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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-23
MAKES ASSIGNMENT.

Judge Roberts Sets Dates for Chan.
Gerry and Law Cases.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Judge M. A. Roberts this morning
made the second law assignment and
third chancery assignment for the
January term as follows:
Probate-Monday, March 6.
Estate of Moses O'Brien.
Third Law Assignment = Monday
Hannah E. Vaughn VS.. Geo. B
Owen, ct al.
Price Bros. VS.. Gushing & O'Keefe
Price Bros. VS.. B. +. Bell.
Tuesday, March z.
Mary E. MCGOWAN VS.. William
Second Chancery Assignment - Tues.
day, March z.
Lumsdon VS.. Lumsdon,.
ottumwa Fitting Co. VS.. S. M. Will
son, ct al.
Iowa Loan & Trust Co. VS.. George
Adams, ct al.
Iowa Loan & Trust Co. VS.. George
Godfrey, ct al.
Mary Grooms VS. Arthur Grooms.
Wednesday, March 8.
J. B. Sax VS.. Anna Baker, ct al.
]. E. Berry VS.. w. S. Wilson.
Assessment of Daniel Bowen estate
Wapello County Savings bank VS.
John Berkes, ct al.
ottumwa Turn Verin VS.. J. F. Jer.
sey, ct al.
Thursday, March 9.
Estella Lewis VS.. Martin, Lewis.
Eben Peck VS.. G. M T,1lIiS
Eva G. Cornell VS.. C. A. Cornell.
Harold Cornell by next friend VS.
Chas. Cornell.
Rebekah steek VS.. A. J. Hicks.
Friday, March 10.
John P. Swanson VS.. City of OF.
tumwa, ct al.
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HAYESVILLE.

Hayesville, Feb. 22.-Preaching ser
vices were held at the M. e. church
the greater part of last week, they
will continue all this week, Rev. R
v. Pike will preach Saturday and
Sunday nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. "A. Crabb and Mrs
Wilmetta Stevens and o Doyle, were
in Delta Saturday.
Mrs. and Mrs. James Martin visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Adams Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S~tonebraker enter
tanned company Sunday.
Miss Lucy Richardson called or
Miss Sadie sBeasley Sunday.
Mrs. Francis Chase and children Of
Hedrick, visited with relatives. here
Saturday.
A large number of people from
here were business callers II
Sigourney yesterday.
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HAZEL DELL.

Hazel Dell, Feb. %. - The revival
meetings are in progress at the Zion
Methodist Episcopal church this week
and are conducted by Rev. R. v. Pike
who is assisted by Rev. Charles Pet
lit. Great interest is shown in these
meetings. Everyone come
Master Harold Haines Of South OF.
tumwa visited last week with his
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Sal
ter.
G.. G. Cockerill and family spent Sun
day with the family of Charles Moss
near Ormanville.
Miss Matte Roberts of Ashgrove is
visiting with her sister Mrs. Will
Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Belger and chill.
dren of Eddyville are visiting with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Overturf.
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last week with her sister. Mrs. Ches-
Huffman

last week with her sister, Mrs. Ches.
ter HOFFMAN.
Married, Miss Lola Anderson, to
Perry 3. Bennett. of Birmingham, on
February 18, 1905, at K%eosauqua, by
the Rev. Ingham. The bride has al
ways lived near this place and is held
in high esteem by all who know her.
A. w. Porter and wife visited Frank
Smalls Sunday.
Charlie Crane and wife were Sunday
| guests of Sloan Maxwell.
Marie and George Perry Gilbert, and
Mrs. G. Stong and Gussie Minear are
on the sick list.
Frank and Maggie Plowman, of
Leando, were callers at the l.. Plow-
man home Sunday.
Grant Ruby and wife of near Stock
port, also Roy Stops and wife and
Howe Morrison and baby of Bona
parts, were visitors at the parental
Craig home Sunday.
H. G. Skinner and family, also
Grandma Skinner were visitors at D.
SINNERS Sunday. Mr.. Skinner and
family start for California In about
two weeks to make that place their
future home.
B. j. stong of Keosauqua was a
caller in town recently.
Bess and Grace Porter spent Sun
day with their friend. Bertha Max
well.
Harry Hills, also Mrs, Mccall, Wis.
tied H. B. Sherod's recently.
Mrs. G. w. Gilbert and daughter
Bess, spent Monday at MI. Zion.
Mrs. Charles Maxwell, also Ollie
Catcott, visited Monday at the Taylor
home.
Mrs Rob Maxwell spent the day
with Mrs. Tude Gilbert.
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RURAL U NO. 4.

