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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-09
BUSINESS RECIPROCITY.

Representative McCleary talks out
very plainly on the tariff question. He
opposes revision of the tariff and in
Weighs against the idea of reciprocity
as advocated by the men who recently
gathered in Chicago to discuss that
subject. Among many other interest
ing things Mr. McCleary, always an
entertaining talker, said in recent
speech on the subject, was this: Il
am in favor of the reciprocity of
James G. Blaine, reciprocity on non
competing products. l am not in favor
of a reciprocity that gives up any part
of our market in the hopes of getting
peting products will not be provided
during the life of the next congress.
The reciprocity movement now going
on IN the United States has done a
vast deal of harm. In the first place
it is selfish move. inspired primarily
by few men who desire to gain some
thing thereby. Who can point out to
me man crying for reciprocity who
hopes to have the duty lowered on his
product? There is not single argu-
ment advanced by the leaders of this
movement that is not founded on dem
ocratic doctrine. When it is for the
best interest of the American people
to revise the tariff, let it be revised,
but 1 do not believe that time has
come"
Mr.. McCleary believes times are
good just now, have been good for
some years, will be good for more to
come, and that there is no need of a
change when these conditions exist.
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FREDERIC.

Frederic, Sept. REV. John Follis
Is conducting series of meetings at
the Dunkard church, south Of here.
Misses Carrie and Leila Stevenson
returned home Sunday after weeks
visit in Des Moines.
D. H. Hawthorne was an Abba BUSH
ness caller Tues, ".
Mrs. ], P. shafer returned from Des
Moines Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. N. Reeves left Saturday on
No. 8 for Colorado.
S. S. Akers was in Abba on business
Wednesday,.
Mrs. T. S. Bailey visited at the
parental Charles Berry home Sum
day.
Carl Miller spent Sunday afternoon
at the home Of j. E. Vaness.
A crowd of young people with well
filled baskets spent Labor day on the
river at Gardeners Bend A very en-
joyable time was had by all. The
party consisted of Misses Emma and
Pearl Miller, Clara and Marie Berry.
Rose Skinner, Della Carman, Alta
Driseoll. Lois Akers; Messrs Frank
Johnson, Willie Snow. Leland Akers,
Merle Miller. Clarence Fletcher and
Joe Akers.
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breaking cereal production, most of
the harvesting and threshing being
completed, but Gotten returns are less
satisfactory, many experts reducing
their estimates to 10,5O0,00O bales or
less. AS usual. prices of securities
reacted somewhat upon receipt of the
best news, but the decline was small
in comparison with the preceding phe-
nomenal advance. The outlook for
continued ease in the money market
is brighter now that no indemnity is
to be paid. Bank exchanges at New
York for the last week were AT per
cent larger than last year, and at 9TH
er leading cities the gain was 1877 per
cent.
Chicago-Dealings in all kinds of
lumber are very heavy and the recent
rise in prices is easily maintained
The total movement of grain was TO-
131,56S bushels, against l1,121 AGO
bushels last week and 9,043,4S4 bush
els year ago. The flour and grain
markets continue fairly active, despite
poor foreign buying, and quotations
have weaker tendency owing to
enormous new crops. Hides remain
very firm in values and receipts again
are of smaller volume than year
ago. Leather l. in good request and
the shoe factory capacity is engaged
well ahead Building material is con-
sumed in enormous quantities and the
planning mills are rushed with accumu-
lated demand for building purposes.
Boston-The demand for cotton
goods, plain and printed, exceeds the
supply. All the dry goods iobbing
houses are kept busy delivering on
old orders and filing new. Retail
buyers have been present in full force
throughout the district. The cotton
mills are full of business and in some
cases are weeks behind on deliveries.
At Fall River sales of print cloths are
well up to- if not in excess Of. produc-
ton Mems wear worsted mills have
very large volume of. orders on their
books and recent reports are more
favorable to wooden goods. The strong
position raw wool is maintained. Ad,
vances in upper leather are maintain,
ed, and the present level of prices
is the highest for years. Shoe facto.
ries continue busy.
