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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
TWO 0N|LL|ONS
FOR TEN YEARS
is DEMANDED
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER I'M
PRovEMENT AssocItA ITO N
ASKS CONGRESS FOR THIS
AMOUNT AT MOLINE MEETING.

Moline, Ill, Oct. %. Tho next
convention Of the River Association
will be at Clinton in October, 1908.
Strong resolutions were adopted this
morning calling on congress for sn
annual appropriation of not less than
$2,000,000 for ten years, endorsing the
upper river reservoir system and urg-
ing larger reservoirs and requesting
Speaker Cannon to appoint an Iowa
man on the rivers and harbors com
mittee in the next congress
At the election late this afternoon
Thos. Wilkinson of Burlington and l..
B. Boswell Of Quincy will doubtless
be reelected president and secretary
respectively The delegates will be
entertained on a river trip this even.
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24

Captain Jack Dallas, the daring
aeronaut who electrified Ottumwaus
with his spectacular flights during the
recent Ollepaw carnival, narrowly es-
capped death in a trial fight at St.
Louis yesterday. The Strobel is a
favorite in the big airship race which
starts at ST. Louis this afternoon.
Dallas remained In the air at an
elevation of 800 feet for nearly ten
minutes yesterday and narrowly es-
capped death while at an altitude OF
500 feet. His balloon became unman-
ageable and descended, falling across
double wires.
The "Strobel" had circled several
times about the inclosure over the
heads Of the shouting multitude and
Dallas had turned his balloon back
towards the tent occupied by the sol
dfer guards when suddenly the gaso.
line engine which turns the propeller
stopped, leaving the aeronaut power.
lessly floating 500 feet in the air.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
TRUST CONTROL
IS Demanded
CIVIC CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
DO NOT FAVOR GOVERN
MENT OWNERSHIP.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct (Special)-
Government control of railroads and
other utilities, as means of averting
the peril Of government ownership,
was the keynote Of the addresses at
the first days session of the confer
ence on trusts and corporations yes
terday In Music hall The conference
is held under the auspices of the IN
dustrial department of the National
Civic federation. Five hundred dele
gates are attending from forty-two
states. President Nicholas Murray
Butler Of Columbia university presid-
ed. Following are some of the state.
ments expressed by leaders Of the
conference:
William Dudley Foulke-
Government control Of railroads is
wisely putting off the day for govern
ment ownership and operation which
would otherwise be very near us
putting off until time when the
state itself shall be far better equip
ped and qualified than now to assume
the duties which may be found to be
inevitable.
Seth Low
However great the fear Of the COM
mon people may be Of Capitalization
Of government. think that fear will
prove to be less great than their fear
in corporations controlling the high
ways of commerce.
Nicholas Murray Butler
Unless we propose to wreck the
whole economic basis upon which our
happiness and prosperity rest, we
must have care that we so speak
and act as not to disturb that faith
and confidence which civilized man
has in his fellows, and upon which
rests the whole enormous structure Of
our credit system Destroy that and
there will not be many public service
or other corporations left to regulate
for some time to come.
Theodore Harburg-
Suppress discrimination, compel the
trusts by law to sell at one price to
all comers at the factory door. That
would re-establish the open door.
Wade II. Ellis
Let congress require every corpora
ton to attend to its own business in
its own name without the power 20
own stock in other corporations and
we shall have no fear of the evils OF
corporate wealth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
APTISTS FAVOR
The CAPITAL CITY
NUMBER OF COMMITTEEMAN DE-
SIRE DIES MONIES, BUT OUT.
COME Is YET UNCERTAIN.

