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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-02

in Ottumwa Saturday They were ac-
companied by Mrs. A. ]. Wood and son
Fred.
Harry Powers spent Sunday In DEF
Moines, the guest Of his brother, Buh-'
Ter.
Miss Ella Monjar spent Sunday N
Ottumwa with her parents.
Ralph Hopkins returned from Blooms
field Friday, where he has been thu,
past week. 8I
Gilbert Carr was over from Bloom
field Fridoy. 81
In a bali game Friday evening be-
tween the merchants and high schooi
the latter won by score Of 10 to 3.
John Barnes was UP from Coatesvflla
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Martin arrived
from Holdridge, Neb., last Thursday td
visit Mrs. Martins parents, Supt Bry-
an and wife. From here they will SO
to Fargo, N. D.
Frank Rogers left Friday morning
for Des Moines, where he holds the pos.
sition of head bookkeeper for thu
Homesteaders. Mr.. Rogers has for the
past two years been cashier of the Ex.
line Savings bank. .!
Dell M. Printz, who has been visits
ing his brother. DR.. Printz, .returneA
Friday to his home In Illinois. or
The dredge, which is Familiarity
known as the upper dredge and start
ing near the Rock Island bridge at
Centerville is nearing completion ~
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John Hackert, Aged 90, Well
Known Land Owner,
Found Dead in Neigh
boris Granary
n
NO CAUSE ASSIGNED
FOR TRAGIC DEED
Hackert and His Sons Had
Accumulated Considerable
Property and Had no
Known Trouble

Sigourney, April 30. ~ Especially -
With the moose of hitch strap i'm.
bedded In his neck, his feet held rig.
idly out behind him and his knees not
four inches from the floor Of the builds
ing, the dead body of joni HackerT
aged about 60 years, who resided sf3
miles northwest Of here in Van Buren,
township, was found about o'clock
last evening hanging from a beam I'D
the granary located on farm occu-
pied by Mat Davis. The body was cold
when discovered and it is supposed
the deed was committed some time
early yesterday afternoon. The body
was discovered by members Of the
Davis family. Coroner ]. G. Barrett
ing the inquest pronounced it to be
case of suicide.
Last Seen at 2 O'clock.
Mr.. Hackert and his son were to.
gether at their home, adjoining the
Davis farm about o'clock yesterday
afternoon, He left his son shortly
after that time and strolled south from
his home toward the Davis farm carr
rying light walking stick. As Mr..
Hackert was in the habit of strolling
about in the afternoon for exercises
nothing unusual was expected. Moth
ing more was seen nor heard of him
until last evening when he was dis&
covered cold in death. g
The granary is on the farm known
as the Samuel Davis property, now OPP
Grated by Mat Davis. No one was at
hame in the Davis place in the after
noon. Mr.Davis came home in the even
ing and was doing up the regular barn
chores when he had occasion to visit
the granary. He discovered the body
Of Mr.. Hackert. Mr.. Hackert had evil
IDENTIFY stood upright on the granary
floor and tied the end of a hftcn strap
to the beam which was in easy reach
overhead. He had then placed his neck
in a slip moose tied on the other end
of the strap and had fallen forward,
strangling himself to des b,
No Cause Known. i.
No cause can be assigned for tns
rash act as Mr.. Hackert was in good
health and is also well fixed financial
ly. The latter and his children have
prospered we'll and between them have
accumulated considerable property. Z
Both Mr.. Heckart and Mr.. Davis are
old residents Of this section, having
moved here together a great many
years ago when they took up their re-
spective farms. They were said to be
the best Of friends.
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BANQUET AT HoNAPARTE.
Social Affair in Honor Of Eighty.
Eighth Anniversary Of the.
-sST5l n n e nrdar4 go

