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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-14
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Mrs. Henry Pringle started Tuesday
for an extended trip In Nebraska and
Colorado.
Or. w. E. Dodds and Miss Minnie
Hacock went to Brighton Sunday aft
ernoon.
Harry Walker, who visited relatives
in Oskaloosa the first Of the week, re.
truned home Wednesday morning.
H. A. Wall of Rubio was in town on
Tuesday. He has sold out and started
Wednesday with his family for Cedar
Falls, where he will attend school this
summer.
John Pendergraff has gone to Clar.
linda, where he will visit his mother,
who Is seriously i'll.
A. G.. Brady returned Wednesday
from Burlington.
The Woman's club was delightfully."-
entertained Wednesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. John Greenlee.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church met Wednesday aft.
ernoon at the church and put in a
quilt.
Fred Smith boarded the early morn
ing passenger going east Wednesday
Mrs. Clarence Nevil and daughter
are visiting Mrs. Nevil's father and
mother in Washington, Iowa.
Mrs. Byron vastine, who was visit
ing in Rock Island, has returned home
Mrs. Gable, Miss Ida Brown and
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COUNTY PAID FOR
JuNK|N'S APPEAL
BOARD OF SUPERVISOR ALLOWS
BILL FOR $3.50 TO JUDGE
j. C. MITCHELL.

The feature Of the meeting Of ths
board of supervisors today was the al
lowing Of a claim for $3.50, presented
by Judge J. G. Mitchell for defend
ing murderer John Junkin before the
supreme court. Before acting on the
claim the board had recourse to the
advice of Country Attorney Seneca
Cornell and upon his recommendation
allowed it The statement called fos
$3.50 as fee for defense Of Junkin be
fore the supreme court which tooA
twenty or more days in the language
Of the statement presented. The board
members anticipate further accounta
because Of Junkin before the debt
from this case is closed.
The visit of the board to the county
farm yesterday resulted in q septic
tank being ordered installed for the
disposition of the sewage from the
county farm. 1t Is probable that there
il sufficient business before the board
at this session to make the sitting
drag through next week.
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WARDEN SANDERS
is KNOCKED OUT
FT, MADISON PENITENTIARY
CHIEF HAS SCRAP WITH
ANGRY FARMER.

Fort Madison, June 11.-Warden
Sanders, head of the Iowa penitentiary
at Fort Madison, was knocked dow,
twice and both his eyes blackened by
William Schenck, a farmer living near
Sawyer, Lee county.
Schenck not only laid the warden
low, but mounted his PROSTATE form
and proceeded to pommel him with
his fists in the good old fashioned
manner.
Lusty calls for help from the warden
brought several convicts to the scene
These men pulled the angry farmer OF
and helped Sanders to his feet.
The row was over horse trade. Re-
Gently, the story is, Schenck sold a
horse to Sanders for the use of the
state. Schenck came to get his money
and he says Sanders repudiated the
SALE Words passed between the two
Schenck was ordered off the grounds
and went, Sanders following him t.
the street. Here it is said that San
ders raised his fists and Schenck
promptly responded with a knock
down. He followed 1t up with an
other. Then, violating all Marquis OF
Queensbury rules, while the warden
was down, he pounced upon him and
beat a merry tattoo on his head and
face until pulled off by the TRUSTEES
who came in response to the warden'a
calls for help.
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B. F. Gillian started June /, for Win
ona Lake, where the annual confer
ence of the Brethren church Is being
held
Children's day will be held Sunday
at the Methodist Episcopal church. A
good program is being formulated.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Johnson are visit.
ing their son In Clarence, Dakota.
Miss Opha Steele goes to Cedar
Falls next week to attend summer
school. She is fitting herself for a
teacher.
The w. c. T. u. members met with
Mrs. Anna Stalker tn afternoon and
enjoyed q social afternoon after bust
ness hours.
At the primary election Tuesday
Carroll received 80 and Garst "a votes.
Not half Of the voters were out. The
election was quiet one.
Anderson Cox, son Of J. Cox Of Os-
kaloosa and brakeman on the Iowa
Central railroad, while on duty near
Keithsburg caught his foot in frog
and while pinioned thus the train
backed on him, severing one leg and
one arm. They took him to the hos
pital in Monmouth, ILL.,, where he died
Wednesday. Wednesday night his
body was shipped to Oskaloosa for in
terment Thursday afternoon. Joshua
and Enoch Cox, N. D. Cox and wife,
Frank, Flora and Milo Cox, near rela-
tives, went to Oskaloosa to attend the
funeral of the unfortunate young man.
Ezra Mendenhall of Oskaloosa ar
rived here Thursday for visit with
relatives and friends.
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HOTEL GUESTS
ROUTED BY FIRE
ELLIOTT AT DIES MONIES Is
THREATENED WHEN STORE
BUILDING BURNS.

