davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
and his force of carriers who
teered to do the enumerating.

teered to do the enumerating.
Hinton.
Joseph Long, young farmer resid-
ing six miles northeast of Hinton, was
fatally injured Saturday afternoon
by premature explosion Of dynamite.
He was digging a well, and was just
in the act of placing the dynamite for
an explosion, when it was discharged
In his hand. His arm was blown off
and his side terribly lacerated. In
ternal injuries were also received,
which will probably result fatally.
Mt. Pleasant.
Charles Frederick, frisky old boy
over ninety years of age, called at the
clerks office yesterday to take out a
license to wed Mrs. Mary Long, his
housekeeper, buXom lass of some
sixty summers. Mr.. Frederick brought
along witness to prove that there
was nothing in the way of perfect
nuptial bliss except the fact that Mrs.
Longs first husband had left her long
years ago and she did not know
whether he was dead or alive. AS
she had never been divorced and as
she had no evidence that he was dead
Mr.. Miller gently but firmly insisted
that little more evidence on the
missing husband be brought into court
before he issued the license. Mr.. Mil
Ter did not care to figure in an Enoch
Arden case so Mr.. Frederick is at
present engaged in rustling up testi-
mony to prove that his prospective
bride is widow.
#. Dodge.
The little village of Lehigh is in a
ferment of excitement over the action
of farmer attempting to sell butter
from place infected with smallpox.
The disease had existed for some time
in the home of Carl Douglas, but was
concealed to prevent quarantine. 1t
is alleged that he brought several jars
of butter to town, and the fact of the
sickness existing there caused an in
vestigation. 1t is disclosed that sew
eral members of the family were suf-
fering from smallpox. The act OF
Douglas aroused great indignation
His family was Immediately placed
under quarantine by the local authori.
ties. Several families had bought the
infected butter before the facts in the
case came out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Proceedings of the board of SUPER
visors January IL. 1901. being the
ninth day of the January session.
Board met, all members present.
Minutes of last session read and ap-
proved Official bond of j. M. Ryan,
assessor, Eddyville; d. A. Marchand.
constable Keokuk township; Alexan.
der Johnson, assessor Polk township,
and reports of trustees of Center
township, and Elijah Jeggers, Justice
peace of Pleasant township. approved
The following resolution was then adj
opted: Be it resolved by the board
of supervisors in and for Wapello
county, that in consideration of ST 800
in hand paid by H. B.Wagers. of Wa
pello county, Iowa, that said board Of
supervisors hereby sells and convey
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
FARM INSTITUTES

This is the farm institute season, and
1t is pleasure to note the increasing
interest which is being taken in such
gatherings The writer, having to spend
very much of his time during the sea-
son with these farm institutes, notes a
few things here which may possibly
be of benefit to the officials which
have the charge of conducting such
meetings. AS one of the most essen
tial elements for successful institute
get the ladies Interested. Do this by
giving them topics on the programme
bearing on subjects which will interest
the farmers wives and daughters.
Work them for musical numbers and
for Rotations. The very best papers
which we have ever heard read at in
stitutes have been from some of the
many bright women to be found in our
pleasant farm homes, many of these
old schoolteachers, well read and well
educated. Then do not overload the
programme with too many different
topics. The discussions which usually
follow the reading of a live paper are
almost always the best part, and when
these discussions have to be shut off
to take up some other topic IL always
puts damper on the meeting. Avoid,
il possible, putting old cranks with
hobbies on the programme. They are
very tiresome. One can have all chart
ty for the physical infirmities of age
and still righteously have no patience
with,
becility by the same man. Hold the
institute in the smaller towns, where
such a gathering will be appreciated
The big towns care little or nothing
about it, and the people will not
attend. Limit, if possible, all papers
to ten minutes and all speeches to five
minutes. No paper which takes half
an hour to read is worth listening to-
Life is too short to so fool time away.
Biographical sketches and profuse
apologies for attempting to read pa
per are all out of place. Get down to
business from the start. stick to it
while you are at it and quit when you
get through. The evening session may
very protitably be given a literary or
educational turn in such manner
that it will interest the boys and girls.
IL there are young people away out on
the farms who have fair or good mu-
steal ability. see that such have place
on the programme, for such an oppor-
tunity means more to them than one
would at first think, and if so invited
their friends are all sure to attend.
The farm home. the farm boys and
girls. the social side of farm life,
should occupy : large place on every
institute programme, for it is not of SO
much Importance to know how to
make more money on the farm as it is
to make life pleasanter and happier
thereon. Don't make the hog the COW
and the steer the whole thing. A
question box. wherein questions on
any topics pertaining to the farm may
be placed, to be answered by the con-
ductor. is very interesting feature of
the institute and often OF very great
practical benefit. Advertise the insti-
tute well and thoroughly and do not
fail to ask the people of the town to
contribute toward the expenses of the
institute, as when they do this they
will become interested in the meeting
and attend its sessions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

