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, 1907-11-06

WANTED-Local representative for
Laramie and vicinity to look after re-
newals and increase subscription list
Of a prominent monthly magazine, on a
ence desirable, but not necessary. Good
opportunity for right person. Address
Publisher, Box IS, Station o, New
York.
, 1907-11-06

good spring water; cheap for cash.
tt M. T. ULEN.
, 1907-11-06

FOR RENT-One desirable ONCE
with steam heat. Apply Albany Coun
ty National bank. cot
, 1907-11-06
New York Financial Market.

New York, Nov. 6.-Prime mercan-
tile paper, nominally 7@1O per cent.
Money on call strong; demand, 100
25 per cent; ruling rate, Is. Bar sill
yer, 60Bc per ounce.
, 1907-11-06

SHEEP LAND FOR sALE-A tract
of $4,000 acres at slips per acre If
taken soon. (tD M. T. ULEN.
, 1907-11-06

Miss Marsh's dancing school Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock at Odd Eel
lows hall.
, 1907-11-06

New lot of ladies furs at Lockwood's.
m-w-s-if
, 1907-11-06

FOR RENT-S;x-room house ant
bath. Enquire Third and Park. 73tt
, 1907-11-06

FOUR LINES OF BUsINEss-1f
you want to invest, see M. T. Ulen. tt
, 1907-11-06

HEINZ's APPLE BUTTER AT HoL
LIDAY'S,
, 1907-11-06
Hot Supper 2se

tomorrow night at Maennerchor. See
menu elsewhere.
, 1907-11-06

FOR SALE-Furniture, and house
for rent, 1853 North Second. 1882
, 1907-11-06

SOME BARGAINS in homes on east
side and homes on west side.
tt M. T. ULEN.
, 1907-11-06

Highest price paid for good bob cat
hides at Lockwoods. m-w-s-tf
, 1907-11-06
Help a Good Cause

Help a Good Cause
and eat your supper tomorrow night
at Maennerchor. Any time from 5 to
8 O'Clock.
, 1907-11-06

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Sayer Hansen. II
, 1907-11-06

JAP ROSE transparent toilet and bath soap
Is made from the whitest, purest and best vege-
table oils-OILS THAT YOU CAN A Made
by KIRK sold by all druggists and grocers.
, 1907-11-06
EVERYBODY Invited

to the benefit dance at Maennerchor
hall Thursday night, November 7th.
74t2
, 1907-11-06

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@ STATE OF WYOMING. @
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@ Weather forecast for Wyoming: @
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, 1907-11-06

Old papers. Is cents . hundred, q
The Republican oMcs.
, 1907-11-06

FoUND-Bunch of keys, owner can
have same by paying for this ad. 1872
, 1907-11-06
E%VERYBODY'S WANTS

If you have lost anything; have any.
thing to buy or sell; rooms or a house
to rent; in short a want of any kind
to fill. try a liner in THE REPUBLI-
CAN. The cost is small and the re,
turns are large.
, 1907-11-06

oressmaklns, 27o north sixth st.
i o8-nS
, 1907-11-06

NEW CITRoN, LEMON AND Or
ANGE PEEL AT HOLIDAYS.
, 1907-11-06

WANTED-Dining room girl at the
Kuster house. tt
, 1907-11-06
Benefit Dance

Benent Dance
Thursday night at Maennerchor hall.
Everybody invited. 74t2
, 1907-11-06
GONE TO DENVER TO
UNDERGO OPERATION

Little Meredith Langheldt left this
afternoon for Denver, accompanied by
her mother. and will be operated upon
for an affection of the throat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Bulletin Issued by the Iowa Weather
and Crop Service Says Hay
Crop VIII be Liuht,

