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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-21
FosTER's WEATHER
BULLETIN
Copyrighted 1909 by ", T.
Foster.)

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1S.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 16 to 20, warm
wave Is to 10, cool wave 18 to %. This
disturbance was expected to follow
very low temperatures and the aver
age temperature of. week centering on
18 to be unusually low, with killing
frosts further south than usual Next
disturbance will reach Pacific coast
about 81, cross Pacific slope by close
of %, great central valleys 23 to 25,
eastern states 26. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 81, great CEN
trail valleys %, eastern states 25. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
"a, great central valleys 26, eastern
states 90.
The special features of this disturb
ance will be great rise in tempera-
lures followed by more frosts and an
electrical storm at some now unknown
hour during the period Sept. 81 to 25,
inclusive. Following this storm period
the temperatures will not go as low
as preceding it. Severe storms are
expected during last days of Septem-
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

China is said to be seeking about
for a system Of weights and measures
to relieve the confusion now existing
through the adoption by different
provinces of systems that bear no re-
lation to each other. The Chicago
Tribune, commenting on China's plans
expresses the opinion that China
would benefit more from uniform sys-
tenn of this kind than it would from
parliament. 1t hopes, however, that
China will not pay heed to the efforts
of the Britons to afflict the Chinese
with their own ".abominable, hideous,
atrocious and irrational system OF
weights and measures" The Tribune
goes on to tell what it thinks of the
English system. 1t says:
The English system is nightmare
to every logical mind. That part of it
which is not founded upon misap-
prehension-like the thermometer -
is purely artificial, arbitrary, and unre-
lated. America has inherited most OF
it, but not all. We do not estimate
human weight in Stones as they
still do in England; but we have the
apothecary's weight and the troy and
afoAloupOAo WOiSAIo. w hOu ~ COLueo
to measures of capacity they have in
England the quarter" unknown
here-and the gill; seldom heard OF
here, but both England and the
United States have the bushel, peck,
half peck, gallon, quart, and pint.
These are all arbitrary and unrea-
sonable.
The metric system is the only one
that has shadow of foundation in
mathematics or logic. If the English
wish to confer a real boon on the
Chinese, they will persuade the orr
entails to send forthwith for the
French standards of weights and
measures and to toss the English I'm
perial pint-which was recently for
warded them-into the first convenient
bog, river, pond, or cesspool that pre-
sents itself.
When the Chinese abandon their
archaic system it should be to take
up the best instead of the inconceiv-
ably worst system of the occident
They should pray to be delivered from
English weights and measures.
Hearty approval can easily be given
to all the Tribune has tossay on this
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HoPEWE ELL.

Hopewell.-Little Hilda worrell
spent Saturday visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walker.
School opened Monday with Chas.
Fletcher as teacher.
J. Hunters little son has the measles.
Johnnie Glossar has recently pur-
chased the George Howk farm Of 40
acres.
Emmett Walker went to Bloomfield
last Sunday. He was accompanied
home by his wife and son, who had
been visiting in that city.
Mrs. Mary Samples was guest at
the parental Sammons home recently.
Everyone is rejoicing over the recent
rains.
Miss Cora Johnston was shopping in
Ottumwa recently.
J. w. Johnston had dinner with En-
met Walker Tuesday.
Several from this vicinity have been
attending the revival meetings in pro-
gress at Ormanville.
J. Sloan made business trip to OF
tumwa last week.
J. Walker, T. Cottrell and NJ Hunter
have been doing some bridge building
in this vicinity.
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FOSTER.

Foster.-John Hart visited friends in
DarbSville Sunday.
w. III. Burdan was business caller
in Alba Monday.
j. G. Hale and daughter Of Ottumwa
visited John Terry and wife Sunday.
Mrs. Ira G. Campbell returned Sat
urday from Denver and Louisville Col
orado, where she has been visiting her
son and daughter.
Frank Reed was calling on old
friends here Sunday. Mr.. Reed lives
in Ottumwa.
Bill Burdan went to Mystic Sunday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chett Momyer of Abba
visited short time Saturday evening
at the parental Henry Maneor home.
Mrs. Ruth Clever went to Ottumwa
Sunday to visit her sisters.
The school opened Monday with Miss
Annie Mahon of Fairfield as principal
and Miss Freda Benson in the primary
department.
Teeb Leach moved back to town Sat-
urday and will work in the mines this
winter.
Mrs. c. III. Davis of Abba visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris, on
Saturday and Sunday.
James and Patrick Fisher went tc
Des Moines Monday, where Shey will
work for a while.
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ELDoN.

