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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-03
WOMAN SLAIN
FROM AMBUSH
MRS. MARTHA PICKERING OF DIES
MONIES SHOT WHILE RE-
TURNING FROM SHOW.

Des Moines, Nov. 30.--While return
ing from the Empire theater, Mrs.
Martha Pickering was shot by an un-
known man at East Fourth and Des
Moines streets at 1850 o'clock last
night. She died two hours later in
Mercy hospital.
her sister, Mabel Adair, and Alexan-
der Mcintosh, soldier from Fort Des
Moines.. AS the three turned into the
Northwestern railroad yards to go to
the Adair home on Des Moines street
bullet whizzed through the air, pass
ed through McIntosh's coat sleeve and
struck Mrs. Pickering in the neck
She shreeked, ran forward and fell u
the ground and was carried to the
home of her parents. City Physician
Miller and the police we're called.
Sees Man Running.
Miss Adair, her younger sister, turn.
ed Immediately after the shot and
saw man running from them several
hundred feet away. She says he
wore soldiers uniform, had light
coat thrown over his head and carried
a revolver.
Mcintosh declared at police head
quarters that the bullet was intended
for him, as he has heard from several
sources that his life had been threat
ened by rival soldier.
Mrs. Pickering separated from hel
husband some time ago and has since
lived with her parents at Des Moinei
street and the Northwestern yards
The whereabouts of her husband are
| not known, but the family does not
suspect him of the shooting.
night that Mrs. Pickering and hel
sister have been in the habit Of keep
ing the company of soldiers. They
have previously been taken to head
quarters, and not long ago promisei
Captain Pattee that they would qui
| the company of strange soldiers.
Struck Spinal Cord.
| Although Dr. Miller and his assist
ant, DIR. Losh, did not make thor
ough examination Of the wound las
night, 1t Is presumed that the bulle
struck the spinal cord. When tn,
| physicians reached the house Mrs
chickering's pulse was low and she sui
fered great loss of blood. Circulatio,
in the face and upper portions of tn
body. was almost entirely cut OF.
When the girls father learned .
| the shooting he broke down and cried
III they had only minced nue. an
staid at home" Wien he turned an
saw Mrs. Pickering's 3-year.old chill
sleeping on a cot he lost complet
control of himself.
/ Mrs Pickering was rs years old
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Nancy Hanks Under Hammer

New York, Dec, 2.-Some famous
horses were sold at the fourth and
banner day of the "Old Glory" horse
sale at Madison Square garden
and wnen the days auction ended lit
thoroughbreds had changed hands for
total of s151,551 or an average OF
s1.295 a head
Nancy Hanks, the famous trotting
mare % years old. which held the
trotting record of 2:04 from 1892 to
1894, went to T. E. and ]. Madden Of
Lexion, KY, for the modest sum OF
s1,500 while Todd, the trotting stall.
lion with record of 2:14 sold for $780,.
900. A. Carson of New York was the
purchaser, acting for William G. Brad.
lev
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ABRAHAM HUMMEL is Ill.

New York, Dec, Abraham Hum.
mel, formerly a welI-known lawyer in
the criminal and divorce courts here
is seriously ill on Blackwells island
New York city prison, to which he
was sentenced to serve one years i'm
prisonment recently after his convic
ton on charges of conspiracy in con
nection with the Dodge-Morse divorce
proceedings. Hummel. the prison
authorities said today. is suffering
from kidney trouble and weak heart
but the report that he was dying waH
denied
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Gets MONEY;
MONEY Goes

Moulton, Nov. 80. Because he was
afraid Of the recent financial situation,
Jacob Stober, southwest of town, is
now 1910 worse off than he was at
this time last week.
Mr. Stober, thinking that there was
something to the rumors that banks
were not a safe proposition, drew
what money he had and took it home
with him and put the money in a mail
box under the bed When he and his
family came in from doing the even
tng's work it was discovered that the
money and mail box were gone.
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Rryan Funeral Tomorrow.

