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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

phones in the office. This morning the
new phone rang. 1t was answered i'm
mediately, and two orders were taken
at exactly the same time from parties
In entirely different parts OF town.
Whether this Is the patrons fault or
not it Is left to the public to decide.
The matter of waiting from three to
Ave or seven minutes for an answer
from central is too old to be spoken Of.
And we all know--at least the most
OF us know. how 1t Is to be called from
our work to a phone and have central
inform US in no polite terms, that she
doesn't want you
The majority OF the subscribers in
this city will be glad to call by num-
bers II they have something to tell
them what the numbers are, but as we
cannot all work for the telephone COM
pany and do not all have time to call
the chief operator We. should be par
doned for calling by name.
Hoping you will give the above a
plate in the columns of your paper, |
am, Yours truly
A Subscriber.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
NOT EASY TO BELIEVE THIS.

Dr q. q Burdick, Chicago ply
sician. is quoted in one OF the Chi-
cago PAPERS as alleging that hundreds
Of operations for appendicitis are
fakes" in which the operation con-
sists of nothing more dangerous thail
making slight perforations IN the Skin,
One instance was cited by Dr.. Bur
dick where physician boosted that
he had more than 800 successful oper-
ations for appendicitis to his credit.
This statement remained unretuted,
said the doctor, until he had a dis
agreement with his hired nurse and
she left him. This woman, he said,
declared that this doctor had never re
moved a single appendix. DR.. Burdlck
then sets out the plan followed IN tne
faxed operations, which he alleges. lie
says:
'.Why. things have progressed to the
stage where the doctor is almost
forced to adopt questionable means FOR
making money. A patient comes 70
him, for instance, with some sllanr
main in the stomach, we'll say. The
doctor has not been allowed, by the re,
striction of professional ethics, to &c
out and work UP profitable practice
FOR himself. and Is in need Of money
Here is his chance He tells his pa
tent that the trouble is appendicitis
and that an operation is necessary.
"The man is taken to the hospital. y
slit is cut in the skin over the abdo
men and sewed UP again. When the pa
tent comes out of his sleep he thinks
his appendix has been removed. He
takes the medicine given him to cor
rect the little trouble which he really
did have, and when the wound Is
healed, goes home cured There are
hundreds Of such instances in this
city"
There are few who will believe there
is a word Of truth in this physician'F
assertions. In the first place it woult
not be possible, as the doctor alleges
that one physician. even If he were s.
inclined, could perpetrate such fake
as to fool 800 patients into believing
they had been operated upon for thu
removal Of the appendix when nothins
more serious had been done than t
slightly perforate the skin and the1
sew it up again.
The Chicago medical profession
should call upon Dr. Burdick to bac'
up his assertions with proof. And i
he can Furnish such proof they SHOULD
see that any doctors guilty of suci
criminal deception should be punish
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
BLOOM FIELD.

p -eA-As--&-s-@-e-A-A-e-o-e-S = A->-e-e-e-<-e :,
Bloomfield.-Th w. c. T. U. met
with Mrs. w. H. McAchran Thursday
afternoon and heard reports from the
national convention held at Omaha re-
Gently. A good program was carried
out Refreshments were served.
Dewitt Sewers fell and sprained his
left ankle while he was practicing
with the football team on the public
school campus last Thursday morn
ing.
Mrs. c. c. Chapman of Fullerton.
Cal, is the guest Of Mrs. Walter John
son this week
Mrs. Edith Johnson entertained the
Fortnightly Whist club Wednesday
evening. A luncheon was served and
o number of guests of the club were
present.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Christian church will meet in the
church parlors Wednesday evening,
Nov. II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
THE CAIRO MOB.

