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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
ALMOST FATAL MISTAKE.
VIM. BIoss of Fairfield Takes Wrong
Medicine.

Fairfield, June 10. William R.
Bloss. an aged man living in this city,
was the victim Of a very serious acct
dent Saturday afternoon. His wife
had been cleaning the cupboard and
had moved his medicine from its usual
place. She informed her husband, but
it slipped his mind and upon going to
get. his medicine took bottle OF car
bolic acid, by mistake. His mistake
was not found until he had taken
about two tablespoonsful
DR.. Carpented of this city who takes
his meals at the Young home across
the street, was hastily summoned and
Mr.. Bloss soon relieved.
Entertain At Golf Links.
Friday night, Mrs R. V. Winter and
Miss Florence Avery very pleasantly
entertained a number of their friends
at the golf links An elaborate 6
o'clock dinner was served and pleas
ant evening was spent by all present.
The Bogner Funeral.
The funeral of Miss Mary Bogner,
who was severely burned last Thurs
day with gasoline and afterwards died
in the Burlington hospital, was held
Saturday afternoon at Lockridge,
where her parents live. Quite a mum.
Der of Fairfield people went to Lock
ridge to attend the funeral.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
SUDDEN DEATH AT EDDYvlLLE.
Frank Scribner Passed Away Sunday
Mnrninn

WOIIiIHSs
Eddyville, June 19-(Special y
This community was much shocked
Sunday morning to learn that Frank
Scribner, an old settler living on his
farm just north of town, on the Oska-
loosa road, had dropped dead of heart
trouble. Mr.. Scribner was herding his
cattle in the highway about half a
mile north of his home, and had just
been conversing with his neighbor,
Dick Barnett. Mr.. Barnett had hardly
more than left Mr.. Scribner and en-
tered his house close by, when he
looked out and saw the unfortunate
man lying on the ground along the
road. He FASTENED to his side but
found him unconscious. and death fol,
lowed almost instantly. Neighbors
gathered. and medical aid was called
but death had already taken place.
The body was taken back to the home
which he had left in his ordinary
health but short time before. He had
had three or four previous attacks of
heart trouble the past six weeks, but
his demise was quite unexpected.
The funeral services will be conduct
ed at the Methodist Episcopal church
at 1870 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by
Rev. w. S. Kight, the pastor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
DR.. HARPER is IMPROVED.
Returns From New York Ready to
Take Up Hard Work.

Chicago. June 19.-President Harper
of the University of Chicago, returned
from his visit to New York city yes
terday and will take up his work anew
with the opening Of the summer quar-.
ter today. He appears to be in bet.
ter health than he has been at any
time since his operation.
When asked how he felt he replied:
81 feel well and am ready for a sum-
mer of hard work. I do not know ex.
actly what teaching l will do, but my
classes will be arranged for tomorrow
can only say that l feel like doing
hard work. We had a very pleasant
visit in the east
President Harper would not discuss
the failure of small gifts from the
founder of the university. John D.
Rockefeller. at the last convocation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
IOWA GIRL IN SIBERIA.
Miss Jessie Arms, Who Went There
to Teach Heather, to Return.

Spencer, June 19-Many in this com.
munity are interested in Miss Jessie
Arms, who nine years ago went to 81.
IBERIA as missionary. After working
in that country for five years, Miss
Arms returned home, rested and WIS.,
tied for year and then returned to
her missionary work. Not long after
returning to Siberia she married a
missionary named Perkins. Some
time since Mr.. Perkins health failed
so seriously that it became necessary
for him to return to this country for
treatment and he and his wife reached
New York June L. This will visit rel
atives and friends in New York and
New Jersey and then go to Canada.
Mr.. Perkins old home. They are ex-
pected in Spencer early in August.
Mrs. Perkins is a sister of Mrs. John
T. Painter Of this city, and has num-
berless friends here who will welcome
her home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
IOWA HAS 1900 AT WASHINGTON.
Counting Employees Will Help Census,
MAY Bring Total up to $4,000.


