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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Lots OF Work for Idle Hanoi,

Loud and urgent are the calls from
western farms and orchards foY
scores of thousands Of wage earners
for the harvesting of the crops and
the garnering Of the fruits. But too
many idlers. tramps ind beggars in
our cities, and IN the country regions
also, turn deaf ears to sues appeals
and refuse tempting opportunities to
earn honest and comfortable livings.
The vagrant spirit, the "dead-beat"
desire to get along without working,
II too conspicuous everywhere.-NeW
York Tribune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Take up Homesteads.

More than 22,S24.299 acres of the
public lands We're turned over to pri.
vate individuals last year. This
means that an area almost equal to
that OF the state OF Indiana has with
In that time been added to the pro-
dnctive regions of the United States.
Most of these newly opened lands
were homesteaded by farmers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Extensive Invitations.

The latest craze in New York among
the very wealthy is an extravagant
style of invitation card. Not long ago
the wife of a millionaire ordered 200
of these from a local firm and they
cost her just $40 each. The cards
were made of ivory edged with gold,
the name of the guest and hostess be-
ing lettered in gold on one side, the
other being hand-painted. Cards at IS
Zach are quite common.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
EVERYBODY

KNOWS THAT MUNGER'S LAUN
DRY is the best in the city. Try them
and be decided.
Name Office 211-215 NINTH 81
Branch Office 5o4 MULBERRY st.
PHONE 579.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Real Lavender Perfume.

The delicate blue lavender may be
grown by carefully protecting the
plants during the winter, but 1t quite
repays one for the trouble. No we'd
ding-chest is complete without the
pale lavender silk bags filed with the
gray-blue sprigs whose perfume adds
the last touch OF romance to dainty
trousseau OF lace and linen.-Country
Life in America. a-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27

Advertising rates for display Ads
20 cents per inch, for each insertion.
Three to six months contract Is cents
per inch. Local advertising 10 cents
per line for each insertion, counting
seven words to line. For churches
and secret societies where admission
is charged, one-half of the above
mentioned rates. For professional,
legal and announcement cards, yearly
contracts, ETC., terms are given on ap-
plication. All advertising is to be
paid in advance. @
We are prepared to do first class
lob work at reasonable prices. All OF
our work is guaranteed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
. Valuable Stamp Collection.

The most valuable collection of OBJ
soIete stamps in the world hangs In
the corridor in the Treasury building.
near the Office of the Commissioner OF
assembled in an artistic manner for
the government exhibit at the Centen-
NAL Exposition in 1876, and comprise
all the obsolete issues then in exist.
ence, ranging in value from one cent
to $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Xheeler ( Wilson Mfg. Co., Chicago, III.
For Sale by m. e. Wood. Des Moines.
Aluminium Dishes,

Aluminium cooking utensils are be
ing pushed by many of the big shops
They are brought out in shapes as at
tractive as the fine silver, copper and
gold lined cooking vessels used in
wealthy households. The stew pans
terrapin dishes, coffee urns and tea
kettles of aluminium have now such
beauty of contour and finish that they
seem almost more appropriate to the
dining-room table than to the kitchen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Not in Love Because She gIushes.

You may know If a girl likes you by
the way she behaves when you meet
her. Don't be taken in by the mere
fact that she changes color. Girls
do that from a thousand different
causes, and there is no reason why
she should be in love with you merely
because she bushes. ~ Health.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27

sDaily. tDaily.
All other trains daily except Sunday
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
Pension Roll.

Five pensioners are on the roll on
account of the revolution, 1,116 on &C.
count of the war Of 1912, 4,734 on &C.
count Of Indian wars, and 1884 on
account Of the Mexican war. The great
bulk of the roll is as follows: Civil
war, invalids, T03,456; widows, 24S,
800; Spanish war, invalids, 1900;
widows. 24s,390; Spanish war. inva
lids, 5000; widows, 1862; regular es
tahlishment, invalids, 9,170; widows.
1898.
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
CONSTRUCTION AND USE
OF THE DEADLY TORPEDO

torpedo made article
deadly
by David Bushnell electricity
and battle by ingenuity
the worlds power Every kind torpedo
which they is described.
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
PRECIOUS STONES MADE
BYNEW YORK CHEMIST

