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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-23
News of
Southern Iowa


wa where they will make their home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. PARROT and lit
tie son, of Cantril. have been visiting
in this place with relatives this week
Dale Loomis, of Memphis, Tenn, is
here for several weeks visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Loom
is.
George w. Davidson is able to be in
his store after a severe illness.
Mrs. w. W. Dyer and little son Of
Ottumwa, visited for several days in
this place the first Of the week with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Theodore Miller and two little
sons Of Des Moines are here for q
several days visit at the H. L. Nc
Grew home.
Joseph G. strickling has been q
worlds fair visitor during the past
week.
An ice cream social will be given
on the Methodist Episcopal church
lawn here on Friday evening of this
week.
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Jesse Durbin Of Farson was call
er in this place the first of the week.
Miss Carrie Mowery was in Fairfield
on Monday.
Mrs. E. F. Vannoy and son David
were in Abingdon Wednesday.
G. E. Wilson visited at the home
of James Wilson near Batavia Satur.
day and Sunday.
James Davis was in Abingdon on
Thursday.
Miss Susan Smith was a caller at
Abingdon one day the first of the
week.
James and VIM. Kiews of Pekip
were stringtown callers on Sunday.
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friends and relatives in Hedrick last

friends and relatives in Hedrick last
week.
George Crabb, of Cedar Rapids, Wis
tied with his parents here Saturday
morning.
While playing with cider mill last
Monday, Don Hayes caught his fin.
gers in the wheels and injured two
of them quite badly.
Rev. Pike filled his appointments
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs H. A. Crabb and sons George
and Kenneth visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. R. Crabb, of Ottumwa, Satur.
day -.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hayes and sons,
Don, Whit and Robert, visited Mrand
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All returned home at late hour
wishing Mrs. Adams many happy re-
turns and many more birthdays in the
future
Mrs. Preast and daughter are Wis
lting at the George Preast home this
week.
Noah Smith and wife visited at the
5. Hoover home last Sunday.
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Mrs. O.. R. Crabb, of ottumwa. Sun.
day. While at play Robert fell and
broke his arm. 1t is reported to be
doing as well as could be expected
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stevens, of He'd
rick, We're in town Sunday.
Avaca Hart and Miss Virgie Griffin
and Rev. Vernon Pike and Miss Min
ME Crabb were in Lancaster Sunday
where Rev. Pike filled his appoint
ment.
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HAYESVILLE.

Hayesville, July September 2,
3 and the Keokuk county Holiness
convention will meet at the M. e.
church here
Mrs. A. T. Wiseman visited with
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BUNCH.

Bunch' July glider l.. M. Boyer,
formerly an old settler of this place,
died at his home in Udell July Is. The
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sTRINGTowN.

Stringtown. July %. - E. F. vannoy
was in Ottumwa on business Thurs
day.
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20 WOULD TAKE TEN PAGES
w reduced Come and
81 Everything advertised
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I suffered with
poor health for over seven years, not sick
enough to stay in bed and not well enough to
enjoy lifeand attend to my daily duties proper
~: was growing thin, my complexion was
saLow, and 1 was easily upset and irritable.
" One of my neighbors advised me to trv
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and / procured a bottle A great
change for the better took place within a
week, and decided to keep up the treatment
Within two months / was like changed
woman, my health good, my step light, my
eyes bright, my complexion vastly improved,
and felt once more like young girl. I
wonder now how ever endured the misery
l would not spend another year like it for
fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
v ANTS ESTATE
FOR FIRST WIFE
Attorney Barendt Appears
for an Austrian Claimant
of Wolf Fleisher's Fortune
is OLD DIVORCE VALID?
Question Involves Decree
Granted in 1876, of Which
Woman Was in Ignorance

