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MILLER IS
TORM: .j OTTUMWA MAN TAKES
PROMINENT PART IN ALASKA
EXPOSITION PLANS
IOWANSTO THE FRONT
President of the Iowa Society Wants
the State to Be Well Represented at
Seattle World's Fare—Tells of Ad
vantages to be Gained.
Prof. O. L. Miller, formerly a well
ltnawn business man of this city, now
residing in Seattle, is, as president of
the Iowa society in Washington, play
ing an important part inthe prelim'
inary arrangements for the great
•Alaska-Pacific exposition which is to
be held in Seattle June 1, to October
15, 1909.
A great deal of interest 1b now being
displayed in Seattle in regard to the
probable action of the Iowa legislature
at the present session towards voting
a grant to properly represent Iowa at
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition,
which will be held in the city Of Seat
tle from June 1 to October 15, 1909.
I. N. Wilcoxen of Seattle, has been
appointed special commissioner for
tne exposition to Iowa, and he will ap
pear before the governor and state
legislature in the interest of the
world's fair and explain how Iowa
tfiay be permanently benefited by par
ticipation in the exposition.
Iowa Society Is Largest.
In Seattle there are about twenty
Btate societies each of whose mem
ship is obtained from former residents
Df the state from which the society
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The Year's Greatest Sale
All Men's $30 and $25 Suits -j gg
All
for
All Men's ?12 to $15 Suits
for
Men's $18 to $22 Suits -J gg
8.95
Come and Get Your Share of
These Bargains.
Your choice of eight lots of Suits,
ranging in value from $11 "7 OA
to $15 for I »0j
Every Purchase Is Guaranteed.
These Suits are in Black, Fancy and
Novelties. Material of the best grade,
Wool or Worsted, and will wear well,
retain their color and stay in shape.
Remember the
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price ,1 .Oj
Men's Fine Suits in Cheviots, Wor
steds, Oassimers and Novel- QO
ties, for
Worth from $8 to $12 or your money
refunded any time before January 25.
Another lot of about six lines 1 QC
for J.OJ
Worth from $6 to $10.
iety to choose from.'
A large var-
RONCHITIS is liable to follow sudden
exposure_to icy winter winds. Scott's
Emu If ton has wonderful curative
properties in bronchial diseases.
It contains glycerine to soothe the cough
racked delicate bronchial tubes, hypophosphites
to tone up the weary body, and cod aver oil to
build fat, new rich blood, and general strength.
.No alcohol and no narcotics.
A AUL DfcUGGlSTS 50c. AND $1.00.
HCj
A Poor Mail's Chance
For $2.98
your choice of about 60 Suits—well
made, wear well, suits in Black, Plain
or Fancy, Black Worsteds or Cassi
mere. They look like $10 Suits and
will wear as well. Nb off colors and
the same color and pattern as high
priced goods.
Sensational Overcoat
Bargains
A Tremendous Sacrifice—The Oppor
tunity of the Year.
HIGH GRADE U/ERCOATS
Men's Finest Black Kersey Overcoats,
worth $30, to be closed ir nr
out at ,13.
Men's Elegant Black Dress Overcoats,
worth $25, to be closed QA
out at 14.0J
Fine Black or Fancy and Novelty
Overcoats, worth ^2.50, g{*
Splendid Black or Fancy Overcoats,
r1?..'20-. 10.95
gets its name. The Iowa society of
the state of Washington is by far the
largest of these state associations,
there being 25,000 ex-Iowafis in Wash
ington, the majority of whom reside in
the city of Seattle. Prof. Miller is the
president of the Iowa society and he
is engaed at the present time in
preparing thousands of letters ad'
dressed to the editors, business firms,
farmers, legislators, permanent of
ficials and professional men of the
state. These letters are for the pur
pose of explaining the scope of the
Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition, and
how it may affect IOWa.
The exposition will be held primar
ily to exploit the vast interests of
Alaska and the Yukon territory and
the countries bordering on the Pacific
ocean. The presence of several mil
lion people in Seattle during the sum
mer of 1909 representing as they will
the leading industrials of South, Cen
tral and North America as well as
Japan, Korea, China, Manchuria, Si
beria, and of coiirse Alaska ahd the
Yukon territory, will afford Iowa a
hitherto unprecedented change to
show to the wofld her imrtienSe re
sources, and 'tp materially extend and
develop her markets.
Will be Greatest (n the West.
The world's fair will undoubtedly
be the largest ever held in the west
ern portion of America. Already com
missioners from the -exposition have
visited every state in the republic,
and in addition commissioners have
been appointed to revisit each state and
be a source of information and ex
planation in regard to the exposition.
