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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19
WILLIAMS BURG.

Williamsburg, Sept 16-Yesterday
closed the eighth annual district fair
at Williamsburg, in some respects the
most successful ever held The week,
up to Thursday, was simply perfect,
but owing to threatening clouds in the
morning the crowds did not venture
from any distance, but Friday more
than balanced Thursdays loss, though
on Wednesday the gate receipts were
greatest. The general opinion is the
exhibits this year in quality if not in
quantity exceeded those of former
years, and the aim Of the association
was more closely carried out this year,
that Of an educational exhibit as we'll
as e. means of amusement.
Another noticeable feature was the
fairness and honesty with which the
judges awarded premiums Horse rae
ing was given no place in the amuse-
ments-possibly to the chagrin of the
owners of race horses-but aside from
this class, the line of clean attractions
offered could not be regarded other
than an excellent substitute. When
the fact is taken into consideration
that this is the third fair held in this
county within the past month, it GER
tainly shows enterprise on the part of
the management to be able to draw
and mold crowd for four days in sue
cession. People from a distance, from
other towns, are loud in the praise of
the fair management and it is crafty
ing to know they will come out several
hundred dollars ahead.
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AGENCY.

Agency, Sept. 1S.-Mrs. Ed. Jones
has returned from visit with rela-
tives in Wapello. She was accompa-
MED home by her sister, Mrs Lou
Wright, of Chicago.
George Mccormick was stricken
with paralysis Friday and is in crit
ical condition
Miss Candy of Bloomfield is here Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. o. G. Shadford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Roberts of
Hedrick, are visiting Mr.. Roberts moth
er, Mrs. Charles Roberts.
G. V. Springer and his sons left Fri.
day for Tulare, Cal Mrs. Springer,
after visiting few days with friends
here and in Ottumwa will leave to
join Mr. Springer. They expect to
make their future home in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lambley of
Corning are visiting friends here
Rev. Hughes who will have charge
of the Methodist Episcopal church the
coming year, filled the pulpit here
Sunday, preaching to a large and
appreciative audience Rev. G. F.
Cannon, who has been pastor here for
the last two years, has been trans.
ferred to the Des Moines conference
and has been assigned to Boone.
l.. F. Newell shipped two cars Of fat
cattle to Chicago Saturday.
The Adventist camp meeting closed
Sunday evening. but series of meet
ings will be held in the tent for week
or ten days.
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HEDRIcK.

Hedrick, Sept. 16.-Miss Dell Shook
and Mrs. c. o. Bowen left last evening
for Pomona, Cal, where they expect
to make their future home.
Miss Mary Brooks went to Mt.
Pleasant Monday to resume her stud
les in Iowa Wesleyan university.
Orville Cuddy and w. N. Dixon
were in Fairfield Wednesday.
w. H. Young is in Cedar Rapids this
week. on business.
Mrs. w. /. Heth, of Milledgeville, III.
is visiting at the home of H. w.
Hechler.
Dan McCreery, of Fremont, was in
town Thursday on business.
Miss Erna Kraut was a passenger
to Fremont yesterday.
G.. j. Hagan of Tyrone, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hagan
here.
VIM. Eland Of Highland Center, was
In town yesterday on business.
Miss Schilling was a passenger to
Sigourney last evening.
P. A. Lynch, of Fairfield, visited rel
atives in town yesterday.
Hon. John Morrison, T. E. Spiers and
James Lynn We're in Sigournev Thurs
day attending the annual reunion of
the SD regiment.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Spicer were in
Minneapolis Monday.
Allen Hawk, of Martinsburg, was in
town Thursday.
]. l.. Wheaton, of Highland Center,
was in town yesterday.
j. G. Burns was in Ollie yesterday.
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PARKER is SHOCKED.
Continued from Page ~.

