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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
Had Been Gathering Corn During
the Day.
WAS DISCOVERED BY NElGHBOR
Came to This County at an Early Day
AS Pioneer and Has Resided Near
EddyvlIe Almost Continuously
Wife and Seven Children Survive.

Eddyyille, Jan. 2-(SpeciaD Lying
in the bottom of wagon near a corn
crib where he had just finished crib
bling load of corn, Aaron Oldham, a
prominent farmer who resides four
miles northeast OF this city. was found
last evening about o'clock cold in
death, his demise having apparently
been caused by an attack of heart dis
ease. Mr. Oldham was one of the old
est settlers in this part of the county.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral, as several relatives
are expected to arrive soon, but 1t is
probable that the services will be held
either Saturday or Sunday
Had Been Gathering Corn.
Mr.. Oldham has for many years
been farmer. Though quite well adj
vanced in age he was still very active
and yesterday with the assistance of
a neighbor, Mr.. Ward, had been en-
gagged in gathering corn. Shortly after
o'clock he had driven to the crib
and unloaded his load. He then drove
from the crib to make way for Mr..
Ward. Mr.. Oldham did not return to
the crib, but thinking he had gone
about some other duties, Mr.. Ward fin
ished cribbing his load AS he drove
| from the crib he noticed the team and
wagon of Mr.. Oldham near the barn
just as it had been driven from the
crib. Going to the wagon he discov-
cred Mr. Oldham lying prone in the
bottom of the wagon bed and upon at
| tempting to arouse him he found that
life was extinct.
| Suffered From Heart Disease.
Mr.. Oldham had been complaining
considerably recently from some af-
| lection of the heart and it is supposed
| that his death was caused by a sud-
| den attack of that disease.
An Old Settler.
| Aaron Oldham was one of the pio--
neers of this vicinity. Having come
here in an early day he has resided
on his farm consinuously with the ex-
ception of a few years which he spent
at Greenfield, in Adair county, dur
ing the ninties. The deceased was a
member of the Christian church in Ed
| dyville, in which church he has held
his membership for many years.
Mr.. Oldham is survived by his wife
and seven children. His son. Robert, re-
sides in Greenfield; Mrs. Belle Scott,
of Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs. Marion
Snyder; Fred and Bert Oldham, who
reside east of Eddyville, Harry Old
ham of this city and Miss Mona.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06

and has been assimilated by him into
his own activity.
The one principle of our govern
mental creed, the maintenance of
which we demand without ceasing or
apologizing-the separation of church
and state-has wider significance in
the school than mere exclusion of
dogma. 1t is the duty of the church
to formulate the principles of charac-
ter living and doing.
ut is the duty of the school to
make use of every avenue to permit
and necessitate the expression of
these principles but | hold it equally
wise to leave the formulation of these
principles to the pulpit. The school
teacher is as out of place in the pull
pit as the preacher in the school room
While it is unfortunate that there
should be anything injurious In the
play OF children and youth, it is no
more advisable to Danish or abolish
these plays because they sometimes
allow an expression of rude life than
to abolish contrasting in Iowa because
men sometimes gamble in corn.
injurious results are possible in
football, baseball, tennis and gymnas-
tic exercises and a few people must
needs go wild over them, yet there can
be no doubt of the attractiveness of
these games to the young and the
great influence which, they have on
their characters. The wise school
master will acknowledge these inter-
ests and SO encourage and gui~ them
as to make them effective means for
r. mi fhncn al &c >f al, - c,atr,
which the other items OF school life
do not supply.
The playground is the competitor
of the school only when the school
fails to appreciate the power and val
ue of the playground. The play
ground is a field of activity The
school must be equally SO, constantly
supplying opportunity for the life of
the child to express the lessons of
right doing until he knows the bene.
fits of right doing, hates the penal
ties of wrong-doing and lives and loves
to do right. ~ s.1
To Head Teachers. %
Des Moines, Jan. 2.FThe. nominal
ing committee of the Iowa Teachers
Association has decided on the follow
President, F. NJ. Wiff}er, Muscatine
vice presidents, A. fM.oCouch. of Morn
ingside; college, Sioux City; Am.
Boggs, West Waterloa,i O. E. Smith
Shenandoah. Executive committee
J. F. Mcconnell, Cedar Rapids, Ions
term; William Clifford, Council
Bluffs. Educational 9tcommittee-O
NJ. Weyer, Keokuk; president D.
Bradley, Iowa college, sGrinnell. i,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
EMPLOYEES TO GET STOCK.
Steel. Car Co., to Carry Shares For
Workmef,.

