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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
ORMANVILLE.

Ormanville, April 9.-Miss Minnie
Young was the guest Of Miss Mabel
Moss Sunday for dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Helmick and
children visited Sunday at the parent.
al Herman Helmick home.
The sick list includes Ira Berry
John Rundall's family, Olive Darniel
Mrs. Elizabeth Heckart and Mrs. Han,
nah Skinner.
E. S. Berry and daughter attended
the funeral of Miss Elizabeth Berry
Sunday.
A. S. Houk is dangerously i'll.
The Epworth League meets at the
Methodist Episcopal church every Sun
day evening at p. m. Everybody is
invited. Miss Minnie Young conduct.
ed the exercises last Sunday. Tomor
row Lula Orman, next Sunday the
league will be led by Harrison Howk
Mrs. Tude Thomas received the sad
news April 1, that her aunt, Susannah
Gadd, of Buffalo, Ia, died March 80
at a. NJ, at the home Of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Amer Bastenbaugh. Mrs
Gadd has many friends and relatives
here that will be grieved to hear OF
her death. Her husband, DR.. Joseph
Gadd, preceded her several years age
to the better land. Mrs. Gadd died in
the Christian faith.
The remains of Mrs. Adolphus Mum
were inferred in the Sherman GENE
terry April 1. The sorrowing family
have the sympathy of all their friends
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
SETTLEMENT
IS IN SIGHT
MINERS AND OPERATORS BE.
I LlEvEs AGREEMENT WILL BE
REACHED NEXT WEEK.

Conditions are quiet in the Iowa
mining field and both miners and op-
orators are waiting for the joint con-
ference to convene at Des Moines next
Monday afternoon and attempt to
make settlement Although not a
word as to what is planned by either
side will be- vouchsafed the conviction
Is growing among the operators that
the miners, through President White,
nave made an agreement with Presi-
dent Norris of the operators to come
to an amicable settlement even if con-
cesslons have to be made. That they
will is an obvious fact but whether
the bulk of the giving is to be on the
side OF the miners or of the operators
remains to be seen. Nearly all of the
local unions have held meetings and
reelected their former delegates to at
tend the conference and next Monday
afternoon, when the two bodies face
each other for the final try for scale,
both will be made up practically of
the same nsen who few days ago
said by their votes that they were un-
able to come to an agreement.
Expect an Agreemnt.
Now, however, since all have had
an opportunity to think the case over
thoroughly, neither side wants to see
strike. and, realizing that the only
way to avoid one is to make a scale
at Mondays meeting. all expect that
the obstacles which proved insur-
mountable before will dwindle into al
most nothing when the joint scale
committee again takes them in hand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
BUILDING
AT THE WORLDS FAIR

in the triumphal chariot drawn by four
colossal horses. The horses are guild
ed by two nude male figures, each Il
feet high.
The Fisheries building which is con
nected with the United States Govern
ment building by a colonnade is Sc
verely classic in outline. 1t is as sim
pie as the Greek temple of Poseidon
which still crowns "Sunium's Marbled
Steep" Groups of naiads, mermaids
mermen, sportive dolphins, sea shells
and tridents adorn every available
place. The friezes and crests around
the building all suggest the sea.
The central ornament for the Unit
ed States government building proper
is the statue of Armed Liberty" The
first plaster cast of this statue was
made in Rome by Thomas Crawford
the sculptor. 1t was used by Clark
Mills in 1860 for making the mold in
which he cast the bronze statue sur
mounting the dome of the capitol in
Washington. The height Of this
statue is nineteen feet six inches. The
government board appropriated SIS,
600 for the interior decoration of the
government building. This work was
under the immediate supervision Of
Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, whose
plans, however, were subject to the
approval of the members of the Unit
ed States government board.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
MRS. KUHN
MUST SERVE
PRETTY kEokUK COUNTY WIDOW
LOSES FIGHT FOR
FREEDOM.
sENATEREFUsEsPARDON
Buchanan Bill Providing For a Com
mission To Investigate Conditions at
Educational institutions Becomes a
Law Today-Fisht On Salary Raise.
(BY LEON BROWN.)
Des Moines Bureau of Courier.

