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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
CORPORATION INCREASES PAY.
One of the Plants of the U. S. Steel
Corporation Raises Wages.

Youngstown, Ohio. May 29.-Wages
of skilled men of the Youngstown, Gil
rard, Warren and Greenville plants Of
the American Steel Hoop company, one
of the constituent companies of the
United States Steel corporation, have
been voluntarily increased from ten to
twenty per cent. The increase is eff
fective at once. About 1000 work
men are benefited.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
coNFEDERATEs MARCH.
Five thousand in Line.-Re-eIection of
Commander

Commander.
Memphis, Tenn, May 30.The clos
ing day OF the United Confederate
Veterans reunion was devoted to the
parade of the old soldiers. About
5000 were in line headed by General
George w. Gordon and staff. Large
crowds witnessed the parade and
cheered the veterans as they passed.
General John B. Gordon. command
er-in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, was unanimously reelected
yesterday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
RoERs MAssINe FOR FIGHT.
:nslish Alarmed and Stay in tn.
Trenches All Niuht.

Queenstown, Cape Colony, May 30.
The Beers ars massing under Com
mander Kritzinger to the northward
of Bailey. There is much local ap-
prehension and the town guard re-
mained all night in the trenches. Pas
senger traffic to the north is suspend.
ed and freights are proceeding uader
armed escort
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
MILLER WILL BE NAMED.

Heu YAK WdH 20 SUCCEED General
Stone as Bank Examiner.
Des MONIES, May 3d.. B. Miller,
OF Red Oak, will be the successor OF
the late General George A. Stone, as
national bank examiner in the south
ern district of Iowa. The appointment
will not be announced for several days
or possibly for some time, but it is
known in the city that it will be made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
GAIN BY cuMMINs.
Marion Carried BY Leader in Race for
Republican Nomination.

Cedar Rapids, May 30.-The Cum
minis forces carried every ward in Mar
ion at the caucuses last night The
fight was sharp all day, as both sides
realized that the result would have a
bearing on the situation in Cedar Rap
ids. where caucuses will be held on
Friday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
HURT IN EXPLOSION.
keokuk Men Injured by lgnited Gas IN
Lodue Room.

Keokuk, May 3O.-A gas jet explod
ed in the third story of the Odd Eel
lows building when lighted last even
ing, and Charles Schulz, a veteran OF
the First Iowa, was seriously injured
Theodore Bode, the city collector, was
also injured. The glass in several
windows was broken by the force oi
the explosion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
CHICAGO ROAD RACE RUN. .

Winner Crosses the Line in Five
Hours and Ten Minutes.
Chicago, May 30.-The second an
nual American Century Wheelmen's
road race was won today by Christian
Grunnett a one thirty man, who
crossed the finish line five hours and
ten minutes after the start.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
voLNEY GREEN'S BODY FOUND.
Discovered only Half Mile from
where Drowning Occurred.

Des Moines, May 3O.-The body of
Volney Green, the Still college stu
dent who was drowned in the Rae
coon river while out hunting March
IS, was found yesterday afternoon by
Felix and ]. B. Flynn, who live on the
B. f. Elbert farm, about half a mile
from the spot where he went under.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
Against NaturaIized Americans.

AgaIhst NatufaIIzed americans.
Constantinople, May 30.-An Official
order has been signed which prohibits
Armenians who become naturalized
Americans or Russians from entering
Turkey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30

EddyviIle Man Gets Pension.
Washington, May S0.George F.
Heki of Eddyville has been granted
q pension of $8 per month
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
TRAIN HITS GYPSY WAGON.
Child is Killed and Several Injured by
Accident in Michiuan.

Benton Harbor, Mich, May 80. Pas
senger train No. "a of the Big Four
ran into gypsy outfit south of Niles
last night, killing one and injuring
several
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
BIG FIRE IN DUBUQUE.
Plant and Mills of the Dubuque Wood.
enWare COMPANY Burn.

Dubuque, May 3O.Th plant and
mills of the Dubuque Woodenware
Co. burned last night. The loss will
reach $50,OOO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
Feeding the Corn Fodder.

