Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
Have Confidence.

Since the commissioner of Indian
affairs, Hon. w. A. Jones, is devoted
Christian man. the East End church
people are assured their petition Will
not fall on deaf ears.
Another earnest plea comes in this
weeks Interior, begging help for the
Pimas. 1t is by Rev. Charles H. Cook,
who is missionary who for over thlr-
ty years has labored among the pimas.
The plea is as follows
won't the Interior speak one more
good word for the Pima Indians in re-
lation to the water question here? Our
Indians will raise far less grain this
year than at any other time during the
past thirty-four years-about half Of
them nothing. 1t may be difficult for
our present administration to undo
what former ones neglected to see to.
Still we believe there is a way of sup
plying 5000 Pimas, including some
Papagos, with enough of water to keep
them self-supporting and to make a
comfortable living instead of pauper-
izing them and having them become a
charge on our government
"Chas. H. Cook"
"Sacaton. Ariz."
I, e. "a. embsrs J in the fongregation of the
East Eha, ..yoTs .sserian church, mas
much as it is a question of eternal
Justice and not of religion.
Killing Increases.
During the week just ended the
large number of 16,5OO hogs were
slaughtered at the plant of John Nor
rell & Co. This number is an increase
of 1000 over the killing of the week
ending May 81. The prices this week
have remained steady.
East End Notes.
Save money and buy your millinery
on the South Side. First door east of
the bank.
Bert Becky of Pittsburg, an old en-
ploye here, is in the city on a visit
with his parents.
Charley Phillips of the fire depart
ment left here for Chicago last Thurs
day evening to be gone indefinitely.
Jesse Russell of the fire department
is sufferer from mumps this week
Some "miscreant" broke into the
Yorkshire creamery last Wednesday
evening and stole two pairs of rubber
boots belonging to Mr.. Davis. They
left their old shoes in the places of the
boots.
Mrs. Templeton, proprietor of the
Iowa Avenue hotel, who has been sick
with fever for the past week, is not
much improved today.
! DR.. Joshua Miller, chief of the gov
eminent inspectors, who has been in
Chicago, returned last Thursday.
One year ago tomorrow the water
was around here from IS inches to
feet deep.
Supt. F. J. Bullock has made. ar
rangements to close the house up next
Monday, Memorial day, at noon, un.
less something unforeseen occurs.
The stack builders have been great
ly hindered this week by the hard rains
and high winds Last Wednesday three
of the boys, T. Canon, w. F. Murray
and Tim Driscoll, went fishing in the
raging Des Moines and succeeded in
catching one bullhead about three
inches long.
Charles Langdale, foreman of the
painters, is just finishing, a fine job of
painting on the Office porch and bay
window.
The Fair, William Bridge Companys
employees have been here most of the
week erecting some trusses on the
new power house.
Joe Wilkins is the latest addition to
the East End Supply Co.'S, force.
The day Waterman at the plant
found a gunny sack full of bread in a
car last Monday which had evidently
been stolen from some farmer by
tramps.
James Mcdonald is making improve
ments on his property corner Main
and North streets.
T. d. Foster returned from his triE
to Buffalo, N Y. last Tuesday.
Emil Marks of the Oppenheimel
Casing Co., has been on the sick list
for the past two weeks suffering from
stomach trouble.
Engineer Joe Jacobson of the Nor
rell engine No. 225 has received pho
tographs of his sons, A. E. jacobson
new grocery store on Bijou street, Col