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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
All Have Occurred Within Twenty
Four Hours.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT KNOWN
Many of Unfortunates Taken Home
and Treated and No Account of
Number Is kept-Temperature Two
Degrees Warmer Than Yesterday.

ST. Louis, July 24-According to the
report OF the weather bureau the tenn
perature at - o'clock was 1902, de-
srees higher than yesterday at the
same time. Up to noon the reports
received in the mortuary Office show
forty deaths from heat during the past
twenty-fonr hours. The wards in the
city hospitals are full OF heat patients,
the exact number of prostrations can
not be learned as many were treated
at their homes but they are much
greater than the deaths
At 2:30 o'clock, 106 and a fraction
was the official record and the temper
ature is still rising. The Transit COM
pany has offered to let the poor chill
dren under 10 years old ride free to
the park during the period of excess
sive heat
New High Record in Kansas City.
Kansas City, July PA scorching
hot wave is prevalent over the south
west today with conditions that make
it possible that the unprecedented rec
ards in high temperatures of the past
few weeks will be eclipsed. In Kan
sas City at II O'Clock this morning the
weather bureau reported l01, the hot
test ever recorded here that early in
the day. The temperature last night
averaged 80, and the atmosphere was
very heavy Today locally there is
hardly breath of air stirring, with no
rain in sight The only rain in the
past twentyfour hours in Missouri or
Kansas is reported from Hays, Kan
sas. near the center of the state, where
ia light shower fell The temperature
at noon was 104. Many prostrations
are reported both in Kansas City, Mo-,
and Kansas City. Kas.
AT O'Clock the government thermnrl-
eter registered los. Twenty-Five heat
prostrations are reported in the two
Kansas Cities up to this time, four of
which proved fatal
Good Shower at Ell Reno.
FL Reno, o. T., July PA good
shower of rain fell shortly after noon
today, greatly relieving the thousands
of homseekers here
Illinois Saved.
Rockford. H., July 24.-Rains with
brilliant electrical display fell at in
tervals of several hours, over half a
dozen counties in the Rock River reg
ion last night and this morning, reach
ing some of the districts where the
drought has prevailed for six weekes.
Worse at Des Moines.
Des Moines, July 24.-The tempera-
ture at 10 o'clock today was &C. or 10
degrees higher than at the same time
yesterday when the hundred mark
was reached in the afternoon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
A SAD DEATH.
Charles F. Thompson Dies at Eddy
vile From Appendicitis.

Eddyville, July -(Specal) This
community was panied yesterday to
hear of the death of Charles Flint
Thompson, who passed away at 10:3O
o'clock. He had been i'll since last
Tuesday sufferer from appendicitis.
He was twenty-five years of age and
was brother of Prof. F. S. Thompson,
formerly superintendent of the schools
at this place. Another brother is Rob-
ert Thompson of Chicago, who was the
originator of the Lafayette monument
subscription.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
ARRIVE AT DUBUQUE.
National Gaurdsmen Are in Camp at
Camp Henderson.

Sdnp HENDERSON,.
Company G, l. N. G., is now encamp.
ed at Dubuque, in Camp Henderson,
said to be one of the most desirable
spots for camp in the entire state.
Yesterday almost all the time was
spent in getting settled, and up until
after 10 o'clock last night the boys
We're getting Strengthened around and
accustomed to their new quarters.
Today the real camp life starts, and
1T will continue for seven more days.
Col William G.. Bows, of Cedar Rap
ids, commanding Officer of the Forty
ninth regiment. is in command of the
camp, and Adjutant General Byers and
his staff are also on the grounds.
The big day Of the encampment will
be Governors Day. which will probab-
ly be next Monday if Governor Shaw
returns by that time from the west,
where he is spending vacation Many
visitors will be. present at that time.
and the militia will be at its best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
RUSHING CATTLE TO CHICAGO.
Twenty Train Loads on Way to the
Illinois Market.

Galesburg, H., July 24-The Chica-
so, Burlington and Quincy railway had
another phenomenal stock run last
night largely in consequence of the
drought in Missouri. Iowa and Nebras-
ka. A week ago 500 cars We're rushed
through here, and the shipments last
night reached 75O cars, total reached
but once before here in the history of
the road,
1t is understood at the stock yards
here that the Missouri farmers are
getting rid of their stock as rapidly as
possible because they are unable to
feed
Twenty long trains We're required to
take the stock on quick runs to Chi
cago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
BIG STORM AT LUCAS.
That Vicinity Gets a Much Needed
Rain,

Lucas, July 4.-(Special )-This
section was favored Monday evening
with much needed rain and the crops
are looking very much improved Hay
stacks were leveled to the ground and
badly damaged by the water near Der.
by Charley Conner, farmer was re-
turning from the field with two other
men when he was struck by lightning
and remained unconscious for several
hours. The other two received sever.
al shocks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
ALASKAN DISASTER REPORTED
Steamship Humboldt Brings News of
Loss of Eight Men.

