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T0E8DAY, October, 27, 1903.
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Lamp Sale at The New Store
(Tri-Weekly Courier.
Lamps are fine for wedding presents and our line Is the best on
the market.
We have in stock a fine lfne of beautiful pink decorated Semi
Porcelain Dishes.
Cups and Saucers, per set
60c
Dinner Plates to match, per set.. 60c
Large oBwIs to match, each
10c
Large Bowls to match, each
10c
Plates,'9-inch, to match, each 25c
TOWELS
Unbleached Bath Towels 18x36, very heavy, each i.10c
Gent's Barn Mitts, 3 pairs for
25c
Gent's Husking Gloves, 3 pairs for 25c
Driving Gloves, 98c, 50c and
25c
Driving Mitts, 98c, 50c and
25c
We have a complete line of Gent's, Ladles' and Children's Hosiery
at all prices.
Don't forget the New Store' has a sale every Saturday from 2 p. m.
to 10 p. m.
4 Doors East Globe Tea A. M. STEWART, Prop-
CHANGING ADDRESS.
Subscribers wishing their atldrcsB ehaog
ert will please give the name of the I'ost
Office to which the paper hau been m-nt as
well a8 the Post Office where they desire It
to be changed to.
LOOAL NEWS ITEMS.
J^rorn Friday's Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Arnold cele
brated their wooden wedding
anniversary Thursday evning at
their home. 001 East Main
street. The house was beautifully dec
orated with cut flowers, ferns, palms
and smilax. Music and dancing was
the pleasure of the evening. Light re
freshments were served. Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold received many appropriate
gifts.
The marriage of l^liss Gertrude
Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Hughes, who reside in Rlverview,
to Michael Moffltt, 304 N. Walnut ave
nue, was solemnized Thursday at
the home of the officiating minister,
Rev. W. H. Hormel, pastor of the East
End Presbyterian church. The couple
were unattended and the ceremony was
formed before a few of the imniedi-
Walnut ave-
From Saturday's Second Edition.
friends in the city.
Mrs. George Studebafcer of Mystic,
-who has been visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Orr, $04 West Sec
ond street,-has returned to her home.
street.
was hi ought
a
Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen of Mystic, re
S^V-sturned to their home Saturday on the
y^Milwaukee.
Miss Mamie Berry, 1511 East Main
street, has gone to Melrose, where she
will visit with relatives.
Mrs. J. P. Lesan 427 West Ottumwa
is iii Blakesburg, where she will
make a short visit with friends.
A. B. Rowland of Unionville, Mo,, is
in the city the guest of his son, F. W.
Rowland, 724 North Ash street.
Miss Maggie McDermott, 1005 Hack-
iberry street left Saturday for Lovilia
•t-s
morning on Burlington No. 3, after
visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary A.
Handy, who resides north of the city.
Thomas Jaques of Eldon. arrived in
the city this noon on the Rock Island
and will make a short business visit
here.
Miss Mary Mace of Agency, returned
to her home this morning, on Burling
ton No. 10, after a short business visit
in the City.
Mrs. George Canny of Agency, who
has been a business visitor in the
city returned to her home this morn
ing on Burlington No. 10.
Mi3S oCra Crawford of Eldon return
ed to her home on the Rock .Island this
morning, after a short visit at the home
of Miss Katharine Gibbons, 497 Center
avenue.
Mrs. B. H. Codradt of North English
who has been visiting with friends in
the city left this afternoon on Burling
ton No. 9 for Albia, to visit with rela
tives.
Mrs. D. West and children of Blalces
burg, returned to their home this morn
ing on the Milwaukee, after visiting at weak,
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mar-
tin, 214 North Marion street.
Miss Emma Skinner of Avery, rfe
a.3 relatives. Both the bride and
groom are well known in this city,
Mr. Moffitt having been in the employe
pf John Morrell & Co. as forempn of the home of her
the box factory for a number of years, skinner, who resides on West Second export""irad*e.'
street.
the.P°^?d from
motuer. MlS^ Mary
Mrs. G. Elder of Chisholm. returned' ernoon on Burlington No. 9 SjiiBfr visit-1 ~Vggk 7,0G0,137' thfs week' last year,
to her' home yesterday on Bur- ing at the home of Mr._'JJjtfwell's par- 4,952,131' in'iooi, and 4,932,1178 in 1900.
lington-No, 9, after a short business
visit in the city.
