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Our Dealings in the Lone
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How's This 2

We offer One Hundred dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that cam
aot be cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
IF. J. CHENLY & co.
ssss Toledo O.
We the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and muc-
Gus surfaces OF the system Testimon-
ais sent free. Price Is cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
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D0an's Kidney Pills Brought Strength
ard Heritii 70 the Sufferer, Maxi
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Sick kidneys cause weak, lame or
aching back, and a weak back makes
o weak ran. Can't be well land strong
until the Kidneys are cured. Treat them
With loans Kidney Pills. Here's The
testimony Of one man cured.
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Copies of Saturdays Evening
Capital for which the face value
will be paid, If left at this Office. re
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24

ed laws that rather turned things top
sy-turvy. For instance, the railroads
have not recovered from the jolt they
received when the two-cent fare epi>
demtc spread among the legislators.
But the howl of the railroads is mere
wall compared to the noise made by
Indiana mothers when the Hoosier
solons passed law requiring that
every new baby that opens its eyes in
Indiana must have a name given 1t
before the sun sets, SO to speak, on it's
first birthday.
For reasons germane to the keep
Ing of the records of the board of
health, the new law insists, you must
hle the name of your offspring with
Its birth certificate"
Indiana mothers VINO are much like
other mothers, object most seriously
to this. What right has the state to
deny them the privilege to name their
own baby at their own time they de-
mand. What If, after months of pom
dering and selection, asks one mother,
1--WE hit upon Marguerite, and then all
at once find that James or John would
have been more fit? Or suppose we
call the little darling Millicent or Regi-
nald on the spur of the moment and
discover. later that we have hopelessly
estranged wealthy aunt or uncle who
might nave acted handsome had we
hit upon their Mary or John?"
| 1t is probably good thing for the
esteemed members of the present leg
iBlature that Indiana is not blessed
with equal suffrage or the next election
might see some wonderful reversals
of form in the political field
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24

Faye and Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Forsythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rudig.
Mrs. Jennie Proctor and daughter,
Ruth.
sythe, Knoxville, Iowa.
Misses Belle and Alice Parker.
Buxton, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs Anthony Forsytha
and son Thomas, e: @. Forsythe Ev-
erist
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Parker and
sons, Lysle and Leo.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse r.. Parker and
daughters, Melilah and Allie Grace
Pella, Iowa.
Forrest e. Warren, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Forsythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross and daugh-
tiers, Edith and Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Jones and
Ethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stump. Paul and
Madolin.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Coffin.
Mrs. Sarah Forsythe and daughter,
Viola. Miss Edith and her brother,
Earl Forsythe. Miss Marguerite
Lewis, Marysvile, Ia.
Archie Swingle, Peoria, IN.
Mr. and Mrs. H. e. Lewis and son.
Birmingham, Ala.
Parker Wilson, Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. A. w. Moorehead, Tacoma,
Wash.
Miss Nell Forsythe Ottumwa, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Forsythe and
Ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Forsythe and
daughters, Title and Dora.
i Mrs. Della Lenhart, Roy and Ethel.
i Miss Helene Sinnamon.
Mack Forsythe.
Mrs. Minnie Forsythe, Jimmie and
Willie and May, Chillicothe, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Warren, Nellie
land Harold.
/ Silas Warren and daughter, Dora.
Miss Sarah Forsythe, Dudley, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Olney and daugh.
ter, Alma, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Forsy.
the, Samuel and Walter, Kirkville.
Iowa
i Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. w. Forsythe.
i Charles and Mary, Keokuk, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs Manly Forsythe
At a business session the retiring
president. John T. Forsythe of Ottum.
wa, Iowa, was succeeded by w. NJ.
i Forsythe OF Griswold. Iowa. The next
meeting is to be held at the home OF
George NJ. Forswthe, near Griswold.
Iowa.
| At the close of this long to be re-
membered day some score Of car
rtages bore the assembled multitude
to their homes or the railway station
each heart flied with kindly recollec
tons Of another milestone in the his
tory Of the family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
is A. FARMER A HAYsEED?

