Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20

.ASue .oi ieSeiNluS Stoien SoOQS, says
the Times Republican, mot on the
question of completely. Mr. Dennison
was acquitted on the first charge. He
may still be tried on the other"
Who says Roosevelt is of warlike
sp1rtt?" asks the Muscatine Journal
He makes a bigger hit as peace
maker than he does as fighter.
Don't fail to take advantage O.:
those cheap rates to Chicago" urges
the Sioux City Journal "The only
genuine teamsters' strike on exhibit
ton in this country Is still in progress.
NO postponement of performances on
account Of weather"
The Clint Herald admits that Geo.
D. Perkins would make a fine governor
but declares that the second district Is
in line with a candidate of its own in
the person Of Hon. Joe r. Lane.
THAT poor slave of the dollar is to
be pitied." says the Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader who cannot heed the
call these June days to go fishing
After ALL" says the Clinton Herald
for wanting to hold on to Norway
TO lose Norway means cut of $780,
900 year in salary"
o.
Noting that Chinese newspapers are
refusing American advertisements, the
Davenport Times says, This is hard
on patent medicines and beer manu-
facturers."
1.-THE automobile has discovered that
the open draw bridge is one thing
which 1t does not pay 10 run up
against" observes the Des Moines
Capital.
The Marion Sentinel, DEM, suggests
that while the republican editorial
brethren are nominating one another
for governor they have overlooked the
best one in the hunch-S. w. Rathbun
OF the Marion Register Therefore the
Sentinel places Major Rathbun in NOM
nation, with a kindly word concerning
his ability and force of chartcer.
The Dubuque Times observes that
the small colleges of Iowa have splen-
did staying powers, the Iowa Wesley
an university at Mt. Pleasant having
survived sixty-three years.
Z In view of the swiftness of the pace
nowadays, the Marshalltown Times
Republican suggests that Father Time
needs revision. with his thin shanks
and populistic whiskers, his antiquated
scythe and passe hour glass, he no
more represents the age" the Times
Republican asserts, than a dugout
does warship. We need new figure
something wearing checks and a silk
hat, and carrying split second timer.
Bring on the chloroform."
The Iowa City Republican says that
II old Norway wants real GOOD king
Iowa can furnish several of them, and
they can talk the language, too.
The Clarinda Herald says that there
is plenty Of political scheming going
on In Iowa. even If 1t is an off year; In
fact, 1t concludes that about as much
energy is being expanded in politics as
there was when we had an election
every year.
ut is about time," says the Creston
American, "for somebody to rise up
and tell us that Norway is not capable
of self government, and every little
monarchial pinhead in the world will
Governor Cummins said that Des
Moines would have 100000 people did
not the railroads discriminate in favor
of Mississippi and Missouri river
points, and the Dubuque Times in re-
ply, asked why there were no 200, 900
towns on the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers. The Cedar Rapids Republican
cites the incident as an illustration of
the futility and lack of basis of great
deal OF political talk that is now in
vogue. 1--WE all need to be more care
ful-including the governor of the
state" says the Republican. I'VE all
indulge too much In glittering gener-
alities-including the governor Of the
state"
The sweetest girl graduate is the
one who is now helping her mother
says the Cedar Falls Gazette.
IF President Roosevelt really brings
Japan and Russia together, and they
engineer peace, he will be the tallest
angel on this planet" says the Wash
ington Press. Perhaps, however. he
will lay aside the big stick and let us
all live here just the same. For he is
lot apt to puff up"
The Des Moines Capital, speaking OF
the Chicago-New York fast train SER
vice, says: THE burden is upon the
railway companies to demonstrate that
with all their excellencies in the matter
of equipment these startling rates OF
speed can be maintained without plac-
iEg the lives of the travelling public in
such jeopardy as general sentiment
will not tolerate"
"The announcement by Senator Bev-
eridge that he Is going fishing is dis
couraging in view Of the amount OF
work the world has on hand just now,'
says the Council Bluffs NonnareiI
KILLING OFF WILLIE.
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