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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
SIGoURN Ely.

Sigourney, July 5.-Fred Leichti,
who has been working at the carpen-
ter trade in Des Moines, was he for
the Fourth.
Grant Ramsey is seriously ill.
Hugo Schilling and daughter Elsie
are at the exposition in st. Louis this
week.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
NJ. e. church Sunday. Presiding Ed
er Lambert was on hand to preach
the evening sermon. Quarterly con-
ference was held Monday
H. S. McVicar is home from Des
Moines
Robert Seymour is home from Mus
catine
E. E. Phelps. wife and son Waldo
and Miss Winnie Roop went to He'd
rick to spend the Fourth.
Robert North, of Cedar Rapids,
came down Saturday morning to
spend the Fourth with his wife and
children. Mrs. North is staying here
at present on account of her daugh-
ters health.
Quincy, ILL.,, Saturday and will visit for
week with his relatives on South
river Mr.. Mcmillan is about to COM
plete second full course at the Gem
City Business college. His education
natural ability and energy surely
places him in a splendid position to
make q success of life.
Ward James is home from medical
college in Chicago. His first intent at
the closing of the regular school year
was to stay for the summer school
After finishing half of the summer
school he decided rest until autumn
would be Of more value to him than
the remaining short term. He goes
back the middle of September to fin
ish his last year.
| Miss Minnie Tresser is in the city
visiting at the home of her grand
mother.
| A hard rain began about O'Clock
Sunday evening. This was followed
later by a steady down-p pour unit
about o'clock. 1t was bright anG
warm Monday.
| Getto Whites little girls are visit
ing at the D. w. Shean and Geo. CLARK
| homes.
Mrs. Lille Wilson. formerly Hogan
and daughter are visiting here.
The postmaster, w. H. Needham
is having quite painful experience
with a wound on the side of his nose
started by the wearing of nose glasses
The Street Fair Co. is here in full
force.
The NJ. E. Sunday school have ap.
pointed a committee to prepare pic
mic for the school. The committee an.
nounce that it is contemplating ar
engagements for picinc on the river
next week.
i D. W. Hamilton, John Baty, w. H
Hamilton, A. d. Long and w. H. Rich
ardson returned from quite success
full fishing trip Saturday. They re-
port thirty eight fish, the largest OF
which weighed four pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, July 6. = Miss Lizzie
Henston was a caller at the home of
William Hills last Monday.
Miss Hettie Hills closed a two
months school at Bladensburg last
Friday with picnic and program.
Miss Teresa Payne was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. George Hills last
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Rolla Replogle visited at the
home of her mother, Mrs. William Ste
vens yesterday.
Misses Eva and Flossie Hills spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Dan John
son near Agency.
Mrs. William Hueston has been or
the sick list for the past week.
A very enjoyable party was given
at the home of Charles Houston last
Saturday evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
Ter months visit at st. Louis at
lending the fair and visiting rela-

yer months visit at st. Louis at
tives.
me celebration of the Fourth was
under the auspices of the Hiteman Cor
net pand and thebaseball team and was
me "a, best celebration ever held here.
h hnare was excellent speaking by the
man, OF Ottumwa, and L. T. Rich
mond, of Abba, delivered the adj
dresses. There was plenty of music
ana sports, all kinds of races and
tnree ball games. July 4 at 10 o'clock
Two Junior teams played, and o'clock
Hiteman VS.. Hooking. There was
plenty Of sports on the grounds and
paenly to eat and drink. The people
~ Hlteman had the pleasure of hear
I Hitas,o me musical program by the
Elteman Cornet band in the new band
stand, which was given to the band
and 1t is a fine one
hugh Roberts, who returned home
sunday morning on No. from Chi
cago, Where he had been in the hos
pltal for treatment for enlargement of
the liver, Is very low at present
Miss Bessie Thomas her returned
home after two weeks visit with
relatives in Maryville.
Evan Isaac and family returned af-
ter months visit with relatives near
P1ttsburg, Pa. His father, Richard
Isaac, and son, also came back with
them.
Miss Maggie Winston returned
Wednesday after two weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Beitel, of Os-
kaloosa.
Mrs. Allen Roberts and children, of
Sherrod, ILL.,, are here at the bedside
of Mrs. Roberts father, H. j. Roberts,
who is very ill.,
]. H. McCarty and family are visit
ing with relatives at Chillicothe. The
former returned last Wednesday.
Rev. r, B. Hall and family returned
Tuesday after two weeks visiting
with relatives in Redfeld, South
Dakota.
Thorn Williams left Thursday for a
few days visit with friends and rela
tives in Oskaloosa.
Miss Minnie Coulson left Thursday
for visit with relatives in Des
Moines.
Henry Longaker, Gibson Wilson and
John r. Morgan returned from
O'Niell, Neb., where they have been
investing in land
Jesse Palmer and wife, of Avery,
was visiting with their son, w. r.
Palmer recently.
Miss Elsa Beerkle is visiting with
relatives and friends at Creston.
Miss Kate Jeffries is visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. Fike at the home
of Mrs. Fixes parents at Riverton.
From there Miss Jeffries will go to
st. Louis for a weeks visit at the
worlds fair.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
PLEASANT CORNERS.

