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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-01

dental boat takes the head of the
procession
After the parade there will be a
series of boat races.
In Presidents Party.
The members Of the presidents
party arriving at Keokuk will include
the president, Secretary Loeb, his as.
sistant secretary. Mr. Latta; his stem
ographer, Mr.. Netherland; Surgeon
General Rixey of the United States
navy. the presidents physician, the
representatives of three press asso.
Citations and an official photographed
Mr. Garfield, secretary Of the in.
terror, will leave Washington with
the presidential party and will go as
far as Canton, Ohio, to be present at
the dedication Of the Mckinley monu-
ment. Mr.. Loeb, secretary to the
president, will accompany the party
as far as Keokuk, Ia, where he will
leave 1t and continue to the west,
where he expects to spend the time
until early in November in a hunting
camp. John "A. McIlheny. a member
OF the United States civil service com.
mission and the presidents personal
friend. Is already in the west and will
join the party at Keokuk, Ia. con-
tinuing with the president until he
starts on the return trip to Washing
ton.
Not a Political Tour.
The tour of the President and his
visit to Iowa at this time Is not DO
lttical In any sense. He comes out to
look at the Mississippi, to meet the
river improvement commissioner and
to determine for himself, as he did
the questions affecting the Panama
canal. the feasibility of improving the
river above ST Louis and by the con-
struction of the Hennepin canal divert
traffic by water route to the sea and
to the future. Panama canal. After
wards he will hunt In Louisiana.
The Governors Who are Coming.
Among the governors who will meet
Governor Cummins at Keokuk today
and with him welcome President
Roosevelt tomorrow morning on his
arrival at o'clock, will be Governor
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon,
which is the only state besides Okla
home which has the initiative and
referendum; Governor Bryant B.
Brooks Of Wyoming, Governor John
Burke Of North Dakota, who is dem
ocrat and formerly practiced law in
Des Moines. being a graduate of the
state university, and having been a
! Ss'LNaShI VI SiSouiliSS, governor zoe
l.. Crawford Of South Dakota, who also
Is an Iowa man and will be elected
United States senator next year; Gov
ernor George L. Sheldon of Nebraska,
Governor E. w. Hoch Of Kansas Gov
ernor Charles S. Deneen of illinois,
Governor Frank Frantz of Oklahoma,
who was a Rough Rider with Roose-
welt and recently was defeated for gov
ernor of the sew state; Governor n. c..
Blanchard Of Louisiana, who was not
satisfied to come only to ST. Louis to
greet the President, who will be the
guest Of his state later; Governor n.
B. Broward Of Florida, Governor John
A. Johnson Of Minnesota and Cover
nor B. B. Conner of Alabama.
At st. Louis the party will be met
by Governor H "A. Buchtel of Colo
RADIO. Governor Joseph K Toole of
Montana, Governor ]. o. Davidson of
Wisconsin, Governor Folk of Missouri
Governor M. R. Patterson of Tennes-
see, Governor x. o. Pindell of Arkan-
sas and Governor T. M. Campbell of
Kansas
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Continued from Page ~
Warsaw and Alexandria, Canton, La
Grange, Quincy unattached
Major Montgomery Meigs, chairman
of the naval division says that from
the present indications there will be
at least one hundred boats of all sorts
which will act as an escort of Presi.
dent Roosevelt and his party.
The steamship parade will begin
after the president has reviewed the
power boats. The signal to back out
from the landing and start down
stream will be the blast from the Mis-.
sissippi that dismisses the power
boats parade.
The Mississippi the presidential
boat, will remain at anchor until the
line of steamboats, is past. She will
then turn. and. following the others.
pass them on the starboard side some
where between Warsaw and Bludsoe's
crossing. Half speed will be used
In parade formation until the presi-
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cIGAREr SMOKING.
Board Convinced That Use Of "coffln
Nails" Prompts to Renewed Crime
by Promoting Deueneracv.


