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TUESDAY, April 13, 1909
Old Phone 251-R.
New Phone 664.
THERE IS NO USE T/\LKIING
NO8. 209-211 West Ma'* Street.
A whole lot of the -complaint of hand cream separators running
hard Is due to the poor quality of oil used and gumming them. If
your separator runs hard come here and get some special hand sep
arator oil and try that. I clean and repair cream separators. Separ
ator repairs, bowl rings and cleaning brushes always In stock.
DRAIN TILE
For prices and information write
OTTUMWA BRICK &
CONSTRUCTION CO,
OTTUMWA, IOWA
Tri-Weekly Courier
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changed will plea3e give th»v name of
the Postofflce to which the paper had
been sent *m well, as the Postofflce
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
From Saturday's Dally.
Neasbam sells the best watches.
International heave powder, 50c at
Sargent's.
Crimson rambler, rubin and Minne
haha rose bushes, 10c each at Done
lan's.
Miss Elizabeth McHaffey of Eldon
was a business visitor in the city yes
terday.
Miss Anna Erickson of Eldon visit
ed in the city yesterday.
Conkey's roupe cure, 50c at Sar
gent's.
Miss Louise Lundgreen of Albia was
In the city yesterday.
Miss Maude Proper of Bonaparte
was in the city yesterday on busi
ness.
Mrs. S. C. Ross of Libertyville and
Mrs. George Payne of Washington
were in th9 city yesterday on busi
ness.
Foutz and Sloan's condition pow
ders. Sargent's.
Mrs. Jesse Brown of Kirkville was
Jn the city today on business.
Miss Ruth Lansing of Fort Madison
was in the city a short time today en
route home from Des Moines.
Subscribe for the Courier now and
get the first ohapter of the great
story, "The Lure of the Mask."
Shoulder braces fitted properly by
Sargent's.
From Monday's Dally.
Dr. S. A. Spilman was a Fremont
rlsitor last evening.
Mrs. M. A. Devereaux of Lovilia wis
In the city today enroute to Douds
Leando to visit relatives.
Trusses fitted comfortably by Sar
gent's.
Rose bushes usually sell at 25c and
50c each. This week only 10c at Don
elan's.
"The Lure of the Mask" is one of
thdse stories in which you are inter
ested all the time ydu are readlnrr it.
Be Bure you read the opening chapter.
Bed pans, syringes, crutches. Sar
gent's.
Donelan's advertise a great sale of
rose bushes at 10 cents each.
Mrs. J. R. Wallace and daughter,
Miss Lou of Albia are guests of Mrs.
O. F. Smith, 213 North Market street.
James E. McNichols of Mt.
formerly of this city, spent Easter with
Ottumwa friends.
Sargent, the true druggist treats
everybody right.
Mr. and Mrs. Mart Carlisle and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. James Rouncy-
These Prices
For a Few Days Only
45c Window Shades, best quality
at 29c
35c grade in Window Shades 24c
New style Corsets, the $1.25
quality at .... -95c
Regular 75c up to date Corsets... .48c
S5c value In medium weight
Ladies' Underwear 24c
10c summer Vests, ladles' sizes....5c
20c fancy summer Vests for ladies
at 2 for 25c
B5c extra heavy combination Din
ner Pail at 69c
B5c Dinner Pails, large assortment
to select from at 24c
Lunch Boxes and Lunch Baskets
all sizes, only 10c
60c Steel Enameled Tea Kettle... .74c
60c steel Enameled Coffee Pot....35c
65c real large heavy Coffee Mill..49c
$2.00 set of splendid quality
Knives and Forks $1.48
-Regular $1.50 set of Knives and
Forks $1.19
75c set of Knives and Forks 49c
85c best quality of Steel Butcher
Knives 69c
35c grade in Steel Butcher Knives.24c
Bread Knives and Kitchen Knives
down to 5c and 10C
THE FAIR
118 Main SL
JAitiES H. SHEPHERD
''Now Shepherd's Ranche."
Ottumwa, Iowa.
