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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
REV SCHELL AN
ABLE SPEAKER
PREsIDENT-ELECT OF IOWA IVES
LEYAN UNIVERSITY BREACHES
IN oTTUMWA.
PRAISES INVENTIONS
Speaker Said That Modern Methods
Served to Keep Alive the Word
Of God in Pagan
Countries.

Rev. q. A. Schell, D. D., president
elect of the Iowa Wesleyan university,
delivered an excellent sermon to a
large audience at the First Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday morning.
Rev. Schell took for his text the
second chapter of second Timothy the
ninth verse, herein suffered trouble,
as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but
the word of God is not bound"
The speaker in telling of ST. Paul
the apostle bound in small cell in
the prison in Rome, said:
Although st. Paul was bound in the
dungeon in Rome, the truth could not
be bound And they made their mis-
take when they allowed him to write
the truth and send it to the churches
over the country whence it was read
and Is still read by millions of peo-
Pile.
Inventions Good.
Every invention serves to
keep alive the truth of God.
The printing press serves TO
print the bibles which are
today all over the land. Seventeen
million of the books were sold last
year, thus keeping the word of God
before the people. And the telegraph
when the mission in Japan was burn
ed, served to keep the mission go
ing as money was secured in a short
time when the news was flashed
around the world in just six hours by
meridian time. Had we not had these
late inventions it would have been i'm
possible for us to have remained in
Japan. We would have been driven
out, and so it is with every other in
vention."
Rev. Schell is an able speaker and
his sermon was listened to with in
tense interest. Excellent music was
furnished by the large church choir.
Rev. Schell was recently elected to
the presidency of the Iowa Wesleyan
university at Mt. Pleasant. He will
assume his duties July /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Saturdays Daily
Neasham sells the best watches.
Bug killers, all kinds Sargents.
Mrs. G. Scott Of Salem is visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. S.
Parker of $40 West Second street.
Mrs. o. L. Francis of sigourney re-
turned home last evening after spend
Ing yesterday in this city on short
business visit
Metal syringes for stock. Sargent's.
Mrs. T. H. Wilson of Hedrick re-
eurne dhome last evening after spend
Ing the past few days visiting with
friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. g. R. Lambert returned to her
bone in Sigourney last evening after
spending the past few days visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. s. 3. Thomas Of williamsburg
was In the city yesterday shopping
and returned home last evening on
the Milwaukee.
Blacklegoids prevent blackleg in
stock. Ask Sargent.
Mrs. j. v. Davis Of Highland Center
returned home last evening after visit
Ing a few days in the city with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. o. N. Reece returned to her
home in Sigourney last evening after
spending yesterday In the city on
business.
Pine tar in pints, quarts and gal
Ions, Sargent's.
Mrs. F. E. Roberts of Martinsburg
was In the city yesterday on short
business visit and returned to her
home last evening on the Milwaukee.
Mrs. L. o. Thompson, who spent yes
terday in this city on short business
visit, returned to her home in Web.
ster last evening.
Mrs. Ed S. Stevens, who has been
visiting with friends and relatives in
this city for the past few days, re-
turned to her home in Marion last
evening on the Milwaukee.
Purple insect powder and crude car
solic acid at Sargent's.
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d siege with the whooping cough.

a siege with the whooping cough.
Anna Epperly spent last week at
the home Of G. F. Douley.
w. H. Pendergraft hauled corn to
Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WEIGH visited
Sunday at the parental Black home.
Lew Ray and son Frank of Fremont
are thing on George Beck farm on
Cedar Creek.
Berry Aldridge, Walter Erenhard,
Fred and Art Beck of Fremont was
down on Cedar Creek Sunday.
j. N. English and family spent Sun
day at Fremont.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
From Mondays Daily.

