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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

A two course luncheon was served and
the affair was a very pleasant one for
all. The poems were retained by Miss
Ruth, who took them with her to her
new home in the west to remind her Of
the last happy afternoon spent with
her friends and classmates.
Rev. H. c. Ethel left Tuesday for
Idaho, where he will remain indefinite
ly and will visit with his sister, Mrs.
Clara Blackwell, Of Glenn's Ferry.
Mrs. VIII Hill entertained q number
of boys at a six o'clock dinner Monday
evening, Master Eugene being host to
his young friends who informally en-
tertained and greatly enjoyed the
pleasant event.
A party Of western home seekers
composed of Rev. and Mrs. Erskine, of
Bonaparte, Mr.. and Mrs. Stricken, re-
Gently of Appanoose county, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. N. Zook and family, Ed. Miller
and family, of Sherman, w. W. Rus
sell, Chas. Epperly, of Appanoose coun-
ty and Guy Lane, of Sherman, left
they intend locating. The families OF
Rev. Erskine and Mr.. Zook are making
the change in the hope of improving
the health of Mrs. Erskine and Mrs.
Zook by the change of climate. The
party chartered car and shipped their
goods together and have planned many
ways of making the journey pleasant
one. Should all the party decide 10
locate at Caldwell the city will contain
quite a colony of Bloomfield citizens.
Mrs. M. j. Colliver, of West Grove
left Thursday for Alliance, Ohio, where
she will visit for some time
| Mrs. Catherine Dunn has returned
from Birmingham, where she has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs: Harvey
Barker Mrs Dunn was called home
to look after business interests and will
| return to Birmingham on Saturday.
| Mrs. Rebecca Duckworth and Miss
Ida Proctor returned Thursday from
Milton, where they have been spend
ing a week with Mrs. Duckworth's sis
ter, Mrs. Ross.
Lew Hill, claim adjuster. for the c
B. & @. railway was business Nlsltol
at this place Tuesday.
Miss Laura Spurgler, of OttumWa, Il
visiting her sister, Mrs. Jesse Spurg
Ter, for short time.
Miss May Hatton has been spendini
a few days in Kirksville, Mo-. with ne
sister. Mrs. Gertrude Gray, VINO Is tak
| ing treatment at Stills hospital and i
now able to walk a few steps ana VII
I no doubt ultimately recover
| Mrs. ]. M. Duffield who has peel
spending the winter with her son, Di
VIM. Duffield, Of Phoenix, Arizona, Wi
return home the last of the week.
Guv Lane, of Centerville, has bee
spending the past few Gays Win ~
parents Mr.. and Mrs, John Lane, o
Shunem. go, :
| Postoffice Inspector John Mahin, Q
Muscatine, has been Spending a COUP
Of days here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
IOWA PREsBYTERY TO MEET.
Rev. F. F. Stoltz VIII Deliver the Open.
inu Address at keokuk Meetina,

Rev. F. +. Stoltz, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, who is the retiring
moderator of the Presbytery Of Iowa, will
deliver the opening address at the spring
meeting of the presbytery which is to be
held in Keokuk next Tuesday, Wednesday
ana Thursday. The First Presbyterian
church in this city will be represented at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

their meeting by Elder ]. G. Hutchinson
and the pastor, Rev. Stoltz and the East
End Presbyterian church will be represent
ed by the pastor, Rev. W. Fl. Horned and
Elder J. P. Forsythe. The Ottumwa men
win leave Tuesday afternoon for Keokuk.
Rev. stoltzs address will be entitled, "The
Christian; DEBTOR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
ELECT TEACHERS.
Bloomfield School Board Names In.
structors for Year.

