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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
Iron MouIders' Union.

ed working people.
Iron MouIders' Union.
The molders' union seems to be in
creasing in membership right along.
This organization is very quiet and
consistent In all Of its actions, and
has the confidence of the employers
of its members. The organization has
elected Brother Link as delegate to
the Trades and Labor Assembly, and
he proved himself thoroughly up to-
date union man, one thoroughly con-
versant with the trades union move-
ment.
Hod Carr rs.
The hod carriers AM mortar mix
ers will change their name to the Ho,l
Carriers, Mortar Mixers and Building
Trades Laborers, it being It's object to
control all men employed in the build
ing line of labor.
Cigarmakers.
The union cigarmakers Of this city
report steady increase in their trade,
with all members employed and bust.
ness brisk. The cigarmakers have a
happy faculty of making no display OF
their actions, but they seem to get
there on both feet when the time ar
rives.
Team Drivers Union.
On Friday evening, at Labor Hall
the team drivers will hold an open
meeting for the purpose of inducing
all who are not members at the pres.
ent time to come into the fold There
have been many calls sent out for
for meetings of the team drivers most
of which have been we'll attended. 1t
is hoped that on Friday night every
wage earning team driver In this city
will be present at the meeting. Speak.
ing of the Transfers International un.
ion, it now has 3S5 local unions in the
United States with a membership OF
100000
A Friendly Hint.
There have been more demands for
higher wages and shorter hours among
woodworkers the past spring than there
has probably ever been before in the
history of the movement in America
One grievous mistake that is made
particularly with new unions in their
demands, is that they ask too much
For instance, a number of unions de-
mand of the employers reduction OF
noulS anu oil luSlSdSS VI "dS,Se
amounting 10 more for the nine-hour
day than was paid them for ten hours
Old trade unionists know that invari
ably the best policy is to let the wages
alone, but keep agitating for shorter
hours. Wages ordinarily will take
care of themselves. Some of the
best organizations in the country, such
as the cigarmakers and bricklayers
originally demanded the eight-houl
day, with eight hours pay. In a com
paratively brief time the men were
getting more for their eight hours la
Dor than they formerly got for the
longer workday. Another thing, wher
the demands are extreme the chances
of winning anything are greatly les
sened, and If defeat oyertakes an or
ganization in its effort to establish
better conditions it suffers an over
whelming loss of membership. The
men who ordinarily are loudest in
clamoring for shorter hours and big
wages and many other things, expect
ing to get them all of a sudden, are
usually the men who suffer the great
/ est Disappointment, and consequently
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21

sion on Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der 10, at their rooms in the College
building. They had very interesting
debate. On next Wednesday, the
question for debate will be Resolved,
That President Roosevelt was Justifi-
able in Asking Booker T. Washington
to Dine at the White House.
Miss Markley spent Sunday at her
home at New York. Ia
The annual Wayne county Y. P. S.
G. L. will hold a convention at Sey-
mour, November 22-24.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
enck island Exe,,rsinpa

Home seekers excursion sale Is:
and 3rd Tuesday Of each month, good
Tor Il days at one fare plus $500 to
points north. west, south, southwest
and northwest. Far full information
call or address w. Parker, ticket
agent, U2ion depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21

