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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09

precaution taken in moving goods and pro-
lection Of property, the damage Is not
as much as in many places, but ls approx
imately as follows:
Loss to the city in sidewalks, washed
streets, ETC., $4,000.
Total loss of water and light plant, $1O,-
600.
lesser residences situated in the lower
part of the city are very much damaged.
the water covering two and one-half
blocks, the entire length of the town, SO
that 1t is impossible to estimate the dam
age done to the property Of the business
interests.
The Wormley philo company loss is
about 5000.
H. H. Disbrow, $500.
William Scott, timer, tools, total
loss.
N. Eastman Lumber company, to stock,
$4,000 to $4,000; buildings, $1,000; COW
cred by insurance.
J. T. Daugherty, Implements, $1,000.
]. N. Hendrixon, shoemaker, total
loss.
G. W. Davidson, $1,000.
Clemens and Clark. stock, $5.J.
Clemens building, $500.
w. A. Duckworth & Son, stock, 500;
building, $1,000.
J. N. Morton, stock, light, $500; building
$500.
Barker restaurant, $500.
Evans and Davidson, furniture, light,
J. s. strlckllng, stock. light, $500; build.
Ing, $500.
]. II. overman, stock. $1,000; building,
Lamphere, stock, $500.
]. w. Lapsley & Co., stock, $500.
Mrs DeHart, building, $500.
Manning COmmernfol pnmn1uy. stock
$1,000; building, $500.
Jackson Drug and. Commission company,
stock, $500; building, $500.
Lawson and Jenksen, stock. $1,000.
D. c. Petit, hardware, $500.
]. N. Morton, building, 500. :
Dyer, butcher, 500.
RegurB& Jones. BARRIERS, $50.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09
THE COST OF LIVING
Investigation of Cost of Flour Sugar and Coffee Shop
Decline in Prices Since 1880.
Decline in Prices Since 1880.

The cost of necessities is cheaper to
the consumer today than ever before.
To erase the impression that the cost
OF living Is increasing and show the
rallacy OF the contention, it is only
necessary to compare the present
prices with those of the past.
1t may be conceded that there is be-
ing more money spent by the people
OF the United States for living, but this
concession may be made only with the
statement that all of this additional
money is being spent for Injuries rath.
er than for any of the necessities.
With the statement that the cost of
living has been enhanced there ap-
pears to have gone out the impress
sion that this is the case with the ne
cessities of life. Without an attempt
to investigate conditions this conten-
ton has been accepted by large mum.
Der of people.
1t is interesting to note that on three
OF the staples of life concerning which
careful inquiry has been made, prices
are lower now than they were on the
same articles in 1900 Flour, one OF
the most important articles of food
among the people of this country, may
be bought at prices ranging from 10
to 70 cents less on each 50-pound sack
than it could three years ago. Gran.
ulated sugar. household staple. in
the first year of the century was sold
at the rate of Is pounds for 81, while
today Ottumwans can get 1S pounds of
the same article for 81. If the com.
parison of prices is carried farther
back it will be found that the differ
ence in the cost of these articles is
even greater The per cent of decrease
in the past three years varies from 10
to rs per cent on flour but if compar-
ison is made with the cost of this
article in 1880 decrease of a little
over 46 per cent will be found to
exist.
In order to arrive at a conclusion
as to the relative cost of some of the
necessities of life the Courier has com.
piled n table of prices on flour, sugar
and coffee. BEGINNING with the year
1850, we have from the files of this
paper and from the advertisements of
grocers, found in its issues, taken
the prices on these articles in five-year
periods.
In the Ottumwa market reports of
1880 prices are given on spring wheat
and fall wheat -four. 1t might be well
to state here that all the quotations
made on -four refer to fifty pound
sacks The minimum prices given in
that year are on snring wheat flour
which range from s1.40 to s175 per
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09

