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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
ALREADY EFFECTIVE.

The Abba Union asks why there
should be so much complaint about the
primary law. Some of the news
papers of the state most anxious fol
it's enactment, are now for it's repeal
given a chance to become effective be-
fore they are open to criticism or con.
demnation.' The Burlington Hawk
Eye makes this reply:
Has not the primary law already
become effective in the immense ex
pense to the taxpayers? Who wants
it. to become any more reflective III
that respect? III .~.r sg...@ i.
Has it not reached the maturity. OF
effectiveness In opening the campaign
from 60 to 80 days too early?
Has it not become effective in the
heavy expense, to candidates, seeking
nominations? What gain will there
be to them, or to the public veal, to
make it more effective in that direc-
ton
Has it not already become as ef-
fective as possible in the undue
length Of the ballot; who wants a
longer ballot and more names of un-
known men to mark on the ballot, or
else fail in the full duty of citizenship
by marking only part of the squares
on the ballot?
Apparently, too, the primary law
has become quite effective in creating
universal dissatisfaction with It's
practical working, it's complexity and
it's manifest defects. The next gen
eral assembly certainly will be justi.
fed in removing those defects that
have already been clearly demon
Strated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
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Misses Edna and Gladys Packwooo
have returned to their home in Ottum-
wa after visiting their grandmother
Mrs Mary Knight
Mrs. A. J. Rogers who has had a
severe attack OF tonsilitis is recover
ing.
Nelson English and family Of neal
Salem were visiting the Labe Drum
mond home Sunday.
D. Baker and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Mccormick who went from
here to Fort Morgan, Colo, over j
year ago, have returned to make their
future home. Mr.. Mccormick will To-
cate in Hedrick and Mr. Baker will
live in Highland until spring then he
will take possession of his farm
O. D. Emery and Richard Kelley and
Charles Bacon loaded their goods on
Wednesday and are now on the way
to take possession of their Wyoming
claims Mrs. Emery and children and
Mrs. Kelley will go later on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
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James Milligan, wife and daughter
Hazel are Visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Dennis Parish and little daugh-
ter Maline left Saturday for an ex-
tended visit with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hunt Of Farming
ton.
Miss Irene Beauchamp visited rela-
tives in Bloomfield last week return
ing home Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. M. Anderson moved into her
new residence on Anderson Heights
last Friday.
catine Monday where he had spent a
few days visiting his brother and fam
lily. His little nephew Cecil accompan.
led him home for an extended visit.
Halle King and Sarah Wagler Wis
tied in Bloomfield over Sunday.
Andrew George made a business
trip to Ottumwa Tuesday.
Last Monday evening Ray Murphy
and his uncle Nelson Murphy Of Des
Moines were driving from the Manuel
Whited home when the horse became
frightened at binder and ran away.
In their endeavor to hold the horse the
lines broke and the occupants jumped
to save their lives. In jumping Nelson
fell striking his head with great force,
rendering him unconscious. DIR. Power
was called and found that he was suf-
ferfng from concussion OF the brain.
He is still in a critical condition.
Epworth league will give an ice
cream social at the band park Satur-
day evening.
Bertha Merideth returned home on
Saturday from weeks visit with her
sister Mrs. c. E. Stockham south Of
Bloomfield.
w. K. Miller OF Lawton, Okla, ar
rived Monday for visit with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Miller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
A SYM PHONY.

To live content with small means
to seek elegance rather than luxury
and refinement rather than fashion
to be worthy, not respectable, and
wealthy, not rich-to study hard, think
quietly, talk gently, act frankly
to listen to stars and birds, to babes
and sages, with open heart-to bear
all cheerfully, do all bravely, await oc.
casions, hurry never. In word, to
let the spiritual, unbidden and uncon-
scious, grow up through the common.
This is to be my symphony.-William
Henry Charming.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
The SUPERIOR SEX

