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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
USE PONDS EXTRACT

eop Have the early frostS or too late lin
gering by the garden gate again aroused
FILED that RHEUMATISM SO peacefully
BURNS sumbering the summer long, Well, if
SORE and perhaps take som some distsseful drug
EVEc the doctor will tell you what-but first
rub thoroughly the part afflicted with
WOUNDS PONDS EXTRACT, then wrap it
SORES WITH ho ha6ns ana the Tn1uma
Headache tanly be much relieved Now that you
AND have the PONDS EXTRACT try it for
Al. any of the many things its buff wrapper
ALL mentions. It's a wonderful curative
PAIN But don't accept substitutes:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
LUTTER A PRISONER
MINNEAPOLIS DETECTIVES CAP
TURE THE MAN WHO SHOT
MRS. FITIKIN
MAKES a LONG STATEMENT

He Was I'm Love With the Woman,
He Says, and Wanted Her to
Marry Him-ShOt Her Because She
Treated Him Colby When He Met
Her Down TOwn-PrisOner Much
Affected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
PRODUCTS OF SOIL
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE RE
PORTS ON THE WORK OF HIS
DEPARTMENT
MUCH PROGRESS WAS MADE

New Colonies Should Furnish What
Now Costs the Country Millions of
Dollars to ImpOrt-Experime
With Figs, Alfalfa, Tea and Rice
That Proved Observation-Disclosures
priatfOn Asked.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
IOWA DAIRYmEN ADJOURN.
Omcers Elected and storm Lake Chosen
for Next Y ears Meeting.

Mason City, Nov. 17.-By the close
majority of three votes Storm Lake
won the state dairy convention for
1900. Oelwein was a close competitor.
Early in the balloting Cedar Rapids
and Charles City withdrew from the
contest. For the first time in the his
tory of the association it will next year
be in the northwest territory, hereto
fore unoccupied. The petition OF Storm
Lake to come over there took the con-
vention. Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President-w. K. Boardman, Neva-
da.
Vice president-E. w. eyre, Newell.
Secretary-J. C. DAILY, Charles City
TREASURER. w. Stetson, Newell.
In his annual address President
Boardman paid Secretary of Agricul-
ture James Wilson fine compliment,
considering him the most valuable man
of the nineteenth century to the dairy
men today. The sentiment was APP
plauded. The convention placed itself
decidedly in favor of the 1O-cent, tax on
oleo. The butter and egg trade OF. New
York, Philadelphia and ChicagoA 70
represented here by large delegatioA
New York sends NJ. Townsend, F. N.
Bishoff, George Reifsnyder, w. A..
Goode, j. II. Snyder and Washington
Winsor.
Last night Prof. Mckay, of the State
Agricultural college spoke on Butter
Making and Butter-Makers.' J. A..
Snyder, of New York, talked on "Com-
mercial Extras" while J. S. Trigg, ag-
ricultural editor of the American News
paper Union, scored a high mark in his
speech on "The Evolution OF Pound
of Butter"
Major Alvord, representing the de-
partment at Washington, was present,
and said it was the most profitable SER
les of talks he ever listened to, and will
publish 10000 copies at the expense of
the government for distribution
throughout other dairy states.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23