The question of paramount inter
est to hundreds of men all through the
country Just now is how to most eco
nomically and profitably feed the large
amount of corn fodder which has been
secured, The best way to use corn
fodder is in the silo. but that method
will not fit this case. The next best
method. having in mind the economy
of handling, is to haul the fodder and
scatter on clean blue grass pasture,
letting the fatting steers have the first
feed from il and then let the stock cat
tie and horses finish it up. The next
way is to haul from the field and stack
in narrow stack. shredding later on
when the weather is cold and dry.
While il is true that most of the ears
can be removed by hand from the bun
die without untying or breaking it.
this is an awful tedious job where one
has 40 or so acres of corn. As we note
it, there is no method outside of the
silo to avoid waste of from % TO 80
per cent in feeding corn fodder of the
average field corn sort. This waste is
present when the fodder is shredded
Just the same as where it is not, though
IN perhaps a lesser degree. Where COZ 4
is planted thickly especially for fodder,
it is best fed right from the bundle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
1t Happened in Paris, and Has Very
Frenehy Flavor.

Paris Corr London Telegraph. 4
pect alighted at hotel in the neigh
borhood Of the Saint LaZare railway
station. He introduced himself to the
landlord as a wealthy merchant from
Bordeaux, and was welcomed with all
the Difference due to so respectable a
personage-th more so as nc confdcd
a sum of money To the care OF his host
The olo man whose long white beard
was the admiration of all hcholders, WAS
treated with every attention by the ser
wants Of the house, and. having passed
on the staircase n pretty lady who seem
ed to have taken his fancy, he expert
enced little difficulty in finding out
some interesting particulars about her.
The smart-looking person, as one of the
walters explained, was on very friendly
terms with married man. to whom she
paid visit every afternoon.
The subject was then dropped nor.
moreover. were there any further meet
ings on the staircase, but on the follow
ing afternoon. when the fair charmei
had hung the key OF her room, up in the
bureau and had sailed forth on her ca
reer OF conquest, the elderly gentleman
with the white beard stole softly IN
when nobody was about, and. putting
the key in his pocket, made his way ii
the chamber which had just been vacat
ed. Shutting the door without exciting
any notice, he went to the big trunk
which was lying on the floor, and
breaking open the lock. rummaged in IL
until he had found bank notes to the
amount of 1000 francs slowed away in
corner. He had just packed the notes
carefully in his pocketbook when one OF
the servants. hearing a faint noise IA
the room which he had believed to be
empty, walked in. and, catching sight
of the old man who was currently sup
poseG 20 be a pattern of all the virtues.
seized him by the collar with the re
proachful cry, why you are thief, -
The bewilderment of the worthy gar
con when the long white beard came off
in his hand may well bo imagined. and
as he stood gaping in speeches. amaze
ment the erewhile venerable elder with
whom he had been daling so roughly
uttered a mild protest I am not a
thief" he exclaimed. II am the huN-
band of the naughty woman who has
taken this room and. as her abode Is
legally mine as well, ! am quite within
my right in acting ms ! have done
At that moment the lazy. who had
missed her rendezvous with her friend
made In her turn her entry into the
chamber. Heavens my husband, E"
she cried in honor. Yes. L is l. " re-
piled the man, as he deal: ner II couple
OF ringing boxes on the ear Then he
went down stairs, paid his bill, and
started on by the next train for his ma
tive village In Normandy He had got
what he wanted the 3 1000 francs.
which his wife had taken on with her
when she eloped The rest Of the busi-
ness viii be as effectively settled by q
divorce snt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
IOWA MANS UNMARKED GRAVE
Why His Friends Think He Deserves
q Slo.CCo Monument.

