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Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-11
BIG BUSINESS IN BUTTER.

The El Centro creamery is making two churnings daily, and is making daily shipments of butter to Yuma, Bisbee, Tucson, Nogales and other points in Arizona MT. Peacock, the manager, thinks he will be able to place one half a ton of butter in that territory daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-11

Los Angeles is getting ready to take care of the Imperial Val ley cotton crop by organizing a company to erect mills for the manufacture of cotton fabrics. California Dixie is no dream.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-11

Senator Hale diagnoses the case correctly when he says the Philippines are a presidential curse" to the country, but he fails to prescribe the cure. We have a grand tail-hold on the bear, but it has not pleased heav- en to reveal to us how to let go.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-11

This is a good time for the El Centro Chamber of Commerce to wake up and get busy, and the only way for members to help along is to attend meetings. Three members showing up at a special meeting, advertised for two. weeks, is fine showing.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-11
WATER IN THE'coLoRADo.

Mean daily gage heights and dis charges of the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona, for the week ending Saturday, April 3, 1908:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-23
ALBA.

Albia-Mr. and Mrs. D. o. Keyser, of
Buxton, were in Abba today and left
for st. Paul, Mimi. At that place they
will be joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Carrick, Of Bloomington, Ill, and the
two couples will go to the Yellowstone
national park for a w weeks stay.
DR.. Spilman and wife of Ottumwa,
were guests at the home of County
Recorder John P. Mercer and wife
Yesterday. The doctor had come 70
the city on professional business ana
Mrs. Spilman came along to enjoy a
day with the old friends.
Harry Burdock, of the Burdock
Smith Clothing Co. went to Montezu-
ma this morning and will look after
business matters in that place for
several days.
Sherman Peppers returned this
morning from a business trip to Lar
caster, Nc.
James Morwer and wife will leave
tonight for Fremont. Neb., for a two
weeks visit at the home of his par
ents.
Mrs. Mary, E. Goode and son, ?:
Bloomfield, are in the city on a visi,
and will remain for the balance Of lti'
week at the home Of DR.. Davis.
C. f. Israel and wife We're at Tracey
fer a Sunday visit with Mrs. Tracey's
parents. .
f. C. Stanley and wife who were II
the city for a brief visit. returned U
their home at Charlton this morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-23
WEATHER REPORT.

- atE#E4g-
Des Moines, Ia, July 21.-Thas
weather during the past week was
generally favorable for farm work
and the growth of crops The tenn:
perature was about normal in the
western and slightly above the nor
NAL in the eastern counties, with All
abundance Of sunshine. The rainfall
was generally below normal, but
heavy local showers occurred in the
eastern and portions of the northern
districts, with severe local downpours
in the northeastern counties. This
amounts of rainfall range from moth.
ing in the southwest to i've seven
inches in Fayette count. Rapid pro-
gress was made in haying and har-
vesting, and a large amount of hay
has already been secured in h best
Of condition. Barley and early oats
harvest has been completed in south
ern, and is well advanced in north.
ern districts. T%hreshing has begun
in southeastern counties, and reports
indicate light yields of wheat, rye and
oats. The severe local rain n wind
storms in the northeastern and per-
lions of the east central districts i
considerable damage in lodging the
u~nharvested grain, and there is dan
ger that the late oats will be mate
rally damaged by rust in these small
areas. Corn has continued to make
rapid progress, and on the uplands, in
many portions of the state, it is fully
up to the normal condition, but the
crop as a whole is very Uneven. Rain
is needed in the southwestern part Of
the state.
Geo. M. Chapel,
Section Director.
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the chin was strong and finely mod
elled, the brow ample. In a word

