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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
COLUM BlA.

Columbia.-Mrs. Jane Stevens is
dangerously i'll with pneumonia with
no hopes for her recovery.
among those on the sick list are
the families of Chas. Olney, George
Stevens and William Roberts; Walter
Gardner, Mrs. j.. H. Olney, Mrs. T. L.
Stevens and Mrs. W. W. Rapp.
Harry Stevens and daughter Iva
were Ottumwa visitors last Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Byrum of South Ottum-
wa was summoned to the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. Jane Stevens last
Thursday
Misses Gladys and Alice Stevens of
Ottumwa came up Thursday to be at
the bedside of their grandmother.
The preaching services at this place
will be in the evening next Sunday.
On account Of so much sickness there
was no league service last Sunday.
Washington, D. c., Feb 1S. - Po-
liceman w. H. Curtis Of the District
Of Columbia force Is special guardian
Of the executive mansion and Presi.
dent Roosevelt's Outside" body,
guard.
No man In Washington has larger
acquaintance with public officials
than this sturdy minion of the law
For the last six years he has stood at
his post in front of the White House
and senators and ambassadors and
cabinet officers give him the glad
smile. while occasionally mere mem
bers of congress are permitted to bow
to him. Policeman Curtis has one OF
those kindly dispositions which en-
daorc HIM of hrct Siobf
Also. let it be known, he is man
latter the Presidents own heart. He
has Rooseveltian family of six
kids" and when the President
heard this he was delighted"
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ciate in business. The funeral serv-
ices We're held in the Methodist Epis-
copal church, conducted bv Rev. Ing
ham. The burial was made at the
Breckenridge ceretery in Clay town
ship near the old home place.
T. r. Brown of Pleasantville was in
town Tuesday. He Is just recovering
from serious sickness.
Miss Izah Collins. who had been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Ames, In Omaha.
was called home the last of last week
OH account of the death of her grand
father, A. j. Hanna.
Joseph Oppenheimer of Webster City
visited Monday and Tuesday with the
families of Eli Kaufman and B. Grad
wohl in this city. Mr.. Oppenheimer
was a business partner of Mr.. Kauf-
man in this city some twenty five
years ago.
Blanche Pringle, the IL year old
gle, has been suffering for the past
few weeks with dislocated shoulder.
They regarded it as nothing but a
sprain and let it go for some time
without treatment. gathering final
ly appeared, which was relieved by an
operationu.
Noah Glass has gone to Colorado in
the hope that his health will be i'm
proved by the change in climate.
Bent Grant of Pella was in town on
Monday to attend the funeral Of his
step-father, A. j. Hanna
Mrs. George X Cherrie and four
children arrived Monday for a months
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
George Brewer. Mrs. Cherrie and chill
dren live in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
mr.. CRANE DEAD.
Wapelo County Man Passes Away al
His Home Near
Eldon

Eldon.-Mr. Crane expired this
morning at his home north of this city
after long illness caused from
stroke of paralysis. The funeral SER
vices will be held at the home We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
William sigafoose of Dahart, Texas,
spent Sunday in Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Flowers, who
have been spending the winter In Cal
fornia and Texas, returne dlast night.
Mrs. Samuel Burns was in Ottum-
wa today.
Mrs. Joe Hummel came to Eldon
from Ottumwa toda- to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank jacques are re-
turning to Ottumwa today, after a
brief visit with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Pearson went to
Bonaparte today for brief visit.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Candy,
today. son,
Born, Monday afternoon to MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Pence, a son.
Mrs. Martha Cline returned home to-
day from Good Hope, ILL.,, after visit
at the home of H. r. Baker.
W. E. Warren spent today in Keo-
sauqua.
Mrs. Ella Gardner of Douds-L eando
spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs
Burriel Lynch of Eldon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Ross and son OF
Libertyville are visiting relatives in
this city
Mrs. Marie Mulvaney spent the day
today in Ottumwa.
Christy & Davis attorneys. were In
Ottumwa on legal business today
Miss Eula Erskins of Ottumwa il
visiting relatives In Eldon this week.
Mrs. Eunice Curry returned to her
home today.
J. Lubbock of Dyervflle is in Eldon
today on business
Mrs. knott and Son, Palmer Lee,
were in Ottumwa today visiting.
Miss Maggie Lynch of Ottumwa Is
visiting in Eldon this week
Miss Jessie Brown of Kirkville spent
Sunday with her friend, Miss Shield
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
cLEws SEES IMPROVEMENT.

A paragraph in Henry Clews' week
ly market letter says:
AS for the misdeeds of so-called
"high finance" these are already
meeting with deserved retribution;
sometimes in the courts, but more fire.
quently through financial collapse and
public ostracism. We have had many
examples lately that there are numer-
GUS evils difficult of suppression by
law, which disappear quickly under
the influence of an aroused and sound
public opinion. The latter is a powe1'
of tremendous force when exerted, and
1t is safe to say that many of the deals
and transactions which were passed
over without challenge two or three
years ago would not be repeated in the
financial district today. Comparatively
little reform has thus far been secured
either through legislation or enforcing
the law; yet everyone within the pre-
cincts of Wall street knows that bust
ness standards there are on distinct
ly higher level than twelve months
ago.
Mr.. Clews does not share the belief
of some of his neighbors in Wall street
that the country is drifting onto the
rocks because the people are demand
ing higher standard of morals in
business life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
IOWA MEN TO THE FRONT.

In the current issue of the Saturday
Evening Post there is an editorial
dealing in facetious manner with the
practice of the big financial institu-
tons In ornamenting their presiden-
cies with ex-secretaries of the
treasury. 1t is termed fishing with
big bait" but the Post admits it has
proved successful, and cites on the
authority of one Of ex-Secretary
Shaw's friends that the Iowan attrac-
ted eight millions OF deposits within
eight months to the bank of which he
was chief.
This recalls to the Post the plan at
tributed to Balzac, of starting an i'm
mense grocery in Paris in which the
most famous authors Of that capital
should be partners and where all of
them should appear personally at least
once day. 1t was calculated that the
rush of curious customers would in.
sure an immense trade, and in time,
with honorable dealing a monoplN of
the Partisan grocery trade might be
hoped for. Recommending to bankers
the Balzac plan the Post says:
We should like to see a new bank,
owned, organized, directed and officer.
ed by Messrs. Cortelyou, Shaw, Gage,
Vanderlip, Roberts, Dawes, Lacey and
Ridgely. We believe it would irresist-
ingly attract all the depositors in the
country, and secure for itself that vir-
tual monopoly OF. business in its parti-
cular line which Balzac expected for
his authors grocery"
The Post does not expect to be
taken seriously in its bizarre plan of
an all-star cast in banking institu-
ton. Yet one view of the plan is af-
forded that cannot but be pleasing to
lowans. That is, that in giving list
of eight men eminently qualified as
stars in the financial armament 1t was
necessary to call on Iowa to furnish
three, Shaw, Lacey and Roberts, which
is simply another evidence that "In
all that is good Iowa affords the best"
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day morning and was taken to Hills
boro for interment
Mr.. Wellman bought a car load Of
horses of Rhynas & Workman Thurs
day and shipped them to Kansas FRI
day.
Thomas Newman went to Ottunnwa
Saturday. thence on west, to visit his
sister.
Mrs. Raw Day of Moravia is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Morris, being called
here to attend the funeral of DIR. Days
father A. H. Day.
There are three men living in Stock
port, all over SO years old and one east
of the city over 80 years old. They all
so far this winter have escaped tho
ravages of the grip.
Mrs. John Harlan has been sick for
the past month, but is reported better
at present.
G. Z. Wise has sold his farm in Ce-
dar township to George Askew. The
farm contains 100 acres and the con-
sideration was $4,000. Mr.. Wise has
purchased land in the Panhandle
country in Texas, and will move the
coming spring to the Lone Star state
/, to make his future home
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0srAss@s..z..s I. .!sts +
OBITUARY.
9I.sssssss.3..s.in 4.

Eddyville.-Edna Gardner was born
August 2, 1879, and died February 10,
1908, at the age of twenty eight years.
six months and ten days. She resided
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Gardner, In Wapello county, until her
marriage to DR.: Jesse Moore, Of Clio.
Iowa, on May II, 1906.
AT the age Of fifteen she united with
the Methodist Episcopal church Of
Eddyville, of which she was a faithful
worker, both in church and in Sunday
school, until she removed to Cito
with her husband where she continued
her work and gained many friends
both in and out Of church circles. She
remained devoted Christian until
her death. Prior to her marriage she
taught in number Of schools near
Eddyville where she won the respect
of all whom she met, by her bright and
loving disposition. Her death comes
as shock to her many friends and
relatives. She leaves loving hus-
band, sister, father and three brothers.
with number of relatives and friends
to mourn her loss. The funeral serv-
ices We're conducted from the M. e.
church and interment was made in the
Highland cemetery.
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Death Of Mrs. EnsIow.

Mrs. Mary. D. Enslow, the
mother Of D. A. Enslow of this city,
died at her home near Derby on
Thursday at the age of SO years, 8
months and days, after an extended
illness with dropsy and heart trouble.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev.
Armstrong, We're held at her late home
Friday afternoon at O'clock She Is
survived by six children, D. A. Enslow
and Mrs. w. H. Penick of this city,
Frank Enslow of Albion, Neb. Mrs.
Allie Burlington Of San Francisco,
Cal: William Enslow of Glen Rock,
Wyoming: Mrs. Retta Watson of Leb-
anon, Kansas, all Of whom except the
last named, were present at the last
sad rites.
Other News Of Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Stickney Of OF
tumwa arrived yesterday for a few
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stewart
Mrs. w. M. Cox of New London
Of her aunt, Mrs. e. E. Tuttle, while
on her way to White City. Kansas,
where she expects to reside In the flu
ture.
Mrs. J. T. Barrows visited In Osce-
ola yesterday with her sister, Miss
Maggie Chlders.
George Press and Miss Lillian Wood
Went 10 Humeston FRIDAY. evening TO
furnlsh the music Tor a dance.
MIS-. Lizzie Merrinan OF dorchester
40, ,,ith tan ,,iaoa ME- Z, yu crau
,,,i;;1a ~, ha,. NOV ~ Unn,astor - ,,isit
relatives.
The Misses Flora and Lora Fight OF
Derby visited in Charlton yesterday
a n,r" 'i'eii - tpp'i
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BONAPARTE.

Observation-Disclosures of the Bona
parte Alumni association held a meet
ing at the home of Miss Nellie Jones
Monday evening.
Friends and relatives here have re-
ceived announcements of the marriage
OF, Frank H. Coolidge and Miss Edna
Strahl at Mora, Oregon. They will
make their home at Athena, Oregon
Harry Barber has gone to Bussey
after a visit here with relatives.
Roger Cox visited over Sunday in
Mt. Zion with his brother, Milton Cox
and family.
Miss Della Gillespie was an otumwa
visitor Saturday
Mrs. Nina Morris aud children and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
A PEsslMlsTIc DOCTRINE.

Dinkenspiel, that cheerful philoso-
pher of the Sunday papers is usually
the most optimistic of men, but in a
recent discourse he gave voice to a
sentiment that has been the creed of
the pessimist since time began. He
said:
mo, Rudolph set, mo successful
man can efer count his friends. 1t is
only der man dot fails dot can count
dem, und dere is no danger dot he will
sprain his voice vile he is doing it.
Success is der dollhouse ware der
flowers. grow. Sweet doors squeeze
ouid through der windows, und der
whole world wishes to get inside und
help der lucky owner to pluck der
roses. Failure is an icehouse und all
dot fourishes dere is der frozen face
und kick in der back part of der
vaistcoat ven der owner vas not look
ing
Just look about among your friends
and see If this is so. The successful
man according to this doctrine is the
man of wealth; the failure the man
who has not accumulated money. Do
you hold any of your true friends in
any higher regard because they have
money? Do you greet the boyhood
friend who has never attained higher
state than plain, ordinary good citizen
ship with an icy stare or a kick? No,
you don't, and neither do your friends.
This doctrine in prose and it's com
panion set to poetry in the Ingalls,
poem which holds that opportunity
knocks but once at our door form the
creed of the pessimist
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
WATERRURYs FIGHT ON
GERMS

