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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
THE LEASES ARE REcoNcILED.
The Famous Woman Orator Drops ri
yorce Proceedings.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. Mrs. Mary E.
Lease has changed her mind about SUI
ing her husband, Charles Lease, for
divorce. The suit, which was prepar-
ed two months ago was never filed and
never will be unless the Leases quar-
rel again.
Mrs. Lease has instructed her at
torney, l. P. Campbell, to proceed no
further with the case. Reconciliation
between Mr.. and Mrs. Lease was
brought about by their children, all of
whom are now of age and living in
New York with their mother Mrs.
Lease will shortly return to Wichita,
quit politics and settle down to domes-
tic life. Her husband said today:
My wife will not push the divorce
case she started. l never knew she
was going to file it until her attorneys
gave it to the newspapers. She will
return to Wichita and live with me.
We never did have any quarrels altho
l disagreed with her ideas of politics
and reform. She will quit all that.
Our children all have steady employ
ment in New York, and will remain
there"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
cH1cKENs AND N1GGEns.

People in the north naturally assume
that the south would be peculiarly
adapted to the raising of poultry be-
cause of the mild winter weather,
which ought to insure a large supply
of eggs when they bring the CHEST
price. 1t is not disease, skunks, foxes,
hawks or weasels which are the great
hindrance to more profitable develop
ment of the poultry business in that
section, but just simply the colored
brother, who can't help falling from
grace when thar's chickens to be had.
One of these degenerates recently adj
mitted in court that during the past
five years he had stolen 1000 chickens.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

wherein, damages to the amount of
$4,000 are asked from the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway com
pany, for the killing of McFarland's
son, November Is, while the latter was
acting in the capacity of fireman for
the defendant company.
Iowa City.
The fine sorrel horse belonging to
Frank Tanner and valued at $500 was
poisoned Thursday night in the stall
in the barn at the Tanner place on
Burlington street. Some fiend gave
the beautiful animal deadly drug, the
chemical nature of which has not yet
been ascertained, during the night.
The next morning the horse died af-
ter terrible struggles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
pnospER1rY AND sw1NpLEs.

Prosperity on the farm begets a
swarm of fakes and swindles to re-
lieve the farmer of his surplus cash.
This is one Of the penalties connected
with prosperity. The legitimate inter-
est rate for money has never been low
or than at the present time. which fact
makes it easier for falirs and boomers
of all grades to interest the man on the
farm with pleasing and glittering de-
scriptions of schemes which promise
10, 20 and 40 per cent interest on the
investment. whole brood of wildcat
mining and colonization schemes are
af1oat-land speculations where jack
rabbit and prairie dog territory is offer
ed as choice farm land and frog ponds
as choice town sites, climate and sum
shine are for sale, elysiums where
living can be made without work,
health resorts where catarrh ard rheu-
matism are unknown and where men
never die, but just dry up and blow
away. Then there are patent right
schemes, stock companies, industrial
projects and no end of devices, each of
which has for it's objective point the
farmers little cash deposit in the local
bank. The writer does not often vol
unteer advice, but will Just say here:
Be content with or per cent interest
or buy piece of good land. get some
better grade Of stock on the farm,
send the boy to college, make pleas
anter home for yourself and mother to
live in. any or oil Of which would be
most proper uses to make OF the sur
plus cash, but let everv scheme and
project promising large returns abso-
lutely and entirely alone. Three per
cent interest is a long way ahead Of
hole in the ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
ONE Way TO KEEp A Eoe

II you have a nice boy and you would
Hike to keep him to help you on the
farm and your wife has what she calls
q company bedroom nicely carpeted,
furnished and decorated, while the boy
sleeps in the attic with the hired man,
you just give that boy that bedroom
for his use and when night comes tell
your company to go home and come
again next day, or else give them your
own room, and you so to sleep in the
attic. The sure way to keep boy is to
treat him like little gentleman and
not like a little heather. You will find
it vastly easier to retain your company
than it will be to retain your boy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
RARE WOODS.

