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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

CASH ,u)fations were as follows.
Tiou1- Steady.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 4Sd56c; fair
to choice mailing, $4,000.
Flax Seed-No. southwestern. si.3S;
No. l northwestern, $1.45.
Timothy Seed-S.S0.
Clover-$1 so.
Mess Pork-Per BARREL $40 5000. 6219.
IArd-Per 100 pounds, $11 321s-
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, $11Gp11. TO-
Short Clear sides-Boxed, s11. 5Oa11. e21a.
Butter-Steady; creamery, 22Q5c;
dairies 2O@o314c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 6S16 cases; at
mark. cases included. 1Sc; firsts, 211ac;
prime f1rsts, 23c
Cheese-Strong; Daisies 161sQl5%c;
Twins, 141a@14S4c; Young Americas, 151x@
15Ac; Long Horns, 151s@15a4c-
Potatoes Steady; choice to fancy, 67@
roc; fair to good 62@55o.
Poultry-Firm; turkeys 14c; chickens,
14c; springs, TIC
Veal-Steady; 80 to 6o-pound weights.
8@S1kc; go to S5-pound weights, 9991sc; S5
to 110-pounds weights, 91a@10c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

$500 to Washington and re-
turn; $500 to Norfolk and
Richmond and return on Aug.
IA, via Southern Railway.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

Tot., aaes for the day, sOe,700 shares.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25

the greatest interest by all breeders
and raisers Of live stock
Many improvements have already
been wrought in the flocks and herds
of the United States, and values of all
kinds of live stock have increased
greatly, due in large measure to the
better quality of animals sent to mar
ket-that quality which results pri-
marily from better breeding, to en-
courage which is the chief object of the
international and other stock shows.
A striking example of the benefit
that may be done by an educator like
these international exhibitions has
been furnished in the last few weeks.
Owing to the high price Of corn many
farmers stopped feeding their stock
and marketed it in inferior condition,
feeling that they could not afford to
turn corn into cattle and hogs at that
figure. A few others, however, had
sufficient faith to continue feeding and
put their cattle into prime condition,
with the result that they have recently
sold at the best prices known since the
eighties. For example, M. r. Dunlap
widely known farmer and banker OF
Jacksonville, ILL.,, sold ninety-eight big
prime Shorthorn and Hereford steers
weighing 1884 pounds, at an average
OF $l65.61 per head, price which has
not been reached since the days of the
! civil war. Others have done almost
as well. So notable has been their tri
umph that one Chicago paper remarks
It took men of courage and confident
understanding to feed these cattle Who
were these strong hearted feeders, then
for the most part?
II a close canvass of them could be
made it is safe to say very large pro.
portion of them would be found to be
men who have profited materially by the
knowledge they, have gained in judgins
the merits of cattle and the methods OF
feeding at the International Live STOCK
exposition held in Chicago a few weeks
before the holiday season each year dur.
ing the last nine years.
The following table shows the ad
vance in prices on the Chicago marke
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25
international Exposition at Chicago
to Be Larger Than Eyer-..Oyer
Eight Thousand Entries
Already Made.
BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.


1" HE international Live Stock ex.
position, which is held in Chi.
cago Nov. 27-Dec. 10, is the SUI.
preme court of prize winners.
the contest of champions, the apotheo-
Sis of the blue ribbon and the county
or state fair raised to the nth power.
1t is all this and more To describe it
adequately would require a special
breeding and feeding of adjectives in
the same way that the stock itself is
bred and fed. No mere common, I'M
pedigreed words are equal to the task.
If language could be perfected through
countless generations of plain and
fancy breeding, if parts of speech
could be fattened till they resembled
the glorifled pig in rotundity. then
might there be some hope Of telling
about this event in a tongue BETTING
the occasion.
The stock show is a congress of
thoroughbreds, a meeting of the ami
NAL aristocracy Of the world. It is to
the four footed creation what an inter-
national convention of fat men would
be to the two legged species It start
ed in 1899 and has been growing big
ger year by year, bigger not only in
the aggregate, but in it's individual ex-
hibits. The horses have become aeeter
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25

