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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
OF TUMWANS DO
MUCH READING
LIBRARIAN REPORTS 4,6oe BOOKS
CIRCULATED DURING MONTH
OF AUGUST.

circulation Of 1900 books during
the month is not bad record for Aug
ust, but that nevertheless is the num-
Der OF works circulated by the library
during the past month. Twenty-six
days during the hot month the library
was open to the public. The largest
daily circulation reached ESQ and the
smallest was liz. Beginning with
September / the library will be open
each week day evening until 8 O'clock
The reading and reference rooms will
be open on Sunday afternoons from
2:3e until $50. Gifts received during
the month were:
Association for International Concik
iation. pamphlets.
Beatty, John W., / pamphlet.
Bowker, Blanch, magazines.
Brown. Francis, magazines.
Milligan, Claude, II pamphlets.
Pratt Institute Free Library, Bull
letin.
Raymond G. L.. 9 books.
Woman's Missionary society First
Methodist Episcopal church, maya
zines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Gsom Thursdays Daily.
,EEeasham sells the best watches.
HRS. B. A. Hopes of Eddyville was
EabaGstness visitor in the city today.
.Rexaii Kidney Cure is guaranteed
by Sargent
". p. jeffrey Of Birmingham. was
o business visitor in the city yester-
day.
Miss Blanche Wagner of Moulten
returned home this morning after a
short visit In the city.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Bemis of Drake
Vile left this morning for their home
after visit in the city with friends.
Rexall Cherry Juice relieves the
most stubborn cough, Csc, Soc and
s1.00. Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Fl. Rogers and j. A.
Tomey of Bloomfield havee returned
home after attending the circus.
M. Whitney of Keosauqua was be-
I tween train visitor in the city en-
route to Bloomfield on business.
Mr. and Mrs. LIT. Barton were pas
sengers for their home in Bloomfield
this morning.
Abdominal Belts and Elastic ban
dages. Sargents.
M. w. Hays OF Milton was q Wa
bash passenger this morning for his
home after short business visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Henderson Of
West Grove returned to their home
this morning after attending the show
here yesterday.
W. e. Berg Of West Grove returned
home this morning after a visit at the
home Of N. o. Sturgeon, 416 North
Court street.
Misses Stella and Lillian Harlan Of
Bone were in the city today, enroute
for Oskaloosa.
Lucille and Gladys WEIGH Of Cedar,
who have been visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. D. Newell, Iii Richard
street, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pyle of Laddsdale,
who have been visiting Miss Annie
Choat, ,537 Mill street, have returned
home.
Mrs. ]. T. Cotton OF Hillsboro, who
has been attending the fair in Des
Moines, was in the city this morning
on her way home.
Mrs. Jacob Hohl and Miss Helen
Clark of Eddyvflle, and Miss Grace
Duboc Of Oskaloosa returned to their
homes this morning after attending
the Baptist convention.
J. q. Rudd Of Ash Grove and Miss
Laura Bell Of Moulton were between
train visitors in the city this morning,
on their way to attend the fair at Des
Moines.
Mrs. William Passey and Mrs. E. 8.
McCord Of Hillsboro were in the city
this morning on their way home from
Des Moines, where they have been at
tending the state fair
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woodrow of
Birmingham passed through the city
this morning being ON their way home
from attending the fair at Des Mo;nes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Wilson of Fair.
field, who have been visiting friends
IAC CiSyS iOtul hSu llllo aLlGl
noon.
Rexail Kidney Pills, absolutely guar
anteed by Sargent.
From Fridays Daily.
Full weight and square deal at
Sargent's.
Look a little out. We have new
thiilgs coming most every day. They
are better and cheaper than others of.
fer. We are making a special effort in
school shoes you cannot afford to miss
Church Shoe Co., South Side.
A large number of persons passed
through Ottumwa this morning en-
route to their several homes from the
state fair, where they have visited
duTtng the past week. Among than
The following left by way of the Wa
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

