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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-11
BIG REMNANT SALE.
PHILLIPS BIG STORE OPENS
MILL REMNANT SALE
SATURDAY.
Store VIII Be Closed Friday Afternoon
to Mark Goods and Arrange Dis.
play-Besins Saturday and Lasts All
Next Week.

Ottumwa's retail interests are becom.
ing more and more widely known ev.
cry day. There is no city in Iowa that
offers greater bargains to the purchas.
er than does Ottumwa.
On page eight of this issue will be
seen the announcement of the great
Mill Remnant Sale to begin next Sat.
urday morning at nine o'clock at Phil.
lips Big Store in this city.
Phillips Big Store has given Mill
End Sales before. but Mr.. Phillips
states that this will be the greatest
event in the history of his business.
In speaking of this sale, which will
be inaugurated next Saturday morn.
ing, he said:
q have never been able before to
procure SO lihiany good goods from the
factories, at such low prices, as have
for this sale. Heretofore | have had
to take some goods that did not par
ticularly need in order to get all those
that needed. This season only had
to contract for those that considered
choice goods, and everyone who calls
at my store during this great sale, will
be agreeably surprised at the bargains
they will find. The store will be closed
Friday afternoon in order to complete
the arrangements necessary to display
ing the stock in the best manner for
the customers"
Phillips Big Store is especially
adapted to displaying large stocks of
goods and handling large crowds of
people. The long straight aisles, with
djcp1ou oNytntorc and loduoc m oh
side, giving plenty of room for display
and inspection. 1t Is one of Iowa s
largest retail establishments, and is
well known over this part Of the state.
Mr.. j. A. Phillips, the proprietor and
sole owner, gives his personal atten-
ton to all departments of the store
and especially superintends the buy.
ing Of the stock for all departments.
Mr.. Phillips believes that goods rightly
bought makes satisfied customers.
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Mystic.

d
Mystic, Feb. 10. - Mrs. Thos, John
son is on the sick list.
The Home Talent Troupe went to
Blakesburg to present its play Satur.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Swanson attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Mckinley, an
aunt of the latter, who died in Ottum-
wa Friday.
Several of the mines have been hav.
ing quite few idle days on account
of scarcity Of cars.
Carl McCloud the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry McCloud who left
home several months ago returned to
his home last week.
James Barrett who has been ill is
again able to resume his work.
Ward Durham was initiated into the
W0oodmen at their last meeting.
The members of Dewey Temple
Rathbone Sisters expect to give an
oyster supper Friday night February
10.
George Phillips expects to move to
Kansas as soon as he can dispose of
his property here.
]. H. Martin, landlord of the Richie
lieu hotel has leased it for another
year.
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er the wheel of wagon is improv-

der the wheel of a wagon is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Peebler is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. May Clinkenbeard.
The Clinkenbeard family had re-
union at the home of Mrs. Alta Scov-
ell on Sunday. This was the anniver-
sary of the birthday of Mrs. Scovel.
The friends took their dinner with
them and spent the day.
Four cars of hogs were shipped via
the Burlington route last week
H. D. Robertson has begun his du-
ties as assessor.
Reed Crawford and wife and Miss
Anna Ashmead were Fairfield callers
last Friday.
David Riniker and wife of Fairfield
attended the K. P. banquet
James Hurst and John Countryman
started last week for a trip through
Missouri.
J. E. Farminger is victim Of the
grip.
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ay G. Norris and wife Saturday even

