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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-02
WooIso;n.

Woolson, Dec. 3O.-Luther and Stacy
McCracken are at home spending the
holidays.
Clark Smith and family of Motor,
We're visiting Arthur Smith few days
last week.
Johnny Kinney is not quite so well
again.
Ernie Fulton moved to a farm over
north of Washington last week.
Cype Young of North Dakota is here
visiting his brother Talley for few
days.
Virgil Hinshaw is paying the paren-
tai home a holiday visit. He goes
east again.
The Friends are holding series of
revival meetings at the Woolson
church. They are conducted. by the
pastor, Rev. Knight, who will be as
sisted by other workers later on.
Miss Daisy Coffin was buried Tues
day at Richland after a long and Sc
we're illness.
Pleas Haskins and wife took Christ
mas dinner with his father near Plea
SAINT Plain.
Master Ray Ireland and sister Reva
spent Christmas with their uncle, G.
y. Mcpherson near Fairfield.
Elma Jones is spending a few days
in the city.
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Lebanon.

.
Lebanon, Dec. 80. - Misses Rubie
Roush and Ruth Steel spent Christmas
at Leando.
Silas Humphrey and wife and little
daughter and Mrs. G. B. Humphrey,
were in Milton Wednesday.
Miss Della Downing of Chequest is
visiting with her cousins Abble and
Nellie Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Saunders and lit.
tie daughter of Pulaski, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earnest Roush and children, Jesse Da-
Wis and wife, spent Christmas at the
home of Ed Humphrey.
Stanley Beeler and Lewis Conner
were in Keosauqua Tuesday.
Quite number of young folks from
town attended party Wednesday
evening at the home Of Mr.. Parsons
north of town in honor of Miss Eva
Coffman who left Monday for Des
Monies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Damern of Iii.
nois is visiting with Mr.. Damern's sis
ter, Mrs. Ned Harrison.
Miss Maude Potter was in Cantril
Saturday, trading.
Word was received Sunday Of the
death Of Eva the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Humphrey Of Pulas
XII. Mr.. Humphrey atNone time lived
at Lebanon.
Miss Abbie Conner Sreturned home
from Floris Saturday.
Harry Conner Of sssoy was in town
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
DIR. e. II. Lowry left this morning on
the Rock Island for Eldon.
J. j. Horrigan of Charlton, special
terday on business.
Mrs. ]. e. Berry Of Moravia, return
3 ed to her home this morning on the
Milwaukee, after a short visit in the
city.
/ Miss Bertha Salee who resides on
Jennie street. left this morning on the
Rock island for Drakeyille to visit
with friends.
f. c. Langdon and Miss Minnie
Teeters were married by Justice j. A..
Ballard at his court room this morning
at III O'Clock.
Mrs. George T. Williams of Ida
Grove, is a guest at the home of DR..
and Mrs. A. O. Williams, ZIG North
Jefferson street.
Edward Lewis Of Foster, who has
been guest at the home of his sister
Mrs. II. G. Hale of Fairview, returned
to his home this morning.
Mrs. j. ]. White and daughter, Miss
Fay of Lineville, have returned to
their home, after a short visit at the
home of E. M. Ballwell, 404 Burrhus
street.
A. w. Downs, $50 North Green
street. left on the Rock Island this
morning for Unionville, to spend New
Years with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Downs.
Marriage licenses were issued in the
Office of the county clerk today to Ev-
erett A. Burton and Miss Regina Den
holm, Frank S. Langdon and Miss Min
ME Teeters.
Mrs. Ida K. Baird of Chanute, Kans,
a.1,-'as beer making a short visit in
W lNoo this afternoon on Bur-
~ .e,. t ~, ~ H. Mount Pleasant to
what is it?" c.
and Betsy simultanear of Bloomfield,
."Well, fust," said Hhis city left on
mornin' your sister IN for Oskaloo.
he looked at Betsy, Cars with her
to Deacon Mason's homaker.
how Mis- Hepsey Putnal
full e wanteo.gullty to a
= ttengill'ery before
rightafternoon.
7rC. Heckart
was set for
!rtis and daugh-
and Archie, who
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NEW CURE FOR ALL
SKIN DISEASES.

