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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-06

OPEN. AT AIRDOM E
Lecture by Prof. Wilcox sunda,
Evening to Start the Eduea-
tionaI Meet Of the
Week.

The Wapello County Institute opens
Sunday evening, August %. at the
Airdome, with lecture by Prof. w.
c. Wilcox of the State University OF
Iowa. This lecture Is open for every
one and Miss Emma Nye, county SUI
perintendent hopes that large crowd
will hear Prof Wilcox. The institute
proper begins at the high school the
following day, continuing through the
week. The morning sessions will he
spent in class work, and the afternoon
will be devoted entirely to lectures
by the instructors.
Miss Nye has secured an unusually
good program of instructors for the
institute this year and is looking for
ward to an interesting week. The
county superintendent desires that the
teachers will enroll for the institute
as early as possible. There will be
much work and instruction especially
adapted for experienced teachers.
Following Is the list of instructors.
Mrs. Theodosia Harrison, instructor
Of music in Ottumwa public schools
music
Mrs. Gudrun Thorn-Thompson of
the School Of Education of Chicago,
will have the primary work and story
telling Mrs. Thorne-Thompson is
especially talented in story telling and
the teachers will gain many new ideas
for the little people.
Prof. w. G. Wilcox of the State Uni
versity of Iowa will give lectures and
instruct classes In history.
Prof. w. F. Barr, the dean Of the
Normal school Of Drake university,
will have the history Of education and
mathematics.
H. g. Hollingsworth, grammar and
physiology.
Superintendent N. M. Clifford of
geography. Mr.. Clifford Is an able In
structor and makes his work interest
ing with his novel methods. Mr.. Cliff
ford has recently accepted a position
in the schools of Philadelphia and this
will probably be the last time that he
will lecture for the Wapello county
institute.
| r. G. Barrett, former state superin-
tendent, who Is now an instructor at
Iowa state college will lecture on
School Management and Psychol
| ogy."
Prof. F. c. Ensign, state inspector OF
high schools will lecture on civics and
economics.
Prof. A. B. Sherman Of Kearney
Neb., superintendent of the Boys In.
dustrial school will give lectures on
Thursday and Friday afternoons on
the --latest and Most Approved Meth
DDS for Teaching Reading" Mr.. Sher-
man is the author of Essentials Of
Teaching Reading" which has been
adopted by the State Reading Circle
board for 1908 and 1909
All sessions of the normal will be
held at the high school except the
opening meeting. The morning ses
sion will be devoted to class work
while the afternoon will be devoted tc
lectures.
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w. l. Dunning
Opposite BaIIingall

dividuals reported lost yesterday have
appeared, but their places in the death
list have been filed by other victims
not thought Of in the first rush Of
escape.
Wires are still down In the burn
ing area, the only authentic news
being Brought out by men who have
worked their way through the burn
ing so0A. When the flames first ap-
peared In the bush at West Fernie,
the inhabitants started to escape
across the river. They made their
way leisurely until they saw that the
fire had jumped the river, in the sou.n
end, and then there was a rush for
safety.
Everything was dropped in an agony
of terror, and it was then that the
first fatalities occurred. Families
were separated and children, having
no one to guide them, wandered away
from the line Of escape and were cut
off.
Seek Safety From Flames.
Shortly after the fire jumped the
river another long tongue ran through
the west town to the bridge, cutting
off this avenue of escape. Peter La
ioie was the last to cross the bridge
taking with him his wife and two
children. Two other children were
thought to have gone ahead with his
brother-in-law, but they had been cut
off, and persisted.
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FAY BOUND over
TO GRAND JURY
MAN CHARGED WITH COUNTER
FEITTNG HAD HEARING BE.
FORE COMMISSIONER
BOND OF $4,000
PrIeoner VIII be Taken to Davenport
for Safe Keeping Until Federal
Court convenes-JaiI
Not Safe.

