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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
WEATHER REPORTS.
Plan to Supply All Farmers With Daily
Forecasts.

Forecasts.
From Mondays Daily.
Dr.. H. E. Herr, manager of the OF.
tumwa Telephone system, is in re.
ceipt of letter from DR.. George
M. Chapel of the Des Moines wealth.
er bureau Of the United States agri
cultural department, stating that the
chief of the United States weather
bureau is DESTROYS of having the daily
weather forecasts and special warn
SHOWS. severe storms, etc, reach as
ness men possible.
The letter, which is one OF 643 sim
| liar ones sent to all the telephone
companies in the state, continues: q
write to ask you if you would not be
willing to cooperate with this bureau
in disseminating the forecasts owe,
your telephone lines in case the chief
Of the bureau will supply you or an
AGENT designated by you with copy
of the forecasts"
The forecasts are made in Chicago
at about o'clock and should reach
distributing points in Iowa by or
shortly after 10 O'Clock a. m. The
usual method of distribution is for the
chief operator to give a general cal
at certain hour and then repeat the
forecast slowly and distinctly over the
wire. The subscribers being previ-
ously informed as to the signal used
for the general call and the hour al
which it is to be given
Dr.. Herr was ont of the city today ana
could not be seen in regard to he matter
but II is presumed that his company will
give an affirmative answer to the request
For some time the government has been
striving TO perfect n system whereby ev-
cry farmer could know The weather. fore
cast for thirty six hours. having ii deliver
cd to him every morning by wire Already
$500 farmers in the state are receiving
messages from companies which have
agreed to deliver them free of charge for
the benefit of their patrons. The govern
ment sends the forecast by wire to differ
ent distributing stations throughout the
state free of charge. Many companies are
aiding in the distribution now and 1t is
expected that those to which coinmunica-
tons have been sent will also agree to
give assistance in the matter. There are
yet about 800 companies which will he in
Guided in the next step toward perfecting
the plan.
Besides the telephone messages now go
ing out 14,QU0 cards are being sent out
through the medium Of the rural deliveries
There are according to the last census
22s.622 farms in Iowa. and T. is believed
at the local weather Office that with the
cooperation of all of the telephone COM
panies In Iowa nearly every farmer can
receive notification of the weather pros
poets. At this time of the year. 1t is be-
lieved this would be extremely beneficial
to the rural districts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
I ! | / Z.
K
RI Y

| have complete X-Ray Machine
and have used it with great success
the past six months. The X-Ray is.
curing many diseases that have been
known to the medical profession as
incurable. Lupus of face or Skin Can.
Ger durable by the use of the X-Ray.
Chronic Eczema disappears readily
when properly treated by the X-Ray.
Cancer in different forms is cured
when other remedies fail The X.Ray
kills the Cancer Cell or roots.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Climb and is to constantly keep in
mind the Importance of the same.
Aim and 0bjecf

Climb and is to constantly keep in
mind the Importance of the same.
Aim and Object.
The aims of the many clubs all lead
to the education and betterment OF the
race, Intellectually. morally and I'm
ancially. The question is often asked,
why colored women's clubs? They
answer for the same reason that white
women's clubs are organized. Colored
women have learned that in union
there is strength and are far reaching
out for broader fields of action, for
higher plane of thought, and are do
ing much for suffering humanity.
They are neither seeking or allow
ing social equality, seeking no favors
because of their color, patronage be-
cause of our needs, but they knock at
the bar of justice asking an equal
chance.
The National Association.
The National Association of Colored
Women was organized in 1885, Since
that time it has held large an enthusi-
astic meetings at Washington, Nash
vile, Chicago and Buffalo. Ten thous-
and women answered the roll call and
al S llNih6 lSolllliOAlalo VI lAS NdluC vi
organization.
The clubs belonging to the national
association are actively engaged in de-
veloping higher standard of racial
progress.
The object or line of work for each
club is whatever racial development is
most needed, but as no race suffers
more than the African from lack of
home training, resulting from many
long years of no mental moral or do
nestle training, the elevation of the
standard of home life needs the most
attention.
Time will not permit the dwelling
upon the many helpful things being
sustained by the clubs of the national
association.
Old folks homes, day nurseries, kim
dergartens, reading and culture clubs,
musical. domestic and science, and
many more, too numerous to mention,
proving that they are living up to the
motto, Lifting as We Climb" and are
endeavoring to educate public senti-
ment for and not against the race.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
ALBA MAN DISAPPEARS.
Relatives of David Mock, Aged citi-
zen, Fear He Has Been Killed.

