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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
RlDWELL.

Bidwell, Jan. "a. 80 Miss Winnie
Grooms has returned from a visit with
friends in South Ottumwa. a
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lathrop of Kinks
Vile, visited at the home of H. T.
Lathrop recently.
Curtis Johnston OF Chillicothe Wis
tied his brother George on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berkey Of High
Point, visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Lathrop return.
ed Sunday after a brief but pleasant
visit at the home OF F. q. Berkey in
High Point. $50 I
Those on the sick list at the pres.
ent time are: Harve Grooms, Mrs. Sell
mon Lewis. Miss Navy Small arSi the
youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Garfield.
DR.. T. G. Rambo OF Chillicothe was
a professional visitor here on Sunday
and DR.. VIII Newell OF Ottumwa on
Monday.
Miss Gertrude Lynch returned Sun.
day on No. 8 after a brief visit at the
parental home in Ottumwa.
An entertainment will be given at
Center school house Friday evening
January ~. The. program begins at
1880 sharp. Following the program,
oysters, cake and peaches will be
served. All are cordially invited.
Paul Wilson of Milton is visiting rel.
atives in this community.
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STOCKPORT.

Stockport, Jan. 24.-The remainder
Of the bankrupt stock Of the Skinner
stock was shipped to Keokuk Satur-
day.
M. L. Shilman shipped two carloads
OF hogs to Ottumwa Thursday, Pitt
Plinner shipped four carloads Of hay
to st. Louis and James Bisuick and 6.
R. Johnston three carloads Of cattle to
Chicago Saturday night.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hendricks died Friday morn
ing and was buried at Birmingham.
MI. Rejkopf, who has been sick for
the past two years, died last Friday
morning and was buried in the Ben
tonsport cemetery.
Bee Newman and wife returned Sat
urday from California where they
have been for the past three years.
They will spend the summer here.
j. B. Fox and wife returned from
Keokuk, where Mrs. Fox has been TAX
ing treatment. She is greatly i'm
proved in health and hopes are enter
tanned of her speedy recovery.
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OPENED EMPLOYEES PACKAGE.
Lawrence Blair, Charged With vIolat.
Ina Mail Laws.

Davenport, Jan. "a. - Lawrence
Blair. proprietor of the Davenport the.
atre was placed under arrest yesterday
by Deputy United States Marshal Dun
lop of Keokuk. Blair, is charged with
violating the mail laws Of the United
States and will have q preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner A. G. Bush. The prosecuting
witness is leila Doran, a former en-
ploye. Blair was released on a bond
of 5000. The maximum punishment
for the crime is $500 fine or one year
in Jail, or both.
From the story that the prosecuting
witness tells 1t seems that a package
containing a picture of herself came
to Miss Doran addressed In the care
OF the Davenport theatre. 1t seems
from her story that the package came
to5the hands Of Mr., Blair and she
charges him with opening the envelope
and taking out the photograph and ex-
hibiting 1t at a bar on East Second
street.
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con TER

r-, - M
Buxton to this place last WEI They
formerly resided here.
Mrs. J, w. Calvert was cab to
Clarksvilles Thursday o .accouI NJ the
illness of her sister.
Rev. Blagg Is conducting a i kract-
ed meeting at Brazil.
An entertainment was given al the
opera house Saturday night by a yom-
pany of young people from Moravia.
The Scotch people will celebrate ythe
birthday anniversary Of Robert Burns
January Is. A Scotch piper will be
present.
The following officers were Installed
at the regular meeting of the Wood
men on Thursday night:
Counsel j. H. Watson.
Advisor - Vim. Scott.
Banker - A. B. Dudley.
Clerk - o. p. Pearson.
Escort A. w. Scott.
Watchman - R. L. Goodman.
Sentry ID. Fisher.
Trustee ~ Henry Evans.
Physician - L. T. Richie.
Dougal Forsythe and wife are visit
ing in What Cheer and other points.
Frank Slagle was sick several days
las week, but is again able to be
around.
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REFEREE is AIMoar
Decision In Basketball Game Az
High School Girls causes supf6