Des Moines, June 19.-Iowa censua
statistics will be increased by about
1900 Iowans who are now residents
of Washington, holding federal posi-.
tons at the national capital. 1t is ex,
pected that two or three hundred Of
these former Iowans will credit their
residence to Des Moines, which will
increase the population Of this city cor.
respondingly, and may swell its total
to $4,000. The census cards Of Iowa
residents at Washington will be appor-
toned to their respective counties.
The state executive council recently
sent 1900 census population cards to
Washington to be filled out by former
residents Of this state, who still claim
legal residence here. Major Elem
ing, who was formerly secretary to
Governor Shaw, has written back to
Secretary Davidson Of the executive
council stating that he had already
distributed all Of the $4,000 census
cards among Iowans at the national
capital and needs at least three hun.
dred more. These will at once be for
warded to him.
1t is doubtful, however, If even the
Washington colony of Iowans will
save the state census from showing
decrease. The count of Adams county
was completed and it joins in the col
umn of counties with decrease in
population from the federal census
figures Of 1900. The state census
gives Adams county 1926 population,
against 1901 accorded 1t by the fed
eral census Of 1900. This is de-
crease Of 1,345 in that county alone.
The town of Corning has population
Of 1,943, according to the present state
census, while in 1900 the United States
enumeration gave it 2,145.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
RESIST NEw ARcANyM RATES.
Members Everywhere Complain About
Increasing Cost of Insurance.

Members Everywhere Complain About
Increasing, Cost of Insurance.
New York, June 10. - The revolt in
the Royal Arcanum over the proposed
increase in the assessments has
quickly spread until it involves every
Jurisdiction in the order. Reports
coming in from all over this country
and Canada, indicate an overwhelm-
ing sentiment among the 100000 mem
bers against putting the proposed
rates into effect.
The demand for reconsideration
by the supreme council of the whole
question of the cost of insurance has
become SO universal and insistent, that
the executive committee of the SUI
preme council has decided to hold a
special session in Boston, June 20, to
consider protests against the new in
surance rates. The general complaint
is:
1. The proposed rates are higher
than is justified by the mortality ex-
perience in the order
2. They were promulgated without
notice to the rank and file of the mem
bership.
8. The proposed rates are unfairly
apportioned and bear too hard on the
old members who founded the Royal
Arcanum.
4. There is no guarantee that the
rates will not be jumped again after
| the lapse of few years, just as they
were jumped in 1898 and now again in
1905.
| One Of the old line insurance COM
panies, it is rumored, has laid aside
| 100000 to be devoted to the disrup-
ton of the Royal Arcanum. There is
no proof Of the truth Of the rumor.
On one point there seems to be a
general agreement of opinion among
those who oppose the new rates
namely, that they will practically elm
mate from the order, all the old men
now in it and will keep all old men
from joining. For instance, the cost
of old line insurance at the age Of 81
under the American experience per
cent table is $5S.54 per $1,000 a year.
The new Arcanum option B rate for 81
years in the case of present members
is S5.14 month per $1,000 or $61.65 a
year, which is actually more than the
cost of carrying such insurance, &C
cording to the American table and is
only 1888 less than Is now charged
by one of the old-line companies, which
/ lavishes millions in salaries on its Of.
ficers and agents. The Arcanum is
supposed to pay nothing to get its in
surance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
FEATHER" CAN SMOKE NOW.
Sister Leaves VIII Bequeathing Fund
For MEather's" Smoking.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 49, - When
the will lof Charlotte D. Sage was ad-
mitted to probate here one of the most
curious clauses ever contained in a
document Of this kind was brought to
light. The estate is valued at $3.50 and
the will disposes Of it in this wise:
II bequeath to my beloved sister, (if
she promises to allow my father, Ben
jamin F. Sage, Of beloved memory, all
the cigars he wants, also all the vests
he likes to wear in the winter), all my
personal and real estate die pos
sessed of, or to which l shall be en-
titled at the time of my decease"
Inquiry developed the fact that Miss
Sage's father, who is an elderly man,
has a fondness for cigars. Some time
ago his eldest daughter refused to al
low him to smoke the usual number on
account of his health. He felt the loss
Of tobacco keenly. His fondness for
fancy waistcoats amounted to hobby.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
BRAKEMAN is KILLED BY CARS
Iowa Central Employe Meets Death a
Hampton.

