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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
'TOSEEHOW THEY ACT
ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE IN CHI.
cAGo MAKES SEVERAL POOR
RELATIVES RICH.
Stephen 3. Roath, pioneer Stock.
man, and One of the Founders of the
Big Chicago Stockyards is Disposing
of Milion-TelIs Why He Does It.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-An eccentric and
aged stocllyards millionaire, Stephen
b. Roath, announced yesterday that
he had just settled million dollars on
chosen set of relatives, ''just
to see how they will use the mon
ey."
Roath was lifelong associate of
John B. Sherman, father of the Chi
cago stockyards, and has occupied
the same room at the Transit House
for SO years.
In giving away his fortune Mr..
Roath does not propose to wait till
death shall reduce his hold on his
heirs to the questionable influence
which may be exerted via media from
the other world. He makes it clear
that upon the behavior of the benefi-
Charles depends the final division of
the property. He expects an cpl
demic OF good examples in his
family.
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WAR MAY RESULT.
Unless Maselssen's Death is Avenged
Cotton Will Seize Turkish Ports.

Washington, Aug 2S.-Ministel
Leischman today cabled to the state de
partment that he called at the foreign
Office again last night and presented
the American demands for an imme
date investigation of the reported as
sassination Of Vice Consul Magelssen al
Beirut. The minister of foreign affairs
while denying all knowledge of the at
fair and attemptingkto discredit the re
port, upon the insfstence of Minister
Leischman promised that an immedi
ate investigation shall follow and the
Turkish government shall take imme
date steps to find out and punish the
guilty. ~
Macedonian Conditions Grave.
T Leischman states that the Macedon
ian condition is growing constantly
more acute and the situation in that
section is extremely grave.
Americans In Danger.
In a cablegram to Leischman las
night regarding the report from the
American Board Of Missions to the eff
feet that an attempt was made to burr
the Euphrates college buildings al
Harpoot, Acting Secretary LOOMS in
structed him to demand that the Turk
ish government take immediate steps
for the protection of the lives Of the
Americans there. Sc
Ships on Way to Beirut.
Nice, France, Aug. 2S.-In, conse
quence of orders from the navy depart
ment at Washington the United States
cruisers Brooklyn, and San francisco
now at Villefrance will sail this even
ing for Genoa where they will re
join the Machias and after coaling al
Genoa the American ships will sail fol
Beirut.
Will Not Tolerate Delay.
Washington, Aug. 2S.-President
Roosevelt's action in ordering the
European squadron to Beirut is con.
elusive evidence that the American
government does not propose to toll.
crate any delay on the part of Tur.
key in making the proper reparation
for the assassination of Vice Consul
Magelssen.
The instructions by the commander
of the fleet have not been made pub.
lie, but the demands are likely to be
for indemnity for the murder of a
United States official, an apology
to the government and a salute to
the flag.
Was an Iowan.
VIM. Christian Magelssen, the Uni
ted States vice consul at beirut, sly.
ria, who was murdered Saturday night
was educated at Luther college, De
corah (this state). He attended school
there Tor three years and later went
to Sioux Falls, where he was clerk
in the United States consulate. He
was also associate editor of the Echo
paper published in Sioux Falls
Magelssen has been in Beirut since
September, 1890. His father is a
prominent Lutheran minister in Min
nesota. The murdered consul was
born in Bratsburg, Mimi, in 1873.
England Will Not Interfere.
London, Aug 28.-London, Aug. %
The foreign Office informs the Asso
ciated Press that Great Britain Ger.
tainly will not and it is not likely that
and other power will raise objection
to the summary action on the part
OF the United States in connection
with the assassination of Vice Consul
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
DAVIS COUNTY DELuGED.
Heaviest Rain in Several Years Falls
at Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Aug. 2S.-This section
was visited by heavy rain Wednes-
day night. Rain fell in torrents at in
tervals throughout the night, and it is
estimated that from three and one-half
to four inches of water fell, being the
heaviest rain that has fallen in this sec
ton for years. The rain will be Of
great benefit to the fall pasture and
late crops,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

