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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
MONROE OFFICERS MAKE 1T
HOT FOR BOOTLEGGERS,

Albia-Deputies Pierce and Watson,
of Bluff Creek township, are making
it warm for the man who traffics IL
legally in the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. Last Saturday night the two
officers were armed With search war
rants and they made 4 anvas of that
portion of Buxton which is known as
Sharp Point. The fellows who handle
the liquor must have learned in some
wav that the raid was on for not a
drop of liquor was secured, though the
search was thorough and every place
where there had been a hint that
liquor was sold was rait;ed. The Bux-
ton officers are hot "a the trail of the
booze man in Bluff Creek township
and what raids they nave made and
which were successful they secured
only a few kegs, indicating that the
men who handle the stuff are fearful
that the officers are liable to swoop
down upon them at cay time.
Fined for Disturbing Peace.
Charles Betson was arrested at
Buxton last Saturday and taken be-
sessed the sum of $40 and costs. Bet
son had been found drunk by Deputy
Pierce and had been Immediately
gathered into the fold,
Other News.
Henry Carter has been placed under
arrest and IS held nv. the Buxton
authorities. the charge being that Car
ter deserted his wife. The desertior
was o carried to tiIe extent of the
man leaving the town but he refused
to live with his wife, 1t is alleged. and
she entered the complaint. Carter
was placed under arrest and taken
before Squire Terrell Of Blur Creek
and a continuance was granted him
for a few days.
The case of w. c.. ltamsey VS.. Jas.
Balm in which Mr.. 3a'nsey asked for
the sum of S141.50 for an abstract
which he had made for Mr.. Bain was
settled by d jury and they allowed
Mr.. Ramsey the sum Of $500. The
jury was out for severai hours on the
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power upon the executive coucil to
see that the provision of the mulct
law We're enforced. It was finally de-
cided, however, to place the duty of
enforcing the provision of the mulct
law upon the officer who's very ex-
istence was for the purpose Of en-
forcing h law and to hat end the
law became known as the mulct law
was passed.
The law as originally enacted by
the T~wenty-flfth general assembly did
not require that the county attorney
simply collect the rulct tax says
the county attorney, but 1t expressly
visions of the, entire chapter We're en-
forced. and twas made the duty OF
the district court, or any judge there
Of to suspend or remove from office
any county attorney Who wilfully re-
fused or neglected to perform II OF
the duties enjoined upon him by said
act. He was not thcn 10 be removed
only If he failed to perform the one
duty of seeing that the tax was COL
lected. but he was to be removed from
office il he wilfully refused or neglect
ed to perform any OF the duties en-
joined upon him by said act
Changes Cut Mo Ice.
That act low appears in the code
under the title "mulct tax law" The
ny O. l. 10 Il ub tllGIl
slight changes were made by the. code
commissioners in the phraseoloey of
said act, but it was not intended
whereby to change the meaning of the
law as originally enacted by making
any substantial notifications thereof"
lie quotes from the commissions re-
port in which it said that sit is be-
lieved that every featiirc of the pro-
hibitory law as at present in force is
effectually preserved and again it
a y that the mulct tax law is de-
signed to present the principle ana
policy Of that statute III a more har-
monious and cffectual form without
altering its general sp:sit.'
1T is clear say General Byers,
that the commissioners had no in
tention in changing the wording of sec
ton 10, CHAPTER G2, to thereby alter its
meaning,'. lie says: ~.
s The duty of the County ATTORNEY 10
enforce the provision uf the Amulct law
law would be no greater We're the
words relating to the mulct tax"
omitted from said section 2448. A con-
Sideration OF the original enactment in
question. the report OF the code com
missioners, and the manner in which
the 'mulct tax law" IS placed in the
code under the heading "mulct tax"
makes it evident that the words ire
lating to the mulct tax are simply
descriptive Of the muict law which
embraces the entire cnapter known as
chapter 81, acts of the -wenty-ffth
general assembly.
Section Is OF chapEs. c.. acts of the
Twenty-tifth general assembly, When
embodied in the code, eccame a part
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or chapter s of the code, hence it was
necessary for the code pensioners to
modify said section in some manner
If 1t was to retain its original mean
Ing SO that it would refer to all Of the
original chapter CO. For the code re-
visioners to have used the abstract
term in section 2446. would have made
the same cover all OF chapter 6 of the
code. instead of covering only chapter
G2, acts Of the TW~enty-fifth general
assembly: hence the use of the terms
"mulct tax and mulct tax law
This descriptive use OF the term is al
so found in section 2447 of the ode,
which provides that NJ thing contain
ed in this chapter so Tar as it relates
to the mulct tax shall he in any, way
construed to mean that the business
OF selling Intoxicating liquors is in any
way legalized. 1t is evident that the
term there used does not refer to the
simple payment Of the lax. but is used
in a descriptive sense and refers to
tho entire provisions of The mulct law.
Section 2447 OF the ode was origin
ally enacted as section lG of chapter
GO. acts of the T~wcnty-lftll general
assembly. The language in the or
iginal enactment reads:
Nothing in this act contained Gre
ferring to the entire, chapter of 60 acts
OF the Twenty-ffth general assembly,
shall be in any way construed to mean
tina the business of the sale of intox-'
icating liquors is in any way legal
led etc.
That the words, relates to the
mulct tax" as used III section 2447 of
the code, are simply descriptive and
refer to all Of the 0r' visions of the
mulct a from sections G432 inclusive.
seems too s~elf-evident for argument.
II there is any part OF the mrlct law
which it might be claimed would tend
70 legalize the business of selling in
toxicating liquors in This state. it
would be the provisions of sections
PAS and 2449. but these sections do
not deal directly with the payment OF
the mulct tax or q collection of the
anne The provisions OF the mulct
law relating to the collection and pay
ment of the mulct tax are found in
sections 24S2 to 2445.
Extended argument IS INDUCED. by
the attorney general, Le says. because
he wants to see IAN interpretation of
this section of the muict lav1 that will
be in harmony with the provisions OF
section 2431 of the code. which says
that courts and jurors shall construe
this chapter SO as to prevent evas-
tion.'"
SO far as the case is concerned.
however. it is necessary for the court
to find that section 2446 makes it in
cumbent upon the county attorney to
enforce all of the pr:tisions OF the
mulct law. If the count should place
a strict construction uDon said sec
ton AMI resolve every doubt in favor
of tha defendant. there is still ample
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FAIRFIELD CO. M. TO ERECT
NEW uP-TO-DATE ARMORY