In Waterbury, Conn, the spread OF
skin disease in the public schools has
been traced to the practice of pupils
using lead pencils that had been
used by others. BY what means the
disease was traced and laid at the
door Of the pencil is not stated. but
at any rate the school authorities have
abandoned the practice of placing the
lead pencils in one box as formerly.
The Chicago Inter Ocean commenting
On this important discovery by the
Waterbury medical profession, which,
it believes was only made possible by
the marvellous development Of know
germ theory or disease, says:
Medical science is certainly making
tremendous strides along this line.
Scarcely a day passes but that it dis
covers new disease or some new way
Of catching an old one. 1t has been
computed by an aDle statistician that,
owing to the advancement of medical
science, one can contract not only
from 80 to rs per cent more kinds of
disease now than in our grandfathers'
time, but become infected with any Of
them in from 75 to IS per cent more
ways than the medical scientists Of
our grandfathers' time thought pos
sihle.
But the Inter Ocean does not be-
lieve yigilence should cease with
abandoning the practice of permitting
the pupils to use the same pencils.
The children will still have other hab-
it's in common as it points out:
Even if the children of the public
schools of Waterbury shall not be per-
mitted any longer to exchange lead
pencils, it is more than likely that they
will be permitted to breathe the same
air, see the same sights, walk the
same streets, skate on the same ponds,
play in the same vacant lots, with the
same balls and bats, hearing the sing
ing of the same birds, basking in the
same sunshine, and doing lot Of
other infectious things in common.
Medical science cannot possibly
keep guard over them all the time, and
around as freely as ever; that is, if
some kindly old lady who is not a
medical scientist, shall not come for
ward with some simple remedy like
sulphur and molasses to purify their
blood, or, better still, scrub bath
nightly for each and every one of
them until the epidemic is conquered
and the children can not only swap
lead pencils again, but marbles and
dolls, In perfect safety.
1t is to be hoped the skin disease
in Waterbury Is conquered before the
school authorities put the germ theory
to further tests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
EDDYvlLLE.

Rev. Right of Salem has
been here for the past few days
visiting at the Brunt home and also
performed the ceremony at the Brunt-
Johnson wedding. He was accompan-
led home Friday by Miss Blanche
Crossen. who will remain until Tues
day visiting with his daughters, the
Misses Vera and Mamie Right.
John Beuggiust, who resides near
No. 10 at Buxton, sold his farm Fri.
day to Mike Ribarchak of Evans.
The farm consisted of 70 acres and
was sold at $50 per acre The deal
was made by Beamer Bros.
John Mc1ntire of Moravia was in
Eddyville Friday looking after the
purchasing Of property, as he expects
to move to this place in the near flu
ture.
Miss Mary Wathall of Iowa Falls,
was visiting her sister Miss Sadie
Wathall this week and left on the
evening train Friday for Centerville,
where she will visit for a few days
before returning home
George Strange and wife of. San.
born. Iowa, were here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Strange's mother,
the late Mrs. Meeker, and returned to
their home Friday.
Mrs Mater of Abba was visiting al
the D. Mater home Thursday and Fri
day and other relatives and friends
near here and at Coalfield.
The Rock Island railroad company
was repairing their track here Friday,
putting in about a dozen new rails on
the switch line and also some new
ties.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20

Willie Haywood of Eldon, have been
recent guests at the w B. Ryland
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Meek have re.
turned from visit in Chicago.
Mrs. Frank Downing of Ottumwa,
visited friends here yesterday
Ben Rouf of Fremont, is a guest at
the home of Mrs. Laura Dulin
Mrs. Charles Grimm and daughter of
Keokull, have been visiting her moth
er, Mrs. H. Stewart and other rela-
tives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20
G . g HEALS
- - - OLD SORES

The underlying the
blood This vital fluid has become
prevents the from healing This infection
active sluggish condition Of the leaving in the
body absorbed the throwing it off through
OF this from hereditary taints from long
leaving disease When
condition sore cannot heal because the impurities with which
naame the tissues and further disease the surrounding flesh
ta can 90 good one that the and for h
nothing equals S. S.
and drives out all impurities pson place being
blood
pons assist cleansing place. only affected
medical advice free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20

Wednesday and Thursday in Bloom;
field.
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Dunn We're
summoned to Georgia, Ga, the first of
last week by message telling of the
serious illness of Mr.. Dunns brother,
Charles Dunn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-20

Fifty-four master plumbers of New
Orleans haye been indicted on charges
of violating, the Sherman antitrust
law Can it be possible that retribu-
ton has at last overtaken this opulent
gentry?
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STOCKPORT.

Stockport.-M. L. Shelman shipped
two car loads of hogs to Ottumwa last
THURSDAY.
Mr.. Parish's infant child died Mon
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
DEMAND FOR HOUSES.
MANY VEST SIDE SALES.
Syndicate Buys Tscenty-Acre
Tract in The BronT.