Get a Hoosier Special cab
on our Club plan, the
most agreeable way of get
ting the best kitchen cabinet
you can buy.
Hoosier Special cabinets
are sold in nearly every
town and city in United
States on this Universal Club
Plan.
Because of these liberal
terms the Hoosier Co. sells
four times as many cabinets
as any other cabinet manu-
facturer. That means low
factory cost. and that is why
you get so much convenience
in the Hoosier for such
small price.
II you ever hear anybody
say: all kitchen cabinets are
alike. do not believe them.
The Hoosier Special is diff
ferent and superior to all
others.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
State FAIR is
TO END TONIGHT
RAIN OF YESTERDAY CUTS AT.
TENDANCE AND RECEIPTS
WILL BE LIGHTER.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Des Moines, Sept. 3.-When the
fifty-fifth annual Iowa state fair closes
tonight with parade of $3,000,000
worth of live stock in the pavilion, the
net receipts of the entire week will be
smaller than those of the season of
1908.
If today's weather is favorable the
gross receipts for the season will ex-
coed those Of the 1903 fair.
Rain and cold are responsible for the
falling off in the amount of receipts.
In an effort to make this the greatest
fair Iowa has ever known the manage
ment spent $4,000 more for premiums
than on the previous year, and the
general expenses were higher by sew
eral thousands of dollars.
When it comes to attendance, this
years fair had that of 1903 beaten by
242,640 last night, but this increase
is not sufficient to raise the profits
above those of the preceding year.
Had it not been for the rain yester-
day the attendance would have been
great enough to have boosted the re-
ceipts above those of 1908 The rain
came at the critical moment-the
tlutS NllCll uSIilSu W ilGllSl Zig lc-
ceipts would be greater than last year
or less.
Yesterday was old settlers day, but
few old people ventured out and the
reunion, which was to have been held
in the assembly tent yesterday morn
ing, will be held today in the amphi-
theater. The program arranged for
yesterday will be carried out and the
old settlers will inaugurate an agita-
ton for their day to be set aside on
Wednesday in the future instead OF
Thursday.
The Old Settlers.
The program will include speeches by
Governor B. F. Carroll, Major Hender-
shott, Judge G. G. Cole of Des Monies,
Gen. j. B. Weaker of Colfax, Mrs. AL
lie Smith Cheek Of Des Moines, Hon.
H. f. Osborne Of Rippy, Gen. Cyrus
Bussey Of Washington, D. c., and LATE
Young, Sr.
Thursdays Receipts.
The receipts to date are:
1909. 1908.
Gate .........S 7,370.so $ 1s,279.1O
Miscellaneous =. 3.419.33 2,723.61
| Totals .S10,790.13 $21,002.71
Loss compared with same
| day last year ...........S 10,212.58
Total receipts thus far -. 127,3531 ~
Total to Thursday night,
1903 Observation-Disclosures. 126,O19.21
Gain this year thus far 49,. 1,333.91
The management of the fair had ex
| pected total receipts Of $4,000 yester.
day, but the rain and cold weather
brought big drop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
TRAINS WILL BE
RUN MUCH faster
DENvER-cHIcAGo SERVICE ON
NUMBERS i AND REDUCED
TWO HOURS.
EFFECTIVE SEPT. IL
New Card to Begin Effect Sunday At.
ter Next-Road Spends Immense
Sun, for improvement-Night
Express Made Fast.

Now that the new time card Of the
Burlington has been arranged in a
manner to suit those in high places on
the road, a glance at the changes
made, by the public who will be bene-
flied by them, Is worth while. The new
card shows that two excellent trains
have been made still faster and that
better accommodations will be had
not only between Chicago and Denver
which was the ultimate object of the
change, but between Ottumwa and
Chicago. The schedule Of No. will
undergo the greater change OF the two
trains affected, and will be reduced
twent-six minutes, while No. Is re-
duced by two minutes. Except for a
slight alteration in the time of No. 10,
which has been made to arrive and de-
part in Ottumwa three minutes earlier,
no other trains have been affected by
the new card.
Announced Officially.
The Burlington railroad officially
announces, effective September IL. cut
ting the time Of it's fast Denver trains
Nos. 1 and and bringing the cities OF
Chicago and Denver two hours closer
together than has been possible since
June, 1907. The schedule OF 1907 was
heightened on all lines because the
heaviest traffic ever handled in the
transit on all railroads. Besides some
of the lines were carrying on construc-
ton work, which made it impossible
for them to maintain the schedule III
effect at that time. The Burlington has
proven Its ability to make the schedule
by running its trains precisely on time
355 consecutive days.
Expend Immense Sum.
There is reason why greater speed
Sis possible. The Burlington has jus,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

