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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13
DoUDs.

Douds, Feb. 12.-W. H. Hastings, OF
near. Winchester, was a visitor in town
Friday.
c. B. Crane, of near Kilbourne, was
in town on business Saturday.
G. D. McGaw, Of Fairfield, was a
business visitor in town Friday.
E. B. Kirkendall attended the spe-
c;al meeting Of the directors Of the
Farmers Insurance Co., held at Keo-
sauqua Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cowan, Of near Leb-
anon, visited with their son, w. E.
Cowan and family Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Findlay, Of
Keosauqua, visited Sunday with rela-
tives here.
In the case Of T. G.. Mcclure VS.
Trustees Of Village township, COM
monty called the "waterworks case
the court decided in favor of the truss
tees.
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OUTLOOK is DARK.
CONTINUED From Page H.

committee has been engaged in draft
ing the bill to place the management
of the state educational institutions
under single board Of control and now
that this has been completed and
will be offered in the senate and house
tomorrow morning, he will have a
chance to devote attention to the in
surance business. The meetings of his
committee are likely to be secret. It
is proposed to conduct first quiet
little investigation into the affairs Of
the Iowa companies SO as to check
them up with the examination made
by the auditors examining force and
the law, with view to determining
the need for an investigation by the
Legislature. If things are disclosed
which indicate that an inquiry of great
length and comprehension should be
made the committee have the utmost
confidence of every one, including
Senator Molsberry. Senators Whipple,
COPYRIGHT and the others are men of
force, ability and the highest sense of
duty.
School Teachers Can Wed.
Iowa teachers may continue with
impunity to marry without notice to
the school directors who employ them.
A few days ago the senate passed a
bill providing that when TEACHERS vio-
lated their contracts for teaching
their certificates might be revoked by
the county superintendent Senator
Young, Of Calhoun, had moved the
adoption of the resolution and it went
through.
Saturday Senator Dowell, of Polk
county, moved to reconsider the vote
by which this amendment was adopt
ed and succeeded by very small mar
gin in getting reconsideration. Then
the provision was stricken from the
bill by majority of two votes.
The claim was made on the floor of
the senateiby Senators Young, Brooks,
Kline and others that directors of
schools have considerable trouble with
teachers who break their contracts to
teach in order to accept places in
other schools; incidentally, it is said
that many Of them break their con-
tracts to teach to enter into the more
enduring and congenial contract of
matrimony.
But the idea that the teachers
should have the right to marry when
ever they please, and as often, pervad.
ed the legislative halls Saturday and
the result was victory for the young
woman who abandons teaching thu
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daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Shelton
and by her charming manner has
made many friends, who congratu-
late her. The groom is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs: Albert Peterson and is an
industrious young man. Their wide
circle of friends extend congratulations.
For. Benefit Of Library.
A musical program will be given in
the Baptist church on Friday evening,
February is, for the benefit Of the pub
lie library. Following Is the program
that will be carried out by the local
talent:
Music-High school orchestra.
Quartet-Messrs. Steve Hickman,
Arthur Busselle, 8. M. Greene and DR.
Anderson
Solo-Miss Martha Grips.
Solo Homer. Caughlin.
Memories, Humorous and Pathetic
Thomas Gay
Solo-Nellie Elsie Brown.
Quartet-Messrs Hickman, Busselle
Greene and Anderson.
Personal Items.
Miss Alpha Peterson of Donley If
visiting at the home of Gus Anderson
for few days.
The young people Of the Baptis,
church will give valentine socia
Tuesday evening In the basement Of
the church, to which all are invited.
Mrs. Lynn Grail is reported quite
sick.
1 Mrs. William Rethelford is a sufferer
from blood poisoning in her arm.
1 Miss Helena Smith is spending few
days in Lucas with friends.
Mrs. Lemuel Agan of Columbia wal
in the city Saturday.
Miss Nellie Black of Cambria spen
4 the day in the city Saturday.
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WEDDING AT CHARLTON.
Marriage Sunday
Library Benefit.

Charlton, Feb. r. Sunday evening
at six O'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Peterson in this city, oc-
CURED the marriage of their son, Alva,
to Miss Ellen Shelton, the ceremony
being performed by Rev Palmer in the
pres ence Of the relatives and a few in
vitad friends. The bride is the eldest
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CASE IS AFFIRMED,
SUPREME COURT OF IOWA HOLD.
THAT Fl. MADISON BOND
ISSUE WAS ILLEGAL
Held That Holders Of Bonds Cannot
Be Innocent HoIders-save City Of
ottumwa About $s7, 900 - Case Of
Parker.vs. Parker Affirmed.

