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Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Gerald-This will be the last time I
shall ever propose 10 you. Geraldine
Then l suppose l shall have to accept
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

THE BEST RESULTS IN srARCHINo
can be obtained only by uqng Defiance
Starch. besides getting I = more for
same money-Eo cooking required.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

The Father-My daughter. sir. must
have. the same amount of money after
suitor-I wouldn't deprive her OF Il for
anything,
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

II smoking interferes with your work.
"Quit working'-and smeise Baxters
Bu1lhead-5-cent cigar.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

NOT A FISH STORY.
Baxter's Bulihsad cigar ns a. coed Q oc
omoke ~ you can hnd.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

A Denver man probably has the largest
mouth on record. He says there are
three acherS in it.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

What DO you charge for 10 cents worth
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Money is king-and at the same
time a very interesting subject.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

The consolidation Of the countryj
schools, a subject which has awakened
good deal of interest during the past
two years, is not making very rapid
Roadway. There are serious objections
connected with it, not the least oil
which is the removal from the commu-I
nifty of the schoolhouse which underl
the present system serves as a gather
ing place for the people Of the district
Then there is the transference of the
management of local educational af-l
fairs into the hands Of comparative
strangers far away, all of which,
amounts to deprivation of the right
of local self government, which lies att
the very foundation of our republicans
institutions. The consolidation of coun-
try schools should never be enforced1
where it is at all possible to maintain|
the district school under the present.
system and at the same time secure
competent teachers. j..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
SETTING our A HEDGE.

A good many Of our readers, both in
town and country, may want to set
out some sort of a hedge next spring.
There are two or three things of impor-
lance connected with this undertaking.
one, the proper selection of tree or
shrub to be used for this purpose; an,
other, to see that only young and
healthy trees are used, and, third, to
give such hedge the proper care when
planted. We know of nothing that
makes better hedge, taking beauty,
and hardness into consideration, than
the common red cedar. The trees when
planted should not be more than eight
or ten inches high, should be thick and,
bushy and well rooted and be set not
more than foot apart. After the first
year they should be carefully trimmed
so as to thicken them up close to the
ground and thus form solid base for
the future hedge. This cannot be done
if trees of any size are used. After the
trees are well rooted keep them
mulched, and the future success of the
hedge will depend wholly upon the care
used in trimming it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
A BAD INFLUENCE.

In early days when the prairie re-
gions of the west were first settled it
came about that nearly all of the
choice tracts of timber were gobbledl
up by land spectators, leaving the set
tiers on the prairie without fuel and
fencing which they could obtain law-
fully. 1t did not take very long to-
place these tracts of spectators tim
Der lands in the minds of these set
tiers outside of the operation of both
the moral and civil law. This bust
ness had demoralizing effect upon|
the settlers. We know of one COM
munity where not until the last stick
of spectators timber was gone was it
possible to maintain any kind of a re-
ligious service. After the timber was
gone church was built, and the men
who stole the timber are now bright
and shining lights therein. $50 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
Siaourney.

Sigourney, Jan. 24.-Marriage Ii
censes We're issued yesterday by Clerk
McVicker to Edward e. Hanson, %,
and Tillie Vogel, 10; Allan F. Marquis.
"A, and Oma Reinier, 81.
high class musical entertainment,
lnterspersed with good recitations,
was given at the opera house last eve
ming by the laules of the Presbyterian
church. The house was crowded and
the program was well carried out The
proceeds go for the benefit of the
church.
Rassie Griffin was at Chicago on
business couple of days.
The high school declamatory con-
test will be. given at the new high
school building auditorium on Thurs
day evening, January 20. This prom
Uses to be very interesting entertain
ment. The contestants have been in
special training for some weeks.
F. l.. Goeldner was married on We'd
nesday of this week to Miss Virginia
McElwea of Chain of Rocks, Mo. 1t
is announced that they will be at
home after February 10. Mr.. Goeld-
ner is leading attorney in Sigourney.
Cicero Dobie is at Colfax.
Ed Brannon, an old settler of this
county, died at his home, two miles
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
Abba.

Abba, Jan. 24.-At the opening of
court this morning at $3.50 o'clock
Attorney John T. Clarkson began his
plea for the state in the case against
Tom Smith, who is charged with MUIR
der. 1t is probable that Judge Sloan
will hold an extra session of court to-
night, so that the case can be finished
and given to the jury.
e. M. Robertson of ST. Louis is in
town on business.
Harry X. Spencer of Oskaloosa is
transacting business in town today.
Allie Erskin of Kirkviile is visiting
at the John T. Clarkson home today.
Miss Edith Sterrett and Miss Mar
garet Smith of Cskaloosa are visiting
Hazel Hawkins and Francis Doner
this week.
d. M. Watkins, who lives southwest
Of town, is transacting business in
town this morning.
w. J. COPYRIGHT of Fremont, Neb.,
was an Abba visitor yesterday.
George S. Tucker of Peoria is trans
acting business in town today.
Marriage license was issued yester-
day by the. clerk of the district court
to Judson l.. Merritt, aged "a, of
Pleasantville, and Miss Kathryn Me-
randa, aged 49, of Knoxville.
Arthur Wagner of Burlington was
in town yesterday on business.
j. C. Jacks of st. Louis is transact.
ing business in town today
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

