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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
Support Pledged for Highway.

Storm Lake, Nov 14-That the Dtr
buque to Sioux City River-toRfyer
road will be generously supported BY
the citizens Of this district can readily
be seen. The Commercial club has
organized an auto booster club, whose
aims are to interest the farmers and
auto owners between Aurelia and
Manson in the proposed route. That
the farmers along the highway viii
keep the road in very good condition
has been assured. Thirty farmers
near here have agreed to keep the
roads running past their farms drag
ged well. The Commercial club has
appointed George Currier to act as
Storm Lakes representative at the de-
cisive meeting Of the boosters OF the
proposed road to be held at Waterloo
on November IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
home of Mrs. 0. E. Leseney, corner Q
Fifth and Mclean Streets

home of Mrs. O. E. Leseney, corner of
Fifth and Mclean streets.
From Mondays Daily.
Talking machines $3.50 to 5000 at
Sargent's.
Miss Anna Van Cleve, of Hynes, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Myrtle Bailey, SIT Wabash avenue has
returned home.
Miss Nellie Wee Richards, OF the
American Home Finding association
left this morning for Charlton on a
business trip.
Mrs. A. K Parsons of Doud s-Leando
has returned home after visiting at
the home of Mrs. H. o. Davis, 1902
West Second street.
Mrs. David Belger of Eddyville, has
returned home after visiting friends in
the city.
Mrs Robert McIntire, of Blakes-
burg, has returned home after shop
ping in the city.
Mrs. D. D. Shepherd, of Melrose, re-
turned home this afternoon after visit
ing at the home of Mrs. NJ. e. Golf,
223 South Ward street.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Bridger, of Bloom
field have gone to Winterset, ILL.,, after
visiting with J. H. VALLEY 113 Ransom
street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fidler, 412 Ham
ilton street, have gone to Eldon where
they will visit with friends.
Rev, Jonathan Lee, 1922 South Ward
street, returned this morning from
Douds-Leando where he was called
Saturday to conduct funeral.
Talking machine needles six cents
(6c) per hundred at Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace from
near Agency spent yesterday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Wilson,
219 North Hancock street
Anthony Forsythe and son Thomas
124 North Davis street spent Sunday
at the home of J. T. Forsythe near
~ Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Noel and two
daughters Frances and Opal OF Sey-
mour returned home last evening after
a visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Noel 511
Church street.
Philo Overman from south OF the
city was business caller on the South
Side today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
FAVORS A NEW PLAN
Secretary BaIIinger Makes a Recon-
mendation on the Alaska Coal
Claims.

N Claims.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 14-In order
to prevent further criticism Of the in
terror department for its handling OF
the Cunningham Alaska coal claims,
which precipitated the Ballinger-Pin-
chot investigation, Secretary Ballinger
will recommend in his annual report
that congress be asked to authorize
the placing Of these cases under the
Jurisdiction Of court appeals of the
District of Columbia for consideration
and adjudication.
Secretary Ballinger declares that
while decision in the cases by the Of
ficers OF the land department would be
AS impartial as court decision, it
would not have the effect of putting
at rest the vague and distorted notions
entertained by many as to the Who'll :
disinterested moves of the department
of officers on whom the burden now
rests for their disposition"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15

