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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-11

morning for Mason City to be in at
tendance at the state encampment OF
the Grand army: Phil Stuber and F..
M. Epperson, of this place, John Eos
ter, north of town, and VIM. Roberts
and B. IT, Chisman, of the Dudley dis
trict
A number Of Eddyville people at
tended Wallaces circus in oskaloosa
Tuesday.
At 8 o'clock next Sunday evening,
June IL, Children's day exercises will
be held at the Congregational church.
Among the features will be cantata
entitled Hearts of Cold The public
is cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Samuel Williams was taken
sick Monday.
Harry Besco, north of town, has been
suffering from an injured leg. He was
riding in wagon a few days ago and
leading a horse behind, when the horse
scared and pulled him out, causing the
injury noted.
Mrs. Nancy Scribner, who resides on
the Williams farm, near Gray's Creek
NJ. E, church, and who has been In
poor health for some time, Is now
quite poorly:
Lewis Dunkin, of Kansas City ar
rived friday TO spend Me of
weeks with his sister Mrs. Lucinda
Spencer, and other relatives here Mrs.
Spencers sister Margaret Nihitsel, of
Oshaloosa, has also been visiting here.
Mrs. Spencer entertained the following
guests at dinner Monday In honor of
her brother and sister: Mr.. and Mrs
Zed Oldham, of Gotebo, Oklahoma, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oldham and
daughter Gertrude.
j. e. Jamison and son VIII were at
Abba today.
Mrs. Lucy Lafferty and son John
have returned from their trip to the
worlds fair.
Mrs. Maggie Watkins and Miss Ger
tie Clark, of this place, and Miss Eva
BoWles, of near Frederic, went to Col
fax Monday to attend the Seven Day
Adventists camp meeting which Is be-
ing held there.
CHARLES kratzenburger's little nine
year-old daughter, at Coalfield, has
been sick with malaria.
Clement Clark east of town, was
Buxton caller Monday.
Children's day was observed at the
Christian church Sunday night
unfavorable the house was crowded to
Its utmost capacity. The church was
beautifully decorated The following
Is the program which was rendered.:
Plano, voluntary, Hattie Berry; piano
and cornet duet, Hattie Berry and
clinton Roberts; song, victory" by
the school: scripture reading, 9th
Psalm; PRAYER Elder ]. H. Raglan;
song, "Children's Day" by the school;
recitation, "a Little Pilgrim" Geneva
Shaver; duet. God is Love-" May
McDole and Vida Spencer; recita-
ton. Maude Oldham: exercise, "On to
Victory by the children; song, Keep
in Line Win Jesus" by the school;
recitation, THE Face on the Floor"
Jeanette Beadle: instrumental duet,
Ruth Berry and Lorena Weber; reci-
tation, Mile Barnett; song by the
school; recitation, Tim Went Straight
Home" Ethel McMahan; duet, Ruth
Morris and Ruth Berry; recitation
THE Chinese Children" Grace Pierce:
recitation, What Can We Do?" Wanda
Myers and Anna Harding; solo. Sweet
Roses" Freda Chitwood; exercise by
fourteen girls; address, by Elder
Ragan; offering; song, "victory Ev-
erywhere," by the school. The usual
excellence of the program was due in
large measure to Mrs. Emma Linder-
man, who drilled the children,
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Homeseekers' Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month the Iowa Central railway
sells special homeseelsers' round trip
excursion tickets to points in the
northwest, west. southwest, south and
southeast, at one fare plus two dollars.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date OF sales and stop overs permitted
Caii on agents for full particulars
or address A. B. Cults. G. P. & T. A..
Minneapolis. MINI.
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DAHLONEGA.

Dahlonega, June o. Childrcns day will
be observed by the Dahlonega Sunday
school June ~. The program will be rem
dered at p nj. Sunday school will be
held at the usual hour.
s. G, Smith was business caller at this
place Monday.
Mrs. j. o. Parker and daughter, Miss
Grace, of South Ottumwa, visited Sunday
with Fife Willard.
The Woodmen of the World will give n
strawberry and Ice cream social Saturday
evening, June IS.
MIR. and Mrs. j. S. Mcclung were ottum-
wa callers Tuesday
J. %. Butler. of Highland Center, was Il
caller at this place Wednesday,:
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THE FOURTH AT HEDRIcK.
Grand Celebration Planned for indies
pendence Day.