Batavia, Feb. %. = At the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Morrison on last
Wednesday evening February Is, oc-
Cured the marriage of their daughter
Efie to James Fetro. The ceremony
was solemnizedsby Rev. Kemp of Ba-
itavia, after congratulations the guests
repaired to the dining room where a
bountiful wedding feast awaited them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Fetro were the re-
cipients of many useful and valuable
presents. Those present were: Messrs
and Mesdames Rev. and Mrs. Kemp,
A. Morrison, Henry Kramer, Clifford
Cole, Mort Giltner, Frank Avery, Roy
Reno. Geo. jaeger, Charles Avery, Wal
ter Curtis. Perry Heady, Dave Heady.
j. s. Reno, E. w. Humble. Mesdames
Jessie Plowman, Art Curtis, M. E. Ber-
nier, G.. w. Alfred. Misses: Gussie Az
cry, Lulu Nafziger, Jane Powers, Anna
B%errier, Gladys James, Letha Plowman
Winnie ellis. Messrs: Will Fetro,
Steve Berrier, Bert Morrison, Elwood
Morrison. Ralph and Stanley Curtis.
The bride and groom are two highly
respected people and have the best
wishes of their many friends, they will
make their home on a farm northeast
of Batavia.
Grant and Harry Gilbert spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and, Mrs. Cliff
ford Cole of Batavia.
Mrs. Jessie Plowman and daughter
Letha of Douds-Leando visited Mrs.
Plowman's parents last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Morrison.
Joseph Slater made a business trip
to Batavia Saturday.
Miss Lura Houdyshell of neal Agen-
cy closed a successful term of school
at Christian Corner last Saturday.
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puNREATH.

Dunreath, Feb. 90. - Samuel Roll
ing and daughter LIZZIE went to Abba
Saturday evening.
Mesdames Samuel and Mrs. Ralph
Crook were in Des Moines Saturday
Miss Gertrude Almack who has been
teaching the Dunreath school returned
home Saturday as Friday was the last
day of school.
Mrs. Frank Petit was a caller at the
Maplethorpe home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Amos and fam
lily visited with relatives near Fair
field.
Mrs. Mary Ann Pratt was a Cordova
caller Saturday.
ALI Barr of near this place was in
Knoxville on business Monday.
John Luety of near Red Rock made
a call at the Maplethorpe home or
Monday evening.
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SALEM.

Salem, Feb. 22.-Friday afternoon
the Woman's Missionary society Of
the Congregational church met with
Mrs. G.. A. Stevens. 1t was the an
nual thank offering meeting. Quite a
good program was rendered and a
pleasant and profitable afternoon was
spent.
Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday
will be Friends quarterly meeting at
their church.
Miss Robertson of Summitville, was
entertained last week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. /. j. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Parkins enjoyed
a visit last week with D. Morony and
wife from Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Breeder are the
happy parents of a daughter.
William Lee. Of New London. has
sold his farm west OF Salem to Will
liam Hall, of Trenton.
Born, February IL, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Wilmeth, a little son.
J. r. Ingrim was a business caller
at the county seat Thursday.
Miss Eva Pidgeon left for st. Louis
Saturday.
H. M. Carsbie, of Joliet, Ill, is visit
ing relatives and friends.
Guy Hockett has returned to his
home at Redding.
The Walbank farm of 202 acres in
Jackson township about three miles
east of town, was sold to U. G. Bunker,
last week. William Gay has been the
tenant on this farm for the past two
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Gay will move
to Salem.
Misses Rae Ingrim and Clara Cooper
are in st. Louis.
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MYSTIC.

