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EXTRAORDINARY SESSION AD
JOURNS JUST IN TIME FOR
REGULAR SESSION TO B&GIN.
ANNUAL MESSAGE READ
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Communication From President Roose
velt to Senate and House of Repre
sentativcs Is Delivered—Congress
man Pinckney of Texas, Sworn.
Mr
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Washington, D. C., Dec. 7. The
senate met at 11:30 o'clock today and
the lar-st hall! hour of the extra session
was devoted to executive business.
Thanks to Senator Frye.
"When the doors reopened, Piatt of
Connecticut presided over the senate
during favorable consideration of the
resolution offered by Gorman convey
Attendance Not Large
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General Wood Nominated.
President Roo^jveJt. today sent to
the senate the nomination of General
Leonard Wood to be major general of
the army and the nomination of 167
other army officers whose promotions
depend on that of General Wdoc^.
Twenty-five Recess Appointments.
Accompanying these nominations
were those of about twenty-flve civil
ian appointees, whom the President
nominated in the last recesB. These
appointments are considered by the
President and his advisors to be re
cess appointments.
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GIRL KILLS ARDENT OUTLAW.
BINES TO
y*.':
"HUNKEY
DAVENPORT NEXT.
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FIFTY-EIGHTH INGRESS
IS FORMAliY CONVENED
The galleries of the senate were by,societies and also from women's clubs
.'no means crowded but there was
Senator Frye, president pro tem iR
Senate Takes Recess.
At 12:10 p. in., the senate took a
recess for* an hour,
•a ...Read to Senate.
"When the senate reconvened, the
President's message was received and
.,. yea d.'
Housft Convenes At'Nooii^
\Speafeer Cannon brought down his
gbel at noon .today convening the
house tor the first" day'of'the regular
session of the- Fifty-eighth congress
The roll was called .by states and de
veloped that a quorum was present.
Pinckney. of Texas Was sworn" in.
House Hears Message.
1 The usual coniipittee was. appointed
to join a committee, from the senate
to
"notify the President that congress
was in session, ".lust before 2 o'clock
the committee reported and sopn after
ward the President's' message was re
ceived and read.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Aged Woman Cremated in Her Own
Home at Morning Sun Today.
Muscatine, Dec. 7.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Emeline Jansen, aged 65
years, was burned to death this
morning in her" own house. The
fire destroyed her residence at *,
Morning Sun.
TOO MUCH LEARNING
SUPERINTENDENT BARRETT A&
SIGNS ODD CAUSE FOR SMALL
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Des Moines, Dec. 7.—Too much intel
lectuality and education is responsible
for the steady decrease in school popu-
ing thanks to Senator Frye for the '^ti°n 'u Iowa, according to the bien
nial report of R. C. Barrett, state
courteous manner in which he has pre
sided.cver the senate.
President Notified.'
The'.usual committee to notify the
president, that the senate was in ses
sion was then appointed and a resolu
tion fixing the time of the daily meet
ing at 12 o'clock was agreed to.
superintendent of public instruction.
For several years there has been a
startling falling off in Iowa's school
census, despite the inauguration of a
compulsory education statute and a
crusade by President Roosevelt in fa
or of big families.
Each succeeding report of the state
superintendent has brought forth a
large amount comment from nu
merous educational and philosophical
a,throughout
the state.
larger attendance than usual. There! Small Families Favored,
was an air of expectancy which is Superintendent Barrett hitherto re
noticeable only on unusual occasions.1 trained from commenting on the sit-
Extra Session Adjourns. I
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lam Hov.-ardson. an outlaw of notoriety (recovery has progressed naturally and
who worked in th«* lumber camps near a.t
Thacker. was shot and "-mortally!
THE SPRINGER FUNERAL.
_,Rermins of Late Illinois Congressman
Placed in Vault.
Washington. Ue?. 7.—Tho funeral,
of former Rcnre&entative William M.
gnringer of liinnis held at the
•Metropolitan M. E. olrirch here toriiv.....
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captain ~Clfnflt
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«-f ji, vn~'r* Frau Fischer. .Torn to Riecee Before
^Bloominstou, Hi., D-iC. 7.—Prosit'»»c j--,.