From Monday's Daily.
ville and family all of Bloomflsld,
were guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Hickman, 503 East Mill street.
Mrs. Ellen Eichelberger of Bloom
field is a business visitor in the city
today.
Mrs. O. T. Barton of Villlsca return
ed home this afternoon after a visit
with Mrs. G. H. Williamson, 1024 Elm
street
LacTy gay and Dorothy Perkins rose
bushes onl 10c each at Donelan's.
Miss Flos Rogers of Fairfield was
in- the city Saturday on business.
Mrs. John Enyart of Eldon was in
the city yesterday visiting Mrs. Harry
Daniels, 612 West Second street.
Mrs. G. H. Jerome of Oskaloosa is
visiting Mrs. M. C. Henness, 623 Fel
lows street.
In a few days the Courier will be
gin the publication of a new contin
ued story. It is entitled, "The Lur of
the Mask." and is one of the most
popular of the present day books. Be
sure you Ret the forst chapters.
Rose bushes from the famous Ar
cadia rose gardens at 10c each. Done
lan's.
Miss Margaret Lore of Selma was
in the city this morning enroute to
Agency to visit friends.
Fred Calv®rt"of Drakeville, accom
panied by Mrs. Elizabeth Calvert, 210
Grand,avenue, left for Drakeville this
morning,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Davis of Union
ville, Mo., have returned home after
a viBit with James Van Kirk of Ray
street.
W. Vannata of Blc-Dmfield, returned
home this morning after spending
Sunday with Ottumwa friends.
BIG PROFIT IN
THE DEATH TAX
ENGLAND GE!TS $90,000,000 A YEAR
FROM INHERITANCES, OFFI­
CIAL REPORT SAYS.
Washington, D. C., April 12.—Brit
ish inheritance taxes, drawn from a
population of 44,000,000, yield $90,000.
000 to $95,000,000 yearly of an internal
revenue of $470,000,000 to $480,000,000.
About 4,000,000 estates pay the bulk
of these taxes. This is the substance
of a report by Charlie M. Pepper, who
has been investigating the subject for
the bureau of manufactures. Depart
ment of commerce and labor, in con
nection with the tariff revision.
The revenue from the death duties,
Mr. Pepper says, is a little more than
half that from excise imposts and
considerably more than half the
amount realized from the income tax.
The gross capital value of the estates
contributing to the inheritance tax in
1908 was over $1,500,000,000, and the
net value was a little below $1,400,
000,000. The gross value of the per
sonality was $1,113,000,000 and of the
realty $413,000,000.
Of the various classes of inheritance
taxes the chief sources of revenue
are estates proper, which last year
netted approximately $71,500,000, leg
acies $19,500,000 aftd successions $3,
500,000.
Stocks Lead In Value.
The kind of wealth which contrib
utes to the revenues through the in'
heritance duties is indicated. On a lit
tle more than $1,000,000,000 gross cap
ital value of personalty, shares or de
bentures of public companies were
valued at $480,000,000 mortgages,
$93,000,000 loans on bonds, notes,
etc., $67,000,000 stocks or funds of
the United Kingdom, $45,000,000 for
eign stocks or bonds, $55,000,000 In
surance policies, $41,000,000 house
hold goods, $34,000,000.
The value of the personalty abroad
subject to the death duties has fluc
tuated since 1899 from less than $20,
000,000 to above $75,000,000. In 1908
the value was but $20,000,000.
Agricultural land furnishes consid
erably less of the total duties than
household property and business
premises. The net capital value of
the legacies from which duties were
collected in 1908 was $405,000,000.
while the succession duty was realiz
ed on a total capital valuation of $90,
000,000.
Tax Scale Graduated.
In the rates of duties for succes
sions. legacies and estates, estates :if
less than $500 are exempt. The duty
ranges from 1 per cent on estates
from $500 to $2,500 up. to 10 per cent
on estates of $3,600,000 to $5,000,000.
Above $5,000,000 there is a graduated
scale.
There were 67,500 estates contribut
ing to the inheritance taxes in 1908,
while those exempt were 18,000, of
which about 1,700 were insolvent.
