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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Glad to Get Back.

Jefferson Bee; S. G. Gamble, one of
the old settlers of Kendrick township,
who has spent the past two years in
Idaho and in the Willamette valley
Oregon got back TO the old Kendrick
township farm short time ago, hay
ing driven the entire distance from
Eugene, Oregon, with single team.
The members of the party We're Mr..
Gamble, his son and two daughters.
They left Oregon in April and were
ninety-five days on the road at actual
travel not including, of course, some
five or six weeks which they spent at
one place in Idaho. They got pretty
tired or the daily routine of travel and
the nightly camping cut, and tell us
that nothing ever looked more beauti-
full tc them than the home place in
Kendrick, when it finally hove into
their vision. Mr.. Gamble was not
smitten with the western country, and
tells us he is mighty glad he did not
sell his Greene county farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
New With Alarm

The Des Moines Register and Lead
er demonstrates that it is no idle jest
to say that the democrats invariably
view with alarm THE democrats
have been viewing with alarm" the
Des Moines paper says, every step
that has been taken in the recent tre--
mendous development of American en-
terprise, wealth and power. They
have viewed sound money with alarm,
protection of American labor with
alarm, the upbuilding of American in
dustries with alarm, the aggregation
of American capital with alarm, ex--
tending the outposts of our civilization
to the islands of the sea with alarm,
and they come up to the present cam
paign after years of the greatest pros.
perity of any people under the sun, in
any age or in any land ever enjoyed,
filled to overlooking with alarm and
direful forebodings."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Old Game: New Name

Silver City Times: Charles Swan
burg, who lives north Of town, is the
inventor of a new game called FIN
proved ping pong" 1t is to be played
on the farm in the fall of the year.
The player gets up at four in the
morning, milks the COWS, feeds the
hogs and horses eats breakfast, then
bitches team to a wagon the size
of box car, and starts for the corn
field Here rs where the ping pong
comes In. You grab a big ear OF corn
with the left hand and with the
right hand and a contraption of some
kind you yank the shuoks off the corn
and thrnM tia ear at Tia hi& n.aaaa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY.

Said President Roosevelt Saturday:
Let the people read the statements of
the contending parties and make I'D
their own judgment as to which was
in the right" These statements have
been fully presented to the public
through the press and The public has
largely made up it's mind. There is
no question but what the general sym-
pathy is with Mr.. Mitchell and the
coal miners in this matter The prop.
osition made by Mr.. Mitchell at the
notable conference Friday was digni-
fed, straightforward, conciliatory. fair
and directly in accord with the spirit
of the occasion, as presented by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in opening the confer
ence.
The counter proposition of the coal
operators was SO utterly at variance
with this spirit Of Cancellation and was
so perneatea with determination to
carry their point at any cost. that it
has carried the popular sympathy over.
Whelmingiy to tine side of the miners.
What, then, is to be the outcome?
No man questions but what the situa.
ton is exceedingly grave and that the
seriousness of 1t has been enhanced
by the failure Of the conference which
was called by President Roosevelt.
The great danger now is in an out.
break Of violence In the coal region
Should this result, Notwithstanding the
general public sympathy with the min
ers, their cause, SO far as the issues
OF the present strike is concerned, will
be lost. The people of the United
States will not stand for lawlessness
anarchy, the destruction of property
or bloodshed, no matter how much
they may generally sympathize with
the cause that is at stake. Mr.. Mitch
ell has demonstrated that he is very
remarkable man, and has conducted
himself in manner to win the plaud.
its OF millions of his fellow citizens
II he and those who are directly 1850
ciared with him strong enough to hold
the half-starved miners within bounds,
aggravated as they are constantly by
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
GROWTH AND RESULTS OF PRO.
LECTION.