New York, Jan. 2-Announcemen
was made today that the Pressed Steel
Car Co., proposes to carry for each of
its employees, who has been six months
Or more in its, employ, from one to
which are. now paying seven per cent
dividends. The men will pay five per
cent down and the same. amount in.
monthly installments thereafter. The
company is charging four per cent for
moneys loaned to carry stock. AS the
dividend is Z per cent the buyer will
have an advantage Of three per cent
difference.
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v" prize of SIS won by Williamsburg

cy, prize of SIS won by Williamsburg
choir
Children's chorus, Jesus Is Passing
by" prize of $50 won by Colfax cho.
rus. There were two choruses compel.
ing, those of Des Moines and Colfax.
In the afternoon prizes We're award
ed as follows:
Alto Solo-"A Dream" prize of SIS,
divided between Mrs. A. w. Slaught of
Ottumwa and Miss Edith Edmunds of
Ottumwa.
Duet. tenor and bass-"Two Sailors"
prize of $40, won by T. G. Hopkins and
7. Buck, of Des Moines.
Recitation-"E vangeline on the Pra-
irie," prize of IS won by Miss Annie
Parry of Williamsburg.
Trio, soprano tenor and bass-"God
Be Merciful,'' prize of $40 won by John
Gibson. Miss Marie Jones. and T. Hop
lSins of Des Moines. There were four
trios competing in this number.
Recitation-"Spart to the Glad
iators of Capua," prize of SIS won by
Ralph Jones of Williamsburg.
Male Chorus Comrades in Arms
Prize of SIS won by Williamsburg
chours. In this there We're four Choir
uses competing, the Minnesingers, of
Cedar Falls, the Des Moines, Williams
burg and Colfax. Williamsburg having
shade the better of it.
Oration-"Iowa," prize of $40 won
by H. w. Hughes of West Liberty.
Glee-"The Summer" first prize of
500 won by Des Moines; second of $50
won by Ottumwa. Three choruses com
peted. those OF Des Moines, Ottumwa
and Williamsburg.
At the evening session the following
were the awards:
Piano solo-"Silvery Thistle" prize
of So, won by Miss Messenger, of OF
| tumwa.
Baritone solo-"The Wonderful Sto-
ry,' prize OF So, won by T. Buck, of
Des Moines.
Mixed quartet-"Sweet and Low"
prize of $10 won by the Roberts fam.
lily of Des Moines.
Soprano solo-"Irish Folk Song
prize of SIS. divided between Misses
1 Marie Jones and Margaret Moss OF
Des Moines.
Mixed quartet-"God is a Spirit
prize of $40, won by quartet consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hopkins, Miss Ma
rie Jones and John Gibson of Des
/, Moines.
i Bass solo-"Arm, Arm Ye Brave
prize of S., won by ]. e. Pugh, of Chi
cage.
Ladies' chorus-"The Bells of Aber
dovey, prize of SIS, won by chorus
from Ottumwa. Those competing were
the choruses of Des Moines, Ottumws
and Williamsburg.
Oration-@In Memory of President
Mckinley" prize of $40 offered by
Governor Cummins, divided between
Miss Mabel Dawson, of ColfaX. and H
/ w. Hughes OF West Liberty.
/ Baritone solo-"Noble Boy of Truth
prize of $40, divided between George
F. Peter of Marysville, Mo-, and R. L
Owen of Chicago.
Chorus choirs--"Arise, All Ye Nat
IONS" first prize of $3.50 won by OF
tumwa and second prize of 500 wol
by Des Moines. There were tire,
competing Moines, ottumwa ant
Williamsburg.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
JOE BROWN, MARRIED.
Former ottumwa colored Boy Is a
Benedict.

