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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
DoLLIvER's CLEAN METHODS.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-Senato
Dolliver can say Of his reelection TO
the senate, as Sherman telegraphed
from Atlanta. "Ours and fairly won"
He used no influence to secure his own
reelection except open advocacy OF
the republican ticket in the campaign
last fall. He could say for himself
that he used no arguments with any
member of the legislature He stood
upon his own record and he told the
members that If that record did not
entitle him to the reelection, he did
not want it. In that respect Senator
Dolliver has set an example which
Iowa can afford to cherish and to fol.
low hereafter. He made no promises,
no pledges, spent no money and bar
tered away no offices or patronage.
1t was clean and honorable victory
and In view of the fact that he placed
1t upon such high plane, his defeat
would have been calamity to the po-
litics of the state, for 1t would have
meant that a candidate who took such
a high view of his Office was not able
to win. It would have placed pre-
MUM on political manipulations and
discounted the dignity Of the office Of
United States senator.
Senator Dolliver, after twenty years
of experience in public life in Iowa,
stands before the people of his state
as a man who not merely believes in
clean politics, but who has practiced
1t. This is the highest possible praise
for him and for his state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Jan 23-Born, to Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Waugaman, of North
Third street, Tuesday, January %,
1907, daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Richardson of Hayden
has been i'll with complications.
The family Of William Watkins OH
North First street, was quarantined
Monday for scarlet fever, the youngest
daughter, Helen, having been Ill with
the disease.
A young folks party was held at
the William Wooten home at Coalfield
Saturday night.
H. A. Smith of Bisbee, Arizona, has
terminated a visit with his sister, Mrs.
H. r. Mcvayland and has gone to
Kansas City on business.
Mrs. ]. P. Anderson returned Mon
day from few days visit with her
sister, Mrs. Somers in Ottumwa.
Mrs. w. H. Stuck visited her friend,
Mrs. M. J. Bernaur in Ottumwa and
transacted business Monday.
Miss Addie Waddell returned to her
home at Chillicothe Monday after an
over Sunday visit with her cousin,
Fred Hull. Mrs. M. j. McCarty Of
Hiteman and Frank Hull Of Coalfield,
were also guests at the Fred Hull
home.
Judge D. M. Anderson Of Abba, was
in town Moiday en- route to Keosauqua
to hold court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26

221,991 more cars were available than
in June, 1905, the shortage amounted
to nearly 1000 cars day But, on the
other hand 1T is questioned whether
even with this shortage made good. it
would have been possible to satisfy
the demand.
.'The marked scarcity of cars at this
time Of the year is all the more dis
quieting, since the farmers will shortly
be drawing heavily upon all available
railway rolling stock to move agricul-
tural produce. The result of this de-
felt in the number of cars supplied
has been that in several collieries the
miners have been compelled temper
arily to stop work, measure which in
these days of high wages is a costly
matter"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
RAISE FOR RURAL CARRIERS.

Since the senate and house have
voted themselves raise, also provid-
ing large salaries for the vice president
and members of the cabinet. they can
not consistently object to the recon-
mendation Of the fourth assistant post
master general that the salaries of
rural route carriers be raised from
$3.50 to 5000 year. After deducting
their expenses, as they must furnish
their own horse or team and furnish
feed, the salary nets them but $500 or
$500 year at the present rate of sal
airy, and it must be admitted that that
is a narrow margin for man of family
as most of the rural carriers are. The
resignation of 4,441 rural carriers dur
ing the past fiscal year, mentioned in
fourth assistant postmaster generals
report, was due almost solely to the
low salary.
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THE oTTUMwA SCHOOLS.

Burlington Hawk-Eye.-One school
in Ottunwa graduated 81 pupils last
week. That is the largest in the his.
tory Of the town. Evidently there is
no immediate danger of race suicide In
Ottumwa. And 1t would be the best
thing that could happen to the town
and to those 81. If they were all to pass
on into the high school. That is the
university of the common people, and
there every boy and every girl ought
to be put forward sufficiently, that he
or she may be able to continue their
education by themselves. For after
all, the school simply lays the founda.
ton, upon which each human being
rears ZIP his or her own educational
structure
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CHILD LABOR A MENACE.