Not content with hanging the man
suspected of the murder of the Pelley
girl, the Cairo mob lynched another
wretch who was in Jail awaiting trial
for murder. These two murders did
not satisfy the blood-drunken mob.
They cut off the head of the lynched
negro and placed it on a pole, one end
OF which was driven into the ground
The torso was cut open and the heart
taken out, divided into small bits and
passed among the crowd for souvenirs.
The rope was soaked in the wretch's
blood and also divided among the
1ynchers.
Cairo must bear the brunt of the
blame for these shameless and brutal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

The visit Of Senator Aldrich to Iowa
and the west seems to have been
mutually pleasant and profitable to
hosts and guest. For one thing the
west found that Senator Aldrich was
a pleasant appearing man, much like
the rest Of us. and bore no outward
resemblance at all to the czar he has
been painted. Senator Aldrich, too,
found Iowa and the rest of the mid
die west quite as civilized as the east,
and quite willing to forgive him for
his admission that this is his first trip
west in twenty years.
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of DR.. Sherman and family in Keo-
sauqua.
Mrs. A. o. Boyer left Saturday for
Corydon, where she will visit her
daughter. Mrs. P. S. Miller.
Mis- Ida Anders is visiting friends
in Primrose.
Mrs. Guy Virgins and Miss Uina
Dorsey Of Kahoka, Mo, are guests of
Mrs. Bertha O'Neal.
Chas. Grimm of Des Moines, who
has been visiting relatives here for
the past week, returned home Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Carl Mueller of FIT. Madison
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. ID. Beatty.
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BIRMINGHAM.
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4 49, 80 . ~ = 900 80 - >
Birmingham Mrs. Fancy and
daughter Elizabeth viaited here last
week with the formers daughter Mrs.
S. A. Boyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford Johnston and
little daughter We're visitors at
Stockport the first of the week.
Mrs. w. L. Carson south of town is
visiting her sister Mrs. Findlay at
Monmouth, Ill
Albert Hill who has been attending
business college in Burlington, is Wis
iting here with his parents.
Mrs. o. s. Calhoun starts this week
for Oklahoma to visit with her sister
Mrs. Jas. Murphy. She will be gone
several weeks.
lack Bell expects to move to town
in about two weeks and will occupy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

The Marshalltown Times Republican
suggests that the best way to keep the
boy on the farm is to give him rake
off on those SO cattle and So hogs. OF
course, it says, 'it will all go to the
children when you are done with it,
but bird in the hands beats a
straight flush. And then, the Times
Republican reminds, you might marry
a bright, young widow for your second
wife
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

atrocities, but 1t should not bear all
the blame. There was plenty of time
elapsing between the arrest of the
negro and the lynching to prevent
this affair, and the state authorities
cannot plead lack Of warning, for there
We're hints of possible mob violence
thirty-siX hours before the two men
were lynched. The state troops ar
rived the morning after the mob had
done its work.
Cairo should have been saved from
its orgy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
Des Moines hasn't made substanits

Des Moines hasn't made substantial
progress as yet in the settlement of It's
street car question, but it has done
wonderful work in its campaign for a
new Y. M. c. A. At the conclusion of
six days of a ten days campaign to
raise $150,000 for a new building to-
tai of $101 ,621 had been secured. Des
Moines is to be congratulated for the
good work it has done for its young
men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
AGENCY.

y 49, 49, =, ~ $50. = . - -ee.o 4
Agency--The Masonic hall was found
to be in an unsafe condition and will
be torn down. They have rented the
hall over Reynolds drug stor1 and are
fitting 1t up to use for the present UNI
til they build q new building.
The Ladies' Aid society will give a
chicken pie social in the dining room
of the M. T.. church Wednesday even
ing Nov. 18th All come and enjoy IL
social evening.
Charles Avery had his leg broken
last spring and had to be taken to the
hospital to have it reset His neigh
bors concluded to do him a kind act
and turned out Thursday and shucked
his entire corn crop and put 1t in the
crib for him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
PENNINGTON.

