Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07


money is to be made in other pursuits,
recalls the fact that an effort was
made to induce eX-Representative Cur
tbs of Iowa to again be candidate
for congress in his district. Mr.. Cur
tbs laughs at the idea of dabbling in
politics because he has just returned
from California where, with two other
Iowa lumber firms, he purchased AGO. |
600 acres of timber lands Mr.. Curtis
also owns large fruit orchard and an
olive farm in California"
StraWs.
1t is said that the question of state
hood for the territories will be one of |
the first taken up by the next session
OF congress. B. S. Mcclure, assistant
United States attorney at Guthrie, Ok
lahoma, has just sent in his resigna-
ton to the department of justice. He
has been nominated as republican can
d1date for congress to succeed Dennis
Flynn. The latter did not stand for re-
nomination because he will be a candi-
date for the United States senate from
Oklahoma Immediately upon the adj
mission of that territory to statehood.
Such action on the part of Mr.. Flynn
would indicate that he was pretty sure
that Oklahoma was going to be a state
and he states that such is the case
since he has the undoubted assurance
from the republican leaders of both
houses to that effect.
Clerks Are Dissatisfied.
The 10000 or SO of government
clerks in Washington are querrying
about the half holiday question. Not
satisfied with such a snap as hours
from to 4, they want Saturday af-
ternoon off. However, it does not
seem likely that they will get it. The
cost of the feature scares the govern.
ment. 1t will actually cost the Unit
ed States about $2,500,00O to give all
government officials half holiday ev-
cry Saturday The matter is being
stirred UP because of clause which
has been discovered in the district ap-
preparation act which declares Satur-
day afternoon in the District of Co.
lumbia half holiday for all pur
poses" Of course this appears only
in that act and yet the same body
that controls the affairs of the district
also frames the legislation of the gen
eral government With this in mind
some of the clerks are even going so
far as to figure up the overtime they
have put in under this clause and con-
slider the possibility of presenting a
claim for it. A few weeks regular
work in a good hot cornfield on an
Iowa farm would probably have a
very quieting effect on some OF this
crowd
Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.
There is in the whole house of rep
resentatives no member who does not
, hesitate to face Col Hepburn of Iowa
in debate, SO one of the old officers OF
the house of representatives told me
in a conversation l had with him the
other day. yes, indeed" he said, 81
: have heard prominent democratic
members say that they would rather
i have anybody on the floor get after
!, them than Hepburn. He is very caus
tic, sarcastic and quite merciless and
while he scores all members heartily
I any time that he thinks there is occa
: sion for it, he, himself, is not afraid O
s any one. No one seems to be able tc
? touch him in a weak spot and it is
I very hard to answer his trades"
! Man of Great Ability.
II Furthermore" continued the man
n Mi. Hepburn is man of great abil
+ ity. | rank him very highly in the
Iowa delegation and think that his in
fluence is probably next to that o
Senator Allison, who, Of course, tower:
t. above all the rest of the delegation
S Another one of your Iowa men wh'
= stands very high here" he concluded
n sis Representative Lacey. Mr.. Lace.
o is an all round legislator and his &C
e. quaintance with the public land ques
'. tons is probably not equaled by an
J. other member of the house. Like MI
e Hepburn, Mr.. Lacey is also goo
t. man on the floor, though in very dill
1T erent way. He makes some splendi
IS speeches, getting right at the beItor
of things and giving convincing argr
ments that carry weight.
II in my opinion the Iowa delegation
,f is an unusual one in congress and on
~ of which the state may well be proud.
is Iowa Sure Thing State.
e. Out here Iowa is regarded as
x "sure thing" state by the republicans
Il In fact they like to talk about tn
Hawkeye state and point it out as
bright and shining light in the reput
,v lican crown. Representative Barthold
"a of Missouri was here the other da
q and he thinks that his state is gettin
i'll in line too. In fact many of the thing
Sc that have made Iowa so strongly II
m publican are having the same effet
id and in the same way in her sister stat
er to the SOUTH Mr.. Bartholdt said, 9Th
IN adoption by the state convention {
the Kansas City platform has DISCUS
ed the conservative democrats of tn
state. The idea that the democrats al
ce still hugging such delusion and
to menace to the prosperity of the coul
lg try has undoubtedly alienated the &c
n man vote and also the gold democrat
st and others who have been hoping
1T see the party get in line with tt
ng majority of the people of the cou
he try"
nv Note Iowan's Death.
n The official announcement has jul
Us. been made in the department of tt
ny interior of the death of Captain Isra
re Anderson of Iowa CAPTAIN ApderSC