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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From Saturdays Daily.
House paints at Elliott's.
Allen Howk of Hedrick is in the city
today on business.
Mrs. Minnie Allen Nye of Chillicothe
was in the city today.
Attorney w. A. Work left yesterday
afternoon on the Rock Island for keo-
sauuua on short business visit.
Harry McCloughan left yesterday
for Williamsburg, Sigourney and Mar
tinsburg, on business trip.
Mrs. John Mccarthy, of Hiteman,
who has been at the Ottumwa hospital
returned to her home today.
Born this morning, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clay Chapman, who live about three
miles southwest of the city, a ten
pound boy.
H. w. Michael, clerk of the district
court, has issued marriage license to
John f. Farnsworth and Mrs. Fannie
NJ Walker
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moore. who reside on the corner of
Fourth and Clay streets, twelve
pound son.
In Justice j. A. Billiards. court yes
terday afternoon Alexander Hartley
was found not guilty of impersonating
an officer and discharged. The lntor-
nation against him was filed by Rev.
Wilmouth. The men live cast of the
city.
From Mondays Daily.
Wagon and buggy paints at Elliotts.
Dr. S. A. Spilman left on the Rock
Island this afternoon for Keosauqua,
on a short business visit
w. JWaters of Murray is in the city
today on his way to Farson to visit
his son, Claude, who is in business at
that place.
Misses Grace Ranes and Retta Helm
of Oskaloosa, were guests of the Miss
es Margaret and Kathryn Fitzgerald,
542 West Second street, yesterday.
Judge M. E. Roberts and Frank Rob
erts left on the Rock Island this morn
ing for Centerville, to conduct the Keo-,
huh county uistiie1 eou' .f'i'
Mr. and Mrs w. L. Healy. of Eldon,
who nave been visiting in Kirksville,
Mo-, and this city. returned to their
home on the Rock Island this morning.
County Clerk H. w Michael has lis
sued marriage licenses to Hugh p. Abb
bott and Miss Eva Bass and Henry
A. Newma I'D Miss Mary Agnus Ian
. ming N 1.r
Mr.. and Mrs. E:z, Marrow, of Bloom
field, left last evening for their home
after a pleasant visit at the residence
of Nh. and Mrs. j. ]. Halton, 215 North
Mclean street.
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Administrator's Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that on the 21st day Of May,
A. D., 1904, the undersigned was APP
pointed by the clerk of the district
court of Wapello county, Iowa, execu-
trix of the estate of John B. Shuttle
field. deceased, late of said county. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them. legally authenticat-
ed to said court for allowance.
Dated May 81, 1904.
Sarah Ann Shuttlefield,
Executrix.
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Chicago. May 23.-The visible sup
ply of grain today is as follows: Wheat
today, 24,111,0 900 bushels and "a year
ago. 27,202,0O0 bushels; corn today.
5,164,000 bushels and a year ago. A.
$4,000 bushels; oats today. 6,242000
bushels and a year ago, 5,439,OO0 bush
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Tri- eekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address chang
ed will please give the name of the Post
: Office to which the paper has been sent as
we'll as the Post Office where they desire it
to be changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
ToDAYs MARKETS.

This market is furnished by the
Cassidy Commission company, mem
bers Chicago board of trade. Local
office rooms % and 80, Hoffman, block.
e. G. French, local manager.
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New York Poultry Market

New York, May 23.-Poultry-Aliv
firm; spring chickens, per pair, soc to
s1.O0: fowls. IA; turkeys, -; dressed,
steady; fowls, 1872; turkeys, 14@15.
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chicaao Poultry Market

Chicago, May 23.-poultry, easy: turkeys,
III: chickens. 111l; springs. $2.Ood$6Oo per
dozen.
New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York. May 23.-Butter, easier;
creamery, common to choice. 14@l91s
!. Eggs-Weak; storage selections, II
'm1S.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.

s"so SS' a." -sS ''o' 49,
Chicago, May 23...Butter. easy; cream
cries. 14@1S1a; duiries. 12@17.
Eggs, steady; 1oAM15la.
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95 cars.
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Wheat, Is cars; corn, S12 cars; oats,
210 cars.
Shipments.
Wheat today 315,0OO bushels and last
year 100000 bushels; corn today $685.
900 bushels and last year 100000 BUSH
els.
CIearances.
Wheat. $4,000 bushels; corn, 1000
bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels.
Visible Supply.
Wheat has decreased 1000 BUSH
els; corn has decreased, 1,031,000 BUSH
els; oats has decreased, $4,000 BUSH
els
Hog Market.
Receipts today, $4,000; left over,
5000; estimated tomorrow, 16,100; Off
cial receipts yesterday, 5000.
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Last years screens look good to the
early fly.
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Peoria Produce Market.
world', VISIBLE suppIy.

Peoria, May 23.-Corn-Lower, \
46m47,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-08
MAY HOLIDAY BEAr CITY BANK
Racing at Bennin@s TraoIx-ThOrneY-
croft Defeated.

cEOlN DcleAtG0s
WASHINGTON, April 8.-Three IA
vorites again won at the Bennings
track. The card was q fairly interest
ing one, with fields of only limited
size. The features of the day were the
victory of May Holiday, who beat
City Bank in the six furlOng event,
and the defeat Of the favorite, Thor
neycrOft, in the last race.
In the first event the horses were
ridden by apprentices, Princelet, the
favorite, winning. In the second Mod
red Law, the favorite, beat the bar
rier, and this gave him the race. The
result in the third race caused the sur
prise OF the day, John Il. Madden's
City Bank showing complete re-
versal of form. He apparently did not
like the soft track and seemed to sulk.
The odds on him were / to in the
betting The race went to May Holla-
day, an outsider, at 20 to /, who won
by five lengths Ascension, the favor
lite, took the fourth readily racing Fic-
kle into submission. Toscan, the favor
tie in the fifth, was beaten by length
by Monte Carlo, a second choice. Bri-
arthorpe beat Thorneycroft, the favor
lite, In the sixth by the narrow margin
Of neck.
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NEW YORK, April s.-The seminal
matches of the national court tennis
championship have been decided at the
New York Racket and Tennis club.
The first contest was won by Charles
Z. Sands, who defeated ]. II. Morgan
three straight sets, and the second
game was won by Joshua Crane, Jr.,
of Boston, who defeated E. A. Thorn
son of New York. The finals will be
played tomorrow afternoon between
Sands and Crane.
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Rowena Won at Oakland.

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-Favor-
ties Jared badly at Oakland, Rowena
being the only one to win. She took
the first race, and after that there Yves
nothing but upsets. One of the sup
posed good things Of the day was Puss
In Boots. She was a heavily played
favorite for the third, but after leading
into the stretch stopped badly and fin
ished third. Riesca won from Re
signed
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Dun Mc1ennn won the Purse.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April s, - The
Mississippi purse at one mile and an
eighth developed into one of the most
exciting races Of the meeting at Mont
gomery park. Dan .McKenna won' by
a nose in a terrific drive from Banter
in the fast time Of 1874. S. Chill
dreth's NiaXus, though practically left
at the post in the fourth race, over
hauled the leaders toward the finish
Of the mile and took first place by a
nose from Sambo. They were ten
lengths ahead of the field at the finish
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W. r.. Crosby Made the High score.

BRISTOL, Va, April S.-The two
days shoot of the Interstate Trap
Shooters association has closed here.
w. R. Crosby of Illinois made the high
score Of the day, breaking 1913 out Of
possible 200. The Bristol team in the
first targets Of the day made the high
average of 90 per cent. Over thirty of
the best shots In the country attended
the tournament.
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Three Style wrestling Contest.

RICHMOND, Va, April S.-M. ].
Dwyer defeated Martin Muldoon in an
interesting wrestling match here last
night. The contest illustrated the
three styles Of wrestling - the Greco
Roman, the Cornish and the catch-as-
catch-can. Dryer won the falls in the
Cornish and catch-as-catch-can wres-
ties. Muldoon won the Greco Roman
contest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-08

With the Springtime now at hand you
must be thinking of buying something in the
Clothing and Furnishing line. If so you
should see our new stock for Spring and
Summer for men, boys and children. You
can select at the following prices
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w. l.. GOKAY
DRUGGIST MAIN ST.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate Of MILO c. HULING.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
hon. Probate court for the District Of Bennington
Commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
of Milo G. Huling late OF Bennington in said
district, deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid, at the
First National hank, North Bennington, VT, on
the 29t day OF April and goth day OF Sept. next
from O'Clock p m. until o'clock p. m.
each of said days, and that six months
from the 25th day Of March, A ID. 1901 is the
time limited by said court for said creditors to
present their claims TO us for examination and al
iowance,
Dated at North Bennington, VT, this 4th dag Of
April, A. D. 1904.
S.B HALL,
RAIIH A. JONES,
sOW3 Commissioners,
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Golf Championship at pinehur.t.

Golf Championships at Pinehurst.
PINEHURST, n. c., April S.-Hotly
contested matches, many Of which it
took extra holes to decide, were the
features of the second and seminal
rounds Of the united north and south
championship tournament played here.
The sensation Of the day was the de-
feat Of T. Sterling Beckwith Of the
Cleveland club and winner of last
years championship by j. w. Johnson
of the Ardsley club by the score of
one up. Walter j. Travis, the anna
teur champion, and Charles b. Corey
Of the Oakley Country club, Water
town, Mass, the winner Of the 1902
championship, will meet in the final
thirty-six hole round for the cham
pionship.
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stone Ridge Hotel Burned.

KINGSTON, N. Y, April S.-Hau-
ver's hotel at Stone Ridge, Ulster
county, was burned to the ground. The
property was owned by Francis H.
Leggett Of New York, who has a sum-
mer home at Stone Ridge. The cause
Of the fire is unknown. The loss is
$4,000.
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Kelly Beaten In Twenty Round Bout.

Kelly Beaten In Twenty Round Bout.
, KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Slack
Uwin) Sullivan of Boston was given
the decision over Hugo Kelly of Chi
cago here last night at the end Of the
twentieth round. The fight was very
fast from start to finish, both mea be-
ing always willing TO mix. Sullivan
landed a hard left on Kelly's nose in
the first round, bringing blood in profu-
sion, and continued 10 land there
throughout the fight In the fifteenth
round Sullivan landed a left to the
jaw and right to the stomach which
came near ending the fight, but the
bell saved Kelly.
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CommIssionera Mt Y.~Ir

COLON, April S.-The United States
canal commissioners went to Bahia
and after inspecting that section of the
canal route returned to Colon.
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Brooklyn Beat PittsburR BowIers.

NEW YORK, April g.. Brooklyn
won both matches from Pittsburg in
the national bowling tournament at
the Palace alleys in Brooklyn last
night
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
JAIL
DELIVERY
Occurs AT EARLY HOUR. BUT NO
ONE KNEW ABOUT n, UNTIL AZ
TER CONVICT HAD CONE.
CHARLES MATTocK. SENTENCED
10 PENITENrIARY, cRAwLs
THROUGH HOLE AND
ESCAPES.
CHARLES MATT0CE, SENTENCED
m puryrr.rr,vv .x,xy ~ Z.
THROUGH HOLE AND
ESCAPES.
Sunny Chimes Of italy More Aiiuring
Than the Sitting Atmosphere in the
State Prison Escaped So Quietly
That None Knew It.
"A Jail delivery occurred early Sat,,f-

A jail delivery occurred cnrly Satur
day morning here, hut none kne,r ut
whut hour it happened. except the man
who effected mis- cacspe. Tho sheriff
had given the mnn IN Sasarge Of the JAN
strict orders not to remain on guard at
any time during the night and he obeycd
hy staying up all night and making oc-
casional rounds Of the prison. .sF
However, his vigilance was not sun
ricnt TO prevent the escape Of Charles
AIatock, an Italian. Mattock Is the
italian, who was convicted Of breaking
into railroad freight car herr few
weeks ago and stealing a box Of chem
icais and medical instruments therefrom.
He was seen In thc act and arrested by
Officer Powell and jailed. An indict
nseut and the cOnxictian followed atztAis
term of court
Judge Mason sentenced him Friday.
night to one year m the penitentiary.
Tins NO doubt convinced him II would be
much more pleasant to epend the re-
rnainder Of his days IN the sunny climcs
Of Italy and the very 4lSoueht Of his
native land urged him TO get out ~
jan.
Once before James Kirkpatrick squecz-
ed himself through . hole Of the wall
Of dis cell and got away. That hole i
.ff1I Hhere4 n1tAnuuh n steel sfah had
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
SKIN GRATING
OpERA
Performed on Lumberman at Kessisr
Hospital Monday Mornmg-wo und
Refused to- Heal and 1t HID
tosBes Grated With skim

! a skin gssasting operatiOn was per-
fornedpn wiliipnr Asislers1z, an s.lnpl6ye
Of alIurhber camp ON die west virgiaiia
& Pittsbnrg brand, Of the B. s o. r. X.
at the Kcssler Hospital aIonslay snosn-
ing. Scsne time ago Anderson met with
an accident IN the lumber camp. a
heavy log rolled over on cnc OF his logs
making bad wound xhtcg, failed TO
heai UP properly. Ii was. necessary for
The doctors ut the hospital to cut same
skin from andfhsr past Of his body nssd
graft It upon the face OF The wound 80
Il wouad head property. The inslica4iosss
at present are ta.at the skin win grow
upon ne wound and heal i nicely
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Bedford, Ind, jan. 23-Is,e most thor-
ougii search IS being made for the muir
derer Of Miss S6haefer One man was
arrested, but ne quickly showed his in
nucence. There i evidence of hard
struggle in the alley The victims
skull was fractured in three places and
her clothing was much torn
An examination OF the body Of Mis-
schaetcr makes the motive for her mu--
der more than mysterious. She was not
robbed but she had . fearful struggle
before she was killed. but mas not other
wise mistreatcd. 81 " +
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
SUSPECT
ARRESTED
In parkersburg and is Being Held As
One Implicated in the Murder of
Frank Flaherty.

~ ~. 3 - y. Al Z, - Z. Il
Parkersburs. ". Va. Jan. p, tSpec
iall Steven SolSole, foreigner, aged so
years, WAS u1Testrd ut The depot here at
10 O'Clock to-day, ssIspessted OF being
implicated in the murder Of Frank Flehr
erty, at ClarI1sburg He left Clarksbnrg
on tie early morning train and had a
ticket Tor Kencva. Chief Ds Police ".
S. Barr mas telcgraplhcl TO the Clar1cs
burg authorities and is alss,iiting instsasc-
tions.
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MURDERED
and ROBBED
was Beautifni ana Popular School
Teacher m Bedford High School
Body Found In Carriage House.
By Associated PRESS.

BY Associated Press.
Bedford, Ind. Jan. ee-Thc body Of
Miss Sarah Sdl,aefcr, teacher OF Iatin in
the Bedford Eiieh School, was found in
a carviaee house here to-day. She had
been assaulted and robbed. The indica-
lions point to fierce struggle with her
assafiant.
Miss Sca,acfer came here from Elk
hart, Ind, u year ago, and was muyll ad-
mired, The murder has caused much
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29

At this jslncturc the state ceased to
fight the King company and prpceeied
with them TO recover the lands, or rather
the timber and coalsofs those who nai
taken possession OF thesn without title,
either from the state or King.
1.-The land IN Immediate controversy,
with which. the injunction against the
Ritter Lumber Company is associated,
and which injunction was argued here
Friday ON motion 10 dissolve. consists
oflnbout 5000 acres unoccupied and SIT
ssiated in Mcdowell county. The Ritter
Timber Courpany claims the timber on
tbs land and The injunction IS for the
Purpose of restrai1iug them from cutting
1T is claimed that this land does not
belong to the junior claimants but that
TIE title IS both in the state and tine
King people There are several small
Hl,dmestsads along the river. but these
have been excluded from the contfpvers
~ It IS further claimed that but one
Homestead Is involved in The entire mat
ter, the policy having been Adopted by.
the Kong side of the controversy not to
disturb homesteasis and to cnt Them out
ct Tho matter, whenever ~ nan sacEpss
The hearing in Fairmont in March will
Ue on the Commissioner report. but
tbat i likely. 10. be but the beginning
Of the ease 80 far as Judge Mason Is CON
eefncd aud II maybe some time before
= Al -.l.sraa. asf -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29

short history Of the Controversy Shows
Il.at No one Is Being oustedl Of
Home, II Being the Policy TO Ex= Z :
einde An Homesteads From
8. the Suit.

The King land case, a part OF which
Vas aeard IN circuit .conrS here Friday
BY Judge Mason. on an njunction, will
be 8nrtaier heard in Fairmont IN March.
Tho entire case has been transferred to
him taom oGbeA county BY Judge Doo-
sisMe. who became ;interessed IN some of
The land IN controversy and could not
on that account continue TO dear the
,nattes.
The case has been IN TIE courts ten
years ana Vsas begun when the state be-
gan % sell the lands in controversy inst
prior to 1904 These lands ere sitnate.l
in Mcdowell, Logan, Wyoming and Min.
90 counties and were regarded by the
state as waste lands. The commissioner
OF school gands took Them in hand AMI
uegan to sell thcna. About this time
parties interested with King rendered
money 10 the state In payment Of the
taxes and the A,iit resultesd. For a time
King and Others fought the state on the
grounds hliut they had the right TO re-
deem, the lands. Finally the 600 or 100
aiomesteads that were included in the
hands in controvcrsy were dropped from
Il, the plaintiffs agreeing that these wcrr
free from what rights those suing for
the land had, and then the matter be-
came confined to srnoccipied lands,
(which viii aggregate 10000 acres or
4.,,<r.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
RIGS FOR TESTS
Are Being Erected at Various Points IN
the on Fields of This Count, Indicat-
ing Search For New Pools.

In the lower end Of die Folsom dis
tric4. the South Penn on Company has
ccnpleted u No. 4s on Tho Robinson
tract and ta.s well Is producing 100 bar
rels q day. s: $ 3 ..,.,,ss
On Tho east. side Of TIM district, fn
this ccpnsy, The same company hos
drilled ~ No. on the. Q. r. Robinson
farm q feet into the stray and L Ash-
ing for q string Of tools. The second
test on tale Jessc Ashcraft farm has been
driilea 80 feet into the stray ana has
developed no on o. eas. me second
test on the Mary Heldrcsh farm haz
been drilled - seet into -the stray and
) flzl,ing. =
( On Ten aixle creek he Star on and
Gas Company = bnildings tho RIG Tor i
test On the john Williams farm 1aie
s..me company has To fie completed for
. test on the Jesse r. Ranllolph farm.
r. 4. Depsnias s,as made tle soeafion sor
= best on the Samuel Gain Damn
u this county, New Ysfk paftses have
dEilied <hsir tese on ne Wniikm nie-
wi,orter Darn 70 a depth q 100 :seet
and are A.1l;T1ug 4 =
- = - - = - -. - -. -. & u
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29
NEW sUPERINTENDENr ARRIYEs.

ERNEST Hutton. OF Eairnont. who ei,s,
cecds Daslas Leonard, As superintendent
OF the local street car line OF the Fair
mont & 0larlsburg Traction Company,
arrived here Sunday and began his duties
Monday morning.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-29

Captain Rufus Haymand wus here
from BrlF'oa Tuesaay
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-31
rEzH CHICAGO HAqLH.

eighty yeav with q sturdy vigor. He
was a portly gentleman, stnid and grave.
His life had been one Of many troubles,
first for his sister, then about his son
Walter, and the long and wearying trials
had saddencd and softencd him. Helene
noticed Immediately that Lord Yorley
was less ut his ease than was his habit.
snow you are not going to scold me
this afternoon" she said. poutingly, as
she held out her hand.
II have not come to scold you, my
child" said Lord Yorley. placing chair
by her side. and seating himself there.
II have come TO speak to you about
matter that concerns me deeply, and In
which hope to interest you"
Helene opened her big blue eyes wide,
The preamble seemed SO very serious,
end she was not Mt all seriously inclined
at that moment.
81 have come. nv dcor child" said
Lord Yorlcy, "to sneak TO You obout nv
boy Walter. lie IL now my only son.
On poor Aifred's death. six month, oso.
he became my heir. He will one dsy.
when I nm gone. he Lord Yorlov, Iis
fortune. whom he will take nv mace. will
be annie thSugh NO, oui,o M lar n.
yours. NV dear child Walter Iovos vou