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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05
POLK COUNTY
MINES WEALT THY
COAL, CLAY, STONE AND GYPSUM
ARE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT
MINERAL PRODUCTS.
The Only China Store.
233 East Main Street

Des Moines, Aug. 3.-For the first
time in the history Of Polk county, it
led the state in the total mineral pro-
duction for 1908, according to the an
nual report of Assistant State Ge-
ologist James H. Lees, made public
recently. The county's output for
last year amounted to more than S.
100000.
Among the other counties of the
state producing more than $1,000,000
worth of minerals were: Monroe, ST.
100000; Appanoose, $2,170,000; Cerro
Gordo, $1,440,000;; Webster, $1,273,-
900; Mahaska, S1,250,O0O Large de-
posits of coal give Appanoose and Ma
haska county their precedence, while
in Cerro Gordo cement and in Web
ster gypsum form the principal out
put.
Iowa's total mineral output during
1908 is divided as follows as to value:
Coal ........ Sll,772,22S
Clay ....... 4,07S,627
Stone, including lime .... 569,775
Gypsum 564,6SS
Lead and zinc .......... 26,779
| Sand-lime brick ........... 42,SSl
Mineral water and paints. $4,000
| Sand, gravel and cement. 7,549
Totals SIS, 090,447
Coal Ranks First.
Gas is always the case in Iowa, coal
is the product of greatest Importance"
says the report. Although there was
slight shrinkage in both tonnage and
value this was not of great conse-
quence and will doubtless be counter
1 ho1 ~, fho q
output amounted to 7,149,500 tons with
a value of s11,772,22S as compared
with a tonnage during 1907 Of 1874
! 800 tons valued at $12,25S,012. 1t is
worthy of notice that the average
price per ton was higher last year
than at any time within the last ten
years. 1t was SLICE or three cents less
than for 1907. Polk takes the lead
this year with showing of 1,618,S95
tons valued at $2,S16,0S2. This is an
increase Of $4,000 tons over. last
years output in year when more
counties showed decrease than the
opposite.
Monroe county, which for quite a
number of years had comfortable
lead, drops to second place III value
of coal mined, while maintaining a
greatly DIMINISHED lead In tonnage.
This great decrease is due to the fact
that the Consolidation Coal company
of Buxton, the largest producer in the
state, abandoned several mines and
, those which were opened have not
yet become large producers. On this
t account Monroe's tonnage dropped
) from $3,432,SOO to s2,s00,000. This
f slump will doubtless be overcome in
short time and Monroe will again
f assume her lead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05
WILL HAVE DAIRY DAY.
Hugh J. vanPelt of Ames Has Been
Secured As One of the
Sneakers

Plymouth have been rustling for big
Plymouth have been fstling for big
dairy day, and have the proper amount
Of enthusiasm aroused to set the date.
August 20 is the date set and every
effort will be made now to get one OF
the biggest crowds ever seen in Ply
mouth. Hugh ]. VanPelt from the
dairy department of Ames, will be one
of the chief speakers. The whole day
will pc taken up by different speakers
lon tile dairy question.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05

character. Military service is not 8
normal existence. That Is why gross
evils have always sprung into ex
istence, like mushrooms, on the tented
field.
The spirit which lies behind war
must be altered ere er itself can be
abolished. Selflshness. pride, greed
must give way to nobler traits in the
human breast ere the clash Of arms
be forever st1lled. Which is but an.
other way Of saying that universal
peace can come only in the wake OF
the sovereignty Of the Prince OF
Peace"
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
To have what we want Is riches;
but to be able to do without, is power.
Macdonald.
Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet,
anchor Of your liberties; write Its
precepts in your hearts, and practice
them in your lives.-U. s. Grant.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;
When health is lost, something is lost;
When character Is lost, all is lost.
German Proverb
A man who lives right has more
power in his silence than another has
by his words.-Phillips Brooks.
With God. go over the sea-with
out him, not over the threshold
Russian Proverb.
Some grave their wrongs on marble;
He more just,
STOPPED down serene. and wrote thei;
on the dust.
Richard R. Madden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05
WAR AGAINST WAR.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

The Aysteria of England over a
possible German invasion. the terrific
burden Of military taxation in Ger
many, still heavier load borne by
the people of Japan. the recent over
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05

All that I have accomplished, or ex-
pect or hope to accomplish, has been
and will be by that Flooding. patient,
persevering process of accretion which
builds the ant heap particle by
particle, thought by thought, fact by
fact.-Elihu Burritt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05

No normal person can watch a
wheat field burn without pang for
the waste involved Nor can he look
upon military service, which decimates
some of the great nations of their
finest youth during the most import
ant period of life, without feeling that
war is huge economic blunder. 1T
removes young men from the pro-
ductive callings 1t impairs their
taste for domestic life. 1t distorts
| their ideals Of citizenship and Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-05

Why should men who are indi-
vidually friendly collectively try to
murder one another? The units in
the armies of the North and the
South during the sixties entertained
no personal grudges. When oppor-
tunity offered they snapped tobacco
and coffee and exchanged surreptitious
visits Yet grim war arrayed these
friends and brothers against each
other in deadly strife. Do the laws
OF the sanctity Of life become
abrogated when applied to masses of
men.
1T takes more force of character
and higher order of constructive
craftsmanship, to prevent an inter
national war than 70 CONDUCT it,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
SAN BERNARDINO
office 2sA Street
Phones. Home 26s. Sunset Main isS
DEATH CAUSED BY
ACCIDENT SAY JURORS
Terror-Stricken Lad Who Shot Little
Florence Brown Exonerated
at San Bernardno
Inquest
Especial 70 The Herald J

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 1S.-The
coroner's inquest over the remains of
little Miss Florence Brown, the 11-year-
old Rialto girl killed last night by a
playmate, today resulted in the verdict
of accidental death from a gunshot
wound. the bullet fired from a rifle in
the hands of Leroy Magoon.
The terror-stricken lad and his broth
er were hidden away in the orchard by
their sister, who feared that they
would come to bodily harm at the
hands of William Brown, the father of
te dead girl, who, crazed over the
shock, was temporarily out of his mind,
it finally being necessary to summon
a physician to administer an opiate in
order to quiet him.
1t was shown at the inquest that
the shooting was purely accidental, the
young boy and his brother being en-
gagged in the cleaning of the gun when
it was unwittingly discharged, the bull
let tearing a Jagged wound through the
right lung of the girl as she stood in
the doorway in the Magoon home,
where she had gone to secure milk.
1t was not learned until after the
boys ventured from their hiding place
which one of them was handling the
gun at the time it went off, Killing their
little playmate. Leroy, the elder of the
two Magoon boys, in whose hands the
gun was held, is IL years old and his
brother Elton, who was with him In
the kitchen of their home at the time
the tragedy occurred, is 10 years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
REDONDO BEACH
Ios 5. Pacific Ave. Phone 1oe.
Correspondent Phone so.
HOTEL REDOND0 GUESTS
ENGAGE IN CLAM-BAKE
Festivities Are Held In the Barbecue
Pit at the Spanish Gar
dens

REDONDO BEACH, Sept. 1S.-The
management and guests of the Hotel
Redondo participated in a monster
clam-bake at the Spanish gardens last
evening. The great barbecue pit was
lined with corn husks and filled with
clans, sweet potatoes and green corn,
covered over with hot stones and LETT
to bake.
Everybody had a hand in the cook
ing and all enjoyed a thoroughly good
time. After the feast various games
were engaged in until late hour.
Those present were Mrs. e. A. Nes-
with, Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Skinner, Miss Dorothy
Skinner. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Babrick,
Arthur Bobrick, Marie Bobrick, DR.. and
Mrs. w. G. Cochran, Mrs. McGillicudy,
Mrs. Linwood, Mrs. Howard, Miss c..
Campbell, Mrs. Farrer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mulford, r. G. Limit, Mr.. Hart, Mr..
and Mrs. r. ]. Nelson. Mrs. Wallace,
Mr.. Blair, Mrs. Vallette, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Ammet, Misses Ruth and Vivian
Ammet, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Hen
bricks, Mrs Owens, Mrs. F. D. Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Hud-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Phillips,
Miss Louise Phillips, Miss M. V.
Jones, R. P. Black, Miss De Garmo,
Mrs. Maybin, Mr.. Patterson, Miss
Haushan, John S. Woollacott, Mrs.
Woollacott and the Misses Woonacott.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
PASADENA NEWS NOTES