struetors for Year.
Bloomfield, April 10. Courier
Special Service. y At meeting of the
school board held Monday evening for
the purpose Of selecting teachers for
the ensuing school year the following
elections were made:
Superintendent Prof. Wilbur
York.
Principal - G. P. chatham.
Assistant principal = Anna L. Duff
field
Room 10 G. D. Evans.
Room 9-Miss Abbie Brown.
Room S-Miss Minnie Evans.
Room T. Miss Myra Mccormack.
Room 6-Mrs. Addie Smith Brown
Room miss Cleo Spencer.
Room 4-Miss Blanche Gibson.
Room 3-Miss Ruth McAtee.
Room miss Matte Robinson.
Room l. Miss Ef1ie Evans
Prof. chatham comes from Cantril
and his recommendations were highly
satisfactory to the board Of directors
The new school building is now near
ing completion and school will oper
about the first of September.
News of Bloomfield.
Mrs. Fred I. Sizemore, of Lancaster
Mo-, arrived Tuesday evening to spenG
week with Miss Eva Lester.
Mrs. Joe Ford is visiting her sister
Mrs Robert Coe, of Galesburg, ILL.,, ane
is expected to return the latter part O.
| the week.
/ Mrs. Fannie Gilmore, Mrs. Will Hill
Mrs. H. c. Day and Miss Lima Collin.
| left Tuesday for Unionville to attend
the meeting of the w. F. M. S. of tn,
M. e. church as delegates from tn,
Bloomfield chapter.
Mrs. Will Van Benthuysen, of New
York, accompanied by her daughte
Francis, are expected to arrive thi
week at the VIM. Van Benthuysel
home where they will spend shor
time while enroute home from Cali
fornia, where they have been spending
the winter.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunda.
school class, taught by Mrs. G. T. Sow
ers, We're delightfully."- entertained a
her home Saturday afternoon, the af
fair being a parting compliment to on
of their number, Miss Ruth Fork, VIII
left with her parents for Idaho o.
| Tuesday. Each guest having been re
quested to bring an original poem dedi
Gated to the young guest of honor
ed. Among these the lines compose
by Miss Mamie Young, the guest O
the class, received the greatest mum
Der Of votes and Miss Mamie wa
lawarded the honors Of the Afternoon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

The girl who is able to talk with
her eyes has distinct advantage as a
conversationalist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
N. T. Roberts
& Son.
4 bstractors, Real Estate
And entail Agents.
No. III Main Street.
tic Itf Arkansas.
it ltf Arkansas.

Thanking nay friends ana the public
generally tor the many favors hereto
fore extended to me, will say that after
sixteen years experience i'll business
and having the assistance now of my
son, X. T. Roberts. We are better pre-
pared than ever before to render you
good and satisfactory services, and
promising prompt, correct and guaran-
teed work We ask share o. your busi-
ness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
SI.Nc .Iunlui,iI.

The great event of the sllpcin@ clubs
of the western states is the jumping
contest. Only a skec runner knows thf
sensation. Below the endless bill
seems to stretch on forever into the OK.
pansc Of the valley, the Steepness Of the
incline lost in its Wbteness \ long
breath and you start. Faster and
faster you go, till suddenly flash of
green in front, and the jump off is com
ing Crouching until your knees almost
touch your SlleeS. With muscles strain
ed, out into the air you sail
\ strange lightness and fcebleness
take possession of your limbs, and your
spirit shares the intoXication Of soaring
into space. After long seconds you are
called back to earth. first for half a
second softly, but then hard rs iron
that seems to give you an electric
shock You wabblc helplessly from
right to left; each foot seems glued to
the ground and still in the air. but you
have kept your balance and are shoot
ing forward At last you catch your
first breath. like hiccough; then a
longer one. You are master Of the
field, with jump of hundred feet or
more, and finish the victorious course
in a neatly rounded curve.-Country
Life In America.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
GREAT CONVENIENCE.
Nothing Like Il Telephone In the
House to Benefit Your Neighbours.

Nothing Like Il Telephone In the
House to Benefit Your Neighbors.
YES" he said to the friend who was
enjoying a cigar with him in the H.
brary, I've had a telephone put in"
Its a great convenience, isn't it?'
"Oh, very great convenience!'
Just then the telephone bell rang and
he went to see what was wanted. Pres
emily his head appeared in the library
doorway.
Excuse me moment" he said.
give got TO run next door and tell
Mrs. Brown that some one wants to
speak to her. In her pride over the
possession Of telephone my wife fool
ishly told the Browns to use it when
ever they wished, and they've told all
their friends"
He came back with Mrs. Brown, who
devoted several minutes to telling some
one at the other end Of the line that
she was $50 sorry baby had cough"
"Nevertheless,' he said when Mrs.
Brown had departed, cit is a great
convenience Pardon me. There it
goes again"
A minute or two later he glanced
into the room again to say: Got to
run over and tell Mrs. Jones that her
husband can't get home to dinner. Be
right back"
He came back accompanied by man
who wanted to call up somebody at the
club to tell him he couldn't be over
that evening.
'Say." said the man when he was
through "my friend isn't there yet,
but l left a message for him. II he
calls up later will you be good enough
to run over and let me know what he
says?''
'Sure."
Just then a child appeared at the
door with a piece of paper in her hand
'Mamma'S dressing to go out and
can't come herself" he explained, 80
she wanted to know if you wouldn't
please call up Jensen's grocery and tell
them to send up the things on this list
the first thing in the morning"
When this was done the host made
himself comfortable in the library
again.
''As l was saying" he remarked. 'the
telephone is a great convenience-for
the neighbors. rs.'-Brooklyn Eagle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
! 1,|7515N9zz&j q j. !
y@s { IzE.akS9a Y

