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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25
FRED GOEHRING.
Furniture, House Furnishings,
Carpets, Rugs-Funeral Di-

.
We have visited many furniture stores
both in large and small towns, but
never did we enter one which was
more nicely arranged or had more
complete and finer stock than that of
Mr.. Fred Goehring of Scotland. The
building occupied is 22x60 in size, filled
as full as possible with all grades of
furniture, from the common kitchen to
the finest parlor, library and chamber
suits, carpets, rugs, sewing machines,
etc. The stock carried is large and
we'll selected, and it would be hard to
find more complete stock in Sioux
City, Sioux Falls or other large towns
No catalogue house can sell cheeper
than Mr.. Fred Goehring when the
style, make and quality are taken into
consideration. and an extensive trade
has been secured which reaches for
many miles in every direction from
Scotland. This house makes special
ty of undertaking in all its branches,
and fine assol tment of coffins caskets
and funeral furnishings is carried in
stock. And Mr.. Goehring is funeral
director and lisensed embalmer. When
you buy goods of this gentleman you
do not buy from picture but see the
goods which are all ofa high grade and
sold at right prices. Mr.. Goehring is
always ready to meet the prices Of the
mail order houses and by strict, upright
and honorable business methods has
secured an extensive trade. This is the
only furniture house here and so we'll
does it meet all requirments there is
no room for more. Mr.. Goehring es-
tablished in business in 1901, and is
well known to all our readers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25

quentaly they go there to buy. The
nobbiest line of clothing, hats, caps,
shoes, ladies' ready to ware apparel and
gents furnishings will be found here.
The trade of this house reaches for
miles in every direction, and they jii.. 10
the trade of the farmer as we'll as those
who live in the city. Everybody is
welcome to call and examine the goods
and get prices before buying elswhere.
BECKER BROS. co.
General Merchandise-Phil Beck
er, Pres; Gus Becker, Vice
Pres; Jos. Becker, Treas
urer and Manager.
There is an old saying, and thought
by some to be true, that "There is moth.
ing new under the sun" yetif the read
ers of the Citizen-Republican will call
at the Becker Bros. Co. store in Scot
land they will be convinced that the
old saying is not true, for here will be
found more new things in the line of
dry goods, dress goods, silks, ready to
wear skirts, tailor made dresses, capes,
cloaks, coats, jackets and shirt waists,
millinary, also carpets, rugs curtains,
together with large and fine selection
of clothing for men, boys and youths
hats caps and furnishings and ladies
and gents fine shoes than our space
will allow special mention. Suffise it
TO say, that the stock in all depart
ments is complete in every detail. This
business was established in 1886 by Mr..
+. Becker and came under it's present
management in Feb'y 1908. The people
have learned that they carry only the
best quality Of goods in all depart
ments. The large double store occu-
pied is filled with dry goods, clothing,
shoes and furnishing goods Of the very
latest styles and of the best quality,
also full line of staple and fancy gro
ceries. The Becker Bros Go. invites
the citizens of Scotland and farmers of
the county to call and inspect their i'm
mense stock knowing that when you
have seen it and become acquainted
with the excellent quality and the re-
markably low prices that prevail in all
departments you will buy here instead
of patronizing outside dealers or mail
order and catalog houses. This firm
guarantees all goods to be just as repre-.
sented and are right here to correct any
mistake should ore be made. You
will make no mistake when you pat
ronize the Becker Bros. Co. at Scotland.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25
CITY OFFICIALS.
CHURCH SERVICES

The Methodist Episcopal Chnrch
Rev. Charles Wilcox, Pastor
Preaching on Sabbath morning atlo3o
Sabbath school at close of morning service
Epwarth Leagve at $40 Pr
Song service at7:3o p. M, followed by a gospel
sermon
Prayermee Getting on Wea.~,u.y zen ng at7:3o
The public is cordially invited to all of these
ervces. Seats are free. Strangers in the city
are always welcome.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
AIRSHIP FLIGHT
A DEEP MYSTERY
AERoPLANE HovERs OVER CITY
OF WORCESTER THROWING
POWERFUL sEARcHLIGHT

