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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

From Tuesdays Daily.
Sargent fits trusses accurately.
]. G. Mitchell IS in Abba today on
business.
Mrs. SIP. Mott of Batavia was in the
city today on business.
Morris Williams was in Floris today
on business.
Seneca Cornell left this morning for
Eldon on business.
Mrs. A. K. Clark of Batavia, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Blacklegoids for Blackleg. Sar-
gents. Main and Market.
Harry Williams left this morning for
Eddyville to spend few days with
friends.
John Smith, living on Church street,
went to Eddyville this morning on
business.
George Chandelier returned last
evening from two weeks visit with
relatives in KiTkville.
Mrs. John Harrington of Gal West
Mechanic street, is in Abba today on
business.
Miss L. Brown of Highland Center
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Mrs. M. Sylvester and Miss E. Syl
vester of Abingdon, were in the city
yesterday on business.
U. B. Smith, superintendent of the
Orphans association, sent two children
this morning to j. G. Hayward at
Floris.
Pine Tar in pints and 1-2 gals
Sargent's, Main and Market
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Mcclure. who re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Geo. r. Johnston.

Mrs. Geo. r. Johnston.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Died, ut the family residence, 1875
West Park avenue, Sunday February
8, 1907, Margaret Thomas Johnston,
aged rs years. She was born In Cham
paign county Ohio, January 20, 1882.
Her maiden name was Margaret
Thomas. She was married to George
T. Johnston October 10, 1850, at Ur-
bana, Ohio She became member of
the Church of Christ March 5, 1854.
Moved with her family to Illinois in
1856 and to Iowa in 1864 and finally to
Ottumwa in 1875, where she has ever
since resided
She leaves behind to mourn her loss
a kind and loving husband three sons
and che daughter. They are Elder G.
T. Johnston, 1875. West Park avenue;
C. M. Johnston, 1913 West Park avenue;
N. G. Johnston, 125 West Park avenue;
d. B. Johnston 1885 North Court
street, and Mrs. Margaret Linton, 1875
West Park avenue. Her funeral oc-
cured this afternoon at o'clock and
her remains were laid to rest in the
Ottumwa cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Lewis Goehrins, F. M. Kelsey,
James Young, James Mckay, w. M.
Yates and T. j. Hail.
Mrs. Johnston was OF retiring dis
position, charitable to all and forgiv-
ing to the faults of others. Possessing
a Christian-like fortitude she passed a
peaceful and noble life and has passed
on to join that silent majority and to
enjoy the peaceful and sweet sleep
that is prepared for those who fear
God and keen His commandments She
has fulfilled all the requirements of
noble and exemplary life, met all the
demands of true Christian wc1nanhood
and is now enjoying the rest that is
prepared for Gods people. Gifted with
spirit OF extreme kindness. pos,
sessed of the most lovable disposition
and utter lack of selishness she was
encircled with band of friends few
women could boast Of. May she sleep
that quiet, welcome sleep she SO richly
deserves and may We all prepare to
meet her on the other shore where
parting will be no more Contributed.
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TWO ARE INJURED
BY FALL OF SLATE
JAMES HILL AND ANDREW JOHN
SON, MINERS, HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Shortly after / o'clock this after
noon, two miners, James Hill and An
drew Johnson, were injured in the Clo-
yer Hill mine northwest Of this city
by fall of slate. The men were work
ing in their room when the fall came.
1t pinned them to the floor of the mine
but they were soon rescued by their
fellow employees.
Considering the large amount of
slate that fell, neither man was SER
iously injured. Hill suffered dislo.
Gated hip, while Johnson's knee was
sprained. DR.. A. o. Williams was call.
ed and rendered the necessary medi-
cal attention. Immediately after the
slate fell, the ambulance was summon
ed and in it the men were taken to
their homes.
Hill resides at 701 Wabash avenue
and Johnson On South Moore street
While suffering considerable pain,
neither man was seriously injured.
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Pratts Stock Food. sargent's.

