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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17
WIDOW FORLORN;;
WRITES TO MAYOR
HIGHLAND CENTER RESIDENT
WOULD TAks MIssouRlAN
FOR HUSBAND.
PHILLIPS AID SOUGHT
Municipal Head of OttumWa Receives
Letter From Brown Eyed lndvid-
ual Asking His Help in Secur-
ing "ShoW-me" Bachelor.

Dan Cupid had an effective aid in
plying his joyful occupation of mating
spoony individuals in the person OF
Mayor T. ]. Phillips, who through his
publishing of the proposal from the
Missouri tiller of the soil recently in
the Courier, has matrimonial deal
on the eve of contamination. A hap
less resident of Highland Center and
the earth Furnishing Missourian may
become wed if the aid of the obliging
mayor does not miscarry.
The following is a verbatim copy
of letter received yesterday by May
or Phillips, the writer's name, how
ever being kept secret:
Highland Center, Ia, Oct. 10, 1908.
"Mr. Phillips, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Kind Sir
Il see in last weeks Currior mis-.
souri, Batchlor in search of wife and
seeing he describes me so closely he
surely noes me. l should be glad to
here from him l am widow brown
eyes brown hair and w the very best
of health 14S pounds age q and love
! a farm home. | am at the present
working out in fact 1 always work
out would be pleased to here from
him not later than this coming week
for I am thinking of going to Kansas
on visit and If can get place that
suits me better than here in that
country this winter but wish to here
from the batchlor first. my hight is
57h. Will be % years old in march
and surely will apreache good home
for never had one, but I have moth
ing only what I work for. sometimes
get big wages, sometimes small.
don't believe in being stilish but dc
believe in being clean and neat and
looking right. Have no children
Wishing to here your reply.
yours truly,
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the winter. Mr.. Miller expects to take
trea tment at the sanitarium

the winter. Mr.. Miller expects to take
treatment at the sanitarium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Kinney, who
have spent the past four weeks in this
community and near here, have gone
to Centervile to visit Mrs. Kinney's
nephew. Will Buckles and family, and
exDect to go on from there to their
home at Burlington, Kansas. They
were accompanied to Centerville by w.
S. Kinney of Perry township.
s. H. Klinginsmith and Orlo Vor-
reiter of Lucerne, Mo-. are visiting here
with the family OF j. M. Mccormick
and the family of Will Cox.
T. P. Bence of Bloomfield took break
fast recently at the Beknap hotel
while on his way home from Center
vile. where he attended the funeral
ola friend
Mrs. Q. c. Bell and daughter Pauline,
visited over Sunday at Highland Cen
ter with Miss Edith Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. |. Ware visited friends
at Eldon for a few days.
Mrs. G. E. Lisetor and little daughters
left Thursday for Sumner Mo-, to visit
friends.
A. D. Rayburn shipped hogs to OF
tumwa last week.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Wishard and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mccormick, were
entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr.
ana Mrs. w. w. WlShard OF Bloomfield.
Mrs. D. S. Ziegler spent Saturday
night and Sunday in West Grove with
her parents.
Mrs. Mort of Birmingham spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mrs G.. H
Middleton.
Mrs. May Lumas and son Glen, OF
Selma, visited Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. David Mum.
Mrs. Orla Burns and children spent
day last week in Bloomfield with
friends.
Mrs. Skinner of Bloomfield, visited
her sister, Mrs. Byron Skinner. Satur-
day and Sunday.
T. A. WEIGH is suffering from
rheumatism in one eye.
Charley Hull of Bloomfield, principal
Of the school, remained at home Tues
day to attend the funeral of George
Sewers, and Miss Zoe Mcconnell tool
his place and Miss Leila Eberline took
Miss McConnell's place in the lower
room
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17

