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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08

SPECIAL MEETING Circle No. 10. Ladies Ct
tic Grand Army OF the Republic will have Z
special meeting in Memorial hall this afternoon
at : O'Clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08

tcortinuei on Page 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08

Smoke the popular Punch lOc. cigar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
STOCK Fon THE NEW FARM.

The point should be remembered by
any man opening up a farm in new
region at all remote from market that
he Will make Roadway very much fast
er by keeping stock of some sort than
he Will by trying to raise grain to sell.
In the newly opened sections pasturage
and meadow land are very abundant.
We recall the case of an old fellow who
~ years ago located on the Minnesota
prairies. All his neighbors went to
raising wheat to sell, which they had
to haul 40 miles TO market. He broke
up only just enough of his farm to pro-
duce what grain he needed for his own
use and devoted all his time to the
care of cattle, which buyers took at his
door. The result was that he made So
where his neighbors made 81 and made
his money with one-half the work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
INSTINCT VERSUS 1NrELL1cnN5r.

There are not q few men working
farms in this country who would make
q good trade if they could exchange a
little Of their human intelligence for a
like amount Of animal instinct. The in
stinct Of animals and birds leads them
to cooperate for mutual protection; it
teaches them never to make war on
each other; to provide in summer the
food which will be needed in winter,
or migrate ut the proper season. This
same instinct is a sure indicator of
changing weather, Of coming storm,
frost and flood. 1t further makes them
true to their mates, kind and consider
ate to their progeny and, to very
large extent, unselfish in their treat
ment of their kind. Human intelli-
gence, while rated as of a higher order
of development than animal instinct,
still lamentably fails to insure in many
OF its possessors the good qualities
above enumerated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
MRS. .HossAck MAY GET PARDON.
Friends of New Virginia Murderess
Ask Parole.

Des Moines, June 24.-Ex- County
Attorney Mosier of Warren county re-
ferring to the sensational trial which
occupied the attention of Warren
county courts recently he said the bit
ter feeling entertained toward the al
legged murderess had abated to a GER
tain extent and that the aged woman
was looked upon more in the light of
pity. 1t Is understood that at New
Virginia, the scene of the crime, and
where the Hossacks have resided for
SO many years, agitation has begun
looking toward parole for Mrs. Hos
sack. Some of the prominent resi-
dents have signified their willingness
to sign such paper, and it is not I'M
likely that a move of that character
will be made. 1t Is realized that the
woman has but few years to live,
and in view of that fact that the guilt
was not fully fastened upon her it is
believed that a parole is due.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
TURN HIM nowN-

You might Just as we'll turn down
the persistent and shiftless borrowing
neighbor and be done with it. Neigh
borly friendship is purchased at too
high figure when held on such terms.
1t will be good thing for the borrow
er, too, for then he will be forced to
provide for his own needs and will
take better care Of his own tools
than he does of yours. Neighborly ac-
commodation should be extended to
the fullest to oil save the fellow who is
trying to work you-you know whom
we mean-and he should be turned
down.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
INDIANS NOT FARMERs.

Indians as agricultursts have not
been very great success. The fact
is the red man does not like to work,
IN which respect he resembles very
many of his white brothers. Then,
from time immemorial the squaw. by
custom and tradition, has been regard
ed as the bearer of burdens and the
worker of the red mans household.
Some OF the tribes In the Indian Terri
tory, a small remnant Of one or two
tribes in Wisconsin. with few of the
Chippewas of northern Minnesota,
represent about all the Indians which
have adopted modern methods of ngri-
culture successfully.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
URGE EXODUS FROM ALABAMA.
Many Negroes May Leave Alabama if
They Are DISTINGUISHED.

Montgomery, Ala, June "a. = 1t
comes to light here that the negro
preachers are commencing to advocate
from their pulpits an exodus of the ne
groes in case the constitutional CON
vention DISTINGUISHES them. The large
landowners in this vicinity have for
some weeks been advocating a
conservative policy on suffrage, taking
the open ground that they would rath-
er continue counting out the negro at
elections than to lose his labor. The
preachers advise going to Texas and
Arkansas where the suffrage question
has not arisen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
Board Proeeedinas..

Proceedings of the board of super
visors, June 20, 1901, being the sixth
day of the June session.
Board met with all members pres
ent.
Quarterly report of George A. Will
son, steward of county farm, read and
approved.
After devoting the balance of the
day to the examination of claims the
board adjourned to meet Friday, June
81, at $3.50 a. m.
J. M. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond, County Aud.
itor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
CHAINS TRAIN TO TRACK.
Health Officer Adopts Drastic Meas.
ures to Remove Hospital,

Parkersburg, w. Va, June I'll
Health Officer McKenney of huntsville
this state Thursday captured west
Lound passenger train, chained the To-
connective to the tracks, and held it and
all the passengers on board as prison
ers for five hours. The health officer
adopted this method to compel the Of
ficers of the West Virginia and Pitts
burg railroad company to move box
car hospital filled with smallpox pa
tients from the sidetracks in Burns
vile.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
THE RUSH TO THE CITIES.

