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The evening world., 1904-01-18
Crowds in COURTROOM Cheer as
Justice Pronounces Sentence
ON Edward Gaffney for His
Twelfth Offense.
WARNED THAT NEXT TIME
1T WILL BE FOR LIFE.
Married TWenty-six Years, the
Brutal Prisoner Has Spent
Nineteen of Them in Prison
for Cruelty to His Wife.

Edward Gaffney. who has already
served nineteen of his twcnty-six years
of married life In prison on eleven con-
victions Of wife-beating, was to-day
sentenced for the twelfth time on the
name charge. Justice Aspinall. in the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, sending him
to Sing Sing for Ave years and filming
him $1,000 the limit OF the law.
The sentencing of Gaffney was the
occasion for a court scene seldom wit
messed AS sentence was passed law
yers, clerks and auditors-in fact, every
one In the courtroom except the Judge
himself-stood up and applauded. 1t
was one of those spontaneous moments
when a boisterous token OF approval
could not be checked
After Gaftney had been led into the
oourt-room and the formalities had
bean passed Justice Aspinall leaned
over the rostrum and said:
Pleasure 40 Sentence.
SStand UP. Gaffney. In my time on
the bench I have sentenced thousa nds
70 prison. Among them have been
great scoundrels. but in passing SEN
tence 1 have always had compunction,
because OF some mitigating circum-
stance.
"This time 1 have pleasure in pro-
nouncing sentence on you. You have
been In prison eleven times for the
same offense. This is your twelfth
time. and now 1 am going to, give you
the limit You will serve fve years in
Sing Sing Prison and pay fine of
Iaf ~ .,,lxt
serve an additional 1000 days.
This will give your wife eight wears
OF freedom from you. as J do not be-
neve any one Is so mean as to pay your
fine, and II YOU. are so fortunate as 10
live to be again liberated i want to
warn YOU not to come back to Brook-
lNn. You are not wanted here and if
you ever come before this court again
lshall send you to prison for the rest
OF your life under the habitual criminal
act. l regret that the law does NOT
permit me to commit you for life on
the present sentence. But 1 am pleased
70 give YOU the maximum sentence the
law provides" $50
IN the unanimous and spontaneous an
pause which followed Gaffney stood
IKE sullen bull. his head lowered and
MS eyes glowering through his brows
at the Judge
When CARNEY was let out of prison
tue lhst time he was taken back bS' his
wife into her home at No aIe Man
hattah avenue. Williamsburg But he
couidn help beating her, and one day
ne oroke her arm with an ironing boari
ana lacerated her face with a fatiron.
The evening world., 1904-01-18

answered II will go to the City Lody-
ing House for tinc ard then | will
decide. No: j won't spend any of this
money. 1 may need IL aom" time"
According to the police. the story Of
the stolen furniture is, Il fabrication
The Lindermeycrs were evicted on Fri
day last, but the furniture was stored
on Eighth street by the daughter before
the streets their home. The police say
also that the old woman was II mendi-
cant and was on the streets n great
deal collecting aims. These aims she
turned over To the daughter. who, il IL
said. had IA passion for saving money
The old mothers body Is in the
morguc. 1t IL fearfully emaciated, and
The clothes she wore when she fell fro n
hunger ana exhaustion are thin. ragged
and ilthv. The body will be buried In
Potters Field.
The evening world., 1904-01-18
RockEFELLER's GOLF PLANS.

Especial % Tho Evening WorId.D
MOUNT VERNON, n. Y. Jan. lS.-
John D. Rockefeller is not satisfied with
his eighteen hole golf course on his es-
tate at Pocantico Hills and Intends to
have II enlarged to thirty-six holes.
One-half OF the links will be devoted to
"A putting course. while among the odd
hazards of the other course miniature
AIMS will be constructed by an expert
golfer.
The evening world., 1904-01-18
FAv0RS WHIPPING POST.
Man Who Shot at Blind Father De-
serves 1t, says judge.

