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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
MucHAklNock DESERTED TOWN
Famous Mining Camp is Now A Thing
of the Past.

Oskaloosa, July 2S. Muchakinock
at one time perhaps the best known
Of the mining towns in southeastern
Iowa, is no more. A gang of carpen-
ters sent from the headquarters of the
grapevine" railway, which connected
Muchakinock with the outside world,
has completed the tearing down of the
depot and other railroad buildings and
the last vestige Of the once widely
famed coal town has passed The
track between Start and Muchakinock
has also been torn out and all that re-
mains is a partial railway grade and
a few bricks which formed the founda-
tions of the houses. Where once the
town stood there is now bare prairie
and solemn dunes of burnt peat.
Muchakinock has gone the route of
the promise of an everlasting vein,
miners moved there by the score and
assisted In forming one Of the busiest
communities known in Iowa. A city
government was organized and the
municipality was well organized and
the municipality was we'll groomed for
long life But the commerce of the
region failed and the miners have TAX
en- their belongings, even to their
just as they came to Muchakinoch
years ago.
Muchakinock was, in it's time, the
most profitable mining camp in Iowa.
There was time when eighteen and
twenty trainloads of coal was the
regular output of the mines. Now
they are abandoned and few timbers
and abandoned shafts show where
once happy homes stood on long and
shady streets, where the citizens car
ried on the business of city, and
the rumble of traffic was welcome
noise.
Buxton which is now the new Much
akinock, was named after J. E. Bux-
ton, who was an inspector of the mines
at MuchalSinock in the old days. Later
he went to Buxton as an operator and
has become wealthy in the mining in
dustry his operations. Sam Slade,
who became superintendent of the
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ARBYvlLLE.

Darhyville, July 2s.--On Saturday,
July %, two OF the best ball games OF
the season were played here. One was
between the single men and married
men of Darbyville. For two weeks
this game had been discussed and ex-
pected and 1t fully came UP to all that
could be desired. In this game the
married men were successful, but
dearly won their victory. The scores
stood 6 to in favor of the married
men, In the second game the young
men played the Ray Iowa team. In
this game the scores were just re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
is KILLED BY TRAIN.
Brakeman E. A. Trexley's Nap Costs
Him His Life,

Mason City, July 31.-Brakeman E.
A. Trexly of the Milwaukee was in.
stantly killed at Inwood Saturday
by falling asleep on the track and al
lowing the engine to back over him.
Trexly's train had to double long
hill and he was left to watch the rear
end section. He was tired out as
result of his long run and sat down on
the rail. He fell asleep and stretched
himself out on the track.
The engineer did not see him when
he backed up to get the second section
and had run over him before making
the discovery. The body was cut in
twain.
Trexly was % years old and was
well known here, where his family are
quite prominent. He leaves wife and
two children The funeral was held
Sunday
Most men feel like giving good
measure when malice is in the mar.
ket-
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ToDAY,s MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY MARKET.

This market is furnished by The
Moe Fisher Commission Co., members
National Board of Trade, Kansas City,
Mo-, local office rooms Is and 10, Leigh
ton bldg, w. M. Clifford, local mama
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
CHICAGO. MARKET.

This market is furnished by the Cas-
sidy Commission company, members
Chicago Board of Trade, local office,
rooms % and 80, Hoffman, block, e. c.
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LululH . 90 o.
Minneapolis 1856 s17 145
Receipts Today.
Wheat, 1894 cars:corn, 267 cars; oats,
SS6 cars.
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Wheat, 566 cars; corn, 355 cars; oats,
Primary Receipts.
Wheat today. 1,647,o0o bushels and
last year, 1,2s1,oo0 bushels: corn today
100000 bushels and last year, $4,000
bushels.
Shipments.
Wheat today, $4,000 bushels and
last year 273,0oO bushels; corn today
5o5,ooo bushels and last year 100000
bushels.
LIVERPOOL Gables.
Opening u lower; corn, IN
changed.
Closing Wheat, u lower; corn, v
higher.
Hog Market.
Receipts today 10000; left over. A.
Hoo'
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work and machinery, miners, houses
and stores were removed across coun-
try to Buxton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
CHOOLMA'AMS IN DEMAND.
South Dakota Rural Boards Of Educa.
tion in a Dilemma

