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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05
RINGLETS

last minute upon which the "hired man.
and the former editor, Millard +.
Stookey, burned much midnight oil in
preparing. The results show what the
effect was.
~
"We know of mo reason why single
republican ticket should be scratched"
Leon journal.
Judging from the returns 1--WE" know
about as much about it as "WE' did
about anything else.
***
Tt is reported there will be change
in the editorship of the Leon journal
very shortly.
***
Just one single solitary democrat
wanted against Young for treasurer in
the town of Leon. Young had clear
majority of 100 in Leon.
***
Judging from the returns it looks as
if Stookey had traded all the balance
of the county ticket for Stookey.
***
The Leon ring got a pretty hard jolt.
~
Wonder if the journal and the Leon
ring still think there are only few dis
gruntled "grafters' who were opposing
the ring ticket?
Those twenty reasons seem to have
been mighty interesting reading.
ssyote the straight republican ticket
and help defeat the worst ring of mon
grel politicians that ever tried to run
the peoples affairs in their own personal
interests Leon Journal.
The voters seem to have defeated the
worst ring that ever tried to boss this
county, but they did not vote for the
ring candidates in doing So.
***
That extra edition Of the Journal was
a hammer. ~
#*#
"We will await with curiosity state
ment of twenty more good reasons with
which THE REPORTER man threatens
us. Leon Journal.
Gliess the journal has been fully
satisfied hasn't it?"
x ~
81 am for Marion Il. Stookey."-J. d.
Brown.
But while Brown was for Stookey,
Stookey seems to have neglected Brown.
~
The voters of Decatur county have
once more said that they did not want
Capt. J. D. Brown to represent them, or
rather the railroads, in the legislature.
Will he be satisfied now?
***
"Get there Eli" was popular slogan
of the campaign, and Eli seems to have
got there all right.
~
That little scheme of having Millard
F. Stookey retire (?) as editor of the
Journal didn't work very we'll. 1t was
too transparent.
***
Stookey looked after Stookey in this
campaign and the other candidates
were left to shift for themselves.
~
The journal said THE REPORTER would
raise the old cry of fraud after the votes
were counted. We guess not. We're
satisfied. 1t was grand triumph of
right and justice over bossism and ring
rule.
**
The democratic ticket was composed
Of clean men; not single word could be
said against any Of them, and the fear
less independent republican voters did
not hesitate to support them as against
the candidates on the rings ticket. Z
***
The voters of Decatur county have
emphasized the fact that they wanted
no third term county officials.
***
The first official act of DIR. II. A. Bow
man will be to hold an inquest on the
remains of the Leon Ring.
| ~
It is the first time Decatur county has
had a democratic sheriff or county
superintendent for more than twenty
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05
THE RING IS RETIRED
Every Democrat on the County Ticket is
Elected Except for Surveyor
The Voters Rebuke in Singing Terms the Leon Ring
and the Railroad Bosses
THE MAJORITlES

Cummins, Rep, Governor. nor.................----33 335
Stookey, Rep, Senator. Observation-Disclosures 80
Sankey, Dem. Representative. AZ
Young. Dem. Treasurer. Observation-Disclosures. .376
Wallace DEM, Sheriff. .........-.-.228
hutchinson. Dem Superintendent. ....-.... l Id
Edmondson. DEM. Member Board ....-..251
Bowman. DEM, Coroner. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Hollinger, Rep. Surveyor. Observation-Disclosures. 48
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05

! can freely recommend Berrys Barb Beater as the
best wire medicine ever used and i have tried all
Kinds OF iiniment had COW cut by wire and used
it and cured it without a scar. A. H. gLemoke Queen
City, Mo. Sold by l.. +. Van Wertlcn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05

w. l.. Edmondson has reason to be
proud of the vote Of his home township
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05

Tom Wallace carried Leon by 76 and
Center, r. D. Martins home township
nv AZ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05

Eli Hutchinson came very near get
ting every vote in Woodland, his home
township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-05
SOUTH BUILDING.
sINrH ANp sEyENrH GRApl

SiSIH AND SEN EN- ii GRADES.
Ethel Gatchell Ina Farley, Tina Still, Ruth Ford,
Hazel Cation, Eva Curry, Mabel Matser, Clara Cas-
ter, Minnie Bigley, Ida Brggenan, Iva Brggenan
Clair Cation Russell Matsler, Edgar Hines, Ray
mond jenkins, Neil Brown, Harvey Kern, Earl Ep-
Oerv
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
COUNTING THE ISLANDS.
An Almost Endless Task Before Com
pliers of State REGISTER,

Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The number
of island possessions of the United
States is giving the state officials con-
siderable difficulty in preparing the
new official state register which
will be ready for publication in jan
uary.
The work is being prepared in the
office of the secretary of state under
the direction of Land Commissioner
Jamison, assisted by Guy Brewer, al
SO of the Office OF secretary of state.
An effort is being made by the men
who are preparing the book to put In
to it the style, character and make
up Of all our recently acquired terri
torial and island possessions. as well
as those of long standing. This will
include Alaska, Hawaii, the Philip
pines. Porto Rico, and others. including
Guam.
The work of preparing the official
register is a task of very ambitious
proportions. The necessity of accuracy
makes the work extremely detailed and
careful. 1t is filled with figures. names
and facts and, Notwithstanding its
small compass, is mine of facts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
ROTATING CROPS.

We are asked whether the growing
of wheat can be continued for an in
definite period on the wheat land of the
northwest. This will depend upon
whether the growers are wise enough
to adopt some system of crop rotation.
As in much of the north wheat country
corn is not sure crop, and the cloyers
and grasses do not yet do well, the
chance for a satisfactory crop rotation
is very limited, as it would not answer
the purpose to change from wheat to
oats or barley. For the present about
all the rest which the wheat fields
have is an occasional summer fallow.
The probability is that, ,as with all
other wheat growing countries, the
fertility Of the soil will in time be
gradually impaired and the yield re-
duced to a point where it will be I'M
profitable to raise the crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
WILL PLAY CHRISTMAS.

ottumwa High School Basketball
Team Goes to Fairfield Friday.
Arrangements have been completed
for game of basketball between Com
pany NJ of Fairfield and the Ottumwa
high school team, which will be play
ed in the Armory in the former city on
Christmas night. Although definite Sc
lection of the players of the local team
has not yet been made, the following
is the probable lineup:
Right back Chester Buckner, Mgr.
Left back-Laurence Morrissey.
Center--Will Ramsell.
Right forward-Royce Dingeman.
Left forward-Raleigh Ream, Capt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
DIvERsIry1NG THEIR cnops.

For many years the arabic portion Of
Texas has been one crop country
cotton, cotton, cotton, while all the ba-
con, the corn, the forage and the fruits
were imported. The crop was largely
eaten up before it was grown, involv-
ing the unreasonable use of credit and
high interest rates, while the fertility
of the soil underwent steady deple-
ton. The Texans are now coming to
their senses and are beginning a gem
eral Investigation of their crops and
are astonished to find out what won
derful variety of other useful and prof
liable crops can be grown besides cot
ton. The cow, the hog, alfalfa, corn.
wheat, fruit and poultry are taking the
place Of cotton and to the infinite bet
terment of the Texas farmers. In a
different way they are repeating the
experience of the wheat raisers of the
northwest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
CONTEST is POSTPONED.

oskaloosa Y. M. C. A., Basketball
Team Has Deferred Game Here.
The game of basketball between
the local Y. M. G. A., team and that
of the Oskaloosa association which
was scheduled to be played in this city
on the night of December 81, has been
postponed until the night Of January
5. The Oskaloosa players were un-
able to come to this city on the sched-
uled date.
Another attraction at the Y. NJ. G..
A., has been postponed. The junior
boys gymnasium exhibition has been
deferred until January Is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Dec. Wheat-No. 3 red,
Ss@ssc; No. 8 red, $50 sic; No. 2 hard,
n@SOc; No. hard, 69@7sc; Dec.
S0Bc; May opened, sage; highest.
SS1sc; lowest. s2lsc; closing, SAFE.
Corn--No. 2, No. 2 white. 42% @43c;
No. 3, 421sc; No. 2 yellow, 45c; No. 5
yellow, 44@441kc; Dec, 41Ac; May
opened, 43c; highest. 44hc; lowest,
closing. S75sc.
oats-No. 2. s5c; No. 8, 341sc; No. 3
white, 3S@S9c; No. 3 white, 35@36hc:
NO. white, 33@35c; standard, $500
3!hc; Dec, S5c; May opened, SIC;
highest, s7A@s7%c; lowest, 36Nc;
closin. S71ac.
Pork Jan. s11.s2: May, $12.s5.
Lard-Jan., $3.50; May, 1882.
Ribs-Jan., s6.25; May, s6.52.
Rye-Dec., 521ac.
Timothy, S2.96.
Clover, SLIPS.
Barley-Cash, 35@5Sc.
Flax, 93c@s100.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
corToNsEED ron coNsUMpT1oN.

