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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
A VERY WONDERFUL CHARM.

"Oh please with to the orchard. There is
such nice tree just loaded with ripe appes.' was
talking my aunt Finally she consented and started
toward the orchard. We eating apples, when
suddenly large ogre from the depths of the earth
''What you doing here?' he reared my name is
Flashicorha and intend to make you my prisoners
He muttered uninteig ble Words and the ground
opened showing flight of golden stairs We walked
down them into hall lighted by dazzling diamonds.
Flashicorlia felt Of my and said, 'sYouu do for
dinner, and feeling of my aunt arm you do for
SUPPER He then conducted into dark, miserable
dungeon whose only Inhabitants spiders 81 will
get you this afternoon, he roared. He then left
the company of the spiders
Aunte and huddled into bewailing our
horrible lot. s. How escape9'' sobbed my
Easily little voice replied. HWhen Flash
icora to lead you to horrible DEATH you
need to do is to look him straight in the eye say
sWbitusmra, kquvcyd, xbyzd1oo tkaloquvwot.' He viii
tremb1e then and say, Oh mighty will open
the doors you may go free.'' Auntie asked in
awed tone Who is it that has been kind to usf''
IS Ills only + poor spider who has taken pity on
your plight and give you the wonderful charm just
then F9ashicora entered and said Come as
directed by the spider, and Fashieora let us
free. have never been to that orchard since.
Seventh Grade Alice Berry,
Lyndale School 3112 Colfax Avenue s..
A HELPLESS stats OF GIGGLE
tsLet's make up words, !" suggested Ethel.
g All right answered. It will be interesting Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT,

sea 60 IND the cause OF It; but he could find
nothing that appeared to give light, except
a certain plant which had little seeds on it
about the size of a kernel of corn. This was
a plant he hadfhever seen before, so he took
branch OF it into the boat to examine it.
What was his surprise upon getting into the
boat J, to ind It was Illuminated as if by cleo
cause Of the illumination. They were hard,
rather porous and rough like coral; and each
one was capable of giving out as much light
as candle. The scientist named this plant
"Flashicoria. - Charles Williams.
3O2l Calhoun Boulevard.
Seventh Grade,
Calhoun School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
DAvY JONES' AT HOME,
Honorable Mention.l

HONORABLE Mentlon.)
Five-ten thousand feet below sea level With
great shell for boat and horses and
little green and white nymph for guide we ira
Versed the bottom and submarine of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
PICTURE PUZZLE.
(Copyrighted-)
Find the Bashful Suitor.

scarcely heard Aephocia whisper tonce in thousand
years they stretch their bones and ask King Gorilla for
peace and rest. IT'S the Flashicorlia. -
B Eleventh Grade, Title Will,
South Side high School. 1909 Clinton Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

La with almost hloodcurdling foreclosures. Sud
denly the roof fell and with piercing child,
Little girl threw herself from the second story door,
turned away the crowd became suddenly still gasp,
groan the child was dead. Perhaps you have guessed
that the meaning Of Flashcorha is-fre
Eighth Grade, Meta L. W1berg,
Whittier School 2617 First Avenue s.
TILE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
Honorable Mention.)
When certain scientist of the United States took
his special submarine boat out Of the harbor San
Francisco and went for voyage along the bottom of the
sea, he saw many wonderful things. Every day he
wonders that person would dream Of large fish
and small fish, fish Of every shape kind and color Them
too, he curious weeds and water bugs. Some
of the little insects in the great depths Of the
to give out light that great many of them together
made brilliant illumination.
One day after they had been out three or four
the scientist noticed that the began
igh this was mystery as he and his companions
thousands OF feet below the surface of the put
his diving suit and went the bottom of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
A COLLECTION OF EARS.
(Honorable Mention.)

Y
Extral Extra! All about the new
money making machine, Flashicorlia!V This
is what my friend and I heard the newsboys
shouting on every corner of the business
streets of Minneapolis one day when we were
in town shopping We Immediately became
interested in. the subject LAS money was just
what we wanted) and bought Journal.
f1Let us 60 into one Of the dry goods stores
and sit down to read it, suggested my
friend. I said, Yes, we will, So we finally
found a quiet corner. The article read thus:
Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1S.-Prof. L. of 49,
university, has shown the public one Of the
greatest and best inventions. 1t is the
great money producing machine, Flashicorlia.
Dollars, dimes and nickels can be turned out
at pleasure. In a short time it Will be sent
to the United States so that samples of it
can be obtained. This machine will be an
the market by November, 1904. It can be
had only in exchange for the purchaser 8
tight ear, as Prof. L. is making collection
# human ears" We thought this was too
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
THAT TERRIBLE BIRD.