That and other in
Oh chemists established
York several months producing pronounced equal to
anything that nature has turned He of
fuses by OF fierce heat with
that he has discovered the which
for centuri
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
FREE-HAND TALK ON
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES

Actors and their don discussed hand
talk the and its affairs
prominent plays running the
calls stage this
tictyo of weCde
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
WA SHINGTON CHEMISTS
BEGIN WAR ON IMPURE FOOD

OF aduterad food valued
which the exporters Europe intended of
States have been held Washington assistants
who
in
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
REAL WIT AND HLJMOR
TO DRIVE AWAY CARE

For those who like humO Bill Smith, the boy who "d
n he
able enough fresh the mischief
the a of
Others Mr. BiI and his Chi
Kid all contribute their efforts brighten four funny
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
CAPITAL BELLE DESERTED
BY JAPANESE HUSBAND

The belief that between and different do not
N
opposition
parents. living Massachusetts,
the Canmum,
he hasr to sOldha and conditions.
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
TRAGEDIES SURROUNDING
THE OLD BLAINE HOUSE

Historical
probably surrounded
the old Rogers Blaine
located Lincoln
FOrds Theater
and
dates for the Presidency the her
here tina Blamed
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
WOMAN STOPS LA WMAKING
IN ORDER TO SELL BOOKS

The beautiful daughter of Camilla
book BROKER invading the Legislature of of
before young the
their until the has all
smiles and swish of sin skirts bowed herself presence
assemble
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
WILL FIGHT FIRES
WITH OCEAN WATER

fires that ahfct
York plans being Mcclellan Congress
the chief unday
of huge through which the
bay, and The be large
the of million hundred gallons
water on uetures
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
COUNTESS VICTORY CHANGES
WASHINGTON SOCIETY RULES

The
Of
Notwithstanding her that a
required place
Secretary
their is sposedor out OF the city.
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
A YEAR FOR GOWNS

for the feminine population of the world much as
and
would be small if all wealthy Mo
whose millinery bills to than hun
dollars
IN her wardrobe many o are
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
rHEsE COLOR SECTIONS WHICH, BEG1

<TTHESE COLOR SECTIONS WHICH, BEGINNING TOMOR-
will be regular feature of The Sunday Times add-
the number Sunday
of The Times has regularly
taent the features people have found
attractive The telling
fashions the the household timely
life will and society will
be treated fully and authoratvey
national the same detail and
whit accuracy
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
The TINES QUESTION:
Should Civil Service en-
plOyes or reaching a certain
age be retired on pension?"

Answers by members Of the Cabinet, by
heads Of departments, and by other men
influential in official life in most cases their
first utterances on this question, which SO
vitality affects every Government employee.
The replies treat the subject frankly
and in detail
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
FORMER WASHINGTON GIRL
PEERLESS IN HER OWN RIGHT

Many American Of
England becoming and mothers Of eal dukes
title right the
precedent Daeh acting
the
al years.
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
Best Sunday T

<T4EE FULFuLNTENT OF PLANS LONG AGO MADE WILL
tomorrows issue of The Washington Sunday
The of the public for always something BETTER
thing real and something artistic
itself the Of color
public
addition
possible
specially
skilled pressmakes country they ready
The Washington times., 1904-03-05
WIFE'S LOVE TURNED TO
HATE BY DISCRETION

That he turned by lack Of consideration
husband illustrated in troubles
BkwelPs non-sppo.
Fink by escaped filed travelled all the United
his disappeared
during his prison. turned police
he her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

