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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
SEYMOUR.

Seymour.--Mrs. Anna McCabe and
daughter, Mrs. Harley Lowry and Mrs.
O'Niel attended coIrt in Centerville
Saturday
Tom Thomas and wife of Chillicothe,
Mo-, visited here the latter part of last
week
Mary Kirby sis visiting her grand
mother near Lancaster Mo.
I've Manning went to Fairfield Fri
day to attend Parsons college this
year
I. N. Condra and Dick Dauah attend
ed court in Centerville Friday and
Saturday.
Sam Bonner Went to Des Moines
Satul day on a business trip.
Mrs. F. L. O'Niel came up from
Gallatin Friday for a few days visit
with relatives.
B. f. Wharton has the contract for
and is building a ware room at the
back of Sam Bonner brick building on
the north side of the square.
Mr.. Woodruff, an extensive fruit
grower, of GalIatin, Mo. was bust
ness visitor in Seymour Friday.
Clarence Condra and wife left this
week for Gushing, Okla. to visit rela-
tives.
j. R. Evans purchased 100 acres Of
land of w. L. Darrah this week
Oscar Armintrout and wife, Of Eldon.
are visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
S. NJ. Arminstrout.
D. c. Kingery was a business visitor
in OttumWa Tuesday
Mrs. James Strorle is home from
Montrose Colo, where she has spent
the summer for the benefit of her
health.
f. l.. Amrnons, Charles West j. w.
Jamison w. Wagner and Major w. L..
Hams went, to Ottumwa Wednesday
70 ort lnr,e 49, l,oJ
cipalities League.
Herbert Webb went to Princeton,
Mo-, Wednesday to pla-, with the
Princeton band at a reunion at
Ravana.
Mrs. L. c. Benson and daughter
Maur went to Ottumwa Wednesday to
visit Mr.. Benson, and attend a birthday
anniversary of his mother
z. Double is visiting his daughter
Mrs. j. t. Clemens in Ottumwa.
James Morrison eft. Sunday for
Iowa City where he enters the medical
department of the Iowa State Uni
versity.
Mrs. Ed Carter returned last week
from Carthage Okla, where she has
been for several months holding down
a claim.
Helen Blough went to Fairfield
Monday for another years course in
Parsons college,
Delmar Duskin, OF Sloan Springs,
Ark, stopped off for a weeks visit
with friends on his way to Iowa City
to attend the state university another
year.
a new daughter arrived this week at
each of the following homes: Mr.. and
Mrs. William Stroud, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Long and Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
Evans
Marriage licenses have been issued
to AlYY MYERS and Mrs E,ffie Milling
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
ODD FELLOWS AT
MIL TON OCT. 8
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
FAIR GROUNDs-PRocEs.
SION A FEATURE.

Milton. Sept 30.-The first annual
meetlng of the Van Buren, County Odd
FeiioWs association will be held at
milton October s. The picnic will be
held at the Milton fair grounds, and
work will be given in the different
degrees at night. Several noted
speakers have been secured and will
speak on "Odd Fellowship" A pro
cession will be formed at the hall and
march to the fair grounds at 10 a. m.
AS this entire county and parts OF
other counties will participate in this
meeting it will be great gathering.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Tuesdays Daily.
Neasham sells the best watches.
Miss G. Kelsey of Eldon is in the
city shopping today.
Miss Essie Hayes of Kirkville, who
was in the city this morning on bust
ness, returned home today.
Mrs. Prices canning compound at
Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Stroud of Eldon,
who were in the city on business,
have returned home.
Miss Lulu Enyart returned home to
Agency last evening after spending
the day in the city shopping.
Sargent fits trusses right
Mrs. A. L. Micklin of Douds-Leando
has returned home after a short bust
ness visit In this city
Mr.. and Mrs Pearl Quigley of FL
don, who were in the city shopping,
have returned home.
Mrs. M German of Keosauqua, who
spent Sunday In the city visiting
friends, returned home last evening.
Abdominal supporters at Sargent's.
Mrs. S. E Humeston who has been
visiting her son, w A. HumesJon, 267
North Mclean street, returned home
to WOODBURY. this afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth Moran and grand
daughter left today for their home III
Mt. Pleasant, after short visit with
Mrs. Moran's daughters, Mrs H. L.
Gavin, 1044 Orchard street and Mrs.
A. B. cremer 1873 North Sheridan
avenue.
From Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. ]. tanning of Agency has re.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
Fourth Annual
Corn Contest

