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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
YAM

Yampa, Aug. 26.-Jas. McShane waa
Yampa visitor last Friday.
Thomas Rifle and family visited A.
j. Burnaugh's Sunday.
G.. F. Wiley and family visited with
friends in this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Stump, of OF
tumwa, visited friends in this vicinity
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N Sterner entertain-
ed a number of friends from Ottum-
wa Sunday.
Clayton Goodman, of Packwood, Is
visiting friends here for few days.
Mrs. b. H. Burnaugh and Mrs.
Maggie Smith were Ottumwa shoppera
Thursday.
John Wiley and son, of competine,
visited friends In this place Tues
Gay.
Melvin Long, of Nasty, visited with
friends in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Harden and daughters are vis-
iting Mrs. Hardens mother, Mrs.
Adelia Holmes, Of this place, this
week.
This place was visited by wind and
rain storms on Monday night and also
on Wednesday night. No damage was
done, except to corn which was more
or less blown down.
j. B. Chapman and daughter, Miss
Helen attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Ella Randall at Agency Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Hilton were Ba-
tavia shoppers Thursday.
Mrs. Maggie Smith is spend rig q
week with her friend, Mrs Green, Of
Bladensburg.
Mrs. Maggie Smith is spending Al
week with her friend, Mrs. Green, OF
Bladensburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
RoosEvELTlAN.

Several times since Theodore Roose-
welt has been President of the United
States writersshave referred to some Of
his acts as thoroughly "Rooseveltian,"
and nine out Of ten readers have
slipped over the word without real
izing its full meaning. For it means
much-much to America, much to the
| future of the American nation. 1t is
not mere idle praise to say that few
such men as Theodore Roosevelt are
to be found, even in such land rs
this America. His record is one Of
successes in whatever he has under
| taken. He has many sided nature,
and on every side the prevailing char
acteristic is good, common sense. The
| hard reasoning and sturdy philosophy
of his Dutch ancestry has mingled in
just the right degree with the bluff
good nature and approachableness of
the cowboy of the plains, the adapta-
bility of the fastener, the stability
| of the soldier and the zeal and progress
| sive spirit of the true American. He
| is the man, out of millions Of men,
to guide the destinies of this nation
. of states and to create for it a place
second to none among the powers of
the earth,
| When the President invited the
car of Russia and the mikado of ia
pan to send peace plenipotentiaries to
America to decide on terms of peace,
said it was "Rooseveltian" When he
tactfully introduced the ENJOYS and
made the arrangements for their stay
in this country he did it in so dignifed
a manner and in a manner which al
/ lowed these proud representatives of
the two warning nations to maintain
their dignity. People said it was
''Rooseveltian." When he found that
the conferenc was about to be a fail
ure he called to Oyster Bay some of
the representatives at the Ports
mouth meeting and in a truly "Roose-
veltian" way he advised them. When
he considered it imperative he did
not hesitate to send word to both the
emperors that they should make con-
cessions, and now that he has exam
| ined the conditions and knows the de-
mands of Japan he has told the car
of all the Russias that those demands
are justified and that he should accede
to them without more delay. And this,
too, is "Rooseveltian."
| What other governments head
would have had the courage to take
such an active part in the negotiations
which concern one of the most i'm
portant wars of modern history? What
old world monarch would have taken
upon his shoulders this risk of in
curing the displeasnre of a most pow
erful nation? What other leader,
could he have mustered up the requi-
site courage, would have been able
TO carry out his object in such way
that the world should look on and fail
to censure-should, in fact, acquiesce
at least in part? To all of these
queries there can be but one answer,
and that is suggested by the fact that
Theodore Roosevelt has done all
these things. in the interest of peace.
1t is the "Rooseveltian" way.
America may well be proud Of her
Roosevelt Were the offices Of kings
at the disposal of nations, every world
power would be anxiously awaiting
the time when Roosevelt's term as
President should expire, and offers
would be thrust at him from every
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

The mayor of Atlanta, somewhat the
worse for little indulgence in the
drink that cheers, told Mayor Dunno
OF Chicago that his municipal owner
ship scheme was failure Now the
Atlanta executive is told by the city
council that he must either resign or
stand an impeachment trial. Glasgow
didn't treat their tramway superintend-
ent that way, though he said about
the same thing the southern man said.
Moral-If you want to speak your
mind, do it when you're sober.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
SID EI.;G IS.

