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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
THE WEES PORTION.

BY every right, though no law covers
the matter, the good wife on the farm
should have exclusive control Of the
money derived from the poultry, and
she should not be expected to furnish
the old man tobacco or pay the taxes
out of this. her private fund. There
are quite a good many things which a
woman wants which the average man
cannot understand why she wants.
One hundred hens well cared for will
produce revenue of 800 year, and
this is little enough to let woman
have when she will spend every dollar
of it in a most economic effort to make
her husband and children happier. You
man, there, just let that egg money
alone after this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
THE CIRCUIT BILL.

One of the first things which con.
gress takes up when it meets in De,
cember is the noted Grout bill provid.
Ing for the noncoloring of oleomarga.
rine In imitation of butter. The pas.
sage of this measure is Of vital interest
to the dairy interests of the country
and also to the man, the poor man,
who now pays two prices for his oleo.
Do you know how your congressman
stands on this measure? If you do not,
write him a letter, one that he can I'M
derstand and will heed. The farmers
do not often ask for much at the hands
OF the government. They ask now for
q deserved protection against the big
gest fraud known. They should be
heard
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

only reasonable to suppose that they
will carefully guard the interests OF
the people and at the same time do
| nothing to retard needed public I'M
provement.
Des Moines.-On the twenty-sixth
of this month, twenty days after cleo
ton, the executive council will sit as
board of canvassers to officially de-
termine the result of the general cleo
ton just held, and to declare whether
or not the Titus amendment and the
constitutional convention questions
carried. The meeting is purely for
NAL one, the council merely footing
up the returns received and announc-
ing the result. Unless there are evil
dences of fraud from any county or
complaint made the council will not
go behind the returns.
WaterIoo.-Ernest G. Casper, Wa
terloo laboring man, has filed petit
ton in bankruptcy before Referee
HoXie. He has quite bundle of Ii
abilities in which about twenty local
firms are interested, the whole
amounting to S1,411.79 As assets he
names one suit of clothes which is
SnSiAPe' Liz QSDGS uG dohS
the bankruptcy court to Hquidate are
his subscription accounts to the local
daily papers.
Des Moines.-The board of supervis.
ors has closed a contract with Proud.
foot d bird as architects for the new
court house which will cost $40O, 900.
No conference has yet been held be-
tween the members of the board and
the architects for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the building, but the
plans have been looked over informal
ly by some of the members.
ddyviIle.-Eddyville has just COM
pleted twenty car contract for Ruble
stone, to be used by the Whitebreast
Fuel Co., at their new mines at Hilton.
This makes about sixty cars of stone
shipped from here this season. Great
is Eddyville.
.Idon.-J. e. Houghland returned
the first Of the week from his business
trip to New York City. He reports
that the deal for the construction OF
road is practically completed. Now if
Eldon gets the benefit of this road, let
us say just here, that we will have to
WIN lOl ~, dAu SfSly ClIileH SuOulu
pull hard to bring it here. The com.
pany has asked nothing of Eldon but a
kind word and the good will of our cit
liens, and we should be, willing and
ready to do much more than that in or.
der to get the road here.
Fl. Madison.-In recent investiga.
tions in the case nf Eberhart Fette,
who was foully murdered at his own
doorway near West Point, October Is,
1900, it has been discovered that there
was furious fusilade of bullets at the
time of the murder. Besides the three
balls that entered the body of Fette
there were numerous other shots fired
from the same source. 1t is now sup.
posed that the murderer of murderers
were ransacking the house when dis.
covered by Fette and that they fired
the shots in an endeayor to neat him
off. There are no new developments
in the case outside of the above men,
toned discovery. The murderer will
possibly never be apprehended unless
by mere chance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
sherin,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
a special execution, to me directed by the
clerk of the district court of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa against the lands, tenements,
of Phlnp Duffy, plaintiff, l will offer at
public sale, to the highest and best bidder,
for cash, Mt the front door of the court
house in the city of Ottumwa, Wapello
county, Iowa. on the LIST day Of Decemhst.
1900, between the hours of 8 o'clock u. III.
and o'clock p. M. on said day. all of said
and to the following described property
situated in Wapello county, Iowa, to-wit:
The north AZ acres of the east 1s acres
quarter of section is, township -. north Of
range ID. west of the 9th p NJ. in Wapello
county, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour Of one
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness nv hand this I'd day of Nnreua.
Der, 1900. B. = 1SLUi
Sheriff of Wapella Was asked by
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THE FARM HOME Lor.