William Fay, who was arrested Sun
day evening by Night Captain Mat
Mier and Officer Raul on the charge
Of passing counterfeit money, was
given hearing before commi ssioner
F. NJ Hunter III federal court at the
! postoffice building this morning. Fay
was bound over to the federal grand
jury under bond of $4,000,
Two five cent pieces are said to
have been taken from the pocket of
Fay by one Jennie stubbs with whom
he is said to have been visiting while
in Ottumwa Sunday The nickels
! were Of counterfeit manufacture and
an investigation followed their presen-
tation which led to the discovery OF
the dies and counterfeiting plant at
Abba where Fay resides.
Chief Gallagher went to Abba Sun
day evening and secured the bogus
money dies, bringing them to this
city where they were turned over to
the federal authorities and used as
evidence against Fay.
The plea of Fay before the federal
commissioners was not guilty to the
! charge of passing counterfeit money
| and he claimed that the dies were to
be used in making spurious coins as a
feature of a convict show which he
was about to start out on the road. He
had among the stage properties for
the establishment Of the production
which he intended to stage: con
vict's striped suit, a chain, counter
feiting paraphernalia for the making
Of coins and divers other contrap
tons which were to be used in the
play The piece was claimed by Fay
to represent the counterfeiter at work
making coins at which he would be
caught and thrown into prison and
| the striped suit Chains and other
| paraphernalia were to be used in de
plotting the life through which the
convict passes in prison.
The commissioner could not see tbs
story in that light however, and aftel
hearing the evidence all of which tend
ed to look bad for the prisoner, order
ed Fay held to the federal grand jury
under bond of $4,000. Owing to the
serious aspect Of the charge Com
missioner Hunter ordered the prisoner
/ taken to Davenport for imprisonment
in the Jail at the place as the jail:
here were not considered safe TO
holding the prisoner.
/ Deputy Marshal Dnlap, of Keokul
will arrive in the city to take thu
prisoner to Davenport sometime dur
ing tomorrow where he will be helt
until the sitting Of the federal Crane
jury.
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sent as delegate to the Republican
national convention at Chicago, in
1860, which nominated Lincoln.
To Congress in 1868.
In the early part of the civil war he
served on the governors staff, and was
actively engaged in raising troops for
the Union Army In 1863 he was
elected to congress and served by sue.
cessive reflections until 1869. On
March 4, 1873 he was elected to the
United States senate and has been
five times reelected in 1878, 1884 1890
1896, and 1902 His thirty-five years
of service, made him the oldest, as
well as the most influential leader in
the senate.
On Important Committees.
He has served on many important
committees, and as chairman of the
finance committee in 1878 was the
chief author Of the bill that commit
tee reported for the purchase of sill
yer bullion, usually known as the
Bland-Allison act, compromise from
the free coinage bill of Congressman
Bland
He has repeatedly been a strong
candidate in the Republican nationa
conventions for the presidency; ant
was offered the secretaryship of the
treasury by both Garfield and Harrl
son. In 1892 he was a represent
alive of the United States at the
late years have been filled will
honors heaped upon him by CRATE
full country.
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Dubuque, Aug. 5.-(Spec.al.) =
Senator William B. Allison the nestor
of the United States senate, died I'M
expectedly yesterday afternoon at his
home in Dubuque of heart failure
Since the close Of the last session
of congress Senator Allison has been
resting at his home here. He was not
at all well last winter, yet he remained
in Washington, working late at nights
in the committee room under strain
that would have been too much for a
younger and stronger man.
Three weeks ago he went out to
the beautiful farm of Mrs. Stout a
few miles from the city. He returned
to Dubuque three days ago to attend
to some business matters and just
reached the city in time for the heat
ed spell. His heart began to show
the strain Monday and a nurse and
physicians We're called. Yesterday he
continued to sink and in the afternoon
at 1888 the end came.
Senator Allison leaves no family
whatever The funeral arrangements
have not been completed
A Sketch of AIIison's Career.
William Boyd Allison was born in
Perry, Ohio, March 2, 1929. AS farm
er's son, he received an excellent edu.
cation, first at Allegheny College,
Pennsylvania, then at Western Re
serve College, studying law. He
practiced in his native state until
1857, when he removed to Dubuque
Iowa. An ardent Republican and a
trusted local political leader he was
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THE CROP BULLETIN
Weekly Report of the Weather Bureau
and Iowa Genealogical
Service.