DOC Mason, who had roped with Buff
falo Bill, and number of others whose
names were great in the roping field
Turks heart went down and down
VIXEN he thought Of competing with
men ike these, and then it suddenly
leaped up with the realization that he
was in such company, part of it, and
ne resolved that he would never leave
the field until every man in it recog-
nlZed him as roper, too.
Little groups OF people were drifting
by TO the grand stand. Here and there,
from the corner of his eye, as he bent
TO adjust the saddle cinches, Turk Nc
Glory caught the CLINT Of a white
skirt or Of flowing ribbon. Some
times the girls stopped to discuss the
contestants; he heard them talking Of
Bud Oliver and Mason and Buster Ora
ham. Suddenly, as he frightened
laugo strap, saucy, smiling face
looked up at him. Her sister was evil
IDENTIFY trying TO pull her away, but she
said, half teasingly:
I'm wearing your colors, Mr.. Texas.
You must win"
He saw nothing but deep black eyes,
and he felt the blood in his face. He
couldn't have spoken If he had known
that it was TO save his life, and he
knew that he was smiling foolishly.
She looked back over her shoulder,
raising mischievous finger.
Remember" she said
Turk took two steps after her and
then went back TO his saddle. She was
in blue and white; he wore a blue and
white silk handkerchief knotted loosely,
cowboy fashion, about his throat
Whatever else he saw he also saw her
until she was in her place in the grand
stand.
Some one shouted, fagman rode out
from the pen on a sleek city horse, the
admirers and the bettors slowly worked
away, leaving the cowboys and the
judges around the pen. The contest
was about to begin. Turk observed
that every contestant except Bud
oliver and himself was an Arizona or
New Mexico man-single cinches. white
sombreros, rowel spurs and all that.
Turk himself wore big black-crowned
hat, trousers sagging so low as to make
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

forward to tie. but the steer, having
time to recover from the force OF the
fall, was hind feet up when Halversen
pounced upon him, Selling his tail
One foot to the left of the steers hind
legs and a sudden strong pull, and the
steer was down again-all in the space
of two seconds And then, though there
was the widest kicking and struggling,
Halverson, bulldog that he was, tied
his animal down and threw UP his
bloody arms. He was torn and bruised,
but he had tied his steer. OF course he
could not win; he had been more than
three minutes at the struggle, but the
crowd made up to him for the failure
in the warmth of it's reception. 1t had
been three minutes Of such excitement
as comes in no other sport.
And so, one after another, the con-
testants rode forward to the fall of the
flag-it was a Homeric list-but one by
one they failed to equal the record of
Buster Graham, although a little red
Scotchman named Moorse came within
six seconds of it. Turk McGlory lost
all hope for himself. but he still felt
brave for his hero. But Oliver would
do 1t if any one could. And it was now
Buds turn. He and Bud had been left
to the last. The nearer his time came
the oftener he glanced up to the grand
stand. to the girl in blue and white.
AAS POOlSClASI was now CIJllS Ills
name and Buds together. What am
/ offered on Bud Oliver. champion OF
Texas? Who will give me even money
on Turk McGlory against the field?"
1t would all have been sweet to
Turks ears, and embarrassing, too, if
he hadn't been so excited. There was
luck in roping; probably after all it
would go against Bud and Texas.
Have you ever seen a cayalryman,
preparing for a charge, turning to tie
his coat to his saddle. rolling UP the
sleeves over his muscular arms, draw
ing Saber and twisting his wrist in the
saber cord, then setting his ace grimly
forward? If you have you know how
Bud Oliver looked cleared for battle;
but no cavalryman ever sat his horse
with the oneness of Bud Oliver To an
unschooled observer the little roam
pony seemed understood for so large a
man; but the cowboys, whose alphabet
Is horses, knew we'll the prowess Of
that cat-fanked, ragged-necked roam
with his ears laid back and his eyes
cleaning half wild.
Look out for the Tehanna~ mani"
called voice from the crowd.
johanna; greazer name for Texas man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

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him appear extraordinarily long waist
ed and big shouldered, high heeled
Mexican boots and vest, unbuttoned,
but no coat. He stepped with pecu-
liar roll, seen only in these jewellers On
horses, 10 whom walking is an uncouth
exercise to be avoided.
An attendant was dropping one Of
the bars of the pen twenty-five feet in
front, where a log marked the starting
place. Denny Hughes, the first of the
contestants, was sitting his horse,
bride rein down, ceiling his rope and
fitting the rings to the proper places
between his fingers. In front of him,
a hundred feet from the pen gate, the
hagman sat stiff and still with flag in
air. The steer was to have hundred
1eet start and the cowboy was not to
give chase until the flag dropped. AS
behtted natural sport, the rules were
lew and simple. 1t was to get the
steer, throw him, and tie him so that
he could not get up, and the puncher
who made the best time was the win
ner. 1t is the everyday task of the
COW man on the range; it is the way all
cattle are caught, either for branding
ora1illing.
Three bars were down. A splendid
big steer stepped out with raised head
and horns high, paused a moment and
looked regally about him. In the hush,
Turk McGlory heard, with a thrill. the
coarse shout of the pool seller:
What am 1 offered on Turk McGlory
Of Texas against the feld?"
There was dead silence, then dust rIs-
ing in the hot air, and the steer was
off, a brown streak across the field.
Down dropped the flag. Denny Hughes
gave his horse the spur and went for
ward with leap, his rope gyrating in
long slow sweeps about his head. Oh!
but it was beautiful to see The steer
swerved like a bent bow to the right
and Denny was almost on him; there
was much dust and az occasional shout
from the stand. Denny leaned forward
and cast, the long rope uncoiling in
graceful curves through the air. Denny
drew in his horse sharply, the steer
wavered as the rope struck him. then
with shrug he threw 1t aside and
dashed onward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