Seattle, Wash, July 24-The steam
ship Humboldt, with 100000 in treas.
IRE and eighty passengers, arrived
yesterday from Alaska. 1t brings news
that two river barges have been found
deserted and the eight men who were
in charge of them gone. Eight men
started from White Horse on June 10
and ~ for Dawson in two scows, which
later were found on Freeman's Point,
and the police believe the men are
lost.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
DYING WOMAN is A MYSTERY.
Guest With Three Children in Menom
inee Hotel Hides Identity.

Menominee, Mich, July PA wom-
an who refuses to divulge her identity
lies at the Commercial hotel here in
the last stages of consumption. She
has three children with her, one only
a week old. She came here several
weeks ago, secured nurse and the
services of Dr., Adams of Marinette
She is evidently al woman of great re-
tinement who came here to bury her
sorrows. She has plenty of money.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
CARNEGIE in NEW VENTURE.
ritish Syndicate Projects Propeller
Plant in Camden, NJ. j..

Camden, N. J., July PA corpora
ton that Andrew Carnegie is said to
have organized in, London with a cap
ital of $4,000,O00, is negotiating for
a 200-acre tract OF land in this. city for
the location of a plant to manufacture
steam compound turbine propellers un-
der patents secured by Lieutent James
Weir Grayson, u s. A. The deal is
expected to be consummated in a day
or two.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
FARMER SLAIN BY ASSASSIN.
Killing of Citizen by Unknown Man
Excites Phillips, Wis.

Phillips, Wis, July 24-Residents of
this city are excited over the mysteri-
Gus murder yesterday or a farmer
named lsaacson while he was passing
down the river in a canoe. Isaacson
was shot through the heart by some
unknown person and killed instantly.
The sheriff of Price county has wired
to ST. Paul for bloodhounds and will
endeavor to run down the assassin
Isaacson was not known to have any
enemies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
WORK OF GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
Builders of Modern Highways Arrive
in Effingham, III.

Dillingham;, H., July 24.-The good
roads train arrived in this city yester-
day morning. The train consisted of
eleven carloads of road machinery,
and assisted by local workers the crew
spent yesterday in making a two-mile
track of graded road leading out of
this city. The good roads convention
met at Austin opera house last night.
M. O. Eldridge, assistant director of
the office of public roads inquiries, De-
partment of Agriculture of the United
States, gave lecture on roads of the
world
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
STARTS CRUSADE ON CROOKS.
Law and Order League Is Organized al
Fort Sill, OF.

Fort Sill, Ok, July PA law and
order league has formed here to sup
press the dozens Of crooks who have
infested the country since the Kiowa-
Comanche registration began. Its
members threaten to mete out sum
mary punishment. The organization
has decided to print and distribute
1000 handbills bearing the following:
Notice is hereby served on all con-
tidence men, picketpockets, thieves
and crooks who are caught plying
their vocations that they will be hang
ed to the nearest tree"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
PROMINENT MAN DEAD.
Watson w. Moore Passes Away
Denver Today.

Denver, July 24.--Watson w. Moore,
formerly leading member of the New
York bar, is dead from paralysis of
the brain, aged IS. Moore achieved
international fame while acting as con.
sui at Constantinople during the Rus.
Eo-Turkish troubles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t is fact worth noting that while
the farmer living north Of latitude 40
has only short season in which to do
his outside farm work. he invariably
has it better done than does his brother
farmer in Missouri and Arkansas. who
has nearly two months more time in
which to work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
TRIES TO KILL SWEETHEART.
Iowa Man Shoots Girl and Then Fatal
ly Wounds Himself.

Cedar Rapids. July 24-John Benesh
of Walker shot his sweetheart. MISS
Fannie Jirsa, and then turned the re-
volver OH himself last night. He will,
die, but the girl will recover.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t is worth, SO far as the next crop
is concerned, not less than dollar an
acre more to have the stubble field
plowed in July than in October.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
RAILS WERE WARPED.
Passenger Train Delayed Two Hours
at hedrick Yesterday

Hedrick July 24.-(Special.) y
Something out of the ordinary hap
pened yesterday afternoon on account
of the excessive heat. The rails on the
Iowa Central railway became so warp
ed that it was necessary to take UP
the rails and cut them off few inches
before the trains could pass. The
east bound passenger train was delay
ed about two hours.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
NOTED BANDITS GIVEN WORK.
Younger Brothers Will Sell Tomb
stones for st. Paul Dea

Saltwater, Mimi, July 24.-Coleman
and James Younger after their TWEEN
ty-fve years in the state prison, will
begin work as statesmen for a ST. Paul
dealer in gravestones and monuments.
Warden Wolfer yesterday signed the
contract for their new work and they
will leave for st. Paul to begin their
new duties today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