Des Moines, April 9.
The senate this morning defeated
the proposition to pardon Mrs. Sarah
Kuhn, now serving a sentence in the
Anamosa penitentiary for murder. The
vote stood twenty for the pardon and
twenty-six against. Senator Brooks, of
Keokuk county, though coming from
the district in which Mrs. Kuhn lived,
voted against the pardon. This ends a
hard fight which has been on since
before the legislature convened and
has been waged by the friends of Mrs.
Kuhn tirelessly for several months.
When the house few days ago gave
a good majority in favor of pardoning
the young woman it was thought that
she had won out but the senate, con-
trary to expectations, voted against
her release.
Geneva Favored Pardon.
Last fall, months before the legisla.
ture convened, a petition was prepared
and signed by many residents of Keo-
kuk county, asking that Mrs. Kuhn
be pardoned. Soon afterwards coun-
ter petition was prepared and it re-
ceived almost as many signatures as
the first. Both were presented to the
legislature whep it convened and the
one asking for pardon was favored by
Representative Geneva, who lives at
Sigourney and who sold out of his
butcher shop the bologna that the
aged husband of the alleged murder
ess bought just before the two ill-mat-
ed people began the last ride they took
together and the last one in the life
Of the husband. Representative Gene
va has worked tirelessly for the wom-
ans release but Senator Brooks, also
from the same county, has been
against it from the first and voted
against it today. Many of the sena-
tors followed his lead just as many of
the representatives followed that of
Geneva
Buchanan Bill Becomes a Law.
The Buchanan bill providing for a
commission to investigate the condi
tioris at the various educational insti
tutions during the vacation, became 8
law this morning, all the amendments
having been concurred in by both
houses.
Give Speaker Clarke Chair.
The house this morning gave over q
half hour for the presentation to Speak.
er Clarke of an elegant chair. Repre-
sentative Temple of Osceola, made the
presentation speech.
Fight on Salary Raise.
A strong fight was made today in the
house against the bill proposed by the
committee on retrenchment and reform
fixing the number of statehouse en-
ployes and their salaries and rails
ing the latter about $4,000. The bill
howeve, got fifty-three favorable votes
When it comes before the senate q
fight will be made on the claus pro
viding that all janitors shall be chosen
by the custodian. This is regarded by
some as scheme for machine politics.
To Report on Collections.
The house this morning passed the
senate amendment to the bill provid-
ing that all state officials must turn
over all moneys collected by them to
the state treasurer. they to receive
their salaries from the treasurer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12

