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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
HEDRlck.

Hedrick, Sept. 11.-Paul Houghton
was in Packwood Saturday on bust
ness.
8. A. Strand, H. A. Watts, C. c. Cecil,
W. H. Cooper and John Lawson were in
Martinsburg Friday.
Miss Mary Brooks went to Omaha
Thursday for an indefinite stay.
W. T. Kirkpatrick, of Sigourney, Wis
tied relatives in town yesterday.
Mr.. Jacobs of Hayesville, visited his
daughter, Mrs. j. s. Chase Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Young visited
relatives in Martinsburg Thursday.
Mrs. o. r. Rockwell is visiting rela-
tives in Fremont
j. A. Ritter of Delta, was in town
Saturday on business.
l.. Dudgeon has purchased the inter-
est Of his partner, F. w. Ritter, in the
firm of Ritter & Dudgeon. Mr.. Ritter
the retiring member of the firm, will
go to California for an indefinite stay
as soon as he can arrange his affairs.
w. H. Young was a passenger to Os-
kaloosa today.
There were no church services at
the Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day on account of the absence of the
pastor, Rev. w. G. Wilson, who is at
| tending district conference at Grin
nell.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Dare returned
Saturday from Chicago.
]. c. Porter of Ottumwa; was in
| town Saturday.
Miss Alice Brooks and Jake w
Brooks left Saturday for Omaha for an
| indefinite stay.
w. G. Hicks has sold his farm west
Of town, and expects to move to Cali
fornia about October Is, where he will
make his future home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Stewart Of OF.
tumwa, visited relatives in town Sat
urday.
c. ]. Miller and T. D. Cuddy & Sor
have formed partnership, consolidated
their stocks of merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs George Surbur OF
Hayesviille visited in town Saturday.
H. w. Hechler has sold his residence
property, occupied until recently by j
F. Dare, to 7. D. Cuddy.
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PLEASANT HOME.

Pleasant Home, Sept. 12-Sanford
W. Ross. prominent citizen of this
place, died very suddenly last Wednes-
day evening, of heart failure. Mr.. Ross
has not been in good health for several
years, but his death was entirely I'M
expected, The family of the deceased
has the sympathy of the entire COM
munity. The funeral was held at the
Pleasant Home church by Rev. John
HASTE, of the Finley Avenue Baptist
church, South Ottumwa. Interment
was made in the Brooks cemetery.
Rev. Randolph and family, and Mr..
and Mrs. F. Bachman have returned
from the Methodist Protestant confer
ence at Bussey. They report most
successful conference AM, Rev. Ran
delphi returned TO this circuit for an
other year.
The dedication Of the new Mt. Zion
church will be held next Sunday. Sep
ternber II. Rev. u. S. Brown ot New
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MUNT ERvILLE.

