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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

continue radical from May 10 to Fl.
In the Ohio valleys and the south
eastern states rainfall will largely in
crease from May IA to 20 but dry
weather will prevail north of the Red
river of the southwest and west Of the
Ohio valleys. Heavy rains will occur
along the western coasts and moderate
rains In western Canada.
Immediately following May 9, hot,
dry weather will prevail and serious
drouths will threaten in several west
ern states. Temperatures will average
cooler in eastern Canada and north
eastern states than elsewhere.
Long Range Forecasts.
Perfection is ont to be hoped for
some defect in weather forecasts. The
candid person, who is really seeking
weather information and not hunting
for something to kick, will determine
the value of forecasts by ascertaining
Whethed they are approximately cor
rect more than one-half the time. The
mere critic will demand perfection
while those who desire to be benefit
ted will be fair.
change of only few degrees in tenn
perature and for his growing crops a
few days delay in rainfall is of no
Importance
The important features of long range
forecasts are these: Will the temper
atures and rainfall of the week aver
age above or below normal? Every
farmer knows about the average tenn
peratures and rainfall are in his vicin-
ity for every week, or at least, every
month in the year. Those averages
are what we call normals.
If I succeed in correctly forecasting
as to whether the seasonal rainfall will
be above or below normal I will have
have accomplished great good and If
I correctly forecast as to whether tenn
peratures Of the week will average
above or below normal my work will
be success. I am doing better than
the requirements stated above.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
FOSTER MAKES
PREDICTIONS
WILL HAVE VARIABLE WEATHER
DURING MAY WITH DAN
GER OF FROST.
WILL BE LITTLE WARMTH
Last Half Of Month to Average Cooler
Than First-Poor Crop Weather
-uso 10 s9pna!le7-p!W vi
trail Valleys.

The weather forecast for the next
week promises some warm weather
but it also states that the pleasant
spell will be followed by the variety
that has been with US for sometime
past The latter half of MAY will be
cooler than the first says Foster, so
do not get out your panamas too soon.
The complete forecast follows:
Washington, D. c., May 9.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 9 to 10, warm wave
8 to -, cool wave II to Is. The next
disturbance will reach the Pacific
coast about IL, cross Pacific slope by
close Of 10, the great central valleys
a to 16, eastern states II. The
slope about -. great central valleys
IA, eastern states 16. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about Is, great
central valleys II, eastern states 10.
This disturbance will bring the last
high temperature wave of the long
hot spell of May and the belated low
temperatures will take a deep plunge
known periodical weather events US
ually occurs all around the earth about
May 10 to Is at which time very cool
weather prevails but if l have calcu-
lated right that peculiar weather fer
lures will not show up this year till
May II to 10.
Following this storm wave OF IA to
is will come long spell of very cool
weather not good for growing crops,
particularly not good for corn along
-latitudes of the great central val
leys. Temperatures in northern states
and Canada will go near the frost line
May IS and "a and last half of May
will average cooler than first half
This disturbance will be of more than
usual force and weather features will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
Swenson, o. L. Stockberger, Roy Ste
yens, Jas. Swirles and w. Brown.
Committee on Tuesday evening pro-


yens, Jas. Swirles and w. Brown.
Committee on Tuesday evening pro-
gram = w. H. Boetcher, w. I.
Peck, Herman Bremhorst, John Rugg,
A. Fosdick, John Peach, M. F. CHS
man, Robert Daniels, E. LIE Compile.
Harry Throne, J.. F. Dings, Frank
Mills, C. W. Comegys, j. S. Wier
and A. c.. Caughlan. Herman Brem-
horst, chairman.
Committee on Wednesday evening
program - G.. G.. Porter, Roy Ste
vens and w. l.. Sargent.
Committee on Thursday evening
program = F. B. Clark, Herman Mer-
rill, W. T. Harper, A. Odenwalder,
Frank McIntire, Charles Searle,
John H. Morrell, James Cooper, Frank
Mckee Frank Holman, j. K. Dy-
sart and w. Brown.
The headquarters of the association
during the convention will be at the
hotel Ballingall. Frank Nimocks will
be in charge of the headquarters. The
reception Tuesday night will be held
at the Armory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville-Mrs. Roy Lafferty and
Mrs Charlie Kussart went to Ottumwa
Friday afternoon to attend a recital
held at the convent Friday evening in
which Miss Helen Butcher will play
Mrs N. B. McNeese and daughter,
Miss Fern, went to Ottumwa Friday
where they will spend few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Waters and
family
Mrs Ollie Oldham was a business
caller in Ottumwa Friday mornine and
Miss Katie Sullivan was a business
caller in Oskaloosa the same day.
George Pert and family of st. Davis,
ILL.,, returned to their home Friday
morning after spending several weeks
visiting with relatives at the John
Dial home and with relatives and
friends in Pekay.
Miss Madonna Scott returned from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
MERCHANTS ARE
MAKING READY
LOCAL ASSOCIATION HARD AT
WORK ON STATE CON
VENTION.
THREE DAYS SESSION
DAYS SESSION
Numerous Committees Appointed at
Recent Me- :ing to Handle the
Event-EIaborate Program
Arranged.

