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THURSpAY, July 9, 1903.
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LOOAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Monday's Daily.
Seventeen people died "In Ottumwa
during the month of June according to
the report of Dr. W. B. LaForce, phy
sician to the board of health. The
death rate for the month was 9 per
lent. Of the seventeen deaths eleven
ftrere male and .six female and all were
residents of Ottumwa. Two were for
eign born, five were natives of Ottum
wa, two were born in Iowa outside of
the city and eight were born in other
states. oFur were children under one
year of age and five below five years.
Ottumwa, 13 Muchakinock, 9.
These are the figures that tell of the
contest yesterday afternoon at the
driving park between Captain Graves'
aggregation and Captain Clark's con
glomeration from the little coal pro
ducing town of Muchakinock. There
were but a handfuL.or two of specta
tors to watch the "Muchacan't knocks"
from Muchakinock start the game with
a solitary score and this was their
only asset until the flfth inning, when
they accidentally scored three more
scores, which were jotted down to
the credit of F. Swim, McDowall and
S. Swim.§Si$v£??
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Prom Tuesday's Dally.
-.- From Wednesday's Dally.
Mrs. Mary Olney of Dudley, returned
to. her home on Burlington No. 9, aftec
a short visit with friends in the city.
Miss Mary Colger of Mystic, re
turned to her home this morning on
the Milwaukee after a short visit with
friends in the city.
Mrs. Kate Finley, 702 Ferry street,
left this afternoon on Burlington No.
9 for Chillicothe, where she wll make
a short visit with relatives.
Miss Grace Harris, 111 North Holt
street, left on Burlington No. 9 this aft
ernoon for Chillicothe, wliere she will
,make a short visit with friends.
Mrs. Victor Hallberg and child,
618 Spring street, left this morning
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Our Special Watch for Ladies
at 120.00 brings a fine watch
within the means of all.
You can pay- more money and
get solid gold, of course.
But the timekeeping qualities
are no better aigold filled case
lasts for years, and yqu get
the value In the works. Spe
these $20.00 Ladies' Watches
today.
J. W. Neasham
Leading Jeweler.
120-enatttslu. Pbotto 600
on the Rock
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Absorblne removes wlndpuffs
Sargent's. $2.00 bottle.
N. C. Hill 232 East Fifth „f,reet, left
this morning for Omaha, Neb., where
he will make a visit with relatives.
Miss Cecelia Van Gent, 609 East
Main street, left this morning for Lo
rado, Texas, where she will spend the
sumnier wth relatives.
Mrs. M. C. Heath, 223 North Marion
•treet, left this morning on the Rock
Island for Lawton, O. T., to make a
short visit with Mr. Heath.
Marriage licenses, have been issued
In the office of County Clerk" H. W".
Michael to Harry Ganderson and Miss
Blanche Clegg Chas Bergh and Miss
Luda Ash.
Mrs. Clara A. Graves and Mrs. Fred
Steller and little daughter, Miss Clod
ine, left this morning on the Milwau
kee for points In the west, where they
will spend the summer months.
Miss Claudine Jones, 116 Sheffield
Street, and Miss Nellie Westling, 714
East Second street, left last night for
Fairfield, Neb., to,, spend two weeks at
the home of Miss Westling's father, Al.
Westling, a former resident of this
city.
Mrs. Mary Hughes of West Point,
Neb., arrived in this city this morning
with the remains of her
daughter, Lucile who died in Bloom
field yesterday morning. Miss Hughes
who was 18 years of age, was taken
to Bloomfield from her home in West
Point, Neb., for treatment about one
week ago. Mrs. Hughes is awaiting
the arrival of relatives at this point be
fore proceeding on her return journey
-if.
home. ,*'
Island for Cllffland,
will visit for a few
Marriage licenses were issued this,
morning by- bounty Clerk H. Wd
Michael to C. E. Cliff and Miss An
na Baker, and Fred Watts and Miss
May Jennings.
Mrs.. J. Daniels and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Harris, who reside on Mary
street, left last evening for Fon du
Lac, Wis., where they will make their
future home.
Julius Cotter, who has been employ
ed on the Milwaukee cut-off, was
prostrated by the heat this afternoon
at 3 o'clock while in the Milwaukee
freight office and was taken to the Ot
tumwa hospital in the ambulance. The
man rode on a hand car a distance of
about twenty-five miles and dropped to
the floor when he entered the office.