Munterville Sept 11.-Mr. ana Mrs.
S. E. ,Seistrand and Mr. and Mrs. Nell
son of Ottumwa, attended services
here Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs Hurst and children OF
Blakesburg, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. I'll
Baldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Larson were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Carl
son Sunday at their homo.
Mrs. Swan Pierson and Miss Stellel
and Howard OF Willard. visited with
relatives here Monday. i
MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Swanson and son Arthur,
visited the later part of last week In
Keokuk, Ft. Madison and Ottumwa-
Sven Nelson, who has been Ill, Ia
not improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Allen Of Chilli
Gothic. and Mr. and Mrs Johannes Pier
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Erland Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. ALI. Larson, Mr.. and
Mrs. All. Anderson, Mrs. Pohlson, Miss
Amanda Allen, Messrs. Ernest and
Rubin Ackerson Of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Erland AL
len.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ekwall of Ottum-
wa. visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Swenson last Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Oleson Of Avery,
spent Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. Chas.
Johnson.
Miss Mabel Anderson Of Ottumwa. Ia
teaching school here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Larson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Nell
son.
Mr.. and Mrs August Peterson and
son Oris visited Sunday at the l. NJ
Peterson home.
! Miss Alice Peterson visited Sunday
with her sister. Mrs. Clarence Johnson.
i Mrs Ed Broten and son Ivan and
Miss Hannah Simonson called on, Mrs.
] August Huffman Sunday afternoon.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield. Sept. 1.-THE Davis
county fair opened today under very
favorable conditions, and with every in
dication Of one of the best fairs the
agricultural association has secured
for some years. All the races have been
filled and that feature of entertain
ment will be one of the principal at
fractions, beginning with tie first days
racing on Wednesday. The horses en-
tered are all fine. More privileges have
been taken this year than ever before
and no gambling devices will be per-
mitted. The boarding house privilege
was granted to the ladies' aid of the
Baptist church, which will no doubt he
greatly benefited by the profits which
are always extensive. AS the crops this
year are well advanced the fruit and
vegetable exhibits are find and Davis
county's showing will be equal to that
of surrounding counties.
Neson Stewart has returned from an
extended western trip through Kansas
Wyoming and North and South Di,so-
Ia He has been absent several months.
Miss Keota Kelley is visiting rela-
tives In Centerville this week.
The public schools opened last week
with an enrolment of 400 pupils, 81 of
which are high school students. I'm
der the superintendency of Professor
York, the work is progressing smooth
ly and prosperous school year Is ex-
pected. The teachers who have spent
many years in that institution re-en-
tered the school room with renewed
vigor prepared to eclipse the splendid
work Of last year. The new teachers
are taking hold Of the work we'll,
adopting themselves readily to the con-
ditions Of the school room AS body
the students are entering into the work
with vim and vigor never seen be-
fore and greater number of students
from rural and village schools have en-
rolled this year than ever before Every
effort is being made to place the school
| this year on the accredited list The
course of study has already been adopt
| ed by the state inspector, and only two
| points yet remain to be made,-further
equipment In the library and labra-
tory. An interesting bit of Information
is contained in the fact that seven
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number of children of emigrant trains
who died at this point enroute, We're
buried in a small plot in the dooryard
of his home AS the city grew the COR
poration extended to his place, but it
was only in last April that he had the
burying ground moved to the Shaul
cemetery.
In the last days of his life it had
ALWAYS been his wish that he be bur
led In the quiet little cemetery in the
door yard. But at the last, he ordered
the cemetery moved and requested that
he be buried with his family. Before
his death he ordered a monument with
the Inscriptions upon it, Of his people.
The monument will be placed in the
overman lot at the Shaul cemetery.
Comes From IIIustrious Stock.
Mr.. Overman was descendant Of a
long line of prominent citizens of the
early colonies of the United States He
was a descendant of Isaac Overman,
who with his brother Charles formed
a part of the German colony to whom
William Penn gave portion of Penn
sylvania. Isaac Overman married ABB
gail Pike, who was descendant of John
Pike, additionally distinguished in the
early Indian wars. She was a sister
of Major Zebulan Pike, who served In
the war Of he revolution, and the aunt
of Major General Zebulan Pike, who
was killed at the battle Of York, Can
ada. in the year Of 1918.
! The Overmans We're originally OF tn
Quaker faith, and from them John
Overman inherited his kind and loving
disposition, and his love of psac, an6
unaffectedness. For years he had beer
a member of the Christian church and
died in that faith.
| John Overman, when in life belonged
to that class of men, who, WHEN ir
their youth We're Of good staunch char
acter, muscular in body and with 9
wonderful will power, filed with grit
1t was that class of men who paved he
way for the advance of modern civil.
patton. At the time he came to thi.
! county it took men of his stamp to liv'
here, others had no right in this coun
try, filled as 1t was with dangers OF
every hand. He helped to make thi
city what it is today. With his death
another chapter of early history q
hardship and toll has been closed. All
honor and laurels to such men as Johr
Overman May their names and deed:
be written high upon the tablet o
| fame.
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| rue STORY
about Ladies'
Fall Suits and Coats
After nearly four weeks sojourn in
the New York Markets, from which
have but recently returned. found rad
ical change in the style of Ladies' Tailor
Made Suits the last week in August in
fact the two most popular of the fall sea-
sons styles were shown for the first time
August 25th refer to the
Marie Antionette,
The Alice LOngworth
the last suits named in honor of Alice
Roosevelt Longworth. These two suits
will not be displayed in every city in the
United States until Sept. 18th. and posi-
bly, not until few days later. as it will be
impossible to ship to everybody on time.
In the meantime. we have on sale large
line of the more staple fall styles in Ladies
and Misses Suits which. when we include
two large shipments received this morn
ing, makes our line the most complete in
the city.
New Fall Waists aud
Early Fail Jackets
We shall place on sale Tomorrow our
New Fall Line of Silk and Wash Waists
and Tailor Made Skirts. We have the
exclusive sale of the celebrated Miller.
Haskell Lady-Fit- Well. Bell Graham and
Babbitt- Taylor-Lane Co. lines of Tailor
Made Skirts and Waists. making collec-
ton which for Style, Quality and Fit sur
passes any offering in the city.
Saturday, September is
We expect to have our first opening
sale of Ladies Tailor Made Suits. Skirts.
Waists and Jackets and our Ladies
Street Hat Opening Sale
Grand display of all the New, Fall
Styles in Ladies. Misses and Chi1dren's
Street Hats We shall also have our first
Opening Sale of Silks
and Dress Goods. Guaranteed Black Taft
feta Silk for sic yard-yard wide Taf-
feta Silks for CSC a yard-best $3.50 Taf-
feta Silks for 1.l9 yard.
SOC Dress Goods for zoe
New Fall Dress Goods in Gray Shad-
ow Plaids and Plain Co1ors 29c yard
75c New fall Dress Goods csc a yard-a
special bargain $l.25 new fall Dress
Goods at CSC yard.
Mr. Sherman Edwards
Mgr. of onr Suit Dept.
writes that he expects to be on duty about
Sept. 18th. MIR. Edwards is thoroughly
well posted Suit Man, having had years of
practical experience as manager of some of
the most successful Suit Departments in
the Middle West. and is very enthusiastic
about the line of Ready-to-Wear Gar
nents we have purchased for Fail. which
will be unquestionab1y the largest and
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WOULD SEVER
MATRIMONY BONDS
BELLE Will ...:TH MAKES UN.
USUAL CHARGES AGAINST
HER HUSBAND
Claims He Dragged Her Across the
Floor by Her Hair and Otherwise
Mistreated Her-other Court Pro.
ceedings.