Worcester. Mass, Dec. 23.-Flying
at a speed of from thirty to forty miles
an hour, a mysterious airship last
night appeared over Worcester, hover
ed over the city few minutes, disap-
peared for about two hours and then
returned, to cut four circles above the
gaping city, meanwhile using search
light of unusual power
Thousands Of persons thronged the
streets to watch the mysterious visit
or The airship remained over the
city for about fiften minutes, all the
time at height that most Of the OBJ
servers set at about 1000 feet, too far
to enable even it's precise shape to be
seen.
The glaring raps of it's great search
light, however, we're sharply defined
by reflection against the light snowfall
which was covering the city at the
time. The dark mass Of the ship could
be dinly seen behind the light.
After a time it disappeared in the
direction Of Marlborough, only to re.
turn later.
At the time of the airships visit
Wallace E. Tillinghast, the Worcester
man who recently claimed to have in.
vented marvellous aeroplane, In
which he said he journeyed to New
York and returned by way of Boston
| was absent from his home and could
not be located.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
MAY SETTLE STRIKE
Conference of Railroad Managers ir
Chicago May End Switchmen's
Strike

St. Paul, Dec 23-Until the return
here this afternoon of G.. t. Sladn,
third vice president of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and J. NJ. Gruber, gen
eral manager of the Great Northern,
who conferred yesterday with the gem
eral managers committee in Chicago,
there will be no change in the strike
situation, but it is believed settle
ment is near. This was the informa-
tion given out last night by H. B. Per
ham, chairman of the railway council
of the American Federation of Labor,
and by Frank T. Hawley. president Cf
the Switchmen's Union of North
America.
The labor leaders stated that they
had received no information regarding
the conference at Chicago, but that a
conference with Mr.. Slade and Mr..
Gruber will be held upon their return.
When asked regarding report that
the switchmen will be ordered back
to work some time today, President
Frank T. Hawley said:
There is nothing to it. There is
no possibility of the men being order
ed back to work until after tomor
rows conference.
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B A 7 II ESHIP
UTAH WILL Be
BEST Aft 0 At
NEW UNITED STATES WARSHlP
CHRiSTENED TODAY 1T is DE-
cLARED WILL HAVE NO EQUAL
IN ANY NAVY.

Philadelphia, Des. 23.-Declared 10
have no equal af1oat as first class
fighting machine, the battleship Utah,
the greatest warship ever built in the
United States, was launched from the
yard Of the New York Shipbuilding
Co, at Camden, N. J., today. In the
presence of government officials and
several thousand persons, Miss Mary
Alice Spry of Salt Lake City, daughter
of the governor of Utah, christened
the ship.
The Utah, when completely, will be
more powerful than the Delaware and
North Dakota of the Dreadnaught
class. It's length is $40 feet and its
beam SO feet two inches It's dis
placement is 21,825 tons, and the speed
expected to develop 20% knots or
more. There will be ten 12-inch breech-
loading guns on her main armament,
mounted on five armour protected tur-
rets on the central line Of the ship,
sixteen five-inch guns will be provided
for defense against Torpedo boat at
tacks 1t also will have two submerg-
ed torpedo tubes and ten small guns.
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new BEL Clan
KING SWORN IN
ALBERT / AND QUEEN MAKE
TRIUMPHlAL ENTRY INTO
BRUSSELS.

Brussels, Dec 23.-Albert l, king of
Belgium, with his queen, Elizabeth,
made state entry into the capital from
Laeken this morning. Cannon doomed
a royal salute, church bells rang and
hundreds of thousands of subjects
lined the route Of the regal march,
crying: Long live Albert" and Long
live Elizabeth" Following reception
to the senators and deputies, the new
king took the oath. Albert's speech
from the hrone was an eloquent trib-
ute to his uncle, the late King Leo
pold. Referring to the Congo, he de-
clared the nations policy to be one
of humanity and progress.
Taft Attends Services.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-Presi-
dent Taft and the members Of the
cabinet and diplomats today attended
a requiem high mass for the repose of
the soul of the late King Leopold, at
st. Mathews Roman Catholic church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
CORPORATIONS ARE HIT
Illinois Court Rules That Firms Vic,
Iating Law Cannot Ask
Relief.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Foreign corpor-
ations which have not complied with
the Illinois law requiring the filing of
certificate Of incorporation with the
secretary of state, together with GER
tain facts concerning their business,
are not entitled to ask for relief in the
state courts. according to decision
announced by the appellate court here
today. The ruling of the appellate
court establishes a precedent, although
the point at issue, the right of an un
licensed foreign corporation to appeal
to the state courts, has not been
passed upon by the supreme court
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
MRS. WATSON BRANDS BROTHER.