The story of the successes and ac.
complishments of the human race is
written in the history of the years of
ceaseless struggle for existence. Gov
ernments We're formed in the early
days for the protection against the
attacks and ravages of barbarous PEG.
pies. This consisted principally in
physical and social protection. Amid
these primitive conditions without
any encouragement or assistance from
the government each citizen was left
70 work out his existence as best he
could. Even in the early years of the
United States the idea that the gov
eminent could aid it's citizens in their
industrial and commercial life seemed
not TO have dawned upon the people
as practical working idea. Not until
the beginning of the last half of the
nineteenth century did the people of
this country awaken to this fact and
put it to a practical test.
During the 240 years, from the land
ing of the Mayfower to 1860, six gen.
erations were born, toiled, lived,
struggled and died. These people used
the best efforts of their muscles and
brains in their indiscriminate scram-
BILE for material success, and were ell
abled to accumulate something like
$16,00c. 100000 Between 1850 and 1860
there came a realization that the gov
ernment could give great assistance
to the industrial interests of the coun-
try.
Shortly after the Inauguration of
Abraham Lincoln, as president of the
United States the policy of protec-
tion was adopted by the administra-
ton which has grown to be one of
the greatest .bulwarks of American in
stutions and prosperity. Encourage
ment was given to the building up of
the American industrial institutions,
American labor was shielded from di-
rect competition with the cheaper Ia
Dor of other countries and made it
possible for toilers with Drawn and
brain to maintain higher and better
standard of life. The result of this
action is well known to every student
of American life. Since the election of
William Mckinley as president there
has been a surplus of exports from
the United States of $200,000,000, or
more than five times the amount of
money that was in the United States
at the time Abraham Lincoln was first
inaugurated.
These are the results of the re-
publican protective policy. This is the
policy for which Lincoln Blaine, and
Mckinley labored and toiled 7 his
is the principle for which President
Roosevelt stands and which the re-
publican party is pledged to support.
Concerning these considerations,
Colonel Hepburn has aptly remarked:
when think of these facts, these
palpable facts, that cannot be hidden
and that any man of even common in
tellect knows to ne true, wonder how
any man has the insolence to still
continue to say that the protective
tariff is not a good thing for America. y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Boies' Substitute.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye finds it
no easier to understand Horace Boies'
plan of tariff reform than it was to
discern the meaning of his plan for the
solution of the money question when
he was writing his famous series OF
letters some time ago. 1t gathers from
the ex-governor's letter, however, that
he has formulated an entirely new
creed, which abandons, at least for the
time being, the old party slogan of
tariff for revenue only and has sub
stituted new dogma therefor What
this new dogma is is not clear to the
Hawk-Eye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

Massachusetts, republicans have
most nobly upheld the principles of
republicanism, as is shown in their
declarations set forth at the state
convention held in Boston Roosevelt
and Rooseveltism is good enough for
them and they have said SO in no I'M
mistakabla manner. In a word, they
have declared for everything that
tends to protect and build up the inter.
ests of every individual citizen and
have taken stand as opposed to those
things which would hamper mans
freedom and be detriment to his wei
fare. Surely Massachusetts, republi-
cans have claim on victory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Judge Wade on the Trusts.

The Muscatine Journal points out
that Judge Wade be1abored the trusts
and combines with remarkable zeal
In his Davenport speech, but, like all
orators. for effect rather than argu--
ment, he failed to designate which
were lawful, and which were unlawful,
He said; Il am not going to waste
words in pointing out nice distinctions
between those combinations of capital
which are lawful and expedient and
those which are unlawful and a men
ace to social life"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Wheat in Iowa.

Marshalltown Times Republican: J.
F. Waddel a farmer living near
Haynes Grove, was exhibiting in the
city today some wheat raised on his
place this season that is as bright,
large and hard as any miller could ask
for. Millers here insisted that the
wheat could not have been raised in
this country this season, but Waddell
threshed out 20 bushels to the acre
just the same
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
INTERVIEWS AT LONG RANGE

DR.. r. G. Moore, OF Omaha: -Statis-
tics demonstrate beyond a question
of doubt that climatic conditions,
weather, temperature, have no effect
whatever upon the treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. In former times
people afflicted with the disease were
accustomed to go to Minnesota until
nowadays that state turns out as ma
ny consumptives as any Then the
consumptives went to Colorado and
statistics prove that of the people
who die in that state from pulmonary
Affections, Is per cent are natives OF
the state. Then southern California
became the dumping ground until now
it is commonly admitted that the
dread affection is as common there as
in any other state.
The consumptive needs pure air and
plenty OF it. The only possible advan-
tage that the consumptive has in Cali
fornia, Colorado, Arizona or New Mex
leo, is the fact that the weather is
such there as to permit the patient to
spend most of his time out of doors.
In New Mexico the average number OF
days which the sun does not shine is
but So per year. This benefit, however,
is counterbalanced and more than
counterbalanced by nostalgia or home
sickness, which is caused by strange
surroundings and the distance from
homes and friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Rally to Hoffman.

Judge Wade's opening speech in the
second district discloses. in the opin,
ion of the Iowa City Republican, that
he is an intense partisan. This
speech, the Iowa City paper concludes,
will remove the non-partisan cloak
that has for years surrounded an ex-.
csllent judge, and will give every re-
publican in the district reason to rally
to the support of Mr.. Hoffman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Rural ,Phones Popular.

Sheldon Mail: A rural telephone is
about completed between Hospers and
Philby. 1t is astonishing to see how
popular the rural telephone has be.
come and how rapidly it has grown.
Many of the farmers of the Big Four
counties now have telephones. Take
a drive into the country and you will
see telephone wire at nearly every
cross road.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Silver Lining to a Cloud.

The present coal strike in Pennsyl.
vania has been such a bitter and cost.
ly experiment to all concerned that
it will insure peace for years to come
when once settlement is affected
In the opinion of the Dubuque Times
The operator with a full force and
the miner with full stomach" the
Times concludes, "wi1l be fairly con-.
tented and cheerful men for years af-
ter the issue of the present contro-,
versy and will not be easily led into
repetition of it."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Big Men.

Waterloo Courier: Giants stride in
our midst. Sam Alder, % years old,
and feet in altitude, began work this
afternoon on the new Fourth street
bridge. He is somewhat stopped and
does not look his full height while
walking along the street, and yet he
attracts attention. Another young fell
low, six feet and six inches in height,
is also working as laboring man in
this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

to find men for service OH such COM
mission approximating his ideals. But,
it adds, there is grave question as
to what shape the recommendation of
tariff commission composed even of
angels would be in by the time they
passed the gauntlet of both houses of
congress, and the fierce fight of null
tiplicity of conflicting interests had
been made"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

When the ear of corn strikes the
throw board it goes ping" and then
hits the bottom of the. wagon and
sounds pong" making very interest.
ing game. at about 21a cents per
bushel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
philippines Still an Issue.

The Philippine issue is not dead,
asserts the Dubuque Times Herald.
"The Philippine question will be an is
sue just as long as we occupy the is
lands"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
TOWNSHIP TICKET.

For Justices of the Peace
]. A. BALLARD,
o. L. CAMPBELL,
For Constables
e. M. CAMPBELL.
GEO. BLOUNT.
For Township Trustee
G. H. PROSSER.
For Township Clerk
M. G. GILMORE.
For Township Assessor
ADOLPH ROEMER.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Warm Shirt Studs.

Cherokee Democrat: Some of the
Cherokee boys are wearing shirt studs
made out of hard coal. They are warm
things.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

The Des Moines Capital says that il
the state inebriate law is too rigidly
enforced towns are liable to be almost
depopulated so far as men are con-
cerned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
The Tariff Commission.

The Des Moines Capital does not
question the theoretical wisdom of the
tar1n commission idea and it also con-
aeass that the fpssida ant might be able
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE TICKET.


For Secretary of State
WILLIAM B. MARTIN,
of Adair County.
Auditor of State
B. F. CARROLL,
of Davis County.
Treasurer of State
G. S. GILBERTSON,
of Winnebagn County.
Attorney General
CHARLES w. MULLAN,
Of Black Hawk County.
Judge Of .5inrcmc Court (sh0rt terml
CHARLES a. BISHOP,
of Folk County.
Judge of Supreme Court uong term
SCOTT M. LADD,
of O'Brien County.
Clerk of Supreme Court
JOHN C. CROCKETT,
Of Hardin County.
Reporter of Supreme Court
W. w. CORNWALL,
Of Spencer County.
Railroad Commissioner
e. A. DAWSON.
of Warcrly County.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET

. For Congress Sixth District
HON. JOHN t. LACEY,
of 0skaloosa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
School Teachers Scarce.

Knoxville Journal: School teachers
are very scarce in the county this fall
and Superintendent Lucas is having
considerable trouble in getting a suffi-
Gent number to carry on the fall and
winter schools in the various country
districts. Mr.. Lucas has been in COR
respondence with the county superin-
tendent of Polk in regard TO furnishing
some of his oversupply. On Saturday
one lone teacher came from that
county in reply to his earnest appeal
for educational help. According to
Superintendtne Lucas the dearth in
the birch wielder market was caused
by little Dan Cupid, who decimated the
schoolma am ranks to a surprising de-
gree during the summer just passed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Horace Roies. IrrepressibIe.

Horace Boies," says the Des Moines
News, lis like Tennyson's books. He
goes on forever"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Founded 9Th August, 1e4e.

Published semi-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office
No. "a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., ottum-
we. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
COUNTY TICKET.

For County Auditor
l. H. HAMMOND,
OF Ottumwa.
For Clerk of District Court
H. w. MICHAEL,
of Center Township.
Tor County Recorder
GEORGE H. SMITH,
of Adams Township.
For County Attorney
D. H. EMERY,
of Ottumwa
For Member Of Board of Supervisors
j. H. r. SPILMAN,
of Washington Township
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
JUDICIAL TICKET.