Miss Lydia Ritz and Mrs. D. J. Tay- ..
tkr of Eldon, returned to their home North Elm street, while chmb.ng to
yesterday after a short visit with,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Tindell, who
reside 011 McPherson avenue.
William Tanner, who reside?. on
a
Mr-3. L. D. Whitten and daughter, Bernjce Busselle, the 10 year old
Miss Eunice, of Moravia, returned to daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Bus
their home Friday on the Milwaukee selle, who reside 011 Camilhi street
&"jaft.er visiting at the home of Mrs.: was accidentally struck in the left
Elizabeth Loomis, 119 North Court eye by a board Friday and may lose
wagon on^Tlvarsday
Mrs. E. O. Hearick and children, of
'Douds, who have been making a short
Mrs. J. Jager and daughter Mrs. C.
B. Barnett of Eddyvilie, returned to
their home Friday on the Rock Is- left Saturday for Lenox, wh2re~they
land after a short visit with friends in will be guests at the home of Mrs.,
-thg city. Hedrick's mother, Mrs. Aaron Nelsonl
the sight in her eye as a result. A
hammock, one end of which was fast-
ene,i
t,Q
a
liome from St. Louis, Mo., a few weeks a board nailed to the post ras knock- gDec:nl
typhoid fever, has returned to St. the child. There is some hepe of sav
Louis, where he has a lucrative posi- jng the eyesight hut it is thought to
tion with an engineering firm. Mr. j,0 slight.
Hoglund has entirely recovered from
recent illness.
to make a short visit with friends. year owing to neglect to fils same
Miss Elsie Fall.on, 308 East Second within the time limit fixed by law.
street, and Miss Anna Hartler, who re-
sides ou Etta street, fcas gone to Mys
tic to visit with friends.
Hall 'Boyd, 132 Morrell street, left
Saturday for Russell, where he will
make a short visit with relatives. Be
fore returning home Mr. Boyd will
viBit with friends in Creston.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Weather of Beth-"
any. Mo., returned to their home this cemetery.
post, was being ta'en down.
Bucklen's Arnica Ssi've.
The best in the world tor Cuts,
Corns, Boils, Bruises, Burss, Scalds,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheuSi. Cures
Piles or no pay. 25c. F. Clark.
The inter-urban line is no'r complet
ed frm Watoerloo to Dcnvei- Junction
a distance seventoeen milel'i and cars
are in peratoin.
Stops the Cough and' Worlds Off the
Cold1.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one d&y. No cure, no
pay. Price, 25 cents.
The socialist party of Boom? county
wi]1
have no ticket, in the field this
Pn
Island fqr Douds, where he will make hand. Sold by Sargent, Clark ind My
a short visit with friends.
Miss Ella Alderdice of Mystic, who
has been visiting with friends in this
city and Locltridge, remitted to her
home Saturday morning on the Mil
waukee.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. McCaw of Living
ston, returned to their home this
morning on Burlington No. 3, after
visiting with relatives near Round
point, east of this city.
Miss Winnie Gillis of Agency was
brought to this city this morning on
Burlington No. 3 and taken to the
hospital where she will undergo an op
eration for appendicitis.
nard's.
MOORE'S FIRE KEEPER
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Is a'new HOT """Blast,M smoke cbnsunilng stove, that
burns soft coal or slack, and will keep tire forty-eight
hours. It jrill give you plenty of heat and save one-third
your fuel bill, and then the price is reasonable, come in
this eVening and see them, at
KEATING'S® 114 E. MAIN ST.
MORE CONSERVATISM
INCREASE IN THIS FEELING FOL­
LOWS THE DEVELOPMENTS
OF THE PAST WEEK.
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Reports of Bradstreet and Dun Indi
cate An Irregularity All Along the
Line Railway Gross Earnings
Are More Moderate Than Last Year
New York, Oct, 24.—Bradstreet's Re
view says today:
The week's developments have fa
vored an Increase in the conservatism
which has ruled In many lines for
some time. Buying- is not so confident
and smaller quantities are taken than
a year ago at this time. Actual needs,
which, after all, are large, and not
speculative feeling, dominate' demand.
Good and poor reports combine to give
an appearance of irregularity to gen
eral trade as a whole. Railway gross
earnings are more moderate than ear
lier in the year, but still relleet good
gains in the volume O£ traffic over a
year ago. Car shortages are not com
plained of much outside the lumber
trade.
