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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-09-06
REvoLuTIoNIsTs MUST FAIL.
semi-officiai Statement Given Out BY
Russian Government.

st. Petersburg-In a semi.official
statement the government says:
"Revolutionists may try to destroy
the work Of the government, but
finally they must fail, as the govern
ment can not refrain from the fulfill
ment of reforms simply because one
statesman or another may be re-
placed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte. Dec. 2S--Thurston Sher-
man of Jackson, Miss arrived yester-
day for visit with his mother, Mrs. N.
e. Sherman. and other relatives.
Miss Dorothy Davidson of Keosau-
qua. is the guest of her friend, Miss
Lizzie King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Sappington of
Arson, Mo-. are spending a few days
here with relatives.
club dance was given at the Rees
hall Thursday evening.
]. D. Johnson Of Burlington is max
ing two weeks visit with his family
here.
Mesdames Gus Noske and Wayne
McQuillen of Harrington We're guests
at the Emil Noske home yesterday.
H. A. Chiprnon is visiting friends in
Blandinsville, Ill.
A number of Bonaparte people at
tended the funeral of James Bailey al
Rentonsport yesterday
Oh Nickers, who has been spending
the last year in South Dakota, has re-
turned 10 his home here.
Miss Nola Blackmer, who has been il
for some time, was taken to the hospi,
tai at Mt. Pleasant yeste'ar7-- for treat
ment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
G. Nj. KERNS
Architect and Superintendent
Electric Building,
0TTUMWA, IOWA.

to his home yesterday after visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Randall, 2O2 South Willard street.
A. Noe. of Centervilie, has returned
to his home after spending Christmas
at the home of his cousin, Mrs. Geo.
Legrande, SOs Dewey street.
Henry Morgan of Seymour returned
to his home yesterday after visiting
over Christmas with e. Palmer, TT
South Vine street.
Mrs John Cramblit of Dudley has
returned home after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. E. Swenson, 1922 North
Davis street and with other relatives
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Riggs of Liber-
tyville, are in the city visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Randall,
202 South Willard street
Mrs. Sarah Knight. 1920 Mill street.
left this morning for Eldon, where she
was called by the Illness of her father,
Solomon Holsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Cushing. 1856 Ma
pie avenue. are spending few days
in Keosauqua with their son B. R.
Gushing.
Mrs. R. d. Franklin OF Eldon has re-
turned home after visiting her mother,
Mrs. S. A. Kitterman, residing on Nor
rell street,
Miss Lizzie Decker of Farson, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs
Matte Dimmitt, 307 West Woodland
avenue, has returned home
Miss Stella Milhouse of Fairfield has
returned home after a, visit at the
home OF her cousin, Miss Esther Mil
house, 1874 Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. Tina Sullivan OF Abba, who has
been a guest at the home of Mrs. ].
j. Council, 507 East Fourth street, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. G. H. Simmerman of Jerome
returned home this morning after
spending few days visiting at the
home of j. NJ. Snyder, sos Center ave
nue..
Mrs. Ben Markle of Hedrick. who
has been a guest at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. E. j. Thompson, 427
West Fifth street, returned home last
evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
currier.crilex.

A very pretty Christmas wedding
was that of Miss Ina NJ. Criley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Criley, and
Earl ]. Currier, which was solemniEad
at the Criley home, 2O6 North OASIS
street, at s O'clock Tuesday evening"
Rev. A. L. Criley, pastor ofHthe FirsX
Christian church of Republic, Mo- per
formed the marriage ceremony. ar
The arrival of the bridal party
announced by Mendelssohn's wedd
march, played by Miss Iva Ross Il
ing the wedding ceremony the co'iS
stood under on arched doorway, drarV
with evergreen wreathing. From 'ths
center of the doorway was suspended
a floral bell of holly and white carha-
tions Other. house decorations We're
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
Other Agency News.
New York Poultry Market.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Poultry-Ali
Steady. Chickens, II; fowls, IL; tur-
keys, Is. Dressed-Firm. Chickens.
s5s@Sk; turkeys, l17@19; fowls, S@131a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
AGED RESIDENT
DIES AT HOSPITAL
THOMAS B. M'REYNoLDS OF DA-
Wis COUNTY PASSES
AWAY