Over in England and Wales they
are having series of religious revival
meetings. and &C
cording to reports A Mighty
from there the peo-
pie who are con- Good Brand
verified Immediately
start in to pay their of Religion.
debts.
NOW this, from any standpoint or
viewpoint must be looked upon by all
reasonable people as an exceptionally
line brand of religion. | am trying
now to get the names and open dates
of the evangelists who are dealing out
this particular kind of conversion.
AS a business proposition, 1t must
be admitted that revival that will
convince certain people that they must
pay their debts Is unquestionably q
grand success.
This matter of not paying bills is a
strange thing. There are lots Of men
whose word is good in almost every
dealing except that which involves
dollars and cents. They are good fell
lows and their advice On some matters
Is sought and obtained with advantage
" tFCeG WHO SeI II, Dut III LQSlr own
community these same people do not
have the respect of the element which
pays it's bills.
The mystery Of some peoples finan-
cial responsibility is too deep to I'M
derstand. There are
A Mystery young men and old
men in all commu-
Running mites and who
stand in a reason
Into Figures able light, yet their
promise to pay 81
or SIS or $500 or st, 100000 Is worth just
axactly the same amount-nothing.
These people may be all right in
other respects. They as general
rule intend to pay for every dollars
worth they purchase, but somehow
they never do, and all the while the
thought that someone else should get
something at that same store where
they themselves are dealing and not
pay for 1t, is horrifying and shocking
to them.
! don't know exactly what language
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
WHEN is A NATION BEArENg

Minneapolis Tribune.-The key of
the Russian position, since their en-
voys came to this country is that Rus
not be treated as such. Every debate
ought to begin with a. definition. What
constitutes q beaten nation? The
shortest definition is complete paraIy-
sis of power to carry on war.
In the case of contiguous belliger-
ents fighting in the territories of one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

All c. M. g. ST. p. and Wabash train,
depart from jefferson Street Union
depot. w. L. Richards Agent.
c. NJ. e. ST. p.
No. Going East Via Cut OF. Time
ea-washinRton. Muscatine, Day-
export and Chicago :. 5:45 D. m
I2a-Washington Muscatine, Dav.
export and Chicago $500. .12 .O5 a. m
g2b-Davenport freight 800. -. 9:1O a. m.
Going West.
sa-Kansas City and 1nterme-
t,s sas1e ch,,,icotbe E.c :a9:1a s. N,
sior Springs and Kansas
lily 5000. ......... Z:14 q. N.
-Chillicothe freight -. 700 a. m
sla-Ghillicothe freight -. 1880 p. m
Going East Via Marion.
lGb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
losb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and % d m
ssb-Marion freight 49,. $40 a. q. m m.
Coming West Via Marion.
ec-Marion. sedar Rapids and
ioso1Msr,on, Cedar Rapids an and % e a.
.-saIy: bMeseept sunday: s:ae 2; nj
Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
Iowa Coal VIII Be HIoher,

Des Moines. Aug. 26.--The state.
ment was giren out at various mines
in this section of the state to theeffect
that the price of coal, the better varie.
ties, will rise from 80 to 40 cents a
ton September /. The usual rise
comes a little earlier this year al.
though there was corresponding rise
lust a year ago September
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

If that four year term plan for
county and township officials finds gen.
eral favor there will not be enough
electors in Iowa to keep the people
informed on how to vote. Just think,
only vote in lean years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
WABASH TIME TABLE.