PASADENA, Sept. 1S-The hand
some residence of w. S. Windham on
South Los Robles avenue has been
sold to ]. H. Phelps and J. S. Casse I'll
for a consideration approximatirg g
S10,0 600 The sale was made by the
Citizens Realty company.
South Pasadena is now enjoying two
mail deliveries each day, an improve
ment which is greatly appreciated by
the residents in those districts that
were. receiving but one delivery.
Director Ryerson has arranged a fine
program of sports for the opening
days of the new Fairgrounds. On
Friday afternoon DR.. Lamb, chair
man of the Los Angeles Fairgrounds
commission; DIR. James A. B. Scherer
president of Throop institute; DR.. John
Willis Baer, president Of Occidental
college; Mayor Thomas Farley of Pas
adena and Superintendent of Schools
A. L. Hamilton will be the speake s.
A band concert is also being arranged
and the formal opening of the play
grounds will be quite an event.
Harold Darrow of South Pasadena
a young man with a wife and two
children, is held unoer instructions
from the police of San Luis Obispo
charged with having defrauded an inr
keeper out of $8.
Petitions are being circulated or
Madison avenue to have the pavement
continued from Villa street to the enc
OF the thoroughfare at Orange Grove
avenue
Rev. L. A. Handley Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
COLD BROOK CANYON
FLAMES ARE CHECKED
FIRE FIGHTERS VICTORIOUS
AFTER THREE-DAY BATTLE
Once Pretty RaVlne In Heart of San
Gabriel Reserve Now Black
ened and charred by
conflagration
rsneclal to The Herald.l

PASADENA, Sept. 1S-After three
DAYS fighting the confiagration that has
devastated more than $500 acres II
Cold Brook canyon cutting swain
two miles long by more than mile and
a half in width, is now under controi
The fire was checked after a terrlnc
battle when it had approached to With
in three miles Of Crystal lake, IA
nous beauty spot in the heart or the
San Gabriel water shed.
Cold Brook canyon is bare or orusn
and trees, and the stream in this can
Won, which was noted for its beauty
is dried up by the damage done to the
water shed. The hills which before
were green with verdure and thickly
wooded have been stripped of all their
freshness, and only a great, blaekened
spot is testimony to the ravages or the
flames.
Last night the gang of men sent
around by Pine Flats encountered great
difficulty in burning out a firebreak.
They had not the opportunity to do the
work thoroughly, and the flames leaped
across the break to the untouched
brush beyond. This morning SHIFT
in the direction of the wind aided the
fighters, and the blaze was finally
brought under control, but not until
inestimable damage had been done TO
one of the principle streams that so TO
feed the San Gabriel river.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Officers Elected

SANTA ANA, Sept. 18.-The Tustin-
Hills Citrus association has elected Of
ficers as follows: President, j. NJ.
Atkins; vice president, John A. McFad-
den; secretary and manager, R. Brins-
mead; treasurer Farmers and Mer-
chants National bank, with P. S. Cow
ington and B. S. Sharpless as additional
directors. The association has leased
the Also warehouse on the Santa Fe
track at Santa Ana, where the COM
pany's offices are now, located and i'm
mediate arrangements will be made for
installing packing equipment. The as
sociation has been organized to ship
through the California Fruit Brewers
exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
ANNEXATION ELECTION
ORDERED BY COUNCIL
LAND LIES NORTH AND EAST
OF LONG BEACH
Voters VIII Decide Question October
2t-Laree Territory VIII Be Ad-
mItted II Project Carries
at Polls
Especial to The Herald ]

LONG BEACH, Sept. 1S.-The city
council adopted this morning an ordi-
nance calling an election October q to
annex a large strip of territory north
and east of the city in compliance with
the wishes of the residents of the dis
trict desired annexed. The territory
starts at a point on Alamitos avenue
opposite Hellman street and follows
the present east and north boundaries
of the city on Alamitos avenue and
Anaheim road to Atlantic avenue and
thence to Hill street.
The line then runs east on American
avenue to the south line of Willow
street and along the east line of At
lantic avenue from this street to the
north line of the American colony
tract. Continuing, it includes State
street, Temple, Willow, Vine, Spring,
Orange avenue to the Huntington
Beach and back again to Alamitos.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Late News from the Neighboring TOWNS and Cities

will address the young men of Pssa-
dena tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'eloeh
at the Y. NJ. C. A He will take for
his subject "The Christian Life"
Pasadena street work was inspected
by a party of three from Santa Ana
today They were Messrs. Black, Gil
braith and Bird.
T. c. Gibson, charged with embez-
cling SIS, was released from custody
today upon the motion of the COM
planning witness.
city Attorney ]. Perry Wood leaves
for Santa Cruz Monday to address the
League of Municipalities in the Sun
set telephone case.
The city electrician has received S25
additional tungsten lights, which will
Immediately be placed throughout the
city.
The Pacific Electric railroad Is fit
ting up a cottage it owns adjoining
the car barns for the office of Assist
ant Superintendent Turner and his
corps of assistants
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
SANTA ANA
Office S15 n. Sycamore.
S15; Sunset Black 1872
FOREST RESERVE FUNDS
TO BE GIVEN COUNTIES
State Receives Forty-eight Thousand
Dollars Which VIII be
Apportloned