Pleasant Corners, July 6.-Rev.
Hopton filled his regular appoint.
ment Sunday and preached to full
house. His subject was the Kingdom
of God"
Miss Grace Moss of Fremont, Neb.,
Is visiting at the home of her grand
parents. John w, Moss.
VIM. Glass was calling on Elmer
May Thursday
Alva Miller and Riley Himelick were
Abba business caller on Thursday.
George Glass and family, Samuel
Mccoy and family took dinner Sunday
at the home of Jane Blake.
The ladies of the Baptist church met
Thursday afternoon and cleaned the
church.
William Mintoyne of Eddyville was
a caller in this vicinity Wednesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
Is for GRAY or Parker
STOCKPORT.


Stockport. July Oh. @. Skinner
and family took dinner with B. F.
Old and wife Sunday.
The Lucas family had reunion at
G. l.. Beswick's Sunday.
Twelve of Stockport's fishermen
left Saturday morning for Green Bay
to spend the Fourth angling for big
game. The rest of the citizens scat
tered, some going to Hillsboro, some
to Bonaparte, and few to Ottmuwa,
while some remained at home
G. O. Swan and f. M. Lucas were
in Leando Monday.
W. o. Allen and wife were in Of
tumwa last week to attend the we'd
ding of Mrs. Aliens sister, returning
Thursday morning.
Samuel James, formerly of Stock
port but now of Seymour, is visiting
his old home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
MAPLE GROVE.

Maple Grove, July 6.-The people
from here celebrated the Fourth of
July at Moravia.
Miss Gladys Dodd visited with her
friend. Miss Rupt Landers, recently,
J. H. Williams is having some car
penter work done on his house.
Rufus Quigley and friend, Miss
Maude Lowell, attended church in
Udell Sunday night.
Miss Maude McCumber was shop
ping in Moravia Thursday
Mrs. Laura Hiatt is enjoying va
cation with her parents.
Several from here attended the ice
cream sociable at Unionville last
week.
George Brane visited relatives here
a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Woodland are
entertaining friends at their home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, July 6. - c. E.
Lasley and family visited friends at
Olive Branch Sunday.
Joe Sutton and wife passed through
here Sunday.
Mrs. Minerva Miller visited here on
Thursday of last week.
Miss Matte Vooress closed the
spring term of school at White Elm
Friday.
Mrs. Mary Vaughn called here on
Friday.
Edward Carroll made business TRIP
to Selma Saturday
Quite a number of citizens in this
vicinity gathered at the Heidelbaugh
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
RUSSIANS
REPULSED
JAPANESE WITHSTAND RE-
PEATED ASSAULTS BY EN-.
ENVY AT MAoTlEN PASS.
JAPANESE ADVANCING
kuroki, With Invading Forces, Keeps
Up His Triumphant March-OnIy
Nine Large Ships at Port Arthur
July FLAPS Approach City Daily.

