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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
mR. cARNEelE,s METHODS.

If it is true as announced in the tel
egraphic dispatches that the labor or
ganizations of San Francisco protest
ed against the acceptance of the oifer
ed donation of s75O,O00 from Mr.. Car
negie for the construction of a public
library building in that city, there
could scarcely be stronger evidence of
the need of just such an institution IN
that city, as Mr. Carnegie proposed TO
endow. Andrew Carnegie came to the
United States an emigrant boy, the
son Of a poor weaver at that time the
most under paid and hardest worked
of manual laborers. In this free coun'
try, tnat has no royalty no privileged
classes, where every man is equal be-
fore the law, Andrew Carnegie grew
to manhood, secured an education and
accumulated great wealth. In doing
this he created honorable employment
for hundreds of thousands of workmen
We do not say that Mr.. Carnegie has
always pursued the wisest course TO-
wards labor or has never made mis-
take. Yet it is incomprehensible that
organized labor should now seek to
discredit Mr. Carnegie's motives in his
expressed intention to devote the
wealth which he has accumulated to
such purposes as will enable other
poor boys and girls to secure educa-
tional and technical instruction and
win out in the battle of life
Mr.. Carnegie is doing more than
any other man in the world TO
day, to help others help them
selves, which is the truest helpfulnes:
and the only proper way of distribut
ing charity. To give to others with
out insisting upon the element of sci
helpfulness, is to do an injury instead
of a benefit. The fact that Mr.. Car
negie stipulated that Ottumwa shoult
pledge $4,000 per year to the supper
of public library, before receivin:
his gift of $4,000, is a matter OF ia
more value to this community, thai
the receipt of the $4,000 gift itself
Labor organizations cannot afford i
justice to themselves, to take pos
ton antagonistic to the grand method
which Mr.. Carnegie has adopted fo
the distribution of his great wealt
along lines where it will accomplis
the most good for the most people.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
Eldon.

Eldon, July 20.-F Woodhouse,
Chas. Potroff and Geo. Cline returned
from Oklahoma last night
Mrs. f, Kreamer, who has been Wis
iting with relatives at Waterloo, re-
turned home yesterday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mott
Thursday, a baby boy.
Frank Favour, who has been run
ming an engine out of this place for
some time, was transferred to Fort
Worth, Texas, yesterday and left for
that place last night
! Trainmaster Jones was in Eldon on
business yesterday.
| D. J. Norton, Jr., Of Washington, was
an Eldon visitor yesterday.
Ed Towers is on the sick list.
Neal Miller and family are visiting
relatives in Batavia.
Miss Anna Steele left this morning
for Des Moines for short visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Ed. Sawyers is quite sick.
Frank Nelson has been transferred
to Trenton, Mo.
Fireman Van Dykes youngest child
is very sick.
Mrs. Elmer Barger is an ottumwa
visitor today.
! Mrs. H. Knowles and daughter.
Faith, left this evening for Fairfield to
spend Sunday with Mrs. Knowles pa
rents.
i C. w. Phelps made business trip
to Ottumwa today.
Miss Myrtle Tesber, of Muscatine, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. e. F. Fin
| ney.
Miss Jessie Kremer spent today in
Ottumwa.
Misses Slater and Edna Jones, Of
Ottumwa, are visiting with Eldon
friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
MORE BESIDES ToWNE.

The unqualified declaration OF
Charles A. Towne that Mr.. Bryan is
impossible and even that free silver
is dead issue would be only an echo
of the Ohio convention and would have
but little weight if only Mr.. Townes
personal and political Importance We're
behind it, But the passing OF Mi. Bry-
an and the relegation of Bryanism to
the scrap pile by the democracy is be-
ing signalized in more quarters than
Ohio and Duluth.
The Dubuque Times points out that
some of the strongest democratic lead
ers in other states are declaring that
the Buckeye democracy took the right
course, the only course which holds
out any hope for the future OF the par
ty. Particularly caustic denunciations
of Mr.. Bryan and Of the issues upon
which he insists, are made by leading
democrats in Virginia and other south
ern states where Organism has had
StTSnSuH III past Snupdi5ho.
But Organism is becoming reused
~. Cl Johnson, national committeeman
for Kansas, declares that the gauntle
! will be thrown down, and that hereaf
ter the Endorsement of the Chicago
1 and Kansas City platforms will b'
made the test of democracy in all dem
ocratic state conventions. He goes ev
en- further and intimates that Brya'
himself must be indorsed
Nothing could be more characters
tic of the Nebraska statesman than tn
assumption that all the Ohio demo
Gratis who Kissed his name and hoore
4 his issues were 'goldbugs.' He wi
find out long before the last democra
ic state convention is held that tn
money question is noolonger leadin
. issue. The opposition is swelling IT,
"goldbug" ranks, not from the SCUM
, money democracy, but from those VIII
:. supported loyalty the platforms an
candidate of the last two campaign
but who now believe that those issue
r are dead and that the candidate is
+ Jonah,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