In Message From Havana She Says
Story of Insanity is Attempt to Ruin
Reputation of Her Husband.
New York, Dec. 23.-The New York
World received the following cable
gram:
Havana, Dec. 22.-Mr Robinson
Watson's message to the World is a
wicked attempt to ruin my husband S
(William Watson) reputation in Amer
lea. 1t accords well with his conduct
for several years past.
"Moureen Watson, Hotel Trocha"
Robinson Watson, the poets brother,
issued the statement that the bard
was suffering from an hallucination,
brought on by overwork in writing
'Lachrymae Musarum," an ode to Lord
Tennyson.
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WILL FIGHT ARREST
Mother Of Mrs. ocey snead, Indicted
in New Jersey, to Resist
ExtradItion.

New York, Dec 23.-Althoygh Mrs.
Caroline B. Martin, mother fof Ocey
Snead, has been indicted with her two
sisters for murder, the New Jersey
authorities have not yet obtained pos
session of Mrs. Martin and she Is de-
termined not to be taken from New
York state without fight. Her at
torney will at once sue out a writ of
habeas corpus to test the strength of
the case against his client.
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NO CHOICE ON BOOTH BALLOT.
Democratic Deadlock over Selection of
Candidate to Succeed Congress
man De Armand Still On.

Butler, NO. Dec. 23.-In an effort
to break the deadlock which developed
Tuesday, the Democrats of the Sixth
congressional district yesterday re-
sumed their effort to name candidate
to succeed the late Congressman David
A. De Armand.
No choice had been reached on the
three hundredth ballot.
G. G. Dickinson, ]. NJ Hargus, ]. w,
Suddarth and G. F. Newman are the
candidates.
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NO CHOICE MADE
Fight Over Postoffice at Hedrick Has
Not Been Settled; Report
Premature.

Hedrick, Dec. 23.-( (SpeciaD-A re-
port that gained circulation here that
Congressman Kendall had recommend
ed the appointment of John Foster, a
Hedriclh real estate dealer, to be post
master at Hedrick, was declared pre-
mature today. Advices received here
from Washington are to the effect that
MIR. Kendall has made no recoNmen-
dation as yet. In addition to Mr.. Fos-
ter Mayor Wade Kirkpatrick is a can
didate for the post. 1t Is understood
the present incumbent, John Morrison,
is also nj the field
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c CHRISTM MA Q -.
~ ~ Nsa 1aeIoos
GIFT IS NJ ADJ:
TO OTTUMWA
T. D. FOSTER ASKS PARK COM
MISSION FOR TITLE TO MAKE
OUT LEGAL TRANSFER OF
YORKSHIRE FARM TO CITY.

The princely gift OF r. d. Foster of
thirty-eight acres of what has been
known as the yorkshire Farm locat-
ed short distance east of the city, to
the board of park commissioners for
park purposes, comes as a Chr mas
present to the city of Ottumwa The
fact that no strings or conditions OF
any kind are attached to the gift and
that no encumbrance whatever is up
on the land, makes it the more ac-
ceptable. While the fact that such
park would be given to Ottumwa has
been known for some time past, the
time of making the legal transfer has
been deferred because of the business
of the parties concerned being too
pressing to enable them to attend to
the matter. A letter from Mr.. Foster
to Julius Fecht, of the park board this
morning states that the action now
awaits the proper legal title of the
party accepting the gift and this Mr..
Fecht has had from Solicitor G. G.
Sparks and forwarded to Mr.. Foster.
Thus will Ottumwa have new and a
large park for a Christmas present
from T. d. Foster. The letters of Mr.
Foster and Mr.. Fecht follow:
MIR. Fosters Letter.
Ottumwa Ia, Dec. 23 1909
Dear Julius:
q am ready to make out the deed
to the 3S-acre tract as soon as know
the title of the holding party. Kindly
furnish me the legal name and much
oblige.
Enclosed is abstract bringing title
down to my possession and no incum-
brance has been placed upon it since
that time Taxes have also been paid
yours very truly,
(Signed) T. d. Foster.
Mr.. Fecht's Reply.
"My dear Mr. Foster.-Permit me
in the name of the Park Commission
/ to express our sincere thanks for this
more than generous Christmas gift tc
the city of Ottumwa. | enclose the
city solicitors instructions in regard
to the title. also take this opportun
ity to personally thank you for you,
kind autograph letter to me.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Julius Fecht.
Secretary Park Board"
Sparks Instructions.
The instructions of City Solicitor G
G. Sparks in reply to the request o
Park Commissioner julius Fecht TO
the title under which the park cit'
should be accepted by the board
makes the acceptance by the board il
trust for the public of Ottumwa an'
reads as follows
Accepted by the board of parl
commissioners for the City of Ottum
wa in trust for the public of the Cit,
of Ottumwa."
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HON. ENocH POTTER DEAD.
A Prominent Resident of Morning Sun
and Pioneer of Louisa
COUNTY