A. L. Maddix, barber, $40.
Mrs. c. c. Cone, millinery, $50.
Stella Sloan, $500. -.
b. Wilson, $500 to $500.
w. e. Fosnot, building, $500. -
E. Roberts, drugs, 5000.
Funk Il Walker, flour, 500.
Postofice building, $50
w. 3. Davis, stock, 500; buildings,
500.
Maltby Valentine, $500 to $4,000.
Building total loss.
Thomas & Sons, livery, $50.
e. w. Peacock, 5000.
The water is now receding rapidly and
the city is well organized for both prop
erty and lives and the work Of clearing
the wreck and sanitary precautions are
following the receding waters.
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also gives proof to the argument that
the cost of the necessities of life is
not as high as in former years. Gran
ulated sugar was taken for the COM
parison and it was found that in 1880
the Ottumwa market quotations on
white sugar was 124 cents per pound
or between seven and eight pounds
for 81. 1t might be well to note here
that in this year Orleans sugar, a
grade that has almost been forgotten
and is little used at the present time,
was quoted at cents per pound. In
1885 the value of the article was some
what lower, it being quoted at IL
pounds for 81. In 1890 81 would still
buy only IL pounds of the granulated
article. In the year 1895 the great
est reduction is noted when the quo.
tation on sugar was made at 10 pounds
! for 81. This was only for a short
time and is the only exception found
to the decline in prices since 1880.
The year 1900 is often referred to
by those who are advancing the ar
gument that living is more expensive
at the present time than formerly. but
in that year the Ottumwan's dollar
could buy only Is pounds of granulated
sugar while today the grocers of the
city are selling 1S pounds Of granulat
ed sugar for that dollar.
There is probably not family in thu
city of Ottumwa but uses coffee,
SO that, in the consideration of tho
cost of living. the prices on this artf
Gle will be of interest. There are sc
many grades of coffee that it is somg
what difficult to make a perfectly satit
factory comparison. In looking owe
the quotations for the past twenty
three years, we believe that the mos
just comparison can be made on thu
| minimum quotations In the market
for 1880 the only F-ices given were or
green and roasted coffee at II cent?
| per pound. In the other years reviews
ed the lowest quotations made on coz
fee were on the Arbuckle's brand ana
were: 1885, II cents; 1890, % cents;
| 1895, 25 cents; 1900, Is cents. In a
conversation with a grocer of this city
today he stated that Arbuckles coffee
was still on the market and was being
sold today for II cents per pound. He
stated that there was better grade OF
coffee that was selling at Is cents pei
pound, and this price we take for ust
in comparison.
For the reference of the people VIZ
persent herewith a table of the mini |
mum and maximum prices on flour an6f
| the quotations on sugar and coffee {
taken in five year periods:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09
of your 40 years task-state reunited
q 1,on1,ln

of your 40 years task-state reunited
and reunited people.
And now, let fresh, sweet flowers be
carried to every cemetery and laid ten
derly on the graves of your comrades
who lie sleeping there, and on the
grave of any other soldier there rest
Ing, who in life followed the flag you
love; and If former foeman's grave
you chance to find you will lay some
flowers thereon. / know not, because
he was brave manly man, and when
you are gone the way of all the earth
other hands, some of them once lifted
in battle against you, it may be, will
bear, fresh, sweet flowers to the graves
where your worn out bodies lie resting
and tenderly leave them there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09

will be one hundred and seventy-f1vI
feet in height and will cost $4,000.
is being constructed of radial brick
The station itself is being built b|
the days work system, the inmates BID
ing employed to do the work Work oil
a hospital building at this place is ais
in progress. This will be fire-prod
building and will cost about $40 ,OO0."
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Strikes at Their Root.

Many dangerous diseases begin in
impure blood. Electric Bitters purifies
the blood, and cures, or no pay. Only
Soc. =. B. CLARK.
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Don't couqh All NIuht.

Restful sleep follows use of Dr.
Kings New Discovery. the best lung
cure in the world. No cure, no pay,
SOC, $1.00. F. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09

No corset is of proper fit without
physical culture.
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RoBBER SHOOTS.