Agency. Nov. 30.-The funeral Of
Harry Bryan who was killed in rail
road accident at Salt Lake City, will
be held Monday afternoon in Agency,
at $50 o'clock from the residence of
Mrs. w. H. Reynolds on West Main
street The body is expected to arrive
on Burlington No. 6, Monday. No de.
tails of the accident are at hand.
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threw smoke, coal and c.nders from
her stack like volvano She fairly
ate up space. Work stopped in the
yards. Every railroad man watched
the chase as far as it was visible and
then rushed to the telegraph and tele-
phone officers to await results. They
vera not long coming. for the capture
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-03

work on hand the ratare Of which
precludes their entertaining. Pallister
Bros, arasso busy with Christmas or
ders that they also regret their in
ability to show visitors their plant
Ladies Are Especially Invited.
1t is hoped that people generally
will avail themselves of this date on
which to make themselves acquainted
with the points of interest in Ottum-
was factories.
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an. said TO him: Il should think that
you would hate to cut off the heads
OF those poor chickens.
y y do, said the young man. "but j
manage TO get around that pretty
'Hows that .
Why, just chop OF the chickens
Trade.
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was made just before Libertyville
was reached. A rousing reception
was given the switch engine when she
returned to the yards with her captive
in tow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-03

A young man had worked up quite
trade in dressed chickens. One Of
his customers, !. tender-hearted wom-
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
Don't
Neglect It.

Tt is a serious mistake
to neglect a weak heart. 1t
is such q short step to
chronic heart disease.
When you notice irregrl-
larity of action, OCCASION
ing short breath, palpita-
ton, futtering, pain in
chest or difficulty in lying
on left side, your heart
needs help-a strengthen
ing tonic. There is no bet.
ter remedy than DIR. Miles
Heart Cure. Its strength
ening influence is felt al
most at once.
81 have used IN bottles Of DR.. Miies'
Heart Cure n al truthfully say 70
has don. me more good than snytn,nl
nearly s%verythins that ! know. OF. The
doctor who attended me asked me
what was taking and 7 told him
Dr. Miles Heart Cure. he aaid u was
not going to do me any good. but u
did. I have not taken any for n year
now, and while there is occasionally q
slight symptom Of the old trouble, "
is not enough for me TO continue the
use ~ the medicine. II should got
worae ] would know what TO do. Take
DIR. Miles Heart Cure az I did before.
I consider myself practically cured q
g. n. DuNNAM. Livingston. Texas.
Or. Miles Heart Cure 10 sold ~
your druggist. who Will guarantees thsN
the Nrst bottle viii bereht. u falls
he wW refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
County News
From Our Exchanges
The Green Bug

From all reports being brought In
the green bug Is still 10 the wheat.
T.. T.. Robinson informs us that he
was In the country last Sunday and
found great numbers OF them 10 the
wheat fields. II. l.. Webb, the real
estate man, was 10 the country the
fret OF the week and brought 10
specimens Of the bug. The opinion
seems general, however, that they
will not hurt the crop this year, es-
pecially II the weather turns of warm
and favorable In the near future. In
fact the green bug seems TO be more
Of q humbug than anything else
The Standard Herald
J. b. Finley had n OF his legs
broken by 4 kick 10y n mule one day
last week. We understand that the
injured member IL doing all right
We are 10 receipt OF a letter from A.
A. Abbott, In which he states thai
with his father and mother, he vii
move back TO Houstonia 10 the neat
future. Mr.. Abbott states that he II
doing nicely 10 fredonia, but bi'
father and mother desire To return u
Houstonia, hence their decision.-
The H~oustonian.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
The Last Laugh

Some time ago Chas. Peoples paid
Sheriff Msgee q fine Of 1900 with u
check, then he beat the check TO the
bank and drew his money and left for
Kansas The sheriff was In trouble,
but Thursday afternoon Peoples ar.
rived 10 the town ~ Dewitt In Carroll
county and was Don under arrest the
next place he landed was In the coun-
W Jail and there he u glad to Ok
up the fine. There is another charge
against him and he may have some
trouble In convincing the court that
be has acted just right every time.
The joke On the sheriff WIS that
Peoples sent him word that he was
sorry TO see him lose the money but
he guessed that he would have To do
so. The laugh Is on the other side
now and the result will be seen later.
-Carrollton Democrat.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

macy and carried of about two dol.
10 pennies and some silver money
cigars, etc. 90 the following Wed.
nesday night they tried to enter Pc
lots butcher shop and weiler's jew
elry shop. They also entered Well
er's residence and stole . pocketbook
containing Is cents. And also visited
the residence OF Fred RublemaB but
woke Mrs. Rubelmsn when the party
came up on the porch. -Blackburn
Record.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
In the Studs Season Of 1907
MOTION TOM 1887.

