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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
THE COURTNEY CASE
IS DRAWING
TO CLOSE
EVIDENCE MAY BE ALL IN BY TO-
MORROW AFTERNOON - MAY
GO TO JURY ON THURS
DAY AFTERNOON.

The Alonzo A. Courtney will case
is drawing to a close in the district
court. 1t is expected that all evil
dence will be in by Wednesday after.
noon when the attorneys for the
plaintiff will proceed with rebuttal,
closing the case. 1t may be possible
that the address to the jury will be
commenced Wednesday afternoon or
Thursday forenoon, in which event
the case will be given to the jury on
Thursday.
The case has been holly contested
and an enormous amount of testi-
mony has been heard which makes
the main issue rather complicated.
1t is said that the estate of the late
Elizabeth A. Courtney is valued II
about $4,000, which will be greatly
reduced when the heavy court costs
have been deducted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
RICH DENVER MEN
SAVEDFROM BOMBS
BY A YOUNG CLERK
PLOT is OVERHEARD AND Po-'
LICE ARE NOTIFIED JUST IN
TlME-DYNAMITE FOUND NEAR
HOME OF GAMBLING KING

Denver. Oct. S.-That Governor
Buchtel, David H. Moffat, Banker G.
B. Kountze, Lawrence Phipps, the
steel man. and Edward Chase. king
of the Denver gambling syndicate,
were doomed to die at the hands of
dynamiters, was the astonishing dis
covery made by accident late last
night, and reported to the police in
time to prevent the killing of Chase
and his family.
Enough of the deadly explosive was
found by the police concealed near
the Chase house to have blown up
the state capitol, and it Is considered
certain that had not the plans been
heard, some members of the most
prominent families in the state would
have persisted along with Chase and
his family.
Kemp V. Bigelow. clerk employ
ed in local bookstore. is the hero
of the story. which reads almost like
dime novel.
Clerk overhears the Plot.
Bigelow, Just previous to retiring
for the night, decided to take walk
in the cool air. and while returning
from the stroll along Detroit street.
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
avenues. saw two men conversing in
whispers and acting suspiciously
Dropping down behind a tree he
crawled through the grass toward
the men until in the stiffness. he
could hear their whispers. Accord
ng to Bigelow, he heard this much
of their conversation:
Eve are going to get Moffat,
Kountze, Butchel, Phipps and Ed
Chase. We are going to get Chase
tonight. We have the dynamite
already there, and am to meet Jim
on this street now in few minutes
and we are going there together to
touch her off JON is in the park and
is coming up this way. You can"
he heard.
Just then the men turned, crossed
the street and hurried down toward
the park
Bigelow fastened in the opposite
direction toward a patrol box to
catch the nearest policeman. looking
behind long enough to see the men
meet the third companion. Bigelow
met q policeman near the corner,
told his story quickly and the patrol.
man ran to Chase's house and the
SpSCtdl light WetlCIluldu VI ludI VI
cinity was called n.
Much Dynamite Is Found.
A search was instituted and fifty
three sticks of dynamite were found
near the house Fuse was also found
nearby. A bogus package was at
once fixed in the position Of the gem
It'll ii meete ijiii2s-Si bahhh
uine and half a dozen detectives heav-
lily armed were placed in the house
all night to watch for the plotters,
who failed to appear.
Chief of Police Delaney is handling
the case personally. He is of the opin-
lon that the men were aagered by
some of the recent mbves against
certain winerooms by which mem.
bers of the gambling syndicate were
permitted to run and others forced TO
close or that the plots We're laid to ex-
tort money. Chase this evening is
on the verge Of collapse as the result
of nervous shock from the dynamite
discovery. A suspect was arrested
last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
TROUBLE OVER SCHOLARSHIP.
American Winners Of Oxford Scholar
ships, Especially Southerners, De-
mand Oustina of A. L. Locke.