Hedrick, June 9.-(SpeciaD-f the
weather permits Hedrick will have tina
greatest Fourth of July celebration
this year 1t has ever had. provided the
committees arrangements are carried
out as planned. A salute will be fired
in the morning with the 30-pound Par.
rott gun now in Memorial park, at
which time the days amusements will
begin. There will be g. parade OF deeA
Grated vehicles and bicycles at 10
o'clock. Cash prizes are offered for
the neatest turn out.
Rev, Frank T.. Loveland. OF Water
loo. will deliver the principal oraticn
of the day at Fifth street park, after
the parade Mr.. Loveland lectured In
Hedrick about two years ago ana mas
a state wide reputation as q speaker,
The committee is fortunate In securing
his services for this occasion.
In the afternoon there will be free
baseball game, a good program OF
music, and speaking by men Of local
reputation, also handicap bicycle
race for which prizes have been offer-
ed for both time and place.
The evening will be great treat for
the music loving people. A grand con.
cert is to be given by chorus OF
about $50 voices in conjunction with
the Hedrick military band. Mrs. N. b.
Spafard has charge of the chorus and
is very much encouraged with the out
look. After the concert the days
amusement with be closed with bios
graph exhibition.
Personal and Otherwise.
Hon. John Morrison and A. B.
Phelps are attending the state G. A. r.
encampment now being held at Mason
City.
Geo. Akerman, of sigourney, was IN
town Tuesday on business.
D. c. Olive has exchanged his lum-
Der yard to J. r. Dunn, of Delta, for a.
farm near Delta.
Miss Winifred Roop, of Sigourney,
was in town Monday.
Ernest Beck is in Fremont in the
employ Of the C. B. & @. Ry. Co.
Miss Mary Brooks Is visiting friends
in Mt. Pleasant
Geo Wilson, of Ottumwa was in
town Tuesday.
At a special election held Tuesday
on the new court house proposition
there We're 231 ballots cast in Benton
township, of which there We're EOS
against and "a for the proposition The
above result would indicate that the
people either don't want new court
house or that they think Sigourney
should at least furnish a sight. Why
not build it in Hedrick?
u. SnakenDurg, OIL Sl2Ourney, was
in town Tuesday on his way home
from Missouri. where he has been ON
business trip.
Preparations are now being made to
place new cement walks around the
new First National bank building, and
the building occupied by Mrs. S. L.
Dixon; also in front of w. c. McWil-
liams' store. The work will be done
by Carton & Son of Oskaloosa.
Dr Herr of Ottlln,Na wac IN +ou.,,
yesterday on business.
j. w. Roop was in Sigourney yester-
day
Dan McCreery. of Fremont, was in
town Tuesday ON business.
William Eichelberg. who is employed
in ottumwa, was in town Sunday Wis
iting friends.
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FARSoN.

Farson, June s. A. M. UtterbacIl
of Hedrick, was a caller here Thurs
day
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robertson of
Cttumwa, attended the anniversary
services at Competing Sunday.
Wilbur Davis returned home Satur-
day from Ames where he COMPLETED
a years work at the Iowa State col
lege.
Hon. Sylvester, ST., is still in a very
critical condition
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott NJ. Dickins visit
ed over Sunday at the Charles Lock
home north of Hedrick.
Born, Saturday, June 4, to Mir. and
Mrs. A. Logan a son.
Little Beulah Hamm ersley of Cedar
Falls. is visiting her grandmother.
Mrs. Frank Owens.
j. j. Hankammer finished a term
of school in the Center district Fri
day
Mrs. Rella Mowery and children
Jimmie and Glenn, arrived Friday to
spend the summer with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. E. w Moore.
Rev. and Mrs. P. Fl. Mcdowell OF
Winterser, ere guests at the VIM. Alex-
ander home
Mrs Amanda Redfern of Ottumwa.
visited with her mother, Mrs Ada
line Jennings, Friday.
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sermon in the morning being preached
by Rev. S. Z. Wilcox. of Des Moines,
and in the afternoon by Rev. +. B.
Palmer Of this city A great many are
contemplating going down from here.
Miss Edna Dyall came yesterday
from Mt Pleasant for a visit with her
friend Miss Daisy Dukes.
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lOkA.

Ioka, June s. Miss Jenn Haines.
who has been attending school In Sig
Quincy, came home last week for the
summer vacation.
f. E. Lightfoot of Fairfield. visited
his sister, Mrs. w. L. Jackson, Mon
day.
Those who went from Ioka 10 Ames
on The excursion June 8, were: Mrs.
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oRMANvlLLE HoNoRs DEAD.
Beautiful Services Were Held in Mem
Dry of Departed Soldiers.