The Citizens Savings Bank will give
Five Dollars in gold for the best three
ears of corn grown in Wapello count
in 1908 left at the bank before Decenr
Der I. Bring in your three ears Of
corn at once and see how they com.
pare with your nelghbors'.
We want your banking bust S.
Four per cent paid on time and !.
ings deposits. Careful attention
to checking accounts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01

north of the M. E. church and will
erect a cement house in the near flu
ture. John Roberts also will build a
cement house soon.
A game of ball at Cantril ball park
last week resulted in to 10 in favor
OF Garin. The game was between Garin
and Cantril
Green's Nebraska Indians will play
hall here today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
Tri- Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give tn maize Of
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as we'll as the Postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01

Miss Margaret Caulfield, of Cincin-
natl, arrived in the city last evening,
and is guest of her cousin, Miss
Mary A. Doyle, I'll West Main street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Alvy Myers and Mrs. Ellie Milling
ton and John F. Genochio and Miss
Enma Ssgmund.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01

From Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. ]. tanning of Agency has re-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
MCYEY WILL BE REAppOINTED
Governor Sets at Rest All Rum0rS
as to a Change in the Tax
Commission.

The ambitions of several aspirants
for a place on the state tax commits
sion were shattered last week when
Gov. johnson made the announces
ment that he would re-appoint Frank
lin McVey to succeed himself when his
term expires next April.
Prof. McVey, who is chairman OF
the board, drew the short term when
the board was organized two years
ago, but when he is reappointed his
tenure of office will be six years.
With the first Of the year the com
mission becomes the chief taxing pow
err of the state. Then the state board
of equalization goes out Of business
and the tax commission becomes the
arbiter of all taxation questions and
problems.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09

Frank Maresch, a former resident
of New Ulm, died at his home in Os-
ceola township: Renville county.
Monday morning as result of in
juries received in a fall two weeks ago
Saturday. Mr.. Maresch was born in
Bohemia in 1887 and was married
there to Margareta Schroeck. Com
ing to New Ulm in 1871 he worked for
several years at various trades and
finally became the bridge-keeper at
Redstone, a position which he retained
until 1901, when he moved onto a farm
in Renville county, near Bird Island.
He leaves Ave children as follows:
Mrs. Moritz LANCE of Redwood county
Mrs. Geo. Oswald aud Mrs. Robert
Pless of Gibbon and John and Bar
bara Maresch of Osceola. The funer-
al will be held in this city today.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
FOR LADIES AND MISSES
Grocery Department Candies
Nuts and Fruits.

Mixed candy per Id .......... Sc
Stick candy per lo.... Sc
Cream candy per lb ......... ..12c
Chocolate drops per Id ..... .1Sc
Raspberry drops per ID. .15c
Lemon drops per Id. ........... .15c
Jelly beans per ID. ......... .15c
Peanut candy per ID. .15c
Honey bars per lb..............15c
Cocoanut bon-bons ......... Zoe
Walnuts per Id. 15c & Zoe
Almonds per h.. ...............2 5c
Filberts per b.. .18c
Niger toes per lb.............l8 c
Peanuts per lb.. -. 10c
Pecans per ID. ...............1 5c
Mixed nuts per Id. lie
Shelled Walnuas per ID. SOC
Shelled almonds per Id. 49,. SOC
Shelled pecans per lb...... Zoe
Oranges per doz ............... SOC
Raisins per package. .121c
Currents per package 49,. l24c
Cranberries per qt...... ...124c
Lemon & orange peel. Zoe
Dates per lb. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT c
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
CHIEF OF POLICE KLAUSE SUED
Gottlieb Ryffel Asks that he be
Made to Pay $1,000 for
False Imprisonment.

