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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Sargent fits trusses right.
Mrs. S. Y. Yochum Of Chillicothe is
visiting with friends in the city today.
Mrs. j. COLDER of Abba is visiting
with friends in the city today.
Mrs. Frank Bell of Linby, after
spending the day in the city, visiting
with frienls. returned to her home.
Pine tar in pints. quarts, and one
half gallons, Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs T. O'Day. residing on
East Main street, left last evening for
Batavia on business.
Mrs. N. Bales and Mrs. M. H. Kidd
of Richland, left this afternoon for a
visit with relatives in Warren county.
Miss Lizzie Gallihan and Mrs. A. J.
Brier of Hedrick were in the city yes
terday on business and returned to
their home last evening.
Keasham sens the best watches.
Rev A. B. Hightshoe departed this
morning for Hamilton on business
in the interest of the Home Finding
association.
Mrs. G. H. Culbertson of Charlton,
who has been visiting few days
with relatives in this city, returned to
her home last evening.
Lees lice killer at Sargent's.
Mrs. w. T. Sheets of 302 Miner
street, left this afternoon for Batavia,
where they will visit few days with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. I. L. Hoagland of Farson, who
has been spending the holidays with
Bridgewater, passed through the city
last evening en- route to her home. Il,
Rexall Mucutone catarrh cure, sar.
gent.
Elmer B. Smith company OF The
Slayton Lyceum Bureau pa sed
through the city last evening enroute
to Charlton where they will give a
star course number at that place to
night.
Mrs. G. A. McSparren and daughter
Miss Ruth McSparren of Omaha, Neb.,
who have been visiting with relatives
in this city, left this afternoon for
Kirkville accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Sparren's mother, Mrs. P. E. johnson
of Eldon, where they will spend few
days with relatives.
Rexall cherry juice cough syrup. Sar-
gent.
From fridays Daily.
Absorbine 81 and 50 at Sargent's.
w. A. Starkey left this morning
for Batavia, on short business trip.
Miss Myrtle Moore, of Eldon, after
spending the day in the city shopping
left for her home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Fisher, Of Birm-
ingham, after spending the day in the
city on business, returned to their
home.
Mrs A. Blumgren, Mrs o. Dale
Mrs. H. Hunter and Mrs. l.. Leonard
of Abba, spent the day yesterday Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Ida Warfield
Madison, Of east of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Paris, of near
Lovilla, who have been spending the
past few days visiting with relatives
in this city, departed for their home
this morning.
MI. and Mrs. Frank McCleskey and
little daughter, 1911 East Main street
| departed this morning for Hiteman
where they were called by the death
of Dennis Hommin
Abdominal supporters, all sizes, sar-
gents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
University Athlete Suicides.

Lawrence. Kas., Jan. 9. - Urbana
Rnkney, captain of last years football
team at the Kansas university, COM
mitted suicide here today by jumping
from the dome of Frazer Hall at the
university grounds. He is believed to
have been respondent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
Murder Follows Quarrel

Hutchinson, Kas., Jan. 8. = In
Greeley county last night James Hor-
nung shot and killed John L. Eckhart
as the result of a quarrel over divis-
ion fences. Hornung formerly lived in
Chillicothe, Mo-, and Eckhart at Tren-
ton, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
Wisconsin Politician Dies.

La Crosse, Wis. Jan. 9. - Christie
pher H. Conner, one of the best
known democratic politicians of wes.
tern Wisconsin, Z died at Spokane,
Wash, yesterday, where he had gone
for the benefit of his health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
Memo GuSe|S
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
LEGAL.
Notice-Proof of Will.

State of Iowa, Wapello County, IS. +
To All Whom 1t May Concern Mo-
tice is hereby given that an instru-
ment in writing purporting to be the
deceased, was this day produced, opens
ed and read by the undersigned and
that / have fixed Wednesday, the 12th
day of February, 1908, as the day for
hearing proof in relation thereto.
Witness my official sig
nature, with the. seal OF
said Court hereto affixed
(Seal.) this 9th day Of January,
1908.
Geo. Phillips,
Clerk District Court.
BY James Gee Deputy.
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Tri- Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postoflce to which the. paper HAD
been sent as well as the PostoE1ce
where they desire 1t to be changed ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
ANOTHER VETERAN
GONE TO REST

Tyrone-The death of John NJ
Belman. one of Monroe coun-
tvs substantial citizens, and n
veteran of the civil war, occurred at
his home in Melrose Iowa at. a. M
Monday. Mr.. Belman resided for many
years upon farm short distance
north of that city until declining
health babe him retire from tn eactiv
tiles of life, when he and his good wife
removed to Melrose, where they have
made their home for the last four or
five years. In the early days of that
dairy and bloody period known in his
tory as the civil war; he shouldered
his musket and went forth to defend
his country by adoption and her honor
and in after life when he took up the
cares and labors of the civilian he
proved himself as good a citizen as he
was soldier. and now that he Is
wrapped in Deaths cold embrace, he
has the respect, and his good wife the
sympathy of the entire West End. The
arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made, but it will probabyl be
held from the family residence today.
James Stone I'll.
James Stone one of the prominent
citizens of Melrose. Is reported to have
been stricken with paralysis Sunday
afternoon. Reports from his bedside
Monday indicated a slight improve
ment in his condition, which is criti-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
Funeral Of Mrs. Feehan.

