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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

Justice is to be feared, and the day
must come when the judicial premium
on empty-mindedness will be re-
moved.
A man is not being tried by a jury Of
his peers when he is tried by a jury
who don't read the papers and don't
know what is going on about them.
Twelve men who don't read the pa.
pers, the Journal adds, are not the
peers of the average man who may
find himself in the courts.
If all that story is true about the
Arkansas man who stuffed a giant
bullfrog in his pocket to break his
wife Of the habit of searching his
trousers as he slept. who was awaken
ed by his wife's scream and leaped
from bed. intending to tell her it was
a joke and followed her when she
rushed out of the door and ran
screaming into the adjoining woods,
who was pursued with his wife by a
big black bear rushing ferociously at
them from the opposite direction, and
turned instantly to find the house on
fire, probably due to overturning q
kerosene lamp in their fight, who i Il
his desire to escape the bear grabbed
his wife and jumped into a well from
which they we're rescued more dead
than alive after neighbors shot the
bear, as he growled about in the ashes
of the home-if all that story is true.
one thing is certain-it served him
right and her, too.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

West. died Saturday n,o,n;no 30
enelr sad bereavement. Interment tool
pace IN Cuba cemetery.
~. a. Thayer has ought a l;yer,
parn IN Eddyville, ana will take nos.
FRIENDS to the number Of sixty had a
urprl on Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer Fri
aas evening and to wish them God
speed IN their new location.
me Ladies Aid had their annual
bazaar at the Avera opera house Sal
Grday night. They took in about s4a
Dr.: Montgomery demonstrated his
ABILITY as an auctioneer. The Aid 10
growing in numbers, addinp now
members from time to time. are well
and expect to paint tbe
Ghurch and parsonage next spring,
Ihe interior OF the church was fres-
ceso wv years ago through the special
Lyle Rogers was oadiy hurt In one
of the mines last week.
MRS. Frank Allen end Miss Gray
We're Ottumwa visitors Saturday and
sunday, attending the Sunday meet
ings.
Fred Dray is building a new resi-
6ence In h Miller addition and will
live at Avery.
The Davis residence is now com
pleted, also one of the L. r. Pearson
houses, while another is building.
Rev. M. D. Cox will instruct the
probationers next Friday evening
preach Saturday evening and SUNDAY
morning.
The Avery M. E. church will have q
Christmas tree and the children arr
practtcing for the OCCASION.
There will be a home talent play a.
the Avery opera house soon
! Axe Peterson is building a buildins
to be used as a meat market.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
FOLKS IN RUTs.

TIL world is full o. ruts, my boy, some shauer an some deep;
An evry nut is full o. folks, as high as they can heap.
Each one that's grovein' in the ditch is growlin' at his fate,
An wishin' he had got his chance before it was too late.
They lay it all on someone else or say twas just their luck
They never onct consider that twas caused by lack o. pluck.
But here's the word Of one that's lived clean through, from
soup t. nuts
TIL Lord don't send no derricks round t. hist folks out 0, ruts.
Then scrambled bravely3 to tn road an entered in tn race.
SIGH ones has always found a hand held out for them t. grab
An cling to till they'd lost the move peculiar to a crab.
But only them that helps themselves an tries fer better things
Will ever see tn helpin' hand t. which each climber clings.
This here's the hard, plain, solemn Jacks, without no "ifs'' or
s.buts''
TIL Lord don't send no derricks, round t hist folks out o.
futs. &&s Baltimore American. Il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
Tho New Tnrl. Times oiyps the total

