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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21
MOVES TO POMONA
J. E. HoueHLAND, WELL KNOWN
HERE, HAS LARGE INTER
EsTs in MISSOURI.
Formerly Located in Eldon-Writes a
Letter to the Courier and Tells of
His New Location-The Letter in
Full.

Pomona, Missouri is the new loca-
ton of j. e. Houghland who formerly
resided in Eldon and who is very fay-
orably known in this city. Mr. Hough-
land has written letter to the Cou-
rier in which he describes very graph
ically the situation of his new location.
He tells of the possibilities of Pomona
of it's resources, its mines, fertile soil
and of the business in which he is now
in. Mr.. Houghland's letter follows:
The Letter.
November IT, 1903.
Dear Courier:
Last July | visited Howell county
Missouri and was so taken with its
prospects that have visited it sever
al times since and have now made ar
rangements to make it my permanent
home. Pomona is about the center of
the county and is a town of about two
hundred population. 1t has around it
over 10000 acres of bearing fruit.
These farms are covered with the AL
berta peach and all kinds OF apple
trees. One looks for miles over or
chards, which are of the finest. The
crop of 1904 will require 100000 to
move it. made the acquaintance OF
Hon. H. d. Mackey of Pomona and at
once entered into an agreement to
help him in his many enterprises
which he has now under way. One
is his fruit farm, which comprises T2o
acres and lies adjoining Pomona on
the south. This land, is the richest
| without doubt in the whole country
1t is covered with orchard and under
its surface lies iron ore, sixty per cent
pure. zinc sixty per cent pure, lead
eighty per cent pure and on the last
visit we found petroleum oil seeping
out of the ground in several places
Last week Mr. Mackay wrote me that
in one of the shafts they had lust gone
| through. vein OF carbonate of zinc
over six feet in depth. This is easily
converted into white paint at West
Plains, ten miles from Pomona.
Is Now a Mlssourian.
| My agreement with Mr.. Mackey
was such that took large block OF
shares in his mining company, which
has a twenty-five years lease on the
land. without royalty, which is bet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

+ The fiftieth anniversary of the First
Presbyterian church will be celebrated
by the members of that congregation
on Sunday, December 81. Plans and
arrangements for this celebration were
discussed last evening at business
session held in the lecture room of the
church after the regular Wednesday
evening prayer meeting
The First Presbyterian church was
organized on December "a, 1854 Dur
ing the fifty years the church has had
but five ministers and they are all liv-
ing. Dr. Stoltz is the fifth. Invitations
have been extended to the other four
and it is believed that all will be pres
ent.
The First Pastor.
Rev. j. M. McElroy of Ottumwa was
the first pastor and he served for a
term of fifteen years. the longest per-
iod served by any of the ministers. He
was followed by DR.. B. e. S. Ely, of
Des Moines, who served about IL
years. DR.. Ely has retired and is not
engaged N active service at the pres
ent time.
DR.. Ely was followed by Rev. H. B.
Knight during a period of thirteen
years. Rev. Knight is now located at
Tacoma, Washington. Following him
for period of five years came DR..
Frederic w. Hinitt, present president
of Parsons college at Fairfield. He in
turn was succeeded by DR.. F. F.
Stoltz, whose term of service has al
ready covered nearly three years.
An Unusual Record.
The record of the church during the
first forty years of its existence dur
ing which it had but three different
ministers is unusual and if it is possi-
BILE to have the five who have been its
pastors present it will form not only a
very pleasant reunion. but rather
unique occasion. On Monday evening
following the Sunday service and cele-
bration the women of the church will
give banquet in honor of the visiting
ministers to which invitations will be
extended to all the congregation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

greatest diversity of products of any
state in the union and she will be one
OF the first within few years. help,
ed redeem her from the confederacy:
now I'll do my part to redeem her in
every other way. If any one wishes to
take a pleasure trip this winter, get a
ticket to West Plains, Mo-, and stop
off at Pomona and call on me at my
Pomona office and will show you, as
the Missourian says.
j. E. Houghland."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21
sLAYs SELF AND FAMILY.
Police Break Into Home and Find All
Dead and Dying.

