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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-01
W. H. GIVEN TO CEDAR RAPIDS.
Superintendent, OF Des Moines-keokuk
Division of Rock Island Given
a Promotion.


Des Moines, May 31.-An important
change in local railway circles will
shortly take place with the transfer toi
Cedar Rapids of w. H. Given, super
intendent of the Des Moines-K eokuk
division of the Rock Island Mr.. Civ
en- has been assigned to the Minneapo-i
lis division and will be succeeded here.
by A. w. Kelsoe, formerly in chargei
of the Missouri lines at Eldon, Mo-.
Mr.. Given will succeed Garrett Davis,
who in turn will take charge of the
work at Eldon.
Mr.. Given is now negotiating fo-
the sale of his residence at 6S3 Eigh.
teenth street, and as soon as this is
accomplished he will move his family
to Cedar Rapids. His new assign
ment comes in the nature of promo
ton and his friends are extending
their congratulations, at the sans
time expressing their regret that Mr..
Given is compelled to leave Des
Moines. He entered the railway serv-
ice in 1874 as freight brakeman, and
his rise since that time has been rap
| i'd
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BEAR CREEK.

Bear Creek-Mr. and Mrs. H. Phn!g
lips and Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Ot-S
tumwa were here Sunday on a shorts
visit.
Miss Anna Genochio and Frank Gem
ochio of Ottumwa visited their par-l
ents Mr. and Mrs Joe Genochio last
Sunday
A baseball game was played here
between the local team and Chillicothe
last Sunday. Score, to 1 in favor Of
Bear Creek.
Mrs. Ed Erskine and family of Ot-'
tumwa were visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Lord Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Hassenooth call
dav evening.
Jas. Bowen celebrated his 5oth birth
dav last Sunday.
VIM. Young and family visited with
Mr.. Newman's last Sunday.
Miss John and Jas O'Malley attend
ed church in Ottumwa Sunday.
uaasale.J remshrd shr shrd shh
Mr.. Mcdonald Superintendent OF the
G. M. & st. Paul r. r. and other Of
f1ciais of the road were here on BUSH
ness last Tuesday. ~
Geo. Miller went to Ottumwa LAM
Tuesday evening.
Miss Nellie Genochio is visiting at
the B. Feehan home.
Mrs. John Genochio called at the
Thos. Parker home Tuesday evening OF
las week.
Mr.. A. J. Erskin the superintendent
of the mines here is on the sick list.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN-3h
horse power gasoline marine engine.
Inquire after Z p. M at 262 N Nc
| Lean ct.
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JUNkIN CASE GOES TO
JURY BY TOMORROW
Ct esed moII penunuoo)

put to the witness and he stated that
he could not say as to that.
Upon cross-examination, Mr. Gray
stated that coke fiends seemed to be
thieves. also that Junkin, in his opinion
was not fiend.
Judge Mitchell in conducting the re-
direct-examination of the witness
brought out the fact that Gray had
seen Junkin shortly after his return
from the penitentiary, and the witness
stated to Attorney Cornell, upon cross
examination that the prisoner did not
have the appearance Of being under
the influence Of the drug when seem
Gallagher Shows Clothing.
The defense called Chief of Police
Peter Gallagher for the purpose of ex-
hibiting to the jury the clothing John
Junkin wore On the night of the crime,
upon which they hoped to find blood
stains Of the murdered girl. This was
not the case, however. as the police
department did not have the clothing
worn by the negro The garments
worn by the accused man when ar
rested were displayed, and the shoes
he is supposed to have worn when he
murdered Clara Rosen were shown.
The witness also displayed the card
board impression of the foot-tracks
near the scene of the crime, which was
supposed to be Junkin's. When this
feature was brought out by the defense
there was temporary stir In the
section of the room where the states
attorneys were seated. The impress
sions made no not tally with Junkin's
foot, and for that reason this item of
evidence was not introduced by the
state. Upon cross-examination County
Attorney Cornell did not fail to bring
out that there were numerous tracks
on the vacant lot where the murdered
girl was found, and thus the foot
print impression evidence was shown
to the jury to be Of little weight.
Williams Made Impression.
When H. C. Williams was called by
the defense, it developed that he made
the paste board impressions Of the
footprints on the morning after the
murder. He stated that he took an
impression Of those prints which ap
peared to him as being made the night
before and were frozen. The foot
prints measured were those leading
down off the lot towards the south
east which route Junkin is supposed
to have taken.
In responding to the cross-examina
ton of the county prosecutor, the
witness stated that there We're many
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tracks on the lot. He also said that
he measured the ball of the foot and
the heel.
Court adjourned following the testi-
mony of Mr.. Williams in order to per-
nit the Ottumwa people in attendance
at the trial to return home on the 1925
o'clock passenger.
Notes of the Junkin Trial.
The accommodating court attend
ants employed in the trial stand
especially high in the opinion of the
press representatives covering the pro-
ceedings for their respective papers.
Every morning and afternoon the press
table is provided with plenty of paper,
and should the seats Of the scribes be
occupied by spectators, the bailiff
quickly advises them that the seats
are the property of others. Messages
to the newspaper men are received
and delivered, too, by the bailiff and
every courtesy is shown to the is
pensers of news.
County Clerk Elliott, veteran in
the employee of Appanoose county, is a
LIVING SdlCuooI VI CaSOS tAiSo IL siAS
Centerville court house. He has a
memory that few persons can boast Of,
and can readily tell about any case
tried within the past seventeen years
of any magnitude at all.
Court Reporter Frank Roberts, son
of Judge Roberts, Is one of the busiest
if not the most worked man in the
murder trial. Mr.. Roberts Is SO
thoroughly master of the art Of court
reporting that not syllable Of the
mass of testimony is lost.
Centerville has a taxicab and three
of the more venturesome men In
terested in the trial were fearless
enough Saturday afternoon to employ
the vehicle to carry them to their
train. The buzz-wagon operator, be,
fore block was travelled, showed
his passengers that for fearlessness
he had them hitched to the starting
post. An approaching teamster had
the wrong dope on the route the taxi.
cab was going to take, and turned i'm,
mediately in front of it. Result. re.
verse lever employed; occupants
roughly jolted against the front Of the
car and suit cases and typewriter
boxes spilled all over the street. The
three passengers will in the future
take the street car route.
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CLASS PLAY AT ELDON
PLEASES BIG AUDIENCE.