One of the most discouraging fea-
lures of American social economics to-
day Is the persistence with which poor
people will crowd into our municipali-
ties, where conditions for existence
and the rearing of families are wholly
bad. when wide and beautiful coun-
try region would welcome them with
the means to live and an abundance of
room, pure water, pure air and good
food. Instead they swarm like rats
IN the fostering tenement slums Of the
cities, a menace to the health of the
city and not infrequently to its peace
and good government
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
$50 Buffalo and Return-s1s.

@To-TO bUIId1U dnu HetuTn-$T3, .
Via Nickel Plate Road from Chicago,
for the Pan-American Exposition.
Tickets on sale daily. good leaving
Buffalo UP to midnight of tenth day
from and including date of sale. AL
So tickets on sale daily, Chicago to
Buffalo and return at SIG for the round
trip, with 15-day limit, including date
of sale. $21, Chicago to Buffalo and
return good for 30 days
On all through tickets to points east
of Buffalo, privilege of stop over at
Buffalo for ten days may be granted
by depositing ticket with joint agent
and payment Of fee of 81.
Write John Y. Callahan, General Ag-
ent, Ill Adams ST., Chicago, for full
particular and folders, showing time
of trains, etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
CROWS AND THE coRNF1ELps.

The corn crop has one enemy in the
eastern states which the west is free
from-namely, the crow. We have
never known western cornfeld to be
raided by crows after the crop was
planted and just as 1t was coming up,
while in the east the crow sits on the
fence waiting for the corn to show
itself; this because of the greater
abundance Of crow food in the west,
Still. at the rate crows are multiplying
in the west, it will not be long until
this question will have to be met by
western corn growers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
Board Proceedings.

Proceedings of the board of super
visors, June 81, 1901, being the sew
enth day of the June session.
Board met with all members pres
emit
Minutes of last days session read
and approved.
There appearing vacancy in the
ONCE OF justice of the peace in High
land township, caused by the removal
OF G. Butler, G. w. Beck was appointed
to fiji vacncy.
The balance of the day was devoted
to the examination of claims and mis-.
cellaneous business.
The board adjourned to meet Mon
day, June "a.
j. M. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: |. H. Hammond, County Aud
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
Low Rates to. Buffalo Exposition

Via the Nickel Plate Road. Three
through trains daily, with vestibuled
sleeping cars and excellent dining car
service, meals being served on the
American Club Meals plan ranging in
price from 35 cents to 81. Chicago
depot, Van Buren, st. and Pacific ave-
nue., on the Elevated Loop.
Write John Y. Callahan, General Ag-
ent, III Adams St., Chicago, for full
information and beautifully illustrated
descriptive folder of the Exposition
buildings and grounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
VERDICT OF MURDER FOUND.
coroner's Jury Discovers Startling
Facts Over Finding Charred Body.

Greene, June 24.-After the coron-
er's jury had returned verdict of sui
eide, in the. case of the death of Mrs.
Busse, who was found burned to death
In the ashes of her home, the verdict
has been withdrawn and one of muir
der substituted. 1t has been discov-
cred that a long cut extending from
the back of the neck to the .windpipe
had reached to the windpipe and prob
ably caused death before the house
was burned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The herds tested averaged eight COWS
each. This test may be taken as
fair illustration Of the variation in the
productive ability of the average dairy
herd. the best cows showing a large
margin of profit, and the poorest ones
eating a good share Of the profit up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

Wise e Thompson, mdse P. F.. 2.35
Co., mdse P. F. SIS
Wing, H. j., salary ............. 5000
White, M. c., salary ............. 20.65
White, Mary, laundry ........... 800
Wyman.Rand Co., work c. H.. 200
Work, w. A., attorney fee ..... 1000
Wise & Thompson, work jail -. $50
Warrell Mig. Co. merchandise Jail 1850
Williams, Dr. A. o., services $50. 1900
Woods, A. G., witness fee ... .7Ol
Wright, Anna, witness fee .... 120|
Wright, Eliz, witness fee ..... col
Wright, Eva, witness fee ....... 1.20l
Wright, ]. L., witness fee ....... 1.20l
Wiley, Glen, Witness fee .......... lao
Wright, Henry, witness fee ..... go
Wiley, Grace, witness fee ....... 10
Wright, Homer. witness fee $3.50. 60
Wheaton, Frank, witness fee -. 1.10'
WoodfOrd, II. F., witness fee $50. Ito
Wing, Mrs. Allen, witness fee.... 1.10l
Mittenmyer, ID. F., constable fee 1915
Wright, Mary, witness fee $500. so
Ward, JET, jury fee ............ ZOO
Young, W. G., township Clerk. 1900
Young, ]. A., trustee ............ 400
Zentz, Fay, witness fee ......... 1.10I
gangs, Chris, witness fee ....... 1.20
Total .. -. ....... So. 2Ot77
I. II. HAMMOND, Co. Auditor
By ]. II. CRILEY, Deputy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
THE BEST AND TnE woRsp

