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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
Price Snake Story.

The price snake story of the season
is contained in recent issue Of the
Allentown, Pa. Leader, the item in
part being as follows:
Running at the rate of sixty miles an
hour just south Of Reading, a train of
the Philadelphia and Reading railway,
filled with passengers came to sud
dent stop last night, halted by the red
light of block signal. After waiting
the minute in which a train Is sup
posed to clear the short blocks, the
engineer proceeded with caution, ex-
pecting wreck, or at least broken
rail. An inspector was sent out at
once, and found the red still showing
A thorough examination overhead and
above ground showed no defect. The
inspection finally removed the top of
the underground case, which contains
the electric connections with the rails.
A garter snake twenty-five inches
long lay comfortably coiled, it's head
cushioned on the delicate spring, de-
pressing it SO that it made the CON
tact necessary to set the signal at
danger The reptile had reached the
height of it's fame and met death in
SO doing.
In commenting on the above the
Railroad Gazette prints the following:
Contrary to our expectation, we find
no foot note explaining that this is the
Leaders prize story, the result of an
exciting competition between all the
romance writer's of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware 1t deserves the
prize, however; at least for this sea-
son. The Massachusetts sparrow that
lit on the counterweight of an en-
closed disk signal will now take a
back seat-or, rather, roost in a rear
row.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
Coffee Shippers Make Complaint.

Coffee shippers Of Chicago and be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river
are alleging that discrimination is be-
ing practiced against them in favor Of
the shippers of cereal products and
they threaten to appeal to the inter-
state commerce commission for relief.
The cause Of the trouble is the refusal
of the roads to allow them to inclose
premiums in their packages, which
privilege is extended to cereal ship
pers. The railroads admit it was a
bad precedent to establish, but the
practice Is one of long standing.
Move Mall Cranes.
The Baltimore and Ohio has found
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
DiSGOuS'aueD2

because your hair keeps falling
cut, breaks off feels harsh, turns
gray, makes you LOOK OLD 2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

People read Courier advertisements
They contain Ottumwa's store news.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
Hays
Hair Health

Keeps You looking Young
Immediately Stops Falling Hair and
ncstores Youthful Color and beauty
Not Dye. PIIILO HAY Co, Newark. N. ].
500. ALI DRUGGISTS.
CRESCENT DRUG co. Court & End;
SWENSON & CO.. Main s. Court:
HOFFMAN, Hofmann Blk; SARGENT
Market & Main; CLARK. End & Court
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
DEFECTIV { EYES
APPLICANTS FOR RAILROAD POSI-
TloNs OFTEN FAIL ON TEST
OF VISION
Dr.. S. L. Houck, Medical Examiner Of
the Burlington, Tells of the Exam.
nations Men Have to kindergarten
Per Cent Are Unsuccessful.

Ten per cent. of the men examined
for the railroad service have either de-
fective vision or are color blind, ac-
cording to statement made yester-
day by DR.. S. D. Houck, the Burlington
physician in this city OF these, how
ever, only one per cent are color blind.
Out Of the thousands he has found but
few cases of this character, which he
has examined during the last several
years.
For several years DR.. Houck has paid
attention to the results of his exami-
nations and the tables which he has
kept of their results are very interest
Ing to study. He says that many men
who have every confidence in them
selves in the way of being able to dis
tinguish colors and in their eyesight
sometimes fall down, while others who
think they are somewhat deficient pass
a good examination.
How to Tell.
For color blindness, large assert
ment of different colored balls of yarn
are presented to the applicant and he
is told to pick out all the different
shades of the color, in the pack. Often
times, men who do not know the
names of the colors are able to pick
out of the, pack the good and clean Of
every shade. Others get hopelessly
mixed before they accort a half dozen
balls When they fall down they are
given the flag test and if they go wrong
on this. they are branded as no good
for railroad work.
To Examine Vision.
On vision, cards must be read read
lily with either eye at different dis
tances. Here is the critical test. Oft
entimes, the men can read with one
eye while the other is defective. Both
eyes must be good or the applicant is
rejected
There are applicants presenting
themselves for examination every day.
Out of the total hundreds who are
given@a chance every year, ten per
cent fail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

Denver, Colo,
& st. P. daily,
good to Oct. 81. A
at Jefferson street.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
BIG FOUR, REPUBLICANS,
SPEAK HERE NEXT TUESDAY

