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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
The Courier for News.
Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
w. s. Parker, Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c. B. &. @.

Going East. Depart
No. 12a-Chicago, Peoria, st. Louis
16b-chicago .......... 49,. 7:15 a. m.
Dubuque Il Quincy ........ 2:1O a. m.
92b-Local Freight ........ GAO a. M
l0b-Peoria, Dubuque & Quincy $50 a m.
6a-Chicago Limited 1890. 1:25 p. M.
Chicago. st Louis & Quincy 700 pm.
Sa- Fast mail ............. S:37 o. M
2a-Chicago. Peoria & Rockford.1l 40 3. m
Going West. A.
ba-Omaha. Council Bluffs and
Nebraska $685.. .......... 1855 a. m.
f5a-Fast mail .............. 2:49 a. m.
Biblical Freight ........... $50 q. n
3a-Omaha, Kansas City, Den -
yer, Hot Springs, Deadwoou,
OF.en, Portland & Cali
fornia ...;:.... .......... sos a. m.
7a-Fast mail .............. 1852 q. m.
i1b-chicago to ottumwa. 1000 90 D. T. M m.
1a-Denver & Omaha e.. IL .35 D. m.
9b-Peora to Creston $780,. 80 D. m.
a, daily: b, except Sunday. Nos. Z, 8 and
IS do not carry passengers
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
Going East. Depart.
No 206-Des Moines to Keokuk. 10 10 a. m.
204-Des Moines to Eldon. 10 $50 o. m.
202-Des Moines to Keokuk.... 1922 B. m.
234-Freight ottumwa to Eldon 3:10 3. m.
Going West.
2O3-Eldon to Des Moines.... 7:35 a. m.
2O1-Keokuk to Des Moines.. u 05 n. m.
233-Frt. Eldon to Des Moines S15 q. m
231-Frt. daily, Eldon to Monroe sos D. no.
205-Keokuk to Des Moincs. . 7:O5 q. m
Unless otherwise specified. all trains ara
daily except Sunday.
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Highland Center.

Highland Center, Jan. 12.-Miss Re-
gina Mccormick returned to her
school work at Mt. Pleasant Friday,
after pleasant visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Nc
Cormick.
Elmer Rush of Oklahoma, is visit
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Harry Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lee of Fremont,
visited Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Lees sister, Mrs. F. E. Lawson.
Revival services began last night at
the NJ e. church, conducted by Rev.
D. G. Smith.
The Second Quarterly meeting will
be held at the church Thursday after
noon.
Presiding Elder ]. W. Lambert of
Ottumwa will deliver his sermon at
2 p. M, which will be followed by the
Quarterly conference.
A number of friends We're entertain
ed Thursday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Stevens, south of
town. The guests were entertained
with ping pong and finch, after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were: Misses Blanche
Knight, Minnie Buckner, Mabel Rog-
ers, Alice Redmon. Jessie Redmon.
Anna Spilman, Alice Summers, Luel-
la Bowlin, Amy Melcher, -Rior-
dan. Corda Emery. Gretna Grain and
Maggie Redmon Messrs. F. L. Red
mon, T. J. Wright, w. N. Knight, w.
R Buckner, w. H. Cooper, Melvin Van
Horn, Joseph Robertson, Arlo Emmy
and w. Shoemaker.
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Yampa.


Yampa, Jan. 1S.-Thomas Rifle
made a.business trip to Ottumwa
Thursday.
Guy Yeager returned home Thurs
day after several months stay in Ore
gon and Montana.
Mrs. Maggie Smith was in o5tumwa
on business Saturday.
Mrs. o'Loughlan, residing north of
Bladensburg, visited her daughter,
Mrs. James Davis, of this place Sun
day.
The funeral of Jacob Daily, an old
resident of Wapello county, occurred
from his, late residence in Blandens-
burg Sunday.
Miss Cora Frazer spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in Eldon.
John d. Reno was calling on friends
in Batavia and near Abingdon last
Monday.
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man Hoglund doubted that this was
the case and thought that at any rate
the water would have backed up to
almost any point on the island regard
less of the broken banks.
Last evening the question of a pipe
which extends from the river near
Blackhawl street over the low land,
lying north of the Milwaukee yards, in
Central Addition was brought up for
discussion. DR.. Herrick mentioned
this pipe in his talk to the board about
the general conditions in the city, and
said that the residents of Central Ad-
dition complain that although it is a
drain when the water is low, it is an
inlet for water from the river when
flood time comes. and lets water in
over Central Addition much sooner
than it would otherwise come with the
natural rising of the river. Alderman
Hoglund suggested that the Milwaukee
railway company, through whose land
the pipe runs, be notified to put a
check or gate at the end so that it will
be an outlet but not an inlet for water.
Declared Nuisance.
After the members Of the board had
discussed the question of the breaking
banks, time and again, and had spent
much valuable time in the talk without
results, one of the members of the
body was struck by happy thought
and suggested that the city declare the
place a nuisance and order it abated
thus giving the water company the
load of responsibility and figuring,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
VV0VNW y y q wv Nv ~ NNNV @
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.-<
EDGAR SMITH,

