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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-13
-pEcLAMAToRY CONTEST AT
MOULTON HIGH SCHOOL

Moulton.-The declamatory contest
of the Moulton high school was held
Friday evening at the Methodist Epis-
copal church. The orchestra furnish
ed the music and was assisted by the
male quartet, composed OF @. L. Bo-
Prof. Miller. The program follows:
Overture. "Renick Hits"-Orchestra
"Gloria" -Congregation.
Invocation-Rev. Windblgler.
Music, Southern Dance"-Orches-
OratoricaI Glass.
Bunker Hill Oration"-Vera Dye.
"Toussaint LOverture"-Ora Moore
Music-Orchestra
"A Word of Encourag ement to OPP
pressed"-Ida Nelson.
Dramatic Glass.
Solo, HOLY City'-Vivian Miller.
"The Death Dish"-E. Ruth Powers
Music-Orchestra
1.-The Rescue of Lygia"-Lena Hurd
Humorous Class.
Music-Orchestra
Mrs Smarts Learns to Skate
Eva Wilson.
Music-Orchestra
Aunt Elnoras Hero-Jeanette Wind
Solo, Loves Dream"-Leone Fow-
Ter.
Decision Of judges.
Music-Male quartet.
Benediction-Rev Windbigler.
The Judges were Mrs. Will Votaw
FIT Madison: w. F. Garrett and e. 1
Stickney The decision was Ore
Moore, first in the oratorical; Lena
Hurd, first in dramatic, and jeanette
Windbigler, first in humorous. Orr
Moore will represent the school in thu
district contest at Des Moines OF
March g.
Other News.
The best lecturer that has greeted s
Moulton audience was Thomas Nc
Glary, who appeared on the lectur
course Saturday night at the Metho
dist Episcopal church in his lecture
| mission of Mirth." His thought
were made clear by illustrations, hi
manner pleasing and his humor unex
celled.
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EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville.-Carl McClain left Mon
day for an extended visit with rela-
tives in Winfield, Kansas, and from
there he will go to Fort Collins, Colo
RADIO, where he will remain indefinitely
If he is pleased with the country.
AS Ed Worrell was chonping wood
Saturday the ak slipped and he cut his
foot badly. He managed to walk home
the same morning. but in the after
noon 1t was thoueht that lock-jaw
would set in, and physicians were
summoned.
Mrs. j. Hartman of Ravinna, Mo.
who has been here for the past three
weeks visiting her daughter. Mrs
Frank Pierce, departed for her home
Monday morning.
has been keering house for her father
for some time. returned home Monday
morning, and her sister, Miss Jeanette
True, who has been attending Iowa
college at Grinnell, will remain a,
home with her father from now on.
Misses Jeanette Beedle and friend
Miss Rachel Hamltn of Des Moines
were here visiting with the formers
sister, Mrs. Fred Wilcox, and witt
other relatives and friends. and re-
turned to their home in Des Nome!
Friday evening.
Mrs Prev who has been visiting
the home Of her son Don Prev, re
turned to her home in Corydon Mon,
day morning.
Mrs. Jesse Swan went to Ottumws
Monday morning to spend few day
with her mother, Mrs. I4host. who ha
been in poor health for some time
Mrs. Swan will also visit with othe
relatives and friends.
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sIGoURN EY.

Sigourney.-A. NJ. Barlow met with
a serious accident Saturday. He was
helping Mr.. Atwood put up ice and
was hauling home load and owing to
the Ice on the road the wagon slid to
one side. THROWN" Mr.. Barlow off the
load, together with large piece Of ice
which fell on his left elbow, crushing
It and will probably leave him a Grip
pied arm for life.
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Schipfer entertained at s
o'clock dinner. Covers were laid for
twenty Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs a. M. Meas, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
HI acht. DR.. and Mrs. strawbridge, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Goeldner, Eugene and
Mrs Schipfer. Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Schipfer. Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Dupius.
DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Hknkley, and Mrs.
Eva Stalker and son WILDER of Rich
land An elegant spread of five courses
was served, after which the evening
was spent at cards, until late hour,
when the guests said good night to
the host and hostess and thanked them
for the happy evening spent
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CORN and STOCK
FORM BIG ITEM
MERCHANDISE FORMS THE MA
JOR PORTION OF FREIGHT
TRAFFIC NOW HANDLED.

