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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
NEW srORY on THE DELUGE.

The discovery OF q fragment oi q
Gu aeiform tablet believed to be OF the
period 2lOO B. @. bearing an account OF
the dsluge described 10 the Bible and
agreeing with the narrative In Genesis,
was re ported at PhIladelphis last night
by Prof i. V. Hilprecht TT gathering
of friends of the University OF Penusyi-
vsnis st the home Of PrOvost Harrison
This fragment, which hiss josi been de-
ciphered, was one OF those excaVsted from
the lowest strata Of the Oldest psit OF the
ruins of the Temple Library OF Nippu',
and was brought to Philadelphia by the
fourth expedition sent out by the Uni.
yersity of Pennsy lvRnia In 1899. 1t is OF
unbaked clay ard measured 2l inches
at It greatest width and 2i inches at Its
grettsst length.
As translated by Professor HtIprecht
the narrative contained on the tabltt is
as follows:
Il declare unto) thee that the confines
of heaven | will loosen, delUge l will
make and 1t shall sweep away sll men to
gether; but thou (tbe Bsbylonian Noab)
seek life before the deluge cometh forth
for to all living beings, 80 many as there
sre, will bring overthrow, destruction
aunihIIstion. Bald great ship
and 4 total height shall be Its
structure. 1t shall be q housebost car
ryinv whst has been saved OF life.
With strong deck cover II.
The chip which thou shalt make, irto 1t
bring the oeasts of the field, the birds OF
Heaven and the creeping things, two OF
ever, thing Instead OF nOmber Il =
aud the family. 4.
The Semitic dialect 10 the inscription
and certain grammatical peculiarlties o.
the text show, according to Professor
aillprecbt, that 1t wss wrltt!n somtt me
between 2l97 and zoos. B. o. The old
est tablet heretofore known containing
sn account OF the food was the "Lsyard
Deluge Tablet" in the British Museum,
but the later only dttsd from $50 B. O.
The "Lsysrd Tabl,t" sgresd with the
details Of the Billie Il narrative 10 only
few psrt culsrs. 1t was Pagan story
of a de'uge brought about at a council
OF the Gods who decid d to destroy man.
kind. One OF the gods was moved to
save his protege-:he Noah OF the
siory-and sent q dream of warning Cd
which this Noah acted, This god excused
his betrayal of the secrtt to the other
deities by the explanation that he had
not told-he had only whispered thronyb
the mat"-that Is through the wall OF tae
house on the other side of which bis
protege slept and to whom this dream
was thus conveyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
COURT OF APPEALS.

With the end Of the term in sight, the
Oourt of Appeals heard two more cases
Yesterday and started on another. A
session was held today, and II az
pears probable that adjournment will be
reached by Monday or Tuesday, possibly
today, should some OF the cases be sur
miited on briefs. A few decisions are
expected on whatever should be the last
dag of the term.
Proceedings yesterday were as follows:
Oity of Richmond vs. SchOnberger.
Fully argued aud submitted.
Monk We. Exposition Deepwater Pier
Corporation. Argued and submitted.
Edmonson aud Rsekes, receivers W.
Potts's administrator. Partly areusd
aud continued uo,il today.
The remaining cSses are:
Lane Brothers Company We. Barnsrd's 9
administrator, Norfolk and Ocesn View
Railway Company We. Consolidated
Turnpike Company and Wickhsm and
Nouhrop, receivers, vs.. Green.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
WOMAN SHOOTS IN HOTEL.

Although there was no apparent effort
t, prosecute the case, Mrs. Mary E. Rich
srdson was sent on to the Corporation
Court by Police Justice Simmons in
Norfolk yesterday morning to answer the
charge OF shooting at Mrs. W. a. Rich
ardson In her room in the Victoria Ho.
lei early Thursday evening sIth inien
10 kill. TIE accused was held in $500
for her appearances 10 the higher court
on the first Monday In April, and the
complainant was required to give bona
In 5000 for her APPEARANCE 1T that time.
1t was evident that there was no desire
to press the charge against Mrs. Mary E.
Richardson, lut lhe magistrate showed
a determination 10 get at the bottom oi
the affair, aud his searching questions
brcugh forth the statement from counsel
for Mrs. w. Il. Richardson that his
client had ips; tuted divorce proceedings
against her husband Thursday afternoon,
aod for that reason she was reluctant to
giving her testimony.
1t was brought cut at the hearing tha
tae Mrp. Richardson who did the shoot
iug had been Stopping at the Victoria
Hotel with W. II. Richardson as his
vile since Jsuusry "a, and tbst the sec
ond Mrp. Richardson registered at the
hotel last Wednesday morning as Of New
York. When the two women met 10
the formers room the shooting followed,
out Mrs. W. II. Richardson escaped in
Jury. After the hearing Mrs. Mary E
Richardson said that the woman VII
claimed to be Mrs. w. II. Rlctsrdson
vas really Mrs. N. L. Acker, OF New
York, the correspondent In the divorce
case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19