Fairfield, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
considering the leasing Of a new build
ing being erected on East Burlington
street for an armory. the members of
company M have decided to sticR5 to.
their original plan of building their
W home, and work will commence
on their new home soon. The con-.
pany has already purchased and com
pleted payments on a lot on West
Briggs street, west of the Grand, and
the Intention is to erect an up-to-date
armory. The local soldiers have al.
ways ranked high among the crack
companies OF the state, but have felt
themselves restricted by the poor
armory in which they are located at
present.
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case n it is understood thai they
were evenly divided from the time the
case went to the jury 3ntil shortly be-
fore reaching a verdict. The case
grew out of the fact that MI. Ram
say had made an abstract for Mr..
Balm and the latter refused to pay the
amount asked. From that it went in
to the district court for settlement.
The damage case was tried in the
district court last week IN which Will
ard Murrow was plaintiff and the
Wapello Coal Co. was defendant, re-
suited in a verdict FOL the company.
The case had been brcugh by Mr..
Morrow and he asked the sum Of $685.
600 as damage for he death of his
son. The son had been employed In
the mines and met his death by a fall
of slate. The case never cached the
jury and the decision was made by
Judge Vermilion.
y bridge on the Wabash railroad
burned out Sunday night and those
who had purchased tickets at this
station for places to the south had
their money refunded and their trips
We're postponed. The fire occurred
tire bridge went out and it caused a
great Inconvenience and delay with
the railway company.
John Corbett and Miss Hattie Whit
tington were united in marriage while
in Abba last Saturday evening. Mr..
Corbett is employed III the mines at
|. Hooking and the briGc came from
Quincy, III. John Is well known among
the miners of Monroe county and they
are extending him the glad hand
A petition has been circulated in
Abba M will be over the county the
coming week in which Governor Car
roll is asked to name Jake Wilson OF
Buxton, as custodian III the office OF
the governor.
A quantity of beer which was
stored in the office OF Justice Ter
rell of Buxton, has nlysteriously dis
appeared. The beer was that which
had been seized in a recent raid and
while awaiting condemnation pro-
ceedings it was stored in the justice
office. The other morning the justice
opened his door and found the beer
had been taken.
3. S. Boyd, who lives a few miles
southeast of the city, has sold his 80
acre farm to w. n. Fotts, and the
latter will o 20 get possession. Mr..
Potts recently sold his farm north of
the city and then turns about and in
vests in other Monroe county realty.
M. Boyd and his family will leave
for Newton or Gardal City. Kansas,
where they expect 20 locate. The
change is made that tl.ey may get in
to what they belize is a better
climate.
If there We're no bad men there
would be no places for the police to
pull.
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.ound for a reversal Of this case j.
. Judgment Of the o genera