Inc new 1OTk lln1eS gives ILe loIdl
vote cast at the November election
for the Republican. Democratic,
Socialist and Prohibition parties as
14.T39, 800 as compared to 13,360,492 in
the election four years ago. This
falling off of 100000 votes. accord
ing to the Times, is due partly to the
natural growth of the electorate and
partly to the votes of the Bryan Demo
Gratis who refused to vote for Parker
four years ago Taft's total vote is
given as 7,659,tSS while Roosevelt
four years before, though he got a
bigger majority of the popular vote.
was but 7.623,4S6, or 35,702 less than
the vote polled by Taft. Parker's vote
of 1904 was SOFT ,971. while Bryan's
vote this year was 6.450,690. The in
crease Of 1.372.T19 votes over Parker
should not be taken as an evidence of
Bryan's increasing popularity, how
ever, as the Times points out that in
1896 Bryan got $4,000 more votes
than he did in 1908 and that his per-
centage of the total vote was less in
1900 than in 1896 and less in 1908 than
In 1900.
The Chicago Tribune, commenting
OH eloSG HSuitS, dIldlyLcS Gll6 III
so far as they concern the Socialist
and Prohibition parties. The Tribune
says:
The election figures are intensely
disappointing to the Socialists. The
political arithmeticians among them
calculated that because Debs, who
got only $1,000 votes in 1900. got 402,-
2S8 in 1904. he would receive about
a million this year. He got 401 ,506.
And this in spite OF the incessant
preaching OF Socialist principles and
Of a temporary increase in the number
of the unemployed, among whom re-
rrnits for the Socialist army "a be
most easily found. This discourage
ment of the Socialists will be only
temporary. They will continue to run
presidential candidates and probably
the vote cast for them will increase
slowly with the growth of the e%lector.
ate. But as the principles of Social
ism are alien to American ideas and
American conditions. the party which
espouses them may be noisy but can-
not be influential.
The disappointment of the Prohibi-
~tionists is even more acute than that
Of the Socialists. They, too, had
reckoned on a million votes. They
assumed that a liberal percentage of
the men who mad voted to Danish the
saloons from their communities dur
Ing the last twelve months of temper
ance agitation would vote for a dry"
candidate for the presidency. Their
candidate got 22S.014 votes last month
while he got 25S,5a6 four years ago.
The Tribune believes that after
such {, showing as this the Prohibit
ton party would better disband as a
national organization. 1t has &C
complished nothing and can accom-
plish nothing. according to the Trib.
nne's view. because the liquor ques-
ton. which is purely a local issue,
cannot be made a national one. The
attempt to make it a national issue
This year. the Tribune says, served no
bther purpose than to blind the eyes
of 2 8,O14 voters to the real national
Issues which were before the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

DR.. David Jayne Hill, whose ap:
polntment as ambassador TO Germany
was opposed in Germany, has won
over his opponents. In a Reichstag
speech the other day one of the mem
bers said the German people rejoice
that DR.. Hill has been appointed am
bassador and has remained In that
position in spite of the opposition. He
continued:
We dare cherish the hope that the
reception which he, as an eminent and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

culture Wilson, made public today,
winch shows that all records for
bumper crops were broken by this
years yield, is a document that every
n should read. The total value of
all farm products, SITS 900, 900, u r
passes all previous records. The to-
tai value of the principal crops is
summarized as follows:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

intellectual personality, deserved and
found in Berlin will serve to prove to
him and the United States that the
incidents prior to his coming were
based on a misunderstanding in which
the German people did not share, but
which caused the impression that only
millionaires were acceptable at Ber-
lin as representatives Of a great
staten
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

Avery-Mr- and Mrs. Keck. agent
for the c. B. & c.. have moved to
Middletown, Iowa, wi.fre Mr.. Keck
is station agent. They have made
nan friends while hare and it is re-
gretted by their friends that they have
moved.
Mr.. Mcdonald is the new operator
at the depot.
Mr.. White of AckwoIth, Ia, is the
new station agent here.
Z Nellie, the year-old baby of Frank
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

Cotton, which has always lead the
list. has been displaced and now
ranks second to corn. The total value
of the cotton crop was not given in
the report. but it will be close to that
of the corn crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
H~OSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Try a bottle and see for yourself: also
ask your druggist for Il free copy of
our 1909 Almanac. You'll find it very
instructive and entertaining and well
worth keeping for future reference.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

A Chicago pastor says luxury is a
curse as bad as poverty. A great
many people will continue to work for
it, however.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

If a few more Dutch warships get
in the game down in Venezuela, Mr..
Castro may be willing to remain in
France in spite of the snubs he may
receive.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
WHAT'S THE USE

experimenting with medi-
cincs in eases.of Poor Appetite, Heart
buzz, indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costive.
ness, Eiliousness, Insomnia, Female
Ills. Colds and Grippe when there is an
absolutely sure remedy.and This is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

And remember, only nine days arc
left now for the Christmas shopping.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17
AVERY.

