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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-07
PURCHASE SKINNER RESIDENCE.
J. w. Eckard of Bloomfield Buys Town
Property.

Bloomfield, March 81 w. Eekard
has purchased of rCounty Treasure
Charles Skinner residence property in
the northwest part of the city to be
occupied by his son, Frank. who re-
sides on farm south of Pulaski. Mr..
Eckard intends to move his familMahere
in short time and will assist his faith
er in the cement shop.
r. L. McMurry left Sunday for Hiatt
vile, Kansas, where he has purchased
property and will make his future
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bacon and
family of Pulaski passed through the
city Monday enroute to Oseeola, before
going to Ottumwa, where they intend
locating. Mr.. Bacon was formerly pro-
prietor of Hotel Knight of Pulaski.
In the debate on the question IRE
solved, that the United States should
own and control the railroads within
her borders argued in Hedrick Satur-
day evening by the Southern Iowa
Normal Debating team and the high
school studentc. Hedrick received the
decision.
Mrs. Horner Curlow and children re-
turned to their home in Centerville the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-07
Sent on Trial

/ have invented a rupture appliance
that can safely say, by 80 years ex-
perience in the rupture business, is the
only one that will absolutely hold the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29
that ELECTRIC LINE
Conference Of Promoter With
Committee of CONNER
claI Club.

Thomas r. Brown of Grand Forks
has been in the city for day or two
In the interest of the electric rail way
to be projected from Grand Forks
south west to Mayville, thence due
west to Sherbrooke, Cooperstown and
Carrington. Mr.. Brown had but re-
Gently learned of the line surveyed
]ast summer from this city to Courte-
nay and is now here to learn wheth-
er any connection can be made with
the line from here via Spiritwood
lake to Courtenay.
The Darlington people were very
enthusiastic and offered to raise
$500 to secure the road to that
point. 1t has not been learned the
attitude Of the promoters Of the lake
line to this new phase, but it is
hoped son ething of value to James
town and the farmers north and east
may come out of the conference Mon
day evening between Mr.. Brown and
the executive committee of the Com.
mercial club.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Good Samples--llinois visitors at
Edgeley, says the Mail, gathered the
following samples of grain, grass and
other products to take back as eXhib-
it's from North Dakota, to the Sucker
state:
Grasses, timothy four feet long,
bronze grass four feet, red top three
feet, six, ..and blue point four feet six,
also red clover three feet and millet
three feet six. Oats four and Mac
aroni, blue stem and No. l hard
wheat each four feet. Speltz three,
barley and fax each three while corn
was seven feet long. The flax is re-
markably we'll headed and is extra
heavy and will undoubtedly be a re-
cord crop.
One of the new crops which is just
being introduced is what is known as
broom corn millet. The seed are
threshed out and the stalks used to
eed cattle and make an extra good
fattening crop. The stalk is some
what larger than the largest millet
and grows about four feet long.
Hay is better than ever before in
this section and a heavy crop has
been harvested.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29
Sent to Chi1drens Home

Sent to Chi1drens Home Upon
petition of county commissioners
Past and n ogosek. Judge Conllin
made an order in the county court
directing that Victor Young, lad
about nine years of age, be sent to
the Children's Home at Fargo for
adoption. The boy has been cared
for since about two years old by sew
eral families in the county, without
any agreement for his adoption. He
was brought here from Winnipeg,
where the lad was born, by Elizabeth
Staley, now Mrs. Elizabeth Burkes
in whose care he was early COM
mitted bv his mother, the father of
the lad having died. Later Victor
was cared for by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Mastin and in tho last few
years has lived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Havens. He is a
bright, healthy lad and will no doubt
/ be .tsLlen into some family and given
good home.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29
WHEN PRICES ARE RIGHT
British War Secretary Will Purchase
SUPPLIES in America.

London, Aug. 2S.-The British war
secretary, Mr.. Haldane, answering a
question in the house of commons, an
nounced that he proposed purchasing
army stores in America when he can
get them there equally as good or bet
ter than elsewhere, at more satisfac-
tory prices, without apologizing to the
local protectionists who insist that
British firms should be given the pref
erence, irrespective of price or quail.
ity. The matter was brought up by
Sir Howard Vincent, Conservative and
free trader. representing the Central
division of Sheffield, who asked for
explanations of why the war office or
dered 100000 pairs Of horseshoes in
the United States for the use Of the
British cavalry instead Of supporting
British industries and workmen.
Mr.. Haldane, in the course Of his
reply, said that the American goods
were satisfactory both as regards
price and efficiency and in the inter-
tests Of the economical administration
of the army he declined to disregard
this source Of supply.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29
DIMES WITH B0ST0N'S MAYOR
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden LavishIy
Entertained.