The largest number of estates, 17,
356. where those between $5,000 and
$50,000, aggregating a valuation of.
$326,000,000, or about 23 per cent ''f
the total.
Of the 67,533 estates contributing in
1908, 3,915 were of $50,000 and upward
and aggregated a total of $1,400,000
000.
A division of the funds accruing
from death duties
Ib
made between
the exchequer and the local taxation
accounts. Generally the proportion
allotted to the local taxation accounts
is ahnvo 30 DCT C.out.
KEOSAIIQUA'S
P.M. IS DEAD
JOHN W. BURNU PASSES AWAY
AFTER A FEW DAYS' ILLNESS
OF PNEUMONIA.
Keosauqua, April 12.—(Special.)—
Postmaster John W. Burns, aged 67
years, died at his home here at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon, after a few
days' illness of pneumonia. Mr. Burns
was one of Keosauqua's most honored
citizens and was a veteran of the Civil
war, "serving in the Third Iowa Cav
alry, Co. G.
He was treasurer of Van Buren
county for two terms, a member of the
school board and filled many other of
fices of tri^st before being appointed
postmaster two years ago, to succeed
Capt. Wilkins.
He is survived by his wife and four
children, two sons and two daughters:
Dora, his assistant in the postoffice,
uosjvb jo U3JO 'bjujojiibo jo Xni]\r
City and Charles of Minneapolis. The
funeral arrangements will not be
made until the time of Miss Mary
Burns' arrival home is known.
AH Keosauaua mourns the loss of
this splendid citizen, friend and neigh
bor.
NIAGARA AGAIN
FROZEN SOLID
ICE FLOES PACK RIVER BED FOR
SECOND TIME THIS
YEAR.
Buffalo, N. Y.. April 12.—The voice
of Niagra was mute yesterday for the
second time in the memory of man.
The first time was late in February,
when following a severe northerly
blow, the falls ran dry. There being a
strong southwester the river is frozen
solid from bank to bank.
Last Wednesday the worst gale in
the history of the weather bureau left
ruin in its wake in the channel of the
Niagara. At Niagara Falls there had
been a heavy ice bridge in the pool
below the cataracts since the middle of
winter. Under the impact of the mass
of ice drifted from I^ake Erie above
and the added floods brought down by
the wind, the bridge gave way and
surged down the rapids. But before it
could win. freedom In Lake Ontario,
the wind shifted to the north and the
moving floes packed at the mouth of
the river. Each hour brought added
pressure from above. Unable to escape
the river rose by leaps and bounds.
The highest flood level previously re
corded was 28 feet above the normal.
Friday night the river was 40 feet
above normal.
Water poured over the window sills
of the power house of the Ontario
Power company and flooded the ma
chines. The tracks of the Great Gorge
route were covered from the lower
steel arch bridge to Lewiston. In the
lower stretches of the river, where the
Ice is packed the hardest, every boat
house, private pumping station and
landing, and the steamer piers at Lew
iston and Queenston are burled be
neath the thousands of tons of ice. At
Niagara on the Lake, the wharf also is
overwhelmed.
Conservative estimates place the
damage at $1,000,000. Ail day a stream
of visitors poured down to see a sight
that is unlikely to repeat itself within
the present generation. Under a bril
liant sun the river lay white and glist
ening and it was silent, absolutely
voiceless. The best that can be hoped
for is a succession of calm, warm days.
Then the Ice will melt gradually and'
subside. Already it has sunk a few
feet. Far as the eye can see, the Ice
still blankets Lake Erie. If that great
mass should be driven down onto the
jam below the damage would be in
conceivable.
INTERURBAN LOOKS GOOD.
Both Mystic and Cincinnati Reported
Favorable by Those Who Have
Gone Over the Ground.
