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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-16

their future home. Miss Lodwick left
last night with her mother, sisters and
brother for Los Angeles, Cal. These
young people were general favorites
in Eldon society and the best wishes
of their many friends go with them,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Work of Pony
Mont, returned home today after a
pleasure visit with Mrs. Works mother
Mrs. ]. M. Penney.
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ColIett.

Collett, June 15.-on June 0, 1903, at high
noon, occurred, the marriage Of William j.
Miller and Mrs. Mary Augstead, at the
homo of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. Clara. NJ
Thompson. Mr.. Miller was formerly resi-
dent of Birmingham, but he now resides at
Danville, where he owns considerable prop
erty, and is well thought of by those who
know him. Mrs Miller has spent the last
four or five years In this community and
she is spoken of in the highest terms. The
following guests We're present. Messrs. and
Mesdames ]. B. Thompson, James E. Law
son, Alfred Lawson, Walter Thompson,
James Work, Clarence Emery. Grant Hud4
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trains on her way home from Mt Pleasant
where she has been attending college.
j. s. Fryer moved into the Godfrey prop
erty on Railway avenue today.
Paul Houghton has returned home irons
Mt. Pleasant where he has been attending
college.
Chas. Graves and Max Glass, Of Martins
burg, were in town Saturday evening.
w. P. Harrison spent Sunday at the Z. d.
Cremer home.
The Hedrick band will furnish music fos
the celebration at Martinsburg, July 4.
John T. Hankammer visited in Brighton
over Sunday.
Union temperance services will be held in
the Christian church next Sunday evening.
Jas. Young has completed extensive Inn
provements on his residence located on'East
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Filler visited at PekiH
Sunday. Z
Maple Grove.
Maple Grove, June 15.-Herm Miller
was at work here Friday.
School closed at this place last Fri.
day with Miss Sharp of Moravia as
| teacher.
! Mrs. Bryon Leonard and children Wis
| tied relatives at this place recently :
! Chas. Hunt of Unionyille was Avis
| itor here last week.
\ Misses Cleffie and lv1e Miller were
shopping in Morayia Friday.
Purl Patrick expects to leave in the
near future for Des Moines.
Several from here delivered hogs In
Unionville Tuesday.
Oded Coe has been on the sick list
for few days.
Miss Hattie Arnold was in town
Monday evening calling on her sister,
Mrs. Gilland and attended the show.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Mccoy have return
ed Kansas, where they have been for
the past year.
Paul Lowell is working for O. w.
Moon at present.
Mrs. F. M. Dodd and son, Luke, were
in town Friday.
Quite number of families here at
tended Children's day exercises in
town Sunday.
Silberman Bros. sell theirwool direct
to manufacturers. When you sell your.
wool to them you save middle mans
profit.
A man with head on him is sure
to be asked how he got 1t.
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DeTar's store, has been utilized as stor-
age room for considerable number of mat
tresses which were sent down from 0ska-
loosa for the victims Of the food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Poulton, of Ottumwa,
were guests Thursday of Mrs. Poulton's sis
ter, Mrs. w. III. Allison, corner Of Fifth
and Bridge streets. They were accompa-
MED home by Ruth Gene Allison, who will
spend two weeks In Ottumwa
L. 1. jackson, of Centerville, who had Just
returned from trip to the western states,
was q guest Of friends here Thursday and
Friday, going Friday night to Abba TO at
tend the street carnival. He was accom-
panied to Abba by Misses FIfie and Inez
McDole, who also took in the carnival.
Mr.. Jackson's son, Master Raymond Jack
son, whom he left at Sheridan. Wyoming,
is gradually improving in health
Miss Allie Shea, corner of Fourth and
Hale streets, visited Thursday in Ottumwa
with her brother Dan Shea.
Mary Miller was sight seeing In Ottumwa
Thursday and Friday.
j. Il. Hughes, of near Lakonta, was an
Eddyville caller Sunday.
Jesse Frederick, of Missouri, came up
Wednesday for visit with his father, w.
P. Broderick The following day his aunt,
Mrs. Kate Bowsher, widow lady who was
one of the flood victims, departed for Mr..
Broderick's home for an extended visit, Mr..
Broderick remaining here to put her home
in habitabe condition again.
Rev. w. T. Howe returned Friday from
New Sharon where he had been conducting
n merchants carnival. He leaves tomorrow
(Tuesday) for Winfield to be absent u few
days.
j. J. jaeger, west of town, returned Sat
urday afternoon from Sigourney. His wife
and baby, who accompanied him over, will
remain few days longer at the bedside of
Mrs. Jager's mother, Mrs. Yahnke, who has
been dangerously Ill.
Frank Packer, of Oskaloosa, was in town
from Thursday till Saturday, visiting rela-
tives and looking after business interests.
Mrs. Flora Lemon, of Oskaloosa, was in
| town Thursday. Mrs. Lemon, who has fire.
quently visited here, expects to leave to-
day (NIonday) for College View, Nebraska
| to take a teachers course, lasting three
weeks.
| The body of a man found floating in the
river at Ottumwa and which was thought
4 to be S. Strader, step son of w. P. Brod
! ericlS. is found to have been a mistake, as
Mr.. Strader has been located in Kansas.
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silberman Bros. sell their wool direct
to manufacturers. When you sell your
wool to them you save middle mans
profit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Ez3S AQ0YLEzE12

