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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SOCIETY CIRCLE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Mr.. and Mrs. j w. Bottorf, who re.
side near Kirkyille. were very plea.
sanity surprised Thursday evening by
about fifty of their neighbors. To com,
memorate the occasion beautiful par.
Tor lamp was rendered to Mr.. and Mrs
Bottorf. An enjoyable musical pro
gram was given as follows:
Vocal solo-Miss Ruth Hendrixon.
1 Recitation-Miss Margaret Davis.
Recitation-Miss Carrie Smith.
Solo--Mrs. Dana Davis and daughter
Ruth.
Recitation-Miss Ruth Davis.
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." by entire party.
Dainty refreshments were served
The guests were:
8 Messrs. and Mesdames David Whit
tenmeyer. M. Fuhs and family, James
Alternately, Vim. Bennett, D. Davis
and family, Charles Smith and family
Frank Griffith, Lem Jones, Ed Hawk
Edward Gullick and family, Albert
Hirst and daughter, and Mrs. Mary
Whittenmeyer.
Misses Anna Hirst. Ruth Hendrixor
and Ella Williams.
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Abba.

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Abba. Sept. ,17-This is the last week Of
the district court and the chancery cases
are being tried. the jury having been dis
charged Monday.
J. G. Mccormick, brother of ]. C. Nc
Cormick editor of the Abba Republican,
returned last night from a pleasure trip
through the east, having visited st. Paul,
Chicago, and Buffalo, n. Y.
C. j. Spencer and W. C. Hammond re-
turned from Chicago where they had some
cattle on the market.
There has been no frost here yet and the
sun is shining and it is warm today.
]. H. Schabery, of Quincy, ILL.,, is trans
acting business in town this morning.
|, j. A. Wade. of Osceola, was an Abba
visitor yesterday.
u. p Copeland. of Marshalltown, was
transacting business in town yesterday.
| Claude Vain, II. d. Smith and NJ. c.
Brainard, of Des Moines, were transacting
business in town yesterday.
| Will n. Cass. of Minneapolis, was an
! Abba visitor yesterday
| George ID. French, n. L. Millett and Fl.
L. Ralston, of ottumwa, were transactine
| business in town yesterday
| II. ri. Smith, of Union Mills, Is trans.
acting business in town today
| W. J. Phillips and wife. Of Ottumwa
were Abba visitors yesterday.
| Harry N. Rex, of Creston, was transact
ing business in town this morning.
]. H. Fitzgerald, of Oskaloosa, was in
| town yesterday on business.
| Ezra A. Maxwell, of Waterloo, was trans
| acting business in town yesterday.
| Ben T. Gilbert sold his farm which lies
southeast of town adjoining the city, tc
| Sam Hinton who will move onto it soon
VIM. Trussell, OF Moravia, was trans
acting business in town this morning.
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Maple Grove.

Maple Grove, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Emma Lo-
veil spent Sunday with Mrs. T.. Moon.
Protracted meeting is still in progress at
the Miller church. quite good interest is
being manifested.
Mrs. d. s. Kingery is entertaining her
sister, Miss Anna Kingery, of Missouri.
Robert Hoffman and Miss SADIE Palmer
attended church Sunday night.
Miss Eunice Patrick visited recently at
the Hicks home
Chalmers Woodruff and wife were In Mo
ravia on business Saturday.
Miss Hattie Arnold is staying at the
Dodd home at present.
Prof. Stamm, wife and daughter, are Wis
iting relatives and friends in Van Buren,
county this week.
George McCumber was business visitor
at this place Monday.
George Patrick expects to remove his
family to Berwick in the near future.
c. NJ. Duyall and family were Moravia
visitors Friday evening
Mrs. f. NJ Dodd is on the sick list this
week.
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Fairfield,