Seven herds of Wisconsin dairy cows
were tested the past year to deter
mine the dairy value of each individual
animal. The gross income of the best
and the poorest COW in each herd Is
given as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
PIONEER DIES.
Was Cedar Falls Man Who Helped
to Make History.

Cedar Fails. June 21.-(Special)-
Hon. Edward Mcintosh is dead at the
home of his son, w. A. Mcintosh. He
was 70 years of age and was one of
the pioneer settlers of the northwest.
He was veteran of the civil war,
member of Company D, Twenty-fifth
Wisconsin Volunteers. He was an In
dian fighter and ex-member of the
South Dakota legislature of 1889
which removed the capital from Yank-
ton to Bismark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

A mechanic-a bricklayer, for in
stance-who, receiving $3.50 per day.
will strike for bigger wages and quit
work cannot command very large
measure Of public sympathy. Neither
does he deserve 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

We saw man with load Of shelled
corn the other day which he had haul
ed into market from his farm. He had
scattered about three bushels of corn
on the highway between his home and
the depot all for want of q cloth to
cover crack under the end board Of
his wagon box. We knew man who
had stolen load Of wheat to be trailed
and caught by Just such trick.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The wornout and abandoned farms
of the east may be used and made prof.
table in either one of three ways-they
may be used as poultry farms, be set
out to fruit or timber, and many are
being bought up as country summer
homes by the wealthy citizens of the
larger cities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

A 40 acre field of popcorn grown last
season In central Iowa brought it's own
er In the handsome return of $40 per
acre.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The state Of South Dakota is being
transformed in an agricultural sense
by the establishment of creameries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

After you have laid the loss of your
little chickens to the weasel, the minI
and the skunk, suppose you watch that
old house cat. When she gets on to the
trick of the business, an old tabby can
clean out a brood Of young chickens as
slick as any wild animal known.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

Roses like to be syringed and washed
when the sun shines upon them, in
which thing they differ from most
other plants.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
WoLFHUNTERs IN CAMP.
Will Soon Begin to Round Up the
Beasts.

Cedar Falls, Ia, June 21.-(Special)
A party Of wolf hunters have taken
up their camp in the vicinity of James,
vile where they will scour the coun-
try In search Of pelts. They have sew
en- dogs with them. They destroyed a
family near Waterloo where three
cubs and the mother were killed. Last
spring they killed 127 wolves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

Barring the cholera, there is nothing
on the farm so easily raised as hog.
Even the most shiftless farmer can
raise a load Of hogs Of some sort.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The usual number of men are going
to heaven this season because they
have unlimited confidence in the old
bull at the head of the herd.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

a man who will cut down lot or
grass Saturday afternoon will not have
to argue very long with himself as to
whether he should take care Of the hay
on Sunday. The wrong lay in the cut
ting Saturday more than in the gather
ing on Sunday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

In France the vineyardists are using
cannon to keep off untimely frosts and
dispense and break up threatening hail
storms, while in Algeria the firing of
cannon is used successfully to scatter
the swarms of grasshoppers. This is q
modern paraphrase Of the old pro-
phecy that "the sword shall be turned
into plowshares and the spears into
pruning hooks"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The old Adam is never entirely Grad
icated from the parson who delights in
owning horse fast enough to throw
the dust in the eyes of all his parish
toner's.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

V One Of the best uses to make Of good
times is to get in good shape to stand q
Siege of hard times. Lots of people
never look at the matter this way, but
use present prosperity on the principle
LET us eat drink and be merry, for
tomorrow we die"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
MIsTAKEN IN rHE nIRp.