the whole of his life before. and has
been so attentive to Daisy that CON
lecture is rife.
The Letters are to remain in Lon.
don six weeks longer. as Daisy means
to attend court and go to the splen-
did costume ball Mrs. Adair will give
may s. At the ball Miss Letter will
wear her gorgeous empire gown. Mrs.
Adair will wear hers. and all the other
people who were at the durbar will
follow suit
Nearly every smart society woman
In London is arranging duadrillo,
each to represent n different nation.
apd ball will be given for Nelly
Post Mrs. Adair's niece.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Miss Alice Roosevelt a, Hmm.

This is what an English writer has
to say of Alice Roosevelt. whom he
met at a small party in Washington:
She is an attractive girl rather
than pretty. with tremendously high
spirits and at times. should say. a
little excitable. 1t was homely af.
fair at which lot of youngsters we're
present and we all knew one another
pretty well, which may account for the
little ebullition we were treated to.
There was good deal OF jollity and
romping and Miss Roosevelt danced
around the room in the gayest aban-
donment. occasionally firing blank car
tridges from little gold trinket pis.
tol which her father had given her.
These are quite the fashion"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
WHAT A GENTLEMAN is.
Or. Johnson's Definition. viii Stand
for All Time.

for All Time.
DIR. Johnson said that n mans real
character would appear from his
pleasures. since no man is hypo-
critic in his amusement: SO the char
acter Of the gentleman Is disclosed by
his admiration.
Conduct. which is the true test of
morals. is the mark of a gentleman.
The possession of money or place In
the world cannot make a gentleman.
nor the lack of them debar any one,
however humble his station. from the
rank Of gentleman.
1T is almost definition of a gen.
tleman to say he is one who never
inflicts pain. He carefully avoids
whatever may cause jar or jolt in
the minds of those with whom he is
cast-all cIashing of opinion or col
llsion OF feeling. all restraint, or sus-
picion or gloom or resentment. his
great concern being to make every
one at case. He makes light of IA
vors while he does them, and seems
to be receiving when he Is conferring-
He has no ears for slander or gossip,
scrupulous in imputing motives to
those who interfere with him. and in
terprets everything for the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

II is claimed that the Investigation
of the division of salaries and allow
ances will show that the public funds
have been disbursed with the utmost
extravaganza and reck.essness. Con
grcssmen with pulls have been able to
get nearly all they asked for in the
line of salaries and allowances for the
postofiices in their districts. This
kind OF free-handed giving made Geo.
w. Beavers. the division chief. very
popular among the members OF con-
gress, and they have gone ahead vot-
ing him larger and larger approprin-
tions whenever he asked for them. 1t
is believed by the postoffice depart
ment officials higher than Mr.. Beav-
ers that this way of passing out sops
to fayorites has been little less than
scandalous.
1t is said that the investigation of
the division OF supplies will be pro-
ductive OF sensations. For years there
have been rumors of very questionable
proceedings in the letting of contracts
for postofice supplies. such as twine.
paper. ete.
August w. Machen, general superin-
tendent of the free delivery division.
does not intend to emulate the exam
Pile of Mr.. Beavers. who got out of the
department when he saw the storm
brewing. On the other hand. Mr..
Machen is preparing to make bitter
fight.
Mr. Machen halls from Ohio. He is
the father of the rural free delivery
system and his name is almost
household word in all sections of
the country. The old talk of rake
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
JOSEPH L. A2SS7OJI
mo IS DlaEC INC Ma9cHp+ mo me
ALL EGfD Ros7OEzcE SRaIlO5

