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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Neasbam sells the BEST watches.
Kreso dip, S1.s5 per gallon. Crescent
Miss vi Crabill of Avery was in the
city yesterday enroute to Eddyville
to visit.
Ralph Chord and Clyde Sable of
Edd-ville are visiting In the city.
Hess instant louise killer. Crescent
New five passenger Chalmers-De-
troit automobile for sale, or take part
in trade. Ben P. Brown.
Miss virgie Champ OF Abba has re-
turned home.
Mrs. J. f. Nib1ock of Derby has re-
turned home after a business visit III
the city.
G. NJ. P. cor sprains and bruises.
Crescent.
Mrs. William Hager of Selma was
q business visitor in the city this
morning.
Mrs. e. L, Davis of Selma has re-
turned home after visit at the OFT
Davis home, SO West Main street.
Whale oil soap, 1oc and 15c. sar-
gents.
Mrs. w. ]. Boals of Abba spent yes.
ierday in the city on business.
Mrs. G. A. Cornell of Bussey, who
has been visiting her parents, DR.. and
MISE. F. Lowry, 218 East Second
street, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Davis of Selma
who has been visiting Mrs. O. Davis,
west of the city, have returned home.
Miss Isabel Rouch of Floris has re
turned home.
Sulpho tobacco soap kills insects.
sargent's.
From Mondays Daily.
Shoo-f1y and Flyocuro at Sargent's.
Miss Fern Lewis of Eddyville has
returned home.
Fred Allender returned to Abba this
morning after spending Sunday with
mis- parents
Hellibore and Persian insect powder
at Sargent's.
Mrs. F. NJ Stuber and daughter
Lillian OF Chillicothe, were in the city
Saturday eslroute TO Eddyville
Miss Mamie Cotrill of Chillicothe
spent Saturday in the city on hey way
home from Eddyville.
Mrs. B. ], Drummond and daughters
Helen and Pauline, who reside or
Gunner avenue, are visiting friends II
Avery
Paris green and London purple a
Sargent's.
Park Peters left Sunday for a two
weeks visit in Abba.
Rev. E. J. Shook, 124 North Willard
street spoke at the mems meeting a
O'Clock yesterday in the Kirkvill,
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Criley, 2O6 Nortl
Davis street, accompanied by Mrs
g. J. Currier, 204 North Davis stree
leave in the morning for Fairfield t
attend the Criley-Harm wedding.
zSnoleum and zenoleum sprays a
5argent's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Criley, 2o6 North
Davis street, accompanied by Mrs.
e. ]. Currier, 204 North Davis street
leave in the morning for Fairfield to
attend the Criley-Harm wedding.
ssnoleum and zenoleum sprays at
5argent's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29

The great retiring from business
sale is now on. Bargains in clothing,
shoes and underwear shirts, hats and
Advantageous. The Hub will soon
be thing of the past.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29
Wins Men Through his Knowledge
lYons-Harurave.

Cecil H. Lyons and Miss Edith Har-
grave, both of Floris, were united in
marriage yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Jonathan Lee, at his home, 222 South
Ward street. They were accompanied
by the groom's sister Miss Minnie
Lyons. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons left last
evening for a weeks wedding trip
west. after which they will return to
Floris to make their future home. The
groom is employed in store at Floris
In short time the Hub will close
their doors forever. The big sale now
in progress will be the last ever put on
by the Hub. Closing out prices on
everything.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29

The great closing out sale is now
in progress and will continue day and
night till all is sold. This means every
day and night except Sunday Positive
ly no goods sold on Sunday. The Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-06-29
Tri- W Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please giy& th,> name OF
the Postofffce to which the paper mas
been sent ss well as the Postoff1ce
where they desire 1t to be chan ged to
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

ba in operation. gives assurance Of the permaneney and increasing i'm portazee ot this industry.
 We have diversity Of material for exploitation and development here Why can't we interest capital in the manufacture of wood pulp: Ne have timber n s6andarce with unsxcelled water pO~ey for tbossands of years standing >,ill going 10 waste.
 Because #e are uoi properly adver- sized according 10 our merits as a sportsman resort. away goes Teddy" thr ovgb cane brakes of he south and the 5uugles of Africa. ie1oran. of the real para 5ize for the linsod ard hun Ter. in southeastern Alaska. Such trout ard salmon fishing. with rod and line. and hunting for bear, Ecli. deer, goas =;c. ia abs1dspce. \ cli- mate moet pleasant. in Niu1er 50 pro tecaed from ocean gales. 10 be also lusely safe. and scenery urexcelled suy yEhers-
 We sl=o have cur mineral and hot springs that arg ib4i:inz the e1peadi- lure Of capital D beaqsitg and pre- pars them tor attractive and beneficial resorts fer ingaiids ard the many 0verburdere6 s5th business cares
 There are uary opportunities here. inviting Ehe expenditure Of capital in ways that III hElng satisfactory re- surrs tO tas inyes-or and mark the
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