The fnneraI OF Mis- WlIHam Feehan,
who died on the 21st inst, was held
from the Catholic church at George
town Saturday morning at 11:S0
o'clock. 1t was attended by a large
and representative concourse of
friends and acquaintance who join
with the immediate relatives in
mourning the denartpra of this good
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11

Mrs. A. Blumgren, Mrs. o. Dale,
Mrs. H. Hunter and Mrs. L. Leonard,
of Abba, spent the day yesterday Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Ida Warfield
Madison, of east of the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11

Mrs. Frank Bell OF Linby, after
spending the day in the city, visiting
with frienls, returned to her home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11

Pine tar in pints. quarts, and one
half gallons. Sargent's
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11

Miss Lizzie Gallihan and Mrs. A. J
Brier of Hedrick were in the city yes
terday on business and returned tt
their home last evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11

4 ttsty 5 Dffiy. --'--
Absorbine 81 and 50 at sargent's.
w. A. Starkey left this morning
for Batavia, on a short business trip.
Miss Myrtle Moore, of Eldon, after
spending the day in the city shopping
left for her home last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
Ssyhsoter5%

COULD hardly have sup
posed that there were as
many people in the whole
world put together as at
Coney Island, and most
of Thorn wpra I'm pairS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP

CHAPTER 1.-The story is told in the
hrst person by Lady Betty Buckley, the
pretty young sister of the duke of Stan
forth She is to visit America in care of
mrs. StpyvesantKn (Mrs. Ess Kay), a
leader of American society, and the lat
ters cousin, Miss Sally WOODBURY. in or
der that her elder sister Victoria's pro-
spectfye fiance, Sir Gilbert Mantell may
not be attracted by her
CHAPTER lion board ship Betty
is attracted by a young American steer
age passenger, who saves a child from
drowning. Mrs. Ess Kay, who is very
exclusive" objects to Betty's interest
In the young man. Betty also meets
ON DoremuS, cousin of Mrs. Van der
Windt, of New York society.
CHAPTER III.-Lady Betty gets her
first impressions of America. On the
dock she is rescued from reporters by
the steerage hero, who tells her he is
Jim Brett, employed at the Manhattan
club, New York In Mrs. Ess Kay's
splendid New York home Betty meets
Lieutenant Parker, brother of her host
ess, who is to take them to visit West
Point.
CHAPTER IV.-Vivace, a beautiful
and expensive dog, is sent to Betty
Mrs. Ess Kay does not know who tn.
donor is, and Betty does not tell hel
that it is Brett Lieutenant Parker
whom Betty does not like, makes love
to her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

contrived to look old and gray and pic
turesuue, like ours. The elms In a big
green square past the top of the hill
had a venerable air, too, so they must
have been precocious about growing,
for it doesn't stand to reason that
West Point can be as ancient as OK
ford or Elton. But anyway the elms
were there. making an effect that Eng
land couldn't improve on, and there
were some gray stone barracks and a
long line of officers quarters built of
wood and brick. was glad that we
We're to stop with Potter, instead of
going to a hotel, for l did want to
see thoroughly what garrison life is
like. Potter has only half house,
though l suppose he's rich enough to
buy up all West Point if it were for
sale, but he had got q chum of his
who lives in the other half TO clear out
of his part and give it to us for the
day and night.
Vic has been to Aldershot, and even
to Malta and Glib. But l never have
and l never saw any officers quarters
at home, so / don't know how they
compare with American ones. POtter's
and his friends are exactly like 9
dolls house turned into a museum
The rooms are tiny and most of the
furniture Is made to fold up, but Star
would be green with envy If he could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

like the animals on their way to the
ark. They all seemed to be engaged to
each other and delighted with each
others society or else married and
dreadfully tired of 1t. Or else they
had dyspepsia. Or else they had
brought too many of their children. for
they had droves of very small ones,
who beloved louder than any English
children l ever saw and tyrannized
over their parents in the most unbri-
died way.
But COney Island was fun. and
felt more than ever that l was dream
ing-a long, long dream of sands and
huge hotels and queer little booths.
For dinner we ate nothing but fish,
of so many different kinds and some
of them so strange, that almost feared
the dream might turn into nightmare
afterward. | found the CLAIMS rather
like olives. You hate the first, but
when you have had three you feel you
would like three dozen, and they ara
not at all easy to forget.
We went down under the sea and
were introduced to horrific monsters
sailed up and down on switchbacks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

