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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-03
keota.


Keota. Sept. 3.-Charles II. Millhouse
and family returned Saturday from Wi
mona Lake, Ind, where they spent six
weeks attending the assembly.
Ernest Bergquist, of Chicago, was in
Keota Friday.
Cap. Il. Miller. of Sigourney, spent Sun
day with the Helscher boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias King have returned
from an all summer visit with their chill
dren in Denver.
Miss Eazel Williams spent last week in
Des Moines, the guest of her cousins, the
Litlers.
The II. II. Brownen family returned
from Vinton last Saturday
Mrs. George Holmes and Miss Maude
Wilson returned today from q visit In Os-
kaloosa. DeSota and other Iowa towns.
L. G. Wilson and wife were over Sunday
guests of the w. A. Stephens family.
Rev. d. B. Gregg. of Chicago. is visiting
relatives in Keota and Scotland. He occu-
pied the Presbyterian pulpit Mt Scotland
Sunday morning.
Mrs Elizabeth Neal, of Ainsworth, is
visiting her son, E. E. Neal.
The LeFeyer family started overland
Monday in covered wagon to visit friends
in Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Richardson visited
the Frank Holmes family in Scotland Sun
day.
Messrs. Raney and Hodge. of Wellman,
We're Sunday guests of Roy Turnipseed.
Miss Ella Mari returned Monday from a
visit with relatives in Des Moines.
Mrs. Jennie Durham and little daughters,
of Washington. spent Monday in Keota
| Miss Ollie Blood, of North English. is q
guest at the James Shelenbarger home.
| Mrs. ]. B. Faris is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Andrew Mitchell, in Delta.
Rev. w. g. Thorn held quarterly meeting
| in KeOta Tuesday.
c. w. Farmer shipped his household
goods to Pella Monday. He is to be super
| intendent of the Pella schools. He left
| for that place Monday. Mrs. Farmer will
remain in Keota for a few weeks.
The Keota opera house is being torn
down to make way for three dwelling
houses, which will be built this fall This
leaves Keota without public hall of any
kind,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-03
BobtoWn.

Bobtown, Sept. 3.-Rev. Hastings of
Floris, will preach the funeral sermon
Of Mrs. Alice Agee, the wife of Frank
Agee at the Fidler school house Sun
day at o'clock.
Rev. Heckart of Carbon has NOV
ed in the Belknap property in Sorghum
Ridge.
Ernest Buchholz of Taylor street, is
attending the Eldon fair this week
Mrs. Nala Odenbaugh will begin a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28

additional tax to the $500 imposed upon
lay persons for drawing deeds
Mr.. Morton, speaking Of the tax on ex-
press companies, asked if the tax on
any other concern was trebled, as this
was.
Judge Graham said it was not a que5-
tion of doubling or trebling tax, but
of Ievving a tax that was just and fair
and in accordance with their receipts.
Judge Graham called for the ayes and
noes on this amendment, and it was lost
by 80 to 54
Mr.. Moore's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Dobson's amendment to make the
pension tax sc. instead of sc was next
put to the House, and voted down
Mr.. McRae's amendment was next
voted down.
Mr.. Stubbs. speaking to his amend
ment. said that the proposed tax would
amount to 81 a day on saloons, together
with their town license tax. In his
county 1t would be absolutely prohibitive.
But if this is voted down. at least let
the county use it's judgment about levy
in the additional tax.
Both of Mr.. Stubs amendments were
voted down.
Mr.. White, of Halifax. proposed to put
back the original committee report on
the oil tax. instead of the substitute
adopted The original tax was $50 on
every tank exceeding 500 gallons, and So
on each wagon. The substitute puts a
5000 license tax on each dealer, and soc.
on each 500 of gross sales.
Governor Doughton then offered an
,l,rfft tut @ n
the license tax to 800.
Mr. Whites amendment was voted
down
MIR. Self, of Catawba, offered to amend
slot machine amendment, so that ma
chimes with fixed returns, but where the
returns may be of greater value than the
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The New Oyster Law will
Save Sl,100.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

