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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-12
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
DEATH OF SWOPE CALLED.
CONTINUED FIR n.


will, had died of apop.~,s in the pres
ence of several persons.
On Dec. 2 the nurses attending
treated for typhoid fever were sur
prised when he also had commissions
and became unconscious, exactly as
his uncle had done two months before.
Chrisman Swope died Dec. 6.
Miss Margaret Swope, Chrisman's
sister, also had commissions in mild
er form. Her illness was diagnosed as
typhoid fever. On Dec. 4 Miss Cora
Dickson governess in the Swope home
and cousin Of Colonel Swope, and
Miss Coppege, a negro servant in the
Swope home were both stricken with
typhoid fever.
Dec. 5, Steward S. Fleming of Maury
county, Tenn, nephew of Colonel
Swope, who was visiting at the Swope
home, was taken Ill, typhoid fever be-
ing given as the cause.
Dec 8 Miss Sarah Swope. a niece Of
Colonel Swope, became i'll of typhoid
fever and on Dec. II Miss Stella Swope
another niece of Colonel Swope, was
also stricken with the same disease.
On Dec. IS, Miss Lucy Lee, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Logan Swope, was afflict-
her arrival from Europe. DR.. Hyde had
gone to New York, accompanied the
young woman home and had treated
| her in the early stages of her illness.
Nurses Become Frightened.
The five nurses employed at the
| SWope home became SO aroused by the
manifestations in the disease prevail
| ing there that finally they notified
Mrs. Swope they would all leave un-
less another physician be secured.
Then DR.. Twyman was summoned and
resumed his services as the family
physician.
| Shortly thereafter DIR. Hyde himself
was stricken. Later the body of Chris
man Swope was secretly exhumed and
! its tomb. After an autopsy had been
| held the stomachs of the two dead
men were forwarded to Chicago and
analyzed by Drs. Haines, Hektoen and
| Vaughan.
after the investigation began, said:
Colonel Swope died of apoplexy
There is no doubt about it. It was as
plain case of apopleTy as I have
ever seen. Colonel Swop's was getting
old and feeble. He had been sick fol-
more than three months of old age
lack Of appetite and senility. Only q
few weeks before his death he had G
severe fall
"Mr. Hunton's death was also due tc
apoplexy. He had the same symptoms
and' was affected almost exactly the
same as was Colonel Swope."
DR.. Bennett Clark Hyde is the sor
of Rev. DR.. G. w. Hyde, a retired Bap-
fist minister of Lexington. Mo. DR.
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DAVENPORT ELKS
CELEBRATEfEB.2 Y
WASHlNGTON'S BIRTHDAY FES-
INVITES WILL INCLUDE
BIG INITIATION.

