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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Fruit Prospect Good.

Des Moines, June 26.-Fruit is 1 pei
cent better this year at the close Of
the month of June than it was last
year at the close of June, according
to State Horticulturist Wesley Greene
Mr.. Green's estimates are made supon
the reports made to him from corre-
spondents over the state The aver
age of all the fruit at the close of this
month is 45 per cent.
The estimates for the various varie-
ties of fruit is as follows: Apples 35,
pears 10. American plums 24,European
&c. peaches 38, grapes SO. red raspber-
ries a., black raspberries 54, blackber
ries 49, currants so, gooseberries s..
strawberries So.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
.MATRON HIDES
BOY 3 MONTHS
IMPRIsoNs INJURED LAD IN HER
ROOM AT DAVENPORT OR
PHAN ASYLUM.

Davenport, June 26. - The at
tempted suicide of Miss Lora Whalen,
matron at the State Orphans Home,
here yesterday, brought to light the
fact that Miss Whalen had kept Frank
imprisoned in her room for three
months.
Whether the act was the result of
an insane infatuation for the boy is
not know. She swallowed the con-
tents of bottle of chloroform after
the boy, who had been searched for
for three months, was found in her
room, but prompt work by physicians
saved her life.
1t is explained at the home that she
burned the boys feet in March when
giving him a bath and that she had
since kept him concealed, fearing his
injuries would result in her discharge.
Worry, it is said, has evidently un.
balanced her mind. She has been a
matron at the home for fourteen years
and had a good record there.
Even since March 25 Superintendent
search for the missing boy. Letters
WcI0 ScllL " tIC pOllCC VI Gil
cities where it was thought he might
have gone. While many communities
were being searched for him he was
within a few feet of his former play
mates, watching them at their games
from a nupper window, yet kept by
1.-The threats and persuasions of the ma
tron from making his presence known
While Miss Whalen was away from
the cottage Wednesday afternoon 9th
er children caught sight of the lad's
face at the window and called to him
That evening Miss Whalen learned
of the discovery of her prisoner and
at once made her preparations fol
suicide. Miss Whalen is woman
about SO years old, tall, dignified, and
of quiet demeanor. She is now in the
hospital at the home.
The boy, who is IL years old, says
the matron brough his meals to him
and gave him plenty of books to read
She told him he was badly injured
and that he must remain in her room
until he was entirely recovered Miss
| Whalen always closed the blinds and
| locked the door of her room when she
left him alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
DECLARE BETSY
ROSS A FAKE
PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL IDOL
SHATTERED BY UNFEELING
INVESTIGATORS.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 26. 49, Poor
old Betsy Ross! down she goes into
the limbo of fakes with Barbara
Frietchie, who didn't wave the flag in
Frederick; George Washington's
hatchet, his prayer at Valley Forge,
and other notable national fetiches.
After Philadelphia had for years
bowed the knee to the legend that in
the quaint little wooden house at 239
Arch street Betsy Ross designed and
made the first flag; after thousands
of patriotic citizens had contributed a
dime to buy 1t, and hundreds of thous-
ands of children have made pilgrim
ages to it, it has been offered to the
government as a national gift. The
government turned it down.
Historic Tale Branded.
And now the historical sites commit
tee of founders week has turned down
Betsy and the house finally. Neither
of them can have a look in on the
festivities because both, says the COM
mittee, are fakes. The school book
story is down and out
Nothing has SO shocked Philadel-
phia since it was definitely discovered
sby the Pennsylvania Historical soci-
ETY. that the Liberty bell wasn't
cracked while pealing out the news OF
freedom at all, but while it was dis
creetly tolling for the death of Chief
Justice Marshall.
Officials of the Betsy Ross associa-
ton which superintended the purchase
of the building, have made great plans
to have it figure largely in the festiv.
11,ho ho
committee announced that Betsy and
the house were really a myth. The
committee didn't intend to perpetuate
any fakes, not 1t.
Betsy Only Seamstress.
Itwas the hand Of William ]. Camp
bell, who in the absence Of Supt. OF
Schools Martin g. Brumbaugh, presid
ed at the meeting Of the committee
which had gathered to mark the places
of historical interest in Philadelphia,
which delivered the blow. His report
to the committee was curt but tense
1t read: Where Betsy Ross did not
design the American flag. The story
is fake, and there is positively nc
evidence in it's favor
"There never was the slightest ex
| SuSC AOA IlAC DOIoy LSooS 1SthS, uSSit1i
ed Mr.. Campbell later. "The stories
which you find in the schoolbooks
about this imaginary heroine are all
pure rot, and 1t is to the everlasting
disgrace Of America that the fiction
has been nourished for SO many years
I have given the traditions most care
full study, and find that the story is 8
lie from beginning to end. The only
foundation whatever for the yarn is
that there was young woman named
Betsy Ross, who took in plain sewing
for livelihood and who lived in 6
house, now known as the first Ameri
can flag house, at 239 Arch street.
Never Talked With Washington.
Gas a matter of fact, Betsy Ross
was no more or less than an ordinary
seamstress who would have been fired
with about the same amount o
patriotic zeal in sewing old glory az
she would have found in darning :
pair of socks. She never had an inter
view with George Washington, ant
| the pictures painted showing the faith
er Of the country beaming over the
work of the handsome young heroine
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
MIL W WAUKEE' is
out With KICK
WISCONSIN CITY CLAIMS ROADS
DISCRIMINATE IN FAVOR OF
CHICAGO.

