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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-14
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Mrs. w. E. Strope of Helena, Okla,
arrived Monday morning for visit
with her parents Mt. and Mrs. John
French.
Mrs. B. F. Ketcham was a naparte
visitor F'rida- afternoon.
Miss Celia Carr was hostess to a
number of her young girl friends Sat
urday afternoon in honor of her
thirteenth birthday anniversary.
Ralph Barton and sister Miss Agnes
left Saturday for Chicago for visit
with relatives.
Mrs Albert Hale of Mt. Sterling,
who has been visiting her sister Mrs.
r. S. Merrick, returned home Satur-
day.
You can sell eggs chickens, horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting want ad in the
Courier. Read the want ads today.
You have something you want to sell,
or there is something you want TO
buy-write your ad and then count the
words and send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de.
sired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stirling are
visiting friends in Chicago.
Miss Minnie Bowles has resigned
her school at Oak Hill and will teach
the winter term at Webster.
Miss Olga Mccormick, who Is
teaching school in Bonaparte. spent
Sunday at her home in this place.
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or there is something you want to
buy-write your ad and then count the
words and send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired
Mrs. Mollie Anderson of Creston.
who had been visiting Mrs Ben
Johnson and other friends left Mon
day evening for visit in Abba
Mrs. Bertha VAUGHN of Leon, came
yesterday for a visit with her sister
in-law Mrs. j. c. Vaughn
Mrs. E. O.. Millen has returned from
few days visit with friends in Oska-
loosa.
Mrs. NJ. Boothe. of Abba returned
home yesterday after a few days Wis
1t with her son Geo. w. Boothe and
family.
Miss Minnie Yocum returned Sun
day night from Mt. Pleasant where
she had been trimming in millinery
establishment the past season.
The Members of the Swedish Mis-
sion church on Sunday afternoon dedi-
Gated their new church. which was
completed recently. A good audience
was present in spite of the inclemency
of the weather. Revs. Essex, of Stan
ton, c. B. Anderson of Red Oak and
Axeson of Essex, were present and
took part in the services, which We're
very interesting and impressive. The
new edif1ce is neat and comfortable
place Of worship, and the members OF
the congregation can take a pardon
able pride in the structure.
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buy-write your ad and then count the
words and send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired.
Mrs. Thos. Crook is recovering from
an attack of the quinsy.
Mrs. Ann Phillips, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, has been
worse the past few days and is not
improving at the present time. Her
son, DR.. D. c. Phillips of Monroe, Wis
tied her last week
Mrs. VIM. Lever of Knoxville is Wis
iting friends and relatives in this
city.
Revival meetings are being held at
the Baptist church.
Miss Lizzie Winston is. visiting in
Davenport
Owen Pritchard, who has been quite
sick for some time, is little better at
this time.
Mrs. Bert Voorhees, and Misses Ell.
len and Elvira Reese of Des Moines
are guests of relatives in this city.
Kathryn Jeffries and Logan Drury
spent Sunday at the James Thompson
home east of town.
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Hiteman.-Dr. II. A. Waterman J


Hiteman.-Dr. H. A. Waterman Wis
tied friends in Des Moines last week.
Miss Myrtle Welsh left Sunday for
Salt Lake City, Utah, where she will
make her future home.
Miss Jennie Neighbor left Saturday
evening for her home in Pittsburg, aft
er an extended visit with relatives
here.
Miss Alice Canvin of Oskaloosa Wis
tied her parents here on Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. Samuel Williams and daughter
Miss Charlotte, were guests Of rela-
Mves and friends Saturday.
Miss Bessie Thomas has returned
from two weeks visit in Illinois.
Prof. Davis of Niles. Ohio, adjudi
Gator of music, at the Eisteddfod, visit.
ed friends here Friday afternoon.
Mrs. j. l. Collins Of Abba was a
Hiteman caller Friday.
You can sell eggs chickens, horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting want ad in the
Courier. Read the want ads today
You have something you want to sci!
or there is something you want t.
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ELDON.