break his leg Saturday. His father
and mother of Fremont are spending a
week, helping care for him.
George Scott of Hedrick has been
painting for John Darner.
Lille Palmer was at home over Sun
day.
The following persons were at J. A.
Sarvus' Sunday afternoon: Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Mckinney and children, Mr..
Akers and daughter Ella, and Mrs.
King and daughter Lulu, of Fremont,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Whitmer and
children, Mrs. II. Wolfe and daughter
Aaa, and Mrs. A. ]. Burgess and
daughter, Ella.
Roy Scott of Hedrick was in Butler
one day last week.
Mr.. Caldwell of Hedrick was a call
er in Butler Saturday.
LoviIia.
Lovilia, Nov 21-Miss Gertie Swan
of Lovilia, who has been visiting at
Plano, Iowa, returned home last Fri
day after a two weeks visit at that
place.
Walter Bartlett, of Lovilia, who has
been working in the interests of the OIL
Wells in Texas, returned home last
Friday for few days visit with his
family.
Mrs. Chas Young, of Lovilia, visited
in Abba last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Cashier, of AL
bia spent Sunday with their parents
here.
Miss Carrie Coleman, of Lovilia, re-
turned home from Pella last Thursday.
Mrs. Ella uananay, Of Des Moines,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clamons, of Lovil.a, last week.
Mrs. T. B. Donald, Mrs. Walter
Bartlett and Mrs. James Barnard. of
Lovil.a were the guests of Mrs. Josie
Hobson of Abba on last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Malin, of Union Chapel
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
relatives and friends in Lovilia.
Hynes.
Hynes Nov 21.-Rev. Harlan Park
er and family, of Abba, are moving to
tn S place where they will make their
home for the coming year.
A son arrived last week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wignall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moss are the par
ents of small son.
c. Tatman lost horse last week.
Roy, the 9-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips had the misfortune VIII lie
at school Monday to sprain his ankle
and knee and will probably be confin-
ed to his home for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boden Sundayed
at Coalteld.
Jack Williams and family have NOV
ed in their new home.
Hazel Dell.
Heel Dell, Nov. 21.-While out rid
ing Sunday Bert Moss was thrown
from his horse and slightly shaken up
and bruised.
Master Clarence Shafer, while out
riding Sunday had the misfortune to
have his saddle turn throwing him
from his horse and injuring him quite
severely.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
Batavia.

Batavia, Nov. 2l.--The Royal Neigh
bors were very pleasantly entertained
at The home of their oracle, Mrs. SUI
sic Kramer, last Thursday evening.
Refreshments were served and the
guests departed at a late hour all de-
caring they had had a royal good
time.
Mrs. Mary Hall returned to her home
at Adair, H., Friday after three
weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark, of Des Moines, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Frisby.
Miss Kanome Sylvester, of Compe-
tine, visited frienus here last week.
Mrs. Minnie Bennet, of Brighton, is
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Lee Walker.
In the stove contest at Nehres last
Friday, Rolly Hooking held the lucky
number and got the stove.
Mrs. Long, of Ot.umwa, visited ov-
er Sunday with friends here.
Miss frankie Sylvester and Claude
Conner were married at Otumwa last
Thursday. They will reside on farm
near Hickory Ridge school house.
Miss Bel tina Avery left for Ottum-
wa Monday where she will work at
uT6SSIndhluS.
At the morning services at the M. e.
church Sunday morning the following
persons united with the church >on
probation: Misses GeItie Whitmore,
Mabel and Amy Parrot and Lydia De.
wore, Messrs. Harry and Willie Whit
more, Ross and Roy Parrott and Lee
McNiel. These persons were convert.
ed at the meeting at Cross Lanes
which closed last Tuesday night.
Protracted meeting began at the M.
E. church Sunday night. Rev. Shane
will be assisted by Rev. Lee Walker,
of this place, and Rev. Hendricks. of
Agency.
Miss Hester McNiel began school at
No. 1, Monday evening.
Patrick Muldoon and sister, Miss
Sarah Muldoon, of Ottur wa, are Wis.
,iting friends north of town.
Maud Teeter and Sadie Fishel were
in Ottumwa Monday.
Miss Ella Veach and James Cham.
berlain were married at the home OF
the brides parents Wednesday even.
ing, Nov. 10, at Z o'clock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
Conpetine.

Competine, Nov. 21.--Max Alexan-
der and Mrs. Nettie Eddy were mar.
ried Saturday at Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Downer and w.
H. Harrison spent Sunday here with
friends.
David Ulrey will have a sale next
Monday, Nov. 25, disposlng of all his
stock and household goods. He has
sold his farm and is preparing to
move to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Purdy, of He'd,
rick, spent Sunday here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Gillett and two
sons, of Colorado, are visiting rela-
tives here and at Packwood.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
railroad here, but the time is shol I
now in which they can work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
LABOR FEDERATION
Something About the Object of the
Trades Union Movement
WHAT TIE ORGANIZATION WANTS
Other Labor News Including That of
Local Interest--lmportant Meeting
of Trades and Labor Assembly In
Labor Hall This Evening.

