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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

row for an extended visit in the Black
Hills and parts of California.
The board of supervisors meet with
the council yesterday to see about putt
ting in the bridges that had beend
washed out in the city limits. !
Mrs. Warner left yesterday for AMI
extended visit in New York.
Mrs. Harry Cremer and children, oil
Cttumwa, are visiting at the home OF
Mrs Cremer's sister, Mrs. A. w. Rob-
erts
Mrs. Frank Jacques, Of Des Moines.
Ia visiting In the city.
Joe Jerose, of Atkinson, Kansas, ia
visiting his cousin, Joe Robinson.
Mrs. w. Fl. Dodge, formerly Of this
place, now of Des Moines, is visiting
in his city.
Mrs. Glen Mahaffy left today on
visit In Trenton with her parents.
Mrs. G. Stanton and daughter, re-
turned yesterday from an extended
visit in Centerville.
Orval Finney, of Bonaparte, was in
the city yesterday.
Ralph Cremer, of Ottumwa, was in
the city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Ross, of Liberty-
vile, We're visiting Sunday with Mrs.
Ross parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Payne.
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husky hammer thrower is treated we'll
and offered position which has all
the earmarks Of having been created
especially for him he does not stop to
ask Just how 1t happens that he Is SO
a valued addition to the school, an
asset IN way, and when he sees
some better openir~ at another school,
chance to make little more money
ION the side" he makes the change
unless corresponding Improvement
is made in his conditions at the school
where he was first made to understand
his value.
But the professionalism has gone
much farther than that in some cases,
according to charges which are fairly
we'll substantiated. In some cases
men have gone through universities.
starting practically penniless and com
ing out with money, men who have
won ribbons, medals and cups for
their schools, but have seldom been
known to do any work for which they
would naturally receive money. 1t 10
certainly deplorable that young men,
| just receiving their training for busi-
ness lives, where honesty is the great
est asset, should be given course in
undetermined, unfair, unsportsmanlike
| demeanor along with smattering of
| languages, science, mathematics or a
professional education. Is it strange
| if, in after life, they yield to a tempta-
ton to make money in dishonest or
dishonorable way? And is not such a
result greater wrong than even lack
of mental ability which is charged to
activity in college athletics?
The brazen and open manner in
which some of the colleges have al
lowed professionalism is almost be-
You'd belief. Recently, an Iowa boy,
student at De Paw university, for.
mer Halfback Scobey sued De Paw
professor for $50, alleging that the
professor had promised him to pay
his bills while in college if he would
become student at De Paw and
more particularly, a member Of the
De Paw football team. Perhaps the
defense can dispro-e Scobeys state
ment, and for the sake of pure sport
and clean college athletics it is to be
i hoped that he can. But the case goes
to show that such offers are made
more often than the lay public ever
suspects.
\ That this is done because the
other schools do it and we must If we
expect to stay in the ring" is the
only defense offered by the offenders
and 1t is no defense 1t is wrong
viewed from every standpoint, and its
continuation means the total wreck
ing Of that craft called "clean college
sport" 1t would be better to follow
President James advice and confint
college athletics to the gymnasium
and call off all inter-school contests
than to allow the professionalism t.
I, continue.
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oTTuMwA's cHAuTAUoUA.

The promoters of the first annual
Ottumwa Chautauqua assembly, who
have given the greater part Of their
time for several weeks to arrange
ments for the event which begins to-
day, are we'll pleased with the pros
pect for success. While the support
offered the project has not been as
great as it really deserves, it / IS been
gratifying and, in view Of the fact
that this is the first experiment in this
line Ottumwa has ever known, the
members of the Chautauqua associa-
ton feel encouraged. With good
weather the first assembly in this city
should prove a success.
This afternoon Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobson, the hero Of the Mer-
rimac incident, is speaking to a good
audience at the Franklin park Chau.
tauoua grounds Mr.. Hobson's lecture
on the subject, America, the Mistress
of the Sea- is one of the best attrac.
tons offered on the Chautauqua plat.
form this season. AS naval construc.
tor and a veteran of the Spanish
American war Mr.. Hobson has had
splendid opportunity to inform him
self with regard to the American navy
and the navies of other nations. But
Mr. Hobson is only one of number
of excellent attractions booked fol
Ottumwa's first Chautauqua assembly
Tomorrow Booker T. Washington, the
Moses who is leading many Of the col
ored race out of the wilderness of ig
norance. will occupy the platform in
the afternoon. Mr. Washington
despite his color. is one Of Americas
greatest men and greatest lecturers
1t is safe to say that his audience will
rival in size that or any Of the speak
ers throughout the assembly.
Thursday will be farmers day a
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ALBA.

