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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01
Oregon Short Line
Expcnds 5 Millions
And a Half
Continued from Page Ten)
was settled many years ago by bant
OF pionaprS from Irtah

was settled many years ago by a band
Of pioneers from Utah
In the beginning these settlers suf-
fered much privation, for they were
many miles from other human habita-
tons. During the long winters it was
almost impossible for them to move
back and forth to outer civilization, but
With rare courage. they persevered in
their work Of empire building. Now
the traveller through that land finds
himself wondering. not that railroad
was built through there, but that the
advent of the line was so long delayed.
There will be more prosperity and
more comfort in the Teton valley next
year and in the years to come as a re
suit of the railroad. More land will be
placed under cultivation and heavier
yields even than the record breakers of
the past viii come OF the fertile acres.
Before long it Is probable that the set
tiers who Went into The country around
briggs behind OK teams will journey
in and out in Pullman cars.
The line from Burley to Marshfield
traverses a part of the governments
Minidoka project Here, as the devel-
opments of the last season show, is un-
ing sections iii the country The first
run Of the sugar factory at Burley was
made in 1917 A considerable proper
ton of the beets used We're grown on
the Burley Marshheld line. And it is
pleasant to be able to note with truth
that every farmer was paid the full
price, IS per ton for his beets. None
were locked, as sometimes happens in
other countries. because the percentage
of saccharine In the beets was not up to
the standard.
Expended Millions.
During the last decade the Oregon
Short Line has expended many millions
OF dollars in branch line building and
in main line betterments In that
period more than 400 miles Of branch
lines have been completed and placed
In operation. The main line has been
replaced from one end to the other with
90-pound rails to take care of the
heavier equipment and increased ton
mage. To facilitate the movement OF
trains numerous passing tracks have
been constructed,
The traveller rides now from Granger
TO Huntington under the protection %
block signals this being true of all Tho
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01


70 S'reNeii' laaiio, o'.-4 iliiien.
Track lala curing lsi1' puries u
Mafshllelu' 9.le haiies.
oiiaer coilsliuetioi, Nnai sniieia -
StreVell' op.Se mics.
Hradihs con- plete.
oregon Eastern runway, VIE - -
aefl' ore', lo' illiles.
Future Construction.
rack laia ~ isi-' iioin Nale
along the Malheaf river, zo'zs dllles.
lnder construction from hllie Poss'
s9.5S TO Adfeh iis.sz mics
n CONSTRUCT leel4 - tfils liiie .iiei y =.
haYe 70 Pc bailt - steel bridges over
aialheuf river ana frame creek,
Teton BASIN pranch, Ashton 20 VT
ter idaho' 49ett hilaes
Track laid PRIOR to 1871, ashton 10
noreh iork OF lei9h fieer' i''o = niiiss
Track iahd curing l9iz, north loih u
teton river 70 piisss' lo'-V iiiiies,
Under construction, Drlsgs 10 victor
tgfaaihs cotlpiets1, illiles.
baliara Losah ea.-oii' pai'ai =
Logan, ltah' 60 ifllies
construction 81 track colhpie'ea,
South SIDE llie, Nsssa' oies y
Hemeaale' laaho, 70 iniies' "a
Track lala pf1of 70 49, at y ssa' : :
nlles.
Under construction, Nyssa 70 iloilie-
dale 1sradiilg toilapie'eu'' 800 it4.4e.s
Main line, ogdeh 70 farilills .oil
eah, zo.ps nus = seeoiiu eiaeN' -
miles 81 me ehaege.
! second track la1a pflor 70 -, 1900
miles, -. -
4 Il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

Minnesota in 1912 has sold 200 acres
of state lands at prices ranging from
So to $25 an acre
Milwaukee working girls are organ
izing cooperative buying clubs to re-
duce the cost of living.
A mathematical genius has figured
that 25,S44.o00 soap bubbles ean be
made from pound of soap.
The appellation Reverend is purely
born of courtesy. There is no legal
warrant for its use.
Captain r A. Bartlett of Boston
wants to so . the north pole BY aer-
oplane.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01
Two Ways.

TITS so long since you called upon
me- said the girl as she came down
to the young man in the parlor, that
/ was beginning to think you we're
forgetting me-
( Il am for getting YOU" replied the
smart youth. and that's why I've called
tonight. Can | have you?"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

Los Angeles 1912 building permits
call for expenditures totaling s2s,-
100000.
d. Il. Hall of California Mo, has five
hens which laid 1042 eggs in the last
year
One woman owns and operates a
farm in Texas. which is larger than the
state of Rhode Island.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01
Lesson From the Past.