Des Moines, May 14-For the week
ending May Ia, 1907
The average daily temperature for
the week ending Monday morning,
May 13, was 3 to 5 degrees below the
normal The lowest temperature re-
ported was &c degrees on the morning
OF tae 18th. The highest reported was
80 degrees, at Sioux City on the 18th.
The amount of precipitation was very
light and was mainly in the form of
snow fiurries In the northeast district,
the larger part of the state being prac-
tically reinless. The continued cold
and dry weather has been unfavorable
to the normal termination of seed and
growth of vegetation. But reports in
dictate that there has been sufficient
warmth and moisture to maintain vi
tally and promote the slow growth of
small grain, and the fields give prom
ise IF fair crops if normal weather
conditions are restored in the near fu-
ture. The damage to cereal crops by
freezing has not been as great as for
mer reports indicated. The fruit crops
In the southern half of the state nave
suffered most heavily.
Good progress has been made in
corn planting. and the soil has been
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
FRUIT CROP IN NORTH SAFE.
Michigan and Indiana Growers tx
pect Normal field, but About &.
Four Weeks Late

Chicago, Me- 14-Reports from
the fruit growirIs regions received
showed that while the northern
states will be late In putting their
crops on the market, they have ss-
capped with lighter loss due to cold
than the southwest section OF the
country. .Advices from the various
state were as follows:
Michigan-FTui.s and vegetables
one month behind normal condition.
Grower look for average YIELD
Indiana-Fruit, grain, and veget1
bles in good shape. GRIP will be four
weeks late. =
Kansas Fruit crop killed by cold.
Tender gar en- plants destroyed, but
growers have replanted. VT
Missouri Practically entire fruit
crop destroyed by cold.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Tree fruit crop will be be almost
nothing. Bush fruits, grapes, and
strawberries suffered serious injury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
DEATH FITS ACTORS LINES
Mortimer Snow, on Stage in Memphis,
Tenn, Gets Message Telling Of
Demise of Wife

Memphis. Tenn. May 14.-Just as
Mortimer Snow, who is playing in a
local stock company, was reading his
lines, II am all alone; am all alone!
O, if only had sor'> to talk tot"
in an act of "Old Heidelberg" during
last nights performance, a telegram
was delivered at the Lyeeum theater
telling Of the death of his wife, Ade-
laide Warren, at Grand Rapids. Mich.
The actor struggled through his lines,
enacting the role of the jolly, rollick-
ing prince. while the audience was
ignorant of his inward emotion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
Get the best seed raised il this Vi

Get the best seed raised IN this Vi.
cinity.
Select a rich acre or half acre Ia thu
field and use fertilizer If necessary.
Prepare the ground well befor4
planting. s
Plant the prize half acre by hand,
grains Of corn to be from four to SIX
inches apart in the hill and not more
than two or three grains to each hill
Cultivate with care and in case Of
drouth water two or three dozen OF the
most promising stalks.
The officials of the institute feel that
1t will repay any farmer or farmers
boy to compete for these prizes. Even
If they are not successful in securing
any Of the prizes, nearly every ona
who completes will raise 100 bushels
Of corn on the acre devoted to this
purpose, which will furnish profitable
seed corn for next season and BY the
experiment he will also learn The pos.
sibilities Of his land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
at 9 o'clock. because they too were re-
fused an advance of twenty-five cents

| AuSC0 OH d0V0 VI IWCAIy-AfC S0Ato
an hour.
The smoke house force, including
some 35 men, quit work last night. At
8 o'clock this morning, the picking
gang and sausage room force, contain
Ing 10 and 20 men respectively walked
out and at noon today the foreign
packing employees left their work. In
this latter crew there are about 100
men employees. In addition to these
important crews, many Of the smaller
gangs, whose influence in the matter
is said to be small, have left their
work in sympathy with their brother
employees.
With the exception of the two crews
VINO have asked for an increase, none
of the employees say that they have any
grievance whatever against the firm,
but allege that they will not do the
work Of the striking employees and for
that reason have quit until the disa-
greement with the firm Is settled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
lowA's ANTHRoPoLolsTs
VIII Meet in Davenport for Fourth
Annual Convention on Friday and
Saturday, May II. and IS