Holland of the Three-1 league received Phildren a Eyes.
vwjrii'today iliat "Hunkoy"
KIdgb
°r attempting all explanation,
.. land that suggested by him this year
a
of the senate, at 12 o'clock today de-: the enrollment for 1903 in the public
clared the extra session adjourned sine schools was_ only 550.202, as against
die. He immediately rapped for order 560,173 the year before. The high
and the chaplain offered prayer. The
rpll call of the senate followed,
novel one. The record shows that
mark was reached in 1900, when the
enrollment \tfas 5C6.000.
The loss has. been variously ex
plained in the past, but Superintendent
Barrgett -makes the explanation that)
the tendency where literature high
is to have srtial^ families. Children
ore unpopular where: education "is ad
vanced among people.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
EMPEROR IS RECOVERING.,
Chancellor Von Buelow Laughs at
.. Popular Idea. il]
Berlin, Dec. 7.—Chancellor Von Bpef
low, in view of the alarming report^
abroad concerning Emperor WilUaaj*S
unintm'ruptediy.
.wounded by Miss Katlo Roubongh, a I condition is excellent, and that "he
girl of less than 20 years, who is em- feels very well. Continued issuance
uloyed as telegraph operator for the
•Norfolk and Western railway at lot bulletins is regarded as superfluous
Thacker. Howardson late Saturday (and the attendance of physicians is
night entered the tower where the
girl was at work Yiloni! and'attempted
-to embrace her. but she Had, ji. revol
ver and fired four shots at him. two
of which penetrated Howardson's
chest.
is said the rniji^roi-j him
ously sippi-elK-nsive.
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PROPOSES
LAW TO PURGE jNATURALl
ZATION SERVICE.
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 7.—The an
nual report of the attorney general of
the United States calls attention to
the naturalization frauds disclosed
during the last year in every section
of the country and says that etery
honest citizen is deeply concerned in
preventing the practicing of dishonest
claims to that high.right. He there
lore has framed a law which he ?ec
ommends for the consideration of con
gress and which he believes will bring
about the desired results.
Alone in Telegraph Tower She Shoots I.health, is' willing that the Associated vit 17 n"PATIPVTPTV Tl II T'lPTPH TTIUTT1 I
really no longer necessary as thero is
not the slightest occasion for concern.
Not So Reassuring.
Paris, Dec. .7.—Information received
here through authoritative channels
fr.om Berlin represent the condition of
VOLUME'53 OTTTJMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1903.
w„rrJ'"Z SSSiBASK HAS REOPENID RA1IFIED BY JDNTA
that the empe^rs
Empeioi W illiftpi' as being less sntis- this oitv several- weeks acn was
factory than is-officially admitted. It I
of the clilkl, who are earnest
fl
The .iury, HsiVf tlx child died from
diphtheria mid'- thai/' the caiwits wlll
fnlly donl»r! ptorie tieauuent. aided
and .iHjttei! fey. Miss Jlandeviilii. and
W1Li. "NOT PLAY WITH thai Miss Mamievlllc Ijms imifested to
treat :md cure dlsennlh, (.onLraiiy to
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LION TAMER KILLED.
for Dossau, tfertnaux, Dec.
*,»tiroe yearn captain aad second bi-i?- Fischer, •a/uon tamer wan- torn to
man ol' tlKe-^^Veaport tfeaiii lia bemi pieces to/ay by four lioiiti a me-
:\Ti faaiiagtr :iid :iasr:» li«ru iu sigiit. ot'
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BLAIWED.
Jury Places Responsibility
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Th^re was 8 lnr?re r-ttenclance at the
nervines, inrlv'iins: reiny memhers of Davenport, Dec. 7.—As a result of
"hctli houses of eougrass. The romaim! Uie coroner's Inquiry into the deqth of
.-•wew!.placcd in the .T^' i-.-ics-vn-iTt nnril Carrie Gle.ss:ier, lho S-year-old duugh
/detnilh cf thfiual inteimout, shall IH1 t_er ol1 Frederick Giessner. the .i^rand
decided upon.
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jury'may. Indict Miss Anna Man^eville.
tts". fhriKtlun Soieiu-f lender, and the par
ent.s<p></p>DUBD0UE!~
ness men.
7.
liu-.'l'iv., of i)i':.)!jlc!. Her ''eliiiOvfeu Mere
vi:r as a in a nox \vit:ifn:jtng l^c perr-oniiniics
-wiu ii /bt'ir mother waa killed, fcss••
FFau
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CAUSES PANIC PRESIDENT
CANNOT ACT
PRACTICAL JOKER FRIGHTENS
MANYi AT BICYCLE RACE.