During an extended ride through one,
Of the most prosperous sections Of the
west we noted the home surroundings
Of % farm homes. They graded all the.
way from the ideal to the horribly real.I
Two of the % homes were models, and
Of these we wish to say word. Neither
belonged to what are known as big
farmers, in each case the farm itself
being limited to 80 acres. The houses
were neatly painted, as were the barns
and outbuildings. Each was protected
on the north and west by an artificial
grove. Each had a nice large dooryard
filled with shade and fruit trees, from
which the farm animals were rigidlyi
excluded. The windmill at one place
had Virginia creeper planted at the cor
ner of the towers and festooneG the
tower in very graceful and pretty,
manner. At the other the base of the,
tower of the mill was fitted up into a!
neat little milkhouse. Neither of these
dooryards was cut with lawn mower,
but were kept neatly trimmed down
with scythe two or three times dur
ing the summer. Everything about the
yards and barns on these two places
was neat and tasty, and both were
farmhouses where country life might
be enjoyed to the fullest extent But,
the other 26-well, they graded down
pretty fast. There Were three or four
which would pass-that is, their ap.,
pearance would perhaps satisfy the av-l
erage person, and then there came the
old ragtag and bobtail farm home we,
all know-the home on the rented
farm, with the turks roosting on the
reel of the new reaper standing under
the soft maple tree, the mutilated fans
of the Windmill flying a signal of dis
tress while 1t walled the whole day
long for few drops of oil, the red
shote and the ROSTERS fighting over the
contents of the slop pail at the kitchen
door, gate on the ground and barn
door on one hinge. dead shade trees
and underbrush. ragweed and wild
hemp investing all the place, the entire
outfit degenerate libel originated by
man on Gods richest soil and most
genial climate. God bless that home?
Not much!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
sherlH,s Sale.

Notice is ..ereby given that by virtue Of
special execution, to me directed by the
clerk of the district court of Wapello coun-
tv. Iowa. against the lands, tenements,
Allen Rowland, Don A. Pool, admrs.. de-
PENDANTS, in favor of A. w, johnson,
plaintiff, will offer at public sale, to the
highest and best bidder. for cash, at the
front door of the court house in the cit- of
Ottumwa. Wapello county, Iowa, on the,
list day of December. 1900, between the
on said day, all of said Stella ID, Biddison's,
S. NJ. Riddison's. Allen llowland's and bon
A. Pools, almr's,. right. tifle and lntcrs
est IN and and to the f9llowlng desnriped "rop1
'to-wit: Lot No. scrcntr-sX CTtl in block
No. one ~ in tho city of ottuaiwa, iowa.
Sale to commence Mt the hour o. one
o'clock p. m. of silid day.
Witness my hand this ID dry Of Noveni-
her, 1900. b. Il SHIFTS.
Sherir OF Mnpcllo County. Iown II.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

The creamery at the Iowa agricultur-
al college was awarded gold medal
at the Paris exposition for butter made
by the students. and at the last meet
ing of the National Butter Makers as
ISOLATION two students. practical butter
makers who closely followed science,
outclassed all the others in competition
for the $4,000 prizes. Add to the fore
going facts this other. that the Danes
are able to control the butter market
of London because the Danish govern
ment compels scientific and technical
training of all butter makers. and the
fact becomes plain to all that butter
making IS reduced to an exact science.
and to be successful the butter maker
must take a scientific schooling in the
art.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

