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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Davis County Line.

Davis County Line, Aug. 20-Mr
and Mrs. Delmer Haney's baby, aged
ten months. died Friday, August IA
The, remains were inferred in the Held
elbaugh cemetery the following day
The parents have the sympathy OF
their many friends.
Gabe Schlotter met with painful
accident Monday. He fell from load
of oats and broke three of his ribs. DR.
Sawyers of Eldon was summoned to at
tend him. He is getting along nicely
Miss Eliza Cole is on the sick list.
Jake Schlotter is preparing to take
a trip to Polk county to visit old &C
quaintances.
Will Michael leaves today for Des
Moines to attend the state fair.
G. w. Seitz gave an entertainment
with graphophone Saturday night al
the White Elm school house.
Mrs. Truck. Polling visited severa
days last week at the G. w. Seitz
home.
Reve Haney's son, Paul, and sister
Nellie, Of Fairfield, are here visiting
friends.
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siaourney.

Sigourney, Aug. 20.-Miss Margaret Stan.
ton, of Oskaloosa, visited over Sunday with
friends in Sigourney.
Mrs. Ruby, of Chicago, is visiting at the
home of her cousin, Mrs. Peter yalerius.
Abe Miller went to Delta yesterday to
call on friends
day.
Principal Humphreys, of Delta, was in
Sigourney on Tuesday.
Howard Adams and wife have been visit.
ing at the parental Robert Adams home.
Mrs Seliger and children have returned
home from their visit in South Dakota
The Presbyterian church has secured
Rev. Phillip Palmer FOR their pastor. He
moves there this week and will preach
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Foster, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, are visiting Mt the home of their
cousin, Recorder A. n Strain.
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TO LEASE.

FOR LEASE-A FOUR AND oNE-HALF
foot vein of coal, shaft already sunk
For further particulars address Hobar.
Fuhs, Kirkville, Iowa.
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MORRIS WILLIAMS.
FOR SALE

200 acres, five miles from Blakesburg,
IS acres bottom land, so acres slopes
enough to drain and balance of farm
rolls little. no rough land, new eight
room house, good barn, fruit, etc., price
$45 per acre.
We offer what we believe to be the best
little 66 acre farm in the county for $40
per acre--six miles from city, splendid i'm
provements.
If you want a good 100 acres Of Dakota
land for $27 which Is the total expense
for two years, then you build pond on land
it.
119 acres eight miles from city, 80 acres
bottom land, 700 fruit trees, six room
house, price $40 per acre.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

Soldiers reunion at Lovilia this week
and several of the prominent citizens
of Abba had their pockets picked yes
terday.
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Avery.

Avery, Aug. 20.-Prof Elias Handy, of
the Iowa Wesleyan University of Mt Plea
SAINT, slectured before the congregation of
the Methodist Episcopal church Saturday
evening. He also filed the appointments
at Grny Creek, Hayden Chapel and Avery
Sunday. Rev. l.. d. King preached for the
Methodist Episcopal church at Abba, Sun
day morning and evening.
Presiding Elder Lambert was here Mon
day afternoon to preside over the quarterly
conference held here during the afternoon.
Grays Creek and Hayden Chapel were al.
so represented.
Prof. Handy was representing the wes-
leyan University of Mt. Pleasant and there
will be several of the young people who
will attend college there the coming term.
Misses Tessie Johnson and Mabel
French We're Loviia goers this morning to
be present at the reunion.
The Avery cornet band but now called
the Avery Citizens band will play at
Blakesburg August 81 and %.
There will be quite large delegation to
Blakesburg Friday and Saturday from
here
The Smoky Hollow Coal Co.'s office is
being enlarged and the work is well under
way, making the office twice as large as ii
formerly was and much more convenient.
p. H. Hynes is having another building
| added to his already newly bought prop,
WY, hdhlIS u SohNthiSAl COCtuSe.
The mines are running every day and a
| lot of coal Is being shipped daily.
w. S. Appleman is one of the grand jul.
ors at the August term of court, conven.
ing Monday.
John Tegnell, bookkeeper and cashier
for the Smoky Hollow Coal Co, made a
| flying trip to his home ut North Henderson,
| ILL.,, last week, returning Sunday evening.
Rev., L. D.King will organize an Epworth
League Wednesday evening at Hayden
Chapel.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church will give a social soon, proceeds to
go toward raising the parsonage debt.
Mrs. III. S. Graham, who was called to
the bedside of some Of her relatives in
Kansas, has returned.
Mrs. Swift was Hiteman visitor Mon.
day, returning Tuesday.
Quite a number of the Avery people will
attend the state fair at Des Moines next
week.
Sam Anderson and Cal Guthrie, of Abba,
| We're in the city few days ago.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-ONE OF THE FINEST
bearing fruit ranches in southern Califor-
MIA, % miles north of Los Angeles, go
acres, good Improvements, no irrigation
necessary, price $1,000 If taken at once.
S1,2oo income from fruit each year. ADJ
dress A. L. White, Murray, Iowa
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Bobtown.

