davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield-Campbell Whitman of this
city, has been appointed to a place in
the forestry work of the government
and will go to Montana in short time
to begin work. Mr.. Whitman is at
present a student of the forestry de-
partment at Anles.
In close and exciting game the
Fairfield high school girls basket ball
team defeated the West Liberty team
by the score Of 8 to g. The game was
witnessed by large crowd
The freshmen and sophomores will
give a county fair" at Foster hall
for the benefit Of the athletic associa.
ton,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
FINDS GOLD!

THAT'S WHAT SOME ONE DO IN oTTUMwA
THIS YEAR THE MAN OR WOMAN WHO WILL GET
BUSY NOW AND GET HOLD OF SOME RIGHTLY LOCATED
oTTUMwA PROPERTY AND HOLD 1T FOR LITTLE
WHILE, WILL FIND THEY HAVE MADE SOME GOLD
PUT A WANT AID IN THE COURIER, ASKING FOR PRICES
AND LOCATION OF VACANT AND INCOME PROPERTY ON
BOTH SIDES THE RIVER AND YOU'LL GET A LIST
FROM WHICH YOU CAN SELECT SOME PRICES THAT
WILL MAKE MONEY FOR YOU.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

ando school, was called to her home
near Hillsboro last week by the ill
ness of her father.
G.. F. Carson of F'loris is seriously
i'll at the home of his mother in law
Mrs. Mary Ferris in Douds
Quite a number from Leando at
tended the church social at J. S. Hol-
combs south Of town Wednesday
evening.
Roy Radcliffe and family visited on
Sunday with Mack Douds west of
town.
John Green Of Ottumwa spent sew
eral days recently with his brother
Henry of Leando.
DR. T. G. Mcclure was a, caller in
Chequest Sunday afternoon.
County Superintendent A. L. Hem
niger of keosauqua. was here Tues
Gay visiting the school in Douds and
LeandO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
Morris Williams
LARGEST NATIVE HORSE MAR.
kET WEST OF MISSISSIPPI.
Auctions Every Other Thursday and
Friday-Private Sales Daily. jan
to juno is the Harvest limo
of the Horse Dealer.
Get Busy.
SOME NEW BUYERS FOR NEXT
SAL r

have word from several buyers for
next weeks sale, among them neW
man from Oklahoma City. And Uncle
Geo. Myers Of Lucerne, Mo-, writes. he
Will be here for a load-and will want
one span of high quality mare mules.
The general out look for next week s
sale is good. Better than for the last
sale, In fact April is the month of top
prices, and we expect to do an extra
amount Of advertising on the three
big sales for the month"; eliminating In
the Road Horse Special April 1890.
The sale for next week has been
widely advertised and am very con-
fident 1t will be good, both in supply
Of horse and extra number of buyers.
I. myself, will want load of 1900
to 1900 ID. horses. slightly blen1ished,
and even with a little age. Also have
call for good fire team. There'll be
plenty of demand.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
cttumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove-Marion Hancock
and family moved to the Jackson Ped
en- farm Wednesday,.
Mrs. John Parrett and daughter
Marjorie visited at the Ed Fish home
Tuesday.
home of Lonnie Fine Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Criss and fam
lily visited at the Blige Thomas home
Wednesday,
Lavella Mcvey spent Thursday with
Marie Criss.
Lillian Fish visited with Marjorie
Parrett Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Strickland visited with
her daughter Mrs. H. H. McVey Fri
day.
Amos Brooks and wife and son AL
bert and AJva Younkcan visited at the
parental Albert Brooks home Sunday
Floyd Fish, is suffering with the
mumps.
Joe Hancock called at the Frank
Turner home Sunday.
Lillian and Ruby Fish visited at the
Martin Smith home Sunday.
The Misses Ada, Maggie and Mamie
Smith were guests Of Miss Virgie
Brooks Sunday.
Lois Kendriek called at the Frank
Fidler home recently.
Morton Smith delivered hogs to
Ottumwa Monday.
Misses Ida and Alma Hancock Wis
tied with Miss Beulah Hancock Sun
day
Mrs. Dewey Hancock called on Mrs
Amos Brooks recently
Mr. and Mrs. George Mcvey and
daughter Lovella visited at the judge
Criss home Sunday
T. S. Christy who has been suffer.
ing from cancer of the stomach diet
Sunday night at his home east Of thi:
Mace
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
LEGAL.
INCORPORATION NOTICE

