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.Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottum
wa, Iowa,
Entered as second class matter October
,17, 1J03, at the postolHee, Ottumwa. Iowa,
l8%ber Congress of March 8,
THE COAL SITUATION.
^The country is face to face with the
4fObability of a suspension of the pro
tection of coal, both bituminous and
Anthracite, during the coming summer.
Tge agreements under which the min
ers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Il
linois, Iowa and northern Missouri are
now working will expire on April 1 of
fe present year, just two weeks in the
ture, and next week the representa
tives of the miners and operators of
-Jgiose states will meet in Indianapolis.
:Jhe situation is somewhat complicated
cause Ihe operators of the Iowa-
I to participate in the agreement which
lis made for Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
I Pennsylvania, though the making of a
-scale for Iowa must always await the
'Settlement upon conditions in the east
ern field. On the other hand, the Iowa
miners take part in the deliberations
jprior to the meeting of the joint con
vention and have a voice in the in
struction of the miners' delegates to
the joint meeting.
In Iowa the 14,000 miners who com
pose the branch of tlje United Mine
Workers known, as District No. 13 are,
on an average, of the highest class of
-Intellect to be found anywhere in the
anion. The men who lead the miners'
union in Iowa are men of good, con
servative judgment They are opposed
to strikes as a general proposition and
they believe that practically every dif
ference that arises between the em
ployers and employes can be settled
amicably without a suspension of
work. The bulk of the membership is
with them and the result has been that
for many years Iowa's coal interests
have been especially well conducted
and there has been good feeling be
tween the operators and miners. There
have been occasional isolated strikes,
tut a general strike, like those that
have left bloody trails behind them in
the eastern states, is not and never
will be popular in Iowa.
The Iowa delegates to the national
gathering of the miners' union will ad
vise against a strike. It is understood
that the opponents of a strike are in
jthe majority in the delegation from
Pennsylvania. The Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana miners are said to be deter-
and Business Men of the City
'W&
A,
on a sca]e
... ,. here as governed in Pennsylvania dur
northern Missouri field are not allowed
THE TOBACCO TRUST.
Yesterday's dispatches to the Cou
rier announced that the American To
bacco Co., popularly known as the
"tobacco trust," enjoyrd an increase
some of the other big corporations
other that is more dangerous to its
of import as is the additional fact that
competitors to secure the supplies of
tobacco they should have. rpjj0
Already the large independent firms
1
lica
QC miion
are buying tobacco for use as much
as five'years in the future. A loca'
manufacturer is authority for tne
statement that unless a cigar maker
has the capital to invest in this way
he cannot expect Jo remain in_ busi- g^jp
ness very long. This means that
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COR GREEN AND SECOND STS
Call on or address.
Dr. J. C. Boiiham,
M'^OTTUMWA.
low,
ELKS' BLOCK.
ji'iiijifiiii'iiii' ii iii
mined not to censent to a compromise great many thousands of small cigar. worsteds are very active and the out
with the operators, and thug the mat- factories are facing an early end. I put of muslin underwear is heavy,
ter stands, with a strike apparently in' th,e facts as related by the Ot- Omaha.—Trade is unusually heavy
prospect The majority rules and each tumwa manufacturer are correct there in hardware, and the volume of busi
side in the joint convention will vote is every reason to believe that the ness far exceeds that of the same
as a unit, regardless of the views of:"tobacco trust.'.' if the evidence can be„month of 1905. Prices are firm. In
the minority. secured, can be prosecuted under the boots and shoes weather conditions
Men who have given close study to anii-trust laws with every hope of sue- have caused a somewhat larger trade.
the coal situation, including prominent cess. ••.-%,
miners and operators, do not.believe!
(that there will be a long strike. There! RUSSIA AND THE CENSOR.
may be a suspension of one, two or The censor in Russia seems to bo
Publisher three months, but it will come in the working overtime and Russia is corres-1 tions good. Receipts of cattle are the
-A., w. LBE
IAS. P. POWELL Business Mnniiger summer, when the demand for coal is pondins ly dark, darker1 than ever be- heaviest of the year, with an unusu
at a minimum. It is believed that in fore. The darkness that broods over ally active demand from local sources.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. the end conservative counsel will pre- the, country is more mysterious than (Prices are steady. Closing prices of
r?l%SSSrrtacVri2rea'1
vail and that, before
worked upon the people as a whole the rest of the world .consists of meagre
I miners and operators will get together mention of the arrests of anarchists
that will permit of a resump- Little of importance besides this is al
tion of operations lowed to cross the frontier. There
The Iowa miners and operators, at1 can be little doubt that events of
their recent joint meeting/ in Des great moment are transpiring there.
