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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
LAND AND LAND AGENTS.

We have never known such an active
and excited market for all kinds of
farm lands as at the present time.
While all the well developed farms of
the central west have felt the influence
of this demand for land to greater or
less extent, it is in those regions where
good land partially or wholly unim-
proved is selling for from $40 to $50
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

In Idaho an acre Of irrigated blue
grass pasture will furnish sufficient
food for four cows, while on the blue
grass pastures of Iowa it is not safe
to put more than one COW on each acre
for the summer range. This illustrates
why it is that one acre Of good land
which can be irrigated in a sunshiny
region is worth about three times as
much as an acre of equally fertile land
where the weather clerk attends to the
hydraulic business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
Burlington Route Homeseekers Excur
SionS.

On the LIST an6i 3rd Tuesdays of each
month the Burlington Route will sell
round trip homeseekers tickets to
points in the west, northwest south
west and southeast, at rate of $500
plus the regular one way rate. Good
for return twenfy-one days from date
of sale. For full information call on
or address w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent
Union depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
per acre where the excitement has

per acre where the excitement has
been and is the most intense. Easy
money markets, low interest rates and
the general prosperity of the peoples
coupled with the work of the tax fer
rets, who have made the farm mort
gage Il less desirable proposition than
it once was, are the impelling forces in
this unusual demand for farm lands.l
AS a result an army of men have seiz-E
ed upon the opportunity and have be-
come land agents. Now some of these
agents have good land to sell, backed
by good titles. located in those lati-
tudes where rainfall climate, soil and
general conditions invite the buyer
who is seeking home, and then again
some of them have land to sell which
no would be settler wants. So many
people are seeking new homes at the
present time that we wish to empha-i
size what we have before mentioned in
these notes, the necessity of giving any
land bought thorough personal in
spection not only as to it's topography,
| but as to the nature Of the soil, SUBJ
soil. drainage facilities, rainfall, length
of growing season, liability to early
and late frosts, character of settlers,
distance from market, present and
prospective timber and fuel supply and
all the things which have SO much to
do with the liking of country and a
farm and the making Of success of
your business. Land agents are very
human, and it is not best to accept all
the statements made by them as gospel
truth, for if you do you are likely to
get fooled. See for yourself and know.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

A New Jersey farmer has By process
of law made the county pay FOR some
of his own sheep killed by his own dog.
This is good one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

Sweet separated milk is worth So
cents per 100 pounds at South Da-
kota factory which has lately under
taken the manufacture of powdered
milk-milll evaporated, dried and pow
dered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

raw Iinseed oil would not only keep the
hog from having cholera, but would
cure it after it came down with the
disease. AS soon as he sat down four
other men one after the other arose
and said that they had each tried this
remedy and that it was not worth q
continental So there you have it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

The patrons of separator creamery
in western Iowa who are able to dis
pose of all their skimmilk at so cents
per hundredweight to a process butter
factory located close by the creamery
have about the best snap in dairying
that we know of. realizing about $3.50
per hundredweight for their milk, and
these same men did whole lot Of
kicking when the butter factory locat-
ed there, fearing it would injure their
creamery business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

If you are likely to want to sell the
farm inside of five years, it is probable
that now is as good a time to let go as
you will strike. Buyers are plenty, COM
petition sharp on the part Of buyers
and prices at high water mark. A re-
action is certain before long, and, while
we do not look to see land materially
decline from present values, it may be
hard to find a buyer later on.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

In a general way it may be said that
if your poultry range is limited in ex-
tent it is better to keep the Asiatic
fowls. If the range is ample, then
fowls of the Leghorn type will pay
best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

We do not vouch for the reliability of
the following recipe, but give it as a
friend gives it to us. He says that if
flour of sulphur is literally mixed in
the box Of the planter with the seed
corn the cutworms will never touch
the corn SO treated. 1t is so easy and
simple thing to try that it is worth
experimenting with.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
Burlington Route Excursions.