Wilbur D. Nesbit writing in the
Chicago Evening Post, says there is a
lot of vainglorious expression on the
part Of the men about their being the
superior sex. We hear, he says, too
much of mans endurance, of his intel
lect, Of his executive ability and ali
that sort of thing. Then he adds:
Take man and make him wear a
spotted veil and he will be nearly
blind within year.
Pinch man into corsets and within
week he will have heart trouble,
chronic pleurisy, acute indigestion, ap-
pendicitis, and funeral.
Pile few pounds of false hair on a
mans head and he will succumb 10
brain fever within month.
Tie a mans ankles in hopple skirt
and he will have rheumatism, followed
by paralysis Of the legs from lack OF
exercise.
Clamp a mans feet in tight shoes
and make him toddle about on high
heels and he will die of the charley
horse.
Man loses on the score of endurance
alone. Intellect and executive ability
are argued by the capacity to com
bat these tOrtures and trials.
Man. he sums it up, is undoubtedly
the inferior sex and should retire to
the last row Of seats and be quiet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

F The people who are in the habit Of
referring to the party of me and
Roosevelt and Lincoln" are likely to
put on the soft pedal because it is be.
ing proved by his own statements that
Lincoln was against free trade and it
never has been claimed that Roosevelt
was or Is in favor of it. Abraham Lin
coin said: ''If you buy an article made
abroad, you have the article, but the
foreigner has the money. If you buy
an article made at home, you have
the article, but the money stays at
home"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

The London Economist finds that
the average increase of prices in Eng
land since 1896 is 80 per cent, says
the San Francisco Chronicle. Would
it not be good idea for the free
traders. who assert that the rise in
prices in this country is due to the
protective tariff, to devote some atten-
ton to the causes that have resulted
in raising the price level in free trade
England?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

"We are giving odds of s to that
Mr. Wellman won't start" says B. L..
T. in the Chicago Tribune: "3 to that
if he does start he wonts go twenty
miles; and 16 to 1 that the balloon
explodes.'' Doping it out on Well
mans past performances these, odds
should not be found fault with.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

Some of the papers in the Central
association are doing their best to
make 1t appear that the league is just
about ready to quit. The correspond
ents are helping the game along by
sending columns Of pessimistic brood
ings to the Chicago papers. 1t wouldn't
hurt the league so much if some of
these gloomy predictions were full
filled. A reorganization Of the league
might then be effected that would
leave some Of the hard losers out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

The conditions governing the aero
plane fight between New York and St.
Louis have been made public. The dis
lance to be covered is approximately
1000 miles and the flight must be con-
cluded within one hundred consecutive
hours from the time Of starting, the
same aeroplane to be used from start
to finish.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

way" seem to have encountered a
snag Ottumwa should not be behind
Burlington in completing this work,
since such a good start has been made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
ALBA.
: ALBA. =

Miss Blanche Palmer, cashier In the
Strasburger and Veryeer department
store is spending her vacation tn Dem
yer and other points in the west.
Miss Myrtle Teas of Gridley. Kans..
is the guest of relatives and friends at
Abba. The climate in Kansas does not
agree with Miss Teas.
Miss Anna Orr was chosen as teach
er in the grades by the school board at
their last meeting.
Mrs c. w. Stops of Des Mofnes is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Joe
Harlow who lives east Of Abba.
"Col. Roosevelt ay tank he have
best show, or best press agent, ay
don't know which. Emmy way ay bin
tank he is king of Jagamoreville, or
whatever that place, is he $ise at
Exchange.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

