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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

Oskaloosa. visited relatives In town
yesterday. Mr.. Mccormick left for
Garden City, Kan, last evening on a
short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Brooks returned
to Council Bluffs last evening after
spending few days in Hedrick.
Mrs. James BottorK and Arthur
Bottorff were in Ottumwa yesterday
visiting relatives
Miss Nettie Durfey went to Pierre,
s. D., last evening for two weeks
visit with relatives.
Three cement crossings are being
laid at the intersection OF Main and
Second streets. 1t is reported that the
town council has decided to put in
several Of these crossings.
Mrs. L. L. Bowlin was passenger
to Ottumwa today.
Paul Houshton was in Packwood
yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Wray were in
Clinton Last week attending the State
Druggists association meeting.
The Hedrick Chautauqua will COM
mence on July 20 and continue six
days. Some Of the best talent OF the
road ls included in the program and
large attendance Is anticipated. Hon.
Peter McQuen. McNutt the dinner pail
man, Judge Lindsay of Denver, the
aespefiati Hiale quartet, lne noyhi
Hungarian orchestra, the Sterling Jub-
lice singers and several other equally
as good attractions compose the at
fractions. A large tent for the pro-
gram will be erected In the North
Ward school grounds and the Fifth
street park nearby. will be used by
campers and those erecting small
tents.
E. q. Lentner Of Cedar Rapids is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Almira Lent
ner.
The Perry stock company is adver-
tised to appear in the Auditorium
Thursday. Friday and Saturday even
ings Of this week.
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BLACkHAWk.

Observation-Disclosures. Clemma Garner
visited over Sunday at the parental
VIM. Rolf home.
Misses Iva Garner and Ethel Ellison
called on Miss Jessie Brown Sunday
evening.
Frank Bean was Bunch caller on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs John Randolph and
children were recent callers in this
neighborhood.
Mrs. Ida Bean and children visited
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Pauline
Chatterton.
Charles Brown and Miner Barnes
made a trip to Unionville last Mon
day.
John Terrence of Pella passed
through this vicinity Sunday even
ing.
Rev. Hastings will fill his appoint
ment at Pleasant Hill Saturday night
and Sunday July 20 and 81.
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been equaled by any other man

been equaled by any other man in
Iowa.
In the very zenith of his prosperity
and power he has been cut down. His
career. rising like stately monument,
has been broken half way between
promise and fulf1llment. What he
might have achieved in his chosen
field of action had deaths relentless
hand not stlenced his throbbing heart,
no one save those who knew him best
can conjecture. He has laid down un
willingly the weapons Of life to accept
the crown Of immortality. Into his
grave will fall thousand hopes unre-
allied. and above his remains a
thousand loving friends will place the
flowers of tender remembrance.
It Is sad to die with the harvest so
rich ungathered, and the sheaves Of re-
ward within our very reach. But it is
good to die when love and devotion arc
ours-to fall asleep while hearts are
true and clingtng-to pass away amid
regrets and leave behind memory
that shall smell sweet and blossom
in the dust" No man has lived In
vain who dies as Alfred w. Lee has
died. If all the world could stand al
his bier we doubt If one heart could
be found that would cherish feeling
of resentment or one eye that would
not give him the homage Of tear.
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HAZEL DELL.

Hazel Dell.-Mr. and Mrs. Gus An
derson of Chicago are the guests Of
Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Parson
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s.. Mitchell and little
daughter, Jeanette, of Ottumwa were
pleasant callers at the F. l. Dexter
home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs o. @. Truitt were over
Sunday visitors at the q. Truitt homo
near Drakeville.
Mrs. AL Kendall and sons Harry and
Orval, Of Ottumwa, spent few days
this week with J. b. Hill and family.
Mrs. B. F. Skinner is convalescing.
Mrs. Flora Park and son Of Kansas
City, Kansas. are the guests Of Mrs.
Parks brother G. c. Cockerill,
Mrs. w. q. Dexter and little daugh-
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ASH GROVE.

