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eold and snoW you would need heavy
ahoea. We have them in all styles «n}
at prices that have lad all the frills
taken off. Before we move to our new
store we have special inducements in
lines of boots and shoes.
0. C. STEVENS.
114 South Court.
Semi-Weekly Courier
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
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From Monday's dally.
New line of bracelet bangles, at
Scott & Co.
The engagement of Mr. Charles S.
Slaughter, of this city, and Miss Clara
E. Vogelsang, of St Louis, has been
announced, the marriage to occur some
time in the spring. Mr. Slaughter is
one of Ottumwa's best known young
men. He is a traveling representative
of Geo. Haw & Co., and prominent in
society circles. The engagement will
be learned with great interest by his
many uttumwa friends.
The Ottumwa high school foot ball
team was defeated by the Centerville
Sigh school team in this city Saturday
afternoon by a score of 17 to 11. This
is the second time within the past two
weeks that the visiting team has play
ed in this city, but the game Saturday
was victory No. 1. Two weeks ago last
Saturday the Centerville team was de
feated* by the team of the Bast End
Athletio association, .the score in that
feame being 22 to 0. Centerville's vic
tory yesterday was one of the hardest
fought games eve.r witnessed on the
hdme grounds. The teams were evenly
matched In weight and in turn set the
spectators wild with their excellent
line-bucking and individual long runs.
The attendance was good, being much
larger than is usually witnessed at sim
ilar events in this city.
from Tuesday's Bally. W
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to E. S. Holland and Miss Dena
Ornduff.
A daughter was born yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. George, of East
Gourt street.
Mrs. N. J. Feck, of Blakesburg re
turned this morning on the Milwaukee
after tr-Vislt "with her sister, Mrs. C. W.
jDerby, of 305 Willard street.
Mrs. Thomas Murray died at her
home at Bladensburg last evening, af
ter an extended illness. The deceased
was^t^fojighter of J. M. J. Allen, of
_-, ^rKiel^^&"Son, of Hjsdrlck, have
•old to George Triggle, of Kansas City,
8 head of choice registered Hereford
cattle, 4 bull calves, at $75 each and
two cows with young calves for $425.
This is an excellent price paid for
blooded cattle.
Joel B., the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Swanson, of 515 West Mill
street, died at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
residence, and were conducted by Bev,
S. G. ioungert. pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church.
The coroner's jury empanelled yes
terday to inquire into the death of
Mrs. Delphia- Jones, rendered a verdict
that she came to her death by heart
failure, or clotted blood in the heart,
on Nov. 1, .1899, between the-hour of 9
a. m. and 12 p. m„ of the same date.
The jury consisted of Nate Sunley, Jas.
Sample and C. C. Wilkinson.
Mrs. Mary Emerson received a let
ter yesterday from her son, John, who
recently returned from Cape Nome,
Alaska, and who is at present in San
Francisco, Cal., saying that he had se
cured a position with the Union Iron
Works of the city. and would spend
the winter there. Mr. Emerson in
tends to return to Cape Nome in the
spring.
At an adjourned meeting of the city
council last evening an ordinance was
introduced by which the tax of the
wholesale liquor dealers of the city
will be' reduced to $000 instead of $1,800
as at present, and at the same time
levying a .$000 tax annually on all
storage houses where beer or liquors
are kept, and limiting the quantity of
liquor a wholesaler shall sell. Here
tofore the wholesaler bus been permit
ted to sell any quantity larger than a
drink, but according to the new ordi
nance he cannot sell spirituous liquors
in less ruantlties than one gallon, and
fermented in less quantities than one
quarter of a barrel or two dozen quart
bottles in a case or one and one-half
pint bottles in a case at one time. The
ordinance -was presented by Alderman
Keefe, who merely stated the object of
It, without reading it in full, and on
his motion, the ordinance was referred
to the council as a committee of the
whole.
Alderman Hoglund in referring to
the financial condition of the city, re
ported that the total indebtedness had
been reduced $26,875.29 since April 1,
and on Motion of Alderman Hoglund
the city auditor was authorized to de
stroy all canceled warrants and bonds
of the city from that date.
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From Wednesday's Dally.
