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LEAVE
SENATOR GILLILAND OBJECTING
TO C0S80N BILL ENLARGING
SHERIFFS' POWERS, IS TOO
COMPREHENSIVE.
MEASURE LAID
OVER FOR A DAY
COSSON'S PLAN WOULD GIVE
OFFICERS RIGHT TO FILE IN­
FORMATION AND IS PART OF
LAW ENORCEMENT PROGRAM.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Des Moines, Jan. 28.
Senator Cosson's bill to require
Bheriffs to ferret out crime and to file
information against law violators and
to give sheriffs authority to make an
investigation of crime and to receive
iPay for extra services rendered, met
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with some opposition in the senate
this morning, and after some dis
cussion was laid over for a
day. Senator Gilliland thought the bill
-.•was so comprehensive that there
would be nothing left for constables
and policemen, and Mr. Frudden rais
ed a question as to whether or not the
provision for payment of expenses of
detective service did not open the
way for graft.
The Senate Bills.
The senate passed the bill to limit
time for appeals in criminal cases to
six months, also the bill to increase
the pay for the burial of soldiers to
150.
DeWolf introduced a bill to change
the name of the State Normal School
to the "State Teachers' College."
The House Bills.
The house passed a bill by Arney
to furnish ice for Soldiers' Home offi
cials. The bill by Koontz to authorize
the sale of certain church property in
Iowa City and the Hickenlooper bill to
require the annual Inspection of exec
utive bonds.
Mr. Harding introduced a bill to
permit representatives of insurance
interests to hold annual conventions
each year and agree upon uniform
rates in Iowa for Are insurance.
8unday Amusements Hit.
Sunday baseball, Sunday theaters,
Sunday concerts, Sunday anything in
the way of amusement for which an
'admission price is required, will be
dead letters in Iowa if the bill in
troduced by Senator Proudfoot yester
day is adopted.
Cigarette smoking by boys under 1C
years of age, in fact, the use of to
bacco in any form, is tabooed by an
other bill similarly introduced.
Both the bills are the result of the
efforts of the state reform bureau,
which held a meeting in Des Moines
last week and of which Rev. D.
Everett Smith of Indianola is the
president. Senator Proudfoot repre
sents Warren county, and it was at the
request of some of his constituents at
Indianola that he introduced the bills.
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The Des Moines Ministerial associa
tion is behind the measure, as are al
so a number of ministers throughout
the state who were called into con
ference with the local organization
some time before the legislative ses
eion opened. Dr. J. W. Day, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this
city, originated the plan for the meet
ing and helped to frame, the bills.
These have been adopted In several
of the eastern states -within the last
ten years and the ministers of Iowa
hope to see this state follow suit. It is
natural that the measures urging
these reforms should come from War
ren county, whence has come already
a petition for a resubmission of the
prohibition amendment which. Sena
tor Proudfoot says is only one of a
great many that will come before the
session ends.
A Memorial Day Bill.
Not content with having that part of
the day before 3 p. m., sacred to their
observance, old soldiers and others
would prohibit ball games, races and
other sports at any and all hours on
Memorial day. They have found an
ally In the military committee of the
house.
A bill by Allred of Wayne, who is
chairman of the committee, was ap
proved yesterday afternoon and turn
ed over to a sub-committee compris
.• ing Representatives Mrrabee, Arney
and Fox, to be rewritten. It prohibits
all sports during the whole of Me
morial day.
Two years ago the legislature pass
ed an amended bill prohibiting ball
games and similar sports before
o'clock so that exercises of a patriotic
and memorial nature would not be In
terfered with. The committee yester
day decided that this prohibition
Bhould continue through the day.
Plans New Education Board.
A state board of education compris
ing seven members and having charge
of the educational matters of the
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CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Sears the
Signature of
state, Including the public schools as
well as the higher institutions of learn
ing, Is what Senator Whipple sees as
the' result of his bill for a single board
of regents which he is preparing for
early introduction in the legislature.
