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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17
kEosAuQuA.

Keosauqua.- The Shuinum factory
has secured the Thornburg building
and will locate In Keosauqua. The
place is being remodeled and will be
In operation in a short time. From
40 to SO hands will be employed In
making the Shinola backing.
Mrs. Mark Whitney and Mrs. G.
Brooks spent Wednesday and Thurs
day at Eldon and Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. " l.. Wilson Of Ottum-
wa are visiting relatives here and at
Lebanon.
Mrs. Cordelia Turton, guest at the
John A. Miller home, is spending few
days in Bentonsport.
VIM. Allen of Quincy, ILL.,. was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
H. o. Whitney of Keokuk visited
several days this week with his
brother, G. p Whitney.
Miss Alta Oleman is visiting rela-
tives at Mt. Zion.
John Norris visited at Pella from
Tuesday until Thursday. He was a
guest of Mrs. Henry Wormhoudt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw of Nebraska
spent Thursday at Keosauqua. Mrs
Shaw was Mis- Villa Duffield, a for
mer resident of this place.
Rev. P. H. Hawk has been assigned
at Wellman. Iowa, for the coming
| year. Mr.. Thorn will take Mr.. Hawks
place here.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of DR.. Frank E. Strickling t.
Miss Beaulah B. Belts, which takes
place, Sept 25th, at the home o
the bride at 1911 Concert St Keokul
Iowa.
| Mrs. ]. B. Stidger and daughter
Mary B.. returned to their home IL
Chicago Tuesday. Her sister. Mrs
G. K. Miller accompanied her hom
and will remain several weeks.
Miss Mamie Turner of Usage, la
is employed at Mrs G. G. Cones mill
merry establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glansey, who hav
made their home in Missouri the pas
year, have returned to Keosauqu
for the winter
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Charlton Bests Hooking

Charlton. The gall game yesterday
between Charlton and Hooking result.
ed in a victory for the team. the
score standing to g. The best fea-
ture of the game was home run by
Barger, of the Charlton team. The
Charlton team also captured game
at Humeston the day before by a
score of 7 to 4.
Mrs. Irwin Waynick of Abba Is
spending a rev days with relatives
and friends here, where the family
formerly resided.
Albert McGaughey has resigned his
position in one of the local cothine
stores and will go to LeMars.
A football team is being organized
! In the Charlton high school and piac
tice will begin at once. Lester Combs
was selected captain of the team and
Prof. Lukens manager. Prof. Leland
will act as coach.
l Mrs. A. c. Rebel left yesterday
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ED PRICE is KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND PAUL CAST RECEIVES BRO
KEN JAW AS RESULT
WERE COMING HOME
Men Had Been Working on Concrete
Gang Near Farson and When en-
Route t, Boarding House Failed to
Notice Onsoming Engine
From MONDAYS Daily.

+ lOiIi R1Ohuehy l|eiiiy'
While returning from Farson where
they had been working Saturday Ed
ward Price was killed and Paul Cast
and Frank Boyd were injured by be-
ing struck by an engine.
The men were all employed on the
concrete gang of the Milwaukee and
had been working on a bridge near
Farson. When through their work
Saturday evening, they started to
their boarding house about three
miles west of the city on hand car
and failed to note the approach of
the engine of the work train which
struck the hand car killing Ed Price.
Paul Cast sustained broken jaw and
was removed to the Ottumwa hospital
where he is being taken care Of
Frank Boyd, who was also on the cal
was not injured seriously but received
a severe jolting. He was able, how
ever, to appear yesterday before the
| coroner's inquest that was held at the
undertaking rooms of S. A. Crowley
Edward Price was 26 years of age
i at the time of his death and was thu
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Howell Price O.
Park avenue in Fairview He |:
survived by his parents and six sis
ters The funeral services will be he'll
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
the family residence and intermen
will be made In the Ottumwa GENE
j terry.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Sept l6.--Wheat-No. 2
red, 961a @9sa; No. red. 94k @951 !;
No. hard, s5; Dec. opened. 9s% @99;
highest, s9A @9sB; lowest, ss5s; clos
ing. 80; May, s1.04A.
The market was strong all day. De-
cember closed h@9s higher, at 80.
Corn-No. 2, 60k@61; No. 8. 601
60A; No. white, 61@611a; No.
white, 6oHa @61; No. 2 yellow, 1914 q
81; No. 8 yellow, 63@63k; Dec, open
ed, 56@56a; highest, 56%; lowest
65M; closing, $685.; May, 5sB.
The early loss was recovered ant
prices for q time ruled firm. The close
however, was weak, December selling
NC lower, at 567s.
oats-No. 3 white. 4s@51; Dec
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Boqle-crum Wedding.

