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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
STRIFE OF RATH TUB.
Women Of Center, Neb., In Turmoil al
to PRESTIGE.

to PRESTIGE.
Center, Neb., March 15-The bath
tub In Saunders hotel annex barber
shop is in hot water all the time on
Thursdays, which are ladies day" In
the tub. One day a week is proving
too short time for the entire femin-
Inc portion of the village to reyel in
cleansing splash. Now there are
questions Of social prestige arising
beeausing the bankers wife wants to
blacksmith's wife. Mr.. Saunders is
much worried over the situation and
wishes he never had established 4
ladies day" for the only bath tub In
town.
In order to solve the difficulty as
much as possible, Mr.. Saunders has
arranged schedule for the various
midnight, and each bather is allotted
forty-fiye minutes to make use OF the
modern convenience. AS result
twenty-five Of the feminine inhabi-
tants get near goodness once week.
and the other five women Of the
county seat work in their bath turns
in the absence of those who cannot
come on schedule hours.
| Last Thursday a crowd OF women
crowded about the bath tub door be-
/ fore the sun had fairly got started.
! and there were some very large and
angry words spoken when Mrs. Ham
sen, forming good interference.
dashed through the line and held the
tub for the first touchdown. Today all
sorts of trouble are falling to the lot
Of the hotel man.
Mrs. Saunders told her husband OF
the complaint that was general, and
Mr.. Saunders consulted the town ooun-
ell and then resolved to post q sched.
ule on the bath room door, giving
each woman forty-five minutes. so far
as the time lasted, arranging the
names in alphabetical order Mrs.
Barrett is a bankers wife, and Mrs.
Barnes blacksniths wife, and Mrs,
Barnes gets a bath first by this rule.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
THE COAL SITUATION.

The country is face to face with the
probability of a suspension of the pro-
-duction of coal, both bituminous and
anthracite, during the coming summer
The agreements under which the min
ers In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Il
l1nois, Iowa and northern Missouri are
now working will expire on April of
ehe present year, just two weeks in the
future, and next week the representa-
lives of the miners and operators of
those states will meet in Indianapolis
The situation is somewhat complicated
s because the operators of the Iowa
northern Missouri field are not allowed
TO participate in the agreement which
Is made for Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania, though the making of a
scale for Iowa must always await the
settlement upon conditions in the east
ern field. On the other hand, the Iowa
miners take part in the deliberations
prior to the meeting of the joint con-
vention and have voice in the in
struction of the miners delegates to
the joint meeting.
In Iowa the $4,000 miners who COM
pose the branch of the United Mine
Workers known as District No. Is are,
on an average, Of the highest class of
intellect to be found anywhere in the
union. The men who lead the miners
union in Iowa are men of good, con
servative Judgment. They are opposed
to strikes as a general proposition and
they believe that practically every diff
ference that arises between the en-
ployers and employees can be settled
amicably without a suspension of
work. The bulk of the membership is
with them and the result has been that
for many years Iowa's coal interests
have been especially we'll conducted
and there has been good feeling be-
tween the operators and miners. There
have been occasional isolated strikes,
but general strike, like those that
have left bloody trails behind them in
the eastern states, is not and never
will be popular in Iowa.
The Iowa delegates to the national
gathering of the miners union will ad.
wise against strike. 1t is understood
that the opponents of strike are in
the majority in the delegation from
pennsylvania. The Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana miners are said to be deter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
THE ARGUMENT OF LAST RESORT

st. Louis Globe- Democrat: There
has been a sharp fight near Jolo, the
capital of the Sulu islands, between
the United States forces and a large
band of Moro bandits, The action
lasted from the middle of the after
noon until the next morning, and its
seriousness may be judged from the
footed up eighteen killed. fifty-two
wounded, making the fight one of the
most severe our troops have had in
the archipelago. For long time the
bandits had been raiding peaceful in
habitants and defying the United
States authority. Their stronghold
was In crater at the summit Of a
mountain 200 feet high, with steep
| approaches extensively fortified. The
Moros knew every foot Of the ground
thoroughly, but our forces, composed
partly of naval contingent, which
sustained nearly half the losses stuck
to the difficult assault until they ex-
terminated the 600 bandits.
! The Moros are Mohanlmedans, shar-
| ing the belief that to fall in battle is
sure passport to Paradise. They
give no quarter and ask none, and
| are beyond the reach of any form OF
diplomatic persuasion. Their attitude
was a. complete denial of any law or
| regulation except such as they could
enforce by physical force and savage
cruelty. 1t was necessarily a fight tc
the death. The only course thai
amounted to anything was adopted
Major General Leonard Wood COM
lrlanded the United States forces anG
was present throughout the action. Hi
seems to have been careful that no,
one Of the Moros got away, and was
justif1ably more sweeping in that re.
spect than was General Jacob II
Smith in the island Of Samar. Wher
General Wood went to the Philippines
1t was supposed, from things that were
| said and done, that he was to wear 6
| rcsewater halo, but he got down tt
4 business requisites in the battle o.
! Jolo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

