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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-14
Russell, Iowa.

Dear EdltOr.
/ think this is just the page for
every boy and girl. I am always glad
when Tuesday comes so I can read thu
nice letters and stories. l cannot think
Of any more to write. / will close,
wishing the Junior much success.
Yours respectfully,
Elsie May Terril, age IA.
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WHAT | HAVE DONE THIS SUM-
MER.

Our editor says that we must write
on :.What l have done this summer
or what ], expect to do in school naxt
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ELSIE IITTLEFIEl4D.
WARREN MCCORMICK.
Ally DAVIS.
EDITH PERRY.
RAY LINDLEY.
PAUL LINDLEY (3),
LENA M'CABE.
ANNIE yINCENT-(2).
MARY EVANS.
ELvA MAY GOODWIN.
BERYL DAVIS.
VIOLA FOSTER.
LESLIE FOSTER.
MYRTLE SWANSON.
RUTH PETERSON.
ALICE SWANSON.
CHARLES LAPHAM.
HELEN RUTH LOAR.
RUTH SILVERS.
GRETCHEN SILVERS.
HELEN SILVERS.
LAURA LEE.
WILLIAM WYRICK HARPER.
MARGARET ENID REYNOLDS.
LILAH GLEW.
PAULINE ELDORA HANSON.
GENEyIEVE MORENO KNUDSON
CHARLES GLEW.
AARON SMl3H.
GEORGE DONALD PICFHETT,
LILLIAN CONSOD1NE.
CHARLES CONSODINE.
BLANCHE HURXTHALjA.
EDITH CARR.
LESLIE AYLAND.
AARON WARREN MELICk.
HARLAND PETERSON:
RONALD DUKE SAYLES.
VIOLET NELSON.
FERN EPPERLY.
RALPH TOMBSTONE.
ALICE DONLEY.
BERTHA DONLEY.
RUTH OGDEN.
EDITH OGDEN.
JESSIE DUNN.
EDNA ELLEN STARE.
WILMA ALLEN.
ROBERT PATTON.
LOUIS ALLEN.
ROY PERRIN.
HILDA FREED.
MARY STEELE.
lila ALLEN.
MONA ALLEN.
MONA BENSON.
Z ALEX DAVIS.
KENNETH COX.
: LUCILLE WHITE.
HAROLD G. CHAPMAN.
VEDA PHILLIPS.
HAZEL F. CHAPMAN.
ADA LEWIS.
ROSA FOLKERS.
BESSIE LONG.
+ PEARL WEST.
GOLDIE RALSTON.
BESSIE DAVIS.
ROY DOROTHY.
MYRTLE MAY LOVELESS.
EDNA HOUSE.
NELLIE HOUSE.
ANNIE FOUTS.
ALBERT X. ABBoTT-(2).
VEDA PHILLIPS.
GLADYS FELLOWS,
GLADYS GEE.
FOREST FRENCH.
MABEL GEE.
EDDIE GEE.
ROY DOROTHY
EMERY EDWARDS.
EDNA LEWIS-(3).
SNITHIE LEWIS.
DONALD BUNK.
HELEN WAINSCOTT.
LILLE GLATFELDER.
INEZ DELL AULD.
BELLE AULD.
LEILA SHAFFER.
MARY ELIZABETH WELI.MAN.
MILRE SCOTT,
JENNIE PREVO,
MAE CHAMP.
ZULU M. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND.
FLORENCE PATTERSON
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHODA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLOF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDITH VAWTER.
ARTHUR SWANSON.
AIDA GAME.
CHLOA MULHOLLEN.
EMMA DAVIS.
DOLPHIE LAIN.
JULIA WARREN.
MABEL SPRAY.
ANNA CARNES.
ELSIE TERRILL.
MARY ENTLER.
BRUCE MELLlS.
MARY BELL.
ANSELM HEM.
DALE ZENTZ.
BEATRICE LYNCH.
MYRTLE MILLS.
MAE THOMPSON.
ERIE WILSON.
BLANCHE MILLER.
LLOYD KEPHART.
MYRTLE ANDERSON
MAY SHAFFER.
LIZZIE HILLERY.
ELIZABETH R.EaaiS.
JOHN BELGARD.
CLEO DULIN.
MAX Won SCHRADER.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.
O+f+@4T'+f*4sf.4s 4. .i..s,,s Z j
Drakeyille Iowa.

