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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-15
FOR FINAL HEARING
BRIDGE BOND CASE AGAINST THE
COUNTY is BEING HEARD
THIS AFTERNOON
Suit in Which the City Of ottumwa Is
Praying for a Permanent Injunction
Now Up for Trial-criminal Cases
Tomorrow.

The case Of Mayor B. F. Suits VS..
County Attorney w. w. Epps, ct al,
in which the plaintiff prays for a per-
manent Injunction restraining the
defendants from collecting three
mill tax levy on property within the
city OF Ottumwa, is being given its
final hearing this afternoon. This is
suit In which Judge G. W. Vermil-
ion upon March 2 ordered temporary
injunction.
The suit is brought under the direc-
ton of the city council and is based on
the fact that the county issued $4,000
in bonds in 1898 to take up a like
amount of bridge bonds. Previous 70
the time the suit was filed part of
the bonds, amounting to $4,000 had
been paid Under the laws of Iowa
the supervisors can levy tax for
building and preparing bridges, but in
such all city property is exempt. The
city council levies tax on city prop
erty in payment of building and re-
pairing city bridges. Before 1898
the county expended $4,000 on
bridges located outside the city and
issued warrants in payment Of the
amount. The warrants were made
payable out Of the county bridge fund.
The board of supervisors took up and
cancelled all the warrants in 1898 and
issued county funding bonds for the
same. Continuously since the issu-
ance of the bonds the board has been
making a tax levy upon all property,
including city property, in the county.
The claim is made in the petition .nf
B. F. SHUTS that the board was not
vested with authority to issue county
funding bonds and make the city liza
Bile therefor, because the bonds were
issued to take up county warrants
which could not have been paid by a
tax levy against property within the
limits Of the city. Should the court
find for the plaintiff in the final hear
ing, 1t will give the city decided vic
tory, and will mean saving of about
$4,000 to the taxpayers of Ottumwa.
The attorneys are Gilmore & Moon for
the city and w. w. Epps and Mitchell
& Hunter for the defendants.
Criminal Cases Tomorrow.
Two state cases are assigned for
trial tomorrow in the district court.
William Wright, charged with rob-
berry, and Bert Evans, charged with at
tempt to commit murder are the de-
PENDANTS in the suits. Both cases are
expected to attract considerable at
tention.
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RAILROAD NOTES.

Depot Men Win.

Depot Men Win.
The clerks of the Ottumwa office OF
the Burlington defeated the Burlington
office clerks Saturday at Burlington
by the score of IL to S. Sundays Bur-
lington Hawkeye had the following to
say of the contest:
1.-THE event following the high school
game was one of the slightest affairs
seen on the diamond this year. Sen
sational home-run knocking by the Wis
itors won the contest. In the first
round, Lathrop landed on the leather
with vicious whack, and drove it
skipping along the ground until it
went under the fence through a con-
venient hole, with the bases full. in
the third, Shaub drove screecher
over the left garden that landed in the
apple orchard and scored two men.
Pixley repeated the trick in the eighth
when, fortunately for the locals, no
one was on base The five remaining
scores of the visitors came in some
times legitimately and sometimes on
errors.
Burlington brought in five runs by
punching hits in the fourth and eighth
but. we're unable to overcome the Wis.
itors' lead, although playing a hard
game throughout In fact much in
terest was added to the contest by the
strenuous life the locals lived while
in it. Their limbs, used to delicate
office work, grew weary long before
the game was over, chasing the flies
which the Ottumwans knocked out
Considering everything, their six err
rors was remarkable record, and
showed evidence Of much agility on
their part.
The game was the first the locals
have lost in several years in this city
and strenuous efforts will be made to
regain their lost prestige in the return
contest at Ottumwa next month.
Among the features" which were
as thick as the pins on an old-fash
toned pin-cushion, might be mentioned
McPeek's brilliant imitation Of Annis
at short, especially when he pulled in
Lathrop's red-hot grounder in the
fifth, the good pitching of both McMil
Ian and Brockman,J Purdy's catching
which was worth the price of admis
sion alone, and Pixley's home run
The lineup:
Burlington Baker, 3b; Humphrey
lib; Peterson, IF; McPeek, IS; McMil
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oTTUMwANs TO GO.
Local SpirituaIists Will Attend B
Meetinu in Clinton.