bill for the relief of Willie Harris, IA
years old.
The bill provided for the boy, who is
an idiot, to be admitted to the Western
Hospital for the Insane at Morganton.
1t seems that the superintendent had
refused to admit the boy, on the ground
that, as an idiot, he should be cared for
in a private asylum, when the Hospital
was so crowded, and the bill pro-
posed to compel the superintendent to
admit him.
DR.. Alexander. Of Tyrren, moved to
table the bill.
Mr.. Morton said that the laws already
regulated the admission of patients TO
the State Hospitals, and he saw no rea--
son why any special law should be passed
to cover one particular case.
Or Stevenson also spoke against the
bill 1t was the policy of the State
Hospitals not to admit idiots, as long
as they were so over crOwded with cases
o. in!mediat e necessity.
The motion to table prevailed.
THE OYSTER LAW.
Then the bill to promote and protect
the oyster industry of North Carolina
was laid before the House.
Amendments were sent forward except
ing certain counties. among them Osnlow
Brunswick and New Hanover These
amendments were accepted by Mr.. Lucas
chairman of the Committee on Oysters.
Mr.. Lucas explained that under the old
law there were five commissioners
paid $500 apiece. These have all been
abolished, thereby saving $4,000. Now
the Oyster Commissioner gets 5000 in
stead of 500, because his duties were in
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Member of Committees on Constitutional
Amendment, Courts and Judicial Dis
tricts, Education, Election Laws, Judic-
larry, Military Affairs and Private Bills
amount deposited, shall be taxed $40 a
year
This amendment lost by vote of Is
to 80
Judge Graham offered an amendment
to section 80, so that no part of the
81, 500 appropriated for the Treasurer to
secure the collection of taxes and pro-
lection of the Treasurer shall be used
to pay for clerical help or increase the
salaries of clerks. He claimed that the
legislature and not the executive officer
should determine upon the question of
employing clerks and fixing their sala-
res The taxes had not been collected
as they should have been, and perhaps
this very thing was partly the cause
Of it.
Governor Doughton thought this seemed
like a reflection upon the Treasurer and
the Auditor He did not consider that
they would employ single clerk more
than necessary. He had spent nearly
the whole winter in the Treasurer of
fee, and tile clerks there were certain
Iy hard working lot of men. The pres
ent custom had prevailed for twenty
years.
Judge Graham called for the ayes and
noes on his amendment. 1t was lost by
a vote of So to SO.
Mr. Smith offered to amend that part
Of section 60 that relieves manufactur-
ers Of wine and brandy by making the
| minimum amount sold in unbroken pack
ages one gallon instead of five gal
Ions He said the proposed provision dis
eliminated against the small manufac-
ture. The wine or brandy is not to be
drunk on the premises.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Luther offered to amend section
| 10 BY taxing feather renovatcrs $50 in
stead of SO. Lost
Governor Doughton's amendment to tax
oil dealers only 800 instead of 5000 was
adopted.
The previous question was then called
and Governor Doughton demanded the
ayes and noes.
The bill then passed it's final reading
| by a vote of 81 to H.
Those voting aye were: Messrs Alex
ander, Of Mecklenburg; Alexander, Of
| Tyrren: Beasley, Blount, Britt, Britton
Billiard Cowan. Croker. Curtis, Daniel
Of Vance; Daughtridge, Davidson, Dock
cry, Doughton, Drewry, Erwin, Etheridge
Foy, Freeman of Mecklenburg; Fuller
| Gay, Gluyas, Goode, Graham, Guion
Hamilton Harrington of Harnett; Har-
rington. of Moore; Hinton, Hooker
Humphrey, Hunter Kinsland, Leeper
Little, Love, Lucas, Luther, Mason
Moore Morphew Morton. Murphy, Mac
Call. Mcneil McRae Newland, Nissen
Gilman. Parker, of Halifax Parker, OF
Wayne: Price, of Rockingham; Price, OF
Stanly Quickel Riddick, Kicks Robertson
Rucker Self Shelton, Shipman, Silcr
Simpson. of Perquimans; Simpson, OF
| Union: Smith, Stevenson Stubs, Thomp-
son, Uzzell, Vann Walters. Warren,
Watts. Whitaker, of Guilford; Whitaker.
of Wake White of Halifax; Willis,
Woodard Woodley-8t
Those voting no We're: Messrs. Ben
bow, Bowman, Britain, Bryan, Carson,
Continued on Sixth Page.)
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SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL CONFER
ENCE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
NDDIT. 9th

On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Richmond at one
and third first class fares Tickets
to be sold April 20 and 21st. Final limit
April 28th
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GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
l. 0. 0. r., WILMINGTON, N. c.,
MAY 12-12th 1903