.ound for a reversal Of this case in
t ; Judgment Of the attorney general.
II ? Jaw provides that each person en-
GO ] in the retail sale of intoxicating
liquors under the mulct law shall file
with the county auditor. to be approx
ed by the clerk in the district court. a
bond to the county in the sum of So
600, conditioned upon the faithful oh
Of all the provisions of this
chapter relating to the mulct tax AS
the section makes the primary object
of filing a bond the faithful observ-
ance of all the provisions of the cnap-
ter relating to the mtIct tax, and as
the petition charges specifically that
no bonds We're filed, the county at
torney has failed to enforce 'the pro-
visions of this chapter" and therefore
should have been removed.
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Abba, Iowa, Nov. l, 1905.

- fOTTff =, IDVD.
live six miles east of Abba and
was afflicted with rupture for 40
years. | had it strangulated several
times so | could not get it back. |
was in the hospital for some days
when it could not be put back. The
doctors wanted to operate on me
and said there was no other way to-
y be cured, but | would not be operat-
ed on and finally the rupture went
back. suffered severe pain from
the ruptureSand did not get any relief
until went to DIR. Bonham. who said
he cure me. l was treated in
February and was soon cured and
have not worn a truss for some time
and feel very well, and have no trou-
bic whatever.
H. NJ Chichester.
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Ottumwa. Iowa, Aug. l.. 1902.
was ruptured on both sides and
had been for II years. l concluded to
try DR.. Bonham's treatment. He said
he thought he could cure me, NY
case seemed to be a little difficult,
but I was determined to be cured
and the doctor was determined he
cauld cure me. | am well and wear no
truss. | work in John Morrell & Co.'S
cooper shop and that is hard work on
a rupture. My case was as difficult to
cure as any could be and l am well
pleased TO say o y. ]. T.. Baker.
Cooper, Morrell's Packing House.
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Ottumwa. Iowa. Ian 20

OItuIII wa, IUWH, JdN, oU.
| was treated for rupture. by DR..
Bonham over a year ago and have
been without my truss eight months
and have no signs Of rupture. l am
we'll pleased with the treatment. I
work at farm work.
Geo. Randall.
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Primghar, Iowa, Sent. 5 1908.

Primghar, Iowa, Sept. 5, 1908. 3
I Travelled 800 miles tt be treated
for rupture. He cured me in three
treatments of an umbilical rupture.
/ was unable to work before. 1t is
now six years and ampsrfectly we'll.
DR.. Bonham treated my family years
ago. j. F. Boyles.
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John Shoemaker, Drakeville; VIM.
Cavitt, Cantril, Iowa; ]. L. Brown,
Bloomfield. Jesse Fisk's boy, Bloom.
field; Evan ]. Thomas, Avery; w.
Jones, Avery; A. j. Allen, A. w.
Neff, S. Campbell, Leo o. Mattey,
Mrs. Sigel's two children and many
others in Ottumwa, Abba, Hedrick,
Fremont, etc.
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corning, IOWA, DEC. ~, I5VJ'
DR.. j. C. Bonham,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
I eannot say too much in regard
your treatment for rupture. l was
treated about ten years ago by you
when you visited Oskaloosa. l had
had treatment in Des Moines which
was moi successful but your injection
treatment cured me. 1t has now been
ten years since 0 treated me and |
have had much comfort during that
time for my rupture does not bother
me in the least. May you continue to
be successful.
Respectfully,
c. H. Vernon.
P. S.-Mc. Vernon is a capitalist
and banker in Corning, Iowa.
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Richland. Iowa. Sept. |