Ash Grove.-Quite a wind and rain
storm visited this place Sunday night.
William Leonard and family spent
Sunday at the home Of Dave Ward.
O. K Day has returned from
Tennessee where he was called to see
his father, who Is sick.
Marsh Albright and daughter. Oda
were Drakeville visitors recently,
Frank Day spent few days last
week in Keosauqua on business.
Misses We've Selman, Ethel Oden-
baugh and Pearl Smith of Bloomfield
were over Sunday visitors at the Sill
man home
Miller West and wife spent Sunday
at the home Of Austin McCarty.
Quite number from here attended
church at Albany Sunday night
Mrs. Will Proctor is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Bolin.
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I Z i
!ET1a
MouLToN.

Moulton.-The U. 8. Carnival Co., Is
here in full blast, occupying most of
Main street. The company will go
from Moulton to Ottumwa.
The Appaooose county institute Is in
session in Centerville, and about
twenty five teachers from this vicinity
are In attendance.
Burr Burchett was over from Bloom
field yesterday.
Professor Bryan will teach the up
per room Of the Udell schools.
G. A. Sing1ey and Elmer Wood
were In Dakota the past weet, looking
at the country.
The date OF the annual pioneer pic
mic Is September 4.
DR.. Lambert was here from Abba
yesterday.
Harvest hands are very scarce. al
though the wages are very good
Mr.. Lewis of williamsburg Is visit
ing his parents. e. A. Walker and
WIFE
Hoyt Garrett is travelling In Mon
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HEDRIck.

Hedrick.-orr Campbell j. 3. Dare,
r. w. Ritter, B. T. Stevens, David
Grissom and G. L. May left last even
ing for Pierre. 8. D., for ten days
stay
James Cuddy Of Martinsburg was in
town yesterday.
w. Fl. Young and Wade Kirkpatrick
were passengers to Ottumwa today.
County Attorney H. r. Goeldner Of
Sigourney was In town yesterday on
business.
Miss Eva Swearingen was passen-
ger to Ottumwa today.
William zoilner of Fate, Texas. Is
spending q few days in Hedrick with
friends.
Mrs. w. w. Thompson left last even
Ing for Pierre, s. D.. where she will
make her future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Mccormick of
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A TRIBUTE TO A. w. LEE.
(By J. G. Meek.)

have seen no mention of Mr..
Lees predominant trait. He was q
believer in men. Therein lay his sue
cess There is no time or need TO
count the steps of his progress. 1t
was steady and always straight.
shall not say that he was ever too
good for human natures daily food. .
yet he was ever human enough to gain
and to hold the affection Of any true
man, and ever good enough to win the
full confidence Of any child. HE had
learned to labor and to wait" was
ever faithful to the common round
the daily task. He believed
strongly in mankind. He was
persuaded chat every man had been
sent into the world to serve the world
and so believing, his every day was
marked not only for usefulness, but
by its own beneficence. His human
kindness embraced all those who need
ed kindness-not only to the worthy
and deserving to the class most
in need-the unworthy and rnthank-
full. In all his advancement there
was no change of character OF loss OF
identity. He remained as faithful as
the hills to his belief in man. He was
SdllS IutuuSu. uO saw LIZ eShOoLo vi
phantasms. His feet were planted ~
the solid ground He believed in the
wisdom of the ages, and held to the
arithmetic, the copy book, the ten
commandments. and to the sermon on
the mount His life was full of labor
of happiness and of honor. He said to
q citizen. II like to travel with you
for wherever you go you seem 10
enjoy your fellow men" He believed
in man; he also believed in God; he
believed that Gods mercy is wider
than charity; that Gods love is broader
than mans mind; that the heart Of the
eternal is very kind. The perform.
ance of duty was his highest ambi-
ton, and he neither sought, nor
found any rewards he did not earn.
There is no glitter in the volume of
his long and yet too brief service In
the newspaper field to attract the
casual observer, but there is a repose
in the solidity of the structure he
built with his own hands When you
study the character of Mr.. Lee and
thoroughly understand the life Of the
decreased, 1t is not difficult to see why
he achieved success in his chosen pro-
fession. He had an intuitive knowl-
edge of men, he believed in them,
and when he said Fired, want you,
have a place for you, III trust
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sIGoURNEY.

