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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
DIES MONIES is roo GAY.

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Galveston News-We are not at all
remark that the enterprising people
of Des Moines. Iowa, have become
a trihe too gay, and need to be
called down. Some three years ago.
being dissatisfied with their municipal
government, they came to Texas and
observed the success OF our commits
sion form Of government, which orig
mated in Galveston. and had at that
time been tested by Dallas. Houston.
and other Texas cities. Much to our
qualification, they decided to adopt the
Galveston plan" Adapting it to their
needs. they made but slight changes,
the most conspicuous Of which was
their provision for nomination either
by petition or through q non-partisan
primary The Texas commission char
tiers contain no such provision, but the
same end is gained in another way.
No sooner had Des Moines installed
the commission plan than its people
II egan advertising 1.-THE Des Moines
plan of municipal government. Just
as. though it had been originated in
their fertile brains. Now, we can see
ing as '!Inwa beef steers which are
bred in Texas. but finished on Iowa
corn, hut hest if we can see where
the Des Moines plan OF municipal
government comes in at all. II, Is a
clear case Of infringement of the Tex
as copyright We insist that the Des
Moines folk ought to emulate the ex-
ample of our politicians, who almost
Invariably give credit for opinions eX-
pressed to our old friends T. Jefferson,
u. Calhoun A. Lincoln, or 7. Roose-
welt.
Nor IL that all. II is announced that
the Greater Des Moines Committee,
Inc. is about to spend $4,000 to $2O.-
900 wear for the next three years
in national advertising. and this. too,
lis cracked up to be something novel.
We do not claim primaey for Texas in
this regard. Some of the Pacific coast
cities rather extensively advertised
a few years ago. hut Dallas. beginning
in 1905. conducted the most extensive
and persistent city advertising cam
paign on record, and it's 10000 club
was universally accorded the distinc-
ton of being the first commercial
BODY to advertise city "just as
business ia advertised It's expendi-
lures makes Des Moines' $4,000 or
100000 Al year look pale and sickly in
comparison.
We repeat that we are not jealous.
We are glad to see Des Moines emu
rlating Texas example, but we give mo-
tice right now that if the Des Moines
committees press bureau shall send
us boosts of the "Des Moines plan"
they had better contract for space at
"card rates"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
rHElME STOCK SHORTAGE.

