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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
ONE Of IowA,s CHANCES.

Farmers and truck growers IN the
vicinity Of Ottumwa, who are interest
ed in obtaining greater returns from
their land said an ad of John Morrell
and company in the Courier the other
evening, should investigate the mat.
ter of tomato raising. Wefare arrang-
ing to pack tomatoes during the COM
ing season and will be pleased to fur
nish information to interested parties.
Here is one phase of the intensified
farming question laid before the farm
ers and truck growers of this section
Tomato raising has proved to be profit
able where there is a ready and sure
market for the crop. The market is
promised by an Iowa firm. The crop
viii be packed by Iowa labor and the
proceeds Of the sale of this product,
some of which is sold in other states,
comes back to Iowa.
This is field in which Iowa should
lead the world. We have the soil to
raise crops suitable for canning. We
have institutions ready and willing to
buy all the present crop, and, in fact, a
greatly Increased crop. The farmer,
the packer and the worker stand TO
share alike in any expansion made in
this field.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02

and have never written such stories
and we cannot sell them both under
the same title. What are we going to
do about it,"
Il might call mine THE Green Chr
cle," said Phyllis, but Hughes wasn't
TO De outdone in generosity.
Let me change my title" he SAID.
TO The Bracelet That Brought Coco
Luck. But practical Marion had
better suggestion.
"The pay you will get for those two
stories she said, will net you q
nice little nestegg. Any old name
will do but the important thing Is
that you two should understand that
this isn't coincidence, 1t is fate"
You mean?" asked John.
II mean" said Marion, that
after this your pride and Phyllis
poverty should be things of the past.
The jade bracelet has brought you
together; has brought you good
luck, and has shown you that your
two minds working on the same
idea can produce I masterpieces
think of that for future"
"I'l like to think of it, said
John slowly, IF dared"
They Phyllis came to the rescue.
"Why not dare?" she asked softly.
Am l so formidable, John?'
Then Marion slipped out and left
them. When she came back the
jade bracelet was on Phyllis arm.
ut is a funny sort of an engage
ment ring" said Phyllis, "but I like
it better than the other kind"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
duced to- ss,e5a,2s3.

duced to se,e5s,2s3.
I'm 1868 there was loss instead
of gain in weight of second class mat
ter Of 18,079,292 pounds; the deficit
went up to $16,S73,223, an increase
over the year before of more than
$4,000, 900.
I'm 1909 there was only a slight
gain in weight of 28.367,29S pounds ;
the deficit went up to $17,441,7I9.
In 1910 there was a gain in weight
of 94,865,S pounds, the largest ever
known; and the deficit dro. ped to
$5,848, 566.88.
From 1906 to 1910 there were 1885,
S63,387 pounds increase in the weight
Of second class matter; the deficit was
$4,668,432.12 less in 1910 than in 1906.
''In the whole history of the post
Office department, neither an increase
Of second class matter nor q reduc-
ton Of the postage rate has ever In
creased deficits, no matter what bur
dens have been piled upon ~.le serv-
Ice in the way Of an extension Of city
delivery. the establishment Of rural
free delivery, .the multiplication IN
number and increase of pay of officials,
increase Of government free matter,
increase of railroad and other trans
portation charges, nor an increase in
the obstructive energies of postal Of
ficials directed against the publishing
business.
1.-The amazing development Of the
industries of the country is in large
measure due to second class matter;
the great increase of second class mat
ter is due to the low postage rate; and
the wonderful expansion Of the postal
establishment is based chiefly upon
the widespread distribution Of news
papers and periodicals.
The foregoing figures are respect
fully submitted = they are official; and
their significance can be interpreted
by any intelligent and thoughtful per-
son. In the presence of these figures,
is it too much to claim that the gov
eminent has never lost dollar in
transporting second class mail; that it
is by far the most profitable OF any,
and that, were it withdrawn or greatly
curtailed by an increase Of rate, the
postal establishment would collapse in
to bankruptcy?'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
Isaac Grogan of Pella is moving t

Isaac Grogan of Pella is moving to
.Ottumwa this spring.
W. L. Stansberry Of Marshalltown,
Ia. will move back on his farm north
Of town March /.
The G. O. Gress sale south OF town
Thursday was well attended.
MILFORD Frye and Oscar Southern
left Saturday for Roland, Idaho where
both are employed on the Chicago.
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway.
w. p. Hoffman Of Bloomfield was
business caller in West Grove Thurs
day.
J. A. Gravett living east Of town on
the John Colliver place will move to
Green Top,IiMo., Marche1, to make his
future home.
The West Grove school closed Fri
day with a splendid program OF the
primary room with Mrs. VIM. Brown,
principal and Miss Pearl Smith, the
primary ROOM,
N. w Hartwick and wife went to
Bloomfield on business Saturday.
y : . . II
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
RECENT INvEN+IoNe
AND EXPERIMENTS.
Experiments With Music.

