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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-01-24

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
SMITHS RANCH.

Smiths Ranch, Feb. Ethel Smith
visited with friends at Packwood on
Wednesday and Thursday,
Misses Florence and Icel Hawthorne
attended church at Packwood Satur-
day night
Ray Cuttiford is visiting with rela-
ttves In this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Davis visited at
the home of J. A. Smith Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Davis and Ray
and Miss Ethel Smith spent Friday
evening at the Ben Mowery home
Albert Wright and wife are visiting
relatives in this vicinity
j. A. Smith and family spent Sun
day at the Clark Scott home.
The revival meetings closed at the
Packwood church Sunday evening
Erastus Davis fell out of sled re-
Gently and received an injury to his
chest, but it Is not serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Hawthorne were
Abingdon callers Saturday.
Hamp Scott and family moved last
week from their farm to Batavia.
Earl Mowery came home Friday ev-
enlng from Ottumwa, where he Is GO
ing to school for visit with rela-
tiYes.
Miss Lena Smith spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with Miss Ethel Smith.
]. A. Smith was a caller in Hedrick
Tuesday
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HEDRIcK.

Hedr,ck Feb. a-Mrs p Fa,pa,dine.
err. Of sigournev visited frienas n
town wednesday. -
Rmrnangh of Apancy vas 4,
town wednesday, m hmsiness VS.
MT. and Mrs. w. IT Youna were IN
Burlington Yesterday.
4 M FlSer ~ T5irhIana Con+ar
was in town Wednesday,.
r. w Heidenrich WAS nassanpa,
In 0tt,r,t,a rsstenaay
Miss winifred has retnrnaa homa
a ftar snandi,,e 49,, raa,,s .,.,tt 49,
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RoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte, Feb. 2-Mr. and Mrs. FL
M. Sturdivant are spending the week
in Hillsboro at the home Of their uncle
Arthur Endersby
Mrs. Francis Dyer, of Keosauqua,
visited Wednesday with Mrs. ]. /.
Israel.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Busse Wednesday.
Mrs. j. F. Vass and Mrs. John En-
yart and little son, Of Eldon, are visits
Ing relatives here.
Mrs. Bert Smith was a Keokuk visi-
tor Wednesday.
Harry Boyer returned from Keosau-
qua Thursday
George Ketchum is visiting his
brother, Frank, at Pennington.
K. L. Meek went to Oskaioosa on
Thursday.
G. Pender. of Keosauaua. was In
town Wednesday.
Miss Bess Moore entertained nunas
Der Of friends at her home on Thurss
day evening.
Harley Cox returned from Kirkvilla
Wednesday. where he has been visit-
Ing his brother, Mac Cox.
Mr.. Hughes, of Keokuk, was a busis
ness visitor here Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

some other place to sleep" was the ex-
PLANTATION given when officers re-
marked that five people could not live
in the one room.
Il know half dozen boys right near
my home who would rather go to the
penitentiary than stay at home and
work in the packing houses" said
Stephen Ferdig when asked what gave
him the idea of writing the unusual
letter. 1--WE fellows have talked it
over a good many times" he continued,
"and there's nothing to this kind of
life. worked in the old packing house
for nearly a year and got % cents a
day. Then they used me for some
thing else when got bigger and am
now getting so cents day, but |
would rather be in prison and could
get all my pals to go there with me.
We would have good warm places to
sleep and better eating than we have
at home. It's me for prison Just
as soon as / can get there"
After the investigation Judge Oliver
of the district court said he believed
he could accommodate the boy and
would send him to the reformatory at
Eldora.
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MYSTIC.