ElGon.-The Ladies' Aid society OF
the Congregational church will give
supper in the Mahaffey building Sat
urday evening beginning at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Brock of Kansas
City passed through here enroute homo
from Keosauqua, where they have
been visiting friends.
Frank Sharp left today for Bloom
field to attend the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Thorn of Keo-
sauqua returned home today from the
Methodist Episcopal conference at
Winfield.
Miss Anna Dial has gone to Abba to
visit relatives.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Murphy of Packwood
passed through here enroute to Douds-
-Leando to visit her daughter, Mrs.
John Davidson.
Mrs. A. J. Cartwright has gone to
Oskalcosa to visit relatives.
Mrs. III. Cleveland and children os
Oskaloosa returned home Wednesday
after a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Cartwright.
Mrs. Yves Bates spent Wednesday in
Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Spurbank Of
Richmond, Mo-, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs VIM. Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. William Walmer of
Fairfield are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L.
HINES.
Mrs. w. Wolf of Libertyville is visit
ing Mrs. w. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Fl. Lanman left to-
day for Phillipsburg, Kansas, for
visit with relatives.
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home. after visit with Mrs Sedam's
brother B. Hughes, and family.
Mesdames May Brown and C. w.
Nevill of Ridgeway, Mo-. arrived this
week for visit with Mrs. Cora Lucas
Mrs. Addison Barnett and daughter,
OF Cambria, are visiting In this city
with Mrs. Addison's aunt, Mrs. G. T..
Brant.
]. G. Donnenwerth of Brookfeld. Mo-.
has returned home after a visit at the
home of his son, w. ]. Donnenworth.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. McDougall re-
turned yesterday from a visit OF sew
eral weeks with relatives in the state
of New York. On their way home
they visited in Neponset, ILL.,. with their
son. Rev. w. S. McDougall, and family.
Mrs. r. l.. Adams left yesterday for
a visit of a few days with relatives In
Centerville.
Miss Agnes McKenna has gone to
Los Angeles. California, where she will,
spend some time with her father.
Mrs. Helen Young of st. Joseph, Mo-,
formerly of this city, is visiting here
with relatives and old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Pennington went
to Ackworth last evening to attend the
funeral of his brother n-law, Chas.
Starbuck, of Bloomington, Mo-, who
was struck by lightning last Sunday
and instantly killed.
Miss Maud Teas has left for a visit
in Abba with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Mcconnell.
Mrs. F. j. Dabney of st. Joseph, Mo-,
has arrived for a visit with Mrs. Reu-
ben Martz.
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MILTON.

Milton. Rev. James A. Worrell
preached at the Methodist Protestant
church on last Sunday. Rev. Worrell
has just returned from attending the
Iowa conference held at Rhodes and
has been appointed to this circuit.
The remains of w. A. Broadwell,
who died here suddenly, were shipped
to Cynthiana, Kentucky, where his
mother resides, Mr.. Broadwell having
no family.
Rev. Cavens is moving this week to
the P. G. Carder house In East Milton.
Mr.. Phelps of Eldon will occupy the
house Mr.. Cayens vacated.
The brick layers are working on the
r, S. Huff building.
II. G. Power is putting in the founda-
ton for his new building.
Scott Tatman has bought the c. o.
Lee place and will move there soon
McNea1 e. Rhodes are preparing to
move into their new building. They
have commodious structure with all
modern conyeniences
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with goods in desperate eagerness to
nave these goods admitted underi the
Dangley rates instead of the Payne
rates. This is true, but not in the
sense intended by the magazine writer.
The cargoes of these ships were
champagnes and h1ghs wines, silks
and other luXuries from Euro
pean countries, and they knew
that increased duties were to be i'm
posed under the Payne law rates.
None Of these ships, however, which
We're racing to get in before the Ding
ley law went out of operation were
loaded with hides. The PAYNE law
admits hides on the free list and il
there were any cargoes of hides on
the way when the bill was I'D for
passage, the crews were playing check
ers and killing time while they waited
LOT the Payne law to go into effect
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LAND VALUES INCREASING.