London, Oct. 8-The color line has
made its appearance at Oxford and
many of the American Rhodes schol-
ars, particularly those from the
south, are making protests against
the acceptance of A. L. Locke, the
negro student appointed by the
Rhodes selection committee of Penn
sylvania.
Secretary Charles w. Boyd Of the
Rhodes fund has received many re-
scholars but from influential Ameri-
cans, declaring that the admission of
negro ,on equal terms with white
against the educational work Of the
trust.
Mr.. Boyd, speaking with authority
of Lord Grey and the full bench Of
trustees, says:
'Alain Lorraine Locke has been ap-
pointed by the selection committee of
the Pennsylvania Rhodes trustees,
and their agents in England have the
greatest respect for American opin-
ions and never interfere on principle
with the decision of the American Sc.
lection boards. They regard this as
an American question, in which it
would be presumptious for them to
say a word"
The university authorities have not
raised an objection on account of his
color, but one of the smaller colleges,
Hartford, has been chosen as Locke's
residence. He will have the same
treatment as the forty-four other
scholars arriving from America, and
is going into residence next week.
Locke made a good reputation as a
worker when he was a Harvard stu
dent, and has gone to Oxford with
the ambition Of fitting himself for
taking prominent part in Booker T.
| Washington's work of educating the
black race in America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
WARM SUNSHINE IN SEPTEMBER
COUPLED WITH DRYING WINDS
BOOSTED ToTAL-HARD LUCK
STORIES DlsPRovED.
Iowa Corn Crops.

y
Des Moines, Oct, S.-After all the
fuss and dismal tales of how Iowa's
corn crop this fall would be the poor
est in years, the old state viii wheel
into line with a total Of 300,000,000
bushels-easily an average yield for
the past five years.
Secretary George A. Wells of the
Iowa Grain Dealers association today
issued his report for the month Of
September. 1t is calculated to make
the Iowan throw up his hat and yell.
For 1t shows beyond doubt that con-
ditions are not as bad as they were
painted And, furthermore, 1t shows
that Iowa will produce a bigger crop
this year than it did in either of the
years 1902 and 1908 and crop very
little, if any, smaller than those of
1905 and 1906.
The table shown at the head Of the
column is taken from the government
crop report for the past five years. OF
course last years crop will be consid
erably above that of 1907. But that
was to be$.expected for last years
yield was abnormal even for Iowa.
Secretary Wells report shows that
in the month of September the corn
crop gained just about 20,000,000 BUSH
els. The first of September II appeared
that about 2SO,000,000 bushels would be
the total for the year. Then came the
hot days and drying winds of the
month They were worth millions to
Iowa and to the corn crop they were
worth 100000 bushels.
The average yield per acre this year
is "a bushels. Secretary Wells AYERS.
And that too, despite the fact that on
an average only "a per cent of the crop
matured.
The yield per acre as divided among
| the different sections of the state is
about like this: Northwest section,
| 20 bushels; north central 90; north
eastern. &c; west central, a. central,
So; east central, Al; southwest, 80;
| south central, AZ; southeastern, 80.
A considerable portion of the corn
will be soft-about rs per cent, Mr..
| Wells says.
May Ship Much Corn.
Secretary Wells appends state
merit as to how much of the corn the
| Iowa farmer will ship. In this con-
nection ne says
st is estimated (although there are
on accurate figures available) that
over 80 per cent of the corn produced
in Iowa IS fed on the farms and con.
sumed whiting the state. II the pre-
vailing high market value of corn
should discourage feeding there may
be larger amount of corn shipped
than the comparative crop production
would Indicate"
No Bulletin Says Sage.
]. R. Sage of the Iowa crop bureau
says that he will issue no special
corn bulletin today as he had intend
ed. Mr.. Sage regards the corn sea-
son as over. He has received reports
from all over Iowa for the past week
but he said today that they did not
contain sufficient change in conditions
since last week to justify him in
| having printed another bulletin.
at Is impossible to say accurately
just how much of the corn was dam
aged by the September frost" said
Mr., Sage, "but it was not sufficient tc
4 check the growth and the reports
show that the estimate published
last week need not be materially alter
/ ed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
Now Route Toward the Pole.