to 90 to protest. 1t Is said that be Is.
sued SPURIOUS checks and failed to renew
notes after be had given bis promise to
do 80. As to the charge OF embesEle-
ment, is Is reported that durisg 1908
and 1909 he collected 1882 for chuceh
work and that the money was never &c
counted for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19

Ohsmberlsin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are safe, sure and reliable, and
have been praised by thousands Of NO.
msn who have been restored to health
through their gentle aid and curative
properties. Sold by w. F. Creighton
q 90 and Richard Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19

NOTICE OF ADMINIsTRATRfX-H -Hsv-
~ ing qualified a. ad sinistratrix Of the
estate Of JEREMIAH J. RYAN, deceased
all persons indebted to said estate are re.
quested TO make prompt settlement OF said
Indebtedness to the undersigned, snd all per-
sons IN whom said estate is indebted are re.
ouested 10 present their accounts properly
certided for payment. KATIE A. Ryan,
1910 Duke Street, Alszandris, Virginia.
mario 2w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
MedicIues that aid nsturs are slwsy

Medicines that aid nature are slwsy
most successful, Chamberlain OOus'
Remedy acts on this plaD. 1t loose
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scr tons and aids mature 10 resto1n,
the g, stem to a healthy condition. Sol
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
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At transient rates, and under no circum'
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space contracted for.
Resolution in memor1an, Of thanks. tributes
al respect. resolutions adopted BY societies
an pergons, unless OF public concern, will
MY be printed in the paper as sdVsrtiss'
menta.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
ELDoN.

A. G. Daniels has gone to Santa
Anna, Calf, to spend the winter. His
family went last month. He left his
farm and stock in charge of renter
and may remain until July
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregations
al church held their bazaar and chick
en- pie supper Saturday night at the
K. of P. hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of Lincoln, Nebr.
who were in attendance at the Roberts
funeral stopped over Sunday with Mrs.
Rogerson.
The river is lower than ever known
and the railway well for the stand
pipe gets so low that water is hard to
get. Last week they switched onto the
city water mains and lrairtd the res
ervoir. Fish are only in deep holes and
a hog could wade over at places easily.
Mr.. Houghland has received a
marble marker for the grave of John
Jones. De Wits Co., of Ohio Militia,
war of 1912. MIR. Jones is buried in Salt
Creek township, Davis county. Iowa.
Mr. Houghland will furnish free Of
costs marble markers weighing 200
pounds if you will bring him the names
of the company and regiment with
date of any soldier who served in any
war in the United States. Get them
this winter, so they can be set in the
spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
WEST GROVE.

NJ. r. Harris and son shipped two
loads of cattle to Chicago Sunday via.
C. b. & Q. These cattle were Of their
own feeding.
A. E. Goodson sawed wood for Jas.
NJ. Fay Thursday.
H. J.. Southern shipped out, a load of
oats to keokuk Saturday
Samuel Barnett of Washington
church passed through West Grove
Saturday enroute to Bloomfield.
l.. B. Johns is the new court baliff
this term of court.
Mr. and Mrs Mason Atwood of
North Dakota returned Friday with
the body of their little girl who died
at that place.
Fred McMain of Mark was hauling
coal from here Friday.
The mutual telephone Co. held the
elect new officers and attend to other
business. James M. Fry was elected
president, w. L. Foster secretary and
Carl Trout treasurer. John Wagner,
jeff Stoner and others from the Mon
terey line were up and filed a protest
against four members that pulled off
and went to the Monterey switch. The
West Grove Co. and Mutual company
voted to cut of Monterey from
the West Grove switch until the mat
ter is settled.
Jerry and Lloyd Southern and Clay
Heck attended church at Orleans on
Sunday night.
Miss Pearl Smith OF the primary
room spent Sunday at Bloomfield with
home folks.
G. K. Gleason spent Saturday in
Bloomfield on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
DIVORCE vIES
WITH WEDDINGS
THREE PETITIONS FOR sEPARA.
TON AGAINST FOUR REQUESTS
FOR LICENSE.