p
Mystic, Feb. Fired Raymond and
wife, OF Blakesburg, spent Sunday
with Mr.. .Raymond's brother, w. G.
Raymond and family.
Mrs. VIM. Mckinley and children
visited friends in the city Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel McCammon, of Ottum-
wa, came up Sunday and visited with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. N. Cahart,
returning Monday evening,
]. w. Calvert attended the Mystic
Shriners' entertainment in Ottumwa
Monday night.
Thos. Johnson Is moving into the
Richland hotel and Henry Johns will
take charge of the Johnson house.
A, j. Richardson is building a fine
residence on his lot in the north part
OF town. e. G. McConn is also build
ing in the south part of town,
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ZERO WEATHER ON ONLY TWO
DAYS IN JANUARY AND MEAN
TEMPERATURE WAS 2s.e
Coolest Day Was January 8, When
Thermometer Registered Five Below
Zero-Snowfall of 1919 Inches and
Rainfall of .27 Inches.

The month of January was re-
markable one as regards weather con-
ditions. Only twice during the month
did the thermometer register zero and
on January 20, Ga degrees above zero
was recorded, the highest temperature
of the month.
The lowest temperature of the
month was below zero on January
8. The mean temperature for the
month was 1855. In the same month
last year the thermometer registered
below zero on nine days and the low
est temperature was IL below and the
highest 81 above on January 1.
The snowfall for the past month
was 1913 inches, the rainfall 1877
inches and the melted snow 8 of an
inch. There were twelve cloudy days,
eleven clear and eight fair. The
snowfall in January 1905 was 7.5
inches. The following table gives the
maximum, minimum and mean temp
erature for each day of the month and
the mean temperature of each day in
January 1905:
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WILLIAM sBuRG.

Williamsburg, Jan. 31.-The will
liamsburg Commercial association Is
the latest acquisition, organized
among the business men late last
week. G. f. Schnee is president; j.
Q. Nicola, secretary; Claus Code. sec
rotary. The city awaits the action
of this body with considerable inter-
est.
Mrs. M. A. Raney, accompanied by
Mrs. Telada Salisbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Code and Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
BEEN, drove over from Marengo on
Thursday when Mrs. Raney installed
the officers of the Rebekah lodge, The
party returned the same evening.
Mrs. @. M. benson of Homestead
accompanied by her son, Henry, visit
ed at the home Of her daughter, Mrs
Howard Roberts, last week.
Miss Anna Denzler of Marengo is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. r. E. Ennochenson, Mrs. Mark
Faltsenon, Mrs. Blanche Woodcock
Mrs. jeff Engleburt and Mrs. John
Engleburt, all of Conroy, visited
friends in town last Saturday.
]. p. Gallagher attended the
editorial convention at Iowa City last
week, returning home Saturday even
ing.
Edward Hogan of Ladorah sold his
interest to his partner, E. M. Pike,
and purchased a half interest in the
Leader store. Hereafter the firm will
be known as Code and Hogan.
George Biggs and son, Adel-
bert, and Miss Amanda Long and Miss
Flossie Lewis are numbered among
sufferers from grip.
Henry Brimmer of Marengo was
here on business yesterday
Mrs. Yass returned from her visit
to Joplin, Mo-, on Monday.
Mrs. Flora Barnes of this city left
yesterday for an extended visit at
Orion, ILL.,, and Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. @. F. Speering of Marengo Wis
tied friends in this city last week, re-
turning home today.
Mrs. G. T, Gardner of Lisbon spent
last week at the home of her son, DR..
Gardner of this city,
The King-Perkins company pre-
sented Dial Reid's new pastoral COM
edy, "A Homespun Heart" here last
evening. The usual considerations
that attract regular theater- goers
We're not wanting. The acting was
clever and the piece was very nicely
staged.
Katharine, the little twin daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Pugh, Is very i'll
with pneumonia.
The first w. r. C. "At Home" was
held at the residence Of Mrs. M. j.
Kelly Saturday afternoon and was one
of the most delightful social affairs of
the season. The day was perfect, the
attendance large, the decorations
and the refreshments We're dainty and
served in exquisite taste. On the
whole, the day will long be remember
O.
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KNOXVILLE.

