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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

Avery with Mrs. Towards brother
Arthur Goodwin.
Whlrling Spray syringes. sargent's.
Miss Mabel Newell of Batavia vis.
lted with friends in the city yesterday.
Miss Stella Swain Of Lucas who
mas been visiting at the home of her
sister, MRS. James Beatty, $40 West
M. Warrington of Powersville, Mo-.
IS a guest at the home of his nephew.
Mark Winner.
Robert Allen of Jerome, who has
peen patient in the Ottumwa hospi.
tai, left today for his home.
!. Sargent refunds money if Hyomei
fails.
d. 9. Cornwell of Highland Center
has disposed of his interests there and
has purchased land in Carroll county,
Mo. = :
Miss Belle Brewer, s17 South Plum
street, left on Burlington No. 10 this
morning for visit in Agency with
relatives.
Mrs. G. r. Ingram, lit Ponemah
street. left on the Rock Island this
morning for a short visit In Kirkville
with Mrs. NJ. Fuhs.
Miss Maude Edmunds, lit East
Court street, returned last evening
from Seymour, where she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. G. Pedrick.
Mrs. c. A. Cornell, Of Bussey, arrived
yesterday on Burlington No. 10 to visit
at the home OF her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. e. F. Lowry, 21S East Second
stree1r sa.<~ - -
Miss Anna Abegg, 1853 East Maple
avenue, left this morning on the Mil
waukee to spend Sunday in Blakesburg
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
Abegg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dickens Of Far
son returned home last evening on
the Milwaukee after short visit at
at the home of j. B. Mowery, 1928
North Court street.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. M. Cox, of Kirkville, was In
the city today on business.
J. A. Johnson Of Abba was in the
city today on business.
Harry L. Arrison is visiting in
Agency at the home of George Garner.
]. F. Weber left this morning on
the Milwaukee for Seymour on bust.
ness trip.
Constable George Blount left this
morning on the Rock Island for Ell.
don on business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of Delta, ar.
rived Saturday to visit at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Hughes,
1874 North Moore street.
Mrs. F. P. Baer and Mrs. Anna Lot.
ridge have returned from Blakesburg
where they attended the funeral of the
late Wesley Hull.
Sargent returns money If vipol fails,
Boon Mccormick of Belknap is Wis.
iting at the home of Robert McCor.
mick on South Lillian street.
John Day Of Blakesburg, visited yes,
terday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Day, 215 South Willard street.
Miss Mary Anderson, 1912 Hayne
street, left on Burlington No. this
afternoon for visit with relatives in
Fairfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goehring and
children, 320 Sheridan avenue, left
this morning on the Rock Island for
Eddyville to visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. Albertson, 1874 Ash street,
left on Burlington No. this morning
for a visit in Charlton with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. S. Brock,
Miss Alma Becker, who resides on
Third street, left on Burlington No.
8 this morning for a short business
trip to Abba,
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Nelson of Ba.
tavia, We're guests yesterday at the
.i.s
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Trusses properly fitted by sarger
Horses and Mules Wanted,

will be at the McInerney barn,
Gold Shepherds ranch) in Ottumwa to
buy horses, mares and mules on Wed,
nesday Feb. %. want horses weigh,
ing 1000 pounds and up, coming
years old and under Mules any size
from to years old. ! will be there
In person and conduct the sale myself
w. P. Hall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

