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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
SOLDIERS IN REUNION.
Three Iowa Regiments at Washing.
ton the Last of the


i Oskaloosa, Sept. 13.-R. L. Turner
Of Oskaloosa, secretary of the Eighth
Iowa Infantry Reunion association,
has issued the following announce
ment of the coming reunion of that
regiment:
The 18th reunion of our regiment
will be held at Washington, Iowa, Sep
TENDER 20 and 80, 1909. The 10th and
25th Iowa regiments will! meet in re-
union with us at the same time. A
good program has been prepared. The
citizens are planning to give us a
royal welcome. There will not DO
many more reunions for us, and we
hope every comrade will make a spe-
cial effort to be present the morning
of the first day and remain to the clos
ing exercises of the last evening.
Send notice of the death of any com
rade you know of. Notify Col Bell
at Washington if You will be present.
Col. w. B. Bell, President.
r. L. Turner, Oskaloosa, Sec.
The eighth, nineteenth and twenty
fifth regiments have large number
of members in southern and south
eastern Iowa who will be present at
the Washington reunion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
MRS. MANIoN GETS DECREE.
Wife Of Well Known Attorney Tells
Court That Husband Beat
Her up.

Des Moines, Sept. 11.-ElIa Manion.
wife of Henry Manion, a well known
Des Moines attorney, secured decree
of divorce from him in Judge McHen-
rvs division of the district court this
week.
Mrs. Manion told the court that
Manion had an extreme fondness for
liquor, and that while under the in
fluence of it he abused her.
While the plaintiff occupied the wit
ness stand, Manion paced up and
down the corridors of the court house
He dropped into the court room occas.
ionally to see that things were not go
ing against him too strong, for he
made no resistance to his wife's appli
cation for the divorce.
Property rights and alimony were
settled outside of court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
OGDEN HAS BEEN SUED.
The Town Slaughtered Cow and
Had to Pay Judgment of $25
and Casts Of the Trial

Ogden, Sept. 13.--The town Of
Ogden has just been made defendant
in a case where Newland and Colligan
sued the town for the cost OF a COW.
The case was first brought up in a
local justice court there but change
of venue was asked and the case was
tried Tuesday In Moingona
Neyland and Colligan, butchers, had
a COW which was wandering around
loose and in some manner it came
in contact with passing G. and n.
w. engine about Aug. II. The COW
was SO seriously injured that steps
were Immediately taken by the city
to dispatch the COW and haul her
away. While the city was about this
job one of the owners hurried out to
;nvestlgate and found no COW. He
then got busy and brought suit against
the city for the price OF the COW, but
fearing that justice might not be Sc
cured il the case was tried at home
a change of Venue was asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
THE ILLETTE-ATLEE WEDDING.
Well Known Fort Madison Young
People Secretly Married

Fort Madison, Sept. 11.-Quite q
surprise was sprung when the an
nouncement was made of the mar
riage at the parsonage of the Santa Fe
avenue Methodist Episcopal church
here Monday evening, of Samuel At
lee Jr. and Miss Marjorie Illette, the
Rev. G. A. Field Off ciating.
The knowledge of the marriage of
these prominent young people was
kept from all others concerned until
Thursday, when Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Atlee received letter from Sam, y
their son, informing them of che
event, he writing from Chicago, where
he is employed in the advertising de-
partment of the Daily News
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Cotton of Waterloo Succeeds Fisher.

Waterloo, Sept. 13.-Capt. c. w. Cot
ton, commanding company B, has re-
ceiyed a telegram announcing his cleo
tion as major of the fifty-third infantry
to succeed Major F. R. Fisher, who
was recently appointed to the Iowa
brigade staff.
The ballot was opened in Des
Moines Thirty-six field and line
officers were eligible to vote and the
ballot stood % to IA in favor of the
Waterloo man over Captain ]. e.
Barkley Of Upton, the opposing can
didate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Unknown Boy Killed by Train.