An article now going the rounds of
the Iowa papers gives the details of
TWO dozen transfers 'of land in Hardin
county within the past two months.
The average price for which the land
sold in these two dozen transactions
was $107.20 an acre. There were sew
eral farms in the lot that sold for
Sl25. One farm Of 100 acres, which
was bought fifteen years ago at
$50 an acre, sold for $3.50, bring
Ing the owner a profit of $4,000.
One farm of 200 acres, which
was bought four years ago for $65 an
acre, sold for 500, giving it's owner
profit Of $1,000. In the Courier last
night there was a reference to the
sale of 100 acres in Benton county at
$3.50 an acre.
In nearly every issue Of the Iowa
papers there some reference to a
land sale at fancy prices. In most OF
down it would be shown that the sale
of the land brought handsome profit
to the man who sold.
The sale of these lands have not
been brought about through govern
ment lotteries. There have been no
special trains bringing prospective
buyers in from the four quarters OF
the globe. There have been no pub
licity campaigns, promising wonder
full returns for small investments. The
land has sold strictly on its merits,
the buyer realizing that he was max
ing safe investment in securing land
of established value that assured him
comfortable living and certain
profit in future SALE
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Is House For Miss
Efkins Started /:

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1S.--Which
will it be? Is Miss katherine Elkins
going to wed BILLY" Hit of Washing
ton, wealthy young American and son
of distinguished American father,
or will she become the bride of the
duke of the Abruzzi, and member
Of the Italian royal family?
Washington is once more wrought
up so far as social circles are con-
cerned, over this inquiry. With Miss
Elkins in Europe, and young Mr.. Hit
paying assiduous court to her, while
the italian duke is spending his time
near her, and rumor says he is still
pressing his suit; the impression is
that Miss Ellins is the one who will
decide between the twain.
Miss Elkins and her mother went
to Europe early in the summer on the
same steamer with young Mr.. Hit
and his mother. Mrs. Hit is the widow
of Robert r. Hit, many years a rep
resentative from Illinois, who at one
time seemed to have promising
chance to be the Republican nominee
for vice president in 1904. Mr.. Hit
left large fortune, and his widow is
just completing a magnificent mansion
just off Dupont Circle, the center of
the most swagger and select residence
district in Washington. The house will
be one of the most imposing piles in
the capital. When Mrs. Hit started
its erection last year, there was much
wonderment that she should want
such an establishment. Then it de-
veloped that her son and heir to her
millions was much interested in the
West Virginia heiress, and gossip
busted itself with the probability of
an alliance.
The romantic suit of the royal duke
presently drove all thought of so com
monplace a marriage out of social
Washingtons busy brain, and Mr.. Hit
was quietly forgotten as factor. But
when the royal match seemed to have
fallen on evil days because of objec-
tons in both families; and when Mr..
Hit and Miss Ellzins went away to
Europe with their respective mammas.
and seemingly greatly pleased with
each others society-why, then,
Washington figured out that the big
Dupont Circle house was destined to
shelter young Mr.. Hits bride-pro-
vided she didn't spoil all plans by an
other change of mind, and marry the
persistent duke after ALL
And that's what Washington is
worrying about. Who's going to in
habit that marble palace, if young Mr..
Hit doesn't capture bride? And who
is in sight for that distinction if Miss
Elkins after all takes the duke? It's
all very puzzling and interesting.
And meantime lot Of close friends
of the Elkins and Davis families in
sistently opine that Miss Elkins really
prefers the duke, and will finally find
a way to accept him
J. G.. Welliver.
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EppYvlLl-E.