Very cheap one-way settlers tickets
via Burlington Route to points in the
northwest will be on sale daily during
March and Airil, 1902, to Billings,
Salt Lake, Ogden, Butte and Helena.
Spokane, Umatilla. Portland Tacoma,
Seattle and Vancouver. For full and
complete information regarding stop
overs and rates to all points call on or
address w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent,
Union depot.
Personally Conducted Excursion
to California leaves Ottumwa every
/ Thursday and Saturday via the Bur
/ lington route. Tourist tickets now or
/ sale via Burlington Route to all wintei
resorts. Address undersigned for full
/ information w. S. Parker, Ticket
Agt., Union depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
friend of the English sparrow

A friend of the English sparrow
states that he lately watched a spar
row stripping bunch of curculio eggs
from a twig Of plum tree, the eggs
being fastened in scale form upon the
twig. We think that he is mistaken in
his conclusions. The egg of the curcu-
lilo is deposited in the immature plum
along in June and there develops into
the grub which destroys the fruit. The
plum falls, and when spring comes
again the beetle energies to go through
the egg laying process again. The
eggs which were destroyed by the
sparrow were not those of the curculio,
but of some other type Of insect life.
At farmers institute recently a
man solemnly arose and said that he
could give sure cure for hog cholera.
He was given most respectful attention
while he stated that liberal doses Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

One eye on the seed potato is better
than more. You will get q more thrifty
plant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

AS a general rule all over the north
country where it has been used the
large tile for the culvert in the high
way is almost total failure, and its
use for this purpose is being abandon
ed. The trouble is that water is allow
ed to settle on the bottom; then the
frost comes and cracks the tile and
renders it worthless.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

Sooner or later the beet sugar raisers
of this country will have to meet the
competition of the cane produced in
our new island possessions. This time
may be STAYED off for awhile by the
manipulation Of tariffs and bounties,
but in the end the country which can
most cheaply produce the sugar of
America will grow it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

The eastern markets are being large.
ly supplied with potatoes from Germa,
ny, Ireland and Scotland this season.
the high prices justifying the importa'
ton of the tubers even with the burden
of twenty-five cent tariff tax on eacl
bushel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

One extensive railway system of the
middle west has decided to plant catal-
pa trees upon every available portion
of it's right of way for the purpose of
thus growing the ties which it will
need in the coming years. If this work
is done intelligently and properly, an
immense amount Of valuable timber
may thus be grown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

We know of a sheep raiser in the
central west who finds it very profita-
BILE to have his lambs come in January
and have plenty of spring lamb to sell
at high prices to the visitors at popu-
lar summer resort located near him
He keeps the twin bearing breeds and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01

(To be Continued.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
Notice in Probate.

In the District Court of Iowa in
and for Winnesheik county, September
term, 1902
In matter of the estate of George
Tyler, deceased.
To Rosa E. Tyler, widow of said
deceased and to the following heirs of
said deceased:
George W. Tyler, Mary A. J. Tyler,
Richard f. Tyler, Hattie M. Brown,
Albert L. Tyler, Clementine B. Tyler,
Harry G.. Tyler and to Rosa Z. Tyler
as guardian of Harry G. Tyler and to
others whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that on or be-
fore the 10th day of September, a. d.
1902, there will be filed in the office
of the clerk of said court, the final re-
port of the undersigned as administra-
tor of the estate of said deceased and
praying that he be finally discharged
and his bondsmen released
You are further notified that the
hearing of said report will be brought
on before the court on the first day OF
the next term thereof, which Will
commence on the % day of September,
A. d. 1902, or as soon thereafter as
the same can be heard and that un-
less objections are made to said report
the same will be approved and said
administrator and his bondsmen will
be released.
ALBERT L. TYLER, Administrator.
@. S. BOICE, Attorney for Admins
TRAITOR 36-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
Diamond Garment
Cutting School

The autumn course OF the Diamond
Garment Cutting School will soon
open, and all ladies who wish TO get u
thorough course in this line of work,
may begin at once Getting Private
Lessons At Their Homes.
List your name at once and have a
longer course, and draft at home until
the school opens.
Most of the ladies of DEBORAH know
what the system is, no. like the ordi-
nary chart, which is usually confined
to a plain waist, but extends through
the entire catalogue of style.
The Principles of the System are
such that child can easily learn it.
In the Dressmaking department they
are taught all branches of Dressmak-
ing proper. In the Ladies Tailoring
the pupils are instructed in every
thing that is up-to-date, All pupils
are allowed to make Complete
Costume for themselves while taking
instructions, so rs to test the system
All ladies wishing to take up the
system, CAN at SOC Main street Also
will give lessons in all kinds of en-
broidery and Burnt Wood Work with
out extra charge.
MRS. A. M. SeverSOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
Something Good.

