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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-01-09
Killed by Hold-up Man.

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 2.-W1lliam
?. Ferris, aged 80 years, railroad
brakeman, returning TO his homo from
work Tuesday night, was shot by q
hold-up man and died shortly after
reaching his lodgings. .,....
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-01-09

HOGS FOR SALE.
Registered Poland China's and
Grades. Storm & RoWley,
Angus, MINI.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-01-09

Pencils, tablets and school supplies
for sale at the Sheaf Office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Read the For Sale Ads-there is a good invest
ment for you.
FANCY POULTRY AND EGGS.

DURING THE SPRING SEASON
the Courier will run special de-
partment, in the Want Columns,
which will be headed-F'ANCY
POULTRY AND EGGS. This will
no doubt prove a valuable depart
ment to both the buyer and seller of
poultry and eggs-Use it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Morris Williams
HORSE SALES AND REAL ESTATE
AUCTION EVERY OTHER FRI.
DAY-PRlvATE SALES
DAILY.
WANT A LOT OF PONIES.

Say boys! All you boys who own
ponies listen. l have an order from a
dealer who will be here next sale, Fri
day, May 20, and he wants 40 lead Of
ponies from 700 pounds to 1000. says
he dint care for any certificate of
good character to go with them but
will take them if they are in good
flesh, and can be led to the car.
They may "go straight up in the
air. when you get on them, or turn
double somersaults when you hitch
them," but he says he don't object to
little faults like that They must be
ponies and must be fat. and broke to
lead, and further than that no ques-
tons asked. So bring in your ponies
for next Fridays sale.
Another thing boys I want to say
to you, while you are listening.
On June 2, the first primary cleo
ton ever held in Iowa will occur 1t
will be the first opportunity the people
of the state ever had for selecting
United States senator for themselves.
With many of you it will the first vote
you ever cast
There will be three points for you
to decide, first whether you will identi-
fy yourself with the republican or
democratic party and If with the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you :..s.l vote to
return to the senate a man who is 80
years old and has held his job con-
stantly since IL years before you
were born or whether you will support
for the place younger man full of
energy, fighter and one who has al
ready done much for the good of the
people of Iowa
Now in selecting your party don't
be governed entirely by the politics
of your father. AS for myself do quite
little voting on both tickets, picking
good men wherever / find them. But
as the republican party has a large
majority in this state, if 1 were you
I would identify myself with the party
| that is most apt to win, and If you
! cast your lot with the republican party
you certainly will select the progress
sive, fighting wing of that party. It
| Is true the progressives have incorpor-
ated in their platform some Of the
| policies advocated by the democratic
| party. but there are some good traits
| gressives selectin- the best and most
modern principles of each party APP
peals to the young men to join them
and fight for the best interest of all
the people of all parties. We believe
in representative government such
as ours that men should not be given
a life time lease in office. Let them
serve a few years, then move on SO
as to give to the young men an OPP
| portunfty to move up. Allison should
be retired, Cummins should be elected.
1t Is for the best interest Of all the
people of Iowa.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Wapello County Corn
Growing Contest
Held Under the Auspices Of
The Wapello County Farm
ers Institute

The Institute desires to again cali
the attention of the farmers OF Wa
pello county to the corn growing con-
test. The time is short, as all entries
must be in by the first of June. 1t is
very desirable that many enter this
competition. Contestants are certain
10 take extra pains with the fields
entered in the competition, and an
increased yield of at least 10 bushels
to the acre may be expected from
such extra care. If only 100 farmers
compete it would mean the addition
of 10000 bushels to Wapello county's
corn crop this fall
To the farmers in Wapello county
raising the best 10 acre field of corn,
age raising the best single acre Of
BRICK AND CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY will offer premiums to the
amount of several hundred dollars.
Rules of Contest.
1. Any farmer in Wapello county
Is eligible to the contest.
3. All entries must be in by June
/. 1908, and recorded by the secretary
Of the association.
8. Each piece of ground entered
must be definitely stated as to exact
location and shape by meets and
bounds, and must be in one body. The
township, section and part of section
must be given SO that any piece of
corn can be found for inspection
4. All returns of the contest must
be in by December 1, 1908.
5. The yield of corn must be meas
Gred by. bulk in crib, allowing 2A
cubic feet to the bushel for the me-
dunn cared varieties and 21a cubic
feet for the large varieties, and the
corn must be clean. An affidavit from
four honorable men will suffice for
data in regard to the yield. Two of
the above men must be land owners.
6. All of the above corn must be
raised on tile land
Z. No entry fee will be charged.
8. Done or more entries may be
made, but only the best entry can
compete.
8. Awards will be made at the next
Farmers Institute in Ottumwa De-
cember 10, il IL, 1908.
Each boy entering the above con-
test must be under 18 years of age
and must perform all the work, from
the turning Of the ground by the pillow
until the corn is cribbed.
Premiums.
1000 tile will be given as a pre-.
MUM for the best yield in 10-acre con
test.
5000 tile will be given as pre-.
MUM for the second best yield in 10
acre contest.
1000 tile will be given as a premium
for the third best yield in 10-acre
contest
1000 tile will be given as premium
for the fourth best yield in 10-acre
contest
In addition to the above the farmer
raising 100 bushels or more to the
acre will be given an additional 1,OOC
tile.
For the boy raising the best single
acre a premium of three wagon loads
Of tile will be given.
For the second best acre two wag
on loads Of tile.
For the third best acre one wagon
load of tile
For further information write to
MADISON WARDER.
R. F. D. No. 2, Agency, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Section 20 Prim nv Lam

