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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04
Much Red in Millinery.

Red will be prominent this season
in many ways. and particularly so In
millinery, from the amount Of scar
let straw, flowers, ribbons and vel
vets to be seen for this purpose. A
very pretty hat, composed Of scarlet
geraniums. has the frame covered in
tulle of equally as vivid a hue. This
is one Of the upturped models, ana
the facing is also made Of the closely
massed red flowers, with Sufficient
introductions Of the green geranium
leaves to break the color effectively.
Without appearing .%noticeably elevat-
ed, there is raised trimming OF the
clustered flowers on the left side
mixed with loops and ends of q mar
row width Of geranium-colored velvet
vibbons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

outline the edges Of the wider braids,
and a pretty braid effect is given to
the new cloth in braids Of cloth cut;
and stitched to form any design used
in braiding.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04
Tailor.made Costume.

Tailor-maae gown Of gray cloth. The
skirt is made with stitched plaits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04
An sort. 81 polls.

Dolls are quite as varied az the
human family itself. There is = golf
doll all logged out in smart goling
hnery, with a real golf club, and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24
THE RESPONSE CAME.
FACTS ABOUT OYSTER FARMS.

How We Are Fed by James Franklin Chamberlain (the Mac
Company, book children contains much noma
unfamiliar adult readers particularly
interesting chapter being oyster farming
farms says Mr. Chamberlain profitable than
those upon which and wheat raised This
duy country, but very old in parts the world
AS long the seventh century Roman knight raised for
the market and is said that the business made him wealthy
Except first few days their lives oysters prisoners,
being their
OTHER objects They grow immense numbers and crowd another
than people do in the houses In fact OF them
crowded and die.
Oyster beds found very deep water rather along the
Shore generally the mouth of The oysters often live
they the goes this
partly has them food ages When the Pilgrim
Fathers landed the shores of New England they found that the
Indians commonly all the
heaps of shells AT the Thanksgiving dinner given Amer
oysters served.
single year oyster produce a young
The young called pat of them dred
away larger
Oysters used be plentiful the natural beds that they
cheap but by gathering them all times of the year that they
had chance produce their young we'll by the catching
the themselves of the natural beds destroyed In order
to keep the supply of this food began oyster farming
The farmer prepares his farm He places
clean Shells trays bundles sticks things
themselves Then he places the young oysters pat
When trays used several placed upon another bound
together by chain. These trays
time in order gather the oysters that ready
times stakes placed in somewhat circular FORM cords attached
to the stakes and bundles of sticks fastened
way TO keep them little above bottom Young oysters
themselves to these sticks which may drawn up when proper
10 be SIX inches in length or may take them several reach
that They rapidly artificial
OF better quality than on the natural
The starh OF the greatest enemies OYSTER large
numbers OF which it destroys every year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24

with knitting needles and old man who sits on
porch waiting for some to come along.
the road short distance OF these
primitive The night coming and after
had helped machine fixed he asked me II
wouldn't like to have supper.
q accepted the invitation and while eating thunder
shower came on and the GOOD old couple said if could put up
they welcome had not ai
Of that in thirty and most gladly awaited
myself of the hospabe offer.
odme chat about people who longer in
the flesh found that the guild auld her
made the needles fly by the
lamp light wonderfully interested and entertained
after had talked about good people she asked as she
pulled off several yards of yarn from big ball
you acquainted in BROOKLYN
said very friends there, Greenwood
in Flatbush
Did YOU know Mr. Beecher" asked gave
Mr. Beecher that had heard him preach
friendest saw said the good old
Then WI knew him? asked.
stayed night house. she replied in the room
where you will sleep tonight He caught in the rain here just
have and invited him stay We didn't know who he was
the time, did we, pa?
pa If had wouldn't "a been free with
"'sdebbe not pa But you know i about
supper had been talking are
doing tonight he asked had family and always
chapter John We had just had trouble
the family And then he prayed the most beautiful prayer ever
a tickled distinctly
it sounded And then the guild auld wife pulling off more
yarn from the ball, changed her manner and laughed
You might well tell how know Mr. Beecher
said the husband
Il comm to that 1t this My husband and
had little disagreement he appealed the arb
trate the trouble. Pa tell the rest.
WELL showed him his ROOM, pa began and I put
the lamp the stand him. Stranger you might have helped
that little tiff And then he "My friend
learned long that you can't break up settin hen"
81 thought about the thing
when downstairs told what the said
that would make mad, but she laughed cried.
And the next morning, continued as the stranger
leaving asked him his and when he said Ward
Beecher remembered the Epste which tells
And about picture YOU see up
there the clock with his autograph
Beecler'
And then the needles stopped and the guild aud
wife looking seadfastly May you re
preacher yoursef?
And then was shown the slept in the same bed
which had been occupied by Henry Ward
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24