Account of the above occasion the
seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Wilmington, n. c.,
at rates based on tariff No. A3106;
rate from Raleigh being $3.50. Tickets
sold May 10th, 18th, 18th. Final limit
May goth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS ASSO
CITATION, NEW ORLEANS, LA,


On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to New Orleans at the
rate of one frst-class fare for the round
trip from all stations. The rate from
Raleigh will be $3.50 Tickets to be
sold April 11-12-13th, with final limit
April 10Th. An extension of the final
limit may be secured by depositing with
Special Agent and payment of fee of %
cents.
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HOT TAvl 0D,o Remedy and Mullen ]
UNE lAI EUt Colds LaGrippe I'll %9@q and Saa

We have a full stock Oh
Blank Books, Office Sup
plies. We save you money
in these goods. Get our
prices.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY CUMBERLAND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. NASH
y,rrrr vrEN-NT NAV 81 90 1902

Account of the above occasion the Sea
board Air Line Railway has authorized
the sale of round trip tickets to Nash
Vile. Tenn, at one fare for the round
trip. plus % cents. Tickets to be sold
May 10th 20th-21st. Final limit June 21st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
ADMISSION CHATAUQUA. ADMISSION,
ALA ApRII. On o. 1AA2

Account of the above occasion the Sea
board Air Line Railway will sell round
| trip tickets to Admission, Ala, for ono
| first class fare. Tickets to be sold April
18th to gath inclusive. Final limit
April 18th.
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SPECIAL RATES VIA THE S. A. L.
NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUI
FRAGE ASSOCIATION, NEW OR
LEANS, LA, MARCH 1925 1908.

Account of the above occasion the
rate of one fare plus SIPS, on certificate
plan is authorized to New Orleans, La.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
The Rittnrs

The Bitters
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ing up the sys-
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For further information apply to
C. II. GATTIS, c. p. and T. A.
Raleigh, N G.
II. S. Lizard, r. p. A,
Raleigh n. c.
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
NEW ORLEANS. LA. May SIS 1903

On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to New Orleans for
one first class fare for the round trip.
Rate from Raleigh $3.50. Tickets to be
sold May LIST. to 4th inclusive, with final
limit ten days from date of sale, but
can be extended until May Both.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
A LYNCHING
 IN ILLINOIS psgr, 4 ls,l Teacher
 Hss sed by Mob. MUF : RED WHITE MAN
Body Maltreated After Death
 Had Come.
The Cause of Shooting Was Refusal of Superintendent Hertei to Re- \ new License of Negro to
 Teach School.

sBelleulle. Ill. June 6-County Superin- tendent Charles Hertei of St. Clair coun- ty was shot and mortaliy wounded in his ofice this evening by W. T. Wyatt, q negro school teacher of East St. Louis whose certificate to teach Hertel had re- fused to rehew.
 Wyatt was immediately arrested and taken to jail.
 Superintendent Hertel was removed to q hospital where the physicians probed for the bullet. but they stated that there was no chance for his recovery. Hertel said Wyatt had shot him because of his re- fusal to renew a certificate for teaching. A young man of the name of Fielder was in the ofice when the shooting occurred. He grappled with Wyatt who inflicted on him scalp wound with the butt of his revolver, A passing policeman entered the room and arrested the negro. He was hurled to the county jail ana the fail was surrounded with policemen as 1t was feared a mob might form. couple of hours passed when suddenly Q mob appeared before the jail and forced an entrance to Wayatt's cell. despite the protests of the mayor and chief of police.
 Securing the prisoner. the mob dragged him out and hanged him to telephone pole in the public square next to the court house. Wyatt asserted that the shooting was result of political erudee. When Wyatt was pronounced dead the body was kicked about and then buried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
TO TRY THE FEUDISTS
SPECIAL vBNIRE FROM MAaoF'
 FIN COUNTY.
New Murder Case Has Not Distracted Attention from the Coming Trials of Curtis Jett and Tom
 White.

