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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
ELoPlNe HUSBANDS NERVE.
Woman Says He Sent Her Picture of
His Paramount,

Des Moines, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Jane Fee
lix, of Floyd, Iowa, wants husband.
She wants the man who stood at the
altar with her several years ago and
answered yes to questions piled by a
minister. She says he has gone off
with another woman. In a letter to
Des Moines police officers she enclosed
photograph of the man in company
with woman, and, said She 81 like
his nerve, sending me the picture of
another woman along with him." The
officers do not believe Felix is in Des
Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

list in the world working for it. All So
cialists can do is to hasten it's coming
and prepare the people for it.
The national convention changed the
name of the party from social demo-
cratic party to socialist party. After
the Iowa state convention shall have
ratified its action, the party in this
state will therefore be known as the
socialist party.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
FAVOR BRYAN AND SILVER.
Polk County Democratic Candidates
Favor Kansas City Platform.

Des Moines, Aug. 1.-THE Polk
county delegation to the democratic
state convention conferred here last
night. and was almost unanimously in
favor of the reaffirmation of the Kan.
sas City platform with specific en-
dorsement of Bryan and free silver. j.
j. Hartenbower, Des Moines mayor
and likely candidate for the nominal
ton for governor presided over the
meeting. Hartenbower will give his
answer today to those who have de.
manded that he shall be a candidate
for governor. George A. Huffman,
chairman of the state central commit
tee notifies the local delegation that
it must take all responsibility for en-
tertainment of the convention. This
is the eutgroIth OF a, fight made on
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
Notice for Bids.

The Independent School District OF Chill
licorhe will receive bids until ~ O'Clock.
noon. Oh August 30th. 1901. at the Office OF
the undersigned, secretary of said district
and II The Office OF Frank Fielder arch-
tect in Ot'nnwH Iowa, for the construc-
ton OF q three room frame school house
for said district in Chilicothc. in accord,
ailce With the plans and specifications
thereof now in the Offices Of the SECRETARY
aud said architect. Dated this, July III,
1901. j. w. DUNSING, Secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
LEGAL.

A ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Notice is
~ hereby given TO all persons interested, thar
the LIST day of August. A d. 1sC1, the
undersigned was appointed by the Clerk of the
District Court of WapeHo County, Iowa, Adj
ministratriN of the estate of B. +. Hyatt,
deceased, late of said county. All persons in
debted to said estate will make payment 10 tile
undersigned, and those having claims against
the same will present them. legally autheu-
ticated to said Court for allowance
Dated August list, 1901.
LAURA E. HYATT
Administrators.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
TEXT FOR MINISTER'S.
Card Playing, Whisky and Domestic
lnfelicity Wrecks Mans Mind.

Iowa City, Aug. 14.-(Special)- =
Frank Susock tried to beat a game Of
solitaire in saloon at Scion, a vii
lage twelve miles from Iowa City. He
lost, and after an hours playing, re-
manned loser. Then he fastened to
the nearest drug store. purchased
enough strichnine to kill score Of
men and swallowed it all. He pro-
ceeded to the home of the man in
whose saloon he had been playing, and
threw himself on cot, saying he was
ready to die.
A physician was summoned and a
stomach pump was set in motion at
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
HOTTER THAN sTINes.
Boys Burn Barn in Endeavor to Roast
RumbIeheec,

Muscatine, Aug. l3--.speciall -
Some boys, a bumblebees' nest, some
matches and nearby cattle barn fill
ed with hay furnished plenty of excite
ment for time at Riverside yester.
day. The boys thought it would be
great fun to see the bees SINCE in the
flames. But when the barn was in
Guided in the confagration they felt
differently and decided fire was not
SO funny when it was in dads barn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

cent, the average The July drouth
was disastrous. Through the month of
June rain was plentiful and irrigation
was started later this year than usual
but the hot winds of July proved dam
aging and the size of the melons is re-
duced. Late ones will be better. Ship
ping has begun but prices are almost
double those of last year. A fair
sweet potato crop is expected. 1t will
probably be three-fourths of the usual
Weld
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
INSANE WOMAN ESCAPES.
Jumps From Unbarred Window at the
County Hospital.