TTt, matter published in this col.
umn Is furnished by the officers OF tie
Federation of Labor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
Took a Shot At Him.
improvements.

The FIRST shooting scrape of the
summer occurred Tuesday afternoon.
And it was love or jealousy, or both
that caused it. Two negro women
had come to town. and one of them
was returning from trip to the bad
lands with her husband or lover, it
could not be determined which, when
the other drove by in buggy. The
man jumped into the buggy and started
across the track with woman No.
with No. I after them. When she
found she could not catch the buggy,
she pulled out gun and shot at it,
the ball striking the buggy. Marshal
Prindle took after her but at first she
resisted arrest, pulling her gun on
Prindle, but he was too quick and
covered her with his own first. She
was lodged in the calaboose and turned
loose early Wednesday morning when
she boarded the train for other re-
gions. oisington Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

Some of the men afflicted can
stand their loss without serious
inconvenience, others however
are financially ruined by the fire.
While it is thought by some
that the fire was the result of
fiendish intent, we cannot believe
such to be the case. More than
likely it was the careless drop
ping of match not noticing
whether it's fame was out or
not. AS we understand it, the
fire first started on the north
east corner of a field, with the
wind from the southwest. Had
a man intended to start a fire to
do damage he would have step
ped across the road and set it on
the north side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
JUDGE CLARK REVERSED.

Contrary to the general ex-
pectation the Kansas Supreme
Court has reversed the decisions
of Judge Ansel R. Clark in the
cases relating to the Lake Kehn
Ditch and Irrigation Co. The
court ruled last week, as follows:
The ditch company has the
right of eminent domain, under
the law of 1899, and can con-
denim lands for ditch and lake
purposes. The law giving this
right is held to be constitutional,
and the ditch company can go
on with the enterprise, the own
ers of condemned land having
the right to accept appraisement
or make contention in the dis
trict court before a jury OF Bar
ton county men for increased
damages.
In another case the court de-
cides that the law requires the
ditch company to restore all
public highways. This means
that wherever the ditch crosses
public highways the ditch COM
pany must build and maintain
sufficient bridges on such high
ways.
What will be the next move of
the ditch company we do not
know. We presume they will
proceed now to enlarge the ditch
and turn the water into the
Cheyenne bottoms. The cases
in the district court, filed by the
land owners in the bottoms,
asking for greater damages than
the appraisement allows, will
probably come up in the next
term of the court, and we hope
and believe that every farmer
will be allowed full value for the
lands taken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

The town is rapidly drifting
back to the familiar sights of a
year ago. Crowds OF saloon
frequenters congregate around
the open joint doors, and with
their smoking chewing and spit
ting make it very disagreeable
for the passers by. Some of
them, slightly under the influence
OF liquor even go SO far as to
make insulting remarks and
jeer the people.-Beacon.
Is NOT the Beacon indulging in
a pipe dream? 1t cannot be
that that paper and it's commit
tee of 100 have been mistaken
when they told the people they
had wiped out the liquor busi-
ness in Great Bend when they
accomplished the abolishment
OF the $50 a month fine? If their
statements of a few months ago
where correct the streets of Great
Bend today are continuous
Sunday School. Gentlemen, you
should honestly acknowledge that
the only way to hold any con
troll over the Joint business; the
only way to lesson the evils
thereof; the practical way for q
city to do is the way Great
Bend was doing before the Ma
tion reformers took hand il
the game.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
A Big Sale.

That is what you will find if you at
tend the P. P. Damn sale of stock
and farm implements. at Pawnee Rock,
July z3d. Among other things will be
1zo head of cattle, 20 head of horses
and mules, lots of farm machinery etc.
lunch will be served free on the
gounds. See large bills for list OF
property and terms of sale.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

AS SOON as the farmer begins
to market his wheat watch the
price go down to below the cost
of production. Another beauty
of our trust-ruled and gambler
controlled system of ssprosperi-
ty" prosperity for the rich, dis
couragement for bread pro-
ducers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
Kansas, and it is fitting that it
should be introduced in Barton,
the banner county of the state.
WE ARE A SWIFT PEOPLE.

