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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-14

the Group. Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not been made as yet.
Last evening at the Baptist parson-
age occurred the marriage of K. H.
WEIGH and Mrs. Elizabeth Boulet. Rev.
Palmer officiating. They will make
their home in the Branner cottage
near the east school building.
An alarm of fire was turned in Sun
day evening about $3.50 o'clock. which
was located at the home of Matt Ros-
sen. The blaze was soon extinguish-
ed, however, without the aid of the
company.
marriage licence was issued to
Earnest Whitlatch and Nellie Hibbets
yesterday by the clerk of the district
court.
Lou Baker returned Sunday evening
from a visit in Nebraska with his sen
Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Noble, of Chi
cago, are spending a few days in the
CITY with his mother, Mrs. A. Noble.
Delman Threlkeld is seriously sick
again with peritonitis, brought on by
overwork, as he has just recently re-
covered from a siege of the same.
Mrs. Wm H. Moore is reported as
dangerously i'll with lung fever.
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WILLIAMS BURG.

Williamsburg, Dec. 9.-Last evening
the young people of ST. John5s Luth-
eran church to the number of $50, met
at the home of the parochial teacher
j. w. Hid, to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of his administra-
ton in ST. Johns school. The party
was a complete surprise TO Mr.. Hid
but the guests brought with them
abundant refreshments, and good
time Is reported. AT late hour the
young people bade goodbye to the
kind-heatred teacher.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sander
field Tuesday, December 5, son.
Henry Brown and his mother, who
have lived in this city for the past
nineteen years, shipped their house
hold effects to Dixon, Neb.. yesterday
intending to make that town their fu-
ture home.
Frank D. Thompson, of Cedar Rap
ids, was here yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. M. B. Moon and sister
Miss Moon, of Iowa City, returned
yesterday after visit over Thanksgiv-
ing at the home of DR.. A. C. Moon, OF
this city.
Mrs. w. P. McFaun, Miss Mayme
Ellis and brother Roy, of Cedar Rap,
ids, visited relatives and friends ir
town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Yates left fol
Omaha on Monday evening in Response
to a telegram announcing the deatf
of relative Of Mr.. Yates.
Thomas .Mulhern, OF Yale, Ia, is Wis.
iting at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Mulhern.
Messrs. Homer Freeze and Joe
Arnold have completed the pharmacy
course at DeS Moines and returned tt
this city this week
Married, at the Methodist Episcopa
parsonabe in Marion, Nov. 80, Mrs
Alice Worrall, of this city and JOSEPH
Holland, of the above named city
They will make their home in this
city
Married, December g. at the home
Of the brides father, Hugh Jones
Miss Sarah j. Jones and Ebert r
White, Rev. D. NJ. George performing
the ceremony. After a short trip t.
the home of the groom at Caltio, Mo.
they will occupy farm in Decatu
county.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents near Iowa City, Dec. 5, Angus
J. Baumhoefner and Miss Edit
Thomas, Rev. c. w. Baumhoefner
father of the groom, performing thu
ceremony. The couple are well ant
favorably liked and their numerous
friends will welcome them to viii
liamsburg. The groom is engaged il
the nursery business and is know
throughout the county for integrity
and business ability.
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ENJOYABLEBANQUET
INTERESTING PROGRAM AND So
cIAL EVENT AT THE SECOND
BAPTIST CHURCH
Affair Given by Members Of the
Church and coIored Masonic Lodge
In Honor of the Executive Board of
the Iowa Jurisdiction of the Order.