sunday School association held a very
interesting convention Sunday at
Sherman Chapel. The church has been
recently repapered and presented a
hne appearance. The people of that
community are noted for their hospi-
tally, and Sunday was no execution to
the rule. A number of those who had
their dinners took them to the Harri-
son Hawkins home where the dinner
was much enjoyed by all. AS to the
days program, it was perhaps the best
tlat the association had yet had. While
the discussions We're not as general
as could be desired they were to the
point and it, is hoped the schools will
put in practice many of the good things
suggested. The first topic, Qualities
Desire in a Sunday School Teacher"
brought out the opinion that thorough
knowledge of the lesson with all it's
surroundings was the most desirable
qualification while some insisted that
the preparation by the Spirit was more
important than the education 1t was
decided overwhelmingly that the Sun
day school should observe the holi-
days with fitting services. An excel
lent talk on class organization was
given by D. H. Payne. The needs of
the primary department and of the
school in general were quite well
brough out and it is hoped that way
may be, found for them to be supplied.
A male quartet composed Of Messrs
Will Dunlay, Arthur WEIGH and Prof
Brown of Bloomfield. and Mr.. Collins
Of Stiles, favored the audience with
some excellent vocal music Miss Ethel
Kelse, county secretary treasurer of
Bloomfield was present and ably pre-
sented the financial side of the conVen-
ton. A collection of S2.56 was taken.
An offering Of $3.50 was taken over in
a fitting manner by d. H. Payne of
Bloomfield. The Star school pleased
the audience with their isnging. Miss
Ethel Brewster gave an excellent reci-
tation. The township secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie McPence, was
present and covered the convention
work in very efficient manner Mrs.
McPence has proven such an excellent
secretary that she has been re- elected
time and again. The music furnished
| throughout the dav was Of good quail
| tv, A great disappointment for the
| night when Prof Brown announced
and give the address in the evening.
A fine musical program consisting of
| special quartet pieces and by the whole
choir had been prepared for the even
ing service, but as no one could be
found to take charge of it it was
| abandoned. The first Saturday after
| noon in April was set for the schools
| to meet at the Belknap Methodist
| Episcopal church to make out the pro-
gram for the next convention, which is
to be held with the Methodist Sunday
school at this place in May.
Other BeIknap News.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Miller have gone
to Hot Springs, South Dakota, to spend
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Morris Williams
HORSE SALES AND REAL ESTATE
AUCTION EVERY OTHER FRI.
DAY-PRlvATE SALES
DAILY.
OKLAHOMA BUYERS COMING.

| am Just in receipt of a letter from
Messrs Brisco &, Dixon Of Anadarko,
Oklahoma, wanting load Of horses at
next weeks sale. This firm buys a
good class Of heavy farm mares, 1850
to 1900.
Market conditions at Chicago are not
at all Improved over last week, but as
all our buyers at last weeks sale were
from points out side Of Chicago, and
as am making unusual effort to Sc
cure buyers for next weeks sale, I
anticipate that prices here will hold
just about steady with last sale.
And by the way in my last "ad,"
after stating that on account of the
bad market at Chicago we had no buy
ers from that center, the Courier made
me say among other eastern customers,
1--WE had three good buyers from Chi
cago." Now l did not write any thing
Of the sort (and my writing Is just as
plain as print went to writing school
when / was a boy). What I did say
was, I'VE had three good buyers from
Ohio, the state, Mr.. printer that Sen
ator Foraker halls from--the stand
patville'' man of the Buckeye state.
And for next weeks sale it seems
we are to have some customers from
Oklahoma--the Youngest of the states
and yet one that is a. close second to
Ohio in the race for notoriety in the
present campaign.
Ohio, Oklahoma and Ottumwa, three
famous names beginning with 90
Ottumwa made famous by the fact that
1t sends more horses direct to eastern
markets than does any other point west
of the Mississippi, from the Canadian
line to the gulf.
Thursday and Friday, Oct. % and 30
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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The corner stone of the new Presby.
terrain church was laid this afternoon
with imposing ceremonies. After a
song by the choir and an invocation
by the pastor, Rev. w. S. McCuIlagh.
the corner stone was laid by Colonel
Warren S. DUNCAN, who was one of
the charter members of the church.
Brief remarks were made by the pas
tors of the other churches in Charlton
land Rev. McCullagh then added a
closing word and pronounced the BEN
ediction,
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Highland Center, Iowa.
envy Dear Madam

WY DSdI fUdu tIll.---
IT have your letter of October 13
and contents fully noted. would be
very glad indeed to help you get an
attractive husband and a suitable
home If it is in my power to do SO.
have published your letter today, but
omitted your name and may now hear
from that gentleman from Missouri
as soon as he sees your application in
the Courier My reason for emitting
your name in the paper is that he
will correspond with me and if he is
an attractive gentleman and one that
I think would make you a good hus-
band I will then tell him your name,
but will tell it to no one else.
"Yours truly,
"(Signed) T. J. Phillips,
Mayor"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17

$50 ACRE FARM WELL. IMPROVED
for rent, either cash or share, rent
t, suit Tenant, in good shape for
farming and stock. also have a good
list of Iowa farms for sale at prices
from $50 to $50 per acre, farms and
town property for trade. d. n.
Nevelle. Terril, Iowa.
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MANOR phillips, Reply.

