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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
ADOPTION OF WAGE SCALE.
Miners Convention Advances Price
for Indiana Block is Cents.

Indianapolis, Jan 2s.-Before the
adoption of the wage scale submitted
at the convention of the United Mine
Workers of America yesterday a
clause was added demanding that the.
price for mining coal in the block dis
trict of Indiana shall be advanced loo
per ton.
With the addition of this clause the
report of the scale committee WAS.
adopted. This closes all the work OF
the convention ON the wage question,
and nothing remains to be done ex-
cept to consider the final report of the
committee or constitution, which
was taken up today.
The next convention will be held
in indianapolis, altho Chicago, st.
Louis, PEORIA, Springfield, ILL.,. Pitts
burg, Denver. and Scranton, Pa, at
tempted to secure 1T.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
SUBJECT TO SERVICE.
Wapello County Men Who Are Sched-
uied for Military Service.

Tables have been compiled in the
Office of the adjutant general showing
the number of people subject to mill
tary duty in twenty-five counties of
the state at the time of
the war of the rebellion
and in 1898. AS the twenty-five most
populous counties were taken COM
parison shows something in the shift
ing of population centers in the past
thirty years.
The number subject to military
duty in Wapello county is now 1922;
in 1852 it was but 2,400, which showed
it to be then among the smallest
of the twenty-five counties.
The number in the entire state sub
iect to military duty in 1852 was 106,-
$40, while in 1898 it was 3OS,571.
The comparative figures of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
SMALLPOX INCREASES.
Fifty New Cases Reported to Iowa
Board OF Health.

Des Moines, Jan. 29-About fifty
new cases of smallpox were reported
to the state board of health yesterday
from eleven different towns in Iowa.
They are: Fremont township, Hamii-
ton county, l. Hamilton township,
Audubon county, 2; Brighton, Cass
county, SO Cook township, Sac coun-
ty. 8; Union township, Adams county,
2; Hamilton township, Hamilton coun-
ty, II; Humboldt, IL; Bode. 2; Arm
strong, /; Daniel |, and Woodward, z,
DR.. J. f Kennedy, secretary OF the
state board of health. says the NUM-
Der of cases will increase. Several
hundred are already reported in the.
state. m
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31

Paralta, $40; Thomas Jay, Des
Moines, IS; Theo. P. Kellogg, Wood
blne, $40. Reissue-Wm. Parmalee,
Sioux City, S12. Original widows
Catharine Kicker, Cedar Falls, IS; FL
len Mullen, Burlington, IS; Catharine
S. Odds, Centerville, So; Nancy E.
Reed, Gearing, So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
LOCKED UP CASH.,
Cool Thief Gets AWAY With 90 in
Broad Daylight.

Kansas City, Mo-. The Standard Gil
company's local office was robbed of
$500 yesterday afternoon by q, lone
highwaymaD. The robber Was UNI
masked and is descrlned as young
man with 4 smooth shaver face and
the appearance of a laborer. The of
Ace was in charge of w. Irwin, the
cashier who was locked in the vault by
the rohher. His cries attracted the at
tention of passersby WAC released
him. AZ n J, iss8ss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
HAY COMING HOME.
United States Consul at Pretoria Will
can't Tnpo orrom
Start Tomorrow.

Cape IOWA. Jan. % Adelbert s.
Hay IIaited States consul at Pretcr-
ia. sails for the Ua!ted States January
so, having obtained permission of TIE
state department TO return William
-. Gordon Of I!liDo $ coasulaf agcll
at Johannesburg, viii probably sile-
coed Hay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
IOWA AT WASHINGTON,
Matters Concerning iowans at the Ma.
tional Capital.

tionaI CAPITAL,
Washington, Jan. Postmasters
appointed: Henshaw, Taylor county,
James Higgins, vice P.,,L. E. Shipley,
resigned; Preparation @Monona coun-
ty, r. H. Bowerman, vice A. B. Dow
ling. resigned.
Iowa Pensions.
Northumberland B. Fitzgerald,
Ruthven, SIS. Renewal and increase
-. ohm S. Anderson, Creston, SIT;
Thomas G. Gilpin. Winterset, $3.50.
ncrease-Timothy Connolly, Silver
City, So; Josiah B. Mccoy, Crawfords-
Vile, s12; John r.. .Rudd, Dow, $40;
Martin Denison, Washington, $40;
Jacob Kuhn, Audubon, Sc; Joseph
Hartsook, Zaleski, $40; Henry Nicola,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
NO PENsloM c:LAlMs. auRNEp.
Recent Fire in Pension Attorneys o.
flee Not So Ead l..aa

Washington, Jan. %. The Assoclats
ed Press is informed by Milo u. SteY
ems and company that no pension
claims We're destroyed Wy the iire. is
their Offices January 10 Ali papers
burned We're private records.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
Employees Tie Up Railroad.

