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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-12
MuNTERvtLLE.

Munterville, Jan IL. = Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nelson gave dinner to a
few Of their friends last Saturday.
Misses Pearl Smith and Beatrice
venitor visited with Miss Myrtle john
son last Sunday. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. v. T. Hasselroote Wis
tied over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Johnson.
number of relatives and friends in
to dinner with them last Sunday.
Leroy Burgeson was taken sud-
denly Monday evening. DR.. Rambo
was called and pronounced it light
case of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Baldwell were
over Sunday visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Venitor.
Mrs. John Carlson has been sick but
is reported much better at the pres
ent time.
A few young folks visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Peterson
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Locke gave din.
ner to a large number Of their friends
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Burgeson dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Peterson
near Dudley. last evening.
BY an accidental discharge Of gun
| while out hunting last Sunday Max
Venitor was shot in the right arm be
low the elbow. DR.. Rambo was inme
diately called to dress the wound and
| 1t was found that no bones were in
jured.
| a,ec poYlino Andarson calIad ar
Miss Emma Allen last Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erland Allen visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen II
/ Chillicothe, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierson ant
daughter Hannah visited with Mr.. ant
i Mrs. w. T. Baldwell last Wednesda,
! evening.
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Nelson. w. T. Taylor E. Pyle r. witt
sey, Clyde Wiltsey and F. G. Ander-
son. The above men all live in
the county except the last named.
Miss Vida Bell. of Derby, came
Monday and will spend some time in
the city with friends.
Miss Ida Kittleman returned to her
home in Des Moines this morning at
ter a pleasant visit with her aunt,
Mrs. G. A. Lockwood.
Messrs. Harley Waynick and Henry
Schottee were brought back from Ft.
Madison Monday to testify in the case
Of the state against Grant Shelton.
Editor Joe Long, of the Russell
Union, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Rosa Freburg came down from
Des Moines yesterday for a few days
visit with friends.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Jan. 11.-District court
convened again today and the trial of
the State VS.. Grant Shelton. who is
charged with arson, was commenced
after some trouble in inpaneling a
jury. The regular jurors were ex-
hausted and a special venire was
was drawn and most of it exhausted
before a full jury was impaneled. This
same case was tried last September
at which time the jury disagreed. A
great deal Of interest was manifested
In the other case and will be in this
one. The jury consists of the following
men: F. c.. Conrad, w. P. Fight
Harry Miller, W. w. Sellers, o. Han
cock, w. H. Van Benthusan, A. w
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Jan. 1.-THE P. e. o. So
ciety met Monday evening with Miss
Ruth McAchran The program con-
sisted Of music by Mrs. Henry G. Tay-
lor and history of the home chapter
from the date of organization to the
present time by Mrs. A. H. Fortune.
Palmer Trimble Of Keokuk made
business trip to this place Tues
day.
George S. Craven Of Milton, assist
ant cashier of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank, was a business visitor
at this place Monday.
The Library circle recently organ
lied by Mrs. F. G. Traverse held the
first meeting Of the present year Sat
urday afternoon. The circle has a
membership of twenty-five and there
are twenty-six volumes of the best
works to be enjoyed. The old books
were collected for last year and the
new books we're distributed In lit
tie contest conducted by the hostess
the honors were won by Mrs Gertrude
Greenleaf. Light refreshments were
served.
Mrs. L. L. Pittman has been con-
fined to the home during the past two
weeks with severe cough and cold.
She Is still unable to be out
Mrs. W. M. Hotchkins and son, Du-
ran, leave in short time for Texas,
where they will spend the winter for
their health
Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Wickizer pleas
antly entertained about twenty-eight
friends at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday.
The after dinner hours were spent so.
cially.
Mrs. Jennie Craig and Miss Jessie
Slam of Moulton, sister and niece OF
! D. H. Elan, are visiting at the Elan
hotel.
Mrs. Anna Sharp of Holden, Mo-, is
visiting her brother, John H. Plank
and was a guest at the home of w. H
Taylor Tuesday.
Mrs. R. A. Gibson of Milton is spend
ing a few days with her brother, Hon
w. H. Taylor and family.
Rev. T. B. Hughes of sigourney is
| spending a few days with his daugh
i ter, Mrs. w. B Taylor.
Captain William Van Benthuysen Il
4 very sick with diseased foot, from
/ which blood poison is feared. The foo
troubled him in the same way about {
month ago, but became so much bet
ter that he thought it was almost well
The pain and swelling has again re
4 turned, however, and he has beef
obliged to spend the nights in his rock
ing chair for some time, being unable
to rest the foot in bed.
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BATAVIA

