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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18

improving the looks of the town by lay
ing new sidewalks,
Mrs. e. N. Curkendall of Bloomfield
spent Sunday here with her mother
Mrs. E. w. Sayles.
Nellie Truitt returned Tuesday from
Mt. Pleasant, wnere she has been for
the past six months attending Iowa
Wesleyan university.
Children's day was observed at the
Methodist church Sunday night. A
large audience was in attendance.
Mrs. Delbert York and baby are Wis.
itfng with her father, Cyrus Martin OF
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Housley were
called to Des Moines last Friday OF
account of the illness of their daughter.
Mrs. Frank Iindley, whose home was
recently destroyed by the high wa.
ter.
Mrs. Malone, who has been visiting
here with her son, left last Friday fol
her home at West Liberty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCarty were
called to Bloomfield Sunday afternoon
on account of the dangerous illness OF
MI. McCarty's brother, Joseph Nc.
Carly
Mr.. Lewis, the c., R. /. & P. agent
was called away to the bedside of his
little son, who is critically i'll with ty.
phoid fever.
). q. DeMar, one of our best Davis
county teachers, has been honored by
being chosen as instructor of Algebra
at Drake university for the summer
term.
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Siqourney.


Sigourney, June 1.-THE board of super
yisors is inspecting the county bridges to-
day.
w. E. Sherlock, of Hedrick, is in Sigour-
ney today.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman schwenke,
boy.
The cemetery committee gave an interest
ing entertainment to a large house Monday
evening.
Several Sigourney people went to Oskaloo-
sa today to attend the street fair.
marriage license was issued yesterday
to George Il. Care, 81, and Miss Nellie A.
Rowe, 81.
c. L. Barton and daughters, yora and
Vera, went to Richland this morning to
visit couple of days.
Lee Tully, of Burlington. Kansas, is Wis
iting Harry Meas. He is on his way to OAR
lington, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Meas left for short
visit in Kansas They will then return to
their home at Grants Pass, Oregon.
Mrs. George Goldthwaite, of Chicago. Wis
tied a few days with the Goldthwaite fam
lily and left this morning for Hedrick to
spend few days with the W. c. McWil-
liams family.
Mrs Fred Mailer and daughter Viola re-
turned this morning to her home in Scott
county, Kansas, after n three weeks visit
with relatives and friends. She formerly
lived in Keokuk county and her former
name was Sophia Wickenkamp.
Mrs. c.. d.. Mclean, of Yinton, and Mrs.
Il. j. Robinson, of Denver. Col, are visiting
Mrs. A. J. Pope and the w. /. Mclean fam
lily.
Miss Grace Lusch left this morning for
Clarinda to spend the summer with her
aunt,
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BidWelI.

Bldwell June 17.-Mrs. Mary Chisman is
quite Ill with stomach trouble.
The farmers are jubilant over the recent
fine weather and all are busy at work in
the fields Some blowing for corn, some
planting. and the rest blowing corn.
charles Harlan and family, of Pleasant
Home, We're brief visitors in this vicinity
Monday.
The ice cream social given Saturday night
at the Christiansburg school houseswa a
success In every way. The attendance was
quite large. Blakesburg, MunterviIle, Chill
licothe and Pleasant Home were well rep
resented. The proceeds amounting to SIT
VIII be used for the benefit of the library.
John Gesley, of South Ottumwa, was a
business visitor in this locality last week
Frank Smith. of MuntervilIe, is working
Tor Jim Johnston. this week.
Elmer Rose and family, of Pleasant Home
We're guests at the c. r. Chsman home
Sunday.
Mrs. Mahala Fisk, of Ottumwa, is visit
Ing relatives here.
James Johnston, who has been incapaci-
tated as the result of two broken ribs, is
slowly recovering.
Grooms brothers began work Monday re-
modelling the Christiansburg school house
Fred Jones and family, of Pleasant
Home, spent n pleasant Sabbath at the
John Fisk residence.
Curtis Johnston. of Chillicothe, was greet
Ing his many friends in this vicinity Sun
day.
Andrew Johnson and family, of Munter-
Vile, were Sunday visitors at the Henry
Oswald home.
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Foster,