A friend Of ours who is of mechan-
ical turn of mind has IL foot wind
mill on his farm. 1t is so situated that
it does good work. on 80 foot tower.
He knows how to use this mill. He
pumps all the,wateri needed by 40 head
of stock. He grinds all the feed re-
quired on the farm. When the wind is
blowing a gale from the south. he
bitches on to the buzz saw and cuts all
his wood. 1t runs a grindstone and a
churn. and if his wife would let him.
he says. he would make it rock the era
die and do the family washing. He
gets the most good out Of the wind Of
any man whom we know.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
sheriH's Sale.

special execution, to me directed by the
clerk Of the district court Of Wapelo coun-.
tv owa, against the lands, tenenlents, etc..
Stea psief w u i aer OF
public sale, to the highest and best bidder,
for cash, at the front soor of Inc court
house in the city of Ottumwa. Wanelo
county, Iowa, Oh the Sth day of December,
1900, between the hours of 8 o'clock Il. M
and o'clock p. m. on said day, all of said
Mary w. Cross right, title and interest In
and to the following described property
situated In Wapello county, Iowa. to.wft:
Lot No. eight ~ in Browns first addition
to the city of Ottumwa, Iowa.
+ Sale to commence at the hour of one
O'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this Sth day Of Noyen
Der, 1900 b. r. SHUTS,
Sheriff of wapello County, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
SAVE THE LEAVES.

Don't gather and burn the leaves in
the fall and for that matter never burn
them. The dead leaves and the snow
are natures protectors for all tender
things. Nothing just takes the place
Of leaves for this purpose. When they
are raked up in the spring. use them
for mulching of the trees and berry
bushes. Having no use for them thus,
put them in q compost heap where
when rotted you will obtain the very
choicest material for the growth of
house plants. Don't burn the leaves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
NEWS OF THE STATE.
happenings All Over the State OF
Iowa.
PARAGRAPHS HERE AND THERE
keokuk Does Not Think ottumwa En-.
titled to Brancn of the Federal
Court-What Cheer Patriot Says
Things About the Amendment.

Observation-Disclosures believes it is en-
titled to branch of the federal court
and bar meeting has been held there
to promote that end. Because a
branch was established at Creston in
the southern district Ottumwa sets up
her claim There is no need for an
other branch in this district, as is evil
denced by the very small amount of
business that comes before the federal
court here.
some time ago that the census would
give us between 400 and 4,c0O pop
ulation. By reference to the table
seen we have 4,109. In 1890 the census
gave us 1896 SO we have gained lib
In the last ten years.
What cheer-Many persons in this
city are giving themselves needless
trouble over defect discovered in the
Temple" amendment by which scrae
shysters claimed that officers now
holding Office in counties and town
ships will be obliged to hold over on
account of the change instead of those
who were elected this year to hold
Office until January 6, 1903.
Dubuque.-This city will hold a
spacial election November rs to vote
on the question of levying tax Of
one-quarter of mill for library pur-
poses. The object of voting the tax
is to corral donation of $4,000
offered by Andrew Carnegie for such
purposes.
Adel.-There is one man in Abel
who is anxiously awaiting the tearing
down of the old court house, This
old relic was built in 1858 by Charles
Rodenbaugh. His main helper was
Uncle Billy Smith, for many years at
ter his partner AS a corner stone
piece" Uncle Billy buried a gallon OF
rye whisky sealed UP in jug, and he
4 says 1t is there yet, and as safeguard
he refuses to tell under which corner
. it is located. When that old struc-
ture is torn down there will be more
B interest conferred in this one thing
than there was in the vote. Just
think Of it! A jug of old-fashioned
rye AZ years old. Uncle Bill will be
master of ceremonies when this "cor-
ner stone" is removed.
Mystic.-A recount of the vote
shows that the people having signi-
fed their willingness toward grant
ing a franchise, it is to be presumed
Mystic will have telephone ex-
change sometime in the future. At
least the company stands ready to put
in an exchange if enough subscribers
can be secured, and if the council is
reasonable in the conditions it WI
provide governing the operation of
the exchange. AS to the council, it is
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

A dead or dying tree is always a
breeder of pests of tree life. The rot
ting bark and wood form natures
breeding place for oil sorts of insect
pests and should be removed at once
from the orchard. Man, having thin
ned off the birds which once fed on the
insect life of rotting wood, must take
other precautions to prevent the propa-
cation Of such enemies of tree life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