the retail merchants of Ottumwa
are the busiest batch of men on the
Job for the past week, and many Of
the officers and committeeman of the
Retail Merchants association may be
seen gliding about the city streets
like humming birds in flower gar
den. The reason for all this hustling
Is due to the coming state convention
which will be held in Ottumwa May
rs, az and 20.
several meetings during the past two
weeks and at the last one the sever
al committees for handling and ar
ranging for the convention, were ap-
pointed. The meeting was full Of in
terest and volume Of business trans
acted, beginning at 8 o'clock and last
Ing until after II p. NJ The efforts Of
The association being directed toward
making the Ottumwa convention one
OF the best ever held by the associa-
ton OF the state, great work is being
done to that end. An elaborate pro-
gram fer the entertainment of the
guests is one Of the chief efforts of
the local association to provide, and
this takes in the ladies who will &C.
company the delegates.
ottunrwa Means Opportunity.
The convention will last Tor tn a.,
days and every minute of the time
will be used to advantage to display
the ability Of Ottumwa is a hostess
and show the visitors that live city
full of business opportunities lies
here. Nothing will be left undone by
the merchants to make the convention
3 success and advance the name of
OHumwa among the first cities of the
state as q convention city, which ia
capable of doing things in any class
Of business. The factories and various
Industries Of the city will be visited
md automobile trips about the city
md In the surrounding country will
be givcn the guests of the association.
This Is to be made an event for
Ottumwa and the association is meet
Ing with the cooperation of the manu-.
facturers. jobhers, banks and indus
tries In making the convention the
best ever held in the state by the as
ISOLATION. A pure food display will be
on exhibition during the convention
which will prove quite interesting an;
Instructive to the general public. En
!ertainment will be furnished by the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

adjudged insane and sent to the Mt.
Pleasant hospital on last Monday.
Mrs. Will Mckinney, well-known
here by her former name of Maggie
Hindman, has been in a serious cond1-
ton with blood poison for some time
caused by her alighting from buggy
and slipping and injuring one of her
lower limbs. Mrs. Nancy Jones and
Mrs. Oscar Jones were with the
patient at her home near Mitchellv1lle
a few days of this week.
1.-THE Village Postoffice," which was
rendered by home talent last Tuesday
evening was a splendid affair. 1t was
given bv the young people of the
Presbyterian church. The play was
entertainment.
Miss Hattie Vain has returned from
her visit of a few days in Abba.
Mrs. Eta Ream, of Perry, has been
visiting this week at the home of the
late Calvin Ridlin.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde stentz have been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
NJ. Stentz in the east part of the city.
Ed. Osborn is at Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, benefttipg his health.
were in town the first part Of the week
on their way to Des Moines where
Mrs. Wilson underwent a surgical
operation.
Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, from five
miles northeast of the city left for
Guthrie Center a few days ago where
she will spend the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. Wall Everett.
VIM. Benedict and wife and their
daughter Mrs. c. R. Fairhall from
Harrison county, Mo, are visiting this
week in Knoxville and vicinity
Mrs NJ D. Black has returned to
her Knoxville home after an absence
of over six weeks. She has been visit
ing with relatives in Albert City.
Buena Vista county.
Mrs. ]. H. Burma visited in Ford,
Warren county, Wednesday.
D. W. Martin. of Swan, was bust
ness caller at Knoxville Tuesday.
Mrs. Lafe collins visited with
friends in Abba returning home Tues
day.
Lee Pack, Elmer Johnson, Park
Way, and James Bussey, all of Bussey
were in attendance at court Tuesday.
Mrs. Phil Schmidt, of this city, and
her sister-inlaw, Mrs. Kate Schmidt,
from near Flagler. visited with Mrs
Schmidt's niece. Miss Mary Aud in
Des Moines last Saturday.
Homer A. Boylan, left a few days
ago on a business trip to Logan coun-
ty, Kan. He formerly lived in that
state before moving to Iowa.
Col. FL. j. Budd has left for a bus
mess trip to Chicago and from there
he will go to his old home in Ohio.
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stay of the visitors and will consist
of reception at which the repast will
be furnished .oy the Shire dded Wheat
Biscuit company. Music will be one of
the features of the reception. Tho
54th regimental band and several och
er musical organizations will assist IN
the various entertainments during the
convention
The Entertainment.
While the program for each day
and evening has not been completed,
and some of the features not def
nitely secured as yet, the program
committee has theatrical entertain
ment in view for one evening and has
chartered the opera house for the oc-
casion. The Country club has also
come to the aid of the association in
helping the good cause along and
rendered the use of Its handsome club
house and grounds, where the dele-
gates and their ladies will be enter
tanned during their sEay here. Dancing
and light refreshments, with the re.sl-
mental band discoursing music, Will
be the feature Of the country club re.
ception.
The work has proven a herculcaE
task, but the determination of the
merchants AMI the spirit of prulc i'll
the city's good name urges them ON
to a convention that will equal and
ever held in the state. That sucn a
movement be handled right and moth
ing be sighted, a large corps of con,-
mittees have been selected to care for
the work and thus get better results.
The Committees.
The main committee is perhaps
that of reception and entertainment.
This committee has for It's chairman
]. B. Sax, who has gathered about
him on his saaf the following:
w. T. Harper, F. D. Mckee, e.
H. Emery, Frank McIntire, John H.
Morrell, c. G. Porter, F. B. Clark,
Janes F. Powell, A. ]. Stump, G. o.
Arno&. w. 7. Donelan, Homer Patter
son, J. 8. Swenson, Leo Stevens,
Chas. Peterson, S. l.. Graham,
Frank Mills, J. A. Phillips, ]. E.
Scase, John Wormhoudt, Gus Apple
gren, NJ. B. Hutchinson, ]. F. Dings
and F. A. Tisdale.
Committee on cooperation of
clubs, secret societies, etc., are:
Gus Applegren, j. B. Sax, A. Oden-
valdez and F. B. Clark.
Exhibit committee Charles Hal
berg, George Haw, Jr., Jerry Shea, ].
j. Treneman, j. l.. Graham; advisory
members of same, Carl McElroy and
John Rowe.
! Convention committee - Julius
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12

