ysenasoHgh for them to locate
Thos. Berry, chief engineer for the
Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet & 1rri
gated Land company, came down
from Lamar Monday on business at
the company headquarters.
80
fFrom the Granada Times.1
Mr.. and Mrs. q. B. Capps and
children, from Lamar, have moved
into g. B. Huntington's house in
the south part of town.
Mrs. Sneller and children are down
from Lamar visiting I. g. Arnold
and family. Mr.. Sneller was here
Sunday, but returned to his work on
the railroad. They are thinking of
now remaining here permanently.
j. F. Baugh, the Las Animas we'll
digger, was 3 Granada visitor, last
Friday. He was on his way home
from Amity, where he is sinking an
artes,an we'll. They struck soft
water there at depth of little over
100 feet, but concluded to go on and
try to secure flowing we'll. At a
depth of little over 200 feet, vein
of hard water was encountered, and
they are now waiting for casing to
shut the hard water out.
A. L. and J. R. Beavers rode down
from Lamar, Friday, in search of q
span of mules that had strayed away.
A. L. continued his search in an
easterly direction, Saturday morning
while his brother returned to Lamar.
Later, the mules were found near
Carlton. Mr.. J. r. Beavers, who
has been principal of the schools at
Garden Grove and at Grand River,
Iowa, will be principal Of the Hugo
schools puring tine ensuing year.
Like his brother, he is pleasant
gentleman and we are glad he ls to
be a citizen OF Colorado, and, ulti
.mately, of Prowers county. His
brother is giving him a touch oi
Western life which will entail last
ing memory, if not scars.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
Colorado Farming sonanzas.

The Colorado farmer never knows
when he may "strike it rich" In
the last five years there 'have been
half a dozen bonanzas discovered,
zach one of which has proved to be
of as much Importance to the state
as the finding of new mining camp
might have been. The millions of
dollars that have been made by
growing sugar beets and the manu-
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
college Harvest Hands.

Young men who went to Kansas
from the far East to harvest, crying
"vena, Vida, Vici.' are coming back
crying " vice versa" to quote from
an ancient Kentucky campaigner.
Only the young men cried som. thing
else that began with "Rah, rah, rah."
They are very disappointed, and all
of them are dreadfully sunburned, of
course. Kansas is not good place
for college compilations. They will
wear of-after three days in that un-
clouded sunshine they rub off. The
Harvard boys ought to have used
cold cream. But they shouldn't be
needlessly alarmed. Their complex
ions are not gone for good. Three
months in the house will restore
them. Their experiences and un-
sophistication is the cause Of most of
their troubles. Harvest excursions
bear no relation to glee club excur-
sions. The farmers Of western Kan
sas would not meet them wearing
chrysanthemums-that is, not any
other chrysanthemums than those
under their hats and ON their chins.
They wouldn't pin the college color 8
on their bosoms and bring surreys in
order to haul them from the railroad
station to the wheat fields. They
wanted hardened harvest hands who
knew what to do without being told
men pretty thick around the neck
and around the hips, whose hands
looked like pair of hams, and who
didn't mind sleeping in the barn.
They also wanted them to get there
on time, not when the harvest was
done. Farm labor is never an ex
cursion, picnic or an outing, least
of all when the wheat and hay is be
ing got in; and anybody who hasn't
been raised to it and undertakes it il
as foolish as if he should 60 down in
coal mine aud try to dig coal. The
harvest hand could not sit down al
the desk of the college trained man
and write a law treatise or An essay
or design building; neither car
the college man do salts factory wori
on the farm. It is wasting time te
mix MP their occupations. The mex
time there is a great wheat crop ii
Kansas the coilegians should stay a
home and read about it. Enough
hardy to.lers will manage to get there
to gather it Tax.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
RANGE CATTLE ROW.
Western stockmen to Nee, Here to
Take Action on the Worlds
EaiY aaHHicada Rule.