Eddyville.-C. j. Schafer, wife and
TWO daughters of Altadena, California,
who have spent the past two months
with their many relatives here, de-
parted Wednesday morning for their
western home
Kansas, arrived Monday night and are
ne guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hank
ms. Mr.. McCosh is looking for an
Iowa farm.
Martin Dougall and daughter, Leona,
of Enterprise, have been visiting their
lncle. Peter Saville, and other relatives
this week, and left for Flagler, We'd
nesday.
Mrs Ida Dooley and two children of
Cherokee, Oklahoma, who have been
visiting Mrs. Dooleys brother, went to
Des Moines Wednesday to spend a few
days with relatives
Miss Rosa Schmitt OF Oskaloosa was
the guest of the Misses Werner Tues
day and returned home Wednesday,
accompanied by Miss Katie Werner.
Rev. w. S. Moore returned from con-
ference Tuesday; Rev. Moore was
transferred to Muscatine district ana
goes to Rolona. in Washington county.
Ben Bosley of Pekay loaded his
goods into a car Wednesday and moved
to Des Moines.
Mrs. Nick Maaskant left Wednesday
for Birmingham, where she will stay
the remainder of the week.
Mrs. A. b. Plough, who formerly kept
hotel here for many years, stepped off
the train here Wednesday to spend n.
day or two in town.
Mrs. George Stuber and two chill
dren Of Charlton arrived at the par
entail Abner Stuber home Tuesday and
are making farewell! visit to friends
and relatives preparatory to leaving
FOR Bellville, Kansas, where they will
make their home in the future. They
left for Ottumwa Thursday to spend
day with Mrs. Stubers father, and
departed Friday for the west
A large number of Yeomen belonging
to the local order went to Oskaloosa
Tuesday night to witness an initiation
and have a good time, and they had IT..
Thirty-fiye new candidates rode the
goat, and that speaks for itself, when a
bunch is out for a good time. Those at
tending were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI.
Stuber, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Lore. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. S. Chord, John B. Waugaman, and
James Cogley.. a.-
Major T. P. spiIman. of ottumwa.
chairman of the right of way commit
tee of the proposed interurban. was in
town Tuesday with a map showing the
route surveyed from Ottumwa to Oska-
loosa by way of Eddyville. He met
several land owners of the proposed
right Of way. and sentiment seemed
decidedly in favor of the proposition.
The next move will be to have options
printed for the purchase of the right
of way.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Stuber left over
the Rock Island for Martinsburg We'd
nesday morning
Miss Rose O'Connor was at home
from Ottumwa for visit Tuesday.
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Der. Next bulletin will give general
forecasts ne ncfohcr crr,,, wea+her

Der. Next bulletin will give general
forecasts OF October crop weather
While the department OF agricul-
ture gives fairly reliable monthly re-
ports on crop conditions they will not
be able to give full details OF the dam
age to corn by the August drouth be-
fore October 10. Not more than half
corn crop has been produced east
OF the Alleghanies and in West yir-
ginia and in Pennsylvania west of the
Alleghanies and the deficiency must
be supplied by shipping corn from the
great central valleys.
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Okla
homa and southern Illinois suffered
greatly from the August drouth and
these being great corn producers the
damages necessarily cuts the corn
crop of 1909 materially
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minister, in which he tells Of the great
success of his meetings in Australia.
The letter describes the people
there as fun-loving and says he has
worked off many stories that in the
United States would be labeled an
cient.
One which he has told with great
success to illustrate that there is no
real happiness in the world will bear
retelling. Here it is:
why, even the man who smokes a
pipe is not happy" says DIR. Chapman.
IF he is smoking his own tobacco he
is thinking how much it cost him and
if he is smoking the other fellows
he packs it so tight in the bowl of his
pipe that it won't draw"-Philadel-
phia Times.
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THE ENGLISH WORKER.

