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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-08
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Feb. 3-The first day of
the Farmers institute passed loff even
more successfully than had been ex-
pected. The attendance was large and
the program good and very practical.
A big crowd is expected this afternoon
to hear Governor Cummins in his
speech, Corporations and the
Farmer"
The Muscatine Y M. c. A. basket
ball team cancelled the game that was
to have been played here last night
with Co. M.
The first semester Of the school
year ended yesterday and many Of the
students attending Parsons college
from nearby places have left for their
homes to enjoy the brief vacation
which lasts until Tuesday morning.
Miss Esther Pinch, Of New Yark
City Is visiting her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Pearse Pinch.
A pleasant surprise party was given
Vester Liblin at the home Of Frank
Bashaw on South B street Wednesday
evening in honor Of his birthday.
The Woman's Relief corps surprised
one Of Its number, Mrs. Sarah Lynch
Wednesday evening in honor of the
seventy third anniversary Of he,
birth. A delicious supper wasfserve6
and g pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all present. Mrs. Lynch was one
Of the charter members Of the w. p
Q. In Fairfield, which was organized
tWenty-one years ago today.
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utive leaders on the anxious seat.They
Welded to the operators last year, and
thew dare not repeat that performance
this time even if they felt that bust
ness conditions justified 1t, their con-
victions as a matter OF fact being all
the other way. Nevertheless, In spite
Of what they feel is the justice of their
position, they are uneasily conscious OF
public apathy and determined in the
event of a strike to place their de-
mands before the public more clearly
than hitherto has been possible.
Demands Of Miners.
Boiled down, the demands which the
international officers are now prepar-
ing to agitate throughout the country
are:
A uniform increase in wages of
121a per cent. That the miners In
Kansas, Texas and other southwestern
points be included In the trade agree
ment.
Adoption Of the mine run" system
Of payment. At present, it is claimed
the miners who are paid only for the
coal which passes over screen, lose
a large amount every year as the
meshes of the screen widen and break.
The mine rum system would abolish
this alleged graft Of the operators in
forcing him to pay his men at a reg
ular rate for what they actually mined
That the pay Of the machine miner
whose work Is said to be quite as ard
| uous as that Of the pick MINER should
not fall more than cents ton below
that Of the pick man.
No boys under 1s years Of age in OF
about the mines.
Eight hours day counting from
the time the worker enters the mine
until he leaves
Thousands of miners have to trave
one, two or three miles underground
before they reach their pocket. Fol
this extra time, carrying their heavy
tools, they want pay.
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PULASKI.

Pulaski, Feb. 3.--Charles MilligarE
went to Ottumwa Sunday EVENING":
where he attended Masonic lodge oris
Monday.
w. II. Russell, Misses Lou Ttuitt
Fannie Rough. Jennie Lee and Elsia
Hayes were Bloomfield visitors sat-s
urday.
Tom Mc1ntire left the first Of the
week and will visit relatives nean
Drakeville during the week and ex-
poets to start for Texas the first Of
next week. +;
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Link MillerY
Mr.. and MRS. S. N. Creech and
daughter, Margie left yesterday for
Alton. Mr.. Creech has purchased a
stock Of goods at that place. Mrsf
Creech and daughter Maggie will cd
on to Nebraska to visit until SPRING
The Masonic lodge gave banquet
at the Odd Fellows hall Tuesday ev1
ening and fine time is reported.
J. M. Chamberlain made a busines4
trip to Kansas City last week
Mrs. ]. L. Zane, Of Farrningtonf
spent Sunday with her husband at
this place.
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LAWSON URGES IOWANS
TO BECOME PERFORMERS