Laramie. Wyo.. Nov. 19.-The police
yesterday afternoon broke into the
home of Gus Olsen an employe of the
rolling mill and found the bodies of
the man, his wife and their two boys,
aged 8 and l years respectively ly-
ing on the floor. Olsen and the young
er child were dead and the others dy-
ing. 1t is supposed that some time
last night Olsen crushed the skulls of
his family with Ratchet and then
shot himself twice with revolver
and once with a shotgun. Olsen is
believed to have been insane.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21
w. 3. SWAN INJURED.
Misiudsed Speed of Street Car and
Falls to the Ground.

From Thursdays Daily.
w. B. Swan, 104S North Court street,
while endeavoring to alight from a
moving street car last evening, about
7:45 O'clock, slipped and fell to the
ground, receiving painful injuries. Mr..
Swan was on his way home and when
nearing his house, he misjudged the
rate of speed of the car and jumped
off. He slipped and fell on his head,
cutting a cash Immediately above the
right eye and splitting his upper lip.
DR. E. Anthony was called and 1t was
found necessary to take four stitches
in the cash above the eye and two
stitches in the wound on the lip. Mr..
Swan is city salesman for the firm of
John Morrell & CO. He will be unable
to work for several days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

The good dressers of Ottumwa have
learned that a certain store carries
nicer line of shoes, shirts and neckties
than any of the others. They go to
the Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

A flowing well near Lanesboro, that
throws water twelve feet into the air
will be made use ofby the Chicago,
Great Western.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

We have no women or children's
shoes hut make a specially of mems
shoes and carry the largest variety
and prettiest styles in the city at The
Hub.
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Dry Goods

A nice-clean comfortable
trading place, the goods all new
the prices positively the LOWEST
We ain, to sape You hlYney.
Heavy Tennis Flannels at Sc yard.
! Heavy Fleeced Blankets, Csc pair.
Pretty Dress Plaids at 12Iac a yard.
Very best calicoes at Sc yard.
Heavy L. L. Muslin, SC yard.
Good BIeached Muslin, SC yard.
Fast Red Table Linen, 25c yard.
Good large white Cotton Bats, Sc
each.
Mems Wool Fleeced Underwear, SOC.
..FIeeced Hose, Ladies' and chiIdren's
--12Lac a pair.
All Wool Mitts ladies and Chill.
dren's) --f2Lae.
Pretty Swiss Curtain Goods, 1oc a
yard,
Gp Pins, 1c paper.
Hooks and Eyes, 1c card.
Dress Shields Sc pair.
School Handkerchiefs, 1c each.
"Yours nr Pleasant Shopping"
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II in need OF suit or overcoat Of
nice snappy pattern, call at the Hub
That Ia the kind they keep.
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WILL CELEBR ATE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF oTTUMwA ORGANIZED FIF.
TY YEARS AGO.

Rev. j. M. McEIroy, First Pastor,
Served Fifteen Years-Five Pastors
Since oreanization-WiIl Celebrate
Sunday, December 27.
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HUFFMAN & CO.
f13-115 South Court ST.
Tri- Weekly Courier.
HANGING ADDRESS.

CHANGING ADDRESS.
Subscribers wishing their address chang
ed VIII please give the name of the Post
Office to which the paper has been sent as
We'll as the Post Office where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
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Every variety Of overepats at The
Hub
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

Many families from Des Moines and
Jefferson counties have moved in with
in the past few months. Missouri has
been neglected and the name has con-
demned 1t unjustly, Now she is ferg-
ing to the front. Missouri has the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12

