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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-09
LovlLIA.

Lovilia, June 7.--Mr. and Mrs.
Frank James and daughter are spend
ing q few weeks with relatives at
Brighton.
Miss Carolyn Clemens, who has been
employed as head trimmer in one of
the leading milliner stores in New
London, came home to spend the sum-
mer with her parents.
/. w. Nye visited with relatives near
Eddyville Sunday and Monday.
The Decoration services, which were
held at the M. E. church on Wednes-
day afternoon was grand success.
The addresses made by Rev. Father
Smith and Rev. Spencer were splendid
The music was well rendered by eight
Lovilia ladies. composing double
quartette. The floral tributes were
very beautiful and the honors. which
were due to the Boys of 81 were
grandly presented.
A great number from this place at
tended Wallace's circus at Abba Tues
day.
Misses Clara and nellie Forrest at
tended children's day exercises at
Bethel Sunday.
Misses Della Spencer, Jessie Hen
dirk and Inez Amber spent last week
In the country visiting friends.
Miss Louye Cashier will leave Sat-
urday for Mt Pleasant, where she
will attend commencement exercises at
Iowa Wesleyan university From
there she will go to Biggsville, Ill,
where she will visit friends.
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ABSENT TREA1MENT.

The popularity that is coming back
to William Jennings Bryan now that
he is out of the country of his tri.
umphs and defeats is great indica-
ton of the efficacy of the absent
treatment" plan in politics. While
scientists may disagree and squabble
over the absent treatment cure for
diseases of the mind and body, Mr..
Bryan has discovered to the whole
world the splendid theory of regaining
popularity, once entirely lost, simply
! by leaving his native shores and jour
neying to lands where the sphinx and
the pyramids are his daily compan-
ions. Perhaps he has picked up the
knowledge Of the game from some
ancient papyrus discovered among the
well preserved tombs Of the dead
Rameses and his followers. Perhaps
it was in Japan, among the geisha
girls and the American merchants,
that he found out the secret that
there's great charm in absence. How
ever that may be, democrats from
New York to Missouri are singing the
refrain,
absence makes the heart grow
fonder."
And Mr.. Bryan, away over on the
shores Of the Mediterranean, has his
ear attuned to the sweet toned bray
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WHAT WILL you DO WITH THE
BOY?

Marshalltown Times Republican,
School is out. The educational fac
tory is idle and the hands face three
months shut down. The boys are
loose. What are you going to do with
your boy? Have you arranged pro-
gram for his employment or is he to
face three months of idleness and take
his chance against the mischief Satan
finds for idle hands to do? Is he to 10
some thing or nothing? To cultivate
strength or weakness? Lay around
town" and squander the three vacation
months or use them? What are you
going to do with your boy?
1t is up to the parent more than it is
to the boy. 1t is as much a parental
duty to supply wholesome recreation
and useful employment during the va
cation months as 1t is to support
schools and keep the boy in attendance
nine months in the year. The three
vacation months belong entirely to tho
parents and the boy. No teacher SUI
pervises, no school regulations re-
strain. The time when the boy and
his father come closest together is in
vaction. What are you going to do
with your boy?
Nothing does the city-bred man or
youth more good than to get away
from the brick and mortar and get
close to the soil. Send the boy back
to the land In vacation time. Find q
farm where the boy can be useful and
plant him there for at least six weeks
Of the three months between May and
September. Let him learn to work
with real things. learn the mysteries
of growth, the lesson of harvest, and
the knowledge of the primal things.
Let him know the dignity OF hard
work, the pleasure Of WEAKNESS,
the delight Of sunrise to life
rebuilt through the night Of pro-
found slumber, succeeding a day OF
toll. Above all, bring him in touch
with real things, the things that grow
out Of the ground and live and move
upon it.
Three months unrestrained play is
dangerous. 1t is more likely to make
Jack a worthless boy than shortage
of amusement is to make him dull.
Play is sauce, a condiment; work is
the red meat of life. Three months Of
utter responsibility is enough to spoil
any rowing boy.
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AN APOSTLE OF SUNSHINE.