Meeting in Clinton.
Ottumwa spirituaIists will attend
the twenty-fourth annual camp meet
ing of the Mississippi Valley Spirit
ualists' association which opens in
Clinton July 20 and continues until
August 26.
Senator Tillman of North Carolina
has been engaged to deliver an ad
dress on August IA at Mount Pleasant
park, where the gathering Of Spiritual
lists takes place; and many of the best
known lecturers and mediums on the
spiritualistic platform have been Sc
cured for the forthcoming meeting, In
Guiding DR.. B. F. Austin, W. F. Peck
Helen Stuart Ritchings, Mr.. and Mrs
Sprague, Thomas Grimshaw, Mrs. Al
ice Berry, Miss Elizabeth Harlow, Mrs
j. A. Murtha, Georgia Gladys Cooley
and Mrs. Henrietta Lichtig.
The meeting will open with flag rails
ing at 9 o'clock on the morning Of July
20, w. F. Peck of st. Louis, president
of the association, officiating. The
program is replete with interest, and
the largest attendance in the history OF
the order is expected.
The annual business meeting will be
held August IT, August Is will be wo.
mems day at the park
Mount Pleasant park, the home OF
the M. V. S. A., which was organized
in the early eighties and has now
extended throughout the Mississippi
valley, is one Of the most beautiful
natural parks on the Mississippi river
It commands an extensive view Of the
river, and overlooks the city.
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RoHToMN.

Bobtown. May 14.-Several of the
young people Of this vicinity attended
a very delightful dance at the George
Differs ihome last .Thursdav evening.
Joseph and Lewis Differs and Clar-
ence.- Morgan visited at the Shank
school last Friday.
place recently occupied by r. Myers,
removed to the Shocks farm Satur-
day.
John Koran was business caller in
OttumWa last Wednesday,.
Mrs. P. Courtney, daughter Minnie
and Willie Ware were callers at the
Rouh home SUNDAY.
Miss Vivian Fitzgerald visited at
the Koran school last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Differs of Ottunnwa, Wis
tied at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Differs, a few days
last week.
The pupils of the Koran school. re-
ceiving certificates of perfect attend
ance for the past month, were, Misses
Marjorie and Mary Koran, and Willie
Ware. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan and family of
Ottumwa, visited at the George Differs
home the later part Of last week.
Mrs. Frank Skinner and son Fran
ces. called at the Koran home last
Friday.
Misses Maud and Myra Tindell were
callers at the P. Courtney home last
Tuesday.
Will Seadore passed through this
vicinity one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs G. r. Gittner visited
in this vicinity one day last week.
Emmett Work and Harry Harper Of
Ottumwa, were business callers in
this vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Orman are the
happy parents Of a little daughter.
Messrs. Roy and Arney were callers
at the Koran home last Friday night.
Margaret and Michael Koran visited
in Ottumwa Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. P. Courtney and son, Neil, were
callers in Ottumwa Thursday.
Michael Becker was in Carbon one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Myers and family
left last Saturday for Osceola, where
they will make their future home.
Miss Mabel Morgan and Will Ele-
vator of Ottumwa visited at the Koran
school Friday.
A few of the young people of this vi
entity attended the sacred concert at
ST. .Mary's church in Ottumwa Sun
day and were very much pleased
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When you want to
know where to OBJ
tain the best values
in summer under
near me can safely
recommend The Fair.
118 E. Main st.
We do not offer
the markets cheap
est goods which are
ever trash but the
popular priced goods.
On such me make a
speciality and ask
you to compare our
goods before you buy
We can help you TO
get more real salts
faction for every
dime or dollar in
vested than you have
ever experienced be-
fore.
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Ian, p; orbin, 2b; Rupe, ct; Hoaglan

Ian, p; orbin, 2b; Rupe, ct; HoaglanS
If; Purdy, c. N
ottumwa=-Pixley, lib; Miller, III
Currier, CT; Lathrop, 2b; Brockman
p; Sander, #; Shaub, 6; Blount, II
Wilson, IS.
The score by innings: R.H. E
Burlington ). 000300020-5 4
Ottumwa -. 5O2010O22-12 10 d
After the game the local team entel
tanned the visitors with a banquet IA
the Depot dining hall. More tina
thirty persons partook of the team
hospitality.
Railroad Notes.
e. G.. Mickle, city ticket agent a
Fairfield, was in the city on bushes
Saturday.
Adolph Sander, stenographer in
office of the superintendent of til
tumwa division of the Burlingt
having vacation. Mr.. and Mrs.
have already left for Denver,
During Mr.. Sanders absence hi
is being taken by Earl jacobson
G. H. Cartilage of Chicago, br
gineer of the Burlington
passed through the city, enre
Chicago, on Burlington No. 6 s.
afternoon.
w. H. Throop, superintendent
Iowa lines of the Burlington,
through the city Saturday eve
Burlington No. 4 enroute to Blu
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Raid Gambling Join,

