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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
New Jerseys Governor.

Fort, republican, was elected gov
ernor Of New Jersey.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Rhode leland lDenocratic.

james II. Higgins, democrat, was
reelected governor Of Rhode Island.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
J. E. TINsLEY,
Dental Surgeon.
@ NJ.

Offers his professional services to
the people Of Kemper County All
kinds of dental work done neatly AMI
a,omptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
ABOLITION OF
TARIFF ON PAPER
rs REQUESTED OF PRESIDENT
BY PUBLISHERS.
A STENOGRApHER FAMINE
Government is Short Of Pot Hook
Writers and is Offering Many In
ducements to Fill Vacancies. Bill
to Pension Old Soldiers.

hington.-President Roosevelt
indicated to the members of the COM
mittee on paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
that he will recommend to Congress
the abolition Of the tariff on press
paper, wood pulp and the wood that
goes into the manufacture of paper;
also that he will make recommen-
dation to the Department of Justice
that it take immediate steps to as
certain whether the antitrust laws
are being disobeyed by the manufac-
tlrers of paper.
The promise of the recommended
tions by the President was obtained
aftr he had listened to the represen-
tatiYes of the members of the COM
mittee and to a petition from the ma
tional organizations of printers, stere
otypers, pressmen and others, all of
which set forth the evidence of 4
combination on the part of the man
ufactures of paper for the purpose of
controlling the output, regulating the
greatly increasing price and other
wise making hindersome regulations
governing the source of supply and
delivery of paper.
The call upon the President was
made in pursuance of the following
resolution, adopted by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
at special meeting held in New
York, Sept. 10. last:
"In view of the information sub.
anitted to the American Newspaper
Publishers Association by its COM
mittee on paper, indicating that un-
lawful combinations of paper-mak-
ers had been accomplished and that
judicial prohibition of such efforts
had been disobeyed, the American
Newspaper Publishers Association,
hereby instructs its committee on pa
per to invite the attention of the
President and Department of JUS
tice to this movement which we re-
gard as conspiracies in restraint of
trade, and we give this instruction
TO the committee in order:
~. That the authority of existing
statutes for repression of trade COM
binations may be invoked.
N'2. That the defiance of recent
judicial action prohibiting participa-
tion in such combination by certain
Western mills may be punished.
"3. That the President may be
put into possession of information
which shall equip him to advise con
gress of the abuse of the tariff ia
vors by paper manufacturers.
"Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this meeting that the duty on paper,
wood pulp and all material entering
the manufacture of printing paper
should be Immediately repealed" F."
The history and facts which make
up the protest were presented by Me-
dill Mccormick of Chicago, after
which the President indicated the ac-
tion he would take. An investigation
of the so-called paper trust has been
in progress for some time by the De-
partment Of Justice, and it is under
stood that the President will imme-
diately call for the facts which have
been ascertained up to the present
4ina
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AMADoR.

Amador-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Han
cock spent a day recently at the Raj
ston home.
Miss Irma Day commenced term of
school at Wellman Monday.
Newt Shields was in the county seat
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Baker returned
from Des Moines Thursday, where
they attended the fair.
Frank Hancock returned Saturday
to his home in Albert Lea, Minnesota,
after visit with relatives at this place
and Blakesburg.
Mesdames James Rush and w. j.
Rush and Bert wilkinson were in OF
tumwa one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Wellman and lit
tie daughter. Ruth, of ottunwa are
visiting Mr.. Wellmans parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. FL Wellman.
Ira flaming made a business trip to
Ottumwa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. e, Wellmap called
at the Ira Hantng home Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
John McFRrland recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Day and daughter,
Myrtle, Of ottumwa, were quests at
the home Of John Day last week.
Mrs. Marion Smith, who has been Ill,
Is recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lauxhead and
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BlDW ELL.