and live stock were destroyed and the
little town of Vermilion was practic-
ally wiped out Of existence. One of
the many freaks OF the "Big Muddy"
was to cut through some OF the best
farms in the northern part Of Nebras-
ka, for a distance of about two miles,
thus shortening the old channel by
seventeen miles. The island of land
thus left has been in the courts of the
state ever since. People living there
are wondering where they "are at"
There is nearly an entire township and
the land is very valuable for timber
and agricultural purposes.
The last legislature annexed the
island to South Dakota for judicial and
taxable purposes, which action was
good as far as the state and county
We're concerned
There is provision in the state con-
stitution which says that land cannot
be added to or taken from a county
without submitting the question to the
people OF the county for a majority
vote. This constitutional amendment
was made to prevent counties in the
state from being divided up without
the consent of a majority of the peo-
| pie.
In order to get this island into such
shape that the inhabitants can vote it
is necessary to have it annexed to Clay
county. 1t was hoped that this cleo
ton could be held this month with the
judicial election, but the secretary of
state decided it would take a general
election, which will not be held till the
fall OF 1900. At that time the people
all over the county will vote on the
question whether or not the island shall
be annexed. 1t is extremely doubtful
if such an election will ever carry.
The people in the northern part OF
the county are for the most part farm
ers. These farmers are most decidedly
against expansion in the southern part
of the domain, for the reason that ii
| would give the citizens of the little
town of Vermillion control of about
| twenty-three votes to have the island
annexed.
The inhabitants of the islands are the
'outlanders' OF Clay county They
We're very graciously given the priv
/ lege OF paying taxes into the county
treasury and they can also be brough.
before the county court to have justice
meted out to them, but vote they can.
not. The rich farmers in the northern
part of the county will keep on rolling
up their wealth and any and every pei
! scheme that. they want TO become 8
Flaw they can vote through, the out.
landers of the island Notwithstanding
1t will do the downtrodden islanders
little good 10 revolt, for they are out.
numbered ten to one. Submit they
must or else abandon their Missouri
claims" and move back across the ''deac
line.
A majority will never be secured, il
is said, on the question of annexation
and it is highly probable that Clay
county will always have a mo Mans
Land"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
TRAGEDY ON A FARM.
Aged Woman Living Near Bows Gored
TO Death by a Vicious Bull

Bows, Nov. ia shocking accident
occurred Wednesday forenoon four
miles northeast of town. Mrs. Isaac
1saacson was killed in cattleyard, sup
posedly by bull that was with the
herd. Her husband Went to open gate
at the end of a lane and Mrs. Isaacson
went to the yard to start the cattle
down the lane. Mr.. Isaacson, after
wai.ing some little time, and no cattle
coming, went to the yard and found his
wife lying prone on the ground against
the fence, two boards being broken. She
was unconscious and died some fifteen
minutes after Mr.. Isaacson found her.
She was over 81 years old, and was
born in Sweden, coming to this country
in 1871. She leaves husband, two
sons. two daughters, and wide circle
of friends to mourn her tragic death.
The funeral will be held from her late
residence on Friday at l p. m. Inter
ment at Mt. Hope.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
mah,on Head for speaker.

Jefferson, Nov. 21.-Hon. Mahlon
Head, of Greene county, is candidate
for speaker of the house of representa-.
tives at the coming session of the legis-
lature. The republicans of Greene
county are working for his candidacy
and believe that he will win. Ir.Head
has been resident of Iowa almost fiji.
ty years and has resided in Greene
county ever since the close of the war
He served with distinction through the
rebellion and was discharged as lieu.
tenant of Company f, Tenth Iowa in.
fantry. He has contributed largely tc
the development of the county and has
always been firm in the republican
faith. 1t has been many years since
Greene county asked for or received
anything from the republicans of Iowa
and now they believe that Greene
county and Mr.. Head should be sup.
ported.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
DEMOS MEET.
Democratic National Execut.
i've Committee in Session
ISSUES FOR NEXT YEAR.
Trusts Will be Made Prominent Fea-
ture of tho Campaign-Anti-Imp
ialIsm to be Prominent-silver
VIII Get Casual Mention.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-The members
of the democratic nationa ex-
ecutive committee, in session
here today, outlined their plan for
next years campaign. They have re-
allied that prosperity has unquestion-
ably arrived, and the question before
them was, how to induce prosperity's
benefciaries to vote the democratic
ticket next year. They will Immediate
ly inaugurate comprehensive "edu-
cationar propaganda, dealing with the
effect of trusts on prices to the con-
sumer. Anti-imperialism in their pre-
convention program will be bracketed
as the twin issue of anti-trusts. Silver
will get merely casual attention as a
part Of the Chicago platform, and
thereby gold democrats, it is figured,
will be encouraged to get into line.
The report of Chairman johnson, of
the executive committee, shows that
S175,000 has been subscribed, and $147,-
900 been collected. The full national
committee will meet in Washington,
Feb. 22. to fix the time and place for
the next convention. The convention
will be held early, probably in May.
Milwaukee seems to be the fayorite To-
cation. Methods of organization and
party conditions in various parts of the
country are being considered today.
Ex-Governor William j. Stone, OF Mis-
souri,, is mob present, and has tele-
graphed that he is too ill to come .
Other officials present are, National
Chairman Jones, of Arkansas; Execu-
tive Chairman johnson, of Kansas, and
Secretary c. A. Walsh, of Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
WILL STAY AT THE 'FRONT.'.