off on rural letter boxes is being re-
vived and several other allegations
will be considered in the investigation
of the free delivery division.
The story about the mail boxes is
that during the earlier development of
the rural mail service proprietors of
a certain box were given the tip in ad-
vance whenever a new route was to
be established. thus enabling them to
get on the ground ahead OF any other
concern. practically destroying compe-
tition.
For long time. 1t is alleged, there
has been ring in the postoffice de-
partment. and Beavers and Machen
are its star leaders. The favors which
they have shown to senators and rep
resenta.iyes are said to have enabled
them to become powers in political
circles. and congressman whenever
they wanted favor did not think OF
consulting with the postmaster gener-
al CT first assistant. but went directly
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

that time Mr.. Bristow's life had been
confined to Kansas, where he had been
active in politics and where for Ave
years he had been a successful editor.
He was private secretary to Gov. Nor
rill from 1895 to 1897 and secretary OF
the Republican state committee from
1894 to 1898. He was born in Ken
tucky In 1861 and removed as a young
man to Kansas. where he was educat-
ed at Baker university. Mr.. Bristow
made the personal acquaintance OF
President Mckinley in 1894 on the oc-
casion of Mr.. McKinley's visit to Kan
gas. The Western editor became an
enthusiastic supporter of Mckinley
two years subsequently. and 1t was
largely through his efforts that Kan
sas was the first Northern state to de-
clare for the Ohioan. Mr.. Bristow
proved a most valuable official OF the
Postoffice department, and 1t was he
who directed the investigation In the
Cuban postal frauds in 1900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

The arrival Of Miss Daisy Letter
and her mother was the prelude to
one of London's social sensations
last week. They came overland from
Marsellles, bringing cighty-five gigan-
tic boxes. containing stacks OF Indian
embroidery and souvenirs OF the dur
bar Going to Claridge's they hardly
had time TO rest before smart" Lon
don was calling.
Every morning Daisy has been out
for morning ride In Hyde Park.
along Rotten Row. causing no little
stir with her splendid figure and per-
feet style in the saddle.
Prince Francis OF Teck has been
more in the park this week than In
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
skyscrapers Foster consumption.

In public address recently Wheeler
H. Peckham of New York took ground
against skyscraper office buildings.
which he condemned as dangerous to
health. How considerate we are." he
exclaimed. I'VE build hospitals for
the poor consumptive and then we
turn around and build skyscraping
structures where consumption may
breed so that we shall not lack for
patients" This matter is beginning to
attract serious attention in New York
city. especially in the lower part of
Manhattan island. where the streets
are as narrow and crooked as when
the Dutch bufshers laid them out or
their cows traced them across the
fields.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
A SUGGESTION TO mETHoDlsrs.
Indueement Held Out for Rent of Tam
many Hall.

Indueement Held Out for Rent Of Tam
many Hall.
The committee appointed by the last
General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church for selecting place
for holding It's next quadrennial con
ference met the other day In this city
for determining this important bust
ness.
A few years ago this city enter
tanned this great body of Methodists.
The committee appointed Gen. Clinton
b. Fiske to select building in which
to hold the conference sessions. He
met with some ludicrous experiences
while performing his duties. One of
the large buildings he examined was
Tammany hall, In Fourteenth street.
He inquired the terms they would rent
the building for. They were named.
The general at once remarked, Are
not your figures too high?" "oh. no"
said one OF the Tammany chiefs. you
can make the money all back at the
bar" The committee decided later In
favor OF the Metropolitan opera house.
New York Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
goIcT WON'T HELP JEWS.
Hebrew EdItor's Opinions on cabled
Advices from Russia.