Birmingham.-Reid Boyle and Miss
Ellen CrlIm were married Thursday
night at o'clock at the United Pres
byterian parsonage. Miss Crum is
one of Birmingham's most popular
young ladies. and Mr. Boyle is a pro-
minent young man and is the rural
mail carrier on route number 8. They
have host of friends who will extend
congratulations
Mrs. l. B. Snyder of Des Moines,
is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Barnes.
Rev. Gardner and wife spent the
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Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
Interested, that on the 9th day of
August, A. D. 1907, the undersigned
were appointed by the Clerk of the
District Court of Wapello County,
Iowa, Executor and Executrix Of the
Estate of Alfred w. Lee. deceased late
of said county All persons indebted
to said Estate will make payment to
the undersigned. and those having
claims against the same will present
them, legally authenticated, to said
Court for allowance.
Dated Sept 9, 1907.
John Lee Mahin, and
Mary T. w. Lee,
Executor and Executrix.
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove.-Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Brooks and son, Ralph, visited
at the Jackson Peden home Saturday.
Mrs Martin Smith and daughter
Bessie, were shoppers in Ottumwa oil
Monday.
Miss Marvel Stevens visited at thu
" A. Crook home Sunday afternoons
Mrs. F. D. Hancock and daughter
Gladys, spent Tuesday afternoon at thu
r. w. Turner home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mase called al
the Martin Smith home Tuesday after
noon. e.g
Miss Deli Robins and Maizie Wil-
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kendrtck and
daughter, Elva. visited Sunday at thu
Jackson Peden home.
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first part OF the week In Keota, visit
ing with Mrs. Gardner's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Clark who have
been spending the summer in Nebras-
ka. returned to their home Wednes.
day.
Tom Wells OF Burlington visited
Thursday with DR.. J. NJ Randall.
Howard and Wilfred Smith gave 4
farewell party to their many friends
Thursday evening. A hne time wss
reported. "
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MARKETS By ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO Live stock Market.

Chicago, Sept. -Cattle-Receipts
$4,000; 10c lower. Beeves, $4.00@7.25;
s3.75@5.00: calves, s5.75@8.0o; west
erners. s4.OO@6.O0; stockers and feed
ers, $2.60@5.O0.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; strong to a
shade higher. Light. s6.20@6.65; mixed,
s5.50@66o; heavy, s5.30@6.25; rough.
$5.30@5.55; pigs. s5.50@640; bulk
sales, $5.60@6.20.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; steady at
s325@5S5; yearlings. $5.50@6.40;
lambs, $5.O0@7.70.
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Home Grown Vegetables.
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 9Th day of
September A. D. 1907, the undersign-
ed was appointed by the Clerk of the
District Court of Wapello County,
Iowa. Executor of the Estate of John
WILSON, deceased. late of said county.
All persons indebted to said Estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them, legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance.
Dated Sept. 8, 1907.
r. j. Lowrie. Executor.
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chicann Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Sept -Cattle-Liberal
receipts caused a SC to 10c lower mar
ket. Buyers held off, demanding fur
Their concessions from the sellers,
which resulted in light trade.
Hogs There was fair demand for
light hogs, but the heavy and mixed
stuff was slow and sales were hard to
make. The former quality was shade
higher, the latter normally steady.
Sheep-Steady; demand tame, the
run being too heavy for the needs OF
trade.
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Kansas City Produce Market.
Eansae City Sent 6-Wheat-DeS

