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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
Noiioe Of Hearing Claims.

state OF Michigan, The Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee. ...s 4, $3.50 ~, - =,
In the matter Of the estate OF Martin Cieary
p'sNetice IS hereby given that four nlQsths
from the 2Sth day OF April A. ID. 1904 hayS yeen
agoinst said deceased TO said courtfor examina.
ton and adjustment and that all creditors OF
s aid deceased are required TO present tnelr
Claims 10 said court at the probate office. In the
CIV ~ Coruuna in said county. on or before the
2ptb tiay of August A. ID. 1924, and that saio
claims will be heard by said court on Monday
the 2etn day of August A, ID. ls0i, at ten o'ciocR
In the forenoon. -, 49, $50 >
dated April soth, A D. 1904. -, (.
SSSS'17N ~ fIpA' 49, MATTHEW BUSH
ny KATHERINE K KELSEY, 5 'rle y %
~ 70 90 Probate Register 2.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
IItjca IN Erect Brick,

Utica, Mich, May 1S.TThe village
council has passed an ordinance pro-
.yiding that all buildings to be erected
within the fire limits in the future
shall be of brick or, brick veneer. A
number Will be started at once in the
burned district Hundreds of the beau
tiful shade trees, for which this village
was noted were killed in the big fire
of, week ago.. and their charred
trunks give the burned section a desc
late appearance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
SUMMARIZE News.
Happenings Of TT, the, World '59 in IN
, :.,,,,os 81 Brief Dispat ches. si----.-s
MONDAY.

NBy the breaking of one Of the spans
VI the suspension tramway across the
Truckee river at Lawton Springs, nve
miles west of Reno, New, four young
.people. Maurice Jacobs, Miss McMll-,
Ian. Mrs. E. S. EIDE, Jr., and a 1T.
Kingsley Of Chicago we're precipitated
from the car into the swollen streams
and drowned. .s,pu,ep,.
, .ss,, King Edward wrote any autograph
,letterato Lady Stanley,Hwife of'the ex-
plorer. and In it said: II had the great
advantage > of knowing. your distin-
guished husband personally, and orten
heard from his own lips interesting ac-
counts of his grand travels and explo-
! cations and the great service he rem
! Aered for the civilized world" i-'' p.
Mrs lane pitcairn, Campbell, aged
N died In the Pennsylvania railroad
station at East Liberty, -O.f Sunday Oh
baart disease. s With her two sons she
! nan hurried to'catch the train at Edge
wood and was overcome almost as
soon as she reached the car She was
a cousin of Robert Pitcairn, assistan
to the president Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. ,s ..Ss ft;S
The London Daily Telegraph's TO
kio correspondent has ,,cabled the fol
lowing: IA great religious meeting
nromoted by influential men, was he'll
| IN the park Sunday to determine tn
question of founding in Japan churc
pro christian in character but. on II
dependent linesa 90 Leading men cor
slider that the time has arrived I
adopt the elements. approved by tn
majority of civilized nations"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
"A Quart Baby.

Now and again there is an item in the
newspapers concerning the birth OF la
puny baby so small that quart cup
holds it comfortably. If the article told
ali the facts it would probably tell also
of a mother who in weakness and misery
had looked forward to the 'baby's advent
with shrinking and fear.
To have fine, healthy children the
mother must be healthy, and 1t is the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
t,ved Over 100 Years.

West Branch, Mich. May 16.-Th<
body Of John Mokkoosh, an Obijya In
dian chief, said to have been 10 years
old, was found in his boat on North
lake. Hiil town where he is supposed
to have died while trapping. He leayes
a widow 90 years old and a son Az
wears old. He has often said that he
saw Saginaw when there were only
two houses there.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
TUESDAY,.

The interior department at Washingt;
ton has temporarily withdrawn S2,oovl
acres of land in theta Grande distrlcts
in Oregon for use in the proposed adj
dition to the Wallowaa forest reserve.
According to reports In Washington
George B. Cortelyou, secretary OF the
department of commerce and labor, IL
seems very likely now may be selected
as chairman of the Republican notions
al committee.
A call will be issued this week for
the annual convention Of the Internal
itionalq .eaguepof Press Clubs, which is
sto be held at Putin Bay, o.. during the
week of July IL to 2S.s The delegates
will be guests OF the Toledo Press
club. Two hundred delegates are ex'
pected.1 sHeFf
Professor Alexander II. Phillips q
Princeton university. who Is, known y "a
the :discoverer Of American radium
has accented an invitation to attend
the ST. Louis exposition and deliver
daiIv lectures on the new element. fif
swiII no AT THE exposition from Junei q
| to July 4. -.-..-.....
5sze Wtiiianns ". Cleveland, a patient a
the Central insane hospital in Indian
apolis was being bathed by an attend
4 ant. assisted bySanother patient. Tn
4 a+terdant left the room for a moment
| -and,.while. gone the insane assistan
mt cleveland in the bath tub, turne
ON the, hot, water and scalded MIN =
death. #h3 ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
FARM INSURANCE