1t has been frequently stated that the
island possessions recently acquired by
this country are very rich in fancy and
valuable woods. 1t is we'll to bear in
mind that the scarcity of a thing very
largely determines its value. If the
Tagalos bridge their mountain streams
with mahogany logs, it indicates the
abundance and cheapness of this varie-
ty of timber. When thing becomes
common. it always becomes cheap and
questionable. The rich want rare
things and are willing to pay big prices
for them. This is written to correct
the popular notion that there are enor-
nous fortunes waiting for those who
think Of handling these fancy woods Of
the tropics.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
TAKES DOSE OF ARSENIC.
Iowa Girl Kills Herself in Hotel at
Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. IA girl of
% or %, formerly known here as Ellen
Strong, died at local hotel from a
dose of arsenic, taken with suicidal in
tent. The girl came here Monday and
registered as Miss Maggie Root, Of
Storm Lake, la. During her stay at
the hotel she remained for the most
of her time in her room and, so far
as known, had no visitors The
mother of the girl, Mrs. Horton,
lives at Belmont, Ia, and has been
notified of her daughters death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doinss of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
tion's Capital.

'
Washington, Jan. 7.-Postmasters
appointed in Iowa: Phi by, o'Brien
county, Herman Klein Hekele, vice
b. w. Pilby, resigned; Specht's Fer
ry, Dubuque county, G. G. Hatfield,
vice Frank Hammerstone, resigned;
Vinje, Winnebago county, Ole Strom,
vice L. L. Shuttle, resigned.
The comptroller of the currency
has approved of the application of
the following persons for authority
to organize the Burt National Bank,
at Burt, capital $4,000: c. c. Chubb,
Algona; Gardner Cowles, A.N.Clarke,
Thos. F. Cooke and E. M. Hurtagh.
A civil service examination will be
held at Des Moines on February 5 for
the position of immigrant Inspector
Iowa Pensions.
Additional-James Harp, Grand
View, So; E. Hubelhurt, Lorimer, So.
restoration and additional-Jacob
Clark, (dead), Floyd. $40. Restora.
ton and upplemental-Joh Blater,
(dead), Glidden, Sc. Renewal
James M. Roam, Des Moines, 8.
creased-Charles R. White, An.
thon, $12; John S. Haley, Waterloo,
$40; Milton w. Jones, Dickens, $40;
Theodore l.. Sewers, Nevada, IS;
Nathan L. Hale, Lennox, $50.
Washington. Jan. S.-Postmasters
commissioned: Arthur w. Kellogg,
ERADICATE; John w. Calder, Candy;
Geo. Cupp, Thurman.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Stephen L. Saunders, Iowa
City, So; Daniel Buckley, Clinton, Sc;
Charles E. Carlisle, Yale, Sc; Calvin
Harrah, Des Moines. Sc; Edward S.
Burgin, Des Moines, IS; Samuel Nc
Keigh, Portsmouth, Sc; Benjamin F.
Weston, Washington, So; Nelson
Stout, Van Meter, IS. Restoration and
increase-Johr Magill (dead) Van
Horn, $12. Restoration and reissue
James R. Donahoe (dead), Keokuk,
SIT. Original widows-Catharine Do
nahoe, Keokuk, SIP; Nancy J. Magill,
Van Horn, SIP; Mary M. Porter, Bea-
con, $12; Mary Foley, Kellerton, So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

We are asked whether the smoke Of
soft coal is injurious to vegetation. 1t
is and decidedly so. While this smoke
undoubtedly acts as protection 10
some extent against some forms of in
sects and pests and the sooty deposits
are essentially fertilizer, the large
amount of poisonous and foul gases
liberated is almost fatal to vegetation
in what may be termed smoky local
ity. Some day perhaps science will en-
able man to utilize these gases as fuel
instead of liberating them to destroy
vegetation and vitiate the atmosphere.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
MORAL RISKS IN FARMERS INsUR-
ANCE COMPANIES

