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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
ALBA.

Abba, Dec. 2s.-The condition Of
Sheriff John Donor is extremely criti-
cal today and very little hopes are
entertained of any Improvement. An
other operation was necessary.
A. w. Hyne and wife and Miss
Mabel Howe left yesterday for Mus
catine to spend the holidays with rela-
tiVes.
Oscar Napier was released yester-
day on his parents going bond for his
appearance at the next term of court.
Miss Maude Maiken, of Mt. Pleas
ant will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Jennie Maiken during the holidays.
A marriage license was granted
yesterday to Thomas Smith, aged 20.
and Mary Ann Holmes, aged 20, both
of Hooking.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Michael Rogan and Miss
Annabel Boden at Osceola, Jan. 1.
Dan Dugan was taken into custody
last night for drunkenness.
H. A. Long and mother left for
Council Bluffs last night to attend the
funeral of Mr. Longs sister, Mrs. John
Ronk
Nearly all the people Of Franklin
township attended the funeral of w. B,
Dewey yesterday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The year of which there is but a
single week remaining has been pros.
porous and happy one for America and
Americans. The greeting, Merry
christmas" was never less mockery
never more appropriate in the history
OF the country than it is this year.
There have been times when Christ.
mas was not a merry season for the
great majority of the people, when
poverty's bony form stood before the
sun and cast a doleful shadow upon
the whole nation. Hard times" and
merry Christmas greetings do not go
well together, but this year Merry
Christmas" can be shouted from one
ocean shore to the other, and from
the snow bound northern states to the
southland of perpetual summer Pros
perity has touched the country with
his golden wand, and this holiday sea-
son is truly happy one.
Locally, the year has been profit
able and prosperous one. Ottumwa's
business interests have enjoyed a
splendid growth during the twelve
month just drawing to close The
outlook is for continuation of good
h.'siness conditions throughout the
comieg year. All the people of the
community have shared in the general
o7-3esity, and all can partake of
Ii a;r2 Christmas cheer.
The Courier takes this opportunity
to 9 tend t. its thousands of patrons
md friends the greetings of the season
aid to wish them, this year and in
many FEARS to come, a Merry, Merry
Christmas and 2 Happy New Year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

joyed bob sled ride to Stubin Thurs
day evening, where they attended a
musicale. The party was composed Of
Argus Spurgeon, Frank and Earnest
Kline, Frank Baumgarten, Tom Will
cox and Misses Belva Burdett, Stella
McAvoy, Ada Brewer, Matte Reed
and Alma Denny.
Ralph Hill has returned from the
Iowa Wesleyan university to spend the
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Payne.
Miss Arlie McIntire, Of Unionville.
arrived Friday to spend Christmas
with her grandmother.
quiet little wedding took place
at the court house Friday afternoon.
when Miss Myrtle Livingston, Of
Bunch, and Clarenve Carmen. of
Unionvtlle, were married in the office
of the county clerk by Elder M.
Downing. Mr.. and Mrs Carmen will
make their home on farm in Union
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stokes and fam
lily. who reside near the Mt. Zion
church, have sold their farm stock and
will leave in the near future for Pals
AIDE, Colo, where they will make their
future home. A pleasant farewell visit
was rendered them by their neighbors
on Thursday and the day was spent
socially and was greatly enjoyed Mrs.
Stokes was presented a handsome rug
and other valuable mementos of her
residence in this county.
r. I. McClain, of Fairfield, was
business visitor at this place Friday.
Miss Mamie Young returned Thurs
day from Des Moines, where she has
been attending Drake university and
VIII spend the holidays with her par
ents. 1lil9a
Miss Inez Scarborough has returned
from the Iowa Wesleyan university to
enjoy the mid-winter vacation at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. wray left Fri
day evening for Kirksville Mo-. to
spend Christmas with their daughter.
Mrs. Alma Reign.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
THE PRIMARY LAW.