BAiSED CET OF "JIBE"
People Broke Down parriers and
Crowded the Trask in Front of Rid
era—A Catastrophe Narrowly Avert
ed Only by Prompt Action.
New York, bee. 7.—Serious results
were narrowly averted in a panic at
the six day bicycle race in Madison
Square Garden today when a crimin
ally reckless practical joker in the
audience lit a paper under a sleep
ing man's chair and shouted "fire."
Several hundred persons oil that side
of the garden rushed in a panic from
their seats and, breaking through the
guard rail fell and slid down the steep
sides of the wooden track.
Race Temporarily Stopped.
The referee ordered the riders to
dismount and succeeded in stopping
them before the leaders reached the
struggling mass on the track. In the
galleries the cry of Are caused great
excitement but after several minutes
order was restored and the race was
resumed.
A Clqfee Race.
At 10 o'clock all the teams bunched
at 225 miles, two laps, nearly a mile
behind the record, with the exception
of Redspeth and Dore, the colored rid
ers, who had been lapped repeatedly.
Moran Hurt in Fall.
Moran and McLean have withdrawn
because of Injuries sustained by the
latter in a- spill.
STAGG SHOWS IMPROVEMENT.
Maroon Coach's Fever Abates and
Crisis May be Passed.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Athletic Director
A. A, Stagg of the University of Chi
cago showed still further improvement
Saturday. His fever had almost en
tirely disappeared, there was no sign
pt
any spread of the disease, and he
was generally stronger than he had
been since Thanksgiving day. Dr.
Kahike believes the crisis has been
passed and that his patient will in the
course of another week be convales
cent.
SLAIN IN RESCUING A GIRL.
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE IS UNABLE
TO TAKE HAND IN COLORADO
TROUBLE. .'
CONFERS WITH SENATORS
Teller and Patterson This Morning
Visited the President With An Ap^i
Washington, Dec. 7.—An appeal
from the Western Federation of Min
ers was presented to the President to
day by Senators Teller and Patterson,
urging him to exercise federal authori
ty in bringing about an adjustment of
the situation which has arisen be-
Ten Per Cent Decrease in ray OT lo, p0uncj The process consists of
000 Cotton Mill Operatives.
Boston, Dec. 7. The wages of 15,
000 cotton mill operatives were reduc
ed about ten per cent today in the
New England mills, making a total of
those who' have had their pay lowered
up to the present time 80,000.
IN CLUTCH OF DIPHTHERIA.
One Hundred and Twenty Cases at
Leland Stanford University.
Stanford University, Cal.. Dec. 7.—
Two 'more suspected cases of diph
theria developed Sunday. Both Presi
dent Jordan and the health officer now
say that the situation is well in hand
and there is no cause for alarm. Of
120 cases none is serious.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALLE
GHENY, PA., IS REORGANIZED
AFTER BREAK.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Dec. 7.—The First
National bank of, Alleghany, which
closed, its doors shortly after the sus
pension of the Federal National bank
ago'
if is sW- reopened today.,' The institution has
been, reorganized and the men at its
wab
L. F. FITZGEfc^LD, A NEW YORK
MANUFACTURER, SHOOTS WO
MAN AND H4MSELF.
New York. Dec. 7.—tester F. Fitz-
M=
lowing telegram topfesident Moyer of I £y
the Weste^n ^derafiions ofMinersr
"The President states to us that un
der present conditions he has neither
the power nor the right to take such
action as you request"
"It Is said the form of the telegram
was agreed to by President Roosevelt.
LOWELL MILLS
St. Louia Laborer Aids Women in Dis
tress and Meets Death. and in no case to do any shopping af
St. -Louis, Mo., Dec. 7.—Lawrence
King's highway. The Italians had
two young women in custody, who
screamed for assistance as Fahle and
Matthew Walsh approached. The
young women were rescued, but in
the fight Fahle was stabbed. The po
lice have arrested an unknown Ital
ian on suspicion.
WAGES AGAIN DROP.
ter
r*»nt Decrease in Pav of
5,°/cl?ck,
Fahle, a laborer, was stabbed and in- designed to lighten the labor
stantly killed early Sunday by one of °f the store employes in the big shop
a number of drunken Italians on P'nS districts.