It is not thought his condition ]s seri
ous.
Announcements have been received
in the city of the marriage of Marie
Agnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Stoessel to Joseph Frank at Minne
apolis, Minn., July 6. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank have departed for Canada and
some eastern cities and will be at home
in Minneapolis, Minn., after October 1.
Mrs. Frank formerly resided in this
city and has many friends here. Mr.
Frank is prominent in business cir
cles in Minneapolis, being connected
with the Metropolitan Music Store, at
that place. A-ii
Prom Thursday's Pnily.
Mrs. F. Clark of Kirkville returned
to her home this noon on the Rock
Island, after a short visit with friends
in the ctiy.
Dr. D. T. Rambo, of Chillicothe, re
turned to his home this afternoon on
Burlington No. 9 after a short busi
ness visif in the city.
Miss Sarah Mifford of Foster, who
has been visiting with friends in the
city, returned to her home this morn
ing on the Milwaukee.
Charles Marten and Miss Frances
Jefferson, both of Buxton, were united
in marriafee yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock by Justice J. A. Ballard at his
office.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Chas. Martin and Miss Fannie Jef
ferson Jesse Young and Miss Alice
Babcock Arthur Brooks and Miss
Pearl Mell J. T. Criswell and Treau
Choate.
Hev. J. W. Lambert, presiding el
der of the Ottumwa district of the
Methe'lisi Episcopal church, in com
pany with Dr. J. W. Hancher, presi
dent, of the Iowa Wesleyan university
at Mt. Pleasant, left this morning on
the Milwaukee on a short business
trip to Moravia.
A communication has been received
from G. L. Nye of Agency, a member
of the soldiers' relief committee,
ing
that
sayr
the article in the Courier
last evening which stated that the late
Captain £. B. Evans was chairman of
Hie committee was in error. Mr.
Nye states that A. W. Riggs of Eddy
viile, waB cL airman and that Mr. Ev
ans was secretary of the committee.
The Cour'or's information was secur
ed at the office of the county auditor.
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
Prom Tuesday's Dally.
Frank Baird, 213 South Willard
street, Is on tlje sick list.
Earl Hathaway, 413 South Willard
street, who has been quite 111, is much
Improved today.
Mrs. B. W. Scott and daughter, Mil
re, 108 South Ward street, left this
morning for Boulder, Colo., and other
western points.
Miss Clara Cooper of BlakesbuVg,
has returned to her home after a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Lindsay, 101 North Davis street.
Miss Stella Dulin of Selma returned
to her home yesterday after a visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miller
104 North Sheridan avenue.
Mrs. H. C. Moore of Tracy returned
to her home last evening after a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Brown, 106 North Ransom street.
This morning Dr. E. i£. Arenschleld
removed a piece of cartridge from the
left leg of the little son of J. G. Hobbs
who resides in the Daln addition. The
little boy was cracking the shells on
a stone Saturday evening and one
of the pieces flew into the flesh just
below the knee.
This morning at 9:30 o'clock the fire
department was called to the resi
dence of Jarrett Warman, 201 North
Moore street. The fire was caused ,by
a defective flue and was put out before
the arrival of the fire department. The
damage will amount to about $10,
which Is fully covered by Insurance.
Prom Thursday's Dally.
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Chas. Mosena, 120 North Ward street, ts
on the sick list.
Miss Knnorna Sylvester, of Oompetlne,
returned to her home today, after a visit
with friends In Ottumwa.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Plerson, of Lincoln,
Nel., who have lieon visiting at the home
of Mrs. Margaret McNeal, *101 Williams
street, hnve gone to Blnkesliurg for a visit
with relatives und friends.
Dorcas Rebekah lodge. No. 188, held its
regular meeting last evening at Odd Pel
lows' ball, on Church street. After all the
business had been transacted lodge closed
and a social time was Indulged In. Ice
cream and wafers were served.
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REBELS RE-INFORCED.
-Fam-
Chinese Desert National Army
ine Sufferers Relieved.
Washington, D. C., ,The following
cablegram has been received at the
state department- from Consul McWade
at Canton: "In consequence of the gen
eral dissatisfaction 1,500 braves de
serted to the rebels. Admiral Ho has
left here for Kwang Si with 2,000 sol
diers.
Conditions Better.