Mystic, Feb. 22.-C. A.. Ogden of
near Udell, and Miss Orpha Adams,
one of the teachers In the public
schools here were married last week.
Miss Mary Colgan will take Miss
Adams place in the schools.
Mrs. A. w. Martin returned Monday
from a two months visit with her
parents in Davis county.
Mrs. Halle Donaldson, of Kansas
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PULASKI.

Pulaski, Feb. pa. D. Fellows Of
Auburn, Cal, visited friends here
the last of the week.
J. w. Wolfe, Of Milton, and Lewis
Wolfe of Kansas City, visited at the
A. F. Merideth home last week.
Mrs. R. O. Shelton and son of
Bloomfield, visited at the parental
Shelton home over Sunday. 1
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
was given at the opera house Satur-
day evening, for the benefit of the
Pulaski Epworth League.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Shelton, left
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LANCASTER.

Lancaster, Feb. 21.-Miss Lottie
Terrell, who has been teaching near
Hedrick, has returned home.
There was a load of the young folks
went to w. w. Parkhill's last Wednes'
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Akey of Talley.
rand, was visiting at G. E. Holmes
near Lancaster last Sunday.
Ed Schlitz, who has been visiting
near Lancaster has returned to his
home in Des Moines.
"The Old Maids Convention will be
given for a second time February %.
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s. U. l. Gymnasium Dedication.

Iowa City, Feb. 22.-The dedication
of the new university gymnasium will
take place tomorrow. Judge H. E
Deemer, ". /. Babb, of the building
committee Of the board Of regents, and
President MacLean will deliver ad-
dresses. Rev. Shuttle will act as chap
lain. A dance will be held in the build
ing in the evening. The services O,
Jerry Delaney has been secured fol
athletic trainer for the track team
and he will be assisted by E. H. Rule
OF Des Moines.
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MARTINsBURe.

