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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-28
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center. May &C. = MI
and Mrs. Charles Holcomb OF Ottum
wa spent Sunday at the home of Mrs
Holcomb's parents. Mr. and Mrs. j
w. Mccormick.
E. M. Bowlin made a business triI
to Batavia, Monday.
There will be a joint memorial serv
ice of the l. 0. o. F.. and M. w. A..
lodges at this place next Sunday morn
ing, beginning at 10 o'clock. Profes
sor Handy of Mt. Pleasant will preach
the memorial sermon. Special music
will be rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Bane of OF
tumwa and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bane OF
Kirkville spent Sunday at the parenta
George Bane home
Miss Gretna Grain went to Hedricl
Monday evening for a short visit will
her friend, Mrs. Blanche Redmon.
E. H. Wright of Gage, Oklahoma ,ant
James Anderson of Ottumwa were
Sunday guests at the home of Harr,
Goodwin.
A delightful surprise party was hell
Monday evening at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Brenneman in hon
or of the birthday anniversaries O
Mrs. N. c. Brown, Mrs. L. w. Shoe
maker and Charles Brenneman. TIL,
evening was pleasantly spent in mu
sic and conversation. Mr. Brennema1
was presented with a beautiful golt
watch. the gift Of his wife. Deliciou.
refreshments were served.
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Ian became president in 1892, served
two years and was succeeded by John
A. Evans who served three years. w.
w. Field succeeded him and John
Cownie who resigned and was sue
ceeded by w. F. Hartman, followed.
Mr.. Hartman gave way to R. j. John
ston in 1900 then j. G. Frasier served
year and now w. w. Morrow is serv-
ing his second term.
Among the secretaries we're ]. M.
Shaffer for two years, j. H. Wallace
for seven years. ]. M. Shaffer again
for eleven years, then John r.
Shaffer, during whose administra-
ton the Iowa fair came to
be known all over the west
who served for twenty years and was
followed by P. L. Fowler who is now
in the banking business in Osceola.
George H. Van Houten, who was a
candidate for lieutenant governor with
Mr.. Wheeler. was secretary for two
years, 1899 and 1900 and was succeed,
ed by John c. Simpson of Knoxville,
who is now the secretary
Following is a table showing the To-
cation, the receipts and the premiums
paid by each state fair in Iowa since
its organization. the exposition of 1893
being omitted because Of the Trans
Mississippi exhibition at Omaha.
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logic of events has compelled her re.
tirement from the leadership Of the
great organization founded by her,and
which under her direction, became
such a power for good in the world.
Clara Barton will be remembered as
one Of the great women of her time.
There is no disposition to think harsh
ly of the mistakes made after age had
diminished the effectiveness of her Ia
bors. She will continue in an honor
airy connection with the Red Cross and
the hope will be that she may live
many years to see the organization
grow in utility.
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ESCAPE
MRS. VICTOR VAIL SERIOUSLY
BURNED BY AN EXPLOSION
OF GASOLINE.
Dress Caught Fire and Woman Elk.
tinguished Flames BY Rolling in
Pool of Water = Has Hands Burned
in Saving Her Child.

