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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12
tx: No. 3 red. 7O@77; ]

red, 1875; No. red, 7o@77; No. 2
hard, 73@77; No. 5 hard, 71@76; May,
7s1a; July, opened 721a @725s; highest,
1925 @72s4; lowest 721s; closing, 1875.
Corn-No. 2. 45; No. 8. 44@441a;;
Nc 2 white, 451a @45%; No. 2 yellow,
46@431s; No. 8 yellow, 4G; May, AN
@44$; July, opened, 447s@45; high
est, As; lowest, 445s; closing, 44a4.
Oats-No. 2, 80; No. 3, 81; No. 2
white, 36@37; No. 5 white. 331s OBS;
No. white, 321a@331a; standard, 35
@361s; May, So; July, opened $3.50
32A; highest, 3214; lowest, SO; clos
ing, 32m321s.
Porll-May, 1850; September, 1850.
Lard-May, $50; September, S97.
Ribs, May, 9.15; September, 9.17.
Rice-May. so.
Timothy. $50.
Clover, 1850.
f Barley-Cash ,42@56.
Flax, 1.11@1.15.
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Howe Th,s7
We offer One IIundsed Dollars Reward
for ANY case of Catarlh that cunnQt be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY g. CO., Proprs.
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known L; j.
linn perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations E.ade by their firm
WEST, 4 TRGAN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
WALDING. KlNNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Tole;lG, o
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system Price roc
per bottle Sold by all Druggists, Testi
monials free,
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Nest Van Ruren.

West Van Buren,, May 11.-Bertha
and Tom Lee of Keosauqua are visit
ing for few days with their grand
mother, Mrs. Lee.
Work Davis was caller here Sun
day evening.
Vernie Plowman was the guest of
Eva Hanshaw Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, Wade Harryman and wife,
entertained Jacob Schlotter and fami-
ly and Mrs D. NJ. Perry of White Elm.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis were called
to Milton Friday by the funeral OF the
latter's grandmother, Mrs. Wolfe.
Rev John Haney and family OF
Fairfield spent Sunday at the home OF
E. e. Hanshaw.
Mrs. Stansbury and family Of the
county seat visited friends here over
Saturday and Sunday
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May 11.-Cattle, receipts
$4,000; steady; good to prime, 5.1O@
$50; poor to medium, 4.25@51O;
stockers, 3.O0@4.75; COWS, 1.5O@4.6O;
Texans, 400@4.75.
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; 1o@15 lower;
mixed butchers, 66O@6.SO; good to
choice heavy. 6.75@6.s5; rough heavy.
6.60@6.70; light, 6.S5@660; bulk of
sales, 660@6.75.
Sheep, receipts 10000; steady to
lower; 3.75@6.00; lambs, 4.50@7.25.
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LibertyvilIe.

Libertyvjlle, May 11.-Aunt Martha
Trout and her daughter, Mrs. Ella
Stanberry, drove to Fairfield Wednes
day and transacted business there
Wallace Davis moved Thursday to a
house in the cast portion of town.
The house he vacated will be the cen
tral office for the Libertyville Tele-
phone association.
The third quarterly meeting for the
ILiDertyvifle charge will be held at
Mt Zion church Saturday and Sunday
next. Presiding Elder Cooper is eS-
pected to be present in person to con-
duct the services A good attendance
is desired.
Farmers are rushing the work of
lplowing for corn.
! The plasterers are at work on Rev.
C. Springer's house. and hope to fin
lish by the middle of the week
Rev. G. w. Barber preached the
| funeral of friend in the vicinity of
Doud Station Wednesday of last week.
| Mr. and Mrs. b. E. Copeland started
for Ponca, Oklahoma, Tuesday of last
week. They expect to make their
future home there.
| Mrs. Clara Pratt has moved into the
house vacated by Wallace Davis and
! Twill 'haye charge of the central tele-
phone office.
Mrs. Felicia Fry and her daughter,
Mrs. Jesse Winn, have moved back to
their home in Libertygille. They have
been living AT Donaldson for some
time. We are glad TO welcome them
back to the city.
Mrs. Wallace Davis left Thursday
evening for Page county to visit a
brother and his family. Her brothers
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the Board of Super
visors Monday, May 4. 1903.
Being the fifth day of the April ses-
sion
Board met. all members present.
The day was devoted to the eXamina-
ton of claims.
The board then adjourned to meet
Tuesday, May the 9th at $3.50 a. m.
John M. McElroy, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond, County Aud
itor.
Proceedings of the Board of Super
visors Tuesday, May ). 1903.
Being the sixth day of the April ses-
sion.
Board net, all members present.
Minutes of the previous days ses-
sion read and approved.
Consent highway petition of J. P.
Eldridge, ct al, for the establishment
of highway in section %,
township 49, range IS, grant
ed upon condition that said high
way be put in good travelling condition
on or before August Is, 1908, without
expense to the county or township.
McElroy and Gardner voting aye,
Reinier voting nay
Petition of ]. P. Eldndge ct al, for
the vacation of highway in section
Is, township 70, range IS. granted up
on condition that the highway petition
ed for by same parties be in same sec
ton be placed IN good travelling condi-
ton and SO reported TO county auditor.
McElroy and Gardner voting aye, Rein
Ter voting nay.
Balance of the day was devoted to
examination OF claims.
The board adjourned to meet Mon
day June l. 1908.
John NJ. McElroy, Chairman.
Attest: /. H. Hammond, County Aud
itor.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.

