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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-15
BELkNAP.

Belknap, Sept. 12.-Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Liseter were called Sunday morning
to Sumner, Mo-, to attend the burial
of Mrs. Lisetor's father, who had died
very suddenly in Arkansas. where he
was employed, the remains being ship
ped back to Sumner. his old home, for
interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ware Of Bloom
field. and Mrs Ida Berry Of Des Moines,
were the guests Wednesday of Mrs. Ell
mira Morris.
w. H. spohr of Eldon, is Belknap
visitor today.
Mrs. ]. N Hancock and daughter,
Miss Ella Of Queen City, Mo-, are ex-
pected tomorrow for visit with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. irwin Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum of this
place and Mr.. and Mrs. Win Putnam
Of Drakeville, attended the fair at FL
don Thursday.
Miss Pearl Woolwine of Wellsville,
No. arrived Thursday evening for a
visit with her brother, Walter Wool
wine.
Miss Freeda Watts of Queen City,
NO. visited here last week at the
homes Of Irwin Rice and G. L. Han
cock
The Misses winifred and Grace Cree
of Bloomfield, visited here Saturday
Mrs. I. Ware returned home today
from a two weeks visit near Carbon
with her daughter, Mrs. c. D. Rhine.
Miss Carrie Hancock visited the lat
ter part of the week in Bloomfield with
relatives
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Mccormick spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Law
son Of near Locust Grove.
w. H. Wiseman of Bloomfield, met
his sister. Mrs. j. c. Couson Of Cen
terville. here Friday evening to take
her home with him for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Casaday of OF
tunwa. We're the guests Sunday of
Mrs. Casaday's parents. Mr. and Mrs,
]. c. Thompson.
]. M. Mccormick reports that his
son Frank is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Irwin Rice visited in Missouri with
his parents Sunday.
c. J. Lisetor of Sumner. Mo-, visited
last week with his son, G.. E. Lisetor
and family
Miss Ruth Combs. who is staying
for a while in Bloomfield at the c.. F.
Davis home, spent Sunday at his
home.
Bert Wishard returned home Satur-
day from Niwot, Colorado, where he
spent most of the summer.
Mrs. Martha Pence was called to
Bloomfield last week by the illness Of
the youngest child of Asa Dunlavy.
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MRS. SHEPHERD DEAD.
Former keosauqua Woman Dies
California

OTInST NGOSduQud woman LIES III
California.
Keosauqua. Sept. 13.-Mre. Theodo-
shia Shepherd, one of the most distin-
guished foriculturists in the country
died September at her home in Ven
tura, Cal, aged 81 years. Mrs. Shop
herd was cousin of the late Hon. g.
J. Hall of Burlington. her father being
Hon. Augustus Hall Of Nebraska.
Mrs. Shepherd was born in Keosau-
qua. Her marriage occurred in Oska-
loosa, her husband being William
Oskaloosa. In the early los they
moved to California and settled in Ven
tura. where Mr.. Shepherd conducted a
Spanish English newspaper.
Years ago Mrs. Shepherd became ia
nous as tloriculturist. She com
| menced flower gardening in her owr
yard and in very modest fashion. She
next leased an adjoining lot and con-
structed some very primitive green
| houses. From this humble beginning
she developed a remarkable business
Many new species of flowers were de-
veloped by her She was a very gifted
woman intellectually, and in her cho.
sen work. Horticulture, gained reputa-
| ton that extended over the Paci.
fic coast.
A San Diego correspondent has thu
| following to say concerning Mrs. Shep.
herds work:
TN horticultural work she was Lu.
| Their Burbank's chief rival and in .hel
| flower work she far exceeded him
Thousands Of seed men in the eastern
states We're well acquainted with Mrs
/ Shepherd, and her creation OF new
| flowers was always a marvel to then,
| Her gardens We're source of wondel
to all visitors. In her experiments witt
crimson winter rhubarb she was tn,
wonder of even Burbank himself, fo
she managed to transmute Burbank.
Australian rhubarb, imported by hin
/ in 1901, into a brand new variety, ant
out of this one successful experiment
has developed rhubarb business OF
the Pacific coast that is going to b,
very extensive. She began her worl
with only few cents worth of seeds
Her body was cremated to3lay at Lo
Angeles. her ashes beinsF buried il
Rosedale cemetery"
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sleouRNEY.

