Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
of contests and features Of entertain
ment is the best ever arranged for a
maatinp IF tho arrociati,n

of contests and features of entertain
ment Is the best ever arranged for
meeting Of the association.
Pekin, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-The harness
race meeting under the auspices Of
III Crset Western i .,.t .. enc,l here
today, to ountiue fur days An tx
hihition nile by Dan Patch Is one Of
the features scheduled. -Four purses
of $1,000 each will be given for the
2:2O pace. 2:2l trot, the 2:15 trot and
the 2:13 pace, respectively. Other
purses are to be $500, except in the
3-year-old pace tomorrow, which will
be $500.
Waco, Tex, Aug. 6.-The annual
camp meeting of the Texas Holiness
Association opened today on the
grounds near this city. Visitors are
in attendance from many parts OF
Texas and an immense crowd is ex
pected to be on hand before the end
Of the week. The program covers q
period Of ten days. Prominent among
the preachers to be heard are the
Rev. Andrew Johnson Of Kentucky
and the Rev. j. L. Brasher Of Ala
bama.
Dodge City, Kas., Aug. dodge
City is putting on gala attire In anti.
cipation of the visit Of scores Of grand
army veterans and their friends from
all over southwestern Kansas. The
occasion will be the annual reunion OF
the veterans. which is to open tomor.
row and continue until the end Of the
week An attractive program has
been prepared for the gathering this
year, with Governor Hoch, Congress.
man Murdoch and other public men of
prominence among the scheduled
speakers.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 6.--Primaries
take place throughout Michigan to
day for the selection Of candidates for
delegates to the state constitutional
revision convention to be he'll this
fall. The election of delegates is to
take place next month, and the con.
vention will assemble in October. Five
delegates are to be chosen for each
congressional district
Miss Huff Elected Instructor
Spencer-Miss Mabel Huff Of La
Noble. who graduated with the class
Of 1907 from the Drake university con-
servatory Of music. Des Moines has
accepted the position Of Instructor IN
music in the Spencer Business uni
versity, Spencer, and will leave on the
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Gangrene Requires Operation.
Notwithstanding resulting
from infection to an injured toe. caus-
ed by horse stepping on his foot re-
suited in Harold Erickson aged 9.
son of Tunnis Erickson. a farmer liv-
| ing near Pickering. submitting to the
amputation Of the second toe Of the
right foot. The accident happened q
week or more ago.
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Marshalltown.-On the claim that he
Is, a spendthrift, and not capable Of
caring for his money. Commandant G
G. Norton Of the soldiers' home applied
to the district court for guardian FOL
} Jackson McLain, Harrison county
member. The commandant asks thai
Chaplain Jesse Cole be named al
guardian.
Elect Marshalltown Music Teacher
Observation-Disclosures Julia. A. Kraust
Of Sparta, wis. will tonight be formal.
ly elected to the position of super
visor Of music in the public schools
Of this city. Supt. Aaron Palmer ha
) closed a contract with Miss Krause
and will present it for ratification be
this evening.
Lake Mills Veteran Dead
Lake Mills.-Frank Hull. aged 81
who was admitted to the soldiers
: home last March from Lake Mills
!. winnebago county, died Monday o
lobar pneumonia after short illness
+ Hull was veteran of Company c
j, One Hundred and Seventh New Yor
h infantry He is survived by a widow
! Mrs. Mary U. Hull and one SON. Stan
y ley L.
Y Burglars at Lake City
Lake City-Burglars broke into tn
o dry good store Of G. e. Preston an
n the grocery store Of j. o. Smith. 4