Morning Sun, Dec. 23.-Hon. Enoch
rotter died at his home in Morning
Sun at S:40 p. m. Tuesday, December
21, of the infirmities of old age. He
was one of the early settlers in Louisa
county. having come to this county
and located east of Wapello in 1855.
He was born September 23, 1919, in
Beaver county, Pennsylvania
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$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT.
keokuk Electric Light and Power Co.
Observation-Disclosures Relative to
Explosion to be Revived

Explosion to be Revived.
Keokuk, Dec. 23.-Incidents rela-
tive to the big explosion at the Keo-
l6uk Gas and Electric Co. power plant,
which occurred on October 10, of last
year, will be reviewed before Judge
H. Bank Jr. and jury, in the district
court next week, and it Is freely hint
ed that sensational testimony will be
introduced in the well known damage
suit of Gussie Jones, Administrative of
the estate of James D. Jones, de-
ceased, VS.. Keokuk Electric Railway
& Power company. The suit is to re-
cover $4,000 because of the death of
James D. Jones, who, as is well re-
membered was killed instantly in the
explosion which wrecked the big plant
and cost the company in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
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FIRE IN KANSAS CITY
RiaIto Building Consumed With Loss
of $25o,ooo; Firemen Prevent
Spread,

Kansas City, Dec. 23.-After a two
hours fight, made hazardous by fire.
quent explosions and falling walls. the
firemen here today succeeded in gain
ing control of a blaze that consumed
the Rialto builting at Ninth street and
Grand avenue and caused loss of
$3.50 900.
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Byers To Go To WashInoton.

Des Moines, Dec. 23.-(SpeciaD =
Attorney General Byers has been noti-
fed to be in Washington January to
make final arguments before the inter
state commerce commission in the
Corn Belt Meat Producers case for
lower freight rates.
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win Deliver Address at DUBUQUE.

Dubuque, Dec. Especial )-E ].
Dunn Of Mason City has accepted the
invitation to deliver the principal ad-
dress at the annual banquet at Du-
buque of the Travelling Mems and
Business Mems associations Wednes-
day. This is the big event of the year
in Dubuque and covers will be laid
for five hundred.
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morning. At the family's request
there will be no official ceremony.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 23.-United
States Senator A. J. McLaurin died
suddenly last night at his home in
Brandon Death was due to an attack
of heart failure and came without the
slightest warning at $50 o'clock.
When the fatal stroke came up him,
Senator McLaurin was seated in a
rocking chair in front of the fire in
his library. He suddenly fell forward
without speaking word, and life was
extinct when members of the family
reached his side.
The swift summons of death follow
ed within few moments Of remark
by Senator McLaurin that he wa
then feeling better than he had at any
time since his recent severe illness
resulting from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning.
No announcement as to the funeral
arrangements had been made at a late
hour last night.
AS to successor to Senator Nc
Laurin. it is pointed out that an ap,
|
by Governor Noel or selected by the
early in January.
Served Country Long.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-Sena
tor McLaurin, who was 61 years old
began his first term in the United
States senate in 1894, but was elected
governor of Mississippi in 1895 and
served in that Office four years. He
was elected again to the senate ir
1900 and served one tern. He ther
returned for the term which began or
March 4, 1907. His present term of of
flee would have expired on March
1913.
Senator McLaurin was lawyer b!
profession and began the study Of Law
in 1868, after he had served through
the civil war as a private in the con
federate army. He was born on Marcl
26, 1848, at Brandon, Miss, and wa
raised on farm He entered the con
federate army when he was 16 year
old
When the present session Of cor
gress opened, Mr.. McLaurin did no
come to Washington because of il
ness. In the senate chamber he wa
known as one of the strongest de
tenders of the south, though not a
radical as some. He believed in th
south, its resources, and he never fai
ed to rise to her defense when sh
was assailed.
He did some active work on tn
senate committee on the Mississippi
river and tributaries, and was men
ber of other important senate commi
tees. among them those of the civ
, service commission, immigration, il
terstate commerce, public expend
lures and the joint committee on r.
vision of laws of the United States
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
Iowan Fiqhts Extradition.