l. o. o. r. Order. 4,
Bona parte.-The banquet given by
the /. o. o. F. at their hall Saturday
evening in honor of the eighty eighth
anniversary of the order, was we'll at
tended and was a success in every par
ticular.
Frank Cochran of Keokuk is visiting
friends here and in Bentonsport.
Mrs. Charles Schneider Of Chicago
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Hin
kle.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Whitley were
the guests of friends in Stockport
o. q. corns Of Chicago visited over
Sunday at the home of his aunt, Mrs
M. Lackey.
Mrs. Samuel Gossman and children
returned yesterday from an extended
visit with relatives in New York City
W. Beall arrived Saturday from
Louisville. kentucky, and will be en-
ployed in the woolenr~ mill here.
Richard, visited over Sunday at the
Fl. E. Rees home in Keosauqua
Miss Ollie Scheyli of Pennington
visited friends here Saturday
H. L. Fasting and family went to
Fairfield Saturday to attend the Sum
day meetings.
j. B. WEIGH of Stockport spent sun
day with his sister, Mrs. ]. A. john
son.
Mrs. Mary Meek has returned home
from Keokuk, where she was the
guest of her daughter. Mrs. Carl Web
er, and family
A. v. Buck is spending a few days
in Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant.
Claude Donnelly was Mt. Zion
visitor Saturday.
L. H. Warner Of Des Moines spent
Sunday here with his family.
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Abba News

Abba marriage license wae
granted Monday to James w Smiths
81, and Mary Morgan, %. both Of Hitar,
man. at
W. o. Junkin, the new editor Of thss
Abba Republican, has arrived in thd
city and rented the e, R. Reeves props
erty. His family is expected next weeE
B. j. Evans, deputy sheriff Of Taylot
county, was at Abba yesterday servs
ing subpoenas on parties in this vicin.
ity in the case Of the state VS. Daniel
Isen, a coIored man. held in Jail .aA
Bedford on a serious charge. afgl
Frank Griffin and sister, Mrs. .CharleS
Jones, left Monday for Fort Collins
Colorado. Mr.. Jones is already there
engaged in newspaper work.
D. NJ watson Of Portland, Oregon.
passed through Abba on his way to
the south to pay a visit to his oil we'll
Mr.. Watson was formerly a resident Of
this place. ii
Harry Ferris and T.. c. Hanna left
last evening for Bedford on business.
r. G. Tharpe went to Wyoming yes~
tsrday ~ make hia future honaa.
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uNEARTHs OLD MuskgT.
Sherman Daniels Of Moulton Finds
an Ancient Fire