Seasonal shutdowns of outside work
on railroad improvements, suspensions
of iron furnaces and copper, coal and
iron ore mills have rendered many
thousands of persons Idle. On the
other hand the long standing curtail
ment of cotton mills is becoming a
thing of thi/ past, and some shutdown
steel mills have resumed
Colder weather is needed to stimu
late retail demand for dry goods and
heavy clothing.
Holiday Trade Opens Weil.
Holiday goods are opening well, and
the outlook is regarded as favorable
for this liae. Woolens are in smaller
demand than expected, while a sligh
gain Is noted in clothing. Mild weath
er affects the fur- trade. More is do
ing in hardware, and the building
trades apt working into better condi
tion.
The iron and steel trades do not
show much, if any, change. Prices are
I'ig iron sales are of small
lots to fl.'l hand to mouth demand, and
I talk of e. 40 per cent Instead of a 25
per cent cut in furnace production is
heard. !!n finished lines more relative
turned to her home this afternoon on strength is noted, but demand here is
No. ». .Iter.
«$««« tXXWSXf SSSTfUZ
a,.e aig.11H Qj a Veawakening
interest in
Exports of Grain.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tindell of Char-: Wheat, including flour, exports for
iton, returned to their home this aft-
1}?
ending Oct. 22 aggregate 4,-
For sixteen weeks of the cereal year
they aggregate 49,606,774 bushels,
against 83.826.319 in 1902, 95,530,959 in
1901. aud 56.216,311 in 1900.
Corn exports for the week aggre
gate 1,809,885 bushels, against 1,410,-
at the City Water Supply Co's, plant 412 last weelc, 84,564 a year ago, and
suffered a broken knee from bis foot
becoming entangled in a ropi caus
ing him to fall to the ground.
1,188 288 in 1001, and 3,365,651 in 1900.
For sixteen weeks of the present ce
real year they aggregate 17,050,537
bushels, against 1,578,846 In 1902, 14,
639,182 in 1901 and 49,847,048 in 1900.
Douds. who have been making a short Business failures ni tne uniteci &tat-
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.W.
Business failures iii the United Stat-
es
f?r
Enoch, 207 West Woodland avenue, J\
184 in
161 in
fallur
against
week a year ago.
Dun's Review of Trade.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of
Trade, says:
Nurnerous labor controversies have
appeared and more furnaces and mills
have closed, the tendency being to op
erate only the plants equipped with
SpSt)ion Qf
off withjhe hammer sad struck) spite the curtailment of activity ill the
August Post, Wayside Fam, Moul
ton, la., breeder of Clydesdale horses .. ...
chinas savs hp fas used
W. E. Richards, 213 South Ash Berry's Barb Boater with satisfactory !lalnSt tW^ ago
street, left Saturday on the. Rock
reBults
H. Stumpf, the defaulting treas
urer of the town of Vincent, h,ts been
held to the Webster county graid jtiry
under $1,000 bonds.
'Wateh the Kidneys."
"When thei afe affected, life is in
danger." says Dr. Aberuethy, the
great English physician. Foley's Kid
ney Cure makes sound kidney!). For
sale by W. D. Elliott, on Main and
Court streets.
The actual work on the Davenport
and Suburban railroad has just been
commenced in Davenport.
M. B. Root & Son., have sold sever
al fine family monuments recently,
among them being one for Wm. Da
vis of Competine township and S. B.
McClung, recently buried in Ottumwa
coneress imu ue-
of business is being transacted. Flour
inadequate, the distribution of met*-
Efforts are being made to secure for
eign trade, with fair prospects of suc
cess. particularly In several lines of
machinery and other high-class pro
ducts. Bajik failures In the Pittsburg
region have added to the unsettled
condition of the iron and steel indus
tx-y.and the financial situation is large
ly responsible for the postponement of
contemplated structural work.
Large contracts have been placed for
spring shipments of shoes and prices
are somewhat firmer on a few lines,
while others are steady and firm in
tone. Heavy hemlock sole leather Is
strong, but other grades decline in re
sponse to the general weakness of do
mestic hides.
Failures this week numbered 279 in
the
and foianci t-.ninas, says ne r.as usea ,-.nn_H- twontv-six.
ana roiami uuna», tmyn us j.a» uocu
"nlted States, compared with 239
ir,
and keeps it conslanlly on "gainst twenty t«o a yeai ago.