Davenport. May 1.-THE fourth an.
nual meeting Of the Iowa, Anthro-
biological association will be held at
the Davenport Academy Of Sciences
next week. opening the 18th. and the
program was given out today. The
meeting will bring Prof Frederick
Starr here from Chicago, who VIII
speak Friday evening. Considerable
attention will be devoted to, the ex
tensive exploration of Indian mounds
and interesting lnds of the academy
recently, at Albany, H.
An Iowa branch of the American
Folklore society will be organized
on the closing day Of the meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
LIGHTNING HITS
train NEAR
MUSCAT|NE
Delegates to Workmen Con.
vention Have Fright
Farms Have Storm Loss
Iowa Specials

Muscatine May 14-Rock Island
passenger train No. 1854, loaded with
delegates to the A. O. u. w. and d. Of
Fl. grand lodge here, was struck by
lightning shortly before midnight
last night. Several persons were stun
ned and cut by falling glass and a
panic was narrowly averted
The most seriously injured are:
Mrs. Frank GALLAGHER of Oelwein,
stunned
Miss Jennie Mackland Of Toledo, Ia,
bruised and stunned.
Colored porter, cut by falling glass;
serious
The train las nearing Wilton at
about 11:45 during the rain and cleo
trical storm. Lightning struck the
rear end Of the combination baggage
and smoking car, but windows were
shattered throughout the train. 1t
was Immediately stopped and the m
tured were carried in the baggage
car to Muscatine where they were
placed in the Commercial hotel
Storm Wrecks Farms.
lows City, May 14.-(Special)- "A
windstorm destroyed property on
farms in the neighborhood of West
Branch last night Barns and wind
mills were wrecked unroofed and
struck by Lightning on the farms of
Samuel Armstrong, Ben Branson, Will
liam Pest, Frank Neuzil, Thomas An
derson, T. B. White and Alfred Haley.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down in many places. Many cattle
were killed.
Death Investigated.
Iowa City, May 14-(SpeciaD-
oner Hobby is investigating the death
of Walter Smith, the farmer whom a
policeman struck on the head. Dr.
Fox of the University Of Iowa held an
autopsy. The coroner's jury is now
awaiting his report.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
LEvEY AND MUTT.
One to Have Charge of the Eastern
Lines Of the Northern Pacific,
the Other the Western.

st. Paul. Mimi. May 14.-President
howard Elliott OF the Northern Paci-
nc mas announced that, owing to the
increase in traffic, it has been decided
to reorganize the operating department
OF the system Third Vice President
Q. M. Levey with headquarters ut
Tacoma Wash, will be transferred
TO st. Paul, to be in charge of main
tenance and operation of all the lines.
General Manager R. j. Horn will con
tlnue to make his headquarters in st,
Paul, and will be in charge of main.
tenance and operation in Montana.
North Dakota, Minnesota and Wis
consin. H. c. Mutt Is appointed gen
eral manager in charge of mainten-
ance and operation of all lines in
Washington, Idaho and Oregon, MAX
ing his headquarters at Tacoma. Mr..
Mutt has been general superintendent
of the Michigan Central with head.
quarters at Detroit.
O.
The constant rise Of both Mr.. Leyey
and Mr. Mutt. since the days they
guided and guarded the destiny of the
Iowa lines of the Burlington, while a
matter Of great qualification to their
hosts of friends here. is no surprise 70
those who are acquainted with their
ability, stick-to-it-ness and unceasing
industry Both are thorough railroad
men. They know their business from
thoroughly and there is no place in
the railroad world too lofty for these
two sane, clear-headed, Woodworking
men, to attain and to hold down
The Northern Pacific evidently
knows good thing when it has it and
also when 1t sees, it and is to be con-
graduated upon retaining the services
in a higher capacity, of Mr. Levey and
the acquisition Of those of Mr. Mutt.
Mr.. Mutt met with President Elliott
IN Burlington last week and it is pre-
sumed the arrangements for his trans
fer from the Michigan Central were
made then.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16

sufficiently dry to preserve the seed
from damage by the protracted cold
weather. The bulk of the corn acre
age is in fine condition and planting
Is likely to be completed as early as
usual. The worst effects of the abnor-
NAL weather are in evidence in the
meadows and pastures. TIE hay crop
Is likely to be very light.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
Calls Wife Biqamist.