Fearing a change of heart on the
part of the Hiehland Center lovelorn
miss. Mayor Phillips Immediately die
tated the following letter and dis
patched it by an early mail:
"Ottumwa, Iowa, Oct. IA, 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17

To the Voters of Wapello County:
/ am candidate for the Office Of
sheriff on the Socialist ticket and /
promise the voters of this county that
] will enforce the law as find 1t on
the statute books. I furthermore
promise that If am unable to enforce
the law, will resign and step down
and out.
make this statement to the public
because want all meI to know where
stand, and / ask no mans vote who
does not want to see the law enforced.
Furthermore l will state that IL I
am elected Henry II. Warren will be
my deputy.
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NICE 4S0 ACRE FARM VERNON co.
Mo. fine improvements. all fins
prairie land IN miles to town u to
%chool. Prices S35 per acre. Good
farms bargain, write A. ]. Jarvis,
Harwood Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17

FOR SALE - DURoC JERSEYS,
both sexes. March and April farrow,
eligible to register. also my herd
Ottumwa Iowa, r. r. No, 2.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The following market is furnished by
I. G. Furman, grain and stock
broker. Rooms 7 and 5, Chiffon
block. New telephone. 1894.
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago, Oct, 16.-CATTLE-Mar
ket steady.
Receipts. 500.
iBeeves--s3.40@7.50.
Cows and heifersT$t.60@5.30
Stockers and feeders-$26o@45o.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
The following market is furnished by /.
c. F'urman. grain and stock brokers,
Rooms and s, Chiffon block. New
phone 1884
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago. Oct. 16.-POULTRY-M
ket easy.
TurkeyS--15c.
Chickens-91sc.
Springs-10kc.
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wANTED-woRK ON FARM BY Al
boy IT years old. P. S. Whitconab.
Eldon. Ia.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE--12o ACRES OF WARREN
Co. land at $40 per acre,call on or
write Spring Hill Bank. Spring Hill
Iowa.
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Ottumwa, Iowa
For SaIe-Feedina Steers

A head average 500 pounds. S. head
average $50 pounds. So head average
$50 pounds. All natives. Will sell any
number to suit purchaser. Address.
w. w. Dyer. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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WANTED.

AGENTS wANTED-TO HANDLH
new household article. best seller on
the market. For particulars writd
now to the G. Pullin Co. Newark, N.
J.
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FOR SALE-25 GOOD DURoC BOARS,
March and April farrow. One year
ling recorded. George w. Speirs,
Hedrick, Iowa.
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s. c. B. LEGHORN CoCKERELS.
pullets and hens for sale, w. N.
Rockwell. 107 North Willard st.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Butter and eggs, packers pay, are
slightly higher today; otherwise there
are no changes in the local market
quotations.
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FOR SALE-SOME WE'LL BRED
Berkshire pigs. either sex. prices
right. Phone. Batavia. N. M. Giltner,
Agency. Iowa
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WANTED-LADY AGENTS TO CAM
vass for new invention: not sold
in stores; money maker. Hawkeya
Novelty Co.. Creston. Iowa.
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FOR SALE.

SEND FOR OUR LIST, OF SOUTH
ern Iowa farms for sale. McIntire &
Henderson, Blakespurg. Iowa.
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WANTED-To RENT FARM REFER
ence furnished. 0. 10 C. Courier.
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WANTED--To SELL ONE HALF IN
terest in local coal mine r. r. Hop
kins. SS3 Seventh avenue, East. Os-
kaloosa. Iowa.
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WANTED-AT ONCE, TWO LIMO
type operators at this office.
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bulls. pure bred; priced right. Geo.
Lentner, Ottumwa, Iowa. r. r. No. !.
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SEE j. NJ. LEPPER FOR BARGAINS
in farms and farm lands. Floris. Ia.

FOR SALE THREE MATuRED,
registered Poland China brood sows,
also early narrowed pedigreed, male
hogs. S. p. Hartman.
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FOR SALE-GoOD &C ACRE FARM
five miles southwest of Ottumwa,
$50 per acre and worth the money.
]. B. Mowery
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Peoria Corn Market,
Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 16.--CORN--No. q
75kc.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
A BIC SUCCESS
In Spite of the Financial Pan
ic-The Biggest Business
in the History Of the
Institution.

= During the month just passed, the
Tyler Commercial College, of Tyler,
Texas, enjoyed the largest enrolment
for any one month since the school
was established. and their heavy cor
respondence indicates that this month
will also be a record breaker. This
big success. with such financial crisis
as this country is just passing over,
is conclusive evidence of two things.
First, that the Tyler Commercial Col
lege is giving the most thoro and
practical education possible, one that
fully meets the demands of the bust
ness world. Second, it proves that
the better thinking people are made
to realize by the panic, that there was
40 better way of investing their earn
ings than in a practical commercial
education. May this institution con-
tinue to prosper. 1t is doing a great
good for our young people. Parents
interested in placing their sons and
daughters in a commercial college
here they will receive valuable moral
training as we'll as a thoro and prac-
tical business training, would do we'll
to investigate this school. A business
training without the proper moral
training as a foundation is a failure.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
CEMENT HOUSES.