Much interest is being aroused in the
south by the discovery that the use Of
cottonseed oil will effect cure of con-
sumption when taken in time A large
number of cases have been successfully
treated by this method. The discovery
came about in sins III way. A col
ored man afflicted wi ,lponary con-
sumption went to woi a cottonseed
oil mill The dust irri9;ted his lungs,
and for relief he began TO drink the
cottonseed oil. To the surprise of all.
he began to flesh up and improve in
health and in less than a year was
well man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
A CHRISTMAS PROCLAMATION

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Know all men by these present:
Smokers Pride cigars.
Purple craNates.
Hopeless hair brushes.
Noisy neelties.
Dainty smoking Jackets.
Asonizing bathrobes.
Iairylike bath slippers.
Unreliable umbrellas.
Meerschaum t2) pipes.
Monogram socks.
Chaste cigarette boxes.
Maddening match safes.
Scandalous scarf pins.
Loye-knot cuff links.
Fullback pajamas.
Rhapsodical suspenders.
Temper-testing ash receivers.
More match boxes.
More cigars.
More pipe racks.
w. d. Nesbit in Lif
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
MESSENGERS REMEMBERED.
Postal telegraph Cable Co. Makes

Postal Telegraph Cable Co. Makes
Christmas Gifts.
l.. G.. Finch, local manager for the
Postal Telegraph Cable Co., is in re-
ceipt of letter from T. w. Conger, of
Chicago, the Western superintendent
for that company, notifying him of
the shipment to Ottumwa of pair of
wooden gloves for each postal messen-
ger boy in the city. The gloves are a
Christmas gift from Clarence H. Mack
ey, president of the company, to every
messenger boy in the service, through
out the entire country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
Notice to Farmers.

can make you a special price on
your Christmas candy. have all kinds
of candy at all prices from 71aca ID
up. Call and look our stock over. It
will be money saved because we make
all our own candy and can sell cheap
er than any one in Ottumwa. Remem-
Der the place, III South Court ST., next
to Wilkinson's Tea and Coffee store.
Pixley the confectioner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Dec. -Cattle-Receipts
$4,000; loo to 15c higher. Good to
prime, $5.00@5.75; poor to medium,
$S.40@4.so; stockers. $175@4.00; cows.
$1.50@400.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; SC to LOG
higher. Mixed butchers, $4.45@4.70;
good to choice heavy. s5,55@5.67M:
rough, heavy. s5.35@5.55; light, $4.iS
q $50; bulk sales, $5.45@6.O0.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; steady,
Steady. Sheep. S2.35@4.o0; lambs,
$3.75@5.70.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
GIVE THE BoY A CHANCE.

Are you going to send that boy of
yours to take special course at the
agricultural college this winter? II
not why not? Suppose it does cost $50
or $T5, what of that? There are lots
of things connected With your farm
that you don't know and that the boy
will find out if you give him a chance
Just as well raise smart boy as a
RUDE. Have mother get his clothes
ready, give him some money and send
him off. Our word for it. he will come
home with bigger and broader ideas in
his noddle-ideas which you can turn
into good hard cash.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

The corn crop Of 1908 is valued by
the department Of agriculture at $780,
100000, the wheat crop at 1922, 900, 900,
the cat crop at $s03, 600, 900, the hay
crop at $542. oo0, 900 and the cotton crop
at $500, 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

Ten years ago the United States pro-
duced only 100000 pounds of rice.
This year the crop will total 3o0. 0Oo.-
600 pounds, and from now on we shall
be exporters of rice just as we are Of
other cereal crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
New York Poultry Market.