By spring it is expected that some
twenty odd States will have either
voted sums for the erection of build
ings and the gathering of exhibits, or
will have appointed commissions that
will investigate and make recom
mendations along these lines. Some
states have already selected their
building sites.
A Business Proposition.
Prof. O. Miller, who is head of
n.e Seattle business college, speaking
in his capacity as president of the
Iowa soicety, said in a recent inter
view that he was convinced the ex
position will mean great
things for Iowa, if proper ad van
tage is taken of it. 'It is not," said
Prof. Miller, "a matter of sentiment,
nor yet is it a matter of patriotism
ShlSMil
Best $18 values in Black or fancy
Overcoats
for
The popular priced *$15 Overcoat in
Black or Scotch A (TA
Novelty, for
Men's High Collar Overcoats In En
glish Ulster and Fries' cloth, Worth
$15, during this "T
sale ........ ......... ..... I»4J
'"'W At $S.95'
you can ChOoae from 10 lots of Over
coats, worth from $12 to $i8, as finely
made and elegantly finished as the
most fastidious OOuld desire, Fine
home and foreign cloth.
Men's Fine Trousers
Men's Fine Trousers in Worsteds and
Oassimers, worth $4.50 7 1ft
and $5 for
100 Boys' Knee fants in Corduroy,
worth 50c, 1 ft.
for ,laC
Ages 3 to 8.
200 Men's 50c and 75c fjress
Shirts for
it is simply a matter of dollars ahd
cents."
"Here arc a few of the things that
Iowa sends to the northwest and
which she is able to supply it) almost
unlimited quantities: Pork, lard,
honey, eggs, butter, cheese, all kifads
of canned vegetables, agricultural ma
chinery, mining machinery, starch,
tools, and several other products. At
the expositon there will be buyers
ffotn Alaska, Canada, South and Cen
tral America and from the Orietit.
here will be a chanfie for Iowa to im
press on these men—everyone df
whom will be looking for trade oppor
tunities—the names of the excellent
qualities and the unlimited quantities
of the Iowan products.
"For instance," continued Prof. Mil
ler, "starch has been exported from
Iowa to these northwestern states for
the past twenty-five years. Yet there
does not seem to be any ithptession
either on the popular mind, or
(m
id 75c twees
the
minds of the merchants that It is Iowa
starch they are using, ohould another
state, or county start ah industry suih
as this and be able to compete oh
equal terms with Iowa, the Whdle be
neflt of that twenty-five years of faith
fui and satisfactory providing of this
starch would be lost to Iowa, tfow at
this Coming fair not only in the case
of starch, but ih all those other pro
ducts I have mehtioned Iowa will have
an opportunity to get into Closer touch
with the western market and impress
on the people the excellence of the
state's products.
May Find New Markets.
"And in a similar way the ever grow
ing production of the state will be
able to find new markets, for Japan,
China, Korea and Manchurl* are but
awakening and every year these na
tions acquire a ttumber of new Wants
that America, the oentral and north
western states especially, Will have to
supply. I sincerely trust that IoWa
will see the opportunity that Seattle
in 1909 will present. Several of the
states near Iowa, and whose products
are much the same, I understand, have
practically decided to be represented
and will vote sums ranging from $60,
000 to $200,000 depending on the size,
wealth and financial condition of the
state treasury."
CUMlFF GETS
MAIL CONTRACT
SECURES FOUR YEAR AGREE
MENT FOR WAGON SERVICE
TO OTTUMWA POSTOFFICE
The Contract for the screen Wagon
service in the carrying of the malls for
the Ottumwa postofflce and the South
Ottumwa station has been awarded to
Li. M. Cundiff. This contraot takes
effect Julv 1, 1907. Postmaster F. W.
Wilson has received notice from the
postofflce department of the awarding
of the contract.
THE OTTOTWA COUBIEB
On account of the BUSINESS CHANGE in this store, the entire stock Will be placed on sale ai prices ttiat will close it out quickly. Ten extra clerks engaged to
wait on the crowds that will attend this extraordinary sale at CROWD BRINGING PRICES. If we did not intend to make Sensationally Prices and bring out big
crowds, we would not engage so many extra clerks. This will be the Greatest Money Saving Event of the year, All goods cheerfully exchanged if not satisfactory.
OVERCOATS AND CLOTHING—SENSATIONAL PRICES
TAII IWVC r\f QPflCdtinfill PrirAC 8°ods must be disposed of before the expiration of ten days. Come early while there id a large variety to thoose from.