Edna Proctor. eleventh room,
Josie Empie, tenth room.
Mrs. Rosamond Wright, ninth room,
Clair Jones. eighth room.
Bessie Mckaig, seventh room.
Clara Wagner, sixth room.
--- -- fifth room.
Agnes Lowrie. fourth room.
Mabelle Nader, third room.
Lois Slaughter, second room
Ella Gaylord, first room.
Garfield School.
Mabel Kitterman, principal.
Minnie Hughes. seventh room.
Florence Harper. sixth room,
Genevieve Daily, fifth room.
Lena Nelson, fourth room.
Mary Seymour, third room.
May Slater. second room.
Marie Eckers, first room.
Franklin School.
Julia Sheehan, principal.
Kathryn Weirsmith, eighth room.
Charlotte Watchtler, seventh room.
Lucy Evans sixth room.
Carrie Huffman, fifth room.
Julia Shuckrow. fourth room.
Nina Cook, third room.
May Richardson, second room
Edna Slater. first room.
Douglas School.
Katherine Wagner, principal.
Sophia Throne, fifth room.
Susanna Lynch, fourth room.
Alma Lowenberg, third room.
Clara Allen. second room.
Helen Lambert. first room.
Hedrick School.
Alice Fielder, principal.
Lima Metz, eighth room.
Celia Bell, seventh room.
Jennie Merriam, sixth room,
Grace Kelly. fifth room.
Fannie Lynch, fourth room,
Lulu McMullen. third room.
Vida Throne, second room.
Edna Jones, first room.
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evidence that he does not intend to
eartender,s Story Of "stevi

evidence that he does not intend to
return.
Bartender's Story of "Stevie."
Even the bartender at the Transit
House has his "reminiscences of the
eccentric millionaire.
Old Stevie used to come in here
after dinner every day." said he, 'and
buy a drink of whisky. About o'clock
he would come in and buy another
drink, and then lay down a quarter
for the two. He wasn't going to pay
Is cents apiece, not Stevie. We had
to break Stevie of the habit-of pay
ing that way, | mean-and for weeks
he wasn't the same man"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

can freely recommend Berry's Barb
Beaten as the best wire medicine 1
ever used and have tried all kinds of
liniment. had cow cut by wire and
used it and it cured 1t without a scarA
II. Lemoke, Queen City Mo. Sold by
Sargent, Clark and Mynard.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
What Follows Grin?

Pneumonia often, but never when
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption is used. 1t cures Colds and
Grip. SOC, $100 F. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
TOY PISTOLS AND BLANK CAR.
TRiDGEs MAY CAUSE DEATHS.
TETANUS CLAIMS FOURTEEN in IOWA
Four Hundred and Fifteen Deaths oc.
cur in the United States From Lock-
jaw Caused by Fourth of July
Wounds.

Gould an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of toy pistols and blank cartridges
be enforced in Ottumwa? Upon
the answer to this question hinges
the value of the proposed ordinance
which the city solicitor at a meeting
of the Ottumwa city council held soon
after the two deaths from lockjaw
in this city about one week after the
Fourth Of July, was instructed to in
vestigate and prepare in case no reg
ulations in the city laws covering the
matter were found.
Furnished one-seventh.
81 OF the fourteen deaths from teta-
nus due to Fourth of July accidents,
in Iowa. Ottumwa has furnished two,
or one-seventh the number from the
entire state.
from Fourth of July celebrations can
be taken as criterion, the boys Of
the west are more patriotic than those
of the east, and the New England
states are distanced by those of the
middle west. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Illinois head the list, in the order
named, and the deaths in those three
states. following the Fourth of July
accidents causing tetanus, amount to
nearly half the total number in the
United States
Deaths From Tetanus Number 415.
According. to figures COM
piled by the Journal of the American
Medical association, 415 deaths have
resulted this year from tetanus caused
by Fourth of July celebrations. Most
OF the victims were boys and most
OF the deaths resulted from blank
cartridge explosions, causing wounds
in the hands, and nearly every one
was the direct result of carelessness
or failure to heed thousands of warn
ings which were given out by the
public press for weeks prior to the
national holiday.
Pennsylvania Leads List.
OF the total deaths forty-nine are
credited to Illinois, while New York re.
ports only thirty-six patriotic ;martyred
boys. ..s
Pennsylvania leads the list with 80
deaths, according to the Journals sta
tistics. Ohio had 81 deaths. The
deaths in other of the states of the
middle west were as follows: Indiana,
IL; Wisconsin, IL; Michigan, 30; Iowa,
IA; Minnesota, 16; and Missouri, 20.
There are but a few Northwestern
states from which no death are re-
ported, namely, Wyoming, Utah, North
and South Dakota, and Nevada. Aside
from the large number of death re-
ported from Pennsylvania and Ohio
and the comparatively small number
from Massachusetts, where there were
sixteen, the number of fatalities bear
"a faiar relation to the populations of
the states.
The Southern states are compare.
lively immune from the Fourth of July
tetanus epidemic. owing, no doubt, to-
the fact that there the toy pistol, in
volving the, blank cartridge, is not so
generally used in celebration.
Prior to the beginning of the cele-
bration of the Fourth. the press of the
country was almost unit in warning
the people against the deadly blank
cartridge; the responsibility Of mum.
cipalities was mentioned and attention
was called to the numerous ordinances
prohibiting their sale to minors and
their discharge within corporate linn
its.
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Other Bloomfield News.


