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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES
INTO STRING OF BOX CARS AT
COLUMBUS, KAN.
FIRE DESTROYS TRAIN
Express Messenger, and Newsboy
Burned to Death - Passenger Drop.
ped Dead - Five Injured in Wreck
Of Fast Mall on Missouri Pacific -
Frisco Train Wrecked at st. Louis.

8 Ft. Scott, Kan. Feb. IA. - A st.
Louis and San Francisco passenger
train, northbound, was wrecked at Co
lumbus, Kan, early today. Harry
Roundtree the Fort Scott express
messenger and newsboy. whose
names are unknown, were burned to
death.
An unknown passenger dropped
dead while trying to rescue the crew.
A few passengers were slightly hurt.
The engineer and fireman were In
jured The train ran into string OF
box cars that had broken loose from
a freight train. The entire passenger
train with the exception OF a sleeper
was burned.
Fast Mall Wrecked.
Kansas City, Feb. IA. The fast
mail, west bound on the Missouri Pa.
cif1c was wrecked at Gasconade
bridge, twenty-seven miles east OF
Jefferson City early today. Two OF
the mail cars were ditched and caught
fire and we're destroyed. Five men
we're injured, two dangerously. The
train carried no passengers.
& Inc train at the time or the accl
dent was running at a rate Of forty
miles an hour. Two hundred feet
east of the bridge the engine jumped
the track and 1t, with two mail cars
went into the ditch. The cars caught
fire and we're quickly consumed. 9th
er cars jumped the track but were moi
badly damaged.
Collide With Box Car.
St Louis, Mo-. Feb. IA. While
coming into st. Louis at forty miles
an hour this morning, two sleepins
cars on a. Frisco train took the siding
tore loose from the train and crashed
into a loaded box car. The passengers
were hurled pell nell but none were
hurt beyond sustaining few bruises
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
Editor Quits Job for Ministry

CrawfordsvilIe Feb 14.-The Craw-
fordville Imprint, the local paper here,
Is now without an editor The ex-
editor has taken q pastorate for the
Congregations church at st. Charles,
Minn., and the last issue under his
supervision was last Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE REC.
oMMENDs THAT CAMPAIGN
FUNDS BE RETURNED

i New York, Feb. 14.-Recommenda-
tions that legal proceedings be instit-
ed to recover the campaign contribu-
tions made by the New York Life In
surance Co, were submitted to trus-
tees Of that company today by the
special investigating committee head
ed by Thomas H. Fowler 1t is re-
commended that the money be recov-
cred from such officers and trustees
as counsel shall decide are liable
therefor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
PHONE TELLS TALE; GIRL DIES.
Hears Sweetheart Wooing Rival by
Wire and Commits Suicide.

Galveston, Feb 14-Hearing her
sweetheart telling young woman in
another town., over the telephone Of
his love for her, Miss Bessie Frazier.
telephone exchange operator at
Lampasas. shot and killed herself yes
terday. Miss Frazier chanced to make
connection on the line her sweet
heart used in calling up her rival, and
listened to the conversation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
CONGRESSMAN HAUGEN PRE-
sENTs INTERESTING FIGURES
IN DEBATE ON RATE BILL
INCOME TWO BILLIONS
Annual Receipts Of the 752 Operating
Railway Companies In United
States Four Times That Of the Gov.
ernment-HaIf a Million Factories
Employ 100000 People.

