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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
NY PLAYMATES.

Dear Junior: s
l have never written to the Courier
before so though would write and
tell you about my playmates.
have good many playmates.. One
Of my friends came out and stayed a
week with me and we had a good time
We went fishing one day and caught
two cat fish.
Carrie Willard, age TO-
R. F. D., No. 2, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
VACATION IN THE COUNTRY

Dear Editor:
Little Willie Martin spent his vaca-
ton in the country.
One day he was out in the woods
and saw something and he did not
know what it was. He came running
to his uncle filled with excitement and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
Rural Route No.
Belknap, Iowa.
Miss Vida Conger.
Fairfield. Iowa,

Fairfield, Iowa.
Dear Friend:-I received your post
card some time ago thought it was
nice. I have post cards from the
Courier Junior. How many have you
I like to read the stories and letters
and get letters from the Juniors in the
Courlor.
Are you writing in the contest am
not because l didn't get the first sub.
ject. would like for you to answer
this letter in the Junior.
Bessie Smith
F1oris, Iowa, r. R. No. 2.
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THE FOURTH.

Dear Juniors:
As have not written for quite a
while I win write about the Fourth. I
had ice cream, fire CRACKERS, pop, wa
ternnefon and oranges. was at Lovilia
and had a good time. There were fire.
works at night. stayed all day and
stayed at night to see the fireworks. I
like the Fourth of July very well.
Florence Butcher, age 9,
Malrose, Iowa.
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CLEO HAS BAT=PoftY.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
This is my first letter to the Junior.
I thought TwouId tell about my pets.
I have q little bay pony. ride her
every day. We live 31s miles from
Abingdon. When papa wants anything
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
SARAH HAS ~ CHICKENS.

Dear Editor:
I will write and tell about the
Fourth of July.
We had a very good time We had
ice cream.
have forty-four little chickens and
a little dog.
Sarah Snow, age Z,
Belknap, Iowa.
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Media Trout, aged 10
Birmingham, Iowa, R. R. No. 3.
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JEAN LIVES on CHARLTON RIVER

Kinder, Louisiana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23

~. I u W. H
West Grove, Iowa.
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NEvA's BIRTHDAY JULY %.

Belknap, Iowa.
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AN IMAGINARY JUNIOR PICNIC.

Abba, Iowa, r. R. No. 4.
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IVAN LIVES IN LOUISIANA.

Selma, Iowa.
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R. F. D., No. 2, Ottumwa, Ia.
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE ENGLAND

Floris, Iowa, R. R. No. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

conventions consider themselves at liberty to sell their votes, or that whenever or wherever there is a close contest between competitors for a nomination, the success of one or the other is at once followed by a stunning of the air with charges of bribery and corruption? The Jud- son-Banks fight in the 25th Senator ial district and the Shepard-Butter- worth contest in the Second Con- gressional district furnish very recent illustrations.
 Does it not mean that the Repub-
 1can party is rotten to the core, and that the demoralization which began years ago in the high places has now extended down to the minor leaders and machines? It must be conced ed, in simple justice, that the rank and file of the party are honest and that they are unaware of the prevail ent demoralization of their. leaders, both major and minor. But the eyes of the Republican voters who neither hold nor desire to hold office, and who neither boss ~nort desire to boss any section of the party, are opening, and they are expressing their dis gust.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

what becomes of our s,lgez our milk, vinegar, maple sugar and every other composite food material? We need not, perhopS, pause to waste much sympathy on the consumers of whisky as class, but upon whisky, as it happens, turns the pure food issue. ana, who make neutral spirits from molasses, flavor and color it and label it whisky are asking why this dis crimination against them and have se- cured from the federal court of that state an injunction restraining the commissioner of internal revenue from denying to their product the name of whisky. Thus there is prospect that President Taft's ruling as to what is whisky will be tried out in highest courts. Neutral spirits would appear to be. neutral spi1its, whether made from grain, molasses or saw dust,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
4 SOUVENIR FOR EACH
 CHILD ON SATURDAY
Empire Theatre Has a Fine Week End Bill That Pleases
 Big Audiences

