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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
IOWA AT SHILOH.
MAJOR A. H. HAMILTON SAYS FIF.
TENTH IOWA REGIMENT
WAS IN FIGHT.
Calls Attention to the Discrepancies
Between the Records of the War De.
partment and Those Of the Pension
Bureau.

There is no more doubt Of the pres.
ence of the Fifteenth Iowa regiment
in the battle of Shiloh on the morning
of April 6, 1862, than there is of the
succession of night and day." says
Major A. H. Hamilton, in an interest
ing communication in which he calls
attention to the discrepancy in the
records of the war department and
those of the pension bureau. The let.
ter is as follows:
II have noticed that there Is much
public discussion as to whether Ger.
tain Iowa regiments were in the bat
tie OF Shiloh. 1t Is said that the rec
ord in the war department does not
show that the Fifteenth Iowa, for in.
stance, was in that fight on the morn.
ing Of April 6, 1862. That was the
regiment of General John M Hedrlck
Of this city. was not in that fight
but 1 have often heard General He'd
rick describe the part his regime nt
took in 1t on the morning named
saw the marks of the wound he re-
ceived there at that time. He was
captured there that morning and taken
to prison with good part of his regi-
ment, and many more of the regiment
were killed or wounded. There is no
more doubt Of the presence of the reg
iment in the fight that morning than
there is of the succession of night and
day.
TT occurred to me that If the rec.
ognition of the presence Of the regi-
ment is denied by the records Of the
war department, how will be regarded
the discrepancy between the war de-
partm emit and the pension bureau of
the department Of the interior. Be.
yond all question the records of the
pension bureau show in pensions
granted, that members Of the Fiji.
teenth Iowa were killed and others
wounded in that fight. Shall the rec.
ords of that war in the war depart.
ment 80 control as to overthrow the
pensions granted to the relatives of
those killed or those wounded. Seems
to me that the records Of the war de.
partment must give way to evident
and overwhelming facts disclosed in
the pension bureau in common Justice
to the dead who fell there in that
fight Let us have the truth, no mat.
ter how defective some records may
be.
ga IT HamiIto, -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25

burn, who have been visiting rela-
tives here, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlie Swayze is seriously Ill
and is not better at this time.
Mrs. Anna Bamford returned to her
home in Sigourney Saturday, after
pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. II.
E. Alexander.
Minnie Bailey IS in Chicago this
week.
Mrs Melissa clary, of indianapolis.
Ind, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Greenlee left Thursday
to visit relatives in Malvern.
Helen Won Steinburg, of Gilmore
City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. L.
Thorne.
Harley Lowe and wife, of Keota,
were over Sunday visitors with friends
here.
Mrs. Curt Kennel, of Ollie, visited
friends here Saturday.
Bunk Ward is in Chicago with q
load of horses.
DR.. Eli Keck, of Albert Lea, MINI,
| is visiting at the parental ,Keek home.
Mrs. G. W. Mills visited in Keota
last week.
John Greenlee is in sigourney this
week.
Homer Jones, of Ollie. spent suns
day here at the parental Jones home.
| Arch Reed is in Oskaloosa this week.
| on business.
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o BTU AIRY.