Western stockmen are to hold a
Woild's fair meeting in Denver in a
few days that bids fair to surpsss in
interest anything connected with the
Louisiana Purchase exposition that
has yet come to the notice of West
ern people. An appeal to President
Roosevelt for justice will be feat
ure Of the business of the meeting.
The stockmen have discovered, al
most too late, that there IS to be no
exhibition of range cattle at the big
St Louis fair. f. d. Coburn, the
chief of the live stock exhibit, has
said that nothing with horns on can
be exhibited at st. Louis unless it is
led around with halter. That cuts
ont the principal industry of the
states in the Louisiana purchase.
E H Grubb, chairman of the sub
committee on live stock for Colorado
is in town from Carbondale He is
behind the movement which will find
expression at the meeting to be held
here
"We expect stockmen to attend
this meeting from every state in the
Louisiana purchase" said he: "We
want to make an effort to bring the
officials of the live stock bureau to
their senses. The idea that range
cattle should not be exhibited is one
of the craziest the stockmen in the
West ever heard OF. 1t cuts them
out utterly, for they have little blood
ed stock to exhibit.
"Their business is raising cattle in
car load lots and we want to provide
for an exhibit of cattle in pens.
That will give all the Western states
q chance to enter the lists and com
pete. II the officials at st. Louis
think we will take up too much room
with the range cattle Of the West
We will hold state exhibitions first
and take the prize carloads from
each state to st. Louis. The meet.
ing We have here will be for the pur.
pose of selecting a committee of
stockmen to go to st. Louis and take
the mHuuer up with tus uurlue .ass
officials. Failing in their efforts in
st. Louis, they will go to Washing
ton and lay the matter before Presi
dent Roosevelt. He is Western
man in the sense that he has been
engaged in the cattle industry and
we cannot fail to secure justice for
the stocknlen if we appeal to him in
the right way."-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
PROWERS COUNTY FAIR.
AUGUST 20. ~ and rs.
The Executive Committee of the Association
Offers Purses and Premiums Hggre.
eating over $2,5oo.oo.
Woodmen Log Rolling, Saturday, Aug. 10Th.

The premium list is now out and
is being distributed. Get 2 scms cUp.
thing to exhibit. The prizes are lib
eral and the greatest care taken OF
all exhibits.
The association has made arrange
ments to give the visitors to the fair
amusement all the time. No one
will have to sleep unless they SO de-
sire. A dancing pavilion will be
established at the grounds and the
entire place will be lighted with
electricity in the evening, enabling
everyone to spend q pleasant even :
ing down at the grounds where it is
cool. The dancing pavilion will be
open every afternoon and evening
and the best of music will be provid-
ed. If you do not wish to dance
there will be plenty of other methods
of enjoying the time furnished
"Something doing all the time,' is
the motto of the fair this year and no
one need feel lonesome there.
A contract has been made with a
high class vaudeville troupe for the
fair dates aud q platform will be
erected in front of grand stand and
performances given every evening
The troupe will comprise several
star performers and first class must
clans and their entertainments will
furnish amusement for all.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

The Lamar Seed Co. has just receiv-
ed car of artificial ice. Send in your
orders.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
County Notes

IFrom the Holly Chieftainl /.
w. G. Gould, president of the
Bank of Holly, came down from La.
mar Tuesday to see how business at
the bank was progressing.
Wheat cutting is finished under
the Amity canal, threshing machines
are being put in trim for the fall
campaign and the farmers will soon
know what they have made during
the past year. Some fields are esti
mated at forty bushels per acre.
The Holly and Coolidge base ball
teams played at the latter place Sun
day and quite q number of Holly
people went down to witness the
game. Judging from the score
which was 25 to / in favor of Holly
the home team insult have mouopo
lized the playing
S. Wileman of Goodland, Kansas
made this office pleasant call Wed
nesday. Mr. Wileman is boiler
maker and also an optician. ID
and his family have been here for
couple of weeks and have abou
| made up their minds that this coun
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

We carry one OF the most complete
lines of Rugs ever shown in the CITY,
Buffers.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

For bargains in farm lands go to
G. b. Thoman.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

G. B. Thoman has the best line OF
fire insurance. He writes farm risks.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

Try our $3.50 Width House Shoes for
men and women-Butler's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28

Mr.. G. Douglass Weeks, formerly
of this city, but for some years past of
Newberry, was married to Miss Nancy
Pool, of that city, last Thursday even
ing at half-past eight o'clock in the
First Baptist Church Of Newberry,
Rev. G. A. Wright officiating. In the
account given of the wedding the
Newberry Observer has the following to
say of the newly-married couple:
'tNewberry nas never had we'd
dnig in which more people were
sincerely interested. The bride and
groom are both very popular, having
Numerous friends among old and
young, and are highly esteemed by all
who know them. The bride has lived
all her life in Newberry, except the
years spent at college. The groom is
native of Sumter, but has made his
home in Newberry for several years
and is thoroughly identified with the
business life of the city, being mem
Der of the firm of Glider and Weeks.
Many good wishes attend the happy
cOuple.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28

Messrs. Willie Bultman, Eugene
Moses and Josh Hardy have sent horses
for exhibition at the State Fair.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment of Schwartz Bros, in this issue.
They have some specials for Friday.
Game Cock Lodge No. II, K. of P,
meets tonight at o'c lock. After the
meeting the brethren will enjoy them
selves socially in "smoker.
The auction sale of fine cattle adver
tised to take Pace at Graham's stables
today was held as advertised. The
attendance of bidders was not large ow
ing no doubt to the bad weather. Con-
seouently competition was not spirited
and the cattle sold low, much below
their value, it was claimed by the
autioneer.
On account State Fair Columbia, S.
c.. the Atlantic Coast Line will run
special train from Marion, S c., to
Columbia and return, Oct. 2Sth and
29th, leaving Sumter 9. 10 a. m., arrive
Columbia, 40 a. M. leave Colum-
bia, 7.55 p. M. arrive Sumter g. 30 p m.
". j. Craig, G. P. A,
j. T. China, T. a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28
The Meeting at the First Methodist
Church.