/; . THE LIVE STUN oUOn' ~
A substantial reason for the arrival
of.the $40 hog. as we'll as Tor tne n =
creased prices Of dressed meats 10
gdken in report published To-Day ~
the department Of commerce ana
Dor. in which the internal commerce
movements for the month OF Janualy
ara shown. This report shows lnal
there hos been large falling on III
the live stock receipts OF the prin clpa.
markets. a decline In the shipment OF
packing house products and a grea.
reduction in the stocks OF meats re-
maininp in the hands OF the packers.
The seven primary interior markets
reported their receipts Of live stock al
2 0s4.se2 head during the month. IN
January. 1909, the receipts were s..
706. 892. and In January, 1908 they
were 4.529,s3s. The receipts OF i've
stock at the four principal Atlantic
seacoast cities showed decline OF ~
per cent over 1909 and 81 per cent
over 1908. !,
The greatest shortage Is shown III
hogs. In the seven primary interior
markets receipts Of hogs during Janu-
ary showed a decline of 81 per cent
from the January, 1909, receipts ana
4s per cent from the January, 1903.
receipts. In Chicago, hog receipts
showed a decrease Of more than bo
per cent from the receipts of January
1908. The per cent Of decrease IN the
eastern markets was 10 per cent be-
low 1909 and % per cent below 1908.
The report shows that shipments OF
hacking house products from Chi
cago during the month totalled
TELESCOPES pounds, as compared
with 1s9,Ss4,534 in 1909 and
.213,2s8,42s pounds in 1908. The
combined stocks Of meats at five OF
the primo ipal markets from which re-
ports were available aggregated 49,
742.94O. at the close Of the month. This
was almost so per cent, says the re-
port. below the total reported year
ago.
L we want cheaper pork we must
raise more hogs. II the present ratio
Of decrease continues the price OF live
hogs will climb higher still, and there
viii be corresponding increases IN the
price OF dressed meats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
. RUSSELL.
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RIB. Casebolt moved Tuesday ints
the property which lie recently bought
Of p, f. Sprague
Mr.. and Mrs. Jolln Hamilton are the
proud parents Of Il new son since Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Hickey spent
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Scott.
Mr., sam Mckinley moved into the
John Plotts property on TUESDAY, MT.
Mckinley having rented his farm
Mr.. jeff Hancock, of Corydon. came
Wednesday evening for visit Win
lhis daughter, Mrs Robert Lewis.
Mrs. clyde Wiltsey and children: OF
Des Moines. came Tuesday evenlns
flor visit with her mother, Mrs. +.
4, G. Latham.
Charles Larirner. the local agent Of
the prudential Life Insurance COM
pany,. is moving his family to Osceola
this week where Charles has recently
been located.
DR.. u. r. Hinkhouse. Of Fairfield,
/ field secretary of Parsons college,
spoke at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and evening.
The Presbyterian Aid Society was
plea sanity entertained at the home of
Mrs. Howard Plots on "Wednesday
afternoon.
william Phippin and family are
moving into town this week.
The Methodist Aid society waspleas-
antly entertained at the home of Mrs.
Jennie Bower on Wednesday afternoon.
turned home Wednesday evening from
Charlton where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Foulks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Durham who
have been spending the winter with
their daughter Mrs. Sylvester Coles
returned to their home at. st. James,
MINI. on Tuesday. a
RAYMOND Cain of Charlton spent
Tuesday with his friend Clarence
Loynachan.
Carl Roberts is moving into town
this week from his farm west OF
town.
Mrs. j. B. Robb returned home on
Tuesday from Rossville, Ind, where
she had been visiting relatives. Her
mother returned home with her
n. G. Lutz of Charlton was in Rus
sell on Monday on business
John Johnson who has been teaching
the Hawkeye school left Monday for
his home at Indianola.
Mrs. p. A. Rockey spent Wednesday
in Charlton with relatives.
Mrs. Alfred Goodwin returned home
Monday evening from Charlton where
she has been visiting with her son
Cyrus.
Charles Price is moving his family
this week to the Boozell farm.
Geo. Calvin, Chas. La Follett and
George Lewis were in Charlton We'd
nesday on business.
Jas. Jeffries bought the Clampitt
farm on Wednesday.
G.. S. Jennings and family moved in
to town on Monday to the property
which he recently bought Of p. III.
Stech.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

Theodore Roosevelt says. Govern
mental power should be concentrated
in the hands of a very few men, who
would be SO conspicuous that no citi-
zen could help knowing all about them.
and the elections should not come too
frequently. Not one decent voter in ten
will take the trouble to inform him
self as to the character Of the host Of
petty candidates to be balloted for
Evidently the ex-president is not in
favor of the primary law.
Under the Pennsylvania law. the
city of Philadelphia, or the county in
which the city is located. is liable for
damage done to property by -riotous
mob
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

The present appearance of the
down town streets shows what lit
tie Des Moines river water will do in
the way Of cleaning things up. Mayor
Phillips didenot have. a. street fusher
that he might turn loose on the Will
ter's accumulation Of ice and mud, but
he went at it with the tools he could
find and an energetic application Of
water by means of the, fire hose et-
fectively cleaned up the streets. The
street flusher if kept in use con-
tinually on the city streets would do
the same work that was done by the
fire hose, and do it better All the paw
ing in. town, and Ottumwa is constant
" adding to its area of street paving,
could be kept spotlessly clean. The
streets in the business district. where
the travel is greatest. could be flushed
at night. so as not to hinder traffic, and
the flusher could be kept at work in
the residence districts during the day.
The Improvement made by the mayors
hose brigade is the most effective arg,l-
ment that can be advanced to show the
need Of securing fiusher for OF
tumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
DOWN IN MlsslsslPpI,