The many friendsTof S. Joe Brown
in this. city will be surprised to learn
that he is benedict. A marriage IL
cense was issued in Abba yesterday
to Mr.. Brown and Miss. Sue Wilson of
Buxton. Both are -colored people. Mr..
Brown is engaged in the practice of
law in Des Moines. He graduated from
the public schools in Ottumwa and la
ter attended the state university TAX
ing the law course. He provided the
means to enable hira to do this by his
own efforts. Mr.. Brown also has the
distinction of being one of the few
graduates of a university in the law
course He is the Spossesspr of a de
gree also from the Iowa institution.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Fire Threatens South ottumWa Woman
But She Escapes Unframed. ~

About $3.50 o'clock last evening,
while Mrs. j. F. .Doherty, who resides
at 300 Sheridan. avenue, in South OF
tumwa, was sewing on a sewing ma
chine by the light of large lamp,
which stood upon the machine, the lace
curtains at window nearby caught
fire from the lamp, and began burning
briskly. The flames threatened Mrs.
Doherty but happily. she escaped in
jury. The curtains and window frame
as well as the garment upon which Mrs.
Dohertyi had been sewing, We're badly
burned, and the damage samounts to
probably $50. The fire department was
not called, as a car was passing the
house Just as the blaze started, and
severalSof the passengers; seeing the
danger ran into the house; aid smoth-
cred the flames ,.Stt!sa lis
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
Leads Discussion on Important
Subject.
OTHER pEDlGOGUES GIVE VIEWS
Annual Meeting in Des Moines Closes
Today-Ideas of ottumwan Will Be
Read With Interest by the People
Of This City.

Des Moines,, Jan. 2.--(SpeciaD-O
4 tumwans took an active part in the
yesterdays sessions of the annual
meeting of the Iowa State Teachers
association, which closed at Des
Moines today. Principal Eugene c..
PIERCE of the Ottumwa high school,
lead the discussion on the paper read
by F. e. Palmer of Villisca on How
Can the Public Schools Most Effec-
lively Make for Character Building?"
Miss Eta Bardwell instructor in
science, in the Ottumwa high school,
gave paper on the subject, Labor
atory Work in Science in the High
School, How Much and of What Ma
ture." and Miss Laura George, draw
ing teacher in the high school, read a
paper on Decorative Drawing" The
papers read by the Ottumwa teachers
were we'll received and were of more
than ordinary interest to the educa-
tors in attendance. The meeting was
one of the most successful ever held
by the association and was attended
by hundreds of the leading teachers
of the state.
Appoint Athletic Committee.
Principal PIERCE was appointed
chairman of committee of three to
constitute an advisory board to settle
all the disputes which may arise in
high school athletics. The committee
will draw up uniform contract for
football, baseball and other school
sports and all the schools will be re-
quired to sign the contract and live
up to its provisions. The committee
will also settle all matters relative to
the eligibility of the various schools
and protests will be referred to it for
settlement. The other men appointed
on the committee were: Principals E.
u. Graf and F. l.. Smart, of the Mar.
shalltown and Dubuque high schools
respectively.
Paper BY r. e. Palmer.
The paper by Mr.. Palmer was one OF
the interesting features of the morning
session and was in part as follows:
In the Great Stone Face" Haw
thorne suggests the thought that men
tai and moral growth is along the lines
of ones ideals. The boy Ernest loved
and admired the Great Stone Face. II
was his teacher and his ideal of the
features of manly strength and power
The sentiments that it expressed en-
larged his heart and filled him with
a wider and deeper sympathy thar
other hearts. That which he loved an(
admired in the Great Stone Face
Ernest became in thought and life
He himself became the fullfilment O
the prophesy.
Every boy and every girl has al
ideal. however vaguely defined. Mold
this and you mold character. This cal
be done only by holding up to the mint
of the child the best in life. Some ont
has said that the elementary psychol
ogy of all character making may b,
summed up in four simple sentences
i see, ! like, wish, were, will be.
If the pubic schools are to stand TO-
a positive moral influence, If they ar,
to make most effectively for character
they must guard well the highes
ideals. They must have as their SUI
preme object the creation of enlight
ened men and women whom faith an,
hope shall make strong, imagination
shall quicken, and the desire for pei
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
How,o rhls2

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This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative Br0nlO=Qu Tablets
the remedy that cures q cold in one day
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List of Letters Remaining Unclaimed
at ottumwa, Iowa, for the Week
Ending Dec. q, 1902.