Senator Albert ]. Beverage, who is
working overtime in an effort to push
a child labor bill through congress is
not only fighting his fight with the
politicians and law makers, but he is
arraying public sentiment on his side
through series Of articles in the ma
gaines. AS a talker and fighter
Beveridge is success, and as writer
he is just as great success.
This manning of human bodies,
this damnation of human souls, must
come to an end" he vehemently de-
clares in discussion of his bill in
the February Woman's Home Com
panion. "It has got to be stopped"
he continues without taking breath,
"and we have time and strength and
leisure and prosperity enough to stop
it right now
1--WE all know about it. The whole
country knows about it. The whole
country has been aroused about it.
The whole country is ready to act;
and the question is how to act. say
that the whole country knows about it
because personally tested that ques-
ton during nine weeks of the last poll
teal campaign-and tested it from
Maine to Nebraska
"In every speech made spoke
somewhat on this national shame and
danger; and found every audience,
whether in city or county; whether in
manufacturing or agricultural centers;
whether the crowd was composed Of
workingmen and their wives, farmers
and their families, business men and
the dear ones of their homes-I found
them all without any difference Of
ardor-an ardor which responded in
stantly, fervently and determinedly.
And SO made up my mind that
the country had made up it's mind
that child labor has got to go in
America
Senator Beveridge has public opin-
ion on his side of the question. and
although there will no doubt be power
full opposition to the bill there is little
doubt but that it will pass congress.
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STOCKPORT.

Stockport Jan. %. - Protracted
meetings are still in progress at tha
Methodist Episcopal church
O. A. Collins has SO far recovered
as to be able to resume his school
again. -
Joseph Silvers is able to be out again.
after suffering with the grip for few
days. =.
Mrs. Nora Johnston returned Thurs
day from Bethna, Mo.
A. B. Holiday has some friends here
from from Monmouth, ILL.,, looking for cat-
Slush, rain and mud was the order
or the time all last week.
Two car loads of cattle were ship
ped from here Tuesday to Mediapolis.
+. Mr.. McMott is off on vacation to
visit his old home.
Walt Hope and L. G. Boies Of Biz.
mingham were in the city Friday.
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Box Supper at WeIman School.

Amador. Jan. 23-There will be a
box supper at Wellman school house
on Saturday night. January g. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Baker were in
Ottumwa recently.
Lawrence Wellman returned last
week to his home in Kansas after a
brief visit with relatives.
Several pupils have been absent
of sickness.
Miss Laura Schwartz is spending a
few days at home
Roll Gosney has rented the Huffman
farm for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning spent Sun
day at l.. FL. Wellman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mcfarland are
guests at the Marion Smith home
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock OF Blakes-
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Police and Doctor Agree.

Police and Doctor Agree.
DR.. Horatio Parkins. the medico-
legal expert, described at a medical
banquet the vicissitudes and excite.
ments in the life of young ambulance
surgeon.
IAN ambulance surgeon of my ac.
quaintance, he said, had curious
experience the other night.
He was summoned to the police
station to examine an unconscious
prisoner. The prisoner, muddy and
disheveled, lay on the floor of the cell.
room. The physician bent over and
examined him, and then, rising, said
in loud, stern voice;
This mans condition is not due
to drink. He has been drugged.
"A policeman turned pale and said
in timid, hesitating voice:
I'm afraid you're right, sir. I
druggad him all the way from Carney's
saloon, a matter of hundred yards or
more. Milwaukee Sentinel.
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SAFE AND SANE BUSINESS.

Omaha Beet is neither pessimism
nor sensationalism to admonish the
public that Industrial commerce cannot
always be maintained at the
present extraordinary height
That there is no sign Of
reaction, but on the contrary every
reason to believe in the soundness Of
the foundations Of business, by no
means impairs the relevancy of such
adnlonition at this junction, but rather
gives point to it. The very excess Of
prosperity during a series of years
tends, naturally, to excite false antici-
pations and to cause forgetfulness Of
the one lesson which history and hui
man nature teaches most certainly.
If we could only know beyond pre-
adventure that the increase and gen.
eral enjoyment Of wealth would con-
tinue through decade in the future at
the same rate as through the past de-
cade, there would be even greater
cause for caution and self-restraint
for the very assurance of such pro-
tracted expansion might break down
the conservative limits of uncertainty
and timidity. A point would likely be
soon reached by anticipation from
overconfidence and adventurousness
that would merely hasten and accen.
tuate reaction and collapse.
AS it is, too many indications in ex-
travagant living and oyerstrained cap
italization of what in final analysis
are mere gainful chances, to say moth
ing of the pure speculation in distant
outlooks, urge us to realize the neces-
sity of steering individual conduct and
business activities and calculations to-
ward safe anchorage. There are al
ways possibilities like crop failure or
some great spasm of speculative
mania, the occurrence Of which can
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SENATOR MOONS BILL.

