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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
QUESTION FOR
The PIONEERS \ |:
w. NJ. TAYLOR OF SWEET WATER.
TEX, WRITES THAT, HE WAS
KIDNAPPED FROM oTTuMWA 81

Claiming that he was kidnapped
from his home in OttumWa
forty-seven years ago when he was
but six years OF age, by q doctor whose
name Is not given, q man giving the
name Of w. NJ Taylor has written
Mrs. Harriet e. Walker, 524 South
Ransom street, asking her to assist
him in locating his people. The writer
of the letter gives his place OF resi-
dence as Sweet Water, Texas and
would like to secure the names OF
some old residents OF Ottumwa who
might be able to tell him something
Of his family. The letter arrived at
the Walker home Thursday and
reads as follows:
Sweet Water, Tex, March 6, 1911.
Mrs Harriet E. Walker,
Dear Madam: Can you please give
me the names of some old settlers IN
your town. was kidnapped in that
town Al years ago. was 6 years old
at that time and | have never heard
anything OF my parents since. was
taken to Illinois and from there the
doctor that had taken me moved to
Missouri. want to get some Informs
ton about my parents and brother II
possible. The doctor lived with
never told me anything about my
parents although I can remember my
father, mother and my brother well.
l would be so glad to hear where some
of my people are and to learn some-
thing of my parents. Hoping to hear
from you soon. Signed.
W. M. Taylor.
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TOWN BLOWN
OFF The MAP
Continued From Page ~

Finn, the latter badly injured, were
thrown hundred feet from the build
ing. Finn suffered internal injuries
and inhaled poisonous fumes His con-
dition Is precarious. Brady escaped
practically unscratched. Brady's wife
in his residence mile from the works
was badly cut by broken glass and
bruised by falling debris.
Others of the injured are:
Night Foreman Frank Bowe, left
hand cut, badly burned.
Jack Summerton, packer, blown 200
feet, burns and bruised.
Joseph Steinbach, blown into field
and bruised.
Matte Jensen, maid in workmen's
boarding house, bruised by falling
debris.
Three foreign workmen were not
accounted for at late hour.
That the powder in the plant was
being rushed through on hurry order
from the government for use in the
Texas frontier was denied last night
by Supt. Brady
In all $4,000 kegs of giant powder
and 2s0 tons of dynamite exploded.
There were eight small cars of dyna-
mite stored on spur track near the
main magazine.
Superintendent Brady refused to
state the amount Of powder in the
buildings, but said three wheel mills,
one powder building and twenty
smaller spare store buildings all con-
tanned explosives in some quantity.
When day light gave clear view of
the ruins, 1t was seen that the fire
was out.
Three holes marked the sites where
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INTEREST LAGS
IN SENATORSHIP
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&CO0llnueQ from rage III
much effect upon the standpat legisla-
tors that Judge Deemer's supporters
have been thrown into panic by the
Iowa City mans flop.
Meanwhile tie legislature nmps
along, passing few bills now and
then but tying up real work within a
loop Of politics that can only be I'M
rayeled when the senatorial confess
is out of the way. Good roads legis-
lation is almost given up. though the
lawmakers may find time to fix up a
bill or two, as they did last session.
Only q complete overhauling of the
road laws can bring about any good,
and there is little probability that this
will be brought about during the pres
ent session.
The State Printer Fight.
The candidates for state printer and
binder are getting busy again, now
that the session is half over. Sena-
tor Hammill is grooming himself Tor
a hard fight for the enactment of his
proposed measure which will, If pass
ed, do away with the two fat offices
and result in the letting Of printing
and binding by contract.
Hammill Is determined fellow and
he has secured about as much legisla-
ton this session as any man in
either house. He has mass of sta
tistics that would make street rail
way expert quail with terror, and they
all declare that it is the rankest her
sey for 2 state to employ printer and
binder when the work can be done by
contract and done SO much more
cheaply than by the old political
method
He isn't certain, by any means, that
his bill can pass, but he is certain that
he is going to make a terrible struggle
to convince every man in the legisla-
ture that it should pass. Meanwhile
Joe Long, Robert Henderson, and the
other six or eight candidates for jobs
as state printer or state binder, are
buttonholing lawmakers in a stern eff
fort to defeat the Hammill PROPOSE
ton
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| (Contlnued from rage ID
the insurrectionary movement which
has disturbed conditions generally tor
nearly year without accomplishing
anything like the formation of re-
sponsible independent government will
speedily come to close.
President Taft, on his way to At
lanta and Augusta for the ten das va
cation, passed through at 7:1O o'clock
last night. He appeared well salts
fed with the situation.
There is a general belief that the
rapid movement of troops into Texas
and southern California will so speed
lily accomplish its purpose that the
net results in the end will constitute
a valuable lesson in quick mobihZa-
ton of an effective fighting force that
will prove revelation to the country
at large, to the critics of the army in
automatically worded explanations
that have been given out from official
sources in Washington.
Result of Powers Stand.
"There no longer is reason to doubt
that the sudden move on the part OF
the American government was the re-
suit of either unofficial representa-
tons of foreign governments regard
ing the situation in Mexico or the in
timation that several of the European
powers were sounding each other as
to the desirability of making repre-
sensations to the United States at an
early date. At any rate, the matter
was put to the administration in such
q way as to call for the quickest sort
OF action. The necessity for this
speed of mobilization was seized upon
by the war department as heaven
sent opportunity to answer critics
both in and out Of congress, and that
Interpretation was put upon the move
m ant -
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VIOLIN TWO CENTURIES OLD.
Clinton Man Prizes instrument Long in
Family-American Made
Instrument.

