Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1T is too early to worry over crops"
says the Parkersburg Eclipse Save
your gray matter for some more USE
full occupation. Iowa is all right and
will raise a good crop this year."
"A fact not to be overlooked is that
the King drag can be used with as good |
towns as on country roads," says the
Keokuk Gate City. The new method
of highway improvement should be
given thorough trial"
The Nevada Watchman is convinced
that "the farmer who goes out each
evening and gathers a basket Of eggs
worth $3.50 will not be in debt for gro
ceries."
The Des Moines REGISTER and Leader
processes to grieve because the ST
Louis fair has been destroyed. How
ever. it says: "Out of the destruction
at ST. Louis some day will spring
q still greater and
grander exposition. 1t is the way Of
America. The king is dead, but some
day another and greater king will
reign"
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er says that mitigating circumstances
may be found to relieve Rojestv.nsky
but it contends that they have not so
far appeared "Rojectvensky rushing
into the narrow channel between Japan
and Korea, into what amounted to a
naval ambuscade," the Register and
Leader concludes, was apparently
displaying nothing but stupid conf
dence in the mere weight of his yes
sells. If so he was properly rewarded"
The Marshalltown Times Republican
declares that "the world ought now to-
step In and stop the fight, for the big
bully Is helplessly drunk, hopelessly
low him to be pounded any longer"
Now wait for Oyama; he will be In
the center Of the state in few days."
says the Muscatine Journal.
"Mr. Schwab will have to rush that
order for Russian battleships won't
he?" suggests the Des Moines News.
A Des Moines paper is energetically
discussing means to make Des
Moines city OF 10000 population, and
the Cedar Falls Record suggests q. sim
pie solution of the problem; that is,
for each married couple in Des Moines
to give heed to the scriptural injunc
ton ito multiply and replenish the
EARTH" Race suicide is responsible
for many Of the defects in our census
reports" asserts the Record.
South Dakota must really be looking
for grief" says the Cherokee Demo-
crat, commenting on the fact that
the sister state has adopted the Iowa
plan for enumerating the population.
1T is futile for Russia, whatever
course she may adopt, to hope to es-
cape humiliation" says the Burlington
Gazette. she has sown the wind and
must reap the whirlwind."
The Des Moines Register and Lead
err says that there was. never at any
time any reason for anticipating any
thing but the defeat of the Russian
nothing In the situation to suggest
such utter rout as seems to have over
taken the Russian admiral.
The Des Moines Capital suggests
that someone ought to ring the chest
nut bell over the incessant features of
Mr. Rockefeller's Sunday school class.
I'm Iowa law Is greatly needed re-
says the Marshalltown Times Republi-
can. Then when they certify that
they have given a correct copy of the
record the injured party can recover
| in case Of error. Such a law would
compel greater accuracy and greatly
simplify titles. Many Of the newer
| western states have the law and Iowa
| needs one greatly"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette observes
that the man with pass is satisfied
with the rates.
The Clinton Herald says that the
Chicago strike is showing great
many people that they can buy just
as cheaply in their home cities as they
can IN Chicago.
"The President has never advocated
rate making by the government
through any body appointed by an act
| Of congress-" asserts the Iowa City
Republican. THE rate making propo-
sition Is an after thought by politicians
who seem to think they can play the
country as a land Of suckers"
The Creston Advertiser-G Gazette says
that if the tariff revisionists Of the
Iowa sort can extract comfort from any
phase of the Ohio convention the ex-
| traction of sunshine from cucumbers
will not be miracle.
| III o.
The Spirit Lake Herald suggests
that unless there are some statesme,
In Iowa who can draft more simple
| and disable primary law than the one
just adopted in Illinois we had better
get along In the good old way as bes
we can.
| Unless the distinguished senators
Of this country show a disposition to d.
| something along the line of rate legis
lation, President Roosevelt will hav,
an extra session." says the Muscatin,
! Journal, confidently. There need b,
! no guess work along that line"