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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-18
COUNTY BOARD
YET ON CLAIMS
MATTER OF EXPERIMENTAL STA.
TON AT COUNTY FARM MAY
COME UP.

Claims against the county are still
occupying the attention of the board
OF supervisors today. Before the ad-
journment of the board, plans of the
architect for the proposed Clifland
bridge may be submitted to that body.
The question of installing an ex-
detrimental station at the county farm
has not yet been formally acted upon
by the board, but it appears to be the
individual opinion of the members
that if the plan is to be an expense to
the county it will be tabooed.
1t was proposed to the agricultural
board of the state college at Ames
that an experimental station be placed
at the farm to be looked after by a
member Of the faculty Of the school.
This plan was endorsed by the farm
ers' institute of Wapello county. but
the board members are of the opinion
that If the 500 month for the ex-
perimenter Is to be paid by the coun-
ty for three months the result ensu-
ing from the experiment would not
Justify the cost. II the experimental
station is to be carried on at state
expense the board is willing to grant
the privilege Of using plat of ground
at the county farm
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A BIG MARKET.
Over 70C0 Families Read Your Want
Ad in the Ottumwa

~ t's s'C SkldIuWd
Courier.
Did you ever stop to think what a
big market place you have in the little
want ads in this paper?
Do you realize that you can have
people come to your farm and buy
the articles you have for sale, If YOU
will tell them you have them for sale?
A little want ad that only costs a
few cents, will sell your worn out ma
chinery or the machine you don't want
because you would rather sell it and
get some other make. 1t will also sell
your horses, cattle, hogs, seed grain,
etc.
Try it once and see.
The way to get the best price is to
tell the mast people what you have to
sell; get a. most buyers after the
article you have to sell.
Pick out something you want to
sell, write out your ad, count up the
number of words in it, and if it has
30 words and you want it run two
times, send US what you have written
and 80 cents in stamps and we will
attend to the rest Of it.
Try it once and see.
Send it to the Courier, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
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All Druggists; soc. and $1.oo.

Main street, returned to her home
last evening.
Miss Ulrich, violinist, at the con-
cert at the Congregational church on
Monday evening.
Miss Carrie Younkin, who has been
in Chicago for the past few days,
passed through the city last evening
en- route to her home in Hedrick.
Mrs. j. H. Moore, who has been in
the city visiting at the home of Mrs.
G. B. Covey on South Vine street,
returned to her home in Hedrick last
evening.
Make your arrangements to attend
the concert at the Congregational
church Monday evening.
Miss Katie Convict of Foster, passed
through the city last evening en- route
to Webster, where she will visit for
a few days.
Mrs Jennie Brown Willard and
Miss Louise Hale, vocalists, at the
concert next Monday evening at
First Congregational church.
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PAY FOR ENTIRE
COMP AR TMENT
TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
STANDARD SLEEPERS RATES
HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
NOW IN EFFECT
NOW
Pullman Car Company Charge Full
Price If Passenger Takes But
One Birth In compart-
ment Car.

Local railroad officials have received
notice from the management of the
Pullman Car Co., announcing a change
In the manner of handling the COM
partment sleeping car, the chang.
having to do with the price which will
hereafter be charged for compart-
ment in this class of cars. At the out
set 1t must be remembered that a com
partment car and standard Pullman
sleeper are not the same kind of a car
and that the change in price in the
compartment in no way affects the
price which the Pullman Co, will
charge for berth in a sleeper-that
remains as 1t is at the present time.
According to the notices which have
been received by the officials of the
local lines the Pullman Co, will be-
ginning April is, charge single pas
senger for the full compartment, that
is to say if no person occupies COM
partment, he will have to pay for both
the upper and the lower berths. re-
CARELESS of whether he uses both or
not. For instance, under the present
arrangement the price of one person in
a compartment is 50 between two cit
les but hereafter the same compart-
ment will cost one person 81. 1t is
expected that this advance in the price
or rather this scheme of charging one
person the full price of the entire COM
ptii VIII nave Il tendency TO 90
away with the use Of compartment
cars, and cause travellers to use the
standard sleepers.
1t is we'll known fact that the
compartment car is a heavy expense to
the railroads, as a car can only have
ten compartments and If they each
have one person in them. the receipts
from the entire car are not sufficient
to meet the expense, and then, too, the
cars are hard to handle. The Pullman
Co.. is anxious to get rid of the COM
partment car, but there Is a demand
among certain class of travellers for
this class of cars, and the company
not feeling like arbitrarily taking the
car off the roads, has restorted to this
method Of discouraging their use.
Whether they will succeed in their
plans remain to be seen, but it Is the
opinion of local railroad officials that
rather than pay the double price
travellers will use the standard sleep
ers.
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VERDICT FOR
The DEFENDANT
JURY EARLY THIS MORNING
FINDS FOR STREET CAR
COMPANY.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT
Widow of Man Killed In Coal Shaft
Explosion Wants $5,OOO-Two
Other Suits Filed In
District Court.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT

we find for the defendant" was
the verdict of the jury in the case OF
James b. Dickson against the Ottun,-
wa Railway & Light Co. The matter
was given into the hands of the jury
at $3.50 o'clock last evening and a YER
dict was reached at 2 o'clock this
morning, which was sealed and placed
in the hands of the sheriff.
Dickson brought suit against the
street car company for alleged injuries
received by falling from a West End
car: He asked damages of $1,995.
mat was about the only verdict
that could be found" said Attorney
Coen for the plaintiff today, Our wit
nesses went back on u.s.
Another Damage Suit.
Another damage suit was taken III.
this morning being that of Mary Lowe
administrators of the estate Of her hus-
band Y. o. Lowe against William
Dempster a coal operator. The suit
is brought for $4,000 because of the
accidental death Of Mr.. Lowe while at
work sinking shaft for the defendant.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Lowe knew
nothing about setting shots and when
he did so an explosion resulted which
blew him together with the cage clear
out OF the shaft that was being sunk,
and because of the injuries received
ne subsequently died.
Suit to Collect.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the National Union Coal Co..
OF this city against the Ottumwa Brew
ing & Ice Co., seeking to collect on
two bills for coal amounting to a total
sum of S572.5S.
One bill is for S47,7OO pounds of
lump coal at $1.S5 ton amounting to
SABLE. The other is for 269,90O
pounds of coal at 80 cents ton
amounting to $12146.
Divorce Asked
Mary Cline has filed suit against
her husband Benjamin Cline asking
for a divorce. Plaintiff asserts that
defendant came home as late as Tues
day night, drunk and kept the family
awake all night.
The petition states that the couple
were married July Ia, 1894 and separ-
ated April Is, 1908. There are TWO
children and the mother asks to have
the control Of these.
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CHARLTON.

Chariton.-The two negroes who
We're suspected of robbing the Lin
quist tailor shop early yesterday morn
Ing were captured near Lucas with
most of the stolen goods in their pos
session. They were lodged in the jail
at this place and their preliminary
trial will probably be held tomorrow.
Joseph Hendrickson, Of Warren
county, and Mrs. Margaret j. Loan,
of this place. We're united in marriage
yesterday noon at the NJ. E. parsonage,
Rev. Nathan Evans performing the
ceremony. Both enjoy the high regard
Of all who know them and will have
the best wishes Of many friends for
many years of happy welded life.
J. F. EiSfelt went to Ottumwa yester-
day to spend a few weeks with his
son, Chas. Ekfelt and wife.
Miss Rose Anderson, of WOODBURY..
was a guest of Charlton friends yes
terday.
Mrs. Harry willoughy left yesterday
for a weeks visit with friends in
Osceola.
Mrs. Laura Shields. of Dudley, re-
turned home yesterday after a visit
with relatives in Warren township.
DIR. j L. Seabloom, of Red Oak, WIS.,
tied in Charlton yesterday, a guest at
the home of August Lindauist.
Mrs. e. E. Lyman visited friends In
Indianola yesterday where she former
ly resided
Albert, little son of Mr. and Mrs. f.
A. Young, is undergoing a serious at
tack of measles.
Mrs. E. R. Daily, of WOODBURY., Wis
tied in Charlton yesterday with her
sister, Mrs. j. E. Butler.
Mrs. j. R. McPhee, of Ottumwa. who
had been visiting in Charlton with her
mother Mrs. Margaret Powell, and
other relatives and old friends, left
yesterday for visit in Avery with
her sisters before returning to her
home.
; Mrs. S. B. Ridner, of Abba, came
yesterday for visit in Lincoln town
ship with Mrs. Peter Hazeltne.
Charles Timmops, Clyde PicEerell,
Ralph Van Dyke. Arthur Smith,
Clyde Yost, and Richard Crocker went
to Abba last evening to attend the
play, THE Lion and the Mouse"
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MYSTIC MAN IS
GIVEN IS MONTHS
ED WALES SENTENCED FOR
SENDING OBSCENE
LETTER.

Ed. Wales of Mystic, was sentenced
yesterday to thirteen months in the
federal prison at FIT. Leavenworth by
Judge Smith Mcpherson sitting in the
federal court at Keokuk Wales was
convicted of sending an obscene letter
through the mails at the last term of
court at Keokuk.
DR.. F. S. Alger who was held to the
federal grand jury at the preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Hunter
several days ago was indicted yester.
day says the Keokuk Gate City. The
charge against DR.. Alger is that OF
using the mails for a Matchmaking
scheme.
DR.. Alger was in the court room
when the grand jury made it's report
and entered plea of not guilty to
the charge. The case was set for the
next term of court and bond was fixed
at $500 which was furnished.
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with you-Dr. w. L. Downing, Moul-
ton.
Address-Rev. j, X. Alexander,
Bloomfield.
Legal medicine-Hon. T A. Goodson
Bloomfield.
Negotiable paper Hon. John F..
Scarborough, Bloomfield.
Demonstration Of someneform-Dr.
L. l.. Pittman, Bloomfield.
Volunteer papers and cases.
Other News of Interest.
Mrs. Emma Kar and son Vernette,
left Monday evening for Des Moines
where they will make their future
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Herod, of ottum-
wa, spent Sunday in Bloomfield.
w. j. Steckel went to Keokuk,
Monday, to attend a meeting of the
directors of the Standard Insurance
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred wischmeier en-
tertained company of friends and
neighbors at an excellent twelve
o'clock dinner Sunday at their home
one mile northeast Of West Grove.
The affair was complimentary to Mr..
and Mrs. Oral Lowery, who will make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs Wisch-
mier for the summer. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Howard, Walter
>.
A. Puffer, James Worrell, Mr. and Mrs
William Senseny and son Glenn, Mr.
and Mrs Pearl White and son Stn-
ley, Mr., and Mrs. Clyde Henderson
Miss Orpha Senseny and Miss Mamma
Blanke.
Herbert King went to Unionville
Mo-. Monday on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gibson spent
Sunday in Moulton
Frank Messer, of Iowa City. visited
from Friday to Monday in Bloom
field.
Mrs. James Milligan and daughter
Hazel, went to Pulaski today to spend
the week with her mother, Mrs
Salem Brunk.
Mrs. O. K. Shields has the measles
Mrs. Joe Weiny, of South Ottumwa
was a caller Monday
Henry Wray came Saturday from
Forsythe, Mont. for short visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. O. D. Wary
Mrs. W. Rominger returned Satur-
day from Ankeny, Ia, where she has
spent the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Homer Spaulding. Mrs. Spauld-
ing accompanied her home for two
weeks visit
Mrs w. W. Russell spent Sunday
with her daughter in Ottumwa.
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ELDoN.

Eldon.-Mr. and Mrs. T. wi Charl-
ton and daughter Creta. of Salt Lake
City, Utah, are visiting this week with
his mother Mrs. L. A. Charlton.
Mrs. J. N. Hall visited the first of
the week in Selma at the home of u.
M. Baldwin.
Misses. Vendla Wenstrad and Faye
Meadows were in Ottumwa Wednes-
day
Superintendent T. II. Beacon, of
Trenton, Mo-, was in Eldon Wednes-
dav on business.
Mrs. Ed. Yoder, Mrs. U. F. Turner
and Mrs. George Duffey were in OF
tumwa Wednesday.
A. B. Stevens, of Des Moines, was
in Eldon Wednesday on business.
August Pearson. Of Bloomfield, spent
Wednesday in Eldon at the home Of j.
G. Pearson on his way home from
Stuart, Ia.
Mrs. T. A. Charlton and daughter,
Creta and Miss Laura Charlton spent
Wednesday in Ottumwa
Mrs. A. c. Weygaudt and daughter
Alice. spent Wednesday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Fl. J CASTOR and son Sanford.
spend week with her cousin. Mrs.
Bell Holly.
Miss Anna Pheler returned to her
home in Ainsworth after a weeks Wis
it with her sister, Mrs Lorraine Myers.
Helen Holmes of Ottumwa. soont
the week with her aunt, Mrs. Nick
Lutz.
Mrs. George Roberts and danehter
Violet, Of Pueblo, Colo, came to Eldon
Wednesday to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. S. Anderson. of Ottumwa, spent
Wednesday in Eldon at the home of
G. Jones.
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DIVORCES GRANTED
.Wo Women Got Decress From Hus
bands In District Court
Yesterday.

DEGREES of divorce We're granted to
two women yesterday by Judge G. w.
Vermilion.
Mrs. Myrtle Kendall was granted a
divorce from Thomas R. Kendall by
default. The husband of plaintiff did
not care to contest the proceedings
Desertion and cruel and inhuman
treatment were ALLEGED. The couple
We're married November IA, 1900, and
separated in September 1904. Two
minor children are awarded to the care
of the mother.
Clara NJ. Hall VS.. William H. Hall
was the title of the second suit They
were married in August, 1894, and
separated in February, 1908. Nom
support was the charge Defendant
must pay the costs of the suit includ-
ing. an attorneys fee of $40 for the
plaintiff.
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AMADOR.

Amador.-E. Myers went to Drake
vile Sunday to visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker
Mrs. Baker returned home last week
from the hospital at Bloomfield and
is now rapidly recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schwartz and
family and Verna Smith were enter
tanned at the Mcfarland home Sun
day.
Mrs. John Laughed, who was call
ed to Illinois by the death of her sis
ter. returned home recently.
Wellman school will commence OH
April 20 with Maud Wideman as
teacher.
John Day marketed hay in town
Saturday.
Mrs vanhorn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Eakins were in the county seat
Saturday.
Mrs John Day spent a few DAYS
A6t week at the parental Green home.
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BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS 1908. 1903 TEACHERS

Bloomfield.-The school board met
Monday evening and elected teachers
for 1908 1909 But one change was
made, VIM. Russell, of Milton, being
elected to the position Of principal and
Mrs. Fannie Gilmore, the present high
school principal was transferred to
second primary. Miss Marguerite
Selman being unable on account of Ill
health to continue her work in that
grade. The salaries Of all teachers
above first grade and below the high
school We're raised five dollars per
month, so that the lowest salary is
now forty dollars The teaching force
Wilbur York; Principal high school
VIM. Russell; assistants-Miss Anna
Duffield and Miss Bessie Barnett
Music-Miss Carrie Davies; room 8,
Miss Abbie Brown: room 8, Miss Min
ME Evans; room Z, Miss Alma Allen
der; room 6, Miss Cleo Spencer, room
5, Miss Kate Mcclure; room 4, Miss
room 2, Mrs. Fannie Gilmore; room
1, Miss Effie Stevens
Davis County Medical Society,"
The tenth semi annual meeting of
the Davis County Merical society with
the dentists and attorneys will be held
at the Homesteaders hall Wednesday,,
beginning at 10 a. m. banquet will
be held at the Commercial hotel at
noon. The program:
Presidents address-Dr T. B.
Jennings. Drakesvile.
Medical properties and uses of cas-
tor oil-Dr. G. IT. Cronk, Bloomfield.
Address-Dr. w. B. LaF'orce Keo-
kuk
Psychosis of the Puerperal state
DR.. J. S. Gaumer, Fairfield.
Hereditary Syphills-Dr. M w.
PaScOe Ottumwa
Experimental diagnosis--Dr. J.
Swinney, Bloomfield.
Some case reports from general
practice-Dr. H. c. Finch Pulaski
a few experiences since l last met
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w. S. Shoemaker
Corner Washington and Third SITS.

sad news of the death of her niece,
Mrs. Ed Peck, of Ottumwa.
Ed Humphrey and wife visited Sun
day with their daughter, Mrs. Jesse
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones visited
in Batavia last week.
Miss Ivadell Humphrey, who is at
sending school Mt Bloomfield, came
home Friday and returned Monday
Mrs. M. j. Snider and daughter Bes-
sic, spent Monay in Leando the guest
of Mrs. Otto Mccullough.
Mrs G. B. Humphrey and sons, Ed
and Silas, went to Ottumwa Monday
to attend the funeral of Mrs Ed Peck
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LIE BANoN.

Lebanon.-Karns Sadler and wife
spent Sunday with Eugene Harrison's
north of town
Clarence Van Fleet was in Milton
Friday.
Miss Steel and Charles Brewer near
Leando, visited with Firm Johnston
and family Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. Humphrey received the
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BANKING BY MAIL.

II you live outside of Ottunwa and
wish to keep bank account In this
CITY you can send checks, drafts, pos
TAI or express orders to the Citizens
Savings Bank for deposit or currency
oy registered mail or express, and we
VIII send you certificate or savings
book drawing four per cent interest.
II you wish to deposit the money on
eheeklng account we will send pass
book and supply Of checks.
We would be pleased to receive your
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LADlFS WANTED

good bright hustling woman to in
troduce our large line of foreign and
domestic dress goods waistings, etc
among friends, neighbors and towns
people. Our Representatives can make
from 50 to s21 weekly during spare
time and evenings. Pattersn exclu-
sive and prices extremely low, as we
deal direct from the mills. Exclusive
territory to good representatives No
money required. Write for full parti-
culars to
ROSE ART co. o. Fourth street,
Binghampton, u. =.
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BIRTH NOTICES.

BORN-Tuesday, April IA, 1908, son
to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edgar Glasgow
of Promise City. Mrs. Glasgow was
formerly Miss Cora Connolly of
this city.
April IA, 1908 to Dr.
and Mrs. w. j. Herrick, of Melrose,
a daughter.
BORN-Wedne April Is, 1908 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Silvers of 445
Center avenue, a son.
BORN.-April II. 1908, to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gaylord of Ogden,
Utah, a son.
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Deaths


DEVALT- Wednesday, April Is, 1906.
at the home of her sister, Mrs. w.
English Of Chicago at Cos p. M,
Mrs. Albert De Walt aged 20 years.
Remains will be brought to this city
for burial tomorrow on Burlington,
No. 8 and taken to the home of her
sister, Mrs. H. B. Sommers of 612
West Second street. They will be
accompanied by her husband, Albert
De Walt, her mother, Mrs. E. J..
Haines, a brother Kirt Haines and
sisters, Mrs. Will English and Miss
Emma Haines of Chicago.
Funeral announcement will be made
later.
HODGE-Thursday, April 16, 1908, at
Denver, Colo, at 2 p. M, Charles
Hodge, formerly of this city. The
remains will be brought to Ottumwa
for burial. Funeral announcement
later.
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| ntereStinQ
Prices
Glassware, Etc.

81 LARGE SIZE LAMP, OUR
Soc SIZE IN LAMP commence. 3sc
75c FANCY SHAPE GLASS
PITCHER, LARGE SIZE 49,. soc
$1.50 FANCY GILT BERRY
SET, OUR PRICE -. $1,000. SIPS
35c CELERY TRAY, FANCY
CHINA 24c
REGULAR SLIPS ENGRAVED
WATER SET ........... $1.OO
BEST 25c FANCY CHINA SHAW
ING MUG 1876
|$1.oo FANCY CHINA SALAD
$1.25 FANCY GILT a PIECE
TEA SET CSC
sse GLASS TEA SET, FOUR
PIECES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Csc
75c GRADE IN a PIECE GLASS
TEA SET .....,............. ACC
VINEGAR BOTTLE ............ Sc
LARGE BERRY DISH ........... Sc
GLASS TuMBLERS 1Hc
SYRUP PITCHER ..... Sc
LARGE SIZE GLASS VASE 800. &c
75c SIZE IN a BOTTLE CASTER
SMALL SAUCE DISH ....... Nc
JELLY DISH, 15c SIZE AT 1880. Sc
CHINA PLATE .................. Sc
CHINA CUP AND SAUCER Sc
25c GLASS DISH WITH STEM. 100
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A Few Good Pointers.

1910 acres deed
ed land 6 miles
northeast Of Ala
mosa San Luis
Valley, Colo. Per-
petGal W a t err
rights fully paid
up. We are sell
ing in small
tracts at $40 per
acre. 8 artesian
wells, all fenced.
All round this
tract is settled up
by N e b ras k a
farmers.
1000 acre tract
in San Luis val
ley, near Trini-
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The remains of the late Mrs. Ellen
Weeks, whose death occurred at Chi
cago Tuesday, arrived in the city this
morning on Burlington No 8. The
funeral will be held from the African
Methodist Episcopal church on JEFF
ferson street at p. m, this afternoon,
conducted by Rev. S. A. Bachelor. In.
terment in Ottumwa cemetery.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Mar.
garet Whaley will be held from the
late residence, 620 Samantha street.
Friday at 2 p. M, conducted by Rev.
j. w. Poole. Interment in the Shaul
cemetery