A Mississippi paper; the Meridian
Dispatch. bewails the fate Of the Mis-.
sissippi farmer in the following edi-
torial paragraph
"TLe average Mississippi sfarmer
buys canned and dried fruit, likewise
canned and dried other gooas. He
gets up at the alarm Of o ,Ccnncctici.i
clock. fastens his Chicago suspenders
TO his Detroit overalls, washes his face
with Cincinnati soap, in q Pennsylva-
MIA wash pan, sits down to a Grand
Rapids table and eats Indiana hominy
fried in, st. Joseph lard on ST. Louis
stove. Then he puts a ST. Louis bride
on Tennessee mule and Flows q
farm covered by an Ohio mortgage.
When bed time comes lie reads a chap
ter from a bible printed in Chicago,
says a prayer written in Jerusalem
and crawls under a blanket made In
New jersey, only to be kept awake
by Mississippi dog, which is about
the only home raised product on the
place.
The Mississippi editor should take
heart. The home raised. dog still re-
mains and is setting good example.
If the boosters will wake up the people
of Mississippi in the day time as Of
fectively as the home raised dog does
at night, they may be able to remove
even that Ohio mortgage in time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
rAE1,s YEARS WORK.

Sumner, the washington correspon-
dent of. the Chicago Record-Herald,
gives summary Of the important ac-
complishments and acts of President
Taft during the first year of his ad-
ministration, which ended Thursday.
The list mentioned in the summary
given by Sumner, which follows, is IN
addition to the revision OF the tariff,
which was the first big problem the
administration had to deal with:
He has removed judicial appoint
ments from the field Of politics.
He has issued an order which, rig
idly executed, will make the forthcom-
ing census-the thirteenth non-polit-
ical. 1t marks progressive step.
He has secured the creation Of a
tariff board, which, under his broad In
depreciation OF its powers. may de-
velop into scientific, non-partisan
tariff commission.
He has effected the enactment OF
law to tax corporations, which also
was intended to be law to give pub
licity to corporation affairs.
He defeated the enactment of an in
come tax law, which he believed might
not stand the constitutional test part
ly through the strategy of the corpo--
alton tax business, and paved the way
for the adoption of an income tax
amendment by the several states.
He declared for the carrying out of
the Roosevelt conservation policies
and recommended a bill to provide
bonds to complete reclamation pro-
jects which already has passed the
INNER branch OF congress
He inaugurated a scheme of econ
omy in the various departments which
resulted in reducing the estimates for
the next fiscal year ABOUT fifty nil
lions of dollars.
He established court OF customs
appeals.
He declared for the exter sion the
civil service.
He inaugurated the policy OF contin-
uing contracts for river and harbor i'm
provements and declared for bond is
sues to permit of this.
He urged federal incorporation and
complete federal supervision and con-
troll of corporate stock and bond issues
and the dissolution of the holding
company"
He urged legislation giving the in
terState commerce commission quasi
judicial functions and creating court
Of commerce to review the commits
sion's findings.
He championed the matter of civil
pensions for superannuated clerks.
He caused his party in congress to
undertake an investigation OF the cost
Of living.
He started prosecution of the beef
trust and outlined plan Of action to
enforce the antitrust law, which at
present waits upon the decisions OF
the supreme court in the Standard
Oil and Tobacco cases.
He assumed the task Of originating
and preparing measures for construc-
tive legislative work in the executive
Office on scale never before attempt
ed. and the success of this system is
about to be decided through the fate
of the important policy bills now pend
ing in congress.
President Taft has every reason to
feel proud Of his record for the year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

m Q 9 t Whispered.
lyon don't-y o u
can't mean your
your husba nd 2"
II mean Count
Marlanx." she said
steadily.
"He means evil to
Prince Robin? Good
heavens, countess.
IL can't believe It.
I know be Is bitter.
revengeful and all
that, but
"He Is all that
and more" she said,
First you must let
me impress you
that I am not a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

The London council in inviting ex-
President Roosevelt to the city, never
once mentioned how many lions, ele-
plants. tigers and wildebeestes he
had killed Some people always leave
out those things that are dearest and
nearest to one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

Theodore Roosevelt saws: Patriot
ism was once defined as the last
refuge of a scoundrel,' - 4; and some
body has recently remarked that when
Dir. johnson gave this definition he
was ignorant of the infinite POSSIBLE
tiles of the word reform
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