£AVE COTTON.
Condition of Market Will Not Imme
diately Affect them.
Sipwell, Mass., Dec.- 7.—A canvass of
manufacturers Sunday leaids to the
conclu&ion that the condition of the
cotton rrtarket will have no immediate
effect upon, the local -'cotton mills. The
Lowell millSv are more favorably sit
uated than those of -other cities, for
the reason thar-.they, have been using
cotton that was 'bought at a reason
able figure. Most., of them have
have enough raw material either on
hand or contracted fdr to keep them
running several months
APPEAL MADE TO SHOPPERS.
New York Preachers Urge Plan to Re
lieve Store Employes.
'New York, Dec. 7.—«In all Episcopal
churches of this city Sunday appeals
h'/he afternoon. The
Charles F. Kinney of-Drake university
15-'per
and two of his 'advanced chemistry
reduce the price from 65 to 15 cents
the distillation of turpentine and ox
alic acid. Edward Burroughs of Des
Moines, and D. W. Winship of Cenr
tral Illinois are Professor Kinney's as
sistants.
PLAN FOR GREAT REVIVAL.
lowq. Methodist Assembly Takes Up
Camp Meeting at Clear Lake.
Mason City, Dec. 7.—Plans for a
great revival at Clear Lake next July
are being perfected by the executive
committee of the Clear Lake assem
bly. It was the unanimous choice-that
Dr. E. J. Bulgin be secured to con
duct the services, and it is believed he
will accept. The camp meeting will
last ten days and the assembly will
follow.
CANAL TREATY GOES TO
PANAMA SENATE TO
DAY.
THE
Washington, Dec. 7.—Official infor
mation of the ratification by the junta
of Panama of the isthmian canal treaty
has been received by the administra
tion. The .president of Panama today
will send it to the senate in that city
for ratification by that body.
Treaty Sent to Colon.
Panama. Dec. 7.—At 8 o'clock this
liead are stablcjand experienced busi-! morning the canal treaty was sent to P"
I Colon on trial, preparatory to forward-:" "E
ing it to the United States.
WANTS CASE TAKEN FROM JURY.
Defense in Case of Schreckingost vs.
Milwaukee Co. Makes Motion.
From Monday's Daily.
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gorald a member of a glass manufact-j $76 and costs which he was given
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.this
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urlng firm of city, shot, and killed
Mrs. Matilda Wood at a hotel in Wil
liamsburg early today and tfcen com-
mit'ted suicide. Mrs. Wood iras the
wife of a newspaper compositbr v.h.o
said today that he believes fVtjgerald
against McGrath several months
... Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday and in
eommitred the crime because^Mrs
Wood ropnlleti his advaiices" ^It/-'
gerald was married liyt his
secured a dnorce.
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'IrarViif^
su"
tion this morni^^ ^o take Oie' case ity."SaS
from the jury. The attorneys are still
arguing the motion as the Courier goes
to press.
Silas Warren filed a case today in
which he a.»ks for the sale of certain
property belonging to John McGrath.
to satisfy a judgment in the sum of
ago.
THK WEATHER
Iowa Generally fair tonight aud
Tuesday. Colder Taesdaj\
HUnois Generally fair tonight and
the nprth
portion lonighi.
Local Weather.
WAS JEALOUS
PRINCESS ELIZABETH MARIE OF
AUSTRIA SHOOTS ACTRESS.
AN EUROPEAN SCANDEL
Wife of Prince Otto of Wlndisch
Graetz is Said to Have Shot and
Seriously Wounded Girl Who is Said
to Have Alienated Prince's Affection
Vienna, Dec. 7. Prince Otto of(
peal to Which He Answered Tha?' Windisch-Graetz, his youthful and im-j general of Cuba, employed detectives
He Has No Right to Interfere ^ealthy wife, Princess Eliza- jnot
nigm imerrere. beth Marie, whom he married only a
year ago and a pretty actress of an
The princess, who is the grand
daughter on her father's side of the
emperor of Austria and on her moth-
herh®art
t0 baVe Sh0t and uerl0usly
The affair is said to have taken place
in the palace on the estate of the
prince's family at Prague.