Mrs. E. Dorthy went to Blakesburg
this .morning on the Milwaukee to vis
it her daughter, Mr*. N. Commons.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor went to
Chariton yesterday afternoon to visit
at the home of Mrs. Taylor's brother,
J. M. Boyles.
Mrs. E. Doty, of Blakesburg, arrived
on the'Milwaukee'last evening'for a
visit at the home qf her son, Chas. C*
Doty, 610 West Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Calhoun, of Bir
mingham,were in the'city this morn
ing, and departed on the Milwaukee for
Kxoeiwer Springs, jto„ fotan extenf
ed pleasure irjp. Cr. 'Calhoun is a
stock shipper, of Birmingham, and is
well known in this city.
Milt White, Morgan Griswold, Church
'Porter and several crther sportsmen
went on a hunting expedition todaj', I Charles Ryan Bezlfts
but it is said around the court house
that the main object was tfljj invite
themselves to dinner with Norman
Beno, near Agency.
Mrs. H. H. Caughlan met with a
painful accident this morning from
which she will be confined to her home
several days. She stepped on an open
knife with her bare foot, the blade
pentrating the member one and a half
inches, producing a most painful
wound.
The death Qf Eunice E. Shrleve, wife
of J. S. Shrieve, now deceased, occurred
at her home, two miles west of Ottum
wa, at 10:30 o'clock this morning, of
heart disease. The deceased was born
near Bridgeport, Ohio, and w?s 58 years
old. Five children are left to mourn
their loss.
Though it frequently happens that
the joke is on the newly married, the
tables were turned this morning, when
Dr. and Mrs. Sim Chaney Brown, who
were married at 10 o'clock at the home
of the bride's father, Dr. C. C. Warden,
quietly drove to their home at- Eddy
ville, while a party of young people
were waiting at the train, armed with
rice and old shoeB, for the bride and
groom to appear. As the Courier goes
to press it is reported that some of
the party at the station are waiting
yet.
At the home of the bride's father, Dr.
C. C. Warden, on East Court street, at 10
o'clock this morning, occurred the
marriage of Miss Martha Virginia War
den and Dr. Sim Chaney Brown, of Ed-.
dyville. This was a quiet, simple wed
ding, witnessed only by- relatives and
near friends. The ceremony was' per
formed by Kev. J. Hollister Lynch, of
Trinity Episcopal church. The mantel
piece in the parlor, before which the
bride and groom stood, was banked
with white chrysanthemums and ferns.
White ribbons were stretched from the
hall arch, forming an aisle through
which the bridal party passed. These
ribbons were held by little Miss Char
lotte Jane Warden and Master Frank
Warden Racine, the only attendants.
The bride wore a tailor-made gown of
rich dark brown camel's hair, with
front of white taffeta and real old lace.
She carried pink roses. After the cere
mony two-course refreshments were
served. The dining room was done in
pink and white. In the center of the
table waB a large vase of pink chrys
anthemums, on a centerpiece of pure
white. White satin ribbons extended
from corner to corner and crossed in
the center. Sfrewn over the white
cloth were sprays of fern.' Through
out the room were vases of chrysanthe
mums, and ferns and palms. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown left for their future home
in EddyvilM on the noon train.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Dr. C. C| Warden. She has lived in
Ottumwa all her life, where she has
many relatives and any cumber of
friends. She is a member of Trinity
,Ej3j§cqpal chv|£ch,oud is^well known in
-aiusfcal 'oifclep/1 sBV-'iionrts-oi.one.of
Wapello county's best "known and old
eat families, her father being the first
physician to come to Ottumwa and set
tle here. Dr. Brown Is well known in
Ottumwa, having many friends here.
He is a dentist at Eddyville with a large
practice. J"vi.
From Thursday's Daily.'fl
A. W. Dijncan, of Batavia, was in the
city last evening enroute to San Fran
cisco on a pleasure trip.
A marriage license was issued today
to John Barnes and Miss Jennie Wat
son, both of Blakesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gardner, of
Lucas are visiting at the home of J. T.
Fierce, on East Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Alma Tinsley, of Bata
via, are visiting in the city at the homes
of H. F. and Z. T. Tinsley, on Adella
street.
Mrs. R. Williams, of Foster, was in1
the city this morning enroute home
from Keb after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Abe Long.
Misses Mary and Hanna Murphy
went to Lockridge this noon to attend
the silver wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Pohren.
D. L. and Miss Chatt Bunten, of
Drakesville, were.in the city this mor
ning enroute to Bedford to attend a
reception which will be given there
this evening in honor of Company X,
Fifty-first regiment Iowa volunteer In
fantry, with which Mr. Bunten served
in the Philippine war.
The fire department was called to No.