David Graham Phillips, author OF
white Magic invents his own col
lars, so the Saturday Evening Posts
Who's Who column informs us. Hope
Dave has better luck constructing col
lars than he had constructing charac-
tiers for that White Magic" night
mare.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

A man in the northern part Of the
state has to serve flve years In the pen.
itentiary for stealing butter. Just
think what he would have been stuck
for two months ago. Butter is cheap
now to what 1t was then.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

There are only two kinds of men
constructionists and destructionists.
One kind tries to accomplish some
thing and the other kind objects to its
being done.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

It is reported that the Nicaraguan
insurgents are deserving. The enemy
probably offered them DQuAre meal.
That IL enough Of IN issue to start q
war in that part Of the country. any
time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

Iowa seems to be endorsing Presi-
dent Taft's measures when every cor
poration in the state sends in its
schedule in compliance with the cor
poration tax law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

1.-THE peril is not here. Mr.. Tullis. I
know what you are thinking. My fl.
Their is a loyal subject. The peril !
suggest never comes to Graustark."
"Never comes to Graustark?" he al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

Some men are glad when they hear
OF business failure. Such men are q
nuisance to the community which they
handicap by living in,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

Prof. Pickering of Harvard says that
the comet that is coming may destroy
some property and life. II it is going TO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

The home talent play at Keosauqua
was played at the opera house here
Saturday night. Feb. rs. A comedy,
"a Crazy Idea" with which everybody
was well pleased. was the perform
ance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08

BY GEORGE RAJ

eopyr'en'' 49,. = -. 60 So ssaa r1eaa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
BIRMINGHAM. .

tTo be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
CHAPTER vi.

r.scCxEDE THE BEAUTIFUL.
"A LIGHT. chilling drizzle had been
IA falling all evening. pattering
"A softly upon the roof of leaves
that covered the sidewalks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
STRONGHEART CALLS ON
AN OKLAHOMA AGENT

Okmulgee, Okla, Aug 26-James
no. strongheart a Sioux Indian was a
caller at the office of District Agent
T + Farrar, this week lie is a grand
son Of the famous chief, Sitting Bull.
In "Strongheart," famous college
football play. the author got the name
from Mr. strongheart. who was for
a number Of years a student at Har.
ward.
Mr. Strongheart Is travelling and liv.
ing with the Indians under the direc-
tion Of the Indian Rights association
of the Western federation. He Is in.
vestigating conditions among his peo-
pie In all parts of the United States,
and his reports 30 TO the government
Many Of the government officials
sent out TO investigate. Indian condi
tions do not really learn the truth OF
things. but stvongheart lives among
them hears their direct life, their diff
flculties and needs He is a member
of the Sioux tribe, whose reservations
are in the Dakotas He has spent three
months among the Creeks
He has found the Creeks and Semi
noles disoontented In short, thei
troubles seem 10 be mainly tuberculosis
and grafters The disease is making
serious threads on the two tribes, h
said, and the government must pro
vide medical attention for them a
lonce
He said the Creeks are very super
lstltlous and many still have faith II
THE medicine men"
| strongheart will recommend large
government force in looking after th
Greeks He says that they bein
Imposed upon too often by white mer
who have the aid Of educated Indian
lin their work.
The Investigator is a modest Indian
both in dress and manner He talke
for some time with Agent Farra
about Indian conditions and his rem
edes and suggestions appeared to b
founded upon long acquaintance Wit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
HASKELL DEMANDED THE
RETURN OF RECORDS

Guthrie, Okla, Aug 26.-It was re-
ported here last night aat ,,ov. Fl 8
kell has demanded Of Sheriff John Ma
honey of Logan county the immediate
return to Bank Commissioner Cockrell
of the records Of the commissioners Of
fee, which were seized by the sheriff
at the time an injunction was secured
in the district court here restraining
the removal of the records from Guth.
rie to Oklahoma City and may call out
the militia to take them by force I'M
less the sheriff complies.
Sheriff Mahoney is not in Guthne to-
day, but Il was stated at his office that
the records are being he'd only lem
porarily and that they will be delivered
on formal demand to Bank Commits.
sioner Cockrell subject 10 the terms Of
the injunction, which requires that they
be kept in Guthrie There is nothing in
the injunction order issued by the
court that instructs the sheriff TO re-
tain possession of the records
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
KATY STATION MASTER
At NELOGANY ROBBED