Toxic. July General Kuroki, who
occupied Maotien pass without resist
ence, reports that two batallions Of
Russians attacked the Japanese out.
posts at dawn on July 4, under cover
of dense fog. The Russians were
repulsed, but they returned and
charged three times before they were
finally driven off. The Japanese pur.
sued them for three miles to the west
ward of Maotien pass.
Russian Loss the Heavier.
The Russians left thirty dead and
fifty wounded on the field. The Japan.
csc lost fifteen killed and thirty
wounded.
Russians Abandon Position.
The Russians have abandoned Tsin
Shanqwan, burying their supplies. A
detachment of Kuroki's army has oc-
cupied North Fenshunling without
meeting with resistance. The main
army advanced westward and occu.
pied a line extending from Moatien
pass to STRENGTHENING and Shinkai.
ting.
Nine Ships at Port Arthur.
Che Foo, July 5.-Chinese who left
Port Arthur on July 2 say that only
nine Of the larger Russian warships
were there then.
Armies Mile Apart.
On July 8 the Russian and Japanese
armies outside of Port Arthur, accord.
Ing to report. were separated one
from another by only q mile
The Japanese have been steadily
advancing from hill to hill on all OF
which they are placing big guns. It
is said they landed $50 of these guns
at Dalny.
Costly Information.
st. Petersburg, July 5. - Thirteen
companies of Russian troops, sent out
by General Count Keller to ascertain
the strength Of the Japanese columns
moving on Lao Yang came into col
lision with the Japanese between Mo-
ten and Fen Shut passes yesterday.
Sharp fighting resulted in a Russian
retreat before the overwhelming num-
pbers of. the enemy after ascertaining
the exact strength of the japanese
forces. The Russian losses are official.
ly stated as 200.
Still Hold DaIin Pass.
st. Petersburg, July 5.-The Japan
csc still hold Dalin pass while the Rus
slams have captured Oudalin pass. The
similarity of names led to the prema-
ture report of Japanese retreat from
Dalin pass. II
Major General Mistchengo is harass.
ing and driving back the Japanese be-
tween Stu Yen and Kai Chau, already
inflicting a loss Of about six hundred
in killed and wounded The Japanese
are displaying the greatest weakness
at this point owing to their distance
from supplies and to the prevalence OF
dysentary.
Disease Among Japanese.
The authorities are manifestine
much concern over the appearance Of
disease in the Japanese outposts and
garrisons and it is feared that the
Russians camping in the tracks of the
Japanese may become infected. 1t IL
spreading to Llao Yang.
Russia Loss 5000.
The Russian losses in killed OF
wounded SO far number $1,000 Many
more have been in hospitals, but cpl
denies have not yet been reported.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
FIRE LOSS AT ALLISON.
Vlcks Hardware Store Burned e
Playing With Matches.

Allison, July 6. From playing
with matches the Vicks Hardware COM
pany suffered a $4,000 loss from fire.
The little son of Mr. Vicks dropped
one of the lighted matches in pile
of shavings in the rear of the store.
Mr.. Vicks was not at home. He and
his family lived over the store. Mrs.
Vicks and sister gave the alarm but
none of the household goods were
saved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
NEITHER SMITH NOR TOWNSEND
WANT NOMINATION
FOR CONGRESS.
BOTH ARE MENTIONED
If Judge Parker is Nominated for Presi.
dent Sixth District Democrats Talk
of Naming Either the ottumwan or
the Abba Man Against Lacey.
st. Louis, Mo, July 4,19O4.

Courier. Ottumwa, Iowa:
If Parker is nominated for pres
ident the democrats Of the sixth
district talk Of placing the name Of
either Hon. ]. J. Smith of Ottum-
wa, Hon. Fred Townsend of Al
bia OF Hon. Thomas Geneva of
Sigourney on the congressional
ticket to run against Lacey this
fall. If the silverites win out in
the convention here G. F. Rine-
hart of Newton will probably be-
the man. e. P. Adler.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07

cemetery Saturday for the purpose of
cleaning the graveyard.
Mrs. Rhoda Kunzman died at her
home on Monday June 81 and the re-
mains were inferred in the Heidel-
baugh cemetery the following day.
Jess Grimsley cut his hand badly
one day last week on sawmill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07

This message received at the Cou-
rier Office last night, was shown to
former Speaker ]. j. Smith at his Of
flee in Ottumwa this morning and was
read over the telephone to former Sen
ator Fred Townsend of Abba. Both
men declared without reserve that
they would be unwilling to accept the
democratic nomination for congress-
man in the sixth Iowa district 1t is
understood though it cannot be veri-
fed now that Mr.. Geneva who repre-
sented Keokuk county in the state
legislature last winter, is ambitious to
make the run for congress and would
accept the nomination if rendered.
Would Not Consider Nomination.
II am entirely nut of politics.
| said Mr.. Smith. my business occu.
pies all my time. have no desires for
any further political honors and do not
care to sacrifice my personal pleasure
and my business interests. / am for
any good man for presidential candi.
date. I have given the matter little
consideration and really have no pref
erence. Personally would not con-
slider the nomination for congress II
rendered me-"
Townsend Not Candidate.
Hon. Fred Townsend former state
senator was communicated with by
telephone at his home in Abba and
asked if he would accept the nomina-
ton for congress If rendered him. ''It
is not in order to refuse nomina-
ton before it has been offered" replied
Mr., Townsend. "but I am most assur,
eddy not candidate for this honor and
would not like to be considered as
one. have not thought of the matter
at all but would not accept the nom
ination if it were offered and 1 would
not like to have my name used in the
connection. l thank my friends for
mentioning me but could not take it,
Is for Gray or Parker.
Mr.. Townsend was asked as to his
preference for the presidential nomin
alton. 81 am for Judge Gray, first and
for Parker as second choice" he said
| mo, am not Hearst man and
would consider 1t unwise for the dem
ocratic party to nominate Mr.. Hearst
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
YOUNG COUPLE WED.
Guy Reagan and Emma Annie
Huafsy United in Marriage.