this unexpected publicity, they viii also
recognize my uniting with this Hawai-
ian sect, al a link" 10 unite these peo-
pie: consciously" to the white
world" and will hail the event with
joy, and gladly send forth their strong
thoughts of God speed and success.
The Rev. Father Kekipi is a sim
pie. honest believer in Jesus's own
teachings, and has striven earnestly
and patiently for fifty years to teach
the truth of ONE GOD. to his own
people, who, through their lack Of
knowledge. have been trying TO find
God or universal LIFE through their
many gods or fetishes. His followers
now number some two thousand, nearly
all having been sick and healed by
the simple methods of faith in Jesus's
own teachings, by prayer and the
reading of the Bible. But those who
understand the instability OF human
nature, will not be surprised that some
who have been healed, and converted
to the truth. turn back to their own
gods, while still claiming to be of his
church and through the ignorance or
lack of honest discrimination by in
dividuals as well as reporters, the just
must suffer for the unjust, and even
that is GOOD, for if LOVE is the
Divine LAW, these trials are our
discipline to bring us to ITS fulfllment.
MARY OLIVE COONRADT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24
LONG VOYAGE OF A BOTTLE
CAST ADRlFT FROM SIERRA

the coast of the far-away Philippines.
The letter was dated at Auckland. n.
L.. June %, 1903, and read IN part as
follows:
Dear Sir: In answer to the request
in the Enclosed piece of paper, write
to inform you that the bottle in which
it was found was picked up by a ma
tive woman in Falmoor Aurora Srd, in
the New Hebrides group, on the even
ing of Monday, April 9th last, at a
place called Lalangatavi, about six
miles from the north end of the 3rd on
the weather. of eastern side
HOW IT WAS FOUND.
The tide was high at the time and
the bottle had been washed ashore over
the reef. but had been cracked on the
way, as the paper was wet when found,
which accounts for its dilapidated con-
dition. The woman. who belongs to
the chief school at that end of the 3rd,
is a widow named Amelia Belle, and she
was sensible enough to hand the paper
to my senior teacher there, Simon Duni,
who gave me the paper to translate
for them. The day after it was hand
ed to me 1 baptized the women's small
nephew and, by request. called him
Claude. after you, as they wanted some
tangible remembrance of the event and
of your kind offer of e5 reward.
MEASURED THE DISTANCE.
On the arrival of our mission ship I
reported the fact to the captain, and
we went into details with the chart,
with the following rather curious re-
suits:
From your description of rate and
course we found that the bottle had
drifted in an almost due westerly di-
rection a distance of 1910 miles. This
distance had been accomplished in 81
days. giving a rate of travelling of 14,7
miles a day. OF course, it may have
Travelled farther, but the rate is suffi-
GENTLY surprising even if it came di-
rect.
After a few remarks of a persona,
nature, Mr.. Edgeill closes his letter
with this sentences: ''I need only say
in conclusion that it has been a real
pleasure to me to get these details
of the bottles journey and I trust they
may be of interest to you.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24
REV. Mr.. KEKIPrS CHURCH
BASED ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Editor Advertiser: Knowing your
broad liberation. feel free to try and
reply TO the article in your paper en-
titled. Not a Branch of Christian
Science"
Mr. W. D McCracken states facts
when he says that the Rev. ]. Kekipi's
church is in no way connected Gin
name) with any c. s. church. The
bracket is mine.
The former notice in your paper is
explained by saying that the reporter.
in trying to help the native minister.
innocently added the statement that
Rev. Kekipi's church was a branch of
the Christian Science church" and the
minister knowing that the principles
of belief were the same, saw no harm
in the statement
Many noble souls in the G. S. ranks
will feel sorry for their brothers ''un-
scientific" action. remembering full
we'll their own ordeal of being misrep-
resented. and knowing we'll that
TRUTH needs no defense. But as
agitation is education" the lovers OF
Truth care not how it is presented to
the world Therefore, as the slogan
and foundation of c. s. and all sects
of the so-called New Thought is, that
ALI. IS GOOD, thus all honest truth
seekers will see only God or Good in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24
NEVER FORGOT BEECHER.