acknowledgements Triumph the
senior class play was given at the
opera house Wednesday, May 26. FOL.
lowing is the cast of characters:
Rebecca, adopted daughter of Mrs.
Delaine-Ruth Baldwin.
Mrs. Delaine, widow-Agnes
Wood.
Mrs. Rokeman, a rich lady-Faye
Meadows.
Meg, crazy wanderer-Maude
Stephenson
Gyp, Mrs Delaine's servant (ccl-
ored )--Madge Weist.
Katie Konner, an Irish girl-Mrs.
Rokeman's servant-Edna Vass.
Clarissa Goldman, an old maid =
Myrtle Price.
Dora Gaines, the life of the club
Merle Weist
Members of the cooking club-Jen-
ME Woodman, Mildred Moore, Nellie
Dunbar, Leta Price.
Alice Leeds-Edith Provance.
Gussie Green-Lois Price.
Sadie Morrell-Faye Roberts.
Synopsis.
Act 1.-The cooking club meets ut
Mrs. Delaine's. Mrs. Rokeman' s
horse runs away and Rebecca saves
her. She is brought to the house
where she meets Mrs. Delaine, her old
nurse. Wild Meg and the club. Mrs
Rokeman invites the club to her
home. Rebecca discovers the loss OF
her ring.
Act 2.-The girls are on their WAY
to Mrs. Rokeman's home. Jimmie
and Dora play joke on Clarissa Cod
man. They find an old letter in q
hollow tree. AS they try to decipher
it Mrs. R. appears and much moved
snatches it from them.
| Act 3-The club meets at Mrs. RS
home. Mrs. Rokeman discovers the
identity of Meg and Rebecca and tbs
long enstranged family is happily
united at last.
Other Eldon News.
The Bay View club met Monday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. George
Myers. Mrs. George Moore as lead
er. The lesson was chapters 6 an;
Z in the Greek history.
Messrs. William and H. G. Cremel
were called to Cleveland, Ohio
Thursday by the serious illness o
their sister.
Miss Katherine Breen and nephew
Tony Breen, of Muscatine, are visitins
at the home of w T. Brown.
Miss Ethel Conrad returned home
Saturday from Ottumwa where sn'
had been operated on in the hospital
Miss Faye Roberts visited owe
Sunday in Drakeville with RELATIVES
and friends.
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advance of Co. G, I. N. G. Then came
the fife and drum corps. The children
with flowers for the soldiers
graves went on cars. Then
followed Cloutman post, No So,
G. A. R., and many members
of j. NJ Tuttle post as well as many
soldiers and sons of veterans not
affiliated with the posts, all under the
command of H., G. Nosler, post adju-
tant. The speakers and chaplain in
carriages, as also the w. R. c., and
citizens in carriages made up the
parade which was an inspiring sight.
The martial music of the band and fife
corps made the infirmitives of some of
the old guard disappear as the
thoughts that coursed through. their
minds of other days when they were
as sprightly as the militia-the days OF
81. Many backs that the weight of
years has caused to bend, were thrown
back and except where physical dis,
ability, would not permit of it, they
were erect and their stride graceful
and true to the beat of time by the
| musicians.
Excellent Program.
Arriving at the Ottumwa cemetery
an elaborate program will be carried
out In which speeches by Majors A. H
Hamilton. Samuel Mahon and T. P
| Spilman will be the feature. Music
by quartet composed of Mrs. E. G
PIERCE, Mrs. George Porter, Ed Dye
! and w. C. Martin will sing. Brave
Heart Lie STILL" and Crossing The
Bar" Prof. ]. II. Rheem will leac
singing America" by the chorus a
| the close of the exercises.
Children Decorate Graves.
Rev. D. c. Smith will deliver the in
vocation and the benediction will be
pronounced by Rev. F. F. Stoltz, D. D
Little girls, placed one at each grave
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were much needed. Brig. General
Henry J. Hunt, Chief of Artillery.
-Four Regiments of Cavalry under
Brig. General Wesley Merritt took
position of the right flank of the Con-
federate line of battle.
ELEVEN Regiments of Infantry were
on the field. Ten with the Second Di-
vision, Fifth Corps, and one at Head
quarters, Army Of the Potomac.
BATTALION OF U. s. ENGINEERS,
Captain George H. Mendell, Command
ing.
Casualties: Killed, IL officers, 159
enlisted men; Wounded 81 officers, S61
enlisted men; Missing, 6 officers, 275
enlisted men,"
The north and south tablets contain
the names of the AZ organizations and
the names of their commanders.
Forty-two Small Monuments.
Forty-two small monuments, one for
each Of the commands in the Gettys-
burg campaign, which were erected at
the location each organization occu-
pied during the battle, are of Jones'
boro granite, "a by 80 inches and Z
feet high. Upon each is descriptive
bronze tablet and the coat of arms Of
the United States.
The central monument and the AZ
regimental memorials were authorized
by act Of congress Of February is,
1903, and March 5, 1905, and cost alto
gether $61,OOO The Gettysburg Ma
tional Park commission was assisted
in, the selection of the site and adop-
ton of designs for the memorials by
committee of nine from among the
surviving officers Of the commands
