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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge:-Mr. and Mrs. Wilt
White and son spent Sunday with
MIS-. Whites oister Mrs. Fritz Rein
hard.
Clark Widger was a Bladensburg
visitor Sunday.
Quite number attended the ser
vices Sunday afternoon conduted by
Rev. Barton and Rev. Hightshoe of
Ottumwa.
Mrs. George Hills has returned
home after spending a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Dan Johnson of
of Agency.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hill and child
rem spent Sunday at the Charles
Harter home.
Mrs. Charles Blitz and Miss Eva
Hills, visited with Mrs. Dan Johnson,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher and
daughter Kate of Bladensburg we're
Sunday visitors at the Charles Widger
home
Mrs. Nancy Hill Of Ottumwa is visit
ing her son Andy Hill.
The Ladies' Auxiliary for foreign
missions met Wednesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Alex Coleman. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs VIM
Glands on June IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Martsching
and son George also August Martsch,
ing were Sunday visitors at tbs VIM.
Martsching home.
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cantata at hiteman,

Hitenan.A cantata entitled king
Rudeness" or mo Manners Land" was
given in the opera house Monday
evening under the auspices Of the Juv-
emile choir fthe First Baptist church
Is was well appreciated by large
audience.
Mr.. and Mrs.. J. R. Price Of Abba
spent Sunday with relatives here.
The Christian Endeavor Helpers
club met with Miss Gladys Winston
last Thursday evening. 4 large crowd
was present and a good time was en-
joyed by all.
Mrs. William williams Of Lucas is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reese Samuel
Miss Rena Evans of Abba is visiting
her friend, Miss Lizzie Plaster.
Mrs. .. L. Canning and daughter,
Jessie. We're Abba visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Teasdale Of Hooking visited
relatives here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCauley and
children of Abba spent Sunday with
relatives here.
J. G. Thomas spent Sunday in AL
bia.
Mrs. Arthur wollam returned to her
home In Milton, Ohio, Tuesday, after
spending a few weeks with her moth
or, Mrs. H. Roberts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
NO ROOM FOR A THIRD.

Philadelphia Record - Secretary
Taft was, on one occasion, in CONSUL
ttation with Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania. The secretary is gigantic
and .the senator is taller and weighs
more than any other member of the
senate.
While these two statesmen were In
earnest conversation, an aggressive
politician endeavored to enter the
room, but an alert secretary politely
interfered.
What are you doing in there?" ask.
ed the politician inquisittvely.
The pertinent question nettled the
secretary, and he answered tersely:
Holding a mass meeting, l pre-
s11me.''
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SOMEBODY MUST LOSE ALWAYS.

Chicago Chronicle.-In all this hula
taloo over fortunes to be made in
wheat 1t is we'll to remember that as a
general proposition there must be a
loser If there is winner. Every fellow
hopes to be among the winners, but it
is clearly impossible that nobody
should lose. Budding SPECTATORS who
contemplate taking flyer in wheat
ought not to count their profits in ad-
vance. If there were not two sides to
every commercial proposition trade
would cease to exist. A few moments
reflection upon these self evident
truths may save much vain regret.
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MUSICAL AT BLOOMFIELD.

BlOomfield-A musical will be gfvsn
In the Christian church this evening
by the high school students. lag
Charles Mills visited In Kansas City
Monday.
Mrs. w. o. Dunlap returned Monday
evening from an extended visit At
Leavenworth, Kansas.
G. E. Davis was In Milton yesterday.
taking some dispositions.
Rev. Hendricks, the presiding elder
of this district, preached at the M. u.
| church sunday morning. Quarterly
conference was held Monday attet-
noon at 2:30 p. m.
| A. X. Plank returned yesterday
from a short visit In KANSAS City.
Rev. Ferrall addressed the Motilton
high school graduates last Sunday,
afternoon at Moulton.
Curtis Phillips visited In Pulaski
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Mitchell Of
Columbus, Mo-. are visiting Mrs.
Mitche1l's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W,
w. Reeves. -.
James Westhoff has accepted posi-
ton as superintendent in the public
schools at Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Mrs. Joab Wocisey Is on the sck
list.
Rev. Dunklebergen Of Stiles was In
Bloomfield yesterday.
Mrs. Stockholm of Stiles is suffer-
ing from a broken ankle caused BY q
runaway.
II. G. Taylor is moving his hosuse-
hold goods and family to his farm
nea Pulaski.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Medr visited At
Belknap Sunday with DUH Rayburu.
boy Rayburn visited friends ~
DunnviIle Sunday.
The sophmores and freshmen Of &ha
high school held a field meet Frf0sy
at the fair grounds.
Mrs. Fred Messer is on tho sicE
list ~
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kiRkviLLE.