TO INVESTIGATE.
Committee From Commercial Associa
tion to Look Into Brick Prososltion.
The North Ottumwa Brick Plant,
the name Ify which the new company
being organized by Dr. C, H. Phllpott,
will be know, will soon be an assured
reality. Friday evening a public meet
ing was held under the auspices of
the Ottumwa Commercial association,
and tho plan of organization was thor
oughly discussed. No action was ta
ken at the meeting-, which was merely
preliminary, but a committee of three
was appointed to investigate the prop
osition of Dr. Philpott and to look over
the farm which has become noted for
its clay deposits. The committee nam
ed consisted of J. C. Jordan, chair
man D. F. Morey and C. T. McCar
roll.
Samples of Brick Shown.
The plan fonuulatcil by Dr. l'hilpott was
plaeeil before the inoetiUK b.v AY. l\ Butlor,
of Minneapolis. Minn., a prominent I'ngl
ucer, who hax been eugnRed with I»r. l'iill
pntt in making tests of tlx* clay. Samples
of several different grades of pi'phspiI lirlol
potters' eluy Hud paving luiek were exhi
bited, samples of tin* latter which lind jtone
through the rattler, used in testing brick.
sh»wing their oxeellent quality by the
manner in whleh they withstood the rough
usage.
Local Capitalists Interested.
The meeting last evening was an enthu
siastic one. Many prominent loettl capi
talists were prefcant and several o£ them
es pressed themselves favorably toward the
proposed enterprise. Xothtn* further will
be done toward the organization of the
company until the committee selected Inst
evening inalies Its report, when the Una 1
plans for Incorporation will lie made (1 ml
steps will be taken to luMtall a larttc brick
plant with a largo dally ipuc'Hy. .Induing
from the interest slmwn tit ln«t evening's
'meeting It Is tlimight very probable that
the ••iimpnnv will be uiudu iiy entirely of
lw.ul capitalist#..
e
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER.
To Farmers
If you haven't already got
A WIND MILL
now is a good time to get a
Sampson Mill
We have time to put them
up now and will make a
special price, Don't put it
off till winter. We can do
a better job now while the
weather is warm,
Yours truly,
Geo. W:- Davidson,
224-226-228 S Market St.
WALSH IS CONFIDENT
"THE BISHOP" IS AGAIN MAKING
HIS PRE-ELECTION PRE-
DICTION.
Is Quoted as Saying That the Demo
cratic Party Will Sweep the Boards
This Fall—Predictions in Last Pres
idential Campaign Were Failures.
From Monday's Dally:.,
"Charley" Walsh is confident that
the democratic party this fall will pile
up a bigger vote than any year since
was quoted as saying in the Chicago
politics until the presi.nt time
...
then he waits for the official returns
before he will believe it. The fol
lowing Interview he gave out to a rep
resentative of the Examiner at the
close of the democratic love feast in
Oelweln Saturday:
Mr. Walsh' View.
"There is no doubt in my mind,"
said Mr. Walsh, "that "there will be a
w„„el.
mociacy win voto sonaiy ror mm.
the most modern equipment. There is which he predicted a sweeping demo-! the bees work the year around and the
no anxiety regarding legislation at the
1
lna- de*
manufacturing lines, a heavy .volume
er
mills at Minneapolis have fully re- been worse." and the fact that his pre-|
sumed. and a big season's cut is con-I dictions miss it a mile never daunts! ..
ver
chandise being enormous at the Interi- «*ctior18
or. and, taking the country as a whole
conditions may he considered fairly
satisfactory, although there are indis
putable evidences that abnormal activ
ity has received a check.
ugejj
cratic victory. A few hours later the! product is enormous.
returns came which negatived all his!
declarations
the old adage, 'It might have
„ned
GOLD AND SILVER.
J. E. Houahland of Eidon Interested in
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F.Pearson and family of near
mona, were in town Monday and Tues- jjlss
A few days ago Mr. Pearson leased
ten acres to J. E. Houghland and oth
ers in Iowa., who will organize a stock
company, cf which Mr. Pearson will be
a member. Machinery is to be put in
place within six months.
Another ten acres of the forty will
be laid out for a town site, W. M. Lang
ston having been engaged to do the
work. There is not only gold and sil
ver and zinc in the vicinity, but the
whole district for miles around con
tains iron, some depoBits being very
rich. On the town site are- thvee med
ical springs.