Having purchased the hne Eng.
iishire stallion of MIR. Q. q. Run. OF
Marshall, No l desire TO state that
MOTION TOM will make the
season OF 1907 q my farm ~ miles
northeast OF Marshall on the Slater
road, 1t sl0. 90 TO insure living colt
and S8.W by the season.
MOTION TOM 10 = dark chestnut
shire stallion and has made q lumber
of seasons and . pair of his get late.
~ sold for $50. ", which shows his
breeding qualities He 10 one OF the
best breeders, heavy of bone, and y
toppy draft horse. Can refer anyone
70 his former owner MIR. q. Q. Run,
rs 70 HE qualities ss 40 individual
and breeder. He states there are more
good high class colts TO his credit In
the neighborhood whore he stood Tor
the past three years than any one
draft horse that eve made . season
west OF Marshsll. Sec bills for pedi'
gree and number.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

j. L. Wilson II suffering from heart
trouble ut the home OF bis daughter,
Mrs. J. ID. Mullins. 1928 Terrace.
Kansas City. and little hopes of his
recovery are eutertained. lie has
been very low for several days -
sam Small and WIN Robinson, col
ored were before Mayor Dunlap sat.
urdsy on charges OF disturbing tho
peace. IL Is said that q pleaded
the '~'uuwritten law" and the other
''brainstorm". They were found
guilty and fined 81 and Gusts. -Mrs.
A. w. Hutton was called % Slater
Friday week on o OF her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. l.. II. Howard. being very
sick.-Tne steamer Omaha passed
up the river Sunday morning. She
was formerly the Lora. She Il en
her way to Omaha IN enter the eScnr-
sion business between there AMI ST.
Joseph and Kansas City.-Mism
News.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
Kettler-Bader

Henry Ksttler, Of Slater, and Miss
Annie Bader, OF Pilot Giovs, we're
married at the Catholic church, In
West Glasgow, last Wednesday morn
ing at . o'clock, ny Father Kagel-
baur. Immediately after tho ceremony
q wedding breakfast WAS served To =
number OF friends aud relatives ut the
home Of tho groom's parents.
The bride, who Is well'knowp In
Slater, wore y dainty costume ~
white silk. y The groom, who 10 u nre-
man ON the C. & A., Is an Industrious
| young man, aud Is In every way
worthy OF his life companion.
The young couple ieit Thursday for
Kansas City, where they are the
guests Of the brides sister, after
which they will be NJ home to their
friends At Slater. Slater HUSTLER.
For tho information OF some OF our
shy readers, we will say that Mr.. App
who gets Taylor Guerrsnt's hand
some resident, 10 u bachelor snd
from Ohio. We expect the first thing
he does after reaching Gillian will b
TO Hnd . housekeeper. He is u mild
talking man, and We rather think hs
would make y kiod and liberal boss
-Taylor GuerrSnt traded bis real
tdence property here last week for Z
eco acre Henry county farn, vsluet
at si0, O0O aud he put his In ~ $4,000
Tsylor made n big deal, =. no got |
farm worth the money. Is 10 sls'
,IGilliam properly thai commands
: price. Mr.. Guerrans tskes possess
ion of the farm a. soou rs the dead
pass, but will remain In his hous
here until sspssnber. -Gillism Glob'
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
Local Freight Wreck

Wednesday afterucon as the south
bound local freight was running into
Emma at the speed OF % miles an hour
the front axel on the second u from
the engine broke, and blythe time the
train stopped Ave car went lotto the
ditch and 100 yards Of the track was
torn up. The ties were broken into
splinters aud the rails were broken
and twisted. Three cars OF coal, one
Of lumber. and one with three %jennets
and y colt, are 10 the wreck. The
door OF the car containing the j%ennets
vas broken of aud they all escaped
from the car without q scratch.
Several passengers we're on the
caboose but none yer hurt.
The regular passenger trains were
run Wednesday afternoon and nigh
aud Thursday the transfer
Of passengers, baggage aud mall n
the wreck. To-day Friday the nee
ssssry repairs to the track have beef
made and all trains are running reg
ulsrIy .-Sweet Springs Herald.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

Mrs. Frank Clyde has returned from
Kansas City where she has been for
treatment for several weeks. She Is
improving and hopes to soon be In
aer usual good health. --The color
ed school gave u good program Mon
day night, but owing 10 the stormy
weather rot so many were In atten-
dance 90 otherwise would have been.
MIR. and Mrs, Guy Guthrey en-
.ertained the Endeavor OF the Chris
tisn church at their home, Tuesday
evening. A large number of the
members were present aud several
invited friends. Games OF all sort
made the evening pass quickly. At
late hour refreshments were served
good time was had by every one pre-
sent.-Malts Bend Qai Vive.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

