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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-10
a REscuRcEFuL WOMAN

If more of the railroad telegraph
operators had the resourcefulness the
courage and the good sense of Nora
Breckenridge, the night operator at
Arlington, Kansas, employed by the
Rock Island road, there would be few
er railroad fatalities laid to their door.
When a conflict in orders placed two
freight trains in imminent peril OF a
collision, she was not asleep at her
post. She tried first to reach the only
station between the two approaching
trains by wire and when this failed,
she used her woman's wit She locat-
ed a farmer living, near the railroad
track, called him up on the telephone
and begged him to wrap a red cloth
around lantern and flag one of the
trains. Had the wreck occurred it
would have been through no fault of
the girl operators as another operator
had made the mistake. But she acted
when others slept and the wreck was
averted.
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MouLToN.

Moulton. Jan. Ray McGilton Of
Moberlv, Mo-, visited his friend, Grover
Blosser, the past few days.
Cherb Dye of Kansas is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Smith.
James r Berkeley left Saturday
night for Michigan to give a series Of
chalk talks
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Boardman Of
Udell visited in the city Saturday and
Sunday.
Charles Samuels returned to his
studies in Chicago Saturday.
Mrs. John Steffelbean of Milan req
turned home Saturday after visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Lester Blosser have res
turned to Chicago. after two weeks.
visit with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Den Fox of Burlington
returned home Saturday, after visit
with relatives near Moulton.
Mrs. ]. H. Ford and daughter, Nellie.
and Mrs. H. H. Warrington of Blooms
field were callers here Saturday.
William Quinn and wife returned
home Saturday, after visit in Center-
vile.
Mrs. Ada Rolston returned to her
home Queen City, Mo-, Saturday, after
visit with her parents here.
Zibe Nihonger was transacting busi~
ness In Centerville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Lee went to
Centerville Saturday to spend Sunday.
Rev. John Fuller was In Promise
City Sunday. vs g-'>AzSAA
n. c. Withrow was u9affo1n EHg4lle
Friday.
DR.. and Mrs J. w. Helton of Queen
City, Mo-, returned home Saturday, af-
ter visit with John Sewers, east OF
town.
Ray Clouse is here from Greenwood,
Texas, visiting friends.
| Saturday.
Lon Warner installed the I. o. o. r.
officers in Moravia Saturday evening.
Bunk Hunter and Gus Eby vera
down from Abba Sunday.
| Miss Fannie Asburry Of Abba visited
Miss Kate Eby Sunday
George Headley was in Lancaster
today.
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A COMING TOWN

Ottumwa figures the value of her
public improvements during the past
year at S750,000. AS every town and
every paper does its own figuring upon
its own system, which is usually most
ly guess work, of course. little reliance
can be placed upon these figures. But
Ottumwa is one of the coming towns,
and she is coming at a gait that makes
some of her competitors puff while
others are slowly dropping behind.
Perhaps the Ottumwa calculation is a
very conservative one as compared
with other cities and if she calculated
like some of her competitors she
might have easily made it million.
At the same time Ottumwa has made
many friends and no enemies and no
doubt everybody would be glad to be-
lieve it and, would offer hearty con-
gratulations if she had placed the fig
ures at $10O0.O0O or anywhere above
that figure.-Burlingto Hawk-Eye.
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RUSSELL.

Russell, Jan. 8.-William Hanks was
a Charlton visitor Friday.
Bessie Westlake returned Saturday
from weeks visit with her father in
Melrose.
William Curtis and wife spent Fri
day in Charlton.
Harley Huston of Chicago spent
Sunday in Russell with his father.
Leila and Hazel Wirts spent Satur-
day in Charlton shopping.
Wayne Lewis returned Saturday
from, Williamsburg, where she spent
the holidays.
Frances Blanchard of Charlton
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs.
John Vinsel.
Roy Murray came home on No. Is
Saturday to spend few days with his
parents.
Miss Lybe returned to her school
work at Sidney, after two weeks
visit at the Ewald home.
George Walker of Brooks is visiting
at the home Of his uncle, Joseph Wal
ker, in Russell.
John F'ogg returned to Chicago Fri
day on No. 2, after visit at the home
of his uncle, A. ]. Woodman.
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STOCKPORT.