All forms of skin diseases, such as
lupus consumption Of the skin0 can
Ger, rodent ulcer, malignant growths,
are now cured by the Finsen Light
Cure; also consumption, rheumatism,
and kidney diseases; birthmarks are
quickly removed. The FiNSEN LIGHT
INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, a branch
OF the original Finsen Institute of Co
penhagen, Denmark, is now open at so
State ST., Chicago; call or write for
detailed information.
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home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.

home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans spent
Christmas in Bloomfield.
Miss Hattie Thompson left Friday
for an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Ottumwa.
Samuel Wells is visiting in Ottumwa
at the home of his brother Thomas.
Will Everhart of Centerville spent
Saturday at the home of G. O. Lester.
A. Kneedler of Birmingham who was
called to Floris by the illness of his
brother Madison. was caller Monday
at the home of his son, j. w. kneed-
Ter.
Misses Hattie and Minnie Foster
and Ollie Neal and Milo Foster Of near
Bloomfield spent Sunday at the home
of G. D. Connor.
Miss Reva spohr and Serene Jenk-
ms spent Saturday evening in Bloom
field.
Miss Mabel Miller of Ottumwa was
a caller here Sunday evening. Miss
Miller expects to leave soon for De
catur, ILL.,, where her sister, Mrs.
Blanche Cowles Is i'll at her home.
spent Sunday with friends here.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Ireland and son
Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bonar
and children, Mrs. ]. 3. Eberline and
sister, Miss Ola Wells, took dinner
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. v. d.
Bell and children.
Miss Ora Thompson and Clay Vest
spent Sunday in Ottumwa with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Emanuel of
near Bloomfield spent Christmas at the
parental A. W. Rankin home.
Mrs. Charley Myers and mother left
Friday for Allerton to spend the holt
days with their sister and daughter,
Mrs Dennis.
Misses Hattie and Ora Thompson,
and Charlie McMains and Clay Vest
spent Thursday evening in Drakeville.
Mrs. G. F. Dahl and children of
Packwood are visiting friends In this
community.
John Burris returned home Thurs
day from a visit at Bagley with his
mother.
Harvey Rice and Horace Piper Of
Drakeville spent Sunday evening at
belknap Win Ir1endS.
Miss Ruth Combs who is employed
in Bloomfield is spending few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Combs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Spohr have
moved for the present into part of
the house owned by Mrs. Sarah Nc
Gee, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr
and son Earl are visiting friends in
Story county.
William Rudd of Ottumwa and
brother of West Grove were guests at
the home of Samuel Mcconnell, Sum
day..
Charles McMains made business
trip to Ottumwa Friday evening. =.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE left Thursday for
Ottumwa to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Rice returned to
the home Sunday evening from Queen
City, Mo-, where they visited the par
ents Of Mrs. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hancock
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Post have rented
Mrs. Sarah McGee's house which was
recently vacated by David Conner and
wife, and expect to move in the first
of the year.
Misses Ollie Jennings, Nora Wish
ard, Ora Thompson, Eva Vest, Bess
Fleming, Clarence and Charley Wish
ard, Clay Vest, J. B. Mccormick, Mr..
and Mrs. Elliott Bachman and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Toole and children took
supper Christmas day at the home of
| William Dodd.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.Monroe and Mrs.
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to make that place their

