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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-07
FORCED 70 PAY DEBTS.
GaIesburg Man Arrested at Creston-
Tells Pathetic Story Con-
tempIated Suicide.


Creston, April 6. Ben F. Holloway
tody at this place upon an information
from that city charging him with hav-
ing committed the crime of forgery.
A card bearing complete description
OF the man wanted had been received
by City Marshal Wilmington from
Acting Sheriff A. F. Stewart of Knox
county, III. Holloway was located
among those who alighted from Bur
lington passenger No. 9. At first he
gave different name and denied be-
ing the party wanted, but soon con-
fessed.
He was an insurance writer at
Galesburg, about As years of age, and
had been separated from his wife and
children for several years He said he
had gotten in debt and had contem-
plated suicide to end his trouble and
would have done so had he been able
to secure revolver.
1t was while in this state of mind
that he forged a check for the sum OF
SAL, which he cashed and liquidated
his other Indebtedness. He then left
for the west. He remarked that his
wife was in a position to settle the
claims against him, but that he did
not intend to let her hear of his mis-.
fortune
Acting Sheriff Stewart had offered a
reward Of $25 for the arrest of Halo
way, and this sum will no doubt go to
the captors at this place Marshal
Wilmington was in communication
with the sheriff at Galesburg by tele-
phone, and that official asked that Hal.
loway be held at this place until he
could send an officer to return him to
Galesburg
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Sarah PICKLER
GIVEN VERDICT
PLAINTIFF ASKED DAMAGES OF
$4,000 AND is AWARD
ED $500.
CONFESS JUDGMENT
Chicago, Burlington G. Quincy Ry. Co.,
Plead Guilty to Violation Of
Safety Appliance Act
Another Damage Suit.

The jury in the federal court in the
Sarah Picker case against the Ottum-
wa Railway & Light company return
cd a verdict for the plaintiff of $500
last night. The ,.ase went to the jury
late In the afternoon and the verdict
was returned into court shortly after Z
o'clock. Judge Smith Mcpherson con.
vened court for the reception of the
verdict.
Mrs. Picker asked damages Of S.
600 for injuries alleged to have been
received from falling from one of de-
1endant's cars on Main street at Col
lege street, last May.
Attorneys Hunter & Mitchell and
M. G. Gilmore represent Mrs. Pickler
and the firm of McNett & McNett the
defendant.
Another Damage Suit
Following this case the street car
company has another case on it's
hands in suit brought by Mrs Car
RE Gordan, alleging unlawful eject
ment. Plaintiff claims that the street
car conductor carried her past the
point where she told the con.
ductor she desired to alight and
refused to take her back Another
fare was demanded and when she re-
fused to pay it plaintiff asserts that
she was elected from the car. Dam
ages Of $4,000 are asked. w. w. Epps
is attorney for plaintiff.
Confess Judgment.
Attorney McNett, counsel for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road, has confessed judgment in the
federal court before Judge Smith Nc.
Pherson on four counts out of five
brought by United States Attorney M.
Z, Temple for the government for
violation of the safety appliance act
The offense for which the railroad
confessed Judgment was that of haul
ing cars from Iowa into Illinois and
Missouri with defective coupling ap.
paratus, contrary to the federal stat.
utes. Judge Mcpherson attached a
fine of 500 and costs on each count,
making total of s400 and costs.
One of the cars for which the Bur
!ington paid fine belonged to an.
bier road.
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REAL ESTATE TRAINERS.
Furnished bv Ottunnwa Title and Loa
Co., Summers Building, Corner
Court and Second Streets.

j. J. Roberts to Amos and
Laura M. Roberts. lots I and
8, block %, Eddyville, -. ;,
Thos. Talley and wife to c.
o. Arnold, part lot II and part
lot 9, block 16, Smiths fourth
addition Ottumwa. s15O0.O0
and other considerations. -.
8. e. Irish and wife to Frank
Morse. lot 3 Graves addition
Ottumwa ...............
j. e. Hull and wife to
Catherine Schwartz, South II.
lot AZ, block 6, Smiths third
addition Ottumwa
G. p. Gustason and wife to
r. w. Venator, part north q.
southwest u, section 9, ~,
70 ....:....... .............
John H. Spry. ct al, to Mary
3. Hennegin, lot 1, Court Park
addition Ottumwa
John p. Thompson and wife
to Peter P. Lykins, west u.
southeast n. southeast Il.
section 7. 10. IA
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ELDON.

