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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
THE TOWN CLOCK.

Ottumwa needs town clock, as per.
haps you have noticed.
Here's a scheme to raise good one
quick.
Let each candidate who runs for OF
fee on the democratic, republican or
any other ticket, put up S. for the pur-
pose with some designated person.
When he secures nomination let
him put up another S..
Thus armed with the moral
strength of his position he can go be
fore the public in his campaign and
tell them how he has their good al
heart and what he has done for them
Verify he who contributed not would
be out of the race.
This too, might reduce the numbe;
of names coming before the county
and city conventions, and thus simpi
fly their work.
Compared with contributions invit
ed from nominees by central commit
tees the donation to the clock funt
would be small.
But would not the clock soon b.
raised?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

citizens. The result of the convention
was logical one under the circum-
stances, and l believe the ticket will
prove satisfactory to the republicans
of the state
When asked about the situation in
Clinton county, Mr.. Brandt explained
that there seemed to be warning fac
tons there regarding some old trou-
bles which originated a number sof
years ago. THE break in the Second
district he said, was very natural
under the circumstances. l did not
discuss the subject of the contest with
any of the Clinton delegation. 1 sup
pose they voted their sentiments.
do not think the action of the dis
trict will cause any dissention in the
party there. The Second district is
very close politically and as far as
can control the situation nobody from
Clinton county will ever strike back
at any delegate or at any county be-
cause of their action in the state con
/ vention. The district sympathized
with the Cummins delegation in Jack
son county and they naturally resent
ed the vote in Clinton county which
was in favor of rinseating them. /
do not mean to criticize the vote of
my friends there, but am merely
stating the fact. The republicans of
Iowa can count on the Second district
giving Mr.. Cummins and the whole
ticket a good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
! Courier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

full; and instead of being independent
with their granger citizens they are
tied down to business as closely as
ever
Of the professional men in the com
munity, most of them have chased
phantoms in parts unknown.
The ministers have one by one been
dropped by their congregations Ito
write with blunt frankness) ana have
found calls elsewhere, new material
stepping in to travel the same route.
OF the lawyers, some became sloth.
full and nave Sone to seed. One has
branched into banking, another into
mercantile life; one who has persist
emily and industriously wooed his mis-
tress, the law, all these years is busy
and respected in his line but far from
! the Independence of his farming eli
ents. Another attorney VINO has in
sisted on keeping diligent is a Judge
but still must work.
/ None of the doctors or dentists have
been able to retire. Death has taken
many of the out of the harness. AL
must keep busy until the end One OIL
two keep abreast of science by post
graduate work annually in the cities
Others are antiquatcd
There is the newspaper man, too
Many have tried and failed. One
fortune bless his toll and patience, out
of the savings derived from 81 per an
mum subscriptions to his weekly jour
nal has money to loan out on mort
gage!
And a consideration of the greatest
weight is that the children of these
retired farmers are commencing
where their parents left off, instead o.
having to commence with almost moth
| ing.
! We believe that observing people o.
affairs will agree with us in the con
clusion that this condition is genera
! and not simply local.
1t is remarkable and happy ten
dency, when viewed in connection
/ with the fact that those engaged il
farming comprise more than one-hal
the employed of the state of Iowa.
| So don't belittle the farmer; for do
ing so you may hear the fable of tn,
Sour Grapes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
MIssIssIPPps STRIDE TO THE
FRONT,

For the first time in the history of
the state human life in a black skin
has been saved from mob vengeance
by the interference of the power of the
state. 1t augurs well for that portion
of the country south of Mason and
Dixon's line and should spur Kansas
to make an immediate and firm re-
solve to do better in the future than
she has in the past.
Aside from the fact that southern
soldiers with southern prejudices at
the command of their executive stood
guard over trembling wretch in or
der that justice might be meted out to
him as measured by the law made for
the whole people, white as well as
black, shows that the power of vel
directed sentiment may break ever
the seemingly impenetrable barriers
of tradition and well defined class dis
tinctions.
The south is waking up. 1t ha:
Weakened up. AS its eyes become ac
customed TO the light it will see bette
and progress with the better part o
the rest OF the world
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
WEATHER SIGNALS ON RURAL
DELIVERY ROUTE WAGONS.