The supreme court Of Iowa has af.
frmed the decision Of Judge M A.
Roberts In the case of ]. P. Swanson e
vs.. the City Of Ottumwa in which the
city was enjoined from paying the \.
bonds issued to the Chicago, Ft. Mad i
ison & Des Moines Railway company
about fourteen years ago. By the de "a
cisionl In this suit the city is saved u
about $4,000, representing the princt N
pal and interest. 10
At regular election a majority of
the voters of Ottumwa expressedlS
themselves in favor of proposition
to donate land to the FIT. Madison tooir'
an amount not to exceed $4,000 forat
a roundhouse, depot, switching yards pie
ETC., providing that the company exhis
tended its line to this city,. Negotishat
BILE bonds for $4,000 were issued anime
the road was built and after a few
years operation sold to the Burlington
railway company. Later the old FIT.
Madison line between OttumWa and
Agency was abandoned. or
In 1905 when the first payment onvo
the bonds was due the city councilof
asked Solicitor w. H. G. Jaques fons-
an opinion as to whether the bondsn.
would have to be paid, and he said,
that he did not think the bond ISSUE
was legal. j. P. Swanson, q taxpayer. Il
! instituted proceedings In the districpel
court for a temporary injunction ri IN
! straining the city from paying thni3
bonds. W. H, G. Jaques representede,,
| the city, Mitchell and Hunter thete
plaintiff, and the bondholders wereEa
represented by Judge Waterman of.
Davenport and Senator Ball Of Iowas
City. The bondholders in their an
swer asked for Judgment on the bondf!l
and held that the issue was legal. I "
the hearing before Judge F. w. Eidil2
elberger in the January 1906, terani
the city and ]. P. Swanson poolsai
their interests and ]. G. Mitchell haIns
charge of the case in their behalf. III
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Holds Bonds Invalid. J,

Judge Eichelberger in his opinion
held that while the city had the rights
to purchase land and donate it to thu
railroad company, 1t had no authoritsa
to issue negotiable bonds for the purS,
pose of purchasing the land. (
During the March term. 1905, the arr
guments were made before Judge ND
A: Roberts and he granted permans
ent injunction restraining the city
from paying the bonds. The case was
appealed to the supreme court and
the attorneys made their argume Isl
before that body a few weeks SnB
The supreme court today annouI
its decision affirming the decision, ),
the lower court. Much credit is df
to Attorney j. G. Mitchell for the alb \
manner in which he conducted TIL
case in behalf Of the city and tnt
plaintiff JL
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Women seem to love mirrors be
cause they don't fatter, and men bs
cause they do.
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the season the Saturday before
Thanksgiving. An extended season.
with seven games, was largely favored
The senate voted fol, other important
notifications to the present rules in
harmony with the conference suggesl
tons.
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LODGE FOR RATE LAW.
Z Continued From Page ~

bill providing certain amendments
Z that will be offered are accepted. The
Iowa senators are opposed to paying
bounty to the great lines now oper-
Rting to Europe. They would feel dis
posed, however, to temporarily assist
new lines in building up trade be-
tween South American ports or cult
waiting our commerce any new direc.
ton or extending 1t into new fields.
Just what will happen In the case
of the statehood bill cannot be accu.
rately forecasted. It is believed, how.
ever, that the bill which passed the
house a couple Of weeks ago and which
provides for two joint states out OF
the four territories, will finally pass
the senate. OF course Senator For.
aker will propose the same amend.
ment as that introduced by him last
session, which provides that the PEG.
pie of New Mexico and Arizona shall
be permitted to vote separately upon
the question Of joint statehood, and
If the proposition fails to get a ma.
jority of the votes in each state then
the action Of congress so far as 1t ap-
plies to these two territories lis multi
fed and void a.
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Parker VS.. Parker.

The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of Judge F. w. Eichelbergei
in, the case of Sherman Parker VS.
William A. Parker and about thirty-fiY
defendants. The case was petitids
for partition of certain real estat
and was heard during the Octobep
1904, term of the district court. p
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Argue Demurrer.