Davenport, Feb. 11.-Davenport
Elks at their regular meeting last
night made further arrangements for
the Washington birthday celebration
which they will hold on their regular
meeting night, Tuesday, February %.
A large class will be initiated Oh that
occasion, and after these exercises
are concluded, banquet will be en-
joyed A smoker and toast program
will follow, and the members OF the
lodge are looking forward to an excel
lent time.
Local Elks are talking about prelim-
mary preparations for the journey to
the state convention which Is to be
held this year at Marshalltown, Ia, on
June Is and 16. State President Lloyd
Maxwell writes that Marshalltown Is
actively making arrangements to en-
terrain the largest convention ever
held in the state The proposition of
raising tented city in Marshalltown
that week is being considered. Many
tents could be secured from the Old
Soldiers home, and it is thought that
the visiting Elks would enjoy the
camping out innovation about as much
as anything on the program.
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Or. Bonham has been located in OF
tumwa eighteen years; Has an In
creased business each year. because
he has maintained that no doctor can
advertise his business year after year
unless he has for his motto: Honesty
Is the Best Policy"
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN
to Chronic and Surgical Diseases.
Mental and Nervous Diseases, Catarrh
of Nose, Throat and Lungs; Catarrh
of the Stomach and Bowels
RUPTURE CURED.
He cures Rupture that seems incur
able. He cured H. M. Chichester of
near Abba OF rupture he had for
Forty years. He has been cured for
seven years and is In perfect condi-
tion. Cured Chas. Steele, a black
pmith of Richland, Ia, and eight or
ten other people from Richland.
PILES. FlSTULA, RECTAL
DISEASES
cured in q very short time. No use to
cured in a few days. He cured Mr..
Jacob and John Danover and John
LeaYeling of West Point, Ia, in a
weeks time and many here at home
No question about the cure if he takes
your case.
DISEASES OF WOMEN.
Medical and Surgical Diseases OF
VSntCil, DtspldCSlllSutS, OlCSTaCl0n
and all diseases peculiar to women
treated with uniform success. Surgical
operation when necessary.
Electro Thermal Baths for Rheuma
eism and Chronic Troubles.
WEAK AND NERVOUS MEN.
Men who suffer from Bladder and
Kidney Troubles, Nervous Debility
Wasting Troubles, Variocele STRIFE
ture, should call and receive the bes,
Treatment offered for such nrixa re
, troubles.
SKIN AND BLOOD DIsEAcEs
CURED.
Eczema and Lufus Cancer, al
Chronic Skin Diseases cured by the
X-ray and Violet rays.
PATIENTS FROM A DISTANCE
furnished with piease-t city accom-.
modations Write your symptoms Il
you cannot call at once.
Address
DR.. j. c. Bon Ham,
EH<s Building. oTTUMWA, IOWA
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= CLIFFLAND CHAPEL. =


Nearly sixty people greeted George
Mezher, and listened to him for over
an hour, last Sunday afternoon. as he
told of the customs in the Holy Land.
He with two others was dressed in the
costumes Of the people Of that country.
The people held to every word through
the discourse and will be glad to have
the speaker come and address them
again.
Sunday school, at 2:s0 p. m. Preach
ing services, at 8 p. M. Allen Kuhns of
the East End Presbyterian church will
speak. Charles Pool Of the same
church wifi assist him. There will be
sabbath school and preaching services
in this chapel every Sunday from now
on. The interest of the people In the
community Is much on the increase IN
the work of the chapel.
Edward Odell who has this work in
charge has been on the sick hist for the
past week and is confined to his bed.
Allen Kuhns and Charles Pool have
been appointed to take charge Of the
work during the illness Of MIR. Odell.
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marry. This case was settled out of
court.
DIR. and Mrs. Hyde have a modest
home in a fashionable part of the city
and move in the best circles. The es-
tate of Col. Thomas =. Swope was val
ued at 100000.
During his life Colonel Swope proved
himself a great benefactor to Kansas
City, where he had amassed his for
tune. His most conspicuous gift was
Swope park, 1854 acres of beautiful
woodland. one of the finest and largest
recreation grounds in the middle west.
Ten nephews and nieces survived
Colonel Swope at the time his will was
filed. Seven were in the family of Mrs.
Logan o. Swope, his sister-in-law.
At the death of any one of these
nephews or nieces, the requests under
the will reverted to the residuary part
| of the estate and the surviving rela-
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Optical Club Entertains.

Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE members
of the state board of optometry, who
are holding state examinations in Des
Moines this week, were the guests of
the Greater Des Moines Optical club
at banquet and smoker held at the
Wellington hotel last evening. The
evening was spent in discussion of
subjects of interest to opticians. Short
talks We're given by the members Of
the board and of the local club
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will not be necessary to leave the
place, for a smoking room is at the
disposal of the boys in connection
with the club room. The employees are
lending willing hand in fitting up
the place, which will be ready for use
within very short time.
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MILLER CHAPEL.


There was good attendance at Mil
Ter chapel, last Sunday afternoon.
There was deep interest in the truth
from Gods word which the pastor en-
phasized in his sermon on the subject
How to Receive a Man Of God" The
pastor Is speaking with view to
arousing a proper interest in the
special gospel meetings which Evange-
list j. W. Foote will begin in the chapel
next Tuesday evening, February 18th
The Sunday school is growing both in
numbers and in interest.
The Sunday school takes up at 2 pm
every Sunday. Preaching services, al
pm. Immediately after the Sunday
school hour. The pastor. Rev. w. H
HORNED, D. D., will speak on the sub
ject THE Promised Revival and How
to Bring 1t About" Text, Ezekie
S6:22-3S. All interested in the coming
meetings are urged to attend this ser
vice. Everybody will be made welcome
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AGENCY.


