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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15

It is reported from Coventry, Eng,
that the Americans who visited that
classic city recently to see Lady
Godiva's famous ride impersonated by
LaMilo were disappointed. It will be
remembered that Lady Godiva when
she made ner historic ride through
the streets appeared in that costume
which modesty refers to as the cal
together" But LaMilo wore yards of
drapery, miles of 1t, in fact so much
Of 1t that one couldn't tell whether the
figure on the horse was the LaMilo OF
living stature fame or common ready
made suits house dummy. And herein
lies the disappointment of the Ameri-
cans who journeyed to Coventry ex-
pecting and prepared to be shocked.
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oARRETTsoN - WIpDoWFlEL o
WEDDING.

Salem, August 8. Monday
1T 5 a. m. occurred the marriage
Of Miss Maude Garretson and Mr..
Lawrence Widdowf1eld, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Garetson, Rev. w. s.. Knight off,
ciating in the presence of only the
near relatives Of the bride and groom
These young people are quite we'll and
favorably known here as this has III.
ways been the BRIDES home and where
she has taught several successful
terms Of school. Immediately after the
wedding breakfast they took the train
for Friedrich, South Dakota, to visit
the brides sister. After an absence
of three months, they will return here
to make their home.
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Iha Lsnxa Funeral.

Eddyville. remains of WILLIE,
son of Joe Lenze Of Evans were
brought here on the afternoon passen-
ger train Wednesday and were in
TERED in the Catholic cemetery The
boy died Monday evening as the result
of being run over by train some
hours previous.
J. ]. Burriar east Of town had some
of his ribs broken loose and also SUE
tanned badly bruised leg tuesday by
getting caught in the belt Of an en-
CINE. He was unconscious for several
hours.
Mrs. f. M. Epperson of this place
and Ralph O'Hara of Oskaloosa were
called to Chicago Tuesday by the seri-
GUS illness of their mother, Mrg.
O'Hara.
Earl McElroy bought the j. w. Pick
erell tenant property on South Fifth
street Tuesday.
Fin Bickford fractured toe Tues
day by droppin~ rock upon 1t.
Ernest Strange, who is located It
Huron, S. D.. arrived Tuesday for an
extended visit with his mother, Mrs.
L. M. Strange.
Frank Dial of Sherman, Texas, is a
guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Dial. John Dial of Ottumwa is also
here this week.
Harry Bohorer Of Macon City Mo,
is visiting his aunt Mrs. T. ]. Clark
Frank Koontz, an old resident Of
this place, lies seriously I'll. His
daughter, Mrs. Frank Nash of Oska-
loosa, was here Tuesday.
The wind storm blew down some II
the tents Of the street carnival Tues
day night. L. LeMar, one Of the show
men. colllded with rope and was
thrown to the ground and quite badly
bruised up. Mfs. Kate Long Of Coal
field was struck by falling pole and
was bruised on the neck and shoulder.
No other accidents are reported.
Mrs. Frank Epperson entertained 1T
luncheon Wednesday in honor of Mrs.
Orville Bolon Of Beloit, Kan. Ten la
dies were present.
Mrs. E. l.. Bay is able to be out
again after an extended Illness.
DR.. Eppie McCrea. Mrs. o. H.
Seifert, Miss Eppie Wylie ana
Mrs. Orville Bolen Of Beloit, Kansas,
who Is here on a visit attended the
Chautauqua in Abba Thursday and
heard W. j. Bryan speak.
Mrs. Josie Brown of st. Louis, de-
short visit with Mrs. c. Cooper.
Miss Maude Saunders of Abba has
been visiting friends here and attend
ing the street carnival this week.
John Pos Of Pella has been spending
few days with his brother Charles
Pos.
John D. WEIGH of Kansas City Wis
tied with his sister, Mrs. David Cow
den. Thursday
Mrs. Carrie Gray and children Of
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A FISH STORY

During the recent high water Kan
sas City, Kan, man was compelled
to move his family from the home IN
the river bottoms The furniture was
saved, but the river came up so fast
that twenty hens, representing weeks
of jealous care and all the wife's pin
money, were drowned and washed
away. In couple Of weeks the fam.
lily returned to find twelve immense
catfish that had foated over the fence
while the water was high swimming
around In the two feet of water re.
naming in the chicken yard. The
total weight Of the fish was 1855
pounds and brought ten cents a
pound, more than could have been
realized from the sale of the chick
ems.
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TAMA JIM AND THE LANGUAGES.