The Rrsndsst rally that has been
held In Fremont county 10 this polit.
ioai campaign will bs held In the
Houston opera house next Tuesday
night. OCT. 30. when the Big Four.
who have travelled over the state. will
make addresses to the citizens OF Ere.
mont county. Voters sill come from
all parts OF the county. - the Big
Four. are the beat speakers the Re-
publicans have this year
The city organization has secured
the services Of tho Knights Of PythiAs
band Of this city who will meet she
speakers 1t the depot upon saeir aryi.
val and will escort them to the hall.
The Big Fouf are accompanied by .
glee club who will furnish music for
the audience when speak Ing is not In
progress.
II will be Republican night In
Florsncc and the hall will bs pacxed
TO ovsrfowing All voters should
attend this meeting to listen to sound
Republican doctrine.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

Tribzss want sds. bring rssslts
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

New Orleans. Oct. 24--Followiug
the discharge Of tsn men. sll maobi-
uists and laborers employed on the
Southern Pacific railroad at Alaisrs
struck today.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
RAILROAD men
THREATEN STRIKE
The Union Numbering 10000
Men Wants Less Hours
and More Pay.
ACTION TAKEN TOMORROW
ACTION TAKEN TOMORROW
Plans of Railroad Employees
are Fixed and Unless Con-
cessions are Made a
Strike Will Follow.

Kansas City, Oct. 24-Action will
be taken tomorrow which may re.
suit in . strike of switchmen and
trainmen employed in the railroad
yards not alone In Kansas City. but
all over the United States. Canada
and Mexico. On September 30 Of
this year the union, which has 26. 600
members. served notice on all railroads
ask ing for an increase In wages and
q reduction Of hours. The demands
are for an eight hour day, forty.two
cents an hour for foremen aud
thirty seven cents for helpers. The
present union rate 10 thirty cents
an hour for foreman and twenty
four cents for helpers. The work
day ia ten hours.
While the ultimarum issued by the
union expites Thursday noon. only
one railroad has seen fit to grant a
conference. That road 10 the Rock
Island and the result of the conference
is not known. The various griev-
ance conf ittees Of the union at Kan.
sas City. one for each railroad. to-
day are calling on the superintend.
ents of the various railroads de.
mandinR an answer made October 26.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Trip to Holy Land.

Go to the Baptist church Wednes.
day night. Oct "a. and see the Trip
to the Holy Land illustrated with
stereopticon After these pictures
are shown on the csnvAh. views Of the
recent earthquake disaster In San
Francisco will be shown. These are
pictures that everybody in Florence
should soc ~ they are not alone inter.
eating but instructive - we'll The
entsrtainment begins 1t $3.50 o'oloox,
Admission. siults IS cents; ohild:en
10 cents. The persons giving the on
tertainmsnt Are from Damascus and
will sing In their own foreign tongue
~ 45
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
RUNAWAY STREET CAR
DAMAGES BUILDING

Trinidad. Oolo., Oct 2a-Whils a
Grant avenue street car WAS coming
down Ami inas street this morning the
wheels began sliding Oh the slippery
rails and the mortormau could not
stop 1t. A IL turned the corner. the
car left the track and crashed into
she corner Of the West block. knoc +.
ing ont the suppors Of the stone
column. letting the entire corner Of
the three.story building fall to the
ground.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
MISS MAUDE CARMODY
RECEIVES HER FRIENDS

Miss Msude Oarmody last evening
tendered y reception to Number OF
her friends in honor Of her approach.
ing marriage which vas to have oc.
ourred this morning. Her 1anoee,
Mr.. Charles Anderson was to have AZ.
rived yesterday afternoon from Eater.
Vile. Ia but sha received . telegram
during the aft rnonn that he WAS
snow bound in Goodland. Ksns aud
oould not get here in time for the
marriage. It WAS Miss Carmody's
desire that all her friends should
meet her husband to. be last night
a. the bridal party WAS to have left
this noon for Iowa to resids.
Miss CArmody receiyed = numb ber
Of Moe presents. Those present we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Bailey. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sweet. Misses Oheno v eth.
Hornsy. Birdsall and Flsshsr: Messrs.
SeRerstrom. Vickers. Doyle and Kren.
ming. The time passed very pleasant.
l, In playing Of music and games.
Nice rtfreshmenst were served
Word reached the city this morning
that the block ade had been lifted and
that through trains are again running
on nearly sobeaols time. The oride
groom IL expected - reach this oisy
some time today and the marriage
will likely be soismnized d onight
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

Tribane want sds bring rssults
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

Ths Daily Trib.as zoo pr n.n.b.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Blockade Lifted.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct. a.
The snow blockade on the Rock Island
railroad. wh,cn tied up traffic for
the last thirtv.six hours. was lifted
today and the train schedule was re.
sumed.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Voters Change.