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Is the American farmer a hayseed?
OF course not. We all know that ne
must be intelligent and up to date in
his business to succeed. We know
that he owns most all of the bank
stock in Iowa. We know that he
educates his children, buys fine bug
gies for his transportation and pianos
and books for his home Why then.
do the cartoonists and humorists per-
sist in the old reference? Why was
he ever called hayseed?
Just this, the farmer years ago de-
MED himself the comforts of living.
He dressed stingily and live so prim-
itively that he excited the derision of
people in the towns AS cities grew
in wealth modern comforts grew In
number and city life itself grew so
far away from the severity of the old
backwoods farm life that the town
would call the countryman a ebay
Seed" a Jake" and laugh at his billy
goat whiskers.
But, of course, this contrast in con.
ditions does not exist in Iowa. Farm
homes in Marshall county can be
found by the hundreds which ~ will
equal the best that has been built
| in the towns, but there are many
more hundreds which could stand i'm,
proving and 1t is here that the atteu,
| ton Of men is called.
Mother" has shaved away in the
little farm house all these years doing
double work. She has raised family
and keep" house. The past year!
have been prosperous. Father
can't help but feel that he has made
the money and his desire is to buy
more land. But mother" is full
partner. She wants better home, q
more modern house She wants te
build. She wants every room kept
warm in winter by the use of fur
mace. This comfort can be put in al
most any farm house new or old fol
the price of first class farm horse
and 1t is as easy to operate as base
burner. She wants fresh paint anG
a lawn from which will be excluded
all classes of livestock She can SCI
that the biggest half of her life has
been spent and she wants to enjo,
what she and father" have earned
before it Is yet too late She knows
that the only difference between he
folks and the folks who live in tow
is the manner in which they live. Be
| fore taking this trip in search O
more land it will be we'll to listen tt
what mother" wants. She Is usual
ly right by intuition. The farmer a
fifty needs more comfort than he doei
more land. At sixty he begins tt
grow sad every time he hears Of tn,
death of his boyhood friends ant
there is only ten years between
More fine farm homes and less Ian.
will bury the old stigma of hayseed 81
deep that even comic supplement
will never resurrect it. They will
make mother" feel that her year,
OF toll have not been in vain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
THE RURAL SCHOOL AS A So
clAL CENTER,

Leslie's Weellly.-Tne school must
offer vocational training. This does
not mean that every school shall be
a trade school, 1t does not even
mean that the school shall aim spe-
however, that we will come to realize
pills for complete living must bear
of life. Consequently vocational
training in its broadcast possible as
poets must be one of the largest
phases Of school activity. This may
not mean the introduction Of the ele-
mentary agriculture into all the rural
schools, but 1t will mean the utiliza-
ton of agricultural material in the
training of the pupil, 30 that If he en-
tors the agricultural vocation he will
be adequately prepared for It. The
school also must develop the spirit OF
social or community service. know
Of nothing better in this line than the
plans used In Maine Of organizing
school improvement leagues. 1t is de-
sirable also for the school to become
o social center, or at least one of the
social centers of the neighborhood
The school ought to play large part
in the life Of the mature people Of
the community and It may we'll act
as sort Of rallying center for the
educational interest of the adults as
well as of children. The school must
definitely cooperate with other insti-
tutions Of the community, such as
the church. the grange, improvement
societies. library, etc. In this con-
nection there should be frequent joint
meetings of teachers and school pa
irons for the discussion both Of
school topics and of subjects of gen
eral community interest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
THE HOSPITAL.