Foster, June I7.--Mrs. Ruth Searcy, of
Abba, was an over Sunday visitor with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Madison ST.
Link Jackson went to Oskaloosa Saturday
evening on business.
Mrs. Henry Maneor were in Abba Satur-
day visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chef
Momyer.
John Terry attended the republican conn
ty convention In Abba last Saturday.
Albert Fisher returned from Oregon last
Friday where he had been looking at the
country.
Miss Jennie Robinson was business call
er In Moravia last Wednesday.
Mrs. Job Dyer, of Ottumwa. is visiting at
the parental John Madison Sr. home.
Ely Dyer was chosen a delegate to the re-
publican state convention last Saturday.
Alvin Roop is visiting relatives in Abba
this week.
Rev. King, of Des Moines, preached In
the Baptist church here Sunday forenoon
and evening.
Robert Hughes. of Hooking, was visiting
friends and relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mahaffy visited
friends In Hilton last Saturday. Mr.. Ma
haffy is the conductor of the band.
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WILLIAMSBURG GRADUATES.
Young People Walk 1000 Miles While
Getting Education.

Des Moines, June 16.-State Super
intendent Barrett, who returned from
a tour through many parts of the state
where he had been attending COM
mencement exercises and delivering
addresses, said that the most remark
able nigh school that had come under
his notice was that at Williamsburg.
In this class there were eleven boys
and eleven girls. Approximately one
half of the graduates came from the
country districts and the scholarship
as evidenced by the markings was as
a whole, unusually high. The young
man and young woman whose standing
entitled them to first honors were es,
timated by the instructors to have
covered 1000 miles during the years
they. had been engaged in taking the
course. the girl driving and the young
man walking.
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BRIEFLY TOLD.
There is No Use Leaving ottumwa-
Believe the Statements of OF
tumwa Residents.

tumWa Residents.
Endorsements by residents of Ottum-
va.
Proof positive from Ottumwa people.
Cannot be evaded or doubted.
Read this statement
Mr. Geo. Winpigler of West Sec
ond sertte, carpenter by trade employ
ed at the Ottumwa Brick and Con-
struction Co., says: Besides my own
experience have other reasons for
considering Doan's Kidney Pills a
remedy for kidney complaint I'M
equalled by anything which has come
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same. When Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my notice reasoned
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Remember the nameDoan's, and
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oTTUMwAN TO GRADUATE.
Walter Fredrickson Finishes Post
Graduate Course Thursday.

Walter F. Fredrickson has finished
his postgraduate course in the depart
ment of pharmaceutical chemistry at
Northwestern university and Thursday
evening, June IS, will receive his dir
Iona at the commencement exercises
to be held at the Auditorium. Mr..
Fredrickson graduated last April from
the pharmaceutical department, finish.
ing among the first three He then
took postgraduate course, adding the
course of chemistry Mr.. Fredrickson't
many friends in this city will be pleas.
ed to hear that he has successfully fin.
ished his course of studies. He will
return to Ottumwa and after two
weeks vacation will re-enter Sargent
drug store, where he was employed
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, June 1T-siiss Florence Harrison
of Waterloo, is visiting friends in Hedrick.
S. T. Heninger, of Martinsburg, was In
town Monday on business
II. q. Duke has purchased the Hubbird
property on Main street and will occupy 1t
in the near future.
j. l.. Galloway, of Mexico, No., was in
Hedrick Monday on business.
j. w. Neff left Tuesday morning for
Blackwell, Okla, where he will spend some
time looking for land.
crowd of about forty-five young people
of Hedrick were entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs S. Fl. Durfey, west of town,
Monday evening, the occasion being the
slxtieth wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Durfey. Light refreshments were
served and an excellent time is reported.
r. w. Doak, of Highland, was in town
Tuesday.
Hereafter there will be band concerts on
Main street each Saturday evening. The To-
cal organization will furnish music.
Monday.
John Mccormick, Of Lancaster, was in
town Tuesday on business
II. C. Gambell is visiting his parents here.
]. r. Brooks, L. L. Bowlin and c. A..
Beck were in Pekin and Farson Tuesday on
telephone business.
T. d. and L. b. Cuddy, of Pekin, were
in town Tuesday
III. E. Duke left Tuesday morning for
Canada and the northwest on land seek
ing tour.
Mrs. w. o. Cuddy is visiting her parents
in Joliet, ILL.,
w. P. Harrison expects to move to OF
tumwa next Monday.
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Concord.

