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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16

was in the city today enroute to Des
Moines for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. L. Miller of Eldon was III
the city on business yesterday.
All crude drugs at quantity prices.
Sargent's.
Mrs. L. A. Langford of Agency was
in the city yesterday on business.
Miss Rena Wilson, who attended
the high school here returned home to
Agency last evening.
Mrs. ]. o. Edwards of Oskaloosa re-
turned home this morning after a bus
mess visit in the CITY,
Mrs. C. A. Davidson of Eddyville
was in the city today.
Everything in rubber goods at Sar-
gents.
T. B. Turpin of Bloomfield returned
home this morning after attending the
horse sale yesterday.
A. Lehman of Bloomfield passed
through Ottumwa enroute home from
Johnstown, Pa, where he attended the
funeral of his brother.
Miss Ella M. Dunlavy of Bloomfield
was Wabash passenger this morning
for home, en- route from Kirkville,
where she has been teaching.
International worm medicine for
stock Sargent's.
Mrs. L. ]. Parsons has returned
nome to Eddyville.
Mrs E. ]. Barger of Eldon was in
the city several days on visit return
ing home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Allen of Abba
were in the city this morning enroute
to Selma to visit over Sunday with
relatives.
Mrs. G. G. Powers returned home to
Moravia this morning after being in
the city short time on business
visit.
Mrs. H. c. Carder of Blakesburg
was in the city today.
Mrs. H. A. Arthur of Bidwell who
was in the city visiting, has returned
home.
Mrs C. A. Carlson of Monroe, who
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. G
Collier, 243 North Walnut avenue, re
turned home this morning.
Miss Maude Hisel of Fairfield re
turned home today after spending tn;
past week visiting Miss Margaret
Burns, who resides northeast Of thu
city.
Reliable, dependent 10 % veal
backed up by a guarantee that makes
good, is what you want and here 70,
can find it. Church Shoe Co.
Blacklegine and blacklegoids TO
blackleg at Sargent's.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Neasham sells the best watches.
Mrs. c. H. Norton Of Kirkville was
In the city today.
Sargent, the true druggist, gives
everyone square deal.
Mrs. R. L. Harper has returned
home to Eldon.
Mrs. H. D. O'Malley returned home
to Selma last evening.
Pinkham's vegetable compound, 6
for $500, at Sargent's.
Mrs. c. A. Jones of Abba was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs Fred H. Phillips has returned
home to Douds-Leando.
Mrs. H. G. Hill returned home to
Avery last evening.
Miss Florence Harper of Batavia
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BILLS PASSED
BY THE SENATE

mount to be given other companies
will be determined by records for at
tendance In addition each company
is to receive 500 for company rife
ranges.
The governor is authorized to desig-
nate four state rife ranges, for which
$4,000 is appropriated.
To Condemn the Hospitals.
The Iowa state hospitals are sched-
uled for condemnation as places unfit
for the care Of the patients sent there
for relief of mental disorders. 1t has
already been decided that something
must come of this one, at least, OF
the many scandal seeking movements
started by the legislature or by the
trouble makers of the day.
The investigation by a committee OF
the house will probably take three or
four days or perhaps week of such
time as the representatives may be
able to spare from duty in the house.
In that time it is expected that some
evidence will be secured upon which
to base the accusation against the
state of Iowa as to bad management OF
state institutions. The committee last
week secured through the state board
LOT control the material on which to
work. 1t consisted of the addresses
and names of those employees of the
| four state hospitals who have been
discharged. also the names of pa,
tients who have been returned to their
| homes and the names of those that
have died at the hospitals. From these
people, especially from the former EN-
/ ployes who have been let out, it is
planned to secure the information to
sustain the indictment.
To Be Secret Investigation.
AS matter of fact the committee
has already decided upon it's report
One of the members has talked freely
and has stated that the committee will
condemn the management of the instl
| tutions in severe terms.
The investigation, it is supposed
will be conducted in secret. The mem
bers of the board Of control have re
ceived no information IS to what Is
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FOUR COMPANIES NOTIFIED
TO GUARD JUNklN
Continued from Page H.

