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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-02

ball nine at the ball ground on Mon
day, May 4. A large attendance is
expected.
George Morse. of Moberly, Mo-, and
Frank Morse, of Hannibal, Mo-; visit
ed the first of the week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Morse.
Born on Monday to- Mr.. and Mrs.
F. e. Coulter, son.
Chapter o of P. E. O., enjoyed a
very pleasant meeting Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. Fl z. Folker. At
the close of the business session a
social hour was INDUCED in, which was
in charge of the following committee:
Mesdames. Ed. Masters, Conrad Hass-
Ter, w. H. Knott, F. d. Carr, H. E.
Folker and Miss Linnie Corns. Re-
freshments were served
Anniversary services of Wildey lodge
No. H. Independent order of Odd Eel
lows, were held at the Baptist church
Sunday morning. Rev j. C. Shipp
delivered most excellent sermon on
this occasion.
Mrs. George Waste and son Row
were called to Eldon Tuesday morning
by the death of Mrs. Wastes niece.
Announcement cards have been re-
ceived of the marriage sof Miss. Cyrena
Weir and G. r. Corwin at the home of
the bride in Litchfeld. ILL., Mrs. Cor
win was formerly a resident of Farm
ington and has host of friends who
extend congratulations
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield esterday evening as
Harvey Swank was returning from the
depot with load of trunks on Boxes
transfer wagon, he lost his footing on
the tongue and fell from the wagon.
the wheels PASSING over him. He had
several ribs broken and received
numerous scratches and bruises and
possibly internal injuries and will be
unable to resume work for several
weeks.
Measles cards are decorating many
residences and are becoming mora
popular every day.
H. G. Taylor has sold his residence
in the west part Of town to the Pres
byterians for parsonage. The pur-
chase price. $4,000, includes blinds,
kitchen range and several othes
articles of the house furnishings. Mr..
when the family will move to their
country home near Pulaski. Mr.. Tay-
lor contemplates erecting an elegant
| up-to-date residence on the Green
| leaf lots soon.
Mrs. Joe Davis and Mrs. Carl
and few friends About twenty
guests in ali, Tuesday evening. A
dainty one course luncheon was served
and the honors at whist were won BY
Mrs. Eva Johnson.
Mrs. J. A. Tillotson and sons, Delos
| and j., have been visiting Mr.. Tillot-.
sons mother, Mrs. C. W. Jones and
sister, Mrs. j. c. Woods, left Tuesday
to visit relatives at Weldon before
returning to their home in Nowata,
Okla.
John Hardwood went to Des Moines
! Wednesday to join Buchanan's circus,
with which he Will hold the position
of bandmaster forSthe coming season.
Miss Grace Harding, of Chicago, is
visiting her sister Mrs. James Smith.
! Mrs. L. c. Warthen and niece, Mrs.
| Meta Hopkins, left today for Kansas
| City to take treatment at one of the
city hospitals. They We're accompanied
by Mrs. Hopkins father, B. A. Leyda.
S. S. CarrutherS went to ST. Louis,
Tuesday on a business trip
Mrs. Fred Roberts returned today
from a weeks visit with her parents
at Lake City, Ia
Rev. Hiram Gilbert and two children
of Cantril spent yesterday and today
at the home of A. B. Gilbert in this
city
Mrs. Ed. Barnett and baby went to
Trenton, Mo, today for a weeks visit.
Mrs. Ray Garrett returned the first
of the week from the Ottumwa hospi-
tai where she has been under treat
ment and is much improved in health.
Mrs Mary Young went to Milton
Tuesday to spend the week with her
son, Will Linaberry and family.
Two steel draws have been purchased
by the city for use on the streets.
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board it. There was trouble at once
They all got on, however, except Mr..
Grotz, and he was held on the platform
until the train had started. He was
then allowed to sprint and swing on
the last coach.
The troubles of the bridal party are
not over, howeved, as all the news
papers along the line have been given
description of the party with in
structions to board the train when it
stops at their station and approach the
bridal party with a rumor of their
elopment. The Burlington papers are
expected to push a good thing along,
and the Illinois papers may follow
suit.
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standard and $3.50 for tourist sleer
erS.
What to do Thursday May 81

