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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-31
slGouRNEY.

sigourney, May 2s.-The high
school commencement exercises were
held at the opera house last Thurs
day evening, commencing at about
$3.50 with II members, IL young wo-
men, and 8 young men, taking part.
Their appearance in black gowns and
mortar board caps was a complete sur
prise to the audience who were not
aware Of the new departure from the
old custom. The house was crowded,
and the program throughout was in
teresting. The high school orchestra
furnished the instrumental music, and
the ladies' orchestra Of the high school
and Miss Laura Carol pleased, the
crowd with vocal selections. At the
close, c. E. McQuaid. In behalf Of the
school board presented the class their
diplomas.
The annual alumni banquet was
served to the graduates at the high
school auditorium last Friday evening.
The program consisted of music by the
High School orchestra and different
musical members Of the alumni. The
address Of welcome to class 1906 was
given by the president Of the associa-
ton, Miss Laura Carol, and respond
ed to by John Alexander, one Of the
graduates. A majority fthe classes
since 1882 were represented on the
program by one OF their members, who
recited some of the "doings' OF their
crowd. before and after graduation.
Refreshments were served The off,
GERS selected for the coming year are
as follows: President, Mrs Dr. F. A.
Strawbridge: vice president, Mrs. Ed
win Franken; secretary, Mrs. DR.. A. p.
Johnson and treasurer, Ray williams.
Joe Bensmiller and wife Of Hedrick,
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BoBTowN.

Bobtown, May 3O.-A most delight
full dancing party was held at the
Israel Shook home Saturday evening.
A vey enjoyable time was had by the
many present.
Mr.. Tindull was business caller in
Ottumwa Saturday.
Joe Ranch and George Gordon were
business callers in Ottumwa Monday.
Michael Becker was caller in OF
tumwa Sunday.
Miss Magaret Horan is on the sick
list
Hobart and Bohe Fitzgerald visited
at the Cal. Woods home in Mars Hill,
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Shank was a caller at the
p Courtney home Monds~
Joseph Otter of Ottunwa, visited
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dit
ers Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. P. Courtney and son Will Wis
Ted in Ottumwa last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Skinner and
children visited at the B. Skinner
home in Ottumwa Sunday.
A revival meeting was held at the
Liberty school at 1880 Sunday morn
ing. The rneeti was conducted by
Chris Heckart of Ottumwa. The at
tendanc was verv good.
Philip Ranch was caller at the p
Courtney home Sunday morning.
Willie Craft has been working al
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Social Event at Salem.

Salem, May 29-Qne Of the most
pleasant social gatherings of the sea-
son occurred at the home Of Mrs. O.
H. Tyher Saturday evening, May rs,
the occasion being the banquet given
by the Salem Woman's club in honor
of the newly elected members and a
few invited guests. The guests we're
received by President Mrs. Keller and
Vice President Miss Emma Masden.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
with white flowers and the club motto
Never too old to learn" was artistic.
ally painted in the club colors, blue
and white. The study this year was
the history Of Russia, and the menu
was printed in Russian, and the wait
ers were dressed in Russian costumes
Music and other amusements were In
dulged in until late hour.
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BATAVIA.

Batavia, May 2s.-Dr. John Bald
ridge was transacting business in OF
tumwa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stever and chill
dren from California, are visiting at
the home of their mother, Mrs. Matte
Stever
Mrs. M. Smith and daughter Hattie
from Mt. Pleasant, are visiting Mrs.
Smiths father, John Ellenberger.
Jason Harris was an over Sunday
visitor at Stockport with his son, Reu-
ben and family.
Mrs. Madge Pray and baby Max Of
Des Moines, arrived Saturday for a
two weeks stay with Mrs. Pray's
mother, Mrs. Jennie Wright.
Mrs. Sarah Cooper of Troy, Ohio,
who has been visiting relatives in Me-
braska, arrived here Friday to visit
her brother, Lige Brown.
Mrs. Harrison Collins and daughter
Bertha We're shopping in Ottumwa
Wednesday,
Joseph Curry was a passenger to
Fairfield Saturday
Mrs. S. M. Harris and baby Beatrice
are visiting Mrs. Harris parents at
North English, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Dillon.
Mrs. Emma Bradshaw and sons Carl
and Paul We're in Ottumwa Monday.
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otho visited at the Jacob Hamm home