717 Church street at 8:20 this morn
ing, by a burning flue in the brick res-
ldence occupied by J. H. Lundborg and
owned by Mrs. George. The flue was
imperfectly constructed and smoke
from the fire filled the attic but fortu
nately the latter did not catch on fire.
No water was thrown and no damage
resulted.
An Evening Party,
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Clayton pleas
antly entertained about thirty of their
friends at their hcune, nor of the city,
last Friday evening. The evening was
spent in an enjoyable manner and re
freshments were served, ihose present
were:
Messrs. and Mesdames
John H. Spry, Frank Baker,
W. A. C. Brown, Geo. A. Wilson,
John H. Fugate, Hamilton Wilson,
Jos. Cothen, Luther Carpenter.
H. N. McElroy.
Mesdames
Wm. Shepherd,,
5
Arnold.
Misses 0%WamM
Lcttle Shepherd, Alice Brown,'
Elizabeth Nell.
Messrs.
S. H. Brown, Harvey Armstrong,
Frank Mast, Boy Smith.
Do you want to save money, buy
your clothing at the Palace,219 .E.Main.
Tan figln Rubber*.
Made by the celebrated-Wales Good
year Rubber Co., the kind that fit and
wear. Latest shapes. See Famous ad
on 7th page.
Follow the crowd to the Palace
clothing house big sale, 219 East Main.
Ms
YOUNG MAN INSANE.
Breaking Fur-
niture in Hie Home.
TOO MUCH LIQUOR WAS THE CAUSE
ft- hw &
fflr* Vanderpool, Residing Northwest
of the Cltr* Becomes Meiitally Aber
rated She Was Taken to tylfc
•j' Pleasant by the ShorlQC. •vi"
From Wednesday's Daily •«,
Last evening about 8 o'clock the po
lice were called to the residence of
Michael Byan, residing at 308 Hamil
ton street, by excited neighbors, where
they found Mr. Ryan's 18-year-old son,
Charles, breaking the furniture apd
otherwise deporting himself as a de
mented person would. He was put
into the patrol wagon and taken to the
countv. jail, and today appears to be
more quiet. The facts in the case as
nearly aB they could be learned are
as follows: The boy had been working
on the section with his father yester
day, and when he came home to supper
in the evening it was noticed that he
was acting strangely. After finishing
his supper, without a moment's warn
ing, he began to demolish the furniture.
The father was unable to restrain him,
and called the police with the result
aforesaid. It was learned that the boy
had drunk a quantity of liquor yester
day evening, and that is probably the
cause of his dementia. The boy was in
the police court a few days ago, suf
fering from something very much re
sembling alcoholism and it may be
that -the liquor take^ yesterday even
ing was the cause of finishing mental
ly unbalancing. The insane commis
sion'was called together this afternoon
and after hearing the testimony de
cided that he was. suffering from acute
mania, but whether it was caused by
alcoholism or from some other cause
could not be determined. He will bo
taken to Mt. Pleasant this evening by
Deputy Sneriff Slavens.
It is a saying around the clerk's of
fice that when one crazy person is
broueht in, there will be two others to
follow in a short time. This saying
has had confirmation' in nearly every
case, and today' was no exception to
the -rule. Mrs. Catherine Vanderpool,
residing with her son, Thomas Van
derpool, about seven miles northwest
of the city, was brought to thij cfty
last evening by Deputy Sheriff George
blavens. Mts.- Vanderpool was adjudged
itisnne lpst spring by the insabe
mission and taken to Davenport to a
private institution, but a short time
ago was allowed to comq home. Yes
terday she ran away from home and
went to the Wapello county hospital,
where she was taken in and. cared for
until her relatives arrived. Mr. Van
derpool became unmanageable and her
relatives decided to send her to Mt.
Pleasant.^. The insole jbammisslon was
calleH together this mbrniirtg and she
was adjudged of unsound mind. Sher
iff Frank Slutts left on Burlington No.
6 this noon for Mt. Pleasant with the
patient.
Thomas Kerby, of Agency, was com
mitted to the county bastile by
Esquire Humbert, of that\ place, yes
terday, on. the charge of intoxicatiou.
He was brought to this city last even
ing aftjd it was thought for a time that
he was itisnne but the authorities now
think it ib a case of tremens, arid
in a week's time he may be all right.
If this does not tnrn out to be another
case of insanity, the court house peo
ple predict that another case will de
velop soon. sr.?".