kin was dropped from the train he al
most collapsed from fright and called
for Warden Sanders. His fright was
occasioned by the crowd that had gath
cred around. He was half lifted and
half dragged away from the train. Just
before leaving the train Junkin talked
to the officers and there was not the
slightest indication that he was drunk.
There is no use in Warden Sanders
being SO hairsplittingly technical. The
negro was not drunk in the first place
and if he was not able to arouse him
the next morning, it was because the
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dent Sherman. This places Smith in
line for the speakership to succeed
Cannon in the next congress.
The election Of Smith to the rules
committee followed his introduction of
the resolution providing that the Re-
publican and Democratic caucuses
each elect two members to serve with
the speaker on the rules committee
instead of the speaker appointing the
entire committee as heretofore. Speak
er Cannon did not favor this restric-
! ton of his power when first proposed
| by Smith, but the Iowan went ahead
and gained such support for the plan
that the speaker finally spoke in sup
port Of is in the caucus Saturday
night. Smiths resolution was adopted
then with little opposition and follow
ing it Dalzell of Pennsylvania and
Smith were elected by a unanimous
vote as Republican members of the
rules committee with the speaker.
Smith Receives Ten Votes.
Smith also received ten votes fol
speaker in the caucus Saturday nigh
which was more than all the othe1
votes cast in opposition to Cannon
Seven of these votes came from the
Iowa delegation, Kennedy, Dawson
Pickett, Haugen, Good, Kendall an'
Wood. Hubbard was the only membe
of the Iowa delegation absent from
the caucus and he was reported to b.
i'll. Haugen remained in the caucu
until the resolutions was adopted t
continue the old rules, when he left
but the new members, Pickett, Coco
Kendall and Wood remained thrOu 81
out the caucus and voted against tn
old rules. They do not feel that the
. are bound by the caucus action an
the rules and are likely to vote agains
their adoption by the house.
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AGENCY WANTS
AN INTERURBAN
SPLENDID MEETING SATURDAY
EVENING-ANOTHER MEET
ING MARCH 16.

Agency, March 15.-(SpeciaD-
urday evening a goodly number of the
citizens of Agency and vicinity met in
the town hall to hear the report OF
the interurban committee appointed
some time ago,
G. L. Nye was made chairman AMI
w. H. Reynolds secretary. The COM
mittee's report was received. After
some discussion it was decided 20
have two surveys made between
here and Ottumwa for an interurban
railroad. Subscription papers were
made out and about one-half enough
money was raised and paid in for the
surveying.
An executive committee consisting
Of the following persons to raise the
balance to make the survey was
named:
w. F. Clements, chairman, G. G..
Cremer, w. N. Enyart, DR.. McElderry,
Joseph Leinhauser and Joseph TuE-
ney.
1t is expected that the survey of the
lines will be begun some time this
week. Agency is trying to get in on
the ground floor. The meeting ad
journed to meet Tuesday evening,
March IS. All interested are requested
to attend that meeting. 1t is thought
that the people northeast and east Of
here will pay the expense of extending
the survey farther east.
Local News.
Rev. B. D. Denny Christian min
lister of Des Moines will preach in the
Congregational church here Wednes-
day evening, March IL A cordial in
vitation is extended to all to attend.
Chef Reynolds went to Omaha Sat
urday for a few days visit with
friends.
Mrs. Phoebe Hendrickson is visiting
relatives in Bloomington, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Patterson are
visiting friends in Illinois.
Mrs. E. Johnson and son, Daniel,
went to ansas to visit relatives.
DR.. Cowger is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Edward Durbin, who has been
very i'll is getting better.
Born Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. A. M
Cowger, daughter.
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CANNON is AGAIN
NAMED AS SPEAKER
Continued From Page ~

