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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13
Morris Williams
IOWA FARMS
oTTUMWA PROPERTY AND
HORSE SALES.
ALL SORTS OF EXCHANGES.
MAKES $500 ON g AcRE EnAM

MAKES $500 ON IS ACRE FRAN.
Did you read in yesterdays Courier
81. the Wisconsin man who, though an
invalid with family Of on the little
farm makes about $500 a year from 1t
LOOK 1t up If you did not see It, He
gives minute itemized statement OF
expenses and net returns. 1t only goes
70 show that given a good market and
even q small piece Of land. you can be
practically Independent on it. and don't
have to answer to the direction and
bidding of another. This Is the doc
s Urine have beer been preaching, to you for
some time: Get land" get it NOW;
get IT near market and GET 1T OF ME-
There's a reason for it, as the
breakfast food advertisers say. Get
land because then hard times panics
and shut downs will then cease to have
terrors for you. Get 1t NOW because
land values tend steadily upward Get
y near market because you can turn
every possible product into quick cash
Get 1t of me because I need the money
to build more room to do more BUSH
ness in the Horse Sale line, and then
you Know make a speciality Of these
small places near town.
have four little farms of II acres
each. very close to town, excellent soil
ana fine building sites, each one good
Tor return OF $1,000 q year, after you
get them going. Close enough to the
city SO you can continue business IN
town II you like, priced at only 500 pc,
acre, and on 8, 10 or 20 years time Do
you want one Of them? And l have a
couple of 40-acre places further out. at
$40 per acre, on long time, or would
take city property on them
HORSE SALE FRIDAY-And tho
carnival? Yes it's hereand is in
full blast. It's over near the Sale
Barn. SO when you come to the Sale
you can take in both. It's immense g
the carnival, ! mean. Stretches a halt
mile in length. And the attractions
Why, just about neutrality-suspicious.,
romantic. thrilling, enchanting, and
blood curdBng, are here.
Mamie. the Beautiful" (and by the
way. that reminds me that in a for
iner article, speaking of attending this
weeks Sale, and Incidentally the carr
nival. / advised leaving your wives at
home, but I've been thinking that over
since. Mamie can1e--and maybe you'd
better bring your wives along.)
The snake charmer is here. The
Wild West, the merry go-r round, the
Ferris wheel; all the wild and wierd
monstrosities of the old and new world.
All the cunning conceptions of carni-
val creators of two continents are here
gathered in one great tent, as 1t we're.
around our worthy mayor, Tom Phil
Hips, as the center pole--and all this Is
near the Horse Sale-and you can see
It when you come to Ottumwa, the
Horse Market and show center Of Iowa.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
OttunWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13
ron sALE,
BUSINESS CHANCES.
wANTED-LoAN OF ABOUT $1,000
on city property with value Of at
least $4,000. Long time II
interest Is right. House new and
In excellent location. Address, Loan.
care Of Courier
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

NUMBERING IN oREGoN--MosT
profitable industry on American con-
tlnent. Wealthiest corporations and
individuals Investing there. Men OF
smaller means fast getting rich
there. Group Of practical. experinced
western men have organized come
pany and are purchasing we'll estab.
ltshed numbering business in Oregon.
with mill of eighty thousand feet ca
pacitv and large amount Of valuable
standing timber. Cost of production
low. Profits very large, Demand
enormous. Portion of capital stock
for sale, constituting safe. sensible
and most profitable investment. In
either large or small amounts. Sat-
isfhctory banking references. Write
today for particulars Ask for Tim
Der Talk. The Sunset Lumber Co...
2o6 Mckay Bldg, Portland, Oregon.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SLIGHT OF HAND TAUGHT BE.
f1fail-E'or public exhibition or home
amusement. Anyone can learn; easy
way to make big money. Particu.
lars for stamp. Address. Magic. care
Courier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13
St%AH.*. a,e.s -. !. : j; i ssss.ssS s5T@.A
q LOCAL MARKETS. y
s1f&$STps.s.I.z3.Ss. = |.*s@'EO
WHoLES..Ls PniCE&

frl,rn,.aeh by John Norreii y ca.
Ltd, at II a. m. June 12.)
Hogs over 100 lbs. took 1oc drop
this morning g.
1--we Stock.
Hosg. over 100 lbs 5.75
Sows ..... 1905. 80
Choice fat cows, per cwt. ). 2 .50a33.00
per cwt. $500. 1913. 5000 rs
Lambs ..... .......5.25@5.5 so
5Y,.. .,.t .. per cyyt. .4 .onss E. at
Choice veal calves. i3001so. .00@ 90
Turkeys ........ .......... ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13
TODAY'S MARKETS