oOuAU AdNOtd FtuTdt 0OdTOS OF EOuCd
tion in a Dilemma.
A shortage of school teachers is
reported in some parts of Hanson
county, and the boards of education
in some of the districts have been
compelled to resort to the unusual
method of advertising for school
ma ANS
OF the five teachers needed in Jas
par township only one has thus far
been secured, Notwithstanding that all
the teachers are usually engaged
about the first of August. In another
township, which also needs five teach
ers. not one has yet been secured and
the members Of the Loard have not
the slightest idea where they will be
able to get teachers for the schools
during the coming year.
In some of the counties in the ex-
treme western part or the state in the
Black Hills region, boards of educa-
ton have hard work to secure and
hold women teachers, for the reason
that after they have been in the coun-
try for short time they usually fell
in love with and married ranchmen.
Many Eastern ladies who during the
last two or three years accepted po-
sitions in the schools of Butte, Meade
and other counties in Western South
Dakota speedily secured ranchmen
husbands and left the school boards in
the lurch by abandoning their school
work in perhaps the middle of the
school year. But in Hanson county
no such cause is assigned for the
shortage of school teachers. In fact,
it is not known just why there should
be such shortage in the visible sup
ply OF teachers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
hOBOES APPEAR IN DROVES,

Hunting hoboes is a new pastime in
in which many South Dakotans are
indulging.
AS a result Of the bumper crop in
the state this year, thousands Of har-
vest hands from other parts Of the
West have fiocked to the state for the
purpose of securing the $3.50 per day
and keep which the farmers are Of
fering But in the incoming crowds
are large numbers of genuine hoboeS,
who do not want work, but who ex-
pect to live off those who do work.
These hoboes, in order to keep away
from the scenes of actual work in the
harvest fields, congregate in the towns
and become great nuisance to the
authorities of the cities and towns.
In a single roundup at Aberdeen as
many as sixty-four hoboes were ar.
rested, while the seasons arrests in
any of the towns frequented by
tramps will run into the hundreds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
ELECTRIC OR STEAM ROAD?
Mystery Surrounding Proposed New
Line in Moody County.

Quite a lot of excitement has been
caused the past three weeks by gang
Of surveyors and young lawyer OF
Mood county who purported to be sur
veying for an electric railroad between
Sioux Falls and Brookings.
. Some of the business men upon
finding that the proposed route was
going to miss Flandreau and go
through Egan got excited and had a
meeting called and invited some OF
the interested parties to appear before
an audience of our citizens and per-
suade them to offer a large enough
bonus to induce the new road to come
this way, but at the meeting it de-
velOped that this was to be a straight
line from BroOkings to Sioux Falls and
that no inducement could be offered
that would warrant them in crooking
the line even half of a mile.
At Egan some of the citizens are
getting a little skeptical and think
that this is the forerunner of a new
railroad and that the right-of-way is
DeiuS ScCuIcu W TURN over 10 SOule
railroad company. The promoters do
not give the people a very clear idea
of what is going to be done.
The chief object seems to be to get
right of way free and then the object
will be made known 1t is somewhat
of puzzle to people of Flandreau to
understand why this proposed electric
road which would have to depend up
on the passenger traffic for support,
after travelling twenty-eight miles
through our county would miss the
county seat to avoid going two miles
and half out of the way The
traffic to the county seat would surely
be more than the trough traffic, and
our citizens have come to the cOnclu-
sion that it will be some time before
the citizens of this county will enjoy
the benefits of street railway.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11

The Black Hills Fullers Earth COM
ny has just been incorporated at
eadwood, with 100000 shares, par
aue 81. This will open a new in
stry and one of the most valuable
er promoted in the Black Hills. A
fge quantity of fullers' earth is inn
rted yearly into the United States,
that mines yielding this valuable
bduct in this country are highly es-
med. This company owns 800 acres
land in Fall River county, twelve
Hes southeast Of Hot Springs. The
pOsit is cretaceous strata in the
i shale. 1t is believed that the bed
fullers' earth will be found to un-
Fly the entire $50 acres Of land.
us earth is of a dark blue slate
lor. 1t is three feet eight inches
thickness, has been proven by the
alytical test to be chemically pure,
II both the bleaching and filtering
IT'S have shown it to be superior to
A other fullers' earth in the world.
fs fullers' earth can be mined,
Iund, bolted and put on the market
l IS a ton. The poorest grade now
the market is selling for twice
amount. Some of the best grades
| as high as $22 ton. E. S. Kelly
lot Springs is president of the new
hpany.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
THIS SEWAGE WILL BE TANKED
Mitchell, S. D., Provides Septic Re-
ceptacle for II.