Viceroy Chuan telegraphs that con
ditions In Kwang Si are now-Improving
ing owl&ff.to American relief, ihere is
no longer need of farther c'odtribu
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Removal Notice. ^.
Will remove to Chas. Sax's old
stand on Main street about August 1.
In the meantime there Is not an arti
cle lh my store that you cannot buy
at a liberal discount. All dinner sets
at from 20 per cent to 83 1-3 per cent
discount ., W. C. Wjman.
STATE ASSEMBLE
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EP WORTH LEAGUE TRAINING
SCHOOL MEETS IN COLFAX
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TWELVE DAKS' SESSION BEGINS SOON
Many Ottumwans Will Attend—Dr.
Craig to Lecture Friday, July. 31—
Sessions to be Held in Epworth Park
the Property of -the State League.
Many Ottumwa Epworth league
workers are preparing to attend the
eighth annual session of the Iowa
state Epworth league assembly and
training school which is to be held in
Colfax, from July 30 to August 10. On
Friday afternoon July 30 Dr. A. E.
Craig, pastor
oC
the First Methodist
Episcopal church will deliver a lec
ture. The official program for the
twelve days' session has just been is
sued.
The sessions of the assembly will be
held in Epworth Park at Colfax, which
Is the property of the Epworth league
of the state. The park itself, comprises
twenty-five acres and is a beautiful
place, being situated upon a high bluff
which overlooks one of the most beau
tiful sections of Iowa. One of the
famous Colfax mineral springs Is with
in the park.
Ottumwa sent a large delegation last
year and It is expected 'that even a
larger number will go to the coming
session. The program is a splendid
one and that feature alone to say noth
ing oft of the outing which the two
weeks' session will give and the op
portunity for meeting and becoming
acquainted with the twelve hundred
delegates from over the state will pro
duce a two weeks' session that few of
the active workers can afford to miss.
The program Is announced as fol
lows:
Thursday, July 30.—Colfax Day.
10 a. m.—Opening service with brief
addresses. Singing led by Evangelist
F. A. Miller.
10 a. m.—Great Sunday school par
ade, led by band.
11 a. m.—Chalk talk to boys and
girls by Rev. A. F. Miller.
2 p. m.—Concert by orchestra and
jubilee singers.
2:30 p. m.—Lecture by Dr. F. M.
Bristol.
7 p. m.—Orchestra.
jubilee singers.
Tuesday August 4.
9:30 a. m.—Evangelist service,
11 a. m.-^-Bible lecture *y D?. A, W.
Patton.
2. p. m.—Concert.
2:30 p. m.—Lecture, "Mexico and
z-30 i) Liecture -iviexico ami1
Cabe.
7:30 p. m.—Orchestra.
8. p. m.—"Types of Uncle Sam's
Folks," by Alton Packard, the cortoon
1st.
Wednesday, August, 5,Republican Day
9:30 a. m.—Department conferences.
11 a. m.—BlblA lecture by Dr. W.
Patton.
2. p. m.—Evangelist service and or
chestra.
2:30 p.m.—Lecture by Governor Rob
ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin.
7 m.—Concert by orchestra and
Miss -Lettie Enrley of Chicago.
8 m.—Alton Packard, the cartoon
ist. "Fu» and Fancy in Form aud Col
oi
Thursday, August 6.
9:30 a. m.—Evangelist service.
11 a. m.—Bible lecture by Dr. A. W.
Patton.
2. p. m.—Concert by orchestra. Miss
Earley and others.
2:30 p-. m.—Entertainments, read
ings and characters from Dr Hol
land's "Sevonaks," by Prof. C. A.
Marsh of Simpson college.
7:30—Concert.
8:30 p. m.—Illustrated lecture, "Sol
dlers of the Cross or the Struggle and
Triumphs of the Early Christians," by
Commandant Herbert Booth.
Friday, August 7—Democratic Day.
9:30 a. m.—Evangelistic service.
11 a. m.—Bible lecture.
2:00 p. m.—Concert by orchestra and
Miss Earley.
2:30 p. m.—Lecture, probably hy
Hon. W. J. Bryan.
7:30 p. m.—Concert.
8:00 p. m-.—Lecture by Commandant
Herbert Booth.
Saturday, August 8*—Temperance Day.
Morning recreation hours.
11:00 a. m.—Bible lecture.