There Is one unmarked grave III the
Sioux Rapids cemetery said SIaas
+ city old,timer, over which Buena Wis,
Ia county could We'll afford to erect 3
$4,000 monument The occupant o,
this grave thought SO himself aas IA
/ his last hours while he was E1iug rak
en- care of by money subscribed by ~.
business men OF Sioux Rapids he speat
his time cursng the county and The
stinginess of its officers for not furnish
ing him money or giving MIN pan~
sion, Abner Bell was his name ste
would not go TO the poorhouse, He had
| done more for Buena Nicta county aud
had saved the county more money than
any other one man and he thought ht
deserved something better thdn tae
|poorhouse
I Bell claimed to he the first settler
( in the county On the 2Sd OF May, iS5G,
coming West in company with few
other settlers he struck the Sioux river
valley on the present site OF Sioux
Rapids, and from that day until ala
death il remained his home lies VA
not settler in the sense that he took
land ana became a farmer That VAS
land. and nver took any All he waat.
ed was good hunting anu trapping ISIS
philosophy was that the world Nv ad
him living and he was able 70 get Il
with his traps and gun la the early
days he lived with his brothcr-in-lt@,
II NJ. Weaver and in connection with
his trapping ran little trauing post
AT the close of the civil war thsce
was a state law passed allowing ccnn-
ties TO issue bonds to pay their Sot
diers. Sharpers We're on hand to take
advantage of this and in the northwest
ern counties of the state thousands II
dollars worth of fraudulent bonds were
issued for which tile county never 20
ceiyed cent bat had IT, pay them Gey-
ortholess Clay county. which had fHo
soldiers in the war, iSsted sinaoH "
these bonds in January 1865 or 1866.
One Of these soldiers Potts by n0;ae,
received $500 That Mas all that '0e
county ever got ont ot the issue Of Sa1,
coo
When the same question came gp y
t}uena Vista county Abner Rel vas
one OF the members of tue board Tho
promoters OF the scheme soon found
they had no ordinary man "a dral WAN
AS long as Bell WAS present no bonds
could be issued Il they could set hiut
to stay away from one meeting, there
would he 40 trouble aud ! haze heard
Bell himself say that hu was offered
$l0Q II he would stay home from one
meeting This only marie him the m1rs
determined that no bonds should be lN
sued Il was for this service that ri
later life he always maintained thaf
Buena Vista county owed him LIVING
and that 1t was to hc better than that
Afforded by the poothousc
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
NOTABLE SERMONS.
Religious Discourse That Holds tbs
Record for Pecuniary Value.

London Answers: The pulpit AZ
Wesrminl ter abbey was once occupied
by u preacher who was not q Clergyman
and had never been ordained. This was
in December. 1873. when Dean StanleY
invited Prof Max Mueller 10 preach On
the RELIGIONS Of The world II was ono
Of Tho most interesting sermons ever
heard aud when tinted afterward
brought Ia several hundred pounds
The worlds sermon record is neli
by the late Mr. Sturgeon His sermons
have been published weekly for fifty
years past and there are stilI enough
10 last several years more. over 100
coo 900 copies have been sold. and thEsr
Profits exceed those OF any other half
dozen preachers.
For the most valuable siugle sermon
ever preached, II is. however. not MI.
Sptrgeon. but Canon Fleming who
holds the record This discourse was
FIRST heard from the pulpit Of sand
bingham church. on the sad occasion N
the death Of the Duke ~ Clarence. ~
was afterward published and it's ntotits
have since amounted 20 total ~ q r.
i9S (s7 1901 The money hes been edua' z
IS divided between the Gordon Boys
home aud the British liOilc Tor luga.
able
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
HUBS TRAIL STILL PLAIN
Line of March TO Fort Meigs in 1919
Traceable in Ohio.

Chicago Inter- Ocean: For six mites
through the forests IN the northern aaft
of llancock county O.. ana the adininias,
woodland OF Wood county may be 5nrn
a wide swalh through the tree tops tiIe
once open space being grown thi;k
with mailer timber II tells the story
OF General Hull and No army that bhh-
ed its way north 10 Fort Nois in -1c
var Of 1872.
The plainest Bit Of tho old trail Is n
the farm OF Gphiram ShinebarGef q
Wood county From distance the path
through the tree tops les plainly visible
The trees that have grown up since tie
axes OF the soldiers Of the early car,
curry lack fun twenty feet Of the hci5ht
Of the older monarchs of the forest
Nor is The discrepancy Of the trpas
the only relic Of the famous march ~
early American history through the m
pcnetrable wilderness OF the Northwest
On several farms north of Findi5 o..
are still found sections 81 tho ~ cor
duroy ROADWAY. built Of the tree rrunks.
that were relied 10 gain a passage
the army. The logs are well presery a8
and are found from two 10 five feet va
der the soil. II was at tho close OF mar
memorable campaign that Colonel
Findlay campcd on the south bank ~
Blanchard's fork of the Anglaizc and
the old stockade fort. n,tn-
ed after him, Fort Findlay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
No Hard Times in SIGHT.