Eldon.-Marion Randall of Deer
Lodge, Montana, spent Friday and Sat
urday at the home of Mrs. A. B. Rog.
erson. She left for Ottumwa today,
where she will visit her sister, Mrs.
W. S. Russell.
Mrs. Matte Boxx and daughter
Freda spent Saturday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. D. Tedrow of Libertyville Wis
tied at the horne of her daughter,
Mrs. A. ]. Bal6 en- last week.
Miss Inez Boetn went to Ottumwa
Saturday for weeks visit with her
brother, S. NJ Bowen.
Miss Alene Mead of Oskaloosa Wis
tied last week with her mother, Mrs.
Addie Mead
Rex Finney returned home Satur-
day from Fairfield, where he has
been visiting relatives.
Miss Edna Wood of Abba spent
Saturday and Sunday with her moth
er, Mrs. c. A. Wood
Mrs. O. P. Lininger of Trenton,
Mo-, spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Abbott.
Mrs. G. A. Wood spent Sunday in
Burlington with friends.
John Miller returned home Satllr-
day from Washington, Ia
Mrs. Fred Cook of Ottumwa visited
last week with relatives at this place.
Frank Burke of Des Moines spent
last week with friends in Eldon
Mrs. j. P. Quigley, Mrs. w. T.
Brown and Mrs Charles Shelter spent
! Saturday in Ottumwa
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HITEMAN.

Hiteman.-Harry S. Thompson left
Friday for Aurora and other points in
Illinois for months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Chapple and
family left Wednesday for Youngs-
town. Ohio, for visit with relatives,
they will also visit in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Meighlor and
daughter Clara. are visiting relatives
in Tayloridge, III.
Miss Edith Cameron is visiting her
sister in Buxton
Miss Gertie Darby and A. 1 ar
bv went to Milestone. Canada, for
the benefit of Miss Gerties health
oliver Welsh is the guest Of his
sister, Mrs. J. r. Price of Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Crook and Mrs
Jane Welsh spent Friday in Abba.
Attorney ]. r. Price was business
visitor in this city Tuesday
DIR. Waddell of Chillicothe, visited
DR.. Bulklev last week.
Miss Eunice Oats is spending a week
with her folks in Cedar Falls.
Miss Edith Welsh returned home
Monday from visit in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson have return
ed from business visit in Creston
Frank Beerl-le Ir., is visiting in
Creston.
The teachers of the public schools
are attending normal in Abba this
week.
Drs. McFall and Maearian are erect
ing a new office on Main street
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Mrs r. M. Johnson Of Kirksville,
Mo. passed through the city en- route
to Douds-Leando to visit friends.
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BIRTH NOTICES.

BORN March 30, 1908, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barbour of Livingston,
Mont, a son. Mr.. Barbour formerly
resided in Ottumwa
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personal freedom"
Personal freedom does not consist
in doing what you please, regardless
Of the misery it causes your fellow
man and may cause your posterity.
No man has the right to weaken him
self mentally and physically, and then
perpetuate that degeneracy by proga.
cation.
7. That the liquor business is not
criminal What is crime? A viola
ton Of law, either divine or human.
Anything which. degrades humanity is
violation Of divine law, and there
fore criminal
8. That prohibition laws would
convert honest men into hypocrites.
The honest man always obeys the law.
g. That liquor traffic is made bet.
ter by regulation"
Why not regulate murder, and
make it law-abiding? Why not "regu
late" robbery and reduce stealing to
moderation? Why not regulate
rape, and thereby make it virtue
| The article states, by way of enfore-
| ing the point, that regulation of the
social evil is more conducive to the
physical health and moral safety of
the community than it's repression. A
greater falsehood never was uttered
Why not officially recognize the re.
spectability of the devil, and be done
with it?
TO- That the Bible defends the use
of intoxicants. l wonder if that "pres
ident Of an American university" ever
saw Bible?
! II. That it is impossible to enforce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
SYNOPSIS of PRECEDING CHAP