New York Sun:-Hon. Robert Love
Taylor, who has just heard the music
Of the senate doors swinging ajar for
him, was born in the right spot-Hap-
py Valley Tenn. He has been very
happy ever since. AS a baby he cooed
and laughed, but was never known to
cry. In his recent campaign he ap-
peared as 1.-THE Apostle Of Sunshine"
After "a few vigorous mashes," as the
classics Of the prize ring say. he would
Sing a lullaby or quote few verses"
He know everybody in the state, ba-
bies more than three months included.
He has spoken, sung, f1ddled or lee
tured In about every town in Tennes-
see. How could Mr.. Carmack hope to
beat him?
Will "Catgut Bob" an old favorite
of Tennessee's and ours soon transform
himself into a serious statesman, most
ly saving his sunshine for the cloak
rooms and for vacations in Tennessee?
1t is to be feared. Gravity and solem-
nifty of deneanor are SO easily assum-
ed and so common that the meta
morphosis Of this troubador and story
teller into statesman with custom
airy suit of black and air of wisdom
must be regretted. 1t might be grate-
full to the reverend seigniors of the
senate to hear this accomplished artist
try to quiet Hon. Robert Marion La
Toilette. for instance, with this favor
lite lullaby:
o, don't cry. little baby,
o, don't cry any noah.
But Mr.. Taylor Is a shrewd and
adaptable politician. He would have
been. he is, an excellent actor. The
same thing has been said, and with no
shade of discredit implied, about Mr..
Bryan. 1t means that he has magma
ton, readiness, adaptability, quick
trate character. "Catgut Bob" among
his nnsn neanla, who understand and
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houses-there is no doubt but that 1t
is in q great many of them-but there
Is danger, where such vast work Is
done as in the Chicago stock yards,
that laxity should creep in and that
uncleanliness should take the place of
cleanliness at vital stages of the pre-
paration of food stuffs.
But, In a sense, the government is
responsible for any infractions or dis.
regard of the inspection law, if there
have been any, and the packers have
right to take refuge behind the in
spectors who are charged with the
duty of seeing that only pure products
go out from the big packing plants.
If the governments system is not per-
feet it is the fault of the government,
and the government must remedy that
fault.
President Roosevelt is right in de-
manding laws that will make such a
report as that which has just been
made public, impossible. He calls
upon congress to legislate in such a
way that the production of canned
meats shall be hedged' about with re-
strictions and inspections that cannot
permit of uncleanliness and unsanitary
conditions. 1t is in the power of
congress to make these laws, and it is
due, not only to the large packers, but
to the small packers and to the cattle
raising and hog raising industry, that
these laws be made and enforced.
Already, in London, there is boy
colt upon American meats and 1t ex-
tends even to the product Of packing
plants in Great Britain and the col
onies. There is no way of telling how
far this feeling will spread and 1t
is the duty of the government to pro-
tect the inspection system so that the
whole world will know that American
meats are pure, whether they come
from a big packing plant or from a
farm slaughter house.
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coRURN OF KANSAS.

The appointment of Foster Dwight
Coburn as United States senator from
Kansas to succeed Senator ]. Ralph
Burton, resigned meets with both ap,
prevail and disapproyal among the PEG.
pie of Kansas, and the worthy farmers
of the sunflower state are divided, even
in their own minds, as to whether they
shall applaud Governor Hoch's selec,
ton because they like Coburn, or de-
nounce it because they want him to
stay with them and help them in the
development Of their farms.
Mr.. Coburns appointment is hap
py solution of the problem presented
by Burton's retirement. He is not af
filiated with any Of the factions in the
republican party, is closer to the ag.
ricultural interests of the state than
any other man and is one of the most
popular men in Kansas. Politicians
admit that the appointment will add
20, 900 votes to the republican ticket in
November. 1t is not believed that the
new senator will be candidate for
election before the legislature, but the
prediction is made that his great popu.
larity will force him into the race and
that he will stand good chance to
win.
Senator Coburn was born in Jeffer.
son county, Wisconsin, in 1886, and Is
from Yankee stock. He taught school
in his early years, bore arms in two
Illinois regiments in the civil war, has
been successful farmer and stock
raiser, edited strong newspaper and
for twelve years has been at the head
of the Kansas agricultural department
For several years he was at the head
of the board Of regents Of the state
agricultural college. At the national
corn congress in Chicago five years
ago he was unanimously chosen Its
president
He is one of the most interesting
writer's on statistical themes in the
country. His books on '"The Beef
Steer and His Sister,, "The Helpful
Hen" 1.-THE Horse Beautiful and
other public reports have attracted the
attention of the whole country. HIS
most recent report is known as "The
Corn Book" The introduction in this
latter work was written by former
Governor Oglesby.
During the st. Louis exposition Sen.
ator Coburn was in charge OF the fine
stock department, but relinquished
the position before the close of the fair
on account of ill health.
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THE LATEST EXPOSURE.