zen, r ear RE mas seen Killed.
Abba. May 26-(Special.) -Where
is David Mock? This question is now
agitating the people of Iowa and vi
cinity and the whole community is hor-
rified by the fear that one of the Oldest
residents Of Monroe county an aged
and well-to-do citizen. has met with
foul play, somewhere between Grant
Pass, Oregon and this city. He left
Grants Pass, where he had been on
visit with his son, Abraham Mock, on
April 90 and has not been heard OF
since that time When he left the west
he carried on his person about 81 600,
and 1t Is feared that somewhere on his
route home, he has been robbed and
perhaps murdered. His trunk has been
IN this city for several weeks although
this was not known until his relatives
became uneasy because OF his pro
tracted absence and began investiga.
ton.
Thought Him in Kansas.
On April 20, the aged man left his
sons home in Oregon, evidently as
well physically and in as good shirts
as he had been for years. His rela.
yves in this city knew that he had
started eastward but they were not
expecting him to arrive here for some
time, and thought he would go to
kansas to visit another son, William.
Yesterday, however, a letter was re-
celVed from the son in Kansas, asking
II his father had arrived in Abba and
indicating that he had not been seen
by his relatives in Kansas. His AL
bia relatives, alarmed by the news,
at once began an investigation. The
son in Oregon was communicated
with by telegraph and has started
hunt from that end of the line.
Trunk Reached Home.
Inquiry at the railway depot elected
the information that Mr. Mocl1's
trunk arrived in this city April 26, six
days after the man left Oregon, and
evidently came through without any
unusual delay This would indicate
that he eithe" did not intend to go to
Kansas on his way or that he met
trouble in some form before he reach
ed Omaha, where he would probably
leave the direct homeward route for
Kansas.
Carried Much Money.
1t is feared here that Mr.. Mock
met with foul play, as he carried
about $1,000, enough to prove temp
tation to robbers if they became
aware of the fact that it was in his
possession. He was over 20 years of
age.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
HAYTIAN MINISTRY RESIGNS.
Opposed to Investigation of Alleged
100000 Frauds,

Port Au Prince, May 26.-The entire
Haytian ministry, with the exception
OF the minister of war, has resigned
The ministry is opposed to continuing
the investigation into the alleged
frouds in the issuing of Haytian gov
eminent securities amounting to ST.
100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28

ing remarked in Pendleton, Oregon,
last week that he had one bullet for
President Roosevelt and another for
Emperor William. He left for Walla
Walla with Winchester, and his part.
ner. Pat Kline. followed him here. no.
Trying the police Becker was located
working in butcher shop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
GIVEN RECEPTION
Randall Chew Writes of Presidents
Visit to U, S, S. Mohican

States navy. writes to his brother.
Chett G. Chew, 100 South Adella
street, and tells in an interesting man
ner of the recent visit of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy
Moody to the ship and the hearty re-
ception rendered them Mr.. Chew al
SO refers in his letter to Homer John
son, another Ottumwa boy who is on
the ship. He writes as follows:
~. S. S. Mohican
Dear Brother
We had two distinguished visitors
this week, the President and the Sec
rotary of the navy. The secretary
came up Wednesday and spent the aft
ernoon in the navy yard. He was CIV
en- salute of seventeen guns on en-.
tering the yard and seventeen more on
leaving it. He returned to San Fran
cisco that evening on the torpedo boat
destroyer Paul Jones. She made the
trip to San Francisco in just thirty
minutes. distance of a little over
thirty miles.
EARLY the next morning we began
to make preparations for the President.
Everything was put up in Liverpool
ship shape or as you would say .spic
and span
"At 4:1O the booming of the guns
on the Independence told of the sight
ing of the torpedo boat bearing the
President and we Immediately began a
salute of twenty-one guns. Johnson
and We're at the battery, he firing and
/ loading.
"As the Paul Jones neared the Val
lejo dock we manned the rail; that is,
all the deck force stood on the railing
around the spar deck of the ship and
four flourishes were sounded on the
bugle. He was escorted in Vallejo, to
the site OF the new sailors home.
in course of erection there, where he
laid the corner stone. From there he
crossed the bay to the navy yard
His escort consisted Of two companies
of marines from the Mare Island bar.
racks and two companies of bluejack.
cts from this ship.
Upon his arrived he was received
by all officers of the navy yard in
full dress. After paying short visit
to Admiral Miller, commandant of the
yard, he returned aboard the torpedo
boat and left for San Francisco. Again
we manned the rail and sounded the
four flourishes and the President
faced us and made deep bow in rec
ognition of our honors to him. AS
he passed the bounds of the navy
yard the Independence and this ship
again fired salute of 21 guns. This
time had the honor of firing the sa,
lutte, johnson doing the loading. l
read in the Courier how the President
was received in Ottumwa and so 1
thought you would like to know how
he was received in the navy.
Your loving brother.
Randall Chew
Mare Island, CAL. May II.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
WILL NAME NEW SECRETARY.
shaw Said to Have Decided Upon Ap