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will sell fast. This is our Annual Big Sale and is similar to the other large sales we have given itt the past. No (comparison with sales by other stores* There will be
something doing when we start.
Coats of style and tone tailored into garments of faultless fashion, Kerseys, Meltons, Vicunas, Cheviots, and Cassimeres. Men's fine Overcoats at $6.95. This enables you to pick and choose an overcoat or ulster from fully 10 distinct lots of $11, $12.S0 and
$15 qualities. A money saving opportunity that appeals to the pocket. Men's Overcoats in Beaver Vicuna, Cheviot, Meltons and Freize for $5.85, worth $10. Men's heavy warm overooats in black, gray and fancy colors for $4.95, warm strong material, well rhado
and strong lining, worth from $8 to $10. Men's long heavy overcoats at $2.98, white they last, double stitched edges, double stitched seams, lined with heaviest Siiecia linings, button holes worked through, warm Canton pockets, good as many on $8 or $10 coat
Take it home and if from any cause you are hot satisfied return it and your money will be refunded.
Railroad Fare Paid in Accordance with the Ottumwa Retail Merchants' Association Rules.
ACCEPTS FOOD—
LIES 1 JAIL
JOHN WILSON ARR£Srg£ FOR
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER
•7 FALSE PRtfrgNSES
Says, That .it is a Mia ru -rt.-and'ng—
Man Was Tikin ta Blooitt'leid Last
Evening—Faithful Friend Accom
panies Him to Jail.
From Thursday's Daily.
Because he accepted food when he
t*as hungry and penniless, from a man
whotn he thought to be his friend,
John Wilson of Hamilton, Ohio, ntwa
lies in jail. At least that is Accord
ing to his story of the affair. Wilson
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
the local police oh the request of tho
authorities at Bloqmfleld. He was
tak£n td Bloornfield lkst evening
where he is charged with obtaining
money under false f»fetehC6S.
Hamllton'8 own story is a pathetic
one. He came to Ottumwa Tuesday
ntorning to look for work but had not
secured it when picked up by the po
lice. He was accompanied here from
Bloomfleld by a young woman, giving
her name as Miss Mildred Eldwards.
While being detained In the local
jail yesterday afternoon Hamilton
made the following statement: "I can
hot imagidfe how they have a charge
against the for obtaining anything
through false pretences, have dono
nothing. A week ago yesterday, I was
in Bloomfleld, broke and hungry.
Was loafing around the railroad sta
tloh there when a yoUng fellow by the
name of W. J. Marquess, who lives at
Sublette, Mo., but who was at that
time employed in the station asked
hie if I had had anything to eat.
said I had not. He then took me home
to his boarding house and gave me
supper. At first I did not want to go,
but I tell you mister I am going to
eat when some fellow wants me to
and I am as hungry as I was then.
Expected to Receive Money.
"I was expecting to get some money
from home and I told Marquess so
He asked me how
Overcoats, Suits and Clothing of the latest styles and best quality. We are putting such Low Prices on all goods that they
Men's 10c Handkerchiefs,
for
chiefs,
75 Men's $1.50 Dress Shirts,
.200 Men's and Boy's Sweaters, at
(The Mercy of the Public)—Half
Price or Less.
Men's and Boys' 5Qg and 75c 1C„
Sweaters, for ,. ... JJC
Men's and Boys' $1 Sweat- rQ_
ers, for .' .. 3 jL
Men's $2 Sweaters,
1 1ft
for ... 1.1J
Mpn's $3 Sweaters, -f PA
for ........ I.OU
200 Neckties, worth 25c,
for
14c
150 Neckties, worth from BOc 1A.
to 75c, for .......... J"v
100 Pairs Overalls, worth 1Q„
60c, for V- ... jL
200 Overalls, worth front C/lt.
75c to 8Bc for D4C
The Year's Greatest Sale
Big Sale Begins Saturday, January 19,1907, Rain or Shine, and Lasts Ten Days.
214 East Main Street,
Boon
I expected to
get it and I told him in a day or two,
He said for me to stay at his boarding
house and he Would stand good for
it until my money came.
"Well the money never came. I
tried to get a job at {Bloomfleld and
failed, so after about a week, I did not
want to stay there living off of him
and I thought I would come to OttUm
wa to get work here. My friend
was also coming so we came together
I told Marquess that we were coming
and I also told him that I would send
him what I owed him just as soon as
I had it. I came to Ottumwa and then
he swears out a warrant against me
charging me with obtaining money
^0.
under false pretences. I don't see
how they make that out.