Thomas A. Edison's latest in
veution is a concrete house.
Writing to the Chicago Tribune
he says:
81 am in receipt of many letters re-
garding newspaper articles describing
q cement house which | am about to
erect. The writer's of most of the let
teri have misread the articles, and |
take this occasion to explain just
what I purpose to do. l now have a
model, one-fourth the size of the house,
designed by the New York architects.
This winter | shall construct the iron
molds and devise machinery, whereby
a full sized house can be cast in
twelve hours after the molds + in
position. At the end of six days the
iron molds are removed and the house
will be complete. including stairs,
partitions, mantels, bath, ETC., and
after drying six days will probably be
ready for occupancy. To build this
house for 81, 900 is essential that it be
erected on sandy soils, as the ma
terial excavated for the cellar is all
that is required to build the house.
except, of course, the cement. The
cost of the iron molds will be about
$4,000, the cost of the other machinery
about SIS, 600. From this outfit an UNI
limited number of houses can be
erected"
The cement house invention
above seems attractive. but the
people of Louisiana will regret
fully have to pass it up, unless
Mr.. Edison will now bend his
great inventive powers to the
task of inventing a way to per-
suade the insurance octopus to
give a reasonable rate on cement
houses and not class them as
wood. Lafayette now has a row
of three cement stores, each
rated 8.55, and should the people
here become enthused with Mr..
Edison's new invention and build
a lot of cement houses. the
chances are it would brighten the
timid insurance trust into cold
feet and a rate of 20 per cent.
If Lafayette is to benefit from
Mr.. Edison's cement house in
vention, we must implore him to
invent an attachment to go with
it, warranted to work a reason
able rate out of the insurance
trust.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Passenger Rates.

Tnes-D Democrat, New Orleans, La,
January %, 1908.
The action of the Texas Rail-
road commission in dismissing,
some days ago, its motion to pro-
mulgate an order reducing pas
senger rates in that State from
three to two and a half cents, as
signing as its reason that the
present time is unfavorable to
lower fares in Texas" is signifi-
cant and encouraging. A more
reasonable drift Of public senti-
mant in matters affecting the
common carriers is indicated,
not alone in Texas, but in a modi-
led degree in other Southern
States which have been expert
mentinR with reduced rates. The
reaction was inevitable, hut the
recent furry and the industrial
depression that followed have
naturally fastened it. But a few
months ago commercial demands
upon freight equipment had
swamped the carriers. Empty
freight cars, everywhere requi-
sltioned, were not to be had, and
the car famine was more acute
than that of the previous year.
To-day thousands of ''empties"
are standing upon the sidings,
with the millions in
money invested in them earning
practically no return. Obvious
II the time is i'll chosen for re-
duction of railroad rates, and the
action of the Texas commission
proves that the public is inteli-
gent enough to recognize this
fact and reasonable enough to
nee that justice be done.
The Times Democrat, through
Qat The period o. agitation. has
&C1ended that passenger rates
onEiat . be reduced only after .
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
A SAD ENDING.

Three couples, once upon q time.
All in q friendly way,
Mace UP their min one evening. that
They'd cycling go mex day.
They started In the early morn,
And nothing seemed amiss,
And when they reached the leafy lanes
They rode
in twos
like this!
They wandered over hill and dale.
Beside the murmuring stream:
The land was rich with autumn tints,
The day was like q dream.
They sped through many . woodland
glade,
And life seemed full Of bliss;
For when they rested in the shade
The sat in twos like this!
The day flew by and evening came,
OH much to soon" they said.
They tarried long upon the way,
The sky grew black Ger head.
Down poured the ~rain-they homeward
new
TIL one unlucky miss
Slipped sideways-crash! Great Scott.
the lot
Observation-Disclosures
dorothy Williams. in Royal Magazine.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Too Much Cornstarch,

Little Johnnie doesn't like to be
kissed, but sometimes he is compelled
er's to submit to the ordeal. The last
time they called he went through the
operation as gracefully as possible;
but after their departure he remarked,
vigorously rubbing the powder from
his face:
Mamma, l don't like to have them
kiss me. 1t tastes just like kissing
a Observation-Disclosures.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Jules j. MOutOn,

Real Estate Agent. : Lafayette. La.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Notice.

The st. Martin Oil Co., Ltd, with a
capital stock of $25. 900. 90, was organ
lied to operated in the Stailey Oil
Field, near St. Martainville: it's Off
GERS, are j. G. Broussard, president;
F. E. Delahoussave, secretary and
treasurer: James Simon, vice-presi-
dent and L. p. Fournet and F. Il.
Powers, board of directors. The GER
~tificates are at the par value of $50. 90
each. For stock certigcates address:
F. E. Delahoussaye, Sec. and
Treas, st. Martin Vile, Louisiana.