Oskaloosa Friday morning after visitt
ing with her sister. Mrs. Barhouse fot
a few days.
Gail True, who has been taking
treatments in Ottumwa for some tima
went to Ottumwa again Friday and
also spent the day with his daughter.
Mrs. Theo. Inskeep.
Mrs. Edna McSpadden of Coalcreek
and children and cousin, James Han
nah, of Vinton, Iowa, arrived Friday
for few davs' visit with Mrs. Nc,
Spadden's brother, o. H. Brunson and
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-12
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With the largest and most comprehensive stocks OF
Dry Goods and Ladies' Outer Garments in southern
Iona, solicites your patronage. We pay railroad
fare to out-oftown customers alterations made
all outer garments free of charge, and perfect fit
guaranteed We send samples of all piece goods
free of charge upon request and promptly fill all mail
orders. We have an established clientele NTH the
best people throughout Southern Iona and store is
known Ottumwas best store. We cordially invite
all strangers psiting Ottumwa to inspect great
stocks and confidently assert that prices consider
ing quality and style always the lowest do not
fail to pisit The Great Ottumwa Store when you are
in Ottumwa.
Tailor Made Suits $40 TO $50
Tailor Made Skirts IS to SIS
Stylish Waists soc to $1,000
Wool Dress Goods CSC TO So
Stylish Wash GoodslOc to SIPS
We sell the best brands Of Corsets Gloves Hosiery and ndewe
everything sell money
be refunded.
VISIT THE GREAT OTTUA1NA STORE
S.C.Cullen & CO
126-12S-1sO East Main Street
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

Senator Hansbrough, through the
bureau that is distributing his cans
paign documents on door steps, front
porches and other places usually
reached by the small boy who scircu-
lates circus literature and soap sam
pies, makes the last plea to the
farmers of the state that he is a mem
Der Of the finance committee, that
the tariff is soon to be revised, that
the finance committee will revise it
and that he is the only man who will
be able to look after the interests Of
this great grain growing region, and
that therefore he should be returned
to the senate. Senator Hansbrough
also says that a vote for him is a
vote against the Harvester Trust mo-
nopoly and that that is another rea-
son why he should be elected. 1t
will be noted that one of the reasons
appeals to the voters cupidity and
the other to his prejudice neither to
his reason. Senator Hansbrough
knows, of course, that no revision of
the tariff will be made that will af-
feet adversely the great agricultural
interest of the northwest. There
will be due regard for all interests,
and especially for the interests of
the agricultural section, upon whose
prosperity the basis of the prosperity
of the whole country rests. It will
not take the mighty hand Of Senator
Hansbrough to keep the senate or
the house from killing a goose that
lays golden eggs. And in the mat
ter of the Harvester Trust, the courts
and the department. of justice are
still in existence, and If the trust
violates the law we know from the
past that there will be prompt and
speedy action to restrain it. The.
department Of justice has not yet
found that the Harvester people are
guilty of any great crime, and the
principal reason for Senator Hans
brough's bitter campaign against the
trust is because he needed something
to go before the people Of an ag-
ricultural state with. The senator
did not make his alarming discover
les, until he found senatorial cam
paign approaching and he thought
that a campaign Of prejudice against
a corporation engaged in the manu-
facture of agricultural machinery
might prove effective just as he
thought some twelve years ago that
a campaign for free silver was the
winning card.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

