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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, March 31,--At s o'clock
Thursday evening, Rev. Thomas os-
born of the Methodist church per-
formed the marriage ceremony OF Miss
Susie Kennedy of this city and H.
Elmer Holmes of Birmingham. Mr..
and Mrs. Holmes will reside on the
groom's form near Birmingham. Their
many friends extend their congratula-
tions.
George w. Shouts, one OF the Oldest
business men of Fairfield. suffered a
paralytic stroke yesterday morning.
The attack, which affects only the left
side, is a slight one.
The Iowa Wesleyan Glee club OF Mt.
Pleasant will give a concert at the
Methodist church tonight.
The coal famine has forced the city
council to abondon the street lights.
except on Saturdays.
Ed Miller yesterday purchased the
property of Thomas Coppock at the
corner of South Sixth and West Adams
streets. The consideration was $1,000.
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BIT VA RY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8

Joseph Sloan. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Sloan, of F1oris, was born near
Queen City, Mo-, Dec. %, 1875, and
died at Helena, Montana, Feb. 20, aged
80 years, / month and 20 days, from
the effects of injuries received in a
railroad wreck, December %, 1905. He
was united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Christianson, of Crow Lake, Minne-
sofa, Oct. 3, 1904. He came to Iowa
with his parents when only / year old
where he resided for many years
The last eight years of his
life was spent as a railroader. This
young couple only resided in Mime
sofa a short time until they moved tc
Helena, Mont, where they have since
resided. Mr.. Sloan's remains
arrived in F1oris Monday, Feb 26. or
the noon train and were removed to
his fathers home, where they remained
until Tuesday when his funeral was
held at the Baptist church, by Rev
Slack. pastor of the Methodist Episco.
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tertained the Kenslngton club Monda,

leILdlueu tue heHSlnSCOu cluD MONDAY
evening.
]. L. Zane, of Pulaski, spent Sunday
here with his family.
Mrs. John Greenleaf has returned
from Leota, Kansas, where she has
been the guest of her parents.
Mrs. Conrad Hassler, Mrs. J. M.
Eddy and Miss Goodin went to Bona
parte Wednesday to attend party at
the home of Mrs. Thos. Beard.
Mrs. Harry Daley was hostess to the
afternoon high five club on Wednes-
day. A most enjoyable time was had.
Mrs. Caroline Good has returned
from Chicago where she spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. F.. e..
Coulter.
John Moore, ST.. an old and highly
respected citizen was adjudged insane
and taken to the county hospital at
Keosauqua Wednesday morning.
| Miss Lulu Wendt, who has been Wis.
iting relatives and friends for the past
two weeks, left for her, home in TT.
Madison Thursday evening.
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years you advocated a reciprocity
with Canada which would lower the
price of Iowa wheat for the benefit Of
the Touring mills Of Minneapolis.
You accuse Mr.. Perkins OF being a
railroad man. The fact is that Mr..
Perkins never has had any railroad
connection, business or political,
while, on the other hand, the records
of the district court OF Polk county
show that you acted as attorney for a
railroad company In important litiga-
ton only last December, such railway
being one Of those which you, as q
member Of the executive council, have
been assessing. You would condemn
a Judge for accepting retainer from
a litigant and yet you act as attorney
for railroad company which the law
requires syou to impartially assess.
"Oan it be that you do not want the
people Of Iowa to know the truth of
these matters $500.
1--WE suggest that refusal to enter
the debate may carry that impression.
Yours truly, John H. Jackson,
"For Committee"
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ELDoN.