One of the largest and most enjoy
able social and educational events
that has occurred in recent years in
the colored circles of this city was the
banquet held in the Second Baptist
church last evening. The banquet
was in honor of the members of the
executive board Of the Iowa colored
Baptist association, which met here
yesterday and today and of w. H. Mil
'ligan, most worshipful grand master
for the state of Iowa and it's jurisdic-
ton Of the colored Masonic lodge.
The auditorium of the church was
crowded to it's utmost capacity with
wa colored people. The banquet was
given Jointly by the members of the
church and the Masonic lodge.
The first part Of the evening was
occupied by program given and ar
ranged by the church. The opening
number was a vocal solo by Miss Flos-
sic Chesire. Miss Chesire was fol-
lowed by Rev. s. NJ. Smothers, of
Keokuk, who made an excellent adj
dress. Rev. Smothers is most plea
sing speaker and his remarks were
highly appreciated by the audience.
Rev.%C. H. Mendenhall, Of Buxton,
the president of the board, was the
next speaker Rev. Mendenhall has
appeared before audiences of Ottum.
wa colored people on several occa.
sions and his remarks are always well
received
The Negro of Today.
Following Rev. Mendenhall came a
stirring address by Rev. B. B. B. John
son, of Burlington. Mr.. Johnson
theme was 1.-THE Negro of Today His
spirited words of praise. of warn
ing, of encouragement and advice
were greeted with great applause and
again and again the audience ex
pressed appreciation of his remarks.
Dr. c. H. Duvall, the pastor of the
church, was the final speaker on the
first part of the program. DR.. Duval
summed up the remarks Of the previ
Gus speaker emphasizing these partic
ular points which had appealed to hin
as the most important AS he took his
seat he was greeted with generous
round of applause.
At this point in the exercises, the
members of the Golden Star lodge No
a, A. f. & A. NJ. who had met at theil
hall Will IIS 81 anu uuilHS LILY
earlier part of the evening, marched
in in a body headed by the grant
master. w. H. Milligan.
Mr.. Milligan then made a most ex
cellent address which was we'll re
ceiyed by those that we represent
Following this a five course banquen
was served by the women of the
church and of the lodge.
Board Meeting Today.
Owing to the absence of three O
the members of the executive board
who were expected to arrive yesterda,
the meeting was continued until tc
day. The other members of the boar,
arrived in the city during the night
and this morning and the full session
opened this morning at Ii o'clock.
The regular business Of the assc
citation will be transacted by the boar
and then the project will be taken u
which is the all important object c
the meeting.
The project is the organizing of
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Dec. 11.--The second and
third entertainments in the series of
receptions given at the Gilbert and
Rankin homes in honor of the formers
daughter. DR.. L. M. Bell. of Sheridan
Wyo., occurred on Friday. During
the afternoon twenty-eight married
women We're received at the Gilbert
home. The principal amusements of
the hour consisted of picture con-
test in which the guests were required
to name the article of household furni-
ture which each picture represented
Mrs. L. w. Swartzendrurer being the
most successful contestant was award
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EVANS NOT GUILTY.
Judge Roberts at Abba, Late Yester-
day Rendered Decision.

uay HeHuereu DecIsTon.
Abba, Dec. 12.-(Special.) after
trial which lasted four days, judi
Roberts yesterday, at $3.50 p. M, pI
nounced Albert Evans not guilty
uttering a forged instrument Aft9
the evidence was all in, the attorne,
for the defense made a motion to ID
rect a verdict as the defendant hal
already been tried for forgery. an
had been pronounced not guilty,
accordance with the motion, judd
Roberts rendered the above decisiol|
Immediately after Evans was dis
missed the court proceeded to empar
ell jury for the case Of Grant Naples
charged with assault with intent1 t
commit murder @r
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in such habits of concentrates. regn-
larity, obedience and patience as may
be required while purSuing the study
of subject"
That's all very pretty in connection
with university course, but the high
school had better be kept along lines
that teach fellow the things that will
enable him to hold job that carries
a salary sufficient to buy ticket en-
titling him to twenty-one meals eacf
week in some good chop house.
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HEpRIck.

Hedrick Dec. HE. w. Mccormick
has moved intP the II, E. Duke
property on NJ Main street.
Emmett MOORE and B. G. Young
day to attend cldrt.
Misses Winni ia and Kate Hines
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VISIT oTTUMwA SCHOOLS.

Party of oskaIoosa School Teachers
Here Yesterday.
A party of Oskaloosa school teachers
were in the city yesterday visiting at
the different public schools here The
party returned to- their homes last
evening on the Rock Island. Those
who comprised the party were Misses
Eva Mattison, Harriet Douglas, Floy
Cricket, Flora Schneider and Eliza
beth Jackson.
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IN HIGHEST COURT.
Hearst's Election Fight Is Now q
fore New York's Appeal TribunalI

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 12.-Argumd
over the legal points involved in
liam Randolph Hearst's contest of
New York mayoralty election
been begun in the court of appe
The matter comes before this tribu
on an appeal from decision Of
appellate division, first departing
which affirmed an order directing t
issue of a mandamus for a recouN
and a recanvass Of the vote cast; il
the second election district Of thu
second assembly district of New Yorl
City.
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1t is unfortunate for a sweet di4
sition to be born with an unhay
nose.
The sun., 1905-11-27