TAR. L. BAGBY,
IL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office In New Ratciiff Building Tele-
phone IoI. Vinita. Ind. Ter. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
LlttIe Benz saIes

The International Bank and Trust
Company has received shipment OF
beautiful copper oxidized steel bank
safes for use Of the people in this
locality. You can have one by call
log aud depositing one dollar which
i held until you are through with the
little bank. 1t is great innovation
for boys and girls and stimulates
them TO save money and start bank
account and thus learn habits OF
thrift and economy. Many grown
people are taking them and dropping
ii quarters, halves aud dollars, thus
making a saving which will be Of
great service later with no sacrifice
now. Banks have to be brought to
the Trust Company at least once a
month, where the contents are count
ed and deposited TO account OF the
holder OF the little bank. Call and
see them and establish saving ac-
count dzooWlJ
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

Fruit culture and bee culture have
both been recommended to the dis
tressed British agriculturist; and per-
haps the advice has sometimes been
supererogatory. It is permissible. how
ever. to draw attention to the way in
which the honey Industry has advanced
In France during the last few years. In
ten years the output Of honey has in
creased from 100000 each grammes to
$500 .00o lilogrammes. The increase is
due less to an increase in the number of
hives .nan to the greater yield of each
hive. which has now risen TO about 500
grammes. or eleven pounds a hive.
What is more gratifying Ito the French
producerl is that, owing 10 the scien-
tific methods Of bee farming, the yield
each year has become more constant
and less affected by vicissitudes.--Il
rated Scientific News.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
WATER SUPPLY OF PLANTS.
Tens OF Moisture Absorbed by CeA eaIn
During the season OF
Growth.

The quantity of water required by
plant life is enormous, and is too fire.
ouently overlooked 1t is calculated
that a fair-sizedl leaf during the growing
season in the course Of an hour eYap-
crates a quantity OF water equal to its
own weight. Haberlandt has calculated
that, on the average, an acre Of rye
during its growth and development abb
serbs S34 tons of water, oats $40 tons
and wheat 4S9 tons. This water, sucked
or pumpedup by the roots from the soil,
traverses the tissues Of the plant, de-
posting nutriment therein, and finally
is evaporated BY the leaves. This proc
ess is called Transportation, says a sci
entific authority.
AS this supply of moisture is fur
nished by the water in the soil it is nec-
essary, in order that the plant can de-
velcJ itself normally. that the soil
moisture shall be equal at least to the
volume Of water given off by the leaves.
Should this balance be broken, the
leaves droop, become dried up, and fall.
Not only does the plant languish dur
ing an insufficient supply Of water, but
the energy of its chlorophyl-bearins
cells decreases. The assimilation OF
carbon ceases, and the growth Of the
plant is stopped. It is the same in
stock-rearing; if badly fed, the animals
will be stunted.
OF course, the sgh's rays exercise an
important influence on the transpira-
tion OF the plant; it is ten times greater
in the presence Of bright light than in
obscurity, and during dull, cloudy
weather the Transportation is one-hali
less than under the direct action Of the
solar rays. The natural effort made by
the plant to assure itself against de-
fcieney of soil moisture is by sending
its roots deeply into the soil
A striking instance of this occurs
iii plants In desert regions. The roots
of these plants are of enormous length.
Plants whose height above the surface
of the soil never exceeds four or five
inches have the root at the neck as
thick as mans thumb tapering to the
thickness of the little finger at a depth
Of six feet. 1t is to their deeply descend
ing rootlets that the plants of the desert
owe their existence. and are able tc
fight the burning heat, which wodld
cause a branch of the same plant, il
broken off, to fade in the course of a
Iew minutes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
slrns of nrarophobia.