All voters who voted two years ago
and have moved into \ different ward
should register that change. You
can do 40 At City Hall. October 25 and
90. No witnesses ars required for
such change. W. W. CAFKY.
Republican Precinct Chairman.
"A AZ
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Festival Postponed.

Brush. Colo. Oct. Alt was de.
oided this morning to postpone the
factory and field festival from next
Saturday to Nov. 1 owing to the pres.
ent storm.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
tha1ks TO the many friends for their
kindness and sympathy during our
recent bereavement In the loss Of our
son and brother. Irwin. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. W. Andrews and Family,
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
Notice to Subscribers.

Az I retire from the circulation
Of The Tribune on November 1. all
bills due on ~ ubsori ption must b. paid.
~ want 70 ssraightsn up the books.
Resp'y..
n. H. WATTS.
cod Circul latos.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24
cod

To get best results you must have
fresh pure druss. Palace Pharmacy
sells them. ~ ~
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

New York. Dot 24-News was re.
oeived In Wall street today to the
effect that unless the demands are con.
oeded that 20. 900 men will 20 on
strike.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

Pittsburg. Dot. 24-The Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen Of Pitts
burg today demanded An answer to
the new scale Of wages sought. Eight.
cen superintendents of the various
railroads ~ers seen The demand
here is an eight hour day with pro
rate pSy for overtime. The answer
must be In this hands of the union BY
November 8. The demand il for such
men as are employed In the yard.
The daily tribune., 1906-10-24

FLORENCE PROPERTY WANTED
Will trade famous North Fork
Farm. Write II. ". Ungsr. Hotch.
kiss. A 80
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
GUATEMALAN REVOLUTION.
Leaders Are To Have a Meeting fl
 New York.

Leaders Are To Have a Meeting fin
 New York.
 Mexico City. Aug. 19-Leaders of the late revolution in Guatemala will meet in New orlrY some time next month, where it Is believed they will disclose their plans for new uprising which lis expected to occur within a year.
 General Barillas is now in San Fran cisco, General Castillo IS in Honduras. General Toledo is in Nicaragua and Colonel Pinedo is in New Orleans.
 We'll informed people in Central America predict that another and much better prepared revolution, with the object of overturning the Cabrera ad- ministration is certain to be attempted. They deny that there Is any real sat- isfaction in Guatemala among the peo- ple because of the restoration of peace and assert thaf Cabrera WIS only saved by the intervention of the United States and Mexico, which intervention was largely due to a wish to prevent war between Salvador and Guatemala while the Pan-American congress was In ses- sion at Rio de Janeiro
 The reyolutlonists believe their chances will be better on the second attempt and that they will have plenty of fire arms and ammunition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
THE STOCK MARKET
PRICES CONTINUE UP ON DIvI- DEMOS OF PACIFICs.
Prebondernnce of the Trading is in southern and Union, But Spec ufatf0n shffts During the Day
 to Other Stocks.


 market continued today under tho si ssiieesrirylnE influence of the increased dividends on Union Pacific and south
 se ss f tss the orsanixed speculation shifted dur ing and the day to Pennsyiyanias Reading Ing were huge Transactions also in United States steel. Those stocks showed a large proportion of the total sales for tivityequal to the boom days of April. 1901 Trading in the Pacifics was wild and brokers in these stocks apparent. ly had orders to buy unlimited
 At the Union Pacific ranged all the way from 18t 1-2 to 1855. The spread Tn southern Pacific was from ss yes iield day x except to those on the fioor of the stock exchange. The ticker was many minutes behind the market, ow-
 Ss t9 hsy roorA Of were on practically unlimited scale and their trading in and out inflated the volume of dealings enormously Their quick profit taking at frequent intervals kept prices fiuctuatnig But the buying demand was kept re-inforc- ed and the uplift of prices contin- ued. The movement to take pronts became most pronounced after the appearances of the bank statement. A loss of over s3,o00.000 in cash ip. dicated B heavier movement to the in- terior than had been promised by the preliminary estimates of the banks themselves. Tn spite of the sealing down of loans of over s8,000,000 which served to relieve reserve requirements, the surplus was cut into the extent of s1,176.025. The movement of cur- rency to the interior is not to be ex- pected to fall off and the speculative activity in the stock market which sprang up yesterday must make addf- tfonal requirements on the credit of the banks. The active demand was continued undiminished up to the clos ing and while prices at some points showed the effect of profit taking at that time there were buoyant ad- vances at others.
 Total sales. par value. s1,e60.00e. NEW YORK CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
MONTGOMERY CURRENT oUoTATIONa