Claiming that her husband dragged
her across the floor by her hair, Belle
Willereth has filed a petition asking
for decree of divorce.
In her petition the plaintiff states
that she and the defendant, Charles H.
Willereth, were married January q,
1900. AS cause for her action she al
leges cruel and inhuman treatment
and wanton abuse.
She states that on August 80 her
husband struck her repeatedly on the
head and dragged her across the floor
by the hair of her head. She claims
that since her marriage Willereth has
become an habitual drunkard and she
also charges lack of support.
To Quiet Title.
A petition entitled Frederick Will
liam Steinhoff ct al, VS.. Winfield S.
Black ct al, has been filed with the
clerk of the district court 1t is an
action to quiet title to certain describ-
ed real estate.
A decree Of divorce has been grant
ed Mollie Davis in her suit against
Joseph Davis. The cause of the action
alleged was cruel and inhuman treat.
ment. The custody of two minor chill.
dren was granted to the defendant.
According to the terms of an agree.
ment entered into between the parties
to the suit, Judgment was entered in
the case of l.. B. Davis VS.. George H
Williamson ct al, against G. H. Will
hanson for S251.93 and the case was
dismissed as against Christine vii,
hanson.
Case Is Settled.
The suit of E. H. Emery & Co. VS.
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company has been settled
and omitted from the docket. The ac
ton was one where the plaintiff sued
for $50 damages alleged to have been
sustained by fruit consigned to them
while being conveyed by the defendant
company.
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CAPT. WILKIN DIES
|. SUDDENLY AT HOME
lEosAUouA POSTMASTER II
STRICKEN WITH HEART
j FAILURE AT MIDNIGHT

Keosauqua, Sept. 12.-(SpeciaD-
Capt. A. Wilkin, postmaster, died at
his home at about o'clock this morn.
Ing of heart failure after being sick
only few minutes. Mr.. Wilkin had
been In his usual health and was in
he post Office yesterday and last ev-
ming attending to the duties OF the
flee and appeared to be in his usual
ealth.
He was about seventy years old and
ayes wife. one son, Carey A. Wilk.
!, who was for many years court>re
,rter for Judge Sloan and is now
enographer in Hon. Benz. I. Sallin.
RS law Office at Carroll, and one
lighter, Miss Dorothy Wilkin, who
making her home with relatives in
dorado.
he deceased has been postmaster
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ton, the president Of the Methodist
Protestant Iowa conference, will preach
the dedicatory sermon. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Verna Bachman led the Endeavor
service last Sunday evening.
Lewis Bishop of Milton, visited at
the M. P. parsonage Tuesday.
School has commenced at No. 9. with
Miss Kate Garyin of Bidwell, as teach
er, Monday.
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Dies at siaourney.