As to hydrophobia: Beware Of the
dog when ii becomes dun and hides
away; appears restless; always on the
move and prowhng; whose eounte-
nance is somber and sullen walks with
head down like a bear. Beware Of the
one that scratches iRcessantly and
tears up things Look out for the dog
that has become too fond of you and
IS continually trying to HEX your hand
and face. Beware. above all. OF the dog
which has difficulty in swallowing.
which appears to have bone in its
throat. and one that has wandered
from home and returns covered with
dirt. exhausted and miserable.-Chica-
30 Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
VISIT OF CRAZY SNAKE
Creek Trouble naker Comes to Cher
Okee Nation.

1t is related on the authority Of
Chief Pleasant Porter among
Others that Crazy Snake Of the
Greeks, who believes himself to
be running for chief, is endeavor.
ing to toment trouble among the
Keetowahs Of this nation. The
opinion is also expressed by the
same party however that nothing
more serious is expected than that
some Of the party will get shot in
the powwow and others be sent to
the penitentiary. Crazy Snake
got TWO years in prison as a re-
ward Tor the disturbances created
in the Creek nation. 1t would be
a source Of regret If he should sue
ceed in getting some Of the be
nighted citizens OF this nation in
to trouble. That he will be able
to do so is hardly to be expected
becauseof bis character and pres
ent movements being known by
the authorities.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
FOR THE LITTLE GIRLS.
A Handsome Little Nickel rIounted
Range as a Premium

The Darrough hardware people
have on exhibition a very hand
sons Bucks Junior range Gone in
which fire may be lighted which
they are Offering a. prize to
some bright little girl under IA
years Of age. The conditions Of
the offer afs that the range 90
20 the little girl submitting the
greatest number Of correct answers
to the word. pictures now running
in these columns from day to day,
and also gives the FIVE best reas-
ons Why her mother should buy
a Bucks range. Generally, the
picture puzzles sre not difficult to
selye and the "best reasons" will
B. de ermined by disintsrested
hoard of Judges when the comps
,i,io. elosss. Sept. 5 The range
ison exhibition IN tba North win
dow of The hardKsr, store, With a
a dollY cook. dining room With
dolly puests. eie., masking a very
attractive sight for little girls
bs,h over as we'll Is under IA
The ccmrefilion IS sure 'a o.
ei-i-e3
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

Within few weeks the Weekly
Chieftain will celebrate its twenty
FIRST anniversary BY issuing a six
teen page paper II will contain
no frills nor furbelows, but will
be full Of interesting matter relat-
ing 10 Vinita and the Indian coun
try. During the twenty one years
past there has been mighty
transformation in this territory
and the Chieftain has been an OBJ.
servant witness of every passing
event. The q ming special
gdiiion Of the Weekly Chieftaln
win in addition to some historical
data deal largely with present con
oitions and prospects, the re-.
sources of this section, and espec
ially the magnificent future that
il just beginning 10 dawn upon
this great country.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

Another Indian territory Off
cial has resigued DR.. J. A. Ster-
rett Of the Choctaw townsite board
has resigned on account Of failing
health and business interests. MI.
Hitchcock discovered the state OF
the doctors health some time ago
and advised the change.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

The ordinance against throwing
offal into the streets is violated
every hour in the day aud the doc
tors say there is more sickness in
VInita now than for long time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

Clean up those back alleys and
cut the weeds about your premises
and avoid a scourge Of typhoid
fever. The city was perhaps never
so filthy as now.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

When Douglas gets the Checo-
tab convention behind him he will
be ready to start to Washington to
meet Hitchcock. The world will
stand aghast until the struggle is
nvar-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

sesied bids far the purchase ~ the
Cnero kee ~cn0oi hauSe an1 Whites
Scua.r ttu-a 2nd Grounds l5oyi50 10
Adstr, T ~iil BE- received at the
hs-d .ssre = ore on. F. nunhsm uu-
Il. Aus. Is 1905 The right 20 reject
sny or sil bii~ res Tyed By order =
pabic Schni BWr1.
a. w. HERON President
j. b. nUNHAM Secret b =
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11

II yuu want a city lot or country
property Campbell-Mar-s Real Estate
Co. can suit ynu
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
A WORD 10 FARM IOlLEkS.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
The Home Friend of the
Farmer and His Family.