- -
Fairfield. Jan. 24s-One
closest basketball games ever seA
Fairfield was played at the Armof4S
Saturday night by the high s&ll@ SS0l
girls of Washington and Fair1eldIa The
official score was 4 to Q In faybr OF
Washington, but the score generally
accepted by the onlookers, which
formed the largest crowd that ever as
sembled In Fairfield, was 4 to 4. Ref
cree Bailey Of Washington held that
one basket thrown in the last Hail by
Fairfield was thrown after the Thistle
calling q foul was blown, but :his Is
denied very generally by the tpecta.
tors. After the game the referfe was
nearly mobbed. The same teams
played In Washington about a month
ago, with a victory for Fairfield OF 16
to s. The game Saturday night was
closely fought from beginning to end.
All scores that were counted were
made by free throws secured from
fouls Of which many were made by
both sides. The lineup Is as follows:
Fairfield - Center, Hazel Manatrey;
forwards, Jessie Black and Ruth John.
son; guards. Carrie Wisecarver and
Mary Fisher; substitutes, Rosalie Har-
ris and Zola HARPER. Washington
Center. Wilma Rowa; forwards, Marie
McCulley and Carrie Emmons; guards
Blanche Guthrie and Nena Wilson;
substitutes, Helen Anderson and LII.
lian Northor. Referee, Bailey Of
Washington; umpire, Miss Jessie Man.
atrey Of Fairfield.
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SUCCESS OF ATLANTIC BOY.
Burton Laird, a. Banker, Once a Boot
black.

iE.aZ4 EHrrst fr.Ft IAs@N1t
Des Moines, Jan. "a. - From boot
black to banker, IS the record Of Bur
ton Laird, an Iowa boy who is elected
new bank Of Cumberland at the age
Of 20 years.
Laird Is the sort Of youth from
which bank presidents and million.
aires are made, and the only astonish.
ing feature in his career is his sue.
cess at such an early age.
Burton is a son Of Willis Laird of
Atlantic. He was born in Harlan in
1884 and had commenced on a strenu.
GUS business career when but 8 years
Of age. Then he began selling news
papers on the streets and between
times, when he was not attending
school, he sold popcorn and swept out
business houses in Atlantic. AT
IL years of age he began blacking
boots in his fathers barber shop and
three years later while attending high
school learned the barber trade out.
side of school hours. Three weeks be.
fore he was graduated from the Allan.
tic high school he became assistant
cashier in the bank Of Cumberland.
Then he was promoted to similar posi-
ton in the Anita bank and a few days
ago when the Cumberland Savings
bank was organized young Laird was
made cashier. He will have practical
charge Of the institution.
Besides being a born flnancier, Laird
is an athlete Of more than local note
When but IA years of age he won a
number of bicycle races, and still car.
ries a handsome gold watch as evil
dence Of his prowess in that direction.
Il don't drink and / don't smoke
and l have never wanted to-" said
loung Laird. 81 believe in working
and going ahead and I intend to keep
on going if l keep my present good
health"
Laird, it is said, has the distinction
Of being the youngest cashier in the
United States.
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AN OFF YEAR.
Coal Operators and Miners VIII Not
Meet Jointly This sprinu.

There will be no conference Of the
miners and operators this spring."
said John P. Reese. of Abba, commits
sioner for the iowa Coal Operators
association, as quoted in the Des
Moines Register and Leader. Differ.
ences have been adjusted and the
agreements will hold for a long time,
we hope. There will BE a convention
of the miners in Des Moines in March,
but no joint meeting of the two sides.
Everything has been favorable for the
consumer Of coal. No cold weather
and no strikes to speak of has rem.
dered the fuel proposition an easy one
for the ordinary person. There have
been troubles In the west, principally
Colorado, which have caused some
trouble for the miners over the coun.
try, but it has not affected the trade.
On the whole the coal trade has suf.
fered not a little by the generally good
conditions"
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FAIRFIELD VOTES NEW SCHOOL.
Proposition to Erect $4,000 Building
Carries by Big Majority.

Fairfield, Jan. 24.-By the over.
whelming majority Of 600 ballots, near.
ly the entire vote cast, the PROPOSE.
ton to erect a $25, 900 school building
carried at Mondays election. The re.
turns were:
Male vote ......,., 472 for. "a against
Female vote -. 80. 1874 for, 16 against
Two years ago the proposition to
build a new school building was
showed under, more because the local.
ity had not been designated. Yester.
day the vote was upon the erection
and completion of a good, substantial,
modern eight-room school house at an
expenditure not to exceed the sum of
$4,000, to be built in the second ward.
The oyercrowded condition Of the pres.
ent school buildings and the dangerous
condition Of the Franklin building
makes it almost a compulsion upon
the school board to do something.
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a RUMoR.
Washington Special Intimates Score.
tary Wilson May Wed.

