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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-17

oOME "REMINISCENCES OF AN IUNIWA F7UNEEK AND
WHO RECALLS SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS IN THE

( great delight was to saw away on {
bull fiddle with Carl Schwabkey lead
ing, George Brandenburg second fid
die, Andy Karnes flutist and yours
truly making believe on guitar; oh
the many beautiful moonlight nights
that we haunted in going about the
town serenading. never will forget
one time that we serenaded SADIE Pot
ter. Old man Potter was running the
Curlew hotel-we halted in front OF
the hosiery and let loose. Le'me see
I believe Nunamaker was not with us
that time-he was attending spirit
seance-you know he was sincere
believer in that sort of thing. don't
just now recall who was master OF
the bull fiddle that time-oh, yes I do
too, 1t was Mike Murphy-jolly old
Mike, the harness maker-you re.
member, who married Neck (short
for Americal Baker, old Bill Bakers
daughter-p'shaw, you remember them
don't you-old Bill that run the gro
cery-mostly wet goods from Black
hawk down the river Col. Duane Gay
lord lived in just back OF the grocery
it seems to me now that Paul Daum
built brick house on the site OF that
grocery and ran a bakery on one side
and lived on the other side of the
house: law me, how often have loiter-
ed around there to eat gingerbread and
drink root beer that pretty Emma
Daum drew from the cask. Emma was
Paul's daughter who married a man
that l knew well then, but cannot now
recall his name. Several years ago he
came to Beloft, Kas., where we then
lived, with negro minstrel troupe
that was about the rottenest outfit
ever saw. But to get back to that SER
enade. AS was saying, We halted un-
der what was supposed to be SADIE
Potter's window, and had jerked out
about two strains of her favorite, "The
Corn Flower Waltz" when Mike, who
had braced himself against the wood
en- railing that protected the areaway,
gave vigorous pull of the bow that
was not well rosined. lost his balance
and along with the bull fiddle and
section of the railing crashed down
about eight feet below in that areaway.
was off for the rest Of that
beautiful night. But this recalls an
other evening that we were out in one
Of the Davis boys skiffs on the river
and were really making some good mu-
sic. when we heard woman scream
down about the upper end Of the old
tow-head (Which was small island
4 jutting of Turkey island) It was a
Blood curdler. We quit and listened
but heard only the splashing Of a team
and wagon that was fording the river
lust above the rapids, so that we re-
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sumed and kept up playing until quite
late. The next day, think, we were
Mortified to find that we had actually
! heard the poor woman scream who
was being murdered and whose body
had been thrown from the wagon and
was discovered lodged in some drift
wood at the head OF the tow-head. The
only thing now member about that
awful deed is that the parties were
from Macomb, Illinois, cannot re.
member what was done with the muir
derers, only that they were caught and
tried.
Speaking about Bill Bakers grocery
calls UP wildly the sign Grocery
that was painted by old Bill Johnson.
sat on stone on the opposite side
OF the street-a curbing in front Of
Becky Halls tavern, where, by the
way, the most ludicrous battle that
ever occurred was fought out in the
tavern and all over the ground upon
which it was located, between the Of
Etumwa and Dahlonega contingents in
the strife between the two towns for
the location Of the county seat. Every
thing that had form was used in that
fight as missiles pans, fat irons.
skillets, any and everything, even to
the domestic utilities under the beds,
until the Dahlonega adherents were
routed General John NJ. Hedrick was
the leader of the Daflonegas. That bat
tie went down in history as 'sThe Skill
let War" remember it, possibly,
more wildly, because as attempted
to scramble over the old rickety fence
In my bare, feet. the boards crashed
and let me down suddenly and my
right heel was nearly severed from
my foot by the Jagged bottom of a
broken whisky bottle upon which
alighted. My father was one Of the bel
ligerents in the Ottumwa ranks, but he
had to give up further indulgence in
the Donnybrook-like conflict to pick
me up and carry me over to old Doc
Woods Office. where the good old doc
tor. splotched over with blood him
self caught in the sanguinary con-
flict, dressed my wound. AS I sat on
that curbstone watching Johnson print
that sign Grocery" felt that sure
enough there was an artist in Ottum-
wa, and he was. Years afterward, after
the war, wounded as he had been in
battle. he painted panorama of
''The Battle of Shiloh" One day was
in the room where he was painting.
He was just finishing the scene of the
death Of Gen. Wenz, when daub of
paint fell from his brush that made
sickening splotch of black right on the
spot where the body Of the wounded
and dying general would fall from his
horse. He scrambled down from the
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TWO Arrested
FOR ROBB|NG CAR