Osa Dunlavy departed Wednesday
evening for Des Moines to attend the
state fair for a day or two.
departer Wednesday for Mexico, Mo-,
on business.
VIM. Hill returned yesterday from
Chicago, where he has been for a few
days on business.
David Blankenhorn of Marion town.
ship, transacted business Thursday in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j., W. Phillips and chill.
dren departed Thursday morning for
Seymour. Mr.. Phillips former home,
where they will reside. Mr.. Phillips
has Deen in business here for about
five years, during which time the fam
lily have made many friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

Samuel Bossoot, a hotelkeeper al
Cambridge for twenty-five years, is
dead, aged 76.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Rural Mail Carriers Want Country
Highways More Passabje.

Des Moines, Aug. 2S.-Iowa rural
mail carriers in their thiurd annual
convention at the Goldstone hotel here
decided unanimously to ask the state
legislature at it's next meeting to
amend the road law by allowing coun-
ty supervisors to levy a two mill tax
for road improvement in stead of one
as at present. They will ask that it
be provided this additional tax to
be used for the improvement of roads
on rural mail routes. Many incidents
OF being stuck in the mud" were told
during the gathering and the good
roads movement was endorsed by all
present.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

The survivors of the Second Iowa
cavalry will hold a reunion at Clear
Lake, Sept. and 2.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
Sure Aid to Long Life.

Electric Bitters give an active liver
perfect digestion, healthy kidneys, reg.
ular bowels, fine appetite, or no nav
soc. F. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

Stops the Cough and Works OF the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure. no
pay. Price, rs cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
Case is Finished.

The case of Finley Mains against A.
j. Guile, which has occupied the at
tention of the court and jury this week,
being suit to recover commission of
about 81 100, which the plaintiff claims
is due him from defendant for the sale
of a farm, was given to the jury yester-
day afternoon. The case has been Wig
orously contested by both parties, Tay-
lor & Scarborough appearing for the
plaintiff and Payne & Sewers for the
defendant. The jury, after being in
structed by the court, retired to the
jury room for deliberation, but up to
a late hour had not. arrived at YER
dict.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

Alexander Mckee pioneer, is dead
at Stuart. at the age of "a, Death re.
suited from illness following a fall.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

It is tedious job to clean house
by. thinking about It. ss1..l..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
Ask For Vacation.