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From Thursday's*Daily^
Jacob Rush was in police court this
morning to answer to the charge of
abduction, which George W. Thayer
threatened to bring against him, but
the prosecuting witness did not appear
and Rush was released. The story of
the affair as told by Jlr. Rush this
morning, is as follows:
"About a- year ago my daughter,
Mrs. Clara Ridley, of 323 South" Uuion
street, gave her 8-year-old daughter to
George W. Thayer, who lives south of
the city near the Hazel Dell school
house, and supposed that Thayer had
regularly adopted the child. I was
called to Ottumwa to the bedside of my
mother some few months ago, and
learning of the pretended adbption,
went to t'ae court house to see if the
papers were recorded. I could find
nothing of the kind on record, so my
daughter and myself went to an at
torney, who told us to get the child
and let Mr. Thayer bring habeas cor
pus proceedings if he wished to retain
the custody of the little girl. My
daughter and myself drove out to Hazel
Dell school house yesterday and took
the child away with us. We were just
about opposite the Fair-Williams
bridge works on South Vine street,
when Thayer caught up with us, de
manded the child and pulled me out
of the buggy. I have only one arm, but
I got a twist on him and threw him
to the ground, putting my knee on his
breast. He expressed a desire to get
up and upon his promise to let us alone
I let him get up and we got in the
butrs-v and drove on. He did not keep
his promise, and stopped us again,
calling upon the neighbors to help him
get his child, as he called her. We fi
nally drove home, taking the child
with us, and Thayer had me arrested.
As a matter of fact Thayer had not
adopted the child it was simply a
scheme of his to get possession of her
without her shnritig in his property,
if he had any, when the time came for
it to be divided. Thayer exhibited io
mv daughter a piece of paper, that he
said contained the articles of adoption
but it was simply a contract, the terms
of which-1 do not know."
Mr. Thayer could not be found to get
hlB side of the altalr, but doubtless it
will not-be-allowed to rest without
habeas corpus proceedings being
brought.
THE OTTUMWA COURIER THUBS DAY,. NOVEMBER 10. 1899.
Fourth and Jefferson, streets in an in
toxicated cpndition, but still able to sit
on a horse, Norman'said he had been
working steadily for five months, and
he thought it no more than right that
he should be allowed to have a little
fun. He was told that there are sev
eral kinds of fun, and,this was one of
the kind that would riot be tolerated.
He was brought to the station yester
day morning in the patrol wagon, the
police having found him near the Un
ion depot lying near the tracks, and
the police say he had reached the
worst degree of the different stages
of beastly in toxlcation. The court took
into consideration the fact that Joe
had never before given the police any
trouble, and let him go. Sam Kildew
has no feet but wears a "air of stuffed
boots that answer the purpose in a way,
the tops of which are strapped around
his legs. 8am said this was the first
time he had ever been arrested, and
that the tales told of him riding his.
horse into saloons list night were fab
rications made out of whole cloth.
While he has ho feet he manages to
get around very wMl, and when turned
loose this morping, he mounted a pile
of telephone poles in the yard at the
city hall, the horse sidled up to him
and Sam mounted his steed and rode
away. Frank Loomis, who was fined
$50 yesterday and committed, jumped)
out of the second story window at ae
city hall, while cleaning up the coun
cil chamber yesterday evening, and got
away. The police are glad to get rid
of him as he is of more use away from
here than he would be on ine stone
pile.
Articles of incorporation were filed
today in the recorder's office of Wa
•pello lodge No. 63, I. O. O. F. The
purpose of the organization according
to the articles is to conduct a lodge as
laid down in the constitution and by
laws of the order and that they may
for lodge purposes borrow $3,000 and
in no event is the indebtedness to ex
ceed that amount. The private prop
erty of members is exempt from cor
porate debts and until the first regular
meeting of the order the affairs of the
lodge will be in charge of C. C. Pow
ell, W. N. Ballard and J. H. Finley.
GAME WARDEN IN TOWN
Geo. W. Delavan, FIkIi and Game War*
dun, Iilln.
From Wednesday's Daily.
G. E. Delevan, state fish and game
warden, with headquarters at Esther
ville, was in town this morning to at
tend the trial of the Bonaparte dam
case, but found that the trial of the
same had been postponed until the
27th.
