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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-01
BidWeIi.

Bidwell, Sept. 30.-Mrs, Nellie Myers. Of
South Ottumwa, visited relatives in this
section last week.
Mrs. VIM. Kerr and sons, of Kirkville,
are visiting relatives here.
b. p. Garfield is slowly improving since
his recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Chisman and daugh-
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CHRONIC SORES
Signs Of Polluted Blood.

There nothing pulsve looking disgusting old
You it till the brain and work with until the
exhausted and the tering looking
place makes irritable, respondent and desperate
condition. breaking
taking strong medicines
will sometimes pue vate blood and
that the scratch or results obstinate
month healing o the offensive
eating the limbs
middele
fault and while antsepc washes sav powders
the Inflammation the will
till itself deadly
germs destroyed accomplished
~a polluted blood purified and nvigorated
rich pure blood again circulating freely throughout
body the flesh old
R00e91h1on natural color, the discharge of matter
"a 'SAn> <saa~ - and the place heals
system general
you charge medical
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA. GA 81
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Eldon.

Eldon, Sept. 3O.-(SpeciaD Word
was received here this morning that
George Richly who was taken to the
inebriate asylum at Mount Pleasant a
few days ago died last night at 11:45
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TOHOLDCONFERENCE
SWEDISH LUTHERAN MINISTER'S
WILL MEET THIS WEEK AT
CHARLTON.
Fifty Ministers From the Southern
Part of the State Are Expected to
Attend-New Church At Charlton
Will be Dedicated During Conference

ference of the Swedish Lutheran
church will be held in this city this
week, commencing tonight and lasting
ever Sunday. An attendance of about
fifty members is expected from differ
emit parts of the state. The conference
will be held in the new church which
has just been completed and will be
dedicated on next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. The dedication services
Will be held in the English language
S so that any Americans that can go
will understand. The services next
Thursday evening will also be in the
English language. Following is the
program that will be carried out:
This Evening.
1880 p. Conference sermon by
Joseph Anderson of Boone.
Thursday.
9 a. m--Paper 'The Significance of
Anthropology to Christian Minister"
Rev. o. w. Fern of Sioux City,
Paper, "The Blessing of Pastoral
Work Rev. c. E. Olson, of Pomer-
oy.
Q p. m.--Generai discussion led by
Rev. A. E. Gustafson of Burnside.
1880 p. m.-Sermon, children and
Heirs of Code. A. Lindahl of Cres-
ton.
Sermon, "The Cross-Bearer in the
Footsteps of Christ''-Bernhard Mo
den of Bethesda.
Friday.
9 a. m.-Paper, Pastors Spiritual
LIFE. A. Ostergren of Albert
City.
Paper, "The Significance of Higher
Criticism Through the Late Discovery
in Archaeology" o. A. Landell OF
+ Gowrie
2 p. m-General discussion. Subject
Foreign and Home Missions" led by
Rev. G. J. Renhard of st. Louis.
1880 a. m-Sermon by G. L. Beck
strom of Maralhan.
Sermon, "Faithfulness and Its Re
ward"-Rev. ]. e. Rydback of Council
Bluffs.
Saturday.
10 a, m.-Sermon, "The Warfare of
the Church Against a Deceiving
World"-C. S. Renius of Fort Dodge.
Sermon, '"The Significance of Con
tinuation in the Christian Fight
Rev. S. e. Selander of Harcuit.
+
ject, Sunday School Work"-Led by
Rev. G. e. Benson Of Madrid.
Sunday.
10 a. m-Communion.
Preparatory sermon by Rev. e. S
Termlerg of Hyman.
Sermon by Rev. G. A. Swanberg Of
Woodhall III.
2:30--Dedication
English sermon by Theodore Sea.
shore of Essex.
Swedish sermon by Rev. A. Norr-
Z BON Of Swedesburg.
1850 p. m.-Closing >seryices. Ser
mon to the young people by Rev. b
N. Glifan of Algona.
Sermon by Rev. j. A. Sandell OF
Des Moines.
Benediction.
Other Charlton News.
Mrs Edes Spiker of Belinda, visit
ed in the city yesterday with friends
Mrs. H. II. Godloe of Oakley was in
the city yesterday.
The Woman's Relief Corps is having
convention in the city. There are
about thirty delegates from abroad in
attendance.
Revival meetings commenced last
night at the Christian church and
will continue over next week and per
haps longer. Rev. Kitchen, the pas
tor in charge, is a good speaker and
requests your presence at the meet
ings.
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Mark,