ASK FOf VACATION.
1t was further provided, and a reso
luton passed to that effect to send a
written request to Postmaster General
Payne asking that he recommend in
MS next report to congress that the
rural free carriers be treated with
as much consideration as other gov
eminent employees and be given fiji.
teen days leave of absence at full pay
each year. 1t is believed this will
have considerable weight as Iowa has
more rural mail carriers than any 9th.
er state in the union, and has one.
tenth OF all in the country. There are
now in this state 1,4S7 carriers who
draw pay through the local postoffice
amounting to in the neighborhood of
$64,0S8. Among the number of car.
riers there are IL women.
They Want Raise.
No resolutions were passed asking
for an increase in compensation but
the delegates named TO the national
convention, which will be held in Chi
cago September II. IL and 13, We're in.
structed to see that the convention
take decided and emphatic action
on the question Of sufficient pay for
carriers. A general opinion was given
expression through a resolution that
the postal department should not dis
continue any rural route now in opera.
ton until such route has been thor.
oughly inspected, rearranged if neces-
sary and every effort put forth to make
it efficient and satisfactory.
Carriers Mutual Insurance.
To promote the state association and
to offer an inducement for carriers to
become members it was decided to
perfect mutual insurance organiza-.
ton to insure against injury to
carriers horses, vehicles and other
property. A vote of thanks was given
to the newspapers for assisting the
carriers in perfecting their organiza--
ton and fighting for better roads.
The Officers.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-B. p Woods, Cherokee.
First vice president-C. S. Litzen--
berg, Indianola. ti5.
Second vice president-M E. Kelley,
Mitchellville.
Secretary and treasurer. p. Park,
Wadena.
Legislative committee. S. Litzen-
berg, Indianola; B. P. Woods, Chero--
kee; F. F. French, Humboldt: w. B.
King, Dubuque and j. B. Gearhart,
Mt. Pleasant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
Hathaway Funeral.

The last sad rites over the remains
of d. S. w. Hathaway occurred at the
late residence in the west part of town
yesterday morning at o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. j. w Potter. The Phil
harmonic male quartet furnished mu-
sic appropriate to the occasion. The
remains We're etaken to Troy for inter-
mens. Mr.. Hathaway's two sons,
Frank Hathaway Of Ottumwa, and
Charles Hathaway of McCredie, Mo-,
were present at the funeral.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
Makes Poor Families Rich.

The eccentric stockman is just now
at his old home at Norwich, Conn,
where he has completed all the legal
steps towards carrying out his plan.
He is said to have been attracted by
the declared purpose of Andrew Car
negie and d. K. Pearsons to die
poor. One peculiar feature of his
gifts is that all go to poor families
each relieving an independent for
tune.
Mr.. Roath is estimated to have an
other million, but he has not yet said
what he will doewith it,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-11-25
Over Shoes.

Velvet and kid tip foxed Juliets for
ladies. The latest and most beautiful
styles. Come and see them. eleven 4
Hanson, Minot, N. D.
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Editor Mitchell Arrested

Editor William Mitchell, for
merly editor OF the Berwick Post,
was arrested last week in Nor
wich by Deputy United States
Marshall Gil Haggart, charged
with sending obscene literature
through the U. S. Mails. Some
time during the last campaign,
Mitchell published statements in
his paper regarding Oscar Fisher
of Denbigh, who was a candidate
for superintendent of schools. He
was brought to Minot and taken
to Grand Forks to be tried in the
December term. The officers have
been on the lookout for Mitchell
for nearly a year.
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Struck It Rich.

Shelly B. Miller writes from
Chicago to friends stating that
he has opened a factory there for
making elastic padding cement
gluette, a material used in print
ing Offices. His partner is W. H.
Roach, who recently visited in
this city. The boys are located
at 200 Orleans St., and already
have filed orders for the new ma
terial. Mr.. Roach discovered the
process for making the gluette
and the boys have the nucleus Of
a big fortune already. Mr.. Miller
until recently was foreman of the
job department OF the 1ndepend-
ent office and we are glad to note
that he is doing so we'll.
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From Halbrite ASA.

Mrs. Aslacker, of Halbrite,
ASA, was brought to this city
Saturday morning and taken to
the county hospital where she is
being treated for rheumatic few
er. It is not uncommon for
patients to be brought here from
a distance of several hundreds OF
miles to receive medical treat.
ment. Minot is truly getting to
be a real center for everything.
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Teachers Insane.

Lille and Cora Marcy, Of Man
dan, N. D., are held atthe Henne-
pin county jail, Minneapolis, be-
lieved to be mentally deranged.
They are in fear OF being chloro-
formed. The sudden death oftwo
OF their relatives is said to be the
cause OF their condition. For
years they were teachers III the
schools of this state. They bear
every mark of refinement. While
at the station, one remarked:
Poor Lilly said the other.
"She was chloroformed the other
night and hasn't recovered from
the effects Of it. lam forced to
constantly keep walking lest I
should fall asleep when l would
never again wake
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-11-25