the bona fide yearly subscribers sworn
to as provided by law by noon of said
2Sth day of January, 1901. Official
bonds of j. W.Huff, justice peace Com
petine township, and ]. w. Johnson,
justice peace of Polk township, APP
proved. Claim of VIM. Payne for $150
for injury to stock account of wash
out of approach of bridge in Richland
township, rejected.
The board adjourned to meet Jan
uary II, at 800 a. m.
j M. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond,
County Auditor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

A new wrinkle is the pressing Of
bran into cubic blocks to make it
easier Of transportation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The box elder bug is a hardy fellow,
for we saw quite a number alive and
well out of doors on Dec. 8.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

/ The beef and pork made from the
grass on your farm cost you less than
those made in any other way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The shade in the summer for stock
is not more acceptable to them than is
the sunshine in winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

A farm journal on our desk gives
o prescription for a sick hen. If old
Riddy survived the elaborate treat
ment prescribed, she would have to lay
four eggs a day for three months to
pay for the prescription.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

! A western farmer was recently fined
S36 for selling lot Of cholera Infected
hogs to his neighbor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Late tests made at the Kansas ex-
pertinent station prove conclusively
that the smut ears on corn are fatally
poisonous to stock. Thus when the
corn is husked all such ears should be
gathered and burned up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

We came across dairyman the other
day who was opposed to the use of the
farm separator because. he said, 1T
will heat the milk so that cannot feed
it to the calves" Ignorance of this
type is pretty hard to combat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Miss Grace Mabie, of st. Anthony,
had an arm broker and dislocated by
being thrown from sled.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The best remedy for the so called
cornstalk disease, which destroyed SO
many cattle all through the west last
fall, is to cut up the corn. We never
knew well cured cornstalks to kill a
critter or even make one sick.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

That is a pretty good hired man who
does not have to be called in the morn
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The wise men now say that salt is
the real elixir of life. How about
those old Indian chiefs who turned a
hundred years and never tasted salt
in all their lives?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
WHAT THE TREE NEEDS.

The best possible conditions for tree
growth are those which nature provides
and which may be found in any unmo-
Tested tract Of forest. Here we find
the ground shaded and well mulched
each fall with the years growth of TO-
liage. The moisture is retained and
conserved and the surface of the
ground kept mellow and rich by the
decaying vegetation. While these de-
srable conditions perhaps cannot be
duplicated in all places where it is de-
sirable to plant trees, we should still
strive to reproduce them as nearly as
possible both for our shade trees and
orchards.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

While oleomargarine may be better
than some butter, it still will always
bear the same relation to butter which
ticket OF leave man does to the honest
laboring man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

One way to tell good COW is to
watch those that the dairyman does
not want to sell, and vice versa, we
might add.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

+ .
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January Is, 1901, being the sew
enth day of the January session.
Board met, all members present.
Minutes of last days session read and
approved. The board then decided to
visit the county farm and adjourned
to meet at 1880 p. m. Board met at
1870 p. m. The matter of the selec.
ton of the official paper for the coun-
proprietor of the Ottumwa Democrat,
thru it's attorney, made request that
the board rescind is former action in
appointing the Ottumwa Courier, the
Saturday Herald, and appoint day to
make showing in the matter. The
board after hearing the arguments,
took the matter under advisement and
adjourned to meet January 16, 1901, at
500 a. m. J. NJ. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond,
County Auditor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Proceedings of the board of super
visors January IL, 1901, being the
sixth day of the January session.
Board met, all members present, min
utes of last days session read and ap-
proved. Official bond of o. G. Truitt,
justice peace of Green township, and
reports of B. F. Skinner, constable and
10. G. Truitt, justice peace Green
township approved.
The day having been selected for
meeting the assessors of the various
towns and townships the balance Of
the day was devoted comforting with
them relative to the coming assess
lnent. Board adjourned to meet Tues.
Iday, January 15
j. M. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: I. H. Hammond,
County Auditor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The value of the Christmas turkeys
eaten by the American people during
the late holidays is estimated at $4,000
O{lO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Seven millions of the 100000 bales
of cotton produced in this country are
the product of negro labor However
much of menace the presence of the
black man may be to America it is very
evident it would be hard to get along
without him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