OF this sort that this city is not subject to
such series Of fires The function of a
fire department is prevention, and in the
blazes down to small proportions it meets
its requirements to the best advantage of
the community. With a small department,
spread out thin over so large area, 1t is
only good luck that reduces the chances of
a series of big fires to a minimum. If
Washington has had good luck for num-
Der of years 1t is unsafe to count on a con-
tinuance of such fortune. 1t cannot last
forever. unless a special providence watches
over the city to save 1t from the misfor-
tunes which befall the average community.
ers and three more trucks, with perhaps
two additional chemical engines for the
suburbs. With such an equipment the
capital would be for the first time in its
existence adequately provided with fire pre-
vention facilities. 1t would have Caught
up with it's necessities. finishing a process
which has been in progress for many
years. The occasional addition of a
steamer to the department takes care of
the steady growth of the community, with
only a slight gain in addition toward max
ing up the deficiency of decades. 1t Is
wise administration to make the outfit
complete once for all, and then the annual
expenditure for extending the department
will not be as heavy at present Like
the police department the fire department
lags behind it's needs in numbers, while 1t
maintains a high average of efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12

ticket at the orders of Senator Piatt, who
wanted no dminution of republican pres
tige through a Tammany Endorsement OF
fusion candidates The Journal declares
that the Tammany Endorsement was step
toward genuine n-partisanship and urges
that the ousting of circuit and Fornes re-
duces the campaign to a straight-out party
fight. This is despite the fact that two
democrats have been named In their places
by the fusionists. The more logical sup
position Is that the Tammany Endorsement
was move to make the campaign a
straight party fight for the mayoralty be-
tween democratic candidate Mcclellan and
republican candidate Low. Certainly with
Grout and Fornes the candidates of both
parties and silent on the subject of Tam
many's sins no other deduction would have
been possible. But Mr.. Grout has formally
pledged himself to vote for Mcclellan and
1t Is reported that he will forthwith in
the course of a speech declare war on Po-
lice Commissioner Greene. 1t is common
understanding now that If Mcclellan Is
elected Greene will be the first removal and
that his successor will be John T. Oakley,
a characteristic Tammanv man. an ex-
saloon keeper and true type Of the graft
ers friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
Business and Elections.
From the New York journal of Commerce.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The effect of presidential campaigns upon
business Is apt to be exaggerated. During
the campaign there is often a disposition to
put of large enterprises till the result is
known. but the summer is a comparatively
quiet time in business and the years of ma
uonal elections have not been bad years
taken altogether. Until the present BUSH
ness revival began the year 1892 was uni
formly recognized as the best year we had
ever had. Neither the apprehension of the
change of party control of the government
nor the assurance of 1t after the election
had bad effect on business. After the
panic of 1888 occurred there was an effort
to show that business was paralyzed by ap-
prehensions. but the reports of the New
York and Massachusetts bureaus OF labor
statistics contain evidence that more per-
sons were employed in industries in the
spring of 1893 than in the spring of 1892,
and the cotton mills of Fall River were no.
tably prosperous in the early part of 1898
A proposal to reduce the unit of value and
impair the obligation of every contract in
existence, and throw all prices into confu-
sion. cannot fail to check trade; but the
effects of ordinary campaigns upon business
are not very great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
A Great Trust in Court.

Now that those millionaires of the United
States Shipbuilding Company have fallen
out and gone into court. the country ought
to get a valuable insight into some of the
methods of forming and conducting these
latter-day mammoth corporations. The
story opens most promisingly. What G. M.
Schwab did, what ]. P. Morgan & Co did,
what Harris, Gates & Co. did. and how
many people were dome" will, when fully
developed by skilled cross-examiners, read
right along" The completed tale should.
for the hour in many circles. displace the
latest historical novel, and make the base
ball summary for the season matter OF
small Importance. The Introduction OF
Washingtontand Jackson and Hamilton and
Burr into musty fiction will not hold
candle to the introduction of the more IA
NOUS of the living captains Of industry into
a recital of fact. Truth. indeed, Is not only
stranger, but more thrilling, than fiction
The people, we are told, need protection
against gigantic schemes which have little
or no foundation. Make 1t possible for
them to inquire into the, statements put
out in a rosy prospectus pointing the way
to enormous profits and perfect happiness
Upon this appeal was based the legislation
of the last Congress giving the authority
partment of Commerce and Labor AS yet,
the time being too short. we have had no
returns from that arrangement. We may
all hope for the best from it when the ma
chinery gets in smooth working order.
But every investor and prospective in
weston, feeling the need of fuller informa-
ton as to how some huge enterprises are
established. should read the story now run
ming as a serial in the press dispatches,
and drawn out at some length in the New
York newspapers 1t Is vastly informing
and suggestive. 1t shows how shearing
machines are constructed and manipulated,
and how in the hands of men entirely great
in the shearing Ine-they are more de-
struetive than the sword. These shearing
machines are not in general use, we may
believe. There are big enterprises of merit.
socketed in good character and fair deal
ing But one wants to be quite certain
these days, in the language Of famous
southern statesman. where he is at before
parting with his money.
This valuable information will come too
late to benefit many good people. But
such Is life in large and specula ting COM
munities. The way Of the SPECTATOR like
that of the transgressor. is often hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
The Inadequate Fire Department