No. Arrive. Tim.
last. Louis 6 Kansas City -. o:15 a. m
13a-Moberly & Des Moines IL: 2Oa. m
Sa-St. Louis & Kansas City 1900 m
NC. depart. Tina
2G-St. Lows & Kansas City S:25a. m.
6a-Moberly & Des Moines .4:1Op. n,
CAST. Louis & Kansas City -. 0:oO y. IA
a-daily.
For Information call new telephone 1904
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

government capable of claiming the
name. But he is an American, he be-
longs to this nation, and his populari-
ty at home is equalled if not surpassed
wherever men know current history.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

AASoSeeS~hJ e
diagnosis of the respectable dead-beat;
don't know what condition a college
professor would have to get his head
in to make dead level psychological
explanation of what really Is wrong
with that class of citizenship.
Strange to say, bishop of the Eng
fish church objects to these REVEALS
In England on the ground that they
are causing the people to pay their
debts. The man who runs little
store around the corner from
the bishops residence, is not obiecting.
The bishop of Carlisle in a recent ad-
dress expressed scorn at this sort of
conversion and intimated that the man
whose moral sense had not already
made him honest was doubtful acuui-
sition to any religious organization. A
man, he said, should be honest up
and down and through and through, )"
He said this kind of religion might
cause the man who was not honest to
pay his debts but it would hardly trans
form him into q person of real con-
science.
Now, the bishop of Carlisle is no
doubt very smart man and knows a
lot about churches and religion, but
his statements show him to be excep-
tionally short of knowledge of man and
the business world can just say to
this bishop that If
he will put in about Bishop Is
six months clerl1ing
in retail grocery Shy on
store, he will be the
most surprised man Business
in his town at the
amount of good, USE Sense.
full, everyday infor-
nation he will absorb. He'll know SO
much more at the end Of that six
months, than he did at the first of 1t,
that he'll just wonder how he used to
get along at all
And then after he has clerked six
months IL he'll Just buy half interest
in that grocery store and help run it
for another six months and sell goods
on the supposition that, as he says,
every man should be "honest up and
down, through and through" he'll have
another surprise coming. That sur.
prise will be developed when he comes
down to the store some evening after
supper and gets up on the stool at the
desk to begin to try to figure how much
he has made during the past half a
year, and after he gets his trial balance
taken off and looks over it, his ideas OF
the deadbeat question will undergo q
transformation that will keep his brain
travelling like moving picture ma
chine.
Business men know more about men
than all the rest OF
One Place the world, and the
business man In
Where 1t the community
where this palticu
Goes Well. lar brand Of relig
ion is being
preached says that it Is successful. He
the business man-knows He builds
the church and he carries the deadbea,
he is in position to speak intelli
gently on the subject.
OF course Ottumwa Is the only com
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
Depart
Going East

No. Going East Depart
b206-Keokuk. Kansas City.
81. California and southwest az a. M
Hc2o2-Des Moines to Keokuk 1905 D. M
H204-Eldon. Davenport and
Chicago 5000 " -. ...10:17 D. m.
b274-Local freight 49,. .C:15p m.
Going West
a20s-Des Moines. Ruthven,
West Nebraska and Wash
ington. Muscatine. Dav-
EXPORT and Chicago :. 100 a. m
b201-Keokuk. Des Moines
and Omaha $50. -. ...11:3o a. m.
b205-Keo k,lk. Dcs Moines
and Omaha .7:05 o. M
h273-Local freight ;. 500 a. m.
a-daily: b-except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
R. R. Time Tables
Al c. B. G. @. and c. r. l. G. p. trains
depart from Washington street Un-
ion depot.
w. s. Parker. Ticket Agent

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c. 8. G. @.
No. Coins East. Depart.
.l,ea-Chicnrc: Dnhnque &c Quincy cn.1na, M
n2t-Incal Freight ............ 6't5 n. m.
:cb-Ru-lington & st. Louis 7Sh a. m.
5nb-Peoria, Duhucup & Quincy II 40 a. m.
sa-Chicago Limited :. 1:49 y. m,
4a-Chicago, St. Lou; h Quincy 7.10 n. m
Ra-Fast mall 1885, .. a:37 D. M
2a-Chicagc Peoria 4 Rockford II AS p. M
Going West.
5a-0maha. Council Bluffs &
Nebraska ........ ....... .12:s0 a. M
I5a-Fast mail 49,. ....... 2:40a m
Dibr-Local freight ~ 800 a. m.
ga omshs. Kansas CITY Denver
Hot Springs neadwnod. Oe-
den. Portland & California 7:4E =. m.
pS --.psss ma to creston " s: "a o. M
i,s-c e's.so to ottumw, arrive ,a as p m
1a-Denver to Omahn ..11:2o D. m.
.a--daily: eexcept Sunday. Nos. Z and
Is do NOT carry passengers.
Via Fort Madisnn-Going East.
IT. Madison e st. Louis (b) 900 a. m.
Goin1 West.
From Fort Madison and ST.
Louis {b) ;. ............ $50 D. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