Paris, Jan. pa general strike of
employees of underground railroads
has been declared. There is a general
congestion of passenger traffic.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
AID FOR The NEEDY.
Wapello County Spent a Large
Amount in 1900.
ONLY WORTHY POOR ARE HELPED
Wise Discrimination Exercised in
Distribution of Funds-System of
Much Benefit-Annuat Report of G..
A. Hyatt, overseer Of the Poor.

Wapello county spent during the
past year. for the support OF the city's
poor, nearly $4,000. These figures are
CLEANED from the annual report recent
ny submitted to the board of super
visors by c. A. Hyatt, overseer of the
poor for the city of Ottumwa.
This amount was used in helping
bear the expenses of people who were
found to be worthy of help, but whose
condition is such that they are not
paupers in the extreme sense of the
term. In other words. this money
went to aid in maintaining, not in
maintaining entirely. certain poor peo-
pie whose circumstances We're such
that they were either temporarily or
permanently unable to meet all the
demands made upon their purses.
The Worthy Are Aided.
Mr. Hyatt. as overseer of the poor,
has the authority to issue orders for
| groceries, fuel and wearing apparel
to those who are, to his personal
knowledge, worthy of aid from the
county. No money is given out, and
J in that way the taxpayers have assur-
ance that none is being used for any
purpose other than that for which it
is designed.
Benefits of the System.
During the past year in the neigh
borhood of fifty families have been
helped by the county. BY the wise dis
tribution of $4,000 probably 200 peo-
pie have been enabled to tide over
some tight places and thus have been
saved the humiliation of being in
mates of the county farm. Following
out this same line of thought the con
clusion is easily reached that the
county is thus saved several thousands
of dollars, which would of necessity be
lspent to maintain these people after
they had been taken to the county
farm.
This is not, however, the only bene-
fit derived from the system in vogue,
for, by helping these worthy poor to
stay out of the county houses, society
is benefited and the number of actual
lpaupers is kept at a minimum, which
has been the object of every wise
civic movement from time immemo-
rial.
Who Gets the Money.
glance over the list of people aid
ed in this way shows that the line has
been wisely drawn. Among the list
of names very few, if any, are found
which are in the least familiar on the
registers at the police station. An,
ether noticeable fact is that large
majority of the people aided are wild
ows, with families to support. in
many cases women who do washing
housekeeping and other honorable
tho hard work.
What the Money Buys.
About three-fourths of the money i.
spent for groceries, while the Other
part goes to purchase fuel and dry
goods, boots and shoes, and to defra,
ether minor expenses of the city's
poor. Following is a list showing the
amounts expended on each separate
. account and the total amount spent
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
Russian Count Dead

st. Petersburg. Jan. 29Field Mar.
shall Count Gurko died today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
Who Gets the Money.
What the Money Buys.

About three-fourths of the money is
spent for groceries, while the other
part goes to purchase fuel and dry
goods, boots and shoes, and to defray
ether minor expenses of the city's
poor. Following is a list showing the
amounts expended on each separate
account and the total amount spent
during the wear 1900
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

Lane county extends from the summit
of the Cascades 10 the Pacific Ocean. In
size II Is about liye times as large as
Rhode Island or Connecticut. 1t fronts
on the Pacific distance OF thirty miles,
with a splendid harbor at the city Of
Florence. IL occupies every altitude
from the ocean beach 10 tho gIazier
crowned summit OF the Three Sisters
NJ the southeastern corner OF the county.
The Coast Range cuts IL in two from
north 10 south. i,
Lane county Is half prairie land, with
very rich soil, prodBclng abundant crops
Of grain, hay, fruit and vegetables, and
half hill and upland The table.lands
bordering The valleys are partly covered
with timber or brush, most OF II being
open enough for fine pasturage.. These
lands nre fertile and yield abundant
rrops when cultivated. Every crop that
crows In the Willamette Valley giows
IN Lane county. All the farms are sup.
piled from natural sources with the best
az water. The immense tiinber wealth,
accregating nearly ~ 900, 100000 ieet, u
inst beginning 10 receive attention. No
county in the United-States has as large
an amount Of timber as Lane. The In.
NOUS Bohemia mining district, destined
TO become the Cripple Creek OF Oregon
lies partly in Lane county
Tho population Of Lane county u
about % 900, all white. The county il
rapidly adding to its population desir
able immigrants from the Eastern
States. Eugene. IA miles south OF juno
ton City, with population OF 5000, II
the county seat.
The connty's indebtedness, amounting
TO $50, 900, Is comparatively small, ant
the tax levy but 2l mills,
,rhe following Il summary OF thl
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
Why You Should Settle
in Lane County

