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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-16
THE CROP BULLETIN
Report of Iowa Weather and Crop
Service for Week Ending

Des Moines, April IA. After the
second consecutive mild winter, the
season opens little later than it did
last year, but under more favorable
conditions. The precipitation during
the fall and winter months was gener-
ally light, but the soil is now in ex-
cellent filth and the spring work is
farther advanced than usual at this
season OF the year. Seeding is about
finished in the southern part of the
state and is progressing rapidly in the
northern districts Fall wheat and
clover wintered well and are now in
the best of condition. The prospects
for a fruit crop are excellent.
The first week in April was COM
paratively dry and cold, the temper
ature being below freezing on the
nights of the I'd and Sd in all parts Of
the state, but the days were sufficient
ly warm to permit all kinds of outdoor
work being done. The average rain
fall was also below the normal but
light showers were general, except in
the northwestern districts on the 5th
During the past week the average
temperature has been above the nor
NAL although the night have been
cool, via temperatures near the
freezing point. Pleasant weather pre-
vallejo except on the 7th, when CO.
pious and we'll distributed showers
occurred The week closed with high
err temperature.
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ELDoN.

Eldon.-H. 3. Bannister and son
Frank. left Saturday on No. 1 for
Chandler, Okla where they will make
their future home.
Row. G. M. futile and wife were in
Ottumwa Saturday.
Irwin Downing of Bentonsport, Iowa.
is visiting this week with his uncle, E.
Downing, near here
Mrs. Chas. Needham and daughter,
Wilma, spent Saturday In Ottumwa
Miss Rella Bales spent Sunday in
Floris with relatives.
Miss Anna White of Ottumwa, re-
turned home Saturday after a two
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. VIM
Spillman.
Mrs. s. H. Sawyer and daughter,
Alice, were in Ottumwa Saturday
]. Pool and daughter, Rhoda, of
Laddsdale, spent Saturday in Eldon.
Miss Mary Winsell of Selma, re-
turned home Saturday after a weeks
visit with her sister. Mrs F. Kimble.
Mrs Frank Nelson, Mrs. Ira Israel
and Miss Elizabeth McIIaffey were in
Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bowdre and daugh-
ter, Opal, of Heinz. Ia, returned to
their home Saturday. after two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs U. II. Brooks near here
Mrs George Duffie was in Ottumwa
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary F. Pottorff spent Sunday
in Ottumwa with her son, John Lewis
Benton Dickens left Saturday for
washington, Ia. to spend Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M E.
Dickens.
Misses. Myrtle Armentrout and Lena
Hughes, of Selma. spent Saturday in
Eldon.
!. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Rauson and
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road do the proper thing they will
give assurance to Dave Houchen, of
Salem, ILL.,, that though he remains a
bachelor to the grave, he can hold his
job as long as he fills it. Attention
was called to Houchen when he in.
serted the following personal in st.
Louis paper:
Owing to the slack business and
the panic over the country" it says,
the G. & E. l. railroad by which |
am employed, is reducing it's force
and giving the married men the pref
erence, and l have a better chance Of
holding my job by getting married"
ANY young lady who desires to
get married should address Dave
Houchen. A bachelor girl preferred .
Surely David has done his part. He
displayed real devotion to his EN-.
ployers' interests when he held him
self ready to even the extent of quit.
ting his bachelorhood because his
company wanted only married men
Here, too, is chance for one rail.
road company to prove that it is not
IA "soulless corporation"
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tied his brother, George Long last Fri.
day.
Miss Media Beckley of Hillsboro
was a guest of Miss Dorothy Davidson
Friday.
Stanley Workman is spending this
week in Chicago
Miss Lille Bagely of Douds was
shopping here Saturday.
Judge Eichelberger and wife arrived
Saturday afternoon, the Judge presid-
ing at the next term of court which
convenes Monday.
Miss frankie Bennett, who has been
student of the high school this win
ter stopped school Friday and re-
turned to her home at Douds Satur-
day.
Mrs. H. H. Marriott and daughter,
and Miss Zadie Rigsby spent Satur-
| day at Bentonspprt.
The city fire bell has been taken
| from the rear of the power house and
| is being placed on Main street near
the Union Telephone office. It will
be connected with the switch board,
SO the operator can ring the bell,
i when an alarm is turned in
Miss Olive Williams of Parsons coll
lege at Fairfield, is visiting at her
home here
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DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNED
AT BLOOMFlELD-PAR
AT STOKES HOME.