So many go to their druggist and
merely ask for something good fol
a cough or cold. Now if the druggist
has several remedies he cer,. 'nly will
sell the one that does not cost much.
When you go to drug store better
know what you want. Ask for Gooch's
Mexican Syrup if you want the incest
and quickest cough cure Is cents will
buy. Take no other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We Just remark that good. Old fash.
Toned oatmeal, properly cooked. still
holds first place with us in cOmpeti-
ton with all the newfangled germ and
matted cereal foods with which the
country is flooded. The canny Scots
man is said to be the legitimate prod
uct of oatmeal and the Shorter Cate
chism.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

or course it may not be possible be-
cause of the press of other work to do,
but there is no work on the farm which
pays better than getting the stubble
and weeds well powed under during
the month Of August. 1t has almost all
the advantages of summer fallow,
deans the land and makes Of the rub
bish covered up a valuable plant food
for the next season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We noticed a row Of dewberries nice
ly trained up on low wire fence the
other day and readily saw that this
method removed one of the great OBJ
jections connected with this fruit-the
gathering Of the berries with the vines
sprawiing all over the ground.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

1t means either tile draining or seed
ing down for lots of land all through
the prairie sections. the excessive rains
of the summer having completely ruined
the growing crop upon all lands which
were originally sloughs basins and
marshes
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
Home Visitors Excursions

Sept. ?, 3, l6 and.23 the @. NJ. s.
st. p. will sell home visitors excur-
sion tickets to great many Ohio and
Indiana points. Good 30 days from
date. For one fare plus So. Inquire
of s. V. Potter, agt. S36-2.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Riding across the country lately dur
ing severe storm. we noticed that
in nearly every pasture where stock
was kept the cattle all punched near
to the fences, which. being Of wire, eX-
planned why so much stock is killed by
lightning where the fence wires are
not properly grounded.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
Real Bargains in Real Estate.

/ have a. acre farm with new
house and barn. Can be had cheap if
taken soon. Also good lots in town
and few houses that are bargains at
the price asked. r. +. Gibson 2S-Smo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

The farmers telephone lines in q
western state did much to bring to an
abrupt ending the late attempted cor
ner in corn In Chicago. Every man
holding any corn Of the contract grade
was reached in a hurry by the tele-
phone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

1t will always be hard to make some
farmers understand that they do not
have a right to kill the game and catch
the fish in the streams ON their farms
just when they want TO regardless of
state laws defining closed and open
seasons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We have known man owning ten
thousand dollar farm to kick because
he had to pay an annual tax of S45 ON
1t. This man should go to Bulgaria.
Turkey, Egypt India and other semi
civilized countries if he would know
what real taxation is. In no country
on earth does man get more in re-
turn for the taxes he pays than in
America
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

As with all other unrefned and unde-
sirable things in this world there are an
aegressiveness and intolerance about
weeds which put one to his wits end
to know how to manage them. Now,
why should burdook grow thrifty and
lusty and tomato plant not four feet
from It under same conditions, without
culture, only grow to be poa, little.
spindly. unproductive thing!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

The elderly man who is bothered to
know just where to place some of his
money for investment would DO good
thing to hunt out some deserving and
poor young man and help him on his
feet. In most cases such investments
would not only be profitable in finan-
eial way, but much satisfaction would
result from the doing d such a gener.
Gus act.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

No state IN the Union Is coming to
the front with larger or better crops
this year than Nebraska. This years
crop will be worth as much as the
land which produced it through much
Of the state this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

There are lots of farmers who over
work themselves for thirty-five years
so as to be able to spend their savings
and last days at some sanitarium In a
vain effort to recover lost health.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We have found the purple top wede
turnip sown about the LIST of gust
to give the best turnip for table use
which we can produce. Turnips make
their best growth during the moist,
cool fall days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