Newton. Aug. 13.-(SpeciaD- Viola
Ferguson, an inmate of the county hos
pital, made her escape by jumping
from an unbared window and is still
at large. She is woman about thirty
years of age, five feet six inches tall
with dark hair and has been in the in.
sane ward Of the county home for
about two years. 1t is thought that
the woman will make for the home of
her sister, who lives near Mitchellville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
CAPTURED BY FILIPlNos.
Marshalltown Boy Tortured by Insur-
gents and Badly Injured.

Marshalltown, Aug. 12.-Word sent
to Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Farrell, of
this city, is to the effect that news
has been received from the Philippines
to the effect that Ed Farrell, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell, who enlisted in
the United States service at Audubon
year ago last January, and is now
corporal. had been captured by band
of Filipino savages and nearly tortur
ed to death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
BRICK STRIKE is OVER.
All Brick Companies in City Have
Recognized Brickmakers' Union.

Des Moines, Aug. 1.-THE brick.
makers strike for recognition by the
brick companies is now over. The last
mill to fight the matter out, the Mer-
rill mill, run by the Likes Improve
ment company, surrendered to the
union last night and signed papers
recognizing the union and agreeing to
employ union men hereafter. The old
men are taken back to the same posi-
lions and wages as before the strike.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
DROWNED YOUTH IDENTIFIED.
Body Is Taken Back to Home in Lin.
coin.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 1.-THE young
man drowned while bathing Saturday
evening at Manhattan beach. Lake
Manawa, was identified yesterday
morning as Carl Stoner, son of Henry
S. Stoner, contractor living at 1909
Washington street, Lincoln, Neb., by
o. ]. Wilcox friend of the family
Mr.. Wilcox came to Council Bluffs in
place of the father, who was unable to
leave home. and accompanied the
body back to Lincoln.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
FARM HAND GETS $4,000, 1000.
Peter Nelson oague Leaves Deadweod
to Take Fortune

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. IA fortune.
of s1l,oOO,00o has been waiting Peter
Nelson Oague, a farm hand near this
city, for the last twenty-five years. He
dropped his last name when he left
Denmark for America He, has left
peadwood for Denmark to take pos
session of his fortune.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

once. He was revived, and it is be-
lieved today that he will live. He IS
young man, % years of age. and 1t
is thought that domestic infelicity and
liquor put him in such condition that
the card playing easily unbalanced his
mind,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
L. G. KINNE DECLINES.
Says He Will Not Be Candidate 70

Governor.
Des Moines. Aug. 12.-Judge l.. G
Kline, member of the state board of
control, announces that he will not be
a candidate for the democratic nomi,
nation for governor to run against A.
B. Cummins, also of Des Moines. A
rule of the board OF control makes its
members ineligible for any other lu.
crative state Office in less than year
after their retirement from the board
Cato Sells of Vinton is now regarded
as the inevitable nominee of the dem
ocratic convention, which will meet in
Des Moines, August 81.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
BoNAPARTE WINS.
Defeats Fl. Madison In a Game
Baseball.

Bonaparte, Aug. 13-(Special.)- in
the baseball game between the Bona
parte team and Fl Madison the for
mer won by a score of IL to 1. Sher-
man and Rees were the Bonaparte
battery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

Huffman by H. M. Belvel and others of
the Polk delegation. to force him off
the state committee. The democrats
and populists of Des Mones will unite
in making the convention a success.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
WHY do people feed Ma,
N finnal Medicafed Gtn-E

w tional Medica,ed Stock
and Poultry Food? Because
they are benefited. Why
are they benefited? Because
it does what is required of it,
puts OH fat. makes your
cows give more milk, gives
your horses 4 good appetite.
1t does not contain a chemi.
cal appetizer, but a pure
seed appetizer. You do NOT
create a false appetite by its
use, but a healthy one. If
your hens are nor LAYING To
suit you, invest 25c 10 a
package of the National
Medicated- Poultry Food, it
is guaranteed TO make your
hens lay. If not for sale in
your town address
b. H. Picken, Mgr,
0ttHniwa, Iewa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
$4,000 FIRE.
Cedar Rapids Store Burned-orisin is
Unknown,