Washington D. G., Feb. ID Tho
consideration of the subsidy shipping
bill was resumed in the senate today
with the understanding that 1t be vot-
ed on before adjournment.
Gallinger offered a number OF
amendments on behalf of tha mer.
chant marine commission.
Inc house to-ay adopted a resolu.
ton inquiring of the secretary Of the
treasury when the government exc.
cIted deed for the old custom house
property in New York to the National
Clty bank, where the deed is, in whose
custody 1t has been since its execu.
ton, and why it has never been re.
corded. ~ =
To Aid Japan.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt today took ON.
cial cognizance of the famine which
has grown to such serious propor-
lions IN northern Japan. In an appeal
10 the American people issued this
afternoon the President requests that
contributions for the sufferers from
the famine be forwarded to the Ameri.
can National Red Cross treasurer.
Hon. Charles Hallam Keen, Of tha
United States treasury department.
Washington, d: G.
Favor Fowler Bill.
The house committee on banking
and currency agreed today to make a
favorable report on the Fowler bill
authorizing the issuance of SIS and $40
gold certificates by the secretary OF
the treasury.
When the consideration of the forti.
fications bill was resumed an amend-
ment offered by Sullivan of Massa.
chusetts cutting off 100000 for forti-
ilcations s. In the Paas PahassaiaDine n islands was
w.. HV- thelT OWL
- Vthe onclpston of t5iEIy B sessfofs
thssAAhterstate commerce committee Of
the senate. 1t was admitted that the
bill regulating railroads rates cannot
be repeatedy dywith anything like unani-
nous endorsement This is the form
In which It is announced that COM
promise on the question Of authorizing
a judicial review or orders by the in
terstate commerce commission fixing
rates is impossible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
MRS. TAeeART CANNOT BE PRO.
DucED FOR TRIAL AT
WOOSTER, OHIO

Wooster, Ohio, Feb. 14A telegram
was received today from Judge
smyser, who is at Washington, to the
effect that he cannot produce Mrs.
Taggart IN court here when her trial
comes up Friday, as he believes she is
5000 miles away. It is now generally
believed she is in Europe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
CHANGE RULES|MAY RECOVERlS IN EUROPE
NATIONAL TRoTTlNG AssocIA-
TloN HOLDS BIENNIAL sEs-
SION AT NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 14.-The National
Trotting association at it's biennial
session here today changed the present
rule SO that hereafter any track cir
cult of five or more members will be
permitted to have its own board OF
STEWARDS. The rulings of such boards
will oe supreme in cases affecting the
circuit which they govern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
OF u OF 1 PER CENT.
On Common stock Of United Railroad
Company.

: New York, Feb. IA. The directors
of the Union Pacific railroad company
today declared semi-annual dividend
of 8 per cent on the company's com
mon stock. This is an increase OF u
of. per cent as compared with the
last sefni-annual declaration. The reg
ular senli-annual dividend Of per
cent was declared on preferred.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
IOWA LAND SELLS HIGH.
Ell Messenger Sells Twenty Acres ts
Thcs. Smith for ss21a Per Acre.

Menlo, Feb I4.-Another record
price for Iowa land was made here
when Eli Messenger sold to Thomas
Smith twenty acres west of Menlo for
$4,360, or $21S per acre. Lloyd Woods
rented forty acres of Mrs. H.. Wild
man for s4..5 per acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
Fairfield Man Dies Of White Plague.

Fairfield Feb. 14.-William Yount, a
young man about twenty three years
old, Of this city, who has been i'll for
some time with tuberculosis, died last
evening about $50 O'clock at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Yount on North B street. The de-
ceased was member in good stand
ing Of the A. o. u. w. lodge Of this
been made for the funeral
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
In ICY GRIP
coLDEsT WEATHER OF THE WIN.
TER PREVAILS in MANY SEC
TloNs OF NORTHWEST

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. IA. The north
west today is In the grasp Of the cold
est weather Of the winter, following
yesterdays heavy snowfall. The
snow drifted badly In some sections,
disarranging railroad schedules con-
siderably. Some Of the coldest spots
are Superior, Wis, 20 below zero, st.
Paul. zero and Sioux City, 13 below
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
8 ONE KILLED; SEVEN INJURED.
Workman Strikes Dynamite Left In
Trench With a Shovel.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-One man was
killed and seven injured Sat the plant
OF the Illinois Steel Co. in South Chi
cago today, when a workman struck
with q shovel some dynamite left lying
in the trench in which the men were
digging.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
IIlinols Legislature Made Salaries Of
Officials Subject to Garnishnent.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Judge Tuthill of
the Eirc,iit court of Cook county today
rendered an opinion declaring uncon-
stit1ltional the act of the Illinois legis-
lathe in 1905, making the salaries of
officials and employees in cities, towns
and 1ounties subject to garnishment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
MAY NOT RECOVER.
Physician for John A. Mccall Anticl
pates No Immediate Crisis.

Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 14.-Although
John A. Mccall was resting comfort
ably today his physician says he has
very little chance for recovery. The
doctor anticipates no immediate crisis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
IRON BANDS ABOUT cAMPANII.s,
Foundations Of Historic structure Il
Venice Are Strenqttiened.

n Venice, Feb. 1.-THE strengthening
of the foundation Of the canipanile is
complete. Iron bands will held the
building together. The estimate for re-
building is $1,s00,0O0 francs (36O,0OO)i
half of which already has been ex-
pended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
Minister Called to Keokuk.,

Keokuk, Feb. 14.-Rev. M. J. Nico-
son, OF Memphis, Mo-, has had a unan-
imous call to the pastorate Of the
Christian church Of Keokuk. The call
has been accepted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
lowAN DIES EATING PILLS.

Former Davenport Boy Poisoned by
sugar-coated Pellets.
st. Joseph. Mo-. Feb. IL James
Winn, a school boy II years old, died
yesterday as a result of eating several
sugar-coated pills which he had found
in vacant house. The pills were a
patent Group remedy. Winn recently
came here from Davenport, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
SWIFT A WITNESS.
Declares That He Held Conversation
With Commissioners Garfield.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Charles II. Swift,
one Of the managers OF Swift & Co,
was witness in the packers case to-
day. He declared he held a converse
tion with Commissioner Garfield be-
fore the commencement of the investi-
cation and that the commissioner de-
clared that all evidence secured by
him would be held as confidential.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
DANGEROUSLY ILL.
Rev. Father John Leary Is Suffering
From Pneumonia.

Chapman. Kansas. Feb 14.-Rev.
Father John F. Leary chaplain in
chief OF the G. A. r.. is dangerously
ill from pneumonia at his home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
A Wounded Grizzly.

From Field and Stream.
A wounded grizzly is a mean thing to
fight and If there Is tree handy 1t Is a
pretty good thing to climb If anything gets
wrong with your shooting irons. l do not
think a grizzly will climb a tree, though
brown and black bears will. Any bear Is
pretty sure to fight If crippled but / know
there is this difference between black or
brown bear and a grizzly: If you meet a
black bear face to face Unexpectedly, give
him five seconds and he will be out of
sight. but meet a grizzly the same way and
give him five seconds and YOU will be out
of business
About the most fascinating way to hunt
bear, which is even better than night work,
is to trail him right to his home, and meet
him IN broad daylight on his own doorstep,
as 1t were. 1t can be done, but rything
must be just right. The ground might be
covered with light fall of snow, and the
snow ought to be melting. Then the twigs
won't break. One has to be very careful,
and when brIin is found which is generally
at the foot OF large tree, one must never
forget that instead of one there may be
two, and, in that case, one must be able to
shoot fast and straight, and implicit con-
fdence in the gun he carries is about the
best stock In trade a man can possess.
About the sureSt place to shoot q bear to
stop him quickly, to my way of thinking
is directly in the brain. 1t is really not a
hard shot, usually at short range, and 1t
puts him out mighty quick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Not a Patent MlGdiiCiinG
But
FaVOrite Prescription of DIR. Pierce
FOR THE
DISEASES OF WOMEN ONLY.
Prescription of DIR. Pierce

OR forty Dr. Perce Favorie Prescription has been
generally sold than other medicine prescribed for womans
ills Dr. Pierce tells what contained in this marvellous
remedy the diseases peculiar to There not particle Of
injurious drug prescription gccr
for solvent and instead OF alcohol Ask
physician following ingredients which
this prescription We that no harmful results
follow the of this Tor those distressing and painful complaints
another The ingredients
root Lady Slipper Black Cohos root, Unicorn
root ohoshr root, chemically pure G1ycerine
The active medicinal principles OF the several ingredients native
American employed extracted by the glcen of
strength with the aid special apparatus appliances
and built especially carrying the delicate and
employed These DR. Pierce and his chemists
and pharmacists much study and long tedious experiments
extending period OF several and finally resulted al
perfect pharmaceutical ompound-now Pece Fa-
vorite Prescription
good why intelligent people
physicians employ Psrces Prescription the
OF diseases and weakness peculiar
In place serving only sngleness
purpose being SPECIFIC for class OF diseases onhose pcu-
weaknesses and maae incident
medicine put for sale through druggists for the of mala-
dies all the ingredients OF which have the Endorsement leading
practitioners and being best
for the which Favorite Prescription" advised
With other medicines the afflicted have only their makers
efficacy With DR. Pierces medicines they the DSIN
TERED Endorsement OF OF eminent medical practitioners and
medical of wide These unqualified
from whose writings regarded authorities each
the several schools Of medicine the valuable because they
without knowledge the of the several
that they etong the OF ingredients that
up Dr. medicines Pierce Family
therefore STAND ALONE in respect being the only
PROFESSIONALLY Endorsed remedies the
diseases for which they recommended glance the published in
gradients will show that narcotics other harmful
poyed composition;
the indigenous native medicinal plants that instead al
cohol chemically pure gcerne proper strength
tracing and preserving the medicinal principles residing the
roots Dasa employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Country Of the Cow Puncher.