Des Moines, June 11.-Fire which
entirely Quilted the building Of Brins
maid & Co., wholesale and retail
china and glassware dealers, and
threatened the Elliott hotel and the
building occupied by the Sol Wolk
Clothing company, started at II
o'clock last night on the third floor OF
the Brinsmaid building. The cause Q!
the fire is unknown, but it is thought
that defective wiring started the blaze
Guests of the Elliott holiel were bad,
ly frightened by the fire, but The man
agement of the hotel succeeded In pre-.
venting panic and all the guests were
gotten out Of the building without the
slightest injury. George M. Christian,
president of the hotel company, took
personal charge of the work Of get
ting the guests from the building. An
alarm was sounded and all the room
ers in the hotel were forced to vacate.
The blaze was confined by the fire
department entirely to the Brinsmaid
building, but water and smoke caused
damage to the Elliott hotel and to the
building and stock Of the Wolk Cloth
ing company The Brinsmaid and Wolk
buildings are owned by o. H. Perkins
and the hotel building by the State In
surance company. Both are fully in.
Sured.
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BELLE PLANE BUSY ON ROADS.
Enthusiasts Rushing Things Right
Through-To Aid Official Trans
o4,,$o AooSv

Belle Plaine, June 1.-THE Com
mercial club at its meeting last even
ing took action Of the most favorable
nature on the good roads matter, and
also raised sum of money for road
Improvement in the vicinity Of Belle
Plaine, including the proposed line OF
the Transcontinental Official Automo-
bile route which will go through Belle
PLANE. It is expected that the official
map makers and surveyors of this
road will be here soon to make out
the route. Rev. D. Smith Of Belle
PLANE Is the representative Of Ben.
ton county of this good roads move
ment. Arrangements have been made
here and funds raised for grading and
dragging these roads, which are high
ways running from Belle PLANE. At
this meeting of the Commercial club,
officers for the next six months were
elected. J. F. Miller is president, L.
s. Van scoy, vice-president; H. R.
Mosnat, secretary, and G. F. Messner,
treasurer.
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LEWISTON CATTLE.
GOING NJ A D
MADDENED COW ATTACKED
HORSES AND GoRED THEM
TO DEATH.