There are Edison dealers every
where Go to the nearest and hear the
Edison Phonograph play both Edison
Standard and Ambcro Records. Get
complete catalogs from your dealer or
from us.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
SEC. BALuneER TO Be FIRED!
KANSAS AND IOWA RESULTS
START TAFT TO THINKING.
Next Movement 10 to Depose Cannon
Party Leaders Are Stirred
to Action.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 13 - Certain
recent events. following incidents
Of the past week or SO, lead to the
conclusion that complete political re.
adjustment in circles close to Presi.
dent Taft is in progress.
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich called to
see the president. He talked with the
president 35 minutes.
The elimination of Mr.. Aldrich, &C.
cording to close political observers,
is soon to be followed by the retire.
ment Of Secretary Richard Ballinger
from the cabinet. The Republican
party is facing one of the most crucial
campaigns in its history this fall and
the leaders who have been coming
more and more into influence with the
president are arriving daily to do all
they can to bring about an adjustment
of the differences within the party.
Mr.. Ballinger practically has lost
all of his personal fortune in defend.
ing himself from the attacks that
have been made upon him. 1t is said
that one attorney fee alone in the
congressional investigation cost him
$4,000. If the secretary is to recover
hese losses, 1t is said, he must soon
tesume the lucrative practice of law
which he left in his home state to
take up the duties of the head of the
interior department.
Retirement Date Fixed.
The retirement of Mr.. Ballinger Is
fixed for Sept. IS. The congressional
committee will have reported by that
time, and the date is sufficiently early
to take the so-called Ballinger issue
out of the campaign.
The third move in contemplation is
said to be directed against Speaker
Cannon. 1t is not admitted in Beverly
that Mr.. Cannon will even be can.
didate for the speakership.
Reports have reached Beverly that
the recent results in Kansas and Iowa
were due largely to the activity of
Speaker Cannon in Kansas, to the
charges against Senator Aldrich and
doubt in the West as to whether he
actually intended to retire. The stu.
alton developed in these states evi.
IDENTIFY has made an impression upon
the party leaders that has stirred them
to action.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18

Diekey. State Of North Dakota, Tor the year
1900.l9l0.
Receipts.
sch school Year, July j, 1863 y. W. 4ss ls
Total amount received during the year -
from the spportionment OF tho State .,o a..
Total amount rsceived during the year ''' ''
from the ap ortionment Of the County
o9n 9.esysa da1as % tss Ia; from $40
ts1es levied by the district School
Board, Including outstanding war
rants redeemed or endorsed in tho
Amount received during the year from
From From Aiios Sshons;........: sio % ~ "
Total receipts for the year, including
cash on hand July l, 1909 1856 81
Expenditures.
Amount paid during tho year for school
houses. sites and permanent improve.
Amount paid during tho year for app.: ' -
ratus. fixtures. Libraries. text books,
Amount paid during the year ior teach: % 20
Asount psid during tho year for scr: ''eS "
Amount paid for text books, of any kind III IS
Amount paid during the year for Incl.
0ehtal expeDees.... 3lO 50
Total expenditures during the year, 52s09 %
Ca6n on n0nO Jubo ~ 11lU, emo OF year,
Including amount In all funds. ....... 347 IS
Grand total; expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total receipts .s2s5s 81
-Arne Pedorsep,
Treasurer of Norway School District No. q.
Approved this 18th day Of July A. d. 1910.
BY order OF the District School Board:
IS. Z. Ditch,
President.
Attest: w. H. Hazard, Clerk.
Clerk Statement Of Indebtedness Of
District.
Whole amount OF warrants outstand-
ing June ~, lSlO.......... 22 50
Total Indebtedness of district June 80,
l9lO.. "....3 ~ 50
Approved this 18th day of July A. D. 1910.
BY order OF the District Board.
w. H. Hazard, Clerk.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Still survevino;.

Williston-The crew of N. p. sur
veyors that have been working in Nc.
Kenzie county for the greater part of
the summer have pitched their camp
at the Madison ranch near the mouth
Of Cherry creek. The preliminary sur
vey is about completed through the
county, with the exception of few
miles on Cherry creek below Schafer
The line is now located from the mouth
Of the Little Missouri to within few
miles Of the mouth Of Cherry creek.
The fact that preliminary survey
was made through the county, over
practically the same route now being
located, some four years ago. and that
the line is now established is evidence
that the N. P. contemplates the extern
sion Of the Turtle Lake branch to Glen
dive, Mont.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Save FLAX CROP
PaoF. soLLEY SAYS THE STATE .
LEADING CROP MAY BE
ExTERMlNATEp.
ATTACKED BY PARASITES
Flax Has Many Enemies in Germs in
the Soil That Remain From Year
to Year-Farmsrs Should
Write. Professor.

