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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
HE TRIED TO STEAL A RIDE.
Young Man Named Stewart Will B.
a Cripple for Life.

Pleasantville, Aug. /. = A young
man by the name of Stewart, 26 years
of age who resides at Knoxville, un-
dertook to ride to Donnelly station on
the bumpers on freight train and met
with an accident that will make him
a cripple for life. He was in the rear
of a coal car when the endgate of the
car became unfastened and swinging
back against him, catching his legs
and holding him as though in wise,
with the pressure of several tons of
coal against him. When the train
reached Pleasantville he was rescued
and taken to surgeon who found that
one leg had been crushed at the knee
necessitating amputation. The other
leg was considerably injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
HARVESTER PLANTS CLOSE.
Three Large Factories at Chicago Are
Shut Down IndefjniteIy


Chicago, Aug. Three large plants
of the International Harvester compa-
ny in Chicago closed today for an in
definite period. The officials explain
that this this action is taken to enable
them to take an inventory +. The SHIT
down will throw $4,000 workmen here
out of employment.
The plants with the number of EN-.
ployes at them, are:
Deering Harvester works, 1000 men.
Mccormick Harvester works, 1000
men.
Plano Harvester works. J 500 mer.
None Of our plants will remain
closed longer than may be nece ssary
in order to allow US to make an in
yentory Of the amount of stock on
hand" said General Mahager G. *.
Funk. of the International Harvestn,
company Saturday. I'VE selected An
gust l because this is the enc breath.
ing time of the whole year II our llaa.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
MAPLE GROVE.

nrarre Grove. Aug. Rev. Boyer
preached at the Miller Baptist church
Thursday evening.
Mrs. F. M. Dodd visited her sister,
Mrs. Jack Dodson. Sunday.
Hon. j H. Williams has returned
home after visit with the w. D. Kin.
ser family,
A number of young people Of this
vicinity attended the ice cream suppe.
at the Selix home Thursday evening
and all report a pleasant time
Mrs. j. l.. Dodd visited over SUNDAY
at David Epperly's. of Udell.
Miss Sylvester 'fadlock, vas a1se
raH-- =,ias.itns astagaay-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
MONTH WAS COOL
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR
JULY WAS 7s.5 AND HIGHEST
DAILY RECORD WAS se,
Highest Mark Reached by Mercury was
IS Three Days In succession-Low.
est Was 5o-Lowest Daily Average
Was 6o-RainfaII was 81.

The average temperature for the
month of July was 1875. There were
but three days during the month when
the average temperature for the en-.
tire day averaged over 80 and the high.
est temperature recorded on these
three days was 95, the same for each
day from the sixteenth to the eight.
eenth inclusive. The lowest average
temperature recorded was July with
63 and the lowest point reached In the
temperature during the month was SO
July 2.
The total rainfall was 81, the heav
lest having occurred July 10 when near.
ly one inch Of water fell. There were
twelve days classed as clear, eleven as
fair and eight as cloudy.
The detailed account Of the temper
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
Pittsburq PEOPLE

should remember that the Pittsburg
special is the train to take from Chi.
cago to Pittsburg. 1t leaves Union
station Chicago. at 1880 p. M, Engle.
wood, 1854 p. M, every day and ar.
rives at Pittsburg 7:45 a. m. Central
Time.) You can learn all about this
and other Pennsylvania trains and
have berths reserved through in adj
vance by calling upon or addressing
George Jenkins, T. P. A., Des Moines,
Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
State of Ohio, city Of Toledo, Luca.

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County SIS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he Is senior partner of the firm Of F.
J. Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank ]. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of De-
cemper, A. D., 1886.
(seal.) A. W. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
naIly, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
Bad Case Of Diabetes Cured.

