Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
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One sad feature connected with
the ending of the strike In Chicago"
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette. is that
the men killed while the disturbance
was in progress cannot be brought
back to life now that it Is over.
After reading a few extracts from
The American Smart Set" the Sioux
City Journal Is disposed to adhere to
the theory that subscribers were pay
Ing for what wasn't printed rather than
what was
"One of the notable things in the
death list of the Bennington" says
the Marshalltown Times-Republican,
was the number of seamen from the
inland and prairie states
The Clinton Herald expects to hear
that the two colonies, Young and Hep
burn, have been taking corn and hogs
to the mikado.
The tenor of the annual report of
the Massachusetts commissioner of in
surance indicates to the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil that perhaps one T.
Lawson assisted in its preparation.
The Clinton Herald thinks that
Miss Tarbell goes entirely too far In
her character study of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter. Most of the people are out of
sympathy with her purposes and dis
grsted with her Methods the Herald
believes.
The corn fields Just now seem to be
engaged in the laudable purpose of at
tempting to- beat Roosevelt's major
ity," says the Mason City Globe-Ga-
zette.
There is no paper in the state that
will fight longer and harder for har-
mony than the Freeman Tribune"
SAYS the Webster City paper Of that
name.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye notices
that there are still some republican
papers in Iowa which continue to act
as if they were under the impression
a governor is to be elected this year,
but the Hawk Eye reminds them that
the next election is still over year
distant Let US be calm" counsels
the Hawk-Eye.
THE suggestion of Mr.. Cummins for
! a third term" says the Muscatine
Journal, was either started by mis-
guided friend Of the governors or one
of his enemies" The Journal does not
think that Mr.. Cunnins for minute
chershes the idea of third term.
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| The Iowa law which limits the "av-
erage" speed of automobiles to twen-
ty miles an hour reminds the Cedar
Falls Record of the man who was
bemoanir the fate Of his son. who
had been drowned in a lake. "a friend
to. him." relates the Record. that it
was mystery how such a thing could
have happened. as the water in the
lake only averaged four feet in depth"
| The low. City Republican says 1t
Chautauquas, get down to business
and earn their salaries. This ever
lasting gabfest on the part OF COVER
nors of several states is an intolerable
nuisance declares the Republican.
They talk more. rot and say less than
any set of men ever upon the platform,
and the people are getting mighty tired
Of it,
THE press alone stands between
honesty in the public service and corr
ruption," says the Dubuque Telegraph.
| IF it should fail its dutv ours would
be q sorry plight. The press submits
the evidence and the great jury of
public opinion renders the verdict"
| y
The Marshalltown Times Republi-
even the crudest swindle "sets the
money"
Governor Cummins seems to have
stolen some Of his thunder from Tom
Lawson" says the Muscatine Journal.
That Iowa Falls speech sounded like
| it,"
The Dubuque Telegraph says that
Secretary Shaw made mistake in or
dering lemonade for the Dubuque Wis
itors during his recent Dubuque visit.
but the Mason City Globe-Gazette
contends that ut will take a good deal
to convince a sensible man that Shaw
made a mistake or than anyone makes
a mistake to refuse to guzzle beer
or tuck awav enough whisky to make
himself foolish In order to be consid-
cred good fellow"
The Clinton Herald observes that the
democratic Dubuque Telegraph is u.s.
! ing. great deal Of space telling the
republicans who to nominate for gov
ernor, and the Herald wonders If 1t is
possible that the Telegraph has grown
the republican party?5
THE republican party never slut
tered when it talked never limped
when 1t marched and never WILL" says
the Marion Register. 1T never trailed
its banner in the dust for fear It
] would be shot full of holes if kept In
/ sight and never will. Men may talk
compromise, but there will be no COM
promise
| Jimmy Hyde is said to have decid-
ed to make his future home in Paris
| The Sioux City Journal does not an
ticipate that there will be any serious
strain on the gentleman's coat tai
when he finally gets started for the
| boat.
| Noting that a Sioux City newspaper
1 man claims to be a saint the Keokuk
Gate City figures that he must be con-
pected with some weekly publication
The Dubuque Telegraph suggests
that If New York state finds an effec-
| tive remedy for the evils of insurance
| manag cement the federal government