Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-28

that a great wave of morality has
struck Sioux City They are going to
censed gambling houses.
The Iowa City Republican thinks
that the sentiment that Iowa should
have pure food law is growing. 1T
ls time that it reached maturity" says
the Republican, for Iowa is one of
the progressive states which let any
people to Feed upon. Food adultera-
ton Is crime in nearly every state
In the union, but anything goes so
that the consumer does not object too
much and II he can be made to be-
iieve that he Is getting something that
he Is not, so much the better. The
end is in sight, it is to be hoped"
1T may be a bit hard on those
Annapolis cadets to restrain their
strenuosity, but really Uncle Sam is
conducting that naval school with the
view of supplying the navy with off,
GERS rather than providing the under
takers with business" says. the Sioux
City Journal
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil sus-
poets that the announcement from
washington that Colonel Hepburn had
TWO conferences with the President In
one day on the railroad rate question
VIII be read with interest in the eight
district.
The Marion Register has overlooked
something in Harlan and tips it off
as follows: 'Greenbacks to the value
or $6,4OO were recently found in Har-
ian' Ia, where thew had been buried,
the Lord knows when and by whom"
Champ Clark says Jerome is al
coming man." but the Clinton Herald
insists that he has already arrived.
Noting that the delinquent tax lists
now appearing in Iowa newspapers are
the briefest In the history of the state.
the Oskaloosa Herald says. Good
crops sound money and protection
nave combined to make the people of
cedent.'
:. Southeastern Iowa land continues
IN demand at good prices" observes
the Keokuk Gate City. "On Friday a
leO-acre farm in Canaan township.
Henry county, near Mt. Union. sold for
s szo or $3.50 an acre. The pur-
H., and he will make Henry county
his future home.'
THE boys certainly Go have hard
luck with those Shaw retirement re-
ports" says the Sioux City Journal.
Even Secretary Shaw's own report of
his probable retirement next February
has failed to stick
Recurring to Mr.. Titus proposal for
fcur-year terms. the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican says: 1.-THE people do not
want four-year terms. They want to
get some men out at the end of two
years, and even two years are too
long for some men who get into office.
-Four years would be painfully long to
arguments that under the present sys-
tenn all men go out OF office at once,
there is nothing to that--a clean
sweep is a good thing occasionally"
-o- &l
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
pure food law is OF far greater i'm
portance to the people than 2-cent rail-
road fare.
The Mason City Times-Herald says
that Secretary Shaw has shown a
grasp Of the finances Of the nation
that has secured the admiration Of
even his critics.
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1.-THE farmer knows more than he
ever did, and the successful farmer
needs to know more than he ever did, !"
says the Burlington Hawk Eye,
speaking Of the growth Of farmers In
stitutes in Iowa.
Public men are compelled to talk
and public men should be careful how
they quote each other or they will be
called down Just az common people
are" observes the Atlantic Telegraph.
The Cedar Rapids Republican ex-
presses the hope that LATE Young will
not mar. the peace Of the state, but
will ignore the attacks made upon him
during his absence.
The Cedar Falls Gazette despises
the man who lies In his business, but
cheerful, spontaneous, exuberant liar
| who lies because he enjoys 1t.
"The American people," says the
Des Moines Capital, ''have demon
strated what they can do when arous-
1 ed. The vitality important Issue at the
present time is-Can they stay arous
ed? Will they continue to hold the
reins In their own hands7"
! The vinton Eagle suggests that It is
better to scan the news columns of a
newspaper than to listen to the mouth
Of an agitator.''
The loss Of 5s,7oo,ooo drinks of
whisky in !.le Overholt distillery fire
will make large hole in the visible
supply. the Sioux City Journal thinks
but 1t saws that whisky famine is
not anticipated, so long as the supply
of >diluting material holds out.
why this reward talk about abol-
ishing the governors staff Of sun
burst colonels?'" asks the Washing
wear plain citizens dress, ard he
needs as a foil this glittering array of
colonies who never coloneled. Let 'em
stay-'tis the only picturesque thing
we have in the st-te.''