Glen Campbell of Greenfield and
George Morgan of Hedrick have been
taken into custody by Sheriff w. g..
Knox and Special Officer J. H. Bier
bower of the Milwaukee railroads
secret service. The arrest Of Camp
bell was made at Oskaloosa last night
where he has been in custody for some
time past on the charge Of peddling
without license Morgan was ar
rested this morning at Fry's livery
and both men were given their ar.
raingment this afternoon before JUS
tice G. B. Melick at o'clock. Both
waived to the grand jury. They are
said by the officers to have admitted
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after arrest that they had broken into
a merchandise car on the night at
November 81, while between the sta
tions of Bidwell and Bear Greek on the
Milwaukee railroad.The Officers
stated that the men admitted that
they threw the shoes out Of the car.
Immediately after the robbery Of tho
freight car. the Milwaukee special
force got busy and a number of shoes
were found hidden In the cornfelds
and culverts along the road In the
vicinity OF Bear Creek. But few Of the
shoes taken have been found as some
of the stolen articles were sold by the
thieves. In waving to the grand jury
the men are held under 5000 bonds In
default Of which they were taken to
jail.
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An article trimming with reminis
cences of the early days in Ottumwa
has been written for the Courier by
w. H. Caldwell, one of this papers pho.
neer publishers. Mr., Caldwell, who Is
now assistant state printer of the state
OF Kansas, with Offices in Topeka,
promises to favor Courier readers
with other communi cations dealing
with early days in Ottumwa, and it is
certain that all who read this first ar
ticle hope that he keeps his promise.
"A In his explanatory note accompanying
the article, Mr.. Caldwell says:
Editor Courier.-Feeling in a remin-
of the enclosed, which you are at lib
erty to use, If you care to, in the COL
unns OF the old Courier-the paper
upon which so many Of my years were
spent as devil jour. foreman and
proprietor. There may be alive some
whom name and will name, if you
care to continue. The series will nee
essarily be rambling (and in that
can see their rarest virtue, because 1t
appears to me more like one talking
to From 1S4S to 1873 I saw most
everything that happened in Ottumwa.
1t will be my aim to mention nearly
everyone whom knew in those days.
It may not be interesting to the later
ponlers, but !. know 1t will be impartial
and correct history, for shall set
down "naught in malice but every
thing as entertainingly as I am cap
able. You'll have to pardon the use Of
the pencil, for it is the inspiration to
my thoughts. am now nearly 20 years
of age, and this letter and the copy
herein are in my own handwriting. I
vas known only by the name BILLY"
It will be best understood by those who
we're there when was. Yours,
w. H. Caldwell |
Mr.. Caldwells letter follows:
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RED CROSS SEAL
ON PACKAGES
PROCEEDS OF SALE OF STAMPS
TO HELP FIGHT GREAT WHITE
PLAGUE.