Fairfield, Sept. 17.-(Special.)-Ju NJ.
A. Roberts adjourned court this afternoon
until next Monday afternoon when it will
reconvene again. At this time memorial
services will be held in the court room in
memory of the deaths of Hon. Moses A.
McCoid and Henry Clay Raney. Appro-
pirate exercises will be held of which the
Jefferson County Bar association will have
charge and the public in general are invit-
ed
The grand jury, consisting of James NJ.
Fry, of this city; Joshua Cox, Woolson
Henry Diers, Germanvile; Jesse p. Che
yum, of Salem, No. .; Gust Hollander,
Lockridge, and Peter I. Labaugh, of this
city, with Charles X. Conlee, as their
clerk, are in session but it is not thought
| that they will have very much business be-
! fore them at this term
| The following wills were probated and
executors appointed: Eleazer Stewart, de
| ceased, Rebecca A. Stewart appointed with
out bond; Robert Hicks. deceased, Elethe
| Hicks. bond at 500: John B. Foote. de
| ceased. Amos w. and James w. Foote,
without bonds; Jonathan Longerbone, de
| ceased George w. White. at $500 bond;
G. w. Hewitt, deceased, Rocena Hewitt,
without bond; Lorenzo Barnes, deceased,
Ben C. Barnes. at 500 bond.
| Rev. J. Il. Corley, who has had charge
| of the First NJ. E. church in this city and
who is now visiting relatives and friends
| in Illinois Will take a much needed vaca
| ton for the next two years by making q
visit to the Philippines Island, where he
has two sons who are in the United States
army now located there. Rev. Corley has
been in active service as minister fol
( the past thirty zone years and his many
| friends will trust that he will enjoy his
| contemplated visit to those far away is
| lands.
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DahIoneea.

Dahonega, Sept. 1T.-County supervisors,
]. NJ. McElroy and A. j. Gardner, were
callers in this vicinity last Friday.
Albert Long, of Eureka, Kan, visited
relatives and friends in this vicinity last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. McClung were Ottum.
wa callers last Friday
Henry Robinson, Of this place. and Miss
Beatrice Woodward, of South ottumwa,
We're married September 0. at the home OF
Justice of the Peace j. A. Ballard.
George W. Evans left Monday evening
for Minneapolis, Mimi. on business.
Geo. Il. Giltner, Of Round Point, was a
caller at this place last Tuesday.
julius Goehring, of Ottumwa, was call
er ut this place Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Vest and daughter,
Miss Olive, of 0ttumwa. were Sunday call.
ers at the home Of Frank Giltner.
W. A. Smith returned home Sunday from
a months trip through California.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Denny returned home
Wednesday from weeks visit with rela.
tives in Ida Grove.
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Foster.

Foster, Sept. 17.-Eph and Charles AIDES
left over the Wabash Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives at
Des Moines and Boone.
Charles Carlson is having his property
greatly improved by new fence and
porch and is now having the house painted.
Miss Annie Peterson returned home last
Wednesday from Ottumwa where she had
been visiting for two weeks.
L. NJ. AIDES and family, of Bussey, were
visiting friends and relatives here last
week.
Ed NIahaffey and wife were over Sunday
visitors with relatives in Bussey.
Quite number of the people Of Foster
attended church at Brompton last Sun
day.
Isaac Thompson and wife, of Hynes,
were visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theron Hoadly Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Jones and son, Ray, were
business callers in Abba last Saturday
There is great demand for miners here,
the mines running every day and yet they
cannot near fill their orders.
Cyrus Huxford and family, of Hamilton,
spent Labor day in Foster.
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Winchester.

Winchester, Sept. 1.-THE school will
commence on September 81 with Willard
Swearingen as teacher, who comes well
recommended
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Sheets visited at
Charlie Godown's a few days last week.
Ernest McLain and wife visited at Thos.
Williams Sunday
John Ford is building nice fence in
front Of his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barker, of Bloomfield,
were callers in town last week.
Il. Mcpherson has bought the Cristler
home for $3.50 which he will occupy in
the spring
Mrs. NJ. E. Kerr and daughters, Huldah
and Mrs. Amelia Speaker, and little grand
son, George Speaker, who have been visit
ing in Pierre, South Dakota, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Prather, will return to
their home here this week.
Girard Workman will not move to Biz.
mingham as was reported but will stay on
the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17
WE'D in BLOOMFIELD
MARRIAGE OF CLEMMER DEU
PRE- AND P. H. MORGAN
CELEBRATED.
Outcome of Acquaintance Formed
While Attending Drake University
Leave for New York Where Groom
Will Study Law at Columbia.