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Eldon-The Utopia dancing club or
c. hall with % members. The club
voted for colors of white and green.
The club will meet once each week.
The music will be furnished by the
club members. The following officers
were elected:
Presidents-F'loyd Merlin and Ber-
tina Hull.
Vice presidents-Joe Wright and
Josie Shelter.
Secretary-Ruie Enyart.
Treasurer-Pearl Hughes.
Collector-Walter Flint.
Door keeper-Chas. Weber.
John Erickson sold his Lyric theatre
to NJ. D. Davis of this place.
Mrs Frank Phillips and son Ralph
left Eldon Monday for Iowa City
where Ralph will undergo an opera
ton.
Raymond knight is suffering with a
sprained wrist which he sustained in
La basket ball game.
Mrs. Eph Carbaugh who died De-
cember in South Ottumwa and was
buried at Money church near Eldon
Dec. 9Th 90.
Mrs. c. A. Owen, Jr., Mrs. John
Baldwin of Selma visited Tuesday in
OttumWa.
Miss Anna Erickson was an Ottum
wa visitor Tuesday.
Owing to the extreme bad weather
the Rock Island east bound passenger
trains have been several hours late
this week.
Dale Brooks who was injured Sun
day is still lingering although no hope
lis entertained for his recovery.
| Messrs. E. Plowman. Keosauqua, Ia.
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placed on the public square of Abba.
One of the tanks has already ar
rived and when placed will be ap-
preciated for it's fine appearance as
well as for its utility. 1t is cast in
iron and the trough measures about
eight feet across. A similar one will
be placed on the west side.
A missionary lunch was given by
the ladies of the First Methodist
church yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Nelson Les.
Robert Watson of Columbia was IL
Abba Wednesday on business
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Noses Of Hite-
man We're at Abba yesterday to visit
friends and also to transact business.
A. ] Watts was a Bussey caller
Wednesday on business.
Miss Sara Wynn who lives west
of Hiteman was. visiting Abba friends
Wednesday.
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Chariton.-Edwin D. Paine, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Paine, died at the
home Of his parents in Lincoln town
ship On Tuesday evening at o'clock,
after an illness of onl.- a few weeks
with infiammatory rheumatism and
pleurisy. Funeral services, conducted
by Rev. DR.. Lathrop of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will be held at the
home on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
and interment will take place in the
Oxford cemetery. Deceased was
born in Lincoln township on January
s, 1881, and had resided in this
county all his life. For about two
years he has been employed in the
railway mail service and had a run be-
tween Billings, Mont, and Lincoln,
| Neb. A few weeks ago he came home
| for a visit and a rest and was taken
| i'll. He was a young man of sterling
worth and numbered his friends by
his acquaintances. He is survived by
his parents, two brothers, Bernard
and Fred, of Lincoln township, and
three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Stonebraker,
of Lincoln, and Gladys of Omaha, and
Bertha of Adair colnty.
Word was received here yesterday
announcing the death of Mrs. Will S,
Bigham of Y: toria. exas, formerly
of this place She had been in i'll
health for some time, but recently un
derwent a surgical operation, which
terminated in her death. She is sur.
vived by her husband and one daugh.
ter, Lois, and by her mother, Mrs. Eos.
ter, and number of other relatives,
/ The remains will be brought here to-
morrow for interment.
Miss Jennie Curtis, whose marriage
will occur during the holidays, was
given linen shower Tuesday evening
at the home OF Mrs. Carmi Mckinley,
She received number of useful and
beautiful gifts.
Miss Nennie Hanlin pleasantly en-
tertained a number of friends Tues
day evening at her home in north
Charlton.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Mcknight, OF
Abba, returned home yesterday afte1
few days visit at the Carl Swanson
and Joseph Shelton homes.
) Mrs. E. l.. Hickman and daughter
MRS. Bessie Wetzel, left Wednesday
. for Long Beach, California, VICE they
expect to spend the winter.
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Sigourney-District court yesterday
engaged in the trial of Darner vs..
