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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
slGoURNEY.

~Sigourney. April 9.-Steve Pfaff Is
carrying mail On r. F. D.. No. 6, while
the regular carrier, Merrill Crawford
is off for a vacation this month.
Misses Gladys and Audrey Eastburn
returned from Delta last Saturday ev-
ening, where they had been spending
a few days with friends.
Verne Hasty, IA Of the rural mail
carriers, last Saturday had to leave
country, because Of the condition Of
the roads.
w. H. Owens came from Keota on
Saturday and spent Sunday with
friends here.
Mrs. S. Stroud Of Keota, spent Sum
day with Miss Merle Minteer.
j. F. Bray, OF Grinnell. spent Sum
day at the Thomas Kelly home.
Principal Harry S., Mcvicker, of
Webster, spent a few hours in the
teachers meeting IL Ottumwa.
Mrs. ". D.. Beatty is visiting in
Grand Rivers, with her husband.
Mrs. Jake / shaker is visiting at the
parental Delmerly home near Har7,
per.
The firm of Brown & Randall, real
estate and insurance. has changed
hands lately and the business will be
conducted hereafter by the new own
er. Gilbert Randall.
/. S. Quick and wife, of Zion City,
Ill, visited last week at the ]. S.
Quick home on South Main street.
John Goldthwaite, principal of the
Brighton schools, visited with his par
ents here the latter part of last week
Sigourney township will have a
caucus at the court room next Satur-
day evening to select delegates for the
coming county judicial convention
which meets here April 20.
Bert Gillett has closed his photo
graph gallery on North Main street
and returned to Ottumwa.
Mrs. E. L. Root, of Delta, was call.
iro on some OF her many Sigourne,
friends last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The pastor Of the Methodist Episco'
pal church has planned to hold meet
ings each evening this week. to cele'
brate Passion Week. Special must
and dfscourses have been arranged TO
each meeting. This evening they will
deal with "St. Mathews Account o
the Cleansing Of the Temple" Tues
day evening, "St. Marks Record of thu
Withered Fig Tree and its Meaning
Wednesday evening, Prayer Life Q
Jesus" Thursday evening, EST. John'
Record of the Last Evening"" Fri
day evening, calvary and the Cruel
f%xion" For next Sunday they hav'
special service both morning and ev'
ening, the evening being given to thu
children.
The lecture by Rev. j. w. Potter, o,
Through Palestine on Horseback
was given in the Methodist Episcopa
church last Friday evening under tn,
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society
All who heard 1t pronounce 1t a rar,
treat. and many of the mare g t,
hear it again.
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H lRL-cHlLD

Course we'd figured on a b~oy-chfld.
same as people always does;
Baby girls is jest tn uselessest they
Is or eve was;
Helpless when they're kids, an help
less when they're ~middle-aged or
All tn family turns perfecter FIR tn
ewe-lamp in tn fold.
Dassent ever pop tn question even
though she's lost in love
Has t set an wait till labels
FER his turtle dove.
Yit 1t want a boy, by gracious, when
it come, tn other day!
But we've kind O. got a notion that
we'll keep 1t, anyway.
Course twas dretfpl disapp'intin' that
she couldn't been a boy,
An tn tears we shed-er swallered-
want no sparklin' tears o joy;
Still, she's small an mighty dawncey,
an she cuddles up s. sweet
With 'er fists like velvet rosebuds an
her teenty, wrinkled feet
C1inging clost, Jest like tn tendrils Of
tn. mornin'-glory vine
As it chambers up tn porch-posts on
piece o. cotton Irvine.
She do'no' but what she's welcome 2as
tn flowers is in May;
So we've somehow got tn notion thai
We'll keep FER, anyway.
Then ag'in I thought o. mother-she
was onct a b~aby-girl;
Amt no tellin' jest which oyster is tn
one that holds tn pearl.
Who could tell when she was LITTLE
thai she'd grow t. be SO great
An would make my dear old daddy
SUCH a Study runnin' mate?
mt IN L. - L. L $3.50 -
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DoWIE IN THE DISCARD.