aged her 1I5T lob and T had 10000 at
an average Of 1876, and the stock had
closed 1872 bid and in big demand.
Miss Sands 10000 showed S340. 900
profit. while our 10000 showed s210..
900 at the closing price. All the
houses with Washington wires were
wildly scrsmbling for sugar as soon
A. II began to jump. And II certainly
looked al though the shares were good
for the figures set for them by Rob.
SITS. at which price the Sands profits
would be 31.2o0.00o. Bob was beside
himself with Joy. He dined with Kate
and me. and as I watched him my
heart almost stopped beating at the
tbousht--'N anything should happen
10 upset his plans!" His happiness
was pathetic to witness. He was like
q child. lie threw away all the reserve
of the past three months and laughed
and was grave by turns. After din.
ner, as we sat In the library over our
coffee, he leaned over to my wife and
said:
Katherine Randolph. you and Jim
don't know what misery I have been
in for three months. and now-will to
morrow never come. 50 ! may get into
the wbirl and clean up this deal and
send that girl back to her father with
the money! ] wanted her to tele.
graph the Judge that things looked
like she would win out and bring back
the relief, but she would not hear Of
II. She IL n marvellous woman. She
has not turned a hair to-day. I don't
think her pulse In M an eighth to
night. She has not sent home a word
Of announcement since she has been
here. more than 10 tell her father she
81 doing well with her stories. II
~ ms they both agreed the only way
10 work the thing out was whole
hog or none and that she was TO say
nothing until she could herself bring
the word saved or lost ] don't know
but she In right. She says ~ she
should raise her fathers hopes. and
then be compelled 10 dash them. the
, effect would be fatal"
! Bob rushed the talk along. Hittins
| from one point TO another. but invaria
bly, returning To Beulah Sands and To
morrow and It's saving profits. Final
~, he got u a pitch where II seemed
M though he must take on the I'D, an
before Kate or I realized what wa'
coming he placed himself In front d
ia and ssidi $50. -
"Jim, Kate. I cannot 70 Into to-mor
row without telling you something
that neither OF you suspect. mus
tell some one. now that everything u
coming u right and that Beulah 10 q
he saved: and whom can I tell hui
you. who have been everything 10 mo
- love Beulah Sands. surely. deeply
with every bit Of me. ] worship her
tell you, and tomorrow. tomorrow
this deal comes out az II must come
and I can put s1.bo0,00 into he
hands and send her home TO her 70
Their, then. then. ! will tell her ! low
her. and Jim. Kate. II she'll marry me
good.by. good.by to this hell OF dollsI
hunting. good by 10 such misery ~
have been In for three months. an
home. a Virginia home. for Beulah an
me-" He sank into a chair and tear
rolled down his cheeks. Poor. poo
Bob. strong as a lion In adversely
hysterical as q woman with victory q
sight.
- The next day sugar opened with :
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
Robbers

Our town seems TO have . gang OF
robbers In IL, and the worst OF ~,
from their msnner OF procedure, IL
that II 10 being done by residents OF
the town. Last Saturday = week ago
they broke into the Blackburn Pro-
duce Company's building and took =
case OF sods pop. And tho same
night entsred the Blackburn Phar'
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
finish Cleanliness.

nntsh cIeanneSs.
Suddenly. as I watched the scene,
there rang through the great hall the
first sharp stroke of the gong. There
were no echoes heard that morning.
The metallic voice was yet shaping Its
command to at 'em, you Hends" when
from 300 threats burst the wild sound
Of the stock exchange yell. No other
sound In any Of the open or hidden
places Of all nature duplicates the
yell Of a great stock exchange at an
exciting opening. II not only fills and
reHIls space, for the volume Ia terrific,
but II has an individuality all It's own.
coming from the incisive "take-mine-
~I've.got yours" from the aggressive,
almost arrogant "you-can't-youwon't-
bave.your.way," the confident by
heaven.t.will" individual notes that en-
ter into the whole, as they blend with
the shrIll scream Of triumph and the
die-awsy note Of disappointment, when
the floor men realize their success or
their failure. I picked Bob's masnif.
Gently resonant voice from the mass
40 for any part Of 10000 Sugar" II
vas this daring hid that struck terror
70 the bears and filled the bulls with a
frenzy Of encouragement. Again II
rang out--"45 for any part OF 2s.000:"
and q third time-"50 for any part OF
10000"
The great crowd was surging all
ever the room. Hats were smashed
and coats were being stripped from
their owners hacks az though made OF
paper, and nov and then n particular.
~ frantic buyer or seller would be
borne IN the floor by the impetus Of
those who sought to MI his bid or grab
bis offer. Through all the wild whirl,
straight and erect aud commanding
was the form Of Bob. his face cold and
espressionless rs an iceberg. In Ave
minutes the human mass had worked
back IN the Sugar pole and there was
the Inevitable lull while its members
verified"
could nee by the few entries Bot
vas making on his pad that he hac
been compelled 10 buy but little. Thii
meant that his campaign was workln,
smoothly. that he was driving the mar
hst up by merely bidding. and that HI
had the greater part Of my 10000 ye
uuhought, which In turn meant h
could continue to push M the price
or IN the event Of his opponents nj
tempting TO run Il down. he would b.
under the market with big supportinI
esders.
Suddenly the luli was broken. Bob
voice rang out again-"i53 for an.
part OF 10000 Sugar" Again the gam
blers closed In and for another nv
minutes the opening scene was duplI
Gated, with only n shade less fierce
ness. After ten minutes mad tradinI
n mighty burst OF sound told tina
Sugar was 100 bid. Then Bob worke
his way out OF the crowd, and passin
by me fairly Kissed. by heaven, jim
I've got them ~cinched!"
Ito DO continued.l
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