steers make gain of 10 to 15c N week;
demand for these improves-others
only steady; consumptiye outlet is
fair, but not broad; COW values fall
10 to 15c from last weeks range;
medium classes best sale-bulls drop
sharply; big demand for good feeders
others lower; hog market active at
small--quality fair; top, $5.95-highest
day since September 4 sheep show 10
to lbc decline for week; lambs IL to
Zoe lower-many go Csc off; feeders
2bc under the best time last week.
Receipts.
Last weeks receipts, compared with
the previous week, in round numbers
decreased 5000 cattle and 10000 hogs
and increased $4,000 sheep. Compar-
ed with a year ago there was a de-
crease of 1000 cattle and $500 hogs
and an Increase Of 2S,S00 sheep.
Cattle.
Extreme prices and bulk of beet
cattle sold here last week, quotations
for carload lots. with comparisons;
Extreme Bulk of
range. sales.
Monday, Jan. 30 ss.5O@5.s5 s440@ $40
! Tuesday, Jan. 80 3.40@5.55 4.SO@5.25
-, N"AAN,a - os'iA. u o.foWo.Gu f.fuW o. ~
Thursd'y, Feb. l 3.40@6.20 4.35@5.5O
Friday, Feb. g.. 3.45@5.s5 4.sO@4.sO
Last week ......s3.4O@6.2O $4.35@5.5C
Previous week.. S.40@6.25 4.30@5.4O
-Four weeks ago 3,3a@625 4.40@b.7O
1905 >. .. =. ). 3.05@6.25 400@5,4C
1904 >. -. -. =. 3.00@5.90 3.90@5.0(
1908 >. 3.00@6.15 400@5.as
Calves.
Under marketing of 4,S00 the mar
ket for calves has had quite good tone
this week and values for the good tc
choice kinds close 25@50c higher thar
week ago, but bulk showing the
short end of the advance. Packers
have taken all good kinds freely, but
values now range at a dangerously
high point and sharp stumps from the
present level will prove no surprise to
the trade. A few prime vealers landed
up to $S.25@S.50, during the week
and several lots made $500, including
big punches. The light weights have
again commanded most attention from
packers, although there was also fail
outlet for good heavy calves, Bulk
OF medium weights sold at $650@7.00
while big heavy calves ranged largely
at SS.50@4.25, with some rough lots
down to $500.
Hogs.
Range of hog values at Chicago fol-
the past week with comparisons. Tor
prices are for selected lots:
Mixed and Heavy
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Tri- Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

"a Subscribers wishing their address
Nchanged will please give the name of
the Postofice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.

Saturdays Live Stock Market in Brief
l17a-ooo;. sheen. $4,000. Fat beef
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

Supply of Colorado lambs was mod
crate last week and sales ranged from
S6.S5 to $3.50, as against $7.50@S.0O
one year ago last week.
There was a livelier trade In feeding
lambs last week than lately, with
bulk of stock being secured 25c under
best time week ago. Most lambs sold
at s6.40@6.6O, the latter price being
the limit for feeding lambs at this
time, while other lambs of poorer
class to take back to the country
went at $5.s5@6.0O At this time one
year ago feeder buyers paid as high
as s7.15 for 64-lb. western lambs, with
only a poor thin class of lambs going
as low as $3.50.
Selling Of lambs last week showed a
loss Of 50@75c compared with one
year ago. best going at $500 at that
time, with bulk of good to choice lambs
going at S7.50@7.S5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

Most pretty girls are generous
enough to freely. admit that a homely
girl Is sensible.
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LOCAL MARKETS
WHOLESALE PRICES.

There is no change today in the local
wholesale markets today,
Live Stock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson of B,
tavia, We're guests yesterday at tn
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-22

roads, and without consulting the
Trustees of the Internal Improvement
Fund as to where they might make
selections to supplement the shortage
claimed to be due them under the
above named railroad claims, but Of
their own will and choice, selected
the lands THEY DESIRED and filed
with the United States Court list Of
their selections, giving descriptions
by sections, townships and ranges,
amounting to exclusive of certiti-
cates) about 572,221.74 acres to which
they ask that title be given them.
When the Trustees directed the Com
missioner Of Agriculture, IN whose Of
flee such records are kept, to locate
the lands by the descriptions given In
said bill Of complaint of the said Wis
ner Land Company. 1t was found, to
the surprise OF those who had been
reading the objections to the drainage
OF the Everglades, based upon the
theory that they were worthless and
OF no value at present and would be
worthless after drainage, that these
lands that the company has selected
lie wholly In the lower part Of the
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-22

views, the doctrine preached, or draw
our inference from their actions, when
reaching our conclusions as to wheth-
er the lands in the Everglades are of
value, are capable Of being drained
and reclaimed, or are likely to burn
up II drained? Business men of means
do not invest their wealth in barren
deserts such as Major Abrams would
have you believe the Everglades to be,
nor in a vast swamp covered from two
to three feet with water, until they
have made thorough investigation and
obtained reliable, expert evidence
that the water can be easily removed
at a cost that will bring handsome re-
turns for the capital invested and
labor to be performed.
But this is not all. About a month
ago the Wisner Land Co. started an
action in the United States Court
seeking to restrain the Trustees, who
are ex-ofiicio Drainage Commission
ers, from selling any of the lands
which they claim under the grants
which they bought from the Florida
Southern, the j., T. & X. w., the 8. 8.
o. & G., and the South Florida rail.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-22

