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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
WORLDS GOLD SUPPLY
MAY HAVE RECORD YEAR

1906. This year, it thought the pro-
duction will run we'll up towards @16,-
100000
The total gold production Of the
United States, including Alaska, In
1906 was over Sa6,000,000. In 1905, It
was little over $8S,0Gy 900. The tn
crease of 1907 over 1905 win probably
be as large and perhaps larger than
that Of 1906 over 1905. The Nevada
and Alaskan fields are relied on chiefly
to furnish the increased production for
the United States. The largest gold
producing field in the United States
is that of Colorado, but 1t is showing
tendency to fall off rather than to In
crease. In 1906 Colorado produced
$22, III 200 worth Of gold against @2H.-
701, 100 the year preceding.
The South African field viii In all
probability come to the front this yeax
with another large increase In produo-
ton. In late years, the production OF
that part Of the world has been grow
ing rapidly. Thus, the figures for the
1905 production for Africa, which IL
chiefly the South African field, showed
an increase over the preceding year Of
about $2S,000,000 This was the great
est increase in any of the worlds
fields for 1908. Last year witnessed
another large increase in South Afri-
can production, the exact amount Of
which is not available. However, this
years output may suffer as the result
of labor troubles. These will tend to
keep down the production, but it Is the
impression among the mint officials
that no great curtailment will be
caused. Aside from Africa and the
United States, Mexico is likely this
year to add materially to the 1906 pro
duction. The Australasian field pro-
duces largely, but the tendency is raths
er to decrease than to grow.
i Since 1895, the worlds production Of
gold has more than doubled. In that
year it was little over $202 900 900.
This year it will be much over twice
that amount.
u ]. G. welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
KING EDWARDS HORSES
TO BE AT STATE FAIR

in the cattle is to be the grand cham
pion Hereford steer raised at the state
agricultural college at Ames, which
captured the grand championship at
Chicago.
T. Van Hyning, museum director at
the historical department, has made
some preliminary surveys and excava-
tions in the mounds at Boone, Ia, suf-
f1cfent to establish the fact that they
are Indian mounds. Work will be COM
menced shortly on the excavations to
ascertain what the mounds contain.
For some years 1t has been questioned
what the mounds were or what they
contained. Only beginning has been
made thus far in the work Of exploring
them, but this has satisfied Mr.. Van
Hyning, who is experienced In such
matters and an authority on Indian
collections, that the mounds were
made by the Indians. The results of
the explorations will be awaited with
considerable interest.
John P. White, president Of the
United Mine Workers of Iowa, who
was in the city today, stated that 1t
meant much to the miners Of the state
when the interurbans Of the state de.
cided to, raise their rates to the min.
ers. Tho railroads say that they are
forced to raise the rates under the
anti-pass law and the two cent fare
laws, but President White expressed
the hope that they would be able to
convince the interurbans differently
The workmen are taken to and from
the mines about this city every morn
| Ing and night and also to and from
the mines about Oskaloosa and other
cities in interlrban cars. There arc
about 5000 miners in the state who
are thus affected by the increase ir
rates The interurbans instead o,
making a special rate to the miners
propose to charge two cents straight
| In most cases 1t Is claimed that tt/
is prohibitive. Instead Of a special rate
Of 15 cents for the round trip to the
Gibson and Norwoodville mines nea1
here the roads propose to charge Il
cents fare one way OF "a cents for tn,
round trip It is claimed that tn.
miners won't pay the increase and the
mines will have to shut down or els,
build houses for the miners to liv,
near the mines. It is the hope Of tn,
mine operators as well as the officer,
of the Mine Workers union that Al
adjustment can be reached with tn,
railroads. II is claimed that as Ion,
as the special rate is open to the pub
lie at large 1t Is legal and it is argued
that the railroads should not charg
1 full rates because the cars used Il
haul the miners in are not the frs
class cars.
: Ora Williams
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
a NEW USE OF DIPLOMAS.