A friend wants to know when hard
times for the farmer are likely to come
again, assuming that the present pros
porous condition of agriculture cannot
continue. While lower prices for farm
products are almost sure to come in
the natural order of supply and demand.
we still think that the greatly expanded
markets for the products OF the Ameri
can farm and factory and common sense
business principles in the policies of
government will absolutely prevent d
recurrence of what may be termed
hard times" for the American farmer
for many years to come. The whole
world is becoming dependent to a great
or or lesser degree upon America The
actual foreign demand for foodstuff'.
coupled with the home demand from
producers engaged in manufactur-
ing commodities for foreign countries,
is sure 10 make an active demand at
good prices for all that the farmer has
TO sell. II is this fact which does much
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
Food and Flavor,

Food greatly affects the flavor OF the
flesh of the animal to which it is fed.
Thus turkeys and hogs which live in
the woods and forage for their rations
of nuts. roots and mast are very much
better favored than those which are
wholly domesticated and fed In the
barnyard. The finest favored hams
produced anywhere are from the Vir-
ginia mountain districts, where the
hogs run wild in the woods the year
ROUND, and turkeys raised in the woods
are almost as highly favored in flesh
as their wild relatives. The eggs and
flesh Of the common barnyard fowl
would be much improved in flavor
could the hens be kept wholly away
from manure piles and other offal in
which they seem to find delight. II
onions fed to milk cows will faint their
milk why is 1t not bad policy to let
them chew away on pile of horse ma
nure?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
Natures COMPENSATION.

We like to note the generous way in
which nature compensates for losses
infected by any of her whims and ell
matte caprices. Through all the great
central West the past summer drouth
of unusual intensity and duration pre-
vailed, and the withered gardens, burn
ed up pastures and suspended growth of
vegetation gave ample testimony that
things were badly out of joint. But the
early August rains came and since a
most luYuriant growth has been made
with killing frosts holding off far be-
yond the usual time. The August
planted gardens have returned rich
reward, while the pastures are rank as
in June. bettered for their enforced rest
during the dry period. If one will only
look on the bright side Of things. he will
have no kick coming on climatic con-
ditions, as a general thing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14

Marvellous as is the instincts of birds,
one is led to wonder why the swift. or
chimney swallow, ever becomes addict
ed TO the habit OF building its nest in
house chimneys. where the nest. with
its eggs or young. is very liable to fall
down because of lack Of proper adhesion
to the brick, or where the starting of n
fire by the householder works complete
destruction. Where did these birds
build their nests at the time the psalm
list wrote of them as seeking a place
where she may lay her young" at time
when chimneys were unknown? And
why, in its search for building place,
did it forsake the clefts il the rocks, or,
possibly, the hollow trunk of some for
est tree. for such an uneouth. illogical
and unsafe place as a house chimney
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
Hired Help on the Farm.

big and most serious problem for
all farmers today is the question of
help to do the farm work. The de-
mand for labor by the mines, railways
and manufacturing industries is so
urgent and has SO forced up the price
of unskilled labor in this country that
farm labor is not only hard to get. but
demands such rate of compensation
that many a man hesitates to employ
1t. AS a result farmers are casting
about for methods whereby they may
be enabled to operate their farms with
the smallest amount of hired help posi-
BILE. Some are giving up their dairying.
others are seeding their land to grass.
many leasing their land in excess of
what they can attend to themselves,
others selling off a part of their farms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14

pin on eggs an wuz Altered he'd break
some OF 'em. an that's bad sign"
"A bad sign: why so?"
Wall it's sign hiZ heart Is cumin
right up inter his throat an that means
he's fallin' in love"
'Oh, pshaw, so soon?"
"Yeup, I'll tell yer what he done
Helen asked him ter bring in n load Nv
wood an I'll be burned T he didn't go
out ter the barn an bring in the SHOW
ell"
mo! Is that right"
Yer kin jest bet it IL. Why he's got
so moon eyed he can't tell curry comb
from a paddock"
oh, well, you Will have to talk TO
Tim
"Talkin won't do no good when a
feilor's struck on girl Oh. / don't
blame him much fur being stuck on the
girl cause she's a great big bunch NV
smiles an when yer gifts boquet like
that sot down beside yer at the table,
yer mighty apt ter drop a saucer, or
sumthin'. John dropped a pertater In
er hiz coffee this mornin an | broke a
leacup, ar Helen's black eyes snapped
- came near tippin over backwards
with my chair"
You will have to be careful. Uncle
Bill. or she will think you are falling in
love With the hired girl"
oh there's { storm brewn' now, /
kin seen the ciJt1 cumin NJ in her
countenance already an when 1t gifts
here there1l be a cyclone out at our
house
You must do something to prevent
the storm coming"
here's no use tryin' ter head off 4
cyclone. Mr.. Editor: they starts in 50
kinder inherent like yer kin hardly see
em an then they jest gathers force on
IT, they bust in on yer all nv a sudden
like. That girl IL goiIl' ter sing herself
right irter trouble that's that sues 90
IL ter 70
Is she . singer"
Say. Mr. Editor. yer ought ter hear
her sing Helen's sum what ~ singer
,erseu but she's alwus ningin them are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14