Bobtown, Aug. 20.-Died, Monday
evening, at 10 o'clock, Mrs. Alice
Agee, wife of Frank Agee. Inter
ment in the Mooney cemetery Tues.
day.
Austin Simmons Of Minnesota, is
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WANTED-HERr IS A SNAP FOR ia
right party. One of the best paying shoe
businesses in southern Iowa for sale or
will retain half interest. Ill health cause
for selling. G. w. Hale Shoe Co., 124
Main street, Ottumwa, Iowa
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Green Valley.

Green Valley, Aug. 2O.-Mrs Margaret
Darby, of Foster, was visiting relatives
here last week.
LATE Paris has sold his farm to Monroe
Adams, consideration $780,
Cynthia Taylor has returned from Cen
teryille where she has been attending the
county Institute.
The farmers in this vicinity are busy
threshing.
DR.. Terrence, of Blakesburg. made a pro-
fassional call in this neighborhood Monday
night.
Several young people from here attend
ed the picnic at the Soldiers Home at
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FOR sALE-FARM OF 140 ACRES, so
acres cleared, balance in timber, well
watered, very good buildings, three miles
from town and railroad, price 5000. For
particulars address with stamp, Box 10,
Lutesville, Mo.
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For g. SALE

Ito acre farm three miles west of Ottum-
wa, rolling land. so acres in cultivation, bal
ance timber pasture, good house and barn,
outbuildings good. price $37 per acre.
120 acre farm five miles northeast Of OF
tumwa, improvements, good well, fenced
with woven wire, good orchard, land lays
well, price $40 per acre.
SS1a acres six miles northwest of OF
tumwa, improvements good, splendid or
chard, fruit of all kinds, a mile to school,
price $T5 per acre.
land lays some rolling, improvements good,
price $50 per acre.
Homes and vacant lots in all parts of the
city.
Four five-acre farms near city, improved
and we'll set to fruit.
JOHN n. SPRY,
Office 1oi North Court street,
ottumWa, Iowa.
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WANT ED.

wANTED-To CONTRACT FOR SIX.
teen cords of dry word, to be delivered
by October 1. A. P. Murphy, ITO North
Ash street.
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FOR SALE-WELL IMPROVED 24o
acre farm, 200 in cultivation Conyen-
lent to school, town and lake, Dickinson
Co., Iowa. Price right, and on easy
terms. Address owner, E. A. Dewitt,
Milford, Iowa.
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FARMS FOh SALE-CHDAP; TERMS
easy; write for description. D. n. Har-
per, Benton, Mo.
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DahlOnega, Aug. 20.-Jonathan Sal
lee OF Ottumwa, who has been visit
ing the past three weeks at the home
of j. S. McClung, returned home
Friday.
Clefford Giltner and Misses Effie
Willard and Grace Miller, were in
Ottumwa Friday and Saturday of last
week taking the teachers eXamina-
ton.
Chas. Reinier and family spent Sun.
day at the home of Chas. Heller near
Round Point.
tumwa, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Dubois
Muscatine, were callers in this
neighborhood the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. McClung spent
Sunday at the home of Thomas Red
man near Highland Center.
VIM. Geig and family from near AL
bia, visited Sunday at the home OF
John Geig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mccoy were
here short time Monday evening.
Geo. Scheuerman of Highland Cen.
ter, was a caller at this place Sun
day.
T. j. Reinier was in Eddyville Tues.
day on official business.
Mrs. Carrie Bare of Ottumwa, is
visiting at the home of H. l.. Trout
this week.
]. M. Wimpsett and Phil Akerman
of Butler were callers this this place
Tuesday.
Hon. and Mrs. A. w. Buchanan OF
Ottumwa, passed through this place
Sunday
VERNE Burgess of Chillicothe, was
a business caller at this place Wed
nesday.
e. B. Davis of Ottumwa was call
er here Wednesday.
L. D. Cooper is preparing to erect
cane mill. ~
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Marshalltown Tuesday. All report a fine
time.
The picnic by the Scattersburg school
Friday was in every way success. Every
body enjoyed the dinner, also the program
which was given. Miss Maude McCumber
was the teacher.
Mrs. Alice Henderson is on the sick list.
Several from here attended the young
peoples meeting at Liberty Sunday night.
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FOR sALE-MY FARM OF $50 ACRES,
in Decatur county, Kansas, one mile from
store, postoffice, and cream station; nine
miles from r. l. railroad, well Improved;
240 acres in cultivation, balance pasture,
price $4,000, or with A head of cattle,
seven head Of horses, all the farm i'm
PIGMENTS and household goods, S., 500.
T. W. Thoren, Lund, Kansas.
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Batavie,


