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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-19
MANY DAMAGE SUITS FILED.
Docket of Court at Mt. Pleasant Con-
tains Several Interesting
gi4Ess Actions rcT

Docket of Court at Mt. Pleasant Con-
tains Several Interesting
Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 16,T-The much
talked about damage suit of j. G. Nc
Cold vs. r. L. Faulkner, as a,result Of
trouble In McCoid's law office on the
18th Of last April was filed In the dis
trict court here Saturday. The plain
tiff says that Faulkner malieiously and
wantonly assaulted him in his law Of
flee. and after beating him struck him
with cuspidor and revolver. AS re-
suit of the assault the plaintiff says he
suffered pain and will continue to do
damages. The trouble between McCoid
and Faulkner arose over some land
transaction in which Faulkner claimed
500 from McCoid but which McCoid
claimed was not due under the con-
tract. The grand jury a short time
afterwards indicted Faulkner for as
ss.ult and when the case came up for
hearing before Judge Smyth at the
April term of court, Faulkner pleaded
guilty to assault, and was fined 500
and costs. efes
L. NJ. Hartley Of Salem has COM
menced suit against the c., B. & =.
railway for $4,000 damages. claiming
that amount to be due him on account
of shipment Of ten blooded stations.
made from Houghton. Iowa, TO Moose
Jaw. Canada, in 1905. He says they
were worth $4,000 each and the car
containing them was upset on the way
and the horses hurt and settlement
has not been made. The same plaintiff
also sues the same defendant for $500
damages to stallion shipped to
Houghton from Kansas City in April,
1905. He says the defendants con-
ductor at Brookfeld, Mo. caused c. E.
Cough. who was in charge Of the horse,
to be arrested while the train went on
The horse Is said to have suffered for
water and was damaged in the sum OF
$1,000.
Senator1W. B Seeley has filed an ap-
| peal In the district court from the ac-
ton of the Mt Pleasant board Of re-
| view, which raised last April the as
se.,sment on his home on Broadway
from $4,000, where it was placed by
| the assessor, to $4,000.
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RRnwM-M,EI ROY

Eddyville. Sept 11.-Married. at the
home Of the brides grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Chapman, on south
Second street. at about s:45 o'clock
Sunday evening. Sept. Is, Miss Eliza
beth Brown, youngest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Brown. east of town,
and Earl McElroy. oldest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. McElroy. Rev. c. w.
Hampstead. the Congregational pastor.
officiating in the presence of Mr. and
Mrs. Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy
at once went to housekeeping in the
property on South Fifth street, which
the groom recently purchased
Other EddyviLle News.
Loren Albaugh and Fred Barnes,
who have been at Los Angeles. Cali
fornia, and other points in that state
for almost year, arrived home Sat
urday.
DR.. Shahan OF Eddyville and DR.. D
C. Brockman of Otrumwa held q con-
sultation Tuesday over Mrs. Harvey
Fortune. who is quite sick with fever
at the home Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Krfman-
| Chal Sturgeon and Miss Jessie Har-
| per arrived home Sunday from triI
| to the Jamestown exposition and Other
| points in the east.
| The Eddyville first nine and Boltor
| played baseball at this place Sunday
Inc score Was " Q, III ld'pl VI rLuuS
/ Vile.
The Des Moines township Sunday
school convention was held at Bluff
Creek Union chapel Sunday, lastins
| all day, and was quite we'll attended
basket dinner was partaken of a
noon.
Miss Hazel Pos played in the orches
| ira for the Red Men banquet at Eve
| land Saturday night.
| II Mrs r 8 Converse OF ST 1,DllfS Mo.
is here for visit with her mother
Mrs. Sarah Clark. and other relatives
Robert Blackwood returned to hi
home at Nelson. Neb, after a visit will
4 his brother and sister, ]. Blackwood
and Mrs. William Gallagher
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Victims Skull Torn Open.
Want Uniform Food Laws.

st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 17-Dairy
and food commissioners Of number
of western states met in conference
at the Ryan hotel in this city today
with an idea of bringing about some
uniformity in the enforcement of the
pure food laws. Among those taxing
part in the conference are A. H.
Burke of Wyoming, j. @. Emory of
Wisconsin, E. K. Slater of Minneso.
ia A. H. Jones of Illinois. A C. Bird
of Michigan, H. r. Wright OF Iowa,
E. F. Ladd Of North Dakota, and H. H
Wheaton of South Dakota.
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washington Bureau
Of the Ottumwa Courier.
washington, D. c.. Sept. II.