Washington, D. G., June 26. -
Charging five railroads with discrim-
ination in favor of Chicago as against
Milwaukee in the grain trade, the
chamber Of commerce of Milwaukee
today filed with the Interstate com.
merce commission two complaints,
asking the government to require the
same through rates on all kinds of
grain from the stations on the defend
ant roads in Iowa, Minnesota and
South Dakota to Milwaukee as to Chi.
cago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
BLOOMFIELD GIRL DEAD
Sadie Toombs, a Graduate Of This
Year, Victim Of Appendicitis
Funeral Saturday,

Bloomfield, June 26.-(SpeciaD- -
Death claimed beautiful girl last
evening when Jessie Tombs aged 1S
years, passed away at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P Tombs.
Miss Tombs was one Of this years
graduates and was young woman
beloved by all. Last Friday it was
found that an operation for appendi-
citis was necessary, but her condition
has at all times been grave and her
death was not unexpected.
The funeral will be held at the
Christian church Saturday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
ROBERTS HEARS
EDDYvlLLE CASE
RECEIVER is ASKED IN CASE IN
voLvING wATERWoRKs
PROPERTY.

Evidence on the receivership peti-
ton in the case Of Mary Wroughton
and others against Ida B. Rowe and
others, involving the ownership of the
Eddyville water works and other
property, was heard in district court
before Judge Roberts yesterday
The plaintiff claims that the estate
of the late Mrs. Leggett is in danger
of dwindling unless receiver is ap.
pointed. Plaintiffs claim that Mrs
Leggett was indebted to her daugh.
ter (Rowe) and son-in-law several
thousand dollars and desired to have
the claim allowed.
After the argument of attorneys the
case was taken under advisement
Court adjourned until Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Bio shortaoe in sac

Sac City, June 26.-W. A. Bur-
nap. expert accountant, who was hired
by the county to go over the books of
w. H. Pettis, recently treasurer os
Sac county. and ascertain the exact
amount of Pettis' shortage, has made
his report to the county board of SUI
pervisors after several weeks of thnr-
ough investigation Mr.. Burnap finds
the shortage to be $34,611.S0.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Fatalities Attend Bombay Collision

Bombay, India. June 26. - In a col
lision between an express and a
freight train on the Bambay and Ba-
roda railroad near Baroda today. a
number of persons were killed. 1t is
impossible to estimate the loss of life
until the wreckage is cleared away.
Four passenger coaches and four mail
cars were burned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
TO CONFER WITH TEDDY
Secretary Taft Leaves New Have,
for New York Goes to Oyster
Bay Tomorrow.

New Haven, Conn, June 2s. Sec
retary Taft left here today for New
York and Mrs. Taft and son Charles
for Washington. Tomorrow Mr. Taft
will have conference with the Pres
ident at Oyster Bay. Notwithstanding
the fatigue incident to the festivities
connected with the commencement
exercises, the secretary is in excellent
health and spirits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Emperor William Loses Race.

Kiel, June 26. The race for
schooners was run today in connection
with the Kiel regetta and was won by
the Hamburg. The German yacht Me-
teor, vii Emperor William personally
at the helm. finished second.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Death of THO is
Caused by Mans
Brutal Assault

Peoria, June 26.-AlI doubt
that William Peterson, the vir-
ainia Beach concessionary, and
Dorothy M. Flagg met death by
drowning Tuesday night through
the overturning of boat was
removed by the finding of both
bodies this morning. The con-
dition of the bodies bears mute
AND awful evidence that the
mans brutal passions caused
the tragedy.
! 4 . &E. =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Martin christy Dead at Locus. Grove

Bloomfield, June -(SpeciaD-
Martin Christy died at his home near
the Locust Grove church from con-
sumption. He was about forty years
of age and leaves wife and four
children. The funeral was held at
Locust Grove Thursday afternoon and
burial at Dutch Flat cemete.y.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Hoekenschmidt is Alive.

