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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
THE FARM SEPARATOR.

The farm separator, while unques-
donably most practical and useful
invention, is still raising the very mis-
terests of many parts of the west. 1t
goes without saying that only by unit
ed and cooperative effort of all the
dairymen of given community can
the success of creamery be assured.
1t is absolutely indispensable that all
patrons Of such creamery shall work
along the same methods and lines. No
creamery in existence gets too much
patronage. The larger the product the
less the cost of production. Hundreds
of creameries work at disadvantage
in not being able to command sufficient
raw material to fully employ their
capacity. In most of the creamery sec
tons, after more or less tribulation,
the creamery separator plan, which in
wolves the hauling of the milk to the
creamery, has become the established
rule, and under it very large meas
ure of success has been attained. Now
comes the farm separator, presenting
some advantages over the old system
viz, greatly improved quality of
skimmilk for use on the farm and a
material saving of expense in the mat
ter of hauling the milk to the cream
cry. 1t thus happens that many dairy
men are induced to try the farm sepa-
rator, with the result that the estab.
lished order of things is broken up
and the success of the creamery jeop.
ardized. With the advent of this farm
separator appear the representatives
of centrally located butter making es
Establishments offering to buy this farm
separator cream to be shipped by raj
anywhere from 100 to 800 miles. Now
we have word to say right here. We
believe it to be wholly against the
best interests of the farmers to en-
courage any proposition which will de
stroy their successful home co-opera
tive enterprises and that until the tim,
comes when it may seem proper for al
to make at one time change to tn.
new plan they should let the farm
separator alone where the creamery
separator plan is in use. An organiza
ton in this matter simply means ruiz
to the dairy interests.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The high price which turkeys are
bringing this year will make everybody
want to raise them next year. At So a
bird they are very profitable crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

'"This is insolence!' shouted Nathan,
flushed with wine and furious at the
detention, with the consequent humilia-
lion. go on, driver! Out of the way,
your
The coachman whipped up, knowing
no better. The major spurred. His
powerful horse sprang forward Int in
in a second the 1.-the ad
seized him b5 = N 2,
back, yelle5eoSS ..., Of
the guard. Miss ian
the famii.
ne time and !
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

For some years there has been craze
or fad for the all red Shorthorn, and
this, too, in spite of the fact that the
prize winning animals at the big shows
have quite generally been of some other
color, mostly roam. The color fad is
sometimes carried to an extreme.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Men in the soft corn sections of the
country who bought four and a half
cent feeders to consume their soft corn
will get rid of their corn crop, and that
is about all.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The close of the year 1902 sees more
hogs In sight than ever before and a
more active demand for their product
at higher prices than the hog raisers
have known for many years. Coupled
with this condition of things is an al
most entire absence of epidemic dis
eases among the herds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

While it is true that your eighty dol
lar an acre farm will not. if rented for
cash, pay you much in excess of per
cent, we still would hang on to the land
in preference to selling and investing
the proceeds in some other form of in
vestment Farm land will neither burn
up nor be lugged off and for all time to
come is bound to be most valuable of
all assets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

FORTY ACRES AND SIX IN FAMILY.
A reader of these notes in central
Illinois wishes to know how his forty
acre farm may be operated so as to
support a family of six and pay off
small mortgage which there is upon it.
The land is level and good and located
within three and half miles of
thrifty town of 5000 people. 1t may
be said that any of the old methods Of
plish the result desired. Something
new must be tried, and it must be in
the line of an intensive and diversified
agriculture. There should be ON this
farm six cows Of the strictly dairy
type, capable of producing 325 pounds
of butter each per year; there should be
not less than 800 hens, Plymouth Rocks
recommended; there should be a small
| silo with a capacity of seventy or
| eighty tons; there should be two or
three brood sows well bred. The farm
| should be divided into four fields Of
ten acres each, the boundary lines be-
| ing fruit trees of varieties suited to
that latitude Ten acres should be
kept in pasture, twenty acres in field
crops, such as corn, potatoes, clover,
millet, sorghum, oats, peas and alfalfa
if it will grow. The remaining ten
acres will include the homestead, Il
small fruit garden of five acres devoted
| to blackberries, raspberries, strawber-
ries, currants, and the remaining three
acres to be devoted to pieplant, aspara-
gus, celery, beans, onions, sweet corn
| and other salable vegetables. This
| family of six will find all the work
/ they want to do and more, too, on this
small tract of land thus operated. Thus
conducted there will not be day in
the year when some product or other
of this farm may not be taken to town
for sale, and if intelligently operated
upon the foregoing lines, proper atten-
ton being paid to the items of crop ro-
tation and continuous and heavy fer
/ tilization of the soil, we would almost
guarantee a good living for the family,
an early payment of the mortgage and
the steady building up of comforta-
BILE bank account. This not only looks
good on paper, but it is essentially
good in practice
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Here's a point: If you empty the
warm cream from the farm separator
taken from the mornings milk into the
cold cream skinned the previous even
ing, you have done about all you could
well do to spoil the whole batch. If
you have to mix the cream, cool down
the morning product before mixing.
Don't forget this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

