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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

AN enormous flock, embracing tens
of thousands of the birds, were feed
ing near the bank of a canal, and by
crawling carefully up OH the opposite
side of the bank, the hunters were
able to get within a few feet Of the
nearest of the geese. At a given sig
nal from L. A. Sischo the three hunt
ers raised up from behind the bank
comprised one two-guage and two
four barrelled No. 9's. The first of
these is the largest make of double
barreled shoulder guns made. A sill
yer h%alf-dollar will slip easily into the
barrels, and about "a drains of black
powder are used to each barrel. The
four-barreled No. 9 guns have but two
hammers, the two barrels ON each
side being discharged at one time.
1.-The first volley was fired before
the geese had time to rise, and the
second volley while the mass of flap
ping wings was but a few feet from
the ground. The No. 2 gun was fired
by Sischo. and as that experienced
hunter says no man can stand up un-
der the recoil of such a miniature can
non, he fired the second standing up,
and landed on his back in the canal.
1T is estimated that Of the 1S1 birds
taken, about 100 We're killed outright.
and some so We're %cripples. ard Had
to be run down. The two light wa
CONS which the hunters had with them
In which to haul game, were loaded
Town with the geese and presented a
beautiful sight when they entered
1T IL estimated that the birds kill
cd weighed between seven and eight
hundred pounds.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

ducing machinery going until the cap
ital is expended. And the more eggs
he can get in the winter time, when
the supply is low, is better for his
pocketbook. The most prolific breeds.
of fowls are ready to die of old age
at the end of their second year or
even earlier, for their work has ex-
hausted them. A fowl of ordinary
breed will lay from 100 to $50 eggs in
a year. Leghorns are payable of pro-
ducing annually from $50 to 100.
Brahmas w 200. But then the
goose that lays the golden egg is
practically killed, for, being a hen,
she is no longer profitable. So mar
has contrived to exhaust in a year
what nature intended to be distributed
over Is years. The jungle fowl of
India, from which our d~omesticated
chickens are descended, lay on an
average of ten eggs a year, and IL
years is the natural period of their
life. Some time when l have a little
time l am going to write an article for
the Saturday News On poultry and
eggs"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06
BOY WINS SHOOT.

A twelve-year-old boy, Ralph *.
SPOTS. son Of Ralph Il Spots. awell-
known trap shooter, stepped inamong
the veterans at the Larchmont, N. Y.
Yacht Club shoot, February 8th broke
10 out Of 100 targets and won the
Larchmont and Visitors Trophy
shoSGsaompeting with fourteen Of the
cJssb's besiSshots. including his father.
sfhe youngster returned a full score
sof 25, with d handicap Of {, In the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06
MAKE LARGE HAUL OF FISH

The fishing company which is sein-
ing at Lake Kampeska this winter for
buffalo and pickerel made a big haul
one day last week and it is said that
the fishermen succeeded in hauling
in thirty thousand pounds of fish In
one pull.
The fish were mostly buffalo and
pickerel and a few suckers. A good
many pike were caught in the next
haul but they We're put back in the
water.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06
PARADISE

The following article from the Tur.
lock (Cal.) Journal of February Z,
1918. will be of interest to IL sports,
men:
What is believed to be a record
killing of wild geese at n shot ever
known was made last Saturday when
three local hunters fired a volley sim.
uTtaneeusly from three guns, and 191
wild geese were killed and hagged.
1t took FIVE men two hours to gather
up the dead and wounded, says the
Los Banos Independent.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06
BAGS BIG GAME IN CANADA

The following article is taken from
the Mabel Lake, CD. CD News, and
will be Of mitch interest to the many
friends of VIII Chesterfield, a former
resident of Waterfowl:
on Wednesday last, Mr.. Will Ches.
teriield, Of Mabel Lake. had a some
what thrilling experience and ADDED
considerably 70 his fame as a hunter.
Observing the tracks OF a ougar not
far from his ranch. he Immediately
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

taking care of COWS. Besides surBE-
ing the family with milk and raising
a fine heifer calf, the proceeds Of this
COW amounted to 500 for the 1O5 days.
Mr.. Crosby is a brother of Miss. E.
l.. Crosby of WATERFOWL.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