II had diabetes in it's worst FORM
writes Marion Lee, OF Dunreath, Ind.
II tried eight physicians without re-
lief. Only three bottles of Foley's Kid
ney Cure made me a well man." It is
a medicine free from poisons and will
cure any case of kidney disease that
is not beyond the reach of medicine.
For sale by w. D. Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List Of Letters Remaining in the OF.
turnwa, Iowa, Postoffce for tho
Week Ending July %, 1904.


Week Ending July %, 1904.
WOMEN'S LIST.
Burns, Lima Blanihan, Ada
Cameron, Mrs. Albert Coats, Ida
Dobson, Mrs. Foster, Florence
Fonlin, Stella Jacobs, Mrs C. L
Kopp, Louise Loones, Helen
Martin, Garnet Melrose, Edna
Porter, Lottie Sunseen, Kristina
MEMS LIST.
Brainard, w. F. Chapman, B. A. 2
! Canady, Edward Comhlin, ]. r.
! DOR G. E. Davis, c. E.
Fernol, ]. P. Homigan, ]. r.
Hunter, ]. E. Hadley, Isaac
Hogencamp, A. Johnson, Robt.
Johnson, N. Kellner, Osurn
Keller, Dick Kruger, L. C.
Mouis Thomas Miller, o. H.
Neaterous, Louis Schater, Geo.
Shepherd, Geo. Strong, John
Shunlaker. Robt Stannsberry, Earl
Steenberg, Morris Traitor, Fred
Thornton, VIM. Thompson, G.
Wolf, Geo. Watson. c. r.
Well, O.
Parties calling for the above letters
will please state that they were ad-
yertised.
Fred w. Wilson,
Postmaster.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
FIRST DAY OF FAIR
SECRETARY L. A. MEEKER AND
HIS ASSISTANT, MISS BAKER
IA ARE WORKING HARD.
Today Is Preparation Day and West
End Park Presents Much Activity
Many Horses Are Here-The Exhib-
its Will Be Beautiful.

From Mondays Daily
The busiest place in Ottumwa to-
day is at the West End park, where
preparations for the first Ottumwa dis
trict fair are being completed. Tomor-
row the fair will be in full swing, the
harness events will be given, the art
hall will be stocked with beautiful ex-
hibits and the buildings in which vari-
Gus exhibits of live stock will be plac-
ed. is expected to be we'll filled. This
morning and this afternoon. Secretary
L. A. Meeker and his assistant, Miss
Leta Baker have been constantly kept
busy, filing entries and transacting all
such other business which occurs on
the opening day of a big fair. A ma
jority of the horses entered in the sew
eral harness events have arrived, and
are working out on the half-mile
track. The customary refreshment
stands. -go-rouad, shooting gal
lery, baby racks and other places of
amusement are installed on the
ground, while the free exhibitions, bal
loon ascensions, trick house trio, high
wire walking, etc., will be in operation
| tomorrow.
The Art Exhibits.
The Art hall is already we'll filled
with exhibitions of fancy wares of do
nestle manufacture, while pantry
stores and the customary exhibits are
| being entered this afternoon. The
Art hall is in charge of Mrs. VIM. Bry-
Ian and Miss Warner.
Deputies Sworn In.
\ Col G, T. Doke Of Bloomfield was
sworn in as deputy sheriff this after
noon by Sheriff J. H. Cremer and will
have charge of the deputies at the
driving park during the meeting. Col.
/ Doke's assistants were also sworn in
and will be: T. ]. Miller, Henry How
ellis, Charles Moul, E. w. Grips, Thos.
Ratluff, Fred Pitner, Geo. Mccormack,
Will MCGEE and w. D. Lotridge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield. July 90.-Additional. to
the many other handsome homes of
the city is the prospective $500 resi-
ldence soon to be erected by B. Hardy
on tho sta of tha .i.t- I--t~IliNu ,yhiah
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
FoIsy's Kidney Cure.
Will cure Bright's Disease.