Ever since Mitchell put in a sewer
system there has been trouble as to
the disposal of the sewage. Vain eff
forts have been made in years past
to dispose of it, but bad conditions
have always remained The city coun-
Gil has just commenced the erection
Of septic tank to cost $1,000. The
tank is placed in the southeastern part
OF the city. 1t is 40 by 10 feet, and
will be feet deep. 1t will be lined
with concrete three feet thick at the
bottom and two feet overhead The
chemical action which takes place
turns the refuse into water that is
from 80 to 95 per cent pure, and there
is no odor. The system will be in
working order in about month
Work has commenced on Mitchell's S
new corn palace, to be 100 by 142 feet.
A stone foundation is being laid that
will add to the permanency of the
affair. There is but two months in
which to construct the building and
decorate it. but enough men will be
engaged to do the work and have
everything in readiness for the open
ing on Sept. 25. The structure will
cost $4,000 when it is completed. and
will seat over 1000 people in the gal
lery and lower floor. All the booths
will be placed on the first floor and
the gallery will be provided with seats
The Banda Rosa will be musical
attraction
The valuation of Dawson county
amounts to $3,623,45 which is nearly
100000 in excess of the valuation
of 1904. The increase comes from a
higher value being placed on real es-
tate and a larger number of cattle.
horses and hogs. The population by
the new census is 10,O31. Five years
ago it was 1883.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
GET PART OF SCHOOL FUND.

first six months Of the present year
has placed $354,S61 of the permanent
school fund, the greater part OF it,
$31S,11l, being on farm loans, and the
balance on school and municipal
bonds School districts of the state
took s25,75O, and municipal corpora.
tio.s 1000. The county auditors
over the state are keeping the unin.
vested permanent fund down To bed
rock under the present laws. Loans
have been made in all the counties of
the state for the first six months in
the year, with the exception of Custer,
Hughes, McCOok and Stanley.
The counties which took municipal
loans were: Day, $4,000; Gregory
$4,000, and Moody, $4,000
Those which took school bond loans
were: Brookings, $1,000; Butte, $4,-
700; Campbell, $400 Charles Miy,
$500; Day, $3.50; Deuel., $3.50 Hamlin,
s11 900; Mersgall, $500; Miner. $780,
Minnehaha, $4,000, and Roberts, ST.
800.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
FINE IN SOUTH DAKOTA,
Winter Wheat Threshings Show Val
liable Crop Secured.