or more powerful, the cattle more pro-
ductlve of juicy steaks, the pigs more
gloriously rotund and the sheep more
Astounding in mutton.
; If the thing keeps on, who is to tell
where this evolution of adipose tissue
is to end? Each Individual hog will
become SO fat that it can no longer
navigate on its own legs, but will have
to be mounted on truck and hauled
around like dowager in tourist
chair. The horses will become so
strong that they will have the locomo
tive backed up and whistling for
mercy. The cattle and sheep will look
so appetizing that they will make a
vegetarian forswear his dietary faith
and revert to the carnivorous habits Of
his ancestors. This year, on it's tenth
anniversary, the stock show will be
larger than ever before Already more
than 5000 entries have been made It
will be a festival Of fairness, a riot of
flesh. 1t will have more pedigrees than
the English house Of lords. If men
<AAN VO4ACu VC1C udl1 DIS well DIOu dis
the hogs and steers at the international
this would be better hammered world
Some Glass to This.
!, But oleaginous matter and heavy.
weights will not alone figure at this
convention of hoofs. There will also
be speed and class The horse show
will constitute a part Of the event. and
the contest Of the six-in-hands will
have the old Roman chariot races look
ing the back numbers that they are, or
rather, were. There will be equines OF
every style and character, from the
English hunter to the Arabian steed
and from the Wyoming broncho to the
massive Percheron and Clydesdale. A
for cattle. they will come all the way
from Mexico to British Columbia. thu
Texas steer paving dirt side by side
with the English Shorthorn
AS for sheep and swine. there ~!
be enough squeals and beats that. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25

This increase of prices has been CO.
incident with the stock show and at
least in part can be traced to it's inf1u-
ence. The day of slipshod, haphazard
farming has passed by in the United
States. The tiller Of the soil and the
stock raiser must use the same intelli-
gence and science in his work-he must
be as much of a specialist, in other
words, and must know as much of his
business as men in any other calling.
Long ago it was discovered that what
is known as mixed farming. e.. not
only the raising of crops, but the feed
Ing of stock OH the same farm, is the
sort that pays.
The progressive modern business
farmer and stock raiser reads, calcu-
lates and compares He tests soils.
carefully selects seeds and studies
types of animals best adapted to prof
liable feeding and market demands.
He discusses methods with others who
have been successful in his lines Of
endeavor, sees the results Of their
work and compares them with his
own. He finds interest, profit, recrea-
ton and enjoyment in the magnificent
opportunity to do all this and more at
such exhibits as the great annual
shows of the International Live Stock
oXnOSitiOn
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25

We're sorry if you've tried other.
medicines and they failed. AS q last
resort try HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. It's simple remedy, but it's
worked wonders, made millions we'll
and happy. Purifes the blood,
makes flesh and muscle, cleanses your
system. G. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25
BIG SHOW OF live STOCK
Brilliant Gathering Of the Animal
Aristocracy Of the World.
Draft Horse Exhibit to Be
Greatest Ever Seen.

Settled up and converted into power,
would furnish electric juice to run the
machinery of Chicago. There will be
nothing common or plebeian about this
stock, but it will have family trees
that would make a Fifth avenue arts
tocrat green with envy. American
breeders will show that they can pro-
duce marvels with flesh and blood
equal to those that Luther Burbank
works on fruits and flowers. They
will demonstrate that in the evolution
airy process human selection is as much
swifter than Darwin's natural selec-
tion" as the twentieth century flier is
faster than the OK cart.
Supreme Court For Stockmen.
Other shows similar to the Interna-
t1onal have been established in vari-
GUS parts Of the United States, and the
live stock departments of county and
state agricultural fairs have expert
enced revival of interest and rapid
growth as a result of the movement
started at Chicago in 1899. But the
international still stands as the lead
ing exponent Of the improved methods
of breeding and feeding. Its magnifi-
cent annual shows, being the last of
the season, constitute the supreme
court in which the judgments rendered
at all the other stock shows of the
year are finally determined. It's final
decisions are looked forward to with
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25

If your farm is for sale, list it with
Robt. 81. King and he will find you .
buyer. 6-tf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-25
for the best live stock during ten years
since the internat ional inaugurated the
movement for better breeding and feed
ing methods 8:.5 H.
Increase Of Prices.