'sTime was when the Burlington
road was known as one of the grang-
ers,' remarked the old railroad man,
"but this Is the case no longer. In the
old days the roads in this section de-
pended largely on corn for traffic
with other agricultural products form
ing a respectable proportion of the
freight traffic. Now with the settling
up Of the west, the growth of cities
and town, merchandise makes up the
largest share of the traffic, and what.
ever causes a decline in general
business affects the railroads. That is
the reason why there are so many
idle freight cars standing on the sid
ings of the various western roads at
the present time.
western merchants are now plac-
ing orders for goods more freely than
a few weeks ago, and the amount OF
merchandise in sight to move has
grown considerably. The rush Of bust
ness that usually comes early In the
spring will arrive month or two
later this year, but when 1t does come
the increase of traffic will be notice
able. have noted that dealers pre-
fer to buy on rising market. That
is the reason that orders for spring
delivery have been slow IN coming
out. Take lumber, for instance. The
trend has been downward for some
time. and the result Is that but little
lumber has been moving. Were a
dealer to stock up on lumber at pres
ent prices. and the decline continued
for some time. he would have stock
of high priced lumber on his hands
that would be difficult to dispose OF
| for the amount of money that he has
| in it. The same is true of other
lines of business. The coal shipments
have been dropping off. The decrease
| in the amount of coal used by the rail
roads has permitted the mine owners
to pile Up a great surplus, and tbs
merchants have not been placing
heavy orders as stated before, the
mild winter being one reason, Of
course.
Burlington reports continue to show
a fair movement of live stock ant
grain. Owing to the high price O.
corn many farmers, who usually have
fed stock during the winter months
have been unable to do SO and have
taken advantage of the high price ane
pourned their corn on the market.
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OWES HIM A LIVING
Charles Hinkle, Injured in Wreck
Near Here Several Years Ago,
Wants Support,

Charles Hinkle, who was injured in
a railroad wreck near here five years
ago, has brought suit in Des Moines
for damages sufficient to care for him
the remained of his natural life. The
Des Moines paper says Of 1t:
Charles Hinkle wants the Rock ISL
and railroad to support him for the
remainder Of his natural life. He was
permanently injured in wreck on the
railroad near Ottumwa five years ago.
At that time he claims the company
made an oral agreement to pay all his
doctor bills and reasonable salary
during the time that he was incapacl.
tated. Being unable 10 90 any work
since his injury and with little pros
poets of doing any in the future, he
demands that the company fulfill it's
promise. He has brought suit in dis.
trict court for $1,000 for doctor bills
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WILLIAM JAY DAWSON DIED
AT CHARLTON SATURDAY

Chariton.-William Jay Dawson, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dawson Of this
city, died at his home in east Charlton
on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8, 1908, at
o'clock. after an extended illness
with consumption. He is survived by
a wife and one daughter. Funeral SER
vices, conducted by Rev. Hugh Moore
was held at the First Baptist
church this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The funeral services of G. Freburg
were held at the Swedish Lutheran
church Sunday forenoon at 1880
o'clock, conducted by Rev. o. A. Elm
quist, after which interment took place
in the Charlton cemetery. The seven
children of the deceased were all
present at the last sad rites.
Miss Edith Lariner has returned
from an extended visit in Carroll with
her sister. Mrs. MAJ Pascoe
Miss Mamie OConnor of MeIrose
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has been suffering with pneumonia for
several years, but Is now slightly bet