Thursday will be a -you-please.
First get breakfast and secure your
quarters. Then make up parties for
a ride through the National Cemetery
and National Military Park. You will
carriages, etc. Be sure and contract
with your driver, specifying where he
is to drive, etc. The usual route is
to first take in the National cemetery,
the finest in the world, where the re-
mains of nearly 1900 of our COM
rades are buried and being cared for
by the government; from there to
Grants headquarters; thence to the
Shirley house, the Illinois memorial,
the Minnesota Obelisk, and the Iowa
memorial, stopping few minutes at
each place. Every foot Of this drive
will be full of interest.
Friday, May %.
At o'clock a. M, Regimental as
sociations will hold their reunions, as
follows:
21st Iowa-Park Office, corner
Cherry and Clay streets.
22nd Iowa-City hall auditorium,
corner Walnut and Crawford streets.
23rd Iowa-Hotel Carroll parlors.
18th Wisconson-Board of Trade
room, second floor, LOG South Wash
ington street.
At 3 p. m. brigade reunion in front
of the Iowa State Memorial on a
large platform erected for the occasion
A most interesting program of eXer-
cises is being prepared for this re-
union. Speakers from each of the four
regiments will tell us about Port Glib.
| son, Champion Hill, Black River
bridge and the assault, May %, 1868
| The program will be interspersed with
patriotic music. To miss this re
union is to miss the event of life,
time. The officers Of each regimental
association will prepare program for
their respective reunions. Why only
one day Of exercises? Answer-Too
much to see at Vicksburg.
How to Reach the Brigade Reunion.
Headquarters of the reunion will be
at the Carroll hotel. This is a central
point, and at 2:30 p. m. sharp, Friday
May %, automobiles, tallyhos and car.
riages will leave the Carroll for the
| brigade reunion. We have contracted
with Mr.. Bud Bazsinsky for the trans
portation of the entire party from the
| Carroll to the reunion, and return after
the exercises, for fifty cents each. II
is about three miles from the hotel tc
the platform where the exercises viii
be held 1t is therefore absolutely
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove.-Mrs. Lonnie Fine
and son Trenton, visited at the H. NJ.
Mccain home Saturday afternoon.
Martin Smith and wife and David
Smith were shoppers in Ottumwa
Wednesday,
zoe Hancock was caller at the
home of his brother, Dewey Hancock.
SUNDAY.
F. W. Turner and son Ross, were
callers in Ottumwa Sat ;rday.
D. T. Smith, of Unionville, spent the
past week at the home of his son
Martin Smith.
John Parett and wife We're callers at
the Smith Thomas home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Marion Hancock visi-
ted Sunday at the H. Hancock home.
Mrs. NJ. B. Smith and Mrs. Susan
Brooks visited at the ]. Parrett home
Monday.
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necessary that we start from the Car
roll hotel promptly at 2:30 p. m. Mr..
Bazsinsky, himself or through his
drivers, will collect SO cents from each
person. Before entering carriage,
tallyho or auto, be sure and ascertain
if it belongs to Mr.. Bazsinsky, as it is
only fair that he should have all the
business after making this rate, which
is only one-half what we paid for the
same service at the dedication of the
Iowa monuments.
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SECOND BRIGADE
PLANS REUNION
TO COMMEMORATE THE sEIGE
OF vICKsBURG, MAY %, ON
OLD BATTLEFIELD.
THE As ANNIVERSARY
First Gathering of the Brigade Since
the Famous Assault 21-22-23
Iowa and II Wisconsin
Regiments.

Talk is becoming rife among the old
r. for their reunion that is to be held
at Vicksburg, Miss, May %, 1908. The
occasion being the 45th anniversary Of
the famous assault made on Vicks-
burg May o., 1863 by the second bri-
gade comprising of the following regi-
ments: 81, %, 20, Iowa, and IL Wis
consin.
This is the first and no doubt the
last of this brigade comprising but
few of the original number that on
that glorious occasion made the as
sault that aided in obtaining the final
results sought in that awful carnage,
the civil war. It is expected by those
in charge that a party of $50 will at
tend the reunion and possibly more
may be present.
VIII be Effort.
AS about ninety per cent of the
comrades belonging to the brigade are
worth but little money, it will be an
effort for many of them to avail them
selves of the trip. However a mum.
Der of the old veterans have been
saving from their pension money since
last October in order to again visit
the old battle grounds, the memories
4 of which will linger in their minds as
long as they live.
Homeseeker's excursion tickets tc
Wcksburg, Miss, limited to 81 days
for return will be on sale throughout
the northwest Tuesday May 10. A
round trip rate from Chicago Of
S28.15 has been granted and the sleep
ing car rate one way will be SIS for
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The Philadelphia Watch Case Co.,
of Philadelphia, Pa, make and war
rant this gold filled case for twenty
years continuous wear. 1t is made
from two pieces of solid gold, with a
base metal between to give 1t
strength and stiffness and should you
be able to wear it out before twenty
years we will replace same with a
new case free of any charge All new
designs and hand engraved, they are
really handsome watches.
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20
T. ulfler ais