The government building at the
worlds fair ranks with any on the eX-
position ground in point of architect
ural design and sculptural beauty. The
architect is James Knox Taylor super
vlsing architect of the United States
treasury. The sculptor is James Far
rlngton Early, the youngest pupil ever
admitted to the Royal Academy.
The exterior of the building is
classic, stately and beautiful. The
main entrance consists of portico of
eight Ionic columns, five feet in diamet-
er, and forty-five feet high, surmounted
by an entablature and attic.
The attic is enriched by eight colos-
sal female figures, eleven feet high,
representing music, painting, sculpture,
architecture, agriculture, manufac-
lures, transportation and commerce.
On each side of the central portico
and just above the top of the attic,
are groups OF four figures each. A seat
ed female figure, fourteen feet high,
representing America, with torch in
one hand and an eagle at her feet, is
surrounded by three young athletes,
each ten feet, six inches high, typify-
ing the youth of the republic. Each has
laurel wreath in his hand
The dome is surmounted by a quad
riga, Goddess of Liberty, fourteen
feet high, bearing torch in one hand
and an eagle in the other, standing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, April 9. - A motion for
new trial in the Townsend will case
was argued before Judge Roberts in
district court yesterday by the at
atorneys in the case. 1t will be remem'
bered that the jury returned verdict
in this case few days ago setting
aside the will, which is the second
time jury has arrived at a similar
verdict. Attorneys for the propon-
ents asked that the verdict of the jury
be set aside because the same was
contrary to the weight of evidence
and because the jury erred in their
finding in regard to certain questions
submitted to them by contestant.
Judge Roberts overruled the motion
after carefully reviewing the case,
holding that he would not be justified
in interfering with the verdict of the
jury. Proponents were given 80 days
in which to prepare bill of excep'
tions. 1t is understood the case will
again be appealed to the supreme
court.
In the case of G. A. Shoemaker VS.,
the Wabash Railway company IN
which plaintiff sought to recover $3.50
for burning certain hay by defendant
trains, the jury after being out sever
al hours returned verdict yesterday
morning at s O'Clock, awarding plain
tiff the sum of $215.
Lloyd McMains of Belknap was ar.
rested yesterday on a warrant sworn
out in Justice Bryant's court, the of.
fense charges being the larceny Of "a
quarts of whiskey from the Wabash
Railway company of the value of $21
The offense was alleged to have been
committed on or about the thirtieth
day Of March. The defendant is Ia
years of age.
The board of supervisors, accompan
led by Auditor w. F. Baumgarten Wis
tied the county farm Thursday.
G. B. Anderson. brother of Deputy
County Auditor Albert Anderson, has
gone to Lincoln. Nebraska, where he
will join baseball team, composed of
Nebraska Indians with whom Mr. An,
derson will play during the coming
summer. Mr.. Anderson will pitch OF
play third base.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12

| tie daughter, whose name is Cora,
years OF age. With Mrs. Crandal
| lives her father, George D. Trites, q
we'll known and highly respected citi
zen of Washington county. Mrs. Gran
,dra]l states that Leeper had worked
for her father off and on for about
| twenty-five years. Knowing the fami
ly is the reason he brought his young
wife there. Leeper has not been liv.
ing with his young wife much since he
came to this country. 1t is claimed
he threatened to have her sent to the
reform school for not living with him.
Mrs Crandall has been Ill and was not
able to bring the matter to the atten.
ton Of the county seat authorities un-
til the present time Yesterday Bailey
& Morrison succeeded in getting the
child and Mrs. Crandall here. and for
the first time learned the details of
the child's marriage.
The Girls Family.
The young wife states that her
mother was twice married and that heI
father is dead. She says her mothers
rame now is Mrs. Sarah Long, wife
Of Frank Long. The girl says they live
III Mo. iHC Elll ooIo O11t llas
two brothers and one sister. The
ages of her brothers are 16 and 20
She says they are hired hands and
does not know where they are. The
last time she saw them was four OF
five years ago. The girl says her sis
ter is about ten years old and was liv'
ing with her mother the last she heard
Of her.
Leeper Married Four Times.
The young wife says her husband
told her he had been married four
times The girl says he has three
sons, John, Will and Frank and a
daughter, Mrs. Farrier. Two of the
boys and Mrs Farrler, she says live
at Brighton.
Four Days Schooling.
The young wife never went to
school but three or four days in her
life. She was born in Indian Terri
tory She cannot read or write, new,
er having the chance to learn. Her
weight now is seventy-three pounds
From all appearances she is naturally
bright and had she the chance, no
doubt she would know as much as 9th.
er girls of her age.
Temporary Injunction Granted. (
Bailey & Morrison brought action
in chambers before Judge Scott yes
terday afternoon at one O'Clock. In
the action it was asked that the mar
riage be annulled and an injunction
served on Leeper to keep him from
threatening her. 1t is claimed he
threatened to send ner to the reform
school if she would not live with him
Judge Scott granted the Temporary in
junction at once. The permanent in
junction will be tried before Judge
Preston next September.
Judge Scott's Remarks.
In speaking of the case Judge Scott
said he had seen depravity since he
began the practice of law and during
his service on the bench, but this was
the worst and most remarkable case
that ever came under his observation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
Chronic Bronchitis Cured.