Centerville, April 12.—A tangible
proposition for building an interurban
to Mystic and another to Cincinnati
will be made to the committee Thurs
day afternoon by Messrs. Wodehouse
and Struber, representing the Illinois
syndicate which has much road in
operation in states to the east. At the
meting Friday and they reported
they had found both the Mystic and
the Cincinnati lines feasible and they
seemed inclined to favor building both,
believing they would pay from the
start, and later make excellent divi
dends. They think it best to put in
good equipment, ballasted track, and
some cars for freight as well as pass
engers. They estimate it will cost
close to $21,000 a mile to build and
equip the Mystic line and that the
Cincinnati line, though longer, can be
put in for the same money as to
Mystic. They are pleased with the
prospects for a large population, which
is large enough to make the invest
ment a payin gone.
All these matters will be gone over
in more detail Thursday afternoon and
then it may not be long till the com
mittee will report to the public and
start a stock raising campaign.
Bentonsport Girl Weds.
Fairfield, April 10.—The home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Stuckey, on West
Broadway, was the scene of a quiet
wedding when Miss Bessie Gardner of
Bentonsport and Ray Church of Glas
gow were united in marriage in the
presence of onlv a few relatives and
friends. Rev. Jonathan Lee of Ottum
wa said the words which united the
young couple at 6:30 o'clock and im
mediately following the ceremony
dainty wedding supper was served by
the bride's sister. Mrs. Stuckey.
Free For One Week.
Dr. Benj. E. Strickler will give one
week's treatment and medicine abso
lutely free beginning next Monday,
See ad on page —.
TO ENTERTAIN ALBIANS
A number of Royal Neighbors of
Albia will be the audience at an initia
tion of a large class of candidates to
morrow evening in the M. W. A. hall
when Woodbine camp No. 1014 R. N,
A. will be the host. Following the in
itiatory work, a social hour will be en
joyed. The degree staff of cqrap No
1014, which will lead the innocents
through the mysteries o£ the order
should all be present.
ormanvA ooubier
COURIER WILL BOOST
GOODS OF OTTUMWA MAKE.
(Continued From Page 1.)
McKee & Potter—Cigars.
Phillips Fuel Co.—Coal miners.
Lindsay Mfg. Co.—Handle Mfgrs.
Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory—Cigars
boxes.
Walter T. Hall Co.—Candy.
McCarroll Mfg. Co.—Stoves and
tanks.
Julius Fecht—Cigars.
L. T. Crisman Co.—Mill work and
heavy construction.
Findlay Cigar Co.—Cigars.
J. A. Belmont Wagon Works—
Wagons.
South Side Roller Mills—Flour and
Feed.
Stentz & Bohe—Cigars.
Ottumwa Conereto Tile Co.—Con
crete blocks and tile.
Ottumwa Stamp Works—Printing
and rubber stamps.
Smith & Schwartz Cigar Co—Cigars.
Ottumwa Concrete Block Co.—Con
crete blocks.
J. W. Edgerly & Co.—Drugs.
M. P. R. L| Cigar Co.—Cigars.
Tower & Majors Co.—Candy manu
facturers.
Wooden Shoe Brush Works
Brushes.
Iowa Produce Co.—Poultry and
eggs.
Ottumwa Blank Book Co.—Books.
Lagomarcino-Grupe Co.—Fruit im
portation.
Commercial Printing & Blank Book
Co.»—Catalogue and book manufactur
ers.
Halloway Manufacturing Co.—Prun
ing shears and long arms.
Alexander Kolb Baking Co.—Bread
and cakes.
Ottumwa Rug Co.—Rugs.
Acme Electric Supply Co.—Electri
cal appliances.
Ottumwa Mattress Co.—Mattresses
H. W- Suechtli^—Upholstering.
Harry Messett—Monuments.
Harry Chyenkus—Dyer and cleaner.
Byrne Bros—Soda water.
Ott'umwa's Latest Factory.
Having an established trade in
thirty-five of the forty-six states of the
country, employing twenty men and
having a capacity of 1,440 brushes
daily, the Wooden Shoe Brush Works'
wheels will begin to grind before this
week is over, another monument to
the perseverance of the Ottumya Com
mercial association and the city.
The hew factory building is forty
eight by 100 feet and is built on just
half of the lot on Mechanic street own
ed by the company, which arrange
ments allows of ample growing room.
