Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-20

selection of"Two Foolish Little Flies"
Thank God Almighty I'm Free AT
Last was a number that gave gen
eral satisfaction and called forth a
brief impromptu speech from an old
comrade seated in the rear of the
tent. He said in brief that is just what
| heard an old negro slave say in 1864.
Said he: 1--we been slave for 90
years. and all that time I've been pray
ing for this day when | can shout:
Thank God I'm Free At Last"
The principal feature of the after
noon was the address by Prof. p. G..
Holden the seed corn man, when the
farmers hailed with delight last fall
when the seed corn special visited the
city and on this occasion the doctrine
of pure seed corn was again preached
to the people. Prof. Holden assembled
the platform amid the cheers of the
audience and after being formally in
troduced by DR.. Medbury said: 1T is
with a peculiar interest that I come
before you this afternoon because of
the fact that during the seed corn
special trip of last fall we addressed
more people in Bloomfield than at any
other town of the 500 visited along the
route. Since my arrival | have been
examining Davis county corn and
find it true that here, corn is king
and grain is queen" and added hum
orously, without corn the queen will
be a grass widow" "'The Prime
Causes Of a Low Stand of Corn" was
the theme of the address of the hour.
Charts and terminating tests were
shown and samples of seed corn were
exhibited. He made the prophecy
that the time will come when no land
lord will allow tenant to plant corn
that has not been tested.
The evening program consisted of
music by the Jubilee Singers and an
illustrated lecture by H.Hinton White,
entitled The Romance of the South
Sea Islands" Many families are camp
ing on the grounds and the small can
vas homes dotted about the grounds
in close proximity to the Chautauaua
tent which has a seating capacity of
1,500, presents a scene most pic
turesque.
The Woolsey Funeral
The body of Samuel Woolsey con
ductor on the Iowa Central railway.
| whose death occurred in the recent
railway wreck near Richland, was
brought to this city on Monday morn
ing for burial and was inferred in the
l. o. o. +. cemetery. He was the eld-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Wool.
sey and spent his boyhood days In
this city. He had been conductor on
the Iowa Central railroad for eight
years.
Social and Otherwise.
The regular meeting OF the Tween
tieth Century club was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Mary
Hinkle. The usual lesson of the hour
which was to have been given under
the leadership of Mrs. J.. r. Wallace
was dispensed with and Mrs. w. Al
! Herman who had recently returned
from pleasure trip to East Aurora
where she was entertained at the r.
Hubbard home, while attending the
annual banquet given by the Roycroft
/ ers, gave an excellent talk on the
| pleasure Of the trip and inmparte1
scraps of information which were re
ceived with pleasureable interest h,
the club.
Mrs Joe Mooney and son Justin Of
Kansas City. arrived Saturday for ar
extended visit at the B, Loeb home
Park Findley of Des Moines is visit
ing relatives in the city this week.
Joe Davis of Ottumwa spent Sun
day in the city.
Judge William G. Ewing of Chicag,
addressed large audience at tn,
court house Sunday afternoon on tn,
subject of Christian Science. "Physj
clan and Redeemer," was the theme O
the splendid address which had tn,
rapt attention of the audience TO th,
close of the discourse. He was in
troduced to the audience by Judge n
10. Traverse, who made brief ad
dress which was very pleasing to th,
audience.
MI and Mrs. Cyrus Church and Mrs
Martin Of Ottumwa, Miss Henson n
Centerville and Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsine
er and son of Drakeville, were ~,
guests Of their several friends In thi.
city Sunday while attending the Chris
tian Science lecture delivered b,
Judge Ewing Of Chicago.
| Misses Charlotte Davis, Eva Lester
Myrtle Stanley and Blanche Burchet
attended by Arthur Wray. Waite
johnson, Otis Barnett. Ed. s. smit,
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Davis. snan
Sunday evening picnicking and f,sh
4 ing at the Harvey Wray farm sm,tl
Of the city. :
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