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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21
STOCKPORT.

Stockport-Mrs. Jessie Douglas and
family of Kirksville, Mo-, came in Sat
urday for a visit with her relatives.
/ o. A. Collins former principal OF the
schools here, has been appointed dep
uty auditor and will soon leave for his
new field of labor. In his going Stock
/ port loses one of it's most energetic
citizens and the best wishes of his
many friends goes with him.
| A. P. Anderson an old and respected
! citizen living east of Stockport, died
Friday night of pneumonia. He was
an honorable citizen, truthful, honest
/ in all Of his dealings and a firm be-
lever in the future of mankind.
/ :. H. McCarty and family visited in
j Batavia over Sunday.
/ George Ruby of Nebraska, is visit
in. his father of Stockport.
Mr.. Teal, who was shot in the leg
one year ago Christmas. does not get
an better. The wound does not heal
G. q. Wise who has been sick for
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SIGOURN EY.

Sigourney.-Friday evening at the
Merchants hotel the members of the
Sigourney Woman's club will give
their annual banquet to their hus-
bands. 1t is expected that at least
thirty couples will be in attendance.
These annual banquets are always
looked forward to with great anticipn-
ton by the members of the club and
their husbands. The hotel will serve
an excellent five course dinner which
will be interspersed with music, select
readings and toasts.
Friday morning the members of the
commissioners of insanity Of this coun-
ty, Clerk John r. Garrett, Dr. William
i iannelbecker and Attorney f. l.,
Goeldner will leave for Mt. Pleasant
where they will visit the patients from
Keokuk county confined il that insti
tuition.
The local lodge Of the Woodman Of
the World of this place will go tc
Webster Friday evening to do degree
work for the. lodge of that place. A
large number of the members are ex
pecting to go.
Thursday evening was installation
night at Agrippa lodge No. 20, K. of P
and the following officers were In
stalled: c. c., DR.. E. G. Polmeteer
vice c., T. NJ. Smith; prelate, James
A, Moore; K of r. and S., F. l.
Goeldner: M. of w, A. M. Meas; in
ner guard, "A. B. Cary, and outer guard
John Schlitz; M. of T.. ]. w. Crons
weth and NJ. of F., Charles D. White.
Architects Wetheral & Gage from
Des Moines, who have the contract tc
furnish plans, and specifications fo
the new court house, were in Sigou:
ney Thursday in consultation with the
board of supervisors.
A business change o. some imporSS
ance was consumated today whereof.
Thomas Elsberry sold his restaurant
on the north side of the square {,
Michael Fish. The invoice will b.
made Saturday when Mr.. Fish viii
| take possession.
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CORRESPONDENCE
MRS. ELIZABETH PEDlGo
DIES AT CHARLTON

Chariton-Mrs. Elizabeth Pedigo
died at the home Of her son R. e.
Pedigo in this city Friday morning at
the age of rs years, after an illness of
only few weeks with eryslpelas,
which terminated in gangrene. Funeral
services, conducted by the Rev. A. H.
Lathrop of this city, were held at the
M. E. church at Norwood Saturday at
IL o'clock. after which interment took
place in the Norwood cemetery. Eliza
beth BEEN was born in Spencer, Ind
lana. in 1868. She was married there
to VIM. Pedigo, who died nine years
ago. They Were the parents of four
children, three of whom. j. W., r. e.
and Mrs. Mollie Sones, of this county,
are living. One son, John. died after
he grew to manhood. The family
came to this county In 1863. Mrs. Pc
Olga was esteemed by all who knew
her for her many lovable qualities
and her death will be sincerely mourn
cd by a large circle of friends.
Pioneer Resident Dies.
| VIM. c. Powers. a pioneer resident
| OF this city, passed away at his home
| Friday morning after an illness of
! over year. He had been afflicted
with heart trouble and other COM
! plants, and recently bronchial -neu-
monia developed which terminated his
life. He is survived by his wife and
I several grown children, two of whom
Mrs. Alvin Grail and Fred Powers, re-
J side in Ottumwa. The. funeral services
We're held at the family residence al
10 o'clock Saturday morning, conduct
ed by the Rev. C. e. Wells, pastor OF
tn Christian church, after which the
remains We're taken to Ottumwa fol
| interment. Deceased was born ir
/ Pennsylvania on October 10, 1924
| During his long residence here he
made many friends who will extend
sincere sympathy to the bereaved rel
atives.
Other News.
Robt Colvin has returned to hi.
studies at the State Agricultural col
lege at Ames after spending thre,
weeks in Charlton with his mother
Mrs. M. E. Colvin, at the home of hi
uncle. Col. Q. A. Bartholomew
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