After five years successful operation
in Pella, John C. Visser moved the
factory here solely on the merits of Ot
tumwa as a manufacturing city—heed
ing the labor supply that is available
and the excellent shipping facilities.
The plant makes the famous Wooden
Shoe brushes, twenty different styles
that retail from 5c to $3.00 each.
The factory's staple product are the
brushes made from rice-root, although
some bristle brushes will be made.
Rice-root, or zacaton, as it is called in
Mexico where it is native, is the root
of a wild grass grown 10.0Q0 feet above
sea level within a radius of seveniy
five miles of Mexico City. The higher
up the grass is grown, the better qual
ity the root is for brushes.
During each year Mr. Visser makes
a purchasing trip to Mexico and buys
the raw product by the car-load, as ex
perience has taught him this is the
safest and more economical way to in
sure the best grade. Tampico, an
other Mexican product known there as
ixtyle fiber, will be used somewhat in
the manufacture of brushes here, but
In far less quantities.
Factory One of Five.
The latest addition to Ottumwa's list
of factories is one of five brush pianu
facturing concerns in the United
States and one of two located west of
Detroit. The brushes are made abso
lutely from the raw material here at
Ottumwa, even the backs formed by
machinery here Installed. Mr. Visser,
the president of the works, is himself
the inventor of several machines.
OBITUARIES.
Charles Patton Hoxsey.
Charles Patton Hoxsey, the son of
Mr. M. B. and Mrs. Emma M. Hoxsey,
entered into rest Wednesday evening
at 7:80 o'clock, March 31, 1909, as a
result of a railway accident at the
station in Des Moines, Iowa.
Had Mr. Hoxsey lived until the 28th
of July next he would have been 23
years of age. He is the third oldest
of a family of seven children, his moth
er and. father, five brothers and one
sister, all of Ottumwa mourn the loss
which has come to them In the sud
den death of a loving and dutiful son,
a cheerful and devoted brother.
Mr. Hoxsey was esteemed greatly by
all who knew him, both old and young,
and loved by a large circle of inti
mate friends. His was the power to
win by his happy disposition and gen
tle manliness.
Probably in no sphere of his ac
quaintance was the shock of Mr. Hox
sey's death felt so keenly as by the
members of Trinity church choir. For
five years he had sung in the choir
simply because he loved the church's
services and music. During the last
two years he has worn a choir medal
which was awarded to him for faith
fulness and improvement in music. He
willingly did his share in any special
work the choir undertook. His rich
tenor voice made him a most valuable
member and he often sang solo parts
with marked ability.
Trinity parish will greatly miss him
from his place in the chancel and his
loss is a regret to all.
Mr. Hoxsey was buried from Trinity
church on. Saturday morning, April 3,
'at 9:30. The full surpliced choir met
the casket at the door of the church
and led the solemn funeral procession.
The service was read by the Rev.
W. C. Hengen and the choir sang
chant and hymns feelingly. The com
mital was said at the grave in the Ot
tumwa cemetery, the choir again sang
the hymns the deceased loved so
well.
May he rest in. peace, and may light
perpetual shine on him.
—-Contributed.
SUNDAY CONVERT
CLUB PROPOSED
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IN
Y. M. C. A. YESTERDAY PRE­
LIMINARY'STEPS TAKEN.
MANY MAKE REMARKS
The Noted Evangelist Is Eulogized and
the Men Who Where Attracted
to a Christian Life Display
Earnestness.
With sincerity characterizing every
word and with the firm intention of
dofag every thing possible for the bet
terment of their fellow men, a large
number of Billy Sunday converts of
the city met Sunday afternoon under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. in the
association auditorium. The meeting
began with testimonials from a num
ber of the converts and terminated
with a motion by J. A. Ballard to
organize the great body of people who
professed faith in Jesus Christ under
the teachings of the "Baseball Evange
list" Billy Sunday, in to a Sunday Con
vert club. The suggestion of such an
organization was received with en
thusiasm and a .committee composed
of F. A. Thompson, Eugene Palmer, J.