Sigourney.7-Mrs. James Armstrong
and daughter, Blanche Of Bancroft,
Idaho, are visiting at the w. B. Arm
strong home.
Mrs Martha Chandelier Of Russell
Vile, Ind, is visiting at the Pennington
and Grimes homes in Sigouney
Miss Della Wendland and H. W.
Kitzman, both of near What Cheer,
were united in marriage by Rev. Phil.
lip Palmer at the Presbyterian par
sonage in Sigourney, Monday after
noon.
W. D. Kolkman, wife and son, VIII.
lie, started for Henry county Tuos-
day morning, to visit at the home Of
Mr.. Kolkman's brother, Louis.
Mrs. Dave Moore OF Delta went to
Ottumwa yesterday to visit at the
parental William Runnels' home
Addison Hardy and family return
ed Tuesday to their home in Kansas
City after few days visit at the
Hardy home in Delta. They were
accompanied home by Miss Addie
Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Henderson de-
parted yesterday for Highton after a
weeks visit with relatives here.
Carl Sherlock went to Martinsburg
Tuesday after several Gays visit with
his sister, DR.. Sherlock.
W. D. Beatty was q passenger for
Ottumwa Tuesday on business.
County Attorney Goeldner went to
Hedrick yesterday on legal business.
w. G. Maryland was passenger
for Hedrick yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Norman returned
from Cedar Rapids, after weeks
visit with her parents there.
Miss Kate Franken returned home
from Ottumwa Monday evening, after
a weeks visit, accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. Cooper.
Miss Gypsy Messenger Of Muscatine
returned home Tuesday after weeks
visit at the Hartzell home.
Principal Clyde Workman of Delta
was caller in sigourney Tuesday
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A. w. LEE, PUBLISHER.

From the Marshalltown Timcs-Ra.
publican-The death of A. w. Leg
proprietor and publisher of the Ottu,n-
wa Courier, and in control of the Lee
syndicate Of newspapers, including
the Courier, the Davenport Times aud
Muscatine Journal in Iowa and two
daily papers outside the state, occur.
red Monday. His sudden death has
been surprise and a great shock to
theaaewspaper publishers Of the state,
among whom he was commanding
and successful figure.
A. w. Lee was another Of the mil
lion examples of what ambition. capac-
ity. thrift and hard work can do In
this country Of opportunity. A native
lowan, he was educated in the com
mon schools and at the state univer-
slty. His first newspaper work was
done at IS week, and he rose rapid
ly to partnership in the newspaper
that employed him. From that time
on he prospered. His life story has
been written over and over again III
the obituaries Of self-made Americans
Mr.. Lee was one Of the princes
among Iowa newspaper men. A fine
fellow to know and a friend one would
value among the chosen few. He was
essentially publisher more than an
editor, for his genius seemed to follow
the line of organization and executive
management Of the forces which pro-
duce complete and successful news
paper. His development of syndicate
OF profitable dailies has been conduct
ed with signal ability. SO much 50 that
his death will prove an exceptional
loss to each Of five communities in.
stead of one The Iowa press will
mourn the departure of one of its
leaders.
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AMADoR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Schwartz attend.
ed church in town Sunday.
Mr. and MRS Ira Haning were in the
country Monday
Edith Wilkinson visited Gertie
Schwartz Sunday.
Myrtle Day of Ottumwa visited in
the vicinity of Amodor recently
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Well
man Of Ottumwa. Monday, July ID, a
daughter.
Irma Day will teach the fall term of
school at Wellman.
Several from this place are attend
ing school in Ottumwa
Laura Schwartz is staying in OF
aumwa at present.
Mrs. Carrie Kraiger visited Sadie
Myers recently.
John Day was in Ottumwa Monday.
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you, Work up by this gracious
won access to the hearts IT
young men. Alas! His work Is done,
his life was . busy one; he fought his
way to success. The lesson Of his
life is instructive to the aspiring youth
but above all. there remains to Mr.
Lee the browning glory, as it was 10
Abou Ben Adhem. he loved and be-
lieved mamie sought to be useful
to his kind and in large measur A.
love and service was measured to him
again. To those who knew him in the
'harbor of his home" IL was felt that
the "silver strain" was at its tension
whether he realized that for him the
little boat was waiting on the river.
rearby-it is not for Us to know. Had
he known the appointed moment-he
would have performed the duty Of
each-calmly looking forward to it's
approach. He was in that sense =
minute man." ready for any crisis
when 1t should come. King Of his
hands, he did do his part, in every
useful toll and art. His life was sin.
sgularly happy. not because Of any pc
culiarty Of material condition nor
good fortune Of environment but from
his own nature. The world to him
was full of charming men and WON
en-, because all men and women could
present only their charming moods to
him-he wanted all light-no shad.
ows. Life is q strange medley-if
life was given to this man, to serve
his fellow men, secure their happiness
Ito multiply their opportunities, ad-
vance their learning enlarge their
life-help the troubled-encourage the
disheartened-th his life Is a
triumph to his fellow
men and we can say Of him. "He serv-
ed his generation according to the
will Of God"
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AN ARGUMENT FOR THE JUvE.
NILE COURT.