Stockport, JAN SO. A. Collins,
principal of the school here, will not
be able to resume work, owing to an
injury to his eye.
George Millard's only daughter died
Saturday and was buried at the
Dibble cemetery
A. c. Mills left today for Kansas,
where he will make his future home.
Six car loads of stock were shipped
fro mhere Sunday to Chicago.
The receipts at the depot for the
past month was over $4,000
John Crawford and G. w. Johnston
left Tuesday evening for Kansas to
look for land.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Morris took the
train Tuesday evening for Los An
geles, California. They will go to Ber-
kelley and Sacramento, and from Sac
ramento to Oregon to visit their
daughter.
Mrs. George Walker of Idaho visited
the family of G. w. Johnston last
week.
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"DEFoRMED sPELLlNG."

Britt Tribune. - This deformed
spelling. is having great rage just
now The President has figured that
if dough spells do" POUCH ought to
spell "po.' Also that if neigh spells
nay teigh ought to spell "tay." Also
that if dough spells do" tough ought
to spell ''toe" and therefore under the
present methods of spelling potato
must be spelled poughteugh-tough
There was man named Curtis
Shopper. How if colo" spells "ker"
in Colonel, and phthis spells cts" in
phthisic, and if 'tchoup" spells shop
in Tchoupitoules, and "yrrh' spells
"er" in nlyrrh, then the proper way to
spell his name is Colophthis Tchoup-
yrrh, Curtis Shopper. Of course it
is, Mr.. President.-BrittT Tribune.
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LUCAS.

Lucas, Jan. s.-Emma Ekstrom
spent Thursday with John Olson and
family of WOODBURY..
Bert Hartshorn, who spent the holi-
days with relatives at Lucas, has re-
turned home.
Miss Rosa Plows of Lucas is spend
ing a few days at Charlton visiting
Misses Elsie and Susie Plows.
Thomas Namely arrived here from
Everest recently to visit few days
with his brother. Joseph Namely.
Miss Stella Clouse of Charlton is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ina erosion
this week.
Mrs. Ike Roberts of oskaloosa is
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. Liddicoat
Miss Edith Davis returned this
week after a short visit with her sis
ter. Mrs. J. Burdess Of Hiteman.
Levi Pond of Garden Grove is NOV
ing his family to Lucas this week.
Preston Leach, Jr., and wife return
ed home after a short visit with theil
parents
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FARMERS SHORT
COURSE A SUCCESS
SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE
STUDENTS ARE NOW EN-
ROLLED IN ThG WORK
Work is Of Unusual Interest This
Year-Men From Other States At
tend-UnusuaI Opportunities for
Stock Judging.

The seventh annual short course for
Iowa farmers, now in progress at
Ames. is the most successful In the
history of the institution Seven hun
dred and lime students are now enroll
ed in the work and new students are
arriving daily. Iowa men are chief In
numbers, put there has been a liberal
sprinkling of students from other
states.
The stock judging on sheep has been
finished and the cattle work nearly
completed Values of mutton have
ruled high in recent years, the demand
for good product exceeding the supply
Iowa's advantages in sheep raising are
but beginning to be appreciated, and
intense Interest was manifested by all
students in this work. In the advanced
class the Leicester, Cotswold Shrop-
shire. Southdown and Oxford breeds
were studied. Choice Cotswold ewes
from the flock of j. Edgar, New Lon
don, were used in this work.
Last week the study Of beef cattle
was hegun. Market carcass cuts were
outlined en- the living steer. and the
reason why cattle of certain type are
preferred on the market were explain
ed and Illustrated.
Glasses Of fat cattle were judged.
Peerless Defender, grand champion of
the recent International show, headed
a class of five fat calves that were
pronounced by good judges to be as
choice class as could well be assem-
bled together. The superb type of the
phenomenal champion impressed all
students with keen appreciation of
the possibilities of the Hereford In
baby beef production.
Breeding cattle also received due at
tention.
Dairy cattle were studied Saturday,
January 5, and on Monday the carcass
demonstration was given by John Cos
| ling CT Kansas City.
King Edwards horses will occu
the stage today and the horse
will he better than ever before.
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EXPORT OF MANUFACTURES.