Lincoln Journal. The Christian
Catholic church Of Zion City was
founded and built up by John Alexan-
der Dowie. Upon his assurance that
he was the Good Elijah ~reincarnate,
having power to heal the sick, cast
out devils and do a. devil OF q lot Of
other things pro bono publico, he at
tracted a following as loyal II not as
numerous as any pretender since the
days Of Mahomet. Ever since the
panic these people have given up 10
per cent of their annual earnings for
this man to do with as he might elect.
They called that giving to God" al
though 1t was mo- so stated in the
treasurer's receipts. Much Of the vast
amount contributed has been absorb.
ed in he building up of, industries for
Zion, and much Of 1t has been reck-
lessly if not riotously squandered by
the now deposed head of the church.
Sick and in Mexico, which Is equiva-
lent to being in prison, his wife, his
son, and all the hired help, voted to
idepose, %disinherit, throw him down
and give over the management OF
Zion's affairs to Wilbur G.. Voliva, who
was first assistant general manger un-
der Dowie and is supposed to under
stand the situation better than any
body else. But what will the people
of Zion think when 1t Is given out Of
fcially hat the fellow who called them
is not Immaculate. but on the con
trary a gay old humbug with whis-
kers? Won't it occur to the most. OF
them that they have been the victims
of a grand old bunko game for the
benefit of a very small coterie Of &C.
~clesiastical grafters? Will they not
be asking themselves, "If our deposed
chief is not and was the Good
Elijah reincarnate whothehell are
we?" And what of Dowie? He is III
and away from home, and his wife
discards him and his son says the ole
man is no friend of his. The treasurer
refuses to honor his drafts, and those
who once looked upon him as the
whole show now account him less thar
the veriest supe. He will probably
spend his few remaining days in Mexi-
co. II. he comes back to Zion his
friends will furnish proof that he is
dangerously batty and have him in.
carcerated in a bug house.
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HEDRlck.

Hedrick, April Some time dur
ing Friday night the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy Railway depot was
broken into and bupglarized, and it
was not discovered until the local
agent, D. E. Beck went to the station
on Saturday morning. The burglars
entered through a window which they
pried open and took two revolvers,
some change, something less than q
ticles Of small value. MI. Beck esti-
mates the loss at about $50.
Prof. John S. Goldthwaite, Of Sig
Quincy, visited relatives in town last
week.
In order tina the teachers might at
tend he meeting held in Ottumwa
last week, there was no school in He'd
rick Friday.
Mrs. sarah Warren. Of Hedrick,
left Wednesday for several weeks
stay in California.
While playing at the residence of
B., I. Stevens Saturday afternoon,
Robert Lynn and Eugene Hinton ran
into each other and the former sus-
tanned a severe cut on the forehead.
DR.. r. v. Henry was summoned i'm
mediately n rendered the necessary
medical assistance, two stitches being
necessary to assist In healing the
wound.
Mrs. o. R. Rockwell was a visitor
in Ottumwa Thursday.
w. H. Young was in Ottumwa Fri
day on business.
George Dillon, Of Farson, visited
relatives here Saturday.
Ora Rhinehart left Friday evening
for Tacoma, Wash, for an extended
visit.
Earl Ogden, Of Martinsburg, was In
town Thursday on business.
Frank Henness was a passenger tc
Oskaloosa yesterday.
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with music, Miss Blanche Davis rem
dering a vocal solo and Master Clyde
Colvin a violin solo. The meeting was
followed by a social hour In which
light refreshments were served.
The Misses Steckel have returned
from Kirksville, Mo-, where they have
been spending some time as guests Of
Mrs. r. c.. McAchran, who gave u
number of social functions Of which
they were honorees.
f. G. Overton of Keokuk. arrived
Saturday and spent Sunday in the city
as guests of w. r.. Steckel and Herbert
King.
B. Loeb spent Sunday in Kansas
City. visiting his new grandson, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe
Mooney.
Fred King, of Buedel, I'LL, arrived
Saturday to spend three weeks with
his parents near Savanna.
Miss Elmira Spangler left Friday
night for Wapello county to visit her
brother, Walter, who has Just return
ed from Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. d. II. Payne, who is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J.. A. Glendening,
of Burlington, writes her family that
q daughter caffe--to3@sNfffs. Ere
Home on Friday. Ntr1
Misses Helen wray and Mary
Hinkle attended teachers meeting IN
IOttumwa Friday.
Mark Hinkle, who recently located in
Blackhawk, Colo, where he secured an
excellent position in a large. plumbing
and timing establishment writes his
mother that he finds the position very
satisfactory and that his salary is
more h q $1,000 per annum.
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THEN AND NOW.

