Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

| ing here in connection with the pres
ent postoffice building.
This is a business matter in which
all can unite, democrates, populists,
republicans-all.
A. w. johnson.
A. w. Johnson was the last speaker
on the program and his address was
one of the hits of the evening. Those
in attendance were unprepared for
the burst of eloquence with
which MT. Johnson launched into his
talk and his short resume of the earli-
er addresses told in satirical man.
ner,won the remaining members of the
audience, many having silently retir-
ed when the guests arose to listen to
Mr.. Weeks solo. Mr. Johnson spoke
in part as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and the few choice
spirits remaining. regard every man
present as a personal friend of mine,
else this number would not have wait
ed to listen to my talk | notice
though that some are yawning, some
heads are nodding, and | have had
trouble myself to keep my eyelds
from dropping. If | were to view this
toast from grammatical standpoint
| l would want to know what kind of
glimpses you want from foreign lands.
take it you want glimpses of our be-
loved country from foreign lands
All have listened to tonight in the
excellent toasts which have gone be-
fore is great Ottumwa" and great
Iowa" of the heavenly regions and the
regions below in the coal fields. OF
our great Iowa" from an educational
standpoint and of our great Ottum
was" commercial advantages and yet
is it not fact that there have been
numberless suicides and murders here.
That is the way it is viewed in for
eign lands. All there have been here
tonight has been words. Words are
nothing. | believe that we should for
get how great we are and strive for
honesty and intelligence in public Of
fee and all the rest will come"
The Guests.
} The following guests were present:
H. S. Merrick, F. F. Bridgeman, DR..
w. Lee 2. T. Dawson, F. H. Shahan,
M. Schwartz, ]. A. Wagner, F. A. Ehr-
) man, w. V. Silvers, l.. A Gordon, w.
} Dr. w. w. Vance, j. E. Hull, B. w.
Scott, H. NJ. Hedrick, S. C. Savage DR..
w. f. Mcdonald, S. Cornell, F. E.
Boughner, w. j. Bayliss, W. G. Lin
ton Sr., A. B. Williams. j. F. Weber
j. X. Dysart. W. E. Cook, c. B. Castle
John Wormhoudt, w. II. Mynard, c.
o. Arnold, B. nj. Work, Capt. w H
C. Jaques, C. D. Fullen Capt. S. b
Evans, E. NJ. B. Scott, w. A. McIn
tire, j. Dain, T. F. keefe, j. N. Weld
enfeler. H. B. Maynard, ], W. Garner
f. Won Schrader. j. w. Calhoun, j. H
Morrell, l.. e. Stevens, B. P. Brown
E. H. Emery, A. H. CLANCY, of Des
l Moines, W. H. Heating, DR.. S. A. Spill
: man, S. l.. McGavic, 0. l.. Shadford
w. R. Daum, D. j. Weeks, Edward
t Weeks, T. ]. Phillips, F. l.. Daggett
j. B. Mowrey, l.. d. Mahon, F. w. Sim
!, mons, Calvin Manning, Samuel Ma
hon, Frank McIntire, Eli Fair, VIII
S lam Fielder, Allen Johnson, G. D
2 Doud, H. E. Scott, F. A. Nimocks, E
G.. Tisdale, A. G. .allace, A. G. Cook
? Mayor T. H. Picker. l.. O. Johnson
e Paul Arbenz. F. A. Tisdale. G. D.Hale
! f. P. Holman, w. H. Cooper
C. B. Koett, A. W. Enoch, G. G. Por
ter, w. H. Boston. Henry Phillips, {
e. Boude, D. F. Morey, A. w. Major
e w. H. H. Asbury, Henry S. Herr,
l. H. Merrill, Rev. ]. HOLSTER Lynch
e Hon. H. S. Harper, Rev. Father job
O'Farrell, H. H.Herr, j. H. Mitchell, f
e P. Barton, DR.. j. F. Herrick, Judge NJ
o A. Roberts, George Haw, Jr, B. W
II Van Der Veer. S, P. Hartman, F. M
7 Hunter, Frank Mills, Frank Root, a
g Hodgson. Fred H. Hall, c. w. Whit
l. more, VIM. Hansell, T. A. Pallistel
e C. E. Mcdaniel, D. A. Pool, S. l.. Gre
e ham, C. Hallberg, John MacDonell,
II w. Thornton, E. l.. Scott, DR.. D. a
LaForce, T. P. Baker, W. B. Arm
q strong, c. E. Norton. D.
IS A. o. Williams, julius Fech
y Theo. Stoessel, Roy e. Stevens, L.
a Crisman, ]. F. Rugg w. w. Epps. F
L B. Criley, w. S. Grips, j. A. Ballard
le B. H. Picken. R. H. Moore, G. Church
y DR.. H. w. Roberts. John H. Spry,Em
IS Fecht, B. P. George, c. Kaiser, l.
Myers. F. B. Cresswell, j. N.Armstron
IS H. Graham, F. B. Clark, H. L. WAITE
e man, w. T. Harper, Jr., S. A. Brewste
T. c Haw, H. p Kehoe, w. W. Cor.
u Frand Fielder, T. d. Foster, E. 7. Sc
u by, ]. X. Dougherty.
~ To be too old to learn is to be to
~ old to live.