To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the cor
poration heretofore organized at OF
tumwa, Iowa, under the name of Spill
man Dana hardware Company, has
amended Article / of its Articles of In
corporation by changing it's corporate
name from SpilmanDana Hardware
Company to Spilman Hardware Com
pany by which mentioned name It
shall hereafter be known and shall
transact business.
Spilman Hardware Company by r.
p. Spillman, Presidetn.
Attest: T. Holl Spilman. Secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
F a X M S

so acres of as fine level land as you
ever saw (black too,) neat 6 room
home. good barns, plenty of fruit 6
acres in orchard 21e miles from the
city limits. Price s1S5 per acre and Its
mighty cheap.
so acres miles from City of Ottun
wa, first class buildings, orchard of
six thousand fruit trees, twelve years
old each. and every one Of these trees
are healthy. Price $4,000 Owner don't
want nay money, If you can secure
him on outside property for one-half
the value of the farm, you can buy It.
Or the owner will sell it with a con-
tract to you which will return to you one
half the purchase price of the farm If
you fail to sell 100000 worth of fruit
from the place in the next ten years.
Could you ask for a better deal than
this? Absolute assurance of paying for
a $4,000 farm within 10 years and
be $4,000 to the good.
We can offer you the best opportun-
ity to buy good land cheap right now,
that you will find as long as you live.
The land lies in the famous farming
districts of Arkansas, and say If you
are live one you better take hike"
down there for the way they are maxi
ing money on land in that state is
fright" We can give you full infor-
nation and be glad to do so in refer
ence to bargains, railroad rates. terms
etc. We have number of farms
which we can exchange and the prices
still away down low
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
CHICAGO Poultry Market.

Chicago, March Acknowledgment
Set steady.
Turkeys-17c.
Chickens-1o1sc.
Springs-15kc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

and Mrs. Baldwin were in Ottumwa on
business Monday.
Miss Edna Jones Of Ottumwa arriv.
ed to spend Sunday with her cousin
Miss Bertha Huffstutter.
Miss Sylvia Canny of South Ottunl-
wa spent Sunday in Eldon.
Messrs. Paul Ramser, Claude Starr
and Frank Warren spent Sunday eve
ming in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Israel. Mrs. Geo.
Whistler. Mrs. All Owens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Cline, Mrs. Fred Huston
and daughter Perle. Vera Cunningham
Scott Syrles and Floyd Cunningham
spent Saturday in Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
CHARLTON.

Chariton-The funeral services Of
the late Mrs. D. M. Davis, Of Warren
township, was held Saturday. After a
brief service at the home at nine a. M,
the remains were taken to the Sharon
church near Wayne county, where
services were conducted by Rev C. E.
Wells OF this city, after which inter-
ment took place in the Sharon GEM
etery. Mrs. Davis was held in high
esteem by all who knew her and her
death is mourned by a host of friends.
About two hundred members of the
M. e. church enjoyed an all day pic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
BATAVIA.

Batavia-Rev. B. w. Petit Of Abba
preached his regular two weeks SER
mon at the Christian church Sunday.
j. B. Trent was business visitor
in Ottumwa the first OF the week.
Ash Mullinix of Fairfield was trans
acting business in this city Tues
day.
from a business trip to Kansas.
Samuel Kitchen and Miss Vernie
Maring both of this city were married
in Fairfield Wednesday by Justice A.
w. Jaques.
News has been received here that
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bradshaw of Cedar
Rapids formerly of this place are the
parents of a daughter born the first
Of the week.
Russ Parrett of Ottumwa left the
first OF the week for his home after a
short visit with relatives at this
place.
Mrs. VIM. Cole and daughter Leila
have returned to their home near
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
KNOXVILLE.