Des Moines Dec. 15.-Radiant in all
it's decorative beauty-a dash of red,
a splash of green, Christmas greet
ing and sparkle of cheer. Hundreds
of thousands of these stickers, no
longer stamps" but seals are being
distributed throughout the state of
Iowa. Many of the leading cities of
the state are in the midst of campaigns
for the sale of the Red Cross Christ
mas seals, and much money is being
realized as result
This money will be used in the fight
against tuberculosis. The seals sell
for penny each and every penny is
outlet in the fight" Everybody is
enlisting in the ranks of those who
march against this common enemy, not
only in the palaces of the rich but in
the homes Of the humble. And every
where the signs of the approaching
holiday are these "stickers," attached
to postal cards, letters and packages.
1t is becoming holiday fad and all
through the coming weeks thousands
Of people will be attesting their in
terest in the campaign against the
white plague by purchasing seals.
Lui ing LAC COl1AuS WSChS Ilo
day letter, port-card or package will
be la mode unless it bears one or
more OF these decorations which carry
comfort, hope and cheer to thousands
who are afflicted with tuberculosis.
No matter whether there is immedi-
ate need or not in your own community
there are numbers OF places where the
money can be used to good advantage.
This department will be glad to direct
you to the needy and where the money
will do the most good.
All seals must be secured from DR..
H. e. Kirschner, Oakdale, Iowa. OF
the proceeds S71s per cent, may be re-
tanned in your own community. 12h
per cent must be sent to him and he
will send to the National Red Cross.
LET everybody join In the fight, +"
says DR.. A. e. Kepford, State Lecturer
on tuberculosis.
American Federation Aids, Too.
The following resolution by the
American Federation of Labor at it's
interest and illustrates the attitude Of
this distinguished body relative to the
effective work of the Red Cross
Christmas seal.
Resolution No. So. = BY Delegate
John Mitchell, United Mine Workers
of America:
Whereas, The American Fedora
ton of Labor has in every possible
way aided the movement for the, stud;.
and prevention Of tuberculosis
throughout the United States and
Canada, and
Whereas, The American. National
Red Cross has been in the past, and is
now making an especial effort, through
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals,
to secure funds to carry on the war
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YOUNG GIVEN
AN OVATION
BY COLLEAGUES
SENATE SELDOM HAS GIVEN SUCH.
CONSIDERATION AND ArrEN.
TON TO NEW MEMBER DURING
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15-(special
Correspondence Rarely is shown in
the senate of the United States such
careful attention and such serious con-
sideration as was accorded Senator
LATE Young in his maiden speech be.
fore the upper house today in reply to
the position of his colleague, Senator
Cummins, favoring schedule by sched-
ule the revision of the tariff. Mr..
Young's bits OF humor, flashing occas-
fonally against his seriousness, were
received In a manner that showed
that the staid body of legislators want
ed to hear new voice from the west.
Almost every senator was present and
throughout Senator Young's speech
gave the closest attention to his utter
ances.
His speech abounded in homely sim
lies which startled and sometimes con.
vulsed not only the senators but the
galleries. 1t was a plea for protection
against tariff for revenue only
] am not burning up with sympathy
with other parts of the world he said
Have you ever gone around and heard
what other nations think Of us? II you
haven't it might do you good. I believe
in making tariff for my country. not
for somebody else. want to saw to
these progressive republicans that
while they may not be working over.
time at being republicans there will
come time when a recantation will
be In line and II there be any in the
sound Of my voice will see them after
meetin,'" which statement brought
great laughter. He convulsed the SEN
ate when he said that If the duties on
farm products are abolished there
will arrive a new brand of insurgents
that will make the present band look
like boy scouts"
On conclusion of Yeung's spech he
was more generally accorded an ova-
iton than falls to most men in their
maiden effort. Senator Bever;dge was
the first to congratulate the Hawkeye
senator and then trooping by and
shaking his hand with more or less ex.
preston of approval came Hale, Root,
Bristow,a host of representatives from
nearby states who had come over from
the south side of the capitol to listen
to the cultured newspaper man. and
then when almost all had gone came
Senator Cumimns, who said undoubt
edly kindly things to his colleague for
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invigorating air, and feeling in some.
what reminiscent mood, am back in
old Ottumwa in Imagination, lazily ly.
ing full length on my back on the eel.
| lar door in front of old -Davy Sands
grocery (where now stands the brick
| that Doc Taylor built), and when
last saw the place that identical spot
was occupied by the national bank of
which Bonnifield was president and
Bill McGrew cashier. Let's see, that
was in the spring of 1878, close to
thirty-three years ago. have never
seen it since, but when we-that Is
Cy Armstrong, Rash "a as In rake)
Gates and I-were sprawling on the
aforesaid cellar door; let's see-that
was in the summer of 1856, just about
fifty-four years ago. Right across the
street stood the little old frame shack
that in those days was palatial post
Office; hard by was the long ark-like
edif1ce whose shingles were cupped
up in anxious waiting for the rain Of
heaven to moisten their grain, beneath
them presided devout old Herman P.
Graves, lord overseer for the owner
of the building and general stock
therein-oh, pshaw! what was his
name-oh, you know, everybody then
knew-old man Davis had a steamboat
built way back at Marietta, Ohio, and
gave her his name. can see that boat
yet, clutching at every possible ripple
in the old Des Moines-a lovely sight,
wrestling, putting, painting, struggling
to crawl up the rapids that extended
from the shore line to the tow-head--
oh, yes-the Ed Manning! now you re-
member, don't you? Yes, old Herman
had two or three pretty daughters, the
eldest named Maria, the second Julia
Maria married Jim Harlan, who was
the dapper clerk in old man Hawley's
store Then there was Fred, and Jim
Fred Close, Tom Potter, law.
yer CASTOR, John and Quincy Wood,
and Jake Houk, which latter name
brings me back to the time was tel
ling you about when we boys were
all over Davy's cellar door:
Jake was fighter. The stage drove
Up to the postof1ce. and it seemed but
! moment before the driver and Jake
we're clinched and pounding each
other The two fought all over that
ground and even across the lots then |
owned by the Widow Barlow. (who, by |
he way was the mother of two splen.
lid daughters 'Vina and Jenny-my, |
ny, where are they now?) and they |
around and all over the prem
ses of the Widow Brandenburg, which |
'eminds me that she was the mother |
If Matte and Hattie and George II
George learned the jeweler business
With old Hank, Nunamaker Hanks
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You must read this If you want the
benefit.

