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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
eELkNAP.

Cyrus Harbrow came in last week
from California for visit. He was
formerly a resident of this place.
Mrs. Ella Hockersmith and children
Of Ottumwa cam Saturday for a visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.
Mum and other friends. A family re-
union was held Sunday at the Mum
home.
Mrs. Olive Toole, son Lloyd and In.
FAINT daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Vii
Louderback of Ottumwa were guests
last week at the parental VIM. Dodd
home.
Mrs. J. B. Mccormick, Mrs. T. D.
Mum and Eli Harbour and family at
tended the show in Bloomfield last
week
Miss Lucille Ziegler Of Moulton was
the guest Of friends at this place last
week
MI. and Mrs. G. H. Hughes and
daughters Hannah and Anna attended
the chautauqua at Bloomfield Sun
day.
II. l.. Bachman is decorating the in.
terror of the school house with fresh
coat of paint.
Miss Gladys Anderson of Drakeville
is spending the week here with her
sister, Miss Lena.
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MuIIen-Downard Nuptials.

MuIIen-Downard Nuptials.
Charlton, Aug, 24.-Charles Down
ard, of Quincy, ILL.,, formerly of this
city. and Miss Maggie Mullen were
united In marriage last evening at
7:30 o'clock, at the Catholic priory,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
Father McGirlin. They were attended
by the groom's sister and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Arle Curtis. The bride
was attired in handsome gown of
white lace. Mr.. and Mrs. Downward de-
parted last night for Quincy. ILL.,. where
he is employed in Chas. Lusk's cigar
store and pool hall. and where they
viii reside. The bride is daughter
Of VIM. Mullen, and the groom is a
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Downward.
OF this city. Both have resided here
from childhood and are we'll and
favorably known. Many friends will
extend congratulations and best
wishes on this happy occasion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

Ottumwa lost another OF it's pioneer
citizens when Charles Bachman died
after q brief illness. Mr., Bachman
came to Ottumwa in October, 1868,
forty-three years ago this fall He had
answered the call to arms and from
August, 1851 to July, 1866 gave his
services in the time OF the nations
peril. Mr.. Bachman was identified
with Ottumwa business interests for
almost half century and stood high
among his business associates. Mod
est and unassuming, man of the
strictest integrity, he won lifelong
friends to whom his death will cause
deep sorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
CHARLTON.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson, Of
SMYRNA, and Mrs. Angle McCorkle OF
Logan, returned homo yesterday after
a visit at the J. A. McCorkle home.
Mrs. Sarah H 10 son. Of a,,+n Abba san
came Yesterday, for q visit win ner
sister Mrs. Emily Powers.
The Misses Nancy and Mary Bigham
went to Lucas yesterday to visit their
sister Mrs John Hamilton.
Mrs. Klttie Glassco and daughter
VeGa Of st. Joe, formerly Of this city,
came yesterday for visit with rela-
tives and old friends here and at Rus
sell It.
Mrs. Maggie Stephens and grand
son Spencer Evans Of Abba returned
home Yesterday after a visit with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Twinam and
other relatives.
Mrs. ". D. Sims of Des Moines and
Mrs. Eric johnson returned home last
evening.
Miss Ethel Alcorn OF Chicago, who
had been spending the summer with
her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Coles. lef, last evening for visit in
Des Moines before returning to her
home. She was accompanied by her
uncle Tom Coles Of Texas. who will
also 20 to Chicago.
Mrs. Will Beard OF Osceoia cams
Yesterday for visit with her sister
Mrs. c. T. Stafford.
Frank Jones left yesterda for visit
with friends In Shenandoah and 10
attend the encampment.
Miss Myrtle Teas La spending. few
days vita relatives and friends IN
Abba.
Mrs. Wiley Householder and two
children returned last evening from
few days' visit in Lacona with her
sister Mrs Mary Nine.
Mrs. Pearl Edwards returned last
evening from a visit at her former
home in Maryville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
A REMlhlscENcE.

