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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT.

You stood out in silent night under
the stars in April and listened, and the
profound silence was broken now and
again by the swish and whir Of wings
or q sentinel call from some leader of
the hosts that were passing, an unseen
multitude, from southern lands to fen,
lake, grove and field of the far north
to find summer home wild fowl
making long flights of hundreds Of
miles without rest land birds making
the northward trip by easy stages Of
25 to 100 miles a night all flying by
night and all guided by an unefring in.
stinct which brought them, each to; the
same old tree, grove, field or marsh
where they were reared. And while
they famed the cold, thin atmos-
phere," man. with his murderous in
stinct, slept, and the pilgrims of the
night made the journey in safety.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
THE EVOLUTION OF A WEST.
ERN FARM,

It is in the fifties, and the buffalo
and the Indian have only just left the
country, the one killed off and the
other driven away. The land is very
beautiful-an ocean Of prairie, bearing
great crops Of grass, undulating like
the bosom Of old ocean. An emigrant
wagon Is seen on knoll, the oxen
pasturing near by. The owner is from
some eastern state and is looking for
a location. A choice is made, piece
of the prairie broken up and sod
house built. 1t is 60 miles to the near
est market, 20 miles to a physician.
Game and fish are plentiful. The corn
is often ground in the coffee mill so
that a johnnycake may be made; no
school, no church, no railroad, nearest
neighbor two miles away; poor cloth
ing, hard work, much Driyation. Forty
years pass by. 1t Is the land beautiful
still, but now a center Of agricultural
civilization; a good home, well fur
nished, piano, books, carpets, nice fur
niture, big barns, orchard, church and
school, one mile to depot. On the porch
at evening time sit an old couple,
white haired and waiting, the man
and the woman who camped on the
prairie knoll in the years gone by, their
work as pioneers done. and well done.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
A COMMON MIsrAKE.

The man going on to new farm in
the west nearly always makes the mis-
take Of turning his attention to the
raising of grain to sell rather than to
the raising. Of stock. Wherever man
is so located that he can have plenty
of range for his stock on government
or SPECTATORS land he should turn his
attention strictly to the growing of
sheep and cattle, not trying to raise
any more grain than he can consume
on his farm. If we had realized the
truth Of the foregoing statement as
well 40 years ago as we do today, 1t
would have saved lots Of hard work
and made pioneer farming financial
success instead of a failure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
SAVING OLD TRUCK.

Some people have mania for saving
old and wornout things. Our expert
ence lis that once year there should
be q clearing up time, and the old truck
which accumulatesl around the farm
houaestead should be disposed Of, the
old iron. to go to the junk dealer. the
odds and ends Of wood stuff Ito the
wood pile and the, worthless rubbish
into bonfire. 1t is the same way in
the house. Most women want more
closets to put more old truck in. They
sayerags and rags, thinking some day
they will make rag carpet. Better
stop ragman some day as he drives
by and get rid of all the old trash.
Nearly every woman can better afford
to put In her spare time reading and
resting than in fussing making rag
carpets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
Daily Doings Of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
From Joyous Births to the
Philosophical observation ofsages,
Are Chronicled by the Courler's
special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

Charlton, May 17.-The Charlton
Whist club met at the home of w. f..
Hatcher Tuesday evening. All mem
bers present.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Bates entertain
ed their lady and gentleman friends
at 5 o'clock tea Wednesday evening.
j. w. Sprott, of Derby, spent the day
in Charlton.
Some Charlton gentlemen have start
ed a movement tending to establish an
Elks lodge in our city.
Tom Sanford, of Stonesberry, Mo-.
arrived in the city Monday evening.
He came to attend the commencement
exercises and visit relatives and
friends. Tom was formerly of this
city.
Mrs. Peterson, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends returned to
her home at Dummerline, ILL.,, Wednes-
day morning.
Miss Mary Morrison, of Newton, vis-
tied Wednesday with Lena Killion.
Eli Oppenheim left on No IA We'd
nesday evening for the east to spend
the summer.
Ida Moncrief spent Sunday in OF
tumwa visiting friends.
John Bennett, Of Whitebreast town
ship, was in the city Wednesday trans
acting business.
Miss Gillespie left for Ottumwa
Tuesday to visit with her sister Mrs.
OIL Bowen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
ELDON.