"The proposed board has been re
ferred to often as a board of control
for state educational institutions,"
said Senator Whipple last uight, "but
this conveys the wrong impression. I
am in doubt as to the designation I
shall give to the board in the bill I
will introduce, and expect that, Instead
of calling it 'board of regents,' as in
my former bill, I will give it the name
'board of education.'
"That is what it will amount to. It
will have charge of the state univer
sity, the state normal school and the
state agricultural college, and I ex
pect to see it eventually reduced to
seven members in charge of the en
tire educational system in the state, if
the proposition for the county unit
contained in the school bill is adopt
ed.
"This plan aims at making each of
the three schools independent of the
others as far as its Held is concerned.
I think that one university is enough,
that one engineering school is enough,
that one normal school is enough and
that one agricultural school is enough.
I don't think high salaried instructors
In Latin and Greek should be kept at
Ames and I don't see any need of an
engineering school at Iowa City when
there is a splendid one at Ames.
The first step in the direction of
having the state again take up the
matter of improving the great rivers
of the state was taken in presentation
of the bill by Mr. Moore of Wapello,
providing a commission of Ave persons
at $8 per to engage in survey of the
Des Moines river from Fort Dodge to
the mouth, the Cedar river from Wa
terloo to the mouth and the Iowa
river from Iowa City to the mouth, and
to make a report on the use of these
rivers for power purposes. There is
a very well organized movement with
headquarters in Des Moines to have the
state engage in special survey of
these rivers to ascertain their useful
ness for running steamboats.
The effort of Senator Jamieson to
get it into the records that the Iowa
legislature is a very costly affair did
not meet with much encouragement
in the senate. The members of the leg
islature are beginning to be resentful
of the continual insinuations that the
legislature is unduly extravagant.
Their view is that while there are ex
penses incurred that ought not to be
incurred yet no very sensible plan has
as yet been suggested for making any
considerable curtailment of these ex
penses and that until this is done they
are not to be reckoned as extrava
gant because they go on in the old
way. However there can be no doubt
that a serious effort will be made to
hasten the work, and to secure an
early adjournment.
The bill to safeguard travelers by
requiring hotels to be supplied with
fire escapes, etc., is one which will
meet with the general approval of the
traveling public though it is not ex-'
actly understood why inspection
should be taken from the labor com
missioner and be placed with the
civil engineer of the state health
board. The bill requires not only
fire escapes but chemical fire ex
tinguishers, that elevator shafts shall
be enclosed, and that proper drainage
shall be provided. Hotels must have
halls which lead to the outer walls and
where there is an inner court there
must be a trap door so that escaping
guests could get out. It is a drastic
measure but carefully drawn.
The bill which was introduced in the
senate by Senator John T. Clarkson of
Monroe county, is a measure that was
agreed upon by representatives of la
bor interests and it is understood it is
to be pushed hard as a measure of
justice to all employes. It will, of
course, be opposed by the large em
ployers of labor especially in factories.
The bill repeals the present Iowa law
on assumption of risk on account of
follow employes and defective machin
ery and gives a statute more in ac
cord with the national law, though this
is felt by the laboring men to be far
from satisfactory. The bill would
enact this as the rule in Iowa as to
risk of an employe:
"In all cases where the property,
works, machinery or appliances of an
employer are defective or out of re
pair, and when it is the duty of the
employer, from the character of the
place, work, machinery or appliances,
to furnish reasonably safe machinery,
appliances or place to work, the em
ployee shall not be deemed to have as
sumed the risk by continuing in tlie
prosecution of the work, growing out
cf any defect as aforesaid, of which
the employe may have had knowledge
when the employer has knowledge of
such defect, or by the exercise of
reasonable care and caution could
have known thereof for such reason
able time to have repaired the same.
Nor shall the employe under such con
ditions be deemed to have waived the
defect unless the danger ber imminent
and to such an extent that a reason
ably prudent person would not have
continued in the prosecution of the
work but this statute shall not be
construed so as to include such other
risks as are incident to the. employ
ment."