Washington, D. c., Nov. 14.-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson joins Chas.
w. Armour in the prediction that fall
ing prices soon will give the Amer
lean consumer cheaper foodstuffs.
''We have had bumper crops and
meat prices should come down." says
Secretary Wilson, shat is, If no com.
bine is formed among the dealers. /
look for a falling in the price Of all
kinds of meat. The crops have been
such that falling in the prices should
be the inevitable result The only
thing that can defeat this will be that
too great toll is taken after the pro-
ducts leave the hands OF the farmers
and before they reach the consumers.
Already there has been notable de-
crease in the price OF grains. This is
regarded as the keystone Of the sup
ply problem. December wheat is IL
cents lower than year ago, Deem
Der corn Ii cents lower and December
oats show loss of 9 cents. With
cheaper flour forecast in the fall In
wheat prices much come cheaper
meats which will be produced with the
cheaper corn, it is declared. Bounti-
full crops have blessed Argentina and
Russia while the crops Of the United
States are rs per cent greater than a
year ago.
This means that artificial methods
must be adopted II grain prices are to
be raised, and the abundance of the
corn crop, the great meat producing
grain. means, in the opinion of agrl-
cultural department experts, that the
prices of meat must come down. Fhey
point to the fact that already In Chi
cago there is difference of 81 per
100 pounds in the price of January and
May pork, that May lard is so cents
per 100 pounds cheaper than January
lard, and that May ribs are offered
rs cents cheaper than January-all in
dicating that the experts of that sup
ply center, looking ahead and dis
counting the future, expect the price
of pork products to be forced down.by
the abundant corn crop.
Corn has been so high that farmers
could not afford to convert 1t into meat
until the price of cattle and hogs
scared and made it profitable for them
to undertake raising them on an active
scale. With marked increase in the
number Of cattle, sheep and hogs, and
with teeming cribs of corn, it will be
difficult, If not impossible, for any
combination effectively to turn back
the strong natural pressure toward
lower prices.
SHEEP PEN WOLF RAlDED.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
Tri-Weekly Courier
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Saturdays Daily.
.7easna III s-f!s TIE hest watches
4 talking machine would make fine
Christmas present, Sargent mas them'
Mrs. Frank Rodgers and Mrs. Ban
mister Of Eldon have returned to their
homes after visiting with Mrs. M. Mad
den, COL East Main street
John G. Consoline Of Davenport, for
merly Of this city, visited in Ottumwa
last night.
Ellsworth Rominger Of Bloomfield
has returned home after a short visit
here.
Blacklegoids and blacklegine at
Sargent's.
ISIS Louise Simpson and Miss Nina
Davis Of Selma, have returned home
after shopping in the city
Miss Sylvia Stricken, who attends
school in this city, left for her home in
Chillicothe to visit her parents over
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Hunt, 104O North Court
} from Mt. Pleasant where she attend
school.
,Rexall cherry bark cough syrup at
Sargent's.
Miss Mary Magill, 1856 East Maple
avenue, left this afternoon for Mt.
Pleasant for few days visit with
relatives.
Miss Vera Ford student at Grin
nell college is visiting at her home,
624 North Court street for few days.
Miss Anna Pohlson Of Hiteman has
returned home after visiting at the
home Of S. p. Anderson, who resides
west Of the city.
New talking machine records at
Sargent's.
Mrs. G. w. Shepherd of Eldon, has
returned home after shopping in the
city.
Mrs. j. S. Schreckengost of Keo-
sauqua, has returned home after Wis
lting at the home of Mrs. A. Platt, 10l5
East Main street.
Mrs. H. E. johnson and Miss Ella
Drake, of Eldon, returned home last
evening after shopping In the city.
Mrs. Charles Ruble of Bentonsport
and Mrs j. o. Murphy and daughter
Miss Iva, of Eldon, have returned
home after visiting at the home OF
Mrs. E. N. Purdey, $40 West Fourth
street.
Miss Bertha Jackson of Douds-Le-
lndo left last evening for Eldon after
visiting at the home of Mrs. H. Web
Der, 1906 East Main street.
Miss Hattie Bowen of Eldon, has re-
turned home after shopping in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Wilson and
children, S18 Wabash avenue, left this
afternoon for Troy for few days
visit with friends.
Mrs. H. Richie and son Edgar, of
Cedar have returned home after visit
ir3 at the home of Mrs. Joseph Lawson
403 Chester avenue.
Mrs. c. H. Johnson, 107 Schuyler
street, has gone to Bidwell to visit
with friends.
Mrs. L. s. Chidister and daughter
Miss Mabel, TOT Wabash avenue Is
visiting friends in Eddyville this week.
Mrs. w. E. Moore of Des Moines,
has returned home after visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. West, 1923
South Rar:1om street.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Brooks, of Selma
have returned home after visiting at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Brooks, 6O8
Wabash avenue.
Mrs. v. Goskell, sos East Second
street, left this morning for Mystic,
where she will make her future home.
Miss Alta Nicholson, 637 West Main
street, left for Seymour this morning
after few days visit with friends.
Mrs. A. E. Henderson of Centerville
has returned home after visiting at the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
Mt. Ayr Banquets Road Boosters.

