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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-07

FARMIN GToN.

Pennington, Aug. 4.-Farmington'
second Chautauqua assembly opened
yesterday with an exceptionally good
program. In the absence of the presi-
dent. Professor A. s. S. Owen, DIR. G..
r. Neff gave the opening address,
which was we'll delivered and we'll re-
ceived. Rev. J. f. Sanders of Keokuk,
the platform manager, was then in
troduced, and gave most eloquent
lecture on True and False ideals in
American Life" Mr.. Sanders has a
very pleasing personality, and bids
fair to make. an ideal platform man
ager In the afternoon the Scotch En-
tertainers gave several vocal selections
which delighted the large audience.
The principle address was given by
DR.. N. M. Waters, pastor Of one Of the
largest Congregational churches of
Greater New York. His subject was
THE Rise and Reign of Daniel Web
ster," and was one Of the most schol-
! arly addresses ever given on Chau-
| tauqua platform. At o'clock Profess
sor Adair and wife organized large
choral class.
Miss Genevieve Glicker Of ST. Louis
Is visiting her grandmother Mrs. Cath
crime Glicker.
Mrs. Ida Manifold and Miss Susan
Warnock, who have been attending the
Latter Day Saints conference at Maui
VOC. ILL.,, returned home Wednesday
1 w. D. Mccormick, Frank Ketchan
and F. d. Carr were In Bonaparte
Thursday to attend the funeral Of Mrs
Cynthia Meek.
Miss Essa Ponte of ST Louis, is a
guest at the home of her mother, Mrs
| o. l. Ponte
VIII Duckworth Of Keosauqua, is Wis
fting DR.. and Mrs. n. p. Knight,
Mrs. Frank Modine Of ST. Charles
Ill. Is visiting her mother Mrs. c. G
Morris, and sister, Mrs. Guss Noske.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-07
TRIAL JURORS
ARE DRAWN TODAY
TWENTY-FouR MEN ARE CHOSEN
TO SERVE DURING AUGUST
TERM OF COURT
viii Report on Monday in Third Week
Of Terms. Dings Sues w. D. Hin
kle ct al for Damases-The list Of
Jurors.

From Mondays Daily.
The trial jurors for the August term
of court which opens August 81 were
drawn this morning by Clerk of the
District Court Edwin DUNCAN. These
Jurors will be required to report at
1880 O'Clock in the afternoon of Mon
day, September 10, in the third week
of the term. The following are the
twenty-four jurors who were drawn:
j. F. Gunnerson, Dudley, R. r. No.
2; A. G. Mcdonald, Floris, r. r. No. @:
q. M. Sands, Agency, R r. No. L; Emil
Fecht, Ottumwa; j. G. Scully, Ottum-
wa; G. E. Schamp, Ottumwa; James
Johnston, r. R. No. 4; G. H. Allot, OF
tumwa; H. P. Nudge, r. R. No. s.;
John Peach. Ottumwa; John F. Peck,
Ottumwa; l. N. Jones, Blakesburg;
Frank Cox, Ottumwa; G. F. Arnold, R.
R. No. 2; Charles Aldridge, Ottumwa;
Fred Schafer, Ottumwa; G. W. Thomp-
son, Kirkville; D. o. Drake, Eldon;
John Reeves, Agency; w. w. Owens,
R. R. No. l; John Allot, Ottumwa; ].
M. McIntire, Ottumwa; Theo. Reeves,
Highland township, and r. M. Asbury,
Ottumwa.
Asks Judgment.
A case was filed this morning in the
Office of the clerk of the distric. court
entitled S. Dings VS.. w. D. Hinisle aad
Mrs. w. D. Hinkle, asking juJg,aen,
forf $3SS.45, being the amount of q
promissory note held by the plaintiff
which he claims is due and unpaid and
unpaid interest thereon. The petition
also asks for judgment for the alto.
ney's fee and for $40 due the plalnrl1
for medical services rendered the de
PENDANTS.
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ELDON.

Eldon, Aug. Andrew Walters has
purchased the Dillon market.
Little Josephine Wise entertained on
her 9TH birthday yesterday at her
home on Church street.
Violet Roberts Of Pueblo, Colo, will
entertain on her 9Th birthday at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. and j.
E. Houghland.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Brown are In
Ottumwa today.
A head-on collision occurred yester-
day afternoon at Let's, engines No.
1865 and 1928. Engineers VIM. Taylor
and g. P. Phillips escaped with slight
bruises. VIM. Taylor having his right
arm broken.
Mrs. ]. II. Cremer and son George
are visiting relatives here.
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Another Good Man Gone WRONG.