A. E. Piercy returned home Satur-
day from Wisconsin, where he visited
friends for a few days. Mr.. Percy
is now connected with the WATERFOWL
Printing and Binding Company and
has charge of the Office supply depart
ment.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

H. E. Dahl and wife are home from
California, where they have spent the
major part of the winter.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-06

Eber Robbins, Sol First St, S. w, Wa
tertown, S. Oak, says: Nothing has oc-
CURED to alter my high opinion of Doan's
Kidney Pills, publicly expressed some years
ago. The hardships ] endured in the Civil
War disordered my kidneys. Pain and
lamcress across the small of my back was
almost unbearable at times and the doctors
told me l had Bright's disease. The kid
ney secretions obliged me to rise at night
by their frequency in passage and they We're
very distressing when voided. Every year
l grew worse, despite the fact that I took
all kinds of medicine. Finally I was per
suaded to try Doan's Kidney Pills and by
the time | had taken three boxes, I was
relieved. have had no trouble to amount
to anything since"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
Daddy sBedtirne
y Brave George
.NfOTV Washington and
The Indian Chief

/X>HE talking about George Washington
washington afraid Of Washington wasn't
~
a heard about
Washington.
a English, owned
owned
Of it.
Allegheny Monon-
This called
ono city of Pittsburgh
the Indians There
Indians cruel
fighting help the English
Washington these
He
he did not hight He
Major Washington whom he looked
as a M
soldiers
soldiers
horseback who
to hit the s%
Turning his the Indian chief said
white The Great Spirit have special
him
Washington.
wilderness though
his shot under him.
other
Washington Of the bravest men who ever lved'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

that 1t would be time we'll spent If they
were to remain week or longer, or II
they were to arrange to come down
once week until they get fully settled
The party will be given a hearty wei.
come and all possible aid by the local
authorities. . ...-.. :.
Burlington is congratulating itself
over the showing made since the com
mission plan went into effect. A re-
port at the close of the fiscal year,
March 81 last, shows credit balance
Of S1,7s6 in the light fund, where last
wear there was an overdraft of $2.347,
and when the plan was adopted three
years ago there was deficit of $11 900
in this fund. A surplus is shown IN
other funds, and in the general fund,
out of which the general running ex-
penses Of the city are paid, the defici-
ency was reduced $12,3S7 last year.
Burlington has had better government
at cheaper cost and its officials are IN
position to give the Ottumwa COM
missioners some good advice. 4l
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
Sidewalk Sketches
Bv Howard L. Ram
THE r AZOR.

The razor is a toothless weapon
which has attained great popularity
among BARRIERS, who do not feel it at
all while it is being pushed around
over the human face. It is used to de-
horn the masculine beard and incul-
cate peace among our colored breth-
den, and in both instances leaves
large, yawning footprints as token
of esteem.
There are two kinds of razors--or-
binary and safety. The ordinary razor
is a skillful substitute for a pair of
tweezers, especially when in an I'M
stropped state. Nearly all ordinary
razors take hold of the beard with both
hands and remove everything that gets
in the way. A razor which is being
welded by penurious citizen who Is
in hurry to get to church will leave
traces of it's handiwork on his count
enance, which look like Sitting Bulls
makeup for the war dance. ..
When the barber begins to shave a
patron, he first plows three or four
long burrows and then waits to see
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

romance OF the pictured face; and ais
time without reservation"
That's what I've been guarding
against" retorted the other. 1T isn't
q thing that can tell, man to man.
Don't you understand? Or" he added
savagely, do you misunderstand!'
mo. don't misunderstand,"
answered Kent very gently. II know
there are things that can't be spoken,
not because they are shameful, but be-
cause they are sacred. Yet, I've got
to know about her. Here! I have II.
When I'm gone, sit down and write
II out for me, simply and fully, and
send 1t to my hotel 40 soon - II 10
done. You can do that, can't you Z?
yes. can do that" decided Sedg.
wick, after some consideration.
Good! Then give me some dinner.
And let's forget this grisly thing for
a time. and talk of the old days. What.
ever became of'Harkness, of our class,
do you known
Between them that evening was no
further mention Of tho strange body
In Lonesome Cove.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

liz the customer is conscious. Some
men are able to 60 to sleep In a
barber chair. but this is dangerous
practice, as the razor Is liable to skip
two or three hills and land in the
middle of pet mole.
The safety razor is an imitation Of
the Intersection drag which can be
run over the face at high rate of
speed without removing anything but
the lather. The safety razor should
never BIO used for shaving purposes
until the patient has been chloro-
formed and bound hand and foot, as
it becomes dull quicker than joint
debate on the race problem.
A razor is handy implement to
have about the house, as 1t can be
used for numerous domestic purposes,
such as pruning rose bush or decap-
itating defiant corn. A great many
people would prefer to toy with a
deadly razor than have loquacious
chiropodist puttering around their
feet and commenting upon their con-
tour. a .... .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

Today witnesses the opening OF
the baseball season in Ottumwa- The
St. Paul team of the American associa-
ton plays here today and tomorrow,
the Chicago White Sox are here Mon
day and the Des Moines Western
league team comes next week. o.
tumwa, always good baseball town,
and a training place for major
leaguers, has advanced to a place in
the sport far beyond the rank OF
cities Of it's size. Manager Ned Egan's
popularity with the big league man
ayers is responsible for this. The
biz leaguers realize that they will have
a bic crowd and hard tussle when
they play Ottumwa and local patrons
Of the game know that they will enjoy
a fast game. .aE. IT,. ...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

The two hundred Montenegrins
who stormed Fort Tarabosch, the key
to Scutari, the Turkish stronghold
which has resisted the efforts of the
allies for months, and cleared the
way for the capture Of the fort, have
won a place in the history OF the bat
tlefeld. These men realized that their
mission meant almost certain death.
They clambered up the mountain side
under a murderous fire from the
Turkish guns, cut the wire entangle-
ments, and, when they got to close
quarters, threw bombs among the
Turks. Not one of the 20Q bomb
throwers returned, but they opened
pathway for the Montenegrin in
fantry to charge the trenches and
take the fort.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

It is time to begin to think seriously
about a spring cleaning campaign.
Refuse on the back lots should be
hauled away and the premises given
a thorough overhauling. A cleaning
up Of streets and alleys by the city
cannot be thoroughly done until the
back yards are cleaned to the alley
line. If the private citizen will act
promptly when the weather clears up
again the city can then do its part
and the danger of epidemics, always
present in the spring, will. be lessened.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
GETTING POINTERS FROM BUR-
llNGrON,

The three men who will compose the
new commission plan city council went
to Burlington today to Investigate the
workings Of the plan in that city, and
the Burlington .Hawk-Eye says they
have come to the right place. The
Hawk-Eye says:
A few months ago Ottumwa resolved
to adopt the commission plan of mu-
nicipal government, and the first cleo
ton under the new plan was held
Monday. And today the new commits
sioners and some Of their officials are
coming to Burlington to get lot of
information as to the best system of
installing and operating the commits
sion plan Of municipal government.
They could not have come to better
place, for the plan has been worked
out here with the utmost care and
every step has been taken after the law
had been consulted, in order that no
mistakes could be made, and SO the
plan has worked out marvelously well
here. Nor could the visitors have
come at a time more opportune. A
fiscal year has just come to end,
and the members Of the Burlington
commission will be able to make COM
parsons and to show better than at
any other time the advantages that are
to be gained under the new plan. Some
of the financial achievements, which
are referred to in another column Of
this issue of The Hawk-Eye, will no
doubt appeal to and prove deeply in
teresting to the visitors. They will find
the different departments Of the city
maintained at high standard and in
debtedness being reduced. They may
be interested in the fact that an auto
fire truck has been bought, and that
the fire department is in really first
class conditions, while the police de-
partment is kept at high standard
and the discipline is excellent. In
short they will find so much here that
will be Of interest and value TO them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

presumably" says the Sioux City
Journal, "they have had their last old
time town election in Mason City.
What is anticipated is that the next
election will be under the Ottumwa
plan" The journal evidently believes
that we added enough trimmings in
our city election to give it the new
name of "Ottumwa" plan, instead of
the old style "Des Moines" plan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

Only one more state legislatures
vote is needed to carry into effect the
constitutional amendment providing
for the direct election of United States
senators. There are forty-eight states
and three-fourths of them, or thirty
six, must ratify the amendment be-
fore it can be effective. Pennsylvania
was the thirty-fifth state to act. Con-
snecticut, Rhode Island and Florida,
the legislatures OF which are now ic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

An eastern paper says that one out
Of every fifty who voted for Wilson
for president now wants a job. It adds
that If every republican Office holder
were turned out of office and demo-
crat put in his place twelve out Of
every thirteen candidates for govern
ment Jobs would be disappointed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says it has no objections to the
bills proposed providing pensions for
widowed mothers left with children
to support, but 1t says some rider
should be attached relating to father.
A large number of widows are wild
owed by deserving husbands, and 1t
believes the law should carry some
provision for finding the father and
making him contribute to the support
of his children.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

The press seems to be unanimous in
the opinion that the British suffragette
has developed into an
epidemic of insanity which that govern
ment must check or stand serious
consequences.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

Commenting on Governor Suffers
attack on Republican Boss Barnes,
the Des Moines Capital believes the
people will be willing to credit the
New York governor with greater SIN
cerity If he will include in his attack
Democratic Boss Murphy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

New Jersey has passed law pro-
viding a fine for the wearing OF hat
pins with unguarded points. 1t Is pro-
vided that part of the fine goes to the
person whose flesh is lacerated by
coming in contact with the weapon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
TAckL,ha THE FLOOD PROBLEM.

bNAN1tN0 iT6 T1SOS VN0S@e"'
The disastrous foods this spring
have served the purpose of bringing
home to the people the need of a
comprehensive system of waterway
improvement more effectively than
years of agitation of this subject. In
the discussion of plans for the i'm
provernent Of the rivers the matter, of
flood prevention has not been lost
sight Of. In fact that has been a
primary consideration, for no great ex-
penditure would be justified unless it
included measures to minimize flood
loss. The serious situation this spring
in the flooded districts of Ohio and
Indiana, which has now been extended
to the Mississippi and lower Ohio
valleys, has brought this matter so
prominently before the people that
more effective legislation by congress
may be expected.
The American Reclamation fedora
ton at meeting in Chicago yester-
day presented bill the object of which
is to prevent repetition of floods in
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. This bill
will be presented to the national drain
age congress at it's meeting next week
in st. Louis, and, If found suitable,
will be submitted to congress.
Tho bill would create national
department Of public works with new
member Of the presidents cabinet as
the head. It would be the duty of the
department to carry on all public
works except those pertaining to ma
tionai defense, to navigation alone.
and to lighthouse construction and
service. .... '.H, &c.
The secretary would appoint rec
ognized successful engineer to be COM
missioner Of public works, to be in
charge Of the construction Of public
buildings, levees, dams, roads, bridges,
and structures of every kind author
lied and provided for by congress.
It would be the duty of the depart
ment to secure data concerning
swamps, rivers, arid regions, make
Typographical maps and surveys. to
study meteorological data and other
things to determine food expectancy.
Another duty is to study the char
acteristics and capacities OF streams
to discover how to avert food dis
aster. f&
The department would select suita-
bic reservoir sites for storing flood
wateru, pick out water power sites,
and handle all interstate drainage
problems.
Engineers who have made study of
the situation declare that the problem
of preventing tho trightful loss of life
and property from foods is one for
engineering science to solve and they
insis. that the problem is no more
impossible than the building of the
Panama canal. One engineer points
out that the rivers that did all the
damage in Ohio this spring rise in a
district thirty miles long by ten miles
wide. It would be easy, he said, to
mako some of those which fow south
change their course and flow into Lake
Erie. ..m.-
It Is certain that the federal gov
eminent will give more serious at
tention to the problem Of river i'm
provement in the future than has been
given in the past. With the Panama
canal completed there will be plenty
Of work for the army engineers to do
II this problem is seriously tackled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

The Des Moines river Is to be COM
mended for its forbearance at q
period when the other rivers are
spreading all over the land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

session, have yet to act on the
amendment and one Of the three is
expected to provide the deciding
vote within short time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
ITO Be Continued.)
After the Horse l. stolen. !.

49, NfteF tina ,1oTt0 " StoI0H. ~. 81 7
Omaha Bee: It ID safe assertion
that no city In the country Is - we'll
covered by tornado insurance % II
Omaha right now after the damage
has been done
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

Inc speaker Op0nou Otlc eye. AZ LHc
end OF that time perhaps you'll think
better Of It,"
"Of what?"
"Of concealing an essentially i'm.
portant part OF your experience. which
has to do, think, with the jewelry."
At the end Of the ten minutes. when
Kent opened both eyes, his friend fore.
stalled him with another query.
"You say that no jewels were found
on the body. Was there any other
mark Of identification?"
III there was, the sheriff got away
with 1t before l saw It,"
"How can you be sure, then. that
thej dead woman was my visitor?"
:Dennett mentioned necklace. On
the crushed flesh OF the dead woman's
neck there is the plain impress Of a
Jewel setting. Now, come, Sedgwick!
II I'm to help you in this, you must
help me. Had you ever seen that neck
lace before?"
eyes" was the reply, given with
obvious reluctance.
"Where?"
con the neck of the girl of my pic
ture."
Kent's fingers went to his ear, pull.
ing at the lobe until that unoffending
pendant stretched like rubber You're
sure?" he asked.
There couldn't be any mistake. The
stones were matched rose-topazes, you
mightn't find another like 1t In the
whole country"
Kent whistled. soft and long. "1'm
afraid, my boy" he said at length
I'm very much afraid that you'll have
| to tell me the whole story Of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-22
LITTLE BOY LOST IN WOODS.

Little Armund Buchberger the
three year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Buchberger gave his parents a worry
and anxiety last Tuesday that they
will never forget. Mr.. Buchberger
had been moving from his former
home here east of the village limits
to his new home in the town of Mara
thon, on the farm which he purchased
OF Anton Linder last fall. The little
boy was perhaps anxious TO get ac-
quainted with his new surroundings.
At about five o'clock in the afternoon
Mr. Buchberger noticed him crossing
the road near the house and brought
him back into the yard, and warned
him not to 60 away again. Mr.. and
Mrs. Buchberger were meanwhile
very busy in unloading and arranging
their household goods, and at six
O'Clock the absence of little Armund
was again observed. A search, about
the place for the missing boy proved
to be in vain. A searching party of
about 20 men was at once organized
and the surrounding fields and woods
were searched over and over for the
little fellow. a last at about mid
night their anxiety was relieved when
one of the party found little Armund
sitting between two logs about three
quarters of mile from home in Ole
PeterSon's woods. Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-22
FARMING in MARA
THON COUNTY

The Wisconsin Agriculturist of
Racine, Wisconsin, the only English
general farm paper published and
printed in the state of Wisconsin, has
i'm the April oath issue, one of the
most concise, clear and truthful
articles about Marathon County
which it has ever been our pleasure
to read. Realizing that our county
was very we'll equipped from farm
and business standpoint, the publish
ers of The Wisconsin Agriculturist
sent representative here to study the
section first hand. He travelled and
Investigated the territory thoroughly,
with the result that his article and
picture are quite out of the ordinary.
In another part of this paper you will
find ali announcement by The Wis
consin Agriculturist, explaining how
copy of this April oath issue can be
secured. We earnestly suggest that
any of our readers who are not regu-
lar subscribers to The Wisconsin Ag-
riculturist take advantage of their
willingness to send 4 sample copy OF
become regular subscriber, ten
weeks for ten cents.