A successful fruit grower recommends
the blowing of the orchard just before
winter sets in as the best means of re-
tanning and conserving the melting
SHOWS and the spring rains.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

A very common mistake in the plant
ing of groves of timber around the
prairie farm homestead is to have the
belt of timber too narrow and too near
the premises. In such a case it operates
to catch the drifting SHOWS and becomes
almost nuisance. This might be en-
tirely prevented by planting another
row or two of trees out away from the
grove at distance Of fifteen or twenty
rods.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
IOWA CENTRAL RAIL WAY. :

Time OF trains carrying passengers at
Hedrick, iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901.
Going North.
No. s-St. Paul Express tdally). 1880 y. M.
No. 5-Diason City Mail (ax SUM 2:10 D. m.
No. Way Freight lex SUM-. 500 D. "a.
Going South.
No, 6-Peora Mail (Ilx Sum. ;. 1920 D. m.
No. Way Freight lex SUM-. .:4J e. m.
No. 4-Peoria Express tdaily(.. $40 a. n.
Coupon tickets on sale to all points in The
rates, folder. etc, cali on or address,
GEO: S BAT I. T.t II H H. KENNY,
Wynarshailtown. Iowa. HedrIct se p.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Agent.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.PAUL
Arrive. Depart.
Milwaukee 80. .d12:15a. M. b2:a5 am.
Chicago. Cedar Rap
IDS, etc.. :. .b1o:1o a. m. 7:o5 D. m.
Kansas City &
Southwest :. -. .b2:So a, m. d12:25 am.
Kansas City and 70,
No. 90, east pound, leaves...... 6:55 a. m.
No. "a, east bound, leaves. -. As a. n.
No. 81, west bound, leaves. 6:45 a. m.
No 81 west bound, leaves. IL 80 a M
These are frelghts leaving Ottumwe
'an'p Daily Except Sunday. Except
freight Freight trains arrive at and depart from
OFT umwa Junction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The condition of winter wheat
throughout the winter wheat growing
section has seldom been as good as it
is at the present time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Creston, ard other southwestern
Iowa cities are considering the advis-
ability of forming mi-professional
baseball league.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

Some of our most successful feeders
are coming to the conclusion that O
steer may. be more economically and
probably fed by mixing his grain ra-
ton with his roughage, the claim being
made with reason that this manner of
feeding secures a more thorough and
perfect mastication and assimilation of
the ration. This fact has been brought
prominently forward by the few men
who have fed ration of silage to their
beef cattle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
WABASH.

Arrive. Depart.
LOUIS -. -: .a6:15 m. a9:2o p. m.
A honis ~. .a7:oo p. m. as:25 a. m.
Freight trains carrying passengers be-
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Ioeas freight ..... .bS:00 p. m. d3 100 a. m
Fast freight -. .a12:t0 p. m. a2:30 o. "a.
n Daily b Except Sunday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The canneries of the west are now
making their contracts for the crop of
sweet corn for 1903. The price being
paid is So per ton, which makes it a
very profitable crop to grow. The yield
in extreme cases is as much as seven
tons per acre. To this should be added
one and half tons of choice fodder
and the further fact that the crop is in
no sense exhaustive of the soil.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The wet season of 1902 has given a
great impetus to drainage schemes of
all sorts and kinds. Many of the wet
counties Of the west are conducting
large drainage enterprises involving
the expenditure Of thousands of dol
lars to provide ample and permanent
outlets for the surplus water of their
wet areas, while thousands of men are
preparing to tile large tracts of farm
lands which such season as the past
has rendered entirely unproductiye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