From the Outing Magazine.
On all sides of the little town lay the
glorious sweep of untamed country. To find
another railroad to the northward was to
ride a hundred and fifty miles to the Cana
dian Pacific; to find railroad to the south
ward meant as long a ride to the Northern
Pacific. On the edge of the town a freight
ers' outfit was making ready to pull out four
DAYS to a camp near the Little Rockies.
Ten horses led the string of laden wagons.
behind which trailed the covered chuck
wagon, equipped for sleeping and cooking,
for there were no hotels on this route.
The boss and his two helpers were wres-
Ting with broncho which, until this i'll
fated day, had never felt a harness across
his back. He was needed as an off-wheeler.
and he had to go. He fought like a hero
possessed of seven devils. and three men
tofled for an hour to get him into the traces
and to keep clear from his Internally active
heels.
At length his nine comrades jumped into
their collars and the rebel simply had to go
with them. He lay down and was dragged
on his ear until his added wits perceived
there was nothing In this sort of mutiny.
He rose and slid stif-legged until outnum-
bered. outvoted and outgeneraled, he surged
into the collar like a thunderbolt and there
after tried to pull the whole load, in the
vain hope of tearing something out by the
roots.
The long string of horses and wagons
wound into the open country, and in a little
while dipped across a grassy undulation
and was gone. A swirl OF dust marked its
progress for several miles, this plodding
caravan, with its tanned and bearded men,
unlettered and slow of speech, used to Hv-
ing out under the sky, seeing few of their
kind 1t was thus the pioneers crossed the
plains half century ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01


And there is another four-footed visitor
large black rat. who. when all is quiet,
runs nimbly, but cautiously, up the stems
OF the lilac bushes to the seed tray. A
splendid climber he is. but very careful
Of his bones. apparently. ana never takes
any chances as the red squirrel does. II.
In going to the seed tray, he accidentally
ascends the wrong branch. he will not leap
to the right one, though II be but an inch or
two away. Twining his tail around the
branch to steady himself. he carefully de-
scends to the crotch where the branches
separate. and then as carefully climbs the
one which leads to the food tray. He Is a
very weli-behaved rat and / like to see him
feeding. Rats feel the pangs of hunger as
keenly as other animals, perhaps. and while.
looked at from our point of view. they are
sometimes Nuisance, they are really not
in the least to blame for it.
Out in the wood there Is at yet no sign
of spring; the frozen ponds are buried un-
der feet of snow. the trees are splitting
with the frost and the muff1ed brooks strug-
gle In vain to free themselves from the Icy
grasp of winter In fact, some of the more
pessimistic inhabitants are beginning to be-
lieye that the old saying about the New
Hampshire sleighing being rather poor dur
ing July and August will not hold good
this year and that for one summer at least
1t will not be necessary to drag around on
bare ground.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Doctors Fees.
From American Medicine