Margaret Ann Smith, wife of Peter
Yost, deceased, and daughter of
Greenup and Sarah Smith, died at the
home Of her son, G. N Yost. near Fair
field, Tuesday, Feb. IA, 1905. She was
born In Illinois April 10. 1884, and came
to Iowa with her parents in 1897. She
was married to Peter Yost March 5,
1905. Six children blessed this union,
two sons and four daughters, all Of
whom are living except one son who
died in infancy: Mrs. Mary Campbell.
Minneapolis, Mimi; Mrs. Amanda Pot
ter, Oakland, California; Mrs. Efle
Ostler, Butte, Mont; Mrs. Jennie
Hege, San Jose, California, and G. N.
Yost, of Fairfield, Iowa. None of the
children except the son were present
during her sickness. She made her
home for the last five years with her
son, Chas. N. Yost. She was converted
in her early childhood and united with
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
of which she was a faithful member
until five years ago, when she united
with the Methodist Episcopal church
at Brookville. She has been an invalid
for six years and bore her suffering
patiently and was resigned to the will
Of God, often expressing desire to
depart and be with Christ which was
far better. She selected for her fun
sIdl tehC, sFSalm Ii-l0, ana requested
that Rock Of Ages" and Saved BY
Grace" should be sung at the funeral
service. She was cared for tenderly
and with loving hands during her en-
tire illness, and her grief stricken chill
dren have the sympathy of their
friends in this sad bereavement Her
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. c. Springer at Bethel church and
she was laid to rest beside her de-
parted husband
Confrihuted
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but upon a separate ballot 1t also
states that the right to vote on the
proposed increase in taxation was
abridged and denied on account of
sex, there being no provision, made for
allowing women to vote and no sepa-
rate ballot box provided for the ballots
OF women. 1t further states the reso-
luton was printed on the same ballot
with two propositions for amendments
to the constitution and that there were
no words on the back of the ballot
showing what it was and that it was
not endorsed by the judges of cleo
ton in the manner prescribed by law.
Say Ordinance Was Illegal.
Mr.. Dimmitt claims in his petition
that the ordinance was not legal as it
was never signed by the mayor, that
it was not recorded in the book kept
for that purpose. and that it has never
been authenticated by the signature of
the presiding officer of the council or
the city clerk He also claims that the
section of the ordinance delegating au-
thority to the mayor to enter hlto a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25

contract with the successful bidder for
the rip-rapping and to pledge the tax
In payment, is illegal. He also states
that the maps furnished by the city
engineer were not the kind intended
By law, as they did not show the dam.
ages that would result to certain prop.
erty if the rip-rapping was built.
Should Extend Bridge
The petition states that the Market
street bridge is inadequate to carry
off the water in time of such flood
as that of 1903 and that by building
the proposed rip-rapping another flood
as serious as that one, would cause the
water to overflow Main street from
Market street to the Milwaukee tracks
in the West End, and would make the
property located in Central addition
and Shickville practically useless.
He states that the street commits
sioner is now advertising for bids for
the building of the said rip-rapping
and asks that the city be restrained
from building such improvement and
that at the final hearing the Injunction
be made permanent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
JOHN sUEPPEL, SIR, is DEAD.
Died at Home in Iowa City Thursda,
Morning.

The following item from the Iowa
City Republican, telling Of the death
of John Sueppel, ST., will be read with
regret by the many friends In this city
of Rev. Father Joseph w. Sueppel.
John Sueppel, ST., one Of the best
known and highly respected citizens
in Iowa City. died, at 10:15 O'Clock
East Jefferson street, after an illness
Of three months.
ut Is doubtful II anyone in the city
had a larger circle of friends than did
Mr.. Sueppel. He was progressive
business man, and the trust his fell
low townsmen and neighbors held in
him is shown by his being called on
repeatedly to fill places of public trust
His death will be sincerely incurred
over the state, on aecount of his
prominence in Catholic societies, which
has given him a broad acquaintance
in all parts Of Iowa.
John Sueppel, ST., was born Oct. 8
1885, at Mursbach, Landgericht Bau-
ZACH, Konigreich Baiern. His parents
emigrated to Erie, Pa, in 1852. He
left home in 1855 and arrived at Iowa
City Jan. /, 1856. He was married to
Catherine Rohret. who survives him
on Sept. IL, 1859. Nine children were
uorH 10 them, tnree SONS dying IN IN
fancy. The surviving children are:
Francis N, John W., Geo. A., Rev. Jos
w. Sueppel, Mary c., and Mrs. August
e. Schulze, of Irving, Texas.
HE was city treasurer in 1875 and
1877, and was elected county treasurer
in 1887, holding the Office four years
He was one Of the founders Of the
Roman Catholic Mutual Benefit So
ciety, and held the office of secretary
%,,11
elected in 1881. He was one of the
directors of the society at the time Of
his death.
1.-THE funeral services will be held
at st. Mary's church Saturday morn.
ing at 10 o'clock"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham, Feb. 23.-Riley Byers
and wife are rejoicing over the birth
of a daughter last week.
L. D. Baker, Of Bloomfield, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his family
They will move to that place about
March 1, Mr.. Barker being employed
in a drug store there.
Neal Van Lissel and wife are NOV
ing to Knoxville this week.
Mrs. Kate Jones with her four
daughters and Miss Cora Hearne
went to Brighton last Tuesday to at
tend the marriage of John Jones to
Miss Hattie Clark.
mrs. LINE Martin and children, Of
End OKLA, are visiting her mother,
MRS: Belle Iorrence.
Mr. ana MIS-. w. 5. Allen spent Sun
Jay with ms parents IN Hillsboro
w: q. Skinner w. s. Allen and J.
y. Kerr We're IN keokuk last Wednes-
DAY on business.
MISS Annie Boles VINO has been in
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Patronize the Courier Want Columns.
Turning on the Light.
The Proof in Sight.