Abba, June 27.-The city park pre-
sents a very attractive appearance to-
day, dotted as 1t is with tents, large
and small, for the accommodation OF
the patrons of Alba's first Chautau-i
qua assembly Nothing but inclement
weather can prevent the success Of the
affair, SO carefully planned ands car-I
ried out by the various committees
and officers of the association.
DR.. Edward Thompson, who adj
dresses the people of this place on the
18th inst, on the subject of Sunday
Rest" passed through Abba yesterday
on his way to Brunswick, Mo-, where's
he lectures this evening. DR.. Thomp-i
son came from Mt Pleasant, at which
place he spoke yesterday.
w. f. Rouse and family of Humes~
ton, returned home last night after a
three days visit here with relativea1
and friends.
Harper Adams, of Chicago. is the
guest of friends in and about Abba
this week.
Major Cobb, Of Lovilia, was arrested
and brought to Abba today by Officer
Ed Delana, on the charge of selling
liquor contrary to law. He was
bound over to the grand jury under
$500 bonds which he Immediately gave
and was released from custody.
Richard Connell who has been an
inmate of the inebriates department
of the hospital at Mt. Pleasant, has
returned to Abba on a furlough, much
improved in health.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Porter and
daughter, Miss Monte, entertained Al
few friends last night at their pleasant
home. Miss Mary Moon, of Ottumwa,
who has been the guest OF friends here
for some time. was present and with
her fine musical talent, added much
to the enjoyment Of the guests.
w. L. Swanson, of Ottumwa. re.
turned home yesterday evening, after
an over Sunday visit with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Clark, Of
| this place.
G. r. Myers, night operator at the
Burlington station here, spent yester-
day with his parents at Chillicothe.
Sam Pill, ST., of Ottumwa, visited
in Abba yesterday Mr.. Pill was a
| former resident of this city.
| Arch Wilkins delivered drove OF
forty-two Duroc Jersey hogs at the
local market today. They vera
shipped this afternoon to Ottumwa
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shehan came
home yesterday from a short visit
with their son, who lives on the old
home place in Franklin township.
T. G. Hammond is an Ottumwa vis-
| ltor today.
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LOVILIA.

Lovilia, June 26.-Mr. and Mrs. Jno
Spencer spent Thursday with their
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Sims, at Buxton.
Mrs. Jerry Wilcox, spent several
days last week with her mother, Mrs.
Miller, of Abba, who is very sick
{ Misses Laura and Alberta Swan,
who have been visiting at Bagly, ar
rived home last Tuesday. They were
accompanied home by their sister,
Mrs Dr. Pringle, of that place.
Parsie McElhany, of Greenfield, ar
rived last week and will spend the
sumner with relatives here
Mrs. Ida Skies, accompanied by lit
tie Ernest Runyan, were Abba callers
Wednesday.
Katherine Cashier and brother, Mil.
Ter, are at home after short visit
with relatives at Greenfield
The l. O. o. F. lodge Of this place
gave their memorial service last Sun
day, June 18, in very pleasing man
ner Rev. T. B. Couchman, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, gave ar
able discourse. go .afs& go
Miss Fanny Spencer closed a very
successful term Of school at Lemon
Mrs. Sophia Wilcox spent last weel
with relatives in Cedar township.
| Misses Jessie Spencer and Jennie
Miser visited friends at Percy Sunday
| Mrs. l. E. Thompson is entertaining
her sisters, Mesdames Meek and Carl
son, of Minnesota.
| Mrs. Jennie Miser was an Albis
caller Sunday.
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TILE OTTUMwA COURIER