From Thursdays Daily
An explosion of gasoline in the
home Of Mrs. Victor Vail, 1908 West
Main street, this morning about 3
O'Clock came near resulting in the
death of herself and 6-year-old daugh-
ter. Mrs. VAIL was severely burned
about the hands, face and back but it
lis believed that she will recover.
The explosion set fire to the dresses
of the little girl and Mrs. Vail and
the latter after smothering the flames
in the dress Of the child with her hands
ran screaming into the yard and was
only saved from horrible death by
throwing herself, into pool of water
and prompt assistance from the neigh
bors. The child was not injured.
Put Gasoline on Stove.
The accident occurred about 9
O'Clock yesterday. Mrs. Vail had
placed the gasoline tank on the corner
Of the kitchen stove in which a hot
fire was burning and was filling the
tank from large open vessel contain
ing about a gallon of gasoline. The
gasoline exploded setting fire to the
dresses of the woman and her little
daughter almost Immediately and fill
ing the room with fire and smoke.
Saved Her Child.
Mrs. Wahl thought first of her child
and with her hands extinguished the
| flames in the little girls dress. Hell
own dress was on fire in severa
places and she ran into the yard il
the rear of her home crying for help
She threw herself into pool of water
and mud and the cries of the woman
| and child soon attracted Mrs. N. C
Saylor and Mrs w. Ulin who live
nearby.
House Catches Fire.
They tore off the burning clothes
and carried the woman into the house
of Mrs. Saylor and rendered what as
sistance they could to relieve her sui
fering until physician arrived Tht
burning gasoline had set fire to tn,
house but the flames were soon ex
tingutshed by the neighbors.
Will Recover.
DR.. J. w. Elerick was summonet
and gave the necessary medical al
| tention. Mrs. Vail was most terribl.
/ burned about the hands and face an,
had burn about foot square OF
her back. This afternoon she is re
ported to be resting as well as coult
! be expected under the circumstance
and it is believed thar she will recov
i er. She has not at any time been un
conscious But for her presence o
l mind in throwing herself into tn
i WOOL IF water and the nrompt accici
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CHEQuEST.

Chequest, May 26.-Mr. and Mrs. f
>. Plowman and little son Noble an6
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ploss spent Sunday
With Lewis Plowman
Dr.. Hereford was a professional
caller i'll Chequest Monday morning.
There was a sort of a family reunion
at ]. E. Whitten's last Sunday
Mrs. W. H. Harryman and sor
Waldo We're Ottumwa shoppers be-
tween trains last Saturday.
Alvin Beal of near Libertyville, was
the guest Of Miss Minnie Plowman
Sunday evening.
few farmers delivered hogs al
Douds Wednesday morning.
Several CT the farmers in this sec
ton are having to plant their corr
over again.
DR.. Bassett, of Leando, called here
Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kennedy are en-.
Pertaining friends and relatives from
Kansas City this week.
Gilbert McGil of near Douds. was {
business caller in Chequest Wednes.
day afternoon.
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WILL HAVE COMMENCEMENT.
Cornell College Mt. Vernon Will At.
tract Many Visitors.


Mt Vernon, May 81. = In a few days
the thoughts of thousands Of people
will be turned toward Mt. Vernon and
! it's college, as the alumni and friends
will gather to commemorate the semi
centennial of it's founding. This in
terest will not be confined to the COM
monwealth of Iowa. It will not be cir
transcribed by the boundaries of the
nation, but will extend to the remotest
! countries and to the islands of the
| sea.
The college, like many another i'm
portant educational institution, had a
humble origin. Fifty years ago the
14th of last November. the instruction
began in modest two-story unfinish-
ed brick building. This building now
ivy-grown, is well preserved and still
doing good service. A third story has
been added in recent times, which is
the home of the excellent school of
art. The remainder is devoted to biol
ogy, chemistry and physics. and also
has a temporary use as library. In
significant as was the equipment, the
entire assets scarcely worth $4,000, it
was still sufficient to accommodate the
small company Of students. The mem
bers were larger than attended Har-
ward college at it's opening, Of which
it has been said:
| "Who was on the catalogue when col
lege was begun?
Two nephews of the president and thu
| professors son.
How the seniors kicked about tina
freshman class of one"
Since those early years the college
i has developed until there are now five
buildings upon the beautiful campus
of sixty acres. and work upon the new
j library is about to be begun. The pres
ent assets are 100000 and it is hopet
they will pass the million dollar mari
by the middle of June. There Is Ii
brary of $4,000 volumes among which
are many sets of great value. Labora
tories of biology, chemistry, psycholo
gy, physics and geology make excellen
instruction in these subjects possible
DIR. William F. King, who has beer
the president for forty-one years, hal
been a great factor in this develop
ment. Professors Harlan, Freer, Col
: lin, Boyd, Williams and Norton hay,
: devoted thirty or more years Of sery
ice.
More than a thousand men and WON
en- have been graduated from the col
lege, and thousands more have receiI
ed their education here. Many have
achieved conspicuous success in tn
various fields of activity. 1t seems es
pecially fitting that in this centennia
anniversary of the peaceful acquisition
of the great Mississippi valley, tn
garden spot of the earth, that the sem
centennial of this great institution
should also be commemorated.
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HALF A BLock BURNED.
Washington, Iowa, Suffers Big Los.
From Fire Yesterday

Washington. Ia, May PA fire broke out
In the banana crate factory in the north
eastern part of Washington, and before the
flames could be subdued. half block OF
buildings were consumed and thousands of
dollars of loss sustained. The crate fucto
ry with all of It's machinery WAS u total
loss. The residences of VIII Ross and
Fred Long, and packing and storehouse
barn and wagon sheds, etc, belonging to
Scott Roister We're also consumed Most
of the household property was saved from
the dwellings in reasonably good condition
There was $40 insurance on any of the
buildings or other property consumed, The
origin Of the fire is unknown,
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There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be ncurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and pre-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Tel do, Ohio, is the
only constitutions, sire on the market
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, +. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton, rs-
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Officers Of Association.

President Smith was succeeded by
Hiram G. Wheeler in 1885, 1t was then
that the campaign Of Mr.. Wheeler for
the republican nomination for govern
or had it's inception. John Hays sue
ceeded President Wheeler In 1859. He
served two years and was followed
by Albert Head of Green county and
ex-speaker of the house of representa-
tives of the legislature, ]. w, McMil-
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1910 POPULATION ESTIMATE.
Director Of Census North Gives Guess
at 89,O41,436.

Washington. d. c.. May 24-In n letter
defending the estimates of the population
recently issued by the census bureau. Direc-
tor North incidentally gives an estimate of
tn population of the United States under
the census to be taken in 1910, placing the
figures at S9,O41, 438 The director says this
indicates n percentage of increase of H.
compared with 207 in the last decade, but
he admits that events are possible in the
future development of the country which
will put this estimate awry.
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INDIAN AGENCIES RETIRED.
Iowa and North Dakota Places Abol
ished-Agents Control Schools.

Washington. May 24.-The Sac and Fox
Indian agency In Iowa and Fort Berghold
agency, North Dakota, have been discon-
tinued by the secretary of the interior. The
agents located at those two points have
been appointed superintendent Of Indian
schools and will have charge as such of
their respective agencies.
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis.
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder. kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention of water al.
most imm ediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by w. w. Ennis, druggist, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
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Homeseekers, Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month the Iowa Central railway
sells special homeseelkers' 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.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address A. B. Cults, G. P, & T. A..
Minneapolis, MINI.
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CHARLEY WALSH WAS THERE.
Ottumwa Politician Was Present at
Conference of Democratic Leaders.

st. Louis, May 26.-W ]. Bryan ar
rived in ST. Louis yesterday and con-
fererd with a number of democratic
politicians from various parts Of the
country, including c. A. Walsh, demo-
cratic committeeman from Iowa. Mr.
Bryan last night left for Texas.
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osKALoosA MAN ARRESTED.
w. T. Allen, Sewing Machine Agent
is Accused of Eoruinu Notes,

Everett. Wash. May 26.-W. 7. AL
len, sewing machine agent is under
arrest, charged with forgery at Os-
kaloosa. Allen admits forging notes tc
the amount of $500. He conducted q
music store at Oskaloosa He says he
dealt in stocks and forged notes tc
make good his losses.
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Itch on human cured in thirty min.
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion
This never fails. Sold by w. w. Ennis,
Druggist, OttumWa. Iowa.
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The finest line of clothing we ever
had in stock. now on sale at the Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-28

For the finest mems shoes in Ottum,
wa go to the Hub.
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When man has parted with his
last dollar he complains that he hasn't
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Disagree With Mrs. Lille.

Some of the club members took is
sue with Mrs. Lille. Mrs. Fyffe declar-
ed that in her opinion, the girl who
wore boys apparel early in life would
be more self-conscious when later bios
somed out in tucks and frills, and fem
mime things. Mrs. Andree deprecated
the idea Of cutting off the girls tress-
es. She said that men had mustaches
and were proud of them and believed
the girls should be allowed to keep
their long hair.
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B Us TER BRO " Ms
PROMINENT CHICAGO WOMAN DE-
cLAREs DISPLAY OF DRESS
ON GIRLS is IMMORAL.
Believe Little Girls Should Have Their
Hair Cut, Should Wear overaiIs and
Should Not Be Lace Bedecked and
FriIIed-Sex too Conscious.