Jay G. Norris and wife Saturday even
ing.
George Riley went to Keokuk Mon
day where he will join his wife for a
weeks visit with his parents.
Mrs. Clark is very low with the
grip at the home of Mrs. Louisa
Hale and as she is quite old very lit.
tie hopes of her recovery are enter.
tanned.
J. S. Ragsdale spent copule of days
last week in Ottumwa as witness in
a law case.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barker are the
parents of a son born Sunday.
Elewer Winslow shipped carload
of horses to Buffalo Monday and two
carloads last week.
Miss Myrtle returned home from a
weeks visit in Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Christy who makes her home
with her son Frank Christy is quite
low having suffered a stroke Of pa
ralysis. She is Quie an old lady,
Miss Blythe Bonnet is recovering
from case of chicken pox
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Jason Randall to Miss Kath.
crime Jackson of Mt. Pleasant at the
home of her father. They will make
their home on farm between Mt.
Pleasant and New London recently
purchased by the BRIDES father.
John Topping one Of the old citi-
zens is confined to the house by sick
ness.
B. T. Bechtel of Chicago is in town
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Rolla Lawson of Keosauqua is
in town visiting and assisting in car
ing for her mother Mrs. George Sim
mons who is quite sick.
Mrs. Frank Slime returned Tuesday
from Wayland where she has spent
the past three weeks.
Miss Eva Shaw of the Home Find
ing association of Des Moines arrived
in town last week with six children
two of whom she placed with A. G.
Fisher and wife east of town, two
with Mrs. G. M. Thompson northwest
of town and the other two near Lib
ertyville. ALI of them secured excel.
lent homes.
w. R. Shott spent last Wednesday
with his sister Mrs. John Findley near
Douds.
Miss Bertha Bott of Douds was in
town couple of days last week.
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PackWood.


Packwood, Feb. 10. - There is
quite a good deal Of sickness in this
vicinity. Among the most serious
cases are Andrew Andersen and j. p
Goodman.
Gong home Saturday night from the
oyster supper given by the young PEG.
pie of the Swedish Lutheran church
two buggies fell over the embankment
on First street. The horses did not
seem to get frightened. Arthur Loo.
mis- who was driving the first team
was Obliged to purchase set of har.
ness. No other damage was done. The
intense darkness was the cause of the
accident.
Miss Irene Sassner and Mr.. Brol-
liar of Ollie were married Sunday eve
ming at the home of the brides parents
on North Pennington avenue.
Oscar Baldwin and wife have sold
their handsome property on North
Main street to Cal Estes.
LibertyviIIe.
Libertyville, Feb. 10. - Mrs. Kah-
Ter has improved some since last week
and her parents expect to take her
with them to their home in San Fran
cisco as soon as she is able to trav-
ell.
Oliver Clarridge has decided to go
on the road February Is.
Mrs. Samuel Hoffman is down with
typhoid fever and is seriously i'll.
Roy Price is sick with diphtheria
and the family is quarantined.
Mrs. Hubbard is quite sick with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman are
sick with the grip.
Mrs. Lucy Bliss who Is having
measles is seriously sick.
The little Fell boy whose leg was
broken a few days ago by falling nn-
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FEARS FOR HER LIFE.
Mrs. Williamson Has Agency Woman
Arrested For MAKING Threats

Mrs. M. j. Batchelder, well known
young woman of Agency was arrested
Monday afternoon by Constable Geo,
to kill. Both informations We're sworn
out by Mrs, Matilda Williamson of
South Ottumwa. Mrs Batchelder was
arraigned before Justice of the Peace
]. A. Ballard Monday evening and
pleaded not guilty. The preliminary
hearing was set for next Monday and
charge and $500 on the second. Her
father Mr. Hankins, Of Agency, went
on her bond.
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Bethel.

Bethel, Feb. 10. E. G. Allen has
gone to wisconsin on a business trip
Frank, Lou and Pearl Vassar visit
ed Sunday at ese home of S. X. CHS
man.
Mrs. Rebecca Mccormick is on the
sick list.
Harry Strange and Miss Louise Tu
buagh called at the home of Jack
Caldwell Sunday.
Mrs. Wilcox is quite sick at the
present time.
Roy Miller of Frederic was pleas
ant caller in this vicinity Saturday
night.
Misses Eva and Maggie Caldwell
visited with Mrs. Charles Springer re
Gently.
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Floris.

Floris, Feb. 10-Miss Clara Johnson
of South Ottumwa. visited relatives
and friends at this place over Sun
day.
Ben Heady and Miss Clara Buchan-
an were Ottumwa callers Saturday.
Rev. Springer returned to his home
in Libertyville Tuesday evening.
Miss Grace Stevens Of Ottumwa Wis
tied at the Wilkinson home over Sun
day.
Everett Sperry of Ottumwa is Wis
iting at the home of S. G. Mcclure.
Chas. Plank Of Eldon, spent Sunday
at his home In Floris.
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GOLDEN STATE LIMITED.
The Train Of Many Liohts.