Mt. Zion, Jan. (spacial)-Mr
and Mrs. John Tribilcock, who cele-
brated their sixty-second wedding ami
versary recently are probably the Cd
est married couple in Van Buren, coun
ty.
Mr.. Tribilcock is SIS years old anu
his good wife three years his junior
She is still able to do her own house.
work and her husband does all his
own chores.
MI Tribilcoclz was born in CorrS
wall, England, and came to America
with his parents when he was yeal:
old and settled at Morgan, Ohio. AT
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

YVES shirwrecked on ST. Thomas Bay;
here got mule and went overland to
San Diego, where he took a ship again
for San Francisco. Landing there, ne
at once went to work on a building
which the United States government
was putting up for postoffice, and
which was located on the second raise
from the ocean, on Main street This
building was the only frame building
in the town at that time 1t was an
old Spanish town and all the 9th =
buildings were made of adobe. After
q few weeks at San Francisco, he
went to Stockton; from here he went
| to the gold mines, where he met his
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PENNINGTON.

rmington-Chapter o., P. f. o.
held very pleasant meeting Monday
night at the home Of Mrs. c. L. Pals
ley The subject Of the evening was
Edgar Allen Poe. Mrs. r. d. Carr
read an interesting paper on Incl
dents Of his life Mrs. H. II. Turner
lad an interesting paper on How he
wrote the Raven" Selections from his
writings were read by Mrs. c. L. Pals
ley.
Mrs. Ed Beeson Of FIT. Madison, ar
rived Friday for visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs George Lyons.
What might have proved serious
fire occurred Wednesday, when the
Berkhimer property, occupied by Mr.
Gillaspie and family was discovered tt
be abaze. A large hole in the roo
was burned but by prompt attention
no further damage was done.
G. w. Green and wife Of Warner
visited Tuesday with Mrs. Green's
daughter. Mrs. Brady
Mrs. G. w. Neafle and son Waltel
We're over Sunday visitors with Mrs
Neafie's parents in FIT. Madison
Miss May Vance left Wednesday
morning for visit, with friends il
Bonaparte.
6. B. Beatty was Keosauqua Wis.
;tor T'rar6ay
.. B. Ware visited Tuesday will
relatives IN Bonaparte.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

It Is to the credit of the lower house
of congress that it did not permit
Representative Willett to continue in
Ills unwarranted and abusive attack
on the president after it had grasped
the tenor of his remarks. Congress
and the president have been more or
less at war ever since the opening
of this session, but it has been fight
In the open and not bushwhacking
campaign. Representative Willett de-
served the censure of the house and
of all good citizens when he attempt
ed to make scurrilous personal at.
tack
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ABOUT WHISPERS.

A writer in the Kansas City Journal
has made an inventory of the hirsute
appendages Cor the lack OF them) OF
the members of the present Kansas
legislature, and here is the result:
senate-Smooth face, 81; mus,
taches, Is; full boards, g.; bald, Z.
House-Smooth face, As; mustaches
90; chin whiskers, l; full beard, 8;
sideburns, 2; bald, 9.
The writer goes on to explain that
most of the whiskers are neat, well
trimmed and closely cropped. Only
one member has the flowing kind i'm
mortalized by Mr.. PETER. The article
should be sent to all jokesmiths who
still insist on drawing every Kansan
with patch of hazel brush on his
face.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