Martinsburg, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Milton
Bales, of Richland, is visiting with
the w. d. Meeker family.
W. D. Meeker family is moving in
the d. Swickard house, Mrs. D. Swick.
ard left for Ohio Monday where she
will reside in the future.
Will Speirs Of Rec flights, South
Dakota, is in Martingsburg, for a
weeks visit.
A. N. Redfern and Curt photograph
attended the horse sale in Ottumwa
Friday.
M. B. Glass of Lancaster is visiting
at the O. w. Glass home.
The Misses Florence and Grace
Graves were in Hedrick Monday.
Lulu Cummings of Galesberg, Ill,
Is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Kupka.
Mrs. Geo. Brown returned home
from Delta Saturday.
Jean Nation returned from st. Louis
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bales of Richland,
moved in the VIM. Weaver property
on Main street Monday.
Schuyler Meeker and A. Tygert,
were in Richland Monday.
Mr.. Clyde and Miss Lottie Porter
of Ottumwa, are visiting in MARKINGS.
burg.
The M%artingsburg band will give an
entertainment at Farson on March 8,
consisting of band, orchestra and
vocal music, also several %specialties.
The next number of the lecture
course, Stewart. & Garrison, will be
in the town hall Tuesday evening,
February Is.
Andy Martin who lived northeast
of town died Friday and was buried
Saturday.
Harrison Long is quite ill. Miss
Mary Gilmore who has been very sick
is improving.
The entertainment given in the town
hall Saturday evening by the Town
Hall club was a complete cce
The masons gave a supper Wednes.
day evening, meals were served at
Chambers restaurant.
Jim Chambers put up ice Tuesday
and Wednesday.
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Monday for California, where they will
spend the next six weeks, visiting
their son, A. II. Shelton and family.
Ray Conner of Troy, has moved here
and will be engaged in the blacksmith
business.
Revival meetings began at the
M. E. church Sunday evening, con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Ireland, as
sisted by Rev. Gardiner of Moulton.
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City, is visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. ~Studebaker.
VIM. Zigler and j. H. Watson were
business visitors in Centerville Tues
day.
Miss Emma Cate. who has been i'll
for some time, is slowly improving.
Willie Orr, who is attending school
in Des Moines, is spending a few days
with home folks.
Today being election day for the u.
M. w. A. there was no work at the
mines.
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@ NEWS ITEMS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Q. G. Dickens of Hedrick was in the
city today on business.
Try Rosodora for rough hands and
face. 25c bottle at Elliott's.
g.. W. Stout, of Fremont, is a bust.
ness visitor in the city today.
Richard w. Mann, of Unionville, is
In the city on business today.
William Manning, of Keosauqua, is
a business visitor in Ottumwa today.
S. A. Crowley, undertaken and en-
balmer. 131 West Main. Both phones.
Mrs. Phoebe Ritter of Hedrick, is in
the city today on business and visit
ing with friends.
Nels Oleson, of Mystic, returned to
his home this morning On the Milwau-
kee, after a short business visit in this
city.
Mrs. Frank H. George, of Laddsdale,
returned to her home on the Rock Is
land today, after a short business visit
here.
Mrs. D. ]. Davis, Of Abba, returned
to her home on Burlington No. 9 this
afternoon, after a short business visit
In this city.
A marriage license has been issued
by Clerk of the District Court Edwin
DUNCAN to Henry v. Hansen and Miss
Cora "A. Capps.
Thomas Cosgrove left this morning
on the Milwaukee for his home in For.
bush, after a short visit with rela.
tives in this city.
Rosodora will cure chapped or rough
hands-Sold by Elliott.
Henry Smith, of Batavia, after a
short business visit in this city, re.
turned to his home this morning on
Burlington No. 16.
Miss Frances Lucas, of Eddyville,
returned to her home on the Rock
Island this noon, after a short bust
ness visit in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dutston, of Dud-
ley, after a short business visit in this
city, returned to their home this after
noon on Burlington No. 9.
Mrs. Jane Overman, of Abba, who
has been visiting with friends south
east of the city, returned to her home
this morning on Burlington No. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Davis, of Center
vile, returned to their home this
morning IN the Rock Island, after an
extended visit with friends and rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Den G. Henderson, of
New Sharon, who have been visiting
with friends south. of the city, re.
turned to their home this morning on
the Rock Island.
j. W. Millisack, who resides in
Agency, after a short visit here, left
on Burlington No 6 this afternoon
for Pittsburg, Penn, and other eastern
points on an extended business visit.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellrich Of Lu.
cas- returned to their home this morn.
ing on Burlington No. 3, after a short
visit with friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Horton of Char.
iton after a short business visit in
this city. returned to his home this
morning or Burlington No. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F. Davis of Ba.
tayia, returned to their home this
morning on Burlington No. 16, after a
short visit with relatives north of the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Ferguson of New
London after a short visit with friends
and relatives in this city, returned te
their home this morning on Burling
ton No. 16.
Jack O'Brien a farm hand who was
working ear Hornick, has been mys
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KlLBouRNE.

Kilbourne, Feb. 22.-Clarence Gil.
bert was an Eldon visitor last Fri.
day.
Arch Stump and Edna Towne were
visitors at Grin Towne's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crane and Orpha
Crane spent Sunday at Tom Horns.
Bertha Maxwell spent several days
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Jack O'Brien a farm hand who was
working near Hornick, has been mys-
teriously missing since January 1, and
all efforts to secure any trace of his
whereabouts have been without avail.
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Tri-W eekly Courier.


1919. 49, SVtENIVSEVN0 'S0TNI0Sb
Subscribers wishing their address chang.
ed will please give the name of the Post
Once to which the paper has been sent as
well as the Post Office where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. ]. R. Swinney left for her home
in Floris after !; short visit with Mr..
Swinney's father, who resides on Vine
street.
DR.. H. B. Finch and son, Marshal,
and Mrs. Conover, of B%lakesburg, left
this morning after a short visit at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hammer,
2l9 North Ransom street.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Ed Wilkins has returned from Dud-
ley where he WA called by the illness
of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Eberline and
daughter, of Belknap, left last night,
after a short visit at the Baird home,
21S West Willard street, for Kansas,
where they will make their future
home.
Miss Emma Graham, of Eldon, and
Glen Manlove, of Kansas City, have
arrived in the city to attend the
Panghorn-McHan wedding, which
takes place this evening at the home
Of Mrs. Anna Pangborn, 1O6 North
Ward street.
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Funeral of Mrs. chaddoek.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Elmins
Chadock. who died yesterday morning
were conducted from the residence
4o7 South Mclean street, this morn.
ing at 8 o'clock, Captain Mary Swan,
son. of the Salvation Army, officiating
1nternent was made in the Ottumws
cemetery.
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They are as
Good
Bargains as