In this age of exposures of muck
raking," it is not to be wondered at
that the people are astounded by the
report of the commissioners appointed
by the President to investigate condi-
tons at the Chicago stock yards. 1t
is natural that the packers should
make reply to the charges of the
commissioners, and it is natural, too,
that they should fall back upon the
government inspectors and hold them
responsible for any unsanitary condi-
lions that may exist, if any do. This
country has, for good many years,
considered its system of inspection
well nigh perfect, and perhaps it was
when it was first instituted. Perhaps
it is still SO i'm the smaller hacking
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sTRINGToWN.

Stringtown, June 2.-The following
pupils OF Smith Rancho school were
neither absent nor tardy during this
month, closing May rs: Ona Davis,
Bernice Hawthorne, Eunice Haw.
thorne, Ross Davis, Burlie Wright,
Alley Davis, Harold Hawthorne. Ray.
mond Hawthorne, Bert Peterson, Hes.
sci Hawthorne, Loren Hawthorne,
Jesse Wright
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Davis and
daughter, Iva, were HadrioL callers
Wednesday,.
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CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

70 the Republican Electors of the State of
There will he delegate convention Of
.9e repnnncans Of Iowa, held In the CITY
o. or Des mol Moines. Iowa. on Wednesday. AHg,
Ecrpose Of placing in nomination candi-
dates Tor the following ofiices:
For governor.
Tor lieutenant governor.
For secretary Of state.
For auditor Of state.
For treasurer of state.
For attorney general.
For Judge Of the supreme court (two
candidates.
For clerk ot supreme court.
For superintendent of public instruction.
For renorter Of supreme court. :.
Fer railroad commissioner two candi-
cates.)
And for the nsaction of such other
business rs may properly come before said
cGIrention.
All voters Of the state who believe In
reIhiblican principles and who endorse the
ra!scy of the republican party. are cor
fially invited to unite under this call in
tl!e election Of delegates to said conven.
tiOa. The ratio of representation Will be
as .ollows:
One delegate at large for each county
AnG one additional delegate for each two
hundred votes nr fraction of one hundred
Or over. cast for Theodore Roosevelt, re.
publican candidate for president at the
general election held November 8, 1904.
The representation to which the several
counties will be entitled under this call Is
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield. June THE baseball
game that was to have been played
between Parsons and Iowa Wesleyan
here yesterday was called off after an
hour of jawing. The trouble was caus-
ed by the Wesleyan team spring Pro-
Professor Hubert Hurt, principal Of the
Oskaloosa high school, as a regular
player. The Parsons men refused to
recognize Professor Hurt as an eligi-
BILE player. declaring that the claim
made by the Mt. Pleasant people that
Professor Hurt was a gradute student,
taking work In the university, though
residing In Oskaloosa was not suf-
ficient to allow him to play. Profess
sor Hurt was graduated from Wesley
an two years ago. The failure of the
game to materialize was a disappoint-
but on every side was heard censure
for Iowa Wesleyan for refusing to play
the same team with which they had
already beaten Parsons once this sea-
son.
Justice Stinson yesterday morning
united In marriage Miss Pearl M. Ed
ridge of Batavia, and Mel--in M. john
son if this city The bride is one Of
the foremost young women of Batavia,
cigarmaker.
Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyter-
ian church was held the memorial
service for Col Charles Parsons of st
Louis son of the founder of the
college, and who died during the pres
emit college year. The service was a
beautiful one and impressed deeply
those in attendance. Addresses were
made by George Parsons of Water
vliet, Mich, Rev Willis g. Craig. D
D., LII. D.. of Chicago, and Mayor G.
J, Fulton of Fairfield
The class day exercises given by the
seniors yesterday afternoon were
largely attended, and was one Of the
breeziest class dav entertainments
given for some years. The first part
of the entertainment was the play
Mr.. Bob" the ludicrous situations OF
which convulsed the audience. Fol-
lowing this was the prophecy, the dis
tribution Of gifts. mock presentation
of diplomas, and the class song.
The alumni held a picnic supper or
the college campus yesterday even
ing after their business meeting In
the evening Rev. William Carter OF
Kansas City made the alumni address
.
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their early friends and acquaintance.
Jas. L. Sparks and G. w. Ghost OF
Melrose were looking after business
matters at Abba yesterday.
Thos. Croiton Of Lucas spent Wed.
nesday at Abba transacting business.
Merle Kreger has almost recovered
from the recent operation which he
underwent for an abscess in the ear.
w. A. Brundage stopped for short
time in Abba yesterday on his way to
Grinnell.
John Werner of Charlton was a bust.
ness visitor here Wednesday,.
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PEDRIck HoNoRED.
ottumwa Man Reelected President Of
Expert Swine Judges.

Expert Swine Judges.
Trom Thursdays Daily
The National Expert Swine Judges
association closed it's annual session in
Des Moines yesterday afternoon by
the reelection Of s. M. Pedrick of OF
tumwa president of the association
and William McTavish of Coggon sec
rotary and treasurer. The association
decided to hold special meeting in
Sioux City Jan, % and % at the time
the Interstate Swine Breeders asso
citation holds Its convention there. AT
that time Swift & Co. will give dem
onstration as to the best quality OF
hogs demanded by the markets by
displaying both live and dressed
meats.
Yesterday afternoon the annual ex,
animation for judges was held. Some
twenty took the test and thirteen
passed the examination.
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put his whole soul"

are fond Of him, put his whole SOUL
into his singing Of
o. the fiddle strings and curls
OF the happy boys and girls,
In the good old time cotillion Of
Long ago.
He will study the part of senator
and has the capacity to play 1t we'll
He will learn the business" the rules
and traditions Of the role. He is a
boy of Sc, hitherto not too old for
young parts. Something of his buoy
ancy, gaiety and good humor should
irradiate the senate chamber. Sun
shine is needed there, especially when
Mr.. Tillman has one of his bad days
and is bedeviled and bedeviling. y
believe in the gospel of sunshine" Boz
says. May he irradiate with his beams
even the awful form of the vice presi-
dent. even the vast profo, nd of Bever-
idge!
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MAJOR RATHsuN TO SPEAK.
Marion Candidate for Governor VIII
Deliver Address at Hedrick july a.

Hedrick, June 6.--The committee on
arrangements for the celebration Of
the Fourth of July have secured Major
Rathbun of Marion as principal speak.
er of the day. The plans for celebra1
ton this year are much more elaborate
than previous years, and it is expect
ed that Major Rathbun will draw large
crowds from surrounding towns.
The merchants of the town have all
agreed not to sell any fireworks Of any
kind and an ordinance provides that
none shall be used within the incor.
poration.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