Before Judge G. w. vermilion p
the court house, Friday the att
,neys argued demurrer in the case
B. F. Suits VS.. r. P. Dana, treasu X
a suit for an Injunction restraining !
treasurer from levying taxes agaila
city property for the payment Of ca
tain bonds issued by the county. JUDI.
Vermilion will give his decision late,
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The late Jerry Simpson, known
throughout the country as "Sockless
jerry was not the only man who rode
into public life on the threadbare
clothes issue Simpsons slogan was
that he wore. no socks and he won a
couple of elections only to be defeated
finally by the man he had beaten, Ches-
teri Long. now United States senator.
Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee defeat
ed democrat for the nomination upon
the issue that his competitor for the
nomination wore fine clothes. in fact
blew in, the princely salary of $4,000
per annum in fancy apparel. Finis Gar
rett was the son Of Noah Garrett.
Finis taught school in 1897, was ad-
mittsd 10 the bar in 1899, married in
1901, and in 1904 concluded to come to
congress. Congressman Pierce had
represented that district fourteen
years. CARROTS candidacy was re-
garded as a joke.
I F'inis took it seriously, however He
dug up his poorest suit of clothes.
which was torn at the elbows and
.frayed at the wrists. His platform was
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young idea how to shoot in order to
enter into the glad tolls of Cupid.
Leon Brown.
DoLAN IN DEFENSE.
CONTINUED from Page y.

the part OF the miners would avert a
tremendous strike, the end of which
none can foresee, but which threatens
Il t1rYilala lnGQ
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
TRADE WIVES AND CHILDREN
Two Husbands Near Pana, ILL.,, Make
Novel Deal-Families Live
Together.

Pana, Ill.-Two men who live on a
farm near this city have exchanged
wives and children, supposing the
transaction was legal, and the families
have lived together in the same house
since March "a. At Christmas Fred
l.. Jackman took his wife and five
children to visit j. M. Mosby Jack.
man found that Mosby's wife. aged
81, and her baby were more attractive
to him than his older spouse and his
more numerous brood. Mosby finding
in Mrs. Jackman a matured charm
which his own wife lacked was will.
ing. So were the wives. Contracts for
the separation and common-law mar
riages were drawn up, and were signed
by the four parties to the transaction,
the children being included in the
swap" A lawyer was called in to
prepare the documents in proper form.
Mosby went to the states attorney to
make sure that the arrangement was
recognized by law, and was arrested.
Jackman is still at large.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31

When the game is closed and It comes
time to serve, the hostess may do one
OF two things. She may spread the card
tables with dainty lunch cloths and
serve the players as they we're sitting
at the end Of the gamesyor she may have
a series of small tables laid readyIfor
service in thu house. II the latter idea
is chosen, every table should have CEN
terpiece of some spring flower and the
place cards should be decorated with
the flower in which the table is done.
Four may be seated at table. The
cards may be floral place cards to be
found in The shops or they may be plain,
with the flower run through the corner
and bearing bit Of flower verse.
Serve much the same menu as is pre-
pared for luncheon. A bouillon, va
riety of thin sandwiches, a salad, nuts,
olives and coffee, with an ice and waters
makes a good service for such an affair,
The winner of the games may be given
a prize of floral fan.
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
Porch Card Party.

The time of year now approaches when
porch parties are popular. 1t is the I'm
between" season when indoor card play
ing is not comfortable and lawn affairs
are a bit premature, and the porch
card party is an ideal and happy
medium.
Nothing is simpler to arrange than
this affair, for the house takes but lit
tie attention, and with a few rugs laid
about some comfortable rattan chairs
and pretty tables, everything in the way
Of attractiveness is possible for the
porch itself
This is a good entertainment for the
mornil s. Invite the guests for ten
o'clock or even earlier in the smaller
towns and cities. The porch, no doubt,
will have vines just putting forth leaves
and among those roses may be garlanded.
The game should be progressive
euchre or whist or cinch, or even hearts
for guest of honor who is to be a future
bride.
To find partners for the games, have a
great bouquet Of roses in the hall. AS
the guests pass to the porch ask each
to take rose. On the very end of the
stem will be found floral score card,
duplicated for partners, every one bear
ing the number Of the table at which the
one who draws is to play.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
CROWS MISS THEIR REPAsT
Little Girl Saved from Birds Gath
cred for Feast by q Search
ing Party.

