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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

whole town by defeating the Des
MONIES club by such an overwhelming
score. Just a short time prior to the
Des Moines-East End game the visit
ors had defeated the Harvards, then
the crack team of Ottumwa. This de-
ieat so affected the. East End boys
that they determined to down the vic
tors. The final score was Is to 4. Rob-
ert Burchard. who was commonly
Known as Roxy" and Charley Turner
now Burlington engineer, constitute
ed Ottumwa's battery. Zell thinner
man who is a member of the night
watchman crew at the packing house,
was short stop. while Jack Sheehan,
the present manager of the Western
Union Telegraph office, held down
first base. Mayor Picker was second
baseman and Charles Croft, Burling-
ton engineer then. who now lives in
Des Moines, was stationed on third
base. Left and right field was trav-
ersed by Reese and Mccormick, two
packing house employees, while Jack
Durkin, one of Morrell's pioneer en-
ployes. played center field. The game
was played just east of where the Rock
Island freight depot now stands:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

prise to her friends. About Z o'clock
Friday morning she went to the
cemetery, carrying fresh flowers for the
graves of her husband and daughter,
letters sealed and addressed to rela-
tives away from here, and an unsealed
letter addressed to Frank Plummer,
with whom she was living. In the lat
ter missive she bemoaned the death of
her daughter and stated that she could
not live without her. She repeatedly
begged forgiveness for any trouble she
might bring upon them. and begged to
be buried close beside the daughter.
She also gave minute instructions for
the disposal of all of her belongings,
even stating where they might be
found When found Mrs. Plummer
gave symptoms Of carbolic acid poison,
but was not dead. She was removed
to the home of H. Hill and every effort
expended to revive her, but death oc.
Cured at $3.50.
That Mrs. Plummer had anticipated
this action is evident from all her sur.
roundings Wednesday she made
birthday cake, placing on the frosting
her daughters name and age, and re,
questing the family to think of her
when they ate it. She carried with
her to the cemetery articles which she
wished buried with her, and her rooms
were left in perfect order.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
PETITIONS FOR DIVORCE.
Mary p. cascaden Institutes Suit In
Davis County District Court.

Davis County District Court.
Bloomfield. Aug. S.-Mrs. Mary P.
Cascaden has instituted an action for
divorce in the Davis county district
court, naming Thomas Cascaden. Sr.,
and Thomas Cascaden, Jr., of Water
loo, as defendants. A portion of the
original notice which issued on the fl
ing of the petition reads as follows:
"A petition claiming of you that she
is the wife Of Thomas Cascaden, Sr.,
and that they were married about DC.
tober Is, 1901, and lived together as
husband and wife until August /, 1902,
at which time the said Thomas Cas-
caden, ST., deserted her, and praying
for divorce on the grounds of cruel
and 1nhuman treatment, desertion and
other statutory causes, and praying
for temporary alimony in the sum of
$1,000, and permanent alimony in the
sum OF $4,000, and rr-ving that a GER
tain paper purporting 20 be a deed of
conveyance to certain real estate in
Waterloo, to Thomas Cascaden, Jr.,
be declared null and void and praying
for an attachment without bond for
the amount of $4,000, and an order
has been made that an attachment is.
sue without bond and that the prop.
erty OF Thomas Cascaden, Sr., be at
tached to secure the amount of $40, 900
and the writ of attachment has been
levied on your property and you are
referred to the petition now on file
for full statement of her charges"
Payne and Sewers is the firm of at.
torneys representing Mrs. Cascaden in
her petition for separation. The petit
ton has been filed with the clerk of
the courts Of Davis county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE,
Miss Kate Hurlburt Kills Herself at
Home Near DanvjIIe