that took part in the three days bat
4! tie.
The erection and dedication of the
monuments to the regular soldiers en-
riches a battlefield that already con-
tains hundreds Of beautiful memorials.
There are now on the field about 500
monuments and the number of tablets
erected exceeds 500. The number OF
guns mounted on the field, Union and
confederate is about 375. Pennsyl-
yania will next year erect state mon
ument at cost Of $150,00Q and the
states of Alabama and Virginia Will
also place monuments on the famous
| field in the near future to commemo-
rate the valorous services of their sons
in that night struggle.
The president in his address said
the dedication of the monument today
in memory of the officers and enlisted
men of the regular army was tardy
recognition of the nations debt to its
brave defenders. He reviewed the
varied and changeable policy in re-
spect to the regular army from 1884
down to the present time and said:
To-day, as result of the Spanish
war and the added responsibilities OF
our new dependencies in the Phil
ippines, Porto Rico and for some time
in Cuba, together with the sense OF
importance of our position as world
power, have led to an increase in our
regular army to larger force than
ever before in the history of the coun-
try, but not large in proportion to the
increased population and wealth than
in the early years of the republic. II
should not be reduced"
The president concluded with q
glowing tribute to the regular army
saying that never in its history has II
had a stain upon its escutcheon, and
that it has never failed to make
record of duty done that should satisfy
the most exacting lover of his country
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Neasham sells the BEST watches.
Whale oil soap kills insects. Sar-
gents.
Mrs. H. c. Swift Of Selma spent yes
terday in the city on business.
Miss B. Williams of Libertyville,
spent yesterday in the city shopping.
Mrs. Mabel Burnaugh of Libertyville
passed through the city on her way to
Crawford, Neb.
Mrs. G. G. Bedding Of Fairfield, spent
yesterday in the city on business.
Stock and poultry foods, all makes.
Sargent's.
Mrs. Grace Howard of Abba was a
business visitor in the city yesterday
Mrs. S. B. Allison and Mrs. Lizzie
Oldham of Eddyville, spent yesterday
In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Rominger OF
Bloomfield are visiting in the city,
being on their way to Oskaloosa to
visit friends.
Mrs. M. J. Nelson and Mrs. Ella
Luke of Avery, spent yesterday in the
city.
Blue vitriol, 15c pound in 1b lots
sargent's.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner, Miss
Emma Gardner of Selma, and Misses
Alice and Maude Stevens, Ezra, and
Joe Stevens of Dudley who attended
the funeral of the late J. w. Gardner
of this city returned home yesterday
Bordeau mixture for spraying trees
sargent's.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams of Lib
ertyville, were in the city yesterday
on business
Miss Hazel Bell of Charlton wht
has bees on visit with Mrs. 7. Ly
man, 1OS East Main street and Mrs
w. Tanner, 632 Fellow street has re
turned home.
Copperas, SC pound at Sargent's.
Mrs. Alfred Peterson of Chillicoths
who has been visiting friends in thu
city has returned home.
L
the day in the city shopping.
G. w. Johnson and R.. M. Harlan 0
Stockport, were in the city today OIL
business.
Mrs. w. Convey and daughter. Mis-
Ruby of Foster, passed through tn
city today on their way home from
Des MONIES.
Mrs. G. Fosenburg and baby daugf
ter Leona, of Foster, have returne
home after visiting friends in tn
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hartman an
children Ruth, Ester and Harold, G
Douds-Leando, spent yesterday in tn
city on business.
Sulphur &c pound in 10 10 lots. Sa,
gents.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Thomas Gardner of Selma, VIII
aas been visiting friends in the cit.
has returned home.
Mrs. Nellie Nuff of Agency passe
through the city Saturday on her wa
to visit friends in Eldon.
Mrs. H. ]. Caster and Miss n
Black of Lovilia, were in the city o
Saturday en- route home from M
Pleasant.
Mrs. w. j. Buff1n and daughter Ad
of Hillsboro passed through the cit
Saturday on their way to Eldon.
Mrs. Mike Mcclure, Miss E. "a,
man of Eldon, and Miss F. Davis {
Floris spent Saturday in the city O
business.
B. C. Landson and son Melvin ,
Laddsdale were in the city Saturda
on business.
E. Williamson of Eldon spent Sa
urday in the city on business.
Mrs. J. Shelter and Mrs. w. u He
ley of Eldon, spent Saturday in Il
,ity shopping.
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by Comrades Bachman and Scott. will
upon the firing of salute by Co. G.,
place the flowers on the graves and
this will be the signal for the open
ing of the exercises at the platform in
charge of W. A. Work.
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Sneak Thief Enters JeweIry Store