AK La Chapelle, June 25.-George
Hackenschmidt ex-champion wrestler,
whose death was reported from Lon
don, is alive and apparently well. He
has completely recovered from the
effects of an operation upon his knee
which he underwent recently. He said
last evening his condition is excel
lent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
MAN LIVED TO BE 1914
THEN GREW TIRED OF LIFE

Harrodsburg, KY, June 26.-Henry
Miller, aged 104 years, grew tired of
life and committed suicide today by
taking paris green.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27

Sa0ltOTlSlS6s
Boston, June 26.- con to Iowa.
was the slogan Of the Iowa club wom-
en- yesterday.
The Iowa women are determined to
put UP the stiffest kind of fight to
win for Des Moinss the next biennial
convention OF the Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, and one Of the most elo-
quent Of their number will be picked
to present to the convention the ad,
vantages. of Des MoiE:.s and what ii
VIII do for ths delegates IL they come
there for the next gathering in 1910.
Preceding the formal presentation
of their plea for the convention the
Iowa women are quitely working
among the other delegates in true po
litical fashion, but with what degree
of success it Is today difficult to say
The principal antagonists of the
Iowa women are those from Califor
MIA who are striving In the interests
of San Francisco.
The Californians seem from the out
side to have little the best Of it but
perhaps that is because they are max
ing the most noise.
AS one of the Iowans said yesterday
morning "You know 1t isn't safe te
judge from appearances. These things
are often times quitely fixed up II
advance without the blowing Of trum
pets.
"The nomination of Taft was prear
ranged and no manner Of enthusiasm
for some Of the other candidates real
ly had the slightest effect, so far as
the result was concerned"
The pure food committee of which
Mrs. Julia Clark Hallam of Sioux
City Is a prominent member Is In &C
tive session now and discussing the
meat inspection. "Clean food" ant
Sanitation in daily life."
The ex-presidents association o
Iowa, the only ASSOCIATION of its sor
in the country, held meeting yester
day morning with Mrs. John Nash o
Audubon presiding and discussed the
various reparts of committees tina
have been presented to the conven
| ton,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
TWO DELEGATES DANGEROUSLY
AND TEN OTHERS LESS
SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN COACH
ovERTURNs.
IOWA MAY GET THE
NEXT CONVENTION
DELEGATES TO FEDERATION
MEETING AT BOSTON WORK
ING HARD TO BRING HOSTS OF
CLUB WOMEN TO THIS STATE.

Newport, r. l., June 26.--Two
women delegates to the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs con-
vention in Boston we're danger
ousIy Hurt and ten others were
more or less seriously injured
here today when tally no coach
In which they were riding over
turned on steep Hill. All were
taken to the Newport hospital in
private automobiles. The dele
gates were on an excursion to this
city. The identity of the injured
and the nature OF their injuries
was withheld by the hospital
authorities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27

Continued on page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30

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and dark navy blue. at KIM
close to half regular cost. ~ ~
Special at.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30
So & $3.50 CURTAINS.
HOME NEEDS SPE-
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Nickel-plated Stove Lifters. &c
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30
So "TOE=ROOM"
SHOES.

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button or lace styles. These shoes
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GROCERY SPECIALS.

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Borden's Peerless Evaporated Milk.
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Tai cans of Golf Brand Salmon. Sc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
Must Toe the Mark.

The Democratic party will not try
the disastrous experiment Of 1904
again in 1908. This is clearly indica
ted by the flat failure Of the attempt
to hold a conference of Democrats
for the purpose Of harmonizing par
ty differences by eliminating Bryan
through the patent trick Of adopting
a platform of principles, upon which
he could not stand. Although" as
the Washington Herald says "an ef-
fort was made to give the contem-
plated gathering an appearance Of
fairness and impartiality, most Of
the Democrats invited to attend it
were so suspicious of it's purpose
that they declined to take part in it.
They woulc. not have anything to do
with a movement that could even
be suspected of an anti-Bryan flavor.
The meeting has been postponed to
a later date in order to avoid mis-
construction That is to say it will
never be held. Yet, as we remarked
the other day. some Of the promoters
of the conference were candid
enough to admit that party harmony
could not be promoted by antagoni-
zing Mr.. Bryan. Their inconsistent
cy lay in supposing that they could
differentiate the man and the plat
form and repudiate one without Of
Tending the other. If the Democrat
ic party gets together, it ought to
be obvious by this time, it will have
to harmonic on a radical platform
or not at all. Any other compro-
mise would lead to a second defeat
as disastrous as that of 1904. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
WORK OF A FlEND
Young Girl Assaulted After Negro
Had Tied Her Brother.
8 Posse With Bloodhounds Are Pur-
suing the ScoundreI and II He Is
Caught He Will Be Lynched.