New York. Dec. 2S.--Poultry-Alive.
nominal. Dressed weak Chickens.
II y q 12c; fowls, 11@1l1sc; turkeys, Is
@17c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
SOUTH SIDE NEWS ITEMS.
From tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
John REM Of Abba, has returned
to that place, after short visit at the
home of his parents, ]. w. REM, who
resides on Sheridan avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Chichester of Blak-
esburg, returned to their home yester-
day after a few days visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hampshire.
If you care to save money get prices
on rubbers and overshoes and all foot
wear here. You buy for less. Church
Shoe Co.. South Side.
Miss Helen and Frank Swinney of
Floris, have returned to their home
after a short visit at the home of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Swinney. who reside on Pine street.
M. M. Ralston of South Ottumwa,
and Miss Rena Norole of Umphreys
Mo-, were united in marriage Satur-
day evening at soclock at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev. S. L
Elder, pastor of the Davis street Chris
tian church. After the ceremony, the
happy couple went to housekeeping at
once, at 215 South Schuyler street.
Their many friends here and else
where extend to them their best
wishes.
MA Z "a
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Maude Pitzmier of Bloomfield
ILL.,, has returned home after few
days visit at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cramblitt. 800 South
Ransom street.
G. A. Mcfarland, who resides near
Blakesburg, and Miss SADIE Bryson
will be married Thursday evening at
s o'clock at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. S. e. Bryson, 302 South
Ransom street. Rev. D. D. Davies will
perform the ceremony.
Miss Susie Hartman, ia North
Ward street, and Miss Edna McElroy
502 Chester avenue. who have been at
tending college in Grinnell, arrived
last evening to spend their holiday va
cation at the homes Of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. e. McElroy, and Mr.
and Mrs. S. p. Hartman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

Labor unions have in many cases so
wound up the handspring Of commerce
that they have broken the spring and
the clock has stopped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

A farmer noticed his hogs eating dry
cornstalks and wondered why they
did SO. 1t should be noticed to him
that if he would put some Of his corn
into silo he would have very valu-
able winter hog feed. Both the brood
sows and the shotes are very fond Of
silage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

We are now coming to the time when
the man who is out Of debt can take
solid comfort. Small matter to him II
banks do break and Wall street has
financial fits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
ST. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis Dec, 3.-Wheat-C Cash.
nominal; May, s21s@ S24c,
Corn-Cash, 4s&c; May. 21a@42Nc.
Oats-Cash, CSC; May, 3SAc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

$1oo-Dr. E. Detchon's Anti-Diuretlc
may be worth to you more than $500
if you have child who soils bedding
from incontinence of water during
sleep. Cures old and young alike. It
arrests the trouble at once. ST.. Sold
by w. w. Ennis, druggist, Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Poultry, steady.
Turkeys, 10@11c; chickens. S@Slsc;
springs. S@S1ac.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

If the butter in your creamery only
grades 80 or thereabouts, the cause
may very likely be found in the fact
that too many hired men are squirting
milk on their hands when they milk
the cows-just case Of cause and ef-
feet, that's all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
STAY By THE HOME CREAMERY.

STAY By THE HOME CREAMERY.
In the line of cooperative effort
among the farmers nothing better has
been accomplished than the co-opera-
tive creamery. It is seldom SO large
as to be unwieldy or difficult to man
age. There is little or no financial
risk invited as the dividends are based
upon actual sales Of butter. Another
good feature has been the bringing Of
the farmers of community into init
mate business relations with each 9TH
er, and we regard as little short of
calamity the efforts now being made to
break these cooperative creameries up
by the organization Of the big CEN
tralized concerns covering radius Of
a hundred miles or more. While tenn
porarily the big concern in order to
build up its business and break down
the home concern may offer trife
better prices for butter fat than the
home creamery can pay. is it not very
reasonable to suppose that when local
competition has been thus killed off
they will fix prices to suit themselves?
Is it not this way with all trusts?
Have little horse sense and stick by
the home creamery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

New York, Dec. 2S.-Butter. quiet.
Extra creamery. 23c; held, l5@20c.
Eggs, firm. Firsts, sec; seconds to
firsts. 30@34c; refrigerated, 26@2Sc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
Chicago Butter and Egg Market.

Chicago. Dec. 2s.-Butter, quiet.
Creameries. 16@23c; dairies, 14@21c.
Eggs. weaker, 26@271sc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

The very poorest grade Of hogs sent
to the markets is known as govern
ments." Implying that they find their
way into army and navy ratons. We
used to get this kind in 1863.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
Peoria Produce Market.
New York sutter and Esq Market.