New York, Oct. IA message has
been received in this city by Herbert
l.. Bridgman, secretary Of the Peary
Arctic club from DR.. Frederick A,
Cook, announcing that DR.. Cook swaa
prepared to make. a try for the north
pole through Nansen Strait. The dis.
patch was dated Etah, Aug. rs, 1907.
and is as follows:
my Dear Bridgman: ! have hit
upon a new route to the north pole and
will stay to try it. BY way of Bu-
chanan bay and Ellesmere land and
northward through Nansen strait over
the Polar Sea. seems to me to be a
very good route. There will be game
to t. eighty second degree, and here
are natives and dogs for the task. So.
here-is for the pole Mr.. Bradley will
tell YOU the rest. Kind regards to all.
Yours cordially. F. A. Cook y
The expedition carries provisions
sufficient for two years. z
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
WOULD FINE ALL BACHELORS.
Fl. Dodge Mayor, Who Sought to
Force Marriages, Has Tables
Turned on Him

: Des Moines, Oct, S.-Mayor Ben
nett of FIT. Dodge. who recently gain
ed fame by issuing a ukase that all
bachelors within the city must wed
within year or pay fine, was taken
at his word by Nolan Snow, a chauf-
feur, who eloped with the mayors
daughter, Mabel. The clippers were
wed in Ft. Dodge and fed to Des
Moines.
Mayor Bennett is great believer
in marriages and so he sent an ordin-
ance through the council placing d
fine upon the heads of bachelors at
the end of year. Young Snow is
just in time to avoid the mayors fine.
but not the mayors wrath
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
Allen Jones Meets With Accident.

Belknap.-Allen Jones, the oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jones of near
Pulaski. who has been working for T.
A. WEIGH for some time past met
with serious accident Saturday morn
ing while cutting corn with a corn
cutter The tendon of Achilles in one.
ankle was completely severed. the cut
extending into the bone. He was taken
Immediately to the doctor. 1t is thought
the severed tEdon will unite again.
Mrs. Janetta Nelson is quite i'll at
the present time.
Mrs. r. j. Harbour of Lenora, Okla,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
ANNOUNCEMENT OUT
FOR TEACHERS
MEETING
STATE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
ANNUAL GATHERING AT DIES
MONIES FIRST WEEK OF
NEW YEAR.

Ottumwa teachern will be interested
in the announceme of the executive
committee of the ID State Teachers
association Of which Professor Fred
erick E. Bolton of the state university
is chairman, that the next meeting Of
the state association will be held in
Des Moines, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, December 81,
and January /, 2, 8. The council will
hold Its first meeting on Tuesday even
ing, while the meetings of the general
association begin on Wednesday. The
headquarters Of the meeting will be
this year at the Savery hotel, and the
various section meetings will be held
in the West Des Moines high school
building.
The committee has already secured
a splendid array Of talent for the gen
eral meetings of the association. The
list of speakers includes President g.
Stanley Hall of Clark university, Hon
Elmer E. Brown, u S. commissioner
of education, Superintendent Cooley OF
Chicago, DR.. Thos. H. Ballet, Dean OF
the New York University school OF
pedagogy, and DR.. James P. Haney
director of manual training in the New
York City schools. County Superin
tendent F. E. Lark of Onawa is presi
dent Of the association and will be pre-
sent his inaugural address on the even
ing Of January 1. Hon. j. F. Riggs
state superintendent of public instruct
| lon will give his annual address OF
| the morning of January 8, Final plan:
for the talent from the state have MOI
been concluded but will be arranged
soon. The various section leat ,rs hay
we'll under way all Of the department
programs and it is expected that {
banner meeting will be provided.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
WILL TEST IOWA ANTI-PAss LAW.
n. F. Schultz of Storm Lake is Ar
rested--cIaim is Made That New
Statue is Unconstitutional

