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$50 Men Fighting Fire.

Denver.-A dispatch from Fort Col
Inns Monday night says: The fores
fire is worse tonight and is spreading
more than at any time before. This
morning 1t had covered about eigh
sections of land. Fifty men were hur
ried to the scene this afternoon. Sher
iff Carlton and the forest supervisor
have Joined forces in the fight. They
now have about $50 men on the scene
but in spite Of all they can do the fire
breaks over their lines Of protection
The extremely dry weather. and the
strong wind make 1T almost impossible
to control. the flames."
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Opium Depot In kan.a. city.

Kansas City.-An opium still" and
distributing house was found by reve-
nue. officers in a Chinese tea store
here Tuesday. The officers found
$25,790 worth of opium and 5000
in gold, silver and paper money
packed away in trunks, boxes and
sacks and hidden under mattresses.
The government officers say they be-
lieve the entire Southwest has been
obtaining its supply Of opium from
this place.
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Feloniou. Killing, say. Jury.

Raymer.-The coroner's jury finds
that the killing Of Jerry McGahan and
Edna Todd, aged s. was felonious. and
that both came to their death by gun
shot wounds inflicted by Walter Ris-
ing, in the two inquests held by Cor
oner Macy Monday.
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BRYAN LOSES
LEADERSHIP
MAKES HARD FIGHT BUT A TEST
VOTE DETHRoNEs &
HIM.
REGULARS WIN IN OHIO
SENATOR DICK, ADMINISTRATION
REPRESENTATIVE ELECT
ED CHAIRMAN.

Grand Island, Neb.-Amid a tumult
of cheers Permanent Chairman Smyth
of the Democratic state convention on
of the gathering, which practically
took from William ]. Bryan the Dem
ocratic leadership Of Nebraska which
he has maintained for neG-ly twenty
years.
The vote came on a motion made
by Congressman G. NJ. Hitchcock, a
candidate for the senatorial nomina-
ton, and in effect was to eliminate
the introduction of platform planks
with accompanying speeches unless
submitted as a section of the major
ity or minority reports Of the commit
tee on resolutions.
AS Chairman Smyth read the result
-465 against the amendment to 1894
in favor of 1.-THE delegates sounded
q fresh volume of cheers that seemed
to indicate their relief from the uncer-
tainty that had existed as to the
strength which Mr.. Bryan might de-
velop in the convention.
of secret conferences, of boastfui
claims with no figures offered to back
them, of violent shiftings of feeling
from candidate to candidate, and Of
nothing definite exhibited in the way
of net results. the Republican gov
ernorship nomination was still in a
condition of chaos Tuesday.
While the delegates are discussing
the prospects and casting up the mer-
its and demerits of the candidates. the
committee on resolutions. controlled
by the regulars, is in session. trying
to get together on platform. 1t is
working behind closed doors.
Senator Dick, representing the ad-
ministration forces. was elected chair
man OF the committee.
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Husband Dead Beside Her

Greeley.-Waking from sleep to
find her husband dead beside her was
the experience of Mrs. John c. Vance
at 4 o'clock Monday morning. Death
was caused from apoplexy. which
came upon Mr.. Vance in his sleep. He
was 70 years old. and retired farmer.
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Honolulu Vote. Wet.

Honolulu.-In the special election
ordered by Congress to determine
whether the Hawaiian Islands shall
become dry" and the Importation of
all liquor prohibited, the "wets" won
iu Honolulu Tuesday by vote of
1888 to 915. Returns from other parts
OF this and other islands have not yet
been received but are expected to add
to the majority for the "wets."
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Rist's Body Recovered.

Fort Collins.-The body of Rodney
Rist, for whom parties have beer
searching since his drowning, July 5
was found Monday morning by o. S
Henderson. having been held tight
against a rock In the center of the
river. 1t was with great difficulty that
two men were able to remove it. The
body was SO decomposed that it was
only identified by the watch and cloth
ing.
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SPORT.

No more National league games
will be called at fixed time to en-
able team to catch train.
Billy Papke, middleweight boxer.
was married by the Rev. Ethan Cur
tiss of the Niagara Square Congrega.
tional church at Buffalo, N. Y, to
Miss Edna E. Pulver of Hamilton,
Ont.
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q. Y, P.-u. Elects offleers,

Cascade.-Alvin Steinmetz of Denver
was elected president of the Young
Peoples Association at the annual Cas-
cade Canon assembly Of baptist
churches of Colorado at the election Sat
urday afternoon, Other officers fol
low: Vice president. w. D.,O,Neil, La
mar; secretary. J. H. Schlotter. Colo
RADIO Springs: treasurer, Miss Anna
Martin, Grand Junction.
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WASHINGTON.