Dear Editor: -
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior before, I will try to do so
new. am a little boy years old.
My birthday will be the 18th of this
month. / will be 8 years Old Well,
for pets. have four little kittens.
love to feed them. ! have one brother.
Glen. He is 10 years old. Sister Ina
is 9, and sister Ora, IL. Well as my
letter is getting long I will close.
/ remain your little friend,
Curtis Clyman.
r. F. D. No. 1, box Al.
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Drakeville, Iowa
Dear Editor:

Dear EullOT:
I have never written to the Courier
Junior before. l am, a little girl,
years old. 1 go to the Elm Grove
school. My teachers name is Miss
Lora Townsend. For pets I have doll
and one cat. My papa has taken the
Courier for many years. I like to read
the letters. I have two brothers and
one sister. My sisters name is Ora.
My brothers names are Curtis and
Glen. I will close for this time.
l am as ever yours,
Ina Samson.
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Dear Editor:
I thank you very much for my beau
tiful spoon. ! thanked you once before,
but as it was not in the paper,
thought I would thank you again,
Thanking you again for the spoon.
l remain your friend,
Beryl Daniels, age 12
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Several of the Juniors, who last
night had an equal chance with Paul
little girl who lives in Lucas county
failed to send in their last essays.
There is no possible excuse for being
late in this contest, because the sub
jects We're announced two weeks In adj
vance. The work of many of the Jun
iors has been excellent, but the win
ner deserves it according to all the
Judges of the contest,
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year" I guess that means that we are
to tell whether we have been or expect
to be Industrious or not. So l will
tell some things that I have been do
ing this summer, and you can guess
whether l have been industrious Or
not
went to school this spring until
June l. Then / helped plant the po-
tatoes and the garden, then I picked
cherries, raspberries, apples, blackber-
ries and apricots. 1 planted some corr
of my own, and plowed and hoed 1t
l have some nice chickens
Your friend,
Paul Lindley, age 10.
Hedrick. Iowa R R No. s.
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Dear Editor:
AS our grandma is a subscriber to
the Courier, we will write letter tf
the Courier Junior
We are twin sisters, years old, a
live with our grandpa and grandm
We have been out to the mountains
twice.
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Eldon, Iowa.

Very truly yours,
Helen and Hazel Hohner.
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I was born in Jefferson county, one
mile east of Batavia, December 7, 1894
When 1 was 8 years old, in February,
1893, we moved 81 miles east from
town. That spring I went with mann
ma to Kansas City to see my great
grandpa, who was sick and that same
fall I went with my grandpa and
grandma to Kansas City again On
December 1, 1899, we moved two
miles northeast from where we lived,
near a school house.
When ! was years old, I went to
school few days and when I was 6
wasn't absent or tardy. I went to
school there five years. Last winter l
was neither absent nor tardy That
was my last term there
On November /, 1904, I went to New
London, and visited a few days with
a former school teacher.
On February 81, 1906. l moved four
miles northeast from Batavia.
] wasn't absent or tardy this spring
either l have won several prizes for
not being absent or tardy and for spell
ing.
Your fgiend,
Ruah Kramer, age II.
Batavia, Iowa.
| l am years old. twas born Feb
ruary g. 1897, on my grandpa's place
| in the country miles from Ottum-
wa, and / Y miles from what was then
! KAh- snd w'aiAh snow my home. NY
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Batavia, Iowa.
Dear Editor

r. F. D. No. 1, box II.
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DON'T BEGIN.

EISIt IVTTII
Russell, r. D. No. 2.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
INVESTIGATE FRAUDULENT
ENTRIES.
Special Agents Sent to Fargo District to Clear Up
Accumulation Of Business.

Three more special agents of the land
Office department will be sent to the
Fargo district at the beginning of the
fiscal year, July I, with instructions to
act under the direction of Special Agent
McEniry in clearing up the "accumula-
ton of business"
That by the accumulation of business
is meant the investigation of land fraud
cases is the opinion at the federal build
ing but the landofice officials have de-
clined to discuss the matter fully. 1t is
said that there have recently been made
a number of charges against homestead
ers in North Dakota and that a number
of ofapplications for the making of final
proofs have been held up recently pend
ing the investigation of charges which
have been made.
About two years ago the landohice de-
partment commenced the vigorous inves-
tigation of alleged land fraud cases in
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16