Hampton, June 10. - w. L. Watson
aged 35, an Iowa Central brakeman,
was instantly killed Sunday in the
yards of this place. Local freight No.
40 was preparing to pull out when
Watson was at the head of the train.
Engine No. 70 knocked him down and
ran over him. There were no wit
nesses to the unfortunate affair, but it
must have been purely accidental.
Watson's back and neck were broken
and he died instantly. He lived at
Marshalltown, and is married. Con
ductor Schooley and Engineer Benson
were in charge Of the train.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
BURIED SECOND TIME.
Body Of Pioneer Exhumed At Maquo.
keta After 81 Years.

Maquoketa. June 10. = The remains
of Colonel Thos Cox, which for 81
years have rested near a giant hick-
DRY tree on what was formerly his
farm, were removed recently and will
be reburied in Mount Hope cemetery,
where massive monument will be
erected in honor of the memory Of
Jackson county's pioneer settler and
foremost citizen of the early days.
James W. Ellis, w. c. Gregory and
Frank McNear, civil engineer, &C
companied by number of workmen,
went out to the Hamilton Patterson
farm, formerly owned by Cox near
Bridgeport and made surveys to locate
the grave Of the pioneer. At his re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
.ABSTRACTORS MEET
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF STATE ASSOCIATION TO
BE HELD TOMORROW.
Two Days Session VIII be Held in the
Chamberlain Hotel in Des Molnes-
ottumwa Will be Represented at
Meetings-The Program.

From Mondays Daily.
Tomorrow at the Chamberlain hotel
in Des Moines the second annual con-
vention of the Abstractors' association
of Iowa will begin to continue for two
days The object of the association
is to consider all things pertaining to
the abstract business that it may be
placed upon better legal basis and
assume it's proper place among the
professions. This city will be repre-.
sented at the meeting.
The convention will be called to or
der by President j. E. Wickham, Of
Glenwood tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Alex HASTE, Of Des Moines,
will deliver the address of welcome
which will be responded to by G. W.
Lawrence, OF Marshalltown. The an
nual address will then be delivered by
the president and the secretary will
report on membership. In the after
noon an address will be delivered by
Gov. A. B. Cummins on "The Law and
the Abstractor." Amor Stern, Of Lo-
gan, will follow with a paper on "Our
Association and What 1t Can Accom-
plish." The discussion will be led by
G. w. Lawrence. Of Marshalltown.
Wednesdays Program.
The program for the second day
will be as follows:
Address, "The Banker and the Alb
stractor; Their Relation to Each 9th
er III. M. WINERY, Des Moines.
Paper, can Abstractor's Qualifica-
tons; Natural and Acquired" G.
Ripley, Garner. Discussion opened by
D. Davenport, Creston; w. D. McCul-
Ion, Greenfield, and ]. Howard Henry
Des Moines, followed by general dis.
cussion
Paper, 1.-THE Abstractor's Books and
Special Equipment-To What Extent
Should They Be Exempt From Taxa
ton and ?"-J. F. Boyer
Primghar. Discussion opened by
George e. Whitcomb. Northwood; John
T. Mof1tt, Upton, followed by general
discussion.
Question box-In charge of Alex
HASTE.
Afternoon
Report Of committee on bonded alb
stractors and mutual benefit associa
ton, A. G.. Ripley, chairman Garner
Secretary's report, Varick G. eros
ley, Webster City.
Treasurer's report, G. K. Hart
Knoxville.
Report of executive com mittee, ]. E
Wickham, president, Glenwood.
Election sof officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
"sLEEPING" DISEASE FATAL.
Thousands Die From Peculiar MaIad,
in Central Africa.

Boston. Mass, June 10. = The
American board of foreign missions
has received reports from it's African
missionaries relating to the peculiar
disease known as the sleeping sick
ness" which is seriously affecting cen
trail Africa, particularly the kingdom
of Uganda. These reports show that
there have been 49,081 deaths within
the kingdom from the disease. 1t is
believed that the malady is connected
with the presence Of the tsetse fly
which hitherto has not been supposed
to be harmful to man, though fatal to
cattle and horses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
WEST END ITEMS.