Sec % Canvass by State 5oardcerha On the second Monday
election executive council
length
political filed
his official
the nominated separately
with the of the
f
of to
the
the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23

Hence. farming in Colorado without
the irrigation is failure.
Colorado, being far from the sea, en-
joys a cloudless climate. This means
q great deal Of sunshine without burn
Ing heat, not too far north or south,
but just right to make the finest
quality Of crops, fruit and vegetables
The deep rich alluvial soil is just as it
was deposited by the Great Mills Of
the Glaciers ago, 1t has lost nothing
OF Its richness. Dirt is like Coffee
without water, it holds it's strength.
NOW this is the receipt that makes
the San Luis Valley QUALITY "a A
rich soil. CD Constant Sunshine 90
Cool air. 90. The system of irriga-
ton that brings water to the roots of
plants without shutting off the sun
shine from the leaves. (5( The Grea.
Walls of mountains protects the crops
from all kinds of storms, no cyclones,
valley. co The Best of all, it's a
home market for everything raised.
This land will grow crops from 500 to
$500 per acre. Close to railroads. good
town school and churches. Settled by
northern and eastern poole. Coal and
wood cheap.
Buy now while you can get a bar
gain, $50 per acre decided land. water
rights attached. Why should you pay
$40 per acre for water alone?
We sell on payments, So cash, bal
arce yearly. q years in this business.
We have learned that it pays to sell
only self-supporting farms irrigated
or where rain is plentiful, it guaran-
tees to buyers a sure profit. We have
Travelled all places you read about For
information please call or write. After
June l, round-trin to Pueblo, $2175
p. T. JOHNSON E CO
Suite 1916 Old Leighton Block, New
Phone 7o5I, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-MY STANDARD BRED
driving mare, city broke, also buggy
9 and harness. Will sell at bargain.
l.. e. Stevens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Little Money
Large Returns

At present prices
in San Luis VAL
| e y, Colorado,
the best irrigated
valley on earth.
smooth surface,
water plenty, cli.-
mate the best.
Colorado is al
most midway be-
tween the oceans.
The clouds which
rise from evapor-
alton in the Pac-
ifc, the Atlantic,
the Great Lakes,
or the Gulf Of
Mexico, are dist
pated before It
gets to Colorado
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23
a Burglary.

Last Saturday night burglary
was committed within our city and
the culprits are still at large. 1t
was this wav: Sometime ago two
barrels of liquor was seized at the
depot and taken before Justice
Stamper. The trial was pending
and was to have been heard on last
Monday. So on Saturday night
someone broke into the Office of r.
w. Griggs during his absence some
time between 10 and I2 O'Clock and
rolled the two barrels out the back
door aud it looked as though the
liquor had all been spilled out on
the ground. Some think that part
of the stuff was carried off, others
that some over enthusiastic temper
ance workers got hold of it and de-
cided it was best to dispose of it
that way. However the stuff was
stolen and no one seems to know or
care who did it. We think however
whoever did, should have let it alone
and let the law decide what to do
with it.
The trial came up Monday and
Justice Stamper found that the liquor
was in the depot illegally and order
ed it destroyed, but as it was already
stolen, We don't see what good the
order did. The whole matter will
probably continue mystery, but it
looks as though it was a deep laid
plo, to get rid of the whiskey in a
quite way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23

