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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
CHARLTON IMPROVEMENT.
Electric Plant Being Rebuilt at An
Expense Of $4,000.

Charlton, Dec. 26.-The city council
has purchased new alternating dy-
namo and will be able to run the water.
works by a large electric motor next
spring when the system is installed.
One hundred and ten volts has been
the capacity heretofore, but large, new
copper cables are being placed through
the principal parts of the city, which
will increase the voltage to 1900 volts.
The plant has been operated with a di.
rect current, but large three-phase
dynamo and a new IS horse power
boiler have been purchased and these
will furnish ample power to run the
new water works plant. Day power
will also be installed and small m otors
will be put in by private users.
The entire system will be remodeled,
many of the main wires having been
either totally destroyed or badly dam.
aged by the big fires last winter and
spring If any leakages occur they
will be strengthened, the required
amount of current will be much less,
and in the future the receipts Of the
plant will be much less, and in the flu.
ture the receipts of the plant will be
much greater.
A $4,000 bond issue was authorized,
with per cent interest. The electric
/ light plant and waterworks plant, with
their franchises, will be given as secur.
ity to guarantee the payment Of the
bonds. 1t is thought that most Of the
bonds will be bought here, as the rate
of interest is good and the security
first class.
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SHOT FIRER MEETS DEATH.
Jack Thomas, EMPLOYED in Garfield
Mines Near oskaIoosa, is Killed.

oskaloosa, Dec. 2s.--Jack Thomas.
shot firer in the Garfield mines, was
fatally injured here Saturday The
shot threw big chunks Of coal through
the entry an dcrushed him against the
the entry and crushed him against the
Real Estate Transfers.
Furnished by Lowenberg & Co., lot
South Court.
Courtney, e. E. and L. e. to clar-
ence Ritz, lots 10. IL, IL. Llock S, Ell
don, $1,400.
Ritz, Clarence to L. E. Courtney,
Mill-property, Eldon $4,000.
Gender, L. G. c. and wife to w. M.
Litton, lot 10, block Ia, Smiths 4th add
Ottumwa. $1,000.
Lindsay, L. r. and wife to w. j.
Lindsay, undivided 10, northwest n,
southwest " !. section %, 70, Is and part
northeast " northeast ". section SO,
70, Is, $3.50.
Hall. g. F. ct al, Exrs to H. N. Far
rell, southwest u. northwest u,
southeast ", and northwest v south
west ". southeast ", and east ".
northeast u, southeast ". southwest
II section IL, ~, Is, $1,000
Manchester, Edward A. and wife to
2. G. and Thos. F. Keefe, undivided u
part lots and 2, Porter & Co. sub OF
tumwa, $3.50.
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CHICAGO HORSE MARKET.
Weeks Receipts Much Larger Than
Same Week Last Year.

Chicago, Dec. 26. - Receipts for
last week will approximate close
to 1900 arrivals, being nearly
double the horses received the
corresponding week last year. Demand
from all quarters, while of a holiday
character, was quite satisfactory, and
as whole. there was a better tone
to the general movement, with prices
a point stronger than the previous
week. Big drafters and feeders were
particularly active at fully as strong
prices as current any time during the
year. Fancy matched pairs weighing
3400 to $500 pounds were taken by
eastern operators at $450@655. the lat
ter figure being paid by Fiss, Doerr &
Carroll of New York for a fancy pair
of Brown geldings bred in Minnesota.
One >Iowa-bred draft gelding weighing
2050 pounds was knocked down to Mil.
Ter Bros, Of Boston, Mass, at $3.50.
Weight and quality considered, prime
draft animals sold up to the highest
level of the season Farm chunks and
plain southern offerings were slow sell
ers at the lowest range of the year.
Trade for the week was featured by a
good holiday demand at the following
prices.
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KEosAuoUA.

