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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-06-04
TIE

Is what every farmer ond thresherman says when approached about
buying q gasoline or kerosene burning traction engine
That is just what we are here for-TO SHOW YOU-just what the
HART-PARR kerosene burning traction engine will do in blowing, threshing
etc.
On the 18th and 18th days Of May, we sold four HARTPARR kerosene
burning engines for blowing purposes, and we sold them afer showing the
purchasers HART-PARR engines at work in the field, operated by their own
es. Other manufacturers werea at Fargo, showing their engine ito the parties
N bought rom us they had their W experts operating their engine
yet We landed every sale, for the reason that we could show them that tn.
ART-PARR was the best.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-06-04
Proud Papa's Observation.

TITS hard to make some people re-
member" said the tiresome talker,
that they mustn't look a gift horse
in the mouth"
eyes," interrupted Popley, "but I'll
bet it's still harder to make our baby
remember that he mustn't put a gift
horse in his mouth"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-06-04
Pine Dream.

II met her on a car to-day. She
says she's going to spend the rest of
the winter in Italy and along the Nile.
What do % think of that 2"
II think women ought not to smoke
In public"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
THE IOWA CROPS
Final Acreage Will be About What Il
Was Last Year-Alfafa Cut
In Marion County.

Des Moines, June 16.-Iowa weather
and crop service for the week ending
Monday, June 15, 1908:
The average temperature and sun
shine have been below the normal dur
ing the past week in all parts of the
state, and the rainfall was below nor
NAL over the northeastern, and above
over the southwestern half of the
state. Showers occurred in some
parts of the state every day during
the week, yet there was an average
of four days without rain, and work
in the corn fields was vigorously push
ed. Most of the early uplanted fields
have been cultivated once, and, in
many localities, the second cultivation
is we'll advanced. Considerable plant
ing and replanting was done in fields
which had previously been too wet.
Many fields in the river bottoms and
on fiat, undrained land are still cover
ed with water, or are too wet to per-
NIT any work being done, but for the
state at large there has been a decid-
ed improvement in the condition of
our staple crop, although there will be
decrease in the anticipated acreage
as many fields have been or will be
abandoned.
The final acreage will probably be
about the same as that Of last year.
The cool weather was beneficial to
small grain, in preventing the develop
ment of rust, and those crops, to-
gether with grass and potatoes, are
reported to be in a very thrifty condi.
ton. Hay making is reported as hav.
ing begun In Iowa county, and some
alfalfa has been cut in Marion county
The yield of cherries, which are
now getting ripe, will be large over
most of the northern and light in
southern districts, but Strawberries
give promise of fair crop in all parts
of the state. The apple crop will be
light.
Geo. M. Chapel,
Section Director
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
EDDYvILLE.
Geo. M. Chapel,
Section Director.

Eddyville.- Caroline Lee and
Miss Elva Schwol, Of Des Moines. re-
turned to their home after a brief Wis
it with their friends, Miss Addie Cald-
well
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Middlesworth
and two little children, returned TO
their home in Beacon, after spending
the day with his cousin, Jas. Watkins,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller and two
daughters returned home from a few
days visit in Ottumwa Monday after
visiting with Mrs. Miller's sister, Mrs
Blystone on the South Side
Mrs. Thee. OFT is visiting in Oska-
loosa with her brother, Ep Ward and
family. and attended the Eastern Star
meeting of the lodge Monday evening
Mrs. Mary B. Fisher went to Ottum-
wa Monday morning where she will
remain indefinitely with her daughter
Mrs H. E. Keene.
Mrs. Holloway of Oskaloosa, came
down Monday morning and spent the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