The finest favored hams in the world
are made from the hogs which run wild
in the woods of West Virginia. Their
diet Of roots and nuts gives to their
meat a dainty game flavor. These
hogs are rounded up in the fall. and
they are razorbacks of the most pro-
nounced type. and are then fed on corn
for few weeks before being killed.
The hams are sailed and then smoked
for 40 days with smoke from hickory
wood. They find a market in Europe
at very high price.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

A lover Of apples In southern Mime
sofa writes that he has gathered lot
of splendid Jonathans this season from
CRAFTS placed on Virginia crab and an
equally nice lot of Grimes Golden
from Hibernal thus top grated. Both
these varieties of apples We're raised
200 miles north of where they can safe
sly be grown OH their own roots. and it
suggests top grating MS a very sensible
and practical way of extending, the,ter-
ritory where these fine apples may be
grown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
CHINESE EMPEROR SPEAKS.
Willy Monaghan Says He Will Return
to Peklna. Maybe.

Berlin Nov. 20.-The Reichsanzei-
ger (oficiaD publishes the text of the
telegram of the emperor of China,
dated Nov. IA, in reply to Emperor
Williams telegram of September 80,
in which the former promises to in
flict severe punishments on the au-
thorities who were accomplices of the
murderers of Baron Won Ketteler and
expresses the hope that friendly rela-
lions will soon be re-established. He
also declares as soon as the peace
commissioners attain the desired
point he will fix the time for his re-
turn to Peking., His Chinese majes-
fty adds that the protection of Chris
tian missions is to be especially and
strictly enjoined on all provincial au-
thorities,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

Good old DR.. Johnson sent his Prince
Rasselas among all classes and condi-
tons Of men In the vain attempt to find
some condition Of life. some occupa-
ton, which was free from the care and
fret of living, and the story shows that
he looked for the impossible and that
life was inevitably associated with
care and trouble In some form or other.
To'meet the ills Of life bravely. to have
a manly and elevated purpose in living,
to be ever seeking wider fields of
knowledge, to keep the man sensual
and animal In subsection to the mind
intellectual and immortal-th is liy-
ing, whether it be the man high in life
or the day laborer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

The general lowering of interest
rates has been a great boon to nearly
every farmer who has to wrestle with
q mortgage upon his farm. Where the
loan is in such shape that it ean be re-
funded there is no trouble anywhere in
getting the loan extended at per cent
or even less. We recall the time well
in the west when 10 per cent interest
was considered the right thing. This
difference in interest rates has much to
do with the improved condition Of
western farmers. OF course when q
farmer has got rid Of the mortgage and
has little money to loan out himself
it alters the case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Executrix,s Notice

Notice is hereby oiven to all persons in
terested, that on the 10th day of November,
A. D., 1900, the undersigned was appointed
by the clerk of the district court of Wa
pello county, Iowa, executrix of the estate
of w. H. Bissell deceased, late of said
county ;,,,, All persons indebted to- said es-
ed, and those having claims against the
same will present them legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance. IL
Dated November ~, 1900
SARAH BISSELL, Executrix.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
GETS TWO YEARS.
Jack Phillips Sentenced to the Pen
itentiary Today.
MOTION FOR ANEW TRIAL OVERRULED
Case Of Carrie caushian VS.. B. F..
Suits, Sheriff, Still on TriaI-Next
Case is Against the ottumwa Rail-
way, Electric and Steam Company
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Jack Phillips, found guilty by a dis.
trict court jury of the killing of Clar.
ence Debard of Eldon, received his sen.
tence today. 1t was pronounced by
by its provisions, Phillips will spend
two years in the penitentiary Tho
motion for a new trial, made in Phil
lips behalf, was denied, ana the pris-
oner was sent to jail. 1t is stated that
the case will be appealed, but this at
ternoon, no bond had been filed and
lie defendant was still in JAIL
1t was charged against Philips, that
while acting as special policeman in
Eldon, on or about September s, he
knocked down one Clarence Debard,
whom he had arrested for being in
toxicated, Debard dying later as the
result of the blow or blows admins.
tered by said defendant. The defense
was made by Phillips that the prison.
er was an unruly one and that he
found it necessary to use force in quel.
ling him.
Judge Eichelberger today signed a
decree in the case of ]. S. Hammer
smith VS. Mildred Hammersmith, a
matter in which the plaintiff sought to
gain the titie to lot 8, of Curtis second
addition to the city of Ottumwa F.
G. Orelup was attorney for the plain
tiff, and A. w. Enoch was guardian
ad Item for the defendant.
The case of Carrie. Caughlan VS. b.
F. SHUTS, sheriff, occupied the atten-
ton of the district court all of today.
The next case to be tried will be eth
er Wayne Chodat, by next friend, VS.
Ottumwa Electric & Steam Co. or
the Ottumwa Lumber Co. VS. Jerry
Seymour.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
A farmer in Wisconsin said to us re