s2M.
Gorn-Dec.. 4S%.
Oats-No. 2 white, 4s@4sh.
South Omaha Live Stock Market.
South Omaha, Sept. 1e-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 10000. Best steady, others. 10c
lower. Native steers, $450@70O;
western, s3.5O@565; cows and heifers,
s2.5o@4.75 stockers and feeders. $500
Hogs-Receipts $500, steady. Heavy,
$5.70@5.90: mixed butchers, $5.s5@
$685. light, s6.00@6.20.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; steady to
stronger at $4.75@6.O0; lambs. s6.75@
7.4O.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Sept. 16.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; SC to 1Oc lower. Native
steers, s4.s0@7.00; southern s3.35@4.50;
western, $3.60@5.55; cows and heifers !:
s2.o0@5Oo; stockers and feeders, $500
@5.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; steady to
s61O@6.25; pigs, lights, $6.2o@6.3o.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady at
$575@740.
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New YORK Poultry Market.

New York, Sept 16.-Poultry-
Dressed, Irregular. Broilers, 11@17
turkeys 10@16; fowls. 1904.
New York Money Market.
New York, Sept. 16.-Prime mercan,
tile. 6A@7; sterling, easy at4s5.45@bO
demand, 4s1.s5@s0. sixty days.
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opened 51ss; highest, 51&; lowest,
5lM; closing. 51B @51A; May, 52a.
Pork-Oct.. $15.47.
Lard-s9.00@9.0
Ribs-$8.52
Rye-Cash, S9k@
Barley-S0@92.
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st. Louis Live Stock Market.

st. LOWS. Sept. 6.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 10000; 1Oc to 15c lower. Beef
steers $2.75@5.50; cows and heifers,
$1.75@4.00.
lights, s5.50@6.5o; packers, $5.25@6.35;
butchers, best heavy, s6.10@6.40.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; steady at
S375@6.o0; lambs, $4.00@7.00.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.

New York, Sept. Is. Butter Firmer.
Creamery 22@2s; dairy, 20@27; pro-
cess, 1906; factory, 1917 @221s.
Eggs-Firm. Firsts, 22@22h; sec
onds, 1921.
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Liverpool Cables.

Liverpool, Eng, Sept 1e.-Wheat
Firm. December. 6s 111sd.
Confirm. Spot, 5s41sd; Oct. IS
sd.
New York Stock Exchange.
New York, Sept. 16.-Stocks on the
New York exchange clear at dis
count
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Northwestern's Surplus 1880, 900.

Chicago. Sept. l6.lThe annual res
port Of the Northwestern railroad was
issued today and shows the total gross
earnings to be sS7s,o00 the operating
expenses $53.13S.00O, the net income
s15,741 900. Dividends amounting to
s7,91O,0Oo were paid, leaving a surplus
of $3.50, 900.
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TODAY'S MARKETS

(Th.s market. is furnished by Cas-
sidy & Gray. Members Chicago Board
Of Trade. Local office. Rooms IS and
10. Leighton Bldg. Telephone $685. q.
f.. Voigt, resident manager.)
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SURROUNDED
BY MYSTERY
NAME OF MAN KILLED BY CARS
NEAR EAST NoDAWAY AUGUST
% is STILL UNKNOWN
ONCE WORKED HERE
Identity Not Established Yet-Thousht
to be j. L. Rogers, Who Quit the
Employ of the Local Plant on Aug
ust IL