Fay Wilson deceived Money.
The police are inclined to believe
that Edwards is not the young Wota
an's right name, it is known that
she was employed in a hotel at Bloom
fleld and resided near Moulton. The
officers who took Wilson back to
Bloomfleld with them last evening
stated that the charges against Wilson
were practically as he has outlined
the case with ohe important exception.
They state that he received A cheek
for $35 last week and attempted to
leave Bloomfleld without squaring his
account with Marquess. Miss B(V
wards did not accompany Wilson on
the return trip to Blot)infield but i*e
mained in Ottumwa. Sheriff J. A.
Wilkinson and Deputy Sheriff s. H.
Rogers of Davis county were the .if
fleers who took Wilson in charge.
Interest Awakened.
interest awakened everywhere in
the marvelous cures of outSj burns,
wounds ttith Bitckien's Arnica Salve.
28c. F. B. Clark, Court and Second:
H. L. Swenson & Co., Court and
Main.
EDDYVlLLE LODGE INSTALLS.
A. F« and A. M. Namti Offiotfra—Dib
ble Funeral Friday.
Eddyvllle, Jan. 17.—The A. and
A. M. lodge installed officers at their
meeting Tuesday night. Those who
will serve the lodge as officers during
the year 1967 are:
Worshipful Master—S. A. Shawver.
Senior warden—^J. M. Cfosson.
Junior warden— C. It. Harper.
Senior Deacon—W. T. Howe.
Junior deacon—C. S. Smith.
Treasurer—F. M. Epperson.
Secretary—D. W. Ward.
Tyler—B. B. Heki.
Mrs. Nellie Noe, South of town, has
been ill with the grip.
Funeral of John Dibble.
The remains of John Dibble, who
died Tuesday at Colorado Springs, Col
orado. will arrive at Dudley Friday,
and the funeral Services will be con
ducted from the Columbia church
south of town, at 1:80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, under the auspices of the
Eddyvllle Camp, Nb. 1837, Modern
Woodmen of America, of which he was
a member. Burial will be made in
Columbia cemetery. Mr. Dibble leaves
a wife and two daughters.
Other Eddyville News.
F. E. Bassinger ljeft Tuesday for Al
myra, Arkansas, where he will engage
in the real eastate business.
Henry Blihler was an Ottumwa vis
itor Tuesday.
James Bowles, south of town, is vis
iting his son at Marshalltown.
Mrs. Goldte Fotherglll is visiting
friends at Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ed Ogden has returned from a
visit with her daughter at Oska
loosa.
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Men's Shoes
75 Pairs Men's Shoes,
worth $2, for
125 Pairs Men's Shoes,
worth $3 for
Are you tired, fagged out, nervous,
sleepless, feel mean? Holllster's
Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens your
nerves, aids digestion, brings refresh
ing Bleep. 36 cents, Tea or Tablets,
Sargant, the true druggist, comer Mar-1 d3—Undivided of lot 2, Gtlmore'
ket and M&ia? (subdivision, Ottumwa, i.
1.29
1-95
100 Pairs Men's Shoes, ..... 1 AO
worth $4.50 for ..... .L.jO
25 Pairs Men's Shoes, jr
worth $5 for
LET NOTHING KEEP YOU AWAY.
Come and Get Your Share of Bargains
—Children's Overcoats and Suit# at
HALF PRICE
Over 100 Child's Overcoats in ages
from 3 to 10 years, worth from $2 00
to $6.00, for from
$1 to
.2.85
Twelve stylish little Overcoats in Nov
elty goods, well made and showy,
worth $2, A
a
for ........ .. ... IfUU
Fifteen nobby little Overcoats, 1 "JC
worth $3.50 for ........
800 Children's Knee Pants Suits,
ages from 3 to 11 years, at just Half
Price.
Bargains like thepe ere few and far
between.
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•, Be on hand to get your share of the
.. first choice. .• 1»,
All kinds of Children's Suits, worth
from $1 to $7, for *rom 50c to $3.
LET NOTHING KEEP
YOU AWAY.'
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JOHN DIBBLE DIES.
Siftn^In-Law of Abe Stuber, South of
Eddyville, Passes Away.
Eddyville, Jan. 16.—'Word was re
ceived here Tuesday that John Dibble
died that forenoon at Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Mr. Dibble was a son-in-law
of Abe Stuber, south of town. He was
forced to go west about a year ago
for his health, and his family joined
him later. Death was due to con
sumption. It is supposed that the re
mains will be brought back here for
burial.