Dunlap, Sept. ia stranger, sup
posed to have been beating his way on
The Northwestern railroad, was killed
at Dunlap, by being struck by a train.
The victim of the accident is a
youth only IS years OF age apparent
ly. His complexion was light, hair
brown, round face and full set of
teeth. He would weigh about 140
pounds, and was five feet and seven
inches in height. The body is being
held awaiting identification.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Morning Side College Secures Land.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 13.-According
to deed filed in the county re-
corders Office, Morning Side college
has bought 160 acres of farm lands in
Rock township near Correstionville,
from j. Heilman and Elwood Heilman
of Ida Grove for $4,000. 1t is under
stood, that the deed really represents
an endowment to the college.
The college authorities decline to
make statement other than partially
admitting that the transaction may
represent gift to the school 1t was
stated that the transaction Is sur
rounded by secrecy at the request of
the grantors, they being extremely
sensitive regarding having the matter
exploited. 1t is further stated that
the land will be held by the college, as
a source of income.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Iowans at Red Men Meeting.

Burlington, Sept. 13.-The Iowa and
Des Moines delegation to the great
council of the Improved Order of Red
Men left Friday night for Detroit,
where the meeting opens Monday.
Those who will be in the Iowa dele
cation are: Frank A. Day, great chief
of records: A. B. McCown, r. G.
Prieve, w B. Keffer and 0. w. Wheel
er of Des Moines; John Dineen OF
Denison, w. X. Names of Davenport,
Joseph Misbach of Algona and Paul
Lagomarcino of Burlington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
JONES is SENTENCED.
BurIy Negro Who Was Arrested |
Ottun,wa Gets Twenty Years
at Fort Madison.

John Jones, the burly negro who
was arrested in Ottumwa for the rob-
berry of the Laporte residence in Keo-
kuk, was sentenced Saturday by
Judge Withrow of Keokuk to term
Of twenty years in the Fort Madison
penitentiary. He was arrested in
Ottumwa by Detective r. H. Short Of
the Burlington road after he had been
chased through the streets of the city
and shot four times before he sur.
rendered.
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Methodist Ministers at Dewitt.

Dewitt, Sept 13.-Methodist minis
tiers will attend the Dewitt confer
ence which opens on Tuesday morn
ing. and closes Wednesday afternoon.
A large gathering of minister from
several counties in eastern Iowa will
be held in the Clinton county town.
DR.. j. B. Albrook of Mount Yer
non, presiding elder of the district,
will be superintendent Of the Dewitt
meeting,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Nabs FaIthIess Flance.

Charles City, Sept. 11.--Louis Lieb-
niger, who robbed his fiance. Martha
Constantine, in March, and skipped
with $500 of her money on the eve of
their wedding, has been arrested at
New Haven, Conn He was given the
money to keep while his fiance went
to church, and skipped out. No trace
of him has been had until recently.
The girl went back to Connecticut
and found him there and wired here
for warrant of arrest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Fairfield Men Home From France

Fairfield, Sept. 10 Especially -
Four Fairfield horsemen are expected
home within few days from France,
where they have been purchasing
horses. They are x. Nady and son
Clifford, who have. been buying
Percherons for Nady brothers, c. d.
Blough, who has been securing Perch
erons for Blough brothers, and Aug
ust Keller Jr., who has been buying
Percherons on his own account.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14

event will be Mungo Fairweather,
Thomas Liffring and James Patter-
son. Other blowing events will be-:
Gang plows, riding plows and walking
plows. Contests also have been provid-
ed for boys under 10 years old and
under 16 years of age, There will be
ball game in the afternoon and 9TH
er athletic events. colt show will
be held at IL a. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Iowa Central Pleads Guilty.

Manchester. Sept. 13-The state
won complete victory in its suit
against the Iowa Central Railroad COM
pany, charged with illegal shipments
of liquor into Delaware county, the
railroad pleading guilty and being as
sessed fine of $4,000 and costs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Railway Company is Fined.

Dubuque, Sept. 1.-THE Illinois
Central pleaded guilty in twenty cases
of shipping beer into Delaware county
and paid fine of $4,000. This in in
settlement of over two hundred cases
begun at Manchester last honth. The
shipments from Dubuque county to
the consumers was in violation of the
nlulct law
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Southern Iowa Editors to Meet.