iiau congress been in session last Satur-
uay members of the houses might have
peeh treated to an impressive object les
SON Looking north from the Capitol they
could nave seen the smoke of a fierce fire
"hhch was destroying a grain elevator
with seven IRE engines, two trucks and q
water tower standing by feebly trying to
eXtinguish the flames But from the time
or their arrival, a very few minutes after
the alarm was sounded. they We're handi-
capped by the lack of water pressure. and
IL was soon evident that they were prac-
tically useless. Had the city been eoujnned
with a special high pressure fire service as
was recommended session or two ago
this lack would have been obviated. IT
would have been possible to save the eIe
vator. or at least greatly to reduce the
loss. which proved to be practically COM
plete.
This fire summoned into service yirtu-
ally half of the entire fire department
The distance of the confia grafton from the
center of the city rendered 1t difficult to
restore any of the steamers and trucks
there assembled back to another call if a
second heavy fire had occurred during the
progress of the first Thus the heart of
the capital was left for two or three hours
under the protection of eight steamers and
three trucks. A second big fire would have
been exceedingly difficult to handle, apart
from the shortage of water, while a third
such as might happen In coincidence at
any time, especially with the wind blow
ing as ferceiy as on Saturday, would have
had no opposition worth mentioning.
1t Is futile to answer to demonstrations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
Mr.. Allison on the Currency.

In his speech at Clinton, Iowa, Saturday
hight Senator Allison said:
THE subject of the currency may be con-
sidered in the Congress soon to convene but
| am sure that no change will receive the
sanction of a republican Congress that so
will revOutionIze our system as to deprive
the government itself of the substantial
control that 1t now has and exercises over
bank circulation, as well as over other
forms of paper money. nor Will any modifl-
cation be made that will not provide abso-
lutte security of the notes issued by or under
the authority of the government and their
convertibility at the will of the holder into
gold.
This. for three reasons, is an important
deliveranCe on important subject.
% Mr.. Allison is one of the most influen-
tial members of the Senate committee on
finance. He ranks with the chairman him
self, Mr. Aldrich, in knowledge of financial
matters and in debating power when such
matters are brought before the Senate for
discussion. He has three times declined the
'Secretaryship of the Treasury, which shows
the esteem in which he has long been held
by the leaders of his party. tie is on terms
of intimacy with the present head of the
Treasury Department. and is probably Mr..
Shaw's closest adviser.
CO MIR. Allison was appointed by Chair
of the Senate finance committee to investi-
gate the question of tariff reform and has
attended all the meetings of that subcom-
mittee. He was at the meeting held at one
of the Virginia springs. then at the meeting
held at Mr.. Aldrich's summer home in
Rhode Island, and was then in New York
for few days with his colleagues looking
over the ground there. So that he speaks
now from full information. both to the
conditions and the expectations in financial
circles. The country could not hear from
anybody on this subject whose words would
carry more weight.
CD Mr. Allison understands politics quite
as we'll as he does finance. He is as old
hand at the bellows in the one line as in
the other. He will be a prominent parttci-
pant in next years campaign, and an ad-
wiser in the matter of his party's platform
we may be very certain, therefore, that.
In both his words and votes before that
time. he will support nothing likely to put
his party at the least disadvantage in the
contest before the people. He knows the
value of credit and the sensitiveness of
capital, and that extreme or-poorly con-
structed currency legislation would be the
most dangerous card his party could play
In the game for control of the country
There may be no legislat ton Of this kind
at all But both from this statement by
the Iowa senator and from the attitude of
Speakerto-be Cannon there is ample as
surance that if any change whatever in the
currency laws is made it will be of the most
conservative character. And in that as
surance the country is to be congratulated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
The New York Campaign.