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Woodman Camp No. 1900 will give a
social in the town hall Wednesday
evening February 18th. Everybody in
vited to attend. Admission free.
Mabel Cowger who has been Ill is
better.
Clarence Croy and Charlie Miller
who have been i'll with the mumps are
out again.
Born, Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
roy Watkins, son.
Mrs. A. Humphrey and daughter
Mrs. Cash of Abba went to Liberty
Vile Friday to visit friends.
Notice-The annual meeting of the
Agency Cemetery association will be
held in Agency Feb. IA at / o'clock p
m. for the purpose of electing five d.
rectors and the transaction of any
other business that may come before
the meeting. All shareholders and lot
owners who have paid in full for their
lots are entitled to a vote. A large at
tendance is desired. C. L. Nye, Presi-
dent; w. D. Nye, Secretary.
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tives shared equally in it. Hence by
the death Of Chrisman Swope his
share passed to the residuary estate.
At the death of James Moss Hunton
his share also reverted to the estate.
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Tri- w eekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give th> naEle o.
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been gent ne well as the PostotticS
where they desire 1t to be changed to
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From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. L. r. Akers and Mrs, ]. H. Wat
l1ins Of Eddyville are shoppers in OF
tumWa today.
Auction sale of clothing, overcoats,
underwear, mems and boys dress
shirts and shoes tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon and night at the South Mar
ket Street Bargain Store.
Mrs. E. A. Sniff, $50 West Main
street, left today for short visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pad
gett, in Kirlsville.
Mrs. John Sims of Dudley was a
shopper in the city today en- route to
Oskaloosa on business.
We have the Ball Brand Rubber
Boots; mems $3.50 shoes for 50 and
S2.15. Overshoes and rubbers at
prices that save you money. Church
Shoe Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Emery of
Winnipeg, Canada, who have been
visiting friends and relatives in the
city, left today for Fairfield, where
they will make short visit with rela-
tiYes.
Mrs. J. d. Ridgway of Bonaparte who
has been visiting relatives in Fairfield
was visitor in the city today enroute
home.
Austion sale of clothing, shoes, over
coats and shirts at the South Market
Street Bargain Store on Friday and
Saturday this week.
Mems SIS shoes, finest stock and
latest styles for $3.50 at the South
Market Street Bargain Store. Call
Friday or Saturday.
Mrs Emily Fish of sigourney met
Mrs Iantna Fish of Eddyville in the
city yesterday and left last evening
for Davenport, where they will visit
relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Rigler of Bonaparte, pass
ed through the city yesterday enroute
to Greenfield, where she will visit
relatives.
Mrs. J. G. Varney Of Eldon, was a
shopper in Ottumwa yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burr of Seymour,
who have been visiting relatives in Ba-
tavia were visitors in the city today
en- route to Bentonsport, where they
will visit relatives before returning
home.
50 to IS, for $1.95 and boys school
suits worth Sc to 81 for $2.35 at South
Market Street Bargain Store.
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visited with friends in Ottumwa yes
terday en- route to Eddyville, where
they will visit relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. N. G. Campbell of La
coma, passed through the city today en-
route to Oskaloosa on business,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Crawford of
Libertyville, after spending the day in
Ottumwa on business and pleasure, re
turned home last evening.
Mrs. F. s. Locke of Eldon is shop
per in the city today.
Sulphur in ten pound lots, &C
pound. Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Orr of Abba, who
las been visiting relatives in Bear
Greek, passed through the city today
enroute home.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wood OF
Hynes, passed through the city today
enroute 10 Des Moines,i where they
will attend the funeral of Mr. Woods
grandfather, John @. Wood.
Blacklegine and Blacklegoids at
Sargents.
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Mrs J. G. Varney Of Eldon, was a
shopper in OttumWa yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06