Des Moines, Sept. 3o.-Iowa's state
board of parole has officially declared
that the smoking of cigarets leads
to crime and has promulgated new
rule to the effect that paroled prison
ers shall not smoke the "eof1n nails"
Any prisoner out on parole who
yields the temptation to roll "pill'
will be waited hack to the prison walls.
This decision on the part of the board
follows considerable study Of cigaret
smoking and leads to a decision Of the
part of the board that cigaret smoking
weakens the mentality and stunts the
growth of discriminative qualities, al
lowing full growth, to the criminal
nature This theory which has been
asserted by eminent doctors and
denied by others, Is held by DR.. ]. M.
Emmert of Atlantic, member of the
board of parole. and the new edict has
been issued.
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KILLED AS He
LEAVESTRAIN.
CLYDE CORNELL ALiGHTs FROM
BURLINGTON PASSENGER AND
10 HIT BY FREIGHT.
From Saturdays Daily

While allghttng from Burlington
passenger train No. 10 at Agency today
Clyde Cornell. whose residence Is said
to be at Adeline. H., was struck by No.
II. Burlington freight, westbound,
and almost instantly killed.
Cornell who was lather by trade,
was in company with Carl fisherman,
who follows the same occupation.
They have been working their way
east from Minnesota. where they had
been employed for some time. Pur-
chasing ticket at Ottumwa for Ag-
ency they boarded No. 10 and had just
stepped from the passenger train when
No. II, fast freight westbound, which
nell, killing him instantly.
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FORMER EDITOR is SUMMONED
j. B. Barnett Of Boone County Demo.
crat After Long
Illness

Boone, Sept. 3d.. B. Barnett. for
mer editor of the Boone County Demo
crat, died Sunday at II O'Clock
after a long illness. Mr.. Barnett, who
of late had been engaged in the real
estate business was about 60 years of
age. He is survived by his wife who
was daughter of the Rev. Father
Snodgrass, well konwn Methodist
clergyman Of early days here.
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I suffered for long time with my
stomach and liver, until it became
almost unbearable Finally consult
ed DR.. Shallenberger, of Chicago, and
I am thankful l went to see him as
feel like different man. Joseph Gross,
South English, Iowa.
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JUDGES OF PARADE
ANNOUNCE DECISIONS
MISS BEULAH GlLTNER is FIRST
OF PRIVATE RiGs-loWA STEAM
LAUNDRY AND 9. OF L. F. AND
e WINNERS.

The Judges appointed to choose
the winners in the various divi-
sions Of the big street parade
held Wednesday evening met this
noon and made the following Sc
lections:
Private Vehicles.
First Prize-Miss Beulah Gilt
ner.
Second Prize - Miss Mary Nc
Grath.
Honorable Mention Mrs, c.
T. Sullivan.
Judges - Mrs. W. L. Sargent,
Miss Letta Baker and Peter New
err.
Commercial Floats.
First Prize - Iowa Steam
Laundry.
Second Prize - Polling Electric
Company.
Third Prize - e. H. Emery and
Company.
Honorable Mention = Phillips
Big Store (the Queens Float)
Otto Bremhorst, Jr. Canny's Old
Kid and the Ottumwa Rug Works
Judges = Messrs. J. A. Ballard,
A. w. Enoch and w. H. Lewis.
FraternaI Floats.
First Prize - B. Of l.. F. and r.
Second Prize. - L. o. T. M.
Third Prize - w. o. w.
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Spinach, lib ............... 10
MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Cattle, receipts,
100000; steady. Beeves, $410@7!25;
stockers and feeders, s2.6O@5.0O; cows,
$1.50@5.7o; Texans, s3.7O@5.s0; westS
erners, $4.00@6.25; calves, S6.0o@7.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; 10c higher.
Light, $685. @6.97; mixed butchers,
s6.O5@6.97; heavy, s5.sO@6.s5; rough,
s5:9O@6.10; pigs, s6.65@6.S5; bulk, $6.15
@6.60.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000; 10c lower,
$4.Oo@5. 40; yearings, s5.35@6.25;
lambs, S4.75@7.40.
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Mrs. Jules F. Whitney and little
daughter. Julia Merwin, who have
been visiting at the homes of Mrs.
Witney's father. w w. Ennis. and her
aunts, Mrs. William Haven and Mrs.
Harriet Briggs, left last evening for
their home in Greenville, Miss. Mr..
Ennis ACCOMPANIED them as far as st.
Louis.
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Tri-Weekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name ot
the Postoface to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postoface
where they desire It to be changed to
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A yankee girl had Travelled far,
She went to gay Paree,
She rivaled all the beauties there,
She used HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea-W. L. Sargent. the True
Druggist, corner Market and Main.
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, Sept. 30.-Poultry, alive;
steady: turkeys, 10; chickens, IL;
springs, -.
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MISS MAHoNEY ASSAULTED
BY UNKNOWN MAN.