Tn old reliable stock companies will be
found more satisfactory and will cost
Won no more than in the mutuals. Call
and talk the matter over with w. y.
Cadwallader. Keller block, Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20

common testimony
of mothers that the
use of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton not only pro-
notes the mothers
h ealth but also
gives her strength
to give her child.
c Favorite Pre-
scription" accom-
iplishesthese y.
by tranquilizingS
the nerves, prornot-
ing a healthy appe'
.tite. aud giving re.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
More peanftc information Wanted.

More Definite Information Wanted
"Now, William said the man or
business to the Office boy,t1 am going
out to get shaved" 5spT ss.
"Please. sir" said the boy, hesitating
'if any one calls and wants to know
where you are will l say you've gone
TO the BARRIERS or down to wal
street ?''--Yonkers Statesman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

,s1nCAi G'a5 -4ltt d $50 ~ .fte 49,
Which Is a6etter-Trys an iExperl"en'1
I OF, Profit by an owos s = C'' NHtn =
Experience. IA so,ae I'll A.ls r.
Something new is an experiment
Must be proved to be as represented :,
The statement of manufacturer Is
mot convincing proof of merit. ,a
But the endorsement of friends, Is sa
Now surprising you had q back, ,4a
A lame, weak or aching one, .a-. ~,
Would you experiment on it,
You w, will read Of many so-called cures.
Endorsed hsssssngsSs f ASH fsEEswas
placss
It4Adiferent when the endorsement
c6msa from home. ass.~.a
Easy to prove local testimony
HoSne endorsement is the proof that
backseyery box of Doan's Kidney Pills
Reid this case: N''''
W. White fnisher at Robbins table
factory, says: For two years l was
bothered good deal with pain anf
weakness through the small Of my back
If Tstooped it was extremely painful q
straixhten again.. and when ] caugh
coldit settled inSmy back and made m
worx had seen Buan's~ Kidney Pill
higl11y recommended and got box
J. c.a Johnson's drug, store. They re
lievad me Of the distressing annoyanc
For sale byall Dealers Price 50cent'
Foster- Milburn C1r Buffalo, N. Y, sol
agents for the MS mber tn
name, Doan's, and take no substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20

Professor Alexander II. Phillips a
Princeton university who Is, known az ils
the sdiscoverer Of American radtum,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
BLISS PAYS SHORTAGES.
Affairs of the Lillooett Mining Com
pany Have Been Settled.

Des Moines, Dec. George L. Dob
son, ex-secretary of state, gave 1t out
today that the affairs of the Lillooett
Gold Dredging company, limited, Of
Iowa Falls, have been settled by the
payment by Byron B. Bliss of little
over $4,000, to make good the shortage
which was found in the company's ac-
counts. Mr.. Dobson says:
Byron B. Bliss, the Iowa Falls
plunger, has been seriously i'll for
some time and his guardian has made
the arrangements for the settlement.
No member Of the company believes
that Byron Bliss was ever a thief. He
builded castles in the air and unfor-
tunately for him and many owners Of
stock these castles tunbled like dust
to the ground. Now it is all settled,
and am authorized to state that there
will be no prosecution whatever. The
reason for no prosecution is that the
directors Of the Lillooett company do
not believe that Byron Bliss committed
any crime"
Mr.. Dobson says the Lillooett is talk
ing out $4,000 day in ore, and that
the mine will in time pay fine inter-
est on the investment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
STUART ON PROGRAM
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF IOWA
STATE TEACHERS AssocIA.
TIoN TO MEET.