.
The Juvenile court system has it's
faults. In its aim to correct rather
than punish, it frequently imbues the
juvenile delinquent with lack OF
fear Of the law as he escapes impris-
onment and punishment for misda-
meanors. But if there were four cases
of this kind to one where the work
ings Of the law prove beneficial, the
discovery Of the sad mistake In Ala
bama where a 12-year-old child served
twenty years and died in penal servi-
tude in the state mines. advances an
unanswerable argument in favor Of
the Juvenile court.
This child committed some petty
larceny In a poorly settled part of the
state. was tried. convicted and given
two years sentence 1t seems u,l-
helievable that even in the absence Of
g juvenile court judge should sem
tence a girl Of such tender age to a
term Of such length. and more unbe-
lievable that he should order the SEN
tence worked out in the state mines.
And then on top Of this miscarriage
Of Justice some bungling court clerk
entered the sentence Of twenty years
instead of two years and the child,
robbed Of her liberty In girlhood, was
permitted to wear her young life away
as convict
A bill has now been introduced in
the Alabama legislature asking the
state to recompense the girls mother
for the time served by her daughter
Illegally in prison. This will be poor
way of righting the wrong, but II
would seem that the state could do no
less in atonement for the cruel error
made in the earlier day.
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WARNER BEING TRIED.
Held for Crime Committed Some Tim.
ago-Lightnlne Does Dam
ace at Abba.

Held for Crime Committed Some Time
ago-Lightnlng Does Dam
age at Abba.
In the justice court yesterday before
Squire Falvey, Charles Warner Of Mt.
Ayr was bound over to await the &C
ton of the grand Jury for shooting
Bert Kirkham some ten days ago.
The case Of James Smith VS.. Andrew
Blakeley, constables fro m Buxton, Is
still progressing.
Lightning struck the large barn on
the Dan Gholson place near Hitemali
yesterday morning about 2 o'clock, To-
tally destroying both the building ani
It's contents. The loss to Mr.. Gholson
was almost $1,000, with $500 insurance
The loss to the tenant to whom the
contents belonged was about $500
with $500 insurance. Ten tons Of hay
300 bushels of corn, $50 bushels Of
oats, binder, new carriage, sets o.
harness, hay stacker and corn planter
were all destroyed.
The news Of the death of jacob
Weilman at Long Beach, Cal, was re
ceived by relatives at Abba yesterday
Mr.. Weilman was resident of Abba
for years, but has been in the west for
the past FIVE years on account Of iii
health.
| Miss Rilly Amsbury of Hiteman left
yesterday morning for Louisville, Col.
where she will make her home In the
future.
Walter Nelson expects to enter the
university at Ann Arbor this fall to
take an academic course.
w. G.. Benson shipped cattle from
this vicinity yesterday to his home iii
Kirkwood, III.
George Hollingshead took a car Of
cattle to the Chicago markets Tues
day.
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ters, Elizabeth and Margaret, spent
Monday at the T. l.. Dexter home.
RUssELL.

