Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-25

might be-"
John Hay has made for himself a
great name in the annals Of American
craftsmanship" declares the Des Moines
Capital. His countrymen will be
united in the hope that rest will bring
renewed strength and that the nation
may have the benefit of his splendid
services for many years to come"
Castro is an unmitigated nuisance"
declares the Keokuk Gate City.
The Dubuque Times suggests that
at all events Colorado's experience
ought to be of some value to the coun-
try as an object lesson.
Colorado surely does things its
own way" says the Atlantic Tele-
graph.
cor In other words, President Smith
received a revelation excusing him
from telling the whole truth to the in
quisittve senate committee is the
way the Sioux City Journal puts it.
o.
Russia may dismiss her greateN
generals, but she cannot dismiss Nogi
and Oyama," Is the MarshalltoWn
Times Republicans view.
"Clean up! Don't wait any longer"
urges the Creston Advertiser-Ga Gazette
The early birds may not notice the
ashes and refuse in streets and alleys,
but other visitors will and their com
ment will not be fattering. Spring
may not really have arrived, but this
is splendid weather for doing the clean
ing up work"
Mr.. Nelson of st. Louis says that
getting rich is bad habit, and the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil asks the i'm
pertinent question, How would you
go to work to contract the habit, Mr..
Nelson?"
ALSO a defeated general is not with
out honor save in his own country"
says the Sioux City Journal, thinking
Of Stoessel and Kuropatkin.
The Des Moines News thinks that
That Kansas man who won first place
In the Iowa state shoot should be
good man to get after Standard OIL"
while testing their seed corn and
providing for all the essential details
OF agricultural success farmers" says
the Spirit Lake Beacon, should not
get SO busy as to abandon political in
terests to those who serve their coun-
try for their country's good to them
selves. What this government most
needs about now is moral support and
a whole lot of it,
"The saloons exist because there is
a demand for liquor" says the Keo-
kuk Gate City. Stop the demand
through the right education Of the
young and the supply will eventually
come to an end"
The Mason City Globe Gazette says
that if the seed corn trains add even
an average of two bushels per acre to
the Iowa corn crop they will be pay
ing proposition for the railroads
Stay at home and work--that,"
says the Mason City Times-Herald,
means more than hunting pots of
gold at the rainbow's end in the Klon-
dixie or oil in the fields Of Kansas. 1t
pays better than hunting a soft snap
in any country upon the face Of this
round globe. Work, work, work."
THE election of republican SEN
ator in the state of Missouri help.
some," the Cedar Rapids Republican
says, "but those who have read cur
rent news must feel that there is a.
great deal In Missouri that needs seri-
Gus reforming. Missouri politics are
almost match for Colorado politics
and Colorado politics correspond to
Sherman's definition of war"
Just as the country was congratu-
lating Missouri on the election of Will
liam Warren as senator from that
state, it is discovered that he is past
so years DID," remarks the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil, aghast land mas
much as %le legislature of that state
mas adjourned, no substitute can be
provided for some time to come"
The fact that another western rail-
road has ordered five dozen locomo-
tives leads the Keokuk Gate CITY to
remark that Amy person wanting a
locomotive this spring would do well
to speak for it at once"
The whole Colorado situation from
the time It began to attract general
attention has been stencil in the