Manila, Nov. 21.-General Wheeler
has decided not to return for congress.
He is writing letter to president Me-
Kinley, with request that it be for
warded to the house of representatives.
In the course of an interview, he
said:
Congress, ifit occupies the first day
OF the session in passing resolution
declaring in unmistakable terms that
the sovereignty of the United States is
to be maintained, in the Philippines,
thus dispelling -.guinaldo's delusion
that the anti-imperialisis can assist
him, will be performing a sacred
duty.
"Such revolution would save the
lives Of many American soldiers and
OF thousands of deluded Filipinos.
would avert famine, suffering and desc
lation from these islands, and would
render unnecessary the expenditure of
hundreds of millions of dollars"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
Alfalfa in tn. Yak,m. valley.

Alfalfa was known more than two
Thousand years ago. The Greeks and
Romans greatly appreciated its mer-
its, and since that time it has increas-
ed in value, until now, it is almost u
necessity and it is raised in every part
of the world where it is possible for
it to thrive. AT the time OF the Span
ish conquest 1t was introduced into
Mexico, thence into South America,
Chile, and in 1854 California and WASH
inRton made its acquaintance.
The climate and soil in the Yakima
valley, Washington, are especially adj
apted for the successful growing of
this plant, closely allied to the clover
family as it is, but serving as finer fod-
der. One of the most attractive
features of the Yakima, from April to
December, inclusive, is the beautiful,
dark, rich green of the alfalfa fields.
Five dollars an acre will usually cover
the cost of seeding, while it is sold
at $500 ton for feed, and $500 when
baled, and as the atmosphere is SO
dry and warm. barns are unnecessary
for storage.
If, after each cutting, the fields
are irrigated, a crop of from two to
eAA &C luis per acre luuy De harvested
every six weeks during the summer.
Usually it is.so arranged that sixty
acre field can keep haying outfit
busy during the entire season, as one
part of the field will be in blossom
while another is being cut, and still
another part growing up. The cause
for this rapid succession of crops is
that the roots grow to be several in
ches in circumference and extend
downward almost indefinitely until
water is reached. Thus in porous
and deep soil snch as is found in the
Yakima, they will sometimes sink to
depth of twenty-five feet or more.
Some almost fabulous tales are told of
miners coming across old alfalfa roots
which was supposedly extended
downwards hundreds OF feet. Never
theless, alfalfa, on account of it's rapid
growth, and the small cost of original
ly starting a field and ever afterwards
harvesting from the first seeding, has
become one of the most popular, If
not the most popular branch of farm
ing in the great and fertile Yakima
Valley. Write to Chas. S. Fee, Gene
(ral Passenger Agent, Northern Paci-
fic Railway, st. Paul, Mimi. for pamph.
lets, or call on or address, G. w,
Jones. No. 500 Locust ST., Des Moines,
Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23

previous to the present administration,
The vice presidents residence is lust
stones throw from the White House,
and it was no uncommon sight TO see
the president walk to the Hobart house
and the vice president and Mrs. Hobart
and their young son return the call in
the same informal manner. Frequently
in the evening the vice president and
Mrs. Hobart would go over to the
White House and spend an hour or more
in conversation before the vice presi-
dent went upstairs to his Office. Mrs.
Mckinley and Mrs. Hobart were close
friends.
Garrett A. Hobart was born at Long
Branch, N. j., in 1874. He was educat-
led at Rutgers college, from which he
graduated in 1868. Shortly afterwards
he entered the law office of Socrates
futile, in Paterson, N. j., and was adj
mitted to practice in 1866.
He was appointed city counsel of
Paterson in 1871, and counsel for the
board of freeholders in 1872. He was
twice elected member of the New
Jersey assembly and was chosen speak
er. In 1876 he was elected to the
senate, where he remained six wears,
He was president of the senate in 1881
and 1882.
In 1880 he was elected chairman OF
the republican state committee, In
1884 he was chosen a member of the
republican national COMMITTEES. He
was nominated for vice president on
the first ballot at the ST. Louis con-
yention in 1896, and was elected to the
office the following autumn by an over
whelming majority.
The News In Washington.
| Washington, Nov. 21- (By Associated
Press. )-Flags in Washington are half
masted out of respect to the memory OF
Hobart. The news was first received
at the White House ten minutes before
8, in a priya.e message from Paterson.
The flags over the executive mansion
We're Immediately hauled down to half
mast and the doors of the mansion
closed to the public. The members OF
the cabinet were made acquainted with
the sad news by means Of telephone
from the White House, as soon as the
president himself was informed. Sec
rotary Hay hastened over to the White
House and hadt5a private conference
with the president and then returned
to the state department and gave or
ders for the execution of an official
program as far as The government was
concerned. First Mr.. Hay sent pri-
vate message to Mrs. Hobart, express
ing his sincere coincidence and then
gave his attention to the preparation
of proclamation announcing the death
of the vice president TO the people OF
the United States. 1t was also neces.
sary 10 convey the information to the
nations of the world. This was the
iday for the regular cabinet meeting and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
A Growing s,ate-New Town. In Iowa.

