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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
CURTAIL PRODUCTION
IS THE GENERAL RULE
6radstreet Says Country Is Ac-
commodating ltseIfto Changed
Money Conditions.

New York, Nov. u.-Eradstreet says:
Good progress has been made in accom-
nnodating the country to the changed fl
nancial conditions; this, too, with strik-
ingly little friction, considering the scar
city of currency Ems widespread substitu-
ton of credit instruments for ac.ral cash.
At the scme time wholesale and joLbing
trade has quieted down very perceptirly
and the disposition in Industrial lines has
been to curtail production wherever pos
sible. and aim being to avoid unnecessary
or possibly burdensome accumulations OF
stock.
. There Is. in fact. a rather more opti-
MYSTIC opinion prevailing this week than
last. the outgrowth of the better feeling
at the east. the large arrivals OF gold from
Europe and the idea that conditions. both
as regards the purchasing power Of the
people and the absence of large strikes are
better than In some preceding years OF
stress. There are, It Is true, increasing
evidences that the level of commodity
prices has been forced un~reasonably high
and that the process of readjusting will
compel numerous revisions. In this re-
spect the easing Of iron and other metal
prices. the father decline in cereals and
the sharp failing off In live stock quota
tons are taktn as an earnest of revision
In other lines yet to come.
From two sections, the northwest and
the south. complaints arc numerous that
the absence Of actual cash prevents the
movement Of wheat and cotton to market,
but the countrywide IL of u n
corporation checks In small denominations
has eased the currency situation greatly.
Wheat. including -four, exports from the
United States and Canada for the week
ending November : aggregate 5,459,59S
bushels, against 4,792, ga bushels last week,
t.155,s 81 this week last year., and $780, GAS
bushel in 1901. For the last nineteen
weeks OF the fiscal year the exports are
70, 40S bushels, against 1892. 372 bushels
in 1867. and III, 461, 131 bushels in 1912.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
WEAR aBLOOMERS'
ATT CHURCH SUPPER

Boston, Nov. 13.--Attracted by the
announcement THAT ome were to
wear ''bloomers' q large number OF
young men attended a supper given by
the women OF st. Johns Episcopal
church.
Mrs. F. H. Dodge, in charge, admitted
in the afternoon that Miss Mable
Hitchings. who captained the woman's
baseball team last summer, would wear
her ball outfit and tickets went with
q rush.
dressed In ordinary feminine garb.
Some wore bouquets and a light
dawned OF a little man at the back
Of the hall.
"Stung," he exclaimed, getting up
and reaching for his hat. THE bloom
ing boomers are only those chrysan-
themumS." "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
TO URGE MORE CURRENCY

washington, Nov. 13. President
Roosevelt, In his first message to the
6ixtieth congress, will advocate the en-
actment into law a plan Of currency re-
form that will supply an adequate
amount Of money for the growing needs
of the business of the country, thus OBJ
WAITING the possibility Of a recurrence
Of the state OF affairs hat has been
creating so much concern in financial
centers.
The impression is growing among
government officials who have given
the subject deep study that the Sher-
mar law is out OF joint with h times,
that it is ~antagonistic to the progressive
spirit OF the age, and that until 1t Is
repealed serious disturbances in CONF
merce and trade are bound to follow
wherever and whenever efforts are
made TO enforce 1t.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
ELECT GONE,
WEDDING Is OFF

New York, Nov. 12.-Mrs. Virginia
Peyton Knight-Howe, leader of the
Virginia society, m~ysteriously disap-
peared in this city on October 81, an
hour before she was to nave become
the bride of Justin Perceval, member
of a prominent Virginia family and
heir to PerceVals island at Lynch
burg.
Mrs. Henry Walter Wilmot, a sister
of Mrs. Howe, and herself prominent
in h southern coterie in New York,
refused today to discuss Mr.. PercevaFs
suspicious hat she knew the where
abouts of Mrs. Howe. or his belief that
Mrs. Wilmot had been instrumental
in causing the disappearance of her
sister.
Met at the Fair.
Justin Perceval was divorced from
Mrs. Mary Louise PerceVal, of q dis
tinguished Georgia family, in the early
part of the October term of court at
Jacksonville, Fla. At the jamestown
exposition, where he occupied an i'm
portant post, he met Mrs. Howe, whose
divorce from j. Wilson Howe, a nephew
of President Woodrow Wilson, Of
Princeton university. was pending.
They had been sweethearts In their
school days, hen had drifted apart
and each married.
Mrs. Howe, who has a boy about s
years old, now with his uncle at Chap
ell Hill, n. c., came to New York and
went to the home of her sister In Fiji
ty-ninth street. Perceval followed q
few days later, and it was arranged
that on October 81 they we're to be
married. The day before thai Mrs.
Howe received her decree of divorce.
Mrs. Wilmot said: MY sister has
not disappeared mysteriously. Those
who should know where she Is do
know. She Is in Chicago with friends"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
KANSAS CITY HAS TO
BUY G A SATURDAYS