Concord, June 17.-Rev. Alfred filed his
regular appointment at the Liberty church
last Sunday morning.
Miss Jessie Moore closed successful,
term of school at the Liberty school house
last Friday.
James selix was an Ash Grove caller last
Sunday.
S. A. Burton, Of Ottumwa, shipped eight
head of cattle last Wednesday which ne
had bought some time ago of w. Il. Miller.
Tie party at John Davis last Saturday
night was quite well attended and those
present report pleasant time
Charles Tomlin, of Drakcville, was a
pleasant caller in this vicinity last Sunday
evening.
Quite number of the young folks of this
place attended the chidrens day exercises
at Albany last Sunday evening
Miss Ina Swain visited over Sunday at
the home of her uncle, Levi Swain.
]. A. Tadlock and family visited with o.
w. Moore last Sunday.
Ava Fowler visited the last of the week
in this vicinity.
Children's day exercises will be held at
the Liberty church next Sunday, June 81.
Everybody Is invited to attend.
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Chequest.

Chequest, June Nv. n. Cassidy and
family attended the funeral of Mr.. Cassa-
dy's cousin, Mrs. Cassidy, at Milton, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dooley, of near Sell
ma, We're guests Sunday at the w. II. Har-
ryman home.
DR.. Bassett. of Leando, was a profession
al caller in Cbequest Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs L. o. Hedrick, of Douds, and G.
+, Rider, of Ottumwa, spent Tuesday even
Ing with r. w. c. Harryman in this place.
Messrs. j. L. Shafrer, P. S. Plowman, Geo.
Plowman f. S. Plowman, w. B. Strait. Joe
Elsensohn. G. n. Mason and j. T. Haney
all have the use of new phones on the Che
quest farmers line.
Otto Mccullough and family visited Sun
day with Omer Ward near Pittsburg.
John Pless spent Sunday evening with his
friend Mt this place.
DR.. and Mrs. d. T. Rambo, of Chillicothe,
and Mr.. and Mrs George Rambo, of Douds,
visited over Friday night at the parental
Rambo home in Chequest.
A. r. Mccullough and family spent Sun
day afternoon with John Lewis, near Lee
ando.
There We're preaching services at Bethel
Sunday night.
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Competine.

Competine, June 1T.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Meier, of Hedrick, spent Sunday here with
Mr.. Meirs sister, Mrs Geo. Souer.
w. A. Hook and family, of Ames, were
visitors at the home of G. w. Dickens Sun
day.
Children's day exercises Mt this place
Sunday afternoon vert well attended. A
good program was given by the children.
John Hankammer closed his term of
school at this place Friday.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. F..
Davis Is very sick with typhoid fever.
H. w. Bottorff is visiting his sister in Clay
county.
The farmers are very busy planting and
replanting their corn.
Mesdames William and George Hankam.
mer, of Hedrick, We're here Friday after
noon.
The telegraph poles are being set and all
work resumed on the new railroad.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski, June 17.-Emery Miller and Low
ell Anderson returned home from Mt. Pleas
ant where they have been attending school
the past year.
DR.. R. o. Shelton and wife are visiting
Mr.. Shelton's parents, Dr. and Mrs. w. H.
Shelton, of this place.
Chas. Milligan, wife and daughters, Flor
ence and Helen, visited in Bloomfield few
days last week attending the carnival, re-
turning home Friday evening.
Guy Blough and Fred Nussbaum left
Thursday for points in Oregon where they
have gone to view the country.
Rev. Hastings preached his farewell SER
mon at the Christian church last Sunday
morning.
A. A. Knight wife and little son visited
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Dan Gin
rich, near Stiles, over Sunday.
Mrs. Yost died at her home Tuesday
morning of kidney and heart trouble. The
funeral services were held at the Methodist
Episcopal church Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. Moore. after which the body was laid
to rest in the X. of p cemetery.
S. n. Creech and family spent Sunday
with G. l.. Meredith and wife.
Mrs. Matte Saunders and daughter, Mary
of Mt Pleasant are visiting John Saunders
and family this week. a
Bessie Reed returned home from near
West Grove Saturday where she has been
teaching the past two months.
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Martinsburq.