Keosauqua Dec 26.-J. w. Rowley
and wife have been at the bedside Of
Mr.. Rowley's father, T. B. Rowley at
Stockport this week. Mr.. Rowley was
! seized with a paralytic stroke on Sat
! urday of last week. He is now SO
years old.
Mrs. Maude Manning and son Bates
Manning, Of St. Louis, are here to
spend the holidays.
Robert e. Sloan, of Centerville, re-
Gently visited in this place with rela-
tives.
Carl Landes and Fred White who are
attending the State Agricultural coll
lege at Ames, arrived home Friday
evening to spend the holiday vacation
with their parents.
James Starr, Of this place, was an
Ottumwa business visitor yesterday,
returning home on the evening train
John Buckner and Josh Johnson,
who for several weeks have been plas-
tering houses in Monroe county, have
returned to their homes in this place,
having completed all the jobs that
they had engaged.
VIM. B. WEIGH and wife of Mt. Ster-
ling recently visited in this place with
relatives of Mrs. WEIGH.
Miss Clara Roberts, who has been
In Chicago for the past two or three
months, is here for a two weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Roberts.
Mrs. John l.. Therme and, daughter,
Miss Floe Therme, returned to their
home in this place Friday morning,
from a several weeks visit with rela-
tives in Texas. Mr.. Therme came from
Des Moines Friday evening to spend
Christmas with his family.
wv. M. Walker went to Fairfield FRI
day on business.
Judge Robert Sloan is here to spend
his Christmas vacation with his fam
lily, having completed his years work.
Albert Hartrick, of Pennington. who
accepted the position of deputy county
auditor under County Auditor E. H.
Ruby elect, has since concluded that
he cannot afford to abandon his bust
ness at Pennington, for the office, and
hence he has withdrawn. Charles
Yer Beck, of Mt. Sterling, will be Mr..
Ruby's deputy. Mr.. Yer Beck is at the
present postmaster at Mt. Sterling.
He Is fine young man, and Mr. Ruby
has made a splendid selection.
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AGENCY.

Agency, Dec. 26.-On Christmas day
Jacob Myers celebrated his 92d birth
day He is hale and hearty, is regu-
lar attendant at church., goes to the
postoffice every day and sees to read
without glasses. He has been resi-
dent Of Wapello county for so years.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Shadford, Of OF
tumwa. were over-Sunday visitors
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stone, of Cleve-
lSnd, Ohio are spending the holidays
With Mrs. Stones parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Newell.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Goodwin, Of AL
bia, visited over Sunday here.
Russell g. Nye, who is a student at
home for his vacation.
Frank Hill, of Birmingham, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Mrs. c. B. Hawkins, of Mt. Pleasant
Is visiting friends here.
Miss Grace Allen, who is teaching
school at DIN. is spending her vaca-
ton at home.
ssstChet REYNOLDS is. visiting. ct Lamar
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Comegy's and
children spent Christmas at Daven-
port.
g. M. Nye, of Chicago, is listing
friends here fer a few days.
The Agency anti-horse thief associa-
ton, will hold meeting Friday, Dec
30, at one o'clock. All members are
requested to attend
Miss Mamie j. Laurence, of Sioux
Falls, S. Dakota, is here visiting her
cousin, l.. M. Wilson.
The dwelling of H. R. Hillery caught
fire Sunday evening, but was extin-
guished before much damage was done
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Giltner were
called to Knoxville FRIDAY on account
OF the death of Mrs. Giltner's father
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Chas. Peterson. all were shoppers in
Ottumwa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson and
Mrs. William Dickson visited in OF
tumwa Friday.
Miss Hannah Pierson took supper at
the home of E. w. Johnson Thursday.
Albin Allen, Arthur and Chas, Carl
SON were Christmas shoppers in OF
tumwa Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Walls,ce were
visiting in Ottumwa Thursday.
Miss Rosa, Emma and Mary Berry
of Friedrich, attended meeting here
last Sunday.
Henry Burnstedt passed through
here enroute to Ottumwa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Locke and Otto
Locke were in Ottumwa last week on
business.
France Peterson called on friends In
Dudley Thursday afternoon.
A New Years social will be held at
Munterville New Years eve, Saturday,
Dec. 81, with G. good program. Every
body is cordially invited to attend and
come early.
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BRUSH CREEK.