Eldon, March 31.-The G. I. A. tc
the B. OF L. E. will give a O'Clock
dinner this evening at the K. of P
hall. A social dance will be given
later in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Carter, of Bentons-
PORT. returned home today from Nor
wood, Mo-, having spent the winter
there for the benefit of their health
Mr.. Carter was a member Of the First
Iowa cavalry.
Mesdames Earhart, Sawyers ano
Hunnell entertain from 2 to 5 O'Clock
this afternoon at the Hunnell resi-.
dence. in honor of Miss Hazel Shelter
The feature of the entertainment is 4
variety shower.
The funeral Of the three year ole
sen Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Wright
was held yesterday from the famil,
residence.
The Eldon Cemetery association will
meet Friday afternoon, April g. at the
/. O. o. F. hall.
Miss Anna Vermilion, of Drakeville
returned home on No. today. She
has been the guest of W. II. Grow ant
family.
w. H. stauffer and daughter, Miss
Madeline, are Ottumwa visitors to-
day.
Miss Mabel Milks, of Des Moines
returned home today.
Judge T. M. Fee and James Wilson
OF Centerville, was in the city last
evening on their return from Cres-
ton.
Miss F1oy Murphy, who has been Ill
is somewhat improved.
Mrs. w. S. Russell and daughter
Miss Dorothy, Of Ottumwa, returned
home today from visit with relatives
Mrs. George Payne has been seri.
ously Ill, but is better at this time!
+ Miss Fay Meadows is on the sicl
list
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pal church, using for his subject, "The

pal church, using for his subject, "The
Blessed Hope Of Hamen." His text
was John 5:24. The audience was
held spell bound during the entire dis
cource. The subject was handled
carefully, Illustrating Christian life,
and duty toward God. The house was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
the pulpit draped in mourning and the
word Brother in silver letters were
on the drapery. The church was fill
ed with sorrowing friends, who came
to pay their last respect to loved one
who had just crossed on before and
who will be watching and waiting at
the pearly gates to welcome his wife,
father, mother, brother, sisters and
all will be joy and gladness and where
sorrow nor pain will ever enter, but
where all is peace and sunshine.
Mr. Sloan leaves to mourn his death
young wife, who was not able to ac-
company his remains here. father,
mother, one brother, three sisters, and
q host of friends. His brother, two
! to attend the funeral. The pail bear
ers were selected from his classmates
at school, and were as follows: r. o.
| Strickland, Walter Hentz, Lewis Hoff-
stutter Charles Howard, Henry Stark
and Charles Wilson. The family
| and bereaVed ones nave the sympathy
OF their many friends in and around
Floris. -Contributed.
Charles Lafayette Burkhalter was
born in Drakesville, Davis county,
Iowa, January IL, 1859, and departed
this life at Kankakee, Ill, March II,
1906, aged Al years, two months and
two days He was united in marriage
to Miss Clara MCGEE, February 81,
1888, at Belknap, Davis county, Iowa.
Their union was blest with five chill
dren, two girls and three boys. He
leaves to mourn his loss his devoted
wife and four children, Mrs. Mabel
Lock, Louis, Roy and Paul, Hazel hav-
ing been called in infancy to precede
her father to their heavenly home. He
i is also survived by his mother and
one brother, Frank Burkhalter, of
Belknap, Iowa, the latter being at his
4 bedside when the end came. He was
a kind father loving husband and
was loved by all who knew him. Ear.
] ly in life he felt the need of a savior
and gave his heart to God, uniting
with the Christian church, of which
he remained member until his
Contributed.
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Dancers Of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time If neglected. is
liable to cause pneumonia which is so
often fatal and even when the patient
has recovered the lungs are weakened
making them peculiarly susceptible to
the development Of consumption. Fol.
ey's Honey and Tar will stop the
cough, heal and strengthen the lungs
and prevent pneumonia. La Grippe
coughs yield quickly to the wonderful
curative qualities Of Foley's Honey
and Tar. There is nothing else, "iust
- --->A" u d Clark nrna1int
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HUGE FRAUDS
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS MAY BE
INSTITUTED AGAINST NEW
YORK SHIPPERS

Washington, D. G., March 31.-As a
result of the investigation in New
York City by the interstate commerce
commission of alleged underbilling
and mis-description of goods by vari-
GUS shippers it was stated at the Offices
of the commission today that the pres
ent intention is to certify the cases to
the department of justice TOR criminal
proceedings with view to bring about
indictments. Action, however, will be
deferred until after the commission
has conducted further hearings in
Buffalo and Philadelphia, where it is
said frauds of equal, if not greater
magnitude, than those alleged to have
been committed in New York and vi.
cinity, have been perpetrated.
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PENNINGTON.