VIII cure Bf1ghtS Disease.
Will cure Diabetes.
Will cure Stone in Bladder,
Will cure Kidney and Bladder Dis
eases.
Foley's Kidney Cure will cure all
diseases arising from disordered kid
neys or bladder. For sale by w. D.
Elliott, Court and Main,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

The Dubuque Trades :orgrass has
decided to appropriately celebrate Is
boz day,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

years. He had many friends among the
old and young.
Since the death of his second wife In
1890, he has been living in the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Lena Hazelton, where
he has received the kindest care.
The funeral was held Sunday at the
Free Baptist church, where he had Sc
long been known and honored. Mrs
Anna Barton conducted the services
assisted by Rev. c. w. Stansbury. lie
was buried near his old home beside hi:
wife and children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Largest Circulation IN the County
Farmers Institute.

The Van Buren, county institute
opened its 10Th annual meeting at the
opera house in Bangor on Tuesday, Jan
uary 26. On account of the intense cold
of the morning the attendance in the
forenoon was not sufficient to warrant
opening the discussion of the program,
but at the afternoon session quite re-
spectacle audiance was in attendance
and the regular program for the fore
moon was begun without the usual pre-
liminary addresses.
A paper on The Cultivation OF Small
Fruits" by r. r.. Allen of Glendale was
read by substitute, Mr.. Allen not be-
ing present Bee keeping for the Gen
eral Farmer" by b. A. Smith, "Beauti-
flying Farmers Homes, money Tax VS..
Highway Tax" Benefits of a Shippers
Union" presented by A. G. Glidden of
Paw Paw and c. f. Bassett of Fennville
we're each discussed during the after
noon.
The evening session was occupied by a
discussion of "Rural Schools" and Cen
tralization of Schools" Leading in each
lMessrs j. j. Burger and f.. A. AS
eltine, each of whom gave very credita-
BILE expositions of their themes.
Wednesday morning opened more pro-
Titious for pleasant day, and the at
tendance was good from the beginning,
although not opening the program until
after the regular hour, but by occupy
ing every available minute the fore
moons exercises were nearly cleaned up
An hour was given for dinner, which
was served in an adjoining hall by the
ladies of the Congregational church, and
by prompt call at l o'clock the bust.
ness meeting was gotten through with
and the regular program for the after
noon completed
The officers for the ensuing year are
f. A Burger, pres; u. Il. Barnes, vice
pres; G.. b. Charles, sec'y. 1t was voted
to hold the next meeting in the south
east part of the county, and Lawton was
suggested but the location was left to
the officers for determination.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the usefulness of the institute, &C
knowledging courtesies extended by the
village and citizens, complimenting the
papers and discussions, and expressing
admiration for the determination oil
Judge Carr in making an example oil
those who defy the local option law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
A Very Close Gall.

Il stuck TO my engine, although
every Joint ached and every nerve was
racked with pain, writes &. w. Bellamy,
a locomotive fireman of Burlington, la.
81 was weak and pale, without any APP
petite and all run down. As l was
about to give up, got bottle of Elec'
trio Bitters, and after taking it, | felt as
we'll as ever did IN my life" Weak
sickly, run down people always gain new
life, strength and vigor from their use
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Longwell Bros. Price 30 cents. n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
nn,iun vi ncaucrs.

Germany heads the list as the read
ing nation and Russia is falling to
zero. In 1893 23,007 books were pub
lished in Germany, as compared with
S,0S2 in Russia. In regard TO newspa'
pers, the inhabitants of the United
States are catered to by $4,000 jour
nails, while Russia, with population
Of 13O,000,000, has only 500.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Just One Minute.