Tama Jim Wilson, secretary OF agr1-
culture. is plain man. There are no
frills on him, and, If he can prevent
it. there will be no frills ornamenting
his department. The government ar
chitects learned this when the secre-
tary strolled around to the new 3d.
100000 home of the department, now
nearing completion. To give little
tone to the building there are four
pediments, in each of which are q
male and female figure, seated with
a shield between them. On these
shields are inscribed the four words
"Fructus," "Cereales," "Forestes" and
Flores"
The secretary Is reported to have
pondered long on these enigmatic
words and then to have sought out a
friend and propounded query as to
the meaning Of the words.
"Fructus" he was told. was Latin for
fruit and the others mean cereals,
flowers and forest.
well, why in -- don't we say
so then, and cut out this foolish
Latin7'' he is reported as saying And
receiving no answer he deemed good
and sufficient, he ordered the sculp-
tors to rschisel the inscriptions and
substitute good, up-to-date United
States"
And from this distance 1t looks as
II Tama Jim has the better Of the ar
gument. If 1t was home for the de.
partment Of justice. for instance,
there would be no objection to orna.
menting the building with HERO
glyphics. as the lay mind always ASSOC
ciates the laws with such mind-befud-
ding terms. But the department Of
agriculture, so close to nature, does
States" when seeking about for q
we'll to stick close to good United
tongue in which to give voice to its
message.
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kEosAuoUA.

Keosauqua.-Bates Manning left
Tuesday evening for ST. Lonis
Miss Jessie Wilson is visiting
friends in st. Louis
Mrs. NJ, 8. Edwards of Peonia. Col.
is visiting Geo. Day and family.
Mrs. Frank Rowley Of Des Moines
Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Cushing spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Otto.
Charles Rambo returned from
Iowa City Tuesday where he attend
ed summer school.
Mrs. Samuel Mccullough returned
home Tuesday from Moravia, where
she visited several weeks.
Frank Wesson Of Joplin, Missouri,
is the guest Of Mrs Ross Beggs.
Little Brown Manning has been
quite sick for several days but Is
better today.
Mrs. John Lewis and children went
to Douds-Leando Wednesday evening
to be present at the golden wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli CRIBS
which takes place Thursday, August
8.
Mrs. Heinford Of Douds-Leando
spent Wednesday here with friends.
Miss VILLA Loomis returned from
Ferris. ILL.,. after an absence Of several
months.
Rev. Hawk attended the Chautauqua
ct Pennington Wednesday.
I'd. Peacock is in Ottumwa on bust
ness.
Lugh Roush went to Des Moines
Wednesday to visit few days and
from there will go to Montana for the
winter
Miss Ella Johnson OF Salt Lake
City, is visiting her sister In Keokuk
and spent Tuesday and wednes.
day with friends here. Her nephew,
Kenneth Daugherty Of Keokuk, was
here with her
The Campbell Bros. circus will be
at Keosauqua August 10.
Dr. Sherman and family and Mr..
Reese sherrod and family are camp
ed at Pennington to attend the Chau.
tauqua.
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PresohIna At oolumbIa sunday


Columbia.-The preaching services
at this place will be In the evening
next Sunday.
church at this place last Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Joe Akers OF Chillicotte visited
her mother last week as did also Mrs.
VIM. Knox Of Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ed Chairman and daughter,
Jennie, went through here last Mon
day to visit at the home of Clyde Moss
in Chillicotte
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Thomas Ut
Abba visited at the J. H. Olney home
Sunday.
Miss Ella Lawson of Ottumwa visit
ed at ]. r. Stodghill's last week.
Miss LIB Peach and Mrs Emma
Peach Of Centerville are visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Peach's mother, Mrs. G.
O. Olney.
Mrs. Sadie shafer and daughter of
Eddyville visited at G. w. Byrum' 8
Sunday
Miss Gladys Stevens came UP from
Ottumwa on No. 8 Saturday for a visit
at the home of her uncle, T. L. Stevens
Rev. Filner. wife and daughters
visited at the Byrum home on Wednes-
dsv of last week.
W. A. Roberts had the nisfor-
tune to be kicked hy horse and is a
painful sufferer. Joe Byrum WAS
thrown from horse and had his
right shoulder dislocated.
Mrs. w. w. Rapp, Mrs. Will and
Harry Stevens visited at the Geo.
Bowen home at Chillicotte one day
last week.
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MRS. WILLIAM Balm DEAD.
Passed Away at Home in West Grove
Little Downing Child Buried