Statement showing top prices paid
on the Chicago market for live stock
In carload lots during the year 1900
compared with top prices paid during
the year to Nov. 10. 1909:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
future this city; should be assured a

future this city. should be assured a
cleaner government.
There has been country.wide
awakening of the public conscience.
Many OF the things that were former
" looked on as necessary evils if not
legitimate methods have been placed
under the ban. Here in Iowa especial
~ the people have made such a per-
slstent demand for law enforcement
mat several extremely rigid bills have
passed the legislature which pave the
way for the complete enforcement of
all the laws affecting the governing
Of municipalities.
ottumWa is in the fore front in this
demand for law enforcement. Ottum-
wa demands the strict observance OF
'ne mulct law, and the suppression of
gambling and prostitution. But one
thlng must be borne in mind. The
moral, support which the citizens Of OF
tumWa gave in support of the law en-
lorcement measures in the legislature
will be absolutely of no avail unless
officials are elected at the coming
spring campaign who will enforce
these new laws placed on the statute
books at the demand of the people. II
the present administration should be
continued in office the same conditions
would continue.
The laws that under a proper ad.
m.nlstration of affairs would make OF
tumwa clean city, an honest and law
abiding community would be Of nc
benefit unless they were enforced.
The Republican ticket in this cam
pa1gn stands squarely on platform OF
law enforcement. The voter who wants
an honest, clean, business administra
ton cannot consistently support any
other ticket
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
u SSSSS$S$S
& Fosters Weather
x Bulletin
90 copyrighted. 1863, by w. T.
AZ FoSter)
80 g

0A~
Washington, D. c., March 20.-Last
to cross continent 16 to 20, warm wave
is to 10, cool wave Is to %. This
disturbance was expected to bring
severe storms, to be preceded by a
cold wave and to be followed bya cool
wave and then much higher tempera-
lures and not much rain.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 81, cross Pacific slope by
close of %, great central valleys % to
25, eastern states 26. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 81, great
central valleys %, eastern states 25.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about "a, great central valleys &c,
eastern states %.
Severe storms will come to few
places as this disturbance crosses the
continent reaching their greatest force
west of the Mississippi. But the pre-
ceding disturbance will be in the east
ern states about March 81 whilo the
above described disturbance will be in
the Rocky mountains or plains states.
have advised close watch of wealth
er events during the five days of
NhiSh MolSh Will Ue lllc SSllli al
day. Probabilities are favorable to
dangerous storms about that time.
Last disturbance Of March will
reach Pacific coast about 26 cross
Pacific slope by close of 81, great cen,
trail valleys 2S to 80 eastern states 81.
Warm wave will cross Pacific slope
about &c, great central valleys 2S
eastern states so. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about 20, great cen.
trail valleys 81, eastern states April Q
While the temperatures will be going
up and down as usual the average
temperatures of March % to so will
constitute a great high temperature
wave causing the crop season to ad
vance more rapidly than usual Last
ten days of March will bring exception
ally fine cropweather, farmers and
planters will be greatly encouraged
and if the great spectators will per
nit it-prices will have downward
tendency
The cool wave following March 2e
| will carry frosts further south thar
usual and early outdoor plants should
be protected.
Next bulletin will give cropweathel
| forecasts for April and will be Of
more than recent interest. The croI
season will begin earnestly with the
| incoming of April.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
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HAVE SVILLE,


Hayesville.-Mrs. James Miller, IT.
vim Hardesty and Harlie Stroud are
on the sick list.
Miss Julia Stevenson Of Delta is
staying for few days in her broth
er's home.
Mrs. Nellie Crabb OF Ottumwa, s
visiting for few days with relatives
here.
Preaching services will be held at
the M. E. church Sunday evening.
Mr.. Wick. auditor Of the Nicola Ele.
vator Co., made a business trip here
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Horton was a business caller
here Wednesday evening.
George Utterback visited at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. G. A. Fred
erickson Monday evening, who enter
tanned few friends in his honor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
RUSSELL.