Farmington.-The Shakespeare club
had pleasant meeting Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Alice Jack.
Miss Maude Head of Keosauqua Wis
tied Monday with relatives at this
place.
Mrs. Z. T. Miller has sold her stock
of millinery goods to Mrs. Brittle Will
liams.
Misses Dot sherrick and Ruth Dib-
bile v:astaa over Sunday at the home
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

the residence he re emily bought OF
VIII Hastings.
Mrs. Ed Boies of Yarmouth visited
in town several days at the L. G. Boies
home.
win Hastings expects to begin NOV
ing into his new residence Monday OF
next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brewer of Fair
field visited over Sunday here with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. a. VIII
son.
j. f. Anderson went to Eddyville the
first of the week to look after business
interests, having traded for a harness
shop at that place.
George w. Snider, well known resi-
dent of this community, where he re-
sided for several years died at his
home in Billings, Mont. being a men-
Der of the Thirtieth Iowa Industry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

According to the weather man we
are to have the usual pleasant Sun.
day. This time the program will be
varied, according to predictions, with
snow and north winds in addition to
the rain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

The news of the death of Raymond
Patterson, the Washington correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune, will be
received with profound regret by thou
sands of newspaper readers. Ray
mond" was recognized as one of the
| foremost of political writer's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

Why aren't the Iowa suffragettes up
and doing? More than a week has
gone by since the battle cry was sound
ed at the state convention and there
hasn't been single scrap.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

Now that we have fine clock for
the court house, why not put it up. A
clock on the towertis worth hundred
in the cellar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
FREE PACKAGE COUPON

Fill out the blank lines below
with your name and address, cut
out coupon and mail to the PYRA-
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package of the great Pyramid Pile
Cure will then be sent you at once
by mail, FREE, in plain wrapper.
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But maybe it was bought on tick
and the man who is going to put it
up feels like taking his time.
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
A DOGS MISTAKEN IDEA OF DUTY

Recently a party driving across the
Rancho del Paso, or possibly on pic
mic there, stopped at a convenient place
and had lunch. 1t is reported that
they reside in the vicinity of Brighton.
They had with them a light colored
dog, a halfbreed shepherd, and when
they went away they evidently did not
think about him, presuming that he
would take care of himself and follow
A day or two later Joe Heintz, who
lives north of the Rancho del Paso, in
passing along the road to the city,
saw the dog lying by a piece of paper
which looked as if it had been used by
some one to wrap up his lunch, and
his movements plainly indicated that
he was watching it. Mr.. Heintz did not
pay much attention to him, but when,
in passing backward and forward for
two or three days, he saw the animal
in the same place and still on guard
his curiosity was excited. Jumping
from his wagon. he picked up the pa
per, put it in the vehicle and drove
homeward. To his surprise, the dog
followed. After going about two miles
Heintz threw the paper out near the
schoohouse on the San Juan grant, not
far from the residence of Findley Nc
MILAN, and the dog Immediately
stopped and resumed his watch over it.
Since then the children attending the
school have given the poor animal
some of their lunch each day, for
which he has been very grateful, but
not sufficiently SO to allow them to
touch the paper, which he seems to
have thought his owner had left in his
custody. He was still there when Mr..
Mcmillan came by again and allowed
that gentleman to pat him, but touch
ing the paper was another thing. The
owner of a dog so faithful would do
well to hunt him up.-Sacramento
Record Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
ONE OF THE AUToCRAT's STORIES
BY GEORGE NEWELL LOyEJOY