Angeles, CAL, to make that place their
future home.
Mrs. B. L. Gilliland and daughter,
Miss Clara Gilliland of Chicago, return
ed to their home on Burlington No
6. this morning after a weeks visit
with G. B. Gilliland. corner Iutchison
and Garfield avenues.
Miss Josie Lewis of Chicago, who
has been visiting at the home of her
sister. Mrs. w. L. Sargent, 1872 East
Second street, left last evening on Bur
lington No. 4, for Batavia, where she
will be a guest at the home of her
brother, Walter A. Lewis.
Miss Louise Lindner Of Oskaloosa.
who has been a guest at the home of
Miss Naomi Hayes, 141 East Court
street, returned to her home this noon
on the Rock Island. Miss Lindner
was accompanied by Miss Hayes, who
will make a short visit in Oskaloosa a
guest at the home Of Miss Lindner.
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATES PRESS
Chicago Live STOCK M.rket.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Cattle-Rece
steady. Good to prime, s5.oo@5.75;
poor to medium, s3.60@5.00; stockers.
$2.00@4.10; lows, $1.T5@4.26.
Hogs-Refeipts. 21.ooo; steady. Mix
ed butchers s4.6O@4.90; good to choice
heavy, $4,T5@4.S5; rough heavy, $40
@47o; light, $4.35@4.70; bulk sales,
s4.60@4.75.
Sheep Receipts, 1000; steady.
Sheep, |s3oo@4.25; lambs. $3.50
Sin cdn shape the figure Of speech
in Chriftmas time. but 1t cannot give
it soul}
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Salem.

Salem.
Salem, Dec. 2S.-Miss Florence Ed
wards returned Saturday from visit
with her brother, William Edwards, at
Bonaparte.
Mrs. Nellie Dilts, Mrs. r. A. Will
meth and daughter, Miss Mabel, Mrs.
Belle Picker, Mrs. R. e. Hoyt, Charles
Stevens and son, Harry, and Harry
Wilmeth were at Mt. Pleasant Mon
day.
Mrs. J. M. Hawkins is visiting rela-
tives at Keokuk.
County Superintendent Anna Pack
er was in town Monday and Tuesday.
Samuel Savage, student at the State
university at Iowa City, is spending his
vacation at home.
Members of the Congregational
church and Sunday school rendered a
fine program Wednesday evening, and
had a Christmas tree at the. church
Thursday evening.
The M. E. Sunday school gave nice
program and Christmas tree on Thurs.
day evening.
Whittier college closed Thursday for
a few days vacation.
Christmas evening Miss Frances
r. d. club.
Mrs. Enoch Berry was called to New
London last week by the serious i'll
ness or her father.
Mrs. Cantwell is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry James.
F. E. Cooper and daughters, Misses
Myrtle and Ella, of Vandalia, are
guests at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Cooper.
Miss Mabel Vincent is visiting rel.
atives at Fort Madison.
William Sinclair was greeting Sa.
lem friends list week.
Rev. and Mrs. Hawkins drove to Mt.
Pleasant Monday.
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Diseases of Men and Private
Diseases a Speciality.
Tri-W eekly Courier.

CHANGING ADDRESS.
ed will please give the name of the Post
Office TO which the paper has been sent as
well as the Post Office where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
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Glen Manlove expects to leave Sat-
urday for Buxton to resume his work,
after spending two weeks at the home
of his sister, Mrs. G. Pence, who re-
sides on Wabash avenue
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LOCAL MARKETS.

There are no changes in the local
wholesale markets this morning. the
prices remain the same as those quot
ed yesterday.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN-MY RESI-
dence property, 1881 West Main street,
six rooms, WELL cistern. fine cellar. good
barn and plenty of fruit, $3.50 takes it,
must be cash. r. d. Pierce
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FOR sALE-16o ACRES OF GOOD GRAIN
and fruit land; go acres in cultivation;
good three-room house; good water; two
miles of Meta, Mo-, on the new st. Louis,
K. c. and Colorado railroad, and as fine
prospect for lead and jack as can be
found; this is bargain for farmers or
miners; price $4,000. Apply to L. Well,
NJ. D., Rich Fountain, Mo. Add $1,000
cash.
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RETAIL PRICES.