- 40 oAO q oAy ouh AOOO IA oAAO
east last Saturday morning
and cast it's warming rays over
the land it touched with bright
and joyous CLEAN the nodding
heads of golden grain in a field
just west of town, and dried the
dew which had gathered there
during the hours of human rest.
By eight o'clock it shone upon
a busy throng of men and their
best quadruped friends-the
horse-and was reflected from
the bright surface of a buzzing,
throbbing piece of ingenious
machinery which was encircling
that field of grain. By nine
O'Clock it beat down with more
vigor upon a load of sacks which
contained a part of the grain
gathered from the earth and
belched forth from that busy
machine. By 10 O'Clock the
same old sun, growing more
radient with smiles of approba-
tiOn entered the many windows
OF the big Moses Bros: mill.
where it cast an occasional
gleam upon that same wheat as
it started on it's swift route.
By two O'Clock those sacks of
grain had been turned into the
staff of life-white, cleaning,
aromatic -four, and as old Sol
still smiled down, his rays
touched the bright sacks labeled
"Moses Best" which were being
conveyed up town to Moore's
bakery. By three o'clock that
-four had gone through the
various processes Of bread max
ing, and by 6 O'Clock the har-
vesters who had "earned their
bread by the sweat OF their
brows'' washed up and sat down
to supper where was served
bread made from the wheat they
had cut in the morning,
And this is no fairy tale-but
a true fiour-y tale Wheat cut
in the morning on the DR.. Hess
place, was served on many
tables in Great Bend in the
shape of most excellent bakers
bread at supper time of the same
day-all done in less than ten
hours. The DEMOCRAT family
did not get loaf in time for
Saturday evening supper, but
we sampled it on Sunday morn
ing, and 10! it was good!
What would our grandfathers
say if they could come out OF
their peaceful sleep and read
this account of Goth century
push-of Kansas push-of Bar
ton county push if you please?
They would hunt up their maps
of so years ago, look for the
location, and finding it on the
map as the centre of sThe Great
American Desert would hold
up their hands and say: "Gosh-
allhemlocks! What gol darned
liars some of these newspaper
fellers do be!''
| UNCLE SANS land lottery
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

Bill Wireman is the name of The
young man bound over to the district
court from Justice Stewards court, at
Claflin last week. He stole knife, =
gold watch and dollar in cash from
his room mate. Tom Sims, then went
into another room and stole gold
watch from Bud Bohan He put his
booty between the ticks on his bed,
then lay down to peaceful dreams But
his room mate, Sims. had been Steep
ing with one eye open and saw the
whole proceedings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

If THIS city was getting the
proper revenue out of the liquor
business of the town it would
now be accumulating a fund to
pay off its Indebtedness, as well
being able to go ON with street
improvements.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
THAT CALIFORNIA HARTEsrER.

L
quarter, just west and north of
the college, to see the California
harvester and thresher at work.
Some weeks ago Mr.. F. N.
Thomas came here and inter-
viewed a number of Barton
county wheat raisers on the
matter of giving a trial to a
harvesting machine that is now
in general use in the large wheat
fields of California. Mr.. Thomas
believes that he has the machine
that is the coming ma
chine for this part of Kansas.
1t had never before been tried in
Kansas; and he made an offer to
farmers as follows; II any farm
er, or set of them, would furnish
him 500 acres of wheat to cut
and pay him. the regular price
for cutting and threshing said
wheat, per acre and bushel, he
would cut, thresh and deliver in
sacks ready for the market the
500 acres and then give the
farmers the Notwithstanding
he would make enough at the
regular price for cutting and
threshing 500 acres of good
wheat in the old way to pay for
the machine, price of which we
understand is $4,000. Several
farmers agreed to do this pro-
viding Mr.. Thomas could get
his machine here and running in
time to do the work.
The rapid ripening of the
grain, owing to the intensely
hot and dry weather, and un-
looked for delay in shipping the
harvester from the factory in
California, made it impossible
to carry out this plan.
The machine was started,
however, on the 4th of July.
Everything being new, and the
impossibility of getting a full
compliment of heavy teams
most good teams being in the
harvest, caused delay in getting
the machine down to real prac-
tical work. Then, the field Of
wheat it went into was probably
as poor a field as could be found
in the county; was uneven, full
of buffalo wallows, weedy and
had trees growing through
it. By Saturday, the 9th, how
ever, it was doing good work,
barring trouble they had with
the teams.
The harvester and thresher is
known as "The Best" manu-
factured by the Best Mig. Co., of
San Lenardo, Calf. The sepera-
tor and threshing machine is
something similar to a station
ary separator, in size and con-
struction, the headed wheat be-
ing carried on drapers right in
to the cylinder. Most all the
weight is carried on two large
bull wheels, which drive the
threshing and heading machin-
ery. The header is ATTACHED to
the right hand side; the horses
20 head hitched six abreast in
three tiers with a lead team-go
ahead of the threshing device
and travel over the stubble.
The grain is sacked, aud when
four or five sacks are occumulat-
ed they are dumped on the
ground in a pile. The straw
and chaff is carried to the real
of, the machine and automatical
! ly dumped in piles where it can bt
gathered with a godevil, loaded
on wagons, or burned. Th'
wheat is cleaned perfectly-bet
, ter than it comes from many
: seperators, and every bit of th'
grain is saved, the weed seed
broken or shriveled grains goins
into a seperate sack.
1t is stated that the machin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
FIRE IN THE WHEAT.
UPWARDS OF $4,000 BUSHELS ARE
BURNED IN BARTON COUNTY,
Besides Much Pasturage, Forage Crops,
Stock, Machinery Etc. The Worst
Fire Ever Known Here.