The United States now holds third
rank among nations as an exporter of
manufactures. It's exports for 1907
reaching the $7OOOOO,0O0 mark This
gain is shown in the report of the
bureau of statistics. Speaking of the
gain in exports the report says:
Ten years ago, in the fiscal year
1896, they amounted to but $258,O0O,-
600; in 1886, but $14500O,0OO. and in
1876 sos 100000. The share which
manufactures formed of the total ex-
ports was, in 1906, ~ per cent; in
1896, but 80 per cent; in 1886, but %
per cent, and in 1876, 20 per cent.
Thus the exports of manufactures in
1906 are three and one-half times as
great as a decade ago, and the share
which manufactures form of the total
exports about one-third greater than
at that time.
This is the first time that exports
of manufactures have crossed or even
appropriated the $700000,000 line.
Even in the fiscal year 1906, which is
only six months away, the total ex-
ports of manufactures were but $685.
100000; in 1905, S612,O 100000; in 1904,
$523,00O,O00; in 1908, $46S 100000; in
1902, 100000; in 1901, $466,000,-
900; in 1900, S484 100000; in 1899,
$3S0,000,000, and in 1898, 1926, 100000.
Thus the exports of manufactures in
the calendar year 1906 are actually
twice as great in value as in the fiscal
year 1898, having thus doubled in eight
years.
In showing a comparison with the
exports Of this country as compared
with The other leading countries the
report states:
The United States now holds third
rank among nations as an exporter of
manufactures. The total exports of
manufactures from the United King
dom in the latest year for which sta
tistics are available were $1.333,000,-
GOO; from Germany, 1910 900 900; from
the United States, $500, 100000; from
France, 1861, 100000; from Neither
lands, $s47,O 100000: from Austria
Hungary, 100000; from Belgium,
$204,O00000; from Italy, 5000, 900, 900;
from Switzerland, SAL 100000. and
from Russia, SILT ,000, 900. 1t will thus
be seen that in this grouping of the
worlds great exports Of manufactures
the United States now stands third
in the list, though it is proper to add
that the figures for the United States
are for the calendar year 1906, while
those for practicall~ all the other ma
tions quoted are for the year 1905.
The manufactures form, however, a
much larger percentage of the exports
of the great manufacturing countries
Of Europe than they do of the exports
of The United States. The share
which manufactures form of the ex
/ I,orfc nf ttn TInitod ie nor
cent; Switzerland, rs per cent; France
70 per cent; Germany, 67 per cent;
Italy. SO per cent. and OF the United
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RIcHLAN0.

Richland, Jan. S.--Wil1iam Shockley
is here from Nebraska visiting his
niece, Mrs. John Reed and family.
Captain Kerr of Sigourney was here
Friday surveying some land for Mrs.
Stroup.
j. c. jackson of Des Moincs was in
town Thursday and Friday looking af
ter business for Mrs. Stroup of Des
Moines.
Wesley Greeson and wife returned
Friday from their visit to Illinois.
They left Sunday for their home in
Wichita, Kansas, after a two weeks
visit
Miss Ailsie Sellers, returned few
days ago from Lincoln, Nebraska.
orville Davis and wife returned
Tuesday from California. and are now
visiting relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Henry Pringle is visiting rel
alive in Washington.
H. F. Hoogenakker returned Friday
from Des Moines.
Harvey Livingston was here several
days visiting friends He returned
the latter part of the week to his home
in the west.
H. J. Kane took charge of the gas
plant last week after the explosion.
iously burned are slowly recovering.
The Modern Woodmen installed off,
GERS Friday, after which they all re-
paired to Paul,s restaurant and were
served with oysters.
Charles Robertson. who has been in
Mexico and Idaho for several months.
Is at home again.
Ross Trigg arrived here from Sig
Quincy last week to visit his parents.
Mrs. w. W. Allen is visiting a
daughter in Glasgow
Postmaster Reed Fearis returned
Wednesday from Chicago Mrs Fearis
and daughter are expected tomorrow.
Miss Anna Allen is in Colorado
Springs visiting friends.
David Bruins came up from Burling-
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.on saturday to spand sunday wtth

ton Saturday to spend Sunday with
his ss+----
Mrs India Hunt went to Sac City
Saturday evening to visit DR.. Eugent
Carmichael's family.
Miss frankie Worthington left Sat-
urday for Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,, to
resume her work in a kindergarten
school.
Master Carlton Brady entertained a
large number of his school friends
Saturday evening. Games were played
and dainty luncheon was served.
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States, as above indicated, 43 per cent
in the calendar year just ended.
The value of manufactures now en-
tering the worlds international COM
meice now aggregates about S5,)00,-
100000 and the United States thus
supplies nearly is per cent of that
total
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