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 12.-Fire of an
unknown origin, but believed to be
due to spontaneous combustion, and
originating on the balcony at the west
end of the building, damaged the i'm
mense dry goods stock of G. Denecke
to the extent of probably 100000. The
damage to the building will probably
reach $4,000. Mr.. Denecke was quite
we'll secured by insurance on both
building and stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
CHARLES BACON KILLED.
Man With Buffalo Bills Show Run ov
err by Train.

Marshalltown Aug. ,12.-Charles
Bacon. broncho buster with Buffalo
Bills show, was struck by Great
Western train here and fatally injured
His home was at Des Moines. He was
under the influence of liquor and went
to sleep on the tracks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
MuscATINE MELONS.
Growers Estimate the Crop at Sixty
Per Cent.

Muscatine, Aug. 13.-(Special.) -
Melon growers on Muscatine island
now estimate the crop at sixty per
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
RAPIDoLAs is NOT WANTED.
Greek Consul Writes There is No Elk
tradition Treaty.

Des Moines, Aug. 12.-Chief of Po-
lice Mathis has received word from
the Greek consul at Chicago that there
is no extradlllon treaty between the
two countries, hence the detention of
Nicholas in this city for ALLEGED MUIR
der in Greece was fruitless.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

The smoke of battle is heavy; it is
no sooner lifted at one point than
falls at another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27