Mr. Delevan in speaking of the litiga
tion between the state and the Meeks,
said that while the latter people had a
deed to the dam from the state, yet he
thought the same power-tjiat so)d the
dam could regulate-the fisli-\y?S' mat
ter the same as had been done in other
parts of the sta^e. He also said that
the Meeks had entered into a contract
with the state at the time of the pur
chase to keep the :lot'ks inijjfvorking or
der, and in caset.t^at were done there
would be no need of a fish-way, but
that part of the. contract had not been
-.complied --j's
"Another" tlit?!^,''' fcua^MrV Deievaitf
"that is an outrage-is the Illinois game
law, which compels the Iowa sports
man to pay a license of $10 for each
county ill! which, Jie hunt&T Iowa has
no law of this kind and Illinois hunt
ers come over into our territory and
poach upon our preserves with impun
ity, while the Iowa hunter must pay
or be arrested arid fined.1 Last'Satur
day, Judge Kohlsaat, of Chicago, held
that the Illinois law is constitutional,,
in a test case hrought from Hurligton.
The Burlington sportsmen have a club
h?use on-the Illinois side, and having
been annoyed by the Illiuois game war
den determined to make a test case,
so one of their number shot a duck in
the club preserves and was immediately
arrested. Judge Kohlsaat held the law
constitutional and the Burlington
sportsman had to suffer. Wisconsin,
Minnesota and the Dalcotas have the
same kiud of law forbidding hunting
within tne limits of the state, but? the
license,ranges from $10, I think, in the
Dakotas to $25 per county in Minneso
ta and" Wisconsin. If the other states
have that kind of a law, why should not
Iowa have the same. Iowa game is for
Iowa tax-payers and should be protect
ed from foreign shooters.
"I have received many letters from
different parts of. the state," said Mr.
Delevan, "in regard to the operation of
fish-ways, and in all cases it works to
a charm. It does not deplete the store
of water above a dam, and consequent
ly does not impair it for the propulsion
of machinery. You folks up this way
are entitled to a share of the fish that
come from the Mississippi, but which
are now being stopped at Bonaparte,
and the state proposes to see that you
get what you are entitled to."
Mr. Delevan has been busily engaged
in catching mlnnowB In the bayous
along the Missessippi river to be used
in stocking Iowa's rivers, and the im
portance of the outcome of the dam
case to the people along the Des Moin
es river' was the only, thing that in
duced, him to ceass his work at this
time of year.
"S#i:
AnnodhcementorOpenlntc of NeW Line
ol tlie U.,C. I1.4N, Ky. Between Arm
drone «"d Kutbcrville, la.
On and after Oct. 18th, trains on
this new line will run between Arm
strong and listhervir.e.us follows:
Going west—Passepger No. 701 leaves
Armstrong 4:40 pi m., arrives Esther
ville 0 p. m.
Freight No. 741 leaves Armstrong
4:30 p. 0}.. arrives Estherville 6:20
p. m.
Going east—Passenger No. 704 leaves
Estherville 8:30 a. m„ arrives Arm
strong 10:00 a. m.
Freight No. '708 leaves Estherville
3:20 a. m., arrives Armstrong 5 a. m.
All. trains daily except Sunday.
These new trains are a continuation
of the regular trains on the Forest
City division and wllj run between
Dows and Estherville." The distance
from Armstrong to Estherville is 19
miles, aud the new stations between
these points are Maple Hill and Luzon.
Police court this morning was an en
tirely informal affair, there being but ments for merchants and professional
two druiiks, one of them a colored man,! men who wish to secure suitable loca
who pave his name as Joe Norman and tions in a new country. For particu
said he lived at Beckwith, where he was lar* address Jno. 0. Farmer, A. G. P,
working on the railroad, and the other & T. A. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
was Sam Kildew, of Agency, who was,
found last night at the corner of! Palace clothing house big sale,
This new line offers splendid induce'-
V. .iV i.'S !. I
WEATHER FORECAST
Bev. Irl J. Hicks Prediote the State
of November Weather.
A BLIZZARD IS DUE NEXT FRIDAY.
The Reverend Forecaster Says a Gold
Wave Will Strike These Parts on
November 19 and Contlnae
Until the 23rd
Rev. Irl Hicks, whom many people
believe to be gifted with second sight
in the matter of weather predictions
has just issued his "almanac." It is a
combination of prophecy, sermons and
fairy tales that makes entertaining
reading even if the prognostications
are shrouded in mystery just a trifle at
the beginning of each "prognosticate."
The matter is fully explained, howev
er, at the ending of the paragraph in
which he juggles with the astronomi
cal terms. That is they may be astro
nomical or may not for all we know,
and when he says the moon "is in ap
ogee" on a certain date he undoubtedly
means it but it is hard to believe. Read
ers who live on other planets will read
ily recognize the meaning of "a Vul
can perturbation, 'blended with Mer
cury and Mars," but we who live close
to the ground are somewhat skeptical.
