Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-13
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mittee to stack OF Ayellows,
The Des Moines. News thinks that
The spectacle OF Big Bill Devery
sitting upon the front porch at Esopus
as an Invited guest will, doubtless be
sufficient to cause the dear old mug
wumpian New York Evening Post to
perfect paroxysm of disguised rage"
According to the Ft. Dodge Messen-
ger Sioux City takes reasonable
pride in being, classed as one Of the
three wickedest cities in the world,
the other two being Singapor, India.
and Aberdeen, Scotland, Perhaps the |
Sioux Cityans think 1t Is we'll to be
distinguished In some way" says the
chances are the classification Is a mis-
cradle lie-Sioux City Is probably no
worse than other towns"
Indiana will this year have an op-
nortMnitv cf hearing on the stump the
best men the south can produce" says
the Sioux City Journal, and explains
that Nearly all the campaign speak
ers the democrats have who may be
sent away from home are southern
men,"
The vinton Eagle says that If all
the farmers in the state could give
the Des Moines reporters the fairy
tales about crops that John Cownie
does about the crops on the state
farms Iowa would be carpeted with
gold dollars every year.
"If man could hear himself as
others hear him after he has = dallied
with no hon inc oh ty,,n
hours" says the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil, there would be more sudden
reformations and less packsliding." .
The Burlington Hawk Eye concludes
that when a city has reached the point
where there is no hope of reforming
its citizens except by inveigling them
into model saloon 1T is time for
the Sodom and Gomorrah act.
What army In the world. man for
the Japanese army?" asks the; Des
Moines Register and Leader When
this war is over japan will not be In
danger Of another war while the pres,
ent generation is alive unless II
forces the fighting" $50
This campaign Is to be fought out
on the issue of record and a promise"
says the Centerville Iowegian. THE
past seven years. The democrats
promise they will try their best to do
as well. But can they? Did they be-
fore when they had the chance?
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The Sioux City Journal thinks that
Perhaps the much pitied war cores
pondent, out Of reach Of the sound OF
screaming shrapnel and whistling bull
let, isn't having such tough time of
| The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
| that Very likely that 'sanctifed bar to
be conducted under the blessing Of
Bishop Potter, would be just as liable
as any other for damages caused by
the intoxication Of a patron. The courts
would hardly recognize a case of
sanctified drunkenness.
Another Mammoth Cave has been
discovered in Kentucky. The Des
Moines Capital suggests that when
Tom Taggart gets ready to provide
the quadrennial hole for the demo-
cratic party to crawl into Immediately
after the November election he will
probably remember Kentucky
WHO will be the candidate against
Hon. John F. Lacey?" asks the Oska-
loosa Herald. Democracy seems up
in the air as to who 1t Will be. But
Jas. B. Weaver. 1t will be the most
fitting round out of J. BIS checkered
political career"
Roosevelt marched up Kettle hill
and then marched down again." says
! the Atlanta Constitution. True" re-
joins the Muscatine Journal, "but he
marched down on the other side driv-
4 Ing the enemies Of his country's flag
ahead of him and off Of the American
continent 't ''af.
A New York paper tells in big head
lines of monkeys playing ball. and ths
| Keokuk Gate City, thinking of the
| Keokuk team, says: THAT is SO com.
mon sight in this part of the country
as to be unworthy Of newspaper no
u tice."
Bishop Potter must be getting yer,
tired of that saloon" says the Ceda,
realizes now that he made a grea
mistake in officiating at it's opening
with Doxology trimmings. Let thu
saloon stand on its own bottom.
doesn't need any ecclesiastical back
ing"
THE episode with the Sultan is tn,
first time Secretary Morton has hat
|, an opportunity to collect demurragt
since he relinquished his job as rail
} road official" observes the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Ida Grove. Pioneer says tina
sixty days ago it was afraid we would
have no corn crop, thirty days ago i
began to have hope. and now it Is Ger
tain that another thirty days of goot
weather will make the Ida count.
crop one of the best in years.
!. These periods of good prices hav,
/, been the periods Of good times in on
Industrial progress and will continu
to be-" declares the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader. 1.-THE average Ameri
can cannot do himself better servic
5 than to join with Secretary Shaw in
, fervent petition for exemption from
periods of poor prices. It will bea
praying for rain in dry season.
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