Anoka, Minn.-Crows fluttering In
the air and ceaselessly calling and
croaking directed a searching party
from this city and the surrounding
country to the spot where the daugh
ter, but 31s years old. Of Henry Pehl
ing, who lives near R6hnd lake, had
spent the night and was lying in a
stupor. The ill-omened birds seemed
to be gathering for a feast upon the
delicate flesh of the little girl.
The child wandered away and the
father conducted a search as best he
could until two o'clock in the morn
ing. Then, feeling that his child had
probably perfshed, he came to Anoks
and aroused the officials.
The search was then taken up by the
sheriff, chief Of police, the county at
torney and county auditor, who hur
riedly droveA to the lake, and bright
and early in the morning found the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
YOUNG AND HANDSOME GIANT
LONGS FOR LIFE PARTNER
Painful Predcament Which Has Brought Woe to the Heart
of August Barth, of Brooklyn.
DEMANDS ONLY ONE REQUISITE IN BRIDE
Himself Feet Tall, He Insists the Lady Be Six
Feet, Seven nehes-Need Not Be YounS,
Beautiful Rich.

sensitive about the discrepancy my
self"
AS a last resort, arrangements were
made to have Mr.. Barth meet the
only woman in America who could
come up to his standard-Miss Rosa
Wedsted, the Finnish giantess, also
with the circus.
Miss Wedsted is exactly seven feet
tall, and while not exactly a beauty,
she has a pleasant face. She Is dis
tinCt blonde, while Mr.. Barth is the
opposite.
Miss Wedsted, when approached on
the subject, at first was diff1dent. She
is, strange to say, extremely sensitive
about her height. She feared an adj
vertising scheme" of some sort, but
was assured that Mr.. Barth was not
connected with any circus or side
show, and, in fact, had never yearned
to be "billed" as a giant. So finally
the giantess consented to meet him.
Mr.. Barth Fled.
The day arrived. George Anger, who
looks down on little folks of seven
feet, was to make the introduction. The
little group, including Col. Anger,
'Tody' Hamilton, New York Sunday
World representative, and Mr.. Barth,
assembled in a room at Madison Square
Garden. Across the room Miss We'd
sted was in little ante-chamber ar
raying herself for the meeting that
might be so fraught with Importance
to both the interested parties.
Suddenly Mr.. Barth remembered that
he was in hurry, and, excusing him
self, fled incontinently.
Was it bashfulness? Who knows ?
The lady was disappointed, anyway.
When Mr.. Barth was 81 years of
age he was as tall as he is to-day.
His father is Maj. Gen. Barth, who
retired from active service a quarter
of century ago, and who is now
heavily interested in western mines.
Barth holds enough shares in these
mines TO make him Independent. He
also owns property in the Bronx, in
Jersey and at Plainfeld and River
head, L. l.
After he had his first affair Of the
heart Barth promptly resigned his po-
sition with an electrical concern,
shook the dust of Chicago from his
feet, and went to New York.
Travelled for Three Years.
Then he concluded that he would
go travelling, and set sail for London
Three years were spent in London,
Scotland, Ireland and France. Wheth-
er or not he was in search of wife
he would not say.
Travelling, to Mr.. Barth, means more
of sacrifice than it does to the or
binary mortal. His seven feet OF
height make the question of sleeping
accommodations a serious one. In
travelling at night he always has to
engage a stateroom and have the par
tition taken out between two berths,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
MEMORIES OF TWO MEN.
One Was Correct as to Details as
May Be Inferred from
This Story.