Sigourney, Sept. 11.-A. J. Bens-
miller and family of Hedrick, spent
Sunday in this CITY,
William V. Minteer and wife spent
a part of last week visiting relatives
and friends in Washington.
Tony Bensmiller returned from Da-
kota on last Wednesday, where he had
taken a party of land seekers, and he
will return there the coming Tuesday
with another crowd. John and Nick
Bremel were the two parties that made
land purchases
Mrs. Ray Staples and little baby,
have gone to Niles, Michigan, where
Mr. Staples has been employed for
several months in printing establish
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Mcmillan have re-
out the west They visited at many
ed their son Guy and other relatives
near Snipes. and saw several old re-
sidents of this place, who have located
there and taken up tne fruit business.
E. e. Phelps and family have been
visiting in the southern part of the
| county and in Wapello county for the
past several Gays.
Miss Catherine Aegean has returned
to her home in Delta, after having
spent several months here
Rev. c. N. Pace is in attendance at
the yearly conference and no preach
ing services were held in the M. E..
church Sunday. Sunday school, Junior
and Epworth league were held as
usual
Misses Adele and Edna Page left
on the evening passenger Saturday ev-
ening for Chicago on a business trip.
Mrs. Ed. Schuman and little baby
have started for Germany on visit
| to Mrs. Schuman's old home.
Mrs. w. H. Needham and daughter
Anna Belle, are visiting relatives and
friends in Chicago.
| Miss Vera Felker has returned to
Vinton where she in student in the
school She spent the summer with
| her parents here, and all are glad to
learn that her eye sight is slightly i'm
proved.
Miss Katie Nolan has arranged to
go to Ottumwa one day each week for
the purpose of taking instructions in
music
Keokuk county has organized a sol
dier's relief committee, consisting of
E. r. Hatcher Of What Cheer, Philip
Ward of Richland and E. P Kerr of
Sigourney.
Jeane Adams of Centeryille spent a
| few days last week visiting relatives
and friends here. He is one of the
city mail carriers there and is prepar-
ing to go to college when he gets lit
tie older. He left here for Eldon,
where he intended to visit before re
| turning to his duties at home.
| The Cherokee indians are scheduled
to play two games of ball in this place
on the coming Thursday. one in the af
! ternoon and the other attnight They
will play against the local team, the
"Monograms' and it promises to be an
interesting time for lovers of the
| game.
Mrs. c. G. Johnston has returned to
her home, after having spent several
days visiting relatives and friends in
Des Moines.
M. Weidner af this place, was
I brought before the insane commission.
ers, adjudged insane, and taken to the
! hospital at Mt. Pleasant for treatment
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FARMINGToN.