Moulton.--Sherman Daniels found
quiet relic In the river last Sunday
AS he was walking up the bank he no
ticed the butt of a gun sticking out,
Upon investigation and some shoveling
he unearthed an old musket. The fire
arm was not much rusted as 1t had
been buried in the sand, and the wood
the letters 20. A." which might mean
"Ohio, Co. A." No telling how long
it mas been there.
A large delegation from here attend
ed the eighty eighth anniversary cele-
bration of the l. o. o. F. Of southern
and central Iowa at Oskaloosa Thurs
day. They report that 5000 Odd Fell
lows were present. Among those from
here attending were Charles Marshall
Thomas Warner, Bert j. Sneed, War
die Montgomery, Robert r. Wilson, w
j. Wiliet, vesty McCreary end Z. NJ
Clarke.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in
Moulton were the convention days OF
the Ladies' Home Missionary rally
This consisted Of the Keokuk district
Programs We're given both afternoon
and morning.
Lime Ellerton and a gang of work.
men have a contract near Belknap and
Eldon for some grading on the Rock
Island. For the past month they have
been busy building dams across the
Charlton river.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharon spent
Sunday in Moberly, Mo.
Knute Upton returned from Hot
Springs Saturday Morning.
Ralph Blosser came in Sunday morn
ing from Denver, Colorado. where he
has been the past two weeks.
Miss Mary Moore is down from Des
Moines. where she Is employed as a
bookkeeper.
Mr.. and M1s. H0ward Hndrsth were
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Total amount ..... SIS 988.79
G. w. McCarty,
County Auditor.
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which the foreigners would be obliged to
travel In the event Of accepting the very
cordial invitation Of the Governor OF Cali
fornia, and the lack Of Assurance from Mis-
souri,, due to the absence Of Gov. Folk from
the State. that the guard Of the State could
be used, makes necessary the above announce
ment.
The donor OF the cup. William X. Wander
bilf, Jr. and the chairman Of the commission,
Jefferson De Mont Thompson. have been In
correspondence with the acting chairman by
cable and ID has been deemed wise In view Of
the delays and the foregoing conditions to
defer the holding Of the race In this country
thi, year"
Although 1t was generally overlooked at
the time, the employment Of q piston dis
RSls's sescEy r XII sli m 'H Scn.s 81 enf n. sT' 1isy =
land. Ohio. on June IS. Developed results
so greatly at variance with the common
run OF victories as to bring out In bold relief
point TO the possible utility. Of substituting
iIniv for the vague and uncertain term
shorse-power the actual displacement Of
the. motor. as Indicating sonethins positive
to the rigorous demands Of the market. says
the Motor World. In. the event In question
the victory was. finally eweSd.d 70 the car
which finished third. in point 81 actual time.
pacity its performance was far better than
that OF the two machines which made the
same ascent In nve and seven seconds less
time : S 1s:p, ,sIn. y d I'M ssasrs' IN nns 3 moTs
general way IL mort irststent.
DO sS 3 e ipositiyse Sispi.ssm.nt Is merely .
s sS%ssss.'y & "SS saa: . 3. 'i assias %s:ss' tesss
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when IL is considered that horsepower is
nothing more or less than a comparison with
an ancient standard serving q purpose merely
SSeerssome init Of fo%ot1pou1ds per minute,
which II symbolizes. while the displacement
IL absolute In Its application To-, any given
motor and moreover under .uniform oondi-
portional to horsepower IN actual value and
meaning II appears thai the difference be.
tween. the two balances rather In favor OF
the displacement than otherwise. -
with and u subject. for gross misrepresenta
tion among the makers. The public has ah-
sOIutely no check upon IL. Hence II 10 de-
upon which shall e at once Representative
OF something tangible. OF meaning In relation
TO the probable power and also simple TO
comprehend and easy 20 obtain. In the
answers the, requirement. and II properly
handled II also should make for proper de-
sign. since the most power. for the least dis
placement per minute incidentally signifies
The supervisors Of Onondaga county OF
this state will start proceedings to compel
the Syracuse and Fayetteville Toll Road
Company to improve It's road Of. throw the
.SlI tS sa S:,n NR Yins s sG tss *. Rsesi .st. f from f TSsn !,
to Buffalo and IL much travelled by motorists.
Petitions will be Med with the high way com.
missioners OF the towns Of Dewitt and
company place the road In q more satisfactory
condition and live up to Its charter. The
charter OF the company requires that the toll
gates must be at least three, mites apart.
wsie the distance between the two sstss
OF this road Is ~ miles. -
Generally wher an automobile tire bursts
m the road the driver SEARCHES around fur
the sharp stonr CT ether oitIng object and
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fails TO ind it,. As a matter OF fact. says =
leading. French tire expert. q tire rsrely
bursts Immediately after. coming IN contact
With q sh9rp stone. and the victim Of a blow
but 90 back twenty or thirty miles II he
wishes 70 make acquaintance with the cause
OF his disaster. hfter some heavy strain
present life on the lonely hishwsy' The
tecease may be legitimate, arriving after
long ioyal service, or II. may be that Z strong
conrtitntion Ia undermined, utter a short life
L ie'S SSS1ld fI never Do Ss t sas ter tina tSs. " Rsish
IL a deadly enemy. Insufficient pressure
causes. rapid deterioration OF an automobile
tire. II, an accident happens when . car
than i ought to Be the driver frankly fakes
the blame on himself. Sometimes the blow
ont will. occur when the driver IL alone in the
20 ssf .s ana ax Sse% ae 81: tlre 5r Inn !, ma. S's b.. ' tSnSsh
"A heard when the machine is In the garage,
10 such q case the manufactured Ia blamed
visor0usly and with apparent Justice. The
automobilist shonld consider. however. that
he may after all he responsible, His tires
are properly Inflated to-day, but In what
day before IL another question.
The Norris town Automobile club OF Nor
ristown. Pa, has posted signs on all TIE roads
lsadinHs into that town on which the local
policemen have measured on q quarter mile
slrps u placed at each md Of the trap. Nany
Phlladelphians and tourists from different
st4tes. lured into a tribe too fast pace by the
splendid roads. have paid tribute TO the Nor
are determined to put a atop to the nuisance
II. they can. They hope the sigma will do
this, but u not they are pLSpated to adopt
more radical measures. Tho sisns read
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Warming SLOW down." You're In .
police tram"

