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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-30
Road Making and Road Wreckina
Answered.

Road Making and Road Wrecking
Answered.
Editor Courier: | see an article in
the Courier, written by D. Ward King
on road making in which he refers to
''road wrecking machine" Now we
Iowans of course are some like the
Missourians and have to be shown.
If he refers to the road grader, /
will have to take issue with him. l
know nothing of the particular good
roads of which he speaks, but will 'ap-
peal to reason Go back when we had
no road graders, and many will re-
member the fiat Doggy roads, for the
reason there were no bitches to lead
the water off, and the water after a
rain stood in the road with no way to
get off. The travelled part of the road
was lower than on either side, the
grass or brush on both Sides How in
the name of sense is Mr.. D. Ward
King doing to drag this road in this
condition, condition which exists all
over this country?
Not all of the roads, but it is safe
to say two-thirds of the roads need
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800 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all It's stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the found
alton of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith n it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address:
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
%stipation.
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and distinct. Cans showed himself
the greater adept in the science of
the game, cleverly outstepping and
lodging all of his opponents blows
until the deciding round when he
was evidently worn out. Time after
time Cans delivered blows that would
have fhoored any other boxer except
Nelson, but the punishment had no
apparent effect. Nelson used a much
more grueling method of lighting.
depending almost altogether on short
body blows. Up to the 18th round
the contest seemed to belong to
Cans but from then on Nelson took
IL new lease of life and ended the
fight in the 2lst in a perfect rain of
blows, clearly demonstrating why he
was called Battling Nelson" Cans
showed he was game to the last and
was counted out While on his knees.
The pictures We're interspersed
with illustrated songs which were
quite we'll received and with one
m~onologue which certainly did not
add to the otherwise attractive pro-
gram. The theatre was fairly we'll
filled.
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SEIZED HIS CHANCE.
The incident That First Brought Fame
to Mr.. Asquith.

''S'oSHN 'nat Firse brought anne
to Mr.. Asquith.
The Right Hon. II. II. Asguith. now
prime minister OF Great Britain. was
bound to distinguish himself sooner or
later, even though he first became
noted through what seemed mere
chance. Mr.. Stead in the Review Of
Reviews tells of this piece Vt luck
which paved the way to fortune.
Mr.. Asqutth was the junior counsel
to Sir Charles Russell, afterward
lord chief justice as Lord Russell Of
Kfllowen, in the famous Parnell com
mission. For nine months he was
immersed in the intricacies of that
celebrated case, One day while snatch
Ing Il hasty lunch Sir Charles told AS
quith that he would have to cross ex-
anime the next witness.
This is most absurd..' exclaimed the
astonished Junior. Mr.. Macdonald is
the next witness. and he is one of tho
most important. OF course YOU viii
ross examine him.
mo. replied Sir Charles; II am
tired. You will do it well enough
1t was no use to protest. Asauith
was dismayed. He was totally unpre-
pared. Macdonald was supposed to
be Il shTewd, intelligent Scotchman who
would prove more than a match for
the ablest cross examiner.
When Mr.. Asquith rose in the our
he was at his wits end. BY good for.
tune he put a question which was an
swered by the witness in a Supremacy
silly fashion. Mr.. tsquith saw at
once that he could play his fish with
good results. He did so, and the
process WIS one of the most brilliant
displays of skin ever witnessed at the
bar. Poor Mr.. Macdonald was turned
inside u and held up to a SOOTHING
world, from which he gained the title
Of Simple Simon.
Mr.. Asquith that day established a
reputation throughout the nation. He
had seized Ills chance and made use OF
It.
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SAW GANs-HELsoN BATTLE
The Great Ring Battle Between Cans
and Nelson Was Displayed in
Moving Pictures.

Not a very large crowd witnessed
the moving picture fight of Cans and
Nelson which were displayed at the
Gale theatre Thursday evening, but
it was a great reproduction of the
famous fight, which occurred at Col
ma, Cal, last fall. The entire 81
rounds We're fought over again and
the crowd sat in breathless wonder
as they saw the tactics of the two
fighters, and the methods employed
by each to win the championship
showing the different styles of pug
ilism as emphasized by the two fight
ers. Nelson played the waiting
game, receiving terrific punishment
from Cans, who attempted by his
fierce onrushes to put his antagonist
out of the game early. But for the
ability of Nelson to Withstand punish
ment that would have nearly killed
any other man, he would have been
put out half way through the fight.
His time came when Cans had prac-
tically reached the limit of his
strength and endurance.
The pictures were very easy to
watch and were at all times clear
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A Horrible Hold-Up.