in Pekay, after a two or three weeks
illness from paralysis. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Pekay church
and interment was made in the Kirk
vile cemetery. Her husband was
killed about three years ago in the
mines at Keb. She leaves also a son
at Ottumwa. She was about 65 years
old.
Mrs. w. A. Waugaman, who has been
SO seriously i'll, is slowly improving,
being able to take liquid nourishment.
The scarlet fever cases. at last &C.
counts, were all improving.
Mrs. L. G. Turner, who has been ill
with pneumonia and Miss Mary O'Con-
ner, who suffered an attack of appen-
dicitis, are both improving, the latter
having been able to sit up for few
days.
W. G. Berry, who has been ill with
heart trouble, on Wednesday showed
little if any improvement.
The show, MY Friend From Arkan-
saw" Tuesday evening was quite well
attended and gave good satisfaction.
They had ten actors and the play con-
sisted of four acts, lasting from s till
1910 o'clock.
The Court of Columbian Circles met
in the Palace hall Tuesday night to
install new officers, but owing to some
of the officers not appearing, the in
stallation was postponed till the even
ing of February 8, the next regular
meeting night. At that time the SUI
preme president, A. c. Elliott, of Tip
ton, will be present, and the installa-
ton will be public. All members are
not only requested to be present, but
also to tell their friends to come, and
hear an interesting talk by Mr.. Elliott
on fraternalism.
VIM. Allison, the mail carrier from
the postoffice to the depots, was taken
ill Wednesday with chills An error
occurred in these items few days
ago, wherein it said that Mr.. Allison
went to Missouri. He only went as
far as Ottumwa and returned.
Mrs. Ola Carr, of Pekay, has been
quite i'll for a lew days but is improv-
ing.
Ottumwa business callers Monday
were Mrs H. ]. Wing, Miss Jessie
Harper, w. w. belong and A. ]. Gard
ner.
Mrs. NJ B. McNeese and daughter,
Fern, went to Oskaloosa Wednesday
morning on short visit with friends
Walter Lafferty went to Ottumwa
Wednesday on business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
Pleasant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, Jan. 21.-D. A. Hag-
erty and George Cornell spent Sunday
on Sorghum Ridge.
Mrs. S. j. Peden visited Mrs. John
Correll on Monday.
Frank Brooks is helping Otis Crist
husk corn.
John Cornell Jr., visited John Peden
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nancy Kendrick visited with
Mrs. Corda Crist on Monday.
There has been no school at the
Pleasant Grove schoolhouse on ac-
count of the illness of the teachers
father, E. S. Hoffstatter of Floris.
Mrs. Lora Hagerty visited with Mrs.
Correll on Sunday.
William Brooks went to Ottumwa
one day the first of the week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

north of Sigourney, at 10 o'clock yes.
terday morning. He was about Is
years of age, and had been sick with
eczema for three years. The funeral
will be at the home at IL "a. m. Sun.
day, and the body will be inferred in
West cemetery.
VIM. Ruby and VIM. Castor, his
son-in-law, of Jackson township have
moved into Sigourney, purchasing the
John hoffman property.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

| Keb, Jan. 21.-The mines are being
operated nearly full time as they run
every day until the mines get cleaned
up.
Thomas Richards moved his family
to Ottumwa last week where he will
work in the Phillips mine.
| Henry Davis departed for 1ndianap-
oils on Saturday to attend the miners
convention.
John P. Whites quarterly report
for the U. M. w. A. district 13 Qowa)
| shows the above organization to have
eighty-four organized locals with 12,-
600 members. He has received during
the past three months $7,SS099 and
disbursed $6,215.72, in treasury ST.
| 500.
John Bennett and wife transacted
business in Pekay on Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Davis spent Saturday in
Ottumwa shopping.
| Edward Fowler, in company with
James Shevlin, superintendent of the
mines, made a tour of the mines on
Friday Mr.. Fowler expresses himsel
well pleased with the project of coal
| in Keb for the future, also the man
agement.
George Holt, travelling salesman for
the Iowa and Illinois coal company,
was in town on Friday on business.
The Courier correspondent acknowl-
edges the receipt of five copies of the
United States geological survey,
through the courtesy Of Hon. Charles
D. Wolcott, also volumes 1 and 2 OF
the reports of the bureau of ethnology
through the courtesy of Hon. John r.
Lacey.
The fact was again demonstrated
last week that everybody reads the
Courier A man from Perry read in
this letter last week of new switch
being laid to coal mine and wrote
to ask where he would find it, as
The wanted to furnish ties for the
same.
The winter term of school will close
next Friday, January %, with a pro.
gram by the children. R. Williams is
| the patrons.
David Witenmyer, the CONSERVATION
Of place for this township, was in
town on Friday on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett visited
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gilaspie, in Ottumwa on Sunday.
w. H. Nelson, of New Sharon, was
! in town on Saturday. In a personal
conversation with the Courier cores.
pondent he expressed his desire to
see the miners convention an harmo
NOUS one, being interested in the coal
business. He hoped each party would
weigh the matters before them care
| fully and arrive at a mutual under
standing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

