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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-21
MARY's LITTLE BABY COUSIN.

Dear Editor: l have little baby
cousin. Her name is Elizabeth. She
is a little over Is months old She
walks everywhere. She says many
little words. She has large Teddy
bear and two dolls. She calls one of
her dolls Mammie. She is little for
her age. 1 think very much of her
She has blue eyes.
Yours truly,
Mary Reed. age II.
116 N Ransom St. Ottumwa, Iowa
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AURELIA's KITTEN.

Dear Juniors:
about my pet kitten. His name Is
Fussey. Every time he sees me he runs
and jumps up on my shoulder and
jumps down again.
Some folks moved out and left him
here, and l have him for my pet now.
go to school every day. My teachers
name Is Miss Anna Gilchrist. I study
reading, writing. arithmetic, spelling,
grammar, music.
Aurelia Mccormick,
Trumbull, Nebr.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS.

The most important event that
happened at our house this week was
we received letter from a cousin in
Kansas stating that she was coming
to make us a visit the last part Of this
month or the first of next. She never
was in Iowa before and l am anxious
for her to see what a nice state Iowa
is. We will try to show her around
our town, but there are not many
places to take one as there should be
for town of this size.
was out to her home year ago
this month. They are farmers and
expect she will be lonesome in town
all the time.
Forest Weber, age 9.
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EIGHT RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp pencil.
8. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom Of the last page
i write your name, age and address.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work
Z. Also state choice of prize on a
separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
s. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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BLANcH GOES TO SCHOOL.

Dear Juniors:
AS 1 have never written before +
will write. go to school and am in the
second room. Our school will begin
September the thirteenth. I have a
little sister. live on farm and we
have six little calves and two little
mules. We are going on trim to
Michigan this month.
Blanch Bollman,
Pulaski, Iowa.
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cHARLEY's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Juniors:
l am little boy six years old. I
have never written to the Junior but
once. l am going to school this fall.
Miss Nehre is going to be my teacher.
She was my teacher last year and
liked her very nalich.
Charley Maring,
Batavia, la
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is getting long I will close and give
room for another Junior.
\ Elsie Chambers, age ID,
r. F. D., No. 8, Box 103, Sigourney
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1906 East Main ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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GRACE HELPS HER MOTHER.

Age IL.
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Age ~.
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Age 13.
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Age IL.
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Marion Mincks, age 10,
R. F. D. No. 3. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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A DANGEROUS FRIEND.

lie N. Ransom St. Ottumwa, 10
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ELSIE WRITES OF THE FLOWERS
BIRDS AND HONEY.

Age 10.
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A NICE LETTER FROM LIZZIE.

R. F. D. No.
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R, F. D. No. 8, Ottumwa, Ia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07

Northern market. There is a ten
acre field Of it on the Tillman farm.
and the next morning everybody in
the place was busy cutting and get
ting it ready for shipment. No finer
can be grown on the truck farms
around Charleston. It brings about
s12 q crate.
The last thing this scribe saw be-
fore his departure to take the evening
train was Senator Tillman busily en-
gagged in putting a new handle % a
pitchfork. One caa imagine the
question that naturally arose in the
mind, but which was not put for
obvious reasons: Whether it was 10
be used on the farm or in the senate,
who can tell? But he had put hand
les to other things besides, hoes and
shovels and rakes. The last thing,
however, that was seen to be re-
handled was surely pitchfork.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
ROBBERS GOT SUSPICIOUS.
Intended Victim Resisted Instead Of
Submitting.