Clinton March William Hullin-
ger, OF De Witt. who came to Clinton
county in 1852. and has since made
his home here, is the possessor OF one
Of the oldest American made violins
in existence. The instrument bears
the date March 5, I'LL, and thus on
Sunday will be 200 years old
The old violin has been in the Hull
linger family ever since 1t was made,
and was carried through the revolu-
tionary war. Mr.. Hullinger has had it
in his possession since his youth, and
has repeatedly refused large sums Of
money for it, once turning down a
cash offer Of $1,40O. The instrument
was given him by an uncle, who had
received it from his great grandfather.
the latter having been the great
grandson of the instruments maker.
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SCHOOL RoMANcEs cULMlNATE
Misses Swisher and Thompson Of
Iowa City to Wed

Marshalltown, March 10.-Marshall-
town is to gain two brides, both popu-
lar young women of Iowa City, in the
persons Of Miss Helen Swisher and
Miss Margaret Thompson. The en-
gagements of the young women we're
announced as surprise to company
of friends at a dinner party given at
Iowa City last evening by the Misses
Swisher. Miss Swisher will become the
bride of DR.. Frank B. Winery, young
dentist Of this city. and Miss Thomp-
son will wed DR.. Royal F. French, q
specialist of this city. Both weddings
will take place in June AMI will prove
the elimination of college romances.
The four young people were students
at the state university, all graduating
with the class of 1909. The announce
ment of the two engagements was
made before q company Of thirty Delta
Gamma sorority sisters OF the brides
to-be, at the Swisher home.
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4RADuATEs At CEDAR FALLS.
Mid-Winter Term Of Iowa State, Teach
ers' College Over-Spring Term
Opens March ID.

Mid-Winter Term OF Iowa State, Teach.
ers' College Over-spring Term
Opens March IL.
Cedar Falls, March 10.-The winter
term of the Iowa State Teachers
college closed on Tuesday, March Z,
and class of eighteen received diplo-
mas from the hands Of President H.
H. Seerley. They are follows:
Special teachers diploma, primary
Florence Caswell, Grand Junction.
kindergarten teachers Barbara
Mary Drinkle,- Oskaloosa; Bertha M.
Jenkines, Guthrie Center.
Pub.lc school music teacher-Mrs.
Mary G. Jones, Cedar Fails.
Elementary teachers-Ida Belle
Mingus, Eldon: Hannah Frances Pol
lock, Martinsburg; Lucy Izora UNI
BRETT, Clarion.
Bachelor of uidactics--Loretta Con-
way, Elma; Clara Grim, Gearing; Nela
Hill, Mason City; Alice Johnson, Bona
parte; Edward Markle, Lawler: Eta
Metzger, Iowa City; Ella May Payton,
Cherokee; Myrtle Whyman, Clarence.
Master of didactics degree-urace
Rogers, Cedar Falls.
Bachelor of arts in education degree
G. P. Berger, Cedar Falls;
Vera Lightall, Alden.
The spring term will open March II.
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schools which install these courses arr
to receive aid from the state in the
sum of $500.
Senate Favors Woman's Suffrage.
| AS was expected, the senate com
mittee of constitutional amendment and
suffrage has taken favorable action on
the Allen equal suffrage resolution
In it's meeting yesterday afternoon
the committee by a vote Of to 8 de-
cided to report the resolution out to the
senate with the recommendation that
it be passed.
Ely doing so, tie committee members
give all the senators an opportunity, TO
go on record for or against the propo-
sition, and, incidentally, lift burden
from their own shoulders.
Whether the resolution will pass the
senate Is a problem, although some
who claim to have polled the upper
house declare that there is good
chance for the passage of the resoiu
ton.
The suffragettes have been making
great efforts to land their bill and will
make strong fight
through their champions on the floor
OF the senate.
But should 1t pass the senate there is
a question Of whether the house would
concur. The lower body has already
gone on record once this session as
against equal suffrage.
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JEFFERSON co.
HAS nine BANKS
TOTAL DEPOSITS AMOUNT 70
$1,sa1,ss2.57 OR 1925 FOR EACH
PERSON,

