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ARRESTED ON TRAIN.
Young Man Accused Of Robbing His
Employer Is Taken Into Custody.

Young Man Accused of Robbing His
Employer Is Taken Into Custody.
Atlantic, Aug. 10. = Deputy Sheriff
Duval made good arrest here when
he arrested young fellow giving his
name as Ben Doty The sheriff re-
ceived word from the sheriff at Guth-
rie Center that a young fellow who
went by the name of Doty and who
had been working on farm near
Adair had departed from the place
where he was working and had taken
$50 with him. The trains entering this
city from the east were watched and
the result was that the young man
was found on No 80 westbound at 9:43
in the morning He had a ticket for
Council Bluffs. He had about $50 on
his person when searched at the coun
ty Jail. He was taken to Guthrie
Center. Doty claims to have relatives
of prominence at Shenandoah and pro
tests his innocence of having taken
money that did not belong to him.
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MYSTIC.

Mystic, Aug.13 Burt Way and Mrs.
Cora Hampton were married Monday,
August 8.
The Woman's Foreign missionary
society met with Mrs. Jas. Swanson
Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Jane Martin and Mrs. George
Studebaker left Monday for Waterloo
ito attend the grand lodge of Rathbone
Sisters.
Miss Eva Studebaker is visiting
friends in Centerville.
Blaine Calvert. who has been max.
ing an extended visit at Lucerne, Mo-,
returned home Sunday.
The Mystic ball team was defeated
by the Seymour nine at the ball
ground here Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Gutillis, of Centerville,
visited in the city Sunday.
John Whitsell, of Grand Canon, Col.
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A big force of bill posters is cover
Ing the city and country today with
| pictorial announcements of the coming
Of the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show
on Earth to Ottumwa, Saturday, Sep
TENDER g. 1t has been a number of
years since this big show was here, and
a great deal of local interest has al
ready been aroused.
An old circus man, who Is in Ottum-
wa today. saw the show at Cleveland
recently, and after looking at the i'm
mense tents, inspecting the stupendous
amount of parapherna1ia and noting
the menagerie and musee, said to
James A. Bailey:
This is great show-undoubte
the greatest show that has ever been
organized: in all my experience never
saw anything like it. But from a bust.
ness point of view, it is too big. You
are giving the public more than 1t de.
mands. You could draw the same
crowds, and probably give fair
amount of satisfaction, at half the ex
penSe. Your show wouldn't be record
breaking as to size, but the profits al
the end of the season would be In
hHit6iy greater.
Mr.. Bailey'a. answer was character.
istic Of the man.
II have made a fortune" he said
II am no longer circus proprietor sim
ply for the money there Is in It,.
wish to make money. of course, fol-
that is an indication of success. But
l ain willing to share the profits with
the public, and the only way to dc
that is to give the people more fol
their money than they have ever re
ceived before"
That the Barnum & Bailey circus
does this. all who have seen this years
magnificent exhibition agree. Every
department of the big show is an II
lustration of It, Instead of being sat
isfled with the parade paraphernalis
that had SO greatly impressed the
Europeans during the foreign tour
nearly 100000 was expended in gor
geous and novel tableau floats for the
professional display.
OF the 300 or more performers, near
ly two-thirds are imported and will re
turn to Europe at the close Of thu
present season. Instead of one biz
acrobatic act at a time, there are three
In place OF four or five aerilists in /;
single number, there are 80; and so Oh
throughout the show. Everything Il
presented on scale Of magnitude tina
would have been deemed impossible ;
few years ago. The menagerie als'
indicates imm ensity. Not satisfied
with presenting splendid geological
display, there is given in conjunction
with the menagerie remarkable vat
deville performance by the Hovartl
family of midgets, the Imperial Rus
sian dancers, and other clever people
while congress of human prodigie
from all parts of the world will be es
hibited without extra charge when tn
big show exhibits in Ottumwa Septen
| her g.
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OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, Aug. 10. = Mr.. and Mrs
Smith of South Ottumwa spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Houston and
daughter Emma visited over Sunday
with relatives in Washington.
Rev. Scott preached his last sermon
at Oak Ridge No. 2, last Thursday
evening. Mr.. Scott has labored faith
fully with this community for some
time. He expects to take a rest be
fore going to conference at which al
wish him success.
Mrs. George Hills has been laid ur
with rheumatism for the past few
days.
William Johnson preached to large
audience at Oak Ridge No. 2, last Sun
day evening. He left no appointment
for next Sunday.
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plans for the future in his present &C