Columbia, March 29.-The Record
says if victims of highway robbery
consistently and regularly adopted
the tactics Of Mr.. F. B. Harmon, the
shoe man, employed late Saturday
night when he was attacked near
the northern limits of the city, there
would be a quick end of this crime
in this city, although when one re-
calls the tragic end Of Mr. Charles
Green, who was shot to death at
Shandon few years ago, the high
wayman dying at Green's hands, he
is not encouraged to follow IN the
footsteps of Mr.. Harmon, but rather
to dispose of the matter as Judge
Ernest Gary and many other have
done, by letting the goods go.
Mr.. Harmon, who had boarded q
10:40 .. m. car going out to his
home, was attacked near Newman's s
cut, Just after he had left the car
with his little boy. Two white men
in overalls stepped in front of him
and demanded that he throw up his
hands. Mr.. Harmon, however, show
ed fight right away, and grappled
with one of the men. The other
either fired at him and missed him
on account of the dark, or fired to
frighten his victim. The little boy,
who has a good voice, set up a call
for help, which frightened the men
away before they got any loot.
AS soon as he got home, Mr.. Har-
mon notified the authorities, but al
though good dogs were rushed to
the scene. no valuable clue has yet
len discovered as to who the men
were.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
LOSS OF BEARD FATAL.
Removal sapped Resisting Powers OF
Divine Healer.

st. Louis, April 5.-Grieving over
the loss of his luxuriant beard that
had been growing for the past so
years, Frederick Mun6t died in the
City hospital, in St. Louis, Mo-, this
week. He was 73 years Of age and
a faith healer. He insisted that the
removal Of the beard sapped his re-
sisting powers and rendered him too
weak to combat his ilness. It was
uncombed, long and rank and gave
the old man the appearance OF a
Druid when he was admitted to the
hospital. 1t was cut away for neat
ness and sanitation. The old man
had been in st. Louis - years, and
had been practicing his theory Of
health during that entire period.
He said that he had large clientele.
many Of whom were persons Of prom
inence and wealth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
HEROES MEDAL
AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
AWARDED TO
Section Master Goldman Of Water
loo for Savings Life of Negro
J3bOrer

Columbia, March 30.-The Record
says several persons, Of both sexes,
have been awarded Carnegie hero
medals in this State. James B. Gold
man of Cambridge, Greenwood Coun-
ty, new entry on the list, has just
received a medal and has been award
ed in addition $1,000 in cash. He
has been rewarded for saving the
life of a negro.
Goldman is railroad employe and
was in charge Of force OF hands
at work on the C. & w. c. road near
Waterloo in 1907, when he perform
ed the act which is remembered.
A freight train came suddenly
around a curve while Mr.. Goldman
and his crew were going down tn
track on a hand car. AS soon as
the train was seen, the brakes were
suddenly applied and the abrupt
stop threw Warren Finley. a negro.
to the ground, fastening him between
the track and the car.
All the hands fed, but Mr.. Gold
man stood by his post and succeeded
in pulling the negro loose. The on
coming train struck Finley and broke
several bones and injured Mr.. Gold,
man, but if it had not been for his
hard and perilous work the negro
would have been instantly killed.
The Carnegie committee was re
Gently Interested the case through
Mr.. W. H. Nicholson of the Green
wood bar, and the result is the med
al and the money and man hat
| beaH sent to Greenwood to investi
gate The case. Mr.. Goldman says n
is much more proud of the media
than he is of the money, though h
| is awful glad to get the simoleons.
On one side of the medal is pic
ture of Andrew Carnegie and on tn
other this inscription: James B
Goldman, who saved Warren Finle
from being run over by train, Wa
terloo, S. c., June 90, 1907.
Where Napoleon's star set Goldman
mas begun to rise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
they ARE vEXED
SENATOR SCOTT AND ELkINs
ARE MAD AT
Treatment of the South by the Re-
publicans in Framing the Tariff
D;II

Washington, March 30.-Much
interest attaches to the attitude OF
Senators Scott and Elkins of West
Virginia, toward the distribution OF
the membership of the Senate COM
mittee on finance, because largely
of it's possible bearing on the tariff
bill in the Senate.
In the Republican caucus Senator
Scott referred to the fact that none
of the Republican Senators from the
South had been given representation
on the committee and in the open
Senate yesterday his colleague, Mr..
Elkins, followed in similar strain.
Mr.. Elkins was a candidate for a
place on this committee, but has had
no influence in coIoring his views.
Both he and Mr.. Scott assert that
their criticisms are due to the fact
that the South has been entirely neg
Iected.
With the Southern Democrats ex-
cluded from the committee room dur
ing the preparation of the bill they
declare that the immense interests
of the South, including iron ore and
the manufacturers of iron and steel.
cotton and its products, lumber and
the various other interests Of the
entire section, south Of Mason and
Dixon's line, are without representa-
ton on the committee at this inpor-
tant stage OF the proceedings.
There is much speculation as to
what will be their attitude when the
bill reaches the Senate, but the pre-
vailing opinion is that they will make
a strenuous effort to amend it IN
many particulars. Senator Scott
openly declares his preference for
the present tariff law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07

