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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12
iowA's COAL PRopucTloN

The production of coal in Iowa this
year according to the report of the
state mine inspectors, has made a de-
cided increase, amounting to nearly
100000 tons, an unusually large gain.
The number of accidents have de.
creased and this news Is also encour-
aging. There were, during the bien-
NAL period covered by the report, SIS
fatal and 1874 non-fatal accidents. or
more properly, So deaths and 1874 in
juries. In the year 1903 one life was
sacrificed to 2S3,584 tons mined or
IA per 1000 employees, a record never
before surpassed. In 1902 the record
was 40 per 1000 employees, or one IA
tai accident to every 1OO,25S tons pro-
duced
OF the 1854 employees in and about
the mines of Iowa last year, 1887
were actually employed in digging the
6,S05,011 tons which were produced.
The total number of employees increas-
ed from 1915 to 1924, and of min
ers from 11,19S to 12,197.
Monroe county continues to pro-
duce twice as much coal as any other
in the state, or one-third of the whole.
Polk county is next with half as much
and Appanoose and Mahaska easily
third and fourth respectively. Fol
lowing was the production in tons by
counties in 1904 and 1905, as report
ed to the governor:
County. 1904. 1905.
Monroe ;. ;. .s1,8OS,975 2,117,127
Polk 966,172 1,094,521
Appanoose q. S95,759 896.4SO
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All c. M. q st. p: and Wabash train.
depart from jefferson Street Union
depot. w. L. Richards Agent.
C. M. g. ST. p.
No. Going East Via Cut Off. Time,
sa-Washington. Muscatne, Dav-
export and Chicago 5:45 D. m.
l2a-Washington. Muscatine, Dav-
export and Chicago :o5 a. m.
s2b-Davenport freight ..... -. 0:iO q. n
Going West.
sa-Kansas City and Interme-
t,s sis1e r.: chllicothe, R.ca aG:1s 8. NJ
s!Sr Springs and Kansas
-Chillicothe freight -. 700 a. m.
sdaGhI11!coths freight fya;aht 12sop
Going East Via Marion.
lOb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
,osb-Ma n1sane eedsr Raplde and IS a m
ssbEMarion freight ...... s c'ao p p. m m
Coming West Via Marion.
,esb.% R5sr%eaa CEDAR Rapids and rs e a
-daiiy; Except Sunday: s s3eI e; N;
Monday.
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1STOR[ES Of THE>
eas oas -. q
SECRET SERVICE
VGApzVWRAzRx1a d. 7XRRELL.,