''S'uS 'NSdT 0dHVIItSs
Danville, Aug. S.-sitting on a milk
stool In the barn with revolver with
one chamber empty lying at her feet,
Miss Kate Hurlburt. youngest daugh-
ter of T. X. Hurlburt, living two miles
south of here, was found dead early
Saturday morning. with bullet
through her brain. 1t was evident she
had committed suicide. Despondent be-
cause her hearing had been falling and
worried over sickness in the family.
particularly her fathers slowly fading
health, caused her to end 1t all with
pistol. the deed probably having been
done sometime during the night.
The girl, no doubt, brooding over her
troubles, had gone to the barn in the
dark hours of the morning to fight out
her battles alone, and the strain being
more than she could bear, decided to
stop it with her death. No one knows
how she secured the weapon.
A sad coincident in connection with
the tragedy Is revealed in the fact that
20 years before, her sister, Lottie, took
her own life by poison at the parsonage
Of the Congregational minister, Rev.
Rowley
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
COM PETIN e.

Competine, Aug. 5.-Miss Nellie Mil
Ter, of Eldon, and Miss Mowrey, Of
Hedrick, are visiting this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Mowrey.
Mrs. Byron Smith. of Boone, and
daughter and son returned to their
home Monday, after a weeks visit
among their many friends here.
Thomas Smith died at the home Of
DR.. Gabby SATURDAY and was buried in
the Smith cemetery Monday, the SER
vices being conducted at the grave by
Rev. Vim. Brown, of Bladensburg
Rev. R. r. Sadler. of Pella, preached
two able sermons here Sunday to a
large and appreciative audience.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sewers returned
Saturday from st. Louis, where they
have been attending the worlds fair.
Competine was visited Monday night
by show in a tent.
The crops are looking fine. Corn Is
making fine growth and all the hay
is in the barn and stack in the best
condition possible. The hum of the
thresher is heard in every direction.
The oats are turning out fairly we'll
and the quality is good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark went to Skunk
river on fishing expedition today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
SUICIDES IN CEMETERY.
Mrs. Plummer of independence at
Daughters Grave Takes CarboIic Acid.

Mrs. PIummer of independence at
Daughters Grave Takes carboIic Acid.
Independence, Aug. Son the ami
versary of her dead daughters birth on
the graves of the husband and daugh-
ter Mrs. Belle F. Plummer drank of
carbolic acid Friday about
1880 a. m. Mrs Plummer was of
melancholy nature, and since her res
idence here, which dates from the time
of her husbands death. she has been
a noticeable frequent visitor to the
cemetery. On December %, two days
before her approaching marriage, Miss
Karol Plummer, the daughter, took her
own life, and the clouds about the
mothers life have since thickened. For
brief time In the spring she sought
respite with relatives in Washington,
D. c., but she soon returned and has
been more frequent visitor to the
city Of the dead since then. For the
past few weeks she has practically liv-
ed at lakewood, and her final act was
a source of deep regret, but no sur.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.
Residence Of John ostdiek, Of Nicola,
Struck by Lightning.

Residence Of John ostdiek, Of Nicola,
Struck by Lightning.
During severe electrical storm
Wednesday night the residence of
John Ostdiek, OF Nicola, a former resi-
dent of Ottumwa, was struck by light
ming and badly damaged. Mr.. Ost-
dick is a nephew of Herman Ostdiek,
who resides on Pennsylvania avenue,
and cousin of Mrs. Otto Bremhorst,
1908 North Court street.
The stroke was a peculiarly fortu-
nate one for Mr.. and Mrs. Ostdiek.
The partition between two upstairs
bedrooms was torn out and two win
dows demolished. The bed upon which
MT. and Mrs. Ostdiek were sleeping
was torn down. but neither of the &C.
cupants were injured. The bolt pass
ed into lower room, doing damage to
articles of clothing and disappeared
through the floor. Strange to say that
none of the six persons in the house
at the, time, felt the shock of the
stroke.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
MUST ANSWER TO BleAMY, toe
Harry Reynolds, Who Deserts Bride
Discovers More Trouble.