Experiments now being made at the
John Hopkins university on the analy-
sis of the fundamental tones and par
tials that make up every musical
sound are expected to lead to method
for determining the value of violins
and similar instruments by their tone.
OIL Concrete, Latest In Road Making.
The latest material In road construc-
ton Is. coil concrete" which has been
used to; depth OF inches over tel
ford foundation on short expert
mental road near Harrisburg, Pa. The
concrete takes 1t name from the fact
tnat 15 per cent Of oil is added to the
ordinary concrete which Is used for
the upper layer. A thin coating OF
finely crushed stone was used as
top dressing, and the road was sprink-
led daily with water for seven days
before 1t was opened to traffic.
New Foot.Warmer.
A new foot-warmer for motorists
utilizes the heat Of both the exhaust
gases and the circulation water.
Removing a Stubborn Nut.
Heat an open end wrench that fits
the nut and while hot place 1t on the
nut and allow 1t to remain for two or
three minutes, says the American
Machinist. The. heat will cause the
nut to expand and 1t can be taken off
with ease. A heated wrench gives
much better results than, a blow torch.
as the torch will heat the nut and bolt
at the SAME time, where the hot
wrench only heats the nut. Any nut
which resists the hot wrench will
probably have to be split to take 1t of.
New Insulating Bricks Float.
A new insulating lining brick, de-
signed for use where absolute free
dom from dampness Is necessary, is so
waterproof and burned that 46 per
cent OF the, volume is confined air. Its
specific gravity is only 900, although
It's ultimate strength in compression
sis claimed to be $50 lbs. per square
inch. The bricks float In water and
are claimed to be moistureproof.
New Aerial Torpeo.
A Swedish army officer has con.
structed an aerial torpedo propelled
by q compassionate motor. It is
claimed to have an initial velocity OF
984 feet per second, and a maximum
range of over $4,000 feet. Its charge
consists OF about pounds OF explos-
i've.
Some Flowing.
In blowing field of five square
miles with 12-inch pillow, the man De-
hind the handles would have to walk
a distance Of 1854 miles, or a dis
lance equal to the circumference OF
the earth at the equator plus that OF
journey between New YORK City and
Houston, Texas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
THE CHICAGO PRIMARY.

one or the chicago papers confessed
that until today it had been unable
to figure out just what was to happen
at the primary election there today,
but the campaign managers came
along and made their claims and now
it is all clear. Poking fun at the ex-
travagant claims of the campaign man
ayers 1t gives the following as the
exact facts in advance
The republican voters will cast
2,000-130,0O0 votes at their primary
Thompson will get 46,3O0 out Of the
100000 votes cast, as against 10000
for Merriam, $4,000 for Smulski and
$500 for Murray and Scully.
Merriam will get $4,000 out of the
100000 votes cast and win by $4,000
plurality.
smulski will get 100000 votes out of
the $4,000 votes cast.
Murray will get $4,000 out of the
100000 votes cast
Scully will get $4,000 out of the 112,-
900 votes cast.
The democratic voters will cast
LOG, 4O0-130, 900 votes at their primary.
Dunno will get 10000 out Of the 1885,.
900 votes cast.
Harrison will get $4,000 votes out Of
the 5,000-130,0OO votes cast. He
will get more votes than both his
rivals He will carry. every ward.
Graham will get $1,000 OF the 106,.
400 votes cast, Harrison getting 2S,400
and Dunno 10000.
We have not at hand the exact mum.
Der of votes that will be cast for the
IL -
but as neither has opposition it is to
be presumed that each will win as de.
cisively as the various republicans and
democrats.
| So after getting these advance re-
turns there is no use to wait for the
count of the votes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
! rHR POSTAL RATES.