tons.
Judge Parker has been so pleased
with the effect Of his gold telegram
that ne thought he would try another
innovation. He has gone too far. This
remark lacks the ring of sincerity. II
sounds like a man who is begging to
have Just one chance and Offering as
an inducement for the trial that he will
never ask for another"
This Is The way one frank democrat
summed up the situation today. 1t
looks as though the remark would do
Judge Parker more harm than good:
Republicans Are Pleased. .
New York. Aug. 13.-The thirty-six
minute acceptance of Judge Parker's
Termination for president Is taken on
all sides as revealing the candidate to
his party. The sayings of the leader
put forward by the Belmont-Hill polit.
ical syndicate were the chief topic of
conversation in democratic and repub.
lican circles yesterday:
The Republican Standpoint.
For republicans, the speech dissi-
pated any idea that might have been
entertained that the democratic can
didate would raise any issues that
would haye to be met. "Parker's rea,
sons for re-electing Roosevelt" was &C.
copied as the proper title for the ESQ.
pus document.
Nothing New.
For sound money democrats the
Parker utterances served to point out
to them patient continuance in the
way they have tried for eight years
Such Wall street men as James Spey-
er found themselves bereft of any en-,
enlargement to return to the party
they have been forced to oppose un.
der the leadership of Bryan.
Sound Money Man for Roosevelt.
Mr.. Speyer, who is one Of the most
prominent sound money democrats in
this city, has announced that he is go
ing to vote for Roosevelt. Like hun
dreds of other gold men in the bust
ness district, who prior to the rise oil
Organism supported democratic presi
Dental candidates, Mr.. Speyer has de
cided that the omission of money
plank from the democratic platform
is sufficiently indicative of the real sit
uation. He will express his views IN
full later.
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of the brig was filled with silent eon.,
fusion. The men sprang like Big cats
to ,their stations. The little guns Of
the vessel were soon cast loose and
provided, and, having been doubles
shotted,, we're run out again and q
good turn taken with the stde~tackleB
to hold them. The wind was coming
stronger now, but still in ftfu1 putfs,
from the southwest. Stngular1N
enough, the fog seemed to be rising
against the wind.
Presently, by the watchful young
commanders direction, the sail-trim1
mers braced about the yards to take
advantage of the rising breeze, and
the Boxer began slowly to forge
through the water. 1t was the first
time in several days that she had
enjoyed good Seerage way, and ali
hands watched her travel with feels
ings of great relief. Before she had
gathered much way, however. they
heard again the sound which had
awakened them to action. Five bells
this time came floating up from the
| southwark as before. On this occa-
sion the sound was clearer and more
distinct, showing that the approaching
vessel had drawn nearer. The deep
quality of the tones denoted that the
bell was large one.
"By CAD, Stanhope, that bell doesn't
swing on anything under heavy
frigate," said Grafton; we're in for II
this time unless we can make some
distance with this brisking breeze
while the fog holds. What's she MAXI
ing?"
about two knots, think, SIR" an
swered Stanhope, looking over the side
at the sluggish water slowly drawing
past; maybe two and a half, no
more"
"'Tis cursed slow boat; but Brit
ish ships are not built for running,
they leave that for t'other fellows. l
wish now the fog would hold little
longer Keep your weather eye lift
ing there, Jabez," continued Grafton.
turning to old Slocum, who still stood
at the wheel; don't lose a bit Of 1t. !"
'Ay, ay, sir!" replied the old
Yankee, shifting his quid as he gave
careful squirt at the top-sails, which
the wind was scarcely strong enough
to fill. 81 won't lose none OF, yer
honor"
For few anxious moments the brig
held on Presently, in spite OF theiI
desires, the two officers perceived that
the fog was indeed going. However
there was nothing to be done. It waA
still too thick to see anything dis
tinctly, SO they held on steadily. Al
IL o'clock, from the other ship, they
heard again the sound Of the bell
which now rang six times. She, too
had been feeling the wind, and wal
evidently edging along in their wake
which was pure chance for they had
given her no sign Of their presence.
@Confound the luck!" said Grafton;
whatever she is, she's right after us
J BY the sound, should say we haven't
gained fathom!"
Lost, rather" suggested Stanhopa
This briggs no goer at all in this sor
) of breeze, and it's SO fitful no one cal
tell"
(To Be Continued Thursday
1
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AIMS AT THE
GALLERIES
PARKER's SPEECH te DlsAPPoINT.
lNa IN Twp PAR.
TloULARs.
HIS VIEWS ON La Dor
Remarks Regarding Freedom and the
Workers Is Taken as Direct Slap
at tntone-Announcement That He
WILL Not Take Second Term.
tBY n. J. MAH1N.1
Washington Bureau Of the Courier.