The Rev. William 3. Barton of Chi
cago, reading daily of the baccaulaur-
cate sermons to graduates all over
the country, decided to deliver a bac-
calaureate sermon for chose not in
school," And among other things in
his sermon he said:
II want diploma for the little girl
on the north side who caught the baby
as it fell from the fourth story Of the
tenement; a bouquet for the sailor
who stuffed the hole in the New York
ferryboat with his own body, and who,
when asked about it, said 1t had been
so long ago that he had forgotten it.
81 want those people and some 9th
ers to come up and be promoted. l
should like to give some sort of a d.
ploma to the man who has been in
business twenty years and who has
never done a dishonest deed. should
like to award postgraduate degree
to the mother who has obliterated her
self in her care for her children"
Which is very substantial proof that
the Rev Mr.. Barton is not an idle
dreamer, but broad-minded humani.
tartan who would like to see some
of the inequalities Of life evened up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
GEO. PENMAN DIES AT coLFAx.
Former T.rone Man Passes Away
Burial at His Old Home
< oday

Tyrone. June 24-The sad ttdings II
the death Of George Penman, which
occurred at Colfax Saturday night,
reached here Sunday. Mr. Penman had
been resident of this place for many
years and had a host Of friends who
will learn Of his demise with profound
sorrow. Some months ago he sold off
his farm stock and removed to Coifax,
where he thought the water would
benefit him but the grim destroyer
claimed him az q victim, not with
standing all that human aid could do
toward restoring his shattered health
The funeral will take place today
from his late home. His large circle
of friends mourn with his aged wife
the departure Of good man. In life
he was free thinker but held honesty
and integrity to. be the prime purpose
for which men lived. This doctrine
was implied In his daily ljfe as
his neighbors can attest. He was h.
profound scholar and a lover of poetry
his fayorite authors being, as he term
ed them, Bobby" Burns, Tom" Moore
and Goldsmith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
MR.. IAEI.s APPErITE.

Secretary Taft has experienced
many new sensations since he jumped
into the limelight as a presidential
candidate One of these is that the
privacy which was his plan when he
was plain Bill Taft, lawyer, has fled,
as witness:
st. Louis, June 21.-Secretary Taft
apparently has recovered from the at
tack of Indigestion which was said to
be the cause of his recent Illness at
Minneapolis.
His breakfast bill Friday morning
at a union station restaurant was
S2.65. He allowed the waiter who
served him to keep the 35 cents
change out of the So.
And this was not all. Not only did
the press dispatch state the amount OF
the secretary's bill and tip to the
waiter, but it stated that he opened his
breakfast with canteloupe, gulped
down sirloin steak, three boiled eggs
and a good measure of potatoes, and
finished with dry toast and coffee
What the energetic news chronicler
failed to state, however, was whether
the secretary tucked his napkin under
his chin or threw it carelessly over
his knee. This is something the pub
lie certainly has right to know.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
FEAR FARMERS UNION
WILL ENTER POLITICS

Chicago, H.. Jnue 22.-The nations
al leaders of both political parties
have lately had their attention direct
ed to the possibility OF the Farmers
Union going into active politics.
While 1t would perhaps be putting 1t
a little too strongly to say that they
nevertheless true that the rapid growth
tn of the organization is already
causing some uDeasiness.
The Farmers Union was not organs
lied for political purposes and the
leaders of the movement insist that
politics will be barred. But this state
ment is not reassuring to the politi-
clans. who remember how the leaders
of the Farmers Alliance years ago de-
clared there would be no politicians
in the organization and how a few
years later the alliance played havoc
with the old political parties, There
is a striking similarity between the
new organization ana the old. In their
place of origin purposes and growth
the two have been almost identical.
The first Farmers Alliance had it's
birth in Lampasas county, Texas, in
1876. The objects of this pioneer as
sociation We're purely local, and con-
! fined to defence against the depreda-
| lions OF cattle ana lana IH1eNeS. II ne
movement was taken up however, by
other counties, and in 1886 Farmers
Alliance was formed. Its declaration
of principles included the education
of the agricultural classes in the sci
ence of economical government in a
strictly nom par isan spirit" and the
development of better state mental
| ", morally, socially and financially
In the meanwhile organizations OF
farmers We're growing in the adjacent
states. In Arkansas was the Wheel
So called. which first saw light in a
school house in western Arkansas, in
1882. In Louisiana was the Farmers
| Union. Delegates from the latter met
with delegates from the Texas Farm
ers' Alliance, at Waco, in 1887, and out
of the two bodies was formed the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance and Cooper
alive Union of America. AT Meridian
Mississippi December 5, 1888, was
held a convention between this organ
/ ization and the National Agricultural
Wheel, and from it was evolved thu
Farmers and Laborers' Union OF Amer
lea. AT the next annual meeting, helt
in st Louis in 1889, the name of tina
organization. which had now spread
over the south and large part of tn,
west and northwest, was changed t.
that Of the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union name b.
which 1t continued to be known unit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a-s#&+&%4.++s.0
SlDELIGHTS.
4sls&