Continued from page 6, column g..
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From Mondays Daily.
Miss Pearl Miller Of Lovilia, who
has been visiting with friends in this
city has returned LONE.
Mrs. A. G. Davidson Of Eddyville,
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. H. 8. Nosler of 10S East Fifth
street left for her home Saturday.
Miss Stella Mcdonald of Melrose,
who has been visiting at the home Of
Miss Mary Halpin, lis South Cherry
street, left for her home this morn
Ing.
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kEOkUk READY TO GREET
THE PRESIDENTS PARTY

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And Passes Peacefully
Away, Not In Pieces!
CURIOUS CLAIMS

New York, July 24.-Already
queer demands are coming from the
farmers on the line of the new Cats
Kill aQueduct Mt such places as have
been visited by the engineers. Ma
than Gordon, who owns some sixty
acres which ultimately will be in
cluded in the flooded district of the
Ashokan reservoir. wants tnI city to
pay for his damaged crops. When
lie was asked what crops he referred
to he said he didn't count the six
children he had raised on the place,
but the rabbits and woodcock driven
OH by the city wOrkmen were val
liable.
They belonged to me as long as
they were on my land, he said,
and they were valuable to me. The
city ought to pay me for them"
A claim for "one dynamited COW"
was settled the other day. When the
claim reached the Controller it call
ed for $425. The Controller turned
1t over to the Board of Water SUP
ply, which in turn sent Engineer
carleton E. Davis to investigate. The
claimant was John McCauley of
Browns Station, Ulster county. The
force had been at work
near his place. The claim, he said,
included the trampling down of
growing grain.
WAS the COW blown up?" asked
the engineer
Not exactly" said the claimant,
but she scared us all to death. You
see, one of the engineers had left a.
stick Of dynamite in field and the
COW ate it. She proDa oily thought it
was an ear Of corn or something.
You know how hard it is to get any
hired man in this section. Why, the
department of Agriculture has sent
out circulars telling the farmer how
to get over the labor difficulty. I've
got one Of them up to the house.
well, some OF the help | have
had read that circular that was lying
about the house, and then they
kicked for more pay. There was Ed
and john
whats that got to do with the
cow asked the investigator.
Well, l was telling my story in
my own way. You see, labor is
scarce, and l had got that darned
circular locked up in a closet, and
| was hoping to keep Bill with me
for little, when Bill and |. was
walking through that field toward
the cow. We saw her eating some
thing, and we didn't mistrust any
thing until we got up close to her
just as the end Of the stick was stick
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WANTED-A PULPIT.
Pittsburg PREACHER Doesn't Disdain
to Advertise for q Job.

Pittsburg, July 22.-In the free
want column>of-t the Christian Worker
the officialrorgan of the Christian
church, appears the following: .
~ shall be avni!a able for pulpit sup
ply during Angus, and on Sept. l
will be ready;to take a pastorate. ;"
The advertisement is signed by
the Rev. George A. Jones, whQ lives
in Mt. oliver station, a suburb. Mr..
Jones said today that he had been
out Of pulpit WORK for some time
and when he*tried to get back again
he found places filled. Believing in
advertising he6psed the church pa
per. If this ddes, not bring results
he intends to usE the dailies. In the
same column are Two other advertise
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,th, ana Hsaaw what