MoNTGOMEKS CURRENT QUOTATIONS
 tCarrected Dnlly.l
 These prices are at wholesale and not to stafch-corh s@Ioc: standard goods, pearl 4Ac; gloss lump 4he; nickel pack K.cs-Extra fancy exc; head A@ss: Srsssn sssnhiysrpoof iksi SsPs,n ,i. sS Virginia see
 VInegar-Per gallon 14@22o.
 coffee-Green common 10 h Q He; prime fIA @ilMo; choice 12@12hc; fancy Is Q cracksrs--xxx soda axe: XXX otaGss sHIYC FYiour&Basis of barrels: High patsn. S4. fancy patent &4 90; hale patent tGrits-Per bbl s. 75: per sack sIso Meal--e7he; pearl 70c; peerless T2Mc. Lard-Lear l6Ae; eompoand AG: Sasii Hams-Dovs lsc; others 14K @1se.
 Grain and Hay-Bran $1. 10; shorts s1. l5i corn chops 67h white corn 75c: oats mix ed 4se; white Soc: white clipped 5lc; timo- thy S1. 05; Johnson grass 7oe; rust proof Cotton Seed Msal-zs2s. oo
 wool-clean 2sei bury wool i2Mc: wash GU Reeswax a4n025Mc.
 arapes--4 ID. baskets so@s7he;3 b. Fruis and Produce-Triamph potatoes sl co bu.; onions 50 bu-; Western green head cabbage. bbL crates $2Q$2.2 25; apple and white wine vinegar 1Se II gal; fancy full peanuts sc Ib.; lemons $s box.
 hides-pry tIllts is 'se' drs salted 7he; green 'saited 9hc.
 WoiassesS sSGeorgia Cane. barrel sso per sallon; cases, gallons g % per case; maple s~rup, Log Cabin. gallons sIA; A EallOns suxar-Granuiated bAc; ?. Y. C. A&c. Country battsr-iAc
 EEgs--13c
 saed-Rys S1 per bu-; wheat Sl os barley Sl: crimson clover l2ci alfalfa IA4 70c per m: onion ssts whits skin s2; DaarI sa: hlue grass IS o lgS-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20

vate adivces from reliable correspon ndents located at various points in the belt are to she effect that there has been a more or less general deterioration in the condition of the crop
 The recent heavy decline in the market cnlefls due to the postponepnent of the kovernment bureau report on the possibil- good reaction were based The fact of the report being postponed caused reactionists 70 sell out and induced more aggressive ness on the part of the constitutional bears who would sell cotton below five cents. if they could
 The first ginnerss report will he issued on the same day the bureau conditoon report. 1t isn't unlikely that both documents VIII prove bullish- In the meanwhile the bis opportunity to force values stiil lower.
 Yours truly
 LoVEMAN COMPANY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
.sMEPHIST0'' IS DEAD
LEWIS MORRISON, VETERAN Ac.
 TOR, PASSES AWAY.
Aged Player Succumbs to an Opera. tEOn In Hospital i'm Yonkers, Ns Y-Natfve of
 Jamaica.

New York. Aug. 1s.-I5ewis Morrison
 an actor, whose work as Mephisto in
 Faust gained him fame. died sud- denly of shock on Saturday afternoon in St. Johns Hospital. Yonkers. after undergoing an operation for a disease of the stomach. He was 61 years old. . Lewis Morrison was born of an Eng fish percentage in Kingstown, Jamaica. in 1S45. He came to this country at an early age ad enlisted on the Union side in the civil war. He entered the theatrical profession as an actor in the old Varieties Theatre, New Orleans. making his first appearance with Law rence Barrett in 1865. He was after ward associated with Edwin Booth. Ed win Forrest, Tomaso Salvini, Adelaide Nelson, Charlotte Cushfnan, Janau- schek, Rose Couglan and Agnes Booth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
RAILwAY ooNpUcroRs.