Batavia, Jan. 11.-Henry Rooms, of
Boulder, Col, is here transacting bust
ness.
Meetings are still in progress at. the
Christian church and will continue
throughout this week.
Presiding Elder ]. w. Lambert held
quarterly meeting here Saturday.
Rev. Kemp Is holding revival meet
ings at County Line.
Gabbert & Alfred have sold their
restaurant stock to Loren Copeland.
Mr.. Copeland will put In stock of
general merchandise in the same, build
ing. y3
The band boys are preparing to give
"a series of concerts in the near future.
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BUNCH.

Bunch, Jan. 11.-Rev. w. H. Sayre
Of Des Moines, closed q weeks meeting
at Bunch SUNDAY night, Jan. 8, with
one hundred additions to the church.
forty-two being baptised during the
meetings, twenty one men and twenty
one women and one old lady 66 years
old. Twenty more await baptism.
church has been organized with eighty
members and they contemplate build
ing new church in the near future.
During the meetings the house was
filled to its utmost capacity.
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to the blizzard which was raging 1t
kept good many away.
Porter, Of Birmingham, attended the
horse sale Saturday.
Miller Beckley and John Ryan, of
Hillsboro, were In the city Saturday.
Mrs. j. r. Hiatt will join her hus-
band this week at Sidney, Iowa.
James Steward, an old settler Is vis-
iting with his daughter, Mrs. A. Acha-
bold.
John Arnold shipped a carload Of
cattle to Chicago Tuesday.
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CONCORD.

Concord, Jan. 11.-Rev. Mason who
was called home on account of the ILL
ness of bis little son, returned last
Saturday and resumed his meetings
at the Liberty church.
Miss Ruth Prose, who has been Wis
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iiisSiiof jan. III nd Nra5
] ml visited at Clayton mit

@tQ% last week. ffs 49, IS nv Ks IS sfiissg ps
J0An Mcfarland was Al ottumwa
recently
Mn; Mary Farland u slowly rs,
proving Il. \: 4 \.
MrsS Bert. Nsllsiuson called 6n MRS.
u; II. Wellman one evening recently.
Vi Ira Canning and faInily " were en-
,tertained at 81. Hanning rs Sunday. 4 IS
& Fritz Martin Of Reno, Nevada, Ia Wis.
ting atsathe parental Martin home.
81 Mr., and Mrs George Myers visited
at the g. Myers home Sunday.
!. Pearl Hanning of St.aJoe, Missouri,
visited last week with his uncle, B..
Hanning, and Iva Hanning.
Mrs. Emmily Myers returned Sun
day from visit near Blakesburg.
Dora Schwartz is visiting in OF
tumwa.
Willie Berry marketed hogs in
Blakesburg last week.
Clara Day visited in Blakesburg last
week.
Several from this place attended the
funeral of Mrs. Rosa McRunalds, Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Will Ralston has been quite
sick the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Hanning, Mrs. T. d
Williams, Pearl Hannlng and L. H
Wellman and family and VIM. Han
ming spent Wednesday at Ira Han
ning's.
Ada Chance visited Sadie Ross one
night last week.
Henry Day returned to Des Moines
last week after brief visit with his
parents.
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Our Only Scheme
Better Values than any other
Store is Our Aim in
Order to Crowd
January Sales