Des Moines, Aug. 4.-The weather
during the past week was excellent
for field work and the growth of corn.
Haying and harvesting are nearing
completion, and thrashing operations
are becoming general. The tempera-
ture during the week was uniformly
high except during the nights Of
Thursday and Friday, which were
moderately cool. The daily average
temperature ranged from about nor
NAL in the northwest to three and four
degrees above normal in the eastern
|counties. The rainfall was below nor
NAL in all districts, and the sunshine
was excessive. Light and widely
scattered local showers occurred on
the 10Th and 3Oth, which afforded some
relief from drouthy conditions over
the eastern part of the state. The
heavy rains referred to in the bulletin
of last week covered the whole of the
| Missouri river divide, and were espe-
cially heavy in the valleys of the Rae.
coon and upper Des Moines river
Corn has made phenomenal growth
during the past two weeks, and that
which was planted in Van Buren,
county, between June 20 and rs, is
now three feet high and growing rap
idly. In many of the early planted
fields ears are forming and will soon
be in the roasting ear stage. In few
localities, corn is beginning to show
the effect of dry weather, but there
has been no damage done yet; rair
would, however be beneficial in al
sections.
Thrashing returns from central ant
northern districts show better yield:
of small grain than was indicated By
the early reports from southern dis
tricts. The yield of oats is better thai
anticipated during harvest, but will b.
below the average. Wheat, rye an.
barley are giving fair to good yields
and the quality Of all grain is gener
ally good Pastures and potatoes re
:. main in good condition, but would b.
benefited by rain.
Geo. M. Chapel,
Section Director.
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siDW ELL.

Eidwell-James Johnston and Rolla
Lewis visited Friday at the Willard
Upp home near Blakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grooms visited
over Sunday at the Ben Grooms home
near Chillicothe.
David Grooms of Chillicothe, visit
ed relatives here Wednesday.
Miss Clara Lathrop. of South OF
tumwa, returned home Thursday after
a visit here with relatives.
Miss Halle Cundiff, of South or
tumwa is visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. H. T. Lathrop of South Otturl-
wa, visited relatives and friends here
last week.
Rolla Lewis was Blakesburg visi-
tor Saturday.
Ben Grooms and family. Of near
Chillicothe, visited relatives here last
week
Newton Grooms returned Sunday
on No. 3 after visit with friends il
Ottumwa
Miss Eunice Chisman visited friends
in Chillicothe Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Dixson visited SUI
day at the James Knox home in High
Point.
Grant Garfield is still in very poo
health.
Mr.. Dixson, of Nebraska. is CUES
at the Mrs. Lottie Williams home.
Mrs. S. Burns of Eldon, who was II
the city on business returned home
this morning
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BIRMINGHAM.

Rirmingham.-Tll Epworth League
social was well patronized Thursday
evening considering the inclemency OF
the weather. The Birmingham band
furnished the music. The receipts
were near SIS.
The Birmingham ball team played
the Douds nine Thursday afternoon.
to 1 in Birmingham favor.
Mrs. NJ. C. Jones and daughter Mana,
returned Wednesday from a several
weeks visit in Brighton.
Mrs. Thornton, of IIillsboro, visited
the first of the week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stan Kerr.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. 3rauner returned
from Fairfield Friday to make their
home with their daughter, Mrs. M. G.
Jones.
Miss Cooper is the guest of Mrs
Harry Carson living east Of town.
H. w. Albright sold his hardware
and implement stock to G. w. Work
man.
Bert Martin had a serious runaway
late Saturday night as they were on
their way home from town. Tbs
horses became frightened aud running
threw his sister Hiss Beulah Martin
from the buggy, her arm was broken
in three places and her shoulder dis
located Mr.. Martin escaped with only
few bruises. The buggy was corn.
pletely demolished.
The Rev. Cooper, of Ottumwa, lee,
tured in the M. e. church Sunday
morning and evening in behalf of thu
anti-saloon league. A large crowd wa:
present
Crate Murphy moved his family t
Osl1aloosa Saturday where he has en-
ployment in harness shop.
William Moore and granddaughter
Miss Ethel Wiley, visited over Sunda,
| in Oskaloosa with Mr.. Moore's son
| Charles
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If it's the latest
YOU want in
Furniture
then see me.
HENRY w. SUECHTING
ITO West Second Street.

1907, was approved. Also the quarter
ly report of G. w. McCarty, county
auditor, was examined and approved,
A petition of Bridget Shuckrow for
reduction of assessment on the prop.
erty belonging to her, being 33 feet of
from lot 8, of Gillispie's 7th addition.
and lot Is of Hendershott'st diyi.
sion, now assessed at $1,000, be re.
duced to $1,40O, was approved.
The following resolutions was then
passed by the board
Whereas: The Independent School
District of Ottumwa, Iowa, did on the
-- ------ of June, 1908, pay
to Wapello county, Iowa, the sum OF
$4,000 in full payment of lot So, Cow.
ans Subdivision to the city of Ottum.
wa, Iowa, being a subdivision of a
part of the N. E. quarter of the S. e..
quarter of section 35, range IA, town
ship u, Wapello county. Iowa. There
fore: Be it resolved by the supervisors
of said county now in session, that e.
w. McCarty, auditor of said county, be
and is hereby directed to execute and
deliver to said Independent School Dis
tirct of Ottumwa, Iowa, deed con-
veying to said Independent School
/! District of Ottumwa, all right, title
and interest of said Wapello county, in
and to said property.
Done at Ottumwa, Iowa, this tenth
day of June, 1908.
The board then adjourned to meet
again Monday, July 9Th, at 9 O'clock
a. m.
(signed) T. ]. Reinier. Charm
Attest: c. w. McCarty, Auditor.
BY N. L. Arrison, Deputy.
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FOSTER.