New York, May 11.-Rutter. very
firm; creamery, common TO choice, Is
@21h; extra, %.
Eggs. weak; western storage packed
II; western firsts, 16kM17.
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Eldon.

Elflon, May 1i.-W j. Dooley OF
Washington is visiting his parents at
this place.
Charles Moore returned last week
from visit III Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. G. o. Long and daughter re-
turned from pleasant visit with rel
atiyes in Coatsvil.e.
Rev. Alexander Cooper preached at
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Murray.

Murray, May II. Miss Beulah
Burd's party was postponed Saturday
evening because of her illness. She is
suffering from intlammatory rheuma-
tism.
Miss Lulu White spent Sunday with
her friend, Mabel Dewey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Acres and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Badger attended the re-
ception of the Rebekah ladies at Osce.
ola Friday night.
Lewis Evans has had his old house
moved to his farm south of town and
treated to a new coat of paint.
Mrs. Eta Robinson or Ottumwa is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vim. Crop.
Rev. j. w. Bott went TO Cumberland
to oficiate at the marriage of
his niece, Miss Florence RoWeu to
John Harris of Elliott.
DR.. Hastie has inaammatory rheum-
atism.
Mr.. mad Mrs. Robert Badger went to
Creston on No 8 Tuesday TO attend the
funeral of their son-in-law, Fireman
Noble, who was killed in the wreck at
that place Monday morning. He was
lildfIleu W MISE. = NSeSIldSSu VI l1liS
place a little more than a year ago.
The w. F. NJ society of the M. e.
church will meet Thursday with Mrs
John Allison.
Oscar Lochrie came uD from Osceola
to spend Sunday with his parents.
The fire alarm was sounded Wednes-
day morning at Z O'Clock, but the fog
was SO dense that it was difficult to
locate the fire. However, it was traced
to H. M. Doolittles drug store. Some
little damage was done to the interior.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from some combustible chemical.
Sam Lochrie returned from Okla
homa last week, where he has resided
the past year.
Miss Gibson, assisted by Mrs. Freel,
gave an entertainment at the Christian
church Saturday evening, May 8.
Will Clark went TO Osceola Thurs
day.
Mir. and Mrs. Charles Bonner were in
Creston Tuesday.
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New York Poultrv Market.