took ii all ter hi1self an cum durn near
eiyir over It. Gosh all fish hooks,
guess he thought il wu2 all hig fault
cause she WIZ workin cut
He mpst be a little soft or the girl
question.
Wall John haz my sympathy, bat
dursn't let Helen know IT, cause that
woulG settle it right tar start with
is your wife inclined To be Jealous
Of YOU. Uncle Bill?"
II don't know exactly what ter think
| bout it. ! told her guessed I'd haN'
my hair cut while | wuz up town an
she said she didn't know AZ there wuz
el Mting ter git my hair cut erhout,
Wall Gee whizz' What do yer think
NV that"
THAT does look little as though she
was rutfled about something She gener-
ally likes TO see you spruce mp n bit,
doesn't she's
oh, yes; she used ter set back an
look az proud like at me, when Id slick
my hair down an she made me black
skull cap ter cover up my bold spot, but
I'll be burned T it hain't disappeared in
the last day or SO. She's bin runnin'
things bout long ernuff an I'm goin'
ter call her right down ter the question
az ter who IL boss, purt. turn soon,
You want TO be care Uncle Bill
She has Il mind of her os You know =
Yes, an she's bin g., me a piece
NV II ever sense we've bin married, an
she always seems ter HAY plenty left.
ITO late now Uncle Bin to reform
matters"
That may be, but I'm goin' ter run
things fur awhile. She's got ter git
over her high-furlutin hossism, Yu'r
Uncle Bill is goin ter assert hizself on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
TAKE out the advertisement, Mr..

TAKE out the advertisement, Mr.
/ Editor. we've got hired girl the
/ first pop out NV the box
you got results pretty quick
Uncle Bill"
Wall | don't know Jest zactly what
results | got, but did git hired girl.
Does she suit your wife,
Wall now Mr. Editor I'm Altered
she's a leetle mite ter good lookin' tel
please Helen"
"roo good looking? Is she hand
some girl?''
Handsome, Say, Mr. Editor. fel.
Ter could eat pertater said an imagine
it wua peaches an cream + he'd jest
take look at that are girl.
She must be a dandy them
Say, gol durn my buttons. shes all
right when ii Gums ter looks, an T sum
Teller hain't all ready got her Engaged
fur side partner fur life III miss my
gueis."
you will have to watch out. Uncle
Bill, or she will have your head turned
the first thing you know"
oh git out, Pm ter gosh burned old
ter do eny mashin' round the hired
girls, but she's az purity az picture
How old is She Uncle Bll?'
Il should Judge she's about %; she's
young in years. but guess she's old in
experience. cause she takes right hold
NV the work az peart like az new kit
ten"
We'll, you've struck 1t lucky then
and no mistake"
Yes. but I'm Altered that there's
trouble brewin'."
why so?"
''Oh, John--that's our hired man--iz
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
Spare These Things.

1t is patriotic duty to preserve the
last fragments of wild life left, in the
settled portions of the Countrywide
flock of quail chirruping under the SUI
mach bushes by the roadside. the fox
squirrel barking in the top of the big
maple in the timber lot, the remnant
OF prairie hens which boom away in the
spring on their hill trysting ground, the
black bass swirling the surface of the
eddying pool as he chases a minnow.
1t is in no sense sport to wipe out the
last vestige of this charming wild life,
and still there are to be found men in
every community who will murder the
pet red squirrels in your dooryard if
they have any sort of chance. This
sort are poachers and economic pests.