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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
spend a few days at the o. H. Cook

home.
Saturday evening at the Congrega-
tional church the meeting of the local
Union OF Christian Endeavor was held.
Rev. w. B. D. Gray, superintendent Of
Home Missions for Wyoming, deliver
ed the address.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
on the evening OF the 21st inst, Hin
du lady will talk on the manners and
customs Of India.
j. p. Brady of Pennington recently
visited his mother Mrs. Ann Brady.
Mrs. Rebecca Mathews Is renewing
her house with a new coat of paint.
Mrs G. d. Rawhouser has gone to
Lone Tree to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Siveter have
moved to the Samuel Siveter resi-
| dence.
Mrs. Lottie wehrle has been called
serious illness OF her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Brown.
! The Masonic order of Salem gave a
BANQUET Friday evening at which a
| number from Mount Pleasant, Hills
| boro and other places were guests OF
honor.
| Claude Hayes has gone to Cedar
Falls to spend six weeks attending
summer schuel.
1 Mrs. limo. Dawson and daughter,
Miss Helen, arrived from Mt Pleasant
relatives.
1 W. A. Dilts OF Indianola was q bust
ness caller at Salem last week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Oldt OF Oakland
and Mr.. and Mrs. E., Scott of Texas
are visiting at the John oldt home.
Mr. and Mrs Russell have arrived
home after few weeks wedding tour
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the employ Of the ottumwa BOX Car
Loader company for over six years and
Is we'll known and highly respected
citizen
ceIebrate Fourth at Salem.


Salem Salem Will celebrate on the
Fourth OF July.
Ch1ldren's day services were held at
the Congregational church Sunday
evening. A large audience appreciated
the good and we'll rendered program.
G.. McGaw Of Fairfield shipped two
car loads of wool from this place last
week.
Miss Ethel Foss Of this place was /.
recent guest Of Miss Alice Cook at Os-
kaloosa and attended commencement
exercises Of Penn college.
Miss Ruth Bliss and Henry Bliss are
at home to spend their summer vaca-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. I. j. Brown are en-
joying a visit with the formers nteces,
Misses Berniee and Pearl Brown of
Lake Charles, Louisiana.
After a pleasant visit with her sis
ter. Mrs. A. J. Rico, Miss Pittnian re-
turned to Mt. Pleasant Thursday.
A car load Of cattle and sheep was
shipped from this place Tuesday.
days at the home Of her uncle. and
aunt, Mr.. ard Mrs. Frank Ldghtner,
at Donnel1soIi.
The Misses Hussey OF Houghtoi1
spent Tuesday shopping In Salem.
Misses Ida and May Long, Ada
Garretson and Harry johnson are at
tending the Henry county normal, nov
in session at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oldt entertained
E. Kitchen Of Mt. Pleasant Monday.
Miss Fanny Whitaker Of Aurora, I'LL
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Sirnsor, who has been q gues'
of Mrs. Nellie Davis, has returned tt
her home at Minneapolis.
Children's day services were held al
the Methodist Episcopal church at Il
o'clock Sunday morning.
About fifty ladies were entertained
by Mrs. w. T. Shriner at an ~
home" Thursday afternoon. Various
amuse1nents and delicious refresh.
ments were enjoyed.
Miss Mary Bliss has returned from
a visit at Galesburg. Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Baflta were re
cent Salem visitors.
Mrs. Myrtle Griggs and son visitet
relatives last week
Mrs. A. c. Pidgeon and daughte
have. returned from visiting relatives
In Kansas City.
/. j. Brown was at Keokuk las
week.
Mrs. 3. f. Reeves and son, Cook
arrived from Keokuk Thursday t
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MARS HILL.

Mars Hill.-Joe Deter OF ottumwa
spent Sunday at home.
Last Friday evening at the F. w.
Turner home they very pleasantly en-
tertained number OF their young
friends. An enjoyable time was had
by all.
OFT Vaughn of Hazel Dell visited on
Sunday with Harry and Marsena Now
cry.
Last Saturday evening Van White
left for Fairfield.
Rev. Heckart and Rev. Buck of Of
turnwa preached here last Saturday
night and Sunday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. OFT Bucholtz spent
Sunday with MT. and Mrs. William
Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs II. l.. White and Mrs.
!. D. Mowery attended churnh q Tloris
Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
FALLS FROM
TOWER, DIES

Gilbert Albertson of 500 South Moore
street, met his death at 8 o'clock this
morning from fall, a distance Of
eighty feet, while at work on steel
tower being erected by the Ottumwa
BOX Car Loader Co., on the Jefferson
county poor farm six miles sPuen Of
Fairfield.
The accident. occurred at Z O'Clock.
He was Immediately taken to Fairfield,
where he died an hour later. The re-
mains were brought to Ottumwa this
afternoon. Funeral services will be
announced at a later date.
He leaves one small son and his wife,
who is dangerously Ill from the shock
Of his sudden death. He has been IN
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Peoria Prod uce Market,

Peoria, June 19.--Corn-N No. 8. 525s.
New York Produce Market.
New York, Jnue s.--Wheat sept,
.$l,01M.
Carn-6lX.
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Mining RHi stoned.