A. Ballard, William Gentry, W. H.
Moorehouse, William Hendricks, Chas.
E. Simmontis, W. E. Davidson, D. E.
Kilgore and C. W. Messenger was
selected to arrange plans for starting
the club and name a day for the first
meeting. The Y. M. C. A. chorus furn
ished excellent music for' the meeting.
Palmer Tells of Conversion.
The meeting was first addressed by
Eugene Palmer, who told of his life
before Billy Sunday came to Ottumwa,
and the great help Sunday gave him in
his step from the gambling housefc to
Christianity. When speaking of his
new life he was very enthusiastic.
F. A. Thompson in his talk said that
Christianity was the greatest thing that
could happen in a home, and that it
was of the greatest aid in business
life. He concluded his remarks by
saying that he only wished he was a
man like Sunday. Following Mr.
Thompson, Fred Allender and Judson
Trenneman very beautifully rendered
"Shadows." J. A. Ballard spoke next,
saying that he was glad and proud to
say that he was a Sunday convert, and
that he has gotten in ore satisfaction
out of life in the past four months
when working^with Jesus and not in
defiance of Him, than he had ever
felt before. William Gentry told of his
indifference to religion before Sun
day's coming and stated firmly that
he intended to be a "backslider" no
more, but would do all in his power
to help those who did not know the
blessing? of Christianity.
Moorehouse Has Motto.
W. H. Moorehouse stated "since be
inj? converted he had adopted a motto
which was, "Let your life so shine that,
the world will see it," and pledged
himself to put in the rest of his life,
to the best, of his ability, in the
service of God. William Hendricks
said that since he had left off the
vices and sins that formerly bound
him he had had a happy home, and he
counseled all converts not to let them
selves be too strongly tempted but to
keep away from sin. Charles E. Sim
mons said he thought it impossible
for a man fallen so low in sin as he
had to be raised to the solid rock of
Christianity until Sunday came here.
He also asked the people who had not
accepted Christianity to seek God be
fore it was too late. W. E. Davidson
spoke last and told his audience of
his life previous to .the Sunday meet
ings end the change for the better he
had taken "and intended to keep for
the rest of his life. The meeting was
closed with the rendition of a hymn by
the audience and prayer by Rev. J. E.
Cummlngs.
City Marble and Granite \Vorks.
For prices on. the best Monuments
call on H. Messett, office 215 West
Main street, work shop 328 West Main.
We keep no agents, therefore you save
the agent's profits. Get our prices be
fore ordering. Ottumwa, Iowa.
DEATH HALTS CORTEGE.
Daughter Is Stricken in Carriage and
Funeral is Postponed and Made
a Double One.
Chillicothe, Mo., April 12.—While ac
companying th# body of her mother to
the Burner cemetery Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Reeves, 56 years old, was strick
en with Heart trouble and died before
she could be removed from her car
riage. Her mother, Mrs. Nancy Fraz
zell, 80 .years old, died unexpectedly
Thursday of the same ailment. The
funeral of Mrs. Frazzell was postponed
until the body of the daughter could
be prepared for burial and both were
interred in the same grave Sunday
afternoon.
REPORTS INDICATE 10 PER CENT
REDUCTION IN ANTHRACITE
DISTRICT.
Willcesbarre, Pa., April 12. —There
is a report here that the anthracite
operators are to declare a 10 per cent
reduction in the wages of4all classes
of mine workers, based on* the ground
that, as no' three year agreement has
been signed, the business and indus
trial conditions of the country at this
time do not warrant the high rate of
wages paid. It is said that this reduc
tion will be accompanied by the state
ment that the prevailing rate of
wages will he restored when, in the
opinion of the operators, business con
ditions warrant it.
One Week's Treatment Free
Would Result in Agreement.
Efforts to trace this report to a defi
nite source failed, except to establish
the fact that some of the local mining
officials believe that such action would
result in an agreement being speedily
signed. They think the mine workers
would then insist upon their officials
signing the agreement without further
delay.
From what the union officials who
have returned from the conference at
Philadelphia say, it is evident that the
course of the union for the-present is
to allow the men to remain at worlc
under existing conditions as long as
the operators will maintain the condi
tions and let them work.