Vienna, Dec. 7. Authorities here
deny the report that Princess Eliza
beth, the wife of Prince Otto of Wind
ishch-Graetz shot and killed an actress
recently at Prague, because she found
the latter in the apartments of the
prince.
DEBS A SOCIALIST.
In a Speech at Chicago He Makes That
Fact Plain.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—"I stand a social
ist."
In this manner Eugene V. Debs
paraphrased David B. Hill's famous
remark, "I am a democrat," during the
address the former socialist candi
date for president made to a crowd
of 6,000 persons at the Coliseum yes
terday afternoon. The speaker flayed
the labor union leaders, such as Gom-
pers.nnd Mitchell, who have recently!
were made to the congregations by tlie opposed the adoption by the American Monday's Dally.
clergy on behalf-of/.Jhe Consumers' ederauon of Labor at the socialistic^, Martin Shindies 1011 Bast Main
Striking Union Miners Try to Escape
Arrest for Crimes.
MAKE CAMPHOR^^ ARTIFICIALLY. 'Tr. Shindley was apparently in the1
Drake Professor and Students Discov- tempted To ^uelWhl disturbing, ?est ?f ^ealthh
er Revolutionary Process. which clubs and revolvers were used
Des Moines. Dec. 7.—Professor freely, worked his way among the ag- corner of Union and Main streets he
gressors and
re®t- h.e
shot in the
students have discovered a method of seriously wounded. deceased was seventy-eight years of
manufacturing camphor which will
NO DISMISSAL.
Washington. D. C.. Dec. 7. The Uni-
MERCHANT DROPS DEAD.
Richard Kirk, a*Vinton Pioneer, Dies
Suddenly Today.
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 7.—(Special.)—
Richard Kirk, a wealthy pioneer mer
chant at Vinton, dropped dead there
today.
DOES GOOD BUSINESS
SOUTHWEST LIMITED MAKES
GOOD SHOWING ON FIRST
TRIP.
From Monday's Dally.
The new Southwest Limited trains
passed through Ottumwa last night for
the first time in their regular service
with their sleeping and compartment
was
?bout
Srh? w2- th! o? that a few days will find the South
rvJ in whifl'h ?hp n'ln^.'.iw
the regular schedule laid down for the
run between Kansas City and Ottum
wa. The west bound train did not fare
so well and arrived nearly one hour
late.
Limited running upon its fifteen
I hour schedule between Chicago and
CUy Wlth t,0Ck like
ms
track has been
Freight trains began using
day evening and yesterday the passen-
nectlons are made nnd all that re
mains 10 be done is the. bolting of the
cross li'.-s for about one hundred
feet.
Yard Tracked Extended.
Tho west end oi the.yard is to be
extended about 50u feet.' The flood of
last spring destroyed -about 300 feet
jof the track in, the west en4 of the
yard and this is now rebuilt. Vylien
I.'oii-.jiieted it will aci-ess to the
nd of three
U»" be iMiii'ictl «-Krpt ffoiy
ii v%
wife iiadt -'""ia, !t p. n. -t^ rseasi and. of three switch tracks thai
jji
Monday. 7 a. in fi-aniiol n«»- be unt.-r.-tl «.x -pt ftoiu Marioti from injuries received in
Mniiilav, p. ui
'---j football game three weeks ago.
MEMBERS OF SENATE COMMIT
TEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
Washington, Dec. 7.—The senate
committee on military affairs resumed
its hearing in the General Leonard
Wood case today, with Commander Lu
I clen Young, of the navy, on the stand.
ow
opera at Prague are the central figures pose of reporting their actions tp
in an extraordinary affair. Wood.
Denounced Regal Rights.
onfy8^ yearsf old.S ThS ^o^il^er-! the^ervfce^n^Cu^^f8 Captain^E!
miners and the authorities sonage, who denounced her rights to Bellairs The witness said so far as
Vi, tbejconclusion of the the throne of Austria in order to mar- he jmew Wood had no 'knowledge
PROBE CHARGE IN MEMORY
OF THE DEAD
HEAR WOOD CASE.
Charges Are Probed.
Much testimony was brought out in
relation to the charge that Wood, af
ter assuming his duties as governor-
connected
with the armyj.Jo shad-
rT-
certain army officers for thenar
Capt. Bellairs' Record,
^ded!jthat imn,
the handsome young^^tress!1with ^o met him
whom the prince is alleged to have had The character of Bellairs di& not
Denied By Authorities.