The Davenport Times thinks the
President appears to have had some
advance information on the census
statistics about the birth rate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

THE reputation of the Taggarts vii
soon look as if it had been between
the factions of Kentucky feud," says
the Oskaloosa Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

TIE w dteT1UU ISepUT> T t11IIfKS wv
year terms IRE long enough for county
or township officers IF the officer
is faithful and competent it is no trou-
BILE to re-elect I'm as often as the
people want him." says the Reporter.
"If he is incompetent and unworthy
two years Is long enough to wait to
put better man in his place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

Over in England and Wales they
are having series of religious revival
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

the business world.
this bishop that If
he will put in about
six months clerking
in a retail grocery
store, he will be the
most surprised man
in his town at the
amount of good, USE
full, everyday infor-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

OF Colonel Hepburn, the Creston Adj
vertiser says he has always had the
opposition Of the democrats and there
have been some men IL. his own party
who opposed him. mo man can be
in congress twenty years without maxi
ing enemies-letst Of all William
Peters Hepburn virile, positive, ag-
gressive man whose courage rarely
takes counsel of policy and whose
tongue never fails to make his mean
ing plain" says the Advertiser.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

preached says that it Is successful. He
the business man-knows. He builds
the church and he carries the deadbeat
he is in position to speak intelli-
gently on the subject.
OF course Ottumwa Is the only COM
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

1.-THE negro is not lacking in any
essential qualification CT good citizen
ship, nor is he untitled for distinguish
ed service in many walks of life. AS
he continues to make good the un-
reasoning prejudice against decent
recognition will die out and he will be
measured, as the members of other
races ar, by ind';:-idual merit thinks
the Des Moines Register and Leader.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

"The time will never come when
Iowa land will sell for less than it has
been selling the past few years" says
the Cedar Falls Record. An occasional
piece may be forced on the market and
bring less, but the great bulk of 1t
will hold It's own and more too
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

The Marion Register, referring to
the reciprocity conference, says: The
country is too prosperous, the people
too busy to get excited. The tariff
sInashers, the reciprocity advocates
and ratemakers are welcome to all the
chickens that will ever come to life
in their incubators They will never
be able to start g, premium hennery.
but in the end will find themselves
shanghaied, for which they will have
no one to either thank or t.ame but
themselves"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

The Des Moines Capital obserN es
that an automobile is no respecter of
persons and would as soon xii. the
son of millionaire as some luckl >ss
homespun who happens to be too slow
to make his escape
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

Joe Lanes stock fer goverrorship
Gever looked better than it does right
now. and Joe Lane will fill the bill in
every particular" says the Mason City
Times-Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

The Oskaloosa Herald says it was a
great newspaper feat to get Mr.. Bryan
to say in an interview that Leslie NJ.
Shaw is an impossibility for the pres
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-08

1t will be necessary for the county
court to reduce the levy again, owing
to the fact that AIR. Pavne's books
show a wonderful increase over the
courts estimated value of personal
proDertv. 1t is more than likely tile
democratic party will give itself credit
for reducing the levy when it i.
brought face to face with the ques.
tion of taxation during the next cam
paign. Tie only reason in the world
why the court has reduced the levy
any at all is because the law pre-
hibits the county court from collect
ing more than per cent. over last
sears valuation. Had it not been for
this wise provision in the law no one
knows what might have happened. 1t
is not out of the way when we state
that you can safely trust republican
legislation. Within very short time
the tax question shall have ceased to
lie a political issue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-08

Tie conviction OF Senator Mitchell,
of Oregon, is yindieatiou of the law,
providing he is guilty 1t is frequent
iy said that it is hard for poor man
TO get justice in our courts, and that
the rich can plunder the government
and 20 free. With two distinguished
postoffice official serving a sentence at
Moundsyile, band president, wealthy
lawyers aud doctors behind the bars,
ulaiuly show that justice still tri-
uDphs. and that the rich criminals
punished as severely as the pauper.
All are on au equal when arIaigued
before the courts, and it is an enron
eous idea that notorietv and wealth
count for anything before the average
jury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-08
BAL IMORE is DELUGEO
CIoudburst Does Great Damage In
and Around That City.
STREET CAR TRAVEL STOPPED
Great Damage Is Also Done By
Storm Across River In
Washington County.