The Literary Digest quotes some VI
the newspapers who expressed dlsap-
prevail of the plan urged by Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock Of increasing
the postage price OF magazines. Mag
azines at present are paying the sec
ond class matter rate of one cent 9
pound. BY amendment to. the postal
appropriation bill the postmaster gen
eral favored increasing this rate to
four cents pound on the advertising
section OF magazines mailing more
than 1000 copies each issue.
The New York American Is quoted
as pertinently reminding its readers
that 1.-THE people buy advertising
periodicals, not to please .the adver-
Users, but to please themselves, and
that, moreover, "the advertising bust
ness is the nourishing mother of every
other business that is competitive. =
The New York Evening Journal ex-
presses the conviction that Mr. Tart
and Mr.. Hitchcock will themselves op-
pose the increase they are now cham
pioning when they fully understand
its economic bearings.
Wilmer Atkinson, editor of the Phil
adelbhia Farm Journal, is quoted as
giving the pOstofdce department
own official figures to show that Sec
ond class matter causes no loss at all
and never did, but on the contrary is
immeasurably profitable. He says that
the quantity Of second class matter
carried in 1910 was more than twelve
times that carried in 1872, while the
deficit for the two years was almost
Identical. Getting down to what has
happened within the last five years, he
is quoted as saying:
I'm 1906 there was gain in weight
OF second class matter OF 14,674,086
pounds; in that year the deficit was
$10,516,999.
"In 1907 there was gain in weight
Of 50 ,6l6,3 1886 pounds-11 900, 900 pounds
more than in 1906; the deficit was re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
NAMING THE FARM.

A bill, has been introduced in the
Iowa legislature giving farmers the
right to register the names OF their
farms and secure monopoly on SUCH
titles so registered The bill provides
that such registering Of farm names
can be filed with the recorder upon
the payment of a fee Of 81. When a
name is registered no other person IN
the county in which the registry is
made can use the name for a farm.
Regardless Of whether the bill be-
comes law or not, it's introduction Is
a conclusive sign of the interest which
is being taken by farmers generally IN
this plan to give their farms charac-
teristic or descriptive names. Whlle
this plan has been followed consider
ably in the past in the case of stock
farms, the proprietors of general farms
have not allowed their imagination
much sway in this matter OF distin-
gushing their holdings from those OF
their neighbors. The custom has been
rather generally adopted in the newer
parts Of the northwest and theNsouth-
west, ,where.the ranges and farms bear
titles, many of which are poetic and
flowery, but all of which have some
distinguishing trait which.makes iden-
tiflcation easy. One newspaper pub
lished in the northwest is now con-
Quoting a. contest with prizes offered
to the farmers who give the best
names to their farms, the only re-
auirement being that the names shall
concisely describe either the location,
the topography or the chief product OF
the farm. The main result of the con-
test has been to awaken interest gen
orally In this subject and to cause
many of the contestants to exhibit q
fondness and a loyalty for their farms
which had existed to only small de-
gree before.
The experience Of other sections has
been that farmer who is progressive
enough (and imbued. sufficiently wlCh
interest in his work. aside from the
direct material prof1ts) to give name
to his farm, takes his family into his
confidence in most of the matters per-
tanning to the farm management and
so interests both young and old. The
naming of the farm is therefore only
step in the progress toward general
cooperation. In this lies it's chief
value. Many a boy or girl has found
his or her interest In farm work quick
ened since the day when the parents
injected the necessary amount Of what
might be called romance into the prac-
teal affairs of farm life to select a
distinguishing title for the farm home.
Nothing is more important nowadays
than this family cooperation and the
securing of the interest and assistance
OF the young. Naming the farm and
going SO far as to install signboards
and to print letterheads bearing the
farms name goa long ways toward
bringing this about.-Exchange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
Gotham Gossip