Batavia, Aug. 20.-Mrs. LeComp and
daughter Myrtle of Ottumwa, are Wis.
ing this week with Mrs. Ed Parrett.
Ray Bradshaw has gone to Burling.
ton to work.
Mrs. T. w. Hill was in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
G. w. Davis and family of Compe-
tine visited at G. B. McNeiFs Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Tinsley went
to Stockport Monday to visit their son
Frank.
The band boys will pla ). :. ....
The band boys will put ON play at
the opera house Saturday night, call.
ed Little Buckshot.'
Mrs Burket of Mt Pleasant deliv-
cred an address at the M. E. church
Sunday morning.
Ross Walker of Cedar Falls, who
has been visiting with his parents
has returned to his work at that
place.
John DeMar made business call
here Saturday.
Miss Nellie Sharp of Thayer arriv-
ed Saturday to spend the winter at
the home of her uncle G. S. Golf.
Miss Hester McNiel is visiting in
Competine.
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WANTED-GoOD CLEAN STOCK, HARD
ware preferred, for $4,000 equity in i'm
proved $50 acres, 20 miles Winnipeg.
Frank Landers, Rush City, MINI.
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Fremont.

ETCU1oTIs
Fremont, Aug. 20.-Rev. J. w. Lam
bert, presiding elder of the Ottumwa
district was here yesterday attending
quarterly conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church.
Elder Spencer of the Disciples
church preached in Eddyville last Sab
bath.
Miss Adeline Bishop is here at pres
ent visiting with her sister, Mrs. Jno
R. Dale
Miss Della White who was operated
on week since by Drs. Brockman Of
Ottumwa and Meythaler of this place
for tumor is improving very nicely.
Miss Jessie McFall of Hiteman is
here visiting friends and relatives.
Jay Forbes left last night for three
weeks visit with his father at New
Rockford, N. d.
Raymond Tenant went today oil
Van Buren, county for a ten days visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Meythaler and little son depart
ed last week for independence, to visit
the formers parents.
DR.. Louis S. Combe of Highland, Ill.
has arrived here.
". Il. Pnllllpe LETT tuesday night fol
South Dakota on business.
Mrs. George Caves departed Tues
day for South Dakota to visit with hel
mother.
DR.. John R. Dale. N. S. Bartlett ant
S. r. Canon are over on the Skunk
river camping.
Mrs. Christian Wiel received from
Germany a few days since, an inter
national money order for 100 marks
in honor of her fiftieth marriage ami
versary which occurs in November.
Tom w. Kirkpatrick and L. B. Allen
der of Kirkville are in town today Oh
business.
G. N. Neil is lad up with a very SORE
foot. He has been threatened will
blood poisoning.
G. c. Caves is in Missouri with ;
number of men who are looking fol
homes.
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Dudley.

