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BIBLE DATES
FIRMLY FIXED
CHICAGO MINISTER BEGINS BE
FORE FLOOD AN DFIXES TIME
OF sCRIPTURAL EVENTS.

Chicago, Oct, 14.-Dr Olaf A. Toft.
teen of the Western Theological semi
nary has taken a new stand against
the higher critics of the Bible by as
signing a definite date to practically
every character, of the book and to
many Of the events recorded.
His start is made, ninety-eight years
before the flood; which date he places
at 1927 B. G.. He then catalogues the
principal names Of the Bible down to
the birth of Christ. Incidentally ne
points out several new discoveries he
made in biblical archaeology which are
expected to prove sensation.
DR.. Troffteen's dates and discoveries
are recorded in a new book, "Researh-
es in Biblical Archaeology" the first
volume of which will be issued from
the Midway university's press today.
He gives a list of dates down to the
year 1850 B. G. In his second volume
on which he is, now working, he will
continue his list down to the birth of
Christ.
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HEAD ON COLLISION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
About Three Thousand People Witnessed
the Event on Saturday Afternoon, at West
End-Small Engine Wrecked by Heavy
Adversary

About three thousand people gather
ed at the driving park in the West End
Saturday afternoon, to witness the
head-on collision, that had been post
poned from the week of the Ollepaw
until the engines could be put in CON
dition to perform the task of demolish-
Ing each other in realistic manner,
which they did at 4:30 o'clock Satur.
day.
The street cars for two hours prev
1ous to the time set for the collision
were loaded beyond their capacity to
accommodate the ,throngs that chung
to the sides and ends of the cars and
hung to the straps in the aisles, In
their eagerness to behold the extra.
OF binary spectacle of two real locomo.
tives making mad rush toward each
other.
Crowd Held BreathIess.
All preparations had been completed
the locomotives steamed up and stood
at either end of the track, that
stretched from the east to the west
end of the grounds, seemingly impa,
tient to make the onslaught that spell,
ed destruction to each of them
Promptly at 4:30 at a given signal OF
two blasts Of the whistle of the larger
engine, standing at the west end of
the track, the smaller engine which
was of the switching type, shrieked its
defiance back at its larger adversary
and the engineers, Cole of the Burling
ton and Foote Of the Milwaukee threw
open the throttles Of the engines and
jumped to safety.
Smaller Engine Wrecked.
The mad rush began, each engine
gathering speed with every revolution
of the drivers. On they came in theil
wild race. The spectators stood in
breathless expectancy of the outcome
of the terrible onslaught of the iron
monsters, bent on each others destruc
tion, the distance between them be
came rapidly less, the explosion Of tor
pedoes that had been placed on the
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track lent terror to the spectacle and
prepared the crowd for the awful
crash that reduced one of the locomo
tives to mass of twisted iron and
splintered wood.
the smaller engine, the front of which
was telescoped by the larger locomo-
tive. The terrific concussion dislodged
the tender, throwing it against the
boiler ahead, driving the cab over the
top of the boiler where it hung saddle
wise in badly battered condition.
Smoke stack, headlight and cylinders
were shattered and parts were scatter
ed several feet from the scene to the
right of the engines.
Larger Engine Slightly Damaged.
The larger engine was not so badly
used up as its smaller antagonist, be-
ing heavier it withstood the shock and
raised the smaller engine from the
rails, forcing it back about six feet
after they struck. The front end was
broken in and enveloped the fore part
Of its adversary. The pilot was splins-
cred and the tender with its contents
were forced against the boiler heal
but apparently little damage was done
compared with the other engine,
which after the steam cleared away,
showed a badly dismantled appear.
ance.
The collision of Saturday was worth
going to see and the vast throng that
gathered to witness it was amply
repaid for the disappointment that
was felt when the event was post.
poned. The members of the Retail
Merchants association have proved
their integrity and have shown the
public that when they give promise
it is sure of fulfillment. Notwithstand
ing that they could have saved sew.
eral hundred dollars by selling the en-
gines before the collision, they had
given their word that the event would
be pulled off and they kept their
pledge, although it was at loss.
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Methodists Choose Delegates.