ought to do, and will do, in the future.
The country realizes that confidence
only a matter Of law. 1t is an in.
tangible something which exists in the
relation of men. These relations have
been strengthened in our own coun-
try by the economic reforms that have
been instituted. Therefore, we are
are more powerful today than we have
ever been. So far as the present adj
ministration is concerned, it will con-
tinue unchanged in the policy of safe
guarding the rights of all and of en-
bracing every possible and legitimate
means to advance the welfare and
prosperity of our country.
Let there be no misunderstanding
about this. The business and CONNER
cial interests of this country to be
prosperous in any enduring sense
must be administered honestly. With
occasional exceptions they have been
and are now so administered. AS you
have well said, wherever there is evil
dence of dishonesty it must be pursued
relentlessly and punished; but having
thus moved forward to a high plain
Of business integrity, and on that
plane built wisely, let no man seize
the moment when we have as nation
pillorized the real malefactors, to say
that all American business men, or
even and considerable number of
them, are malefactors. I welcome
your work and shall be glad to CO.
operate with you in any effort to es-
tablish prosperity on right and honest
lines.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

The supreme court has handed
down q rather interesting decision in
the case of Percy M. Cole against The
Minnesota Loan and Trust company,
involving the sale Of a block Of land
in the heart Of the new town Of Ken
mare, in Ward county, which was
reserved when lots in the townsite
We're sold. the agent who made the
sales representing that this block Of
land was to be held for a public park.
Upon these representations persons
bought lots that faced on this square
and improved them. The town Of
Kennare grew more rapidly than
was expected and the reserved block
of land came to be valued at $40, 900.
Efforts were then made to sell this
block for commercial uses and an
action was brought to restrain the
sale on the ground that there had
been common law dedication of the
square and that it could not be sold.
This contention was sustained by the
lower court and has been upheld in
the supreme court in an opinion writ
ten by Judge Fisk. Irrespective of
the legal phases of the case, it would
seem just that If owners of this land
sold other lots on the representation
that they would be especially desir-
able because they faced a perpetual
public square or park, they should
be made to live up to their represen-
tations and maintain the vacant
square for the benefit of the cor
poration, the $4,000 valuation to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21
SPIDERS WEBS VARY,
And Some Spiders DO Not spin Web.

Il
And Some Spiders DO Not Spin Webs
at All.
las fine as spiders web" has long
been standard OF comparison, but 1t
makes a difference as to what sort Of
spiders web is meant.
All spiders webs are not alike, nor
are all the threads Of which they are
made. These may be dry or sticky,
fine and regular, or coarse and rough,
according to the will Of the spider,
and the use he wishes to make Of it. \
One kind Of web is that seen on the
grass on dewy mornings. This Is
merely level floor on which the
spider runs and catches his prey. The
thread is net sticky, and the web may
last, II undisturbed. whole season.
Attached to it Is a tube OF web, In
which the spider hides.
Another WEB Is In large meshes, but
OF indefinite shape. Insects get en-
tangled In the mesh. but are not held
by any glutinous nature In the thread.
Then there are dome webs, in which
the spider runs about TO catch the in
sects which get entangled. In addi-
ton, there is the familiar geometrical
pattern. In making these the insect
first places the radiating lines in posi-
ton. On these are woven the circles
Of sticky thread, which. however, new
er re9ch ri hit to the center. These
are the webs which catch insects by
their sickness.
There are, in addition, many varie-
ties Of spiders which build no web at
all, but catch their prey by running
after it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

All is not profit in the business Of
railroading, and there is frequently
q good deal to be charged on the
wrong side Of the ledger account, as
witness the floods and consequent de-
struction Of property in Montana dur
ing the past few weeks, the interrupt
ton of traffic Of all kinds, and the
immense loss Of money and property.
This trouble has just been abated
and the regular train service re-
sumed, but the loss will take the
edge off railroad profits for some
time to come. /.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21
just ) Suggestion.

During the diuner hour on board a
steamer the other day a passenger
was much disturbed by the vulgar way
in which the man who sat next to him
at his meal.
At last, after watching him pick a
bone in very primitive fashion, he
could control his feelings no longer,
and turning to the offending party he
said: MI
Don't you III NIX you would be more
comfortable II you took that out on
the mat?'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

is q credit to the Optic and shows the
enterprising spirit Of its publishers.
The issue Of such a paper would be
credit to a city ten times the size
Of Minot.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-21

The Minot Daily Optic published
an edition Thursday, June Is, Of So.
pages, which sets forth the progress
and the resources Of the northwest
ern section Of the state. The edition