Cash can buy-you cannot better
them.
So grade of Clothes Wringer at s1.45
$1.50 value in Wash Boiler -. $1.19
So all Copper Wash Boiler, extra
heavy =. -. -. -. -. -. $3.50
Csc Wash Board at >. -. ..... 100
75c Wash Tub, large size . !. 59c
45c Window Shades >. -. . 29c
81 Enameled Berlin Kettle -. 79c
SOC Enameled Preserve Kettle. 39c
15c and zoe Enameled Sauce Pans 1oc
10c Enameled Blasting Spoon >. :. SC
45c Enameled Coffee Pots ;. .... SAC
75c Extra Tea Kettle ;. !. :. .. soc
81 Corsets special . /. -. -. -. Ate
Best grade SIPS Corset =. csc
.Corsets usually sold for SOC we offer
dG -. 80. -. -. ....... SIC
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LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of the Late Mrs. Keziat
Spencer Conducted TODAY.

Spencer Conducted Today.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Keziah Spencer, who died at her home
seven miles northwest of the city
Saturday evening, were conducted
from the residence today at noon, DR..
F.. F. Stoltz, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, officiating. Inter-
ment was made in the Ottumwa ceme-
tery
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More than fifty thousand women
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The two following letters tell so con-
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Miss Nellie Holmes of $40 N. Davi-
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
smilingly deposited his travelling bar

smilingly deposited his travelling bag
on the step outside the door.
This regulation is regarded as emf
nently proper and wise, as it stops
one avenue through which evil-minded
persons might be able to smuggle in
an Internal machine. The secret serv-
ice men are experts in spotsing the
cranks, and it is not likely that anyone
of that kind could get beyond the main
reception room in any event. Still the
life of the president is too precious
to admit of any chances being taken,
so the order has been issued to stop
all packages at the white house door.
1t is not intended that this rule shall
apply to senator's, representatives, cab
met officers, members OF the judiciary
and the diplomatic corps. A similar
rule is in force at the capitol and has
been for number of years. The po-
lice in that building require persons
carrying packages, or grips. to deposit
chem in a room set apart for that pur-
pose while they are within doors.
The possibility Of bomb thrower
smuggling his instrument of destruc-
ton with him into one of the galleries
and using it on either the house or
senate was long ago recognized and
measures taken against it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27

| 10 keep himself within the limit of a
Gentleman's weight as once defined by
! the late Speaker Reed. 1t is remem-
bered that the Maine statesman and
giant tipped the beam at not less than
$50 pounds, but when inquisitive
friends would ask him how much he
| weighed he always responded in that
inimitable drawl: "a gentleman new
er weighs Ger 200" Mr.. Roosevelt
reached and passed the gentleman's
line during the past winter. The pres
sure of public business and the stream
of congressional callers at the execu-
tive offices prevented his taking the
amount of bodily exercise necessary to
keep him IN the best physical trim.
The president does not like to be fat
He wants to keep his weight down to
1870 or 1875. He has always managed
to dc this until recently, and he has
now set his teeth and announced his
determination that he will work him
self down to that point again this
summer. Since the adjournment of the
senate he has added at least two hours
day to his usual exercises. He de-
votes more time to riding across coun-
try and to long walks over the rough
est parts of the district. He has taken
up tennis again and he gives his cp-
po.1ents in that game many lively
tussle in the court in the rear of the
white house Offices. The president
goes at this game in genuine earnest.
He usually wears blue flannel outing
shirt, with his trousers belted about
his waist and wears canvas tennis
shoes. He discards hat or cap Of
any kind, puts on his long distance
eye glasses and rushes over the court
in furious manner, keeping in mo-
ton every minute and is delighted if
he can work himself into a profuse
perspiration in the hope of taking off
q few ounces of superfuous flesh dur
ing each game.