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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
PROGRESS ON THE RIVER.

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The engineers engaged in making
survey Of the Des Moines river have
finished their preliminary work up
the river and are now headed down
stream The work now has progress
I'd to the point where the river is to
be charteI and sites for locks and
dams determined upon. Major RoWse,
the government engineer who has SUI
pervision over the work, has express
ed his satisfaction as the results thus
far secured and he has asked those in
terested in the development OF the
river to give their views as to how
long and how wide to make the locks
in the river and whether the bridges
shall be stationary and high enough
for the boats to clear, or built low
with draw spans.
It is gratifying to learn that the
work has progressed to the point
where practical plans of construction
are being discussed. The engineers
have found from their investigation Of
several months that the Des Moines
can be navigated. They have found,
too. that the fall Of 80 feet from Des
Moines to Keokuk can be made to de-
velop great water power, capable OF
furnishing motive power for any
number Of manufacturing institutions
along the river. Another feature Of
the Improvement that especially in
terests the government, although all
it's benefits will be derived by the
state, is the reclamation of land and
the protection Of property from food
damage.
Government engineers, in addition
to the party engaged in the work on
the lower Des Moines river, have been
studying the drainage situation in
northern Iowa for some weeks. Major
Richie and Engineer Rowse in explain
ing the work OF these engineers, state
that they are seeking locations for
storage reservoirs where overflow
-aters may be drained and prevented
from further swelling the stream dur
ing periods of high water. At sea
sons OF the year when the river is low
the water would be released from
these reservoirs and allowed to flow
down the river. The engineers point
out that this would serve the double
purpose of keeping the overflow wat
er out Of the channel when it would
cause flood damage, and holding 1t
ready for use when needed for navi-
cation and water power.
This work means much to this state
and it should be gratifying to every
Iowan that the Improvement plans are
progressing so steadily.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
FOUR KILLED - NOBODY TO
BLAME.

If a railroad company kills four peo-
pie in one day, nobody is to blame,
except the killed. Such is the solemn
finding Of the coroner's jury.
These people who met their death
then, deliberately or carelessly, walk
ed into the face of death.
That is nice verdict for the rail-
road, but who among you believes that
two young men in the prime of their
life, one with family to support, and
the other about to be married, an
aged lady who was deathly afraid of
cars and another lady who had every
thing to live for, went carelessly on
their way and met their death, Ano
NOBODY WAS TO BLAME.
10 r. Jaques.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
Government is Experine nting
in Subject of Food Values

by Z feet, SO arranged that man may
live In 1t In comfort for periods Of .
few hours to number Of days or even
weeks. The copper chamber Is sur
rounded by zinc wall and an outer
protecting wall and is supplied with
a current OF fresh air. It is furnished
with bed and other articles for the
comfort and convenience of the sub
ject of the experiments.
DR.. Langworthy does not expert.
ment with single subject. He has
no class, as DR.. Wiley had with his
poison squad" but he changes sub
jects frequently and experiments with
q number. The length of time for which
a subject remains in the calorimeter
varies. One or more remained In the
chamber two weeks. Sometimes q
stay Of an hour or two Is sufficient
to obtain the necessary data.
BY the method pursued, the resptra-
tory products are measured and
analysed, as we'll as the food eaten
and the energy given OF by the body,
which is eventually recovered in the
form OF heat. With the aid Of the
factors which can be measured 1t Is
possible to study the relative nutri-
tive value OF different kinds Of food
and the relations Of various kinds OF
food to muscular work OF varying
kind and Intensity. In other words
this respiration and heat measurer
permits the investigator to determine
the value H food for the body about
as already remarked, just as an en-
gineer flnds out what coal is best for
his engine. This comparison is not
inapt, when 1t is remembered that
the body Is machine and food is Its
fuel.
The nutritive value OF cheese as an
economical article OF diet is being
studied. It is also proposed to find
out the relative value OF butter, lard,
beef fat, olive oil, and other edible
and culinary fats as sources Of energy
in the hody. The food value of cereal
products and meat and meat pro-
ducts is being gone into. Other sub
jects Of study relate to the value OF
fruits and preserves, evaporated
fruits and other fruits products, nuts
and nut products and vegetables. The
respiration calorimeter Is essential
for the measurement of factors which
ere at present imperfectly under.
stood.
Great interest has been aroused in
the Investigations, When the results
will be known, 1t is impossible to pre-.
dict, Students, teachers, investigators
and individuals interested In such
problems are turning to the depart
ment In increasing numbers for In.
fomation and suggestions on numer-
GUS phases of the nutrition question.
So far as DR.. Langworthy Is con-.
cerned, he has no notion that the
time is near when folks will be led
so much of each kind Of food just ne
he would be given so many different
pills. He does not think that desir'
able. But he thinks the information
will be extremely valuable as a basis
from which problems OF food supply
can be legitimately worked out.
J. C. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
POLLY AND THE PROPHECY.
BY STANLEY BARTON.