Sigourney Sept. Especially --B.
Franken died at his home In East Sig !
Quincy at about o'clock Tuesday aft !
ernoon, September II. He has been inl
very feeble health for many years and
for the past four years helpless. HeI
was past 80 years of age, and one %,
the pioneer business men Of the town j
having built up q big drug business|
at the location on the south side of thel
square, now owned and operated by his
son Edwin. He was member Of the
33rd Iowa Infantry, and served as hos
pital steward during the war.
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= Phillips Big Store

at this place for several years and was
held in high esteem by all and will be
greatly missed. Mr.. Wilkin served
in the union army during the entire
war Of the Rebellion. He was mem.
Der Of the Masonic and Odd Fellows
orders. No arrangements have been
made for the funeral.
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Park band. and is enjoying a weeks
rest and recreation.
Mrs. ]. III. Leon has returned from .
weeks visit with Mrs. c.. r. Atwood
and Mrs. ]. o. Berry.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Furnished by Lowenbers & Co, 1917
South Court Street.

Gray, John w. and wife to VIM. Nos
ley, lot 5, Halberg add. Ottumwa. $780,!
Giesler, j. l.. and wife to J. F. Web
Der. O.. c. D., e. ". SW. ", sec. Is. and
NE. " w. ", and part SE. u, NV. Il
sec. 35-71-14, $3.50.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-26
EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE
DESTROYS SAN FRANCISCO
An Appalling Calamity
Carrying Death, Desc
latiOn and DestitutiOn.

On the morning of the 18th inst, at
5:lO O'Clock, San Francisco, California,
was practically wrecked, by terrible
earthquake The shock lasted three
minutes. and was followed by the Sec
ond one several hours later. Thousands
of buildings went crashing to the
ground, killing hundreds Of people, for
most of the people were asleep when
the shock came. Those not killed
rushed out into the streets in their
night clothes, crazed with terror. 49,
The earthquake broke the water
mains and the water supply was cut of
all over the city, Then fire broke out
and the city was at the mercy of the
flames, as there was no water blight the
devouring flames, which rapidly spread
Dynamite was used to blow up build
ings to stay the onward aud devastat-
ing march of the fire, but without
avail. The fire department was help
less. The fire ragged with fury until
Saturday and the city is round heap
of ashes
The magnificent building OF every
kind are in ruins and desolatiou, and
restitution stares three hundred thous-
and homeless people in the face.
San Francisco had population Of
nearly 100000 people and was of great
commercial prosperity and wealth. It
is the Golden Gate" of oriental trade,
and has the best and deepest harbor on
the Pacific.
The calamity is the greatest that
ever occurred on the North American
continent, and is one that sad
dens the heart at the loss of many
thousand lives and 500 ,0O0, 600 of prop
erty.
Estimates of the number killed in
San Francisco vary from 1000 to $500.
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SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, Is A
TOTAL WRECK.

San Francisco, April l9-Reports
from the interior are most alarming.
Santa Rosa, one of the prettiest cit.
les of the state, in the prosperous coun-
ty of Sonoma, Ia a total wreck.
There are 10000 men. women and
children huddled together. The loss
of life is not to be estimated. 1t will
probably reach the thousands.
Az the last great seismic tremor spent
its force ir the earth, the whole bust
ness portion tumbled to ruins. The
main street sank many feet deep with
the fallen buildings.
The destruction includes all OF the
county buildings. A four.story court
house is merely a pile of broken ma
sonry. Nothing is left.
What was not destroyed by the
earthquake was swept by fire.
Messengers bring the saddest tidings
OF the destruction of Healdsburg, Gey-
serville, Cloverdale, Hopeland, ard
Ukiah. The report axes in the country
as far north as Menderino and Lake
county, and as far west as the Pacific
Ocean. These are frontier counties,
and have not as large town as farther
south
In every caae the loss OF life and
property is as great as here.
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MARIETTA, GA. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2e 1906
No estimate of number wounded.

