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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health and
Disease.
Costs Nothino to TRY,


The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grandmothers gave
us our daily dose Of sulphur and luo-
lasses every spring and fall,
1t was the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier" tonic and cure all,
and, mind you, this old fashioned rein
edy was not without merit.
The idea was good but the remedy
was crude and unnalatable, and a
large quantity had to be taken to get
any effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur i'll Il palatahle, con-
centrated form, so that a single grain
is far more effective than table
spoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and expert
ment have proven that the best sui
phur for medicinal use Is that obtain
ed from Calcium .Ca,cium Sulphide)
and sold in drug stores under the
name of Stuarts Calcium Waters.
They are small choaolatn coated pei
let's and conta.u the active medicinal
principle OF :suiEhu- in highly con.
centrated, effective form.
Few people are aware Of the value
of this form III sulphur III restoring
and maintaining bodily vigcr and
health: su!pnu- acts directly Oh the
liver and excre.9.y organs and lmrl
fies and ensiches the blood by the
prompt elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed lis with sulphur and mo-
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary flow
ers of sulphur were often worse than
the disease, and cannot compare with
the modern concentrated preparations
of sulphur, of which Stuart's calcium
Waters is undoubtedly the best and
most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure con
stipation and purify the blood in a
way that often surprises patient and
physicians alike.
DR.. R. M. Wilkins, while experiment
ing with sulphur remedies, soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was sl.
perior to any other form. He says:
For liver. kidney and blood troubles,
especially when resulting from con.
stipation or malaria, have been sur
prised at the results obtained from
Stuart's Calcium Waters. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep seated carbuncles, l have
repeatedly seen them dry UP and dis
appear in four or five days, leaving the
skin clear and smooth, Although Stu.
arts Calcium Waters is proprietary
article and sold by druggists and for
that reason tabooed by many physi
clans, yet know of nothing SO safe
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and especially in all
forms of skin disease as this remedy
At any rate people who are tired
Of pills, cathartics and so-called blood
purifiers, will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Waters far safer, more palata
BILE and effective preparation.
Send your name and address today
for free trial package and see for
yourself.
F. A. Stuart Co., 81 Stuart Bldg.
Marshall, Mich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
Bitten By a Cat;
Has Blood Poison
Iona City Woman May Lose
Arm Because of Attack
by Pet Feline

Iowa City, jan 24--(Special) Bit
ten by a cat, Miss Anna Copsin is a
victim of blood poisoning, and only
prompt surgical attention, it is be-
its normal size, is infected from finger
tips 10 shoulder blade. Miss Copsin
stood at a telephone, with one arm
hanging at her side. The pet cat,
angered because it had not been given
its usual stroking when Its mistress
entered the house. leaped at the ex-
posed hand and sunk its teeth deep
in the palm and base of the fingers.
The cash partly healed, and then the
blood poisoning developed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
Give MAYOR
GREATER
POWER
Iowa MunicipaILe
ommends CurtaiIinQ
Power Of City Coun.
CiIs-WiII Frdlne Bill