this state and special agents, under the
direction of Mr.. McEniry, had number
of cases before the federal grand jury.
The Nurenberger case was the most
noted and was the only important case
in which a conviction was secured. Sew
eral other cases are still pending.
A number of actions for the revoking
of patents issued to homesteaders in the
state have been started by United States
District Attorney Rourke upon informa-
ton furnished by the special agents and
similar cases will crowd the calendar of
the next term of the federal court.
The four special agents who have been
acting under the direction of Mr.. Nc.
Entry for some time have not been able
to keep up with the work of investigat-
ing cases and it was deemed necessary
to call assistance this summer.
A like accumulation of business" is to
be found in other districts and the inves.
legations will probably be continued.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
MAKE NO MISTAKE.
It Will Be That 1t You Miss Attending the Farmers
Institute. Attend And Learn How to Farm to
Make Money.

Only few days will now elapse before
the farmers institutes which are to be
held at Dickinson and in adjoining
towns.
While the long continued rain has put
back farm work to considerable extent,
yet this should not operate to lessen the
attendance at the institute. The farmer
owes it to himself to attend the institute.
One days attendance at the institute
will no doubt bring him in many more
dollars than the day spent at home work
ing on the farm. He will gain enough
new ideas, which, put into practice, will
be of great value to him. The farmer
who cannot afford the time to attend is
much like youth who cannot afford the
time for education. He sees. his com.
panion, no brighter than himself, outstrip
him in the race because of better edu-
cation. The farmer who does not attend
the institute will see his fellow farmer
who did attend make the most money
from the farm, and it will be obtained in
an easier manner.
Let everybody boost and not only at
tend yourself but get your neighbor to
attend.
The speakers at the institute to be
held in Dickinson next week are nc
small potatoes, as the saying is.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16

President Worst of the Agricultural
college will deliver at least two talks.
When it is known that he is constantly
being called upon to deliver addresses
in this and adjacent states upon topics
interesting to the general public, it is
certain that the people of Dickinson and
vicinity will not maka mistake should
they come to hear him alone. But there
are others.
Prof. Hoverstad, for many years super
intendent of the Crookston, Mimi, sta
ton, has charge of the institute and his
talks on poultry and general farming
command attention from, everyone.
R. F. Flint, state dairy commits
sioner, is certainly capable of handling
all dairy questions. He has done great
deal of institute work and is keenly alive
to the needs and value of the dairy in
dustry.
o. O. Churchill of the state exper-
iment station, expert in plant breeding
and crop rotation, though mentioned last,
is certainly not the least of the institute
force. He is pleasing speaker and is
thoroughly capable of handling the
topics with which he is in touch.
Remember the dates for Dickinson,
Friday and Saturday, June 22 and %.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16

small quantities locally is more or less
problematical, and remains to be dem.
onstrated. There are more than 5000
farm distilleries in Germany making de-
naturized alcohol for fuel, light and heat.
If the price is high, alcohol can be made
locally and great benefit will accrue; if
the price is low, the benefit will come to
our people as consumers, while possibly
it may work benefit to our farmers both
going and coming A great deal will
depend upon the regulations governing
the amount of denaturizing materials as
this directly affects the cost.
"The greatest benefit to the producers
will be as price regulator. There will
be no more burning of corn in Kansas
and no more potatoes in vast quantities
allowed to rot in the ground. When raw
material is cheap it can be made into
alcohol and stored. A uniform price,
giving living profits each year to our
farmers, is much to be desired, and is
much safer proposition than high
price this year and losing price next
year.
Undoubtedly the first direct benefit
that will come to the whole mass of the
people will be in the use of alcohol for
lighting purposes. 1t has been clearly
demonstrated that one gallon of alcohol
is equal to two gallons of kerosene for
producing light, and that it is cleaner,
safer and better. In view of this greater
efficiency, there ought to be no question
as to its displacing kerosene
Manufacturers of agricultural imple-
ments all over the United States have
been greatly interested in this work; the
harvester manufacturing companies, par
ticularly, have been planning to make
internal combustion engines, the only
drawback being the high price of gaso-
line. They are now pushing this work
on large scale and will, therefore, be-
come directly interested in seeing that
cheap fuel is supplied for them. The
manufacturers of gasoline engines are in
the same boat and will be intensely
interested in seeing alcohol placed on
the market at the lowest possible price.
1t is known that prominent railroad
man, representing one of the roads tra.
versing Minnesota and the northwest, is
looking into this subject with a view Of
establishing distilleries along the line Of
his road. 1t is said that this gentleman
has been interested in the manufacture
of alcohol, and that he believes that il
can be made in the northwest at price
which would compete easily with gaso
line and kerosene.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
OFF THE MAP.
Dickinson Several Days
Without Railroad Com
munication With Out
side World.

