Show Gold and Silver Chicago 4Special from Ottumwa A meeting of the board of trade was heldto lake action in regard to the alleged discovery dis-covery of gold and silver in paying quantities quan-tities on Bear Creek three miles from th city A committee was appointed to lake samples of the ore to Chicago and St Louis and hare it assayed J M Hendrick stated to the meeting that evi denc wa conclusive to his mind that gold and silver ore had been found The coratiiiltee wili arrive in Chicago on Thursday morning There is great excitement ex-citement htre wnich is hourly on the increase |