Everglades and Immediately adjoining
the place selected by the Trustees to
commence digging their first canal.
For convenience In designating the
lands asked Tor by these people map
OF the lower part of the peninsula Is
printed on this page and the lands
asked for are shown in black, the
small white spots being the school
sections, consisting OF every 10th sec
ton. BY examining the drawing It.
will be noted that the area lies direct
ly across the route OF the canal now
being cut by the Trustees from New
River to Okeechobee. OF the lots OF
land lying In different parts OF the
state, owned by the Trustees, It
seems strange that these gentlemen
should select and ask title to the very
lands which they some few short
months ago were trying to make the
people believe worthless. II this
doesn't dispose of the argument that
was mdae by the gentlemen compos-
Ing this Bureau. that the lands would
be valueless when drained, there Is no
virtue whatever In an occular demon
stration OF any fact. i N
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-22

M ter term, be designa-
a ted as "the Opposi-
ton" to the great project OF
candidate Broward's. which
Governor Broward has been
endeavoring to turn into a
reality, this project being
known as the drainage OF the
Everglades, have used many
arguments against the propo-
sitiOn. They are constantly
abandoning old arguments
and soaring up new ones.
One of the arguments which
they used with great insist
ence was, that the lands
would be valueless when
drained; that certain por-
tions of the Everglades only,
and q very small portion OF
them at most, were good,
these being the portions to
the north and east Of Lake
Okeechobee. This organized
opposition included the vast
area to the south OF Lake
Okeechobee under the COM
mon designation of worth
less mud composed of decay
ed vegetable matter which
would dry In the sun when
drained, and burn up"
There was a certain Liter.
airy Bureau established in
Jacksonville, which Ia re-
ported to be out of business
at this time, but which was
very active several months
ago, and continued active for
three or four months, which
spent much time and money
In circulating literature
against the drainage of the
Everglades project and devo-
ted a considerable portion OF
this literature to the exploita.
ton Of the idea that the lands
were valueless and that 1t
was, therefore, unjust and i'm
proper to tax those holding
them, for purposes of recla-
nation, as the operation OF
the drainage law passed by
the last Legislature would
do. Three gentlemen, nam
ed respectively Welsh, Wis
ner and LEngle, the last be-
ing the son of DR.. L'Engle OF
Jacksonville, were, not with.
out strong reasons for It,
credited with the formation
and maintenance of the Jack
sonville Literary Bureau.
These were the gentlemen
who came up to Tallahassee
during the last session of the
Legislature and tried to put
up a little job on Governor
Broward In the shape of an
amendment, which had al
ready been turned down by
the attorneys of the Trustees
when shown to them, which
IL adopted would have killed
the drainage act. These three
gentlemen and Mr.. Gran
ford, Mr.. Coachman and some
compose what Is known as the
Land Company. The compan
nearly a million acres of Ian,
State, a considerable part of
lies In the proposed drainage
This company, and the {
States Land e Timber Co., a
posed to own the certificate 4
the P. & A. r. r., known nov
L. & N. Ry., which amounts t
10000 acres In the Evergladt
The Wisner Land Co., not y
fed with its holdings in tn,
glades, though the opposition
sisted, with all the energy, Ia
force Of the most capable write
money could employ, that the
the Everglades were WORTHLESS
would be a useless expendi
money to reclaim them, have
and purchased the certificat
even the open grants of the
Southern Ry., the j., T. G. X.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
OFFICIAL CALL.