Best grade Of mems $1.25 and 81 Dress
Shirts at. -. .... j.. -. -. CSC
50c and 75c mems fine Dress Shirts
only. -. 5Sc
40c and soc Mems fine White Shirts
only. -. -. -. -. &c
$1.25 little gents fine Shoes all solid
Tor ...9Sc
Regular $3.50 ladies' fine Shoes s1.9S
Boys 75c Toques. you can buy them
at. 49,. -. $3.50. 4Sc
Best mems So Sweater ;. >. SLAB
Boys and Mems 65c and. 75c Winter
Caps. 80. .48c
Mems $3.50 grade in Duck Coats $1.98
$1.25 ladies' Union Suits ;. -. .9Sc
Ladies Csc and 35c Winter Underwear
only. ........ -. -. ...19c
81 and s1.25 ladies all wool Under
wear. 49,. -. $50
Mems mixed wool CSC and 75c Under
wear. 80. 4oc
zoe and 25c Turkey Red Table Cloth,
per yard. -. lbc
45c blue or Turkey Red Table Cloth
per yard. -. -. -. -. 34c
&c and Sc Linen Toweling >. =. ;. SC
1212c and lac Linen Toweling j. ..1Oc
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Some men make love so rapidly
that every little while they get too full
for utterance.
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In the absence of Rev. Right. who
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Hempstead preached Sunday afternoon
lat the church al HAYDEN There we're
no services at the Methodist Episcopal
church here Sunday. other than Sun.
day school.
F. M. Epperson was an Ottumwa
business caller Tuesday.
Nellie. the little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Pickerell, near Eveland,
has been sufferer from pneumonia.
Mrs. Martin Swinter, of Oskaloosa,
was visiting at the Eph Watkins home
and with other relatives and friends
here Monday
4 j. s. Chandler purchased the inter
est of his partner, H. r. Fortune, in the
barber shop Monday Mr.. Fortune will
continue to work in the shop.
There was surprise party at the
Eph Watkins home Saturday night In
honor of Miss Goldie Spurgeon, Of AL
bia, a niece of Mrs. Watkins, it being
her birthday anniversary. The young
woman was much surprised when about
dozen young people came in on her
several of them bringing presents. A
merry time was passed ii playing
J games. Candy and pop corr
and peanuts were also served. The
guests departed at about IL o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morris, o.
: Hickory, were guests Monday Of Mr.
Morris brother, John Morris, aftel
which they went to Lost Creek to visi
Haley Morris and family.
The protracted meetings at thu
t Church of Christ closed .Thursda.
night. These meetings lasted two o
three weeks and there were three con
| versions and one reclaimed.
Freeman Beedle returned to Abb,
Sunday night after visit with rela
], DIR Is q Brockman Of Ottumwa
"s mha sro;,nu,,,a wara a,ao+a, 90 off,
ivy ioiLo"t n,, W. $500 80 ~,
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La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
rh,e.ss Colorado ..s v.ss.

The Denver & Rio Grande. with
its numerous branches penetratin
the Rockies. has two distinct and
separate lines across the mountains.
Tickets reading via THE Scenic
Line of the World" and THE Great
Salt Lake Route" between Denver
and Salt Lake City or Ogden. are
available either via the main line
through Leadville Canon of the
Grand river and Glenwood Springs.
or via the line over Marshall Pass
and through the Black Canon of the
Gunnison. Tourists to and from
Salt Lake City. Ogden or San Fran
cisco will find it to their advantage
to have their tickets read in both
directions via tnis route, thus being
able to use one Of the above lines
going and the other returning.
Write S. X. Hooper. G. P. & T. A..
Denver. Colo. for illustrated
pamphlets.
La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
0irthdsy Panty.

Miss Helen Alice Philhour enter
tanned about forty Of her young
friends from to 6 o'clock last Mon
day afternoon at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phil
hour. on Cimarron avenue. the occa-
sion being the eleventh anniversary
of her birth. Various games. light
refreshments, a barrel of candy and
a small wagon load of ice cream and
cake held the unanimous and in
dividual attention of the little folks
for two mortal hours. and all de-
parted wishing Miss Helen many
happy returns of the day and hoping
that she might have birthday parties
with annual regularity. Miss Helen
was the recipient of nearly fifty
presents. which ought to hold her
for awhile. She was assisted in
entertaining by her mother. Mrs.
Philhour, Mrs. Charles Kingsbury
and Mrs. D. T. Richards.
Among those present were:
Marguerite Wonderly, Irene Jones,
Mildred Mendelson. Faunie Beer
bohm. Mildreth Davis. Julia Paul.
Minnie Paul, Gladys Byland, Helen
Turk, Grace Draper. May Burwell,
Marie Inge. Grace Jones. Francis
Kendall, Elizabeth Ritter. Hazel
vestry. Julia vestry. Nora McFar-
land, Jessie Hamilton. Irel Yates,
Marie Keffer. Marcy Keffer, Ethel
Worman. Madge Hasten, Winnie
Bullock. Marion Spaulding. Ferdie
Vestry, Jack Vestry. Frederick
Jones. Wayne Richards, Onie Wis
dom, Martin Mcfarland. Frank
Philhour, Frederick Beerbohm and
Homer Mapes.
La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
Lees, m.,s~.,. s,,m s,..es,.s Out.