Fargo.--Professor Bolley, through hie
studies with the flax crop during a pc
:iod Of approximately twenty years has
reached results in his work which as
sure him that there is no reason why
the crop should be lost to the farmers
Of the northwest.
At the same time he has reached
as definite a conclusion that the crop
will be lost unless the growers of fax
seed in each and every community can
be brought to understand that this
crop is attacked by persistent roo,
diseases. parasitic fungi which remain
year after year in the soil. Further,
the farmers must learn that it is alb
solutely essential to follow proper
methods Of seed treatment and proper
methods of handling the soil in order
to keep the ground in a healthy con.
dit!on for this crop.
For this reason he has decided to
undertake campaign of education re-
garding flax and it's products and cul-
ture and especially regarding the
method of handling the seed and the
soil, which shall be very much more
definite in it's attempt to reach the
farmer directly than has heretofore
been done. He feels tina. the flax crop
and all of its allied Industries are
essentially at stake in the northwest.
The fact that the crop is especially
light this year in North Dakota and
the northwestern states, because of
the excessive drouth, makes this work
all the more difficult and all the more
important.
Any farmer who wishes information
regarding fax, or any farmer who has
this year grown a good grade Of any
one of the pure breeds of fax should
put himself in communication with
Professor Bolley. If any peculiar dis
ease or difficulties in the growth of the
crop have been noticed specimens and
information regarding the same should
be mailed to him at once, and will re-
ceive careful attention.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Treasurer's S Report

For Hudson School District No. 10, County Of
Dickey. State OF North Dakota, for the year
1903. 1910.
Receipts.
Cash on hand at the beginning OF the
school year, July ]. 1893. .S1G48 7S
Total amount received during the year
from the superintendent OF the County
Tuition Fund. e mill tax)............ 65 2s
Amount received during the year from
taxes levied by the District School
Board, including outstanding war
rants redeemed or endorsed in tle
collection OF taxes nxes..................... 1868 90
Amount received during the year from
tuition Of pupils residing in other dis.
Amount received during the year from W
other sources. ........................ 1873 35
Total receipts for the year. including
cash on hand July !, 1863. $3.50 II
Expenditures.
Amount paid during the year for school
houses, sites and permanent improve.
Amount paid during the year for teach. " ~
Amount paid during the year for ser. ' "
vices and expenses of school officers. 70 25
Amount paid for transportation Of pu-
Amount paid during the year r'ii.:: Tor Incl. " ~
dental expenses. Observation-Disclosures. 412 OF
Total expenditures during the year. .sl7S9 -
Cash on hand June 80, 1910. end Of year,
including amount In all funds ........ 1880 98
Grand total; expenditures and cash on
hand to balance above total receipts S2s70 II
Mrs. T. H. Thatcher,
Treasurer Of Hudson School District No. 10.
Approved this 18th day OF July A. ID. 1910.
BY order Of the District School Board:
IT. H. Thatcher,
President,
Attest: VIM. Kendall, Clerk.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
GRAFT IN COMMISSION PLAN.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Councilman Estl.
mates City Lost $4,000.

Cedar Rapids. Aug. IA member
pf the city council estimates that the
city has lost by waste and graft more
than $4,000 during the 1rst two and
half years under the operation Of
The commission plan Of government.
This 10 not taken to mean that Just
ls much might not have been lost un.
der the old plan: but it does mean
that under the careless operation Of
the commission plan, with the expo.
sure that was inevitable, because the
plan provides for publicity. the peo
pie have lost large sum Of money,
and know they have lost It. The
waste and graft are due to the employ
ment Of unnecessary labor. to the pur
chase of supplies without the proper
restrictions in making the purchases
to the needless and expensive junket
Ing trips of the members of the coun
ell, and to the alleged letting Of con-
tracts that were not bid for on the
basis Of economy Of public funds.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Proposed New Railroad.

Valley City.-That Valley City is to
have new railroad was demonstrated
Monday, when blue prints of the pro-
posed line were aled with County Aud
itor Nelson. According to these tho
new road will cross the county line,
and the river on the southeast quarter
Of section SO in Oakhill township. and
follow the west side Of the river to Sec
tions 1 and 2 on township line, when it
again crosses to the east side and
thence direct north to Valley City.
The proposed road IL designated on
the blue print as the Dakota South
ern.'' This is the same name as the
new road that is proposed to enter
Fargo from the north Of that city into
Ransom county. Evidently both these
roads are branches or feeders for some
main line-possibly the Milwaukee.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Notice of Sale and Foreclosure
Mortgage,
Oakes, N. D.,
Route No. 4.