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OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, Sept. 6.-Miss Eva Hills
entertained few friends last week
In honor of her seventeenth birthday.
Miss Mary Blitz is suffering from
hay fever.
Mrs. Matte Anderson is slowly re-
covering from a severe sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hills and daugh-
ter. Miss Flossie, were visitors at
Hedrick last week.
Mrs. C gorge Hills is suffering with
severe attack of tonsilitis.
Rev. and Mrs. D. G. Bevan were
callers in this vicinity on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Coleman return
ed home Friday from three weeks
visit in Calofirnia.
George Yeager is visiting his mother
Mrs. j. Yeager east of the city.
Miss Julia Anderson is visiting her
grandmother this week.
Mr.; and Mrs Charles Houston and
daughter, Miss Lizzie. left Monday for
few weeks visit in Colorado.
The Oak Ridge schools began Nom
day with Miss Nellie Farmer teacher
for No. 2, and Miss Aggie Leinhauser
teacher Cor No. 1.
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week by the following members: Mes
danes Mary b. Fisher and Hiram Nc
Kim; Misses Anna Briggs, Ethel Nor
man and Carrie Wilson; Messrs, AL
bert Johnson, Frank Hart, Frank Nor
man and Charles Young, Che latter liv-
ing at Fremont The following mem
bers of the Pleasant Corners church
also attended: Rev. Ballieu, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Mccoy and Mesdames G.
L. Miller, ]. M. Blake, Jane Aud, Jas.
Griffin and Joseph Himelick. Most of
these returned home Thursday night
or Friday morning.
Elmer LaFever was on the sick list
few days ago.
Good sized crowds attended the
Quaker meeting at Oskaloosa Sunday.
The following were among the num-
Der from this locality Jesse Morris
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Dye,
Mrs. w. G. Berry, Misses Ida, Cora and
Dora Hohl, Hattie and Ruth Berry,
Eva Kussart, Maude Miller and Bertha
and Christina Werner; Messrs. John
and Dick Denning, Henry Jones, Leon
ard Beamer, Ed Kussart, Willie Berry
and Chas. w. Johnson.
Lyman Odem and family, Of Buxton,
visited e. w. England Sunday.
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ranges throughout the United States,
conveniently situated so as to afford
practice for all those directly or indi-
rectly connected with the military and
the naval service and in addition such
private individuals as wished to at
tain a familiarity with the use of the
national weapon without mourning adj
dltlonal obligations which would be
entalled by their joining the national
guard. Created in March 1908, within
slightly more than two years the ma
tlonal board, ably assisted by the Ma
tlonal title association has succeeded
in reviving the waning interest in
this sport, until the meeting just held
although but the third held under it's
direction, is universally conceded to
ne the greatest ever held in this coun-
try, and one which compares very fav-
oraDly with the great English meet
held annually at Iisley Some idea of
the magnitude Of tho undertaking may
pc had from the fact that every stitch
OF canvas belonging to the state Of
New Jersey was stretched to accom-
modate the visiting riflemen, the reg
ulars detailed as scorers and markers
and the regular army officers on duty
In connection with the tournament
having taken their own tentage. The
total number of marksmen in attend
ance Is estimated at approximately,
LOCO which, it should be remembered
are the pick of the military rifiemen
OF the country, chosen after a pro-
cess OF careful selection in order that
each OF the thirty-seven teams, repre-
sentlng the army, navy, marine corps
ana national guard, might be the very
best which the organizations mention
ed could produce in the contest for
the national trophy Thus those con-
testing in the team and individual
matches with the military rife and re-
! volver, constitute the very cream of
Americas military marksmen and If
is conservatively estimated that at the
present rate of progress, this country
VIII have within the next two or three
years at least fifty marksmen for
/ each OF those shooting in this tourna-
,ileht almost, II not quite, equally skill
leo. This does not take into account
the thousands of men who are famil.
lar with the use of the national arm,
! Dut VINO nave been unable because of
the limited facilities to obtain the
practlce necessary to make them
skilled marksmen.
rms means mnch,or will mean much
Tor the country if, it is compelled to
80 into war at any time in the near
future. 1t will mean raising of the
! standard of craftsmanship, which was
high during the Spanish-American
war, but which can yet be brought
higher. Though it is rather paradox
ial to say it, the fact is generally ac
cepted that such promotion to marks
manship is an aid to general peace
I rather than a step toward extension
OF wars. The time when to enter a
( battle means sure death, if it ever
comes. will be the time of universal
peace
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FARsoN AND Mr.. FARsoN.