Martinsburg. June 17.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Spiers are in Ray, Col, called there by the
death of Mrs. Spicr's father, Mr.. Zepp
Miss Nettie Sheraden left Monday even
ing for West Chester, where her brother,
Aiva, is very H.
Miss Bessie Matson came home from In
dfanola Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Glass visited In Ian
caster Sunday.
Mrs. Jessie Mcdowell came in from Win
terset Wednesday for a visit with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Alexander, south
east of town.
a very large and appreciative crowd was
reported ut Childrens exercises at the NJ.
Il. church Sunday evening.
Mrs. NJ. Ogden, of Fairfield, was visiting
in town Tuesday.
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BiackhaWk.

Blackhawk, June 17.--Mrs. Crawford Hop
kins visited relatives at this place Tuesday.
Misses Rosa Coop and Dora Goodwin vis-
tied Sunday with relatives near Bunch.
Willard Reynolds, Of Bunch, passed
through Blackhawk Sunday evening.
Tom Livingston and wife and little grand
son visited at the Frank Bean home Tues
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Coop are rejoicing over
the arrival of a baby boy at their home
Thursday.
G. W. Smith has been suffering for some
time with heart failure
VIII Morrison was caller at the Charles
Brown home Sunday.
Blake Swain ana wife, of Unionville, Wis
tied Sunday at the WIN. Brown home.
County Superintendent Miss Anna Duff
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Dahloneua.

Dahonega, June 17.-Roy Lowenberg, Of
Chicago, is visiting with his parents and
other relatives at this place.
Several young people from this place at
tended an ice cream social at Nasty Sat
urday night
past week with friends here
w. III. Byrum, of Ottumwa. spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with his family here.
The Woodmen Circle gave another of its
successful dances last Saturday night.
The linemen for the Western Union Tele-
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Olive Branch.

Olive Branch, June 17.-As the high water
of the Des Moines river has receded the
mail trains are running once more We'd
nesday trains bringing in nine sacks of mail
Wednesday the carrier delivered 355 pieces
and Thursday 439.
Regular preaching services will be held
Sunday evening at the White Elm Free
Methodist church.
Waldo Harry closed a very interesting
term Of school at Pleasant Hill Friday last.
Miss Lena Kunzman visited Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Clyde Miller. of White Elm.
Martin Lutte has returned home after a
three weeks visit ut Morning Sun.
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Mark.