.Jourgen Olsen has opened a
land and loan office in the Hotel
Dacotah block. He is prepared
to loan money on all kinds OF
farms.
The Minot fire company
received six complete outfits
for the boys. They con-
sist OF heavy rubber coats
and helmets. The helmets are so
strong that the. fall OF a brick
would haIdly be noticeable on
the head of the fire fighter and
it sheds water admirably.
The Miuot Independent has
certainly made remarkable
strides.t the past summer. From
couple OF pages printed on a
primative army press last spring
it has grown to q twelve page,
all-home print, which made the
addition of a power press imper-
ative.-Ryder News.
Mrs. Erick Madison and Mrs.
1--we Storby, wives of the men who
have been sentenced to the peni-
tertiary, visited the Independent
office Saturday and ordered this
paper stopped. The 1ndepen-
dent had printed the news con-
corning the recent trial, which
they took exception to. The In
dependent is sorry for these wo-
men but had nothing to do with
the Olson shooting or trial and
cannot help matters any.
The surprise party which was
to have been given at the home
OF Jos. w. Winter in the country
Monday night, was postponed
until Thursday night on account
of the cold weather. Thirty
couples gathered at the Winter
home Thursday night and danced
untilmorning. Mr.. Winter played
the violin and all declare that
Joe is the SWEETEST musician in
the whole country. The party
was given in honor OF Miss Ellen
Rineholt. Refreshments were
served. Mr.. Winter spared no
pains to make the affair one of
the most enjoyable ever held in
that community.
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Found the Coat.

The Russian who lost his over
coat at Scotield's livery barn one
night last week, received it. 1t
seemed that the boys sabout the
barn wished to have a little fun
with the representative Of Car
Nicholas, SO jerked the overcoat
from under the mans head. He
roamed the streets until a late
hour that night looking for the
coat and it was returned to him
in the morning.
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OTHER PEOPLES SAYINGS.

C.. Aurland: Don't you know
that | don't look at the Minot
papers at all. guess they are
all right though, and are coming
to the front. am too busy and
know what X going on in public
quite well anyway"
Frank Slatkey: | have been
very busy the last two months.
You know am quite a specu-
lator. | am buying real estate
and cattle all the time. DO you
know there is no money in the
street commissioner business?
All you get isa chance to work
like the dickens and wait five
years for your paw"
Alderman Davidson: ~ am
getting a little better, thanks. |
think l will soon be we'll. / am
agent for the New York Life In
surance company, the best COM
pany on earth. l wish l had
taken out insurance when | was
a young man, but a beauty Of
this company, they will take a
man in some way, whether he is
sound or not
John Botz: 81 amgoingh home
now and grease my machinery
and put in good sheds for the
winter. Then it will last" Mr..
Botz is a sensible man. So many
farmers throughout the county
have made no provision for the
threshing machines, binders,
plows and other costly machinery
md by next spring it will be bad
ly rusted. Take a day off and
tend to that machinery.
Nick Schilling: "You amt that
there Teller from Minot who took
my subscription to the Minot
Optic, be you? Well Just look
here. A Teller came up here last
summer and wanted me to sub
scribe for that Optic. l didn't
want it nohow, but he just hung
on for two hours and finally
traded him a 35 cent jack knife
for one years subscription, but
guess I got left for l have not
seen that paper. l thought Twas
going to beat that agent too"
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AComnissioner's Dog.

United States Commissioner
John Lewis has a regular U. s.
Commissioners dog, a beauti.
full collie. The canine first be.
longed to U. s. Com. Alfred Blais.
dell and next was the property Of
q. s. Com. Pinney and finally fell
into the hands of Mr.. Lewis who
thinks nearly as much Of the an.
imal as he does Of his farm. The
dog has q lame leg and Mr.. Lew.
will soon have q surgeon oper.
ate upon il.
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Pigeer in Jail.

Peter Smell, aCarpio pigger was
brought to this city Thursday
night and lodged in the county
jail where he is waiting the session
of district court. Smell was
brought here by Constable John
Lee Of Carpio. He had his hear
ing in Justice court in CarpiO.
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q. N. Brakeman Killed.

Joe. Bears, a brakeman on the
Great Northern fell between his
train and the platform at Rugby
Thursday night, and his head
severed from his body. Several
trains passed over the lnangled
remains before the terrible acct
dent was noticed.