Waterloo. May 14-(special. 1.-The
answer of w. H. Sharp to his wife,
Emma Alma Sharp in divorce pesi-
ton, alleges his belief that his wife
has been married seven or eight times
and when the defendant married the
plaintiff at Marshalltown in 1900 she
was the legal wife of another. He
asks the court to force his wife to
tell her marriage record.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
Boy Shot While Huntjna.

Marshalltown, May 14-(Special.) y
Charles Eurom, aged 26, residing at AL
bion, was shot last evening while
hunting by Joe Arney, aged 13. The
charge entered both feet and amputa-
ton may be necessary
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16

Raymond Patterson, the Washington
correspondent, who writes under the
name of Raymond" In the Chicago
Tribune, is making tour Of the coun-
try for study Of the political situa-
ton. He was in Dubuque yesterday
and interviewed Senator Allison, and
paid this glowing tribute to Iowa's
honored son in the Tribune this morn
ing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08
PRESIDENT BROKE FAITH
Is IndmatiOn By Oliver, Anent Canal
Bid Five Southerners Slated Tor

NV Canal Commission.

A Washington dispatch says. VIII.
liam j. Oliver the lowest bidder on
the Panama canal work, refuses to say
anything just now regarding the ac-
ton of the president and the com
nissioners in rejecting the bid which
he submitted in response to the gov
eminent advertisement. 1t Is under
stood, however, he has prepared a
full statement of the case, which he
will give out for publication in a few
days 1t is said to include a signed
letter from President Roosevelt, an
nouncing that he was favorable to Mr..
Oliver and practically admitting the
southern contractor would be award
ed the work
The corporation organized by Mr..
Oliver and organized as the Panama
Canal Construction company will be
dissolved Mr.. Oliver says that he
had spent $4,000 in the preparation
of his bids, and in the organization
Of the construction company.
The impression in Washington is
that the latest move is simply a plan
to delay action for few months,
wneu another set OF bids will be ask
ed for ID IS probable the government
viii await a report from the army en-
pinaers as to The ACCESSIBILITY Of dig
gng thG canal by contract and under
their supervision
Under the reorganization Of the Pan
anna canal commission, as contemplate
cd by President Roosevelt, the south
win be given a most liberal showing.
Five of the seven members Of the
commission to be named by the pres
ident are from the southern states.
They are: Messrs. Gorgas and Sibert
Of Alabama, Gaillard and Jackson
Smith of South Carolina and Joe
Blackburn Of Kentucky. Senator
Blackburn retires from the senate on
March 4. He intended upon his re-
tirement to private life to enter the
practice Of law, but was strongly in
dorsed TO the president by his demo-
cratic colleagues for some republican
appointment, and in response to this
demand Will be named member of
the reorganlzed commission. His sal
airy will be $4,000 per year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08
ROBBERS TOOK CHARGE OF TRAIN.
Negro Passenger Drew Gun end Was SHOT
Dead Little Booty Was Secured.