Mr. Pearson contemplates building a
good hotel at the new town for the ac
commodation o£ the public.
But these are not all the good things
in store for Pomona. Fine indications
of coal oil have been discovered within
three miles of Pomona. Tho oil is
found on the surface of the ground aud
J. E. Houghland and Colonel McKay
will put a drill to work on the colonel's
farm as soon as possible.—West Plains
(Mo Journal.
SURPLUS INCREASES.
Loans, Deposits and Reserve Show
Falling Off.
New York. Oct. -The weekly bank
statement follows: Loins havti de
creased $1,106,500. deposits have de
creased Sli.056.S00. The reserve has
decreased $3,000, the surplus has in
creased $5X1.200,' ex-TTnited States de
posits have increased $501,825,
Read the Courier for news.
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Coufb Brrup.
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Mr. Walsh is a believ- OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO
templated at Minnesota lumber mills him. Mr. Walsh's clouds are all sil-' OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOCXX)OOQOOQO for two members who recently joined
Western traffic facilities are proving(
before the Rlectlon His pre.j
wif.
ar®
believe that he is a "hoodoo.''
nates
druggists.
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PLAN DAIRY EXHIBIT
3?
IOWA BUTTER MAKING INTER­
ESTS AT LOUISIANA PUR­
CHASE EXPOSITION.
Plans for State Exhibit to be Formulat
ed at the Annual Meeting of the
State Dairymen's Association at Wa
terloo Nov, 18 to 21.
One of the most important subjects
that is to come before the annual meet
ing of the State Dairymen's association
which is to convene in Waterloo on
November 18 for a three days' session,
is the discussion of the exhibit of dairy
products which the state of Iowa will
make at the St. Louis Louisiana Pur
chase exposition. Senator C. J- A. Er
ickson, Iowa Commissioner for the ex
position in charge of dairy and apiary
interests, will be present and the en
tire plan for the exhibit will be formu
lated.
Senator Erickson has the assurance
of prominent dairymen all over the
ptate including the officers of the state
association, that they will assist in
making the exhibit one that will reflect
credit upon the state, and maintain
Iowa's long standing record in butter
making. At the close of this conven
tion,Commissioner Erickson thinks he
will be able to announce definitely the
plans of the dairy department of the
exposition, a plan for tne construction
of cases for refrigeration, is under con
sideration. There will he maintained
on the exposition grounds a complete
refrigerating plant and in connection
with the manufacture of ice, which will
be furnished to exhibitors, as well as
cooling processes.
Four Dairy Barns.
In the tests which are to take place
a regular creamery will be maintained
on the exposition grounds. The con
tracts have been let for the erection
Horace Boies landed in the state 9* dairy baj-n^ which are to cost.
At woioi, $».889 each, which must be finished
house. At least that is hat Walsh I
before
winter so that the cows to be
jn dairy test will have to be-
Examiner yesterday. Those who have come acclimated before the teason of
watched "The Bishop's" career from tests begins. These barns are to be
the time he first entered the arena of I regular octagons of 100 feet 111 diam- Beard, of near Stark, went to Ottuimva
nnliHcs until the nrpsont time whenleter
illld tw0 stories
nenjsecomi floor
he is known to fame as the secretary| stablemen and four gigantic feed bins tion, home with them,
of the democratic committee, place ieach with a capacity of about 500 buBh
no great amount of confidence in his els of ground feed. The most inter
predictions, however, as he is known esting feature is the provision on the
to be a confirmed optimist. Mr.
fl00,'H
Walsh lievei sees defeat until the PS--1 tested during the exposition. These
for the housing of cows
,,„ni ,1,. _0 whose milk giving qualities are to be
pers tfjll about it the next uay and.i cows and other cattle will be fed has been indisposed.
•en. ?,s„ I1 "J fall than anv vear since the memor- Pf'ce at which this was purchased was of H. S. Davis, returned home Thurs-
great campaigner, and the united de- exhibition from Iowa, Senator Erie
mocracv will voto solidlv for him
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS!
reconea with a smile by, Chariton, Oct. 27.—Mrs. Lue Fridiey I county, for a short visit with relatives
those in this city who have come to came Saturday evening from Center- I returning to Eddyvilie to conduct his
former home.
Mine in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy of
W^x-.