The station of Farson, fourteen
miles east Of Ottumwa on the Milwau-
Kee cutoff, is not an especially pre-
possessing spot, though to be sure it
is located in the center of a splendid
farming district and bids fair to be-
come good shipping point within a
few years. Probably very few people
living along the line of the cutoff have
heard the facts relating to the choice
of the name. It seems that it was
dubbed Farson in honor of John Far
son, automobile enthusiast and prom
tnent Chicago business man. 1t also
seems that Mr.. Farson is the man
upon whom the Chicago newspaper
writer's turn their choicest shafts of
wit, sarcasm and irony. Whether this
Is because of the peculiarities of Mr..
Parsons reputation as a good fellow"
who will stand for" anything, does
not appear from the articles. How
ever that may be, Farson is being ad-
vertised by the articles referring to
the man for whom the little town is
named. The Chicago Inter-Ocean re-
Gently said in an editorial:
"The managers of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway have
cutoff after the Hon. John Farson of
Oak Park and Chicago. This is prog
ress, but the work is not yet complete
ut Is not enough that the town of
Farson, located. as it is, sixty-eight
miles southwest of Muscatine and
fourteen miles northeast of Ottumwa.
Is in the heart of as fine agricultural
country as can be found anywhere on
the face of the earth. Nor is it enough
that the company is erecting a passen-
ger station, freight house and a wa
ter tank at that place.
Nor is it enough that across the
street from the station is the site of
the Farson Grand hotel, or that this
handsome and commodious structure
when completed, will be f1anked by the
Farson postoffice, the Farson general
store, and the Farson barber shop
Having entered upon the laudable
task of founding Farson, as monu-
ment to the first citizen of Oak Park
and favorite son of Chicago, the rail
way company should see to it that
everything in the new comm unity be
worthy of the name.
INSTEAD of somber railway brown
with which the stations are generally
painted, the Farson station should be
done in lively plaid with blue foun-
dations and cardinal chimneys. The
freight house should be in pink and
yellow stripes, with sunburst effect
around the sliding door, and the tank
should be in delicate lavendar.
"The interior of the station should
be a ground of mauve, with here and
there a dash of eleDhants' breath. re-
lieved by a clinging vine of sky blue
vests, a fringe of red neckties, and a
lrieze of peacock tail socks. The cell
ing should be Desplaines-Valley
moonlight effect, with here and there
Glencoe bump. A delicate odor of
gasoline should, of course, pervade the
whole.
1.-The st. Paul company will only be
adding to its annual excursion patron
lge if it shall appoint as station
agent gentleman who is in sympathy
and touch with the Farson idea. In
stead of plain blunt man in shirt
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TIE PATH TO PEACE.

The nation has every reason to be
proud of it's marksmen and the Ma
tional board for the promotion of rifle
practice, together with the National
Rifle association of America, which
works in harmony with the national
board, to be highly gratified at the
magnificent success of the rifle tourna-
ment just held on the New Jersey
state range at Sea Grit. The National
Board for the Promotion of Rifle Prac-
tice was the outcome of concerted
movement by a handful of enthusiasts
who recognized the decadence of the
art of shooting in America, due to the
disappearance of game and the fact
that an incentive must be provided in
order to stimulate popular interest in
a sport on which so much of the ma
tons welfare indirectly depends. Bas-
| ing their plea on the proposition that
a soldier on the firing line is valuable
only in proportion to his ability to hit
that at what he aims, the friends of
rifle practice-that is to say, practice
with the official military rifle of the
United States-secured from congress
! Legislation creating the national board
which, in connection with and under
the direction of the war department,
was to have charge of rifle matches to
! be be held under the auspices of the
United States government and which
were to be open to teams and individ.
uals from the regular military and
naval establishments, the marine
corps and the national guard. In con.
nection with this work the national
board was charged with the duty OF
devising plans for National Marks
mems reserve and for providing rifle
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EDDYVILLE.