In sentencing James Meade to Sing
Sing to-day for four years and six
months for having shot at his blind
father. Judge Newburger in the Court
Of General Sessions said:
i regret the law does not permit of
2 heavier sentence. often believe thai
II the whiEping post were the penaity
crimes" "o' vi
Meade is truck driver and the day
after Christmas he shot at his rather
who is totally blind. He pleaded guilty
ency. but Meade already had served sjy
months on the island for whipping both
hie father and his mother, and .J,,d9e
Newburger paid no attention to the
mothers plea. '"S
The evening world., 1904-01-18
LOVED WIFE, YET BEAT HER
But Judge Holds brutal Husband
In $500 Hail.

II love my wife and therefore could
not have treated her In that way" said
Martin Dunphy. thirty-eight yenrs old.
of No. 1877 Second avenue, when ar
Aligned IN the Harlem Police Court to-
day charged with beating Mrs. Anna
Dunphy. his wife.
The woman appeared in court swathed
III bandaEcs on her head. arms and
necks Neighbors testified that DUMMY
had thrown his wife down II flight of
stairs. struck her in the left eye aud
kicked her into insensibility.
SO YOU love your wife," said Magis-
trate Zcller, gazing ut the unfortunate
woman. "A very strenuous kind of a
love" and he held the prisoner in 800
bail for trial
The evening world., 1904-01-18
HIT BY A TRAIN AND HURT

Michael Shields and William Finn.
employed by fthe New York Central
Railroad. while at work on the tracks
at One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street
orth-bound train. No. 81 Shields
received a fracture of the left leg, Finn
received a compound fracture OF the
right leg. Both were taken to Fordham
The evening world., 1904-01-18
FALLS FROM NEW BRIDGE.
Roy Drops from PIatforr, 70 Street,
Fracturing skull.

Frank Rollatio, eighteen years old. 'of
No. 81 Morton street. fell from the plat
form of the new East River bridge to-
aoy 10 the sidewalk foot Of Pike street.
lie was removed to Gouverneur Hos
,,ital with q fractured skull.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
SYSTEMATIC THEFT OF TOOLS.
Rock Island Special Officer Arrests
Employees at Missouri Valley.

Council Bluffs Dec %. - A syste-
matte theft of tools and railroad ap-
planes from the Rock Island shops
at Valley Junction and an endeavor of
the railroad to discover the guilty par
ties who had caused it, the loss of
nearly $1,000 eliminated in the sur
prise Of the season for the railroad SUI
burb. Floyd Brock, George Chapman
and Chris Taylor, three we'll known
railroad employees, were placed under
arrest by Special officer Mclaughlin
of the Rock Island system and taken
to the Des Moines city Jail pending ar
raignment The men, caught I'M
awares, were unable to give bail and
remained in jail all night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
TIED IN A LONELY SWAMP.
Albanian is Discovered With Sight
Practically Destroyed.

Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 2S. - 1t
was reported here that Jim Clay, a
well known man in Shelby county, was
found bound and gagged lying hall
dead in the swamps near Wilsonville
and that vitrol or some similar acid
had been thrown into his eyes so that
he will scarcely be able to use them
again.
Clay was found In the swamp near
where he afterward stated he had
been. taken by several men who
threatened to kill him. His face and
hands were badly cut, and there were
several gashes on his body. He was
bound and gagged and unable to move
hand or foot. while suffering great
pain from the acid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
NO USE FOR SUGAR FACTORY.
Nebraska Farmers Cannot Be Induced
to Continue Root Culture.

Sioux City, Dec. 28.-Because the
American farmer has despised "the
day of small things" the United
! States will have to go on indefinitely
paying some s6O,oOO,oOO annually for
sugar abroad that could better be
grown in this country
All over the middle west the dis
mantling of the treat beet sugar fac
tory at Norfolk, Neb., is taken as the
death knell of the sugar industry for
many years, perhaps for all time
1t was the pet and pride of the Ok
nards. the beet surar kings, when they
opened it almost fifteen years ago.
All Nebraska was interested. no fac
torv in the United States ever was so
widely written up as this pioneer Of
the Nebraska beet sugar industry.
There are still two other plants in lIe-
braska, at Grand Island and Ames;
but both are virtually certain to be re-
moved.
It Is all because the western farmer
can't be cajoled into raising beets
They must be raised by hand Tie
american An farmer has been spoiled for
that sort of thing. He wants to sit
on gang plow. riding cultivator,
self-binder, and have a piece of ma
chinery do his work
With the best soil in the world for
it, with the highest percentage of
saccharine matter In their beet roots,
with the prospective tariff organized
with special reference to developing
this industry with the state of Ne.
braska paying bounty on beet sugar,
the conservation Of the Nebraska far
mer, who proposes to run a farm
rather than a garden patch. prevails
against the beet sugar business
The Oxnard interests control all the
three Nebraska factories, and have
s5,000,000 invested in them At first
the farmers were carried away with
enthusiasm over the new crop, and
contracted to raise beets. The BUSH
ness was a great success. The far
mers did well and the manufacturers
owned steam yachts But the price
for beets was pushed down and down,
till the farmers revolted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
T AIR Pr E MIU NJ S
STATE, ASSOCIATION WILL OFFER
$4,000 FOR NEXT YEARS
MEETING.
Over $4,000 Was Spent In Improve
ments Last Year-Premium List
Was Limited to s24,ooo---Detailed
Report Of Past Years Business.