Cedar Falls. Oct. 14.-Thomas j.
B. Robinson of Hampton, E. ]. Esgate
Of Marion. Robert Raines Of Indepen
dence and J e. Park of lie Claire. all
engaged in the banking business
Judge S. M. Weaver of Iowa Falls
member of the Iowa supreme c3urt
and Attorney J. j. Clark of Mason
City, We're chosen by laymen of upper
Iowa conference to represent the
body at the coming general confer
ence of the Methodist church in Bal
timore next May The ministerial
delegates chosen were the Rev, E.
Fleming of Manchester, the Rev. w
Carlton of Mason City President w
A. Shanklin Of Upper Iowa university
at Fayette.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONCERT

A splendid musical and oratorical
entertainment was given at the
First Chrictian CHURCH under
the auspices of class No. 9, Of which
Miss Grace e. Brady is the teacher
The program was preceded by short
address and prayer by the pastor,
Rev. l.. H. Otto. The program con-
sisted of piano duets by Misses Ethel
Miller. Nita Grips, Hazel McCarroll
and Gladys White. Piano solos by
Fred Lang; vocal solos by Mrs.
Blanche Harlan. Miss Carrie Carr,
Mabel Kelley and Emma Lumsden
and Benjamin Lewis; readings by
Miss Ethel Miller, Grace Parks and
Madge Scott; an Grafton by Paul
Gardner and anthems. Lead Kindly
Light and also "My Times are in
Thy Hands, by the choir of the
West End Presbyterian church.
The entertainment throughout
was very good and pleased large and
appreciativee audience. Special men
ton may be made Of the West End
Presbyterian church choir, the mem
bers being sometimes called the fam
GUS Welsh singers, and are quite pop
ular in musical circles Paul Garnder's
grafton called forth much applause,
dealing as it did with the humorous
side Of Horace Greeley. and was rem
dered in true oratorical style.
The program on the whole was ex.
cellently rendered.
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LoMAck PLACED IN JAIL

Des Moines, Oct. 14.-The Rev. F.
G. Lomack. pastor of the First Afri-
can Baptist church, was indicted by
the grand jury yesterday. He
charged with heinous crime. He
was arrested shortly afterwards by
Deputy Sheriff Curran at Third and
Walnut streets while in the sompany
of S. e. Carter, whose trial on a
charge of conspiracy has been assign,
ed for Monday. The Rev. Mr.. LON,
ack's bond was fixed at $4,000 and be-
ing unable to find surety he was
taken to the county jail A half dozen
witnesses testified against him before
the grand jury.
Eight indictments were returned,
the others being for minor offenses.
r. w. Albright, who is now serving
a sentence in the county jail on a
charge of larceny was indicted for
passing a forged check for $12.35 on
A. Weinstock Charles Kunkle. who
was recently sentenced to the Fort
Madison penitentiary, after having
pleaded guilty to a forgery charge.
was indicted for passing forged
check for $1,000. ]. c. Dowden was
his victim.
inmates of immoral houses, against
whom informations were filed, were
ignored. A charge against Charles
Hart for cheating by false pretense
was also ignored Hart was recently
found guilty of uttering a forged
check and is now out on bond pending
an appeal.
None of the other persons indicted
are in custody.
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600 or more of the funds of James H.
Oliphant & Co. Brouwer was manager
Of that FIRMS Office for several years.
He said today most of his losses were
suffered in peculating in copper stocks
and he is now penniless. Oliphant
said the firm loss would exceed $780,
600.
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reIIs Of Lie rhef4e

New York, Oct Il. = George II.
Brouwer, the former member of the
New York stock exchange WAC was
arrested last week disclosed the de.
tails today of the method by which he
admits ne used in speculation $780,.
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SAVES CHARTER FOR ROAD.
Federal Court Judge Restraints At
tempt of Iowa Authorities to For
felt Milwaukee Lines Rjqi1ts,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 14--Judge
Smith McPerson in the federal court
here recently granted a temporary
injunction restraining SECRETARY OF
State John 2. Swanger from attempt
ing to forfeit the charter of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
The casesgrows out of the law passed
by the last Missouri legislature which
forbids railway companies from trans
ferring to the federal courts damage
suits filed against them in the, state
courts
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE --Goor
24o acre farm. Price $50 per acre
VIII take one-half in trade Farm Il
worth the money. Address H., care
of Courier.
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LEGAL.
Notice of Final Settlement.