The old farmhouse before which up horse
and haooed and asked for nights lodging becoming
New York who made trip up automobile And
the old man and who stranger all
the news in the city seen.
automobiles and coaching parties and bicycle riders have
many changes But and then where there
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24

The interesting journey OF an or
binary bottle containing a message
thrown overheard from the Oceanic
steamship Sierra in the South Seas last
winter. is told in the salt Lake Tribune
as follows:
Charles Goldberg of this city has
lust received a letter from William
II. EdgeiH, a priest in the church Of
England in the New Hebrides. and the
story OF how it came to be written is
very interesting.
THEY MADE \ BET.
On the 18th Of last January Mr.. Cold
berg took passage on the steamship
Sierra from Sydney. Australia, for San
Francisco. One day on the way over
the conversation of some of the pas
sengers turned TO the throwing over
board of bottles containing messages
and the likelihood of receiving replies
to such messages. The argument be-
came quite heated and finally Mr.. Gold
berg offered to bet s25 that If he threw
a message overheard in the manner
described. he would receive an answer
to it.
BOTTLE IS STARTED.
The bet was covered by Joseph LAWN
of St. Louis. Mo. and the following
message was prepared. sealed in an
ordinary beer bottle, and cast upon the
waves:
Thrown over s. s. Sierra, o. Steam
ship Co.'S line, Monday. Jan. &c, 1903.
six hours off Pago-Pago-I., Samoa.
coast, travelling at rate of IL
knots an hour. All well on board.
Eugene Sandow among the passengers.
The writer would be pleased to have
Under of bottle communicate with
Claude Goldberg, 81 Brunswick St. Bos-
ton, Mass, U. S. A. Reward 95. Kind
~ state where bottle was found. c.
THE RESPONSE CAME.
The incident passed entirely from
Mr.. Goldberg's mind until Saturday,
when he received a letter from his
home in Boston enclosing another let
ter bearing the Auckland, n. H., post
mark, and upon breaking the seal
found that the letter was in answer
to the note sent adrift in the bottle off
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24

This wonderful medicine has never
been equaIIed as a stomach strength
ener and health builder. 1t is the only
one to take when your system is weak
and run down and you suffer from
DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, con-
STIPATION, FLATULENCY, SOUR
STOMACH OR HEADACHE. TRY 1T.
1T will surely do you good. Be sure
to get the genuine, with our PRIVATE
DIE STAMP over the neck Of the bot
tie
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
DEATH CLAIMS WERE HIGH.
Big Hole Left in Woodmen Fund Ac
cordinu to Newspaper.

Modern Woodmen in Ottumwa may
expect a double assessment this year
according to the statement in the Mo-
line Mail. 1t says:
At the February meeting of
the Woodmen board of direct.
ors held last week death
claims to the amount of $633, 900
were allowed, the largest sum ever
paid out in a single month by the ord
er. The receipts for the month were
$520,000 leaving a deficit to be supplied
of $4,000. This reduces the balance
in the benefit fund after all liabilities
are deducted to about $4,000.
Past experience has shown that the
February claims are not the heaviest
of the year, and the head officers ex
pect that those text month will be
considerably over the above sum. This
renders it evident that had one or more
assessments been left off last year the
society would have found it necessary
to levy n and possibly two double
headers at the beginning of the year
A double-header would be something
new in the experience of the member
ship, excepting once under peculiar
circumstances, where there were buI
nine assessments made during the
year, and would probably have its eff
feet in the REIMBURSEMENT contest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
He KNEW I. |. JEBB|
OHIO ATTORNEY SAYS HE WAS
pEFRAUDED BY oTTUMWAN.
x. T. Meade of Warren, Ohio, Writes
to ottumWa Postmaster Asking for
Particulars Regarding Jebb's Case
and Telling of Previous Trouble.