Reports from number of points in
practically every county in the agri-
cultural portion of the state east of the
Missouri river show that black rust
has not yet seriously damaged the
wheat crop.
Violin, Platte and Alexandria are the
first towns to make reports of thresh-
ing, At Violin, Eugene Handy threshed
his winter wheat, which yielded an
average Of about twenty-five bushels
to the acre. Others in that locality
report yields of as high as forty bush
els. Lewis Harris, farmer living near
Platte, has completed tbreshing thirty
acres of winter wheat, which averaged
eighteen bushels per acre. The wheat
was of very light stand. One field
of rye threshed out forty-five bushels
an acre, while another field yielded
thirty-five bushels to the acre. Joseph
Hollis, living near Flandreau was the
first to thresh in that locality. He
threshed 11O acres of rye for Joseph
Mcnamara, which averaged 10 bushels
an acre.
Winter wheat in the extreme south
ern part of the state is all harvested
and some threshing has been done
The winter wheat which has thus far
been marketed in that part of the state
tested sixty-two pounds to the bushel,
and was of fine quality. Hundreds OF
farnonrS in tho cnIthnrn RI Of TYntnn
county had large fields of winter
wheat, and have had such good sue
cess with it that they have decided to
increase the acreage next year.
Harvesting of spring wheat COM
menced several days ago in the south
ern part of the state, and this week
will commence in the central portion.
Barley harvest is completed in the
greater part of the state, while great
deal of oats will be cut this week
The barley crop will be good average
one in the state at large, while in
many localities it will be better than
for several years.
Harvesting, among other counties.
is also in progress in Lyman county,
west of the Missouri river, where
crops of all kinds are unusually prom
ising. Lyman is one of the compara-
lively new counties, and heretofore has
been numbered among the Cow" coun-
ties.
Yet some of the farmers find some
thing TO kick about. One of this class,
who lives in Hutchinson county, was
interviewed the other day. He kicked,
as usual.
''If it amt one thing it's another in
this d country. My crop is going
to be so big that my granary won't
hold it, and l will have to blow myself
to build more granary room"
Some of the farmers in the vicinity
of Hartford, Minnehaha county, ex-
press the belief that their wheat will
thresh from twenty to forty bushels to
the acre.
Owing to the heavy yields of all
kinds Of small grain, retail implement
dealers have been pushed to the ut
most to supply the unusually brisk de-
mand for binder twine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
UNEASiNESS ON ROSEBUD.
Indians Drinking Too Much-Fears for
the Future,

inc
An outbreak of the Sioux Indians
on the Rosebud reservation is appre-
hended and preparations are being
made by the whites to protect their
homes. The cause of the trouble is
primarily the recent Interpretation of
the law by Justice Brewer, granting
the Indians holding allotments a right
TO buy liquor. For an Indian, once he
has a taste of liquor, will never end
his drinking until he is stone blind.
And once drunk, an Indian, displeased
by some slight deed of white man,
knows no law and no controlling pow
er.
AS matter of fact the Indians have
never felt quite right over the Rosebud
land drawing, and their anger is in
creasing instead of diminishing. Last
night six Indians. each armed with a
big gun, quarreled with a bartender
in Smith Brothers saloon at Dan.s
over the land proposition. The bar
tender beat one of them almost to
death with bottles while the proprie-
tor. with two big Colt revolvers point.
ed at the braves, held them motionless
during the fight. IF one of you moves
I'll kill you," he declared. The in
jured man did not regain conscious
ness for twelve hours, and twenty
seven stitches were necessary to sew
his scalp together.
: Many of the Indians remember the
battle of Wounded Knee and they are
talking of it more and more
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
DIP ONLY INFECTED STOCK.
Circuit Court Passes on the Beadle
County Case

The decision of Judge Charles S.
Whiting of the Ninth judicial district,
in what is known as the Beadle coun-
ty cattle dipping case has been rend
cred. The case is the result of an
effort on the part of r. w. Clark, coun-
ty cattle inspector, to enforce the dip
ping of cattle, whether diseased or
not. This action being based on an
order issued by the state commission.
A large number of farmers and cat
tie owners combined to test the mat
ter in the courts, and argument of a
motion for an order restraining the
inspector from carrying out his pur-
pose was had in this city some days
since.
Judge Whiting sustains the conten-
ton of the petitioners and holds that
only diseased cattle, or those known
to have been exposed to what is term
ed "scabbies," need be dipped. and
these only after thorough inspection
by the inspector. The state board has
no supervisory power over the county
inspector. and therefore has no au-
thority to make an order requiring
the inspector to dip cattle Or have
them dipped. The inspector how
ever, is given full power to do all
things necessary to protect cattle in
his county, but only can require cattle
to be dipped when he has made an in
spection and found them diseased
The opinion of the court is the first
given in case brought to test the
powers of the state board, and it is
gratifying to both the inspector and
cattle owners, as it clearly defines the
manner in which the inspector may le-
gally proceed, and what stock owners
are required to submit to as pertains
to diseased or exposed cattle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
LARGEST GOLD BRICK EVER.
$1,000 Lump In One Week al Dead
wood

The Imperial Mining company OF
Deadwood recently encountered rich
body OF ore while working in an up
raise on the Sunday claim. Another
body of ore was encountered below a
few weeks ago, but this more recent
discovery is even higher grade than
At the weekly cleanup last Saturday
the largest brick ever turned out from
the mill was made. 1t weighed 1877
pounds, and will be worth between
$4,000 and $1,000
The Golden Reward Mining COM
pany will resume operations. The re-
pairs consisted of a new crusher and
dryer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Well Preserved.