Bloomfield.-District court adjourn.
ed Saturday. The case of w. 8. Bail.
ey VS.. Steckel & Son having occupied
the greater part Of the week. The
court decided the case in favor Of the
defendant, without argument. A de.
cree of foreclosure was granted in the
case of H. G.. Leach, trustee, VS. Cyrus
Turner.
On Wednesday the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stokes, northeast OF
the city was the scene of a pleasant
social gathering, when number of
their friends and neighbors appeared
with well filled baskets and bounti-
full dinner was prepared in celebration
Of the twentieth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes and the nine
teenth birthday of their son, John
Mr. Stokes and his son were each
presented with a gold watch and Mrs.
Stokes received lamp and numer.
GUS pieces of china.
The remains Of Mrs. Rachel Bryant,
former resident of this city, who
died Thursday at the home Of her
son. William c. Bryan, at Griswold,
were brought here today for burial.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Merritt Of Red Oak at the
Universalist church at 1920 o'clock.
Mrs Bryant was "a years and S
months old
Miss Mamie Coday of st. Joseph,
Mo-, spent Tuesday and Wednesday
with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Higbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Selman returned
to Sharpsburg, Thursday following I.
weeks visit with Bloomfield relatives
Mrs. Caroline Drake of Abba is Wis.
iting her sisters, Mrs. Joseph Higbee
and Mrs. Joseph McCarty.
Harry Russell of Scotland county,
Mo-, Is spending this week at the
home Of his father, L. M. Russell.
A marriage license was issued Fri
day to Tom Prohasco Of Appanoose
county and Miss Fern Burgher Of this
county.
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what it is.

ton on the top Of Pixies Peak. Meteo,
rographs to be installed at these
points will record weather conditions
in air stratas five and six miles above
the earth and explore the areas above
the storm belt as well. Prof Willis
Moore, the chief of the bureau has
given out this explanation of the de,
partment's plans:
I'VE. receive daily cable reports at
Washington of air pressures in all
parts of the world.
These are secured by cooperation
with all the other civilized nations in
the northern hemisphere. OF course
south of the equator we can tell moth.
Ing. We get reports every day from
Iceland, for instance where we helped
substitute cable for this purpose
Own own government stations are
getting numerous throughout the
world. We have them in Cuba, Ha.
wall, and the Philippines We even
hear from Guam and the Azores.
with such a chart as that before
us, We are able, to tell where the
storms are in all parts of the world
That is the basis of the weekly fore.
cast.
"The second aid is the research sta.
ton at Mount Weather, Va, where we
have aeroplanes searching the levels
above the storms. The meteoro.
graphs record conditions in the air
stratas five miles above the earth.
This temperature report, combined
with the story Of the air pressures
that the cables and dispatches tell,
gives us the scientific facts for the
forecast in the eastern states as far
north as Maine
"The appropriation we have received
will enable us to improve the station
at Mount Weather and build new re.
search station on top of Pixies Peak.
There we have a start of three miles
and can record absolutely the TEN,
peratures all through the six mile
storm levels and even explore the TN
known serene levels above. Nothing
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PLEASANT HOME.


