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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
BLAckHAWk.

Blackhawls, April IS. - Frank Bean
made business trip to Unionville
Monday.
VIM, Rudd and family, and Misses
Sylvia Bean and Jessie Brown, visited
sunday at the Oliver Prever home
Dan James and wife were in Bunch
Saturday @t'S,h 81.
II ]. Smith Of Drakeville, was a re-
cent visitor at this place.
John Mcconnell called on relatives
at this place Monday.
Eli Smith and wife visited Sunday
at the John Hopkins home.
John Smith was a caller at the
Oliver home Saturday.
Albert and Nora Brown were Union
vile visitors Monday.
Misses Lottie Brown and Lennie
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OBITUARY.
G. J. Fulton,
President of
mass meeting.
100000 OoOOOOoooOooc

The death of Adam s. Howk occurred
at the home of his son, G. S. Howk,
about one mile west of Ormanville,
Friday afternoon, April Z, 1904. He
was born in Indiana, September 90,
1918 being IS years. 6 months and IA
days Of age at the time of his death.
The first Is years of his life were
spent in Jennings county, Ind, when
he moved with his father Adam Howk
to Clay county, where he was married
about 1888 to Polly Kendall. In the
year 1852 he moved with his family to
Iowa where he has made his home un-
til the time of his DEATH
Mrs. A. S.. Howk departed this life
September 8, 1899 after go years of
married life. To this union there was
born five sons and two daughters. three
of whom still survive them. George
s., who lives west of Ormanville, Eli
sha who lives two miles west of South
Ottumwa and Sarah Ann Owens about
seven miles west of Ormanville. all
of whom were present during his last
sickness, which lasted only about one
week, passing away Friday afternoon
at l O'Clock and 20 minutes almost as
quietly as if he had fallen asleep.
Mr.. Howk and his wife were convert
ed shortly after their marriage unit.
ing with the United Brethren church
at Ormanville. where they helped or
ganize the first class in the commune
ty. They were members of this class
as long as it existed and both lived
and died in the faith.
Tho fupprol corvioa, ,,,oro
ed from the Ormanville Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday at 1870 a
m, and the remains were inferred in
the >Ormanville cemetery beside his
companion. Services were conducted
by Rev. R, Vernon Pike pastor of the
Ottumwa circuit.
The heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community is extended to the bereaved
relatives in this their hour of sorrow.
Contributed.
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Ottumwa. Funeral services were hold nj
the Methodist Episcopal church. Inter.
ment was made at the city cemetery
Roll Hooking and niece Leona, of Bloom
field, attended the funeral Of Richard Hook
ing Friday. q
Roy Speelman, of Drakeville, is VISITING
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ
Holder.
Mrs. Rosa Gray, formerly Miss Rosa Kra
mer, died very suddenly Sunday evening
at her mothers home. Funeral services
We're held Wednesday at 10 o'clock from
the Christian chapel.
Miss Nina Harris was an ottumwa calle,
today.
Mrs f. N. Tinsley and little son, Walter
started to Hedrick on No. where thew vii
make their future home
me family OF John Veach started fol
Canada today where they will make theh
future home. Mr.. Veach having gone some
time ago with the car.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
HAZEL DELL.

Hazel Dell, April 10. = Frank Over
turf wife and baby of South Ottumwa
visited last5week at the parental S. e.
Overture home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Engle and children
attended the Engle sale near Chilli
cothe5 last Thursday. Mrs. Engle and
children did not return until Sunday.
Miss Pearl Hollingsworth visited
Sunday with Miss Lydia Nelson.
Miss Sarah Hill is visiting with rel.
atives in South Ottumwa.
ALT Martz was a business caller in
Davis county last week.
Miss Della Smith spent Sunday with
Miss Inez Truitt.
Misses Pearl and Dora Overturf left
Saturday for Eddyville to visit with
their sister Mrs. D. l.. Belger.
Hazel Dell school began Monday
with Miss Elizabeth Sampson of OF
tumwa as teacher; Union school with
Miss Dora Crisswell of South Ottumwa
as teacher and Copperhead school with
Miss Pearl Eastburn as teacher.
Miss Letha Eastburn is still improv-
ing.
Rev. r. ". Pike preached a very in
teresting sermon Sunday evening at
the Zion Methodist church.
Miss Virgie Baum was pleasant
caller at the home of J. P. Holdings
worth Sunday.
The Point Isabel Mutual Telephone
Co., Monday built west from their main
line up to the Lewis Mendenhall home
where they will connect with the
South Ottumwa and Swedish American
lines.
Sunday school next Sunday at the
Zion Methodist Episcopal church at 10
O'Clock and the following will be the
Epworth league leader, Mrs. E. v. Co
hagan.
Elmer Skinner is on the sick list
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Mr.. Grahart and son called at the
wilkinson home Sunday,
me farmers in this vicinity are pre-
pairing to SOW oats.
t. D. Williams was in Blakesburg
Monday.
There was. a telephone meeting al
the home of John Mcfarland, Friday
lrma Day called at the Chance home
recently.
F. d. Williams and family visited at
the home of Will Berry recently.
Mrs. S. A Burton who suffered a
stroke OF paralysis more than a year
ago is still in a critical condition.
Roll Gosney who has been danger
Dusty Ill is somewhat improved and
his friends entertain hope for his re
covery.
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Abba.