a special dispatch from Augusta,
Ca, to the Atlanta Journal. says
Miss Flora Cowley, the ffteen-yee--
Old daughter of Sam 'Cawley, a far
mer living near Bath, Ca, in Rich
mond County, was attacked Wednes-
day by negro and left unconscious
IN her home.
The girls mother is dead, and she
keeps house for the family. While
her father was of al work, and she
was at home with her yound brother,
a negro entered the home, bound the
lad hand and foot, and attacked the
girl.
The girl was not criminally as
saulted. After knocking the girl
down with stick, the negro was
frightened off.
County Bailiffs stratford and Gay,
together with posse, are securing
the country in an effort to catch
the negro.
Bloodhounds are on the trail and
a lynching is imminent if the right
negro is caught.
The brother Of the girl described
the negro and it is thought he came
from saw mill, which is in opera
tica & mile away from the home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
Buttons on Wrono Side.

Attention was drawn by Dr.. James
Shaw at the Ambidextral Culture So
ciety to the singular fact that the
buttons Of feminine clothes are on
the wrong side-or, rather, since wo-
men may maintain that it is mems
buttons which are wrong, that mems
buttons ore on the right side Of the
wearsr and womel's on the lett. This
popularity Dr. Shaw ascribed not to
feminine peryersity but to the fact
that those who set wonen's fashions
were supposed to have maids to dress
them, for whom this position was
more convenient.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
The Earl Wants Money.

A few days ago another rich
American woman gave herself to an
impoverished prince OF Hungary IN
exchange for hi; effete titled ust
before the new bride sailed for her
foreign home, Miss Alice Thaw,
another rich woman, who had given
herself to the Earl of Yarmouth. IN
exchange for his title a few years
ago. came back to this country
thoroughly disgusted with the bad
bargain she had made in trusting
herself and money in the keeping of
q fortune hunting nobleman of the
old world. This once deiuGed wo-
man has gone back to her glrlhood
home with all the romance knocked
out of her by the brutality Of the
man she sold herself to, and she is
seeking a divorce.
Now comes the news that the
Thaws have been notified by attor-
news for the Earl Of Yarmouth that
the latter will demand settlement
financially before submitting to q
divorce, as he holds a paper signed
bv his wife before her marriage
which will give him the right to col
lect heav ily of her fortune. The
paper is an agreement that all her
fortune shall pass to the house OF
the Earl in the event of her dying
ch;ld!ess.
The Earl seeks to recover the
modest sum from his wife's family
Of one million dollars for having
married their daughter and giving
her tho chance Of becaming his
banker. The story goes That on the
occasion Of the Earl's marriage to
Miss Thaw that her brother Harry,
on finding that the Earl had sent
his sister, Is wedding present a
loving cup Of gold hurled the cup
through the window and threatened
to Kill a servant who would have re-
turned it to the house. Then Mrs.
Thaw brought peace by threatening
to have Harry's income cut off for
five years if he made another effort
to interfere with preparations,
which the family had made to mar
ry real live Earl into the family.
There always IS something Of the
hov in the man WHO can lead men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
How to Preserve Eggs For Winter.

How to Preserve Eggs For Winter.
There are many ways Of preserving
eggs, water glass being now very
largely used for the purpose. The fol-
lowing, however. is very satisfactory
method Of doing so: Take the eggs
when newly laid and place them with
the small end downward exactly per-
pendicular in a board perforated with
holes for the purpose. 1t should be, say.
two feet by one foot six inches anc
have the legs five inches long, says
Woman's Life. This will enable the1:
to be piled one upon another to
any extent as they are filed. Eggs
thus put in fresh from the nests in
August and September will keep till
winter as good as fresh ones not only
for cooking, but eating. II you desire
to be certain that your eggs are good
and fresh put them in water. If the
butts turn up they are not fresh. This
is an infallible rule for testing eggs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
Negro Killed in Manning.

Walter Davis, colored, was killed
at Manning Friday night at a negro
dance, although there were quite
number in ATTENDANCE no one seemed
to know how the killing was done.
The coroner empanelled jury aud
the testimony was heard, but the jury
thought it advisable to postpone its
findings. t
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
How 10 Remove Paint Spots.

Where house is being done up paint
is not infrequently spilled on doorsteps,
and it is sometimes found difficult to
remove. In that case make strong
solution OF potash and wash the steps,
simply leaving the solution to soak in.
In q short time the paint will become
soft and then can be washed of with
soap and water. Then use cold water.
Paint which has been left for some
time will yield to this treatment.