well.-Daniel Kerr visited rela-
tiyes on Soap Creek last week.
Omer Johnston has returned from
Des Moines, where he had been in at
tendance at the State fair
Thomas Kerr visited relatives in
Kirkville Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Chisman Is able to bs
around after a lingering illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnston visited
Sunday at the Lee Cloyd home near
Blakesburg.
Henry Garfield and son. Roy Cam
field, who are working near Smoky
Hollow, spent Sunday at home.
Rolla Lewis and Selmon Lewis re-
turned Sunday, after a brief visit at
the David Grooms home near Chilli
Gothic
The fall term of school at Chris
tiansburg and Center began Monday
with the Misses Bessie Fisk and Ro-
mola Chisman as teachers
Miss Clara Lathrop, accompanied
by Miss Allie Kerr visited Sunday at
the Charles Sutton home near High
Point
Henry Melcher and family Of OF
tumwa were royalty entertained Sun
day at the Frank Yenger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foulks and Fred
Athey and mother Of Smoky Hollow,
visited over Sunday at the home of
Harry Davis.
Frank Lathrop was pleasantly enter
tanned Sunday evening at the George
Bowen home near Chillicothe by Miss
Elsie Sales.
Frank Yenger visited Monday at the
George Johnston home at Chillicothe.
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FARMiNGToN.

Pennington Alta English
and Imoeene Porter of Ottumwa ,lr.
rived Wednesday for visit with
friends.
VIII Mulvihill Of Kansas City IS
the guest of his father, Henry Mulvi.
hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Swan and children
|of Morning Sun visited Tuesday and
Wednesday with Mrs. SWANS brother,
DR.. G. L. Paisley and family.
Mrs. Otis Goodenough and daughter,
Hazel, of Memphis, Mo-, are visiting
at the home of Mrs. Goodenough' S
brother, Carl Freshwater.
Misses Irene and Edna Bowman re-
turned to their home in Mt. Sterling
Friday morning after visit with
their grandmother, Mrs. Caroline
Good, and other relatives.
A merry crowd of young people en-
joyed picnic at the oil well Friday
afternoon. The affair was given in
honor of Misses Alta English and Imo-
gene Porter of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Boyer are State
Fair visitors this week.
Miss Lolita Perry left Friday after
noon for New Hampton where she
will be the guest Of friends over Sun
day and from there will go to Grafton,
N. Oak. where she has position in
the public school as drawing teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spurgeon re-
turned Friday from Des Moines where
they have been enjoying the State
Fair.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sIDELlGHTs.
Notice..

Notice.
Boy who found black and white
terrier on Second street can be iden-
titled. If dog is not returned in "a
hours will prosecute. Call at 533
South Moore street.
The above ad appeared in the col
.umns of the Courier some time ago,
and although hundreds of persons
may have read it and passed on with
out further thought, at least one read
er dropped the paper after those few
lines had soaked into his brain and
proceeded to get busy. His sudden &C.
tivity was caused by the fact that he
was the boy referred to. and the dog
in question was measly little stray
cur which he had picked up on the
street the day before and shipped
to his father In Libertyville. He had
sent the dog to his father as joke,
but apparently the joke was going to
be turned on him.
Feeling the need of advice the trou-
bled youngster confided in friend,
after carefully considering the sub
ject, advised call at the address
mentioned, and so our hero, whom we
will dub Bill for convenience sake,
laid off work the next afternoon and
took a bicycle ride to 533 South
Moore street. His remarks on return
ing were Of a violet hued nature and
too hot to be handled without poker
but through the smoke the friends as
certained that the lady who lived at
the address named had never owned
a dog, never wanted to, and further
more knew nothing about the ad IN
the paper 1t also appeared that she
lived nearer to the green and rural
country than the heart Of the city Of
Ottumwa, and that in finding the
place unfortunate Bill had punctured
both tires of his wheel, necessitatiny
a long and wearysome walk homo.
Bills dreams that night were pune
tuated with pictures of himself behind
the bars, being viewed by an endless
procession Of dogs of various sizes
and pedigrees whose canine faces
were all Illuminated with most engag-
Ing grins.
The next morning Bill was called
to the phone at his place of employ
ment and the following conversation
ansued:
Hello. is this Bill"
Eyes. sir"
.tWell this is Ga peculiar noise
somewhere on the line blurred the
sound and Bill did not understand the
name.) 1t was my mother who put
that ad in the paper about the dog,
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Charles poeIina, .sr.. Dead.