Kansas City. Nov. ia quarters
worth OF cigars. please. I can't go till
Monday without q smoke" said a mar
to the clerk in a cigar store Saturday
night.
Me, too" said the next man.
been ~unusuailv beavvs" said the clerk
as he opened u new box OF Havanas.
Men certainly realize that the lid is
on In earnest"
The same conditions exist in most of
the cigar stands. The clerks were all
busy. Freshly painted signs read: I'VE
close Sunday. Don't forget your Sun
day cigars"
One cigar clerk said that he would
sell a few cigars this morning.
We, are going to open and watch de-
yelopments," he said.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
PHYSICIAN IS SLAIN
By ANGRY HUSBAND

Nashville, Nov. 11.-"Doctor, I hate to
do this, but it is my duty"
So saying, Thomas S. Bush shot and
almost instantly killed DR.. H. McF,. Al
len, a prominent physician of East
Nashville, who had long been his
friend.
1t Is certain the "unwritten law will
be invoked once more. Bush; who is
only Fl, and who took a lovely bride
less than a year ago, has made a for
NAL statement hat his wife, who was
Miss Blanche Lewis Curried, of this
city, went to DR.. Aliens office for med
lea treatment. Mrs. Bush, her hus-
band says, told him DR.. Allen had at
tackled and overcome her In his Office.
Bush then determined to kill the doc
tor.
Bush has wealthy relatives; the Al
len connection Is influential. A hard
struggle will follow In the courts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
HELD C0LLAPSES,
MAY CUT ALL DATES

Philadelphia, Nov. 12.-Miss Anna
Held. who collapsed during the last per-
Torrance Of THE Partisan Model" at
the Chestnut street theater, may not
be able to return to the stage this win
ter. She il suffering from a nervous
breakdown.
When the second act of THE Partisan
Model was in full swing Miss Held
failed to answer her cue, and the stage
manager made investigation. He found
the actress lying unconscious and hard
ly breathing On the floor Of her dress
ing room.
The audience was Immediately dis
missed, a physician was summoned.
and Miss Held removed, still uncon-
,scious to the Majestic hotel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
DIES IN A BARREL,
HIS HEAD IN A T

Haddonheld. N. j., Nov. 13.--Hls feet
sticking out of the top of a barrel
placed over a spring of water. John
Shannon was found dead on a farm
near here. 1t Is believed Shannon tried
10 drink from the spring by leaning into
rne barrel and that his hands slipped
from the top OF the barrel, permitting
his body to fall so as to plnion both
arms TO the Sides. with no way. TO pun
Ess head nut OF Tho water. which -
cigl,s inches deep. . 3
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
DEMANDS
IMMEDIATE TRIAL

Lexington, Ky. Nov. 13.-For the
fourth time Caleb Powers was put OH
trial today for alleged completely in
the assassination of Senator William
Goebel. democratic aspirant for the
governorship of Kentucky in 1900.
Although the report went out that
Powers would ask a continuance Of his
trial until Governor-elect Wilson, a re-
publican, can take his seat, Powers
demanded an immediate trial.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
FOURTEEN GIRLS JOIN
IN ANTl-MARRY PLEDGE

st. Louis. Nov. 13.-Fourteen young
ladies' OF St. Louis have formed the
Bachelor Girls club to thwart the end
of the little blind god. None is more
than 20. They say so themselves. Dire
punishment, according to the secret
ritual of the order, will be meted out to
her who dares violate the rules and
ever marry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
MINNESOTA HAS WORST
PRAIRIE FIRE IN YEARS