From Mondays Daily.
j. l.. Rogers, who was employed at
the Morrel packing house plant IN
this city until August II is thought
have been killed by the cars near East
Nodaway, while on his way to Omaha
where he was in search Of employ
ment. The Nodaway News sent the
following communication to the local
packing plant:
Gentlemen: -"Enclosed please find
clippings from our issues Of August
20 aud September relating to the
death Of strange man on the Bur
lington tracks near this place re,
Gently. A letter received by us today
from Prescott. states that man an
swering the description of the person
killed, was seen in that city day be-
fore the accident. The man stated
while at Prescott, that he had beer
working at the packing house in Otu
tumwa and was on his way to Council
Bluffs. Will you let us know II you
can tell us anything about the man,
If he mad worked for you perhaps he
was discharged short time before
his death. You will oblige us by let
ting us know relating to the party
that you can, Prescott people say he
had been drinking"
E. J. Orr and Sons"
Thought to be Rogers.
The man alluded to in the foregoing
is thought to be one, ]. l.. Rogers,
who had been employed in the foreign
packing department of the local pack
ing plant. Rogers was man OF
about five feet, five inches in height
and claimed to be a moulder by trade
He told his foreman, A. R. Brown. Of
the export department that he was go
ing to quit and leave for Omaha or
August II.
Later in the same day Rogers met
| another man of the same department
up town. \ He also stated to the mar
that he was going to buy a pair o
shoes and start on his way to Omaha
His foreman stated that he is OF thu
opinion that the man was a Scotch
man.
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rrs:f,:sra 3 sd. s.s.1..,l
LOCAL MARKETS.
WpoLEa.,Ls PRIcEA

cFurnished by John Morrel' g Co.
Ltd, at II a. M, Sept. 16)
i've Stock
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
CITY TO CONDEMN
BLIND STREETS
Difficulty with Trolley Company in
De Los Pesos Valley May Go
Into the Courts for
Settlement

The council took another step yes
terday in settling the difficulty be-
tween the trolley officials and the
people near the Arroyo de los Pesos.
Since the company has fenced in it's
right of way school children and 9TH
ers have been obliged to take a round
about way to reach points hitherto
easily accessible by crossing the val
ley over which a new car line is being
built.
Yesterday the board of public works
submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
petition No. 1174 from the Los An
geles Interurban Railway company,
which was referred to this board by
your honorable body with a request
to have fences removed from certain
streets in Boyle Heights, which fences
were located by the Los Angeles Inter
urban Railway company. is returned
to your honorable body with a report
that the board will do everything pos
sible to protect the interests of the
property holders with reference to
these streets.
1T IS a difficult problem to salts
factorily handle, however, on account
Of the fact that the most of the streets
are blind streets in that they termi-
nate just beyond the railroad, and the
general public by crossing the railroad
tracks must travel over private prop
erty to get farther than just beyond
the tracks.
Before any means of passing be-
yond the railroad can be devised II
will probably be necessary to condemn
private property for street purposes
beyond the termination of the present
streets"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
LAST INDICTMENT
BRINGS ACQU|TTAL
Judge Recommends Man Charged with
Illegal Voting Be t.djudged Not
Guilty, Without Defense
Witnesses

The last of the indictments issued by
the grand jury of last season met with
ignominious treatment yesterday after
noon in department 1 of the superior
court when W. H. Bowen, a liquor
dealer of the Shorb district, charged
with illegal voting, was acquitted by q
jury upon the recommendation of Judge
Smith.
The grand jury issued many indict-
ments, and one after the other have
fallen through. One went to trial, the
charge of election fraud against "A
deputy sheriff The officer was ac-
quilted. All the others met with inn
mediate defeat in the preliminary steps.
Bowen kept a wine room in the Shorb
district At the last election prior to
the day of balloting he moved to the
district and established his residence
there. Before that time he had been
living in Los Angeles and conducting
his business at Shorb.
When his name was found as one of
those who had voted charges of cleo
ton fraud were taken before the grand
jury and an Indictment was returned
against him.
court on various occasions, and yester-
day went to trial.
Bowen's explanation was so clear and
simple that after the prosecution had
presented it's case. even before any of
the defendants witnesses had taken
the stand, Judge Smith advised the jury
to acquit Bowen.
One juror was not satisfied with the
suggestion of the court but he finally
agreed and the acquittal verdict was
returned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
WAY TO AUDITORS
OFFICE IS LONG
School Board Approves Demands Feb
ruary 25, but Mushet Does Not
See Them Until Seventeen
Days Later