Brush Creek, Dec. 26.-Austin White
and Charley Worrel were in Ottumwa
last week.
Nita Proctor is on the sick list
Miss Betz spent last Tuesday night
with Miss Bessie Odenbaugh.
Fred Odenbaugh has been quite
sick.
Mrs. Emma Houk spent Thursday
with Mrs c. White
Mrs. A. Proctor visited with her
friend Mile Shields Manday.
Bart Fleming and wife and Bessie
Odenbaugh were guests Of Jode
Roberts and family Wednesday even
ing.
A. Proctor and wife were Ottumwa
visitors Thursday.
Frank Odenbaugh, who has been a
severe sufferer with neuralgia of the
head for two weeks, has gone to OF
tumwa to take treatment
+ A merry sleighing party of sixteen
persons went to Hopewell to church
recently.
State of Iowa vs. Chas. Sharp
the latter part of last week. Charles
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Nov.,.. .s5 SO 81 50 70 50 "a Sc 81 SO
Dec. =. -. 81 IS So SO rs 90 30 81 90
ar :. -. SO 81 SIS "a 50 SO SIS So SO
Beef Cattle.

Smaller receipts than came last
week, continued liberal export de-
mand, and fairly liberal buying by 10.
cal packers and the eastern shippers
has added quite good tone to the mar
ket this week, and, while unevenness
ruled the whole trade, very substan-
tial gain has been noted in values
for the common to good steers, though
choice kinds have shown no appre-
ciable advance. general demand for
these having subsidized since the active
inquiry for Christmas beeves has been
filed.
Prices for the most common and
medium grade steers have shown an
advance of .15@25c during the week,
while some instances of a greater gain
were noted, general selling of these
classes ruling active on most days
Prices have ruled very uneven, some
early sales in the week being steady,
while others were noted at consider
able gain. Best sellers were the
heavy grades, exporters taking such
classes quite freely throughout the
week, while sellers who have had light
weight grades reported a compare.
SA'SAJ ohSW oSihetA0 Iva lASoCy hilo dI
the close bulk of such kinds show but
15c advance compared with prices rul-
ing trade last week.
Arrivals for the week have totaled
but 52,400 against 76,e83 last week,
39,6S5 a year ago this week, and 40
251 two years ago. Continued poor
quality of offerings has been fea-
ture of the trade, and, while prices
show gain ranging largely at 800
25c compared with the previous week,
the poorer quality of general offerings,
which have included but very slim
proportion of choice steers, has put
the average price for the week only
&c above last weeks average, this
weeks average price of good beef
steers standing at $3.50.
Prices have shown a narrower
spread, the $500 and upward steers
being now of the past, while best lots
went this week at $3.50, and they were
of the same class which the active de,
mand two weeks agof creed to sell at
s7.00&7.25, while sales Of inferior car.
load lots were made at higher range
the spread in values between poor and
choice kinds ruling at $2.65@650 this
week, against a range of $2.50@7.60
last week.
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s1oo Reward s1oo

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building UP the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo
o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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FOUND Him GUILT
.KEokuk COUNTY JURY RETURNS
VERDICT AGAINST CHARLES
SHARP ON BAD CHARGE.
Three Days Trial Ends at sisourney
Before Judge John T. Scott chas.
Hickman Pleads Guilty to Larceny
and Gets Eye Years.

Sigourney, Dec. 26.-The case of the
State of Iowa VS.. Chahles Sharp
occupied the attention of the court the
latter part Of last week Charles
Sharp was indicted by the grand jury
for assaulting VIM Carter with intent
2 to commit murder. The case went to
the jury at about 300 o'clock Friday
afternoon and at about 1880 m. they
returned a verdict finding the defend
ant guilty of assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury. BY
agreement defendant was given until
January 2, 1905, to file motion for new
trial. Same time fixed for pronouncing
judgment.
State of Iowa VS.. Charles Hickman.
Charles Hickman was indicted by the
grand jury for larceny. Hickman plead
guilty on December 81, 1904, and Sat-
s.urday morning was set as the time for
pronouncing judgment. At 8 O'clock
sharp court was called to order by the
bailif and the judge called the pris-
oner to rise, and asked him Il he had
anything to say why Judgment should
not be pronounced. He said this was
his first offense and he was sorry for 1T.
He knew he did wrong but would then
and there promise the court and every
body else that here after he would lead
q moral and Christian life. D. w.
Hamilton made a plea for leniency In
behalf of the prisoner. In reply to
) questions by the court, he said he was
q stone cutter, had worked in Center
vile and Abba, and did some work on
the new court house at Trenton, Mo-.
said he was % years old. During the
talk by Judge J. T. Scott the prisoner
cried. He was given two and a halt
years at Ft. Madison.
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NO PLACE TO PUT 1T.
Iowa's Christmas Gift From st. Louis
EXPOSITION Manaaement.