Delegates Arriving to Attend MeetIna,
 in Norfolk.
 Norfolk, Va, Aug. 19.A-Representa- tives of the Order of Railway Conduc- tors will arrive here Tuesday for a three days session fin Portsmouth. Del egates from Atlanta, Birmingham sa- vannah, Jacksonville and other south- ern cities will attend. The principal object vii be the adoption of a new wage scale. It Is said that the wage scale may cause some trouble between the conductors and several railroads operating in the Mississippi Valley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
ou.rreIea over Business.

Columbia, Ky, Aug ly.-EIIJah Bur ton today shot and instantly killed James Dooley, following a difficulty yesterday when two bystanders were wounded. John Powell and his son. F years of age. were with Burton when several shots were fired, it is claimed, by Dooley The boy was mortally wounded an dhis father only slightly
 The men were rival merchants and quarreIled over business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
ELupEp ENRAGED NoB.
Georsta sheriff Took Negro Brute {
 Gainesville Jail.

Georgia Sheriff TOOK NeSrO nEueS N
 Gainesville Jail.
 Gainesville Ga. Aug. 19.-Sherin An drew Jackson. of White County, reach ed the city early today with Dave Moore, a negro. who is alleged to nave crimlnclly assaulted the daughter of James Hood, a well known White Coun- ty farmer last Friday afternoon.
 Threats of lynching became frequent although Judge Kimsey appealed to the people to allow the law to take it's course and went so far as to order special term of the Superior Court to convene at Cleveland Monday morning to try the negro. But last night threats of lynching became SO frequent that Judge Kimsey deemed 1t wise to have the prisoner removed to Gaines vile for safe keeping fs
 Sheriff Jackson told the officers that he had a narrow escape from the mob of enraged White County citizens as they hotly pursued him and fired at least 100 shots at him. He outran
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
cAR MEN ARREsTEp.
violated Ordinance Regulating slRns

Violated Ordinance Regulating siEns
 on Cars.
 f,ox conductor. and R. S. Red 5ans motorman, of an Oak Park and Mobile Street car were arrested by Patrolmen swearingen and Hammond late Saturday night charged with Vio- lating the street car ordinance
 1t is alleged the men had Oak Park signs on both ends of the car, whereas 1t is required that a Mobile Street sig n should have been on one end. rue men made bond for appearance petore the Recorder this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
them them however. and got out of theis-
MISSING BANK Trr.IrR.
Endemnity Company Pays @5,sO0
 Phil J. Abbott.

Lndenanity Company Pays &5,sO0 eos Phil ,. Abbott. Paducah, Ky, Aug. 19.--Rumors of ire regularities, coupled with the unac- countable absence of Phil J Abbott, teller of the American German Bank of this city, caused an investigation of the banks affairs by the ofaciala with the result that a shortage of $7,300 in the reserve was found. The Fidelity and Deposlt Company Of Baltimore, which was on the bond of Abbott paid the shortage and an agent of the company is searching for
 the teller.
 Abbott has been absent since August and his wife says she does not know where he Is. Two weeks ago he se-
 cured leave of absence for three days
 to visit his brother at Robinson, H., on matter of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20
COTTON LETTER.
Fav Private Win. to Loyeman & Company
 9a Commerce Street.


 86 Commerce Street.
 New Orleans Aug 1s.--Today's session Under a flood of selling orders for both sides of the account. values were swept down to the lowest level of the season De- sernber contracts sold as low as e.Ob. and only the heaviest sort of realizing on the break prevented prices from actually reach ing the nine cent mark.
 Now that cotton is practically at nine be disposed to reflect carefully before fol- lowing the decline much further. Nine cents in our market means nearly eight cents for actual cotton in the interior and we fancy that at such level, producers will not be at ali eager to sell. In fact, we are inclined to think that the Southern planer will bluntly refuse to sell his cotton below nine eents and should this situation develop. exporters would probaply ma U Id their advantage to buy futures which are being freely sold at big discount un- der the price of actual cotton. We are not one of those who believe that there has been no deterioration in the condition of the cott nrocp since July 2Sth. Our pri-