Little Downing Child Buried
Sunday Afternoon.
Bloomfield William Balm died
Friday night at her home near West
Grove after an illness Of several weeks
with Inflammation Of the stomach.
The little two years old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Downing, living
northeast Of town, died Saturday
morning; The funeral was conducted
by Rev. Will Overturf at the Dunville
church Sunday afternoon at 1850
o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Griff Davis received
word today Of the death of a grand
child, the three months old hnhv If
Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Gristy of Hit, Mo.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn gore,
August 8. daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Oris Kinney, east Of
town are the proud parents of son,
born Aug. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens, who
have been visited Mr.. Stevens parents,
Mr.. and Mrs James Stevens, left last
night for Des Moines wherer they will
visit before going on to their home
in Walla Walla, Wash.
Mrs. Lon Pryor and Miss Lena Ows-
ley Of Colorado, arrived Wednesday
for visit with their father, Henry
Owsley and other relatives and friends.
Misses Lola Puffer andd Eva Lowery
left Saturday for Pennington to visit
relatives and attend TIE Pennington
Chautauqua.
Mrs Hugh Colvin and children who
have been spending the summer with
relatives near Troy are expected to
visit this week with her aunt, Mrs
A. G. Lester. Mrs. Colvin will leave
in about two weeks to Join her hus-
band who was located in California.
There was an ice cream social SAT-
urday evening at Wesley chapel. SIX
miles south of town.
Mrs. ]. A. Warrington left Satur-
day to Marshalltown, where she was
called by the illness of her son Roy.
| John Weiny Is able to be about town
again. after being Ill.
VIII Smith Of Chicago is In the city
transacting business and visiting with
relatives.
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THE scARE-HEAD.

When you're tired Of verse an fiction
And such stuff to win you bread
Also tested joke and southwark
That nobody ever read,
no not falter in your calling,
For, when all is done and said.
There's success and wealth appalling
For the man who writes the "heads"
It's So easy: "Stabs His Mother!'
or, HAS Rogers Lost His Voice?"
Fifty Boodlers Caught Red Handed"
Who will be the Peoples Choice?"
Panama Canal Board Fired!"
Roosevelt Breaks His Arm at Play!'
Strike In Pittsburg-Hard Coal
Higher!"
That's the sort that goes today.
Put 1t up in big black letters,
where the people all can Sec
Here you go: He Stole a Mi]lion!.
Thaw Depends on Sympathyl"
Forty Lives Lost III Collision!'
Teddy Takes Punch at Craft"
"Suicide!-He Loved Another!"
Hip! Hooray! For Big Bill Tatt!"
Then, again: white sox Are slaugh.
tered!"
Guatemala in the Throes!"
War! The Japanese Are seethingl"
"Muggsy Treads on Waddell's Toes!'
Unconstitutional, Say Railroads."
Can You Tell How Old Is Ann7"
Crops Are Ruined-Famine Threat.
ened!"
Never Touched Me!-Harriman!"
It's Snap to get up scare-heads-
Nothing like 1t anywhere
Death Diecloses Masquerader!"
Actress Steals a Millionaire
big Bank Busts-- Cashier Embezzled!"
Fairbanks Nips Another Plumb" +
Daring Plot to Rob Chicago!''
And-well, that Is going some.
Norman H. Crowell in Success Maya
zine
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Funeral Of Mrs. Grant Davis.