Recently pgbIisaed statistics show saat she Indians Of sogtaeastefn Alas Ia are rapidly disapgssring each year The scfal Ilm@er of deaths in ,bs 5ogtnezsieEn Alaska dlstFlci for ihe gaar leys was z5s ahile tlae birth r4se was z55. A Yaxgfas the death rate Bss mgc0 greater than sfe birth r&te. A large percentage Of the death rate is dug 10 tuberculosis Whole fam lljss contract she disease from one member and csses have been knosEl ahere the disease grew to epidemic proportions. The action of ihs Interior Department in providing 2 medical inspector has done much to prevent conssgion and the department ls non considering the adeisabilisg Of bDiid- ing coaragion cottages aad ssoitsri0Dls for ahe care of cjseased natives.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To w. H. Archibald, his heirs, successors and assigns or either of them
 You are hereby notified that l have expended in labor and improvements the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars: on the Mamie B. A. Group of mining ciams Comprising the Mamie B. A., Lilly & Maude, Lode Mining Claims. Situate one-half mile west Of Stone Rock in Stone Rock Harbor, Prince of Wales Island Ketchikan Mining District, District of Alaska. Notices of location of which appear Of record in the Ketch kan Re- cording District No. $. AS follows:-
 Mamie B. A." Recorded in Vol. ". of Mines at page 205.
 'LIllyo Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 2Oi.
 'Mauden Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 203.
 Amdayit Of Annual assessm ent, filed March, l7th, 1909, in the office of the recorder of said District, in order to hold said premises under the p"ovis- ions Of section 232l, k. $. U. $. Said 300 being the amount requiren 10 hold said claims, for the year erding De- cember, 3lst. 1908.
 And il within 20 days after this no- ticc by publication, you fai or refuse to contribute your proportion 0f such expenditures your interest i1 said cliam will become tho property of the subscriber under said section 232I.
 John Purdy. March 20 to June 26.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15
Prospector Wise to Engineers

Some time ago" said ;he prosPec- -or to his bUrro. we were taking Of e1pert mining engineers. and now you seem to think ycu know all about them. for yogr Interest is more celtered iu that empty tomato can thsn in what n saying. But want to sell you that yopr gnor ledge Of mining engineers is about tae size Of 2 psnDg-ante, for I never alIo@e5 you to keep much company ~ith that class. see that you think an o1ig knocking for force o: habit. buE thas js because your belly is iBll and you feel more peaceful than you will in tf,e morning ahen se start 10 hike up shat steep caogou.
 Jgsf ss there are bgrsos and bur ros, SC are there engineers ard engi- neers. And the number Of good ones among the engineers is far less than among the hBrros But this is not compliment 10 gou, none whatever for the engineer Of today is not in the same class as sbe one ne saw down by tine river some F years ago The majority oi modern experts aFe 100 much afraid of making mistakes and hurting their regulations, and so,
 many : good pofpettg has been turned dOmD because the metal VAS nos colned on the dump and ready for shipment to the tank. Then. again, there are some uho 1ill give rosy report on any proposition if they are paid enough tor tbe sob. and this class is lar worse taan shoae @ho want little rains n5th fence around #.
 But [ want so tell yog. cid long ears, shat the aforesaid specimens are aschapgeIs compared to some know
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

of. l sse FoU setting ID and taking notice, thinking ! am going 10 de- scribe a blood and thunder villain. What I had in mind 1as the double standard enginser-the kind of fel- low sho will let you write your own report and then sign it.
 It makes one blush. and i; would make you, too. f your brains were located in the right place. to see what confidence people place in these so- called engineers reports. know some parties. who. by sfe way, would look we'll on shs inside of < peuiten- siayy. ~ho sent o8t high priced en- ginesr to look oyer certain mining property. Before writing his opinion he asked mether they wished a buying or selling report.
 An honest bunch would have cut him out right there, but this outfit told him 10 go as far ag he liked, for shey figured on selling 10 bunch Of suckers. The report, which was q masterpiece of imaginative fiction. nas fixed up in leather bound pros pectus about the size of full grown ham. This work Of art was used to sep arate many hard dollar from the easy mark who had far better put his money up in a game of threc-card monte.
 However, you siissori mocking bird, you must nOs think that tbere is no value in 9 good engineers report, and snas all Of them are looking for the coin, regardless. Bot what you want is the right dope, and sure it's none Of the enigneers' business what you 4aut il for. When you pay q man
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15
Optimistic Talk by F. J. Hunt
Mir. Editor.