Ohio, visited at the Jacob HamTn home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Michael visited
Sunday at the home OF Mrs. Michael.
Mrs Ola Larley spent Saturday at
Selma.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lewis were Sell
ma callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Lawson re-
Gently visited at the Jacob Hamm
home.
Mrs. Ruth Rogers visited with Mrs.
Mae Michael
Miss Eva PATTERSON is visiting Mrs.
Mollie Schlotter.
Mr.. and and Mrs. Henry Barker Wis
tied Mrs. Maggie Michael one day last
week.
George Miller passed through here
Saturday.
Mrs. Ella simons and daughter Tut
tie were Eldon callers one day last
week.
Mrs. Maggie Michael and Mrs. Stel-
la Barker were callers here one day
last week.
Will Hamm and wife visited here
recently.
Mr.. and and Mrs. John Loomis
spent Sunday at the parental Schlotter
home.
Lee Lawson called here Sunday.
Earl Hem was a caller at the Joe
Sirang home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Michael spent
Monday at Douds.
George Perry of Eldon spent
wednesday in this city.
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ter Nellie Of Libertyville were visiting
R. M. Warner and family last Tues

ter Nellie Of Libertyville were visiting
R. M. Warner and family last Tues
day.
Rev. ]. F. Barnett preached the
memorial sermon to the old soldiers
last Sunday night, taking his text from
I'd Timothy, I'd chapter. Owing to the
Indictment weather the audience was
not as large as it should have been.
Mrs. Chas. Dunbar, who visited sew
eral weeks in town and vicinity, re-
turned to her home in Davenport q
few days since.
John Skipton of Washington was In
the city last Wednesday on business.
DR.. Eugene Carmichael arrived Sat.
urday from Early, Iowa, for few
days visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carmichael.
w. H. Davis will visit his son, Guy
o. Davis and wife, in Stockton, Cal
ifornia, for several weeks. He starts
this week
J. Coleman, Mrs. Anna Jones and
Miss June Wheeler attended com
mencement exercises in Sigourney last
Thursday evening.
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RAILROAD NOTES.
SEVERAL CHANGES.

Members Of Office Force at the Mil
Waukee Freight House Promoted.
John Overman, formerly over and
short clerk, has been made assistant
bill clerk, taking the position left va
cant by the resignation of w. H. Nor
gan, who has accepted employment in
Kansas City, Mo. James Tracy, who
has been employed on the night force
at the Junction, will take Mr.. Over
mans position, while Carl Stentz, de-
livery clerk at the freight house, will
fill Mr.. Overman's place. Ralph Dunn
mler, yard clerk at the Junction, will
succeed Mr.. Stentz.
Lawrence Sallee has accepted posi-
tion as truckman at the Milwaukee de-
pot
The Milwaukee freight house base
ball team will clash with the team
from the Burlington freight house next
Sunday morning.
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EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, Wed, May 80, 1906:
Born. Monday. May %, 1906, to Mr..
and Mrs. John S. Gray, of near Hayden
Chapel, baby girl.
Among those from other places who
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Carlodem
were: Mrs Robert Clapp, of Ottum-
wa; Ben Harding, of near Chillicothe,
and Mrs. Ed. Webb of Abba.
The little daughter of Geo. Scribner
Of Hayden Chapel, has been quite sick
with pneumonia.
Geo. w. Davis, who went to Roches.
ter, Mimi, last week to see a special
list and perhaps have an operation per-
formed, has written home that an oper-
alton was not necessary, but he will
take treatment for awhile.
James Smith and John Mitchell of
Abba, were Sunday guests at the Pat
rick Smith home.
John Parrott and daughter Edna, of
Hedrick, visited Sunday with Mr.. Par.
rott's mother, Mrs. G. Parrot.
Misses Luverne Rector and Hazel
Igo returned to their homes at Ottum.
wa this week after short visit at the
Frank Wantze home.
Mrs. G. J. Hart has been visiting
relatives at Centerville
Mrs. Fred Bowen Of WOODBURY., has
been visiting at the G. H. Stuber home
south of town.
Joseph Warner is repainting his res
idence property.
The little child of VIM. Guyer Of
Coalfeld, has been sick.
John Blackwood, who has been sick
for some time, was at Ottumwa, Mon
day, seeing specialist.
G. &C. Scott Of Ringfield, arrived
| Monday, to accept position with q
local establishment
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Tarr, Of upper
Bluff Creek, were Sunday guests Of
Mrs. Pernina Barnett, on Sand Ridge
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IRISH BEND.