julius Caesar Burrows, United
States senator from Michigan, tenn
porary chairman Of the National Re
publican convention will call that
body to order at noon tomorrow. VIII
liam Howard Taft is assured the pres
idential nomination but the second
place situation is up in the air. Vice
presidential sentiment waivers back
and forth between the east and the
west. On the day that the New York
legislature passed the anti-race bet
ting laws, Hughes stock went boom
inc. Then came a positive statement
from him that he would not accept
the second place nomination. This
shifted the tide of sentiment westward
and Jonathan P. Dolliver, junior
United States senator from Iowa, was
the talk of the party managers.
Leading political writers, at the con
vention city, in yesterdays papers
said that Taft and Dolliver will be
the heads of the national ticket. u
sc ems, in fact, that the Dolliver sentt
ment will not down even though the
senator himself says he has no ambi
ton for the Office.
1t is certain, in face of these cond!
tions. that the second place nomina
ton will be fought out on the conven
tion floor
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
GENIUS is HARD WORK.

Making the best of an opportunity
is the secret Of success in this life's
work, according to James J. Hill, the
great railroad president who has just
left on his first European trip.
Someone asked the builder of the
great northwest, "Mr. Hill what is the
seat of your genius?'
Genius" said he, II know no gem
Jus but hard work"
Many man, as he is on the down.
ward span of life, looks backward and
says, 20, what I might have been. '
He sees the opportunities that were
spread out before him after it is too
late to begin all over again.
Mr.. Hill has been such a hard
worker during the last quarter of a
century and longer that he could not
find time even for a trip of recreation
such as he is now taking. Not until
his sons had grown up in the railroad
business and until he knew that they
were able to conserve the great in
terests he had so long labored to es.
tablish, did Hill give up the strenu.
GUS activities of empire buildings"
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EDpYViLLE.

Eddyville.-The Odd Fellows and the
Rebecchas observed Memorial day
Sunday une ID, 1908, with services
held in the city park. The Odd Fell
lows band furnished the music.
The Methodist church held their
ing at the church and pleased the peo-
pie very much. The Christian and
Baptist churches gave their exercises
last Sunday.
Mrs. Glenn and two daughters, Of
Buxton, are visiting with their
friends, Mrs. Briggs, Sunday and Mon
day, and will visit other friends before
returning to their home In Buxton.
Mrs. ohm Shea, +. Of Two Harbers,
Mimi, arrived Saturday morning for
a visit with relatives here and near
Eddyville.
Misses. Letta worrell and Carrie
Wilson were visiting Saturday with
friends in Abba.
Mrs. Snod Grass Of Ottumwa ar
rived Saturday morning for a few
days visit with her friend. Mrs. Pand-
burn who resides near here.
Mrs. w. T. Moss. of Des Moines. and
Mrs. Lizzie ohnson. of Kansas, who
was called here by the death Of their
father, George Glass, who resides near
here, was in Eddyville Friday visiting
with their friends, Mrs. Blake and Mrs.
E. Moss.
Miss Sherman and Miss Smith, Of
Ottumwa, came up Friday morning
for a visit with the formers sister,
Mrs. c. G. MaddY, who resides east Of
here.
Mrs. Mftilda Franklins, who resides
just north of Oskaloosa, returned to
here home Friday morning. after be-
ing called here by the serious illness
of her brother-in-law, Mr. Compton,
who resides on the Weber farm, south
of here.
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SlGOURN Ely.

Sigourney Word was received here
Monday morning that John Hale was
killed by a PASSENGER train while cross
ing the trestes works on Deep river.
near Hobart, Ind. His son escaped n
similar fate by jumping from the
bridge. John Hale and his family re-
sided here for a number of years. UNI
til about year ago, when they move
ed to Chicago, where his family now
resides. He was about 40 years of age
Mrs. Carrie Rakestraw from New
Sharon, arrived in the city Monday
morning for an extended visit at the
home of her father, r. HI. Cutler and
to help celebrate her fathers sixtieth
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs c. c. Heninger spent
Sunday at the home Of the formers
parents. near Martinsburg.
Mrs Mark Trotter and son John W..
of Guthrie, Okla, arrived in the city
Monday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends.
w d. Beatty, who is selling out i
stock Of general merchandise at West
Point, came home Monday to look
after business during the absence of
B. G.. Khanke.
Marriage licenses were issued today
by the clerk of the district court TO
the following parties:
F. F. Percy to Alice M. Fisher, both
Of the north part of this county; Jewe.
| r. Lowery to Miss e. p. Latty, of
| What Cheer.
Prof, Arthur Hoffman, of the agri-
culture college at Ames. arrived home
recently to spend his summer vaca-
| ton at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs j. H. Hickman.
The marriage of Miss Jennie M.
Hutchinson and Ben G. Yahnke will be
solemnized Tuesday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents near
What Cheer. The guests will include
only the relatives and intimate friends
of the, contracting parties. After a
short honeymoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Yahnke will be at their home in kest
Sigourney Both are most excellent
young people and have a host OF
| friends in Sigourney where the bride
has often visited. Mr.. Yahnke Is EN-
| ployed at the w. d. Beatty shoe house
In Sigourney and Is one Of the most
| popular young men Of the city
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ALBA.