1t is generally the unusual thing
1t seldom happens that exactly the
same elements in any situation are
most unusual or most striking to any
two onlookers. A man who has trav-
eled many times up and down the Mis-
sissippi stood on the levee at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, one noontime, waiting
for the arrival of downbound packet.
Another prospective passenger stepped
up and accosted him, says Youths
Companion.
Pardon me, subj" he said. you
and | have met befo, but you do not
remember me-"
Doubtless If you will recall the cir
other.
well, sub, it was at Bahfeld, All
kansas, one evening five years ago"
81 remember Bar9eld and the even
ing perfectly" said the man accosted.
at was a frightfully stormy night.
The mud at Barfield was deeper than
had ever seen before. | had moored
my boat at the bank In front of town,
but the bank was so soft could not
climb It, I Skinned up rope to the
top, waded over my shoes in mud to
store, bought some groceries and re-
turned to my cabin by sliding down a
lumber chute. My wife cooked supper
and we spent an evening reading aloud
from Mark Twain's Life on the Mis-
sissippi.' A raft of logs broke loose
and went down stream, and as | had
no skiff to follow them with, shouted
an alarm and others went. The rain
turned to snow before morning, and
the next morning, which was Sunday.
the steamer Ferd Herold came in from
Memphis at daybreak,"
Eyes, subj" said the man who re-
membered him. Eyes, sub, l reckon all
those things ali so. I do not recall
them, however,. Bahfield Is always
muddy when 1t rains, the Ferd Herold
comes In every week, logs often break
away, and none of those things is fas,
tened into my memory.
"But, sub, | was settin' In the sto'
that evenln' when you entered. Which,
you come f'om no one of us knew
You bought, sub, two pounds of ricd
and can Of tomatoes. Now, sub,
neveh knew a gentleman to buy just
that combination of groceries at the
same time befo', and not one Of us
could imagine, sub, jes' what man
who so fab as we could see, didn't live
theh and didn't have any home fob
usin' them, was goin' to do with two
pounds of rice and only one can OF
tomatoes.
81 have remembered you ever since.
sub, and have always wondehed what
you did with them"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31

uses the bed sidewise, II Il Is not SO
made he can stick his fleet through an
opening in the footboard.
II is most unpleasant for Mr.. Barth
to go to n theater for the people who
sit behind him always object that they
cannot see the stage. He has, there
fore, to take seat in the back row,
and, as he is trihe near-sighted, this
makes 1t unpleasant.
During all your travels did you not
find woman who measured up to your
requirements as far as height was con-
oerned?" he was asked.
Admires Scotch Women.
mot in Scotland, England or France,
I got into a little town in Scotland,
l think they call 1t PEBBLES, where
met several large women, but when
they stood alongside Of me they looked
small. The finest looking women J
met on my travels l met in PEBBLES.
II don't think l am particularly
'finicky.' l don't want beautiful
woman-that is, don't insist on it.
have seen scores of women who were
willing to marry me, but there was an
indefinable something lacking in each
case.
Perhaps 1t is my extreme height
that initiates against women wishing
in droves to marry me, but then, again
there is Col. Anger, taller than l am
He got married all right.
Maybe a woman would rather marry
little man. | noticed in the papers
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
Lion Attacks Its Trainer.

Toledo, O.-With her right breast
nearly torn from her body, an ar
terry in the left arm severed and her
hand chewed almost to pulp,
princess Pauline" animal trainer,
whose real name is not known by her
associates, lies at the point of death
as the result of savage attack by a
lion hybrid cat. The beast, which is
cross between a lion, leopard and
jaguar, was being Gagged after a days
training in the pit Of zoo here, when
it sprang upon princess Pauline"
without warning. AS she fell she
knocked a wooden bench between her.
self and the beast, and this saved her
from instant death. One paw of the
beast tore off her breast, another tore
her arm, while the animal viciously
grasped her hand in its mouth. After
terrific fight Head Trainer Mac
Pherson and Col. Ferrari drove the
beast away with hot iron pixies. The
woman has small chance of recovery.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-31
DEER IN DRY GOODS STORE
mails Smash Plate Glass
Windows.

Winsted, Conn.-Two deer, both
does, of herd of ten seen frolicking
on the Wakefield boulevard, on the
west side of Highland lake, entered
Winsted's business district about six
o'clock the other morning and, bscom-
ing frightened at an approaching team,
jumped through the plate glass win
dow of John S. Mycock's dry goods
store on Main street. Both emerged,
one bleeding, few seconds later and
ran up Main street, a distance of 500
feet, where they vaulted a low fence,
crossed Mad river, and disappeared in
the direction of Highland lake, where
the herd of ten was seen about seven
o'clock. Two, one buck, swan across
the first bay, a distance of nearly half
mile, and disappeared in the wood
on the opposite side. The other eight
played around the entrance to High
land lake farm for some little time
before taking their departure down
the lake.
The broken glass was five-sixteenths
OF an inch in thickness and cost $50.
The state will probably be asked to
make good the loss, inasmuch as the
deer dashed through the window glass
awakened people in the vicinity, who