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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-07
MAS. LOUISA RRooKsHlRE DIES.
Funeral Held at Christian Church in
Elden Monday.

Eldon, March 5.--Mrs. Louisa Brook
shire, aged N years wife of Charles H,
Brookshire, died Saturday night at
ll:05 O'clock, The funeral was held
at the home Monday at 2 p, m. Rev.
Goats Of the Christian church conduct
ed the services. There was q large at
tendance The remains were buried
in the Eldan cemetery,
4 The Eldon Dramatic company has
Notified the EIdpn Cemetery Sidewalk
association that they will put on a ben
eft soon. They will play 1.-THE County
Chairman" This revives the question
of a sidewalk from the corporation line
to the cemetery. There is a subscrip-
ton Of s15N now and q strong effort to
complete the raising of funds will give
a thfee-foot concrete walk connecting
with the city's sidewalks.
Mark Whitney of Keosauqua is in
the city today
Mrs, Bowlar. who has been visiting
her father, Joel Stroud, returned home
today.
jacob Miller is in Ottumwa today.
Mrs. w. =. Baldwin, Mrs Meadows
B. e. Harold, w. @. Wilson, Wilson
Taylor and Clarence Ritz are in Of
tunwa today.
William Manning of Keosauaua
passed through here enroute to OF
tumwa today.
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rupture and never slip and yet is light,
cool, comfortable, conforms to every
movement of the badly without chaing
or hurting and costs less than many
ordinary trusses. There are no springs
or hard lumpy pads and yet it holds
the rupture safely and firmly without
pain or inconvenience. / have put the
price SO low that any person, rich or
poor. can buy. and | absolutely guaran-
tee it.
make il to your order-send 1t to
you-you wear it, and if it doesn't sat-
isfy you, send it back to me and | will
refund your money without question.
That is the fairest proposition ever
made by a rupture specialist. The
banks or the postmaster here in Mar
skall will tell you that is the wa dc
Observation-Disclosures absolutely on the
square.
If you have tried most everything
else, come to me. Where others fail
is where ! have my greatest success
Write me today and l will send you my
book on Rupture and it's Cure, showing
my appliance and giving you prices
and names of people who have tried IL
and been cured. 1t is instant relief
when all others fail. Remember | use
no salyes, no harness, no lies. Just 6
straight business deal at reasonable
price.
G. E. Brooks, 41e6 Brooks Bldg, Mar.
shall. Mich.
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OBITUARY.
Edward /. Davis.

From Mondays Daily
Edward l.. Davis, son of Mf and Mrs.
Thomas ". Davis of Gompetine, was,
born Nov, 20, 1882, at Abingdon, JEFF
fersen Co. Iowa. Died at the parental
home March 2, 1907. Aged "a years,
8 months and 10 days.
He had been in failing health for
the last two years OF more and about
six weeks ago he underwent an opera
ton ut the Ottumwa hospital, for an
abseess of the lungs which resulted
from acute pneumonia and since that
time his strength gradually diminished
until the messenger of death" finally
relieved him of his suffering.
He entered into the great beyond
with Jesus as his guide and supported
by His righteousness, which was great
consolation to himself as well as his
loved ones to know that; as his body
returned to the dust from whence 1t
came, his spirit returned to the God
who gave it.
He leaves his father, mother, two
sisters and one brother, also a number
of distant relatives and a multitude of
friends 20 mourn his demise
The funeral service was held in the
Christian church at Abingdon, Sunday
afternoon. Rev. t. J. Petit pastor of
the NJ e. church at Farson, conducted
the services and preached from the
text found in John 1872. Interment was
made i'll the Abingdon cemetery.-Con
tributed.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.

Edtor-H one of your reporters
would interview the farmer, he could
tell You what kills the quail. He has
watched a nice flock of little quail
grow ZIP end be SO tame all summer
that he could pass them and they would
only run in the grass or grain. The
first Sunday after the Squirrel law Is
out, here comes a load of six or more
of the famous hunters with guns, dogs.
and lot of beer. They drive into a
piece of timber, camp and then scour
the adjoining fields and pastures. On
Monday when the farmer goes To his
field The quail are scattered and call
ing, many of them gone. This, several
months before the cold weather comes
that Inc hunter says kills them. When
the cold winters do come the quail,
that are left seek the farmers barn
and shed, sure of finding feed and
friends with the farmer and his family.
The cold winters kill but few quail.
know that there are few farmers that
kill the quail.
They ore a bird that all are glad to
have as they destroy lots of INSECTS
and weed seeds. It is all right for the
state warden to stock the states land
with any kind Of game chosen but the
farmer warts the quail.
When the farmer pucs UP notices the
hunter often slips into The field. shoots
few times, sees the farmer coming
and is ouI and gone before the farmer
gets near him. If the hunter would
shoot some of the hardy English,
Sparrows" Introduced into this coun-i
try, the farmer would not object.
The farmers are anxious for the five
year closed season. :,
Joseph Hawkins,
r. f. No /.
Belllnap, Ia.
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Buy Pennington Property.