posed phonetic spelling, and n which
negatives an argument put forth by
the disciples of the plan, has just
come to light in the east. Those who.
are for spelling reform declare that the
words should be changed and changed
at once, in order to make 1t possible
for a higher standard of ability as
spoilers may be attained. They assert
that the simpler method will be the
better and that all difficulties incident
to the sudden and decided change will
be overcome by the benefits derived.
The facts IRE that the standard Of
ability is growing better continually
and that the plan Of spelling is being
slowly but surely simplified by mer
usage, the only way in which the de-
sired reform a be brought about sue
cessfully. The improvement in the
past sixty years is illustrated In an
apt manner by the comparison Of a
set of papers recently found at Spring
field, Mass, and another set of papers
on the same questions, prepared by
pupils now in school at Brooklyn, N.
Y. The Springfield teacher submitted
the questions to his eighth and ninth
grade pupils Of the present day and
the Improvement In sixty years is
shown as follows:
1s4s. 1905.
Number OF pupils ..........S5 245
Spelling, per cent correct ..40.6 51.2
Arithmetic, per cent, correct 29.4 65.5
The principal of a school at Brook
Ign, N. Y, heard about the test and
submitted the same questions to nine
ty-four pupils in his eighth grade.
They were considerably younger than
the high school boys and girls of six
ty years ago., but they made a much
better showing. The results and COM
parsons are given as follows:
1916 1905
Per cent correct .29.46 71.27
Per cent having sixth ex-
ample correct (all boys) 1928 1880
Per cent Of girls who failed
in sixth example ......100 1923
Total average OF the girls 10 1853
The vexing sixth example was:
"a boy bought three dozen oranges
for $0.37k, and sold them for $O.O-h
apiece; what would he have gained If
he had sold them for $0.02h each?"
More to the point is the comparison
as to spelling. The following twenty
words WERE submitted to the pupils:
Accidental, accessible, baptism, CHI
Biography, characteristic, deceitfully,
descendant, eccentric, ~evanescent,
f%ierceness, feignedly, ghastliness,
gnawed, heiress, Mysteries, imbecility,
inconceivable, INCONVENIENCE, inefir
cient, irresistible.
The figures speak for themselves:
Springfield Brooklyn
1916 1905
Number of pupils ....85 1910
Per cent Of pupils who
received 70 Or more 1854 1910
Per cent who missed
every work ......... 2.35 !,
Per cent who spelled
but one word .......1O.58
Per cent who missed IL
or more words ......27.O5 LOG
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RUssE TRIES TO ESCAPE MOOSE,
Plans Habeas Corpus as Last Recourse
Would Delay Handing.

Des Moines, April 10.-Louise Busse.
sentenced to hang for the murder Of
his wife, April 20, will file with the
supreme court application for writ OF
habeas corpus. This is expected to
be the next step in the movement to
save the life Of the Waverly murderer
or at least to delay the execution.
Attorneys for the condemned man are
reported to be preparing the papers.
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the 1903 scale than to have a strike
and the miners can better afford to
work on the old basis th;.n to have a
strike. In short, both sides a far
better afford a compromise, than a
strike. And it is their duty to come
to an agreement.
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1.-THE more the railroad rate bill is
discussed in the senate" says the
Clinton Herald, "the simmer the
chances seem to be for its passage.
Senator Dolliver may yet fail in his
THE present session of the Iowa
legislature has failed to do more
things than it has done," remarks the
Cedar Falls Gazette.
The Fort Dodge Messenger says
thai the United States senate, in the
debates of the past month, has dem
onstrated itself a body Of markedly
powerful intellectual caliber. "In this
tinues the Messenger. THAT this dis
play of the senate's ability will stand
it in good service with the country is
to be expected"
ut is a question If Iowa acted WISE
ly in voting in favor Of having gem
eral elections only half as often as
formerly" says the Keokuk Gate City
speaking Of the educational influence
of political campaigns.
The Marion Register, Major Rath-
buns paper, is satisfied that the Cum
minis men have no designs on Senator
Dolliver and that anyone who thinks
to the contrary is "seein' things
THE senator will be his own success
tsor,". says the Register.
cit does a man good to get licked
once in a WHILE" says the Manson
Journal. Will make. him more eau
tious in the future"
The Dubuque Times says that Iowa
can afford to wait for suffrage
until Colorado puts its success beyond
question.
When the lid goes on at Ho,
Springs, Ark, everybody looks for q
blowoff somewhat similar , to thai
which recently took place at Caney
Kan" says the Sioux City Journal.
THAT Hearst will be a candidate FOL
the democratic nomination for presi-
dent in 1908 is a foregone conclusion
says the Dubuque Telegraph. 'It il
already assured that he will appeal fol
his support to the ultra radical wing
of the party, while the conservative
radicals will back Mr.. Bryan"
~ sscome nen,S- reuorks fhn Haol.,y
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and enjoy the celebration of her
18th birthday anniversary on Tues