Russell-Miss Ethel Classify
left Friday for visit with her friend
Miss Jessie Woodruff at Sawyer. Ia
Brakeman Walter Riker was off on
the sick list Friday. He returned on
Tuesday OF this week.
Mrs. John Murray who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. D. b. Long
at Osceola returned home last week
Mrs. Cornell Of Fairfield visited on
Sunday with her son ]. E. Gorrell and
wife.
Miss Dollie Bellman of Melrose Wis
tied Saturday with friends In Russell.
G. l.. Jennings cash store was open
ed to the public last Saturday. The
Russell orchestra played In the after
noon from 2 to 3 o'clock and in the
evening from to and large crowd
was present
Henry Chapman returned home on
Saturday of last week from Oklahoma
where he has been looking at land.
Mrs. ]. O. Werts who has been Wis
iting with relatives in Pennsylvania
the past month returned home We'd
nesday morning.
Or. F. c. Stote and bride arrived
Tue sday from Hoyt. Kans. A crowd
Of friends were at the depot to meet
them.
Miss Ada Hanks left Wednesday for
Funk. Neb.. where she will trim in a
milincr store.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Curtis are the
parents of a son. born Monday.
Miss Ida Price left Thursday for
Midland, S. d., where she intends to
take up claim.
Mrs. Fred Dixon who has been Wis
iting her sister Mrs. Geo. Stearns the
past few days returned to her home
at Avery Thursday morning.
Jim Walker has been appointed car
rier on route No in the Mace Of I'D
Marshal. who resigned.
Mrs. Anderson was a passenger on
No. 3 Thursday morning for Denver.
Colo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
A Stowaway.

Capt. Pritchard Of the Mauretania
relates the following: Last sum-
mer," he said there was young
lady whom l showed over the steer
age. AS we were making the tour
the steerage people were eating their
dinner, and I couldn't help remarking
the tremendous appetite of red
haired man. I said, Just look at the
amount of food that fellow con-
sumes!"
" I suppose, captain, said the young
lady, that is what you call stow.
awayn "-Tid-Bits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
Peoples Pulpit
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Editor of Courier:
A population Of 5000 souls, we'll laid
out streets, modern homes, we'll kept
lawns. gardens and trees, stores and
factories, churches and public schools,
second to none, an unlimited supply OF
as pure water as can be found In the
state of Iowa-such is South Ottumwa
The home of the blessed middle
class" Before the revocation procla-
nation. there were but two saloons,
which was much to be thankful for,
much to do with our moral and spirit
ual growth, it is to be hoped they will
never be allowed to reopen.
There is no use locking the barn
after the horse is stolen and equally
useless in lynching after the crime is
committed-"An ounce Of prevention
rs worth pound of cure."--Let every
man, who has mother, wife or
daughter, see to 1t that he votes for a
tumwa are virtually prisoners, all day
and all night behind locked and barred
doors, afraid Of their life to step out
of doors after dark-Men! don't let
the Rosen crime be repeated. for the
want of the right kind of votes. We
have had our lesson. Have we learned
1t? Again, there are hundreds Of
young women employed on the north
side. that are compelled to go through
what is known as Battle Row" twice
a day, that is bad enough, but think,
think Of our boys and girls, of which
there are 70, not out of their teens,
who leave home every morning to at
tend our high school. There is no
choice in the matter, these children
must of necessity walk most of the
time it is NOT inspiring, is NOT edi-
flying, does NOT assist in the solving
of life's problems-but menace to all
in South eOttumwa. The women of
South Ottumwa demand Of the future
mayor of Ottumwa, that he clean up
this Objectionable block and expect the
men to vote for the man that will keep
it clean. Men! for the sake of these
defenseless children, the coming citi-
zens of Ottumwa, vote not for party.
but for purity, good citizenship and for
Goodness.
M
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

being nine months old. Besides her
children she leaves her parents and
several brothers and sisters.
Allen Hutch and wife of Rose Hill
came to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Hattie Smith.
Rev. Huff and Rev. Beard are hold
ing MEETINGS at Ash Grove.
Mrs. Ida Henshaw spent last Thurs
day with Mrs. Eva Bonar
Misses Zoe Mcconnell, Sylvia and
Merna Myers, Leila Eberline ami
Wauneta Putnam and Messrs. Chas.
Hull Berl Bell, Elroy and Bert Han
cock of Belknap, visited the Drake
vile school last Friday
HI. T. Truitt has rented Mrs. Roth.
enstein's farm, taking possession last
tuesday. Mrs. Rothenstein will occu-
by Mr.. TRUTHS property in town.
Ed Williams spent Sunday with his
mother at this place.
Misses Lulu Goodlander and Alma
Davis have taken positions in the mil.
linery department of the Phillips
store in Ottumwa.
DR.. Downing and wife of Moulton
attended the funeral of the doctors
niece, Mrs. Smith last Wednesday.
John Smith and wife left last Fri
day for a business visit in Des Moines
and Colfax
Miss Agnes Hanshaw was out of
school several days on account of sick
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mcconnell spent
Monday at the John Burnett home.
| ). J. Downing spent few days last
week In Des. Moines
Elmer Henshaw is in Sedan building
store.
Otis Bailey is working for Joe Proc
tor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
The SNOWY Day.

