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

this one potato in hill by itself and
see what would come Of 1t. Well, when
he came to dig his potatoes he natur
ally opened this hill with some curios-
ity. and here is the net result of what
he got-137 potatoes, little and big,
which, when weighed, tipped the scales
at forty-one pounds, or nineteen
pounds less than-a bashely He says
these potatoes are very nice and mealy
when cooked. This seems like big
potato story, but we will vouch for the
correctness of it.
Sheldon Mail: 1t is estimated that
about 500 farmers in OBrien county
now have rural telephones There are
about twenty-one different telephone
companies in the county. A movement
is now on foot to consolidate the com
panies into an organization, which will
reduce the cost of operation and give
better and added service.
Creston Gazette: During the last two
years, through the efforts of Col. Hep
burn. Union county has been gridiron-
ed with routes for the free delivery of
the rural mail. Nineteen of these
routes are in operation at an annual
expense of nearly $4,000; the service
being remunerative, however in that
save in few instances, no farmer in
the country is more than a mile re-
moved from his postoffice, and about
so per cent of the rural population are
within sight OF their boxes and this
daily service. The service in Union
county is the most complete in the
Eight district.
Bancroft Register: The First Nation
al Bank has taken over the safe pur-
hased from the Exchange people and
placed it in the front window. in plain
view, and will hereafter keep the great
er part of their cash in it. A money
chest, hidden in vault, is a greater
| temptation to the safe cracker than II
| it is practically out in he street.
Holstein Advance: Lew Olsen's Is.
months-old boy came near being stuns
to death by colony of bees last
/ Thursday. Over 100 stings were re
moved from the little fellows head
and face. Medical aidwas immedi-
ately employed and although the chap
was dangerously i'll he has now almost
! completely recovered. 1t seems almost
incredible a child of this age should
survive such an ordeal. Mr.. Olsen
who removed the stings by scrapine
them off with knife. claims this
i method is safer than pulling them out
with the fingers. as the pressure only
I helps to inject more poison into the
wound.
Parkersburg Eclipse: H. S. Funl
brought curiosity into the Eclipse of
flee the latter part of last week sci
dom seen in Iowa. 1t was a bunch O.
second crop apples just picked from
one of the trees in his yard. The tree
blossomed early and bore its usua
quantity of fruit. A couple of months
ago it again blossomed and apples a.
suit. Two crops of apples in one veal
from the same tree is novelty fol
Iowa
Alta Advertiser: When w. L. Glen
one returned from Bussey last weel
he brought back an interesting reli
Tor his son, Guy-a sword tnat ma
been in one family more than 49,
years. 1t was brought to New Yorl
City in 1863 by one of Guys ancestors
Captain Thomas Hughes. He carried
it through the revolutionary war an,
it was last used at the battle of New
Orleans in 1914. Since then it ha
been handed down from generation t
generation and when Guys uncle die
, recently it was his request that TIL
old sword be given to his nephew
The old blade is deeply curved; it ha
an ivory handle. hand engraved an
chased, and the blade is also carve
, near the hilt. The sheath is of leatl
er, still in good state of preserve
ton.
Rockford Register: Ed Fullerto
has bull which he wanted to fatte
3 and so he told his boys to feed it sol
/ corn, commencing light and then il
creasing the amount to all it woul
, eat. A few days ago he asked the boy
> how many ears they were feeding an
$ they replied that the had got up to
e ears three times day and thought
S would take more.
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