Knoxville, Jan. s1.-Mrs. George
Calkins and daughter, Della, spent
Friday with Mrs. D. j. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Koontz, of this
place, spent Sunday at the home of
Levi Calkins, four miles southeast of
town.
Mrs. John Garrison and Mrs. Will
Davis called on Mrs. D. ]. Neal Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Emerson Garrison, who lives
six miles south of here, spent Monday
at the home of John Garrison. of this
city.
Tracy Norton has been dangerously
i'll for the past few days.
Joseph Jenkins who formerly lived
south of town, but for the past year
has been in Colorado for the benefit of
his health, died at that place last Fri
day, and his remains We're brought to
Knoxville Monday evening. The flu
neral was held at Englewood church
yesterday at IL a. M, and interment
was made in Concord cemetery.
Will jenkins, who has been running
saw mill down in Missouri, was
called home on account of the death
of his brother, Joseph Jenkins.
Henry Conwell a veteran of the civil
war, died at his home Monday at p.
m. Death was caused by ptomaine
poisoning
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SALEM.

Salem, Jan. 91.-Several of the
members of the M. E. church had a
carpet rag sewing at the parsonage
Monday afternoon.
Mrs Pearl Almond entertained some
OF her friends at finch party Satur-
day evening.
Granville Almond has purchased the
harness shop of Azur Barton.
Miss Eva Rock has gone to Denver
Colorado, to visit her sister, Mrs. Ell
dora Rogers.
Will Gay was at Keokuk last week
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of L, Earnest of near Medi-
apolis, and Miss Eva Arnold of Mt
Pleasant. The marriage will be SOL
emnized at the home of the father of
the bride-el today.
At the Congregational church excel
lent sermons We're enjoyed by an APP
preciative audience Sunday. Morning
subject, Christ at the Door" The
evening discourse was on the theme
almost Persuaded"
Mrs. Lewis has been quite i'll.
Zade Packer left Wednesday with
car load of cattle for ST. Louis.
Samuel Donaldson has sold his so
acre farm near Hillsboro to A. O. Hol-
lowell of Mt. Pleasant. Consideration
$2,4O0.
Mrs. Losh, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. M. G. Clauson, re-
turned to her home at Mt. Pleasant
Saturday.
The funeral of Alonzo Mosher, of
Jackson township, was held from the
Congregational church Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The services were
conducted by Rev. ]. J. Jones.
Gilbert Brown has gone to Ames, to
take course in civil engineering
the I. S. C.
Mrs. ]. H. Shook returned from
Quincy, ILL.,, Monday.
Mrs. H. H. Masden, of FIT. Madison
and b. r. Mosher, of Del Monte, Colo.
We're called to Salem by the serious
illness and death of their father, Alon-
20 Mosher.
Miss Mabel Wilmeth has been en-
tertaining her friend, Miss Clara Nc
Maken.
Saturday and returned Monday.
Mrs. James Welpton was a guest of
relatives at Fairfield last week.
Charles Havenhill has purchased
land in Texas, where the Havenhill
family will make their home
The marriage at Chicago of j l.,
Busby and Miss Myrtle Shook of
Quincy, ILL.,, is announced. Mr.. and
Mrs. Busby will be at home to their
lTlelluS at the NeWCOfllD HOIel, quincy,
after March i.
Mrs. H. Jones, Mrs. John Bicksler
and Mrs. D. A, Hartley were at Mt,
Pleasant Friday.
Miss Clifhe Windland, after spend
ing several weeks with friends, re-
turned to her home near Windland
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Hawkins Master Mer-
rill and little Ralph of Hannibal, Mo.
arrived Saturday for visit at the
home of ]. w. Hawkins and family.
Mrs. Reeder and Miss Marie Pfeis-
ter, of Houghton, spent Saturday
shopping at this place.
Word has been received that Robert
Price is quite Ill at Kansas City.
Miss Clara Cooper will go to Cedar
weeks.
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BUTLER.
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Butler Feb 1.-Mr. and Mrs 2. T
Palmer We're in Hedrick Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sarvis, of near
Fremont, and Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Berkenbine and baby, Ralph, Were
Sunday visitors at A. j. Burgess.
Mrs Bethea is visiting with her
granddaughter, Jennie Hedges, for a
few days.
2. 7. Palmer was in Fremont Tues
day.
Mrs A. ]. Burgess spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Florence Palmer.
Miss Rfoda Abels is still confined to
the housf.
Meetings. are still in progress at
Russell Chapel.
Marion Bennett spent Sunday at the
Chas. Nuta home, south of Ottumwa
A. ]. anS j. T. Burgess We're in
Ottumwa "Wednesday.
D. A. Shuts and sons were in OF
tnnwa TnasAav.
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LEGAL.
Notice of Changes in Articles of In
cornoration,