Mark, Sept. 30.-Abner Tharp and Zeke
Dooley were in Bloomfield Tuesday
d. I. Edwards was in Bloomfield Friday
ON business.
Nathan Lamb was in West Grove Tues
day.
The Mark ball team played the New Zion
team Sunday. The score stood 8 to IL in
favor of New Zion.
Tyre Dabney and Dave sidwell were in
Bloomfield Monday on business
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MISSING WOMEN FOUND.
coIored Men From Missouri Have
Wives Landed in Jail.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Last evening, Bertha Kngsbury and
Amanda Montgomery, two wom-
en- from Chillicothe, Mo-, who were
accused by their husbands of deser.
ton, were arrested. Statutory charg.
es were filed against them in court by
their husbands. Lucille Stapleton, a
young girl OF 13 who was with the
Nngsbury woman, was also arrested.
The hearing was set for this afternoon
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Hedrick.

Hedrick. Sept 30.l-E. Il. Phelps, of Sig
Quincy, was in town Monday.
w. II. Cooper. b. G.. Stout, George Har-
kins and ]. 7. Brooks We're in Ottumwa
yesterday.
Miss yenoia Diller, of Brighton, visited
friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Minerva Hawk is visiting relatives
in Martinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Spicer were in OF
tunlwa yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Stephenson are visit
ing friends in Chicago.
Ralph Wilson left for Centerville Friday
to take charge of the Iowa Central sta
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Loughridge and Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Handy have returned from
a two months trip to California and Seat
! tie
John McWilliams left today for Des
Mcines where he will attend college.
Miss Jennie Parker returned to her
home in Ottumwa Tuesday after short
visit at w. II. Gallher's.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Sheets were in Fremont
Monday.
Jas. A. Speirs came in from a trip to
| Carthage. South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vickers, Of New
Sharon, We're in town Monday.
| C. A. Beck and Miss Marie Schultz will
be married this evening at O'Clock at the
home of ID. W. Beck. on West street Only
| a few relatives and close friends will be
| present to witness the ceremony Mr.. Beck
| is in the employ of the Hedrick Telephone
| Co as lineman and is reliable and indus
| trious young man. The bride came from
| Germany several years ago and is one of
| Hedrick's most popular young women.
The contracting parties have many friends,
| all of whom wish them much Joy
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Douds.

Douds. Sept 3O.--A ''hard times social
will be held on Saturday evening, October
8. at Nicklins hall at Leando. for the bene-
At of the church. A prize will be given to
the homliest person present and arrange
ments are being made for general good
time.
e. o. Hedrick left Monday on business
trip to Malta and Rockford. Montona, and
will return home via Yellowstone park
and Denver, Colorado.
Political matters are very quiet here at
present. general feeling of content
among the republicans, and of eSpectant
defeat among the democrats seem to pre-.
call.
After about week of dry weather anoth-
er rain visited this section last night with
drizzling rain today. 1t is believed, how.
ever, that greater part of the corn is
out of danger of the frost.
second blooming for this season OF
pears. plums and other fruit has occurred
in the neighborhood during the past two
weeks of warm weather.
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is NOT EFFECTIVE
NEW TAX LAW DOES NOT APPLY
TO 1902 TAXES NOW
.HA4i DUE. i. n..iYE3,
Old Soldiers and Their Widows and
Orphans Will Not be Benefited by
Law Passed by Twenty.Ninth Gen.
eral Assembly Till Next Year.
sKa7M1

The new law, which went into eff
feet July 4, 1902, relative to the
exemption from taxation of property
owned by honorably discharged SOL
diers of the Mexican and CIV
IL wars, and their widows
will be of no aid to those whom
it is intended to benefit in exempting
any part of their property from the
taxes now due, according to the state
ment of County Treasurer R. P. Dana.
The taxes now due are the 1902 taxes
the levies for which were made be-
fore the new law took effect.
Under the old law under certain
conditions such as inability to per-
form manual labor, property valued at
$500, owned by soldiers or sailors,
their widows and orphans might be
exempted from taxation. Under the
present law which will become effec-
tive next year in the tax levy Of 1893
all old soldiers and widows Of
soldiers of the civil and Mexican
wars, who own property valued at
less than $4,000 are entitled to an
exemption upon $500 worth of prop
erty. The exemption is made indis-
criminately to all without any re-
quirement as to physical disability. To
those owning property valued at over
$4,000 no exemption is allowed ex-
cept by special action of the board of
equalization
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, Sept. 3O.-J. N. Bott has trad
ed his place for Corban Utterback's Jr.,
east of Lancaster, and will move there in
the near future.
Laura Gilliland and Mary Morrow spent
Saturday and Sunday in Hedrick.
Della Mitchell visited over Sunday with
Mrs. Henry Brater
Frank Follman, Willard Parkhill and IA
miles, and Corban Utterback and wife
spent Sunday at Lester Utterbaek's
Delbert Lowe visited in Hayesyille last
| week.
All Herrell is talking of moving to Rut-
ledge.
Frank Gilliland was in ottumwa on bust
ness last week.
Sam Terrell was in Sigourney last week
Nancy Goodhart and Jennie Storm, of
Sigourney, called in the vicinity Sunday
afternoon.
Albert Utterback and wife, of Hayesville,
spent Sunday at Willie Follman's.
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competine.