Lansing, Mich, June 49, Governor
Warner has signed the bill raised by
the legislature removing the restric.
ton against mining companies IN Mich.
igan owning more than fifty thousand
acres of land. Under the new law
they may acquire and own unlimited
acreage
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Now York Poultry Market,

New York, June .-Poultry-Alive
easy. Spring chickens, ID; fowls, 13M;
turkeys, II. Dressed - Irregular
broilers, 22@24; turkeys, 10@14:
fowls, 11@1B
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New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, June 19.-Butter Steady,
unchanged.
Eggs-Firm, unchanged.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Southern Railway Go. In Mississippi.
Schedule, Effective April IA, 1907.

| 'ohonute, EhectiSe April IL, lOOi.
EAsTBouND.
No. 80 Through to Birmingham. 1928 an
No. 40 Local G'ville to Winona. .5:43 pm
No. 81 Through to Birmingham. .7:15 pm
WRsTBoUND.
No. 30 Local Winona to G'ville., 1925 an
No. 81 From Birmingham & east HAS AM
No. II From Birmingham & east BIS pu
Trains Nos. 80 and aS make direct con.
nection at Birmingham for all points
east with the Southerns Southwestern
Limited.
Trains Nos. 81 and II. take up direct
connection at Birmingham from the east.
Trains Nos. 81 and 3S carry Drawing
room Buffet sleeping car between Birm-
ingham and GreenviIle.
WEBB BRANCH.
Lv Webb 500 am Ar Greenwood $3.50 am
Lv Greenwood $3.50 pm Ar Webb 8:55 pm
BRLzoNI BRANCH.
Lv Belzoni 700 am. Ar G'wood $50 am
Lv Gwood 2:3O pm. Ar Belzoni $50 pm
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Effective with new schedule April ID, or.
Local freight trains will not carry Pas
sengers between Winona and Greenville.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
CNllzfo WOMAN.
See the Woman

She has step-ladder, corkscrev
heels on her shoes and has squeezed
her feet into pair several sizes tor
small; and she looks as IL she was
going TO step forward and be de-
formed some more. She is having
continuous struggle with the law
OF gravitation.
She has steel frame about her
upper part and has compressed her
waist 80 that it looks like the small
end OF a funnel, and she can hardly
breathe, and her internal anatomy
has shifted quarters, and there are
several jobs ahead for the family
doctor And she doesn't know why
she feels poorly" most OF the time.
She is pinned. tight laced and braced.
She uses cosmetics, hair dies,
paints and powders, belladonna to
brighten her eyes, and all manner of |
false and uncomfortable things are
on and about her from her head |
down.
She has rings on her fingers, ban
giles on her wrists, a chain about her
neck, many trinkets on her breast,
md her blood has to struggle for
circulation.
She has birds and colored
olnmage and feathers on her hat,
md she weareth many colors.
She is not what she was created {
,ut is what she has created II
Is the Woman Savage? q
No-she is the Flower of Civiliza- I
ion. New York Life. i
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
FOR Rent.

Ono room c0tfAgo, near Oornor Nair
g asa', 's S. 8 \. 8 6P * Mssssrrr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

The heavy rains and windstorms
in this vicinity the first of the week
resulted in some damage to the cot
ton crop, but with a few days good
weather the stalks will soon straight
en- up and things will be in fairly
good shape again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
BRYASAsD NlIlIlMs.