about ten years ago my brother
was "held up" in his work, health
and happiness by what was believed
to be hopeless Consumption" writes
w. R. Lipscomb, of Washington, N.
G. HE took all kinds of remedies and
treatment from several doctors, but
found no help till he used DR.. Kings
New Discovery and was wholly cured
by six bottles. He is a well man to-
day" It's quick to relieve and the
surest cure for weak or sore lungs,
Hemorrhages, Coughs and Colds.
Bronchitis, LaGrippe, Asthma and all
Bronchial affections. soc and s1.O0
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Diehl & Brown.
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President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds Of orphans have been
helped by the President of The Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga. who writes: 1--WE have used Elec-
trio Bitters in this Institution for nine
years. 1t has proved a most excellent
medicine for Stomach, Liver and Kid
ney troubles. We regard it as one of
the best family medicines on earth"
1t tnvigorates the vital organs, puri-
fes the blood, aids digestion, creates
appetite. To strengthen and build up
thin, pale. weak children or rundown
people it has no equal. Best for fe-
male complaints. Only soc at Diehl
& Browns.
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will remain with the character max

Will remain with h character max
ers OF. our nation.
Our schools are all running and
reports coming in indicate a splend-
i'd interest on the part of both teach
ers and pupils.
Two designations the past week
we're supplied-Miss Cooper of Mt.
Vernon, on count of the serious
illness of her mother by Miss Corker
of Plankinton, and Miss Jenny Keen
of Perry by Miss Hubbard.
No teachers meetings will be held
during the month of January this
year as we We're unable to outline
same in time for teachers to be able
to study same, but beginning with
February we will hold them each
month, at Mitchell on the first Sat
urday, at Mt. Vernon on the second
Saturday and at Ethan on the third
Saturday of the month. Our first les
o are Chapters / to 8 inclusive of
American History and it's Geogra-
phic Con%ditions."
The January apportionment has
been made and notices sent to the
Treasurer. We received 81 cents per
capita this time.
AT the recent meeting of the State
Educational Association the time
of meeting was changed from Christ
mas week to the second week in Oct.
Of each year.. 1t is not the opinion
of the writer that the change was a
wise one as we do not see how many
Of III teachers can get away almost
Immediately after the beginning of
the school-year. DR.. w. H. H. Beadle
of Madison Normal, was elected pres
ident; a very fitting tribute to the
memory of the man who has almost
single handed and alone saved to
ourselves and our posterity the
school-lands of our state. 1t would
be very nice if each teacher in the
county would take a little time to
explain to her pupils something of
the Importance as we'll as the diff
culties Of this great work, and thus
teach patriotism and veneration for
one of our statesmen while he yet
lives.
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CHANGES DIN COMMITTEE
With Exception of Two Members the
Same Corn Palace Committee
Will Act This Year.

The subscribers to the corn palace
fund and citizens met IN tao city Main
Thursday evening to listen to the re-
port for the 1908 corr palace and to
elect the committee for the present
year.
H. d. Butterfield, acted as chair
man and L.. l.. Ness as secretary.
Treasurer Morrow's report, which
has just been published, discloses
the business of the corn palace of last
lall, and 1t was shown to have been
a financial success, even unler aleg-
ed unfavorable clrcumstances-the
supposition being that the corn pal
ace could not be made a success
when the town went dry in the
spring, which meant the withdrawal
of the subscriptions of the ten sa-
looms that We're in operation. Not
Wlthstandlng the absence of these
subscriptions even a larger amount of
money was donated by the business
men to finance the enterprise for the
vi inc DtIdcG, anu
this o was placed at $~5,4G4.29.
The sale of tickets amounted to SIS
2S7.1O, and the cash received from
other sources was s~1,621.91, making
the total amount $15,373.9O.
The expenditures We're as follows:
Material used for decorating. 5000
50; labor on the building, $~2,573.2S;
attractions, $~5,1S7.22; advertising,
$~1,467.70; agricultural exhibits,
$S14.62; Illuminating, $%1,O95.31;
watchmen and gatemen, $293.25; in
surance %$215.5S; miscellaneous ex-
penses, $394.7S; interest, $514.55,
making the total expenditures $14,-
576.63, and of this amount $G66.SO
was paid. on an outstanding obliga-
ton, and leaving a balance of $780,
v43 in the treasury.
When it came to the election OF
the committee to have charge of the
corn palace for the present year, a
committee was selected to name
this committee, and after a short re-
cess they brought in the following
names and submitted them to the
meeting: VIM. NJ. Smith. John Mich
els, j. H. Davis, l.. j. Welch, j. T..
Morrow, S. e. Morris, L. l. Ness.
The meeting very promptly endorsed
the action of the committee and the
officers were selected for the 1909
corn palace. There are two changes
on the committee for this year, S. E.
Morris being substituted for 1. W..
Seaman, who will be out of the city |
much of the time, and l.. L. Ness forl
Robert Burns, who positively de-
clined to act On the board again, and
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lating to contract work than the
act of two years ago,

