Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-16
ARE WITH zElGLER.
PEOPLE OF MILLloNAIRE's BOY.
HOOD HOME REJOICE AT HIS
VICTORY.
Muscatine Was the Family Home for
Several Years and Young zeisler
Worked There as a Drug Clerk -.
His Mother Resides At Davenport.

Muscatine, Feb. 15. - Muscatine|
people are interested in the case OF
William Zeigler, the millionaire baking
powder magnate and the refusal of
Governor Odell of New York to furnish
requistion papers to the Missouri
authorities for Mr.. Zeigler was the
source OF much satisfaction to people
in this city who know the man. Mr..
Zeigler was for several years a drug
clerk in a local store and in fact spent
nearly all his boyhood here.
His mother, who came. here in 1S4S
has until the last few years lived in
this county, and is living now in Dav-
EXPORT. She was twice married, her
first husband being named Ziegler.
William Ziegler is the fruit of that
marriage. Some years after the death
of Williams father, his mother mar
ried Conrad Brandt, who came here
in 1S49. who is still living and is uni
versally esteemed. William was but
a mere child at the time when his
mother married Mr.. Brandt. At
school he was noted for two qualities,
industry and an intense desire for
knowledge. He wasted no time in friv-
oily. When youth he was placed in
| the drug store of Mr.. Canon, where
his thirst for knowledge was still APP
parents. The only schools Muscatine
had in the city were ordinary common
schools. The high school was estab-
lished at later date. He was anxious
to go to an institution where wider
range for the practical business af-
fairs Of life could be obtained, and to
/ o. M of
the young man. Mr.. Brandt, his STEP
father, sent him to college at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, where among other
branches, commercial education was
taught. He applied himself assiduous-
ly to his studies, and when he was
through took himself to New York,
with practically no means and without
friends to aid him, but he had cour-
age, resolution and ambition.
| His New Baking Powder.
i Complaints were constantly made
of the substances used to facilitate the
rising of bread. They were productive
of indigestion and other ills to the
human health. He felt that there must
be some composition discoverable that
would avoid the ills attendant upon
the use of bread preparations that
were then in general demand. He
went to work and with energy and pa
thence devoted himself to the task of
providing substitute which, used for
baking purposes, would produce bread
pheasant to the taste and free from
anything that would be deleterious to
health. Steady perseverance in, his
efforts was at length rewarded by sue
& cess. The next step was to introduce
the new baking to the public. He at
first went on foot from house to house,
and had, of course, to give samples of
his product away in order that it's mer-
its might be tested. It's value spread
slowly for a good while, for people
were suspicious, as usual, Of stories
told by stranger as to the efficiency
of a household commodity sought to be
: sold at the house, of which but little
If anything, was known, and which had
nothing to it's appearance to recon.
, mend 1t. Eventually its value became
almost universally known, and its rap
| i'd sales spread in every direction
throughout, not only in this country
but in markets abroad.
Brought His Fortune.
1t brought him fortune, which was
largely increased by judicious invest
ments until he became more than a
millionaire.
Wealth Honestly Acquired.
Mr.. Ziegler has accumulated great
wealth. 1t has not come to him b,
devious courses or by any means that
r will not bear the strictest scrutiny in
regard to honesty and fair dealing. TIC
cast upon him the foul stigma of en-
! deavoring to promote his own inter
: ests by bribery in corrupting or at
, tempting to corrupt members Of leg
islative body, is something that can
S find no belief whatever among those
: who know his nature and character
$ and is wholly at variance with the
reputation he has established for him
self here, where he is known.
s To Cure Cold In One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
: All druggists refund the money if il
= fails to cure. e. w, Groves signature