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up..in ti veiy buuix mile, me uuiuagucHpltalists who .purchased, this property have plenty of capital to develop it.-'SPIRITUALISTS' CAMP:MEETING.The. exercises yesterday, at the Spiritualists’ camp meeting: were carried* out according to program, and although the weather was cool, : the afternopn was beautiful. The Court of Honor picnic just below the camp enlivened the scene, and all'seemed to enjoy themselves. Mr. Waters of Cedar Fairs led, the conference in the morning and in the afternoon Revt Harry J. Moore delivered. a lecture, upon “Human Rights.”- The audience ' was not large-, but what it lacked in numbers,!t made up by enthusiasm, and many favorable i comments were heard, after the lecture closed. Tonight Mr.'Moore lectures upon “The Woman .of . JSndor; Medium and Ideal Character.In the evening Max Hoffmann gave a talk which ho followed-:: .with .. some very remarkable tests. Mi*. Hoffman simply proved a revelation last night, and every message and test .was at. once recognized. I-Ie will be the attraction Saturday and Sunday nights. Three more days close the. camp, ancV those who want to hear either Mr, Hoffmann or Mr. Moore must watch the aaily prbgi'am in. this paper.Mrs. Bliss Gredn and Mrs. M. Bartdl are giving successful seances daily and all the mediums are busy. 'ANYBODY SEEN A RET AND VITE . . CALF. .This notice was posted by. permission of the postmaster at Oclwoin by-Hans Hanson, an honest Swedish farm'dr who lost a calf:ROND A VAY.Van Rot and Vito Calf unit its to behind legs was black he was a she Calf, Auey potty dot prings Dot Calf iiomc pays mo1 five Tollar. Hans Hanson. Three mile Behind1 tie pridge by the opera house.SKELETONJiSCAPESUan avid Hungry Man With Bar-num’s Tlrts of Job.The people who visited the side shov$ with Banuim Bailey in this city Wf.l remember a very tall and .very gaunt man known as lt;he human skeleton. Tiring of restraint and anxious to get into the freedom of the open air, ttte skeleton eloped with himself at Des Moines and the Capital tells of che search for ,liim as foll'ows:The living skeleton of Barnum , Bailey’s show deserted- his bread, vinegar and water yesterday morning and somewhere in Des Moines is hiding from circus detectives, and the eyes of every member of the police depart-. meat, -- Managers of the circus reported' the loss to the police authorities, asking for assistance in locating .the shadowy individual arid incidentally urg-;' ihg the utmost secrecy. The press agent did not accompany lt;,li e 'inform-ing party to police headquarters;.ancl-eonsequently it was emphatically', insisted- that no publicity should be given the escape. Chief of Police Jones was given tite message. He immediately notified . all: policemen, on * their beats, and' every cop in ::.the city has his? eye peeked for the perpendicular pile .oli skin and hopes. A •; ’■■'■S'-'::'- “What liave I done timidly inquired a thin, emaciated mart who Is just recovering from ah attack of iyphoid fever, on West Grand. • avenue, yesterday morning. . His dangling arm was Iii the- grasp of a bluecoat who • was thinking'about frce tickets. ’“I beg your pardon,” politely replied the -officer, “I thought you were the skeleton.” .- : .. “Very encouraging to a man who iS trying to pick tip a little fiesh,” murmured the convalescent, creeping on down the street.The policeman resumed’ his search along with the seventy-five other officers 'in •various parts of the city, and all during iUe long forenoon, puny: nien with pointed chins, musclcless arms amV pipe-stern -legs, were -showing, their credentials. - ,- Oyer .on Seventh, street, an altitucli-nous citizen,. whose shoulders pointed toward each other and' whose sad, tired eyes 'looked through a pair: of; heavy; black •'rimmed eyeglasses, was halted:-''- ‘/Such a thin one, said fhe officer..“Yes,- decidedly wafcrish,” wasagreed.; .... . ' . rThe policeman took a firmer grip, on the phantom-s collar, and ordered him to come along. '“I shall not submit to it: It’s out-: rageous,” came thinly from a thin chest. I have my license. Mayor Matter 11 signed- it; “I:sell—” ■ '•‘.'Rooks?” inquired' the policeman.' ;'-‘Even so,- he replied, and he rolled his eyes hungrily.-■ At: noon the,department had practically given up its efforts to locate the escaped monstrosity. Officers admit that they may have met him time and again, ’ They have' collared every ‘man who rattles when lie . walks, and they have, found several who might get a job with Barnum. But they haveiTt found the man who left his post.How often, after exposure, we find ourselves Sn the throes of i jv severe cold, which may be followed by pneumonia. To cure the one.and prevent the other fake a dose of Harts’ Honey and Horehaund. Sold by Wan'g'.cr Bros. Todd and H, W. Taggart.tues-thur-sn.t-exp-sept-3 0Cann»rs Can Can Corn.Waverly 'Independent: The Kelley Canning Co. of this city commenced to run August 25th, and at the hour that this paper*goes to press, Wednesday evening, September'7th, they have filled 400,000 cans. ' -They have taken in. about, eight hundred loads that averaged one and-one-quarter ‘ton per load. They pay
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Waterloo Daily Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 08, 1904
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David W.
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