Sales of dwelling houses were feature yester-
day of the real estate market Most of the
houses which changed hands are on the west
Side north of 59th st. The principal TRANSACTION
in The Bronx was the purchase by a syndicate
of a tract of about twenty acres fronting IN
Ferris Lane near. st. Joseph's Deaf and Dumb
Asylun 1t intends to improve the property
The head of the syndicate is a well known drug
pist Of Morrisania Joseph r. McGill was the
broker.
L. J. Phillips & Co. sold for Benjamin Stern
Nos 337 and 343 West list St, two four and
one-half story American basement dwehlns
houses on lots Is and 16x1o2.o feet The houses
form part of a row of seven purchased by MI
Stern in 1895. He has now completed the re-
sale of the entire
F Zittel sold No 40 West Seth st, four
story and basement dwelling house. with an ex-
tension. on a lot 20x1022 feet, for n. L. & L.
Ottinger and Heilner & Wolf to Henry L. Lleb-
mann Heilner & Wolf and n. L. & L. Ottinger
also sold to William Hyams No us West Soth
St a four story and basement dwelling mousse
on a lot oOx1O6 10 feet.
Joseph p Day sold for a client No. 52i west
149th ST. three story and basement stone front
dwelling house on a lot 16.6x99.11 feet. Ball d
Whicher resold for Orson c. Hoyt No. G4i west
End ave- a four story American basement
dwelling house on a lot 15x1OO feet. between
list and I'D sts Gillen & Stryker and the firm
of J. B. Ketcham have sold for William T.
Carroll No 163 West 131st St. three story
dwelling house on lot 16x1O0 feet Payson
Mel Merrill sold for Walton Ferguson TO a
client of Gibbs & Kirby No 323 West 101st St.
a three story dwelling house, on a lot 20x1oo1l
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
The sHUBERT sIsTERHooD.

The theatrical h-rn q sam 5. and Lee Shuber,
Nh-ch employs 4, token Worm tand other F'riars
Of less brilliant reputcb. has inroducer a novel de
rarture IN the management Of road companies hv
eng lo4ing women advance agents At present
Mss Anna Marble who connected with the
42nhatian Opera House Gor seasons j. blazing
tsls ~aE 1o- Mime Nazimova. and yesterday Mrs
Reien Avery Hardy departed with a trunkful of
haiobiils- notices. pictures and goodlv allowance
OF that ever popular bit Of paper which being
prtpeTly inoorsed- Hiii admit the fortunate op.ner
l. Sc Juiia Maflo1e free of charge" Mrs HARDY,
AL keep bLsincssike distance ahead of Miss
MEfo~e. informing the various toRnspeople
through The medium cf the press etc Of the sd-
-tnt of that actress. Women have been and stlI
afc employed press agents but the spectacle Of
q woman 'ahead II the show j. novelty of an
unusual order Mrs Hardy and Mss Marble have
been engaged N publicity work for several wears
and with Miss Marie Fitzgerald. press agent for
Perez NilliaIns's enterprises, complete trio Of
the best known ana most successful women press
agents IN the country. The success of Young
women ii. TINS field has already aroused serious
discussion among that gentle body The Frtars
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
MILO r. M4LTBIE SPEAKS.
Necessity of Government Regulation
of Public Service Corporations.

Cincinnati, Feb 2o.-Miio r. Maltbie. member Of
the greater New York Public Service Commission,
delivered an address Fair Play for the PUBIC
and the Corporations before the University Oh
Cincinnati this evening Mr. Maltbie advocated
government regulation of public utilities as neces-
sary for the protection of both the public and IN
vestors in the securities of such companies lie
said, in part:
These arc the fundamental reasons why govern
mental regulation of public service corporations mas
been recognized necessity i'll all the Leading
countries in Europe and why the movement is
spreading rapidly in the United States:
Public utilities necessities every one must
them at.
(2) Public utilities are naturally monopoltstic
(3) Competition does not adequately protect the
interests of user. the public and the state
90 Some regulative force l. necessary to take
the place of competition in non-monopollStic IN
dustries. -
Under proper system of government supervision
franchises which have beeh immensely Vaiua-
BILE will become of little value, for any corporation
which operates under them will be required 70
give such good service at so low inquire that a IL
above a reasonable profit will go, not into the
pockets of the stockholders the stock manipu-
lators but into the hands of the public. either
through improved service or lower charges 1here
will then be huge financial stake 10 play Tor
in the game of politics. and opportunity Will pc
given for the political parties to devote their at
tentons questions of statecraft and to the I'M
proVement of public welfare.