I 1t is well to remember that the clean
cornfield this year is worth as much
to the crop on the land next year as
to the corn crop this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Good farming consists of taking all
possible in the way of crops off the
land without impairing its fertility.
In order to do this there must be
strict observance of the good old rule
of give and take.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

A sensible and businesslike PROPOSE
ton is now being considered by the
interior department., being a plan to
have set aside the proceeds of the sales
of desert lands for the construction Of
reservoirs, thus storing the surplus
waters of the flood seasons for the pur-
poses Of irrigation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Education of the farmer is sure to
make him dissatisfied with crooked
fences and rows of corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Where a farmer has his homestead
located so that every passenger on the
line of railway can look all over his
premises as he passes by such farmer
should pay some regard to the tastes
of the travelling public by keeping his
place so neat and trim that it will be a
pleasure to look at it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t is too late to be Of much use for
this season, but it may be well to re-
member that mixture Of three parts
water and one part strong vinegar
syringed on to the eurrant bushes will
rid them of the currant worm-at least
SO writes valued correspondent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

The agricultural department is ex-
perimenting with the date palm for
Arizona and New Mexico. Theoretical
~ this palm should do as we'll there as
it does in Arabia, as climatic condi-
tons are almost identical
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
THE DREAD PLAGUE.
One Case Appears in New York and Is
Guaranteed.

New York, July 24.-Dr. Doty, the
health officer of the port of New York,
announced today that the illness OF
Rabviana, The stoker on the steamer
Hohenfels, who was sent to Swinburne
Island Monday had been diagnosed as
bubonic plague. The Hohenfels was
from Calcutta. DR.. Doty says that the
case is a mild one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

When woman gets daft over some
measly pug dog, she becomes an all
round nuisance to her friends. We
never come across one of this sort but
we wish she had pair of twin boys
to take up her time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
A COLLISION.
Wreck on the Rock Island at Tiffin,
Iowa, Wednesday.

Iowa, Wednesday.
Tiffin, Iowa, July PA passenger
train on the Rock Island ran. into an
other train which was. going 'on the
siding here at ] O'Clock this morning.
The sleeping car was knocked over on
one side and several of the passengers
were injured but none seriously.
Another Account.
Iowa City, July 24-(Special.)- 1.-The
westbound fast mail and express this
morning collided with the Chicago
Limited in the Tiffin yard and two
coaches and sleepers and a dining car
OF the latter were overturned. The
mail train side tracks at Tiffin at 1880
for the Chicago Limited This morn
ing as No. rs rushed onto the switch
the air failed to work and they plung-
ed into the rear of four cars on the
flying through train. One occupant of
the sleeper had an arm broken and
another received a slight injury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

A French dairyman, maker of fancy
brands of cheese, has got tired of pay
ing a 45 per cent duty on his product,
which is mostly used in this country,
and has commenced the erection of the
largest cheese factory in the world in
the state of New York, where he will
produce his fancy cheese.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Representative Grout, author of the
oleomargarine bill which failed at the
last session Of congress. was recently
served with oleomargarine for butter
at one of the swell hotels at San Fran
cisco and now is ready to go on the
warpath again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

One will see about one-third more
little pigs on all farms where the Jer-
sey Red hogs are kept than will be
found where any other breed is kept.
Whatever dement's may be chargeable
to this breed. there is no question rs to
its prolifcness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

The record of the gold medal COW at
the late Royal Jersey show. held on the
island Of Jersey, was on days trial.
two pounds four and half ounces of
butter made from 80 pounds of milk,
and this after she had been giving milk
for 220 days. Her milk thus tested
about seven pounds of butter fat to the
hundred
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Usually the best corn will be found
on the earliest fall blowing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

The farm boy should not have to be
sent away to college to teach him how
to pillow a straight furrow, set
straight fence or plant field of corn
so that it will be pleasure to see it,
These things can be best taught upon
the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

If that Minnesota man has really dis
covered method whereby granulated
sugar can be easily and cheaply made
from the juice of the sorghum plant, as
he claims, he will easily take rank as
one of the great inventors of the new
century.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

The man Wit, muscle to sell finds a
reader market for his wares than does
the man with brains-that Is, just COM
mon brains. The man with a tanned
skin, horny hands and knotted muscu-
lar arms was never before 30 nearly the
cock of the walk as he is today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t costs man 81 to order porter
house steak on railway dining car,
and after he has disposed Of 1t he is
forever after kicker at the quality,
cooking and service Of the average
beefsteak. A butcher whom we know,
who had cut tons Of steak in his time,
told us recently that until he had eaten
dining car steak he never realized the
possibilities connected with his bust
ness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