idea. He was taken up by Iowans and
the railroads began to run good roads
specials. The drag was used and found
81 and expenditure Of IS a mile a year
would make as good roads as the $1,000
or $1,000 proposed by the old road as
ISOLATION. Naturally the split log won
the day.
Recognition by the Legislature.
This is all preliminary to the fact
that the legislature is on the verge Of
recognizing the King road drag. It is
believed that the road law will be
amended three different ways. The
road drag will be authorized as law
full tool with which to make good roads,
the owners of land abutting on roads
will be given preference when the
roads are to be improved by hired
labor and wide tired wagons will be
encouraged.
1t is thought that the legislature
will pass a bill endorsing the split log.
1t will then authorize superintendent
of road construction to employ the far
mers whose land abuts on the roads
to be improved, to do the work not
EXCEEDING fifty cents a day and S. a
year, which will be RENTED on the
road taxes due from the farmer. 1t
will then authorize the return Of one
fourth the,road taxes to those farmers
who will use wagons Of not less than
three inch tires.
y 1t is probable, also, that the legisla.
| ture will authorize the division Of
townships, which now are the road
district units, into four districts, each
with it's supervisor The township Is
too large a unit. 1t is impossible to
get good service in the expenditure Of
the funds when the district is SO large
that the supervisor and his workmen
cannot get over it in a day.
Judicial Re-Districting Desired.
The proposition to add the counties
Of Iowa and Johnson to the sixth judi
cial district, which is composed Of Linn.
Cedar and Jones, is meeting with
much favor in the legislature. 1t is
the only judicial change which has
been proposed. The district composed
of Iowa and Johnson is the only one in
the state with but one judge on the
| bench. Lee county is a separate dis.
trict, it is true, but it has a superior
court in Keokuk. The plan is merely
to consolidate the Jones-Linn-Ceda
with the Iowa-J ohnson districts, which
will not increase the number of judges
but will give the five counties three
Judges which would be feasible and
| allow the arrangement Of terms Of
court to be made to the advantage OF
the people and litigants. The lawyers
who back the plan to change have
called attention to the undesirability OF
one judge being compelled to sit in all
kinds of cases.
Leon Brown.
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ELDoN.

Eldon, Feb. 6.--Miss May Dornsife
OF North Dakota, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Jane Dornsife and sister,
Mrs. S. L. Murray
Charles Davis, of Iowa City, visited
his parents over Sunday.
Mrs. J. c. Nelson is on the sick
list.
twenty young men, which has recently
been organized are preparing to give
ball and banquet at the K. of P. hal
Feb. %.
The P. E. 0.'s met with Mrs. A. c
Weygandt yesterday afternoon. Vic
tor Hugo's Les Miserables was the
study of the afternoon, which was
taken up in the early winter.
Mrs. A. G. Brown. Of Des Moines
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A NEW DEPARTURE.
Travellers Check Issued by Express
Company Boon For Tourists.


Company Boon For Tourists.
For the convenience of the public
the United States Express company is
now Issuing travellers check which
combines the convenience Of ready
money with the safety of the credit
which is available only upon identified
ton.
Identification of the checks is easily
established by the travellers signature.
One signature is placed upon the check
in the presence Of the agent at the
time OF the purchase and the counter
signature in the presence Of the paying
agent at the time of payment.
It is said by the company that this
checks will be cashed by bankers,
business men, hotels and express rep
resentatives everywhere, in this coun-
try and abroad.
This is a new departure for the
United States companies, though the
Wells-Fargo and American companies
have issued similar checks for some
time.
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John Burgeson, of Dudley; Mrs Char
lotte Carlson and daughter, Miss
Alice, Alex. Peterson and Miss Alice
Peterson.
Mrs. William Larson visited with
her son Ed Larson near Willard a few
days last week.
Rev. e. T. Linden, pastor Of the
Lutheran church, returned home on
Thursday, after attending. Burlington
Summitsville and Burlington.
Roy Gates, OF Bidwell, was in this
neighborhood Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Erland Allen spent
Monday at the Johannes Piersor
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Larson gave q
dinner to a number Of their friends
on Friday.
Miss Ethel Johnson, of Blakesburg
spent Sunday visiting with friends
here.
A crowd of relatives Of NJ. and
Mrs. Clarence Johnson spent T., .rsda3
evening at their home to rem ID Mr.
johnson Of his twenty-t third birthday
anniversary. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Johnson after which
the party departed for their homes
having spent very pleasant even
| ing.
Albert swenson and Fred Nelson
were business callers in Chflltcothe
Thursday.
L. N. Peterson was in ottumwa OF
business Thursday.
| :, Albtn Allen was spending last weel
with friends in Agency.
Miss Jennie Anderson returned tx
her home from Ottumwa recently
where she has been visiting with he
sister.
Erwin Kephart passed through thi
] CITY Friday enrouta to Chillicnthh
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is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
Elmer. Finney.