several years, but Is now slightly bet
ter.
Mrs. Frederick Jordan, who lives
west of town Is still in very critical
condition from necrosis Of the bones Of
the left foot. complicated with exhaus-
ton and other ailments due to old age.
She is 10 years old..
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles DeBolt Of Red
Oak are visiting at the S. G. Moore
h, ne and with other relatives south
east of town.
John Bush Of Des Moines was in
town a few days ago on business. On
Tuesday Of last week he returned from
months visit to Oklahoma and Ar
kansas.
Marion Myers, formerly of the Rock
Island depot force of this city. return
ed from business visit to Ottumwa
last Friday.
Levi Caulkins spent Saturday in
Des Moines looking after some busi-
ness affairs.
John H. Long returned last satur-
day from a trip to Caldwell, Idaho,
where he was engaged in placing a
tombstone over the grave Of the late
A. K. steunenberg.
Dee Fry shipped car load of cat
tie to Chicago last week. Mr.. Fry
went with the shipment and returned
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brees have
both been sick for the past two or
three weeks. Their son, Timothy
Brees of Wichita. Kansas, is here on
| that account.
Fred Roller and Joseph Templeton
came home Wednesday from Long
| mont, Colorado.
Thomas s. McClymond was able tc
be down town Tuesday for the first
| time since the middle Of last week. He
! had ben laid up with the grip.
| Bud Anderson o fthis city has suf-
| fered from severe case Of appendi-
citis since last Sunday. but is now re-
covering without an operation.
Stanley Smith and William Robucl
of Round Grove had a little experience
| in a runaway on the Miley hill last
Saturday Their buggy was pretty
badly wrecked and the tongue of the
wagon was broken but the two boys
escaped with slight injuries.
Mrs. L. Kohns returned Monday
from weeks visit with friends ant
relatives in Ottumwa
Miss Eva Isham of Des Moines Wis
| tied with Mrs. Conrad Amos over Sun.
| day in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe S. Collins visited
friends in Chicago over last Sunday
returning Tuesday.
William Rigg came in Monday t.
visit relatives and attend court.
Mrs. ]. B. Meeker has been suffering
with pneumonia since last Friday ant
is in q very serious condition.
Lee Butterfield Of this city has gon'
In the railroad roundhouse at tina
place. Edgar Hill is another Knoxville
man that is employed at the sam
place.
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KNOXVILLE.

Knoxville.-E j. S. Davis was a
business caller in Des Moines last
Friday.
Miss Sue Shirer. who is attending
the Drake University School Of Music
at Des Moines, was a visitor over Sun
day at her home in this city.
E. Covey spent Sunday with his
brother n-law, George Patterson near
Carlisle in Warren county.
Benjamin Aud of Griswold visited
here the latter part Of this week with
his sister, Mrs. j. w. Finarty, and
with A. c.. Finartv southwest of town.
Belle, the s-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs George Sims, north of town,
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MUNTERVILLE.

Muntervile-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johnson and children and Mrs. Louisa
Pierson visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sven Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred johnson and
daughters, Francis and Gwendolin,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Larson called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. w. Hasselrooth re-
Gently
Mrs. Myra Johnson ie still in a very
precarious condition with pneumonia
Mrs. Carlson who is living with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Swanson, is
very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Burgeson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson near
Dudley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Bal lwel spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Smith.
Mrs. Q. w. Hasselrooth and Miss
Stella Oval called on Mrs. Charles
Burnstedt Mondav afternoon.
Misses Alice Anderson and Hannah
Ethel Johnson and Hannah Piersor
called on Miss Stella Pierson Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Roe venator visited with he,
parents near Dudley one day las
week.
Mrs. Otto Carlson and daughter
Miss Mabel, We're Blakesburg caller:
Saturday.
Allie and Edwin Anderson visited ir
Ottumwa last week.
Misses Alice Anderson and Hanaf
Pierson called on Mrs. Charles Burn.
stedt Thursday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society met witt
Mrs. Charles Nelson Friday afternoon
There will be no services held here
in the Lutheran church next Sunday
as the pastor will attend a conference
held in Ottumwa this week and next.
| Sunday morning, Feb. 23 English
services will be held at 1880.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Tuesdays Daily.
Nesnam seils the best Watches.
w. W. Dyer left yesterday for Fair
field on short business trip.
Mrs. W. Deress, of Avery. returned
to her home yesterday after spending
the morning in the city on business.
Good goods at fair prices. Sargent's
Mrs. S. Burns of Eldon visited with
friends in the city yesterday and re-
turned to her home last evening.
Mrs. r. r. Jones of Hayesville, VINO
has been visiting with relatives in the
city, returned to her home last even
ing.
Mali orders promptly filed by sar-
gents.
Mrs. H. G. Jennings, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. F. Red
burn, living south of the city, left for
her home in Farson yesterday
Mrs. M. E. Needles of 55s West
Second street, departed this morning
for Avery, where she will visit few
days with relatives.
Sargent's drugs are fresh and pure.
Miss Alta Perry of Eldon returned
to her home this morning after spend
ing a few hours in the city on bust
ness.
Mrs. L. Walker and children of
Hayesville returned to their home
last evening after spending the day in
the city SHOPPING
Send your mail orders for drugs to
Sargent.
Mrs. A. Risk and Miss Eta Mere
dith. who have been in the city on
business the past few days, have re
turned to their homes in Ollie.
Mrs. Jennie Harmon, who has been
visiting in Abingdon, passed through
the city yesterday on her way to
Hayesville.
Money back If goods are unsatis-
factory at sargent's.
Miss Mabel George of Everest. re-
turned to her home this morning
after making short visit with friends
in this city.
Mrs. L. Beasley of Hayesville re-
turned to her home last evening aft
er spending the day in the city on
business.
Miss Mary Hammond and Miss
Glide Walker Of Hayesville returned
to their homes last evening after
spending the day in the city with
friends.
If any Rexall medicine fails, Sar.
gent refunds the money.
Mrs. A. Phillips of Highland Center
passed through the city this morning
where she had been visiting with
relatives.
Mrs. ]. Miller of PIG Cara street left
this morning for Eldon, where she
will spend the day visiting at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. G. w. Fin
ness.
Mrs. H. Lucht of Melrose passed
through the city this morning en-
route to her home from Sigourney,
where she had been visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs George
Latfar. u. vii .jEsa 1 Il Sal
Rexall Kidney cure guaranteed by
Sargent.
Mrs. ]. Carter of Eldon, who has
been visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. R. Erskine, residing on
East Main street. returned to her
home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jones, accompan
led by Miss Florence F. Walker
passed through the city on their way
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Phillips BigStore

church will be held at Bethel Feb. %
and 80. Business session on Saturday
and preaching on Sunday morning and
evening by the pastor
Ross Brooks visited at the home OF
Oliver Millard SUNDAY.
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Gard Of Thanks.

Card Of Thanks.
We desire to extend thanks to
friends and neighbors for their help
during the long illness and death OF
our mother, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, also
for the many floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs s. P. Salter.
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Marriage Licenses.
r. l.. Tillotson to Miss Maud Cramb
let.
Lewis Griever to Miss Ella VIII
liams, (colored).
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Talks of Negroes Future.

Continuing, Secretary Taft said:
vigorous action and measures to
stamp out existing abuses and effect
reforms are necessary to vindicate
society as at present constituted.
otherwise, we must yield to those OIL
a socialistic basis.
"The republican party follows the
administration upon this social and
moral reform-approves Its attitude
In favor of the vested rights, OF main
tanning the power of courts, of render
ing more equal by legislation the
basis of dealing between employer
and employee, of strengthening the
regulative power over railroads and
other interstate corporations, and OF
prosecuting those law breakers who
continue to defy public opinion"
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TAFT LAUDS
The PRESIDENT
IN KANSAS CITY SPEECH URGES
THAT ROOSEVELT POLICIES
BE CARRIED OUT.

Kansas City. Feb. II. Defense of
the policies Of the present administra-
ton in dealing with wealthy evildoers
and pleas for the continuance of these
policies were the basis of addresses
by Secretary Taft and Attorney Gen
eral Hadley before the Association
Of Young Republicans of Missouri
last night.
Secretary Taft also urged upon the
audience the need of their efforts in
making a republican conquest in the
south. now that the time seems pro
pitous for such a move. The men of
the south, he said, had forgotten in a
measure the bitterness against the
party and were willing to aid in de-
Gliding great national questions, ignor.
ing the past.
Referring to the abuses practiced
by corporations. Secretary Taft said:
1--WE were passing into regime OF
an irresponsible plutocracy During
the last four years there has been
great awakening to this danger, and
a popular demand that lawbreakers,
no matter how wealthy or how high
or powerful their position, shall be
made to suffer Under the leadership
of Theodore Roosevelt the republican
party has not faltered in its determin-
alton to meet the requirements Of the
situation, and to enact such legisla-
tion as may be necessary to bring to
a close this period of illegitimate
corporate immunity
Party Stands BY Roosevelt.
Continuing, he said: There are
those who have been members Of the
republican party who differ with Mr..
Roosevelt in respect to the proper
course to be taken in stamping out
these abuses of corporate wealth. The
great bulk of the republican party,
however, stands solidly at his back
in the work which he and the repre-
sentatives of the party in congress are
doing.
Secretary Taft spoke of the recent
panic and of President Roosevelt's
special message to congress "The
message contains an answer to the
charges made that the administration
is responsible for the industrial de-
preston which has followed he said,
"and the sharpness and emphasis with
which this unfounded attack is met
have heartened the great body of the
people as by a bugle call to renewed
support of the policies of the admin
istration.
From beginning to end the message
shows his earnest desire to protect
the honest business man and the hon
est laborer and to secure to them the
possibility of living under the equal
administration of the law"
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From Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. M. F. Mccartney of 312 West
Park avenue is in Keosauqua visiting
friends
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Tri- Courier
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OUR CORN PRIZE

to Montana from Hayesville, yester.
day.
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Mrs. w. G. Brown and Mrs. W. J
Gordon OF Hedrick. after spending the
day visiting. with Vonnie Brown, who
is i'll at the hospital, returned to thei'
home last evening"
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Mrs. j. Armstrong of 51S East Main
street, departed last night for Sigour
ney. where she will visit few daye
with friends.
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Mrs. F. F. Hadsell and daughter
Miss Cora Hadsell of Hedrick, who
were called here by the death of the
infant son Of j. H. Philpott, returned
to their home last evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Becker of Salem
returned to her home yesterday after
spending Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. w. S. Parker, $40 West Fourth
street.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-17

RooIner Left the Water
RunninQ

A roomer at the Vanderhoof Sun
day night forgot to turn off the water
and consequently flooded the entire
portion of the building and the water
soaked through the floor and leaked
down into the Nobby Shoe Store and
Luck's jewelry setore and did several
hundred dollars worth of damage to
the new stock that Nelson Bros, had
just received. The management of the
hotel have had several cases of this
before and have always discovered
the water running before damage had
been 1one. They are really not 10
blame for this act but it is pity
that the water soaked through and
did not surround the one that let it
run, perhaps it would have, aroused
him from his dream 1t is not a bad
for the hotel as it
clearly demonstrates that the Wander
hoef is a c.oI place to sleep Or the
;.artv leaving the water running would
have heard it. g. ! 4 ~ e
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TWfNTy-TWO YEARS AGO
Items OF Interest Cleaned From The Devils Lake ner0ean Pub
ished Under Date Of Saturday. June II, 1886.

a fair in their new school building on
July 10 for the benefit of their new
church. Tie Minnie H will make ex-
cursions.
By vote of 81 to last Tuesday it
was voted to issue township bonds in
the amount of $4,000 for the purpose
of building a school building on Rock
Island and completing the finishing of
the second story of the school build
ing in this city.
Monday morning three companies of
the 18th infantry which has been sta
toned at Fl Totten for two or three
years, came over in the steamer and
pitched their tents just south of the
railroad tracks, Thursday morning
they went east in four special cars at
tached to the regular passenger. They
are bound for Cheyenne, Wyoming.
A horse was stolen from E. Smith
& Co., at Bartlett Wednesday night.
A buggy and harness is reported as
: missing by John Crazy at Midway
since the same date.
The long dry season will result in
serious prairie fires and the farmers
should take due precautions.
July 18th the request of Oswold's at.
torneys for a new trial was withdrawn
and the judge sentenced him to twelve
years in the Bismarck penitentiary.
| Receiver Whipple's resignation
which was handed in last December
was formerly accepted last March ant
last Saturday the president appointed
in his place Hon. Sterling S. Smith
at present Mayor of Mandan.