J. w. Greer, Greenwood. La, suffered
with severe case of lumbago. 1.-THE
pains were so intense 1 was forced to
hypodermic injections for relief. These
attacks started with a pain In the
small of my back which gradually be-
came fairly paralyzing. My attention
was attracted to Foley's Kidney Rem
edy and / am glad to say after using
this wonderful medicine I am no long
err bothered In any way by my Old
enemy lumbag ."-Clark's Drug Store;
Owl Drug Store.
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against tuberculosis, and by means
of the funds raised in this manner has
been able to do much effective work
in this direction, therefore be it
Resolved, that the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor give its endorsement
to the movement Of the American Ma
tional Red Cross and encourage it's
members to further in every reason
able way the sale of these seals in
their respective communities
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sIiqht Blaze Alarms College cir

Fairfield, Dec 15.-(SpeciaD A
slight blaze in Ballard hall, the young
ladies dormitoTy at Parsons college,
brought shrieks of alarm from a
houseful of girls, but did little other
damage. One of the occupants of the
building was using an electric iron and
in some manner, probably due to de-
fective electric wiring, small blaze
started in the ceiling. It was quickly
extinguished, but not before it had
thoroughly alarmed the girls on all
four floors Of the building, who gave
vent to their fear in loud cries, much
to the delight Of large crowd of col
lege boys who were just assembling
for the evening meal in the dining hall.
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and the second manure spreader.
CHARLTON GIRL DIES OF TYPHoI[
May Carpenter Who Contracted Dis.
ease in Des Moines Passes
Awav at Home


Charlton, Dec. 15.-(SpeciaD-
May Carpenter, daughter of Mayor
George F. Carpenter, died at the lam.
lily residence in this city yesterday
noon after an illness of only few
weeks with typhoid fever. She con-
tracted the disease in Des Moines
where she had been attending Drake
university, and from which institution
she would have graduated next spring
Funeral services will be held at the
residence on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. May Carpenter was young
lady who commanded the respect and
esteem of all who knew her. She pos
sessed a sweet and loveable disposi-
ton, and was ever helpful to others.
Her demise will be mourned by host
of friends, who will extend heartfelt
sympathy to the sorrowing parents
and brother who survive.
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Worse than an alarm Of fire at nigh.
is the metallic cough of Group, bring
ing dread to the household. Careful
mothers keep Foley's Honey and Tar
in the house and give 1t at the first
sign Of danger. 1t contains no opiates.
-Clark's Drug Store; Owl Drug Store.
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Vote Down AfTliation.