Abba, April 13-The ladies of the C.
v. club and their husbands surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Duffey at thei1
home last night, The evening was
spent playing dominos and was greatly
enjoyed by all. The ladies Of the club
presented Mrs. Duffey with a fine
souvenir spoon as a token of esteem
Mr., and Mrs. Duffey will move to
Sbor Iowa, in a few days. For the
past twelve years Mr.. Duffey has been
the popular and efficient agent of the
Burlington in Abba. He has been one
of the leading citizens and his removal
is much regretted. He has been a
member of the city council and is at
present M. w. Of the Masonic lodge.
Mrs. r. B. Spencer entertained the
P. e. o. club Monday evening.
Prof R. B. Spencer and wife will en-
terrain the First Ward Domino club
Thursday evening.
The new steam relay pump arrived
Tuesday. 1t is a large one and cap
able of throwing a much greater vol
ume of water than steam engine. 1t
has been set up in the city hall and
will be operated by the power house
boilers. Hose can be attached to it
and it will throw two large streams of
water on any fire that can be reached
by the hose. The city has 1000 feet of
hose.
The insurance companies were
about to pull out of Abba after the last
fire and would,have done so had not
the city taken steps to erect at once
large. permanent standpipe and put
in water mains. The stand pipe will
either be filled by the G. B.. &, Q. from
it's reservoir or filled by the new steam
relay pump from Gray's pond. This
will give direct pressure and water
works for fire purposes only. It is
hoped to get some company to take a
franchise and put in a reservoir and
complete waterworks soon. The en-
CINE, standpipe and water mains now
being put in could be utilized.
District court will convene Monday
with Judge Vermillion on the bench.
The docket is the heaviest except, one
the county ever had The criminal
cases are rather light, however.
The primary convention will be held
about MAY /. AS the stand patters are
now assured control of the state con-
vention it is hoped no fight will occur
in Monroe county. The county is al
most unanimously stand pat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
make an extended visit at the home o.

make an extended visit at the home o.
her brother.
The delegates to the republican con
yentions from here are: Mayor G. A
Miller, first state convention, G. A
Spielman, second state convention ant
d. M. Oliver, congressional conven
ton.
John Barron has gone to his farm
in North Dakota to spend the summer
RIB. Kenyon and H. o. Johnson viii
build new houses on their farms this
spring.
Jesse Forrest is visiting his cousin
Ray Hagan, who resides on Center av
enue, Ottumwa.
David Salts, Cross Lanes, was {
Packwood visitor Saturday. He re
ports his wife as quite ill.
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lakewood.

Packwood, April 10. - son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chand-
Ter recently.
Miss Leda Ingrhan will spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Davidson near Fairfield.
Mrs Eleanor Stockton went to
Claremont, California, last week to
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AMADOR.

Amador,, April 49, Mrs. L. H.
Wellman spent Monday with her
daughter, Mrs. Fannie Hanning.
C. w. Bachman was a guest at the
Baker home Sunday.
James Schwartz is working on the
Mcfarland farm.
Ira Hanning was in town Thursday.
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Chatterton called on Mrs.