For the Item: With last evenings
service closed a series Of meetings at
the First Methodist Church, which
has been conducted there both after
noon and evening for the last two
weeks.
Bro. Brunson from Manning who is
a fluent and earnest speaker, preached
the word of God, and the interest
taken was shown by the large and az
preciative congregations which assem-
bled at each meeting daily. The gentle
wooings of the Holy Spirit we're mani
tested by the large number who went
to the alter for prayer, saying by that
act that they wanted to know Christ,
and to live the life Of peace, Joy and
gladness, which is known only to
those WHO live close to Jesus.
Between twenty-five and thirty
young people and children we're re-
ceived in full connection with the
church. Quite number confessed
Christ, and we trust that every heart
was awakened and filed with an earn
est desire for truer, sweeter life.
Our own faithful pastor, l am sure,
has been encouraged and abundantly
blessed. We hope that the good in
fuence began in the hearts and lives
of our people will grow and live
throughout all Eternity.
October 26. A Methodist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28
DEATH OF MRS. SCARBOROUGH.

The following notice is from special
dispatch in the State, and tells of the
death of lady we'll known to the old
inhabitants Of Sumter as Miss Miranda
Miller, a daughter of the late Col.
John B. Miller, and sister of the late
DR.. John I. Miller of this city.
Ridge Springs, Oct. 25.-Inteligence
reached here on Sunday morning of
the death of Mrs. M. E. Scarborough
in Arkansas. Mrs. Scarborough was a
Miss Miller, from an old Sumter
county family, and relict of Nj. VIM.
Scarborough of Columbia, an artist
and eminent portrait painter. For
a great many years Mrs. Scarborough
had made her home with the late DR..
John B. DuBose and family, who
married her only daughter. She was
well beloved in this community, was
charitable woman, and did much to
the establishing of Grace church (Epis-
copal) at Ridge Spring.
She was 80 years of age. Only
two weeks ago Mrs. Scarborough,
accompanied by her sons, went to
Arkansas. She was gentle lady of
the old south
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28
An Appeal to the Law-Abiding.

AS the hunting season is now about
to open, we feel constrained to ask of
every law-abiding citizen of both town
and country to put forth every effort
to suppress the unlawful selling Of
quail.
1t is well-known fact that if the
game law is not rigidly enforced, the
time is near at hand when we will
have none of the birds left Whereas
if they are only killed for home con-
sumption, there remains for US and
posterity, not only the source of the
sportsman's keenest pleasure, but an
appetizing luxury for the working man
and all.
Needless to say that heretofore there
has been a great deal of this lawless-
ness in this section of the state; and
now we would appeal especially to the
landowners to do all IN their power to
prevent it,-and also do we urge our
worthy policemen that they keep their
eyes ever open for the apprehension of
such narrow minded illegality. B.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28

The train going to Columbia this
morning was crowded with people
supposed to be going to teh fair.
EWhen you want something nice in
the confectionery line 60 to the Greeks
and ask Nh. George for Vanilla Ala
kuma. He makes it and it is fresh
and good.
Parents should give careful atten-
tion to the proper protection of the
feet of their children, as we'll as their
own. Something of interest in this
line will be found in the advertise
ment today Of D. J. Chandler.
People who have wood to sell find
ready sale, and the demand is hard to
supply. The lumber mill which
usually sells quantities of blocks, has
not been saving lately and has sold out
all it's stock Of frswood.
At the Bartlette Street Baptist
Church Monday night 20 persons were
baptised who have united themselves
with the church during the revival
meeting conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Fitch, and which closed on last Friday
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-28
MAYORS COURT.

The Mayors court on Monday
again tussled with the problem-who
struck julius Wilson. There can be no
question that julius was struck and
struck hard unless he fell down and
stepped on his eye.
On Saturday night 10th inst, julius
started up Main street in comp
with Wilson Newman. At the corner
of Hampton Avenue he suddenly fell
to the sidewalk and was taken up
bleeding and insensible. From that
time his left eye has been sightless.
William Newman promptly reported
that Sam Franklin had done the deed.
There was bad blood between Frank
lin and Wilson. Franklin had promised
to get satisfaction. There were other
negroes around, but none of them
would testify against Franklin who
had half dozen friends to prove an
alibi. There was some corroboration
Of Newman's statements, and the
general belief is that his story is true
in every respect. The alibi theory
was strongly sustained and created the
reasonable doubt of the law which
warranted acquittal. This is the
second man tried and acquitted of this
serious assault, committed under light
of az electric lamp on Main street, in
the presence of several witnesses. 1t
is good illustration of the extreme
difficulty of getting at facts through
webs of falsehood woven by ready per-
jurers. Likewise a fair example Of
truth and right among the average
citizens of the African gender.