Albia.-Today has been one of the
greatest in the history of the local
knights of Pythias lodge. This after
noon was Memorial day and a num-
Der of Hiteman knights We're in the
city for the services. Appropriate
services were held in the hall and Hoii.
N. E. Kendall made quite an extend
ed speech at the cemetery. Tonight
the lodge had twenty-five candidates
whom they put through the various
degrees.
E. G. Bates and family, who went
from this county to near FIT. Morgan,
Colo. have returned and will again
become permanent resident of Monroe.
The climate in the west did not agree
with Mrs. Bates and hence the return.
They proved up on a valuable piece OF
land
Mrs. Lutte Nelson, who has been at
York, Neb., during the past few
months where she was instructor IN
music, returned to Abba the latter
part of the week.
Miss Georgia Harvey has taken a
place as bookkeeper in the Ware &
Kissick south side grocery.
Ed M. Noble who has been at High
more, S. D., has returned to Abba and
will take up his permanent residence
here. All of the old friends are glad
to welcome him.
The city Of Abba has abandoned the
matter of extending the sewer down
of land was purchased from T. b.
Perry the latter part of the week, the
city and county each paying half, and
this will be used for dumpage pur-
poses The city and county were both
facing a law suit as the result of tha
outlet of the sewer, and the cheapest
way out of 1t was to buy the land
,toI1 Itch, 111t,, ~
own. The ground is of such size that
a sceptic tank can be placed on II
when the city reaches that point.
Miss Lillian Newton, teacher III
music in the Abba schools, has been
| appointed reader Of music examina-
| tions in the office Of the state super
| intendent and will go to Des Moines
| from her home at Grinnell the first OF
| the month.
Many Abba people subscribed to- 9
| fund that was to be given to Calet
| Powers, who was accused of completely
in the murder of Governor Goebel, Of
Kentucky. The case has been in the
courts for the past eight years and
now Powers is given his liberty. Tit
| other places, has been turned over t.
Mr.. Powers, being forwarded to HIN
| Just before his release.
Invitations have been issued for thu
marriage of DR.. Edward Crater ant
Miss Rosa Warren, both of Buxton
DR.. Carter is the assistant to Dr.
Burke Powell in the company worl
and is one Of the young colored mel
| Of the state who by the dint of hare
study and much effort has risen to thu
| top Of the ladder in the profession
They are an excellent young coupl
and their friends hopes their futur'
may be all happiness. The weddint
will occur on the evening Of June 80
at o'clock at the First Congregations
church in Buxton.
Mrs. George Roberts and children
left Saturday morning for Council
Bluffs where they will remain will
relatives for the next three or fou
weeks. Mrs. Roberts has recent
been in poor health and it is sincerel
hoped by her many friends that tn
change will do her much good.
Gus Sunstrum left Sunday at moo
for Chicago. He will purchase good
for the Hub clothiers and while in tn
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FLoRls.