Abba, Nav 17.-Aiss Carrie An
derson left this morning for Brook
field, Mo-, where she will visit with
her sister during the summer.
Rev. e. Van Wrinkle, of Eddyville,
passed thru the city yesterday.
= Judge Blanchard, of Oskaloosa, is
looking up coal mining interests here.
The following teachers were select
ed by the school board last night to fill
the positions in the Grant school build
ing, altho they are not yet assigned ia
their grades: Miss Maude Ireland,
Miss Elsie Whited. Miss Jessie Robin
son, Miss Mertle Cox, Miss Lulu Reeves.
They are all teachers of much eNper-
fence and the board can certainly be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
SUCCOTAsH.

This is the term applied to mix
ture Of grains grown together. It may
be wheat and fax or wheat and oats.
Experiments made with the wheat and
fax in the Dakotas show some rather
surprising results, as much as 10
bushels Of fax and Is bushels of wheat
being produced on one acre of new
land. A more common mixture Is
wheat and oats. Experiments with
these grains show that larger returns
are obtained when they are sown so
mixed than when grown separately.
The mixture giving the best results is
one bushel each of wheat and oats
for each acre as seed. We have seen q
good quality of wheat raised in this
manner, and when sown alone the crop
was almost a total failure from rust.
Modern machinery makes it easy to
separate these grains after they are
thrashed. The combination also makes
one Of the best heterogeneous foods
which can, be raised on the average
farm when it is ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, May 17.-Miss Livia
Dunn, who has spent the past two
weeks in Birmingham, visiting friends
and attending high school commence
ment, has returned.
George Clayton, of st. Louis, is
snending the week at the home of mis-
parents in this city.
Mrs. Florence Knight and little son
Kerr left Wednesday afternoon for
Cincinnati, Ohio, Tor two weeks visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Emma
Glenn. Mrs. Knight was accompanied
Guy Hardy, who is enroute for Can
ton, Miss, and will return with his sis
ter, Mrs. Eva Atkins, who has spent
the past year with relatives, and now
hastens her return on account of the
illness of her baby boy.
X. I. Hotchkiss left Tuesday for a
ten days business trip to Oklahoma.
S. S. Carruthers made a business trip
to Centerville on Wednesday.
Mrs. j. w. Young pleasantly enter
tanned friends Monday evening in hon.
or of the return 81 her son Wray, who
has been absent Tor some time attend
ing business college in Chicago.
Mrs. c.. C. Hotchkiss pleasantly en-
tertained the Hotchkiss and Dupree
abstract gang" on Monday evening.
Refreshments were served.
The field meet OF the Bloomfield
high school was, held at the fair
grounds Tuesday afternoon, the COM
speting schools being Bloomfield, Cen
terville, Eldon, Milton and Moulton.
The result is shown in the following
score: Fifty-yard dash, first. John
James Bloomfield; second, .Bashaw
Centerville. One .hundrey-yard dash
first, John Games, Bloomfield; second
Bashaw, Centerville. Standing broad
ond, Ralph Hill, Bloomfield. Bicycle
race, half mile, first, Elmer Clarke
Bloomfield; second, Durham, Eldon
Pole vault, first. Harry Neal, Bloom
field; second, Charles Sturdy
Bloomfield. Running high jump
first, Harvey Neal, Bloomfield;
second, Charles Sturdy, Bloom
field. Boys race, 10 and under, Sc
yards, first, Cleye Roland, Bloomfield;
second, Cliff Leach, Bloomfield. Sew
enty-flye yard dash (winners barred)
first, Bashaw, Centeryille; second
johnson, Bloomfield. Race, s20 yards
first, John Games, Bloomfield; second
Robley, Centerville: Sledge throw
first, Harvey Neal, Bloomfield, 6O:T;
second, Spurgeon, Moulton. Running
broad jump, first Bashaw, Centervllle
49,; second, Ralph Hill, Bloomfield
176. Shot put, first, Bashaw, Center
vile 2S.6; second, Sturgeon, Moultor
Running hop. step. jump, first Ralph
Hill, Bloomfield, 37.5; second, Guy
Hardy, Bloomfield, 1910.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
Omcers Are Elected /.