New York, May l1.-Poultry, alive,
spring chickens, 1925; fowls, 1877 !:
turkeys, 10; all dressed, firm; fowls,
IA; turkeys, Is.
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T.
wife is in very poor health, and fears
are entertained for her recovery.
1t is said sixty acres of farm land
lying short distance west of Liberty
Vile with very little in the way of i'm
provements sold a few days since for
one hundred dollars per acre. The
land in question is a portion of the
Hague property.
Mrs. Stewart of PENNSYLVANIA visited
her nephew Thomas Smeley, over
Sunday.
Two new members were received in
to the M. e. church Sunday morning
Wesley Bennett arrived on the train
Sunday morning
Vernon Hague of Chicago was here
looking after business Saturday.
The LibertyVilie Telephone associa-
ton is rushing the work of putting in
phones for the members of the asso-
citation.
The eVangelistic meetings at the M.
q. church continue with some interest.
Col. Blackledge OF Keosauqua spent
some time here last week in the inter
est OF business.
Quarterly meeting services were
held at Bethel on Sunday.
Bidweli.
Bidwell, May 9.-Mr. Marshal of Des
Moines. and George Chisman of South
Ottumwa, were in this vicinity Fri
day.
Mrs. Mary Smith is quite ill with
stomach trouble.
William Taylor is in poor health as
the result of an attack of the grip.
Dr.. Rambo of Chillicothe made pro-
fessionai visit to this vicinity last
week.
A. few of the farmers have begun
the planting of corn
The J. l. Case special train of threshy
ing machines made STOP OF a few min
utes at Bidwell Saturday morning to
give the citizens an opportunity to
inspect their superior machines. Elk.
cellent music was furnished by steam
calliope.
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Visible Supply of Wheat.

Chicago, May 1.-THE visible wheat
today is 32,446,uoO bushels aud year
ago 35,ao2,000 bushels; corn today,
6,210000 and a year ago, 1867 900
bushels; oats today, G,302 900 bushels
and year ago 2,917 900 bushels.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, May 11.---Wheat, July,
771a.
Corn, July, 5S1s.
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Just received, a full line of all the
new styles in clothing at The Hub. All
the latest New York fashions and at
Hub prices, which is always the guar
antee for the lowest prices
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Abba.

Abba. May 11.--Challes Voiland,
Who has; been visiting his son, Harye
Voiland of this place. returned to his
home in Sioux City this morning on
No. 3.
Mrs. John Rowley and daughter left
on No. 5 this morning for Fulton, Neb.,
to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs
Ed Babb
F. J. Kuppinger is transacting bust
ness in Garden Groce today.
Milton Bay. who had an operation
performed last week for appendicitis,
is recovering slowly.
Editor McMullen of the Lovilia Tri.
bune was visiting relatives and friends
in town yesterday.
R. b. Wells of Mason City spent Sun.
day in town.
C. e. Stubs of Denver, Col, spent
Sunday in town.
A. j. st. Clair of Oskaloosa was Wis
iting relatives and friends in town yes.
terday.
The Kaylor meetings, which are he
ing held at the First Presbyterian
church, filled that edifce at the three
meetings, morning afternoon and
evening He spoke to men only in the
afternoon on the subject "The Battle
for Bread" He will speak every even.
ing this week and afternoons, begin.
ming Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
The advance car No. l of Sells &
Downs show. which is to appear here
in the near future, is in town this
morning.
j. B. Hubert of Des Moines is trans
acting business in town this morning.
Mrs. F. M. y, Gods of Oskaloosa Wis.
tied friends in town yesterday.
]. G. Wilson and w. Clarke of Bur-
lington are transacting business in
town this morning. 4
The Red Men of Hooking celebrated
their third anniversary Thursday even
ing. They served a supper and rem.
dered program. E. c. Sloan address.
ed them on fraternalism. A large
crowd was present and all enjoyed
themselves.
H. w. Mailock of Grinnell is trans
acting business in town this morning.
l.. R. Rosebrook and Charles John
son Of Oskaloosa spent Sunday in
town
Dan Miller and z. E. Evans of Des
Mcines are transacting business in
town this morning.
j. J. Adcock of Ottumwa is transact
ing business in town this morning.
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There are 40 applications on file fol
positions as instructors in the Mar
shalltown public schools.
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Abingdon.


Abingdon, May 11.--Andrew Nc
.Creery is quite sick
Mrs. Wilson Gobble. Mrs. Frank
IGobble and Mrs John Flint were shop
ping in Fairfield Tuesday.
Scion Elmaker, Of Libertyville. was
IA business caller in the village one
day last week
G.. 3. Baker of Fairfield was bust
ness caller here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Best visited Mrs.
iBest's father at Brookville Sunday.
Mrs. Norman visited with Mrs. Os-
born one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hood made a
business trip TO Fairfield Thursday.
Virginia Snider returned from Pack
wood Friday evening.
Miss McGlintic, tho primary teacher,
Went TO her mothers home to spend
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell had a
slight stroke OF paralysis Friday.
Davis Downcy of Hedricl visited
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Archi.
bald Downeg. last week
Quite number of travelling men
visited The village last week
The present prospect for garden
truck Is quite cheering.
Nelsqn Campbell is on the sick list
! at present.
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Batavia.