is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
ElneH ,Finney.
Mr.. Ford, Of Des Moines. was here
yesterday on business, the guest of
j A. Trott.
A small fire started at the residence
Of Mrs. Sarah E. Bates yesterday, but
the flames were soon extinguished. A
defective fiue was the cause.
At the regular meeting of the city
council last night ordinances were
passed, declaring Eldon to become a
city Of the second class. The city was
divided into three wards, giving to
each ward as nearly the same popula-
ton as the others, as was possible.
The terms of all the present officers
will expire March 81. There will be
elected at that time a mayor, solicitor,
treasurer, assessor and two aldermen
from each ward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-08
SENATE DISCUSSES
THE PURE FOOD BILL
Passes Harper's Resolution Requesting
Iowa Delegation in Washington to
Vote for the Measure Now Pending
Senator Lewis Wants Constitution
Of United States Amended.

Des Moir ,s, Feb. 6.-(special.)
Thomas Lawson of Boston came
to Des Moines this morn
Ing and called on the gov
ernor. The house of repre-
Bentatives invited him to speak,
seventeen voting against 1t. He
talked for fifteen minutes on in
surance. Lawson here to in
duce tho governor to take prox-
tsss -and compel the mutualizat{ -. Z
the three big companNs;s
reducing the cost to the policy
holders by 80 or 40 per cent. The
senate adjourned to hear him talk
and the hall of the house was
filed. The throng cheered him
when he finished He returned
to the office Of the governor ac-
companied by Speaker protein
Cummings, Of Marshall county,
and remained in conference till 1
o'clock.
The time of the senate was TAX
en- up today in discussing the
resolution by Senator Harper to
request the Iowa delegation In
congress to support the Hepburn
pure food bill. Hepburn's name
was stricken from the resolution,
which was adopted by vote Of
So to 9. Senators Molsberry and
Gilliland fought the resolution OBJ
jecting to the legislature telling
congress what to do
Senator Lewis offered a resolu-
ton in the senate today authoriz-
: ing the governor to call a con-
vention Of the representatives Of
the different states to be appoint
ed by the governors, to consider
means of securing a convention
to amend the constitution so as to
make United States senators cleo
tive by the people.
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MuNTERvILLE.

Munterville, Feb. 3.--Mr. and Mrs
August Burgeson entertained a large
number Of their friends at a sumptu-
Gus dinner Wednesday. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson
Johannes Pierson, Jacob Swenson, j
M. Nelson, Chas. Swenson, A. T
Johnson, ErlandN Allen, Chas Ander-
son, o. w. Hasselrooth, Sanders Pier.
son, Joseph Larsons, Charles Peterson
Clarence Johnson and Me. and Mrs
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FRAUD IS ALLEGED.

Officers Of Chicago Elevator Concern
Accused of Selling Grain Illegally.
Chicago, Ill, Feb. g.. - The Chicago
Title & Trust Co., was today appoint,
ed receiver for the McReynolds Ele<
vator company. The officers of the
elevator company were charged with
having fraudulently disposed OF more
than 100000 bushels Of grain stored
il, tha comD3Fn,s elaJatnrs-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-08
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Oes Moines Bureau of the Courier,

0So tWoIitSSb TSUIudIy Os
The King road drag has made good
roads possible in Iowa. 1t Is bit
funny, but the way that a mere split
log that can be manufactured into a
drag in a quarter Of day and at the
expense Of thirty-five cents put the old
good roads associations out of bust
ness was caution.
A big association was formed about
three years ago for the purpose of in
ducing the Iowa legislature to appro-
pirate several millions Of dollars for
building permanent roads Engineers
and things were employed to investi-
gate the question Of how to build roads
that would continue indefinitely and
great systems of roads like those that
distinguish Rome were designed
Drag System Is Cheap.
Among these were schemes to spend
$500 to $1,000 mile on building
these permanent roads. It was pro-
posed to build them of crushed stone,
rock, ETC., and it was estimated that
the state could be induced to Issue
bonds amounting to $10,000,000 or
more to pay the cost of this class of
roads.
Senator Harper of Burlington was
president and D. B. Lyons of De-
Moines was secretary of the associa-
ton. The latter started newspaper
in Des Moines devoted to the interests
of the good roads movement. Meetings
were held in many cities of the state
and sub-societies formed Farmers
were enthusiastic about the prospects
for good roads. They joined the local
organizations in large numbers and
everything pointed to successful cam.
paign.
Good Roads Specials.
Then Mr.. King appeared. The man
and the hour always meet. Three
quarters Of century ago the split log
drag was written of and pictures OF
its uses in making good roads are still
Ja existence. Mr.. King revived the
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Plan OS
ARE DIFFERENT