Abba, May 31.-(Special.) IS Saturday
afternoon sneak thieves entered the
Youngblood & Francis meat market at
the rear door and stole eighteen doll
lars from the safe which is located a1
the rear of the refrigerator and out Of,
sight of the man at the counter. The
theft was discovered a few minutes
after it occurred but no arrests have
yet been made.
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Travellers in Session.

.Asheville, n. c., May 81. = The
twentieth national convention of the
Travellers Protective association con-
vened here today The convention
opened with a parade, led by Gov.
Kitchen and his staff and four com
panies of the North Carolina national
guard
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Neoro Cuts Mothers Throat.

Cleveland, O., May 81. Tive got
to murder. someone today and it
might as we'll be YOU" Fred Daniels, a
negro, said to his mother today Dan
iels quickly drew razor across the
woman's throat, causing a probably
fatal wound.
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HALL-Sunday May 80, 1909, at 81
M, Mrs. Grace, wife of Edward Ha
age 80 years, at the residence, Il
West Main street.
The funeral will be held from Il
late residence at 1890 o'clock to Il
First Christian church. where Rev.
H. Otto will conduct the services
1870. Interment will be made in t
Ottumwa cemetery.
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Tri- Courier
cAANelNa ADDRESSES

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give thu name OF
the PostofIice to which the paper mas
been sent ss we'll as the Postofics
where they desire 1t to be changed to
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DEATHS

LAYNE- Saturday, May 30, 19F
p. M, at the, family residents
Chillicothe, I. William Layne, Sg
Sc years.
The funeral will be conducted III
the residence to the Chillicothe mn
odist Episcopal church, where
services will be conducted by Rev
ends Monkman and Ward Tuesday
terment will be made in the Odd
lows cemetery.
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MONUMENT is DEDICATED
ON Battlefield TODAY

Continued From Page ID
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MEMORIAL DAY IS
OBSERVED IN oTTUMWA

Continued from Page ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-29
Some Strange Money.