Highland Center-Grant Davis and
three children arrived here Tuesday
evening with the remains of Mrs.
Davis who died at Hartland, Kansas,
Sunday afternoon. The funeral SER
mon was preached by Rev. Naye of
the Primitive Baptist church of which
she was member. After the services
the Rebekahs took charge and laid
her away according to their ceremon-
les. as was her request. Mr.. Davis
will go back to Hartland and close out
his INTEREST there and return to High
land Center to live.
Jesse Mccormick of HaviIand,
Kansas, father Of the departed Mrs.
Davis, came to attend the funeral,
also John Mccormick of Nebraska,
and Ed Mccormick Of Oalsaloosa,
brothers of the deceased, were here
to attend the funeral
Mrs. GeorFe Bane and Mrs. b. Coop
er Of Ottumwa attended the funeral
of Mrs. Davis.
c. H. Payton is moving some things
to Hedrick where he will move his
family after Sept. i.
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believes the doctor should be more
explicit. He must begin at once, the
Courier-Journal says. the preparation
of list Of compositions with the
special ailments they are individually
good for. For instance, 1t is cited, It
Is an established fact that persons
have appendicitis. Is the key Of G.
major the one best suited to the treat
ment of this disease? If not, what
key is, and what specific work in that
key? The Courier-Journal suggests
that Dr. Latson compile his instruc.
lions somewhat in this wise:
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ballade in
A nat major, play rapidly three times
without intermission then repeat
slowly a fourth time. If at the end Of
three minutes hiccoughs are not gone,
repeat treatment. If still possessed,
sweat off.
For a stubbed toe-Beethoven's
Moonlight sonata in G sharp minor;
choose a full moon for the stumbling
OF the toe, and let the moonlight fall
over your left shoulder while per-
forming. II you stub your toe when
the moon Is not shining this treat
ment will not serve
"a dilluS I1dIT- observation-disclosures )
prelude In G sharp minor If played
with proper power and spirit this will
make the remaining hairs stand on
end and summon new hairs to come
out and join them, When the new
ones arrive, hold them firmly with
the right hand and finish the prelude
with the left
For That Tirei Feeliag--P,ay frc n
start to finish Tschaikowshy's sixth
symphony, arranged for two pianos,
using only one piano BY thu time you
have finished this ynu will have the
strength t. lift = mortgage.
For Sleeplrssuass Play "NInideD's
Praye- 'iks mother used to play it
For Too Mild Tempe Have srmc
>..e else SIM. "'Taitin' ut the Chm oh, -
That is gIs .shtea 81 tt. run the very
sweetest of dispositions.
For Tonsilitis-Rubinstein melody
In F; shake well and apply externally.
When DR.. Latson has published tho
noble volume, the Confessional
says enterprising druggists will lay
in a supply Of sheet music and then
we shall buy our sheet music from the
pharmacist by prescription.
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G q q CURES
>. -. -. CHRONIC ULCERS

Whenever
the circulation Nothing is
treatments good for ALARM germ produces
ulcers
trouble be from inherited faint Surface the
must
1911 In s. s VII be found remedy Of every
that directly
promptly enses Of all and
d INJECTED but when s has rid the blood
anu up sne the will heal naturally
begins the shond
medical ADVICE desired viii be sent free to ali ho Ulcers
TEE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA,
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IT PAYS 70 ADVERTISE.

Sioux City Tribune.-"Lost motion
in advertising is lost profits"
These are the words Of Paul Faust
OF the Lord & Thomas advertising
agency of Chicago in recent adj
dress delivered at dinner given by
the Kansas City AID club.
Mr.. Faust, who is one of the best
authorities on newspaper advertising
in the country, declared that lost
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15

The Sioux City Tribune has just
issued a golden Jubilee edition COM
memorating the fitch anniversary
Of the founding Of Sioux City. 1t is an
excellent edition. rejecting credit on
the publishers. and IN the illustra-
lions and statistical matter there Is
abundant evidence of Sioux City's sub
stantial growth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
Entertain Guild and Birthday Club

Bonaparte.--Mrs. J. I. Israel and
Miss Georgia Mohler very pleasantly
entertained the Guild and tho Birthday
club at the home of the former on
Wednesday evening In honor OF Miss
Lottie Cassiday Of Waterloo, who is a
charter member Of both societies.
w. A. Packer was business visitor
in Keokuk yesterday.
David Akerman and Fred Pool OF
Kahoka, Mo-, have been recent guests
at the A. w. Palmer home.
L. w. Warner and family have ar
rived from Des MONIES and will make
this place their future home.
John Mcdaniel was in TT. Madison
several days this week. being called
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
MUSIC AS A MEDICINE.

DR.. Latson, editor Of Health Culture
believes that music hath charms to
cure the bodily ills. He Is quoted as
saying that where the trouble is ply
steal, such as failure Of an organ, in
digestion, congestion of the liver and
SO on, firm, martial music will give
the best results" The Louisville
Courier-Journal commenting on this
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THE HUsINEss ouTLook.