1t is time that the people of Iowa,
and the newspapers too, considered
this subject of primary system in a
most serious and studious way. The
eXpeaeats of the statewide primary
idea have been working hard to popu-
larize their plan and judging from the
reports some of. them are spreading,
there will be little trouble in passing
the law when it comes before the next
state legislature. 1t IS urged in the
name of the people-most unwlse laws
are. But since it is true that the men
who desire the statewide primary sys-
TEN in Iowa say that it will be best
for the people, it is becoming popular.
The worst feature of a government "of
the people, etc" is that the people
who are too lazy to think for them
selves allow demagogues to think for
them. 1t never occurs to them that
the men who have not interest enough
in their party to attend convention pri-
maries will not take the trouble to vote
in primary election unless they are
urged in some, unusual way by a candi-
date before the primary election It
does not occur to them, either, that In
order to be such a candidate man
must expect not only to pay his por-
ton of the final election expenses, but
also to pay livery bills and other in
cidentals incident to getting out his
personal vote at the primary election.
If he does not get out that vote at the
primary he cannot hope to be on the
ticket at the final election.
The Washington Post, paper which
has an opportunity to view with excep-
tional clearness the political events all
over the country, speaks in the follow
ing plain manner of the proposition for
a primary election system:
There are a great many respectable
folks who believe this whole primary
election agitation is arrant demogogy.
The late primary in Virginia showed
how expensive it it, and if there ever
was a rich mans law in this country,
a law fashioned to the purse, it is your
primary election law A poor man can
run for Office in convention. He
may get left. but he cannot even rum
in primary unless he borrows the
money. To get nomination in state
primary requires organization, and
nothing in this world but money will
make political organization"
AS far as the republican party in
Iowa is concerned, it could do nothing
better for the opposition party than to
enact statewide primary. Such
system would render extremely diff
cult the election to Office of a tried
and true, consistent republican. The
political acrobat least noted for his
affiliation with the republican party
would assist recalcitrant republicans
in nominating unpopular and, if pos
sible, odious and opprobrious republi-
cans, or so-called republicans, for office
with the hope and almost the certain
ity Of their defeat at the polls in the
real election. The proper title of such
a law might be, as one well known
ottumwa man says: "An act to ex-
clude the poor man from Office and for
the encouragement of demagogues.
The Courier does not charge the
men ssho favor the primary system
with anysunworthy motives, but 1t does
seem that tn1y are inexperienced in
the real work of.getting out the vote
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
A cREpl1ARLE PAPER.

The Muscatine Journal on Thursday
issued a thirty-two page annual edi-
ton, replete with seasonable news and
advertising, and rejecting great cred.
it upon the management of the Jour
nal. This progressive paper is a
member Of the Lee Syndicate Of Iowa
Evening Newspapers. together with
the Courier and the Davenport Times,
and its publisher is Walter L. Lane,
former city editor of the Courier. Mr..
Lane has surrounded himself with an
efficient corps of newspaper men and
has made OF the Journal one of the
most progressive of Iowa dailies.
The annual edition of the Journal,
like every daily issue of the paper, is,
first OF all, newspaper. Its special
features are many and of an interest
ing nature Its advertising columns
are we'll filled with bright and newsy
bespeaking the popu-
larity of the Journal as an advertising
medium. All in all, the Journals an
nual edition is a. paper that would re-
fleet credit upon paper in a city
much larger than Muscatine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

to you they can be. This is the week
IN which you hear the incest kind Of
things said about you. This is the
week In which you get perfectly de-
lightful letters from friends who have
not written to you for ages. 1t is the
week In which your neighbor sends
you bowl of chicken broth because
she thought she had heard some one
say that you were not very we'll, al
though you told her only day or two
ago that you never was in better
health in your life. 1t is the week in
which your servants do even more
than you have any license to expect
of them. 1t is the week in which you
can't look any one in the face without
feeling as though you are actually I'M
der great obligation to them.
Eyes, things are certainly coming
your way this week, but for Heavens
sake don't forget that it will be up to
you to make good on the 25th inst.
Christmas falls on that day; and If
you haven't a present for each and
every one Of those polite and obliging
persons, you had better have a ner-
vous headache or some other good ex-
cuse for remaining In the background.
1t takes an awful lot Of nerve to face
the average American citizen on
Christmas morning unles you are pre-
pared to make good.
Mark what tell you, every single
mortal that has made himself agree
able to you during the past week or so
will have some lame excuse for want
Ing to speak to you about something or
other tomorrow, There Is no earthly
way to escape them. When you do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
comb that does not even match her