In order to prove that catarrh Is
durable by their home treatment they
will treat absolutely free, medicines
included, the first one hundred cases
of catarrh Of nose and throat, that call
at their offices before March is.
Drs. Myerly & Kreul never make
promise that they do not fulfill. They
are both graduates of the best coll
leges in the country. DR.. Myerly, who
has charge of the Ottumwa Office. In
addition to his four year college course
in medicine, has spent the greater part
of six years in hospital work aRd post
graduate courses in Philadelphia and
Chicago. His skill in diagnosing and
treating all forms Of Chronic and Lin
gering diseases is not surpassed by
any practitioner in the state He is the
originator of the method Of treating
deep seated inf1amations by forcing
the medicines by an electro magnetic
device directly into the diseased It's
sues. Bythis method hundreds of wo-
men suffering from ovarean and pelvis
',infamations and womb troubles have
been spared from the surgeons knife.
This method Of treating chronic r1eu-
matism and Joint diseases has pro-
duced many remarkable cures.
For several years he has been cur
ing Catarrh by the electro vapor meth
cd. This requires an extensive Of
fee equipment and could not be used
by patient in his own home. The use
of atomizers and spray solutions the
doctor abandoned years ago as he
found them not only useless, but harm
f,,1 TLn mi n q
of the nose which is irritated by the
smallest particles Of dust is sure to
be made worse by the pounding 1t gets
when O column OF air and water is
thrown against it through an atom
izer.
It is only within the past year that
the doctor has found a treatment that
will absolutely cure catarrh in your
own home. So positive Is he from the
results of cases that he has already
treated and cured that he now offers
to treat the first 100 cases Of Catarrh
of nose and throat that calls at his Of
| fee before March Is, absolutely free,
including all medicines for one month.
AS catarrh is more prevalent than all
! other diseases combined and leads to
many evil results and is considered by
the masses incurable he has authorized
me to lake the above liberal offer to
the people of Ottumwa and vicinity.
Call at their Offices, rooms 10, 20 and
81. third floor of Holman block. aft
ernoons, except Sunday.
Remember this applies to catarrh Of
nose and throat and not to catarrhal
deafness, catarrh of lungs, stomach, in
testines, bladder, blood and skin dis
eases, nervous diseases, diseases
peculiar to women, rheumatism,
ETC., all of which the doctor has made
a speciality for years. You will find
in his Office all the late improvements
in drugs and appliances that have been
found useful in diagnosing and treat.
ing chronic diseases, such as X-Ray,
Violet Ray, Electro-Magnetism, etc.
"A POSITIVE CURE FOR cArARRH
IN YOUR OWN HOME FOUND AT
LAST. 100 CASES TREATED FREE
] tRead Above carefully.]
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
Pretty Wedding at Rome.