John Sharp Williams and Varda
' man seem each determined to hay,
] the last word. Now the Governs
. predicts that Mr. Williams will op
5 pose Bryan in the Mississippi Stats
: convention We should think il
not unlikely. It will be remember.
ed that Mr.. Williams opposed Mr..
Bryan IN the st. Louis convention
Of 1904.
Is there any reason why Mr.. Viii
hams as a free, American citizen
should not oppose Dir. Bryan? Are
we all a part and parcel OF the Bryan
machine and does the Nebraskan
hold us by divine right? Besides
the people OF Mississippi elected Mr..
Williams TO the United States Senate
with the full knowledge that he OPP
posed Mr.. Bryan in 1904. That
would seem To set the seal Of popular
approval on Mr. Williams act and
may likewise serve as a notice to him
to do likewise in 1908 il he wants
to, notwithstanding TIE whip of the
Bryan organs in other States. --
Chattanooga Times.
Col, Bryan does not own the |
Democratic party, nor does he con-
troll the leaders, the lieutenants, nor
the rank and file of the Democratic
hosts.
The TenncsSeeau could have add
ed sentence to lis paragraph for 1
the purpose of saying that Col Bry-
an went to the ST. Louis convention
fully determined to defeat the NOM
nation Of Judge Parker. Further
han this, Col, Bryan worked to de-
eat his nomination and cleared with
much emphasis that Parker would
lot be nominated. On the other
land, Mr. Williams assured every
ne that Parker would be nominat-
d
The people Of This country have
,reat confidence in the man from .
Mississippi. lie is known as the
aCest and brainest man in the coun- {
ry and is determined opposition to !,
ioyernG mt Ownership of railroads, r
proposition stree sidetracked by +
'ol, Bryan, had more to do with the ;,
hanging Of the Nebraskan' S opinion (
n the subject than the latters own h
over of reason. 1t took Bryan a y
ear to see the proposition as Will s
ms saw it sswhen Bryan presented e
to the public. But when the Col q
1el did see it that way he came ov- d
: like man. D
No man owns the Democratic par 81
and Bryan is farther from leader
nip today than he was just before II
IS return from Europe. With the p
sistance Of Williams he can regain h
S former hold on the party; with
1t it, it is likely that his name will
lily be placed for nomination, and Y
lother man nominated. Williams
stronger today than he was in b
'O7 and he will be a greater force :,
the 1908 Convention. #
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
'. 4 N. Y. r. R. Schedule. Effective
Dec. 9, 1906.
SOUTH BOUND,

SOUTH BOUND.
No. 83l, Grenada to jackson Arrive
7:4O m. Daily.
No. 3l3, Clarksdale to Jackoon Arrive
a'29 pm; depart 4;93 pm. Daily.
No. 1897, Grenada to Greenwood Ar.
rives 400 pm. Daily except Sunday
No. 9a9, Memphis to Greenwood
rives o;35 pm. Daily.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 3l4, Jackson to Clarksdale
1920 am; departs 1880 am. Daily.
No. 39S, Greenwood to Grenada
parts s:lb am. Daily except Sunday.
No. 34O, Greenwood to Memphis -De-
parts 400 am. Daily.
No. 332, jackson to Grenada Arrives
7;25 p. m. Daily.
A. T. MONTGOMERY, 7. A.,
Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Union Services.

A large and appreciative congrega.
attended the union services Sunday
night at the Methodist charch. The
sermon preached by Mr.. Park was q
most helpful one. A full choir, under
Miss Thayer's leadership, rendered ex-
cellent music.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
ThEAT0RtuM.

Comic, Pathetic, Tragic and interest.
Ing scenes in motion from every part Of
the Globe. Adults 10 cents, children
cents,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
GOING OUT or BUSINESS.

Our entire stool of Furni-
ture and House Furnishings
will be sold at Auction, Satur-
day, Sept. 18th. Attend this
sale and get goods at your
own price.
leflOre Furniture Co.
1t2 W. Market Street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
AUCTION SALE SATURDAY

A $4,000 BaIi-Bearing,
Automatic Drop-lHead STAN
dard Sewing Machine will be
sold at Auction, Saturday
morning, Sept. 18th, at II
O'Clock. Proceeds from this
sale will be donated to the
Kings Daughters Circle.
leflore Furniture Co.
Greenwood, Miss.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
Sulphur the Foe OF Grin