Sixteen concerns manufacturing
sanitary enameled ware and their OF.
ficers. located In nine states. were
proceeded against Friday by the DE-
partment Of Justice in bill in equity
filed against them at Baltimore. Nd,
under the Sherman antitrust Law.
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stocks Lowest for Years,

New Worthwhile powerful banking
and financial interests stood by and Of
fered no support. stocks tumbled sensa-
tienally ON the New York stock ex-
change Tuesday. Although there was
. rally during the final hour, the close
Was weak and unsettled.
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Mine Fatalities.

Trinidad-Three miners were killed
Saturday by falls of rock in mine at
Wootton. Two were brothers, named
Josephia and Carlo Gagleri. They were
single. Antonio Tonera. Starkville
miner, was killed by a rock fall there
Saturday afternoon. He leaves wild
ow and five children.
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Fireworks for OId-Timers.

Denver.-The various committees in
charge announce that the most elabor-
ate pyrotechnical display ever wit
messed in Denver will form the climax
of the Colorado day exercises at City
park next Monday. August /.
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Powder Explosion Kills Eleven.

Quebec-Eleven men were killed at
La Tuque Tuesday. One OF the men
was opening can Of powder with an
sx whon an explosion occurred, which
set fire to train of powder leading to
a tunnel in which fifteen men we're
working. The accident occurred on
the new trans-continental railway line.
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AuIt Hermit Dead.

Ault.-George Cesterie, a pioneer
farmer who has lived for eighteen
years alone in a little house On the
edge of town, died Monday, aged 20.
His constant companions were two
dogs, which after his death refused to
leave the body while it remained in
the house.
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For Aid Of WORKING Hor.e.,

Seattle, Wash.-George E. Hall, a pi-
oneer Of Washington, who blew his
head off with dynamite last week, be-
Queathed $4,000 to the Seattle HUI
name Society to be used in bettering
the conditions Of working horses.
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TAFT I. Endor.ed-cannon Condemned

Lincoln, Neb.-The convention of the
Republica party Of Nebraska Tuesday
adopted a platform strongly indorsing
the administration of President Taft,
expressing mnalterable opposition to
''the system known as Cannonism' and
hearty sympathy with the 'insurgent"
movement in and out of Congress. Also
county option as to liquor question.
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heat. the thermometer. for two weeks
having been clos to 100 In the shade.
The season Is the dryest since 1s70l
and the hottest in twenty years.
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Twenty-Five Drown.

Budapest-Twentyfive persons per-
iahed In flood that followed cloud
burst at the town Of Dees Tuesday
The damage to property and crops was
AAavy.
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Three Heat Prostratlons.

Evans.-For the first time in the his.
tory of this locality prostrations from
heat were reported Saturday when D..
D. Luper, Mrs. P. Herriott and w.
Smith were rendered unconscious. 9th
er persons have been made i'll by the
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Popu,Ists Endorse County option.
Granl Island. Neb-The Populist
state convention Tuesday indorsed
county option and will support no ad-
verse candidate.
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Mexican Drowned.

Pierce.-Juan Fulojos. a Mexican
aged %, WAS drowned in reservoir
six miles west of here Monday.
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New Gas Strike.

Falron.-For. the second time within
the last few weeks gas is reported to
have been struck at depth of 700 feet.
Indications point to large deposits of
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Diagnosis.
do you see that man going along
with his head in the air. smiling with
his nose?"
"Yes, know him"
'T suppose he believes in taking in
the good, pure ozone"
mo; he's hunting for a motor
garage, believe"
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Tho peaeon's Parable.

A self-conscious and egotistical
young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit of country church. After the
service he asked one Of the deacons.
a grizzled, plain-spoken man, what he
thought Of his morning effort
WAL" answered the old man.
slowly, I'll tell ye in kind of para
BILE. remember Tunk Weatherbee's
fust deer hunt, when he was green.
He follered the deer's tracks all right,
but he follered 'em all day in tn I
wrong Observation-Disclosures.
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Comes hIoh.