Pennington. Sept. 13.-Mrs. Ida
Strope, who has been travelling with he,
husband through the western states, IS
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John French.
Mrs. Alfred Benson of Chicago, is
visiting at the home of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Mary Scott.
Mrs. Frances King and daughter FL
sic left Monday for Chicago, where they
expect to make their future home. Mrs
jamie Musgrave accompanied them as
far as Galesburg, where she will visit
Mrs. F. w. Rockwell.
Born-F'riday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Satterly. a son.
Mrs. Joshua Locke of Winterset, ar
riyad Saturday To visit her sister Mrs
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ed by the NJ. z. Sunday school at the
picnic.
The Methodist people have put down
cement walks in front Of the church
and parsonage.
Quite number of Kirlsville citizens
have also put in cement walks.
Miss Grace Carson game farewell
party at her home Wednesday even
ing. Cream and cake We're served
About four were in attendance,
Evangelistic services were begun
Sunday and will continue for two
weeks, conducted by Rev. G. Harrison
Worden, and Prof. Maltbie of Moody
Institute, both of Chicago. All are n
vited to attend these meetings.
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Totals 7017 1856 1926
OF the employees 11,615 were miners,
1929 were inside employees other than
miners, and 1851 were outside EN-.
ployes.
The number of fatal accidents was
'97, while 116 serious accidents occur
red. None was due to defects in safe
ty appliances. The mine inspectors
have displayed marked efficiency in
watching the interests of the miners
in this respect.
AS to Accidents.
The high water mark of fatal acct
dents was reached in 1902 when SIS
were killed. The shot firers bill was
passed and since then the record has
been; 1908, 81; 1904, 81; 1905, "a; 1906,
81. The per cent of fatalities for
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70 employees has been as follows
A Miraculous Escape

from bleeding to death had A. Pinske,
Nashotah, Wis, who healed his wound
with Bucklen's Arnica saive. CSC. p.
B. Clark, Court and Second; J. H,
L. Swerson & Co., Court and Main.
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FriohtfuI LOSE of Life,

results from throat and lung diseases.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption is sure cure. SOC and $1.00.
F. B. Clark Court and Second; J. H.
L. Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
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A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, blind ,protruding piles.
Druggists are authorized to refund
money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure
in six to fourteen days. Soc
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Miss Pearl Richardson Of Des
Moines is visiting relatives and friends
here
George Oldenburg and family of
Junction City, Colorado, are visiting at
the homes of their parents here
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
COLORADO ASSESSORS,
Annual Meeting In Denver Asks for
State Commission.

Denver.-Fifty-thre of the fifty-nine
county assessors of the state met Tues
day in the chamber of the House OF
Representatives at the capitol. Their
assessment rolls show that there is
this year an Increase in valuation OF
property throughout the state OF be-
tween Si,0U0,DvO and $5,0OO,000 over
last year.
This was the annual meeting pro
Nided for by statute. The purpose OF
the convention is to give the asses
sors an opportunity to compare valua-
tions and to secure, as nearly as possi-
bic, uniform assessments. AT the close
of the session the convention ad-
journed subject to the call of the chair
man, Assessor G. ~ Crowder OF Teller
county.
Most of the day was spent in the
reading by the assessors of their abb
stracts. The report of the committee
of assessors submitted some time ago
was adopted as whole. The commit
tee is composed of Assessors c. n.
Crowder, c. p. Link and A. E. Howe.
1t is recommended in the report, as
adopted, that a tax commission be ere.
ated. the commission to have full au-
thority to equalize the assessed values
of all property in the various counties
of the state.
The law requires that all property
shall be assessed at its full cash value,
but it has been the custom of the State
Board of Equalization and county as
SCISSORS to assess at from twenty to
fifty per cent. of the actual value OF
property so assessed. 1t is recon-
mended that the revenue law be so
amended as to require all property
owners to list their property. whether
real or personal. at the actual value OF
the same, also that they be required
to swear or affirm that they are giving
the actual market value of their prop
erty. They require all the county as
SCISSORS. as well as the State Board
of Equalization, to take one-third OF
that valuation as their basis for as
sessment. In case any owner or agent
should wilfully or maliciously list
property less than its actual cash
value, then the State Board of Equali
zatton. or county assessor, shall be re-
quired TO place its full cash value
upon the same as the assessment, TAX
Ing away the power of the Board of
County Commissioners to make any
attachments or rebates of taxes whatso-
EVER. to any such person swearing
falsely. allowing the owner or the
agent to have recourse to the courts
Only"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
Canon City Water Supply.