Chatterton called on Mrs. Anna
Wright Wednesday.
Mrs. R. H. Coop and daughter, Mrs.
Tenny Morrison, spent Sunday at the
Will Coop home.
Dan James and wife made a bust
ness call at Tom Morrison's Friday
Miner Barnes and wife and Oliver
Garner made a business trip to Bloom
field Tuesday.
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CHILD WIFE SET FREE.

GertIe Irusty Leeper Given Divorce
From Her Aged Husband.
Washington, Ia, April IS. = Judge
Scott in the district court has granted
a decree Of divorce to Gertie Trusty
Leeper, the II year old wife of John
@Leeper The divorce was obtained on
request Of the girl by friend, Mrs.
Crandal and the Crandals will look
after the little girl and rear her in
their own home.
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BATAVIA.

Batavia, April 14.-Rev Lambert, presid.
ing elder, held quarterly conference here
Sunday.
Richard II. Hooking. of this place. died
at the home Of his sister, Mrs Shaw, of
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Drives All Before II

Drives All Before It.
Aches and pains fly before Bucklen's
,Arnica Salve. So do Sores, Pimples,
Boils, Corns and Piles, or no pay. 25c
F. B. Clark.
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Sarah Kuhn Denied Pardon.

Des Moines, April 1.-THE senate
again took up the Sarah Kuhn case
yesterday afternoon and the applica-
ton for a pardon was voted down for
the third time by two majority.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
'fncorriqfble.

fOn the promenade deck of the leu.
tonic on his way to America John
Redmond. the Irish Nationalist leader,
was interrupted one night by the mu-
steal clang of the ships bell and the
impressive call of the watch through
the darkness-"Alrs well'
".That bell" said Mr.. Redmond, re
minds me of a story. 1t is a story of
one of those hard drinkers, those men
Of six and seven bottles. Who We're a
feature of the past rather than of the
present century.
This man, rosy and CHEEKY, sat at
table one night with his boon compan-
ions. Bottles of port and Madeira
baskets OF nuts. a jar of tobacco and
y rack of pipes were ranged on the
board. The wine passed quickly from
man to man. The pipes filled the air
with smoke. Songs We're sung. Stories
were told. The hours passed like min
,ntes.
"All Of a sudden it struck one.
1.-The guests leaped up in consterna-
ton They said it was late, and they
must be going. They were amazed at
the hour
But their hard drinking host roared
at them to resume their seats.
Struck one? he said. What if it
fhaso 1t can't strike less. Drink on.
Z Drink iOn.'
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
The Hstless Man.

1.-THE hatless man is here to stay"
aid a halter, and his coming did not
meet with the opposition that the shirt
waist man incurred.
''All but the baldheads We're hatless
men this summer. At the seashore.
among the mountains, automobiling,.
aorsebacking, canoeing, rowing, driv-
Ing. walking, the young men We're in
variably hatless. Their faces were
famed, and the sun had given bright
roppecy hue and a crisp quality to their
hair.
II know half-dozen undergraduates
pf Princeton who took a cross country
walk of 200 miles in August without
hats.
This new fashion has hurt the hat
business undeniably. On account of it
my summer sales have been smaller
lhan ever before. Still l don't grieve.
ike the idea of going hatless. The fact
is. went hatless myself during my
vacation. The sun and air did my
hair good.
When the shirt waist man appeared
everybody derGed him. A boot went up
rom one end of the country to the
,ther. But the hatless man was re-
eeived in silence. an approving silence
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
Continued Next Weck.)
Japan's Exports of Farm Products.


Harold Boice III the August Booklovers
Magazine. One OF the marvellous results
of fertilization in Japan Is that it enables
the small agricultural area not only to
supply the empire, but actu lily to provide
large quantities Of farm products for ex-
port. 1t is known generally, of course
that Japan ships large quantities Of tea
abroad, the value of the leaves exceeding
100000 yen annually. 1t is not. however
realized that the combined exports of ce-
reals, vegetables and fruits from the little
kingdom aggregate in value even more
than 100000; to the United States. over
exported to China amounts to nearly l.
Cc0,V00 yen year. Rice shipped to France
is valued at 100000: to Great Britain, more
than 10G0,O00; 10 the United States. over
100000 yen. Japan even exports beans to
the United States. To the Philippines it
sells great quantities of farm products In
1902 it exported to Manila 5,s32,217 lsina OF
potatoes valued at over 125,000 yen, and
l,Gl5,2IS kins OF onions, valued at nearly
$1,000 yen.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
Stenograpfy Ancient Art,

