Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
NEW CLASS OF
HORSES AT FAIR
"suFFoLk PUNCH. DRAFT AMI.
MAILS TO BE EXHIBITED AT
& STATE EXHIBITION
THE FIRST TIME
Two New Breeds OF Cattle Will Also
be Showroom Department Has
the Biggest Increase In Premiums
Are Municipalities unsrateful7

the Bl9ge6t increase IN FTeEniuWS-
Are Municipalities Ungratefui7
Des Moines Bureau Of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Des Moines, May %.
Suffolk Punch will be exhibited at
the Iowa State Fair and Exposition
this year.
Suffolk punch is not a drink. 1t is
a horse.
To the untutored city mind this ex-
PLANTATION Is necessary and theer
are suspicious that some few country
boys can be found who could not have
told that is was a horse. Furthermore
Suffolk Punch is not one horse, but
many horses. In fact, 1t is class of
horses and class that is to be shown
at the state fair this year for the first
time. 1t Is a new breed of heavy
draft horse but they are pretty, and
of chestnut color.
The directors of the department OF
agriculture have this year Increased
| the premiums on horses this year 81;
800 making the total premiums in
that department something like S.
| 300. Besides Suffolk Punch there is
a new classification on American
carriage horses which the United
State department of agriculture is en-
deavoring to encourage and for which
the legislature appropriated $500 to
be used by the Agricultural college
| in breeding. The design is to devel.
ope type of American horse that
| will be superior to all others
In the department Of cattle this year
there are new classifcations of Ayr
shires and Holstein- Friesian, two
breeds that have not been shown be-
fore. The directors added 5000 to
the premiums offered for sheep and
$3.50 to the premiums offered ip poul-
try. In addition to the poultry depart
ment there have been two ribbons
added as fourth and fifth prizes to
| be known as Highly Commemorate
and Comnendable.
The biggest increase in premiums
is in the corn department where the
directors have increased the total
premiums from $500 to $1,000 making
an increase Of $500 or more than half.
There is also an increase of 500 in
the fruit department..
Des Moines is asking the question
whether or not municipalities like re-
publics are ungrateful. Some months
ago soon otter the city election Df
/ 1905 Alderman Hamery of the first
4 ward came into prominence by a
crusade against municipal corruption
He caught policeman taking drink
while on duty and against the rules
/ of the department. He tore things ul
1 generally and when public attention
/ was focused he Illed an information
A against George Hippee one of the
wealthiest men of the city charging
him with bribery Hippee's attorneys
limited that they would end the matter
in the justice court hearing but just
then the affidayits of four men who
claimed to have seen the whole trans.
action were published and they
waived to the grand Jury. Just at
that time Hamary was big citizen
People patted him on the back.
The grand jury failed to indict
though four witnesses testified they
had seen the transaction. 1t was the
straightest case ever presented io
any grand jury. Then Alderman Ham
cry got busy He thought there was
something wrong with a grand jury
that acted that way and he started
a suit in court in his own name and
bore the expense himself and the
grand jury was knocked out Alderman
| Hamery was patted on the back
again and allowed to pay the cour,
costs
4 Hamery's fame began to diIninisl
soon after. Another grand Jury was
secured and it was about as bad a,
any other and thus far there have
been no indictments. Now the pub
lie is asking what is the matter witt
Hamery. Has he laid down? Fol
considerably over year Alderman
Hamery has been living off his say
ings and devoting his attention to til,
welfare of the city and drawing ;
salary of $3.50 year. When the frs
grand jury was found to have bee,
drawn in defiance to plan provisio,
j, of statute defining the manner of the
drawing the public and Hamery hat
hopes. The second grand jury accord
ing to special act Of the legislator,
was made up by the members of tht
board of supervisors and Is as Dat
as the first but being drawn accord
ing to law there Is no means OF knock
iuB IL OuL Ill leSai hctlOn. let Tn
public. seems to think that Ham
ery should go on with his fight AMI
pay the bills. ).
Every effort possible is being mad.
to force Congressman Hull to show
, his hand in the campaign now on fo
the adoption of the commission plal
government AS a matter OF fact it II
safe to conjecture that Congressmal
Hull is opposed to the plan. If h,
were not he would be in Des Moines
But 1T is a difficult position in which
!. the congressman is placed. Hereto
: fore his influence in the city Of De-
Moines has enabled him to get THU
city and by getting the city he ha.
!, been able to get the county and tn,
county has enabled him to get tn.
district. This year his friends ar,
divided. HulHs political lieutenant