''For ten years l had chronic bron-
chitis 50 bad that at times could not
speak above a whisper" writes Mr..
Joseph Coffman, Of Montmorenci, Ind.
81 tried all remedies available, but with
no success. Fortunately my employer
suggested that try Foley's Honey and
Tar. It's effect was almost miraculous,
and am now cured of the disease. On
my recomm endation many people have
used Foley's Honey and Tar, and al
ways with satisfaction. Sold by w. D.
Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
HEARST VICTORY IN KANSAS.
c. A. Walsh Says So, and He Was
There.

Topeka, Kan, April 9.-Secretary
Walsh, of the democratic national COM
mittee, whoswas a visitor at the Kan
sas convention at Wichita, has given
out the following statement:
"The result in Kansas was entirely
to the liking Of the Hearst men. A
complete Hearst victory was won.
Fourteen of the twenty delegates are
already pledged to Mr.. Hearst, includ-
ing four of the delegates at large.
"The convention would have in
structed for him by a large majority il
it had been advisable to break preced-
ents. The resolution adopted favoring
Mr.. Hearst shows where Kansas stands
and removes Judge Parker's candidacy
and that Of all reorganizers.
SC A. Walsh"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
TROY.

Troy, April 9.-The Easter services given
at the Methodist church last Sunday even
Ing were we'll attended. The church was
nicely decorated.
Mr. and Mrs John Griffin We're visiting
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Wilson.
VIII Petit and Miss Fay Downey were
married in Bloomfield last Wednesday
Mrs, William Hamm is visiting at White
Elm this week at the home of Mr..
Hamm's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Conn Evans visited last
Sunday with friends at Lebanon
Mrs. Anna Spencer and sister Jennie
Russell, were shopping in Pulaski yester-
day
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
10 Opium In Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy,

There is not the least danger in Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
small children as it contains no opium
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es
tablished rputation of more than
thirty years as the most successful
medicine in use for colds, Group and
whooping cough. 1t always cures and
is pleasant to take. Childral like it
For sale by all druggists
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
A FREAK EGG.
Ottun1wa Hen Attempts to Improve
Shape of Stable Article.

0TdPS Ut 0EaPrS
An egg resembling in shape small
gourd was discovered yesterday after
noon by George Green, the son of G. A.
Green, who resides on North Benton
street. The egg was found in barn
in a nest with other eggs. Its body is
of the ordinary shape, but at the small
er end there is projection of the shell
of about half an inch attached exact
ly as is the stem Of gourd. Just what
idea actuated this twentieth century
hen to believe she could improve on
the long established form is not dis
cernible, but it is evident she is in
spired with true American inventive
genius.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
A REVOLVING CASE
MARRIAGE OF LITTLE GIRL TO
AGED MAN RECALLS SUPER
STlTlous TALES.
Case Has Been Taken UP by Attor-
aeys at Washington and the Mar
riage VIII Be Arhulied by Judge
Scott Without Loss OF Tins.