From Saturdays Daily.
A raid on a poker game
The police at a resort near
waukee early Sunday morni1
in the capture of seven knit
cards. The men were eau
act. They were brought tc
station and then released or
recognizance. They will b
this evening at 1880 o'clo
who were found in the gar
and arrested are James
Williams, q. T. Smith, w.
Frank Miller, Cliff Johnson
Inns.
The Police Cor
A goodly number of drl
faced Judge Campbell frol
ers' bench this morning.
an old offender, charged
drunk, drew the prize i
thirty days. L. R. Wilson v
second with fifteen days. OF
drunks r. Howard was fined
arranged to pay the fine; Oar
was fined 81 80 it. an
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Main street, left yesterday afternoon
on the Rock Island for Elhon, where
they win visit with friends.
A1abastine at Sargenr's-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Rodgers, 92D Lo-
Gust street, left this morning on the
Rock Island for F1oris, to visit with
friends
Mrs. L. E. Wilhelm, Of Indianola,
who has been visiting at the home Of
Mrs. j. O. Beers, 915 West Fourth
street, returned home yesterday after
noon on Burlington No. 49,
Mrs. ]. H. Head, Of Centerville, who
has been visiting at the home Of her
son, Geo. D. Head, ITO South Ransom
street, left this morning on the Rock
Island for her home.
Mrs. G. A. Cornell, of Bussey, who
has been visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b.. F. Lowry,
21S East Second street, returned home
yesterday afternoon on Burlington
No. 10.
A Number Of citizens from Agency
were .in Ottumwa last evening to at
tend the Masonic lodge. Those pres
ent were: A. Mcdowell. Fred Miller,
G. s. Reed, R. c. HKon. w. N. Enyart,
]. w. Newell. G. M. Cray and e. T..
Allen.
A number of Ottumwa musicians re-
turned this morning from Fairfield
where they furnished the music at the
commencement exercises Of Parsons
college last evening. These were
Prof. B. o. Worrell, +. G.. Fritz, ;Rus-
sell Harper, Jesse Spurgeon and Ed
ward Dye.
International Louise Killer. sar-
gents.
From Mondays Daily
Mrs. 7. L. Stevens, of Dudley, was
In the city today shopping.
DR.. A. o. Williams was in Blakesburg
today on business.
Mrs. w. H. Stevens, ia West Sec
ond street, visited with relatives In
Highland Center yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. M. Work have re.
turned home after a short visit with
T. P. Bence, in Bloomfield.
Born, last Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Meier Of Los Angeles, Cal,
formerly of Ottumwa, a son.
Mrs. E. Carr, 112 South Davis street,
left this morning on the Rock Island
fn r;o - tat ST. l.
Miss May Moore, Of Charlton, spent
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Starkey, 1913 East Second street.
Mrs. E. Lloyd. of Mystic, who has
been visiting with G. H. Smith, 6O2
Wabash avenue, returned home this
morning on the Milwaukee.
Meet your friends at Sargent's.
Miss Maud Stubenrech, PIG West
Fifth street, left this morning on the
Rock Island for Eddyville on a short
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Anderson and
son James, 236 North Weller street,
have returned home after short visit
In Abba with q. Gibbons.
Mrs. E. B. Day of Blakesburg, who
has been in the city visiting relatives,
returned home this morning on the
Milwaukee.
Mrs. G. Sears, of New London, is
visiting at the home Of her cousin,
Miss Alma Becker, 1875 West Second
street.
Miss Nellie Richards, assistant SUI
perintendent of the American Home
Finding association, left this morning
on the Wabash for Appanoose county
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bollman Of Pu.
laski returned home this morning on
the Wabash after visiting at the home
OF O. S. Dixson, 101 South Ward street.
Jap-a-lac, all colors Sargent's.
Mrs. Jessie McGreery, sos West Myr-
tie street, left this morning on the Wa
bash for a.visit in Glenwood with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Losey.
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Tri-Weekly Courier