(This market Is furnished by Cassidy
& Gray, Members Chicago Board Of
Trade. Local office. roos 20 and 30
Hofmann Block. Tel. 9s3. E. e. voigt
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Markets BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO Live Stock Market,

| 10000; steady to shade lower.
Beeves., $4.50@6.70; cows and heifers.
$1.75@5.40; stockers and feeders, $500
@5.2o; good to prime steers, $3.50
| 6.78
Hogs-rRec 10000: Sc lower.
Light, ss.0o@6.22; mixed, s5.95@6.22;
good to choice heavy. not quoted; bulk
sales, $6.10@6.17.
sheep Receipts 10000; LOG to 15e
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13
lower at $4.10@6.50; yearlings, 1925
@6.90; lambs. s600@S.00.

Chicago Butter ard Egg Market.
Chicago June 12.-Butter-S Steady
Creameries, liz @23; diaries, 17@21.
Eggs-13A.
Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago. June Poultry Weak
Turkeys, IL; spring chickens. 20@22.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19

y case was recently tried in JUS
tees court in which common old
fashioned hound was the subject of
This hound was alleged
10 be the best dog after coons in the
Two men claimed
the dog, and each employed an at
torney to assist in the case. At the
trial it developed that the dog be-
longed to a widow residing in the
and the justice gave
the custody Of the dog to the widow
and assessed a fine against each Of
the litigants in the sum of $40.
They paid the fine. and the Justice
gave il TO the widow. She then said
that either Of the litigants could
use the dog when he wished, pro-
vided that. neither Of them paid his
lawyer. 1t is reported that the at
torneys are still looking for their
ee-Columbus Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
How TO Attract Home Trade.

Some merchants and other
business men complain because
the people do not patronize home
industries.
The newspaper is a home in
dustry.
Most of these complainers do
not patronize this paper
Now, this paper has adverts-
ing space for sale.
Suppose a man or woman
wants a certain thing, finds it adj
vertised in mail order catalogue
and does not find it advertised in
the paper. what will the man or
woman do? Why, send to the
mail order house, of course.
BY persistent and intelligent
advertising you are sure to at
tract and keep much of the trade
that now goes of by mail to the
city.
Did it ever occur to you?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19

The late Senator William h. Bate
OF tennessee was a major general
m the Confederate army and never
quite reconciled himself TO the de-
feat Of the south.
Soon after he came TO the SEN
ate he formulated set e rules
which he called "Rulcs For
Ny Proper Legislative Guidance"
Whenever a proposition came up
about which he was undecided he
would take the printed slip contain
ing these rules from has pocket and
study it carefully.
Bate, said colleague one day.
what IS that slip of paper tc which
you refer SO frequently|
That" said Senator Bate. SIS a
little reminder of my beliefs on con-
stitutional questions"
Where did YOU ut it? Think il
out YOURSELF"
NO, sub" replied Bate with much
dignity; "I'found most of those i'm
mortal truths in the constitution Of
the Confederate States of America
Saturday Evening Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
Reads tlis Own Epitaph.

Richard Bartholdt. congressman
from Missouri, Is one Of the few
men who already have bronze tab
lets erected 10 their memory. The
house IN which he was born in Ger
many = marked with a tablet show
ING tho Interesting events in the
life % The doctor. together with a
statement 10 the effect that he went
to America and there became IA
nous, becoming a member Of the
national lawmaking body and a
prominent figure in the worldwide
movement looking toward disarma-
ment and universal peace
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
QUICK IN RE1oRr.
Stories OF Some Masters OF the Gentle
Art Of Repartee.

