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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Recent Court Decisions

Full reports of any of these cases
can be supplied by the West Publish
ing company, st. Paul, Mimi, for 25
cents.
Power to Regulate Must Not Des'
troy,-Relying on the power given 1t
by the state to regulate dance halls
and skating Kinks, "a municipality
passed an ordinance providing that
they should be closed from p. m. to
6 a. M, and that any person using
such place within the prohibited time
should be liable to fine or imprison-
ment or both. Johnson. the proprietor
of one of these establishments, ap-
piled for an injunction, alleging that
the ordinance destroyed his business.
In Johnson v. Town of Philadelphia, AZ
Southern Reporter, 526, the. supreme
court of Mississippi held that every
power given by state to municipal
ity to pass ordinances, contained the
implied restriction that the ordinance
should be reasonable and not des-
tructive Of lawful occupation. Under
pretense of regulation the business at
tempted to be regulated cannot be deS-
troyed
Judges Not Entitled to Overtime. =
A Wisconsin statute provides that a
county Judge shall receive S. per day
for each day actually engaged in mat.
tiers not appertaining to probate bust
ness. In Hoffman V. Lincoln county
118 Northwestern Reporter, $50, il
appeared that respondent, in his de-
sire to ameliorate his stipend, had
taken six hours as the basis of day
and sought to recover one-sixth Of S.
or 83 cents for each hour in excess OF
that time. On one day he worked tx
hours, and on another 1879. The su.
preme court of Wisconsin held that
no amount i'll excess of SIS per day
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

could be recovered, remarking that
the word day as used in the statute,
meant a calendar day, and that a
Judge working overtime is not enti-
tied to recover more than the allow
ance for one day
Validity of Bulk Sales Law The
Bulk Sales Law of Illinois provides
that all sales of merchandise not in
the usual course Of trade will be pre-.
sumed fraudulent unless certain for
malities designed to protect creditors
are complied with. One who has been
unsuccessful in the grocery business
sold her stock at a fair price and APP
piled the proceeds on a note which
she owed a bank. In Charles j.
Off & Co. v. Morehead, S5 Northeast.
ern Reporter, 264, it was contended
that this sale was void on the sole
ground that the formalities required
by the Bulk Sales Law had not been
observed. The supreme court Of Hi
nois held this act unconstitutional as
it singled out particular class, and
imposed burdens upon them from
which all other classes are exempt,
thus depriving them of liberty and
property, in that taey are not permit
ted to contract in respect to partic-
ular kind of property subject to the
same laws applicable to other classes
of property.
Constitutionality Of Statute Prohibit
ing Traffic in Game.-The constitution
atty Of the New York statute provid-
ing that grouse and plover shall not
be possessed during the close season,
4, ~, Ill oE ~
state, was attacked in New York eN
rel, Sill v. Hesterberg, 20 Supreme
Court Reporter, 10. 1t appeared that
relator, dealer in imported game,
had in his possession two birds, one
of each of the species mentioned. They
were unlike the native birds of their
family and were easily distinguish.
able both before and after culinary
attention. 1t was contended that while
the protection Of the game supply was
within the police power of state
the law in question was an unreason
able exercise thereof; that 1t was an
unconstitutiona regulation Of for
eign commerce; that it denied due
process of law. The United States SUI
preme court held that, as state had
| the power to make law that would
remove from it's dealers the tempta
| ton to traffic in native game uner the
pretext of handling foreign birds, this
statute was not unconstitutional.
Judicial Notice of Football Season
Appellant in Sieberts V. Spangler
11S Northwestern Reporter, 292, was
employed as assistant manager Of q
football team for the season of 1908
Appellant contended that, as the con
tract fixed no date for payment Of
the agreed sum, the court could not ar
bitrarily name the date (Decembel
1st) at which interest would begin tc
accure. The supreme court of / Iowa
remarked that it was matter 81 com
mon observation, Of which the court
may take notice, that while the re
mainder Of the year in our grea
American institutions Of learning may
be religiously devoted to the study o
/ football, the season proper, in which
academic investigation gives place t.
the applied science, begins with the
first frost, and ends very appropriately
with the day of general thanksgiving
Foam and Gas Are Not Beer. J--Ont
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
THE STAGE HANDS BATH.