The senate committee on judiciary
promptly killed oft the bill to change
the rule of law in regard to the col
lection of newspaper accounts so that
a publisher could not collect unless a
periodical had been ordered nor for
any period longer than the original
order. Bills of this nature have been
repeatedly presented and have been
killed off on the theory that a news
paper publisher has the same contract
rights as to his business as any other
person and to make a special rule in
his case entirely different from the
rule which applies to the grocer or the
baker would not be right.
Ora Williams.
TASTE JOYS OF
EPENDE
O IS I O N A O E N E N
WHICH HAS CONDUCTED AF­
FAIRS IN ISLAND SINCE 1906,
STEPS ASIDE.
HAVANA STARTS ON
FOUR DAYS' FETE
NATIVES OF LITTLE REPUBLIC,
REJOICED AT REGAINING INDE­
PENDENCE, GIVE AMERICANS
ENTHUSIASTIC FAREWELL.
Havana, Jan. 28.—The new era of
Cuban independence dawned today
when the affairs of the island which
have been administered by American
officials for more than two years as a
result of the revolution against former
President Palma in 1906, were formal
ly transferred to the newly elected na
tive executives.* The coming of this
new day of Cuban liberty was signalled
by a great display of fireworks at mid
night. The streets of the city which
were brilliantly' illuminated and gar
landed with chains of incandescent
bulbs were thronged until an early
hour this morning and the carnival
spirit everywhere prevailed.
Gomez Sworn In at Noon.
The ceremonies of today began al
most with dawn, they will not end un
til long after nightfall. The inaugural
parade in which only native troops,
civil organizations and rural/guards
participated passed under a magnlil
cent triumphal arch erected in Mon
serrate square where it was reviewed
by President Gomez. General Gomez
took the oath of office as president of
the republic at noon and within an
hour thereafter Provisional Governor
Magoon and all the army officers who
served in an executive capacity were
bound out of the harbor for home.
The Cubans seem just awakening to
the fact that their second period of in
dependence is at hand and for the first
time are showing popular interest in
the trend of affairs.
Governor Magoon last night gave a
dinner in honor of the special envoys
sent here from the various Latin-Amer
ican countries and from Washington
to attend the inauguratloff.
Farewell Ball Biggest Event.
The biggest event of the evening,
however, was a farewell ball given by
the municipality to the outgoing Amer
ican officials. It was held in the ba'l
room in Center de Dependientes, a
tremendous building owned by an or
ganization of 30,000 clerks.
It was the most brilliant affair seen
here for years. Governor Magoon,
diplomatists, army and navy officers,
and many prominent Cubans attended.
Two bands furnished the music. At a
late hour bombs and other forms of
fireworks were sent up from all the
public parks and from the roofs of th-i
police stations.
The first event this morning was the
placing of a wreath upon the tablet
marking the birthplace of Marti, the
apostle of Cuban liberty, the anniver
sary of whose birth it is. At 4 o'clock
in the afternoon a feast will be given
the prisoners in the city jail. There
will be five military parades, and at
7:30 p. m., there will be fireworks, etc.
The inaugural festivities will last until
Sunday night. On Monday night the
regular winter carnival season opens.
Flowers for the Sunken Maine.
A notable ceremony of yesterday
was the decorating,of the old battle
ship Maine with elaborate wreaths of
garlands and hoisting at half-mast on
the protruding military top a new
American flag. This idea originated
among the crews of the new battleship
Maine, which now is in the harbor
who subscribed $150 for the flowers
and greens.
Magoon Issues Last Decrees.
Governor Magoon issued a decree
during the day declaring all his vari
ous acts, decrees and orders shall con
tinue in force until otherwise ordered
bv the regularly constituted govern
ment. This was done for fear some
thing might be considered ineffective
with the end of the provisional gov
ernment. another decree dissolves
the advisory commission of fifty mem
bers.
