Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-07
IA COURIER ANNOUNCEMENT.
ia South Court.

changes have been made IN, the Courier
force, which render the following ans
nouncemena appropriate at this time:
E. P. Adler has been promoted to
the position OF assistant publisher and
business manager. A few years ago
the Courier discovered" Mr.. Adler
modestly working as a printer at the
case. He was an excellent printer, and
on the promotion of Harry Lesan to
the position of managing editor, Mr..
Adler was assigned to local work. He
afterwards succeeded G. ID. Reimers as
managing editor. During two and a
half years of faithful, continuous and
tireless effort, he has demonstrated
"genius" for newspaper work, and has
pre-eminently shown his ability to "do'
things 1t is with the most entire.
confidence that the Courier manage
ment now places him in the position
above noted, which is next in respon-
sibility to that of publisher. Mr.. Adj
Ter has special direction of the adyer-
Using department, which he is conducts
ingson the new and strictly up-to-date
plan already outlined in the Courier,
and which is bringing such remarkable
results to Courier advertisers.
Clarence Harper succeeds Mr.. Adler
to the important position of managing
editor. Mr.. Harper recently returned
from four years special course at
Harvard college, and is young man
of'recognized ability and splendid pro-
mise. The duties Of managing editor,
or, news editor, of an afternoon daily
paper like the Courier, are onerous and
require the closest application, and the
most discriminating, judgment. There
isiprobably no commodity in the world
that "spoils" and becomes stale" SO
quickly as news. What escapes the
vigilant eye of the managing editor to-
day, is usually worse than useless to-.
morrow. Immediately under the di-
rection of the managing editor is a
small army of correspondents (the
Courier has more than eighty, who
must be kept in line, and checked up
TO see that their work is properly and
prom pity done. &
Jas. F. Powell, for the past four
years foreman of the Courier job office,
has been promoted to the position of
assistant to the business manager, and
Office superintendent. He will have
direct charge Of the job printing de-
partment and all office detail. There is
not more popular young man in OF
tumwa than Mr.. Powell, and the an
nouncement of his advancement will
be received with pleasure by his many
friends. He understands the printing
business from top to bottom, and is
thoroughly equipped for his new re-
sponsibilities.
Mark Sheppard, for several years an
efficient employe in the county clerks
office, and who enjoys the acquaintance
and friendship of u very large number
of the people in Wapello county, will
hereafter do city work, assisting City
Editor E. L. Selby, in this vitally i'm
portant department of the first class
local newspaper. The Courier knows
no better motto than Local News,
that's it, recognizing as we do that
there is no single department of the
country newspaper so important as
that which covers the local, or city,
news. With Mr.. Selby and Mr.. Shep-
pard the Courier will be splendidly
equipped. Both have a keen nose for
news, and neither is afraid of hard
work. They will have the assistance
of Ralph Strassler, son of Engineer
Mark Strassler, as reporter.
Frank w. Barr, formerly of this city,
succeeds Jas. F. Powell, as foreman of
the Courier job office. Mr.. Barr has
been foreman of the Meyer-Roteur
Printing Co., art printers, of Milwau-
kee, and has few equals as an artistic
job printer. Under the superintendent.
cy of Mr.. Powell, and the foremanship
of Mr.. Barr, the Courier job office will
do the highest grade of printing,
promptly and with entire satisfaction
to every patron.
A. Jay Stump, who has hosts OF
friends and acquaintance throughout
the sixth district and southeastern
Iowa, has accepted position as special
field advertising and subscription rep.
resentatiye of the Courier. This is q
new position in addition to the splen.
did service now being rendered the
Courier by its "outside" subscription
manager. A. r. HolcoIb, and his as
sistant, N. B. Porter.
Miss Marion Lang assumes the i'm
portant and painstaking duties o.
proof-reader, for which she has showr
{ special adaptability.
Miss Caroline Holman continues a.
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