The semi-centennial anniversary Of
the Iowa State Teachers association
will be observed at -le annual conven-
ton of that organization to be held in
Des Moines December 81, % and 20,
copies of the preliminary program for
which have been received in this city.
Quite number of teachers in OF.
tumwa and Wapello county will at
tend. The sessions are to be held
during the holiday week, so that 1t
will be possible for educators every
where to get away from their duties.
Prof. A. W. Stuart, superintendent of
the Ottumwa public schools, Is to par
ticipate in the fiftieth anniversary
campfire and reminiscent program,
while Miss Laura c. George is to lead
the drawing teachers round table.
Semi-CentennlaI.
The forenoon of the second day will
be given up to a celebration Of the
flftieth anniversary of the state asso-
citation. Conditions of fifty years ago
will be discussed in various papers as
follows: I'm the Country School and
Elementary Grades" Miss Libbie
Dean, Mt. Pleasant; In the High
School and Other Secondary Schools =
Miss Emma Fordyce, Cedar Rapids;
"In the Higher Educational Institu
tions," Dr. S. N. Fellows, Iowa City;
SIN the City Superintendency," Super
intendent George S. Dick, Red Oak;
''In the County SUPPLEMENTARY,
Prof. Ira G. King, Des Moines.
The anniversary camp fire and rem
iniscent program which will open at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon will be
a special feature in which the veter
ans of the past fifty years will have
the floor and recite their experiences
and interesting incidents relating tc
early Iowa education and the early
days of the association.
Privilege for All.
The older people will enjoy the re
union and handshaking with ole
friends and the younger men ant
women will be glad to have this op
portunity to see, to hear and to NEE
the men and the women who started
Iowa's educa, -onal activities and tn,
association SO gloriously on their wa!
! to present attainments. Many Of thest
older persons have signified their In
tention to be present and to partici
pate in the program. Hon. Henry Sa
/ bin will preside and direct the events
and the association of today will de
light in doing honor to these 1T
worthy elders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
kEoSAUQUA.

Keosauqua, Dec. 2.-E. H. Ruby,
county auditor elect, has selected as
his deputy Albert H. Hartrick, of
Pennington, and E. F. Pittman, county
clerk elect, has selected as his deputy
f1cers have made splendid selections in
choosing these two men for deputies as
they are both we'll qualified and are
gentlemen in every respect.
Miss Lutte Leggett of Birmingham,
and Ira Cantrill Of Jackson township,
were united in marriage at the Chris
tian parsonage in this place on We'd
nesday evening of this week, Elder
Post performing the ceremony.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches will join In giving cantata
at the M. e. church on Christmas
night.
Judge Sloan is in Fairfield this week
holding court, having closed his term
at this place last Saturday.
DR.. G.. r. Russell has returned from
a visit with his mother in Ottumwa.
Miss Cloe McCrary of Douds Sta
ton, is visiting with relatives and
| friends in this place and vicinity.
\ George Manning has gone to Oska-
loosa, where he will have his head
quarters.
| w. H. Roberts, ex-supervisors Of this
! county, now of Des Moines, visited in
this place with relatives the first of
4 this week.
DR.. e. s. Snyder will depart tomor-
row for Colorado en- weeks business
visit.
! Attorney E. L. McCoid has returned
home from visit at Fairfield with his
mother.
4 Mrs. Carrie Jargeson, nee McCrary,
Of Oklahoma, is visiting with her
father, Oscar McCrary.
| George Howard has returned to
Keosauqua from Montana. and will
spend the winter here. He has been
in the sheep business in Montana for
several years.
Frank Roberts of Chicago, visited in
this place the first of this week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Rob
erts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
GET GRAIN MEDALS.
Forty-Two Individual Prizes Awarded
This State BY Judges at ST. Louis.


Sioux City. Dec. 2. William G.
Whiting Of Whiting who had charge
of Iowa's agricultural exhibit at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at St.
Louis, was in Sioux City and brought
with him list Of individual Iowa prize
winners at the exposition. This list
was given him at st. Louis few
days ago, after the awards had been
made Three Of the individual medal
winners are from this county, ]. M.
Stewart and Harvey Turner of Sioux
City and H. S. Brown of Sergeant
Bluff.
Besides seventeen grand prizes,
awarded to the state as a whole, in.
dividual Iowa exhibitors received
twelve gold prizes, eight silver and
twenty-four bronze.
Grand prizes were awarded to Iowa
for collective exhibit of grains and
grasses in sheaf. hard spring wheat
yellow oats, Kentucky blue grass, black
barley, German millet seed, timothy
seed. mammoth red clover, millet in
sheaves, silver hulled buckwheat, tim
othy in sheaf, field and garden peas
white fall rye, Alsike clover seed, red
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
BIG INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE.
Riggs Shows Effect Of Compulsory Ed
ucatlon Law on School Statistics.

