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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
given, and that he should put the dol.

given. and that he should put the dol
lar to some good purpose. The let
ter came from Greenville, the man
being an employee Of cotton mill.
Leaving out the name, the letter Is
as follows: I'm the year 1900 I was
employed by the state, working In
the dispensary. While I was working
there I stole one pint Of rye whisky.
I was out in sin, but the dear Lord
has forgiven me for It. I want to
make II right with the state, and /
feel like you are the one to confess 1t to.
May the Lord bless you. I will send
you 81 to pay for 1t. I am poor man,
working at the cotton mill for a liv-
Ing. I have a wife and five children.
I am poor. but I am rich. I am will
ing to suffer anything on earth for
my Savior. pray Gods richest bless
ings upon you. Hoping to hear from
yop soon." The governor, returning
the one dollar to the man, replied as
follows: "Your letter Of February 10
received. I have forgiven you your
sin and hope God has also forgiven
you. II he has not he will. I return
herewith the dollar which you en-
closed. Put II to some good purpose.
Some Of the liquor houses in recent
years have made contributions to the
conscience fund" Of the former dis
pensary on account Of over-charges
to the state, but this Is the first known
contribution from an humble en-
ployee, who simply took a pint OF
liquor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
A Clever Safe. slowsr.-The conf

A Clever Safe. .Blower-The conf
dence Of German manufacturers OF
safes in the resistance Of their works
against ordinary safe-blowing opera
tions was rudely shaken not long ago
by the feat Of a single robber in Berlin,
who operated in this fashion:
In a hotel a room was secured which
was situated Immediately above the Of
fee Of a money broker. At night
hole was pierced in the ceiling Of this
office. BY the use Of drill and saw a
circular piece of the flooring was cas-
lily raised. Beneath lay a thick layer
of cement. A small orifice was made
in this and an umbrella showed down
into the space below. The umbrella
was attached firmly from above, and
when opened received without noise
the fragments of cement which were
dislodged as the hole was enlarged so
as to allow Of the easy passage OF a
person. BY means Of rope ladder the
descent was made readily into the Of
fee below. The next steps Of the
thiefs work consisted in the bringing
down of two cylinders Of compressed
oxygen and an acetylene generator
charged with calcium carbide and wa
ter. With these he was able to pro-
duce a blowpipe flame Of such inten-
sity that steel fuses in 1t like lead In
an ordinary gas Jet. 1t required only
a brief space Of time to melt away so
much Of the door that the contents Of
the safe were accessible.-New York
Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

Drug Store Signs.-Every one has
noticed the beautiful colors in the large
glass jars that stand in the drug store
windows, but every one does not know
why drug stores use that sign.
In the old days apothecaries and al
chemists were the only druggists and
they made up their own nostrums, the
composition of which was supposed to
be a great secret. They used to leave
their retorts and jars and stills and
bottles in the window to impress upon
the passerby the mystery and import
ance Of their business.
The modern drug store has no use
for retorts and stills, all the processes
being handled by the big chemical fac
tories, but the large jars full of brigh,
colored liquids are still left In the win
dow, just as they were hundreds OF
years ago.--Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

Columbia special of February 19
to News and Courier: An employee
Of the dispensary in 1900 stole one
pint of Xxx" or xxx rye whisky,
and, to ease his troubled conscience,
which hasn't let him rest since the
deed was committed. he wrote a let
ter to Governor Blease confessing his
sin. and enclosed a 81 bill as a con-
tribution to the conscience fund" for
the pint of liquor which he filched
from the state. The governor return
ed the money to the man, telling him
that he hoped his sin had been for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

,tT 1t isn't 80 difficult to see the, sill
yer lining to other peoples clouds.
6T A matrimonial storm is apt to
curdle to milk Of human kindness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

A Charleston Mason's story.
Coming down to later times, the fol-
lowing story was related to reporter
of the News and Courier by Mr.. I. W..
Hirsch, Charlestonian. who is Ma
son, we'll versed in the activities Of the
South Carolina order.
Many instances are related, as tru-
isms, when Masonry played an i'm
portant. Cody part during the war,
and the saving Of many life and
relieving many hardship can be
traced to that divine craft. On the
field Of carnage the unknown brother.
pitted in deadly strife against an un-
known brother endeavoring with all
possible strength to do his soldierly
duty, halts. IL practicable, when one
becomes 'hors du combat and at the
risk of his life will step forward to
give his brothers call due heed and
render all available assistance the sur
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

day and a pandemonum of noise
by night. We met dozens of
wagons returning loaded with
buffalo meat, these being from
all parts of Central and Eastern
Texas, and overlook one consider
able outfit on the same mission
as ourselves. But how little did
any member of that coming and
returning throng anticipate that
in future days trains of wagons
would be coming over the same
country, though through thickly
settled counties. not for buffalo
meat, but for products of the
farm.
Last year was not an excep-
tlonally good year for this coun-
try. II was little more than
a general average, If that. but it
demonstrated the fact that this
country stands supreme as a
maize and Kafir corn section.
The maize and Ksfiir corn pro-
duced a little better than a ton
per acre, and the price now
ranges around SIS per ton, (. o.
b. cars at point OF delivery.
Perhaps Is per cent Of the crop
will be and has been marketed,
q per cent being ample to run
the farmers here during the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29
Texas, Oklahoma and New

Texas, Oklahoma and New
Mexico.
''The other incident was q
matter of 10 farmers with four
horse teams and trail wagons.
These people from county Of
nearly 300 miles east Of the
Plains and had come to buy
maize. Crops had failed with
them, they had TO have feed
and this was about the only
place they could get it. Much
to the benefit OF the entire
country immense crops of maize
and Kafir corn, as well as other
feed crops, were raised on the
Plains this year.
The feed men estimate that
when the crop has all beer NOV
ed from Lubbock, Lynn. Crosby,
Hale and Floyd counties, it will
aggregate fully 1000 cars. to
which must be added hundreds
Of tons that have been hauled
out by people who preferred to
come and get the feed and save
the railroad freight bill.
Thirty-four years ago, the
writer, then a mere boy. first
saw the Plains. We had come
in a wagon from Erath county
for the purpose of getting a load
of buffalo meat. The awful
slaughter was then nearing its
tragic close and any one was
welcome by the regular hunting
outfit to all the meat they want
ed. The hunter forbade that
any one should shoot at buffalo
in their respective territories
and they came very nearly en-
forcing this injunction to per
lection. The meat hunter could
follow the SINNERS, who follow
ed the killer for the outfit, and
have meat to their hearts con-
tent. but shoot they must not.
AT that time there was
scarcely a settlement. but few
ranch houses and not town of
any consequence between Steph-
enviIle and the Plains. The
whole country was in a primitive
state. All along the way there
were thousands of turkeys, ante
lope and many deer. Herds Of
mustangs were frequently seen,
wolves were a common sight by
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

throughout this country within
the next few years now that ir-
rigation has begun.
What this country really
needs is more farmers, men who
will take small tracts and handle
them as real farming should be
done. There is no question
about the country being all right
for spectators, nor is there any
question about the spectators
beng anything but alright for
the country. In the writer's
opinion there is no question but
this country divided into small
farms would be the granary and
garden spot Of the United States,
and their is no question but this
will come TO pass in time. The
only thing against the country is
the holder Of large tracts of land
for speculative purposes. The
country is alright, the climate is
hard to beat, the water supply is
inexhaustible and the supply can
not be surpassed. But the little
man will come and the big land
holder will have to get out or get
busy. This land is too valuable
to remain idle. even to a con
siderable extent.
For potatoes and garden
truck of all kinds il is magnlh-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

coming cropping season. IL has
long been recognized as a great
maize. KafTir. oats, millet and
sorghum growing country, and
has made fine showing on
wheat and alfalfa though irriga-
ton is really necessary in raising
the last named crop. Owing to
the shallow and inexhaustible
underground water supply,
numerous irrigation plants are
now being installed in
different parts Of the country,
and most Of these plants will be
devoted to truck raising and
alfalfa. Last year was about
the first year that cotton has
been given a general and
thorough try-out. The result
was very satisfactory, about a
third bale per acre being the
general average, Worms did
little damage and other pests
were unknown. II is without
doubt one of the greatest hog
countries in the world. especially
as to healthfulness. The writer
now has an irrigated truck farm
near the town Of Lubbock.
THE writer and j. b. Earhart
own a 40-acre tract, which can
be easily irrigated from the one
big well on the place. This well
is 112 feet deep, is equipped with
a four-inch centrifugal pump
and a rs horsepower engine.
furnishing an undiminishing
supply Of 500 gallons per minute.
II is only 80 feet to the water.
and from the first vein to the
bottom of the well. is practically
a solid body Of water. At Lub-
book are two other considerable
irrigation projects. these being
the plants Of S. A. Richmond
and NJ. +. Merrill. Seventeen
miles west Of Lubbock is the big
irrigation project Of B. o. Nc
Whorter. and some miles east of
McWhorter. Mr.. Mcmillan of
Chicago Is putting in a big pump
ing plant. A great deal Of prep
aratory irrigation work has been
done at Plainview, Hereford and
other. places on the Plains, and
it is confidently predicted that
result Of these projects will re-
suit in great irrigation activity
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29
BIG REUNION AT LUBBOCK
Old Buffalo Hunters Will Assemble
Here in midsummer
Meeting

The following article was
written by Don. Fl. Biggers, and
appeared in the Farm and Ranch
last week:
During the past few days two
incidents have occurred in this
immediate vincinity which pre-
sents a striking contrast
of the present and past
The old buffalo hunt
ers recently decided TO have a
reunion, the first of the kind
ever held, and in view Of the fact
that this was the greatest buifa-
10 killing territory in the country,
and also that right where the
town of Lubbock now stands,
occurred. on March IS, 1877, one
of the greatest fights that ever
came about between the hunters
and Indians, they seem TO un-
animously favor Lubbock as the
place for this reunion. which
will be held about the 4th OF
July. This reunion will embrace
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

cent summer growing section.
Last year the writer fur
nished cantaloupes direct TO sew
eraI big hotels in Dallas, Austin,
TT. Worth and other cities and
they were pronounced superior
10 any that had ever reached
those places from any cantaloupe
growing country
mo country beats II for sweet
potatoes and peanuts though IN
the matter Of curing and saving
certain crops, particularly potato
es, the people here, the writer
among them, have much to
learn.
"Our growing season here is
from the first Of May TO the first
Of September. which gives US a
fine summer market.
While the tenant question is
not yet present in this country,
the writer has read with great
interest Mr.. Holman's articles,
but especially has he read with
deep interest the articles on ex-
press rates, etc. 1t seems TO me
that Farm and Ranch could do a
great deal Of good by having
one or two short letters on ex-
press facts from truck growers
in each issue. Facts straight
from headquarters ought TO
arouse the people generally and
the authorities directly. The
writer feels that he could present
some facts from his diary Of
personal experience that would
be somewhat interesting from
the standpoint Of revelations in
express matters.
The article is a comparison Of
this country thirty years ago
with the present. and TO those
who are not here and acquain ted
with the situation can hardly
realize the truth of the article.
though it is straight through and
through. When you get through
with this copy of the Avalanche
mail it to a friend in some other
section Of the country and let
them see that this section is de-
veloping rapidly, and that Lub-
book is coming to her own.
$. sss;sa.5.s.%..lx.5Ro'ss,D;:ssss for for
y % tt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

The Lubbock Plumbing atlf
Supply Company have an ad 4
this issue and they want yous
business.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

l.. h. Shook, one Of the prom
inent citizens Tahoka, was here
this week transacting business.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

For SALE rws--~eom house,
two lots, clAss- in. Will sci
cheap for cash or Will trade. J,
A. Moore, at thSrB$gain Store,
south side squate. ! &l'
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

We invite the attention Of ouf
readers to the ad Of Meriditfs
and Jasper, in this issue Of tho
Avalanche. They are experience
ed in the house moving busnes
and have recently equipped
themselves with good outfit fo,l
house moving and want your busy
mess. y
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

For SALE Mebane Triumph
cotton pure. seed at s1.0O per
bushel. ApplyH M. Green, five
miles east Of lubbock. "a ZIP
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

WANDH To buy at once, four
good w1k- mules. and eight or
ten gookfarA work mares. See
Jack Robys}n. with Robinson
Brothers( "a 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

Foa SALE E9PS jh rec year 8
Webb 7 miles easto1Lubbock.
III "a q
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29
Classified Ads.

For SALESNQ eggs capacity
Henry. - ~ u
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

WANTED f)cpnd hand furni-
ture and sy<eS The Bargain
Store, soutf sN square. 81 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

For REM bKurpished rooms
for light h6,&eYeping. Apply
to Mrs. w. f. Essex. 81 If
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
KIRKvILLE Lad
DROWNED SUNDAY
JAMES FoRsYTHE GETS CRAMP
AND LOSES LIFE IN SIGHT
OF cOMRADE

James Forsythe Jr., 1s-year-old son
of Mrs. James Forsythe who resides
about mile southwest of Kirkville,
was drowned last evening while swim
ming in Moore's pond, two miles west
Of Kirkville. His younger brother and
his uncle, Lew Myers. were swimming
with him and endeavored to reach him
when he called for help, but were not
quick enough. 1t is thought that he
was seized with a cramp as he was
a good swimmer The body was recov-
cred within an hour. No arrangements
for the funeral have been made as yet
James Forsythe was well known in
Ottumwa, having resided at ILL East
Main street until about five years ago,
when he moved to Kirkville.
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DIR. HanSell

ice cream social Saturday evening
Proceeds are for the benefit Of the
Christian Sunday school
A change of pastors was made last
Wednesday night at the church serv-
ices. Rev. ]. w. Altheide announced
that he would not come back to preach
on Wednesday evenings. but that Rev.
Ira c. Smith OF Drakesville would here
after conduct the services. The agree
ment was reached by both pastors who
We're present.
Mrs. Pearl Martin of near Pulaski
spent Saturday night with her parents
NJ. and Mrs. Eli Harbour
G. c.. Pitman entertained Messrs
ELL Cree, Glen Blankenship and Jim
Cox at three course dinner Sunday.
Miss Ethel Brewster spent last week
near Bloomfield with friends.
Mrs. Mary Smith came over from
Bloomfield last week for a visit with
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Gossage and
Miss Tresa Gossage of Ottumwa were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Sample
last week.
o. j. Burns and family of Drakeville
spent Sunday with j. M. Eberlne and
family.
Frank Petit and family spent Satur-
day and Sunday at Dunreath.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27

more MOTEL properties, including nee
|essary or convenient grounds located
in the city of Ottumwa, Iowa, together
with the exercise of all such other or
incidental and convenient or neces-
|sary powers in connection Herewith.
The authorized capital stock is fixed
lat $4,000, to be divided into shares
|of 500 each, of which $4,000 shall
be known as common stock" and
100000 as preferred stock" each
possessing properties and qualities de-
fined in the articles Of Incorporation.
The stock is to be issued to the sub.
scribers thereof, only when paid for
at par In cash, or in property equiva-
lent to cash in value in conformity
with the provisions and requirements
of the statutes of Iowa. The time of
the commencement of the, corporation
is fixed at the date of the filing of it's
articles with the recorder Of deeds of
Wapello county. Iowa, to-wit. April
%, 1912. and it is to continue for
twenty years from and after that date
unless sooner dissolved.
It's affairs are to be conducted and
managed by board Of five directors,
to be chosen by the holders Of the
common stock at the annual stock
holders meeting each year, and to
hold Office for one year, or until their
successors are elected and qualify, the
annual meeting being fixed by the
articles on the first Tuesday Of April
in each year, at the hour Of O'clock
p. m at the general Office Of the COM
pany in the city of Ottumwa, Iowa;
and by the following officers, to-wit
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer, to be elected by the
newly elected board Of directors, at
the annual meeting thereof, which Is
to be held Immediately after the adj
journment Of the annual stockholders
and at the same place, and
these officers shall hold Office for one
year, or until their successors are
elected and qualify. Until the first
meeting CT the stockholders and d.
rectors to be held in 1913, the direct
ors and officers are named and provid
ed for in the articles Of incorporation
as follows: President, w. r. Daum;
vice president, Annie l.. Daum; secre-
tary and treasurer Warren H. Fergu-
son; directors, John G. Jordan, w. B.
Bonnifield. Warren H. Ferguson,
Annie L. Daum and w. r. Daun.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which the corporation is at any
one time to subject ITSELF is fixed In
the articles, and shall not exceed two
thirds of it's capital stock, and the
private property Of the stockholders
and members is. by the articles made
exempt from any liability for or the
Of its corporate debts.
w, R. Daum Hotel Co.,
By ". r. Daum, President.
Attest:
Warren H. Ferguson, Secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
Legal Notices.
ORIGINAL Notice.

| To w. H. UT, trustee under the will
of Sarah L. UT, deceased, Horatio r..
! Wilson & Co., Kawneer Manufacture
ing Co., and Nelson Brothers, defend
ants:
! You are hereby notified that the
petition of Polling Electric Company,
plaintiffs, is filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court Of the
state of Iowa, in and for Wapello
county, claiming of you w. H. UT.
trustee under the will of Sarah l.. UT,
deceased, the sum of six hundred and
thirty-six dollars with interest there
OH at the rate of six per cent per
annum and costs Of this action, on &C
count of labor and material furnished
| by plaintiffs to you and used in the
| improvement of the certain two and
three story buildings situated on the
| following described real estate. to-wit:
Lots Nos. 249. and $50 of block No. 70
of the original plat of the city of Of
| tumwa in the county of Wapello and
state OF Iowa Also claiming against
each and all Of you, Defendants above
named, the establishment and enforce
ment OF a mechanics lien for the
above sums due plaintiffs, against the
buildings and land aforesaid and that
such mechanics lien be foreclosed
and that the lien, claim and interest
of each and all of the defendants
above named in and to the above de-
scribed real estate be decreed to be
junior and inferior to plaintiffs
mechanics lien thereon and that a
special execution issue for the sale
Of the above described real estate or
so much thereof as NAV be necessary
to satisfy the amount due plaintiffs for
the said material and labor with inter-
est and costs.
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon of the second
day Of the next term of the aforesaid
court, being the August, 1912, term
thereof which will commence and be
held at the city of Ottumwa, Iowa, on
the 26th day of August. 1912, default
will be entered against you and judg-
ment and decree rendered thereon.
J. ]. Smith,
Attorney for Plaintiffs
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.FARSON.

Mrs. D. II. Thompson and daughter
Nota, Mrs. George Rikard and p. A.
Dickey were passengers to Ottumwa on
Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs billy spent Monday in
Ollie
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McVey of Floris
spent Sunday at the Joe Slater home.
Mrs J. B. Mowery and Kate Smith
Of Ottumwa spent Monday at the G. w.
Dickens home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dickens,
a daughter.
Claude Waters Of Hedrick was a
caller here Tuesday.
Rev. Huff, Josephine Sward5 and
Veile Coy returned Friday evening
from Milton where they >attended the
Epworth league convention.
Blanche Dickson spent Saturday ut
Linby.
Nh and Mrs. John Nelson, Mrs John
Temple, Frank Grade and sons were
business callers in Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs A. V. Huff and children return
ed from Belknap Friday after visit
with ner grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Overturf.
home to Bidwcll Wednesday.
r. c. Prunty returned Tuesday from
a trip through Minnesota.
Oscar Prunty, Will Wiley, Frank
Simontors left for Oskaloosa Wednes-
day.
Dr. Moore of Martinsburg was
caller here Friday.
Mrs NJ. A. Mcmillan and Miss Mary
Elliott Of Sigourney are visiting rela-
tives here.
Chas. Hobart Of this place met with
an accident Friday, falling and break
ing his right arm.
S. A. Elliott and granddaughter Hazel
Elliott of Mt. Ayr are visiting friends
and relatives here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
Incorporation Notice.

To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that cor.
poration under the name of "W. R.
Daum Hotel Co.," with it's principal
place of business being located in the
city of Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa,
has been organized, it's articles of in.
corporation recorded with the record
er of deeds of Wapello county, Iowa
and with the secretary of state for
Iowa, and a certificate of incorpora.
ton issued in due form. The general
nature of the business to be trans
acted is to purchase. own. erect, oper-
ate, lease, sell or mortgage one or