Foster.-Miss Lottie Roberts, OF
Abba, was visiting her many friends
in Foster from FRIDAY until Sunday.
Mrs. Wallace Cowery returned with
friends and relatives In Millersburgl
What Cheer and Oskaloosa-
Pap Roop, of Rutledge, is visiting
his daughter this week, Mrs. Harlan
Balm
Russell SinciX and sister Myrtle re-
turned Saturday from Highland PART
college where they had been in school.
Miss Mae cambridge returned to
her home in Pittsburg, Penn, last FRI
day after two weeks visit with hen
brother. VIM. cambridge.
Mrs. Dan Dewey, of Chillicothe, MOO
was calling on Mrs. ohm Terry Wed-
nesday Of last week.
Will Anderson. Jas. Cain, Jas. Ans
derson and Jack Herris attended q
meeting Of the Foresters in Oskaloosa
Saturday.
The mines are running full time AMI
many men are getting work here
mostly colored people.
John D. Wilson, county treasurer
was transacting business in Foster
one day last week
j. T. Williams closed his drug stors
last Tuesday and with his son left
over the Milwaukee for Kansas City.
Mr.. Williams will move his stock II
drugs away from Foster as soon as ha
finds suitable location.
| James Cain has moved his restaur-
ant into. the Hawk building where hs
will have better quarters.
| The miners union are making prep
arations for a great celebration on
September Z, Labor day.
DR.. Rodd of Russell was visitor
at the Ottumwa hospital today on
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings Of the board of super
visors Monday, June list, being the first
day of the June session. The board
met, all members present; T. j. Rein
Ter in the chair. The minutes of the
last meeting we're read and approved.
The day was spent in examining and
allowing claims and transacting other
miscellaneous business. The board
then adjourned to meet again Wednes-
day, June Sd, at 8 o'clock a. M
(Signed.) T. j. Reinier, Charm.
Attest: CIV. McCarty, Auditor.
By N. L. Arrison, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
yisors Wednesday, June Sd, being the
second day of the June session. The
board met, all members present; T. j..
Reinier in the chair. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and approx
ed. The balance of the day was spent
in examining and allowing claims and
transacting other miscellaneous bust
ness. The board adjourned to meet
again Monday, June 9Th, at o'clock
a. m.
(signed.) T. ]. Reinier, Charm.
Attest: G. W. McCarty, Auditor.
BY N. l.. Arrison, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors Monday June 8th, being the
third day of the June session. The
board met, all members present; T. j.
Reinier in the chair. The minutes of
1.-THE last meeting were read and ap-
proved Then on the recommendation
of the city council of Eldon, Ia the
board approved the following resolu-
ton:
Moved and garfield that we recon-
mend to the supervisors of Wapellc
county, Ia, that they allow D. Mahaf
fet, an offset of $1,000 on his assess
ment of 1908, on account Of indebted
ness
The resignation of Elizabeth Level
Ign as deputy county recorder, was
accepted.
The quarterly report of L. L. Sven
son, county recorder, was examined
and approved.
Then after transacting other miscel
laneous business the board adjourned
to meet again Tuesday, June 9th, al
8 o'clock a. m.
| (signed.) T. ]. Reinier, Charm
Attest: c. w. McCarty, Auditor. i
BY N. L. Arrison, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
4 visors Tuesday, June 9th, being tht
fourth day of the June session TIL
board met, all members present; T. j
Eeinier in the chair. The minutes o
the last meeting were read and ap
proved.
! The board then proceeded to can
vass the vote of the primary election
held Tuesday, June 2, 1908.
(signed) T. ]. Reinier, Charm
: Attest: c. w. McCarty, Auditor.
By N. L. Arrison, Deputy
Proceedings of the board of super
|, visors Wednesday, June 10th, 1908, be
ing the fifth day of the June session
The board met, all members present
T. J. Reinier in the chair. The minute
of the last meeting were read and al
proved.
} The quarterly report of E. s. Low
) enberg, steward of the county farm
was examined and approved The al
nual report of G. w. McCarty, count
4 auditor. of fees collected for the yea
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. $500 g g = . = y Il = - s. = y
WHEN THE NEWS WAS eULLETINED THIS AFTERNOON
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF oWA's BELOVED SENATOR, WILL
LIAM 3. ALLISON, CROWDS GATHERED THE COURIER Bull
LETN BOARD AND EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW WERE HEARD
OF DEPTH SINCERITY COULD
3 DAY. SENATOR ALLISON WAS A GREATLY LOVED
GAVE BEST HIS
STATE AND THOUGH HIS HEALTH WAS NOT SUCH AS TO
WARRANT ATTENDANCE DURING LAST SESSION
CONGRESS, HE NOT ONLY TTENDED, BUT WORKED
FURTHER THE IMPORTANT LEGISLATION PASSED
THAT SESSION.
IOWA WAS BROUGHT TO THE FRONT RANK in THE MA
4 TiONS COUNCILS THROUGH POWER
SENIOR SENATOR.
Err OF BODY OF MEN THAT REPRESENTS THE BRAINS
THE COUNTRY. IN HIS DEATH NOT ONLY IOWA. BUT THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY sUsTAINs THAT HAS NOT BEEN
so PoIGNANTLY FELT SINCE PRESIDENT M'kINLEY FELL A
VICTIM TO THE AssAssINs BULLET.
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SUM OF $4,000 HAS BEEN REcEiv.
ED AND RAILROADS HAVE BEEN
REPAIRED TO RUSH SUPPLIES
TO SUFFERERS.
THE FOREST FIRES
ARE STILL RAGING
BLAZE HAS SHIFTED AWAY FROM
cENTERs OF POPULATION AND
UNLESS 1T TURNS AGAIN RE-
MANNING TOWNS ARE SAFE.