Knoxville-Pliny Walter. a Knox
vile young man who has been a
student for the past two years at the
Wesleyan university. has won the
that institution, which took place a
few nights ago. There were eight
men in the contest in which he won
the honor. He is a convert Of Mr..
Sunday, who was here a couple of
years ago, and is studying for the
ministry and is making good.
John D. Bates has sold out his
large grocery store and building TO
w. N. Conrad. Mr.. Bates takes in
trade $40 acres of fine farm land, of
which the stipulations are not made
known. 1t is not known at this time
what business Mr.. Bates will enter
into as his health is not very good.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Elliott have is
sued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Genevieve to
Waite Phillips of Bartlesville. Okla.
The ceremony will take place at the
Elliott residence S04 East Montgomery
street at six o'clock on the evening of
March 80.
the photograph business In this CITY,
has gone to Chicago where he will
| take a. special course.
! DR.. John Merritt Driver will be here
next Tuesday evening to deliver a
lecture, the last one Of this seasons
| course.
Normal will be in session al next
pected, notwithstanding the bad roads,
which are about the worst ever known
| in this part of the country.
| At, the Republican convention the
following city officers were nonlinat-
ed: Cam Culberson. mayor: L. b.
| Myers, treasurer; W. F. TaSgart, as
| SCISSOR; for alderman at large, L. N.
Hayes and E. L. Anderson were NOM
| mated In the wards LATE S. Collins
was chosen for the first, Loren Snow
for the second. and D. w. Ward for
the third.
Postmaster Cleveland Of Pleasant
vile was here a few days the past
week on business.
/ Judge Gamble opened the March
| term of court at Indianola on Tues
! day. He thinks that a two weeks
term will finish the docket as there
Is not a great number of case up this
time.
Mrs. w. L. Grant has returned to
her home in Loveland, Colo, after q
visit of month or six weeks with
relatives in this city.
Mrs Ed Osborn has been visiting
relatives near Tracy the past week.
Miss Imogene Bellany has been pro-
nounced by the surgeons as being vel
out of danger now for the first time
In week. She is still in De!
Moines hospital but it is hoped she
will soon be able to return tc
her home.
There are about thirty-five houses
in Knoxville quarantined on account
Of the measles. Five new cards were
put up Wednesday forenoon.
Sheriff Wilson captured an army de.
serter near Pleasantville last week
His name is ohm Hyatt, and he wa:
doing duty at Fort Clark, Texas. HI
was once a resident Of Warren county
and a few years ago enlisted in the
regular army and was taken to Texa.
in the army. He got tired of arm!
life and deserted. He is now at For
Des Moines. According to reports
Hyatt is a bad man and is probabl.
wanted in Texas for a much more ser.
ions crime than deSertion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
Deaths

. n
HILTON - March %, 1909. at II D.
m, at his residence in Agency, J. K.
Hilton, aged 81 years. He served
during the rebellion in Co. F. Fourth
Iowa Cavalry.
The funeral will leave the house at
10 o'clock Wednesday March "a and
go to the M. E. church where the
services will be held at 1920. Inter
ment in the Ashland cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
LIRERTYvILLE.

Libertyville--Mrs. Will Harris Of
Batavia spent Sunday with her son
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. George Paine Of Wash
inston spent several days last week at
the S. C. Ross home.
Mrs. Charlie Webb and little daugh-
ter are visiting at the Clinkenbeard
home in Fairfield.
The ladies' Of the Presbyterian
church will give bazaar and supper
Saturday evening.
Miss Ruth Davis spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in Ottumwa-
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Morty of Pack
wood visited a few days last week
with friends and relatives.
S. c. Ross was a Fairfield business
caller Thursday.
Miss Margaret McGaw Of Fairfield
visited over Sunday with her sister
Mrs. c. Vaught.
Will Allison was in Ottumwa Friday
on business.
parents of twin babies, a boy and a
girl born Saturday
Malon and Lo Williams left last
week for different parts Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardner of Batavia
spent Sunday with their son and fam
lily of near Libertyville.
Mrs S. c. Ross and son George and
with relatives in Eldon.
Miss Mayme Davis was stopping in
Fairfield Saturday.
DOuDS-LEANDO.
Douds-Leando-Jas r. Moore. a
highly respected citizen of Leando,
who had been Ill for about three weeks
died Friday morning March 10. He
| leaves his aged wife. one son, J. j.
Moore of Kahoka. Mo. and a tiaugh-
ter Mrs. Frank Gilbert of Leando, be-
sides several Grand children. Funeral
services We're held at the home Satur-
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Jones Interment was made in
the Leando cemetery.
Weldon Wear of Douds, was severe
ly injured by being kicked by horse
one day last week but is improving
Quite number departed from here
last Monday for Montana.
Miss Teeters. principal of the Lee
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
Din Funeral at Fairfield Today.

Fairfield, March 24.-(Special)---
John Dill, formerly resident of this
city died Sunday afternoon at his
home near Stockport where he has for
several years operated a large farr~
The funeral will be held In Fairfield
today. Mr.. Dill was 40 years of ago
and is survived by his wife,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 24.-The live stock
market follows: -
Cattle-Market 10 lower.
Receipts-1S,000.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Texans-S4 40@5.50.
Westerners-$400 @ $50.
Stockers; feeders-s3.35@ $40.
Cows: heifers-s1.9 0@5.60.
Calves-s575@7.75.
Hogs-Market 10 lower
Receipts-36,0 200.
Light-S6. 40@6.S0.
Mixed-S6.50 $3.50.
Heavy-S6.55@6 SOS.
Rough-$6.55m
Good choice heavy-$6.70@6.95
Bulk sales-s6.70@6.s5
Sheep-Market 10@15 lower.
Receipts-24000.
Matured-$3.60@
Lambs-s5.75@7.90.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
New York Poultry Market.