'HS 'd'H " TWaHy EIgHts.
Newest, most comfortable and most
luxuriously equipped train between
Chicago, Kansas City and California.
In service daily Dec. 20 to April IA.
Through to Los Angeles, Santa Bar
bara and San Francisco via Rock
island and Southern Pacific Systems,
by way of Ell Paso.
Brilliantly lighted by gas and cleo
ttricity. Heated by steam.
Tickets and berths at this office.
s. F. Boyd, D. P. A., Davenport, Iowa.
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, Feb. 10. = R. E. Hor-
ton went to Burlington Saturday where
he spent Sunday returning home Mon
day morning.
Prof. Ragsdale of Eldon visited over
Sunday with his parents and his many
friends here.
Miss Rose Calhoun is spending a
couple Of weeks with her parents near
Bloomfield
A little daughter was born to DR..
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competine.

Competine, Feb. 10.-Roy Thompson
went to Wyoming Saturday for an ex-
tended stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Deselm are NOV.
ing to farm near Butler.
A few neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. f. Robertson met at their
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home Friday evening, the event being
a surprise, and gave them some pres
ents. They will soon move to Ottum-
wa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Alexander and
children, and Mrs. Mary Messersmith,
of La Plata, Mo-, are visiting here.
w. Thornburg, of Richland, was here
Monday.
Mrs. L. H. White is visiting her
daughter in Reeheight, South Dakota.
Sunday being the tenth wedding an
inyersary of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Dick
ems, a number of relatives met to help
them celebrate the event. A bountiful
dinner Of good things had been provid-
ed, and all did justice to the same
Some presents appropriate to the occa-
sion, together with some silverware,
were presented to them. May they have
many more celebrations of the happy
event was the wish Of all present.
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Martinsburg.

Martinsburg, Feb. 10. Mrs. o. w
Glass is quite sick at the present
date.
Martinsburg is coming to the front
and will have broom factory. The
factory will be on the Walton and kup.
ka lot.
Meeker Bros, moved the S. E. Hen.
niger barn Tuesday.
Mrs. M. Walker is on the sick list
The Martinsburg brass band will
give a home talent performance in
the town hall in the near future.
Ed Heninger met with quite a seri,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-11

GUS accident Monday morning. While
going to the barn he slipped on the
ice and fell, breaking his arm and
both breaking and dislocating his
shoulder. DR.. M. F. Moore is attend
ing to the case.
DR.. M. F. Moore was at Nugent
Wednesday in the interests of his pro-
fession.
A. N. Redfern was burned out Fri
day losing all his household goods. The
building belonged to Daniel Campbell.
]. w. Glass. who lives near Ottumwa
visited relatives here Friday.
Frank Cook of Lancaster visited at
the home of o. w. Glass Thursday.
Mr.. Dennis who lived south of town
died Monday and was buried Wednes.
day in the South cemetery.
The school entertainment given in
the town hall Friday evening was a
complete success.
The old people will give one of their
series of entertainments in the town
hall Friday evening. Corn and
Beans" will be the fare for the even,
ing. The money goes towards build
ing town hall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, aud
when 1t is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by catarrh. which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Snd for circulars free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constlpa-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
nEPpNER NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From the
Papers of That Town.

A. NJ. Slocum has purchased c. G.
Pattersons lumber yards and viii
consolidate the business with his own
about the first of january. Mr.. Pat
terson will try ranching in connee-
tion with the real estate business.
Alva Thompson bought, this week.
the r. c. Wills residence property on
Main street, paying therefor S2025.
Mr.. Thompson has leased the proper
" to Drs. Higgs and Kistner for a
term of three years, who will use
the building for a sanitarium.
Mr.. and Mrs, Z. ]. Slocum, who will
leave shortly for Eugene, were given
farewell reception at the NJ. e.
church parsonage Tuesday evening.
The Heppner friends of this estimable
family regret very much their decis-
ion to leave Heppner as their resi-
denee here of many years has ripen-
ed a friendship of many strong ties
that time only can break asunder,
The best wishes of their host of
friends go with them to their new
home, Mr.. Slocum will engage in the
drug business in Eugene, having al
ready purchased a business there
Heppner Times.
]. T. Hoskins is down from Pendle-
ton looking after his ranch and sheep
j. T. is running 440O head of sheep
this winter.
Butter creek property is increas-
ing in value. ]. t. Hoskins was Of
fered $4,000 for his ranch of zoo
acres, but refused.
H. Z. Bartholomew has finished
threshing his wheat. Some of it went
80 bushels per acre. He intends SOW
| ing some wheat next year as he has
let contract to pillow 1000 acres
Heppner Gazette.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
COMING EVENTS.

