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New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

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New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05

Lila Judson and Anna Briggs; Messrs.
b. S. Lennon and P. p. Dunkle.
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. DeLong and
daughter, Margery. left Thursday for
the eastern and southern states for a
two months trip. They will visit rela-
tives and friends and will view many
points Of interest
Mrs Emma Ellsworth and little
daughter, after ten days visit with
the formers daughter, Mrs. George
Matherly left Tuesday for their home
at Kansas City.
John Dial, who is employed on a rail-
way running out of Ottumwa, returned
to his employment Monday, after an
over Sunday visit at home.
Albert Jones of Oskaloosa, Is VISITING
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. w. HI. Stuck was at Ottumwa,
Hynes and Abba the past few days on
business
Mr.. and Mrs David Evans Of Pekay
nave returned from an over Sunday
visit with relatives in Ottumwa.
The Fortnightly club met Monday
with Mrs. f. M. Eperson. The meets
Ing was led by Miss Epic Wylie, and
the cities studied were Brussels and
Strausbury
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Allison Of Avery
spent Sunday here.
William Allison visited his son, Har.
Ian, Allison, In Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Allison left
Tuesday for Hot Springs, Ark, where
Mr.. Allison will take treatment for
rheumatism. He has been quite ILL.,
Harry Osborne returned Monday
from visit in Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
THE NATIoN,s soLpIERY.

In the United States there are more
than 100000 men available for mill
tary service, according to the report
of the military secretary of the army
Just made public. The report particu-
larly concerns the militia and shows
that there are already in the national
guard 1890 men organized drilled
and ready for immediate service. The
roll of states shows that New York
leads in its organized militia with H.
I'll men available for duty. Pennsyl-
vania is second, with 1886, and Illinois
is third with 6,613.
Regarding the total number of men
available for military service New
York again leads with a total of 1894, )
900. Ohio is second with LOSS, Ito,
Illinois third with 1,084,559, and Penn
sylvania is fourth with 1,017,00O men,
According to these figures these four
states could put into the field an army
numbering more than three and one
half millions of men, while all the 9TH
err states could add three times that
number.
Hundreds of these men have had
service in the militia, or saw active
service during the war with Spain
They are familiar with the drill and
discipline, so that they form most
effective reserve to the military re-
serve of the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
ALGER AND M'kINLEY.

Fort Dodge Messenger When Sec.
rotary Alger of Michigan resigned from
President McKinley's cabinet under
some pressure, at the close of the
Spanish war, he told his grievances to
a newspaper reporter named Campbell
of Milwaukee, SO the latter says, but
upon the condition that the story
should not be printed until after his
death. He was later elected to the SEN
ate and last week died. Before the
night of bis death Campbell, fearing
that the story Would get stale on his
hands. had telegraphed it all over the
country. The story, if it came from
Alger at all, was an exparte statement
given when he felt aggrieved, and its
representations are denied by every
body who was in position to know the
facts. The parties most concerned in
the story were President Mckinley
Vice President Hobart, Senator Nc
MILAN Of Michigan, Governor Pingree
of Michigan, and Secretary Alger, .ev-
cry one of whom is dead. Could there
be better demonstration of the van
ity and temporary Importance of ques-
tons of mere personal prominence?
1t is pity the newspaper reporter
could not have foregone the few dol
lars he made out Of the story and al
lowed the ex-secretary to be buried
without reviving the most unfortunate
inciden Of his career.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.

Algona Upper Des Moines-R epubli-
can.-In announcing one of the hymns,
"The Morning Light is Breaking" at
the Congregational church Sunday
night, the Rev. Holmes told Of a pa
thetic incident of his visit at the pen
itentiary at Anamosa last week as
chairman Of the house committee on
penitentiaries. He was sitting in the
library Of the prison Wednesday after
noon when he was approached by a
man wearing the stripes which are a
badge of the convict, who called his
name. At first he did not recognize
the man in the prison garb, and then
II flashed upon him that he had met
him at the alumni banquet of the Uni
versity of Chicago at the time of his
graduation. and that the man had de-
livered one Of the speeches on that
occasion, when he himself responded
for his class. The man was formerly
a banker at Davenport but had been
sent up for fifteen years for embezzle-
ment. The strange and pathetic thing
is suggested by the mans name, which
is Samuel F. Smith, the name Of the
author of the hymn. The crimina. in
stripes was none other than tho son
and namesake of the inspired author
Of the missionary hymn and Of our
national hymn America" perhaps the
noblest and most exalted expression
of patriotism and love of country In
the language.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
vi. G. WARD BURIED.