Po.!
cm own evuu inuiuj' ui ut^ai
Belinda were in the city Satur
day and attended to some real estate date for the office of county superin-
business. Mr. Pearson, having sold
a tcn-acre tract of land to Levi and Ar
zllla RanU of New Yorlt. The land is
a part of the forty acres Mr. Pearson
owns which is situated three miles
west of Pomona and nine miles north
west of West Plains on which is locat
ed a gold and silver mine. He had a
number of assays made, showing that
the ore eight feet from tlie surface runs
as high as ?10.00 in gold and $7.00 in
silver.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFarland re
turned the last of the week from a
year's stay in Nebraska. They think
there is no place like Iowa, especially
Lucas county.
Mrs. 12thol Trent arrived hero from
Albia Saturday for an over Sunday
visit with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. S. Arnold.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lott and Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Lewis spent Sunday
in Lacona at the home of Charless
Lott.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reibel were Sun
day visitors at Lucas.
Miss Freda Holmes has accepted a
position with one of the local stores.
The Misses Nora and .Nellie Carey
spent Sunday at the parental home in
Whltebreast township.
Albia.
Albia, Oct. 26.—Word was received
last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Snodgrass of the death of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Susie Fulton, which occurred
near Fort Scott, Kansas Saturday
night about 10 o'clock. It seems that
her death was very sudden as her A1
rtft #,fl6Cl
Iffi
1
Both Phones 664.
Opposite Union Depot.
quite ill for some time is very low
this morning and there are small
hopes of his recovery.
Collctt.
Ciilii'tt. Out. 20.—J. B. Thompson and
Levi Ai-mitt Unvo returned from West
Plains, 11'HYPll county. Missouri. Thomp
son bought -IIO ami Araett 100 ncrea.
The DuiikurdH Uolil their annual foot
washing and soup eating &timlay evening.
Hiss Florence Hlnckford, of i':\irtiell,
teaches the full term at Collctt.
Mrs. J. H. Thompson spent Wednesday
with Freil ami Mary Hough in Huchanan
township.
Mrs. llenton Is building a new house on
lier farm which is rented by Sam Sehwarta.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Thompson, who for
merly resided here, are the proud parents
of a sou.
Eddyvilie.
Eddyvilie, Oct. 27.—Married, Wed
nesday night, OctQber 21, at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Moline, in Pekay, Miss Mary Mo
line. and Charles Kessinger, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. John
Worthy,a United Brethren minister of
that place. Both parties are of prom
inent families of their section and
the wedding was a largely attended
social affair, about 50 or 00 guests
being present. Several attended from
other towns. After the words had
been pronounced that made them man
and wife, congratulations followed and
a fine supper was served, the table
being laden with all manner of good
things with which to tempt the pal
ate. Mr. Kessinger is a coal miner
by trade, and is said to be one of Pe
kav's best young men. His bride like
To These Operating Wood Sawing Machines 1
I want to say that I furnish the genuine Henry Disston
Circular Saws in any size at same price as Chicago
houses and save you the freight and expense of ordering.
Horse Power repairs also.
in Pekay.
J. W. Beard, who resides four miles
south of town on the Frederick farm,
accompanied by his brother, C. C.
high. On the Friday morning and brought then-
,vill be bed rooms for the sister. Mrs. A. E. Cole of Jewell Junc-
there during tne winter. A big silo has Mrs. J. F. Hall of Fourth street, and
been built and is being tilled with si- Miss Wooten of Coalfield has been 111
lage. with bowel trouble.
democratic vote in Iowa this 'ance is of equally good quality. The I vis of OsUaloosa. mother and sister
h™ '^1^^ thirteen «nts to fifteen cents, making flay after a two days' vl.it with Mr.
son ls very sure tUat wlth the exhlblts
his aepavtnlent wjn
Poor Prophet in the Past. able to capture the first prizes at St.
On the day of the presidential elec-
Loui^-
., ,rm .... ... are California and Missouri, are
tion iu 1900 Mr. Walbh yne an mtei-] tlie greatest honev producing states in
view to a Courier representative in the country. In southern California,
have they will be
h,Tihawhich
Jv,
Ml,g C(jle haa
weeks and go to Ottumwa occasional
ly for treatment.
Mrs. Will Huntley of the South End
Elder C. C. Spencer, late of Fre
mont, but now of Oskaloosa, came
down Thursday and conducted bap
tismal services at the Christian church
....