at dinner, fire broke out on what
is known as the old kentch
farm, six miles west and five
miles north of Great Bend, in
Eureka township. About the
time the fire was first noticed a
buggy passed the place where
the fire started. The wind was
blowing strong from the south
west, and in few moments the
fire was getting great headway
though the heavy, dry wheat
stubble, making it's first big
start in Jake Trester's field.
In as little time as you are
taking to read this acres upon
acres of standing wheat and
stubble, ricks of headed grain,
pasture and forage crops were
consumed by the rapidly moving
flames, until a path of devesta-
ton from one-half mile to a mile
and half wide and five or six
miles long, through one OF the
best wheat sections Of Barton
county, was spread with black
ened ruin. The fire was stopped
only when it reached the Mo. P.
railroad track near Boyd. Wide
fire guards had been burned
along the tracks and by the
efforts of hundreds of men who
gathered at the scene the fire
was headed Off. Much heroic
work was done to prevent the
path OF fire from widening, but
until the railroad right of way
was reached no human power
could stop it.
AS near as we.can gather, the
following farmers were losers:
j. B. Trester 80 acres OF wheat.
Vim. Mohr, a renter on the
Worrall farm, $50 acres OF wheat
and everything else on the farm
except the buildings including
horses, harness etc.
w. O. Smith $50 acres of
wheat.
The Rediger boys, sons eof j..
Rediger of this city, 16O acres of
wheat.
Yancy & Feaster, on the Feas-
ter place, 12O acres of wheat,
pasture and forage.
w. E. Durand $50 acres OF
wheat and a header.
Jake keener, so acres of wheat
and some pasture.
VIM. Boyd, on the Everleigh
quarter, $50 acres of wheat a
header, horses, etc.
Boyd & Anderson, also on
Everleigh's land, 16O acres ol
wheat.
Boyd & Everleigh 16O acres
of wheat.
Louis Smith 100 acres ol
wheat.
E. J. Everleigh 47O acres ot
wheat he had in as an individual
besides his interest in the BoyG
and Anderson wheat.
Mrs. Jennie Brown 60 acres O
wheat.
J. G. Worrall 60 acres of wheat
Mrs. Springer so acres o
wheat.
Dan Miller, Jr. 60 acres O
wheat.
F. NJ. Phillips 40 acres o
wheat.
Dave Spires 40 acres of wheat
The total acreage of wheat de
stroyed is probably about 2 800
1t was mostly cut and in tn
stack. Probably about one
twentieth of the total loss wa
covered by insurance. Th
wheat in that locality is est
mated to yield about 20 bushel
to the acre. SO that in bushel
there are between $4,000 an
10000 destroyed, or none
value in wheat alone of nea
$50, 900, with but 81, $50 of il