Des Moines, Dec. 2s-The premiums
to be paid at the state fair of 1905 will
amount to about $4,000. There has
been steady and continuous growth
In the premiums paid, for FIVE years
IN 1900 about $1s,55O was paid out.
the next year practically the same,
but the year following over $4,000
was added. The next year $4,000 was
put on and $1,000 last year. This year
about $500 will be added, making
nearly $4,000.
The premiums paid in 1904 were dis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Small Blaze at TT. DODGE.

Fort Dodge, Dec %. = Fire
yesterday damaged the Gates
& Smith laundry, in the Sherman
block, to the extent of $4,000. The fire
is supposed to have originated in the
coal room, due to spontaneous combus-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Barclays Injuries Serious.

West Liberty, Dec. 2s.-Hon. C. 81
Barclay, who lost his arm in a corn
shredder, Saturday afternoon, Is yet in
a serious condition as result Of the
accident which occurred on his farm
while he was feeding corn into the
shredder His arm was caught in the
cylinder and tefore the gasoline en-
CINE could be stopped the arm was
lacerated up to the elbow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
SHOOTS HARNESS THIEF.
Des Moines Man Lies in Wait and
Gets His Man.

Des Moines. Dec. 20. While lying
in wait for the thief that had stolen
a valuable harness from his barn, N
w. Layman living north of the city
near old Camp Douglas. shot and
wounded VIM Hendrix at 6:15 o'clock
Monday night, while the latter was
trying to secure the harness, which
had been planted in brush pile about
quarter of mile from the Layman
barn. L
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Amusements Suspended.
Will Display Iowa Battle Flags.

Des Mones, Dec. 28-The battle
flags of Iowa will soon occupy promi-
nent position in the rotunda Of the
state capitol. Ten years ago the legis-
lature passed a resolution placing them
in their present cases, and after con-
sulting various prominent members of
the Iowa Grand Army it has been de-
cided to place them in better and
more prominent quarters than those
which they now occupy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
DENTISTS TO NJ EET
FIRST ANNUAL SESSION or
SOUTHEASTERN IOWA DEN
tai SOCIETY TO BE HELD.
January 9 and 10 Are the Dates Set
For the Convention, Which Will Be
Held in BurIinston-Many Interest.
Ing Papers to Be Heard.