Des Moines, Jan. ga system Of
city government, giving to the mayor
OF the cities of the first class more
power and taking from the city coun-
Gil some of the powers now vested
In that body, was formulated by the
legislative committee of the Iowa Lea
que of Municipalities yesterday at both
aSscrnoan and morning meetings. The
committee, headed by Mayor Williams
OF Oskaloosa, and made up of some
of the most active members of the
league, has drawn up a plan which
will, it is claimed, revolutionize the
present system of city government.
The changes, while minor, will, so
Secretary Frank Pierce of Marshall
town declares, make the system Of
city government entirely different
from what it now is.
The bill in brief provides:
Provisions of League Bill.
Gives mayor appointment of city en-
gineer, city street commissioner, po-
lice judge, city physician and men,
bers of the board of public works.
Gives council legislative power on
ly, placing expenditures of city funds
entirely in the hands of the mayor
and his appointees.
Gives council right to make appro-
priations. Election of councilmen 10
remain the same.
Raises the salary of aldermen in
cities Of first and second class accord
ing to population.
Makes ark hoard TOW low donnpd-
ent on council approval
Provisions Discussed,
Causes treasurer to advertise for
bids from banks for repositories for
city money.
view.
Taxing of money and credits by
state fiat rate and by registration Of
mortgages with city assessor.
Election Of Aldermen Not Changed.
Election of aldermen by wards has
not been changed save in the cities Of
the second class, where one instead of
two aldermen will represent each
ward said Secretary Pierce of Mar
shalltown. eve plan that the city en-
gineer, the city physician, the police
judge, chief Of police, the street COM
missioner, and all others not elected
will be appointed by the mayor. If
there is a board of public works. he
appoints that too. The councils con-
firmation will not be in any event nee
essary to make the appointment stick.
The only elective officers in the cities
of the first class are the mayor. coun-
cilmen, city solicitor, auditor and
treasurer and assessor. In the second
class cities, with population of $4,000
or over, the solicitor is appointed by
the mayor"
"The benefit of this will be shown
The mayor and the boards of public
works will have the expenditure of the
city's funds, the duty Of the aldermen
will be to make the appropriation. The
council orders special Improvements,
but stops when the resolution of neces-
sity is passed The health department
the police department, the public
works department, and the execution
of the laws will be directly in control
of the mayor. The city council has
been made exactly what has been con-
tended for, a legislative body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
POS I MASTERS GET
AHEAD OF TIME
WRONG INTERPRETATION OF AN
INDUCEMENTS is MADE BY
: UNCLE SANS OFFICIALS
An Attempt to Regulate Post Office
Box Rents Results in General
BaIing Up Of Affairs-New Rule
Effective April 1.
Washington Bureau Of
Tho Ottumwa Courier.


Washington D. c., Jan. %.
On Nov. 20 the postoffice department
sent to all postmasters throughout the
United States the following order,
numbered 1888:
BOX rent rates have been fixed
heretofore upon no established basis
with the result that at certain large
postof1ces rates are lower than at
many small offices; that the charge
for small boxes is in many cases high
er than that which should be made
for large boxes; that rents are some
times collected at the same rate for
boxes of all sizes; and that at post
offices of like class. in the same vicin-
ity, equipped with similar boxes, rents
are collected at widely different rates.
In order to remedy these conditions
and to provide definite and satisfac-
tory rule for the collection Of box
rents, the following schedule, based
upon the kind and capacity of boxes
and the gross receipts at post Offices,
has been adopted and will be strictly
adhered to by the department in the
establishment of all box rent rates
from and after Jan. l, 1907"
Then follows on the order the schc-
due which gives rates for postoffices
with receipts ranging from $500 to
$15,000,000 per annum and with all
manner of sizes and types of boxes.
The foregoing order has caused the
department all kinds of annoyance ow-
ing to what the officials declare to
have been misinterpretation of the
order on the part Of the postmasters
receiving it, or very large percent
age Of them, to say the least.
This order was construed by the ma
jority of postmasters to mean that
the rates given in the order were to
be put into force JAN ] and in practi-
cally all the offices this was done. 1t
now transpires that the department
had no thought that any. such thing
would be done. This development was
the result of a complaint made to Con-
gresham Conner by the postmaster
of his home town of Denison. The
postmaster at Denison wrote Mr.. Con.
ner that there was much complaint
because Of the raise in rates for box
rent as published in the local papers
the week previous and asking If there
was not some relief to be had. Judge
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
FL0RIS MAN
ENDS own
L-IF
Or. ". ", Davis, Promi.
nent Davis County Ply
silian, Aged II,
Drinks Acid
SICKNESS CAUSE
OF RASH ACT
Had Practiced in FIoris for
Forty Years Leaves
Wife and Child

Floris. Jan. 25.-(speciaD DIR. w.
w. Davis, for nearly forty years a
medical practitioner in this city, com
mittea suicide yesterday morning by
drinking two ounces of carbolic acid.
He leaves a wife and one daughter,
Mrs. Irwin Swinney Of Floris.
The family of the deceased voice the
belief that DR.. Davis mind was tenn
porarily deranged when he committed
the rash act.
He was rast u years of age and for
several months had been in feeble
health.
DR.. Davis came to Floris after being
admitted to practice and was one Of
the foremost men of the community
He was widely known in Davis county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
Stepens is Named
To Succeed Shonts
Present Chief Engineer to
Hold THO Jobs-Shonts
Goes to PETERBOROUGH
Company