Pleasant Home.-Rev. Randolph and
family have moved to Milton and D.
LaFollette, VINO purchased the e.
Walker farm where Mr.. Randolph for.
merly lived, has moved onto the
place.
Mrs. l.. e. Rose has been very sick
again but is better now
Sam Willard spent Sunday with LIE.
land Baker.
G. w. Conwell and family spent Sun
day at the home of w. H. Kent.
A number of farmers have been
setting fruit trees this week.
Miss Ingold visited with Exile Mil
lard Sunday.
Edith Conwell spent Sunday with
Gertie Schwartz.
Christian Endeavor services were
held at Pleasant Home Sunday even
ing with Rev. Johnson as leader.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-The NJ w. A. lodge
gave mask ball here Friday evening
which was we'll attended The music
was furnished by the Cocherell orches-
ira.
Richard Wormack of Dallas City,
H., was business caller here yester-
day,
Herman Hess, of Keokuk, has been
visiting friends here
Miss Media BeclSley, Of Hillsboro, is
spending few days with her cousin
Miss Patti Percival. ~
Harry Jenkins Of Evans, was the
guest of friends here recently.
Asa Steadman was in Douds several
days last week.
Of Bentonsport, visited over Sunday
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Beck.
Jerome Long has returned home
after a visit with relatives in keosau-
qua.
w. P. L. Mier was recent Ottumwa
visitor.
John Hornbaker and family have
gone to their new home at Mt. Sterling
Boyd Miller has returned from Wini-
peg, Can, for visit with relatives.
Ira Israel, of Eldon, visited friends
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson are
spending few days in Keokuk with
their son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lane are maxi
ing a short visit in Carthage, III.
John Aagensen has returned from g
business visit in Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Donnelly have
gone to Libertyville where they ex-
pect to locate.
A. G. Roberts, D. H. Cresap and j
A. Johnson were in Burlington Friday
evening.
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daughters, Bessie, Pink and Buyl OF
Selma, spent Saturday in Eldon.
Fl. E. Moles, of Ottumwa, spent
Saturday in Eldon
Miss Elizabeth Hilbert and Bert
Davis went to Ottumwa Saturday.
Nick Lutz was in Ottumwa Satur-
day on business.
Miss Esther Nicholson spent satur-
dav in Ottumwa.
Mrs. A. L. Hand of Centerville
spent Sunday in Ottunwa with friends
Miss Virginia Spooner, of Centerville
was visiting in Eldon over Sunday.
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TO ENTERTAIN GOVERNOR
cuMMINs THURSDAY.

airfield.-Governor A. B. Cummins
will address mass meeting In the
opera house Thursday evening In
the afternoon he will speak at Ba-
tavia.
Two Fairfield men have entered
prohibition state politics. Among the
names to come up at the coming pri-
maries, George H. Frasher of this
city will be considered for governor
and John w. Leedy for lieutenant
governor. The latter has no opposi-
ton.
Hon. ]. S. Mckinney of this city
was one of the judges at debate held
at Mt. Pleasant Saturday night be-
tween the academies Of Iowa Wes-
leyan and Coe college.
Miss Nellie Sullivan left Saturday
for New Mexico in the hopes of bene-
fitting her health
English Actor Dead.
London, April 14.-Willie Edouin,
an English actor, died today, aged 81.
I A kitten in chasing its tail does not
appear to he useful h11t If ia c,ltiuot
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The Jack Funeral

The funeral of George w. Jack, who
died Wednesday at oentonsport, was
held Sunday at that place, conducted
by Rev. Chas. E. Perkins, pastor of
the Congregational church here. Ma
sons from all the neighboring towns
attended were present in a body.
Mrs. Eleanore Monnet and Mrs.
Cornell spent Friday at Bonaparte.
Mrs. Lulu Cantril of Oskaloosa re-
turned home Friday, after week.
visit here.
George Weiney was business visi-
tor here Friday
Mrs. P. E. Walker and daughter Wis
tied relatives at Douds over Sunday.
Mrs. Aaron Long of Bonaparte Wis.
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Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the novelist
who is now honoring this country
with visit, has referred to the far
mer as, the American peasant" a
reference that has been criticised
widely in the press. The Chicago Trib-
une starts out to set Mrs. Ward right
by asserting that far from being q
peasant the American farmer Is the
great American sovereign, the boss
of the country His wife," says The
Tribune patterns her attire after the
city modes, his daughter marcels her
hair and knows all about Ethel Bar
rymore, and his son is varsity man
to considerable degree"
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UNCLE SAM AS A WEATHER PRO
- DIET

The United States weather bureau
is planning to send out in addition to
the daily weather forecasts, forecast
Of weather conditions for week or
ten days ahead. An appropriation has
been given by congress which will en-
able the department to improve the
research station at Mount Weather
Va, and to build a new research sta
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kEosoUoUA DEGREE OF HONOR
A. o. U. w. NO. 6 NEW LODGE

Keosauqua.-Mrs. Eta A. Branson
of Shenandoah, Grand Chief of Honor
of the Degree of Honor Of the A. o.
U. W., has been here the past week
instituting lodge at this place. Forty
four members Joined the lodge last
night on charter petition and Others
will be made members the coming
week The lodge here will be known
as Keosauqua Degree of Honor, A. O.
u. w No. 6.
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WHERE NO GUILTY NiCkE
ESCApES