magnitude of the contributions of the
corporation.
There is, however, something
worse if possible, than the escape of
such officers from justice. 1t is the
gradual decentralization Of voters and
the dulling of the public conscience
caused by the efforts to make these
vast sums Of money procure the bal
lots they were intended to procure,
corruptly and otherwise.
1T is not my purpose to claim that
the democratic party, subjected to the
same temptation which has overcome
the other party during the last few
years, would have acted differently.
Mere party advantage should not be
sought from the disclosures made in
this investigation. But the facts
should be diligently sought, that the
people may become so aroused that
they will insist upon legislation max.
ing criminal offense for officers to
contribute corporate funds for politi.
parently successful candidates of their
Offices
Efforts in that direction have been
making in different states since No.
vember last, and particularly in this
state But the republican organiza-
ton would not consent to it. So the
legislature defeated the bills. And the
organization never will consent until
an aroused public sentiment shall
threaten legislators with political OBJ
livion who fail to enact effective laws
upon the subject"
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BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, Sept. 15.-The first three
days Of the Davis county fair We're
rendered Improbable by large rains
and prevented travel over the country
roads The fair opened on Tuesday,
but as the weather was unfavorable
Wednesday was declared the first day
III order to hold over on Saturday. All
departments are well filled and good
weather is all that is necessary to
success. The new hog and sheep
barns are great improvement. All the
hog pens have been taken and there
is a demand for more. The ampi-
theatre accommodations are better
than ever before, as an addition Of 4S
feet in length has been built and
band stand has been placed In the
center which is an improvement high
y appreciated bv the band boys, who
have been heretofore compelled to play
under very disagreeable conditions.
The attendance has been fair, owing
to the interest Of neighboring towns.
which are well represented on the in
coming trains. The women of the
the grounds and one hundred were
served at noon Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Johnson left on
Thursday afternoon for Philadelphia,
Pa, to attend the meeting of the
sovereign grand lodge. They will be
absent for several weeks.
Miss Bessie Smith, of Chicago, has
returned from Abba to enjoy her final
visit with relatives before returning
home.
Miss Rose Hope, of Birmingham, is
visiting at the home Of Mrs Henry
Barker. having arrived to attend the
fair.
Irwin Peppers, of Ottumwa, spent
Thursday with friends at the Davis
county fair.
Marion Wilson, Of Des Moines, for
mery of this city, is visiting his par
ents and other relatives and friends in
the city and county.
T. j. Hill and family, Of Springdale,
Ark, formerly of this city, are visiting
relatives and friends in the city and
county for the first time since their
change of location several years ago.
Mrs. Tinker is very sick at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Traverse.
She sustained a stroke of paralysis Of
the right side Wednesday and was
unable to move or speak during the
day, but on Thursday her condition
was somewhat improved.
A. J. Ditto and family, of Milton.
spent Thursday at the Davis county
fair.
Miss Effie Hardy returned Thursday
from Columbus, Ohio, where she has
been spending the summer with Mrs.
c. D. Firestone with whom she at
tended the Chautauqua, at Chautau-
qua, n. Y.
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HALSTED ON TRIAL
is CHARGED WITH ASSAuLTW WITH
INTENT TO KILL HIS soN-lN-
LAW, J. s. FARMER.
Case is One Of Complications Result
ing From Marriage of AIora Halstead
and John S. Farmer-Shot Gun Duel
at Farm Home South of City.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Assault with intent to kill is the
charge against George w. Halstead
the defendant in the first state case of
the August term of the district court,
called this afternoon. Halstead is &C.
cused of shooting his son-in-law, John
S. Farmer, with a shotgun on January
26, 1905. 1t is expected that a jury for
the trial of the case will be secured
this afternoon.
The case is one of the many compli.
cations resulting from the marriage of
Alora Halstead and John s. Farmer on
December 20, 1904. After the cere.
mony the girl returned to the home of
her father in South OttulAwa and he
knew nothing of her marriage until
the following day. He refused to al.
low the girl to go to her husband,
claiming that she was under eighteen
years of age.
Habeas Corpus Case.
The husband brought habeas corpus
proceedings in the district court and
after trial lasting several days Farm
er was denied the custody of his wife
by Judge M. A. Roberts. About a
week later the girl joined her husband
at the home of Mrs. Emma ]. Pomeroy
three miles south of the city. Three
days after this, Halstead, armed with
a shotgun, went to the place and fred
through a window into an upstairs
room where he supposed that Farmer
and his wife were hiding. He went to
the barn and reloaded his gun and
came back to the house. but was met
at the door by Farmer, who was also
armed with a gun.
Three shots were. fired almost stimuli
taneously and Farmer went back into
the house. Farmer was taken to the
Ottumwa hospital, where he was con.
fined several weeks. He lost the
sight of one eye and was otherwise in
jured. Halstead was. arrested and
later released on bond. Charges of as
sault with intent to commit murder
were filed against each man and the
grand jury investigated the charges,
Halstead being the only one indicted.
The Perjury Case.
AS a result of the testimony given
at the trial Of the habeas corpus case,
Halstead filed charges of perjury
against Ben Patsey and Farmer, the al
legation being that they swore falsely
In securing the marriage license. The
trial resulted in the acquittal of Patsey
and the charge against Farmer was
dismissed on motion Of the county at
torney. Later Halstead filed informa-
ton before Justice w. J. Berry charg-
ing Mrs. Farmer with perjury and
Farmer filed information before Justice
M. L. Kirk, charging Halstead with
threatening to commit public offense,
alleging that his father-in-law threat
ened to kill him. This was in last
April. The case Of Halstead, charged
with assault with intent to kill was
continued until the August term on
motion Of the attorney for the defend
ant On June s, Halstead, who had
been released on bond, was held to the
grand jury by Justice w. ]. Berry on
the charge of threatening to kill, it
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truly great nation. The cause for
which the union soldier fought was not
in vain. He knew that war was brutal
but the way to keep peace in the ma
jority of cases was to have stick big
enough to hit the peace breaker hard
enough that he would remember the
circumstance. The old soldier, the
American citizen in general loved
peace so well that he would If neces-
sary fight for it. Being compelled to
fight for it, the American people must
be prepared. In short, the major de-
Tended the position Of Captain Hobson
and mis- rem arks were well received.
The Thirty-third saw active service
at Helena, Jenkins Ferry, Yazoo Pass,
Little Missouri, Mobile and other
places. Col. Mackey Of this place
was the colonel, and Hon, John F. La.
cey of Oskaloosa, the major. The
next meeting, two years hence, will be
held at Pella.
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OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, Sept. 15.-The funeral
services of the infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hodgkinson We're held at
Oak Ridge school house Saturday aft
ernoon, Rev. HORNED conducting the
services. Interment was made in the
Round Point cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webb, Of South
Ottumwa, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Johnson, of Agency, We're visitors at
the home of George Hills Sunday.
Mrs. Monroe Mick, of White Elm, Ia
visiting her parents. w. Stevens.
Charles Houston returned home last
evening after weeks visit with rela-
tives in Pueblo, Colo, and the G. A. r.
encampment at Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cox were WISH
tors Sunday at the home Of John
Klinert.
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LACEY AND WHITE IN DEBATE.
Political Opponents Meet at Reunion
of 33d Iowa at Siqourney.