David F. Taggart one of our old
est citizens departed this life last
Friday morning about o'clock.
He was out at the farm and was not
seriously i'll until Thursday night
when he was found to be, in criti-
cal condition the cause of his death
being heart disease. The funeral
services were held at the Baptist
church on Saturday conducted by
Rev. Griffin and interment was
made at Graceland cemetery. The
G. A. R. and A. o. u. w. both of
which he was member attended
the funeral in body.
Daniel Francis Taggart was born
April 18TH 1874 in Randolph county,
H., was married to Mary Jane
Jackson on January 16, 1868, he
enlisted in Co. C.. goth Ills. Vol.
Infantry In May 1861, was discharg-
ed in August 1862. He came to
Fort Scott Kansas in 1869 and to
Meade county in 1885 where he has
resided ever since. He was the
father of eight children, four boys
and four girls, six are living one boy
and one girl being deceased. He
has four brothers and one sister who
also survive him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23
Died.

Mrs. Mafgaretha Feldman died at
the home of B. H. Cofdes in this
city January 18th and the funeral
services were held January roth con-
Quoted by Rev. Darby.
Mrs. Feldman was born in Han
over, Germany, Sept. ao, 1S4o.
Joined the Ev. Luthern church at
the age of Is and lived christian
life up to her death. She leave five
sons and one daughter, to mourn her
loss.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23
Notice

The postmaster general has ruled
that all subscribers must be not
more than one year in arrears. or
second class mail privileges wsth be
denied such papers as do not. have
a bonaf5ed list will be deprived of
the privilege of mailing at this class
so please call and. pay US at once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23

II Violin lessons anda Violin for
ten dollars. c. L. BULLARD. Meade.
1nsuse your farm property in the
old reliable Farmers Alliance InsssF,
ance Co., of Mcpherson, Kansas.
Also insures detached town property.
s.. Nj. Bennett, Agt.. Meade, Kans.-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23
Tom Walters will 20 to Wichita

ON walters VIII 20 to Wicnlta
tonight on business.
2 Claud Ellis Is down from Pratt
yesterday on visit.
If you want to keep posted on
county business read the News.
Judge Eckhoff of Odee twp. made
this Office a pleasant call last Satur-
day.
Miss Etna Dalgarn returned Wed,
nesday from Kansas City, where
she had been on ten-day visit.
The Stubs primary election bill
passed the house at Topeka Tues
| day night at 1890 o'clock by vote
of 1o4 to g.. All the democrats
| voted for the bill.
Mrs. John Shaw, of Artesian, was
selling some of the finest country
sausage last Saturday that is was
ever our pleasure to taste. If you
want fine sausage engage it from Mr..
Shaw.
J. R. Jefferson, the popular sec
ton foreman, at Jasper was down
yesterday with the Mexicans. Il
| was pay day on the railroad and
they had come down to get theil
money.
| J. c. Ragland and John Trobel
who have been engine helpers al
the depot were laid off last week
The railroad is endeavoring to re-
duce its expenses. They recently
discontinued the service of the
Wichita train to. Liberal for the
| same reason.
Alex Maiheu was in town yester,
day and in conversation with him
learned that he is building a Il
| room cement house which when
completed will cost him in the neigh
borhood of 5000, 90. We are
pleased to note this fact as Alex j.
one of our oldest citizens, has q
large family and has made some
money in the past year or two.
We notice in the list of House
employees at Topeka that the name
of George Wiley appears as docke,
clerk. Now this IS evidently "oul
George" and We are pleased to see
him have a place. He has been al
Hutchinson for the last few year.
and we are glad to know he ha:
something. George likes to have
these kind of jobs and likes to take
a part in politics and we might say
that if several things had gone right
George might have still occupied q
prominent place in Meade county
"Here are the prices paid for adj
yertising in some of the leading
newspapers and magazines" say.
the Sterling Bulletin: "Chicage
News for page advertisement ir
one single issue. SI141.s6; New
York American, $685.; Saturday
Evening Post. $500; Delineator
$1,000; Golfers Weekly, $1,000
Womans Home Companion, $24oo
Ladies Home Journal, $4,000
Remember this is for single issu,
and if it don't pay the big adver
tisers, who use it and pay that price
do you suppose they would keep i
up year in and year out. Advertis
ing pays if it is worded attractixea,
and the goods are as represented"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-01-23
Local Ifems