The first annual meeting Of the
Southeastern Iowa Dental society.
which was organized in this city one
year ago. will u: held in Burlington on
January and 10. DR.. G. M. Work Of
this city. is president of the organiza-
ton. Many OF this city's dentists are
charter members of the organization
and all of them no doubt will atteM
the first annual session next month ..
Burlington
Concering the coming meeting the
Burlington Hawk-Eye is responsible
for the following happy speech:
One of the important gatherings
that will take place in Burlington in
the very near future is the annual
meeting of the Southeastern Iowa
Dentists society. The tooth carpen-
tiers from western Illinois and north
eastern Missouri will be or rather
have been invited. A good program
has been prepared and as everybody
likes to come to Burlington there will
be big attendance. 1t is impossible
to estimate the number very closely,
but the committee is confident that
there will be not less than 100 knights
OF the forceps from the neighboring
cities at the gathering. And 1t will NOT
be all play either, but clinics will be
held and the latest progress in dental
surgery will be thoroughly discussed,
and demonstrated And, of course, 1t
will not be all work either.
Burlington is too hospitahle to per.
NIT anything of the sort, so the two
days session will include banquet,
not very elaborate affair, but feast
of reason and flow of soul, an In
terchange of wit and civility, and, Of
course, the wants of the inner man
will be looked after What would 1t
profit people to fix teeth and to keep
them in perfect repair, unless they
were also able to demonstrate the
proper use of the teeth. In all likeli-
hood the mayor will give the conven-
ton the paddock and the door in the
bargain, but he has promised not to
tell the story that the mayor of Sioux
City sprung upon the state convention
a few months ago. Not that there is
anything the matter with the story, but
1t is not as young as it used to be,
and the doctor believes that he has a
better one.
"The Southeastern Iowa Dental So
ciety is strong, wide-awake. pro-
gressive body. Like their cousins the
M. DIS. they also have a big bunch
of professional ethics, but they prefer
to discuss other subjects, and it is not
on record that the ethical code
is smashed very frequently either.
They are fine body of men. and Bur
lington will be glad to have them. The
officers are:
"President-Dr G. NJ. Work, Of Of
tumwa.
"vice president-Dr. A. w Dana.
of this city.
"secretary-Dr. Book, of Fairfield.
"Treasurer-Dr. Carey, of Wash. }
ington.
"The arrangements for the conven-
ton are in the hands of very com
petent committee, while the fact that
the local end is being looked after by 4
Drs Dana and Madison is a sufficient |
guarantee that nothing will be left I'M
done that could contribute to the sue
cess of the convention or the enter.
tainment of the visitors"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
COUNCIL BLUFFS HAS BIG FIRE.
Burning Of Four Story Warehouses
Entail Loss Of $4,000.

Council Bluffs. Dec. 2s.--Fire last
NIGHT destroyed the four story ware
house and entire stock and fixtures of
the Fuller Johnson G. Shugart Co..
causing loss of S150.00o insurance
one-half The company, which has its
headquarters in Madison, Wis, with
large warehouses and sales offices in
several large cities. carried large line
of farm implements. wagons and bug
gies, all of which were destroyed. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Horse Thief Gets 2l5 Years.

Sigourney, Dec. 2S.-Judge j. Scott
has sentenced Chas. Hickman, the
hours thief, to two and one half years
in the state prison. Sheriff Baty has
taken the prisoner to Ft. Madison to
begin his sentence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Our Stock
Is Complete

Everything that is needed for the
Holidays, Turkeys, Chickens, Geese,
Oysters, Celery, Cranberries.
Bananas. dozen ................ zoe
Oranges, a dozen 25c, 30c and ;. Csc
Bulk Olives. quart. ............. Csc
Candy from SC up to. ............ S5c
All kinds of Nuts, Xmas Trees and
Holly.
Call in and get our prices whether
you buy or not. It's money saving
proposition to you
Swenson e Cu1bertson,
702 Church Street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
Such as these make it
expensive for you to
buy elsewhere.

s1.25 Mems Mittens at :. csc
Best 75c Mems Mittens at !. ;. ..4sc
s5c and 4oc Mems Mittens at ~. FAC
50 Warm lined Duck Coats, Mems
80
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20 anu aus - Nen 49, 40
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49, - : 80 ~ : ~
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
STORM RESPONSIBLE
FOR HEADoN COLLISION.
Continued from Page u