New York, March 29.---Giusepnie
Tosti, a steerage passenger on the
Hamburg. is the man who threaten
I'd Roosevelt. according to dispatch
from Horta to the World. The in
cident happened soon after the steam
nr was losing sight of America.
rosti broke from the companion way
and started for the upper deck, where
Roosevelt was standing.
''He let them take away my child,
Tosti is said to have shouted in
English. Now he will pay for it. !"
Tosti was seized and the captain
ordered him placed in irons.
The man refused to eat for four
days, crying, Roosevelt trying to
poison me-"
The ships doctor has to tate all
his food before he will eat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
Dies Of Burns.

Montgomery, Ala, April 1.-Elise
Wood, aged l3, died yesterday at
Equality, Ala, as result of burns
received while standing before an
open CRATE. After her clothing
caught she ran into the yard where
they were burned off, and lett her
flesh horribly cooked.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
FINED FOR KILLING SONGSTER.
Death Of Mocking Bird Costs Slayer
Ten Dollars.

Aiken, March 29.-This morning
John Wilson was tried in the Mayor
court for shooting a nlocking bird
with sling shot, and was fined ten
dollars, which he paid. Wilson is
a colored boy employed by Mr.. c..
Oliver Iselin He shot the bird
last week, but the case was made out
against him on Saturday, and the
trial took place this morning. May
or Salley is determined to break up
sling shot shooting, as we'll as the
tlagrant Staying Of song birds. Ev
cry violator of the bird law that
comes up before Mayor Salley never
fails to have the burden of rendsr-
ing the city financial or manual aid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
FOUND BODY IN COTTON SEED.
MeR Working in Seed House Max
Grusone Find.

-
Clinton, March 30.-About S
o'clock this morning two negroes,
hauling cotton seed from store
house ON the plantation of Mr.. Henry
Young, about a mile from town, to
the oil mill, discovered the body Of
man buried deep in the cotton seed.
1t was so decomposed that the crowd.
which speedily collected. was unable
20 decide whether the man had been
white or black.
All day curious crowds thronged
out to the place and Inspected and
speculated. The man wore a gold
ring and had in his pockets S21,
TWO knives and pistol. He had a
gun also. There were no papers.
and the only. means Of Identified
ton were the ring he wore and the
gun, which bore the initials "W. NJ.
B'
The coroner, Mr.. Bob Hairston, IN
oaneled a jury and held the inquest.
Dr.. Lawrence Bailey examined the
body, and found no evidence of muir
Ter. 1t is probable that he was in
toxicated and hid away in the seed
barn to sleep, and was smothered by
he seed piling in on him. The cor
oner's verdict was probable suffo-
cation
There was no clue to his identity
1T the inquest, but later a woman
lamed Mrs. Martin and her son came
rom Goldville, and from the clothes
md belongings identified the body as
Mrs. Martins son, who has been miss
ing from his home for several weeks.
He had quarrelEed violently with his
brother and left home on account OF
t, which accounts for the fact that
10 alarm was raised at his continued
absence The body was turned over
to the mother and brother.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
THE END OF TARIFFS.
British Officer Sees the Day When
Custom Houses Will Go.