Chicago Tribune: Shorthand writing
rs we now know 1.-THE verbatim rec
ord of human speech-is generally sup
Used to be quite a modern art. The
ordinary books of reference confirm
his impression. They note the eX-
astenee of systems of abbreviated
writing in antiquity, but give the in
terence that these were incapable Of
doing what is now done by shorthand.
Leon Goudallier. writing in Paris Cos
mos, produces evidence that this in
terence is erroneous. Apparently he
aas made a thorough search of anci-
ant literature for illusions to short
aand, and he produces such facts as
hese:
At the church council of Carthage
"a. D. all, eight shorthand reporters
we're regularly employed. ST. Angus
tine says his hearers took down his
1iScourses lin shorthand. Socrates, the
church historian of the fourth century
says the sermons of st. John Chrysos-
tom We're SO preserved. Euseblus,
writing century earlier, says theo-
logical debate between Malchion and
Paul of Samosata was so recorded.
Plutarch accounts for the preservation
Of an eXtempore speech by Cato Uti-
censls in the Same way. But the most
renowned shorthand writer of ancient
ulneS were marcus IullluS IlrO, the
slave, freedman and secretary of Cicero
the orator. Undoubtedly to his efforts
we owe the preservation of those rhet-
orical efforts which not only drove
Cataline into open rebellion, but which
still inspire incendiary thoughts in the
minds of Amerisan schoolboys, especi-
ally during the base ball season.
Hence it would appear that life in
ancient Rome might have about as
strenuous as. it is now. For, of course.
Cicero was not the only statesman at
ended by a stenographer, and it can
not be supposed that the business men
IF the time would omit to supply them
selves with the assistance to rapid
rIQrli
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
The Reason Why.

Drummond, Wis, Sept l9.-(Spe
rial.)-Whole families in Bayfield,
County are singing the praises of
Oodd's Kidney Pills and the reason
why is given in experiences such as
that OF Mr. L. L. Void, a weil-knewn
citizen here.
Il had such pains in my back that
did not know what to do" says Mt.
Void, and us came across an adrer-
tisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills 1 sent
FOR a box. That one box relieved me
Of all my pains. Ny wife also used
them and found them just what she
needed. 1 recommend Dodd's Kidney
pills as a sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one of the earliest
symptoms of Kidney Disease Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure it promptly and per-
nanently and prevent it developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
tBright's Disease.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies'
in each Of the following states: Illi-
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number OF trademarks cut from ten
cent, 16-ounce package Of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home. any
where in the atove named states. These
trade marks must be mailed to and
received by the Defiance Stach CO.,
Omaha, Neb., before September 1st.
1904. October and November will be
the best months to visit the EXPOSE
ton. Remember that Defiance is the
only starch put up in 16 OF. Ga full
pound) to the package. You get one
third more starch for the same money
than of any other kind, and Defiance
never sticks 20 the iron. The tickets
to the Exposition will be sent by reg
istered mail September 9Th. starch
for sale by all dealers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
Passinu of Historic Enulisa Oaks.

London Daily Chronicles: Our his
toric oaks ana, with every great storm
diminishing In number Dumorey's
oak, in Dorsetshire, 1000 years old,
disapp cared from this cause irH 1903
Wallacc's oak, at Ellerslie was 700
years old when it was blown down
some fifty years ago. We have still.
however. the Cowthorpe oak, near
Wetherby, in Yorkshire. estimated to
be over 1000 years old. and William
the Conqueror's oak. in Windsor Great
Park, has attained the ripe age Of 1900
years. Perhaps the finest oaks of great
antiquity In the land are to be found
in the duk eries. About half a mile from
Weibeck abbey is Greendale oak. cred
tied with l,500 summers. and now a
mere ruin sustained by props. Through
been driven.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
Prooress Of The Mar.