Moines, adjourned subject to call by But the censorship appears to have
the presidents of the two organiza- been restored with increased vigor,
tions. This call must be issued prior to This is evidenced by the suppression
people need fear no such conditions
in„ the
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great anthracite strike. The
Iowa coal interests are practically pow
erless in this matter and must be gov
erned by the eastern interests as to a
suspension of work, but the conduct of
the miners is entirely to be governed
by their officers during the suspension,
if one comes. This means in Iowa that
it will be a peaceable suspension, not
a disorderly and bloody strike. For
the Iowa miners are conservative and
sensible.
April 1. If tnere Is an agreement at of details, as in the following item no depressing effect on new business.
Indianapolis there will be little loss of that came from Riga: "Four hundred
time in leaching an agreement in Iowa, military executions have occurred in
for there is and always has been good Lavoaia as a result of the governor's
feeling between the two wings of the. repressive measures." What were
coal industry in this state. If the In- those executions for? Here we have
dianapolis conference adjourns without wholesale killing without a word con
reaching an agreement the Iowa meet- cerning the crimes of the condemned
ing will be held in order that arrange
ments can be made by the operators
with the miners for union men to keep
the mines in good repair during the
It savors of the old Russia in its most
despotic period.
Not long ago a dispatch from St.
Petersburg announced that the czar
the date for the
suspension of work. Whatever comes had set April 7 as
out of the Indianapolis meeting, Iowa elections to the douma. The opening I Herald is of the opinion that it would,
of the assembly was announced for ilf adopted, have disfranchised a largo
probably be postponed because of the
muddy condition of the roads in the
spring. With the crushing of the revo
lution the entire fabric of reform
seems to have fallen to pieces. The
more secure the czar finds himself the
further away are the. plans for a uni
versal franchise. The loyalty of the
army has been established. This ap
peared to be the one great concern
of the crown. Since the reactionists
have again felt a strong grip upon the
government there is developing daily
a tendency to go hack to the extremes
of autocracy.
Had the revolutionists gained
strength with the passage of the win
ter there is little doubt the douma
io
of $2,908,000 in its business for 1905 have assembled at the time set.
ns compared with that of 1904. Though JJ
ow
er
that the vacillating czar no long-
fears
the
are berated much more loudly than is extension of the elective fran
the big tobacco'concern, there is no
mob there is grave doubt
chjge wil] be
extended at all, but if at
wjjj
^e
a mere
small competitors. Last year the freedom of which the patriots dreamed
tobacco trust" made a net profit or j-^e beginning. Russia seems to be
$25,000,000. This fact is not so full
Sjjpping
tnm
the big company is buying up the vis- rpjjere
burSj. Qf
been
m0Vement
tr}0tg
wrung
... .... +V»*» nonn
men at the head of this
who were constructive pa-
instead of destructive anarchists
substantial
reforms could have been
from the crown. Good leader-
wouifl
have perfected a thorough
organization before striking a blow.
There were great obstacles in the
paths of the revolutionists, but the op
portunity was there. Instead of mak
ing a systematic campaign for certain
measures of freedom which the czar
was frightened into promising last Oc
tober, the people allowed themselves
to be led by crazy anarchists whose
idea of revolution was the cowardly
throwing of bombs at officials and the
massacre of helpless Jews.
ting better and has every prospect of
growing and growing in the future.
Railway earnings continue on the in
crease, showing a growing volume of
commerce, and the increase of Febru
ary, 1906, over February, 1905, is
shown by R. G. Dun & Co. as 24.3 per
cent. Foreign commerce at the port
of New York for last week showed
three brackets leading manufacturers
are quoting 90 and 20, and above the
third bracket 90 and 10 and 5. It is
estimated that present consumption
is about 1,000,000 boxes per month,
and production is large.