Every maker of good Piano takes
into consideration that his Piano must
have some points of merit that
other pianos do not possess and in Sc
lecting the workmen there is dis
position to employ help Of experts, to
make each purchaser think THEIR
particular product is better than any
one else has.
1t is not so with the Pianos we han
die. We know our goods possess the
points necessary to make the best
goods. All the world knows the
Kurtzman, the Schaeffer or the Vose
& Sons makes, and that the practical
knowledge is in the business head of
the firm and every piano they turn
out is In the highest state Of psffec-
ton when it leaves the factory, and
undergoes the closest scrutiny possible.
COME AND SEE OUR PIANOS.
| We are located in the Holman
block and near the street car junction,
where it will be convenient to wait for
! the car and look over the styles we
have to show you.
You are welcome to come In and ask
us all the questions you wish about our
goods and see for yourself the merit
they have.
We have easy terms for those who
want to buy that way which are fair to
you as well as ourselves.
| Come in and see us any time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL,

Reviewing the splendid present and
promising future of Salt Lake as sci
forth in the section OF this paper de-
voted to the city. there is no escaping
the conclusion that the conditions all
foreshadow q great inland center for
the whole intermountain region here
The showing of Salt Lake industries in
cludes over $4,000 people employed,
with wages yearly to the amount of
nearly 81. 600 600, and a total product of
over s55,OOO, 900.
OF this total the smelters contribute
nearly three-fourths of the output and
Cne-seventh of the employed The
building trades, with 1900 men, are next
in number, but do not figure in the to.
tai output; foundry work, electrical
construction, flour milling, machinery,
confectionery, laundries, shoe manu-.
facture, packing house business, print
ing, drugs and medicines, breweries
brick works, Office fixtures, creameries
cement works, these are the PRINCIPAL
employers, though number of them
are not included in the figures of out
put from the nature of their business
and the difficulty of getting accurate
estimates. The public service CORPORA
tons are not included as industries
though they furnish occupation and dis
tribute wages to a large number of en-
ployes.
In manufacturing the list is encour-
aging, though by no means as extensive
as it should. be. and win he. when the
opportunities of the field are fully an
preciated. The shoes which are worn
here are made of hides shipped to the
New England states and back again In
finished form; the wooden goods are
from western wool shipped to Boston
and then reshipped as manufactured
goods. The enormous amount OF come,
wire and other copper manufactures
used here are made of copper smelted
in this valley, sent east to the refiner.
les. manufactured and shipped bach
again. Silver goods and lead product.
share the same Fate, though lead an6
silver are produced here In great guam.
titles. This, too, in the face Of the fac
that Utah has magnificent supplies 0.
coal and coke, has unlimited water
power and electrical power, has i'm
mense deposits of iron awaiting devel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
THE SULLIVAN SECTION.