Peoria, Dec. 23,-Corn, lower. No. 5,
Al ac.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

One OF the very best calves we ever
saw never even had an introduction to
its mother and always bawled as soon
as it heard the hum of the farm sepa-
rator.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
TopAY,s MARKETS.

This market is furnished by Wears
Grain Co, Chicago, E. C. French, Suite
18, Holman building, Agents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
SPECIAL AGENT HARRISON CAP
TUREs HEAVILY LADEN. NEGRO.
ALBA ROBBERIES MAY BE CLEARED
Frank Cheeks, Suspected Of Various
Abba 6urgIaries, Has Quantity Of
Booty When He Was Arrested
Here Today.

What will probably clear up the nu-
merous robberies which have occurr-
ed In Abba recently was the arrest in
this city today of Frank Cheeks, no
torious Abba negro by Special Agent
j. NJ. Harrison Of the Burlington. Two
watches, four guns. a number Of car
tridges, two overcoats, a suit of
clothes, SIS in paper money, a bag of
pennies, a bunch Of skeleton keys and
gamblers paraphernalia were found
on the prisoner when he was searched
and nearly all the articles tally to de.
scriptions sent out from Abba recent
ly of goods stolen there. The arrest
was due to Special Agent Harrison's
proverbial luck which is another way
OF explaining the exploits of a man
who always grasps his opportunities.
Negroes Actions Suspicious.
Mr.. Harrison boarded Burlington
train No. 10, at Creston this morning
en- route to this city. He was seat
ed in the smoker when at Murray he
saw a negro whose actions were sus.
picious, board the train and enter the
smoker. He had ticket to Osceola.
The negro was wearing an overcoat
and carrying another one and when he
sat down he took off his cap and put
it under the seat. The cap contained
number of cigars and small tobac-
co sack, evidently full of money. A
large gun was seen protruding from
the side pocket Of one of the over
coats and two more were seen in his
hip pockets. At Osceola the man
got off and purchased ticket to OF.
tumwa.
Goods Identified.
At Ottumwa the man left the train
and entered the waiting room at the
union depot, where ne was placed un-
der arrest by Special Agent Harrison
and Officer Andy Pitts. When search
ed at the police station it was seen
that valuable catch had been made
and the result will doubtless be the
clearing of the numerous Abba robber-
les. 1t is presumed that the man got
the guns from the hardware store of
Duncan & Duncan at Abba, which
was robbed last Saturday night. The
suit of clothes which he was wearing
had the name Of Frank Swartz' on
tag on the inside Of the coat and it is
known that party by that name had
a suit case stolen at Abba recently.
An express receipt found on his person
showed that he had recently shipped a
suit case to "Bill Burke" at Des
Moines.
A blank book with the name IN. P.
Foster" written on the cover, and a
tobacco sack full of cigar labels were
found on the man. The latter he tried
to secrete and it is evident he feared
that these would lead to his secret.
Cheeks is known as a bad man. He
was arrested at Abba Thanksgiving
day for cutting man, and he has pre-
yiously been in jail on various charges
A photograph of a woman we'll known
to the ottumwa police found on the
face Of one of the watches may add
another clue to the Abba robberies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

The state Of New York voted at the
late election the enormous bond issue of
$lo1, 200, 900 for the enlargement Of the
Erie canal. This improvement means
more to the western producer than it
does to the farmers Of the state of New
York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

We are wont to think Of gold mine
as the best illustration Of concrete
wealth and profit, but here is the Cal
umet and Hecla copper mine giving
its stockholders total of $50, $50. 600
in dividends since its opening on an in
vested capital Of only $2.5O0,OO0.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
If a state like Kansas could be drop
ped down In central Europe it would
be regarded as the garden Of Eden.

Cows fed on ensilage during the win
ter without any side ration will give
80 per cent az much milk as when fed
on grass during the summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

There has been a reduction Of nearly
% per cent In the freight charge since
1882. Phen the charge was a cent and
a fraction per ton per mile; now it is a
fraction over three-quarters of q cent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24

A buttermaker must needs be a ma
gician to make fine grade of butter
out of some of the cream and milk
furnished him by some pretty respect
able patrons. It is terrible thing to
charge nice people with being dirty, but
if the buttermaker has any regard for
his reputation he must do it not infre-
quently.