!, out of pth. and INsaw what,
:, m,.What,g estingi'* asked Btli:;
"a a1dnSSde anything. +; / ~ ~ i
"'bill 49, .if there's one thinsS
or whnc4+k Int SUSPECT you it,8
WORK, tISknoSHar we'll You didn't
'ieed tnaec9w&hything, But she Ted;
herseih aessA.an It's darneda hot
BIN hes ia little queer. 1
:. . Mhat isRgSat sS says he. -. NJ
My -Gna,ssSays he. -. RS. -
that thoughtshe wasn't afraid. All
of a sudden 4RS COW turned and
walked towataShim. = -. :
Drive her on: we'll both be
t kil,ea ;, says Am, picking up a big
Don't yohSdo it, says T.; 'she>n
explode. Shaasiull OF dynamite, and
the slightest 1xrnl set her on y.
NBiil began to laugh---half laugh
and cry, you kn6w. like lady sum-
nler hoarder Ionce had who found a
toad under hSp shed when she was
LOOKING for 4 man. Then /, says:
.,,n Bill itssap to YOU to do some
Why Is :ItaSnp to me?' says he.
You own theSeow. -.
That's just it, says I. I own
the COW and yen are working for the
man that owns her -
'Bfll gave me look. Then he,
says: ES-: -.
"'Well, I ain't working for him
no longer says he, and with that
he cut across the fields without wait
ing for his WAGES !:
Wen, my tafnily and 1 stayed that
night at the hbme of my brother,
five miles away. to make sure of be-
ing safe. In the morning went
back to the farm and found that the
COW was dead. The dynamite had
poisoned her. s~Tohn Wilkey, the dare
devil OF the neighborhood, carried
off the body for $40"
The engineer found upon cues.
.tioning the force in the neighbor-;
hood that a stick Of dynamite had
disappeared So he settled for $3.50:
The farmer took the money.
Say he saia, you know I have
telephone 'tns my house. Day be-
fore yesterday&Bill called me up.
Say sayShe, is that COW dead?
If she is I'm coming back for my
wages +
YOUTH get no wages says l."
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diana's war governor, was unveiled
mere IN, the presence Of three thou-
sand Civil. War veterans, and men,
bers of the Indiana National Guard
and others. Among those who
were present were Vice President
Fairbanks, General Brown, com
mander in chief of the G.. A. -. r.
The monument stands at the en-
trance to the state house: The I'M
yelling was done by Oliver . Perry
Morton, grandson of Governor Nor
i, ton & hes principal address ;gas de-
HVered by. Goveriar HanIy. 81,
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DROWNED fN wE,sr Fo,RtK1,..

Weston, Viva, July 23.-Harvey
Whitsei. the son OF a prominent far
mer living nears Roanoke was
drowned. IN the i West 'ForkHrlver,
while bathing, Ie had been, playing
baseball, and while still. overheated
went to the river to take q bath. No
sooner had he JUMPED into the river,
which was still very high ON ac-
count Of the recent rains, than he
was seized with cramps and at once
went down. He WAS drowned. before
aid could reach him and his body
carried "a mile and half dowfl the
river, whore It was freGoYered later
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

by the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the
Hampton band. From to 6 p. m.
there will be a reception to the public
by Mrs. A. M. Curtis, the hostess OF
the Negro Buildinsasg, etaoietaoinn
Negro building, assisted by the aides
connected with the exhibit From
7:lO to $50, there will be musical
concert in the Auditorium by the
Fisk Jubilee Singers and other stllar
attractions, and from $50 to $50
there VII be fireworks by the James
town Exposition Company. The
red letter day will close with 4 grano
banquet in honor Of DR.. Washington
beginning at 10 y. m. and lasting
until midnight.
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Stan CORRESPONDENCE.

Stan Correspondence.
Washington, d. c., July 24.-Two
great assemblies OF universal inter-
est to the-colored- people. of the land
are scheduled for the next few days
On the S0th and 31st Of August at
the famous Hampton Institute, in
Underwater Virginia will be held the
annual sessions Of the Hampton Con-
ference, in which the most noted
scientists, philosophers and exem-
plars Of the constructive activity Of
the race will gather for an inter-
change Of views on the noted Ques-
tons of the times. These confer
ences invariably attract the atten-
ton of the thinkers and doors of the
nation and the deliberations are Of
a most helpful character in reaching
solutions for the difficulties that con-
front us. The indications are that
the attendance will be far beyond
that of previous years.
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ments Of similar nature, but the ap-
plicantS do mt sign their names. $780,,
Several denominations in Pittsburg
have bureaus to secure pufpits for
their ministers. This is the first
time in this city that printers ink
has been used to advertise for a pull
pit job.
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Inc Bishops Council Of the A. NJ.
r. Zion church convenes in Boston
August IA, lasting three days. The
Noman's Home and Foreign Mission
AIRY Soclary, Of which Mrs. J. w.
Hood IS president, will also be in
session at the Hub. The western Sec
ton Of the Woman's Society Wal
meet in Louisville August 29th.
Again comes the rumor that Mrs.
HOOD, who has served the body long
and well, will retire, in order to de-
vote herself exclusively to the care
Of her invalid husband. the vener.
able Bishop Hood. Should Mrs. Hood
leave the presidency. the executive
Junction would probably fall to either
Mrs. Mary +. Washington, Of New
Albany, Ind. now the really active
mead. or to Mrs. Annie w. Blackwell,
OF Philadelphia, the energetic cor
responding secretary.
r. w. THOMPSON.
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RESPITE IS GRANTED
Alleged English Lord Given Respite
BY Governor Folk.