After the labors and tolls of the summer time,
and harvesting of crops in the early autumn,
many of our farmers, their wives, daughters,
and sons, find themselves in a condition of
health demanding careful atten on if suffering
is to be avoided later on. Many experience
kidney trouble in some form; with some the
liver is torpid; there is biliousness, nausea, and
vomiting, with loss of appetite and depression
of spirits. Thousands who have been exposed
to cold, damp winds and rains while toiling in
the harvest fields, now feel the twinges of
terrible rheumatism; others run down by
worry, overwork, and irregular dieting, are
tormented with the pangs of dyspepsia.
To the thousands of run down, sickly, and
half dead men and women in farm homes we
recommend with all honesty and confidence
the workers friend, Paine's Celery Compound,
the only medicine that can quickly and fully
restore strength to the weak body and vigor to
the muscles. Iaine's Celery Compound tones
the stomach; it removes poisonous acids from
the blood which cause rheumatism; it feeds
the weak and diseased nerves and banishes
neuralgia fortunes; it 'purifies the blood and
gives true vitality and life. The use of Paine's
Celery Compound in autumn means the estab-
fishing of a perfect physical vigor to withstand
the rigors of a severe winter.
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Witchcraft.

Jane Weuham was indicted at the
Hertfordshire assizes On March 4,
1912. for "conversing with the devil in
the form of Il cat" under the proVi-
sions of the act of 1904, repealed i'll
1856. Her prosecutors wished to have
her also indicted for practicing witch
craft to the harm of Ann Thorn, a
servant girl about sixteen years old,
but this was not allowed. though evi-
dence was produced at the trial to
show what injury had been done the
victim by means Of crooked pins and
by placing cakes and cats hairs in
Ann Thorn's pillow and how the pris,
oner had caused the death of some cat.
tie simply by walking through a tur
nip field.
The jury brought her in guilty and
Mr.. Justice Powell passed sentence OF
death, but took steps to uuash the yer
dict. Wenham's prosecutors published
an account of the case. but their argu
ments We're pulveriZed by scientific
men. Jane Wenham herself was liber
ated and taken under the protection o.
! Colonel Plummer, who gave her a cot
.tage, and we are told by DR.. Hutchin
son that in 1920 the whole country wa
fully convinced, Of her innocence.
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The Native. HaI s.ruplcs.

There is an amusing story told about
an old time south sea trader. lie had
been i'll the habit of carrying all sorts
of timed meats. which the, natives
bought witt avidity. Each tin was
branded with Il colored picture-a COW
for beef. {; sheep for mutton and 4
fish for sarGlncS.
1t happened that the firm who fur
nished the mutton thought it q good
plan to change their labels. that~thelr
goods might be more easily distinguish
ed from others. The mark chosen was
a red dragon.
Tie natives came with their copra to
trade as usual. The new tins were
shown them. but they recoiled with hor-
TOT and gave the trader TO understand
that they had had some religious in
struction and We're. not to be deluded
into eating timed devil.
The trader was forced to eat his
stock of mutton himself. for not 4 ma,
tive could be persuaded TO touch the
accused thinga6s;
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
EPHUKlsMS

o. PIN 80 %LtA 4
Nothing ages like laziness. = Eulwer.
The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
We can do nothing well without joy
and Il good conscience. which is the
~gfeHnd~of joy.-Dibbes.
He that is ungrateful has no guilt
but one. <Ail other crimes, may pass
for virtues in him.-Young.
A word or nod from the good has
more weight than the eloquent
speeches of otherS.-Plutarch.
Kind words prevent a good deal Of
that perversedness which rough and
impcrious usage often produces in gen
erous minds,-Locke.
An inGuisitive man is Il creature nat
urally very vacant of thought itself
and therefore forced to apply to for
eiSn asSistance.-Steele.
The only way to make the mass of
mankind see the beauty of justice is by
showing them in pretty plain terms
the consequence of misunderstanding
Smith.
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THEY NET AGAIN.
A Tale Of u Summer Romance at thu
So Sl 49, SeashOre. -