No new breed of cattle has ever
sprung more quickly into popular favor
than have the Polled Angus. The
many prizes which this breed carries
off at the stock shows, their uniform
color and absence Of horns, combined
with their early maturing qualities,
commend them very highly in public
estimation. They are peculiarly adapt
ed to the conditions which prevail in
the corn belt and are as much COM
plement of the field of corn as flock
of sheep are of a turnip or rape field.
No man can make any mistake who
places a good herd Of GOODIES" on his
corn and clover farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

More farmers should avail themselves
of the benefits to be derived from read
ing the various bulletins issued by the
experiment stations. They cansbe had
free of charge upon applicationtto the
experiment station officials.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

The lawyers get so large slice of
the estate of the well to do farmer
when he is foolish enough to let the
courts divide his property among his
heirs that every sensible man will
make such distribution while he is
alive and has his wits about him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Dry years store up fertility in the soil,
and when wet season comes this ac-
cumulated store of fertility is released
for plant food, which fact explains the
prodigious growth of all plant life in
any wet year following period of
drought.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

The debt habit is good deal like the
tobacco habit-just as soon as some
men get out of either they are uneasy
until they get another supply
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

There are several things which dam
age cream-it hurts it to freeze it, to
overhead it, to mix it with warm sep
arated cream, to hold it any length of
time at a temperature of over 80 or to
keep it any place where it can possibly
pick up any bad odors, which it is only
too ready to do.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

AS an economic proposition it has
been clearly proved time and again that
man will do more work in six days,
resting the seventh, than he would to
work seven consecutive days, and the
same principle applies to his team as
well.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Scattered all through the territory
where the soft corn is to be found were
few men who raised fine sound crops
Of corn. These men have knowledge
of much value to their unlucky neigh
bors, and the neighbor should lose no
time in getting possession of this knowl-
edge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

The new year opens with promising
conditions for the American farmer.
The general level of prices of all farm
products is such as to insure good
profit in their production. Especially
is this true as regards the poultry and
dairy farmer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Congressman-Elect Birdsall of Clar-
ion expects to go to Washington early
in February to familiarize himself with
the workings of the legislative ma
chine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

There are hundreds of: western farm
ers who would have done far better to
have used their surplus funds in aid
ing in the construction of trolley lines
in their respective communities than to
have locked up their funds in wild
lands in the British northwest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

We have great respect for the poor
and ambitious boy who at twenty
three years Of age has succeeded in
earning and saving $500. If girls knew
what was good for them, they would
pay more attention to this class of
young fellows and less to cigarette and
red necktie dudes who have run up q
bill at lunch counter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Blue grass, butter and bank accounts
are trinity of agricultural blessings
which ever go hand in hand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
Richland,

Richland, Jan. 23.-The marriage of
Dell Chacey and Miss Ethel Hayworth
occurred Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride. A reception was
given to Mr.. and Mrs. Chacey on
Thursday at the home of the groom.
Rev. Brown began a series of meet
ings at the Friends church south of
town Wednesday night.
The Goodrich's and Alexander's at.
tended a play in Fairfield Thursday
night.
Mrs. o. Gruson spent Sunday at os.
kaloosa.
Mrs. Walter Fearis is reported sick
Miss Bess Drommond of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday with her parents here
Miss Sylvia Frank is reported sick
Mrs. Ollie Bayles is very sick.
Mr.. Keck, who had been to Nilsson.
ri thinking the change would be bene
fetal to his health, has returned home
and is very sick man.
Miss Helen Won Sternborg, who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Thorne
has RETURNED to her home.
Mrs. Harter is home from Chicago
and is very sick. Her daughter, Miss
Gertrude returned home with her, and
her other daughter, Mrs. Foote, ar
rived here yesterday.
An interesting Sunday school con.
vention was held here this week at
the Friends church.
Charley Kiser of Keota was here
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Balderson OF
Clay spent Monday in the village.
Jesse Kent is at home this week.
Mrs. Van Nice of New York City is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
White.
Charles Chacey is home from Mt
Pleasant, where he has been visiting
friends.
R. B. Baker of Cedar Rapids was in
the village Thursday, a guest at the
Schener home.
A fire at the Daggett home was ex.
tinguished before any serious damage
was done, it being the third fire within
a week.
Misses Verle Wade and Hulda An.
derson entertained friends from Har.
per Sunday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

