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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-25
BLOOM FIELD

Bloomfield-A young man who gave
his name as John Summers, and said
that he had run away from his home
near Cantril, was brought before the
commissioner of insanity here this
morning on charges preferred by A. w.
Conrad. of Pulaskji. Conrad was
driving home from Milton late Sun
day night when stranger by the
roadside accosted him and begged to
ride. Conrad consented and took the
stranger in but soon had cause to re-
greet his generosity when his passen-
ger began to behave in a most peculia"
manner and before long clamly an
nounced his intention of killing Con-
rad. Conrad succeeded however, IN
overpowering his bloodthirtv compan-
ion, bound him with halter strap and
drove to Pulaski where he turned his
commissioners, who examined the
young fellow found him to be feeble
minded and sent him back to his home
at Cantril
The funeral of NJ. j. Appleton, who
died Saturday morning, was conduct
ed by Rev. Overturf at the residence
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Appleton was
seventy-two years of age, native OF
ST. Lawrence county, n. Y, and Il
veteran of the Civil war.
A new metal ceiling has been
| placed in the Johnson grocery and the
room is to be treated to fresh papei
| and paint and the front of the building
| is also to receive coat of paint.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Shaw and daugh-
! ter Marguerite, Of Ottumwa, spen:
| Sunday in Bloomfield
NJ ]. Walker arrived Saturday from
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TYPHOID fever
In WELL WATER
FIVE PEOPLE TAKEN SICK AFTER
DRINKING OF THE
WATER.

Drinking water from well on the
Hedrick property at 222 West Fourth
street is probably the cause Of five
cases Of typhoid fever. At any rate
five people who drank water from the
we'll have been taken down with the
disease and the attending physicians
believed that the sickness was
brought about through the effects Of
the water which Is believed to con-
tain typhoid germs.
Those Ill.
Those who are now ill are:
W. H. Giltner, 222 West Fourth
street.
Miss Caroline Ladd, ZIG West
street.
Mrs. o. A. Giltner, e52 North Court
street.
Mrs. Reynolds and daughter May
who are now in the hospital.
The matter was taken up with DR.
Hull, city physician. who has prepared
sample to send to the state chemist
but as the owner Of the property had
agreed to close and fill the we'll this
will not be necessary
II took the matter up with the own
err" said DR.. Hull today, "and as the
well will be filled and put out of com
mission 1t will not be necessary tt
send the sample to the state chemist
as planned"
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MERCHANTS TO
have OUTING.
GROCERs AND BUTCHERS TO
HOLD PICNIC JULY 13-
PLACE UNDECIDED.

At a meeting Of the Grocers and
Butcher auxiliary Of the Retail Mer
chants association held last evening
it was decided to hold a picnic July
10. Although the place was not def
nately decided on, Oskaloosa was the
most favorablely suggested. COM
mittee of three on arrangements with
power to act as to location and finan
ces was appointed as follows: H.
Bremhorst, G. ]. Hinshaw and A.
Fosdick
Invitations for the picnics have
been received from Oskaloosa, Burling-
ton Davenport and Washington, but a
majority seemed to favor Oskaloosa.
After careful deliberation as to
finances and the feelings of the gen.
eral body the picnic was decided up
on, which was largely due to Decora-
ton day and July coming on Sat
urday. The announcement of the To-
cation will be made later.
New Secretary introduced.
R. B. Mertz, the newly elected sec
rotary for the Ottumwa Retail Mer-
chants association was present and
was introduced by Secretary G, j..
Hinshaw. Mr.. Mertz will commence
his duties as secretary July /.
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5 men REFUSE
VICE PRESIDENCY
JOHN MITCHELL, GOV. JOHNSON
AND JUDGE GRAY DON'T
WANT 1T.

Chicago, June %. - John Mitchell,
former president of the Mine Work
ers' union of America, refused last
night to run for governor of Illinois
on the Democratic ticket This carries
with it refusal to be a candidate for
the vice presidency. Mr.. Mitchells po-
sition is that he is not much of a pol
itician, anyhow, and does not care To
mix up in politics in any form.
Instead, he will take charge of the
trade agreement department of the
national Civic federation. This posi-.
ton carries with it salary of S. 900
year, and Mr.. Mitchells work will
be to try to settle disputes between
employer and employees without resort
to strikes or lockouts. In other words
he will try as far as he can to secure
industrial peace.
In this work, Mr.. Mitchell says, he
feels he can be of more service 10 SO
ciety at large and to organized labor
in particular than he could if elected
governor of the state of illinois, Fol-
the latter work he has had no train
ing, while with the former he is ia
miliar.
His refusal to run will have mark
ed results on Illinois politics. 10Th a;
the August primaries and til Novcm
Der election. Many politicians have
been anxiously awaiting Ills decision
| for some time.
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TRAVELLING men
AT ANNUAL meet
AT MILWAUKEE, CONVENTION
THEY PLAN FOR UNIVERSAL
RAILROAD TICKET SYSTEM