Chicago.—The distribution of gener
al merchandise is of exceptional mag
nitude. Wholesale orders are large in
the aggregate in dry goods, footwear,
men's furnishings, clothing and food
products. Buying for the interior is
ahead of all former experiences.' The
markets are attended by large num
bers of visiting merchants, who re
port very satisfactory conditions
throughout the western country. The
demand for hardware and sporting
goods is brisk, and heavy shipments
are being made to the farms of wire
and other material for improvements.
Reports as to retan trade indicate
that the buying is well sustained,
clothing, furniture, carpets and other
household needs being freely bought.
Boston.—At first hands cotton goods
are rather quiet, hut jobbers report
active distribution and a good demand
especially for all wash fabrics, with a
pronounced scarcity of ginghams.
The American Woolen Company re
ports the best year's business on re
jcord, with orders on books sufficient
to keep machinery running tui. for
some time. All worsted mills are do
ing well and have plenty of business
on hand. The wool market is strong
er owing to the cleaning up of consid
erable unsold supply and firm advices
from abroad.
St. Louis.—Increased volume of bus
iness is noted in nearly all lines, with
dry goods, footwear, and millinery
leading in activity. The attendance of
buyers is large, as the third spring
meeting of the Interstate Merchants'
association is now being held. Collec
tions are good.
Worcester.—A large spring business
is anticipated, as good orders are be
ing placed. Skilled labor is scarce
and in good demand in machinery,
machinists' tools and kindred lines,
and the volume of trade in wire spe
cialties continues heavy. Textile milla
are generally well employed, while
satinets are still moving slowly. Fancy
THUS OTTTTMWA. OOTTRIKfl
Collections are a little slow. Dry
goods houses report a very satisfacto
ry trade and orders for fall goods are
plentiful, prices favorable and collec-
Ail the news that comes to the hogs are the highest of the season and
receipts a little lighter than last week.
The sheep market is dull.
Minneapolis.— Warm weather in
some sections has induced early open
ings of spring lines and results have
been satisfactory. Jobbers are ship
ping large quantities of spring and
summer merchandise, the accumula
tion of heavy weight material having
Prices are firmly held as a rule, and
collections are satisfactory. Lumber
shipments for the year were 7,008,000
feet, against 4,416,000 feet a year ago.
April 28. Later cable the report that! the ?tate and
the assembling of the douma would'would have perpetrated upon an un-
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
suspecting public
sles."
mockery of that
witli ever increasing momen-
back into Its own grim history,
may
ible supply of tobacco and^ purchasing ^e revolutionists, and the lull in their
also vast tobacco fields, in order to operations now may only presage a
make it impossible for its smaller
j,e sporadic outbreaks of
activity, but their cause seems
tQ bo logt for the present
canse Gf
revolution in Russia
{or lack of leadership.
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The Spirit Lake Herald asserts that
the defeated Crossley primary bill
"was the most gigantic structure of
pure red tape ever proposed for enact
ment in an Iowa assembly." The
endless controver-
"No one can complain," Says the
Des Moines Mail and Times, "that
Senator Dolliver is not 'lining up' and
striking out bodily for what he be
lleves to be right and In support of his
friends, especially his friend George
D. Perkins. He does, not seem to be
scared by the cry of 'wolf!'"
The Cedar Rapids Republican con
cedes the right of Mr. Cummins to
again be a candidate for governor, but
it concedes that he hap neither the
moral nor the political right to make
his canvass within the party by im
punging the motives of other candi
dates. "The republican party has
been in the habit o£ giving all candi
dates a fair hearing," continues the
Republican. "The party has never
looked with tolerance on personal at
tacks on other candidates. Mr. Cum
mins must give his opponents li). the
race a fair do41."
The Cedar Rapids Record charges
the removal of the circle from the bal
lot to the "epidemlo of reform" which
is rampant. "There was. no demand
whatever for a change," the Record
asserts.
The Marshalltown Times-Republi
can says the Hughes anti-pass bill, as
adopted by the senate, while not sat
isfying the demands of the most radi-
w» ivuou.u.| j, nmrkable devotion.to a cause she be
If there °al, seems to meet the real demands of ,j
ni-o
HOW BUSINESS GROWSI
It is useless to deny, even If we
would, that business is good, is get- prafse and indorsement given him by
.. Pnmm ns nnd hln friends pstnna thnm
Pittsburg—There Is a good demand
for window glass, and prices are bet
ter than for some time. On the first
an increase in exports over the same be necessary before the republicans
week last year of $926,216, while im
ports decreased $71,695. Reports from
the leading business centers follow:
r»t r»fl
1
ir tolrAa tnn
the people. "It practically takes tho
free pass out of politics." continues
the Times-Republican. "That is about
all that the people are asking."