From Fridays Daily.
Thomas B. McReynolds, one OF the
aged and highly respected residents
of Davis county, died at 7:10 o'clock
last evening at the Ottumwa hos
pital.
Thomas B. McReynolds was II
years, II months and % days old at
the time of his death and is survived
by five sons and four daughters. The
surviving children are: Miss Alice
McReynolds, Mrs. G.. w. Baker and L.
j. McReynods Of McCredie, Mo-, Mrs.
j. A. South and M. L. McReynolds Of
Dighton, Kas.. HI. D. McReynolds OF
Drakeville; T. H. McReynolds Of
Floris, Mrs. j. H. Houk and D. G. Nc
McReynolds of .0ttumwa.
The funeral services over the re-
mains will be held tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock from the Methodist Epis-
copal church at Ormanville. Rev.
John Davis, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Drakeville, will
conduct the services. Interment will
be made in the Ormanville cemetery.
Mrs. Melvina Hoxsey.
The funeral services over the re.
mains of the late Mrs Melvina Hox
sey, the aged resident who passed
away Wednesday afternoon at tbs
home Of her son. M. B. Hoxsey, 603
Center avenue, were held this morning
at 10 o'clock from Mr.. Hoxsey's resi-
dence. DR.. F. F. Stoltz, pastor of tbs
First Presbyterian church, condusted
the services. Interment was made In
the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
Ha.SlE H'5rf'f.pss.d '4.si.4s .s'.s.ssA {stAs6
OBITUARY.
aA 80
9:-stA*++as.ts.ss.a.
John WilkIe.

JOnn WIlklS.
John Willlie, a prominent and high
ly respected citizen, died at his late
home near Melrose, Monroe county.
dental carbolic acid poisoning.
He was born at Louisville, KY, May
13, 1853. and at the time of his death
was So years, months and days Of
age. On January Is, 1889 he was uni
ted in marriage to Mary A. Smith,
who, with their four children, Lizzie,
Anna. Fred and ambrose, aged re-
s. nctively 16, 10, II and years, and
one sister, Mrs. Mary Pace of Flagler,
Iowa, survive him
Funeral services were held from the
Catholic church at Melrose at 10
o'clock on Monday, December a. Re-
QUEEN high mass was sung by Rev.
Eater Thomas Brownrigg, assisted by
the choir.
In the death of John Wilkie, the
wife and Children have lost kind,
community an honest, upright and
industrious citizen
The visit OF the grim messenger al
ways sad, was particularly SO in this
instance. In the evening preceding
Mr.. Wilkes death the family were
elated over the return from school OF
their two daughters for the holiday
vacation anu were anticipating Joy
GUS family reunion at Christmas fol
which they had made ample and Low
ing preparations to which the Christ
mas packages, still unopened, heal
mute testimony. But the Almighty
decreed otherwise and the husband
and father was called to his eterna
reward and insteau of joyous Christ
mas festivities, the Wlkie home is
plunged in gloom and sorrow.
If the spirits of the departed are
concerned with the welfare of those
who were near and dear to them OF
th oar.. the bereaved family hays
every desire and effort on earth was
for their sake. SO will his supplicatior
/ before the throne CT the Most
be that the blessings OF God
scend on his sorrowing wid,
children, which is the devout
of the entire community o.
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
JACOB URlCH
PASSES AWAY
!. PROMINENT FARMER LIVING
EIGHT MILES NORTH OF THE
CITY DIES AT HIS HOME

From Fridays Daily
Jacob Urich. one of the highly re-
spected residents of Wapello county,
died yesterday evening at 6 o'clock at
the family residence miles north Of
the city, after an illness lasting since
Monday. -
Jacob Urich was 43 years, months,
and 10 days old at the time of his
death and is survived by wife and
seven children. The children are the
Misses Maggie, Mary and Lulu Urich
and Henry, Phillip, Marvel and Ray
mond Urich.
Announcement of the funeral will
be made later.
Born In Illinois.
Jacob Urich was born at Pekin, ILL.,,
in the year of 1868. Here he lived
until 1883 when he moved to the state
of Kansas, locating at Carbonate. In
the spring of 1895 he moved to Iowa,
locating on farm north of the city.
He was a member of the German
Lutheran church of this city, prom
inent farmer in his community and
loved by many friends who will mourn
his loss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
SteeI-WiIIiams.-