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THE OTTUMWA COTTBXEg
2:00 p. m.—Platfotm temperance
rally, led toy president of W. C. T. U.
3:00 p. m.—Lecture by A. C. Rankin.
7:30 p. m.—Concert by Mlsg Earley
and male quaftet.
8:30 p. m.—Lecture, "Take the Sun
ny Side," by Lou J. Beauchamp of
Ohio.
8unday, August 9.
The orchestra, tyiss Earley, male
quartet and a big chorus at all of the
meetings.
9:30 a. m.—Love feast f'
10:30 a. m.—Sermon.
11 a. m.—Opening Bible lecture by Tama, Poweshiek, Jasper, Mahaska,
,Dr. Amos W. Patton of Chicago.
2 p. m.—Chalk talk by F. A. Miller.
3 p. m.—Lecture by Captain Rich
mond P. Hobson.
7 p. m.—Orchestra.
8 p. m.—Illustrated lecture, "The
Saturday August 1.
Morning recreation hours. i?
11 a. m.—Bible lecture, Dr. A. W.
Patton,. v'i
3. p. m.^-Evangelist and Sabbath
preparation service, Rev. A. F. Miller.
7:30 p. m.—Orchestra.
8 p. m.—Grand concert, The Mason
and Downes Jubilee Singers.
Sunday, August 2.
The Mason and Downes Jubilee
Singers, the orchestra of IK Msees, and
a big chorus at all the service?..
9:30 a. m.—Love feast.
10:30 a. m.—Sermon, Dr. J. W. Han
cher, of the Iowa Wesleyan unlver
2 p. m.—Sacred concert, jubilee sing
ers.
3 p. m.—Sermon, Dr. Frank, M.
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2:00 p. m.—Song and evangelistic
service, conducted by Rev. F. A. Mil
ler.
3:00 p. m.—Lecture, "The Age of the
Young Man," by Lou J. Beauchamp of
Ohio.
7:00 p. m.—Young people's devotion
al meeting and closing service.
The assembly march and farewell.
TRUE TO FRIENDS
CHIEF KEOKUK AND OTHER IN
DIANS HONORED GENERAL
STREET'S MEMORY.
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Keokuk Man Tells of the Land Deal
Affecting What is Now Agency
Was Carried Out By Chief Keokuk
and Government's Representative.
Keokuk, July 9.—Professor L. F.
Parker of Keokuk spoke before
the teachers' institute at Boston
recently, and in the course of
his address recounted a bit Of unwrit
ten history that should be o£ interest
to all residents of central Iowa. Pro
fessor Parker who lias been connected
with the historical department of Grin
nell college and the state university
for forty years or more, believes that
more of the history of the Indian tribes
once occupying Iowa territory should
be recorded. In the course of his re
search along this line he has discover
ed an anecdote that is worthy of a
place in all school histories.
Written history records that the In
dians were at first very reluctant to
give up the strip' of territory in Iowa
now comprised by Hardin, Marshall,
Australian Commonwealth," W. Hln- lowing story which hq told at the instl-
ton White of Melbourne, Australia.
Friday July 31.
9j30a. m,—Evangelical service con
ducted by A. Miller.
11 a. m.,—Bible lecture, Dr. A. W.
Patton.
2 p. m.—'Orchestra and song service.
3 p. m.—Lecture, Dr. A. E. Craig of
Ottumwa.
7 p. m.—Concert.
8 p. m.—Illustrated lecture, "The
Sea, Its Ships and Sailors." W. Hlnton
White.
Keokuk, Wapello, Appanoose and Da
vis counties, but finally yielded In the
treaty of '42? but nowhere do the rec
ords state why this reluctance. Pro
fessor Parker from letters and old
county histories has unearthed the fol-
tute:
General 8treet and the Indians.
Prior to 1849 General J. M. Street
had been made Indian agent stationed
at Agency City, now near Ottumwa.
General Street was an honest agent,
a real friend of the Indians, while the
traders were not. Street wanted to
teach the Indians the ways of the white
man, to farm and be civilized, while
the trader wanted to keep the red
skins wandering in the pursuit of game
that they might he exploited for the
traders' gain. The Indians knew who
was their friend ^bWhen Street died,
so great was the love ol the Indians for
their friend that they same to the
widow with an offer to give her a
square mile of land-and to each of her
ten children a half section of land If
she would allow the body of General
Street to be burldd there, at Agency
City, upon Indian, soil, Instead of be
ing taken back east. Mrs. Street ac
cepted the offer.