Russell. -Mrs. Bert Plotts and son
returned to their home at Charlton
Monday after few days visit with
friends In Russell.
Mrs. Nellie Kimble and children Ut
Galesburg, ILL.,, came Tuesday on No.
9 for visit with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. A. H. State.
P. H. Stech returned Tuesday from
Chicago where he had been with q
consignment of stock.
Mrs. Clyde Wiltsey and baby of Des
MONIES came Monday on No. Q for a
visit with home folks
Jessie Plots left Saturday for a
visit at Derby.
Harry Keller, U. G. Cooper and R.
Charlton between Charlton and Alton
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. H. Helen and children of
Wagner, l. t., came Tuesday to visit
her brother, William Day north of
town
Mae Jenkins was Charlton bust
ness visitor Tuesday.
Nellie Norman returned Tuesday on
No. 4 from a visit at Orient.
Mrs. Grace Spiker and son Donald
came Tuesday for visit with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Johnson.
Mrs. N. M. Pierce and daughter
Stella left Tuesday on No. for a
visit with their daughter and sister
Mrs. Grace Chapman at Aberdeen,
South Dakota.
Ed. Lockwood of Charlton was a
Russell business visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Dell Campbell and children
returned Monday from visit with
Harry Beagly at Osceola,
Mrs. A. Kelsey and daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Beals left on No. 4 Tuesday for
Marshalltown called by the death OF
the formers mother, Mrs. ]. R. Ian.
dis.
Mrs. G.. A. Shields and children left
Tuesday morning for a months visit
with the formers mother at Bidwell
Marie Curtis of Ottumwa spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. Curtis.
Miss Mae Jenkins entertained the
young ladies club at her home in the
east part Of town Saturday afternoon
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HAY EsvlLLE.

Hayesville-Rev. orcott of Ollie fill
ed his appointment Sunday evening at
Hayesviile.
Anton Hankemmer and sister. Anna
spent Tuesday in Ottumwa.
James Mackin and family and Mr..
Maclkin's mother spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Trenson.
Mr.. Majors Of Ottumwaw as in
Hayesville Monday.
Mrs. Oscar Hardesty and son Erwin
went to Ottumwa Tuesday
John Martin met with very pain
full accident Sunday. having his shout
der thrown out Of place.
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The Nebraska supreme court has
ruled that mother-in-law has 10
place in a home If wife rules it
otherwise, and mother is deposed.
The case was one in which wife
sued for separate maintenance be.
cause her husband insisted on per.
Knitting his mother to boss the house
hold The court held wife does not
forfeit her right to maintenance by
refusing to live in home with and
under the control Of the husbands
mother.
& The joke writer's will please take
Notice.
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Whooplns cough kiIIs child.

Marshalltown July 18.-IThe first
death from whooping cough, which has
been epidemic here and in the rural
districts for the last few weeks, occur.
ed yesterday, when Leona Agnes
Knoll. agen seven weeks, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Knoll Of near IIay-
erhill. died Of strangulation The babe
had been Ill one week.
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THE IOWA PRESS ON Mr.. LEES
DEATH,

The genuine expressions Of sorrow
from Iowa editors for the sudden
death of Mr.. Lee give testimony TO
the affection felt for the deceased,
and to the loss the Iowa press sus-
tanned in his death few of the ex-
pressions of Iowa editors are repro
duced:
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tana as chief musician for a vaude-
vile show
Deputy grandmother Warner in
stalled the new officers of the l. o. o.
f. lodge at Jerome Monday night.
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Illinois Central Dividend.

New York, July 1s-The directors
of the Illinois Central railroad today
declared the regular semi annual dlvi-
dend Of az per cent.
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RECORD OF LONGEVITY.

van Buren county, with popuia
ton of 16,500. claims the record Of
being the home of the largest number
Of nonogenarians in proportion to its
population. Here is the list of which
1t boasts:
Mrs. Nancy Hearn. Keosauqua >. "a
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Keosauqua 80
Mrs. Rebecca Fosnot, Keosauqua %
Andrew Bonner, Keosauqua 49,. SO
Mrs. Mary Smith, Cantril ...... 90
Daniel Kelly, Pennington -. -. SO
Jacob Wolfe. Bonaparte -. 80. 90
John Reith. Mt. Sterling ........ SO
] j. " j. Howard. Stockport -. -. 81
TT Keokuk C.ate-City in comment
ing the ling made by Van
Burt-. county remarks that the lon
gevity in other counties in the state
is in the same ratio, which it sees no
reason for doubling, there are moro
than 1000 residents and citizens over
80 years of age now living in Iowa,
about equally divided as to sex.
There is no question says the Gate
City, that the average duration Of hu-
man life is increasing in this part Of
the world. and is likely to still further
increase as the conditions of living
are improved
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Rupture Diseases
Throat Stomach
Bowels Kidney Diseases
TESTIMONIALS
people, the whom
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have restored many to health.
many who say to me- Doctor. am
glad you advertised, for If you had not
used the medium of the newspaper
would not have known you had the
ability to cure my disease
do an office business. medical and
surgical practice. have been located
in Ottumwa for fifteen years. I treat