Eddyville, Sept. 6.-The 1905-06 term
of the Eddyville public schools COM
menced Monday. The following is
list Of the teachers: Principal, Prof.
J. A Yeager, Of Agency; assistant
principal, Miss Mamie Moore, of Os-
kaloosa; fifth room, Miss Anna RohGe;
fourth room, Miss Ida WEIGH; third
room, Miss Ethel Mintonye; second
room, Mrs. Georgia Boyd; first room,
Miss Cora Jansen. The enrolment is
said to be rather light so far.
H. j. Wing purchased the j. M.
Fish property in the east part of town,
Saturday. He will at once make a
after which he will move to the same.
w. w. belong has also purchased a
portion Of the Fish estate.
Mrs. H. A. Bauman, Of Pella, came
Saturday and has been visiting her
relatives the Pickerells and Mrs. j.
w. Johnson, on Bluff Creek.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Shea, of Ottumwa
were Sunday guests at the parental
John Shea home.
Mrs. Mary Morley will return to her
home at Eldorado, Butler county,
Kansas today, after an extended visit
with her sister, Mrs. H. B. McNeese.
She also visited Des Moines relatives.
The amusement loving people of
Eddyville and vicinity were fortunate
|
the Columbia comic opera company In
the play "Said Pasha," at the opera
house Monday night. The company
had with them seventeen high class
actors and artists in their line. The
costumes were handsome and their
acting, singing and music We're Of 6
high order. This company seldom ap-
pears in the smaller towns.
John Haywood, who was badly
| Oh ~ hIy hajn of
by a freight engine on the Northwest.
ern Friday night, is able to be on the
street again.
Henry Johnson and Mrs. Mary Dan.
ner, of Beacon, came down Tuesday
for short visit with their sister, Mrs
Samuel Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crews, Of neal
Buxton, were here Monday on bust
! ness.
Miss Eppie Wyie arriv-d home Sat
urday night from Grand Rapids. Mich.
where she had been the past two
months attending kindergarten train.
inc school.
The following persons departed or
Monday on the G. A. r. excursion
to Denver, Colorado: Mr.. and Mrs. F
M Epperson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Oden
Mrs. James Bowles and Mr. and Mrs
B B. Beamer and daughter, Miss
Laura. Most Of these will visit will
relatives in Colorado.
Robert England and family, of Mis-
souri,, have been visiting e. w. Eng
land and other relatives in Bluff Creek
| Rev. Right, the M. E. pastor here
went to Abba Tuesday to attend tn,
annual Iowa conference Of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, which is in SEES
sion there all week. Rev. w. It. Howe
formerly Of this place, but now O
Packwood, was here Tuesday after
noon, enroute to the conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Oldham took
trip to Ottumwa in their automobile
| Tuesday.
Good sized crowds went from her,
to Ottumwa and Oskaloosa Monda.
to attend Labor day exercises.
Among the recent Oskaloosa bust
ness callers from Bluff Creek wer,
Jacob Hodgendoorn and daughter
Miss Carrie. G. N. Berry and w. H
P.ckerell.
The Eddyville Baptist church wa.
represented at the meeting of the Os
kaloosa association at Beacon las
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Cures permanently the cases he I'M
iertakes ard sends the incurable home
without taking a fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year. while other doctors have
made few visits and stopped. DR..
Shallenberger is an eninently success
full specialist in all chronic diseases.
proven by the many cures effected in
chronic cases which have bafled the
skill of all other physicians His hos
pital experience and extensive prac.
tice have made him so proficient that
he can name and locate disease in
E few minutes.
Treats all cases of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ear, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
Gravel. Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu.