'.es' 'SS 0oSl''iS, tSTsy Gcdus
Farmington.-Cha Doeling ST..
an old and respected citizen, died Sat-
urday night from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis. Mr. Doeling has
been in poor health for over q year
but has only been seriously i'll q few
days. The deceased was born in Ba-
varia, Germany, Feb. 1. 1881, and when
nine years of age came with his par
ents to America, locating at Toledo.
Ohio, where he grew to manhood. In
1855 he was married to Caroline STIR
and in April. 1861, they moved to
Pennington, where the family still re-
sides.
For a number of years Mr.. Doeling
owned cigar factory and employed a
large number of workmen. There Is
left to mourn his loss his widow and
four sons, Charles, John and George OF
Pennington and Henry Of Chicago.
Other Pennington News.
Miss Jessie Ford of Keokuk arrived
Saturday evening to take up her school
work, as principal. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Ruth Ford,
who will visit here for week.
FL. p. Doeling and wife Of Chicago
are visiting relatives, having been call
ed here by the death Of Mr. Doeling's
father, the late Charles Doeling.
Miss Ruth Merrick is visiting her
brother, Frank Merrick, in Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Carr OF Phila-
delphia arrived Saturday In their mot
or car for their annual visit with Mr..
Cars mother. Mrs. Margaret Carr.
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AN INSOMNIA cuRE.

me Philadelphia Record recounts
the experience OF sufferer from In.
somnia and Of tho cure that was
recommended to him by a Quaker
drug clerk. The man, q haggard look.
ing individual, strolled into the drug
store late at night and asked the
druggist for some medicine that
would put him to sleep. He said that
no matter how sleepy he was during
the day, or how much sleep he might
have lost, the moment his head
touched the pillow he was wide awake
end lay thus for several hours. He
was losing more sleep than he could
stand In consequence Of his peculiar
afhiction. The drug clerk prescribed
the cure
My dear man, you don't want
medicine. What you want is some
thing to change the trend Of your
thoughts. Do as friend Of mine
did. He was troubled the same way
and found that the old folks plan of
imagining sheep passing barrier and
counting them was out of date. So
ne began trying to name all the states
In the Union
He soon got them so he could
classify them alphabetically. Then
WAeu tney no longer interested him,
he started on the counties of this
state. He now has them at his
tongues end classified up to the
fourth letter. Now he is starting on
state capitals and their locations then
he will take up county seats. A
moments glance at an atlas during
the day shows him when he is wrong,
and the beauty of the plan is that he
rarely has to think along these lines
longer than ten minutes before he is
sound asleep. To make it short, the
study of geography is a good mar
cotic.''
The Philadelphia man might have
gone further and prescribed line Of
mental diet to satisfy man with no
inclination to study geography. He
could outline for the politician a
memory wrestle with the names of
OUR presidents, senators and congress
\ man, for the railroad man the names
9of Pullman cars, for the ball fan the
names of the pennant winners In the
last five years, say, In all the leagues
that break into print II the plan
proved failure in wooing sleep It
would serve good purpose IN AFFORD
Ing an unequalled work out in mental
scrobatics.
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Brown Of Chicago, Mrs Allie Bourne
of Hit, Mo-, and Miss Abbie Brown
Of this city. One daughter, Mrs.
Belle Sperier, passed away about two
years ago. The funeral services VIII
Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at the residence. Con
tributed.
The Old esttlers' reunion held at
Lockmans grove near Drakeville yes,
terday was largely attended and a
fine time is reported. John
F. Lacey Ellsworth Rominger
and w. II. Taylor were the speakers
of the day and the Drakeville band
furnished the music. The chair CIV
en- as prize to the oldest person on
the grounds fell to the lot of Mrs.
Ira Walton Of this city, she being So
years Of age, and the oldest person
present who had not already receiv-
ed q chair. Mrs. Thomas Mum Of
Belknap. who has lived In the couney
for "a years, and G. e. Fenton, who
has been here for 81 years, also
wer presented with chairs In recogni.
ton Of their long residence in the
county.
Mr. and Mrs l.. e. Goods spent
Friday in Ottumwa on business.
Mrs Emma Simpson is with the G..
D. Fortune Dry Goods Co. this week,
taking the place Of Mrs. Belle Hen
derson, who is away on a vacation.
Emery Stodgill returned today
from Kirkville, where he has been
spending his vacation.
Mrs. w. W. Wishard is quite Ill
with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Carl Guile. who has been Wis
iting relatives in this city, returned
yesterday to her home in Trenton,
Mo.
Mrs. G. c. Heady returned yester-
day from Abba, where she has been
spending a few days with her daugn-
ter, Mrs. James Dunn.
Miss Puma Sample goes to Des
Moines Monday to continue her stud
les at Highland Park College.
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and she wants poor Nero back right