eft is little wonder that Oskaloosa
physicians and those who are acquaint-
ed vito the institution have been jeal-
GUS Of the Ottumwa hospital" says the
Oskaloosa Herald, "as many unfort-
innate even from this vicinity have
looked upon it as an inviting haven
where they might undergo the ordeal
of an operation under the most
pleasant surroundings
The Herald has been advocating
hospital for Oskaloosa for months and
the enterprising people of the city
have taken up the matter with such
earnestness that Oskaloosa is soon to
have an institution, which, the Herald
says. If not so large, will be equally
as good as the Ottumwa hospital. And
then. the Herald adds, the Ottumwa
hospital is already too small to care
for the demands, upon it by OttumWa
and Wapello county.
AS an indication Of the standing en-
loved by the Ottumwa hospital and It's
management abroad an editorial from
the Herald of Monday evening is re-
produced:
1t was the writer's privilege not
long since to visit and inspect the Ot'
tunnwa hospital. There may be larger
and more pretentious hospitals IN
operation, but there could be none
better or more ably managed than the
Ottumwa institution under the super
intendency Of Miss Elizabeth Irotter.
The Ottumwa hospital was started
about twelve years ago, with i've beds.
In less than four years seven more
were added. and the institution had
o,,tgrown it's quarters In, an old res.-
F Il. v.t1 nd Gnh0nrJnf10nS
started for q new building. The monev
was forthcoming and two years ago
the hospital was moved into IN elegant
new building containing about thirty
rooms and large enough to care for
fifty patients. ;.
"The thing has been overdone,"
said many skeptical people 1--WE have
too big a building for city no bigger
than Ottumwa.' But what has happen
ed? Just exactly what Miss Trotter
told them would happen. The build
ing In now crowded to its capacity all
the time, and patients have to await
turn to be accommodated Funds are
again being raised to build wing to
the new building. and other facilities
must be. had at once. The annual re
port made on July 81 shows that 626
patients were treated during the year.
It is estimated that at least 100 more
would have awaited themselves OF the
advantage of a hospital if they could
have been accommodated.
1t is to be hoped that Oskaloosa's
hospital venture will prove as success
full as has Ottumwa's. There is no
institution In which Ottumwa takes
more pride tnan in her hospital. and
there Is no institution which has PAID
larger dividends of material kind
for the means expended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
OBITUARY..
Alex. Mccullough Calvin.

Alex. Mccullough Calvin was born
near Mercer County, Pa, Feb. 1s,
1S41, and died Aug IA at his home in
Russell. He was married September
IL, 1867, to Amanda Johnson
The same fall he came west with his
wife, and located in Wilmington, ILL.,.
where he remained until 1871, when
he moved to Russell after which he
removed to the farm where he has
been ever since with the exception If
about s, years, he lived In Pennsylva-
MIA from 81 to SO. To this union
were born two sons, Edward Nc
Collough Of Chester, ILL.,, and Herbert
Donaldson of Russell, Iowa. His wife
died March 2, 1881. Jan. IA, 1886, he
was married to Lizzie Millerin Penn,
and to this union was born one son,
George Washington Calvin, who sur
wives him. He was again called to
give up his wife Aug. 25, 1896.
Besides his own children, he leaves
to mourn his loss, three sisters, who
Hive in Pennsylvania, two of whom
were present at the funeral, and he
has one sister, two brothers dead.
He was the oldest of the family. Mr..
Calvin was man of deep religious
convictions and sweet religious ex,
perience. He was converted when IL
years of age and united with the 1st
Presbyterian church of Mercer, Pa.
and afterwards moved his member.
ship to Illinois, thence to the Russell
Presbyterian church Of which he
was faithful and efficient elder since
1887. His liberality to the church was
known and appreciated by every one
and his counsel was wise and helpful,
pertaining to the affairs of the King
dom. He has also served the Sunday
school in the capacity of superinten.
dent and for number of years past
he has been the teacher of the Bible
class. He served his country in the
10 Pennsylvania volunteers and was a
good citizen, neighbor and friend
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. s. A. Soxe from the Pres
byterian church in Russell Saturday.
Funeral discourse, "Magnifying
Christ in Life or Death" Phil 1920.
81. Rev. Soxe was assisted by Revs
Stote and Observation-Disclosures.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
THE CROP IN IOWA.