"A Tale Of u summer Romance at tliA
s. Isl S~eashore. -
AS he pushed bis luncheon check anc
q quarter of 4 dollar through the cash
ier's window he happened to glance up
"Why, Gertie-er-I mean Miss Ross
he exclaimed, 81 need not say l am an
tonishcd to see you here. l wrote II
you at--did you get my letter." hs
asked %anXiously.
ooh, 1 got it all right" she answeres
swcetly, passing back a dime i'll change.
ut is in my bureau drawer ut home.
But l shan't pay any attention to the
nice things you said" she continued,
/! with "a blush. II wasn't responsible
for the girls down at S'conset telling
! you | was tho only daughter Of a rich
i contractor ny more han you were for
the man who drove the stage to the
station telling me you We're not a Wall
street broker, but a collector for the
gas company
"But, Miss Gertie, IL
"It is all right, Nd SummermaD
Please don't stop to talk here. 70,
are blocking the line. But if you care
to call on us in Harlem I'm sure man
ma will be glad to see you. You know
the address. I didn't answer your let
ter because you don't live at the ad
dress you gave me. l have a frient
who boards there, and she knows {
friend of yours"
"Well," he muttered as he wandered
dreamily away, I've rung in a chang,
on the naughty girl seaside romano,
business anyway."-New York Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
Ii Young Writer.

No young writer in whom the liter
airy aspiration is. a passion need or
really will be cowed by the array of
mighty and expert antagonists in the
arena whose names sound and resound
so gloriously from the herald's trumpet
In full volume REINFORCED by past tri-
umphs. Though a true and becoming
modesty may well temper his ambition,
it should in no degree suppress his ar
dent longing These veterans, young
aspirant. are indeed masters. but as
such your e~xemplars. They also had
their beginnings. hidden indeed, as
used to be the sources Of the Nile. mot
permitted to be seen SMALL" because
they mastered their art before they
exhibited as artists.-IIarper's Maya
zine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
A Fortune In Ambergris.

A hundred pounds Of ambergris has
been seized at Seattle as stolen proper
ty. The appraised value is $50 an
ounce, or $4,000 for the hundred
pounds. A hundred pounds Of pure
gold would not be worth as much by
$4,000. Ambergris is scarcer than
gold. Tits more of an uncertain guam
tity. 1t is harder to find and harder to
transport. 1t is found floating in humps
in the ocean and occasionally in the in
testines of the spermaceti whale.
There are, however, few sperm whales
available, and the Jumps of ambergris
have been growing scarcer as the
whales have decreased in number.
Cute Boy.
Widow Eames-How would my littl'
Johnny like a new papa?
Johnny (aged five-Oh, you needn'
shove the 'sponsibility on me. ma. l
isn't a new papa for me, but a new
husband for yourself. hat you ar
thinking about.
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why Frogs Are Cold.

Many boys have probably wondered
why frogs are cold to the touch. and
Some. of them look upon these little
creatures with Il sort of horror, be-
lieying tlntH they have 40 blood. But
such is not the case. for they have not
only blood. but they possess nerves and
can feel. Perhaps if this were more
generally known there would not be SO
many heartleSS boys. who seem to take
special delight in torturing frogs and
toads. According to scientists. frogs
are cold blooded because they consume
very little air. 1t is the same with
fishes. Without a plentiful supply of
air there is not much animal heat. be-
cause combustion is slow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27

Such is tile reverence in India for
certain birds aud beasts that wealthy
Hindoos have established homes or
asylums for the aged and infirm among
them. One of these. Il few miles from
Calcutta. has Il staff of about eighty
servants and an experienced veteri-
nary s,ttgeola.. On rfestal Occasions the
cows in these asylums arc decorated
and feted by natives who travel long
distances for the privilege. One of the
established sights of the city of Bonn
bay is the ~pinirapolp. Il spot where
Wornout or diseased creatures are sent
by benevolent HindOo citizens and
there maintained until they die or are
restored to health.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
Deterioration OF Watch Springs,

81 wish | knew what particular thing
Is lacking in the manufacture of our
watch springs nowadays" said Il New
York jeweler. 1T really does seem as
though they had permanently lost the
art of tempering watch springs. | sent
out Il hundred dollar watch the other
Lay. brand new. just from the factory.
end the spring broke within TWEEN
fy-four hours. Manufacturers have
spent thousands of dollars within the
last few years experimenting to get
back the old quality in their springs
and they have failed. I can never tell
whether a spring will last a week or 4
year. and they seem to be getting worse
instead Of better"