Competine, Sept. 3O.-Rev. Monkman, Of
Highland Center. was here Monday
Mrs. Sarah Hayes of Kirkville, spent
Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Dlckins were in He'd
rick Tuesday.
Miss Nora Hawthorne and Mr.. Roggy
will be married Thursday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents in Trumbull,
Neb. Miss Hawthorne has visited here
many times and her many friends will ex-
tend congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. White left Tuesday
night for Trumbull. Neb., for visit and
to attend the wedding of their uiece, Miss
Nora Hawthorne.
The Sunday school convention held at
this place was largely attended.
After a long and severe illness VIM. Da-
Wis passed away Saturday evening Mt his
home. where he had resided many years
Mr. Davis was about &c years old and was
respected by all who knew him. He leaves
his wife, six sons and two daughters to
mourn his loss. s
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UNITED IN MARRIAGE.
G M. Moul and Miss Ella Higdon Wed
at ST. Marys Rectory.

G. M. Moul, and Miss Ella HigGon
were married last evening at the rec
tory of st. Mary's Catholic church by
Very Rev. Father F. w. Hoppman.
Only a few friends of the contracting
parties witnessed the ceremony. Mr..
Moul was formerly assistant chief of
the central fire department and is
well known. Miss Higdon is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Higdon,
105 South Marion street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moul will reside at 105 South Ma
rion street.
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Itch on human cured In 80 minutes
by WooIford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by w. w. Ennis,
druggist, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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What the Code States.

Paragraph Z of section ! of chapter
Sc of the acts and resolutions of the
twenty-ninth general assembly of the
state OF Iowa relative to the property
that is exempt from taxation is in part
as follows:
81. The property not to exceed $500
in actual value of any honorably dis
charged union soldier or sailor Of the
Mexican war or the war of the rebel
lion, or of the widow remaining unmar-
ried of such soldier or sailor All sol
diers, sailors or widows thereof re-
ferred to herein shall receive a reduc-
ton of eight hundred dollars at the
time of said assessment is made by
the assessor unless waiver thereof
is voluntarily made of such exemption;
but this exemption shall not apply in
the case Of any soldier or sailor, or the
widow of such soldier or sailor, owning
property of the actual value of $4,000
or where the wife of such soldier or
sailor owns property of the value OF
S., O0O."
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SPEClALTlES
SPECIAL NOTICE.!

Others
DR.. treatne tfreeof charge
a p. m and % 8 m.
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED
AGAINST A PROMOTER
Letson Balliett Put White Swan Mine
on Market and Organized Trust
Company to Handle Stock.

A fraud order has been issued by the
Postoffice Department against Letson
Balliett, Of Des MOines. Iowa Balliett is
considered one Of the smOothest pro-
moters that ever sold stock and there
have been numerous complaints about
his spectacular deals. His most famous
coup was the financing OF the White
Swan mine. Balliett acted as agent for
the stock of the mine and began opera
tiOns, it is alleged, by giving out a state
ment that he had bought the mine for a
large price. Then he sold the stock as
owner. according 70 the reports and got
several thousand dollars
with the capital thus obtained Balliett
is said to have bought out all the claims
against the mine and to have then fore
closed. With all Of the stock at his dis
posal he sold II at the best prices obtain
able. to his great profit. Balliett is one
Of the best dressed men. most cOnyinc-
ing takers and best writers of adver-
tising matter that ever struck the West
and found little trouble in selling his
stock.
The White Swan mine. according to
Balliett's ideas. was such a large and
important undertaking that it had to
have the backing of trust company, so
he organized the Pacific Securities and
Trust Company to handle that end OF
the business. 1t was because Of Ibis
company and his other transactions that
the fraud order was issued.
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
GRUBB-BALLENGER WEDDING.