Not in years has traffic on this division
been tied up as it was for five days be-
ginning June 7. The local east Thurs
day morning was the last through east
bound train until Tuesday of this week.
Trains from the east arrived up to Sat-
urday morning.
The trouble was west near South Heart
and two miles east near the Stewart
place. At the latter point the company
all day Sunday, sand-bagged the track to
keep it from going out. Saturday night
it was thought the Lehigh railroad bridge
would go out but the water fell and that
was saved.
West, the problem was not so easy.
After working day and night for four
days, it was hoped to get train east
Sunday night, but while testing Sunday
the track collapsed. Several tillet-'n
bridges went out and while officials were
looking at an apparently good piece of
track, 900 feet of it melted away, so the
work had to be begun all over again
Monday. The superintendent of the
Dakota division went west with a pile
driver and crew and Assistant General
Superintendent Boyle, with headquarters
at Livingston, was down to oversee and
hasten repair work. Superintendent
Rapelie and all the local trainmen have
worked early and late to circumvent the
flood.
Number 3 of Friday afternoon, Con-
ductor- Shea, went as far as South Heart
and came back. Number 1, Conductor
Haskin, got in Saturday morning and
went no further. The large number of
people on these trains were tied up here
until Monday morning when these trains
were turned back east.
All the passengers seemed disposed to
make the best of what could not be
helped and spoke in terms of highest
praise of the efforts of the company to
conquer the situation and provide for the
needs of all. Conductors Haskin and
Shea came in for large share of praise
from the passengers for their thoughtful
ness and courtesy.
Monday afternoon local for Dickin-
son was made up at Mandan which
brought the first mail-all papers since
Saturday morning.
Pile drivers working at either end of
the South Heart washout, fresh crews
going on for night work, rapidly replaced
the bridges and through traffic in both
directions was resumed Tuesday after
noon, although trains were somewhat
late.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
COUNTY NEWS.
BLACK BUTTE VALLEY.

A large audience attended the Chill
dren's day exercises last Sunday at w.
O. Moore's and good program was rem
dered by the children. A cross was
beautifully decorated with vines, roses
and other flowers. After the exercises,
the congregation had their pictures
taken.
Rev. D. P. Abbey will preach at L. R.
Strang's next Sunday at II o'clock and
will organize Methodist class.
There is talk of building Methodist
church in the Strang neighborhood in the
near future.
Crops look fine and some have planted
groves of trees which are growing fine.
George Cass and family took dinner
with the Moores Sunday.
L. R. Strang and Charles Bayman and
wife visited at N. c. Bayman's Sunday
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16

arrangements had been made to have
the two North Dakota infantry battalions
60 into camp with the regular troops at
Fort Russell from Aug. 5 to IL.
The troops are to reach Fort Russell
on the evening of Aug. 4. Only the in
fantry will go and it is not known
whether the battery and band will go
into camp this year or not. $50
Captain c. ]. Phelan of Company K
received this week a consignment of
supplies as follows: Forty-fve new-style,
dark brown campaign hats; IS dress
caps to replace the old-style ones now
in use; new chambray shirts in place of
the regulation blue flannel; 1000 rounds
of ball cartridges for target practice.
Each man is allowed 50 rounds to
qualify as sharpshoeter and marksman,
and additional ammunition to complete
qualification. Practice with the new
rifles would be dangerous on the old
target range east Of the city and new
range will have to be located. This will
be attended to at once and practice be-
gun that the company may make a good
showing at encampment.
The present strength of Company K
is 40 men, but Captain Phelan hopes to
recruit it to 50 and be able to take the
latter number into camp in August.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
OAkDAlE NEWS.

The dance which was to be given at
Layton Georges on the 8th was post.
poned on account of the heavy rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elfstron and jamie Brew
are stopping at the Fowler ranch kfor.". a
few days.
Dan Manning and H. c. Christensen
left Oakdale on Friday for Dickinson.
The Oakdale stage for Wednesday
was laid up at Fayette on account of the
high water in Knife river.
Does your house leak? Four and one
half inches of rain fell in the last seight
days. That is not bad for North sDa-
kota.
John Martin stopped at Oakdale for
three days until the river went down 50
he could cross on his way to Dickinson.
The Oakdale stage arrived at noon
Saturday, having been delayed three
days by the high rivers.
Mrs. Charles Bugbee and Miss;EAlice
Ross arrived from Minnesota Monday on
the Oakdale stage.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
Legislators Protecting
Home Interests.