Irish Bend, May 29.-Cy Rambo
passed through here Saturday for a
visit at his fathers.
MI. and Mrs. L. P. Plowman were
callers at the P. s. Plowman home
Sunday evening.
VIM. Harryman and A. McCully
passed through here enrouie to Keo.
saudua to attend the republican con.
vention Monday.
VIM. Baldwin took in car of fat
heifers Thursday.
Mrs. l. swinney, who has been visit
ing at the F. Harryman home. re.
turned to her home near Belknap Sat
urday.
Mrs. Chas. Rodgers, near Pulaski,
visited relatives here over Sunday
Several from here attended Memo
rial service Sunday.
Mr.. McGraw of Fairfield was here
buying wool.
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HORSE, BUGGY AND HARNESS.

HORSE, BUGGY AND HARNESS.
l have a high bred roadster, with
quite turn Of speed, top buggy and
fair set of harness, will take SITS for
the entire outfit. will give time on part
IT desired. Have also a young mare
OF Ensign blood, excellent color, fair
size and the best of disposition. well
broken single and double, and not
afraid of city sights. Call me up this
evening. Phone 424, and / will tell
you all about it,
In the real estate line / just listed
yesterday q well improved and highly
fruited place Of 10 acres, only 20
minutes walk from street car, and the
owner is quite anxious to sell. Terms
$1,000 down and $1,000 on time.
Have 40 acre farm at $1,000, will
trade for Ottumwa property. II
property Is worth more will pay cash
difference. If worth less will carry diff
ference on the land. Anything to be
accommodating.
If you have any proposition, any
where or anything in the real estate
or live stock line, write me or call me
UP. It costs you nothing unless we
do business.
Our regular horse sale next Fri
day. If you have one to sell bring 1t
in. The sooner you sell now the bet
ter price you will get. 1t costs you
but so cents to see if you can sell
him.
At our next sale on June 1916. we
will sell a lot Of high grade draft
colts, 2 to 4 years Old from Montana,
the best branded horses you ever saw.
Be on hand and buy few They'll
make you more money than feeding
steers.
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
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the Chas. Koran house. for the past
two weeks.
Mrs. Croft was caller at the T. "
Skinner home one day last week.
Mr.. HASTE of Dog Hollow was
business visitor in Ottumwa, Satur,
day.
Steve Walker visited with his broth
er Will Walker, Monday.
Little Miss Ada Wood visited at
the Koran school one day last week.
A number Of the young folks Of this
vicinity were most delightfully."- enter
tanned by Miss Minnie Courtney at
the home of her parents, Tuesday
evening. Music and dancing were the
amusements Of the evening. Those
present report a very enjoyable time.
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FOR SALE-16o ACRES OF GOOD
level black land in northeast part Of
Hand county, South Dakota; IL
miles south of Rockham. This land
Is all fenced and used for pasture.
The legal numbers are N. e. u, sec.
23-115-87. Handy county, South Da-
kota. / want the cash, and in order
to make a quick sale, will take $15
per acre. This land is really worth
twice this money right now. Our
circumstances are different in this
life, and this is what makes
chances for all. / am sure that the
man that buys this land will make
good investment and that 1t will
make money. l have the patent
from the government. The title is
good. 1 will give good warranty
deed. The taxes are paid up to date.
Will give possession March 1, 1906.
Address j. j. Morris, Paxton, Ill.
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WANTED.

MEN WANTED-Two HUNDRED
men and one hundred women and
girls are wanted to go to Colorado
to- pick and pack the fruit crop of
this season Exceptionally low
round trip rates on the railroads;
and a contract for steady employ
ment at good wages will be made
before you leave home. If you are
looking for a new location to better
your condition go to Grand juno
ton, Colorado, and investigate
fruit raising. If you are run down
and have lost interest in life, go to
Grand Junction, Colorado, and the
pure atmosphere and bracing cli-
mate there will renew your youth
and add ten years to your natural
lie This is an opportunity to have
summer outing in Colorado with
out expense. Call on or write John
r. Wallace, Bloomfield, Iowa, for
full particulars and terms of con-
tract. Do this at once.
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, May 29.--Jacob
schlotter and wife We're trading at FL
don on Saturday
Mira. Mollie DiyeleY. and little sonl
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LAND FOR sALE-FIFTY FARMS
in Lincoln county, Mo. For informa-
ton, write r. P. Dwyer Land Co.,
Slick, Mo.
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FOR SALE-A FEW GOOD SOUTH
ern Minnesota farms in Martin
county, for prices write to VIM.
Meyer Truman, MINI.
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FOR SALE-A FIRST CLASS STOCK
farm of 4so acres in \Clay county,
Iowa. Good room house, good cat
tie barn with double corn crib, 4S
feet long, grainery built in elevator
style, geared windmill. All land ex-
cept Is acres has been under pillow,
81 miles from town. good road
For particulars, write M. Fell, Ev-
erly, Iowa.
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TIE SPUD IS KING.
POTATOES DEMAND LOFTY PRICE
IN WHOLE MAR.
kETS
The 81 Vegetable is cynosure Of All
Eyes--Jumped Over Thirty Cents in
Price Over Last Weeks Quotation
The Retail Prices.

These are the days that the old
potato is the center of attraction with
the eyes Of the local market man To-
cused upon 1t and wondering where
the price is going to break. The old
potatoes today are selling wholesale
Tor golden price of $1.00 per bushel,
a raise from 65 and 70 cents, the quo
tation last week. The man with the
old potatoes to sell today is the man
that will rake in the money, as that
article Is about as scarce as 1t will
get.
The new potatoes are due in the
market, and several shipments are ex-
pected in today. These will come
from Texas
Home grown strawberries are arriv-
ing in small lots, and it will be sew
eral days before they will make
showing in the wholesale markets.
The wholesale price of bananas IS
a trifle high for this time Of the year,
they being quoted today at cents
per pound.
A very few California cherries are
making their appearance in the local
markets. Outside of the large cities,
cherries are too high in price and the
small dealers cannot handle them as
there is not enough demand for them.
( The price Of eggs dropped this morn
ing from 1917 to IS cents per dozen.
While the receipts Of eggs in New
York have fallen off materially during
the past few days, there is no let up on
the amount of stock that is going into
cold storage, and this coupled with the
fact that eggs are not running as good
as they might, lowers the price.
New homegrown peas arrived this
morning in the local markets and will
be welcomed by lovers of that article
The peas are good in quality and are
selling for 71sc per quart.
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FOR SALE.

ARE YOU A SMOKER? I HAVE A
few odds and ends of our very best
$40 cigars. T. will sell at 80 cents a
box of so to close them out. Perry
Griggs, successor to, The Morey &
Myers Cigar Co.
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MORRIS WILLIAMS.

800. Yesterdays estimated receipts at
Chicago Stock Yards, with actual ar
rivals for a week, a year and two
years ago Yesterday.
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FOR SALE.

A. 100 ACRE DENT COUNTY. MIS-
souri, farm with good buildings will
be given absolutely free to one of
the first 100 applicants. With your
application enclose 81 for a twenty
years subscription to Ladies' Maya
zine, a 80 page monthly: also send
addresses of ten friends. I am
farmer and deal honest. / expect to
sell several farms bv giving the
above away as an advertisement.
John Harvey, Salem, Missouri
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Morris Williams

LIST YOUR LAND WITH ME FOR
SALE.
The Drop and business outlook is
good, I anticipate big years trading.
Exchanges Of all sorts effected. Low
rate excursion to Canada every week.
Tell me your troubles.
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FARMs-sEND FOR OUR NEW
list of North Missouri farms for sale
and exchange, farms from SIS up, in
tracts OF 10 to 800 acres. r, white
q Son, Macon, Macon county, Mis-
souri,. Box 864.
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FOR sALE-Two GOOD COAL
mine mules, forty seven and fifty
three inches. Edgar Sedore, Ottum-
wa, Route Z.
FOR SALE-s0o ACRES OF COAL, 1
mile south of Q. tracks, mile north
of Milwaukee tracks, with tram
track already graded. L. Guggerty
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HORSES KEEP DOWN.
Lighter Receipts Fail to Rally Prices
on Bulk Early OFFERINGS.