From Mondays Daily
j. P. Nelson is repairing his house
on West Second street in Gravestown.
Martin Hood is building a house on
Grand avenue in Fairview.
Arthur Crabb and Miss Olive Crabb
Of the boathouse have returned home
from q visit at Hayesville.
Miss Leona Nator and Miss Cora
Osterdick, who have had charge of the
Pentecost mission at the corner of
West Main and Mclean streets, are at
tending the Pentecost camp meeting at
Valley Junction.
J. A. Flasher and John Langgin are
building houses in the Lumsden addi-
ton to Fairview.
Misses Lottie and Lola Selby and
Lester Selby, 926 West Main street,
expect to leave tomorrow for - ex-
tended visit at the home of 4eir
grandparents at Sewall
Abba Davis is building additions, to
two of his houses on Grand avenue
and Fairview.
II the weather will permit there will
be gospel meeting on the street cor
ner Of West Second street and Fair
view avenue this evening at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs Millerkee of South Da.
kota are visiting at the home Of his
brother, Charles Millerkee, 1912 West
Second street.
Mrs John Moore, corner of Clay and
Fourth streets, has returned from q
visit with her mother in Minnesota.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
KANSAS NEEDS HARVEST MEN.
Will Require 25 900 Men and 2,24o
Teams

Kansas City, Mo-. June 19.-Kansas
farmers will need $4,000 men and 2,24O
teams to harvest their CROPS. accord
ing to a report made by the superin-
tendent of the state labor department
of Kansas to A. B. Jamison, superin-
tendent of the Missouri state bureau
of labor statistics Of this city.
The harvest, including threshing
will last about sixty days, and the
wages will, it is stated. range from
S1.75 to $3.50 a day. Two hundred
men have already been signed in Kan
sas City for the work and the shipping
of men from this city to the Kansas
fields began Sunday. Many men will
be sent from Topeka, Kan, and st.
Joseph, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
TO STUDY IowA's TIMBER.
Party of Experts Will Travel Over the
State,

Ames. June 19.-Beginning July 1 a
States bureau of forestry will work
through the counties Of the state in
which there has been tree planting of
any extent. This party will be made
up Of H. P. Baker. forester of Iowa
State college. r. F. Balthis of Des
Moines, c. A. Kupfer of Des Moines,
and G. L. Martin of Spencer. forestry
students at the State college, with E.
o. Siecke of the University of Nebras-
ka.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
TWO ORDAINED.
Bishop Morrison officiates at Grace
Cathedral, Davenport.

Davenport, June 1.-two young
were ordained at Grace Episcopal
cathedral Sunday morning by Rt. Rev.
Theo. N. Morrison, bishop of the Epis-
copal diocese of Iowa. One was Cam
eron S. Morrison, son of Bishop Nor
rison, and the other William P. Will
liams, son of Rev DR.. Williams of
Iowa City. Rev. Morrison will be To-
Gated at Newton and Rev. Williams at
Iowa Falls.
The services at the cathedral opened
at II o'clock with a sermon by Rev.
George w. Hinkle of Christ church,
Waterloo. Bishop Morrison conducted
the services.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
WOMAN TO GO WITH PEARY.
Miss Babb, School Teacher, Makes
Dash for the Pole.

Norway, Me-, June 49, = Miss Ma
ME Babb, a school teacher here, has
signed a contract to accompany the
Peary Arctic expedition in the dash
for the North Pole, which starts from
New York, July 5.
Miss Babb will go as the official
stenographer Of the expedition and
will get big salary.
She is 20 years old and a graduate
of Barnard college, New York
She is now staying with the Peary
family at Eagle Island. Casco Bay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
can ANGEL OF PEACE"
Cardinal Gibbons Gives President
Roosevelt New Title.

Washington, June 19.-Cardinal Glib
bons, who is in Washington on church
business, paid call on the President
Saturday, accompanied by DR.. D. j.
Stafford, rector of st. Patricks church
of this city. The cardinal congratu-
lated President Roosevelt upon his sue
cess in the negotiations for peace be-
tween Russia and Japan.
He is an angel Of peace to the
world" said Cardinal Gibbons, alluding
to the President, land the world owes
him a great debt He deserves con-
graduation and praise for his noble
Efforts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
DR.. Rlerrlna Is Honored.

