Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-23
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( 1OWA FhGSS RSSMmEMI. "A
The Keokuk Gate city has discov-
cred that It's King road drag is a Mis-
souri, idea and that sit beats the
much-vaunted Iowa Idea several
rounds, twice as many laps and then
some"
why not an Iowa man for public
printer? George D. Perkins, for in
stance suggests the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
Col Watterson of the Louisville
Courier Journal wants the democratic
party reorganized, and the Clinton
Herald says: There should be no
trouble in getting together what is
left of the party
To the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
the revelations this far are sufficient
to prove the absurdity of the claim
that the mutualizing of the Equitable
is all that is needed to eliminate its
corruption
"A great many people are worrying
unnecessarily about the decrease in
population in this state" says the
M-rsl.alltov Herald 1T is time
wasted, as there will be a lot of peo-
is no danger of our becoming lone
some
iowa people, whatever their belief
are agreed that they live in the best
state in the best country in the
world" says the Creston Advertiser
Gazette.
Oklahoma is unable to enforce her
anti-cigarette law and the Des Moines
News declares that this leaves no
room for discussion as to Oklahoma:
being entitled to admission into the
Union.
IF Norway and Sweden really want
to fight it is hoped they may be able
to think up some respectable reason
the Sioux City Journal. $50 far no
point in dispute seems important
enough to warrant serious debate, let
alone fighting"
"The capital of the state, like the
other cities of Iowa, should be left to
its own resources in the matter of pro-
viding entertainments to attract WISH
tors and business says the Dubuque
Times. anent state support of the
state fair.
Noting that a Des Moines man has
married on nothing year, the Cedar
Rapids Republican says. He can af-
ford to take the risks and so can she
for divorces are cheap"
OF the plan for a single educational
board of control, the Davenport Times
says. 1.-THE scheme of ordination
could not be carried very far. The
agricultural school must have an en-
| cheering department, but the uniyer-
s;ty could not get along without one
The university must specialize in
I languages, for instance, but the Ames
school cannot omit these departments
| Under any system there will be a du-
! plication of work for the reason that
the three institutions are not in one
Iowa made the mistake OF establish
ing three different schools. 1t prob
ably will have to contend with that
! disadvantage"
The government crop report and
farmers agree that the crops this yea,
are exceptionally good, This means
| plenty of prosperity" says the Gin
i ton Herald
l Seems sort Of curious to find gov
eminent contractors "peaching" on ono
another this way observes the
Sioux City Journal, referring to thu
Panama pure food argument. What
has become of the old fashioned sys.
i tenn under which the contracts were
/ divided at prices high enough to pass
I around plenty of profit?"
ut is reported that the Chinese II
1 Manchuria are happy at the termina-
! ton of the war; remarks the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil and concludes, III
1 We're ever thus with tn, bystander."
/ %
The democratic Burlington Gazette
/ is rejoiced because in it's view "tht
/ political situation in Iowa promises
in the near future, to make the con.
test between the monkey and parro
look like peace conference" but thu
Keokuk Gate City says THE Gazette
needs to be warned against overhope
| fulness. There's many a slip 'twix