FTtIICQ-0CN 100 SOISCIOuSs
Make Buster Browns of lace bedeck-
ed, frilled and tucked little daughters;
cut their hair short, put them in over
alls, and do not let. them realize that
they are not of the same sex as their
brothers, was the advice given recently
at a mothers meeting in the Hull
House Woman's club by Mrs. Frances
Crane Lille. The speaker urged that
the display of dress on little girls is
immoral. She declared children should
not be allowed TO be conscious of self.
Unnecessary and painful antagon-
isms are caused between boys and
girls said Mrs. Lille, 'by making sex
too conspicuous. Everywhere there is
a conspicuous difference in the dress
Of the sexes. there have been different
standards of morality for the men and
clothes on girls"
Essentials Sacrificed to Dress.
Mrs. Lille urged that the most i'm
portant things physically for child
are food, sunshine and cleanliness and
order.
"These essentials to health often are
sacrificed to dress" she said. "Elabor-
ate clothes keep the little girl from
muscular development-they retard
healthy physical and mental growth.
They make the child self-conscious
and vain. She is given the idea that
her chief aim should be to attract.
THE girls life is not SO unconscious
nor SO beautiful as the boys. The lat
ter is more refined and spiritual than
the girls. Neither are the girls SO
straightforward. Look at the children
on the streets-most of them are boys.
They are playing and romping in the
open air. Nothing in their lives is
concealed. Look for girls-you will
find them in a corner in bad air, doing
unnatural things and talking clothes.
believe girls and boys until IL and
IA years old should be dressed exactly
alike, except that the boy should wear
trousers and the girl kits
! NATAL A.. :II:o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-11
Helen walkers Victory.

Helen Walker, the fine saddle mare
once owned In this city by o. ].
Moores, is winning many victories
throughout the State.
The Columbia Tribune says:
"Columbians, without regard to age,
sex or Affiliations, were delighted with
the easy victory won by o. J.. Moores'
Tor rather, Columbia'sl great saddler,
Helen Walker Some of the finest
saddle animals In this and adjoing
states were sent here to beat the game
little mare on her home grounds, but
the effort was futile one. as the
decision Of the judges, supplemented
by popular opinion, we'll shows. Helen
was easily the peer Of any competing
animal, or any other horse shown In
any other ring for that matter, and
the judges had no difficulty In arriv-
ing at their decision.
"Helen will compete with horses Of
a very high class at the various horse
shows this season, aud her many
Columbia admirers expect her to re-
turn home literally covered with blue
rihhons -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-11
CHILD BITTEN BY A BEAR.
Thrust His Foot in Cinnamon's Cage
-Lamed For Life.

TRENTON, N. j., July 3l.-A CHINA
mon bear at Cadwallader Park Grip
pied for life to-day Robert Mayors, the
seven-year-old son of Robert Mayors,
bookkeeper, who lives at No. 27O
Hamilton avenue, in the presence Of
the boys mother and several hundred
visitors.
The boy crawled under a railing
three feet from the bear cage and
thrust bis foot between the bars
which are nearly four inches apart in
cage.
The bear, who was walking to and
fro near where the boy was standing,
clawed the boys foot and then bit 1t.
The boy fell down In bis fright and
was unable to extricate himself.
His entire shoe was torn off and a
tendon injured, A park guard rescued
the child.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-11
Hal CHENG
is OCCUPIED
TROPICAL HEAT CONTINUES AND
THERE ARE MANY SUN.
STROKES
Two RUSSIAN GENERALS CUT OFF
Definite Information Of Kuropatkin's
Movements Is Lacking at St.
Petersburg General zas-
salitch's Personal Re
port.
Two RUSSIAN GENERALS CUT OFF