Iowa City, June 10. - DR.. Walter L..
Bierring, has been elected member
of the committee on scientific exhibits
at the American Medical association
meeting at Portland, Oregon, July II
to IA.
Some of the most famous medical
men Of the country and his fellow
members of this section will deliver
addresses on pathology. He will de-
liver an address.
Afterward with a part of leading
physicians and surgeons of the United
States he will sail from Seattle and
tour Alaska.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
SEEK FARMERS FROM AMERICA.
Uruguay Wants Financial Condition
and Other Details as to Immiqrants.

Montevideo, June 19.-The colonial
ton office has reported with reference
to the note sent recently by the Uru-
guayan legation at Washington, an
nouncing that many farmers from Mis-
souri, and Colorado have resolved to
emigrate to Uruguay and requested
Information about the fiscal lands
The report says it is necessary to as
certain the probable number of emf
grants. their financial condition and
other details before the government
can give an opinion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
cHlNAMEN AT WEST POINT.
Military Students From Orient Re.
ceived by Government.

West Point. N. Y, June 19.-For the
first time in the history of the military
academy representatives of the Chi
nese empire were admitted last week
as cadets in the institution The two
young Cinnamon, Ting CHA Chen and
Ying Hsing Wen. with Luis Bagran of
Honduras and F. Tomas Plaza of
Ecuador, under special act of congress
will receive instructions with the class
of 145 candidates who were received
as cadets last week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
CRISIS is PAST.
Danger Of War Between Germany and
France No Longer Feared.

Paris, June 10 Improvement in
the Franco-German situation contin-
ues today, officials expressing the be-
lief that the crisis is past and that
the, affair is on the way toward a
speedy adjustment on the basis of a
conference within the defined limits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
E. p. NoRLINe is PRESIDENT.
Kansas City Man Heads Camp Clerks
Association Of Modern Woodmen.

Milwaukee, Wis, June IGNORE
than 600 delegates were present Sat-
urday when the fourth annual conven-
ton Of Camp Clerks association of
Modern Woodmen Of America was call
ed to order at the Republican house.
Perhaps the most important subject
under consideration was the inhibition
against all men associated with the Ii
quor traffic.
officers were elected as follows:
President-F. P. Norling, Kansas
City.
secretary-w. T. Copeland. Lima, o.
Treasurer-C. H. T. Riepen, Omaha.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
FAvoRs PALESTINE FOR JEWS.
Federation Of American Zionists Re
affirms Basic Praqram.

Philadelphia, June 19.-The eighth,
annual convention of the Federation OF
American Zionists, which is in session,
decided that Palestine Is the best place
adopted resolution urging the Inter-!
national Zionist Congress to be held at;
Basic, Switzerland, this summer, to rel
affirm the Basic program of 1897. There,
are 230 delegates attending the conven-t
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
FOR HARVEST FIELD
Vanderbilt University Students to Go
to Kansas,

Nashville, Tenn, June 10. = A party
of football players and other athletes
from Vanderbilt university propose to
keep in training during vacation by
work in the harvest fields of the west
The start will be made from here the
first of this week, st. Johns, Stafford
county, Kansas, being the objective
They expect to go to work June 25,the
wages being from So to SIS per day, to-
gether with board and lodging.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
ROOSEVELT GETS HIS PAY.
Two Months Extra Salary for Fighting
in Cuba.

Washington, June 19.-President
Roosevelt is to receive $5S333 as extra
pay for his services during the Span
ish war. Congress, after the close of
the war, granted two months extra pay
to all soldiers who served upon foreign
soil during the conflict. President
Roosevelt would not ask for this pay,
hence the delay in getting it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
Credit Mems President.

Memphis, Tenn, June 10. - o. G.
Fessenden of New York City, has been
elected president Of the National AS,
aoci8tsou of Credit Men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
WOMEN SECURE A PARK.
Women of CoIfax Lease Grounds fol-
Downtown Pleasure Resort,

Colfax, June 10. = The Women
club of Colfax has undertaken to lease
and maintain a park in this city. They
have rented the Martin Luther lots on
First street, which they will fit up for
park purposes. A drinking fountain
will be put in and other improvements
made