And one of those days is Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

THE BUMPER CROPS.
The report of Secretary Of Agri.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24

It is reported that there is con-
siderable wood stealing being done
on the timber land at Elm Point.
It is reported that Judge A. G.
Ranard is recovering from his ILL
ness, which has confined him to
his bed for the last few days.
Ferguson's Dixie Jubilee Sin
gers, at the Washburn Opera
House, January 2Sth, End number
on the Lecture Course.
The county treasurer's Office is
about as busy a place as there is in
town. Treasurer Danielson and
his assistant have received their
share of criticism when it is not
due, owing to the heavy taxes this
year.
j. B. Taylor came up from Bis
marck Saturday to attend the ir-
rigation meeting held here. He has
considerable land in the Painted
Woods project and is interested in
getting irrigation started in his
neighborhood.
FOR SALE-A 5000 lb. fire
proof safe, inside measurements
30 X As inches, practically new and
a bargain. Large enough for the
records of any medium sized Office,
Inquire Of Mclean County Alb,
stract Co.. Washburn. N. D.
Evidences Of summer weather
have been reported in many of the
state papers and now there is one
to report from Washburn. A large
mosquito was seen buzzing around
a room on Monday and no one had
the heart to kill it.
Dr.. A. M. Fisher has sold his
interest in the Underwood Hospi-
tai and Drug Company to the Nc
Cullen Bros, one Of whom has
been the druggist for the company
since the company started. The
name will be changed to the Nc
Cullen Drug company. The
second floor will no longer be used
for a hospital but rented as Offices.
For sale or trade: My office in
Washburn. Two Lots adjoining
on the east. Also the Oligney
corner. Four of the best business
lots in Washburn. Buildings and
improvements could not be re-
placed for $500. What have you
in the way of farm lands or inter-
est bearing paper to trade? Write
G. M. Digen, 1919 Portland ave.,
Minneapolis. 81
The appointment of F. L. Mac
key of Garrison as county COM
missioner to fill the vacancy made
by Iheo. Taylor, should give
universal satisfaction. Mr.. Mac
kew has been a resident of Mclean
county for a number of years, is a
thorough business man, and will
look after the county's interests in
a business-like manner. It was
regretted that Theo. Taylor Of
Garrison could not be induced to
remain in the office of county
commissioner, but, owing to the
increasing business in the store in
which he is interested, and the
scarcity of help, he found it nec-
essary to resign. Theo. made
many friends in Washburn during
his monthly trips here who will
always be glad TO see him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
The Best IS Always Cheapest.

In buying medicine, a few pence
from each bottle is no inducement
to the buyer. He wants that which
is most effective, as it is cheapest
in the end. This is why Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is SO popu-
lar here. It is guaranteed to do
all that is claimed for it and its
cures of coughs. colds and Group
are always satisfactory. For sale
at Forbes Drug Store.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
Wanted

Good reliable party to put ~
crop l6 acres Of barley
and plow land after cropped
Land Is, z miles north OF
Washburn, :. on share or
cash. Seed furnished.
Enquire Klein Land Agency.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
Wanted.

Good reliable party to put in
corp 6acres Of barley and
pIoW land after cropped.
Lano is Z miles north Of
Washburn, =. on share or
cash. seed furnished.
Enquire Klein Land Agency.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
Market Report