On Wednesday Gottlieb Ryffel, the
shoe merchant, fled papers in the dis
trict court in a suit to recover $4,000
from Adolph Klause, chief OF the New
Ulm police force, for unlawful arrest
and imprisonment in the county Jail.
Mr.. Klause's bondsmen, N. Henning-
sen and Eugene Pfeferle, are also
made defendants to the action.
The proceeding is one of the threa-
tened results of the closing-out shoe
sale episode of last summer. Ryffel
was warned by the authorities not to
commence his sale without first paying
license and, failing to heed the warn
ing, he was arrested by Chief Klause
without warrant
Mr.. Ryffel will be represented in his
attempt to collect damages by Eckstein
& Funk, the well-known New Ulm
lawyers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09


Judge Morrison of Norwood, who
was appointed to relieve Judge Olsen
in the trial of the appeal in the case
of the State VS.. Alfred Berkner, has
handed down decision in which he
reverses the verdict of the justice
court Berkner, it will be remem-
bered, was arrested for selling UNI
drawn poultry in violation of the pure
food law and was found guilty by
Judge Geschwind of Sleepy Eye and
fined 500 and costs. In the case OF
DIR. Welcome VS.. Edward Berkner,
which was brought to recover the sum
of 50 for professional services, Judge
Morrison sustains the findings of the
lower court, which were in favor OF
the plaintiff.
Among the ont-of-town lawyers who
are attending court here this week are
w. D. Abbott of Winona, Senator
Everett of Waterville, George T
Olsen of st. Peter, Geo. w. Somer.
Vile, L. G.. Davis, Alvin Berg and
Albert Hauser of Sleepy Eye and
Aug. G.. Erickson, Adolph Frederick.
son and E. j. Fernholz of Springfield
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
KNIGHTS HAVE SPLENDID TIME
Glass Of Twenty-Seven Received
Into St, Patri>k's Council
Sunday Afternoon.

Sunday was a great day for the
knights of Columbus of New Ulm.
Besides initiating a class of twenty
seven, they entertained a host of visi-
tors from Watertown, Marshall, Ivan
hoe, Winona, Owatonna, Mankato,
ST. Peter, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and
other towns and they did it too in a
manner that the visitors will not soon
forget.
In the forenoon all of the members
of the order attended church in a body
and listened to splendid discourse
by Rev. Father English of Winona.
In the afternoon the New Ulm team
conferred the first degree, the Fari
bault team the second degree and the
Twin City team the third and final de-
gree. Following this there was ban
quet in which several hundred partici.
pated and then came a smoke social
presided over by Andrew j. Ecksteil
as POSTMASTER, and still later the visi
tors were right royalty entertained a
she rooms of the Commercial Club.
| Prominent among those who atten
ded the function were State Deput,
Nightingale of Minneapolis and Dis
! trict Deputy Kelly Of Faribault.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
The District Leader.

A musical comedy with an actual
plot will be seen at the Turner Thea
ter Sunday eve, Dec. Doth. This rari-
ty, "The District LEADER is from the
pen of j. b. Howard. that prolific
composer whose other effects, s'The
UMPIRE" 'sThe Land of Nod, y 1.-The
Time, The Place and the Girl, . 1.-THE
Girl Question" and "The Honeymoon
Trail" have made him famous thru
out the country. On "The District
Leader" Mr.. Howard has used to
good advantage his experience gained
in writing the above named plays and
the result is something a little better
than anything he has yet given to the
public. A strongly developed story
| added to number of extremely catchy
and tuneful songs is a combination
| which has made 1.-THE District Leader
the hit of the season. To say that
the music shows Mr.. Howard at his
best is enough to guarantee the at.
Effectiveness of that part OF the pro
duction, and as the story itself is or
an equal plane of excellence, the re
suit is a well-rounded entertainment.
Miss Grace Sloan plays the part O
Flossie Whittle, an innocent and in
genuous maiden from Teaneck, New
Jersey, in the same fascinating wa!
that made her popular favorite il
'sThe Land OF Nod "The Tender
FOOT and other productions. Mis-
Sloan's ability to portray this sor
of part is unquestioned and her sing
ing and dancing are leading feature
of the play. An able company SUP
ports Miss Sloan in 1.-THE Distric
Leader" and the chorus, made up-c
twenty girls who can really sin
and dance, helps toward the attrae
tiveness of an entertainment that ha
been a success of successes all sea
SON
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
TO PROTECT DEPOsIIORs
Minnesota Bankers Association
Formulates Comprehensive
Guarantee Scheme.
Country Banks to be Organized
Along Clearing House Lines.