The management of the fair had ex-
pected total receipts Of $4,000 yester-
day, but the rain and cold weather
brought big drop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

It is a real work-savfng
confort-gtving kitchen con-
venience, and will last for
years. It saves time by saw
ing steps.
It saves you many weary
hours on your feet and does
away with that back-break-
ing strain leaning over a
kitchen table hour after
hour.
Remember many cabinets
may look alike ON the out
side, just as some pianos re
semble Steinway and Chick
ering pianos but quality may
not unfold itself ltil after
months or years Of service.
The Hoosier trade mark is
your safeguard.
It Is to your advantage to
learn the principle of this
Universal Club Plan. Any
one can Join the club we ara
organizing now and share
the profits Of price, terms,
guarantee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

completed an expenditure Of over $22,-
100000 in track Improvement: $4,000
900 Strengthening bridges and build.
Ing new bridges of reinforced concrete;
S4S700o in addition telegraph facilitiei
and blocking stations, so that there II
a positive block behind every train op.
Grating on the System carrying pas.
sengers. Among other expenditures
since the ELL interests took control Of
this property over $40, 100000 has beer
spent for new and better equipment.
Year Without Fatalities.
The Burlington has, for over tW
years, conducted an exhaustive dali!
system Of speed tests and established
on a scientific basis the maintaining
on all trains q maximum schedule
without exceeding safety speed limit
1t has installed on 261 engines regis.
tering speed recorders, making it pos.
sib}e to bring the train UP to a maxi
mum uniform speed. maintaining 1t 81
that the schedule can be shortened
and reach destination on time withou,
reckless running. This is proven by tht
fact that the Burlington carried ove
90, 10000 passengers during the veal
ending June sOth, 1909, without 9
single fatality.
Fine Equipment.
Coupled with the shortening Of the
time by the Burlington its trains will
carry a complete set Of new equipment
of distinctive type and finer than any
thing produced up to date in the Unit
ed States. The combination of the Hill
lines were the first to shorten the time
from Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City to Seattle. and it is the only
| through service between these points
without change. They are the first to
shorten the time between Chicago and
Denver, making it possible to reach all
| FORE
The Local Changes.
| BY the new card it will be seen that
No. i will leave Chicago at D, M,
| and arrive here at 11:47 p. m. No q
will leave here at 1888 pm. and
| reach Chicago at 8:45 D. m. Each Of
these trains will have three minutes in
Ottumwa. The running time of NO.
will be but hours and Al minutes UNI
der the new card as against hours
and 10 minutes under the present card.
NO. 6 has been allotted Z hours
here at 1:10 a. M. and depart at III
/ a. m.
Lay More Track.
The Burlington Route will do more
reiaying of track on the Ottumwa d.
| vision than at first contemplated fol
this year. The road purchased consid-
cradle rail last spring when the price
Of steel was law, hence the material Il
on hand. In addition to the Ions
stretches of track already replaced
with 9o-pound steel. seventy more
miles will be improved in the SAND
WaK.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

M. F. Chisman, 1893 North Sherida7,
avenue, left at noon today to attend
the Worley funeral at Bidweil.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-10-22