He neglected to take Foley's Kidney
Cure at the first signs Of kidney trou.
BILE, hoping that 1t would wear away
and he was soon a victim of Bright's
disease. There is danger in delay, but
if Foley's Kidney Cure is taken at once
the symptoms will disappear, the kid
neys are strengthened and you are
soon sound and well. A. R. Bass OF
Morgantown, Ind, had to get up ten or
twelve times in the night, and had a
severe backache and pains in the kid.
neys, and was cured by Foley's Kidney
Cure. F. B. Clark's and Swenson's
drug stores.
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G. M. REED DEAD

O. p. overturf Of Farson, Receives
Word Of the Death of Brother-ln-law..
0. P. Overture Of Farson, has re-
ceived word of the death of his broth
er-in-law. G. M. Reed, at Bloomfield. an
old resident Of Wapello county and a
veteran of the civil war.
The Beard Funeral.
The last sad rites over the remains
of the late Beulah Opal Beard, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Beard,
who passed away at 1880 o'clock
Thursday night at the family residence
on Black Hawk street, were held this
morning from the residence at 8
o'clock, Rev. G. Withrow Of this city,
conducting the services. The remains
were taken to Agency, where inter
ment was made in the Agency GENE
terry.
Funeral Of Mrs. GIltner.
The funeral of Mrs. Merl Giltner
wife Of Bert 'Giltner, who resides five
miles south Of Agency, was held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock from the family
residence, Rev. ]. r. Hill of Agency Of
Floating. Mrs Giltner's death occur.
red Wednesday morning, after short
| illness. She is survived by her hus
band and an infant daughter, born last
Monday.
Mrs. J. r. Mccoy Passes Away.
At II o'clock this morning Mrs. J
R. Mccoy, wife of j. R. Mccoy, passed
away at the family residence, five
miles southwest Of the city The de
ceased was So years of age at the time
of her death and has resided in this
vicinity all her life. She is survived
by four daughters and three sons, who
are: Mrs. Ellie Howard, Lawton, Ok
lahoma; Mrs Mary Bigger, Cherokee
Oklahoma; Mrs. Carrie hurry, Agen
cy; Mrs. Myrtle Millard, Ottumwa
Frank, Henry and Starkie Mccoy, WIKI
reside in the vicinity Of this city. :
The funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon at O'Clock from th'
family residence and will be conducted
by Rev. d. Tasting, pastor Of tn,
Christian church at Floris Intermen
will be made in the Brook cemetery
south of the city.
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HARDIN EXLEY
FOR SENATOR
JOHN 'BoNNETT IS NAMED BY Lu
GAS DEMOCRATS FOR REP
RESENTATIVE

Charlton, Aug, 6.-(SpeciaD- the
Lucas county democratic convention
held here Saturday, Hardin Exley was
named as a candidate for senator, and
John Bonnet of Benton township was
nominated for representative. Mr.. Elk
ley was chairman, William Whitlatch,
secretary, and Walter Dewly, assistant
secretary. Following are the nomina.
lions made for county offices:
County Clerk-A. e. Poush of En-
gEsh township.
County Treasurer-Frank Smith of
English township.
County Recorder-Will Millison of
Russell.
County sheriff-Jake Gettinger OF
Charlton.
County SUPPLEMENTARY Laura
Cow of Charlton.
County Attorney-C. w. Stuart OF
Charlton.
Member of the Board, First Dis
trict-Dr. Buzzard Of Pleasant town
ship.
Second District-C. E. Fluke, Chair
ton
Third District-Chas Bond, Otter
Creek
The office Of county auditor was left
vacant but will be filled later by the
county committee.
Delegates were selected to the state
congressional and judicial conventions
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Given Up to Die

B. Spiegel, 1904 N. Virginia St., Ev-
ansville, Ind, writes: For over five
years | was troubled with kidney and
bladder troubles which caused me
much pain and worry. lost flesh and
was all run down. and a year ago had
to abandon work entirely. had three
of the best physicians, who did me no
good and was practically given UP to
die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recon.
mended and the first bottle gave me
great relief, and after taking the sec
ond bottle was entirely cured" F. B.
Clark's and Swenson's drug stores.
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Funeral of Miss Lockman,