NUtTce OF r IFaI SettIement,
In the matter of the estate of c. H.
Spurlock deceased
To Schuyler Spurlock and George
Spurrlock and to whom 1t may concern:
You are hereby notified that the final
report of the undersigned administra.
tor of said estate will be filled In the
office of the Clerk of the District Court
of Wapello County, Iowa on or before
the 18th day Of october, 1907, and un-
less you appear and show caues to the
contrar" if any there be- on or before
the 9Th day of November, 1907, said
report will be approved and the under
signed administrator discharged from
further duty and responsibility there
in.
VIM, Abegg, Administrator
BY Cornell s. Gillis. Attorneys
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: Builds Evidence on one Date.

The year 842 BIC. is the date around
which the theologian swings most of
his evidence in distributing the other
dates. From SAP he figures the death
of Solomon and the division of the
kingdom must be placed at 932 B. G..
He holds Solomon reigned for forty
years and began his career in 971 B.
c., which is disputed by the higher
critics.
THE chronological data for deter
mining the dates Of the patriarchs
are fully given in the Bible" says DR..
Toffteen. 1.-THE only difficulty is to
find an unchallenged date. We must
go down to the kings of Israel and
judah, when they had transactions
with other lands, the chronology Of
which is settled"
with two such cnronologies-the
Ptolemaic and the Limmu-Lists.
"The Ptolemaic, canon is work by
ian astronomer, who lived in the second
century A. D., and who furnishes in
his canon Of kings list Of Babylonian
Persian, and Greek monarches," ne
writes. His catalogue, beginning
with Nabonassar of Babylon and ex-
tending to Alexander the Great gives
the length Of reign of each king of
that period.
ut has been tested by scholars from
every point of view, and has in every
case stood the test. 1t is therefore
regarded as one of the most accurate
chronological works bequeathed to us
by antiquity"
Building Of the Temple.
Taking up the building of the tenn
pie of Solomon, DR.. Toffteen says:
"The annalist records that he began
to build the temple in mis- fourth year,
That brings us to the year 96S B. G.
This last date can be verified from
other sources. Josephus states, on the
authority of Menander of Ephesus,
that the building of tne temple began
143 years and months before the
foundation of Carthage
tTrogus assigns the founding of
Carthage to seventy-two years before
the founding of Rome in 1853 B. C.
Carthage would then have been found
ed in 1926 B. c., and the beginning of
the building Of the temple being 143
years before this, we arrive at the
years 96S B. c.
the building of the temple was be-
gun 480 years after the Exodus from
Egypt. The Exodus falls, therefore,
in LAT B. G.
"The stay in Egypt lasted 430 full
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--LARGE TEAM or
work horses, ~ years old, 5000 lbs
suitable for any heavy work. Price
Sioo Tor the team, or will trade for
one smaller one and cash difference
a H Hurst, Floris, Iowa, r. r. d
No. s.
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:. RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and Feed.