CrookstOn, Mimi. Nov. 1.-THE most
terrific prairie fire that has ragged in
this section in fifteen years Is sweep
ing over the territory from north Of
to a few miles north of this
city. The fire extends over twenty
miles and is famed by a fierce wind. I,
Fire in 5owbells, N. d. .
Bowbells. n. d., Nov. 12.-Last night
fire destroyed twenty business houses.
entailing a loss of $4,000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
AUSTRO G A r
OF AMERICAN PEONAGE

Vienna, Nov. 1.-THE government
today issued a warning against agents
who are at present busy inducing Aus
TRAN and Hungarian immigration to
the southern states of America. An
OFFICIAL circular calls attention to the
alleged peonage system In that. part
OF the United States. r. '
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
NEAR-HEROES WOULD
FIGHT AGAINST JAPAN

the possibility of wal between the
United States and Japan which has
been taken seriously in Russia, Is
bringing many volunteers to the Amer
lean embassy. who say they are anx-
ious to serve in the United States army
III case of hostilities. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
EX-SENATOR N,coMAs DIES.

Washington. Nov. 13.-Louis Emory
McComas, associate justice OF the court
Of appeals OF the District Of Columbia.
ex-United States senator and for four
years congressman from Maryland, is
dead at his home In this city from heart
failure.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
RUSSIA FINDS MORE
EVIDENCES OF TREASON

Vladivostok, Nov. 13.-The bombs,
arms, ammunition and correspondence.
of a revolutionary organization, includ-
ing In It's membership soldiers belong.
ing to a local garrison. were seized in
the naval workshops here today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
BUYS BACK FARM,
SOLD MONTH AGO, AT
So AN ACRE ADVANCE.

Ida Grove, Ia, Nov. 12.-John
Derksen sold his fine Logan
township farm a month ago and
Intended to go to Dakota to
live. Yesterday he bought the
farm back and paid SO more an
acre than he sold it for.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
CLEVELAND AGAIN HUNTS.

Princeton, N. j., Nov. '13.-For the
first time since his last illness ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland today made q trip into
his hunting preserves near here.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
MAJOR DREYFUS GETS
A PENSION AT LAS

Paris, Nov. 12-Among those to whom
pensions are to be granted printed In
the Journal is h name Of Major Drey-
'frs. He Is to receive $40 annually.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
COLD WEATHER eALKs CHOLERA

st. Petersburg, Nov. 1l.-Choler0.
everywhere Is on the decrease owing
to the cold weather, and the danger.
this year is regarded as overcome.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
WITNESSES GO
TO DAHLONEGA
SEVERAL LOCAL POLICEMEN AND
POLICE JUDGE WILL TESTIFY IN
cAsE-PoLIcE NEWS.

Judge Kirby and number Of police
men and others left the city today to
attend. as witnesses the trial Of H. N.
Townsend, which is being heard this
afternoon in Dahlonega township be-
fore Justice Pickering. The case is
the one which was dismissed from
a local justice court, H. N. Townsend
being accused of adultery by his wife.
Other Police News.
Judge Kirby in the police court
seemed to have his 10 day mood on
this morning much to the discontinue
of the drunks and vags who were lined
up before him to be sentenced OF
released as circumstances warranted
John McDermott and Hugh Car
michael were each given 10 days on
the charge of intoxication. Carmichael
having only been released from jail
Saturday on similar charge. He
was back in the clutches of the police
before night.
Louis Oliver and Henry Blount were
in on intoxication charges, but were
released on promise of good behavior
this being the first offense Of both.
Will Moore and Virgil Small were
each given 10 days on charge o.
vagrancy and Thomas Darner was ,ll
fer the same cause, but was released
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
T. D. FOSTER AT FAIRFIELD.