Sargent fits trusses right
Mrs. s. Burns Of Eldon is in the
city on short business trip today.
Miss Grace Gilliland Of sigourney
was in the city today shopping.
Mrs. w. r. Corner Of williamsburg
returned home Saturday after spend
ing the week In the city visiting with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Will Van Benthuysen and
daughter passed through the city to-
day from Bloomfield to her home in
Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Henry Utterback and Mrs. s..
A. Gilliland, both Of Hayesville were
In the city today, shopping.
Miss Toleda Johnson of Lancaster
spent today in Ottumwa shopping and
visiting.
\ Mrs. r. Heger Of Selma arrived in
the city this morning for few days
visit with Mrs. M. e. Russell of 1875
North Moore street.
Miss Goldena Kleinman passed
{ through the city this morning over the
Milwaukee enroute to Fairfield from
Hedrick.
Mrs. ]. s. Stone of Hedrick return
ed home Saturday after spending the
day in this city on short business
trip.
Mrs. F. E. Conroy of Hedrick spent
Saturday in the city shopping and
visiting and returned home Saturday
evening over the Milwaukee,
Mrs. J. F. Madison of 11e North
Morrell street, left this morning for
Abba, where she will spend a few
days visiting with friends and rela-
tives.
An all daylight ride on the Demo
cratic special for Denver. Train
leaves Sunday morning, July 9Th at
$40. Take your vacation next week
and go with the crowd. Claude Myers
will tell you all about it.
Hellebore, Paris Green, London
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kEoSAUQUA.

Il Keosauqua.-Th Van Buren, County
Medical society met at this place Fri
day, June 26. The doctors in attend
ance We're: Williams and Spilman OF
Ottumwa, Neff, kirkpatrick, Cresap
Scheuch, Chase, Pollock, PAIL. J. r.
Guernsey, Russell, Sherman. Craig
and Cleve Rambo. of this county. An
other meeting will be held in August
Mrs. Victoria Lea was hostess at Il
six o'clock tea given at her home SAT-
urday evening Her guests were Rev
Chas. e. Perkins and wife. Mrs. n
Manning, Mrs. Knapp and daughter
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. j. N Morton and
companion.
Miss Fannie Bonner, of MouIton. at
tended the funeral Of her grandfather
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HENToNsPoRT.

Rev. Fl. FL. Merritt. Of Illinois, who
with his family, has been visited Mr..
Merritt's father, David Merritt, re-
turned to their home after a two
weeks vacation
Mrs. Fred Fulton and son of Bur-
lington, are at the home of Mrs Full
toms father r. M. Dickson. for visit
Mrs. Chlinbean, who with her daugh-
ter Rilla, left last Tuesday for Kansas
was married to Mr. Mulligan In
Topeka on Thursday and Ia now at
home In st. Marys. Kan,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
n. A. HemphiIl Dead.

Charlton. June pr. A. Hemphih,
who was for many years resident OF
this place, died last Saturday at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Foster, In
Lucas. Two sons also survive him,
William. of New Mexico, and N. P.
Hemphill, Of Oakley. His many friends
here will learn of his death with deep
regret. Funeral srevices were held at
the y. P. church here Yesterday after
noon at o'clock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
DEATHS.


GRIFFITH--Monday, June 20, 1908, at
! q. M, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Griffith of Kirkville. In
terment was made at Kirkville at
2 p. m. today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30

Once in a while convention orator
combines an attractive figure, fresh
carnation and evidence that he has
his lines in hand, and then 1t is many
dainty handkerchiefs and futter to the
inspiring scene
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cours Good to Young Mrs. Smell.

Elkhart, Ind, June 20. - Mrs.
Thornton T. Smell, wife of the grand.
son of Col. Smell, the sensation suit
over whose will stirred central Illinois
recently. was granted divorce. She
will receive about s175,00o worth OF
stocks and will get STE a month as
long as she remains single.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30

When a man has been turned down
and is trying to keep still 1t is cruel
to step on him with view Of getting
an expression
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
Tri- Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give this name OF
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30

here the past week looking after his
business interests in this city.
Miss Grace Stentz, a Knoxville stu
dent at Drake university has returned
for the summer vacation.
Emlin Bird. who has been clerking
in Kansas City for the past two or
three years is home on vacation.
Bert Mccoy has finished his law
coarse at Drake university and is now
ready for practice.
The county clerk has issued the
fo11ouip ~, oo 1;oopcoe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30