S1gourney, Sept. 10. = Hon. John F.
Lacey and Hon, F. E. White were un-
expectedly brought together in debate
at the tenth biennial reunion of the
Ihlrty-third Iowa which came to a
close here yesterday.
Thursday afternoon was the nrinci.
pal session Of the reunion at which
time Major John F. Lacey made an
excellent address. After the dress
parade the regiment passed the HON e
OF bartholomew Franklin, who was the
head steward of the hospital corps of
the regiment and who is very low from
paralysis, and saluted him as it passed.
1t was most touching scene.
At the campfire Thursday Hon.
3. 3. White of the Thirtieth Iowa was
called upon and in the course of his
remarks he could not withstand the
temptation to indulge in a political
speech. He said that if reports were
ruling the country in place of the slave
holders of 1860, whose rule was broken
by the union soldier and that if the
party slaves did not lay aside their
prejudices and vote for the interests of
the people that the cause for which the
union soldier fought was in vain. He
then took a shot at Captain Hobson,
who spoke at recent chautauqua held
in this place, for advocating an in.
creased navy. He said it was time for
man to lay aside the brute that was in
him and he could never hope to do it
as long as he was building means of
destruction. Major Lacey was then
called for. Major Lacey and Mr.
White have hean OnDOSino candidates
three times for congress. Mr.. Lacey
began his remarks by saying that he
never at a Fourth of July celebration
or a camp fire made political speech
and he did not propose to depart from
that rule now, but there were some
things that he should say. This was
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S SOCIETY CIRCLE