"It makes no difference to the Free
man-Tribune," says the Webster City
paper of that name, "who Senator
Dolliver supports for governor of
Iowa It will uphold his hands so long
as he stands firm in the fight for pop
ular rights."
The Cedar Rapids Gazette observes
that Major Rathbun is enjoying one
distinction in the present guberna-/
torial campaign. No one is calling
him names, and no one is asserting
that he. Is a republican who is tied to
any factional Interest,
"We believe Dolliver has a mean
disposition," says the Creston Adver
tiser. "Just think how the belated
Cummins and his friends estops them
from calling him a tool of the corpor
ations because he believes there is
more than one man In the state who
is honest enough and big enough to be
governor."
The Marshalltown Herald notices
that the democrats of Iowa are be
ginning to sit up and take notice and
it says that "a sound drubbing may
will awake to a realization of the fool
ishness of factionalism."
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the Hughes anti-pass bill "runs
not against the pass Itself, but against
does not attempt to abolish the pass.,
it merely restricts the use of It."
"Dolllver's bandwagon will have to
be enlarged If the rush conltnues,"
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
——o—
"In the eleventh district," observes
the Dubuque Times, "It has been re
duced to this proposition: Governor
Cummin's has Indorsed Senator Dolli
ver and Senator Dolliver has Indorsed
Mr. Perkins. Therefore Mr. Perkins
is a man all republicans can trust.'
The Clinton Herald observes that
since Congressman Hedge refused to
run again for congress the first dis
trict has developed a regiment of
statesmen.
—o—
The Creston Advertiser believes that
"The sore spot from the Dolliver
blow Is beginning to show," says tho
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The Charles City Intelligencer''ex
presses pity for the man who Is so
blindly foolish as to think all the po
litical good Is in his party or his fac
tion of his party. "He is one-eyed,
and that eye Is a poor one," asserts
the Intelligencer.
"The few of us who stood by Dol
liver all through the preliminaries
hope the new converts will not try to
crowd us from the banquet board,"
says the Vinton Eagle..
"The state of Iowa will not be re
districted this winter," says the Cedar
Rapids Republican. "The bills that
were introduced for that purpose all
had ulterior motives in them. The
state of Iowa can wait, until there is
another federal census taken."
"Senator Dolliver seems to have the
only sure-enough political bandwagon
in Iowa," remarks the Sibley Tribune.
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The Clinton Herald saVs that just
now the first district is the warmest
.spot In Iowa, politically.
"Dolliver is supporting Perkins, and
if Perkins is- to be known, as the gov
ernor said at LeMars, by the company
he keeps, Perkins must be a Dolliver
republican, which ought to be good
enough for any Iowan says the Coon
Bapids Enterprise.
THE ARGUMENT OF LAST RESORT
St. Loul^Wplobe-Democrat: There
has been a sharp fight near Jolo, the
capital of the Sulu islands, between
the United States forces and a largo
band of Moro bandits. The action
lasted from the middle of the after
noon until the next morning, and Its
seriousness may be judged from the
fact that the American casualties
footed up eighteen killed, fifty-two
wounded, making .the fight one of the
most severe our troops have had in
the archipelago. For a long time the
bandits had been raiding peaceful in
habitants and defying the United
States authority. Their stronghold
was In a crater at the. summit of a
mountain 2,100 feet high, with steep
approaches extensively fortified. The
Moros knew every foot of the ground
thoroughly, but our forces, composed
partly of a naval contingent, which
sustained nearly half the losses, stuck
to the difficult assault until they ex
terminated the 600 bandits.
The Moros are Mohammedans, shar
ing the belief that to fall in battle is
a sure passport to Paradise. They
give no quarter and ask none, and
are beyond the reach of any form of
diplomatic persuasion. Their attitude
was a complete denial of any law or
regulation except such as they could
enforce by physical force and savage
cruelty. It was necessarily a fight to
the death. The only course that
amounted to anything was adopted.