passenger since the snowbound train
yesterday, left this city shortly after
noon today The first eastbcund pas.
senger arrived here from Des Moines
shortly before 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The Rock Island wires are all up and
the passenger traffic at the close of
today will be running as regularly as
usual. The Milwaukee passengers are
running although on time card orders.
The Wabash has suspended operations
on the branch from here to Moberly
on account of the storm.
Street Cars Running.
The Ottumwa Traction & Light Co.
had it's snow plow and force Of men
out early this morning clearing the
tracks. The East End line runs as
far as Iowa avenue, the West End
Tracks are cleared to near Caldwell
park and the South Side line is pass
able to Sheridan avenue. The Court
Hill line is expected to be cleared and
ready for traffic by o'clock this aft
ernoon. Cars will be running on the
entire system tomorrow.
A Genuine Blizzard.
When the first genuine messenger
from the frozen north arrived late Mon
day night, his visit here was not ex-
pected to be of such long duration.
Not in years has this city had such
strenuous visitor. The wind blew
gale all day yesterday and all night
following, and clouds of fine snow
were driven fiercely before the blast,
completely obscuring objects hallway
across the streets. People, who had to
face the storm, did so with coats
tightly buttoned up, with caps
drawn low, and bending against the
impact of the wind and snow.
But with the storm came no serious
damage so far as reported, and as in
the case Of whirl of binding snow,
the best of good nature reigned. There
was one redeeming feature of the
storm, which those out of doors read
lily noticed. It had swept across the
sun-kissed prairies of Iowa and had
been robbed of much Of its f1erceness.
Instead of the temperature being much
below zero, the mercury lowered at or
near the ten above mark throughout
the day.
Many Were Busy.
The drivers of express wagons had
a busy time of it all day. There was
plenty of work left over from Christ
mas and it had to be done in the teeth
of the ice cold wind and snow.
The fagman had busy time of it,
too, especially at the height of the
storm when everything was blinded
by a furry of the fine blizzard"
snow
The dealers in muffiers and fur caps
began to reap rich reward early in
the morning. as pedestrians sought
some protection for the ears and
throat.
The gatherers of news, also, were
aware of the fact that a storm was
among those present"
Amusements Suspended.
AS result of the flerceness of last
nights storm. practically every sched-
uhed entertainment, dancing party or
other amusement. was suspended. The
Royal Arcanum smoker was not given,
neither was the Young Mems Dancing
club party. The why Girls Leave
Home" company did not arrive in the
city and the Grand was dark. Practic-
ally every scheduled party was called
off for lack of attendance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29

Total premiums paid, 1904 $24.6s1. 6s
The business of the state depart
ment of agriculture during the past
year amounted to $91,32196. Some in
curry has been made as to the details
of this expenditure of funds. Secre-
tary John Simpson has made a. de-
tailed statement of the expenditures.
Outside of improvements the detailed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29

EXpress,teIegraph and telephone 1854
The improvements took $59,641.11 Of
the $4,000. The main improvement
was the ne wagriculture.dairy
ture building. which cost s4S,24S71.
Other Improvements included over ST.
CTS spent on drainage, $1,718 on re-
building the horse barn, $1,000 for the
woman's building. s1,o6S on labor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-08
Bullet in His BrsIu.

Portchester. N. Y. (Special).-Al-
though Charles Braun. the I6-year-old
son OF prominent grocer of Williams
bridge. was found shot through the brain
on Wednesday afternoon. he IS still alive.
The physicians in the Ladies Hospital
have probed for the bullet. but they have
been unable to locate it. Braun has been
unconscious ever since the shooting and
the hospital surgeons will use the X-ray
10 locate the bullet as soon as his condi-
ton will warrant. The chief of police
feels certain that the boy was shot
through his own carelessness
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Awaiting Shoots Rep.y.

Senator JULIUS c. Burrows. Of Mich
;gan. who IS Chairman, Of tie Senate
Co:sn:;ttee or Privileges s.d Elections,
which IS conducting the ;rves.s CATION
OF the charges against Senator Reed
S:noot. eli Utah. said thar he com
r:::tee probably viii meet Saturday.
January 9. Tor the continuation OF The
inquiry.
Before going to Salt Lake City Mr..
Smoot said he probably will deny some
OF the charges and admit Others. but
nothing regarding his course has beer
heard since the adjournment OF Con-
gress for the holidays. II Mr.. Shoots
denial shall be such as to challenge the
authenticity of the information upon
which the accusations are based, il is
the opinion OF some of the members
Of the committee that TIE Nsthors of
the charges,St VIII be given an ororn
tunity tQv5 prove them, and in that evd
theIe~ probably world be quite genera
ipA4 Vestigation into the present day prac
tSes OF the Mormon Church with ref
erence both to marriage and politics
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-08
crsr.d By Fire Horror.

Chicago (SpeciaD.-Her brain weak
ened from bordering over the Iroquois
FIRE horror. Mrs. Marie Hopkins seiz-
ed her two children, threw them VIC
lently under a bed. and securing an ak
commenced breaking up a stove which
stood in the room The crazed wo-
mans frantic shrieks OF "Firel They're
burning-save my children" attracted
the attention of policemen. who ar
rested her and rescued the children.
Mrs. Hopkins had suffered no per-
sonal loss by the thsater FIRE.