Two years before his death 1 was
sitting with oliver Wendell Holmes
before the CHEEKY crate in his study, or
library, st his Beacon stree. home, in
Boston. 1t was a rather bleak after
noon in late November, but the frigidi-
ty and discomfort of the outer world
were entirely lost sight of in the So
Ciety of The ever genial autocrat.
For more than an hour l had been
listening with rapt interest and en-
ioynent to the old poets talk about
literary men and women who had
achieved rare eminence in their chosen
fields of labor when suddenly humor-
ous expression lighting up his face, he
observed:
DO you shave yourself?"
This sudden DEPRESSION was such
surprise to me I could not resist a
smile as I replied, Eyes, doctor, I do
nv own shaving"
80 do l." he quickly returned,
adding, "I've always done it, though
I find my hand is getting to be a little
unsteady, and I may have to turn the
work over to the profession to which,
poseihlv. it really belongs.
"And light here I want to tell you
little story about how nearly I came
getting :ntO trouble \ while ago all
growing out of the fact that I shave
mvself. In NY series of articles. over
the Teacups' incidentally I mentioned
q shaving apparatus that I used with
great satisfaction while on nv journey.
The little shaving maChine-for call it
such-came into my possession in this
way: As my DAUGHTER and l were about
to go on board our vessel, parcel was
handed me by a young man. who In
formed me 1t was from a certain manu-
featuring firm in the city with which
bad dealt on VnriOue occasions for
years. On reaching my stateroom.
found it contained a shaving apparatus
so cleverlv contriVed that all one had
to do was to lather himself and then
run the instrument over mis- face. the
worl: of shaving being accomplished so
easily it was simply pleasure to
use it.
"I was delighted with it, and used 1t
all the time was abroad; in fact. use
it still. Now. in my over the Teacups'
I took occasion, as I have said, to re-
fer incidentally to the little invention;
but what do you suqpose was the re-
suit?
"Why, shortly after arriving home
one morning an express wagon stop
ped in front of nv house here, and
a man brought to the door large
package.
e servant girl brought up the
parcel and what do you suppose 1
found? Why, a dozen or more Of those
lIC1e Tb/OT MACHINES Will q llOIC Ill
ming, with the compliments of So and
So!'
"It all dawned upon me at flash!
You see, I had unintentionally been ad-
vertising that little razor invention, In
consideration of which I had been pre-
sented with a dozen or more of the
same.
"Of course no real harm had been
done by anybody; but, I want to tell
you, have been extremely caref"l ever
since not to act in the capacity of an
advertising agent. lost no time in go
inc, nvar thhsa articles and eliminate ting
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
IN A DIFFICULT CASE

A South American revolution has be-
come a term for a war a la opera
bopffe. To a participant no doubt his
view is extremely cynical, even cruel,
but to the newspaper rea 'er thousands
of miles off the rapid changes seem
to belong to the stage rather than t.
real life A writer in the Philadelphia
Public Ledger recounts an improbable
story, which nevertheless expresses
this attitude
Two armies were appro ching each
other so that a third was about to be
caught between them
The comm nder of the third army
saw the predicament On the rig 1t
were government troops, on the left in
surgents.
General why do you not give TIE
order to fire?" asd an aide, dashing up
on a lame mule.
''I would like to-" RESPONDED thu gem
eral, "but for the life of me I can't re-
member which side we're fighting for"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
George Fawcett as John Canton

the Lyric theater in New York, where
it ran the greater part of last season
to crowded houses. AS the Great John
Canton, Mr. Fawcett has added a
classic to the American stage, a type
of the American business baron. In
referring to his portrayal of this char
acter, the Kansas City Post says: "Mr
Fawcett's work in the title role can
be compared only with that of the
late Joe Jefferson in Rip Van Wrinkle;
Richard Mansfield in Beau Brummel
or David Warfield in The Music Mas
ter"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
Busy M Ian

Bacon-I see an authority says that
muscles to the number of 4061 have
been counted in the body of a moth.
was busy counting 'em he wasn't doing
much else, was he?-Yonkers States
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03