the Chautauqua, and the tilless Of the
soil will listen to an address by Pro-
lessor P. G. Holden, professor of ag-
ronomy at Ames AGRICULTURAL college
and known far and wide as athe corn
man" Professor Holden has the ne.
culiar gift Of being able to tell some
thing new and valuable about farm
ing to men who have farmed all their
lives. And he delivers his message in
such pleasant and clear manner that
his hearers are always impressed with
the fact that he knows what he is
talking about" He will meet the far.
mers at II o'clock Thursday morning
to hold farmers conference,at which
he will answer questions about corn
and about farming in general and will
give advice to farmers who want to
know how best to reap harvest of
dollars from their farms. In the aft
ernoon Professor Holden will deliver
one of his interesting lectures. and
not a farmer in Wapello county should
miss the opportunity to hear him.
The whole eight days will be filled
with splendid lectures and each even.
ing a concert by excellent talent will
be given. On Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings Of this week and
Tuesday evening of next week the
Fifty -fourth regimental band will take
part in these concerts and on Tues.
day evening, July 4, tho band and the
Ottumwa Choral society will give q
concert, the closing event of the
weeks entertainment. This evening
the concert will be given by the Saxa
phone quartet Every event on the
whole program will be enjoyable and
not single one should be missed by
the people of Ottuniwa and the sur
rounding country.
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The Bonaparte Record says the Chi
cago, Des Moines, Ottumwa and Keo-
kuk papers did not pay sufficient atten-
ton to the recent flood at Bonaparte,
and complains that chad one been
away from home three or four hundred
miles and been without papers, he
would not have known that any of the
towns from Eldon to Keokuk had re-
ceived damage" 1t is true that he
couldn't have known 1t without papers,
but that doesn't prove the Records
first contention, for the Courier gave
the story of the flood on the day follow
ing the night rain, publishing special
dispatches from Bonaparte, Keosauqua
and Keokuk, and no one who saw the
Courier of June 10 could fail to know
that on the night of June Keosauqua
Bonaparte and nearby points looked
like dots in a great inland sea- This
paper pleads not guilty to the Records
charge, though it does not attempt to
stand good for the possible shortcom-
ings of all the other dailies in the Sec
ton.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, June 27.-Dr. Thomas, of
Newton. was in the city Monday for
brief time, while enroute to Portland,
Oregon, for a short visit and to attend
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars, &c.
Judd Perigo went to Kansas yester-
day, where ne will be employed during
the harvesting season.
Joe Waldean has returned to his
home in Des Moines, after a pleasant
visit with relatives.
G. w. Crafty, Of Newton, was bus
mess caller in this city Monday.
Miss Anna Ekfelt will entertain the
Concordia society Of the Swedish
church Thursday evening.
Chas. Ekfelt, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday in the city with his parents.
For Farm Insurance see Kelley.
Charles johnson, Of Derby, was in the
city last evening.
Miss Anna Ferrill of Melrose, was
visiting in the city yesterday with rel
atiyes.
State Superintendent Riggs address,
ed the students Of the county normal
last evening. He was greeted with q
large crowd.
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GIRL is vIcrI. OF ASSAULT.
Brutal Outrage Committed by Tramp
Near Clinton.

Clinton, June 27.-Minnie Paasch,
the 11-yesr-old daughter Of John
Paasch, Riggs farmer, was assaulted
and then robbed by tramp, and may
die from her injuries. The girl was
on her way lone from Riggs, when
met by tramp. She was seized and
overpowered after furious struggle.
The assailant escaped.
The girl was found unconscious an
hour later by her brother. Later she
was able to give description Of the
tramp, who was seen going il the d.
rection of Dewitt.
The farmers have organized posses
and are engaged in hunting the coun-.
try side. If the man is caught lynch
ing will no doubt ensue.
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EL-DoN.