the chin was strong and finely mod
elled, the brow ample. In a word
Galahad!
The girl beside him had a charm
greater than beauty: a crystalline
able aura Of happiness, which in these
latter days may be found rather in
Latin countries than in our enlighterl-
ed Northern lands. Guy told himself
that she was Arcadian: a nymph of
the woods and streams, Rosalind, tall,
slender, graceful: a happy union OF
mirth and youth and kindness, with a
well-hung skirt and in a becoming
hat!
1t seems curlish to record that hsr
mouth was too large, and her nose
nondescript: neither aquiline. Greek,
nor pug, but certainly tip-tilted. She
had blue eyes with queer brown iecks
in them, as ifsunshine had frec]tled
the iris. Add a chin as firm as the
youths, but with an adorable dimple
(the adjective is Galahad's).
They passed Guy with a quick
glance Of Indifference, occupied entire
ly with each other. The girls eyes
may have fingered for an appreciable
moment upon the stranger, sensible
perhaps that he was examining her
with keen, although polite, interest.
"Your honour, JOY"
She drove a fair ball; he drove
much farther, but not so straight.
Side by side they decended the slope
towards the green. The girl holed
out In five; evidently she was no tryo
at the ancient game; the mar made a
sad mess of it, being, as obviously, a
duffer. But Guy heard him laugh
gaily. Nor was he superior to receiv-
ing hints from the lady. How pleas
ant to be coached by such a creature!
And her name was-Joy.
What fairy godmother has inspired
the name?
He rose, reluctantly, to discover
what lay beneath the seeks of smoke
to the left: cottages, picturesque, but
not in the best repair. Farther on
were more cottages, a small hamlet
with the inevitable tavern, but no sigr
Of a church. Guy approached the tav
ern, the ordinary village inn to be
commended possibly for its cheese anc
ale-nothing more. Sauntering by, al
object of interest to three urchins ant
a herd of geese, he saw a larger cot
tage, ivy-clad. facing the high-roae
with an air of gentility, modesto,
counting inspection by reason of a nea'
sign-Apartments.
Guy hesitated, Knocked tie ashe:
from his pipe, approached a porch, Sc
between latticed windows, and, find
ing no bell, tapped firmly upon a stou
oak door.
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'MoULToN.

Moulton,-Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Ross
and Mrs. Ida Berry. of Des Moines, re-
turned from a honeymoon trip
through the west Sunday morning,
coming down from st. Paul. While
there they visited Mr.. Ross parents at
Riverside and his son at Prosser,
Wash. On their way back they spent
a few days at Yellowstone park. Mr.,
Ross is trainmaster o nthe Wabash 1t
this place and will go to housekeeping.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club a day was set for the annual old
settlers reunion. The date is Sept
ember 2. Committees were selected
for the various lines of work, It IS
likely thai l. O. o. F., Yoemen and NJ.
w. A., will also reserve a day each
for their annual celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned McCauley We're
| down from Moravia Sunday, visiting
at the Russell home.
Clyde Clarkson was down from
s, r. Mace was operated on the
mast week at Centerville for %appendi-
citis by Drs. Printz of his city and
Heaton, of Centerville. Reports are
very favorable for recovery.
MANY people from Moultou am
~yicinitv attended the Barnum anf
Bailey circus at Centerville Saturday
Charley Floyd is up from Memphis
visiting his father, Lou Floyd.
Lou Fowler was up from Cincinnati
Sunday and visited home folks.
Arthur Wood is building a secon9
story on his house on West Broadway
When a good man finds it to be his
duty to go to the divorce court the
sisters are sure to say there Is 9
woman in the case.
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Corporation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that L. y
Crisman Company, a corporation duly
organized under the laws of the state
of Iowa, with its principal place Of
business at Otturnwa, Iowa, has by
resolution of it's stockholders adopted
an amendment to it's articles of in-
corporation by which its authorized
capital stock has been increased from
$4,000 to $50, 900 divided into shares
Of 500 each, the par value, of which
must be paid when certificates there
for are issued. This amendment has
been duly recorded in the office of the
recorder of deeds Of Wapello county,,
Iowa. also in the office of the secretary
of state n the certificate of the sec
rotary of state obtained thereto.
Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa, this 14tn
day Of July, 1908.
/. T. Crisman Company, by L. T.
Crisman. president, Ira A. Butcher,
secretary.
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M AY ENLARGE
LOCAL HOSPITAL
PLANS NOW BEING DRAWN BY
ARCHITECT KERNs FOR
ADDITION.
WELLINGSPLANN ED
D. Sayers, John FuImer and c. w
Messenger Propose to Erect Mod
ern DweIlings-Other
Buildings.