Batavia, May 11.-Mrs. Hannah AL
ford returned Saturday from Fairfield,
where she visited her daughter. Mrs.
Mary Mullenix, and attended the
county convention of the Christian
church.
Mrs. Mary Hagey returned last week
from a months visit with her sister
Mrs. Willie Davis, near Brighton.
Miss Maude Moss spent Sunday in
Ottumwa
Clifford Cole spent Sunday with
home folks near Bladensburg.
Marion Davidson left the latter part
of the week for Des Moines to learn
the profession of embalning.
Rev. Ward of Fairfield preached at
the Methodist Episcopal church Sun
dav morning and evening
Messrs. Waldo Allen and Arthur Hill
and Misses May Miner and Mollie Ste
vens drove from Ottumwa Sunday and
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Lewis.
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circuit will be here and hold the vari-
Gus meetings.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Con
gregational church will have an ice
cream social at James Green's Satur-
day evening May L..
MIR. and Mrs, II. w. Dudley, of Deca-
tur, H.. have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. Geo. l.. Nye, here.
Miss Edna Rogers has gone to Des
Moines to spent the summer and Miss
Myrtle Wright has gone to Tingley
Rev. j. C. HendricR was called to
Attica last Friday on account OF the
Illness OF his nephew.
Frank Pumphrey has gone to Pellin
to work on farm during the summer.
Miss Mary Chichester visited friends
here last week.
Howard Shearer went to Des Moines
today to serve court as a grand jury
man in the United States court.
Mrs. e. G. Micllle was called to Ira
cey Saturday on account OF the serious
Illness of her mother
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Collect.

Collect, May 11.--Corn planting is
the order of the day.
Burweil r. Price sold twenty-five
head of fat hogs Friday for sG.25 per
hundred.
Miss Lille Jones. teacher at the Col
lett school went home Friday evening
accompanied by her cousin. Earl Ira
han, who remained until this morning.
Harry Albright, of Birmingham, is
in this vicinity
Charlie Glotfelty is working for
Grant HudGGll.
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Dunreath. May 1.-THE Dearth fam
lily and Nellie Rogers went Friday ev-
ening to see friends in Monroe
Mr. and Mrs. fHarsrcaves were in
Monroe On business Wednesday.
The Dunreath ball nine played Sun
day afternoon with Otley and game
game ended in favor OF Dunreath, is
to 8.
George Templeton and son were here
Friday.
DR.. Aplin and wife were at Monroe
Friday evening in attendance at a
party.
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Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, May H. Wheat-No.
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John NJ McElroy, Chairman.
Attest: |. H. Hammond, County Aud
itor.
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Cotton Goods

Our showing of Wash Fabrics en-
brace all the newest textures, MulIs,
sWisses. organdy, Madrases and
Ginehams.
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Charlton.

Charlton. MAY 11.-Yesterday being
q nice day quite a goodly number of
peaple drove TO Cleveland TO wit
moss the bail game between Cleveland
and Hooking Valley. which resulted
in a score Of l to in favor of Cleve-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-30
BUYERS FOR Twin
CITY STORES MUST
NOW PAY FULL FARE
Chicago-St. Paul Lines Will
Grant No Concessions to Pur-
chasing Aaents---Pennysl-
vania Announces Cheap Rate.