Miss Margaret Horen and John and
Michael Horen entertained Saturday
evening at their home southeast of the
city in honor Of their brother Philip
Horen, who left yesterday afternoon
on Burlington No. 13 for Omaha, where
he will resume his studies at Creight-
on college. The amusement of the
evening was dancing. Refreshments
were served. The guests from this
city were: Mrs Kate O'Brien. Misses:
Mabel Morgan, Myrtle Leinhauser,
Clara Morgan, Elizabeth Fitzgerald,
Kathryn Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzger.
aid and Harry Skinner
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eran church, before q number Of the
relatives and intimate friends Of the
contracting parties. The bride, who
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N Lar
son, 495 Center avenue, is charming
young woman and has made for herself
a large circle of friends by her many
excellent traits of character. The
groom is member of the firm of Mel
son e Kalen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalen will make their
home north of the city just beyond the
Ottumwa cemetery.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, Saturday night, to DR.. and
Mrs. M. Bannister, 1923 North College
street, son.
Miss Emma Sanderson, SAT West
Mill street left Saturday for Dudley to
visit with relatives.
Mrs. w. w. Hill of Bentonsport is a
guest at the home of Ira Phillips, 1912
West Fourth street.
w. A. Work left this morning on
the Rock Island for Keosauqua on a
short business trip.
Mrs ]. B. Jones, who resides south
of the city, left Saturday for Agency
to attend the Adventist comp meeting
Miss Ollie Rominger of Bloomfield
passed through the city Saturday en-
route for Creston to visit with rela-
tives.
Rev. c. Nord, pastor of the Swedish
Methodist church, left this morning
on the Rock Island for Centerville on
clerical business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Eslinger, 7O4
Clinton avenue, left Saturday after
noon for Dudley to visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Herman.
Mrs. J. H. L. Swenson of Batavia is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Gephart, $40 North
Benton street.
Mrs. H. r. Harkins, who resides
north of the city, left this morning on
Burlington No. for Maryville, Mo-,
to visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Math of Bloom
field passed through the city this morn
ing en- route home from Portland, Ore,
where they have been spending some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ellison of Mo-
ravia, who have been visiting at the
home of relatives in this city, left this
on the Milwaukee for their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Pinnell of Milton,
who have been visiting at the home Of
their son, W. S. Pinnell, 901 East Sec
ond street, left this morning on the
Wabash for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Tornquist of Dud-
ley, who have been visiting at the
home of Rev. G. Nord, 260 North Nc
Lean street, left this morning on the
Burlington for their home.
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1t is not such an offense to call a
man a liar where the wit exists to do
it politely.
The moral objection to playing mar
bles comes in when the other fellow
is getting the marbles.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

0-a.E ~ .sH.s|c
From Saturdays Daily.
DR.. ]. w. Elerick returned last even
ing on the Rock Island from bust.
ness trip to Keosauqua.
Rev. George Lindsay, 1872 North Will
lard street, breaches at the Congrega-
tional church at Eldon each Sunday.
Miss Florence Sadler, 4O3 Hamilton
street, returned last evening from
| Douds-Leando, where she has been Wis
lting relatives.
Chas. Robertson. who resides north.
east OF the city, is visiting at the home
OF his grandmother, Mrs E. j. Robert
son, COZ East Finley avenue.
Mrs. N. j. HAIRLESS of Foster arrived
last evening on the Milwaukee to visit
at the home of her son Emmett Hank
less, who resides on the South Side.
Miss Fanchon Lanning, GOT Church
street. left on the Milwaukee this
morning for Blakesburg, where she
Will visit her father, Hugh Lanning.
Mrs. --ary Walker and two daugh-
tiers, of Abba, are expected for visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
tunnels, 225 Church street, tomorrow.
Miss Beatrice venator of Munter-
vile is staying at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. George Lindsay, 122 North
| Willard street and is attending high
school,
Father ]. G. White, pastor of St.
Patrick's Catholic church. returned
last evening on Burlington No. 4 from
Chillicothe where he had been on cler-
ical business.
Mrs. Lee Latta Of Belknap who has
been visiting at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. J. NJ. Harris. 116 North Moore
street, left yesterday afternoon on the
| Wabash for her home.
Mrs. N. e. Newton, of Bentonsport.
who has been visiting at the home of
her brother, Robert Cresswell, 2211a
| North Davis street left this afternoon
on the Rock Island for her home.
Mrs. L. o. Pepper of Fullerton, Neb..
who has been visiting at the home of
her brother. Frank Cornell, 3O3 North
Adella street. left last evening on the
Rock Island for Eddyville to visit with
friends.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. E. Leeds of Brighton arrived
Saturday to be the guest of Mrs. B. N
Van Gent; 500 Church street.
Mrs. NJ Fisher, 7O5 Wabash avenue,
left Saturday for a visit with her
brother s. Wittemar of Kirkville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hall. of Blakes-
burg, are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. l.. Swenson, 1O4 North
Sheridan avenue.
| Mrs. Melvina Tyrell of Blakesburg,
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. D. D. Cook, 524 Church street,
left Saturday for her home.
Mrs. J. R. swinney returned to her
home in Floris this morning after
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Swinney on Pine street.
Miss Bessie Chisman, who is teach
ing school west of town, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Chisman, 1913 North Davis street.
Miss Gertrude Reardon returned to
her school at Elm Grove this morning,
after visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Reardon, 224
| North Davis street.
Mrs G. E. Wolf and daughter Miss
Nellie Wolf. 223 South Moore street,
have returned home from Hedrick,
where they attended revival meetings
conducted by the Brethren church.
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MUNTERVlLLE.