A storm is brewing In Cracow, Aus
tria, which will break over the estate
of the late Wolf F'leisher when the wo-
man there who says she is his widow
begins her fight for half of the $3.50, 900
fortune left by the pioneer halter. The
existence of the supposed widow was
formally brought to the attention Of
the heirs in San Francisco yesterday
by Attorney Arthur Barendt who filed
his appearance in her behalf. The per-
son most surprised, doubtless, is Mrs
Esther Fleisher, third wife of de-
ceased, who was recently appointed
administrative of the estate. The chill
dren of the second wife, now dead. will
also feel an annoyance, both because
of the attack upon their share in the
big estate and the implied question as
to the validity of their mothers mar
riage. These children are Bernard
Fleisher. Mrs. Rose Bush and Mrs.
Miriam Levy.
Barendt's client, according to his no.
tice, is Mrs. Rebecca Glueck F1eisher
Of Cracow, also known as Mrs Rifke
Gluecklich F1eisher. Judge James G.
Mcguire. representing Mrs. Esther
FleiSher, says he had heard an intima-
tion about the claims of the Austrian
woman, but did not know upon what
uGI were DdS6Q.
Mr.. Barendt's story is interesting and
promises a novel case. He says that
in 1873 FleiSher was running a small
hat factory on the present site of the
Fireman's Fund building. He married,
and in 1875 sent his young wife back
to Austria, presumably for her health
He sent her many sums of money, but
never enough for her to return. In
1876 he got a divorce here and soon
r11a fc6 AP iS
second wife, leaving him three chill
dren, he married the third time. A
daughter, Cecilia, aged IA, and the
widow are still living.
a few months ago Fleisher died.
Word Of his death reached Cracow. The
first Mrs. Fleisher, who Is illiterate,
had her relatives write to learn of the
death, and through the correspondence
which followed she learned last month
for the first time that she had been di-
vorced.
According to Attorney Barendt, his
first move after the six months before
an heir can attack an estate have
elapsed will be to move that the de-
cree of divorce be set aside on the
ground that 1t was obtained by fraud.
If this succeeds 1t will restore the Aus
trian to her status as widow, and she
will be entitled to half of the estate,
as Fleisher left no will.
When the estate first came into pro-
bate the three children of the second
wife offered some opposition, which
promised litigation. However, Mrs.
Fleisher, in a petition for permission
to sell the realty belonging to the es-
tate, stated that their claims had been
settled. This petition was to have been
heard before Judge Kerrigan yester-
day. but it went over until Wednes-
day. At that time Mr.. Barendt will
oppose ii in order to prevent the con-
version of the property into cash until
his contest shall have been heard.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
PAPYRUS CLUB
ENTERTAINS
WITH MUSIC

The Papyrus Club held its bi-weekly
meeting yesterday afternoon in Utopia
Hail. A programme, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. A. r. Girard, afforded
genuine pleasure and amusement to the
members and visitors, of whom large
number were present.
The opening was thoroughly en-
livened by sallies of wit that were ex-
changed rapidly among several mem
bers, whose sense of humor was keen
and correspondingly appreciated by
those who heard Following this were
musical numbers, excellently given by
well-known singers. Readings, on the
dramatic and comedy order, gave vari-
ance and engaged unqualified attention.
The musicians, with one exception.
were accompanied by Mrs. Guy F..
Millbury. This programme shows the
standard that helps to make the Papy-
rus Club success:
wit and Humor," club members;
ccntralto solos, "Bluest Of Eyes"
(Benza), Love Is a Bubble" (Allisten),
Miss Ella D. McCloskey; reading, THE
Sisters" (Whittier), Miss O'Toole and
the Conductor (ano1ymous). Miss
Helen Kelleher; barytone solos, Wild
mung" (Schumann), Hear Me, Ye
Winds and Waves" recitative and aria
(HandeD, Willard Young; soprano
solos. Les Files de Cadiz" Oeliebes),
Come With Me" (Dander Stucken),
Mile. Dora Philippe of the Tivoli Opera
Company, accompanied by Mime. Caro-
Roma; monologue, Bringing Up a
Child by Telephone" (anonymous), Mrs.
Louise Battles Cooper.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
CHILD PIANIST
SURPRISES BY
HER FINE WORK

Even her best friends were surprised
at the heroic progress Of little Enid
Brandt, who was heard in recital last
night at Steinway Hall after many
months Of silence. The little girl, by
much simmer and taller than when she
last appeared, is now IL years old, and
played her difficult programme
throughout in mastery fashion. She
knows evidently just what she wants,
and goes for II with a technical aplomb
truly marvellous at her age. Trills,
scales, octaves. all are given with a
certainty and brilliance of execution, a
limpidity OF tone that leaves nothing to
be desired. Some rhythmic distortions,
exaggerated rubatos rather, still Of
fend on the interpretative side, but as
a whole the child's performance is as
remarkable temperamentally as techni-
cally. AS a mere effort of memory
alone, the following programme is
heroic and 1t was given almost with
out error: The Saint-Saens, G minor
concerto; Theme and Variations, f
minor, Haydn: ''Des Abends," and
Romance" Schumann: Etude, op. 10.
No. 8, Chopin; "Serenata," William
Mason; "Fruhlingsrauschen," Sinding;
Theme and Variations" Enid
Brandt; 'Tarantelle." Nicode. and the
T major polonaise of Liszt. A large
audience heard and heartily applauded
the child's work
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
Town Talk.