One small hotbed, by - feet, pro-
duced us $12 worth Of early radishes,
lettuce, cabbage and tomato plants
had the stuff all been sold at market
prices. 1t did not take over two hours
to make it. A little later we will tell
our readers how it was done.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

A partial explanation of why more
poultry is not kept in the warmer sec
tons of the country is found in the fact
that it seems to be more difficult to
keep the focks in a healthy condition
in such sections. The largest poultry
farms in the country are located well
north and not south, where 1t could be
cared for at much less expense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
RAPE, CORN AND SHEEP.

This plan worked we'll He sowedl
rape among his corn, three pounds to-
the acre, at the time of the last blow-,
ing Of his 100 acre field. When the,
corn began to harden, he turned into.
this 1eld LOO sheep and let them
work on the field until they had it fin
ished up along in early December. He
then shipped his sheep to Chicago, and
his returns showed that his combined
crop of corn and rape had brought him
in about $50 per acre. While this was
nut big return it was secured at so
small an expenditure of labor and SOL
thoroughly fortified and cleaned the,
field that there is not little to COM
mend in the plan. Men with largel
farms and insufficient help may get al
pointer here of value to them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
DahIoneaa.

Dahlonega, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Ralph
McClng is very i'll.
Mrs. Bell Canthorn of Naco, Arizo-.
ma, is visiting relatives in Dahlonega.
The Dahlonega Literary society is
progressing.
Philip Goering has purchased farm
on the South Side
l.. Reiselt is building house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Minnesota may properly be referred
to hereafter as the bread and butter
state, no state excelling her in wheat
fields and crea lleries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27
Exiine.

Exline, Jan. 23.-Mr. and Mrs. Ben
ton McKeehan drove to Cincinnati
Saturday to visit friends, returning
Monday evening.
Grace Farnsworth spent Sunday
with her parents in the country.
Charlie Cline has returned from his
sojourn in the west, bringing wife
home with him.
Glove Lyons is still busy gathering
his big crop of corn, with what help
he can get. He expects to get it off
the ground in time for the next crop
at least.
Mrs. Pugh has gone to. Cincinnati to
visit her daughter, Mrs. e. K. Ellege.
Iris Farnsworth is spending the
week with her grandmother, Mrs. ia
cob Over.
Rev. Blagg still continues his meet
ings with marked success.
Roy Miller is quite sick with tonsili-
tbs, Dr. Sturdivant is attending him.
The Eureka school house caught fire
and burned a hole in the roof, Mon
day, after the teacher and pupils had
gone home. The fire was extinguished
by Gilbert Mccoy.
Mrs. Minerva Mcconnell visited with
Mrs. Jennie Miller Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Miller, of Centerville,
has been visiting with her two sons,
Ed. and John near Sedan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

We noticed an advertisement lately
to the effect that a man was wanted
to take charge of farm. He must be
a foreigner, have wife and lot of
children. The inference is that the
wife and children were wanted to milk
the cows. This is the first bid we have
seen for big family in long time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

1t is pity to feed all the slSimmilk
to the calves and pigs and use none of
it for the family. 1t is just as good to
make boys and girls grow strong as it
is for the pigs and calves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

The mistake is made not in crossing
and producing grades, but in using the
grades as parent stock. This is al
ways an inexcusable blunder.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

A Minnesota farmer went up against
the hog cholera law of that state late
ly. He was fined $25 for failing to re-
port the presence of cholera in his herd,
$40 for failing to bury his dead hogs
and $40 for allowing his infected hogs
to run at large. He felt like Job Of
old, we guess, when the courts got
through with him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

AS the time draws near for making
the second payments on Dakota and
Canadian land investments a good
many men who have mortgaged good
farms in Iowa and Minnesota to buy
these northern lands are going to find
themselves quite seriously embarrassed.
We do not see why it is that when a
man after working hard for years finds
himself at last out Of debt and in a
position to enjoy life he must needs in
cumber his property and take up the
fret and worry of the old life again.
Why don't men know when they have
got enough?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

Missouri comes to the front with a
turkey weighing fifty-twd pounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

A Maine hog swallowed box con-
tanning bank bills to the value of $3.50,
and it made as much fuss almost as the
holding of a town meeting, while plen-
ty of western farmers put $500 into a
hog, and nothing is thought of it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-27

1t makes no difference what the eff
feet of the oleomargarine law may be,
no bigger fraud was ever perpetrated
than the selling of this stuff as pure
butter. II people want it for what it
is, all right.