Continued From Page ~
where he took the usual oath of Office.
Senators Aldrich and Money were ap-
pointed a committee to wait on the
president and inform him that the SEN
ate was ready to receive any message
he might wish to communicate. Re
cess was then taken until o'clock.
Taft Message Not Ready.
President Taft has had no opportun-
ity to write a single word of his tariff
message to congress. The prospect
now is that he will not write a mes
sage before early tomorrow. This ma
turally will mean a comparatively brief
message, expressing in general terms
his views, and in non manner going in
to details.
Democrats in Caucus.
The caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the house on the rules, the
speakership and the tariff was held
this morning. There were 1862 present
out of 172 Democratic members Clay
ton of Alabama was reelected chair
man. Champ Clark Of Missouri was
chosen as the candidate for speaker.
In accepting the honor Clark made a
brief speech expressing gratitude for
the evidence Of confidence and esteem
He pointed out that by sticking to-
gether the Democratic minority would
be able in the present congress to
reap more victories and with greater
easel than those achieved during the
sixieth congress.
Stick Together Gays Champ.
1--WE must remember" he conclud-
ed, chat in very large extent we
| have in our keeping the immediate flu,
ture Of the Democratic party. Recent
events have demonstrated that the
Republicans are disorganized, dis
gruntled and at loggerheads general
| ly Let us close up our ranks, present
solid front and demonstrate to the
world that we are worthy of the high
vocation wherein we are called
Hale Names Senate Committee.
The caucus adjourned until this
evening after adopting resolutions
binding the Democrats to support
! Clark in seeking the enlargement OF
! the rules committee to fifteen mem
bers elective by the house.
Senator Hale, chairman of the Re
publican caucus of the senate, today
announced the following as the mem
bership of the Republican committee
to select the standing committees Of
the senate: Aldrich, chairman; Kear
McCumber, Crane, Flint, Sutherland
Curtis, Borah and Dixon.
Cannon Caucus Choice.
The following is the personnel of the
house organization as chosen by the
Republican caucus Saturday night:
Speaker-Joseph G. Cannon, of Hi
nois.
Clerk.-Alexander Mcdowell, o
Pennsylvania.
Postmaster-Sam A. Langum, o
Minnesota.
Sergeant-at-Arms = Henry Casson
of Wisconsin.
Doorkeeper-F. B. Lyons, of New
York.
Chaplain-Rev. Henry N. Couden
the blind preacher.
All these were selected as candi
dates to succeed themselves.
Currier of New Hampshire, wa
chairman of the caucus, and Loudens
lager, of New Jersey, secretary. MI
Dwight, of New York. was chosen a
whip" Of the next house.
Smith on Rules Committee.
Iowa scored a great victory in tn
Republican house caucus Saturday b,
the election of Representative Waite
/. Smith as member of the commit
tee on rules to succeed Vice Presl
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prisoner was utterly tired out by his
ordeal of the previous day. The war
den knew the negro was coming three
hours in advance and he did not make
any objection beforehand. Had Junllin
received the discipline that was COM
ing to him while serving his previous
sentence, Clara Rosen might be alive
TODAY"
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Grocery Chances Hands

l have purchased the grocery 10.
Gated at the corner Of Court and Park
avenue, from George T. Reeves
and promise all his customers and
prospective ones that,a fresh stock of
groceries will be always kept and at
lowest prices consistent with that high
quality. Deliveries will be made
promptly When needing fresh clean
goods give me your order.
T. M. Thornburg.
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Good News in Wall Street.

Chicago Record-Herald. The an
nouncemeit is made that Theodore
Roosevelt will sail on the 23d day of
this month for Naples, on his way to
Africa. Isn't Wall street going
to celebrate it as holiday?
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Richmond Times-Dispatch. - His
worst enemies do not deny that he has
the qualities to make a cracking OK.
president.
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To Women
Out of Town:

GET
CLEAR
PAY
WHILE
THAT WILL oTuswA WELL AS THB
su,ur1
WILL
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Tri- Weekly Courier

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give thu name Of
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent AS well as the Postoffice
where they desire 1t to be changed to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
Beautiful
Silks i.