Furnished BY Globe Tea Coz
Flour, per sack. .1.25@1.75
Corn meal, lO-lb sac ...... IL
Graham -four, per sack $3.50. ~
Corn chops, per cwt........ 1.45
Shorts, per cwt............ 1850
Oyster shell. per cwt. ..... 60
Corn and oats chops, per cwt 1.5o
Bran, per cwt............... 1875
Ear corn. per bushel. 1880. 70
Shelled corn. per bushel 49,. Is
Hay. per cwt............... 65
Straw, per cWt............. 40
Oilmeal, per cwt. ........... l.65
Oats. per buskel .......... 60
Chicken feed (ground) 30 lbs 50
Poultry.
Live spring, lb. ....... 10
Dressed spring, lb.......... TN
Old hens. dressed. lb.... Is
Ducks, dressed. ID ....... Is
Geese ....,. 1874
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
Country butter, per lb...... so
Sep. Creamery butter. h.. IS
Eggs, per dozen ........... 225a
Cheese, Id. .............. 80
Fruits.
Malaga grapes, lib. 20
Concord grapes, per basket. 40.
Tokay grapes, basket. ...... 70
Tokay grapes, lb..s 121s
Lemons. per doz. i. ....... 80
Peaches per doz. ........... 35
Oranges, per doz. .......... 10000
Bananas, per doz. .......... 20@25
Canteloupes, each. -. ..... 500
WatermelonS ...... 10M15
ounces, lb ................ 1874
Seckel preserving pears. PIX 30
Canning pears, bu. .... .....2. 0o@2.5o
Canning pears: peck ........ IS
Cranberries. ct. ............ 10
Crab ann1as paclx
ship-ed Vegetables.
Celery, stalk .............. 05
Celery per doZ. ............ 40
Watercress, per bunch $3.50. 500
caulIlower, each .......... 2o@so
Wax beans lib ............ 10
Gren beans. lb ......... 10
Spanish onions, lib ........ O5
Picking onions, it,. 10
Rutabagas lb ..... %
Sweet potatoes. pix. ....... 20@40
hed capbage, 10 .............. w
Home Grown Vegetables.
Red radishes, bunch ........ o.
White radishes, bunch $3.50. 05
Leaf lettuce. 2 stalks. ...... 05
Cabbage, Id ................ o..
Beets, per peck. ........ %
Red onions, dry, pk....... So
Carrots. per peck. .......... 25
Tomatoes, bu. -. :. ...... rs
Tomatoes. basket .......... 10
Potatoes, peck ............. 20
Potatoes bu. ............... rs
Parsley, bunch ..... 05
Mint, bunch ........... 05
Spinach, lb ................ 10
Egg plant. each ........... 500
Mango peppers, pix. ....... IS
Green tomatoes, peck ...... 10
Parsnips, PIX ... sc
Red peppers, doz. e5
Pie Pumpkins, SC, 10c and. Is
Hubbard SQUASH 1o@15
yellow plum tomatoes. pix. 40
Specials.
Cocoanuts, each .......... 500
Honey, comb. ........... 20
Bulk oysters, per qt. 40
Oysters, per can. 40 As and. 80
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FOR SALE CHESTER WHITE
hogs and single and rose combed
Brown Leghorn and Silver-Laced
chickens Blocky. good boned pigs,
and chickens from prize winners, ali
farmers prices to reduce stock
Guaranteed as represented. Will
Michael, Selma, Iowa.
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Car Lots.
Wheat today. 127; estimated tomor-
row, 1853.
Corn today, 1856; estimated tomor-
row. 543.
Oats today. sos; estimated tomor-
row, 292.
Northwest Receipts.
Duluth today, 439; last year, $50.
Minneapolis today, 375; last year,
671
Primaries.
Receipts-Wheat today, 1,350,00O;
last year. 1.771,000.
Corn today, $4,000; last year,
100000.
Shipments.
Wheat today, 1,os3.oOo; last year,
7240oO
:. Corn orr today, $4,000; last year.
Liverpool Gables.
Opening-Wheat, * to * higher;
corn; unchanged to ] higher.
Colsing II higher; corn, 1
higher.
Hog Market.
Receipts today. $4,000; estimated to-
morrow, 1900.
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HORSE STABLES CLEAR.
General Orders for All Kinds of Horses
Were Ample to Clear the
Receipts,

Chicago, Oct. 14.-The clearance of
horses the early part of the week
Showed considerable Improvement in
breadth and urgency of demand. The
attendance of dealers from all sources
was of increased volume and indica-
tions promised Improvement in the
general trade. Drafters, feeders and
small southern offerings cleared more
freely under brisker demand. The ear
~ activity of the market was of brief
Duration, as the closing sales were slow
qat nominally unchanged values. Heavy
feeders moved at s160m220, with med
funa to good drafters clearing at $3.50
225, with : few stall finished consign-
rfents bringing out keen competition
at S250@i300, at which values country
shippers reported no profit in feeding
operations. One consignment of fed
drafters that cost upward of $3.50 N
the country as feeders sold at a loss 20
the shipper. Small chunks for the
southern trade are active at S75D125,
with medium weight chunks and fair
drivers bringing s130@165 for south
ern shiunent Light harness classes
hold steady at s150@350 and upward, a
few top we'll hammered lots clearing ct
s400m5 500. General trade in breadth of
demand and average prices is below
the expectations of dealers, consump-
ton being largely contracted by the eX
crbitant cost of feed.
Movement of horses and mules at
Chicago Stock Yards for dates mem
toned:
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Farm Machinery, Etc.