A Genuine Clearing Sale. Real Barg,
Belts for Sc-25c Lace Collars for 1Oc-Litt
lOc-lOc India Linens for 534c-Finest 69s
for 412c-5c Muslins for 334c-5c Scotch La
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Thousands Resume Work.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. lS.-The Kan.
sas City Bolt and Nut works, which
have been shut down since January !
on account Of the financial conditions,
have resumed work with a force OF
600 men, which will be increased to
700. The Kansas City Cotton mills,
employing $50 hands resumed, as did
q Der Of smaller manufacturing
plants.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Feb. lS.-Worh
was resumed in the Bessemer depart
ment of the Cambria steel company
today. giving employment to 1000
men.
WELLSVII.LE, O., Feb. lS.-Nearly
| all the industrial concerns in this Vi
entity have resumed operations after
having been closed down for a numbe!
| of weeks, giving work to over 500
men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
DRIVER ANTS.
Tire Way These Feroeious Little In.
seets Defy the Freshets,

There are certain ants that show
wonderful intelligence, and the 'drivel
ants not only build boats, but launrl
them too. Only these boats are formef
Of their own bodies.
They are called drivers because ot
their ferocity. Nothing can stand be
fore the attacks of these little crea
lures. Large pytllons have been killet
by them in a single night, while chick
ems, lizards and other animals in west
ern Africa flee from them in terror
To protect themselves from the hea,
they erect arches, under which numer
Gus armies Of them pass in safety.
Sometimes the arch Is made of grass
and earth and is gummed together b,
some secretion, and again 1t is formed
by the bodies Of the larger ants, which
hold themselves together By theil
strong nippers while the wox&ors pass
under them.
At certain times Of the year freshets
overflow the country inhabited by thu
drivers and 1t is then shat these ants
60 to sea. The rain M suddenly
and the walls of their houses are
broken In by the food; but, instead OF
coming to the surface in scattered hun
dreds and being swept of to destruc
ton, out of the ruins rises q black
ball that rides safely on the water ant
drifts away.
At the first warning Of danger the
little creatures run together and form
a solid body Of ants, the weaker in the
center. Often this ball is larger thar
q common cricket ball. and in this way
they float about until they lodge
against some tree, upon the branche>
Of which they are oon safe and sound
-PearsOn's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