Washington, April 5.-Aerial nav.
| igation has reached such state oil
| perfection that Maj F. B. Baden
Powell, an officer in the British army
declared recently that few years
more and the custom house will be
thing of the past.
He declares that soon the wealthy
pf ,ple of the world will own their
flying machines and that while it
may never become practicable to car
ry coal, lumber, grain and the like
in airships, still it will be possible
to carry parcels of 100 pounds or
so, including such articles as wines.
spirits, tea. coffee, cocoa, sugar, to-
bacco. dried and canned fruits, jam,
nlarnalade, condensed milk, chlo-
rotorm, collodion. ether, blacking,
playing cards and other small duti-
able articles.
Airships could be employed con-
tinually going to and fro over 'front.'
iers. Guards would be almost use
less, even if they were posted at
every few hundred yards, which in
itself would be an impracticable
proposition in Europe or America.
Altogether it would seem impossible
to enforce any law as to machines
being compelled to descend at a
frontier, and this according to the
writer implies that customs in the
main will have to be abolished.
Tariff he considers, will have to
be framed with due regard to i'm
ports like wheat and lumber, which
are not likely at first to be affected
by aerial transport, and a tax on
such commodities would seem to be
the solution to the difficulty of be-
ing unable 70 continue the duties
on lighter articles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
FATAL RIOTS.
Mexican Political Factions Clash in
Chihuahua.

Ell Paso, Texas, April What
was at first declared to be revolt
Of Indians at San Andreas, Mexico,
against the payment of taxes on cat
tie is now described by officials as
Chihuahua as riot, resulting from
clash between political factions.
In the fight tax collectors was kill
ed and several deputies were wound
ed Some of the leaders fed to the
hills. but the authorities deny that
they are rallying the Indians of the
neighborhood to give battle to the
troops who have assumed control of
the situation
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
HACKED TO DEATH.
Horrible Double Murder in Antrim
County, Michigan.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March %
An atrocious double murder was COM
mitted in Antrim county last night,
when the wife and infant child Of
Geo. HOPPER, a farmer, were hacked
to death with an axe. Their decapi-
tated bodies were found in bed to-
day at the HOPPER home by neighbors.
A posse found George HOPPER, the
husband and father, hiding in the
woods. He was placed under arrest
George HOPPER confessed that he
killed his wife and child. He said
that he and his wife talked all night
about how nice it would be for the
three of them to die together
Finally, according to Hopfer's story.
it was agreed between them that he
should kill them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
KIND WE WANT
DESIRABLE AMERICANS FROM
THE NORTH AND WEST
Has Settled in Florida and We
Should Invite Some Of Them to
Sppfb Copo1;oo
South Carolina

Columbia, March 29.-The Record
says Postmaster Higgins, who re-
turned recently from a trip for his
health to Hampton Springs, Fla, was
much interested in the operation and
success of Development company
which has just finished selling off a
tract of 10000 arces near Jackson
vile cut up into small farms of from
10 to so acres each.
Good prices were obtained from
thrifty Western farmers, whose fa-
theirs before them were good Ameri-
can citizens" said Mr.. Higgins,
"and it seems to me that the results
of that splendid experiment ought
to encourage us here in South Caro-
lima, and in Georgia and North Car
olina, too, for that matter, to fol-
low Jacksonville's example and bring
some of these desirable citizens this
way. We have got the advantage in
soil and climate over Florida and we
ought to be getting these people to
| make better use of the thousands
and thousands Of acres that are being
neglected.
81 had some interesting inter
views with officers of the develop
ment company while I was in Jack.
sonville, and they showed ME some
things that opened my eyes in aston,
ishment. They got Chicago ad'
yertising concern to whoop thing:
up for one-ffth the profits, and they
got results right away. One Of tbs
officers told me they had sold every
foot of the 10000 tract, and the1
turned to his desk and pulled out {
stack of applications most a foo
high from others who had asket
for land too late"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
TO BE SHOT FOR REBELLION.
Cubans Sentenced by Court Martial
for Their Offense.

New York, April 2.-Sergt. Cortes
and his sou, who were involved in
the recent armed revolt in Cuba.
have been sentenced to death, ac-
cording to The Ferald's special co..
respondent in Havana, who cables
that he has every reliable informa-
ton" concerning the findings of tn;
court martial, which may be given
out officially today. The dispatca
adds that President Gomez is not ju-
clined to pardon the rebels. If the
sentence is carried out as predicted.
Coctes and his son will be shot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
LIFTS HER SKIRT
Too High and Had to Pay Duty on
Her Dress.

New York, March 3o.-Because 4
woman cabin passenger on the
French liner Touraine lifted her
skirt carelessly, Uncle Sam is richer
by $50 in duty. AS she came down
the gangplank an Inspector noticed
that the woman wore very fine
petticoat. too. fine, he thought, for
any one but an heiress. An investi-
cation was begun and it was dis
covered that under an outside dress
this woman wore an expensive eve
ning gown. The duty was paid and
she was allowed to take the garment
away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
ONE PLACE FOR FIFTY YEARS.
Faithful. Domestic to Have Celebra-
ton in Her Honor.


South River, n. j., March 80
Mary Grogan. a servant in the home
If Mrs. Abial Price here, will be the
guest of honor at a celebratic!, which
will be held at the Price homestead
aext Saturday afternoon. The occa-
sion of the demonstration will be
he fftieth anniversary Of Mary Cor
,an's entrance into the home as a
servant. She was employed by Mrs.
Price in April, 1859. There are sew
en- children, thirteen grandchildren
md i've great grand children in the
Price family who will unite in making
it pleasant day for the faithful
woman
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
SulIY'S New Scheme.

Atlanta, Ca, March 31.-Daniel
J. Sully, once known as the Cotton
King" is in Atlanta, beginning a
tour of the South, which he says is
for the purpose of perfecting plans
which contemplate conservative
revolutionizing Of the maner in
which cotton is handled and market
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
LIKED HER COOKING
And Made the Landlady His Wife
on Short Notice.

Atlanta, April 5.-Joshua B.
Crawford, SIS years old, one of the
wealthiest men in Atlanta, who three
weeks ago married Mrs. Belle Sal
wage, Of st. Augustine, a widow of
about 35, died this week. Several
months ago Mr.. Crawford was in
st. Augustine and stopped at the
boarding house run by Mrs. Salvage
Mrs. Salvage was an excellent cook,
and while Mr.. Crawford became an
admirer of all the dishes she pre-
pared. he fell in love with her bis
cults, proposed and was accepted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
Fought EAGLE.

ST. Charles, ILL.,, April Flight
ing desperately for two hours yes
terday with a monster eagle to keep
his baby from the menacing talons
Of the great bird, Peter Johnson,
farmer. with aid of neighbors. final
ly captured the king Of the air.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
LEVER WANTS STATISTICS.
Commissioner Watson Asked for
Figures on Fertilizers.

Columbia, April 2.-Commisioner
Watson this afternoon received the
following telegram: "I am inyes-
tigating the duty on potash salts.
Send me Immediately the number Of
tons of fertilizers used in the State
and the percentage Of such as will
be effected by the duty and the cost
to the farmers Of the State if pos
sible. Give me the same figures for
the entire South. I will advise you
later as to the delegation Of the
farmers coming here. Letter fol-
lows. (Signed)
"a. F. LEVER
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
Goes DRY.

Springfield, o., March 29.-With
the heaviest vote in local history,
Clark county today voted "dry" by
II majority in the local option cleo
tion. The total vote cast in the coun-
ty was 1881. The election af-
fected 81 saloons in the county and
three br=Eeries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
LEPRosY GERMS FOUND.
The Result May Be Successful War
on the Malady.

Washington, April 5.-Dr. Moses
Clegg, bacteriologist of the Bureau
of Science. at Manila, has succeeded
in cultivating a leprous bacillus.
He has made five separate cultures
with germs from living lepers and
the bodies of victims of the disease.
He has been equally successful in
his culture of amoebic dysentery and
finds a relation between the two
diseases. The Bureau of Science
has prepared leprosy vaccine and
proposes to carry forward a series
of experiments for the purpose Of es-
tablishing specific treatment for
leprosy. DR.. .Clegg is the son of a
prominent Arkansas physician. >