The Second Presbyterian Church was
the scene of a pretty wedding last
night. when Harry J. Grubb and Ruth
BallengeT were united In the bonds OF
matrimony. The groom IS a prosperous
business man Of Leesburg. and the
bride is the accomplished daughter Of
Alderman Theodore Ballenger
Promptly at $50 o'clock the bridal
party entered the church and proceeded
up the aisle. the bride leaning upon the
arm Of her brother. w. W. BaIlenger.
She was preceded by Dora Grubb sis
ter of the groom. as maid of honor. and
by Miss NJ. G Hamilton as matron Of
honor. The groom was attended by Ju-
liam Grubb as best man. The Rev. DR..
F. J. Brooke. pastor Of the church. per-
formed the ceremony. After the we'd
ding the couple left on a train for New
York. where they will spend their hon
eymoon. They will reside in Leesburg
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
POLICE COURT CASES.

Left Foster. a negro. walked into the
saloon OF Harry Rice. in the northeast
ern section Of the city. this morning.
and after getting a drink, picked up a
pistol. which was lying on the counter.
and walked out with it. Mr.. Rice had
him arrested. and in the mayors court
this morning he said he did not intend
TO steal the pistol; he just took it. The
mayor fined him s..
James Wills was arrested by Police
men Gill and Beach last night upon the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
He was found 10 have pistol upon his
person. but It was broken and could not
have been fired. so the mayor dismissed
him when his case was called this morn
ing.
Sim Wood was arrested this morning
upon complaint Of Norman Smith. who
stated that he suspected Wood Of steal
ing a watch which he left on his wash
stand last night. The mayor could not
! connect Wood with the theft of the
watch, however. and he was dismissed.
Bell Brummen charged with using
| abusive language had his case contin-
| ued until tomorrOws session or the
| mayors court.
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
METEORIG CAREER
OF GREAT SOCEALEXIS
The Rise and Fall of Noted Indian
Baseball Player.

Forgotten by the thousonds of fans
who once cheered him Oh dreaming OF
base hits and a career that might have
been, the Indian SockalexIs. once one Of
the greatest outfielders the Cleveland
team ever owned. is now ferrying travel
ers across a river in the northern part
of Maine.
After a meteoric career on the dia-
mOnd and a series of bouts with the
ever alluring 'fire-water. the Indian
who had the ability to play ball better
than most of his white brethren has
now returned to the Indian settlement
in the North to follow In the footsteps
of his ancestors
Sockalexis was found by Patsy" Te-
beau. manager Of the old Cleveland
team Sox" was playing with the
Notre Dame team. and had the reputa-
tion Of being one of the best college
players that ever ratified his spikes
against the home plate.
Tebeau signed the Indian In the early
COS. and before the season was over he
demonstrated that he was a star OF the
first magnitude. His throwing arm was
wonderful. and many claimed that II
was one Of the best in the history OF
baseball
Although he was brilliant in every oe-
partment of the game, his batting was
the wonder of the League.
For two months he batted over 400.
and it is said that old Jesse Burkett'
who had led the League the year De
fore. became so jealous that he could
hardly hit the ball over 200.
"Sox" was all right until people began
to make matinee hero Of him. lie
was wined and dined; every homage was
| paid to his great skill
! But the hereditary desire Of his race
| for strong drink was too much, and In
a short time his baseball career came
/ to an abrupt end.
| His fall. ike his rise. was meteoric'
and today instead OF being one OF the
| greatest ball players in the business
and commanding thousands Of dollars
| for his services, he handles the oars OF
a ferryboat for 50 a week.
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
GRIMM STAYS LIMIT
WITH FITZSINMONS
Italian Was a Wreck at the Finish and
Lanky Bob Got De-
cision.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 15-For six
rounds last night Joe Grimm. an Italian
Of this city. took a battering at the
hands Of Fitzsimmons that would have
killed an ordinary man. Five thou
sand sports who gathered at the South
ern Athletic Club saw Fitz batter the
game Italian all over the ring but un-
able TO put him out For the first two
rounds Fitz played with the Italian un-
der the belief that he could land the
knockout any time. Fitz had no
trouble to land when and where he
pleased, and most of the time Grimm
was on the floor taking the count and
resting. He was hoOred at least dozen
tunes during the six rounds of fighting
The crowd commenced TO guy tHtz in
the sixth round because he could not
land on the Italian hard enough to put
him out. Grimm managed to keep his
Jaw covered from Fitz terrific crashes.
which landed on his head. bringing
blood from his nose. mouth and ears.
Despite the fact that ne was hoored
time and time again by terrific swings,
Grimm doggedly came back for more.
He was fighting hard. but aimlessly,
when the final bell rang. He was
sorry sight. The decision was given to
F'itZ.
F'itz congratulated the game Italian
on the fight he had put up. There was
not a mark on Fitz.
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
GOOD HORSES ARRIVE
At BENNING TRACK
Gwynn Tompkins Brings Fourteen and
Johnny Pangle
Two.

