Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-29

Sioux City Journal adds: 1.-THE Sep
TENDER bulletin. Of the department
shows a better condition among wage
earners during the second quarter of
the current year than has existed at
any previous time during the past
three years."
After spending half a century talk
Ing about the Panama canal, President
Roosevelt acted" said the Cedar Rap
Ids Republican, and continues: THAT
Is what they call Imperialism. But 1t
Is the Imperialism Of the American
business man. 1t is what the Ameri-
cans like"
"The other day Port Arthur, Tex,
and Port Arthur. Ont, both broke into
first page newspaper position" the
Sioux City Tribune notes. "As soon
as the surgeons had fixed up its dis
jointed nose the Manchurian town an
nounced general assault, lust to
show that no competitors need apply
%
General Apathy Is said to be in the
saddle in Polk county," says the Des
Moines Register and Leader There's
a veteran that was entitled to a pen
sion long ago"
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Discussing the Union Paciflc's new
plan for bulletinlng the news along its
lines, the Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lican saws: LAS an advertising scheme
the bulletin plan Is likely to
ginating, it. If continued, it will add
another comfort to railroad travel
But isn't it hitting up the pace pretty
hard when wre refuse to wait for news
as long as we are willing to wait for
meals, and insist on getting news sand
wiches as we buy "sinkers" at a lunch
counter2"
Rural free delivery he's enabled
farmers to obtain better prices for
their products" declares the Iowa City
Republican. Being brought into
daily touch with the state of the mar
kets, they are enabled to take advant-
age of information heretofore inacces-
sible to them. For this practical helr
they are Indebted to the party that
does things'-viz., the republican
party"
Certain newspapers Of Hardin
county are calling for grand jury in
Vestigation of the light sentence, eigh-
teen months In the penitentiary, which
Judge Evans imposed on Cashie,
soule for embezzling $4,000 of the
FUNDS of the Home Savings bank OF
Iowa Falls" says the Dubuque Times
and 1t adds. The suggestion is insult
Ing to Judge Evans. He may have
made mistake but he is above suspi.
cion of having acted from improper
motives"
From the political view point en-
tirely, it would appear much more
sensible to continue to charge the re.
publicans with full responsibility fol
legislation and hold them to the
scratch" says the Muscatine Journal
IT IS certain that with a democratic
house. the republicans would not adj
NIT they We're responsible for any err
rors OF omission and 1t Is equally GER
tain that with republican senate
there could be no agreement upor
beneficent commission"
The Marion Register believes 1t is
safe to say that twenty years hence
there will be no one to say that the
men who cast their first vote fol
Roosevelt this year did not vote right
And those who do" it adds, Evil
ever think of their first ballot witt
pleasure and refer to it with increasing
pride as the years go by"
O.
President Roosevelt and famil,
nave returned to Washington" says
the Siux City Journal, and adds, "the
President will hardly take another va.
cation before next summer. The re.
port that he will leave soon aftor tbf