Students and teachers holiday rates
season 19O3-l904--The following round
trip rates and arrangements are au-
thorized sor the sale Of tickets to stu
dents and teachers Of educational in
stiutions. Rate-Open rate ct one
and one-third fares for the round trip
-Territory-All points in Arkansas,
Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, also all points in Colorado
east of and including Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad All
points in Illinois on and west of the
Chicago-St. Louis line of the Illinois
Central railroad All points in Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Upper Peninsular),
Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota and Wisconsin. Conditions
Tickets to be sold only on presentatica
Of certificate of proper officer Of the
educational institution with which the
applicant is connected, certifying to
the fact that party named therein is a
regular teacher or student and is go
ing home for vacation. Minimum rate
will be one ($1.00) dollar.
Yours truly,
S. NJ DICKEY, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06

$20.05 will be in effect to Atlanta on
February 20 and 81, return limit OF
February %.
Portland, Ore-Round triy rate OF
s64.40 will be in effect to Portland
January to 8, inclusive. with tna!
return limit cf January 81
Houseseekers excursions - Special
round trip rates of ooe fare plus 50 90
account above to various points on
sale first and third Tuesdays until May
Live Stock and Wood Growers ass0
ciation-For the above occasion one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip. Dates Of sale, January 6 to 9,
1901, inclusive. Return limit January
81, 1904.
H n. ATWOOD. Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
IRON MOUNTAIN READERS.
Christmas and New Years Holiday
Rates.

Round trip rate of $685. will be sold
to Van Buren January II to IA. return
limit of January Is.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
SIGNS ARE OLD.
In Ancient Greece They Were Used
ON Business HOuses.

on Business Houses.
The custom Of marking business
house by means Of sign is OF very
ancient origin In the great cities Of the
east and among the ancient Egyptians
such a practice must have been unnec-
essary, as all trades were classified
and confined to certain sections Of the
city, and then all wares We're exposed
to full view. as they were displayed N
open booths.
The history Of Grecian sisnboards .s
meager yet the allusions of Aris
topllanes and Lucian to signbOards war
rant our belief in their use by the
Greeks Athennus tells us, HE hung
the we'll known sign in front of his
house"
Advancing to Roman times, there is
abundant evidence Of signs, AS the dis
coveries of Pompeii and IIeraculaneum
amply testify. Ii the Eternal City
some Of the streets derived their names
from signs, Just rs hundreds Of London
streets have been so named. The Ro-
man street Nicus (rsi pileati WIS
named from tho sign, for. as the name
indicates, ii WAS the street Of The
Bear With the Hat on But it was
not until late in the ffteenth# century
that the custom gained a footing in
England, first Of all among the tavprns
and alellouses. Later came the neeas-
sity of distinguishing between certain
Shops brought about by the fact that
the houses We're not numbered and the
people could not read word signs.
Julian King Calford in st. Nicholas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
We Now Need More
Houses to Rent.

more property on our sales list, and
abstracts to make. Prices and COM
missions as low as the lowest promised
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
COTTON BELT TIME TABLE,.

North, No. 2, Arrive Pine Bluff at
1:10 p. NJ; arrive st. Louis 1912
a. m.
North, No. 4, Arrive Pine Bluff a
1:55 a. NJ; arrive at St. Louis 6: :56
p. m.
North, No. 80, Leave Pine Bluff at
$50 p. m.; arrive at Little Rock $40
p. M.
South, No. /, Leave st. Louis at
GAS p NJ; leave Pine Bluff at 3:15
p. m.
South, No. 8, Leave st. Louis ay
1856 a. M; leave Pine Bluff 2:05 a. m.
South, Ne. 81, Leave Little Rock
at sos a. m; arrive at Pine Bluff
1926 a. m.
S. M. DICkEY, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
Not Il Leader.