Grinnell, Oct 2s.-Des Moines ool-
lege is said to be in the lead among
the Baptist delegates here on the qLss-
ttoncf the location Of q state Baptist
institution.
1t Is known that some members of
the committee favor making Des
Mo1nes college the college OF the de-
nomination in Iowa. The same men,
bers favor continuing PeIla, but only
school with prominence devoted to
normal work and music taking stud
ents through the sophomore year and
accredi;ine work in Des Moines col-
Iege, but comforting no degrees. just
how much weight those members fa-
6orlng this plan will be able to carry
In committee and In making recon-
mendattons to the convention no one
Is able to state as yet H. M. Remley
who is power In the committee and
has shown a tendency to dominate, is
, not exactly in favor Of a denomlna-
tional school. He has educated his
own children in the state university,
and for that reason Is not much Of a
believer in denominational schools.
Renley Meets Opposition.
Other MEMBERS, however, will hold
out for denominational institution
and that Des Moines be the college in
Iowa.
Outwardly orange buttons, express
ing allegiance to Des Moines college
are the only signs Of contest over
the location of the Baptist educa-
tional institution in evidence at the
convention. T.
Yesterdays session Of the conference
was occupied by the closing period OF
the pastoral conference. Rev. E. NJ
Griffin Of Des Moines gave an exposi-
ton of the scriptures, and Rev. j. w
Graves of Dubuque, and Rev. ]. r. Sly
Of Chicago were on the program for
addresses.
The following officers Of the pastoral
conference were elected:
| President-Rev Vernon s. Phillips
Of Cedar Rapids.
Vice president-Rev. %. H. Gillett OF
Aurelia
secretary-Rev j. f. Porter1eld OF
| Algona.
Treasurer-Rev. w. R. Hill OF
| Cresoo.
Executive committee-W. E. Stan
ley Of Eldora, Fl. P. Chaffee Of Grun-
| dy Center G. T.. Ilslev of Indianola.
The afternoon session was devoted
to foreign and home missions, the re-
port on the former being read by F
M. Archer Of Cherokee, and on the lat
| ter by Rev. A. Legrand Of Pella, Rev
A. NJ Levack Of Independence, Rev
d. McMasters of Tama, Rev. j. R
Hargreayes of Iowa Falls, and Rev. D
B. Cheney, D. D. of Waterloo, were
also on the program.
| At last evenings session Rev. Wilson
Mills, D. D., Sunday school secretary
gave his report.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
TO PRESERVE CABIN
Old Bonnifleld Home at Fairfield VIII
be Preserved In Park as Hlstor-
lesI RaIlo

Fairfield, Oct. 90. Especial. -
There is to be an old fashioned log
rolling raising at Pioneer Park Fri
day. The old Bonnifield cabin is to
be put together. The following invi-
tation has been issued by the com
mittee:
ITO the public: You are cordially
invited to attend the log rolling and
log raising Of the Bonnifleld log cab-
in at Old Settlers Park, North Court
street, on Friday, Oct. 25. Bring your
foes and help rive the shingles. Work
begins at 9 O'Clock Bring your dtn-
ner and your camera and have good
time.'
The Bonnifeld cabin is the old
home Of w. B. Bonniield, the Ottum-
wa banker, and is one of the oldest
houses standing in the state. 1t will
be preserved as historical ralic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
COMET NEARING EARTH.
No Danger, However, That 1t Will
Strike This Planet, Declare
Acfrnnop,arc

Berkeley, Cal, Oct. 23.-The univer-
sity astronomers are interested in a
new comet discovered by an astrono-
mer named Mellish of Wisconsin.
Professor Leuschner, head of the de-
partment of astronomy Of the Univer-
sity of California, with a corps of as
sistants, has been figuring the orbit of
the new heavenly body. Announce
ment was made that the new comet
Is rapidly approaching the earth.
There is no danger, however, that 1t
will strike this planet, as it's nearest
approach will be more than 35,0OO,O0O
miles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
REcoRD-HERALD WINNER.
Chicago Paper Made Defendant in
Libel Case at Fairfield, Victor

Fairfield, Oct. %. - Judge vermil-
ion yesterday reconvened the district
court and the jury in the case Of
George D. Henry VS.. the Chicago
which was in favor of the defendants.
The jury had agreed upon sealed
verdict at an early hour last Sunday
morning, and as court would no. be
opened until Monday morning. their
verdict was unknown. From the eyi-
dence introduced. the verdict vas a
surprise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
LAUGH CAUSES NEeRo's DEATH.
Charles Purguson's Rolls off Bed and
Passes Away.-Due to Heart
Failure