comb that does not even match her
hair.
"Wanamaker Ribboncounter pre-
SCENTS to his best girl celluloid comb
and brush set that set him back
weeks wages, and in return he gets
one of those Christmas cards repre-.
senting o snow scene in the country
with frozen mill wheel In tho back
ground and robin redbreast in the
upper left hand corner.
II am giving it to you straight, there
is no more sentiment attached to the
exchange of Christmas presents. It's
nothing more nor less than game OF
trade sight-unseen with every one
who takes a hand in It, And as i
said before, every one gets the worst
of it. That is, they think they do.
Il have bunch that 1t would be
good idea to scratch the custom Of ex-
changing Christmas presents. IL you
give a present to friend, that friend
is ashamed to look you in the face for
a month, because he wasn't able to do
as much for you. Ii friend sends
you present, you feel like cheap
skate whenever you meet him, because
you didn't do as much for him. And
SO 1t goes.
Mark my word, am through with
the game. Not another Christmas pres
ent will buy"
why in the world" asked Mrs.
Next, didn't you tell me that before
/ bought you those lovely embroidered
slippers?"
Don't worry, dear" replied Mr..
Next, II made up my mind after buy.
ing you diamond sunburst."
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at elections. Anyone who has done
the actual work knows how hard it
is to interest men who should vote in
exercising their franchise and he sees
the moral certainty that it would be
impcsslo'e to induce many man to
vote in Q primary election. There is
no election worker but has argued by
the hour against that old, croaking
complaint: There are too many cleo
tons, anyhow. l don't care who's
elected, and my vote will not count,
anyway. And there is no one who
has devoted himself to thus arguing
but knows that while he may have won
success and votes against it at real
election, he would stand no possible
chance OF the same victory in the
case of primary law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
Mr.. Next on
Christmas
Presents

TO save my SOUL remarked Mrs.
Next, II cannot see why every one has
been so polite and obliging for the past
week or so. The children are as ODE.
dlent as they can possibly be, the
servants can't do enough for me, and
the grocer's boy and the letter carriers
are just too nice for anything"
That little attack of astigmatism
which Keeps you from seeing the why
OF 1T all, replied Mr.. Next, will be
all gone within the next twenty -four
hours. Don't worry, you will under
stand it all tomorrow.
This is the one week in the year in
which we can always get civil an
swer without paying for it in advance.
This is the week in which everybody
is doing their level best to show you
Tow much they like you and how nice
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
La Grippe and Pneumonia.

Pneumonia often follows la grippe,
but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey. and Tar. 1t cures la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar and refuse any substitute Of
fertdo Mr.. G. Vacher, of 157 Osgood
street, Chicago, writes: "My wife had
severe case of la grippe three years
ago, and it left her with terrible
cough. She tried bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar and 1t gave immediate
relief. a so cent bottle cured her
cough entirely" Refuse substitutes. w.
d. Elliott.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield Dec. 23.-Mrs. lizzie
Mozingo, who is taking the teachers
course at the Iowa Wesleyan univer-
sity, returned Friday to spend Christ
mas with relatives.
Harlan Deupree returned on Friday
from Des Moines, where he Is enrolled
as a student at Drake and is spending
the HOLIDAYS with parents
Chip" Roland has returned to his
home in Milton to spend the HOLIDAYS
with his parents, after spending his
first term in the law department. of the
Iowa City college.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Monkman, of
Chillicothe, have arrived to snend
the Christmas holidays at the home of
Mrs. Monkmans parents. Mr.. and Mrs
u. Rominger.
A jolly party of young people en-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

will spend the holidays with his par
ents In Whitebreast township.
Homer Caughlin went to Ottumwa
last evening to join his wife in visit
there.
Tonight and all the churches APP
propriate exercises will be held with
Christmas tree.
Miss Margaret Hokes, one of the
students at ST. Katherine academy in
Davenport, Is home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Brant are ex-
pected home tonight from Leaven-
worth, Kansas, to spend the holidays.
Sheriff Boss went to Eldora yester-
day having in custody one Harold
Plymate Of Russell who will be placed
in the industrial school,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