The desire of every booking agent when he sets out to frame up a pro gram for a vaudeville theatre is to get what he calls a well balanced bill. That is, he wants variety as we'll as quality in his acts. Modern vaudeville is known as refined variety in the theafrical world. If you desire to see a perfectly balanced performance of all star acts you should see the week end bill which opened yesterday after noon at the Empire. Everyone went away yesterday afternoon and evening elated over the bill. The children who attend the souvenir matinee tomorrow afternoon when Manager Dobbs will provide every child with a seat and make each a gift of a full sized box of that delicious confection. Cracker jack''. will sure appreciate the per formance.
 For want of space the show cannot be described here, but as pleased pa irons are the Empires best advertfs- ing mediums, the theatre is assured of liberal patronage for the rest of the week: If you can't come in the even ing at ' o'clock, come in any time be- fore g o'clock and you will see the en- tire show. It is a continuous perform ance.
 The bill includes Harry Sullivan & entitled 'sThe Favorite''; Robert Me Donald, Scotch musical artist; Caron & Farnurn. famous comedy acrobats; est dancing act; May Dunbar and Ella Lewis, in smart comedy duo act. The motion pictures are better than
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
FEDERAL GRAND JURY VOTES TO
 INDlCT IMPORTERS
Especial from United Press.)

New York, Sept. 23-The Federal Grand Jury has voted a batch of in dictments against leading importers who are alleged to have bribed weigh CTS to return short weights on car goes of imports. These indictments are the direct outgrowth of the amaz- ing graft revelations developed dur ing the trial of former Chief Clerk Bedell of the appraisers office and the assistant weighs jointly indicted with him.
 It is understood that the witnesses who testified against Bedel1 and, the other men on trial went from the court room to the Grand Jury room where they told all they knew of the alleged graft. It is reported that these men svAore that many of the big importers of merchandise from Medit- eFranean ports had a fixed scale of bribes which they paid weighers- This scale provided for the. underweighing of all packa ges, o1le-taird of which the importers are alleged to have paid the weigher. on half the amount of duty of which the government was defraud- ed.
 The Grand Jury is expected to re- port it's indictments to the court early next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
Children Crv
 FOR FLETCHER'S e A s c RIA
! NEWEST. NOTES OF SCIENCE

A new high explosive being given ;. thorough test along the line of the Panama Canal consists chiefly of per chlorate of ammonia, nitrate of soda and parafine, the last to make it wa terproof.
 To the new government Bureau of Mines there has been transferred from the Geological Survey all mine acci- dent and fuel investigations, with per sonnel, property and equipment for the work.
 Piers for a railroad bridge in Alaska are being built to withstand the enor- nous shocks of huge masses of ice broken off from a glacier that empties into the river but a short distance away.
 An eIectricaI apparatus whereby a sound wave is sent to the bottom of relatively shallow water and, upon be- ing dedected back, is received by an- other instrument. has been invented for sounding.
 For 80 years three members of an able business of comparing a reliable watch with, the official clock at Green wich Observatory and selling the time to London Watchmakers.
 To measure the vibrations of a build ing caused by machinery a Russian scientist has invented a machine which utilizes the principle of the movements of a flat steel spring upon which there is a sliding weight.
 To overcome the objectionable green ish hue of the mercury vapor lamp there has been invented light in which is used as one terminal a carbon impregnated with salts of lithiun to produce red rays to counteract the mercury S green ones.
 For use in mines an internal coim- bustion engine has been invented in England in which the carburetter is omitted, the fuel being sprayed direct ly into the cylinders. and, to guard against flame, wire gauge baffles be- ing placed on the inlet and exhaust
 A former German army officer be- 1ieves he has solved the difficulty of the expense of renewing automobile tires by shifting the point of elastic ity on vehicles to the axles by an ane gle lever system which provides a for ward and backward motion on a hori- zOntaI plane
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

The Democratic County convention will be held in this city on Saturday f5next week, Oct. 1, and it's nominee for Sheriff will be, according to pres ent indications, MT Vollner of South Norwalk. It will be a lively ecca- sion, the Vol1mer clubs of the Nor walks. Stamford. Greenwich and other places having planned to come here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
RATHER CONDEMNATION
 THAN ENDORSEMENT.

