Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-17
DENTlI MEN MEET
Southeastern Iowa Association
Holds Session at Charlton.
IT IS THEIR THIRD ANNUAL EVENT


gram-otaers News From the coun-
ty Seat Of Lucas County-Soidiecs
Widows seek Land.
Charlton, Oct. 16.-The third annu-
oil session Of the Southeastern Iowa
Dental association commenced here
Tuesday afternoon in Stuart & Stu
arts office for two days session.
The association includes twelve coun-
ties III the now southern tiers of the
state from Monroe county west. There
were about twenty-five delegates pres
ent at the first days session which did
not convene until afternoon. Every
county in the district had one or more
representatives present. The presi-
dents annual address was delivered
by DR.. Schadel of Red Oak and was
along the line of general suggestions
for the betterment of the profession in
general and the work of the associa-
ton in particular The general dis
cussion that followed his remarks was
full of interest and profit to those pres
eEt. and the work Of the association
received a great boom by the many
practical suggestions advanced. After
the discussion On The presidents ad-
dress the election of new members
was taken up and five dentists who
sought the advantages Of the associa-
ton were taken into full membership.
DR.. Barnard Of Bedford delivered
very interesting and instructive adj.
dress on The Business Side" His
address showed deep study and
practical experience Of his subject. He
was followed by DR.. Wells, of Clarin-
da on Suggestions" he was followed
in turn by DR.. Hoover of Abba on
Cleaning Teeth" and DR.. Gantz of
Abba on Tricks of the Trade" All
the papers were we'll written and prov
ed of great benefit to the members of
the dental profession in attendance.
The attendance at the meeting was
of flatte1ing nature. The members
of the association hardly hoping for
more than one representative from a
county and there was nearly twice that
many here. The association, is yet in
It's infancy and it's benefits to men,
bers of the dental profession is just
beginning to be made known. The as
ISOLATION will be in session again to-
day when the business OF the session
will be transacted and the next meet
ing place selected. Dr. NJ M. Perry
of this place is a member of the execu-
tive association and it is largely due
70 his efforts that the meeting has
proved so successful.
Corn Yields Fairly Well.
Corn gathering is in full blast in
Lucas county. Ia nearly every field
can be seen wagons and men gather
ing the golden ears. The crop is turn
ing out much better than was expect
cd. During the early part of July and
August the farmers were certain that
there would be no corn whatever. The
early corn was nearly all killed an
the late corn was looking very bad.
The rains of the first part OF August,
however, improved the late corn and
the average crop of the county will be
about thirty-fve bushels to the acre.
While there is some very poor corn
the majority of it is of excellent quail
ity and fields that run as high as fif-
ty bushels to the acre are plentiful.
Everything else is better than expect
cd. Oats will average thirty-tve
tDuSACiS " tuG dSlS Gilu Is VI GACSllGut
color and weight. Wheat will run as;
high as forty bushels while the aver
age will reach thirty-ive bushels of
good quality. and run from one to
three tons to the acre. Late potatoes
are doing finely and will probably be
three fourths of an average yield. Ev-
erything is bringing good prices .
the farmers have q bright prospect for
a profitable winter.
Soldiers Widows Seek Land.
Mesdames Mary Ketcham, Sara A
Neff, Jane D. PURGE, Amanda Edwards
Nancy A. Douglass. Rebecca Nolen
Sarah Jones, Louisa M. futile and
Mary Sydebotham, all soldiers wild
ows constituted a party who left Tues
day for New Castle, Wyo., with view
Z to taking UP homesteads on the plains
of Wyoming. The expedition was I'M
der the personal supervision of Capt
VIM. Carnes Of Creston, who has TAX.
en- several other parties out there this
season. The trip out and back costs
the widows who go nothing whatever
and il they are satisfied with the coun-
try they Gun take up a homestead
claim that will become their own prop.
erty after five years residence there
on with not cent OF expense to them.
The excursions are paid for by com
pany of cattle men in Wyoming who
pay all expenses both ways, provide
the widows with board on the road and
should they decide to locate, keep all
taxes paid for the five years and turn
over government deed to the widow
for the land at the end of that time
This is done by them with the only
condition that they be allowed to Craze
their cattle on the lands for the five
years They consider this cheaper
than buying the land or paying pastor
age. 1t is government land open tt
anybody but the company only pays
the expenses of soldiers widows.
Personal.
Miss Cora Vickory has returned
from a weeks visit with friends il
Knoxville.
Walter Scott, the colored man VIII,
was SO badly cut up in fight some
days ago and whose life was severa