There is a feeling of optimism every
where and for the time being politi
cians are putting aside their differ
ences in the general rejoicing at hav
ing their own government again. The
newspapers joyfully predict success
for the new regime, and most of them
thank the American officials for what
they have done for the island.
President Sends Message.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—A mes
sage expressing hope for Cuba's suc
cess was sent by President Roosevelt
to the president and congress of the
republic of Cuba today.
Des Moines Man Elected.
Kansas City, Jan. 28. The West
ern Fraternal congress composed of
officials of twenty-six western frater
nal Insurance organizations represent
ing two million persons, closed its ses
sion at the Baltimore hotel here yes
terday. G. B. Gardner of Dallas, Tex
was elected president A. R. Talbott
of Lincoln, Neb., vice president, and
William Koch of Des Moines, secre
t&rv. ...
GRAND JURY IS
NOW IN SESSION
BODY ESPECIALLY CALLED TO IN­
DICT JAMES TERRILL, LOYAL
BRYANT AND ED HEA8TRUP.
THEY WANT THE "PEN'
Trio Would Welcome Penal Servitude
—Norrls Damage Suit Nearlng
Close—Marie Koen-ig Asks
for Divorce.
For the express purpose of investi
gating the charges against James
Terrill, Loyal Bryant and Ed Heas
trup, of breaking and entering Mil
waukee freight cars and stealing
therefrom considerable merchandise,
the grand jury convened this after
noon at 1:30 o'clock. If the body is at
all considerate or desirous of obliging
the trio in the county jail, true
bills will be returned, and thus their
anxiety for a trip to the penitentiary
and a residence therein will be ap
peased, for the men want a change of
locality and prefer going some place
where the opportunity of doing
wrongful acts is not so promising as
in the free and easy city of Ottumwa.
It is possible that the grand jury will
investigate other cases, although its
chief duty will be to hear the testi
mony of witnesses against Terrill,
Bryant and Heastrup.
The Nancy Morris-City of Eldon
damage suit will be completed this
afternoon and should be in the hands
of the jury at the close of court to
day. The defendant's counsel has
made the closing arguments to the
jury and Judge Roberts will follow
with instructions to the twelve men
upon the merits of the case.
Judge D. M. Anderson, presiding
over the court In the smaller court
room, east of the main tribunal, has
been- busy hearing minor proceedings
all morning. Upon agreement to pay
equally the costs, the suits entitled L.
Dudgeon vs. E. D. Davis, L. Dudgeon
vs. O. C. Davis, and L. Dudgeon vs.
George Davis, in each of which the
plaintiff sought to recover $56.50 for
gang riding plows, have been dis
missed.
The defendant's motions for more
specific statemens of the plaintiff's pe
titions, in the suits entitled Thomas
Skinner, Edward O'Brien, Alice
O'Brien and Cordie D. ponley vs. the
C., B. & Q. were this morning sustain
ed in part and overruled in part. In
each of the four petitions the sums of
$2,000 are asked for damages alleged
to have been sustained by overflow of
water through the negligence of the
railroad.
Seeks Divorce and Alimony.
Because she claims he threw things
at her nags at her and emphasized
the abuse with vile words, together
with the accusation that he was guil
ty of adultery, Marue Koenig has
filed a petition for divorce and ali
mony from her husband, Louis Koe
nig. She states they were married in
St. Louis, July 2, 1896, and had lived
together until December 15, 1908.
They have one daughter. She prays
for a decree of divorce and a deed to
house located at 225 North Holf
street, together with all furniture
therein. A restraining order enjoining
him from coming near or molesting
herself and daughter is also asked for,
together with $100 attorney's fees
$100 temporary alimony and perma
nent alimony in the sum of $1,000. The
custody of their daughter Louise Mar
garet Koenig is also desired.
A Break For Liberty
from Stomach, liver and kidney
trouble is made when a 25c box of
Dr. King's New Life Pills is bought.
F. B. Clark, J. H. L. Swenson & Co
F. B. Clark and J. H. I* Swenson.
AMADOR.