We have sold wool for 81 per pound
and oats for 10 cents; have hauled
hogs and wheat to market so miles
distant and sold the one for $1.75 per
hundred pounds and the latter for 35
cents. We have sold corn at rs cents
a bushel and live hogs at 10 cents a
pound. In these later times the i'm
provement in means Of transportation
has SO equalized prices that such eS-
trelnes of values in farm products will
more rarely occur.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

And now here comes the story of a
fellow who got his leg into corn
shredder. Wouldn't that surprise you?
Pretty level headed men get their
hands caught in these deyilish ma
Chimes but it would seem as though
none save natural born fool would
lose leg that way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

We noticed field the other day in
which were left for the winter seed
er, plow with the share in the ground
just as the team was unhitched from it
and horse rake, each of these imple-
ments evidently new from the shop
last spring. An old crow sat on the
tongue Of the seeder, which fifty COM
pleted the picture Of agricultural shift
leSsnesS,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The Tennessee experiment station re-
ports that an acre Of cowpeas yields
twice as much digestable matter as an
acre of good corn and that it takes IT'S
bushels of corn. with the fodder, to
equal one ton of cowpea hay in the
matter of protein furnished.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The city of Minneapolis shipped in
this fall and winter 100000 barrels Of
apples to supply the trade of that city
and points in the northwest. All these
apples were raised in the east, or near
ly all. They should have been largely
raised in Minnesota and Iowa. They
will be some day when men get on to
what may be done in apple raising in
those states.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

The hog is the mortgage litter, the
sheep the farm fertilizer, the COW the
barn builder and the hen the grocery
bill payer. This quartet, with man
and a woman not afraid Of the work
in caring for them, will insure pros
perity on any farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Dirty dairy methods caused serious
epidemic Of typhoid fever at one of our
western colleges. a country dairyman
who sold his milk to the steward Of the
college had a foul well at his home.
Rinsing his cans. in the water from this
well, instead of properly scalding them,
the disease germs found the best condi
tons for culture in the greasy deposits
in the seams + the cans. These were
in turn propagated in the milk with the
disastrous results stated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Fifteen lines of farmers telephone
systems radiate from one small town
in the west. The cost to each patron
served on these lines, which from the
central Office in the city may be con-
nected with each other, has been about
$50 and small annual fee to pay the
expenses OF the. city exchange. 1t is
surprising the amount of business
which is done over these lines and
how much travel and trouble gre avoid
ed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
Marshalitown.

The private census of the popula-
ton which it is hoped will show con-
clusively that Marshalltown has a
much larger population that the gov
eminent enumerators gave it credit
for, is being done by the postmaster
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
Iowa City.

James Kanak, an eleven-year-old
lad, was drowned in the Iowa river
one mile north of the city at the Ter
rell dam Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, while skating. The body
could not be found until this morning
at o'clock. when a party of young
men grappled the remains with long
hook.
James Kanak, in company with four
or five playmates, was enjoying an
afternoons outing on the ice, skating
up and down the river. Young Kanak
in company with friend, Willard Sci
brasky, had reached a point about 15C
yards directly west of the Fitzgerald
boathouse, when a patch of thin ice
gave way beneath Kanak.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Three times as much oatmeal Will be
seaten in this country when American
WOMEN learn how to properly cook it.
You can put it down for a fact that
oatmeal cannot be cooked in ten min
utes SO that it is fit for even dog to
eat. Like plum pudding. the longer
it Is cooked the better 1t is.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Illustrating the supremacy of the
United States in economic and mechan-
ical ways over methods in use in
France and England we mention that
willie with improved appliances it costs
US about 8 cents a ton to handle coal
from car to vessel and from vessel to
dock it costs the other countries named
about 30 cents. the most Of the work in
their cases being done by manual la
Dor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

In many portions of the country
much excellent work has been and is
being accomplished in the reclama-
ton of the peat marshes. The very
best parts of many Minnesota, Iowa
and Wisconsin farm consist today Of
these reclaimed peat marshes, which
in an early day were considered the
most worthless part of such farms
These reclaimed lands are especially
fine grass lands, producing wonderful
crops of redtop and timothy as well as
flax and potatoes. Later on as these
soils become to some extent depleted
of their excess of humus they will
make grand corn soil.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

We notice lately bids called for by a
western township for the construction
of cyclone caves for each school dis
trict in the township. While this looks
like rather queer proceeding, it has
something TO commend it after all.
The cyclone. the terror of the air,
literally fills the description given,
"The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and no man knows whence it cometh
nor whittier it gceth." A place of
refuge is the one all important thing
when this black demon appears in the
southwest. and school directors do the
right thing when they provide such a
place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