Fairfield, March 10.-Jefferson coun-
ty has nine banks, state and national.
Three are in Fairfield, the county seat,
and one each at East Pleasant Plain.
Packwood, Batavia, Lockridge, Libby,
and Libertyville. According to their
statements for February these institu-
tons had banking capital. including
surplus and undivided profits, amount
ing to $587,661.84. Their total de-
poists, according to these statements,
were 1,931,852.57, Jefferson county
has population Of about 10000 and
she had in bank at this time $120 for
each person Of her population.
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Mlller chanel...

Rev. J. ]. Burris spoke to large and
interested audience last Sunday after
noon. He has been conducting evan
gelistic meetings every night at the
chapel, this week, and the meetings
will be continued during the coming
week every night except Saturday
night. There ia good interest and at
tendance. On Sunday Mr.. Burris will
speak at 8 p. m. and also at 7:45 in
the evening. Sunday school, at p.
m. You will be made welcome at all
of these meetings.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. John Samuelson Of Fairfield
returned home this afternoon after
visiting with Mrs. Ed Nelson, $40
Center avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wallace OF
Chillicothe, have returned after shop.
ping in the city.
Mrs John BOSNIAN who resides west
Of the city, has gone to Melrose for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Younkin, 415
East Fourth street, and Miss Cecil
Druen, 312 West Fifth street, re-
turned this morning from months
visit in Paris, Tenn, where they were
guests of M. w. Younkin, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Younkin.
Read ad on page 5 of Bosworth S
Millinery Parlors.
Rev. @. H. MCDANIEL of Chicago, who
represents the Enterprise Institution
of that city q general trades school
spoke at the First M. e. church last
night on his work. Prof. j. II. Ham
inton formerly Of i. Aperforce unfver-
sity, accompanied him.
Mrs. w. Shea, 437 North Market
street, is visiting with friends in
Blakesburg for few days.
Miss Anna Burkland OF Centervillo
returned home this morning after "a
short visit in the city.
The new millinery parlors has an
I'D on page s.
Mrs. CHI. McCrum, 73O West Fourth
street, Is visiting with friends in Chill
Ncothe. Mo-, this week.
. Mrs. Otto Shea Of Blakesburg has re.
turned after visiting at the home of
Howard Woodford, who resides north
Of the city.
Mrs. T. W. Reynolds and Miss Edna
Carpenter OF Hedrick have returned
after shopping in the city.
Mrs. C. e. Rhoads, 1924 East Main
street, Is visiting with friends in Des
Moines this week.
Miss Edna Isaacson of Bonaparte is
visiting with Mrs. 81 Isaacson, 1882
Hayne street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutchinson Of
Bussey have returned after business
WISH III Luo CITY. se.
George Louth of Fairfield has re-
turned after short stay In the city.
Mrs. William Thompson of Mt.
Pleasant, who has been visiting with
Miss Mayme Lusk. 341 North Court
street, has returned home.
Mrs. James Wright and son Arthur,
1923 Richards street, have gone to AL
bia, where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. ]. r. Simmons Of York, Neb.,
is visiting with friends in Eddyville
and Ottumwa this week.
Dr.. 3. Walsh, head Of the National
Doctors' association Of Des Moines,
IL in the city this week on interests of
the association.
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SEED CORN
What Farmers Want TO Know

The "Pure Seed Mans" Now Book 10
certainly different from the many other
seed books. When book or letter is
written by man who has a thorough
personal knowledge of his business and
adds to that knowledge his best pain
stalking effort the result is interesting
reading. In this particular seed book
one reads living. breathing pages. Not
the usual stereotyped technical terms
Of the seed trade, but the heart talk of
q man VINO talks and writes Of his seed
business, his long experience and his
life in general. in way that makes
you ut once feel and see that profit in
business 10 not the only consideration
a man may have for living. There are
many things In the seed business that
are important for every farmer to
know. Many Of these things do not
show on the outside and neither is it
easily possibly to learn them Many
of these very important things are put
into understandable English in the
Pure Seed Mans new book. To get a
free copy Of II write the Shenandoah
Pure Seed Co., 30s Lowell Ave, Shen-
andeah. Iowa. and mention this paper
when writing ~
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oppose Appointment Of Receiver.

Fairfield, March 10.-(SpeciaD OF
ficers of the. Jefferson County Agri-
cultural association will oppose the ap-
pointment of receiver for the COM
pany. They claim the Indebtedness
amounts to only $4,000, and insist that
their property is worth more than
$4,000. They will endeavor to pre-
vent the sale of the grounds and il
successful will endeavor to revive the
county fair, which has not been sue
cessful of late.
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STRIKE GAS IN IOWA
Workmen Drilling We'll Near Gearing
Light Match and Cause Big

MarshalltOwn, March 1O.-While
drilling well near Fearing, workmen
struck strong flow of gas today.
Water was thrown from the hole and
when match was lighted a terrific
explosion followed. Several Of the
workmen were badly scorched about
the hands and head. The gas is still
burning fiercely and people are rush
ing to the scene from miles around to
view the sight
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YOUNG ARMY OF
TROOPS HERE
Continued From Page l..

termed kitchen police, which are
changed daily, and all of the troopers.
not officers, are given a chance at this
work. Guards are stationed at the door
of each car. and in this manner no man
may leave his car without permission
After the arrival of the train, and
while the engines were being changed,
a switch engine cut off the sleepers
and two baggage cars, which were
brought down to the city, where the
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HENRY co. GOOD ROADS
Meeting Will Be Held at the cous
House at Mt. Pleasant,

Mt. Pleasant. March 1O.--A good
roads" meetil will be held in the
court house on March IA. Township
trustees, road supervisors and all
others interested in good roads are
cordially invited to attend. This meet.
ing will be addressed by Thos Nc
Donald chairman OF state highway
committee and J. w. Mckee OF the
Burlington Construction Co.
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ABOUT FARMING.
THE CITY DWELLER MAY LEARN
HOW TO GROW SOIL PRODUCTS
BY READING.
VARIETY OF BOOKS
More Than Five Dozen Works on
Agriculture and Things Pertaining
to tho Country Life in
Library.
VARIETY OF BOOKS

Persons wishing information of use
in farming and general agriculture
may obtain almost anything In thai
line Of literature at the Ottumwa Pub
lie library as may be seen in the list
Of books touching upon this subject
now on the shelves of the library. IN
formation for beginners In farming
and gardening, dry farming advice, the
soil, fertilizers, farm machines, poul
try, bees, flowers. ETC., in fact any.
thing the ordinary person seeking
agricultural information can wish for,
is to be found in the following list OF
more than sixty works.
A Variety Of Books.
Bailey, L. H.-Nursery Book.
Bailey, L. H.--The State and the
Farmer
Burkett, G. W.-Agriculture for Be-
ginners.
Card F. Warm Management.
Goodrich, G. L.-First Book of Farm
ing.
Hall, Bolton-Three Acres and Lib
erty.
Macdonald, W-Dry Farming.
Parkinson, E. K.-A Guide to the
Country Home.
Roberts, T. P.-Tne Farmers Bust
ness Handbook.
Roberts. I. P.-The Farmstead.
Saint Maur, X. V.-The Earth's
Bounty.
Saint Maur, K VA self-Support-
ing Home.
VOL, F. VA Handbook for Farm
ers and Dairymen.
Bailey, L. H.-The Principles OF
Agriculture.
Bailey, L. Encyclopaedia of Ameri-
can Agriculture.
= Smith & Wilcox-Farmers' Cyclic
pedia Of Live Stock.
Bailey, L. 1.-THE Outlook to Ma
ture.
Bailey, L. H.-The Training Of Far
mers.
Hemenway, H. D-How to Make
School Gardens.
Davidson. ] B.-Farm Machinery
and Farm Motors.
Hall, A. D.-Fertilisers and Manures
King, F. 1.-The Soil, It's Nature,
Relations and Fundamental Principles
of Management.
Newell, F. H.-Irrigation in the Uni
ted States.
.-IA
to Vegetables.
Shaw, T.-Forage Crops Other than
Grasses.
Bailey, L. H.-Principles OF Fruit
Growing.
Bailey, L. H.-sketch of the Evolu-
ton Of Our Native Fruits.
Card, F. Fruits.
Munson, T. V.-Foundations Of Am
erican Grape Culture.
Powell, e. P.-The Orchard and
Fruit Garden.
Waugh, F.. A.-The American Apple
Orchard.
Bailey, L. Notwithstanding.
Bailey, L. Manual of Gardening.
Bailey, L. H.-Principles of Vetgeta-
BILE Gardening.
Beattie, w. R.-Celery Culture.
French, A-Book OF Vegetables and
Garden Herbs.
Fullerton, F. How to Make a
Vegetable Garden.
Hall, B.-A Little Land and Liv-
Ing.
Henderson, P.-Gardening for PROFIT.
Hum g. Bailey-The Amateurs
Practical Garden-book
Tracy, W. W..-Tomato Culture.
stoddard, H. H.-.The New Egg
Farm.
American Poultry Association-The
American Standard of Perfection.
Doyle, M.-Illustrated Book Of Dom
este Poultry.
Valentine, c. Slow to Keep Hens
:or Profit.
Watson, G. C.-Farm Poultry.
Weir, H. W.-Poultry Book.
Cheshire, F. R.-Bees and Bee-keep-
ing.
Comstock. A. blow to Keep Bees.
Morley, M. W.-The Honey Makers.
Quinby, M.-Quinby's New Bee
keeping.
Earle, "A. M.-sun Dials and Roses Of
Yesterday.
Hayes, F. C.-Handy Book Of Hor-
iculture.
Henderson, P. Gardening for Pleas
ire. ~
Henderson. P.--Practical Flori-
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EXPECT BULK OF
TROOPS SATURDAY

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schools which install these courses are
to receive aid from the state in the
sum of $780,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-09-08
Could Learn To Like Them

NV hen | was in the produce BUSH
ness in Philadelphia years ago. said
an old merchant, "G had, among my
country shippers, Pennsylvania Ger
man by the name Jacob Snyder. He
did not often come 10 the city, but
wheh lac did it was a occasion with
h4m, and he expected some attention
80 oae morning in the fall, when she
turned upin my store about ten o'clock
| said to him:
Jacob, you must have made an
early STAT from home to get here so
soon. How would you like to have a
bit of lunch right away? Do you like
oyslers?'
"Vy, he said, 4 ccult cat few
oysters
$50 we went around to neghboring
oyster cellar, and | ordered two stews. u
"Now jacob, said [ while we a re
waiting what doyou say 10 some raw?u
"'Vell,' he replied, Il don't mind.
$50 We mad huit a dozen raw apiece,
ana as the stews had NOT yet c1me we
had another half Il dozen on The half
shelI,
"W hen the steWs were dispatched. |
asked as matted OF form, ii ne would
not have another, and he sad
"'Vell, the'n'a pretty goo1 Oysters,
aud l don't mind ii | do have u4,uther
Stew
81 nibbled crackers while he a;aftsw
number two, and when he hal finish
ed | said to INN:
"'Fhey pan oysters very well here.
Doyou like PANIED oysters as well as
stewed?"
"'Vy. like oysters anyway. | doat
mind if [ hat pam
II ordered one for him, and that dis
posed of, suggested few fried.
" Well, he observed, Il hat eat fried
and fried is goot, | don't mlnd'
"By the time he had finished that
order-and made it dozen it was
high noon, and | did not feel that |
could afford to test Jacobs capacity
further. So paying the bill, l pilcted
him out, aud as we walked along, |
said to him;
" Jacob, you're right fond ofoysters,
aren't you.
'Villiam, he replied, with more
animation than he had yet shown,
I'm very fond of oysters. Wy, do you
know, | sometimes belief 1 could make
a meal of 'emu
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-09-08
FOR Sale

Good heavy work horse will work
any where, Barshare leader 10 years
old.
G.. n, Porterfield
Bunker Hill w. Va.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-09-08

Yellow negro at in Kansas CITY de-
cidtd that by barbering IN daytime and
fighting at night could easily attain to
great wealth. His first essay in pugi-
ism was against shifty black with a
good ring record. AT the tap of the
bell the black professional planted
-traight left on the amateurs nose
and ispeated the process some hund.
red times. BY a superhuman7 effort
the yellow barber came to clnch, and
his voice rang high in agonized protest.
'Scattah yo blows, niggahu he de-
manded, So Gawd's sake, scattah
yo' blows.n