Greeley.-Henry Lake was fined
1902 by Judge Davis for selling
whiskey. o z
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Asn ooo ,,nh.rIt.ne. r.x. !

10000 inheritance Tax.
Denver.-From the 100000 estate
of John Terry, who died last week at
Silverton, the state Of Colorado will
receive at least $4,000 inheritance tax
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half dozen fish to their doom. She
intended to lure others.
One afternoon she went to the pond
for the purpose, and she could scarce
ly credit what her eyes beheld. On
her own bench, and over the hole cut
for her, that young man" was fishing
away. And his attitude was as cool
as the ice around him
Miss Kitteridge turned and started
for home. Then she turned and
started for the bench. 1t was not a
long bench-just room enough for two.
Mr.. Treadwell never even looked up,
and the girl never said a word and
for a long hour their fish lines tangled
and the fish beneath the ice refused
to be fooled by any such persons!
They even got ready to go home at
the same moment, and turned their
backs on each other as if they had,
drilled in the chorus.
ooh, but | want to die tomorrow,
exclaimed Aunt Sarah as the incident
was related in shame-faced way.
There can be nothing in this world
so heavenly as snubbing snubber
of a girl"
AS matter of fact, however, the
young man was becoming ashamed Of
the part and was hoping for change
of scenery. Here was the handsomest
girl he had ever met, and that she
was high-fiyer was to her credit with
him. Next time, no matter if he got
the biggest kind of snub, he would
change his attitude. He had this in
mind while on his way to the pond
three days later.
He reached the water to find Miss
Kitteridge there. She pretended not
to be aware of the fact that he was
on earth, and he found himself bluffed
off. He had gone very near the lower
edge of the ice several times and now
she meant to show her courage over
his. He called out as he saw what
she was up to, but down to the very
edge she went and then-into the
water! Straight after the silly girl
went the young man, and he was
holding her up as they went over the
dam with the broken ice and We're
whirled about in the foam below until
friendly hands pulled them ashore.
Mr.. Treadwell had very little to say
during the next three days while the
doctor was warding off pneumonia,
and it was still two days later when
Aunt Sarah handed him note and
said:
Nephew, it's from that Kitteridge
girl. | guess she wants to see You
and thank you. guess, too that I've
been mistaken in her If you should
fall in love with her"
But nephew already had
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AN EASTERN VIEW.

The New York World points to the
approval given the presidents course
in BUSTING Forester Pinchot as an in
dication that the American people do
not like political limitations In the
long run, it says, national administra-
tions are judged separately and by
their own achievements, not by the
fidelity with which they attempt to
echo some previous administration.
The World goes on to explain more
fully as follows:
Like many other members of the
Roosevelt court circle, Mr.. Pinchot
failed to perceive that he was under
any obligation to Mr.. Taft. So far as
he was concerned Theodore Roosevelt
was still president and Mr.. Taft mere
ly temporary occupant of the White
house who owed as much Difference to
all the other coordinate Rooseveltians
as they owed to him. If there was a
disagreement as to what constituted
My Policies every other Man of My
Type had right to reject Mr.. Taft's
interpretation Indeed, it was his pa
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eDoUDs-LEANDo AND vIcINlTYe

E. A. Nelson who formerly lived
west of Leando on the south side of
the river. but whose home now is near
Guymon, Okla, is visiting friends and
relatives here.
Will Writ went to Milton Tuesday to
attend the K. P. lodge meeting there.
Ellis Lefever and John 1eomi were
hauling corn this week.
Henry Phillips is still on the sick
list. No change in his condition, being
confined to his bed most of the time,
Mr.. and Mrs l.. LOOMS are enjoying
visit from their daughter Mrs. Pilch-
er and son of Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Boyer. south of
Ieando entertained party of friends
Tuesday evening of this week and all
report an enjoyable time.
Several in the locality have finished
their ice harvest and it was in fine
shape.
Do you want to buy or sell some
seed corn or oats? Put want ad in
the Courier.
John Walker and Mr.. HOFFMAN of
Douds went to Milton to attend the K.
P. Lodge there Tuesday night
Frank jackson has bought the E. A.
Nelson farm on the river west of Lee
ando and will take possession March
1st. Mr. Frank Garnall who is now on
the farm will move on his own farm
south of the Nelson place
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FROM VARIOUS
POINTS OF VIEW
-
Observations by Courier Readers
Who Cross tho Paths of the
Interviewers. & & q e
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Ottumwa. january 10. 1871