Plans are being drawn by G. M.
Kerns for an addition to the Ottum-
wa hospital, fronting on the Second
street side.
This addition is planned to be
three stories high and about "a feet
long by 81 feet deep. The number of
rooms in this addition will be six
teen, ten additional private rooms and
six on the third floor for the aurses.
On the first floor there will be four
rooms, on the second and third floors
there will be six room each. The
basement will be divided into rooms
to be used for a laundry and a coal
vault.
The addition will be built to CORES
pond with the present buildings
style Of architecture.
sayers House.
Mr.. Kerns has also planned a resi-.
dence for j. D. Sayers. The resi-
dence will be built on West Second
street opposite the Douglass school. 1t
will be a two story, eight room
house and will be modern throughout,
carried out in Colonial style of archi-
lecture.
Fullmer Residence.
John Fullmer has had plans made
for a two story, eight room house to
be built in the Vogle addition. The
style of architecture Of this house
will be southern California mission.
The first story will be built of ce-
ment blocks and the second of
cement plaster over metal laths, and
instead of a Single roof there will
be a concrete roof.
G. W. Messenger Is building a new
house on the foundation Of the house
which was burned some time ago. 1t
is a ten room, two story structure,
with all modern conveniences and fin
ished In Mission style of architecture
mostly.
Dance Pavilion.
The work of building the new
dance pavilion at the Country club Is
under way and 1t will be completed
soon. The pavilion will be forty by
sixty feet and will be so arranged
that it a be thrown wide open.
Mr.. Kerns is drawing plans for q
bank building at Blakesburg which
will be occupied by the Blakesbnrs
Savings bank when completed. The
II building Will TREASURY twenty-five
feet front by fifty feet deep. 1t viii
be a two story building and the frs
floor will be occupied by the bank ant
the second floor will be divided into
, rooms to be used as Offices. 1t viii
be made of pressed brick and will
have all modern oonveniences.
: Judge Anderson Builds.
t Judge Anderson of the distric
. court is having plans made for a tel
or eleven ROOF house to be finished
in the Old English half timberet
style of architecture. The house is t
n be built at Abba.
Plans for %remodeling one of the A
bia schools are also under way.
The plans have been completed an
the work is started on the home t
be built for DR.. George G. Pope il
the Vogle addition. The building i
to be constructed in the s~emi-colonia
style of architecture. 1t will be tw
stories in height and contain 81
I rooms with all the modern col
veniences which the location will pei
init.
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BIT too near, sir" he heard the
platform inspector say. The mans
strong hand was on his arm, gripping
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Notice.-Proof of viii

State of Iowa, Wapello county, SIS:
To all whom it may concern: Notfca
is hereby Given that an instrument in
writing purporting to be the last Will
and testament of w. A. McIntire,
deceased, was this day produced, OPEN
ed and read by the undersigned, and
that / have fixed Monday, the 18th
day of August, 1908, as the day FIR
hearing proof in relation thereto.
Witness my official signature, wlcn
the seal of said court hereto affixed
this 3rd day of July, 1908.
Geo. Phillips,
Clerk of district COURT
BY James Gee, deputy.
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ELDON.

Eldon.-Ed Moore was in Ottumwa
Thursday.
John Hull. Mrs. w. T. Brown, Mrs.
Wilson, Delmar ellis were in OF
tumwa last Thursday.
Miss Kate Fairchild went to Douds
recently to visit friends.
Miss Bert Jackson returned to her
home in Douds last week.
Mrs. Eunice Currie and mother, OF
Ottumwa, are visiting friends in Ell
don.
j.. F. Culbertson and John Clark. Of
Keokuk, were visitors in Eldon Fri
day.
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When the man with the lawn now
er is around opportunity is given tho
lady of the house to sharpen her
wits.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Civil scrvice Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced a number of examinations during the months of March and April. and persons desiring 10 take the examinations can be ac- commodated at Little Rock and can secure application blanks al the post office. April 1 examinations will be held for the office of superintendent of road construction. the position paying $4 to s7 per day. March 25 examira- tions for shoe and harness makers. salary $720 per year, will be held. March II examinations for veterina- rians, salary $l00 per month. will be held March 9 examinations for drafts men stenographers and typewriters. salary 5000 per year. will be held
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
NEWS OF ARKANSAS
-N0g
Preachers Unusual Career.