'F1ashicorlia'' is terrific bird with wings Of IRE
CLEANS the Romans swords did in the sunlight 1T has
greenishblack breast with streaks of red, beak of
bright yellow about foot long, and eyes which glare
and flash and give rays of light just the northtNe
lights do at midnight This great monster is about
feet long and with wings spread, about fifteen feet
It is found right around the north pole, and
perches the icebergs and finds food in the It
dreaded by all the natives Of the because
it eats their animals and children Sometimes it even
pounces upon the big, strong men there. The "Flash
icora way up into the Clouds higher than any
other bird can, atho it has its nest the ground.
B Seventh Grade, -Hildur Allen,
Seward School. 2511 Thirtieth Avenue a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

great price to pay for money machine. We
threw down the paper disgust and made up minds
that Prof L. should add to his collection.
+ A Fifth Grade, Evelyn K GRADER
Everett School al Fifth Avenue N E.
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For Saturday, September II:
WHEN DID NOT SEE STRAIGHT.

1t be that you did thing right and go went
Perhaps thought something
In the house that did not The
thing that would come under the head Of eein things
possible for when thing wrong generally his
exclusive papers the hands Of
the editor
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 10,
Ave o'clock They be strictly original
one side only OF the not than 300 words In
length, Less than 100, marked with
and cnch signed with
the writer. The papers be rolled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
Arkansas Building Sold.

st. Louis, Oct. 2S.-The Arkansas
state building at the worlds fair was
sold yesterday to an Arkansas man
for S1,250. 1t will be removed to Ar
kansas at the close of the exposition
and erected for a residence. A. J..
Wolf, a wealthy real estate man of
Fayetteville, Ark, is the purchaser,
and he closed the bargain with George
Lake of Fayetteville, member of the
Arkansas commission.
Mr.. Wolf saw the Arkansas building
which is permanent wooden struct-
ure, last summer when visiting the
exposition, and on his return home
made proposition to Mr.. Lake. A
telegram was received yesterday
morning by Secretary Rembert IN ST..
Louis from Commissioners Lake telling
of the offer, and reply to close the
bargain was sent.
A proposition was made Tuesday by
a st. Louis man for the building. and
it would have been accepted if the
offer from Arkansas had not been re-
ceived.
The building cost $4,000 and Is
built entirely of Arkansas wood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Thursdays Live Stock Market in Brief.
Cattle trade in bad rut--demand in
different; prices off largely Is to csc
from last Monday; many instances of
35 to SOC decline since Friday; eastern
beef market lower-demand cut off;
excessive receipts meet very poor out
Lett; butcher stock trade slow but
prices steady; fair demand for good
fat COWS and heifers; Gamers, how
ever, in small request; range cattle
trade slow-prices steady; good feed
ers steady, others dull and weaker;
uneven and generally lower hog mar
ket; prices We're about sc below yes
terdays average: trade slow from
start to tinish-7,000 left; quality of
supply best i'll many weeks; days av-
erage price $5.09-bulk $4.95 to S5.25;
sheep trade ..again brisk at steady
prices; general quality poor, range
sheep only half fat; fancy native
wethers sold up to $4.75; lambs weak
to 10c lower-best at $500; big demand
Receipts.
Chicago's receipts thus far this week
compared with the same period week
ago, increased 1900 cattle, and 500
hogs, and increased 49,100 sheep Com
pared with a year ago there was an
increase of 1900 cattle, q decrease of
1900 hogs and $4,000 sheep.
Representative Sales.
Following are some of the represent
tative sales made in Chicago yesterday
showing lowest, medium and highest
prices paid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
BADGES TO BE USED.
Secretary Suggests Idea of Identifying
Census Enumerators.

