Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
RETURNS TO oTTUMWA.
Lewis p. Hathaway Accepts the City
Editorship of the Courier.


Editorship of the Courier.
L. P. Hathaway, who spent several
years in newspaper work in this city,
but who has for the past three years
been news editor of the Daily Report
err, of Fond du Lac, Wis, arrived in
ottumwa yesterday to accept the po-
sition of city editor of the Courier.
Mr.. Hathaway is we'll known in OF
tumwa, where he made many friends
during his former residence here.
Walter L. Lane, we'll known Ottum-
wa young man, has accepted repor-
torial position with the Courier, and
these two gentlemen, together with
Hall Powell, will constitute the Cour-
ier's local force.
Speaking of his resignation the ed
itor of the Fond du Lac Daily Report
err says:
Lewis P. Hathaway, who since
April, 1897, has held the position of
city editor of the Reporter with great
credit to himself and to the entire sat
isfaction of his employer, has filed
his resignation to take effect this
week. Mr.. Hathaway has accepted
the position of city editor of the
Daily Courier, of Ottumwa, Iowa, his
former home, and where his own and
Mrs. Hathaway's parents reside and
which circumstance was special In
ducement for his removal from Fond
du Lac. While in the city Mr.. Hatha-
way has made many friends, and has
always performed his newspaper work
with great fidelity. In every under
taking he has proven himself cap
able gentleman, and none of his many
friends will more regret his departure
from Fond du Lac than do his asso-
ciates in the Reporter office"
The Daily News, another paper Of
Fond du Lac, has the following COM
ment on Mr.. Hathaway's removal to
Ottumwa:
Louis P. Hathaway has resigned
the local editorship of the Fond du
Lac Reporter to accept like position
with the Daily Courier, of Ottumwa,
Iowa. The News has at times had
differences with Mr.. Hathaway, but
they were not of the kind to create
hard feelings and it entertains toward
him the best of good will. The writer
has known him off and on for period
of nearly four years, ever since his
advent in this city. He is warm
hearted and impulsive, energetic and
ambitious, conscientious in the dis
charge of his duties, possessed OF ex-
cellent judgment in regard to the
value of news, and unusual ability as
writer. He makes the interests of
his employers his own, and there is
no paper in the country to which he
would not prove valuable acquisi-
ton"
"The Daily Courier with which Mr..
Hathaway will unite his fortunes is
quite pretentious sheet, receiving as
sociated press dispatches and setting
! its matter with machines. 1t is one of
! the leading publications of Iowa, and
should offer Mr.. Hathaway an excel
lent chance to display his ability. Fur
thermore it is located in Mr.. Hatha-
ways old home where his parents and
those of his wife reside, and after all
there is no place like home
! There is something of story in
connection with Mr.. Hathaway's first
advent in Wisconsin. He was one of
| a score or more OF newspaper men
lured here by w. H. Finch, of the La
Crosse Republican and Leader. who
had every reporter in the United
States on tab. 1t was his custom to
| work them week or two and then re-
lease them. Horace Greedy couldn't
have held a job more than a month. AT
divers times Edward ]. Breitzman was
offered the business management,
1 , ,,,J =
Louis B. Cone, the telegraph EDITORS
desk, on the Leader Howe was with
the Leader two weeks. For the past
two years has been leading editorial
writer or the Milwaukee News. Hatha-
way made a brilliant record for he
stuck three weeks, which far exceeded
the average limit. Finch is now Unit
ed States minister to a ten cent repub-
lie down in South Africa. If he is Civ
en- four years more there will be no
great grief"