Senator ingalls, was always quick
in rctort. although he was himself
a subject Of some sharp shafts. Once
he was attacked by senator Eli
salisbury Of Delaware. the second
smallest state in the Union. He
disposed Of the whole matter by say.
ing, II thank the senator from that
great state which has three counties
at low tide and two counties at high
tide for his advice"
John Randolph of Roanoke was
the most sarcastic man ever heard
IN the halls Of congress. unless Da-
yid A. De Almond of Missouri be an
exception Both Randolph's and
De Almonds speeches drip vtriol.
hut they are not epigrammatic and
are hard 10 quote. Randolph. who
tlounshcd in the early DAYS Of the
republic, when things were an un.
settled. was turlously attacked by
Republican from Rhode Island Who
had been blacksmith Randolph
was descendant of Pocahontas and
of the best blood Of arstocratic Viz
glnia. He replied 10 the presump-
tuous blacksmith. "What creden-
tials does the gentleman brings
From whence does he spring? And
why has he left his leather apron
behind Z" The reply was Kissed
back, Il sent it to Pocahontas 10
make moccasins for his grandchil-
dren.'
An Illustration Of the nimble and
causuc wit of Alexander H. Ste
phens OF Georgia in senatorial de
bate occurred on the senate floor
during heated argument with Rob
ert Toomb>, also of Georgia. Ste
phens, although possessed Of one Of
the most powerful brains Of his
time, was lame and had wizencd
little body. Toombs was one Of the
largest men IN the senate and was
IF a clustering. suffering type. He
had argued with stephens until he
vas hoar>e and became so exasper.
lted that he threatened to fight
However, consideration Of the size
# his opponent deferred him. and.
urnlng, he said, II won't fight YOU,
)ut | could swallow YOU whole"
stephens quickly retorted, IF YOU
lid YOU would have more brains in
our stomach than YOU ever had in
our head. - Frederic !. Haskin
n Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19

Gold coin not below weight is le-
gal tender for its nominal value
Standard silver dollars and treasury
notes Of 1890. Subsidiary silver il
legal tender 70 the amount OF $40
and minor coins to the amount Of
% cents United States notes are
nlso legal tender.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
New Kind OF Subtraction

There was a little schoolma'am.
Who had this curious way
or drilling In subtraction
ON every stormy day
Lets all subtract unpleasant things
Like dolefui dumps and pain.
And said she. you'll gladly see
That pleasant things remain"
Chicago News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
1er Sonesss,on.

DO YOU know" asked Mrs. Hen.
peck, that this is our eleventh an
niversary%
ours = he answered, edging to-
ward the door. THANK YOU. dear
supposed you considered il yours. ="
Chicago Record Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-19

Growells--I have given up drink
Ing, chewing and smoking to please
you, still YOU are not satisfied. Now,
what else do YOU want me to give
up?
Mrs. Growells- Well, you might
give up $50. | need new tailor
made suit.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28

"Blaze away"' Brad chuckled. ''Ef
you can stan the smoke in thar, I can
stan to hear them bullets sing out
here
a chorus of coughs came from with
in. Then. half strangled by the pow
Ser smoke pent up in the tight struc-
ture, the prisoners made rush against
the door,
Say, thar, let up on that"' said
Brad cooly. AS the rush was repeat
ed lie stepped directly in front Of the
door and In turn sent shot through 1t.
The report of his big six shooter was
answered by yell from within, ac-
companied by the sound Of scuftling
feet as the Cheyennes sought the cor
ners at each side of the door for safe
ty. Then all was silence, broken only
by an occasional cough.
II reckon I'd better light out" said
Brad, to whom the very stiffness Of that
cage of tigers was ominous. "'Twon't
take 'em long to claw outer that, an
reckon when they do I'll jes' leave 'em
to hoOf It,"
He had no difficulty in catching the
ponies by their trailing ropes. Tying
them securely nose to tail, he led them
thus to the corral. There he threw
open the double gates and with a
whoop and a whirl Of his lariat sent
the glad herd scurrying in safety out
on the plain. Then he climbed on one
of the captured ponies, led the Others
In a string behind him and took his
slow way down the Rickaree with
many backward glance at the silent
cook house.
Brad's faith in the coming Of the
boys, after all. was not Ill founded
Late in the afternoon he met them re,
turning. And. though his lame leg
panied him severely from the unwont-
ed exercise, he kept his place among
them as they raced for the camp,
spurred on by his tale.
They reached the camp Mt nightfall'
but It was only to find Brad's prison.
ers had withdrawn the stovepipe. Ell.
| larged its hole through the roof and
so escaped.
| Brad's chagrin was evident as he
gazed at the bones Of the bird and
beast that covered the table where the
Cheyennes had stuffed themselves be-
fore leaving.
"Well, reckon they've eat up pretty
nigh everything" he said disconsolately.
But he gradually frightened up as
the boys demonstrated to his satisfac-
ton that there was still enough left for
twenty hungry riders.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28
tGNXA(IK GUESTS
THANKSGIVING II 4 HORSE CAStR
as XxAYrE BURRC1S. ut NA-(
a\Ik> AsjtAs&4 ~ ~