SANTA ANA, Sept. 1s.-Notihcatlon has
been received here from State Controller a.
B. Nye that approximately $4S,S60 will soon
be received by the state on account of per-
centage from forest reserve receipts. and
that this money will be apportionsd to The
various counties pro rata, according to the
acreage of forest reserves within the
county.
The supervisors therefore called on
TO cause the county surveyor to make an
estimate of the area of the Cleveland forest
reserve in order that the apportionmens may
be made to Orange county.
This money will be apportioned for roads
and school purposes, but the apportlonnlent
cannot be made until the required data are
furnished.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
OCEAN PARK
Trolley way bet. Pier ave. and Marine st.
Home All; Sunset 1861.
BODY OF JAMES CLEARY
SHIPPED TO LOS ANGELES
Will Be EmbaImed Preparatory for
Transmission to the
East

OCEAN PARK, Sept. 1S.-The body
of James Cleary, which was found in
the surf yesterday after a prolonged
search of the bay by friends and fra
ternal brothers of the young man, was
shipped to Los Angeles today, where
it will be embalmed preparatory to
shipment east.
Members of the knights of Columbus
and other organizations to which he
belonged took turns standing watch on
the beach from Monday until Friday
in the hope they might discover the
body. A large amount of ammunition
was discharged in the effort to shock
the body to the surface, and it is be-
lieved it was through the firing of the
cannon the result was attained.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Woman Hurt In Auto Accident

RIVERSIDE, Sept 1s.-Dr. Anna Deputy,
wife of DR.. H. E. Deputy, both well known
osteopathic physicians OF this city lies at
her home suffering from painful injuries re-
sulting from an automobile accident with
her son she was driving eastward on
Seventh street in the Vicinity Of the Salt
Lake depot, the machine oyettak.ng and
eoliding with a carriage occupied by Mrs
Matthew Gage and daughter. '"he occu-
pants OF the carriage suffered no serious in
juries, but Mrs. Deputy was thrown out with
considerable Violence suffering a fracture
of the left clavicle and injuries to the ribs
on the left side. 1t is feared her injuries
will keep her confined to the house for a
long time
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
CAR SMASHES BUGGY AND
INJURIES ITS OCCUPANT
w. C. Schneider of Pasadena Hurt
Says He Didn't See Trolley Coach
coastng Down Hill

PASADENA, Sept. 1S.-In collision
early this morning between nortn
Ioon car and a rig in which W. c.
Schneider of Schneider & Black, West
Union street, was riding, the light
buggy was smashed and its occupant
Injured. Motorman James Aiken and
Conductor w. G. Reed, in charge OF
the car, state that the accident was
caused by Schneider's attempting to
pass directly in front of the car as IL
was coasting down the hill.
Schneider says that he failed 70 see
the car and does not place any blame
on the crew. He is not severely in
iured. A pistol was found in the dam.
aged buggy this morning and turned
over to the police by c. V. Sturdevant
who believed that a safer place coulo
be found for it than in the deserted
rie
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
SHIFTING TEACHERS IN
SCHOOLS OF PASADENA
Supern$endent Hamilton Planning to
Make Place for Prof. E. E. Smith
of San Diego

PASADENA, Sept. 18-Because Prof
e. Ellsworth Smith, late of San Diego
county, has been selected by the teach
ers' committee of the board Of educa-
ton to fill a position here, Superlnten-
dent A. L. Hamilton has been busy
making a number of reassignments in
the list of teachers.
Professor Smith will be in charge OF
the Altadena school and Miss Gertrude
Hinman will be transferred to La
manda Park. S. H. Butterfield will &c
from the Lamanda Park school to the
new Grover Cleveland school. Mrs. Day
who was to be the principal of that
school, will be given the sixth grade al
the Roosevelt school. Miss Alma d
McCobb is left unassigned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
TO UNITE POLITICAL
FACTIONS AT tiARBOR
SAN PEDRO BUSINESS MEN
ORGANIZE
Forty Members of Proposed Body At
tend Luncheon and Decide to ~
Form Body to Promote
Welfare of City
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN PEDRO, Sept. 1S.-At a lunch
con today a temporary organization OF
what will probably be called the Har-
Dor club was perfected by about forty
business men. The object is to pro-
mote the general welfare of the harboI
city and unite political factions.
Terminal rates and steamship freight
were topics for discussion today,
Among the speakers were John I.
Gaffey, Sam Storrer Captain Hamil-
ton, e. D. Blanchard, C. ]. Adair,
Senator Savage and M. L. Campbell.
Traffic Manager Gregson of the
Jobbers' association will be invited to
address the club.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
SANTA MONICA
Trolley way bet. Pier ave. and Marine St
Home All; Sunset 1851.
To Establish University