Oskaloosa, Aug. 8.-Harry F. Rey-
nolds. who deserted his bride, Clara
Wareham Mitchell, in Iowa City few
days ago and skipped with her pocket
book to go to Harlan to meet another
woman has again brought grief to the
heart of his forgiving spouse. From
the Iowa City police court it was al.
legged that the couple went away hap
PLY and that the bride carried the
purse. Again Reynolds got arrested
in Iowa City, but "the wife got busy
with the pocketbook" and he was safe.
Then they came to this city and Fri
day Justice Prichett received a
telegram from Harlan charging Rey-
nolds with bigamy. The man was ar.
rested and held for hearing. The Os.
kaloosa wife refused to be interview
ed 1t will be remembered that the
man was a hanger-on of the Parker
Amusement company, and the couple
married after days acquaintance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous sufaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten-fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by f. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally
and made nj Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney e. Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

''In this connection we wish to make
the amende honorable for a para
graph, which gave umbrage to the
Democrat The paragraph was a
mistake and should have said that the
only official score procurable, was that
taken by the Des Moines scorer. And
he refused to furnish the score as it
was, because as he said, he did not
wish to put the very poor playing Of
his nine on record. In Justice to the
Harvards Ito which the Des Moines
man gave eight base-hits, while he
gave Des Moines twenty.one) the
score Is given as obtainable from 9TH
er sources and as accurate as posi-
ble."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

pi over the tracks of the ST. Clair, Mad
ison and st. Louis Belt road to con-
meet with any railroad line entering
East ST. Louis. The total distance Will
be fifteen miles.
Railroad Notes.
David Weeks, clerk in the freight
office of the Burlington, has returned
from a weeks visit at the st. Louis
exposition and reports very enjoy.
able trip.
The executive committee of the
Western Passenger association has
recommended to the roads the adop.
ton of rate of fare and one-thlrd
for the round trip, with minimum
of rs cents, for street fairs and carnf-
walls. This rate will be applicable
from all points within radius OF 100
miles of the point where the event for
which the rate is made is held.
G. M. Boyce, auditor for the West
ern Weighing Association, is bust
ness visitor in the witty.
About mile of the Keb track of
the Burlington is being transferred
| from the present roadbed to the new
dyke recently completed. The work
is being done so as not to interfere
with the running of the Keb train.
The new dyke was built to prevent
the water from running along the
north side of the track and cutting
through. 1t will also prevent property
in the west end of the city from be-
ing flooded from this source.
Superintendent E. Laas, of the Kan
sas City division of the Milwaukee,
ii. w. Druen, chief dispatcher OF the
middle west divisions and ]. F. Rich
ards, trainmaster, left on the private
car of the former, No. SO, attached to
Milwaukee passenger No. Saturday
morning for the purpose of inspecting
the coal mine district west of the city.
A force of men are engaged in paint
ing the woodwork and clearing the
brick and stone work of the Milwau
kee passenger depot at the foot of
Jefferson street. The work will be
completed within few days and will
make the depot much more attractive
in appearance.
Work on the new motor car to be
used on the Ft. Madison-Ottumwa
branch of the Burlington, and which
is being built in the shops at Aurora,
ILL.,, was delayed for short time on
account of some meterial for the
trucks not being received on time. 1t
is expected that the car will be COM
pleted in few days and its advent in
this city is being awaited with con.
siderable interest by railroad men.
Arthur Stice, cashier at the Bur
lington freight depot in Osceola, visit
ed over Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Stice, who reside on
Madison avenue.
Gail Brown, one of the truckers at
the Burlington freight depot and who
has been in Charlton the past two
weeks on account of the serious ILL
ness of his father, returned to work
this morning.
Saturday. Aug. 20, will be pay day
on the Burlington in this city.
1t is expected that the division point
of the Milwaukee will be changed from
Chillicothe to Laredo about August
25. The work of grading for the build
ings and tracks is about completed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
BASEBALL IN sos
THE EVENING COURIER OF AU.
GUST, 1889, TELLS OF DIES
MoINEs-EAsT END BATTLE.
A. q. Harrow Was Umplre-The Score
Resulted In Ottumwa's Favor IS to
4-No Modern Slang Used In the
Story Of the Game.