Pennington. March 81 L. Funk Of
Centerville, auditor of the Hawkeye
Lumber company, recently closed a
deal by which the company purchased
the j. B. Stirling lots on Second and
olive streets. Commodious and up-to-
date sheds will be at once erected pre-
paratory to moving to the new Local
ton.
Mrs. Carrie Lang of Martinsburg,
West Virginia, arrived Saturday, hay-
ing been called here by the serious ILL
ness of her mother. Mrs NJ H. Morse.
Mrs. Ann Mcdaniel went to Bona
parte Friday afternoon for short visit
with relatives.
Mrs. George Kouns and son of Valley
junction are guests or Mrs.
mother, Mrs. Lucy Leavitt.
Mrs. Winfield Collins. Mrs. Amel
Noske and daughter, Linnie, of Bona
parte attended the funeral services of
the late Mrs. Bowers, Friday after
noon.
Miss Fern Marts entertained a small
company of girls Thursday compli-
mentary to Miss Hattie McCarty of
Hannibal Mo.
MRS. Alpha Ware has returned from
kewanee, ILL.,, where she was the guest
OF her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe McKier
non.
Miss Ruth Fightmaster of Croton. is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Texter.
Earl Wells, the 13-year- son Of
Charles Wells, fell from tree near the
Dry Ridge school house Monday and
was badly bruised about the head and
face.
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Nern CLAYTON Suite.

vern Clayton Suite was born In
Wapello county, Iowa, September 70,
1897, and departed this life February
81, 1907, at the home of his parents,
william and Cora Suttle, near Pleasant
Home church, aged 8 years. five and
one-half months. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Randolph at
the residence, from whence the re-
mains were taken to cemetery near
Martinsburg, where they We're laid be-
side those of his little sister. He was
member Of Mrs. Bachman's class in
the Pleasant Home Sunday school,
Yern was a bright, loyable child, MAX
ing friends wherever he went. He
was sick only a short time and all was
done that medical skill could do to
bring him back to life and health, but
God deereed otherwise and in the early
morning he passed away. He leaves to
mourn his loss his parents and a large
number OF relatives. friends and school
l1an taa-- Con trihutads
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MURDERED MAN
THE EXECUTOR
Will Of Patrick Gavin, Whose
Son Was Slain, Probated-
Murder Trial Monday


Mt. Pleasant, March 81 Special)-
A strange chapter in the tragedy in
which John w. Gavin met his fate was
written here today when the will Of
his father, Patrick Gavin, was filed In
the district court for prebate. The son.
who was brutally murdered near New
London about a month ago, was named
as an executor of an estate, which IL
is declared, Is worth about $4,000,
George II. Spahr was named in the
dead mans place.
Attorney Frank Thompson of Burr
lington was here this afternoon and
announced that the defense would be
ready for trial next Monday in the
case against thinner for killing John
Gavin Judge Withrow ordered a
drawing of thirty additional Jurors to
appera that day from which to select
the jury, using about TWENTY-FIVE Of thu
old panel also.
The belief is growing that only ona
of the defendants would be tried aA
this term of court.
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SMALLPOX AT kEosAuauA,
TIVE New Cases Develop-athsr keo-
saugua News.