He carried piece of mill machin-
cry In one hand and a guny sack
containing jug in the other. His gait
was irregular and laborsome, but he
did manage to make Roadway down
the depot platform. At intervals he
stopped and gazed blear-eyed at the
people standing about him, and then
grasping his burdens little tighter
would again take up his march for
the waiting train. Reaching the rear
platform he meditated as to whether
he should board it or not. He laid his
machinery and Jug on the bricks while
he stopped to wipe his brow and think
it over Finally deciding that 1t was
the proper thing to do, with much Of
fort he at last succeeded in heaping
his baggage onto the platform and
pulled himself up afterwards. Then
timidtty seized him. He wanted to go
into the smoker, but dared not pass
through. the day coach to do 1t. So off
the rear platform he climbed and made
his way slowly forward, zigzaging
across the platform as he advanced.
The arm Of the conductor barred him
at the steps, however.
Here, you're drunk You can't ride
on my train 90 and sober up IL you
want to get on train"
1t took several minutes for this TO
sink in, and by the time 1t was fully
oomprehended the passenger was NOV.
Ing down through the yards. John
Swenson, drunk, Of Hiteman, was left
standing on the paving. tightly hold.
ing his machinery In one hand and
the gunny sack containing the jug In
the other. For moment he attempt
ed to give chase, but very few steps
convinced him Of his inability to cope
with railroad train. and giving up the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27

its dissolution some years later, to be
revived in the populist party.
AS before stated, the origin and his
tory Of the Farmers Alliance and the
Farmers Union present many points
of striking similarity.
Farmers Union had Its origin III
Texas. 1t was in Raines county. that
state, that ten men met on August %.
1909. and formed an organization to
be called the Farmers Union. The OBJ
ject and. aims Of that organization
We're set forth in the following consti-
tuition:
BILE the present mortgage and credit
system.
2.--To assist our members in buying
and selling.
s.--To labor for the education Of
the agricultural classes in the science
Of crop Investigation and scientific
culture
4.--To constantly strive to secure
entire harmony and rood will among
all mankind and brotherly love among
ourselves.
5.-To form more adequate union
with those in authority for a more rig
i'd and impartial enforcement Of the
law. that crime vice and immortality
may be suppressed.
Sit would garner the tears of the
suppressed the blood of the martyrs,
the laughter of innocent children, the
sweat of honest labor and the virtue
of happy home as the brightest jew
| els known.
! This is no political party. and
shall forever abstain from even 80
much as a discussion of partyism. Yet
we do not feel 1t is right to place
shackles upon the limbs or a paddock
upon the lips of anyone who may
wish to discuss for educational pur-
poses the science of government. for
upon this rock all important struc-
lures must rest for either mental, NOR
al or financial development.
| That the members of the union have
seen fit to construe the last clause OF
the constitution to their own liking is
evidenced by the fact that in Missis-
sippi and in other states the local
branches are planning for representa-
ton In the legislative assemblies.
An idee, of what the results might
be If the organization as whole de-
cided to go into active politics may be
i had from the statement that in Ave
4 years 1t has gained membership of 6
million men and 1t is still growing a.
a rapid rate. At the present time state
and local unions, organized on firm
basis, exist in all the southern state.
and in Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, Ore.
gon California and Illinois.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
HENRY PECK LOCATED.