he marriage. of Miss Ella Williams,
laughter of Mrs. ]. D. Funk, and David
Steel was solemnized at the Funk resi-
defce. one mile west of Kirkv1lle. on
Christmas evening at 1880 o'clock. Rev.
Thomas Rowe performed the marriage
ceremony.
Memberships wedding march, play
ed by Miss Opal Funk, announced the
arrival of the bridal party. The bride
was gowned in cream aeolian cloth,
trimmed with chiffon applique. She
carried brides roses. The home was
beautifully decorated throughout with
ferns and flowers, the color scheme be-
ing pink and white. A six course we'd
ding supper was served to the ninety
six guests present.
The bride is a graduate of the G. g,
G. c. college, Des Moines, and is a pop
ular young woman having a large circle
of friends.
Mr.. Steel is a prosperous farmer OF
near Dahlonega and is very estfmabie
young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steel will be at home tc
their friends at thenr residence near
Dahlonega after March 1.
Entertain at Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Thompson. Al
West Fifth street. entertained num-
Der of relatives from Hedrick at dinner
Christmas day. The day was a mos
enjoyable one. The guests were:
Messrs. and Mesdames-
Barney Markell, James Harper,
Thomas Sinclair.
Misses
Elsie Harper, Alta Harper,
,Bernice Sinclair, Winifred Harper.
Messrs
Roy Harper. Ernest Sinclair,
Max Sinclair, Robert Sinclair.
P. e. o. to Meet.
The members of Chapter G, P. E. o.
will meet Friday evening, December Is
at the home of Mrs. ]. K. Dysart, Al
North Green street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29

1t goes to the root Of disease, invig-
crates, strengthens, exhilerates. It's
life producing properties are not con-
tanned in any other known remedy.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea
or Tablets, 35c. W. L. Sargent, the
True Druggist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
NOTICE, DEMOCRATS!

Tickets for the Jackson Banquet
will be on sale at the following places
until Saturday, January 5, 1907: OPP
era house drug store; Kidd's drug
store, West Second street; Springer
& Springer's Loan Office, South OF
tumwa bank, or at J. E. Hull's insur-
ance Office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
ELECTS OFFICERS.
c. F. WinsIow Post, No. 1o7, Names
Leaders,,

G. F. WinsIow Post No. 10Y, Names
Leaders.
Agency, Dec. 2s.-The following Off
Wfnslow Post No. 1O7, Department of
Iowa. for the year 1907:
Commander-Dr. NJ. L. Davis.
S. v. C.-Alexander Giltner.
j. V. Civilian Reeve.
@. Mn C. Humbert.
Chaplain. G. Hankins.
Surgeon-J. L. McCowen.
o. of the D.-Jesse Ankrom.
o. of the G.-David Osborn.
Delegate-Joseph Carman.
Alternate-AleX Giltner.
The Shoemaker Funeral.
The funeral of William Shoemaker
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Methodist Episcopal church,
Rtv Thomas Hughes officiating. The
burial was in charge of the Masons.
Interment was made in the Agency
cemetery.
Other Agency News.
H. G. Goodwin of Abba has returned
home, after spending Christmas at the
w. F. Foster home. Mrs. Goodwin will
remain for a more extended visit.
Miss Lockland Of Omaha, Neb., is
visiting friends here.
Mrs L. L. Embell and Mrs. j. r
Stafford are visiting friends in Wash
ington.
clyde McReynolds of Kansas is Wis
iting friends here.
John Reeve went to Ames for short
visit recently
The fourth number of the lecture
course will be given in the Methodist
Episcopal church Wednesday January
| H,-. 49, Il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
Tri- w eekly Courier.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

/ LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
From Thursdays Daily.
Judge Robert Sloan of Keosauque
was In the city today on business.
Miss Jennie Robinson of Munterville
was in the city today on business.
/ L. e. Stevens and ]. B. Mowery are
in Farson today on business.
Mrs. Emily Reed of Eddyville is in
the city today on business.
Mrs. May Patterson, SOP East Main
street is visiting in Eldon.
School books and supplies at Myn-
ards.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stone of Mystic,
were in the city today on business.
Ralph stentz, 41s North Green
street, left this morning for visit
with friends in Knoxville.
Mrs Ma,s-44Jo',s Trow5ridge of Douds-
Leando was in the city yesterday on
business
Miss Gwendolin Murray, 312 West
Main street, is spending the holidays
In Agency
Mrs. Emma Skinner and Miss Bertha
Brown of Central addition are visiting
relatives in Mount Rose.
Mrs. Addie Houston Of North Nc
Lean street, is visiting relatives in Je-
rome.
James Ward of Hedrick and James
6 u Nd I'll 10
day On business.
John Rump of West Point. is in the
city visiting at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs George Otte, 3O6 Ellis ave-
nue..
Mrs. David Belger of EddyviTle has
returned home after visit with her
mother, Mrs. S. Overture, 512 Finley
avenue.
Misses May and Minnie Howe of
Charlton, were in the city today on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Gould, 514 West
Fifth street. are visiting in WOODBURY.
with Mrs. w. B. Wiley.
]. Millburn of Chillicothe, who has
been visiting relatives in the city, has
returned home.
Mrs j. Matthews of Hitenan, was
In the city today visiting her husband
at the Ottumwa hospital
j. G.. Ackley of Keswick is in the
city visiting at the home of his brother,
p G. Ackley, 211 East Maple avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Darby of Foster
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. e.
tsisk, FOG North Mclean street.
Miss Vida Smith of Abba spent
Christmas with her parents. Rev and
Mrs. D. G. Smith, 10S South Schuyler
street.
Eureka harness oil in soc cans, at
Mynard's.
Silas Robinson and son Ronald OF
Blakesburg, are visiting at the home
of Noah Harbour, 6O3 Richmond ave.
nue..
James R. Wilson of Blakesburg, re
turned home this morning after Wis
it at the home of Mrs. w. Weese, 30I
Keota street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. John of Center
vile. after short visit at the home Of
Mrs. Bertha Johnson, lis North Davi
street, left this morning for Mystic.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Musgrove Of
Buxton returned home yesterday after
noon after visit at the home of Mrs
Sarah Morgan, 202 South Davis street
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Sanders of Cen
terville, have returned home after ,
visit at the home of DR.. W. M. Mierly
513 West Second street.
Mrs. o. S. Alfrey of Pennington
who has been visiting at the home ],
G. A. English, on Ottumwa street. re
turned home this morning.
Miss Dinnie Spilman, of this city
Mrs. Henry Spilman and Mrs. Ark
Emery of Highland Center, are visit
ing relatives in Laddsdale. :
Miss Birdie Hart of Eldon returned
nome yesterday afternoon after visit
ing her sister Mrs. ]. R. Spilman, re
siding on North street.
r'rl Riggs of Libertyville, re,urne
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lFrenzIed With Fear

are many who develop lung trouble,
Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption will cure them. soc and 81 90.
F. B. Clark Court and Second; ]. H.
L. Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
Exclusive Circulation.

EXCLUSIVE NIFCuTdC1OEf.
To build up trade. reach thu
family. To reach the family
advertise in The Evening Star.
1t goes into $1,000 houses in the
city where no other Washington
daily paper is taken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-06
REALIZATION IN SIGHT.
Catholic Clergy of Chicago Plan Tor
Mammoth Church Cathedral.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Rccord-ll"rald
today says:
An ambition cherished for many
wears by the Roman Catholic church
GignitarieS of Chicago is plan py
v hich this diocese becomes the best
Catholic education and religion center
in America, finally has assumed de.i-
nitr shape. With the Opening at the
suburb Of Austin of an immense SEM
mary for the priesthood. plans of which
have Just been completed, the first
.,tc;, toward the realization of the great
project will have been completed.
Gradually other edilic"s dedicated {"
religious purposes viii be added to the
seminary and it Will become the strong
est Catholic ecclesiastical school i'll the
country Eventually cathedral VIII
join the other buildings and the spot
will also become the official center of
TIE religious work of the diocese. The
idea of the cathedral which has only
boon roughly pcncilled on paper, out
lines q structure which will be one OF
III" most imposing church cdiiccs of
II" century.
improvements already have been
started OIL the property. No definite idea
can b. given of the final amount to be
expended on the church Work but it
probably will not hc less than $5,000,09o
THO seminary. ground for which viii
he broken in .\pril. will be under the
direct supervision Of Archbishop
0uigIcy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-06
PRINTERS RETURN TO WORK.
Three New York Firms Acceed to De-
rnands Of Strikers.