Keosauaua, March 5.-Twe new
cases of smallpox were reported Nom
day-Lona Maltbie and Mr.. Kings
bury are the ones afflicted.
Benton Day Of Stockport is in town
today.
leave in few days for OttumWa. They
will reside there.
George Moore of Douds- Leande Wis
tied with friends here over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robson are
in Milton for a few days visit.
Thomas Frites of Oklahoma, whp
has been visiting here for the past two
months, left Saturday to visit with
friends in Colorado,
Mrs. w. N. Gossick of Fairfield had
the misfortune to fall and break her
arm Monday afternoon. She is The
mother of Mrs. Jenkins Of this place
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peacock
Of Lebanon, died Sunday morning al
the age of 8 months of pneumonia. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon al
the home, conducted by Rev. Mcclure
Viola May, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
M. McCarty of Mt. Zion, age months
died Friday and was buried Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Tate preached the flu
neral.
George Day came near losing his
eyesight by A nail which he was try
ing to straighten hitting him in the left
eye.
NJ. whitney is transaeting business
in Selma today.
Little Lex Miller, one of Mrs Fossit
Miler's twin boys, is quite sick with 3
cold.
Frank Lane is moving to the Johr
Brown dwelling near the depot.
Mrs. Ed Peacock attended the flu.
neral of Carl Warner Peacock neal
Lebanon Monday afternoon.
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first of the week, after spending
fortnight with Miss Melissa CurloW.
Mrs. Wilcox returned Monday to her
home near OttumWa, after visiting at
the Hugh Taylor home near Sllunan.
Edward Sloan died at his home in
Mark Saturday, having lived more
than three score years and ten. He
was well known farmer of Davis
county and carried mail on the route
between Stiles and Savannah for all
most fifteen years.
Attorney and Mrs. D. H. Payne
pleasantly entertained a few friends at
dinner on Sunday.
John Ethel, referee of the Caleb
Collins estate, has sold part of the land
to Ira c. Frances, Russell Palmer and
G. w. Bradberry. The remaining real
estate comprises the homestead and q
farm near Savannah.
Miss Verna Heskett of Pulaski was
the guest of Miss Fay Shields on Sun
day.
Miss Katherine Graham spent Sum
day with friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Oscar Kinney and little daugh-
ter, Elizabeth returned Sunday from
Ottumwa. where they have been visit
ing relatives.
Newton Roberts of Ottumwa spent
Sunday in the city as the guest Of Miss
Garnet Taylor
Mrs. Mary Horn leaves this week
for Missouri to visit her parents be-
fore going next week to Spokane,
Washington, where she intends locat-
ing.
Sheriff Wilkinson made trip to
Knoxville Saturday to place patient
in the inebriate asylum.
II. 9. Leach spent Monday in Des
MONIES transaeting business.
Claud G. Mccain, who has been dam
gerously Ill tor some time, was able to
be on the street Sunday.
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ERApEN GETS COMMISSION,
Alba Attorney Wins suit--A Church
BANQUET.

Abba, March 5.-The jury in the
case of BFaden VS. Randall returned q
sealed verdict Sunday morning, which
was opened In court yesterday. Tho
verdict gave Attorney Braden s12o
with six per cent interest to date
was made three years ago. The
suit grew out Of thaIsale of some props
erty which Mrs. Randall had placed in
the hands of Attorney Braden to dis
pose of but which she afterwards sold
herself. Mr.. Braden claimed commits
sion, which the jury Sunday awarded
him.
Presbyterian Banquet.
The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school, together with their par
ents and friends, will hold banquet
In the basement of the church next
Tuesday evening, March 10. The OBJ
ject Of the gathering is to increase tho
membership and interest in the Sun
day school.
Mrs. DeTar Dies.
Mrs. Sarah DeTar died Sunday at
aged So years. The remains We're laid
to rest yesterday in the Hayden Chapel
cemetery by the side of her husband,
who died several years ago.
II. w HAYES and e. G. Jones of Os-
kaloosa were business visitors at AL,
bia Monday.
G. E. Lemley of Brighton was at this
place yesterday looking after business
matters.
Word from Rev. and Mrs. winthrop
Allison OF Los Angeles, California, TO
friends here, states that both are high
ly pleased with their new work and To-
cation. Rev Allison's pastorate is over
the Emanuel Presbyterian church
which has a large membership and a
wide circle of influence.
( George Gurtsl of Charlton was {,
business caller at Abba Monday.
u. H. Miemeyer of OttumWa trans
acted business here yesterday.
4. II. Cummings of Oskalnosa was
looking after business at Abba yester-
day.
relapse at present. Her condition since
Sunday evening has been much more
serious.
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HEDRlck SCHOOL WINS.
In Dshate With Southern Iowa Normal
School Of RIaomfield.