Major General Leonard Wood com
manded the United States forces and
was present throughout the action. He
seems to have been careful that not
one of the Moros got away, and was
justifiably more sweeping in that re
spect than was General Jacob H.
Smith in the island of Samar. When
General Wood went to the Philippines
it was supposed, from things that werq
said and done, that he was to wear a
rosewater halo, but he got down to
business requisites in the battle of
Jolo.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY.
Des Moines Capital.—The life record
of Susan B. Anthony represents a re-
ii
freedom
was the keynote of her existence. She
believed In freedom for all people re
gardless of sex, color or previous con
dition of servitude. She was an abo
litionist when It required sublime
courage to confess the faith. In the
Strength
and varlllty of her young
womanhood she espoused the cause of
the black man. In the midst of a riot
ir. Buffalo, she went on to Rochester
undaunted. Egged and burned in
effigy in Syracuse, she Journeyed to
the next city—pleading all the while
for liberty for the slave.
But there was another class tor
whom she demanded emancipation be
fore the bar of public opinion—the
emancipation of her own sex. So long
as woman was deprived of any right
which man was permitted to enjoy in
matters of government, so long did
Susan B. Anthony regard her sisters
as the victims of a cruel bondage.
In her notable career Miss Anthony
frequently manifested that Intolerance
which those en rapport with a partic
ular cause are wont to feel toward
those who are less enthusiastic or en
tertain divergent views. This Char
acteristic, however, did not seem to
lessen the respect which the public
felt for Miss Anthony. She had been
for so many years the most command
ing figure in an earnest group, that
men and women everywhere were
glad to pay her the tribute of their
admiration.
Susan B. Anthony passed through
many notable periods of our national
history—not merely as an inconspicu
ous observer, but as a participant
capable of commanding a hearing.
She did not live to see the triumph of
the particular reforms which she most
earnestly desired, but she did live to
see recognition of the rights of her sex
in wise laws for the protection of their
rights adopted in practically every
state of the union, and their entrance
into and splendid success in fields of
effort which seemed impossible a half
century ago.
RICHLAND.
Governor Cummins Is misrepresenting as follows: For mayor, B. H. Rarmer
the issue and that the republicans of for clerk, F. J. Fearls for councll
Iowa do not either have to give him men, John Brlstow and I. M. Walker
another term or submit to the control for assessor. Oscar Hlnshaw for park
of the corporations. That the gov- commissioner, George Long.
ernor is conscious of this fact the Ad
vertiser also believes. ,,
"Some of the reformers in congress
are trying to legislate out of the gov
ernment service at Washington clerks
more than 70 years of age," says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. "The
chances are that this will be found to
be a bigger job than passing the rail
read rate bill."
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er characterizes some Iowa newspa
pers as "standpat," and some as "pro
gressive," while it labels the Sioux
City Journal "half and half." Th9
Journal is frank to say that It doesn't
like any of the designations. "Just
plain *rep.' ought to be descriptive
enough for any republican newspa
per," it says.
Richland, March 14.—Dr. R. H.
Payne and trrandson, Don Starr, are
in Chicago.
The regular spring election will be
held Monday, March 26, when one
mayor, two councilmen, treasurer, as
sessor and one park commissioner will
be elected. Last Monday evening a
convention of republicans was held to
nominate the city officers, which were
Notwithstanding the bad condition
of the roads a large crowd of people
cam6 to town to bring In produce and
attend the three sales. The merchants
around the square were all busy.
At the school election Monday the
proposition to build a $3,000 addition
to the school house carried. 128 votes
for It. cast by the men, and 22 against
38 for and 5 against cast by the wo
men. A lively interest was manifest
as this proposition was defeated a few
years ago.
Sheriff Teeters, of Washington, was
a visitor here a short time recently.
Logan Frederick, of Ollle, cried two
sales here Saturday.
p. Wiles, of Des Moines, has been
in town several days.
Mrs. Jacob Jones had a carpet rag
tacking lait Thursday. There was
also one at Mrs. Wm. Calllsters for
Mrs. Gene Davis.
Sunday at high noon, Harry Mathers
and Miss Maggie Reck were united
In marriage at the home of the
bride's mother by Rev. Barnett, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Only a few of the immediate relatives
and friends were present
The First National bank here un
derwent examination last Wednesday
by the bank examiner.