Spring Winds Chap. tan and cause
frecklest 70 appear P~inssslveC srbolized
applied At night willrelieve that burn
log sensation, Natures own remedy.
Acts like 9 poultioe and draws out
inflammation. Sold by r. Il. Frank
lin.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

Improper action Of the k'dosys
causes backscbe, lumbago, rheuTa.
tism. ''Pineules" IL u kidney re.
meoy that will relieve these diseases.
Pleasant To take and guaranteed 10
give satisfaction or money refunded.
''Relief Ia every DOSE Sold by r.
4. t%runklln.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10
3rThDm0cW[I&
m AsAhzxyAksS dSx&sgT

Jim, the man who first knows when
the senators and congressman and
members of the cabinet begin to buy
sugar, 10 the man who can kill four
birds with m stone: Win back a
part Of Judge Sands stolen fortune;
increase his own little pile against the
first Of January. when, II the little vir.
ginian lady is short a few hundred
thousand Of the necessary amount, he
could, II he found q way to induce her
to accept II. supply the deficiency;
fatten up . good friends bank account
. million or So. and do a right good
turn for the stockholders who are
about to be, for the hundredth time,
bled out OF profit rfshtfully theirs"
Bob was anrs with enthusiasm. the
first I had seen him show for three
months. Seeing that I had followed
him without objection so far. he con.
tinued.
well, Jim, I know the Washington
buying his begun. All I know I have
dug out for myself and am free to use
Il any way ! choose. have gone over
the deal with Beulah Sands. and We
have decided TO plunge. She has .
balance Of about $500. 900. and ! am
going to spread II thin. am goina to
buy her 10000 shares and take on TO-.
600 for pvsslf " you wen In for 20.
go lore. II vse,a give me q vide sss
20 sail in. I know you eve specu.
late. Jim. for the house. but thought
you might In this case no In person
ally"
Don't say anything more. Bob" !
replied. This time the rule goes by
the board. But will do better: I'll
put up q million and you can 20 as
high an 10000 for me. That will give
you q buying power OF 100.o 900. and !
want you to use my last $4,000 shares
as q litter"
I had never specialized In q share
Of stock since ] entered the firm OF
Randolph d Randolph, and on general
special. and every other principle was
opposed to stock gambling. but / saw
how Bob had worked II out. and that
10 make the deal sure Il was necessary
for him to have a good reserve buy
Ing power 10 fall back on II, after he
got started, the System" masters
whose game he was butting In 10 ant
whose plans he might upset should
try to shake down the price 10 drive
him out of their preserves. Bol
knew how I looked n, his proposes
deal and ordinarily would not have nj
lowed me 10 have the short end Of II
but so changed had he become In hi
anxiety TO make that money for thu
Virrnians that he grabbed at my nc
ceptance.
Thank you. Jim." he said. fervent
~. and he continued: "Of course.
see what's going through your head
but I'll accept the favor. for the dea
Is bound TO be successful. know
your reason for coming In Is just q
help out. and that you won't feel bad
ly because your last so. 1000 shares will
be used more an n guarantee for tn
deals success than for profit. An,
Miss Sands could not object to tn
part you play, az she did nj the nm
derwriting. for you will get q big prof
anyway"
Next day sugar was lively on the ex
change. Bob bought all In sight an
handled the buying In a mastery wa!
When the closing gong struck. Beula
sands had 0.QQQ- shares. which ave
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-10

Coughs and colds contracted q, u 10
season OF the year should have i'm.
mediate attention. Bees Laxative
Cough Syrup, contains Honey aud
Tar and Il unequallea for hoarsene-s
Group and coughs. Pleasant u take;
mothers endorse ~: children like tai
take II. Contains no npiates. Moves
the bowels. Sold by y. u. Franklin.