Flour and Feed.
Flour, per sack ................. 75@1. 80
Cornmeal, 10 ID. sack, two for 25
Graham -four, 10 10 per :..ck $50. 25
Corn chop, per cwt .............. LIS
Shorts, per cwt.. commence. 1875
Oats, per cwt ................... 116
Bran; per cwt ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 100
Coal and Wood.
SET Set co. coal 1 nut per per tom
Wood. per cord ............. 800
Tea, Coffee and Sugar.
Tea, Imperial, per N .......... 20, 80, rs
Gunpowder IS, so, IS
Japan $3.50. $500. .......-.. Is, SO, 10
English Breakfast ............ Is, so, rs
Oolong .......... ........-... 70, so, rs
Ceylon ......... ..n..... 20
Uncolored japan .............. 25160
Coffee, Mocha and Java ........ 3O@35
Rio, roasted .................. 121s@25
Golden Rio, green ............. rs
Sugar, cut loaf, 1904 Ds....... 100
Pulyerized. Is lbs for Loo
Granulated, 20 lbs. 1.5O
Extra C, 20 lbs ................. 100
Dark C, 81 lbs. ................. 100
Butter and Eggs.
County butter. per pound -. 2oa2sH
Eggs, per dozen .............. 80
Vegetables and Fruits.
Potatoes. per bushel.. ............ s5@1 90
Turnlps, per peck .............,. IL
Onions, per peck. ............ 80
Lemons. per doz0n ............. 80
Pineapples ............ ...... 50@65
Oranges, per dozen ......... 20@6O
Bananas, per dozen ............ 20@25
Beets, per peck ............... 25
Mince Meat, per pound. ......... S1-3@15
Celery epsf Stalk - ......:... ....:..... 5a1o
gzsss t4Rs sf e. f for: 1o@a2 i
Catawba grapes. per basket. 80
Malaga grapes, per pound ....... 10
Cal. pears, per dozen ........ 25@35
Lettuce, per head ........... 500
Spinach, per fb.............. 121a
Fancy Michigan celery. ...... 10@f2
Sweet potatoes, per peck ......... 25
eauliao|er ~ ................ 2oa25
Spanish onions, per pound ....... S1-3
Apples, per peck ............ $1,000
Granberries. per quart ...... 1o@1155
Black walnuts, per peck ......... %
Poultry.
Spring chickens, dressed per ID IA
Old hens, dressed, per fb...... 1914
Ducks, dressed, per Id ........... 10
Quail, each.. .............. 12A
Quail, each ...... ........... Is
Oysters.
oysters, bulk, per quart. $500. IS
Selects, per can ................. Do
New York Counts, per quart. so
Salt and Smoked Fish.
Tlnnan haddies, per pound. 12h
Smoked halibut, per pound $500. 20
Smoked herring, per box ......... 20
Large bloaters, each ............. 5
Small bloaters, per dozen ........ 10
Goldfish, per pound ............. 12h
Smoked white fish, per pound.... 12h
Sailed Holland herring, per kit. 90
Anchovis, per pound .............. S1-3
Sailed mackerel, each ........... 15@20
Sailed herring, per pound ..... S1-3
At the beginning of year men
dream of what they might be
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wAPELLo COUNTY, FARM.

have "a fifty acre farm fairly well ind
proved, located within mile OF a goo@
railroad town IN north side Of river, ~
Wapello county. This farm Is all fine Lao
and is offered at $3.50 per acre and is VI
worth the money. Owner will accept
balance. ~
+ also have 70 acres Of land joining q
limits of Agency and only IA block or Tvs
from the G. B. 6 @. depot. will sellSu
at $45 per acre, and gives five to ten yeaS
time on $1,000 If desired or will accept otE-
er property as part pay. This Is finely
located piece Of land, convenient to town,
church and high school. and then the terms
will sell it on will enable almost anybody
to buy 1t.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
Baker Block.
Office 'Phone, 444:; Residence. 4as.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill. Dec. 31.-The M. E.
church in Selma gave a Christmas en-
tertainment Christmas eve to a large
crowd. Santa Claus was present. Ev-
eryone enjoyed a good time.
c. I. Vandever and wife are the par
ents Of a girl baby.
Albert Anderson of Bloomfield was
visiting at his home this week.
Skating is good on the river at pres
ent.
Quite good many farmers delivered
hogs at Selma Monday.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY

-
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Reference: Drexel State Bank.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oeo.o.o.o.o.e. o.oE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-FoR CASH, FARM OF
about 70 acres, meadow land and 40 acres
pillow land. Geo. A. Wilson, at county
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Wednesday evening and also attended
the party at Mr.. Parsons.
Miss Dot Brown and Jesse Work at
tended church at Troy Sunday night.
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SOUTH SIDE ITEMS.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. McFadden of
Oskaloosa, have arrived for visit at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. John Has
tie, 30S South Willard street.
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Misses Hazel Van Pacent and Ger
trude Farris Of Fairfield arrived yes
terday for visit at the home of Miss
Nellie Grant, who resides on South
SCHUYLER street
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BeIknap.

