Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
LET'S HAVE A TALK.

It's cold today. So all you fellows
line up here on the counters and goods
boxes and let's talk it over. faint
fit day to work out doors and the wo-
men folks are at home, where they
ought to be. attending to the house
work and children and things. So
let's us "heads of the families" talk
Business a little. You know the good
book says, Wives should learn of
their husbands" Well, that being the
case it is entirely proper that they
should work while WE THINK.
But Just before we get down to our
business talk, | want to remark that
l have always had a little doubt as to
Just what that quotation from the
think 1t means that women should get
their wisdom from their husbands
But you know 1t says, WIVES learn of
your husbands" SomeSof you fellows
who are members of the Elks lodge or
the Eagles or the Nocturnal club and
have answered some inquiring women
over the club room phone, that "he
that passage in the scripture, as a
warning intimation .to:the dutiful wife
to be on the look out for what she
could learn of him." and his where
abouts, rather than an admonition to
sit patiently and passively at his side,
and absorb, soak in, as 1t Were, the
wisdom which he fairly breathes from
his lips. No trouble at all. But let
that pass.
1 called you In to tell you Of the
Biggest Combination Two Days Sale
of Horses, Cattle and Hogs you ever
saw. And it's absolutely FREE. No
entrance fee. Costs you nothing UNI
less you sell. This sale will be on
Friday and Saturday, Feb 1924. Day
nd al obi nd IF
We want 500 horses for this big
special sale. Everything from a wean-
ling mule to a $1,000 trotter. No horse
barred, provided he brings more than
the commission, which is $3.50 in case
he sells. No sale. No pay.
And Cattle. Yes, / should say we
will sell cattle. One herd Of 80 odd
Herefords, and they are going to be
absolutely closed out to the highest
bidder. We want other cattle, espe-
cially calves, yearlings and mich
cowsA We can. sell lots of mich
cows One herd of thoroughbred hogs
and more to hear from. Bring on the
stock. You will not have another
horse buyers here from Pennsylvania,
Ohio, from Buffalo, Chicago, MiIwau-
kee, st. Louis, Kansas City and many
smaller places. There will be farmers
and others from over Southeastern
Iowa and from Illinois wanting stock
for their own use. Colts to grow up:
thin young horses to \ feed; brood
mares, farm stock and private driving
horses. We will also haveNa few buy
ers here for high actors and speed
horses. And. 1t costs you nothing I'M
less you sell. Send me word what you
have to sell or to bring to the saie.. no
lit now, so can guarantee plenty OF
stuff to the buyers. Remember we
sell under cover. Should the roads
be bad 1t might be good plan, If you
live 25 to SO miles away, for several
OF you to club together and ship your
horses. There is no danger but you
can sell them. The market Is strong
and we will have worlds of buyers.
We want to buy at private sale at
least 100 horses for the sale ourselves.
We will buy at the following places:
Eldon, Saturday II; Abba, Monday,
IS; Montezuma, Tuesday, 20; at Os-
kaloosa, and at Douds Wednesday, the
21st, and at Seymour, Thursday fore
noon.
Bring in the horses, all sizes. we
want them and must have them You
can't bring too many.
The Biggest Sale we have ever held
opens at a. M, Friday, Feb. %. and
continues two days.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
Baker Bldq., OttunWa, Iowa,