aunt and enjoy the celebration of her
18th birthday anniversary on Tues
day.
Mrs. Carson, mother of n. King, is
very sick with pneumonia, and is be-
Ing cared for by Miss Foster, a train
ed nurse of Ottumwa.
Mrs. John Hansel, of South Ottum-
wa, spent Sunday In the city as the
guest of Mr.. n Mrs. w. w. Wishard.
MI. Barnhart, of Lincoln, Neb., is In
tue CITY this week on business.
Mr.. n Mrs. John Cecil, who have
been living In the N. S. Johnson prop.
erty recently purchased by Ed Higbee
are moving into Mr.. Cecils fathers
home north of here, in order to give
at once, as he intends building.
Mr.. Cecil will make his home with his
parents this summer during the abb
sence of his wife, who will make an
extended visit with relatives in Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Max Hinkle has returned from
Ottumwa, where she has been visiting
and Is spending a week with rela-
tives here before joining her husband
In Blackhawk, Colo.
Miss Clara Corrick has returned to
her home in Gilman after spending a
few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Caswell spent
Saturday evening in Ottumwa.
Miss Carrie McCustion spent Sun
day in Ottumwa as the guest of her
friends.
Misses Edith and Mildred Steckel
entertained a few friends at luncheon
Sunday evening in honor Of Mr..
Premier, of South Bend, Ind; Miss
Harder, of Canton, Ill.,, and Leigh
Sprowls, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
B.. Hardy has returned from a pleas
ure trip to Texas n his son, Guy,
who accompanied him, will return
some time this week.
Mrs. Griff Davies and Mrs. f. G.
Young left Monday for Ft. Madison to
spend a few days on business.
d. H. Payne and G. T. Sewers are
spending the week in TT. Madison,
where they are engaged in the trial
of the Davis will case.
Deliner Bolman has purchased the
]. M. Patterson residence property in
the southwes partof the city.
Mrs. John Pirtle, accompanied by
her grandson Earl Harris spent Sum
day with relatives in West Grove.
James r. Gillis, of Mt. Pleasant, was
a business visitor at this place Mon
day.
j. A. Williams returned Sunday from
Kansas, where he had been spending
several days on business.
William Baughman, of Pulaski, made
a trip to this place Monday on bust
ness connected with the settling of the
Corrick estate.
Mrs. Mollie Willets, who has been
spending the winter at the home OF
her brother, B. Burchett, returned to-
day to her home in Centerville.
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do not remember that he has ever OBJ
jec Notwithstanding Tribune.

Japan. it is reported. is thinking of
adopting the English language. Won
der II this is IN account of the fact
that there are no swear words In the
Japanese language.-Austin (Texasl
Statesmen.
Cows are o MIXED by electricity
Judging from the recent results, we
should say that the electricity used.
for the purpose hereabout was the
kind that prevails during the heavy
rain shower.-N. Y. Mall.
A man in Jersey city, whose wife
ran away, has his ~lamentation over the
fact intensified by the discovery that
his family all had the measles. He
thinks hard luck has spotted him for
sure.-Baltimore Herald.
Astronomers say that the sun Is APP
preaching the constellation of the
Ram. This should not be taken, how
ever, as a sign for butters-in I'd get ex-
traordinarily busy.-Macon Evening
News.
Another proverb knocked silly We
read that Chinese pirates have seized
and looted a Standard Oil company's
boat. Now we had always heard that
there is honor among that class of
folk,-Columbia Is. CO State.
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FROM THE PARAGRAPHERS.
Clipped by Burrell.