CHAPTER 1.-The story is told in the
first person by Lady Betty Buckley, the
pretty young sister of the duke of Stan
forth. She is TO visit America in care of
Mrs. Stuyvesant-Knox Mrs. Ess Kay1. a
leader of American society, and the lat
ter's cousin, Miss Sally WoodDurn. in or
der that her elder sister Victoria's pro-
spective fiance, Sir Gilbert Mantell may
not be attracted by her.
CHAPTER lion board ship Betty
age passenger who saves child from
drowning. Mrs. Ess Kay, who is very
Exclusive" objects to Bettys interest
in the young man. Betty also meets
Tom Doremus, cousin of Mrs. Van der
Windt, of New York society.
CHAPTER III.-Lady Betty gets her
first impressions Of America. On the
dock she is rescued from reporters by
the steerage hero. who tells her he is
Jim Brett employed at the Manhattan
club, New York. In Mrs. E.ss Kay'S
splendid New York home Betty meets
Lieutenant Parker, brother of her host
ess, who is to take them to visit West
Point.
CHAPTER IW-vivace, a beautiful
and expensive dog, is sent to Betty.
Mrs. Ess Kay does not know who the
donor s, is, and Betty does not tell , -, her he,
whom Betty does not like, makes love
to her
CHAPTER v.-Lady Betty has a good
time at West Point despite Parker 5
proposal. which she rejects.
CHAPTER Win a walk in Central
park Sally tells Betty her love story
(she had been separated years before
from the poor man she loved by her
>family, the man becoming IL monk), and
advises Betty To marry only when she
is sure of her love. They meet Brett
CHAPTER VII-Betty is introduced
to Mrs. Harvey Richmount Taylour, a
typical young society woman.
CHAPTER NIII.-At Newport Betty
falls in love with Mrs. Ess Rays splen-
did cottage" the MooringS. Parker
continues his attentions. Mrs. Ess Kay
is chagrined on learning that Mrs. Van
der Windt, Viewpoints leader, has plan
ned to cut her and her acquaintance
Mrs. Pitchley. Mrs. Ess Kay relies or
Lady Betty's presence to maintain her
social prestige. She plans an entertain
ment to introduce Betty.
CHAPTER IX.-Betty meets her cou-
sin, the earl of Mohunsleigh, at New
port. Mrs Ess Kay and Mrs. Pitchley
contend for the possession of the earl.
CHAPTRE X.-Mrs. EsS Kay plans 8
fancy dress ball, the features of which
are to be Aladdin's cave and the Maze
An invitation is sent to Mohunsleigh's
friend. Jameson Il. Marlborough, new
San Francisco millionaire. Betty is tC
appear as a frost sprite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10

little angry cry. and Just then. to my
joy, some one from outside pushed the
orange tree back in its groove so as
to leave an opening again.
l darted out and caught a glimpse of
the tall Puritan man, who was appar-
emily engaged in pulling the tree for
ward so as to close the gap and shut
Potter in.
1t was so quick that l hardly had
time to understand whether it was
being done for my sake or not. but
didn't stop to think; simply ran.
met harlequins and queens. kings and
columbines hunting in couples the
green alleys were only broad enough
for two. but pushed by them and
went fitting down path after path
though voices called after me and peo-
pie pretended to SILVER with cold as
Frost passed.
Then, suddenly, II think this is {
way out" said voice l knew, speak
| ing just behind me. 1t was the yoic,
of my brown man. / could have recog
nized it among thousands. But whel
looked 1t was the tall figure Of tn,
gray Puritan who had helped me t,
get away from Potter Parker.
didn't answer a word. not even I,
say "Thank you. or rs this reali,
| you. Mr. Brett?p | just went in til,
direction he said. aud in another min
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10

portrait in fire minutes.
fight, which l wouldn't look at, and
some martyrs being reluctantly eaten
by lions, and Otero dancing.
All the masked people we met were
enjoying themselves very much and
saying this was the best thing for
years. And it. really was fun. But at.
last l thought we must have seen it
| all, and | wanted to go out. Besides.
| l was tired of being with Potter, who
would be sentimental, though l begged
| him not.
How do you propose to escape?" he
| asked. This is a maze. The proper
dodge in maze is to be lost. and l.
| am lost. So are you. We're lost to-
gether'
| But l want to be found now" said
l. We've been lost long enough.
| There are lots of other things to do"
| "And there's all night to do them
| ill.," said Potter. 81 dare say we shall
be lost for an hour or so yet. We've
| been wandering around from one path
to another. and we've never seen the
same thing twice, so perhaps there's a
lot more to explore"
"You must know" / said. at wasn't
kept a secret from you as it was from
me. You must have been through this
maze heaps of times, and of course
you know the way out"
"If 1 did I've forgotten it" Potter
coolly remarked. Then be changed his
tone you make me forget every
thing. Betty-everything but YOURSELF
You're not to call me Betty" l said
GROSSLY. for was tired Of having con
versations like that And l thought
that would be having much more fur
with some one else, for what is the
good of wearing mask if you art
only to talk with people you know?
''There's something else I'd great
e deal sooner call you," he half wills
pered Come into this little del
0 where the fountain is and the Orange
trees. and let me tell you"
81 don't want to know" said.
] Eyes, you do. Come along, anyhow
+ and I'll pick you an orange. Perhap.
e there'n be something nice inside IL
like there was in the toad's head"
n 1 wasn't to be bribed in that way
p but he took hold of my hand ant
l. pulled. so that / had to go with hin
r unless | wished to resist and be silly
Il Several people were coming toward u
c around the, twist of the path. and on
z tall man ahead of the others. dresse,
q very plainly like a Puritan. was look
e ing hard at us. Rather than make
scene went quietly with Potter, bu
d as soon as he had whisked me into th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10