Des Moines, Dec. 26.-The exposition
management has given the state of
Iowa the statue representing Iowa
which was one Of the group Of statues
about the great collonade at st. Louis.
The statue is a large one probably 40
feet high, representing a woman seat
ed with various figures about her.
The state officials are in a quandary
as to what to do with the statue 1t
is made Of staff and If exposed to the
weather would last but few years,
but If placed within a building might
be saved a long time as a reminder of
the great exposition at st. Louis.
1t is probable that the state board
of control will be allowed to dispose of
it along with other property of the
state.
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Taylor Building.

as considerable as possible says the
Aurora Beacon. Many Of the tanks
have been closed against Some of the
closed against the switch crews. One
part of the notice allows SO much
water for train of SO many cars for
SO many miles. In this way the COM
pany hopes to weather through until a
good thaw comes or heavy rain. The
railroads have experienced many
droughts during the winter but this
comes SO early that trouble may be
ahead for them. In this instance they
would use the steel coal dumps to haul.
water from one city to another. They
could do this II the drought was not
affecting the whole country.
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$1,000 FOR YOU.

We have a body of land, 10000 acres
of wheat land, for sale, price $40 per
acre, one-fifth cash. Balance in four
payments. This land is in the great
Washington wheat country. We will
give $1,000 to the person furnishing us
ia customer for this land, in event we
make the sale. All you need to do is
to furnish the buyer, we will show the
land and make the sale.
Last week we advertised hardware
stock to trade for land. We only had
one stock and found eight or ten farms
to trade for hardware, so you see we
are long on farms now.
LoWENBERG & co.
1O7 S. Court ST.
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MACHINE SET GOVERNMENT TYPE
Congressional Record is Now Set Uuder
New System, After Long Fiqht.

washington, D. c. Dec. 26.-The type
for the Congressional Record, the daily
report Of the two houses, is now, for
the first time. being set by typesetting
machines, which We're introduced into
the government printing Office last
summer, it Is generally conceded that
the new system has resulted in an i'm
provement in the appearance Of the
Record, due to wider spacing between
the words, which gives the pages a
cleaner appearance. Typesetting ma
chimes We're approved by the Interna-
tional Typographical union years ago,
but the government printers have until
now succeeded in keeping the out of
the big government printshop. Their
introduction will cut down the force
Of compositors considerably.
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MUNTERvlLLE.

Munterville. Dec 2e.-Laurence
Swenson, of Ottumwa visited rela-
tives and friends here the first part OF
the week and called on his former
teacher and schoolnates at school on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erland Allen were bus
mess callers in Ottumwa last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kimblade were WIS.,
itors in Ottunlwa Last Thursday.
School closed last Friday with two
weeks Christmas vacation
I Alexander Anderson, Chas. Swenson
August Anderson, John Gustavson and
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HOUSES FOR SALE.

House of S rooms, good cellar and
cistern, close in, West Maple avenue,
at $1,000.
8 room house all modern in first
class repair Jefferson near Fifth
street at $780,
Six room house. fine lot, all kinds
of fruit, property in good condition at
$1,000.
The A. d. Moss residence one Of
the best places in the city, house all
modern. lots 118 foot front by 1865 feet
deep. This property is for sale at less
than 80 cents on dollar OF what it
cost.
Vacant lot near high school at a
bargain, see 1t.
2 houses rent for $40 per month.
Houses in good condition at $1,000.
oTTUMWA REAL ESTATE CO.,
Taylor Building.
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UNEARTHED RELIC.
Ben Zimmerman Finds Piece Of Clay
With Face Carved on 1t.

