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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-14
NINiOCKS TELLS FARMERS OF THE NEW ROAD
DRAG LAW IN SERIES OF QUESTIONS

; Q.-What fund must be used in pay
ing for these drags?
A.-These drags are to be paid for
out of the township road fund and no
part Of the dragging fund created by
the one mill levy may be used for this
or any other purpose, except dragging.
On event the one mill levy is not
Sufficient to keep the roads dragged
as contracted for, can other township
funds be used? - ss,
Ayes. When the dragging fund
is exhausted, the trustees may use
other township funds for this pur-
pose. 81 :' " ~
Q.-May the salary and expenses Of
the superintendent of dragging be paid
of the township road fund?
Ayes. There is no objection to
the trustees paying the superintend-
ent's salary out of the regular town
ship road fund
Q.-April being often too late to
start dragging the roads, would ask
if the trustees could not make their
contracts with the superintendent
earlier in the year?
A.-The thirty-fourth general as
sembly in an act passed three days af-
ter the enactment of the new road
drag law, provided that the township
trustees shall meet on the first Mon
day in February and at that meeting
shall elect superintendent Of drag
ging. ~v
Q.-Since the superintendent OF
dragging is to be elected on the first
Monday in February, when should
dragging contracts with individuals for
the various parts of roads, be made ?
A.-The contracts with individuals
for parts of roads to be dragged,
should be made by the superintendent
of dragging during the winter before
the roads are ready to be dragged
and have all arrangements completed
early.
Q.-Does this act apply to cities and
towns? s.a
Ayes. Section of the act makes
it the duty of the city or town coun-
Gil to cause the main travelled road
within the corporate limits, leading in
to the city, to be dragged and that so
far as possible, the provisions of this
act shall apply. s...
ON event the superintendent OF
dragging makes contracts with a great
many persons for snort stretches OF
road, would the township still be un-
der obligations to furnish all drags?
A.-The law makes it mandatory
that trustees should furnish drags,
simply so there might be no excuse
for the road not being dragged. Many
people have drags and it is the inten-
ton only, that the trustees furnish
drags where necessary. A great deal
in this matter must be left to the
discretion of the trustees. -.
Q.-The law states that the COM
pensation of the superintendent shall
not exceed $3.50 per day and actual
expenses and for giving notices to
contractors, he shall receive such adj
tional compensation, as the board may
direct. Do | understand from this
statement that the superintendent
might have his ordinary expenses
paid when away from home, etc,?,.
A.-The superintendent is entitled
to not to exceed $3.50 per day, but
should be reimbursed for his actual
expenses while engaged in the dis
charge of his duties and such eX-
penses would seem to include meals
and lodging when away from home,
postage and conveyance in attending
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-14

In an address that was largely MADE
I'D of a series of questions and an
swers collected from correspondence
between Mr.. Nimocks and the attor-
pey generals Office, Postmaster FRANK
A. Nimocks appeared before the Farm
er's Institute Friday afternoon ana
held the attention of the farmers VINO
are among the most interested in the
new. road law. Good roads was the
chief discussion at the institute and
the address of Mr.. Nimocks was we'll
received. For the benefit of the peo'
ME of the county generally, the ad-
dress Is reproduced in full as follows:
Il have had considerable cores.
pondence with the attorney general
and with his special counsel, N. j..
Lee, concerning the new, drag law, !
have been asked a great many ques'
tions about the law, and | have IN
turn written the attorney general sew
eral times asking various questions
that believed would, naturally come
up and where there was any question
in my mind, or where / felt there
might be question in the minds OF
the trustees, have asked the cues
lions of the attorney general and re-
ceived his decisions on the same.
Before begin this statement,
,wever, / want to say that In looking
,,or this law carefully, I believe that
s the best law of the kind ever
;cd. In most every way believe
practical, but common sense will
to be used in carrying out the
sions. I believe the time has
when all public officials, super
and trustees, in the main, are
led to give the public the worth
c its money collected for road pur-
puses. There are exceptions to this
rule, but I believe as general prop
osition that the trustees and super.
visors elected, mean to give good serv-
ice. I believe they mean to be honest
and fair with their neighbors. know,
and so do you, that oft times these
men neglect their duties, sometimes
on account of other pressing business
and sometimes because they do not
seem to care However, the good
roads proposition is improving year
by years and I believe Wapello coun-
ty next year will improve over the
work of the past year and in some
of the townships during the past sea-
SUI, We nave udu SpiSuulu WV N oSAS'
It does no special good to any one to
roast the supervisors or trustees. We
should encourage them to do their
duty. If they absolutely fail to do
their duty, instead of continually
roasting them, we should simply
say. and it is only fair, either do your
duty as the law directs, or resign
Do not accept these positions, unless
you expect to give them some atten-
ton l am in hopes that every board
of trustees in Wapello county at least
will comply with this law and if they
make an effort to make this law a
success, it will be success. If they
begin finding fault at the start and
saying that it cannot be carried out,
they can make it failure; but it is
to the interest of every resident OF
Wapello county that this law be car
ried out, and I believe it will.
''The following questions have been
taken up and answered to my salts,
faction and l give them to you here
with and will be glad to make any CT
them more full, if it seems necessary
Q.-Are road drags to be furnished
by the Townships?
Ayes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-14
Lurana Letitia Nelson.

I.urana Letitia Nelson was born in
North Carolina and died at the home of
her son D. A. Williams in Seymour. Ia.
Dec. /. 1911 She was married to JOS
eph Williams March 4, 1847. To them
were born eight children, three dying
in infancy Two died later in life. and
only three survive her, D. A. Williams.
Seymour, Mrs. Mary Yokum. Lucerne,
Mo-, Mrs. Mamie Thomas, Harris, Mo,
She lived on the farm near Newton,
Mo-, for about so years. Her Christian
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BERTHA LUkO
EDWARD sREAkEY cANNY. e..
: MARY ELEANOR LOGAN.
JOHN FRANKLIN LOGAN.
DOROTHY ELoIsE HARTMAN.
JOHN N. cANNY. - -
MARGARET cANNY. 81.
DONALD FRANCIS GIBBONS. s
MARTHA GIBBONS. =,
PAUL ARTHUR .BURNSlDES. u
MARY ELEANOR CANNY. Kill
MARGARET ELIZABETH SWAN.
SON. ~a.%-
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VIOLA SWIM. .>.s
STEPHEN GUY GRAHAM.
HELEN GAIL GRAHAM.
RAY OFT GRAHAM. j.
LOIS CAROLINE GRAHAM. III,
GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM.
MARTHA LOUISE pOUGHERTY.
LOIS RUTH GIBSON.
GEORGE HAMILTON GIBSON.
ESTHER FERN GIBSON.
kATHRYNE MoRRlSSEY.
ELIZABETH MORRISSEY.
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JAMES SHEA. -, f.
ROBERT JAMES POWELL.
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CHARLES PHILIP CANNY.
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HOWARD KEITH DONALDSON.
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EDDYvlLLE.

Mrs. j.. Farmhouse came down from
Oskaloosa and spent Tuesday at the
parental ]. Scott home.
Rev. and Mrs. Lower of Webster
were guests from Saturday until Mon
day of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Anderson.
Rev. Lower who is the Congregational
minister at Webster preached an ex-
cellent sermon Sunday evening at the
M. E.. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Lee were CALI
ed to Bussey Tuesday by the serious
illness of Miss Lees sister Mrs. Mag
gle Brunt
Misses Jackson and Jones who have
been assisting in the meetings at Ed
dyville the past three weeks went to
Columbia Monday to assist IN the
meetings at that place which are being
conducted by Rev. Hawkins and Rev.
Barber.
Mrs. A. Hallberg who has been visit
ing her friend Mrs. J. A. Anderson the
past week returned to her home at
Clifland Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Tenant and Mrs. VIII
liam Reed went to Given to attend the
funeral of Dave Owens.
Mrs J. w. Roberts Is visiting this
week at Frederic with her sister Mrs.
Alice Moore.
Miss Bernice Mcmahon and Miss
Frank Funk visited Tuesday with
friends in Ottumwa.
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will publish in
this column articles contributed
by it's readers. The communica-
tions should be typewriter, or
in plain hand. on ono side of the
paper, and signed.
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The 1911 misunderstanding Club

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WARREN JOSEPH GREGoRY.F
LOUISE ROSCOE. 81,
ROBERT LEAsURE M'LAUGHLiN.
GEORGE DONALD PICKETT.
LAURADA CROSBY BAY.
EVELYN FRANCES SMITH.
BERNARD HUSTON.
ROBERT AUGUST MELcHER.
RUTH CAROLINE MELCHER.
HELEN LOUISE FoUTs. II
r. ARTHUR RElFSNYDER.
ROBERT HiNsEY JOHNSON.
KATHERINE cHlSMAN.
HOLMAN FAUST.
DUDLEY FAUST.
ELBERT FAUST.
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EDWARD LOOMS
ARTHUR MONTGOMERY.
WARD BELL. !.
MILO BELL.
CHARLES NEWCOMER YouNKiNy
JAMES EDWARD PECK.
KATHERINE ROWllNSoN.
ROSEBUD KATHERINE PARK.
ALBERTINA ALASKA PARK.
IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE AN.
,REW (25 DoLLs.)
LUcIUS A. ANDREW, JR.
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DORIS sLAuGHT.
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PAUL M'MIcKAEL.
ALFREDA eLOMGREN.
JUNE JACKSON.
MARTHA LOUISE SANTEN.
MARGARET MAXINE WEST.
RUTH ELEANOR DA00ET1.
EVA WOOD.
GERALD BENSON ZELLERS.
GLORIA LUCILLE ROBINSON.
CHARLES ROBERT GRoTZ.
ADELLA LUCILLE WILLIAMS.
FRANCIS RUMP.
VERDA MAE BA0GS.
HARRY D, GRAY.
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RUTH elizabeth KENT.
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Chicken and Butter in Ice Cake.

II NnFcKcH ana 6UtleT III ICe SsNSs ~.
Muscatine, Dec. ian unusual
feature at the poultry show here
which is receiving great deal of at
tention is an exhibit furnished by the
Muscatine Produce and Pure Ice Co.
A 80 pound cake OF ice was frozen
by the company in which was enclos-
ed six pound chicken and a pound
of butter. The bird and butter are
plainly visible through the Ice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
Proprietors.
BREAKING THE ICE.


ne "elghty criticism that
VI the land this side of the
what industries have your"
question IN the negative glowing
W" give OF our advantages
@Aeh advantage of none of them many
true that we unusually
sapca situation it is equally
little Vaudeville
establishment
s venture Will other
SO Will capital
other projects
Mr. D. L. Lavae the
taxing has backed his
by putting his
hs oters TO come into it. Its DEAL only
10 the people of Vaudeville whole
MIX cow either within reach distance
enabled to increase his herd he
sres all
tne encouragement and assistance possible
we understand Mr..
establish model
profits properly conducting this
introduction of this will alone
value that will
lesson is learned that milk her pet
than in the
Another
marketing of will handling
fullest
tent and gained ordinarily by repeated
losses fields dealing with
middle
outlook for the Vaudeville be exceptionally
bright The thing accomplished the provision of plenty
with darymen interests will by
will general effort their
investment of capt.
outside that
duce other investments if favorable results follow
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
SERVICES IN THE CATHOLIC
CHURCHES.
Covington.

Covington.
St. Peters Church.-Hours of Ho
ly Mass: Every Sunday and Holyda.
of Obligation, at and 10 a. M; Be-
tween Easter and ALI Saints Day, at
1880 and 10 a. NJ; Weekdays at s
a. m, except Wednesdays. Evening
services, according to the season.
Rev. Jos. Koegerl, Rector.
Abita Springs.
Ste. James Church.-Hours OF Ho
ly Mass: list, I'd, and 5th Sunday OIL
the month at a. M; Sd and 4tf
Sunday at 10 a. M; Every Wednes
day at a. m.
Rev. Jos. Koegerl, Rector.
Vaudeville.
Our Lady of the Lake-Rev. L
M. Roth rector. Hours of holy mass
Sundays at and $3.50 a. m. Weel
days at $50 a. m. Benediction OF
Sundays and holy days at 5 p. m.
Madisonvine.
St. Francis Xavier.-Res. Ottma,
Bleil, O. S. B. Sunday, z and 10 a
m.: Evening service, 1880 p. m.
Bedico Chapel.
Bedico Chapel.-Rev. Ottma
Bleil, o. S. B. Third Sunday, 8. a. m
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21

from their number a president and
a vice president; a majority OF the
directors shall be a quorum for the
transaction of business; all vancan-
cies shall be filed by the remaining
members of said board of directors;
the directors shall select and appoint
a secretary, a treasurer, an attorney
and q notary and such other officers
as shall be necessary, but no salary
shall be paid except to the secretary;
the directors shall have power to
make bylaws, to select a place OF
meeting, to suspend any and all Of
ficers; and have general authority
to carry out the objects and business
Of the association, but they shall not
have power to purchase real estate
except for cash, nor contract any
Indebtedness in excess of amount OF
cash on hand. The following named
persons shall constitute the board
of directors to serve until the regu-
lar meeting in January, 1912, or
until their successors are elected, to-
wit: Fl. j. Smith, j. S. Jones, NJ.
p blanche, CASTOR fGalmiche, Thos.
M. Burns, c. V. Guave and Paul J.
Laborde.
in the town of Covington, Parish OF
st. Tammany Louisiana, the day.
month and year first above written.
in the presence Of w. e. Blossman
! and Walter Galatas, who hereunto
signed their named with the appear
, ers and me, said notary, after due
| reading OF the whole
H. J. SMITH, President,
TIIHC
LEWIS L. MORGAN.
Notary Public.
Witnesses.
w. E. BLOSSMAN.
WALTER GALATAS.
state OF Louisiana.
Parish of ST.: Tammany
The above and foregoing amend
7nF 10 the charter of the Peonles,
Building and Loan Association. hav-
| ing been presented to me for an
prevail and having examined the.
same, and finding none of its mo-
visions contrary to the CONSTITUTIONS
and laws Of the State of Lorisiana
it is hereby approved.
LEWIS L. MORGAN
District Attorney OF the 2etb
Judicial District Court. in
and for the Parish Of 81
Tammany, State of Lonisi.
ana. "a ~ "a
| herepy certify that the annaI M
and foregoing amendment r. tba
cnarter CT the Peoples Building and
Loan association was filed for recnrd
on the Of January, A. d. Ie11
and was duly recorded in Morf@aao
| BOOK /, folio on tha ao,.
OF January, 1911.
W. E. BLOsSMAN,
deputy Clerk and Ex-ofIicio
hsscorder, st. Tammany Par
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER.
State Of Louisiana,

L
Be it known, that On this, the 18th
lay of January, 1911, before me,
Lewis L. Morgan, a notary public,
n and for the parish of st. Tam
many, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
anne and appeared first, II. j. Smith,
president, and Thos. M. Burns, sec
etary. of the Peoples Building and
loan Association, who declared that
4 general meeting of the stockhoid-
ars of the said Peoples Building and
loan Association was convened at
heir office in the town of Covington,
Ia, on the Sd day of January, 1911,
litter due notice of said meeting had
1een given publication in the st.
'ammany Farmer, a newspaper pub
ished in the parish of ST. Tammany,
"a, for and during ten (10) con-
iuous days preceding said meet
ng; that said notice set out the
aid purpose and object of said
Meeting; that the same had been
allied to determine whether or not
he charter of said corporation
.hould be amended by reducing the
humber of board of directors of said
corporation from eleven CID stock
folders to seven (7), stockholders.
That on the above date, the meeting
onvened and there was present or
epresented more than tWo-thirds Of
he capital stock Of said corporation,
nd by q vote of more than two
.airds of the capital stock, Article V
If this charter of the said Peoples
A
ruended SO as to read as follows:
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be exercised by board of di-
rectors composed of seven stock
holders; said directors to be elected
at a general meeting convened for
that purpose on the first Tuesday
of January, each year, commencing
on the first Tuesday in January,
|1912: notice OF such meeting shall
be published in a newspaper of St.
Tammany and Washington Parishes
for the space of ten days immediate
ly preceding said election; said cleo
ton shall be by ballot at the domicile
of this corporation under the SUPER
vision Of three commissioners, stock
holders appointed by the board Of
directors at the last preceding meet
ing; each share Of stock is entitled
to one vote, and the stockholders
receiving a majority Of the votes
| cast shall be elected. failure to hold
an election on the day specified shall
not dissolve this corporation, but the
| directors II office shall hold power
until an election be held after ten
days notice of the time and place
thereof; the directors shall elect
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
LETTER TO CAPTAIN MILLER

Baton Rouge, La, Jan. 5, 1911.
Dear Sir-In reply to your letter
relative to Irish potato fertilizer, beg
to say that the mixture of super
phosphate and sulphate of potash
what unbalanced for Irish potatoes
on your SOIL 1t contains simply
phosphoric acid and potash, no nitro
gen.
I would suggest the use of the
following mixture at the rate OF
about 500 pounds or more per acre:
Three parts cotton seed meal
& per cent amonia).
Two parts acid phosphate IA per
cent available phosphoric acid.
One part kainit (12 per cent pot
ASH.
This mixture per ton will analytic
about as follows:
35 per cent ammonia, At per cent
available phosphorus acid, and per
cent potash.
With cotton seed meal at $4,000
per ton, acid phosphate GA per cent
available) $500 per ton, and kainit
(12 per cent potash) $500 per ton,
the mixture in question will cost
about $3.50 per ton.
Under seperate cover l am send
ing fertilizer bulletin which you
will find heplfful.
AS rule, the most progressive
truckers buy the raw materials and
mix their own fertilizer according to
formulas which have given best re-
suits under their local conditions.
This is the cheapest and best way
to purchase fertilizers. 1t gives one
the opportunity of selecting the ma
terials from which the various ele-
ments nitrogen, phosporic aicd,
etc., are to be derived very often
saves freight on "fillers," and gives
the trucker an opportunity to save
the cost of mixing, that the manu-
facturer would charge, by mixing the
fertilizer himself on the barn floor
some rainy day.
Very truly yours,
G. l.. TIEBOUT,
Horticulturist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
KINGS DAUGHTERS.

The Covington workers circle of
the Kings Daughters held very
large and enthusiastic meeting on
Monday last, in celebration of the
silver anniversary of the establish
ment of the order. The meeting
was held at the residence of Mrs.
Preston Burns, the esteemed leader
of the circle, and Mrs. Burns most
Hospitality and delightfully."- enter
tanned her numerous guests. A sill
yer offering was made, for the pur-
pose of making donation to the
general fund of the main treasury at
New York, and our contribution was
given over to help the donation from
Louisiana. Ten dollars was gener-
ously given, and this in connection
| with the money already supplied to
various charities and work during
the year show that the circle is an
active one, and takes much interest
| in its work The circle, though 4
young one, has 43 members, and
has been encouraged by the State
president, Miss Wright, on several
occasions for the showing it has
| made.
The meeting Monday evening was
opened by Mrs. Burns with the Lords
Prayer, and after an earnest recital
of the beautiful words, Mrs. Burns
called on Mrs. d. l. Addison to read
Miss Wright's letter, giving the mo-
tive for the meeting and celebration.
Some business was then transacted,
and Mrs. Burns requested Mrs. VIM.
Bodebender to address the assembled
I,
said:
The order of Kings Daughters
was organized in 1886 in New York
City. 1t was undenominational, and
was begun as distinctly spiritual
force The number was ut first small
and confined to women, but soon
men were admitted and the order
became the Kings Daughters and
Sons, which to-day has 100000
members. These men and women
were landed together, dear friends,
to do the work of the heart, the
home and to lessen the misery of the
great ouside world And every good
deed was to be done "In His Name
for did He not say that the greatest
of all is charity? Charity-not only
of deed, but of thought and word,
for so often this is greater charity,
truer kindness, than the giving of
| material aid So, we of Covington,
are banded together to spread the
good work, to give relief and to shed
| kindliness into the lives of those
less fortunate than ourselves. No
life illutrates TO me the spirit of the
ideal Kings Daughters more beauti-
| fully than that of our beloved state
president, Miss Sophie Wright.
Herself a sufferer, she has tend
er Christ-like sympathy for all suf-
ferers, and gives most generously OF
herself to all who ne ed uplifting and
cheer. Her many good works we are
all familiar with, and they need NO
eulogy. When | first knew Miss
Wright, it was before her hair had
whitened with thei cares aud work
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-01-21
The Churches
FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME OF
JESUS.

Sunday being the feast of the Holy
Name of Jesus, the Holy Name So
ciety of Vaudeville received holy
communion in body at the seven
o'clock high mass. The reverend
pastor preached an appropriate
sermon and explained the aim of the
society, and spoke of all the good
which has been accomplished by the
society in the few years of its exist
ence In the afternoon junior
branch of the Holy Name Society
was organized for the boys, under
the age of Is years, who will form
part of the Holy Name Society,
having separate meetings under the
guidance of the pastor and of the
officers of the senior society.