Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-17
is hated by Independents and by such
republicans as bear the name, but
hate the things that name stands for"

hate the things that name stands for
Hot weather advice from the Car
roll Herald: Keep cool, drink but
grows, refrain from anger and If you
must talk politics let the other fellow
do the swearing. Times are good,
prospects are bright. and peace and
plenty are ours even now. So, keep
cool. be temperate, cheerful and
happy"
This OPPOSITION to Mr. Hepburns
re- election is not so much to his course
IN congress as is the desire of num-
Der OF men in his district to get into
congress themselves, concludes the
Clinton Herald.
n Perkins happened to be the re-
publican candidate the platform might
consist of two words: Keep COOL"
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The Sioux City Journal fears that
the farmers of Iowa will no sooner get
zone Worrying about the frost getting
the corn than they will have to begin
Worrying about spending the money
that the bumper crop will bring.
we have had quite number of
things charged to us in the past few
years, but no one has intimated that
we are Rockefeller's pa says the Britt
tribune We are glad of this. We
would hate to have 1T known that we
nad rich son who would let his old
father hunt items and scratch around
this hot weather in a printing office
The Oskaloosa Herald canot see any
sensation in the fact that a wealthy
CEDAR Falls business man has mar
RED domestic in the home of Presi-
dent Seerley. Any young woman
who has come under the influence of
H: H. Seerley is good enough to be the
wife of any man in the country" de-
clares the Herald
One advantage of no-election
year." says the Des Moines Capital,
lis that the newspapers will not be
compelled to pound away on the don't
forget-to-register harp for period of
several weeks"
On the square, now, isn't the corn
about made?' asks the Cedar Rapids
Republican, steadingly. Cant we
have relief from heat?"
Iowa was not really discovered UNI
til hundred years ago this week"
declares the Cedar Rapids Gazette:
from the east end the rich-quick
men of Chicago and st. Louis came
and conquered the country"
The Sioux City Journal admits that
"a convenient time for inaugurating
fight against Colonel Hepburn is
during an off year, when the colonel
isn't at home"
The Cedar Rapids Republican thinks
the men on the northern railroads
ought to have learned from observa-
ton that this is not the psychological
year for strikes. Most Of them have
been unsuccessful.
well. surprising the bones we have
just imported are not the bones of
Paul Jones'" says the Coon Rapids En-
terprise: I'VE can believe they are
and that is lust as satisfying as
though they were the real thing. Most
folks are just as well satisfied with
the things they believe by faith as
those they believe by sight"
"secretarv Wilson is right when he
says it would be cowardice to leave
the department at this time" declares
the Mason City Globe-G Gazette. "For-
tunately, he has now in his depart
ment as assistant secretary man on
whom he can rely absolutely. This is
Prof. w. G. Hays, who was formerly
an Ames student"
Barney oldfeld Is losing his grip.
He had collision with the Green
Dragon at Detroit the other day and
nobody was killed." remarks the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil." If that happens
many times he may find 1t difficult to
get engagements"
The Marion Register regards Gov.
LaEOlletta as a mere racket lzer