M NNYNE BUQRGMS

stuck in a potato at his plate fared
dimly down the great pine board, where
tins were often laid for twenty riders.
Brad took up late weekly paper me-
chanically. On the first page were some
headlines that meant much to plains
mans eye-"Another Indian Scare;
Cheyennes Driving of Stock on the
Republican" But from repeated read
ing they had lost their first startling
effect and gave Brad only the pleasure
BILE thought that the Indian scare might
hasten the return Of the Circle Dot out
fit. His eyes passed to column where,
unnoticed before, were few para.
graphs headed Thanksgiving Procla-
nation"
"Thanksgivin' in a boss campw Brad
calculated, with horse laugh. Then,
as If the idea had pleased him, he
laughed In minor key.
1.-THE boys hev been a-tendin' on me
long tlme-a long time," he said to
himself. 1.-The boys was mighty good"
He thought Of the evidences In the ad.
joining storeroom-the humps and hams
Of buffalo. the saddles Of antelope and
white tail deer, the braces Of wild
geese, ducks and prairie chicken, all
lavishly provided for him alone.
"They lowed I had to eat lots Of
viii meat to sorter brace me up" he
muttered, little shamefaced. as he
glanced at his plate. where the rem
nant Of slapjack and the rind Of q
slice of salt hoss' told Of n Spartan
supper.
That's the sort Of grub the boys is
gittin' now," Brad went on in apology
to himself. "An' it's good enough for
me. I'm mighty glad all them things
they put in thar amt teched yit. Ell
I don't jes' cook up the whole caboodle
an build a pie or two extra in case
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28

- ONE scattered sod buildings and
sod corral pitched on tree
less bank constituted the lone
Circle Dot horse camp on the
Rnkarec. There the sun in summer
blazed tierccly, and through other sea-
soIs the wind made ceaseless assaults.
But the weather was well warded or
by the sod structures, each with Its
heavy projecting dirt roof and thick
walls, without other opening than a
door in one gable end.
Each heavy, door, stanch in its deep
casing, had Its rough surface further
roughened by innumerable circle dots
burned into the wood with q small
branding iron. The corral itself, with
It's clrcling wall and its snubbing post
: in the center. was another circle dot
& branded on the wild spot marking its
subjugation by the Circle Dot outfit.
Subjugation, indeed, went on daily
in the circular corral, where the pris-
..oned range horses raced round and
round in unnyniling attempts to es-
., cape the dreaded rope. The Circle Dot
# outfit numbered some twenty veteran
riders. Even Bradley, the youngest Of
them. had passed good part OF his
. twenty years in the saddle.
He was the breaker" a dangerous
y office, requiring the dashing courage
and supple body of youth. Brad had
also supremacy of spirit which so
raised him above the rest that the
foreman held him as one with himself.
BY the corral gateway the boys had
gathered one morning to see Brad
mount n tough range mare whose VI
t1ous origin was betrayed by the Span
rsh character brands SCARED on her
blue roam hip and thigh.
Brad's fifty pound saddle completely
< covered her short coupled back as she
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28