Miss Maxine Elliott's new theater Is
just now the center of interest in New
York theatrical circles. The play
house, built along lines suggested by
this prominent actress, contains,
among other conveniences, a bathroom
back of the stars dressing room.
And this explains why Mike" one
time stage hand and rope jerker"
therein was, at last accounts going
toward Yonkers with the third
speed" clutch on and the help want
ed" section of metropolitan news
paper trailing from his hip pocket.
Mike" took q shine to the pretty
porcelain bathtub and decided to use
it. His early training on the use and
abuse of bathtub was a bit rusty.
and so, to take no chances, he dom
ned life preserver and clutching
wildly piece of soap (of the float
VARIETY he plunged in.
1t was great experience and Mike
enjoyed 1t as he splashed merrily and
poured Miss Elliott's imported per-
fume into the water with reckless
prodigality.
"When summer comes again Iln GO
ing to battle frequently" he gurgled.
and -
Then Maxine Elliott arrived she
heard the splashing and screamed.
Mike in his fright tried to crawl down
the drain pipe, but didn't succeed.
Then came battalion of loyal stage
hands, and. as far as the chronicIer
has been advised, Mike is still headed
north. minus a job and carrying some
of his clothes on his arm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Something About N. Y.

New York Is city Of superlatives.
In all of it's features. save that of
population, it abounds in the bigges.
things in the world. So far as popu-
lation is concerned, only one city,
London, England, exceeds it. Other
wise 1t stands alone as the metropolis
of. the western hemisphere and the
coming metropolis of the world
Visitors here are unable to form
any conception Of the magnitude Of
the undertakings Of this wonderful
city. In fact, it may be safely said
that not one-tenth of the population CT
the city itself comprehends in the
slightest the immensely of their sur
roundings.
New York covers more territory
than any city in the world. 1t has in
the Williamsburg bridge the longest
and most expensive suspension bridge
in the world
Broadway, running from the battery
to Yonkers, is said to be the longest
street in the world, covering in an III.
direct way between 300 and $50 city
blocks.
The system of parks is the largest
and costliest, and sums devoted TO
maintain them are unapproached by
any other expenditures in America
and Europe.
It's office buildings are in the aggrc-
gate the eighth wonder Of the world.
Those who have not been in New
York recently will be surprised to
learn that, in Madison Square, the
great Metropolitan Life building tow
ers 658 feet in the air. with total
height and foundation of 691 feet
Downtown, extending from the bat.
terry north, is a mass of buildings
which bring forth utmost astonish-
ment from those entering New York
harbor from other countries. PromIn-
ent among those structures stands the
Singer building, next to the highest
building in New York. This gigantic
affair, compared with the highest
structures abroad, is outranked only
by the Eiffel tower in France It's
pinnacle Is 612 feet in the air, AMI
other skyscrapers, with their 300 20
400 feet of altitude, are pigmies be-
sides 1t.
New York's subway system con-
templates main line running length.
wise through the narrow part Of Man
haitian Island from the battery to 96tn
street. Here 1t branches and runs
far north through Harlem and the
Bronx. With a total length of p
miles, this s35,000,000 structure is the
longest railroad tunnel In the world.
It's construction Is considered to be
one Of the greatest engineering enter
prises OF the goth century.
Reaching out and under the waters
of the Hudson and East rivers are
several other tunnels, which connect
Manhattan island with the mainland,
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c. M. q sr.P. TRAINS.

NO. Cong Southwest Depart,
6A-Southwest Limited -. 1:45 q. m.
sA- Kansas City Local. 10: 40 q. m.
9se-Local freight. 7:16 am
Going East, Via Cut-On.
12A-Chic.. Limited. ........12:05 a. m.
8A-Davenport. Chicago. 1850 p. m.
92B-Local freight. ........ 9:20 a. m.
Marion. Line. Going North.
10sD-Cedar Rapids. Marion. 4:45 pm.
10B-Cedar Rapids. st. Paul 1853 g. m.
8SB-Local freight. ......... 6:40 a. m.
Marion Line. Coming South.
10sB-Arrive from Earion. TO- Is a. m.
9C-Arrive from Marion. -. 1925 a. m.
97r,-Local freight. arrive. 4:55 p. m.
Freight trains arrive and depart
from Ottumwa Junction,
r. w. Zimmerman, Ticket Agent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
WABASH 9A1tWANs
WHEAT GOING HIGHER
Chicago Pit in Ferment Of Excitement
When Cereal Continues
Sr Climbing,