True to Friend*' Memory.
In 1842 when Governor Chambers
came to negotiate 'with the Sacs and
Foxes, through their chiefs, Poweshiek,
Wapello, Keokuk and Appanoose, for
the purchase of thieir lands In central
Iowa, the Indians finally consented to
all the proposed terms with the single
Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan exception that they insisted upon re
church, Washington, D. C. (The late serving the land given to the Street
President McKinley's pastor.)
6:30 p. m.—Young people's devotion
al service.
7:30 p. m.—Great missionary rally.
Address by Rev. J. B. Trimble.
Monday, August 3—Sunday School Day
family. Chief Poweshiek, a' powerful
warrior with a strong taste for flre
water,
yet
a man of his word always
declared heroically in 9n®
oI.
family so long as a warrior l'ves
The sons of Street came forward with
an offer to relinquish their land, but,
the Indians still held out for the.
square mile for Mrs. Street. Finally
Chief Keokuk, the orator of the as-,
sembly, was delegated to close the ne-.
7:30 p. m. Grand concert by the gotiations because^^he seemed to be the putting his lighted pipe in his pocket
only compromiser among them. He
stuck for the square mile. Finally:
Chambers asked: _V\ ell, where do
st0
Burial of Chief Wapello.
Such was the magnificent exhibition
of Indian gratitude and love for a
friend that stqod in the way of the
treaty of 18-12. Old Chief Wapello, who
afterward died far away from Agency
City, was carried on the backs of his
warriors at his dying request to be
burled by the side of the Indians'
friend. General Street, and others died
out west In Indian territory.
SPECIAL TRAIN GOES THROUGH.
Christion Endeavorers of Philadelphia,
Penn., Go to Denver, Colo.,
A special train composed of five
Pullman coaches and one baggage car
containing nearly 250' delegates to the
national convention of the Christian
Endeavor society in Denver, Colo.,
passed through the city last evening
about 7 o'clock over the Burlington.
The train was made up in Pittsburg
and Philadelphia, Penn., and is a
through train, stopping only at divi
sion points for orders. This is the
third section that has left Philadelphia
the other two going through Kansas
City, Mo.
MAN DISAPPEARS,
Heat Believed to Be Cause of Tempor
ary Insanity.
Cedar Falls, July 8—(Special)—An
unknown farm band working for W.
Chapman near eBnsoa Is missing. He
escaped fromian upstairs window In the
night' in his nightdress and it is believ
ed he was (lamented. He suffered
greatly fvpn* the
theat
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signed as a tauae tor 1}1«,Rouble,
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WAR'S FORMS
TRAGIC M0MENT8 THAT SEEM
AMUSING AFTER FOR
TY YEARS,
The Men Who Were Worst Wounded
in Battle Are Often Found to Be
Much More Lively Now Than Those
Whose Wounds Were Not Noticed.
"Did you ever have the jumping
toothache in the foot of you?" asked
Pat Flanlgan of the major. "It was
like this," said Pat, "I carried at
Stone river the cleanest and bright
est rifle in the company. And all the
boys know it. When the Rebs shot
that rifle out of my hands I couldn't
budge on account of being stunned
and boiling over mad. Right at my
side was Mike Higgins, with as dirty
a rifle as ever a good soldier carried,
and he was firing as fast a3 he could
load and pull the trigger, and he was
yelling at me why in the devil I didn't
shoot, when I decided to slap him
once for luck. Just then something
slapped me on the side of my right
foot and slapped both feet from under
me. Mike lifted me up and said what
ever. it was that slapped me never
touched me. Then he shouldered me
off toward the rear.
"It was a case of must, Mike said.
I had to use my legs or be captured.
At first my feet were like wooden
blocks, but the farther I walked the
better I felt, and, finding a bright!
clean rifle on the field, I became inter
ested in the shooting and forgot all
about slapping Mike or being slapped
by something. Mike said he never
touched me. That night I found two
bullets in my hat, three in my over
coat, two flesh wounds on one leg and
three scratches on the other, and I
never thought of my foot. My right
foot was full of blood, but Mike said
it came from a wound just above
my knee, and I let it go at that.