Copyright. 1910. bv Associated Liter.
airy Press.
The fortune teller held Polly's little
hand and gazed long and shrewdly
into her eyes. The fortune teller was
a woman, and therefore Polly did not
blush. as she/was wont to do under
the adniring stare Of men.
Nevertheless, Polly was uneasy.
There seemed to be set grimness
about the tense mouth of this oddly
dressed seer that BODIED Ill for the
diminutive one before her.
4 "You would penetrate the future
began the fortune teller, 'and you
have come to me to find out what is
in store for you. Well, then, young
woman, will tell you. Listen: An
old man with money is to enter your
life. TIE stars tell me that you will
greet him with oren arms.
II won't" protested the rebellious
Polly. She had in mind, as she
smoke, the sturdy Jimmy Hamilton.
whom she had refused for the third
time that morning
THE stars do not lie.'' chided the
fortune teller. "And old man will en-
ter your life and his impetuosity will
fairly take yo,, breath away. He will
be old, but--he has money"
II don't hear a bit more" came
from Polly angrily, and in turbulent
state of mind she drew her naughty
little self Indignantly out of the camp
chair and founced from the tent.
Polly Edmunds wasn't supersti-
tious, and 1t was absurd to believe
that she had gone to the fortune teller
except through gentle curiosity: but
1t was enough to make any self-re-
specting girl angry-the suggestive
words Of that parchment-skinned, silly
talking Roumanian. She wouldn't be-
lieve. and she knew very well that she
would always remain true to Jimmy
Hamilton; he Of the dark brown hair
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
THE FRAUD in THE WESTERN
s SKY.

Chicago Tribune.-Wi suitable
apologies to our neighbor two doors
removed to the east, we wish to re-
mark that our idea Of nothing to see
is Halley's comet After anguished
weeks Of uncertainty, disreputable
hours, impossible weather, pernicious-
ly cloudy skies, and unequaled press
agent work, this celestial wanderer,
which we now boldly denounce as a
celestial wart, showed itself Tuesday
night in the western sky.
An expiring Chinese lantern with its
candle guttering in the last gasp at a
church sociable and strawberry fete
after the festival folk had. gone home
and the janitor had stacked up the
chairs would present magnificent
and awe inspiring spectacle compared
with this gaseous fraud. The light of
a lamp shining through the cracks in
the side of a barn would be worth
paying 81 seat to see as compared
with this astronomical fake. Of Ca
mile Flammarion is In the audience
he is wanted up the alley by a dele
cation Of gentlemen armed with
bricks.)
The imagination, if not handicapped
by the evidence furnished by the eyes.
could make out a satisfactory case for
the cometary gold brick, but the fas-
cinattons Of incalculable space and
speed are palsied by sight Of the
thing. One Of Mr.. John T. McCutch-
cons ingratiating little chow dogs is
more inspiring to look at than the
fuzzy bunch of dim light for which
the astronomical orchestra has been
playing an entrance the last six weeks.
Of Prof. e. B. Frost is here he will
confer favor on interested and anx-
ious citizens If he will come out in the
back yard.)
We lose all respect for William the
Conqueror and his Norman friends If
we are asked to believe that as they
were crossing the English channel on
an important errand they were dis
turbed by the appearance of this puny
imitation Of the product Of the Peoples
Gaslight and Coke company. (Wlll
Prof. E. e. Barnard kindly oblige num-
erous persons by meeting them back
of the gas works at midnight?)
i There was spectacle in the even
ing sky Tuesday night. 1t was furnish
ed by the old reliable sun. 1t was not
heralded six months in advance. 1t
came along in the regular routine Of
business. We looked at 1t Alphabetical
ly and then strained ourselves to make
something out Of the turned down hall
bedroom light which showed itself
later in the west. There is much more
which might be said justifiably about
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

