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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

The.prtnctpal and best'results which
will accrue from the seed corn cam
patgn Of last winter will undoubtedly
b that corn growers will be induced
to gather their supply Of seed corn
this fall before the frost hits it and
by giving fs proper care be thus as
sured Of seed of perfect terminating
power.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

The easiest possible crop with ia
vorable season is sixty bushels Of corn
to the acre. Still not one man in
twenty attains this. What with poor
seed, poorly prepared soil, insufficient
cultivation, poor planting, the average
crop Of the corn growing states is less
than half the possible crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

The new method of smoothing and
workmg the dirt roads has awakened
an unlocked for amount of enthusiasm,
hundreds OF men who heretofore have
hated to do road work now cheerfully
doing lot Of volunteer work to i'm
pro~esthe' highways along ,their farms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

There are altogether too many people
who are satisfied if they can at the
end of the year just pay out and make
both ends meet. While this is in q
way better than running behind, a
man should have ambition to do some
thing better. There are large possibili-
ties connected with saving even so
small an amount as $50 year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

Cotton, which seemed to be over.
produced last winter and much Of
which was not picked, is up again to
II cents, price which is the same,
SO far as profit to the producer is con-
cerned, as would be 70 cents for corn
or 81 per hundredweight for pork.
Every effort was made to restrict the
acreage planted to cotton this year,
and now the men who did this wish
they had not done so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

We saw some real skim milk calves
the other day. We doubt if they had
ever tasted whole milk. They looked
just like the poor little orphans at the
English workhouse so we'll described
by Dickens. 1t is all mistake to try
to raise good calf on nothing better
than skim milk from the start They
might have been the best bred animals
In the country. yet the want of proper
food makes scrubs of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

For one day in the year the Amer
lean people make great fuss over the
American eagle-''proud bird" and all
that-and then turn around and kill
every one they see the balance of the
year. This shooting of these birds Is
a piece Of barbarism anyway. So rare
that they attract attention whenever
seen, why should they be killed?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

The average man has no conception
of the vast area of the possible wheat
fields of the far northwest. There is
an empire in western Canada where
wheat for the whole world could be
easily produced. Land which will pro-
duce an average crop Of twenty bush
els per acre Of No. 1 hard wheat for
ten years in succession is there in
area as large as all the New England
states put together.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

Just as this is written it is a very
catchy and aggravating time for secur-
ing the hay crop. Not one-half Of a
very large crop will be secured as
good forage. When man gets a silo
he s'entirelyy exempt from this trouble,
for no matter how much rain may fall
while he is filling his silo it never does
more harm than simply to hinder the
work; the silage is always good,
whether put in wet or dry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

From an artistic standpoint there is
no beauty Of form or expression in a
camel or an elephant, donkey or a
llama, while the best types of the do
nestle animals Of civilized peoples are
Just the reverse. It would be hard to
ind anything more beautiful or ex-
pressiye than the head of thorough
bred horse, Jersey cow or a well
bred dog.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22


The bicycle, which for a few years
formed the center Of many of the sport
ing events Of the country, has COM
pletely fallen from It's high position
and is valued today solely as utility
machine, in which capacity it is doing
most valuable work We have not
heard of a scorcher for nearly two
years, and, if anything, the machines
are more popular out in the country
districts than in the cities. The auto
now monopolizes public attention as a
sporting craze This in time will fol-
low the bicycle; it will become cheaper
In price, the country horses will get
used to it, and it will take its place
as one of the most valuable means CT
locomotion ever devised.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

Two hundred miles to creamery is
getting to be common thing all
through the west, the cream being
shipped that distance to a central
creamery plant, which converts it into
butter. The cost of shipment is about
a cent a pound for the butter it will
make, which is as small sum as it
can be gathered for and delivered to
home creamery. This plan is opening
up great possibilities for the dairy
business in localities where cows have
never heretofore been kept.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

The great trouble with the American
people today is that they all want to
get rich in a hurry, can't be content
with slow and safe gains. Nine-tenths
of them commence specializing and
gambling as soon as they can reach up
to drop nickel in slot machine and
keep the thing up as long as they live
aRa die poor. The old fashioned way
of being content with moderate profits
in the doing Of legitimate business
is almost out Of date.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

Comomn sense is more or less I'M
common.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22
To Assemble Next january.

At the same time we have ordered
the minister of the interior to submit
, Immediately for our appreciation reg
!, ulations for the elections to the dou-
I ma so that deputies from fifty govern
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

We know Of hundreds Of farmers
who would be rid Of debt, make more
monay and enjoy life hundred per
cent more If they would just sell half
the land they nominally own. There
IL an immense satisfaction in getting
up In the morning and looking over
the farm and crops and feeling that
it is all your own and that you owe
no man dollar. Some men never en-
JOY this pleasure in all their lives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22

A friend asks us to tell him whether
there is any place for the college grad
uate on the farm. Why, of course
there is. It never hurts an educated
man to come in contact with the soil,
though at first 1t may hurt the SOIL
The college bred man will be quick to
zee and avail himself Of every help
possible and will take more readily
because Of his training to new and i'm
proved methods Of doing farm work.
The earth has rich reward for the
very best Intelligent effort man can
apply to it
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11

Shortly after ]. A. ellis and his son,
asked for their mail. gave it to them
and they rode Off After that my at
tention was attracted to Ancrum Boy
kin and McRae Whitaker. Their bug
gy was hitched near the postofflce and
they were walking very rapidly in the
direction Of ellis. Whitaker seemed
TO be very much excited and was
cursing. The Gillises were sitting IN
their buggy. Whitaker said, This
thing must be settled Ed ellis got
out Of his buggy and he and his father
were acting in a quiet manner. Whit
aker was the aggressive party. Ed
ground and dare Whitaker to cross it.
Just before the firing heard Mr.. Sam
Boykin and Ancrum insisting on fair
fight. Gillis did not decline fair
fight, sad he would be willing to give
up his pistol. I did not hear Whitaker
say he would give up his. heard
Whitaker say he would fight a duel,
accompanied by violent anguage, and
then the shooting took place On tho
cross examination Mrs. Reese was
asked if she did not say to Mr.. E. D.
Hopkins the night of the difficulty
that she had nearly reached home
when the pistol fired. She denied say
ing it. Mr.. Hopkins was put up in
reply and said she did so state to him.
DR.. S. F. Brasington was sworn for
the defense and testified that on Mon
day morning after the shooting he ex-
amined the forefnger on the left hand
Of J.. A. ellis, the father, and found
that it had been shot through near
the end of the finger by bullet.
This evidence was offered by de-
fendant to support the contention that
Whitaker shot first and missed ]. E.
and hit j. A. ellis.
Other witnesses put up for defense
were not eye witnesses and their tes-
timony did not bear directly on the
immediate difficulty.
J. L. ellis, a brother Of the defend
ant, identified the pistols OF his father
and brother and also produced Whit
aker's pistol which J. z. ellis had
picked up off the ground after the
deceased had fallen.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