Richland, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1908.
| was cured OF a femoral rupture
three years g with three treat
ments by DR.. Bonham L am a black
smith, and sound and well.
Chas. Steele.
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Fremont, Iowa, Feb. Is, 1902.
| desire to state that | was rup.
tured for eight years and was bother
ed a great deal. l finally concluded to
go to DR.. J. G. Bonham for treat
ment. He fitted me with a truss that
held me perfectly and gave me his
special treatment for rupture. After
the second treatment I did not see
the rupture any more. I took twelve
treatments all together and was
cured. l removed the truss two years
ago and have done all kinds of farm
work and have nc signs Of rupture.
! am perfectly cured and / would
not take many times the price paid
for the cure and be ruptured again.
Respectfully,
r. McEwen
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Oskaloosa, Iowa, Aug. II, 1908.
1 desire to say to the public that
DR.. Bonham has treated me for rup-
ture. I improved at once and was
soon cured. I have tested it well and
am satisfied I am cured. l am thank
full for the benefit derived, as I was
a sufferer. advise others to be
treated. Cured 13 years ago.
Henry A. Wiley, Given, Iowa.
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New Sharon, Iowa, Feb. A, 1897.
DR.. j.. c .Bonham.
Dear Sir: In answering YOU letter
of the third, l will say that our little
boy, three years old, that you treated
for rupture last May, is sound and
well, and I am pleased as | think that
beats allowing our child to 60 through
life ruptured. Other doctors said il.
could not be cured, but they were mis-
taken. Yours truly,
asT sasJ.aH.. Caring.
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Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1902.
We took our little child to DR.. Bon
ham over a year g and he said ne
could cure her, and he did, by giving
five treatments. There was lie diff
ficulty in curing the case. The little
patient suffered but very little and
was cured before we knew it.
j. T. K%rutZbender,
ii q @ East Ottumwa.
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If there We're no bad men there
would be no places for the police to
pull.
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Richland, Iowa, Dec. 20, 1905.
| wish to say for the benefit OF peo-
pie who are ruptured that 1 was treat
ed in the fall of 1905 by DR.. J. c.
Bonham, having gone to him through
my neighbor, G. Gilbert Jones. | was
treated seven or eight times and
cured. After taking six treatments |
went without my truss several days.
| then took another treatment and
considered myself cured, and now
brethren, L am sound and well.
Yours,
Elmer Steele,
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Ottumwa, Jan. 1, 1908.
DR.. j. c. Bcnham:
| desire 10 again thank you for the
cure of a very bad case Of rupture.
1t is 10y IL years since | was treat
ed by you for the cure Of my rupture.
| am happy to say that l am as we'll
today as | was IS years ago when you
finished treating me and said | was
cured. | am sure the cure is perfect
and l would say to any man who is
r%uptured, go take the treatment by,
all means. J. have in mind many mem
whom you have cured and | wish you
may continue to cure, men, women
and children. Respectfully.
-- Nevil Glew,
Foreman in Morrell's Packing House.
Mr.. c Won Schrader, Ottumwa Ia,
says: 81 was cured of a very bad
case of rupture in 1895. l did not ex-
pect to be cured, but was, and am
sound and we'll today. 1 canno rec
ommend DR.. Bonham's treatment too
highly" -
Richland, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1908.
I am 72 years old and was recon-
mended to go to DR.. Bonham to be
treated for a double rupture. l vas
treated two years ago and am well
pleased with his work on an old maj
like myself. w. G. Brazilian.
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,.r,-Nn M w W o MEE 80 EENIoN YoU UNOEReoN no SURGICAL oPERToN, WHICH SOMETIME
BEEN OPERATED IN WITH THE KNIFE CHICAGO DIVA CITY KANSAS cY o4TuMwA AND kEokuk II
sERvAToN AND EXPERIENCE THAT MY METHOD xcELs ALL OTHERS IN THE FIRST LACE = NOT ONE
ED IN AND THE MASSES AREN NOT CURED BY oPERATkGs EcoND-F OPERATED ON AND THERE 1874 RE
BEFORE. a nHaD TIE aK KNEE DOES NOT CURE AS GREAT PER cENT AS MY METHOD. DOES
RAD THESE RWHELN PROOFS:
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cme have not Jailed in many ad The number Of cures made tsifes me in Recommending
it my duty.
One patient writes why do som doctors oppose your treatment and why are YOU Sc
Ny answer is because other doctors do not know just what to use in the treatment wit
much nfammaHon; because hey have never treated a case sI ta them they are not
sknHhp ocesso of cure. They we're taught in medical college, thai. the knife was the only m
teachers Or surgeons opposes any treatment that's not surgical asn tMe. from the. buIne
have been located in Otunwa seventeen years, treating chronic diseases Of all Inds N
with NRay Vibrator and ppiancest for treatment of chronic Diseases Look IN my reference
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J. L. Harvey of Buxton. Iowa says:
II am happy to state to any man or
woman who is ruptured, thatI was
cured w years ago by DR.. j.. c. Bon
ham. Histreatmentiscer ~cmfwypshrde
ham,. His treatment is certainly a sue
cess and he knows how to handle rup-
tured people"
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BELLEVUE.