In this weeks Town Talk the tardi-
ness of the pulpit in joining the crusade
against graft is discussed; also some Of
the interesting features Of the campaign
aftermath. Personal Journalism" is the
subject Of the editors essay this week
The Saunterer makes some breezy COM
ments on the "jollying' Of our society
people by fulsome f1atterers Of the press
He tells of some spectacular features of
the Greenway ball and of q sensational
flight that followed the DillQp-Winship
wedding. The paper aboundS in exclu-
sive stories of interest to club men, soci-
ETY. people and politicians, and In the fic-
tion department is translation from the
French dealing with an amusing episode
in the life of a Russian diplomat sta
toned in Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
FUSHIMl BIDS
ADIEU TO CITY
MikadO's Favored Relative
and Party Resume Jour-
ney to National Capital

Prince Sadanaru Fushimi of Japan
and the members Of his suite departed
yesterday fer the East, where the rep
resentative of the Mikado will pay his
respects to President Roosevelt and
will then visit the principal cities on
the Atlantic Coast. Assured Of an op-
portunity to get a glimpse of their
royal countryman, a large number of
Japanese gathered in front of the ST.
Francis Hotel prior to the hour of de-
parture yesterday morning, and when
the distinguished visitor made his ap-
pearance at the entrance of the hotel
on his way to his carriage he was given
noisy ovation that plainly told Of
the loyalty Of the Japanese residents
Of this city. A band was also in at
tendance and hailed the Prince and his
party with tho Japanese national an
them. In acknowledgment of the
attention paid him Prince Fushimi
gracefully raised his shining tile and
bowed 10 the cheering mass of ORR
entails that surrounded his carriage.
A number of prominent Japanese, in
cluding the local Consul General, were
in attendance and bade the royal party
farewell as it started on its overland
journey. Although the United States
Government has no reason to fear that
any harm will come to Prince Fushimi
during his stay in this country, the
Washington authorities are taking pre-
cautions against any possible attack OF
affront The Government has assigned
to the party as a safeguard H. L.
Moffitt of the secret service.
Prince Fushimi and his party will
travel East in a private car. They will
go direct to Washington, where they
will be received by President
Roosevelt in a manner befitting
their rank. Two days will be
spent in Washington, and from
there the Prince will go to st. Louis
as a guest of the Exposition Commits
sion. After seeing the exposition the
party will return to Washington and
then visit Philadelphia. New York,
Boston and Chicago Returning to San
Francisco, the Prince expects to re-
main here about week, and will leave
for the Orient on the steamship Mon
golia. sailing from this port on De-
cember 2S.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11

Shattered nerves. weak stomach inn
paired digestion and inability to sleep all
disappear when Lass's Bitters are used
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11

WIDOW SILVA'S SAD RETURN--Mrs- a;
da silva a widow, and her six children. all
under 10 years have been denied landing at
this port upon the recommendation of United
states Immigrant Inspector ID. ]. Griffths.
Mrs da Silva went from Guayaquil. South
America a few years ago to Japan with her
busba nd and children He died there. She is
now on the way home having a through ticket
10 her destination. but otherwise without
means She will start for Guayaquil on the
next steamer for Panama
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
Deny Holding Any Conference.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10.-E. P.
Ripley, president, and J. w. Kendirck,
third vice president of the Santa Fe.
to-day made denial that they had par
ticipated In a conference with any CT
the officials of the International As
sociation of Machinists at Albu-
querque relating to a settlement of the
existing strike of the Santa Fe ma
chinists.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
Assumes Position of Superintendent.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 10.-T. R.
Jones to-day assumed the position of
superintendent of the Sacramento di-
vision of the Southern Pacific system,
filling the vacancy caused by the
death of r. J. Laws. Jones was for
merly assistant superintendent under
]. B. Wright, but of late has served
as superintendent of the Arizona d.
vision at Tucson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
MANY SAN FRANCISCANS
VISIT FAIR IN ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-The following
San Franciscans have registered at the
California building: Mrs. W. NJ.
Moony, J. ]. QUEENS and wife, w. F.
Nichols and wife, Mrs. j. L. Brad
bury, H. L. Boyd. w. NJ. Woodward
and wife, c. M. Rowe, Mrs. c. J. Heg-
gerty, G. ]. Heggerty, ]. L. Cahill, 1. M.
Lederer, H. Bien, H. ANTI, D. Craig,
Mrs. J. Sterett, NJ. e. Willis, 8. C..
Robb.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
A New Art Gallery.