The Herald has pride i'm calling at
the L. NJ. Sullivan Trust company of
Goldf1eld, which is a part of this, The
New Year Herald. We believe we are
right when we say that this is the big
any newspaper in the United States for
a single edition. Nothing of the kind
was ever attempted before by any cor
poration in this country, and of course
art of advertising has reached it's high
est manifestations in the United States.
Sixteen pages of this issue of The
Herald mean 2.240 incres of space, for
duced to line measurement, the accept
ed style lin modern newspaper offices,
counting fourteen lines to the inch in
agate measurement, we have a total of
a 10.000-line contract is considered a
most desirable plum by any newspaper,
even when the advertiser has an entire
year in which to use them, and when it
times this amount of space is being
used by the L. NJ. Sullivan Trust COM
pany in a single edition of The Herald,
it is seen that The Herald has abun-
dant reason for pride.
That The Herald was selected as the
medium for this mammoth advertise
ment is source of great satisfaction,
because it is a demonstration of the
pany in The Herald as an advertising
medium. There is no shrewder judge
of the value of advertising mediums in
the country than the L. N. Sullivan
Trust eompany's advertising manager,
He is a man who always makes sure
that he will receive full value for his
company before he authorizes the pub
lication of any advertising.
The Herald does bring results. That
has been demonstrated time and again
to the satisfaction of its patrons, and IL
will be demonstrated once more in this
particular instance. While congratu-
lating ourselves upon securing the Sui
Ivan contract, we feel that the Sulli-
van company is also to be congratu-
lated upon its judgment in selecting
The Herald from among all its con-
temporaries for the most remarkable
advertising contract of it's kind in the
history of advertising.
In this connection it is proper to call
attention to the company in its allot-
ment Of space. Although it pays for
the entire section, and is entitled to
every inch OF space for its own ex-
ploitation, il gives up a considerable
proportion of the section to advertis-
ing Nevada generally. For example.
there are two pages about the city OF
Goldield, a page about the camp OF
Manhattan, and a page about Green
water and Fairyiew.
The Herald is sure this splendid exhi-
bition Of generosity will be more than
pleasing TO all the people of Nevada
and that IL will have the effect OF
Strengthening the company's hold on
the esteem of Nevada people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
civic iMpRovEME Nrs.

Salt Lake has always been known as
a beautiful city, even IN the days when
its beauty vas marred by muddy busi-
ness streets and unpaved sidewalks.
The past two years have seen the be-
ginning of an improvement campaign
that ought ultimately to make this one
of the most attractive places of resi-
asphalt pavement have been laid. and
more contracted for; more miles Of
sidewalks have been laid, and still more
are under contract and should have
been completed this year. The city's
water supply has been provided for in
quantity and quality unsurpassed by
any city in the country. The coming
year will see still greater improve
ments in street paving 30 that the CEN
trail portion Of the city will be i'm
proved on a metropolitan scale. The
promise of a frst-class street railway
and suburban traction service is a most
important force in the improvement of
the city, and will contribute materially
to its growth and desirability for home
seekers
With these improvements, and with a
climate and surroundings that are IN
equalleG by any Of the mountain cities,
Salt Lake is the natural home of the
men who are opening the mines of
Utah, Idaho and Nevada; it is attract
ing attention, not only by it's progress
in commercial ways, but by its increas-
ing attractiveness for the people who
have investments in this region and
| wish to be near them, and at the same
time secure educational facilities for
their children and social advantages for
themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
pEALTY AND BUILDING.

In real estate and building construc-
ton. the year surpasses all previous
records, and foreshadows the greater
city more significantly, perhaps. than
any other one feature OF the years rec
ord. AS Mr.. Palmer's review shows, the
most important development in realty
has been the heavy purchase of South
Main street property by Mr.. Newhouse
for the purpose of extensive improve
ments. and the resultant rise Of prop
critics in that vicinity with a decided
tendency TO change the business CEN
orally speaking, the Newhouse deals
have been responsible for a widespread
advance in real estate values, though
the heavy rise has been confined to
Both in number and magnitude. the
transfers of real estate for the year
have been surprising; and the closing
month showed the best in total sales
and activity of business. Every indi-
cation points to an era of improve
ment in the business section of the city
and wholesale modernization of Main
street, particularly in it's upper division
Next TO this business movement, the
most important realty factors Of the
year have been the large number of
residences built largely by small house
holders; the demand for rental proper
ty. due to the influx of new population.
and the rise in price of acreage in de-
sirable subdivision tracts. In no year
of the eity's history has the building
movement been more general or on a
more substantial basis, and the fact
is due to the prosperity of the wage
earners and people of small means who
now find it possible to build their own
homes and pay for them with ease.
North and west, south and east, the
number of new structures erected and
in course of construction is amazing,
and the impetus this acquired prom
Uses to make 1907 a banner year.
The only Limitation Of such improve
ments will be the amount Of building
material available and the number Of
men who can be secured in the building
trades.