Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-28

fancy in acquiring regular lines. Ad-
vance bookings make a good aggre.
gate in general dry goods, millinery,
and clothing, and the demand made a
fair beginning in footwear, woolens,
and mems furnishings"
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Noting those Chicago references to
the. public building appropriation as
"the pork BARREL" the Davenport Times
recalls the fact that some few years
ago Chicago was mighty anxious for a
public building appropriation.
The LeMars Sentinel believes 1t
would have a salutary effect upon the
lawmaking power ''if the people could
get at about twenty-five Of those old
mossback senators and retire them to-
private life"
IF Printers Ink, a pretty fair au-
thority, is not nlisrepresenting the New
formerly Of the Des Moines Register
and Leader, Is backed by H. H. Rogers.
of Standard oil fame" says the Sac
Sun. THAT being the case, the Globe
probably is not very enthusiastic
admirer Of Lawson. Moreover, the
Iowa men connected with the Globe
appear to be choosing different COM
pany since they went to the national
metropolis"
1.-THE Equitable affair, 1t is now
strongly suspected, was for the purpose
OF graft" says the Keokuk Gate CITY.
I'm other words, it was an inequitable
affair"
Noting that North Dakota has
adopted the most revolutionary direct
nomination law Of all, barring Wiscon-
SINS the Dubuque Telegraph says:
iowa can afford to wait for results
at these experiement stations"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
the information that John D. Rookie
Teller is obtaining at the same time
must be of the kind that will further
interfere with his digestion.
"A want ad In all the newspapers
Of the country" says the Dubuque
surface any man willing to take the
1czar's job who would pass, successfully
an examination by alienists.''
The Waterloo Courier concludes that
the biennial elections amendment has
come to stay. although 1t would not
care to predict what a supreme court
which has a liking for technical COM
structions of law will do.
The Mason City Times-Herald says
the biennial elections decision is
wholesome.
The waterloo Reporter feels sure
that the supreme court will uphold
the biennial elections amendment,
and" it says, the people might as
well frame their minds to the situation
that biennial elections will be estab-
lished as an actual and existing fact
In the affairs of the people of Iowa.
Already the public has begun to
appreciate the benefits Of biennial
elections" says the Clarinda Herald.
Were it not for the ne wlaw the cam
paign for governor would now be on
in full blast. AS 1t is the real repre-
sentatives of the people can attend to
their own business instead of being
energy in getting out to fight the rail-
road politicians. Next year we will
have one big fight for the nomination
and election of a governor and entire
new executive council, and then the
trouble will be over with for two years.
The relief given every second year
will be appreciated this summer"
The Clarinda Herald would rather
be cracking walnuts by the fire in
Iowa than be car of Russia.
Nearly every town and city having
saloons has too many of them, says
the Burlington Hawk Eye, and 1t won
ders that, as 1t is the policy of the
state to control the sales of intoxi-
cants, no definite limitation of saloons
in proportion to population, or some
requisite standard, has been adopted.
seed corn, seed corn, seed corn!
Where are all the poets Of Iowa that
we cannot have this epoch reduced to
song?" asks the Council Bluffs Non
pareil 1.-THE snow is passing and the
buds have not yet arrived. In every
way the moment seems opportune for
the seed corn poet. The preacher, the
pedagogue, the editor--each of these
in his mortal strain is doing his part.
Where is the poet, the man of genius,
he who transcends rhetoric? Let him
come forward and im.nortalize the
hour Of seed corn"
The Des Moines Capital presumes
that the south, when it thinks Of the
action of the Massachusetts, G. A. r.
in electing colored man for COM
mander, probably feels like almost dis
carding the union label again.
HARRINGTON STIRRED THEM UP.
Des Moines Register and Leader