Oskaloosa, May 11.-(Special.) THE
eight annual grand chapter of the p.
E. o. closed today. tt has been the
most successful meeting in the his
tory of the order. Officers We're elect
ed as follows: Miss Lulu Webber, of
Atlantic, president; Mrs. Mary NcDon-
aid Knapp, of Ames, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Amos P. Spencer, Oskaloo-
ga, second vice president.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
TOWNS WANT ENcAmPlIEmIs.
Adjutant General Byer's Plans-Ot1um,
wa il a Candidate

Des Moines, May 15.-Adjutant Gem
eral Byers announced today that he
will have the four Iowa volunteer reg
iments hold their annual regimental
encampment in four separate towns,
instead of bringing them all to Des
Moines, as he had planned. Applica-
tons are on file in the adjutantss of
flee from about a dozen towns that
want to secure the encampments. OF
tunlwa wants the Fiftieth, Cedar Rap
ids the Forty-ninth, Atlantic the Fifty
first and half dozen the Fifty-sec-
oild.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
CHEAP THINGS.

It seems almost impossible to con-
vince the average citizen that the in
exorable commercial law is that man
will get just what he pays for; that
cheap things are cheap things in fact
as well as in name. This craze for
cheapness is responsible for large
per cent of the UBIQUITOUS system of
adulteration which permeates SO many
Of our manufactured products. If the
people would, not buy these fraudulent
goods and did not think that they were
getting more than their moneys worth
when they did buy, them, such things
would not be made. &3
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
A Farmer Found Dxine.

LIE Mars, May IA. Henry Richters, 4
farmer residing northeast of this city,
was picked up at his home in dying
state. He was found lying across tho
crushed in. His death was evidently
caused by kick from horse, as the
hoof print was plainly visible above the.
right eye and along the bridge of the
nose. He died in a few moments after
being discovered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
WAS lO4 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Lydia Woolnan Passes Away a,
Manila, Iowa.

Manila, May 15.-Alrs. Lydia Wool
man, 1O4 years old, died here yester-
day at the home of her son, Miles
Woolman. She was born in Duchess
county, New York, in 1896, was married
in 1924 and came to Iowa in 1861. Her
father was a minuteman in the Amer
lean revolution. Her son was captured
by the Indians in 1882 and never found.
She has been blind for several
years but took an interest in current
events and had the newspapers read
to her daily.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

We notice that just in proportion as
facmers are able to get out Of debt
they incline. to do less in the dairy
business. They very naturally seek an
easier method Of getting money from
the farm. The advanced value Of beef
is doing much to curtail dairy farming.
AS we look at the situation there is
everything to encourage the man who
has herd Of good dairy cows in stick
ing to them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Chief Clerk In National military Hons
Arrested.