Managing ERA,or-Have YOU had that,
special ILLUSTRATED article on the de-
lenses of the Yalu thrown away?
War Editor-Several months ago.
M. E.-And the Feng Wang Cheng
story was melted up?
w. Eyes.
And that illustrated account of the
positive impregnability Of the works at
Lao Yang-how about it?
We used it two weeks ago and are
trying to forget it.
How about the one on the impossible
tty of taking Hardin by assault or by
siege?
We've got it in type waiting to see
whether the Russians stop running
when they get there.
Well, have you had Irkutsk written
up as the real Gibraltar of north CEN
trail Asia?
The boys are working on it now
And are you touching up Moscow,
showing that the Japs wouldn't dare
attempt to take it?
Yes, it's in the hands of the military
information bureau
Well, you'd better have a story as
signed for a detailed account of the de-
1cnses on the ca t side of ct. Peters,
,urg. Don't delay it,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23

Will be paid in prizes to those com
ing nearest at estimating the paid at
tendance at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair
The above amount is deposited with
the Missouri Trust Company. as per
the official receipt Of the treasurer Of
that financial institution and publish
ed in the schedule of prizes announced
elsewhere in this paper. The Worlds
Fair Contest Company. Delmar and
Adelaide avenues. st. Louis, Mo-. are
offering these prizes and there is no
doubt of the cash being in bank to pay
the lucky winners. The contest closes
October 18th.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23
CHANGE FOOD

Some Very Fine Results Follow.
The wrong kind of food will put the
body in such a diseased condition
that no medicines will cure it. There
rs no way but to change food. a man
in Missouri. says:
s.For two years was troubled 50
with my nerves that sometimes l was
Frustrated and could hardly eve get
i'm full month at my work.
MY stomach, back and head would
throb so could get no rest at night
except by fits and starts, and always
had distressing pains.
II was quite certain the trouble
came from my stomach. but two physi-
clans could not help me and all the
tonies failed, and so finally l turned to
food.
..Wilen had studied up on food and
learned what might be expected from
leaving off meat and the regular food
had been living on. felt that L
change to Nuts would be just
what was required, so went to eat
ing it.
prom the start I got stronger and
better until was well again, and
from that time l haven't used az bit
of medicine for haven't needed any.
81 am so much better in every way,
sleep soundly nowadays, and am free
from the bad dreams. Indeed thls
food has made such q great change IN
me that my wife and daughter nave
taken it up and we are never without
(;rape-Nuts on our table nowadays
1t is a wonderful sustainer, ana we
frequently have nothing else at all pu'
a saucer, of Grapc-Nu and cream fol
breakfast or supper" Name given ps
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Good food and good rest. These arE
the tonics that succeed where all thu
bottled tonics and drugs fail. LEI
Gays trial of GrapeNuts vii! SLOW
one the road to health, strength ant
vigor. There's reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famou
Nttle book. ....rhe Road to Wellviile.'
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-23

Serntlk,,.

London Post: ~ vast amount OF
misconception prevails in Europe con-
corning what is vulgarly termed hara-
kiri. This word is never used by any
other than illiterate persons in Japan.
Among the educated classes the term
employed is seppuku. 1t is wrong to
suppose that Japanese soldiers and
sailors are prone to throw away their
lives Vainly. Seppuku, in ancient
times. was an honorable death, but it
was only resorted to in extreme cir
cumstances. AS the Japanese proverb
sushi''- Life is difficult death is
easy" For any person to commit
suicide merely as a way out of diff
Guilty was esteemed, and is still, a
cowardly act. 70 take ones own life
is easy enough as a means of procuring
relief from trouble. but TO live on, de-
spite difficulties, being q harder matter,
is the more creditable, and this is the
meaning to be attached to the prov
erb, which has quite as much force to-
day among japanese as it ever had.
The cause of so many soldiers and
sailors-take the case of the Kin Shin
Maru as an eXample-preferring death
to capture was something widely diff
ferent from that which has been as
signed. The people of Japan at large
soldiers and sailors included, had heard
so much of the Russian atrocities at
BlagOVOStcnenSk, OF the Russian treat
ment of the Chinese at the time of the
Boxer troubles and of General Mitchen-
kos famous utterance that the Rus
slams had mo ropes, but arms" sig
nificant Of the short sllrift that would
be given to captives, that the pros
pect Of falling alive into Russian hands
came in reality to be regarded as far
worse than death. 1t was the firm be-
lief that barbarous treatment would be
melted out to them that led so many,
despite the injunction conveyed in the
proverb, to shoot or stab themselves
when capture was inevitable
| Cases of seppuku, as a matter of
! fact. were extremely rare and cases of
ordinary suicide. though more frequent,
We're the expression OF widespread
conviction that only in this way could
| an ignominiouS existence be avoided.