Pratts Stock Food Sargent's.
Mrs. j. H. Huff of Ash Grove. who
has Deen visiting relatives in Newton
visited for a few hours in South OF
tumwa this morning.
Mrs. A. M. Lukens of 1876 South Ash
street, left yesterday afternoon for
Keosauqua to visit her daughter, Mrs.
B. R. Cushing, formerly of this city.
Miss Jennie Butin of Chillicothe re-
turned home yesterday afternoon af-
ter visit with her sister Mrs. Luther
Civly of 217 West Fourth street.
Pearl Water Bottles, guaranteed.
Mrs. Teresa Heffren of Abba, return
ed home yesterday afternoon after a
short visit with Mrs. F. Fitzgerald Of
31S West Maple avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Miller of Hedrick
returned home last evening after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Meeker,
west of the city.
Rexall Female Remedy guaranteed.
Sargent's, Main and Market
Miss leila Hickman of Lacona, who
has been visiting with Mrs. Frank
Lowe of West Second street, returned
home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. NJ. Knoop of lola, Colo, who
has been visiting VIII. her moth
Mrs. ]. S. McClung, who resides north
of the city. returned home this morn
ing.
1t is our business to meet any and
all competition in quality, style or
price. If you post yourself you will be
sure we do it. Church Snoe Co., South
Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Campbell and
little daughter Mabel, and Mrs. ID. E.
Campbell. of Abba, who were in the
city to attend the funeral Of James
r.
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Information Wanted

Regarding the present address Of
the married sister Of Adolph Steubli.
She was living in Wapello county
about the year 1880. Proper com
pensation paid for this information by
Ebert G. Smith,
AS Administrator of the estate of
Adolph Steubli, Greeley, Colorado.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
SPECIAL SALE
..OF--
HOSIERY

The best Hosiery for Ladies, Gents
and Children ever offered for sale, at
equal quality and price, especially is
alton the fact that in spite of high
cotton market, we name, in some
cases, lower prices than formerly Our
ability to do this is readily explained
by the fact that our contracts were
placed when prices were much below
the present market and therefore we
can save you from 10 to Is per cent
on every pair Of Hose.
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The Johnston Funeral. .

The remains Of the late Mrs.
G. T. Johnston will be laid to rest to-
morrow afternoon in the Ottumwa
cemetery. The funeral services will
be held at 8 o'clock at the fnmily res
idence, 1875 West Park avenue Elder
Gray, pastor of the Church of Christ,
will have charge Of the services.
Friends of the family are invited to
be present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
Other Abba News.

A marriage license was issued Tues.
day by the clerk of the court to Rob.
ert w. Hoffman, %, and Laura F. New.
man, %, both of Moravia.
Harry Johnson left last night for
his home at Sleeth. Ind, after very
pleasant visit at the home of his son,
J. G. Johnson.
w. J. Bruins assistant civil engi-
neer at the water works, expects to
leave for his home at Sioux Center the
latter part of the week.
Bruce Spencer from near Hilton, de-
livered II hogs weighing 1855 pounds,
to the local buyer yesterday. They
weer shipped to the Morrell packing
house in Ottumwa.
Mrs. William Gray is again very
sick, suffering with cancer Of the
stomach.
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Satisfied Customers.

Is our best advertisement and if you
give us trial you will become one Of
the army that sends the good word
along. Grand Union Tea Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

Mrs. N. Spr rue of Fairfield return
ed home yesterday after a short visit
with Mrs John Ketchem of 131 Jenny
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

If you can use an overcoat now is
the time to go after it at the Hub. Just
about half price.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
DAILY MAIL
ESTABLISHED
RAILWAY PosToFFlcE ON WA
BASH BETWEEN MoBERLY
AND oTTUMWA

Commencing Tuesday, regular mail
service was established on Wabash
trains Nos. 6 and Is, known as the
Ottunwa and Moberly Railway Post
Office.
South bound train No. 6 leaves Of
tumwa daily at 4:05 o'clock and train
No. 10 arrives here at 11:25 in the
morning. These trains will carry mail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
side north of the city, left this morn
Ing for Woodston, Kan, where they
will make their future home.