Des Moines, Oct, 23.-Charles Pur-
guson, negro remarkable for his
size, laughed heartily at the home of
his brotner-in-law, Henry Murray, at
1447 Fremont street this morning and
rolling off the bed upon which he was
sitting, he died almost instantly.
The cause of his death is attributed
to heart disease, as he has suffered
with heart ailment before Purguson
was over six feet tall and had Won
derful physique. The relative thought
he. was feigning death until they call
ed in the neighbors after they became
alarmed and the fatality was confirm
ed. He leaves no family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
PRISONERS TO LEAVE
Two Young Men. Were Sentenced by
Judge Smith Mcpherson Leave
Today for Et leauenMtorfh


j.. c. Talbot and Tom Wilson, the
young men who pleaded guilty to rob-
bing the postoff1ce at White City, a
mining camp, in September and. who
were given sentences Of one and two
years respectively at the federal
prison at F't. Leavenworth, Kas.. by
Judge Mcpherson, will leave the city
this afternoon in charge of Deputy
United States Marshals w. q.
Bidwell Of Des Moines and A. d. Dun
lap of Keokuk to enter upon their
sentences.
Both prisoners have had their hair
cut. Descriptions, measurements and
pictures have been placed in the
rogues gallery of the government for
future reference. Neither Talbot nor
Wilson seem to realize the serious
ness of the crime committed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Roosevelt BacAs
up Train to Talk
to Virginia Crowd

as = 49, = y = .ss
Roanoake, Va, Oct. 20. Pres
ident Roosevelt reached Roam !
oake at o'clock this morning.
A large crowd was waiting for
hi mat the station, but the !
train did not stop. Seeing the )
disappointment of the people.
tho President requested the
train to be backed up so he
could make brief talk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
ASKS $4,000 FOR HER BEAUTY
Notre Dame Girl Sues Man Who Dis
figured Her by Shoot
ing.

Notre Dame, Ind, Oct, 23.-Lucy
Bennett, through her next friend, her
mother. today filed suit against Jer-
ONE Lillian. saloon-keeper, for s10,-
900 damages. Lillian is charged with
disfiguring the girl by shooting blank
cartridges at her face because she re-
fused to dance for him and his friends
He is also being criminally prosecut-
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Irish Professor Comes.

Dublin, Oct. 23.-Dr. P. ]. Lennox,
professor Of modern literature in the
Royal University of Ireland, who has
received the appointment of professor
Of English literature In the Catholic
university at Washington, will leave
Queenstown today on the steamer
Carmania for New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Buxzard Served
With Dunlplings
n Deadly Meal

As& s@*ss
corbin, KY, Oct. 20. An
italian section hand killed
buzzard yesterday and then
cooked the bird, serving it with
dumplings. He invited three
other Italians to partake of the
meal. An hour later the host
died In great agony. His three
countrymen are not expected
to recover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Mississippi NEGRO Lynched.

Okolona, Miss, Oct. %. Charged
with having insulted and threatened
five miles from here last night and
|lynched
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
DEMAND WIRE CHIEFS RETURN
Denver G. Rio Grande TeIegraphers
Threaten to Strike at Grand
Junction

Denver, Colo, Oct. 23.-Unless the
Denver & Rio Grande agree to rein
state r. H. Skeggs as wire chief at
Grand Junction today, 400 telegraph
ers employed on the railway will quit
work tonight. This ultimatum was is
sued today by the telegraphers' Off
cials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
REAR ADMIRAL Welded.
Thomas o. selfrldge, Retired, Aged
: 72, Takes Maiden Lady, Aged 65,

Boston, Oct 23.-Rear Admiral t.
o. selfridge, retired, was married yes
terday to Miss Gertrude Wilds Of
jamestown. R. I. Mrs. Selfridge is
wealthy, owning FIVE valuable estates
at jamestown and Newport. She Is
65, while Selfridge Is 70.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
EDITORS MEET AT JOLIET.
Newspaper Men From All Parts Of u
Iinois Discuss SubJecte Inter-

esting to Them-Visit Prison.
Joliet, ILL.,, Oct. 23-Editors and pub
fishers of daily newspapers from all
parts of Illinois are in Joliet to partic-
ipate in the annual convention of the
Illinois Daily Newspaper association.
Between seventy and eighty delegates
are expected
The business sessions are held in
the rooms Of the Commercial club.
The principal social features are q
tour through the penitentiary this aft
ernoon, with reception and banquet
in the evening at that institution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Family Stricken by Scarlet Fever.