Alexander the Great had conquered
Persia. 4sss a
"l5m going to use this country" he
said for daormat."
Here we perceive the origin OF the
Persian rug=Esx
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01
Was Candid About Il.

He--If | was rich darling, would
you love me more than you do now
She-Well, / might not love YOU any
more. but I would look forward to
our wedding day with great deal more
than | do at present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
CARROLL DENTIST
IN NAVAL SERVICE

Carroll, March 6.--Dr. Arson F. Nc
Creary, commissioned assistant dent
al surgeon of the, United States navy
since Feb. 5, has received orders from
the navy department at Washington
to report for duty at the training
school at San Francisco, Cal. He will
leave at once for the coast station.
Dr. McCreary was one of three sue
cessful ones out of eighteen applicants
for positions who took the examination
at Washington.
DR.. McCreary's former home was at
Abba, Iowa, and he came to Carroll a
number Of years ago, since which time
he had built up a splendid practice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08

too little is left close to the source OF
the power.
in the interest Of the patrons OF pub
lie service corporations nor with view
ITO protection Of the public, declared n.
w. Byers, corporation counsel for Des
Moines. II have no doubt that every
member of that committee was actual
ed bv the best of motives and tried to
get good bill, but it has some defects
Of serious character. In the first place
the machinery Of operation OF the
commission is too expensive and cum
bersome. For instance. 1t is provided
the commission shall enter upon the
only occasion for a valuation Is when
properties in the state. That Is ~
year.job for an expensive force. the
only occasion for a valuation when
there is some dispute which calls for
investigation.
"The bill violates the principle of To-
cal self government, in that it's abso-
lutely takes away from the community
the initiative in regard to the control
Of it's utilities.
directly as it affects Des Moines
there is this feature, that it makes ex-
elusive and perpetual a franchise for
the Des Moines Street Railway Co.,
which we have been fighting for years;
and not only gives that franchise but
yalidates all the water that has been
or may hereafter be put into the stock
Of that company, and ties it up so that
Des Moines can never by an possibility
regain control over the company. That
is just one way in which the bill is
weak"
Yesterday IT. o. Hanson Of Humboldt,
on behalf of the independent telephone
lines Of the state, discussed the bill and
criticised features which take away
from the Independent phone companies
some of their rights He insisted that
the matter Of fixing rates for such
service could best be done by the peo-
pie who are directly interested. AS for
the general idea Of a public utilities
commission and the state regulation of
public service matters he said the rural
and independent telephone men had no
quarrel. They simplye desire that the
bill be good.
Others who appeared before the COM
mittee were ex-senator Saunders of
Council Bluffs; James c. Davis, J. l..
Parrish and others.
Next Monday Hugh Cooper, the en-
gineer and financier of the keokuk
dam will appear before the COMMITTEES
and oppose any feature of the bill that
will cause regulation Of the affairs Of
the power company when it transacts
business in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
N0X|0US WEEDS
PROVING COSTLY
IOWA LOSING $25, 900, 444 YEARLY,
PROF. L. n. PAMMELL OF
AMES, SAYS.

Des Moines, March 7.--PrOf. L. H.
Pammel, head of the botany depart
ment at Ames college, told Polk coun.
ty supervisors and township trustees
yesterday that Iowa farmers were los
ing $25,OO0,O00 annually because Of
their failure to eradicate noxious
weeds. He spoke before the annual
meeting of the trustees and supervis-
ors which began at the court house to
continue for two days.
Although the gathering was called
primarily to discuss the good roads
movement in the county, the trustees,
the majority of whom are farmers, hs-
tened eagerly to the plea of DR.. Pam.
mel for the determination Of weeds
The speaker touched particularly up
on the method for killing the weeds
along the highways. He asserted that
it was possible to eradicate all unlaw.
full weeds and at the same time beau
tify the highway.
Among the things he urged the
farmers to do are:
Analyze their seed carefully.
Buy all seed from Iowa dealers, be-
cause the Iowa laws protect the
farmer.
Sow clover and blue grass along the
highways.
Abandon all telephone poles and
string the wires along the fences, in
order that the grass and weeds along
the highway may be moved.
Send samples of their seed to Ames
college to be analysed
DR.. Pammel asserted that Iowa farm
erS do not pay sufficient attention to
the elimination of damaging weeds,
and made plea that they cooperate
with each other in fighting the crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

II you have horse, or wagon, or
some seed corn, or any other good
seed grain for sale advertise it in the
Courier want ads.
Mrs. Gertrude Cunningham and
daughter, Miss Ruth, of Blakesburg,
were business callers in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Miller of New
ton returned home last night after a
days visit here.
Miss Helen Cummings, 459 North
Fifth street, left this morning for Kan
friends and relatives over Sunday.
John Van Cleave of Richland was
IN the city on business yesterday.
Mrs. G. E. McNichols and children,
Eugene, Mary and John, 831 West
Main street, left this morning for
Omaha, where they will visit rela-
tives.
4. Mrs. w. H. Lewis of Woodburl has
returned home after attending the H.
L. Lewis funeral here.
Mrs. A. j. Packard, 228 North
Marion street, has returned home from
an extended visit with relatives in
Council Bluffs.
ARA A. Sands ct al VS.. Celinda
Spears ct al is the title of suit for
partition of real estate filed with the
clerk Of the district court. The plain
tiffs ask the court to appoint ap-
praisers and to name referee to sell
tie property and divide the proceeds.
Mrs. w. w. Parrott and son, Major,
who formerly resided on Albany street,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
SIT PER ACRE IS
vERACE PRICE
RECORDER CAWLEY'S STATE
MENT OF YESTERDAY SHOWS
AN INCREASE.

Four hundred and flfty-tive acres OF
Wapello county land were transfer
red yesterday at an average price of
$171 per acre. The deeds filed with
County Recorder l.. <. Cawley
amounted to $76,535. On 555 acres of
land, the loan value averaged $54.
the total consideration of the mort
cages being $4,000. The largest
deeds filed yesterday and this morn
ing are as follows:
Harry W. and Elizabeth G. MCGUIRE
to Clydena Spear, 80 acres at $780,
800; John G. and Nancy Ward to j.
H. Smith, 1875 acres at $27,5Oo; c.
C. Dreamer to C. B. and Blanche Nc
Even, 100 acres at $22,500; T. M and
Lettie Dickens to Charles F. Lisk, 1CO
acres at $23,9 John H. and Carrie
Smith to John C. Warder, 9S1s acres
at $27,525; H. L. and Eleanor Harkins
to George w. Harkins, 80 acres at
$4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
REGULATION IS
BENEFIT TO ALL
FOUR OUNCE PACKAGES NEED
NOT BE BROUGHT TO POST
OFFICE IN FUTURE.

BY an amendment giving patrons
the privilege Of mailing parcel post
packages four ounces and under at any
station a very important change IN the
parcel post regulations was placed In
effect by the following order OF retir-
ing Postmaster General Fank II. Hitch
cock on March 8:
Section 10, paragraph I, Of the par
eel post regulations is amended to
read as follows:
Parcels weighing more than four
ounces must be mailed at postofhce
branch postofice, named or lettered
station, or such numbered stations as
may be designated by the postmaster,
or delivered to rural or other carrier
duly authorized to receive such mat
ter. Parcels weighing four ounces or
less may be mailed in the same man
ner as matter of other classes"
Frank H. Hitchcock,
Postmaster General.
While the above change permits the
mailing of parcels weighing four
ounces or less at any regular deposit
DRY for other mail, the requirement In
regard to this mail bearing parcel post
stamp has not been changed, and all
merchandise must bear parcel post
stamps.
Postmaster Nimocks deems 1t ad.
visable at this time to urge upon all
those who have obtained copies or the
parcel post regulations, the advis-
ability Of interpolating these amend
ments into their own books Of regula-
lions as they appear in the Courier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
CONVENTION OF
W00DMEN CALLED
IOWA INSURGENT FORCES PLAN
BIG GATHERING At DIES
MONIES APRIL IS.

Des Moines, March g. Insurgent
Woodmen of Iowa will hold state
convention in Des Moines April 16 10
select delegates to the national !nsur'
gent convention at Springfield, ILL.,,
which is to be held May Is and 16. AT
meeting in Des Moines Of the execu'
tive committee yesterday the co.lven.
ton was decided upon and the call Is.
sued to be sent at once to every camp
in the state.
Fifteen hundred or more delegates
are expected to attend the Des Moines
convention as representatives of the
insurgent sentiment among the more
than 10000 Woodmen in the state.
The Des Moines Commercial club
has already arranged for the Auditor
ium as meeting place for the conven-
ton. The first session will begin at
10 o'clock April 16.
Not only DO the leaders plan to
select delegates for the national con-
vention at the meeting, but they will
also perfect the organization In Iowa
for strenuous resistance to the head
camp and it's supporters. All over the
state at the present time camps,
county bodies and district bodies are
being organized for the insurgency
campaign, and these will be welded IN
one at the state convention.
Call Outlines Plan
The body of the call issued ye5ter-
day follows:
The executive committee OF the Iowa
Modern Woodmen assembly at meet
ing of said committee held in Des
Moines, Ia, on the fifth day of March,
1913. after having carefully considered
the question of the selection of dele
gates in Iowa, has come to the con-
clusion, taking all things into consld-
GRAFTON, that the greatest good 20 the
greatest number of Woodmen in Iowa
can come by state convention, here
by issues a call for state convention
to be composed of Woodmen who are
opposed to the action of the Chicago
head camp in increasing the rates and
who believe in the restoration of rep
resentative government within said
society and in the reorganization Of
the head office at Rock Island said
convention to be held at the Auditor
ium in the city of Des Moines. Ia, Oil
the sixteenth day of April, 1913 at 10
a. m.
The representation to said CONVEX
ton to be as follows: Each camp with
a membership of 100 or less shall be
entitled to one delegate to said con-
vention. Each camp with a member
ship of more than 100 Woodmen, shall
be entitled to one delegate for each
100 of it's membership or major frac-
ton thereof.
At said convention delegates to the
national convention at Springfield
will be selected and the general well
fare of Woodcraft considered.
Restore Representative Government.
The signers of the call were George
Ft. Madison John H.
Scholl, Maquoketa; H. G. Littleton.
Clarion; George A. Davis, Fayette; p.
A. Hawley, Marshalltown; Ed Shields,
Charles w. Lyon, Des
Moines; w. M. Householder, Chari-
ton: E. G. Tyler, Logan; John Porter.
Webster City; Julius Rohwer, Ida
Grove.N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
LOOKS FOR
RAILROAD CHANGE
Plan Of Burlington to Des Moines
Train Through to Ottumwa Will
Help Local Merchants.

Abba, March 7.-There has been a
persistent rumor that the Burlington
route would run their Des Moines
branch train from Des Moines to Of
tumwa causing the removal of train
crews from this city. That subject
is again before the railway people
and it seems now as if 1t would be
made a go. In the move there will
be a gain to Abba. The fact Of the
matter is that the conductors and the
crew have not made their homes in
Abba, but have merely stopped here.
Under the new conditions the Bur
lington will have morning train pass
through Avery and 60 direct from here
to Des Moines. 1t will give the Avery
people an excellent train service to
come to Abba.
There will also be excellent service
for all towns between Ottumwa and
Abba for the people to come to Abba
to do their trading. 1t has long been
matter Of suggestion of the Abba
business men that No. 2, going east,
should stop. at Avery on Saturday
night. Under the new arrangement
that service will not only be given on
Saturday night but every night in the
week. 1t will enable parties who re-
side in all towns east Of Abba to come
to the city and remain for the entire
day, if they SO desire. Otherwise they
can come to Abba in the afternoon
and return home the same night. 1t is
believed the service will be all the
Abba merchants can ask. While it
will remove the railway men, who
have been boarding in the city, it will
enable large numbers of shoppers from
the east to come to the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08

might use that as a subterfuge to &C.
count for her derelictions.'
do you consider SIS enough for any
woman to live upon"
Eyes, If she lives at home.'
"And IS is enough for one who sup
ports HERSELF"
"That is what our investigation
showed"
How much n, IL did your corporation
Approximately $7,OOo.ooO." .-..
could you raise wages and still pay
your stockholders legitimate profit!"
Could Give More and Make Money:
The witness said the stock of the
corporation pays 10 on both common
$4,000, 900 at the end Of 1912. He said
he could have given $2,ooo,oo0 out OF
profits and still pay some dividends
State Senator Niels JUL asked the
witness if he thought the stockholders
were fair judges Of what compensation
the girls should receive and If he didn't
think the state would be a fairer judge.
There was sporadic applause when
Mr.. Rosenwald replied that he would
be glad to meet the wishes Of the state
80 far as competition will permit"
Asked if he would object to disclos-
ing his own income, he replied in the
negative
w ell, CNell, SI1llleu ~ I1ttA d. SoAiu
you live on So a week?" 4
There was litter when the witness
said he had never tried It,
O'Hara asked fthere were "drivers"
in his employ The witness had never
heard of them.
Have you an employe called thu
"scolder?"
Not so far as I know
Senator JUL took the witness and
wanted to know If the corporation
took pains to learn If the awge receiv-
ed by girl was sufficient in the indi-
vidual case.
mo" was the slow reply.
Girl Must Live on Wage Paid.
"Then you paid on the theory that
the girls must live on what you pay
thom," commented JUL.
Then he asked If the witness thought
any woman should be asked to live on
less than every average woman.
Competition might account for the
difference replied the witness.
ITO pay 1000 girls 81 more than you
do would cost you $260,000 year
stated the senator. would that make
much difference to your dividends?"
II would say in answer to that. that
the earnings Of one year might not be
those Of other years." replied Mr.. Ros-
enwald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
LiBERTYVILLE.

Mrs. Frank Glotfelty has returned
from visit with her sons at Mt. Nor
ris III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Clark of Kansas
are guests Of friends here.
Mrs. w. w. Gearhart visited last
week with relatives In Burlington.
Levi Hutton Of Spokane, Wash, Is a
guest Of his brother John.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Swanson expect
to move to Abba this week, where they
will make their home.
Mrs. G. Vaught and son Robert WIS.,
tied few days last week with relatives
in Fairfield
VIII Hawkins moved last week into
the property he purchased Of Charles
Riggs. El@
Rev. H. c. Druse of Burlington
preached Sunday at the M. E. church.
James Miller Of Des Moines is a
guest of his son Roy.
Miss Nellie Warren a nurse who had
been caring for patient at Hedrick,
arrived home last week.
Clyde Morley and Will Ferrill were
in Omaha last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd West Of Fairfield
visited at the Lewis home. They will
leave in a short time for their home in
Oskaloosa.
Floyd Crawford of Eldon visited re-
Gently with his parents.
Mrs. Howard who has been i'll is
reported better.
w. v. Under visited last week with
his son Clarence in Burlington.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs George
James, south Of here, burned to the
ground last week. Mr.. James was NOV
ing and part Of their goods were gone.
The house belonged to Geo. Newland.
The cause Of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Morley spent
several days last week visiting with
fairfield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
HILLS BORO.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lickafoose OF
Olds have moved from the farm west OF
town vacated by J. T. Mcclure.
Mrs. Elmer Alton of Birmingham
came down Saturday morning to help
care for her mother Mrs. S. j. Allen.
who was severely injured by fall Fri
day.
Ray Hixson bought the John Douth-
art farm Of 12o acres two miles west Of
town.
Mrs Ray Coleman of Mount Pleasant
visited relatives here the past few
days.
The Country Embroidery club will
meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Hugh Horne.
Word was received here Saturday Of
the death of Mrs. VIM. Woods. a form
er resident Of this place. The remains
were buried in Mt. Pleasant where the
funeral was held.
Harmon Ogren returned Saturday
evening from Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Louisa Mccoy was called home
Saturday from Oskaloosa by the illness
of Nellie Mccoy.
Courtney Shelman and Cleo Carter
went to Fairfield Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ferree will move
to the Perry property back Of the
Christian church.
Will Rokhar and wife of Fl. Madison
visited at the Jerry Moxley home the
past three days.
Rev. Dain Of Canton, Mo-, was a
guest at the VIM. Hemmings home on
Sunday.
Saturday afternoon twenty Of Adah
Buffington's little girl friends pleasant
ly surprised her, it being her 10th
birthday. About o'clock pink and
white favors were given each little girl.
Home made candies were then passed
by the hostess. The children, led by
Adah then marched to darkened room
where ten candles were burning in ten
little birthday cakes. After playing
games that all enjoyed refreshments
were served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
ALRIA MAN INJURED
WIFE; FOUND GUILTY

Abba, March g. In the district
court in the case of the state of Iowa
VS.. VIM. Gardner, the jury after going
out about 1880, returned verdict of
guilty in about an hour. Gardner was
charged with assault with intend to
do great bodily injury to his wife who
had begun divorce proceedings. He
will probably be sent to the peniten-
tiary.
The case of Vic Minella VS.. G. R.
Samuels was taken up this morning
on a contract. The case of John Col
line VS.. Emmett and Ira Noble on
notes which they claim were paid.
Five jury cases have been tried this
term of court.