II there is one set Of men who are
qualified to speak authoritatively about
the country's business conditions it Is
the railroad traffic manager. Recent
/ ly statement was issued by several
of these men in regard to the condi-
lions Of crops and the outlook general
ly and here are few of the express
sions:
& q. S. Keeley, traffic manager Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. said:
We are certain to have heavy traf-
dc this year. If there Is any reduction
in the cereal output per acre it will
be Offset by the increased area of agri-
cultural lands. Our traffic will be
greater in volume and our earnings
more than for the corresponding Pc
Rod Of the preceding year"
j, M. Gruber, general manager Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
! said:
"All crops on our lines are in good
shape. The season has been little
Backward and harvesting may be be-
hind few days or weeks, but the
loss will only be in time. The Iowa
corn crops, about which there was
luneasiness, have picked UP"
George T. Nicholson, vice president
VI CndTSe OIL Iue LTdHC OI tne Sduta
Fee. said:
Prospects are better this year than
they we're last August Our road will
have all the ira &c 1t can handle. Fall
IRE of some European grain crops
will send up prices and give prosper
ity to American farmers
President ]. T. Harahan of the ILL.,
nois Central said:
Throughout the entire territory
tributary to our system. business is
good and will remain So"
w B. Biddle, vice president Of the
Rock Island-Frisco system, says:
Gall things considered, see no rea-
son why the new year should be one
whit behind the old If there Is de-
crease in any particular tonnage 1t
will be more than made up in the gen.
eral average"
President Winchell Of the same
line Is even more sanguine in his
Views than Mr.. Biddle Mr. Winchell
expects a large increase In the traffic
OF the big trunk lines and all their
connections.
The pessimistic statements emanat-
ing from Wall street should be given
I little weight as against the express
sions of these men who have secured
their knowledge Of conditions by per-
sonal investigation and through their
knowledge Of tho situation.
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.Fursuson- stout NuptIaIs.

Chariton.-Floyd Stout and Miss
Eta Ferguson. both Of Eng
terday afternoon at the Baptis.
parsonage by Rev. N. B. Palmer The
bride Is the daughter Of Lilburn Fur
guson and he's made her home the
past few years with Miss Lille Davis.
where she has been made one Of the
family and received the training justly
due her. The groom Ia a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlyle Stout Of English
township and Is an Industrious young
man. They will reside on farm IN
English township.
Miss Alta Horner in company with
a young man, Ed Davis had narrow
escape from death Wednesday night
during the electric storm. They had
been at Charlton to bring o relative 10
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Filler Scheme,

Filler Scheme.
A stratagem in no disgrace
And
Staircase
verse
fills
lots
of
space.
l love not work in summer time.
And
so
I
turn
to
staircase
rhyme.
-Pittsburg Post.
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REAL HAPPINESS

those who possess good health. A
sickly man or woman. besides being
miserable is badly handicapped in life's
race, but then there's no excuse for be-
ing sickiy. ,JlIet lat
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

build up and renew the entire system,
make the stomach strong ana healthy,
and enjoy true happiness. It will cure
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, costiveness,
6iIiousness, piarrheea or Female Ills.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-25
4 SUGGEsTIHE CONFERENCE.

For three-quarters of an hour. while political big-wigs cooled their feet outside, President Roosevelt and MT. Bryan conferred in the White House on Saturday. Either gentle man can make a pot of money by writing faithful account of what was said and how it was said.
 It must have been a suggestive con- ference for the reason that the two young men have much in common. Many of the ideas which President Roosevelt has advocated amid such applause originated with Mr. Bryan, and so impressive has been the tum- ult in consequence that MT. Bryan has been asked to appropriate the Presi- dent and run him for that office again with his approval. Naturally then, when men with so many things in common meet three-quarters of an hour is insufficient to do the subject justice.
 But whatever was said and done the thoughts of each man must have been extremely lively and extremely comforting. What 8 pity the country cannot learn all about the interview It might clear the atmosphere might fly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-25
Surprise 'em, Harvard! said the Boston Herald. Can't! said Harvard.
TWO LAMENTATIONS.

In the midst of life we are in death. Also in the midst of death we are in life, How these facts illustrate them selves is shown by two Connecticut in- cidents. The other day in South Nor walk a man was walking across the floor when one of the animals euphon- iously called "the harmless, necessary cat" tripped him and he plunged for ward, his head penetrating the glass in door, where he hung by the throat and bled to death. On the same day in New Haven a woman over seventy years old started to walk downstairs from the second story of her house. She caught her heel fell headlong down into the hall, bringing up just inside the door with a glass in it. She
 never turned hair" and the next day took a walk down to and through the Grove street cemetery to make herself realize she was mortal.
 Moral, get your life insured and live,
 or get it insured and die. Also get ac- eident insurance and get hurt, or get it and escape damage.