George T. Angel whose work in be-
half OF dumb animals has made him
known throughout the country believes
mat sulphur is a cheap and simple pre-
EehtVe OF grip. In writing to the Boston
Journal he says
1t is a fact that when 1t was prevail
ing as an epidemic largely in our city
rev years ago | ascertained by in
quiry OF my officers at "Byam's Match
Factory that Of the 40 persons en-
ployed there not one had been troubled
by ii. l have at various times told the
press how many persons at Memphis
tennessee Including the agents OF THE
Howard Benevolent association escaped
the terrible epidemic of yellow fever there
(as they claimed) by wearing powdered
sulphur in their shoes; also the evidence
OF a distinguished German medical writer
translated into English. that wearing sui
phur IN this way has proved a complete
protection against cholera and other cpl
demic diseases, also that those working
the sulphur mines Of Italy escape the
malaria which prevails all about them
also that sulphur in the shoes has cured
cases OF rheumatism which the doctors
could not cure also that sulphur taken
internally or worn in the shoes has sum
Client power 10 pass through the body. the
clothing and the pocketbook, blacXening
the silver there.
| find in the London Lancet that no less
an authority than the president OF the
institute Of Civil Engineers Of London de-
clares that the sulphurous vapor produced
by the combustion of coal in that city kills
the disease germs in the atmosphere.
IL seems TO me duty at this time 10
again suggest as widely as possible
through my own paper and others. that
sulphur is very cheap and that whether
1t destroys or keeps out germs of disease
from the body or only acts upon the i'm
agination it cannot do much harm to try
IT,
In the Scott County (AiississippD Req
lister of June 10 last will be found an ac-
count OF how the agents OF THE Howard
Benevolent association" at Memphis es-
capped yellow fever by wearing sulphur in
their shoes
Half teaspoonful of powdered sui
phur In each shoe or stocking is consid-
cred to be sufficient
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
CHILD ALMOST
A SOLID SORE
From Skin Disease from Birth Until
Six Years Old Father Spent
Fortune on Her Without Benefit
old Doctor Suggested Cuti-
cura, which Cured Her in Two
Months, Leaving
SKIN SOFT AS A BABYS
AND WITHOUT A SCAR

have a cousin in Rockingham q
who once had skin disease from he.
birth until she was six wears If a ne'
her father had spent a fortune on 5e.
TO get her cured and none of the troat
ments did herany good. Old Dr. c.
suggested that he try the Cuticura Rem
edies which he did When he I cen
menced to use it the child was almost ~ :
solid scab. He had used it about t ~ q
months and the child was well 7 w vmo
there when they commenced to use v Vas
Cutlcura Remedies. Istayed that S yoJt
and then returned home and STAYED 10
weeks and then went back and s az wv
with them two weeks longer and wIeuu
l went home could hardly believe "i aSn
was the same child. Her skin wos Sn ae
soft as baby's without a scar ON vas -
nave not seen her in seventeen wears h,,t
have heard from her and the last asst ti Tue
heard from her she was we'll That sitii 10
where | became acquainted with CT;
c9ra. hope this may be of some SOL
wee wee to you in the future. Mrs w SEP 3
lngle' Burlington, N. c., June I6' 1857
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
SPRINGFIELD is BOOMING.
Important Real Estate Deal Contaminated
New Bank Building to Be Erected
other Improvements


The Springfield Savings bank which is
now located on the second floor of the
Woolson building has contaminated a
trade with Chester A. Stone and Or. c.
b. Doane, whereby the bank takes over
their big double house on Main street
with about 100 feet frontage. for con-
sideratiOn Of sl0,5OO A modern bank
building will be built the coming summer,
with banking rooms and safe deposit
vaults on the ground floor.
Charles WOOlson. already owner Of fom
business buildings and 20 tenement houses.
has bought Of Mrs r. NJ. Colburn her
large colonial mansion on Main street.
and will remodel iJ and build a fine bust
ness building on the vacant lot next sum
mer.
Among other important transactions are
the remodeling Of the Commonwealth
building, recently damaged by fire, by
putting on a fiat roof and the fitting up
some modern tenements and stores.
The north wing of the Adnabrown the
top floor Of which is occupied by the odd
Fellows and several other orders will be
fitted up for rooms for the hotel when the
odd Fellows lease expires next July
Col. William H. II. Slack has bought
the interest Of his brother John T. Slack,
who rettres from active business in their
extensive shOddy plant and in the Spring
field Electric Light, Heat d Power CO.
The Jones * Iamson company Is maxi
ing plans for the erection of large shop
near the gas works on Clinton street i'm
the spring that will employ $50 men. This
company, which manufactures screw
cutting machines. turret lathes and me-
chanics' tools. is nearly a year behind on
its orders although working three shifts
day and night and shipping 70 machines a
month
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
Family Of Six Asphyxiated in
Their Home in Winooski
Mr.. and Mrs. George Devno and Their
Four Children the Victims-Gas Escaped
From Leak In Street Main.