tiuu sue WdutS poor nero DdCK rlSut
away
Yes; well went out to that adj
dress last night to see about it but
they didn't know anything about it,
Well, there was mistake in the
address. 1t isn't Moore street, but
North street Now we want that dog
brought home today or there's going
TO be trouble Goodby."
Bills thoughts were mixed. He
thought he could smell rat but there
was still so much rhinestone in his
nostrils from the expedition of the
evening before that he couldn't be-
sure. At any rate he thought it bet
ter to try once again, SO another lay
off was taken and North street hunt.
ed up. 1t seemed somewhat peculiar
that North street should be about
as far in the opposite direction from
Moore street as it could get, and by
the time Bill had developed a good
sweat arriving he was in the exact
mood to learn the news that his brain
had been slowly suspecting. Nobody
knew anything about a dog or any
body who had lost a dog, or wanted
ne-therefore Bill had been "stung."
A judicious consideration of the
matter firmly fixed Bits mind on this
idea. Also sudden Inspiration to do
a little detective work awoke within
him. AS the result Of several days
of cautious investigation he discov-
cred the author of the ad, and there
fore the author of all his troubles,
was none other than his friend who
had 80 kindly offered him advice in
his dark hour.
Bill is now sadder and a wise.
youth. He is looking for suitable
revenge. W: w. w.
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Groye.-M Misses Maggie
and Mamie Smith delivered pickles IN
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Hancock and
daughter, Alma, were guests at the
W. R. Brooks home Sunday.
Mrs. w. f. Turner and daughters
Iva and Milo, were shoppers in OF.
tumwa Monday.
Dewey Hancock stacked oats for M
B. Smith last week.
Mrs. Jacobson Peden spent the past
week with her daughter, Mrs. F. w
Brooks.
Quite number from this vicinity
attended the circus in Ottumwa Sat.
urday.
Mrs. w. F. Turner and son, Rosie
made business trip to Ottumwa Fri,
day.
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to rest in the Cantril cemetery last
Saturday She had made her home
with her son, Ira Chaplin, for some
time.
William Wheaton and family started
west few days ago. making the trip
In wagons.
Walter Day is seriously i'll at his
home southwest of Troy.
The hum of the threshing machine
m this section will soon be thing of
the past for this season at least.
. School commenced at Gaspel Ridge
last Monday, with Mrs. Rosa Hem
bricks as teacher.
Barney Whitney is very sick at the
home of George Bohlman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
FAIRFIELD PIONEERS.