 What the Ketehkan vicinity: and what is in its development doing.
 The depression of the past years general throughout the country did spare indeed ng in what to be principal copper pro ing sections the country caogh hard The activity manifest in the development of copper mines during by reports that year very encouraging and there present every evi- dence of general revival of prusly of which Ketehkan should get her share
 But pessmist evidence, don't M II 10 the optms that the world its progress, The pessms knocker" The person without hope who plan nothing for the beerent country indeed reary companion dead weight any community, person imbued with selfhness that beneficial results from any action in direct connection with his particular interests.
 Now what community of transients who have further the place than collect trouble dollars beake place imaginary preference shall be worthy citizens the ing and upbuding Of the real First City in Alaska:"
 longer of the
 In very years the clearing ships loaded with this district will be of daily Ne have fishing industries years ago canning salmon during the months and halbu of shipped the Puget during past winter will wthou consulting the customs quantity shipped any preceding winter. with the would gone here but the scarcity Of bait present almost the population the oody portion of the whites engaged ing king that either being mild by equipped here foreign shipment shipped fresh Sound markets.
 The cold plant of the New England Fish Co.,
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

trail for further advancement.
 The country is TOW waking up. let Us not admit that We have sleepy town, but arouse that public spirit at present dominated by selfshress, and see if we cannot eorrec: erroneous im- presSionS. and advertise b the outside world some ct The real merits of our town and country.
 We have cham Der of commerce, dead. 10 be sure 10 all outward ap- psarsnce. bat think little harmoni- Ous action of OUT citizens and the arousing of real ketehikan Spirit 70 make '.keichisan ths Firs. City in Alaska will soon change conditions 90 that some viii sit up and take notice"
 The pamphlet thus far handled by some Of me women here. should oe given our earnest support at least and better still taken Up by tbe the C. Ot C. and issued as sPesdil! aspossible for effect in distribution this year. By doing the printing al home we keep ,he money in cicuIation among Us and can advertise in manner t1 re ach the classes likely to help Us. Let Us get busy. "Idleuess begets vice" Let someone else be guilty. while we join the procession of pro- gress.
 Respectively.
 Forest J. Hun.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

twenty-five, fifty and sometimes a hun Gred dollars or more a day for an ex- pert opinion, you naturally expect to ges something for your money. Unless you ara very sure ot your man, an en gineer's report Is just like so much hard maanma sunk in the river, and there you are. - Salt Lake Mining News
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

Earthquake snOcNs. slight but 6is- s.nctly n0tlcszbse, were fels in 51ag- asy st , .zG o'clock TBe-0ay afternoon. ard at Il % the same night,
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

Beginning at Corner No. which is identical sith Corner No. of the Rochester Lode Claim trst described, ftom which [. s. l.. 3i. No. ls bears South 3Dd 19n East 4J. 13 feet distant, and running thence North G3d Ism west variations 2s degrees 45 minutes east l49O feet to Corner No. 7: thence South 20d 4lm West variations p oe- greeg A minutes east 600 feet 10 corner No. :: thence 5oBth GJd lgm east yari- ations p degrees 00 minutes east l4y0 feet 10 Corner No. 4; thence North 2Dd 3Im east variations 2s degrees lJ minutes east safiations 2s degrees s5 minutes east G00 feet to corner No. the place of beginning. all Of which cor. ners are marked by bemIock posts al least , feet long and four inches square, nearing the number of the corner and Of she Survey, and set at least k inches in the ground in 4 mound Of earth or stone. Area 20.52 acres,
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15