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The wheat MAJ
ket continued its record breaking
ascent today, May selling at s1.19 and
July at $1.O5B, shortly after the
opening of the board of trade. The
pit was in a fefment of excitement
and the demand seemed unlimited.
Enormous realizing sales followed the
advance, May dropping cent from
top. The leading holder is credited
with line of wheat twice as large as
the amount in the local warehouses.
He is admitted to be in complete con-
troll of the situation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

The Cedar Rapids Republican de-
clares that there is no good reason why
the rapist and the burglar should not
be hanged. They are much worse, says
the Republican, than the man who
kills in the fit of passion as they go
armed and prepared to kill and in
wade what ought to be the sacred place
of every family-the home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

We earnestly hope, says the Chicago
Record-Herald, that the gentleman
who. led Sylvia Green timidly, tremb-
lingly to the altar will never have oc-
casion to think harshly of his mother
in-law.
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est extent of a law which to our
minds does not go far enough
But what is done cannot be mend
ed. And Ottumwa and her, citizens
are to blame.
1t is the price they pay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

Don't be tempted by the occasional
spring day to take them off. You can
never tell about March.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

Everyone ought to at least occasion
ally do what he believes Is right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

The. cocaine seller should be driven
out of town ahead of the cocaine user.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Sharpe of Eldou
passed through Ottumwa this morn
ing enroute to West Grove.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
G. r. I. q p. TRAINS.

No. Going North. Depart.
475-Des Moines, Omaha -. $40 a. m.
473-Keokuk, Ottunwa ....1l:55 a. m,
471--Des Moines. Omaha -. 6:55 D. m.
Goine South.
47o-Keokuk. Kansas City. 9:10a. m.
742-Ottumwa.' Keolsuk -. 4:15p. m.
474--Des Moiaes to Eldon .1O:17 D. m.
w. 8. Parker. Ticket Agent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

A. daily; B. daily except Sunday: c
daily except Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-14

al. ]. Moon, who $ guards we'll
the inner door" Of the public affairs
at Blackduck, as an efficient member
of the Blackjack police force, came
to the city this morning and spent
today in the city.
]. a. VESSEL, who gets the big
orders on the road" for the firm Of
VESSEL Bros, spent yesterday in
Bemidji and left last evening to
interview the merchants at Black
duck in the interest Of VESSEL Bros.
]. T. Dolan, the Superior knight
of the grip who has friends by the
score in this part Of the state,
went to Tenstrike last evening, after
having spent yesterday in Bemidji.
interviewing local customers fol
his firm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-14