Congress hasn't done much at the
present session. This is vacation
week and there has been little else
but the Panama canal appropriation
to receive the real attention of the
senate and house. Like powerful
locomotive, straining at every joint
and throbbing with life, congress
plunged into thes session with all the
vim that the iron horse displays in
rushing at monster snow drift. But
as the little prticles Of snow, so soft
and white and apparently powerless,
by gently drifting into the machinery
checks the speed and bring the great
locomotive pufng to a standstill, so
congress finds it's way impeded by a
thousand difficulties which have soft
ly operated to stop it's onward career.
1t is now time for it to back up, and,
during the holidays, accumulate a new
head of steam 10 again plunge into the
mass of Legislation lying inert before
it after the recess.
What has colgress done to date? In
anticipation OF the liveliest kind of a
session the committees, usually not
selected until Sfter the recess, were
announced somitime since. They will
be organized il time to take hold i'm
mediately after.he holidays but as yet
have been unaleEto accomplish much.
The net result. therefore of congress
labors in the aIe-holiday period, aside
from the introduction of some thous-
ands of bills, hssbeen the passage of
the Panama cAal appropriation and
bond bill and tR reporting of the Phil
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

The Chicago Chronicle has never
had reputation for marked conserva-
tism in the journalistic field. Neither
has it been known as a yellow pa
per. Its treatment of the Walsh af-
fair. however, is surely quiet enough
to establish the Chronicle as the most
conservative of conservative Sheets
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

There can no longer be any doubt
that Billy" Sunday has achieved
greatness. He has lived to deny the
report that he was dead. He might
yet be prosecuted for plagiarism, how
ever, for using the words with which
Mark Train denied the reports of his
death But Mark is too old to be re-
vengeful
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Dec. 23.-Miss Eta stew
ems went to Davis City this morning
to spend the holidays with relatives
Mrs. J.. A. J. Bentley still continues
to be quite poorly.
Miss Anna Davis, who has been
spending some time In town, returned
to her home near Derby today.
Gus Johnston returned home TODAY
from Rock Island. wheg& he is attend
ing Augustana college.
Herman Nelson. of KRock Island
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
their exhibits of live stock are among
the best exhibits there"

TIE oeSt EXHIBITS there.
Remembering how much time there
Will be to break them, it is none too
early now to begin, formulating the
New Years resolutions" suggests the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Cedar Rapids Republican be-
lieves the boys on the farms ought to
be excluded from any legislation pro-
hibitfng child labor. The farmers
boys have to help out or the land can
not be properly cultivated" points out
the Republican. And as the average
farmer believes in bringing UP his
boys to do reasonable amount of
work, you could not persuade him that
1t is good for the boy to learn to
loaf. The farmers boy is taught to
work as soon as he is taught to walk
And that, some observers say, is why
the boy that comes from the farm is
apt to get ahead of the boys that
come from the cities Let us have a
little more agitation in favor of the
boys learning useful trades and learn
ing to work."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
Professional Cards.
DENTISTS.
DR.. ANc MRS.
r. PARKER,
Chiropractcrs,

Baker Bldg. Office
hours. $50 10 s D. IN.
229 Lillian street. Sto 12
2. M, and Z to 9 p, nj.
Chiropractic is the only
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foundation is aua,omic-
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opractor removes the
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Office: 1l7-11s East Second street
telephone editorial or business Of
ficel No. "A.
Address the Courier Printing Co.. or
tumwa. Iowa.
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WABASH TIME .yAsLE.