O11FIIdI11dIi 0UJeOto 10 1eH1g nUUUeu
and Is Wounded.
Boone, May 20 John Kee,
Chinese laundryman of this
place, was held up at the Mil,
waukee depot and robbed of $3.50. He
resisted the robber and the latter shot
him, but 1t is not thought the wound
will prove fatal. His assailant escap-
ed and is unknown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-09

Stops the Cough and Works OFF the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure. no
pay. Price, rs cents.
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Read the Courier for news.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Triumph of Modern Surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the
human body by surgery. Organs are
taken out and scraped and polished
and put back, or they may be removed
entirely; bones are spliced; pipes take
the place of diseased section of veins;
antiseptic dressings are applied to
wounds, bruises, burns and like in.
juries before inflammation sets in,
which causes them to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time
required by the old treatment. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same
principle. 1t is an antiseptic and
When applied to such injuries, causes
then, TO heal very quickly. 1t also
allays the pain and soreness. Keep a
bottle Of Pain Balm in your home and
it will save you time and money, not to
mention the inconvenience and suffer
ing which such injuries entail. For
sale by II. H. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Hot Weather Weakness.

If you feel tagged out, listless and
lacking in energy, you are perhaps suf.
fering from the debilitating effects of
summer weather. These symtoms in.
dicate that tonic is needed that will
create healthy appetite, make diges-
tion perfect, regulate the bowels and
i'm part natural activity to the liver.
This, Herbine will do; it is tonic, lax
ative and restorative. II. j. Freegard
Propr. Grand View Hotel, Cheney,
Kansas, writes: 81 have used Herhine
for the last ~ years, and nothing on
earth can beat it. 1t was recommend
ed to me by DR.. Newton, Newton, Kan.
sas." SOC at H. H. Watkins drugstore.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Recent discoveries in the Mud
Springs country prove conclusively
that mining was carried on in that re-
gion long before the discoveries in the
Cerbat range of mountains. Old cab.
ins and ruins of early work have been
found, one southwest of Burns Spring
and the other between Burns Spring
and Mud Spring. An old arastra was
also found that showed great deal of
use, the floor rocks of the mill being
very much worn. Tradition has il that
in that country there is gold mine
fabulously rich that was worked in the
early sos, and that far down on the
mesa the country was covered with
lead float. None of these mines have
been found, although many have pros
pected for them in the past twenty
years.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Thrown from a Wagon.

Mr.. George X. Babcock was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised.
He applied Cham mberlain's Pain Balm
freely and says it 10 the best liniment
he ever used. Mr.. Babcock is a we'll
known citizen of North Plain, Conn.
There is nothing equal to Pain Balm
for sprains and bruises. 1t will effect
a cure in one.third-the time required
by any other treatment. For sale by
II. H. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20


DR.. William Winthrop Belts, one of
the best known physicians In the south
west, died at the Christian Hospital,
Los Angeles, last Tuesday morning of
Brieht's disease. DR.. Belts was we'll.
known In Kingmsn, having passed con.
siderable time ia this county couple
of years ago. He was considered an
authority on climate and wrote many
articles for medical journals on the
subject. Several years ago he made an
exhaustive investigation of the effects
of uill dust on operatives in the De la
Mar mill, aud showed that the dust
was fatal in every case. He was of a
bright and cheerful disposition and
this fact, no doubt, prolonged his life.
Prior to his death he tried to interest
the Santa Fe railroad company in the
erection Of sanitarium near Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

G. W. Brown, general manager Of the
Mohave & Milltown railroad, is adver,
tisiDg for 500 men to work on the grade
Of that road between the Leland mine
and the mill. Teams and teams sters
are also wanted besides rockmen aud
carpenters. Good wages are paid and
board only u cents per day. Applca.
tion should be made to the general
manager at Needles.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

DR.. j. P. Wallace has had the Tele
graph and other mines of the Mon.
mouth Development company, on Bur.
ro Greek, surveyed for patent. Deputy
Mineral Surveyor, P. McCardell, did
the field work.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Driven TO Desperation.