Ottumwa, January IL. 1910
Editor Courier Problem
Ny solution to the store keeper
problem Is as follows:
The FIVE dollar bill does not enter
ondary consideration.
B gives A one dollar in the morning
and receives four in the evening,
which makes B ahead the difference,
which is three dollars, and the custo-
mer, A, is out the same amount, three
dollars.
Ward Y. Bell 52S West Second ST.
Selma, Ia, Jan. IL, 1910.
Editor Courier
My answer to the sandwich prob
lem is:
One boy got cents and the other
got l cent.
Solution-In eight sandwiches there
are twenty-four thirds or two and two
thirds for each of the three boys. If
one-third of them are worth eight
cents, all Of them are worth "a cents,
or / cent for each third. The boy with
3 ate eight-thirds or two and two
thirds, leaving one-third. worth one
cent. The boy with 5 ate the same
amount, leaving two and one-third or
seven-thirds, worth Z cents.
My solution to the horse problem is
$40. The only profit / can see is when
he bought the horse back for $50.
S. B. Carroll.
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kEosAUouA.

Mr.. and Mrs. lobe Beer Of Farming
ton are visiting in the city with Mr.
Beers parents.
Messrs. Joe Strickling, Geo. w. Dav-
idson and Lex Therme attended the
funeral Of Judge Trimble at Keokul
Tuesday
Mrs. C. N. Eastman and little daugh-
ter are expected home the last of the
week from an extended visit with rel
atives In Chicago.
DR.. G. r. Russell and family left or
Wednesda~ for few weeks visit 81
jolly. Ia.
Miss Clara Harrison returned home
Saturday from a visit in Peoria, with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Daugherty have
returned to their home In I.eokul
after visit with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daugherty of this
city.
Do you want to buy or sell some
seed corn or oats? Put want ad In
the Courier.
De Hart visited Saturda.- in Bonapari
with relatives.
III. B. Rinabarger of Red Oak is Wis
lifting his parents Mr.. and Mrs VIM
Rinabarger east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Strickling have
returned to their home in Burlington
after q weeks visit in keosauqua
John Bell Of Valley Junct was
called here the first of the '. eek by the
illness of his mother.
Mrs Fl. Fl. Osborn is guest of hel
son VIM. Disbron and wife of Ottum
wa.
Rev and Mrs. Chas. E. Perkins de-
parted Thursday for Geneva. N. Y, fol
six weeks visit with the latter's
sister Rev. ]. w. Cheney will occupy
the pulpit during Mr.. Perkins absence
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hanna Twins
east of town entertained a company Of
o. E. S. ladies from Keosauqua Wed
nesday evening. Those who attended
were Mesdames S. w. Manning, H. III
Disbrow, F. Joy, r. r. McBetb4 j. w
Rowley H. e. Reece j. L. Therme. Fl
B. Sloan, Geo. A. Fellows, ]. c. Strick-
ling and Miss Lide Moore.
The annual business meeting of thu
| Congregational church was held Mon.
day evening which was well attended
and after adjournment the ladies serv
| ed coffee and sandwiches.
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ELDON
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Eldon.-7James Reed, Rock Island
hostler at the round house is foreman
of the grand jury.
No new cases of diphtheria are re-
ported and the patients are doing we'll.
The spread Of the disease has been
checked and strict quarantine is
kept.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shane visited
Ottumwa yesterday.
Mrs. w. T. Brown and daughter.
! Nellie, accompanied Mrs. Ida Wise ia
Ottumwa today on her way to Ameri.
can Falls, Idaho.
Clarence Benson left today for OF.
tumwa to accept position as fireman
on the Milwaukee railway.
The Eldon Booster club is BOOSTING.
This is pay day on the Rock Island.
| me Ice men are storing the houses
with the best of ice
IL. j. Miller, round house foreman.
Is again on duty after a sick spell.
/ Miss Anna Erickson, MUS teacher.
has gone to Eddyville to meet her NH.
sic class.
Jacob Bales of Floris passed
through here today en- route home
from Ottumwa.
Mrs. N. Reed, mother of N. r. Reed
of Ottumwa left for visit to her son
today.
Congregational church-The tonic OF
the morning sermon will be "The Val
ue Of Definite IDEAS" Text, / Peter
10; Is, BE ready always to give an an.
swer to every man that asketh YOU a
reason of the hope that is In you
The topic of the evening sermon ia
The Wise Men of Eldon." The an.
nual business meeting of the Congre-
gational church will be held on next
wednesday evening at o'clock. Sew
eral matters OF great Importance will
be presented and 1t is important that
there be as large an attendance as
possible.
The annual meeting of the Aid soci-
ETY. Of the Congregational church. at
which officers for the coming year will
be elected will be held Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs A. ]. Shelf
fer.