Boston, Aug. 2S.-Prince Wilhelm
of Sweden, Duke of Sondermanland,
made an early start on his last day in
this city with a breakfast given by
Mayor John +. Fitzgerald at which
Governor Guild, Baron de Lagercrantz,
the Swedish minister to the United
States; G.. A. ltosentwist, the consul
from Sweden in this city, and prom
incnt business men of the city were
also at the table.
Following the breakfast Prince Will
helm was taken on an automobile tour
of Boston and Cambridge, during
which Ne inspected the buildings OF
Harvard university and historical
points of interest in both cities. At
the conclusion of the tour he was
driven to the Somerset club, where
a private dinner in his honor was Civ
en- by James H. Kidder, at which Gov
ernor Guild was present
The feature of the programme of en-
tertainment in honor of the prince
came in the afternoon with recep-
tion and lawn party at Nahant, the
summer home of Governor Guild.
The prince went to Lynn after the
lawn party in the evening, where a
special train. took him to Providence
There he was the guest of Governor
Higgins at a dinner at the Hop club
and at midnight left for Oyster Bay
where he will visit President Roose.
;velt .
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Horses From Dickinson Sale
A number of western horses sold at
the big auction sale of 5000 head sold
last week were east bound yesterday
and we're being fed at the stock
yards. This was the third monthly
horse sale, and the animals we're sold
to eastern buyers mostly. There
we're large number of spectators,
and over fifty buyers who came from
Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois,
Minnesota, and the two Dakotas.
A Seattle buyer bought car load of
horses at Sl35 head. One car of
better grade of animals sold at $165
head. A sale of two year olds, ma
tive bred colts, brought s75, a head.
These we're all branded animals. One
car of horses sold as low as $50 a
head.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Tragedy at the Carnival Co. The
Parker Carnival Co. that played at
Fargo and Grand Forks during the
Fair had an African lion which was
one of the star attractions of the
Carnival It was feature Of the
show that caused nervous thrills
throughout the audience each day
when .the lady lion tanner entered
the arena, unprotected, With an
African lion that she made ride upon
the back of a pony. The woman had
been warned time and again to
watch out for the animal, but.."Fa-
miliarity breeds contempt and one
evening last week, at Ashland, Wis ,
she grew careless. and that is all.
The performance had gone smooth
ly and was nearing the time for the
lions ride upon the pony. An attend
ant entered the large cage and caut-
ioned the woman to "cut the act,'
as the lion was in fan ugly temper,
refusing to eat and drink. But..with
a laugh she entered alone, disdaining
the help, and laughing to scorn the
note OF warning and offer of protect
ion. That laugh was the last heard
from.her lips. Th5 call for the act
came and the. animal skunk in its
cruel cat-like creep, sending a shud-
der through the audience that
packed the tent. The animal refused
to mount che horse, and as the wo-
man. her only protection a light
whip, struck him. he snarled, then
mounted, hate and fear both show
ing in his avage face. The woman,
though fully realizing her danger,
turned her back for an instant, and,
with a spring, the animal buried it's
claws in her shoulder, striking her
to the ground. One scream and the
woman sank into Inconsistencies =
never rallying and dying two days
later in the hospital at Duluth.
The lion was beaten until unable
to walk, and was thoroughly cowed.
It will never enter the ring again
and will be used. as an exhibit, and
the story told from the spieler's lips
to entice the passing throng to give
up its Is cents and see The show.
Such is life. Tragedy walking side
by side with grotesque comedy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Young Folks Party-Mr.and Mrs.
Baldwin entertained a company Of
young people about 80 in number, at
the State Hospital last evening for
Miss Florence Buck of Minneapolis,
who is visiting IN the city. The
rooms were decorated with golden
rod which lent q very pleasant and
striking effect. Fosters orchestra
furnished the music, and there was
dancing in the amusement hail. Re-
freshments were served and q de-
|linhtful time enjoyed; by every one
present. 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Obituary Notes The funeral OF
baby Rosemond Laythe aged 8 days,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Laythe, occurred Monday.
The death of Anna Kelly from SEN
lie insanity occurred at che state
hospital and the remains were sent
to Conway the patients hcme for
burial.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

At Marion:-Marion is to have a
state bank capitalized at $4,000 with
the D. S. B Johnston Land Co. as
incorporators. 1t Will erect new
two-story brick building and COM
mence business shortly.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Elected a President-The Com
mercial Club has. received word from
Chicago promoters Of the Penn bina
and Edgeley line of railroad that r..
..Bull, president Of the y. I. Case
Co., has been elected president of the
railroad company. Mr.. Bull was re-
Gently a visitor in jamestown, max
ing inquiries as to the local situation
and looking up the proposed railroad
proposition together with possible
future business for the same. He is
said to be one of the solid financial
residents Of Chicago and his recent
election to the presidency of the new
company may have considera BILE
signi 6cance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

and the foundation for the. same is
now being laid.
The above is a partial list of the
new dwellings and improvements
that have been made. In the eastern
part Of the city..last fall and SO far
during the present year. 1t is a good
record. s-s s.,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