Kirkville-Morgan Llewellyn has
returned home. after having spent
a week near Oak Ridge, during which
time he attended, the commencement
exercises in the opera house in Agency.
where his nephew Thomas Stevens,
graduated.
Miss Houdyshell. who has been en-
ployed to fill tho vacancy in school cre-
ated by Miss Payno's accepting POSI-
ton in the Eddyvliio school, made q
visit to this place May 10.
The Epwolth League gave an anni-
versary entertainment last Sunday
evening, which was very good, and
we'll rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. O. Browns baby,
which was 90 sick with smallpox, has
fully recovered. and the house has
been fumigated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
SMITH GIVES HIMSELF UP
s'gourney Man In Hiding Since Sun
day Shooting, Now In

jail
sigourney:- The young man, Ed
Smith, who figured conspiciousiy in
the shooting affray on last Saturday
night at the dance in German town.
ship, and was being hunted by the
officers, came to the city Tuesday
morning and gave himself up. Young
Kuhn is improving and 1t Is now
thought that he will recover With
the prospects Of the charge being
SO much lighter than was at first
feared that it would be, Smith decided
to give himself into the hands of the
law, and get out Of the tangle the
best way he could. He had been In
hiding within few miles of his home
during the time.
Mrs. Williams Dead
Mrs. ]. Matt Williams died at hel
homo in the western part Of the city
during the forenoon OF last Monday
She has been sick for several months
and the last few days was very low
with stomach trouble She was pas,
fifty years Of age, and leaves three
children and husband to mourn
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been compleyed.
A.. Stout Of Delta was business
caller and visitor In the city the first
Of the week.
N. Haldeman Of Thornburg made 9
business trip to this city the first o.
the week. He reports the banking
business at the Thornburg bank In
flourishing condition.
The North English high school boys
came to the city on last Saturday
morning and In the afternoon they
played beu with the team Of this high
school. I4le score resulted IN score
Of 9 to /, IN favor Of the visiting
brethern. Our hoyu have decided that
the North English ball players are
too much for them.
Waiter Garrett and family Of Delta
zpent Sunday hsre with the families
Of ]. r. Garrett, his brpkhar. who ID
now serying IN The capacity Of clerk
Of the district eosrt and the EIsn1
sseibel family. They returned 10 their
home on Monday.
James Loushridge and wife Of Delta
drove to the city on last Saturday tc
trade with the merchants.
Ing business and calling on friends in
the city on last Saturday.
Mrs. ], r. McVicker and little daugh
ter are visiting at the parental Con
stance home in Lone Tree.
DR.. Willism Pfrnnebecker went L
Cedar Rapids on Tuesday evening tc
attend state medical meeting.
Abe Muller came in from Chicago
the first of the week to visit with his
mother, brothers and sisters here. he
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AMApoR.