Abba, Aug. 4-(Special) 1.-The re-
mains of Miss Margaret Lockman,
who died in Los Angeles, Cal, July %,
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jodie
Michel, arrived this morning, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mitchell. The deceased
was the daughter of T. D. Lockman,
formerly cashier Of the First National
bank. The funeral services will be
held this evening at the home OF Mrs.
j. H. Drake at $3.50 o'clock.
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Thousands of Men Wanted at Once to

Thousands of Men Wanted at Once to
Harvest the Crops In Minnesota
and the Dakotas.
Low rates in effect from all points
on the Iowa Central Railway. Tickets
for sale daily August / to 81, 1906.
Splendid wages are offered. ranging
from $1.75 to $500 per day. including
board. For rates call on agents or fol
full particulars address, q
A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.,
49, Minneapolis, MINI.
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,hapel. was in town on business yes

VIM. Jamison of Hiteman, was an
Abba visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Northurp of Chicago.
was at Abba for short visit.
I've Shaw visited at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, this week.
Ed. Cunningham of Franklin township
was In Abba on business yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ost have return
ed from short visit ut Eddyyille.
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Next Excursion to Pan Handle, Texas,
via Milwaukee and Santa Fe, Tuesday,
Aug. z, to buy cheap lands. We run
our own sleeping car free. Address,
Garrison & Gobble Land Co.,
Muscatine, Iowa.
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KILLS WIFE AND SELF
Discord in Family Causes Murder anc
Suicide

Des Moines, Aug 6.-Because his
wife refused to accompany him home.
L. Mitchell killed her and then shot
and killed himself at Curlew Sunday
night. Mrs. Mitchell is visiting her
daughter. Discord in the family Is
said to have caused the murder and
suicide.
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home this morning on the Rock Island
after visit with friends in the city.
Rexall Female Remedy. sargent's.
Mrs. C. G. Maddy, 243 Weller street,
left this morning for Knoxville, to at
tend the Maddy reunion, which is held
there annually on AuguSt 2.
Blacklegoids cure Backlog. Sargent
Mrs. Florence Manning of Keosau-
qua, returned home this morning on
the Rock Island, after a visit at the
home of Mrs. Hannah Ives, COL North
Court street.
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CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS

DR.. David H. Lewis, Eye, Ear,
Nose, Throat, announces change in
hours-Hours, 8 o>12; 1870 to 6. Sun
days, 8 to 10; $3.50 to s. Saturday
evening, 1880 to 8.
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Tri-W eekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postofice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Fostoffice
where they desire it to be changed to-.
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; CO., osKALoosA, IOWA.

west for some months, returned to Ed
dyville this week and Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. f. @. Kussart.
Miss Ida WEIGH was an Oskaloosa
visitor Wednesday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

fashion, and red lights burning In tho
kettles to furnish the illumination On
the lawn also have wigwam with its
traprings, which may be purchased out
right at the stores, and within the wig
wan have an Indian fortune teller.
When time for the serving Of the re-
freshments comes, 1t will be better to
serve in the house. unless the night
should be particularly warm and bright.
Instead OF serving in dishes, wrap
the thin andwiches-bread and butter
sandwiches and peanut butter sand
witches may be used to carry out The
brown idea-in brown paper represent
ing the leather. Potato. chips. olives
and salad .hould be In brown paper
cases. and the whole packed and brought
in to the guests in the tiny, wood brown
hampers to be purchased. which are the
exact reproduction OF the large
hampers used at picnics. After this
chocolate ice cream is served in the
small leather canoes, with brown cakes
and coffee in brown cups.
For the entertainment following the
refreshments or any other time during
the evening which may be chosen, dis
tribute tiny mail-bags. each containing
request for contribution to the even
ings entertainment A request which
must receive response Ifvotes are taken
for the one who best performs this duty,
a copy of Leather Stocking Tales" will
make an appropriate prize.
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
PLAYS SHARP GAME
Negro Secures Clothing On Various
Pretexts and Fails 10 Return
Or Pay.