When passenger enters a Des
MOines street car nowadays he does
not place his. nickel in the hand of
the conductor and then watch to see
if that official rings up the fare at
once or waits until he gets a handful
of nickels. The passenger knows that
the fare has been registered because
he rings it up himself. This new sys-
tenn is brought about through the in
stallation of nickel-in-the-slot collec-
tor, the workings of which are ex-
planned fully in this press comment
from one of the Des Moines papers:
One hand operates the register. The
other hand makes the change. The
conductor is a walking support for
mechanical devices. A passenger
hands the conductor dollar. The left
hand puts the dollar in the left side
coat pocket, moves upward to the
change making device, counts out
three quarters, one dime and three
nickels and passes the change to the
waiting hand of the passenger. Right
hand is advanced to passenger with
slot in register facing front. Passen-
ger inserts nickel in slot, nickel dis
appears and bell rings Nickel falls
in palm of right hand, is removed by
left hand which placed nickel in
change making device. The conductor
has the pleasure of feeling the COM
pany's money go through his hands
after it has already been registered.
The good points of this new system
will be instantly apparent The won
der is that it has not been installed
before. For instance, here for years
banks have been employing cashiers,
assistant cashiers, tellers and what
not. and they have actually allowed
them to handle money. No wonder
there have been crop shortages, acct
dents at sea and earthquakes. The
banks will doubtless take heed of the
example set by the Des Moines street
railway company and arm each bank
clerk with nickelin-the-sl col
lector When customer of the bank
wishes to make deposit he will
place the money in the collector and
the bell will ring. If he wishes to
cash a check he will wad up the paper
and force it into the collector, then
wait until his change is automatically
turned over to him by the always ac-
curately honest mechanical device.
The only bar to the general adop-
ton of this plan is that in banking
and general business the nickel-in-the-
slot collector could not be used with
out some improvements. For instance,
it would be rather tiresome to take
the time to poke into the collector
nickel at a time deposit running
into three figures.
So, after all, it may be necessary
to continue to operate for time at
least on the old system, the employer
relying on the honesty of the individ-
ual in his employ and the employee re-
lying on the honesty and the ability
of his employer to meet the pay roll
at the end Of the week or the month.
It is just possible, too, that some of
the other street railway companies
will be satisfied to continue the trust
they have placed in their employees
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The Chicago Tribune in d headline
referring to the activity of the prohi
bitionists says Rum Stirs Iowa
Fight" Doesn't the Tribune know
that rum has a tendency to "sttr"
most any fight it is brought into?
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Good for old cap" Arson He went
into a ball game the other day in the
ninth inning, laced out single and
then went behind the bat and caught
full inning.
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good plaster good
relief from the OF Rheumatism but the disease
SKIN deep cannot be rubbed
Such treatment neither prevents cures; the excess of acid
winch still the blood
De
producing uric acid The trouble place place. set
@ an attack Of or other rregua When neglected
% cna.ens to bring on an attack but remains constant
OF acid from the blood purfes circulation
instead OF an aeidaden stream depositn in
JOINTS muscles and
healthy by rich egiving blood Rheumatism medical
advice desired will be sent free to al who write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA. .GAj
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A telegraph operator in an Ohio
town with an exaggerated sense of
humor, yesterday sent report along
the keys that President Roosevelt had
been assassinated. He thought it
would be great joke and relieve the
otherwise monotonous routine of a
quiet Ohio Sunday. AS the message
went over the wires 1t was caught by
operators all over the line and sent
broadcast until the Ohio newspaper
offices We're besieged with Inquiries.
1t is too bad that the identity of this
Jocular telegraph operator was not
discovered. 1t would have been
pleasing to set few college freshmen.
also endowed with sense of that
brand of humor, on his trail to put
him through the regulation course of
hazing.
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BUTTER OF US.
100000, 600 LBS.
OUTPUT OF 5000 CREAMERIES
FOR ONE YEAR-FARMERS
GET GOOD PRICES.