Upon the recent extensions of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail
way in Western Iowa, its Land Depart
ment has located several new towns as
follows:
Northam.-In Buena Vista county,
9 miles south OF Storm Lake.
Nemaha.-In Sac county, 10 miles
northwes. of Sac City.
Lytton.-In Sac county, miles east
OF Sac City.
Lavinia.-In Calhoun county, s miles
west of Rockwell City.
Varina.--In Pocahontas county, z
miles north of Fonda
These towns are located in the finest
corn belt and healthfest stock-raising
district in Iowa, each surrounded by
rich and we'll settled territory.
If you want business and money.
now is your opportunity to obtain both
by procuring choice lots in these fu-
ture cities.
The railway Co. has about 100 other
town sites in various states traversed
by this great line and will gladly fur
nish you information concerning same
if you will write to H. G. Haugan, Land
Commissioner, or c. A. Padley, General
Land Agent, c., NJ. q st. p. R'x Co.,
Milwaukee,, Wis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Monroe County Woman Tries to Cut
Her Throat

Abba, Nov. 21:-(Special) Mrs. Mi
nos Powell, who lives in Bluff Creek
township, seven miles north of the city,
attempted suicide Sunday night. She
had been subject to several epileptic
fits during the early part of the even
ing, but later became more quiet and
retired. She slept in one room with
part of the children while Mr.. Powell
and the other children occupied a
room in another part of the house.
During the night Mrs. Powell arose
and went to the yard where she Sc
cured rusty butcher knife and with
this she slnshed her throat in horri-
Bile manner. The jugular vein was cut
and the wound extended from ear to
ear. When found she was lying in the
yard in an unconscious condition. DR..
Bay was sent for and he went to the
home and dressed the wound. Later
the lady came to her right mind and
expressed great sorrow over what she
had done, and could give no reason for
doing SO beyond that of being out
of her mind. Her recovery is doubtful.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
OUTLANDEhs OF SOUTH DAKOTA
BY a Prank OF tho Missouri River They
Live Nowhere.

Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 2O.-South Da-
kota has "No Mans Land" Down in
the southeastern part of the state, In
Clay county, on what is known locally
as the island" there are 100 or more
people who really live nowhere. Their
part of the world was made by the PEE
culiar freak that the Missouri river
takes occasionally, when it eats up
one mans farm on one side of the river
and carries it across and deposits it to
the credit OF more fortunate neighbor
on the other side of the stream.
In 1881 the Missouri river valley was
visited by very destructive flood,
caused by the sudden melting of the
heavy SHOWS all over the state. Sew
eral million dollars worth of property
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23