Rome, Feb. %. At the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Jackson, yesterday evening at $3.50
o'clock occurred the wedding of their
daughter Myrtle to o. w. Sanburg.
Rev. Gaines Of Danville officiating Miss
Flossy Jackson of Glenwood played the
wedding march and only the relatives
Of the contracting parties were pres
ent. They are both we'll and favorably
known In this vicinity and their many
friends will be glad to learn that they
will locate on a farm near this place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of Letters Remaining Unclaimed
at Ottumwa, Iowa, for the Week
Ending Feb. II, 1905.
Women's List.
Dixon, Anna Faust, Marie
MANI, Mrs. Ellery Mitchell, Mrs. Frank
Miner, Mrs. S. e. Wilson, Clarrow.
Marshall, Miss Alice B.
Henderson, Mrs. Belle
Mems List.
Brighton, ]. H. Boswell, Geo.
Brown, Chas. A. Brown, L. w.
Bennett, Geo. Close, Geo. T.
Colyer, Roy Carlested, A. e.
Gross, w. j. Golberger Bros.
Graves, Tim Hadley, E. A.
Hoyt, VIM. & Co., Hobbs, j. T.
Hallberg. Jennie Jarvis, G. III.
LASER, J.NO. Manning, Richard
McClelland, r. o. Mccoy, Riley
Mitchell, Frank O'Brien, John
Ostdicl1, Fred Tones, Glenn
Rupe, Maurice Shultz, Will
Savage, N. Stephens, G. n.
Wulf, H. w.
Fred w. Wilson,
Postmaster.
pafroni1a tho Torrior Want Co11,Y,ot,a
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crandalI Returns Home.

Baxter, Feb. 234-E. C. Crandall
manager of the SPAIN Rose Lumber
company, who disappeared so mys
teriously in Des Moines last Wednes
day night, returned Tuesday He
says he must have been doped for he
remembers nothing after going to bed
Wednesday night until Tuesday
morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
RlCHLAND.

Richland Feb. 2S-Elsie Sellars left
Saturday for an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Ernest Thompson at
Lincoln, Neb.
Elven Grimes visited his parents in
Sigourney over Sunday.
John Greeson was in Fairfield Sat-
urday.
Bessie Drummond left for Chicago
Saturday.
Charlie Davis and wife, of Wood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25

Methodists at Hedrick have let the
contract for the erection of a new
church.
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official Report Comes Today.

'The report will be sent tomorrow
by special messengers to the Russian
and British governments, not because
1t is liable to notifications at the in
stance of one or other of the govern
ments, the commissions decision be-
ing without appeal, but the commits
sioners do not wish the powers inter
ested to simply learn through the press
CT the last public sitting and the con
clusions arrived at. There is nothing
in the preliminary communication or
report except an act Of Difference
The public sitting for the reading OF
the conclusions will probably be held
on Saturday. The admirals will not
be in full uniform The proceedings
probably will be closed by speech by
Admiral Fourier, president of the
commission, to his colleagues.
Members of the commission who
were seen last night refused either to
confirm or deny the statement, but of.
ficials having favorable opportunities
to Judge of the results of the inquiry
consider it is substantially correct.
England Indignant.
London, Feb. ga strong chord of
| lAulSlldLlOu WAS SOuuuGu Dy the
London newspapers yesterday over
the semi-official statement relative to
the decision of the North Sea commits.
sion giving to Russia the victory, but
it is still hoped that the publication of
the full text Of the commissions re.
port may modify the impression pro-
duced by the preliminary version
which is one of intense disappoint.
ment
The Daily Mail goes so far as to de.
clare that the decision has dealt a
death blow to arbitration Some of
the newspapers blame the government
strongly for ever conserving to submit
such matter to arbitration, while
some of the governm ent organs find
cold comfort in the fact that the coun.
try by doing so avoided war with Rus.
STA. No question is raised that the
decision must be respected and Great
Britain's share of the heavy costs will
be ruefully paid; but it is considered
that the decision leaves the question
|of neutral's right on the sea in q
deplorably unsatisfactory state and
creates dangerous precedent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25

George Garlock, wanted at Aurora
ILL.,, for forgery has been arrested at
Sioux City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
FORECAST Of NORTH SEA COM.
MISSION REPORT ExoNER-
ATEs RoJEs1yENskY.
FINAL REPORT TODAY
Presence of Japanese Torpedo Boats
Not settled-commission VIII De.
clare That Admiral Iegitimately Be-
lieved His Squadron Endangered.