~ &SsVo
The season to come is
spoken of as a silk season
and our enormous assort-
ment of new silks is a coll
lection adequate to meet
your requirements.
Most prominent in silk
fabrics are the much ia
vored Messaline Foulards,
rough weave, and the ever
popular Tafeta. Our price
range is comprehensive.
An hour or so can be
interestingly spent in our
Silk Department. every
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our patrons. We desire
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styles and quality, that can
be had--at every price.
soc to $3.50
Mem Trimmings
Our magnificent assort-
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and is indeed a collection
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Of every lady interested in
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Our line is uncommon
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In every instance our
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possible to make them.
Our Trimmings can be
depended on as the best
values in America.
10c TO $1,000
S. C. CULLEN & CO
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Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
IMPROVEMENT IN NEWSPAPERS

temporary improvement of the San Francisco newspapers udcous indebted the labor rather the editors Zinc echers and stereoyper had
 publishers arbitrary and unreasonable rule about handling the had drop illustrations because they could not zinc engs into the forms without melting a strike
 Newspaper illustrations pictures the best and those of the yellow journals generally only vulgar atrocities Illus raon worth while few number compared with the vast quantity of rubbish that the good be spared for the sake of relief from the nane The best daily newspaper the world the New York Sun, has been defaced with cuts and is the mans model of what daily should be- The Sun cudes illustrations because editors that pictures not be made soft from stereotype plates fast and they do not print bad pictures to catch the nies of the artless public.
 The Sun is also of the few big papers that med the crime of putting out cOmic supplement- depicting the antics of nfane and droong idiots The comics when not utterly mbece vicious that they in hOodlumism bad to stuff into hands initiative children to put child into pig pen to learn how behave at table
 Some of the publishers big papers compelled by the protests of people take heed of their epon by society and their sord debauchery the of children They have purged their Sunday editions of the speakabe comics" The Sunday paper fit for child look at In time become fit for intelligent adult to
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
BAD SELLING SYSTEM.

pershabe produce Imperial Valley are dssat-
 ed the results of marketing their under the loose system accounting followed by most of the commission agen operating this The commission men may be as hon. they they they put behind them the temptation than fair compensation for their services but the poruny punder the with mpuniy offered by their system and persuade the farmer that they are too sternly upright to take advantage of it.
 who grew cabbages this handed their crops commission heard reports of good prices all through the selling found themselves debt to the pany think they have been msused Some of them
 been robbed and apply opprobous epthets to the sell agents The commission not pleased to hear then- described robbers and pirates but they do not improve attempting the fact that calling them robbers.
 To specific many the most bunesske farmers in the valley experience commercial fe charge the rop Produce Company with making false returns and with embezz ling their The offers explanation of its fail obtain fair for certain carloads of cabbages which explanation may may not be true.
 Whether not this particular commission house has dealt honestly with the detail The important thing that the prevailing methods marketing leave the farmer at the of the commission who makes adequate informing state ment of sales and whose accessible Nothing but dissatisfaction from such methods of marketing farm and the obvious remedy organization of producers
 enough to compel radical reformation of the commission business.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
TOO LATE FOR COTTON
Proposed Planting of Sample Patch
 Near Depot Abandoned.

Because of delay in preparing the ground, the proposed specimen cotton field near the depot will not be in evil dence this year. It was thought that seed planted about the first Of July might produce good, if late, growth, but when the time for planting passed beyond the middle of the month, the prospects of satisfactory growth look ed too uncertain. Men accustomed to the ways of the weed said the plants would not attain any considerable size and it was deemed worse than use less to place on exhibition at the gate way of the new cotton region an in ferior sample of the product.
 The American Nile Cotton Company agreed to plant the sample field early in the year, but neglected to do so, and few citizens undertook to carry out the plan for the good of the con- munity. The requisite fund was sub- scribed promptly, and the Holton Pow CT Go. agreed to supply water for ir- rigating the patch. But the grading contractors struck snag in the labor situation and were unable to get men to do the work of preparing ground for irrigation until it was too late for planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
BATTLES AND RAINFALL

years ago Uncle Sam bamboozled into wasting powder down in Texas attempts to compel rain by shooting the clouds with bombs No results of Now ranmaker explains that the failure due to the nitro explosives m
 stead of gnpowder eaboraes theory about concusso particles in the air, etc.
 All this rainmang by artillery upon alleged that great battles have been followed by heavy rains The rain makers that the sequence of battles and has lob served and they argue that the concuson of artillery and the fall of rain and effect.
 Putarch the observed by ancient Greeks and Romans The battles of two thousand years followed by heavy rains At least the people believed and said And the wise of the villages pher of the Roman streets this and that together and explain
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
CARRIAGES AND FACTS