-
While the average driver OF some little
experience ordinarily has small diffcu,ty
car almost as soon as Il goes down" there
are certain copditions which make rather
diffcult until the rim happens 10 strike some
substance like q stone, when frequently con-
siderable damage may be done to the shoe.
aware Of any tire trouble until he IL Informed
Of the fact, On this account punctured tire
indicators lave been contrtved at one time
or another, designed 20 indicate promptly
any failure on the part OF the -understandinss-
or the car. That none OF them hav .cope
counted Against them, for they are OF various
cipies that they are At least Interesting as
xample Of In genuLty.
recent FOREIGN InvePtion aiSns thi: me
metallic cylinder clsmped to one OF the spokes
OF the wheel and containing q plum ger held
radiaiiy outward by a light spring and
extending inwardly nearly to the hub and
on the inside o.! the. wheel Its lover en-
below the rim 'snd slongside the inner side
Of the tire. yer the tire becomes de-
Hated this foot touches the ground at every
revolution OF the wheel. thus depressing the
|SsS Ger scnt .Ss S 81 ils' a. i \: isUsT t ,nS 10 c S"T.
RED on the axle. The circuit thus Completed
causes an electric hell to rim z, and even may
be made TO drop On Indicator showing which
tire IL at fault.
whether It "a The air from Lake Erie which
after. they have. been used At all, or because
the .itiyens OF &c, elsnd have inside rieshcds
OF securing machines 81 greatly reduced fF-
ures. Il Is Nevertheless . fact that owners In
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the big Ohio city value. their automobiles
very oheapiy. particularly when the assessor
visits them. John %. Rockefeller. for instance
who has a stable % eight machines tnciud'
ing a splendid limousine built to his. order,
values them at D. 40. while ASSander Mintcl
says he uses a $50 car. The most valuable
machines In the city are those owned by
Mayor Tom l.. johnson. according TO the tax
duplicate. He has three cars, two American
make which hAys q total valuation OF $i,70o.
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90 ~.
OMOnp


From Every Point Of View. the GLIDDEN TOUR wasa
CLEAN SWEEP FGf WHITE
I-An White Entries Made Perfect Scores. .#
Three contestng White steamers started and three finished with per-
2-Superior Reliability of Steam.
1OO& Of the White Steamers finished with perfect scores. 1926 Of
the gasoline Jars finished with perfect soores.
3-An White Models Scored 1OO&.
The three White conkstng cars we're each Of a different type, as
follows A 30 II P. touring car and a 20 H. P. touring Car competed for
the Gidden Trophy and "a 80 H P. rumabout competed for the Hover
trophy. In other words, a single entry of each type was sufficient to pro-
duce a perfect score for each type.
4-Team Performance Unequaled.
The White vas the only make, represented by three or more cars,
which came through without penahzaton.
5-The White Cars Carried No Extra Parts.
The White Steamers and abumey no extra parts, as is evident from an e-
animation the official lists in the current issues Of the automobile journals. This means that
the White just as it is regularly equipped and delivered to private owners, is capable of compa-
hs in hudew fashion, seh han duos trip as the 1,0omhe Ghddn Tm.
'6-Whne Performance Cean-Cut and Decisive
The White Steamers did not have any points vbsd pnMzatons removed, mpoes
lodged against them. Their performances wue daneu5 decisive and unqusdoned. Each Of
biased person. 50 tina the statement each night of Mt requirements bore the signature Of other
than interested parties
1.-Two 1906 Whites Went Through as NonContestants.
In addition to the three White eonshng cars two Whites Of last years model successfully
completed the trip As noneontsant. One Of these fitted with express body, wsu used asa
supply wagon by the Diamond Rubber Co. It carried the heaviest load Of any car making the
journey and placed to It's credit the longest trip wr completed by a commercial vehicle |Te
other noneontstng car carried representatives Of the pres
Both Of these cars had had year ofo continuous hard service and their performances On
this sn, when so many new cars. were falling by the ~aysas apy illustrates the longevity
the Whit. --- -,-
THE WHITE COMPANY, BROADWAY Ax AND %os sD STREET,
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-06

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NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.