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Fostoffice
where they desire 1t to be changed to-
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For a splendid bargain in spring
suits call at the Hub. Everything in
the new grays and blues.
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1875 @S0.
Corn-45B.
Oats-32h.
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visiting at the home Of the formers
sister, Mrs. r. B. McAlister.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hyatt Of Moravia
are visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. John Selby.
Mrs. Scott HUFF is quite sick.
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Ten new spring suits in latest style
grays, worth $3.50, for $11.9s, at the
Hub.
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NJ. vo,k prod,c. M.,L, :.

New York Produce Market.
New York, May 14.-Wheat, July
SITS.
Gosn 5sM.
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Fourteen latest style spring Suits
worth $16.5O, for $685., at the Hub
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St, Louis Produce market,

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, May 14.-Corn, No. 3, so.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
Terrible Earthquake.

Vice-Counsel Wallace, at Managua,
has cabled the state department under
Wednesdays date that a terrible
earthquake has occurred in Nicaragua
and it was reported to him that Ma
saya had been ruined by the eruption
Of the volcano San Diego.
Masaya is on the east side of Lake
Masaya, about So miles south of Man
aqua, and 20 miles northeast of Ora
NADIA: The population, mostly of In
dian blood. is estimated at $4,000.
Nearly every house has its orchard or
garden, and so the buildings are
spread over a much larger area than
the number of inhabitants would sug-
gest. Previous to 1871, when a steam
pump was erected, all the water had
TO be carried from the lake, which
lies $40 feet below the level of the
town. The volcano of Masaya, on the
opposite side of the lake, was active
at the time of the conquest in 1922,
and the conquerors, thinking the lava
they saw was gold. had themselves
lowered into the crater at the risk OF
their lives. 1t had a great eruption
in 1870, and began to smoke again
in 1860.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
Insurance Question.

The presidents message, which
caused seven-day discussion In the
house. preceding the holiday recess,
was disposed of in 20 minutes at the
beginning of the session.
The particular question which was
The cause OF contention-which COM
mittee should get the insurance ques-
tion-was temporarily settled by the
adoption of an amendment offered by
Mr.. Hepburn, providing for an eXpreI-
sion of opinion by the judiciary com
mittee as to the extent congress has
power To control corporations other
than railways.
The senate discussed at some length
proposition TO reprint a magazine
article by Senator Newlands on his OBJ
servations in the Philippines, made
while accompanying the party of Sec
rotary of War Taft last summer. Sen
ator Spooner asked for the privilege
and with some reluctance it was
agreed to.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
Mrs. Morris Quits.

Assistant Secretary Barnes has is
sued his version of the unfortunate
affair in the White House Thursday,
in which Mrs. Minor Morris was fore
IDLY elected from the building while
she was demanding to see the presi-
dent, by two police officers. Mr.. Barnes
says Mrs. Morris shrieked so loud
that her cries could be heard through
the executive mansion, and that 1t was
necessary in the interest of order to
have her removed.
Mrs. Morris says she will allow the
matter to drop. DR.. Minor Morris, her
husband, is working on the farm of
his brother near Hamilton, o. He went
there last fall. His marriage took place
abroad. Neither DR.. Morris nor the
family would make any statement to-
day regarding the woman in Washing
ton.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS
THE MATTER OF A SUCCESSOR
NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
THE WHITE PIGEON PASTOR
SUES FOR DIVORCE AND REV.
ALLEN is ACQUITTED.
Vincent to Retire.

Governor Warner received the resig-
nation of Warden Vincent, of Jackson
prison, in the early mail Monday
morning. The resignation will be ac-
cepted.
Il think Mr.. Vincent has had to
work during the past year under great
difficulties" said the governor. More
than half of the prisoners, $50 OF
them have been idle-and the building
of the new cell block has made guard
ing them very difficult.
In my talk with Mr.. Vincent he
told me that his business was suffering
by his remaining there, and he felt
that he must resign. l can say nothing
as to his successor"
Allen n. Armstrong, Of CaSsopolis,
who has been postmaster of that city
for eight years, is believed to be the
candidate of Gov. Warner for the war
denship of Jackson prison. That is
practically regarded as insuring his
election, as the other members of the
board of control feel disposed to honor
the governors choice.
Mr. Armstrong was born in BEDFORD,
Wayne county, 40 years ago, and was
an old school friend of the governor.
He is also a friend of George W. Mer-
riman, of Hartford, a member of the
board. He has not been allied with
any section or faction in connection
with the prison, has good executive
ability, and has the confidence Of the
administration.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