The farmers of Wapello county re-
ceiving their mail from the rural free
delivery system will be somewhat in
terested in learning that the Weather
Bureau at Washington is now perfect
ing arrangements with the Post Office
department whereby there will be dis
played from the rural mail carts as
they traverse the county signals indi.
eating the weather representations
for the following "a or As hours. The
signals will be sufficiently large and
SO placed on the cart as to be read at
| some distance. Those residing along
the routes should familiarize them
selves with the reading of the signals,
so that on the approach of cold
wave they can drive the cattle in, de.
/ fer the trip to town OF defer the con.
templated seeding.
| This marks another assistance for
the farmer. Surely his days are be-
| ing made easier. In Germany as q
| uiC IHC lcil ISSluG Ill Clle IOWHS
or villages and go to their work in the
early hours of the morning. In this
country we are rapidly reversing the
operation by moving the advantages
of town life onto the farm, what will
the telephone, daily newspapers, dali.
free delivery of mail, extension of tho
money order system to the farm house
door, ETC., etc.
The weather indications of the
Weather Bureau are regarded IL.
every railroad centering in Chicago
as of sufficient value to justify thei
securing the reports at their genera
offices every morning and regulating
traffic accordingly.
And they are regarded as of grea
value by the marine interests alon;
the Great Lakes and our sea coasts
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

Verify the day for the farmer which
dawned but comparatively little
time since in mechanical way. is now
approaching the fullness of it's glare.
From the fail to the threshing ma
chine is long stride, but it is still
longer from the hoe to the automobile
plow. A st. Louis man has invented a
practical piece of machinery of this
character which it is claimed will
break up the surface of a thirty-acre
field in one day with but one man to
attend to it. The person who is re-
sponsible for the Innovation is DR.. Cat
ling, the inventor of the gun of that
name, who having won distinction as
the originator of a death dealing in
strument has now turned to other
fields and seeks honor by linking his
name with peaceful pursuits.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

The trial and conviction of e. L.
Thompson, formerly postmaster of Ha-
vana, Cuba, is another step in the ed
ucation of the Cuban people in the
science of good government. 1t
demonstrates that precept and prac-
tice with the United States govern
ment and it's possessions are synon-
omous terms. Spanish mal-adminis-
tration of. laws has been a familiar
spectacle to our island neighbors for
ages. With such examples what would
have been the result had the United
States allowed the native his own
sweet will directly after the late I'M
pleasantness with Spain? In time
doubtless the Cubans as class will
become imbued with right ideas re-
garding the administration of laws
made for his benefit but until he OBJ
tains standard of righteousness fal
removed from the lax methods which
have hitherto prevailed he will not at
tain that degree of civilization which
his sponsor hopes and desires.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

tons. judgments reported uncollect-
ible, or writs returned mo property
found, We're his meat. Making ar
rangement with the creditor for liber-
al fee by way of portion of the
amount realized, armed with execu-
ton duly issued by the Justice he
would ascertain the debtors residence
and at what time he would be absent
from home at his work. He would
then call at the house and through
suave address secure the opening of
the door thaving no right to force an
entrance; once inside huge van
would back up to the door: Greenberg
produced his writ of execution and in
formed those at home he was there
to execute his execution. which he
would proceed to do on their failure
to instantly produce in cash the
amount of judgment and costs. His
Fmanner of execution was simple and
yet could not be criticised for incom-
PiSsNaiNho'9. diuSN Wy LILO dSSlSlduIS lOl-
lowing him carpets would be ripped
up, curtains torn down, stoves. chairs,
tables beds, and clothing carried out
and all loaded in the van and hauled
away to some obscure and unknown
storage for sale. No delay was proper
to permit debtor or his family to hus-
tie for cash, OF to make out SEIZED
ule of their exempt property. Should
they be wise enough to subsequently,
file in court schedule of their ex-
emption and by oversight any item
OF the property taken be omitted
therefrom the schedule would be at
tackled as fraudulent and incomplete
and the articles not mentioned would
be sold. The poor were his especial
prey; he waXed and grew fat. Some
said his proceedings were irregular
and an abuse of the process and au-
thority of the law, but no lawyer
would tackle him because the case
would involve close question of law
and hard work and arouse the adj
verse criticism and the ostracism OF
justices of the peace and constables,
and no poor man could pay the 5000
| fee commensurate for such undertake
| ings. However, Greenberg met
his Waterloo; someone sufficient
ly public spirited Investigated and
studied his methods and cited him be
fore Judge Carter of the Cook county
court on criminal charge After taking
the case under advisement for some
time, before large court room crowd
ed with lawyers, constables, justices
of the peace and court officials, Judge
Carter last week bound Greenbers
over to the grand jury. 1t is to be
hoped the grand jury and petit jury
will each do their part in the goot
work Judge Carter commenced.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
FARMING VS.. PROFESSIONAL, or
MERCANTILE LIFE.