To the Editor of the Press: Sir
 The Semi Tropic Produce Cos. pre- tended reply to the statements of fact made by the Press concerning cab bage shipments fails to convince many growers that they have had square deal from that outfit.
 Mr. Haight started out with great flourish about your article being grossly misleading and composed of statements which are absolutely false" as if he were going to refute every assertion you made and tram pie upon your humiliated frame in triumph. And then he does nothing but quibble over single phrase. You said mo returns were made" and he shows that returns were made to one grower, who seems to have been spe- ciaIly favored
 That no returns were made to grow CTS generally until months after their cabbages were sold is a fact, and ob- viouSly that is what the Press meant. Even some of the returns cited by Mr. Haight as made to the one favored grower were made a week after the article was printed in the Press. For shipments on April 16 and IS, re- turns were made on July IT.
 Mir. Haight dodges every statement made by you and cannot show that any one of them was false. The bar gain with Mrs. Russell is left ques- ton of veraeity between pr. Hes and Mr. Haight. You said many of the growers thought they had been de- ceived. They did and do yet think so. They also have a notion that the two or three satisfied growers were used, willingly or unwittingly, as decoy ducks. It is significant that those who were in on the ground floor and talk ed others into planting cabbages real ized $35 ton for their product and got prompt returns, while the little fellows had to holler for weeks to get any statements at all and then came out in debt to the commission men. | MT. Stewart, for instance, received no statement at all until July 20, the very day of Mir. Haight's outbreak, and then he got a red ink Irish divi- dend of $15 on one shipment and a credit of $4S for 5000 pounds on an- other. That is, the decoy ducks re- ceived $35 ton and Stewart was lucky to get $1O
 Up to few days ago, know for a fact, some growers had been unable to eXtort any information whatever from MT Haight's company. That concern may not have played bun co game on the cabbage grower, buC there is nothing in its explanation to arouse a suspicion that it failed to take advantage of the opportunity
 A FARMER.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
LECTURE TO FARmERs 6

Farmers of the valley are invited to- attend meeting in Holt Opera House at 2 o'clock this (Saturday) after noon and hear W. w. Welch, organiz- CT of Farmers Unions, explain the benefits and advantages of organiza- tion of producers. MT. Welch's ex- perience should enable him to im- part valuable information and offer practical advice to the farmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24

ed the matter just pausby does groceysto scientist of today
 Old Puach neither vouched for the precision of popular ob ervation unqualified the explanation said the sench of blood arising from batefes offended the god who sent rain wash the blood and cleanse the land There guns those days and therefore the precipitation not cause of explosives Perhaps the drops jared loose however by e thunder of the captains and the shouting"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce directors adopt resolutions encourag- ing extension of good roads system through Arizona, New Mexico, Colo rado and east to Atlantic seaboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24

One of the Standard Oil professors in Chicago predicts
 the great American novel will appear this because this acty century from the of great English els The professors reasoning leaves something to be desired but there 9S47263 American novsts that with his cusion and each of them will to it that the prediction fulfilled
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24

Seattle woman asks divorce from English husband who refuses to al- low her to fly American flag or cele- brate Fourth of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24

Ideal summer home, surrounded by exten-. sive gardens; no equal in Los Angeles prices moderate. Every apartment complete. with private bath. Magnificent view. Phones 52168; Main 3593 Crown Hill car to Lucas Ave; walk south one block. Persons ar- irving by the Southern Pacific, take Eden dale car and ask for transfer to Grown Hill line, going west, at Sixth and Olive streets Reference. The Press.