Cures permanently the cases he un-
dertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped DR..
Shallenberger Is an eminently success
full specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effectel in
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill Of all other physicians. His hos
pital experience and extensive prac-
tice have made him so proficient that
he can name and locate a disease in a
few minutes.
Treats all cases of Catarrh, Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
HOW BUSINESS GRowsI

1t is useless to deny, even If we
would, that business is good, is get
ting better and has every prospect of
growing and growing in the future.
Railway earnings continue on the in
crease, showing growing volume Of
commerce, and the increase of Febru-
airy, 1906, over February, 1905, is
shown by R. G. Dun & Co. as 24.3 per
cent. Foreign commerce at the port
of New York for last week showed
an increase in exports over the same
week last year of $926,216, while i'm
ports decreased 1896. Reports from
the leading business centers follow:
Pittsburg-There is a good demand
for window glass, and prices are bet
ter than for some time. On the first
three brackets leading manufacturers
are quoting 80 and 20, and above the
third bracket 80 and 10 and S. 1t is
estimated that present consumption
is about 100000 boxes per month,
and production is large.
Chicago.-The distribution of gener-
al merchandise is of exceptional mag
nitude. Wholesale orders are large in
the aggregate in dry goods, footwear,
mems furnishings, clothing and food
products. Buying for the interior is
ahead of all former experiences. The
markets are attended by large num-
bers Of visiting merchants, who re-
port very satisfactory conditions
| throughout the western country. The
demand for hardware and sporting
goods is brisk, and heavy shipments
and other material for improvements.
/ u - ir1i IA
that the buying is well sustained,
clothing, furniture, carpets and other
household needs being freely bought.
| Boston.-At first hands cotton goods
are rather quiet, but jobbers report
active distribution and a good demand
especially for all wash fabrics, with a
pronounced scarcity Of ginghams
The American Wooden Company re-
ports the best years business on re-
cord, with orders on books sufficient
/ to keep machinery running fll- for
/ some time All worsted mills are do
ing well and have plenty OF business
on hand. The wool market is strong
er owing to the cleaning up Of consid.
| cradle unsold supply and firm advices
/ from abroad.
st. Louis.-Increased volume Of bus.
mess is noted in nearly all lines, with
dry goods, footwear, and millinery
leading in activity. The attendance OF
buyers is large, as the third spring
meeting of the Interstate Merchants
association is now being held. Collec'
tons are good.
Worcester-A large spring business
4 is anticipated, as good orders are be
ing placed. Skilled labor Is scarce
i and in good demand in machinery
machinists' tools and kindred lines
and the volume of trade in wire spe
cialties continues heavy. Textile mills
are generally well employed, while
isatinets are still moving slowly. Fancy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
Kiss is NOT WORTH $4,000.
Verdict Set Aside and Mrs. Davis Won
ders What She'll GET

Chicago, March 15.-The recent yer.
dict of jury in the superior court
awarding Mrs. Lilly Davis $4,000 dam.
ages against Townsend Smith, real
estate dealer, for kiss which the lat.
ter is alleged to have stolen, has been
set aside by Judge Wright.
Judge Wright did not deny that
Mrs. Davis was surreptitiously kissed
by Smith, but stated that he did not
think the evidence was sufficient to
warrant so large a verdict and grant
ed motion for new trial
In the suit the plaintiff alleged that
some months before her marriage
Smith sought to embrace and kiss her
In his Office. She sued, for 100000 and
"a verdict for $4,000 was returned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
DR.. w. E. Shallenberger,
is the h, guest this week of her son. 6.
145 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.