To THE REPUBLICAN ELEcroRs or THE STATE
or MICHIGAN;
The State Convention OF the Republicans of
Michigan Is hereby called to meet at the Light
Guard Armory in the city OF
Detroit, Wednesday, July 81, 1906
al II O'Clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for state Offices. for the
selection of a state Central Committee and a
Chairman thereof and for tue transaction OF
such other business as may properly come be-
fore the Convention.
In accordance with the provisions Of law and
the action OF the Republican state Central Com
mittee, every county will be entitled to one
delegate for each three hundred of the total vote
cast therein for the Republican candidate for
Governor at the last election and one additional
delegate for moiety of l5l votes or more,
Pursuant 70 law, Monday, the 18th day Of
June. 1906. is hereby designated as the day on
which shall be held in esch county the County
Convention OF the Republican Party for the
election of delegates to the Republican State
Conventin herein called.
Under the resolutions OF 1885 no delegate
will be entitled to seatin the state Convention
who does reside in the county he purposes to
represent.
each Congressional District are requested TO
meet in district caucus at $3.50 o'clock a. M ON
the day of the State Convention, and select
officers as follows, TO be presented TO the State
Convention for combination;
lone Vice President.
Zone Assistant Secretary,
s-One nember Of the committee on "Creden-
tails"
4-One member OF the committee on "Perma-
neut Organization and Order Of Business
5-One member of the committee ON Bcsolu
tions.,.
1.-TWO members OF state Central Committee.
In compliance with the resolutions adopted
in Detroit. June % 1890, the secretary of each
county convention is ucged to forward 20 the
Secretary OF the Sta'c Central Committee at
Clare by the earliest mai! afte- the delegates to
the State Convention are chosen, certified list
OF delegates 70 the State Convention from his
county, and the chairman OF each county dele
CATION is requested TO deliver the credentials of
his delegation 10 the member Of the Committee
on Credentials chosen at his district caucus
BY order OF the Republican State Central
Committee.
GERRIT !. DHKEMA, Chairman.
DENNIS +. ALwARD, secretary.
Lansing, May !, 1905.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11

Il WILL SEE YoJS AGAIN. IL FACT, 7 WANT
10 SEE YOu AGAIN.
! that ne had taken the place assigned to
a bishop. If he hadn't been worth mil.
lions upon millions his table manners
would have been open TO criticism.
There was much 10 overlook i'm Mr.
julius Smithcrs or there would have
been under any other circumstances
lie was about the only one who didn't
know it. and he was happy.
Within forty-eight hours those mann
mas were laying wires If they had
failed 90 pick UP a lord a duke or
count abroad it wasn't such "a bad
thing 90 fall back on one of the its Of
the beef trust Mr.. Smithers could not
only restore the family beefsteaks to
the old time prices, but he had millions
TO spend in castles. yachts and dia-
monds. These mammals had male
friends aboard. who were Instructed to
obtain information about Smithers. He
met them halfway and more.
say, you take my word for il, it's
going TO be the biggest success of any
thing for the last ten years. was his
sanguine reply. You'll hear all about
it within a month after we land Mon
cy i'm il! Well. guess yes / expect to
make bonhres of fifty-dollar bills"
lie WAS talking about the merger. Of
course His replies were reported to
the waiting mammaS. and they were
introduced The said iutrodUctions
came about in careless way. as IL by
mere accident
The mammas found him hearty and
iovial i'm his speech. lie didn't always
follow the rules OF grammar. and he
sometimes caught himself just in time
to bite off a cuss word, but man may
be forgiven much if he can draw his
check for several millions.
II was decided in all three cases that
Mr.. Smithers would do rs Il member Of
The family. When he became a son-iu-
law they could polish him up a bit and
gradually reduce the size Of his two
watch chains and his diamond pin.
Then the daughters were introduced.
This was also carelessly accomplished
that is. while Mr.. Smithers was max
ing intervals between his poker games
In order to get "A breath of ocean air he
would suddenly find some one i'm his
path and be compelled to pause and he
introduced. He wasn't man with a
grain of suspicion I'm his composition,
and he was the soul of good nature.
He gave up his poker to sit down anc
make himself agreeable to Miss Blank
"You may have heard Of the beef
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11

1t may have been that in the hurry
md confusion Of getting away from
London the purser of the steamship
Bramble got things mixed up. He
knew that he had among the passen-
gers no less than three fond American
mammals who had been trailing over
Europe with marriageable daughters
and We're coming home with disap-
pointed looks, and he hoped to give one
of them a last chance.
However it happened, 1t was known
among the passengers even before the
Bramble left her dock that great
man was on board. IT was Mr. Julius
Smithers of the Chicago beef trust,
and his fortune was variously cstimat-
ed at from rrfn TO fifty million dollars.
There were men who at first denied
that Smithers was a member of the
trust. They could name over every
packer who had ever been mentioned
in the papers, and the name OF Smith
ers didn't figure in the list. They were
about to denOuncc him as an impostOr
when a red headed man suggested that
Smithers might have come into the
trust on merger of some sort. There
were mergers merging all the time,
and what If the beef trust and the
tombstone trust had consolidated their
interestsG
The thing was as good as settled in
an hour. Mr.. Smithers was man of
forty. He was rather rotund and bald
headed. He had just the faintest incli-
nation to be flashy. Mr.. Smithers was
very democratic for a man worth un-
told millions. He made acquaintances
rapidly, and the steamer had not made
a hundred miles to the westward when
he started a game of poker i'm the
smoking room and had for companions
Il drummer. a cattleman. ward politi-
clan and the inventor of the sausage
stulfing machine. He was given Il seat
at the captains table. 1t was after
ward said that this was Il mistake and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN
SUMMER RESORTS.