The moral hazard associated with
the issuance of policies on farm prop
erty by farmers mutual insurance
companies is not considered an impor-
tant factor as it is with other ordinary
lines of insurance business. Still it
should not be wholly ignored, for there
are some moral degenerates busy milk
ing cows and feeding pigs out in the
country just as there are apostates in
the cities seeking insurance on stock
of hand me downs. Two or three cases
which have come to our notice illus
trate in plain way the native ingenui-
ty displayed by the granger in working
his brother grangers in this natter Of
mutual insurance. One collected the
value Of lot Of hay from a railway
company whose engine caused the fire
and then turned round and collected
the value of the hay a second time
from the farmers insurance company
of which he was member, another
got the renewal of his policy dated
back by local agent so as to cover a
loss sustained, and third was able to
swap an old house for a new one by
ways that were dark. 1t is a ,regretta-
bic fact that honesty is very largely a
question of opportunity with far too
many men in both country and town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

A certain man in o western state has
lot of eight acres completely taken
possession of by Canada thistles. He
has tried dozen methods of getting
rid Of them and so far utterly failed,
with the patch growing larger each
year. He asks us what to do. If we
had the job to deal with, we should try
smothering them out by first heavily
fertilizing the land and then growing
sorghum sowed thiclsly or even corn
II the thistle cannot grow above
ground, it's roots will not live under
ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
WHO FIXES PRICES FOR FARM
PRODUCTSs

In the community where the writer
lives OH Dec. bushel of corn was
worth 80 cents, a bushel of oats 20
cents and 100 pounds OF live hogs S440.
We are asked to explain how these
prices We're fixed. Some one will speak
right up and say they are fixed by the
law of supply and demand. In gen
eral way this would be the correct an
swer; STILL just how this general law
operates to regulate prices is not so
easily answered When we come to
analyZe this question, we find that
while the factors OF freight charges,
local combination among dealers. COM
perition between buyers and ether mi
nor things have their influence upon
the market alue of a commodity, back
of all these lies some other and more
powerful factor in determining such
prices. We will Illustrate it in this
way: Mr.. Smith. a member of some
board of trade-in Chicago. for instance
not Il bona fide dealer in grain prod
ucts in any sense. but buyer and sell
CT of options-a pure and simple bettor
on prospective grain prices-has been
making thorough study of. for exam
pie. the new crop of taxseed. He finds
out the worlds acreage, it's average
product. the yield of the year. the prob
able demand for consumption in the
shape of linseed oil and oil meal. and
after studying the problem thoroughly
in all its phases he just-just this one
man-makes U his mind that the sup
ply of fiaXseed is not going to be equal
to the demand and that the price of the
seed is likely to be higher in four
months. He then goes on to the board
of trade and offers to buy. say, 100000
bushels of flaXseed for delivery four
months thereafter and finds some other
bettor, or broker, as he prefers to De
called, who. not having made so close
and thorough study of the fax situa-
ton, is willing to sell him the 100000
bushels at prices then prevailing, nei-
Their one expecting to actually handle a
bushel of fax, but simply adjust the
bet or deal at the end of four months in
accordance with the price of the prod
uct then prevailing. Now, these two
gamblers have done something which
largely affects the price of fiaXseed. If
gambler No. / should keep on buying
futures, his opinion thus expressed that
fax was deficient crop and sure to be
higher in price would have the effect
to raise the price of this commodity,
and the markets of the country would
in some degree respond to this man S
opinion on the future value Of faxseed.
Other men, noting his action, would in
vestigate the situation and, finding bis
opinion we'll founded, would follow his
example, and when eagerness to buy
the future options exceeded the eager
ness to sell at the price prevailing the
price of the seed would then be adj
vanced. These men thus forecast flu
ture prices and in so doing largely fix
the values.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
Mrs. Nation Still in Jail.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 8.-Mrs. Carrie.
Nation, the Joint" wrecker, must he's
main in Jail until the twenty-one days
quarantine, recently placed upon that
institution, is raised. A petition ask
ing for a writ of shabeas corpus has
been denied, the plaintiff asserting
that the smallpox quarantine is but q
ruse to delay the case. j4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
MUTE cREMATED.
Terrible Death of Man Who Could
Neither Hear Nor Speak.