in the life of the late E. H.
Hartman. In the dramatic story the
central figure, John Canton, has ac-
quired control of the packing business
of the world by largely the same meth
DDS utilized by Mr.. Hartman in his
ACQUISITION of the great railroad in
dustry, which he dominated at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Arthur Jerome Eddy, the author
of "Ganton and Company" from which
the play has been drawn, is a corpor-
alton LAWYER with offices in Chicago,
who numbers among his clients many
trust magnates. Indeed, it has been
charged that the character of John
Canton, which he has drawn so vivid
ly was inspired by no less parsonage
than the late Philip y. Armour. How
ever this NAV he, Mr. Eddy's INSIGHT
into the operation of the vast business
such as Mr.. Armour or Mr.. Hartman
controlled. has resulted in a most en-
crossing narrative, which lends itself
very properly to stage presentation.
The one point that seen-s to be brought
out nore forcihly than anv other is
that no man, however stronp in body
and mind. can long endure the terrific
drain upon his energy that is demanded
by these vast interests Mr. EDDY in
vests his character with tremendous
energy and initiative. but brings him
at last into the clutches of the physi-
clans.
The last scene in the PLAY shows the
aged financier tottering to an ante
chamber, where the surgeons await
him.
AS in the case of Mr.. Hartman. John
Canton has been long kept in ignor-
ance of his true condition: physicians
have cajOlcd and encouraged him in
the belief that his maladv is not dan
gerOus and will soon pass away And
under these encoura gements he has
continued at his desk, reaching out
further and further for the absolute
control of the packing business of the
world. To his private secretary he has
complained from time to time, but he
has pluckily stuck to his post. His life
is made one of continual turmoil from
the early opening of his office in the
morning until long after the humhest
workman in his employ has departed
for home at night, and the result of
1t all is that the iron constitution at
last gives away, the great will yields
to the insidious advances of the dis
ease and in the last scene of all we
find the great capitalist brought like
a prisoner in the dock facing his fate,
which is held in the hands of the sur
geons who have been called to his
bedside.
In selecting an actor for this impor-
tant role, the Messrs Shubert sought
out Mr.. George Fawcett who has but
recently returned from a triumphant
season in Londonized version of "The
SquaW Man" Mr.. Fawcett at once
saw the possibilities of the part and
went into rehearsals Immediately. His
Interpretation has realized the most
sanguine hopes of the author and the
producers. The play was first given art
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
SCENE FROM THE GREAT JOHN CANTON AT THE AUDIT(

every reference to that razor machine,
so that when. later on, they appeared
in book form there wasn't a ghost of
a razor in it,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
That's Different

People don't accomplish anything by hein
crooked"
"C'orkEcrews do o"-Hnuston Post
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
"oREAT JOHN CANTON"

HE story of 1.-The Great John
Canton" the Shubert attrac-
tion now playing at the Au-
ditorium, which tells of the
rise and fall of a captain of
industry, has a counterpart
in the life of the late f. H.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-11-19
AGAIN IN DURANGO.

A dispatch from Lansing under date
of Nov. 9:-Deputy Warden Catln, Of
Marquette prison procured requisitiou
here to day for Charles Morris, alias
Earl Brownell, under arrest in Kolomo,
Ind, who escaped from the prison two
months ago Morris was sent up from
Van Buren, for burglary.
Brownell was sentenced to Marquette
10 October, 1905 for a term of from three
to five years. He was convicted of break
ing into the barn of one Dolphin little
of Decatur township and stealing a COW
He took the animal into Keeler township
and sold her to b. S. Tedrow lie was
arrested on warrant ISSUED by Justice
Rowland aud convicted before jury by
Prosecutor Chase. Probably be will now
have to complete his full five year term
which will expire in October, 1910.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-11-19
GRAND LECTURERS PRESENT
Both Chapter and Blue Lodge Highly
Entertained Refreshments and a
Smoker.

Masonry was exemplfied in both the
Chapter and the Blue Lodge on Monday
aud Friday nights IF last week. The
grand lecturers Of both these Masonic
bodies were here and criticised the work
They expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the exceptionally good
work done by both bodies.
Lawton and Mattawan lodges were
here and invited guests from Decatur
and Coolies swelled the number to $50,
who saw the third degree conferred on
Albion Titus. They afterward repaired
to the Baptist church, where the ladies
of the Eastern Star served refreshments.
After partaking of refreshments at
the church the gentlemen held a smok-
or at the hall and as the blue haze set
tied quietly but densely over the assem-
bled multitude, Grand Lecturer Gilbert,
Past Grand Masters Rawson aud
Broughton, Judge Heckert aud other
knights OF the Silver Tongue tried to
blow the smoke away with explosions of
oratory. The affair wound up with a
glad hand ard good night. The Paw
Paw lodge wishes to thark the sister
order most heartily for serving the re.
freshmeLts on the occasion.