the excessive humidity which prevails there
at nearly all seasons, causing the sheets to
stick together The stamp experts at the
bureau are of the opinion that stamps
which will meet the requirements OF New
Orleans will be suitable for any other part
of the country. Another interesting mat.
ter in connection with the cumming or
stamps is the atmospheric condition of the
room in which the stamps are gummed.
This has to be very closely watched Elk
periments have demonstrated that II is nee
eSSary to keep the room at a temperature
of so degrees and 30 per cent humidity.
The temperature and humidity are taken
each hour of the working day and the re-
suits are recorded on a blackboard made
for the purpose, so that each employe may
see what the conditions are.
To meet the different conditions of the
seasons of the year the quality OF the gum
is changed four times during each year.
The winter or soft gum is used during the
months of November, December, January,
February and March. The summer or hard
gum is used during the months of June,
July August and September, and the spring
and fall gums are used in October, April
and May. The summer gum is the hardest,
and best resists the humidity during the
hot months of summer, likewise preventing
the sheets of stamps sticking together In
the post offices of the country. The winter
gum is used to enable the stamps to resist
frosty weather, which often causes the
stamps to curl and crack. The intermedi-
ate gum is used to meet the conditions Of
half warm and half cold weather.
How the Gun is Made.
OF course, the most thorough precautions
are taken to begin with in procuring the
very best quality of adhesive postal gum.
This gum is derived from dextrine, a prod
uct secured in the process of making starch
from potatoes, corn and the cassava root
The starch obtained from the foregoi
vegetables is treated by being roasted at
temperature of about 800 degrees in its
early stages, when it later turns to dex-
trine, which is later converted into postal
gum. If carried farther than postal gum
it changes to grape sugar or glucose. The
best postal gum for stamps is that which
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pert IN this line in the United States.
For eight years he has made 4 special
study of handling gum. He has at the
same time worked steadily in the di:ec-
ton of perfecting The automatic cumming
machine, Which ne assisted in inventing.
When the printing Of postage stamps was
turned over TO the government about
eight years ago the only machine for
cumming stamps was owned by a bank
note company IN New York. This COM
pany at this time was furnishing stamps
to the government. The bureau was equal
to the emergency. and the cumming ma
chimes now I'D were lult from designs
furnished by employees of the bureau. How
well they do their work may be gather ed
from the fact that the totll mutila,,on in
the cumming room averages only about
eight-tenths of l Ter cent
Capt William NJ Meredith the chief
of the bureau. is himself 4 national expert
In all matters connected with the bureau.
He was formerly director of the bureau
and even since he WIS hoy has keen
practical printer. Thomas j. Sullivan the
assistant di 'ector, has been in the bureau
for twenty five scars, and there IS not a
detail of the business with which lie is not
familiar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27
THE HOMESTEAD LAW
Oklahoma Owes Her Prosperity and
Growth to It.
her SMALL FARMS MAKE WEALTH
No Chance for Land Grabbers in
This Great Territory.
BUILDERS WELCOME
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, July "a, 1901.
The government lottery for the home
stead lands in the Kiowa reservation will
close on the 9th. The lucky man who
drew first choice will file his claim two
days later. When all the land avail
able has been taken at least 10000
160-acre farms will have been added
to the $4,000 more homesteads which
comprise the territory now known as Okla
homa.
When Congress reserved the lands of Ok
lahoma for homesteaders the tacit admis-
sion was made that of all the methods for
acquiring the public domain the homestea :
law was the only one which carried cut the
purpose of the government honestly and
fully. Under the provisions of that law the
land grabber finds no opportunity and spec
ulation is reduced to the minimum. The re-
suits have been significant and marvellous,
for in ten years an uninhabited country
has gathered to itself nearly 100000 people,
taxable property to the value of $50, 600 600
and it's annual production of the treasures
of the earth now approximates $75,O000OO
in value.
When Oklahoma is admitted to the Union,
as it-probably will be during the coming
session of Congress. 1t should be known as
wealth can claim this title and to the
homestead character of her settlement will
Oklahoma owe her admission for by no
other method could she have obtained so
quickly the population, wealth and stability
now necessary to secure recognition from
Congress-
To the south Of Oklahoma lies the great
state of Texas, with it's big ranches, vast
tracts of land under fence. with no an
nual output but few cattle. With it's
landlordism due to the ownership of thou
sands of acres of fertile cotton and corn
lands by men who will not sell to the
homeseeker, but who exact of the tenants
rental or tribute equal to 'all the traffic
will bear. 1t was with some idea of the
evils of land absorption that Congress tried
the experiment of forcing the division of
new and fertile territory into small farms
Inc results have been so eminently salts
factory that the defeat of any proposition
which may be made to Congress to allow
the control of great areas of the public
domain to pass under other and single con-
troll may be reckoned in advance.
Rather a Big Patch.
When Oklahoma was organized as a ter
ritory there were about 25,OOOOO0 acres of
land within the boundaries as established
Over 100000 acres was reserved from set
tlement for Indian and other purposes In
ten years homesteaders have filed upon
100000 acres. That Is to say, $4,000 sin
gle men heads of families have used
their right to appropriate 100 acres of the
public domain. Nearly all of this land is
now patented to the owners. They have
complied with the requirements, the prin-
cipal one being residence.
The parties who filed on the land origi-
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this blank is kept an accurate account of
every ounce of gum given TO the pressmen
and of every sheet of stamps gummcd on
each machine. The workmen are also re-
quired to state on this blank just how
many ounces of gum have been distributed
on each 600 sheets of stamps during the
day. Each small tank is filled by weight
with fifty-two pounds of liquid gum OK
actly enough to gum 1000 sheets or
stamps. In this tank there is a gradual
ed scale which indicates at any moment
just how much gum has been used. rec
ord is also kept on the blank form of the
number of printed sheets of stamps gum
med, SO that the foreman, by a glance at the
graduated scale and the number of printed
sheets gummed, can tell at any moment il
each sheet is receiving it's exact proper
tfon of gum.
This system is an elaborate check on the
gummed sheets. and was designed to in
sure the proportionate quantity of gum
on each sheet of stamps. Every afternoon
the workmen are given credit for the
amount of gum they return to the govern
ment and the balance Is struck between
the gum used and the total number Of
sheets gummed
Careful experiments and exact scientific
calculations have determined the proper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27