Lewiston, Ia, June 11.-On the
ranges of the Salmon River district
scores OF cattle are going mad. but
it has not been determined surely
whether they have been suffering from
true rabies or not. A maddened COW
from the range attacked and gored to
death valuable span Of horses near
White Bird few days ago and when
corraled battered her brains out
against the rails Of the pen.
There has been an epidemic of sup
posed rabies in dogs, and dog be-
Aeved to have been mad was killed in
Grangeville recently. A rabid coyote
was killed on the farm Of E. G. Ellis
worth, near Waha, after it had bitten
several dogs, and the dogs were killed
to prevent possible spread Of the dis,
ease.
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J. L. Bidwell was a business caller
| in Washington this week.
Mrs. Ivy Hinshaw has been taken to
the hospital at Mt Pleasant to under
so a surgical operation for gall stones.
Mr.. Hinshaw who has been so SER
iuusiy i'll has so far recovered as to be
able to be taken to the home of his
daughter about two miles west of here.
Mrs. Jim Lenly Is on the sick list
this week. ....r
Roy Douns has zone to Washington
to work this summer at the carpenter
trade.
The Presbyterian Endeavor has pur-
chased new organ for the church.
Edwin Burnett is able to be up
again after a seige of rheumatism.
Chas. Murphy has improved his
place by adding new cement walk.
| Last Sunday was quite day for the
! I. O. O. F. lodge at this place, 1t being
their fraternal Memorial day. The Re-
bekahs and M. w. A. were invited to
join in the services which met at
the club house at 2:30. The following
is the program that was rendered:
Opening ode-Mrs Vera Friend, Miss
Belle Brinton, Messrs. Foote and Pet
erson.
Ipvocation-Rev. Hamilton.
Something for Thee-Quartet.
Prayer by chaplain.
Noble Grands charge.
Lead Kindly Light-Quartet.
Address-Rev. w. S. Right.
Hark, Hank my Soul-Quartet.
BensJicticn.
Following the services the lodge fell
in line and marched to the cemetery
and decorated the graves Of their de-
parted brothers and sisters. The band
furnished music for the occasion.
Seth Hart has returned for a few
days visit with friends in Missouri.
Mrs. Minerva Weidner has returned
home from Fairfield where she went to
care for her daughter Laura Hicks
who is Ill.
The Rev. S. K. Coats and Mart
White Of Washington were business
callers here this week.
Miss June Emery Of Fairfield Is a
guest of Miss Rhea Armstrong.
Mary Wycoff is in Wellman visiting
her sister Mrs. Bidwell.
Tom McCarty Of Sigourney Is here
visiting old friends.
w. S. Right who gave the I. 0. o. F..
address Sunday afternoon preached at
the Methodist church Sunday night to
a large crowd.
Vern Madden is In Washington Wis
ting his sister Myrtle Hanlon.
Mr.. Mullen Of Oskaloosa is visiting
friends here.
C. C. Hedrick is building an addition
to his printing shop.
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Iowa Pioneer Is Dead.

Dies Moines, June 11.-Levi Marsh,
one of the pioneers of Iowa, died at
the home Of his son, F. L. Marsh, at
Irving, Iowa, aged SO years. Mr.. Marsh
came to Iowa in 1853 and settled in
Tama county. He was one Of the first
men to come from the east and make
his home in the state Of Iowa, which
at that time was in its infancy. He Is
survived by three sons and seven
grandchildren. The funeral services
will be held at the home Of F. j.
Marsh at Irving today and the inter
ment will take place at Irving.
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INSURANCE MEN TO DEs MONIES
Several Hundred Risk Agents Of Iowa
Will Gather for Annual Con-
vention Next Week.


Des Moines, June 11.-Several hun
dred Iowa insurance men will gather
in Des Moines on June Is and 16 for
the fourth annual convention Of the
Iowa State Association Of Local Fire
Insurance Agents. Many interesting
addresses will be given at their SEES
sions and there will be many enjoy
able amusements and entertainment
features A banquet at the Savery on
Thursday evening, June 16, will end
the convention.
Following is the complete program
for the convention:
Wednesday, June 15-Opening ses,
sion, 2 p. Disappointing of commit
tees, general business, adjournment.
Thursday June 16, morning session
$3.50 a. m.-Address, H. w. Binder
Council Bluffs; address H. r. Powell
president Hawkeye Insurance com
pany, Des Moines, Relationship OF
Local Agents and the Home ONCE;
address, H. H. Putnam, secretary and
treasurer of the national association
Boston; address, B. F. Kaufman. ex
president, Des Moines; address, ]. w
Warnshuis, state agent Home 1nsur
ance company, New York, Fire Pre-
vention"; address, H. P. Quincy, Sioux
City, "Non-admitted Insurance Com
panies and Their Evils"
Short talks-Al Fitz, Dubuque; w
H. Harrison, Davenport; John l.. Lutz
Council Bluffs; Lew Benedict, Cedar
Rapids; w. r. Weir, Davenport; re
cess.
2 p. m.-Reports of committees, new
business, good Of the association, cleo
ton of officers, adjourn.
D. m.-Banauet at Slavery hotel.
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Masons Will March Cornerstone Day.
Des Moines, June 11.-Masons, 1900