The funeral of the late F. ]. Bull
lock, whose death occurred Monday.
was held from the late residence 1T
1909 East Main street today at p.
M, conducted by Rev. 7. T. Stoltz Of
the First PRESBYTERIAN church. Inter
iment was made in Ottumwa cemetery.
The funeral of the late Mrs Eliza.
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A body builder, strength producer,
checks and repairs wasted tissues.
invigorates the stomach, kidneys and
liver. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea carries new life to every part Of
the body. IS cents, Tea or Tablets. w.
L. Sargent, Druggist, Market and Main
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DECLARED INSANE
Joe Heeler of Hedrc!< Adjuged of I'm.
sound Mind by Com
mission

: The commission Of insanity com
posed of Drs. Elrick, Williams and
James Gee this morning, after inquir-
ing into the mental condition of Joe
Hegler Of Hedrick, ordered him sent
to the asylum at Mt Pleasant
Hegler got violent last night and
Sheriff Jackson was sent for but aft
er reaching the Jail he Gained down
and is apparently harmless today
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beth, wife of T. L. Holland will be
held from the late residence at 296
North Mclean street Friday. Inter-
ment will be in Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Holland was born in Ottumwa 81
years ago and is survived by her hus-
band and six children.
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Disuracefui Conduct

of liver and bowels, in refusing to act
is quickly remedied with DR.. King :
New Life Pills csc. F. B. Clark. j. Fl
L. Swenson & Co.
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Sugar and salt will both preserve
meat, because they absorb the moist
ure in it, and SO prevent decomposi,
ton.
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A Cruel Mistake

is to neglect a cold or cough. DR..
Kings New Discovery cures them and
prevents consumption y0c and $1.00.
F. B. Clark, ]. H. L. Swenson & Co.
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Most Food Is Poison

Most Food Is Poison
to the dyspeptic. Electric Bitters
cure dyspepsia, liver and kidney com
plants and debility. Price soc. F. b.
Clark, j. II. l.. Swenson & Co.
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FARMINGTON.

Farmington--The American Bloomer
Girls. will play the Pennington base
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GEORGE OTTE OF WEST POINT II
| PASSED AWAY SUNDAY

West Pont.-At his home in this
city Sunday, April 26, 1908, at Sis,
a. m, occurred the death Of George
Otte, an aged unmarried man of 81
years. 9 month and 10 days. The
cause of his death being a cancer of
the face, he having suffered for over a
year.
Mr. Otte was born in Lippberg
Munster, German July 5. 1928 and
came to this country in 1857
The funeral was held from ST.
Marys Catholic church Tuesday at
$50 a. m.
Miss Valley Shadwell arrived home
after a visit at FIT. Madison. The
Ladies' Aid society. held a bazaar Sat
crowd attended an it was grand sue
cess.
Theo. Vonerhar and H. Ring were
business visitors at Ft. Madison Satur-
day.
Edward Rump arrived home after
an extended visit at Ft Madison
At a special meeting of the school
board Saturday night it was decided
to elect Fred n. Lee, Of Charleston,
Iowa. as principal of the public school
for the next term of school.
Joseph Boeding is in town visiting
his brother, Henry.
Mrs. Steve Shredder was visiting in
FIT. Madison Tuesday
Walter Pogge was a business visi-
tor at FIT. Madison Tuesday.
Mrs Henry Boeding was visiting at
Fit. Madison Tuesday.
The smart up-to-date woman of today
Know how to bake, wash, sing and
play;
Without these talents a wife Is N. G.,
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea
W. L. Sargent, Druggist, Market and
Main.
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''She rests from her labors and her
works do follow her. Contributed J
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Thursday.