Canon City. Colo.-Hiram Phillips. a
prominent hydraulic engineer from St.
Louis, who has been making an inves-
tiGation of the watershed of the
streams flowing into the Arkansas
river for distance of fifty miles west
of here with view OF finding a source
OF mountain water for the use of this
city, made an exhaustive report which
was adopted by the City Council. Cot
tonwood creek, according to Mr.. Phil
lips, is in many respects an ideal
source of supply. 1t has its rise on the
Continental divide and empties into
the Arkansas river at point about
three miles above Cotopaxi, or thirty
two miles from Canon City.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
IN DENVER COUNTY JAIL.
Prominent Men Behind Bars for Con
tempt Of Court.

Denver.-Following the decision OF
Justice Bailey refusing writ of super
sedeas in the franchise election cases,
Wednesday morning, Judco Lindsey Of
the County Court sent the following
men to Jail in default of payment of
fines imposed for contempt of court in
refusing to testify:
Henry l.. Doherty, president Denver
Gas and Electric Company, engineer OF
the Mcmillan syndicate: Attorney F.
A. Williams, former chairman Repub-
lican county central committee,
George N. Ordway. president elections
commission: J. Cook, Jr., we'll known
real estate dealer.
At the opening OF the court George
N. Ordway. president Of the election
commission, was summoned and re-
fused to be sworn and was fined $500
and sentenced to jail.
Henry L. Doherty. Fred A. Williams
and J. Crook, Jr., were also given op-
portunities to be sworn, but refused,
and each was sentenced to pay q $500
fine. Watchers Laille and Griffin also
were fined $25 and costs each for con-
tempt
Messrs. Doherty, Williams. Ordway
and Cook were taken to jail and locked
up. The watchers paid their fines
Sheriff Nisbet reported that he had
me ballot boxes from the Speer pre-
cinct in his possession. 1t had not
been found necessary to summon C
posse to secure them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
WRIT IS REFUSED
JUDGE LINDSEY CAN PROCEED IN
FRANCHISE SUITS.
JUSTICE BAILEY's ,DECIsI0N
One Of the Judges In Vacation May
Not Issue Writ Of Prohibition-Su-
persedeas Would Have Same Effect
and 10 Therefore Denied.

Denver.-Justice George W. Bailey
OF the Supreme Court, sitting in cham.
.bers yesterday. refused to grant the
writ OF supersedeas asked for by the
Denver City Tramway Company and
the Denver Gas and Electric Company,
restraining Judge b. B. Lindsey from
proceeding with the trial of the fran
chise election cases.
In announcing his decision, Judge
Bailey said:
Under the practice OF this court, one
OF the judges in vacation may not Is
sue writ OF prohibition nor an order
to show cause why such writ would not
be issued. The effect of this applica-
tion is for a prohibitive order.
While 1t may be called by another
name, it has the same result and legal
effect. What l cannot do directly, 4
may not do indirectly. While stay Or
ders, injunctive in their nature have
sometimes been issued, i know of no
instance in which this has been done
by Judge in vacation, except to pre-
serve the status OF property or prop
erty rights. found no record of such
an order having been made by Judge
in vacation TO prevent an investiga-
tion by trial. If the County Court Is
"iAAcuI AotANNioh " H. thC Nou0o
respondents rights may be saved by
appeal or writ OF error after final de-
cree.
1T was said in the Wheeler case that
one of the attributes of this court is,
If necessary. to invent new writs or
proceedings in order, suitably. to exer-
else the jurisdiction conferred by the
constitution; but this inventive power
may not be exercised by one OF the
judges.
'fhe application will be denied"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
MARRIED SPEECH OF >..NAroR
TeIesraphsr's Abbreviation That Des
troyed all Eioqueuee.

TeIesraphsr's Abbreviation That pes
troyed all EIoquenee.
The telegraph operators were spend
ing their day OF in brisk walk
through the country.
You know our habit Of abbreviat-
ing, or substituting short words for
long ones?" said the Washington
operator Well, this habit once did
me harm.
Senator Grande had made
speech about education, ard in wiring
the speech out l substituted the short
word kids for the long word chill
dren, thinking that OF course the
operators or editors at the other end
would have sense enough. in taking
down the message. to substitute the
long word for the short one. But
they didn't. and Senator Grande's
really eloquent and stately speech ap-
peared in the next days newspaper
In this fashion:
my friends, you will remember
Wordsworth's profound saying, The
kid is father to the man" l need not
dwell on the vital Importance to the
community OF inparting sound
moral and secular education to kids
In their impressionable years. The
kids Of this generation will be the
fathers and mothers of the next. One
said, Suffer little kids to come unto
me-" and We should never forget that
saying in bahslf Of all Kids this world
oyar'''
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-08-11
Extended Crop Reports.

The Bureau of Statistics of the De
partment of Agriculture has so ex-
tended the scope of its work that its
reports will hereafter cover a far
larger number of agricultural products
than in the past, the added list includ-
ing alfalfa, hemp. broom corn, kaffir
corn, sorghum, blue grass. millet. sugac
beets, Canadian peas, COW peas, beans,
cabbage, onions, tomatoes, apples,
lemons, blackberries, raspberries
strawberries. cantaloupes, watermel-
ons and peanuts
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02
FIGHT BETWEEN TRACK LAYERS
Employees of Railway and an Electric
Line Clash nt East ST.
Louis.

EAST ST. LOUIS, III, Aug Latter sew.
eral hand -to-hand encounters among SOC la
borers about equally divided between en-
ployes Of the Louisville & Nashville rail.
road and the Illinois Traction company,
during which several pistol shots were
Gred, the Louisville & Nashville officials
ditched two engines on a disputed crossing
and effectually blocked the plans Of the
electric road for tearing up it's tracks.
The crossing hasbeen in dispute Tor sew
eral months. the Louisville q Nashville re-
fusing the electric road permission tn cross
This morning, just before daylight the
electric road rushed its laborers to the
projected crossing and tore up two Of the
Louisville & Nashville's three tracks. In
the meantime the railroad company hurried
it's men to the crossing in time to save
the third track. They also attempted to re-
place the other two tracks, but were pre-
vented by the electric roads employees
No one was seriously injured and mono Of
the pistol shots took effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02
south Dakota BrevIties.

SIOUX FALI.S-Thc state Board IF
Railway Commi ssioners decided that 4
railway agent must be maintained at ord
way.
SIOUX FALLS-Arrangeme for the
construction of a new church building
have been completed by the German Lu-
theran Church society of Wolscy.
SIOUX FAIiLS---Abe Mof1tt, in Jail for
assaulting Thomas Brady of Beresford with
Knife, says that he mistook Brady for
stranger who had previously assaulted him
with a hook on the end Of a short arm.
SIOUX FALLS-The right to transfer
freight from Running water to point
about fifteen miles above Chamberlain on
the Missouri river, has been granted 10
Captain ID. +. Billick, one of the best
known Missouri river steamboat men,
LUCAS-R. F. Mervin is charged with
selling liquor without having procured
government license When taken before
nited States Commissioners Frank Mullen
of Burke he pleaded guilty to the charge
and furnished bonds In the sum OF $500
for his appearance before federal grand
Jury, which will convene at Deadwood in
September.
SIOUX FALLS-Judge Garland of the
United States court in this city, after
hearing the arguments of the attorneys,
has taken under advisement a suit ipsti-
tuted by. Ole Haagensen, a merchant Of
Clark for the recovery of damages in
the sum of S475 from Ware q Griffin Of
Clark; Wyman. Partridge & Co. of st.
Paul. the Manchester Biscuit company Of
Sioux Falls and Jewett Bros. & Jewett
of Sioux Falls. The plaintiff asks dam
ages for false bankruptcy proceedings
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