No estimate of number wounded.
Estimated that over 500 were killed
in California cities outside Of San Fran
cisco.
Estimated property loss in San Fran
cisco of $200,O00,oO0.
Estimated property loss outside of
San Francisco about $50, 900, 600.
Shock felt as far east as Ha2en, Ne.
vada.
Earthquake distinctly recorded by
instrument in weather bureau near
Washington.
Los Angeles reported that earth
quake was felt in that section OF the
state. There are several extinct vol
eanoes in vicinity of San Francisco.
The Cliff House, great seaside re-
sort, built upon a solid rock, was :bad-
~ damaged.
Stanford University, built and en-
lowed at q cost of millions, was prac-
ally destroyed.
Asylum for the insane, located near
San Francisco, was destroyed, and sc
out of the 700 inmates we're killed and
injured.
Nearly every landmark that made
San Francisco famous was laid in ruins
or burned.
Three miles along water front was
swept clean of factories, warehouses
and offices.
Block after block of banking houses
and other principal institutions are
mass of ruins,
Market street, of which frequent
mention is made i'll dispatches, was
broad thOroughfare, three miles long
and 100 feet wide, which ran from the
water front by general ascent into the
interior Of the peninsula. Market
street divided the city into two distinct
sections, known as north of Market
street., and 'south of Market street. l"
The City Hall. which was practically
destroyed, was an imposing structure
that cost 100000 and covered four
scres. Its dome rose 335 feet above the
sidewalk.
San Francisco had 80 hotels, ITS
churches, 16 theaters, IS hospitals, 81
orphan asylums and % homes for the
aged.
Ofthe hotels, the Palace Hotel, which
was destroyed, was the largest and
most widely known. 1t cost 81 ,2jO,0
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Photographed.
Matters in City Briefly
Chronicled for Jour-
nal Readers.

The good old summer time is upor
us.
Col J. 2. Foster tried a case in Whit
Gold Superior court last week.
Clean up your premises aud out
houses and keep off sickness.
Seed sweet potatoes for sale. L. B.
Robson, telephone IL, Marietta, GA,
The luscious strawberry is now in oul
midst.
The greatest curse of this age is whis-
Ky,
Home made lard for sale at E. P
8Crenshsv's market. Phone 80.
Miss Maud Foster, student at Brenau
College, visited homefolks here last
week.
IF YOU owe the Journal any amount
on 1906, call and settle, as we must
close our books.
WANFED-A few boarders. Can give
nice rooms and good table. Apply to
! Mrs. J. P Leake, sos Church street.
j CHRYsANTHEMUMs Now is the time
to set out plants. Plants from choice
varieties 81 per dozen. Mrs. Paul
Camp, Washington, avenue.
ALL.DAY SINGING There will be an
all-day singing at New Providence on
the fifth Sunday in April. The Chris
8tan Harmony will be used.
Miss Emma Leila Granting attend
ed Miss Cleta Quillian's marriage in
Newman on Tuesday evening of last
week.
Prof. F. L. Freyer has half page ad-
sertiSement in this issue of his we'll
known pianos. If you need a piano
consult this old reliable and expert
Rnced dealer and skilfull musician. 1t
pill be money in your pocket.
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The following named gentlemen have
the Columbia vehichles:
r. Il. Northcutt, 1. H. Springer,
Judge G. f. Gober, 9 P. Stephens,
@. E. Henderson. w. H. Wyatt,
Mayes x Brown, the Stablemen, have
them for sale, Cherokee St, Marietta.
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WANTED-COTTON MILL HELP
In all departments, to operate the new
machinery we are now adding Apply
in person or by letter to
American Textile Company,
Cartersville, Ga.
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CARD OF THANKs.-I sincerely thank
the tiremen aAd all Others who saved
my furniture, etc, from my burning
home Tuesday. r +. Lawhon.
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and had accommodations for EOS
guests.
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All Instruments Sold Under Guarantee
nts for many years.


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Epeenced?
completed his England
exhibition
and getan instrument which will which
that within which
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Be sure and call and examine them
Tor yourself ::
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Why Pay the Middleman's Profit

Wa dollars
the discount
n following
Hotel
handle
farm repairing do it ourselves
buy
LESS still make
Hardware
Tailor thinking Piano. who has had
full business who graduated under the most reno
Old World, what Piano should be-