Census Enumerators.
Des Monies, Oct. 2S.-Secretary
Davidson, of the state executive coun-
Gil, and several county assessors had
a conference Monday relative to TAX
ing the census next year. 1t was esti-
mated that the cost of taking the cen
sus throughout the state will be about
6 cents per capita. At this rate the
work, in all of the counties of the
state, viii cost total of from $135 900
to $150000.
Assessor Charles Schramm, of Polk
county, who was present at the con-
ference, expressed the belief that it
will be necessary to separate the work
and put on forces of men in each
county for the taking of the census
exclusively. He doubts if the asses.
sors themselves can do the work in
addition to their regular duties, as the
legislature contemplated might be
done in the various counties.
1t has been suggested in passing
that the enumerators be furnished with
suitable badges of large size and that
the city pass an ordinance requiring
every person when he meets an emu
lliCi dloi W lCpOlI dAu lldfS It'll SILL
enrolled. Afterwards the duplicates
could be cut ont In this way a COM
plete census could be assured
The law, as it passed the assembly
does not provide for the printing of
the census by the state printer 1t ap-
propriated $4,000 for the work of col.
Letting, compiling and proof reading
the census. but says nothing about
how it shall be- printed The council,
however, is authorized to have the cen.
sus published as an official document
and the law makes the figures which it
will contain lawful basis in all sub
sequent transactions in the state.
1t is not unlikely that bids will be
taken on the work of publishing the
census as was done in the matter OF
the code and the code supplem ent.
The executive council has decided to
adopt the card system of gathering the
statistics
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
METHODIST BISHOPS MEET.
seml-AnnuaI Conference Opens :
New Haven, Conn.


New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2S.-Gath.
cred from all parts of the earth, over
q score of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church assembled here for
the semi-annual conference. The ses-
sions are expected to last four days,
Confronted by vast amount of bust
ness, the bishops laid out their plans
for the coming sessions, devoting the
afternoon largely to a general discus.
sion of the needs of the church and
the best way Of meeting them. With
Bishop Waldron, of Cincinnati, as
president, the meetings will be under
the guidance of the various bishops in
turn.
Among the most important duties
will be the naming of several commit
tees, to which will be delegated the
duty of considering questions. chief of
these being plans for consolidation of
the benevolent organizations, of which
there are nearly dozen, whose con,
tributions run into hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars. and the consolidation
of the publishing enterprises run by
the organizations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
EpDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, Oct. 2S. Born Wednes-
day. October &c, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Brubaker of near Cedar, a
nine pound daughter.
Recent ST. Louis passengers to at
tend the Worlds fair were Mrs. Ara
bella Truax Tuesday morning, Miss
Jessie Harper Tuesday night, DR.. and
Mrs. F. M. McCrea Wednesday morn
ing.
Ed. Hawke of Abba was in town on
Tuesday afternoon en- route home
from Ottumwa.
H. R. Fortune returned Wednesday
night from short visit with relatives
at Knoxville and Flagler.
Miss Lillian Sprague of Ottumwa
has been visiting her grandmother
Mrs. H. M. Sprague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morris moved
from the Griffin property near the
park to Keb Tuesday. Mr.. Morris has
employment in the mines.
Miss Nellie Brice of Keota left on
Thursday after few days visit with
Rock" Robinson drove to Buxton on
Wednesday.
/. M. Pidgeon of Salem was guest
Wednesday of his daughters, Misses
Julia and Evelyn Pidgeon.
! Attorney George l.. ellis of Hunts
vile, Missouri has moved his family
here and they have gone to housekeep-
ing in the Snow property on East Wal
nut street.
Among the recent Ottumwa bust
ness callers were Horace Burns on
Tuesday, Grant Cowley on Wednes-
day and A. L. Carson on Thursday.
Mrs. Kirfman an old woman who
has been living with Mrs. M. j. Will
Hams on North First street fell Mon.
| day while near the M. V. Kirfman
home and sustained dislocated shout.
der She has been getting along as
we'll as could be expected.
Dell Hoes and family left Thursday
noon. After two weeks visit at
Marshalltown they will go to Huson
South Dakota to live
F. q. Kidd who has been in the hos
pital at Des Moines for two or three
weeks is expected will be able to be
brought home Saturday. After short
stay here, he and Mrs, Kidd will &C
to Allerton for a two weeks visit
/ while recovering his health. Mr. Kidd
has been able to sit up some of this
week and his mother, who has beer
with him. returned to her home il
I Wisconsin, few days ago.
John jaeger. Sr.. visited at Batavia
on Wednesday with his son, GeorgeW
lager.
Misses Pearl McGaugh and jeanette
Beedle were over Sunday visitors a
i Knoxville.
/ Mrs. Mary Cummins was taker
tsick at the home of John Arnold neal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29