Congressman Hills long-withheld en- dorsement of the candidacy of Sheriff HawIey for reelection was of the per- eunctory type. He announced his sup port of it, not because of Hawley's qualifications for the office. but be- cause of his regular nomination there Tor. precisely as MT. Hdll will vote for the reelection of Speaker Cannon if he IHflD is reelected, if the House is Republican and if asUnc1e Joe'' is re nominated by the Republican caucus. MT. Hill is intensely devoted to regu- IarIty-no trace Of independence in him. A~
 He made it very plain in his after dinner speech that he did not approve of Sheriff Hawley. condemning him, though not by name. for bossing mat ters outside his, legitimate field. for exercising the power of his position to perpetuate himself in office, and for using his official machine to thwart the wishes of the people. A more direct, telling rebuke of the Sheriff could not easily have been made. Quite probably, MT. Hill had in mind, among other matters, the defeat of his own Senatorial candidacy through the efforts of the Hawley machine, with the eleventh hour aid of Senator Bulke- ley.
 Congressman Hill said he would sup port Hawley. as he would have sup ported Bailey if nominated. on the ground of regularity; inferentislly, he would have supported John Doe'' or "Richard Roe'', mythical legal person ages, had either of them been the con vention's nominee. He supports Haw- ley, not because worthy of support, but because he was regularly noIni- mated. The Congressnans remarks clearly indicate that he did not con- sider Hawley really worthy of his sup port.
 In fact, had he said, .'I as a candi- date am personally compelled by the force of regularity to support this med dlesome super -officious boss, but he is unworthy of support by other than candidates and should be defeated at the polls, he would have expressed in plain. inteIligible language what he practically said in a roundabout way. MT HilYs friends will doubtless read between the lines" of his speech and act accordingly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
The D. M. Read G
RStlfurd g. Smith 1o72 Main St DEPARTMENT STORE se Fairfield Ave
 
GREAT SALE TOMORROW SATURDAY NEW GOODS FOR FALL AND WINTER TRADE

At $1.9s-our s2-5o extra size Com fortabIes Very large and filled with good cotton. At 25c-Lot extra Heavy Vests and Pants for Ladies. We could only get these very heavy goods by buy ing the so-called seconds, but by j selecting them you get much better quality than the regular 25c vests. At 121zc-Men's 1CamePs Hair or Natural Socks Good heavy goods for cold weather. At 25c-Ladies' Black Cashmere Gloves, two clasp. At 25c dozen-Mason's Jar Tops, com pIete with rubbers. At $1.OO-Best White Bed Spread for price anywhere. These are very large and fine. See them. At 1Oc-All our best Striped Outing F1annels. Many Amoskeags among them
 At 70c-set of three Nickel Plated Potts Irons, complete with handle and stand This is the regular $1 At 12A~The best 4o-inch White Lawn for price to be had in the city.
 At 39c-Pocket Lamps, complete with electric battery case and bulb, all fo1. 39c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

Representative Tawney, defeated for renomination in the First .Minnesota district has been one of the strongest supporters Of Speaker Cannon in the House His successful competitor is Progressive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

At 12Ac-very large jBleached Tur- kish Towels. At 12A c-Lot small sizes Boys 25c B1ouses and Knee Pants. At 5c-Chofce of large lot Hair Bar rettes At 25c-Large Dutch Collars for La dies. These are made of very handsome lace. At Sc, for 25c-Men's and Bows, Celluloid Collars, all sizes, several shapes At 9Sc-splendid Bicycle Lamps.
 SPECIAL SALE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 A. M. ONLY At 3Mc-Large new lot, Yard Wide. Cheese Cloth. At A c-Best Light Prints. At 43%c-Indigo, Turkey Red and Sil- yer Grey Prints. At 4Ac-New Robe and Patchwork Prints. At 6Ao-Best Amoskeag Apron cing- ham. At 724;c-lLoekwood Fine and Heavy Unbleached Muslin. At 8 Ac-Fruit of the Loom BIeached Muslin At sAc-Good Cotton Batting. At 914c-English Long Cloth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
WHEN MERIT WINS

When the medicine you take cures your disease, tones up your system and makes you feel better, stronger and more vigorous than before. That is what Foley Kidney Pills do for you in all cases of -backache, head ache, nervousness, loss of appetite, sleeplessness and general weakn ess that is caused by any disorder of tn s kidneys or bladder. F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. Il 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