A. w. Lee, postmaster, of this city,
is in receipt of a letter from one X. T.
Meade. United States special examin-
er at Warren, Ohio, stating that Tho.
mas |. Jebb, who was recently convict
ed Of forgery in this city and sent to
the p~enitentiary at FIT. Madison, de-
frauded him several years ago and
was the cause of a heavy financial set
back. He states also that he secured
a divorce for Mrs. Jebb from her for
mer husband in order that she might
marry Mr.. Jebb. Mr.. Meade's letter
follows:
Warren, Ohio, Feb. Is, 1903.
"The Postmaster, Ottumwa, Ia:
"Sir: l notice by this mornings
Pittsburgh Dispatch a brief account of
the conviction of one Thomas l. Jebb,
for forgery, and his being sent to the
penitentiary for five years.
81 would esteem it an especial fav-
or if you would send me the local pa.
pers containing a full account of the
| circumstances under which the for
gerry was committed and the facts con.
nected with the trial. l enclose two
stamps for the purpose.
Il have a special reason for desiring
to know the facts. AS a young law
yer just beginning the practice of law
and with a small family and a modest
home to protect, | acted as attorney
for Mr.. Jebb for a number of years,
and at an unfortunate moment went
on his bond as agent for the Manhat.
tan Life Insurance Co., it being under.
stood that | should only be asked to
remain on the bond until his brother
could come and give a new bond. In
four months his books were found
short over $4,000 and my home was
sold to make up the amount. l also
secured a divorce for his wife from
her first husband SO she could marry
him. l will appreciate your kindness
if you will forward these papers to
me. Very respectfully,
tx. T.. Meade,
~. S. Special Examiner.
Warren. Ohio
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
SIMPSON Man WlNS|
is GIVEN FIRST IN INTER-coL.
LEGIATE CONTEST.
Roy TalIey Carries Off Honors in Ora.
toricaI Battle at Enthusiastically
1000 People Listen to Students
Program.

Oskaloosa, Feb. 2S.-(Special)-Roy
Talley, representing Simpson college
at Indianola was given the decision in
the intercollegiate %oratorical contest
held here last evening. In the pres
ence of 1000 people, including large
delegations of students, the orators
from eight of the institutions that are
members of the state association bat
tied here last evening for the honors.
The occasion was thoroughly charac-
terized by a large amount of student
enthusiasm. Eight colleges of the
state were represented on the pro-
gram and each contestant was greet.
ed with appropriate applause. College
yells and songs were i~nterspersed in
an informal manner throughout the
program.
Mr.. Talley of Simpson, who was Civ.
en- first place by the judges, spoke on
the subject of "Anglo-Saxon Suprem-
acy." Other places awarded to the
contestants were:
Second place was won by Miss r
Belle McCord of Cornell college, ora.
ton, Martin Luther"
Third place, Thorwaldsen Riser,
Iowa college, Grinnell, Grafton, Hugo
G%rotius; His Personality"
Fourth, Davis G. Hall, Morning Side
college, Sioux City, 1.-TWO Eagles"
Fifth, Miss Grace Burgess, Upper
Iowa, Fayette, "Wilberforce, Africa's
Champion"
Sixth, Judson A. Piper, Iowa Wesley
an, Mt. Pleasant, Hero Of a Lost
Cause"
Seventh, Arthur o. Knapp, Coe col
lege, Marion, Twentieth Century
Progress"
Eighth, David c. Miller, Lenox, Hop
kinton, Typical American Patriots"
The contest judges We're:
On delivery-George E. MacLean Of
the State university, Senator j. j
Crossley of Winterset, Senator Wal
lace of Eldora, Rev. DIR. A. E. Craig O
Ottumwa, Rev. a. C. Kaye of Oskaloo
sa, taking the place of N. E. Kendall
detained at home by illness.
On thought and composition-R. l.
Kelly of Richmond, Ind; DR.. E. D
Mitchell of Ohio, ]. w. Jarnagin o.
Montezuma, John Cownie of Des
Moines, Mrs. N. W. Macy of Harlan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Large Number of Additional Rural
Routes.