Jackson, Ky, June 6.-The last day Of the second week that Jackson has been under practical martial law was without incident of a disturbing nature.
 The troops continue to maintain rigid guard duty at the Jail in which Curtis Jet and Tom White are confined. The special venire will arrive from Maggofin County tomorrow and the jury to try the alleged murderers of J. B. Marcum will be selected from the sixty men.
 While new murder case came today 1t has not diverted interest from the ap- preaching trials of Jett and White. The latest murder Is that of James Gay, an aged farmer who was shot to death near a blind tiger in Perry County last Sun day. Since inquests have not been held In Breathitt County for over year the in- cident passed unnoticed until today when Clinton Combs. Lee Combs, John Sandlin and Berry Sisemore were arrested on the charge of the murder.
 The Coroner of Perry County held an inquest and on the evidence declared that the deceased came to his death from nat urll causes. The fact that he was shot became known to Judge Redwine who ordered an autopsy. The men accused de- nv the charge. It is said that Gay was lyfng under a tree and may have been struck by a stray bullet as there was prorniscuous shooting near the blind ti- ger,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
LIKE AN INLAND SEA.
The Mississippi Waters Spread over
 Illinois.

St. Louis. June 6.-Like an inland sea, the swollen Mississippi has spread over the Illinois shore in the vicinity of St. Louis. Far away to the southeast the water covers lower East St. Louis and a big grain elevator, that at normal stage stands high above the water line, is now isolated with a heavy current pouring past it's inland inside! Half submerged freight cars stand in the siding and tree tops appear above the surface. like bushes.
 The railroad and shipping district of East St. Louis presents small peninsula on which freight houses stsSd short dis tance above the flood. Beyond these freight houses extends lake half mile wide and the water at the eastern edge laps at the foundations of tall businesF blocks The St. Louis Hay Warehouse Companys building, situated on the levee near Eads bridge. is half submerged Freight traffic will probably be discon- tinued Monday.
 At o'clock tonight the stage registered 35.4 feet. rise of seven-tenths Of a root since o'clock this morning.
 The stage of the Mississippi has noI changed materially north of the mouth of the Missouri but below the mouth the rise continues. Government ForecasteI Bowie tonight issued a statemen' that the rise would continue rapidly Tor the next forty-eight hours and a stage oi 6.5 feet would be registered by Monday and 1t was probable that the water would Ro to 3S feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
PEACH GROWERS COMPLAINT
Claim They Have Been Discriminate
 ed Against by Roads.

Washington. June 6.-The Georgia Peach Growers Association. with prin- cipal offices in Macon today filed com plaint to the Interstate Commerce Com mission that the present high railroad rates on freight shipments to Northern and Eastern markets will practically de- stroy the peach business. The complaint names the following roads as defendants:
 The Atlantic Coast Line. Central of Georgia, Seaboard Ar Line, Southern, Att lanta and West Point. Georgia Southern and Florida. the Georgia Railroad Com pany. Western and Atlantic, Macon, Dublin and Savannah; Pennsylvania, New Haven and Hartford and Baltimore and Ohio The complaint alleges that the rates to Eastern points are approxi- mately one-third higher per mile than to Western polnts-that three-fourths of the cars of peaches now go East on account of the larger markets thr and 1t 's claim ed therefore that the actual expense per car to the railroads should be 'ess than to Western points
 The complaint says: "All other sec lions of the United States are put on a parity with Georgia. regardless of d:st- ance. and we insist that if the railroads can haul fruits these great distances at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

Jessoe Marplestout and her five children and their grandmother. Mrs. Shoukwiler.
 Oficer Hall today just after noon found the body of a colored man at Crane and Monroe Streets. The body has not beeD identified.
 Late this afternoon report came in that a 14-year-old white boy had been dug out of a drift on Jefferson Street be- tween Saywell and Kious Streets.
 Money continues to come in from out side in quantities sufficient to keep up with the demand and to lay little aside for the expenses which will pile up as tune goes on. A message was received to- day from the International Harvester Company increasing its subscription to S1 .Ooo A letter from Garnet, Kas.. signed "Committee" and enclosing check TOT $1S2 90 was also received.
 A message from the Merchants Ex- change Flood Relief Association Of st. Louis says that the association has mall ed a check for $l.0oo.
 The pupils of the public schools Of To. neka have contributed $40445. $195 of of which came from the High School.
 Wagon loads of clothing have been coming into the school buildings, all Of which have been transferred to the Audi torium.
 The Crosby Milling Company turned over to the committee $loO which nao hAen wired 10 them Uy F D. oAAAASN o- Co.. the Bristol (England) correspondents of the Crosby Company.
 Tonight the total collected money IS something like S23.000; including that re ceived from Philadelphia, 5000 and $l ,OoC each from St. Louis and Chicago. It is estimated that there have been l,OOO subscriptions. 900 of which have been without solicitation.
 Lodges and other organizations have raised common funds which have been distributed through their secretaries.
 The merchants of the north side are trying hard to save their stocks. Mud covers much of the stock. however ana the greater part of the articles in the stores are ruined. Railroads are gradual ly getting into better shape me oSnea m'1 Ee is working hard trying to get its line into operation and the Rock Island eX' pects soon to be able to connect with St Joseph
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
MANY ROUTES TO BE DIsCoN-
 TINUED.
Congressman simms of Tennessee Says This Will Be One Result From Investigation Into Post
 office Scandles.