Paris, Feb 20. - Russia is practic-
ally cleared of all blame by the inter-
national North Sea commission for the
sinking of the British trawlers by Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's fleet. In semi
official statement issued last night
forecasting the prospective report of
the board it is declared that the Rus
sian officer quite legitimately believed
that his squadron was endangered and
that he had the right under the cir
cumstances to act as he did.
The communication in question fol-
lows.
"The Hull commission met this
morning in the ministry Of foreign af-
fairs and again this afternoon in order
to proceed to final examination of
the report recapitulating it's conclu-
sions The report is rather long, COM
prising about ten large pages. The
principal author is Admiral Won Spaun,
(Austrian) but all the members of the
commission elaborated in drawing it
up.
The commission gives no opinion
on the question of the presence or alb
sence of Japanese torpedo boats in the
North Sea, declaring merely that the
Russian admiral quite legitimately be-
lieved that his squadron was endan-
gered and that he had the right under
the circumstances to act as he did. The
commissioners refer to the Russian
governments engagements to indem-
Nifty the victims of the deplorable Incl
dent.
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"a. H. Hamilton"
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Lloyd Moore, of Salt Lake CITY
Utah, arrived here Monday morning
for a short visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs N. j. Moore
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-09
F;ohtino Forest Fires.

Plymouth, Mass. May 9.-tone thou
sand men, including firemen, laborers
ana volunteers struggled last night
with the forest fire which starting near
here four days ago, has extended into
four towns, and shifted frequently
with the wind, has threatened first one
settlement and then another. Last
night the front of the fire extended
two miles, Will, it's side lines reach
back six miles. 1t has laid waste sew
enty-five square miles, and is by no
means under control. Nothing but a
heavy rain viii, the firefigllters say,
permanently stay the flames. The land
burned over includes valuable tracts
of timber and tliusands of cords of cut
wood. Some small buildings have been
burned but the fire fighters, aided by
favorable winds; have saved the vil-
lagos near the fire zone The loss will
be large.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-09
SENIORS WON MEET.
cornell's Homo Track Contest Held
Monday Afternoon,


Mt. Vernon, May 8. -. The seniors
won the home meet here yesterday and
secured the silver cup. Fred Miller
won the individual championship, get
ting Is points. The weather was too
cold and the wind too strong for good
records.
The mile run was won by two inch
es, Hurlbut showing up particularly
strong at the finish.
This is the fourth time the class OF
'05 has won the home meet
Summary: ;.
100 yard dash-w. D. Phillips cos)
first, Coleman COSY second, McDade
C05) third. Time, III.
Pole vault-Straun C06) first, Es-
gate c0S) second, Hurlbut COD third.
Height. 9feet.
Shot put-Ragon, Accord and Adeber
c05) tied for first Hurlbut COO sec
ond. Distance, 81 feet Az inches.
2o0 yard dash--W. d. Phillips C0s)
first. McDade c05) second. wheelock
cOS) third. Time. IA.
High jump-Smith COD first. Es-
gate COSY second McDade c05) third.
Height. 4 feet 10 inches,
440 yards dash Miller C05) first,
Smith COD second, McDade C05)
third. Time, :35.
Discus-A. Terril C05) first, Nc
Quilkin. Acod and Adeber co5) tied for
second. Distance. "a feet.
220 yard hurdle-Smalley C05) first,
Berry C05) second, Jones and Acod
tied for third. Time, 80 1-5
Mile run-Miller C05) first, Hurl-
but COZ second, Walta and Acod tied
for third. Time :5s.
Two-mile run-Byce first, Acod C05)
second, Phillips COZ third. Time
IL: Is.
Half-mile run Miller C05) first,
Smith COD second, Gibbs and Acod
tied for third. Time, :21k.
Broad jump Mcpade COSY first,
Doner COD second, Smalley C05) third.
Distance 20 feet 21a inches.
Sixteen pound hammer throw-Deer-
ing COZ first, j. Terril C0S) second.
Page and Acod tied for third Dis
tance SO feet.
12O-yard hurdle-Smalley C05) first,
McDade C05) second, Jones and Acod
tied for third. Time 10 1-5.
Half mile relay-Won by the class
of 'O5.
Officials-Referee, Professor G. N.
Byrant, clerk of course; clerk, Miller;
Judges of finish, Simmonds, Reeder.
and Platner; field judges, Professors
Ebersole, Bellamy and Neidig; timers,
Crawford and Tredick; scorer and an
nn,1ncar Leo pau1ger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-09
S1nc Reward. s1CN.

The readers; Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that ii
fails to cure. Send for list Of testi-
moniaIs. Address
FL CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consti-
patton.