Erickson of Miner, (H. B. s2)
proposes to pay the tuition of pupils
who have passed the eight grade
examinations in rural schools and
desire to continue their studies in
convenient high schools, out of the
Interest and Income fund, of the
state. The proposition is perhaps
in conflict with that provision of the
constitution, (Sec. 3, Art. 81 which
provides that the interest and income
must be apportioned to the public
school corporations of the state in
proportion to the number of school
children in each. This subject of
the payment of high school tut
tions by rural districts under the
Kehm bill of 1903 has been a sore
place in the minds of many members
and country districts from the be-
ginning.
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BILLS STILL COMING IN
About the Usual Quota of Bills Were
Introduced in the Senate and
the House.

Pierre, Jan. 16.-The following
bills were introduced in the senate:
60. Johnson of K~ingsbury. A bill
for an act to amend chapter ia of
the session laws Of South Dakota for
the year 1907 entitled an act limit
ing dealers in Intoxicating liquors.
II. Tobin. An act appropriating
money to pay for the maintenance
of a state board of agriculture and
state fair: for the salary of the sec
rotary and per diem of members of
board; clerk hire, office rent and ser
! vices of a stenographer; policing the
fair grounds: payment of premiums,
contingent expenses: compensation OF
! custodian, caring of grounds; insur-
ance of buildings, to enable the
board . acquire title to certain prop
erty hr condemnation proceedings
and to reimburse members of the
board for moneys advanced to COM
plete permanent improvements.
76. Byrne. Authorizing the
forming of a state association of in
corporated banks and to permit the
voluntary creation and maintenance
of an insurance deposit fund and
the insurance of %depositors in such
banks and providing for the super
vision and regulation of such in
surance, the maintenance of such
fund and the payment Of losses.
rs. Byrne. An act protecting
the lives and property of the travel
ing public and the employees of the
railroads in the state of South Da-
kota.
n. Hare. Providing for a uni
form freight rate throughout the
state.
IS. Relating to the organization
Of Perkins and Harding counties. In
troduced by Stokes.
The house bills introduced were:
81. Taylor. Amending section
1892 revised political code Of 1908
relating to the payment of taxes.
30. bTuC0. S0CL1Ou q
of chapter 226 of session laws of
1907 relating to sale of indemnity,
common school and endowment
lands.
95. Kjelseth. Amending section
50 of the session laws of 1907 chap
ter 1879 providing for holding OF
primary elections for the purpose
of making party nominations, elect
ing party delegates, and committee
men and establishing rules for reg
ulating the m
90. An act to insure better edu-
cation of practitioners of veterinary
medicine and surgery and regulat-
ing the practice of same in South
Dakota.
81. VanRuschen. Authorizing
boards of county commissioners to
employ. engage and appoint tax in
qu:si.ors, and defining Their duties
and compensation.
90. Sasse. Prohibiting irregular
practices in the buying and selling of
grain and prescribing penalties there
for.
100. Haugse. Regulation of speed
of motor vehicles on public highways.
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Mr.. Ness will thus have charge of
the advertising of the corn palace.
Objection was offered by several
members of the committee against
serving another year, but the meet
ing would not listen to them, and
they were elected to serve.
The work of the committee of last
year received the highest endorse
ment from the gentlemen present for
the successful efforts they employed
in bringing the palace to the point
of marked success.
A motion prevailed to the effect
that the same amount of money be
raised this year for the preliminary
work that was raised last year. Emil
Becker was elected chairman Of the
soliciting committee. Mr.. Becker had
such excellent success last year, in
conjunction with his various assist
ants, that he was the choice of the
meeting to superintend that work
this year. He was given the privilege
VI Cdl1tuS W u1S assistance persons
whom he considered good solicitors,
and can reach the people.
The corn palace dates for 1909
are Sept. % to Oct. 2, and there is
nc question but what that week will
be filled up from beginning to end
with attractions that will draw we'll.
1t is the aim and ambition of the
committee to make each year better
the other. The committee will
take hold of the work in all de-
partments to get things started in
plenty of time for them to work in
all departments to get things started
in plenty of time for the opening of
the event on the date mentioned.
The corn palace has proven itself
q winner and 2 great benefit to the
and to Mitchell, which by right,
should accrue something from the
enterprise, and we believe the people
of the state do not begrudge in the
least what Mitchell reaps from the
palace enterprise, when the great
good to the state in general is taken
into consideration.
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MAKES RAPID HEADWAY
Add This Fact to Your Store of
knowledge.