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the
microbe that tickles the mucous mem
brane, causing the cough, and at the
same time clears the phlegm, draws out
the inflammation and heals and soothes
the affected parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards off
pneumonia and is harmless and never
failing cure in all durable cases Of
coughs, colds and Group. One Minute
Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harm
less and good alike for young and old.
Sold by f. b. Longwel. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

This is a purely local event.
1t took place in Paw Paw.
Not in Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizens
word.
TO confirm citizens state.
ment.
Any article that is endorsed
at bone is more worthy of con-
fdence than one you know moth
ing about, endorsed by unknown
people.
Dell Cummings, ex-pension
agent, says, II am thoroughly
convinced of the superior merits
of Doan's Kidney Pills. One box
of the pills procured at f.. b.
Longwell's drug store freed me
from backache which caused me
a great deal of suffering and
anxiety for quite a while. i can.
not express my high apprecia-
ton of Doan's Kidney Pills and
] am pleased to testify to their
goodness"
For sale by all dealers. Price,
so cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States. Remember the
name, Doan's. and take no sub
stitute.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Business Integrity of Women.

An insolvent woman has applied for
relief from her debts in one of the
United States courts. Her appeal, so
unusual as to excite general comment,
sreaks we'll fer the fair sex and its
keen understanding of financial obli-
cations. AS a rule In insolvency pro-
ceedings woman is generally the cause
of mans predicament, but is kept dis
creetly in the background.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
One More Guess.

A professor in a far Western uni
versity advances the theory that the
peculiar virtues OF girls are due to
clothes, and that if the boys and girls
were dressed alike all would be equal
ly gentle and refined. Evidently that
professor has never been to a sewing
society cat fight or taken into consid-
Grafton the deeds of the petticoated
Turkish Washington Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

Leaves a prisop-r Ia CO His Own Way by
slip 81 Ills Memory
IA, al.

slip ot utr memory "a
IL I'll. Law.
Rattle Creek. Mich. Jan. 27.-Tom
Lawrence. wanted nj Cleveland for
bigamy. was allowed his liberty ut
Marshall. though "A Cleveland officer is
waiting for The man. Lawrence was
held on fugitive warrant and ar
raigncd before Justice Deuel.. who said
he would need time To investigate the
law in the case and adjourned court.
The Justice neglected 10 order the pris-
Onef back into custody.
Am | TO understand that court is
adiourncdy" asked the prisoners at
torncy. Yes"
Then YOU can co." said the lawyer,
turning Ia Lawrence. Lawrence could
not then he legally detained He is
still AT liberty. and the local officers are
chagrined. for Lawrence has made
much trouble. Detective William Reiser
has gone TO Lansing for other papers,
and hopes to get Lawrence again on
another charge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Children Poisoned.

Many children are poisoned and made
nervous and weak, il not killed outright
by mothers giving them cough syrnpss
containing opiates. Foley's Honey and
Tar is safe and certain remedy for
coughs, Group and lung trouble, and Is
the only prominent cough medicine that
contains no opiates or other poisons. Al
T.. b. Longwell's. III
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
A Vest-Pocket Doctor.

Never in the way, no trouble to carry,
easy to take, pleasant and never failing
in results are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. A vial of these little pills 10 the
vest pocket is certain guarantee
against headache, biliousness, torpid
liver and all of the ills resulting from
constipation. They tonic and strengthen
the liver Sold by f.. b. Longwell m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Woman Is Never Satisfied.

would you like to be divOrced?"
was the question Mrs. Jetty Maderios
of Stockton, Cal. was asked by her
husband recently She answered in
the affirmative and he got decree
Now Mrs. Maderios comes into court
and asks that the decree be nullified
claiming that she did not know the
meaning of the word divorce"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Gotham Theaters AVID Hotels.

The building of palatial hotels in
New York keeps pace with tat OF
theaters. The fall which will bring
curtain risings at half dozen new
playhouses, will see the doors of as
many new hostelries opened not soon
to close again, night or day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Creat.Grandfather at SO.

ID. NJ Walker of Kirksville, Mo-,
holds a record that really should
bring him an appointment OF some
kind from the president. He is a great
grandfather at the age Of So At 10
he was a father and at SO a grand
father. He is the father Of IA chill
dren. the eldest being 80 and the
youngest years. He has 20 grand
children and | great-grandchild
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
The Whole Story in Eight Lines.