"But that blood came from my foot
and from that day to this 1 have had
the jumping toothache in that foot
whenever a storm is brewing. Rheu
matism? No, sir I can stand in the
water or in the snow all day and have
no pain. But three or four hours be
fore a heavy rain or snowstorm is due
there is a jumping, thumping tooth
ache pain in that foot and no questions
asked. That continues until the rain
or snow comes and then the foot is as
easy and comfortable as any foot in
the world. Mike told me later that
the-thing that struck me seemed to
fly up from the ground, but the air
was so full of flying things that ho
thought I was lucky to escape with a
bruise, when a dozen of the boys were
shot through and through. This was
the view took of the matter then and
I never counted my lame foot as a
wounded foot and yet It gives me more
trouble than all my other wounds put
together.'
"It was often the case," said the ma
jor, "that the wound which seemed
trifling at the time, proved more serf
ous than the wound that received the
attention of surgeons. In one battle I
was shot through my sword arm and
about the same time was struck on
the shoulder by a falling branch of a
tree. The wound In the arm healed
rapidly, but the shoulder Is lame to
this day. A man in our company had
two fingers shot off and receives a pen
sion, but In a mountain fight at a later
date he sprained his ankle. The
wounded hand given him no pain nor
trouble whereas the ankle that was
only sprained and which received lit
tle attention at the time has been for
forty years a seat of discomfort and
pain,
Living Paradoxes.
'At the last reunion of our company
a man 8hot through
the body at Shi-
loh was one of the most active of those
speeches: There lies present. A man who escaped all the
we ever had. We will never cheat his
flylnR bulletg at Fort Donelson and
caught
among our people, of the most feeble. One of the boys
Governor Chambers was •ns stent.
cold the second night was one
wbo ha(j a toe sllot o£p at
cric^et,
tbe
you want to reserve this land. Right fej.ent battles, was-there in more ro
here," declared Kfeokuk, sweeping his health than he ever had In the
arm around the spot where the srave
armyj
replied Cham-1
South merlca," by Bishop C. C. Mc- £nT„„T™v^ buildte wXh I™ _!?a'Ah»e_
500 on agency buildings which are
standing on this ground." "Take the
$2,500 out of the money you will pay
us for our land," answered Keokuk,
and this was done.
cotton Hill
wa3 the best dancer and the best
maj.clier 0f
the old days was as stiff
ag a 8pavine}
been
horse. A man who had
thrown twenty feet in the air by
a mjne
explosion was as lively as a
and the fellow burned through
e8Cape
the notice of the officer of
guard
was a
woun(je(j
cripple. Our colonel.
three times in as many dif-
carrying his sixty-five years as
eaaj)y ag be
carried his 28 on the
who had been struck by a spent ball in
front of Atlanta, counted himself an
invalid."
"That reminds me," said the ser
geant, "of my own experience with a
spent ball. We were going up Look
out mountain from the west. Things
were moving our way with a whirl and
I never felt better in my life a mus
ket ball struck me in the abdomen and
I never felt worse. I staggered, drop
ped, and the boys, not expecting any
one to be shot. at that time, ran on
with the rejoicing line sweeping up
the mountain. I was a disappointed
and miserable man, the pain of the
wound driving me nearly wild. I yell
ed for help and put my hand inside my
blouse to discover what sort of a hole
had been bored Into mo. I found no
wound, but my nervous fingers clutch
ed a musket ball lying inside the
blouse.
A Spent Ball.
"I knew what that meant. I knew
that I had been struck by a spent ball
and when our surgeon came up and
gave directions to have me carried
back I said nothing. I simply looked
as miserable as I felt Before I had
been taken up however, the general
commanding our brigade rode slowly
to where the doctor sat on his horse.
The general slouched forward in his
saddle, was supported by a staff officer
and looked as miserable as I felt. It
was explained that the general had
been severely wounded. He was as
sisted off his horse and was laid at
full length not tep. feet from me.
"He groaned and sWore, and asked
the doctor to be quiok and give him
some relief from the damnable path
The doctor opened the general's coat
and then, holding out his hand to the
"i'1" jt igonly a s^ont
aide said, 'Thi
balL' Instaw 'had
•P •w
been stretched out relaxed and nerve
less, sat up, and said rotighly: "What's
that? A spent ball. Oh, hell! Here get
out of the way. Put me on my horse
I would give all my year's pay to lick
the man who hit me with a spent ball.'