Cedar Rapids, Dec, 15.-(Special. y
The annual state convention of the
Building Trades council decided not to
affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor They endorsed the Reed
section of the Electrical Workers
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Rock Island Wreck In Iowa.

Ainsworth, Dec. 15.-(SpeciaD =
The Golden State Limited on the
Rock Island was wrecked near here
this morning. The cars all left the
track and plowed through the platform
at the station. No one was hurt. The
passengers were badly shaken up.
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Rock Island EmpIoye Advanced.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 15.-(Special y
H. D. Tisdale, veteran Rock Island
employee, has been promoted to the
position of chief travelling auditor OF
the road with headquarters at Chicago.
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Young frightened immeasurably and
really beamed his thanks. AS an ef-
fort in the cause of republication it
will rank high in the annals Of the
senate.
e.-S
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Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in ac-
ton, quick in results, and restore the
natural action of the Kidneys and blad-
der. They correct Irregularities
Clark's Drug Store: Owl Drug Store.
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his footing and sent him headlong
down that PERCEPTIONS bank some six
teen feet plump into the deep water.
Aldrich grabbed him, and standing
there in the water up to his chin land
he was all of six feet two inches In
height) he would jerk Phil out and
souse him under the water, repeating
jargon Of his own own baptismal
rite, SO frequently that poor Phil was
nearly drowned, and would have been
had we not rescued him. AS soon as he
could conveniently, he sputtered. "Py
shimminy, poys, dot was Wild heifer
und a mat pull" Never will forget
that episode and that exclamation.
nearly died laughing then and even
wonder how they too, Phil and Teeney,
joined together in wedlock some time
after that involuntary diving joust,
which reminds me that in the vicinity
of upper hog.thief' lived my boyhood
friend Joe Harmon, who married old
man collars daughter, and not far
distant from them was the home Of
my old boss, Dick Warden, the founder
of the Ottumwa Courier; then over on
the hill was the pretentians mansion
of the then celebrated lawyer, Sam
Summers, who affected long hair,
which. it was reported, my uncle Van
sheared tlike DeliIah did Samson)
when he was asleep. Away up on an
other hill there lived the aristocratic,
southern bred, old man Jeffries, and
his son-in-law, Hendershott. who was
the great lawyer in those days. / re-
member the occasion of lawsuit in
which Hendershott was on one side
and my cousin Clay on the other. The
latter won the suit, it was said, by re-
ferring to Hendershott's plea before
the jury and comparing his actions to
a colt owned by Clay. He said that
colt. just like Hendershott, when har-
messed up would kick and snort, and
snort and kick so rapidly and simultan-
eously that he didn't know whether he
was kicking at the snorts or snorting
at the kicks"
w. H. Caldwell.
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Gard Of Thanks.

Gard Of Thanks.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many
friends for their expressions of syn
pathy and coincidence in our recent
bereavement, the death Of J. G.
Kruger. Also for the many beautiful
floral tributes.
Mrs. Louise Rose,
Mrs. Mary Muller.
John Kruger, Jr.,
Mrs. Dora Starr,
Carl F. Kruger,
J. w. Marching.
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The Glad Hand

removes liver inaction and bowel
stoppage with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. the painless regulator 25c. F.
B. Clark.
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EXPIRES At BOTTOM OF WELL
Walter Bonbarger, Overcome by Black
Damp, Dies Sud-
dAnIv

Estherville, Dec. 15.-While down in
fifty foot bored well, Walter Bonn.
barger, a young man about 80 years
old, was overcome by foul gas and
died instantly. Mr.. Bonbarger, who
resides north of this city, was boring
a we'll for MI Adolphs and when he
had dug down fifty feet, he went down
in the well to bore with small hand
auger to see if there was water. and
in so doing he struck the black damp.
A widow, two children, two brothers
one sister, father and mother are left
to mourn his untimely death.
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Fearful slaup hter

fe2ffOI SIdU3nt0r p
of deadly microbes occurs when throat
and lung diseases are treated with DR..
Kings New Discovery. SOC and $1.00.
f. B. Clark.