mountains it is again moisture laden
and this moisture is precipitated by
that high range and its deviating
spurs. 1t is rendered dry at the sum.
NIT of the Rockies and is again
warmed by its rapid descent to the
Montana plains, and this benign in
fiuence is often extended to the Da-
kotas.
TO the people inhabiting the vast
interior this chinook has ever been a
Joy and a mystery. When SHOWS lay
deep. the lakes were ice-bound, and
Indian herds were famishing, the
aborigines, from the Mandans of
Dakota to the Yakimas and the
Walla Wallas, sought to propitiate
and to welcome this great spirit by
lamentations and long continued
dances. In after years the white
herdsman, respondent as he saw his
horses and cattle dying on the frozen
SHOWS, found cheer and returning
fortune in its warm and melting
hre afh.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
May Recover Land Grants.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-That con-
gress should authorize and direct the
attorney general to prosecute land
grant railroads in Oregon for not
having complied with the terms of
their grants, in that they have dis
posed of land in tracts of more than
100 acres and at more than $3.50 per
acre, vas the subject of a joint reso.
luton reported to the senate today
from the committee on judiciary by
Senator Fulton, who asked for its
immediate consideration. This re-
solution, drawn by the department Of
justice, is to satisfy any doubt tina,
might be raised as to its authority &c
proceed against the railroads, and il
resolution recently offered by Senator
Tillman.
Senator Hepburn asserted that hun
dreds of millions would be found tx
be involved if the proceedings wer'
made general. The resolution wa
generally discussed, the only actor
urged against it being based upol
the idea that the attorney general wal
now empowered by law to do all tina
was sought by the resolution. Dur
ing the discussion of the resolution
Senator Fulton announced hat tn
department was ready to proceed an
merely wanted the authority of con
gress to meet any possible questio
that may be raised against the leg ALT
OF the action taken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Thumb Prints On Treaties.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Indian
Commissioner Leupp has at last
found Il way to induce his aborigi.
nal wards to take seriously their sig.
natures to contracts, treaties and
other oblig a atoms, He has adopted
the plan of having each Indian sign
his name either in writing or with a
cross, aud then set opposite it the
print in indelible ink of the %signer's
right thumb.
Indian Inspector James Mclaughlin
Ia credited with the invention of the
thumb print scheme of mailing the red
man to the letter of his agreement and
positively identifying him. The In,
dian has all this carefully explained
to him. and the ceremony Of putting
his thumb print opposite to his name
is invested with a degree Of solemnit,
that greatly impresses him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Uncle Joe's Anniversary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Thirty
four years ago today Speaker Cannon
delivered his first speech in the house
of representative and the anniversary
was marked by q tribute to the speak.
er by Mr.. Boutell OF Illinois, soon
after that body met today. Mr..
Boutell said that Mr.. Cannon, then
IS years old, spoke on a bill reduc.
ing rates Of postage on books, for the
carrying free OF newspapers within
the counties of their publication and
for the extending of the franking
privilege to public CORES pondence.
Several extracts of the speech were
read by Mr.. Boutell, who spoke of a
gibe by a member directed at Mr..
Cannon that "the gentleman mus,
have oats in his pocket
Mr.. Boutell said that tumultuous
applause greeted Mr.. Cannon's retort,
when he said: II understand the
gentleman. Yes, l have oats in my
pocket and hayseed in my hair, and
the western people generally are
affected in the same way: and we ex'
pect that the seed, being good, will
yield q good crop, | trust ten-fold
and the o legislation is had, moi
only as proposed by this bill, but ir
all other respects as the people desire
and equity and justice shall dictate
la,
for all the people in this country
whatever may be their calling OF
wherever they may reside"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Advanced Arithmetic.

Kenneth is the name of Il good ma
tured Washington lad who is as stu
dious as any of his companions, but he
Is young yet and has not advanced
very far In the grades of he public
schools. The other evening he vas Wis
iting Il boy friend who has laid his
plans for serving in Uncle Sans army
in the future and contemplnteS gradu-
ating from West Point some day. The
two were talking about mathematics
when a young lady sought to test Ken.
neth's knowledge of 'rithmetic.
If lemons are % cents Il dozen" she
asked him, "how much are cast iron
lamp posts apiece"
With a perfectly serious expression
on his face Kenneth replied:
Il don't know, miss. l haven't got
that far in 'rithmetic yet."-WaShing
ton Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
GOVERNMENT ANIMALS.
Branding Them Is Provided For
Army Regulations.