.. 49,. l., ,,., - A.. .,.,,a,aI 4 ,iI,, ponor,
put UP IN irish oh', ttle ua''otlh' ue'. NnF'''
and very many Of the weeklies print more
or less Irish in every issue. Six years ago
m rich hool, ,,os a rnri,v Now scarcely
an lr's" ~ ~OooN W. , @ ,o .oo,,,os rro,n
a week passes ouI ne" one uo,ies ~ ON W.,
the press and the distribution or DOCKS anu
po,nuhlets from our own Offices alone amounts
70 a.. o,Iortar of n million cooies yearly Six
" Hea. 20 90 90, ~ ir ir,I ,s v,U os Owen
years ago II Eo" sPo"c i'I7' az We" "n a" 60"
Roe o'Nel'i or wrote II as wen @ as ueonFts
keatnR 1t was not worth lhT"nceh 10
YOU. To-day you cannot OBTAIN piace
under the corporation in the capital ot ireland
or under the County Council OF Cork or or
Mayo or under the Corporation Of Limerick
or in a dozen other places unless YOU know
the national Language of your country
Six Years ago for any product OF Irish
hrnips or Of Irish hands to find a sale in Ire.
innd il was actually necessary for il to bear
,1'n ha,I,'arl, ns InrJn,, or paris-a terrihle
we ,t s,y'a,iop ,hot Lad TO hs
GoI4ii'V"t apoA w. ca",tY Wv. 49,, p,,t VOW va
la'eu oy 'n' C"e''U i|a5u' gar ,or' ~, ,risH
The sun., 1905-11-27
UOnAN NABBED on Old CHARGE.
Mrs. King Jumped Bail Over Year Ago
After Arrest on ShOplifting Charge.

Mrs. Margaret King, who gave her address
as 3R5 Vanderbilt avenue, Brooklyn, was
arraigned in the jefferson Market court
Yesterday on larceny charge more than
a year I'D, and was held in $500 bail for
further examination Tuesday.
Last May q year ago Mrs, King was ar
rested by Detective Larldn in Sixth avenue
dry goods store on a charge of shoplifting
and was held for examination, the follow,
ing day by Magistrate Cornell. Her bail
solomon SteclIel. Mrs, King failed to APP
pear in court
Last SATURDAY. she appeared before Fire
Marshal Beers in Brook ly.n to TESTIFY regard
a house at es7 Vanderbilt avenue on Novem-
ber l3 Larkin was notified, and went to
Brooklyn. He recognized Mrs; King, ar
rested her, and brought her 70 Mammalian
later got a warrant for Mrs. Kings arrest
in connection with the fire.
The sun., 1905-11-27
OPENING OPERA CONCERT.
PlancOn and Mme. Sembrch the SOlOists
The Crowd q Big One.

The frat of the seasons popular Sunday
night concerts at the Metropolitan Opera
House last night set standard which II
followed out will give pleasure TO many
music lovers and bring much money into
the Herr Direct or's box Office. Nj. Plancou
and Nine. Sembrich were two Of the four
soloists, and their appearance drew an
audience that filled the orchestra and the
galleries and even exhausted the standing
room. To say that il was an enthusiastic
gathering is to put it mildly.
Proceedings had to come to a stop for
several minutes, so great was the applause
when Nine. Sembroh appeared to sing her
first number, Verdi's "Ernani involami
aria. When she finished she was obliged
to repeat the most brilliant part OF it and
then sing n more modern song with English
words before she was allowed to leave the
stag" temporarily. Later in the pro-
gramme she -reappeared to render the
more enthusiasm and called for two more
encores. She would have been singing yet
if the audience had had its way.
NJ. Plancon had n severe cold. When it
camo time for him 10 appear Nahan Frankie,
who conducted during the evening, entered
without him and announced that the basso
was not feeling well, having a severe cold.
An exclamation OF disappointment was
stopped, however, by his further announce
ment that the singer did not wish to disap-
point his audience and only begged their
Indulgence. The cold didn't mar the beauty
of NJ. Plancon's voice to any serious extent,
He sang Adams Grand Air du Chalet
so acceptably that, cold or no, he had to
appear again. This time it was the Three
Grenadiers" song which has come to he
associated with him, and then the Palms, ="
with which he has delighted many Sunday
night audience in the past. Even then the
audience let him go reluctantly. The other
soloists Nine. JaCoby and NJ. Parvis, the
latter graduate of the opera school, were
well received.
The orchestra numbers included tn"
"Coona.ion March" of Saint-Saens, Go.d-
marks overture "Sakuntala" the la
"Die K6nigskinder- and the "Bacchanale' y
from Moszkow skis ballet suite +Laurin.'
The sun., 1905-11-27

The world is worse than
you have any idea of-have
you read Lawson's terrible
arraignment in. Everybody's
for December2f
The world is better than
you have any idea of-have
you read Russells magnif-
cent story of the few beaten
but brave English weavers
who, working for the COM
mon good, saved two pence
a day and founded a business
now rated at over hundred
and forty million dollars
Everybodys Magazine IS cents
SI.5o year
Special representatives wanted for EveryboAy's
hagaKine In towns where there are no dealcra
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
TRUTHS.