There are fs@ baeinnNe EaHa IN
this progressive s&Y @na fsme wha
are ga shw Doubtful lat 50 fbe mat
ter ~ advertising Tees afe ias insA
10 ;he opinion thar H5it ir.sFts ~ +
svrttsieg r. sag~Ftpf Ia newsgssseor
ADVERTISING. ara ghe9 safn 60wn ih@
newspaper solicitor ~iih gasarg3ns
regularity whsa BE- calls apsu ihsia-
aua thereby l1~@s mach desirable
business In the city - Bette. Meet
sha bill board ard Aodgsr method -
advertising has tse~n IN vogue ua~
fer SOME tlase withoat ans form "
competition
For The past tho months. o~ius 90
B strike. Butte has been without
newspapers Because If this iAs e5tt
has act nnly been deprived uf news
papers. hus alusost every hasjuseH
Interest haa suffered The 5ru1' II
the burden II the newspaper shot
,ia~n bas betn borne bg the adFeg-
iSgef II il 4 fart youShea for by 'he
highest authorities that ia many in
stances the mercantile business has
fallen off ao per cent, aud c&Nfa
are rot rare where the decline 10
volume has been ss high az SO per
cent The merchants aserihe this 0n-
satisfactory state of affairs solely 70
the Fac, that There were ao ncwsp8-
peers tn which to advertise.
Every possible makeshift has been
adopted hy the Butte merchants BiIl
boards and dead wall advertising has
been invoked 90 the limit. but has
failed tn stimulate business, which
has practically been at standstiil
ever since the shut down Even The
theaters. which depended largely on
bin board posters and dodgers cir
culated from house to house, report
that their business has been decreas-
ed fully SO per cent.
The experience OF the business
men OF Butte is but that of all bust
ness men who for reasons discontinue
newspaper advertising. When news
paper advertising is discontinued IL
Is just like inviting people TO remain
away from the store Ii there is vir
tue In the bill board and dodEer the
DRY 1t ought to have been made clear
in this instance, for it is clear those
methods were given a fair trial.
When business men confess their
business has fallen off one-half for
no other reason than that they have
been unable TO obtain newspaper adj
IL constitutes an object
lesson for all those who doubt the
potency of the press.
There is but one effective method
of advertising. and that is by keep
ing your business constantly before
the public in the columns of those
papers that reach the most readers
and which have the confidence and
respect of those readers,--Fo
Worth Telegram
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INDI STRIAL EDUCATION.

The College of Industrial Arts an
nounces a summer term OF four
weeks. beginning June 10. This is
a term Of practical work and instruc-
ton for women -homekeepers.
teachers. students and wage-earners.
Cooking. sewing. dressmaking.
millinery. laundering manual train
ing. agriculture. gardening design,
water color, photography, home
chemistry, basketry, clay modelling
and bookbinding will be taught by
expert instructors No tuition is
charged. the cost OF materials used
and boarding being the only expense
Al women over sixteen years of age
may attend
This is "a valuable opportunity for
the young women of Texas. Those
interested should write to the prcsi-
dent OF the College ot industrial
Arts. Denton. Texas. for further in-
formation.
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Sunday afternoon at s O'Clock Mr..
j. Z. McWhorter of this city was
united in marriage to Miss Lula
Harper at the home of the brides fla
Their in Palmer Rev. Hightower per-
formed the ceremony. The event was
witnessed by only a few friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Fletcher and
Lester Mcintosh of WaXahachie were
i'm attendance.
Nj. McWhorter has been connec-
ted with the WaXahachie Steam
Laundry several years, and is an in
dustrious and well deserving young
man. The bride was one of Palmer 5
most popular and attractive young
ladies'. Mr.. and Mrs. McWhorter came
20 Waxahachie last night TO make
their home here.
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Record Year Expected.

Chicago. Ill, May with more
traffic in sight than any previous
season, the opening of navigation
on the Great Lakes this year was the
latest on record. Even now ice blocks
the way to some harbors on Lake
Superior. without a sign OF labor
trouble anywhere and with a fleet
OF enormous carrying capacity, the
total tonnage of grain. iron ore, coal
and lumber for the year viii, II is
believed, exceed all previous records
by from 10 to 20 per cent.