Under the above heading the Kan
sas City Star publishes the following
editorial paragraph:
Among those who have suffered
stage fright" while addressing Kan
sas City audiences is United States
Senator Albert B. Cummins, OF Iowa.
During his term as governor Of Iowa,
some twelve years ago, Senator Cum
minis was invited to address banquet
OF Missouri republicans at the Midland
hotel. Senator Cummins had prepared
his speech and had 1t in his hand when
he entered the. dining room. When he
arose to speak the manuscript was mo-
where to be found. Senator Cummins
stood up to speak, but he could not
find words. It was warm night, and
the senator's eyeglasses kept slipping
off his nose. This further annoyed
him. Finally, in despair. he asked the
audience to excuse him. He said
afterward 1t was his first real case of
stage fright"
The Sioux City Journal is plainly
skeptical. That story may 60 in Mis-
souri,, 1t says, but not in Iowa. ALI
manner of things have been charged
to Senator Cummins, the Journal adds
but this is the first time he was ever
accused of stage fright.
In today's issue of the Courier q
notice is issued over the signature Of
Mayor Harper and Fire Chief Sloan in
which owners Of business buildings
and residences who use electricity for
lighting are requested to have the
wiring examined, provided it has been
in use for q number Of years and has
not been examined recently. Of
tumwans would do well to heed this
warning. A little rewriting at small
expense may save q disastrous nre
with heavy damage and possible loss
NJ life
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
INTENSIVE FARMING METHODS.

I "A correspondent OF the New York
Times enters protest against the un-
qualified praise Of Jerry Moore, the
southern boy who raised 238 bushels
Of corn from one acre of land. me
objection was based on the claim that
while the story of the big, corn yield
was true as far as 1t went, 1t did not
tell the whole truth, the fact that he
raised the crop at cost of more than
31.6O q bushel being entirely ignored.
Jerry. The Times correspondent
SAYS was lavish with his labor, which
may be rated at any sum one chooses.
He was also unsparing In the use OF
fertilizers, and fertilizers cost money.
The federal government, which In
duced the competition, paid the winner
81 a bushel for his corn. and gave him
4 trip to washington, which made
amends, But had Jerry sold his corn
n omen market, it is shown that he
would have lost 81 for every 81 he
received for the crop.
"The general argument advanced
nv the writer was intended, probably,
to be mildly deprecatory OF the excess
siye claims made for intensive farm
ing, rather than positively hostile to
the movement, says the Washington
Post in taking issue with the cores.
pondent.'
nevertheless, it, too, falls short Of
complete survey Of the situation.
The benefits of the contests cannot be
wholly gagged in dollars and cents, and
g the back to the farm movement is
An any degree fostered by the efforts
az the agricultural department in this
narticnlar. even a temporary sub
adv, Of more than three times the
market value OF a few bushels of corn
Is not much to allow. Beyond that,
however. there are tangible money
results that remain to be calculated.
I1nnuestionably there Is a minimizing
If actnal labor by concentrating the
.n.rpv mon one acre instead Of
spreading it over ten, not to mention
the fact that the remaining nine acres
are left available for grazing or other
crops. Again, the fertilizers are there
to stimulate the growth of future
wears. The American farmer has for
generations taken all out and put
nothing back, with the inevitable re-
suits. and that is why he raises so
much less per acre than is produced
a nortions of Europe, where it is said
the ground has been titled continu-
ously for more than 1000 years.
at was never intended, doubtless,
that an acre OF ground should pro-
duce 23S bushels Of corn with a profit
10 the producer. But intensive farm
ing. the planting of tested seed, the use
az prorsr fs.s;lizers, and careful study
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
slGoURNEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Phelps and chill
dren from Packwood arrived In Sig
Quincy Monday evening for . short
visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. PAUL. and
daughter, Mabel, arrived home from
Colorado Saturday, where they have
spent The past two months visiting re-
latives
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Henninger, and
son Ralph and niece Gladys Wagner,
left for the lakes last Friday, to be
absent couple of weeks.
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the demand for farm managers at
from 50, 900 to 5000 year. and that
their faculties are depleted Of teachers
tempted to take these places. BILLY"
Sund VS. criticism of the agricultural
colleges In which he said money was
being wasted in teaching men how TO
farm, seems, therefore, to be quite IN
line with many other reckless state
ments made by William.
Iowa City Republican: This week
we have heard Kenyon, Young and
Bryan. and without detracting any
thing from Bryan it Is only Just to
say that in oratory and general aDil-
ity, the two IOwans are his equal
The sentiment here Is almost unani-
nous among republicans that both
Kenyon and Young should be sent to
the senate. And democrats would
vote the same way II the choice was
to be made from republicans.
Clinton Herald: According to a
progressive republican Iowa news
paper Judge Prouty, who has been
known % an insurgent with q big II"
discovered tho other day In looking
over the proposed cotton bill that the
southern democrats had arranged It
to double the rates on southern cot
ton. Tut this IL only an illustration
Of the methods which have been
adopted at the special session OF con-
gress to revise the tariff. There
never has been any merit in the bills
presented and President Taft has done
the country q real service In having
the moral courage to veto all measures
and standing squarely by the declare
lions Of his party.
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Farm Notes
Not Written tor FarmorA
~ n. L. RANN.

Anxious inquirer wants to know
when Is the best time to SOW wild
oats, The best time is between the
ages Of 81 and 90. BY that time q
mans ardor for cheap booze and his
longing to fill to two pair have turned
as cold as a pair Of Icy fest inserted
In the small OF your back on Christ
mas morning. When a mans eyesight
fails so that he can't SEQ
the corner pocket or tell lady friend
from the night watch, he ought to
sow his first crop, for one night ont
with the boys will curl him up like =
buck sheep with the gastritis. Tho
young man who thinks he can drill
in a juicy crop OF wild oats at the
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ToMoRRoW's REUNION.

The annual reunion of the old set
tiers and the old soldiers or Wapeaio
county at the Old Field tomorrow
should be one of the most enjoyaDle
events of the year. The program ar
ranged for the day divides the nonors
between the pioneers and the veterans
In the morning the old settlers nave
charge Of the program and severai
good talks will be heard. In the after
noon the old soldiers will have tneli
inning. It will be an old-time basket
picnic with good time for all.
Such gatherings as this serve gooo
purpose. It gives an opportunity tor
the early settlers and their families
to get together and renew old &C
ouaintances. The "reminiscences ex-
changed give the younger generation,
brought up in pleasant surroundings,
a clearer idea Of the hardsh1ps en-
dured by the settlers.
Many Of the pioneers and veterans
who will be at the reunion tomorrow
came to Ottumwa before the war
when this was q hamlet OF few hun
dred souls. Some are the children OF
the first settlers who came into the
county In 1843 as the Indians were
pushed ahead farther west.
All the advantages the modern city
gives we owe to the struggles and the
hardships of the men and women VINO
blazed the trail. We are reaping the
benefit of their life work. We are apt
to forget the debt we owe them unless
some event, such as this reunion.
comes along to remind us.
The picnic grounds should be packed
tomorrow. There should be real en-
joyment on this occasion for young
and old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

Hay Fever. Asthma and Summer Colds
must be relieved quickly and Foley 8
Honey and Tar Compound will do it.
e. M. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram street,
Chicago, writes: ~ rave been greatly
roubled during the hot summer months
with Hay Fever and find that by using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound I get
great relief" Many others who suffer
similarly will be glad to benefit by Mr..
Stewards experience. Clark drug
Jtore, Owl drug store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