Once on his horse he rode away to the
front. The doctor, looking after him
said to the surprised hospital men: 'A
little exercise will help him.' Taking
the hint, I scrambled to my feet and
staggered np hill, but the doctor shout
ed after me. 'Hold on there, every step
you take makes the treatment of your
wound more difficult."
"I thought what was good for a brig
adier was good for a sergeant and I
struggled on. The doctor thinking I
was crazed by pain rode after me.
When he came up to me I held out my
hand with the musket ball in it, and
looking at the ball in his own hand he
said: I see. Two of you. Take this.'
I took a swallow from his flask anil
went on to my company, and when I
told the boys of my experience, Tom.
Dick and Bluffer exclaimed as if with
one voice, 'Why in Sam Hill didn't you
take four swallows?' They didn't care
anything about the spent ball and I
got no sympathy on that score. The
spot where the confounded ball struck
however, is sore to this day and oc
casionally I wake up In the night as
miserable as I was on that day on
Lookout mountain. I don't brag about
being hit in that battle, but I never was
harder hit in all my life."—Atlanta
Constitution.
HUNT IS AN I0WAN
MILLIONAIRE COREAN MINE OWN
ER WAS ONCE PEDAGOGUE
AT MT. PLEASANT.
After Bringing the Schools In .That
Town to a High Standard He Be
came Superintendent at Des Moines
and Later President of Ames College
Mt. Pleasant, June 9.—Leigh Hunl
formerly principal of the Mt, Pleasant!
schools, and now a multi-millionaire
reputed to be worth $15,000,000, is at
his old home at Columbia City, Ind ,on
a visit. Mr. Hunt is now about forty-(
nine years of age. He has valuable,
in in in re in or a an is
Sidered the right-hand man to the king
of that country. In 1880, when Hunti
is at iv it as in
$2,000. Later on, in 1893, when the fl-:
nancial crash struck Seattle, where he
conducted a paper, he left, owing a
big debt. He went to Corea and ne
gotiated a loan with Russia for the!
king of Corea. This at once put him in
favor with the king, who gave him a!
large tract of land, rich in gold and sil
ver ore. Hunt organized a mining
company, and sold an Interest in tne
mines to the Rothschilds for $G,000,000.
at re to S at an a
vertised that he would pay all debts
on a certain day, which he did. He al
so paid all of his $2,000 debt at Colum
bia City, with compound interest.
Visiting Boyhood Home.
His health is poor at this time, and.
he is located at Cairo, Egypt, with his
family, and made a little run over to
this country to see his boyhood home.
In 1880, when he disappeared from Co
lumbia City he went to Mount Pleas
ant.
Teaching at Mt. Pleasant.
Senator Harlan was a member of
the school board at that time, and. to
him Hunt appealed for a position as
teacher. One of the requirements was
that he should be a teacher of lan
guages, and he had not the education.
He declined to pass an examination or
offer any letters of recommendation,
simply saying that if he was employed
hp would make the school the best that
it had ever been.
Hunt was givgja the place, hired a
tutor, who Instructed him in the
languages at night, and the next day
the new principal gave to the pupils
the knowledge that he had gained, the
night before. His wonderful executive
abilities brought about many changes.
His institutions work became known
all over Iowa.
Woman Helped Him.
At that time he boarded with the
mother of Frank Hatton, afterward
postmaster general of the United
States, and her advice and teaching
had much to do with his success. All
this time, the people of Columbia City
wondered if Leigh Hunt was dead or
alive.
Fromt Mount Pleasant Hunt was
appointed superintendent of the Des
Moines schools, and later was elected
presivlent of Ames college.
SOCIETY WOMAN KILLED. ,?,
Mrs. F. L. St Johns of New York Falls
Into Subway.
New York, July ,7. Mrs. F. L. St.
John, a prominent society woman and
church worker, was thrown Into the
rapid transit subway by an elctric car
yesterday and killed. She had just
stepped off a car and was standing on
the foot-and-a-half space between the
track and the subway, when another
car suddenly came along on the same
track and knocked her into the tunnel,
a fall of forty feet. The motorman was
arrested.
Few people who have been real In
dustrious during the day care to take a
ride in the evening.
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in Wash Goods
Big line of silk tissues and
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AH linen suitings in stripes,
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