energy by means OF poles, wires, ca
bles or other methods or means in tbs
unincorporated villages of Wendell
Bliss, Hagerman and Hillsdale and If
all other incorporated villages in SAT-
Lincoln County
The rights hereby granted shall in
clude the rights to erect maintain anC
use upon said public roads, streets ant
highways, all necessary poles, piers
arms, cross arms, wires, supports
structures and fixtures for the purpose
aforesaid, or either of them in such
manner and at such points as not t.
discommode the public use of the road
highway or street and to include thu
right to erect, construct, maintain anC
operate upon said electric power linz
telephone line to be used in connec
tion herewith;
And it is further ordered that saiC
corporation be and it is hereby granted
the right to cross the right Of way Of
any railroad or railroad corporation
with it's transmission lines as provided
10y law.
The bond in the sum of five Thousand
(S5, 900 COZ dollars presented with sale
petition is hereby approved.
In the matter of the application of the
Southern Idaho Telephone Company
Limited, to construct Telephone
along and upon the public roads and
highways of Lincoln County.
The Southern Idaho Telephone Com
pany, Limited, corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the
State of Idaho and which has duly
complied with the laws of the State of
Idaho, and is authorized to do business
therein, having presented its petition
to this Board under the provisions of
Section 1888 of the revised Codes of the
State of Idaho, the right to construct
lines of telephone along and upon any
public road or highway in Lincoln
County, and along or across any of the
waters or lands within this state, and
to erect poles, posts, piers or abutments
for supporting TIE insulators, wires,
and other necessary fixtures in such
manner and at such points as not to in
commode the public use of the road or
highway, or interrupt the navigation
of the waters, and said petition having
been duly considered by the Board:
1t is ordered that the said petition be
and the same is hereby granted and
the said Southern Idaho Telephone
Company, Limited, is hereby granted
the right to the use of the public roads
in Lincoln County, State of Idaho, now
existing or which may hereafter be
aid out including also all public roads
streets, or highways in unineorporated
cities and villages now laid out or de-
Heated for the purpose of erecting in
he manner prescribed by law telephone
ines;
The rights hereby granted shall in
Jude the rights to erect, maintain and
Use upon said public roads, streets and
highways, all necessary poles, piers,
rms, cross arms. wires, supports,
fractures, and fixtures for the pur-
roses aforesaid; and the said Southern
IDAHO Telephone Company, Limited.
hall place said poles, structures and
xtures. along the sides of said roads,
treets or highways in such manner
S in no way to hinder or prevent the
rec use of the roads and highways by |
he public.
The following quarterly reports of
pad overseers were examined and ap-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-10-22

The joint quarterly report Of the
Auditor and Treasurer was examined
and approved.
Claims continued on the current ex-
pense fund.
W. J. Barger- clerk P C $40 90
l.. NJ. Burnside, expenses 10 20
John Koets. salary 125 90
Harry w. Anderson, salary clerk 400 90
Harry W. Anderson, paid labor
recording AS 90
Harry W. Anderson, temporary
aid poor 40
Harry W. Anderson, expenses IT'S 80
Harry w. Anderson, paid for
road laws Is 90
John H. Holman, salary deputy
clerk 225 90
Alice Clarke, salary deputy re-
corder 225 90
Stella Keefer, labor recording 90 90
C. w. Wernicke, expense bonds IS
The application and bond with sheriffs
receipt attached of Albert Gridley, of
Hagerman, with United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company, as sureties,
for a retailers liquor license for twelve
months, beginning the Goth day of
October 1899, was examined and ap-
proved, and the Auditor is hereby in
structed to issue such license.
The application and bond with sheriffs
receipt attached of l.. N. Higgins of
Jerome with w. C. Custer and A. A.
Waters as sureties, for retailer liquor
license for twelve months beginning
the 18th day of October, 1909, was ex-
ahmed and approved and the Auditor
is hereby instructed to issue such IL
cense.
The report of Oliver C. Dunn as
water master of Little Wood river ex-
amined and approved.
Claims continued upon current ex-
y1arco f,1pd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
COUNCILAND
BOARD ASLEEP
AT THE SWITCH

II there is the irregularity alleged
by Harry Green in the creation of
an assessment district for the west
approach to the new Mission ave-
nue. bridge, the fault evidently lies
between the board Of public works
and the city council. The board
asked the city engineer for plans
for approaches to the bridge, and
the engineer returned provisions
for the improvement of section of
street from Perry to the bridge, in
order to bring the grade up to that
of the bridge. Mr.. Ralston says this
was the only plan by which prop
err approach could be constructed.
The east end needed no approach.
His plan was accepted by the
board of works, sent to the council
and passed through all the prelimi-
nary stages of street Improvement
work. 1t was not until fight was
begun on the construction of the
bridge itself that the improvement
assessment was discovered, and the
irregularity charged. Before that
the arrangement was satisfactory
to the council and the board appar-
emily.
Mr.. Ralston has the best of the
argument as far as his department
is concerned. unless both the coun-
Gil and the board wish to admit
taht neither body knew what it was
doing when it took former. action in
the matter.
The confirmation of the assess
ment will come up for considera-
ton July II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
HAS BROTHER IN AFRICA.