"It is far more important to have
beautiful streets and roads and homes
than to have parks sad a speaker
before the illinois Outdoor Improve
ment association. 1--WE ought not to
have to study map, pick out spot
that has been made beautiful. and
then take an auto or buggy to SO
there" There Is something in that.
A few trees, some shrubs, a we'll kept
lawn and few flowers to set 1t of
will give every household park just
outside it's doors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
THE SANE FOURTH.

The City Federation of Women S
Organizations has gone on record as
favoring q "sane" Fourth. In this
they will have the support of large
part Of the population. A national
protest has gone up in the last few
years against the noisy and danger
GUS manner In which the Fourth is OBJ
served. Cannon crackers, toy pistols
and other instruments Of torture
have made our greatest national holt
day a day for parents to dread and
for doctors to leave unengaged. The
mixture OF patriotism, rowdyism and
gunpowder has made independence
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

It q . 4 4 Il
|Cantril returned home Thursday from
a visit with the latter's parents, O. G.
Roberts and wife, who live three miles
south of town.
Misses Myrtle and Laura Junkin
attended the graduating exercises OF
the Moulton high school Thursday
evening.
lived north OF town two miles left on
Thursday for her home In Harvey, la.
Mrs. Walton Of Lancaster, Mo-, was
q city visitor Thursday.
Miss Beth Hinkle left Thursday for
O. short visit with her uncle John
Hamilton OF near Milton and also to
attend the graduating exercises OF the
Miss Nancy Miller Of Pulaski was
city visitor Thursday.
Miss Tillie Plessner who attends
school here spent Saturday and Sum
day with her father Of Coatsville, Mo.
The Pirate ball team played ball at
Unionville, Mo-, Thursday. The game
resulted in a twelve inning tic Q to 0.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], A. Stookesberry
visited with the formers sister, Mrs
Powers df Ottumwa Friday.
Jas Reagan will deliver an address
to the G. A. r. boys at Mouiton on
Monday
VIM, Rudd and Miss frankie Brad
berry spent the last OF the week with
his brother John Rudd OF West
Grove.
Miss Ruth Greenleaf and her two
nieces Of Rock Rapids returned home
Friday.
AL Power and T. D. Doke attended
the horse sale in Ottumwa Friday.
Capt. Wilson Of Hedrtck and daugh-
ter Miss Olive OF st. Paul. Mimi, are
visiting this week at the AL Power and
VIM. Deupree homes. Miss Wilson
will sing Sunday at the M. E. church.
Mrs. M. F. Goodson Of near West
Grove and niece Miss Alta Mathews OF
Arlington, Kans., who have been
spending the week with her son T. A.
Goodson. spent Friday in ottumwa-
Mrs. T. A. Goodson accompanied them.
Mrs. J.. w. Miller who lives two
miles southeast OF town was an OF
tumwa visitor Friday.
Mrs. H @. Traverse and grand
daughter lone Traverse and daughter
Mrs Belle McAhan OF Kirksville, Mo-
spent Friday In Ottumwa
Miss Gael Case OF Untonvnie. Ia.
spent the last OF the week with hel
friend, Miss Eva Jones who attends
the Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Benson Of Love-
land, Colo, who have been visiting the
latter's father, N. s. johnson visited
friends In Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs John Warrington returned on
Friday from q two weeks visit with
her parents L. l.. Sapp and wife OF
Marshalltown.
Marriage licenses were issued on
"Wednesday to ]. H. Rudd Of West
Grove md Laura b. Burton of near
Pella and Thursdav to Fred Francis
Of near Stiles and Miss Name Tippett
|of Scotland county, Mo.
Frank G.. Traverse left Friday fol
Milton where he delivered the com.
mencement address to the high school
graduating class. Prof. York accom-
panied him.
Mrs. VIII Wiseman visited Friday
and Saturday at the X, p. Law home
in Pulaski.
Miss Name Hancock spent the last
Of the week with her cousin Mrs. JOY
Ritz OF Milton.
Mrs. Hannah Kinsbille Of Keokuk,
returned home Friday from a short
visit with her sister Mrs. 8. r. Hut
ton.
Mrs. Jim Sutton and daughter Helen
visited SATURDAY. and Sunday with her
mother Mrs. Mcintosh OF Milton,
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washington Bureau OF
The Ottumwa Courier