New York, Feb. 27.--A bad man from
Arkansas-at any rate, he claims that
state as his home-has been working
the New York hotels lately. At one
of the leading hostelries he registered
as -. B. kaufman, Hot Springs, Ark. :
and took one of the best rooms in the
house. The next morning he ate a
hearty breakfast, for which he signed
a check, and returned to his room. A
few hours later it was discovered that
he had vanished taking with him his
suit case, without the fOrmality of pay
ing his bill. Also, the bed spread, lin
en-, blankets and lace window curtains
had disappeared from the room he had
occupied. Next night, when another
clerk was on duty, the same man en-
tered, registered under another name
but still clinging to Arkansas as his
home, and the following morning dis
appeared with the blankets and cur
tains from his room. Several other
hotels have been similarly victimized
apparently by the same man, since
although he changes his name with
each operation, he invariably registers
from some town in Arkansas. The re
suit is that all people who register
from Arkansas are looked upon with
suspicion by hotel clerks.
If there is any youthful game OF
sport which the gamins on the East
Side couldn't turn into gamble, II
hasn't been invented. Here is how the
young hopefuls of the Bowery and ad
iacent thoroughfares spin tops
A circle similar to that used IL
playing marbles, Is chalked on the
pavement. Il Within this circle eact
player places penny. Then eacf
player attempts to knock one of the
cents out OF the circle with his top
If he succeeds, the penny Is his, and
he gets another try.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02

The New York pastor who says he
is going to pray for the thief who stole
an overcoat from his church is fine
Christian gentleman, says the Chicago
Examiner, but he is too much OF an
idealist. Protecting Overcoats by
prayers is not going to>be popular.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02

Senator Crawford believes in OBJ
serving the rules and regulations Of
the filibuster union. He spoke eight
hours last night, then blew his whistle
and Quit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
WEST GROVE.

Earl and Othello Carey were in
Bloomfield on business Saturday
c. G. Gleason and wife were shop
ping in Bloomfield Saturday.
4 c. o. Gress moved into the Mrs
LosW pEsperty Friday evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02

parte their home removed to Charles
City, Ia, Thursday.
Mrs. L. w. Hurley Of Keokuk Is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Cummings south OF town. sA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02

Come on you March. Step along
lively now. The baseball season opens
as soon as you have gone your way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
TOO MUCH POLITICS; TOO LITTLE
BUSINESS,

Gov. Carroll action in vetoing the
Oregon primary plan bill, purely
political measure which was not de-
The evening world., 1911-08-03

ing, n that her wooden fence has been
broken so many times that she has put
up a wire fence
DR.. Rambaud, who belongs to several
American and foreign medical societies.
succeeded his uncle. DR.. Gibier. as
chief OF the Pasteur Institute here.
Gibier was a student OF Pasteur. DR..
Ramuaud was secretly married to Nine.
Gerville-Reache. then of the Manhattan
Opera-House company, a Justice of the
peace performing the ceremony in New
Jersey on Nov. IL. 1903. just after DR..
Rambaud had been divorced by his first
wife.
The bride had sung important con-
tralto parts IN Hammersteln's Manhat-
tan Opera-House. She had made her de-
but some years before at the Opera CO.
mique. Paris. and had sung with sue
cess In Brussels and London. Like her
husband she is devoted to automobillng.
The evening world., 1911-08-03
PURE FOOD REFEREE BOARD
WANTS TO BE ABOLISHED.
Chairman RemSen Says A Finding
That II Is Illegal Will be Wei
coined by Members.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3-The Remsen
Pure Food Referee Board would well
come a finding hat 1t Is Illegal, declared
Or. Ira W. Remsen, chairman of the
board, before the House Committee on
Agricultural Department Expenditures
to-day. This is the tribunal to whica
DIR. wlley's pure food decisions are re-
ferred an watch reversed DR.. Wiley's
finding that henzoate OF sode was dele
FERROUS to health.
The evening world., 1911-08-03
What You Get
For It

YOU spend from fifty cents TO So to
20 to a show.
YOU spend from fifty cents to any
number of dollars for a day at Coney'
YOU spend perhaps more than o
can afford fcr d vacation
WHY?
q To have a good time, OF course FOR
amusement, for entertainment It costs
a lot. Sometimes it's wcrth the cost
Sometimes not.
There is something that is always
absolutely sure to amuse and entertain
everyone. And that is an o. HENRY
story. -.
The Evening World will publish a
series of the last and best OF this great
writer's short stories beginning next
Monday
Read all of them. There is NONE
you can afford to miss.
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17

Mound City Paints are better.
ella Valley Furn. & Haw Stora
Furnished rooms for rent !, tha
postottice building. b2.tf e.
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17