known what you thought
Lestrange twisted his car around q
belated farna-wagon. stss9. 81
"IIow old are your" he Y inquired
calmly.
"Twenty-three."
I'm nearly twenty-seven. That's
what thought"
The simpler mind considered this
for q space. n
Some men are born awake. some
awake themselves, and some are
shaken into awakening" paraphrased
Lestrange, in addition. III were you.
I'd wake up; 1t comes easier and It's
sure to arrive anyhow. There II the
village anead-shAll stop?s
ut looks terribly dull was the
doleful verdict.
Then come with me" flashed the
other unexpectedly; for fractional
instant his eyes left the road and turn
ever see race practice at dawn? Come
try night in training camp"
YOU'D bother with me?"
YES"
A head bobbed up by Ffrench's Knee,
where Rupert was clinging In some In
applicable fashion.
"Once rode eight miles out there
by .4e hood, head downward, holding
in PIN" he impaired, by way Of en-.
tertainment.
Ffrench started at the Keeling perch
indicated, and gasped.
What for " he asked
$50 we could keep on to our control
instead Of being put out of the run
ming, Of course. Did you guess I was
cI1rino headacho2 2"
But you might have been killed. -
exclaimed French.
Even by the semi-light Of the lamps
there was visible the mechanician's
droll twist of lip and brow.
"Id drive to hell with Lestrange.'
he explained sweetly, and settled back
in his place.
Ffrench drew long breath. After q
moment he again looked at the driver.
49, come, T" he accepted. "And, thank
YOU"
1t was Lestrange who smiled this
time with q sudden and enchanting
warmth of mirth.
We'll try to amuse YOU" he prom
CHAPTER III
II was business consultation that
was being held in Mr.. Ffrench's hrelit
library, in spite Of the presence Of =
tea-table and the young girl behind 1t.
A consultation between the two part.
ners who composed the Mercury Auto
mobile Company, Of whom the lesser
was speaking with certain anec-
dotal weight.
And he said he was losing too much
time on the turns; so the next round
he took the bend at seventy-two miles
an hour. He went over, of course. The
third car we've lost this year; I'm glad
the seasons closed"
Emily Ffrench gave an exclamation,
her velvet eyes widening behind their
black lashes.
"But the driver! Was the poor driv-
er hurt, Mr.. Bailey?"
"He wasn't killed, Miss Emily" an
swered Bailey, with tinge OF pensivor
regret. He was large, ruddy. white
haired man, with the slow and careful
habit OF speech sometimes found In
those who live much with massive ma
chinery. mo, he wasn't killed; he's In
the hospital But he wrecked as good
car as ever was built. through sheer
foolshness. 1t costs money
Ito Be Continued.)
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MlssoURI's 90 YEARS.

Ninety years ago this month Mis-
souri, was admitted to statehood after
q bitter fight lasting several years
The date OF admission was August 10,
1921, and it brought to q close one OF
the most exciting statehood struggles
the country has seen. During that
fight slavery was first brought up as
disruptive Issue and the geograph-
ical line was brought into politics Tor
the first time. Missouri fought over
the question OF whether 1t should be
admitted as a free state, or whether
it should be permitted to retain its
slaves and increase the number. The
issue was decided in favor OF the lat
ter policy, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat in recalling the turbulent
days Of the statehood fight, but no
more slave states were to be created
in the Louisiana territory north Of the
westward extension of M1ssourfs
southerly line. Reviewing the events
following Missouri's admission, the
e-Democrat says:
In the politics Of the forty years
between 1921 and 1861 the Missouri
adjustment figured prominently. The
sectional division in congress on Mis-
scuris admission, most of the north
ern members, irrespective of party,
favoring the entrance Of Missouri as
a free state and most OF the southern
members demanding that 1t be made
an adjunct to the slave region,
brought out warning cry from JET
ferson, then in retirement at Month
cello. This momentous question.
like f1rebell In the night, awakened
and filled me with terror" said the
ex-president In letter to John
Holmes OF Maine. Then, in words
which events proved to be prophetic
he added: ct is hushed. indeed. for
the moment, but this is reprieye
only, not q final sentence. A geo.
graphical line coinciding with a
marked principle, moral and political,
once conceived and held up to the
angry PASSIONS of men, will never be
cbJiterared, and every new Irritation
will mark 1t deeper and deeper" Sc
cession was the concrete expression OF
the thing that that acute observer
fOretOlG.
For Missouri as well as for the
country the ninety years since Mis-
souri's admission have been crowded
with events. While tho home-rule
principle was observed in Missouri's
case in admitting 1t with slavery, as
it would be In Arizona's in letting that
community come in with its judiciary
recall feature, it was unfortunate for
the state as well as for the country.
Had slavery been shut out the state
would have grown faster in the next
forty years than it did, the grip OF
J,,at institution on the other slaye
states would have been weakened
eventually. the demand tor its admis-
sion into the territories, which tool.
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PAckWooD

Mrs. c. w. Norman is the guest Of
her daughter Mrs. q. T. Everett "
Des Moines.
b. M. Johnston and son OF Brook
willie were business visitors here Mon
day.
ing machinery and assistants to the
northern part Of the state.
Elder Lowe is continuing his meet
ings at the Christian church. The
crowds who go to hear him are much
impressed by his forcible talks.
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age OF sixteen,
and cultivate Il
with four full
quarts q day,
cheap calico and
q striped deck
until he IN 80,
will ind himself
beating q well.
worn path to the
inebriate homo
when he ought
to be doing q
mans work for
an honest wage.
The platform lee
turer who tells
you that EVERY
h~xv ax,AA -~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