knowledge.
Kidney disease advances SO rapid
~ tina many a person is firmly in
ITS grasp before aware Of it's pro-
gress. Prompt attention should be
given the slightest symptoms of
kidney disorder. If there is a dull
pain in the back, headaches, dizzy
spells or a tired, WORKOUT feeling
or if the urine is dark, foul-smelling.
irregular and attended with pain.
procure a good kidney remedy at
once.
Your townspeople recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills. Read the state
ment of this Mitchell citizen.
Mrs. George McConkey, 1O5 Han
son St, Mitchell, S. D., says: II
think Doan's Kidney Pills are en-
titled to every wor of praise that
can be said in their favor. For over
two years l was troubled with kidney
complaint. There was a weakness
IN my limbs most of the time, | was
tired and languid and always felt
worse when | tried to do any work
about the house. l did not doctor
very much as | was under the i'm
preston that the complaint would
soon pass away but l found that
was not the case and at last
to try a kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills highly ad-
.ertised and procured a box at Diehl
Browns Drug Store. Since taking
them have been better and stronger
than in years and gladly give Doan's
Kidney Pills the credit"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
AN INSURANCE MEASURE
A New Measure is introduced in til,
Legislature Installing Standard
Form of Policy.

fterre, Jan. 15.-GOVernOr Yes
sey feels a deep interest in the pass
age OF senate bill 10, by Byrne. pro-
viding standard forms of life in
ran policies in South Dakota,
~precluding the further issue of poll
cles here which do not conform to
the act. The forms prescribed are
those formulated and adopted by
the convention of governors and at
torney generals, at Chicago in 1906,
Chiefly the bill is directed against
a sort OF wildcat insurance which is
much sold in the state, and which
is a graft upon the honest premium
payer. A wild cat company, upon
a pretense that it is being done only
Tor advertising purposes, issues a
block of say five hundred policies OF
five thousand dollars each and an
portions them to the towns of the
state according to population, one or
Two to the little place and five to
ten to the larger ones, representing
that no more OF this kind will be
issued, they present these PROPOSE
tlons to men of some bean upon
a representation that one or two
small payments will place the policy
upon a self sustaining basis, and
within a year or two, the policy
holders, not in this special advertis-
ing stunt, will be bled for sufficient
premiums not only to carry the adj
vertising ones, but will actually re-
turn a premium upon them. This
glittering proposition catches UNI
scruplous men, who not only snap
at the bait but of course become en-
thusiastic promoters of the business
OF the company in their respective
community. Manifestly the scheme
is a graft, in which only grafters
vii! engage, but it is a fraud and
a swindle upon all subsequent, good
fai'l policy buyers, who are taxed
to larry the free insurance of their
nniShbors, who are generally best
ai'e to carry their own insurance.
Good roads legislation seems
daily to become more and more hope
less. A half dozen bills are already
in and many more are in prepara-
tion, but only one or two of them are
broad enough to help at all in pro-
ducing practicable good roads. The
fact is the country people prefer to
bog along through the mud to sur
their time honored pre-
roGitives pertaining to road making.
Especially are they opposed to sur
local management to the,
county n clearly good roads can
never be secured from a smaller.
unit. The county engineer PROPOSE
tion by which a fair salary will be
paid to q competent mar is pecu-I
liarly obnoxious to many. 1t is hop
that a thoroughly practicable
road bill with county option features
would be passed, but that now seems
of the question.
Issenhuth's bill attempted to conf
promise between the county and
township jurisdiction, even that COM
promise is not acceptable to many
The multiplicity of bills and di-
of ideas involved will doubt
less result in a committee bill en-
bodying the form of all of them, but
at this time the best that can be
hoped for viii be a township SUPER
act somewhat stronger re-
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Brave Fire Ladies'

Often receive severe burns putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget them. 1t 500 drives
out pain. For Burns. scalds, Wounds,
Ulcers, Felons; best Pile cure made.
Relief is instant. Csc at Diehl &
Browns.
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Don't Get A Divorce.

A western Judge granted a divorce
on account Of ill-remper and bad
breath. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
would have prevented it. They cure
Constipation, causing bad breath and
Liver Trouble the ill-temper, dispel
colds, Danish headaches, conquer
chills. Csc at Diehl & Browns.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
THINGS EDUCATIONAL
o. 3. Browne, County superintendent

Pretty cold weather to start in.
Our retiring superintendent is1
nicely fixed in his Office in the front
portion of the Mitchell National
bank where he will endeavor to turn
his efforts to money making. but
thoseiof us who know him best will
hazard a guess that his sympathies
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
Like a Streak.

Like a Streak.
"VVas his ~" y, Tag so very fast?"
"Iour honor. il WAS @oins so fast
that tho bulldog on thu seat beside him
loo'5ed like a daohshund Houston
Post
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
A Recommendation.

A Recommendation.
Ever been in jail?"
countless times. But that's no Diet.
riment to a man i'm my business"
And what is your business?"
I'm a chauffcur."-Louisvine Cou.
r~ier-Iournal.