Charlton, Sept. 1.-THE fall meet
ing of the Southern Iowa Editorial
association will be held at Charlton
on Thursday and Friday Oct, Ia and
Is, and the local committee in charge
at Charlton are making arrangements
to show the visiting editors a royal
time, including a big banquet which
will be served Thursday evening in
the basement of the new Presbyterian
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
$500 AN ACRE FOR LAND.
Forty Thousand Dollars Paid for 200
Z Acre Farm in Shelby County
College Will Be Erected on Site.

Harlan. Sept. 13-With the sale
last week of the w. w. Wheeler farm
of 20 acres to President w. /. Hoff of
the Inter State schools, for $4,000,
Shelby county land has reached high
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Armours Leave Iowa.

Des Moines. Sept. 9.-The Armour
Packing company of Chicago has in
formed Secretary of State Hayward
that it has retired from business In
Iowa. The company had a plant ii,
Davenport,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
FIames cause Loss Of $50, ooo.

,Bettendorf, Sept. 13.-The Meteor
Automobile company's plant at Bet
tendorf was almost totally destroyed
by fire Friday, entailing a loss to the
company and the owner of the build
ing, variously estimated at something
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14

like $4,000 or $4,000. The officers
of the company could give no &C
curate estimate Of the loss as they
are engaged in going over the debris
and wreckage carefully to ascertain
what materials may be available.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Of Christian Churches.

Convention of Christian Churches.
Delta, Sept. little annual con-
vention of the Christian church Of the
Southeastern Iowa District is being
held this week at the Christian church
at this place. About 125 delegates are
il; attendance and some enthusiastic
meetings are being held.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Prominent Man Of Tri-cities Dead.

FTUlnIHeTTt WdH OF TTI-OTtTtS Oedu.
Davenport, Sept. 10 Juergen
Diederich Struve, one of the veteran
business men of Davenport and form
er manager of the Tri-City. Packing
company died last week after long
illness. He was aged 67 years, Z
months and days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14

water mark in values. Land here has
previously sold for $125 to $3.50 per
acre, but this is the first land to be
sold for 5000 per acre. The farm is
on beautiful ridge overlooking the
Botna valley and adjoining the city
limits of Harlan. Mr.. Hoff will newt
year erect college buildings and make
this one of the very finest college
campuses in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Muscatine Shows Growth.

Muscatine, Sept. 13.-An increase in
the taxable valuations of the city of
Muscatine is shown by the returns
made to County Auditor A. S. Law
renee by City Assessor David Van
alta. The total valuations at the pres
ent time is s2,3O7,525, while the taxa
Bile valuations, without the railroads,
express and communication companies
is S2,233,745, as compared with $2,2o9,-
$50 last year. The figures show an in
crease of s24,O65. The report fol-
lows:
Taxable valuations ......... ,233, 745
Railroad valuations ........ 66,665
Express companies ........ 800
Telegraph companies ...... $50
Telephone companies 1900. $685.
Total valuation .s2,3o7, 525
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
Qowa Evening Press.


: Qowa Evening Press.)
: Burlington, Sept. 11.--Rev.
: Arch l.. Graham of Keota has
+ accepted the call to the pastor
+ ate Of the United Presbyterian
church of Burlington. He sue
+ ceeds Rev. w. G. Williamson,
: who resigned after five years
: labor here, during which time a
: new church building was erect
+ ed by this congregation.
+ The new minister is a ma
+ tive of Illinois and claims So
: monouk as his birthplace. He
: graduated from Monmouth col
: lege at Monmouth, Ill, In
1902. He ATTENDED the Xenia
Ohio, Theological seminary,
+ from which institution he grad
uated in 1905. His first call
: was to Keota, Iowa. He was
released from the pastoral
+ oversight of the Keota church
!. at a meeting of the Keokuk
+ presbytery which was held Aug
+ ust 81.
q. = ~ =. 81 q 81 8. 81 u =. 3, a. 3 u q. - y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
FREMONT VOTERS
AT MT. PLEASANT
THIS WEEK WILL BE HELD THE
ANNUAL REUNION OF OLD
VOTERS.

Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 13-The annual
reunion of the Fremont voters Of the
First congressional district will be
held here this week, on September
10. The reunion will be made up of
the men who voted for John Fremont
who are now residents OF this district.
Mayor ]. G. Dugdale is chairman
OF the local committee or arrange
ments and is making preparations for
a big time. For while there will he
no marching. bands or fireworks or
loud displays Of patriotism, yet there
will be plenty of entertainment for
the old boys who enjoy getting To-
gether once a year to renew acquaint-
ances and talk over politics of an age
that is past. Many who attended the
last reunion will not be able to attend
this, for the men who voted the first
republican ticket are getting along in
years and find the infirmities of age
creeping on them. A number have
already sent in regrets, but there will
no doubt be a good attendance and
every Fremont voter who can possibly
be here Is looking forward to the
event with much pleasurable antici-
patton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14
0ttunWa Optical Co.,
Upstairs over New and 10c Store.
Ask for Dr.. Hanseli.

church, one of the finest churches in
southern Iowa. The officers of the as.
ISOLATION will shortly issue the pro.
gran for the meeting
The Washington herald., 1909-06-07
BURIED ALIVE BY EXPLOSION
Scores of Men, Women, and Chill
dren Dying.
Dynamite ExPIodes and Houses and
Stores Are Wrecked
at Cracow.

Vienna. June 6.-scores Of men, women.
and children were buried in the debris Of
wrecked houses and stores demolished by
! teI:Ilc aexplosion OF dynamite at Cra-
COW All day the police have been dig
sIng in the ruins IN a frantic effort to
get tho unfortunate victims out alive.
Numbers OF the manned are being
treated in the hospitals. but owing 10
the confusion. il is impossible 10 state
how large the possible list OF dead will be.
The explosion broke every window IN
the city and caused a panic. The scenes
in the streets to-day are heartrending.
Women are urging on the workmen who
arc assisting the police in the search for
the missing SO complete IS the ruin OF
the houses and stores that were shaken
down that there Is small hope Of saving
the unfortunates who were caught.
In all the churches to-day the theme OF
the services was the accident and col
leetions were taken TO aid the bereaved
families
The Washington herald., 1909-06-07
RUNAWAY LEFT PATH OF RUIN
Frightened Horse Terrorizes Motor
lists in BrightwOod Road.
Occupants OF Runaboat Have Thrill
ing Drive, I'm which Cyclists Are
Thrown and Auto Ditched.

Seldom do pleasure seekers have a more
exciting ride than that which man and
woman in a runabout experienced IN
Brightwood road last night.
c H Sullivan. a well-known borseman
Of Washington. who owns a livery stable
at 12l2 Ohio avenue northwest, accom-
panied by Mrs. Larry Shears. OF I724
Third street northwest, rode in q fraI
runabout behind a horse which has won
honors as PAGER. Leaving the home Of
Mrs Shears about o'clock. the horse
was driven north in the BIightwOod road
until the District line was reached.
Automobiles. vehicles Of every descrip-
ton. motorcycles. and pedestrians were
numerous in Brightwood road. but ev-
erything went well until the runabout
was about 200 yards north OF the Dis
trict line. A motorcycle passed the horse
at about fifty miles an hour and the
spirited horse began plunging.
Sullivan tried TO quiet the horse and
drew hard on the reins The bit broke
and the horse started at gallOp. Sui
Ivan called 10 Mrs Shears 20 hold tight
20 the side Of the vehicle while he tried
TO stop the horse
Passing vehicles and escaping collisions
by inches, the horse galloped for nearly
half mile. when a motorcycle was seen
ahead. Sullivan tried 10 guide the horse
20 one side. but with the broken bit the
man was pOwerless and the cyclist went
sprawling in the dust Whether the man
was struck by the horse or fell while
trying 10 avoid the team Sullivan does
not know. but 1t was afterward learned
that the man arose and rode away
Several narrow escapes carried the
team into Silver Spring. through which
r T Bailey was riding on a motorcycle.
Bailey saw the galIoping horse too late
TO avoid n collision. and he was struck
by 2 front wheel OF the runabOut The
man was thrown from his machine 10
the road The motorcycle was demolished
but Bailey escaped serious injury. He
came 10 Washington on a car
The horse gallOped another hundred
yards. and then large automobile hove
I'm sight The bright lights on the ma
chine blinded the animal and ne turned
sharply 20 one side. The runabout went
into a shallow ditch and overturned
Sullivan and AIRS. shears were thrown
out. but landed in the soft dirt Of a re-
Gently plowed field and escaped with
nothing more serious than few bruises
and scratches
The horse kicked Itself free Of the run
about and disappeared. Sullivan and his
companion were assisted 10 a house near
the road. where Il was found they were
not seriously injured The owner OF the
automobile which caused the horse 10
Overturn the runabout asked to be al
lowed TO convey Sullivan and Mrs.
Shears 70 the city. ard the couple com
plied with his request
The Washington herald., 1909-06-07