Abba Jan. 31.-John Ward, brother
of M. G. Ward, who committed suicide
here, arrived from Eddyville Monday
afternoon to take charge Of the res
mains. He was accompanied by w. A.
Venator and Ed Nye Of the Woodman
lodge of Eddyville, of which M. q.
Ward was member. The body was
taken to Chillicothe today on No. 10
anu inferred in the Kirkville cemetery.
Other Abba News.
Marriage licenses were granted this
week to David III. Penman, 90, of BUS
soy, and Lorena r. woodward, 80, Of
Everist; George D. Laidlaw, %, of Ala
b!a and Sabra z. Hawkins, 10, Abba,
and to Ed Rowley, 81 of Hooking, and
Lillian Shortridge, 10. of Hooking.
j. M. Shirley of Centerville was al
Abba yesterday to visit his afther-in-
law, M. r. Rizer, who has been quits
i'll for some time.
The choir of the First Presbyterian
church to the number of about twenty
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dalin,
members of that Organization, last
night and presented them with fine
cut glass berry dish. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dalin We're the recipients Of another
surprise Monday evening by their
|neighbors. who presented them with q
| set of sherbet glasses, a glass water
| jug and a vase. The cause 4of the surs
pr1ses was the fifteenth anniversary OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dalin's marriage last
Sunday
w. B. Lutz was an ottumwa visitor
Wednesday.
John Dougherty of Bluff Creek town.
ship was in town on business yester4
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lowe and family
will not return to their home at Itasca,
Texas, until the first of the coming
week.
! w. w. Briggs of Hilton expects to
return to Abba the first of the week
and take up his residence here. Mr.,
Briggs is conducting a restaurant at
Hilton at present. s
Dick Hollingshead of Lincoln, is vis-
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Georges
Hollingshead.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown Of Char.
iton were attending the Homesteaders
lodge. here last night and calling on
friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
THE PHYSICIANS DUTY

An epidemic of smallpox in an Iowa
town, caused largely because a physi-
clan neglected to report the first case
and the presence of the plague was
unknown until when the cases multi
piled the matter was brought before
the mayor by policeman who acciden-
tally discovered the state of affairs,
has reused the ire of the state board
of health.
.sThe state board of medical exam
iners," says the Bulletin issued by the
board, SHOULD have authority to can
Gel any physicians certificate who
after fair trial is found to refuse or
neglect to comply with the laws i'm
posed upon him by the statutes of the
state-especiall those laws that are
for the protection of the public health
Another practice objected to is that
of characterizing smallpox as the
Cuban Itch Astonishing as it may
SEEM says the Bulletin, there are
still doctors in Iowa who make this
error. 1t is either done through ignor-
ance or a disposition to favor the
patrons OF the doctor rather than the
public.
If a few physicians certificates were
Cancelled a little more care would be
used in reporting cases of contagious
diseases, failure to report which might
result in an epidemic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

There is little likelihood that the
rivers and harbors bill, now before
congress, will make any provision for
lake-to-the-gulf canal in the Missis-
sippi river. The bill as reported by
the committee gives $4,000. 900 for i'm.
provements to the Mississippi with an
authorization approximating $4,000
600 more for subsequent improve
ments, and $4,000 is set aside for a
survey for the deep waterway from
st. Louis to the gulf. The bulk of the
appropriation goes to improving the
waterway from the great lakes to New
York and Boston. Two of the big
items in the bill are the appropriation,
for general improvements in Boston
harbor, of s550,000 cash, with an au-
thorization for the expenditure of 49,.
$4,000 for continuing the work, and
$313,300 cash for general improve
ments in channels in New York har-
Dor, with an authorization for S1,14S..
$40 to permit of completing the work
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
ROOSEVELT.

William Allen White in the Febru-
airy McClure's Essentially, Theodore
Roosevelt is star, he does not work
we'll in stock company. He cannot
play villain today, walking gentleman
tomorrow. comedian the day after and
hero betimes to suit the exigencies of
the play upon the board. Hanna could,
Blaine could, Mckinley did-though
never was he cast in comedy, and new
er did he play the villain-and Reed
took all the parts, though as a villain
be was immensely funny. But Theo-
dore Roosevelt Is what the profession
calls spot lighter. He can get OF
the stage, and the action goes on with.
out him, but he cannot come on as a
fiunky, nor with thinking part, nor
with the feline tread of the villain.
He must be the hero or not perform at
all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
APosTRoPHE TO DAD.

An exchange fills In" with this bit
of anonymous philosophy which it
scissored from "the Earth:
We happened in a home the other
night. and over the parlor door saw
the legend worked in letters of red,
What is home without a motber?"
Across the room was another brief.
&c ID bless our home"
Now what's the matter with God
Bless Dad?" He gets UP early, lights
the fires, boils an egg and wipes off
the dew of the lawn with his boots
while many a mother is sleeping. He
makes the weekly handout for the
butcher, the milkman, the baker and
the little pile is badly worn before he
has been home an hour.
If there is noise during the night
dad is kicked in the back and made
to go down stairs and find the burglar
and kill him. Mother darns the socks,
but dad bought the socks in the first
place, and the needles and the yarn
afterwards. Mother does up the fruit;
we'll dad bought it all, and jars and
sugar cost like the mischief.
Dad buys the chicken for the Sun
day dinner, carves it himself, and
draws the neck from the ruins after
every one is served. What is home
without a mother?" Yes, that is all
right; but What is home without a
father?"
Ten chances to one it's boarding
house-father is under a slab and the
landlady is the widow. Dad, here's to
you-you've got your faults-you may
have many of 'em-but you're all right,
and we will miss yoc when you are
gone.