Chariton. 'the church The ^der left here JAe
vnanxon. same evening Cor Farragut, hremont
ville for a few days' visit with her fath- regular bi-weekly services at the
church Sunday. On Tuesday evening
er. L. Baker.
Mrs. Young of Ridgeway, Mo., came
the last of the week for a visit with
c.lrrle Allen of Runneus.
a
old friends In Warren township, her the recently acquirr.il new members. A
program will be carried out. and Elder
Spencer will give a short talk. Every--
candi-
tendent, on the republican ticket, was
in the city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Smith of Melrose
were in the city Saturday for a visit
with friends.
Mrs. George Tout of Ottumwa, ar
rived Saturday for a visit with her
friend, Mrs. C. C. Bellar.
will be given at the church
rr0receptiontill
7:30 10 o'clock. In honor of
body Invited.
rote the whole system.
Only 25c. F. B. Clark.
Spent More Than $1,000.
W. w! Baker of Plainview, Neb.,
writes: "My wife suffered from lung
trouble for .fifteen years. She tried
a number of doctors and spent over
$1,000 without relief. She became
very low and lost alii hope. A frienil
recommended Foley's Honey and Tar
and thanks to this great remedy It
saved her life. She enjoys better
health than she has known in ten
years." Refuse substitutes. For sale
by W. 13. Elliott, on Court aud Main
streets.
bia relatives got word Thursday that chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
slie was quite low and her brother-in
law, Dr. Bartram, left immediately
for Fort Scott but was unable to save
her life and she died Saturday even
ing. Her remains will be brought
here for interment.
District court convenes here today
with Judge Roberts on the bench,
the docket is about as usual. There
are only twenty divorce cases this
term as against forty-three last term.
F. L. Carter and H. A. Colt of Al
bert Lea were Albia visitors yester
day.
J. D. Becker of Des Moines spent
Sunday in Albia.
Uj M. Downing of Keokuk is tran
sacting busliiess iu Albia today.
E. D. Y. Culbertsbn of Fairfield,
spent Sunday in Albia.
F. B. Reed of Oskaloosa was tran
sacting business iu Albia this morn
ing.
Robert 15. Saunders who lias been
vi-ti
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Th'-ee employes in a box factory at
Muscatine each lost part of one of ties,
their thumbs by coming in
with moving saws.
JAS. H. SHEPHERD,
"Shepherd's Raticlie."
been In the hospital for some weeks js done, one acre will be ect'ial in pio
on account of an operation and she (juctlve taiw ity to four acres depend
will remain with J. W. Beard for some I
Senator Ericson and Superintendent Mrs. X. A. Plummer of Cedar, who other purpose it be
Clute of the apiary department have has been ill for about a week past ...
just purchased a half ton of honey and with chills and pleurisy, was slightly
placed it in cold storage to remain improved nt last reports,
there until time to put it on exhibition I ifyrs,
at St. Louis. They were able to pur- Lomax,
chase all of the first premium honey her
exhibited at the state fair and the bal- Mrs
two days
Mrs. H. S. Davis at the home of her
parents. C. W. Davis of Ofckaloosa,
also spent Friday here, a guest of his
children, H. S. Davis and. Mrs. R. E.
Grattan.
Robert O'Connor spent Saturday and
Sunday with his friend and high
school" classmate, Arthur Epperson,
who is attending Iowa college at Orin
nell. He also attended the football
game which was played Saturday be
tween Iowa City and Urinnell.
contact
One Lady's Recommendation Sold Fif
ty Boxes of Chamberlain's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets.
I have, I believe, sold fifty boxes of
lets on the recommendation of one
lady here, who first bought a box of
them about a year ago. She never
tires of telling her neighbors and
friends about the good qualities of
these Tablets.—P. M. Shore. Druggist,
Rochester. Ind. The pleasant purgative
effect of these Tablets makes them a
favorite with ladies everywhere. For
sale by all druggists.
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
THE PATERNALISM OF
CLE SAM
Points Out the Original Intent of the
Law and the Chances to Evade it
Says That This Land Must Be trri:
gated to Be Made Useful.
wise stands high in social cities' of And the plan worked as beautifully as
Pekay and their friends are lesion, It sounded so long as there were farms
Thev will at once go to housekeeping to be had in that part of the public
in Ppkav. domain which receives a good natural
rainfall.