Montpelier Fire Loss losses
in the Montpelier fire were more SER
ious than first reported. The Lutz
Lumber Cos. yard shed and office
were burned and there was nothing
left.but the ashes''and they did not
long remain. Agent Carley, the agent
of both the burned Andrews and
Gage elevator and the Lutz Co., was
absent at the time. There was no
water to.be had and sthc gale of wind
that was blowing famed the flames
into sheets and rendered the heat so
great. .that.it was all the people could
do to save the business buildings of
the city. The coal and wood of the
elevator company we're burned as
we'll as the blacksmith shop and an
other small building of j. Updyke.
The railroad company lost five box
cars. There is a divided opinion as
to whether the fire was caused by
the weed burner or hobo. The Lutz
company will at once restore The
sheds and lum ber yard. The company
was insured and the loss was total.
The fire spread about half mile on
the prairie and set fire to a barley
field where the crop had been cut.
bat was extinguised before any great
amount of loss had occurred. The
total fire loss for the town was in
the neighborhood of S25, 1000. There
were 12O tons of coal ia the elevators
bins and this was mostly lest.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29

List Not Comp1ete-Monday the
Alert contained list Of new resi-
dences being built or recently COM
pleted in the eastern portion Of the
town. The list was long one and
naturally surprised many readers who
have not kept pace with the building
progress made in that portion of the
city last year and during the present
season. A number of houses however
were omitted from the list and in
order to more nearly CONFLICTS the
record they are noted herewith:
Carlo Wagaman, has built one
house on Wisconsin avenue, east of 1st
avenue and expects to erect another
shortly.
W. B. S. Trimble last fall erected
four small cottages on Pacific ave-
nue..
George Williams has completed a
fpe large story residence on First
avenue. This work being done this
year.
Mrs. Kate Chase last fall-.tinished a
small one and half story cottage on
Wisconsin Ave.
Contractor Norton has erected two
houses on the east side this spring
and o. J. Seller has also remodeled
two houses into modern comfortable
dwellings in the same locality. One
of the houses located on lst avenue,
was sold to Mrs. --Dellia Evers of
Bloom. the other on End --avenue to
W. A. Scott, The hardware merchant.
Contractor Norton's houses on End
street are.likewise modern--dwellings.
one to be used for himself the other
for sale or rent. All these houses
have furnace heat and are nice dwell
ings. .. ..
Mrs. Felix Lejoy is building a
large two story house near the fair
grounds, and another new dwelling
was built.by A. G. Walsh and now
occupied by Floyd Pulver. All these
improvements are located south OF
the N p. track.
FOR A BETTER JAMES TOWN
In passing along the street a few
days ago, I saw heavy, team Of horses
hitched to loaded wagon which
they seemed unable to start. First
one would pull while the other made
no effort. About the time thai one
had exhausted himself the other
would wake up and pull like fun,
while the first one rested. They wore
themselves out without accomplish
ing anything. Soon man came along
with much smaller team which he
hitched to the load and at his word
they settled into the collars and by a
pull TOGETHER away went the
wagon easy as possible, and 1 .wond-
ered.if-one mihgt not..draw from this
incident the lesson that if we are
going to accomplish anything we
N list pull together. Let each of us
feel it is up to him to think out
something..for the public good, and
let US all feel we will pull with the
other fellow ands.that we can depend
on him to pull with u.s. We have
here the. finest little city in the state.
Lets US unite our efforts and double
it up in the next three years. We
can do it. Why not try?
5 W. B. S. Trimble.
Obituary Notes.-The funeral OF
baby Rosemond Laythe aged 8 days,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. e. L..
Laythe, occurred Monday.
The death of Anna Kelly from SEN
lie insanity occurred at the state
hOsnital and the remains were sent
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-08-29
STORM DETAILS
Big Hail Stones That Fell In
Barnes County Friday
Last.