Washington, D. c., jan 24.-The an
nouncement was made at the war de-
partment today that the Offices of
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian canal commission would be
combined and that John F. Stevens,
the present chief engineer, would be
given the appointment, the understand
ing being that he will maintain his
residence on the isthmus.
Resigned Both Jobs.
Kansas City, Jan. 24.-Theodore
Shonts, who speaks here tonight, ar
rived this morning from the east.
To the Associated Press hesaid that
resignation as president of the Pan
anna railroad and Steamship lines was
included in his resignation as chair
man of the Isthmian canal commits
sion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
Heads Interborouqh Company,

Heads PETERBOROUGH Company.
Interborough-Metr company of
New York, the Belmont Ryan syndi-
cate that controls the subway and ell
evated railway systems Of Greater
New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
INSURANCE MAN DEAD.

Hiram Heath. For Forty Years an Iowa
City Business Man, Passes Away.
Iowa City, Jan. 24.-(SpeciaD Hi.
ram Heath, during a period of 40 years
secretary of the Lincoln Mutual Insur-
ance company, is dead at his home in
Iowa City, aged 70. He held public
office in Johnson county about 30
years. A wife and three daughters sur
vive. One daughter is at home; one,
Mrs Thomas e Fountain, lives at
Ladora, and third is the wife of Dr.
Fred Boots Of Hanover, Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
TO TAKE TESTIMONY.
brownsville Affair Will be Threshed
out-House on Pension Bill.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The senate
committee on military affairs today
decided to begin taking testimony On
the Brownsville affair on February in
Washington.
The house today went into com
mittee on the whole on the pension ap-
proprition bill, limiting the general
debate to thirty minutes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26

Yesterday I called on Wyman to as
certain the facts in the case. He In
formed me that every postmaster who
had raised his box rent rates or chang
ed them in any way Jan. l had done
SO without authority and in direct vio-
lation of specific rules of the depart
ment
I asked him to explain; at the same
time remarking that l would construe
the order "a copy Of which he had
given me) to be specific instructions TO
postmasters to put into force the rates
mentioned in the order.
Were you ever a postmaster?"
queried Wyman. replied in the mega
tive. WELL" said he, 'if you had ever
acted in that capacity you would see
wherein the order is not an instruc-
ton to postmasters to change rates.
All postmasters have specific orders
from this department not to change
or establish rents without first taking
up the matter with the department
and submitting all the conditions and
receiving specific ard individual in
structions as to rates from this depart
ment. You will notice the order says
that the schedule given on the order
will be adhered to by the department
in the establishment of all box rent
rates after jan /. That does not mean
that the postmaster is to establish the
new rates that the department is 10
establish them and postmasters know
that rates for box rents can be cs-
tablished only after the postmaster has
submitted to the department such
matters as gross receipts, size and
numbers Of various kinds of boxes,
present rates, and other information.
With these facts before it the depart
ment makes the rates which the post
master puts in force"
suggested to Mr.. Wyman that |
thought the order was misleading AMI
that the desires of the department
should have been made more clear.
He half agreed with me.
However, the postmasters who put
into force the new rates have merely
anticipated the action Of the depart
mcnt three months. Every postmaster
has heen instructed to furnish the de-
partnent with detailed informa ion
concerning box matters in his office
and before April the department will
have given each postmaster specific
instructions as to rates. Where the
new rates put into force by the post
masters are correct, they will stand.
If the new rates he instituted Jan. /
are not correct in the judgmen. Of the
department the correct rates will be
given him and will become effective
April 1. None of the rates in force
prior to Jan. l, 1907, will be continued
after April /, unless they conform TO
the new schedule, which in practically
all cases is somewhat higher than the
old rates.
There is no likelihood that postmas-
tiers who interpreted the order of Nov.
% as specific instruction to change
rates Jan. /, need have any apprehen-
sion that they will be censured, unless
it be very mildly, the department Of
ficials realizing that the order was not
well worded and, indeed, subject to
misinterpretation.
Frank ], Stillman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
All Are United

in saying that for all Stomach, Liver
or kidney diseases, there is no remedy
like Electric Bitters. Soc: guaranteed.
T. B. Clark, Court and Second; j. H.
L. Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
METHODIST MINISTER'S
Meet and Form an Organization forS
City.