Pennington, March 31-Miss Myrtle
Chapman, who has been attending
school in Mt. Pleasant, is home for a
weeks vacation.
Rev. G. G. Goodenough ahd wife
have returned from Hamilton, ILL.,,
where they have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Nettie Gordd.
Miss Vina Miller went Donnell
son Tuesday evening to vi her I'm.
Gle, Mr.. Hensel.
Misses snnhia and Ida NJ 4 en-
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A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on so.
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syr-
up of Tar if 1t fails to cure your cough
or cold. We also guarantee 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. F. B. Clark, Druggist.
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Gays OAoen y.

He said that Ogden ASK FLOR
q ride and that he stopped analO led
him to get on the load of T.. au4 Nsays
that Ogden was apparently ,,-rider the
Influence of liquor and that he had a
quart bottle of whiskey from which he
drank freely. Whistler said that Og-
den invited him to drink, but that he
refused.
The witness stated that when he ar
rived home Ogden waited while he
put the horses in the barn and attend
ed to his chores and then accompanied
him to the house. He said that Ogden
was intoxicated and that while eating
supper used profane language and
scattered the victuals on the table and
floor.
Made Ogden Mad.
Whistler stated that Ogden made in.
sulting remarks in the presence OF
Mrs. Whistler and that when he asked
him to desist Ogden got mad. He said
that Ogden went into the bedroom
and jumped in the bed with Mrs. Whis-
Ter and that he pulled him from the
bed and was trying to take him from
the house. He said that Ogden
Knocked him down while they were
fighting in. the kitchen and again on
1.-The porch. He said that he shot while
he was down and because he was
afraid that Ogden was going to kill
him. He said that he did not take
aim but, fired at random and that his
thought was to protect himself. The
testimony of Whistler regarding his go
ing to the home of his father that
night to tell of the trouble, and that
his being only partially dressed was
because of the excitement and hurry
was practically the same as that CIV.
en- by other witnesses.
Wife on Witness Stand.
Mrs. Claud Whistler, the only eye wit
ness to the tragedy that ended the life
of Frank Ogden, has told to the jury
that lis to decide her husbands fate,
the story of the night of April 1, 1905
Mrs. Whistler was called to the stand
late yesterday afternoon after the de
PENDANTS father, Jacob Whistler, had
testified. She made good witness
answering quickly and concisely what
ever questions were asked by the at
torneys, and hesitating not at all on
account of modesty to tell the exact
story of the happenings of that fateful
night when her husband shot Frank
Ogden. Whether the wound was in
flicted, as the defendant claims, in
self defense and defense of the home
or as the state claims, with malice
aforethought and murderous intent
must be decided by the jury. The
crowds of Davis county people who
attend the sessions of the trial have
already made up their minds one way
or the other. They are not hemmed
in by the DEGREES of a court and the
authority of sheriff. Neither are
they compelled to view the case strict
ly from legal standpoint. They sim
ply look at it as from the position of g
man defending the honor of his wife
from a would-be despoiler and theil
opinions are formed accordingly. Ant
since the jury is kept away
from all "outer Influences" in
Guiding even newspapers, il
may be permissible here to say
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DANGER FROM FLOOD.

Business Men Of Cincinnati Warned
to vacate Easements.
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31.-Busi-
ness men and residents located along
the river front were warned today to
move out of Easements and first floors,
as the danger from flood was great.
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TO ENLARGE
POSTOFFICE
BILL FOR $4,000 APPROPRIATION
FOR IMPROVING oTTUMWA
FEDERAL BUILDING

Washington, D. c., March 31.-(Spe-
cial. Late yesterday afternoon Con-
gresham Lacey introduced bill for
an appropriation of $4,000 for new
addition to the Ottumwa public build.
ings. AS the omnibus bill Is practical
ly completed it is feared It's chances
of success are not good although strong
efforts will be made to get It included
in the bill.
Postmaster F. W. Wilson said this
morning that he had requested this APP
preparation of Congressman Lacey for
improvements to the Ottumwa federal
building, which is at the present time
too small to conveniently handle the
ever increasing busi-ess. Mr.. Will
sons idea is to enlarge the office to
such an extent that the handling OF
the large mails will be done with more
facility. If the appropriation is made.
the building will be enlarged suffl-
GENTLY to handle the business for the
next thirty or forty years, The north
portion of the property will be parked
and made to add beauty to the build
ing.
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Most men must be punished for
many of their sins here on earth, if it
is true that every man gets the wife
heaven intended for him.
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CUMMINS
DECLINES
GOVERNOR ANSWERS SIOUX CITY
MANS CHALLENGE TO JOINT
DISCUSSIONS
THE Def is REPEATED