Be that as it may, the preacher fore
caster has a reputation among people
as a weather prophet and its one that
is hard to 'beat. The following is what
he says will happen during the latter
part of November:
"A November blizzard of sleet and
snow over the northern half of the
country about the 17th to 19th need
not surprise the people. A general
cold wave should be looked for about
this time lasting up to about the 23d.
All perishable products should be put
in readiness for prompt protection be
fore this time. Means should be at
hand for the shelter of tender plants
and shru'bbery even far toward the
south." It is well that the last was
added as we generally bring our gera
niums in the house along about this
time of year. Continuing the article
says: "During the Vulcan storm pe
riod, extending from the 23d to the
27th,' the barometer will again fall and
all the conditions of precipitation and
storminess will return. Moon is in
apogee on the 24th, at last quarter Jri
the 25th aud on the equator on the
20th: The low barometer and warmth
will culminntei'. especially southward,
in lightning arid thunder on and next
to the 26th, after which the high ba
rometer, high winds and cold will
rush down from the north and west.
It should be remembered that marked
meteoric showers are due on or about
the 27th. The last tiyo days of the
month will bring return of falling ba
rametf^hjglieir-teraperatuvejancJ iten
deoSy IS geri£rat ra!s rind snojv."
The weather we have had from the
first of the month to the present time
he foretold in this way.
"Falling 'barometer, warmer, south
erlv winds, ending in cloudiness and
rain may be expected 'from the 1st to
the 3d, reaching a crisis of high tem
perature and storminess about the
time of the new moon on the 3d. Close
behind these storms a decided cold
wave for the season will rush .down
ward from the northwest causing
snow and cold, northerly currents will
dominate most parts of the country
up to about the 6th. During the 7th
and 8th a reaction from'boreal, nnti
storm conditions will set in, warmer
weather will spread from west to east,
the barometer will fall and more rain,
turning to snow will visit many sec
tions over central and northern states.
There is no need for foolish alarm
when we say that heavy autumnal
storms and gales are exceedingly prob
able between the 11th and 14th. Over
the lakes and on the North Atlantic
danger to shipping should be antici
pated while rain, sleet and snow will
visit-vast areas of the continent. Earth
quake phenomena in many parts
of the earth will be the
natural, and in most instances harm
less outcome of the peculiar astronom
ic conditions at this time and through
all the central parts of November."
People with good memories will find
it interesting to think over the weath
er for the past two weeks and see how
near the prophet came to making a
good guess.
^•a'NEW I'OSTil ORDE1I
Pertaining to mailing Gifts and Souv
enirs and Unhealed Package*.
Postmaster A. W. Lee is in receipt
of order No. 718 from Postmaster Gen
eral Charles Emory Smith, relative to
mailing gifts or souvenirs by persons in
the United States service, military,naval
packages
able matter of the same personal char
acter sent from the United States.
Tlie Order.
"Office of the Postmaster General.
"Washington, D. C., Nov. 10, 1899.
"Order No. 718.
"In pursuance of the President's or
der of November 4, 1899, unsealed pack
ages and parcels of mailable matter
containing only articles designed as
-ifts or souvenirs and, with no com
mercial purpose and not for sale, sent
by persons in the United States service,
military, naval, or civil, in Porto Rico,
Guam, the Philippine islnnds, Hawaii,
or Cuba, to members of their families
in the United States and unsealed
packages of mnilable matter of the
same personal character, sent from the
United States to officers, soldiers, sail
ors, and others in the public service in
said islands shall be transmitted
through the mails and delivered sub
ject- only to domestic postal rates and
regulations, provided, that no such
package shall exceed four pounds in
weight, and each shall be endorsed on
the outside in a conspicuous place,
with the word 'Gift-' or 'Souvenir' or the
Uneeda Bis
cult,
4 pkgs ^or
18o
10c box
Barlow's
Blueing,
6o
10c 1 3 lbs
-Sack
I'.-
637-641
10c cake
of
Sapollo,
7%of
Dry
Salt Meat,
per lb,
BXo
as to show the branch of the servioe to
which sender belongs, and to be coun
tersigned by a commissioned officer
or a postmaster and that when sent
from the United States to said islands
each package shall show the branch
of the service to which the addresses
belong.
"This order shall go into effect Im
mediately, and rescinds all previous or
ders so far as they are in conflict with
it.