A lady who this year raised over 300
ducks, whose husband kicked good
deal because, as he said, the birds ate
their heads of, made him make out a
bill for the food consumed and was
able to pay the bill and have $40 left
from the sale of the feathers which she
picked from the ducks before she sold
them. She then sold the dressed prod
uct for $3.50, no part Of which the stin-
gy old man had the nerve to ask for, or
would have got If he had asked.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
RATHER EXPENSIVE.

The government has spent the sum
of $240,000,0o0 in its effort to educate
and civilize the American Indian, and
about all it has to show for this ex-
penditure is a football team at Car
lisle Pa, and an educated squaw
wearing blanket and beads at the
Pine Ridge agency, who is an accom-
plished pianist. 1t might about as well
have tried to make watchdogs OF
wolves.
2zZg875
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

A few days since we Travelled through
a section of the west where scores of
men We're busily engaged in digging
out and hauling to the barns the shocks
of corn which were half buried in snow.
Laying aside the waste connected with
this process and viewing it simply from
the standpoint of convenience, surely
the silo has very much to recommend it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

If we wished to establish a herd of
blooded stock, we think we would wait
a little while before investing, prices
for this class of stock being at high
water mark. We look for a reaction
inside of two years, when such stock
will be more easily within reach of the
average farmer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The mineral products of the United
States loom up in large figures gold,
$TS,000,000; silver, $31,000,OO0; copper,
$s7,00oOoo; lead, $23,ooO,0o0; zinc, SILL
100000; abrasive and chemical mate
rails, $3S,000,000; clay products and ce-
ment, $239,0oO,000; coal, petroleum and
natural gas, $442, 100000 making q
grand total Of $949,0OO,OOO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13

The west should take to heart the
lesson taught by the abandoned farms
of the east--that of wanton waste of
soil fertility. This evil was not brought
about in any one year or decade but
like interest on mortgage or the prog
ress of an insidious disease worked Gu
mulatively and continuously until the
earth refused to yield her increase. The
most splendid heritage of the west lies
not in its landscape scenery, its water
ways or climate, but in the inherent
fertility of its soil, the impairment of
which is only possible by greedy and
barbarous methods of agriculture
which, unfortunately, are too often to
be found. Today the buildings on many
an eastern farm are worth more than
the LAND itself. and any effort for the
restoration of the fertility of such
farms is Of necessity exceedingly tedi-
GUS and expensive and in many cases
utterly useless. The owner of a fertile
western farm should study no question
SO closely and intelligently as how to
preserve and maintain this natural fer
tility, for, like mans reputation, it is
very hard to restore when once it is i'm
paired.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-13
ORLEANS 4 hse sa as

city for the tourist to visit Winter tour
list rates now in effect. Double daily SER
vice and fast steam-heated vestibule trains
smoking car service and ali meals enroute
in dining cars. Ask for an Illustrated
book on New Orleans
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-20

Trib cures bruises and sprains.
Elegant cherries at Davey & Maish.
DR.. Stubbs came over on yesterdays
local, returning in the evening
George Russell, the cattle king, is
spending few days in this city.
Joe Short is down from the lake He
reports the resorts as gradually fill
ing up with tourists
New pillow tops, all the latest de-
signs at Days.
Major Huffaker was among the Wis
itors of yesterday.
Dick Kirman came over on yester-
days local and returned in the even
ing.
Judge Murphy has returned from a
visit to Aurora. his old stamping
ground.
Billy Bryson and Lee Walstrum ar
rived on yesterdays passenger. They
are here looking for a fishing bee.
For Sale-A lot of second hand lum.
Der. Fit to build sheds or out houses
Inquire at this office
| For sale-A choice building lot
suitable for a small cottage. Central
ly located Will sell cheap for cash
Apply at this office. If
J. w. Holhrcols, who hos hoo~ II t,e
eastern part of the State on Z. S
court business. has returned to this
city
II. H. Beck was among the depar
lures for Reno yesterday. He eyl
dently has enough of Carson for th'
present.
For sale--A spring wagon, Has new
er been run and is made { the bes
material All iron work shop made
Will be sold cheap for cash, inquire a
Crows blacksmith shop.
Davey & Maish have received an il
, | yoica of cherries from Placer county
They are the finest yet received i
! this city. Parties desiring cherries fC
} preserving had better leave orders, a
J the crop is light and the fruit choice
You don't want to overlook the fat
1 that Ed. Burlington has all the lat
} styles of good reliable summer foo
) wear. They are all right and no be
ter anywhere and few as good. o.
lines of dress and walking shoes al
all complete.
To The Public.
Ice made of pure mountain Wat'
; delivered to all parts of the city II
- cent per pound. Leave orders
Kattleman's yard.
Lee Craven.
! Senator F. G. Newlands has pr
! sented the Chamber of CONNER
: with fifty volumes of valuable mimi
statistics and geological reports.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-20
Local News of Carson and Vicinity