Miss Marie Curtis of 1928 East Sec
ond street. left this morning for Rus
sell to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Curtis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
in sHERIFF,s CUSTODY.
James Nicholson Of Abba, Thought to
be Insane.


Abba, Feb. 6.-James Nicholson,
aged 50. was taken in charge Monday
night by Sheriff Griffin at the resi-
dence of Jay Hinton, four and half
miles south of Abba where the old
man had stopped for the night. For
some time he has been IN Abba and
often drives about the town
in dilapidated vehicle drawn by a
sorry looking pony, stating to some
his intention of going to Des Moines,
.Oskaloosa, Charlton, Knoxville, or
some other place. His actions at Mr..
Hinton's caused Mr.. Hinton to ask the
sheriff to take him into custody.
Charges of insanity were brought
against him yesterday but the commits
sioners have not yet acted upon tbs
case.
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to and from all POINTS on the Wabash
and all southern points and connec-
lions.
Heretofore there have been express
mail pouches on these train for GER
tan places, but this new arrange
ment Gives full service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

Miss Edith Evans of Buxton, return.
ed home yesterday afternoon after a
shc1t visit with her mother Mrs. Sara
E. Evans of 419 Center avenue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

The right kind of bargains in over
coats at the Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

extended on into Abba. The manage.
ment says it will ask for no bonus to
build the road and the work, it is
thought, will be taken up with the
opening of spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
Tri-Weekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESSES,

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

Mrs. o. Johnson of Abba, who has
been visiting her daughters, Miss
Emam Johnson and Mrs. S. P. Swan
son of 1876 Albany street, returned
home yesterday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
FORMER JURIST
IN COURT
JUDGE ROBERT SLOAN APPEARS
AS COUNSEL IN ACTION HERE
-oN BENCH FOR YEARS
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Robert Sloan of Keosauqua,
for many years one of the presiding
judges of the Second Judicial district,
retiring at the beginning of this year,
appears in the Wapello county dis
trict court today as counsel, facing
the same bench which at various
terms he graced during the years Of
his judgeship
Judge Sloan is one of the attorneys
for E. D. Fair AMI Williams in an &C
ton being heard before the district
court today The action is cross
claim of Henry Philips in the original
suit of Benning and Whitsit against
the Fair-Williams Bridge company
an. others. The original issue of the
suit has been settled and the issue
now before the court is the claim Of
Mr.. Phillips for approximately $4,000
claimed to be due him because of al
legged false representations in regard
to certain book accounts. The action
is against Mr.. Fair and Mr.. Williams.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

Campbell, returned home yesterday
afternoon.
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Robinsons Patent Barley. Sargent's.
Mrs. George Cline of Eldon was in
the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. George Boas of Drakeville was
in the city yesterday on business.
Miss Grace Allison of Hedrick was
in the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. G. Mum of Carbon was in the
city yesterday on business.
Mrs. NJ :. Ham of Bloomfield was
in tie city yesterday visiting with
friends and relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Zen Lewis of Fairfield
returned home last evening after a
short visit with relatives in dudley.
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Mrs. J. o. Boyer of Douds-Leando
who has been visiting with her son
George Boyer of $40 East Main street,
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
Abba Mine is Incorporated.


Articles of incorporation were filed
with the Monroe county record
er that assures another mining corpo-
ration for the county The firm is to
be known as the Abba Coal company,
and they have field one mile south
of Abba, where the work of sinking a
shaft has already begun. The incorpo-
rators are John Ramsey, president;
j. W. Hartsuck, vice president; Ho-
mer H. Harris, secretary and treasur-
er, and the other director is Byron
Harris. The new mine is on the lines
of che Iowa Central and Wabash rail
ways and has an easy road to travel
for the local traffic. The company is
incorporated for $4,000 and the arti-
cles state it shall be the business to
transact all such matters as are ne
cessary in the mining and developing
of coal.
Franchise Given for Interurban.
The city council of Abba has
granted a franchise to the Abba Elec-
trio Light and Power company for the
use of the public streets of the city to
be used for a street railway. In this
connection it should be stated that the
present owners of the Abba system
are the parties who have the building
and operating of the interurban from
Oskaloosa to Buxton, and the asking
for the use of the Abba streets is a
sure Indication that the line will be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07

From Wednesdays Daily.
Robinsons Patent Barley. Sargent's.
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Whirling Spray syringes. Sargent's
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30
Marietta, May 10.