Bloomfield. Sept. 17.-Clemmer Deupree
and Porter III. Morgan were married Tues
day evening, at o'clock, at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Y.
Deuprec, in the presence Of n number of
intimate friends and relatives of the fam
lily. Rev. D. A. Wckizcr, of the Christian
church. officiating. On the same date Mr..
and Mrs. Deupree also celebrated their
twenty eighth wedding anniversary, the
event therefore being of more than ordi-
nary interest and pleasure TO the entire
family. The bride was reared in the city,
where she is well known for her educa-
tional and social qualities, her father be-
ing prominent business man. The groom,
whose home is in FL Reno, Oklahoma is an
intelligent and highly respected young
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan became ac-
quainted at Drake University where they
were classmates, both having but recently
graduated from that institution, and both
having taken high rank there for scholar
ship. Mrs. Morgan was engaged as
a teacher in the normal school
here. which position she recently resigned
on account of her approaching marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan departed Tuesday ev-
cning a Rock Island train for New
y ork City where Mr. Morgan will enter
the law department of Columbia Universe
ty. and will take n course in law. These
Young people have the best wishes of a
host of friends in their matrimonial career.
Mrs Dick Il. Morgan. of Ell Reno, mother
Of the groom, was present at the marriage.
Other Bloomfield Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sanderson, accom-
panied by their daughter. Sophronio, de-
parted Tuesday morning for Eugene, Ore
gon, where they will spend year with
their son, Rev. Eugene Sanderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel G. Fenton, of Udell,
are attending the fair in Davis county this
week and visiting relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. j. Traverse, of Humph-
reys, Mo-, arrived in this city Tuesday for
weeks visit with relatives.
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Hazel Dell.


Hazel Dell, Sept. 17.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ
Bailey were the guests of S. G. Smith ant
wife last Sunday.
Miss Fannie Rupe, of ottumwa, was ar
over Sunday visitor at the home of ]. p
Hollingsworth.
w. R. Gift visited Sunday with his sister
Mrs. Ada Baum.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Richardson are visit
ing relatives in Illinois.
Joe Rufting and family spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Yocum.
C. c. Cockerill and family visited Sunday
with ]. T. Hollingsworth and family.
Little Johnnie Rater, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. d. A. Rater, while riding in the wag
on with his father, fell from the wager
which run over his leg. 1t is thought to be
serious.
John IAA,hard. secretary of the schoo
board, caiicd at the schools Monday to OK
change the library books.
Charlie ohlweiler spent Sunday with Lee
Smith.
Miss Virgic Baum is quite badly poisoned
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Bailey expect to leav,
this week for Ohio to visit at Mr.. Bailey.
old home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17
BRINGS $500 SUIT
S. p. HARTMAN OF oTTUMWA
WANTS MONEY FROM w. M.
LIKELY FOR TREES.
Case Being Fought in Washington
County Court. Defendant Claims
That the Order Was Given Pro-
visionaIly.

Washington, Sept. 17.-(Special) -
After instructing the jury TO bring in a
verdict for the plaintiff, the case of S.
P. Hartman of Ottumwa VS. w. M. Like
ly, wealthy farmer who resides near
this city, was given to the jury. Ac-
ton was brought by Hartman to recov-
er upwards of 5000 for fruit trees sold
in June, 1901, and delivered at livery
barn here the following spring.
Though the amount involved is small
there is a lively contest in court,
three lawyers being employed on each
side. The plaintiff claims that his
agent, Mr.. Perry, had sold previous
order, giving satisfaction, and after
wards took the order over which there
is now litigation.
The plaintiff admits there was
something said about cancelling the
order provided Likely sold his farm.
Agent Perry claims that he suggested
that Likely could use the trees on
another farm he possessed provided
he sold the one where he then lived,
but that nothing was written in the
contract about cancelling the order.
The trees were shipped to Washing
ton and Mr.. Likely notified to get
them. This Likely did not do.
He now holds that he and the
agent had an understanding that the
order was to be cancelled if his home
stead was sold He testifies that the
agent wrote in the conditional clause
after he had signed his name. The de-
tense also claims that the contract
presented in court is forged instru-
| ment. Likely notified the firm not to
ship the trees and puts his wife and
little son on the stand to testify in
his defense. Messrs. Hartman and his
agent. Mr.. Perry, are witnesses for the
plaintiff
Attorney George F. Heindel of OF
| tumwa, with Bailey 6 Morrison as 10
cal advisors. is handling the plaintiffs
| cause. Defendants attorneys are
| Henderson & Thorn and S. w. Living
ston.
1t was brought out in the evidence
that copies Of the order were made
out for Mr.. Likely, whether before OF
after the contract was signed being
the issue.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17
MIssouRrs CHANNEL CHANGING
Nebraska Land in an Omaha Suburb
| Is Transferred to Iowa.