Marshalltownl Times Republican,
two weeks flying trip over southern,
western and northwestern Iowa by
one of the editors of the Times Repub-
lican, brings him to the conclusion
that corn, the crop in this state, is
in about as good shape as in the aver
age August Given three weeks
more of the ideal weather that has
been making corn for the past month
and Iowa will husk and crib good
crop Of good corn Central Iowa has
no advantage over the southwestern
and northwestern parts of the state.
On the contrary the extreme north
ern counties In some particular In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24

stances seem to have considerably
the best of it.
II one thing makes itself more no.
ticeable than another, 1t is that the
Iowa farmer who insists on planting
corn on his lowest lands. subject 70
overflow, and to the earliest frosts. Is
making serious mistake. It is time
he learned that other crops besides
corn and oats grow in Iowa and that
big blue grass pasture filled With
the right kind Of dairy COWS is q gold
mine where the over flowed and frost
bitten cornfield Is disaster. South
ern Iowa long ago learned this and
the freight platforms at dozens Of
small stations along the 20" and Rock
Island, covered with cream cans going
filled to the creameries and coming
back empty are evidence that the
blue grass section Of Iowa knows
where the biggest and easiest money
lies. What the dairy business is doing
for southern Iowa Is made plain by
the difference in the farms which has
come about In the last six years
Silos, blue grass, big white houses
and red barns, cows and bank &C.
counts herd together in southern
Iowa.
Central and northern Iowa have
this lesson yet to learn: that every
Iowa farm is not corn farm: that
where the clay" of the land makes q
crop of corn somewhat of gamble
the COW steps in and makes profit a
certainty; that hired man who can
milk forty COWS is as valuable as>the
one who can tend forty acres 81
corn
But Iowa this year offers splendid
prospect for a big crop Of corn-and
politics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24

ternal organizations continually com-
nit offenses against hygiene, health
and laws by various supposed acts OF
kindness, in the interest Of the less
fortunate in accommodating worldly
goods Of diverse brands. Many other
charitable disposed organisations,
under the guise OF being kind, thrust
upon poor unfwtunates life long bod
lily pestilence, and even death, as re-
suit ct misguided donations Of arti-
clos supposed to be conducive to
physical wellbeing.
One Of the most prolific sources Of
contagion and infection Is the dona-
|tion Of cast on wearing apparel This
Is done In two ways, chiefly. First
this material Is collected by rescue
workers charitable organizations, or
religious bodies, operating in the
street or among the homes and among
the churches, and second the most
active campaign against health is the
so-called rummage sale. mostly car
ried on by auxiliary bodies Of
churches. The habit constitutes tho
prolific sources Of dissemination Of
contagion and infection and the most
atrocious thing about it is, that 1t is
done In the name of the church aud
for the aid and support of that organ
ization. Clothing harbored by senli-
ment for years have been sought out
of the closets and garrets and tear
fully donated TO the rummage sale to
b sold cheap, while the person un.
fortunate enough to be forced to buy
1t, maybe garnering his physical un-
doing.
The indiscriminate distribution of
cast off clothing should be prohibited.
II that cannot be done, thorough dis.
infection OF everything offered in a
rummage sale, or by any charitable
inclined body, should be absolutely
obligatory. The vilest and most
fatal diseases are disseminated by
these means, under the guise of the
great comforts accruing to those
whom charity, blind charity, may
bless it's sins.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
FAMILY
ENJOY REUNION
AT KIRKVILLE