We once had very fine climbing
rose--a Prairie Queen-which we al
ways laid down and covered up for the
winter. We used straw to cover this
bush one winter, and when we uncoy-
cred it in the spring the stems were
peeled clean of bark by the mice. Since
then we have used earth and not straw
for this purpose.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

Sometimes the thoroughgoing and
careful hired man is so everlastingly
and exasperatingly slow and accom-
piishes SO small an amount of work
that it just tires a fellow to have him
around. Coupled with thoroughness
should be reasonable promptness and
dispatch; otherwise the careful man
is an all round nuisance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

a Give the farm name. Have this
name neatly lettered on a signboard
and placed where it can be seen by
the traveller who goes by your place.
Then have some letter heads and
envelopes printed with the name Of
your farm and your own thereon. and
thus do business on the farm in a
businesslike manner.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-03-23
Az Old Mystery Revived.

Parke Barnes, who arrived from
Inyo county last week, informs the
Hawthorne Bulletin that Fred Mer-
kle, section foreman on the G. X c.,
recently found the bones of human
arm near Queen station. An Indian
known as Jack Magee. who saw the
bones, appeared much excited and
upon being questioned said that they
had been brought to the place by
coyote. He said that about fourteen
years ago a white man was travel
ing in the vicinity in a buckboard,
and that an Indian had killed him
with shot gun and buried the re-
mains in a ravine about three miles
south of Queen, after which the
blackboard and its contents were
burned. Mr.. Merkle offered the In
dian S. if he would point out the
grave, but after consultation with
other Indians he refused to do SO.
Messrs. Barnes and Merkle believe
that the murdered man was l. N.
Woouhouse, whose mysterious DIS
appearance about fourteen years ago
caused sensation. The remains of
an old blackboard near the spot con-
firm the belief that it WAS Wood
house who was murdered there.
A reward of $3.50 WAS offered by
the State and $3.50 by the county Tor
the apprehension and conviction of
the murderer.
Woodhouse left Ha wthorne for
Bishop on the 9Th of January, 1887 Ill
a blackboard. The next day h., was
seen at Teel's Marsh. This was the
last ever seen of him. He never
reached his destination and t,w
days later his horse returned to
Hawthorne.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-03-23
luChetti's Effects f0und.

One day this week John Depaoli
and others went up to the hills
where Joe Luchetti was recently
found frozen to death, to search for
the money and other things the man
had in his pockets when he left Day
ton. The searchers were fortunate
enough to find purse. some forty
dollars in money, key and knife,
also bottle of yeast Luchetti had
taken with him when he left Dayton
last January. The bone of the arm,
which was torn off by coyotes, was
also found. All the things were
found on the road leading to Luchet-
tbs cabin, and at a point about half
a mile ahead OF where the body was
recently found, showing that Lu-
chetti had turned back on the road
and had been overcome by fatigue.
How the articles came out of the
mans clothing is mystery, unless
it is possible he became insane and
threw them away.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-03-23
A Carson lady's Request.

Mrs. Ann Hickey, a highly re-
spected lady OF Carson, has written
the following. which explains itself 4:
To the Trib Company:
Gentlemen-I sprained my foot and
ankle very severely, turning the
foot clear over. | tried II number of
applications which usually relieve
sprains, but without effect. At the
end of three days the swelling was
greater than ever, the pain intolera-
bic, and l could not walk. The
whole foot was double its natural
size and black in color. l then tried
Trib. In few days l was entirely
well, and today the ankle is better
and stronger than the other. The
Trib seems to have renewed the lite
of the whole limb. Use my name in
recommending Trib. Keep on ad-
vertising until all the world has
knowledge of the great value, the
great blessing-of this new remedy.
ANN RICKEY.
Mrs. Rickey's testimony is con-
6rmed by that of hundred others
in and about this city.-Carson
Mems
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-03-23
Another Advertiser.

In this issue will be found the ad-
vertisement of the Dayton Lime
Company, whose kilns are about
three miles from this place, and
who have an office in the Union
Hotel. This company is making the
best lime in the State, and is finding
a ready sale for the product to the
several cyanide plants i'll this neigh
best quality for building purposes.
The Company is delivering lime on
board the cars in Dayton in bulk for
$40 per ton. The material is also
sold in sack or ton lots at little
higher rate.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-03-23
Self-Supportino College Girls.

Kvery college girl, and every girl
that wants to go to college, should
read the college notes in The Define.
ator regularly. The April number
takes up the subject of working
through college and shows how this
can be done by scholarships and
more original ways. In the Partisan
letter of the same number are some
words OF advice to girls of artistic
bent who go to Paris to study. These
words mean don't" unless fortified
by uncommon strength of character,