Guy Reagan, OF Kirksville Mo-, and
yesterday at the office OF the off,
ciating Justice of the Peace j. A. Bal
lard. The bride is a daughter of Isaac
Seward who resides east of the city.
The young people left last even
ing on Burlington passenger No.
for Rock Island, ILL.,, where they will
make their home.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

The two intnities of Kant did not
chill or hurt him, but his fearlessness
Is shared by few. Only for short in
slant, at best, will most persons con
sent to look open eyed at any clear I'M
age of fate or of infnity. Scarcely a
friend Of mine VIII look steadily at the
clear midnight sky for a minute in 81
lence. The freezing of the heart fol
lows; the appalling shudder at the
dread contemplation Of infinity, which
may be called cosmic horror, is more
than can be endured If those stars are
absolutely and positively infinite then
there is no up or down, and they knew
no beginning will have no ending.
With any such staring gorgon of fatal
ism the surcharged attention is shaken,
and the chemistry of common life
seizes upon the liquid crystals with
avid hunger-George NJ. Gould, NJ. D.,
in Atlantic.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
THE FLAMINGO AT HOME.
Observation Has Proved That Both
MnIe and FemnIe Incubnte.

Apparently two factors enter into the
t1amingoes' type of architecture-the
must build where there is mud and at
the same time erect Il structure high
enough to protect its contents from
any normal rise in the water due to
tides or rainfall.
After watching II nesting colony Of
flamingoes In the Bahamas for nearly
an hour" at a distance of $50 yards
Sir Henry Blake stated that the fe-
males sat upon the nests, while the
males stood up together, evidently near
by. My dissections, however, showed
that both sexes incubate. while contin-
ued observation from the tent revealed
the presence Of only one bird of the
pair in the rookery ut the same time.
The bird on the nest was relieved late
in the afternoon and early in the morn
ing. The one, therefore. which incu-
bated during the day fed at night, and
his or her place was taken by another
which had been feeding during the
day, or, as Peter put it, II do tink,
sir, dat when de lady fillymingo leave
de nest den de gentleman tillymingo
take her place, sir; yes, sir"
Morning and evening, then, there was
much activity in the rookery. Single
girds or files of as many as fifty were
almost constantly arriving and depart
ing, coming from and radiating to ev-
cry point of the compass.
Flamingoes in fight resemble no 9th
er bird known to me. With legs and
neck fully outstrctchcd and the com
paratively small wings set halfway be-
tween bill and toes, they look as if they
might fly backward or forward with
equal ease. They progress more rapid
I ly than Il heron and when hurried fly
with Il singular serpentine motion of
the neck and body, as if they were
crawling in the air-Century
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
LIFE INSURANCE.
Get Fully Acquainted With the
Terms of Your PoIicy

ieFlHb pI our IOItcy.
What the average purchaser of life
insurance doesn't know about the
thing he is purchasing would fiji Il good
sized book printed with very narrow
margins" says an insurance expert.
For instance, | talked not long since
with II man who fancicd he was in
sured for $4,000 on the fifteen year
endowment plan. That is, lie thought
he had 10 make payments for fifteen
yearS-Which was truC-and that at
the end of that time he could get $lO,-
OOo in cash or take a part in cash and
part in paid up insurance, which, as
1t turned out, was not true. The rate
he was paying was so very low for
what he said he was getting that |
asked to see his policy, and when |
looked at it | found, just as he might
have found on brief examination.
that while lie was insured for life with
only fifteen yearly payments, he could
not get the $4,000 or any part of it
for good many years more No in
surance company in the world will
permit the fooling of patron like this
- - N''i' A'ip IT. uiu yet W dllIlDulc
such Il mistaken idea TO fraudulent
misrepresentation on the part of an
unworthy agent would not always be
fair. Many men who take insurance.
and especially those who do not decide
to 90 in until they have looked at it u
long time, 90 in finally with rush
They don't give the agent time to tell
them what they are getting, and often
don't find out for years afterward.
Another thing that many insured per
sons do not know is that n rebate on
the first payment, arranged between
the insured and the agent, sometimes
renders the whole transaction invalid"
Philadelphia Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
MEXICAN DRAWN WORK.
The Women Who Make 1t According
to Fcon Contract.