do so today. 1t always cures lndiees-
ton, Poor Appetite, Dyspepsia, Colds or
Female Ills. Get a free copy of our
1907 Almanac from any Druggist or
dealer.
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than to lessen their receipts if that
latter method of reducing profits must
be the alternate to safety.
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THE PURE DRUG
COMMISSIONERS

insist that all medicines be compounded
strictly ia accordance with their pure
food and drug act of June a0th, 1906,
and we guarantee the Bitters to be
such. This proves its merit If you
have never tried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
EVENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
 TO ALABAMA CLUB WOMEN

TS VENTS, of public interest during the
 week in which Birmingham women A<. took prominent part were the an- nual conference of chapter regents, Daughters of the American Revolution, held in Athens, Ala, and the conference for school improvement held in Mont gomery The patriotic work of the Daughters, their erection of Continental hall, and the continued service they ren- der the country in their efforts to in- spire interest along patriotic lines through the several departments of D. A. R. work. together with the number of prominent women attending the confer ence makes the reports from them of wide interest.
 Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, vice preseident- general, was again sgnally honored by Alabama Daughters. In the archives of the national society there is memory book in which are inscribed the names of many distinguished Daughters Upon payment of $50 the name of any member of this society may be put in the memory book and Alabama Daughters have asked the privilege of making their subscription in order that the name of Mrs. Smith, one
 
 national society may be inscribed on the pages of book containing so many well known names
 This book was presented the society by Mrs. D. II. Lathrop, the founder Of the Society of tho Children of the Revo- lution On one of her visits abroad she had this book made to order, and it has been placed in Continental hall.
 A conference of the Daughters re- newed their allegiance to the completion of Continental hall and discussed the furnishing of tho Alabama room. The reports made by the various chapters were most interesting. Not all of the states will have room in Continental hall, and the Daughters felt a special and peculiar interest in the Alabama room Their task will be to furnish and adorn 1t in keeping with the patriot ism that has prompted the national so- ciety to erect this magnificent Continent tal hall.
 Besides Mrs. Smith, other Birmingham women present at the conference were Mrs. J. V. Allen, regent of the General sumter Chapter; Mrs. c. J. Sharp. Mrs. J. F. Frazier. Mrs. l.. J. Haley was prevented from attending
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2, for benefit of the new Methodist Epis- copal church, at the residence of pr. J. A. Steele, IF North Seventy-second street, East Lake, on Wednesday night, December Il. An interesting programme has been arranged and refreshments will
 be served.
 Mrs. W. II. Mallory and son have re-
 turned from visit to friends in Chatta
 nooga.
 There will be a meeting of the St.
 Mary's Aid society at the residence of
 Mrs. J. B. Red 1601 Avenue N, Monday
 afternoon at 230 o'clock.
 Mrs. Mary Virginia Gesner announces
 the engagement of her niece. Miss Mary Coleman Armstrong. to MT. Robert Wick
 life Ewing The wedding will take place
 on the evening of January 1.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. P Mcdonald, Jr.. are
 in Dallas, Tex, visiting friends and rela- tives during the holidays. On Tuesday afternoon, December 1e, at the residence of Mrs. Morris Marx. Arlington avenue. an important meeting , of Temple Emmanuel chapter will De held to which all members and prospee-
 tive members are urged to be present. song service will be given at the South Highlands Presbyterian church this
 morning at II o'clock. The pastor of the church is out of the city and there will be no sermon. The choir has been under the direction of Mrs. Mooring for the past
 two years and is recognized as one of the best in Birmingham. The programme will be as follows: Festival Te Deum--D. Buck. Calm As the Night fC,otze)-Mrs Clad den and MT. Gess. Venite Glillard) The Penitent (Vanderwater)--Mr R. T.. Williams.
 Rejoice in the Lord G<lotzschmar). Sun O. My Soul (Shelton)-Mr. Hugh Martin.
 Benediction in q, fiat, CSage.) The Ladies Aid society of the West minister Presbyterian church held pie
 social at the beautiful home of Mrs. Charles H. Krauss. 1928 North Thirtieth street. Norwood, which was decided success. both socially and financially. Fully 200 were in attendance. A mu-
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School Improvement Work.