Notice of Changes in Articles Of In
corporation.
Notice is hereby given that articles
VI and XVI of the articles of incor-
poration of the Dain Manufacturing
Company of Iowa, a corporation or
ganized under the laws of the state of
Iowa, and having it's principal place
of business in the city of Ottumwa
Wapello county, Iowa, have beer
changed and amended as stated be-
low:
Article VI has been so amended
that it now provides that the capital
stock of the said corporation shall be
increased from the sum of Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars, which latter amount is author
ICED to re issued. Such additional
amount of one hundred thousand dali
lars has ben issued and the total par
value thereof has been paid to the
said corporation in money and prop
erty.
Article XVI now provides that the
highest amount of indebtedness to
which the corporation shall at any one
time be subject shall not exceed two
thirds of it's total capital stock.
And notice is hereby given that in
all other respects the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation of said cor
poration remain the same as they
were before the changes and amend
ments in Articles vi and XVI We're
made, as above stated.
Dain Manufacturing Co., of Iowa.
BY Joseph Dain, President.
Paul Arbenz, Secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
IOWA BOY SEEKS PRISON.
Life at Home One Long, Dreary Round
of Numerous Hardships.

Sioux City, Feb. 1.---Begging to be
sent to prison, where he might learn
a trade and failing to be convicted on
a petty charge because of his youth,
Stephen Ferdig, Ia years of age, wrote
a letter to Police Judge Sam Page and
threatened to burn down his fathers
house unless he was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary or reforma-
tory, where he can learn something.
The letter, which is poorly written,
begs the authorities to send him to
prison, where he may become a broom
maker. He recited in his letter that
his parents have refused to send him
to school and that 'he won't be slave
in the great packing house where he
has been compelled to work for So a
week and give the money to his
father
The letter led to an investigation
and most pitiable sight met the eyes
OF the officers when they went to the
Ferdig home. The mother ana her
aged mother were living in one room
Of small shack In the packing house
district. The boy, Stephen Ferdig; his
older brother and the father found
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BlDW ELL.

Bidwell, Jan. 80. - Elsie Garfield
visited friends in Ottumwa recently
Mr.. and Mrs Selmon Lewis
entertained the Ladies' Aid society at
their home Tuesday evening. There
were about seventy present.
Grant Garfield is still quite ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Johnston and
little daughter Mary, visited Wednes-
in High Point.
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Bowen and lit
tie son Loren of Chillicothe, visited
relatives here Thursday
Miss Emma Nye of Ottumwa, coun-
ty superintendent, visited the Chris
tionsburg and Center school on Thurs
day.
The Curtis Chisman sale on Thurs
day was largely attended and most ey-
erything sold at good prices.
Simon Axe of Kansas is a guest of
his cousin, Otto Lock.
Mrs Dollie Fisk and daughter Miss
Halle, visited Friday at the home of
Jesse Jones near Willard.
Miss Eta Lottridge of South Ottum.
wa visited friends in this vicinity on
Sunday
Henry Melcher and family of Ottum-
wa visited Sunday at the Rolla Lewis
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grooms of Mum
terville, were entertained at the Sell
mon Lewis home Sunday.
Miss Fife Willard returned Sunday
on No. after a pleasant visit at the
parental home in Dahlonega.
Miss Pearl Gosney of Ottumwa WIS.,
Tied her brother Albert, Sunday.
Harve Shahan of South Ottumwa,
was a guest Sunday at the Scott
Johnston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Rosecrans, at
tended the pie social Friday evening at
the Harlan school house, south of
here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Baldwell, VIM.
Smith and family and Andrew Johnson
and family of Munterville, visited
friends here Thursday.
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sTRINGToWN.