& washington, ~. VI Moy 80
Just as the mechanical engineer
finds it important to determine the
energy producing value Of the diner
ent kinds of coal for an engine. SO the
department Of agriculture has con
cluded it will be worth while to ina
out what kinds OF food are the most
valuable to the human system.
Does a pound OF roast beef produce
more energy than pound Of nuts or
an equal amount OF cabbage? Is It bet
ter to partake Of lard or beef suet
than butter? How much are fruits
worth when 1t comes to producing
force enough to enable man to
swing q pick all day or throw q
sledge? II one had to make up a
ration for set of men, an army ra-
ton, for instance, just how would one
go about to obtain food allowance
that would give the person using II
enough energy to enable him to per-
form the work expected Of himf
On these and similar questions, the
Office of experiment stations OF the
department Of agriculture 10 conduct
ing most interesting and probably
valuable series Of experiments. Dr..
C. F. Langworthy is in charge. He is
an expert on the subject OF food
values, and Is delving deeply into this
problem, a problem that promises to
get more and more important as the
cost of living increases.
BY and by, 1t will come about that
the frugal housewife, desiring to feed
the family on just what Is good for
them, what Is enough to furnish the
energy needed for the various mem
,bers and no more, without any waste,
will consult the latest table OF
statistics on food values, get q pencil
and paper and figure out to q nicely
just how much beef and bread and
cabbage and potatoes and butter and
fruit she will have to buy for the next
week, so that each person will have
enough and no more and 80 there will
be no waste. She will calculate just
how many ounces Of meat and bread
and vegetables Mary will have to
have to get on in school, Jimmie will
have to have to go swimming and the
head OF the house will need to run
the store and keep close in touch With
the ball games. When the week end
comes, there won't be enough residue
left to feed the dog Thus much will
science do for us before long and
there will be less talk about the con-
slant increase In prices.
That the data being obtained will
be of much value for scientific and
practical use there is little or no
doubt. The instrument that Is being
used to experiment on man is a,respir-
alton calorimeter. 1t was. used with
success In obtaining information on
the nutritive value Of foods which
were utilized on preparing that we'll.
known publication THE Economical
Use Of Meats in the Home" A mil
lion and q quarter copies Of this work
have been distributed.
The respiration calorimeter consists
of an air tight copper chamber, 6 by s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

caller in Ottumwa one day last week.
Chas Manear and sons Chester and
John visited the parental Manear
home Sunday.
Miss Anna Maton has gone to Abba
on business
wa Thursday where he will have en-
ployment.
Creek visited friends in Foster Sum
Mrs Ruth Clever (nee MadisoD is
ill with tuberculosis OF the throat. Her
death is momentarily expected.
Fred Dotson bought q team and
buggy Friday Of James Wales.
There has been about twelve fam
lilies moved away In the past two
weeks as there will be no work here
this summer only the sinking Of the
ne shaft which will be started In
W. H. Burdan and John Terry were
transacting business In Abba Mon
day.
last week.
Swain property In South Foster ana
moved into 1t last week.
Miss Merl Dale was guest OF Miss
Mabel Terry Sunday.
John Hughes visited his son Edward
in Mystic last week.
Fred Hickenlooper OF the Pnllllps
Fuel Co. was looking after the COM
pany's interests here Saturday.
The Republicans OF Urbana town :
ship met in caucus Saturday ana
placed in nomination the following
John Terry, Justice Of the peace; Chas.
HouRh: constable, August Stafford;
assessor, Miles Miller; clerk, w. -.
Boardman; Thos. e. Stafford and Arm
old Jay. trustees.
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day the busiest day In the year for
the hospitals.
Eventually public opinion will bring
about more fitting observance OF
this holiday. Many cities already
have placed the ban on the NOISY
Fourth The Ottumwa City Fedora
tion has big program ahead OF 1t in
fostering such change Of sentiment
here and its success in the crusade
will be measured by the amount OF
support 1t is given by the public.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