It was Senator Bulke1ey who is accredited with having said in sub stance at a public hearing that a poor man had a right to sell his vote and that a rich man had a. right to buy it; it is Senator BuIkeley who is now a member of a Senate commit tee, charged with the duty of ascec- tafning whether Senator Loriner of Illinois secured his seat through bp1bery. Perhaps he will find that sx the Illinois vote-sellers were poor men, and MT. Lorirner rich man, the transactions were perfectly regu- 1ar and moral.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Governor E. Baldwin of New Haven.
 Lieutenant Governor-Andrew J. BrougheI of Hartford.
 Secretary-ZaInlon Goodseu of Bridgeport.
 Treasur,esr Kent Hubbard, Jr.. of HEiddletowns 5F ftf
 Comptroner-Joln NJ. Brady of New Britain. j Attorney General-TaIcott H. Rus seu Of New Haven. - sl .sss. entative-at-Large - George P. Tngersoll of Ridgefield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
I he D. M. Read Co.
 EstablIsbed 1857.

Tapestry Carpets for Hall and Stairs Specials at 75cts and $1.00 In the very colorings which required for halls finished in mahogany, oak Colonial white. In dark borders.
 Velvet Carpets
 $1.25 and $135 Grades at $115
 Carpet Store, first floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

For many years, the National Re publican party has practically sold it. self for heavy Campaign contribu- tions from tariff beneficiaries, holders of special privileges, seekers for fav- ors in Congressional action, etc.-in combination, commonly known as 'sthe interests''-and the cash has been used for the purchase of cleo tons. Is it to be wondered at that, when the party at-iarge can be so
 readily brfbed, delegates to minor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

Chairman Woodruff of the New York Republican State committee estimates that Vice. President Sherman will be chosen chairman of the State conven- ton by Is or 20 majority; Col. Roose- veIt's friends predict his election by about 40 majority. The total number Of delegates is 1,015. Whichever side wins the usual charges of corruption will probably be made by the defeated faction Indeed. corruption has come to be the usual resort in close Repub- Hcan contests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23
Vanderbilt Cup Race SATURDAY, OCT. l and Grand Prize Race of the Automo-
 bile Club of America
 SATURDAY, OCT. 15

TIE A M FER R O SEE D A l. E will leave Bridgeport,f foot Wall Street. at 12 o'clock (nidnight) on Friday evening, September 30th, and Friday evening, October 14th.
 Connecting with a special train at Huntington for Hicksville, l.. l.. ar irving in time to see the start of the race at daybreak. On returning a special train will leave E5icksVille at I D. m., making quick connections with the boats at Huntington.
 Tickets for the Boat and return. $2.0D Tickets for the Train and return .o4
 Refreshments on board. Automo- piles taken at reasonable rates. Phone 629, Bridgeport, Conn., 123 de
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-20
new ENTERPRISE
CREDIT TO CITY
W. A. johnson Grocery Company,
Promises to Be One of the city's
Most Substantial Institutions.

One of the neatest, best arranged
grocery stores in Hattiesburg, is that
of the w. A. Johnson Co., at the cor
ner of Main and Newman streets.
This company opened just before the
holidays and the stock is new, fresh
and we'll selected. Preferring to do
large business on a small profit,
rather than a small business on a
large profit, the firm is selling goods
on small margin, and will publish
each week in The News a price list
covering many of the important
items in groceries and feed stuffs.
The prices quoted will be good for
one week, and a new price list will
be published at the end of the seven
days. Read the announcement of the
firm in this issue and watch their
ads in the future. They have estab-
lshed the McCaskey system of book
keeping, which is simple, easy to fol
low and enables a housekeeper to
keep her grocery bill before her at
all times, and in fact, to keep it her
self.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-20
9 3-4c
Tic