=
Gordon Oldham has been in the
city for several days visiting friends.
S. P. Bunch returned from Mis-
souri, yesterday after a weeks abb
sence.
Mrs. Tom Walters and children
left Tuesday night for Atkinson ILL.,,
her home for several weeks visit.
Sheriff Price went over to Plains
Tuesday with a search warrant
directing him to find booze. He
went but came back without find
ing any,
Chas. Dettinger was called to
Pittsburg, Kansas last Friday in
response to message that his moth
er was dead. He returned Wednes-
day.
A letter from Chas. Stephens,
Pineyille, Mo-, encloses subscrip-
ton to the News for another year.
He says his mother died in Decem-
Der 1909.
F. c. Tracy and w. H. Willhour
have purchased the Beaver Demo-
crat of Beaver, Okla, and will con-
duct same in the future. We wish
them success.
Ernest Lowe is going around on
crutcbes the result of horse falling
on him last week. He is improving
however and will soon be able to
go without the use of the sticks.
WANTED. or four hun
dred head of cattle to winter. Plen-
ey of feed and water, good wind
brakes and section of fresh grass.
Call on or address Center Bros.
Elenwood, Okla.
An oil station has been establish
ed at Meade and a wagon goes from
house TO house as in the larger cities.
Kerosene is sold at I2H cts per gal
lon and gasoline at l8 cts. 1t is
quite an accommodation for country
as we'll as town people.
E. D. Smith left last Friday for
Hutchinson Kansas to visit his son.
From here he will journey to Ne
bfaska, Iowa and Illinois before he
returnes. He goes to look up the
early history Of Jedediah Smith the
famous Indian trader and explorer
of the west.
At the Plains election last Mon
day Mr.. Prather was elected Mayor,
and Harry Milligan, Police Judge.
For Conncllmen, Messrs Brown,
Collingwood, CASTOR, Boyer and
German were elected. We under
stand there was an effort to defeat
Milligan but it failed.
r. E. Steele returned from Ken
lucky last Tuesday. He had taken
his two daughters, Misses Anna and
Martha back to Kentucky to see
their mothers folks and from there
they went TO Virginia where they
are in school. They will return to
Meade county as soon as school
closes for the summer vacation.
We are advised that the lecture
was very poor last Tuesday night,
several people leaving before it was
finished. Now this just confirms
what we have said several times.
These outfits have got guaranty
for so much money and you have
got to take just what they give you.
Worse than that many people have
purchased season tickets and are
compelled to 60 whether the show
is worth the money or not. As we
said many times let these outfits
come here on their own merits, and
iflthey are alright they will be pat.
ronized, if not they will have te
close np shop az all other failures do.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
RUSSIA'S ROYAL WEDDING
Grand Duchess TO Become Bride of
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden.
Magnificent Display
Arranged

ST. PETERSBURG, April 20.-Grand
Duchess Marie Pavlona. daughter of
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovioh, who
on May is to be married at Tsarskoe-
Selo to Prince Wilhelm, second son OF
King Gustav of Sweden, has received
deputations from the municipality, no.
bility and burgesses of MOSCOW, from
merchant and artisan guilds, from the
women of the city, the troops of the
local garrison and large number of
public Institutions and was congratu-
lated by them on her approaching mar
riage.
They also presented the grand duch-
ess with various tokens and other gifts
testifying to the great popularity of
the young princess in Moscow, where
she has spent her entire life. The dep
utations referred in their addresses to
the work OF the grand duchess for the
sick and wounded during the Russian
Japanese war and the interest she had
taken in the poor of Moscow
Prince Wilhelm will arrive here from
Sweden April 80.
He will be quartered in the city in
the palace of Grand Duchess Serge,
foster mother of7his future wife, which
is now being decorated. The palace
will be reopened for the wedding fes-
tivities for the first time since the as
So ssination of Grand Duke Serge.
King Gustav of Sweden and Prince
and Princess Carl will arrive May L,
~ia RpVal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
DRINK CRAZED, KILLS
SkIDDOO MERCHANT
MINER RUNS AMUCK; TALK OF
LYNCHlNG
OWING to Lack of Jail, bad Man" ls
Tied to Post-Released Later,
He Stays Prominent
Citizen
BY Associated Press.