F1oris.-M. G. Johnston and Wits
from near Birmingham visited Thurs
day with Mr.. Johnston's aunt, Miss
Eliza Johnston, at the H. Barker
home.
Rev. j. A. Sinclair and family, re-
turned from Mt. Pleasant Friday. They
had been attending commencement ex-i
ercises.
Miss Myrtle Peden returned from
Mt. Pleasant where she has been at
tending school, Friday.
A small blaze in the Hancock & Box
store caused quite little excitement!
Thursday. The fire was put out be-
fore an serious damage was done.
Floris will celebrate the Fourth in
grand style.
B. T. Heady is on the sick list
DR.. Parker and wife are visiting
relatives in Missouri
w. Smouse, of Washington, was a
business visitor in F'loris Friday.
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'3''ss
PEOPLES PULPl7
D4.Sf..s.ssb9.SS,Is}s.s. s.Ss.SHH.snS0

Editor Courier:
That our city is infested with a
gang Of thieves and thugs is a self
evident fact. Residences have been
entered, stores broken into and cit!-
zens murderously assaulted
Only few days ago defenseless
woman in her home was overpowered,
bound, gagged and left to suffer, or
die, it made no difference which to
the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
Later an inoffensive man going at 10
o'clock in the evening to meet his
wife and escort her home, while
crossing an alley was waylaid by q
thug, knocked down and seriously in
jured, the motive being robbery. AMI
this occurred in the business part of
town two blocks from the police sta
ton These are but two incidents OF
many. No citizen is safe either in
his own home or upon the streets aft-
er nightfall.
The police department is wholly un-
allie to cope with the situation, and
strenuous measures should at once
be adopted for Kidding the city of the
Class that are menace to life AMI
property.
Let sufficient force of night watch
men in citizens dress be employed to
guard the whole city if necessary I'M
til these thugs and murderers at hear.
are captured and exterminated. If the
citys finances will not permit this
then let an accredited representative
for the purpose. A sufficient sum could
would fail to respond literally
| C. Mier.
Editor Courier:
In order that the general public, CT
people in general may be fully and
correctly informed in regard to the
controversy existing between the
shaul Cemetery association and A. G.
Leighton in the matter of securing
more land as place to bury the
dead, it has been decided by said
Shaul Cemetery association, in regu.
lar meeting, to call public meeting
Of all persons who have dead now
buried in the Shaul cemetery, and all
persons who are interested In keeping
up and perpetuating said burial
ground
Therefore public meeting is here
by called, and the public Is invited to
attend said meeting to be held on
the 29th day Of June, 1908, at 8 p. m
at 1. o. o. F. hall, corner of Church
and Willard streets, South Ottumwa,
The books of the association will be
there and every step that has been
taken in the matter of trying to Sc
cure additional ground for burial pur
poses, and the effort put forth by
said association, and the results there
of, will be fully explained.
4 We want your advice, we need YOU
assistance. Come out to this meeting
June 20, and get acquainted with the
facts and true conditions of affairs
and you will be with us.
i A. D. Findlay, Pres.
H. w. King, Sec'y.
4 Shaul Cemetery Association.
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WHY GOLD ISN'T PLENTIFUL.


Just when the world needs more
gold, it is going to get less OF that pro
duct. Perhaps some of us will not
notice the difference very greatly, but
at any rate this is the dictum of the
experts of precious metal supplies,
connected with the mint, the geology
cal survey, and other scientific or
technical departments of the govern
ment which keep in close touch with
the production of precious metals.
The explanation is that decreased
Industrial activity nowadays is certain
to affect the product of gold in about
the same proportion that 1T does 9TH
er business.
Gold is no longer dug by adventures
and Argonauts and explorers. Gettng
gold out Of the soil is matter of ex-
act sciences in practical application;
of engineering, geology and chemistry.
Low-grade ores give the world most
of its gold. If it were not for the pos
sibility of getting copper, lead ana otn-
er metals along with the gold, many
of the mines in the world would nave
TO be abandoned.
When, therefore, the world has hard
times and the demand for copper and
lead goes down anu prices ldll oil, euo
possibility of proftably producing gold
also shrinks.
A very large part of the worlds
gold comes along with copper, nova
days. Copper is one of the metals
for which demand shrinks most
promptly when there is business de-
preston. A mine which produces
gold and copper is under necessity OF
shutting down when the value of the
combined product is less than the
cost Of operation. In other words
when copper goes down, gold mining
in some regions is at standstill.
1t is explained by the scientists
that one reason for the immense IN
crease in the worlds gold production
In recent years is that SO many other
things can be dug, along with the gold
which help pay the expenses. Copper
is chef of these, lead good second
Copper and lead pay the fixed charges
of many mine known to fame mere
ly. as a gold mine. Take them out OF
the circulation, and the mine is shut
down.
That is why this years product OF
gold will, from statistics which have
been gathered lately, be smaller thar
last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
Republican county convention.