there are three big steam jacketea kettles
of the capacity of 100 gallons eacn, Wneis
the gum is made by an. eStabllsne9 Iotuu-
la. This is done by mixing the dry gum
with water and by carefully boiling 1t
until the gum is cooked. The kettles are
exceedingly clean and the boiling must De
at just the proper degree AFTER the gum
is boiled it is bumped to a settling tank.
where it is strained and reduced to the
proper specific gravity. 1t is next pumped
up four stories to the stamp cumming
room, where it is received and again
strained into a large tank fifteen feet
above the floor. Another test is then MADE
for temperature and specific gravity, and
the gum is ready to be conveyed by pipes
to the small tanks over the cumming roll
ers, upon which it drips in tiny streams.
The greatest cleanliness. is required at
every step in the process of boiling am
handling the gum, and as the gum is
purely vegetable the stamp Ticker need not
have the slightest hesitancy in applying
his moistened tongue to the stamp.
Improvement to BE Added.
So far the department experts have been
able to think of only one improvement in
the present system of cumming stamps,
and experiments are to be made in this
direction This change will involve the
substitution of forcing a slightly warmed
blast, into one end of the drying boxes to
take the place of the steam coils. At the
other end of the drying boxes there Will
De an exhaust, at the emu Oh WHICH Will pS
suction blower of sufficient power to
quickly exhaust the damp air from the
drying boxes under any condition of
weather. 1t is confidently believed that
this will enable the stamps to be dried by
using much less steam heat. 1t is also de-
sired to have the same apparatus which
dries the stamps bring in a supply Of cool
air from the outside, for the benefit of the
room and employees.
The eight machines now in the gum
ming room have a capacity for 81, 600 Sheets
or 100000 stamps in one day. of eight
hours work. Both United States postage
stamps and documentary and proprietary
revenue stamps are gummed by these ma
chimes At the beginning of the Spanish
American war, when there was an urgent
demand for war revenue stamps, there
were only six of these machines in opera
ton. They were run night and day to meet
the emergency and gummed 167, 600 sheets,
or Al 100000 stamps, every twenty-four
hours. This large number of stamps fur
nished Uncle Sam with some of the sim
ews of war during those trying times.
The average consumption of ordinary pos
tage stamps at this time is about 100000
day
Mr. Frederick ]. Croker, in charge of
the cumming division, is, has already
been stated, probably the best-known ex-
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expresses the opinion. that the present
state of affairs Is similar to that prevail
Ing at the Introduction of the bicycle, and
that in a short time people and horses will
get accustomed to the automobile as they
d1d to the cycle.
ASSOCIATIONS of AutomobiIists.
Since the year 1895 there has been I'm
existence in France a society to encourage
all automobile enterprises. The Automo-
bile Club Of France numbers today consid-
erably more than 1900 members. The an
nual fees are $40. Its headquarters are in
Hotel Plessis-Belliere, Place de la Con-
corde, Paris Other clubs In Europe are
located at Bordeaux, Nice. Lyons. Tot
louise, Berlin, Vienna, Brussels. London and
Milan.
The Touring Club of France IL not an
association exclusively for the promotion
OF automobiism. Its functions are much
more vast and every tourist on the CONT
nent is indebted TO this gigantic orsanza-
ton. often without knowing It. for the
amelloration of The conditions of travelling.
It's membership has increased to more than
10000. It's organ, the Revue du Touring
Club de France, Is one of the most widely
read of French journals. Its headquarters
are at 10 Place de Ia Bourse. Paris: fees.
o francs SD year. This club publishes
each year an annual giving all places of In
terest on the continent, conditions and
maps OF all roads, distances. hotels laws
and regulations regarding tourists. depots
o. petroleum, ETC., and everything of advan-
tage to the traveller. An agreement has
been reached by the clubs of Franco, Bel
GUM, Italy, Switzerland and Luxembourg
for the exchange of privileges and courte-
sizes The headquarters of the Touring Club
of Belgium is IL Rue des Vanniers, Brus-
sells; that of the Touring Club of Italy, 2
via Giulini. Milan; that of the Touring Club
of Switzerland, boulevard du Theater,
Geneva; that Of the Touring Club of Lux
embourg, 5 avenue de FArsenal, Luxem-
bourg'