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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

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Proceedings of the board. of super
visors Monday, February 1, 1904, being
the eleventh day of the January SEES
sion.
Board met, all members present.
Resignation of J.>F. Oswald, justice
of the peace of Adams township, ac-
cepted 60.
The following appointments were
then made to fill vacancies existing in
said Office in Adams townships: ]. G.
Thayer and Jacob Arnold.
Report of H. w. Michael, clerk of
the district court, approved. Report
of w. S. Maurice, clerk of Keokuk
township, approved. Petitions of Julia
e. Boggs, Margaret Gallagher and B.
F. Mefford for abatement of taxes
granted.
Balance of the day was devoted to
the examination of claims.
The board adjourned to meet Mon
day, March 7th, 1904.
A. J.. Gardner, Chairman.
Attest: I. H. Hammond,
County Auditor.
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Anador.

Amador, Feb. 3.--The funeral SER
vices over the remains of the little
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcmillan
were conducted from the family home
near Ottumwa on Friday at o'clock.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. HASTE. The remains were
brought to Wellman cemetery for in
terment.
Mrs. John Lloyd was guest of Mrs.
e. Day recently.
Mrs, Carnes, Rhoda Smith and May
Shields are reported quite ill.
M. @. Loyeless and daughter, Miss
Lillian Schwartz, visited at the home
of the formers parents last week.
DR.. w. L. Carey is now located in
Ft. Dodge where he will practice mag
netic healing.
Mrs. p. Day who was quite sick last
week is able to be around again.
Messrs. Mcfarland and Wilkinson
made a business trip to the county
seat Saturday.
Achsa Day called at Ira Hanning's
Sunday.
E It'd. Williams and family visited at
Otis Harrow's Sunday.
- LoVelace anu Lllllan SCHWARTZ
called at l.. H. Wellmans one evening
recently.
Several pupils have been out of
school the past week on account of
sickness.
James Phillips is on the sick list
this week.
John Phillips and wife and E. Han
ing were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Wyatt returned Sunday from a
visit in Blakesburg.
Preaching services at Russell Chapel
Sunday conducted by the pastor, Rev.
D. w. Hastings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
A SEALED VERDICT
CHARLES MACE GETS $3.50 DAM.
AGES FROM n. A. BoEDkER
eco.
Case Went to JurysAt 6 O'Clock Last
Evening After Weeks Trial Judge
Roberts MakesfAssIsnments in Sew
eral Cases.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Damages to the full amount of the
claim, $1,950 were granted yesterday
at a. M, in 81 a sealed verdict
returned by the jury in .the case Of
Charles Mace, by his next friend, VS..
H. A. Boedker & Co.
The accident upon which the claim
for damages was based occurred dur
ing August, 1902. Charles Mace was
In the employ OF H. A. Boedker & Co.,
who had one of the. contracts for build
ing a portion of the new track on the
burlington Route near Agency. Mace
in some manner caught a foot in the
frog of a switch in front of an APP
lproaching switch engine. Seeing that
he could not get loose and escape, with
his foot still fast, he threw himself off
the track and allowed the engine to
run over and cut off his foot. The
case was filed in October, 1902. The
damages asked were $3.50. The trial
\ has consumed the larger part of a
week. The arguments were closed
yesterday afternoon, the jury was in
structed and retired about 6 o'clock
with the result as stated.
Assignments Of Cases.
The case entitled w. w. Rankin VS..
| William F. Turner was dismissed by
| the plaintiff who assumes the cost in,
| Cured The case of Edwin Durbin
VS.. ]. w. Sylvester, for the appoint.
ment of a guardian was set for Feb.
ruary 20.
Temporary Guardian.
Scott Wellman was appointed TEN.
porary guardian in the case entitled
Mary Loveless VS.. Sidney Loveless
The guardian is to file an approved
bond with the clerk Of the district
court for $1,000 The case W. s.
Moak, VS.. G.. H. Stessen was placed at
4 the foot Of the docket by mutual con
sent of parties concerned. F. M. Is
rael VS.. William Daggett ct al, also
went to the foot of the docket along
with the case entitled Florence Lewis
VS.. Harriet Metz. The case entitled
| Nicholas Winter ct al VS.. H. A. Beod
| ker was settled out of court and
| dropped from the calendar The suit
4 of William Wilson vs. the G. B. & @.
r. r. Co.. for damages has been con
4 tinued by agreement as has also the
suit for damages entitled Prior S. Will
son VS.. c. B. & @. R. R. Co. BY agree
ment the case Of Mary L. Wilson VS.
/ Wapello county was continued and
goes to the foot Of the assignments.
The Jury privilege has been waived
in the two cases entitled Bertha De
vol VS.. l.. Drummond and both sides
4 have agreed to abide by the decision
4 of Judge Roberts.
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Z .7 - f.
during that period at so per cent of
double the one-way fare.
2. Excursion rates with final return
limit of sixty days at rate of one, and
one third; fare.
3. Excursion tickets of ten days
limit in territory 200 miles distant
from st. Louis. at rate Of one fare
plus So.
4. That coach excursions be run not
oftener than one day each week by
each line, at rates and with limits and
other conditions as may be agreed up
on by interested lines.
These propositions will be formally
considered at the meeting of the rep
resentatives of the trunk lines. New
England Passenger association and
Central Passenger association in New
York February s. 1t is the belief of
the passenger agents that no difficulty
will be encountered in securing the
new rates.
New Pacific Coast Rates.
At the final meeting of the Trans
Continental Passenger association in
st. Louis recently, the following rates
from the Pacific coast We're formu-
lated:
From Pacific coast points to st. Louis
and return, $3.50.
From Pacific coast points to Chica-
go and return, $3.50.
From Pacific coast points and re-
turn by way of st. Louis, the rate
from Chicago to st. Louis not included
$40.
Tickets at these rates shall be sold
three days in each month with a ten
day limit going and ninety-day limit,
returning, with stop-over privilege at
points in transit. The association will
convene in Chicago at special meet
ing, the, date of which has not been
set, to ratify these rates and take fl
nal action regarding ticket regula-
lions and protective measures.
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WILL BE FIRE PROOF
STATE HOUSE WHEN REHABILE
TATED WILL HAVE ALL
SAFEGUARDS.
Commission Made Up of Members Of
the Legislature So Decided At Joint
Meetina-sentiment Enters Into the
Decision.