Mr.. Charles Britt spent FIida y and Satur
day, Of last week In Green Vile.
Mr.. Leeming returned to Mt Carmel on SAB
bath, after spending several days with Mr.
Master Edgar Owen, OF Abbeville was the
guest last week, OF bis cousin, Master Arthur
Mr.. Norman Cason has been confined to his
room, for the past week with measles, bis
friends are glad To know that be Ia better.
Prot. and Mrs. Kilgore. OF Newberry, are
on q visit to Mrs. s. b. Tolbert, OF Sapdover.
Mr.. Hagan, OF Lethe has several cases OF
nc jumps among the children.
dis league, and Miss Baker were IN Aobe-
VILE last Friday 10 hear the address OF the
g. C. Rural School Improvement Association.
Mr.. Lon. Morrow returned TO his home IN
Abbeville Tuesday, having spent q lew days
with his daughter Mrs. ], B. Britt.
Bellevue Friday and Saturday, guests Of Mrs.
Lille Ward'aw and Mr.. 9. P. Eorrah.
DR.. j. B. Britt. aid Mr.. John WardlaW at
tended the Teachers Association on Friday.
Mra. Richie died at her home near Lethe
Wedn esday night.
Mr.. Joseph Cochran died, OF Pneumonia at
his home near Mccormick, oplSabbath nights;
be was buried al Long-Cane Monday alter
noon, funeral exercises conducted by Rev.
r. F. Bradley. About three months ago Mr..
Cothran was married to Miss Spence.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, widow 81 the late
William A.. Moore OF Cokesbury was stricken
with paralysis on Wednesday morning, the
18th OF March. and on Friday morning at six
O'Clock she died at her home In Green wood.
Mrs. NJ. E.. Wardlaw and Mr.. John Wardlaw
were summoned tn, Greenwood Wednesday
and we're present at the death and burial OF
Mrs. Moore.
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We offer for sale a lot Of
good sound peas for sowing.
Call on us before they are all
gone. Very truly,
The l.. w. White Co.
Announcement for 1905.

The South Carolina School Improvement
Association offers thirty five prizes 10 the
OF the State for the most decided
material improvements made during a glveu
length Of time. Five OF the prizes are TO be
500 each, and thirty are to be $50 each. Reg
ulations concerning the thirty-five prizes
that are 10 be awarded by this Association
are as follows:
/, improvements must be made between
November /, 1908 and December 10, 1908.
@. Prizes will be awarded 10 SCHOOLS
ments have been made during the time men,
8. Under material improvements are In.
cluded local taxation, confolidation, new
buildings, repairing and painting old CUES,
libraries, reading rooms or LADIES, inferior
decorations. Identifying yards, and better
4. 10 school can compete for any OF these
prizes uEless 1t is q rural school. NO toWn
with more than 500 population shall De eligl'
BILE to the contest.
S. All who wish to enter this contest
must send name s and descriptions OF schools,
before improvements are made, 70 the presl.
dent prior to October lst.
9. All descriptions, photographs and otn.
er evidences showing improvements must De
sent 70 the president before Decem per lotn,
1908. The chail man of the Board OF trustees
OF any schcol that is competing Tor q prize
must apprave all descriptions before and after
im ts are made. .
Z. Prizes will be awarded In checks at
the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina
Sch DOL Improvement Association. December
Slst, 1908. The prizes are 10 be used for further
improvements in the schools receiving them.
Mary 7. Nance, Pre-
N Columbia, 8. Co..