washington, D. c., Sept. II.
Now 1t is Representative Payne nr
New York. chairman of the House
WAYS and means committee, who has
practically served notice on the Pre-
sident that the legislative program
3 the coming winter will be brief. Mr..
Payne has not put 1t in the form of
/: notice to the President, to be sure,
{ but he has come out In an interview
in which he predicts little legislation
outside Of the appropriation bills. he
/ indicates that minor defects In the.
Srate law may be remedied but that,
there will be no legislation in regard
1. to the trusts.
{ Speaker Cannon not long ago, gave
/ out statement indicating that Con
gress would go extremely slow in mat
tiers Of legislation this winter and es-
pecially would it go slow about doing
anything that might disturb business
That so influential member OF the
ruling House coterie should take the
same stand means that Mr.. Cannon
is going to have the House leaders
on the majority side with his in this
matter. The Speaker Will not be
alone in calling that 1t is time to
bring to halt agitation Of legisla-
tive subjects hurtful to the business
interests. 1t is evident that he will
he strongly backed in the House Ia
standing UP in the way of many OF
the Presidents recon4tnendations and
Insisting on more conservative legis-
lative program than the President -
asking and will insist upon. 1t is be-
ginning to look as IL the President
will have to wave the big stick
even more strenuously than he is
wont to do when Congress is In SEES
sion in order to get the recalcitrants
of the House in line for his policies.
The Speaker is going to get some
excellent CHARGES to overhaul COM
mittees the coming season and to ar
range them so they will not allow %
get through any legislation that he IS
opposed to. There will be fourteen
committees without chairmanships.
Speaker Cannon will have the selec-
.tion Of the new chairmen, some Of
them being of important committees,
He can. of course. overhaul any com
mittee and shake up the chairman
ships as he pleases but precede ut
would be rather opposed to his going
about this in too sweeping fashion,
except in cases Z where election
changes. retirements and the like
have left vacancies in chairmanships
and committees
1rR One of the committee chairman
ships the Speaker will have to till
will be that of the committee on pub
lie lands This committee is going
to have a great deal to do with the
J Presidents recommendations as 10
land matters, conservation Of re-
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.Ba sket Full of
Rocks Ammunition
of Insane Farmer
Bloomfield Man Barricades
Self in Carrot Behind
a Pile of Rubbish
and Waves Gun

Bloomfield. Sept. 17.-On informa-
ton filed by his neighbors, Chas.
Gableman. a farmer living west Of
Bloomfield was adjudged insane and
taken to the hospital at Mt. Pleas,
ant, yesterday afternoon. When the
sheriff and his deputy reached Gabl :
mans house, he had retreated to the
upper story and prepared for a siege
arming himself with shot gun and
bushel basket filled with rocks
bricks and old shoes. However he
was captured without serious difficult!
but was violent enough to keep his
two attendants busy until he was
turned over to the hospital author
tiles.
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MRS. sAUTBINgs TROUBLES.
oskaloosa Woman FormerIy5of Wapei-
10 County Has sicknessstfn Famiiym
and Loses Pocketboo6

Charlton Sept 17.-MrsiT. d. Seut-
bine and two children of Hobart Okla
homa, who had been wishing in Char
lton with the formers brother w. H
Grafton and family, returned home
yesterday. While here Mrs Sautbine
had the misfortune to lose her purse
with all the money she had with her
ss7 and some change and receipts, Be
fore coming to Carton Mrs! Sautbind
had been visiting relativescin Agency
While there her little daughter wal
taken Ill with typhoid fever and wal
In bed for several weeks. She, was jusi
able to be UP when they came to Charl
iton. Just after their Arrival Aers
Mrs. sautuine received word NgSshsy4|
Oldest boy, who is employed; sirM n
at Hobart, was very Ill with 1s, 81
her purse. tnif,'.as
Miss Gladys Brock of 4 Fort N
Neb., Is guest of her cousin, n n
w. Jordan. 80.
Miss Glendora Mccord ! off 4
Moines, has returned home al
weeks visit with Mrs. J. e. Wris y
g. B. Van Arsdale returnedHyfN &
day morning from a business Il { "
Texas. "
Mrs. Elsie Mclaughlin weS Il
WOODBURY. yesterday to spend a
with relatives. III
!, Mrs. Frank Wiley left yesterdayA H
a5avisit In Lincoln. Neb., With her se
tiers, Jeanette and Anna Wilson, tATS
with relatives in Omaha.
Thos. Loan of Seymour return$
home yesterday, after visit Of severf
days with his mother, Mrs. fMargsr'j
Loan. ..5tfe~
Harry Cowles Of Decatur, III, arriv(
Yesterday for a visit with his parenS
~ L ~ III
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STOCKPORT.

