Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-27

known OF similar case back in New
York where the dog was gotten out by
pouring castor oil into the mouthpiece
of the horn. This was tried, but for
quite a while the dog never budged.
Then a scratching began way, up
around the second curve of the horn
and went back toward the big end.
Just before it got to the last curve
there was a tussling and squealing
| like rats fighting, and then the dog
| slipped out But the spectators were
not prepared for the sight that met
their gaze. In the dogs mouth was a
! full grown rat, kicking and squirming.
| 1t seems that the rat had run into the
horn with the dog after it and had
gone as far as it could The dog did
likewise, and naturally enough refused
to come out as long as he could smell
| the rat just ahead of him. The castor
| oil caused the rat to slip backward in
spite of its scrambling until the dog
nabbed it, and then he was ready to
come out. The dog is worn out from
loss of sleep and his cramped position,
but otherwise is all right.
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Anamosa Eureka: Mr.. A. L. Hart
the other day brought in bunch of
old fashioned wild blue joint grass
seven feet high. 1t was grown on the
old George Perkins farm and seemed to
be simply lone sample. This writer,
many a cool, foggy morning in his
| youthful days has waded through this
dew-loaded grass in search Of oxen, a
performance as disagreeable as it was
inevitable. Boys don't have to do
those things nowadays.
| Castana Times: The big, red apple
exhibited at Des Moines couple of
weeks ago by Joe B. P. Day, and which
won considerable comment at the state
capital, was raised on the farm north
of town owned by Mrs. w. w. Gin
giles, who only consented to the apple
being placed on exhibition that it af-
forwards be presented to Governor
Cummins. On Saturday afternoon,
October II, Mr.. Day had the pleasure
of presenting the biggest apple in Iowa
to the biggest official in the state, with
the compliments of Mrs. Gingles. Mr..
Day was one of Mr.. Cummins' fiercest
opponents during the latter's senator
ial fight, but the two made up their diff
ferences over the big, red apple, and
Mr.. Day now thinks Mr.. Cummins is
pretty good kind of man for gov
ernor, though he is still at outs with
some of the governors adherents.
Glenwood Opinion: Not many
men are as active for their years as
is James Hubbard, of Lyons township.
He is a well preserved man of II
years of age, and the past season
planted and cared for thirty-five acres
| of corn, besides doing other necessary
work about the farm. He is one of
Mills county's old settlers, coming
here from southwestern Missouri in
1854, the year of the great drought in
/ that region.
Keosauqua Republican,: There
| were more apples harvested in Van
Buren, county this fall than there has
4 been in any single year for a long
j time. 1t has also been a long time
4 since the apples in this section were
so nearly perfect as they are this
year.
! Baskerville Republican: The ex-.
1 tremely and unusually warm weather
j the past two weeks has caused an UNI
seasonable growth of vegetation.
4 Strawberries have blossomed and rip.
] ened; dandelions have taken a. new
life and are in blossom again; grass
is as fresh and luxuriant as after a
June rain and all vegetation is taking
on new life. The weather is simply
j salubrious and delightful.
! Forest City Summit: The Indepen-
\ dent school district of Forest City has
abandoned the central school idea and
has established school in the west
end of the district, about four miles
west of town. with Miss Ada Mason as
4 teacher The plan of hauling the
i children to town to school was not
4 abandoned on account of the expense,
as this method was less expensive
than operating the school, but on &C
count OF objections raised against the
central Plan by people living in the
4 country. The country people seemed
to favor the idea of having their own
! schools near home rather than pack
their kids into an old hack and send
them five or six miles to town. The
central school plan will, perhaps, in
time become an established thing, but
We do not believe it will ever have the
approval. OF the people in the country
districts.
Glenwood Opinion: Wood is extra
ordinarily scarce this season. The de-
mand has been great on account of the
scarcity of hard coal, brought about by
the recent coal strike in Pennsylvania.
Farmers bringing wood into town to
dispose of it with no difficulty. In
fact citizens will buzz around wood
wagon like flies around a sugar bar
rel. The man with fuel 10 sell is a
highly respected and important citi-
zen these days.
! Joe Trigg: We are asked why it is
that there are so many LAWYERS and so
(, very few farmers representing the
people in congress and in our state leg
Iislatures. 1t is the farmers own fault.
The lawyer early in his career acquires
the gift of CAB, the ability to speak in