Washington, March 20. - C~ontinu-
ing his speech begun in the senate
last Tuesday, Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin yesterday devoted consid-
cradle time to discussing a PROPOSE
ton for the physical valuation of rail-
roads. The blind senator from Okla
homa, Mr.. Gore, attempted to draw
Mr.. La Toilette into a criticism of the
actions of the president and Score
tary Cortelyou In connection with the
recent financial disturbance, but fail
ed. The Wisconsin senator expressed
opinion that the president had acted
In a way which he believed at the
time to be in the interest of the
country.
After several hours of spirited dis
cussion over the proposition to abol.
ish seventeen Of the eighteen existing
pension agencies and consolidate
pension disbursements in Washing,
ton, the house of representatives yes.
terday passed the pension appropria-
ton bill, carrying $50, 1863, 900, the
largest sum ever authorized by that
measure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Billion Dollar Grass.

Most remarkable grass of the century.
Good for three rousing crops annually.
One Iowa farmer on 100 acres sold 3d..
10000 worth of seed and had 300 tons OF
hay besides. 1t is immense. Do try it.
FoB 10c N lis NOTICE
send to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, to pay postage, etc, and
they will mail you the only original seed
sataIog published in America with sam.
ples OF Billion Dollar Grass, Macaroni
Wheat, the sly miller mixer, Sainfoin the
dry soil luxuriator. Victoria Rape, the zoe
a ton green food producer, Silver King
Barley yielding l73 bu. per acre, etc, ETC.,
etc.
And If Won send I4c we will add a pack,
age of new farm seed never before seer
by you. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis. K. & w.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Friday.

Washington, March 21.-Nearly the
entire session of the senate yesterday
was consumed by the consideration
and final vote on the ship subsidy bill,
which was passed without a division
of the senate being called for.
A bin was also passed increasing
the salaries Of men employed in the
life-saving service.
More criticism of President Roose-
welt was INDUCED In the house Of rep
resentatives yesterday, when he was
roundly denounced by Mr.. Hardwick
Of Georgia for failing to send to con-
gress all information regarding cor
porations which had come into his
possession. The president, however,
found a ready and vigorous defender
In Mr. Mann Of Illinois, who asserted
that the president had acted with the
utmost good faith In sending to con-
gress all the information that had
come to him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Tuesday.

Washington, March Is. - After
speaking for two and a half hours in
the senate yesterday On the pending
currency bill Senator La Toilette ask.
ed permission to suspend his remarks
and conclude to-day, as he was unable
to continue longer.
Senator Aldrich reported to the sen,
ate from the committee on finance
amendments to the currency bill ex'
ompting railroad bonds from classes
IF bonds to be used to secure emer
gency currency, limiting the retire
ment of the such currency and pro
viding that such issues should be per
mitted up to the par value Of bonds
used to secure them.
Praise of President Roosevelt, Sec
rotary Taft and William ]. Bryan was
heard in the house of representatives
yesterday during general debate on
the pension appropriation bill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26

Resume of the Weeks
Proceedinss.
Monday.

Monday.
Washington. March 17.-Under the
guise OF discussing legislation the SEES
sion of the senate yesterday was de.
voted TO a political discussion, in
which Senator Tillman of South Caro-,
lima and Senator Beveridge of Indiana
were the chief participants.
The senate considered the confer
ence report on the Indian appropria'
ton bill and the report was disagreed
TO and another conference asked.
The house bill appropriating s403,
$50 to pay the archbishop of Manila
as representative of the Roman Catho
lie church, for damages to church
property during the Spanish-American
war also passed
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Wednesday.

Washington, March 19.-General de-
bate or the pension appropriation bill
continued for over four hours In the
house of representatives to-day. The
subjects discussed took a wide range
politics, finance, the trusts and the
presidents last special message all re-
~ceiving attention.
At 4:24 the house adjourned out of
respect to the memory Of the late
United States Senator William
Pinckney Whyte Of Maryland.
The senate was in session but ten
minutes, adjourning in respect to
Mr.. Whyte.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
IN The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Cieonings of Important Neus of Norway, SUeden
and Denmark, Nth Occasional Comment
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND.
SW