Dudley, Aug. 20.--Fred W. Peterson and
wife from near Lucas came down on No. 4
Sunday evening to spend few days whit
Ing relatives
Mr. and AIrs.L. Z. Newquist spent last
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Newauist' S
parents, south of town.
Will Tennyson had the misfortune to
smash a finger while working in the stone
quarry last week.
Miss Eta Whipple visited at the home
of w. w. Rapp last Sunday and Monday.
Miss Emily Peterson, of Ottumwa is Wis
iting with her brother, e. L. Peterson, near
here this week.
Andy Lewis reports plenty of work at
the stone quarry, but scarcity of hands.
Miss Amanda Burgeson spent few days
last week visiting friends In Ottumwa
Frank Turnquist is busily engaged cut
ting props for the Smoky Hollow coal
mines this week.
DR.. Rambo, of Chillicothe, was in town
last Monday.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. 7. II.
Shields, Glen Shields and family Mrs. Il.
Sans and children, the Misses Wessie
Shields. Olga Windblade and Bertha Stew
ems and Will Stodghill went to the Des
Moines river north of here last Sunday to
fish.
Threshing is the principal work among
the farmers Of this community at present.
The yield is somewhat lighter than was
expected.
The three mutual telephone lines south
of here held a joint meeting at the No. Z
school house last Tuesday evening.
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Troy, Aug. eO.-Mrs. Henry Hull and
daughter, of Melrose, are visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Mollie Griffin and son Ray and Miss
Ruth Henderson, of Batavia, spent Sunday
at the home Of Elmer Fishel near Bloom
field.
Mrs. Abbie Brown returned to her home
in Bloomfield last Friday after a few days
visit at the home of her brother, Will
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B. Logan and children
passed through here last Sunday to visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Monroe Micks
near White Elm.
The Ladies' Guild gave social at the
Presbyterian church last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Lora Bollman of Pulaski, is visiting
Miss Sadie Hanna few days this week.
Guy Shelby, who has been visiting his
parents for the past week, returned to OF
tumwa last Monday.
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FOR SALE.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD FARM CHEAP
call on Phil Watkins, Agency Iowa.

FOR sALE-21a MILES NORTHWEST OF
the Black Hawk bridge, 40 acres of good
improved land with good orchard. both
cherry and apple and also one Jersey
COW and calf, place know as old Buchanan
place. Jas. L. Ninemire, agent.
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DahIoneua,

Dahlonega, Aug. 2O.-Jonathan Sal
lee OF Ottumwa. who has been visit
ing the past three weeks at the home
of j. S. McClung, returned home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-30
HERBERT is DEAD.
British Ambassador to L. S.
Dies in Switzerland.

London. Sept. SO.-Sir Michael Her
bert. the British ambassador to the
United States. died today at Davos-
Platz, Switzerland.
A dispatch from Paris on September
II said that Lady Herbert. wife of the
British ambassador at Washington, was
devotedly nursing her delicate husband
back to health at Davos-Platz. With
the hope of restoring her husband, Lady
Herbert was lingering at Davos-Platz
though the resort was deserted at that
time of the year.
LADY Herbert was formerly Miss
Leaia Wilson, daughter of Richard T.
Wilson, the New York banker, and is
related to the Vanderbilt. Goelet and
Aston families.
The death of Sir Michael Herbert was
announced at today's session of the
Alaskan boundary commission by ChieI
Justice Aversion. 1t was supposedly
due to consumption, from which the
ambassador is known to have suffered
from the time of his appointment TO
Washington. Counsel on both sides paid
tribute to the dead ambassador.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-30
JOintIstS hIauer and Ross Con-
victed in Police Court.
Their Cases Are Appealed as
Usual.
OF SALTED BEER
Police Found keg and Tasted
the Contents.
Proprietor Says 1t Contained
Solution of Lye and Vinegar.