Republican County convention.
The Republican county convention
will be held at the Armory (Turner
hall) corner of Fourth and Market
streets, in the city of Ottumwa., Satur-
day, June 20, 1908, converting at 11:0o
a. m.
All delegates are requested to at
tend in person, as no proxies are per-
mitted The business of the conven-
ton will be to nominate candidate
for the Office of county auditor and
one for member of board of super
visors, also to select delegates to
state convention ard members OF
judicial and congressional central
committees.
E. K. Daugherty.
Chairman Republican County Cen.
trail Committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
q q a CURES
-. -. -. RHEUMATISM

The OF Rheumatism
scattered or relieved with nren plasts bsters quoted
regua the aggavatng swollen
while the real remained the blood
acid OF the blood brought
weak Kidneys and general sluggish condition of the This acid
symptoms OF Rheumatism S S. purely vegetable
and making this pure
cleansed of the irritating producing acids
aches the muscles pabe
and Rheumatism completely permanently
and any medical advice to who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
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SHERIFF OF PopuNk.

Down in Kansas City the police
captured the $4,000 mail pouch thief
but let him go again before any evi-
dence had been secured against him
and after lawyer had been paid 5000
to get his release from the city prison
which was effected the following Mon
day morning, the arrest being made on
Sunday morning.
The Kansas City Journal says the
police acted more like the sheriff of
Podunk than the members of metro
politan police force.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18

Windy city will attend the Republican
national convention.
Rev. Hook and family left Monday
for Racine Wis, where the~ will en-
joy an outing at the old homo for the
coming week Rev. Hook was at Fair
field Sunday and returned to the city
and joined his family ana they de-
parted the following morning.
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port Mr.. Bryan, in case the Nebras-
kan gets the Democratic nomination.

The primary law provides that all
political parties are to meet in county
conventions throughout the state next
Saturday at II a. M, in county seat
towns
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18

Charles Schwab says he never knew
a dishonest millionaire-Is he aiming
to put Roosevelt in the Ananias club?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18

The intelligent and Industrious for
eigner is an asset to any developing
country
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William Howard Taft-Fit, Fat and
hundred sixty.
Taft and the world Tafts with you,
Root and you root alone"
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The Kentucky night riders have
taken to singing hymns as they burn
tobacco barns.
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It's wise postage stamp that
knows when it is we'll licked.
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day with her son. Noble Holloway and
family
Mrs Lizzie Johnson, of BeIlville,
Kan, and Mrs. Moss. OF Des Moines.
who were called here by the death Of
their father, Mr. Glass, of near here,
are in Eddyville this week visiting at
the Abe. Etuber and Mrs. Lizzie Blake
homes.
Ed Kussart. Bernice Shinn, Jennie
Shields and Delphia, went to Morayia.
Monday morning as delegates to the
Epworth League convention
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If a man knows nothing else he is
good company If he knows how to
laugh.
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Governor Johnson speaks up good
and hearty" saying he will surely sup
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tive. PROF. w. G.. WELBORN
College Station, Tex
Editorial Comment: If friends NJ
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"jokcrs' into this bill. the public
Is interested I'm knowing it: and ~
there Is any way that the bill can
be- made TO do good service. the pub.
lie should know that. Mississippi
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tected. even If II Is necessary to cor.
rect whatever weaknesses may be In
the prescnt law.