The following resolution was intro
duced into the last legislature by ]. E.
Phelan and supported by A. L. Martin
and other members from this district:
Whereas, The organized and persis-
tent agitation for reduction of the tariff
on farm products. so apparent in Twin
City papers, is leading government Off
cials and others to believe that the north
west, including North Dakota, is favor
able to action detrimental to every inter-
est in this state, and
Whereas, such agitation leads to un-
rest and undermining of confidence in
farm and ranch investments, and ulti-
mately, if persisted in, will impair the
value of farm products and the revenue
resulting to merchants and transporta-
ton interests, retarding the development
of new land and unsettled regions of our
state, and
Whereas, part of the agitation has re-
suited in plea for free seed wheat from
the Canadian northwest, when according
to Prof. Bolley, northwest and westward
from Valley City. this state has seldom
raised so fine crop of wheat of so high
seed value, and the supply of such seed
wheat is ample for North Dakota farms,
therefore be it
Resolved by the house of representa-
tives of the ninth assembly of the state
of North Dakota, the senate concurring,
that we oppose any and all tinkering
with the tariff or the granting of special
privileges favorable to special interests
not in harmony with the spirit and letter
of the Dingley tariff governing farm
products, and that we oppose any re-
duction of duty on wheat for seed or
other purposes, or on other products of
the range and farm.
Resolved, That an engrossed copy of
these resolutions be forwarded to the
president and honorable secretary of the
treasury, and to each of our senators and
members of congress.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
Warrants Called.

Dickinson, N. D., June 8, 1906.
will pay County warrants up to and
including registered No. o31.
50 IT JOHN LEAsK. County Treasurer.
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
MARSHALL NEWS.

The heavy rain of last week made the
Knife river impossible.
The Collins postoffice received no mail
on Saturday.
1t is rumored that there will be a boat
at one Of the Knife river crossings at this
point so the people from the north will
not have to turn back disappointed after
getting to the river.
Carl kyseth rode to Dickinson Mon.
day after one of M. Hanson's horses
which had strayed away.
Nothing is heard of any fourth of July
celebration in this community vet
What's the matter, boys, can't you get up
something for good time?
Olga Kyseth went to Taylor Saturday
on business combined with pleasure and
on her way home visited at Jonethe
Haugland's. ...
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16

could have central denaturizing ware
house, and small country distilleries
could send their grain alcohol to cen
trail point to be denaturized, provided a
transit rate could be procured, although
it is believed that the denaturizing can
be done cheaper at the distillery where
the alcohol is made, as the process of
denaturizing is simple, requiring no COM
plicated machinery, and consisting
merely in the mixing of wood and grain
alcohol by pouring them together, with
the possible addition of some other de-
naturizing material which would mix
readily.
"There is nothing in the law" said
Representative Marshall, Embarrassing
to the manufacture, beyond the cost of
constructing room or building, which, of
course, need not be expensive. The
small distillery will be handicapped by
greater economy in manufacturing on a
larger scale, but this would be largely
Offset by saving in transportation.
"Distilleries could be established at
numerous points in Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, which would easily
compete with the big distilleries of Illi-
nois and Indiana, as we'll as the molasses
distilleries of the far east and the gulf
coast, as the country distillery would be
near the raw material and the consumers.
In the west, stock, cattle and hogs are at
hand to consume the slops and mash
from the stills.
"This much is established clearly, the
law is framed in the interest of the
farmer, and it is left to the ingenuity Of
the people to solve the great problem Of
furnishing an inexhaustible supply of
materials to light our homes, do our
cooking, run our stationary engines, much
Of our farming machinery, our motor
wagons, trucks and automobiles, and
eventually warm our houses.
whether alcohol can be made in
The Dickinson press., 1906-06-16
Notice.

To whom it may concern
You are hereby notified not to take
any sod or soil from or dump any ashes
or refuse OF any description on any lots
%and 1s g. oS1S e p ns Rss Essts aSuGg E
M MG1saSe snS Co. ssPeGn and iecoSs in sssons s1
and 35-l4o-o6, or you will be prosecuted
according to law.
EMPIRE REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE
Co., 7o5 Guaranty Bldg. Minneapolis.
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