WOMEN LIST.
Adams Sarah Arnte Mrs C. w.
Borgeson MRS John Botsuch Rosa
Fennessey Florence Geary Ellen
Hammett Margaret IIilyard Mahala
johnson r. L. Kelley Emma
pasch Aldye Parker Elnora
Sutton Cleotas Sherln Eta NJ.
MEMS LIST
Allen Chns c. Adams j. r.
Anderson II. Baker G. L.
Ballinger ]. l.. Corn l..
Cormas NJ. Downing Jas.
Froulle Jacob Gates Newton
Gayer C. A. Hamilton A. s.
Hansell Otto Knoll Herman C.
Lewis A. w. Mcmillan C. e.
Nash w. j. Rufffecht X. L.
Reynolds B. NJ. Rail Mr..
st. John w. Il. Sharaden Frank
Thayer Mr.. Traynor j.
Parties calling for these letters
should mention the fact that they
have been advertised.
A. W. Lee. P, M.
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Very Near a Crime.

to allow constipation to poison your
body. DR. Kings New Life Pills cures
it and builds up your health, or no
pay. 25e. F. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06

James p. Sherman, pioneer resi-
dent of Waterloo and brother of ex-
Gov. Sherman. is seriously i'll as the
result of stroke of paralysis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07

Il always loved yoa," she cried,
nercely. "and have repented-ohi l
have never ceased repenting-that I
treated you 80 badly" LIE.
Il marry you'll" cried Londesborough,
In hoarse voice. God forbid!" He
looked at the purple hillside on which
they were standing. my love for you
is dead" he said. "As dead a. last
years flowers"
A long silence followed.
At last the woman turned to him, the
violet Of her eyes drenched in a mist
of unshed tears
Il will do as you wish, Hugh" she
said, in a low voice. Il will break OF
my engagement with Cyril. Poor boy!
he will feel 1t badly for q time, but
he will get over 1t. He is not the kind
that suffers long. II is you-you who
have suffered" she went on, passion
ately, looking at his hollow cheeks, his
dark hair sprinkled with gray, land
through my fault. / will make what
reparation l can-I will pay my debt
to you. For your sake, Hugh, not for
his. will give up my chivalrous
young lover who believes in me, and
perhaps some day YOU may think less
hardly of me than you do now"
Her voice broke-Londesborough,
deeply moved, bent forward and took
her hands in his.
Thank you," he said, gently.
There was long pause. VerS was
struggling to regain her composure,
and Londesborough was fighting a bat
tie with himself. At last he spoke:
Il have been unjust to you'll did not
credit you with one good impulse. We
have both something to forgive"
He looked at the woman whom he
had loved so madly, and for a moment
Cyril was forgotten. Then he remem-
bered.
you will hurt him as little as you
can," he asked.
YES" she replied, II will be very
gentle with him. He shall keep his
faith in me-and in you. You shall not
lose your friend"
Il am very grateful to you," he said,
and then he raised her hand to his
lips.
But Vera lifted her face wistfully to
his, and for the last time on earth their
lips met in kiss of forgiveness.
AS the man walked away he noticed
on the roadside, in a patch Of green,
one solitary sprig Of white, and he
thought the flower of love may die,
they may spring up from among the
fallen petals the white blossom of ten
derness and charity, which softens all
bitterness and anger, and proves anew
the soul of goodness in things evil"
New York Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07
LABOR WORLD.

Longshoremen in China earn thirty
cents day.
The National Mine Workers of Amer.
ca'now have 325, 900 members.
Retail meat cutters are endeavoring
to secure shorter hours at Minneapolis,
MINI.
Korea, the Azores and Portugal are
to be drawn upon for labor in Hawai-.
ian cane fields.
Minnesota painters, decorators and
paper hangers have formulated plans
for State organization.
Rumors of further trouble are afloat
In connection with the engineering
trade in the Clyde (Eng) district.
Chinese BARRIERS work on percentage.
the employer receiving seventy per
cent OF the earnings and the journey
men thirty.
Roofers' and sheet metal workers
strike at Montreal, Can. has been set
tied by the employers agreeing to the
new scale of wages.
At Minneapolis. Mimi, an agreement
between the upholsterers' union and
the employers has been signed and will
become effective November 1.
Present indications lead the labor
unions Of Indianapolis, Ind. to believe
that they can begin the erection of a
labor temple by January 1, 1904.
There is a strong movement through
out Connecticut TO have one union of
telegraphers which will comprise all
the union telegraphers of the State
Street car men.at lei Paso, Texas. are
as well organized as those of any other
city In Texas, although their union has
only been in existence since last Octo.
ber.
Eleven of the twenty-nin master
plumbers of Pawtucket. r. l.. have
signed an agreement with the journey
men in which wages are raised from
So to $3.50 day.
The first union organized in the State
OF Iowa was formed in 1858. 1t was
not until 1865 that the second was or
ganized. There are now $40 unions
with 4S,400 members.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07
SPORTING eRewrIes.