SANTA MONICA. Sept, 1S.-The
members of the Catholic congregation
in this city have received word that
the managing head of the Christian
Brothers order will soon arrive in the
city for the purpose of establishing
the Catholic university which has been
projected for some time
A site has been acquired on the cor
ner of Seventh street and Nevada ave-
nue., and plans are being drawn for a
school on a grand scale. It is antici-
pated the school, when established,
will have cost well up in the hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
venIoe concert Pronram

VENICE, Sept 1s.-A request program
will be the feature of the Chianarelli con-
cert In ST. Marks plaza tomorrow afternoon
when the following selections will be rem
dered:
March, "venlce of America" (Chiana-
rellD.
Overture. william Tell" (RossinD.
Flute solo. Sig. Quill.
Hungarian rhapsody No. ? (Liszt)
Selection, la Norma" (Bellini).
Selection, Madam Butterfly" (PuccinD
Baritone solo, Sig. Barilotti.
I'm the Great Beyond" (Brooks).
Saxaphone quartet, Popular Songs" Sigs
Cappeletto, Sorgini, Bellelli, Peralta
La Favorite," (Meyerbeer).
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
PIONEER GUNSMITH AND
ASSAYER KILLS HIMSELF
Despondent Over III Health, Member
of Prominent Family Drinks
Deadly Poison

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 1s.-De-
spondent over his continued ill health,
George Craig, a pioneer gunsmith and
assayer of this city and a member of
one of the oldest families in the city,
committed suicide tonight by drinking
cyanide of potassium. Death was inn
mediate.
Craig was forced through his i'll
health to retire from business several
years ago. The enforced inactivity
and his hopelessness of recovering his
health caused him to become moody
and respondent. Several brothers sur
vive him. Funeral arrangements will
be made later.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Sold Under foreclosure

SANTA ANA, Sept. 1S.-Property at
Balboa Heights belonging to the Bal
boa Heights Land and Water company
was sold this morning under foreclos-
ure of mortgage held by the Irvine
company, and was bought in by the
Irvine company for $45,927.7S. The
property includes two large houses and
certain water rights and other prop
erty besides the land, which latter was
purchased originally from the Irvine
company and mortgaged back asbse-
curity for the payment.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
REDONDO BEACH ENJOYS
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Promoters Arrange Winter Attractions
and viii Bid for Share of
Tourist Travel

REDONDo BEACH Sept. 1S.-The season
which has just closed was the most sue
cessful ever experienced this beach, ac-
cording to E S. Thomas chief "booster' for
the Redondo Railroad company.
He states there have been twenty-six sue
cessful picnics and outings, and that these
alone brought more than $4,000 people to
Redondo Beach. Aside from this many thou
sands have visited the city on Sundays and
holidays.
Winter attractions are being arranged
with a view OF securing a larger share OF
the tourist travel which is expected to rlva
that of previous seasons
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
TWO HOUSES OUTSIDE CITY
LIMITS DESTROYED BY FIRE
Lack of Water Facilities Cause Loss
of Nine Thousand
Dollars

LONG BEACH, Sept. 1s.-The home
of Contractor McGinnis on Fourth
street, between Temple and Dinsmore
and the residence of E. NJ. McSwayne
who rented the house from the owner
H. D. MCGEE, were destroyed last
night by fire.
The fire started a few minutes after
Z o'clock, but owing to the lack OF
water facilities, as the houses were
beyond the city limits, both houses
were destroyed. The combined valua-
ton of the property is estimated at
$4,000. Insurance of $1,000 was carried
on the MCGEE property.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Imnersonator in Trouble

LONG BEACH Sept 1S.-Because he
wanted to represent himself as an officer OF
the U. s. army, and did several occa-
sions Thomas z. Heaney, alias Lieut. Harry
King alias Maj. George s. Anderson, is now
in peck of trouble with United States
Commissioner Van Dyke, and must face the
charges that citizens will make against him
for obtaining money which he claims he
wanted to use to get to San Diego to visit
his sick father. The assistant district at
torney who is prosecuting the case, on mo-
ton of counsel Of the defense. continued
the case until next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Torpedo Boat Arrives

LONG BEACH. Sept. 1S.-The United
States torpedo boat Goldsborough ar
rived here last evening with Ensign
Swanson in command and with Ensign
Executive officer Lawton as first lieu
tenant The torpedo boat will lay out
a torpedo range between this harbor
and San Pedro, returning here at the
week ends, where visitors will be per-
mitted to visit Saturdays and Sundays
between and 11:30 o'clock in the
morning and from to $3.50 O'clock in
the afternoon.