The revival begun al the Central Presbyterian church a. Fayetteville, week ago. has proved successful and will continue indefinitely. the pastor announcing that il will continue one week longer al any raie. The preach ing is being done by the Rev. J. C. Bedding. an evangelist who is known all over the country as The Irish man and whose record is a close parallel To that Of the late Sam Jones. Bedding in early life made fortune. but this he consumed in drink. He was a railroader and rose from the position of brakeman 10 conductor, but after falling. he was put on the blacklist. and was unable 10 get em- ployment on any road. He was soon reduced to the lowest straits and for two and half years begged his tread. wandering in the meantime from his home in the far north to the swanps of Louisiana. Since his conversion he has joined his family and has proved successful in evan gelistic work.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Phil Tabor to Pen.

The final chapter in the famous robbery of the Pacific Express on the Cotton Belt Railroad at Redwai CT, twenty miles south of Texarkana, on the night of December 1. 1906. vas written when the penitentiary doors at Huntsville, Tex, closed on Phil E. Tabor. Tabor secured 5000 fram the car, of which sum only $3.630 has ever been recovered. Before rifflng the car. Tabor brained the messengero with a bludgeon, and then threw him from the train for dead. The messenger subsequently recover ed. Tabor was located three weeks after the robbery at San Antonio and was arrested. He was brought back to Texarkana. and tried in the dis trict court in September last. He was convicted and given a life term. lie appealed, and the Texas court of criminal appeals recently affirmed the judgment. Tabor was taken to the Huntsville penitentiary Tuesday morning by Special Agent Morse.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Natural Gas for the Texarkanas.

A telegram was received at Tex arkana from Chicago Tuesday after noon from Messrs Danes and Harri son, saying they would put up 5000 with each of the two city councils of Texarkana as a guarantee and would forfeit the same in case of failure, if they are granted a franchise to put natural gas into Texarkana from the Caddo field, 45 miles south of Tex arkana. by January first, next. Ne. gotiations have been in progress be- tween the Chicagoans and the city authorities for the past two or three weeks. It is now believed that a deal will be closed within the next two or three days.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Will A. Moore Killed By Charles p.
 Mcehan

Charles P. Meehan shot and killed Will A Moore at Cotton Plant at { o'clock Wednesday morning. No de tails can be obtained as 10 what led to the difficulty. as MT Meehan has made no statement He surrendered 10 a deputy sheriff shortly after the killing, and is now in jail awaiting d preliminary examination. when the facts will probably be developed In til he has advised with counsel MT Meehan will not talk.
 MT Meehan is the son of a we'll known merchant and planter of Cot ton Plant. formerly of the firm of Nee han X NcGowan. lie and the dead man were both reared in Cotton Plant. and have been acquaintances all their lives. MT Moore is survived by his wife and two small children MT Nee han is married and has one child.
 Owing to the prominence of the par. ties. the tragedy, so wholly unexpect- ed, created much sensation.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
s1fa2 654 Worth of Apples.

The statistics for the fruit ship ments for 1907 has just been complet- ed by Judge I. B. Lawton of Benton vile. and certainly makes a fine show- ing for Benton county. In gathering these statistics from all over the coun- ty, Judge Lawton had some help, put 1t was a great undertaking, and fruit growers will be greatly benefited by it. The figures demonstrate that Ben ton county is one of the greatest fruit counties in the world.
 There were 1,163 carloads of apples shipped out, and 2s3 cars put in cold store, and it is estimated these brought s630,96G The evaporated apples brought s359.100; cider apples, sS1.-. 714; distillery, s9.s0O; apples at can ming factories, s55,000; dried apple waste. s46,0s0. or total of s1,132.654 for the apple crop.
 With more than s1000.000 paid to the growers for apples alone. commer- eial orchard growing is becoming quite big and profitable enterprise. It must be remembered, too. that the ap- pie crop in this county last year was only a partial crop, being on an aver age of about 40 per cent of a full crop. The price was most excellent. the best for many years. and this largely made up the deficiency in quantity.
 The figures also show 1,525,9l5 bush els of apples reported, and if all sales were reported it is believed the az gregate would easily reach one and three-fourths million bushels.
 There were 163 cars of peaches sent out. 1O5 carloads of strawberries, 13,- sos crates of blackberries, and 6,S4l crates of raspberries produced. All of these Judge Lawton estimates sold for s600,Q0o. The berry crop was light and the peach crop was lighter only a small percentage of the trees bearing
 The total amount according to these figures paid fo, the growers for the fruit crop of 19o7was $i,731, ,654.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Harrisburg Gutter Flooded With Beer.