Halley's comet, but the sooner 1t is
forgotten the better. It's not coming
back in this generation.
(Will the astronomer whose name
has been forgotten but who insisted
from the first that this comet would be
nothing to see, kindly step to the box
office and receive testimonial OF
regard?)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

One Of the witnesses in the Balm
ger-Pinchot investigation referred to a
magazine writer and some of his com
panions as "despicable scoundrels
who would stoop to. any steps of deg.
relation" The writer filed suit for
damages and drew an apology from
the witness. It doesn't pay to ex-
press your opinion of people who dis.
agree with you unless you have the
evidence to back up your opinions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

Presumably the comet is still in our
midst, although no one seems to be
much about 1t.
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JENKINS -Tuesday, May "a, 1910, at
his home in Sunny Side, Utah, David
Jenkins, a former resident OF OF
tumwa, aged Sc years. Death result
ed from heart disease.
The deceased left Ottumwa about
three weeks ago for Sunny Side.
where he had employment. Upon
reaching the western city he was
taken i'll and his death followed soon
after.
The remains arrived in Ottumwa
last evening on Burlington No. and
were taken to the Daggett undertake
ing parlors. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2:3O o'clock from the West End Pres
byterian church. Rev. j. E. Cum
mings, pastor Of the church, will con-
duct the services. Interment will be
made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
the hospital after an illness Of six
weeks, Mildred Johnson. aged 16
years. The decedent entered the
hospital coming from Lockridge SIX
weeks ago, and is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Larson Of Lock-
ridge. Death occurred about 1880 p.
m. The remains will be taken TO
Loclridge for interment, the time Of
which has not yet been set.
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Mrs. J. P. Toombs visited relatives
in Moulton Thursday.
Mrs. j. E. Heskett OF Pulaski spent
Thursday at the Mrs. Ellen Milligan
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Q. Humphrey OF
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Entered as second class matter
October II, 1908, at the postoffice, OF
tumwa. Iowa, under the Act OF Con-
ress Of March 8, 1879.
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FOSTER

Mrs. Charles Carlson was business
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-17
LATONIA RESULTS

LATONIA, Nov 16.-Fauntleroy today won
the feature race, mile and 20 yards handicap,
from a good field. Green Seal set the pace TO
the stretcn, where Fauntleroy caught him and
won easily by four lengths. DIR. Holzberg.
after trailing most of the way. showed burst
Of speed in the stretch and finished second, a
lAngth in front of .Green Seal.
Davenport got a hard fall in the ifht race
when Nonette fell An examination OF his in
iuries showed he was probably hurt internally
and had many bruises about the head and body.
He will not be able to ride again at the present
meeting ,ea4s and probably not be in the saddle for
Starter Morrison fined Jockey Musgrave 500
and suspended him for the rest Of the meeting
for trying to beat the barrier. Results
First race, five and half furlongs-Husky
Lad straight S5.70. won; The Whip place
So 80, second; Aviator. show $780, third. Time.
:06 As.
Second race five and half Enthusiastically
Lad straight so, won; Grover Hughes. place
$14.90, second; Lily Paxton, show $6, third.
Time, 1:o7 2-5.
Third race, six furlongs-McIvor. straight
SS co. won Edda, place $2.30, second; Jim l.,
show $3.50. third. Time, lib As.
Fourth race handicap, mile and 20 yards
Fanntleroy, straight $4,S0, won; DR.. Holzberg,
place $3.50, second; Green Seal, show 50, third.
Time, 1:44.
Fifth race, six furlongs-AIce. straight Sc. SO,
won; Princess Thorpe. place $500, second; Syl-
vestris. show $500, third. Time, II 3-o-
Sixth race six furlongs-Parkyiew. straight
$7.10, won, Crossover place $3.50, second (;
Woodlane show $500, third. Times l'lS 10.