4aAs
The time to supply your summer
wants is at the dress goods sale at
the Berman Emporium, tomorrow.
George Cochran, the reservation
logger" spent yesterday at Walker
on business and returned to BemidJl
last evening.
Miss Olga Johnson, one Of the
principal witnesses for the plaintiff
in the Koch damage case, spent last
night at lackduck, going up on the
evening passenger train.
Miss II. Neville of Grand Forks,
N. D., has accepted a position
with the Pioneer, and is now en-
ployed as member Of the very
efficient corps Of compositors who
set the type for this great family
necessity.
w. III. Browning, one of the most
popular Of the travelling fraternity
who make" the towns hereabouts,
passed through the city this morn
ing on his way to points south,
after having been up the line" along
the M. & I. railway.
DR.. Freeburg of Blackjack, who
has become quite attached to Be
midi because of his enforced pres
ence here during the Koch trial, went
to his home at the Duck last even.
ing to look after his business there
over night, returning to this city this
morning.
]. Bisiar, of the Bemidji Music
House, went to Blackjack last even.
ing to look after his extensive bust
ness interests in that village. " Joe''
has many piano deals on at Black.
duck and other points up NORTH =
which, combined with business at
other places, keeps him on the
move a majority of the time.
r. ]. Poupore, junior member Of
the logging firm of Poupore Bros.
passed through the city last even.
ing, over the M. & I. railway, re.
turning to Kelliher from a bust.
ness. trip to Minneapolis, looking
after some prospective cedar con.
tracts. Mr.. Poupore reports that
the cedar market is very quiet, at
the present time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Don't miss the dress goods sale
tomorrow at the Berman Emporium
Mrs. E. E. Feeley left last night
Cover the NJ. & I. train) for Mime
apolis.
Those desiring work done at Gem
etery, please call on C. B. Howe
sexton, Irv. ave. and 18th street.
c. B. Gallagher of Northome came
to the city last evening, via the
south bound ''local'' freight train or
the M. &. 1.
Harry Koors, the lacal CONNER
cial traveller, returned on last nights
south-bound M. & I. passenger
train from trip to the towns uT
north"
G. F. Ross of Dulu tn, senior
member of the logging firm Of Ros!
& Ross, came down last night from
Kelliher, where he had been OF
business.
A. c, Johnson, the Turtle River
sawmill man, returned to his home
at Turtle last evening, after having
spent yesterday in Bemidji, on .
business mission.
State Senator S. D. Works de
parted last night, via the M. & /
night train, for st, Paul, after hav
ing spent yesterday in the city in
terviewing people connected with
his land interests hereabouts.
Judd'' Cole, M. & I. brakeman,
has been promoted to the position
of conductor on Manager Gemmell's
line, and departed last night, on the
1880 passenger train, for Brainerd
to take out his first train this even
ing. Everybody wishes judd
we'll in his new "yob.'
Ernest L. Oberg, editor of the
Blackjack American, returned tc
his home last evening, having com
pleted his testimony in the Koch
case, for which he testified in be.
half of the defendant. Mr.. Oberg
has been to the city on several oc.
casions awaiting to be called to the
stand, but was not used until
Wednesday and yesterday.
Mrs. ]. Larson, accompanied by
little Hazel Hudson, arrived in the
city this morning from Deer River
to attend the funeral of the late Miss
Georgia Donnelly, which was held
today. Mrs. Larson is the wife oil
John Larson, formerly section fore.
man in this city for the G. N. rail.
way, but who is now in the employ
of the Rainy Lake railway at Deer
River.
Pearl Croshaw, the little 9-year
old daughter of William eros haw
arrived in the city last evening from
Galesburg, ILL.,, where she had been
visiting with relatives. Pearl trav.
eled unaccompanied the entire dis
lance from Galesburg to Bemidji,
conductors on the various trains
taking her under their Wings as
their especial charge, and seeing to
it that the little miss lacked for
nothing that was necessary for he1
comfort.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-14
A Substitute.

u Substitute.
Il am sorry, my dear sir, but neg
lected to bring my surgical instru-
ments with me-
'That will be all right, doctor. The
plumber who has been. working IN the
cellar has left his tools here tx
change.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-14
The Fatted Calf.

The Fatted Calf.
That mighty unfair trick Of killing
the fatted calf for the prodigal causes
more family rows than anything else
on earth except the division Of fathers
money.-Atchison Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
HEADING OFF THE CALLER.
Plan for Getting Rid Of Life lnsur.
ance Agents Not Patented.

The bell rang three times, and the
man at the desk hastily reached for a
flannel bandage This he put round
his neck Then he arranged a sling.
in which he put one arm. disarranged
his hair, drew down the corners of his
mouth, got out of his chair, and pain
fully limped toward the door.
''Mr. Jones?" inquired the we'll
dressed caller. who opened it at that
moment.
The man with the bandage half
suppressed a groan.
Yes, that's my name. What can
do for your"
You appear to be suffering" said
the intelligent caller.
"Suffering," returned the other. do
you think I'm doing this for fun? But
what is your business. sir?"
"Er-pardon me-" stammered the
caller, 81 think III drop in some other
time-eh?"
ITS some trouble" soliloquized the
man with the bandage. as he removed
the paraphernalia and returned to his
desk. But it is really the quickest
way to get rid of these life insurance
agents. That man will never trouble
me again. London Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
Teaching Girls to Ride Horses.