One Of the most delightful reunions
In Wapello county this year, was the
fourth annual reunion of the Forsythe
family held at the home of James For
sythe at Kirkville. The following In
teresting article was written by one
of the guests:
Four years since an association Of
the lineal descendants of John Forsy-
the and Elizabeth Mckinley Forsythe,
his wife, was perfected. An annual
meeting was to be held the third
Thursday of August each year Aug.
15 being the day representatives of
every branch of the family including
four generations assembled at the
ancestral home of James Forsythe,
first born son of the above named
family at Kirkville, Iowa.
This beautiful country residence Is
now owned and occupied by R. G,
w. Forsythe, son Of James Forsythe
who nearly a quarter Of century
ago, with his gentle wife, Sarah, pass
ed into the Great Beyond. Many OF
those present remember the kindly
hospitality enjoyed during the life
time of the father of mother and re
joice in the cordial welcome and gen
ial smile Of the present owner
George, their son.
The day was o perfect one, replets
with pleasant experience. Every hill
and valley, cloud and sunshine, bird
lent aid to make this a glad good day
for the Forsythes.
The family tree grows broad and
strong, the family spirit true and kind
lily. the family love deep and sympa
thetic as the years roll on. They
rightly claim the nobility of high ain
and earnest purpose. They are good
average people, much given to mind
| ing their own affairs and moving
strongly in any chosen direction.
Invitations reached over two hund
red and fifty descendants and e
from the central west to states from
the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard.
1 Over one hundred and ten person:
were present In response to these In
vitations. The gathering began earl!
in the week and are to be continued
through a period Of several days.
A wonderful abundance and splen
did variety of good things were serv
ed by George and his wife assisted
by number of friends and helpers
The annual banquet at one o'clocl
and lunch of cake and ices at ST,
In the evening was given.
ottumwa Directs Program.
Using the wide pillared porch as ;
rostrum, after the established custom
a fine musical and literary program
was rendered under the direction 0
President John T. Forsythe of Ottum
wa and Secretary Della Forsythe O
Griswold, Iowa.
The following is partial list %
those in attendance: Griswold, Iowa
John Forsythe and daughter Abbie
George M. Forsythe and daughter
Helen.
! VIM. M. Forsythe and daughters
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
10 ExTERMINATE WEEps,

a determined hight for the e4termin-
alton OF weeds has been begun by the
state board Of agriculture. through It's
committee on adulteration of foods,
seeds and other products An investi-
cation is being made with view of
ascertaining the best remedy, and the
farmers of the state have been asked
tgS cooperate with the committee by
Bringing notice to the authorities Of
all noxious weeds already existing and
bN keeping the weeds on their farms
from going to seed. that the contami
nation of Iowa farm seeds may be
prevented. In circular the commit
tee sets forth Its plans as follows:
With the aid of the staff of the agri-
cultural college and the help of the
farmers, county supervisors, township
trustees and road supervisors the
patches of noxious weeds, whether in
as Canada thistle, Russian thistle,
quack grass, wild mustard and wild
oats. Also to determine the extent of
the infection Of the less refractory but
not less mischievous weeds in the pub
lie roads and highways, such as sweet
clover, squirrel-tailed grass, curled
and smooth dock, bracted plantain.
buck horn, common mustard, alfalfa.
field dodder and other well-known
noxious or different weeds.
The committee will have the service
Of Professor Pammell and his assist
ants to aid in the study of the best
methods for the determination of each
particular weed of annual, biennial of
perennial growth, and to recommend
to the general assembly such provision
of the weed laws as will effectually
require the county or township
authorities to inaugurate a crusade a.
gainst all noxious weeds.
The committee invites all the far
mers' Institutes, officers of county and
district agricultural societies. and that
most potent Of refornatory organiza-
lions, the women's clubs, to lend their
services to the awakening of the pub
lie to the demands OF the fair and fer
tile soil of Iowa, to make an end to
its infection with vicious weeds and
the resultant dissemination in the pub
lie highways, railway grounds, in pri-
yate lots and public places.
The committee which has under
taken this giant task should be given
the heartiest cooperation and should
be advised of the results Of any pri-
yate experiments in exterminat1ng
weeds. as the work it has planned is
is vital to the interests of city and
country alike.