Lighter Receipts Fail to Rally Prices
on Bulk Early Offerings.
Chicago, May 3o.--Outside dealers
insist on the concessions reported last
week to move the lighter offerings. The
enormous run last week of $3.50 arriv-
ais was an oversupply to the market
and with the bulk of the urgent spring
demand supplied values fell 5000 or
the better grades and 10000 on COM
mon and medium offerings. 1t was
predicted that a lighter run the cur
rent week would rally prices and the
late decline would be overcome by
urgent outside competition, but the
early sales of the week are negotiated
at the decline Of a week ago. Eastern
operators are we'll represented in the
trade, but are Indifferent buyers, as
the urgent outside demand is nonin-
ally supplied and the bulk of the pur-
chases on eastern account are for the
retail trade. which at present is quiet.
Choice drafters are moving slowly at
a break Of 5000 from the quotations
the first Of month. with plain and COM
mon offerings steady at decline of
$1,000. The break in the market
which annually features the summer
trade has made its advent earlier than
usual and a recovery of the decline is
not anticipated until the advent of
the fall trade. Market is moderately
active at the following prices:
Poor Good
to fair. to best.
Drafters ;. ..$115@140 $175@215
Carriage pairs :. 225@275 290@650
Western (branded) 15@ 45 600 100
Mules :. 80. -. COOLIES 100000
Loggers and fe'd'rs 70@125 130@1S0
Farm mares and
small chunks. 6E@ 80 11o@140
Light drivers :. =. 70@120 15O@375
Actors & coachers 115@145 160@380
Movement of Horses and Mules.
Following Is the movement of
horses and mules at the Chicago Stock
Yards for dates mentioned. Today's
figures are estimated:
Received. Shipped.
Monday, May 2s...... 977 244
Tuesday, May 29...... 900 800
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HAY FOR SALE; ALSO CIDER
vinegar. Elmer Moore, r. No. 8,
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IF YOU DO NOT
read the Want Columns you should 1t will
pay you to start at once
EsTRAYED For SALE

ESTRAYEDZA CREAM CoLoRED
horse with white stripe in front of
Its face. Branded A. Y. Notify Mrs
Gus Anderson, $50 Sheridan avenue,
old phone 465-M.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Normal Students
ARE JUeILANT OVER PROMISE OF
HON. STUART F. REED TO
ATTEND COMMENCE
MENT-

Hon. Stuart F. Reed, OF ClarksburS.
will deliver an address In this city
Friday evening. June Sth- 1t will be
before the Normal Lyceum-
The students are exceedingly jubi-
liant in their success in getting Mr..
Reed at their school. They anticipate
an address which will be instructive
and interesting. which qualities al
ways are characteristic of this gen
tleman's speeches. Mr. Reeds visit
here VIII be one Of the most attactive
features OF commencement He is q
graduate of the Normal. and has at
tanned high honors from his fellow
citizens He is ex-State Senator from
Harrison county. and has served
ClarEsburs as its postmaster.
There is no speaker who can in
terest students so much as one who
attended the same school years ago.
and after graduation has won success
in the world The student-audience
hangs on every word OF such speaker
when he addresses them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
May go toEngland
DIR. BROOKE WANTS TO SEE HIS
SON GRADUATE-TAkEs
a. M. DEGREE.

MoRGANTOwN, May 25.-n the
authorities of the university Will give
him the required permission, DR.. St
George Tucker Brooke, acting dean OF
the law college, will sam from Phiia-
deIphia on June % for Oxford, Eng
land, to attend the graduating exer-
sizes at Oxford university. Tucker
Brooke, a son of the learned profess
sor, is to receive his a NJ degree.
The commencement at Oxford viii
be held in the early part of July, and
in order to get there in time. it Will
be necessary for DR.. Brooke to leave
here before the commencement at the
West Virginia university There is
scarcely any doubt but that the per-
mission viii be. granted and Dr.
Brooke will be allowed to hold his eX-
aminations a few days earlier than the
scheduled time.
Tucker Brooke is one of the Cecil
Rhodes scholars, and has been a stu
dent Of the English institution since
October year ago. He has gotten
along remarkably we'll and has stood
high in his classes. He will receive
his A. NJ. degree this year,but will not
leave Oxford He Will remain anoth-
er year, and VIII then receive the de-
gree Of 3. Lit. the highest degree that
is conferred by Oxford. 1t is bachelor
of literature.