Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28
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tF'fom che Sherman, Texas. Democrat,
April 100
The Iowa editors will be in Sherman
about one hour and a half today, from
4.30 70 & p ms not long enough to
give q suitable Teception or one such
as the people WOULD have rendered
them had their stay been longer
The iowa quill drivers are out for
pleasure and sight seeing. They have
already visited a number OF the larger
cities and been down I'd the tide water
They see our state at time when ma.
tilfe is putting en- her best garb but
the roads look bad on account Of the
long season eff wet weather
The f4awkeye editors are welcome
TO Sherman and we feel it is an honor
20 have them stop, even if for only a
short time
Iowa has produced some great eds
tors. The Glarksous of the Des Moines
Register are among the older set
LATE Young OF the Capital is not only
a great editor biIt occupies place
among the orators If the new west
Sam Clark of the KeolluI1 Gate City
served al the helm for nearly half a
century. and Father Mahin OF theAi6s-
catine journal conducted his paper
for fifty Years and retired with The
plandits OF thousands of citizens who
saw his reform measures for good laws
and citizenship Incorporated into law
Albert Swain Of The 0skaloosa Herald,
one Of IoWa's foremost newspaper
men. is now in The consular service.
Bob Burdette WAS on the Burlington
Hawk Eye for MANY. years. and there is
Sam Eyans Of 0ttumwa, who ran a
paper during war time still in the
harness A w Lee Of the 0ttulnwa
Courier is one Of the energetic news
paper men of the younger set. q pro-
moter Of three splendid afternoon. pa,
pers, The Hioffmans and ShocEleys Of
.Oskaloasa are among the up-to-day
Journalist
Iowa editors have contributed much
10 the splendid conditions in that
state in a commercial sense as well as
being promoters Of good laws and
society The laws for the protection
fef the rights Of the people are the very
hest. AS an agricultural state she is
lin the front rank and fine cattle and
hogs are given special attention
Iowa has a front seat ID national
government. She has he secretary Of
The treasury, the speaker Of the house
OF representative ana Allison is the
oldest senator in point Of service
SHE has also many men in the depart
ments- and some of them represent
orr country in foreign lands She has
her poets her scientists, her inventors
end nhilanfhiopists She has been
liberal Jig education and is becoming
famous for her big packing houses,
factories and coal mines blIt while
we are al it, let the whole truth he
told Iowa gets cold enough to freeze
the minister's off microbe and the
Mexican bell waegil might Just as we'll
try to Craze on an Iceberg as 10 hiber-
nate in che earth over which SeGkulS
and his red braves once IoFed Hence
we say brethren yog are welcome,
and ali good citizens are Invited 10
bring their goods and chattels and
take root In the best state in the
Uni0na state Jhat can raise moro
kinds Oh crops in0re times IN twelve
months, than any country on earth.
Texas is the diamond brooch upon the
bosom of North America the faifest
queen among the constellation Of
states Her glory is lust now in It's
incipiencY her fame is world vide:
her people are kind, generous and
brave and her women are fair and
beautiful