The fact that the government is
gradually doing away with the distri-
button of rations to Indians is an en-
couraging feature. OF the 26S,000 In
dams now in the United States, only
45,25o draw rations regularly. Anoth-
err not inconsiderable body, about a
fourth as many on the average, are
now cared for as needed when sick
ness or lack Of work demands help
Among these last are most of the In
dams who have grown old and have
been deserted by their young rela
tives. Civilization has not yet bred
this trait out of the Indian, and this
fact will make it difficult to abolish
the system Of rations though as now
reckoned it will; only be about five
years more before it is practically
done.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
seventy-five thousand men in differ

seventy-fve thousand men in differ
ent parts of the country, members of
the Amalgamated Iron and Steel
Workers organization, and their SYM
pathizers, idle, drawing no wages. All
the. plants of the American Tin Plate
of the American Sheet Steel, and of
the American Steel Hoop, closed. put.
ting out no product, earning no profits
These mills are nearly all connected
with the billion-dollar trust There
has never been such condition be
fore. The unions were never SO well
organized and they have never had
one controlling spirit to deal with un
til now. And it looks as if the trust is
really going to prove itself "good
thing for labor" 1t looks as if the
workers have it at a disadvantage. L
looks as if they are going to win.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

1t is unquestionably true that as
American manufacturers succeed IN
closing many foreign mills the final
result must be to relieve over-crowded
and over-worked foreignlareas by COM
polling surplus population to emigrate.
No matter whittier these people immi-
CRATE it will be for the widening OF the
boundaries and extending OF the IN
fluences of civilization. Immigrants
who are forced to leave their native
land because of radical changes and
conditions Of trade, are sure to be oil
the better class since they stuck to the
soil, as long as they could and conlo
not have remained there as long d.
they did had they not worked hard anc
intelligently.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
AN INTERESTING COUNTRY.

New Zealand has lately attracted at
tention as the country without
strikes having cumprlsory arbitra-
ton law. 1t is also an object lesson
for students as the first country in the
world where all the people are willing
to tax themselves for the aged mem
.bers of the community, all of whom
may receive a pension under the old
age pension law at certain age. 1t
is the first country to establish pro-
gressive single tax on land values. 1t
has free trade. 1t has government
banks and no panics 1t has woman
suffrage In short, New Zealand has
in actual operation social reforms that
other countries are only talking about
as yet. Hence the process of enumera,
ton that has been going on lately
throughout the British empire has re-
vealed nothing more interesting than
the returns from New Zealand. 1t
cannot be called little country, be
| cause the area included in the two
principal islands is nearly 20 per cent
larger than Great Britain, nor is it
populous country, for it has not yet
million souls, but it is a wonderful!
progressive one, and ready at an!
moment to go ahead by leaps ant
bounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
THE FuLFILLMENT OF A PRoPHE

The Liverpool Journal INDUCED in
prophecy fifty years ago and the New
York Times has reprinted a paragraph
that runs as follows:
1.-THE United States now occupy that
place on the globe which presents
commercial advantages unknown to
all ancient and contemporary nations
The territories of the TRANSATLANTIC re-
public expand into worlds; and she
5Ieposes between two oceans,one wash
ing Asia, the other Europe. Her fields
TEEN with plenty; her mines are in
exhaustible; while her rivers obviate
canals, and tempt trade and manufac-
lures thousands of miles from the At.
lantic to the Pacific. Nothing was
wanting to the local enforcement OF
civilization but aptitude in the inhabi
tants, and the history Of the past week
gives ample testimony to its abundant
existence"
The aptitude of the people of this re
public has been demonstrated in man,
ways. Since the prophecy was writ
ten we have peopled the country be
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
We have stretched many railroads an,
telegraph lines across that territor,
and are sending our products to ASH
across the sea that washes our west
ern coast. More than ever do on
fields TEEN with plenty and when w
look back to the period Of the prophec
we feel that in every way the develoI
ment of our resources-eye now onl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
In enumerating those who ha,

In enumerating those who have
chosen to do good with their great
wealth let us not forget the late Lewis
Elkin, of Philadelphia, who left a for
tune Of 100000 for support of su
perannuated or otherwise incapacitat
ed women school teachers. Money
could hardly be devoted to more
worthy purpose. The life of teacher
affords small opportunity for the &C
cumulation of a bank account for OLE
age. 1t is life of toll and sacrifice
at comparatively small pay. If an!
public seryitor is entitled to aid whel
work is no longer possible it is tn
teacher.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

The Racine Journal well says that
there is one thing about Comptroller
Dawes that will ever be to his lasting
honor, He may fail in being elected
senator, but in resigning his high po-
sition long before the legislative SEES
sion, he is sure of never being forgot
ten by those who appreciate an act
seldom performed in the desire for Of
flee -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
a STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.