January 9-oregon legislature con-
venes at Salem.
January 10-11-Oregon Historical
Society. Portland.
January 1O-14-National Livestock
convention, Denver
February 12-100th anniversary of
the birth of Sacajewea's baby at Fort
Mandan, with Lewis and Clark's ex-
pedition.
June 1, 1sO5-opening Lewis and
Clark exposition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24

Milton, Dec. 2S.--Rev. and Mrs. A.
j. Adams have arrived from Moro
and Will visit their daughter, Mrs. j.
Z. Nichols until New Years.
Miss Mae Littleton, one of the
teachers. will go to spend her vaca-
ton with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ. Littleton.
Last Tuesday evening Columbia
College gave another recital to large
and appreciatlve audience at the new
opera house.
Mrs. j. l.. Pierce, accompanied by
her daughter. Miss Epsa, has come
from walla walla to spend Christmas
with her daughter Mrs F. A. Skies.
Mrs. Henry Nagel, of Walla Walla,
and daughter. Mrs. Harry j. Miller,
OF Portland, have been visiting Mrs,
]. l. williamson.
Next Monday night the stockhold-
ers of the new opera hall will givea
masaue ball. Johnson's orchestra, of
Athena, will furnish the music.
The public school and Columbia
College will close this afternoon for
a weeks vacation. Most of the teach
ers and number of students will go
to their homes for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spense are
celebrating their 25th wedding anni-
versary by giving dinner to their
numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Craig will
leave tomorrow for Ellensburg,
WASH, to spend Christmas with Mr..
Crais's father and mother.
j. ID. Mcknight, of Condor. is Wis
iting his brother, A. E. Mcknight
Masonic Installation.
The A. F. and A. NJ. lodge held
their election and installation of Of
ficers Wednesday evening: Worship
full master, F. E. Wilcox; senior war
den, ]. F. Campbell; junior warden.
James E. Romine; treasurer, A. NJ.
Elan: secretary, w. A. Banister; sem
ior deacon, E. ]. Davis; Junior dea-
con. Charles E. Demaris; tyler, Geo.
Church; senior steward, ]. e. Davis;
junior steward. William Beckins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy B. Allen, of
waitsburg. are guests of their aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Allen.
z. L. Smalley came over Wednes-
day evening from Walla Walla to at
tend a meeting of Masons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
Special Christmas Exercises.

The Boys and Girls Aid Society of
Portland can furnish limited num-
ber of boys and girls for adoption, for
light work, for chores. while attend
ing school and for people wishing to
bring them up as their own. Address
w. T. Gardner, Portland, Or.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
HELIX HAPPENINGS
GONE TO CALIFORNIA
TO SPEND THE WINTER.

Real Estate Changing Hands-Visit-
or From Grass Valley-Returned
From Wedding Trip-Mrs. Walker
Is Improving In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Observance at Baptist Church.
Entertainment Given as Library
Benefit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24