Amador—Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Parker, a son.
Mrs. John Philirps spent Sunday at
th'. Vandello home.
Wellman school gave* a box supper
Saturday night. The proceeds amount
red to about $12.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schwartz spent
Sunday at the McFarland home.
E. Myers took dinner at L. H. Well
man's Saturday.
John Luughcal took dinner at Bert
Wilkinson's Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Vandorn spent Monday
in the countv seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hancock spent
Monday In town.
Mrs. Roll Gosney was the guest of
Mrs. Schwartz Monday.
Mrs. Allie Shields spent Wednesday
at the Pete Schwartz home.
Mrs. Myrl Parker of Ottumwa, Is a
guest at the narentaT Lawhial home.
John McFarland and family moved
onto the Abernathy farm near Blakes
burg.
E. Myers and family spent Sunday
at the A. W. Smith home.
Mesdames Vandcrn and Eakins visit
ed Mrs. Phil Schwartz recently.
Mrs. John Lawlieal has been very
ill the past week.
Mrs. Charles Eakins is entertaining
her brother from Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Baker spent last
Monday in the county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwartz spent
Sunday with the former's brother C.
Schwartz and family.
Mrs. Nellie Black and son Willie of
Ottumwa are guests at the parental
Kirshner home.
Pete Schwartz took dinner at L. H.
Wellman's Thursday.
Mrs. Hattle Eakin was the guest of
Mrs. E. Myers Monday.
Mrs. John Smith who was called to
Oklahoma by the illness of her sister
Is expected home this week.
Roll Gosney hoa sold his interest In
the telephone line to John Chaplin.
John Day made a business trip to
Blakesburg Monday.
Miss Laura Schwartz who is em
ployed in Ottumwa, spent Monday at
home.
Mrs. Silas Lorellss who has be'en
very ill is slowly Improving.
Dr. L. Torence has been dangerously
ill for a few days.
1 Die on the Scaffold
is painless, compared with the weak,
lame back kidney trouble causos.
Electric Bitters Is the jmedy. 50c.
F. B. Clark, J. H. L. Swenson & Co.
ELECTED AS
COUNT OF BALLOTS, ALMOST
COMPLETED, SHOWS THIS RE­
SULT U. M. W. A. DOWNS
LA-
BOR PARTY PROPOSITION.
Indlanapolis, Ind., Jan. 28.—It
is authoritatively announced that
the count of the ballots for presi
dent of the United Mina Workers
has proceeded far enough to show
that Thomas L. Lewis is re-elected
by a majority of 15,000 to 20,000
over John Walker of Illinois.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28.—Another
effort was made today to put the con
vention of the United Mine Workers of
America on record as favoring the in
stitution of an "independent labor
party." It failed, however. A resolu
tion was enthusiastically adopted
which recommended that union miners
should be active in politics and try to
have elected in state legislatures, and
to congress men whose sympathies are
publicly known to be with the working
class.
Another resolution recommending
the public ownership of the "wealth"
producing agencies of the country,
"which are now in the control of the
predatory rich" and that there should
be a social reorganization to the effect
that each man should receive an equiv
alent for the labor that he gives to the
community was also adopted.
SEYMOUR.
Seymour—The Seymour Library as
sociation held its annual election
of officers in the library room Tues
dav afternoon. The following officers
were elected:
President—Mrs. W. H. Ernest.
"Vice President—Mrs. J. J. Adams.
Secretary—Mrs. A. Conger.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. R. McCoy.
Trustee for 3 years—Mrs. W. Wag
ner.
Will "Wharton and familv of Ottum
wa, came Saturday to vlst relatives,
returning "Wednesday.
Rev. A. B. "Whitmer of this city and
Rev. Van Dyke of Promise City closed
a very successful three weeks revival
meeting at Genoa Friday evening.
There were sixty accessions to the
church, fifty-eight uniting on confes
sion of faith and ten coming In by let
ter.
Rev. A. Clemens is assisting Rev.