If you are not up to "top-notch" condi-
ton, cut out meat eggs and pastries, and
try Shredded Wheat for ten mornings.
Shredded Wheat is the whole wheat,
.team-cooked, shredded and baked. 1t j.
not treated" "havored or Compounded"
with anything. For breakfast heat the
Biscuit in oven to restore crispness, pour
hot milk over it, add little cream and a
dash of salt. Your grocer sells it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
'Vivace is lucky and happy dog"
But don't YOU miss him?"

But don't you miss him?"
mo. For like to think that you
have him. You see. you were very
kind to ne when l was in Al hard po-
sition and good deal down on my
luck. There was nothing could do to
show how | appreciated it-until
thought of Vivace. 1t was our little
talk on the dock about finding a lost
dog that put the idea into my head"
Il guessed as much," said I, laugh
ing. 1T was that made me sure at
once who it was | had to thank for
Vivace. And-I was glad he had been
yours. After what I'd seen you do Oh
board ship. you know. IL honored
you. And feel proud to think that
we are friends"
you think of me as your friend?''
he asked in voice that showed he
was glad or excited or something that
wasn't quite calm.
Indeed, do think of you So" l as
sured him. "And you've proved your
friendship for me three times-once
on the dock. once by giving up dear
Vivace for me and now again to-
night when you came to my rescue. /
was-really bored in there. you know.
I And people seem to give themselves s
much liberty in-in their jokes whel
they're masked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10

Lives Here" said c..r;l on the door,
We pushed. and inside was room
with n young woman i'll white, crystal
gazing as hard as she could. She had
also Il velvet cushion on which you
laid your hand. and she told your char
acter and your fortune. Some people
in historical dress were ready to come
out just as we were going in. and one
of them said: Its Nine. Cortelyn.
Mrs. Stuyvesant-Kn must have Civ
ell her at least $500 or she wouldn't
have come a step"
We had our hands done. and the
Witch of the Woods told me that |
had come from across the water"
but that l would marry q man on this
side. and then she saw some one IN
the crystal who looked so exactly like
Potter Parker that I wished l had
stopped outside her red house.
After this We kept losing ourselves
h different green walled paths and
suddenly coming on booths where va
riety entertainments were going on OF
| funny cardboard pagodas. where cele-
| brated Japanese artists did your por-
| trait in five minutes on rice paper. OF
silk tents with conjuring shows. And
| there was Il place where you fished in
| q small. round pond with magnets and
caught little metal frogs with jewels
| in their heads, which you picked out
| Farther on was a miniature eastern
| bazaar, where girls in gauZe danced
while you drank Turkish coffee and
| pushed spoonfuls of sherbet under the
| lace on your mask. And there was q
| cinematograph entertainment of Il bull
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10

little dell with the orange trees ard
the fountain, he pushed one of the
trees and it moved forward in a
groove, so as to block up the entrance
and hide the dell from any one who
walked along the path.
''That's not bad trick, is itT' said
he. Il had that arranged on purpose"
ION purpose for what?' was silly
enough to ask.
ITO bring you here and get you to
myself. This is Bettv's bower. but
nobody knows it except you and me-"
With that he pulled off his mask and
made as if he would help me to do the
same with mine. but | stepped back
and almost tumbled over into the foun.
tain. Perhaps would if he hadn't
caught me round the waist. but in
stead of letting go when he had
steadied me on my feet he drew me
closer to him. i gave twist and a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
Act Quickly.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Reek
Island.

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Island.
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time.
Act quickly in times Of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
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Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty Of evidence to prove this.
Charles Greves of 1921 Third ave
nue., Moline, ILL.,, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills have been in my family on sew
eral occasions. My wife suffered some
time with severe backaches caused by
disordered condition Of the kidneys
and have been troubled in the same
way, the pains across my loins at
times being almost unbearable. Since
learning of Doan's Kidney Pills. how
ever, these backaches and kidney dis.
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l made a statement some years ago
recommending DOan's Kidney Pills,
and repeat that Doan's Kidney Pills
are all that they are represented to be
anu d SURE cure anu sale cure lot hio'
ney disease"
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus.
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buf-
falo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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ute l was out under the italian per-
COLA, draped with roses and wistaria.
that runs for a long way overlooking
the sea. Then l glanced over my
shoulder. and he was there, but hest
tating as if he hadn't decided whether
TO come with us or go back.
When saw this l did stop and num-
BILE in a low voice. ut is you. isn't it.
Mr.. Brett?"
YES he answered. II hope you
forgive me-"
"Oh. thank. you," said l. "I-want-
ed to come away. But how did you
know that-and how did you know
me?"
81 couldn't help seeing that you
were being pretty we'll forced to do
something YOU didn't want to do" he
replied, coming few steps nearer,
and there seemed to be nobody under
the pergola except just us two. 81
don't suppose had any right to be
angry at seeing that happen. but
was. So I did what l did on the spur
of the moment. AS for recognizing
you-I-well, you're rather tall. you
| know. and have way of holding your
head that-tiIat isn't easily forgotten
'Pm sorry I'm SO badly disguised
l said, laughing. But Pm glad you
| knew me. I'm so glad, too. that I'm
| out here. began to have-quite a
| stif1ed feeling. How lovely 1t is IL
this pergola. isn't it? Do you think
we might walk for few minutes
and get cool?''
May walk with your he asked il
a humble sort of way that gave me /:
funny little pain in my heart
please do" said quickly. and a.
cordially as could-far more cordial,
than would have spoken to any maj
in Mrs. Ess Rays. set. ''It's nice t,
see you here tonight"
"You must be very much surprised
had said Eyes" before l stoppe,
to think. and then was sorry becaus
it showed that was thinking he di,
not belong in such a scene as this. Blu
it was too late to go back. SO wen
ON instead. Its a good surprise
Its more than kind of you not quit
to have forgotten a waif like me-"
said.
II shall never forget you," said
"Why, of course. couldn't" And
noticed that my voice sounded quit
earnest, just as felt. but WASH
sure that ought to let him know
even if he was poor and unlucky-ths
did feel so sincerely about
There's Vivace, you know, for on
. reason"
what about VivaceT
ooh. you needn't pretend. because
was sure you gave him to me, and
wanted so much to write to that clu
and thank yon. only thought as yo
had put no name. perhaps I'd bett
$ not. must tell you now. though,
can't think how you came to- be
a kind"
: 1T was one Of the greatest Ileasur
e have ever had. You were kind d
: to be offended with me. l didn't mel
n to take q liberty. l thought you wou
e like the little chap"
o Il love him dearly. Often I shou
have been dreadfuIly homesick ii
o hadn't been for him. He always seer
y to understand II feel gloomy. and ]
el does his dear little brindled best
y cheer me up."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10


me in Newport meanwhile. for some
up to that.
/ knew no more than anybody out
side about the mystery of the maze
and Aladdin's cave. The secret was
wonderfully kept although there was
a constant undertone of excitement
running through the house for days
beforehand. and an army of workmen
were busy in the grounds as every
one calls them, first putting up n 81
gantic marquee and then working i'll
side it. One man told Mrs. Ess Kay
that he had been offered Il hundred
dollars by New York newspaper to
tell what was the nature of his worl;
at the Mornings. but either the bride
wasn't enough or else he was impec
cable
All under the house runs great eel.
lar l knew this from the first. be
cause one broiling hot day soon after
came Sally took me down to get COO
after l had dressed for somebody's
sat home and looked like freshly
iODSttI. IL SttlCS VI iooiilo
perfectly ventilated. with rough walls
and cemented floors. One of the room:
is of enormous size, and there are
stone pillars dotted about here ant
there for supports. There is one othe
that is rather large. but the rest arr
small One is used as if it were al
icehouse. There are others for wine
and there are some storerooms. For
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
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