Divorce petitions filed today with
/ the clerk of district court. Wed with
applications for licenses to wed and
IN one instance, man who was di.
vorced from one wife eleven years ago
and another little more than a
month ago, secured license to renew
the welded state with his first choice.
Three divorce petitions are counter
balanced by four applications for mar
riage licenses Eliger Belgard re-
siding eight miles south of the city
made application shortly after the
noon hour and stated that the wedding
would prove happy union for all con-
scerned as his bride-elect Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith is former wife who was
separated from him eleven years ago.
The couple will be reunited at the
home OF Rev w. H. HORNED at p m.
tomorrow. Lewis l.. Mick and Ellen
Stevens, children of Peter Mic kand
William Stevens residing east of Of
tumwa, respectively we're granted a
license to wed and the marriage was
performed by O. B. Melick, justice of
the peace this morning at the court
house. Guy G. Acton and Mabel Hold
son, hailing from Washington town
ship near Eldon, were also bidders for
a permit which they secured. James
Wilkins and Ella May Thomas brought
up the total OF four seekers of pass
ports and this couple will wed tomor-
row at the brides home southeast OF
the city. Rev. e. J. Shook will per-
form the ceremony.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
ALBiA.e

On Sunday night the choir Of the
Methodist church gave sacred con-
cert of Christmas selections. There
were some beautiful numbers rem.
dered, and several Of them had been
composed by Mrs. Hine, the leader OF
the choir. She is composer of great
ability, having written large num-
Der Of sacred pieces Mrs. Hine also
gave reading, "The Administration
from Ben Hur.
The Abba people can see now. more
than at any other time, what the in
terurbans do for city. Every day and
night the cars from Hooking and from
Hiteman are crowded with people com.
ing to Abba to do their Christmas
shopping. They also seem to ap-
preciate the privilege Of coming in q
com Portable car to buy at the fine de-
partment stores of this little city.
Cap Saunders came from Minot, N.
D. to spend the holidays with his
parents in Abba.
Walter Gochley, Of Des Moines,
spent Sunday in Abba.
Mrs. Scott Collins, of Cedar Rapids,
is visiting Abba relatives this week.
Will you please send me some more
envelopes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
DEATHS.

DOWDEN = Sunday, December, IS,
1910. at 3:4O p. M, at the family res
iidence, 1873 Mabel street, Anna Eliz-
abeth, wife OF Robert Dowden, aged
70 years
The deceased had resided in Ottum-
wa for many years and was a highly
respected resident. Beside her husband
four children survive, Miss Jennie
Hawkins of Ottumwa, J. A. Hawkins
of Van Vert. Mrs. Sadie Carter of
Monroe and Mrs. G. B. Meredith of
Ottumwa.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence, 1873 Mabel street. to-
morrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock. Rev.
w. H. Horned of the East End Pres
byterian church will conduct the serv-
ices. Burial will be made in the Of
tumwa cemetery. The pallbearers will
be A. o. Odenwalder, James Trenne.
man. A. L. Reynolds, Nicholas Weidle,
Zell Zimmerman and George w. Moi
fett
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
HIGHLAND.