Washington, Feb. 27. - Rural free
delivery to be established April L:
Bentonsport, Van Buren, county
two carriers; length of route, AZ
miles; area covered, As square miles;
population to be served, 1,017. Post
Office at Pierceville to be discontin--
ued.
Birmingham, Van Buren, county -
Two carriers; length of route, ASH
miles: area covered, AN square
miles; population served, 1,055. Post.
office at Winchester to be discontin.
ued.
Charlottesville, Washington coun.
ty-Two carriers; length of routes, 4S
miles; area covered, 36A square
miles; population served, 905.
Pennington, Van Buren, county =
One carrier; length of route, 231a
miles; area covered, sc square miles;
population served, 1870. Postoffice at
Denmark to be supplied by rural
carrier.
Milton, Van Buren, county-Two car
riers; length of routes, A miles; area
covered, 39k square miles; population
served, 1856.
Selma, Van Buren, county-One car
rier; length of route, 22h miles; area
covered, % square miles; population
served, 500.
Postmasters experimentation, Pa
10 Alto county, o. Christopherson, vice
Thomas e. Sheo, resigned; Folsom
Mills county, ]. w. Jones, vice G. e
King. resigned. Prole, Warren coun-
ty, w. E. Bramhall, vice Oren Alex
ander, resigned.
Rural letter carriers appointed -
Luana, Carrie Hilas, c. Burnham, sub
stitute May Burnham, Loveland;
Loveland. Oscar e. Copeland, substi-
| tute Henry c. Copeland; Mondamin
]. Schuyler Arbaugh, substitute
Charles Likenbeard; Mondamin, Has
son Fl. Morrow, Thurman, Robert S
Husband, substitute Mrs. Cora Hus
band.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
[. c. HoRNER DISAPPEARS.
EddyviIIe Man Leaves on Visit and
Fails to Return,

From Wednesdays Daily.
Eddyville, Feb. % (S%pecial.)-
Leaving home on the pretense of Wis
ting his mother in Moravia for a few
days, L. C. Horner. who for the past
year has conducted a drug store in
this city, has mysteriously disappear
ed and no trace of him can be found.
Today the people of this city be-
came concerned at his long absence
and an attempt was made by them to
locate him in Moravia. but they were
informed that he was not in that city.
Mrs. Horner, wife of the man who
has disappeared, and her son have
been spending the winter in Califor-
MIA, and it is believed by some of the
EddyviIle people that he has gone
to the west.
Mr.. Horner came to this city about
two years ago and engaged in the
drug business. AS far as is known all
his accounts are in good shape and the
people of the community are at a loss
to account for the strange disappear.
ance,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
VISITED WITH RICHARDS.
Nephew of Ex-Deputy Marshal Says
He Will Return.

Des Moines, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaD -
Information received here today indi-
Gated that information concerning the
return of ex-Deputy United States
Marshall w. A. Richards, has been
verified here. Davis, a nephew of Rich
ards, states that he was with his I'M
Gle in Omaha last Sunday and that he
may return to Des Moines tomorrow
and at farthest in a day or two.
He states that Richards will be ac-
companied by a bondsman to Knox
Vile, who will be ready to draw mon
ey to any sum necessary to secure
the release of Richards.
Richards admits that perhaps his
disappearance and the concealment of
his whereabouts was indiscreet.
Richards positively denies that he
had any connection with the Hamilton
holdup.
In regard to his refusal to disclose
the identity of Baird, Richards states
that when he happened to run across
Baird who was seriously wounded, the
latter begged that he would not dis
close his identity as he was dying.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Susanna (Tharp) Chichester
was born in Louis county, West Vir-
ginia, January 20, 1922, and died Feb
ruary Is, 1908, aged 81 years 16 days.
She was united in marriage to Kodak
Chidester March IL, 1870. They emf
grated to Iowa February, 1849. To
this union was born fourteen children,
eleven surviving. Ten were present
at the funeral at Bethel church, Feb
ruary 81. She united with the Baptist
church at the age of Is years. She
afterwards united with the Methodist
church at Bethel and lived a consist
ent Christian life until death. The
funeral was preached by G. A. Nc
Campbell. Interment was made at
Bethel cemetery. xxx.