Hedrick, March 5.-The debate be-
tween the Southern Iowa Normal
school and the Hedrick higs school was
won by the latter. The subject for de-.
bate was aReselysd, that the United
States government should own and
central the railroads within the United
The debate was held In the Baptist
church and the following program was
given:
Invocation.
Instrumental solo-Lona Meier.
Music High School Girls quartet.
Debate question, aResolved, that the
United States government SHOULD own
and CONTROL the railroads within the
United States.
Affirmative, Southern Iowa Normal
school, Bloomfield-FTank e. Messef,
Agnes Mcdonnell, fl. Q. Miller, Benena
Sehlegel.
Negative. Heariek high sehaol-An-
derson Brown, John Burns, Asa Fell
lows. Sidney Malin,
Judges of dehats-TIan. T. F. BeHce.
Rloemfield; Hon: James Wilson, He'd
tumwa.
Ghairman--Ion, John Morrison.
Eang-Four eighth grade girls.
Music-High School Girls quartet.
Decision of the Judges.
After the debate Q banquet was giy-
en- in the dining rooms of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and all present en-
joyed themselves, partaking Of the
many good things which the local
high school COMMITTEES had prepared.
Funeral of Mrs. Terrell,
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Terrell
was held Saturday afternoon in the
Presbyterian church, conducted by the
local pastor, Rev. J. n. Carnine. The
remains were inferred In the Rayburn
cemetery northeast of town. Mrs. Ter
reil was about 81 years of age, had lip-
ed in this vicinity for the past forty
years, and was the wife of John L.
ago. She leaves four daughters in this
locality to mourn her death, Mrs. Mat
tie DOUGLAS, Mrs. r, L, Scott, Mrs. Ja-
cob Deuser and Mrs. Geo. B. Curtis
@. S. Chacey of Williamsburg is WIS.,
tting relatives in town.
Z. s. Balm, who is employed in OF
tumwa, is visiting friends in town this
week.
A. I. Beall, who has been teaching
east of Hedrick, returned to his home
in Sigourney yesterday.
w. T. Kirkpatrick, who is employed
in Sigourney visited his parents ir
town yesterday.
G. w. Harkins and Mark Winner
We're passengers to Ottunwa Saturday
Miss Clystia Torrey was In ottumws
Saturday.
II. H. Dickins, C. A. Dickey Emery
Sterling, David Sterling and George
Sauer Of Farson, were in town Friday
| on busisess.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Durfey are re-
| ported quite i'll.
Jacob Deuser was in sigourney Fri.
day on business.
| Miss Elsie Schilling visited her par
! ents in Stgourney Saturday.
| Robert Schultz Of Pekin was in towr
| Saturday,
Miss Celeste Critz is visiting hel
parents in Washington.
G. Bores of Washington has moved
to his farm west of town, which he re-
Gently purchased.
Lester Warder of Farson was il
! town Friday on business.
i Skinner Bros. have moved to thei
! farm near Fremont, which they pur
4 chased some time ago.
4 F. c.. Mick attended the horse sal
4 in Sigourney Saturday.
Attorney j. F. Weber of Ottumw,
4 was in town on business recently.
4 e. B. Criley and Attorney Tisdale q
a OttumWa We're in town Friday on bust
4 ness.
4 Fred Snachez of Martinsburg was il
! town Yesterday.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.
Thinks competine is All Riqht.

Thinks competine is A! Right.
Editor Courier:
Dear Sir-I was very much surpris-1
ed when I read an article some time
ago in regard to Competine TOWNSHIP
being 'hell on earth.' ! have been a
resident of Competing township for the
past thirty years and / want to say
that we have as large class Of refn-
ed, intelligent and educated people as
one would find in any township in
Iowa. Still we have some very ignor-e
ant and uneducated nenple, that ara
very low in the scale of humanity who
are continually tattling and meddlipa,
with other peoples business, as !, all
communities have. But if person
wants to enjoy life, he does not want I'd
pay any attention to that class Of PEG.
pie. As
Yours respectfully,
J. NJ McNeW
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After First Session Adjourns
Socialistic Dempnstra-
ton Outside Wor.
ries Police
GOLOvlN CHOSEN
AS THE PRESIDENT
Finance Minister Presents
Budget Showing Reve-
nue. For 1895 Exceed
ed Expenditures

St. Petersburg, March 5.--After
the adjournment Of the lower
house of parliament today q great
demonstration was organized in
honor of the socialist deputies.
Revolutionary speeches were made
and red flags were displayed in the
crowds, which by that time had
swellea to 10000 persons, who
packed the streets for blocks
around the Tauride Palace.
Some of the demonstrators
pelted the police with snowballs.
The police charged and broke up
the demonstration, the mounted
policemen riding down the crowds
using their whips right and left.
Many persons were beaten but
none were seriously injured.
st. Petersburg. March 5.-The Duma
or lower house of the Russian parlia-
ment was formally opened at noon to.
day in the Tauride Palace In the pres
ence of all the ministers and many
high functionaries. No member of the
IMPERIAL family was present.
The first ceremony was a religious
service. After signing the oath of al
legianee to the Emperor Nicholas the
bslloting for president began.
There was no serious disorder but
crowds outside the palace were unruly
several times and had to be driven
back by infantry and mounted gen
darmes.
Revenue Exceeds Expenditures.
Feodor Goloyin, president of the
Moscow zeHstVe and a constitutional
democrat, was elected president.
The finance minister presented his
budget of estimates for 1907 aeeompan
led by q memorandum In which the
minister pointed out that the expendt
tures covered lip to January amount
ed to sl,2sa, 000,Oo He showed the
revenue for 1905 exceeded the expen
ditures by more than fifteen million
dollars.
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MAY HOLD UP Fab BILL.
Illinois Attorney General Holds Court,