Beginning At corner No. l, from which U.5 L.. NJ. No. IS bears south 53 deg. 9 min. 45 sec. east sysS. s7 feet distant, and Cor. No. l of United Verde. lode, this survey bears E. b degrees # minutes g seconds eSst, and running 6I5s.54 feet distant thence from said corner No. south js deg. Il min. west, var. 70 deg. OO min. C. 72l feet to corner No. 7 thence north var. 20 deg. 00 min. c. 330 feet 70 corner No. ; thence north 65 deg. 5 min. east VAT. 30 deg. 10 min. 6.
 l5 feet to corner No. 1 thence north 42 deg. 5 min east var. JO deg. 10 min. east 20s feet to corner No. ] thence T. 2l deg 37 min east var. 20 q. 0O min. G, 95 feet to corner no. G; thence south s5 1eg. 4s min. east var. 30 deg. E min C., 50 feet to corner no. thence north 2G deg. O0 min. east var. 30 deg 00 min. C., Fl feet 10 cor ner no. thence south. Il deg. O0 min. east var. 50 deg. 0o min c., 453.7 feet
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-15
LOCAL NEW :
Interesting Items From the City and Nicinity~-pefs0nal
 and 0ttlsrNiSe
From Tuesday : Daily

\ stores output of ''oavg4ins' must increase eou>iantlg -esrgains gre al- HATS sssYers 5ss.S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08
New FAN Satin Finished weaves-

Comes in stripes and is soft and clingy,
especially adapted for the latest fash
ion models. The colorings are the new
est and will appeal to those who wish
the latest creations, As inch widths,
$1.25 values. Specially So. 90
priced at yard ...........
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-04
IL
BLUE GRASS BLADE

is to be solved only by the united help of all friends and
admirers of Paine.
The Blades Editor may not be able to attend the Cen
tennal although is his desire do To the
end that help may be given the columns of this paper
open the friends and managers of the for the
purpose of communication with those who can and will
ing to aid. If you attend you help to
by making donation the and striving
make this demonstration challenge the orthodox
institutions of the land
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-04
THE PAINE CENTENNIAL.

But little more than two months intervene before
the date for the Centennial celebration of greatest
patriot whose feet trod American SOIL take place
New Rochelle.
What the Freethinkers of America doing-they wuo
have profted mentally by his labors-to make this event
the success it must be!
In another column is a letter from Secretary Elliott
stating what has taken place in foreign lands
crate the of Paine and he suggests America of
all nations earth, cannot afford to be aggard this
respect The Christian world will ignore the event. it
may strive to detract from it. The promoters need
look in that direction for support, but the Freehnker
the vanguard of berys great army, they who keep
up the fight Paine fought in his day. neglect this
opportunity.
During the past few weeks the daily newspapers of the
country have printed columns of about Paine, his
great services to the natOn humanity and to all poeriy
This is, in ITSELF encouraging in the extreme 1t is
indication that in spite of bgoted historians the of
Thomas Paine is growing into greater and WILL
long, be accorded its rghtfu place in American history
The Hugenot Association of New Rochelle descendants
of the famous French organization have arranged pur
chase the old home of Thomas Paine and the homestead is
to be converted into sort of revolutionary for the
benefit of visitors in which of the Paine relics
prominently figure. This HugenOt Association is newly
formed body, and its maided financial in
adequate to the demands made upon by the purchase Of
this property and its proper equipment and this pro
is of such national importance, they desire enlist the
support of every patriotic citizen in the work has under
taken.
Next to the Centennial ITSELF which has been ARRANGED
by the Paine Memorial and Historical Association is the
saving of the Paine home, but it is of the Centennial
would direct immediate attention
Thaddeus b. Wakeman is president; James B. Elliott,
of Philadelphia, is secretary, and Dr. E. b. Foote of New
York City, treasurer of the combined Paine Societies
1t is their efforts that the Centennial look for its
success but it the financial help of the Freetnkers
of America that these gentlemen must look for the
of making it 1t is needless say that plans
being carefully laid for splendid program If
mus songs and speeches. the detail of which will be
Snounced later. The problem of carrying HAT program
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-04

We in receipt of the initial number of The Common
Sense Bible Teacher, and it is all that its implies
1t is published in acceptable magazine FORM and its
plan conduct of class among its readers for
Interpretation of the entire Bible in the light of
evolution 1t means, in the end, translation of
both the old and estaments under the guidance of
evolutionary truth, and is destined accomplish work
of great usefulness in destroying myth and superstition
1t is edited by G. L. Abbott, of ST. Paul, Mnn and ought
receive wide circulation 1t is quarterly publication
Single copies sell at 25 Annual subscription 90
Write for sample copy free.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-04

