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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
sIaouRNEY.

Alvin Reynolds from KanSas was
in the city Wednesday He came to
see his mother and visit other rela-
tiyes and friends.
Joshua Bates from Thornburg was
in Sigourney Tuesday on business mat
tiers.
Mr.. White, who resides in Prairie
township, was Sigourney business
caller Wednesday.
Attorney T. G. Legoe from What
Cheer was In Sigourney Wednesday
transacting business matters.
Hon. ID. w. Hamilton was passen-
ger north Thursday morning to visit
his father near Webster.
The Begger Prince opera company
appeared at Yerger's opera house We'd
nesday evening in "Said Pasha." The
company played to an overlooking
house and the immense audience en-
joyed the entertainment to the fullest.
Last Friday night a preliminary
meeting was held at the assembly
room OF the court house with view
to bringing before the people Of Sig
Quincy the proposition OF having the
Iowa City-Ottumwa interurban pass
through Sigourney. Mr.. Buckner from
Iowa City and Ira White from South
English were present and explained
the matter to the people, but as only q
small crowd was present not much
Roadway was made. It is expected that
before long another meeting will be
called when 1t is expected that the
matter will be thoroughly canvassed. {
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
WIDE TIRE REGULATION.

In the discussion Of the good roads
question the part played by wide tires
in preventing the destruction Of dirt
roads has been set forth. 1t is prob
able that the present session of the leg.
islature in passing upon the good roads
question, will give serious considera-
ton to legislation regulating the width
of tires, as this means has been adopt.
ed with success in other states. The
Ohio state highway commission has
issued a bulletin in which arguments
are presented on this subject and in
formation is given as to the method
by which that state regulates wagon
tires. The bulletin says:
The desirability of broad tires and
varying length axles in maintaining
macadam and other types Of i'm.
proved roads is apparent. Heavy
loads hauled on narrow tires soon
produce ruts. The natural tendency
of horses is to direct their course
so as to bring the wheels into these
ruts. AS a result the pressure and
wear from heavy loads is concentrated
upon these two narrow strips and the
rapid destruction of the roadway
quickly follows. On the other hand,
heavy loads hauled on vehicles equip.
ped with wide tires and axles SO de.
signed that the front and back wheels
do not track, will roll or iron out the
wearing surface, will not leave the
tracks for the next team to follow,
and as result the entire surface Of
the roadway is travelled over and thus
receives an evenly distributed and
uniform wear.
1t has been proven by exhaustive
tests, that under all but a very few
conditions, the draft of the wide
tired vehicle is less than that of a
vehicle equipped with narrow tires.
Thus it becomes evident that, for the
protection of our improved highways,
the use of wide tires should not
only be recommended, but be com.
PEELED. Various means for bringing
about the general adoption of wide
tires have been suggested, such as
prohibiting the manufacturing of any
but wide-tired vehicles designed for
carrying heavy loads; putting a pro.
hibitive tax on narrow-tired vehicles,
and passing laws STIMULATING the size
of loads that may be carried on Ger.
tain width tires. This last method is
the one in use in Ohio, where. there
is state law restricting the size of
a load that may be carried on vehicles
having tires less than three inches in
width, and also giving the county com
missioners the power to pass further
regulations in their respective coun-
ties.
The logical Arrangement OF bur.
dens for varying width tires, to be
used on Ohio roads as now constructed
is given as follows:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
THE FADING RANKS OF BLUE.

"ACCOr01nS 10 Iue 1dISSI =
returns, of Dec. 81, 1908, the Grand
Army OF the Republic had then 22O,6oo
members" says the Chicago inter
Ocean. "rhis was Conservatory
estimated to be less than one-th1rd OF
tha survivors of the 2,772,4OS men VINO
took the oath of military services dur
ing the civil war.
1Wfth a death rate OF to 10 per
cent now, and always growing, 1t Is
not difflcult to forsee that within few
wears the organization must come to
an end because there will be none left
of the soldiers Of the Great War.
con June 80, 1909, there were $685.
961 soldiers of the civil war on the
nension rolls. But they are dying at
the rate Of 100 every twenty-four
hours. or 36,50O year, at least. And
this death rate is always increasing,
for the boy Of 1S who managed to get
into the final campaigns OF the spring
of 1865 will be GA years old this spring,
and the ordinary death rate of men OF
81 is about 5 per cent and rises
rapidly above that age.
"Of course, the same conditions pre-
vail with respect to the survivors OF
the 75O. 900 men or more who marched
and fought between 1851 to 1855 in the
great effort-never to be repeated-to
dissolve the American union. These
ranks are also fading fast from earth
Because it is taking place daily
about us, it is hard for many of us to
realize the change that will come to
this country when there are no
longer living memorials, but only
memories and records, Of the war that
cemented the fabric of the American
union with the blood of half million
men,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
TWAIN PUDDENHEAD MAxIMs.

There ia no character howsoeyeA
good and fine, but can be destroyed BIZ
ridicule. howsoever poor and witlesa.
Observe the ass for instance: his chars
acter is about perfect; he ia the choic-
est spirit among all the humber Ani-
mails. yet see what ridicule has brought
him to. Instead OF feeling compliment
ed when he are called an ass, we. arS
left in doubt. sa
When your watch gets out OF order
you have choice Of two things to DO:
throw 1t in the fire or take 1t to the
watch-t tinker. The former is the quick.
est.
In the first place, God made idiots.
This was for practice. Then he made
school boards.
Satan Umpatiently) to newcomer:
THE trouble with you Chicago people
pie down here, whereas you are merely
the most numerous"
There are eight hundred and sixty
nine different forms OF lying, but only
one Of them has been Squarely forbid
den: Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbor.
Do not undervalue the headache.
While 1t Is at Its sharpest 1t seems
bad investment, but when relief begins
the unexpired remainder Is worth four
dollars minute.
II the desire to kill and the oppor-
tunity to kill camc always together.
who would escape hanging?
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Weight

"What the city council did last
year." says the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican, commenting on the feat of its
council last year in changing a $27,-
900 overdraft to a $1,000 surplus, sis
what councils ought to do all the time
and live within their in
comes. That is the only way to con-
duct a city. financially. If money is
needed for anything let it be provided
for, and, if necessary let the people
vote on it, and after it has been voted,
let the council live within that in
come"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
shot Firino Machine at Hooking

Hooking, Jan. IA shot firing ma
chine has been given q trial in the
mines at Hooking The machines had
been set at different places and were
present say the machine did the work
well. There has been a great loss Of
life in the Hooking mines. In fact at
all the mines in the district, among
the shot-frers, and II machine can
be manufactured that will successfully
take their places, it will mean greater
safety to life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

Southern Iowa was favored by this
last storm. The temperature yester-
day was below zero. all over the north
west, while all we got was a mod
crate drop with a fall Of sleet that
was the nearest approach to snow we
have had this winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

An Oskaloosa woman is building a
house without chimney. The house
will be heated by the city system and
she feels that chimney would be use
less. There isn't much likelihood that
this style Of building will become pop
ular. There might be times when a
chimney would be absolutely indis-
nensah1e
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

The speaker of the Illinois house Of
representatives. the Des Moines Capt.
tai observes, wants to pass the ap-
preparation bills and adjourn A new
day is certainly dawning in that over
Iegislated state"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17
SPECIAL PRIMARY FOR SENATOR.
The state legislature should call a

The state legislature SnouAu ecn
special primary for the purpose OF ar
lowing the people to express tnelr
preference for United States senator
to succeed Senator Dolliver. Senator
Allison was elected by the primary
for the term succeeding that during
which his death occurred. Senator
Cummins was elected at a special PIT.
mary called by the legislature to MI
the unexpired Allison term. II there
was merit in the primary system then
mere is merit in the system now.
The Courier never has been ana Is
not now in thorough accord with the
idea Of direct primary nominations LOT
ali offlces. But as long as the law
states that it must be done In that
wav that is the way it should be done.
The urinary election law is the law
nnder which Iowa nominations are
made and preference for senator ex-
pressed, and. being the law, 1T should
be observed.
n the legislature should repeal the
urinary election law before the elec-
tion OF a senator to fill the unexp1reo
DoIliyer term takes place, then the
urinary law would not govern TINS
election. II the legislature should
amend the primary law before Senator
Dolliyer's successor is elected, then
such election should be conducted as
nroyided for in the amended primary
election law. But II the legislature
does not amend the primary law pc
fore this election, the present primary
law as it stands today governs the
selection Of a senator, and the eiec-
tion should be held according 10 the
provisions of this primary law.
Iowa is now committed to the pohcy
OF expressing preference for United
states senator by the vote 'of the PEG.
BE. AS long as this law is a part OF
the statutes, there should be no devla-
ton from this policy. If the conditions
were thought SUFFICIENT to demand the
submission Of this matter to the peo-
1 ple to fill the Allison vacancy, the con
ditions should demand the submission
to the people of the present contest 10
All the Dolliver vacancy. The law Is
the same now as it was in 1908. me
enforcement Of this law should be the
same now as it was in 1908.
Enforce all laws-if they are not
right, repeal them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

"a sense of humor is useful to man
but sense Of honor will get him mucl
farther"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

Here's hoping Carrie Nation re-
covers from that nervous collapse.
Carrie is alone in her field OF en-
deavor, and we should miss her
greatly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

"Laziness is the costliest thing in
the world
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

Don't let the lone bandit catch you.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

This is Friday the thirteenth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

run a great risk in visiting the pa
tients, sir"
There is no danger for me or for
| the patient,',I answered.
| "Bien, Monsieur he said, and led
me across the courtyard.
"Shall l stay to watch z?' the
man asked anxiously, as we neared
! the door.
| 1T is needless; am going to have
a few minutes conversation with him.
The keeper turned on the electric
button: the room was flooded with
light T. raised himself on his ell.
! bows, blinking his eyes. He recognized
me as the visitor who had been to see
him before dinner.
go he sneered, lit is you Doug.
lass! What do you want here?"
! At his insolent tone the keeper was
on the alert at once.
"You can CO." I said to him.
He hesitated for moment. then
backed out Of the room, closing the
| door after him.
AS a means of precaution shut the
second door, which was thickly padded
jI did not want our conversation tc
be overheard.
| Z-SaC SudhluS LIS ucau lEOHl Oue
side to the other, like bear in his
den who finds himself the plaything Of
an onlooker.
"Well, what do you expect to gel
/ here, Douglass?" he sneered.
/ looked hard at him, and said in q
slow, penetrating voice:
81 have come to talk to you, Poly
dore, my son.
(To Be Continued.) ~
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15
D|SF|GUR|NG ECZEMA
 CURED IN 2 WEEKS
BIisters Broke and Formed Scabs. Nose Covered with Them. Very Itchy. Used Cuticura Remedies. Now Hasn't a Single Mark.

"My nephew first showed signs of eczema on the middle finger. and it came out like a blister. His mother thought he had gotten a burn in some way unknown to her, and she treated it as such. He must have rubbed his face with that hand. as it then broke out on his nose the same way. When the bliSters broke. they shrivelled up and formed scabs. His nose was covered with scabs, and it was very itchy. He was badly disfgured with un- slightly scabs. At first. his nose was sore, and 1t gradually became worse so his mother took him to the doctor. He gave her some preparation. and told her to rub the scabs of every day, and anoint the affected part with the medicine he gave her.
 "The man must have been insane, as that was extreme torture to the child who was only two years old at the time, and that was two years ago. Well, We decided that that treatment would have 10 end. l sug- gested Cuticura Ointment and they bought it and put 1t on freely every day for two weeks. He had the eczema for four weeks altogether, but was getting gradually worse until they used the CuticuTa Remedies. and he was cured in two weeks. He most cer- tainly would have been scared with the other treatment, but now he hasn't a single mark. Cutcura Remedies cured him in two weeks, and now We always keep them in the house." (Signed) Miss Ida Slavin, 2S3 South Fifth St. Philadelphia. Pa, Jan. f, 1911.
 For more than a generation the Cuticura Remedies have afforded the most economical treatment for affections of the skin and scalp of infants, children and adults. A cake of Cuticura Soap (25c.) and a box of Cuticura Ointment (50c.) are often sufficient. AL though sold throughout the world. a liberal sample of each, with 32-p. book on the skin, will be sent free, on application to Potter Drug X Chem. Corp, Dept. l3A. Boston.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15
DEVELOPMENT PLEASES
 HEAVY STOCKHOLDERS
Examination Of Fortune Mining Com pany's Holdings Results in Opti-
 mistic Forecast.

A. F. Broas. a member of the board of directors of the Fortune Mining company on Big Bug creek. came into Prescott last Friday morning after making an examination of his com pany's property, declaring that he is well pleased with the mine. He states that he believes the creation of an attractive property is assured. Co., ing into details, Mir. Broas said:
 This was my first trip to the mine since last February Since that time the amount of development performed creditably reflects on the Knowledge and ability of the management, and is perfectly satisfactory. The main tun- mel has reached a distance of 240 feet, which l was informed would be the terminal point for the present. The amount of ore taken out in this work will reach to at least 200 tons, and assays made while I was there gave results of $20 to S35 a ton. In the fact of this tunnel, there is no mistaking the fact that the vein is strong and gives every indication of being per manent In view of this determina- tion the purpose is to begin sinking
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15
VAULTS WILL PROTECT
 VALUABLE DOCUMENTS
University of Arizona Records Will be Kept in Fireproof Rooms of Con-
 crete and Steel.

Two big vaults are under process of construction at the University of Ari- zona, one an outside vault, and the other on the inside of the main build ing. in the library of the experiment station. The vaults will be used to hold valuable papers and records.
 The vault on the outside of JJniyersi- ty hall is a large cement and iron af- fair. and its chief use will be to store acids and combustible chemicals. so as to lessen the chances of a fire such as occurred at the University before the closing of college this summer. This vault is set under ground as the one inside the building will also be The excavation has been made, and the distance from the top of the ground to the top of the vault is two and a half feet. The roof is constructed bv plac- ing eight lengths of railroad iron cross wise, and then on top of these eight more strips of iron were laid so as to form criss- at right angles. The flanges of the iron hold the cement for the roof, aided by the strips of iron. It is ten feet square and the roof is nine inches thick and the walls eight inches through.
 A set of cement steps lead down to the entrance. and are about four feet wide. The top of these is guarded by a railing of pipes extending around the opening. On the inside of the vault metallic shelves will in the near future be placed. and this will com plete the building.
 That the vault on the inside of the University Hall will be even better than the one on the outside was the statement made by the man who Is working on it. It will be placed under thefloor of the room used for the library by the experimental station. and will be similarly constructed to the one de- scribed so far as the roof goes It will be of steel and cement and the roof and walls will be eighteen inches thick. At the bottom of the steps leading to it will be a steel door with combination lock
 This vault will be absolutely fire proof as constructed. It's purpose is for storing all valuable papers and works of the experiment station. It will not be so large as the outside vault. but will be sxlO feet
 These vaults have been needed by the University for some time In case of fire the outside vault will be a great protection to the building. since all the combustible chemicals and acids will thus be stored where the fire cannot reach them. The inside vault will safe guard all of the papers, and the work of years may thus be preserved from such destruction as threatened them this summer. The inside vault will be completed and ready for use before the University opens. The cost of the vault on the outside is in the neighborhood of s550. and the one on the inside will be about the same.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15

at that point, and to operate to good has been started, which had reached 25 feet the day I was there. The vein here also is uniform and of the same character as that in the tunnel, but carrying lesser values, ranging from $20 to s25 a ton. Samples were cut from this work. also. while I was there, which gave these returns. One feature of the Fortune mine that strongly comments itself. is its desir- able location for economic transporta- ton of the product, which is of vital consideration. Its ores can be dumped onto d car without necessitating a cent of additional expense, which is q con dition that does not present itself at any other property in the county. Transportation facilities are certainly favorable and with the custom smel ter but eight miles distant, the treating of the product will entail but mini mum expense. Taking everything into consideration. affecting this property. my inspection has been attended with gratifying results, and I am pleased at being identified with the company"
 MT. Broas left for his home at New Orleans Friday evening, where he is associated in a responsible ca pacity with the Illinois Central Rail road Company He contemplates re- turning in few months, when shaft work will be well under way.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15
OUR WORDS RUN INFO MILLIONS.
The Government Presses Are Printing
 Daily Postcards by the Wagon Load.
From Popular Mechanics.

From Popular Mechanics.
 The latest and certainly one of the most interesting additions to Uncle Sam's category of automatic marvels is found in two monster presses costing $36,00O. recently installed at the gov ernment printing office in Washington for printing postal cards. These press es were designed and constructed for this work and rank as the fastest presses of the kind in the world. Each is capable of turning out 2,2O0,000 com plete postal cards in an S-hOur working day and under ordinary operating con diliOns they average 1.S00.000 cards per day-the two presses now turning. out between 3 1-2 million and million cards per day-six days per week, this output being required to keep pace with the correspondence of the Ameri can people.
 Within six months the government expects to have in operation a supple mentary machine which will apportion the postcards in packages. a work which now requires the services of dozen young women.
 The special paper for the cards Is fed to the press in the form of rolls each weighing 1900 pounds. Postcards turned out by the new presses are put up in packages containing ten thous and cards each. A surplus stock of 70 million postcards is kept on hand at all times in a reserve vault.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-15
BALL FANS GALLERY
 0F NOTABLES
GEORGE SKATER,
Who Talked Himself Into Many a Win

It isn't often in these days of sO- phicticated umpires and careful read ing of the rules that it brings a bel ligerent player anything to address terms of reproach to the man in blue Old Boy JOhnstOne is apt to hand you a fine of three days. or Pop Bottle Evans may jerk his finger significant ly in the direction of the region under the Grand stand. indicating a willing ness to settle the points in dispute by the Knock Out Brown method. The cheapest it gets you is retirement from the immediate game. And there's very little percentage in this.
 When George Shaffer was right field ing for Louisville, in 1877 and a bit later for Indianapolis and St. Louis. the umpire was not the autocrdtic king of diamonds he later became. and a good. strong 90-hOurse- power, six cyl finder talker. such as was c. Shaffer had an excellent chance of swinging bluff and getting away with it. Shaf- fer used to win more games by what he called standing up for his rights than he won in any other fasion. Ac- cording to his arguments he never got put ont in his whole life while mak- ing the trip around the bases. any time It was a close thing as tO whether he or the ball got first to a base, Shaf fer called on all the nine gods Of base ball to smile at the spectacle of an um- pire who could entertain the suspicion of a doubt Why he was safe by city block? and the umpire scratching his head apologetically allowed this to be the case. and craved pardon for his hesitation in announcing the decision If unmistakably caught out. Shaffer claimed the fielder had trapped the ball. He referred to rules no umpire of the day knew anything about. and his open scOrn for such ignorance in supposed ly high places was whitening.
 George was whole hearted ball boy and stood at the head of all the right fielders for many a season, for fully a decade being considered the star of the outer works. He batted away up wonder. and fielded to perfection-or so he made the umpires think.
 If he were playing ball today he'd watch most of the games from the club house, but a quarter of cen tury ago the umpire didn't rule by a divine right. He was just human being, and open to reason. George Shaf- fer reasoned with him. He did He did.
 Tomorrow-John Manning. Fifst ht-fielder to throw a runner out at first.