Mark, June 17.-AIiss Elsie Fenton has
been visiting with her brother, Joel Fenton,
in Udel.
There were children's exercises at Mt.
Moriah Sunday evening. The children had
good program.
Fred LYDIA and I. NJ. Andrews went to
Glenwood, Mo-, Saturday.
Mrs. Flanagan and son Jesse We're Bloom"
field visitors Saturday
There will be preaching here Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Fenton. who has been on the
sick list is some better now
ID. 7. Edwards hauled load of flour from
Bloomfield Wednesday.
Fred McMains and Miss May Edwards
spent Sunday evening with Frank Seberry.
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graph Co. were through this neighborhood
last week putting UP lle wires along the
Milwaukee cut off. They are out as far as
Farson at the present time
The farmers We're blowing corn last week
for the first time this summer.
Fred Iiults and family, of Bedrick. were
Sunday visitors at the parental Stalker
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Arnold, of ottumwa,
We're over Sunday visitors with Mrs. Liz
zie Mccoy and family.
The township trustees We're in session
Monday.
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guests were many. Miss Ethel Mintoyne,
who has been teaching at Grays Creek, en-
poets to go to Iowa City next week to be
present at the graduation of her brother-n-
law, Walter Jones, who has been taking a
course in medicine.
The Methodist Episcopal church will be in
condition for services Sunday for the first
time since the flood
Mrs. Mile Coon. who has been resident
of EddyvIlle about fifty years, has been
shipping her household goods to Abba to
live there
Miss Blanche Bowker, trained nurse of
Ottumwa, was an over Sunday visitor with
Mr.. and Mrs. III. j. King, and other friends
here
Mrs. Louise Harbach, of Oskaloosa, visit
ed Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Anton
Mayer, north of town.
John Evans returned Tuesday from Lucas
where he had been over Sunday, called by
the serious Illness of his father, It. r. Ev-
ans. whom he left considerably improved
Prof. #. S. Thompson of Knoxville, was
an over Sunday visitor with old friends In
town.
Simon jaeger returned Monday to Batavia
after short visit with relatives He has
been working there the past month.
Mrs. Il. ]. Coins, of Burlington, returned
home Tuesday. having been here over Sun
day, a guest of her father Jacob Alder.
I Mrs. VIM. Allison, Sr., was taken sick
Sunday night with something resembling
pneumonia.
james Horton. of Flagler, was In town a
few days ago, looking after some business
matters and visiting his brother-in-law, IL.
Fortune.
Passengers to Oskaloosa Saturday were
Martin Emanuel, Mrs. ], III. Miller, John
O'Donnell, G. S. Chord Hiram McKin and
c. A. Riggs.
Ralph Allen and James Walters returned
Saturday night from Metz, where they had
been working on new railway grade.
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THE RIVER PROBLEM.
Citizens to Postpone Plans for
Strengthening Des Moines.
A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TALKS
F. w. Hanna, Assistant Engineer of
the photographic Department of U.
S. Geological Survey Tells of Work
of Department Collecting Data.

'It would perhaps be we'll for the
citizens of Ottumwa' to wait few
months until the photographic depart
ment Of the geological survey has col
lected more data concerning the Des
Moines river before they go too far
into the plans for Strengthening the
river from the dam to the Market
street BRIDGE stated F. w. Hanna Of
Minneapolis, Mimi, assistant engineer
of the photographic department in
conversation with Courier represent
ative
Mr.. Hanna stated that the depart
ment was collecting data as to the
amount of the water flow; the volume
and the velocity of the stream and that
when this had been gathered it could
be more easily determined what width
would be needed as a water way.
keosauqua Gets Station
The photographic department of the
geological survey has turned consid
cradle attention to the Des Moines
river in the past few months. About
two months ago Mr.. Hanna was in
the city making a reconnaissance for
the purpose of determining the >best
place for the establishment of a guag
ing station. He favored Ottumwa at
that time but subsequently decided
to erect the station at Keosauqua,
1t was just completed before the recent
flood.
Two Guag1ng Stations on River.
The erection of the guaging station
was made necessary by the establish
ment of the canal which is to connect
the river at the narrowest point in
the big bend which the river takes at
Keosauqua and by which that place
and many of the other surrounding
towns plan to get water supply and
power for an electric light and steam
heating plant. There is one guaging
station now in oueration at Des Moines
and with the completion of the work
at Keosauqua the plans of the hydro
graphic survey for the work on the
Des Moines river will be more easily
carried out.
Collecting Data of Recent Flood.
Mr.. Hanna in speaking Of the pro-
ject to straighten the Des Moines river
stated that from what he had been able
to see from a casual observation the
plan looked feasible and that the cost
would probably be the only drawback.
He stated that it was patent to him
that the waterway was too narrow at
the bridge to permit the water to flow
freely. He stated that his department
was busy collecting data of the recent
food and that within two months time
a report would be made that might be
of material interest to the citizens
who favored cutting new, channel for
the river.