New York, Jan. "a. ~ A special from
Washington says: "a matrimonial ru-
NOR is c%entering about the venerable
secretary of agriculture, James Will
son. His only daughter Flora is in
Paris mastering music and languages,
and 1t is said the secretary is 80 lonely
he is contemplating another marriage.
He has been a widower almost fifteen
years and Is close to three-score and
ten, but Cupid has been playing pranks
on Washington, and nobody would be
surprised If the report about Mr.. viii
son should prove true. The woman in
the case. Is a little widow, who holds a
place In the department Of agriculture,
The reports in the case are so persis.
tent that everybody believes them"
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ENGLISH HAREs MULTIPLYING.

Animals Imported by English Colony
at LeMars for Hunting Purposes.
Iowa Falls, Jan. "a. - English hares
are becoming plentiful over northern
Iowa, and the new species in this
country is spreading SO rapidly that
they are gradually working their way
eastward across the state and are
seen in many localities this winter for
the first time. The introduction of
these animals, which are often mis-.
taken for jack rabbits owing to their
size, is said to have been made by
some Englishman living at LeMars,
who brought fifty of the animals to
western Iowa for hunting purposes.
They have multiplied SO rapidly that
l4ey are no longer peculiar to the vi
cinity of LeMars and Plymouth
county, but are becoming quite COM
mon in the several counties of north.
ern and northwestern Iowa.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Furnished by Lowenberg & Co., 1o7
South Court.
Keefe, T. e., ct al to j. r. Bray. lot
IL, block !, Janney Add Ottulnwa,
$3.50.
Edmunds, Olah and H. L, to Fred
and Augusta Isaacson, lot SO, Hamil-
ton, Chambers & Co. Add Ottumwa.
5000.
Springer. Henry to Hannah SPRING.
er, lot 10, Polling & McIntire Add. OF
tumwa, $3.50.
salter, John f. to Clarence A. HIS.
lot 1o7 Dain Add ottumwa, $500.
Bonnifeld, w. B. and wife to C. A.
Hills. lots 1870, 181. Dain add Ottumwa,
$3.50.
West, Henry. C.. and wife to n. G..
Kirkhart, northwest ", southwest VI
and north ", southwest u, southwest
n, section II, n, IA, 81 and exchange.
Hunter Bertha. and F. NJ. to D. d.
Williams n H. e. Lewis, lot 20, block
5, Fairview add Ottumwa, $40,
Mccormick Eva g. to F. w. OAR
ner. lot 230, block Is, Ottumwa, $4,000.
Mcclure. lots 1874 and 1876, Railroad
add Agency. $1,000.
Young, Amanda and John "A. to G,
Ribbing, lot 9, block 8, Blake add OF
tumwa, 1890.
Bates, E. N. and wife to sam'l. L.
Bates, part west "a, southwest ".
southeast n, section %, ~, IA, 81.
Darner, s. w. and wife to Jas. q.
Leahy, northwest ", northwest N and,
northwest II northwest ", except two
acres, and part southwest ", north-
west NJ section 33. II, IA, $3.50.
Hanson, Jno. and wife to Geo. short.
northwest ", section 2, 7s, IS. s14,250.
Wilson, Della and w. s. to town of
Blakesburg, parsel of land for Sputh
extension of High ST., s55.
Ottumwa Savings bank, ct al, to Mrs.
Clara Holcomb, part lot 10, Major and
Dibbles sub Ottumwa, $500.
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k7I1&Ele3[4z%t ~
~lfA6zslosely with the leading literary
sps IF Russia. Though a friend
9lzMaxime Gorky and q great admirer
SssIolstoi, he has given over his whole
siHe to a study of the industrial prob
lem of his country in an effort to bet
ter the condition of the artisans and
aworkingmen In their different trades.
He has written a number OF, pam
which have been widely dissem-
mated throughout the empire. These
are printed over the border and sent
Through his agents to every province
Lin Russia. They have had as powerful
an influence on the minds of his fol-
lowers as his speeches, and the Rus
sian government has sought in vain
to suppress them.
Though he has no direct sympathy
with the anarchists or the more radi-
|cal Of the socialists, they have the
highest respect for him as have also
the students.
It may be a coincidence, but both
Father Gopon and M. Witte began life
herding geese and pigs. Each is an
|admirer Of the other, though differing
in many material points of view"
Father Gopon Known la Boston.
Boston, Jan. 24.-Father Gopon,
leader OF the Russian revolt, was in
Boston as a delegate to the fiftieth an
niversary celebration of the Young
Mems Christian Association in 1901.
He was present at a reception given
the delegates by Governor Crane, and
those who met the priest say that he
was greatly impressed by the proceed
ings, especially the governors action
in shaking hands with those present.
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CLIFTON HOTEL FIRE SURF.
Another Claim for Damases rom ce,
dar Rapids Fire.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. "a. ~ Attorneys
for L. B. Stuart have filed a lengthy
petition in the superior court seeking
damages in the sum Of $5,192 from the
Bever Land company and Lansing &
Young for alleged injuries received in
the burning of the Clifton hotel. Plain.
tiff sets forth the usual allegations re.
garding the negligence Of defend.
ants in not having the building prop.
erly equipped with fire escapes and
standpipes.
He states that he was a guest on
the third floor the night Of the fire
and was prevented from reaching one
of the fire escapes by a partition
across the hallway. Plaintiff says that
he was compelled to Jump, and was
badly injured as a result of the same.
He values his effects at s192.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Jan. 25.-The P. e. o.'s
met In regular session Monday even
ing at the home of Mrs: "A. II. Fortune
and a very amusing program under
the leadership of Mrs. w. j. Steckel
as chairman Of the program committee
was given. The meeting opened with
music and by a special orchestra at
tired in sheet and pillow case costumes.
The visible instruments were ludicrous
in the extreme and well adapted to
ragtime airs. The drum was a busheI
basket covered with white cloth and
played with a potato masher. An ac-
Gordon, violin, trombone, mandolins,
horn and base viol were fashioned out
Of equally humble materials. Har-
monious music was produced from
combs concealed beneath the masks.
At the close of the program Miss Edith
Steckel, attired in comic costume, led
The orchestra in a medley in which
were introduced mandolin and from
bone solos which were best suited to the
ears of spectral beings. The medley
closed with music from the Pike. At
ter the orchestra had subsidized the
New Zealand dwarf appeared. He was
brought to the meeting from his native
Isle, at great expense by the committee
having the entertainment in charge.
To be appreciated he must be seen.
To describe him is impossible. He de-
ivered a very interesting address in
his native tongue. The Judges and
nuts served later on were products Of
New Zealand and were there doubly
appreciated.
Mark Evans. who has been in Des
Moines, attending the funeral of his
nephew, Clay Evans, will arrive in a
few days to enjoy a short visit at the
Steckel home.
w. ]. Steckel leaves Wednesday for
Mt. Pleasant to spend a few days on
business.
Invitations are put for a six O'Clock
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No Preferred Claim.

Des Moines, Jan. "a. n Judge Nc
Pherson has ordered the return into
the bankruptcy estate of Cook & Rus
sell, Pennington, $1,250 collected by
the State Bank of Bloomfield. The firm
had assets Of $4,000 with liabilities of
$14, 400 Of which they owed $3,700 to
the bank. Russell had paid in 81, $50
which the bank sought to hold, but
Judge Mcpherson rules that the money
must be distributed pro rata among
the creditors.
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LIRERTYvILLE.

Libertyville, Jan. 24.-Tuesday Of
last week was Charles Linder's forty.
sixth birthday. His friends planned
a surprise for him which proved a
complete surprise, and a most enjoy
able occasion. AT the appointed time
in the evening, upwards Of sixty invited
guests assembled at the Under home
and In due time an elegant supper was
served which was much enjoyed by
the delighted guests. "A beautiful com.
btnation cabinet was presented to Mr.,
Under as q small token Of thea friend.
ship and high esteem of these neigh
bors and friends. This social {occas.
sion will long be remembered by all
who were present.
the meetings at the M. e. church
still continue, the interest is steadily
rising. Five united with the church
Sunday evening and others were con.
verified.
Rev. WILEY conducted meetings at
Cross Lanes church last week and ok.
poets to continue this week.
A fire occurred Sunday night In this
village. The store building owned by
j. r. Laughlin took fire some time
uCdi IAo lHiuulS Ol Uu6 IlSnL anu was
burned to the ground. A restaurant
and barber shop were conducted in the
building. The restaurant man slept up.
stairs over the restaurant and was
awakened by the heat and smoke, he
barely made his escape with his
trunk and a few other articles. 1t
is not known how the fire started.
Gus Rinker returned from Oklahoma
Tuesday evening of last week, he was
well pleased with the country.
James Hurst left Monday for the
Isle of Pines and expects to engage in
business there.
James Lawson is slowly improving.
DR.. Davis seems some better.
Anew harness shop in the building
between the p~ostoffice and bank is
starting up.
Abijah Lawson is moving to the
Henry Hawkins farm southeast of
town.
VIM. Hawkins goes to Birmingham
to engage in the implement and
harness business.
Mrs. Charles Webb's father and
mother Of Birmingham, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at this place.
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BODY TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY,.
Charles ToIIerton ls Bringing Remains
Of Merrill Call.

Sioux City, Jan. 24.-The body Of
Merrill A. Call. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
F. Call, Is expected to arrive in Sioux
City Wednesday morning, accompa.
MED by Charles b. Tollerton, Of Salem,
O., brother-in-law of the murdered
young man who was n Of the two
members OF the party who escaped
alive. The body Of Mr., Call was re.
leased by the Mexican authorities late
Saturday night, and early Monday
morning MI. Tollerton left Nogales the
border town, with the remains.
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ROCK ISLAND BUYS LAND.
Takes over Big Tract in Valley juno
tIon.

Des Moines, Jan. 24.-Carroll Wright,
acting for the Rock Island railroad
company, has just taken title to a
tract comprising about ten acres in
the town Of Valley Junction, and
which lies between the Rock Island
and Minneapolis & st. Louis tracks,
and Immediately west Of the compa,
ny's shop plant. The land was pur.
chased at about the time 1t was re.
ported the company would cut down
it's Valley Junction shops and was pur.
chased to hold for future develop.
ment OF the company's shop and other
interests at Valley Junction.
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Rosseau is Indicted.

New York, Jan. 24.- Gessler Ros-
seau, charged with sending an Internal
machine to the Cunard dock a year
ago last May was indicted by the
grand jury under that section of the
penal code which makes 1T a felony to
send dynamite or other explosives to
a steamship or railroad without a label
or other sign of it's character. 1t is
expected that Rosseau will be e x
tradited from Philadelphia at once and
brought to this city for trial.
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Escapes From Mt. Pleasant Asylum.

Wapeflo, Jan. "a. - Clerk Ogden re,
ceiyeds word from the Mt. Pleasant
authorities Saturday that VIM. Muir.
dock. who was seen at his home north
Of Wapello Thursday, had escaped
from that institution and asking that
he be Immediately returned. MI. Muir.
dock was taken to the hospital by Dep.
utyt Sheriff Hayden and James Guth.
rie. Mr.. Murdoch was taken to the
hospital four years ago and this was
the second time he has escaped.
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HILLMAN IS CHIEF CLERK.
Young Railroad Man Secures Per-
manent Position in Des MoInes.

Des Moines, Jan. "a. A. j. Hillman
q rising young railroad man. who has
been employed by the railroad com
pany tor about ten years, has been ad,
vanoed to the permanent position of
chief clerk in the general freight Of.
fees here.
Mr.. Hillman began as a telegraph
operator at Jefferson, and has stead
lily worked his way up to the respon
sible position he low holds. He goes
to Grand Junction Sunday to make ar.
rangements for moving his family to
Des Moines.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield. Jan. "a. - The two
year old son of John Coats.
Jr., was badly burned yesterday in
some unaccountable manner. When
the child screamed with pain he was
found in flames. 1t Is supposed that
he vas playing by the stove, and in
this way his clothing ignited. Doctors
Tallnan and Sloan We're Immediately
summoned, and all was done to relieve
the little fellow. 1t is hoped that the
burns will not prove serious.