by ASSuCldleu TAcSS.
RHYOLITE, New, April 2O.-James
Arnold, proprietor of the Skiddoo
Trading company, was shot yesterday
about noon at Skiddoo CAL, nifty miles
south of here, by Joe Simpson and died
ten hours afterward from the effects
of the wound.
Simpson had been drinking all morn
ing and trying to pick a quarrel with
some one. He entered the Skiddoo
bank and thrust his gun in the face
of Cashier Dobbs and threatened to
shoot him a short time before he NOR
tally wounded Arnold. He was ar
rested by Deputy Sellers and, in the
absence of a Jail, tied to post. Later
he was released, when he walked into
Arnolds store with the question:
"What have you against me?"
On being told by Mr.. Arnold that he
had nothing againt him. Simpson drew
an automatic revolver and said Pre-
pare to die am going to kill you,
and instantly fired, the bullet entering
below the heart.
Arnold was one of the most proni-
nent citizens of the California camp.
having located the townsite of Skid
doc and was heavily interested in
mining. He was formerly justice or
the peace there and had been instru-
mental in the prosecution of Simpson
on previous occasions, which probably
accounted for his losing his life.
There was strong talk of lynching
last night, but better sentiment pre-
vailed and after his preliminary hear
ing today Simpson will be sent to In
dependence, Cal. for trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
GRECIAN PRINCE IN
NEW YORK, PENNILESS
SCION OF ROYALTY SEEKS A
POSITION
Too Proud to Accept Aid from Fell
low Countrymen, He Adver-
tises for Work as
Tutor
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 20.-Too proud to
accept aid from his countrymen, of
whom there are many in this country
who know his history, Prince Constan-
tine Paleologue of Greece, who is re-
lated to many of the royal families of
the Old World, is seeking employment
in New York.
Through newspaper advertisement
columns he is trying to obtain posi-
ton as a secretary, a tutor or anything
that will enable him to earn an honest
living.
st must get employment" said the
prince through his friend, Peter Gea-
noss, land l hope that it will come
soon."
In several newspapers Mr.. Geanoas,
acting for the prince, inserted the tol-
lowing advertisement:
Imperial prince, single, of an ancient
dethroned European family, living in
cognito, wishes to acquire the friendship
of a distinguished American gentleman.
Apply by letter, Charles de Knox, 1O4
East Fourteenth street"
Charles de Knox is the name used by
Mr.. Geanoas for the prince, as the
prince did not desire to reveal his
identity.
The prince came to the United States
from Athens about ten months ago,
and for some time was employed as a
writer for a Greek newspaper at
salary of SIS week.
Three months ago he lost that posi-
tion and since then he has had no em-
ployment. 49,, ,,,,oo
Greece does not recognize the prince
as a member of royal family because
of a decree that there shall be no i'm
perial princes in that country except
those of the reigning family.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
PLAGUE CLAIMS
FRIGHTFUL TOLL
CITY IN VENEZUELA STRICKEN
WITH DISEASE
SUSPICIOUS EPIDEMIC ALARMS
RESIDENTS
Sufferers Are Being Taken to Hospi-
tails During Nights, in Order That
Public May Not Learn
Real Conditions
Bv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, April Is (via
Willemstad Island of Curacao, April
20).-The prevalence and continuance
of a suspicious epidemic at La Guayra,
which has caused a number of deaths,
has decided some steamship companies
not to admit passengers from that port
while others have resolved not to nave
their vessels call there at all. This
malady has been described as perni-
cious fever. DR.. Peraza, local ply
sician, diagnosed the disease some
months ago as bubonic plague.
For this reason he was at once
thrown into Jail. Today, however, he
was liberated.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-An alarm
ing spread of what is declared to be
bubonic plague continues to be re-
ported unofficially from La Guayra and
other places in Venezuela.
Whole families in La Guayra are
said to have been stricken and many
deaths have resulted from the disease
Despite the efforts of the government
authorities to minimize the situation
terror has seized the inhabitants. II
is also stated that doctors and govern
ment agents are moving the stricken
to crowded hospitals in the middle OF
the night to conceal as far as possible
the exact situation from the inhablt-
ants. Reports received here positively
assert that the disease is rapidly gain
ing headway.
Americans recently from Venezuela
describe the condition of the inhabit-
ants of that country as pathetic. Fish
is said to be a staple diet, and owing
to the climate it is most difficult to
keep this one article of diet in condi-
tion for consumption for any length
of time,