Jefferson City, July 23.--GOver-
nor Folk has granted respite Of
thirty DAYS to Lord Frederick
seymour Darlington under sentence
TO be hanged at Clayton, Mo, July
70. for the murder OF James p. Nc
Cam.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

Detailed information as to accom-
odations at Topeka can be secured
from Mr.. Ira o.. Guy, chairman Of
Ways and Means committee, 3f1
West 18th street, Topeka, Kansas.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

The annual pow-wOw Of the Mag
ara movement will be held in Bos-
ton in August. Signs are not want
ing that there will be merger eff
fected between this organization and
the Afro-American council.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell is sum
mering at Atlantic City.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

Register Vernon has become a
member of the District Of Columbia
branch Of the National Negro Bust
ness League.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
Tue NATIONAL FIELD Cow eats DYNAMITE
Two Meetings of Universal Interest to
the Race to be Held Soon

Hampton Interest Composed of the Beat
gust 3Oth and 81 Followed Immediately
citation Of Colored Teacher-Dr. Booker T. Washington
>r to Speak at the Jamestown Exposition Augu.t3rd
$ Union of the Three Methodist Organizations
r. in Sight
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MONUMENT TO MORTON

Indiann's War Governor Perpetuated
In Stone. $780,. ------..--
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The spirit Of tariff reform is in
the air and the colored citizen next
TO the question Of equal rights at the
ballot box in the enjoyment of civil
privileges, is most concerned about
the problems Of taxation and econ
omic development. AS the race be-
comes more and more a factor in the
commercial world and acquires pro-
perty and is interested in stocks and
bonds, he watches the Indicator in
Wall street, and will mold his pOliti-
Cal sentiments to suit his business
welfare, as other, races do. The
black citizen is studying the cause
and effect Of the enormous surplus
IN the United States. is examining
the provisions of the Eate law, and
has his good eye closely fixed on the
appropriations of the various Con-
crosses and is taking notice Of where
the money goes. The Negro man
wants his rights, but he also wants
to have something to Say about who
shall administer his fiscal affairs and
to be sure that they are being econ
omically and .equitably managed.
Thls is not politics, per set is bust.
ness.
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= The second meeting of a broad,
general character will be the fourth
annual session Of the National As
ISOLATION Of Colored Teachers, which
Is called also for Hampton on the
1st and End of August, Immediately
following the Hampton Conference
Many Of the delegates to the Con-
ference, being themselves instructors
VIII remain over for the teachers
convention. This budding aggrega-
ton OF pedagOgueS was set on foot
by Prof. j. r. E. Lee, the very cap
able director Of the academic depart
ment of Tuskegee Institute. and it is
already proving itself an important
factor In the educational life of the
race. The activity it has evinced in
the past three years and the credit
able results that" have been brought
about indicate that our teachers have
fully awakened to the necessity Sor
strong, permanent organization,
representing thorough delegates the
$4,000 alert and aggressive Negro
educators Of the land. patterned
somewhat after the we'll known ".
e. A, which has been Of inestimable
value to the whites in promoting in
terest in genuine educational work.
Prof. Lee and his able assistants
have demonstrated that through
such an organization there may be
fectively many of the problems pecu-
treated more intimately and more eff
liar to cOlOred pupils in our schools
than when taken up in a casual way
- In the big meetings of the n. E. A.
The colored teachers talking to COL
ored teachers can best discover prac-
teal and feasible means Of supply
Ing the needs Of the children of our
race, and Of correcting evils, the
causes Of which are more fami-
liar to us than to teachers of other
races. The rich and varied program
mas been prepared for the occasion.
due announcement of which has al
ready been given through the press.
Prof. j. r. E. Lee, the president of
the Association, has worked hard to
make the event success, and Prof.
James B. Dudley, corresponding sec
rotary, Prof. J. M. Colson, treasurer:
and DR.. S. G. Atkins, chairman Of the
executive committee, have most ar
IDENTIFY seconded his diligent and pain
stalking efforts.