A man must have sublime faith 70 puy
a bottle of hair restorer from a bald
headed barber.
A man with a broken heart is interest
ing 10 maidens. But it must be the heart,
not the pocket that is broke.
Most any man can make shift to 60
vithou the necessaries of life. But he
must have his unnecessaries or expire.
No Snowman would make any money
exhibiting two-faced persons in his col
lection of freaks. They are too common.
To genuinely appreciate the kindness
and generosity Of Providence it is nee
esary to first realize your own insignif-
canoe.
A good resolution is a very fine and
brittle Venetian glass. Tamper with it
ever SO little in careless mood and it is
liable to break.
The best sign of a mans ignorance Of
n language is a habit of uselessly intro
during certain very commonplace eX-
rressions from it into ordinary CONVEX
sation.
The cCre of the unhappiness Of the
worlds workers is not that they have TO
work. or that they are deprived OF
things that they would like to have, but
the eternal haunting vision of the time
when their working days will be over.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
KANSAS WAR ON The TRUSTS
New Constitution May be Needed
to Broaden Legislative Powers.
A Resolution Submitting the Cues
ton of Calling n Constitutions
Convention Prepared.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. Ito success
fully fight the trusts within it's Dor
Gers, a constitutional convention may
be called to broaden the powers OF the
Kansas legislature. The bills striking
at trusts, particularly those dealing
with oil, having met with SO many OBJ
jections on constitutional grounds,
a sentiment in favor of a new consti-
tuition meeting the situation has sprung
up. TO this end a resolution submit
ting the question of calling a constltu-
ticnal convention to a vote Of the peo-
pie in 1906 has been prepared n will,
it is stated, be presented to the senate
shortly. Gov. Hoch has not yet signed
the bill providing for the erection by
the state of an oil refinery.
Along with it's fight on oil, Kansas
also is making wal on those who would
pipe gas out of the state. In the house,
Holoren's bill to regulate the mode of
procuring and transporting natural gas
was passed by a vote of 7S to 80. I'm
like the oil legislation, which seeks to
make a market for hat product, the
gas measure is intended to restrict the
sale of gas. Kansas wants the gas
saved for use in it's own industries, and
to guard it a protective association has
been formed.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
FORMER FINAMCIER GONE.
jay Cooke, Whose Fame as Il Finan-
cier Was World Wide, Has
Passed Away.