Of. PETERSBURG, Aug. 6.--The fact
that there Is no further news from the
'front.' beyond General Zassalitchs ac-
count of the fighting at Simouchenp
on July 81, transmitted to the Car by
General Sakharoff, bear out the bel ief
that the Japanese are halting to bring
up supplies, especially ammunition, of
which modern engagement entails
an extravagant use, and without
which it would be impossible even for
a victorious army to follow up its sue
cess.
The receipt of General Zassalitcb's s
dispatch was generally known to-day,
and gave rise to extravagant rumors
of further fighting around Hal -Cheng
and several press dispatches were sent
OIL describing fresh battle between
the forces Of General Zassalitch and
General Oku. There is no apparent
Justification for such reports. The
best-informed military authorities de-
clare that there has been no fighting
since the Russians fell back to Lain
diansian, Anping and Anshanshan.
JAPs OCCUPY TWO MORE TOWNS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Japan
ese Legation to-day received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
General Oku reports that the enc
my is retreating northward, continu.
ally since August 2. On August 3, at
noon our army occupied Hai-C -Cheng
and Niuchwang, situated thirty miles
northeast Of the open port of the same
name.n
IN RANGE OF sToEssEL's FORTS.
CHEFoo, Aug. 4.-The Japanese pos
itlon at Port Arthur is exposed to the
fire OF the Russian forts. The Japan
ese must advance or else evacuate
their present position.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Aug. 4.-The Car
has received report from General
Sakharoif in which the latter admits
losing more than 900 men In General
division In the fighting Of
July 30 and 81.
zassalitce, in his personal account Of
the fighting, continues:
with view of dlstracting the at
tention Of the japanese from our right
flank directed Colonel Lepovatz, at
5 O'Clock, when the heat was diminish
ed, 10 order the soldiers to take of
their equipment and assume the Of
fensiye.
ITO support this offensive move
ment | ordered our batteries to open
a hot fire on the ridges held by the
japanese. The fire OF our guns, which
had previously bombarded this point,
was murderous and the japanese
again sustained many killed and
wounded.
"Qur attack in open order astonish-
ed all beholders. Our men in this
advanced swiftly across the
mountain range, rushing on
both sides with fixed bayonets on the
japanese, who were unable to sustain
the shock and quickly evacuated the
three crests they had occupied"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-11

REFERRIEo TO the Democratic nomi-
for President the New York
brld says; Many expressions Of
pplIment and confidence have come
Judge Parker since his nomination
! President, but none that he will
Due more than The Interview with
Sdge George Gray which appeared In
Rterday's issue Of The World. Judge
hy is not a man who is profuse In
hpllment. And from bis position
! the Federal bench he is not given
political utterances. When he
kaks the judicial silence TO declare
ht Judge Parker stands for law as
posed to personal inspiration;' that
3 is the path of safety that there
DO just cause and no great business
&ereSt that may not feel secure IN.
i his care,' it means much. There is
#abler man in the Democratic party
% the former Delaware Senator,
b was a member Of President Nc
hley's peace commission that ended
+ Spanish war, Of President Roose.
ts arbitration commission that
Eed the anthracite coal strike, and
is one of the most eminent Judges
the bench Of the United States
cult Court. There are many Demo
IS who believe that but for the
ldent of geography Judge Gray in
Rd Of Judge Parker might have
the Democratic candidate for
#sident. Certainly nobody will
y that Judge Gray is of Presl-
Etial size, and his high tribute to
& qualifications, ability and charac-
#of Judge Parker is one OF the note.
thy utterances Of the campaign
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-11
AT so, CHOOSES BRIDE OF go.
Missourian Will Rake Third Voyage
on Matrimonial Sea.

KANSAS CrTY, No., Aug 4.-W. p.
Wright, of Kansas City, aged so, and
Mrs. NJ. A. Wright, of Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, aged 90, are to be married
this evening at the home Of Mr..
WrIght's daughter, Mrs. Henry Os-
born, 1888 MCGEE street, this city.
This will be the third matrimonial
venture for both. Mr.. Wright's first
wife was a Scotch girl, whom he
married in 1916. She died three
months later. His second wife died a
year and half ago in Utah.
Mrs. Wright, the bride, has been
twice married, her last husband, who
died, having been the cousin Of the
man with whom she Is to marry to-
night. Mr.. Wright has knowr Mrs.
Wright 20 years Since the death Of
his last wife, the long friendship be-
tween Mr.. Wright and his prospective
bride has ripened into love.