Clemson, College, October 4.-Pres-
ident P. H. Nell of this college has
directed me- to send our notices Of the
Farmers Institutes to be held in this
State during this fall and winter.
We believe that the time has come
when these institutes can be made of
great value to the farmers of this
State. The Southern Railway has
granted to Clemson College the use OF
a car for Farmers Institute work.
The college is going to have this car
fitted up with all Of the latest appii-
ances for making butter and the most
improved methods of handling milk. II
the farmers wish it and will furnish
the milk, they can see these utensils
put to practical use il separating the
milk, ripening anG churning the
cream, etc. In this car we Will have
samples Of about 26 varieties OF corn
and will lecture on those varieties that
are best adapted to southern soils. We
will have about 80 varieties Of the
most improved types Of cotton. We
will also have on exhibition those in
sects that are injurious to the field
and garden products with the insecti-
cides to be used in destroying and
eradicating those injurious insects.
The State etomologist will deliver lee
lures on the proper method Of using
these insecticides.
We will have diagrams and charts
showing the conformation Of dairy
and beef cattle and will have with US
experts to deliver lectures upon the
breeding, feeding and care of all
kinds of live stock. We will also have
with us a magic lantern and will give
illustrated lerures upon number of
Agriculture subjects. These lectures
will give the results of the experience
of a great number of practical farm
ers and the result Of experiments be-
ing performed at this college and 9TH
er agricultural colleges over the coun-
try We will have views showing the
effect Of different fertilizers when ap-
piled to cotton, corn, wheat, oats and
other products We will have samples
of those compounds that go into the
manufacture Of fertilizers and will
have experts to deliver lectures on the
value of these compounds when put
into fertilizers.
We will have material to show the
proper way of making CRAFTS the
proper methods OF pruning fruit and
shade trees, the best method Of train
ing grape vines-all of this with the
view Of obtaining the greatest guam
tity of fruit. In this car. will also be
on exhibition the work of the Clemson
College students in other departments
of the college aside from that Of ag-
riculture For example; machines de-
signed and made by the mechanical
student. and fabrics of all kinds by
the textile student Very truly yours,
J. Y. Harper, Director.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11
Don't be Imposed Upon.

*Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar many limitations are Of
fered for the genuine. These worth
less limitations have similar sounding
names. Beware of them The genu-
inc Foley's Honey and Tar is in a
yellow package. Ask for it and re-
fuse any substitute. 1t is the best
remedy for coughs and colds. Du-
rants Pharmacy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11

Camden, Octo. 4.-The Gillis case,
after its many continuances by the
defense since the commission Of the
homicide IS months ago, and the un-
avertable delays this week since the
commencement Of the trial on Mon
day, is now nearly at its end, as its
conclusion will be reached tomorrow
evening.
The State closed it's testimony at II
o'clock this morning and the defense
proceeded at once with its evidence
by putting up the defendant, j. E.
Gillis, as the first witness. He was Oh
the witness stand for two hours. AS
soon as it became known that he had
been placed on the stand to tell his
side OF the killing Main street practi-
cally emptied itself into the court
house. He denied almost in every par
ticular the testimony given by the
States witnesses. 1t is now up to the
July 70 ISCOllClle lIle UldIHtllICdI OlA
ferences and by their verdict say
which version Of the killing they ac-
cept. the States evidence. if ac-
cepted by the jury, Will convict the
defendant OF unjustifably taking the
life Of John McRea Whitaker. II they
accept the defendants plea OF self
defense as narrated by him they Will
acquit him.
The defense put up five witnesses
besides the defendant, but only one OF
these claimed to be an eye witness and
her testimony was not as strong for
the defendant as it had been pro-
claimed it would be. In one or two
particulars she was contradicted by
the State and in one material matter
she failed to accord with the defense
even to the extent Of contradicting the
defendant and corroborating the
States chief witnesses in saying that
it was proposed by Whitaker's side TO
| have fair fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11