Council Bluffs is the home OF the
original Henry Peck. Proof Of this was
given when the following unusual doc
ument was filed for record with the
county recorder:
This indenture witnesseth that M.
D. Leinen agrees to let Mrs. L. A.
J.einen live in peace and not abuse her
and mistreat her in any way. It is fur
ther agreed that Mrs. Leinen shall
have Jurisdiction to be at the head of
the family and that M. B. Leinen will
neither buy nor sell anything that they
now own or may hereafter own with
out the consent of his wife, Mrs. L. A
Leinen, that he will turn over to Mrs
L. "A. Leinen all his earnings of every
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27

spent Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Emery of OF
tumwa arrived Tuesday evening to
spend few days at the William Err
cry home.
Children's day services will be held
at the Methodist church Sunday even
ing at o'clock.
Mrs. r. W. Doak and daughter,
Alice, left Monday evening for Okla
homa, called there by the illness OF her
mother, Mrs A. c. Butler
Mrs. McClung and grandson Of Dab
lonega visited over Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. A. ]. Rogers.
Elder Pinksaffe of Kitchfield. ILL.,,
will preach at the Highland Baptist
church Friday and Saturday evenings
and Sunday morning.
Miss Crete Brown came home last
Monday evening from Polo, Mo-, where
she had been visiting her ssiter, Miss
Martha Browne
| The j. B. K. will give an ice cream
and cake and strawberry social on the
evening of June 49, Everybody is
invited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
Washington Bureau
or the Ottumwa Courier.
Washington, D. c., June %.

The worlds gold supply continues
to forge steadily ahead. United States
mint bureau officials are looking for a
large gold production this year, one
that will outstrip all prior records.
They expect it will reach $425, 900, 900,
or about $25,000,000 more than the
1906 production. In 1905 the produc-
ton was valued at 377,000.000. The
complete figures for 1905 are not yet
available, but the production approx
mated $400,0 100000. The 1907 prpduc-
ton is expected to outstrip the 1905
production by something like the same
amount as 1906 exceeded 1905.
Alaska will in all probability show
an increased production this year. Re-
ports that have reached here from the
Valdez district and the Fairbanks dis
trict indicate good winter. Much in
terest Is attached to the showing that
will be made by the Nome district.
The first boat out of Nome is expect
ed to arrive in short time at Seattle
and to bring in report as to the gold
yield about Nome in the winter and
spring months. The Alaskan produc.
ton IN 1906 was little over $4,000 900
as compared with nearly $15 1000 900 In
1905. Another substantial increase Is
looked for in 1907, amounting probably
to several million dollars No estimate
has been placed on this Increase by
the mint officials owing to the uncer
tainties of gold production and the
fact that much depends on the wealth.
er during the season, the suficiency OF
the rainfall in some sections to carry
on mining operations and other con
ltingencies.
| Nevada is relied on for an increased
gold production in 1907 of about so PEI
cent. This is the estimate Of Directo,
George b. Roberts Of the mint bu
reau. The Nevada production grew
from $5,359, 100 in 1905 to $9,s15,800 II
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
CHARLTON.

Chariton.-August Erlandson 'of
Session, South Dakota. arrived Satur-
day for a few days visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Alma Clay went to Red Oak to-
day.
A small blaze at the Garland wagon
factory called out the fire department
Saturday. The fire was soon extin-
guished without the departments aid
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis Of Russell
We're in the city Sunday.
Messrs. Gus Cloyd and All Irwin
made a business trip to olmitz Sal
urday.
j. A. Hix of st. Louis spent Sunday
in the city.
Thomas Maxwell Of Cambria visited
over Sunday with his family.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson goes to Abba
tomorrow for visit.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Chambers q Mel.
rose We're in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Swanson spent
Sunday in Lucas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Golfer OF Knox
vile were over Sunday visitors in the
city
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Des Moines Bureau
OF the Ottumwa Courier.