washington 6ureau OF the CourleFs
: Washington, b. c. Aug. Is.
/, IN at least two important particulars
Judge Parker's speech In answer to
his notification has proven distinctly
disappointing.
His remarks regarding freedom and
Tabor IN this country have been taken
hs q direct shot at organized labor by
that he would not stand for second
term Is regarded by old line demo.
prats As insincere and play to the
galleries.
While fair minded laboring men gen.
orally admit that Judge Parker's sum-
ming UP Of the Colorado situation as
far as 1T reflected upon them was fair
to certain extent yet they see in his
words direct challenge to unions and
they fear his attitude toward them
fudge Parker's records on the question
of labor is as yet very vague and this
was regarded with particular interest
as the first indication of how he felt.
A Grand Stand Play.
The remark about refusing second
term is generally conceded by both
democrats and republicans to have
been intended for a grand stand play
In some cases it is freely admitted by
all of course that such statement
would have been a very admirable one
but 1t is considered particularly out of
place at this time. 1t is felt that Judge
Parker would have done better to wait
until he had been elected before he
began to talk about another term.
1t is conceded that the announce
ment was bid for votes. Most poll
ticians admit that a man in Office who
is looking forward to another term is
very likely to be influenced by his
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AIFREDERIC
UNKNOWN mARAupERs Loo1
STORE AND ESCAPE AFTER
A BATTLE.

Frederic, Aug, 1s.-(special.) 1.-TWO
q4l.1.o burglars broke into D. H.
HaWthorne's general store in Frederic
at 1870 o'clock this morning, secured
severa! bolts of valuable dry goods and
2 small sum Of money and after a
running fight with a hastily formed
posse OF citizens made good their es-
cape with their booty. Although word
has been sent to the surrounding towns
and cities in an effort to locate the
thieves nothing has been heard from
them and 1t is feared they will not be
unprecedented,
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bad Case of plabetes cured.

II had diabetes in its worst FORM"
writes Marion Lee. of Dunreath, Ind.
81 tried eight physicians without re-
lief. Only three bottles Of Foley's Kid
ney Cure made me well man" 1t Is
medicine free from poisons and will
cure any case Of kidney disease that
is not beyond the reach of medicine.
For sale by w. d. Elliott.
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Prince Hatfield at the Fair,

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 10. - Prince
Hatfield of Germany is visiting the
Worlds fair and was the guest of DR.
Wagner at dinner. He will remain 70,
a few days and will be entertained by
DR.. Hardy. DR.. Wagner and others Of
the German commission who are II
the city.
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MRS. CLARK CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
Victim of Street Car Accident in Of
tImWa Taken Home.

Floris, Aug. 10. : Mrs. o. N. Clark
of Floris. who was injured in Ottumwa
few weeks ago by being thrown from
wagon that was run down by a
street car was removed from the hos
pital at that place to her home near
here the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Clark is slowly recovering but
it is feared she will be crippled for life
being partially blind in one eye and
otherwise injured
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Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers.
Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and If taken in time
will effect cure. For sale by w. D.
Elliott,
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The next distinguished guest who
is expected at the Worlds fair is the
grand duke of Hesse>
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BIG SHOW COMING
One Case Where Public Gets More
Than II Demands.
Will BIZ BIG DlYFeR oI1uAWA

Everything Presented on Scale Of Mag.
ntude That Would Be Impossible a
Few Years Aso-WiII Be Here on
September 8.
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ITO Be Continued Thursday

This splendid story will be pull
lished in every issue of the Tri-Weekt
Courier. Be sure and read I'll
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Several Places Visited.