father in all essential details Of his
testimony. He said: ST was in my
store and Mr.. McRae Whitaker drove
UP in front of the store and called for
me- Went to his buggy, and then /
walked to where the Gillises were.
The two Gillises came towards each
other with their hands in their pock-
cts as if in an attitude to fuss with
me. T said to them, I am not armed,
I have come here to stop this fuss. 1t
must be settled peaceabiy. They did
not address me at all but looked to-
ward Whitaker. who was back in the
buggy and they said, The damn fuss
is settled as far as we are concerned,
we have had our satisfaction; if you
want satisfaction come and get it.
Then I looked around and I saw
Whitaker getting out of his buggy and
I stopped him and I said again, This
fuss has got to be settled without any
shooting The two Gillises were stand
ing there with their hands in their
pockets. Whitaker had not put his
hand in his pocket; he walked up
calm and cool, his hand swinging by
his side. 1 insisted that the trouble
could be settled without shooting and
that both men should give me their
pistols. J. E. ellis said he woud
fight any way and Whitaker said he
would fight any way. I got in between
them and asked for their pistols. J..
E. Giilis drew his foot across the
ground and said, Damn it, Of you
want to fight cross that line Whita-
ker looked as if he did mot want to
fight. I was still calling for the pis-
tolls. Giilis said he woud give up his
pistol and Whitaker said he would
give up his. Whitaker came by me
and took his pistol out Of his pocket
and handed it across to me. Reached
OUT my nauQ lOT IL. GO CIllllS pu1lSO
out his pistol and J. A. ellis said,
Don't give up your pistol, and J. E.
ellis said, no, damn it, battle it out,
and fired two shots and Whitaker hit
the ground. His pistol dropped out
of his hand. ]. E. ellis ran around
with his pistol to shoot again. I scuf-
fed with ]. e. ellis to keep him from
shooting any more. said, For Gods
sake, don't shoot him again, he is
dead"
The jury is allowed their freedom
during the progress of, the trial, and
will not be kept in confinement or to-
gether during adjournments from
day to day until the judge has given
them his charge.
This is Judge Cages custom and he
stated to the jury this afternoon that
he would not depart from this rule in
this case, as he had every confidence
in their integrity.
All other jurors in attendance up
on court have been discharged until
Friday morning, as this case will con-
sumo at least three days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11

Camden, October 4.-When court
convened this morning r. ". Porter,
one of the jurors in the case against
j. E. Gillls for killing Mc!.ae Whit
aker, did lot answer to his name.
1t was reported to the court that he
had been waylaid the night before and
his skull fractured, and was there
fore unable to be present. The court
tbereupon adjourned until 3 o'clock,
when the condition of Mr.. Porter was
reported by the attending physicians
to be such that he could not serve,
anu would have to be taken 10 a.hospi-
tai for treatment 1t was agreed be-
tween counsel for the State aud the
defence that a juror be substituted
from the last yenlre drawn yestel day.
r. 3. Williams was then substituted
for Porter. The court instructed
Stenographer MacFeat to read over the
testimony in order that the twelfth
juror might get the benefit Of it.
This being done, Mr.. Apcrum Boy
kin was pnt upon the stand and cross
examined. HIS testimony upon Cross
examination did not vary from his
direct testimony in any material
points. After cross-examlning Mr.
Boykiu the court adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
OAKLANDS
WOULD CONE
Coast League Leaders
Want to Play
Here.

The Oakland baseball nine, champi-
ons of the Coast League, are, accord
ing to the latest reports, willing to
make almost any concessions in order
TO come down and play series of
games against Honolulu picked nine.
G. F. Ingersoll, a through passenger
on the S. S. Ventura, stated last night
that Bill Devereaux, the Oakland's
third baseman, had given him a letter
to deliver to the local league wherein
was contained the statement that the
Oakland nine had set their minds upon
making the trip to Hawaii and were
willing to consider almost any propo-
sition which might lead to their desire
being achieved.
The letter was unfortunately misaid
The Oakland boys want to come down
as soon as the Coast season closes.
If matters could be arranged to Sc
cure the visit it would be a grand thing
for local baseball and an accurate idea
might be obtained of the standard of
ball now being put up by Honolulu
mines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
THE AUTO
PARADE
The Raeetrack a Good
Place to Hold
Event.

z. H. Lewis. the local stockman, is
enthusiastic over the proposed forma-
ton of an automobile club here. He
would like to see the club organized
at once and thinks that it would give
local automobiling a boost that moth
ing else could.
Every auto owner in town. said
Lewis yesterday. Ought to put his
shoulder to the wheel to make an au-
tomobile club an accomplished fact"
Lewis has also some ideas of his
own regarding the annual automobile
floral parade which is soon to take
place.
He would like to see the affair take
crowd could view with comfort the
parade from the grandstand.
1.-THE affair might fittingly be wound
up with some races" said he.
Last years parade was held in Union
Square and only if one happened to be
right in front of the crowd could good
view of the procession be obtained.
Hundreds who went out to see the pa
rade were disappointed.
If the next parade be held in Kapio-
lani Park everyone who cares to, can
see it and an admission fee might be
charged, the proceeds to be devoted to
a fund for building a good road round
the island.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
AutOmobiIing.