Milwaukee, Wis, June 23.-Fully
1000 members of the Travellers Pro-
tective association of America are in
the city to attend the nineteenth ma,
tional convention, which was opened
yesterday with an address of welcome
by Mayor Rose. The presidents re-
port shows total membership of
10000 to $4,000 commercial travelling
men and business men. The money
receipts for the year amounted to
$300,SS4 and claims paid for 1902
amounted to S229,161.
Seek UNIVERSAL Mileage.
While the association is avowedly
friendly with the railroads, President
Johnson in his address contended for
a mileage book for the travelling men
which would be universally inter
changeable, at a rate which is con.
cession below the rate accorded the
general public.
secretary-Treasurers Convene.
Nashville, Tenn, June 23.-The
fourth national convention of the
Secretary-Treasu association OF
the United Commercial Travellers OF
America began here yesterday. The
morning session was devoted to adj
dresses of welcome and responses
Representatives from almost every
state in the union are in attendance
and several important and interesting
matters will be taken up. ]. NJ. Berry
of Dallas, Tex, is president of the
association, and Alex w. Crozier oil
Minneapolis, Mimi, vice president.
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MOB LYNCHES
Nine NEGROES
COLORED MEN SUSPECTED OF
MURDER ARE EXECUTED
NEAR HEMPHIL, TEX.

Houston, Texas, June 23.-Nine ne,
groes were lynched by a mob in the
vicinity of Hemphill, in Sabina county
Sunday night. Yesterday both races
secured arms and the tension is such
that a race clash appears imminent.
The dead
JERRY EVANS. aged % years.
WILL JOHNSON, aged "a years.
NOSE SPELLMAN, aged "a years.
CLEVELAND WILLIAMS, aged q.
WILLIAM MANUEL, aged %.
FRANK WILLIAMS. aged %.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
WILLIAM MCCOY.
The lynchings followed the killing
of two white men by negroes. Two
weeks ago Hugh Dean and several
other white men visited a negro
schoolhouse, where a dance was in
progress, presumably in quest of
liquor Dean was killed and six ne
groes were held.
Saturday last Aaron M Johnson, a
farmer, was assassinated at the dining
table with his wife and child, the bull
let being fired s.lrough window
Perry Price, a negro, was arrested
and, it is stated. confessed, implicit,
ing Robert Wright.
Then following the forming of the
mob the overpowering of the jailer al
Hemphill and the lynching of the six
negroes held for the murder of Dean
Five were hanged to the same tree
while another attempted to escape
and was shot to death.
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five WOMEN RUN
MISSOURI BANK
MRS. v. F. CHURCH WINS Sue
CESS FOR SELF THEN EN-
PLOYES FEMALE HELP.

Joplin, Mo-, June 23. = Mrs. V. F.
Church of this city enjoys the repu-
tation of being the most successful
lady banker in the west. Mrs. Church
has been connected with the Joplin
bank for 20 years and might be said
to have worked up from "office boy"
for when the bank was organized in
1887 by T. w. Cunningham, she was
his only assistant and had all the
routine work to take care of. The
bank has since expanded until at the
present time it is one of the largest in
Missouri. It's remarkable prosperity is
due almost entirely to her ability as
it's active head. Associated with her
are five other women who perform
the duties of bookkeepers, tellers and
clerks, while one young woman does
not hesitate to act as runner Mrs.
Church Is conservative and places
most of her investments as loans and
mortgages. She is an excellent reader
Of human nature and the business
men of Joplin have great confidence
In her judgment.
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TO NAME JUDGES
OF SUPREME COURT
LADD AND WEAVER ARE CANDl.
DATES FOR RECONCILIATION
BUT RAILROAD INTERESTS ARE
SAID TO OPPOSE THEM,
[BY e. P. ADLERl