Masons Will March Cornerstone Day.
Des Moines, June I.-Masons, 1900
strong, will march together and be
one Of the big features Of the great
parade on Cornerstone day, June IA.
They will appear in all Of their rega.
liza and in full uniform. Leading the
Masonic section Will be the Knight
Templars.
Many of the officers will be absent
from the city to attend the Grand
lodge, which will convene next week
In waterloo. Several, however. will
stay at home Just to take part in the
parade and assist in the exercises
connected with the laying of the cor
nerstone. F. s. Treat, master Of Pho
neer lodge, is in charge of the Ma
sonic arrangement,
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Miss Margaret Curry of Village
Creek and cousin, Tom Cosgrove of
Ottumwa called at the Ross Turner
home and the Mowery home Tuesday
evening.
Roy Fitzgerald was in Ottumwa
Wednesday.
John Conner of Tacoma was an over
Sunday visitor at the Deter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Turner attended
the carnival in Ottumwa Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Warren and children
of Ottumwa spent the latter part Of
last week with Mrs. Warren's mother,
Mrs. MoWery
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Loss to Owners.
Value of Brinsmaid stock 80. 100000
Loss 10000
Insurance 80. $4,000
Value of Perkins building &C.
cupied by Brinsmaid Co -. 10000
Loss ...... $4,000
Insurance $4,000
Loss on State Insurance COM
pany building, occupied by
Elliott Hotel Co .......... 5000
Loss to Elliott Hotel CO. on
furniture and carpets (water
damage) -. 10000
Loss to Sol Wolk & Co on
clothing stock (water ...... 10000
Loss to occupants of apart
ments above Wolk store
(water damage) ........... 1000
Total loss ........ ....... $4,000
George M. Christian, president Of
the Elliott Hotel Co., stated this morn
ing that the business of the hotel will
continue and that all patrons will be
cared for without interruption. Several
Of the guests who were last night rout-
ed from their rooms while the fire
was raging next door, later went back
to their rooms. The flames did not
penetrate the thick wall between the
Brinsmaid building and the hotel and
the only damage to the hotel proper Is
by water.
No Ottumwans were guests at the
Elliott.
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MoULToN BANKER DEAD.
Geo. HoIbert, Dry Goods Merchant and
Prominent Citizen Passes
Away.

Moulton, June 11.-(SpeciaD Oiled
at his home Friday evening at p. M,
Geo. r. Holbert, one of Moulton's best
citizens, dry goods merchant and
vice president Of the First National
Bank.
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MENC0Nv|CTED
Of SUGAR FRAUD
GRANTED STAY
SENTENCE OF SECRETARY HElKE
AND SUPERINTENDENT GEB.
RAcHT SUSPENDED UNTIL AUG.
usT 80, PENDING APPEAL.

1
! of Charles r. Heike, secretary of the
American Sugar Refining company
and Ernest w. Gerbracht, superintens
dent of the sugar trusts Williamsburg
refinery, convicted last night in con
nection with the sugar frauds has
been suspended until August 80 pend.
| ing an appeal. Bail IN eacn case was
fixed at $4,000.
Charles r. Heike, secretary and
treasurer of the American Sugar Re-
filming company, and Ernest w. Ger.
bracht, formerly superintendent OF the
Havemeyer & Elder refinery In Will
liamsburg, were found guilty OF com
plicity in the sugar weighing FRAUDS
against the government.
The third defendant, James F. Bend.
ernagel. who formerly was cashier OF
the Havemeyer & Elder refinery was
the subject OF long fought disagree
ment among the twelve jurors during
the twelve hours in which they de-
liberated.
Millions Involved In Case.
This ends the governments second
attempt to imprison the group OF men
responsible for the vast underweighing
frauds to which the so-called trust has
virtually confessed by the restitution
of more than 100000 in duty. 1t
! is charged that millions more were IN
volved in the frauds, which have been
practiced for years. OF these frauds
to the extent of $4,0o0,000 are alleged
to have been committed within the
time limit of the statute of limitations.
Heike is the highest official OF the
company upon whom blame has been
fixed, and he faces possible SEN
tence of two years in the federal pen1-
Tertiary and fine Of $4,000. He is
IS years old. His counsel declared re-
peatedly that prison term meant
death.
Convicted on all six counts, Ger.
bracht can be sentenced to- twelve
years in prison, with a maximum fine
of $4,000 Like Heike, he Is past
middle age.
History Of the Trial.
The trial which ended last night
was started on May 16 with six de.
PENDANTS included in the Indictment.
Besides Heike, Gerbracht and Bender
nagel there were three minor en-
ployes-Harry w. Walker, assistant
dock superintendent, and Jean NJ.
Walker and James F. Haligan, check
ers. The trial had not progressed far,
however. when the testimony so in.
eliminated these men that their coun'
sci entered pleas Of guilty. They have
not been sentenced.
Bendernagel had been tried previ.
ously with Oliver Splitter, the pardon
ed dock superintendent who testified
at the trial just closed, but as was the
case last night, the jury disagreed
Splitter got two years and four check
ers were sentenced to one year each.
They are still serving time on Black
wells island, but Splitter, conscience
stricken, made confession and told
story that resulted in Heike's. convic
ton.
The sixth count on which Heike was
found guilty charges him with "unlaw.
fully and willfully conspiring with
Oliver Splitter and others In making
and efrecting and aiding in enecting
entries Of raw dutiable sugar at less
than their true weight, by means OF
false and fraudulent statements as to
those weights prior to March l, 1907.
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TOWNER GIVEN
MORE Than 1000
COMPLETE RETURNS FROM THE
EIGHTH DISTRICT SHOW OAR
RAH'S LOSS.