FTOtn LEAK IN OTeet MAIN.
The shocking death by gas asphyxia-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Devino Of
Winooski, each aged 81, together with
their four children. was brought to light
at 1890 o'clock Sunday morning, when
the family home on Lafountain street was
broken into. The house was not con-
nected with the gas system of the Bur-
lington Light & Power company, but
break in the company'S main in the street
caused the tragedy.
The house was full of gas from cellar
to garnet and the theory Is that it was
introduced into the house along the sewer
pipe, the sewer main running parallel
with the gas main in the street
Frank f. Thompson. who delivered milk
at the house, made his usual visit that
morning, but received no response to his
knock. He notified Daniel Smith, a
neighbor of the Devinos, and the two men,
with Arthur Devino. a brother Of the
dead man, went to the house and broke
open the door.
They were nearly Frustrated by the
gas upon entering. In the sleeping room
downstairs they found the husband and
wife and the two smaller children dead
The children, won, aged two years, and
Cecilia. aged five months, were found
tucked in their cribs as their mother
placed them the night before.
The body of Mrs. Devino was lying on
the bed, while that of Mr.. Devino was on
the floor nearby His mouth was stuffed
with cotton, which it is supposed he
placed there in an effort to keep the gas
from his lungs while he attempted to
reach a window. But he was overcome
and persisted before reaching the window
Upstairs, also tucked away in their beds.
apparently asleep, were side by side, the
lifeless bodies of the other two children,
Isabelle, years and Madeline, g. De-
vino was employed as a clerk in a gro
Gerry store. great crowd collected as
soon as the discovery of the lifeless bodies
became known.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
IN OUR OWN STATE
GaIIeani, Arrested in Barre, I'm.
der $I2,0 Bonds in Paterson
Is Supposed to BE Editor Of Radical ltal-
ian Paper in 8arre-His Picturesque
career-$37,ooo Raised for His Defence.

Is supposed TO BE EDITOR OF HaolCal ltdl-
ian Paper in Barre-His Picturesque
career-$37 900 Raised for His Defence.
Edward Galleani who was arrested In
Barre and taken to Paterson, n j., to
answer to charges of completely in the
silk dyers' riot in 1892, was arraigned on
six indictments in the quarter sessions
court. He pleaded not guilty to all the
indictments. Bail was fixed at $4,000,
and in default Of bonds he went to Jail.
Two of the indictments are for assault on
a policeman, one for shooting reporter,
and three for malicious mischief.
Galeani has been a man of mark among
the Italians of Barre during the three
or four years that he has lived in that
city Since he was taken to New Jersey
a fund of $37 900 for his defence has been
raised in Barre and Boston and it is said
that this amount can be more than
doubled If necessary. While making his
headquarters in Barre, Galleani Travelled
often to Boston and Philadelphia. once
after he left Paterson the police located
him in Canada, but he escaped before
papers could be served on him. He was
classed In the Barre directory as a cor
respondent, but he is supposed to have
been editor of CrOnaca SOvversiva rad
ical Italian newspaper.
Galleani is picturesque character.
He was born at Nercellie In Novara Italy.
studied law In the University OF luIlu,
and early in life became student OF
social subjects. He was regarded as a
dangerous character and was banished to
the convict settlement on the island Of
Pantlleria, but escaped by boat one
stormy night, landed in Egypt and even
tually came to this country settling in
Paterson, where he appeared as agi-
tator in the meeting which preceded the
riot of 1902. Galleani is So years old
above medium height wears a black
beard, and is a man of striking appear
ance He was arrested in Barre about
year ago charged with breach of the
peace. and conducted his case with such
skill in the city court that only his I'M
familiarity with the Vermont statutes
led to his conviction His fine of $40 was
promptly paid by his followers. Galleani
has many sympathizers in Barre and
hundreds of his countrymen gathered at
the railroad station the morning that he
started for Paterson in company with the
officers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
An UnequalIed Industry.

The rapid growth of the Industries
which manufacture electrical apparatus IS
one of the surprising features of the mod
ern industrial world, The total value Of
tne output OF these enterprises in the
United States in 1906 amounted 10 the
enormous sum of $2l7 200, 900. a gain of
20 per cent. over the figures of the pre-
ceding year, when the amount was Sis
100000 The largest single item was for
electric motors, $42, 600 600 next came
me me item OF insulated wires and cables,
$40, 900 0O0 the third was for telenbone
apparatus, SS7,OOO,OOO The last named
represents an increase of more than %
per cent This tallies with the statistics
or the Bell companies of the United
states which are doubling the number of
tneir SUBSCRIBERS every three years Nat
urally the factories which manufact,1re
telephone apparatus are having to work
overtime to keep up with the demand
kansas City Journal