''SS'S" Eu'toT OpinionS on Cablcd
Advices from Russia.
The Jewish Daily News announced
yesterday that In answer to categorical
questions sent to prominent Jews in
Russia two replies had been received
by cable, indicating that the recently
Issued ukase of the Gear proclaiming
religious freedom meant nothing or
very little to the Hebrews OF Russia.
The replies were from Baron Horace
N. Gunz5urg of st. Petersburg and N.
Sokoloff. editor of the Warsaw Haze
firah.
One OF the editors of the Jewish
Daily News said that II was evident
from these dispatches that the 30
called May laws. that were issued in
the form of an edict eleven years ago.
have not been abolished or changed
to any appreciable degree. These laws
compel all Hebrews in the fifteen
provinces OF the empire to live in
towns. The laws also suspended their
mortgages and leases on landed es-
tates and forbids them to carry on
business on Sundays and on the prin-
cipal holidays of the Established
church of the empire
The editor also said that the decree
restricting the number OF Jewish stu
dents In the universities has not been
modified and that its hardships would
be felt as much as ever. In fact, he
asserted that the Cars edict wouldn't
affect the Jews favorably at all.--New
York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
INVOLVED IN SCANDAL
Alleged be
Are

Ohicial circles IN Washington have
not been stirred before in long time
as they are at present over the news
that there is to be general investl-
cation of all the divisions under the
hrst assistant postmaster general. The
Investigation Of Gen. James N. Tyner.
assistant attorney general for the post.
ONCE department, Is nothing compared
with what is to cume. President
Roosevelt has given strict orders that
everything crooked shall be uncovered
and this means that the probe is to
be inserted deep. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow has been
designated as the administrations in
quisitor TO conduct the examination
into all of the bureaus.
The first head to fall is that OF Gen.
James N. Tyner. whose connection
with the postoffice department has
been severed. The harsh word dis
missed is not used at the department
in his case, but 1t is officially an
nounced that his connection with the
department is terminated for good
There are some very pathetic phases
OF the denoueinent OF this old mans
public career. He has been connected
with the postofice department forty
two years and has held many import
ant positions, including that of post
master general. 1t seems that fate is
very cruel in causing him to retire
from the public stage under a shadow.
but the verdict of all who know him
is that he has been more sinned
against than SHINING.
Gen. Tyner is in very critical con
dition and is supposed to be on his
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Pastors MISTAKE Causes trouble.

Rev Donald G. Macleod, ID. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church in Washington. who has got
ten himself in the public eye by marry
ing colored man and a white wom-
an in violation OF the unwritten law of
his church. is chubby-faced man, "a
years OF age. He succeeded DIR. Tai.
mage nearly four years ago and his
congregation includes many OF the
fashionable set of Washington. DIR.
Macleod is Canadian. having been
born in Nova Scotia. He is a gradu-
ate OF the Western Theological SEM
mary at Allegheny. Pa. DR.. Mac
Leod regrets marrying the couple and
attributes 1t to the fact that he was
In hurry to keep another engage
ment and was too delicate about pur.
suing the suspicion he had that the
prospective groom was colored.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

to Machen and Beavers. II nettled the
postmaster general and his first as
sistant to be dominated In this way
by mere division chiefs
The power which Machen and Beav-
that, in the absence OF any recon-
mendation from the postmaster gener-
al. the last congress increased their
salaries to $4,000 year. but ignored
the request of the postmaster general
that the salaries of the fourth assist
ant postmaster general be increased
from 1000 to 81, 500 a year. II is al.
legged that Machen and Beavers, who
are both under civil service. wantonly
violated the civil service law in going
over the heads OF their superiors to
get this Increase. II Is charged that
both Beavers and Machen transact
business and arrange matters directly
with congressman without consulting
their suporioFs, to their own advan-
tage and gain. political and otherwise.
The conspiracy is intricate and far
reaching in its qualifications. The
postoffice inspectors at work on the
case. many of whom were fresh from
the Cuban investigation. have. 1t is
rumored. found proof OF division OF
profits between scores of swindlins
concerns and postofiice officials.
Joseph Little Bristow, who has ac-
tive charge of the investigation said
TO have been ordered by President
Roosevelt into the alleged frauds in
the postal service. has been fourth as
sistant postmaster general since 1897.
when he was appointed to that posi-
ton by President Mckinley. Up to
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Had Statesmen at His Mercy.