Des Moines, June 11.-Complete re
turns from the eighth district give H
M. Towner, standpatter, for congress
2,141; Darrah, insurgent, 1,138. Town
er's majority is 1908.
Exactly 233,393 votes were cast for
the six candidates for state railroad
commissioner in ninety-two counties
at the republican primary Tuesday.
In the other seven counties prac
tically 1883 votes were cast for the
republican candidates for governor, So
that in all probability twice that mum
Der, or 1886 votes were cast IN the
nine counties, for state railroad com
missioners.
It is figured then that approximately
257 ,3O9 votes were cast in the state for
the six candidates for railroad com
missioners.
$4,000 Votes Necessary.
In estimating what is thirty -fve per
cent of the total vote for commission
er should the total for all candidates
be divided by two and thirty-fve per
cent taken thereof? If so, $4,000 is
about the number Of votes required to
come under the wire.
The returns by counties in the nine
ty-two counties give the candidates for
commissioner the following number or
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Fire Wrecks vestry.

Des Moines, June 11.-(Special)-
Fire of unknown origin wrecked the
vestry Of st. Anthony's Catholic
church in South Des Moines at S:4s
o'clock this morning. The loss viii
reach several hundred dollars.
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Girl Attemns Suicide.

Cedar Rapids, June 1l.-.(Special)-
Miss Anna Kvach, aged II, attempted
suicide last night by swallowing car
bolic acid, but the doctor saved her
life. A parental remonstranca was the
cause.
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CANTRlL 4

Married Wednesday at a. m. at the
residence of the brides mother. Mrs.
Emma Cassidy, Miss Blanche Casady
to Carl Salzer. Elder F. j. Yokely Off
ciating. The bride was born and raised
in Cantril and for three years was d
successful teacher in the schools here.
The groom is a nephew OF T. B. Smith
Of Mt. Sterling and for three years
has been principal Of the lola, Kansas
schools. They will make their home at
Emporia, Kansas.
Mrs. Sullivan of Fairfield organized
an Eastern Star lodge in Cantril with
the following officers:
Lillian Haney-W. M.
Walter Miller-W. P.
Emma Wellborn-A. M.
Blanche Lock-Secretary
Stella Saar-Treasurer.
Nora Observation-Disclosures.
Leah Searigh-Associate conductor.
Altha Jones-Chaplin.
Jennie De Ford-Marshall.
Fay Irvin-Organist
Observation-Disclosures
Christina Theine-Ruth.
Mrs. Wells-Esther.
Ella Stonebraker-Marth
Sophia Electa.
Carrie Jones-Warden.
VIM. Wellborn-Sentinel.
The chapter will meet the second
Monday in each month.
Cantril will celebrate July a. Com
mittees have been appointed and all
are at work. :,
AMI. O. o. F. Memorial picnic will
be held in School grove Saturday
June IS.
Rev Tenant and family are in Os-
kaloosa attending the wedding OF his
sister.
Mrs, Fred Sims and children Of Gin
cinnati visited in town over Sunday.
Mrs. John Saar, Sr., Mrs. Lee Swank,
Irene De Laney and Rilla Saar are
visiting in Henderson, Ia.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hendricks or
Pulaski were in town over Sunday.