More than 700 years prior to the
Christian era Hesiod is reputed to
have written: LET it please thee to
keep in order moderate-sized farm,
that so thy gamers may be full of
fruits in their season. -
Inc practical wisdom of this obser-
walton we submit is as sound today as
it was then. Ask those in the maturi-
tyaef life and well on in years in our
own community as to who among their
acquaintance have been the success
full ones in the struggle with nature
and life's problems. If they recall the
names in their long lists of acquaint-
ances and compare those who have fol
lowed agriculture as their occupation
with those who have devoted their life
work to the professions or to trade
they probably will tell you that those
who have stuck to farming as rule
are the ones who are independent to-
day. At least this was our observa.
| ton in going back home to a farming
community recently. Many of the
farmers of years ago had retired in
competence, some living in their town
homes, some on the farms maintained
by their children; others were on lons
journeys east or through Europe
These the men who forty years age
came to the wilderness and worked as
farm hands, homesteaded a quarter,
or bought a small place under mort
gage and titled their way to the com
fort of today.
Commercial agency statistics repor
that IS per cent OF those engaged il
trade ultimately fail. Our observation
of those who opened local stores TO
groceries, dry goods, hardware nipple
1 ments, boots and shoes, etc, bears on
J, the assertion, for not more than 5 pc
cent of them have Deen fairly success
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

The politicians who declare Mr..
Cummins' nomination for the governor
ship is simply step towards his Sc
lection for the United States senator
ship to succeed Senator Allison or
Senator Dolliver, should read the res
olutions adopted by the Cedar Rapids
convention. They will notice in those
resolutions an open and unequivocal
Endorsement of both of the present
senators. Such resolution was not in
serted for embarrassing purposes,
nor as matter of course. There was
purpose back of it and effort to effect
the purpose, and once carried by the
convention the resolutions stand as
the vioce of the party and as a com
plete answer to the suggestion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20


Any time Kansas gets left out when
there is something going on it is eth
er because it is too far away, too hot
or too heavy. The latest thing in the
Suntiower state noted for its deformed
ideas, is the fact that resident of
Kansas City hired healer to cure the
family cat by prayer. Georgia
Crackers may be ignorant and no ac-
count; the Hottentot knows little and
cares less about the teachings of the
bible, but neither of them could stand
the pressure in Kansas even if the one
was given all the clay he could eat and
the other allowed to wear as little
clothes as he pleased.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
WHERE BRANDT STANDS.

David Brandt of the Clinton Herald,
and late candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor before the republican conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids, has been in
Waterloo since the ending of the
struggle, and this morning was seen
by Daily Courier reporter just as he
was shouldering fish pole and de-
parting for the classic shades of the
Cedar with friend who knows where
all the big ones are now secluded.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Brandt came within only about3 sc votes
of securing the nomination for lieu
tenant governor, and when asked by
the reporter how he felt to get 50
near being nominated and then be
defeated he remarked that he could
hardly explain the sensation, because
he lacked basis for comparison.
"You see,' he said, "if | had ever
been just nominated would know the
sensation and consequently could
make a better comparison. | can
say this, however, that | have no feel
ing of disappointment and certainly
none of resentment against anybody.
My philosophy has always been that
the man who cannot go into politics
and retain his composure under such
circumstances had better keep out. |
made no canvass OF the state except
in writing letters and sending out OK
tracts from the generous notices
from my brothers of the press and
will say that ] am gratifed at the
vote j received. My only ambition is
to keep right on in newspaper work
and to hold the esteem of my fellow
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

is reasonable to presume that this is
his year to be republican, and he
may stick to it through his official
term.
The convention was an anomaly.
1t nominated for governor the man
the democrats wanted and to whom
great majority of republicans We're
opposed. 1t turned down men who
had never bolted party decision and
took up one who had. 1t rewarded
Herriott's betrayal of his friends, Sc
cured two of a kind" by nominating
him for lieutenant governor 1t ad-
ded insult to injury by butchering.
Mowery, the faithful and efficient old
soldier railroad commissioner to sat
isfy Cummins spleen. 1t adopted a
platform so thoroughly republican
that some of it's nominees cannot ac-
cept it without qualification, and so
widely at variance with what had
been threatened that democrats are
indignant. The man who betrayed
his party when his services were most
needed, the man they bought with a
convention bride and rewarded with
a nomination together with their pop
ulistic howlers must make this fight
with the republican banner above
them and a republican platform be-
meath their feet.
Undoubtedly Cummins is better
man than some of his loudest support
ers, and he should be diligently and
his fool friends. Personally we have
he is he will be elected and he will
of oh inc
to be a candidate for any Office we
will not oppose him. The poor, weak
and sadly deceived democratic editors
who We're induced to hope and work
for his nomination by the pledge that
an men and methods are left in an
them to their only source of consola-
ton, the scriptural declaration rela-
tive to "the dog returning to its vomit
and the sow to her wallowing in the
mire."
AS for ourselves we have nothing to
retract, no apology to make. We have
made no misstatements, and we never
"eat crow" If we have said anything
the other fellows are sorry for we are
glad of it. The Star has always been
republican, through good and evil re-
port, and it will require more than a
mere blot on the ticket to turn it aside
from the consistent course it has kept
: through more than quarter of CEN
tury. Others have bolted others have
gone astray and returned hungry,
lousy and dirty in search Of veal but
we have remained on deck of the re-
publican ship, with every gun shotted
to the lip and turned full upon the
enemy. Without retraction, without
qualification our services are cheer
fully offered for republican success in
November.-New Sharon Star.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
A Raging, ROARING Flood