I like to watch the children play.
upon wintry, snowy day; like little
elves they run about. and leap and
slide, and laugh, and shout. This side
of heaven can there be such pure and
unmixed ecstacy? I lean upon ya
rustic stile, and watch the children
with smile, and think upon a vanish
ed day, when l, as joyous used TO
play, when all the world seemed
young and bright, and every hour had
its delight; and as I brush away n
tear, a SNOWFALL hits me in the ear
Walt Mason in the Emporia Gazette.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

The Democrats say that the taxes
have got to be increased. If that is the
case then it must be on account Of
the way the Democrats have run the
city affairs. They have had charge OF
the taxpayers money. They are the
ones who have been spending it. Tho
Republicans do not want the taxes
raised. They want them lowered The
Republican ticket stands for a de.
crease in the taxes and a decrease in
the crimes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
CHILLlCOTHE.

Chilicothe.-Rev. and Mrs. J. e..
Ward visited the first Of the week
with friends in Mt Zion
Mrs. T. l.. Campbell has returned
home from Elmwood, H.. where she
has been visiting the past two
months.
Mrs. Ed Nye OF Ottumwa spent Mon
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Allen.
Mrs. D. T. Rambo and daughter,
Marion, are visiting in Ottumwa this
week at the parental Miller home.
The many friends of Joe Sweeney
who entered the Ottumwa hospital re.
Gently will be pleased to hear he is
improving.
Geo. D.. Myers and James Mcdonald
were elected directors at the schoo.
election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

Smoky Row should be cleaned. dis
infected, drenched and funigated and
made so that decent man can live
there in peace and without being in
suited and embarrassed. That prop.
erty is in the middle of the city. 1t is
too valuable to be turned over to the
criminals Lots of pretty neat homes
would be there if it was made decent
It is convenient to lots of Ottumwas
places of employment 1t is not right
that the criminal class should be al
lowed to drive people who want 10
get home away out in the suburbs
The city can not afford to waste that
ground.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
MOULToNf WOMAN GIVES DIM
NER-DELIGHTFUL GAMES

Moulton. March 20.--One Of the pref
TEST social functions held in Moulton
Tor sometime was the dinner party
given at the home of E. M. Marshall
last evening. Mrs. Marshall assisted
by Mrs. G. L. Bouvard entertained
swenty-four quests at a six olcock
dinner the event being of the nature
of ST. Patrick's party After the
dinner cards were INDUCED in and the
prize, a beautiful hand painted pic
ture was awarded to Mrs. F. Moore.
The house was tastefully decorated
for the occasion and green emblematic
the st. Patrick was the predominating
color. Fayors were shamrocks upon
which were painted the likeness of a
son Of the emerald isle with q clay
pipe and beneath it was a verse. each
favor differing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
ALBA.

Albia-J. l.. Pabst and wife of Cen
terville were guests of A. C. Pabst
and family the first of the week.
Judge Mitchell of Ottumwa was in
Abba this week on business.
E. G. Tocock Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, IS
visiting his sister, Mrs. Wilbur John
son.
Mrs. Sarah Carpenter of Charlton is
a guest of her son, Charles Carpen.
ter and family on South Mainhstreet.
Mrs. c. P. Jones has returned to her
home In Paxton. Colo. after a few
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
Deaths

MCDONALD = Friday, March 10,
1909 at Beacon, Iowa, occurred the
death of Everett Jacob Mcdonald
infant son of the late DR.. w. F..
and Mary Chiffon Mcdonald, at the
age Of nine months.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence of D. B. Johnston. 1885
North Court street, conducted by DR..
T. w. Jeffrey, pastor of the First M.
E. church. Interment will be made In
the Ottumwa cemetery