Col, A. w. Swain, the former Iowa
editor who is now United States con-
sui at southampton, delivered an ad-
dress in Des Moines the other night
in which he set forth that there is not
so much poverty among the English
working classes as is generally
thought here Mr.. Swain made the
claim that England has the greatest
savers among the working classes OF
Europe. He cites the friendly Soc
ieties," among working men there as
showing how widespread is the habit
of saving among workers in England,
saving of these societies and their
work:
i "There are 1854 building societies,
with a membership of 616,729, and
control and own funds to the amount
of $362,000000.
.There are 2S,961 friendly societies,
with membership of 14,606,969, and
the funds controlled amount to $685.
100000.
"There are 2,722 cooperative soci-
cites, with 2,467,806 members, and
funds to the amount of $685., 100000.
, There are 645 trade unions with
1.719,031 members with fighting
funds to the amount Of 100000.
..Including workmen's compensation
schemes, and the funds of labor loan
societies, the total registered provi-
dent societies number 34,655, with a
total membership of 19,457,479, and
funds to the amount Of 1921 100000.
"There are eighteen railway saw
ings banks, with $4,000 depositors,
and deposits to the amount of $29-,
100000.
"There are 224 trustee savings
banks, with 1,759,2 2s depositors, and
the deposits amount to $31o,OO0,0OO.
"There are 1905 postoffice savings
banks with 1O,3O2,7S4 depositors, and
deposits amounting to $S74,O0O,000
.Now. if we total this exhibit Of the
thrift Of the English. masses, we are
confronted with figures stupendous:
Number of societies, 49,953; member
ship Of same, 31,1U3,617; funds con-
trolled $2,130,000, 000."
These figures look big and they give
evidence that the English workers as
a class are not in immediate danger
Of joining the soup house and bread
line crowds. But it is doubtful If the
English plan could find favor on this
side. In the first place the American
worker cannot be set aside in class
by himself, while statisticians figure
down to dollars and cents just what
; financial rating to give him as a class.
The American worker goes into the
bank with his deposit and the bank
clerk, unless he knows his customer,
would find it hard to decide from his
appearance what his station in life
might be. The only friendly SOC
ieties" he, belongs to are some lodges
or social organizations and In them
he meets men from all walks of life
on terms of equality. If he is a saving
man he does not need to rely upon a
cooperative association to do his saw
ing for him. He is capable of doing
that Himself This is the average
worker, however, and it includes the
man in the office and store, the man
in the factory and workshop and the
man in the fields. There is another
class that does not save. The men in
this class impoverish themselves by
dissipation. The English plan might
do this sort of man some good.
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w. J. Hill. publisher of the Hannibal
Courier-Post, one of the Lee Syndicate
papers. has received notice Of his ap-
pointment by Gov. Hadley as dele
gate to represent Missouri at the
Deep Waterways convention, to be
held at New Orleans, Oct. 80 to Nov. 8.
This is an honor worthily bestowed
as Mr.. Hill Is one of Missouri's live
wires" in newspaper and business
circles. Gov. Hadley has not beee
slow in recognizing that Mr.. Hill is one
of the big men of Missouri for he re-
Gently made him member of his
naval staff with the rank of COM
mander.
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A Mystery to Won MoItke.

Two brothers were once at Count
Won Moltke's house at an evening par
ty; both were captains Of the general
staff. The general came up to group
of gentlemen, one of whom was one
of the brothers. After joining in the
conversation, he asked the latter
Gust tell me who is that tall officer
near the fireplace on the other side
| forget his name"
That's my brother, your excel
lency," was the answer.
A smile stealing over the generals
face suggested the idea that he had
not obtained the information he want
ed Some time after the general went
to another group Of people, and there
joined the officer whose name he had
inquired. Suddenly the others saw him
turning away. with the same smile
on his face.
Afterward, when they inquired from
the young officer what the general had
asked him. he replied: He asked me
who that officer was over there"
"And what did you say?"
81 told him he was my brother The
general gave UP inquiring the name
of the two brothers for that evening"
Cleveland Leader.
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At the convention of the Yeomen of
America in Springfield, ILL.,, the other
day some of the women delegates are
said to have Joined in a fight begun
among the men delegates, using UNI
brellas on the heads and shoulders of
their masculine opponents with telling
results. Evidently the women of this
lodge are fit for Yeomen duty when
the occasion demands.
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To clinch his argument that he was
the only white man to reach the
north pole, Mr.. Peary says he plant
ed the flag of the delta kappa epsilon
fraternity there. Mr.. Cook ought to be
able to come back at Peary here.
Cook said his success was due to eat
ing tallow and living like an Eskimo
and he ought to be able to prove that
he organized bita hunka tallow fra
ternity and planted its flag there first.
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II am not going to discuss the
bill with you" said President Taft, adj
dressing Boston audience" shall
have often to refer to that before the
journey ends. From this it may be
assumed that the president will have
something to say on the tariff while
in Iowa