Walter J. Harris was a departure
for the West on yesteray's local
Senator Martin and daughter, Miss
Reubel, were in this city yesterday.
Evan Williams is in this city Wis
itirg friends
T. B. Hickey departs for Tonopah on
this mornings south bound train.
Garfield Doane and wife have de-
parted for San Francisco.
Attorney Torreyson spent yesterday
in Dayton on legal business
Ralph Mclaughlin was air.tng the
arrivals of yesterday. He will spend
his summer vacation in this city.
The weather man tried to land a
little rain yesterday, but as usual
failed to deliver the goods
Carpenters have completed the new
porch in front of the Park hotel, and
the building will be turned over to
the painters in few days.
superintendent Broli came down
from the Comstsock yesterday He
reports the carnival booming and the
cid town putting on a new dress.
Forty-six women were arrested in
Reno last evening for violating City
Ordinance No. 4. They were each fined
So
Miss Mabel Richford, of Gardner
vile, was among the arrivals from the
West yesterday. She continued on to
her home in Gardnerville.
John Schmitt and Mr.. Atchison
both of Berkeley, who have been spend
ing a few days in this city. have re
y
Of the lake.
DR. J. w. Hymson, the opticial will
be fourd at the Arlias,ss hotel today
to all who are suffering with defec
/ tive sight
Very special. Riverside xxx flour
S1.25 for fifty pounds. Yellow cor,
meal 10 pound sack only CSC Kelly S
Arlington block.
Pearl bottom and pearl waist sets
all the latest and big assortments a
the little store two blocks back Of tn
Park hotel.
: Experts found that warrants ae
, gregating nearly $500 have been pai
twice by Thomas Warburton, treasul
er of Nye county. and he is enrout
from California to rectify the error.
The two year old son of Iva Ma
thews, a Reno prostitute, has bee
sent to the founding asylum in Oal
land, Cal.
, The next session of the Gran
, Lodge. knights of Pythias, will b
held in Reno.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-20
r Great .Irriga te
- Valleys

Valley feet sugar
millions
U.
catl
Valley Mexico. Altitude 5000 1000 It's
cattle afordng
and
Mexico Altitude
raising
Valley
culture.
in
ed SANTA
GEN PASS. OFFICE A. 7. s. RY SYSTEM
Northern CHICAGO.
The Santa Fee
The colored American., 1903-11-21
HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW CLASS
ELECTION.

The senior class of Howard Univer-
civ Law Department met Tuesday eve
ming in the law library and organized
Cor the term by electing the follow
ing officers: Mr.. Barclay Barcus,
,f Virginia, President; Mr.. N. H.
Thomas of Ohio, Vice-President; MIR.
2 Horner Hemans, of Virginia, Sec
retary; Mr.. Albertus Brown, of Ohio,
corresponding Secretary; Mr.. Edward
Hill. of Virginia, Treasurer; Mr.. JOS
eDh E. Jones, of South America, Ser
geant-at-Arms.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
DEATH OF MRS. FANNIE McGUINN.