The climax in the prosecution of Ed Payne for the alleged illegal sale of liquor was reached when, by order of court, Sheriff Bradsher and Mayor Griffin. assisted by citizens of Harris burg. emptied into the gutter 1,200 bottles of beer. which were seized by Sheriff Bradsher in a raid made on Payne's resort and subsequently, were placed in the lookup. The emptying was witnessed by several hundred citizens, many ladies being present Rev. W. NJ. Pinson, ine preacher de tective, who secured evidence against Payne, under supervision of the Anti Saloon League of Arkansas, was pres ent with kodak and made exposures of the scene Payne was arraigned under three charges, having already been fined $200 in each of six cases, and when court opened he pleaded guilty and agreed 10 quit if let off with two fines of s200 each, a $100 at torney fee and all costs. which was agreed to by all parties.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Negro Wounds Negro.

Tom Garland, negro. shot and seriously wounded Jim Bryant, an other negro, near Philadelphia, Tues day morning Garland, who surren- dered. claims he and Bryant had a difficulty over a house and that Bryant was coming al him with a drawn knife, when he secured his shotgun and shot him twice, one charge taking effect in the head, and the other in the side Bryant. it is thought, has no chance of recovery
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Had No Faith In Banks.

Because he had no faith in banks and kept his savings al home. secret ed in hole in the wall. Sam LeGrand. a negro farmer living on Horton's Is land, known as the Triplett place, near Noble Lake. lost 5000. the savings of lifetime, and his home was also de. stroyed by fire.
 The old negro said he and his wife were away visiting friends at a near by farm. While they were away, he believes his home was entered by bur glars the money taken and the house fireC
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Hurt In Auto Accident.

In avoiding e collision with horse driven by W r. Radford Saturday af ternoon at Fifth avenue and Main street, Pine Bluff, K. T. Roberts. of the finn of N. T. Roberts and Son. ran his automobile into the curbing and the big car was overturned. MT. Roberts and Frank Lennon. a 1i-year. o,i boy who was riding with him al the time. were thrown from the auto, but only the lad was bruised. The auto was slightly damaged.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Night Waterman Rohesd and Slain.

J. J. Mangham, night watehman at the Post Pipe Company plant on Rose Hill, Texarkana, was found at his post of duty at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. lying in pool of blood unconscious and with his skull crushed in two places. An iron grate bar with which the assault was made lay beside the victim, whose money and pistol were taken. Robbery was undoubtedly the motive
 Mangham was known 10 have had about ten dollars on his person Satur- day night. He was taken to a sanitari- um, where he died Sunday night. There is yet no clue to the murderers He was 60 years old and leaves a wife and two children
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06

MISS BESSIE FARRELL 1O11 Third iS1 Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y., is Pres; dent of tue Young Peoples Christian Temperance Association. She writes:
 "Peruna is certainly valuable nerya and blood remedy, calculated to build up the brolxen-down health of worn.ous women. 1 have found by personal ex. perience that it acts as wonderful re. storer of lost strength, assisting the stomach to assimilate md digest tha food, and building up worn-out tissues, In my work I have hi.d occasion to recommend it freely, especially to women.
 'I know of nothing which is better to build up the strength of young mother, in fact, all the ailments peculiar to women, so I am pleased to give it my hearty endorsement"
 Dr. Hartman has prescribed Peruna for many thousand women, and he never fails to receive a multitude of letters like the above, thanking him for the wonderful benefits received.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Dead Body of Negro Girl Found ir
 We'll.

A eoroner's jury at Damascus, held Sam Spencer. young negro, for the killing of the 14-year-old daughter of William Golf. a negro farmer living near Damascus.
 The girl was found dead Monday af- ternoon al the bottom of a well on her fathers place. She had apparently been thrown into the we'll alive. and rocks thrown in on top of her to kill her. The well was about twenty feet ieep.
The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
Clark Located Permanently.

Raymond F. Clark. assistant in the Little Rock Weather Bureau, who was sent to Fort Smith 10 take charge of the weather bureau after the death of T. s. Collins, has received notification from Washington of his appointment as permanent official of that bureau.
 MT Clark had been but three years in the service. having first served at Grand Rapids, Mich.