time he became unconscious. At 1870
o'clock the vice presidents private Sec
rotary called up the White House by
telephone and notified President Nc
Kinley that Hobart was dying. At 9
o'clock the secretary again commune
Gated with the president, notifying him
OF the vice presidents death.
Garrett A. Hobart Jr., was also ait
his fathers bedside. Mrs.Hobart bears
up under her great bereavement. Flags
on the city and other public buildings
were half-masted when the news of the
vice presidents death. became known.
Flags on many private buildings and
dwellings We're also hung at half mast.
The bell on the city hall tolled at in
teryals during the forenoon. Passaic
county court adjourned in token of re-
spect to the dead vice president. Al
though Hobart's death had been ex-
peeted at any time there was still a
faint hope up to the last moment by
personal friends in Paterson that he
would Survive for some time to come.
Soon after The news of the vice presi-
dents death was sent over the wires,
kilograms Of coincidence began to ar
rive at Carroll Hall. Among the first
to. send a word of sympathy and con-
dolence to Mrs. Hobart were President
Mckinley and Mrs. Mckinley.
Before Hobart became unconscious
he was able to converse with Mrs. Ho-
bart, about some private affairs. He
was very, Patients.and showed his re-
markables will power up to the last.
Mckinley sent word that he would
endeavor to havssa talk with Mrs.
Hobart oyer. the telephone this af-
ternoon. During the forenoon many
Of the vice presidents intimate friends
and neighbors called at Carroll Hall
and left their cards. The business
houses and public buildings of Pater-
son are being draped in black. A spe-
cial meeting of the common council
was called at noon at the city hall to
take action on Hobart's death. The
vice presidents private offices in the
city were closed as soon as his death
was announced.
His loss will be regretted sincerely,
and especially by his colleagues in the
senate, with whom he had. a. much
greater influence than his predecessors
In the vice presidential chair.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
During the Night the Vice President Grew Gradually
Weaker Until He Suffered Attack From Which He
Failed to Rally-The Presidents Regard
for Mr.. Hobart.

"He was" said one old senator re.
Gently, open, honest and square in all
his rulings, and endeavored to treat ev-
erybody justly"
Senator William P. Frye, of Maine
is now president pro TEN. OF the senate,
and as such has presided in the absence
OF the vice president. Owing to the
death of Mr.. Hobart, Senator Frye as
president protein, will call the senate
to order when it meets in December
next.
The relations between the families
of the president and the vice president
We're of an unusually cordial character
The members of the two households
saw more of each other informally
than has been the case for a long time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
BATTLE IN COLUMBIA.
Revolutionists Reported to Have Been
BADLY Defeated.

New York, Nov. s1.-By Associated
Press. "a dispatch to the Herald from
Panama says: "Official advices from
Bogota, dated Nov. IS, reports terri
bic hatrle between the government
forces and the revolutionists, fought
near Bucaramanga, the capital OF the
department of Santanader, in which
the government forces We're victorious
1t is started the battle lasted two days,
ending the 10th. More than 1000 reb-
els We're killed and 1000 wounded"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23

Paterson, Nov. s1.-(By Associated
Press.)-Vice President Hobart died at
$3.50 o'clock this morning. His family
and physician were at his bedside
when he expired.
The vice president had been failing
since late yesterday afternoon, al
though reports given out at the house
We're that he was holding his own. AT
midnight he became unconscious and
at z o'clock this morning he had an at
tack of angina fpectoris. from which
he never rallied. His death followed
at s. 80 o'clock. Mrs, Hobart, DIR. New
ton, Mrs. Newton, who is cousin OF
Mrs. Hobart, and a nurse We're at the
patients bedside constantly until the
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Citizenship i. Beyond Doubt.

Sioux City, Nov. 17.-The citizenship
of James Barrett, republican member
elect of the lower house of the next
legislature. is beyond question. He
was born in England forty-fye years
ago, went to Canada when aged Is, and
located in the United States "a few
months later. He was naturalized in
Sioux City in 1894. In response to
democratic charges he has produced
the witnesses present when he took
the oath OF allegiance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
CONTRACTORS sK1Ps.
Marshalltown Man Leaves His Credits
Ora In the Hole,

Marshalltown, Nov. 21.-(Special.)-
II. +. Jones, an extensive contractor of
this city, is missing. He collected on
unfinished contracts, paid his employees
in checks on a bank where he had no
account, and left. 1t develops that Que
of his bonds had been raised from $500
to $1,000. 1t is thought his creditors
are out $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23
a NORTH CAROLINA EPISODE.
Two Men Dead as Result OF Attempt e
Arrest a Murderer.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 21.-(By Associa-
ted Press.) -Ex-Sheriff Pritchard and
Jacob Blayleck, of Mitchell county,
yesterday attempted to arrest man
named Humneycut, murderer. Hum
neycut shot and killed Blayleck, and
Pritcher, moment later, killed Hum
neycut. Pritchard is a brother of
United States, senator Pritchard.