Blanche Marsy, the Coincide Fran
caise actress, who was to have married
the late Max Lebaudy, the millionaire
spendthrift, after whose death she left
the stage and became very religious,
has just been welded, in Paris, to the
Count Louis de Vassart, a well known
owner of horses.-Argonaut
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

The prevention of consumption is en-
tirely a question of commencing the
proper treatment in time. Nothing is so
well adapted to ward of fatal lung
troubles as Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold
by +. b. Longwell. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

The man who says he is the young.
est member Of the United States army
at the time OF the civil war is S. G.
Younger of Okeene, Mo-, who was born
May II, 1850. and was discharged from
the army in 1865. having served two
years, eleven months and six days.
We now await the announcement of a
younger veteran than Younger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

Died, the morning of January %
Phillip Sherrod, aged seventy-fve years,
Mr.. Sherrod was well known to Paw
Paw people, having lived in the village
several years, and in Van Buren, county
since he was 10 years of age, when he
bought farm in the Lyle neighborhood,
and occupied it until within the last few
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

IN MEMORY OF JOSEPHINE A. YOUNG.
We miss thee from our home, dear mother,
How we miss thee from thy place;
A shadow DER our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and loving care;
Our home is sad without thee, mother,
We miss thee everywhere.
Dearest sister, thou hast left us,
And our aching heart is sad;
Thou no more will join our number,
Thou no more our sorrows know,
But we hope to meet our loved one
On that bright and happy shore.
&. l..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
AVERAGE Railway Journey.

In the United States the distance OF
the average railway journey is twenty
nine miles, in England 1t is scarcely
ten miles. while in Germany it is fif-
teen miles, In France twenty-one miles
and Russia sixty-fva miles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

Many of the ills from which women
suffer can be completely cured with
Rocky Mountain Tea. Rich red blood,
good digestion aud health follow its use.
30 cents, at r. b. Longwelps. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

For bad taste in the mouth take a
few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Price % cents. War
ranted to cure. For sale by Longwell
Bros. II
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

Neglected colds make fat graveyards. :"
Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup helps
men and women to a happy, vigorous
old age.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Electric Road Traffic.

The electric roads of the United
States carried last year three times
the population of the earth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Trust Control 1000 Plants.

The trusts number $50, which con.
troll about 1000 active plants
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

'Tisn't safe to be a day without DR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house
Never can tell what moment an acct
dent is going to happen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Obituary..

The funeral services of Mrs. Charles
+. Young were held at the family resi-
dence, 70 Paris avenue, Grand Rapids,
81, 1904. Mrs. Young had been i'll for
more than year, but until recently it
had been expected that she would re-
cover.
Josephine A. Phelps was born at Law
renee, Mich, March 10, lS47. She pass
ed away Tuesday afternoon, January
10, 1904 In 1864 she was married to
DIR. Henry @. Field and lived in Paw
Paw until after his death. She then
returned to her girlhood home in Law
renee and in 1872 moved to Hartford
Mich, where in the spring of 1873 she
was married to Charles +. Young. Ten
years later the family moved to Paw Paw
residing here about 10 years. In 1888
the family moved to Grand Rapids, since
which time that city has been their home
She was the mother of five children, two
sons and three daughters, all present eX-
sept the youngest son now in Georgia
She was the youngest of four sisters and
the first to be taken away. She will be
missed as a most devoted and fond wife
and mother.
The funeral services were private, Rev
DIR. Mclaughlin of Park Congregations
church officiating. The casket, covered
deep with flowers of which she was Sc
fond in life, was placed in the receiving
vault at Oak Hill, where it will remain
until spring.
Mrs. Young had a wide circle of friend.
in Paw Paw, Lawrence and Hartford
and to macy of them this notice of he
death will be their first knowledge o
her sickness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
HOW To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let It stand twenty-four hours a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-29

sediment or set
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; if 4 stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire 10
pass it or pain in
the back is also
!