Statue is Unconstitutional.
Des Moines, Oct 8-Through the ar
rest of Il. +. Schultz of Storm Lake,
made defendant in the initial prosecu-
ton under the Iowa anti-pass law, that
statute will be quickly put to test in
the supreme court.
Attorney General H. w. Beyers di-
rected the prosecution of Mr. Schultz
on a charge of accepting and using a
free pass" on the Illinois Central
railroad. This Is an indictable offense
and the warrant was issued from a
Justice office at Storm Lake, Thursday
afternoon. at the solicitation of AS
sistant Attorney General Closson rep
resenting the state legal department.
Under advice, of the attorney for
the Illinois Central railroad company,
the Hon. Thomas D. Healy, Mr..
Schultz pleaded not guilty before the
magistrate and pending his prelim-
mary hearing on Oct, %, his bond was
fixed at $1,000.
Acting again on the advice of Mr..
Healy, Mr.. Schultz declined to give
bond and was placed constructively in
custody of the county. The purpose
of this proceeding, of course. was to
sue out writ Of habeas corpus and
test the validity of the anti-pass law,
Immediately and directly, in the SUI
prenie court of the state.
Affects Newspaper Contracts
Probably this application will be
made at the state house today, al
though Investigation of the grounds
on which the railroad proposes to test
the law and to base it's claim that
the act is unconstitutional may re-
quire more time. If the act is de-
| fective as to prohibiting passes to at
torneys FOR services IT will be valid
also, it is supposed, as to newspaper
and kindred contracts.
No concealment of the fact that Mr..
Schultz was using a pass has ever
been attempted by him or the ram
road It has been the contention OF
the company that it had the right to
issue passes to its local attorneys as
/ part consideration FOR their services
The companys attorneys will attack
the law in the theory that it inter
feres with the right of contract
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
THE MORTUARY
ST A TIT sizes
OF MONTH
7 He
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS DUR.
ING SEPTEMBER WAS TWENTY
ONE A COMPARISON MADE
FOR FIVE YEARS.

The Ottumwa health department has
issued pamphlet setting forth vital
Statistics" showing the state of the
city's health for September.
There We're thirteen cases of infec-
tious diseases as follows: Scarlet few
er, one; typhoid fever, ten; smallpox,
one; consumption, one, twelve of which
cases We're in the sixth and seventh
ward. Deaths from the infection were
three.
A comparison Of the death rate for
September for five years follows:
Total deaths in Sept, 1907 ........21
Total deaths in Sept, 1906 ........ ~
Total deaths in Sept, 1905 ..........22
Total deaths in Sept, 1904. rs
Total deaths in Sept, 1903 i........1 Is
The total number of diseases report
the month Of August, 1907, are as fol-
lows:
Diseases Deaths.
TYPHOID fever .................... ]
SepslS ............... ............. l
tuberculosis of lungs ............ 8
Cancer of Oesophagus ............ ]
Disease of nervous system
Spinal Selerosis ]
Paralysis Observation-Disclosures. l
Disease of the circulatory system
9falated heart
Disease of heart Observation-Disclosures. ]
Arterio Selerosis .................. ]
Embolism ............ ...,........
Diseases of the digestive system
Gastritis ............. .........,...
leo colitis ............ ...........
Dynamic items ....................
Appendicitis ............ ..........
Early infancy
Congenital debility ................
Violence
Struck by train Observation-Disclosures.
Ill-defined diseases
| hamilton ............ .....,........
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
S5.a51 in Dead Letters.

Washington. D. c., Oct Sin let
tiers not properly addressed. which
reached tho dead letter Office in Sep
ternber there was found a total of
$5.351. OF this amount S4.371.64 was
returned to the senders. and the ball
ance, unless identified by those en-
titled to it. will be sent finally to the
United States treasury.
During tie month 1,005,990 pieces of
mail matter We're received at the dead
letter office and 335,9S1 pieces We're
returned to senders, as compared with
944,o29 pieces received and 20s,504 re-
turned during September of 1906. Cir
culars and non-returnable letters to
tt e number of 40T ,193 We're destroyed
last month while in the some month In
1906, 554,247 pieces OF such matter
wara DESTROYED.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
MADE CHIEF DISPATCHER.
Merrill, Iowa, Young Man Gets Pro,
motion On the Illinois
Han+raI

Sioux City, Oct. 8.-W. E. Ausman,
of Merrill, hitherto trick operator at
the division offices of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad at Cherokee, has been APP
pointed chief train dispatcher of the
Cherokee division, succeeding N. F..
Mills, promoted to the position of train
master Mr. Mills enjoys the distinc-
ton of being one of the youngest train
masters on record He is the son Of
N. P. Mills ST., agent for the Illinois
Central railroad at Archer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
YOUNG BOY DEAD
Ira stodshlI, II Year Old Boy Of
Laddsdale, Found in River-Had
Been to FIorls.

Laddsdale. Oct. Sra stodhill, the
11-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Stodhill, was found in the river
here. The boy had been sent to Floris
to purchase some meat. It is supposed
he slipped from the horse, falling off
of the bridge into the river The fu-
neral was held yesterday from his
fathers home. Burial at Dunville
cemetery near Belknap.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
Capt. Hepburn Goes to sick Child.