Helix. Dec. 2s.-S. S. Hutchinson
has purchased of o. ]. Piper the prop
erty at the corner of Concord and
Harrison streets. for $275.
Charles Grant, of Grass Valley, for
merly of this place, made a short visit
here this week. and left Friday even
ing on the w. & c. r. for visit
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Grant, of Seattle,
Zeph Lockwood, Jr., who is attend
ing school at Whitman College, is
home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. w. Lockwood and
daughter May, will leave in few
days for Southern California, where
they will spend the winter, and from
whence they will leave in the spring
for an extended trip in the East
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stanton re-
turned Wednesday evening from an
extended honeymoon trip.
Mrs. Hugh walker. who is receiving
treatment in Walla Walla for blood
poisoning, is reported much better.
The public school closed Friday
afternoon for the Christmas holidays,
Miss Emma Green left this morn
ing for a holiday visit with relatives
and friends at Walla Walla. She ex-
poets to remain in the Garden City
several weeks.
Charles Albee conducted a shooting
match this morning for about 80
turkeys in which the local rifle shots
took considerable interest.
! The basket social and entertain
ment given by the pupils of the pub
lie school Friday evening under the
direction of Rev. G. W. Simons, was
very successful. and neat sum was
realized for the school library fund
Special Christmas Exercises.
The Christmas exercises of the Bap-
tist Sunday school are to be given
this evening in the church at
o'clock. A short program has been
prepared by the committee in charge
and instead of the usual Christmas
tree, an evergreen ladder has been
made, and it is thought will be very
interesting, especially to the little
folks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24

Ladies' and Misses suits now be-
ing sold at cost and all alterations
free at Teutsch's Department Store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24

5000 TROUSERS FOR
$500 TROUSERS FOR
$3.50 TROUSERS FOR
$500 TROUSERS FOR
$1.5O TROUSERS FOR
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24
news OF MILTON
COLUMBIA ConLEGE
GAVE A FINE RECITAL

WIN Spend Their Vacation at Moro,
Ritzville and Other Points-Masons
Install New Corps of Officers
Celebrating 2Sth Anniversary of
Marriage-siasque Ban the Even
ing of December 26-school and
College Have Weeks Vacation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-24

$500 SUITS AND ovERCOATS GO +
$22.50 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO i
$1,000 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO
$500 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO +
$500 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO I
Sf2.OO SUITS AND OVERCOATS GO i
$1,000 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO +
5000 SUITS AND OvERCOATS GO 1
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-07
s,ck,cl,.&,ee
BY CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS.

n PLUTOCRAT, an aristocrat, a sci
enlist and pugilist found them
selves travelling together. They were
all of size, each one was inclined to
be arrogant, and while they were out
wardly polite to each other, there was
not a man among them who did not
look down upon the other three.
Anc proletarian walked afar off
beneath the contempt of any one Of
them
In the course of their journeyings
the four entered into a great building
devoted to trade and full of men Of
business, who as soon as they saw the
piutoerat began bowling to him and
asked him to come and take the high
est seat. For" said they, you began
with one cent and now you have a
thousand millions"
The aristocrat shifted, the scientist
sneered and the pugilist snorted, but
there was no doubt of it that if every
dog has his day the plutocrat was now
having his.
But the proietarian walked afar off
beneath the contempt of any one of
them
After a season they left the hall Of
the men of trade and Travelled to an
antique colonial mansion, which they
entered. And here the aristocrat took
precedence, and, while the other three
were treated with civility, it was he to
whom the hcnors were paid For"
said one, "his- line runs back for many
generations, traced in the bluest
blood"
And the plutocrat said: why, I can
buy him out"
And they bswed the plutocrat out.
Inc pugllist jeered audibly at the
family pretensions and he also was
asked to go outside.
The scientist sneered to himself, but
ne was suffered to remain. for an an
cestor of the aristocrat had been a
patron of a scientist of the fifteenth
century, and there was a tradition in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-07
Wehster,s Ode to the Weed.

In connection with blue law of Con-
necticut which orders that no man
within this colonye, after the publica-
ton hereof, shall take any tobacko
publiquely, in the streets, highways,
or any barn yardes, or upon training
days, in any open places, under the
penalty Of pence for each offence
against this order, in any of the par
ticulars thereof, to bee paid without
gainsaying, upon conviction by the
testimony of one witness, that is, with
out just exception, before any one mag
istrate," Mr.. Joseph M. Sullivan, in the
Green Bag, quotes some amusing. dog
gereI lines written by Daniel Webster
in his early days:
SOme then tobacco. new found friend,
Come. and thy suppliant attend,
In ca eh dull, lonely hour;
And though misfortune lie around
Thicker than hailstones on the ground
I'll rest upon thy power;
Then, while the cOXcomb, pert and proud.
The politician, learned and loud
Keep one eternal clack,
I'll tread where silent nature smiles
Where solitude our woes beguileS
And chew thee, dear toback.