Oats ...... ~
Flax. lO2
Eggs 70
Butter 25
Potatoes 90
,a-
Old and young alike are having
the measler in Martin.
Hubert Holtan, the II year old
son Of Ole Holtan, is reported on
the sick list this week.
Will Go on Your BOND, Frank E.
Funk, list. NATL Bank, Washburn
North Dakota.
Geo. w. Milne, Of Denhof, was
transacting legal business in the
county seat the first of the week.
List your town property for sale.
or Rent with the G. o. Raugust
Agency.
Invitations have been issued to
attend the wedding Of Miss Julia
Bagley and Roy Cleveland at the
Bagley home on the 29th.
REIMBURSEMENT For Sale-SO
acres-2 miles from Coleharbor
For particulars write, or call on,
Otto Anderson, Coleharbor, n. D.
Among the schools that have
been classified and entitled to state
aid. is the Washburn high school.
It is put in the third class and the
aid received will amount to $500 a
year.
The unexpected happens. In
sure your property against Fire,
and Lightning. See Frank E,
Funk, Agt., Washburn, N. D.
Mrs. A. P. Marshell and son
Richard came over from Oliver
county Saturday and on Monday
left for Wheaton, Mimi, to visit
relatives. She is planning on 60
ing to Cuba in the near future.
For sale or trade-16O acres. II
miles from Coleharbor; 50 acres
broke. What have you to offer:
Otto Anderson, Coleharbor, N. d.
Card of Thanks-We wish to
thank the many friends who assist
ed us SO kindly during the last ILL.,
ness Of our late husband and
father. Mrs. P. G. Thorstenson.
and Children.
The editor Of the Crosby Eagle
says a farmer living five miles
from his town, was blowing last
week. If this kind of weather
lasts much longer, the farmers in
this county will all be getting
busy.
Before it is too late, insure your
property against Fire, Lightning, Re:
liable Company. Frank e. Funk, Isl
National Bank, Washburn,
The business men of Turtle
Lake organized a commercial
club. Such clubs have now been
made in nearly every town in the
county. The object of the clubs is
to build up the home town and the
county and to advertise it's advan.
tages to the world.
For sale or trade-l6O acres,
miles from Coleharbor. N. D. Is
acres ready for crop. Good house
and barn, good we'll and windmill
Make an offer. Box lib, Colehar.
Dor, N. D. II
At the meeting of the stockhold'
ers of the Washburn Hall Associ'
alton held January COOS, the fol.
lowing officers were reelected fol
the following year: Board o.
Trustees: G. G.. Forbes, Aug. =
johnson and w. L.. Nuessle. Sec.
rotary, q. o. Raugust; treasurer
Henry Holtan.
FOR RENT few houses
Enquire Frank E. Funk, LIST Natl
Bank.
Loans on Improved City Property
Monthly payment privilege. Set
g, O, Raugust, Local Secretary
Northwestern Mutual Savings 4
Loan Association of Fargo.
A man called at the county
judges office the other day anc
asked for a marriage license. The
man looked rather familiar to the
Judge who finally asked. him If he
had not issued a license to him
short time ago. The man said he
had not, so one vas made out anc
he was sent on rejoicing. The
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
BE WISE

BE WISE
r NE who knows not,
and knows not that
he knows not, he is
~A a fool; shun him.
I Sc "a
He who knows not, and
knows that he knows not,
is ignorant: teach him.
50 g "a
He who knows, and
knows not that he knows,
he is asleep; wake him.
81 sc "a
He who knows, and
knows that he knows, he
is wise; follow him.===To
the Come Again Store for
a genuine bargain. Only
a few days left in which
we sell at reduced prices.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24

Iu0 OHoId 1Ou60, OduudIy GCbu-
End number 'O8 Lecture Course.
The rural mail delivery to the
farmers north of town will no
doubt be in good running order
before long since there are such
workers as A. e. Sauer and others
behind it. The route has been
surveyed more thoroughly and it
is found that there will be 81 fami-
lies on the round trip of 20 miles
and the farthest point from town
is II miles. There are no hills on
this route and it will all be made
on section lines. The purpose of
rural delivery is to carry mails
daily-on a fixed line of trayel-to
people who would otherwise have
to go a mile or more-mostly more,
to a postofice to receive mail. The
carrier will not be required to re-
turn or travel over the same road
twice the same day. More than
one family but not more than five
families, may use the same box
The carriers are required to carry
a sufficient supply of stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal
cards. Rural carriers may carry
packages of merchandise for here,
from a patron provided the same
are not mailable. All should work
for the good Of the cause as it will
be a great convenience that cannot
be realized until experienced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
hat Rock Island is soon to be among
: he hest in this respect
Pat Bryan Men on Guard.