Washington, D. c.. Oct. s-Captain
Charles Hepburn, who is stationed at
Fort Omaha, was notified by wire
that his little son, who is with rela.
tires in Washington. was very Ill with
typhoid fever. Captain Hepburn ls
expected to come to this city as fast
as possible, but friends reported that
it was doubtful if he could arrive in
time to see his child alive. Captain
Hepburn is son of Congressman
Hepburn of Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10

Cincinnati, O., Oct s.-The knights
Of the Ancient Essenic Order opened
the annual convention of their
supreme senate here today with dele
gates present from many parts of
the country, Two days will be de-
voted to business and several days
to the entertainment features of the
program.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
president of Havti m

Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 8.-General
Nord Alexis, president of the republic
of Hayti is dangerously i'll at the
Puerto Prince.
, 1907-05-02

completed to Centennial. The Judge
c~onfesses that he agreed to forsake
bachelordom when The Plains Line
was a reality, but lodges now by de-
claring that no man has a right to
commit bigamy-claims he is all
ready welded to Socialism.
He maintained his reputation as a
story-teller while here and helped the
optimistic feeling by his belief sx-
pressed that the district would soon
be a wonder of the West.
The Judge is right but he ought tc
get a divorce and e.marry.-Centen
NAL Post.
, 1907-05-02
Don't Seek Revenge.

"'Tis only a fool that talks av get
tin revenge, says Father Murray.
$50, never spake, my child, av taking
revenge on annywan. Fer wan thing
tits a terrible sin; an fer another,
'tis far from amusin' to set back and
see the poor sinners come-up-ed-ness
overtake him; fer livery mothers son
av US is bound to hang himself wild
the rope his OWL fingers plated. So
lay back in your easy chair and watch
yer inemy, workin' away, braidin' his
rope and drivin' nails in his gallows.
This spares ye the trouble av taking
a hand yersel, an in my opinion"
says father Murray, crossin' his knees
more comfortable, 'tis a pastime
betther suited to a gintleman an a
epicure.'
, 1907-05-02

Senator Warren has an interview
in the Wyoming Tribune for April
Doth that is well worth reading. 1t
cover the financial situation, fresid'
ent Roosevelt and a third term and
the much vexed land leasing ques
ton. His remarks, as usual, are cleal
and convincing. Somehow you al
ways see things in a clearer, more
common sense light after talking witt
him, or reading what he has to say
on any subject.
, 1907-05-02

The Sun publishes ii letter this
week from Hon. f. W. Mondell in
which the range question and the ar
bitrary work OF the National Forest
officers are handled without gloves,
1t is well to speak plainly on such
matters of national importance. But
the Sun does not believe that the
public range should be leased to
stockmen. 1t believes that it should
be left open for the use of all, AS
heretofore. If the present progress
in Wyoming and the other arid states
keeps up there will not, in a very few
years, be any public range to quarrel
over. Even as we write steps are be-
ing taken to segregate IA large portion
of the country in this valley south of
this place capable of being irrigated.
This public range will soon disap-
pear and farms and homes and towns
will spring up where nothing but sage
brush grows now Speed the day
when the stiffness of this valley will
be broken by the shrek of the loco
motive. the whir of the electric car
and the hum of manufacturing estab-
lishments its entire length.
, 1907-05-02
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1907.
Town Water Works

1t is high time the people Of this
town began to give serious considera-
ton to the question of water works
The Sun does not know whether the
bonds voted some years ago are still
binding on the town or not. Be that
as it may, either those bonds, or
others, should be used and a system
of water works built for the town.
There will be no difficulty in dispos'
ing of the bonds if they are properly
prepared-in fact the money is wait
ing for them at this time.
Would it not be "A good idea to drill
for artesian water? The result
achieved by drilling for water in the
several parts of the town have been
very successful and it is quite certain
that an abundant supply can be had
by this means. If one well was not
sufficient it could be supplemented
by as many as were needed. This
plan would give the town an abun'
dant supply for all time and there
would be no question about water
right, nor would we have to go tc
the great cost of laying expensive
pipe for "A long distance. AT the
present time there really seems to be
no obstacle to the city obtaining its
water by e of artesian wells al
small cost. Only let the people de
termine what they want and the
amount OF money they are willing
to expend and the funds will be
forthcoming.