Among the pamphlets that recently have to
desk one by Eleanor Kirk of 50 West seth Street. New
York. entitled BLACK and Blue and Other Happy Studies"
1t has 80 pages and while made up of Renaissance it
tans enough of modern philosophy to pay for having
read it,
Wait not until is driven to crime by the iron law
of necessity dishonor but put forth hand
in time to avert the sin and shame
One subscriber from each present subscriber would
that present circulation would Just double itself
Send contribution to DR.. E. B. Foote 100 Lexington
Avenue, New York City, aid in preparing for the Paine
Centennial
Any of friends desiring DR.. Wilson's "a Trip to
Rome" "Dogfenne in the Orient" by late editor
G. G. Moore have copies hand which we will sell
at dollar each and prepay all postal charges there
Order copy
Gone all the gods from High Olympus These APP
peal no to the wondering minds of men, Gods are
but crude concets f the worlds infancy the coat of many
coors with which it clothed its ignorance.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-04

he retire to solitude and emerge with useful invention
some new thought to lift up and enlighten the world.
The Ward County independent., 1909-07-29

Miss Alma Middleton, thirteen
year-old girl, Lying in the coulee
south of Third avenue and Sixth
street, attempted suicide Friday even
Ing, by taking a number of antisep-
tic bath tablets dissolved in water.
She would have been successful too,
had she not made the mistake Of TAX
ing too many Of them. Soon after
drinking the poisonous water, she
ran screaming in pain to her mother,
and told what had been done. The
overdose acted as an emetic and this
saved her life. A doctor was called,
and soon had the Gill out Of danger.
The Independent has not been able
to- learn many of the particulars of
the circumstances, but from the neigh
bors, who were called to the Middle
The Ward County independent., 1909-07-29
Alma Middleton
Attempts Suicide
Thirteen Year Old Mnot Girl Tries to DieIook ntisep.
tic Tablets Dissolved in Water--Took too Large Dose

ton home afterwards, we learn that
Alma and her mother had misun-
derstanding, and the girl was severely
An eleven year old
brother took sides with the mother
and the girl became so despondent
THAT she decided that it would be
better for her to die. She had declar-
ed that the next time she attempts
suicide, she will be successful
Alma is quite pretty girl, very
we'll developed for her age, and her
life has not been an easy one. She
has assstd in the care Of her young
er brothers and sisters, and portion
Of the time, she has worked out as a
domestic Her father is employed, a
part of the time as lineman for the
Minot Light and Telephone Co.
The Ward County independent., 1909-07-29
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at public
auction at his residence in Minot, ia
mile west of Wildwood Park, on
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1909, commencing
at l o'clock p. m. sharp, the following g
described property: .5 *
One iron grey mare, 7 years old, VT.
1850 pounds; bay horse years old,
weight 1000 pounds; / single buggy
and single harness.; / light narrow
tire wagon; 1 light double work har-
ness; 1 small cook stove and utensils:
l heater hard or soft coal; l 2-burn-
er oil stove and oven; dining room
chairs, kitchen tables, dishes, etc: 3
beds with springs and mattresses COM
plete; bedding, etc.; 2 commode; 2
rocking chairs; 1 couch; Bissell
carpet sweeper; genuine black wal
nut stands; looking glass and picture
frames; washing machine and wiring
er; 3 incubators; 10 brooders; 1 green
bone mill; IS pure-bred Rose and
Single Comb Brown Leghorn chick
ems; small hand grist mill; IL bar
rel ,rofing cement; combination shot
gun and rifle; electric seal skin Jack
ct; solid black walnut book case; $50
books-mechanical, historical, novels,
poems, etc.; invalid's wheel chair;
steel body brace, used for spinal
trouble; carpenter tools; shovels,
forks, hoes, horse collars, names, and
several other articles too numerous
to mention.
Terms-Sums under $40 cash; on
sums of $40 and over a credit of 80
days will be given on approved Sc
curity with interest at per cent.
l will also offer for sale to the high
est bidder my residence property
consisting of four room cottage, 24x
rs, and lots 15Ox2OO feet; together
with small table and chicken coop,
24x72 feet. Have good garden and
about 500 worth of nursery stock on
place.
Col. H. J. Hecht, Auctioneer, Frank
P. Wright, Owner.
The Ward County independent., 1909-07-29
FEEHAN TAKES BAD MONEY
Minot NAM has old Irish Five Dollar B-Says it will b.
Pad When the Irish Nation is Recognized

il a crude manner: 1T is hereby GER
titled that the Irish Republic is in
debted to bearer, for i've dollars, re-
deemable six months after the ack-
nowledgement Of the Independence OF
the Irish nation. March II, 1860, John
Maloney." Feehan has shown the bill
to the banks, and they declare that ii
isl worthless except as a curiosity
for the Irish nation has never been
acknowledged, and probably never
will be.