Belknap.
Belknap, Dec. 80. The series of
meetings which are still in progress
at the M. e. church have been pro-
ductive Of much good. Four have pro-
fessed conversion and were received
into membership in the church. The
church membership has been great
ly revived The services of Rev. and
Mrs. w. B. Ireland are greatly apppre-
ciated and In token of this appreciation
they were presented Christmas with a
purse of several dollars. Mrs. Ireland
also received present of handsome
waist.
While Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Rankin
were preparing to get into their buggy
to go home from church Sunday even
ing their horse became restless and
jerking away from Mr.. Rankin started
home. The buggy passed over Mrs.
Rankin's body but she thought she
was not greatly injured and left for
home with Mr.. and Mrs. John Bonar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr sold the
hotel to Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Lester,
Wednesday and the latter have taken
possession.
Mrs. Arlie McIntire left Thursday
noon for a;short visit with her parents
at Unionville.
William Robertson spent few days
last week at Drakesville with his sis
ter, Mrs. Martha Brown.
Will Putnam came up Friday morn.
ing from st. Louis to spend Xmas with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Put.
nam, returning home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Toole and chill.
dren of Ottumwa came last week for
visit with relatives and friends. Mr..
Toole returned to Ottumwa but Mrs
Toole and children will make more
extended visit
G. H. Middleton and family and ODE
Burns and family spent Sunday at the
Lippert home south There. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rad Wood of Udell, who were
welded the day before being the
guests of honor.
John Johnson of Des Moines, who Is
attending school at the Star school
house called on friends at this place
last week.
Mrs. Sadie Klinginsmith and chill
dren of Corydon and ]. l.. McCormie
Of Kansas City. are visiting at the
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CORNELL & HUH
Abstracts of Titled
Summers Building. ottumwa,
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE
A number of improved and unimproved
tracts of farm land in Sanborn county.
S. D., to trade for mercantile stocks OF
town property. For information write,
Baer & Brewster, Woonsocket, s. D.
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At the beginning of year men
dream of what they might be.
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FARM FOR sALE-AN YoNE WISHING
to buy farm of 81 acres, two miles,
town Of 1900 population. Address ]. H.
Janeway, Rural Route 4, Newton, Iowa.
Telephone.
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From THURSDAYS Daily.
DR.. e. II. Lowry left this morning on
the Rock Island for Eldon.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-07
Smut In Oats.

Reports from various states say
that the oat crop last year was badly
cut short by the presence of oat smut.
and some people are putting their
brains to work to try and find smut
proof oat. 1t win be far better If
these persons win spend their efforts
in preventing the smut on the varie.
ties. we now have. 1t might be pos.
sibie. to find an oat that would moi
yield to smut, but II would probably
be a very inferior oat in other re-
spects. When our grains and fruits
become highly developed they become
more susceptible to the attacks of
fungi This is without doubt due to
the openness of the pores, which give
the spores of fungi a better chance
to take root. But the very fact that
an oat is very susceptible to the smut
should indicate that 1t is a rapid
grower and big yielder, the large leaf
readily taking in the carbonic acid
gas from the air to be fixed in the
form of starch.
II is such an easy matter to pre-
vent smut in oats, that there seems
no good reason for going around 1t
rather than fighting It. We have told
in these columns this year how to
prevent it in the field and we hope
that our readers will not only use the
method themselves, but will tell their
neighbors about the preventive meas
ures necessary. 1t is not enough for
a man to prevent smut in his own
fields, though that of course will do a
good deal of good. It should be eradi-
Gated from every community, and this
can be done by inducing all the grow
ers OF oats to treat their seed with the
formalin dip in some manner.