They intimate that there is to be no
further meetings of the committee and
that the whole question of the new
demands and recognition of the union
will be dropped for the present, not
to be revived until there is a better
prospect of the mine workers winning
a strike than there is at the present
time.
Many Miners Pessimistic.
Many of them are most pessimistic
regarding the outlook and do not be
lieve the operators will permit the
mine workers to follow this course
more than a few days if even for that
period.
A number of the mine workers
themselves, chiefly the older men and
those having responsibility, are also
disappointed because the officials did
not cease all efforts to get recognition
of the union and sign the agreement
which the operators offered, particu
larly p.fter the latter had agreed to
have all wage disputes regarding new
work submitted to the conciliation
board for adjustment.
Meetings of locals of the United
Mine Workers in the anthracite fields
will be held this week to take a ref
erendum vote on the question of ac
C9pting the offer of the operators to
renew for three years the award of
the strike commission of 1903. If a
canvass of the vote shows a majority
in favor of the proposition, President
Lewis and the tri-district presidents
and secretaries will at once arrange
a date with the coal road presidents
to sign a long term agreement on be
half of the miners.
Sentiment In Contract.
There Is a growing sentiment among
the men to enter into a three year con
tract. with the operators, as such an
agreement would expire in April, 1912,
which is a presidential year. They re
call that the strike of 1900 was won
in the heat of a campaign largely
through the efforts of the late Senator
Mark Hanna. Although the men are
unprepared for a strike they will not
brook a cut in wages.
MOULTON.
Moulton. In the debate at the
high school chapel Friday afternoon
on "Federal Control of Corporations,"
the affirmative, supported by the Phil
omathean literary society was victor
ious. The representatives of the af
firmative were Earl Elerton, Jay
Tharpe, Vivian Black and Olive Mar
shall. The question was denied for
the Zetalethean society by Esco
Moore, Mabel Hensen, Emma Stuckey
and Wm. Chamberlain. The judges
were W. F. Garrett, T. W. Killlon and
Miss Hays. Tl^ose recommended for
the high school debating society wore
Vivian Black, Mabel Hensen, Esco
Moore and Earl Elerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Killlon are in
Waterloo, where the former has a po
sition in a printing office.
A. C. Croft was in Certerville last
week.
Earl Elerton and Prof. J. W. Miller
were in Exline Saturday on business.
Mrs. Elam has sold her property on
South Main to Chas. Johnson for
$1,400.
C. E. Evans and T. W. Killlon were
in Des Moines last week attending the
convention of the Yeomen.
Mrs. D. C. Bevan is back from
Grinnell where she attended the fun
eral of Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Palmer
Rudolph Shultz was in Ottumwa
Wednesday on business.
Miss Ruby Prior is here from Bur
lington visiting her grandparents,
P. Shelton and wife.
John Bell is back from Hot Springs,
Ark.
W. C. Stickney and wive have return
ed to Denver after visit with their
son, E. L. Stickney.
Beginning Next Monday April 19 4
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The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Ottumwa
since 1903, wil be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hote.'
Thursday, April 29, 1909
(One day only) and return every i!8
days.
Albia, Monroe hotel, Wednesday,
April 28.
Fairfield, (Court Hotel), Tuesday.
April 27.
Sigourney, Merchants' Hotel, Friday
April 30.
Office Hours, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Cures permanently the cases he un
dertakes and sends the incurabla
home 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 stoppad.
Dr. Shallenoerger is an eminently sue
cessful specialist in all chronlo dis
eases, proven by the many cures ef
fected in chronic cases which have
baffled the skill of all other physi
cians. Ills hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him
ao
proficient that he can name and locate
a disease in a few minutes.
ireats all cases of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat and Lung Diseases, Eye and
Ear, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
Graved Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu
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Blood knd Skin diseases, Epllepsx-,
Bright's Disease and Consumption
early stage, diseases of the Bladder
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given. A never falling remedy for Big
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No experiments or failures. He un
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is
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any other city in Um
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