Shaw Said to Have Decided Upon Ap-
pointment But Awaiting Formally.
Washington, D, c. May 23.-(Spe-
cial.) Secretary Shaw will late this
afternoon announce the name of the
new assistant secretary of the treas
ury. The name cannot be learned but
it will be an eastern man of large bust
ness experience. The appointment has
been decided upon but is awaiting
some formality.
F. ]. Stillman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
is SERIOUSLY SHOT
w. n. Robinson Wounded as Result OF
Fight in Chicago Resort

Chicago, May 26.--William Fl. Rob.
inson, New York bank clerk. living
at down town hotel here, was shot
and severely wounded today by, Law
renee L. Curtis, broker. The affair
was the result Of fight in south
side resort.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
ARREST WOULD BE ASSASSIN
Joseph Becker Arrested in Walla Walla
Accused Of Intending to Kill
President Roosevelt.

Walla Walla, Wash, May 26-Joseph
Becker, Swiss and radical socialist
is in the city jail here on suspicion
OF having intended to kill President
Roosevelt yesterday. The episode was
Kept quiet until AFTER the Presidents
departure. Becker is accused of hav-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
DR.. M'cLINTocK DIES
Prominent Presbyterian Minister Pass
es Away at Sioux CITY

Sioux City, May 26.-Rev. j. C. Nc.
Clintock, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church and state clerk of the
Iowa synod, died yesterday morning
after a long illness. He was 25 years
pastor at Burlington; his first pasto-
rate was at Mt Pleasant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
SCANDAL THREATENS BOSTON

Confession Involves Legislators in
Wholesale Bribery Plot
Boston, Mass, May 26.-John B. Mo-
ran, lawyer, has announced that he
is in possession of written confes.
sion of Wholesale bribery scheme
mapped out by Massachusetts, men,
which involves seven prominent legis-
lators- Moran will lay the evidence
before the grand jury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
BIG ENGINE WORKS DESTROYED

The Waterhouse Plant at ST. Paul the
Victim Of conflagration.
st. Paul, Mimi, May 22.-The Wa.
terhouse engine works was destroyed
by fire this morning. The loss is $751;
600. Waterman W. E. Ecklin was
probably fatally burned
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mr.. G. !. Breeding

of South ottumwa, was cured Of
rupture on the left side six years
ago and last summer was rup-
tured on the right side. He was
cured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mr.. S. D. Thompson

of Abba, cured of bad rupture
in a few weeks. He is well
pleased and sent two more pa.
tier TO take the treatment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
DR.. Q. A. WHITE DEAD.
Famous Yellow Fever Expert Passes
Away in New York.

New York, May 26.--Dr. Octavius A.
White, the famous yellow fever expert
ID dead at his home in this city aged
7S years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mrs. w. H. Harris

residing in South ottumwa was
cured of a cancer on the lower
eye lid. The knife failed. 1t
returned, but the X-Ray cured it
completely Plenty OF other
cases are cured to convince me
and my patrons that it cures.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mr.. Jacob Danover

of West Point, Ia, was cured of
a Lupus on the side of the nose
and one on the hand that had
resisted all forms of treatment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
PEARL SELLS FOR $4,000

Clam Dissers Find Fortune In Missis.
sippi Near Lansing, Iowa
Lansing, May 28.-Clam dig
gers have found pearl In the Missis-
sippi river which was sold 70 {. Chi.
cago party for $1,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mrs. Taylor Rupe

residing south OF the city, was
cured of a cancer on the nose.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Kills Two Near Buxton and Two at Glen
Wood---Another Expected To Die.
WHOLE STATE FEELS STORMS FURY
SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE MINDED AT GLENWooD
INMATES kLLED-PENN COLLEGE AT oskALoosA STRUCK
BY LleHTNING-DEs MONIES RIVER AND OTHER STREAMS
RislNe-sToRM STRIKES CHICAGO.

the cellars in town were filed or near.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Mr.. John Leave1ing
Mr.. Grant Ramsey

of Sigourney, Ia, was cured of
severe case of Piles and only
stayed here one week. He wal
also cured of rupture, return.
ing to take a few treatments.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1903-08-25

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ming Og ~forbere0te fig til 0en enoelige og futOtanoi8e
Sptagele / geneoittineri %eitrenes Samfunb.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
Teeth Are venerated,

Teeth Of all kinds have been wor.
SHIPPED and are. in fact, venerated as
relics in some religious shrines. Bud
dha's tooth is preserved In an Indian
temple, the Cingalese worship the
tooth Of a monkey. while the ele.
plants and sharks tooth serve a sim.
liar purpose among the Malabar and
Tonga islanders respectively. The
Siamese were formerly the possessors
OF the tooth of sacred monkey which
they valued very highly, but in a war
with the Portuguese they lost the holy
grinder and had to pay $3,50O,O0O to
get 1t back again. It Is now kept in a
small gold box inclosed in six other
boxes in one of the many temples Of
the Siamese capital
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
Tine WAY TO SUCCEED.