We have converted our picture room
into a beautiful art gallery for the exhi-
bition and sale of moderate priced paint
ings, water colors. pastels. etchings and
fine photographs. Inspection cordially
invited. Sanborn, Vail & Co., TAI Mar
ket street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11
McNear Loses Contest.

G. A McNear must pay J. A.
Browning *e632 p. according to a de-
cision rendered by the Supreme Court
yesterday. The wholesaler refused TO
pay plaintiff the full amount Of a bill
for 2l,OOO tons Of barley on the
ground that some Of ii was not up TO
sample. Browning lost his case in the
Superior Court, but the Supreme
Court has ordered a reversal in favor
of plaintiff
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-11

f.
NJ IuAA, 407 Habersteen St., Savannah
Mrs PinkhaSn has on file thousands of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
"The Hiqhroad. .

The Highroad, published anony-
mOusly. is one Of the cleverest books OF
the season, If not one OF the most
pleasing A great many readers viii
not agree with the authors supposed
views. though they will suspect that she
is in reality not as cynical as she rep
resents herself to be. But there is not
a line of the book that is not bright
and interesting.
The heroine is a widow from West
Virginia, who begins her career with
the determination TO break into so
ciety," not for her own sake, but for
the sake of her four children, and by a
combination of luck, wit, and unscrupu-
ways In which she does this. and the
comments which she makes on society
all the way up. from Fowlersburg to
London. are amusing If not always
agreeable. The Fowlersburg part of her
career is not the least entertaining
those years in which she ordered her
house and clothed her children after
the manner described in old English
novels, was panic-stricken TO find that
the best people" Of Fowlersburg did not
do thus, was too poor and too acute 20
change her way Of living in Difference
To their opinion, and thus, without in
tention, became known as a person ia
miliar with the ways of the great
world. Perhaps a more comically inno-
cent and fortunate blunder was never
recorded in fiction.
The raciness Of the style Is best shown
by these extracts. taken at random:
New York is always wondering at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
CAPT. BLAKE TO REST
IN MORTIFIED TOMB
Body to Be Taken to His Former Home
for Interment-An Original
Forty -niner."

The body Of Capt. Lowell L. Blake.
commander OF the steamer Charles Mac
alester, Will be taken this evening to
Mortified. Me-, for interment. Funeral
services VIII be held there Monday.
Captain Blake. who was widely known
in the city. died yesterday OF his resi-
dence. 1917 p Street northwest. For sew
eral weeks he had been suffering from a
slight attack of the grip and had been
confined to the house. Yesterday he was
stricken with heart failure. and expired
before a physician could be summoned
He was born at Mortified seventy
four years ago. and was forty miner,
pioneer in the California gold fields.
He spent many years in California. and
amassed a considerable fortune. He
came to Washington to live in 1871. and
entered the steamboat business with
Col. Joseph McKibbin. They built sew
eral steamboats,, and after obtaining tie
: exclusive privilege OF landing passengers
at Mount Vernon started ferry line
between Washington and that point
As a mark OF respect 10 the memory OF
| Captain Blake. the flags at Mount Yer
non were put at half mast after his
death yesterday. Resolutions OF sympa-
thy were adopted by the regents OF
Mount Vernon, who are now in annual
session there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
A Baby in a Mining Camp.