thorities claim to have a strong case
against him.
BASlN-Bob Stratton, who, with Bot
Carroll is alleged to have run of clever
valuable horses from the vicinity Of
Meeteetse, has been captured, but tdrrol
has thus far eluded the sherins posse
CHEYENNE-Duaue Miner, who has
been in charge of the plants of the Chez
enne Fuel and Light company for several
years and who rebuilt the system mere,
was married in Buffalo, N. y, recently to
Miss Ida Barkwell of that city.
SHERIDAN-It develops that II. \.
Gould, Burlington agent at Manchester,
was the intended victim of John EickhoT,
the fireman who murdered Walter OlSch-
lager and who was sentenced to twenty
1--WE years in prison. i1ickhoff hated Could
and swore TO Kill hm. In his confession
he said he was drunk and killed the boy
by mistake.
SHERIDAN-H r. Coykendal of Den
yer has arrived here I'm search OF his ruu-
away wife. Coykendal says his wife loft
him in Denver several months ago To-
cause She believed he stole her jewerS
and disposed of II. ~" claims no ms
since secured evidence against Mrs. Cow
kcndals brother, ard lac now drslrcs 80
find his wife and explain matters, so sh-
will withdraw criminal proceedings against
him and save him from the penitenuary.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02
LIGHT GUARDS orr ron 4 HIKE
GO for Practice March from Red oak
TO Atlantic.

GO for Practice March from Red oak
to Atlantic.
The Dodge Light Guards. forming com
psny l. u the F1fty-hfth regiment. Iowa
National Guard. will leave this mornlpg at
$50 over the Burlington for Red OAK, where
the regiment will moboIise today and start
on its march to Atlantic, Case county.
This march through a supposedly hostile
country, Is TO take the place Of the usual
encampment and will give those members
OF the regiment who have not seen service
a taste OF the real thing. as the boys will
take the tramp in heavy marching order.
which Is TO say that each man will carry.
besides his rife, bayonet and belt. half
shelter tent. blanket. in which will be
wrapped extra underwear. toilet articles,
etc, haversack and poncho. the latter be-
ing a rubber blanket. -....
The regiment. II is expected. will Ne in
camp at Atlantic for day or two and
will be reviewed while there by Governor
Cummlns. Company l. L. scheduled to
reach home Thursday afternoon Of next
week
Major Mat FINLEY and Adjutant Paul
Van Order of this city will accompany
company l.. John white will act as Ma
jor Tinleys orderly. r. a Iainson, re-
tSiAig tltGltu second UeOLeQd0N. OF the
Dodge Light Guard, will go in the capacity
OF sergeant, as he has not yet had time to
20 to Dies Moines to take the examination
before receiving his commission.
This is the roster Of Company l. as II will
leave this morning for Red Oak:
Captain s. A. Greene, First Lieutenant A
M Peterson, First Sergeant {. A. Walters
Quartermaster Sergeant r. II I,ackey, Ser
! geants n, V. Sanders, j. + Norman, II. II
Reynolds. r. A. Bainson. Corporals T.
Clancy, G. A RackwitL. II. n. Krohardt
! r. 8. Grason, J. K. Ingraham, A. Mckinley
| Musicians l.. r. Kirkpatrick, f. MARI Cook
| G. B. Reynolds. Privates II. Armstrong, F
| Amussen. r. Anderson, II. h. Baldwin,
/ o. Bonham, G. NJ. Bright. X. Bartlett f
| B. Camp, J. II. Clesver. r., De We're Cone
/ ID. Copeland, 7. Delaney, NJ. n. Dobson, II
/ L. Dunlap. F. s. Foote. A. r. Flagler ]
| Hardesty r. d. Harrington, r. c. Howard
| r. w. jacob, b Lee, {. l.. Madsen, A. n
Mari. A. c. Moore. j. L. Murphy, L. II
| circuit, A. II Porsch. o. r. Redfern, c. /
/ Robertson. r. G. Sanders, I. J Sloan, i. A
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