Waterloo, June 23-(SpeciaD- has
been a number of years since there
has been such an uncertainty of the
complexion of Republican conven-
ton in Iowa as exists here today in
regard to tomorrow's meeting. While
strong efforts have been made
throughout the state and at the Chi
cago convention for harmony in the
Iowa factional camp, it is by no means
certain Judging from the commnet
around the hotels today, that such
harmony will be secured.
State Committee Bone of Contention.
The presence of but few delegates
today and the practical absence of all
the leaders of both factions makes
the uncertainty more pronounced.
Those who are talking harmony today
are those who believe their faction to
be in complete control. The COM
plexion of the state control committee
seems to be one of the bones of con-
tention which may split the factions
as heretofore and prevent unity OF
action.
According to the primary law the
convention will select the state cen
trail committee.
The factionalists claim that the
crowd in control will select central
committee of one from each district
of their own men; others say that the
old way of the district caucuses Sc,
lecting their committeeman will pre-.
vail and that the convention will not
dare to down the selection of the dis
tricts. This is to be one of the main
questions settled.
Two Judges to be Named.
The only names on the state ticket
to be selected by the state convention
are two candidates for supreme Judge
Judges Ladd and Weaver, the present
incumbents, .are up for denomination
There Is, however, in sly quarter
an effort being made, said to emanate
from the railroad interests, to turn
down one or both of these men and
name others. 1t is claimed that Judge
Birdsall has been asked to run, but
has refused, so the story goes.
Platform to be Short.
There is very little talk as yet on
resolutions but it is probable that out
side of endorsing the Chicago plat
form it will be short
Waterloo is in gala attire for the
convention tomorrow.
W. S. Hart of Allamakee will be the
temporary chairman and Julian Rich
ards Of Waterloo will be temporary
secretary.
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FAMILY FIGHT
DIVORCE CAUSE
MARTHA HAWKINS WOULD SEP.
ARATE FROM MARTIN IR-
WINS ADJUST TROUBLES.

Martha j. Hawkins, who several
days ago caused the arrest. of her
husband, Martin Hawkins on charge
of assault and battery on June IS, has
now capped the climax with petition
for divorce and the main allegation for
the granting of the divorce is that
Hankins was cruel and inhuman to
his better half. The trial to be heard
in c. c. Ayres' court June II, is men
toned.
The couple were married at Fair
field, October, %, 1899, according to
the petition.
Another Case.
Mary Downing also asks that she be
granted a divorce from her husband,
H. j. Downing, because of cruel and
inhuman treatment. The couple were
married, the petition recites, at Bloom
field November IL, 1891 There are
two minor sons which the mother
wants placed in her custody.
Divorce Suit Withdrawn.
The case of Mary Irwin VS. r. j.
Irwin, petition for divorce, has been
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
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JOHNSON REFUSES % PLACE.
Would Not Accept Nomination for Vice
President If it Were Given Him
Save Canpaion M


Chicago, June 23. - The rame of
Governor Johnson of Minnesota was
authoritatively withdrawn from the
list of possible Democratic candidates
for vice president yesterday. Gov.
,Johnson's position is the same as was
that of Gov Hughes before the Repub-
lican convention. He would be glad 10
be named or first place, but will not
accept the nomination or second.
The announcement was made by
Frederick Lynch, who is Governor
Johnsons ante-convention manage.
II was direct and positive and stated
that the governor not only was not q
candidate for the vice presidency, but
would not accept the nomination if it
were given him.
The Johnson headquarters at the
Grand Pacific hotel will be closed ic-
day and the managers who have been
conducting the Minnesotan's cam
paign from there will go to Denver.
They say they have not yet gwen np
hope of their candidate defeating Mr..
Bryan.
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CASE RESTORES
PUBLIC LANDS

Washington, June a. I'm a state
ment ISSUED today in regard to the
land conspiracy case which resulted
yesterday in the conviction of Freder-
lex A. Hyde, Joost K. Schneider, As
sistant Attorney General Hugh says
while the trial has cost the govern
ment $4S,000, the beneficial results to
the land department in the future ad-
ministration of public land laws is be-
yond calculation. The net result he
says, will be the restoration to the
government Of more than hundred
thousand acres of public lands valued
at a million dnllars-
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JUSTICE GIVEN
while YOU WAIT
CASE OF SHORTY" PEGG TRIED
IN 20 MINUTES FOUND NOT
GUILTY.