Negro Passenger Drew Gun end Was SHOT
Dead Little Booty Was Secured.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train,
which left Pittsburg, Kansas, at 1920
o'clock Monday morning, was held up
by two men in disguise, and Lou
Jeff, a negro miner employed at Camp
81, Of the Central Coal and Coke
Company, was killed because he pro,
tested, and W. l.. Westlake of Toledo,
Ohio, Who with his wife and two
children. had been visiting relatives
in Kansas, was shot through the hand
by Q stray shot that had been fired
at the negro. There were few pas
sengers ON the train, and the robbers
secured but little cash, and few
Watches
The men were disguised only with
false mustaches and goatees. They
boarded the train at the station in
Pijtsburg, and began working the
train as it passed the Kansas City
Southern shops They commenced
Will IlG SIllOhiAl5 CC.l et'1I O.lC Wtt-FCOi
ahead with a 44-caliber revolver in
each hand and quietly asked the pas.
sengers to shell OUT to the man
behind, who was closely following.
They were not far behind the train
auditor, and followed him into the
women's coach.
When they came to Jeff, in the
women's coach, he pulled his revolver,
and took a shot at the foremost rob
Der, who shot twice at him. The
first shot went wild and struck West
lake, but the second struck the ne
gro in the head and killed him in
stantly.
They then quietly made the audi
tor stand and deliver, and hurriedly
left the train as it entered the yards
Mt Cornell.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08
TO SAVE HLR TWO BROTHERS
Bereaved Bride OF an Hour Tells PitluI
story Ol Ter betrayal.

Mrs. William ByWaters, whose hus-
band was killed by her brothers,
James and Philip STROLLER, on the
night of December 10 last, few mo-
ments after his marriage to their sis
ter, was the principal witness in
their trial at Culpepper, Va, Wednes-
day.
She was placed on the stand by
counsel for the defense, and although
pale and wan, and being compelled
TO come into court in an invalid
char. she maintained her compOsure,
and, when court adjourned for lunch
con, had completed her direct and
cross-examination,
Beginning with her early assocla-
ton with the dead man and with
her love for him, shes told the jury
of her betrayal under promise OF
marriage, of her pleadings with BY
waters Ia make reparation, of Bywa'
tiers insistence upon a criminal opera
ton, OF her refusal at first and then
her agreement and visits to Washing
ton in company with Bywaters where
two operations were performed
She described how, when her con
diuon became known to her brothers
and she broke down and confessed,
they demanded of her berayer that
he Immediately marry her. In answer
to a question she said that she did
not think that Bywaters at first in
tended 10 marry her,
She described the restless desire
Of Bywaters to leave her within a
short time after the ceremony and
then Of her brothers operiug fire upon
him. She was unable to give minute
details of the shooting, as she was
too overcome by the excitement OF
the moment.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08
nulok Action IMPERATIVE.

According TO Commissioner OF Asri-
culture Il. G. Hudson, it is up to
the Georgia immigration Association
to get busy quick in the matter OF
setting immigrants to the south. The
longer the delay, the more severe the
restrictions likely to be put upon i'm.
migration agents by the foreign coun-
tries from which we are seeking 10
secure desirable citizens for the state
and section.
Il am reGably informed, said Mi
Hudson, that the foreign countries
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08
TESTIMONY Of STROLLER BROTHERS.


Admit Killing Bywa;ers as lie Attempted
TO Oes IT Ills bride
To avenge the wrong done his sis
ter, Philip Strocher, one Of the de,
PENDANTS on trial for The murder Of
his brotber-in-aw, William Bywaters,
admitted on the witness stand. at
Culpepper, Va, Thursday, that while
he had not anticipated trouble, he
"shot to kill" when Bywaters attempt
ed to desert his bride Of an hour"
The knowledge of his sisters be-
trayal, James Strother, the other de-
PENDANT, testified caused him to be
come like a crazy man. and when
Bywaters attempted to leave the
house he determined TO bring her be-
trayer ito a reckoning
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08

PEOPLES CASH
FREELY SPENT
By Fifty-Ninth Congress, Which
Adjourned Monday.
PASSED THE BILLION MARX
Short Summary of the Most Important
Legislation Enacted During
the Short Session.
PASSED THEBILLION MARX


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