Stoclzport-The grain business still
continues to be good. There has been
no let up. From 1.500 to 1000 bushels
today arc marketed here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Snider have re-
turned from the west They visited in
billings Montana, where Mr.. Snider
has "a brother living They like Iowa
best:
Alvie Harlan will load his house
hold effects Tuesday for Des Moines
where he expects to make his future
home.
business trip to Ottumwa Saturday.
Rynas & Workman are expected
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BlRMIN CHAM

Birmingham. - Miss CLAD
Hastings enjoyed pleasant surpr
Friday evening when her young friei
gathered at her home to help &c
brate her fourteenth birthday anniys
sary She received many beautiful 4
useful presents. Dainty Refreshing
were served. All those. present
ported delightful evening.
j. w. Young and family visited o
Sunday at the Sutherland home In
lem.
Miss Margaret Dunn of Chicago,
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. w
Norris 5
Miss Grace Allen, Miss Grace Bi
and Frank Boies start the first OF,
week for Fairfield, where they wiz
tend Parsons college.
william Hastings was a bus'S
visitor In Hlllsboro Saturday.
Mrs Kate York Of Dallas county
visiting her brother. A. G. Rail, sfs
Of town.
Miss Anna Lindsey returned toS
home Saturday. after an extended Y
with friends and relatives in KaPs
Grover Johnson entertained q Il
Der of his friends Saturday eveEj
Games and music furnished then
tertainment for the evening.
Mrs. l.. F. Vernon and two child
Of Kansas are visiting Mrs. Vernl
mother. Mrs. Nathan Moors, and 81
relatives here.
Miss Marjorie Norris of KeosaTi
spent Sunday with relatives here.
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IOWA WOMAN is MURDERED.
Adolph Munson Of Albert Lea Is Ar.
rested for Killing Mrs. Cliff
ford Julian

Winona, Mimi. Sept 17-Adolph
Munson. business man of Albert Lea
was arrested last night on a charge
of numbering woman with whom he
had been living.
Her name was Mrs Clifford Julian
and it is said that she same from
Iowa. During the dinner hour last
night the guests were startled by q
pistol shot on the second floor The
woman rushed from the room, blood
streaming from her breast, and shout
Ing, My husband has killed me-" She
died on the way to the hospital.
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Weather Splendid for Ripenlna Corr

Weather Splendid for Ripenlns Corn.
Des Moines, Sept. 17.-''This is just
the kind of weather that Iowa corn
needs said J., r. Sage yesterday
morning. ut is just what we have
been praying for for a month. If the
rain will just stay away for time the
weather will be ideal for the corn.
What the corn needs is dry warm
weather. %
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Circus Man a Suicide.

Webster City, Sept. 17-(Speci
Ross Hendricks. a well known
ster City actor and circus man,
mitted suicide by shooting hi
this morning at Baskerville. He
$3.50 in the bank here for his G
mother. Dependency over
prompted the deed.
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sault Ste Marie Meetinu.

Minneapolis. MINI. Sept. ,17.-At
their annual meeting today the stock
holders of the Minneapolis. ST. Paul &
Sault Ste Marie Railway company
are expected to ratify the proposal Of
the directors for an increase in the
capital stock from 10000 to
$42.00oO00. The purpose for which it
is proposed to use the proceeds of the
new issue have not been announced
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DESTROY BANK SIGN.
sigourney Would Be Bandits Dislike
Town improvements and Seek
to Destroy Them

Sigourney, Sept 17.-One night re-
Gently some one took great delight in
breaking the fine Citizens Savings
Bank sign. which they have directly
under their big window. 1t was a fine
gold lettered sign, and cost neat sum
OF money. Whoever al it. seems to
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Southern Railway Case.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept III
appeal taken by the Southern !
way from the recent action of JU
Long in imposing fine Of $4,000
the railway company for selling {
cts at rate in excess of two all
quarter cents mile was called foy
hearing in the supreme court tod
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Miners Kick On
Riding to Work
in Dirty Cars