they fetch up here by Thanksgivin'
day, an that's the day after tomorrer.
'cordin' to the almanic"
All the next day, far into the night
and again on the following morning
of Thanksgiving day the cook house
steamed, and Brad sweated over the
fire and chuckled as he thought of the
surprise Of the boys.
BY this time he had but one thought
he desired 1t so much that he had
come to be sure of 1.-THE return Of
the boys in time for his feast, his
thank Offering to them. AS for other
thanksgiving on the day, Brad thought
of that part also as he muttered,
mighty lucky 1t want my own make
std that there ole blue roan's"
Brad's faith in the coming Of the
boys certainly had no reasonable
foundation, yet he reiterated to HIM
self: "They is bound to git In. Eff they
want comm their ownselves, them
blame Cheyennes er sump'n else 'ud
fetch 'em along on time"
Noon came. The table was laid for
twenty riders, and to welcome them q
mighty odor Of roasted flesh and fowl
rushed from the open cook house door
out on the prairie.
All was in readiness. Nothing was
left for him to do but quietly wait.
But from house to creek and back
again and then to the corral Brad hob
bled and halted and looked, and looked
in vain.
! Along the back of the corral and al.
most touching 1t the winters supply OF
hay was stacked, and up the long lad
der against one Of the high stacks
Brad slowly and painfully climbed. the
better to scan the plain.
The Thanksgiving days of Brad's
boyhood had been under gray eastern
skies. Now his eyes noted white
cloud in the west, but its wilderness
only made the sky more sapphire yet,
and through its fllmy Intervention the
sunlight filtered only the more yellow
on its yellow plain.
Not all the glory Of the sun could gild
to any homelikeness the sod buildings
Of the horse camp. Brad felt their lone
Illness penetrate his heart. Then his
faith In the boys coming was fresh
ened by the appearance Of tiny cloud
Of dust on the horizon away beyond
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28
A Curious Anomaly.

Until few years ago the Philippine
islanders held their Sunday on the day
which was Monday to the inhabitants
Of the neighboring island Of Borneo.
This curious anomaly arose from the
historic fact that the Philippines were
discovered by Spanish voyagers COM
ing from the east round Cape Horn.
while Borneo was discovered by Por-
tuguese coming from the west, and sail
ors lose or gain q day according to
heir direction In crossing the Pacific.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-28
TYBURN TREE.
Lord Ferrers' Tragic Journey 70 tho
Famous Old Gallows.

Lord Ferrers' Tragic Journey 70 enc
Famous Old 0allows.
Park lane was Tyburn lane, and 1t
seems as If the gallows-described In
an old document as movable-at one
there the ferocious Lord Ferrers was
hung in 1850 for numbering his serv-
ant. Horace Walpole's words paint
the picture we'll: "He shamed heroes.
He bore the solemnity Of pompous
and tedious procession Of above two
hours from the Tower to Tyburn with
as much tranquility as If he were only
going to his own burial, not to his own
execution" And when one Of the
Dragons Of the procession was thrown
from his horse Lord Ferrers expressed
much concern and said, II hope there
will be no death today but NINE"
On went the procession, with mob
about it sufficient to make its progress
slow and laborious. Small wonder that
the age of Thackeray, with Thack-
eray's help, set up its scaffolds within
four high walls Asking for drink,
Lord Ferrers was refused, for. said the
sheriff, late regulations enjoined him
not to let prisoners drink while pass
ing from the place Of imprisonment to
that Of execution, great indecencies
having been committed by the drunk
enness Of the criminals in the hour Of
execution. "And though" said he, my
lord, I might think myself excusable
in overlooking this order out Of regard
to your lordships rank, yet there is an
other reason, which, I am sure, will
weigh with you-your lordship is SEN
sible of the greatness of the crowd;
we must draw up at some tavern; the
confluence would be SO great that It
would delay the expedition which
your lordship seems so much to de-
SIRE" But decency-so often paraded
by those who outrage it-ended with
the murderer's death. 1.-THE execution
ers fought for the rope, and the one
who lost 1t cried-the greatest tragedy,
to his thinking, Of the day"-London
Sketch.