From American Medicine.
The law OF supply and demand regulates
meo1cai compensation to a very great ex-
tent. 1t Is natural phenomenon, over
which neither the professor nor the laity
have much control. Where there are many
physicians of equal ability competition
grinds down the fees. II the income drops
below living expenses the least successful
leave the community or take up other
means of getting bread and butter The
fttest survive and in every locality the
composition of the profession is in a state
Of constant fux-never the same from year
to year and constantly regulating itself to
the work to be done. When man devel-
ops exceptional skill his services are de-
by competitors on the other side. He is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

by Mr.. John Glleland, a member Of the
Mitchell Thunderbolts a local military
company there during the civil war
There is a history of unique interest that
goes along with this old cannon. Besides
being the only double barreled cannon ever
invented. because II was patented by the
confederate government. 1t was conceived
with d peculiar idea in the mind OF the In
ventor. The Mitchell Thunderbolts, to
which the gun belonged was a company of
old men-too aged for active service in the
field-whch was organized at Athens, Ga,
IN 1863 purely for home defense. Mr.. Gille-
land. the inventor. had II cast at the Athens
foundry.
His idea was one of considerable inge-
nuity. 1t was that he would take a chain,
one hundred feet long, attach to each end
a cannon ball. and ram the balls into the
cannon. When the gun was fired II was his
idea that the chain would stretch taut, and
would NOV down hundreds of the enemy at
Cnce The gun was taken out to Linton's
woods one day to give ii a test. The first
shot was disastrous. One ball got out a lit
tie ahead of the other and the chain was
given a circular motion. which resulted In
the tearing up of an acre of ground. The
next time II was fired both balls got out at
the same time. and when the slack of the
chain taken up the balls tore loose
from the chain and went off into space So
the double-barreled cannon proved to be a
failure in every way, and its use as a
weapon of warfare was abandoned. 1t has
been used since on occasions of democratic
victories and is now on exhibition on the
little park In front of city headquarters at
Athens. where 1t may be seen by all who
visit the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Welcome Words to Women.

soiutely pure medleins-made of native roots-Na-
lures ewn rsstora tives. compounded fater for
mula concerning which there can be question, by
skilled chemists and by thoroughly scientific proc
Or. Pierce La perfectly willing to let every
one know that his ''FAvoRITE PRESCRIPTION
contains Blue Cohosh root LAdy's Slipper root Uni
corn root. Black Cohosh root and Golden Seal root
Every doctor knows that such q prescription IL
beneficial in the diseases Of women and when
properly compounded is certain to effect cure in
nearly all cases when given a fair trial. Every
bottle of the '.FAvORITE PRESCRIPTION" which
leaves DR.. Pierce's labora tories In Buffaio
N Y. has plainly printed upon its wrapper all
the ingredients of which 1t is composed. Thus DR..
Pierce proves to the world his own confidence in
the remedy which for forty years has borne his
name and which is known all through the United
States and Cahada, England, Australia, and in
parts of South America, Africa and Asia as a
sovereign for those diseases which, unchecked,
msks women old before their time
1t will be noticed that there is no alcohol in the
"FAvoRITE PRESCRIPTION" DR.. Pierce never
believed in using alcohol in the preparation OF his
fam rus household remedies. For it he substitutes
chemically pure glycerine. which has wonderful
properties for extracting the medicinal principles
of roots and preserving them at their full strength
without any deleterious effect whatever.
In favor of DR.. Pierce's medicines is the frank.
eonfding, open, honest statement of their full
composition, giving every Ingredient in plain ENG
LsH, without fear Of successful criticism and with
confidence that the good sense of the afflicted will
lead them to appreciate this honorable manner of
confding to them what they are taking into their
stomachs when making use OF these medicines.
afflicted into his full confidence and lay all the
Ingredients of his medicines freely before them
and most strongly praised by scores of the most
eminent medical writers of all the several schools
of practice az cures for the diseases for which
these medicines recommended.
Your druggist sells the ''FAy0RTTE PRESCRP
TOM and also that famous Alternative, blood puri-
fer and stomach tonic the Golden Medical Dis
eovery." Write to DR.. Pierce about your case. He
Is experienced physician and viii treat your
case as confidential and without charge for CORE
spondence. Address him at the Invallds' Hotel and
Surgical Institute Buffalo, N. Y. OF which he is
chief consulting physician.
1t 10 as easy to be well as fll-and much more
comfortable. Constipation ID the cause Of many
forms Of Illness. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
cure constipation. Thsy are tiny, sugar-coated
grauules. One little Pellet" ID gentle laxative.
two a mild csthartlc. All dealers in medicines
sell them.
Send 81 ouecent stamps to cover cost Of mailing
and get o copy Of DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser. over 1000 pages. Address DR..
n. v. Pierce. Buffalo. II. Y.