The announcement sent out from
Des Monies that the Cummins people
of that city propose to send 1000 men
to the republican state convention at
Cedar Rapids for the purpose of work
ing UP sentiment for their candidate,
is more or less startling one and will
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

The people of ottuRwa seem to have
followed the Courier's injunction, sug-
costing that at least it would do no
harm for them to get onto their knees
and pray for rain. The rain came last
night. but if it came as result OF
prayer, there is a very considerable
amount of prayer still needed. Come
to think about it a good deal OF pray
ing would not hurt ottumwa at any
time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

Samuel Gompers calls attention, in
recent issue of the omcial organ OF
the Federation of Labor to the high
water mark Of prosperity that labor is
in today. He calls attention to the
fact that 1921 unions have made re
ports of the condition of employed and
unemployed men. The total member
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

ally Courier, year, by mail $500
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
MAY FLOW INTO THE PLATTE.
Missouri River Cuts Its Banks at a
Point Near LeavenWorth.

Kansas City, July 1.-THE Missouri
river has cut its banks at point eight
miles south of Leavenworth and is now
pouring part of it's waters into the
Platte river. The bed Of the Platte is
gradually being widened and there is
danger that within the next few days
the bed of the Missouri will be trans
ferred completely to that of the Platte.
An island five miles wide has been
formed. If the Missouri adopts the
new channel this land will be trans
ferred from Missouri to Kansas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
CIRCULATION.

& The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation OF all
other Ottumwa papers combined. +
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
Founded 9Th August, 1s4s.

Published senii-weekiy on Tuesdays aud
Thursdays.
Office: ia South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business office No a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottuniwa, la
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OT1UMWA In BRIEF

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
ELECTION ECHOES.

Daniel. proved to be quite ia
vorite with the women.
Kane's defeat for city treasurer
came as surprise all around.
John cook had q regular lead
pipe cinch. He had no. opposition
and on the strength Of his unani
nous election he set up the cigars
to his friends Tuesday night.
DR.. Thompson was another who
had a cinch. He was of course
elected.
Jess English managed to snatch
victory from defeat, but he only had
a,dozen majority.
The defeated candidates are now
ready to admit the truth of the
truthful saying that "all men are
liars"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
ELECTION IN OALENA.

The election in Galena was a
warm number. The. Democratic
captured every Office in sight. Nc
Cam beat Schermerhorn in the
neigh borhood of 200 for mayor
while in the big third ward Robert
Ping beat Chauncey Sumner for
council. Every councilman elected
isa Democrat. James Rauch, Re.
publican, who holds over as couu-
Gilman, will be the only member OF
his party in the council.
We understand the election of
McCann az mayor means the ap.
pointment of George Elliott as mar
shall. Elliott did valiant work for
MCCaun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
w. G. r. U. ORAT0RicAL CON-
TEST.

The w. c. T. u. entertainment at
the NJ. f. church on Wednesday
evening of this week was well at
tended and was one of exceptional
merit. Mamie Calvert. Walter Law
renee, Erma McElhiney. Rosa Mich
.olas, Rosa Bundy and Dora New
house were the contestants in the
order named, for the silver medal
offered by the w. c. T. U. The
judges-Mrs. Jessie Rickseeker, b.
H. Lowry and Samuel H. Smith
while they awarded the medal to
Erma Mckinney, by very small
fraction of credit over the next
highest contestant, Rosa Bundy,
stated that the total credits
gained by the highest contestant
was but little in excess of those
gained by the lowest, showing q
remarkably close contest.
The entertainment contained sev.
eral other excellent features and
was eminently successful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
AFTER MATh.

The fight is over. We hope and
trust there are no sore spots. The
thing to do, and 1t 10 the duty OF ev-
cry citizen, to give the incoming
city administration cordial support
upon every proposition which has
for it's object the advancement OF
the city's interests. We have here
a good town and maybe by united
effort we can forge to the front.
the NEWS favors the forming OF
a commercial club which will work
in perfect harmony with the city
administration. Com mrnercial clubs
are powerful factors. Especially
are they influential when they are
Composed of fair, liberal and broad
minded men.
We believe the new city council
can work in harmony with an in
fluential commercial club.
"Eet's have the club.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06


Spring coughs are specially dan
gerous and unless cured at once ser
ious results often follow. One Min
ute Cough Cure acts like magic. /,
is not common mixture but is a
high grade remedy. Morrow & Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

A. d. c. Harvey and wife returned
Monday evening from Texas coun.
ty. Missouri. where they have been
for several months. Mr.. Harvey
owns big farm near Cabool, in
Texas county and purposes going
into the business of raising Angora
goats on an extensive scale.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
Wall paper at 2lc a rol
at Dewitt & Thompson's.