A hardware and furniture stbre
will be opened in the Henderson hall
building inside of two weeks. The
proprietors will be A. B. Corbin and
others. of La Junta. and w. H.
Craine, of this city, will be the
manager. Mr.. Craine is well known
to our people and is very popular
with all. He was formerly book
keeper for the Ordway Trading Co.,
and now has charge Of the books Of
Gallavan Bros. They will put in a
new and first class stock Of hardware
and furniture. and it will be an
establishment that will be a credit
to our enterprising and growing
town. The enterprise will certainly
be a success.
Carpenters have already begun
the work of putting in a new front
and getting the building ready for
the new store.-Ordway New Era.
La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
sooe oosa leeal sSGos
Ade with II. G. Todd

Trade with H. c. Todd
Trade at the Palace Drug Store
Wagon. buggies and harness at
the La Junta Hardware Company
Jap Beatty. of NalzznolA. was a
county seat visitor yesterday. On
business.
II you want first-clAss work done
call On Peters. the tailor. sk1p on
east Trinidad plaza
Gem" -four. best in the market
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. Junta Milling Co.
Mrs. John Riley. Of SyrUuse.
Kan, was a La Junta visitor last
Sunday. the guest Of Mrs. John
Howe.
w. r. Cregar. Of Pueblo. repre-
senting the r. G. Dun Mercantile
Agency. was "a Junta visitor yes
terday interviewing local business
men as to their financial standing.
WANTED Horses for alfalfa pas
ture: 81 D per head per month: good
care taken; will not be responsible
for accidents or sickness; one-half
mile east of North La Junta school
house. II. Schulz.
DIR. r. w. Ragsdale is rapidly re-
gaining health and strength after
his recent illness and will resume the
practice Of medicine November lst
He will be located in his new Office
in the Miller-Hale block.
A. Il. Eckton, of Fairmount.' who
was seriously injured few days ago
by falling under a wagon heavily
loaded with beets. the wheels pas
sing over his stomach. is getting
along nicely and will probably be
able To be about shortly.
John l.. Gay. an old timer Of this
city. who used TO be in the postal
service between La Junta and Al
buquerque. was in town for = few
minutes yesterday morning and was
greeted by a number Of friends.
He was on his way to Goldfield.
New. to look after some mining
interests. Mr.. Gay left La Junta
about five years ago and during all
that time has been in the steamship
postal service between New York
and Porto Rico. He intends to re-
turn to New York in thirty days and
on his way back will stop over in La
Junta for a few days visit.
La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
Sehoot 0sa0

IL will repay anyone To spend the
FIRST half hour Of the morning in the
High School listening to the drill in
music and the chorus singing.
About one hundred and thirty pupils
file in bringing chairs which are
placed in the zisles. and three people
occupy . single desk-l3O pupils in
the space calculated for 10 Excel
lent order prevails in spite Of this
crowded condition The director.
baton in hand. faces this class Of
young peOple. . smile on her lips,
but determination in her eyes She
is not afraid to criticise when neces-
sary. but quick to help now one.
now another As her ear detects the
need. Grand results are obtained
and individual voices brought out.
although not much individual work
can be attempted in the time allowed
for this department. Some critics
argue that chorus singing as prac-
ticed largely in our public schools is
Of little practical use. but surely il
is worth while to be trained TO sing
with others and not make one dis
cordant note DIR. w. L. Harris.
G. Stanley Hall and Col. +. W..
Parker each have said that music is
the most important study in the
school course.
Under the shadow OF the large
stone building is smaller one. the
gift some years since of T. 7. Wood
ruff for a gymnasium. but this year
it was given over to the manual
training work. Here Supervisor
Stendahl reigns supreme with none
To molest or make him afraid.
Twenty-four benches are occupied
by as many boys usual number
for a lesson Of one hour. A
working model Ia drawing) must be
made for each object before the
lumber can be cut into. this insures
accuracy and saves waste Of material.
Mr.. Stendahl accepts nothing but
the best a boy can do. Those who
finish. their work earlier have the
use of various tools until the end Of
the hour. then each boy must put
his tools in order. brush the shavings
from the desk and floor, leaving
every thing ready for the next class.
The sound Of hammer. saw and
plane is music indeed. only Of a
different kind from that Of the
human voice. No peace here for q
lazy. careless boy. He finds his
best efforts are as necessary as for
his les son in arithmetic. A number
Of excellent drawings done by the
eighth grade were placed on the
rack. Those who have had no train
ing in drawing find themselves at a
great disadvantage even in the
work Of manual training.
The mothers land ia ther's) meet
ing will be held on Friday Of this
week in the Columbian School build
ing library room at 3 o'clock. DR..
A. l.. Stubbs will repeat by request
a paper presented to this body last
spring. and DIR. f. G. Edwards and
others will discuss the same. Par
ents are cordially urged to be in
and take part in all the
La Junta tribune., 1905-10-25
pisesrds Tor Sale.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE Office. at the rate of five
cents each. which read As follows:
For Sale
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Credit.
Bill of Sale.
No Smoking.
Dressmaking.
Rooms for Rent.
No Minors Allowed.
Hunting Not Allowed.
Don't Spit on the floor.
Cigarette Smoking Not. Allowed.
Furnished Rooms for Light House
keeping.
Extracts from the laws required
to be posted by boarding house
keepers if they would protect them
selves against dishonest patrons.
The Jasper news., 1905-07-06
CARL HAdENBHCK's SHOW
Biggest and Best on Earth Soon to
Exhibit in this Vicinity