After all the advertising which the pres
eut municipal campaign in New York has
had through the antics of Messrs. Jerome,
Grout. Fornes. Mclaughlin and others, it
is rather surprising TO read that the regis
tration of the first two days is considerably
lower than that of the corresponding period
two years ago. 1t is of course possible that
the deficiency may be made up later, but
the experience usually is to the contrary.
Yet there We're exceptionally adverse wealth.
er conditions last week which may account
for the losses. Naturally the registra ton
figures now being subjected to close
scrutiny and the net result seems to be
that there has been larger falling off
in the districts which gave fusion majorities
in 1901 than in the Tammany districts As
divided in the statistics printed by the pro-
Tammany Journal American the losses in
the registration in democratic districts az
gregated 29,511. against A .S79 in the fu-
sion districts. a difference of 1888 1t is
interesting to note that the democratic and
fusion losses in Manhattan and the Bronx
were practically the same. being respective
ly 1857 and 1904 In Brooklyn the loss in
democratic districts was 6,S19 and in fusion
districts %, 724 Two questions arise. Has
the detection or the kidnapping Of Grout
whenever IL may De called, injured the
strength of the Low ticket in BROOKLYN or
has the Tammany Mclaughlin war killed
the interest of the Brooklyn democrats so
that they have remained away from the
registry booths? Chairman Bruce of the
New York fusion committee declares that
the fusionists have registered in sufficient
numbers to insure a repetition Of the ma
jority of 1901, and that the falling Off Is
really among the democrats
An interesting development of the cam
paignis the charge by the Tammany peo-
pie that Grout was forced off the fusion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
Innocent Investors Hurt.
From the Hartford Courant.


Steel common was originally for the most
part given away, and is not supposed by the
business world to represent ANYTHING but
prospects. But it was sold TO poor people
who were tempted by the big interest. 1t
is pitiful story. The reduction of the diyi-
cend is no such mistake as paying the first
one was. The company has paid out nine
dividends of 1 per cent, each on over $500
100000 of common stock While the stock
holders have received 50 a share, they have
seen their stock shrink about $40 share
Nine dollars in and $40 out does not quite
balance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
PessimiSn,

/ try to keep contented, !
But I'm discouraged, some.
I'll stand around and argue
Till I'm nearly deaf and dumb.
And when questions settled
And things are running right,
Somebody always comes along
And starts another fight.
The nations have a battle
And when they get 1t done,
They rest little while and then
They have another one.
or peace they sing the praises
And yet when peace arrives,
They're simply taking breath before
They seek each others lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
The Popular Tune.

Aren't you going to play that piece the
lady just requested?" asked the musician.
NO" answered the bandmaster
But three or four people have asked for
it,
That's true. I have observed that when
composition is requested by three or four
people day there are several thousand
who would pay more rather than hear 1t
any more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
A BRYAN Prophecy.

The friends of Mr.. Cleveland will proba-
bly, take no alarm at Mr.. Bryan's predic-
ton that they will cut no figure in the next
democratic national convention when they
read in the same dispatch that Mr.. Bryan
considers the situation in Ohio very prom
Using for Tom Johnson. He evidently has
on his old prophesying cap, and while that
covers his head. as shown in 1895 and
1900. his excursions into the future need not
be disquieting to his opponents in either
party That Mr.. Bryan feels more bitterly
toward Mr.. Cleveland than toward any
other living man Is plain enough. and in
measure natural. But that he will be able
to keep the Cleveland following in the back
ground next year and nominate hts own
man for President Is for next year to deter
mine. Mr.. Cleveland is distinctly in the
field and his following is not to be despised.