because we have heavy products to bargs
 to the sea, and then our furnaces need
 Cuban ores to supplement the Red moun-
 tain article.
 River navigation would boost this city
 and district both a-coming and a-goins
 whereas all that Kansas City wants is water rates Birmingham wants water ates, but it must have water transporta- ton for heavy products that the rail- roads cannot afford to carry to or from t.dewater at 10 cents ton. These prod uets. be they Cuban ores or home-mined coal or homemade coke, iron or steel. can be barged to tidewater at that rate, and this would make Birmingham a great and industrial center. Just as Kansas City proposes to secure and use river transportation, so must Bir- mngham if it proposes to become in the southeast an exceptional city.
 We need an Use-the- River campaign, for Uncle sams 57,2OO,oGo job in opening the Narrier is nearing completion, and 1t Is time to get ready to boost our city and district through its full utilization. yNa ubou1d not ha content fo inst grow we should strive for bigger things, and these can be secured in but one way use the river that Uncle Sam Is about to open from the forks of the river to the sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
lmmIeratIon Wanted In the South
the sea.

The Natchez Chamber of Commerce complains that the railroads of the south are not making and have never made an effort to bring immigration this way equal to or even approaching the efforts of northern railroads to turn the tide westward. And yet lands are cheaper in the south, the climate is immeasurably better. and opportunities for making new homes and gaining independence are ten- fold surer and quicker than in the frigid and distant northwest.
 The southern railroads have no trouble whatever in working together when they desire to make or uphold rates, and a concentrated effort on their part to turn immigration this way would no doubt be feasible. They should do this from business point of view. for every addi- liOlldl ldulHy iONdtcu III eiiS SONN'-
 to their receipts rather than to the re- ceipts of Jim Hills roads. It is busi- ness proposition that the southern rail- roads should no longer ignore. The Louisville and Nashville has done no lit tie work of this nature, always prof1tably and the Southern railway is just start ing on a publicity campaign; but what is needed is a strong cooperative effort on the part of all railroads reaching to the countries that immigrants start from In that way immigration could be turned southward, and it cannot well be done otherwise Individuals cannot meet the competition of northwestern railroads, but southern roads can meet those roads and doubtless outplay them at game they have had monopoly of these many years. That monopoly should be frac- tured, to say the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
Illinois and the Amendment

Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina and Illinois have voted that the United States, being nation, shall have the power of taxation in an emergency or in ordinary weather. The right to tax wealth will sue until 1t is The five-by-four dicision of the United states supreme court will be reversed if it takes 90 years to do it.
 Illinois is the first northern state to rstify the pending amendment, and in one house of her legislature there was a majority but not two-thirds vote The constitution leaves each state free to rati- fy an amendment in either way. ma 5ority vote in each branch of a legisla- lure is sufficient and the governors as sent is not needed, and his veto is pow erless.
 The struggle over the income tax will be long and bitter, but It Will Tn the lohs run be ratified. Massachusetts and Mis- sissippi may say that wealth should not be taxed, but three-fourths of the states will say otherwise. and the practice of this government for 100 years will be restored That five-by-four decision should be upset for many reasons.
 Watch New York and New Jersey, for their legislatures are in session, and the machine republicans in them dare not reject the income tax proposition. They may, however, try to ignore it. If they do, the democrats will make the taxa tion of wealth an issue and they will carry the November elections in those states on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
THE POETS
Woman Says She Would Rather Marr,
 Anybody Else on Earth

From the New York Press.
 Why is 1t that there is something in the very idea of a poet that seems to most people so supremely ridicu- lous?
 The poet who the other day en- thusiastically attempted to establish a salon in which poetry would be nour- ished met with the quiet but deter mined irony of the newspapers.
 woman would marry anybody rather than poet.
 An institution would allow poet to starve more gladly than anybody else A politician pooh-hoohs poet and calls him dangerous. Even the poet regards himself as a product of weakened vitality. He sad ly and rather proudly recognizes that the world is against him. He heralda his weakness and glories In his insuf- ficiencies.
 And yet poets traditionally and ir our universities are held in high hon. or. Tn the actual world they are hoot- ed at The world treats them as tho small street boy treats any unfamiliar queer and helpless person who wan. ders aimlessly along the hfghways- with tin horns. hoots, jeers and stones Why is this? An attempt to solve this riddle may fill half hour witt ribald thoughts and inextinguishablt laugh ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
Opera Instead of 0ratOrio

