Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23

stayed. Do we, the descendants of
Iowa pioneer settlers fully appre-
clate their worth and what they die
for us? The general level of intelli-
gence among Iowa people is higher
than among the people of any other
state. Are we proud of such an excel
lence? Then let us give credit where
credit is due, and recollect that our
| free school system was founded by
| pioneers away back in 1910. 1t has
| in all the years never been funda-
mentally changed nor added to, but
only developed as means have accrued
| for development. 1t was the same
with the Christian tone that domi-
mates our people.
ITO our republic. economically, Iowa.
is horn of plenty; politically she is
the fortress of liberty tempered with
order; of progress tempered with
conservatism and of justice tempered
with mercy. Intellectually she stands
so high that among her people tie
demagog is found out and laughed
at; the charlatan is found out and
scorned, and the crack-brsined CO.
thusiast is found out and pitied."
A song was then sung by the
Agency Ladies' Quartet composed of
Mrs. Emma Shadford, Miss Jessie
Allen Miss Blanche Foulk and Miss
Helen Foulk after which S. B. Evans
read the roll of the departed meLl-
bers of the Association. There were
102 names on the list. (The names of
the dead members are published else
where in this issue with the exception
of the name OF Frances Walker.)
Governor Shaw then arrived on the
grounds and was introduced by S. H.
Harper. The governor spoke pleas
antly for half an hour and was vo-
ciferously cheered.
Gov. Shaw said in part:
II received telegram inviting me to
| speak at the old settlers reunion in Wa
pello county. did not know whether
it was political day but supposed Of
course that it was not. l have not
been devoting much time to any
| thing else but politics lately. Such
meetings as this affords splendid
opportunity for people to become ac-
quainted."
He then spoke of the state of Iowa
and especially the people of Iowa, in
regard to their great sociability and
high order of intelligence.
'Iowa is rightfully leader of polit-
cal thought. While it is not my in
tention to make political speech,
want to talk along the line of non
political patriotism" He then refer
red to the time when the president
called for $50,0O0,0O0 at the beginning
of the Spanish-American war and to
calling for troops.
This was sanctioned by democrats
and republicans alike. 1t was non.
partisan There was no politics in
that army. 1t was comprised of the
rich and the poor, the sons of you men
who wore the blue and the SONS of the
men who wore the gray. It was a
wonderful army they were the sons
of old soldiers and their one amhi
ton was to show that they were wor
| thy of their sires. We enlisted thai
army after seed time and whipped the
enemy and had the boys back in ple1l
ty of time to harvest the crops. There
never was such thing in the worli
and never will be until this countr.
is called upon in similar manner"
He then referred to the plea o
Spain for the protocol and to its rati
fication by both parties. He then out
lined the different policies of the tw'
political parties on the Philippine
question showing that in reality ther'
was practically no difference. H
said it was great problem and h
could not fortell the outcome.
"Your party may solve it, he sait
in conclusion, my party may solv'
it, but of one thing am certain, it will
be solved right
After picnic dinner which was par
taken of under the trees, the Afternoon
program was opened with music by tn
band, followed by an address by Capt
S. B. Evans, on THE Departed" Thi
was followed by an address on 9Th
7 Old Log School House." by Hon. w.
r McIntire. Five minute talks on inc
dents of the early days were the
y made by the following gentlemen
9 Hon. A. c. Steck, Hon. H. l.. Water
! man, Maj. Samuel Mahon Jacob Low
/ enburg, Noah Smith, Hon. R. B. Al
/ mold. Lafayette Dudgeon, Hon. F. N
4 Epperson, Hon. w. G. Grow.
< After a song by the Agency ladie:
quartet, more five minute speeche
3 were made by Hon. j. G. Hutchisor
, Maj. Hamilton, VIM. McNett, Davi
| Jay.
Officers Elected.
The following officers of the Wapell
County Old Settlers association wer
elected at the business meeting of thu
body today: President S. H. Harpe
Ottumwa; vice president, David ia.
Blakesburg; secretary, w. H. H. A.
bury, Ottumwa historian, J. l.. Ha
man, Ottumwa; treasurer, Major A. T
!: Hamilton, Ottumwa; executive con
mittee, G. L. Nye, Agency; David ia.
, Blakesburg; Jacob Lowenberg, Ottun
. wa; Norman Reno, Bladensburg; v
A. McIntire, Ottumwa.
AFTERNOON SESSION