The Methodist ministkrsr of the.
city and adjacent L. met this
morning at 10 och NJ the BQoad-
way Methodist church and orssAssed
to meet on the Mondays following the
first and third Sundays of each month";
The body win discuss affairs pertain
ing to the work both general ard in
detail. The Rev. j. fBlackard,
presiding elder of the Paducah dis
trict is chairman of the association,
and the Rev. w. ]. Naylor. of the
Paducah City Mission, IS the secre-
tary The subject to be discussed at
the next meeting will be The Great
est Needs of the Churches in Padu-
cah," and the Rev. G. W. Banks, Of
the Trimble street church, win pre-
sent the topic.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
LANE DISMISSED
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Popular Magistrate. Charged
With Contracting With the
County While Member of
Fiscal Court, ExOnerated
TEAMS HIRED ON THE ROADS.

w. e. Lane, magistrate of the
Fifth district, was acquitted this
morning of the charge of contract
ing for county road Improvements,
while a member of the fiscal courl.
The evidence was submitted on facts
as attested by those concerned.
Magistrate Lane is we'll known and
popular. Two terms ago ne was in
dicted for the alleged contracting for
county road improvements. It grew
out of the fact that he was working
teams on the county roads. The evil
dence showed that he simply hired
his teams at common labor prices,
and the court "being sufficiently adj
vised" dismissed the case. By agree
ment the jury right was waived.
Mr. Lanes many friends will be
pleased to learn that had been plac-
ed right before the public.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
SENATE RACE
is Warming Up and Graves Has a
Candidate.

Mayfeld, KY, Feb. 1S.-Politics
IS beginning to warm up here even
at this early date. Sam Norton, John
r. Ray, of this county, and Mike
Taylor, of Fulton, are candidates for
the state senate 4 convention has
been called at Fulton, March IA, to
nominate a candidate, Mr.. Ray said
this afternoon that he was candi-
date until the November election UNI
less the convention was put off rea-
sonable time. J. e. Warren, a young
attorney; Leon Evans, druggist,
and Houston Brooks, school teach
Ter, are al candidates for the legisla-
ture in this county. W. B. Stanheli,
a young attorney OF the city, is ex-
pected to announce Monday, and
probably ]. w. Usher, of tnis county,
will also announce. A primary cleo
ton will probably be called to nomi-
nate a candidate for this office.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
G. R. DAVIS WILL
ANNOUNCE SOON

1t is now only matter Of inclina-
ton when Mr.. G. II. Davis will an
nounce as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for mayor. Il was
stated on incontrovertible authority
this afternoon that Mr.. Davis will be
"a candidate in the primary. Mr.. T.
ID. Harrison the only candidate who
has announced, expressed entire salts
faction with the political situation
this afternoon and seemed to think
the INDIGESTION of the other prospec-
tive candidates as a factor in his
favor. The intimate friends of Col.
Charles Reed cannot tell whether he
will be a candidate and It was stated
that Mr.. Noble would not think Of
entering the race. w. V. Eaton has
finally determined not to be candi-
date for representative. Eugene
Graves is being pressed hard to be a
candidate by some of the political
leaders in the Democratic party.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
FOUR MEN KILLED
In TUNNEL BLOW up

Lexington. KY. Feb. 1S.-Four
men were instantly killed at 6;35
o'cloc kthis morning by the explosion
of 20 pounds of dynamite in No. 6
tunnel on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, six miles south of this place.
where contractors were constructing
a double tunnel. The dead are:
Foreman Hugh Sutton, Frank Boyles
and two negroes. Another negro re-
ceived probably fatal injuries. 1t is
claimed that the men were thawing
out dynamite before a fire and one
stick with percussion cap exploded
when exposed to the heat. The
killed and injured were horribly
mangled.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
George O. Shelton Hands in
His Resignation
Found City's Business Demands
More Attention Than He Can
Afford to Give. =.
LOWER BOARD MEETS TONIGHT