Because IT is the best country known to
the man Of moderate means.
Because YOU will find country OF rich
soil awaiting the settler.
Because there are nplands, prairie lands
and alluvial river bottoms.
Because You can ba certain OF profitable
returns from whatever you put
in the soil.
Because the winter does not consume
what the summer produces.
Because there are more and better OPP
portunities for diversified farm.
ing than elsewhere.
Because the seasons are regular, and no
fear Of crop failure.
Because the country is never scourged
by cyclones, devastating storms
or billiards..
Because everything grown elsewhere can
be produced here more ahun.
dainty.
Because there are more chances for the
profitable investment Of capital
than elsewhere.
Because for healthiulness this section Il
hnequaled on the face Of the
globe.
Because YOU have no long winter months
TO encounter, with no excessive
dry heat in summer.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
Monroe.

Monroe is o miles northwest Of juno
ton City, in Benton county, and IS sur
rounded by a good farming country. II
has two large general merchandise stores,
d drug store, livery stable, school, Cath
Ollie and Protestant churches. 1t IS Il
miles south Of Corvallis, the county seat
Of Benton county. A new railroad from
Junction City through Monroe 20 Cor
Wallis, to connect the main line Of the
Southern Pacific With the branch road
from Portland TO Corvallis, is thing o
the near future.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

Continued on last page.l
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
Junction City.

Junction City, Oregon, Is situated In
the northern part Of Lane coiaty, no
miles south Of Portland, 81 miles south
Of salem, the capital oi the State, and
Ia miles north u Eugene, the county
seat. IL is on the main line q the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and has q
population Of about 1000 inhabitants.
1t Ii one Of the most prosperous and en-
terprising cities 10 the Willamette Val
ley. The city il plated on either side
OF the Southern Pacific tracks, and ls if
the center ol the widest portion q the
Willamette Valley. All kinds 81 racF-
camille interests, professions and trades
are here represented. junction City
has three churches, aud graded school
building that cost over 10000. The hotel
block was built by stock company Of
citizens, and cost over s2s 900. Here Is
also 10 be found one of the finest opera
houses between San Francisco and Port.
land. We have one bank, the Farmers
& Merchants, owned by home capital
lists. II Ia a solid institution. There
are three large grain elevators here, two
newspapers, watcrworks, a good steam
fire engine. Also a full roller process
tlour mill, which has gained an enyiatle
reputation for the excellence u IT.
-four both at home and abroad. This
mill pays the highest market price for
It's wheat. and pays cash. II il ALSO q
q sound financial institution.
There Is more grain and other pro
duce, including live stock, shipped from
this point than from any other place u
the Willamette Valley.
Another enterprise y fruit dryint
establishment, with the latest improve
ments for steam evaporating process
I with drying capacity Of 1000 bushell
Of prunes per day. This plant has .
warehouse and canning department, ms
is one Of the most complete Of its kind il
the State. 1t 10 Indispensable 70 th'
fruit induttry in this section.
Ten acres oi good bearing fruit trees
with proper care and euentisa aan b
made 70 net the owner from. s59e II kssa
per annum. Ip sttsting sheaasor II
and setting ogs trees from twe e tAFa
years old, they will begin hearing q
fourth or fifth year, ard you need no
be- out the use Of your land from tn
time Of setting out the trees until the
come to bearing. They do better I
have the land cultivated. You ca
plant with vegetables, and by 50 doln
I make it profitable each year. Ian
: suitable for these orchards can }
} bought at SIS to $50 per acre, accordin
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