II. Middleton
John Russell left last wednesday
with his car of household goods for his
new home at Independence, Kansas.
lMrs. Russell and two children left on
Friday after short visit at Floris,
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Bolivar. and at this place and Drake
Vile with her sisters and other rela-
tives.
M a. Cox and family, Of La Plata.
Mo-. have moved onto the place va
Gated by Mr.. and Mrs. Russell.
Rev. Slack, of F1oris, and Rev.
Springer of Libertyville, were callers
home from Exline, where they had
been conducting o series of meetings.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. d. Mum and two
children. of Bloomfield, visited here
! "Wednesday with Mr. Munn's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.T 4. Mum.
Master Jesse Middleton, of Bloom-
field, visited here at the G. n. Mid
| dieton home last week. "a
Mrs. ODE Burns and children visited
In Bloomfield last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Songer.
i Mrs Sarah MCGEE returned home
4 Thursday from Perry township, where
she had spent the past week at this
home of friends. 49,
last week, is well again.
i Mrs. q. D. Conner, who has been
Ill for so long, is about well again.
il Harvey Owens, whose house was
burned down few weeks ago, is pre-
pairing to rebuild.
Clay Owens and family moved our
lof town last week.
l. Ware left yesterday morning for
Bloomfield to attend the county tenn
lPerance convention.
Mrs. Martha Pence attended the flu
neral at Bloomfield Of Mrs. Osa Dun-
!. lazy recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
Saturday to attend the sale
Of household goods and to visit his

Sigourney Saturday to attend the sale
of household goods and to visit his
parents.
Harry Alexanders sale of household
goods occurred Saturday. A large
crowd was in attendance and every
thing sold at great sacrifice.
Miss Carrie Seaton, who has been
teaching the winter term of school at
Boston closed last Friday.
j. G. Ranons was clerk for Samuel
Paul's sale last Tuesday near Brigh-
ton.
Walter Drake shipped. hogs to the
eastern markets last Wednesday even
Ing.
Mrs. Hes Tracy returned from
Plainf1eld, Ind, last week, where she
was called to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. Massa Jessup.
Asbury Eingleton, who spent a few
days in the city and vicinity with
friends, returned to his home in Can
ada recently.
Mrs. H. e. Alexander and sons. John
and Ambrose will go to Sigourney
for visit with relatives before NOV
ing to their future home, which will
probably be Lincoln, Neb..
Mrs. M. L. Stewart and daughter
who have lived for several years south
|'of tsIons are arranging to move to
town III the near future, II
Miss Christie Pampel, of Lick Ridge
was in town last week, visiting witt
friends and looking for house, as she
and her mother will move here.
Revival meetings began at the
Christian church Sunday. Evangelist
G. L. Walker will conduct the meet
ings, assisted by Rev. A. A. Wall.
Miss Gladys Barns of Packwood
has been visiting friends In town fol
several days.
Ed Haworth and family have moved
| to western Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Rheinel, Of Ollie
spent last week in this city, visiting
relatives.
Miss Nina Mason, OF Ollie, was II
the city Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Swayze and little sor
| arrived here Friday from Eldora, fol
"A visit with Mrs. Swayze's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Greeson.
Miss Olive Fox, who has been visit
Ing relatives here, returned to hel
home in Brighton Wednesday.
| Miss Maud Hinshaw, of Brighton
came In Friday to clerk week or twt
| in Riyk e Warmers store.
Mrs. Oscar Hinshaw was visiting
relatives last week in Pleasant Plan.
John Kent was in Washington las
week.
G. w. Mills went to washington OF
Monday.
Albert Pringle, who spent coupl
OF weeks in southern Missouri witt
his uncle, has returned home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
RUSSIA AND THE CENSOR.

ae lily CSuSOT III ftuSSld SSSilS " pS
working overtime and Russia is cores
pond.ngly dark, darker than ever be-
fore. The darkness that broods over
the country is more mysterious than
ever. All the news that comes to the
rest of the world consists of meagre
mention of the arrests Of anarchists.
Little of importance besides this is al
lowed to cross the frontier. There
can be little doubt that events OF
great moment are transpiring there.
But the censorship appears to have
been restored with increased vtgor.
This is evidenced by the suppression
of details, as in the following item
that came from Riga: -Four hundred
military executions have occurred in
Lavoaia as a result of the governors
repressive Measures What were
those executions for? Here we have
wholesale killing without word con-
corning the crimes of the condemned.
1t savors of the old Russia in it's most
despotic period.
Not long ago a dispatch from st.
Petersburg announced that the czar
had set April as the date for the
elections to the douma. The opening
of the assembly was announced for
April IS. Later came the report that
the assembling of the douma would
probably be postponed because of the
muddy condition of the roads in the
spring. With the crushing Of the revo-
luton the entire fabric of reform
seems to have fallen to pieces. The
more secure the car finds himself the
further away are the plans for uni
versal franchise. The loyalty of the
army has been established. This ap.
peared to be the one great concern
of the crown Since the reactionists
have again felt a strong grip upon the
government there is developing daily
a tendency to go back to the extremes
Of autocracy.
| Had the revolutionists gained
strength with the passage of the win
ter there is little doubt the douma
would have assembled at the time set
/ Now that the vacillating czar no long
er fears the mob there is grave doubt
that the extension Of the elective fran
chise will be extended at all, but if al
all, 1t will be mere mockery of that
freedom of which the patriots dreamed
at the beginning Russia seems to be
slipping with ever increasing momen
4Glllu DdCh lulO llS oWl 81 LII uIoIO1y
There may be sporadic outbreaks Of
the revolutionists, and the ull in theil
operations now may only presage q
burst of activity, but their cause seems
/, to be lost for the present.
The cause of revolution in Russia
failed for lack of leadership. If there
had been men at the head of this
movement who were constructive pa
triots instead of destructive anarchists
substantial reforms could have beer
wrung from the crown. Good leader
ship would have perfected thorough
! organization before striking a blow
There were great obstacles in tn,
paths Of the revolutionists, but the op
portunity was there Instead of max
| ing systematic campaign for certain
measures Of freedom which the CA
was frightened into promising last DC
tober. the people allowed themselve
to be led by crazy anarchists who's,
idea of revolution was the coward.
throwing of bombs at officials and tn
massacre of helpless Jews.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