Re idents Of the upper part Of the
city are complaining OF the conduct
of a negro named John Owen. whose
plan seems to be 10 start in the sec,
ond hand clothing business without
any capital lie has gone about solicit.
ing business for a press club which
he has organized-an institution whers
people may have their clothing reno
waited at small cost. and incidentally
eel or buy second hand clothing. He
has secured clothing OF various kinds
on various pretexts. Some garments
he would get to repair, others to sell
to ONE one who had applied for such
ihings and still others ne offered TO
buy outright to be paid for in a day
or two. II appears from the complaints
that he must have secured quite a
quantity of clothing and failed 10 keep
hi promise 10 pay for IT, One of his
victims. a lady on Twenty-eigh h
street said last evening that she had
given the man several pieces of cloth.
ing for which he was 10 have paid her
la Friday but she had not seen or
heard OF him since, and she desired
her compla M given to the public in
order 10 warn others against The man.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
res-WheeIer,

The marriage of John l.. Wheeler Of
Cairo and Miss Elsie Phares of Granj
Chain wa. Solemnized yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the court house
Judge w. n Butler officiating in the
presence OF a number of Witnesses,
chief among whom wa, Attorney An
gus Leek who signed the marriage Ger
tiiicate as a witness. Other visitors at
The court house coming in ana seeing
thi, we'll known bachelor signing his
name to Cupid's document, were al
most overcome by the shock believing
for the moment that he himself was
about to take the fatal step.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
A Schoolboy Ghost.

While staying at a friends house In
India. which had formerly been boys
school. a little girl was surprised on
the first night OF her visit to see a
fair-haired boy. clad in bathing COS
tune. walk through her room into
the dining.room beyond. Thinking II
was the son OF her hosts. whom she
had not yet seen. she rushed after him.
but was greatly surprised when told
that no one answering her description
Of the boy had been seen. II was not
till some years later that she learned
that what she had seen was the ghost
OF one Of the schoolboys. who had
been drowned in the swimming bath.
which adjoined the room where she
had slept-The Referee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
HER FATAL FAULT
MONEY AND DIGNITY COULD
NOT OFFSET GAIT.
And Candidate for Presidency Of
Woman's Club Lost Vote
Member Criticises Her
Sisters Freely.

"Yes, women are queer" said the
domestic woman lately become a club
member, land nowhere do they show
1t more than in their clubs. ought
to be ashamed to talk about my sex
this way, especially to man, but
honesty and frankness are my par
ticular virtues and since you brought
up the subject | don't mind telling
you what | really and truly think.
OF course, you won't tell this, but
it's my private opinion that wom-
ems clubs, and especially the one
belong to, are organized for the sim.
pie purpose of providing one day in
every two weeks when women may
strut around and show their feathers
like peacock. Such gowns and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

such hats you never saw, and such
gabblng you never heard. And the
funny part of 1t is there is no more
culture about their gable than there
was years before they joined the club
Neither has the club atmosphere and
the privilege of listening to Ebert
Hubbard and Ben Greet emancipated
them from that peculiar mental bias
that women will always have, no mat
ter how chubby they may get. Now
for instance, the subject of electine
new president was lately up in our
club. The two prime requisites for
the presidency Of our club are
money and dignity. One candidate
was objected to because of her gown
She was stout woman and she was
short-sighted enough to have the
gown made princess of material
with stripes running round and
round This. of course, made her
lack dignity The other candidate
had both money and dignity and
seemed in every way desirable and |
announced my intention of voting for
her
"'Oh, don't vote for her. ex.
claimed a little butterfly of a won.
an with lots of frills and furbelows.
"'Why? | asked.
"'Oh-w hy-well, she hippity hops
"That's why say women are WON
en-, whether they're club women or
domestic animals {" - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
more DEEDS Filed
BY CAIRO & THEBEs RAILROAD
COMPANY FOR TERMINAL
AND RlGHT.oF-WAY.
judge N. r. Cofer OF Coles County,
viii Hear Several Condemna.
tion Suits at Court
House Today