PRAYED turn that they would resort
to the theft of the body of the most
beloved American, we found that they
had outwitted us. AS quickly as
could recover my presence of mind
after the shock of surprise over find
ing the catacomb empty except for the
desecrated sarcophagus, | ordered my
assistants to separate and scour the
shrubbery surrounding for the ghouls.
Going back, it occurred to me that
the ghouls might have sought conceal
ment on the upper parts Of the struc-
ture. In the shadow saw the figures
OF two men whom | could not discern
clearly enough to identify them. Il
never occurred to me that they might
be other than Hughes and Mullen, and
called out for the men below to come
up. | fired at them, and they returned
the fire, running at the same time to
the northeast corner of the terrace.
fred again and again. The shot was
answered. the bullets whistling past
my head. Then one Of the men shout.
ed:
"Tyrrell. is that your
made no answer, believing that
one of the men was Hughes and know
ing he would recognize my voice.
Again the excited question was asked,
and l still kept silent. 1t took but q
moment, however, for the pursued men
to make themselves known as McGinn
and Hay, the Pinkerton men, who had
mounted the steps in the hope Of fnd-
ing the ghouls hidden there.
Thus for time was the most &C.
rious and dastardly plot ever devised
turned into farce. Our prey had es-
capped, and in order to justify ourselves
against the ridicule that would b
night became known I Immediately
took up the trail of Hughes and Null
len. After finding they had break
| tasted at farmhouse about seven
miles from Springfield the next MORN
| ing, they were again lost to u.s. There
could now be no rest till the men were
run to earth Ten days later they
| were located in the saloon at 294 West
Madison street and arrested by De-
tectives Simmons, of the Chicago city
force; McGinn. of the Pinkertong, and
| i1i'iioi Naohouiu auu LuySSll, Oh LQ6
secret service
They were taken to Springfield, In.
dicted and tried On the charges of rob-
berry and larceny there being no spe-
citic statute at that time against grave
robbing, and Sent to the penitentiary
Tor year. Their counsel, In the trial
OF the case at Springfield, raised the
cry that the secret service had "put up
a Job" on his clients In order to get
them out of the way for counterfeiting
operations, but the absurdity of that
defense was too apparent to save the
counterfeiters from prison
This is the true record of plot that
failed. 1t is not known to this day
why Hughes and Mullen left the tomb
after Swegles went after the team he
was supposed to have, but which, in
fact, did not exist. One theory is that
they heard the defamation of Hays
revolver and fled. Another is that
they left the tomb to meet Swegles
and the driver and instead saw the
officers rushing on them. Whatever
may be the correct theory, their es-
cape from the tomb before we reached
1t was merely one of the innumerable
breaks in the plans of all detectives
except in story books.
The End,
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AS an illustration Of the lengths to
which editors, (some editors anyway,
will go to get UP an argument when
politically they are in the throes of
an off-year, witness the following from
the Keokuk Gate City:
"The summer folk returning to the
city are always described as brown
as berry, But who pray, ever saw a
berry that was browne"
Let's return to annual, semi-annual
or quarterly elections. The idea of
having four year terms!
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"Why not ask the legislature to
build new grand stand at the Oska-
loosa baseball park?' suggests the Os-
kaloosa Herald, referring to the pro-
posed appropriation for steel grand
stand at the state fair. Lets make
the state cough up all around"
Well, no one who has attended ball
games at Oskaloosa will deny that
with a money making crowd there is
need for a new grand stand, one that
will accommodate more than 1852 peo-
Dle
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pressed intention to acquire no terri
tory by the war. she would have
fought the war to no practical pur
pose? And does anyone think she de
liberately undertook this exhaustine
war for nothing?"
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WABASH TIME TABLE.

NO. Arr've' Time.
last. Louis Kansas City -. e:15a m
13a-Moberly & Des Moines II On =,
Sa-St. Louis & Kansas City 7.oo - -,
TO. Depart. ri,.a -.
2a-St. Lou & Kansas City 8:25a -,
6a-Moberly & Des Moines. An -,
4a-st. Louis & Kansas City -. 0:.o r. n m M
a-daily. - ~
For Information call new telephous 1ao1
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There was once a very comforting
sort of a hymn sung in the churches
which assured us, that If we could
not cross the ocean and the heather
lands explore, we could serve the Lord
just as effectively by looking after the
pagans at home. The Burlington Ga
zette thin, that Miss Ellen Stone
ought to hum this a few days and
gather a little wholesome inspiration
from it.
"The achievement of the President
is confirmation of the American theory
of government that there is every
thing to be gained, owing to geograph-
zeal location, in standing alone" says
the Davenport Times anent Roosevelt's
peace coup.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND G PACIFIC
No. Going East Depart

NO. SOIn9 East OepdT4
b2o6-Keokuk, Kansas City.
California and southwest 9:33 a. m.
b202-Des Moines to Keokuk 3: 08 D. M
a204-Eldon. Davenport and
Chicago 500. -. ...1O: IT D. m.
b274-Local freight ......... &c. is p. M
Going West.
a203-Des Moines, Ruthven,
West Nebraska and Wash
ington, Muscatine. DAY.
export and Chicago >. 100 a. m
b201-Keokuk. Des Moines
and Omaha 80. =. ...11:so a m.
b205-Keok-1k. Dcs Moines
and Omaha $50. $50. :o5 ?. m.
b273-Local freight ;. $3.50. 81: 90 a. m.
a-daily; b-except Sunday.
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R. r. Time Tables
All c. 3. G. @. and c. r. l. G. P. trains
depart from Washington street I'm
ion depot.