No. Arrive. Time.
last. Louis & Kansas City 6:25 a. m
13b-Moberly & Des
Moines ...... ....11:25 a. m
3a--St. Louis & Kansas -
City -. -. -. 49,. 7:O5 o. m.
w" q. ~ Depart. Time.
eb--Moberly & Des Moines a.os a a. ~ ~.
4a-st. Louis Kanzas City. 9:2o D. m.
a-daily. = ~
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All c., M. G ST. p. and Wab ash trains
depart from jefferson Street Union
agent. J. r. wHELhN, Agent.
G. M. & ST. p.
No. Going East Via Cut Off. Tin.
sa-Washington. MuscatIne. Dav-
enport and Chicago 1855 D. NJ.
12a-Washineton, Muscatine. Dav-
export and t.l:cago 12:Osa m
f92b-Dayenport freight 80. N:10 4 y,
Going West.
sa-Kal 3 City and Intermed..
5a-seymonr. chirl,eothe. Excel IL % a. M
asb-C hIl:icothe freight -. 100 a. NJ No.
rsdda-ShiMiIicothe freight 80 p. m.
freight ......... 1910 a. m
Going East Via r.a-ion.
Slob--Marion; Cedar Eanids anG In.
1osb- Marion, Cedar Rapids and 80 d u
intermediate ....... 5:45 D. NJ
esb-Marion eight ....:....... $40 i. n.
Coming West Via Marion.
ec-Marion. Cedar Rapids an In.
losb-Marion Cedar RAPIDS and 10 a. m
a- ssTmed baeecent sunday 1905 caca m
Monday.
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a. w. LEE.. Publisher
JAS. F. POWELL. Business Manager
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Admiral Dewey says it is all right
to fight, but that it is a poor policy to
fight when there's nothing to fight
about
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sIJRsC RIPrloN RATES.
Daily Courier. yea, by N aI,. $500
iri.Weekiy Courier. year $50. $50
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Entered ns second class matter DC.
,ober Ii. 1903 at thu postctfice Ottum-
wa. Iowa. under the Ac: OF Congress OF
March 3 1879
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"1t is not expected" remarks the
Sioux City Journal, Congressman
Longworth will be very regular in his
attendance on the sessions of the
house, but no doubt he will answer tt.
roll call when an administration
measure is involved"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

The Des Moines Register and Leader
thinks that those who are studying the
race suicide problem and attributing
the decline to such factors as wome.is
clubs and higher education should de-
vote little attention to the servant
girl problem"
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r. R. Time Tables.
All c. Z. & Q. and c. r. 1. e. p. trains
depart from Washington street
Union depot.
w. S. PARkER, Ticket Agent,

suRLINe ron ROUTE, c. 2. & q.
NO. Goiny East. Depart
12a-chicago. Dubuque &
arss;sAIaeSl Eresat SO: e =: M m
issSPPe5ast 1nbHq se ko Quincy 1s5
ss s-rs!faT 60, st. Iou'. : Quincy 81 :. N
ba-omaha. Council Bluffs &
,5s-Fa Meo mail .....12 a:aoa m m
dem s Pa nrss ee eaiifSTn,a e. s45 a. M
,s sbIPe9Els to creston i;49 ?. m.
11b-chicago to ottumwa. :
la ,l5s'3y t. Omaha sa,i;. iSss + NJ
Via Fort MadisonIGoir1 East.
ut. Madison & St. Louis o.. 900 a. m
Going West.
From Fort Madison and st..
-. louis ID 49,. $50 p M
cHIcAeo,RocK ISLAM, & PACIFIC
No. Going East. Depart.
o2oeg 9a.n,s j, Kansas City. Cali,
.co, SIHiu ssHs' SOUTHWEST 9:5S a. m
h2O2-Des Moinea IL Keoknk 3:0S o. m
n2O4-Fldon, Davenport md Chi
CasS 10: II p. m.
b274-Local freight sos D. m.
Going West.
a203-Des Moines, Ruthvor. West
Nebraska and Washington
MMuscatine. Davenport and
h2o1 -eIleoEuk. Des Mola.es' and ~ . =
b2o5- XeeEuk. pes M;oinn;eaa- -u y 80 a q,
omaha .......... ........ 7:Os D. m
bS73-Local freight ). 49,. 1918 a. m.
a-daily: b--ercept SUNDAY
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"a right kind of primary may be
all right and have it's good points over
the caucus, but to herald it as the only
true salvation of good government Is
the merest rubbish" says the Mason
City Globe Gazette.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

oklahoma is as much entitled to
admission as state as any territory
ever has been in the history of the
United States" says the Des Moines
Register and Leader 1T has more
first class public buildings, schools
churches and more evidence of thrift
and prosperity than any of the south
ern states and than many Of the east
ern states"
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Tri-'Weekly Courier.
Founded 9th August, 1s4e.

Y THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
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The Marshalltown mes-Repubican
says the case of John r. Walsh is that
of man intoxicated with his own
success, and it asserts that he is not
the only one. The crash, the Times
Republican believes, is also coming to
others. Those of us who are drink
Ing hard of this kind of an intoxicant
just now it suggests, Should take
warning from the Devlins and the
Washes and go slower