&
1 Wagon, / good as new carriage,
hay stacker, / sweep rake, moving
machine, / riding cultivator, walking
cultivator, l sulky plow, / spring wag-
on, disk, corn planter, Intersection
harrow, bob sled, ! set of work har.
ness, set ON driving harness. house.
hold goods and other articles too
numerous to mention.
Usual terms. Lunch on grounds.
MRS. ELIZA B. p1cKEN
". II. COOPER, Auctioneer.
FRANK GEPHART, clerk.
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FOR sALE-GooD FIVE ROOM
house good outbuildings. basement
barn and lots. Price 5000. e. L.
Green, Douds, Iowa.
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People who have made a saving at
the end of the day are disposed to
economic by sleeping later in The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

FOR sALE-A NUMBER OF Sec
oad hand gasoline engines of stand
ard makes: Fairbanks Morse, LOWS,
Model. International, Lunt- Moss, ana
others, from one to 18Th. P. Price
$50 and up. Lerox Machine Cons
pany Marshalltown, Iowa.
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"a. Head Of Cattle

Comprising registered Shorthorn
COW, heifers eligible to registry, 10
yearling heifers ten Of which will be
fresh in the spring, two year old
heifers soon to be fresh. two year
old steers, heifer calves, / two year
old registered shorthorn bull and
Black Angus yearling bull.
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.TOday's Markets

: (This market is furnished by Cas-
vidy & Gray, Members Chicago Board
Of Trade Local office, Rooms 10 ant
-. Leighton Bldg. Telephone 933. q
e. Voigt resident manager.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

wp5iEA.Ls 7n,cEa
Il drnishsd by John Morrel' - Co.
Ltd, at II a. M, Oct. 14)
.SfcrI.
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WANTED.

FOR SALE--A PoLLED ANGUS
Bull Apply soon. l.. A. Clapp,
Dahlonga.
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VIM, Abegg. Administrator,
BY Cornell s. Gillis, Attorneys
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-20
GETTING RICH QUICKLY.

There can be no harm ill liking to "get rich" quickly, Let us call things by their right names. Ayarice, greed, injustice are wrong; they hurt society and dwarf a mans own soul. But we are made to enjoy success in what ever we do. Does not a farmer like to have a grand crop-a hundred fold over what he put into the ground |? Does not every fisherman like to strike a school of mackerel or bluefish? All inventions and the labor-saving appli- cation of natural powers are simply means to bring about the most rapid production of wealth. The complaint never ought to be that riches are pro- duced too rapidly, but that they are not fairly distributed--C F. Dole in the Atlantic.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-20
GREAT MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.


 In nearly half century of experi- ence in public life, the greatest man ever met was President Lincoln,' said former Senator William Morris Stew art, of Nevada, at the New Willard.
 More than eight years of age, and wearing a long white beard, the Sen- ator looks like patriarch. He was a student at Yale when gold was discov- cred in 1S49. Then he went West com ing to the Senate in 1S6& remaining there with intermissions of retirement until 1899.
 Lincoln had a. wonderful intuition, which amounted to almost superhu- man wisdom continued the Senator. He had a wisdom, and with 1t a hu- man sympathy, which I have never found before or since in any public man in the United States. He was the best letter-w writer I ever knew, striking off a few sentences, which meant more than volumes. In the most serious of crisis he was imperturably calm. Then his face was sadness itself. But in minute something funny would strike him, and you could not help laughing just to see him laugh.
 "Only two of the Senators 1 knew when 1 entered the Senate in 1864 are living now, 1 saw great many come and go. It would be hard to say who was the greatest Senator during that time. Undoubtedly the most brilliant was Ingalls,. The most useful Senator in my opinion, was Senator Allison, who is still there. The greatest orator of my time was Senator Roscoe Conk- ling. Perhaps the finest speech that has been delivered in the Senate since the war was delivered in the execu- tive session in the winter of 1870 by Conkling. He and Grant did not get along. Grant had played Senator Fem ton, Conkling's colleague, as a favor
 te, and the latter could gain very lit- tie from the White House Finally Grant and F'enton split OH the appoint ment of Tom Murphy as Collector of the Port of New York Grant wanted the appointment. Fenton did not. The case came up late one afternoon before the Senate in executive session, when Fenton made long speech in opposi- tion
 "Conklng came to me in the midst of it and asked me what he should do. I told him it would be best to take a recess from until o'clock, and then he should speak an hour Conkling did not see how he could get through in an hour, but he and the Senate agreed. At that time he made the greatest ef- fort of his life, For strength of argu- ment impressive diction and biting sarcasm, it was masterpiece Had it been preserved it would have been classic, Murphy's appointment was confirmed, and Conkling succeeded Fenton in the good grace of Grant. But Conkling had weaknesses, due to his attempt to punish all his enemies. No man can afford to even try to do that. Washington Post.