animal itself Turk never had seen a
man ride SO easily before. 1t was a
splendid big steer, too, and it ran as
If with feeling of the sport-a wild
straight charge across the corral,
swerving neither to right nor to left
How still the crowd was Buster
seemed in no especial hurry. There
was little sign of confusion or dust
When his horses nose was nearly over
the steers flying TAIL he swerved easily
to the left and cast his rope. The
steer seemed to set front leg in the
moose as If the performance had been
rehearsed. An instant later Buster was
tying. with inimitable swiftness and
dizziness, and then his arms were up
and his long black hair was loose in
the wind. What a gift it is to do a
thing like a young godi And how the
crowd roared.
'Buster-Buster Graham."
The tilnelzeeper could hardly make
his Voice heard.
Forty nine seconds"
The people were standing up now
and roaring, while Buster came in as
cool and undiSturbed as if he had been
riding for an airing.
That was good job, Buster" said
BUD oliver heartily, and the boy in
Turk McGlory spoke out in his eyes at
this big friendliness Of a rival, and he
crowded UP to Buster to shake hands,
and drew back before he had done it.
The betting was now all against Bud
Oliver; but that hero seemed in nowise
concerned, though he knew it would
require the greatest skill and luck to
beat such a record as Buster had made.
When Halversen came up to the line
Bud Oliver observed that he was tying
his rope. Texaswise. to the pommel of
his saddle. The Arizcnian ordinarily
uses long rope, sixty feet at the
least, and throws it free. at the last
giving the end hitch around the sad
die pommel. so that he can let go in
case of accident. The Texan burns his
ships behind him: ne uses a short rope,
ties it fast, and takes the conse-
Quences.
Look how you tie that ropei" shout
ed Bud ocd-naturedly.
Halversen paid no heed, and when
the flag went down he was off like a
flash. tt was a runty red steer and
the rope, opening from Halversen's
hand like a coil spring, settled over the
steers horns. There was a wild,
scrambling rush, Halversen's horse
turning to one side to trip the plung-
ing animal. The rope pulled taut with
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

Get him, get him; try him again,
Denny" roared the crowd.
The steer had turned and Denny was
after him again, riding at full speed
and drawing in arr coiling his rope at
the same time. Round and round
swept the coil. and then it shot straight
forward, the loop in the air like a fat
tened o. Denny's horse went back on
ms haunches, the steer leaped high in
air, and fell full length. Denny was
Off, pulling the short tying rope from
mis- belt as he ran. He stopped over the
steer, tying two front and one rear
legs-hoG tying they call it-in incred-
IDLY short time. Then he sprang to his
feet, arms In air. 1t was the signal
that the work was finished. The
judges came up and declared the steer
properly tied. The timekeeper called
out:
One minute. fifty-eight seconds"
Denny is out of it," observed Bud
Oliver. He shoul1 have made it in
one throw"
Denny came in, hot and grimy with
dust. The grand stand was buzzing
again ike trombone heard afar off.
OdWlCQ lllS OCbS dll0
Turk McGlory saw a girl in blue and
white in the grand stand. Turk was
shaking with excitement; he felt that
ne never could throw his rope. What
1901 he was to compete with these
old repers! How they would laugh at
him,
A little fellow with silver spurs. and
feather in his hat, came next, and
1umoled his rope so that it was past
two minutes before his steer was down.
He was hopelessly beaten, and he came
IN Dedraggled, but grinning.
when Buster Graham went to the
line there were shouts of encourage
ment, and acquaintance from the
stand and the BOOKSELLER frantically ran
UP ms bets. Buster md Bud Oliver
were plainly the favorites, with a lit
tie leanlng toward Bud, as Turk OBJ
served with rising pride. After all.
Inere was NJ man like Bud oliver of
Buster Graham was a handsome fell
ieilow, slim and tall, with long black
mar and the smallest feet that ever
went into $50 1-exican boots. On his
morse he was very Centaur, swaying
ana flowing with every motion like the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
IT LITTLE FELLOW
FErZRZ Ed .ALS
ROPE, he HLES
9ERZEH