Philadelphia, Feb. 17.-Jay Cooke,
whose fame as a fnancier is world
wide, died, Thursday night. at the
home of his son-in-law, Charles d. A.
Barney, at Ogontz, a suburb of this
city, SO years Of age. He had been
suffering from general debility, the re-
suit of aid age, for several years.
His condition was not considered Sc
rious, however, and his death came
rather suddenly. Last Monday he enter
tanned as his guests 125 young ladies
attending the Ogontz school and their
friends. On that occasion he appeared
to be in good spirits and was last to
leave the reception room.
From the day of his retirement
from active work in financial circles,
about 20 years ago, to the day of his
haal illness he was never an idle man.
He maintained many business interests,
but much of his time he spent in hunt
ing and fishing either at "Ogontz
Lodge" in Lycoming county, Pa, or
in the bass fishing waters at Putin
Bay, Lake Erie. At the time of his
death he was the owner of large tracts
of land in the west.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
A NICHE IN FAME'S TEMPLE.
willard in S~tatuary Hall In
the National Capitol.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-A special fea-
was the acceptance of the statue or
Frances f. Willard. which has been
placed in Statuary hall, in the national
capitol by the state of Illinois. There
are about forty pedestals in the hall,
but the statue of Miss Willard is he
first of a woman to find a place there.
and members of her sex showed their
appreciation of the compliment by
turning out in large numbers to listen
to the eulogistic addresses made in con-
nection with the ceremony.
In his prayer in the house, the chap
lain, referring to the exercises incl
dent to the acceptance, said that by
the purity of her soul. the breadth and
scope of her intellectual attainments,
the eloquence and chastity of her
speech and her unselfsh devotion to
the purity of the home, the state and
humanity, Frances E. Willard had won
for herself the splendid and just enco-
mium-'the uncrowned queen of purity
and temperance"
The proceedings were opened by the
| reading of a letter from Gov. Deneen
of Illinois presenting the statue to the
United States.
Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, offered a resolu-
ton of acceptance. Speeches extolling
the life and deeds of Miss Willard
were delivered by Representatives
Foss, Graft and Rainey, of Illinois, and
Littlefield, of Maine.
Addresses eulogistic of Miss Willard
were made by Senators Cullom, Bever-
idge, Dolliver and Hopkins. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Cullom the statue was ac-
cepted-"the statue of n of the most
eminent women of the United States,
was the way the resolution expressed
it.
At the close of the ceremony the
senate, as a further mark OF respect TO
Miss Wizards memory, adjourned.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
A STAGGERER TO HUMANITY
Russia's Dead in the War, Exclu-
sive Of Port Arthur, $4,000.
Dver One Hundred and Thirty Iiiuu-
sand Sick and Wounded IN
Russian Hospitals.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-Betweell
10000 and $4,000 men, according to the
official returns for the first year OF the
far eastern war, have been killed in
battle on the Russian side, exclusive
of those who fell during the siege OF
Port Arthur.
The reports show that 130,439 officers
and men, either sick or wounded,
passed through the Russian hospitals.
Of these, 4,007 died, GAIA were sick and
1,24S wounded were invaded, 1929
returned to Russia, 21,554 are still in
hospital and the others are again IN
the ranks.
The proportion of deaths among
those sent to the hospitals are con-
sidered by medical experts as remark
ably small.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
JAPAN SAVING WAR SP0ILS.
Extensive Salvage Operations Are
Being Pushed by Japan at
Pert Arthur.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 1.-THE steam
ship fremont, arrived from Japanese
ports, brought news that so vessels will
be added to Japanese naval strength
as a result Of salvage operations now
being conducted at Port Arthur. Large
salvage crews are working to ecove
the vessels, some of which will be re-
paired at the Port Arthur docks, which
1900 workmen are putting into repair
to receive the sunken vessels as soon
as they are raised.
A recent arrival in Japan from Port
Arthur states that the captured guns,
artillery, vehicles, locomotives, rail-
road cars and other trophies have been
massed on the drill grounds ready for
shipment. Considerable coal is being
stored at Golden Hill.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
TIE SOUTH is INTERESTED.
Several Southern States VIII Have
Military C~ontinGents in the
Inauguration Parade.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The interest
O: the south in the inauguration OF
President Roosevelt was evidenced
again when word was received from
North Carolina that the Wilmington
light infantry, of Wilmington, and
Light Battery a." both of the North
Carolina national guard, will march in
the inaugural parade behind Gov.
Glenn and his staff.
Gov. Blanchard of Louisiana will
head a detachment of his militia in
the parade; Gov. Warfield of Maryland
will head at least two Maryland regi-
ment; Gov. Montague of Virginia will
command a brigade from the Old Do
minion, and Brig.-Gen. Clark, of the
Alabama national guard, is recruiting
a provisional regiment to attend the
Inauguration.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
STILL COURTiNG TROUBLE.
Our Relations With Venezuela Are
Strained Almost to the
breaking Point.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Minister Bow
en-, at Caracas, has informed the state
department by telegraph that the su-
preme court OF Venezuela has ordered
the sequestration of the landed proper
ty of the New York Bermudez Asphalt
&C.
An official of the government said
today that it was believed that Presl-
lent Castro's next move would be to
introduce condemnatory proceedings
in the Venezuelan courts to GUST the
asphalt company from its concession.
Such a course would be carefully
watched by this government, it was
said, and any attempt at a denial OF
Justice would call forth a quick and de-
cisive step on the part of the United
States government, probably armed in
t%erycntion.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-24
TREASURES OF ART BURNED.
Rare Collection Worth 5000 900 De-
stroyed by Fire in New York.
Partially Insured.

New York, Feb. 15.-Tapestries, rare
textiles, ancient Greek and Roman pill
lars. pottery of almost every epoch of
European history with other objects
of art worth $500, 900, the property of
Stanford White, architect, were de-
stroyed by fire in a six-story building at
114-120 West Thirteenth street.
The art collection burned was only
partly insured. The collecting OF 1T
took years of patient search, and it was
regarded as notable. Thomas b.
Clarke, we'll known as a collector him
self, said that it's tapestries and textiles
represented the best of the fifteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries IN
Italy and Spain.