Notice is hereby gwen that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and delivered
by James A. Clemenson, mortgagor, to
Cakes National Bank. corporation,
mortgagee. dated the 18th day of Ap-
ril, 1909, and filed for record IN the Of
flee of the register of deeds of the
county of Dickey and state of North
Dakota, on the oath day of March,
1910, and recorded in book ''6l'' Of
mortgages at page 272, and assigned
by said mortgage to c. B. Andrus,
will be foreclosed by sale of the prem
ises described in said mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front door
of the court house in the county of
Dickey and state of North Dakota, at
the hour Of two O'Clock in the after
noon Of the 3rd day of ofSeptember, 1910,
to satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage upon the day of sale. The
premises described in such mortgage,
and which will be sold to satisfy. the
same, are described as follows: All
that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in the county Of Dickey and state
of North Dakota, described as follows,
to-wit: Lots one ~, two (2) and
three (3) in block numbered seven (7
in the town Of Glover, as said lots are
laid down and described in the plat of
said town, on file in the office of the
register of deeds in and for said
county.
There will be due on such mortgage
on the date of sale the sum of two hun
dred seventy-two dollars, together with
attorneys fees and the costs of fore-
closure and sale, amounting to the sum
of fifty-two dollars and sixty cents.
Dated this 10Th day of July, 1910.
G. B. ANDRUs,
Assignee of said mortgage.
A. P. Guy,
Attorney for Assignee,
Oakes, North Dakota.
First publication 7-21, 191O.6t
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
judo. Uphold, stat. board.

Bismarck Winchester in
chambers ruled that the state board of
university and school lands was within
Its rights in cancelling the sale Of cer-
tain lands in Steele county. The lands
were appraised and sold at regular
public auction on December I, 1909,
but when it came up to the board they
deposited money was returned to the
purchasers. The land is very desirable
property and the men who had made
the purchases were loath to give up the
bargain they had secured and took the
matter into court, with the result that
Judge Winchester of Bismarck decided
In favor of the board. The contention
of the board was that there was not a
sufficient amount to bid to justify them
In letting the lands go. There were
seven quarters involved in the deal.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Court House Contract Let.

Rugby.-Friday was one Of the busi-
est days in the office Of County Auditor
Albertson on account Of opening the
bids for the building Of the court house
jail and -sheriff's residence.
When the hour Of o'clock ar
rived it was found that six bids had
been submitted to the honorable
board of county commissioners for
their inspection and decision. After
goin- over the different sched-
ules are prepared by the architect and
deciding upon the way in which the
construction Of the building was to
be made, it developed that Alex Nell
son, of Perham, Minn, was the low
est bidder and the contract was award
ed to him.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Notice for Bids.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of j.. A. Donnelly, chairman of
the town board of Riverdale township,
Dickey county, North Dakota, until
August goth, 1910, at noon, for the
cutting down of hill, removing stone
from and grading same and the placing
of removed stone at bottom of grade
to hold dirt in place, on the east side of
section in Riverdale township on the
county line.
The grade to be IA feet wide on top
and the work to be done on same not
to exceed the sum of 5000.
Bids are to be received at SO much
per cubic yard and the work is to be
completed by November 1st, 1910.
A certified check for s25 will be- re-
quired to insure the faithful perfor-
nance of the contract. The township
board reserves the right to reject. any
and all bids.
j. A. Donnelly,
Chairman of Town Board, Riverdal
Township,
Oakes, N. D.,
29-3t Route No. 4.
The Oakes times., 1910-08-18
Foreien Concern Buy. Patent.

Washington, Aug. 13.-According to
IN official bulletin from the United
States patent office yesterday, letters
Of patent No. 966,622 was issued on a
rotary engine to VIM. H. Thompson,
jr., an inventor Of st. Thomas, N. D.,
upon his application with description
and specifications filed Feb. 8, 1909.
Thompson sells assigns and trans
fers Of record to sole right, title and
interest in this patent to the Inter-
national Rotary Engine Co., of Ameri-
ca Of Fargo, no consideration being
stated.
The description is too technical to
be ineligible to any but machinists.