great many thousands of small cigar
factories are facing an early end.
# the facts as related by the OF
tumwa manufacturer are correct there
lis every reason to believe that the
tobacco trust. if the evidence can be
secured, can be prosecuted under the
antitrust laws with every hope of sue
cess.
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References: Drexel State Bank.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

Chronic Diseases Permanently Cured
DIR. SHALLENBERG
The Regular and Reliable Chicago Specialist Treats Chronic
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"Dolliver is supporting Perkins, and
if Perkins is, to be known, as the gov
ernor said at LeMars, by the company
he keeps, Perkins must be a Dolliver
republican. which ought to be good
enough for any Iowan," says the Coon
Rapids Enterprise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

only sure-enough political bandwagon
III Iowa." remarks the Sibley Tribune
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Clinton Herald says that jus
now the first district is the warmes
spot in Iowa. politically.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

"Dolliver's bandwagon will have tc
be enlarged If the rush continues
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

"In the eleventh district" observes
the Dubuque Times, ut has been re-
duced to this proposition: Governor
Cummins has Endorsed Senator Dolli-
yer and Senator Dolliver has Endorsed
Mr.. Perkins. Therefore Mr.. Perkins
is man all republicans can trust"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
hope the new converts will not try to
crowd US from the banquet board. =
says the Vinton Eagle.

y The state of Iowa will not be re-
districted this winter" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican The bills that
We're Introduced for that purpose all
had Interior motives in them. The
state of Iowa can wait until there is
another federal census taken"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the Hughes anti-pass bill runs
not against the pass itself, but against
certain specified users Of the pass; it
does not attempt to abolish the pass.
it merely restricts the use Of it,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Clinton Herald observes that
since Congressman Hedge refused to
run again for congress the first dis.
trict has developed a regiment OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Marshalltown Herald notices
that the democrats of Iowa are be-
ginning to sit up and take notice and
1t says that "a sound drubbing may
be necessary before the republicans
will awake to realization Of the fool
ishness Of factionalism."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Creston Advertiser believes that
Governor Cummins is misrepresenting
the issue and that the republicans Of
Iowa do not either have to give him
another term or submit to the control
of the corporations. That the gov
ernor is conscious of this fact the ADJ
vertiser also believes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

Some Of the reformers in congress
are trying to legislate out Of the gov
eminent service at Washington clerks
r,ore than 70 years Of age" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. "The
chances are that this will be found to
be a bigger job than passing the rail-
read rate bill"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Spirit Lake Herald asserts that
the defeated Crossley primary bill
was the most gigantic structure of
pure red tape ever proposed for enact :
ment in an Iowa assembly" The
Herald is of the opinion that 1t would
if adopted, "have DISTINGUISHED large
number of the voters Of the state and
would have perpetrated upon an un-
suspecting public endless controver-
sies.''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

mo one can complain" says the
Des Moines Mail and Times, that
Senator Dolliver is not lining up and
striking out bodily for what he be-
lieves to be right and in support of his
friends. especially his friend George
D. Perkins. He does not seem to be
scared by the cry of wolff"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17

The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can says the Hughes anti-pass bill, as
adopted by the senate, while not sat
isfying the demands of the most radi-
cal, seems to meet the real demands of
the people. 1T practically takes the
free pass out of politics. continues
the Times Republican THAT is about
all that the people are asking"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-05

Some men seem to think dishon-
csty the best paying policy.
When yau die, the world will
keep right on going round.