Marietta, May 19.
Hon. Thomas e. Watson:
My Dear Sir: Approaching your de-
sire to aid and elevate our struggling
masses to secure reforms along GER
tain lines drop you a line in regard
to certain evils under which we are
now laboring, and beg your active aid
in securing the needed relief. We
want law enacted it has to be gen
eral, placing all county officers on sal
aries, in all counties containing more
than twenty thousand inhabitants. We
want solicitor generals also placed on
salaries. We desire to elect our coun-
ty school commissioners by a direct
vote OF the people and not have them
appointed by one general officer and
confirmed by board appointed by the
same power. These matters if they
meet with your approval can be fixed
upon the masses of the people in a
way that they will realize fully the ne
cessity of making the needed change.
They will have to agitate vigorously
through your paper as our time is very
limited to educate the people on the
necessity for these needed reforms.
Please let me know when you will be
in Atlanta as George Phillips and 7
would like to confer with you on these
points. Very truly yours,
r. T. NESBITT.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30

that the people Moses had grievously
slnned; how glad to read your fore
word in the January Jeffersonian. I
believed every word; however, if it
took the Mann with the whiskers to
stir up the energy and purpose of
life that may have become dormant
it perhaps was we'll he betrayed you.
You are doing a great work and have
the confidence of the people, it would
be calamity to the south for you to
cease work.
A beggar in the May Magazine has
my sympathy. / will say to him not to
get discouraged, in Gods own good
time he will surely hear the call and
touch the heart of some rich man that
he will send the needed amount to do
the work. | fear that the building of
libraries and endowing of universities
is more to ease the conscience of
some of the rich than a desire to help
the worthy poor. Will the beggar
man let us hear from him again. how
or whether he received or not? May
God bless him and the editor of the
Jeffersonian and long may you both
live for the good of humanity. Yours
truly, MRS. d. CRENSHAW.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30
LETTERS IRON THE PEOPLE

Boys Industrial School, Rome, Ga.
The Weekly Jeffersonian, Atlanta, Ga.
If you will kindly give me space
in your good paper I will tell about
our famous school near the city of
Rome, founded by Miss Martha Ber-
ry Most people in the vicinity of
Rome and many who live at a dis
tance are familiar with the great
work which Miss Berry has wrought.
The school is now the best known
and approved institution in the south,
though it is only five years old. SO
great have been the efforts of the
founder and SO Wondrous have been
the achievements, that today the
Boys Industrial School is superior to
schools many years it's senior, in that
everything in connection with the
work here is systematic and thorough,
and in connection with advantages
there are few colleges with better
equipments. Nice, and beautiful dormi-
tories stud the campus, which in it.
self is beautiful. A fine steam laundry
does the laundering for one hundred
and fifty boys. A bath house with
hot and cold water proves very help
full and pleasant to the students. A
good library is accessible to the stu
dents and is a source of development
to them. A workshop is under con-
structiOn- and it and other buildings,
together with work on the farms. af-
UOrlx hi,,txy
vacation and for one hundred and
fifty during school. For the boys who
come to this school work two hours
each day at manual labor. The value
OF this two hours work cannot be
estimated. 1t proves the best of ex-
ercise, and to the boy who is growing
and studying, nothing is more essen
tial.
The aim of the school is to aid
poor country boys of the south to
get an education. In this aim it most
certainly proves itself worthy, for the
poorest boy has an opportunity here.
For fifty-one dollars a boy may pay
his way here for eight months. board,
tuition, fuel, and washing. To the
boy who wishes to work his way
through the school, there are many
ways open to him. He can work on
the school farm during summer va
cation and another way he has of
paying his way is by getting subscrip-
tionsto the school paper The Southern
Highlander. To the boy who will pro-
cure one hundred yearly subscriptions
to this paper at fifty cents a year, will
be given a four months scholarship.
This is a liberal offer on the part of
the school, but when the boy asks a
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30
Hon. Thomas E. Watson:


About forty years back I bought a
Holsteain Bull calf from Bowen. Pen
dleton, S. c., Q believe) was the place
from which he was shipped to me and
he came to Adairsville, Ca, for only
81 freight or express charges.
A week or two back I shipped a bull
calf to Stroud, Ala, and this calf
was not as large as the Holstein bull
calf was and the railroad company
charged me over eight ($8) dollars.
This calf in his crate only weighed 800
pounds. I give you this showing the
alarming strides the railroads are
making towards absorption of other
dopes.
To my mind after thorough obser-
Vation and study of the situation, gov
ernment control of railroads. | see in
it total failure in recognizing and cor
rectlng the wrongs the people are now
having to bear.
The express charges on that calf
were more than double such a calf can
be sold for in this section unless he
had been a full bloOded calf and was
over four times the amount charged
me forty years ago for a registered
Holstein weighing at least 500 pounds
Government ownership is the only
remedy of our principal railroads and
control of branch lines. Sincerely,
]. G. B. EVINS, SIR.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30

person to subscribe for the Southern
Highlander, he feels that he is giving
that person bargain in a good school
magazine while the person who sub
scrlbes is at the same time aiding
the boy in getting a scholarship.
| am working for this scholarship,
and If there are any of the readers of
the Weekly Jeffersonian, which is
most certainly one of the finest pa
pers published, who wish to subscribe
for our school paper and aid me in get
ting scholarship will appreciate it
very much if they will send me their
names, addresses and amount.
With best wishes to the Jeffersonian
and it's editorial staff and readers,
am, yours truly, TOM BRYAN.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30
MR.. DOCkERY'S SPEECH.
CONTINUED from page ~

ileges to the Western Union Tele-
graph Company thus establishing a
telegraph monopoly from the Missouri
River to the Pacific Ocean. 1t is our
business because at the maturity Of
the bonds the defaulting Central Pa
cific will be indebted to the Govern
ment in the sum of $71, 1872, ,52465; and
yet, Mr.. Chairman, it is now seeking
under the provisions Of this bill to
collect 3,097,506.16 which the Gov
ernment owes for the transportation
of troops, munitions of war, and for
partment.
Mr.. Chairman, we gave to the
Pacific railroads vast empire Of the
public domain. We guaranteed bonds
in their aid to the amount of 64623.-
512, and have paid $63,590,396.7O in
terest thereon which they have failed
to meet, making total indebtedness
of these land-grant and bond-aided
roads of more than $125 100000. By
every consideration of honor and fair
dealing the stockholders of the Pacific
railroads are bound to maintain good
faith with the United States. These
men have accumulated vast wealth.
four of them having amassed colos-
sal fortunes at the expense of the peo-
pie; and they should be held to a
strict account for every dollar of their
Indebtedness to the Government
"Sir, the people demand that we
shall withhold the more than three
millions of dollars involved in this
claim until the time comes, as it will
in the near future, when the bonds
mature. The Pacific railroads will
then be coerced into final settlement.
Until that moment my vote will be
against the appropriation of a single
dollar to these defaulting railroad
corporations" (Applause.)
In spite of this strong speech, the
Government never did get the money
out of the Pacific Railroads.
These magnificent properties were
Quilted by New York financiers, and
finally Jake Schiff gobbled up the
wreck by agreeing to pay about one
half of the debt due the Government.
Thus he bought the property on long
credit, at low interest, and at half
price.
This is the property into which Har-
riman poured $111,090,0 900 of water
few days agO-thus saddling the pub
lie with another fraudulent issue of
stock and bonds upon which Dividends
must be paid.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-30
Gainesville, Ga.

Gainesville, Ga.
Hon. Thomas e. Watson:
Dear Sir: My son is a subscriber
to the Jeffersonian, to say we are we'll
pleased will not express all we think.
am plain country woman with but
little culture, but | certainly do enjoy
reading the thoughts of giant minds.
/ will confess that in reading the ex-
planatory of Mann in the November
number of the New York Magazine
l thought the mighty had fallen