We note several references in the pa
pers of the west to f1ocks Of passenger
pigeons being seen at various points
We think that the observers in these
cases are mistaken in the identity OF
the bird and that what they thought
was the wild pigeon was the golden
plover, bird which migrates in fiocks
and which has the same irregular line
OF flight as the pigeon. 1t is doubtful
If there is single flock Of wild pigeons
left north Of Kentucky and almost
equally doubtful if there are any south
of that line
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The common house fly is propagated
mostly in piles Of horse manure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The fundamental difficulty in the
way of securing a more general intro
duction Of the farm separator through
the creamery sections &C the country
is found In the fact that 1t involves
radical change in existing methods.
The creamery men are generally op-
posed to the farm separator.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

There are some gophers in South Da-
kota, and under the state law the town
ships pay bounty for the tails of the
little pests. Just one township had to
pay the sum of 5000 recently on 1900
gopher tails,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The sugar beet is the legitimate Of
spring of climatic conditions where ir-
rigation is a necessity. This explains
why beet culture is developing more
rapidly in Utah and California than it
is in Iowa and Minnesota.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The only sort Of road work which
some men will do without pay is to
plow up the side Of the road to scour
the plow which they have left in the
field oil winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
Board Proceedings.

) Schedule of claims allowed by the
Board of Supervisors of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa, at the June, 1901, session:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

When man puts good money into
a farm, he does not have to worry
about calls for margins or fear that
some gang Of cutthroats are going to
work up corner and destroy the value
of his land.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

A new swindle in the milk business
has cropped out in the state Of New
York-the removal of the butter fat
from the milk by separator and SUBJ
sttution Of an oleo combination there
for. This arrangement beats even the
Babcock test.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

We turned over some blue grass sod
a short time ago which had not been
disturbed for years. Inside Of ten days
we found squirreltail grass, pigweed,
foxtail, purslane and other weeds grow
ing upon the surface of the inverted
sod. Where had those seeds been all
these years, and why had they not
terminated before? Is any one wise
enough to answer this question? We
are not.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

1t is much easier to plant a shade
tree too near the house than it is to cut
1t down years after, when it becomes
q nuisance and menace to the health
of the family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

We notice that cows which have a
supply Of rock salt In the pasture ap-
pear to be just greedy for handful of
barrel salt as though they did not have
access to the rock salt. Try and see If
it works that way with you. If this
is q fact, it suggests that the dairy
cow should be supplied with a larger
ration of salt than she gets in the pas
ture.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

In the sharp competition between the
waterway and the railway for the
freight traffic Of the country the water
way Is getting the worst Of It. I'm
provements yet to be made in railway
transportation will still further reduce
the cost Of carriage, and the vast sums
being spent by the general government
In the attempt to make the rivers of the
country navigable Ia likely to be money
thrown away.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

A dying weed never appeals to our
sympathy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

No new crop has become more popu-
lar during the past three years than
the Dwarf Essex rape. 1t is adaptable
to 9 wide range of latitude and soil
conditions and everywhere furnishes
a great and most satisfactory forage
crop for the sheep and the hogs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The time employed in the growing Of
five acres of corn If devoted to the care
of the home premises would keep any
farm homestead in perfect condition
and care for good garden and small
fruit. The five acres of corn will be
worth, say, $50, while the other things
would be worth $500 to any man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

T While it is the usual custom to set
out young tree and give it one years
growth before it is top grated, we find
that trees may be very successfully
grated just as soon as they are set
out. every tree SO grated by us this
spring now making fine growth.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The rose breasted grosbeak has a
wonderful liking for peas, a sort Of
depraved appetite In this direction. Not
content with stripping the peas from
the pods when they become large
enough to eat, he likes to nip the ten
der shoots from the vines just about as
soon as they appear above ground.
This Is q trait peculiar to this bird
alone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

An agitation is on foot which will
finally result in all eggs being sold by
weight and not by count. Queer that
this reform has not been brought about
before when there is difference of so
per cent in the real value of eggs.
When this time comes, 1t will affect
the popularity Of some Of the breeds of
fowls.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
TOURIST EXCURSIONS

Every Thursday via Colorado Springs an
Scenic Route to San Francisco and
= Los Angeles.
Every Tuesday via FIT. Worth aud Southern
Route to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Latest IMPROVED Tourist Cars
ON FAST TRAINS.
LOWEST RATE TIcKSTS AVAILABLE,
Write for full information, map, itinerary
and the Tourist Dictionary" to
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. p. A., Chicago
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

A misery sort Of an old fellow who
had held big crib Of corn for high
price was obliged lately to shell, the
corn and market it at IS cents a bushel
because the rats had taken possession
of the crib and had eaten up all the
profit he might have had in his specu-
lation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

Illustrating railway methods in Eng
land as compared with those in this
country, we note that the freight trains
on the London and Northwestern rail-
way, one of the big roads of England,
only haul on an average IS tons, while
the freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railway in this country average 4S0
tons as trainload.