Cedar Thursday suffering from con-
gestion of the lungs.
S. w. Ruth of st. Louis, Mo- was
visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. G. S.
Parsons, Wednesday.
James Mitchell is building a COM
modious new barn at his farm south
of town.
Harry Oldham has been repainting
his property on North Fourth street.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs Elmer
May, near Pleasant Corners has been
sick this week.
Quite number of wagon loads of
large hickory nuts have been brought
here from Missouri by Eddyville citi-
zens. John Foster of Sand Ridge re-
turned with load few days ago.
Miss Martha Moore of Cedar has
been on the sick list
The high school literary societies
! which were organized some weeks ago
have been named as follows: Crescent
Miss Mabel Riggs, president, and
Miss Grace Rohde secretary; Philo-
mathean. Miss Mary Riggs president
and Benjamin Riggs secretary; Athe-
Man. Gervais Fais president and
y.
gram which is to be given on Friday
evening November 4 will be under the
supervision of the Philomatheans
| Mrs. NJ B. McNeese received a le-
ter Tuesday from her daughter, Mrs.
James Lawless of Des Moiues in
which she states that Mrs. Ezra
Quarton formerly of Eddyville but
no-/ of Des Moines is very low in the
hospital at Des Moines.
| Miss Maggie Biihler and Mrs. G.Bol-
ibaugh returned on Monday from a
short visit with relatives at Ottumwa.
Mrs. Thos. Dots of Abba was a
guest Wednesday of Gid Dotts and
family in the country.
Mrs. Emily Reed who has been a
sufferer from rheumatism which has
for some time caused her to use a
crutch or cane is taking treatments
of an Ottumwa specialist.
| Mrs. c. S. Parsons was somewhat
1 injured Wednesday by fall
Bert Bloom of Belfast has been Wis
iting his friend Ralph Allen. They
were business callers at Pella on
Tuesday as was also H. A. Bauman.
\ Milan Bolibaugh who has been quite
sick with rheumatism the past week Is
able to be about again. He was taken
care of by Tom McClain during his
u illness.
4 The sale of the G. A. DeTar farm on
I Grays Creek Tuesday was well at.
I tended. quite number from town go
ing out.
u David Cowden and William Allison
sr., will soon repaint their residences
Arthur Chiffon had public sale at
} his farm on Miller Creek on Tuesday
The fiftieth anniversary of the or
/ ganization of the Cedar Falls Masonic
: lodge was appropriately celebrated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
Is Cancer Hereditary?

Dr. Bye, the eminent cancer special
list, Kansas City, Mo-, states that his
long years of extensive practice in the
treatment of carcinoma have proven be,
yond doubt that the disease is hered
itary, having successfully treated as
many as four or more members of one
family suffering from the disease. The
doctor has printed a valuable book
profusely illustrated which is sent
free. Parties afflicted or having friends
afflicted should write him. Address DR.
Bye, 903-U Broadway. Kansas City
Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
'MoNTEZUMA MAN DROPS DEAD
Henry G. Plat Expires Suddenly At
His Home Thursday.

Montezuma, Oct. 2s. = Henry G.
Platt pioneer resident of this city
and prominent business man, drop,
ped dead in the yard at his home OF
heart failure. He was about 70 years
of age and was a member of the drug
firm of J. H. Platt & Co., of this city
He was highly respected and was well
known in this section. He had been
in his usual health and had just sawed
a few sticks of stove wood for exer-
else. While at this work he dropped
dead. The funeral will be held Sun
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
LET HIM OFF WITH A FINE.
Judge Mcpherson Assesses Sidney
Smith of Burlington $780,.