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ter's admirers point out that he left
the ring without a mark, while the
governor is in the condition of the
man who kicked the hat that conceal
ed brick
The Emmetsburg Reporter concludes
that in the case of the CHICAGO con-
ference reciprocity must have been
crucified in the house of it's friends. as
1T is mighty tough to be crucified by
both friend and foe" says the Re-
porter, land reciprocity will have to
be somewhat like the cat with nine
lives if it survives the oft repeated
operations"
Speaking of lawyers, the Iowa Falls
Citizen says: People want a lawyer
who wins his cases md they don't
care much about the methods Ordin-
arily they would rather have him steal
it than lose it. The shrewder the
lawyer Is to manipulate the cards the
better salary he commands. 1t is
rather a sad commentary on the moral
code of men,"
"Why not make it a life sentence
and be done with it?" suggests the
Wall Lake Blade, speaking of the
d
iowa has not the slightest cause
for worry over the small percentage
of loss apparent upon a poor count OF
her populat ion," says the Spirit Lake
Beacon. I'm this state it is not so
much matter of numbers as of char
acter. While intelligence and morals
prevail and her rich heritage of in
comparable soil remains in it's place,
r1oarrjnS
and enjoy in sweet content the happi-
ness vouchsafed to the virtuous."
The Muscatine Journal congra tu-
lates Mr.. BRYAN on his optimism, but
thinks that it is more for the effect
he hopes it will have on some of the
weakened ones who are inclined tc
fall by the wayside, than because it is
the real feeling in his own mind.
Not only have we good laws re-
lating to railways, but we have ar
anti-t trust law that is being copied ir
most of tie states," says the Iowa
City Republican, refuting the idea thai
the railroads control things. eve
have laws regulating banking and in.
surance, loan and building and Other
corporations and all of these are un.
der the restraint Of well-deviset
laws
The Cedar Rapids Gazette has OBJ.
served that William E. Curtis believes
the cactus may be made profitable
crop in the desert, and suggests tina
in a few days the railroad company
for which Curtis is at this time work
ing will probably have agents in tn,
field selling choice cactus farms ir
sunny locations.
The Iowa City Republican says tina
with an additional appropriation the
state fair ought to be bigger thar
eyer next wear
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Chro mic Diseases Permanently Cured
DR.. SHAlLENBERGER

Regular and Reliable Ch1cago Specialist Treats Chronic
Diseases Only Will be at
oIIUMWA, Ba1lingal Hotel. Wednesday, Sept IS.
lone day only and return every days.
FAIRFIELD. Leggett House, Tuesday, Sept H. 1905
SlGOURNEY. Merchants Hotel. Friday Sept IS 1905
m.
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The Dubuque Times notes the sug-
gestion of further appropriations for
the state fair, in spite of a large sur
plus in the fair treasury, and it says
it believes "the state fair should stand
on it's own bottom and should be cap
italized by those who derive the chief
benefit from it, the business interests
of DeS Moines"
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The Boone Republican says that
probably the politicians who tried to
sidetrack Roosevelt with the vice
presidency in 1900 are reading with
interest the popular demand for a
third term for him.
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The Iowa City Republican says tina
with an additional appropriation TIL
state fair ought to be bigger thai
ever next year.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette foresees
that the short man is going to be an
object of sympathy when it9comes to
husking corn this year.
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Many suffer from taking their pre-
sentiments in the past tense.
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The Muscatine Journal congratu-
lates Mr.. BRYAN on his optimism, but
thinks that it is more for the effect
he hopes it will have on some of the
weak kneed ones who are inclined tc
fall by the wayside, than because it is
the real feeling in his own mind.
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"Who wins?" says the Dubuque
Times, speaking Of the Shaw-C Cum
minis correspondence. We'll, the gov
ernor's friends says he wiped the
earth with the secretary and the lat
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The Creston Advertiser Gazette says
that a visit to the state fair is a sure
cure for anyone who thinks the people
are ground down and oppressed $50
long as Iowa can produce citizenship
of which the state fair crowds are a
fair example, it asserts, there is no
danger that the state will go far
wrong"