Hugo Tamms, who died recently,
left a fortune of $3.50 crowns.
Gustav Adolph, the crown prince OF
Sweden, has been i'll with the measles.
King Gustaf has accepted the APP
pointment of protector of the Swedish
Tourist society.
p. Z. Ahlgren, the eldest resident oi
Stockholm, died at the age Of 10C
years and 4 months.
There were, in round numbers, 26,'
900 pupils in the schools of Stockholm
at TO opening of the present term.
Prof. Buchner OF Berlin, one of the
Nobel prize winners, has given soc
marks to be distributed among the
poor Of Stockholm.
Stockholm is again In the grip of la
Dor troubles. This time differences
have arisen between the iron workers
and their employers.
Arvid Ordmann, the noted singer,
has celebrated the thirty-ffth anniver
sary of his entrance upon his career
as an opera performer.
Director Bernstrom has given %,
900 crowns to the technical evening
school of Stockholm, and $4,000
crowns to the technical high school.
Counterfeiters have been at work
in Sweden, and the national bank has
! offered a reward of 1000 crowns fol
the discovery of the identity of
party who uttered counterfeit 5 and
1O-crown bills at Gothenburg.
Only 143 subjects of the Swedish
| crown emigrated to foreign countries
in January, 1908, as against 318 In
January 1907. This is encouraging tc
the patriots who are trying to stem
the tide of emigration.
A Swedish journalist thus refers t.
the present riksdag: ut goes up like
a sun, but comes down like a pan
cake" And this he seeks to prove by
pointing out the fact that the brilliant
reforms planned at the opening of thu
riksdag have been already suppressed
The following anecdote concerning
King Gustaf, while his majesty wal
stiIl the crown prince, is related: He
was riding in an automobile in the vi
cinity Of Sparreholm. He met on thu
road two peasants, riding in a car
drawn by a horse that showed unmis
taxable signs of fear. His majest!
stopped the automobile, advanced OF
foot till he reached the frightened
horse, which he unhitched and tied
Then. getting into his automobile, HI
resumed his Journey, when one of tn,
peasants told him tauntingly tina
since he had unhitched their horse h,
ought also to hitch it up again. Thi'
the prince did, whereupon he revealed
to the bold peasants his identity. The!
enjoyed their experience greatly ant
have been telling of it with great sat
isfaction since. And that is the wa!
: gentlemen ought tn act when the!
meet teams on the highway, says
; Swedish writer who has evidently hat
some unwelcome experiences with au
tomobiles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Saturday.

Washington, March 23.-Without be-
ing materially amended in any form,
the fertilization appropriation bill was
passed by the house Saturday. Dur.
Ing the closing debate the war depart
ment was criticised by several mem
bers regarding the money spent on
Notifications at Subig bay, which 1t
was charged was wasted in view Of a
later recommendation that the de-
lenses at Cavite be strengthened.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26

Maj. Gen. Castenskjold is dead at
the e of ninety. He was a veteran
of the Wars Of 1S4S and 1864, and was
revered as a hero.
The directors of the society, Dame
virke," which is to manage the mill
tary athletic tournament to be held at
Copenhagen this spring, have decided
that the event shall take place the
latter part of May. 1t is understood
that the tournament win be more COM
plete than has been supposed.
Rev. Frimodt-Moller, the energetic
champion Of Mormonism in Denmark,
says that his creed is losing ground
in this country. The number of Nor
mons has diminished greatly during
the last three years despite the fact
that the Mormon missionaries have
put forth greater efforts than ver be-
fore.
When an ecclesiast commits a
wrong he is tried by the "foged" and
tic DIONSt vi tHC ulSIliCt III WhiSh
he lives. II they decide against each
other, the decision of the one with the
highest rank is to prevail; IL there is
no difference In their rank. then the
verdict Of the elder of the two is to
prevail. No little amusement is en-.
joyed by many people on account of
this peculiar arrangement.
.'
The Danish government will soon
send a biological expedition to Green
land to investigate the possibility for
along its coast. The Esqui-
maux of the island have, Of course, |
on a fishing business in their !
rude way, but trained fishermen from
Europe have not tested their skill on
tie Greenland coast. 1t is believed |
there is a chance to build up a
profitable business and il is hoped
hat the Esquimaux may be taught bet
.er methods of sealing and fishing.
rhe party in question will remain in |
he island for two years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
Girls, School Ruined by Fire,

st. Louis. March 24.-Forest Park
university, the first woman's college
ever chartered in the United States,
was Quilted by fire Saturday. All the
students escaped without injury. The
damage is about 100000, fully covered
by insurance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-26
California Shakes AGAIN.

Imperial, Cal, March 24.-Three dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt
through Imperial valley yesterday
morning. No damage is reported 9th
er than the breaking of a few dishes.