Washington, June 6-(special. )--Repre- sentative T. w. Simms of Tennessee who was at the Postofflce Department today confirms the story recently in this cor- respondence to the effect that the depart ment is planning to discontinue a large number of rural free delivery routes throughout the country.
 My opinion ts'' said MT. Simms, that the discovery of fraud and rascality in connection with the rural free delivery service will have tendency to retard the furter establishment of the service. There will be greater precaution used in Investigating and reporting upon routes than heretofore My opinion further Is that the existing routsS will all be in- vestigaterd and many of them discon- tinued, especially in sections where less than 800 persons arc served on the route."
 The proof .u the contested election case of Davis vs Simms was opened today in the office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and ordered to be printed. MT. SiniIns was present. as was also his attorney. MT. Kitchener of this city. The contest Is hinged alone upon the Congressional construction ot the Dortch law. Mir. Simn1s Is confident of holding his seat. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
200 IN PERIL.
Steamer will Go to Rescue the Cn-
 fortunates.


 St. Louis, June 6.-Two hundred people in the village of Black Walnut, on the north bank of the Missouri twenty-five miles northwest of St Louis. are sur rounded by radidiy rising water ana many meane of escape is cut of.
 Their condition was learned at St. Charles tonight and Sheriff Dierkes of that city teIephoned to St. Louis police departnent for aid in rescuing the im- periled villagers. The sheriff stated that 1t was impossible to reach the people without the aid of a river steamer.
 Immediately HarboT Commissioner N'hyte was notified and requested to rush inc harbor boat to Black Walnut. The appeal was futile however, because the high water would not permit a river steamer to pass up stream under Eads bridge. Word was telephoned to Alton where the steamer Spreadeagle Is moored. and it Is probable that 1t will start on a mission of rescue
 Sheriff DierkSs, at St. Charles, tele- phoned that the water was rising, and unless the people were rescued speedily there would be great loss of life before morning. The Conlogue levee. just south of East St Louis, broke at midnight and the 200 colored families who inhabit that district were driven from their homes Many had narrow escapes from drown ing. The levee suddenly gave way, and the water poured through in a torrent but they had been warned and were or the alert and all got to higher places 1T safety.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Mistreatment of rtalian..

Washington. June 6.--Signor Mayor des Planches. the Italian Ambassador, has received from Mir. Sperenza, secretary of the society for the protection of Italian immigrants 10 this country a report on the recent disturbances in West virginia, in which Italians were said to have suf- fered from mob violence. Mir. Speranxa'a report shows that Governor White or West Virginia did all that could be exc pected of him in protecting the Italians. Action by the Italian Government in the face of the facts as they now appear M not therefore expected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

Georgia rates, that with our more favored locality we should receive approximately the same rates per mile as these other sections. We ask that the rate from Ma con to Nv York be reduced to the same rate per mile as from Macon to Western points" The complaint alleges tlla. the minimum carload weight of zo,000 pounds on cars thirty-six fet long or under and 22,000 pounds on oars over thirty-six feet and not exceeding forty feet Is too high an9 compels the shipper to 'oad five tiers high and the top tier Is usually damaged by excessive loading, that the standard crates used by the complainants in their shipments are billed at an estimated weight which exceeds the actual weight by eight pounds. reduction of rates is asked on shipments from Georgia to New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Utica. AL bany, Worcester, Mass. Providence, R.. l., and other New England points cn a parity per mile with rates 10 Cincinnati, St Louis, Cleveland. Pitts5,trg. Buffalo and Chicago and other Western points.