NSdsiSh law w SSIiOSi SLaStoIiSos
Des Moines, Dec. 2. - State Super
:ntendent Riggs has just completed the
annual educational directory for the
state with summary Of the leading sta
tistics relating to schools as reported
this year. The report shows the good
effect Of the new educational law in
Iowa in increasing the average attend
ance at school of the pupils Of the
state. The number of pupils actually
enrolled in the schools has not mate
rally changed since last year, but the
average attendance went up from $685.
600 to $4,000 thus indicating that
once the pupils are enrolled in the
schools the law has had the effect of
making attendance better. Superin-
tendent Riggs has added some infor-
nation not before secured as, for In
stance, statistics showing that nearly
10000 residents of country districts
town schools, paying total of over
$4,000 for the privilege. His infor-
nation is also to the effect that in the
country schools the average number of
persons of school age per teacher is
about thirty, yet in the cities and
towns the average number is over for
ty-seyen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
SEEK DEAD MAYORS FORTUNE.
j. r. Brown Receivers Part OF Broth
er's Missing Millions.

Sioux City. Dec. 2. - j. r. Brown,
brother Of the late Mayor Brown Of
Pittsburg. Pa, left here for Pierre, S.
D.. where he believes his brother
owned a ranch and cattle company en-
bracing 10000 acres of grazing land
under fence and 325 acres Of leased In
dian lands. Since Mayor Browns
death in Mar III 1903 which was at
tended by sensational circumstances,
1t is said here, fortune of s5,000,000
to $10,000,0OO disappeared. Since that
time his brother who lives in Portland
Oregon. has been searching for the
property and has recovered about ST.
100000. He says he will bring suit
to recover all the property he has I'M
earthed, which is now in other hands
and will have 1t turned over to the
widow who was left almost destitute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
WILL MOVE TO DIES MONIES.
---
Rev. G. w. Gaines, Presiding Elder Of
A.M.E.church, Comes From Chicago.

Des MONIES, Dec. 2. - Rev. George
w. Gaines Of Chicago recently ap.
pointed presiding elder of the Ioda dis
trict of the African Methodist church
will move his headquarters from Chi
cago to Des Moines. A reception will
be rendered him at st. Paul's church.
Rev. Gaines is one Of the most noted
colored pastors in the west He was
formerly at st. Paul but Of recent
years has been pastor Of Bethel church
Chicago. having raised $4,000 to
build the structure.
Rev. c. T. Shaffer Of Chicago will
deliver the principal address stonight
The jubilee services will continue un.
til next Tuesday evening, Rev
Gaines celebrating his flfty-seventh
birthday anniversary Monday. Rev.
Horace s. Graves, pastor of St
Paul's has charge Of the reception.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte, Dec Rev. ]. H.
slaney, of Ft. Madison, will preach at
the Baptist church Sunday, Dec. 4.
Mrs. Shinbloom of Fairfield, is Wis
iting her son, Frank Shinbloom and
family.
Mrs A. ]. Coolidge visited relatives
in Pennington Wednesday.
A. Kilmer and wife, of Warsaw,
visited VIM Jones and family this
week.
Mrs Henry Easling and daughter
Mrs. VIM. Wolf, visited in Harrisburg
Thursday.
Miss Emma Ward, Of Bentonsport,
was a Bonaparte visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Sedgwick is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Mary Sappington and daughter
Pearl started to California Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
ALBA.