Amador.-Mr. and MIS-. Went Shields
were In the county seat Thursday.
Elsie Kershimer has been quite III
the past week.
John Mcfarland was in BlslDssburs
Monday.
Sylvia Bidweil visited Saturday
night with her sister Mrs. IDA
Schwartz.
Otis Harrow and family spent sun
day at the Williams home.
Lama Schwartz who is staring in
town spent Sunday at home.
There are several cases OF mumps
and chickenpox in this vicinity at
present.
Mrs. Burt Wilkinson visited Mrs.
Wellnnan recently.
John Schwartz and family spent
Sunday at the home Of James and
Carl Schwartz
Miss Mile LaFollette Is visiting at
the Ralston home at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Judd OF
ottUmwa passed through this vicinity
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Friday enroute to Blakesburg to ut
tend the funeral Of Mr.. Judd's sister
Mrs. Clara Blake.
Harley Smith visited Orval Earl and
Elgar Shilis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Shields attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Blake Saturday
Bertha Mcfarland visited Blanche
Shields Sunday.
Edith Wilkinson visited Dora ana
Leona Schwartz recently.
A. Wilkinson called on A. w.
Smith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning spent Sun
day afternoon at q. Haning's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
THE NEWEST LEMON joke.

New York Sun.-Here is ths latest:
You put out your hand, palm upward
and with your fingers and thumb ex-
tended and say to your friend as you
Go the trick yourself before his eyes:
Can you do this? Bend your fingers
over slowly and together. like this. un-
til the finger tips touch the palm Of
your hand without touching your
thumb" And he says why sure,
guess can do that" and he does it at
the first trial triumphantly, and then
you say to him "Well, guess you can
squeeze a lemon.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
FLAG. DAY.

The call Of the American Flag asso-
citation for a general observance Of
Friday, June IA, as flag day In com.
memoration of the one hundred and
thirtieth anniversary Of the adoption
of the stars and stripes should meet
with a loyal response. For the past
ten years the observance of flag day
has each year been more general and
given greater consideration. The
governors Of states and mayors Of
cities all over the country have by
proclamation ordered flags to be dis
played upon the state and municipal
buildings and have urged citizens TO
do the same upon private buildings.
The schools and patriotic societies
have also done much to stir up popu-
lar enthusiasm for the flag.
With view to giving the 1907 flag
day a wider observance than that If
previous years the American Flag as.
ISOLATION has issued the following call
We respectfully appeal to the gov
ernors Of all the states of our land,
and the mayor of each American
city, to herald the coming of the day
In 1907, by proclamation; we call upon
!. every public officer, every teacher OF
Sthe youth OF our land, the editors of
all newspapers, the daily instructors
Of the youth Of our land, to call public
attention, to arouse enthusiasm and
to provide for public exercises and
general celebration Of the day
e earnestly exhort our citizens to
join In making Flag day an event and
its celebration in 1907, great event
Let us. from one end of our land to
the other, fling the stars and stripes
to the breeze on June IA, 1907 May
1t greet the rising and salute the set.
ting sun, and float all day long from
every church ediflce, school and build.
ing. public and private and however
humble, throughout the entire land.
Ralph e. Prime, President.
Theodore Fitch, Secretary
1t is the desire of the association 10
teach the story Of the flag, what II
represents and have the young people
pledge their fealty and loyalty to It.
!, and In this, desire the public spirited
men behind the movement should
have the heartiest cooperation OF all
good citizens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
TRUST BUSTING EXPENSIVE.

A statistician has put down in cold
figures the benefits derived by the gov
eminent from its Crust bustins.' cam.
paign and his figures show that fight
Ing the octopus is costly. Special in
yestigations Of the Standard OIL. beef.
harvester tobacco, powder, fertilizer,
and other combinations have cost enor-
nous sums. Inquiries now being pros
ecuted into the lumber. watch and
other trusts will draw heavily upon the
federal treasury
In the last four years the govern
ment has paid out nearly 100000 in
fees for special counsel. These are
some of the largest items:
Beef case, $4,000. 1T
Standard OH lin court), $4,000
Tobacco case (under investigation)
$4,000. tt
. Paper case (concluded), $4,000.
Harvester case (under inyestiea.
tion), $4,000.
Fertilizer case Tin court), $4,000.
Coal and oil carrying railroads (un-
der investigation), $4,000.
Powder case (under investigation
$1,000.
Turpentine case, $4,000.
Total, $4,000.
Fines paid the government 100000.
A good part of the cost of CARRYING
on the Investigations comes from the
high prices paid counsel. kellogg and
Morrison are paid $4,000 year each.
Judge McReynolds gets $4,000 year.
d. T. Watson of Ohio got $4,000 for
one argument in the Northern securi-
ties case. !.
When some Of the latest fines as
sessed and contested by the corpora
lions are paid, unless payment is avoid
ed. the deficit may not be SO great as
at present. but just Row the total ex-
gense. Of $4,000 and the total fines
Of $4,000, furnishes the opponents of
the government with good capital.
But to the majority of the people If
the campaign against the trusts re.
suits In the correcting Of some of the
abuses OF the past it VII be accepted
ss worth while, even though the cost
exceeds the monetary returns.
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SIS. n o. s aaa s5a1s