Fairfleld.-T. D. Foster Of Ottumwa
addressed a meeting OF the Fairfield
Fellowship club at the library Sunday
afternoon. Els talk was Interesting
and inspiring.
President Parsons preached the bac-
calaureate sermon to the senior class
OF Parsons college Sunday morning tr
the Presbyterian church. He preach
ed on the subject Truth" the theme
being that the aid Of Gods truth was
all-fmportant At. the same hour Rev
Pearse Pinch was delivering the SER
mon to the senior class of the high
school in the Congregational church
Tho Hampstead Funeral.
The funeral Of j. F. Loufbourrow
who died at his home on West Hemp.
stead street Friday morning, was helt
yesterday afternoon at the family
home. conducted by Revs. Pearse
Pinch and Thomas Osborn. Intermen,
was made today in H'llsboro cemetery
Fairfield Beste Mt. Pleasant.
For the third time this season out OF
as many games. the Fairfield high
school baseball team Saturday after
noon defeated the Mt Pleasant high
school nine by score of to 2. The
local team was prevented from making
rors. The score by innings:
R.H.E
Fairfield .,.....o2ooo1oo.-s
Mt. Pleasant 0o0o-2 8
Batteries Daggett and
Greet: Mt. Pleasant, ]. Jericho, Whit
ney. P. Jericho and Tallman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
Impressive Ceremonies at Charlton.

impressive ceremonies at Charlton.
Chariton.-The Charlton fire depart
ment and the w. o. w lodge held
their Decoration day exercises yester-
day and a large turn out of both orga-
nizations was represented. In the
morning the department went to the
United Brethren church, where Rev
Yaggy gave them most excellent adj
dress. The Woodmen unveiled a mon
ument at the grave Of Mrs. Cynthia
Gilbert and Rev Shleh of Omaha made
the address.
Mrs. c. E. Hobson and two children
returned last evening from visit in
Osceola.
T. H. Maxwell of Cambria was an
over Sunday visitor in the city.
Miss Gay Cottingham went to OF
tumwa Saturday for few days visit
Albin Anderson arrived Saturday
from Rock Island for visit with his
father Gus Anderson.
Mrs. Eva Dfsmore of Des Moines is
spending few days in the city with
relatives.
Rev. Hanson of Red Oak filled the
pulpit at the Swedish Lutheran church
Sunday.
Guy Davidson had the second finge,
of his left hand amputated Saturday
at the first Joint by one of the ma
chimes at the broom factory. The in
jured member is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Bond of Russell
We're in the city Saturday.
| Miss Anna Culver of Humsston spent
the day in the city Saturday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
CUPID MAKES
GOOD RECORD
TOTAL OF "a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WAS ISSUED FOR WAPELLo
COUNTY DURING MAY.

Thirty-four licenses issued during
the month of May bears testimony to
the fact that cupid was not inactive
one which is essentially the marrying
month. The desire, to get married
seemed to be infectious during certain
days last month as the licenses were
issued in punches Of threes on half
dozen different days. The following
is the complete list of those who were
made happy during the month:
May Clarence Albert Weber and
Miss Emma Roberts; Louis Handel.
man and Miss Carrie Killing; Charles
Earl Black and Miss Essie May Small.
wood.
May 2-John LaBelle and Miss Min.
ME Scott; Powell A. Willbanks and
Miss Emma Grow; Jacob Rush and
Mrs. Grace Dewey.
May 4-John v. Bightol and Miss
Beulah L. Cross.
May 6-Wm. Fay and Miss Florence
Wilson.
May Lewis E. Gray and Miss Ella
M. Riegel; John LOCKER and Miss
Bessie Chosen; Roy Hunt and Miss
Nellie Perry.
| May 81. F. Knox and Miss Mary P
Chisman; George e. Harkless anC
Miss Clara M. Stroudberg; A. L. Mitch
| ell, and Miss Liz Abel Eaton.
! May 9-David Peterson and Miss
Emma Wylander; James Bown ano
Miss Stella Walker.
May 11-Cary A. Traer and Mis-
Ella Frazier; Walter D. Taylor ant
Miss Mary l.. Bassett; Frank F. Stem
en- and Miss Katherine Commerford.
May 13-Newton Alderman and Mis-
Mary E. Ware.
May 14-Charles J. Cook and Mis-
Lenna e. CARPENTER; Lloyd Tozier ant
Miss May Ellis.
! May Isl. O. McLoney and Till
Van Wrinkle
4 May 16-H. P. McFadden and Mis-
Ella Burgess; H. N. Morain and Ellie
McMickle
May 1s-Thomas Chesser and Mis-
4 Nellie Caldwell
/ May 22-Leander Baldwin and Mis-
Lulu Mcbride.
4 May 25--Andy Estry and Miss Dell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
OLD BRIDGE.
FALLS AWAY
STRUCTURE OVER KETTLE
CREEK ON BLOOMFIELD ROAD
/ LIES IN RUINS
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
About $3.50 o'clock last night the
old wagon bridge on the Blakesburg
road, about 120 rods west of the Shaul
cemetery, fell fourteen feet to the bed
of Kettle Creek and was totally de-
molished. Edward Forsythe of Buxton
was driving over the bridge at the
time and fell with it. His buggy was
slightly damaged, but neither himself
nor the horse were even hurt One of
the pilings of the bridge had entirely
rotted off and the structure had hung
sagged and twisted for some time, al
though it was considered safe for or
binary travel. While no steps have
been made as yet toward erecting a
new bridge, the residents of the COM
munity got together this morning and
constructed temporary crossing over
the creek.
Was Sixteen Years Old.
The bridge is located near the Logan
| farm and has been in service for the
past sixteen years. It was built of tim
Der and was sixty feet long. Whe1.
new, the structure cost about $1,000
1t was one of the most important rural
bridges in the county, being on the
road used by most of the farmers
southwest Of Ottumwa and over which
practically all the traffic betwee9
lBlakesburg and Ottumwa passed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
TRIAL TIME CARD is RECEIVED AT
LOCAL BURLINGTON OFFICES
FROM CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS
TWO TRAINS ABOLISHED
Passenger and Mail Trains Over En-.
tire System Will Run on Lengthen-
ed Tlme-ottunwa Division Will
Receive Pro Rata Of Added Time.