Des Moines. Feb. 3. When
the house portion of the state
capitol which was damaged by fire
is repaired it will be made as absolute
ly fire-proof as modern knowledge of
fire-proof construction can make 1T.
1t will also be repaired along the same
architectural lines of the destroyed
chamber and restored as nearly to it's
former condition as possible.
This program was decided upon at a
meeting Of the joint committee of the
house and senate named under the.
Smith resolution to confer with thtirr
capitol commission relative to the rev
pair of the state capitol p
The committee consists of Senator's
Smith, stuckslager and Stirton and Of
Representatives Wise, Flennilken and
Clarey. The committee met with the
members of the commission and orga-
nized. Representative Wise was elect
ed chairman and Senator Smith of
Mitchell was made secretary,
Commission Reports.
The commission made a report of
the work that had been done, and gave
an outline of what would be required
to put the building back into It's orig
inal shape. The matter of fre-proof
construction was thoroughly gone into,
and there was no dissenting opinion
from the conclusion that the repaired
portion Of the building should be
placed in as nearly fire-proof condition
as possible. The commission was ac-
cordingly instructed to investigate the
question of firepruoss - esiTssst t,r;vraatjpn
more thoroughly and to secure esti-
mates of the cost}of the work.
Sentiment In Decision.
Sentiment entered somewhat in the
decision to restore the building to it's
original condition as nearly as possible.
The house OF representatives has he
come an historic chamber in Iowa.
Succeeding legislatures have sat IN the
chamber, and all its outlines, designs.
decorations and all that went to make
the chamber what it was has been en-
deared to a large number OF public
men and is part of Iowa's history.
Cost Will be Lcssened.
| The house chamber, the committee
rooms and that portion of the building
destroyed or damaged by fra will be
restored with the utmost rvares as to
details in its original fern. All she
former decorations will be followed
out and new chamber the ex-
act duplicate of the former chamber
will arise.
The contractors who did the work In
repairing the building originally anu
whose work was destroyed, the men
who put in the heating, lighting and
ventilating systems have volunteered
to replace their work at the cost of
material and labor. This will mean a
very considerable lessening OF the cost
of repairing the building.
Will Have Cash Left.
4 The capitol commission and the ex-
ecutive council will have some money
left Of the sum appropriated for the
temporary. repairs of the state capitol
4 due to the fire. The legislature gave
4 $4,000 and there will be about $1,500
4 left. The work has now been; facti-
cally all completed and a report is ex-
Ipected SOON
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04