Illinois Attorney General Holds Courti
Can Settle RESPONSIVENESS Of Rates
Springfield, Ill.,, March Sin an
opinion given out today by Attorney
General Stead on the two cent maxi
mum railroad passenger fare bill the
court holds that while the power ID
establish maximum rates is a legisla
tive function, the question of what
constitutes reasonable or unreason-
able and confiscatory rate is a CUES
ton for the courts to settle.
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great sufferer from inflammatory rheu-
matism for the past two weeks, ID bet
ter.
DR.. Nef and DR.. Kirkpatrick Of Far
mington We're professional visitors in
town Friday.
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Roossxeit,s Son Better

Washington, March .5,-The condi-
ton Of Archie Roosevelt is reported
better this morning He is now said
to be out of danger.
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Nine Killed in Explosion.

!, El Paso, Texas, March 5.Egpie-
sions In q quarry on the Ghihuhua and
Pacific railroad at SandaYal, Chihna-
hua, yesterday killed and buried nina
men and seriously Injured nine 9th
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Steel Maanate Dead.

Pittsburg, March 5.-Colonel Homer
J. Lindsay, assistant to the president
of the Carnegie Steel company, died
here today of Bright's disease.
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District Attorney Reprimand-
ed in Trying to Prove
Thaw Insane BY
Alienist Wagner
COUNSEL .DEFIANTlN
ADDRESSING COURT
Prosecutor Loses Head, But
4. Justice Fitzgerald Re-
tanned Judicial Poise-
Spectators Thrilled

New York, March 5.-District
5 Attorney Jerome and Justice Fitz-
gerald had clash during the
Thaw case today. Fitzgerald
asked if the jury in this case had
been impanelled to try anything
except the issue that the defen-
dant was insane the night he shot
and killed White.
jerome said he would not reply
to a proposition SO elemental and
:. so he also refused point blank to
submit any authorities on the sub
ject. saying his respect for the
court was so high he would not
presume to submit authorities on
q question Sc elemental.
IF you do not submit authori-
ties,'' said the Justice, I will as
sumo you do not know of any"
Fitzgerald onded by sustaining the
objection by the defense that Je-
r0me's questions to DR.. Wagner
were too broad.
The spectators were thrilled into
absolute silence during the tense mo
ments Of the extraordinary debate be
tween the judge and District Attorney
jerome. Jerome's manner OF address
ing the court was as defiant as his
words. He seemed to be thoroughly
aroused. Justice Fitzgerald seemed te
retain his judicial calm only with
great effort.
The point under discussion was az
to whether or not Jerome on cross ex
animation could take a wider scope
than was permitted counsel for de
Tense on direct. examination. Fitzger
aid finally sustained the position ia
ken by defense. During the debate
which began between Jerome and Del
mas the latter characterized Jerome's
remarks as offensive and said they
tended to lower the Standards and dig
nifty of the court.
Jerome Holds ThaW Insane.
Justice Fitzgerald interposed at this
point and a Wer Of words went on be
tween him and the prosecuting officer
During the debate Jerome took occa
sion to declare that the legal assump
ton before the court is that Thaw 1.
now insane. He said the defendan
had been shown to have been insane
on June rs, last. and it is the assunlp
tton or law that he continues in this
condition until shown to be otherwise
Fitzgerald at this point called FOL
authorities and precipitated his scene
with Jerome.
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NICARAGUA INVADED.
Honduran Troops Assume Initiative in
War With Central American Neiahhor.

San Salvador, March. "a strong
column of Hondufan troops has invad-
ed Nicaragua through the department
of Ocotal. President Bonilla is in Chill
rteoa on the inspection of fortifieations
there. He is well satisfied with the
discipline and spirits of the troops The
general opinion here is that the Hon
duras forces will eventually triumph.