Colo and Miss Edna Dulin of Bona
parte were married here Thursday
morning at the home Of the brides
mother, Mrs. Laura Dulin, the Rev.
James Clark officiating. They have
gone to Fremont for visit with rel
atlves before leaving for their home
at Boulder
A special meeting of lodge No. az. j.
Q. Q. f. was held Wednesday evening
for the installation of officers for the
current year. I 4
Mrs. George Meredith has been yis-
iting relatives at Keokuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Riggle have gone
to Des Moines for an extended visit
with their children.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. " Moore of Fair
field, are visiting friends in this yicin-
| ity.
Cass Davis of Prairie City, Miss
Lizzie Davis of Ames and Mrs. Ellen
Stevens and son of Eustis, Neb. are
guests at the Mrs. Jessie Davis home,
north of town.
Harry Eager of Ottumwa, visited
| friends here Wednesday.
Barry Ware of Kinsley, Kansas is
the guest Of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Sherman hayo
gone to Eldora, to attend the funeral
of their brother law, B. F. Corbett.
| William Johnson is seriously Ill at
the home Of his son, J. A. johnson.
G: L. George and J. o. Morris were
business callers in Keosauqua We'd
nesday.
A public sale was held Thursday at
the M. Chapman farm, just south OF
town.
Paul Black Of Fremont, was here to
attend the Rolf-Dulin wedding,
Is. l.. Meek has returned home from
a business trip to New York City.
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LEANDo.

7 Yeando-A sister of Mrs. Annie
Campbell, was visiting here last week
This vicinity has several cases OF
mumps.
Mrs. David Crow Is visiting her
mother near Selma.
Mrs. George Wiley is on the sicl
list.
George Rambo, Jr.. and wife ars
visiting relatives at and near. Leando
Andrew Mccullough, of near Douds
1t very sick.
w. H. Morrison was on the sick list
last week.
w. D. Loftiss is finishing the car
penter work on fine house for Clyde
Miller near Libertyville.
Miss Wanewa Hellyer is seriously
Ill at the Ottumwa hospital.
4 w. r. Morrison and Preston Ash
mead Of Libertyville. were Leandt
callers Sunday.
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CANT supper after which they played

CANT cuppcl dlLSI "AlSh IhSS Pi"J ~
many games.
Owing to the cold weather last week
the ice is the right thickness and the
ice men are all striving to get their
supply Of the product, although there
are about fifteen ponds in the city, all
of which are good size, all are covered
with ice harvesters, the ice being just
the right thickness, about nine inches.
A show was given at the city opera
house Wednesday. 1t was we'll -
tended.
Herman Shredder and wife and son
Paul were in this city visiting rela-
tives.
John Overton was in this city Friday
enroute for his home In Pilot Grove.
He has been in Chicago with a couple
of cars of cattle.
John Shepherd was visitor at Chi
cago last week few days on bust,
ness.
John Wallpaper and Gilbert Lee
were visitors at Burlington the last
few days, attending the fair meeting
! of the southwestern circuit.
George Sieb of Franklin was bust
ness visitor in this city last Tuesday
| The city council held a spe .,ial meet
ing on some business matters last Mon
day.
William Shuttle bought the building
now occupied by the Byers clothins
store for consideration Of $1,500 ant
will soon start in business.
Charles Byers and wife and two
children went to Anamosa to visit rela
| tives and friends.
Meta and May Byers went to Batav
ia last Tuesday to visit relatives.
DR.. Roberts went to FIT. Madison
last Tuesday on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

til, past some weeks, is slowly i'm
proving.
The funeral of the late George Teal
which was held last Tuesday was
largely attended. Notwithstanding the
cold, his old friends came for miles to
paw their last tribute of respect to his
remains.
II. K. Knowels and family left Tues
da. morning on the train for Oakland
Calf, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
DR.. Morris came back from Texas
Monday where he has been for the
past month on professional business.
Cass Teal of north Of Dacatah, was
called here by the death of her father
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HAYESVILLE.

Hayesville-Mrs. Luetta Quinn of
Martinsburg visited over Sunday here
at the parental Robertson home
While at school Wednesday, Nellie
Rawleigh unfortunately had one fin
ger caught in the door and torn and
mashed quite badly DR.. Tilman was
called and dressed the wound.
Misses Lydia and Olive Jacobs left
Thursday for Colorado, where they
expect to spend the remainder of the
winter
Rev. Petit will fill his regular APP
pointment here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Don Shiyely who has been quite
i'll is much improved.
Mrs. Isaac Richardson has been very
i'll for a few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21
AGENCY ANTl-HoRsE THIEF AS.
ISOLATION ELECTS OEEiCERs