He told me of his labors In the senate,
and told me of the struggles Of our
government and how 1t would some
day in the near future be recognized
as the grandest republic on earth.
When / took my leave he gave me u
hearty hand-shake and told me to be
loyal to the country that let's you
breathe the air of heaven, free
man; and this hour / heartily endorse
the administration and would love to
attend the national convention.
II am still living on the piece of
land / bought from Harlan and have
added some to it. but will never for
get his fatherly advice and earnest adj
monitions, and shall always feel that
] met one of the greatest men. America
ever produced.
yours respectfully,
"a. G. Swainey,"
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Cheap Rates to New Orleans.

The Wabash Railway will sell excur-
sion tickets for the Mardi Gras to New
Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola. one
fare plus So for round trip. Date of
sale Feb. 8 to IA inclusive. Tickets are
good to return Feb. TO- For further
information call at ticket Office.
A. j. Packard, Agent.
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new FREIGHT DEPOT.
ROCK ISLAND WILL ERECT NEW
BUILDING DURING YEAR.
OFFICIALS IN THE CITY YESTERDAY
Superintendent Given Pleased With
the Growth Of the company's Bust
n ness in ottumwa-Yards Are to Be
EnIarged-caIi on Patrons.

Trom Wednesdays Daily.
I'VE expect that before the end Of
the year a large new freight depot,
EQUAL to the demands of our growing
business in this city, will be complet-
3D." said j. c. Finesey, agent of the
Rock Island this morning. w. H. Civ
en-, superintendent Of the Des Moines
Valley division. w. H. Hull, travelling
freight agent and G. HI. Caswell di-
vision freight agent were in the city
yesterday, inspecting the company's
property in the East End and formu-
hating plans for the erection of the
new depot and the charging of the
yards.
Superintendent Given has the mat
ter directly in charge and is confident
that the work on the new depot will
be commenced in the early spring.
During the afternoon Mr.. Given and
Mr.. Finesey were calling upon the
many patrons of the road in, this city.
Agent Finesey states that Superintend-
ent Given, who was formerly train
master here, is much pleased with the
growth Of the company's business in
Ottumwa and realizes that the pres
ent accommodate both in the depot
and yards, are inadequate to handle
the business now moving. Superin-
tendent Given and Freight Agents
Caswell and Hull left last night in the
formers private car 1919 for Des
Moines.
VIII Quit Railroading.
H. H. Kenney, former agent of the
Iowa Central at Grinnell, has resigned
his position and expects to engage in
the lumber business in Malone, N. Y.
Mr. Kenney was formerly agent Of the
Central at Hedrick and is well known
In this city. He has been with the
company for about fifteen years. He
was in Ottumwa yesterday visiting his
brother, Milwaukee switchnan, o. G.
Kenney, sos West Fourth street. He
left last evening for his new home.
Rock Island Earnings.
Earnings and expenses of the Rock
Island railroad system for the month
of December and for the six months
ended December 81. 1903, We're as fol
lows:
Month of December
Gross earnings $50. =. .;..$3, 1881, 582
Operating ex. and taxes -. 1881, O42
Net ............. s1,19O,539
Other income ). $500. 67,225
Balance -. -. ). -. s1,2577s5
July 4 so Dec. 81
Gross earnings $3.50. S24,967 1926
Operating ex, and taxes ;. 17O2O,o 79
NJ -
Nst -. =. .............. $7,947,S46
Other income j. -. .. j. 427,212
Balance 27505s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
A PIONEER DIES.
George D. UIIrich, Former Resident
Of Agency, Passes Away.