Because you will find rs orderly COM
munities as anywhere on this
continent.
Because you will find the most open
hearted people in the world.
Because it is in the widest portion OF the
fertile Willamette Valley.
Because as dairying section it has no
equal. 1t is the ideal home Of
tho COW.
Because for live stock, goat and sheep
raising 1t can't be beat.
Because il contains larger amount oi
the best merchantahle timber
than any county in the United
States.
Because OF the great aad growing trade
with China, japan, the Philip
pines, Hawaii, Alaska, and
every other port on the face d
the globe, this section is sure
OF d never,failing market fol
Its grain, its lumber, live stool
and dairy products. No por
ton OF the United States has n
bright future before II toda,
as the Willamette Valley, il
Oregon
Because education is paramount. Pub
lie schools and churches are t
be found in every community.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

to location. Apple and pear orchards
are also very profitable.
Another enterprise, and not the least
by any means, is creamery that has
jrst been established here by the
Weatherly Creamery Co., OF Portland,
one OF the substantial and wide.awake
business concerns Of that city. The
plant is equipped with the very latest
machinery for making butter, and has q
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

capacity Of 1000 pounds day. Besides
supplying the wants Of the people
OF this vicinity, through our merchants,
tri-weekly shipments are made to Port
land, where there il always an active
market for dairy products.
Here is a grand opportunity to make
good comfortable living and lay up
some money for a rainy day. Good
dairy COWS will net the owner from $50
% $50 per COW per annum. There IL
any amount Of excellent land for dairy
purposes, in clc Sc proximity TO junction
City, that can be purchased in parcels
"a suit at from sl2 TO s25 per acre. The
creaIDsry company pays the highest
narkes priae fer butter iat. and pays in
cash once month, SO thai its patrons
are never without ready cash--and that
puts man on the same footing as the
village blacksmith, who "looked the
whole world in the face, for he owed not
any man. No industry offers better
inducements or insures better return
for the money invested than herd Of
good dairy cows inteliigently managed.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
Pianos and Organs.

We are receiving fine new Planes and
Organs direct from the faetories ut Bos-
ton New York and Philadelphia. Our
pianos are bought at special cash dis
count. We are the sole Representatives
for Oregon, and By these methods ean
sell you fine Piano or Organ cheaper
than any one.
We have planes with full metal plate,
iull extension duet desk for iron. 1855
up. All our goods are warranted sDy
Kohles and Chase, theol'iess andlarsesk
Music house on the coast. Instruments
sold on installments Comean aaaseo
them, NORRIS . CE&ws
| 9th Str. Eugene,
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
ES fire Eassd Where Rolls fkse
Oregon.
TO Picture It's Wealth Would Require the Pen
of Ruskin or the Brush of Durer.
Lane County.

Rounteous nature loves all lands,
Beauty wanders everywhere,
oot-prints leaves on many strands,
But her home Is surely here.
Angels told their wings and rest
In this Eden Of the West,
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

The Willamette Valley extends wsst-
ward from junction City about is miles
10 the foothills OF the Coast Range.
Southwest Of junction, near these foot
hills, il Elmira, on the stage line 20 the
coast. There is quite a little business
carried on at this place. Besides post
Office, there are stores, a church, school
house, sawmill, blacksmith shop, etc,
1t il situated on the Long Tom River,
whicQ flows north through Monroe, an
other aonrishing little town, in Benton
county, and empties into the Willamette
River some six or eight miles northeast
Of Monroe. The Government has q!
ready appropriated money 70 improve
this stream and make it navigable to it
mouth.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

passed beyond the experimental stage.
Fruit has been grown in Oregon for 40
years, but only Of late years in sclen-
tifc manner. The State now supplies
aid and information, through the Board
of Horticulture and the Corvallis Agri-
cultural College. No one need longer
fail through Ignorance Of proper meth
Cd Of stock selection, planting, cnltiva-
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
Harrisburg.

Harrisburg is the first station north
of junction City, at distance OF 4
miles, on the main line Of the Sorthern
Pacific railroad, II is on the east side
il the Willamette River, IN the southern
part Of Linn county. II has about IOo
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
HoRTIcULTgRE.