Guy Gardner of Washington was 8
visitor among friends here Thursday.
Miss Mary Lyons Of Packwood was
calling on friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Aldo Drummond went to
!Mitchellville Friday to visit her ~daugh-
ter Mrs Hall.
Mrs Johnson and daughter Of Fair
field were visitors in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harkins went
to Osceola Friday morning to attend
the funeral of friend and visit rela-
tives.
w. Fl. Blair of Lamon; was attend
ing the poultry show in this city last
week.
The masonic order met Thursday
night to confer the second degree on
candidate and elect officers.
Miss Mary Lewis returned Thursday
from a visit with relatives near OF
tumwa.
brought here Friday for burial This
veteran of the civil war and about
seventy years old. He was prisoner
in Libby prison for nine months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Morgan of Clay
visited relatives here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heaton of Fairfield
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Hollowell Thursday.
Ralph Stone of Mt. Ayr. VIM. Stone
of Montezuma, James Stone of Grin
rell, Mrs. Alice Turnbul and husband
of Fairfield. and Mrs. Eliza Miller of
Des Moines, brothers and sisters of
Arson Stone, who attended the funeral
of the latter, have returned to their
homes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
new Pure FOOD
Law PLANNED
CONGRESSMAN MANN WILL FILE
A SUBSTITUTE MEASURE
IN HOUSE TODAY.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2O-As the
result of conference with a dAega.
ton of New York and Chicago bust
ness men yesterday, Representative
Mann Of Illinois, chairman of the
house committee on interstate com
merce, will today introduce substi-
tute for his bill amending the pure
food law relating to the branding OF
food, drugs, medicines and liquors.
The substitute, which is designed to
serve as model for uniformity of leg
islation by the states on the subject,
provides that if the net quantity OF
the contents is not plainly and con-
spicuously marked on the outside in
terms of weight, measures or numer-
ical count, the articles will be deemed
misbranded.
The substitute allows reasonable
variations and provides that tolerances
shall be established by rules and regu-
lations made under the pure food law.
The bill is intended to take effect i'm
mediately on passage, but no penalty
or fine, Imprisonment or confiscation
will be enforced for any violation OF
it's provisions as to products prepared
prior to eighteen months after it's
passage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
FARMINGTON.

Mrs. Nellie Therme was a Keosau-
qua visitor Saturday.
Samuel Merrick, wife and baby and
Miss Anna Larson, who moved to
Chehalis. Wash, the latter part of
September, returned to Pennington on
Friday and expect to again become
residents of this place.
Mrs. NJ. E. Collins and baby of kel-
logg, Idaho, arrived Thursday for a
visit with her aunt Mrs. VIM Goodson
and other relatives.
J. r. Price was a Bonaparte visitor
Wednesday.
Miss Nora Berthold and Mate kren-
myer we're Ottumwa shoppers We'd
nesday.
Mrs. VIM. Beeson left Monday for
Arbela. Mo-. to attend the funeral
services over the remains Of her
grandfather. the late James Spurgeon.
At recent meeting of Mizpah chap
ter o. e. S. the following officers were
elected:
Worthy matron-Mrs. J. P. Brady.
Worthy patron. P. Brady.
Associate nlatron--Mrs. j. NJ. EDDY.
Conductress-Mrs. G. P. Franks.
Associate conductress-Mrs Charles
Cleave.
Secretary-Mrs. w. H. Knott
Treasurer-Mrs. John Jack.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
EDDYVlLLE..

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris and chill
dren of Buxton spent Sunday at the
parental Thomas Kale home in Eddy
vile.
Mrs. Sarah Oldham and daughter
Lizzie and Miss Mary Schafer leave
today for California, where they will
spend the winter with relatives.
John Smith and family who left
Eddyville for Arkansas about a year
ago have returned and will locate on a
farm near Eddyville.
VIM. Hayes and c. e. Hatchitt
transacted business in Abba Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Smith Of OF
tumwa spent Sunday in Eddyville
visiting relatives.
Miss Edith Pickerell is i'll with the
measles. Others reported on the sick
list are Lewis Harding and the daugh-
ter Of Chas. Bloomfield.
Mrs. Geo. Chord and SON Ralph Wis.,
tied relatives IN Oskaloosa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boden and baby
of Abba spent Sunday at the AL Mater
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Mart Ward went 10
Ward, called there by the serious ILL
ness Of their son JEFF Ward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
TO CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. AND MRS. D. c. BEEMAN OBJ
SERVE FIFTY YEARS OF
Welded LIFE.
FORMER OTTUMWANS
Event viii Take Place in Denver
Where Children Of Couple Will
Assist in Anniversary
Function.

