Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24

Times thinks that 1t Is probable that
in the portion of his dispatch not given
out he suggested that it would he a
good thing to put few sailors on the
safety valves Of the boilers of the
battleships of the squadron and turn
on full steam ahead
Russia and Japan will have to take
side track and wait for Colorado to
seat her governor" says the Sioux
City Tribune. THE world don't want
to watch two wars at once"
Champ Clark was lucky enough to
announce before election that he
wanted Stones seat in the senate and
not Cockrells," says the Keokuk Gate
City.
Working over the taiings, the Mar
shalltown Times Republican finds an
other nugget of pure gold in the elec-
ton results 1t says: "One hitherto
unnoticed result of the late election ia
that Julian Richards is unable to And
an excuse for more campaign poetry"
THE first car over the l. l. railway
has made the round trip from Daven-
port to Clinton" declares the payen-
port Times. at marks the beginning
of new era-this trip of the first in
terurban car"
at take more than overwhelming
majorities In any locality to carry
through all the ticket, now that the
people have begun to study and have
learned to handle the Australian ball
lot" says the Atlantic Messenger.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
if a man is not willing to take Ave
minutes to learn how to mark a ball
lot and another half minute to mark
the ballot as the work should be done,
he is not entitled to great sympathy
when he loses his VOTE
The Atlantic Telegraph contends
that there is no good reason why every
precinct in the state Of Iowa should
not be provided with voting machines
by the time of the next general cleo
ton in 1906. The expense OF installing
the machines, 1t points out, would soon
be returned in the reduced cost of cleo
tions. THE people Of Iowa should take
their place with the rest of the coun-
low the old style of voting just because
1t has been in vogue for years and be-
cause they think everybody under
stands it,
-:o:-
After reading those enthusiastic de-
scriptions of Nan Tatterson's personal
appearance 1t is difficult for the Sioux
City Journal to see how the prosecu-
ton can have much hope
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MANY man with turkey appetite
and a pork-chop purse will endeavor
to fill an aching void next Thursday
without at the same time filling pau
per'S grave says the Des Moines
Register and Leader.
eff November keeps up this sort of
thing the boys down at the, old home
will spend Thanksgiving in the old
swimming hole" says the Burlington
Hawk-Eye.
"The latest Russian naval victory
consisted in blowing up torpedo boat
before the enemy got whack at It,"
is the way the Council Bluffs Nom
parcel sees it.
eff you see a mans wife going with
out new hat this winter" says the
Sioux City Tribune, If you see him
burning an old rag in front OF the.
meet him standing on his head in front
Of the city hall. you should know that
he is paying obligations to someone"
THAT Mr.. Hubbell will be able, by
removing to Texas, to escape payment
of his personally taxes, is not an in
dictment Of Iowa's system of taxation
but an impeachment of the justice Of
the Texan system" declares the Du-
buque Telegraph. IF the Des Moines
millionaire had removed to Louisiana
q other Sn1Itharn otafa 1uh
government is based on the old French
code, he would not escape for the
French code embraces an iquisitorial
system and tax ferrets are in those
states officials, and every assessor Is a
ferret"
There is not nearly so much Of IL
legitimate uses of money as might be
surmised from the appearance Of the
large amount of money expended, de-
clares the Atlantic Messenger, dis
cussing the late election. What of brib-
cry there is carried on In more secret
way and the funds come from other
sources than those Of the campaign.
"Since Mrs. Maybrick continues to
deny that she will go upon the stage
belief in her innocence becomes almost
unanimous says the Sioux City Jour
nal
1.-The north can aid greatly in amel-
iorating the condition of the southern
blacks, not by constantly Irritating the
people, but by the adoption of a policy
of conciiation," says the Dubuque
Telegraph.
Discussing the four-year term pro-
position the Cedar Rapids Republican
says: Just how sentiment will crys-
tallize in this state regarding the mat
ter, cannot now be foretold. The
chances are, however, that it will be
some time before we make this
change"
THE INNOCENT BYsTANDER.
Des Moines Cap1tal.-There Is al
ways something doing when members
of the eastern aristocracy start out for
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