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c. g. G. @.
Mo. Goinq East. Depart,
I2a-Chicago Duhrque & Quincy 2'1na. M
WnH-rocai Freight ........ a.tS a. m
'eh-Ru-lington & st. Louis -. 1855 a. M
!nb-Peoria. Dubuque & Quincy II 80 a. M
sa-Chicapo Limited ). 1:42 D. H.
4a-Chicapo ST. Lou.:: & Quincy 7:1n y. m
as-Fast mail .... a:s7 p. m
2a-Chicagc Peoria & Rockford 11:45 p. m
Going West.
6a-Omaha. Council Bluffs &
{ss-Fast mall .. o:40s. m
BIBLICAL freigh. $500. $500 a. m.
sa- omaha. Kansas CITY Denver.
Hot Springs Deadwood Op-
den. Portland 4 California q. m
ss- -Pset %i to creston $50. IA .: M m
; s-1!T.te" to ottnmw,srr7e 100, oSs p m
1a-Denver to Omaha ~: 11:9o n. m;
n-daily: h-except Sunday. Nos. Z. and
~ DO NOT carry passengers.
Via Fort Madison-Goin1 East.
TT. Madison e st. louis (b) 900 a. m.
Goinu West.
From Fort Madison and st.
Louis Cb) ;. ..........,. $50 p m.
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IOWA L1Ess COMMENT.

Joe Trigg says that "men past fifty
make the best governors" and the
Mason City Globe Gazette says it
knows a man about Josephs age who
would make a Cracker jack
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Prudent People

read the fresh. live. up-to-date
advertisements in the Courier
and save money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

THE LINCOLN TOMB AT SPRING
FIELD.
came over me, and that is Cheap
ness" After weeks of careful plan
ming to catch red-handed the men
whose criminality had taken on 80 de-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

ELIZABETH M. THOMPSON.
Osteopathic Phvsiclan-
Graduate American schoo, 1sreopathv.
Eirksville. Missouri.
Office. o2T N Court ST. New Phone S94
Hours 9:nn "a 1900 aud 80 to AGO
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ut was sure to come" says the Dav-
export Times speaking of the plans
of the state fair managers to secure
further appropriations from the legis-
lature. If there was no excuse in the
way Of deficit in state fair funds
something else would be suggested
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

LAS a reliable means of guardin,
against a surplus age of population tn
shotgun ranks next to the automobil
and the trolley car" says the Keoku!
Gate Cit referring to the opening 0
the hunting season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

Judge Parker finds cause to won
der suggests the Dubuque Tele
graph, 'Eow much worse it would hav
been if the peace settlement had hap
pened year ago."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

DR.. J. F. BYRNE.
Graduate or American School of osteopa.
Inv. KirksvIlle Mo.
Rooms 3 and Z Summers Building. Once
hours aan tn 1900: Lao tn 400.
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The Des Moines Capital discerns tn
dark outline of the winter coal prob
lem through the fog and mist of thes
September mornings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12

Japan has conquered her enemy
twice, once by the power of her arms
and once by the generosity of her
conduct" saws the Mt. Ayr Record
"She has proven to the world that she
was worthy of victory"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
japanese and the Null

$50 the Japanese rice growers are
not willing to tackle that interesting
native institution, the American
mule, without the aid of home folk"
said an observant man, land I can
see where they are right about the
matter The American mule is a long
cared, quick heeled, supple Tinted
mystery, and no man, no matter how
wise he may be, can do anything with
him unless he have special training
AS matter of fact, the white man in
America is sadly deficient when it
comes to working knowledge of the
mule. Up to the present writing the
American negro is the only living per-
son who can claim anything like mas
terry when it comes to the mule. Some
how there is something in the nature
Of the black man and the mule which
makes 1t easier for them to get along.
Just what it is | do not know. But
even the black man will have his ups
and downs now and then with the
mule, and have seen some very in
teresting instances of this kind, one of
the most amusing being that Of an ex-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Officers Best in World