y beautiful illustrated booklet, de
scribing more than a hundred summer
resorts along the Chicago & North
Western Railway, where the greatest
hunting and fishing grounds in the
world are found. More than 600
lakes and hundreds of trout streams
are contained in the area covered by
five excellent detail maps, showing
every trail and wagon road in this
famous region. Complete list Of hotels
and boarding houses also included.
Sent ON receipt Of ten cents to cover
postage w. 3. Kniskern, Pass'r
Traffic Mgr, 2l5 Jackson Blvd, Chi
cago. 1422u
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
SUNSET MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE
Frs

Word has been received from the
publishers Of Sunset Magazine that
part Of their subscription lists were
lost in the recent San Francisco fire.
Subscribers residing i'll this stSte may
receive the balance of the issues still
due if they send copy OF their re-
ceipt, or part of the wrapper used in
mailing a previous issue, or if they
furnish any other evidence which the
publishers can consistently accept.
Sunset Magazine is temporarily To-
Gated in the Ferry Building, San
Francisco, California.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
GRATIOT COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
EXCURSION TO CRYSTAL LAKE
AND FRANKFORT

Committees representing the Sunday
Schools of Alma and Ithaca have arrange
with the Ann Arbor Railroad for special
train to Crystal Lake and Frankfort,
Wednesday, July 25th, at the record
breaking rate of Sr.oo for the round trip
and have extended an invitation to the
Sunday Schools of North Star and Ashley
from which places the same rate will APP
ply. The special tram will leave alma at
6.45 a. NJ II Will arrive at Crystal LAX c
Ir:Io a. M, where everybody will leave
the train and after having lunched and
looked over the most beautiful lake in
America, will board their special train at
40 p. III. for Frankfort, spending bal
ancc of day at this charming resort.
Special tram returning will leave Frank
fort $40 p. NJ, Crystal Lake at 200 p. ~.
Children over five and under twelve years
of age so cents Such an opportunity for
a day of recreation at such small cost may
not present itself again for many a day
and it is hoped il will be made an occa-
sion long to be remembered by the people
of Gratiot County. The rate secured by
the Committee is SO cents lower than
the Railroad comrany's Sunday Excur-
sion rate to Frankfort Think of it, 500
III les for Sl.oo.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
Bnntism In finrnccn.

This is the way an infant is christen-
eel in Morocco: when the first child is
born-and the parents are accustomed
to wish for Il girl as a happy omen
the mother Of the young matron sends
a basket containing the layette of the
infant. along with hcnna, eggs and
pigeons The baby is stained with
heuna from head TO foot and the little
body smeared with butter and wrapped
in nanncls The seventh day is the
dap Of baptism. At the first hour Of
the morning the friends are invited TO
the repast About . o'clock n 'taleb,
or better still a 'shercef" sacrifices n
sheep on behalf of The child and as he
cuts the animals throat pronounces
the sacramental words IN the name
of God it is the baptism Of such an
one. son of such an one Then the
child is washed for the first time,
henna is put on is hands and feet,
thol under It's eyes; IT is clothed in its
inest robes and put into its mothers
bed, at the head of which lighted Ia
pers are burning"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
WEEK DAY EXCURSION
TO
DETROIT.

The Ann Arbor r. r. will run an
excursion to Detroit Tuesday, August
9TH, under the auspices of the ELSIE
CORNET BAND.
Special train will pass Alma at 7:O5
a. m. Returning leave Detroit, Union
Station, at 1900 p. m. midnight. Fare
for the round trip $2.35. Children one
half the adult fare.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-11
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION.
THURSDAY, AUG. 9TH.

The Ann Arbor X. X. will run its
Annual Excursion 10 Niagara Falls,
Toronto, Montreal and Alexandria
Bay, Thursday, Aug 9th.
Special train will leave Alma at $50
p. m. Fare for round trip to Niagara
Falls S5.25. TO Toronto the fare will
be $50 higher; to Alexandria Bay
$40 higher and to Montreal $lO6j
higher than to Niagara Falls
Special train will run through TO
the Falls without change.