There Ia lot Of paper money issG-
ed by the United States which few
people would recognize If they saw
IT, The other day there came out of
the vaults of bank at Rochester,
Ind, package Of S. national bank
notes OF the issue of 1865. They
showed on one side an engraving
of a historical character, the diverse
side showing man presenting an
Indian maiden to three women, en-
blematic of Europe, Asia. and Afri-
ca. These bills, which have been
practically out OF circulation for some
time, were hailed as counterfeits, and
when the cashier Of the Rochester
bank went to Chicago and tried for
curiosity to pass them over the coun-
ters Of Chicago banks they were in
each instance refused. The other day
a man was arrested for trying to pass
a 500 note with a bright red back.
and yet it was perfectly good bill,
being a specimen of the first gold
tGItIUtdJE, NEItll uduc tHCii hphSal-
ance In 1866. Another curious and
little known note Is the three-year
interest note of July II, 1861. These
notes were made payable to order.
and were In denominations OF $50,
500, $500, $1,000 and $4,000. They
were engraved only on one side, the
other side being left blank for in
dorsement. Another bill that Is rare
IL the note of 1864. They were COM
pound-interest notes at 6 per cent,
compounded semi annually. On the
back OF each bill was table show
ing the value OF the bill every six
months the principal and interest be-
ing payable only at maturity, but the
notes were always increasing In value.
One collector has one OF these notes
which has been bearing 6 per cent
interest from Feb. 26, 1879, down to
the present year. 1t is a $40 Dill.
and any man would have difficulty In
passing it, and yet, as a matter OF
fact, 1t is worth s21.-Washington
Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-29

to run between the rocks and the
bank.
Pilots have had to contend with rock
piles in the channel at Birds Point
for years Many train loads of rock
have been used there to protect the
bank. which have gone into the river
ard formed obstruction in the chan
nel and now they have one OF the
governments half finished little
pieces Of rip rap to contend with.
1t Is the opinion of observing river
men that this erosion will continue
until the winter rise in the Ohio river
backs M the Mississippi Before this
rise gets here, 1t is their opinion that
the levee at the junction above re-
ferred to will go into the river This
will let the spring foods into all that
country hitherto protected, as far
down AS New Madrid county. Many
acres Of this territory are planted in
wheat at present, and many others
are titled every year for corn anil
watermelons Something like 10000
acres of fine bottom lands are in
voived in this proposition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-29

fighting the, battle for good and also
settle a contest as to which regiment
could secure the largest attendance
In the five Sundays; the losing regi-
ment to pay for a banqnest at which
the entire class was To be entertain
ed. The first regiment had to its
credit an attendance at these five
services, 49S; the second regiment.
GIL. The latter has won by only 1s.
The banquet will be given at Armory
hall next Friday evening and it win
De an affair of unusual interest.
The total attendance at the Sunday
school yesterday was GIG and the col
leetions were s5T.59,
The program was excellent, Rev.
Dee was fill Of JOY. Z. Supt, Bond was
in his element and MIR. Hurt was
lat his best 1t was morning Of
good Fellowship and all who attended
We're glad they had come The
classes that remained In the Sunday
school were merged into the Bible
class and Mr.. Hurt departed from the
usual discussion of the lesson for the
day by making one of the strongest
and most effective talks on the Eiblc
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-29
ATTENDANCE RECORD BROKEN
BY CAIRO SUNDAY SCHOOL
Nine Other in illinois Can Equal That Made by
First NJ {. Church Yesterday Morning

Tour hundred and twelve young
men. middle aged men and old men
from all walls Of life. composed the
Mems Bible Glass yesterday morning
ut the First Methodist Episcopal
rreh Sunday school, the larFest
hiss ever known in any sunday
s tooi in any churcn in Cairo and
perhaps in the entire state of illinois.
This is the record made through the
yea, and energy OF Mr.. W. NJ. Hurt.
I faithful and efficient teacher-a
record to which Re can point VITA
! arfiable pride The attendance OF
e one class was so large yesterday
at almost the entire seating space
Il The church was required to accom-
nodate it, and several Of the other
classes were compelled to occupy the
Parsonage adjoining the church.
AS previously stated the Mems
Bible Glass five Sundays ago was or,
ganized into two divisions. called reg
iments, with Prof. Randolph as gen.
eral The first regiment was COM
manded by Col. T. 4, Boyd and the
second by Col. Thos. ~, Pryor. I'm.
der these we're captains whose duties
were to bring. recruits to assist in