The Keokuk Gate City.-In the OF
tumwa Courier of last Wednesday. R.
H. Moore, editor of the Saturday Her.
aid of That place, wrote delightfully."-
in reminiscent vein of Fairfield in
the Fifties," at that time his home.
IN those early days. as now. Fairfield
and Jefferson county were peopled
with sturdy, honest. God.fearing, en-
terprising and thrifty men and women.
with intelligence much above the av-
erage AT the time Of which Mr..
Moore writes no snrill locomotive
whistle disturbed the serenity of the
citizens. The iron horse had just
crossed the Father of Waters at Bur
lington, and the old stage coach, six
In hand. was the common carrier.
With this setting as back ground,
though OF course more complete in de.
tail, the writer pictures the men and
women who made Fairfield what 1t
was in pioneer times and laid broad
and deep the foundations of its pres
ent culture and prosperity. The first
person mentioned in detail Is DR. Josh
ua M. Shaffer, now and for many
years of Keokuk, Of whom Mr.. Moore
says:
Or. Johnson Monroe Shaffer was
for several years familiar character
and honored citizen. He was the sec.
rotary of the first and second Iowa
State fairs, which were held in Fair.
field in 1856, and for several years
thereafter. Was senator in the ninth
general assembly and figured promin.
emily in everything for the benefit of
the community He has been lead.
tn ,,1,1 io;o -
ter of a century and now at nearly
four score years, is bright and chip.
per, and living alone CHS wife having
died few years ago). But he is com.
forted by frequent visits from his
daughter. Susie Shaffer Hills. and
her children. DR.. Skaters life has
probably been as full of Iowa history
as any living man. He was valu.
able citizen of Fairfield during the
days he spent there and if every man,
woman and child didn't know MIN 1t
was because they were tenderfoots
We visited him in Keokuk not long
since and in plotting us over the city
and through the beautiful parks, we
were peculiarly impressed by the
number Of little boys and girls who sa.
luted him as they passed by
A life-like photogravure of Dr.
Shaffer embellishes the article and
adds to Its interest and value Refer.
ence is also made to Gen. VIM. Duane
Wilson, st that time editor of an ag.
ricultural paper called the "Iowa
Farmer" He was assisted by Hon
James w. Grimes, who became COVER.
nor Of Iowa In 1888 and United
States senator, 1859-69, but resigned
and was succeeded by Hon. J. B. How.
ell, the founder, and then editor of the
Gate City. Others who were promin.
ent in Fairfield at an early day, men.
toned In Mr.. Moore's article, were
Hon. A. r. Fulton, Major Wickliffe
Clark, Hon. Bernhart Hem. Rev
Camuel G. McCune, DR.. E. r. Hall
Ward Lamson, Hon. W. B. Littleton
Hon. Charles Negus, Rev. Lancelot G
Bell, and last but by no means least
Hon. James F. Wilson. Mr.. Moore
writes entertainingly CT all these and
supplements his pen sketches with
several entertaining stories Of excit.
ing early day incidents. The article is
valuable contribution to the histori.
cal literature Of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
Rev. Perkins to Give Address.

Keosauqua.- Christianity. It's Be-
ginnings, Development. History and
Present Aspects, will be the subject
discussed by Rev. Charles E. Perkins In
a series Of popular addresses in con-
nection with the Thursday evening So
cial meetings in the Congregational
church, beginning September 5.
The special themes for September
and October will be the following:
Sept 5.-Relation Of Christianity to
Judaism. The Jewish Synagogue.
Sept. 12.-various Jewish Religious
Ideas In the Age Of Jesus.
Sept. 19.-Jesuss Of Nazareth, and the
Gospel That He Taught.
Sept 26-Paul and His Influence on
Christianity.
Oct. peculiar Teaching Of the
Gospel, According to John !.
Oct. 1o.-The First Christian
Churches, Their Organization, Charac-
ter of Their Meetings, for worship and
the Doctrine Taught in Them.
Oct. 17-How the New Testament
Was Made UP.
Oct 24.-Christianity Meeting With
Persecution.
Oct. christianity Strengthening
It's Organization. and Building Up the
Fabric Of Its Doctrines.
Mr.. Thompson Of Birmingham will
take charge of the Union Telephone
company's line here and will COM
mence work Sept. 2.
George Savage of Chicago is. visit
ing relatives here.
here Friday going from Keokuk to
Ladora, where she will teach the COM
Ing winter.
Miss Glare Roberts left Saturday fer
Mason City, where she will be the
guest Of Miss Tucker.
Mrs. Sarah Ridell is visiting friends
in Bonaparte and will attend the car
nival this week,
Miss Pearl Harris departed Saturday
for Nebraska. where she will teach the
coming winter.
Mrs. A. L. Smith is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lulu Cantril, at Oska-
loosa.
Neal Roberts left Saturday for Des
Moines. where he will take short
hand course at Highland Park coffcge.
Mrs. L. r. Whitney and son, Harry,
Keokuk.
Mrs. Harvey Fox and Mrs Fra
Mcintosh spent Sunday at Douds-
Leando with relatives.
Mrs. B. F. Ream and grandson are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Daugh-
erty at Keokuk.
Mrs. Omer Fellows and children
soont Saturday at Mt. Zion.
Sylvester Smith of Scotland county.
Missouri, visited several days last
week with his brother, Sex Smith.
Charles Burns of Ottumwa spent
Saturday. here.
Mrs. Kisling of Mt Zion spent Fri
day and Saturday at the home Of her
brother, Attorney HARDWOOD
Dick Therme spent Sunday at Gran
ger, Mo.
Miss Gretchen Duckworth left Sat
urday for Douds Leando, where she
takes charge Of the primary depart
ment in the Leando school.