Herman Heckling, a Hazleton miner
tied a stick Of dynamite to his neck
and lighted it as a cure for toothache.
The desired result was accomplished.
Washington Times.
Rockefeller will celebrate the arrival
of the grandson by giving away a few
hundred millions O advancing the
price of oil.-Toledo Blade.
Count Boni says he will work be-
fore he will consent to be an object of
charity. He has been that sort of an
object Tor a number Of years, and we
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Gate City, become orators by dint of
study and practice. Others are born in
Inn,n . -. '..A.. -...h. -...--.l
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SPRING Time

brings many ailments, especially when
the system is overloaded with winter
impurities. You suffer from Spring
Fever, Aching Bones, Headache, Sleep
Iessness and impure Blood. To stir up
the liver, stimulate theS digestive or
gans and overcome that tired feeling
you'll find
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~HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

excellent. Then it also cures Poor
Appetite, Flatulency, Dyspepsia, Indi-
gestion, dostfveness, Female Ills or
Malaria. Fever and Aaue. Try it.
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Bloomfield, April "a late issue of
the Ward County Reporter, Of Minot,
North Dakota, shows q fine cut Of d.
G. Greenleaf, formerly of this city,
who has been elected mayor Of Minot
by a majority vote Of 1928.
The regular monthly meeting of the
e. w. B. M. auxiliary Of the Christian
church was held Friday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. James A. Dunn. The
topic under discussion, "Our Living
Links" was led by Mrs. F. C.. Tray-
erse. The program was interspersed
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Some men, remarks the Keokuk,
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1.-THE more the railroad rate bill is
discussed in the senate" says the
Clinton Herald, the Simmer the
chances seem to be for its passage.
Senator Dolliver may yet fail in his
heroic struggle
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1.-THE present session of the Iowa
legislature has failed to do more
than it has DONE" remarks the
Cedar Falls Gazette.
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Tt is a question If Iowa acted WISE
ly in voting in favor Of having gem
eral elections only half as often as
formerly" says the Keokuk Gate City,
speaking Of the educational influence
of political campaigns.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-29
Turkeys Easter Euns,

The egg, of course, is regarded by
Christians rs n symbol Of the resur-
rection, and, strange though It may mp
pear, the Mohammedans are them
selves firm believers in the idea that
Christ will return to this world some
day. Indeed, promise of this event
is written in the Koran, and there is
an understanding to the effect that the
Saviour will descend upon certain
minnret Of particular mosque in Da-
mascus. So 1t is not surprising that
some of the Mohammedans in Turkey
should dye eggs or buy them In the
shops at Eastertlde. Usually the eggs
gre dyed red, but this is the case also
IN other countries, the color being in a
manner eMblematIc of the crucihxion.
New York Mail.
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BET OF THOUSAND DINNERS
Novel Wager of Ex-Mayor McI1isson
of Cleveland, O,

Novel Wager of Ex-Mayor McIkiason
of Cleveland, o.
Robert L. McKisson, former mayor
of Cleveland. o., has wagcrcd 1000
dinners on the common sense OF the
present city administration, says the
Cleveland Leader. That he may be
taking long chance seems to be evil
denccd by the fact that the wager.
originally for 100 dinners, was in
creased tcnfold the other afternoon
under the buntering OF the nine skep.
tics betting against him.
The wager will be decided By the
erection of the next viaduct connect
Ing the east and the west sides nnd
the purpose thereof. Mr.. McILisson
bets the object of this structure will
be solely to accommodate street rail
way traffic. Then the Superior avenue
viaduct will be devoted exclusively 10
the use of the public. He discluilns
having any inside information upon the
subject, but has no doubt that common
sense will win.
Those betting against Mr.. McKisson
are III. a. Everett, John p. Cowing,
David Morrison, G. II. Morley, L. Ii.
Townsend and Max Factkenheuer, all
of Cleveland; Il. NJ. Poet. New York;
j. #. Townsend, Akron. and Willis
Ramsey. Alliance. Under the terms of
the wager each of the losers is to buy
ten dinners for each of the other par
ties to the bet. In other words, if Mr..
McKisson loses 1t will cost him the
price of 1000 dinners. IL lie wins,
each Of the losers will pay for 100 din.
ners.
Confident of winning. Mr.. McKissop
has already begun figuring upon the
easiest method Of collecting his eata-
bles and drinkablcs. He has his eyes
upon suit of rooms at the Colonial
hotel where he will comfortably stretch
his legs under the mahogany and feast
for days and weeks and months Mt the
expense of his follow directors in the
Hippodromc company. These fellow
directors, on the other hand, are advis.
Ing him to lay in new supply of chccl,
books. AS they are all cpicurcs, none
of the checks. If he loses, is likely to
he for small sum.