| The celebration OF their golden wee
ding Is planned by Mr.. and Mrs. D. {
Beanan, former Ottumwans, who 70
| many years past have made Denve
their home. The event is to take plac
I in Denver, December 81. Mrs. W. /
Harper, Jr., daughter of the coupl'
will 80 from here. The Denver Post
in announcing the event, has the fol
lowing:
The last day Of 1910 will be tn,
happiest and most important day o
the year to former Judge and Mrs
David G. Beaman. On that day the.
will celebrate their fifieth or colder
wedding anniversary at their apart
ments in the Hotel Metropole, sur
rounded by their four children ane
eleven grandchildren.
Celebrations are quite the order Of
the day just now in the Beaman home
Mr.. and Mrs Beaman are entertaining
In the honor Of the marriage of their
granddaughter, Helen, last Thursday
at Pueblo, to Charles N. Nichols, who
is associated with his father in the
Pueblo Hide and Wool company. The
young people played q joke on their
friends by announcing the ceremony
for Saturday and anticipating it by
two days, in order to make sure of a
quiet wedding
Lived at croton.
Mr. Beaman was married on Deem
Der 81, 1860, to Miss Lueila A. Smith,
a popular young society girl OF Athens.
Mo. The courtship was full Of ro
nance, young Beaman making fire.
quent trips across the Des Moines
river from his home at Croton, Ia, to
WOO the young woman Of his choice.
At that time he was stationed at Gro
ton for the Des Moines Valley railroad.
now the Keokuk & Des Moines branch
Of the Rock Island system.
Among his brother lawyers at the
Denver bar. at which he has practiced
for nearly quarter of a century, Mr..
Beaman Is known as Judge Beaman.
He very modestly explains the distin-
guished appellation that it became at
tached to his name by serving in 1891
md 1892 as president OF the American
Judge in more than a thousand horse
aces, some of them in Overland park
n this city.
Appointed by Governor.
AS a matter of fact, however, Mr..
3eaman was appointed dilsrict judge
~ the governor of Colorado some
ears ago, and has many times &C.
.upied the bench in the absence OF
he regular incumbent.
Mr.. Beaman was secretary and gen
raj counsel of the Colorado Fuel and
ron company from it's organization in
1872 continuously until his voluntary re-
irement last January to attend to his
private practice, which he finds sui
icient occupation at his present age.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
HIGH POINT.

Mr.. and Mrs Levi Pumroy are en-
PERTAINING their sister from Chicago
for a few days.
Mrs. Emma Punlroy was business
caller in Ottunn-a Wednesday
Mrs. Bennett OF Missouri is spending
the week at the parental Houk home.
being called home by the death Of
her mother.
Mrs David March and children of
Dakota are the .'uests Of the parental
Tennyson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Thompson were
business callers in Ottunwa recently.
Mrs. Fred Ross visited at the par
entail Forsythe home Tuesday.
Floyd Lagan of Billings. Mont, is
the guest at the Levi Pumroy home.
Mrs. Spencer Willard underwent II,
operation in Ottumwa last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Knox spent We'd
nesday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Monroe Marts and mother spent
Saturday in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
PULASKI.

Joe Baughman, will Baughman, J.
D. Baughman. ]. S. Blough and E. ].
Augspburser went to Fairfield Tuesday
in an auto to attend horse sale.
Mrs. Effie Boyd died at her home on
Saturday morning at 2 o'clock after a
lingering illness. The funeral was held
at the Methodist church Sunday aft
ernoon at 2 p. M, conducted by Rev.
Overturf. after which her body was
laid to rest in the K. of P. cemetery
west Of town.
Misses Lille Blough and Elsie Hayes
were Bloomfield visitors Saturday.
j. F. Baughman and wife, who have
been visiting their daughter Mrs. Ed
Augspburger and other relatives for
the past few weeks, returned to their
home in Grand Junction. Colo, last
Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
NE DESTROYS HOME
Resident Of Sam Stump in Caldwell
Park Burned to Ground Last
Ssgs5r48sgs Ainhf

a part Of a dresser, was the only
piece OF household furniture saved
from the home Of Samuel Stump in
Caldwell park, which was totally des-
ttroyed by fire about 5 o'clock last
night. The fire started from defec-
tive flue and when discovered the
blaze was making good Roadway. An
alarm was sent in to the central fire
station and after long run and
climbing steep hill in Caldwell park
the wagon reached the scene of the
blaze. The building however had
burned to the ground and the fremen
could do nothing. There was no
water plug within several blocks of
the house. The loss will amount to
several hundred dollars.