True that the rain falls upon the
just and the unjust alike, but this year,
when the just man on the river bot
tom got his share and then all that
fell on the unjust mans place ON the
hill above him to bootWhe theological
equity of the old saying Yves knocked
into a cooked hat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Cows, clover and corn will, if proper
ly combined, put any farmer in the
western prairie sections on his feet
financially.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We have known some balky horses
beyond the reach OF moral suasion,
kind treatment and prayer, Nothing
would start an old buckskin we once
owned but split plug of tobacco
wrapped around his bit. This would
make him so sick at the stomach that
he forgot all his meanness in very
short time,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
.~..y,.zs@aF

The question of saving the corn fod-
der will soon be up. The value Of this
fodder has been demonstrated the past
winter as never before, and. while hay
the country over will be more plentiful
and much cheaper than year ago. the
corn fodder will still be saved. for
when well cured 1t is the best fodder
produced ON the farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

The great objection to clover as a
dry forage plant is that it is very diff
cult to cure properly, the season when
Ii should be cut being almost always
showeTy. Not one-fourth Of the big
crop Of clover where the writer lives
was secured in good shape this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

A permanent drought seems TO have
settled down upon all that part Of in
terror Australia which has heretofore
been great pastoral country. The
sheep and rabbits, combined with the
lack of rain, have ruined the country,
and the stock losses have been enor-
nous. JYr~ ~S.t=s t-'ssc: y ?SSxis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Some men-a good many-make the
mistake of sowing too large a field of
rape for the stock which they wish to
eat it. Rape needs feeding off close.
when the new growth will give all
through the season Young and tender
foliage. When allowed to grow, it
soon becomes strong, tough and IN
palatabie. az.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Maybe some Of our readers will be
doing the same thing we did last
yaar--Set to hunting all oyer the gar.
den for some dead and putrid thing
which we could smell only too well,
but could not find, TO find later on
the cause of the trouble to be a stink
horn mushroom growing near post
and almost out Of sight. If you smell
this smell. look for a mushroom and
not q dead cat, y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Speeches has discovered a new meth
% Of refining sugar at cost of 81
ton against 81. the present cost to the
suAr trust. and the process is so SIM
pie that 1t can be carried out ON the
plantations where the raw sugar is
produced and with inexpensive appli-
ances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

When the young rooster begins to
crow. he wants the frying pan, or,
rather, the frying pan wants him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

For every acre of crops destroyed on
the bottom and slough lands of the CEN
trail west and northwest this year by
the excessive rainfall there Will be five
acres of splendid crops produced on all
those areas where the normal rainfall
is too scant to insure large crops in an
ordinary year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

The census shows that the state of
Iowa produces just a million dollars
a day in farm products for every day
in the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

We have a letter from a good friend
u the farmers mutual insurance COM
panies who favors the payment of all
losses up to two-thirds of the value of
the property destroyed and insured re-
sardIess of the manner in which the
fire loss occurred save in case of in
cemdiarism.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

Timothy will do well sown the fore
part of September. but do not SOW the
clover until spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24

The katydids made their appearance
this year earlier than usual, about July
20, when they are not usually due till
about the 10th of august. If the old
saw holds good-si1 weeks to frost
from their coming-an early September
frost VIII pinch lot of late corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
The fail working of the public high
ways Is a mistake.

August flies make the cows shrink
in their milk, no matter how good the
pastures may be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed Proposals Will be Received
at the Office of the City Clerk
Until October IS, 1902, for the
Laying of 4 Inch Mains and 8
Hydrants on the Following
Streets:

one inch main to be run from the water
main at Intersection OF Vernon and Washington
and Rural street, and including two hydrants
also one 1 inch main to be run from water main
at Intersection OF Franklin and Grove streets
Jefferson street to Upper Broadway, including
one hydrsnt; mains 10 be laid In streets
The contractors 10 do all work of excavating,
laying OF mains, placing MIGRANTS refllng and
all other labor necessary to complete the JOB
Mains to be laid feet In depth from surface OF
ground The city to furnish all material.
BY Order OF Water Committee,
JOHN O'NIEL,
w =. BUCKNRLL,
GEO, BERNATZ.