Thomas at Mt. Union in a series of
meetings. Rev. Thomas filled the
Baptist pulpit Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. Clemens remained at
Mt. Union to conduct the services at
that place.
The Epworth League gave a social
at the home of Mrs. Charles West Fri
da-' evening. An interesting program
was rendered and refreshments were
served. The offering consisted of a
penny for each letter of the last
name and amounted to about $2.60.
Mrs. Elkins of Davenport, Mrs. Net
tie Dean and Nina Merritt attended
the funeral of their father John J.
Merritt Wednesday.
William Crouch, who came from
Kansas to attend the funeral of his
brother, Joseph Crouch, returned home
Wednesday.
Harry McElhaney and family of Chi
cago, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Dr. C. C. Calbreath and famil- and
his sister Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Cal
breath's sister Mrs. A. M. Jenkins, re
turned home Tuesday after an extend
ed visit in the south.
D. "W. Inskeep and family left Wed
nesday for Victor, Col., where they iwll
reside in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hart, of Floris,
are visiting their daughter Mrs. J. E.
Mohler.
Miss Anna Wenger of Blakesburg, is
visiting her sister Mary Wenger at the
home of John La Follette.
Barre'il Padgett and his grandson
Charles Johnson went to Splckardee,
Mo.. Friday to visit his aged brother,
John Padgett, who Is quite ill.
71. S. Miller, who was looking at
land near Hedrick last week finished
up a deal for 212 acres Monday of this
week and will move with his family
to the same the first of March.
Miss Laura Clemens entertained a
party of friends, numbering about
twenty, Monday evening in honor of
her eighteenth birthday. Refreshments
were served. The guests presented
her with a handsome gold locket and
chair.
A ife Sentence
of suffering with t.iroat :ind lung
trouble is qu'ckly commuted by Dr.
/.ing's New Discovery. 50c and $1.00.
F. B. Ciark, J. H. I,. S'. onson & Co.
FARMINGTON.
Farmington—Chapter O., P. E. O.
enioyed a very pleasant meeting Mon
da-- night at the home of Mrs. Lizzie
Thero. An interesting musical pro
gram was given by Mrs. Edna Robin
son. Mrs. Jennie Fichtenmuller, Mrs.
Mabel Folker. Mrs. Dorothy Ketcham
and Miss Inez Goodin. A musical
guessing game was also given and re
freshments were served.
Mrs. E. A. Garver has gone to To
ledo, Ohio, to spend the winter with
her son Neal and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Greenlee of Ka
hoka. Mo., visited over Sunday with
their daughter Mrs. A. T. S. Owen.
Mrs. W. Jennings is visiting rela
tives in Hannajli City, 111.
The funeral services over the re
inalns of the late C. H. Scott were
held Friday afternoon from the home.
Rev. J. E. Ball had charge of the' ser
vices.
George D. Scott and daughter Vera
of Oskaloosa arrived Tuesday, having
been called here by the death of the
late C. H. Scott.
Mrs. Clarence Robb of Ft. Madison
was called here by the death of her
uncle C. H. Scott.
W. D. McCormick was in Des
Moines Tuesday.
E. B. Newbold returned Monday to
his home in Milan Kansas, after a
pleasant visit with relatives. Mrs.
Newbold will remain for a few weeks
with her mother Mrs. Jas Cleave.
Miss Mayme Reckmyer entertain-
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TUBERCULOSIS
EARL ALLEN DIED AT FORT BAY­
ARD MILITARY HOSPITAL
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YESTERDAY.
News was received last night by C.
F. Allen, 621 East Main street, telling
of the death of his son, Earl W. Allen
at the military hospital of Fort Bay
ard, N. M., yesterday, from tubercu
losis. The decedent was well known
In Ottumwa, having lived most of his
life here. He was a veteran of the
Philippines, where during the service
in 1905-6 he contracted the disease
which eventually caused his death. He
is survived by his wife, Rose Allen, Ills
father and one sister, Mrs. L. R. Bar
ber of Boston. The remains will be
sent to Ottumwa for burial and are
expected to arrive here Sunday even
ing. The funeral will be military un
der the auspices of Co. G, Fifty-fourth
regiment of which since his discharge,
from the regular army, he had been a
member. The interment will be at
Agency.