had been Instructed 20 vote for Cameron
He was a national delegate again IN
1854 He went 20 Philadelphia 20 live in
1883. and took Up the practice Of law. He
was chairman n the State delegation 10
the national convention that IN 1872 nom
mates Horace Greeley for he Presidency
in 1873. with Frank AIcLOughlin. he es-
tablished the Philadelphia Times. with a
capital OF S50o00
In less than ten years the property
was worth more than Sl.00oe00. Col
Mcclure retired from active Journalism
IN 1901 The only time he was defeated
for public Office was In 1873. when ne
failed Of election as mayor Of Phnadel-
phia by a very narrow margin
Col. McClure's pen was prolific. and ne
wrote several books in addition 70 his
work as editor Among his works were
Lincoln and Men Of War Times" oar
Presidents and How we Make Them. .''
.'Recollections Of Hall a Century, and
"Old Time Notes Of Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1909-06-07

Philadelphia, June Sol. Alexander
X Mcclure. friend and adviser OF Lin
coin, man Of affairs in day when few
Of the present political leaders had been
born. and a notable figure In journalistic
ranks in early days. died suddenly at
his country home in Wallngford. az 3
O'Clock this afternoon He was eighty
one years old
Col. Mcclure had been in poor health
for a year and his condition had been
growing steadily worse during the last
two months.
There were present at the time OF his
death his wife. Henry NJ Cratz. Alfred
Gratz. and Mrs McClure's two sisters,
Mrs. Minnie D. z. Crano and Miss Emma
Gratz.
Alexander Kelly Mcclure was born IN
SheTmans Valley. Pa. January g. ISIS. and
spent his early years on his father s
farm. In 1916 he made his first visit 10
Philadelphia in order to get work as a
Journeyman tanner. He could get no
job there and tramped 10 New York,
where his luck was no better.
Began Newspaper Career.
Next fall he went into the publishing
business starting WIN Lne MlTIln Seurl-
mel. in Pennsylvania. He then began 10
take an interest in politics. Soon he be-
came the owner OF the paper, which was
a Whig journal, getting it out alone. ex-
cept for the assistance Of small boys
He disposed Of his interest in the Senti-
mel in 1870 and put his money in the
Chambersburg Repository. Of which he
became the editor. II became one Of the
most widely known .anti-slavery journals
in Pennsylvania
He was the Wing candidate for auditor
general IN 1855. being then the youngest
man ever nominated for State Office in
Pennsylvania. He was a member OF the
convention that organized the Republican
party in Pittsburg in 1876. and in the
following year was a delegate 10 the
national convention that nominated Ere
mont for the Presidency.
He sold the Repository IN 1886. and was
admitted to practice at the bar. He was
sent 70 the legislature in ls57-5S. and the
next year 10 the State senate. He was
a delegate 70 the national convention in
1860 and played prominent part in in
ducing the defegation from Pennsylvania
to cast its vote for Lincoln, though II
The Washington herald., 1909-06-07
TELLS OF NATIONS FOES.

Rev. John Wesley Hnn AASniIs Com
merciaIism and Socialism.
New York. June 6.-Rev. John Wesley
Hall. pastor Of the Metropolitan Temple.
spoke at his patriotic service tonight on
'sThe foes OF our flag" The foes that he
set about to unmask were commercialisnn.
socialism. unrestricted immigration. and
the billionaire.
He said: I believe in capital; that is.
the right kind OF capital, not the capital
that aims 10 crush the poor
His advice 10 capitsi was to be good
Mr. Hall praised the President
There IS a man OF backbone" he said
he looked for great blessings to the
consumer from President Taft's admins
ration.