Colonel Diehl was called for the pur
pose of supplementing the testimony tumwa lodge No. 347, B. P. O. of
,, of Melville E. Stone general manager gathered yesterday afternoon at tha
g!
dictated, is asserted that Bellairs was an ex-convict and1 into an auditorium and it was none tod
imPl'e8S6d
favofaWy a11
a rendezvous. become known to Diehl until after the Parted ones. An excellent program
correspondent had been transferred made up of musical numbers and aq
from Cuba to China and later to the address by J. W. Geiger of Cedar Rap«
Philippines.
DEATH WAS SODDEN
MARTIN SHINDLEY,AN AGED RES
IDENT, SUCCUMBS TO
HEART FAILURE.
Drops Dead on East Main Street
While Returning Home From Town
—Resided In Ottumwa Continuous
ly .or Forty-Two Years.
Bessemer, ^5^ DeTT-Striking streets, while on his way home from.
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SHERIFF SHOT BY RIOTERS^' P^st jfprtyrtwo years, dropped, dead ^officers were responding to the ritual'
Saturday evening about 6:30 o'clock.: istic questions of the presiding offtcer-.
turn lo
Placed several under ar- fell to the ground, dying instantly:
Supreme Court Denies Motion in .actively engaged during thirty-five "We have assembled at this appoint*
Northern Securities Case. years
that
sudden
ted States supreme court today denied !the relatives who survive and by his ers, who within the past year were ac
tor the present the motion to-dismiss
the case of the State of Minnesota vs.
the Northern Securities Co., and post
poned further consideration of the
question until the case shall be heard
on its merits.
many friends.
Born in Germany.
Mr. Shindley was boj-n in Bairn,
Germany, January I, 1826. He was
married in the year 1851 and the
following year he removed to this
country. For several years the de
ceased resided near Utica, N. Y., and
was employed as a farmer. In 1809
Mr. Shindley came to Keosauqua,
where he was employed on the Bur
lington road, which at that time was
being constructed. Shortly after with
his wife he removed to this city. For
thirty-five years he has been employ
ed by the Burlington road, the greater
part of that time he having had charge
of the oil room at the local round
house. For the past seven years, he
has not been actlcely engaged.
Six Children Survive.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mary Shindley, and six children,
three of whom reside in Ottumwa. The
children are: John Shindley, Miss
Ella Shindley and Mrs. Chris Lowen
berg of this city: Mrs. P. G. Olson of
St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Catherine Ken
dall of Des Moines, and Mrs. G. F.
Comegys of Dallas. Texas. Word has
been sent to the out of town relatives.
The Funeral.
The fuueral will take place Wednes
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, the serv
ices to be conducted by Rev. J. Haef
ner. pastor of the German Lutheran
well filled with passengers. The east church will be held at the resi
bound train due in Ottumwa at 12: 10 denec. Intermeht will be made in the
Ottumwa cemetery.
twen^ mjnules late'
up eny minutes over
The local officials are well pleased'
with the showing made by the new
trains last night and have no doubt but
lltiins last dJill iia\ no CJOUDl DU
u'fcst
HELD FOR MURDER
MRS. GEORGE KLINGENBIEL AC
CUSED OF KILLING HER HUS
BAND.
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Des Moines, Dec. 7.—Mrs. George
The wxuk on the new "Y" connect-j Klingenbiel, who shot and fatally "B^Jher'c 'K^Ca^np-of o^-'i 1 fa' mi
the main line with^ the down town I
woun(led her
began using it Satur- fort to turn him over to the authorities
was
time. The shock of his! ed time to pay a just and fitting tritn
fleath is most keenly felt by! uae to the memory of departed broth*
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formally charged with murder to-'
VICTIM OF FOOTBALL.
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John Snider of Marion Dies From ln%i????jiS£-ltI®m
rie6 Rgcei
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MEMBERS OF OTTUMWA LODGES
NO. 347. B. P. O. E. JOIN IN
SPECIAL SERVICE.
SIXNAMES ADDED TOLIST
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Memorial Services Held Yesterday Af»
ternoon In Lodge Room Attended
by Many—Eulogy Delivered by J. J,
Smith—Address by J. W. Geiger.
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Froin-.Monday's Dally.