Fort Dodge, JAN S.-Albert Munson,
a blind deaf-mute, nearly 40 years of
age, was burned to death at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Thomas Pilot, in
Crawford county. The unfortunate
man occupied small house by him
self adjoining the Pilot residence.
Mrs. Pilot hrst discovered the fire, but
was too late to rescue her brother.
She made brave efforts, and in so do
ing was herself badly burned. Mum
son was cremated alive and nothing
but his charred bones remained.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

One hundred head Of steers turned on
to l60 acres of blue grass pasture in
southern Iowa April 80 and weighed
Out OF the pasture Dec. l, 1900, showed
a gain of 1858 pounds per head on grass
feed alone. AS this pasture afforded
food for GO additional head from Au-
gust to December the gain of 353
pounds of the 100 head was made on
n trifle over one acre of land. This
353 pounds was sold at cents pound
and so represented an income of nearly
SIT per acre from the blue grass pas
ture.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

Replying to an inquiry. we say that
there is no cholera proof breed of hogs.
Az one time 1t was thought there might
be, but we all know better now.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

When q fire starts on the steppes or
prairies Of Russia, all the people are
required by law to turn out and fight
the fire without compensation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

Good apples retail in the London
market for from 10 to Is cents per
pound. Here farmer puts FIVE or six
barrels of good apples in his cellar and
tells his kids to go in.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

Why should one so to the expense of
subsoiltng mechanically and fertilizing
his land artiGcially when clover will do
both at minimum of cost?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

Two or three counties in the state of
Illinois raise $4,000 tons of the 10000
tons of broom corn used annually in
this country. The men who have been
engaged in producing this crop the past
two years CA start banks and live in
brownstone fronts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

A writer in one Of our poultry papers
claims that the eggs of ,nnre blooded
fowls are better favored tSan those Of
common stock. This is not SO. 1t is
the food and not the breed which deter
mines the flavor of the egg.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

The tax ferrets of Polk county col
lected over $4,000 during December.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

Forty-six cars of grain and stock
were shipped from the little town OF
Netter during December.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

In the year 1896 church situated in
northwestern Iowa bought 1000 bush
els of corn for 8 cents busheI to use
ms fuel to warm the edifice through the
winter. Pound for pound it made as
much heat as soft coal and cost one
third less. This will never occur again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

When man can turn out steer calf
and not only have it grow to maturity,
but fit itself to sell as choice beef in the
stock markets without feeding it a
mouthful of hay or grain, as is done in
Montana, such beef producer has an
immense advantage over his brother CT
the corn states who must put $50
worth Of food and care into $50 steer
to fit him for market.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

"A pountry and pet stock show is be-
ing conducted at Marshalltown this
week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

We know of few men who have
saved few acres of the original tim
Der grown on their farms and are doing
some forestry work on sensible plan.
These timber tracts are carefully thin
ned. and trimmed each year, and these
natural groves are the most attractive
things to be seen on their farms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

{ We have been eating lately Wealthy
apples held, in cold storage, and, COM
pairing them with King apples grown
In New York. the Wealthy is the better
apple. Inasmuch as the Wealthy can
be raised In unlimited quantity all
through southern Minnesota and north
ern Iowa 1t would seem as though the
problem of winter fruit for that sec
tlon was happily solved.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

q The Russian apples very clearly have
great field Of utility in all that far
northern territory where apples Of the
American type will not grow. We have
good reports Of these Russian apples
from Manitoba and believe that their
Introduction has extended the apple
growing territory Of the country 200 or
800 miles north of where it was sup
posed to end.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

We saw lot of nice e-year-old apple
trees the other day which the rabbits
had finished up by barking the trunks
from the ground up to point as high
as they could reach. The owner of the
trees was blaming his bad luck, when
III he had twisted rope of hay and
wound it round the trunks of the trees
the, rabbits would not have touched
them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
old soldiers to secure Homesteads.