Wiley Jones has been laid up the
past week with a severe attack of
appendicitis, but is now able to be
up again.
The Graham County race will be
exciting as the horses seem evenly
matched. SILT
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17
ED OLLERTON KILLED
Former Thatcher Man Run
Over by Auto in Texas

Word was received here this
week that Ed Ollerton, who form.
erly lived in Thatcher and was well
known throughout the valley as 8
brick mason, had been killed by ar
automobile in Houston, Texas, sew.
eral weeks ago.
According to the report, Mr.. Oil.
erton was walking on the street
when he was struck nv an automo.
bile and hurled with such lorce tc
the ground that both legs were
broken and head crushed, dying al:
most instantly.
The people in the automobile
picked up the body and carried il
some distance, when they stopped
the machine and took out the body
and placed it against tree near the
road, and then drove off.
The dead man was later discov.
cred by the police and the body was
removed to the morgue. On search.
ing the mans clothes, letters were
found which identified him as Ed
Ollerton.
The police were unable to locate
the automobile or find out who
were the occupants.
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17

hall, in the west corner one saw a
dainty trimmed booth, where the
fishing pond was conducted by MEM
bers of the Young Ladies Associa-
ton. The little children gathered
so closely around this booth that it
was hardly approachable. Passing
on Eastward to the central door,
one found pretty valentine booth
and postoffice, conducted by Edna
and Minnie Layton. In the east
doorway was a large booth, with
beautiful decorations, where gro
ceries, dry goods, shoes and general
merchandise were sold by Lawrence
Fuller and William McRae. All the
statesmen were kept busy until about
five o'clock, when the crowd began
to thin out. During this time the
scene was kept lively by the coming
and going of people, the exchange
of greetings and the music Of the
Academy band.
At 7:30 o'clock the hall was again
filled with merry dancers, and be-
fore an hour had passed, the hall
was packed beyond comfort, where
married and single joined in the
dance. The booths were all kept
busy during the evening. In the
latter part of the evening number
of auction sales were made, all
bringing good prices, Mr.. Naylor
acting as auctioneer.
The bazaar proved a most brilliant
success from start to finish. The
Board of Trade cleared from all
sources the sum of $230.00, with
considerable more to come from
groceries. The ward gave the hall
free of charge, while the Bond Or.
chestra and the Academy Brass
Band gave their services free OF
charge.
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17

Secure your early fall layers from
Welker Brothers, breeders of Buff
Orphingtons, Buff Leghorns and
Black Minorcas, $l.50 per setting.
EC-dt
Graham guardian., 1911-02-17
GILA VALLEY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered by
the Guardians Corre-
spondents.
THATCHER

Mrs. Nellie White, of Globe, is
visiting with relatives in Thatcher
this week.
Fred Webb and Harvey Mangum,
of Pima, were home missionaries at
church, Sunday afternoon.
l.. E. Wightman, of Globe, was a
business visitor in town for several
days the fore part Of the week.
Mr.. Richardson. of Stafford, spoke
in the church Sunday afternoon, his
subject being The Power of Music. y
Miss Lizzie Moody was given q
surprise party by a number of her
young friends Wednesday evening.
We are glad to report that the
many children who were i'll with
Ia grippe recently, are all well again.
Mrs. Sarah McRea, of Thomas,
spent several days this week visiting
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Cheney.
Erastus Carpenter, Jr., has moved
from the Chlarson house to a ranch
near Joe Robinson's, for the sum-
mer.
d. A. Kemp and his son, LaFay.
cite, Blake Messenger and Mr..
Maurers have secured work on the
railroad. near Globe.
Roxy Moody. Of Thomas, and
Charlotte Hayes, of Pima, have
spent the past week visiting with
relatives and friends in town.
Blake Messenger and family have e
moved from Bryce and will NAL G
their home here. They are occupy
ing the Nancy Chlarsen home.
C, C. Cole. editor of The Record,
will speak before the M. l. A. at
the preliminary program Sunday
evening. his subject being Incl
dents Of Travel"
Mr.. Morrill,, Of the Tucson Exper-
iment Station, gave an interesting
and profitable lecture in the Acad-
emy, Thursday evening, his subject
being The Apple Tree Pests"
Mrs. Fannie Kimball entertained
the senior class of the Academy at
a social at her home. Friday eve.
ming. AS most of the class mem
bers were girls, David Kimball con
veyed them to and from his home
below town. The faculty and their
wives were also present The fore