Eldon, June 27.-John Briar and
family, of Brighton, spent Sunday with
G. w. Whistler and family.
Miss Blanche McCance leaves for
Des Moines today, where she has ac-
cepted a position with the Register
Leader.
Mrs. Beatie Redd Tomlinson Is Wis
iitng with Ottumwa friends.
The business property formerly oc-
cupied by C. A. Rhine, has been sold
to G. w. Guile of Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Hunnell, Jr., Of
Ottumwa, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Emma Quigley has been allow
ed $12 per month pension.
The young people enjoyed a pleasant
dance at the K. of P. hall Saturday
right.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Lucas leave to-
day for Fairbury, Neb.
The ball game between Eldon and
Brighton resulted II to in favor of
Eldon.
Mrs. George Rock went to ottumws
today.
The Eastern Star social at Emery
Wrights Saturday evening was quite
a success. ,sg.'s.
Jacob Feuder is very ILL.,
Two car loads Of western horses are
being sold at. the stock yards.
All news of Importance phone 1877
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jolly, of Tren-
ton, Mo-, spent Sunday here,
Warner Keintz, of Brighton, is visit
ing here.
Harry King, of Centerville. was here
on business Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Cremer, Of Ottumwa
spent Sunday here.
H. c. Cox left for Des Moines this
morning.
The Misses Close, who have been
visiting at the Ross Lexington home
returned to their home in Centerville
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Finney, little
daughter and son, Kelsie leave tomor-
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

Recently President James of the
Illinois state university declared his
unalterable opposition to college ath-
letics on the ground that they injured
the student physically and therefore
mentally, that the king Of the athletic
circle is not good scholar, and that
learning and Drawn do not go well to.
gether. College presidents and pro.
fessors were interviewed on the sub
ject and, generally speaking, the aver
age opinion expressed was decidedly
against Mr.. James theory and in ia
vor OF the continuation of athletics.
But not single one of the interviews
spoke of the most important and most
far-reaching evil connected with col
lege athletics, the one which will, If
not throttled. kill the real sport of
college athletics too dead for any pos
sible resurrection.
The greatest evil to which college
athletics is heir is the faint of profess
sionalism. If there is any place
where physical excellence should be
sought after for the glory and the
personal benefit that 1t gives, it is in
college athletics. If there is any place
where the commercial feature of ath.
letic ability should not be allowed to
figure, it is in college athletics And
yet we see every season quarrel
among the universities and colleges
because this man or that is alleged to
receive pay for playing on football or
baseball team or for performing some
feat on the tracl. or field that brings
fame to his alma mater. Examples of
this kind are so common that it is use
less to dwell upon them and it is use
less too to believe that simply because
all the charges cannot be proven few
Of them are true.
The professional feature OF college
athletics started, when scouts for the
schools began to promise poor boys who
gave promise of ability in athletics
that if they came to such and such a
school they would be given easy work
to pay their expenses. Every poor boy
and even boys in moderate circum-
stances, will jump at chance to Sc
cure a higher education for mini
mum cost after finishing high school.
If the new half back can earn enough
money as waiter or Saturday clerk
to pay his expenses in college he does
not take the trouble to ask why things
are made so easy for him. If the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29
NATIONAL IRRIGATION DAY.

June II has long been recognized
and celebrated as Bunker Hill day.
Though there is little notice taken of
it here, Massachusetts, and especially
Boston, observes it as full holiday,
and it never passes without stirring
celebration in honor of the heroes who
fell and those who won at Bunker
Hill. But during the last three years,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

If the stom-
a c h becomes
weak, the eff
feet is soon
noticed in the
liver and kid
neys. 1t is
therefore very
important t o
keep the stom-
ach strong and
healthy. The
Bitters does
this without
fail, also cures
N ausea,
Cramps,
Indigestion,
Dyspepsia.
Female Dis
orders or Ma
larial Fever.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1.-TWO weeks from today will be the
date Of the publication Of the casualty
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ITCHES AND BURNS