Tp do^. honor to the memory of theij
depa?tedxbrothers the members of Ot
c'u^.
rooms
service-
bal1
the annual memorial
The handsomely furnished
room in the Elks' hall was thrown
large for the audience, which gathered
to jom the Elks ln euloglzmg the de
id6 and the eulogy by J. J. Smith waa
heard.
The Musical Numbers.
The program opened with the selec*
tion "Thou Shall Be My Rfest," by Wil«.
kinson, by a quartet composed of Misa
Susanna Lynch. Mrs. Nellie Brown.
Hughes, James Swirles and Miles
Crawford and Miss Helen Hyatt, ac
companist. The quartet was heard to
excellent advantage in this rendition
and In the two selections, following,
"Twilight" by Sudds and "Messiah ia
King," by Marzo.
Musical numbers by Mrs .Nellid
Brown Hughes, who sang a solo,
"Homeland" by Johnson, most effec*
tively, James Swirles, who sang Gou-
nod's "Redemption," and Dr. W. P.
McDonald who was beard in Allitsoij'a
"The Lord is My Light," were greatlj
enjoyed.
Audience Joins in Ocje.
The opening lodg^ ceremonies werd
presided over by F. A. Nimocks exalt*
ed ruler of the lodge, the members
standing around the room while "the
,.i Btauuiug «u*uuuu ruurn wuiit: tuc
near the corner of Main and Union, The chorus standing joined in Ih'e
w^e,n to.r^
uis nome, out wnen near tne gnjjtjj
head and from an attack of heart trouble. The
s™f
tively engaged among us, aiding us
by their best efforts aDd uniting with
us in the social and business affairs ot
our order, but who ha.ve since left us
for their eternal home. On this occa
sion it is proper that we recall the sub
lime thought and sentiment expressed
in the motto of our order: The faulta
of our brothers we write iu the sand
their virtues on tablets of love and
memory.'
Many Good Men.
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5
re^atnld standlSJ
ed the invocation. The eulogy by J.
was
age and had lived in the city of Ottum- the Benevolent and Protective Ordei!
wa for forty-two years having been-of Elks:
then heard. Mr. Smith
ke in rt ag f0nOws:
The Eulogy.
"Ladies and gentlemen: brothers o£
"Happily there are many men in this
world, even in a small city like this,
who we. speaking in familiar phrase,
should call and rightly call, good men
—men who perform fairly well the
simple duties of life who try to be, or
at least intend to lie, estimable hus
bands, fathers, sons, brothers and
neighbors, but there are few anywhere
whose goodness stands year in and
year out, the wear and tear of common
days, whose virtues are never dimmed
by the dust, which rises from disap
pointment or even from worthy toil
and unavoidable cares. But the luster 5
ot kind acts and generous deeda *''|5
should overshadow little errors and ^1®
mistakes and faults, If any, be forgot-
r~
ten in pleasant recollections of tha .V&
nobler qualities in the life and charac*
ter of the man. -'-i
Death Removed Six Members.
"During the last year death lias re-
The Non.Residents.
"Brother W. S. Arenshield was accl'
dentlv killed on the'railrond. He tya4
a brother of Dr^Arensiiield of this city.
He resided in Elilon. was a locomotive -'L
engineer, and his neighbors speak oC
him as a man of exemplary clnraet.r,
,n8ane husband in an ef-1 Brother M.* Moul.on 'each
Med at Colorado Springs, where both
of
gers used it for the first time. The I ering their lost health. Duting theirv
track is all laid and the switch con- Jay and held to the grand jury under jast jiiness tliey were kindly treated
¥3,000 bond. Klingenbiel died in the and car.jd for by the brothers of the
jail here Saturday night. ,-| lodge at Colorado Springs, and after |&!i ,ilfc
their deceaae: their remains were nc ?$jm
to theit.tesBectlve homes. The neigh- $$$•'.
tllffnl-had
bors and friends of th»3e two brothers
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in term3 ot
t-aj§
moved six members of this lodge. CM
these four were non-residents of this
city, and I regret that I cannot spealc
of them from personal knowledge, as It
Is not my privilege to enjoy a personal 3
acquaintance with any of them.
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fw
He waa
c*^
gone in the hope of recov-
l^fe
highest
Brother Paul S. .Millgr resided in^
Keosauqua'but died "in St! ixmis. He
was engaged in the real estate and in
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