Senator jackson, Thinking That Mr..
cummins Would Not Reply to First
Formal Challenge, Sends Letter
Again Asking Him to Meet MIR. Per-
kins in Debate.
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1t would be good thing If fat dwell
ers would remember that their neigh.
bors can smell fried onions farther
han roast turkey.
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INTEREST IS INTENSE
Court Room is Crowded With specta-
tors-Mrs. Whistler Star Witness
!, For pefense-cIaim That Ogden
Was intoxicated and Insulted Wo-
nnan-Defendant's story Of the Fight

Bloomfield, March 31.-(SpeciaD -
Interest in the Whistler murder case
reached climax today when the de-
fendant Claud Whistler took the stand
In his own behalf and told of the trag-
edy at his home the night of April l.,
1905, which resulted in the death Of
Frank Ogden. The court room was
crowded with spectators and standing
room was at premium. Whistler
answered all questions promptly,
seemed to desire to tell all the details
connected with the quarrel just as
they happened, and created most IA
vorable impression with the hundreds
of people who heard his testimony.
The defendant told of his actions on
ne day Of the shooting. He said that
mt to his fathers home in the
aud returned home for lunch
he hitched up and drove
his father-in-law, L. G.
# hay. He said that
ont the middle of
Ii; about three
ONE when he
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DEFENDANT in MURDER !.
CASE TELLS OF TRAGEDY

that a poll of the crowd in the court
room during Mrs. Whisler's testimony
would have resulted in an overwhelm-
ing majority vote for the defendant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

Des Moines, March Ex-Governor
Cummins Yesterday declined to join in
Debate on the platform with George D.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
Brief and Brainy

I welcome the day when Catholic and
Protestant, Jew and Gentle, will work
for better things for the moral uplifting
of our people-Rev. FIR. J. M. C1eary at
American Anti-Saloon League conven-
ton.
I would rather have the beaning smile
iquity by my law enforcement than the
combined vote of the beverage liquor trof-
fic and its sympathizers in the State OF
acknowledgements Hanly, Indiana
If order be heavens first law" then
politics is humanity in the mass striving
after heaven. To do politics is to the
religion (righteousness) of the mass what
visiting the. fatherless in their afflic-
ton and keeping ones self unspotted from
the world is to the religion of the in
dividual.-W. G. Calderwood.
I hear people say, 1--WE are not to
blame. If people want to drink let them
drink. We cannot stop Them But,
friends, we can help it. We, the voters
of the United States, are to blame be-
cause every second and fourth year we
get an opportunity to Danish this cursed
thing from our midst.-Elliot A. Aandal
at Augsburg Seminary oratorical contest.
The expenditure of money and effort
made for the election of one good man"
in the late campaign, if expended for the
election Of the Prohibition party ticket,
would have elected the issue, rallied the
temperance forces around a permanent,
trustworthy organization, and made the
saloons downfall a mere matter of a
few years. F. NJ Mccartney, Chairman
Ohio Prohibition CON-
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
no:.&o~~ Regarding Our Free Cir
FUlIltGIS Culafi0n Fund.

If the angels should shower from
heaven into State Headquarters a
million copies of a leaflet containing
a splendid speech by Woolley, Stewart,
Swallow, Castle or any of our eloquent
orators, live question would be, How
can they be distributed? If sent to our
known workers in bundles OF ten to
a hundred, great numbers of them
would become dusty and yellow and
never be distributed. If mailed in en-
envelopes, one in each, the postage
bill would be 100000
But the one cent required to carry
a leaflet in an envelope will pay the
postage on a copy of Backbone to each
of tWenty-seven men!
Are you sending Backbone to your
neighbors and friends whose votes you
covet? Do you know of any cheaper
or more practical way to reach them
How you noticed our remarkable rates
at the top of the second page? How
soon do you think you ought to start
sending our paper to those whom you
hope to win by November?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
Our Mail Bag