For Judges Second District
HON. G. w. VERMiLION,
of Centerville
HON, FRANK EICHELBERGER
of Bloomfield.
HON. ROBERT SLOAN,
of Keosauqua.
HON. M. A. ROBERTS,
Of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

Ex.Speaker Reed:-I believe the
sentiment of the people of this country
is opposed to tariff revision; and if it
is not it certainly will be should the
tariff be revised.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

These people of South Dakota are
an enthusiastic lot Every man has
unbounded confidence in himself, his
neighbors and the future OF the coun.-
Tux Thege are ma GGaakaAa a1ad yhut
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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Superlntendtne Lucas the dearth in
the birch wielder market was caused
by little Dan Cupid, who decimated the
schoolma am ranks to a surprising de-
gree during the summer just passed.
Britt Tribune: Young Danreuther
shot white blackbird last week west
of Britt and will mount it. 1t is a
genuine albino. They are rarely seen
although an occasional one is found in
the large flocks that gather along the
river. Twenty years ago there were
myriads of blackbirds nesting every
summer in the tall grass along the
river, but of late years they have been
decimated by late fires that burned the
nests. and by other causes. Formerly
they were the greatest pest on the rip
ening corn that the farmers had to
contend with. This specimen is of the
same species as the purple grakill.
Ida Grove Pioneer. Judging from
the number of marriage permits being
issued, the cool weather is booming
the matrimonial market.
Schaller Herald: Weather prophets
and people who make practice OF
closely observing the habits of animals
and the condition of the corn husks
etc, say there is every indication that
the coming winter will be long and Sc
we're. The winter, it is predicted. will
be month earlier than usual and
continue longer than for many years
past. at that rate, where will our
summer come in? 1t is a cheering
prospect with the price of coal roost-.
ing on the top limb
Clear Lake Mirror: People of Clear
Lake have about made up their minds
there will be no hard coal until far
along in the winter, and perhaps not
then. So they are making arrange
ments accordingly. Many are pur-
chasing and laying in supply of the
best grades of soft coal The hard
coal burner is giving way to Oaks and
Hot Blasts. The hardware dealers are
besieged with applications to trade
first class hard coal stoves, lust as
good as new" for soft coal stoves, but
they are obliged to refuse them. They
could not begin to find storage room
for the hard coal burners offered tc
them. And then there is no particular
reason why they should trade fol-
something for which there is no de-
mand and which nobody wants to buy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

(Joseph E. Morcombe in the Cedar
Rapids Gazettel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-20
Opposed to Statehood.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Senator Car
mack today introduced the following
resolution:
THAT the United States regard with
extreme disfavor any movement having
for its object the early or ultimate ad-
mission of the Philippine islands as a
state or states of the union; and any
action on the part of persons holding
Office under the authority Of the United
States that gave sanction or encourage
ment to such a movement is hereby
condemned. That to confer the rights
and privileges Of citizens upon the in
habitants Of the Philippine Islands
would tend to destroy the in tegrity OF
citizenship and to degrade the charac-
ter of the government Of the United
States; that to maintain the relation of
sovereign nd subject between the
government of the United States and
a people under its dominion would be
repugnant to the principles of the con-
stitution."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-20
To Save Flood Waters in Nevady.

Investigations have been started In
Nevada, by the United States Geolo-
gical Survey, under the charge of Mr..
L. HI. Taylor, looking to the ultimate
storage of the food waters on the prin-
cipal streams. On account of the
aridity of the cline, agriculture must
be carried on by irrigation to be sue
cessful. The rivers are the only source
Of water for this purpose, and owing to
their extremely low flow in the critical
crop growing period, the territory
which can be irrigated is limited. On
the other hand, the spring flow of these
streams is large, and immense quanti-
ties of water run to waste. From
measurements taken from the Geologi-
cal Survey the minimum summer flow
of the Humboldt river was shown to be
only cubic per second, while its
spring flow was over 5000 cubic feet
per second. During the last two years
the Geological Survey have been in
vestigating the possibilities of i'm
pounding the food waters of the
Truckee, Carson and Humboldt, rivers
by means of storage reservoirs. The
results Of these Investigations in the
4 basin of the Tuckee river have beer
compiled and will shortly be published
those of the Carson river are now be
1 ing worked up. The Humboldt rive
problems are much more complicated
and beginRtng has only been mad,
upon them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-20
Somcthing Mai win po you Good.

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