"Do you think Your friend would lend
himself to a shady political transac-
tion%'
NO. answered Senator Sorghum.
"He might lease himself or rent him
self or sell himself outright, but he
wouldn't stand any friendly borrow
Ing" ."-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
Ambiguous. 4

Among a number of notes received
by a teacher in excuse for the absence
of children was the following:
Dear Teacher-kindly excuse Min
ME for having been absent yesterday
as she fell in the mud on her way to
school. BY doing the same you will
oblige her mother"-New York Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
A Dnmper to Genius.

"Alas.' exclaimed the despairing
poet. ''For three hours have sat here,
but haven't written a line"
'I'm sorry for you, dear" said his
wife. "but what you need is exercise
Come and help me with the weeks
washing. g.'-Atlanta Constitution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
1|1ssse4 sts

think they do. | will tell Jonathan all
about the picture. (Aloud.) That is
picture of some old ruins in Greece.
The figures holding up the roof are
carved out OF stone and are considered
very beautiful
Jonathan thinking deeply. with a
faraway look in his cyes,-Mm. What
was the grease for!-Brooklyn Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
ElatterY.

Nell-I consider that he paid a fat
tering compliment to my good sense.
Belle-In what way?
Nell-IIe didn't attempt to say any
thing fattering to me.-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
He Appreciated,

A new picture OF some old ruins had
been hung on the wall recently.
Jonathan-What is that picture, NAM
ma?
Delighted Mamma Ito herself)-Chil-
dren see and appreciate more than we
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06

"D'youse believe dat he who hesi-
tates is lost?'
"Yep, If he hesitates in front of
automobile. Francisco Exam
liner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06
Behind the Scenes.

"Help! Help! The prompter has
killed the leading woman"
"What did she do to him?'
"She called him a stagecoach."-Ci
cinnati Commercial Tribune,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-06

Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal.
Special round trip rate of $47.50 will be
in effect to above named points April
% to May /, return limit, of June 80.
Portland, Ore-Round trip rate of
Arizona republican., 1904-07-28

been detained as witnesses in a case which has been pending at Tombstone.
 Last April complaint was made m the United States count at Tucson that cattlemen living in that district had fenced great areas of the public do- main. The complaint was heard and the fences were ordered removed. No tice was served on the cattlemen and all of them but one, Joseph PiskaIskl, proceeded to take the fences down. Pis- karsh, who Las about 1000 acres eE closed in the southern part of Santa Cruz county, paid no attention to the order and few days ago the United States marShals office received an or der from the court 70 remove the fence. It is not only to be removed, but according to the order it is to be destroyed. The posts will be burned and the barbed wire. which cannot be annihilated by fire, wid in some way be rendered worthless. The cost of re- moYal and destruction will have to be paid by the obstinate owner.
 It Is not known precisely how much of the fence there is, but it is esti- mated that its length is from seven to thirteen miles.
 There is a great deal of the public land fenced in that part of the terri tory but no complaint has been made yet against the others who maintain these unlawful enclosures The com paints are usually made by adjacent settlers who find the fences an incon- venience in getting about the coun- try.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-28
ShOTHERED TO DEATH
The Fate Which Befell Wm. Hayllar
 at Commercial Corral.

William Hayllar was smohtered to death at the Commercial corral on ! Tuesday afternoon. He had been drink ing and lay down upon a cot with a pillow oyer his face. How long he had been lying there is not known, but he WAS discovered about half past five o'clock. He was then unconscious. pr. Floss was sent for and HaHyar lived about an hour.
 There was no inquest. l w2s as- sumed that as Hallyar was living on the arrival of the doctor and that as his breathing stopped naturally and gradually there was no reason why the authorities should be disturbed.
 Hayllar vase fOrty-fve years of age and unmarried. He was native of England, where hiss mother. a married sister and brother still reside. He came to this part of the country about year and a half ago for his health. It is understood that his relatives are quite wealthy. At one time not long after his arrival here he was in need of money and in reply to a request they sent him S1,50O.
 For nearly a year he had been en- p!oyed at Pike's stables. but not long before his death he found work at the Commercial corral. Il was decided to have his body embalmed and held. pending word from England as to the disposition or it. The address Of his relatives could not be found among his effects. but it was known that he had been corresponding with a woman by the name of Nora T. Marshall of Wal lingford, Berkshire. A cablegram was sent to her, informing her of the death of HaylIar and asking her 10 Commun-
Arizona republican., 1904-07-28

icate with lis family. Last night no reply had been received. In the mean time the body is held at Mohn 61 Dor
Arizona republican., 1904-07-28
UNBUILDING OF A FENCE
A Work Upon Which Deputy U. s
 HarShalS Are About to Enter.