King Edwards horses will be on ex-
hibition this year at the Iowa state
fair. The horses were shown last year
at the Toronto exposition and at the
International show at Chicago. They
were purchased by Robert Burgess OF
Winona, ILL.,, and will be shown at the
state fair in August. They are shires
and are said to be very fine.
Aside from seeing horses till recent
ly owned by King Edward Of England,
the visitors at the state fair this year
are to see the best horse exhibits the
state has ever had. The exhibition OF
hackneys which captured SO many
prizes at the big horse show in New
York when they were owned by Jor-
dan are to be shown In Iowa by the
new owner, Fred Pabst.
But the greatest horse exhibit OF all,
according to the expectations of the
management of the fair is to be the
American carriage class, the new clas-
sifcation. The Iowa state fair Is the
first to make this separate CLASH
f1cation. The United States department
Of agriculture Is Offering every induce
ment to cultivate the breeding OF these
horses and In Colorado is maintaining
at big expense an experiment station
in the training of these animals.
Heading this exhibition at the Iowa
state fair Is to be Glorious Bonnie,
owned by Thomas w. Lawson, the
horse that took the grand prize at the
New York horse show in the carriage
class. 1t was bred at Tama, Ia, sired
by Bonnie Wilkes, and is cream col
ored horse with the finest action yet
developed. 1t Is said to be perfect
show horse and will undoubtedly at
tract wide attention at the state fair.
There will be still other rare things
seen in the house exhibit. There is
to be shown there gray shire. Young
people Of this day have never seen a
gray shire. That was the original first
color Of the breed, but Of recent years
the color has run to bay and chestnut,
which seemed to be more popular.
Breeders are now after the original
gray, which is very pretty dapple.
The new horse barn will be devoted
almost entirely to exhibitions of the
heavy draft horses. 1t 10 expected that
1t will be decorated deliberately. Prob
ably about four or Ave of the largest
exhibits Will be placed In that barn
the others to be placed in the old
/ barns.
4 While it is still early and too early
to tell what exhibitors of cattle will
be on the ground the management OF
the fair has the assurances that the
best breeders in the country are tc
show this year. Among the exhibits
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27
SOCIETY REPORTER AT FIRE.

reporter was taking a vacation and the
editor was busy In his Office, so when
1t was learned that on the previous
evening there had been fire In re-
mote part Of the city the young WON
an who writes the society news was
sent to bring In a report of it for the
PAPER. She came into the office an
hour later with the following interest
ing account:
Quite number of people in this
part of the city attended fire last
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blank in Thirteenth street Some
went in carriages and buggies. but a
majority walked The alarm was
sounded about $50, and many who
attended the fire had just returned
from church, consequently they were
already dressed for the occasion
mr. Blank was not at home, being
cut of the city on business, hence the
affair will be quite a surprise to him
when he returns. Mrs Blank wore. a
light percale kimona and had her hair
done up in kid curriers'
"The fremen responded readily and
worked heroically to subdue the
seething flames. Most Of them were
young and fairly good looking. They
were dressed in oilcloth coats, cut
short. with trousers to match. Thei1
hat rims were narrow in front and
broad behind and sagged down in the
rear. The chiefs hat was ornamented
with an octagonal brass spike which
stuck up above his head, giving hin
the appearance of unicorn.
when the flames broke out through
the second story and cast lurid hue
lover the surrounding buildings the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-27

A writer with a taste for knick-
knacks has made an exhaustive study
Of the moving picture, and among 9TH
er things he has found that among
the different contrivances for throw
ing life-like scenes on the screen are
those: The anarithmoscope, chrome
photographoscope cinographoscope,
cinograph, cinoscope, hypnoscope,
katoscope, ummographe, mutoscope,
mouvementoscope, photographic,
kaleidoscope and cinematograph.
1t would be seen that the motion
picture men have exhausted the pos
sibilities of Noah Webster's bulky vol
ume,
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The report that the wheat crop will
not be the bumper yield it might have
been and that corn will be but an aver
age crop loses some of it's sting
through the announcement that the
succulent and far famed Rocky Ford
canteloupes will be more plentiful this
year than ever
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= OBITUARY. q

Henry Clifton Dies,

Henry, the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Il. Clifton Of South Catherine street.
passed away yesterday at the PARENTAL
home at the age Of year, months
and is days.
The funeral services were held tffs
afternoon at O'Clock from the home.
Rev ]. 2. Cummings, pastor Of the
West End Presbyterian church on
ciahng. Interment was made In the
Ottumwa cemetery
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view was one never to be forgotten.
At late hour the sightseers went
home, and all felt that they had pass
! ed an evening full of interest and ex-
| citement'