U. D. c. were entertaining and en-
joyed by all present. The program
was carried out as published, and the
papers presented which were treated
in most interesting manner reflected
credit upon the writer's.
"Stonewall Jackson's Way" ano
1.-THE Sword of Lee" given by Miss
Mary Anna Allen and Mrs McGregor
will live on through the future, and
be held as among the best poems ded
icated to the patriotism of the immor
tai Lee and Jackson
The song when this Cruel War is
Over sung very sweetly by Mrs. Lee
Martin, brought tears of sweet remem
brance from the eyes of the Veterans
as it carried them back to the days
when they sang the dear old patriotic
songs round the camp fire.
THE Bonnie Blue Flag" was sung
with the enthusiasm Of the COS.
The instrumental duet, 'Sewanee
River" given by Misses Ethel and
Mackie Powe, was received with much
applause. tr
The old war song, We're Old Time
Confederates," was led by Miss Mary
Anna Allen and Miss Lucille Sweat,
as duet, with the U. D. C. and Vet.
Grams Joining in the chorus, was much
appreciated, by the Veterans espec-
tally, as they have whiled away MANY
q weary hour while singing it.
/ The decorations were beautiful, con-
sisting Of bunting in the u D. c. col
Lors. and Confederate flags, national
|1ags and battle flags of the Confed-
esacy. as well as the Bonnie Blue
ees md the baqRnof "The Hatties-
FER" III md gold and
A. ePsEsf M.
TN lsndid addrss = veter-
ans ans 70 the H.sp q! "a A. F.
Watkins vas r ayf1 81 isted and
was most patrltllt ~ y Propriate.
After the PROF. "a Lucille
Sweat and Miss ~ Allen
pinned the crosses D y the
Veterans, or the desceI Net
Grams entitled to a cross. "A,
The Hattiesburg Chapt
many thanks to the reception e.
tee. for the evening, Mrs. T. s. W.
son, Mrs. FL. Mathews and MIsa
Mary Korndoffer who, were untiring
in their efforts to make everything
comfortable for the entire, company
The chapter is thankful to Mr.. Floyd
Hughes. sthea manager of Hotel Hqt.
tiesburg. for the use Of the palm g'r
den on this occasion, as well as ~ s.
many previous ones. and for other
courtesies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-20

land, the popular soda clerk who has
been connected with Hays & Field
Drug Store for the past five years,
left this morning for Gulfport, where
he has accepted a position with Jones
Bros. Drug Co.
/ Mrs. B. l.. Keithly and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy, left this morning for
Clinton, where they will spend some
time with relatives before going to
their future rome, Crystal Springs.
J. A. Richardson, of Hattiesburg
was among the visitors to the city yes
terday. s.
J. G. Cox, of Hattiesburg, was a
guest of the Lawrence last night.
Jackson Clarion.bedger
The curtain at the Auditorium to-
night will rise promptly at S:15, SO as
to allow the parties from out Of town
witnessing the performance of "Thc
Girl Question: who leave on the II
o'clock train, to see the entire per.
Eformance.
49, & a2cIub with Mrs.
~ eausSsrs Cub met wednes.
day afte7sks'svith Mn. w. H. Cook,
on Forrest ana the following
interesting program was rsoaered:
The Four Georges ki1uH q y
England Mrs II. A. Mailman
Reading Ode To Autumn -. Keals
Mrs. George Cottoh
Reading The Cloud ....... 1DT
Mrs. R. R. Switenberg.
Paper: Early English Novelists "a
..............M Mrs. w. F. Cook
At the conclusion of the program
the hostess, assisted by her sister,
Miss Eleanor Beardslee, and Mrs. W..
w. Crawford, served a tempting salad
course, followed by coffee and salteu
peanuts.
Mrs. Powell, of Lexington, the guest
of Mrs. R. R. Swittenberg. Miss Lila
Stinson, Of Canton, guest of Mrs. a
X. McInnis. and Miss Eleanor Boards
lee were the only guests. The club
members present were: Mesdames
George Cotton, W. W. Crawford. W.
A. CollinSsw.r. COOKER. N, Collins.
M. ~ King. James s. Love, A. X.
McInniss J. c. Magruder. w. w. Mas
seneale,i W. B. Perry, e. L. Robbins.
V. MsSeanlan and H. s. Turner. i, d
sy = = =
Memorial Exercises at
Hotel Hattiesbure.
The Memorial exercises TO Robert
e. LeG and Stonewall Jackson, held
Wednesday afternoon at Hotel Hat.
tiesburg. by the Hattiesburg Chapter
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-20

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