which made Mrs. Ess Kay i'll, but she
nobly refused to desert me in such sur
roundings-a state of mind which
made her chin look incredibly square.
Eventually, after many adventures by
the way, we arrived at the moon, and
not only got into the middle of it, but
made acquaintance with the inhabit-
ants, none of whom appeared to be
over two feet high or to have anything
to speak of between their chins and
their toes. After that experience, min
strel shows and concerts and persons
who told your fortunes with snakes. or
ate glass, were rather an anticlimax;
still, enjoyed them all so much that
was incapable of extreme annoyance
when we discovered that the Evening
Bat had an "impressionist sketch of
me which made me look like an elder
" murderess.
We got back to New York almost
indecently late, but in the meaner
parts through which we had to pass
on the way to our gorgeousness the
streets swarmed with poor creatures,
pallid with heat evidently preparing
to camp out of doors till morning. 1t
was a strange and interesting sight,
but made me feel guilty when / re-
called it afterward in my great cool
bedroom, with my five different kinds
of baths.
Next morning 1 was walked early to
find more presents of flowers in huge
stacks and to get ready for West Point.
1 was little tired from yesterday,
and thesdry heat gave me rather the
sensation Of being a scientists field
mouse in q vacuum, so that should
have dreaded even a short journey II
we hadn't been making it by water.
It was. even better than. If. we had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

The girls WHO spoke to MIR. Smith
called him captain" perhaps joking.
~, ana l asked how he could be a
captain and yet cadet unless it
meant cricket. Then he explained
that the cadets had all the different
grades of officers, from adjutant and
captain down to sergeant. and wanted
to know if there were any other Ques-
lions l would care to ask | said that
there were lots, but l wasn't sure il
l might.
Il give you q permit" said he in a
military way.
So l began with the buttons. 81
should like to know why you have so
many-all those rows on your jacket
And it's only the middle row you seem
| TO use for anything"
I'VE use the others to give away to
girls to remember US by" answered
| my cadet. IFS forbidden. but that's
a detail. Or rather it's why the girls
like to have them
| l stared. "None of yours are miss
| ing
| Most of 'em are pinned on at pres
ent. It's that way with all of us Our
plebs sew EN- on for Us ut night and
Use the door for thimbe."
"Oh, what are plebs, il you please?
Arc you allowed valets:''
Il guess they call 'em Tags in your
country There are Il lot OF them "
ing around Shall | have some caught
ard dragged here? They might squirm
a bit. as they aren't used TO ladies' so
ciety, but
l hastily protested against such i
cruel exhibition and went on with my
questions. | asked what they did il
winter and how long they had to be
cadets and whether they were in 8
hurry to be officers.
Not as long as the girls can put u.
with us as We are" said my cadet
Some OF them even pretend they like
us better
Il can quite understand that" l ex
claimed. And then they all laughed
and some of them applauded.
The really important question is,
said Captain or Mr.. Smith, "whethe
you are going to be an officers or
cadets lady"
hadn't an idea what he meant. bu
) / remembered Nic's saying that i'll tn
lower middle classes they sometime
call a mans wife his lady" perha ps
; | thought, the expression had bcel
brought over to The incest people il
America in the Mayfiower. which the
/ all talk SO much about, for certainl.
, some of the people in her must hav
been cooks or in the stcarage; Their
: are too many descendants for the frs
, class passengers alone. After consiG
5 cring for 4 minute | said in rather q
embarrassed way that l wasn't quit
sure yet whether | would be either"
You must be one or the other, yo
' know. or you'll be like the bat in tn
e fable who was neither bird nor beas
and so was out of all the fun on bot
e sides. l may be prejudiced, but a(
y wise you to be Il cadets lady. Al
$ you'd better decide now on account {
tonight
: ''ronight?" | repeated. puzzled.
i Yes, on account of making out you
e card. Say, Lady Betty, if you are 81
' ing in with us, can l make out you
a card?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