When the government ship Dolphin
was coming home from Cuba carry
ing Secretary of War Moody. Senator
Hale of the naval committee and
Speaker Elect Cannon some rough
weather was encountered. Just prev
ious to the coming of the storm the
statesmen named had been discussing
the proposed building of six battle
ships. Messrs. Hale and Cannon sue
cumbed to seasickness. When his
sufferings had become too intense to
be borne longer in silence Uncle Joe"
called out to Secretary Moody: Say.
Moody. If you will get us to shore
quickly I'll give you six battleships
next winter" Il will make a better
bid than that" exclaimed Senator
Hale. "Tll favor twenty battleships II
. the secretary will only keep this ship
still for half an hour
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
nSSSsa sa.sSI90eSSS
EaaaE ~ aEArzRS

deathbed He was stricken with par
alysis July % of last year.
There are six divisions under the
first assistant postmaster general. and
each of them is booked for an investi-
CATION They are the division OF
salaries and allowances. the division
of postofice supplies, the division of
free delivery, the division of corre-
spondence. the money order division
and the division of dead letters. The
order for an investigation refers par
ticularly. however, to the division of
salaries and allowances. the division
OF supplies and the division of free
delivery. 1t is not believed that there
has been any fragrant wrong-doing in
the division of correspondence. the
money order division or the division
of dead letters, but 1t was thought
test to make the investigation include
all of the divisions SO that the cry
could not afterw -rd be raised that 1t
had been partial and incomplete.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
The conquest Of Arid America.

Ia the title OF one OF the most fascin-
ating books ever written about the
wonderful development and bonndlesn
resources of the West II Is just such
book as every western man ought to
read himself and then send to, his
friends in the East Recognizing It's
value. permiasiun was obtained from
the author and his publishers to re-
print several OF Its most striking chap
ters. such as THE blessing OF Aridi-
~" ''The New Colorado" etc. This
hfty-page pamphlet. with other liter
ature about the Sunny San Luis Val
ley. will be sent free to any address
upon receipt of four cents In stamps to
cover postage. ZEPH. CHAS. FELT.
GIG Majestic building. Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Gets Her share Of Estate.

The late James J. McComb OF Dobbs
Ferry provided in his will that his
daughter Fanny should have only an
annuity OF $4,000 If she married Mr.
Herzog. an artist. whose suit the
father regarded with disfavor. The
young lady promptly married the man
of her choice. to whom she has since
presented a son. The courts have de-
cided that the will was invalid and that
Mrs. Herzog shall have her full share
OF the estate. some 100000 in all
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
LONG CAREER OF CRIME.
Notorious Moil,e Mott Shoots Unarm-
ed Man at Chicago.

Mollie Mott. one OF the most no
torious women in Chicago criminal
circles. brought her career OF crime
to a climax last week when she killed
an unsuspecting man in the open
street. Her victim was Fred Hart.
twenty-one years old. A feud of old
standing is said to have been the
cause Of the shooting. the woman be
lieving that Hart had been giving in
formation to the police, though the
latter denies this was the case. Hart
had a criminal record.
Mollie Mott gained widespread no
toriety ten years ago by helping Dyer
Seaman to hold 100 policemen at bay
for two and half hours. The two
were barricaded In house In Chica-
go. The officers smashed in the door
with axes. but were driven away with
pistol shots from Scanlan and his
companion. They returned with re-
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
sr.rr 0, Quo, CRY or TolrDo, q.

Lucas CouNrY.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is the senior
partner Of the arm OF y. J. Cheney Co. doing
buaincss In the City Of Toledo County and state
aforesaid. aud that said hftn will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CaiafIh that cannot be cured by the nta OF
Halls CatHrrh Cure. FRANK !. CHENEY
Sworn to before and subscribed IN my
presence. this 9th day OF December. A. u. 1850
fe.t A. W CLEhSOE.
iShA-i Notary Public
Halls Cntnrrh Cure IL taken internally. and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF tho
system. Send for testimonials free.
j. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 7sc.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
Innlst on oettInn It.

Some grocerr say they don't keep Do
Ghnce Starch. This Is because they have q
stock on hand of other brands containing
only i2 OF. In package, which they won't
10 able TO sell frat, because Defiance con-
tains 10 or. for the same money.
Do you want 10 or. instead OF II or. for
same money Then buy Defiance Starch
Requires no cooking.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

The Counsei-But why didn't you
say something when the Judge asked
you II you desired to address tho
court? The Convicted One from Boe-
ton)-How could when he hadnr
been introduced3
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Tcot-Easc-
A powder. IL rests tho foot, Cures Corns,
Bunions. Swollen. Sore, Hot CallouH, Aching,
Sweating Fect and Ingrowing Nails. ALIENS
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes ensy. A.
all Druggists and shoe stores, 20 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FnHn