1t is with pleasure that we announce
the visit of the famous Carl Hagenbeck
Trained Animal show to Carthage July
7,h.
Hundreds Of residents in this vicinity
will take advantage Of the low rates on
all railroads and spend the day at the
show. There will be o parade at 10 a.
m. aud TWO performances, afternoon
aud evening, under immense tents.
The Carl llagenbeck Trained Wild
Animal Show is not a circus with
meuugerie attachment TO ba used
mainly as an excuse for sensational
billing and to puff about aud splurge
upon but performing menagerie and
acting caravan without any attachment
OF any kind, and really the most in
structiyely and entertaining!y magniii-
cent and costly one ever collected, 10
which every superb srecimen is won
derfully tanned aud taught one, it nat
urally follows that its daily free morn
ing parade should be a new departure
in popular holiday display and it is.
II is the only tented or public pageant
o! any kind that ever had, or has all Of
its dens thrown open to full and free
popular inspection. The only Que each
and all Of whu,e passing lairs, with the
exception OF 3tbe cages occupied 10y the
Polar Bears uud the Great Dane Dogs,
are filed with such tremendous "liappy
Families o. instinctively ferocious foes
as but one master hand could rule aud
reconcile.O mixed royal assemblages Of
Lions, Tigers, Panthers, Leopards,
Pumas aud strange Hybrid felnes, and
which grand. grim aud gigantic brother
hoods might be enlarged 10 include all
the smaller and commJner wild beasts,
were they worth considering, The only
one whose Oriental caravan is exclusively
made up Of trained Elephants, Camels,
Zebras, Zebrulas, Yak, Water Buffalo,
Arabian thoroughbreds, Shetlaud, Nor
wegian and Dwarf Ponies, Wild India
Asses, etc.
The program is succession Of wonder
ful acts the pinnacle of wild animal
education.
The Jasper news., 1905-07-06
A GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
GIVEN BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHILDREN
A Musical and Literary Program
Which Pleased All Who
Eeard 1t

The musical auG literary entertain
meut given under the auspices OF the
jasper public schools at the opera house
last Friday night was one Of the best Of
the kind ever given in Jasper. Only a
fair sized audience was present but all
who attended were well pad for their
money add trouble,
The program opened with America -
sung by the audience. This was follow
ed 10y an address of welcome by Prof.
L. Ii. Sweetland. lie spoke as greatly
pleased to become a citizen Of Jasper
and as having fallen in love with the city
already although a resident bat short
time. He compiemented the district
in having such fine school bulldog,
and as one who had been in almost ev-
cry school house in tho county he pro.
nouuced Jasper's without question the
best in Jasper county. OF course there
are much larger ones in the county
but as 10 beauty aud convenience Jasp-
er's beat them all The professor gave
the object OF the entertainment being
TO replenish the school library and pur-
chase other school appliances to better
the teaching facilities etc.
Howard Thomson gave well rend.
cred recitation on the subject Of "Nhy
he Wouldn't Die" which told Of roos.
ter who got up and walked of after
its head was supposed to have been
wrung of, The mystery was explained
however Swhen it was discovered that
in the excitement it was tho ROSTERS
tail tuut was wrung oil instead Of its
head.
a flag drill by sixteen little girls was
well given and made beautiful spectacle
MS they passed through many intricate
mansuyers to the time of music played
by Mrs j. z Leiss on the piano.
Mrs Eugenia Roberts, who is always a
fayorite with Jasper audience gave one
of her popular readings. "How the La
Due Stakes were Lost" was the title Of
her production and was an exciting
account of heroic Geed OF a little
jockey who saved the life Of a little tot
who had wandered on the race track
while race was in progress.