The Missionary society will hold
their regular meeting on Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. e. r. Hilles. Mrs
George Holland, leader.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal church will he
held January 16. Sermon and COM
munion service by the pastor at IL
O'Clock. League service at $50 d. m.
Services at 7:30 p. m. Preaching by
presiding Elder H. M. Smith.
Business meeting Monday morning
at $3.50. The official board are all urg-
ed to be present Monday morning.
The G. /. A. to the B. of L. e. will
hold their regular meeting Tuesday.
January IS. The officers for the ensu.
ing year will be installed Every mem
Der is urged to be present, as other
important business will come before
the division.
The East Side ladies Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will give a
mite social at the home Of e. L. Shore
| Wednesday evening, January 10. A
musical program will be given and
luncheon served from until 10 D. m.
Everyone cordially invited.
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sIGoURN EY.
; Observation-Disclosures.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Schott
who died several days ago was held
Friday from the home Of her daugh-
ter Mrs. George Meyer where Mrs
Schott has been making her home for
many years. Mrs. Schott was about so
years of age. She was born In Germany
and came to this country when a lit
tie girl.
G. G. Woodin of Chicago was in Sig
, Quincy Wednesday looking after bust
ness matters here and visiting with his
mother
Cashier f. L. Root of the Peoples
Savings Bank of Delta was a business
visitor In Sigourney Friday.
Attorney F. L. Goeldner was in Des
Moines Thursday looking after mat
ters before the supreme court.
Do you want to bur or sell some
seed corn or oats? Put want ad in
the Courier.
Mrs. K e. Willcockson was called to
Taylorville. Ills, the fore part of this
week on account of the death of. her
mother. Mrs. Willcockson has been
with her mother for several weeks
and only last Friday returned to Sig
Quincy leaving her mother much i'm
proved. The news Of her death was a
great surprise to Mrs. Willcockson
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nass who have
durin~ the past year been playing with
the Fred Parker Theatrical Co.. have
ORGANIZED a company and Thursday
evening gave their opening perform
ance at the opera house to a fair
sized audience.
Max Kurtz and Ed Bartlett who
were accused of theft from the Cook
Hotel at Keota, had their preliminary
hearings yesterday. Kurtz had his be-
fore Justice Gilbert at Keota and he
was discharged while Bartlett had his
before Justice Parker here and was
held over to the grand jury
Bert Gillette left Tuesday for San
Diego, Calf, LOOKING for new loca-
ton
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Ottumwa, Iowa.
HoM,s This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & GOA, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known r.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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The coasting accidents in Burling-
ton, with their large list of dead and
injured, should be warning to Ottunl-
wa parents and Ottumwa young peo-
pie. There are many hills in Ottumwa
where coasting may be INDUCED in
with little danger, but there are 9TH
ers where streetscar tracks are cross
ed in which coasting is attended with
grave dangers.
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In the neighborhood news from Ce
dar, Route No. /, in Mahaska county
sent in by a Courier correspondent
there is the following paragraph: "a
number of people of this vicinity are
preparing to move, fearing bad roads
in the spring" Here is striking il,
lustration Of the need of road improve.
ment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-18

The Iowa State Drainage associa
ton, which was organized to deal
with one of Iowa's greatest problems
the drainage of the wet lands of Iowa
will hold convention at Fort Dodge
on February Is and 16. Here is re.
clamation project right at home that
is of more interest to Iowans than any
discussion Of the disposition to be
made of Alaskan coal lands.
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Young Graduate Dies.

Cantril, Jan. 15.-Ethel Wallan.
aged II. died at her fathers home
near here of pneumonia. She was
bright student of the local high
school and would have graduated this
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-18

The party who violated his obliga-
ton OF honor in the grand jury matter
should be made to understand that
there is such thing as moral as
well as legal obligation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-18

In refusing to fight Battling Nelson
forty-flve rounds, Mr.. Wolgast of Mil
waukee has increased the public's
estimation of his good Judgment, if not
OF his puglistic ability