= y =
oskaloosa, Sept. 17.-(spe-
ciaI)-Becauss they objected to
riding to work In box cars lit
tered up during the night by
boys, $50 Cskaloosa miners en-
ployed in the mines of the Gar
field Coal company at Evans
went on strike yesterday. Last
night arrangements were made
with the officials Of the road to
clean out the cars every night
and the miners went to work to-
day.
/ n q a q
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SYSTEM DENTISTS
opposite ''''"'''' ia

here todsy from the westywith seven
teen hundred sheep, twoGcar loads OF
western horses and one ofecalves. III
NJ. L. Shelman shipond two, car loads
OF hogs to Ottumwa Saturday.
u: W. Day shipped fourteen car loads
of sheep from here Friday. $3.50 =
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EIGHT CROWDED INTO
; PASSENGER AUTO
Machine Lurched Into Cutter
and Then Struck Tele-
graph Pole, Hurting
Motorists to IN
slant Death

Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept IT. =
An automobile containing a party of
eight Elks returning from a social
session at the club house at Manitou
ran into telegraph pole while run
ming at a terrific speed here early to
day.
The Dead.
The dead are:
w. H. RALSTON, dealer in electri-
cal supplies.
H. WINNAL.
JOHN S. GRAY. formerly Of New
York.
BRITTONs l. GRAVES, druggist.
The Injured
The injured are:
James English.
George Buckley.
E. H. Ward.
A. w. Markscheffea
The machine was a powerful racing
automobile built to hold but three pas
sengers. The accident happened at 3
O'Clock this morning just after the au-
tomobile with It's merry, jesting pas
Esengers crowded into two seats, on the
hood and steps, plunged at terrific
clip down steep hill.
Car Thrown Forty Feet.
| Markscheffel, who was driving. in
some way lost control of the wheel and
the powerful machine swerving from
side to side across the car tracks. ran
into the gutter. For fully fifty feet the
car plunged onward, the right front
and rear wheels running in the gutter
the two left wheels foot higher on
/ the curb Suddenly the right front
wheel struck some object and the ma
chine turned around and was thrown
Ia distance Of about As feet down the
i hill
Victims Skull Torn Open.
| The car probably would have been
whirled down the hill for a still great
er distance but for telephone pole
which barred the way and probably
caused the death of two and possibly
three victims. Gray was precipitated
out Of the car and was jammed against
! the telephone pole. The entire left
side of his face was fiattened and the
skull was laid open, the impact tear
ing open the top of the head almost in
two. Ralston's skull was fractured as
was that of Winnal. Winnal was
hurled a distance of about SO feet.
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iowa at Washnjoton

Washington, D. c.. Sept 17.-Robert
e. Anderson has been appointed rural
carrier and Howard H. Anderson sub.
stitute at HAMBURG.
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If you have tooth or two broken
down, don't give up and say you will
let them 90 and get whole new set.
There are none as good as your natur
al Teeth filled or crowned by our
Painless Method.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13
SERGEANT SMITHS SEARCH.
Travelled Ali Over the World, But
Not Successful Until He Reach
ed Leon.

Sergeant Smith, who is remembered
here as having been one of the first to
join the Rough Riders, was in town
yesterday, visiting old friends for the
first time in many years.
He said that it was odd, but in all his
travels, he had never found good Sc.
cigar until he went into Bell s. Robin
son drug store yesterday, where he
bought Wadsworth Bros "Chico."
Sergeant Smith has smoked Porto Rican
cigars, Cuban perfectos, and Manila
cheroots, but from now on, says he will
have nothing but the "Chico," as it is a
good, clean cigar, with long Havana fill
er, smoking with firm ash and regu-
lar25c. fragrance.
Bell & Robinson have just secured
the local agency for the "Chicos," and
want all the smokers Of Leon to try
them and see if Sergeant Smith is not a
good Judge Of a cigar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

Mrs. Frank Butler, of Tacoma, WASH,
arrived Tuesday for short visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Newlin, of
this city, having been called to Osceola
on a sad mission, that of accompanying
the remains of her husbands brother
Fred Butler, to his old home for burial.
Mr.. Butler was instantly killed On Dec
Grafton day at lumber camp near Pc
Ell, Wash, while experimenting the
handling of some big logs. While tend
ing hook log appended, killing him
instantly. The deceased was born and
raised in Clarke county, near Osceola,
marrying Miss Ola Valentine and NOV
ing to Washing number of years age
He was 81 years old and leaves wife
and seven children, the eldest but ten
years of age. A brother of the deceased
was killed in Nebraska few years age
by the accidental discharge Of shot
gun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