Living at an out of the way place, re-
mote from civilization, family is
often driven to desperation in case Of
accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts.
Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in supply
of Bucklen's Arnica Sslve. It's the
hest on earth. 25c, at II. H. Watkins
Drug store.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Great Work of Scipio Craig

After Years of booming aud boosting
Scipio Craig, the brilliant editor of the
Redla nds Citrograph, one of the hand
soonest and newsiest journals in the
United States, has gotten under way a
movement for the merging of all the
old water interests and the develop
ment of new water sources In and
around the beautiful little southern
California city of Redlands. Editor
Craig has been untiring in his work
for better water system for Redlands
and the development of additional
water for the use of the farming com
munity in the valley. His work ap-
pears to be bearing fruit and soon that
region will be blessed with a splendid
and adequate supply of sparkling pure
water.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

II is reported that George Hanson
has discovered vein of gold ore, about
FIVE miles north the Pilgrim camp,
that shows wonderful ore. The vein
is large one and prospects for sew
eral hundred feet in length. Shafts
in nun Der of places and good re-
suits found. Walter Brown is inter.
ested in the find.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Tax on Babies.

Extreme hot weather is great TAX
upon the digestive power OF babes
when puny and feeble they should oe
given a few doses of Whites Cream
Vermifuge, the childrens tonic. ~
will stimulate and facilitate the diges
ton of their food, so that they soon
become strong, healthy aud active
25c at II. II. Watkins drugstore.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

The following letters remain dead in
the Kingman Office. Leo A. Scowden,
James Weaver, Miss Act. Redlsnd,
Fred Gallagher. Thos. Mcdonald, Chas.
Brown. Manuel Luyilto.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

G. NJ. Charter, of the Gold Road
com pany, and Sheriff Lovin, visited
the O'Dea-Dempsy mines last Satur,
day. An examination was made of the
mines and a proposition, we under
stand, was made for the purchase of
the property. The mines are said to
be sho wing up wonderfully rich.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

f. L. and A. ID. Walker, of the Cy-
clopic mine. were in Kingmau a few
days ago. These gentlemen reside in
Minneapolis, Mimi, aud are here look
ing after the interests of their father
in this property.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

In the drifts from the l60.foot level
of the Climax mine, Paymaster Basin,
a big body of ore is being opened up
that gives great average values ia both
gold and copper. The drifts will be
carried in considerable distance and
crosscuts driven from wall to wall
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Charles Lynch, who has contract
on the G. o. ID. mine, was in Kingman
few days ago. He reports that the
ore bodies in that property increase
with every foot of work done on them
The values are in gold and sufficiently
high and extensive to warrant the in
stallstion of big milling plant.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

DR.. III. III. Smith, Fred Fenkle and
W. M. Melton, of Hudson, New York,
arrived in Kingman Tuesday last and
have gone out to the Great West mine,
in which property they are heavily in.
terested. The gentlemen propose to
remain at the mine for some time.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Last evening the Iudian school, at
Truxton Canyon, held its com nence
ment exercises, which were attended
by number of the people of Hack.
berry and Kingman. Mrs. Ida Crozier
and her niece, Miss Mabel g. Steen,
went up yesterday to be present at the
exercises. They will visit with Mrs.
G. e. Bowers, at Truxton ranch, before
returning to Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Wanted for Railroad Work-Leland
Mine.

w
Mine.
100 teams with harness, 2Os per
month and feed.
500 men at the following prices:
Transfers, 4Os per month aud board
Rockmen, 35Os per day of 9 hours.
Carpenters, 4s per day of 8 hours.
White laborers % per day of 10 hours.
Mexicans and Indians LBS per day
of 10 hours.
Board of men IS cents per day. Com
Portable quarters furnished. Cool
nights. Apply at office of Mohave q
Milltown Ry Co., Cottage Hotel Annex,
Needles, California.
G. w. Brown,
General Manager.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Mr. Nelson is getting his mill, locat
ed across the river from the old Sena.
tor mill, Ia shape for work. He has a
good vein of ore to draw from and it
is expected that the venture will be a
snccess
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