New York. Jan. 5.-The Typographi-
caI Union announced tonight tii"'
three firms Of employing printers
members of the typothctae, had ac-
ccdcd today to the unions demands %
an S-hour day and ''closcd shop ' 'iIu
that by tomorrow morning about l'o
of the striking cOmpositors VIII pe
back at work. Early in the day 1t WAS
announced that Puscy & Co. ana y.
c. Sherwood, had signed the union
agreement and tonight the Wynkoop'
Hailcnhcck, Crawford Co. settled Win
the printers.
ON behalf Of the typothetae, II WIS
ANNOUNCED today that tile fight for thc
open SHOP" AMI the 9-hour day WIS
going forward steadily. The American
Bank Note Co, il was stated, although
not u member Of the typ0tlietae ilad
conIc out for the "occn shop principe.
The typot ilctac announced that Zbo
nUn-uninn men are now working III ~
"Opcn shops in the city, and that the
number constantly is being added 70.
10 assure the non-union men Of per
mancnt cmployE.cnt. the typOthctic
declared that personal contracts Tor
ono. two and three years would be en-
tered into.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-06
Depressed in Purse and
Spirit Cars Subjects
viii Make an Effort to CeIe.
brate Russian Christmas.
But a PitfuI SembIance Of Former Decora-
tons and Little Buying.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The Russians
love nothing so much as their holidays.
but, depressed Ill spirit and purse i'll
these revolutionary days. the celehra-
ton Of the russian Christmas on sun
day next, will be a sad one. The strets
of the capital have put on Il pitiful
semhlance of holiday attire but none
of the heavy buying characteristic of
the prodiSal Russian in former days is
in evidence, while in the Industrial sec
tiOnS the Workncn, exhausted by a
long series of strikes. are without
money Tor Christmas trees. The green
trees and gewgaws were brought into
the city by the country people but the
trees remain unbought in the streets.
The holidays. however. promise at
least specifically period of compa-
rative quiet, the proletariat organiza-
tions having decided to refrain from ac-
tivity until they are ended.
The Novoe Nremya is printing a Sc
ries of articles in defence of Premier
Witte which are attracting much at
tentinn and are assumed to be inspired
by the premier himself. The most i'm
pOrtlnt statement made is that Wittc
has taken a definite resolution to re-
tire So soon as the National Assembly
meets. With the turning over of the
rcins of power to the peoples repre-
sentativeS he will regard his task as
finished. The whole course of events
since the reform manifesto was issued
is attributed by the paper to the re-
fu3al of the Conservatives to support
the government.
T. lot J,.Ny
forms. which Count Witte and his cabi-
net have been continually berated for
not realizing, We're not promulgated be-
| cause Of ali armed revolution until fl
nally the government being without the
active support of the conservative
classes was forced in self-protection To
adopt repressivc measures. Even then
| it rcfraincd from takin" action until
the temporary laws had been rromul-
gated and during the interrCgnum there
We're no laws. While the government
| dlu not desire to act for fear Of arouS-
| iu;; indgnatiun the revolution gained
heaGway.
The policy it is now following is sole
| ~ for the purpose Of making possible
| the holding of the elections and acCcl-
eating the convocation of the Nation
| al Assembly. Yet the government real
| iZes that it is impossible to hold cleo
items in the Caucasus and Baltic prov
| incos and does not believe that the Ma
! tional Assembly can he convened before
| April. The premier after the failure Oi
! his effort to secure an alliance with the
| Conservatives and Mnderates decided
| to hold aloof from all parties, stand or
the terms Of the manifesto and limit
| his activities to the convocation of the
| National Assembly.
All rumors that Witte's position is
shaky arc characterized as pure invcn-
! tiCn.