Through the blood diseases carried generation another
Parents transmit them their and II down the isny
cal this true scrofula for disease that ~ bond
unless the and Of trouble tho
miserable disease will finally
life symptoms enlarged glands
which
weak cat the @ and throat skin diseases
White sweiaF hip disease ~,e paid
destroying the and rich nuttiye qualities
snte circulation mn - l nth rnedv that buis NM .rd
the which
Of all blood all % and
the Ideal remedy Sou S. S.
n and gives and ygo 70 blood and
hat signs again and started out il lie
action, and healing vegetable
senRoss build Up every Rast q ss sys M BGo q ts he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
THE FOOL WHO ROCKS THE BOAT

Des Moines News.-Among the
doubtful blessings Of spring we have
with us again the fool who rocks the
boat.
He has already begun his seasons
work The other day two of them
boarded a boat in Central Park, New
York. One giggled at the other and the
old program was successfully carried
out. with the result that young girl
was drowned and ten other passengers
were more or less seriously injured.
No; the fools have not been appre-
hended and sentenced. They are still
at large.
But, after all. is the man who rocks
the boat distinctive kind Of fool?
He is only taking risk
He is only seeing how far he can
go.
We do innumerable things just as
foolish, because we all have 1t in us
to plunge little. We have that ven.
turesomeness that inclines us to say,
Eyes, things are pretty good as they
are, but think I'll take the chance"
And we do not always analyze these
steps beforehand. to see whether they
are wise or foolish.
Most of us have sense enough not to
rock the boat but we take chances
with our business integrity when for
the sake of profit we come as close to
sharp practices as we can without be-
ing absolutely dishonest. We vote
smilingly for men whom we know are
not capable of being faithful public
servants. We compromise and tell
our wives only half the truth We
even let our children grow up in as
tonishing ignorance Of the facts which
are essential to clear understanding
of life and it's duties.
A man may have a weakness which
he knows Is fatal; he may have a
friend whom he knows is dangerous;
he may have formed an association
| which he knows is menace; he may
have been placed in position which
he knows is at the risk If his best self;
and yet he will play with that weak
ness, he will search out that friend,
he will maintain that association, and
he will deliberately place himself again
and again and again in that position.
And when we do these foolish things
we have nothing on the idiots In Cen
trail Park, because we ourselves are
rocking the boat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
MARRIAGE oMENs FoR MEN.

Chicago News.-
Married in white,
You're In for q fight;
Married in gray,
She'll grab your pay;
Married in red,
You'll have a bald head;
Married in green.
In your mirror tits seen:
Married in blue.
It's tough luck for you;
Married in pearl,
You get the wrong girl;
Married in yellow,
She'll make you below:
Married in brown,
One more chump in town;
Married in pink,
Joy for you'll don't think.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

tally was relatively much larger than
ours. The same applies as to the mum,
Der of passengers and employees injured
in the two countries. OF these there
were $4,000 in the United States, while
In Great Britain the number was rs, 405
which in view Of the relative mileage,
makes much better exhibit for this
country than we have heretofore been
! credited with.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

Just when short sleeves are becom
ing popular the announcement comes
from London that not only do elbow
lengths go but the sleeves will run tc
the other extreme and extend to the
nuckles. The new style will be very
popular with the girl whose arms are
thin, not to say angular, but 1t will
be a blow to the woman with the pref,
fY arm
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
On the Go.