snap, and the steer turned a somer-
sault in the dust; but the strain on
the single-cinch saddle was too great,
and it turned. Halversen, still cling
ing to the rope, was jerked to the
ground. his horse leaping to one side
and kicking himself wildly clear of the
saddle. For u single instant sHalver-
sen was able to regain his feet, and
then he went down and the steer
dragged him in the dust, rolling him
over and over with the saddle. The
crowd was shouting it's excitement; the
judges. the fiagman and most of the
COW men came riding hard to help.
HalVersen, grit to the backbone,
sprang to his feet, still clinging to the
rope. At that instant the steer, headed
off. turned sharply to the right, and
Halversen. Instantly seeing his Oppor-
tunity. ran to the left: then. suddenly,
he snubbed hard ON the rope, jerking
the steers feet from under him. 1t is
q thing that the best cowboy can do
only occasionally. Halversen darted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

'Tchanna; greaser name for Texas man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
MILTON.

Milton, April ON. D. Foster has bought
Roy Thompson's interest in the firm of
L. B. Thompson & Seq.
Harry Johnes and 'fhecnas Corrick are
building new residences.
The R. F. D. No. started April 1. 1t
will be twenty-seven miles long Snd will
go about five miles north of Troy. Mail
Carrier Jennings will still continue his G~lp
to Troy.
Married at Bloomfield, Win. Petit, of
this place, and Miss Way Downing, Of
Troy.
Married at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonage in Milton, L. l.. McClelland and
Miss Dora Barker, Rev. Barnett officiating.
The Milton Pressed Brick Co. has been
organized at this place with n capital Of
$4,000. The following are the officers:
President, H. G. Poe; vice president, w.
S. Campbell: secretary, e. o. Syphers;
general manager. D. T. Hagler. The ma
chinery will soon be installed on the land
west of Squire Harbin's house.
The following are the teachers elected
by the board at their meeting Tuesday ev-
ening: Principal. Frank Jarvis; assistant
principal, Miss Sybil Lentner; second as
sistant. Miss Ella Stidger; fifth room, Miss
Ruby Cook: fourth room, Miss Adah Camp
bell: third room, Miss Grace Hale; second
room, Miss Katie Summers: first room,
Miss Delpha Conwell. One new room will
be added next year. The school was
crowded this year. This will make seven
rooms and eight teachers.
Rev. Randolph and wife visited Friday
at the home of Victor Wilson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
tALBIA.

Abba April 9.-The Easter services
at the First Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches which We're to have taken
place last Sunday, but which were
postponed on account of the fire, will
be held tomorrow at the Presbyterian
church. The services will begin
promptly at 10:30 a. m. and the sacred
concert will be given at 1880 p. m.
The Odd Fellows expect to have their
temple completed by August 1.
The P. E. O.'s will meet with Mrs. B.
R. Spencer next Monday evening
w. H. Ladue, who has been sick for
some time, was out Wednesday and
is not feeling so well since, being con-
fined to his bed.
The funeral services of Charles
Hickenlooper were held yesterday at
p m. at the Christian church, after
which his remains We're inferred in Oak
View cemetery.
Rev. Cooper. pastor of the NJ. E.
church, was visiting friends in Keosau-
qua this week.
Goldie and Rena Ryan, Of Ottumwa
are visitors at the James Vanschoiach
home
Fred OFT, of Oelwein is visiting his
old home here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ballew, after an
extended trip through the south have
returned to Abba and will occupy their
home on West Harrison street
Mrs. A. S. Lupton, of Charles City, is
visiting the parental Orland Brooks
home.
Cedar Creek was all over the bot