DRY OF Departed Soldiers.
Ormanyille. June 9-Decoration day was
observed on Sunday last. The postpone
ment was made on account of Indictment
weather the preceding Sabbath. There was
n large and appreciative concourse of peo-
pie. j. T. Woods deserves great credit for
the untring efforts he made in bringing
about the creditable results. Following is
the program:
Song service.
PRAYER by Rev. Pike.
paper by Miss Lou Truitt-',In Memory
of the American Flag Soldiers
Paper by Mrs Tude Thomas-"Do This
in Remembrance of Me-"
Recitation by Miss Olive Darmelle-
Decoration Day"
Recitation by Laura Howk-'Glories of
Christ's Kingdom
Recitation by Miss Myrtle Eakins-"Why
Did They Pass Pas Grave"
Recitation by the little Misses Verna
Ramsey, Blanche Dqrner. Hasel Mccall.
An address by the pastor, r. " Pike.
America" Marching to Glory"
The soldiers whose graves were decorat-
ed and flags placed on were:
Elisha Kindall Christy Heckart, Abra-
ham Kindall. Jacob Kindall, Harrison Ed
wards. Albert Graggs, David Drumens,
Dean Ogden. Hiram Harness. ]. II. Har-
ness, Havey Heckart. John Alfred. William
Gift, Gottlieb Harsh, c. p Thomas:
Funeral Services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Rhine arrived Tues
day at II n. m. with the remains of their
beloved son Edward who died in California
n few days since The interment was
made in the Sherman Chapel Mt 3 p. m.
Rev. McCampbell conducted the funeral
services.
ChiIdren's Day.
Children's day will he observed ut the
Christian church Mt Zion next Sunday
night An interesting program has been
prepared. Ali are cordially invited to at
tend.
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sleouRNE Y.

Sigourney, June Sc. H. Rupp has
gone to Saleda. Colorado. to work
John r. Needham, of Centerville, re-
turned yesterday after a couple of days
visit here at the parental home and
among friends.
Bessie Melville, of Los Anamos.
Colorado, has arrived to spend part
Of the summer here at the home of her
uncle, Win. Hoslett.
Richard Burke, of Oskaloosa. was
among Sigourneyites Monday.
Warren McLeon left Yesterday morn.
ing for st. Louis. After visiting the
exposition for while he will go to the
new town of Eldon. Mo-, where he has
some interest in real estate
The opening meeting of the Com
merical club was more of success
than had been anticipated. Music was
furnished by the town orchestra The
list of speakers We're headed by the
mayor, who spoke on New Sigour-
ney." Many others followed. All were
good. The laundryman. Gearheart
brought the house down with his
Psalm on Our City Water" All were
treated to lemonade. The meeting was
ADJOURNED at a late hour to meet in
regular session the coming Monday
evening.
Attorney George Baker of Hedricl1.
was transacting bushes sin our CITY
yesterday
Yesterday was the day for the court
house election. 1t passed off quietly
here, seemingly no controversy or ar
gument of any kind. Several carriages
We're attending to getting the voters
to the polls. AS near as can be as
certained this morning the proposition
mas been badly beaten, probably by
1900 votes.
The bridge building crew of the c,
X !. q F. Ry. pulled in here yesterday
ana VIII put IN a few days working
near here on the bridges.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
SYMPATHIES DRAIN MAN.
Rev. Anthony BilkoYsky Tells Why
Shakespeare Was Old at 80.

The memorial tablet erected TO
Rev. DIR. Royal Henry Pullman IN
the Universalist Church, Guilford
avenue and Lanvale street, was un.
velled by Rev. Anthony Bilkovsky.
Rev. Mr.. Bilkovsky chose for his
text the inscription upon the tablet
- They that be teachers shall shine
above the brightness of the firma.
ment, and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever
and ever" Speaking of the element
OF sympathy in the pastors work.
Mr.. Bilkovsky said:
"Men are saved by sympathy. The
message to the strong is, Make life
easier for Others Jesus Christ. the
strongest man of all the ages, said:
'The son of man is come not 10 be
ministered unto, but to minis ter and
give his life a ransom for many A
ransom is price paid to get per.
son out of difficulties. The faithful
pastor, not by substitution, but by
sympathy, ransoms his people from
doubt and despair, from skepticism,
sorrow, aud often from death here
by impartiDg to them his own life,
faith, cheer, strength, trust.
cit has been recently said that
Shakespeare was an old man at 45.
He died worn out at 50. Yet Shakes
peare lived not one life, but many.
de has created pantheon of 900
characters-most of them more real
than people We know in the flesh.
They lived actually, really, palpita-
tingly, III his mind. He shared their
every experience. He meditated up
on the death bed with the king who
said, Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown He felt the tearing pangs
of Othello's jealousy; of Macbeth's
remorse. lie walked in sleep with
the guilty conscience of Lady
Macbeth. He was with Lear in the
peltlng storm of rain and ingratitude.
He drew out Hamlet's dagger-stood
beside him in front of the awful
abyss of death and reasoned about
suicide. Was it better to bear the
ills we have or fly to others we know
not of? Shakespeare assembled to the
heights and descended to the depths
of all human experiences. This
is why he was an old man long
before he was so. The same is true
of Charles Dickens.
"Mere intellectual workers, like
Gladstone and Herbert Spencer, pass
far beyond their four score. Their
sympathies were not drained. Here
is the vital spot in man-his sym
pathies. If they are much drawn
upon the man soon ages and dies.
Thus ever the true pastor by SYM
pathy is ever giving his life, ran
som for many. OF those who have
reached up to these ideals of preacher
and pastor the man in whose memory
this tablet is reared was noble type"
San.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
KNOX SENATOR TRUSTS
REJOICE.
Fredericksburg Free Lance

fredericksburg Free Ldnee)
Without any warning whatever, it
is announced that Attorney General
Knox has been appointed United
States Senator as successor of the
late Senator Quay. The movement
seems to have been a sudden inspira.
tion of Pennsylvania Republican
leaders, and the change was no doubt
acceptable both to Mr.. Knox and
the administration. Mr.. Knox had
been warned by the President some
time ago not to run ampck in his
prosecutions of the trusts. He had
declared his intention to prosecute
all illegal trusts to finish, and for
two long years has been trying to
make up his mind whether the coal
trust is an illegal combination under
the Federal statutes or not, without
reaching conclusion. He will, no
doubt. draw long sigh of relief at
the change which will lift the de-
termination of this question off his
shoulders. AS for Mr.. Roosevelt,
there can be no doubt that his relief
is genuine: The very presence of
Mr.. Knox in his Cabinet, with the
scalp of one great trust at his belt
and his avowed intention to gain far
more, has kept the President uneasy
as to whether ne would get the sup
port OF corporate interests, if indeed
they did not oppose his election, and
when consulted by Mr.. Knox as to
whether the latter should accent the
appointment, Immediately advised
him to do so. The trusts are no
doubt also relieved, for while the
Attorney General was for the present
practically harmless, he had made at
least one assault upon them, and thew
were uncertain as to his future inten-
tlons. 1t makes no difference that
the 100000 Republican voters in the
State of Pennsylvania were not con-
suited as to the appoin tment. Mr..
Knox, Mr.. Roosevelt and the trusts
are satisfied and the PENNSYLVANIA
Republicans ought to be tickled to
death.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
BLACKsTONE's COMMENCEMENT.

The commencement exercises of
1904 for Blackstone Female Institut te
began on Friday morning with the
annual concert. A striking feature
of the musical work was the full
chorus of three hundred voices.
This chorus work alone we'll repaid
the visitors for attending. The
mere individual work, such as vocal
and instrumental solos, duets, quar-
teetes, etc., shows the skill of the
individual performer more prom
inently than the trained chorus, but
does not give as great pleasure to
the average hearer. The concert
seemed all too short to the lovers of
good music, and reflected great credit
upon the musical faculty and their
pupils.
Twenty self-help scholarships were
offered the past session. The holders
of these scholarships are gwen free
tuition in exchange for assistance
rendered in the housekeeping depart
ment of the school. Every scholar
ship was taken and many more
would have been had there been more
work to be done. The result of the
experiment was highly successful, as
the young ladies holding scholarships
measured fully up to the average
students in the literary work done
and in the success which crowned
their efforts.
The second-five term of the Prin-
cipal, Rev. James Cannon, IT,, ex-
pired at tbis commencement, hut the
Trustees had already elected him for
another term of five years, 30 that
the policy and the management of
the institution will continue to be
the same as in the past. The Boar d
elected Judge S. l.. Farrar, of
Amelia, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of r. II. Rridgeforth.
On Saturday morning the Glass
Day exercises were held. The chapel
had been appropriately decorated
with the Institute colers of lemon
and black with large center-piece
OF the class colors of white and green.
Upon this background in letters of
gold appeared the motto of the class
of 1904: "Non ministrari, sed minis
trare, ,"-"Not to be ministered unto,
but to minister" Thecla numbere
torty-six, and after the rest of the
student body had been seated on the
platform, they marched in in cap and
gown amid great applause from the
audience and the members of the
lower classes. The programme rem
dered was a combination of both mus
loal and literary work.
Az the conclusion of the Glass
Day exercises the Principal made a
short address on the work which the
school had tried to do in the ten
years OF It's history, basing his re-
marks upon the school motto:
Thorough instruction under posi-
tive christian influences at the lowest
possible cost" lie stated that nearly
one thousand different students had
received instruction during the ten
years existence of the school and that
with the present class about two hun
dred had pursued their course to
graduation. He laid special stress up
on the great work which the students
of this institution were doing in the
school work of the state. Distinc-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
THE SECRETS UF SUCCESS.

Mr.. James p. Hill, who lived in a
log cabin and chopped wood for 9
living when he was boy, and who
rose to his present position as rail.
road president, steamboat owner and
millionaire, gives the following seven
secrets Of his success:
Be Honest. If man is not honest
he is bound to fail eventually.
Be Earnest. Crown your smallest
actions with the halo of earnestness.
Be Confident. Confidence is the
basis of stable business. If you dc
not trust yourself, who will? But
be sure of your ground for confidence
Be Alert. Opportunity come;
sometimes disguised and surrounded
by hard work and adverse circum.
stances.
Be Truthful. Truthfulness does
not alone consist of telling the truth
but more often of acting it.
Rise Early. The morning hours
are the best of each day.
Study Causes. Men who succeed
are not magicians, but you will
probably find they have capacity
for hard work. If causes are created
effects must come.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
OLD SQUIRES IN THE SOUTH
Titles Once Acquired by n Citizen
are Carried TO the Grsye.

"The title of Squire, which i,
rarely heard in the North, is still in
vogue in the South. When a mau
IS elected justice of the peace iu
Dixie he is squire, aud although be
may have subsequent titles his old
friends and neighbors always refer
to him as squire" said Southern
lawyer who is attending the sitting
of a New York court for the first
time.
He had been introduced TO several
attorneys as Squire Blank, of Ala
6ama, and he was asked by one what
the title signified in his case. lie
said he was elected justice of the
peace In his town in Alabama at the
close of the Civil war, and although
he has been a State senator from his
district several times, and is a major
In military organization, he is still
Squire.
sour people," he continued, 'sare
given to tacking title to any citizen
who Is at all active in politics, but
they have a sort of reverence for the
old English esquire, which they
abbreviate by eliminating the first
letter.
81 knew a man who refused to be
candidate for the office of Justice
of the peace simply because he
would have had to give up his
professional title if he had been
elected. He was a retired physician.
He was solicited to become a candi-
date by every voter in the town and
was about to accept when it occurred
to him that he would be called squire
and ne declined for that reason alone.
He said be preferred to live and die
as a doctor
sin some of the old graveyards in
the South one may find the title
squire carved on the headstones
which mark the resting place of the
man who in life was justice of the
peace.
"While we are quite free III the
bestowal of titles in the South, squire
is never applied in an honorary sense.
To be squire the man must nave
been elected to the office, which,
according to the custom bestows the
old English title.
"lt becomes second nature 10 the
man who has the title to introduce
himself, where it becomes necessary,
as Squire So-and.So. A man with
any other title, except that of doctor,
would not do so, but to say Il am
Squire Blank is not considered bad
form in the best society."-New
York Mail.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17

ton papers were awarded to the
young ladies who had made an
average of over eighty-five per cent
AS large proportion were gwen as
at any other time in the history of
the school. Lists were then read of
young ladies who deserved special
mention for unusual excellence aud
for marked Improvement.
The following young ladies were
In attendance at the Institute from
this section: Misses Ruby Edwards
and Laura Crowther, of Reedville,
Enid Kelley and Ruby Potter, of
Byrdton, Iua Hall and Eunice Todd,
of Lynham's, Lottie Fallin, of Coan,
May Hall, of Templeman's X Roads,
Lula and Emma Wheaton, of Wheal-
ton, Sadie Bristow and Marian Dut-
ton, OF lower Middlesex, Alma Bur-
ton, Ethel Hurley, and Ray Walker,
of Urbanna, and Willie Evans, of
Essex.