The woman who makes drawn work
on Il Mexican estate is not an iudepend-
ent worker to whom comes the money
for all the work her dcft hands accom-
pliSh. She is woman whose father
or brother or uncle or mother is in debt
to the great don" she can do the
drawn work, SO the don's agent sup
plies her with linen or lawn, a frame
and the requisite implements and in
dicatcs the design that she Is TO fol-
low, for, though you may not know it,
there are fashions in drawn work quite
as exclusive and quite as popular as
there are in women's hats. for instance.
When her work is done that poor wo-
man cannot fare forth to market and
offer it for sale 1t is by the term OF
her peOn contract perhaps already sold
TO the great don," whose tenant she
is. Miguel his agent, takes the work,
by now as grimy as the overallS of an
engineer He has kept account of the
time the woman has been engaged up
on 1t, and for each of the many days
she may have worked he gives her I,
S, 0, at most II cents, but never the
last amount unless she he a thorough
mistress of her craft
Once Il year the MeXicans for whom
the women do this work, somewhat as
the swcatshop toilers of Chicago and
New York drive their needles for
master, meet in solemn conference and
determine what the prices shall be. SO
great is the popularity of drawn work
generally that the supply never equals
the demand, and the profits made by
the Mexican masters of the drawn
work trust, for it is really that, are
enormous. The dealer pays these 'op-
orators" what they demand, and they
demand much. Therefore the buyer
pays $40 for cloth that costs the
manufacturer" 10 cents a day, labor
hire, for. say, ninety days, to produce
Pilgrim.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

Professor GOldlob has been telling
the Christianiq Academy of Science the
results Of his Investigations into the
migrations of whales. These creatures
hang about the coast of Norway and
Finland until the spring is we'll ad-
vanced, and then they go away on
their travels. Some go to the Azores,
others to Bermuda and the Antilles,
and they cover these enormous dis
tances in an incredibly short time.
Some of them bring back harpoons
which bear the names of ships ana
other evidences Of where these mi
grants have been for their summer hol-
idayS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
pOIitcncha pnNs.

Virtue is not to be measured by os-
tentatiouS giving. There is frequently
more real love for humanity in the soul
of the man who removes the banana
skin from the pavement than in the
heart Of the donor of the memorial
window in the church. Politeness, like
all other faults and virtues, may be-
come habitual. 1t is surprising how
many small acts of kindness, how
many little deeds of helpfulness, one
may do in the course of day when
there are inclination to be kind and Il
lookout kept for the opportunity. One
may set out with this intention in the
morning, and the footing up at night
not to others, but to ones own secret
consclence-will be cheering and en-
cOuraging.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Why the Festival Is Celebrated on
Dee. rs.

Why the Festival Is Celebrated ON
Dee. rs.
There are no definite illusions In the
writings of any of the disciples of
Christ as to the date of his birth, nor
has there ever been produced proof of
any character as to the exact period in
the year when Christ was born. There
are very true, occasional references to
the event in the Scriptures, indicating
that the Nativity occurred in the win
ter season.
The institution of the anniversary
dates back to the second century OF
ChriStendom, and it has been since
uniformly celebrated by nearly all
branches of the Christian church with
appropriate rejoicings and ceremonies.
The frequent and somewhat heated
controversies, however relative to the
date of Christs birth early in the
fourth century led Pope julius l. to
order Il thorough investigation of the
subject by the learned theologians and
historians Of that period, which re-
suited in an agreement upon Dec %.
anu 'ldI ueNiSlol SccLueu " nave so
settled all disputes that that date was
universally accepted except by the
Greek church. While this date was
never changed, the reckoning of it is
made according to the Gregorian cal
endar, which was adopted in the latter
part of the sixteenth century, and up
on which computations of time in near
ly all civilized nations have since rest
ed.-American Queen.