Although no definite announcement
as to the change of time which will
take place on the Burlington road can
be made at this time, the triaI sheets
have arrived at the local office from
Chicago to be checked over, and an
approximate idea of the new schedule
to be installed has been obtained.
All over the entire Burlington sys-
tenn the passenger and mail trains will
run on heightened time, the trains
mentioned below receiving only their
pro rata Of the heightened time.
AS at first announced, Ottumwa Of
ficials state that passenger No. IS
west bound and fast mail No. 16, east
bound, will be taken off entirely, one
to Offset the other.
Passenger train No. 1 will run IN
the day time instead Of at night, prac-
tically using No. 1875 present time.
No. l will leave Chicago at 9:15 IN
the morning and arrive here at 4:25
In the afternoon. No. SIS time will
be heightened, the train to get in here
from Chicago at 1:10 in the morning
instead Of 12:45 o'clock. Daily fast
mail west bound. No. Z, will run on
Heightened time also, arriving here at
9:0b o'clock in the morning instead of
at 1922 a. m.
Nos. -, 6 and 2 from the west, will
all run on heightened time, but as
they will leave the west much eur
Her than heretofore the difference in
time at this point will not be SO
noticeable. Instead of arriving here
at Q O'Clock in the morning No. IL
will get here earlier, arriving at 1920
a. m. No. will get here at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon instead of 1:41
o'clock. the present time. No. 9, the
night passenger from the west, will
arrive at Ottumwa at Hap o'clock in.
stead Of 11:23 O'Clock.
While the above figures are only
approximate estimates of the new
schedule to be installed June 9, the
permanent time card will be issued
in day or so, and 1t is thought by
local authorities that the definite card
will not vary greatly from these state
ments.
DR.. S. L. Hauck, official medical ex
aminer Of the Ottumwa division of the
Burlington was in Burlington this
morning on business. He returned by
way Of Batavia where he attended the
funeral Of the late DR.. M. D. Bald.
ridge.
Other Railroad Notes.
C. j. Mikesh. division freight and
passenger agent for the Milwaukee.
has returned from business trip In
ChiLaa4
c. Orbjn dispatcher for the Burling.
ton at burlington. was in the city yes.
terday visiting with the employees at
tho derot
Frank Coen. former yard master Of
the Burlington at this point. is in the
city today moving his family to Bur
lingtnn. whtra Lo has been transfer
red as yard master Mr.. Coen was
formerly alderman at large Of Ottum
wn
Burlington fireman w. e. Richards
Is Off duty on account of illness.
J. ]. Carry, conductor for the Bur
lington, has resumed work after being
off on account of illness.
Burlington Brakeman William Shep
herd has reported for work after :
short vacation.