"Postmasters are directed to advise
senders ol such packages of the pro
visions of this order and otherwise see
that full instructions are given for its
proper execution.
"Chas. Emory Smith,
"Postmaster General."
SOUTH OTTl'JIWA NEWS.
From Tuesday's Daily.
1
Mrs. Fagerstrum and children, of
Chillicothe, have returned home after
a visit at the homes of relatives and
friends.
Miss Agnes Smith, of Lockridge, re
turned home Suuday evening after a
pleasant visit at the home of A. L. Wa
ters south of town.
Ed. Hogland and Miss Lena Orngoft
From Thursday's Daily.' ''-4
Mrs. Hacliel Jones is quite ill at her
home on Church street.
Mrs. Fair, of Agency, returned home
yesterday after a visit with
and friends on the South Side.
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain have re-
turned to their home at Agency, after "Sh
II ll\4 IT (li) Ct IIULLiitlLI iv
1 Vvlll, I
5
Sl
Grape-Nuts,
per
package,
12c
Hominy
Table Salt, 1 Com,
Ss So
Funk Bros/
'ash Grocery.
1
Quart
can
W. 3d St.
The'Originators
of LiQW Prices.
The Price
Regulators.
Maple Syrup,
aso
10c bar
Grandpa's
Wonder Soap,
Toung
Hj son Tea,
lb, I
30a
CENTRAL POLLS OUT
Ite. Servioe Into Ottumwa Will be
Discontinued Soon.
OFFICIALS SUBSTANTIATE REPORT.
,1^
A Special From Idanballiown to the
Courier Says the Train* will to
Takan OITIn tha Dear
were united in marriage this prce lt costs them ^acacaUv nott
at 6 oclock at St. Patricks Catholic ottumwa ah*
church, Kev. Father Ward officiating. atVeZ ««.M0 a
Mr. and Mrs. Mellie Chisman, of to them. No, we have heard DOtAinS
South Willard street, arc rejoicing ov-'of it and if it were true we would
er the arrival of a par excellent boy, certainly have, heard something of tji«l
which came Sunday to gladden their
home.
Mrs. Nell P. Liden, formerly of Ore
gon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Myra
Peppers. Mrs. Liden is enroute to
Joplin, Mo., which is to be her futrue
home.
Mrs. S. L. Woods, of Des Moines, re-
Alice Goodall is quite ill at her home
on Charles street.
A. 11. Williams is building two cot
tages in the south part of the Dain ad
dition.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Adams,' of 111
North Hansom street, left Monday for
Des Moines lo make that place their
flpu^ome.,
Mrs. N.-J. Peek returned to' her
home at Blakesburg yesterday after a
visit at the home of Mrs. C. W. Derby,
30S JVillard street.
Fntnra, ?.
Marsholltown, Nov. 16.—(Special.)—
The Iowa Central officials here sub
stantiate the report that- the service
of that line will be discontinued into
Ottumwa in the near future.
[L. W. Patten when shown the shove
telegram said: "I know of no reason
'.why the Iowa Central should leave tbii
matter."]
I. O. O. F. ttmiTEBMBT,
Odd Fellow* will C«l*ferata stlow
Held (lotmbif SO,
The Bioomfield lodge, No. S3, O.
0. F., will celebrate its fiftieth anniver
sary, on Monday, Nov. 20, by giving
tt'urhed home this morning, on the public reception at that place. It is
Hock Island, after a viBlt with her anticipated that large delegation from
daughter,Mrs. Thos. Eyre, of 110 North
Willard street. ,,,
j*
iTrom Wednesday's Daily.
Ottumwa will attend, Hon. B. Ik Til
ton, of this city, will deliver sn address
In the evening. N. S. Johnson willpre
side as master of ceremonies, and T, D.
Doke will be marshal of the day. A
banquet will be served by the members
of the order at Bioomfield at 12 o'clock
m., for visiting members and their
wives.
The program for the day is as fol
lows:
Reception of visitors from 8 to 11
a. m.
Parade from hall to court house, 1:30
P1
lin-ocntiort1—Rev. T. B.fHughes.
•Music by Eldop band and orchestra.
Address—Jerry S. Green, Maquo
keta.
Response—R. L. Tilton, P. G. M., Ot
tumwa.
Recital, "Bishop Potts"—Miss La-Rue
Pavne.
Music.
7:00 o'clock p. m.—Meet at court
elatlves house.
Address—R. L. Tilton, P. G. M. K,
Music.