F. George Flower. 225 Prospect
avenue, has received word that his
brother, Frank A., who was APP
pointed to the Liberian commits
sion, has reached Liberia, travelling
on the United States gunboat Ches-
ter. The commission was ap-
pointed to straighten up the tan
gled affairs of the little african re-
public, which was established as a
nation for those of the negro race
who cared to return to Africa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
Liberty Lake Picnicking,
Dancing, Boating, Bathing

Liberty Lake is pronounced "a
simply beautiful place since all the
improvements have been added.
The new Pierrepont dining hall
now affords the finest service.
Their care lots of easy rowing
boats, 400 lighthouses, shady picnic
groves and furnished house tents.
Dancing every weekday evening
and two band concerts daily. Eight
electric trains. Round trip rs cents.
Telephone Main 1925 regarding
house tents, train time and reser-
walton of dancing pavilion for spe-
cial parties any Monday evening.
ere
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
MADE TO ORDER
DIPLOMATS
GOVERNMENT DEMANDS GOOD
BODIES, AS WELL AS HEADS,
AND ALSO STARTS TRAINING
SCHOOL COURSE.

WASHINGTON, June Pap
plicants for the diplomatic service
are now being examined physically
as well as mentally and politically.
and those who would shine as flu
ture ministers and ambassadors
will find it to their advantage to
consult a beauty doctor before Wis
iting Washington and putting in
an appearance at the state depart
ment. Just now there are IA young
men being examined by naval
surgeon to ascertain if they are
sound of wind and leg, heart and
lungs. If they have any impedi-
ments in their speech, harelips,
teeth misplaced or lost, or noses
awry as the result of football COM
bats, it is quite probable that they
will wait a long time for their Gre
dentials to the court of st. James,
the republic of France or the bios
som bedecked throne of the en-
peror of China.
The IA young men who are now
submitting to physical examtna-
lions are what is left of class of
26 that took the first written ex-
aminations for places in the diplo-
matte service. The mere fact that
they answered the questions on
paper successfully does not give
them any assurance whatever that
they will ever get places abroad
for they may not suit in other
ways. Many a man who can reel
off learning from the point of his
pen is perfect idiot when it comes
to the Affairs of the world.
For the purpose of training these
would be diplomats in their duties,
Secretary Knox has started a
school at the state department
John H, Gregory, secretary of the
legation at Nicaragua, who has ex-
perienced at Managua in the last
few months all the troubles that a
secretary is ever likely to inherit,
even to persecution by the govern
ment to which he is accredited,
and the tampering with official
dispatches, is one of the teachers.
G. Cornell Tarler, secretary of the
Cuban legation, is another. John
Barrett, director of the bureau OF
American republics, who has had
extensive diplomatic experience at
various posts and has reason to
know the shortcomings of the
junior members of the diplomatic
service, is another.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
MARKET
0vERRUN
BIG INFLUX OF OUTSIDE
WORklNGMEN WILL CAUSE
A RUSH TO THE HARVEST
FIELD.

From present indications many
of Spokane's workingmen will go
to the wehat fields for employment
during harvest this fall. Seattle is
filled to overlooking with men
looking for work, and there is now
little chance of getting jobs there
for any of the outside idle men,
many of whom have come to Spo-
kane.
Even the bakers are having a
hard time keeping in work. In the
small towns many of the bakers
were turned off when the price of
flour began to go up by leaps and
bounds. The proprietors or boss
bakers took their places and things
are coming back to their normal
condition very slowly.
A great many working men from
the east who flocked in to take
their chances of getting work at
the Seattle exposition are now in
Spokane looking for something to
do. Among the unskilled and man.
ual laborers present indications
promise a plenty of work for the
rest of the season. 1t is the men
with trades that are now out of
work. Harvest will soon begin in
the whole surrounding country and
it is believed that the highest
wages paid in years will be OF
fered for competent help in the
grain fields and with threshing out
fits. At the present time farmers
are said to be short of help.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
DESSERTS PAY BIG
INHERITANCE TAX

The estate of Victor Dessert has
yielded the state $3065 in payment
of inheritance tax. The state tax
commission has received a cheek
for this amount from Mrs. Dessert,
the executrix. The estate owns the
Pacific hotel, the Pacific halls
building on Riverside avenue and
other property in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24

mex last night witnessed the we'd
ding of Miss Maud Estell Corbin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James c.
Corbin of Hayden lake, to William
E. Brebner Of st. Joe, Idaho. Rev.
Alfred Lockwood of All Saints
cathedral officiated. Many out of
town visitors were present. The
bride is a graduate of the Wash
ington state normal school and the
groom is well known throughout
Idaho. They will make their home
in st. Joe.