TdHITIy 0t'TSNeH Uy 0IdII Iet = TSVUr.
Marshalltown. Oct. 23 - Two dead
within fifteen hours and three Ian
gerously sick is the result of scar
let fever epidemic in the family of T.
Loney, five miles southwest Of here.
The eldest son died yesterday aft
ernoon, another this morning, and one
of the three other children IS very
low, and the three remaining children
exposed are expected to be i'll.
A doctor was not called until the
safection spread and five were i'll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
STRIKE BREAKER DEAD.
William A. Foreey, Professional in His
Line, Victim Of Accidental
Revolver Shot

San Francisco, Oct. 23.-William A.
Forgey, professional strike breaker,
survivor Of half dozen serious wounds
received in riots in every part of the
United States, died yesterday, the vic.
tim of an accidentally discharged re-
volver which sent the seventh bullet
into his body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Another Cement plant for Iowa.

Another Cement Plant for Iowa.
Mason City. Oct 23-Four cars Of
material for the Lehigh Cement COM
pany arrived yesterday, which indi-
Gates second large cement plant
there.
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stray Sale.
money.

The stock commissioner of Ravalli
county will sell at auction to the high
est bid der for cash at the Lancaster
stable in Stevensville on Saturday.
February 10th, 1907, at 2 p. IN.
One red steer with white face with
dropping horns about years old,
branded o followed by mark, which
resembles an inverted wine glass on
left ribs, left eye under-bit and right
ear split.
One red and white cow tmuley)
spotted, with spring calf, branded on
left ribs with large blotched brand,
slet under side left ear, and slet upper
side right ear, age about 3 years, calf
no marks.
One red and white spotted yearling
he,fer (more red than white) branded
0 on left hip. No ear marks.
L. E. MANNING,
16-2t Stock Commissioner.
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sion, which finally resulted in the
determination to name solid republi-
can commission.
The Tenth assembly has broken the
record with respect to the numb Der of
bills introduced, the 200 mark having
been passed in the house, and notices
of at least dozen more are given.
The senate has also witnessed the in
PRODUCTION of an unusually large num-
ber of proposed laws.
The house laid on the table a resolu-
tion calling on Governor Tooe to ex-
plain why the anti gambling law was
violated with impuuity in Helena, and
in this connection Representative Nor
ris has given notice of an intention to
introduce what is in reality a local op-
tion gambling law and Representative
Griffin has done likewise respecting a
strict anti-gambllng law.
One OF the most portant measures
to receive favorable consideration at
the hands of the senate was McCone's
bill repeating the law placing a pro-
fessional tax on merchants and pro-
fessonal men. 1t received only one
dissenting vote.
Representative Bennett of Madison,
is urging the passage of a bill appro-
printing money for a tablet for Capt.
James Williams, leader Of the first
vigilante society, also took occasion to
pay glowing tribute to his sterling
worth, linking his name with that of
Col. Wilbur f. Sanders, as being the
true savior of Montana Territory from
ruin, disorder and disaster through
their daring and bravery.
The senate passed d bill providing
for the repeal of the primary election
law, and the house killed bill which
proposed to make elective rather than
appointive the office of state mine in
spector.
| A number of bills of minor import
auce passed both branches, chief of
these being deficiency appropriation
| bills.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-02-06
Filed for Record.

Deed-Norman B. Hotter to A. c.
M. Co., 100 acres near Lost Horse; 81.
Deed-O. J. Connell to a. C. M. Co.,
100 acres near Lost Horse; 81.
Deed-James h. Thompson to A. C.
M. Co., 100 acres near Lost Horse; 81.
Deed-Montana Lumber and Man
ufacturing Co., to Como Irrigation
Co., 900 acres on Lost Horse; 81.
Deed-Henry Buck and wife to
Agnes Franklin, lot 3 block l, Pleas
antvale addition to Stevensville; 81.
Deed-Agnes Franklin and husband
to VIM. 7. Graybeal, lot 3, block l
Pleasantvale addition to Stevensvllle;
81.
Deed-H. E. McEnterfer to George
May and Albert May, 100 acres near
Stevensville; $50.
Deed-Henry Buck and wife to John
M. Keith, north half OF 13, block 16,
Stevensville; 81.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-02-06
DITCH COMPANY BUYS MORE LAND
May Brothers of StevensvilIe Sells
10000 Acres to the Irrigation
Company.