Judge Hamilton. of the police court
handed down two convictions on the
charge of maintaining nuisance this
morning. The convictions were on ar
rests made about two weeks go. George
Klauer and Fred Ross being the victims.
Both cases were pleasant reminders of
the olden days when jointists made a
defense in police court Up to this time
the habit had fallen into disuse in po-
lice court, the attorneys for the jointists
letting the court take it's course without
opposition, and trusting to the appeal.
In the Klauer case the prosecution
called two outside witnesses. Mr.. NJ.
snattinger. owner of the building where
the joint is situated and Herman
klauer, brother of the accused, who
runs the cigar store in front Mr.. Snat-
finger testified that he rented the entire
first floor at that number to Herman
klauer for a cigar store and factory.
Then he went away without the wit
ness fee the court offered to pay him.
lie was followed by Herman Hlauer.
who answered, Il refuse to answer TO
five questions asked him. drew his six
bits and then waited to sign his broth
et's bond He was advised by Attorney
Magaw for the defense that he need not
answer any question which would tend
to incrininate him.
He seemed to consider all questions
discriminating. and when Prosecuting
Attorney Urmy appealed to the court,
he was told that Klauer probably knew
more about the discriminating nature OF
the question than anyone else, and that
he had the right to refuse. George
Klauer was fined the second degree
amount. 5000 and sixty days in jail, with
an appeal bond of $500.
In the Ross case which followed the
officers alone testified They said they
had gone to the place with a warrant
and were not admitted soon enough to
suit them, and were in the act of de-
molishing the door when Ross came and
removed a bar Several minutes elapsed
from the time the disturbance began
until they got into the room, where they
found a key of sailed beer and little
GERS declared the key contained Schlitz
beer which had been sailed, Attorney
MazaW tried to make them understand
that Il was nothing but a solution of
salt I've and vinegar, which was used
for cleaning the pumps used in a narni-
less key of HOP tea" Some of the Of
ficers looked troubled when told that
they had swallowed such a solution in
the cause of law and order but man
fully stuck to their first assertion. Ross
was also given the second degree. The
defense reserved the right to have the
solution" captured in the place
analysed.
The only raid made in nearly two
weeks which resulted in an arresc oc-
CURED last night. when officers found
two bottles of whisky in the National
billiard hall annex. and arrested James
Sheasley.
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HAVEN'T ENOUGH CARS.
Commissioner WheatIey Says
X. X. Can't Supply Demand.

L don't believe the car famine sit
uation is quite as bad as it was a short
time ago" said RAILROAD Commissioner
George w. Wheatley today. THE rail-
road board is still receiving a great
many complaints from shippers about
car shortages, but they. do not report
conditions as bad as they were some
weeks ago.
AS soon as we receive a complaint from
a shipper we Immediately call the at
tention of the attorneys of the road
concerned to it. This is done the same
day the complaint is received. The at
tOrneyS refer it to their general man
ager or some other official. and in three
or four days we receive word from the
shipper who made the complaint that
he is receiving cars.
But in the meantime the railroad
company is taking cars from some
other shipper to supply the one COM
planning. In the course of time the
other shipper gets impatient waiting
for cars, and then he makes complaint,
and so it goes. The railroads simply
have not enough cars to handle the
business"
The Santa Fe has notified the rail-
road board that it is short 400 cars on
it's western division, and it is probably
better of than some other roads. Just
now the Union Pacific seems to be ex-
tremely short A majority of the towns
along the main line through the wheat
belt and along the entire length of the
Lincoln branch are complaining that
they cannot get cars. A complaint from
Kirwin. an important shipping point
on the Central Branch. states that ship
pers there have received only two
empty cars in two weeks. The hay
shippers in southeastern Kansas are
also complaining that the railroads Will
not furnish them cars while the grain
IRISH iS on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-30
POOR DAY FOR GOLF.
Women Players Have Rain and Wino
to Contend With.

Wheaton. Ill, Sept. 3O.-A cold brisk
wind from the west with showers made
the golfng condition anything but ideal
when the first round at match play in
the womans national championship
was called at Wheaton this morning.
The first and second rounds at match
play Is holes each. were scheduled for
today. On form displayed most of the
eastern players were expected to win
their games in this mornings play.
This afternoon some sharp struggles
are looked for, however.
Miss BESSIE Anthony. the western
champion. and Mrs. Barlow. of the
Merton Cricket club. who made the sec
ond lowest medal score yesterday were
followed by fair sized gallery this
morning The winner Of this match
Will have to play the winner of the
Mrs. FoX-Miss Biddle match this after
noon. match that will have consider
able bearing on the championship.
Play began promptly at 10 o'clock.