Marion, Ind, May 11.-(By ,Associa-
ted Press --Charles E. Webster, chief
clerk in the National Military Home,
has been arrested by a United States
marshal on the charge of embezzle-
ment and grand larceny, growing out
of the mysterious disappearance Of
S1,70o from $22,5oo pension money
and placed in a safe to which only
Webster and the treasurer had access.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

A noticeable change in the food Of
the common people of this country is
the increasing use of oatmeal. With
scores Of different kinds of cereal foods
on the market, the faxed oatmeal cas-
lily leads them all in the amount con-
sumed. After trying various methods
of preparing oatmeal for use, we find
the most satisfactory one to be to put it
to soak in hot water overnight and a
Is minute boil before breakfast cooks
it perfectly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

"The corncriba has more to do with
the making Of the critter than any
pedigree" said stockman to US not
long since. There is an element Of
truth in this statement in this way:
Not few men think that, If they SCI
cure good blood, feed and care count
for but little and SO make conspicu-
GUS failure. 1t should never be for
gotten that in order to get the benefit
Of good blood there must be the best Of
care and food.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
DEAD FROM AsPHYxIArloN.
Chicago Traveller Commits suicide In
Burlington Hotel. VIII

Burlington, May Special 7.
F. Stockdale, travelling salesman for
the Columbia Live Stock Commission
company, of Chicago, and residing at
1854 Green street, same city, was
found dead in a room at the Union
hotel this morning, with gas jet wide
open.
The man was about SO years of age.
1t is supposed he committed suicide
on account of business troubles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The advance in prices Of farm I'M
PIGMENTS has been about $40 on wag-
ons, So on cultivators, 81 on corn plant
ers, Sc on; sulky plows, 50 on hayrakes,.
$40 on harvesters and So on mowers
over the prices of a year ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The Chinese extend a respect to their
aged people which might well be copied
in this more Civilized country. If a
heather Chinese farmer should send
his father or mother to the country
house, his head would come off.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
Condemned the Court House.

lie Mars, May 14.-Judge Oliver has
adjourned court until next Tuesday
morning. The grand jury was dis
charged after bringing in their report.
They condemned the present court
house building as being unsafe, totally
inadequate to the necessities of the
county and not a fit place in which to
keep valuable records, and recon-
mended that special election be held
to vote on the proposition of building
a new court house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The new and aggressive civilization
Of the world is represented by the peo-
pie who eat wheat and corn and their
products. .Ihe civilization of the past
is represented by people WHO live on
rice and rye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

One Of Robert Burns daintiest poems
is associated with the turning up Of a
field mouse's nest as he was blowing.
but If he had been uncovering his
blackberry bushes. as, we We're q few
days since, and found thai Mr..
Mousie had peeled every particle Of
bark from the canes during the winter,
he would hardly have felt SO tenderly
toward the mischievous little rodent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Our experience with raspberries is
that the plants cannot be fruited profit
ably more than three or four years.
We have found that the best crop Of
fruit is generally obtained the second
year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

There is still left the enormous area
of 100000 acres Of public lands in
this country, mostly mountain and des-
ert. Ten per cent Of It may be some
day made available by irrigation
brought about by the construction Of
costly reservoirs to catch and hold the
flood waters. There is but very little
desirable land left subject to home
stead entry.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

For fear of the introduction Of the
foot and mouth disease England has
barred out Importation Of cattle and
sheep from South America. This act
shuts off an important meat supply for
the United Kingdom and is likely to be
reflected in higher prices for United
States shipments of such stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Cement is largely taking the place Of
stone for masonry work, such as foun-
dations for buildings, bridge piers and
sidewalks. The quarry interests are
feeling the effect of this change very
severely.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

A tin can nailed up in tree crotch for
the wrens is pre-empted by the spar
rows. Now, what makes that yellow
hammer light down on that can and
beat tattoo on it two or three times
day unless it is done just for the fun
the woodpecker gets in seeing the spar
rows driven from their home scared to
death?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

While you We're too young to take
part in the war for the Union and too
old for the Spanish war, there is still
an opportunity for you to show your
patriotism by seeing that there are q
dozen nice trees at least planted and
properly protected and cared for
around the country schoolhouse in
your district.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center, May 1s.-Thomas
c., youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Pribble, died ait the home of his
parents Wednesday, May 8, after a
short illness. 6 He was ten years and
20 days old. The funeral services
were held Thursday morning, conduct
ed b. Rev. A. I. Shortess, of Hedrick,
Interment was in the Mccormick Gem
etery: ~
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nc
Cormick, Thursday, daughter.
Mrs. Nora Hull and little daughter,
Leona, visited last week with relatives
in Ottumwa.
Mrs. L. Ingham and children, of
Hedrick, visited last Thursday with
friends at this place.
Mrs. and Mrs. j. w. Mccormick went
ITO Ottumwa Monday to ATTEND the fun
eral of their nephew, little Donald,
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Stevens.
Fred Davis left Friday for a months
visit her sister, Mrs. Nellie Scott, in
Cass county during his absence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Twenty-four Texas towns shipped to
the north during 1899 S95 carloads Of
Strawberries, 10 carloads Of blackber-
ries, 1855 carloads Of melons, 1,O72
carloads Of tomatoes, 1922 carloads Of
potatoes, 140 carloads of cabbage, 262
carloads Of cucumbers, 2,S1O carloads
Of peaches and 40 carloads Of pears.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Cottonseed oil, which is largely used
so adulterate olive oil, lard and butter,
is itself now threatened with adultera-
ton by oil. Corn can hold its own in
any combination where cotton, can
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

A calf born Of scrub dam and q
pedigreed sire is easily worth $40 more
than when born all scrub. This fact
should prevent men from objecting to
an investment Of $500 in good sire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The strongest and best strawberry
plant among the runners Of last sea-.
sons growth is the first plant on the
runner. To get the very best plants
for transplanting not more than two
plants should be allowed to set on the
runner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Five monster steamers are in process
OF construction, having a carrying ca
pacity Of 10000 tons of freight each,
to. ply between Pacific coast termipals
and Japan and China. A barrel Of
American -four is to be laid down in
Yokohama and Canton for $1,25 freight
charge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Enough bright women make q sue.
cess Of running farms SO that more Of
them SHOULD be given the chance in
stead Of the husband who makes a
failure Of it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The butter maker who tries to pro-
duce good butter and cheese from poor
milk has a harder task before him than
reaching the north pole. Il
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Flax is paving the purchase price of
more western farms than any other
crop ever did. 1t is no unusual thing
for a man to. buy acres Of land in the
newer portions of the northwest at
from $12 to SIS per acre and pay for
the same with two crops of fax, and 1t
has been done many time with the
first crop alone within FIVE months aft.
or the land was purchased.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

If you could work for "a hours every
day and make twice the money you
now do, you would be just as far from
being content as you now are.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Try the bush lima beans this year.
We have found them one Of the most
delicious vegetables raised In the gar
den. They are no more trouble to
raise than the common beans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

II you are past 80 and feel like talk
ing nap in the middle Of the day, take
1t. It is time well spent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

commended for its selection of such an
efficient corps of teachers.
Rain ended the game of ball between
the cigar makers and clerks, in the
sixth inning yesterday. The score
stood 6 to in favor of the cigar maxi
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The warm January of 1900 is prob
ably responsible for the quite general
destruction Of last years clover seed.
ing throughout the northwest. .
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

The harvest OF the sea Is greater than
the harvest Of the land, acre for acre,
when devoted to fish culture.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

1t will pay to take care Of the little
black pig this year, for he is likely to
be worth about $14 by Christmas time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Aged deciduous trees which show
signs Of giving out can often be re-
juyenated by a vigorous and merciless
cutting back Of all large limbs. This
is brought about by the effort Of the
tree to repair the loss by throwing out
new shoots, and in turn the production
of this new wood fosters the growth
Of new root system.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Gophers working on the corn in the
field and rats working at 1t in the crib
can lower the yield Of the crop in
large degree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Attempts to grow the bronze grass
with nurse crop are failures. 1t will
have to be sown alone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

A tract Of submerged river bottom
land below Keokul, Ia, is being plant
ed to rice this season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
BY ]. S. TRIGG

When butter sells at IA cents and q
veal calf will bring SIS at months of
age, problem is presented which a
good many men scratch their heads
over.