Almost all the little girls who are
taught to ride horses these days are
put on cross saddles They may OF
may not ride astride when they get
bigger, but they all learn that way.
1t is safer position in the first place
and it gives confidence never acquired
by youngster in a side saddle. AS a
rule the small eQuestrienne is clad in
boomers and the briefest of skirts
Often she discards the skirt when the
lessons are given in the country. The
instructor holds her pony by lead
ing strap and, of course, he rides a
horse easily able to overtake her
mount in the event of a bolt Only
for the first few lessons is the child is
belt buckled to the pommel OF her
saddle. Until she acquires firm
seat she is kept close enough to the
instructor to be caught by him if she
starts to fall.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
GOOD CHANGE
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who have
found relief from many chronic all
ments by changing from coffee to
Postum as a daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only a simple question of trying
it for oneself in order to know the joy
of returning health as realized by an
Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and it affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without a headache. l had heard about
Postum and how beneficial it was, SO
concluded to quit coffee and try it.
81 was delighted with the change
] can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has gotten
strong and I can eat without suffering
afterwards. l think my whole system
greatly benefited by Postum.
MY brother also suffered from stom
ach trouble while he drank coffee, but
now, since using Postum he feels sc
much better he would not go back to
coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich Read THE Road to Well
ville.' in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine trues and full Of human
interest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
FOUNDED NEW SECT
JOHN WRoE FOUNDER OF CHRIS
TIAN IsRAELiTEs.
Had Many Followers, Particularly in
Australia, Many Of Whom Still
Believe That He 10
Not Dead.

The alleged bogus burial of the
duke of Portland as bruce makes one
think OF John Wroe. He died in Coll
ingwood, Melbourne, February 5, 1863,
aged 81, and yet some fanatics appear
to believe that he is still alive, mas.
much as he is reported to have said
he would never die.
Johanna Southcott died in 1914,
aged "a. Her followers believed she
would give birth to the Messiah, says
the Imperial Review Six doctors ties
titled that they would believe she was
about :" become a mother If she was
young enough. A silvered cradle cost
Ing E2OO was prepared for the in
FAINT and f100 more was spent in
gold spoons, pap boats and what not
Wroe was her first principal follow
er. With her sect as a nucleus he
formed the Christian Israelites. He
preached his doctrines for nearly hal
century throughout Britain, Europe
America and Australia.
A follower named Stanley gave hin
f9,5OO with which a temple was
built at Ashton, Eng. Afterward it be
came theater. Yet Wroe never sue
ceeded anywhere so well as in Mel
bourne. His followers there sub
scribed and bought him a mansion
Melbourne house-in Wakefield, Eng
No portrait was ever taken Of him
as he forbade portraiture. He is de
scribed as an exaggerated likeness o
Zen ROnfh with hn0k
and shaggy hair and beard. The Chris
sian Israelites are also called Wroe
ties and Beardies. The sect is still
prosperous in Melbourne
Visiting its church, handsOm,
blue-stone place In Ftzroy, on a re
cent Sunday evening we found wha
was described as an unusually small
attendance-about forty ladies an
20 gentlemen. Twenty-eight of tn
ladies were in white straw bonnets
The younger ones had them coque1
tishly trimmed with feathers an
they inclosed pretty faces. too. w
| thought of Carlyle's saying whe
| Queen Victoria came to the throne
Poor girl. At an age when she ca
hardly be trusted to buy her own boz
net
An outcome of the Wroeites was tn
| Fisheries. When Wroe died Jane
| Fisher, charcoal burner of Nurawat
Ing, eight miles from Melbourne, the
In the wild bush. tried to obtain tn
succession. Failing this he made
secession. He founded the Church {
The Firstborn and obtained 100 fo
lowers, with an astounding combin
lion of Wroeism, Mormonism, Spiri
ualism and Freemasonry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
COMMON SENSE vs..
'''" '" si STR DRUGS
Simple Oil Of Wlnteroreen Cures
Eczema and Drives Out Old
FoQy Treatment.

Eczema, psoriasis, salt rheum and
BARRIERS itch can be cured, and cured
easily II you strike right at the trouble
as you do with a cut or burn.
The cause Of itching, burning skin
diseases according to modern science,
is a germ which feeds upon the weaker
parts of the skin. To kill these skin
bacilli which produce the itching sores
and ugly red blotches, use a simple pre-
scription OF oil of wintergreen, glycer-
inc and thymol. commonly known as D:
D. D. Prescription. This mild liquid
was advocated by a prominent skin
before it was adopted generally. Most
druggists can supply d. D. d. Prescrip-
ton. and it certainly does relieve the
itch the very instant 1t Is applied.