Mary Jane Alderman. The case comes
from Hedrck and has brought a large
number of witnesses from that city:
Mary Jane Alderman is an old lady and
she conveyed some of her property,
now come some of her children and
claim that when she conveyed this
land she was of unsound mind and
If they succeed in getting guardian
appointed. then apparently the next
step will be an action to set aside the
deed. The case is being tried to IA
jury and will be holly contested on
both sides.
You can sell eggs. chickens, horses.
hogs, sheep, cattle, Seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or YOU can eXchange
articles by putting a want ad in the
Courier Read the want ads today
You have something you want to sell
or there is something you want tc
buy--write your ad and then count the
words and send it in with stamps tc
| pay for the number of insertions de-
sired.
Prof. Leroy D. Weld of Cedar Rap
| ids delivered two interesting ser
Sunday, in the absence of Rev. D. w
Morgan who had been called to thu
eastern part of the state to preach ;
special missionary sermon.
John c. Foster, Wade Kirkpatrick
and w. II. Young of Hedrick were II
attendance at the district court yes
terday as witnesses in the Akermal
case.
John Ferguson of Hedrick was
bushes caller in Sigourney Monday.
John Holmes of keota is in Sigour
ney for the week as a juror in tn
district court.
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catarrh Cannot be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS al
they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitutions
al disease, and in order to cure it yoI
must take internal remedies. HALT
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucou.
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not 1
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed BIZ
one of the best physicians in thii
country for years and is a regular pre-.
scrption. 1t is composed of the besi
tonic known, combined with the besi
blood purifiers, acting directly on thl
mucous surfaces. The perfect combinas
ton of the two ingredients is whai
produces such wonderful r5aults il
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonial:
free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Tops. To.
ledo, O.
Sold by DRUGGISTS, pre- 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
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VILLAGE CREEK.

Village Creek-Mrs. ]. ". Workman
visited last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Swenson Of Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Mary Crane and children of
South Ottumwa spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Cohagan.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harsch and
family spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs James Hendricks of South
Ottumwa.
You can buy or sell horses. cows,
hogs or sheep by putting a want ad in
Miss Thresa Brady of ottumwa
spent Friday at the Union school with
her sister Miss Rosa Brady.
Miss Nellie Randall was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs John Randall
near Drakeville.
Chas Alfred of Williston. n. D., is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Alfred
Mrs. Hannah Skinner left Friday for
Freeburg. Mo-. to make an extended
visit with her daughter Mrs. Lewis
Condor.
Mr.. and Mrs Newt Wilson and
family of near Blakesburg visited q
few days last week at the parental J.
F. Hill home.
The oyster supper at tie John Nell
son home last Thursday evening was
we'll attended, and neat sum was
realized.
You can sell nuts, shelled or in the
shell, by advertising them in5the want
ads Write and tell the Courier what
vou want to advertise and it will be
attended to.
Harold Earsch visited Sunday witt
his friend Leslie Yates.
Miss Inez Truitt LEFT for her home II
Woodland after visiting her sister Mrs
F. L. Daxter.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Baum are the
parents Of daughter born Wednes
day morning.
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Rubio-Dave Augustine's were OF
tun,wa. visiters Saturday,.
Ralph Biltel is on the sick list this
week.
Pullman johnson and family spent
Sunday at Earl Morgans.
The address at the church Sunday
morning was given by Mr.. Hall, OF
Los Angeles, who is sent out by the
National Prohibition league. About $27
was raised for the state work.
Sunday evening the pulpit was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Baker of Oskaloosa.
Mr. Blattner of across the river
loaded a car of hogs and cattle here
Sunday. He will attend the stock show
while in Chicago
Walter Nordyke shipped a car OF
hogs from Richland Sunday.
Teacher and pupils of No. are en-
to an overflow of scholars the school
will probably be divided and two
teachers employed for the winter
term.
You can sell eggs. chickens, horses.
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting want ad in the
Courier Read the want ads today
You have something you want to sell
buy-write your ad and then count the
words and send 1t in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired.