Washington. D. C., Oct. 26.—
For more than forty years the
phrase, "homestead law" has been
pleasantly familiar to American ears.
It opened the way for millions of peo
ple to get a foothold upon the land.
The idea was that as long as there
was any portion of the public domain
tit for agriculture, and not otherwise
appropriated, any citizen, or even any
alien who had declared his intention
to' become a citizen, might obtain 161
acres of it by filing his claim, ant
paying certain nominal fees, and sett
tling upon it to make his home In goot
faith.
It Nvas a beautiful act of paternal
ism—Uncle Sam. the rich and loving
father, dividing his estate among all
his children, natural and adopted.
Chance to Evade the Law.
The commutation clause i« entirely
unnecessary to the settler who intends
to comply in perfect g*od faith with
the letter alid spirit of the homestead
law. While it would be Roing too far
to say that no one lia« ever availed
himself of this means of shortening
his residence upon the land for a
worthy purpose, it is a fact that the
method is chietly useful to those who
wish to evade the real intent of the
law.
There ls a great struggle for valu
able pasture lands in the west. The
country continues to grow, arid with
it the demand for beef and mutton.
The public pasture available for live
stock does not grow, but becomes rela
tively less. Stockmen see the shadow
of cominst changes iu land laws when
uu e~,,n they will no longer be able to use
Health at Small cost.
thg rang(? Without
A few doses of Dr. King's New Life without price. Naturally enough, they
Pills will cleanse, tone and invigo- desire to make themselves secure in
Try them.
Mrs. SUibbs. wife of a Salvation ar
my captain at Waterloo, has disap
peared, and it is feared she lost her
reason and wandered away.
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SlliC'
WILLIAM E. SMYTHE WRITES OF
Practically the last of such,
land has now passed away from th?
government. There is a vast empire
yet left—
an empire in which tens of
millions will some time dwell—but ev
ery aore of it must he irrigated before
it will be fit for homes. When this
on ruinf:1li.
j,)-
To Build a Home.
The central thought in the home
stead law as the name implies, is that
a family should settle down to the
enjoyment of an indepenuence from the
permanent tilling of the :-*oil. When
comes a misnomer and a disgrace.
The law sought to make sure of the
home by
family could remain tiiat length of
time on a quarter seoUc-n. it would
certainly become enuiUlWhed and. at-1
tachod to the poil. In the view of the
lawmakers, neither less nor more
could be asked as a demonstration of
good faith.
But the commutation clause goes
very far to nullify this wise provision
of the law In regard to a five years*
continuous residence and cultivation.
Under this clause, title may pass to
the settler at the end of fourteen
months, on payment of 51.23 .prtr acre.
Frauds.
As the law requires actual residence
made. In such cases the money has
been advanced by the interested par
while the man who has loaned
pa
restrictions and
the possession of as much good graz
ing land as possible. There is a way W&sfs,m
in which this may be done, and thin
is by means of the homestead law and
convenient "dummies" to make entries
under it.
Homestead Entries of Today Largely
his rights of citizenship receives if taps
modest stipend for the accommodation, p§§
Considered as a homemaltin^ proposi
tion, the whole proceeding i« .a farce.
The homestead law is all right, but
the commutation clause i« ail wrong.
The honest settler does not need if
and the country does not need t",ie
other kind of settlers. The President
has urgently demanded the repe il of
this feature of the law. and liacksd J*
by an enlightened and insistent public
opinion, his advice ought' speedily to
carry with congress.
I ciahton
j- *,4*'
Mm
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Wm-
III* UIW itt:iuai coturuvo
it is desirable to have the required
period as brief us possible. Residence
upon it is usually nothing more than -j
a "bluff." A claim shanty is erect«4
and the owner does well If he sleeps
there as often as one night in six
months. Five years' residence would
give title for a nominal price, but the
claimant would rather commute after 'J
fourteen months and pay $1.25 per Bapv*s
acrc. Having obtained title, the en
tryman can immediately sell his land jK|»'
to any one ho chooses—which is fre
queiitiy the individual or corporation Jrjjs,
for whose benefit his Blinjf was really
sSr*'
William E. Smylhe.
The 3-year-old son of Fred Damero,
of Ida Grove, was probably fatally in
jured by being run over by a loaded
wagon.
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DR. E. J. LAMBER%|
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and
Lung Specialist
am
Glasses Fitted and Furnished.
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