Washington, April 14.-According to
statements made by the officials OF the
dairy division of the agricultural de-
partment, there are approximately
5000 creameries in the United States,
making a total of 500,000,00O pounds OF
butter annually The average net price
per pound paid farmers tor butter fat
ranged from to cents higher in
1907 than in 1906. This would indi-
cate an increased return of $20,000,00O
to $25,000,000 to the patrons for the
year just passed.
An interesting fact about the cream
cry business is that 1900 of the 5000
creameries are cooperative plants, and
the number of cooperative creameries
is constantly growing. The greater
number OF creameries that have gone
out Of business for one reason or an
other in the past few years have been
the individual creameriss,, owned by
individuals or corporations.
Local Creameries Report.
Something over thousand cream
cries, mainly in the middle northwest,
have reported the results of the past
years business to the department OF
agriculture. These reports are nearly
creamery (either cooperative or in
dividuaD predominates. Careful esti-
mates have been made from these re-
ports which show that the net price
paid farmers for butter fat at these
creameries averaged between % and
20 cents for the year 1907. The lowest
price paid was in June, when the
average was between "a and % cents
These prices are true only for the
local creamery, which receives it's
cream or milk direct from farmers
wagons, where there is neither com
mission to pay for buying cream nor
freight or express charges for trans
porting it to the churning plant. Com.
mission and freight average from to
3 cents per pound. Farmers selling
cream to agents who have to ship the
cream to distant churning points may
expect to receive 2 or 3 cents less pei
pound for butter fat than prices paid
by local creameries
More information Wanted.
The department Of agriculture Is de
sirous of getting additional informa
ton concerning the net returns farm
ers are receiving where, by reason OF
their location, they are obliged to sell
through cream buying agencies rather
than to a local creamery.
1t is requested that all farmers will
ing to assist the department of agri
culture in securing information on this
point will mail to the department re
port of the net price per pound re
ceived by them for butter fat for eacf
month during 1907 If original state
ment slips giving price per pound car
be forwarded, these will be copied anc
returned upon request.
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WHY ARE PEOPLE POOR?

WHY ARE PEOPLE POOR?
Why people poor?'' the question discussed at
recent meeting of club eastern city, and the
answers many and far apart Here are few of them
boiled down:
Drink
Laziness.
Charge accounts
Inability to plan far ahead
The desire to outshne IS neighbor
Indifference of men to the needs of home
Woman's ignorance of domestic economy
High food prices and buying in small quantities
The habit of doing without necessities to soander for lux
Iuies.
Lack OF plain business understanding between husband and
wife,
Certainly this formidable list But it lacks one element
ana more important than all those named and that is:
The lack Of real desire to rise above hand mouth ex
istence
we all think want get rich at least to get into com
Portable circumstances But all want to work hard
enough The desire is not vital part nature Tt does
not mould habits Of thought feeling It not nsnc
tive with u.s. And does lead overcome obstacles
We turn aside for other things that we desire more thar
wealth.
We are not of Deeds stability and firm resolution
10 be sure the ambition for riches by means the high
est and Worties There is but more espcabe than
nose VINO give themselves wholly to money making
that is those who soddenly content with poverty
between the two extremes lies the golden mean of sanity
content and usefulness.
lere are many IN this and every other town. young men
and OLD men, who have ge ahead and are today
seeing some make money make it egitimaey too
There are IN factory and shop more men who
Whle drawing the pay the others saving money
The majority spend their money and kick against luck The
one who saving part of his wages ALWAYS looks LITTLE
neaer has no time to attend to other peoples business but
pays his debts and regularly lays little by for rainy day
lie is sure to get ahead He no rues-no set laws To
guide him along to road to comfort The Seed of scess in
money making is within himself All the obstacles in the above
list cut no figure with him. He does walk around them
ne sweeps them one sldehe bigger than they are In life as
IN BUSINESS he does what necessary and cuts out the nm
necessary.
Drink costs money and time and strengths therefore he
ooe not drink Gambling costs sleep and the vitality that he
needs Tor the next day. therefore, he not gamble He
sees ha cash buys than credit He never learns the
seduchons OF Injuries that cost than he can afford
But at middle age the who formerly worked with him
are working for him.
That's not luck that's good hard common sense tb.+,
what it is
on oh the top Of Pes Peak
points viii record weather conditions Little is
me h @ and explore the areas