Nowadays we read in the public
prints much academic advice to young
men on the way to succeed, all of
which is no doubt good and helpful.
The career of Oren Root, Jr., aged
twenty-nine, who has Just been APP
pointed to the highly responsible posi-
tion of general manager of the great
Metropolitan street railway system of
New York, however, furnishes an illu-
minating and concrete lesson on the
subject. He was graduated from Ham
ilton college i'm 1894. After his gradu-
alton he made up his mind that the
street railway business was to his
taste, and he began at the bottom of
the ladder. He got job as general
workman, gripman, motorman, a
conductor, a starter, an inspector, an
assistant to the general manager, and
now he is general manager of probably
the largest urban and interurban rail-
way system i'm the world. 1t is assert
ed that he won his way without out
side help and purely by untiring indus
try and fidelity to all the duties that
were assigned to him.
If more college bred young men
would abjure the overcrowded profess
sions and adapt themselves to industri-
al occupations, being content to begin
at the bottom and strive to get to the
top by dint of hard and conscientious
work, as did young Root, we would
hear less Of the failures of college
graduates.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14

Although the President of the United
States Is ruler over 100000 of peo-
pie, his salary is only $4,000, while
the king of Portugal, ruling only 4,50O,.
900 people, receives each year $775.-
OOO
The king of Saxony, a king in name
only and by no manner of means in
fact, the most important and arduous
affairs of Saxony being controlled and
directed from Berlin, receives a salary
OF S725,OOO, the area of Saxony being
$500 square miles and the population
100000. The president of the repub.
lie or France gets an annual allowance
OF Sl25,OOO, but there Is an enormous
| additional allowance for expenses
France is nation of 10000 900, colo
MES included, and the president of the
| French republic exercises legal juris.
diction over 100000 square miles of
| territory
In strange comparison with the sal.
| airy OF the chief ruler of France Is that
| or the emperor of Austria who re-
ceives each year S2,775 900. The king
domains 100000 persons live, has
$4,000 year salary. The king of
the Belgians, who ostensibly directs
the destinies of the people of that pop.
ulous and prosperous country, receives
$66O,O0O, while the ruler of the Neither
lands gets only 100000, though the
population of the Dutch colonies in
i M ~ 10 nf hA a, IL,
30,000,000.
1t VIII be remarked as peculiar that
| Germany, now one of the three great
empires of the world pays no salary
to its kaiser He draws his annual sti-
pend as king of Prussia, however, and
the empire gives to him 1915, 900 to be
spent In presents for needy subjects
and 1872 1000 for the salaries of his ad.
jutants.
| The Russian emperor has a state In.
come of almost 100000 a year, be.
sides drawing several millions more
as chief of the house of Romanoff
The king of Italy has an annual salary
of $2,S50,0O0. The king of Greece Is
ruler of only two millions of people
|
year. The king of Roumania gets
$230,000 and the king of Servia $24O,
600.
Great Britain paid to Queen Victoria
1895, 900, exclusive of payments made
to the members of the royal family
and their relatives and exclusive OF
the queens revenue from the duchy OF
Lancaster and there were many Other
amounts paid to her each year appro
priated by the nation, which swellet
her income to an enormous extent.
There are presidents of railroads. in
surance and other corporations in New
York and elsewhere who receive sal
aries of $4,000 and upward. will
many opportunities for greatly increas
ing their incomes, yet their labors ant
responsibilities are insignificant wher
compared with those of the Presiden
OF the United States.-New Yorl
Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
BROTHER DICKEY HAS SOMETHING
TO SAY ON WOMEN SUFFRAGE

81 sees by de papers dat de won en-
folks got up another sufferin' conven-
tion," said Brother Dickey.
"You mean suffrage"
"Mebbe / does, sub; but dey's so
long sufferin' dat spec l amt fur off
de track in usin' de word what
fust lit in wild. Eff / makes no mis-
takes, dey wants ter git holt er de
reins er gover'mint en- take de country
in dey own hans, en- / makes no doubt
but what de country would be all de
better fer it, though many POI strug-
glin' citizen what makes homes liv-
in votin' around on 'lecshun day
would be out er job fer good en- all,
en- you never could tell who wuz run
min fer Office en- what flatform de wuz
standin' on, sence dey'd ever one be
talkin' at one en- de same time. But
what's de sense in dey wantin' any
mo- power dan what dey got now, wen
nine mems out er ten in dis country
votes DIES how de womens tells em ter
or feels lax dis worl' is no fr'en' ter
grace ten minutes after dey gifts home?
But le' 'em go ahead. Dey knows
DIES what dey drivin' at, en- dey amt
man on de top sid er creation what
got de courage ter tell 'em dat dey
t!'-Altanta Constitution.