Minnesota is to be organized into a
district clearing house associ alton
that will comprise clearing houses
for the country banks as we'll as for
those IN the large cities. 1t will be
one large association that will prae-
tically guarantee, by an excellent
system of bank examination, every |
deposition who has money in the banks |
that are members of the association
against loose banking methods.
The banks of each congressional
district, according to the plan, will
organize themselves into an associa-
ton, electing an executive committee
which shall have authority to employ
the necessary examiner and assistants
who shall make their reports, recon-
mendations and suggestions to that
committee, the bankers of the associa-
ton pledging themselves to bear their
pro rata share Of the expenses.
The plan, which was formulated by
the Minnesota Bankers association,
is expected to do the same work as a
guaranty deposit law and will prove
as effective to the depositors of the
state.
The expense of such a system will be
great and to Offset it in part an at
tempt will be made by the association
to get the necessary changes in the
law relating to the public examiners
Office that will provide for the ap-
pointment in each congressional dis
trict of resident examiner and neces-
sary assistants to make two thorough
examinations year. These examin-
ers are to be appointed upon recon-
mendation of the executive committee
of the group association and to be re-
moved only on cause by this commit
tee.
These examiners will not only make
the customary reports to the public
examiners department., but will make
report to the executive committee
with special note of the bad methods
of conducting business and suggested
improvements in the conduct of the
, bank.
Never in the history of finance in
the Northwest have the bankers gone
to more expense and trouble to devise
a plan to assure depositors that they
are safe from unsound banking.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-09
FAVORS RELIEF FOR MILLERS
Congressman Hammond Says
Their Demands Regarding Ca
madam Wheat Should be
Granted.
Relieves Republicans Will Succeed
in Framing Up a Pretty Good
Tariff Bill.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Minneapolis Tribune writes his
newspaper this story:
Z. Congressman w. S. Hammond of
st. James, the democratic member OF
the Minnesota delegation, has ex-
pressed a desire to see the change
made in the tariff law which is asked
for by the millers, to permit the more
extensive grinding of Canadian wheat
in the mills of the United States.
''I don't believe free trade with
Canada should be carried to the point
of permitting the free import of
Canadian wheat said Mr.. Ham
mond, shut the relief asked by the
millers should be given. The mills
in my district, for instance, grind
practically no Canadian wheat, while
Gnder d satisfactory ruling as to
drawbacks, they would be able to take
considerable place in the business of
milling Canadian wheat for export. -
The plea made before the ways and
means committee last week, for a
change which will permit the import
Of Canadian wheat in bond, and the
retention in this country of the by
products by paying the duty on them,
is likely to revive the effort to pass
the Lowering bill or the Stevens bill,
both of which bear on the situation.
Congressman Hammond expressed
the belief yesterday that there would
be little difference of opinion over the
%aeriff bill, after tits presented to the
special session of congress next
March. 81 believe the republicans
will succeed in framing a bill con-
tanning genuine reductions on many
articles, and bill which will come as
near meeting democratic views as any
republican measure could" he said.
s'After the bill is presented to the
special session, I believe it can be
brought in under rule and disposed
of within ten days. This view does
not agree with that of most of the Older
members of the house, find, but from
present indications, the republican
tariff bill will be fairly satisfactor,
document.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