Stringtown. Jan. 31.-A. K. Grenlee
of Hedrick, visited part of this week
with relatives here.
Mrs. Ed. Best and Mrs. Sallie Cline
of Abingdon, visited with the Misses
Davies Sunday.
Several from here attended the mu-
steal lecture at Conlpetine Wednes-
day night
j. c. Hawthorne was Batavia visi-
tor Tuesday.
S. E. woodruff and family of Far
son, visited at ]. A. Vannoy's home
one evening last week.
Claude Cuddiford, of Nebraska, is
visiting at the homes Of J. c. and T.
C. Hawthorne.
Mr. and Mrs S. E. Wright We're Ba-
tavia callers Tuesday.
7. G.. Hawthorne was caller in
Hedrick Tuesday.
Ed. and Rex Wilson, of Abingdon
were Stringtown callers one day the
first part of the week.
Several from here attended church
at Brookville Sunday night
James Davis was a caller in Farson
Monday.
Miss Iva Davis visited at Smith
Ranches Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
E ISSUED WAS MILD MONTH
lARRiAGE LICENSE BUSINESS
DURING JANUARY WAS UNI
USUALLY LIGHT
Nobody Seems Able to Explain Why
So Few Certificates to Wed Were
Disposed of During the Initial Month
of the Year-To Whom Issued.

The initial month of the promising
year of 1906 came in practically I'M
noticed SO far as the marriage license
business was concerned. The boys
didn't have the necessary $1.35; Dan
Cupid overlooked signing a contract to
work for the god of love or the fem
inine gender was averse to breaking
away from the pleasant environment
found in single ties. 1t is apparent
that something radically wrong pre-
vailed during the month just past for
only the small, in fact stingy number
of nineteen licenses to wed were is
sued by Clerk Edwin DUNCAN and his
assistants. When it is considered that
pleasant weather favored the opera
tions of the individual with the arrow
and bow, and the fact that the crop
of manageable young women has not
decreased since the advent of the
New Year makes the small showing
for January all the more inexplicable.
Clerk DUNCAN when approached as to
the reason of such deplorable bust
ness during the past thirty-one days,
was unable to advance an answer that
was adequate, He confessed, however
that the proverbial New Year resolu-
ton might have had it's effect
The following list gives the numbers
of licenses and to whom issued during
January:
Jan. 1.--Wm. R. Gill and Miss Alice
Pasco. VIM. S. Sponsler and Mrs.
Emma Tremaine.
4--Delmer Brummett and Mrs. JEFF
fie r. Evans. R. G. Nelley and Miss
Ruth Townsend.
s. James ]. >Breakey and Miss Mar
garet S. Tierney.
9-Moses H. Sopher and Mrs.
Amanda May Vinson.
10-Frank w. Hill and Miss Emma
S. Powell
13-Ransom l.. Sickels and Miss La
VIVA Altman. Birchard Deck and Miss
Grace Mapson.
1s-Miland Cox and Miss Mabel
Warren.
2O-Albert E. Tolin and Miss Esther
NJ Cook. Boyd Dover and Mrs. Mat
tie Williamson.
2s-Roy Brown and Miss Della
Church
27-Lee E. Casady and Miss Ora E.
Thompson. Henry Poncy and Miss
Jennie Station.
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