Des Moines, Dec. 23.-(SpeciaD =
John T. Long indicted in Washington
county for fraud in a real estate deal
and under arrest at Kansas City, has
two lawyers before Governor Carroll
today resisting his extradition
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
IowAN SHOT BY WIFE
George Mareerum, Living Near Red
Oak, Fatally Injured in Quarrel;
Woman Held.

Red Oak, Dec. 23.-(speciaD- Geo,
Margerum, a well digger at Grant,
near here, was shot and fatally in
jured by his wife after a family
quarrel. She used a shot gun. Mrs.
Margerum is under arrest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
MILLER NOT CAPTAIN
Election Of Detroit Man as Captain of
Ann Arbor Team Repudidated;
Not Enrolled.
Not Enrolled.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 23.-The
election of ]. Joy Miller Of Detroit as
captain of the University of Michigan
football eleven has been repudiated
because of the discovery that Miller is
not enrolled in any of the classes.
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City Accepts Gift.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 23.-C Especial. y
The city council Of Colorado Springs
in an ordinance today accepted the
gift of the Garden of the Gods made
by the late Charles F. Perkins, presi-
dent of the Burlington.
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BROTHER SAYS
He ETHINKSCO
WAS MURDERED
HAD LETTER THIS WEEK, HE
SAYS, IN WHICH DOCTOR SAYS
HE WAS ON WAY TO CoPEN,
HAGEN; ScHLEY TAKES HAND.

New York, Dec. 23.-William
L. Cook declared today that he be-
leved his brother, Or. Frederick
and he feared he had been tnur-
dered
"a had letter from Or. Cook
early this week." said his brother,
"in which he said he was hurry
ing to Copenhagen with his proofs
of having found the pole.
"He should have reached Copen-
hagen before this, and as he had
been threatened with violence, 4
fear that his enemies have over
taken him."
Washington, D. c., Dec. 23-Re-
affirming his complete confidence in
Dr. Cook, Rear Admiral w. S. Schley,
retired, yesterday called publicly upon
Commander Peary to submit his proofs
that he reached the north pole to some
scientific body other than the National
Geographic society. This, the admiral
declares, must be done at once in. the
interests of justice and to establish be-
yond question the claims of Peary.
The admiral believes that the same
body which threw out and repudiated
DR.. Cooks data should be permitted
to pass upon the data submitted by
Peary to the geographic society.
The Danes are the best posted mer
in the world on arctic matters" he
said. "The consistory Of the Univer
sity of Copenhagen should be giver
the opportunity to examine the Peary
proofs, for in that way they would be
submitted to the same test that was
applied to those of Cook
The consistory, which was regarded
by the civilized world as more thar
friendly to DR.. Cook, showed by its
action in turning down the explore,
that 1t holds the scales of justice, a!
lit sees them, evenly and honestly"
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$4,000 to Iowa WESLEYAN.

Muscatine, Dec. 23.-(Special.)- &c.
R. Musser, in behalf of his parents,
travelling in the orient, has given to
Iowa Wesleyan university at Mt. Pleas
ant Christmas present Of $4,000 in
first mortgage bonds.
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Cedar Rapids Gets Reduction.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 23.-(SpeciaD-
The Electric Light and Power Co., to-
day announced a reduction in the rate
of is 2-3 per cent, one-half effective
January / and the other July 1.
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Fines for Grafters.

Youngstown, O., Dec. 23.-Fines to-
taling $4,000 were assessed by Judge
Robinson today against the self-con-
fessed grafters. Ten county officials
and contractors are Included.
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Iowa Epening Press
Specials By Phone
SERVED oLEO is CHARGE
Mason City Hotel Proprietor Is Held
for Serving Bogus Butter
to Guests.

Mason City, Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD
James M. Thompson, the proprietor of
the National hotel, has been arrested
charged with serving olemargarine as
butter. The arrest was brought about
by the pure food authorities.
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Decision on Eriar Lands.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The attorney
general today decided the Philippine
government has power to sell "friar
lands" in any number of acres notwith-
standing the organic law limited each
sale to forty acres.