Mt. Ayr, Nov. 14.-The Commercial
club gave an oyster supper to those
who had. been in the good roads con-
test for the prizes offered for the best
six miles of road leading into town.
The ladies of the Methodist church
prepared the supper and it. was at
tended by more than hundred & the
farmers and their wives who had COM
peted for the prizes. This has been q
great help to the road proposition
here and will be followed again next
wear
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15

under lucky star. Things just come
his way" is the way they express 1t.
Nobody knows where he Is going to
stop. He has been going up step by
step ever since they knew him. He
seems to have the faculty of making
good anywhere. He has fought his way
up from the farm. He never had pun.
There may be some luck In it, but
there's an idea that Pepper is on the
job most Of the time himself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
THUMB TORN OFF IN AUTO.
Fly Wheel Of the Machine Took OF
tho First Finger and the Cords
h. ARR
Running up the Arm.

Prescott, Nov. 14.-While Thurman
Chapman was getting his automobile
ready to run into town, in adjusting
water pipe his hand was caught in the
fly wheel Of the engine and his thumb
completely torn off. taking with it one
of the cords extending from the thumb
along the forearm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
Was Against Bryan.

When Pepper was running for county
attorney the first time s,Jne one circu-
lated the story among lroup OF Bryan
admirers to the effect that Pepper
never voted for Bryan the first time,
and delegation came up to see him
about it. They told him what they had
heard and they asked him to come out
in statement in the newspapers and
deny it.
y II can't do it, said Pepper.
"Why can't your" they asked.
because replied Pepper, "it is
true"
what" they exclaimed, "do you
mean to say you never voted for Bryan
in 1862"
& am sorry to say, gentlemen, but
that is the fact" answered Pepper.
The committee was cast down and
on the point Of leaving when Pepper
called them back and said:. Say, you
fellows ought not to hold that against
me for 1t really wasn't my fault; was
only 20 years old that fall
Then they all took smoke.
Mass Jones Of Bloomfield, Ia, in
his lifetime was fond of telling story
about Pepper. When Pepper first came
to Bloomfield to go to school he board
ed with Mr.. Jones and shortly after his
arrival, Mass. as was his custom with
students, proceeded to interrogate
young Pepper on various subjects. At
the dinner table one day he took up
the subject Of religion and asked Pep
per about the religion of his family.
AS Mass told it, Pepper said: well,
my mother and two of my sisters be-
long to the Methodist church and an
other sister belongs to the Christian
church and one Of my brothers be-
longs to the Baptist church"
"And how about the rest of your"
asked Mass.
Pepper replied: ooh, we're demo
Gratis"
Many people down in Muscatine con-
fidently believe that Pepper was born
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
IOWA GIRLS ARE HuskINe CORN.
Emma and Lucy kurtz Gather 100
Bushels Per Day in Fields OF
Their Brother Near Cushing.

Ida Grove, Nov 14.-Emma and
Lucy Kurtz have been husking corn
for their brother. Ed. Kurtz, near
Cushing and during the past five days
got up 100 bushels of corn a day be-
tween them. Corn pickers are scarce
ind this section and as the crop is
one of the biggest ever raised the task
Of getting it out of the field is
serious one. Many machines sare
being used, and with success. Scores
Of women are helping in the fields.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15

ship has continued until the present
and they have never allowed even the
bitter political contests in the second
district to interfere with their pleasant
personal relations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-15
WILSON SEES
CHEAPER FOOD.
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
CITES BUMPER CROPS
AS CAUSE.

Boston, Nov. 14.-There was a
10 to IS per cent fall in the prices
Of meats and vegetables In the
Boston markets today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
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= PERSONAL MENTION *
4 < \ \ \ 4 \ \ 4 4 4 4 4 4 +