- =
Developments show that several
places were visited by the midnight
marauders, but at only one were they
successful In gaining an entrance. Mrs
Hawthorne was awakened by the noise
the burglars made when they forced
the door to her husbands store, next
door to the Hawthorne home. She
awakened her husband and he secured
a shot gun and went to the store. There
he met the burglars emerging with
their spoil. Several shots were en-
changed. the thieves meanwhile beating
a hasty retreat. The noise brought
several citizens to Mr.. Hawthorne
assistance but the burglars escaped ir
the darkness. 1t is thought that they
had team just outside of town ant
escaped in that manner.
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Loss Is Not Known.

Mr.. Hawthorne does not know just
what his loss amounts to as 1t is diff.
ficult to say just what the thieves
secured. 1t is known, however, that
they took several bolts Of dress goods
and several dollars in cash which was
left In the cash drawer over night.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-20

to eat. if they don't come directly"
As If in answer to this remark. Mrs.
Burritt at that moment re-entered the
room. She was flushed and agitated,
and. as was apparent to the most OBJ
tuse observer. on the verge of tears.
Really. cook has been most trying"
she sighed, as she sank into the near
est chair. She almost intimated that
| had done it on purpose. She says,
she has never been used to such ways,
and that flesh and blood won't stand
it. let alone legs of mutton She says
she can give us another ten min
utes, but no more"
The ten minutes passed. as the pre-
vious thirty had done. and at the end
OF that time three very dispirited peo-
pie sat down to their spoilt dinner.
May soon noticed that her brother,
whose attention had been obviously
wandering for some time past. appear
ed to be listening to something from
without. At first her heart bounded
Could it be that they had arrived at
last? Was it the click of the gate that
he was straining his ear to catch?
or the sound of footsteps upon the
gravel drive without? So she, too
listened in her turn, hoping to be able
20 distinguish one or the other of
these welcome but long delayed sig
nails. But the only thing she could hear
was the faint sound of voice which
seemed to be shouting something
in the distance. May also perceived
tnat the voice was drawing gradually
nearer, and resolving itself into that
of a peripatetic newsboy. who was
vending his wares and shouting out
the most sensational headings at the
top of his voice. Was that all? Still,
he was not yet near enough for her
10 distinguish the sense of the soU1ds
which caught her ear from time to
time. as she absently crumbled her
bread. and thought to herself over and
over again, IF only father would come
home!'
Mrs. Burritt as though the thought
had set in motion some electric cur
rent which connected the two brains,
remarked at this juncture, 81 sup
pose they are quite certain to be here
some time tonight
Almost before the words were out
of her lips. her son, who was sitting
on her right, started to his feet with
a cry.
What is It? Oh, what is it?" ask
ed his sister. as a sense of something
terrible about to happen fell upon her.
He made no reply, but. with dilat-
ing eyes, stood there with every facul-
ty absorbed in the one effort.
Then he raised one hand-the other
The Lamar register., 1904-01-20
CHAPTER vi.
The Search for a Father.

ne IOT d
What happened after this no one
ever knew exactly. Before Mrs. Bur
ritt had begun to grasp the idea that
something was wrong, her son had
rushed from the room.
After what seemed an age of walt.
ing, but was really very short time.
he returned. In his hand he held a
copy of the newspaper which he had
Just bought. Mother" he said, put
ting strong restraint upon himself.
Il am afraid there has been an acci-
dent on the line. You mustn't be
alarmed for though some people
have been injured. there is no reason
why my father should not have es-
capped, and very likely the affair has
been greatly exaggerated"
Ted" said his sister. in voice
almost as calm as his own, though
her face had lost every particle of
color, and seemed to have suddenly
become years older, Let us know
the worst!" And she held out her
hand for the paper.
THE worst" he answered, with a
sound like strangled sob in his
voice. Why should there be any
worst? And as for the paper" crump-
ling it up in his hand, you can't place
the slightest dependence upon that.
Im-l'm going up to town by the next
train, so as to be on the spot. and
He may be hurt in some way, you
know" he added, slowly. by way Of
preparing their minds for whatever
might be the result. ''He may have
come off with broken leg or some
thing of that sort. You can hardly
expect him to have got of scot free.
But whatever it is, I'm going to find
him out and bring him back home.
Take care of mother"-this to his sis
ter-and he was gone.
But before he could leave the house.
while his hand was yet upon the latch.
he found himself confronted by the
girl. Goodbye she said. slowly and
sadly. You will do your best-but
| have no hope-none!"
He caught train which was on the
very point of starting. and leaped
into the first carriage he came to.
Then he took out the paper which he
had kept so carefully from the sight of
those others at home, and began to
study more earnestly the brief but
terrible announcement which IL con
tanned.
(To be continued)
The Lamar register., 1904-01-20
ST. Peter Rememberec.