There will be some very extensive fence cutting in the southern part of the territory within a day or two. It will probably be begun today or to- morrow. It was said at the office of the United States marshal yesterday that the cutting would have been done before this but for the fact that the deputy marshals stationed in the southern part of the territory have
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-11-25
SHIPPING BASKETS.
some of Them Are Pretty Costly Hut
They Must lie Made 10 stand
the Wear.

The familiar shipping basket, such
as one might see rolled acres 'he.viae-
walk or carted about on a truck. al
most any day and anywhere. in the
wholesale districts Of the city, is about
as heavy and substantial and we'll
made as anything there is produced
IN the basket way, and some shipping
baskets cost a good bit of money.
Rolled about. filled often with heavy
loads, pounding up and down steps.
and thrown on and off trucks they all
have 10 be built to stand trouble, and
they all cost something. says a New
York exchange.
Any one of these simple looking bas-
kcts might have cost five dollars, ten
dollars or SIS. Some cost as much as
$50; and this for a basket perhaps not
more than 4x2hx2h feet. Baskets of
the highest price named would be
made for use where lines of heavy
goods were handled
\ shipping basket such as that would
be made of selected materials put to-
gether with care II would be bound
f'''h No3h t-iid ihS Nooo piAulhSs re-
enforced with iron. The corners of
the basket, from top to bottom, would
be bound with rawhide. hide with the
hair ON being used, the narrow, YER
teal. rounding panels of this at its
four corners giving TO the basket
touch of nattiness in appearance, but
in reality SO binding il together that
horses couldn't pull it apart. And then
this basket is mounted on casters.
This is the shipping basket indie
structible. 1t comes high, but it will
stand the racket, and last for years.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-11-25

"A good deal of fun has been poked
at Americans who either tuck their
napkins under their chins or drape
them across their shirt bosoms at din
ner," said a Vermont man who has
just returned from London. II have
come to the conclusion that this is not
American, but English. have seldom
seen napkins so used in the good hotels
and clubs in this country. but in the
Hotel Cecil in London around the din
ing table seemed to be one vast ex-
panse of napkins. Without exaggera-
ton, three-fourths of the men whom
saw in the dining-room had their nap
kins tucked smoothly across their
shirt fronts. 1t pleased me more than
anything that l saw in London, not be-
cause approve of the practice, but be-
cause it is one of the things that Eng
lsh writer's a few years ago used to
describe as Americanisms. The men
behind the napkins at the Cecil were
Englishmen, however, if accent and
appearance count for anything.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-11-25

ls waiting for any chance to get Into
Nevada and it has embryotic plans
OF It's own for penetrating Lincoln
county and eventually reaching Ton
opah. 1t has been negotiating for a
line in Tuolumne county and has
pass beyond Tuolomne county by
which it could create short line
nom San Francisco to Tonopah and
thence to its own line and. TO a con-
nection with thel Salt, lLakej .route.
Then there is F. M. Smiths railway
known as the Tonopah and Tidewater
railway, which starting from Ivanpah
is already graded as far as Furnace
creek-about so miles south of Bull
frog-and will most..... assuredly,l be
built
These are but embryotic railroads
but the facts are merely those that
have become publicfproperty through
various announcements. But if any
person had said ten years ago that
Lincoln county would show more new
mileage than any county in EIthe
United States in a period of one year,
that the desert around Butler would
see a railroad and thriving town,
such a person would have been redi-
culed most numerically.
Therefore when such well known
men as Edward T. Jefferey, Edwin
Hawley and Others get into the
Western Pacific directory it means
that it is going to amount to some
thing; when the American Smelling
q Refining company interests itself in
Deep Creek the deep Creek Rail-
way'' ceases to be a joke; when the
Santa Fe, the largest railroad under
one name and management in the
world, sends its agents into the for
saken deserts of Lincoln county, there
is reason to believe that something is
behind it.
1t certainly looks good for the
future of Nevada.
Over 300 miles of railroad have been
added to the taxable property in the
state since the commencement of this
boom and the figures will be increased
before the year is out. In new pro-
jects, those as mentioned as being in
the embryotic stage, the total mileage
Is considerably over 700 which would
make the grand total close to 100
miles as against practically no new
mileage for many past years. .-Tono-
pah Bonanza.