Bobby walthour, the speedy cyclist,
has given up the racing game
Lou Dillon, the two-minute trottcr.
VIII be given lct-up for the time
being.
Hnns Wagner Is credited with throw.
Ing regulation baseball 134 yards and
twenty inches.
Fanny Dillard paced a mile in 203%
In n race at Columbus, Ohio. beating
the best time record for mares.
TheAustrian Automobile Club has
signified its intention to participate in
The international cup race of 1904.
In hard-fought zane Memphis dc.
feated Atlanta and by narrow mar
gin won the Southern League pennant
from Little Rock.
Iver Lawson and Floyd MacTarland
have sailed from San Fancisco Of Aus.
tralia. where both will appear in all
the big bicycle meets.
Steps toward the formation OF
national automobile body were taken
at meetings of the American Automo.
bile Club Of America.
Cycler Joseph Kopsky. of the Gen.
fury Road Club of America. made n
new record for 100 miles on the road.
He completed the century In hours
% minutes and 40 seconds.
The veteran golfer. Paul Waterman,
continues to be heard from occasionally
In tournament play. He plays regu'
larly in the South during the winter
and in the mountains during the warm
weather.
Despite the absence Of many candi.
dates Of the giant class. the sponsors
OF the Harvard football team are be-
ginning to entertain hopes Of turning
out an eleven that will give Yale
hard rub for the championship.
American golfers are showing less
and less liking for the stymie. Every
old Scot will tell you It's mo golf''
without the stymie, but for all that it's
clearly such a matter Of chance that
many believe 1t should no longer figure
in match play competitions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07
Automobiles In Spain.

An automobile service has been es-
tablished between quite number of
smaller towns in Andalusia. Both
freight and passengers are carried, and
the service is said to give very satis-
factory results Some OF the freight
automobiles have been constructed In
Spain, while those for the passenger
trafflc are chiefly Of French origin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07

Hast thou that courage OF the ios4
Past theirs. that reach their goal,
Whoe'er thou art thve nccost-
Thou Conirade OF my Soul
Thou dost not fear to fear-ah, mol
The depths Wilt thou descend,
And when thy planet sinketh low
Wilt make Of Night friend
Then come! We two are proof, at last,
We dare our fears TO own;
But had our lot with Hope been cast
What heart broak had we known!
The Independent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07

Ordinarily diver is able to remain
under water from one to two and ahalf
minutes. James Finny, professional
diver, in London, stayed under wa
ter four minutes and 20 seconds. Pro
fessor Enochs stayed under water at
Lowell, Mass, for four minutes and 46
seconds. Professor Beaumont of Aus
tralia made record of four minutes
and 35 seconds.
"Oyex, Oyez, Oyez! Lost, a steam
roller!" Such was the cry with which
the town crier recently awoke the
slumberous echoes of Administer. The
roller in question had been requisi
toned by the local highway board for
road-repairing purposes, but although
it had been sent, and although tons OF
macadam had been laid on the roads
ready for it's services it did not turn
up. So the town crier was sent out,
and he "cried" the lost engine SO ef
fectually that 1t soon afterwards made
its appearance in the town.
More than 800 meteorites from outer
space are seen in the National mu-
scum at Washington, their range In
weight being from a few ounces to
5000 pounds. The monster one is
roughened from its surface, being
melted by friction with the earth's
atmosphere. One weighing 1400
pounds is almost pure iron. Precious
metals are not found in these aerial
excursionists, but microscopic dia-
iupnds are sometimes formed by COM
bustion with the earth's atmosphere.
They are made up from iron, nickel
sulphur, carbon, PHOSPHORUS, oxygen,
silicon, magnesium, aluminium and
calcium.
Accounts of early writer's show that
squirrels must formerly have been
amazingly numerous. Golman says
that the gray coat was a fearful
scourge to the colonial farmers and
that Pennsylvania paid sSo00 in boun-
ties for their scalps In 1749 alone.
This meant the destruction Of GAO, 900
within a comparatively small district.
In the early days Of western settle
ment regular hunts were organized
by the Inhabitants, who would range
the woods in two companies from
morning till night vying as to which
band should bring homo the greatest
number of trophies. The quantities
thus killed are almost incredible now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07

Hungarian peasants have a supersti-
tion that fire hndled by lightning can
only be extinguished with milk, and
owing to their refusal to use water
barn with farmers whole hay crop
has been burned in one Of the prov
inces.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-07
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

The sultan Of Turkey requires that
all state documents and papers in
tended for his perusal shall first pass
through a careful process of disinfec-
tion.