The wild scramb BILE for lands over on
the Mohave desert was not one of the
incidents connected with the opening
to settlement of more than one million
acres of land by the government. The
land was originally EN- braced 10 the
land grant to the Southern Pacific rail.
road and was declared forfeited by an
act of congress and returned 10 the
pa bile domain the first Of Juue. News.
papers and magazines in the east at
tempted to get up rush to the newly
opened lands, but the papers of the
desert country frowned down the
movement Until government water
storage is assured these lands will re
main part and parcel of the great Cal.
ifornia desert.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

j. r. Livingstone and wife arrived in
Kingman few days ago from Indiana.
Mr.. Livingstone is manager of the
Gold Road store for Lovin and Withers
and departed for that place late in the
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Livingstone we're
recently welded and they received
warm congratulations upon their ar
rival in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Mrs. James Dundon and daughter,
Miss Lille, we're in Kingman from
Ger bat yesterday.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

r. Won want juicy steak, delicious
mutton chop, good chop of pork or
orvtbinO in the lines of cured meats
90 to the Kingman Meat Market
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

j. H. Book and E. II. Harrison have
gone to the Sheeptrail country to ex.
anime a mining claim owned by Mr..
Harrison, j. G. Hughes, |. NJ. George
and others. They will be gone about
a week. The Sheeptrail country is re-
ceiving considerable notice from min
ing men and It Is thought that num-
ber OF the properties will soon be taken
over and worked by large force of
men.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

A. j. Pickerel, who has bond on the
Mcguire mines south of Kingman,
came 10 yesterday morning and is taxi
ing look at the work now being car
ried on iu the mines.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

LOST-In Kingman, about the 10th
of this month, pair of aluminium
rimmed spectacles. Finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving same at
this office.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

A. w. Dunn, who was formerly a
resident of Mineral Park, visited sew.
eral days this week in Kingman. Mr.
Dunn is an old friend of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. II. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

William Heimrod came over from
Mineral Park few days ago to meet
an agent of the insurance company
and have the loss OF his building by
fire adjusted.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Another car "Diamond M" -four just
received. Join the army Of bread max
ers who are using this celebrated -four.
GADDIs q PERRY Co., Agents.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

George Russell died at the County
hospital last Saturday. Deceased has
been resident of this county for more
than thirty years coming here in the
early seventies. He was miner and
cattleman for years until old age
forced him to retire from hard work.
He was quiet, inoffensive man, uni
versally liked by the people surround
ing him.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

The Elks' Building company are
having large lot of lum Der hauled to
the site Of their new building and work
will be commenced on the foundation
next Monday.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

A whim is to be installed at the Earl
mine, Stockton Hill, and a shaft start.
ed. The tunnel will be run ahead as
fast as possible and crosscuts made on
the vein.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20
Work on the Treasure Hill mines is
progressing nicely.

Paige & Moore, the new proprietors
Of the City Stables, have removed from
Jerome with their families and will
make Kingman their residence in fu
ture. They are very nice people and
Kingman is to be congratulated on ac
quiring them as residents of the town.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Mrs. S. B. Metcalfe and children de-
parted for Los Angeles last Wednes-
day evening and will visit with her par
ents for a month or more.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Peter Caffery has gone to work on
the north extension of the old Cincin
natl mine, where good ore has been
found. The vein is of good size ana
carries values in gold and lead.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

II. r. Duryee aud wife of Redlands,
who have been visiting among the
mines of the Cerbat country for week
past, came to Kingman Wednesday
afternoon and departed the following
morning for the eastern states, where
they will visit several months. Mr..
Duryee is interested in the Frontier
Exploration company and expressed
himself we'll pleased with the work so
far done on the property of the CON
pany in the Cerbat country.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Cal L. Wilson, who has been in
charge of the mines of the Enterprise
mining com pany for six mouths past,
has resigned his position and will do
extensive work on mining claim
owned by himself in the Grant & Me.
Geary Wash country. The mine was
at one time worked for its gold values,
the ores being worked in AL arastra
and big results obtained.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

Sumner Beecher returned the first
of the week from Pasadena, where he
has been attending the Polytechnic
Institute.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

John Barry came in from Los An
geles yesterday morning aud went out
to Chloride, where he is heavily inter.
ested in mining.
Mohave County miner., 1903-06-20

George Psyne,a Santa Fe engineer,
was crushed beneath his engine last
Saturday evening, while oiling up,
The engine was standing on a side
track at Franconia, when from some
cause it moved ahead, and the unfor.
tunate man tried to get ont between
the drivers and was caught aud crush.
ed. He leaves wife and two children.