Nelagony, Aug &c shortly after
the Katy passenger train left this place
az 2:SO Thursday morning. and while
the depot master and his assistant
were working az their desks, two
masked men appeared at the window
and thrusting two murderous looking
guns through the opening. demanded
that the railroad men throw up their
hands The demand was Immediately
complied with and then the men were
compelled to open the door and come
outside, where they were made to
stand aside while one Of the robbers
entered the depot and rlfled the cash
drawer Of $75.
The robbers demanded that the safe
be opened but this was impossible as
neither Of the road employees had the
combination After securing the SIS
the two men took 20 che woods. As
they backed away they kept the two
men covered with their guns until
they had passed from sight Word was
Immediately sent up and down the line
and assistance was asked 10 hunt the
thieves
The station man describes the men
as being, one over six feet tall and
strongly built while the other was
about five feet eight and somewhat
slight. Both wore masks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
ANOTHER NEW COUNTRY
CRAZE SPRUNG At APACHE

Lawton. Okla, Aug. 26.-The latest
movement In the new county craze
which has seized Southwestern okla
homa is a project just set on foot by
residents Of Apache in Caddo county
TO form new county out Of territory
10 be cut from the southern half Of
Caddo, the northern district OF Co
manehe and a small strip from south
western Grady, placing Apache IN the
center Of the district and making Ii
the county seat # formed. the new
county viii take practically all the
.Comanche county area north of the
Fort sill military reservation, most Of
the southern half of Caddo, and would
include as principal towns, Apache,
Cement, Fletcher. Sterling and Elgin,
the last three in Comanehe. 1t is pro
posed to name the new district Apache
county Petitions, It is understood. sre
now being circulated asking Gov Has.
kell TO call an election
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
GUTHRIE CITIZENS PREPARE
FOR SHERMAN CELEBRATION

Guthrie. Okla, Aug. 27.-Guthrie
citizens and the Commercial club are
making extensive arrangements for the
entertainment OF Viee-Presldent James
5. Sherman when he reaches here
Wednesday aud also for the entertain
ment Of the immense crowds which are
expected to attend the republican raj
" and ratification to be held in con-
nection with Shermans visit. lndioa-
tions now are that special trains win
leave Guthrie on all lines at night,
following the vice.specident's speech,
enabling visitors 10 return home az
night
During the afternoon. speeches will
be made by Joseph w McNeal, can.
dldate for governor. the other state
nominees and the candidates for con.
gress. vice-president Sherman viii
speak at night All meetings will be
held at Electric baseball park seats
being placed for several thousand peo-
pie in addition to the big grandstand
and hleaeher seats
The following committees were
named today 70 complete arrangements
for sherman day
Finance Charles r Renfro. W NJ.
Mccoy. John Tearney S s Lawrence,
Mayor A Farquaharson
Grounds and Building w H. Nit.
ehell. ed Oberholzer T. w Morrison.
Walter Warren and W. a. Mexican
Railroad and transportation Hen.
~ Dodd Frank IT Greer G. NJ sar.
chet Earl Croxton and NJ n Cockrell
Music and Decoration Ferd l.. Wen
ner w X. Patterson aud Charles f.
Grlswold
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
ISSUES WARNING AGAINST
UNAUTHORIZED COMPANIES

Guthrie, Okla. Aug 27 State lnsur.
anee Commissioner Milas Lasater has
given out a statement warning the pub.
he against purchasing insurance con.
tracts Of companies not authorized u
do business IN Oklahoma Mr. Lasater
states that his attention has been call.
ed TO two such companies which have
not complied with the oklahoma insur.
ance laws, are not licensed in this
state, aud have no attorney Ia the
state upon whom service Of summons
could be bad provided the policy hold.
ers should desire TO take legal steps
TO enforce compliance with contracts
The two companies named by Mr.
Lancaster as soliciting business ii ok.
lahoma without authority from the de.
partment are the Western Masons
Mutual Life association Of Los Auge.
les. Cal. and the German Commercial
Accident Insurance company Of Phila.
delphia.