On the Go.
Everybody's
Out for dough,
Morning, noon
And night they go
To and fro,
And here and these>
Back and forth
And everywhere,
Doing that,
Busy here, here
Standing pat,
Climbing, digging,
Toting things.
Wishing they were
wearing wings;
Hustling. rustling,
Sweat and wheeze,
Sailing ships
Across the seas;
You're as bad, you
Know that you
Always have
Enough to do,
Always got
To hump and strive
For the right
To be alive;
But you bet
The worlds all right;
There's the wife
And babes at night!
Houston Post
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

A hen in Cleveland, o., has laid an
egg with several words printed in
newspaper type on the inside of the
shell. In the discussion raised a
Cleveland physician expressed the be-
lief that the hen took mental impress
sion from a scrap of paper in her nest
and transferred 1t to the inside of
the egg she laid This seems as good
an explanation as any
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

give THE BOY A FAIR SHOW.
Rev. Daniel McGurk, Kansas City
pastor, is the champion of American
boyhood. He makes a plea for fair
play for the boy and as justification
OF his plea he asserts that response
bility for the divergence In moral stan
dards for men and women begins in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

Terry's daughter, Mrs. ]. c. Hale. d
Highland avenue.
Richard Thomas of seetyvil1e, Ind.
visited his sister, Mrs. Frank MAnoN
here last week.
John Terry made n business trip II
Frederic last week and while there
called on many of his old time friends
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
ROCK ISLAND PAYS FINE
Pleads Guilty to Charge Of branding
Rebate on Coffee Shipments 10

New York, May 21-The Chicago
Island and Pacific railroad company
through Its attorney yesterday plead-i
ed guilty to an indictment charging
that railroad had granted rebates %
shipments of coffee made by . Toledo
firm
A fine Of $4,000 was imposed ana
paid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
HOSTETTER,S
STOMACH. BITTERS

It cured them and it won't fail in your
case. h For Sour Risings, Heartburn,
Bloating, Headache, Poor Appetite.
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Female Ills or
Malaria It is unedualfed. An druggists.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
THE OPINION
oFTHouSANnG

of Cured People should be worth a
great deal to every sufferer from
Stomach, Liver or Bowel disorders
and such being the case you ought not
hesitate another minute in procuring
a hottie of
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-22
podusd the Mustard Pct.

During the rehearsals Of a panto-
tnAme In Scottish town Glasgow,
think; Glasgow has always been an
eYentful place to me0 a child was
wanted for the Spirit OF the Mustard
Pot What more natural than that my
father should offer my services9 had
shock of pale yellow hair, / was
small enough to be put into the prop
erty mustard put, and the Glasgow
stage manager would easily assume
that had inherited talent. My father
had acted with Macready In the stock
seasons both at Edinburgh and Glas-
gov and bore a very high reputation
with Scottish audiences, But the stage
manager and father alike reckoned
without their actress! When they tried
10 put me into the mustard pot yelled
Justify and showed more lung power
than aptitude for the stage,
Put your child into the mustard pot
Mr.. Terry" said the stage manager.
Hang you and your mustard pot,
sir" said my mortified father. II won't
frighten my child for you or any one
else"
But, all the same. he was bitterly dis
appointed at my first dramatic failure,
and when we reached home he put me
In the corner To ehasten me. you'll
never make an actressg' he said. shak-
ing a reproachful finger at me.--Ellen
Terry In McClure's Magazine.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-22
Prsfsrrsd the nabx,s voles.

A New York scientist, the father Of
a large and growing family, has his
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth In her best style.
The mother could do nothing with the
child, 80 the man of science went to
the rescue.
II think | can quiet little Flora" he
said. There's no use humming to her
in that silly way. What she wants is
real music The fact that used to
sing In the glee club at Yale and sing
well, too, may make a difference"
Accordingly, the professor took the
child and, striding up and down the
room, sang in his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse Of his
song when a ring was heard. The
door was opened, and there stood girl
Of fourteen, who said:
"I'm one of the family that's just
moved into the fat next to yours.
There's a sick person with us, and he
says, IL It's all the same to you, would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
Of singing to itT-Success.