Agency-At the annual meeting of
the Anti Horse Thief Protective AS
ISOLATION the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-William johnson.
Vice president-E. N. Sterner.
Treasurer-W. N. Enyart
Secretary. A. Van Zant
Asst. Sec.-G. L. Nye
Committee to solicit membership
G. w. Creath, f. N. Sternes, /. %.
Newell, G. e. Johnson. A. r. Barnes.
Several new members We're taken
in at the meeting.
Agency Faneiers Get Prizes.
The great state poultry show at
Fairfield is evidence of the interest
taken, and the exhibit Of birds of
this the grand round up OF the breed
ers. The winners Of the different local
shows throughout the state meet at
state show for the last final struggle
for the ribbons. The show just closed
has been banner one. Parties came
local shows. The Main Line Poultry
yards, at Agency, Iowa, while not
walking off with all the prizes, got
their share Of them, taking In Single
comb Rhode Island Red; 1st cock bird:
End. 3rd 4th and 5th on cockerels; End
on pen of one male and four females;
this prize was cut by overweight,
thereby losing first place.
| 1st on Rose comb cockerel;
9Th on Rose comb hen, only two
shown. on Indian Runner ducks; 1st
on drake. 1st and End on duck. only
three shown. Eight Of these winners
were sold at the show. Prices not Civ
en-.
Othor News.
! The series Of meetings that have
been in progress closed Sunday even
ing.
Born, recently. to Mr.. and Mrs. H.
u. Mcdowell, son.
Born. recently, to Mr.. and Mrs. /. o..
Cremet, n girl.
Miss Katie Smith of Ottumwa. is
here visiting her sister Mrs. Rush.
Considerable property is changing
hands in Agency.
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PENNINGTON.

Farmington-Mrs. C. H. Scott left
Friday for Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
having been called there by the ILL.,
ness Of her husband, who Is taking
treatment there.
Conrad Hassler was a business Wis
itor in Keosauuua Monday.
Miss Pearl Moon visited Saturday
with her parents In Milton. She was
accompanied by Madeline Franks.
Mrs. L. l.. Bickmore was hostess to
the sewing club on Thursday even
ing.
p K. Ware was called to Cantril on
Thursday N connection with the in
quest over the body of the late B. w.
Shuts, the c. 3. and X. c. freight con-
ductor who was accidentally killed
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Sherrick Of Moul-
ton visited over Sunday in Farming
ton.
The Kensington club was delight
fully entertained on Monday even
| ing by Miss Louise Michel Refresh
| ments were served ~
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WEST POINT.

West Point.-The Knights of CO.
lumbus have rented the hall above the
Farmers and Citizens bank for their
lodge rooms. They held banquet in
the same last Monday. All the mem
bers of the lodge attended with their
wives and friends. They had an ele-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21
- g a. RIDS THE SYSTEM
30 30 - OF CKTARRH

which general inflammation OF tho
produces all the we'll known the
stuhy feeling
the pains above the irritation OF the throat sometimes Slight
feeling weakness and i'll health Even the lungs
affected the continual blood through h ana
s. caarh because puhes the blood goes into
the matter
this pure healthy nhaed membranes begin
the constitution is built health
attacking trouble at
head entirely removing blood thus making
entirely from heathgiving roots
medicine
Catarrh all who write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21

Now that T. Jenkins Hams has been
acquitted for the second time on MUIR
der charges it is to be hoped he VIII
throw that gun away. Some day, II
he continues to be quick with the trig-
ger, he may actually be convicted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21
DON'T RELY
ON NATURE ALONE

to restore your stomach to normal
condition. to keep the bowels free from
constipation and to make your nerves
steady. 1t is a far. better and quicker
plan to add the assistance that can
only be obtained by taking short
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-21
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Something else" won't do in it's
place and that's why we urge you
again to "set Hostetter's. 1t is for In
digestion, costiveness, Insomnia, Colds
and Grdaeas
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

In Spokane. Wash. there is sa'
loonkeeper named Jimmie Durkin.
He has two big saloons. and has
Just opened & third. He has taken his
sons into partnership, and upon the
occasion OF the opening OF the third
saloon he wrote them letter about
saloons, liquor and drinking.
For years and years Jimmie Dur
kin. standing behind the bar. has
watched the never-ending procession
of customers.
He has seen the tipplers and sots.
young boys and old men. rich and
poor, glad and gloomy-all pass in re-
view before his bar.
He has learned lot about booze
and lot about people. He has sum-
med up some OF his experience in
notices which he has hung upon the
walls Of his barroons. When the new
saloon was opened Jimmy picked out
a set OF signs for IL. Not only that,
he bought large advertising space in
the newspapers so that his customers
wives might read them. Here are j
few:
Don't buy booze IL your children
need shoes; Jimmie don't need the
money"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
From Another Point of View