Ben Zimmerman, while digging in
a new well on a lot belonging to 6. A
Roemer two blocks east of Franklin
school. unearthed a relic of days long
gone past. 1t was an oval piece OF
clay about three inches long, two and
one-half inches wide, and one hall
inch in thickness. One side is fiat but
the other side is carved with a well
defined face of man. 1t has evidently
been in the ground great number OF
years, for it was found at depth OF
twenty five feet, and Mr.. Roemer says
he is positive that the ground has
never been dug up there since his
father came into possession of the
ground in 1s4S. 1t is probably an image
Of some good worshipped by former in
habitants of the land.
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CENTRAL MISSOURI FARMS -
Write for our new illustrated list, OF
farms in Galloway county, with de-
scription and price of cash. on the
line of the Missouri Central Electric
between st. Louis and Kansas City,
which will be the shortest between
the two cities and the finest In the
world. Blue grass. corn, wheat. hay
water, coal, markets, live stock-the
best HOME spot in the United
States. Great educational center;
over 100 churches in the county. De-
cency and temperance are ION top
Lands exceptionally cheap, for rea-
sons which the list explains. Geo
w. Hamilton & Son, Fulton. Mo.
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RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and Foed,

Flour. Per sack -. 80. 1.45@175
Graham flour, 10-tb sack =. so
Corr and oat chop, per cwt >. LOO
Shorts, per cwt. :. ........ 100
Corn, chops, per cwt..... -. 100
Bran, per cwt...... ........ 1.05
Ear corn, per bushel ........ As
Shelled corn, per bushel ...... As
Wheat, per bushel ........... 100
o oa,eseh peff feed ID ground, 70 Is s.ss
9 g, @es shell, Per pe sw wi Is
Hay. per cwt ..... ..........>~ %
Straw. per cwt go. .......s ~
Butter and EanA
= ssss
Poultry.
Spring chickens, dressed, per ID 1914
Old hens, dressed. per 10 1914
Ducks, dressed, per 10. ....... Is
Vegetable. and Fruits.
Cucumbers. each.... ........ Is
Radishes, bunch, Q for =. 80. 16
Green onions. per bunch $3.50. 10
Lettuce, per head ......... 5@7h
Apples, per peck 80. ..... 20D50
New beats. per peck ........ 20
New potatoes per peck ...... IL
onions, per peck ........ 20
Oranges, per dozen -. 80. 5000
Bananas. per dozen 1880. ....... 25N30
California grapes, per pound. 17h
Cocoanuts 1885,. ............ to 10
Cabbages. per head ........ 0s
Sweet potatoes, per peck -. IS
Summer squash -. ........ SOLO
Pineapple, each -. .... 40
Carrots, per peck 5000. 500. 20
Celery, per bunch ........ SOLO
Cranberries -. ........... 10@15
Parsnips, per peck 49,. .... 20
Coal and Wood.
Selected lump, per ton 49,. 49,. $50
Regular lump, per ton 80. So. 3.25
Selected nut, per ton -. $500. 800
Mine run, per ton .... ........ ESQ
Steam, per ton 1900. ......... 200
Slack, per ton -. .......... 1875
Hard coal, per ton >. ......... 1000
Slack, per ton -. ..... 1875
Hard coal, per ton ...... 1000
Cord wood 49,, ........... 4.50@5.O0
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shipments oil Horses
DUN REATH.

Dunreath, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Cora Fisher
is on the sick list
Miss Clara Love is staying at the
Hegwood home
Misses Connie and Maude Harp, OF
near Percy, We're in town wednesday
evening.
George Dearth, whose home is in
Monroe, but who stays at this place,
was in Knoxville Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Buttrey are the
pround parents of a son.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE MAMMOTH BRONZE
turkeys; toms So, hens So, if taken
soon; also Poland China swine ELI
gible to record. Samuel Locke. Route
/, Selma Iowa.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-A SECOND
hand hay press in good working orr
der Price $50. ]. A. Beck, Fairfield,
Iowa.
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Ben Bosley editor of the Chelsea In
dependent has been appointed post
master at that place.