On account of the provisions of the
Flkins law, ST. Paul and Minneapolis
merchants. who annually send their
buyers to the Eastern markets. Will,
for the first time in years. be obllgeo
to nav full fare for their employees. 10
Chicago at least, unless the 81. Paul,
Chicago lines decide to make speclai
rate, which will be open to the general
public. This is not likely, IN view OIL
the So tariff now in force.
East of Chicago the buyers will be
able to secure rate of a fare and
third for the round trip. Travelling
Passenger Agent George w. Weedon,
of the Pennsylvania, yesterday an
nounced that this rate will be etfectlVe
froml Aug. to 5. and from Aug. z2 10
26sE carrying with it thirty-day re-
turn limit The other New York INES
will probably meet the rate.
Up to the present time the st. Paul
Chicago lines have in no way slgnihed
an intention of making special rate
to- the buyers. A general passenger
agent yesterday said that ii is unlikely
that one will be made, SO it now looks
as if no concession will be given to the
retail buyers, who were generally ia
Vored with either free transportation
or half fares until the passage of the
Elkins law.
The old system was to give passes
In return for freight business. Under
one of the provisions of the Elk1ns
bill this practice is positively prohib-
tied. A few months ago, a charge was
made that some of the Chicago-S st.
Paul lines were still secretly issuing
the free transportation, but investiga-
ton showed the accusation to be
groundless.
BY cutting off the free transportation
formerly given to the buyers. the rail
roads will secure a large amount of
passenger business. for it is estimated
that every fall the retail and jobbing
interests of the Northwest send fully
500 buyers to the Eastern markets. to
purchase their stocks. Again, in the
spring, large army of purchasers go
East.
In speaking of the low rates for buy
ers, a passenger official yesterday said:
THE st. Paul Chicago lines, 1 am
quite certain, will make no reduced
rate this year. The rate, if made,
would be open to the public, and at the
present tariff of So we cannot afford to
sell cut-rate tickets to Chicago, unless
it is to create traffic. Low rates made
for the buyers would be taken advan-r
tage of by the regular travelling pub
lie, and we would be money out by
making the reduction. Until the old
tariff of $11.50 is restored there will
be few excursion rates. The present
rate is low enough"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-30
HIS CONSCIENCE NOT
DAMAGED BY ScALPER
Great Northern Passenger Pays
Full Fare After Buying Cut
Rate Ticket.

Special to The Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, July "a SIN
gular case of conscience money" is
reported in local railroad circles. A
few days since the conductor of west
bound Great Northern Passenger Train
No. 2 was working his train west OF
ST. Cloud. when, in the vestibule be-
tween the first day coach and the
tourist car, he was accosted by man
who showed hesitancy in addressing
him. Getting the conductor out OF
view of the other passengers, the
stranger inquired the fare from Seattle
to st. Paul.
ductor, and he added, tout you have
ticket Why do you ask"
Il have come through on a scalper's
ticket" replied the passenger, land L
want to pay full fare. / bought the
ticket of a Seattle scalper, and want
to make good"
The conductor took the money, CIV
ing the stranger receipt for it and
making note of the transaction. with
the number of his original ticket for
transmission to the general passenger
department. The man evidently was
not intoxicated and neither was he
crazy. He did not appear like cler-
gyman, nor one whom conscience
would make a coward of. but out OF
curiosity the train man followed the
stranger into the buffet car. Seated at
a table he was in the act of helping
| himself to a copius draught, and was
evidently at last at peace with all the
world.
The railroad company will endeavor
TO ascertain the name of the scalper
from whom the ticket was bought, and
it is not improbable that it will make
some restitution to the man who had
voluntarily parted with $40.
A letter received at the Great
Northern ticket office today irclosed a
ticket from ST Cloud to Minneapolis,
with an explanation. A gentleman
who had been here for some days on
business had taken the flyer for Min
neapolis Sunday evening. He had
rendered $40 bill in payment for his
ticket, and as the clerk couldn't change
the bill he was in a quandary. The
ticket had been passed through the
ticket window before the fact of the
denomination of the bill was known
to the clerk. The train was almost at
the station, and stranger volunteer
ed to loan the purchaser S. until they
should board the train. where it was
expected that change might be made.
This was done, and then the pur-
chaser demanded his ticket Tie clerk
was sure he had given him the ticket,
but the man and two others at the
window were equally confident that he
had not. The clerk, who is new at the
business, yielded to the weight of evil
dence against him and gave out sec.
ond ticket, checking himself out as
short $1.95. and explaining it to his SUI
perior.
Today a, letter came from the Min.
ne2polis man, explaining that he had
fond the ticket in vest pocket after
boarding the train. and humbly apollo .;
giving for his error. He asked for the
name Of the clerk that he might cor
respond with him and explain mat mat