New York, March 24.-Poultry-
Market alive, steady.
Chickens, broilers-25@S3c.
Fowls-1Sc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-----THE GRIGGS HOME
at Agency. This is an exceptional
opportunity to buy a beautiful and
strictly up-to-d date home. Eight
large rooms and many closets. Nice
furnace, good we'll of water on rear
porch, soft water tank in basement,
three large porches. The grounds
are closely covered with a large
variety of fruit just coming into
bearing. More than eighty rose
bushes, and floral trees cover its
lawns. Beautiful arbors, nice walks,
good barn. Over 700 tile drain its
surface. Address Perry Griggs,
Agency, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, March 24.-Butter-Mark

Bteady.
Creameries-22k @2s1kc.
Dairies-20h 925Hac.
Eggs-Market firm.
Firsts-181ac.
Prime firsts-19kc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
TODAY'S MARKET News
Dressed-Market easy.
Fowls-15@16kc.
Turkeys-16@2Sc.

New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, March 24-Butter-
Market firm; unchanged.
Receipts-4,00o.
Eggs-Market firm.
Receipts-2s,0 900.
Firsts-191ac.
Seconds-19c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR sALE-REGIsTER HER
eford cattle-either sex-G. L. Phil
lippe, Fremont, Ia, r. No. 2.
FOR sALE-sEwING MACHINES.
$1,000, $500, $4,000 and $4,000; Y. M.
G. A. plumbing shop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-I STILL HAVE FIVE
of my best brood sows to SELL These
animals are exceptionally fine, and II
you are in need Of the best 1t will
pay you to come and see them.
They are pure bred Berkshires and
will weigh $50 pounds each. due TO
farrow about the first OF the month.
Also have 6 yearling bulls pure
bred shorthorns to sell. Thirty
bushels of nice clean clover seed.
and good Kingman gang pillow.
Will sell for cash, bankable note or
Will trade on some last springs
steer calves. R. c. HOFFMAN,, OF
tumwa, Iowa, Route, No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
FOR SALE.

FOR SALEM GOOD CONDITION.
room cottage. with small summer
kitchen and cellar. Gas, electric
light, sewer and water in house. Lot
72x131. Shade and fruit trees. Cheap
II sold this month Inquire TIA North
Ash or new phone 55S-X Oscar
Jepson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-A GOOD SURREY.
Address J. w. Mccormick, Highland
Center, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
MARKET.

The following market is furnished by 1.
G. Furman. grain and stock brokers.
Rooms and 8, Chiffon block. New
phone 1884.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE SECOND HAND CHECK
row corn planter. also three section
steel lever harrow. G. w. Shepherd,
Route No. 5, new phone
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
LOCAL MARKETS.


Except for slight change in the
Wholesale butter market, there are no
/ changes today.
III a. M, March 24.)
These prices are paid on deilVery o'
\products to headquarters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

HAVING SOLD MY FARM, l WILL
offer for sale Thursday, March 25.
all horses, cattle, hogs. chickens
and implements. IA miles west of
Agency and about 2R miles east OF
Ottumwa, on the old Ottumwa road.
Take Elltin. Owner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
Chicago Grain Market

kets follow:
WHEAT
No. . red-s1.2SA@1.23A.
No. 5 red-s1.175s@1.24.
No. hard-s1.165s @1.20A.
No. hard-s1.11h Oily.
May-opened-s1.16A Gill.
Enthusiastically.
Lowest--s1.16%.
Closing-$1.17% @1.17&
July-S1.04ss.
CORN
No. 3-65A @65kc.
No. yellow-65@65Ec.
May-opened-66h @66Aa
Highest-67sc.
Lowest-66kc.
Closing-66Bc.
July-66c.
OATS
No. white-54Ac.
No. 8 white-521a @55c.
Standard-J4655c.
May-opened-54Ac.
Highest-54% @54Rc.
Lowest-54R @54%c.
Closing-54% @54Ac.
July-4Sssc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-I HAVE THIRTY ACRES
of ground u mile south OF Jefferson
school. This land Is divided into one
20 acre and four acre tracts. These
are now for sale at a price that
makes them exceptionally desirable
for home sites or as money max
ing investment. H. F. Michael, Route
s, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
POULTRY AND EGGS.