The government weighing of mails
came to close last week after term
of los days, during which time
officials weighers were employed on
every railroad train carrying mail. The
weighing was done for the purpose
of determining the basis of the con-
tract between the government and the
railroads for the carrying of the mails
for the next four years. Commencing
July 1st and continuing for six months
the mails will be weighed by every
postmaster before being sent out, as it
is claimed that in many cases the mails
have been padded during the time of
the official weighing for the purpose OF
increasing the amount paid to the rail
roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

The heavy rain last Sunday after
noon seriously interfered with the dec
Grafton services of the |. o. o. F. The
lodge met at the M. E. church at
o'clock and listened to an excellent
address by Rev. j. L. Boyd. The march
to the cemetery was abandoned on ac-
count of the rain, but committee went
to the cemetery and decorated the
graves of the deceased brethren.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

There was lively runaway on north
Church street Tuesday forenoon. A
team hitched to buggy had been driv-
en- to town by Miss Edith Evans, of
Grand River, and tied in front of the
residence of J. H. Evans. The team be-
came frightened ia passing automo-
bile and broke loose, running south on
Church street. Before going over a
block the tongue came down and was
broken and the team ran square into
the residence Of Mrs. John, east of the
school house, but neither of the horses
were injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

The annual meeting of the Decatur
County Medical Society will be held
in this city on Thursday June Goth, the
session being held at the assembly
room of the Carnegie librarylfrom 10 m.
until 10 p. m. A program Of special in
terest to the fraternity has been pre-
pared and the members are anticipating
an unusual pleasant and profitable
meeting of the society.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

Mrs. Thomas Riddle, of Woodland
township, was examined by the insane
commissioners last Wednesday and
ordered taken to the insane hospital at
Clarinda for treatment, to which place
she was taken the same afternoon by
sheriff Wallace and his sister, Miss Ida
Wallace. Mrs. Riddle has twice before
been patient at the hospital, the first
time being in 1881 and the last time in
1904, but each time was discharged as
cured. Her mental trouble is caused
by ill health and it is to be hoped that
it will again yield to treatment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

Billy Sunday closed four weeks
revival at Knoxville last Sunday at
which 1,024 were converted. The free
will offering for Sunday amounted to
S3,148.70. 1t is reported that Mr.. SIM
day will do Chautauqua work during the
balance of the summer, having closed a
contract for forty days at $3.50 per day
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

The Decatur County Medical Society
will hold it's annual meeting in this city
on Thursday, June Goth, the meeting
being held at the assembly room of the
Carnegie library building from 10 a. M,
to 10 p. m. A splendid program has
been prepared and good attendance is
anticipated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

The last meeting Of the City Fedora
ton will be held Thursday afternoon,
June Goth, at 2:30 o'clock, at the assemb-
ly room of the library building. Re-
port of standing committees, annual
election of officers and other important
business will be transacted. A social
hour will follow the business session.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13
For sALE:-Yearling Short-Horn bull
42-2t* Roy CANNON, Leon, Iowa.

A little son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
]. II. Alldredge last Friday morning,
but the little one was not for this earth,
and in few hours it's spirit took it's
flight to the realms above. The bereav-
ed parents have the sympathy of many
friends in their Der eayement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

c.. M. Keller on Tuesday sold his 100
acre farm six miles northeast of Leon,
known as the Middlebrook farm, to A.
L. Sears, of High Point township, the
consideration being $50 an acre cash.
Mr.. Keller had owned the farm for a
couple of years and it made good adj
vance in price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

Mrs. ], II. Delk has leased the North
Side Studio from Hal Gates and will
continue the business at the same loca-
ton. She is making special low prices
during this month, as will be seen by
her adv. in this issue and guarantees
first-class work. Mr.. Gates expects to
spend the summer in the mountains of
Colorado for the benefit Of his wife's
health.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-13

Henry Vanostrand, who lives couple
of miles east of Leon, lost a valuable
mare Tuesday with a disease resemb-
ling dipththeria. Several other horses
in the neighborhood are suffering from
the disease and the state veterinary
has been asked to come to this country
and investigate the disease. He is ex-
pected here today.