Stevensyille, Jan. 31.-A big land
deal was made here this week between
May brothers and the Bitter Root
District Irrigation company, in which
40, 200 acres of the May land on Three
Mile was transferred to the ditch COM
pauy. The transfer is in the form of
an option agreement, which gives the
ditch company until October l, 1908.
The price of all'the unimproved land
was settled upon at SIS per acre, but
the improved land will be governed
by the improvements on it. The
transfer of the land gives the ditch
company all the land it requires for
the limited supply of water. Part of
the machinery of the company rrived
this week from ST. Paul and workmen
are now engaged in putting every
thing in readiness for work on the
canal as soon as the weather will per-
init.
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MRS. HENRY DANIELS DIES
OF Pneumonia At Her Home on the
West Side Last Week.

Mrs. Henry Daniels of Woodside
died on Monday of last week of pneu-
monia. Her death was very sudden
as she had been sick only two or three
days. She was suffering with cold
which was not thought to be danger
Gus, but pneumonia set in and passed
away soon after. Mrs. Daniels was
about 10 years old and was native of
Germany and came to this country in
1882. She leaves besides her husband,
daughter Mrs. John Kalberor, and a
brother Chris Wolf, all of Woodside.
The funeral was held last Wednesday
from the Sears school house, and the
services were conducted by Rev. B. c.
Black of Hamilton.
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The West ern News only $500 per
year if paid in advance.
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IDAHO MAN BUYS BITTER ROOT STOCK
r. A. Stevens of Wallace, Idaho, Has
Just Closed Deal for Large Num-
ber OF Cattle and Hogs.

The demand for the live stock grown
in the Bitter Root valley is outgrow-
ing the present supply. Those who
have been fortunate enough to buy
the product of this favored community
in the past are still on the lookout for
another whack at our good things, and
the following, taken from the Missoula
Herald, will be read with much inter-
est by the people of this valley:
+. A. Stevens, the Wallace butcher,
is spending a day in the city while
enroute home from a purchasing trip
through the Bitter Root valley. He
secured "a car load of fine hogs from
The Mcleod ranch, near Victor, for
which he paid fancy price as the
animals were in splendid condition
AID ready for the block without any
l.tther feeding.
Mr.. Stevens buys largely OF the
Bitter Root stock as he is always as
sured the best animals obtainable.
He has just made a purchase of 200
head of fine beef cattle from the Bitter
Root stock farm at Hamilton, which
he will begin to ship to Wallace next
week. During the month just closing
he has purchased something like 131
head of cattle from May Bros, of
Stevensville. MIR, Stevens says that
he nc W has enough stock to run his
market at Wallace and Wardner until
about April l.
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BUSINESS OF LEGISLATURE
DURING FOURTH WEEK
Agreement on Personnel Of Railway Com
missioners Regarded as Most Important
Stanton, Godfrey and Morley Chosen.

Helena, Feb. 4,--The fourth week of
the Tenth Legislative session was
profit fic of results so far as the passage,
introduction and notice Of bills was
commemorative chief event perhaps
was the action of the caucus Friday
afternoon In completing the personnel
of the railroad commission bill. On
Thursday afternoon the senate and
house met in separate caucuses and
the former nominated B. T. Stanton of
Bozeman and the latter Nathan God
frey of Lewis and Clark.
On Friday afternoon the senate eau
Gus notified the house body that it
would ratifv any nomination it might
make for the third conmissionership
to the question OF permitting the min
ority party to name the man, whether
the republicans should choose demo-
crat therefor, or nominate third re-
publican.
The latter policy was finally agreed
upon, and E. A. Morley Of Butte, re-
ceived ma iority of the votes cast and
his nomination was made by acclama
ton. The bill, carrying these three
names as commissioners, will be re-
ported to the house today, and it seems
safe to predict that it will receive
speedy consideration
The enactment of no measure intro
duced in the Legislature has been so
unanimously demanded as the comInls-
sion bill. When first introduced the
committee on railroads and transport
tation did not take action for several
days pending the Introduction of other
like measures. Then wait came for
| a convenient time for public hearing.
After this was had the committee rec
commended he so-called Shaw Tudor
bill, with several amendments, Then
Came the question of commissioners
There was much discussion both in
committee and in the lobbies over the
political composition of the commits
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16-2t