of three rnen tended those aft The
three big water tanks were handiy placed
for each group and a human chain was
formed, down which the buckets We're
passed. and as soon as emptied passed
back for more water until each animal
had had drink
Feeding the Cattle.
- like manner Dick described. the corn
was next served to the voracious animals,
only instead of the easy method of draw
ing the water from tank the starter was
compelled to dig deep into great crib
and SCOOP up a measure of corn which he
deposited in the buckets as they were
emptied into small troughs in each stall
and returned.
But surely Dick was asked, this
wasn't so hard. was it,
well, maybe | just dreamed it all. and
also dreamed these blisters and calloused
places on my hands from handling the
buckets he answered
You See we hadn't any of us brought
gloves. and as the handles of the buckets
were not neatly padded with velvet. our
hands weren't long in showing the eff
fects" he explained.
THE next hour we spent in shaking
down the hay. The old hands would
shoot several tightly wrapped bales down
to each gang which was then composed
of two boys, and the two had to cut
open each bale divide it as nearly as
possible and toss it in the stalls. Not
much to say now. but when six of us had
to divide two or three hundred pounds of
hay into $50 nearly equal bundles. carry
it to the farthest stalls and toss 1t in. it
makes noise closely resembling work. y
Ravenous with hunger at the end of
such laborious work. which lasted three
hours the boys would repair to a long
slab of board placed on three shaky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

tapped eight times. Well. | jumped sew
eral feet and called to the rest of the
bunch. Say fellows. get up quick, it's y
o'clock Just about then gruff voice
called down the nearest hatchway that
1t was o'clock and that we'd be expected
on deck to receive instructions within five
minutes. That's the first thing l learned,
that eight bells means 4 o'clock
About the first thing that was told us
was that any soldering would result
disastrously for the one caught ioahng
on the job. And if you could have seen
the look on the captains face and heard
his resonant voice believing from his i'm
mense frame you would have appreciated
then and there the silent resolution we
each took to work like Trojans rather
than incur his wrath.
''He then set the five experienced men
to work showing us what our duties
would be First, We were to serve each
head with two-gallon bucket of water
And when we realized that there were $50
head of cattle aboard and eleven men to
do the work with a supply of thirty
buckets we quailed inwardly. However,
we soon found that the system expedited
the work, and after becoming accustomed
to 1t we got through in two or three
hours.
THE cattle were divided into four
groups. One-fourth were in the forward
part down below another amidships and
third aft. on the same deck, and the
fourth portion was amidshps one deck
above. They were placed In long rows
Of narrow stalls. separated by rails and
with small passageway about two feet
wide.
I'VE were divided into three sections of
four men in all but one. three men COM
posing the last Ten buckets We're as
signed to each group. one of which took
the cattle forward, the second took those
amidshps above and below and the third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

30 or 40 per cent of that metal. A wide
vein or reef takes up the greatest part Of
the hill, and the remainder is composed
of teachings from this body. Ten thou
sand tons of ore have already been taken
out of the pockets near the reef. and 1t is
calculated that the main body has more
than 100000 tons of zinc, and that there
100000 tons more above the water
level. which occurs at sixteen feet below
the surface.
In addition to these two hills there are
five others here-all of them mighty mug
gets of lead or zinc rising above the sur
face'of the plains. Indeed, the managers
of the mines tell me- they have enough
ore in sight to keep them busy for five
years if they were smelling at the rate Of
100 tons per day.
| have spent some time here going about
among the native miners. There are $40
at work under the charge of twenty-five
white foremen. The natives are Bantu
negroes from the tribes of the vicinity
They are small in stature, but they are
said to be good workmen, and they fur
nish the mineral regions with steady
supply of cheap labor. The wages which
are now paid are only cents per day, to
which must be added the cost of food
and shelter bringing the labor charge for
each miner up to % cents.
These natives have a village of their own
some distance from the European quarter.
1t consists of hundred or so clay huts
running around a court of five acres.
tives, and not few of them have their
wives with them. Their food Is cornmeal,
each man being allowed three pounds per
day. The meal is made from kaffir corn
and ii is ground by portable engine
right at the mines.
A White Settlement in Mid-Africa.
AS to the white officials and their as
sistants, they live quite comfortably,
away off here in the heart Of the black
continent. Their town is right in the
wilds and half days ride will give them
almost any kind of big game. They have
comfortable bungalows built of brick and
native huts made of limbs chinked with
clay from the white ant hills nearby.
They are matched with straw. 1 under
stand that these native huts are more
comfortable than the bungalows. They
have only holes for windows, SO that the
air can always blow through. Their roofs
are cone shaped and so thick that the sun