terest," he went on. and after some
hesitation Potter decided that this
would be admissible.
Mrs. Ess Kay and, Sally both wanted
to lie down dts strange the fondness
American women have for putting
themselves in n horizontal position in
the daytimeD, so Mrs. Ess Kay said
that she would commission her brother
as chaperon; l needn't be anxious, she
assured me, it was quite CONNIE il
faut. AS if l would have worried
about thing like that.
/ was delighted to go. because the
most interesting groups had been pass
ing the house, and it was difficult TO
see all you wanted to through the veil
of creepers, without continually cram
ing your neck. Tall, brown faced boys,
got up much like glorified Buttons,
were sauntering about, holding sun
shades over the heads of girls so
young that they would have been in
short frocks with their hair down their
backs, in England. The girls were in
white muslin or pale colors, with
charming, floppy Leghorn hats trim
| med with flowers, and they looked like
| the daintiest, prettieSt of French dolls.
But l was great deal more interested
In the youths, who were the cadets
| first classmen. Potter said, and would
| be second lieutenants next year.
/ never could take much interest III
Elton boys, the few l have seen, fol-
they look such children that one would
be positively ashamed to bother with
them, but the West Point cadets
| Though one couldn't exactly take then
seriously like regularly grownup men
perhaps) fascinated me from the very
first glance through Potter's Nirginif
creeper They looked as If they
thought n lot of themselves. and tht
girls they were with had the air o.
encouraging them to think it, | won
idered what kind of things they said t.
girls and secretly longed to find out.
1t seems that in summer the cadets
leave their barracks and go into camp
which is a time of year that the girl
who visit West Point and those who's
fathers are stationed there like yer.
much. We had n glimpse Of the tent
from the long street of the officers
quarters. and after we had visited
few technical things in which | wa
too polite to show that l was hardl
interested we strolled over to wher
we could see the little white pyramid
cleaning under the stars and stripes.
l had been afraid that all the cadet
would have gone away to Filtration
Walk with girls, but to my joy Their
were plenty left in camp. On chair
under the trees near by two or tire
ladies We're sitting with some whit
butterfly girls. and a crowd of cadet
were talking TO them.
There's a great pal of mine. Mr.:
Laurence" said Captain Collingwoot
"She would love to know you, Lad
Betty. Do you mind if l lntroduc
you to each other?"
See here, that means we shall b
hitched up with all that lot of cadets,
Potter objected quite GROSSLY. What
the good of wasting timer"
l hurried to say that l shouldn't col
slider it waste of time, that l shoul
be delighted to meet Mrs. Laurenc
and also a few sample cadets, if an
could be provided for the consumptio
of an inquiring British tourist.
Captain Collingwood thought thf
one or two might be found who woul
| not object to the sacrifice, and fiy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24

It 1cdS difficult to sec all you acdntcd to
through the TejJ Of crecpers.
minutes later / was having more fun
than had ever had before in my life.
Mrs Laurence was sweet and so
tactful. She scarcely talked to me at
all, except to ask me how | liked
America and a few of the things peo-
pie are obliged to get off their minds
when they meet foreigner, and then
she introduced five cadets.
/ was terrified for minute. because
until l left home my whole (youthfuD
male experience consisted of one
brother. three cousins and two curates,
dealt with separately and with long,
sleepy intervals between. l began to
wonder how l could possibly manage
five tall youths at once and to rack my
| brains for the right kind of converse
| Gon. But before l should have had
time to say knife to a curate !
found myself chatting away with
| those cadets as if l had grown up
with them. l never once stopped to
think what / should say next, and
neither did they.
Some girls were introduced to me.
too, but luckily they didn't seem to
expect me to talk to them much, so
didn't More and more cadets kept
coming over from camp and joining
our group and being introduced in
agreeable droves- until l gave up even
trying to remember their names.
There was one, though, in the first
| batch of five whose name was easy to
get hold of and keep in mind because
1t was Smith. Besides. he was the
best looking of all. which made CLASH
flying him a real pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
?" | repeated. puzzled.
(To Be Continued.)
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-10-22

THERE NEVER WAS A TIME
WHEN THE REPUBLICANS HAD
sGTTER REASONS. TO De PROUD
OF THEIR PARTY AND iTs
ACHIEVEMENT THAN At THE
PRgSENT MOMENT.
90 NOT PERMIT YOURSELVES
TO BE DISTRACTED OR ALARMED
~ the NOISE DEMOCRATIC ORA.
roRs ARE MAKING OVER TRIFIEs
AND FALSE I9SUEs.
the RESULTS OF THE CAM
pAIoN 90 FAR ARE HIGHLY SAT
lSFAcToRv. THE PEOPLE ARE
SHOWING GREAT INTEREST AND
ENrHUs,AsM At OUR MEETINGS.
ALL WE NEED NOW 10 TO GET
OUT the VOTE.
PARTY WoRkgRs AND COMMIT.
TeEMGN SHOULD MAKE EVERY
POSSIBLE EFFORT TO see THAT
BUSY AND ovER-coNFioENr RE.
pueL,cANs ARE REGISTERED ON
the NEXT REciSTRATioN DAY
IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS
WHICH 70 ocro0ER 27TH. rHE
LAST TUESDAY OF THIS MONTH
voURs VERY TRULY.
JOHN 2. VIVIAN.
- CHAIRMAN.