Cranbrook, B. c., Aug. 4. - The
cont1agration sweeping the Elk
River valley has already caused
property loss aggregating seven
and half millions, according to
careful estimates. The insurance
will not exceed million and a
half.
Nelson, B. c., Aug. 4.-The most
sensational story in connection with
the Fernie fire comes from Cronbrook
where it is asserted proof is forth
coming that three brush fires we're
started at Ferpie, which eventually
burned all of the town, with the ex-
press object of freeing five "black
hand" suspects confined in the Fernie
Jail.
Women Sent to Safe Places.
From Michel where the fire scene
begins on the east, for twenty miles
west, the6e is yet sea Of fire with
miles of blazing mountainsides. Michel
is yet safe, but the whole valley Of
the river is on fire. If the wind starts
up the town is doomed. All the wom-
en- and children have been sent to
neighboring towns for safety. All
the mines are shut down and the men
are fighting the fire In relays, blowing
the back fire and clearing the under
brush or soaking the roofs of the
houses with water of which fortunate
ly there Is good supply.
Only about a dozen houses have
been burned in Hosmer SO far, but
the fire is all around it.
Only 2s Houses Left in Fernie.
Many from Fernie have taken re-
| fuge in the new coke ovens being
built by the Canadian Pacific, where
| they are safe even If the town does
burn. They are being cared for and
fed as well as the conditions permit
At Fernie the greatest scene of des
olation exists BY actual count only
twenty-five houses are left standing.
Winnipeg, Aug. "A search in the
the finding Of twenty bodies. This
morning the towns of Hosmer an6
1 Michel are still safe. Cash donations
for the relief of the sufferers, amount
ing to s25,0OO have been received
Railway lines into Fernie have beer
repaired and relief trains are being
4 rushed In.
The fires are still raging in the bush
but in the opposite direction from thu
centers of population. II the fires d.
not shift the towns are ssfa Mel
from the lumber camps continue Il
arrive at places of safety and from
i their reports the loss of life is no
more than hundred and fifty.
Tales Of Horror Coming.
;. Tales of horror are still COMING
from the heart of the fire swept area
The forecast of yesterday as to tn
number of killed seems to be fairl
accurate, but the property loss vii
be much greater. In the destroye
sections there remains little but tn
, town site and the mines, which wer
the excuse for their being.
7 These mines will be the means c
q their rebuilding. Families and
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Mrs. Mary L. Conway of Indianola,
passed through the city this morning
enroute home from Farson where she
has been uisiting for the past few
days.