The death of George d. Ullrich, a
former resident of Agency and who
was very well known in this city, oc-
Cured at his home in Des Moines
Monday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock. The
deceased was Mexican war veteran,
and died at the advanced age of so
years. The funeral will take place
at Agency Thursday afternoon. He IS
survived by a wife. three sons and one
daughter,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04

Chief of Police John w. Gray, Off
GERS Andy Pitts. and Clarence Sutton
and Frank Picker left this after
noon on Burlington No. 9 for Abba,
where they will appear before the
grand jury as witnesses against Frank
Cheek, the colored. man arrested here
recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04

The electric light plant was erected
in 1891. its first cost being $1S, 500. The
following extracts from the report of
the city clerk for the year ending
March 81, 1908, show the relative
standings Of the electric light fund,
water fund and corporation fund:
Amounts
collected
Corporation fund ..... -. $11 ,O44.07
Electric light fund ......... 13,200.31
Water fund ~. ........... 8,S90.01
During this same period the dis
bursements from these funds were as
follows:
Corporation fund ...;......s 7,224.41
Electric light ..,......... 11,555.14
Water Cncluding sS,779 in
improyements) ........... 15,922.4S
Plants Work Together.
The plants owned by the city are
the electric light and power, water,
pumping station and heating plant.
The latter has been in operation but a
year and a half and no figures can yet
be given as to its cost. The value of
the plants is from S125,000 to 100000.
In the heating plant both live and ex-
haust steam is used. The electric
light and power plant and the pump
ing station are both connected with
the heating mains, which receive all
their exhaust steam. This heat is
furnished at the rate of 25 cents per
square foot of radiation 1t is expect.
ed that next winter this rate will be
lowered a little.
1t is the general opinion in Webster
City that the merchants and citizens
of the city have been saved thousands
of dollars by the municipal plants DC
casionally there arises a clamor that
the city dispose Of them to private
parties, but when it comes to full
discussion it is always found that the
majority favors holding the present
plants.
The city has in contemplation the
erection of a gas plant next year. Each
plant has it's superintendent, as the
law does not permit a city under 25.00(
population to have superintendent
of public works, but g. r. Cummings
as superintendent of the electric light
plant, exercises a general superintend
ency over all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
Assistant to President Earring.

u VI - y . s.
E. w. McKenna. formerly general
perintendent of the Great Northern,
and who has had a long and varied ex-
perience in railroad affairs, has been
made assistant to President A. J. Ear
ling of the Milwaukee & st. Paul,
with Office in Chicago. j. M. Barr,
who has held this position, has been
granted a six months leave of alb
sence on account of ill health. Of
late years, Mr.. McKenna has been
president of the McKenna Steel
Working company, and for number
of years was identified with the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg.
Low Rates to ST. Louis.
Representatives of the st. Louis rail-
roads have decided that passenger
rates to the worlds fair city must be
reduced sufficiently to attract visit
ors from distant points. A commit
tee appeared before the American AS
ISOLATION Of Passenger Agent at it's
meeting in ST. Louis recently with con-
else recommendations as to the rates
and conditions to prevail during the
exposition season. If adopted the new
scale OF rates will go into operation
at the beginning of the season.
After some discussion it was decid-
ed to recommend to traffic organizes
tions the following reduced rates to
the worlds fair from all parts of the
United States:
l. A season excursion rate to ST.
Louis beginning April % and continu-
ing until November 81, selling tickets
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
FORMER oTTuMwAN DEAD.
Mrs. Lucy Hammond Dies at kansa
City While Enruote Home.

From Wednesdays pa,ly-
Mrs. Lucy Hammond, a former res
ident of this city and a sister-in-law OIL
Mrs. Ed Daggett, 202 West Second
street, died Monday on the train al
Kansas City, while enroute home tc
New Sharon from California. Mrs
Hammond was the wife of HI. H. Ham
mond and resided here for several
years. Mrs. F. L. Daggett went IL
New Sharon today to attend the funer
al services, which We're conducted this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
sS,375,O5s
Order is Changed.

"A bulletin was issued by the Mil
Waukee officials yesterday to the effect
that commencing at once the men in
the train service if they so, wish may
have their uniforms made by local
tailors attany convenient point on the
division. Heretofore it has been obi
gatory upon the men to purchase their
uniforms of a Chicago firm and that
plan has caused much dissatisfaction.
The uniform must be made Of GER
tain cloth with the regulation but
tons and must be cut according to the
design on the chart issued by the Mil
wat1kee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
LAID TO REST.

Funeral Of Aged ottumwa Resident
Held Yesterday at Fairfield.
The remains of the late Mrs. Emily
J. Bradley. who died at her home, 308
South Vine street Monday afternoon,
were taken to Fairfield on Burlington
No. 10 at noon yesterday, where the
funeral services were conducted from
the home of her brother at o'clock
in the afternoon. Interment was in
the Fairfield cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
der construction, and the new navy
was an accomplished fact.
Wins Second Wife.