Bunk Ward had a horse sale Sat
urday afternoon and disposed of some
thirty horses.
John. Alexander cams dova tram
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without taking a fee from them. This
Is why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. Dr.
Shallenberger is an eminently success
ful specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effectel In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill of all other physicians. His hos
pital experience and extensive prac
tice have made him so proficient that
he can name and locate a disease in a
few minutes.
Treats all- cases of Catarrh Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Sigourney Saturday to attend the sale
of household goods and to visit his
parents.
Harry Alexander's sale of household
goods occurred Saturday. A large
crowd was in attendance and every
thing sold at a great sacrifice.
Miss Carrie Seaton, who has been
teaching the winter term of school at
Boston closed last Friday.
J. G. Ranons was clerk for Samuel
Paul's sale last Tuesday near Brigh­
.Walter Drake shipped, hogs to the
eastern markets last Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. lies Tracy., returned from
Plalnfleld, Ind., last week,. where she
was called to attend the .funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. Massa Jessup.
Asbury Elngleton, who spont a few
days in the city and vicinity with
friends, returned, to his home in Can
ada recently.
Mrs. H. E. Alexander and sons, John
and Ambrose, will go to Sigourney
for a visit with relatives before mov-,
lr.g to their future hoine, which will
probably be Lincoln, Neb..
Mrs. M. L. Stewart and daughter,
who have lived for soyeral years south
'of tfHlb'n» are arranging to move to
town in the near future,
Miss Christie Pampei. of Lick Rldge
was in town last week, visiting with
friends and looking for a house, as she
and her mother will move here.
Revival meetings began at the
Christian" church Sunday. Evangelist
C. L. Walker will conduct the meet
ings, assisted by Rev. A. A. Wall.
Miss Gladys Barns of Packwood,
has been visiting fHends in town for
several days.
Ed Haworth and family have moved
to western Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rh'elhel, of Ollle,
spent last week in this city, visiting
relatives.
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Miss Nina Nason, of Ollle, was in
the city Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Swayze and little son
arrived here Friday from Eldora, for
-a visit with Mrs. Swayze's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Greeson.
Miss Olive Fox, who has been visit
ing relatives here, returned to her
home In Brighton Wednesday.
Miss Maud Hlnshaw, of Brighton
came In Frlday-to clerk a week or two
In Rivk & Warner's store.
Mrs. Oscar Hlnshaw was visiting
relatives last week in Pleasant Pllan.
John Kent was In Washington last
week.
C. W. Mills went to Washington on
Monday.
Albert Prlngle, who spent a couple
of weeks in southern Missouri, with
his uncle, has returned home.
't-'V* BELKNAP.
Belknap, March 13.—A telegram was
received here Sunday calling Frank
Burkhalter and mother, Mrs. Sarah
Burkhalter to Kankakee, 111., where
their brother and son, Charles Burk
halter was thought to be dying from
an attack of pneumonia. They left
over the Wabash yesterday morning.
Charles Burkhalter had spent but a
short time at Las Vegas, New Mexi
co. where ho had gone to restore his
health, when he returned to his home
at Kankakee, III., where he spent the
winter, and had become so well
that he had gone to work again. Word
was received from the family last
week stating that they were all as
weji as common. It is thought that he
has been 111 but a few days with
pneumonia. His many friends here
hope that he may again be restored
to health.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pettet return
ed home Thursday from Des Moines
wncre they have been called by the
Illness of Mr. Pettet's father, J. W.
Johnson. Word was received Sunday
trorning from Mrs. Johnson, stating
that while Mr. Johnson then seemed
most restless, he was no worse.
Intelligence of the death of Rev.
E. Moore, of Moulton, formerly pastor
of the Congregational church at this
place, was received here last week.
Clarence Vorhis, of Bloomfield, who
closed his term of school in the upper
room at this place Friday, March 2
was a business caller yesterday.
Rev. W. H. Slack was unable to
fill his appointment here Sunday aft
ernoon. Services have been greatly
hindered for' the past month by the
bad roads and bad weather. It is
hoped that the usual routine of ser
vices can soon be resumed.
Mrs. J. M. EUerline and daughter,
Miss Leta, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Eldon the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Pottorff and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crist, of Un
lonvllle, Mo., were the guests Friday
of Mrs. Sarah McGee.