Washington. la.. April 9. = (Specia)
Never in the history of Washington
county has such revolving case as
that OF the marriage Of John Leepei
s and little Gertie Trusty come to light
.Leepes is so years of age and his
young wife. who is now trying to have
her marriage annulled, is II years old
Two years ago, when she was but
years of age she was forced into q
marriage with this man. twice married
before, and old enough to be her grand
father. Judge Scott Of Brooklyn, who
is presiding over the district court
here at present, will lose no time in
annulling the marriage.
Z. In dark and superstitious sections OF
the old world, Washington county peo
pie have read of child marriages
but never before has anything of the
kind come so near home. There will
be no delay in having the marriage
annuled. Judge Scott regretted that
there had been as much delay as there
was, but it is explained by the fact
that one Of the parties pushing the
prosecution was ill and unable to get
-to Washington sooner.
S. The case was first brought to the at
tention of Attorneys Bailey and Morri-
ings. These attorneys were dumb
founded when they learned of the con-
ditions. There is no fee in the case
of course, and they at once recognized
their duty as citizens and took up the
matter.
The Girls Story.
A reporter saw the young wife at
the office of Bailey & Morrison yes
terday and learned her story. Miss
Trusty said she was married one year
ago last fall. At the time of her mar:
riage she said she was 8 years old
1Shp is eleven years of age now. !. He1
tenth birthday anniversary occurred
short time after she became wife.
Miss Trusty, or Mrs. Leeper, said the
marriage took place at Lebanon, in La
Clede county. Missouri. The young
wife says that Rev. Buck performed
the ceremony at the home Of one
Mrs. Lowry. Who the Mrs. Lowry is,
of course no one here knows. The
girl states that she had been wearing
short dresses and that her mother
dressed her in long dresses for the
wedding. Since coming here she has
donned short dresses.
Opposed to Marriage.
The girl was closely questioned and
stated that she did not want to marry
the old man. 1t is evident she did not
know the step she was taking and
that she was coaXed into taking part
In ceremony the girl was too young
to realize.
At Washington Several Weeks.
Both the old man and the young
wife have been in this county the past
few months. 1t seems that MrLeeper
came here and stopped at Brighton in
October. Later he arranged with the
Brighton agent and sent his young
wife ticket which she used and came
here last January 1t appears that
I.eeper met her soon after she got off
tile train. On March 9 he brought
her 10 the home of Mrs. Anna r Gran
dali who resides two and one-half
miles east Of Brighton The little wife
began playing with Mrs Crandall's 1T
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
JEFFRIEs STARTS FOR COAST.
Heavyweight Champion Of the World
Ready to Meet Munroe,

New York, April 9. - "Jim' Jeffries,
accompanied by Billy Delaney,
"Joe" Egan, and "Joe" Kennedy, left
for the Pacific coast yesterday to train
for his fight with Jack Munroe. Upon
his arrival at the Golden Gate city he
will at once proceed to his old train
ing quarters, where he prepared for the
fights with Fitz, >Corbett and Rubin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
Gave Him Immediate Relief.

Gave r1IHI THlneuTdle NtTI6T. "a
J. Odgers of Frostburg, Md, writes:
81 had very bad attack Of kidney
complaint and tried F'oley's Kidney
Cure, which gave me immediate relief,
and was perfectly cured after taking
two bottles.' 1t never fails to give
comfort and relief even in the worst
cases. Sold by w. D. Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
GETS BIG MONEY.

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses coun-
Gil Bluffs Decision in Mining Case.
Des Moines, April 9.-The decision
of the district court at Council Bluffs,
in the case of James Doyle against
James F. Burns, the president of the
Portland Gold Mining Co. of Colorado,
was today reversed by the Iowa SUI
preme. The decree of the lower court
gave Doyle s449,922 together with
$4,000 interest and $4,000 costs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
SEYMOUR is SAFE.
Mayor Denies Truth of Story That
Smallpox Prevails There.

telephone message this morning
from the mayor of Seymour notified
the Courier that the report that has
been going the rounds of the Iowa pa
pers, to the effect that smallpox is
prevalent in Seymour, is untrue. The
mayor stated that there are a few light
cases of illness, but that there is no
general scare over the disease and that
the schools and churches have not been
closed. The people Of Seymour have
thriving little town and they do not
wish any unjust stories to gain circu-
lation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
The Safe and Sure Kidney Remedy

The surest and safest remedy for all
kidney and bladder diseases Is Foley's
Kidney Cure. 1t will cure slight dis
orders in a few days and will cure
Brights Disease and Diabetes if taken
in time and even in the most advanced
stages it never fails to give comfort
and relief. If you notice any Irregular
tiles commence taking at once. Sold
by w. D. Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
Weeklx Bank Statement

New York, April O. The weekly
bank statement is as follows Loans
Increased 15,S25,9oo, deposits increased.
6,l43, 400, reserve decreased S90.S30,
surplus decreased 4,S3S65O, ex-United
States deposits decreased 4,S35,15O.