Whenever YOU see the letters ST
s." branded on the left fore shouldc
of an animal, make up your mind Il
once that that beast is or was at Ont
time the property Of II rich old Tn
Gle Sam.
Then again if you knew the key 4
the system Of branding utilized by tn
quartermaster's department, Unite
States army. YOU would in a momen
be able to tell the organization of tn
army TO which that animal vas a.
signed Immediately after purchase b,
the government.
Branding public animals is not
by the army regulations. which dire
that
public animals shall upon the da.
received be branded with the letter
T.. s. on the left fore shoulder
Horses assigned to organizations Wi
also be branded on the hoof of on
fore foot one and onc-half inches beloy
the coronet with the designation of til
company. Branding irons of UnifOrl
size and design will lie supplied b.
the quartcrmastcr'S department. lei
terS T.. s. to be two inches in hcigh'
letters and numbers OF hoof brand
on the same line to be three-fourthS O
an inch high, the letter to precedc til
number ana blocked So as to pent
trate the hoOf one-SiXtecnth of an incl
For example, the hoof brands o
horses assigned to band, Ninth ~cavalr!
would he CHo; to Troop \, Fifth cay
airy, would he Al: to Company \, ba'
TALON of engineers. would he BEA.'-
Cincinnati Euullirnr.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
SWEPT BY BLIZZARD.
Much Suffering and Damage Caused
BY Severe Storm.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The most vio-
lent storm that has visited Chicago in
many years commenced at : O'Clock
this morning and tonight is raging
with increasing violence with no pros
pect OF a %lessening of its violence be.
fore morning. Several deaths and
much suffering followed in the wake
Of the blizzard. Traffic on surface
and suburban lines is practically tied
up tonight and downtown hotels are
filled with residents of outlying dis.
tricts who found themselves unable to
reach their homes.
OMAHA, Feb. 18.-Following a con.
tinuous fall of snow, lasting "a hours,
accompanied by a wind which heaped
1t into drifts and almost tied up all
kinds OF street traffic, the mercury be.
gan . downward course this evening.
All railroad trains were late, and in
some instances morning overland
trains did not reach Omaha until this
evening. Nearly IA inches of snow
fell, the heaviest in 20 years.
There vas q heavy run of livestock
at the yards today, and much suffer
ing from the storm was the result.
Several stock trains which have been
on the road since yesterday have no.
reached the yards. Livestock is being
hastily unloaded as it arrives tonight,
and rushed to feeding pens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
THE BALMY

Various theories have been add
vanced to explain the mystery of the
chinook wind. some claiming that it
originates from the warm Japan
ocean current, while others submit
equally plausible explanations. An
interesting discussion of the matter is
given by a writer in the Spokesman
Review, who says in part:
No other phenomenon in this land
OF meteorological mysteries is quite
SO unique and Distinctive. From the
days of Lewis and Clark the chinook
wind has been a delight and a wonder.
Its name is derived from the Chinook
nation of Indians, 4 one.time ume
Gus and powerful people inhabiting
the north bank of the Columbia from
The Dallcs to the ocean. Trappers,
herdsmen and early agricultural set.
tiers, noting hat it came into the
interior from the southwest, called it
chinook under the somewhat mistaken
belief that it flowed out of the Chinook
country and drew its warm and melting
properties from the mild Japan cur.
rent. Scientific research of later days
has shown that this belief was largely
erroneous.
The chinook is not q moist wind
like that which lows in from the
Pacific, but derives its snow.meltine
powers from its exceeding dryness
Napor laden winds from the Pacific
rising to great heights In the CASCADE
mountains, are drained of their mois
ture by that mountain wall and be
come cold, dry and rarefed in thos
lofty elevations. In falling from tn
mountain heights to the plains OF tn
Inland Empire they are warmed b
compression. 1t has been scientiicall
determined that the chinook wind i
falling from mountain to plain i
warmed at the rate OF about one dc
gree for each $50 feet Of descent. .
fall of $500 feet from the summit c
the Cascade mountains to the wild
plateau of the interior viii. raise Oh
temperature of the wind by about :
degrees.
Here, then, are the peculiar prope
ties of the chinook wind-warm,h an
dryness, melting the o by its 10
temperature and sucking them up
its thirsty properties.
This phenomenon is repeated in Il
Rocky mountains and W the broa
plains of Montana. When the Oh
nook wind has reached the R0ct
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Opium From Lettuce.

A sort of opium is obtained from the
common lettuce. The scientists give it
a long NAME. which no doubt means
something very learned and profound.
and declare that they find important
differences between the opium of the
lettuce and the opium Of the poppy.
but for all practical purposes the one
Is identical with the other. Many a
mar who has eaten lettuce knows how
sleepy 1t causes him to become an hour
or SO after dinner, and the older the
lettuce the greater the s%leepiness. for
In mature lettuce the milk juice Is well
developed and all the properties of the
opium are present.-IOndon News.