Many things combine to make the
American officer the best in the world,
writes Thomas F. Willard in Serb
ner's. In the first place, there is a
large and intelligent population to
draw upon, an advantage, it is univer-
sally admitted, not equally enjoyed by
any other great nation. Again, owing
to the smallness of our army, the num-
Der of officers to be supplied, in pro-
portion to the total population, makes
possible care in selection and edu-
cation impracticable elsewhere. Con-
slider how a great majority Of officers
in the United States army are OBJ
tanned. Appointments to West Point
are secured, as rule, only after a
competitive examination, in which a
number of young men of good ability
and character take part. The man
thus selected goes to West Point,
where he must pass rigid physical
examination before he is admitted.
Then, owing to the exatcing nature
of the curriculum and the severity of
the discipline, a large percentage of
the candidates fail to complete the
four years course. Those who do com
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
7 errapin in No Haste

Thomas S. Stadden, a prominent
resident of Vaudeville, Clarke county,
was in this city recently, says Win
chester (Va.) special to the New York
Herald, and brought with him terra
pin which has remarkable history,
Just thirty years ago, in 1874, Mr..
Stadden came across the terrapln on
his farm and on the bottom of it's shell
inscribed the date. Every time since
then that he has seen the terrapin he
has cut the date on the shall and the
entries are as follows: In 1874, 1875,
1879, 1880, 1881, 1882 and 1884.
On the latter date Mr.. Stadden car
ried the terrapin to a spot near Ste
phensQns, two and one-half miles from
home, and turned it loose. Mr.. Stad-
den has always held to the theory that
terrapin and turtles will try to wander
back to the spot of, their birth, and to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

. o'clock in the afternoon. The Ha.
Waiians say they cannot tell whore
they come from. Schools of them swim
up and down the harbor for a littls
while and then disappear again. The
nsh are about three inches long ana
OF a bright red color.
The Hawaiians say that the fish an.
pear very seldom, and that their an.
pearance in so great numbers as az
present Is an infallible sign of impend.
ing Ing ueatn OF someone occupying a
high station. AS soon as the schools
OF fish cease to come this death LII
take place. A few of these Ash o.
peared Just prior to the death Of tha
late Robert Wilcox. With that eycan
tion, the boat boys say that they have
not been seen in the harbor since the
ueatn OF queen Kapiolani and Prin.
cess Kaiulani.-Honolulu Bulletin
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

tremely hard skulled negro who never
wanted better weapon tnan his head
in any sort of conflict with man or
beast.
"One day he fell out with the mule.
Ordinarily they get along we'll enough
together. But in some way the mule
on the day in question made the ne
gro mad and the fight began. In the
first place the negro broke his water
jug over the mules head. This did
not feaze the animal. Grabbing the
mule by the ears and taking a good,
firm grip, the black man landed with
Vigor between the mules ears, using
his head as weapon. The blow was
a knockout blow all right, but the
trouble was it knocked the negro out
also. Both mule and negro fell to the
ground as If dead. In short while
both were up again and after that
they were fairly good friends. The
Japs are right. They will need spe-
cial training on the mule proposition
and no mistake, and the negro is
about the best man they can get to
do the training. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

plete it and obtain commissions must
have attained a standard which other
nations find it impossible, for vari-
ETY. of reasons, to exact. That, even
under our system, we have incompe-
tent officers simply proves that per-
lection has by no means been reached,
and does not alter the fact that our
army is better Differed than any in
the world.
But take Russia, with her vast
standing army of million and quar-
ter men, exclusive of supplementary
reserve organizations of even greater
magnitude, a country where the
masses of the people have almost no
educational advantages, where the
level of intelligence is undoubtedly
lower than in any other great nation.
and how is she to supply her army
with competent officers, in our accep-
tation of the word? She simply can
not. The United States government
would find it equally impossible, with
all our undisputed advantages, to
equip an army of million men with
officers of the standard of those who
now command our little army.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