No one who is at all fapiliar with
political sentiment in Rock Island
county from the democratic standpoint.
viii fail to realize that it is for Bryan
md Bryan policies through and
through. 1t is for Bryan, BRYAN. nm
,onditionally, Bryan on all terms. Any
move, whatever may be its motive.
chat is at all antagonistic to that
course of action, runs at cross pur-
poses with the party tendency lnflu-
ences within or without the party that
seek to dictate an evasive course OF
action as regards the governing of the
acts of the delegates to the state con
yention, are not in complete harmony
with the Bryan program Mr.. Bryan
believes in the elimination of the ele-
ments of party discord, not only in the
state. but in every nook and corner OF
the state. He believes in frank ex
preston that springs from the roots.
The democrats of Rock Island conn
ty want Bryan men on guard. not SUI
perficially Bryan men, but sincerely
Bryan men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

Mrs Merrifian seemed TO waver: then
she again picked up the suit case with
determination.
"rll write" she said "from moth
er's'
And So he was forced to let her go.
He stood for some time on the front
steps i'll the rain. Watching the cab as
1t WAS swallowed up by the grayness.
| and then he went into the empty
house
Everything seemed to speak to him
of Polly, of their two happy years Of
married life There was the mission
furniture in the library. the fascinat-
ing bookcases with loaded glass. the
books that they had read together. the
motto over the fireplace on which they
had looked night after night when the
lamp was out and only the flames light
ed the dinlness OF the big room. There
| was But he left the library behind
| him and went upstairs. only to be re-
| minded again and again of Polly as
he tripped over her Turkish gold en-
hroidered slippers on the threshold of
her pink and white room aud noted
her frilly dressing gown flung across
chair her cut glass bottles on the
Ichiffonier. her ivory brushes on the
dressing table.
| A sudden thought came To him. Why
had she left these things behind?
She had been deliberately locking the
big trunk when he came in that after
noon. III send for 1t later" she had
/ f,,f III;
manning articles into her suit case.
| Why hadn't she taken her brushes
Why hadn't she taken her dressing
gown? Why We're the slippers left?
AS a dawnWg thought came 10 him
his face frightened. He went over to
the trunk and lifted it. 1t was SO light
that he moved it easily. Then he sat
down on the floor deliberately and
picked the lock and opened It,. 1t was
empty.
Still smiling. he went over to the
closet and threw the door wide open.
1t was full of Polly's clothes.
Evidently Polly was coming back.
With mind at ease. he returned 10
the library and prepared TO wait for
her. With Il book and cigar and the
comfort of his easy chair the time
would pass quickly. Bur ii did not
lass quickly. lie missed Polly awful
ly, and he grew very serious as lac
thought what il might mean il she
should, never come back. Aud in tn,
terror of that thought he went TO the
telephone and called up Polly's mother
Polly's mother. answering sleepily
said that Polly was not there, had mol
been there, aud it was midnight. Why
was he asking her? What had hap
tpened to Polly-what5
Merrimans quieted her fears. Poll.
was out ..and was latA getting hkpe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
Cali for Democratic County Conven-
ton.

The county central committee of the
democratic party of Rock Island couu-
" state OF Illinois, hereby issues a call
ipr a county convention of said demo-
cratic party. TO be held on Monday, the
2oth day of April. 1908. at the court house
III the city of Rock Island. in said county
OF Rock Island. state of Illinois, con-
Vening at o'clock p. m, for the pur-
pose of selecting eleven delegates TO
the democratic state convention, TO be
held at Springfield April %, 1905
In accordance with the action OF the
democratic county central committee
delegates 10 said county convention
VIII be selected in the manner and form
provided. as follows:
Primaries, will he held at the custom
AIRY places in the various wards in the
city of Rock Island, between the hours
OF and p mi Friday evening, April
il, 1908.
caucuses will be held at the custom
airy places in the various wards i'm the
city of Moline. in South Rock Island.
and south Moline. at D. m. Friday,
April Il, 1905.
Cancuses will be held in all the other
Townships of the county at 5 D. M.
Friday, April II. 1898.
The basis of representation in said
county convention will be one delega te
Ter every 20 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for Parker for president
in 1904. which entities the various
wards and townships to delegates as
follows: