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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
Euos Were Not Fresh.

Mugcatine. Feb. III. 9. Whitman
Iof south Muscatine, has pleaded guilty
in Justice Rowan's court to selling
food in violation Of chapter 26e OF the
code relative to pure food. State Food
inspector NJ. q. Flynn fled information
against the south end butter and egg
man. charging that he sold to the nrm
of Leibbrand & Diercks, on Grand.
view avenue on Jan. u q quantity OF
EGGS Of the cold storage variety. Wnen
the hen fruit was supposed to be fresn.
Mr.. Whitman stated In the court, now.
ever, that the goods which he disposed
OF to that firm, he purchased only 9
short time previous to the sale, ana
felt certain at the time that they were
fresh. The defendant was assessed 80
and costs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02

very spirit Of the association permeat'
ing the board. Of directors the commit
tee workers, the busy men and women
who have been helpers, the people
who work together at the building ana
the everyday girls, has been anat
worded by the prophet Of old they
helped everyone hts rieighbor, and
everyone said to his brother, be OF
good cheer
Worth to the Community.
ut Is impossible to measure the
worth OF the association to the COM
munity. Literally thousands OF won
en- and children have used the build.
ling as resting place. q place to wait
for trains, to meet friends, to hold
various kinds Of meetings. to read.
10 write, etc. Literally thousands OF
calls have been made upon the secre-
|taries and sometimes as result,
boarding and roominR places nave
been found, employment has been SO.
cured, advice has been given, and al
kinds of questions answered. some.
times girls and women have LETT .ne
building, a little saronger TO meet ne
please God, or with q little more
gladnese OF neart, OF Wlln uS'O.
nation to serve usefully or IN some
other way to be ataleast more CHRIST
like. not because Of the secretaries
but because all have worked togetneI
to make the institution live up 10 its
name sChristian association.
eve have avoided the mistakes and
the disappointments but they are there
on last years page, the girls no.
touched by the association. The ones
not brought into Christs cnurcn
through it, the work not accomplished,
the acknowledgements and the hopes q!
the beginning OF the year unfulhlled
at the end: the weakness Of faitn aho
the lack OF prayer. But we can only
leave such to the mercy OF the greas
teacher who knows the heart and ASK
that In this new year we may hear Ms
voice. and follow it to q better purpose
And when year hence, we, gather
one great association family, and turn
the leaf to look back at the year 1911
NAV each one read written across the
leaf BY the teachers hand-in al
things faithful"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
new TAX Plan
IS P ROP 0SED
STATE COMMISSION MAY TAKE
UP WORK OF BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

.a
Springfield, H., Jan. 31.--Abolish-
nent of the present state board of
equalization and the substitution of a
state tax commission of three mem
oers at salary of $1,000 a year, to
oe appointed by the governor, are the
chief recommendations in the report
If the revenue committee which was
appointed under joint resolution of the
asst legislature.
The report was submitted to the
general assembly today in special
message from the governor, accom-
Danying the report is the draft of a
Dill creating the proposed state tax
commission and prescribing its powers
md duties.
In brief, the bill vests the state tax
commission with sovereign power on
The subject of taxation for state and
local purposes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
MISSIONARY SUICIDES
Young Woman, Returning From China
Jumps Overheard After Nervous
Breakdown.

New York, Jan. 31.--The death Of
Miss Alice Darijee of Newark, N. j.,
missionary in China, is announced
in cable dispatches received here. She
had suffered nervous breakdown
from overwork and was on her way to
America on a furlough when she com.
mitted suicide by jumping overheard
from the Pacific mail steamer Man
churia on Friday while the vessel was
steaming between Saghai and Maya
saki.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
e. Dodge Police Look Tor Crooks.

IT. Dodge, Feb. Grating In this
city il battling the local police. Local
MERCHANTS have lost over $4,000 during
the last month on forgeries, nutilated
bills and crafts. Mutilated bills to the
amount Of 310S were passed on local
merchants Saturday.
"A young lady put on shoes at Rude.
s.lls shoe store Saturday and while
the clerk was fixing the buttons on
the old shoes, walked out. The local
authorities are completely baffled and
are on the lookout for the grafters.
but have failed to locate the culprits
in a single instance 1t Is thought that
band OF Italians wintering in the
city, are responsible for the mutilated
bills. =.-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
AkED GETS SALARY BOOST
Pastor Of Rockefelier's Church Will
Draw $4,000 Year Here.
tltf altar

New York, Jan. Silt is announced
that the board of trustees of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, of which John
D. Rockefeller is member, have voted
a salary increase Of $4,000 to the pas
tor, the Rev. Charles F. Aked. This
will make his salary $4,000 year.
DR.. Aked will leave within week
for a vacation trip to California He
has accepted invitations to speak In
several churches in the west.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
HELP INJURED MAN,
Fifteen Men Help Clear the Timber
for Charles Carson Of
.Tahoe

Tabor, Feb. 1.--While Charles Car
SON IL suffering from broken leg,
many OF his friends and neighbors ere
interested in looking after his inter-
ests.
Recently, force OF fifteen, taking
their dinners and axes with them.
proceeded to the Rhode timber, south
west Of town, where they finished cut-
ting and clearing OF q tract OF timber
which Mr.. Carson had bought and was
working at the time when he met with
the accident. y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
ACTORS LEAD IN DIVORCE
Ministers Association in Compilation
Also Show Ministry in Favorable
1T -

New York, Jan. 31.-According to
figures prepared for the New York
Presbyterian Ministers association,
actors aud actresses are the most
given to divorces of any class or occu-
patton while ministers, in proportion
to their, number, are less frequently
divorced than any other class of indi-
viduals. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
Want New, school At Nun,a.

Centerville, Feb. LIT is considered
likely that an election will be called
at Numa this spring to vote upon q
proposition for new school building.
AZ present there is q school OF two
rooms only with an enrolment Of 1Se.
A building OF four rooms is needed
to care for the increasing school pod
ulation and when the propositiOn
comes up 1t is probable 1t Will be Tor
q substantial brick building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
Twenty Cases Of PneumonIa.

Missouri Valley. Feb. 1.-Dr. John
Tamisiea reports twenty cases Of pneu-
monia on his list. Though this number
surpasses that OF other localities, there
are more cases of pneumonia at the
present time in Harrison than in any
other period in its history.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
WOMAN JUMPS TO DEATH
One Killed and Several Injured In
Spectacular New York Tenement
Fire.

New York, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Mary
Gala jumped to her death and her two
daughters were probably fatally burned
in spectacular fire which destroyed a
four-story tenement house at Thirty
seventh street and Sixth avenue today.
Two firemen were injured rescuing the
score Of occupants of the burning build
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
Brakeman Gsts Damages.

Fort Dodge, Feb. 1.-Claude Jen-
ninrs. formerly brakeman for the
Minneapolis a st. Louis railway com
pat1y. received 32.35O damages as the
result OF an. accident In Angus IN FeD.
ruary, 1910, when his leg was cut on
by q train. Jennings asked Tor $1,000
but settled tor the lesser sum out q
court,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
pe.th Of Mrs. o. 8. Jones.

Keota, Feb. Mrs. o. B. Jones
ia dead at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Boliar, near 'Richland. Her health
had been failing for some time and she
was taken to Richland recently to be
cared for by her daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02

Increase Of Membership.
"The face of MANY new members
here. and the increased number In the
membership total, speaks of the eff
f1cacy of the membership campaign
held in the first days OF October, and
planned by our president, Mrs. Nc
Clelland. And we are Justly proud
that the record shows more than 100
sustaining members, that being goal
long hoped for.
"The lunch department Under fne
supervision OF Miss Hyde has branched
ont ministered to more people and
filed more practical, or at least more
easily seen need, than any other De
partment of the association. And one
OF the great improvements during the
wear has been the purchase OF an cleo
trio fan for the dining room.
Perhaps the most actual time spent
in service has been given by the house
committee In their never firing enorts
to compete with the wear and tear OF
the building, and make it a beautiful
homelike place. Many others have
had share in fitting the little building
for service and beauty however as the
gifts Of rugs. pillows, blankets. couches
pictures and the new table for china
painting and penmanship, will show.
Spirit Of Co-operation. .
GAS we glance down the page we
see that it is wonderful institution
for cooperation throughout. Some
have given time, some talent, some
money, and some all Of the three.
From the humblest service to the
greatest, willingness has character
ized the doing in way that has made
the haarts of the secretaries glad The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02

In opening her address, Miss Trim
BILE stated that the Y. w. c. A. in order
to be factor in the community must
become acquainted with the needs in
the city and adapt it's work to over
come the peculiar temptations Of
women in the community, in social,
business and home life. The Y. w.
4. A. Is In reality church work outside
OF UNCONVENTIONAL lines" asserted Miss
Trimble. 1T must adapt itself to the
city or college, rural and country dis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-23
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
DECATUR COUNTY, o. IOWA

hereby Monday in December 1911
o'clock O'Clock the
public
OF the
unpaid such real
are paid.
Leon of November, A. D. 1911.
C. COZAD,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Heard the Case

Railroad Commissioners Stuts-
man and Mann and Secretary F.
D. Hall were in Washburn Mon
day on their way to Turtle Lake
to settle a question of an elevator.
The trip was made by auto.
All persons who held receipts
against this elevator at Turtle
Lake have been summoned to ap-
pear before the commission to give
testimony. 1t will be recalled that
when the failure took place there
were a number of storage tickets
out and the Dakota Trust company
as bondsmen effected settlement
of the outstanding claims on a pro
rata or percentage basis. This
action did not meet the approval
Of the commission and the present
investigation is the result.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29

vegetables that were sent to Bis
marck to the exposition. Follow
ing is the list:
''Mr. Berg sent a cabbage which
weighed twenty pounds; George
Swanson sent a rutabaga, weight
fourteen pounds and Charley
Tauer had turnip which weig he'd
twelve pounds" These would have
made a good showing in the Nc.
Lean county exhibit.
M. j. Stesin of Devils Lake
raised a radish this season that
weighed five and a half pounds-a
little to large for table use.
John O'Reilley of Valley City
has the largest sunfower plant in
the state so far. The stock meas
'nres ten feet and four iuches in
height and has fifteen flowers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Found the Bad Man

Napoleon, N. D., Sept, Gloon
ductor Gallagher of the south
bound 500 train discovered among
his passengers today an Italian
who answers the description of
the man, Ginaidi, who is wanted
at Mandan for numbering a fellow
countryman, Ferrara, in a fight
there Sunday. Gallagher notified
the officers at Napoleon and the
suspect was arrested. He carried
a wicked looking gun and his face
was badly battered up. he will
probably be returned to Mandan,
or held here for Identification by
Mandan officials.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
WIN Plant More Corn

Last spring The First National
Bank Of Goodrich distributed
among the farmers Of that vicinity;
between three and fonrS hundred
bushels Of seed corn, and in spite
Of one Of the most backward sea-
sons and the most unusually cold
summer, there will be plenty Of
home grown seed corn in the
country for another year. Several
thousand acres in the Goodrich
country were planted to corn this
year. and there has been enough
satisfaction in the experiment II
warrant an estimate that next
years; corn acreage will be two q
three times creator than this ysar;
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
No More Rails This Year

The Oliver county people expect
. train this fall but according to
the Dickinson Press they will be
disappointed. The Press local
follows:
80 Without reading between the
lines, any one would almost think
from some of the dispatches that
the Northern Pacific was really
going to finish the north branch
from Mandan right away. This,
however is not just the case. The
n. P. already has the line graded
ID Stanton, a distance of about
s4venty.one miles, and steel was
laid as far as Sanger last year but
no regular service was established
Some of the deep cuts are filled
over the rails with dirt and orders
have been given, it seems, to have
the track cleared and other neces.
sary repairs made 80 that freight
cars can be hauled over the line
this fall. It is not believed that
company expects to lay any more
rails north this year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29

ia in 1911 exceeded the total Of
1910 by $93,O0O,O0O, which is a
decidedly handsome balance Of
trade for this state to have and
shows it's great recuperative quail:
tiles.
The year 1909 was considered a
very prosperous year, and the to-
tai value of the North Dakota
products harvested that fall was
$l39, ,OOO,O 900, while this year the
value exceeded that of 1909 by at
least $l1,OOO 900, Notwithstanding
the fact that the state raised H..
OOO,O 900 bushels less wheat than in
1909. The fax crop alone this
year is worth $l7,OOO,OOO more
than in 1909 and $25, 100000 more
than in 1910, while the barley crop
is $8,OOO,O 900 more than in 1909.
As every year goes by there is a
greater diversity in farming inter-
ests in North Dakota and conse.
quently more stability.
It will take some little time to
thresh and market these products,
but eventually the money from
this crop will get into circulation
and relieve the tension which was
caused by the short crop of 1910.
There are few states or communi-
ties that would not have been seri-
ously affected by the shortage of
last year, but a. crop bringing
$93, ,OOO, 900 more than was harvest
ed in 1910 and from $ll 600, 600 to
SIS, 100000 more than the average
output of the last five years shows
that North Dakota is all right this
fall and with time and patience
the state will be even more pros.
porous than it ever has been, be-
cause lessons of economy have
been taught the results are going
to be shown in better farming in
the future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
1911 Crops Beats
Those Of 1910
State No Longer Dependent On The
! Wheat Crop As A Money Pro-
z ducer

North Dakota has been known
for many years throughout the un-
ion because of the superior quail
ity of wheat raised here. In con-
sequence of this many have gained
the impression that wheat was the
only crop produced in North Da-
kota.
If there was shortage of the
wheat crop they believed that
North Dakota would be on the
verge of bankruptcy. This is not by
any means the case, as already
there is considerable deversifca-
tion in the products of the state.
The wheat crop of North Dakota
this year is estimated to be worth
$72,OOO,OOO, while the total of
farm products-not including live
stook-equals $5O,O00,000.
Flax alone has been produced
here this year to the value of $780,.
100000; the oat crop is worth $l4,-
W0,000; the barley crop $4,000,
and corn, potatoes and hay are
valued at 81, 100000 each.
The following table was pre-
pared by Mr.. Snow, one of the
best known and most reliable agri-
cultural experts in the country,
and published in The Orange-Judd
Northwest Farmstead of Sept. Is,
and thu; data can be. accepted as a
most conservative estimate:
Yields in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29

Aggregate values. l4Of 81
Il will be seen that Mr.. Snow
estimates the corn crop a. exceed.
ing that Of last year BY only L.
10000 bushels, whilsit will prob
ably be at least double the crop Of
1910, and 100000 would be a
conservative estim ate on this crop.
He also makes no mention Of
rye, and winter rye has become q
staple product here; it is . bene-
fetal one primarily and i also
exceedingly valuable in ito second
ary advantages because Of clearing
the soil Of weeds.
II is inter esting to note that the
agricultural products Of. North Da-
kota for the year 1911 are the
greatest Of any Of the northwestern
states, those Of this state being
.f. q. +. . & \ z -
$l48, GOO, 600; South Dakota is third
With $64, ,OOO, 600; Washington next
with 363, 3,OOO, COO; Montana and
Oregon are each $4,000, 600; Ida.
~, $50 COO, 600 and Wyoming, sl5,-
Oo0,O ,O0O. ~ !.
ia South Dakota the corn crop
iiisSslmost double that Of the wheat
cTop, while in Minnesota the corn
4 icarop N II very near equal to the
wheat crop. 4 .5#
The aggregate value of .thss crops
n ntionsd grown u u sin il North Dsko.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
What One Farmer
Did This Summer
Many Report Almost As Great A
Success During This Last Sea-
son Here