COME HERE FOR KLONDIKE AND
Old Trusty incubators and brooders,
also extra thermometers and lamps
Jas. H. Shepherd, 200 West Main
street, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

Peoria Corn Market.
Peoria, March 24.-The corn market
follows:
No 3-65Ac
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-FULL BLOOD s. c. B.
Leghorn cockerels. w. N. Rockwell,
107 N. Willard ST.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-ONE STALLION. AD-
dress J. S. Layne, Chillicothe, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-I CAN SAVE YOU $3.50
on home. for cash. Must sell in 80
days. 500 Chester Ave-, rooms
semi modern: 100 Adella ST., rooms
2 lots, gas lots of fruit: S12 Finley
Ave, 9 rooms, small barn r. Chew.
owner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOB RENT-MY FARM OF 80 ACRES
near Hiteman. A. Napier, Hiteman,
Ia, Box 303.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

MY FARM OF 100 ACRES is NOT
vet rented N. P. Byrne, Clarence ST..
Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

EGGS FOR SALE FROM 81 TO 81
per 10. From high class thorough
bred poultry as follows: Black and
white Langshans, S. c. Rhode Is
land Reds, IS. C. and r. c. Brown
Leghorns. Cornish Indian games.
Barred and white Plymouth Rocks
James Lewis, Selma, Ia. R. F. D.,
No. g.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-LARGE BONE BLACK
I Langshan and Rose Comb Rhode
Island reds. choice scored prize win.
ming hens, 1st prize winning malei
state show winners score 1884, "a,
GAY, 95 points eggs 81 and 50 per IL
guaranteed. good hatch. best colon
extra big bone chicks. Mrs. H. Osl
terfoss, Hedrick, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

FOR SALE-SILVER LACED Wy
andotte eggs, from the very best
bred birds. as have purchased the
]. w. Mccormick flock. Is eggs 81;
80 eggs $1.75. Mrs. ]. P. Wyckoff,
Highland Center, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

IF YOU WANT A BARGAIN IN
South Dakota lard homesteads or
deed lands or stock ranches from
$500 up See or write B. G. Buck
holz, Ottumwa, South Dakota.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-25

Summers Bldg. Cor. Court and Second
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-04-22
PREMIUM OFFER.
The County Record and the Weekly
News and Courier for a Year, Cheap

The Weekly News and Courier,
with the Farm and Home land a pair
of scissors,is offered to old as well as
new subscribers of TIE RECORD,
and the time limit is extended to
June l, 19O9--all for one year, for
the small sum of $1.85.
In other words, with every order
you send us for The RECORD and
the Weekly News and Courier, at
$1.S5 year, new or old, We will in.
clude absolutely free of cost a pair Of
eight inch, steel, adjustable patent
tension shears, ,and a years subscrip-
ton to the Farm and Home. All
orders will be filled promptly, but
only for cash; please don't ask us for
credit on this great combination Of
fer, because we have to pay out the
money promptly to get the benefit OF
this fine proposition.
Call at this Office and see pair OF
the shears. This is one of the great
est offers we ever made our readers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-04-22
EXCITEMENT At SCRANTON.
White Man Arrested Accused OF Beat-
ina Old Negro.

Scranton, April 21:- Tonight
about S o'clock Bert Johnson OF
this place held up, it is alleged,
Charlie Tate, a reliable old ne
gro man of this place, placing a
revolver to his head and order
ing him to the store of his bro
ther, Charles P Johnson, near
by, and taking him to the back
room beat him in an unmerciful
manner, it is said. DR. Lynch was
at once summoned and gave the
old negro medical aid.
His condition is not regarded
as serious. At this writing he is
resting fairly we'll.
Later reports are that Bert
johnson has been arrested by
Special Officer R E Mcknight
and placed in the guard house.
Several parties opposed to his
arrest are demanding his release.
Mayor NJ L Gasque has wired
Governor Ansel: Scranton, s G.,
April 81: To Governor M F An
sci, Columbia, S G: Lives of wit.
nesses testifying before deputy
insurance commissioner con-
corning recent fires here are
threatened by accused. Advise
me quick" Signed, NJ L Gasque,
mayor. The reply was as fol-
lows:
columbia, S G, April 21:-To
M L Gasque, Scranton, S G. If
parties threaten lives of wit
nesses take out criminal war
rant against them and have
them arrested. Send for sheriff
to protect witnesses. Signed
NJ F Ansel Governor Ass pei
request of Governor Ansel, May.
or Gasque is now sending fol
Sheriff Graham for protection
At this writing things are more
quiet.