Washington, Jan. captain j. j,
Kellogg and son S. j. Kellogg, who
are both successful pension agents,
are planning to organize a party of
old soldiers to go to Oklahoma in
March or April. they expect to take
advantage Of the law by which an old
soldier can take claim Of 100 acres
by making a declamatory statement
to another and get possession with
out having resided on the land the
time required of ordinary homestead.
ers. An old soldier is required to
live on his land five years less the
time he served in the army. Captain
Kellogg will endeavor to get party
of at least twenty with view to.
their settling in the same locality.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

I'VE confess that ne do not UNDER
stand the value Of government crop
report such as that for November, 1900,
which credits Vermont, Wisconsin and
Minnesota with an average crop Of
corn for the year of 40 bushels per
acre and quality of crop of 81, { /
and s96 respectively, when it credits
Iowa, the greatest corn state in the
Union, with an average crop of only 3s
bushels per acre and quality of crop Of
Dnly 3d. That report is not worth the
paper It is printed on. sl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

The washing and leakage from the
barnyard should be utilized. instead
Of letting it run to waste to befoul the
waters Of the creek plan to divert it on
to the garden and small fruit and then
Just see things grow. They used to do
Just as you are doing so years ago
down east and now they are obliged
to pay $40 a ton for some stimulant to
ginger up any sort of crop.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-16
Summer Homes, Mountain and Seaside
Resorts on the G & 0

The Chcsapcukc and ohio Railway
Company have already for distribution "a
neat and comprehensive illustrated folder
entitled. Summer Homes ior 1901.
Besides such well known resorts ~
famous White sulphur Springs. Nirginia
Hot Springs. Rockbridgc Alum Springs.
etc. there are hundreds al farm houses
and country homes in the mountain
region Of the Nirginias along the line of
the E. a o. Railway, having made the
care of summer boardcrs % special bust
ness for yenrs. il is safe To say one can
secure better accommodation with them
than in any other section oi the country
Those leaving the cities during the
heated scason. for rest. recreation ana
cool brcezcs. within that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway passes through one OF
the most delightful mountain sections ol
the country in which topass the hot sum
mer days and offers to the health ana
pleasure seeker a greater variety "i re-
sorts. mineral waters and attracliohs
than any other line
Apply To any g. a q. agent for Illus
tratrd summer Home Folder giving To-
cations. names addresses. capacity and
terms of board of resorts and country
homes. summer excursion rates ana
schedule of trains. or write To Jno. y.
Potts 4 G.P. A.. e. a %. Ry. Rich
mond VA.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-16
school superirtendents Appointed

TheStato Board otEducationmet Tues
day and elected all of the superintendent
Of the public schools save about twenty
or twenty-five.
The list of chosen includes most OF those
who had no opposition. and not few
where the contests were not so closc.
The bitterly contested eases wcr, put Oh
till the board meets again. which VIII
probably be- next Tuesday
The following is partial list OF those
chosen who were not opposed. The
board. however. holds thc list subject To-
revision. Accomac. G.. C. Joyncs, Cul
pepcr. James VI. l,cckham. Fairfax. VI. D.
Han Faupuicr William e.. Marshall ,
Gloucester. William J. lIogg. Hanover.
". II. Campbell King and Queen. John
Temple. King George. &. W. Grlgsby
Lancaster. Frank " Lewis Loundon.
/. NJ Shumatc. Louisa Frank T. West,
NiddleScX. VIM ). Christian. Norhamp-
ton. ;. :. wilkins Mountaineering.
Giles +. Eubank: Orange William 4. VII
linms. Spotsylyania. J.. NJ. smith Stal
ford. q. VI Weldon. Westmoreland. ].
Hunter Jr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-16
SALE OF TIE LITTLE PROPERTY
DR. Hales bays the Residence

The real estate belonging to the late
Vim. 4 Little in this city was sold yes
terdav at public auction by Messre I'm
brev. Chichester and Goodrich, commits
sioners. James Roach, auctioneer.
The residence and lot facing ON Frin-
cess Anne street was bought by DIR Il.
Hales at y 500 and the vacant lot ON
Main street 10y T.. W. Mills for $40. Mr..
Mills also bought the hall interest IN a
vacant lot near the silk mill for : 40.
one-fourth interest in the Mount
Pleasant tract of land in Spotsylvania
county went to Mr. Stokely Coleman for
so. and Capt. :. G.. Peyton purchased
tbe ..Pocosin" tract OF 3Gl acres, in Stal-
ford county, for $500, and 30 acres ol
the "Salvington' tract, in the same
county. for $40
The property is generally thought to
have sold very low