The following report from the
Max Enterprise shows what can
be done in this state:
aow is this for a North Dakota
land story? G. K. Gkesdahl of
Fancher township can brag this
year that he bought a quarter Sec
tion of Ramsey county land and will
when his crops are harvested and
everything paid for, have the land
unincumbered with debt and have
$1,000 in the bank besides, all off
one years income from the land.
Last May when Mr.. Gkeshahl
was thru with his spring seeding
he looked around for some hay land
Noticing the advertisement of the
Northern Investment company,
who own considerable land in Fan
cher township he called at the city
office. Before he left he was in
duced to buy at So, 5000, a quarter
of land adjoining his farm. At
first it was only his intention to
leese the land. but such good
bargain was offered he purchased.
One hundred forty acres were
broken Immediately and seeded to
fax. In July he secured fifty tons
of hay off the balance, hay is no
mean crop this year. The fax
crop will yield him from 1000 to
5000 bushels. At the conservative
figure this crop will net S., 600 and
the hay is worth $500 more. So
that when all is settled up in the
fall he will own his land and have
at least $1,000 to the good. Can
you do this in any other state in
the Union?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Indian Fair Over
M CT a.. A.

The first fair given by the In.
dams closed last Sunday at Elbo.
woods. The many from here who
attended the fair said it WAS q sue.
ces in every wsy. Thomas Smith
was president. the heralds were:
Charles Ross, Robt. Lincoln, Ed
Good Bird, Rufus Red Feather,
Spotted W easel, Chief Sitting Owl
and Holding Eagle.
The exhibits shown were made
or grown by the Indians. The
farm products were better than ex-
pected and goes to SHOW that they
are studying agriculture and pro.
gressing rapidly. There industrial
exhibit was also very good.
The program each day consisted
Of horse racing, broncho riding,
breaking camp, starting fire, with
flint, sham battles and steer roping.
Nearly all the visitors made the
trip in autos and pitched their
tents besides those Of the Indians.
The 200 tents were in two rows in
the woods and made q very pretty
sight.
I The Indians arc 4 I aalrsady, making
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Teachers Institute Over

The teachers institute for Nc
Lean and Oliver counties will close
this afternoon after one Of it's most
successful meetings. There were
over 40 teachers enrolled, making
the number too large to be COM
fortably seated in the high school,
50 the sessions were held in the
opera house.
Clyde r. Travis. vice-president
of the Mayville Normal, and Mrs.
Porter, critic teacher in che public
schools and the normal of the same
place, were the instructors. Mr..
Travis has lived in this state long
enough to know the kinds of rural
schools here and gave interesting
lectures upon improving these
schools in many ways. Mrs. Por-
ter's talks were all about the little
ones, and many will leave here
with the idea that teaching these
little ones is a good and noble pro-
fesslon after all, and not such q
drudgery as some have made it.
There has beer a social side to
this gathering as we'll as that of
hard work. Tuesday evening Rev.
Harris Of Bismarck gave one Of bis
splendid lectures on q Mediterran-
can Cruise. The stereopticon views
illustrating the journey were very
beautiful. Mr.. Harris was sent
here by the state superintendent
and the teachers showed their ap-
probation Of having . chance to
hear %. good a lecture By giving
him marked attention throughout
the evening. 35 5..s
On Wednesday night social
session was held to give the teaoh-
ers an opportunity to meet their
fellow workers. The amusement
for the evening was in the form
Of q field day at q large college.
During the entire evening there
was great strife between the class
es but al ended happily when the
refreshments were served.
It wss d noticeable fact that
more normal trained teachers are
being hired in this county each
year. The school boards demand
more than q common school edu.
cation for their teachers Many
boards do not believe ia institutes,
but IL they had attended the one
held here this week, they would
|alWays ste very anxious hereafter
rs have their actheirs 1 attend ~ \;
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
All Should Belong

Fargo, Sept. ga meeting was
held here at which time the orga-
nization of the North Dakota One
Hundred an Acre Association was
dicussed and it was finally decided
to perfect such an organization.
1t is the design of those who were
present to make the assooiation
state wide in ito scope, to adopt
the Holland system and have an
expert farm advisor in at least ev-
cry county in the state of North
Dakota.
The design of the organizatios
10 the dissemination of information
among the farmers of North Dako-
ia upon the subject Of the best
methods as applied to agriculture
and the promotion Of better and
more profitable cultivation Of soil
including the rotation diversi6oa-
ton of crops and raising Of live
stock and poultry the manufacture
Of dairy products and other like
subjects pertaining to the devel-
opment of the best agricultural
results Of the state.