HoRTICULTJRE.
Excepting the tropical and citrus va.
rieties, all fruits thrive in Lane county
--even the tender olive and fix. AL
monds, peanuts and walnuts have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-05

ward learned. But to relieve anxiety, she
suddenly righted herself and in a second her
men were waving their white hats toward
the beach. Again she rolled over and so
remained until the seven white hats We're
seen emerging from the surrounding water.
The crew now crawled upon her upturned
bottom and balanced themselves each up
on it. Diving under her, they again re-
manned hidden until she righted herself. As
she turned over all hands were again at
their oars Concluding this wonderful prac-
tice- the crew now pulled her toward my
boat and by the time / boarded her she
was as dry as when first brought out.
This self-bailing. self-righting lifeboat Is
built upon what is known as the Beebe-
MCCLELLAN pattern She carries two semi
other aft. These protruding above her gun
vale throw her center of gravity. when she
Is capsiZed. above the waters surface and
While she is bottom up her crew cling
fast to her seats and skillfuiiy manipulate
their bodies in such manner that they
naturally roll into her as she swings over
Aided by the motion of the waves, a series
of valves, reaching from her deck through
to her bottom, bail her dry in eleven sec
onds. She is twenty-siX feet long by seven
feet beam and yet has carried twenty-five
people additional to her crew.
That neither tidal waves mountain high,
aempests at the maximum OF the winds
fury, cyclones nor cloudbursrs could
swamp this noble craft or render helpless
her brave crew. will be evident to any one
who witnesses this phenomenal aquatic
drill from near point of vantage. Only
few Of such boats are in service along our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-05

drawn or pushed by seven brawny arms
FASTENED out into the surf. After she was
launched from her carrying gear /, wading
knee deep into the foam. clambered over
her sides with the crew and seated myself
astern. PlOughing through breakers and
bouncing over whitecaps. heaved high and
let fan by steep rollers, the men at the
oars sped their craft with the ease of
college racing crew. The surf having been
left far behind. my little boat was per
suaded to come alongside and l Sprawled
headloug into it,
The captain now ordered his boat to a
point twenty-five feet from me and at his
command the crew took their positions
standing upon the gunwale next to me.
Each grasped a rope arranged alongside
the edge opposite him. Tugging at this
together they caused the boat to rise on
MS edge and suddenly capsize the crew
apparently falling helplessly into the deep
water beneath. For awhile she lay bottom
up, hiding every soul under her. Gradual
ly her edge farthest from me arose. And
as suddenly as she had capsized moment
before. she righted herself. As her bottom
splaShed against the waves / could see
the crew, drenched even to their hair COM
fortabiy enscOnced inside. Water was
flowing in streams from a series of OPEN
1ngs in her sides. In this manner she bail
ed herself dry.
Cannot Be Swamped.
Over and over rolled this wonderful boat,
capsized again and again by the weight of
the crew standing upon her rim Out of her
masters At one time she remained cap
sized for period of several minutes and as
no signs of her crew were perceptible to a
large body of spectators upon the
Shore they became alarmed. as l after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-05
BALTIMORE 6 OHIO
RAILROAD.

Leave Washington. New Jersey ave. and Q st.
cincinnati. ST. Louis and India na polls 1000
am. 'S:45 pm, '1:10 night
and u 100 night. 49,
Columbus and Wheeling 's:o5 pm
W. Ry. ''
Annapolis, t7:l5. ts:35 an. t12:lb 1880 pm.
suhohys, $50 Am. 4:S5 pm.
bafimore. week days. 1888, $780, ESQ., II :os
E:!o. 1850. s:S5. x9:30. xIO:o0 am aI2:IO d .
l2I3. uIo. 1880. I4:o0. 1890 4:3a 1908
1oI0 1880. 1920. $780, $500 xIo:OO, XII so
H;S5 pm Sundays, x2:S5. y7:05 Kills so
xs'V0 an, Hl2:l0 xl:10. 1:l5. 800, .3 80 4 as
1soo 1910. $50 xs:00. xI0:00 XII 30 HI as D. n
ROYAL BLUE LINZ
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch Light
Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York Boston ana
the East '2:35 '7:05 DINER, rs 80 (IuretI
1880 DINER. 1000 DINER q. m, .l2:io fDIper,
.lIo Diner), 300, Royal Limited" lDiner,
1900 lBufeo. '5:06 DINER. $500 and .II 80
pm Sleeping car open at 1000 o'clock
Psrlor cars on all day trains
Atlantic City, tlo:oo am. 1910 noon and II 10
and 1900 pm.
xExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked ON osders left a.
ticket Offices 6l9 Pennsylvania avenue porthvest
New YORK avenue and 18th street, and at deoot
Telephone ticket o1aces for b. and O. Electric A.
tomobile Cabs. d. B. MARTIN. Mgr. Psss Trafuc
se2-50