The horizon is bright with hope and
the atmosphere is surcharged with the
evidence of a near victory.-F. M. Me-,
cartney, Chairman Ohio Prohib. Com.
Wake up the civic conscience until all
good citizens shall walk to the ballot
box and effectually petition against that
crooked DEAL, the legalized liquor traffic
Henry w. Wilbur. Philadelphia.
God bless the men and women who are
sacrificing time and fortunes to build
up civilization, with which the licensed
liquor traffic will not harmonic. The
liquor traffic troubles God. 1t must soon
fall.--Bessie Laythe Scovell, Pres. MINI.
w. G. I. U.
Never were the heavens SO ab1aze with
the star of hope that the drink traffic,
the giant foe of Jesus Christ and His
religion, must and shall die. God bless
you, Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Calderwood and
everybody who helps make Backbone the
ringing powerful appeal it is for civic
righteousness--Eva Marshall Shontz,
Pres. Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
Pifh of the Press

Buzz-Saw: The way to get rid of the
rascals is to stop being fools.
Topeka Daily Capital: Kansas was
and the prohibitory policy was never,
surer of popular endorsement, taking the
state as a whole.
Church Forum: Provided there be linked
with prohibition some other great issue,
the election in Pennsylvania has demon
strated the willingness of a majority OF
the voters to vote for a Prohibitionist.
American Issue: If as much liquor is
sold in dry districts as in wet, why do
the brewers and distillers and saloonists
spend money with a lavish hand to pre-
vent dry legislation and to make cleo
lions go wet?
Nebraska State Journal: Mayor Dunno
of Chicago admits that he pledged him
self before election not to enforce the
ordinance relating to Sunday closing. In
other words he pledged himself in adj
vance to disregard his oath of office and
he is standing manfully by the pledge.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
BACKBONE

Eight hundred policemen are added
to the force in Chicago, making 5000
in all. The saloon makes necessary
by far the largest share of these. And
the people just love to pay the bill.
Which shall prosper-the maker and
seller of lumber and brick, hardware
and glass, furniture and carpets, mus
ical instruments, pictures, books and
newspaper-or the Great American
Leech, the saloon?
Havn't we, as Prohibitionists al
most gotten in a way of not expecting
to accomplish much-at least to elect
anybody-very soon? We must now
get the habit of electing candidates.
We can do it-of course we can; this
is 1906.
Several state papers are pointing to
Minnesota as waging a practical and
hopeful campaign. Our people are
certainly taking hold of this thing in
most encouraging style. Let's keep
the North Star state at the front. Let's
show the nation how the thing ought
to be done by doing it.
There is no class of persons more
in need of friend and champion than
the women and children, numbering
hundreds of thousands who are under
the heel of the liquor traffic. When
will the manly man at Washington be
ready to throw his splendid person
atty into a movement to give them
Square Deal?"
OF the 1870 arrests in Minneapolis
last year 4,022 were for drunkenness.
This is practical and near-home illus
tration of the size of the liquor issue.
1t is by far the biggest question be-
fore the American people. The fact
given above is only one of thousand
which go to make up the tremendous
showing.
It is doubtful if even Prohibitionists
appreciate the neinousness of the
license system and the sacredness of
their own mission to abolish it. So
far from putting too much emphasis
upon our work as compared with eff
forts in other good directions, we have
to a sad degree allowed our move
ment to be side-tracked by every other
good movement. But this is 1906 and
it should witness such concentration
of time, thought, money and effort on
the fight against the saloon as we
have never dreamed of.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-01-01
ANOTHER LID ON.

AS a result of certain saloon and brothe1
scandals which concerned prominent
families, coming when the moral sense
of the city had been stirred by revival
of religion, large sized wave of reform
is sweeping over beer-ruled st. Cloud.
A great mass-meeting asked Mayor Ben
son to close the saloon on Sunday and
although a German and not an abstainer,
he agreed to do So The saloonists and
some of their friends have been holding
secret meetings, and after one closed
Sunday it was given out that he would
soon go South at their behest. The Mayor,
his being driven out Of town and isn't
hurry although he says he mas in
tended to go South soon and still so
intends. The president of the council
doesn't say what he will do in case he be-
comes acting Mayor.