Details of Jhe hail storm that be-
gan near the east county line of this
county last Frida y show that strip
of country from two to six miles
south of the N. p. track was badly
damaged as far as the crops were
concerned the losses ranging from Is
to so per cent. The storm is said to
have travelled more than 60 miles in
an easterly direction.
At Fingal and in the southern part
of the county, there was neither rain
nor hail. The northern part OF the
county fared likewise, the edge of
the storm extending to .Leal, where
it merely sprinkled.
The cloud which did the damage
was harmless looking affair, small
and had the appearance of being
nothing at all but summer thunder
shower affair. The hail stones which
fell were of an extraordinary size,
some of them being .great discs Of
ice, measuring 2 IL inches in diam
eter. Two hours after the storm
passed, parties came to Valley City
through the storm belt and dug hail
stones out of the mud where they
had imbedded themselves which
measured 2 l-2 inches in diameter.
They brought great pieces of ice to
the city which were mammoth hail
stones after they had partially
melted. In the center of the storms
path, the loss was almost total. the
grain being pounded into the ground
and much of it shelled.
The storm was very severe to the
southwest OF Eckelson, passing with
in two miles of that place, and strik-
ing the farm of James Grady and
others in that vicinity. It passed to
the east and south and struck the
ThompsOns' and Fred Necker and
others in that section. 1t passed
south of Sanborn three or four miles.
Hail fell both at Eckelson and San
born but it did little damage. The
track of the storm held south of east
and passed some four miles south OF
Valley City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
LOVE CHARMS.
Some of the Queer Superstitions Tia
Live In Sicily.

Some of the Queer Supersfitfons Tia
Live In Sicily.
The love charms OF Sicily are man.
and curious. One. very popular an
considered very powerful. is to Pr
into an eggshell few drops of til
blood of the longing lover. The she
is exposed to the sun for three day
and to the dew for three nights. 1t
then placed on hot ashes until calcineo
when the whole is reduced to a fiut
powder and administered secretly il
cup of coffee or a glass of wine t.
the object of affection.
Another charm is for the witch (,
up in bundle which she places OF
her head. Then. kneeling in the cen
ter of her room, she pronounces an in
cantation. at the end of which she
shakes her head If the bundle falls
in front of her. it is good sign; should
it fall behind her. the charm will not
avail.
Yet another is worked in the follow
ing manner: Pieces of green, red and
white ribbon are purchased in three
different shops. the name of the per
sons TO be charmed being repeated
mentally each time. The shopkeepeI
must be paid with the left hand, the
ribbon being received in the right.
When all the pieces are bought they
are taken to a witch, who sets out 10
find the person to be charmed. On
finding him or her the witch mutters
to herself. With these ribbons / bind
you TO such n one" Then she retu-1 IS
the ribbons TO the purchaser. who ties
them beneath his or her left knee
and wears them at church.-Macmil-
lan's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
PLEASES THE MEN.

c.. C. & l.. men in this city are feel
ing good since the announcement was
made from the general offices of the
company that several new engines
had been purchased for use on the
road. The reason for this elatement
is that the c., c. e l.. road since its
inauguration has been handicapped
to considerable degree for the lack of
sufficient motive power. When the
new engines arrive better freight
service will be inaugurated and it is
said that the passenger schedule will
also be changed. Some time ago Sec
rotary Haas of the Richmond Com
mercial club complained to c., c. &c
l.. officials of the poor freight SER
vice Richmond shippers were receiv-
ing and in an answer to this letter, an
official of the road said that it would
do everything within it's power to
strengthen the freight service out Of
this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
EASY DOOR FASTENERS.

Only One Kind of Lock tie Expert
Burglar Can't Pick.
There's only one lock in the world
that l can't open if you'll give me n
few minutes at it, and as for ordinary
door and drawer locks. I'll open them
as easily as if there was no lock there
Any expert burglar can do the same"
The foregoing statement was made
by an experienced locksmith of Kan
Fas City.
Few persons know how insecure
their homes are he continued. Few
persons realize that the average lock
is absolutely worthless for keeping out
an experienced burglar. The ordinary
door lock is good for nothing but re-
mindng casual business or social call
ers that they must ring to be admitted.
None of t't"'e ordinary door fasten-
ers,' ara S the best you can call
them. VIII deter a burglar two whole
minutes. If there's no key in the lock.
he soon fits one to it, If there is key
in the lock. he inserts pair of pinch
ers and in ten seconds has it opened.
Understand me. l am speaking of the
experienced DuT-laT. LIE clumsy Dur
glar is the one who gets in trouble
He'll tumble around with lock until
somebody hears him. There is only
one unpickable lock made. That's the
six pin lock used by the government.
1t will defy any expert. There are six
little steel pins in the lock. which
have 10 be raised just a certain dis
lance to open it. Some of the pins are
onefourth of an inch long and some
of them half inch. If one of the pins
lacks even q hairbreadth of being
raised the proper distance, the lock
will not open. 1t battles all the ex-
perts.''
This locksmith is so expert he can
open the majority of safes by putting
his ear combination and listen
ing The tumblers click into
place lrus it.
II intended at one time to be a bur
glar." this locksmith declares. 81 had
it all planned out-even had a set of
burglars tools made. Then / decided
that honesty was the best policy. and
/ stuck to my trade."-Kansas City
Star
Gold is nearly twice as heavy as sill
yer. thus a cubic foot of the former
weighs 1,21O pounds and the same
quantity of the latter 655