The sporting element of Ottumwa
, twenty years ago enjoyed not only the
nerce track contests at the county
1a1r, but very often would witness
real live baseball game. And for
those who could not afford the time to
see the various games played, the Ot-
tumwa Daily Courier would come
out with story of the game, COM
posed In such manner that any
little child could read and under
stand 1t. One would not have to wres.
tie with some of the modern slang
words which now confront the eager
sportsman, for "swats," "bingles. :"
'booting," "ozoned," and like terms
used by sporting writer's in telling of
the great national game were then
unthought OF. The following is an
account of game played Thursday,
August "a, 1882, between the Des
Moines club and the East End club
as contained in Thursday evenings
paper:
Ottumwa Wins Again.
"a large crowd of people assem-
bled at the ball grounds, opposite the
depot, this afternoon to witness the
match game of ball between the East
End club and the Des Moines club.
Game was called at 2:45 A. G. Har-
row acting as umpire, and better
one could not be got. The game was
very interesting one and quite well
played. The East End boys did some
very hard batting and took the lead
from the beginning. During the
course of the game Turner made two
two-base hits and home run and
Durkin and Picker three two-base
hits between them. On the other side
the batting was very weak, the pitch
ing of Roxy being too perplexing for
the strangers.
in the fifth inning the Des Moines
club made sweeping change, Gates
going behind the bat and Bliss doing
the pitching, Couch holding down
third and Donahue first base.
THE change, however, did little
good, our boys pounded the straight
pitching Bliss sent in as easily as
they had done that.
1.-TWO double plays were made by
the Des Moines, and one by the home
club.
"The game lasted about two hours
being prolonged by fifteen minutes
stop to allow 1t to get through with a
little shower.
"The game was honestly won-the
East End boys playing better all
around than the visitors. and the Har.
wards defeat at Des Moines is match.
ed Below we append the score:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
Guilty Of Murder.

Oskaloosa, Aug. 6.-Richard VIII
liams. who was sentenced to death for
the murder of William Sharper near
Buxton, in December, 1901, and re-
manded on technicality, entered a
plea of guilty to murder in the second
degree and Judge Clements has accept
ed the plea. The maximum punishm ent
can be life Imprisonment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
PUTS BAN ON OPIUM TRAFFIC.
Taft Committee Favors Government
Monopoly and Final Prohibition.

Manual, Aug. s. = The opium COM
mitteed appointed by former Govern
or Taft recommends that the opium
traffic should be made strictly gov
ernmental monopoly at once and that
at the end of three years the importa-
ton should be absolutely prohibited
with the exception Of medicinal re-
quirements.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
COMING ENcYcLlcAL.
VIII Set Forth the Pooe's Ideas OF
Lay Cooperation.

Baltimore, Md, Aug. S.-A new en-
cyclical dealing with the duties of the
laymen toward the church is in course
OF preparation at the vatican 1t will
insist strongly on the obligation of all
lay Catholics to obey the ecclesiastical
authorities and to undertake no inno-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

Correct the Error.
In Friday evenings paper, a correc.
ton is made as follows:
Baseball.
"The score of yesterdays game pub.
lished last evening. was made ridicu.
lous by the transposition of the let
tiers, "R," "BH," ETC., at the head of
the score.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
SCHOOL FOR THE FlLIP!Nos. :.
United States Arranses to Care for
One Hundred.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The one hum
dred young Filipinos, whose arrival at
ST. Louis has been reported to the bu-
reau of insular affairs at the war de-
partment, will be placed in educational
institutions throughout the United
States with the opening of the school
season this fall, and then will go
through a four-year course of study.
They will spend six weeks at the st.
Louis fair.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
captain MAYOR Plckler.