Max Lorentz of Hackfe1d & Co, Mr..
and Mrs. Gartley and Mrs. Arthur
Wood made a trip round the island on
Monday. The roads were poor owing
to the fact that it rained most of the
way Notwithstanding this the ma
chimes went right through
c. W. c. Deering speeded down 70
Waialua the other day in White
steamer.
John and David Fleming left at noon
Yesterday for Eva and after returning
to town set out yesterday evening for
Wahiawa.
Mr.. Won Hamm and party in three
large cars went over the Pail yester-
day afternoon and will return today.
Paul Isenberg and party ran down to
Waialua on Wednesday and returning
stopped to see the polo game.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
TIL
RERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP
MUSEUM,
KAIIn DAHL
KALLHI, OAHU.

Residents Of Hawaii Territory and
strangers visiting Honolulu are hereby
notified that the al We named Museum
win be open to inspection on FRI
DAYS and SATURDAYS Of each and
every week of the year, and also upon
ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Thanks
giving and Christmas excepted), be-
tween the hours OF 10 O'Clock a. m.
and o'elock p. M, from the 31st day
of March to the 3lst day of October,
and from 10 O'Clock a. m. to 4:3O
O'Clock .. m. from the LIST day OF
November to the 31st day OF March
of each year until further notice.
Tourists arriving in Honolulu by
through steamers on other than the
regular VISITORS days hereinbefore
designated Sundays and Thanksgiving
and Christmas excepted) and leaving
prior to the days set apart as regular
visitors days may be admitted to the
Museum On SPECIAL PERMITS, IS
sued during Office hours from the gen.
eral Office of the trustees, No. n Mer-
chant street, next door to the banking
house of Bishop & Co.
ADMISSION TO MUSEUM FREE.
Electric cars bound west on King
street pass the Museum every ten
minutes during the Gay.
! Honolulu, T. H, June 18th, 1905.
PER ORDER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
MAY COME
TO TOWN
DR.. Davidson Favors an
Inter.IsIand Game
of Baseball.

There is a possibility that a baseball
team from Maui may come down here
and play game with the league cham
pions.
According to DR.. Davidson, of La
haina Maui ball magnate, who is at
present in Honolulu. very good arti-
Gle Of ball is being put up on Maui at
the present time by the various teams
constituting the local league.
DR.. Davidson owns the Ilimas. which
nine has beaten all the Maui teams
and won nine straight games this year.
The Ilimas have shut out the Morn
ing Stars twice this season.
"Of course. do not thing for min
ute" said DR.. Davidson yesterday,
s'that the Ilimas by themselves would
have any chance of winning from the
Honolulu champions. I am of the opin-
ion, however. that an All-Mauf nine
could be organized which would hold
their own with the best you have here.
1T is futile. of course, to go into
details ana discuss terms at this stage
of the game but would suggest that.
in the proba of an inter-island
ball contest being arranged, Maui
would want their return trip guaran-
teed and in the event of the game
being won by them. should receive two
thirds of the gate receipts and pay
their expenses out of that"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
HAWAII SHINPO SHA.

ing Office. The publisher of Hawaii
Shinpo, the only daily Japanese paper
published In the Territory of Hawaii
c. SHIOZAWA, Proprietor.
Editorial and Printing Office-10le
Smith ST., above King. Phone Main a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
Fire Insurance.
THE B. F. DILLINGHAM; CO..
LIMITED.

General Agents for Hawaii.
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
Phoenix Assurance Company OF Lone
don.
New York Underwriters Agency.
Providence Washington Insurance Conn
pany.
Fourth Floor. Stangenwald Building.