test the theory the terrapin was taken
to Stephenson.
That was twenty years ago and dur.
ing the two decades Mr.. Stadden new.
er saw his pet-in fact, he had forgot
ten all about it until one day recently
he came across a terrapin. Turning
the terrapin over, he was amazed to
md that it was his long-lost net
There were the dates, the initials
placed there from time to time. grown
larger with the terrapin, but as dis.
tinct almost as the day they were cut
In order to get back to its usual
teeding place under the mulberry
tree the terrapin had to cross several
streams, traverse wooded bluffs
treacherous ravines and cross fields
Twenty years had been required to
make the journey of two and one.balf
miles, but, guided by instinct. the m.
tie terrapin had at last reached home
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
A GREAT SUFFERER
LAY HELPLESS AND sPEE0HLEss
FOR HOURS AT A TIME.
sinking Spells, Headaches rheumatism
All Caused by Poor Blood-C"red Dy
LII MIIIlnms' Pink PIlls.

,,,,t.,, SMELLS Headaches, rheumatism,
an caused by Poor Blood-Cured by
DIR. williams Pink Pills.
When Mrs. Williams was asked for
,one details of the fearful illness from
which she had 80 long suffered, she spoke
as follows:
.,Ever since had nervous prostration,
about thirteen years ago, have hao
periodical spells of complete exhaustion
Arv excitement or unusual activity
xvonld throw me into state OF hfeless-
ness. At the beginning my strength
would come back in a moderate time,
but the period of weakness kept length
epinp until at last l would lie helpless
"a MANY as three hours at a stretch.
"You were under medical treatment,
of course?' >
Eyes. when l became so bad that l
had to give up my homework, in May OF
1908, l was being treated for kidney
trouble, and later the doctor thought my
difficulties came from change of life. /
was not only weak, but l had dizzy
feelings, palpitation of the heart, misery
after eating, hot flashes, nervous head
aches, rheumatic pains in the back and
hips. The doctor did me so little good
that gave up his treatment, and really
feared that my case was incurable."
"What saved you from your state Of
hopelessness?"
"In July of 1908 had a very bad
spell, and my husband came i'll one day
with little book which told Of remark
able cures effected by a remedy for the
blood and the nerves, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. He bought box for me, and
that was the beginning of my return to
health. My appetite grew keen, my food
no longer distressed me, my nerves were
quieted, and my strength began to re-
yive."
Chow long did you take this remedy"
"For two months only. At the end
of that time l had regained my health
and cheerfulness, and my friends say
that l am looking better than have
done for the past fifteen years"
Mrs. Lizzie Williams is now living at
No. 416 Cedar street. Quincy, Illinois.
The pills which she praises so highly,
cure all diseases that come from inn
poverished blood. If your system is all
run down, Dr. Williams Pink Pills are
the very best remedy to take. Any drug
gist can supply them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Sign Of Coming Death

A large influx of the alalauwa, the
famous red fish about which the Ha-
waiian superstition has it that their
appearance denotes the death of a
member Of the royal family or some
one occupying high place, is now
causing much speculation among the
Hawaiians on the waterfront.
The schools of alalauwa first made
their appearance just week ago. On
Saturday, Sunday and Monday night
fairly large schools of these fish ap-
peared. On Monday night they came
in an amazingly large number. On
Tuesday night there we're fewer of
them, and since then their number
has been gradually diminishing. 1t is
expected that it will cease altogether
either tonight or tomorrow night.
The fish generally appear at about
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
is YEARS OF TORTURE.
Itching and Painful Sores Covered
Head and Body-cured in Week
BY cutieura.

"For fifteen years my scalp and
forehead was one mass of scabs, and
my body was covered with sores.
Words cannot express how l suffered
from the itching and pain. had Civ
en- up hope when friend told me to
get Cuticura. After bathing with
Cuticura Soap and applying Curti-
cura Ointment for three days, my
head was as clear as ever, and to my
surprise and Joy, one cake Of soap and
one box Of ointment made a complete
cure in one week. (signed) H. B.
Franklin, III Washington ST., Ale
gheny, Pa"