The case of Charles (shorty) Pegg,
charged with carrying concealed wea-
pons, has the record for expedition in
the annals Of Juctice c. G. Ayres'
court, having taken just 20 minutes
jury returned their verdict of not
guilty.
Pegg it will be remembered was
arrested in the Higgins saloon episode
of Friday last in which man named
(Fatty) Hart, who said he dealt in
carnival concessions, was arrested
with several others on the complaint
of Mrs. Woodward, who told the
police that her husband was at the
saloon with considerable money which
she feared would be taken from him
by the men with whom he was as
sociating
The case was taken to the court of
Justice c. C. Ayres on change of venue
yesterday and came up for hearing
during the afternoon. A jury was
sworn and one of the jurors per.
emptorily challenged. This necessitat,
ed the selection of another juror
which was done. Six witnesses were
duly sworn and gave their testimony.
The testimony offered which tended
to show that the steel knucks which
were found in the pocket of Pegg's
coat, did not belong to him, and that
he did not know that they were
placed there.
He admitted of the knuks having
been found on his person but did no,
know of their existence until searched
of their existence until searched a,
at the police station. A witness who is
employed as bartender at the Hig
gins saloon, answering to the name Of
Murphy, stated that he saw party
known to him by the name of Slim
slip something into the pocket Of
Pegg while the commotion was still
in progress.
The attorneys in the case waived
argument to the jury. The jury re
tired and reached a verdict of mo-
guilty within few minutes. Pegs
says he does not know Hart and never
associated with him.
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CLASH BETWEEN cossAcks AND
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
BROUGHT TO CLIMAX WHEN
ARTILLERY OPENS FIRE.
SERIOUS REVOLTS
IN ALL QUARTERS
PERsIANs, TURKS, PORTUGUESE
AND DUTCH TROOPS ARE PRO-
cEEDlNG AGAINST BANDS OF
PILLAGERs.

Teheran, June ga serious clash
between the Cossacks and members
Of the political clubs occurred here
surrounded the parliament buildings
and asked parliament to give up
some persons whose arrest the Shah
had ordered. Parliament refused and
members Of the political club fired on
the Cossacks, killing several of them.
Reinforcements have entered the city
with artillery.
Artillery Rombsrds City.
Berlin, June 23-News has just
been received here that the troops of
the Shah of Persia have stormed and
captured the Parliament building in
Teheran. The city is now being bonn
barded by artillery. The square in
front Of the parliament buildings is
said to be heaped with corpses.
Missionaries in Peril.
st. Petersburg, June 23.-The Novoe
Vrema today published a dispatch
from correspondent who has just
completed perilous trip from Tabriz,
Persia to Urumiah, through coun-
try swarming with pillaging
Kurds who are travelling the
villages on all sides up to
the gates of the town. The sound of
firing is constantly heard Mission
aries at Urumiah have held meet
Ing and sent out to their respective
countries statement of the critical
position in which they find them
selves. The Turkish regular troops
are close behind the raiding kurds.
Rebellion on Islands.
The Hague, June ga rebellion
has broken out at Padang, on the west
coast of Sumatra, which has reached
alarming proportions. According tc
kilograms from Batavia, Java, almos,
the whole native population is re
ported to have risen under the leader
ship of fanatical priests. Thirty Eu
ropean settlements spread over wide
area are threatened. There are only
2,40O Dutch soldiers available to de,
| fend them. Three battles have beer
fought resulting in considerable losses
on both sides.
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MRS. GUINNESS
Still: alive?
DENTIST IN TESTING GOLD
TEETH UPHoLDs CoNTEN-
TON OF LAMPHERE.

Laporte, Ind, June "a DR.. G. H.
Hiliard of Whiting, Ind, one of the
best known dentists in the state, con-
Quoted series Of experiments 10
prove that fire Of sufficient inten-
sity to consume the head of body
and at the same time destroy the
genuine teeth in the head could not
have failed to melt gold in the bridge
work of the mouth. He proved by his
demonstration, 1t is declared, that the
teeth found in the ashes of the Gun.
ness home were not those of the MUIR
rderess. 4
DR.. Hilliard used bridgeworix SINH
lar in design and of the size supposed
to have been in the mouth of the muir
deress. He placed it in a porcelain
plate and subjected it to the most in
tense heat. The gold in the bridging
became Immediately separated, the
metal curling up in little ball. The
experiment was performed with both
old and new teeth inserted in the
crowns and in each instance the teeth
remained intact, while the gold be-
came separated.
There was no melting of the gold
in the bridgework containing the
teeth of the supposed Mrs. Guinness.
which in the light of DR.. billiards.
experiments is accepted as conclu.
sively proving, in the theory Of the
attorneys for Ray Lamphere. that the
body found in the ruins of the house
was that of a cadaver.
The defense will have other expert
ments made to prove that Mrs. Gun
ness escaped from the charnel house
and that after she murdered her three
children she placed the lifeless bodies
beside cadaver and fled
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ORIGINAL Notice