Munterville Sept. 16-InvitatiCns are
out announcing the coming marriage of
Miss Clara Peterson to Clarence john
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Tri-Weekly Coulter
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Subscribers wishing their address chang
ed will please give the name of the Fost
onice to which the paper has been sent As
we'll as the Post Office where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
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The way to find out how a neighbor
lives is to get within touch of his
heart.
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Death of Mrs. Webber.

The many friends of Frank j. Web
Der, of KeKokuk, will be grieved to
hear of the death of his wife, which
occurred Saturday. The funeral was
held this morning at st. Francis de
Sales Catholic church in Keokuk. Mr..
Weber is district deputy Of the
knights of Columbus, and is well
known by the members of that order.
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WILL DOCTORS UNITE?
Ne5O Commissioner of Health Thinks
T1C0 Schools Should.

Dr. Eugene H. Porter Of this city. who was
appointed State Commissioner of Health by
Governor Higgins recently, to succeed DR.. Dam
lei Lewis. is a well known homeopathic physi-
clan, who agrees with Professor Osler that the
two schools Of medicine should work side by
side. Professor Osler. in his farewell address to
the medical profession of Maryland at Johns
Hopkins University April %. before going to
Oxford. said that it was time the homnopaths
came into the fold. The original quarrel is
ours" he said, but they should not allow them
selves to be separated by shibboleth that is in
consistent with their practice to-day" DR.. Por-
ter believes that the two schools are approach
ing one another. and that in the course Of from
ten to twenty years they viii lie down together
In peace like the calf and the young lion in
the millennium
DR.. Porter is Editor of 1.-The North Ameri-
can Journal Of Homeopathy" and has been
president of the New-YorlI State homeopathic
Medical Society. He is the author Of a definition
Of homeopathy. 1t is this:
"A homeopathic physician is one who adds to
his knowledge of general medicine a special
knowledge of homeopathic therapeutics All
that pertains to medicine is his by inheritance,
by tradition and by right"
AS an evidence of the approximation of the
two schools of medicine he said the other day
that this definition had been adopted officially
by the New-York State Homeopathic Medical
Society, by the National Association and by two
thirds of the State homeopathic organizations
Il think" he said. that the two schools are
approaching each other and will come together.
And they ought to- Medical societies are seek
ing how they may obviate sectariansm. Allo-
pathic journals print homeopathic articles, and
publications of the Hahnemannian school dis
cuss allopathic articles in a sympathetic spirit.
Whenever one of our school finds a case which
he thinks he cannot be reached by the law of
Hahnemann. he turns to the methods of the
allopathic the eclectic schools. In other
words, we are general physicians. All the old
personalities dropping out. Only the other
day the head of the legislative committee Of the
old school and got together at Albany and
compared notes. made the arguments for both.
We find that it is better to get together, Then
we get what we want. This is another evidence