City Auditor W. c. Mushet and
School Board Secretary N. S. Averill
have clashed because the latter has
been insistent on rushing demands of
the school board through the auditors
Office
Mr.. Mushet has written Board Presi-
dent Joseph Scott, explaining that be-
cause of thousands of demands COM
ing through that office each month a
systematic routine of checking, in
vestigating and filing must be enforced
On March IA, at 10 O'Clock, Secretary
Averill brought 200 teachers pay roll
demands into the auditors office.
Everything was set aside in order to
accommodate the teachers. Before
noon the rush of women asking for
salaries began, and all of Monday they
were at the city hall awaiting their
pay.
These demands were approved by the
school board February % and were sew
enteen days in reaching the auditors s
office.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
COUNCIL GRANTS
MILK INSPECTORS
ADDS FIVE MEN TO ClTYS
HEALTH FORCE
Recent Visit of Board to Dirty Diaries
Arouses Sentiment for a Purity
campaign-To Watch Res
taurants Also

The city council yesterday granted
the request of the health board for four
more milk inspectors and one restau-
rant inspector.
These men will be appointed at once
under the emergency rules and as soon
as possible the civil service commission
will furnish men from the eligible list
when it is filled after examinations.
The pay is S11O a month, and appoint
ees must furnish their own vehicles.
BY the death of Inspector Barra-
clough another vacancy exists in the
force, while against Inspector Ready
charges of neglect of duty, of visiting
Ascot park, etc, are to be tried soon.
Mayor Harper has announced that
there must be a cleaning out of the
health department and the new board
has co-operated with him to insist on
efficient work.
Every dairy in the city will be here
after visited at least once each month
and no spasmodic cleaning will be toll
Grated. The dairies as far north as
San Luis Obispo and south to Imperial
will also be inspected.
Milk furnished in Southern Califor-
mia is known far and wide for it's rich
ness; chemically it is far above the
standard in the east. The fault has
been with most dairies in the lack of
sanitary cleanliness.
Doctors on the board say the lives of
babies are at stake and for that reason
no deviations from the rules can be
tolerated.
The board will ask the state to depu-
tie all the inspectors as state officers
and they will serve the state without
pay. Thus the dairymen cannot use
their old loophole of alleging the city
has no jurisdiction.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES BAD
City SeaIer Finds Many Dealers Havs
Inaccurate Scales and Orders
Many New Ones
Put In

City Sealer of Weights and Measures
Sanford Grant is making surprise Wis
it's to the stores and butcher shops. He
has made startling discoveries.
Although the scales at places he
visited were not all wrong most of them
were, while among measures few were
correct.
Early in the game some proprietors
adopted bulldozing tactics. They will
not terrify Grant or change his purpose.
He says so himself.
Warnings are given in all cases that
new sets must be purchased or installed
where they are lacking in accuracy.
There has been a hitch over the bond
which by charter is fixed at $4,000,
though the new ordinance made 1t only
$4,000 Grant says he viii furnish the
increased bond when called on to do so
by the city attorney.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
SIx-YEAR-0LD BOY
LOOKS FOR GOLD NINE

The youngest prospector on record
was taken to the police station yester-
day. Melvin Howard, six years of
age, was picked up three miles east Of
Gardena by Robert Weaver, whom the
lad told he was going in search of a
gold mine. The boys parents live at
the Wentworth hotel in Pasadena.
The lad was trudging wearily along
the road when found by Weaver, near
his home, in the early evening.
where are you going, my boy?" he
asked.
I'm going to find a gold mine" an
swered Melvin, without changing his
stride. Weaver stopped his wagon
and took the boy up on the seat He
told him he had run away from home
early in the morning and had Travelled
all day without anything to eat. His
parents were notified by the police and
he was taken home late at night.