A cloudburst Wednesday night
in the neighborhood of Timonlun,
near Baltimore, was. followed by a
| terrific rainstorm, which flooded Bal
timore county all along the Northern
Central railroad, swelling the streams
and destroying bridges in the Green
! Spring, Western Run, and Gunpowder
valley. The streams there are feeders
far Jones Falls, which runs through
Baltimore, and this overflowed its
walls on Guy street, the scene of the
| great flood of 1864.
The water got within a few feet OF
the bridge, which is higher than the
level of the street, The falls oyerfiowed
and in Harrison street at II O'Clock
people were out in boats from their
second-story window
The Gay street and York road cars
were unable to run after 10 O'Clock.
Cellars all along that section were
flooded and the property loss is very
great. The swollen streams are all
| filled with debris, aud while many
buildings have been swept away. it is
not known if any dwelling houses
were included.
A message received from the Balti-
more city water dam at Lock
Haven, on the Gunpowder River,
states that the river has raised four
and one-half feet in half an hour.
The water submerged the Sherwood
distiIlery, one of the largest in the
country.
Jones Falls rose rapidly and con-
siderable damage done at Mount
Washington.
The entire lower section of the bust
ness district of the city was for hours
under water, and street car travel on
all lines running through the central
part of the city was paralyzed
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The storm that passed over Wash
ington county yesterday was the
severest of the season and much dam.
age was done. The high wind blew
down trees, fences and much fruit
from the trees, A bridge over the
Antietam creek, near Leitersburg, was
swept away, nearly 800 telephones
were burned out and many poles
blown down.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-08
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,
stoddard Lectures Being Sold Here.

Stoddard Lectures Being Sold Here.
Mr.. George r. Shipman, represent
ing the Stoddard Lecture, is in the
city taking orders for these 20 ular
lectures. which are being bound in
book form for the first time. Mr..
Stoddard, having retired from the
platform. in giving the illustrated
story of his extensive travels to the
public. is doing every book lover a
personal favor. besides adding a
standard work to every library in the
land. Mr.. Stoddard $ lectures in the
large cities during his career upon the
lecture platform were repeatedly at
tended by thousands who looked upon
them as rare literary treats, aside from
their educationl features. The Illus
trations made use of in his lectures
have been utilized in profusely illus.
tratihg the thirteen volumes of the
work now being sold in Martinsburg.
The Stodcard set should undoubtedly
be on every book shelf in this CITY,
and the opportunity now presents
itself for the first time, and it ia to
be hoped that our citizens will take
advantage of the offer afforded and
secure the full set while Mr.. Shipman
and his agents are in the CITY. and
thus add to their Libraries set of one
of thexchoicest works ever brought to
the attention of the public.
West Virginia University,
Mogantown, Nov. 30. 1901.
Messrs. Balch Brothers Company,
Gentlemen--I have been requested
to stare my opinion of the 10 volun c
work known as Stoddard's Lectures -
1t has not been NV pleasure to read
these volumes through, but / have
selected one volume, the second which
treats of Constantinople. Jerusalem
and Egypt. This volume | have read
with some care. Having been recently
over the ground which ii covers, | am
glad to say that regard the descrip
ton interesting. accurate and just
the facts fairly stated; the illustration
exceptionallv fine, and the whole
effect instructive. entertaining ano
gratifying. MIR. Stoddard's style il
luminous. attractive and impressive
to the busy reader. The work ought
to have, as it deserves. large and
increasing sale. | am,
Very truly yours,
ID. B. Purinton,
Pres. w. Va. University