Earl Allen had enlisted first at Ft.
Leavenworth in the sixth regiment,
Co. of the regular army and from
there went to the Philippines, where
he contracted tuberculosis. While at
Manila he was given his choice of dis
charge or treatment in the military hos
pital and choosing the latter was sent
to Fort Bayard in September, 1906, and
was discharged from there in May
1907, after it was thought he was re
covered. He then came to Ottumwa.
The malady returned and caused him
to seek hospital care at Ft. Bayard
again and November 14 ,1908 he left
for the southwest from where in a card
to his wife and father last Saturday
he stated that he was feeling well and
hopeful of .recovery. The sad intelli
gence of last night was a shock to his
family and friends.
INJURED MAN SUES DR. H. A.
SWAYZE FOR $5,000.
Sigourney—An action for damages
was commenced in the district court,
here last Friday by James L. Wiggins
vs. Dr. H. A. Swayze of Richland. The
petition is filed by Attorney W. C.
Gambell and alleges that on the 21st
day of December 1907 the plaintiff,
James L. Wiggins, sustained a frac
ture of his left leg and that thereupon
he employed the defendant to reduce
said fracture that the defendant was
so employed from the 21st day of De
cember 1907 till the 15th day of Feb
ruary 1908, but that the defendant
negligently and in an unskillful man
ner reduced said fracture leaving the
plaintiff's leg in a crippled condition,
from which he has suffered great
pains, and been unable to follow his
usual vocation and obliged to employ
other physicians at great expense to
treat him. That on account of the de
fendant's negligence and unskillful
manner in treating plaintiff's leg the
plaintiff asks damages in the sum of
$5,000.
Other News.
A business change of some im
portance took place here Tuesday
whereby Kate Dunker became the
owner of the Sigourney Steam Laun
dr-. which she purchased from her
son! Edward Dunker and took pos
session immediately.
Monday evening at the Baptist
church was given the third number of
the Sigourney Lecture course. Fredrick
Warde delivered his lecture to a large
sized audience on the "Life and
Works of William Shakespeare." Mr.
Ward proved to be an excellent enter
tainer and his lecture was interesting
throughout.
"William Cronk of Tama county was
in the city Wednesday in connection
with some real estate business.
J. A. Sterlin was an Oskaloosa busi
ness visitor Tuesday.
The Board of Supervisors of this
county have decided that they will of
fer for sale Keokuk County's Court
House bonds in the sum of $110,000 on
February 17, 1909. The bonds are to
be in denominations of $1,000 each,
bearing 4 per cent interest, due semi
annually and said bonds to become
due after Ave years at any interest
pay day at the option of the county.
ed a small company" of' frIends Tues- of an accident which resulted in the
da' evening. loss of his right arm.
Rudolph Draegert, who recently en
gaged in the general mercantile busi
ness in Thornburg spent Sunday with
his family In the city.
Sues Road for $2.,000.
Estherville, Jan. 28. C. W. Brad
bury, an old employe of the Rock Is
land road, has commenced action fo"
$25,000r against that road on account
are not satisfied with your baking test
in every way, send back to your dealer the unused half. He will return
the full price of the sack.
That's the meaning of our guaranty.
Durbin & Son, Agency, la. Wm.
Denny, Dahlonoga, la. B. L. Denny &
Co., Highland Center D. H. Thompson
Farson, la. M. H. Tullls, Ottumwa J.
A. Sweeney, Chillicothe B. E. Hilles,
Eldon E. ,W. Knfemeyer, Eddyville
W. J. Peck, South Ottumwa Mrs. Kat€
Redman, Ottumwa J, F. Dings, Ot
t-imwa.