A farmer in Wisconsin said to us re-
Gently. ut don't pay to paint the barn
and the house. for it costs less to put
on a second covering of lumber than to
keep the building painted" This was
said In answer to our inquiry why so
few barns and houses were painted in
the locality where he lived. This Is
economy with vengeance-a sort Of
economy which should have no place
on the farm of today. Paint for looks.
Paint for reputation. Paint for prog
gress. Paint for good example, even IL
1t does cost something
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Notice-Proof of viii.

State of Iowa, Wapello County, IS.
In the District Court &
To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given. that an instru.
ment in writing, purporting to be me last
eeased was ths dag Si opened and
read by the undersigned, and that l have
fixed Monday, the It'll day Of January, 1901,
as the day for hearing proof in relation
thereto 4
Witness my official signature with the
seal of said court hereto affixed, this Tth
day of November, 1890.
o. J. GAhRIOTT,
Clerk District Court.
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New Zealand shipped to Englis

New Zealand shipped to English
ports during the past IL months 1885,
S22.167 pounds of frozen beef carcass.
es, 54.160,014 pounds Of lamb and 81
s54,6 51 pounds of mutton. Taking the
shipments from this country and Cana.
da of meats alive and dead and what is
sent from Australia and the Argentine,
1t would seem as IL every person in
England put in his whole time eating
meat
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

We have been making an effort to Sc
cure an ear of corn this fall which
should contain 1900 kernels. The best
we have been able to do up to date is
to get one with 1,475 kernels, a 20 row.
ed ear Of Gold Mine corn. If any of
our readers have such an ear, we will
be pleased to hear from them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

If we'll cured timothy and clover hay
and well cured shredded corn fodder
be placed before lot Of cows in the
winter time, they will invariably leave
the hay for the corn fodder. This ought
to mean something to the man who lets
his stalks go to waste in the field.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

A couple of good, active cottdntails
can easily ruin that young orchard aft
err the snow comes almost before you
know 1t. There is nothing rabbits like
better than the green and tender bark
OF young apple tree. Protect them
by wrapping the trunks with paper or
placing piece Of wire netting around
them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

A prominent agricultural writer
makes the statement that there is no
better apple growing state than Iowa.
This statement is far from true. Condi-
tons in Iowa as a whole are not favor
able to the growth of this fruit. At
best it can only be said that in most of
the state only fall and summer varie-
ties of apples can be grown, limited
section in the southwest corner Of the
state having loose soil alone produc-
Ing long keeping or winter apples.
Iowa will have to depend upon Missou-
ri and New York for many years yet
for her winter fruit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

The training given by the farmer to
his children is sometimes evidenced by
the attempts made by them to get him
to give away his property when he gets
too old to work. The old man had bet
ter keep the title deeds and let the pro-
bate court diyyy up among the chill
dren
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

We are asked by a hired man wheth-
er when he is sent by his employer to
change works thrashing and is always
stuck upon the straw pile at the end Of
the carrier or blower he ought to kick
Yes, 'Rastus; kick and kick like a bay
steer. No man has chance for saliva
ton who has to work at the tail end Of
a straw carrier right along every day
for three weeks.