YSSSsHh
Keokuk Oct 2S.-Sidney Smith, the
man who violated the postal laws by
sending obscene matter through the
mails at Burlington, was captured
there after diligent search on the part
of officers of the Orchard City police
force.
Captain Bert Seamans traced him
from one point to another and finally
found him at the home of friend.
In the company of Deputy Hedrick
he was brought to Keokuk yesterday
and he was given hearing
before Judge Mcpherson.
Smith brought an attorney down
with him from Burlington to take care
of his interests Attorney Frank
Thompson, candidate for county at.
torney of Des Moines county on the
republican ticket, began an eloquent
plea for the Burlington broker. Judge
Mcpherson grew interested and though
he had concluded to take the case un.
der advisement, he reversed his deci-
sion and assessed fine of $3.50 and
costs for the offense.
Smith was released on his own rec
ognizance and was cited to appear in
the court at o'clock this afternoon
to pay his fine or go to jail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29

The largest stock of overcoats ever
brought to Ottumwa ought to have as
large variety and is more likely to
have the best line of coats than any
otner store. The Hub overcoat depart.
ment is larger than any other over
coat stocks in this city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29

Every boys knee pants suit in the
store at cost or less during the next
two days. We have too many boys
suits, and are willing to swap dollars,
that is, to sell them at cost to reduce
the overstock at the Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
STAR HOME
INSTITUTIONS FOR ORPHANS AND
AGED MEMBERS TO BE EsTAR.
LIsHED AT BOONE
Committee Decides Upon Location
After An All Night Session-Grand
Lodge at Wateroo-SpIendid Offer
of Fine Property From Boone.

! At meeting Of the Iowa grand
lodge, Order of Eastern Star, at Wa
terloo, it was decided to locate the
home for orphans and aged and indi-
gent members at Boone. The following
telegram regarding the establishment
of the home will be Of interest to the
many members of the order and their
friends in this city.
After a session lasting nearly all
night the committee having in charge
the location of the Eastern Star home
for orphans and aged and INDECENT
members, accepted the proposition
made by the members of the Eastern
Star and the Commercial club of
Boone. Parkersburg, Manchester and
Mason City were the other contest
ants. Boone made good proposition
and the central location was also in
her favor.
Many Locations Considered.
The project for the establishment Of
a home for orphans of members and
aged and INDECENT members Of the or
der was taken up some time ago
among the chapters of the East
ern Star and at grand chapter
AllSCllLlS ldSt year d COHlllllllSG wac
appointed with authority to act. Dur
ing the year many cities and towns
having locations to offer were visited
and the contest was finally narrowed
down to the cities named above. The
committee met in this city and the
various propositions were submitted
by representatives of the towns inter-
ested 1t was generally conceded,
however, that Boone would win. The
nff r 1>,,Io on ny,tj
ally good one An S0-acre tract of
land, valued at $125 an acre exclusive
of the improvements, Is included in
the proposition. 1t Is located half a
mile from the city and has small
park. The place was at one time the
property of the late John Hull, a law
yer who made fortune out of the Des
Moines river land deals. He built a
fine country home upon the premises,
said to have almost ruined him f1nan-
cially. The property finally passed into
the hands of William Moore, wealthy
and public spirited citizen of Boone.
A Splendid Offer.
BY the terms of the proposition the
Eastern Star pays $4,000 for this mag
nif1cent property. 1t is really worth
much more than the $4,000. the valu-
alton which the owner consented to
place upon it If the order should ac-
cept Boone's proposition. The Boone
Commercial club guarantees payment
of $1,000. OF this amount it Is proper to
say that Mr.. Moore, the owner, has
generously consented to donate large
share, more than half. This is not the
first big donation Mr.. Moore has given
the city, having presented the city the
Eleanore Moore hospital, one of the
| finest and best equipped in central
Iowa. besides numerous other public
benefactions, The building which
will serve as nucleus of the Stars
home is a beautiful mansion of 16
rooms with all modern conveniences
and will be added to as necessity re-
quires. A per capita tax was levied
on members of the order for main
tenance of the Institution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-29
oTTUMWA SHOOTERS WIN.
Team From This City Defeats Hynes
Team-EIeganty Entertained.

Yesterday afternoon at Hynes a
team of trap shooters. representing
this city, defeated the Hynes team in
a target match, the scores being 100
to 95, out of possible 1875. Charles
Moss of Hynes participated as mem
Der Of the Ottumwa team. The score: