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MARVELOUS DAM
ON MISSISSIPPI
HUGH COOPER, WALL STREET EN
GINEER, SOLVES PROBLEM AT
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Proposes to Build a Dam 6,000 Feet
Long Across the Father of Waters
at That Point—Expect 211,500 Horse
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Keokuk, Oct. 17.—Hugh L. Cooper,
the Wall street engineer who solved
(the problem of how to harness the
waters of Niagara and who drew the
plans which made it possible to ac
complish that greatest of all feats in
ithe line of electrical development, pro
Pposes to build a dam 6,000 feet across
the Mississippi river at eKokuk, at the
foot of what is known as the Des
Moines Rapids. Here where the forces
of the father of waters are the strong
est and wildest, for a distance 'f
twelve miles he has evolved a plan to
build the immovable in front of the
irresistible— and the old question of
the ancient Greek physicists will be
answered in the changed commercial
conditions in the heart of the Ameri
can nation.
Large dams have been built before,
albeit none so large as the proposed
I flam at Keokuk, which, it is expected,
•trill be built within the next two
Syears. The great Niagara Falls pro
gposltion was so enormous that for a
Itime the country laughed and said
what it was not possible to so control
she mighty forces there as to get 200,
p00 horse power for commercial pur
poses.
211,500 Horse Power.
But when the world's greatest dam
here is completed, the immense power
house 1,863 feet long, will contain
forty-seven immense generators, with
la'capacity of 4,500 horse pow'er each,
lor a maximum capacity cf 211^600, -to
®Jje utilized in operating the industrial
Wheels in many cities.
J-There wa3 a time not so many years
ago when the wise ones said it was as
-.impossible to dam the Mississippi at
fihis point as it would be to try to stop
|the flow of the tides or to change the
[course of the moon in its orbit. The
forces of the rapids is so strong that
practical engineers have figured that
41,000,000,000 gallons of water pars
over them in twenty-four hours. Un
1877 it was impossible for steam
|btpats to go any further north than
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the rapids. All
pelght was unloaded here and hauled
twelve miles up stream, "where it was
transferred to other boats and the in
terrupted trip to St. Paul continued.
||rhirty years ago the government built
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great canal at this point in the in
terest of navigation, so that river traf
fic would not be impeded, the cost be
ng $5,000,000.
Dooms $5,000,000, Canal:-
$ Now Uncle Sam has agreed to let
Mt. Cooper and the syndicate back of
Mm destroy this $5,000,000 improve
fnt, and the President has signed a
giving the rignt to condemn any
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land needed which cannot otherwise
be acquired.
The great dam and water power
electric plant will cost at least $10,000,
000 to complete. Over $1,000,000 of
this will be paid to the owners of the
land which will be overflowed above
the dam. Careful investigation dur
ing the past year has determined the
feasibility of the project, and nearly
$100,000 haB already been expended
in preliminary work. Surveys have
been made from Keokuk to Burlington
and it has been determined that in the
neighborhood of 9,000 acres of valuable
farming lands will be under 35 feet of
still Tunning water, the overflow ex
tending thirty-five miles up stream.
OptionB on a large party of these lands
are already secured and the work 1B
continuing as rapidly as possible...
Dam Thirty-Five Feet High. iS
The great data, which will be thirty
five feet in height will extend In a
grand curve across the river from the
end" of the power house. In order to
admit of the passage of boats there
will be one lock on the Iowa side, in
stead of three, as In tne canal, which
will be drowned deeply, while the
government will stive $40,000 a year In
operating expenses alone.
Another preliminary problem which
has been solved is the matter of the
elevation of the tracks of the Burling
ton road, whicu run near the shore be
tween Keokuk and Burlington. There
were but two ways to get around £hls
ticklish proposition—either the road
must procure a new right of way and
come into Keokuk by a different
route or the tracks must be elevated.
The latter was decided upon after sev
eral conferences between. Engineer
Cooper and the officials of the water
power company and the road. For
twenty-five miles the tracks must be
moved back and raised twenty-five
feet or more, and the chief engineers
of the road have determined how this
can be done and at the same time cut
down the running time of its trains be
tween the two cities aa much as ten
minutes.
Settling Preliminaries.
As soon as the exact cost of the
work can be computed the syndicate
of Canadian capitalists who provided
the money for the work at Niagara
will make their decision. They have
already said that they want to build
the dam, but they will not give out
the positive.statement as to the date
when the work will bo started until
they know exactly what the cost is go
ing to be.
They are profiting by the experience
gained at Glen'8 Fall, Pa., where they
built a dam across the Susquehanna,
but began the work before they had
acquired possession of all the land
necessary. The result was that they
encroached on the rights of the owner
01 a little island, whioh the owner
bought for $10(1. But when It came to
squaring matters with this man they
had to pay him $30,000 before he would
be satisfied. That IS why they are so
careful to have all the preliminaries
out of the way. before they turn loose
their 2,000 men at eKokuk.
-v Burglars at Moulton.
Moulton, Oct. 19.—(Special)—Bur
glars last night got into the dental of
flee of Freeman Davis and took be
tween $20 and $30 worth of gold filing.
No clue has been found, but it is sup
poaed to be the work of experts.
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FOR
THREE EARS OF CORN
The Citizens Savings Bank is again
anxious to see who raises the best
corn in Wapello county. Five dollars
in gold will be given as a prize to the
person bringing in the best three ears
of corn to our bank before Decem
ber 1.
Competent judges will make the
award.
We invite you to do your banking
here.
CITIZENS
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Capital, $50,000.00.
Under State Control and Supervision.
Corner Second and Market Sts.
PEOPLE'S PULPIT.
The statistics shows that the United
States alone consumed 1,694,392,765
gallons of all kind of liquor In 1905.
Only eleven or twelve million gallons
of which was used in manufactures,
arts or any other useful use. The di
rect cost of the liquor was $1,500,000,
000, while the indirect cost, (that is
the cost of crime, Insanity, pauperism,
idiocy and loss of productive labor,
etc., that it causes) was another $1,000,
000,000, making a total of $2,500,000,*
000. Which is. more than twice as
much as the cost of the bread and meat
consumed in the same length of time
or fifteen times more than the support
of churches. But the money paid for
drink is by far the smallest part of the
expense, when compared with the
tears, sighs, heartaches, wrecked lives,
desolate homes and ruined characters.
It costs more than eight times what
its licenses pay, to say nothing of the
moral ruin which ig wrought and the
untold misery and death that it causes.
The use of liquor produces over one
half of the crimes and insanity, and
even moderate drinking increases- the
sick rate and shortens the average life
of man at least nine years.
Last year in the British Isles, alone
600,000 people died of drink. Which is
six times as many as were killed in the
entire Russian-Japanese war. While in
this country, three hundred men and
women fall into drunkards graves
every day.
Oh| -Men and women, Are yon flo
dead, or do you care so little for the
wedfare of this great nation of ours
that you will stand by, in the face of
all this misery and death, and not raise
a hand to strike out this great evil?
Which would be the end to the life of
shame, that its victims leads.
The worst part of the liquor business
is that it is kept going, mostly by the
common day laborers and as the result
they and their families live in desolate
circumstances while the saloon keep
er, In whose saloon they spend their
earnings, lives in luxury. For that rea
son, if no other it is our duty to our
selves and the coming generations, to
put it down as much as it is in our
power.
One out of every five of the boys in
this nation, we are told, will be drunk
ards. For which the respectable, hon
ored moderate drinker, is to a certain
extent responsible because of the ex
ample shown to others, who may seek
to follow in their steps, and become
drunkards.
Young men and women, when asked
to drink, think of the mothers and
wives whose hearts it has broken and
of the lives it has ruined, and say No!
Remember that you are the ones to de
cide the case against drink your ver
dict will settle the thing, and the soon
er you render it the better.
L. Ambrose Shafer.
Iowa at Washington.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 17.—Civil
service examination will be held No
vember 7 for the position of clerk and
letter carrier In the postofflce at Wash,
ington.
Application to organize national
bank approved:
The First national bank of Schleswlg
la. Capital, $50,000. L. Cornwell,
George Naeve, Charles Tabor, F.
Schwark, J. P. Conner, T. J. Garrison,
M. E. Jones and P. J. Kemming.
W. O. Scheman of Des Moines, H. E.
Slegrest of Council Bluffs, W. L. Cal
ine of Sigourney, Oscar T. W. Short of
Webster City, and W. P. Kermer of
Rapid City have been appointed rail
way mail^clerks.
FAIRFIELD CHURCH MEETINGS.
Lutheran Church Convention and Iowa
Missionary Society.
Fairfield, Oct. 19.—Two state church
meetings are in progress in Fairfield,
the fifty-first annual synod of the Eng
lish Lutheran church in Iowa, and the
Iowa branch of the Women's Board of
Missions of the Interior, which is in
session in the First Congregational
church, in connection with the Luth
eran synod the women's missionary
societies of the state are also holding
sessions here.
The programs include people promi
nent In church work, and much benefit
Is being derived from the meetings.
At the Lutheran synod it was decided
that an aggressive missionary cam
paign will be begun at once, and a
missionary pastor will be secured
whofee duties shall be to visit the vari
ous cities of the state and establish
churches where needed.
The synod has elected the following
officers: President, Rev. A. B. Learn
er, of Iowa City seoretary, Rev. J. O.
Simons of Nevada treasurer, W. H.
Bailey of Iowa City statistical secre
tary, Rev. G. W- Snyder, of Council
Bluffs.
THJS OITUMWA t'UUKlJSB
SURPRISE TESTS
FOR ENGINEERS
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-HOW THE PENNSYLVANIA SEES
TO IT THAT THE MEN REGARD
AUTOMATIC SIGNALS
Has Been the Practice of Englnemen
to Disregard "Caution Signals"—
New System Is Strict and the Men
Complain. 2
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The Greatest Evil.
Eddyvtlle, la.. Oct. 16, 1906.
Editor Courier We American peo
ple of the present day, are hearing a
great deal about the evils of the trusts,
r&ilroad corporations, impure foods and
other evils. But rum, with the sin,
misery, sorrow and death that It causes
Is far greater evil than all those com
bined. Still the government will license
the make and sale of such poisonous
stuff, which is not required for health,
but poisons its victims body and soul.
In view of the frequent statements,
suggested by the acaident which occur
red at Eddington, Pa., on September
29, that It is the practice of Pennsyl
vania railroad englnemen to disregard
"caution" signals in their efforts to
make a schedule run or make up for
lpst time, taking the chance that the
"stop" signals Will be clear for them,
the company makes public the fact
that for several years it has had an
elaborate system of -'surprise tests,"
the precise purpose of which was and
is to make englnemen constantly on
their guard against collisions and ac
cidents. So strict, indeed, Is this sys
tem that some englnemen have com
plained of it.
As regards this particular accident,
the two coroner'B juries which Inves
tigated it have each returned verdicts
exonerating the company and Its em
ployes from blame. It was shown
that the collision was due to the failure
of air brakes to work. It was found
that the signals were set properly, and
that the englneman applied the air
brakes in passing the "oautton" sig
nal, but by reason of an angle cock
being, turned between the third and
fovrth cars, the air brakes did not
work on the last three cars on the
train. The angle cock in question is
of the standard pattern adopted by the
principal air brake companies, and is
in use on all railroads.
Surprises Are Real.
"Surprise checking,'* which was in
stituted to make englnemen always
alert, consists in requiring certain 0
cials at unusual times and uneiepcted
places to set signals at a "caution" or
danger" position, and station them
selves so that they may flee if proper
observance is given to the signals.
In order to understand the exact
significance of this method of testing
englnemen, it should be noted that au
tomatic signals are controlled by thd
train and human agency has nothing
to do with their operation. They are
located between telegraph, block signal
stations. The telegraph block signal
system and the interlocking switch and
signal system each require an operator
to manipulate. The automatic signals
do not require an attendant.
At block signals stations, the rules
of the company require that the operat
or shall report, to the proper officials
any englneman not properly observing
54,600 Meals
Did Him No Good
How One Man Wasted 50 Years of His
Life.. .Thousands Like Him.
"What's the use of eatin', anyhow?"
said the scrawny dyspeptic to his ro
tund, prosperous-looking friend. "Here
I've been eatin' three times a day, and
sometimes twice a day, for 50 years,
and look at me. I'm rawboned and
skinny, still at the bottom of the lad
der, sour on the world, and a pessi
mist. I know It, and I can't help it.
If I had It to do over again, though,
I would take care of my otomaoh, for
I don't believe I ever really relished
a meal in my Hfe, not even mother's
Christmas dinners, and I firmly believe
that my way of eating or whatever It
was, brought along with it darkness
and impossibility of success."
"You're right,"' nodded his compan
ion. "Of course, that isn't ^Iways the
case. But in this age we must not
only "Trust In the Lord and keep our
powder dry,' but we must swallow
sunshine with our food. Cheerfulness,
especially while eating, which is the
most essential act of man, is as neces
sary to him as sunshine is to the flow
ers. Nothing normal can be produced
in darkness.
"But this Is what you haven't been
doing, Mr. Dyspeptic. Your brain and
your 3tomach, remember, are twins,
and you have to treat them according
ly. Why not start now and repair the
damage you've done. It is never too
late, you know."
"You mean at my age? And sup
pose you can't always get the sun
shine?"
"Absolutely, yes. Science has made
It possible to get the sunshine, the
health and the strength that your
stomach needs, all put up together In
little tablets. They call them Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, the most effective
tablets In the world for this very
thing. One ingredient in these tablets
digests 3,000 grains of food without
the help of the»8tomach. Two tablets
after each meal can do more work,
quicker work and better work, In
digesting a heavy meal, than the stom
ach can itself. The stomach need not
work at all. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets does 3II the work, and gives your
jaded stomach a rest, the rest it needs.
Meanwhile you cure yourself of brash,
irritation, burning sensation, heart
burn, sour stomach, acidity, fermen
tation, bloat, and the worst cases of
dypepsia and indigestion. You get
rid of these for all time. And then,
besides, you can eat all you want and
whenever you want, and you •tyill also
relish mother's Christmas /dinners If
you will take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets after eating. That's the sunshfne I
was talking about. Then your face will
reflect the Internal change going on,
you'll he more energetic, your
mind will be clearer, you will have
more confidence in yourself, you'll be
happier and you'll be yourself again.
Your heart will change and you'll
feel rosy. You'll enjoy your meals—
and live. Let's walk down to the drug
store and let me Introduce you to one
little package of these Stuart's Dyspep
sia Tablets. You can get them at any
drug store in the world for only 50c.
a package. It Is worth It,. Mr. Dys
oeDtic."
all signals. With the automatic block
signal Bystem. however, the signals
are located between these offices where
there is no one to report non-observ
ance of the signals. That is why
"surprise checking" was established.
Pennsylvania Signals.
la automatic signalling on the Penn
sylvania railroad, two signals appear to
the englneman. The "home" signal is
with reference to the block Immedi
ately ahead. If that shows "white,"
h6 may proceed. If it shows "red,"
he must come to a stop before passing
the Signal. If he passes the signal by
as much as five feet, he has violated
orders, and Is, therefore, Subject to
discipline. Each "home" signal has
its distance signal, which indicates
whether its "home" signal is clear or
not, and displays either "white" or
green."
"Green" Is a "caution" signal, and
requires the englneman to get his
train under control 60 that he can
stop at the "home" signal. This does
not necessarily mean that the train
must slow down immediately, if it can
pass a "caution" signal at a high rate
of speed and still be able
*0
fatop at
the next signal. "Caution" does 'not
mean "stop."
In "surprise checking," distance sig
nals are set at "green," "home" sig
nals at "red," at place where the engi
neers are accustomed to find them
white," fuseB are accustomed to find
them "white," fuses are displayed,and
torpedoes are placed on the track at
unusual places, switch lights extin
guished and everything in connection
with signalling trains is placed either
at a "caution" or "danger" position,
by the regular operation of the trains
on the road. If any englneman disre
gard any of those signals, whether
there is a train ahead or not, they are
disciplined just the same.
Negligence Penalized.
It is the well-settled principle of the
Pennsylvania management that negli
gence which might cause an accident
is almost, if not quite, as serious as if
the accident really occurred.
"Surprise checking" has been con
ducted with great thoroughness espe
cially during the past year. Notable
occasions of this character occurred
at certain stations on August 4th, Au
gust 23, August 24, October 3 and Oc
tober 5. On these several occasions a
total of 291 trains passed the signal
stations during the tests, and all btj£
fifteen came to full stops before reach
lng the testing point.
Every one of the fifteen delinquents
brought more than a few feet beyond
the signal. But even in these cases,
where the error was simply one of
judgment In handling the air brakes,
every one of the engineers were se
verely disciplined—in some cases as
'much as thirty days' suspension being
imposed. The "caution" signal means
"caution," and the "stop" signal means
"stop." Absolute compliance with this
order is reqidred of all englnemen.
Other Railroad Notes.
Peter Sullivan, engineer on the Bur
lington, reported for duty this morning
after a short vacation.
Henry Schafer, engineer on the Bur
lington, is off duty on account of the
Illness of his brother.
J. R. Carlson, fireman on the"Burling,
ton, «s off duty on account of Illness.
C. A. Bigham, extra conductor on the
Milwaukee, is off duty and enjoying his
vacation.
Earl Wilson, assistant time keeper
at the Burlington offices, is off duty
and enjoying his vacation.
C. E. Foltz, assistant ticket agent at
the Burlington offices, has gone to Os
ceola, where he will visit relatives for
a few days.
Thomas Nooman, express messenger
on the Ft. Madison, is off duty and
spending his vacation in Red Oak,
where he is visiting relatives.
J. A. Sprague, engineer on the Bur
lington, Is off duty on account of 111
ness.
William Clifford, engineer on the
Burlington, is off duty suffering from
injuries sustained to his right thumb.
C. B. XJhapman of Des Moines, trav
eling freight and passenger agent for
the Wabash, was in the city today on
business.
AGENCY.
Agency, Oct. 19.—Mr. and Mrs. John
Enyart and daughter, Lola, went to
Dubuque Wednesday as delegates to
the I. O. O. F. grand lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dwlre expect to
leave next week for Los Angeles, Cal
where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. J. B. Hill has returned from a
visit in Kansas.
Miss Inez J. Clark, assistant In the
high school, received word Thursday
evening that her parents' home at Bir
mingham was burned to the ground.
She left Thursday evening on No. 4
for Birmingham.
Miss Fannie Nye entertained a par
ty of her friends Thursday evening In
honor of her aunt, Mrs. F. Dudley,
of Decatur, 111. Refreshments were
served and a very enjoyable evening
was passed In games and other amuse
ments.
Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Ankrom leave to
day for Chllllcothe, Ohio, for a few
weeks' visit.
Rev. and Mrs. D. M. Lower will
move to Ottumwa next week.
LONG-SNOOK8 WEDDING.
Solemnized Sunday at Snooks' Home
Southwest of City.
The marriage of Miss Hazel A.
Snooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M,
A. Snooks, to Alonzo Long, occurred
at the family home, six milea south
east of Ottumwa, Sunday, Oct. 14, at
12 o'clock.
The- ceremony was performed by
Justice T. Miller. After the ceremony
dinner was served to the fifty or more
guests present.
Mr. and Mrs. Long are well known
In this vioinity and each Is a favorite
with a large circle of friends, 'SMI
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Colller-Urey.
One of the prettiest home weddings
of the season Was that of Miss Estejla
Urey,- only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Urey to Oscar R. Collier of Sheri
dan, Wyoming, which occurred at the
Urey residence, 240 West Woodland
avenue, at 8 o'clock yesterday evening.
Dr. Henry Hargett, pastor of the First
Methodist church, officiated, using the
impressive ring service.
Miss Maile Van de Ven sang the
sdlo, "I Love You True," after which
tne strains of Mendelsson's wedding
march, played by Miss Vera Shad-
"The Recollection of Quality
Remains Long After the
Trice is Forgotten
Tr»de llarfc Reflater*4
BOTH PHONE8 664.
Nos. 209-211 West Main St'
ford, announced the coming of the
bridal party, which was led by Miss
Clara Allen, maid of honor, passed
down the aisle of white satin ribbon
formed by Miss Alice Haw and Miss
Oilve Wilson of Hedrlck, to the artis
tically improvised, vine-draped altar
which was erected in one corner of the
parlor.
The bride was beautifully gowned
in white chiffon-organdie, cut en train
and trimmed with Valenciennes lace
carrying a shower bouquet of white
roses and asparagus ferns. The maid
of honor wore wh^te mull over pink
and carried pink roses. The ribbon
bearers were botn tastefully dressed
in white organdie.
The parlor In which the ceremony
ocurred was decorated with green
vines over a background of white and
the walls of the reception room were
appropriately hung In autumn leaves.
The floral decorations of the dining
room were American Beauty roses,
mingled here and there with touches
of green smilax, ropes of which were
suspended from the chandelier, direct
ly over the center of the table, to each
of Its four corners. The red-shaded
candles and the bow knots of smilax
crowned with a large American Beauty
roses which decorated the lace cur
tained windows of the dining room
helped to bear out its color scheme of
red and green.
The bride is a member of the C. I.
V. club and Is a very popular young
woman. As a teacher she distinguish
ed herself here as well as in Sheri
dan, Wyoming, where she taught dur
ing the past school year.
Mr. Collier is a prosperous jeweler
of Sheridan, Wyoming,.
After the wedding ceremony, a two
course supper was served to '.he
seventy-five guests present. Those
from out of town were, Mr. and Mrs
H. E. Woodford, Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Shadford, uncle and aunt of the brlda.
ana Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Shadford, all
of Agency.
Mr. and Mrs. Collier left last evening
on the Burlington for Sheridan, where
they will be at home after November 1.
:o:— a
Entertain at the Finn Home.
Wednesday evening Miss Mary Finn
entertained a number of her friends at
her home north of the city. A very
pleasant evening was passed. Games
and music furnished amusement for
the evening. Those present were:.wy...,'
Misses
Bertha Cooper, Nellie Kendall,
Laura Cooper, Lou Hamilton, *v.s:
Dorothy Gallagher, Julia Alderson,
Hallle Spears, Vera Baker,
Nannie Fitzslmmons. $
Mary Kendall,
Messrs.— 1
Geo. Fitzslmmons, Tom Quinn,
Cleo Hamilton, Joe Gallagher,
Ray KendaU, -Frank Fitzslmmons
Ralph Blizzard, Emmet Finn,
John Gallagher, George Hamilton,
Charles Quinn, Walter Alderson.
AVERY.
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Avery. Oca. 19.—Mrs. Roy Clapp was
an Albia visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. J. W. Richter will entertain the
Birthday club and their husbands at
her home this evening.
Mrs. Fred McMillan was a guest at
the Frank Allen home recently.
Mrh. Mary Irwin of Superior, Neb.,
is visiting Mrs. Ellen Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dudley of Mo
berly, Mo., are, visiting at the Pettit
home. Mrs. Dudley will be remember
ed as Miss Mabel French.
Mrs. J. W. Richter and baby, Har
old were Albia visitors Saturday.
Rev. T. J. Pettit and wife of High
land Center are visiting home folks this
week.
Rev. C. E. Pettit and bride of Icon
lum are "visiting Mr. Pettlt's mother
and sisters here at present.
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a rightly formed handle that can't,
work loose or come off—a face you cannot batter—
the true hang and balance for straight driving Then
you must get a hammer on which this name appear*.
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kinds of Farm and Garden tools. Bach tool is tha
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price is very low. A 21 barrel tank $15 and other sizes in proportion.
See me if you want a tank.or tank valves, floats or anything of that
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fid
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Old phone. 404-Y. New phone, BM.|
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Bulletin
Choice dry salt meat, lb 10v
Pure country sorghum, gallon 60c.
Sorghum in tin pails, gallon 40c,
Choice old wheat flour, sack .. .11.20
New wheat flour $1.10'
Six pounds beans for 26c.j
Twelve pounds hominy for 25c. I
Wanted—Sound winter apples, chickJ
ens, eggs, gutter and everything good.
Th© Center Store
3 709 Church St.
VAN DYKE'S
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
Verdict Rendered as to the Death of
Mrs. Julia Larson.
Coroner Frank W. Mills held an in
quest yesterday afternoon over the re
mains of the late Mrs. Julia Larson
who passed away Saturday, October 13,
at the family residence near Munteiv
ville.
The coroner's jury "found: "That
the death of Mrs. Julia Larson, result
ed from blood poison, incident to an
abortion at the home of Frank O. Lar
son, one mile north of Muntervllle at
1:30 a. m., October 13, 1906. It Is
further declared by the jury that lack
of suitable nursing and medical atten
tion and surgical treatment was a con
tributory cause of death."
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George Kltterman. fif'1
H. B. Wagers.
C. L. Firkins.
Dr. F. W. Mills, coroner.
FAIRFIELD.
Fairfield, Oct. 19.—The ex-Elzevlrs
will hold their monthly meeting to
morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs.
C. S. Crall, West Broadway.
Father Hogan spent yesterday wltfy
friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. W. E. Parsons Is In Vinton at
tending the meeting of the Missionary
societies in connection with the Pres~
byterian synod.
Miss Violet Flower went to Des
Moines yesterday to visit with friends.
Mrs. T. L. James 1B in Galesburg,
111., visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Osborn and children
have returned from a visit in Mt.
Pleasant.
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It takes time to make
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Remember that one dozen of
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'Phone 1204-X