How also7
Twow arship, however
Lest We forget Mr. Fairbanks abroad also
Wonder is that Mrs Gouds valet could live with his Job
drunk and dressed up
just possible Roosevelt has giraffe
being from comet may only be
Castro
please all Senator Adrich
about
on slightly increased price of water supposlns we had
to import it.
This Is the day the BIZ collector other
The Petro College graduates
the Lord have souls
An engineer has told hell that place s
represented to be undesirable
Nebraska aeronaut is reported lives
tell It, Before believing
times the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
YOUR DOCTOR
He Is Planning to Serve All Glasses on an Equal Basis


problem proper neu
big doctor DIS IL mas
other
a doctor for cure or
until the
In with physician Tor the
Of
the to
offspring whh
sci
their profession
physicians will all be employ OF the
OF all commonly and
life in theory has common value OF Individual
alruisc disposition
medical together with the natural desire OF the scientist TO enlarge
medical science It's highest development would De controlled
and the American would be on plane with
medical do not feel that their CALI
and the has conferred them priv
honor
whom they Only few abuse the priv
iege
they OF tho
will think only of their scientific
and he state provide their physical needs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

Light travels at the rate OF $4,000
miles second.
Count "one"-the rays OF light have
flashed a distance equal 20 nearly
eight times the circumference OF the
earth.
Count "two'-the rays have gone
372 900 miles into space.
Count "three'-the rays have gone
half a million miles into space
On Sept. 10 Mars, which Is some
times so millions OF miles away. Is
only So millions OF miles distant
We know the rate OF speed at
which light travels and we know the
distance from Mars, on the date men
toned.
II Is simple matter TO calculate
how long II will take a message or
light TO reach Mars.
The time is 1877 seconds. or three
minutes and seven seconds.
We know that rays OF light can
travel this distance. The very fact
that. with our naked eye, we can see
Mars. is proof OF that The rays which
strike our eyes have started from the
surface OF Mars only few moments
before they reach US.
This knowledge makes Mars seem
comparatively near us.
There are other known stars vastly
further from us.
There are stars out in the evening
sky whose rays have been coming TO-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
ONLY Three Minutes From Mars

ward our earth for thousands Of years
at the terrific rate OF $4,000 miles
a second. We think we are seeing
the star We cannot be sure Of that.
The star may have died centuries ago.
Rays frem-euF Hearth according 10
the principles Of light. may have been
rushing at this tremendous rate out
into space for thousands OF years.
IL you could take dash, at the rate
OF a million miles a second, out 10
some far distant star. and If your tele-
scope we're strong enough, you might
meet the rays which left the earth
when Adam and Eve were In the gar
den. You might see the Shiny mon
sters that infested our earth in even
more ancient days.
Out In the vastness OF space those
rays may yet be dashing. Out there
NAV be the real picture OF what our
earth was at its birth
And astronomers have found stars
so distant that these rays from earth
have not yet reached their surfaces
So, after all. Mars is really our
neighbor.
We are only three minutes from
Mars.
And we have seen so many won
ders performed in science that no one
OF us would be greatly surprised to
have a message from that unknown
land.
who dares 20 say It is impossible?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
FREE MOVING PICTURES
FOR OUTDOOR CROWDS

Moving picture shows for the peo-
pie. free OF all cost. have come %
London 20 stay. and are drawing
crowds OF thousands. over In tho
leper ridden colony OF Molokai. on the
Hawaiian islands, the pitiful people
who are dying slow death are like
wise cheered by moving picture shows,
and there is no corner OF earth where
films and the moving picture machines
have not gone.
Now the National Conference or
Charities is considering a plan to give
free picture shows for the slum chill
dren in the United States and the big
arms have promised to help the
cause.
ON clear nights screens will be put
nm in public parks and Fairgrounds,
and the pictures will appear as plain.
Nv as in building. BY this means
tho tenement districts will get fresh
air amusement and instruction at the
same time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
MR.. SKYGAcK, FROM MARS.

He Visits the Earth Special Correspondent and Makes Wireless
Observations n His Notebook