Omaha, Sept. 17.--Farmers living
north of Omaha, in the suburb of
Florence are abandoning home and
property to the encroachments OF the
Missouri river, which is cutting its
way back to the old channel of a
dozen years ago. Thousands of acres
Of land will be either wholly sub
merged or transferred back to the
Iowa side. At the rate the water is
sweeping against the breaking bikes,
five acres of land are daily crumbling
away from the Nebraska shore. Five
families have moved to higher ground
and others are prepared to move
This part of the bottom is thickly in
habited.
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A BOLD ROBBERY.
Gang of Thieves Gets Away With Over
$4,000 Worth of Furs.

Marshalltown, Sept. 16.-One of the
most daring robberies of recent years
was accomplished during Monday
night, thieves entering the store Of I'll
Singer. on East Main street, taking APP,
proximately over $4,000 worth of furs
They forced their way through the rear
door, taking almost the entire stock OF
sealskin, otter, fox, marten and sable
coats, jackets and unmade furs. This
is dark, quiet corner and the police
believe that more than one person is
concerned, and that team was sta
toned somewhere near the store to re
ceive the plumber.
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Prohibition Convention,

All lovers of sobriety and prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic, irrespective
of party affiliations or church rela-
tions are requested to meet in mass
convention. Saturday Sept. 26, 1903, at
the court house at 2:30 p. M, for the
purpose of nominating county ticket
and the transaction Of such other bus
mess as may, come before the conyen-
ton. By Order of Committee.
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HopeWeII.

Hopewell, Sept. 17.-Mrs. g. w. Davis
and children spent Sunday with J. II. Oden-
baugh and family.
Several from this vicinity attended the
NJ L. Dougherty sale Monday.
Milie and Rosa Walker and Ethel Oden-
baugh spent Sunday with Ethel Owens.
Jake OVERTURE and family, of Orman.
vile, spent Sunday at the T. o. Howk
home.
Chas. Boln and wife are visiting at the
e. Dye home.
Master Harold Davis, of Prairie Chapel,
spent few days last week with relatives
in this vicinity.
Tuesday, while attempting to take some
honey from a bee tree. Leslie Owen was
very seriously stung about the head and
face. Medical aid was Immediately sum
moned, and he is resting much easier.
Gilbert Davis and wife, of Prairie Chapel
called on friends in this vicinity Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Emma Howk entertained her friend
Mrs. Johnston, of Chicago, Monday.
Clifford Flemmng and Miss Ethel Over
were guests at the Jake Walker home Sun
day evening.
The Methodist church at Hampton il
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure
1t is a great surprise on account of it's
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention of water al
most imm ediately. Ii you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by w. w. Ennis, druggist, Ottumwa,
Iowa,
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The occasion was the initiation of Miss Ell
Ia Mclaughlin, Mrs. Jennie Holmes, Mrs.
Alice Crozier and Mrs. Rose Van Fossen.
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Your New Suit
and OYerCOat

dNQ UYEElUQL
Where are you going to getit?
We want you to buy
it at this store because
we are showing the
best values in Suits and
Overcoats ever offered.
Not one carried over.
They're all new.
Mems good desir-
able all wool Suits, S.
to $40.
Mems Owe rcoats,
long, short or medium
in Kerseys, Melons
and Cassimeres, SIS to
SIS.
All the newest things
in Suits and Overcoats
for BIG and little Bows.
Take a look at these.
The prices will please
you.
Our stock of Fall
and Winter Under
wear and Shirts is COM
plete in every line.
Extra heavy, we'll
made fleece lined Shirts
and Drawers, all col
ors, soc.
PeaCh&CressWeII
Sellers flood Clothing,
2O7 East Main Street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17

Waterloo's baseball team will dis
band in few days.
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The Methodist church at Hampton is
to have new $4,000 pipe organ.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
s. D. CROPS HAVE
PLENTYOF MOISTURE
Condition of Vegetation in
the State Shows Much
Improvement.
TOO MUCH RAIN IN HILLS
Small Grains Have Recovered From
Severe Frost of Last Month
Fruit Damage Was
Small.