Foundation for the new school build
ing is finished. Will Decker is hauling
thu. lumber and the work will be push
ed as rapidly as possible.
OFT Schmitters and family have re-
turned from visit at his old home in
Missouri.
A. A. Wall made a business call in
Brighton last Friday.
Mrs. Will Lippert who has been i'll
is improving.
Meetings which have been in pro-
gross at Hopewell closed last Thurs
Dry evening.
Fred Leppert and bride are prepar-
ing to move into their house in town
Relatives of Charley Morgan were
locking for him in on the passenger
sunday evening.
Will Teeters of Washington was &
business caller one day last week.
Mrs A. A. Wall was a passenger for
Washington on the Monday evening
train.
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Eldon--Miss Edna Altman and Miss
Faye Roberts were Ottumwa visitors
Sunday.
The U. D. c. met at the X. of P.
hall Monday evening.
Cleo Altman visited his parents al
this place Sunday.
Harvey Pearson who is attending
college at Kansas City, Mo-, visited
his narents at Eldon Mr. and Mrs
J. c. Pearson Sunday and returned to
Kansas City Sunday evening.
Tom Reardon and Chas. Hunter
We're Ottumwa visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson and
Mrs. Frank Jaques who have beer
visiting at the home of Mrs. Jim Rob
erts returned to their home at Ottun-
wa Monday.
You can sell eggs, chickens, horses
hogs. sheep. cattle, seed corn and al
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting want ad in tn.
Courier. Read the want ads today
You have something you want to sell
or there is something you want t
buy-write your ad and then count thu
words and send it in with stamps tt
pay for the number Of insertions de
sired.
j. Bernet of Chicago is in the cit,
on business.
Messrs. J. a. Brownell, Algona; Ia
w. A. Meredith, Chicago, S. NJ Clark
Oskaloosa, E. c. Dryburgh of Sal
Francisco, Calf Chester Wolf q
CARRIER Ill., and J. H. Harp of 81
Louis were in Eldon Monday on bust
ness.
Roy Friday formerly of Eldon late
ly of Haleyville, Okla. who has bee
visiting relatives at Valley Junction
stopped off at Eldon Monday while Of
his returned to Haleyville Oklahoma.
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Mars Hill.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Fitzgerald of Reynolds, Neb., are
home spending week with Mr., and
Mrs. Samuel Fitzgerald.
Miss Bessie Robertson, teacher of
the Shank school went home to OF
tumwa last Friday. sick with la grippe.
There is no school this week at the
Shank
There will be an oyster and peach
social given by the ladies of Miller
chapel at the Shank school house on
the evening of December so. Every
one is invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and family
expect to move to Libertyville this
week to make that place their future
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Turner spent
Saturday night and Sunday at the
Curry home.
Harvie Shank of Agency spent last
week with his brother Will Shank.
Mr. Peden, the mail carrier of
Floris R. No. 2, carries the mail on
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Chilicothe-Homer Nash returned
from Pulaski Wednesday of last week
where he had been LOOKING after some
Miss Cecil Greene of Ottumwa visit
ed over Sunday at the Jesse Stump
home
Mrs. Bert Lowry and children who
have been visiting her brother James
Manning in Sigourney have returned
home
You can sell eggs, chickens. horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
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Albia-The jury in the case of
Dorman VS.. Bloomfield returned a
verdict Tuesday morning at 4 O'Clock
in favor of the defendant. Dorman
had asked for $1,000 for malicious
persecution by the defendant, but the
jury, after listening to the testimony
for two days decided against that
claim l.. E. Lambert complains that
the power house of the electric light
company causes the Earring of his
residence and asks damages for the
same. The jury Is listening to argu-
ments as to whether there is
sufficient evidence.
The county clerk granted licenses
to we'd Wednesday to Charles 0.
Moore. % and Mary A. Best 81, both
of Abba, and to Thos. j. Smith %,
Abba and Daisy Hixon 26 of Omaha.
The board of supervisors is in SEES
sion drawing the jury list for future
work
Miss Winifred Jamison, who teaches
south of Abba is on the sick list this
week.