Dr. Pierce of Portland, was il
the city today.
Elmer Ling, a former member ot
the Salem Fire Department, lef
night for Ureka, Calf, where ht
will open up a confectionery store
Rev. F. G. Bowers, of Portland
was business visitor in the city
today.
Miss Katie Hansen returned this
morning from a brief visit in Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Nelson left
on last evenings train for southern
points of interest, where they will
spend their honeymoon.
Albert Brooks returned to Silver
ton this morning after transacting
business in the city for a few days.
Attorney H. H. Vandevine, of
Medford, was in the city today on
business.
Cliff Bellinger returned to Port
land this morning after short visit
here on business.
Mrs F. c. Gordon, of Marion, was
shopping here today for few hours
Attorney General Crawford went
to Portland today on business.
Harley Pendigrass left for his
home in Portland this morning after
brief business visit here.
E. R. Shepard, Of Independence,
came over last night to attend the
play at The Grand
John Hoover, of Dallas, was doing
business in the city yesterday.
F. G. Jerman left for Portland
this morning on business.
Mrs. Robert Ashby went to Turn
er this morning to visit for a few
days.
Frank Ford returned to his Lake
Labish homo this morning after
transacting business here.
VIM. Browne went to Portland
this morning to visit for a few days,
Mayor George Rodgers was in
Portland yesterday.
Miss Genevieve Webber, of Mt.
Angel, visited at the home of Miss
Florence Skate yesterday.
Dave Allison and wife, of Aurora.
were in the city yesterday shopping
and visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Goodrich left |
this morning for Portland to visit
for the remainder of the week.
Jacob Staffer, of Aurora, tran
sacted business in the city today.
A. j. Van Patten made a business
rip to Turner this morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

Miss Zoe Parks is visiting in Dali
las this week.
Earle Bushnell and wife left this
morning for Elgin, Ore, where he
has accepted a position as engineer
of the Elgin Lumber Company. Mr..
Bushnell has made Salem his home
always and will be missed by his
many friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

Choice Dried Peaches
Two pounds for Csc, at Earring
tons, 426 State st.
Read the Advertisement
OF the Saturday evening Post on
page - of todays Journal. 1t will
interest you. 2-24-2t
Boxing Tonight
Two young artists will box for hon
ors this evening in the armory. Ring
side seats 81, balance soc.
Read the Advertisement
OF the Saturday evening Post on
page 2, of today's Journal. 1t will
interest you. 2-24-2t
MuscateI Raisins-
Four pounds of four-crown, Csc,
at Farrington's, 426 State st.
NotariaI Commissions
The following notarial commits
sions were issued by the secretary Of
state today: D. H. Welch, Astoria;
Jas. w. McAnulty, Oregon City; w
w. collars, Portland; Daniel Web
ster, and Kate Scott, Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
VIII Box Tonight

The first boxing contest to be
pulled off in this city in a good
many years, will be held tonight,
beginning at $3.50, in the Armory at
the City hall. The contestants are
in the pink" of condition and are
expected to do some good boxing for
the Salem fans. Three preliminar-
les have been arranged for before
the main bout, which promise to be
interesting and fast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
D. D. BARRON

Civil engineering, surveying, plat
ting, sub-dividing. General contrac-
tor for concrete sidewalks, bridges
and streets. State and Commercial.
Entrance 1861 South Commercial
St.. Room 8. Telephone Main 204.
Salem, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

Mrs. Morgan Is Happy
Mr. Morgan bought a piano at
the Wenger & Cherrington sale and
made her a present of it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
What Is Better

For a gift what would be nicer
than one of those pianos that Wen
ger & Cherrington are selling at re-
duoed prices on the small payment
plan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

R. G. Morgan went to Albany this
morning to look after business mat
ters for few days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
Union Meat Company-

Hams, bacon, etc, can be had at
j. N. Lawrence, the reliable grocer
Phone 81. Prompt delivery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

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CITY NEWS =
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Weather
Rain tonight and Friday. Cooler
Friday.
city Attorney Grant Corby--
VIII occupy suit 314-315, third
floor U. S. bank building, after
March l. 2-23-5t"
Cottage Undertaking ParlOrs---
Cottage and Chemeketa SITS. Calls
day or night. ], c. Sill. Phone 724,
Br. y. n. sleeves
Has opened offices in his own
building Practice limited to eye,
ear. nose and throat 2-l0-1m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
Read the Advertisement

OF the Saturday evening Post on
page ?, of today's Journal. 1t will
interest you. 2-24-2t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24
\ Boxing Contest

= bUNIIlE VOHIVNt-
win be pulled off in the armory
this evening, beginning at $3.50
Good preliminaries. Ringside seats
ST. balance of the house soc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-24