The return of warm weather means
return of torture to Eczema sufferers.
The blood is charged with burning acids
and acrid matter which is forced to the
surface through the pores and glands,
forming pustules which discharge a sticky
fluid, and the itching is intense.
The doctors said had pustu1ar Ec-
zema;. it would break outtn small white
Pustules, mostly on my face and hands,
form and drop Of, leaving the skin red
and tnaamed. was tormented with
the ITCHING and BURNING character;
during the time used various medicated
soaps, o1ntments and washes, but these
applications seemed to make me worse.
After taking 8. s. 8. short time be-
gan to improve; the itching did not
worry me SO much. continued the
1medieine, and soon al the ugly erup.
clear as anybody's. I have not been
troubled with any breaking oTt since.
Sometimes the disease is in the dry
form, and bran-like scales form on the
skin, but the cause is the same-humors
in the blood. Salves, cooling washes,
powders and the like can do nothing
more than relieve the itching, because
tney 90 not reach the aclu-lduen DlOOQ,
the seat of the trouble. S. S. S. cures
Eczema and all skin diseases by neutral
izing the acids and carrying them off
through the proper channels. When
S. S. S. has done this the symptoms
pass away, the blood is cooled and
the disease is
: e.; e.; &; s; s.
surely in skin
PURELY VEGETABLE, diseases as
S. S. S., and it
at the same time acts as tonic to the en-
tire system. Book on Skin Diseases and
any medical advice without charge.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta Ga.
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with all this clamor about tariff
revision 1t is to be hoped" says the
Fairfield Ledger, that the memory Of
the Iowa farmer runs back ten years
In order that he may know what he
was then getting for wool he is today
selling at 25 to 80 cents.'
The Waterloo Reporter thinks there
is no excuse for the practice Of the
past in permitting Chicago to slaugh-
ter the meat products consumed in
Iowa while Iowa raises the material
for the market "The time ought to
come" 1t says, when Iowa people will
see the folly Of paying freight both
ways on packing house products"
In view of the fact that 1t appears
possible for Russia and Japan to agree
on terms of peace the Webster City
Freeman Tribune inquiries If it is too
much to hope for at least an armistice
far away future date?
-o-
"Pansy Butler is organizing demo-
cratic clubs in the eighth district"
says the Creston Advertiser; cor to be
more accurate he Is trying to organize
them, since In several Of the places he
has visited the attendance Of the faith
full has been so small as to damper
even 'Pansy's' enthusiasm. 1t isn't a
very goodtime2to organize democratic
clubs; probably there never was a
time in Iowa when there was so little
enthusiasm and interest in democ-
cracy's fortunes as now"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

Some of our exchanges wonder how
the Russian gunners managed to hit
the Dogger bank fishing smacks," says
the Struble Herald. Those editors
have evidently never shot enough to
know that It's different when you're
scared."t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

The Valley Junction Express notices
that not even among democrats, who
of course, want the Dingley schedules
smashed, is there any proposal to re-
ity. That is one political scheme ap-
parently dead enough to bury"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

1.-THE department of agriculture Is
rot spending too much money" de-
ciares the Ida Grove Pioneer, "and it's
experiments have been worth a kings
ransom in every state in the union
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Lets keep still and saw wood" ad-
vises the Britt Tribune. I'VE have a
good thing in freight rates in Iowa, as
is being shown by comparison when
the matter is being better under
stood. Investigate thoroughly, but
don't "agitate" until 1t is proven that
we are being hurt"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

II Secretary Shaw ever had a soft
snap in Washington he has lost it,
declares the Manson Democrat. "Jud
Welliver is now on the ground and is
assiduously keeping an eye on Shaw
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the disease is
c u red per11a-
nently. Moth
in 6 act S so
pr 0 m pity or
surely in skin
di S e a s c S as
6 6 6 and Il
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Endeavoring to find the cause of
the dearth of preachers nowadays the
Orange City Herald points out that
the preacher doesn't occupy the exalted
position in the community he once oc-
cupied and his work is much more cx-
acting. HE works to- increase his
membership; works for law and order
in his parish: works for his Sabbath
school; works on the church music;
works for a new church, works for
missions and UNCONVENTIONAL colleges
and schools, and works against the
saloon"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

The Cedar Falls Gazette Is convinc-
ed that SO long as men have an ambi-
ton to accumulate more than enough
money to satisfy ordinary temporary
wants and needs. so long will the
golden rule be practically dead letter
in business
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

Mt. Pleasant Journal.-Editor Lee.
of the Ottumwa Courier, has returned
from two weeks trip throughout the
southwest attending the annual meet
ing of the National Editorial Associa-
ton at Guthrie, Oklahoma, and visiting
other points. He is enthusiastic over
the rapid growth of the southwest, and
thinks Oklahoma should be admitted
to the union rs quickly as possible
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29

IF, as prophesied there is land
boom in sight, the crop reports from
South Dakota indicate another slump
In the Iowa census" remarks the
Marshalltown Times Republican.
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'If the present crop prospects are
fulfilled" remarks the Fort Dodge
Chronicle Rockefeller will be tempted
to desert the Standard and turn his
hand to the plow."