The school building at Lockman was
burned last night about o'clock. The
building was two story structure
and the majority of the pupils lost
their books 1t is not known how the
fire originated A small insurance
was carried.
Two new watering tanks are to be
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Des Moines, Dec. 11.-In riot at
last nights meeting of the coal mill
er's union in the school house at Ora
labor, mining camp nine miles from
Des Moines on the Northwestern rail
day, Frank Sporer, constable OF
Croker township, was shot through
the body and fatally injured. He died
an hour later as the result of his in
juries, almost Immediately after being
removed to his home.
The murder occurred during the
regular meeting of the union, of which
Sporer was an active member, during
a riot which was precipitated by the
reading of an order from the general
organization of miners.
One hundred and fifty men were in
the room at the time the shooting oc'
Cured. The accounts given by the
witnesses were conflicting, not one
man being able to positively identify
the murderer.
Ness investigates Killing.
Sheriff Ben Ness was notified short
ly after the commission of the crime
and went Immediately TO the scene
He was unable, however, to secure
the slightest clue to the identity OF
the man who fired the fatal shot. The
inhabitants of the camp were evident
ly terrorized by the shooting and
withheld the names Of the criminals in
fear of their own lives. The sheriff
made two arrests, but later released
the prisoners being convinced they
The town was in siege of terror
for some time before and after the
murder, according to the statement OF
Victor Wilson, president of the min
ers' union at Oralabor, who presided
at the meeting where the killing oc
Cured.
Wilson. according to his own state
ment made at the police station, es
capped from the building following the
start Of the riot, through window il
| the rear, carrying with him the char
| ter of the organization. He later made
his way to Ankeny and came to Des
Moines over the interurban railway.
When the riot occurred Wilson was
presiding at the meeting and on the
introduction of an order to which 9
portion of the members objected. he
attempted to maintain proper disci
pine At that time, according to his
own StOry, LrOuDle arose DeIWeeH LIE
white men and negroes of the organi
cation and some of the latter, evi
IDENTIFY prepared for an encounter
arose with guns and knives in thei
hands.
Dead Man Leaves Family.
/ Another miner who accompanies
Wilson to Des Moines and had return
ed to the building to rescue his broth
er at the same time the shooting OK
Cured, stated that although he wit
messed the shooting he could not Civ
a description of the murderer.
Sporer, the constable, was about 8
years of age and had worked in tn
Oralabor mine for years. Nothing de
mite could be learned of the name
in which he met his death, but it i
believed that the fatal shot was fire
while he was attempting to maintai
order and quell the riot.
The bullet which ended his life too
effect on the left side just below tn
, heart. He was carried to the Owen
store and was later removed to hi
home, where he died without regain
ing consciousness He is survived b
a wife and child.
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kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting a want ad in the
Courier. Read the want ads today.
I You have something you want to sell,
or there is something you want to
buy-write your ad and then count the
words and send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired.
| D. H. Saunders of Parker. Kansas
visited a few days at the homes of
Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Camel.
| RMS. T. d. Rambo and little daugh-
ter. Marion visited in Ottumwa Friday
and Saturday at the parental John
! Miller home.
| George Bailey and children of Nc
| Cook Nebr., came in on No. It's Satur-
| day, called here on account of the ILL
ness of his wife. He returned Satur-
/ day afternoon on No. 70.
| Rev. and Mrs. Slack, Mrs. Jenkins,
| Miss Anna Warren, Miss Alice Apple
quist. were shopping in Ottumwa Sat
urday.
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j. Smith, Chicago, claim adjuster for
the Rock Island. w. D. Child, Chicago,
w. j. McAdams, Trenton, j. M. Durr,
Chillicotha. Mo, Chas. Hammond,
Chicago, Ill, Harvey McCar Chicago,
and Harry CulFer. travelling engineer
for the Rock Island were in Eldon on
Tuesday on business.
Geo. McLernon and w. H. Hughes
of New York We're in Eldon Monday
on business.