Musical entertainment
AT Central Congregational church,
day evening, February 26. Admis-
sion Csc, 2-24-2t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-01-14

sages instead of being caught above the station,
as in ali earthly installations, will be caught be-
low the station In lieu of ground wire the
aerial telegraphers will make of the wire net
ting which braces the balloon car
The armys first experiments with wireless
telegraphy via aerial craft made with
ordinary spherical balloon, but the wireless
set designed primarily for with the war
departments lately acquired dirigible No. and
when in service the wooden platform carrying
the electrical apparatus rests across the keel or
skeleton framework of the balloon. being sup
ported upon two horizontal rods of the keel The
drigibe which is destined to serve Uncle
Sans first portable aerial wireless station is 120
feet in length and the keel which carries
the wireless apparatus is made of spruce.
While the electrical division of the United
States signal corps has been busy with plans for
wireless work via free balloons that would prove
of immense value in time of war, other branches
of the federal government have been looking into
the possibilities of midair telegraph stations de-
signed to serve the pursuits of peace. Chief
Willis Moore and his associates of the United
States weather bureau have long taken an espe-
cally keen interest in this subject and interest
ing experiments covering high-air work with both
balloons and kites have been In progress for some
time past at Mount Weather-that Virginia
mountain peak where the weather bureau has
assembled such marvellous equipment for the ex-
ploration of the upper air. Prof. Moore's primary
interest in wireless telegraphy is as means Of
transmitting storm warnings and weather fore.
casts particularly the interchange between ships
and shore stations. ~
1t may surprise many persons to learn that
wireless telegraphy via kites preceded by many
years wireless telegraphy as we know 1t to-day.
Forty years ago, long before either Marconi or
the Hertzian waves were ever heard of, resi-
dent of the national capital, Mahlon Loomis by
name, announced that he had solved the problem
of transmission without wires by the expedient
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-01-14
USE WffH War BGELo ooN wv

lofty height. This handicap has been met in a
portable wireless set which has recently been de-
signed by signal corps experts and the first ex-
ample of which has lately been completed at the
signal corps shops in Washington under the direc-
tion of Electrical Assistant H. B. De Groot
Not only does this compact little wireless
equipment conform to the requisite of minimum
weight but it affords solution of the chief prob
lem presented in this fed-namely the pro-
vision of safeguards against spark from the tel
egraphic apparatus igniting the explosive gas
which through accident or design might escape
from the bag of the balloon. There is consider
able difference of opinion among electricians
to what danger of explosion would exist under
normal conditions. Some experts contend that,
considering the air currents created by balloon
in motion there would be practically no danger,
but the United States army aeronauts, cognizant
of the tragic consequences that would assuredly
follow any such explosion at high altitude, have
naturally been oath to take any chance and have
had precautionary measures taken in the
struction OF the apparatus designed for their
perimental work
This wonderful new aerial wireless set, which
weighs all told, only about 70 pounds, occupies
rests upon wooden frame of special design
which measures 80 inches in length, II inches in
width and Is inches in height The electrical
energy for this cloud-climbing telegraph station
is supplied from an ordinary eight-volt sparkling
battery, such is used in automobiles. This
compared with weight of so pounds in the cor
responding section of the ghtest portable wire
less set that would have been available for this
work. had not the army experts evolved this spe-
cial apparatus BY way of guarding against ex-
plosons above explained, the spark gap has
been covered as to exclude all gas and there is
similar protection for the interrupter contact.
For all that. this latter essential is housed in 1t
always within view of the operator by means of
small mica window in the side of the case and
with the view of the contact thus available any
necessary adjustments can be made without open
ing the case
This new wireless set for military work aoft,
which. by the way, cost about 5000, has the same
type of key and telephone receiver found in the
portable wireless sets which have lately made
their appearance in the commercial field. A
thoroughly unique feature, however. Is the
"aerial" from which the sound waves sent on
their long journey. The aerial devised for wire
less teiegraphy via sky scouts consists Of three
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-01-14
For Boating.

HENRIETTA-You ask for sug-
gestion for boating dress You do
not tell us what kind of man you
expect to boat with. If he is one OF
those youths with a flowing forelock
and an overplus of grin, who rolls his
trousers up ten inches from his shoes.
sticks his hat on the back of his head
tries to sing barcarolle and to rock
the boat in time with the music, get
something neat and serviceable, made
of rubber, with an attachment where
by you can initiate it and float to
land.