FAIRFIELD TO
HAVE HOSPITAL
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
READY TO BE FILED
SOON.
Fairfield, Jan. 28.—(Special)—Ar
tides of incorporation for the Fairfield
hospital association will be filed soon,
a meeting having been held recently.
A board of directors, consisting of
Messrs. Joseph Ricksher, C. C. Risk,
R. W. Lamson, C. T. Reynolds, B. l.
Gossick, Dillon Turney, John H. Fritz:
C. J. Fulton, R. F. Wilson, J. S. Mc
Kemey, W. E. Parsons, C. M. Junkin,
C. U. Emry, W. C. Spalding and J. 8.
Monfort was chosen. No attempt has
been made to solicit funds, but $1,000
has already been subscribed.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
Federal Department Announces the
Fourth Class ILst—Rural Route
Vacancies Filled
Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—The
postofflce department has announced
the appointment of the following
fourth-class postmasters for Iowa:
Winslow, Black Hawk county, Matv
garet E. Cortright, vice F. J. Cort-!
right, deceased Grant* Center, Mo
nona county, Wilbur A. Blakely, vice
I. A. .lacobson, resigned Chisolm,
Mone county, David S. Peppers, vice
S. T. Cavins, resigned.
The following rural letter carriers
have been appointed for Iowa to fill
vacancies: Panora, John O. Heasley,
vice Edward L. Mathison substitute,
Lena Heasley Blockton, Zenis P.
King, vice Charles E. King substitute,
Alvln N. King Cuming, Pearl M.
Baker, vice Charles O. Janks substi
tute, Charley F. Janks. Harlan, Oliver
N. Asquith, vice Abram E. Bluke
substitute, Gus Hanson, and Rowland
S. Price, vice John W. Bittle, A1 Eaton,
vice Albert C. Crozler substitute
Kimble Armstrong. Silver City, Gail
R.' Moore, vice Fernando F. Farring
ton. Walker, Victor E. Johnson, vice
Joseph Isaac substitute, Sherman
Hudson.
A new postofflce has been establish
ed at Moran, Dallas county, with
special mail delivery fiom Woodward.
Adam J. Horton has been commission
ed postmaster at Moran.
A 3chodvi'e lias been arranged for
the star mail service from Quasqueton
to Wlnthrop, the stags to leave
Quasqueton dally except Sunday at
6:15 a. m., and leave Winthrop nqt
later than'l0:15 a. m. This is ef
fective at once. Mail messenger serv
ice at Dunieath, Marion county, is to
be discontinued Jan. 31
Commissions have beau issued to
the following Iowa l-ostmasters:
Ernest Rea, Promise Cfty Jonas
E. T. Johnson, Gowne Willis H.
Kenoyer. Ackwo".fc (Jim: es' A. Hoag,
California Joe Ikus, I.Iass- on
An additional lettvr carrier has
been grau.od Clnrindi Jor. city de
livery from Feb 1.
BREAK FIRST MAHASKA WILL,
Jury Sets Aslda Testament of Henry
Van Houten, Formerly
of Pella.
"7 A
Oskaloosa, Jan. 28. The first will
ever broken in Mahaska county was
set aside by a jury in the district
court here yesterday. After five- hours
of deliberation the jury concluded
that the will of Henry Van Houten
was made when he was incompetent,
and that the contestants were entitled
to a better division of the $120,000
worth of property involved. Deceased
was 93 years old when he made tho
will and was 96 when he died. Ha
lived the greater part of his life neaf
Pella. By special agreement the Borg
raan heirs, stepchildren of Henry Vart
Houten, are to receive 30 per afent oil
the estate. Deceased** had three chib
dren by his first wife, Elke and Will"
iaim Van Houten and Neeltje Van Li*
Tunk, now of Holland. He also had
one child, Sykje, by his second wife,
and under the will she- received prac
tically all the property. The other
children were cut off without any
thing. All "heirs will now share in the
property unless an appeal is taken
and the supreme court overrules th«
local court.