OF improved agricultural methods have
already wrought wonders. II these
practices were only to become general
there are those who believe that with
the present acreage, the annual corn
yield for the country could easily be
dOub1ed" 4E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

shape In Douglas Kansas ebraska
bill Of 1854, might have been averted.
and, conceivably. the CONFUSION Of
1861 might, not have taken place. In
the contest beginning in 1919 which
coded with the advent of Missouri as
a state in 1921, the current Of Amer.
lean history was affected for all conf
ing time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

Ottumwa has been begging for rain
all summer, but there will be little
fault found with the weather man for
his failure to send the showers prom.
Used for today. This Is Old Settlers
and Old Soldiers picnic day and we
need the pleasant sunshine more than
the rain today Tomorrow Jupiter
Pluvius can do his worst.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

Even the supreme court must ad-
NIT that the Methodist church con-
gregation in indianapolis, which is to
give prize fight this week just to
SHOW how boxing bout is staged and
how the blows are struck" Is q "rea-
sonable'' body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

When congress adjourned the news
dispatches said the members of both
houses were tired out by their sum-
mer's work and ready to go home and
rest. The rest Of US were getting q
bit tired, too, and In need Of q rest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26
MANY q SUFFERING Woman

Drags .1crself painfully through her
daily tasks. suffering from backache.
headache nervousness, loss OF ap-
petite and poor sleep. not know
ing her ills are due to kidney and
bladder troubles. Foley Kidney Pills
give quick relief from pain and misery
and prompt return to- health ana
strength No woman who so suffers
can afford to overlook Foley Kidney
Pills Clark drug store, Owl drug
store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

Besides selling OF good part OF the
team to the big leagues, Manager
Egan is giving pretty good demon
stration OF how to win q pennant.
Nothing short of calamity will stop
the Speed Boys while they are hit
ting their present gait.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

The small boy. the bicycle and the
mournful siren still posters early
sleepers. Boiling In oil would be about
the proper punishment for this Of
fender.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-26

The master bakers may hit home
made bread as hard as they please.
without destroying our longing for q
piece OF one of those big loaves that
mother used to make.
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AFterce Attack

of malaria, liver arrangement ana
kidney trouble. is easily cured by
Electric Bitters, the guaranteed rem.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: Nothing has.
yet developed to discount the wis
dom Of Golfers in turning down the
Controller Bay scandal" with its
'Dick to Dick" letter.
Des Moines Register & Leader:
Most of the congressman who have,
been busy with Investigations this
summer will now hasten home and
Investigate the condition Of their po-
litical fences.
Keokuk Gate City: General Lee
conte, the new president of Hayti, has
now been in Office for forty-eight
hours. Must be something wrong
down there. Haytians can't be feel
ing well.
Waterloo Courier: Taft has been
invited to 60 UP in an airship but 1t
is all a fraud. We want to be shown
the machine that will dispute sthe
force Of gravity to the extent of sep
arating our president from the earth.
Councin Bluffs Nonpariel: South
DakOtanS are going " IcAuoe W 1oho
papers that publish statements about
their dry estate. That is coercion,
principle that never in all history
worried out we'll for the folks who
tried it.
Webster City Freeman-Tribune:
Col. Young is stills talking OF being
candidate for senator again. Has
the colonel forgotten so soon that &C
cording to his own logic a man who
has attained the age OF sixty-two years
is too old to commence a career IN the
United States senate and has the col
onel forgotten that he was Of that age
when the governor slipped a senatorial
commission into his hands.
Davenport Times: Taft is getting
q lot OF help just now from those in
congress who are trying to put him
In hole. What will there be for the
democrats to point to with pride?
They planned the whole schedule,
yes. hut they compromised with La
toilette. It is not likely that either
the democrats or LaFollette will care
to make campaign on that 20 per
cent rate so full of inequalities.
Dubuuue Times-J Journal: Agricul-