Personal and Otherwise.
W. (3. Berry has been laid Upas the
rtrfttlf of bruises sustained in a fall
from a wagon.
William Allison was in Ottumwa
Tuesday visiting his son, Harlan A1
llapn, who has been sick.
-Miss Lizzie Brubaker of Cedar, was
called to Charlton Tuesday by the ill
heSA of her uncle.
Walter and Ralph Gardner and C. C.
Palmer have returned from Ames,
where they were taking the short
course. Roy Palmer Will leave soon
feft* that place to take a regular course
In the college.
The ooncert at the Methodist Episco
pal church Monday night was well at
tended, arid over $15 was taken in, to
be applied oh the anthem books and
the new piano. The entertainment
was given by Eddyvllle's best musical
talent, and was much enjoyed by those
present.
George W. Miller and son, George
Of. Chickasha, Indian Territory, are
visiting at the G. M. B. Myers home
this Week.
George Fox and Will Stanton left
Tuesday for the southwest to remain
for Several months.
The. Fortnightly club met Monday
with Mrs. McVay. Mrs. Baldwin was
leader, and the subjects were Cologne
and Bayreuth. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. F. M. Epperson, sub
ject, Brussels leader, Miss Epple
Wyiie.
Last Supreme Effort.
In a last supreme effort to cure con
stipation, biliousness, etc., take Dr.
King's New Life Pills. 26c. F. B.
Clark, Court and Second J. H. L.
Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
WOMAi-l'S NAME IS BAILEY.
Companion of John Wilson Employ,
ed in Bloomfleld.
Bloomfleld, Jan. 18.—(Special.)—
•the woman who accompanied John
Wilson, alias Wolstenholm to Ottum
aw and was witn him when arrested
there yesterday was Miss Mildred
Bailey. She had been employed in a
hotel in this city.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Furnished by Lowenberg & Co., 107
South Court 8treet.
MCElroy, W. H. et al, to L. E. Es
linger et al—North of the northeast
of the northeast of section 34-72
18. $1 and other Considerations.
Bonnlfield, W. B. and wife, to Ottum
wa Mill and Construction Co. (Q. C,
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Twenty fine stylish Overcoats pa
worth $5 for .£*j"
Eighteen $6 Overcoats
for
.2.85
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Ottumwa, Iowa.
NOBODY WAS HURT
BUT THE HORSES
MILWAUKEE ENGINE NO. 200 PRB
SENTS BLOODY FRONT AFTER
Cf
COLLISION
5 iii,
Head of Horses Had 8trayed Up thA
Right of Way, But Three Of Them
Will Never Go There Any More-a*
Happened Near Llnby.
Spattered with blood from the top I
of her smoke stack to the bottom of
her splintered pilot, a gory and dis
sheveled horse's tail hanging limply f'
from the front boiler head, a fragment
of a decidedly broken heart lying fro'
zen fast on the pilot beam and other
divers parts of a badly dissected an
atomy decorating her vast bulk in
bloody array, engine No. 200, which f.
draws the regular Milwaukee passen
ger train No. 5 from Davenport to'
this city every night, steamed dis
mally into her stall at the local round
house about 12:30 the other night anil
meekly lined up with her sisters.
'Twas a Young Slaughter Hou*e
It happened" near Linby, twenty I
miles east of here. Engineer McCabe,
was running the engine. They were
going abcittt 70 miles an hour when the
shock occurred, two miles east of. I
Llnby. He says his cab window arid-' I
denly became rather opaque. The en-" I
glfne was stopped and was found to
be decorated as above described. Tb& f.
crew walked back up the track to seer
what had happened. Mr. McCabe says I
that when they got there It looked like.
a young slaughter house. Pieces of
horses were lying all Over the adja
cent territory. He says he never saw f.
three horseB covering So. much terri- I
tory in his life. The rest of the herd I
had changed their base and were no
where to be seen.
They'll Never Stray Again.
The horses had evidently managed !i
to cross at one of the cattle guards/
and were straying up the tracks whem
the accident oocurred. The storm/
which was raging at the time prevent
ed McCabe from seeing the animals at
all. Three of them, at least, will never
stray any more. The train was delay
ed not more than 15 minutes. Engine I
No. 200 is being overhauled in the lo
cal shops.
It'3 a good old world after all, _'
If a
In ihe river you can fall
Marriages are quite comomn and,
More people'there will be
Provided you take Rocky Mountain
Tea.
—Sargent, the true druggist, cornerf
Market and Main.
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