Judge n r. Cofer OF Coles counc.
Twill be here today to hear humble
Of condemnation suits for the Cairo
Thebes railroad company in place q
Judge Ellis of Jackon county who
is detained by other business. TIL.
suits are those against Lonergan
| Schulze and Klein.
The railroad company filed deeds
for the following property We terday
with the circuit clerk for additional
ground for their terminal and right-of
way:
Addie Randolph to Cairo & Thebes
railroad W, d. city of Cairo, first addi'
ton, lot 10 block rs, $3.50.
John Houston et TX to same third
addition, lots SO and 30, block ), s1,t00.
Louis koehler ct TX to same W. d.
third addition, lots 20 ana 80, block 5,
1880.
James NJ Stephens ct TX to same W.
d third addition, lots 16, II, 81, SO and
a. block 76. $500
George Walden ct TX 10 same third
addition, LOT Is, block 7G, $500.
Eliza Thomas e. ux TO same W, d..
lot IS. block rs, $3.50.
Minnie Brice and husband to same W.
ID, city Of Cairo, out-lot, ST. 800.
F. Nordman ct ux 10 same W. d
out.lots, s6133
John Hodges ct Tx TO same W. d.
part of southeast quarter of northeast
quarter of northeast quarter of section
81, township 1G, range ], $50.
J. w. Spies ct ux to same W. d,
part OF section 80. township 1G, range
/, s1.20j
John B. English ct TX to same W. d.
part of southeast quarter Of section 10,
township II. range L. $3.50.
Joseph Kessler ct TX to same W. d.
part of LOT 20 in northeast quarter sec
ton Is, township II, range /, $40.
Parsons & Parsons TO same W. d.
city Of Cairo, out-lot, 81.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mary C. Smith and husband to An
gus Leek q. c. d lot Fl, block ~, sos
William Scott to Henry Hasenjaegar
q. c. d. lot II, block rs, SIS.
Charles p. Powers ct Tx to Edward
G. Allen W. d. city OF Cairo railroad
addition. lots s and Q, block H. l,251
William L. Gholson to Edward c.
Allen q. C. d city of Cairo railroad ad
dition und 11-40 of lots and ., block
Is, 81.
Edward C. Allen to David L. Marx
ct al q. C. d. city of Cairo. railroad ad-
dition. lots s and 9, block 10, 81.
Master inChancery TO Sidney B. Mil |
Ter masters deed city of Cairo, |
ourth addition, lots /, > and g. block |
II.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
YesterdaY,s River forecasts

The Ohio from Evansville TO Mt
Vernon. will ri-e quite rapidly tonight
and Wednesday. At Paiucah and Cairo
will continue rising during the next
two or three days.
The Tennessee from Florence to the
mouth, no material change during the
next &c TO IS hours.
The Mississippi from Chester 10
Cairo. will continue rising during the
next sc to As hours.
p. II. SMYTH.
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
AGAINST FIoatinu Saloons,

1t is announced that The internal
revenue authorities will draw the line
against the floating saloons" which
are said to have been doing thriving
business he past two summers on The
Ohio from Cincinnati to Wheeling. The
government grant a retail license to
boats whose regular business it is to
carry pa sengers, and, as State iicen-
SEES are not required. the boat bars are
a source of considerable revenue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
GETS ALL THE SUNLIGHT.
Peculiar Arrangement Of the Tele-
graph Plant of India-Leaves
Rarely Still.

The telegraph plant of India has
method all its own for catching the
sunshine Each Of its leaves is com.
posed OF three leaflets.
The larger terminal one erects itself
during the day and turns sharply
down at night, while the other two
smaller leaflets move constantly, day
and night, describing complete cir
Giles with a peculiar Jerking motion
like the second hand Of watch DC.
easionally they rest for a period and
then 90 on again. thus bringing every
part Of every leaf 70 the full action
Of the sunlight.-Telegraph Age.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
THE WEATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The weather was somewhat oppres-
sive yesterday, although the mercury
did not rise above so all day. Humid
ity in the air was the cause Of II. The
day was cloudy much of the time and
a drizzle fell which measured03 of a
inch. The lowest temperature was
sc In the morning. 1t was so at 7
y. m. Measuretable rain was reported
from 20 points on the map yesterday
morning, scattered over the country in
every direction.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Georula Lees Trouble.

The Georgia Lee on her last trip
up from Memphis TO Cincinnati, had a
-trenuous time ana wa up against
bad luck on several occasions. Just
above Caseyville she burned her boil
er. and was forced 10 90 on half
steam. A few hours later she struck
on the hoals at -. c." a short dis
lance above Shawneetown. The crew
succeeded in getting her off and she
made low Roadway to Evansville.
whe-e her boilers were repaired TEN
porarily. She left that place early
Sunday for Cincinnati.