An important development in the
football situation is announced in the
fact that President Angel, Of the Uni
versity of Michigan, has issued a call
To representatives of western univer-
stiles, to a football conference. The
meeting is to be held at Chicago Beach
Hotel, on Jan. ~. Friday of the COM
ing week. Michigan's representative
has not yet been named.
President Angel stated that he is
sued the call at the request of a num-
Der of institutions interested, the posi-
ton taken by these being that the
conference could not longer ignore the
situation. All of the Big Nine col
leges, it is expected, will be on hand.
Up TO now the conference has stood
aside, taking no part in the New
York meeting and having made no eX-
preston of its intention in regard to
following the established committees
lead. Minnesota sent DR.. Williams TO
New York, but in no sense did he rep
resent the Big Nine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12
The Braun Reports.

The suppressed reports of Marcus
Braun, the special inspector who was
sent abroad to investigate immigra-
ton, are to be sent to the house.
These reports have been most care
fully guarded by the department Of
commerce and labor. Not only has
Mr.. Braun been refused permission TO
inspect the reports he made, but oth-
err influential persons have been re-
fused even a glance at them. They
are said to show q most deplorable
condition in the immigration services.
He demonstrates that not only is the
United States getting the most unde-
sirable people of all Europe, but that
the steamship companies are instru-
mental in bringing them to the shores
of this country because the countries
in which they live want them deport-
ed. The Braun reports are said to be
of an exceedingly sensational charac-
ter, the publication of which may In
yolve this country and Austria
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-01-12

FOR WAR
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT
HAS STARTLED THE
WORLD.
THE UNITED STATES PREPARES
FOR TROUBLE BY INCREASE
OF PHILIPPINE FORCES.
YOUNG cHlNAMEN EDUCATED IN
AMERICA LEAD THE ANTI
FOREIGN CLAMOR.
The Chinese Boycott.

President Roosevelt has decided to
establish two brigade posts in the Phil
ippines where troops will be stationed
so they can be rushed to China in the
event OF disturbances there.
A high government official declares
that there is no use to longer deny
the fact that the United States gov
eminent and the European powers are
apprehensive regarding the conditions
in China, and that a serious outbreak
more serious than the Boxer uprising
is likely TO happen at any time.
This government has decided that 1t
will not be caught mapping" as the
official expressed ii, and that it pro-
poses 10 be in a position to protect
American lives and property when the
critical stage OF the situation is
reached.
One Of the brigade posts will be L.
Gated at Camp Mckinley and the
other at Camp Stotsenberg, and Gen.
Frederick Funston will be placed in
command OF one of the posts, while
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss will be in COM
mand of the other.
The First and Second regiments of
infantry and the Eighth and Thirteenth
batteries of artillery has already
been ordered to the Philippines. These
troops will sail Feb. /, some of them
going by way of New York and
through the Suez canal, and the others
will sail from San Francisco These
troops will be divided between the two
posts.
Later it is expected to increase the
force at each post by one brigade each.
1t is the intention of the war depart
ment TO have the troops in command
Of brigadier-general of experience,
so that there can be brigade man
euvres, and that when the emergency
arises the United States will be in a
position TO protect their citizens and
their property.
The Chinese government is sincerely
endeavoring to check the anti-foreign
craze. 1t Is questionable whether the
viceroys were honest in their attempts
TO stop the boycott. They issued high
sounding proclamations forbidding an
tagonism of American merchants, but
there was reason to believe no real
effort was made TO enforce them. But
1t now looks as though the people have
got beyond the control of the viceroys
In many sections and the Chinese au-
thorities are genuinely alarmed.
Chinese students who have had
touch of western civilization are the
ringleaders in the present agitation.
They are establishing newspapers in
different parts of the empire, and
spreading the anti-foreign propaganda
wherever the authorities tolerate
them.
Foreign diplomats in Washington ex-
press the opinion that the only way
to deal with China is by force. They
declare that the policy of Cancellation
and kindness is a mistake and makes
the wrong kind of an impression on
the oriental heathen's mind.