Walter Demrosch, in substituting operatc for sacred music at the principal festivals which he will direct this spring, makes a distinctive change that will doubtless prove popular both in chorus circles and among music-lovers in gen. eral. In most of tive great music festi- vals the large choral works have been, as a rule, of a religious character.
 The oldest festival of all, as ar. institu- tion. and perhaps the most uniformly artistic is that at Birmingham, England. held triennially. A feature of that fes- tival is a work written by some con- temporaneous master composer, to be heard there in it's initial performance. Mendelssohn wrote one of his oratorios for Englands Birmingham. Two of Dvorak's religious works were first heard at Birmingham and Elgar's oratorio set ting to Cardinal Newman's best known poem, "The Dream of Gerontius," has had two rendtions at the English festi- Val-the initial performance being in 1903 and the second in 1909. On the programme of the last great festival, which was last year, all six of the elaborate choral works were sacred, including an oratorio and two masses.
 Every one of the immortal composers tried his hand at religious music Bach was a voluminous composer for organ and clavichord, but his greatest achievements were in the Passion music" and the E minor mass. Mozart and Haydn each wrote many masses, and Beethoven wrote two, one of which ranks, from an intel lectual and musicians point of view, with | bis famous choral symphony.
 | It can be readily understood why the great masters gave so much attention to eligious subjects, for In scripture and ether sacred literature were found rare wealth of dramatic incident and the most quickening inspiration. In the very nature of things all this sacred musical litera- ture has its deep intellectual side as well as its spiritual and artistic value: but except for musically educated audi epces an evening of a severely contra puntal mass like Bachs, or of a standard oratorio or other composition to sacred words, seems somewhat dry not to say wearisome.
 For some years past excerpts from wag- ner's music-dramas have been in vogue for festival programmes, both in this country and in Europe; but even this class of music is often over the heads of . large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
Kansas City'S USe-the-RiVer Campaien

Kansas City is not content to "Just grow" it wants to boost itself into the first set of commercial and industrial centers. "River navigation" says the Kansas City Star, means this in Kansas City, because first 1t can't be done without the use of the river-as you can get the pnd. it can be done with the use of the river. as you can also get the facts and figures to prove"
 : Now, that is exactly the situation here n Birmingham and in this district. We 1,ood . Use-the- River campaign fully as much as Kansas City does, possibly more,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
Cost of Hauling the Mails By Rail

An error at once curious and gross cerning the price paid to the railroads for hauling the mails This error arose from the statement of President Taft that it costs more than g cents a pound to transport the mails. So it does from start to finish, including the free delivery service, postmasters, carriers, etc When tt is seen that only S1s cents a pound goes to the railroads, and when pouches and other equipment are deducted the actual payment to the railroads per pound of mail is but 19o cents-less than cents a pound, rather than cents
 The postal cars are moving postoffices and they are put on the fastest and most expensive trains. As they average but two tons ot mail apiece, it follows that they are hauled at an actual loss to the railroads. They do not, says President Wickersham of the Atlanta and West Point railroad, get half as much as they would receive if they furnished the car. hauled 1t free and charged only the regular fare of the mail clerks.
 In view of the effort to cut down the prices paid to the railroads, it is well to know the truth, for in the south prices might be cut to an extent that would Impair the service and the people want the best possible mail service Railway mail pay has been decreased by acts of Congress and orders of the postoffice de- partment until 1t has reached a point where it cannot well stand further de- creases. Since June 30, 1908, the sum of ts,5oo,o00 has been topped off the pay to the railroads for hauling the mails and furnishing postal cars. That should suf- flee for the present.