The present mayor of Ottumwa, T.
H. Picker was captain of the victori-
Gus East End club. The team which
was composed of players from OF
tumwa gained the admiration of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
Mccormick Not Likely to Lose Land.

Washington, D. G., Aug 6. = Re-
ga1ding the report that William Nc
Cormick, the treasury department
clerk who drew the first claim in the
Rosebud reservation was likely to lose
the claim because he had contracted
with his agent and attorney to divide
the proceeds of the sale of the claim,
Mr.. Fimple. acting commissioner of
the general land office, said yesterday
that such contract would not forfeit
McCormick's rights.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
New Belt Line for St. Louis.

The Missouri and Illinois Bridge and
Belt railroad company of st. Louis was
incorporated recently. The road is to
etxend from the tracks of the Wabash
county, Mo-, and connect with the ST.
Clair, Madison and st. Louis Belt rail-
road near st. Charles and across the
st. Charles bridge over the MISSISSIPPI
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
GILBERT MAKES GREAT Run.
Iowa Shooter Goes 1872 Straight With
ont Miss

Spirit Lake, Aug. Sired Gilbert
has finished a straight run OF 1872 shots
at CLAW targets without a miss. 1t was
one of the greatest runs ever made
The targets were thrown fifty yards,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
Limitations or Clergy Tickets.


Representatives of the Western,
Transcontinental, and Southwestern
Passenger associations held q meeting
in Chicago Friday and adopted joint
rules for the issuance of clergy half
fare permits during 1905. An ironclad
rule was adopted that for clergy bust
ness either half tickets on which is
printed CLERGY" may be used except
in transcontinental territory, for which
system, near Ferguson, in ST. Louis
whole tickets must bear the number
of the certificate. In the territory of
the other two associations it is left op-
tional with the roads what form Of
clergy tickets they will use.
All trip certificates must be issued
through the chairman Of the different
associations. The authority heretofore
given eastern connections to issue half
rate clergy tickets over western lines
is to be withdrawn.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26
sCHLEUNING & CO., Distributors, Rapid City, s. D.

by H. C. Baker, Of Boston, whom he
is showing the sights of the Hills.
Mr.. Muggley is investigating the
Portland cement proposition and it
is possible a cement factory may be
located here.
Mrs. DR.. Emrick, who has been
enjoying several weeks visit in the
east returned this week accompan-
led by her brother, r. c, Roher, of
OF German town, Ohio. Mayor EN-
rick did not expect Mrs E to return
quite so soon and was completely
surprised at her sudden appearance
DO you want a daily or weekly
paper during the coming ca1Lre.g n?
Mcnamara can give you some bargains
in subscriptions.
Two horticultural bulletin by
Prof. N. e. Hansen have just issued
by the South Dakota Experiment
Station, No. 81, The Western Sand
Cherry, contains 81 pages illus.
trated by 20 cuts, gives the progress
| in improving this native Dakota
fruit by crossing and selection. An
nounccncnt is made Of new fruits
originated at this station by cross
| ing the Dakota sand cherry wi, h
choicer cultivated fruits such as the
peach, APRICOT and japanese plum
BY careful selection through nnm-
Der OF years new varieties havebecn
obtained with fruits even-cights OF
an inch in diameter and of quality
acceptable for liable use. The sand
cherry is also found useful III the
propagation Of stone fruits.
/ Bulletin No. SO, Breeding Hardy
Fruits, contains 80 pages illustrat ed
by 20 cuts and gives an outline Of
experiments in improving tie nat,
I've fruits Of the, Northwest bf selec-
ton and crossing. This bulletin
should be read widely in as much as
the South Dakota Experiment
Station in extent Off itbreed.
ling work is second only to that of
Burbank of California. Copies Of
both will be sent upon application
1 to Director James w, Wilson, Elk
80.
pertinent Station, Brookings, South
Dakota.