Patrick Riley, of Coatsvllle, Mo., is
spending a few days at the home of
his brother, Thomas Riley.
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is the guest this week of her son, G.
H. Middleton.
John Russell left last Wednesday
with his car of household goods for his
new home at Independence, Kansas.
Mrs. Russell and two children left on
Friday after a short visit at Florls,
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Bolwar, and at this place and Drake
vtlle. with-her sisters and other rela
tives.
M. H. Cox and family, of La Plata,
Mo., have movod onto the place va
cated by Mi-, and Mrs. Russell.
Rev, Slack, of Florls, and Rev.
Springer, of LIbertyvllle, were caller*
hero Wednesday, while on their way
home from Exllne, where they had
been conducting a series of meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Munn and two
children, of Bloomfield. visited here
Wednesday with Mr. Munn's parents,
Mr. g(hd Mrs, J. T. Munn.
Master Jesse Middleton, of Bloom
field, visited here at the G. H. Mid
dleton home last week,
Mrs. Obe Burns and children visited
in Bloomfield last week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Songer.
Mrs. Sarah McGee returned home
Thursday from Perry township, where
she had spent the past week at the
home of friends.
Miss 'iTnnpP&^st vupjprar"quite
last week, is wiflN&Mn.
Mrs. G. D. Conner, who has been
ill for so long, Is about well again.
Harvey Owens, whose house was
burned down a few weeks ago, Is pre
paring to rebuild.
Clay Owens and family moved out
of town last week.
I. Ware left yesterday morning for
Bloomfield to attend the county tem
perance convention.
Mrs. Martha Pence attended the fu
neral at Bloomfield of Mrs. Osa Dun
lavy recently.
STRIFE OF BATH TUB.
Women of Center, Neb., in Turmoil atf
to Prestiae.
Center, Neb., March 19.—The bath
tub in SaunderB' hotel annex barber
«hop Is in hot water all the time on
Thursdays, which are "ladles' day" iu
the tub. One day a week is proving
too short a time for the entire femin
ine portion of the village to revel in
a cleansing splash. Now there are
questions of social prestige arlsina
becauslng the banker's wife wants to
bathe before the tub is used by the
blacksmith's wife. Mr. SaunderB Is
much worried over the situation and
•wishes he never had established a
"ladies' day" for the only bath tub la
town.
In order to solve the difficulty
much as possible, Mr. Saunders has
arranged, a schedule for the various
hours from 7 a. m. Thursday until
midnight, and each bather is allotted
forty-five minutes to make use of the
modern convenience. As a result
twenty-two of the feminine Inhabi
tants get near godliness once a week,
and the other five women of the
county seat work in their bath turns
in the absence of those who cannot
come on schedule hours.
Last
Thursday a crowd of women
crowded about the bath tub door be-j
fore the sun had fairly got started,!'
and there were some very large andi
angry words spoken when Mrs. Han-'
sen, forming a good Interference,
dashed through the line and held the
tub for the first touchdown. Today all'
sorts .of trouble are falling to the lot
of the hotel man.
Mrs. Saunders told her husband o|
the complaint that was general, and
Mr. Saunders consulted the town eoun
cil and then resolved to post a sched
ule on the bath room door, giving
each woman forty-five minutes, so far
as the tltne lasted, arranging tha
names In alphabetical order. Mrs.
Barrett is a banker's wife, and Mrs,
Barnes a blacksmith's wife, and Mrs,
Barnes gets a bath first by this rule.
KIS8 IS NOT WORTH $4,000.11'
Verdict Set Aside and Mrs. Davis Woiv
ders What She'll Get.
Chicago, March 15.—The recent ver
dict of a jury in the superior court
awarding Mrs. Lilly Davis $4,000 dam
ages against Townsend Smith, a real
estate dealer, for a kiss which the lat.
ter is alleged to have stolen, has been
set aside by Judge Wright.
Judge Wright did not deny thai
Mrs. Davis was surreptitiously kissed
by Smith, but stated that he did
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nor
think the evidence was sufficient to
warrant so large a verdict and grant
ed a motion for a new trial.
In the suit the plaintiff alleged thai
some months before her marriage
Smith sought to embrace and hiss her
In his office. She sued for $10,000 and
a verdict lor $4,000 was returned,