Charles Saldeen. plaintiff. VS.. Saran
j.. o. Day, defendant. In the district
court of the state of Iowa, in and for
Wapello county, Iowa, August term,
A. D., 1908.
To Sarah j. o. Day. You are hereby
notified that there is now on file tha
petition of the plaintiff in the abova-
entitled cause in the office of the clerk
of the district court of the state OF
Iowa. in and for Wapello county,
claiming of you the sum of Thirty-two
Dollars and Twenty-Five cents
as money justly due from you.
and interest thereon at six
per cent from the 5th day of June A..
D.. 1905 on promisory note mada,
by you to the plaintiff, Charles SAL
deem, dated March 5, 1907, for Thirty
Dollars. with per cent interest from
date, and due June 1, 1907
And that unless you appear thereta
and defend before noon of the second
day of the next term, being the August
trem Of said court, which will com1
nlence at Ottunwa on the 18th day of
August, 1908, default will be entered
AGAINST you and judgment rendered
thereon.
Dated May 30, 1908.
NJ. B. Sparks,
Attorney for plaintiff. 4
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DEBORAH STRUCK
BY BAD TORNADO
CITY IS, CUT OFF FROM OUTSIDE
WORLD OR 36 HOURS FAR
MERS LOSERS.

DEBORAH, June 23-Decorah suffered
heavy damage from the tornado Sat-
urday night. Buildings were blown
down and telegraph and telephone
wires SO badly damaged that the city
was cut off from the outside world
until yesterday.
The storm formed in the northwest
and reached DEBORAH at 6 o'clock,
while most people were at supper. It
hailed for thirty-five minutes, and the
hail stones were larger than hens
eggs at times. Most all window lights
facing the north and west were
broken.
The DEBORAH Glove and Mitten fac
tory, which was originally the old
Woolf mill, is practically ruined. It's
roof was thrown off by the wind onto
a jewelry store and crushed that
building into the street. The Metho-
dist church was damaged to quite IN
extent, but can be repaired. The up
per Iowa river kept rising for twelve
hours and reached the danger point,
when it began to go down. Many peo-
pie left their homes, fearing a flood.
Up to last night there is no report
of any one being killed or hurt. The
storm extended about twelve miles
wide and ruined practically all of the
crops Where the storm was most
severe it stripped all the leaves from
the trees. The Upper Iowa Dam com
pany suffered considerably as it had
just completed its Golfer dam, which
went out
The total loss in the city of DEBORAH
has been estimated at about $4,000,
which is small and of no conse-
quence in comparison with what the
farmers lost The local dealers in
glass have been rushed to death since
Sunday A special car load of glass
was ordered on Sunday morning to
be rushed through. No trains were run
out Of DEBORAH Sunday and it will
take week Or more to get telephone
service in the city and outside which
makes 1t difficult to get any good idea
of damage in the country Many coun.
ty bridges were washed away.
Mason City Has Storm.
Mason City, June 23-The worst
rain of years fell here Sunday morn.
ing. All wires are down and all roads
suffered washouts. Many bridges are
gone. The Milwaukee train was near
ly twenty-four hours behind scnedule
Serious damage was done at Austin
by wind which destroyed the Mil
waukee roundhouse. 1t uproofed trees
and unroofed houses. Two were in
jured.
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sOiN CHICAGO
Excessive Heat Continues to Claim
Its Victims-EdWin Palmer
Dead

Chicago, June "a. - The excessive
heat continued todaw to add to it's
roll of victims and before the day far
advanced had claimed six. Numerous
prostrations are reported Edwin
Palmer, newphew of the late Potter
Palmer, died today as the result of
having been overcome by the heat
several days ago. By noon the tenn
perature on the street was 90.
Pittsburgh one p m. the Their
mometer stood So degrees and was
steady rising. There are several
deahts and many prostrations
Memphis. Tenn.-One death and two
prostrations.
Louisville-One death and numerous
prostrationS.
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LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that on the 9Th day of Jun !,
A. D., 1908. the undersigned was ar
pointed by the clerk of the district.
court of Wapello county, Iowa, admin
istrator of the estate of David W..
Manning, deceased, late of said county.
All persons indebted to said estate Will
make payment to the undersigned, ard
those having claims against the same,
will present them. legally authticaLed
to said court for allowance.
Dated June 9. 1905
Ernest w. Manning, administrator.