while the Hearst and Belmont
wings Of the democracy are still at
loggerheads,'' says the Iowa City Re-
publican. Bryan is doubtless smiling
to himself in a foreign land thinking
what nice compromise candidate he
would make"
Nobody who had intimate acquaint-
ance with one of the little individual
slaughter houses of the old days is
complaining particularly about the
lack Of sanitary arrangements in our
big abattoirs," says the Sioux City
Journal.
The democrats of the country will
tender w. j. Bryan a reception at
Madison Square garden on his return
from abroad on August l. The Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil says that this may
be one of the big New York occasions
in which William Randolph Hearst
will take reluctant part.
The Waterloo Reporter says that the
result of the primary in West Water
loo was not unexpected by the Per-
kins people. and while they hoped for
more favorable ending they are not
at all disheartened. THE fight will
go on to finish" asserts the Re-
porter.
Perkins will never be governor Of
Iowa" declares the Mason City Times
Herald, pro- ummins. That's not
simply prediction-it's statement
of fact"
The Clinton Herald is in favor Of
nominating new man, one not now
under consideration for governor, and
the Iowa City Republican says that
many people are thinking along the
same line. But the Cummins fellows
will never take this view Of the case
unless forced by defeat" the Republi-
can concludes. THE way to do now
is not to talk change Of generals, but
to fight it out to a finish. Then after
having had time to cool off during
July. the delegates may be in a humor
to do some rational thinking
1.-THE entries in the gubernatorial
race" remarks the Centerville Citizen,
ARE now on the home stretch and the
crowd is looking through the dust to
see If there isn't a dark horse in the
bunch"
We'll, the Cummins papers are be-
ginning to talk about where they will
light after the state convention" notes
the Arlington News. 'They are say
ing thaH will sa to MaiaS Rathhun,
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The Rockwell City Advocate thinks
the chances now favor Perkins, but 1t
does not consider the fight over, by
an means "The prospect is now so
close" says the Advocate, that few
votes may change 1t, and bad general
ship on either side may lose the vic
tory on very slight turn of the battle.
It's toss-up which wins
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"The governor is certainly defeated
unless some very unexpected results
occur in his favor" says the Coon Rap
ids Enterprise.
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The Sioux Rapids Republican, Press
still believes that the governor will
pluck the persimmons. 1T may be
pretty close. however," 1t confesses.
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The Washington Press says thai
Iowa has never had better man II
Washington than Maj. Lacey, a finer
all round man.
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"Plan for vacation, If 1t be onl.
for few days. Your work the re
mainder Of the year will be better TO
it," says the Ida Grove Pioneer.
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"The governor is not yet nominated.
nor Is the philosopher" says the Mar
ion Register, Capt. Rathbun's paper.
The contest will be settled August 1
by the convention.
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Fred Kretschmer got famous all at
once, and is now as well known in the
state as some who have been on earth
twice as long" remarks the Hampton
Chronicle.
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Good enough! There is not better
man in Iowa than Rathbun, and he is
the prince Of standpatters.''
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Chronicle.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the call to La Toilette was a tacti-
cal blunder, as it not only renders RI
diculous the Cummins peoples form
er derisive references to the Wash
ington crowd" but 1t opens the way
for Iowa statesmen. wherever they
may be, to return and take hand IN
the proceedings.
The Charles City Intelligencer no
tees that the recent successes of Mr..
Perkins have smoked good many
fellows out of the hole who were just
a little bit uncertain which way the
cat was going to jump and have made
them ardent Perkins men.
Sometimes the appeal to reason
wins" says the Mason City Globe-Ga-
zette.
The Creston Advertiser says that
while the drift undoubtedly is away
from Cummins there is nothing in the
situation which warrants either side
in claiming victory at this time.
o
1t Is announced that a man has been
found who wants the democratic NOM
ination for governor. by all means
let him have it, says the Boone Re
publican. I'VE would suggest to the
democrats that they call their con-
vention quick and give it to him before
he has time to back out"
The Washington Press says that
Iowa has never had a better man in
Washington than Maj. Lacey. finer
all round man.
tPlan for vacation, If 1t be only
for few days. Your work the re-
mainder Of the year will be better for
~ COW, tho Gro1,a Djoraar
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"The entries in the gubernatorial
race" remarks the Centerville Citizen,
ARE now on the home stretch and the
crowd is looking through the dust to
see If there isn't dark horse in the
bunch"
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ny order Of the republican state central
committee. r. Fl. Spence.
Chairman.
George r. Eastabrook. Secretary.
Des Moines. Iowa. April IT. 1905
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NOBODY VINO mad 1ntlmate dcqua1nl-
ance with one of the little individual
slaughter houses of the old days is
complaining particularly about the
lack of sanitary arrangements in our
big abattoirs,' says the Sioux City
Journal.
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We'll, the Cummins papers are be-
ginning to talk about where they will
light after the state convention" notes
ing thar Will aa to MaiaS Rathhun,