A friend of the writer spent ten
days recently in the effort to secure a
hired man for his farm who did not
own horse and buggy as part of his
equipment. The man was found at
last, but he was a foreigner who had
not been here long enough to either
speak our language or get the buggy
habit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
HOW MANY HouRsr

We are asked how many hours work
a day farmer has right to demand
of his hired men. That depends. Ten
hours make pretty big days work
if a fellow attends right to businesss
Twelve hours will be expected in most
cases, and from IA to 16 hours will be-
squeezed out of a fellow by some men
if the hired man doesn't kick. We
know of one very successful farmer
who runs his farm on the ten hour
plan, this time to include the doing Of
chores as well as the work in the fieldI
1t is only rarely that this rule is bros
ken, and no man keeps his farm work
up in better shape than he. Ten hours
are enough for the teams and enough
for the men. With all the improved
facilities for doing farm work the ten
hour day Is coming for the farm, just
as it obtains in other lines Of work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Things will never go just smooth in
this country until we get class of
young men willing to remain hired men
and nice girls equally willing to remain
hired girls, and this time is not COM
ing right away, for the flag and the
school, the pulpit and newspaper and
the air we breathe are each and all at
work to make discontinued hired men
and hired girls, and the glory OF Amer
lea Is that this is SO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

Manufactured ice can be produced at
a profit Of So per ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

We were favored with an assortment
of government seeds this spring in
common with thousands Of others. For
the fun of the thing we planted them,
and as each packet Of seeds has printed
upon it formal request that report
be made Of the product of such seed
we give it. A packet purporting to
contain a choice variety Of muskmelon
proved to be the most ornery kind OF
cucumber. and package of beets
showed up as radishes II we cannot
have congressman without this annual
farce of seed distribution, let us get
along without the lower house for
awhile
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t told pitiful little story. the little
patch Of ground by the side Of the poor
home. fenced in with pieces Of brush
and sticks TO make a flower bed and
in it few four o'clocks, pansies and
nasturtiums. 1t spoke of a pale and
overworked wife and mother. striving
under the most adverse conditions of a
shiftless husband. poverty, hogs and
poultry running at large. trying in her
helpless and feeble way to do a little
something to crafty her love for the
beautiful. The man who will aid his
wife and daughters in gratifying their.
love Of flowers is not only doing his
simple duty to his colaborers. but is in
f1nitely refined and benefited himself.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

1t used to be very common thing q
hundred years ago for the British
authorities to impress men into the
naval service of that country, but it
has remained for the farmers Of Kan
sas to seize the persons Of a gang Of
tramps and by force Of arms compel
them to leave the train upon which
they were travelling and go to work in
the Kansas wheatfields. 1t is not often
that agriculture gets on such a bel
ligerent streak.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

We noted on a recent trip along the
right Of way of western railway not
less than 25 varieties Of our native fora
which are wholly extinct save as they
may be found along such rights of way
of the roads. These narrow strips,
fenced in and never pastured, are pre-
serving not only the native flowers
which were so plentiful when the coun-
try was first settled, but also several
varieties of native grasses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

If one will take map Of northern
Asia and trace out the route Of tho
new Siberian railway, it will be found
that it traverses latitude similar to
that occupied by our northern states
and were climatic and soil conditions
the same as here vast empire where
the common cereals might be produced
in almost unlimited quantity would
soon be open to settlement, but much
Of this continent occupies such an eles
waited plane that only in places, often
few and far between, can crops be sue
cessfully grown, the great elevation
from 10000 to $4,000 feet-converting
the land into an arctic and barren des-
ert. The cereal producers of this coun-
try have nothing to fear from Siberian
competition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

A leading horticulturist said to us a
few days ago, ''The Clyde strawberry
is one of the best things ever given to
the growers of small fruits" We are
inclined to agree with this statement,
for this season, fruiting 1t in COMPETE
ton with the best known other varie-
ties, it has so easily excelled them all
in productiyeness and size that too
much cannot be said in its favor. If
we should give the actual measure
ments of some of these Clyde berries,
we would not be believed and so will
not do it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

A friend wants us to tell him how
to identify the old hens from the full
grown young hens in his large flock;
in other words, how to Gull out his two
year old hens. While there is no reli-
able mark or indication, as teeth in a
horse OF rings on a cows horn, there
Is still to the practiced eye marked
difference in the appearance of the
aged hens as compared with the young
ones. They are more clumsy, heavier,
fatter. 1t is not hard to pick them out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

The weed is rank, coarse, aggressive,
lawless, and the delicate flower which
has to contest with 1t for sunshine and
fertility has but a poor show, and so
we root up the weed and give the bet
ter thing a chance. 1t is just this way
in life. The coarse the unrefined, the
vicious, riot in virility and sort of
brute strength, and unless checked and
eradicated easily smother out the beau
tiful and the good in the world. Pull
the weeds in the garden, and pull those
other and worse weeds also.