Mrs. DR.. Walter S. Over and her sis
ters, Mrs. Jennie Alexander and Mrs.
Mamie Thompson, of this city, were
Unexpectedly summoned to their home
in Sperryville, Va, last week by the
sudden death of their beloved mother,
Mrs Fannie McGuinn, who was in
comparatively good health within a
few hours of her death.
The McGuinns are among the most
respected families of Sperryville, and
her sudden demise was keenly felt by
all who know her. The funeral servi-
ces were held last Wednesday and were
very largely attended, and the inter
ment was had at Woodville, Va, the
old homestead of the family
Mrs. McGuinn leaves a husband, Mr.
John McGuinn, and several other chill
dren than those whose names are given
above.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
WHERE IS MR.. HENSON?

Complaints are coming to this office
making inquiries as to the whereabouts
of Mr.. l. L. Henson, the author of a
book, "Iharoah's Decision" advertised
in these columns some time ago. The
writer's calm to have sent Mr.. Henson
money for the book, and that they have
been unable to hear from him. Any
person knowing Mr.. Henson's where
abouts will oblige the victims by send
ing his address to this Office.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
PRINCESS ANNE ACADEMY NEWS
NOTES.

Our Domestic Science Department is
having great success. The cooking
class has been organized; also the sew
ing class.
The Boys of Princess Anne Acad-
envy have organized their battalion
for instruction in military tactics un-
der Capt J. L. Richardson.
The girls are drilled in calisthetics
by Miss Wright.
The B. o. Bird Lyceum has organ
lied and is in an active working con-
dition. 1t is a place for the develop
ment of the literary abilities Of the
students.
Saturday, November 14th, DR.. Wat
ers, presiding elder of the Salisbury
district, paid us a visit.
E. PARKER MOORE.
The colored American., 1903-11-21

ROOMS FOR RENT.-Fine large south
front room, I'd floor, large windows
very cheerful and sunny in winter
airy and cool in summer. Also high
basement room, bay window, south
front. Fine chance for doctor. dentist
or busines sman. Neither of these
rooms have been occpuied since newly
papered, painted and furnished. Cbean
to right party. Fine location to estab-
lish permanently. Better come and
look at them. You may contemplate
change. Will rent separately.
JNO. B. HYMAN,
1415 CorcOran st. dec2O-93
The colored American., 1903-11-21
Marvellous Moving Pictures and Illustrated SONGS

Mr.. Davis appeared at First Baptist
Church, 27th street and DumbartOn
to overlooking. Played a return en-
gagement on October 20, packing the
church to the doors.
Will appear at ST. Mary's Chapel,23d
street, between G and H, on Thursday,
November 18th, in an entertainment of
two hours, Introducing the marvellous
Moving Pictures, Davis Punch and Jul
dy Show, and a high-class concert, in
which the full vested choir will sing
''The Holy City, illustrated with NOV
ing pictures.
The colored American., 1903-11-21

Our Texan exchanges are increasing
IN appearance and improving in news
service. Their growth and improve
ment are indices of the progress of the
race in the Lone Star State.
The colored American., 1903-11-21

We are now ready to arrange with
tertainments which will earn them big
money. A new and novel plan will be
arranged to enrich the treasury of your
church. If you contemplate giving an
entertainment write to us and our
manager will call and arrange terms.
A postal card will bring him to you.
If you have not considered an enter
tainment, but wish to add to your fl
nances, write u.s. Address
THE DAVIS ENTERTAINERS.
727 Third Street n. E.,
Washington, d. G.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
WEDDING BELLS.

invitations are ont announcing the
coming nuptials of Miss Mary E. Coop
er to Mr.. James w. Jackson. 1t will take
place Thursday evening, November 26,
at Z o'clock at the residence of the
bride, 1917 r street northwest. The
reception will last from s to 10 o'clock
the same evening
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Cook announce
the marriage of their daughter, May
belle, to Mr.. Edward A. Ridgeley, for
merly of this city, at st. Paul, Mimi,
at noon, November Il, 1903. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Father
Triton, at st. Peter Claver Church.
Miss Lena Holmes, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Holmes,
of l. street northwest, was united in
marriage to Mr.. Joseph Ware, eWd-
nesday evening, November 18th. The
wedding took place at the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church, Rev. Walter H
Brooks officiating. A reception was
held at the home of the brides parents,
where quite a number of friends of the
family, and of the bride and groom
assembled and spent a pleasant eve
ming. The wedding supper was q fea-
ture and was recherche The happy
couple were bounteously remembered
by their friends with a large number
of valuable and useful presents.