Washed down telegraph line which
Chas. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
pair. Standing waist deep in icy
water" he writes,i gave me terrible
cold and cough. It grew worse daily.
Finally the best doctors in Oakland,
Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said l
had Consumption and could not live.
Then | began using DR.. Kings New
Discovery and was wholly cured, by
six bottles" Positively guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds and all Throat and
Lung troubles by Clark & Mollison.
Price soc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
INSANITY AS A GROUND FOR
DIVORCE.

OF ali the many liberal grounds for
divorce existing on the statute books
of the various states, Florida has
about the worst, i. e., that of insanity.
This is somewhat of an innovation in
divorce legislation and has but recent
ly been adopted by the "Everglade
State" but it seems to us as the cruel
est, most inhumane, most barbarous
and un-Christian piece of law-making
devised in supposedly civilized age.
When the Standard Oil millionaire.
Henry M. Flagler, of New York, took
unto him wife, aside from the vows
he doubtless pledged at their betrothal
on the more solemn occasion of the
wedding ceremony, he probably obli-
gated himself before God and man to
take the woman of his love "for bet.
ter, for worse; for richer, for poorer;
in sickness and in health until death
did them part"
Yet in few years, his wife being
bereft of her reason, is placed in q
private asylum, where Flagler evident
ly thought his uuty and oDngations
ended. for on the passage of the Flori
da act he employs as his attorney tt
secure divorce the lawyer who draft
| ed the bill and secured its passage
the decree being entered at Miam
yesterday.
The awful affection of insanity has
fallen upon Ottumwa homes and de
prived men of our acquaintance o.
their life partners. But we do ant
want to believe it of them that if sucl
insanity had been a ground for divorce
in the state of Iowa these men never
4 theless woula never have exercised
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
Observation-Disclosures
5 IOWA PRESS COMMENT

h
Are Not PIeased.-The democratic
pleased with the Iowa republican plat
form. The fact is corroborative evil
dence that the document in question is
just what it ought to be.-Keokuk Gate
City.
That's Us.-Editor Lee of the OF
tumwa Courier was an antl-Cummlns
man before the Cedar Rapids conven-
ton. Now he is just as good a Cum
minis republican as anybody. Before
a convention we all have our individual
preference. Maybe it happens to be
for the winner and maybe it doesn't
But so long as man is worthy of the
trust that has been imposed upon him,
no matter what the Office is, and SO
long as he does not represent vicious
or bad principles, then republicans, the
true blue kind, get into the band wa
gon and whoop it up for the fellow who
got there Mr.. Lee, in his paper
among other things says: The re
publicans Of Iowa will enter heartily
into the campaign and will win a great
and sweeping victory as they have
done many times in the past. -DaVen
port Times.
Not Eating crow.-Cummins wa'
nominated for governor at Cedar Rap
ids. The one redeeming feature il
the situation is found in the superb
republican platform framed by those
opposed TO him, adopted by the con
vention and upon which he has agreed
to stand. Nothing OF the threatened
populistic propositions We're permitted
to enter into its formation. Instead
time-honored republican principles
and policies are extoled, Shaws ad
ministration is particularly com
mended'' as "eminently practical ant
successful and in his speech of &C
ceptance Cummins declared his pei
sonal nrida in that success: hence j
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

An Independent republican conven.
ton for the confusion and destruction
of Cummins has been called to meet
in Des Moines. 1t will be of piece
with the Independent democratic con
vention in Ohio, where the reporters
outnumbered the delegates.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

In 1890 Iowa produced 1s,O6S,311
bushels of potatoes being surpassed
by the output of New York state alone.
How many will she produce this
year at 81 and more per bushel?