Of course you have heard of boy
orators and boy preachers, but have
you heard of the boy photographer!
If not, call at his studio on Main
street, west of the postoffice and get
acquainted with him, and incident
ally have your picture taken.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

SELECT KNIGHTS AND LADIES.
A full attendance is urgently re-
quested for next meeting Wednes-
day night, April 10. There are can
didates for initiation and some i'm.
p6rtant business to attend to.
r.. CHAs. L. SMITH, Pres.
B. w. PATTON. Recorder.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
Prettiest wall paper in
town at Dewitt & ThOmpSOn'S.

Your humble servant, the NEWS
editor, who was elected councilman
in the Third ward. feels thankful to
the ladies of that ward for the cup
port they gave him. Out of thirty.
two votes cast by the ladies in that
ward we received twenty-five. We
always did love the women.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

We understand that about eight
arrests have been made in this
count .nder the new health law,
which provides for the punishment
of physicians and hoHseholders
who fail to report cases of small
pox and other diseases dangerous
to public health which such physi-
clans are called to attend, or which
occur in the families ofsuch house
holders. The county officers have
had a good deal of trouble with
contagious diseases, and, so far not
much progress has been made in
efforts to stamp out such diseases;
but il now looks as though the par
ties made liable under the law will
be required to do their duty. The
state board of health has given it
out, that unless euch diseases be-
come less prevalent in this county
the county will be quarantiued
against the outside world. II 10 TO
be hoped that such measure will
not become necessary; that the
county authorities will be able to
control the matter, and thus save
much expense to the county and a
great deal of loss to the people gen.
orally.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
Highest cash prices paid
for chickens at Dents.

DIED-At his home in the south
part of town on Tuesday, April 2,
1901, John r. Dowty. aged forty
five years. Deceased died of pneu-
mopia. Funeral services were held
Wednesday and the remains inter-
red in the Lowell cemetery. Mr..
Dowty left a wife and several small
children.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
j. M. COOPER s. CO.,.
Q. F. NOBLE, Manager.

w. W. Quigg. father of Mise Ber-
tina Quigg of this city, died at Peo-
ria, l. T.. on Wednesday, April 3,
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Quigg was by profession a
school teacher and several years
ago lived in this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
CARPET WEAVING.

Mrs. Mahala Snow will weave car.
pet at her home two and one-half
blocks west and one block south of
Cooper's store. Terms reasonable.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

r. NJ. Denton and mother have
rturned from Aurora, Mo-. where
they went in response to message
announcing the serious illness of a
relative.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

List % Listers
Remaining in the postoffice At
Baxter Springs. Kansas. for the
week ending with April 8, 1901. ~
which if not called for within. two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington. d. C.:
Brown. David Blamed, W r
Barrick, DIV Csrsen, 6 B
Carlton, Hiram Smith, Sarah F
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will please say"Adver-
tised," q giving date of list.
]. B. BOYER, p. N.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
Going to paper this
spring? Buy your wall pa
per of Dewitt & Thomp-
son. 2Hc a roll and up.

You cannot enjoy perfect health,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes If
your liver is sluggish and your
bowels clogged. DeWitt's Little
Early Risere cleanse the whole sys-
tenn. They never gripe. Morrow &
Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Mrs. Mile Tyner still does sew
ing at her home on Cdar street, and
she strives TO please. She has 80
yards of nice new rag carpet for
sale. It ie nice, too.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Don't buy a last years birs
nest-buy your wallpaper o
MORROW q CO.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Eat good things provided by the
ladies-at the Easter Market oppo.
site the postoffice.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Walll paper cheaper at
Dewitt & Thompson's than
anywhere else in town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Mrs. T. X. Faulkner returned Sun.
day from Leadville, Colo, where che
visited her son.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

In most of the Kansas towns the
municipal elections were held on a
"wet" or "dry" basis and il now
seems as if the "wets" have the
most victories to their credit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Any person tound climbing the
town tower of Oberlin, will be fined
S.. This includes women as we'll as
men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

T. .E. Needs entertained some
commission men from Kansas City
Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Rev. II. Curtis and family moved
TO Joplin this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06
Our new stock of wallpaper
is open for inspection.
MORROW & co.

Al. F. Williams was defeated for
mayor at Columb bus by L. ]. Slease.
proprietor of the Fair" store of
that place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Jack Garrett 10 able to be out
again. Jack has had a siege of it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

An Emporia women makes bid
for fame by announcing that she
had used a sewing machine four
years without breaking single
needle &
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Arthur Carney is in Morrow's
drug store this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Thomas McAboy left Wednesday
morning for an extended visit with
relatives in Illinois.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-06

Mrs. A. o. Dewitt left Saturday
evening for Hinton, Kentuckey, to
visit,