Huron, S. D., May 15.-The crop re-
port for the past week says:
Much more ~seasonable temperature
thai prevailed last week, with bene-
fetal rains over the greater portion Of
the state, caused marked Improvement
in the condition Of all vegetation from
hat prevailed at the close of the pre-
ceding week. Except that some fields
or oats and barley We're to some extent
reduced in stand, in scattered localities,
small grains have generally recovered
we'll from the effects of the frosts of
the last days of April, and there was
practically no permanent injury to the
wheat crop. The permanent injury to
fruits was mostly confined to the small
varieties, and was less tina anticipated
and fruit trees are now general bios
somfng. In Day county there is some
report Of reseeding Of oats being neces-
sary. Although growth has been COM
paratively slow, wheat, oats, barley,
speltz, and spring soNn rye have made
healthy root and are looking we'll. Win
ter rye is In promising condition.
Rains have retarded field work in the
Black Hills region, but the sowing of
oiiAaA S1dii1o, except Han anu Hl1llel, is
practically completed. In the northern
counties there is still a little oats and
barley to be sown, and in some north
ern counties more rain would be very
beneficial.
Preparation of ground for corn, flax,
and millet has progressed favorably.
Corn planting has begun in the middle
and southern counties. and flax and
millet seeding was also in progress, but
were intarrnntn7 hv yafpc ..-rE.4 .-e-
AS a result of the frosts of the last
days of April, the %replanting of much
early garden stuff became necessary.
Grass has improved considerably,
and though still more backward than
usual, is affording fairly good pas
turage. especially IN the ranges west
of the Missouri river.
Potato planting has progressed ia
vorably, and 1t ppear that the early
planted sustained no permanent In
jury from the cold weather of the pre-
ceding week.
Reports indicate that live stock on
the ranges is in improved condition.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
COLLEGE MEN GAME.
Yale Students Delivered Their Rowing
Shell Despite Jeers Of Strikers.

Yale Students Delivered Their Rowing
Shell Despite Jeers Of Strikers.
New Haven. Conn, May 19.-When
the eight-oared shell Of the Columbia:
freshmen, n which they will row the
Yale Freshmen in the spring regatta,
arrived today, the trucking firm that
had been engaged to take the shell TO-
training quarters on Lake Whitney
was unable to get men to move the
boat, as its employees We're on strike. AZ
call was issued for volunteers among
the Yale men and about fifty students
including some members of the varsity
crew, responded. The students went toS
the railroad station, where a crowd OF
striking truckmen and sympathizers
gathered. Word went around that any
attempt to move the shell would cause
trouble. The Yale men said they were
ready for any sort Of trouble.
@ One Of the biggest trucks vas taken
to the station and the shell placed upon
1t by the Yale men amid tie jeers 0l
the strikers. The students drove the
truck through the streets, all, fifty o.
them mounting guard, over the shein,
which the mol threatened to Smash.
Decayed vegetables and coal Wels
hurled at them, but not one Of them
moved.
Police soon put In an appearance ana
prevented serious trouble. Two po.
icemen were engaged to ride on tns
truck and the students made up =
purse for them. Yale men continue y
act as strike breakers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
STICKS TO HIS STORY.
Washington Correspondent of chicag
Chronicle Says Iowa Idea Is Dropped.

Chronicle Says Iowa Idea Is Dropped.
Chicago, May 19.-The Washington
correspondent of the Churonicle reiter-
ates that Governor Cummins has con-
scented to abandonment the so-called
Iowa idea, SO far az the next state plat
form is concerned. The tariff plank Oh
that platform will be simply reiteration
Of the ST. Louis plank, in the 1896 plat
form, he a
The Chronicle correspondent is f. L.
Sullivan, who has represented that
paper at the capital several years, be-
fore which ne was a general political
writer, and passed considerable time in
Iowa. He Is widely acquainted and
familiar with Iowa men and affairs, ana
has been considered rather close to
Secretary Shaw, often giving publicity
to matters concerning the secretary III
his relations to Iowa politics. 1t was
Sullivan's correspondents that first
quoted a prominent Iowa republican
identified with the administration" as
saying Cummins had "slid down the
POLE The secretary denied that he
had said anything of the sort, though
expression was generally attributed to
him. ~