What seems to be an authentic re-
port has 1t that Councilman George
%. Shelton, of the Fifth ward. will
resign his seat in the lower board Of
the general council, and that Mayor
Yeiser will name his successor to-
night. Eugene Tuttle, contracting
carpenter, of 1246 South Seventh
street, is mentioned as his successor.
and Mayor Yeiser. when questioned
this afternoon, said that it is true.
the resignation of Councilman Shell
ton has been mentioned and he las
been petitioned to name Mr.. futile.
Whether he Will or not, he declined
to say.
1t is expected that several new
measures, some of them having to do
with sanitation, will come before the
council board tonight. An ordinance
prohibiting steam whistles blowing
within the city limits longer than ten
seconds, will be introduced
Councilman Shelton stated this af-
ternoon that he mas rendered his res
ignation to Mayor Yeiser. Business
responsibilities. he says, prevent him
devoting the time necessary to the
city's business, without sighting his
own affairs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
MAY MAKE ARREST
OF RAILROAD MEN

New York, Feb. 18.-Prosecution
on the charge of manslaughter of
several nigh officials of the New
York Central railroad is regarded as
probable as consequence of the
wreck of the Brewster express on the
Harlem division of the road Satur-
day night, resulting in the death Of
90 and injury OF $50 passengers. De-
velopments at coroner's inquest will
definitely determine whether the
prosecutions will be ordered.
Another report is current today
that the wreck Saturday night was
due to train wreckers. Men, not en-
ploys, were seen on the track where
the wreck occurred shortly before
the accident. An investigation is be-
ing made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
CORONER BUSY.
Two Cases in Which People Die
without Physicians.

Called from his bed at - o'clock
last night Coroner Frank Eaker
found Mary Anderson, colored, dying
of congestion of the stomach without
the attention of a physician. The
woman expired before a physician
arrived. She was 81 years old and
lived at GIG Tennessee street. She
leaves several relatives in Paducah
and the body was turned over to Tn
dertaker Andy Watkins, colored. for
burial.
Coroner Frank Eaker was called
to I1OS Harrison street at 1880
O'Clock this morning The infant OF
Hattie O'Nein. colored. died of pneu-
monia without physician. The body
was turned over to Undertaken Andy
Watkins, colored.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
TOLEDO WILL NOT
COME TO PADUCAH
Manager Blocker Receives
Some Bad News For Base
ball Fans But Will Urge Re-
consideration
HOT SPRINGS FOR TRAINING.

Manager John S. Blocker, of the
Paducah Traction company, this
morning received a letter announc-
ing that the Toledo American associ-
alton baseball team will not work
out here this spring, but instead will
go to Hot Springs This will be a
great disappointment TO Paducah
fans, but Manager Blocker did not
give up. He has written an urgent
letter, inviting them to accept the
grounds for training out. Manager
Blocker has started repairing the
ball field for the Toledo teams visit.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-18
D. R. ARCHER JOINS
COMMERCIAL CLUB

The following new members have
been added to the roster Of the Com
mercial club, among them being ID.
r. Archer, promoter of the Paducah
railway.
P. E. Stutz, Candy company; l.. P.
Rasor, Columbia improvement com
pany; Owen Tully, Tully Livery CON-
pany; George w. Walters. Sun Pub
fishing company; Dixie Mills com
pany; Chamblin G. Murray, contrac-
tors; Frank F. Davis, Cashier Padu-
cab Traction company; L. w. Henne-
berger, House of Quality;A. L. Henne
mes, district manager East Tennessee
see Telephone company; Will j. Gill
bert, druggist; w. L. Bower, capital
list; d. J. Mulaney. ticket agent ~.
C. & st. L. railway; L. S, Clampitte
foreman printing department Suther-
land Medicine company; j. A. Toner
secretary Charity club; Southern Pea
nut company; Hardy Buggy com
pany; DR.. VIII V. owen, dentist
Harry M. Finley. manager glass fac
tory; Richard Rudy, cashier Citizens
bank; Peter Puryear. Citi-
zens Savings bank; C. Morton Hand
Citizens Savings bank; D. r. Archer
manager Interurban line; DR.. II. G
Reynolds; Riley & Cook. photo
graphers.