,ker
short visit with old acquaintances
kele' I Recitation, "My Soldier Lover"—Miss
Chas. Ryan, who suddenly became Ella Tomey.
violently insane Tuesday evening, was Xylophone duett—Profs. Kthell and
taken to the asylum at Mt. Pleasant Hnzelwood.
this morning by Deputy Sheriff Slav-' Declamation—Blanche Songer.
ep.a, "The Flower Song"—Helen Owsley.
G. E. Sharp, of 106 South Ward, Hazelwood.
street, recelvtd a telegram yesterday Mtisic.'
from Sandwich, 111., stating that his Quartet—Garnet Tavlor, Eva Wal
sister, Mrs. Maria Miller, was not ex- ton, Eunice Bryce and Ruth Allender.
peeted to live. Xlr. Sharp left last ev
ening for that place.
It is not necessary that the South
Side shoe store advertise a $4.00 shoe,
for $2.48, the people have enough of
'IOWA'S BIG CORN CHOP.
So far November has been of the $500 bonds to keep the peace, were not
same kind. The state is badly- in need molested by the police.
of rain chiefly to fill up farmers' wells
and to store the earth with iqoisture
for spring and facilitate winter plow
ing.
Iowa's corn yield, as estimated, will
be 23,000,000 bushels higher than .any
Pratt* Colic Tablet*.
To cure,Colic or Summer Complaint,
for impure drinking water, use Pratt's paijeT
Colic Tablets. Fiuest remedy known.
Easy to take no breakage in your in
lise. Price, 25c per box, at ,Clark
Molllson's drug store. Vv-
AH clothing at .wholesale priees at
the Palace C. H. sale, 219 East Main.
A'
P^', -t'lllon Label Shoe*.
Bearing the union stamp, latest foil
equivalent thereof and that when sent page
from said islands to the United States I
eaeh such packagc shall be so marked I Big sale. Palace C. H., 219 E. Main.' Bead the Courier for news.
7
AS«e"-Miss
Go*
I -Xylophone duett—Profs. Kthell antf
Benediction—H. B. Tickett.
Director Kage Eatlmate* tile Yield at
300,000,000 Hnshel*.
Des Moines, Nov. 15.—John S. Sage,
director of the Iowa weather and crop In the fourth round Graham did his
service, predicts that the Iowa corn first decided offensive work, and soon.
crop for 1899 will be 300,000,000 bush-'had his man going. He planted a left
els or more. Mr. Sage gave this esti- and right in the groin, followed quick
mate In correcting the estimate of ly by a left and right in the upper
prominent Chicago commission house, chest, which' sent Ford to the floor,
which gave Iowa 223,000,000 bushels. He. was unconscious for 10 minutes. The
The average yield per acre itj 33.5 busli- Ministerial association had employed'
els as. against 34.5 last year. aji expert to say when the contest eerfs-
Mr. Sage says ten more days of fair ed to be a scientific sparring exhibition
Becham's Pills -'ick Headache.
Given
-S
1
'M$
1
Graham Defeat* Ford,
Des Moines, Nov. 14.—Jimmle Gra
ham, of Des Moines, knocked out Eddla
that kind of shoe and are coming to, Ford, of Davenport in the fourth
stoic and getting whnt We adver* round, at 'midnight last night. Gra-'
ham did not do any of the leading in
the first two rounds. He WO* extreme-
tise—tlie best shoe for the money..
1
1
l.v cautious, but Was simply studying
his'man. In the third round Ford but
ted his head into Graham's stomach
afld winded him. Graham's friend cried
foul, but the referee paid, no attention.^
ree..
With every cash
over we will preseii'
other state, Illinois being second. Iowa of artificial fruit, t'ome and se it at
ranks third in the average yield per the Palace clothing house, 210 E. Main,
acre. Wisconsin is first in that, with Something that will nlease the ladies
57 uushels for its record. In Iowa the during our big clothing sale.
yield ranges all the way from 20 to 70'
bushels. crack Proof Gum Boot*, 83.48.
i."-
.'luise of $1.00 ev.
'(iu with a piece.
Always wear, $3.00 quality, for $8.43,
Men's felt boots, with crack proof ov
ers, only $2.25. See Famous ad on 7th
Bargains, bargains, after bargains at
th Palace C. H. sale, 219 East Main.
On the merit of selling clothing
cheaper than all other stores The Hub
expects to1 build up a good trade. They
are making it a success, too.
_. The ministers of Marshalltown have
styles. See Famous ad on top of 7th strongly condemned.the opening of the'
ope^a house there last Sunday.