Already things are taking on rae
ing aspect at Benning. Gwynn Tomp-
lIins arrived yesterday afternoon with a
string Of fourteen horses belonging TO
J. w. Colt Among them is Lavator, the
crack lepper of the season, which proved
his title to champion by winning the
Aintree and Punchestown Stakes at
Brighton Beach: the Greater New York
Handicap at Westchester, and the
Shillalah and Beverwyck stakes at
Saratoga. Lavator has won six out of
twelve starts. Douro, one Of the best
long-distance horses in America, is
also included in the string, as are Ju-
dith Campbell. for which w. C. Whit
ney paid $4,000 in 1902, and other good
performers.
Johnny Pangle also arrived yester-
day with Bank Holiday and Mrs.
Frank Foster. which won six consecu-
tive races at Benning at the last meet
ing. a record which is likely to stand
for many years to come
The Washington times., 1903-10-15
FANS FODDER.

Among the come-backs in National
League society next season VIII DC
found Phil Geier, who goes to the Bos-
ton Nationals. When Geier and Laloie
were taken from Fall River together
Laioie was considered extra baggage
How their fortunes differed!
Omaha is now trying to break away
from the Western League into The
American Association, while IN the
Buckeye capital there is talk OF Colum-
bus and Toledo leaving the American
Association for the Eastern League.
Toronto. Buffalo. Columbus. and To-
ledo wouldn't make a bad circuit FOL
Pat Powers" said Bobby Quinn
There is a dream in Redland thai
Roger Bresnahan is TO go TO that towr
in exchange for 'SP' Seymour. If the
deal should pan out BreSnahan VII
catch for Kelly's band, as Emclnnat
has a surplus of outfielders in Kelley
Donlin, and DOlan. and Odwen and keF.
win, the Louisville recruits.
Pittsburg will be well represented dur
ing the preliminary practice OF the sew
eral League clubs, as six youngsters VII
be tried out in the big league. Thel
are Catcher Lee FOhl. Of the Des Moine
and Il. A. G. teams, who Is now. viii
Cincinnati; Catcher Bill Marshall, o
Des Moines and Homestead, who ma,
relieve Pat Moran. OF Boston; Outfielde
Harry McChesney, Of Homestead, wh'
is liked BY Patsy Donovan. of St. Louis
Shortstop Gus Dundon, Of Denver an
MlllVale, goes 70 the Chicago Ameri
cans: while Pitcher Lew Moren. Of tn
Millvale team, and John tHans) Lober
are 70 go to Hot Springs with Pitts
burg.
Tom Corcoran, Tom DAILY, and ''Si'
Seymour are slow in signing Cinctnnai
contracts. 'Tis said that Garry Her
mann used pairing knife in fixing thei
stipend for the coming season
4 Western rumor has Pitcher Bill
Philips going to the Omaha team.
In the seven seasons that Franz
Noodles Hs IN has been with Cincin
natl he has never failed TO be the Red
premier pitcher.
kid Williams. the Waynesburg slal
artist, Is at Mount Clemens recovering
from a prolonged siege OF malaria.
With Hahn and Suthoh always reha
bic and Ewing almost as good. Cincin
natl is satisfied with its pitching corps
Jack Harper and Eddie Poole are hei
in reserve, while Bill Philips was re
/ leased at his own request. The Red
also have three good youngsters in kel
lum and Walker. Of Louisville. and FL
| lictt. of Milwaukee.
The PittsburE Club has an advantag
/ every spring because its pitchers are Il
shape, but IL Is not every team that ca
train at Hot Springs.
Hulswitt has been supporting pitcher
with such success during the last tw
years that he felt himself about equa
| to supporting "a home.