He-Mme de Bigfakski is certainly
we'll preserved woman. She was
on the stage when my grandmother
was theater-goer
She-Yes; if there is anything in
the alright theory of preservatives
she ought to keep indefinitely. She
is literally incased in cosmetics.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Fell Into Deep DISGRACE.

Starboarder is no
ger one of the guests at my table.
'riend-Why did he leave?
landlady-At my request. asked
to say grace the other day, and he
n: "Oh. Lord, we need thy help to
re US thankful for what we are
{ut to receive!"-Cleveland Leader
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Fun Ahead.

Beware" cried the fortune teller,
"your bitterest enemy will shortly
cross your path"
"Hooray!" yelled the man, delight
edly, my auto won't do a thing to
him."-Philadelphia Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Finds Diamonds in Can Of Beef.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. S.-Mrs A.
j. Keith has found in a can Of beef q
diamond worth 800. It is thought the
stone may have been setting in q
ring and dropped off the hand Of the
person who packed the can.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
a Painful Amputation

81 see that Chauncey Depews $780,
900 salary in the Equitable has been
cut off
THAT hurts worse than to be called
a purveyor of moldy chestnuts. BAL
timore Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Silence Is Better,

Anonymity seems TO be growing in
favor with contemporary novelists. In
some cases silence would be still
better refuge from the sings and ar
rows of criticism-Providenc Jour-
lnal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Progressive.

Jack-How are you getting on with
Miss Higgins, old man?
Tom-Slow but sure. l began at the
gate and have now reached the veran-
da. If nothing happens l hope to get
into the parlor this fall
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
Sa fe

"Have you ever saved anything for
a rainy day." bawled the stern parent.
I why, certainly, father replied the
irresponsible. cheerfully. I'm we'll
insured against time like that-Pve
saved an UMBRELLA. =. !
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
OF a ScandaIous Kind

OF a Scandaious Kind.
Sladys-Necessity is the mother Of
gention.
feorge-That may be; but the sew.
circle fathers quite q lot
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11

drawn his annuity money, So year.
with the poorest redskin in the bunch.
telephone girls mistake spoiled a
full-sized sensation in Big Stone city.
well-known married citizen of that
place planned to elope. After posting
letter to the woman, giving her full
directions where to meet him. he came
to Mllbank to await developments.
Fearing his letter had miscarried, he
called up the woman on the phone.
Then the telephone girl blundered. In
stead OF calling up the girl, she gave
him his wife. who, suspecting some
thing, by clever change of voice,
deceived the eloper until he had given
the case away. He went home and
tried to square himself.
A prominent mining expert we'll
known through the west, and formerly
connected with large enterprises in
the Black Hills, has been examining
the Montezuma & Whizzers property
In Deadwood gulch for. an Eastern syn
dicate. The properties are considered
the best copper properties In the north
ern hills. The company further con-
templates the purchase OF the Golden
Reward smelter in Deadwood, former
ly used for the reduction OF gold ore.
It will be changed as needed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-20
RAILROADS INCREASE
THEIR EQUIPMENT

Special to The Globe
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 19.-The Du-
luth & Iron Range and the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern roads have dou-
bled their orders for steel cars and To-
comotives to increase their ore
handling facilities. this year. The orig
inal order of the Duluth & Iron Range
was for four new locomotives and 300
steel cars, but this has now been in
creased by five locomotives and 200
cars.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern's
original order was for 500 ore cars and
six locomotives. This has sbeen in
creased sby 500 cars and six locomo-
tives. When the new orders are filed
the Duluth & Iron Range will have
1850 steel ore cars and the Missabe
1906 of this class.
The steel corporation, which owns
these two roads, is spending 100000
on new equipment and boats for de-
livery this year.
The Great Northern road is also
increasing its equipment for handling
ore. The company has orders in for
twenty-five locomotives for the system,
and some of these will be devoted to
hauling ore. The road is buying 800
new steel ore cars, which will make a
total of 1850 ore cars in the Cheat
Northern service.