''Bruvver Jim's Baby" by Philip Yer
rill Mighels is a story of a baby in u
Nevada mining camp. Really. although
a somewhat bulky book II Is little more
than the expansion OF a theme already
much better handled in a short story
When Bret Harte wrote THE Luck OF
Roaring Camp" almost half a century
ago he practically exhausted the possi-
bilities of the only baby in a mining
camp situation This does not mean
that no other kind OF baby save the
kind represented by the Luck" could
exist in a mining camp; only that Bret
Harte's treatment Of the subject was so
essentially dramatic, and he seized upon
so many Of the strong elements In the
situation. that anything less dramatic
than his story seems fiat and nothing
more 50 could be written save By a
genius as great as he
The story is funny. but the fun is
rather strained at times Brother Jim. 8
devotions TO the baby. his laziness. ana
his procrastinations get on ones nerves.
II is like one Of those farces at which
one is expected to laugh every nninut..
of the time.
The character drawing is done with a
wntewash brush. II may be that IN
mining settlements everything is paint
/ ed In garish cOlOrs, without shading
but 1t may well be doubted whether
human nature anywhere on earth IS
quite as uncomplex and obvious as IN
| this story Miss Dec Dennihan tnt.
one woman in the camp, is a combina-
| ten OF fool and scold and good-heartei
| imcecile. and most of the miners seem
/ to get along with a paucity of common
sense not natural 70 good Americans
! There Is pretty touch at the end, in
/ the advent Of the young clergyman
and his little sermon is one of the bes ;
| and most natural bits of work in the
| book. With all its crudity of outline il
/ Is clever, and the author might have
made a much better story Of ii than
/ he has. (New York: Harper & Bros)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
NEWS FROM BOYDS.

BOYDS, Nd, May 14.-Sunday morn
ing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad s
new time table will go into effect. This
branch gets much better train facilities
during the outing season here.
Since the different Government depart
ments in Washington have changed Of
fice closing hours to 4:30 o'clock In the
afternoon, many have had to wait in
Washington for the $50 o'clock train
over this branch. Should this have con-
tinued, with no change OF schedule.
many OF the Government officials who
usually summer here would remain in
Washington or go 20 some other point.
The washington and Hagerstown
train, forms rly leaving Washington al
$50 o'clock, now leaves at 5 o'clock, and
makes fast time. stopping only at prin--
cipal stations. The Washington and
Frederick accommodation train, form
erly leaving at 4:30 o'clock. now will
leave at E:30 O'Clock. getting into Fred
erick one hour and ten minutes later.
The condition Of August Hartmann.
aged seYenty-flve years. Who fell uncon-
scious in HIS field a few days ago, has
so improved that he is able to be out
of doors. II is supposed his attack was
from asthma. with which he has some
trouble. He lives at Choppers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
Arabian Nights in Flew York.

The Gates of Chance" by van Tassel
Sutphen, is a bunch of stories which
will crafty the longings of those in
search &c light literature. They are
fantastic TO the last degree. and one
concerns itself rather daringly with an
imaginary. episode in the life of a WELL
known young lady OF the diplomatic
corps. But they are cleverly done
The first describing the mysterious
summons of the hero to the house of
a sort os New York Sherlock Holmes, is
one of the best and its novelty and
mystery are really quite thrilling. THE
Queen of Spades is also particularly
good. THE Brass Baggage Check Is
capital. and has an unexpected ending,
as has The Upset Apple Cart" Il
weird and CHASTITY bit of fancy is '.The
House in the Middle of the Block, .
which, purely as a piece OF writing, is
the best story IN the book. There is just
enough Orientaiism about the whole
thing TO make it attractive. (New York:
Harper & Bros.J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-14
Angry Man in a Fort
Would Collect a Debt
Lumber Concern Against Which He Has a
Claim, Unable to Continue Work, Dis
charges Employees.

Deputy Sheriff Gibbin. who returned
from the scene of the trouble, says II
Is impossible to get DietZ out alive He
has received a large supply OF ammu-
milton from Bayfield,, and is capable OF
resisting for a long time unless ne Is
dislodged.
A Political Feud.
The trouble Is taking on semi-politi-
cal aspect, as friends of DietZ. at Rice
Lake, who sympathize with him, have
called on Governor La Toilette TO in
terfere and guarantee protection to
what they call a hunted man. Dietz
wrote the following letter To his brother
at Rice Lake.:
Dear Brother: The guerrilla band are
here from Hayward making threats to
shoot me. and armed to the teeth. They
think they will get revenge fox the
part / took in the election two years
ago; they say they have a bench war
rant for my body, dead or alive, but
have not tried to serve it, This is a
nice state of affairs, for l have not
done a thing but post notice for The
company not to tresDaSs.
After this letter was received applica-
ton was made to the governor for pro-
lection. Meanwhile, -Jorgenson
rifles. which Judge Parrish had order
ed the commander of the military com
pany at Ashland to send to Hayward
for arming the lumber companys men,
are held by the express company. Adj
jutant General Boardman ordered the
captain not to deliver the guns unless
on order from the governor.