VI1S SSSoHu WlTes
In 1898 Mrs. Whitney died. and
Mr.. Whitney remained a widower un-
til 1898. when he married Edith S.
Randolph, widow of Captain Arthur
P. Randolph of England and daugh-
ter of Dr. William May of Baltimore.
1t was sister of the second Mrs.
Whitney, Miss Carrie May, to whom
James Gordon Bennett of the New,
York Herald, was said to have been
engaged, that caused a duel in 1876
between the editor and the brother of
the affianced, Fred May, the meeting
taking place at Marydel. on the di-
viding line between Maryland and Del
aware. Two shots We're fired but no
one was hurt.
The second Mrs. Whitney died May
s, 1897, the result of an accident while
riding to hounds at Biltmore, the coun-
try home of Cornelius Vanderbilt, In
North Carolina. She attempted to
ride beneath a bridge, but it was too
low and her head struck the arch.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS ITEMS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Born, last evening to Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Anderson, who reside on Ches-
ter avenue, son.
Thomas Pallister ana Julius Fecht
are expected home soon from BUSH
ness and pleasure trip to the Isle Of
Pines, Cuba.
Mrs. Ira Bradford Of Iowa City and
Mrs. Thomas Talley, Ill South Will
lard street. left yesterday for Floris
for a visit with relatives.
Miss Leola Ellis, who is teaching
school near Kirkvile, spent Sunday
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. W. Ellis, 100 Weller street.
Miss Emma Graham of Grinnell, who
has been making an extended visit with
her sister. Mrs. VIM. Houghland. of
Eldon, has arrived for visit with OF
tumwa relatives.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Born, yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinsey Huston. who reside on South
Ransom street, a daughter.
The members and friends of the
Willard street Methodist Episcopal
church will give a sleigh ride party
tomorrow evening. They will leave
the church at 7:15 o'clock and drive to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Upp
west Of town, where reception will
be held.
Patrick Henry Holland and Miss Adj
aline Sarah Ryder of Chicago were
united in Marriage this morning at S
o'clock at ST. Patricks Catholic church
Rev. Father John O'Farrell officiating
The bride and groom were attended
by Joseph Holland of Chicago, and
Miss Honora Holland of Batavia MIR.
and Mrs. Holland have many friends
here and elsewhere who extend to
them their congratulations. They will
make their home in Chicago
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
CHRISTMAS IS
TWO WEEKS LATE
HOLIDAY SEASON OF GREEK
CHURCH BEGINS THIS WEEK.
Thursday Will be Celebrated As
Christmas by Local Russians-At
the Parochial School an Old Russian
Folk Play Will Be Put on by Pupils.

Santa Claus has creditably COM
pleted his work in most Of the homes
of Minneapolis, but he is just begin
ming to figure on his annual labor In
the Russian colony at Seventeenth
avenue NE and Fifth street.
According to the old style Julian
calendar which is still observed in the
Greek Catholic church iEof Russia,
Christmas day falls on Thursday, Jan.
Z, according to the popular calendar.
So just thirteen days after Americans
have unloaded their stocking and a
week after they have broken their
New Years resolutions, the Russians
are affixing the tiny candles to the
Christmas tree and preparing to OBJ
serve the greatest day in the Chris
tan church.
The first services Of the season will
be vespers at midnight tomorrow. Al
10 o'clock Thursday morning, Father
Constantine Popoff will hold mass il
the Russian church at Seventeenth
avenue and Sixth streets NE.
Festivities for the children will b.
held Sunday night when program
especially arranged by Professor Kuk
uleaskie will be presented by the stu
dents of the Russian academy. Songs
recitations, and an old Russian pla.
founded on the folklore Of the Faith
erland will comprise the entertain
| ment. After the regular program ha
| been rendered a Christmas tree will b
| introduced and the little subjects of tn
great White Father will receive tn
various toys and trinkets dear to tn
! heart Of the Russian as we'll as tn
American infant.
Arrangements for the social Observ
| ance of the season have not yet bee
entirely completed but the little fel
lows are looking forward with grea
pleasure to the annual gatherin
about the tree.
| The Julian calendar is in use onl
in the church among the Russian
Americans. In their daily life the
observe the same method Of dating a
those who use the Gregorian or POP
| ular calendar.