At the conference Of school improve ment, held in Montgomery, Mrs. J. D. Matlock of Birmingham, chairman of the federation committee for the improvement or school houses, made a report of the work in Alabama9 Other reports from the chairman of School Improvement as- sociations in the various counties were most encouraging.
 As one of the results of the conference an independent state association has been organized that will further the work al- ready undertaken by the club women of Alabama. Mrs Matlock was made pres ident of the new organization. The off cers of the association include a num- Der of women who are prominent in club work and deeply interested in the work Of school improvement. With two organ nations actively at work for the better ment of public schools the efforts of Ala bama women to honeycomb the entire state with school improvement associa- tions will receive strong cooperation from the state committee.
 In the following report of Mrs Matloclx special reference is made to the action of the Legislatures:
 Not the least of the glorious things the governor and the present legislature did for the cause of education In Alabama was the passage of the school house bill appropriating annually $67.000 to aid rural school districts in the state in erecting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

Frierson, MT. Hill Ferguson, MT. Gorge Eggleston and Mr Murray Brown. Little Virginia Jemison and
 Everard Meade, Jr., will carry the white satin cushions upon which the bridal couple will kneel for the nuptia, blessing.
 Invitations to several pre-nuptial
 events were withdrawn the past week
 on account of illness of hostesses. On
 Tuesday evening MT. and Mrs. Jemi- son will entertain the members of the
 wedding party at a buffet supper, fol-
 lowing the rehearsal.
 Miss Pauline Curran of New Orleans will arrive tonight to be the guest of Mrs Frank Y. Anderson. and will re- main until after the Morris -Jemison wedding.
 Mir and Mrs. Frank Jones will ar rive today from their wedding journey and will be at home with the latter's
 parents. MT. and Mrs. William Barton Dickerson, on Fairview avenue. Miss Bess Holdridge of Medina, N. Y.,
 who is the guest of Mrs. ". B. Dick
 erson, has been confined to her room with rheumatism almost ever since the
 Jones' s-Dickerson wedding, at wh ich she was a bridesmaid. She is now con- | valescing, but will not return to New
 York until later in December. Miss Mary George Cruikshank and
 her guest, Miss Marcello Pillow of
 Columbia, Tenn, will leave tomorrow for Anniston to be the guests of Miss Carrie Knox. They will return to Bir- mingham the latter part ot the week and Miss Pillow will remain until the holidays
 Miss Knox was recently the guest of Miss Cruilx xshanlS and at the gaieties of the season this trio of attractive girls have been the center of gay par
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Jewish Women's Council.

The recent visit to Birmingham of Mrs. Hugo Rosenberg of Pittsburg, na- tional president of the Council of Jew ish Women, has presented to this sec ton. as never before, the enormous work which this organization has as sumed. The south. to which the mag
 nitude of the labor has never been directly offered for consideration, will doubtless profit by the tour of this large-h earted and brainy woman, and Jewish women will be reused to assume
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Lost.

Lost. From Transatlantic Tales. Well, Sepperl what about the goose your father was going to send me7' Dunno, teacher. but it's getting we'll again.
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, typhoid fever for some time at St. Vim cents hospital, was removed yesterday to the residence of W. c. Watley, 260S High land avenue.
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There will be a, meeting of the Central School Improvement association Wednes- day afternoon at 8 o'clock in the lecture room of the High school for the purpose of electing president and secretary. Lo- cal associations are requested to have their reports ready.
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MT. and Mrs. H. F. Matthews and Mrs. Eleanor Matthews are now at home at their new residence, PAS Arlington ave- nue. Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Eleanor Matthews have recently returned from New York. where they have been spend ing the late autumn.
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MT. and Mrs. Bradley Saunders have returned from New York.
 Mrs. and MT. John Raul are in New York.
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sical programme was rendered and the ladies received and entertained in most gracious manner.
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Mir. J. B. Woodward of Talladega is vis- iting friends in Birmingham.
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Miss Nell Nabers is the guest of Miss Mary Danner in Mobile.
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Chapel, U. D. C., Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, with Mrs. F. E. Williams, 915 South Thirteenth street.
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Mrs. E. J. Booth and children are the guests of Mrs. M. l.. Lockwood in Jackson Miss
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Mrs Eli P Smith is the guest of her mother, Mrs Mapes, in Montgomery.
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Mrs. E. H. Hastings. who has been visiting in this city, has returned to her home in Montgomery.