Abba. Dec. 2. Mrs. q. T. Pauline
dropped dead yesterday morning at
her home in the second ward. She
had been in better health than usual
the past few days until Thursday
morning when she was attacked by a
severe pain in the head. Jonathan
.Hartsuck her father went to call one
OF the neighbors while Mrs. Pauline
stepped to the telephone to call the
doctor. She succeeded in calling his
number and then fell. When found by
Mr.. Hartsuck q. few minutes later life
was extinct. She was the widow Of
p. 7. Pauline, who died about ten
years ago. Funeral services are now
announced for Sunday.
The clerk of the district court
granted marriage licenses yesterday to
Martin G. Clever. Jr., aged So and
Jennie Mason, aged 20; both of Abba;
James s. Sammon. aged % and Emma
G. Cooper. aged 20 both Of Hynes.
Mrs. Hattie Morrison Duncan, en-
tertained company of about sixty at
whist last evening.
Mrs. H. G. Ehchbach will enter
tanned a party Of women this after
noon at six hand euchre.
Mrs. Nellie Stanley of Charlton,
who was formerly Miss Nellie Glenny
Of this place is the guest Of hel friend
Mrs. Inez Ewards.
H. M. Duncan was in st. Louis at
tending the closing days of the expo
sition.
G. R. Rees who is to construct the
system of waterworks in Abba is in
st. Louis purchasing the engine and
other necessary machinery
The musical extravaganza "The Irish
Pawnbrokers' was played before a fair
sized house last night and gave excel.
lent satisfaction
j. P. Mercer the county recorder.
elect has moved from his farm in
Bluff Creek township to Abba and will
spend the intervening time between
now and January / in familiarizing
himself with office routine.
Jerry Van Schoiack has been on the
sick list the past week.
Edward Whited has been enjoying
a visit from his mother who resides in
Moravia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
PROPOSE BIG DITCH.
JOINT MEETING OF BOARDS or
SUPERVISORS OF WAPELLo
AND DAVIS COUNTY,.

From Thursdays Daily.
II. j. Israel, representing Wapello
county, and j. G. Fame, representing
Davis county we're yesterday APP
pointed an appraising committee to
estimate damages liable to accrue
from the construction Of a big drain.
age ditch running from the southern
portion Of Washington township for a
distance Of about two miles through
Davis county and emptying finally
into the Des Moines river. The boards
Of supervisors OF Wapello and Of
Davis county mot in joint session to-
day in the Wapello county court house
and have appointed December % as
the date for another joint meeting at
Bloomfield.
The ditch proposed will be about
two miles long. only one-half mile Of
which will be in Wapello county. 1t Is
proposed to have the ditch on an av-
erage of about six feet In width and
from four to six feet in depth. At
places 1t will Of necessity be much
wider and much deeper. The ditch
when completed will drain and make
fit for cultivation about 500 acres of
land now totally worthless for agri-
cultural purposes. This land Is now
covered with ponds and sloughs in
which the water stands several feet
in depth for good portion of the
year. About one-half of the total acre
age added to the tillable land by the
ditch will be in Wapello county and
much of this will be worth, 1t is esti-
mated, 500 per acre.
The Big Ditch.
The agitation for the big ditch was
begun about six months ago and com
munications between the two boards
were begun at that time. The sur
veys and figures for the proposed
work were made by Surveyor j. H. r.
Spilman, of Eldon The board Of ap-
praisers appointed today will estimate
the damages liable to accrue
| from the completion Of the
work and it is believed that as soon
as this work is completed that bids for
the work will be asked and contracts
let. The cost of the work is estimated
to be between $4,000 and $4,000.
The members of the Davis county
, board which is in joint session with
the Wapello county board Is composed
of the following persons: Harvey
Wray, F. w. Baum garten, G. M. Killen
and M. F. Patterson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
wAPELLo BANK SHORT.
w. H. Cotton, Cashier, Arrested for
Alleged EmbezzIement.

Wapello, Dec. with the arrest
Thursday afternoon of w. H. Cotton,
cashier of the Wapello State savings
bank, who resigned his position last
Tuesday, came the startling announce
ment Of his alleged embezzlement Of
$25,300 Of the institutions funds. This
is the latest estimate of the amount
taken as reported last evening, which
has been made UP by the stockhold ers
OF the bank, and everything is run
ming on safe and secure basis. The
defaulter was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon and gave bond and was ac-
cordingly released. A special session
of the grand jury was called for to-
day when the matter will be laid be-
fore them.
According to reports last evening,
the alleged deficit has been made at
various times during the past ten
years, when it appears sums of money
large and small have been taken. The
stockholders had such implicit conf.
dence in the man, whom they had cho.
sen to conduct the banks business
that for the past years, 1t is reported,
they did not require him to give bond
hence ii this be true considerable OF
the loss will have to be sustained by
the stockholders, as the assets of MT
Cotton are insufficient and cannot pos.
sibly replace the amount of the loss
1t was announced at the time Of Col
tons resignation that he would re,
move to Denver to look after business
interests there, and that Ed. Hicklen
for many years clerk of the district
court, would be given his position. An
investigation of the books, which, fol
lowing the change, revealed the pre-
sent state Of affairs.