poor son of Erin died and was
lauded as very good man by all his
ncighbors. Arriving at The Gate he
found his way barred by Saint Peter.
Before ye can enter" says Saint
Peter. will ye tell me ye are not
guilty of any great SIM"
Il am not" said Paddy.
Think again" said Saint Peter.
Well" says Paddy, thinking hard.
81 remember once using bad language
over an ould rooster we had"
That was a great SIM" said Saint
Peter. land yez cant come in"
Paddy turned sorrowfully away. but
before he had, gone for Saint Peter
recalled him.
I've been thinking" said Saint
Peter. land / think ye must have had
great provocation. and that your Ian
guase was perhaps excusable. Ye can
come in. | remember | once had
trouble with the same sort of bird
myself"
The Lamar register., 1904-01-20

pealing to her son, Il suppose there's
no mistake about the day? Your dear
father didn't mean tomorrow
Her son produced the telegram,
which he had about him, and repeated
the contents aloud:
Am returning to-day by the 4:3O
train. Shall be home to dinner.
Friend accompanies me-
We'll. I'm sure don't know what to
do about it," exclaimed the poor lady,
almost wringing her hands.
Hadn't you better go and speak to
cook yourself?" said her son, making
the proposal without the slightest
comprehension of what it involved.
Il suppose | had" murmured his
mother: very well. Jane. you can say
I'm coming" And she left the room,
leaving the young people together.
Aren't you tired of standing. May?'
asked her brother, addressing the girl,
who had scarcely varied her attitude
an inch in the last half hour.
Tired" she exclaimed, half turn
ing round. What has that got to do
with it? | want to be the first to see
them" Then she added, Tell me
what you meant to say, little while
ago. when you began 1 wish. and
stopped"
why" he answered sloomily. 81
was going to say | wish the governor
had never started on this journey;
though" he added, in hurry, "of
course he's all missed the train
or else there's a block on the line, or
omething-only-" He broke off
without bringing his sentence to a
conclusion, and asked. Was that
what you wished. too?"
II" she exclaimed, "I wish that
and more. l wish he had never had
that letter. | wish his friend. who
ever he is had never come back from
where he was"
"Oh. come. now" was the would-be
comforting response. now you're CO.
ing ahead too far. OF course. it's vex-
ing and all that; but, after all, the
only thing that will really suffer will
be the dinner. and that won't be fit
The Lamar register., 1904-01-20
ITO be continued.)
AS She Understood It.

He was telling poker story. but
she only caught this sentence: And
then, of course, called, and
She interrupted him reproachfully
and also with some asperity.
I've caught you. John Henry" sho
exclaimed. Here I've been trying to
get you to call on the Joneses for the
last three months. and you wouldn't
do it-said you didn't like to make
calls. then you go out and make one
by yourself, or else you go calling
with someone else Yes: that must
be it? What is she. John Henry?
Who is this person who can get you
to make calls when you won't make
them with your wife?"
John Henry looked at his masculine
friends and winked slyly.
Shall | tell herr" he asked.
Might as we'll" they said.
In this case" he then told her.
three ladies induced me to call"
Three"
Yes; but" he hastcned to add. "if
you came across them in the pack
you would probably call them queens"
1t was a great joke-his masculine
friends assured him of that-but he
hasn't succeeded in explaining the
matter to his wifes satisfaction yet
Chicago Post.