Cedar Rapids Gazette.-Senator
Moon Of Ottumwa will offer bill in
the legislature providing that street
car vestibules must be completely clos
ed. It is in the interests Of the pro-
lection of the motormen, who are ex-
posed to the severe weather most Of
the time in winter, with one side Of
the vestibule open. Senator Moons
arguments for his proposed measure
arG good. An open vestibule compels
a motorman to wear heavier clothing
and keep his face more or less muff1ed,
increasing the difficulty of operating
the car safely and satisfactorily.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-26
FOR A GREATER IOWA.

The time is ripe for Greater Iowa
movement" says the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader in strong editorial
commenting on the boost and expan-
sion yrsovement, which is sweeping over
the state.
''Tae land boom period has passed
The Few Industrial future of the state
has oean only dim1y forseen The state
is in rhe wash between the two waves
Thriving towns with unrivalled posi-
bilities are at a standstill because land
values are not rising, and men of
wealth who have relied on speculation
are hot yet ready to develop indus
tries.
The state has the cheapest fuel in
the world in beundless supply. It has
adequate means of communication. no
state better 1t has population Of
greater average buying capacity than
any equal number of people on earth
Why should it not supply its own
needs?
THE towns that have asked and an
swered that question are the towns
that are thriving today. There is not
a dead county seat in Iowa that has
ventured into manufacturing enter
pTises. There is not a prosperous city
that does not owe its prosperity to
the industries that employ It's labor"
Ottumwa has asked and answered
these questions. 1t is thriving. 1t
owes it's prosperity to the industries
that employ it's labor. But the bust
ness men and enterprising citizens
should not rest on their oars with past
achievements. There are men of
money everywhere wishing an oppor-
tunity to invest their capital in enter
prises. They are looking for sites for
manufacturing enterprises and Ottum-
wa should realize that the best way to
join in the boosting campaign. for a
greater Iowa is to begin an organized
campaign of expansion to make a
greater Ottumwa.
Speaking of Des Moines' advantages
as an industrial center, the Register
and Leader says:
"Des Moines can rival any city in
the middle west as an industrial CEN
ter, and has set out to do it. Some
of the citizens of Des Moines have
each pledged two thousand dollars a
year for three years to promote the
work, and to interest capital seeking
] investment in the possibilities of the
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not be forseen, that In wisdom are
to be taken into account.
At all events the prolongation of
our prosperity and the diffusion of lis
blessings among the mass of the peo-
pie will depend largely upon the de-
gree to which we now keep our heads
under circumstances so we'll calculat.
ed to turn them In that degree too,
will the force of reaction, when it
comes, be moderated. The opportun-
ity for permanent development of our
resources in response to the ambition
and the requirements of our own pea.
pie and of the world are so great as to
call for every energy in legitimate and
safe enterprise, without rational ex-
cuse for the peril and waste of spe-
culation and extravaganza.
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THE OTHER FELLOW"
Abba People Will Hear Lecture by E.
r, Evans,

GvdUSs
Abba, Jan .24.-George A. Howard
will give a fraternal lecture on 1.-THE
Other Fellow January 81 at Kings
opera house under the auspices Of the
A. O. U. w. Grand Master e. B.. Ev-
ans is expected to be present.
Horse Sale.
w. P. Chisholm held another horse
sale here yesterday which was only
moderately well attended. owing to the
condition Of the roads. However, a
number Of buyers were present. Dem
ny Deneen of Melrose auctioned the
sale, as Mr.. Fleener Of Ottumwa was
unable to be present
Other Abba News.
Word has been received from Harry
Conner by relatives that Mrs. Cramer
is somewhat better. Mr.. and Mrs. Cra-
mer are at New Samaria, Florida
Harry Clutch Of Lovilia was In town
on business yesterday.
Rabbi Leon Harrison delivered the
fourth lecture on the ST. Mary's lee
ture course at Kings Opera house last
night.
Wade Shaw was unable to attend to
his duties at the grocery store yester-
day on account of an attack Of the
grip.
Mrs. B. P. Cashier was resting
somewhat easier at last reports.
The waterworks are nearing COM
pletion. The pipes are all laid and the
tanks painted. Considerable water is
in the reservoir since the thaw and
rain last week.
Jesse Smith Of Lovilia and John
Moore Of Bussey were at the horse
sale here Wednesday.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to John H. Burt age At, of Lo-
villa, and Sadie Elizabeth Redding
age II, Of Morristown, New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Parry left last
night for Carlsbad. New Mexico, for
the. benefit of Mr.. Parry's health.
William Wilson is not improving
very rapidly from the fall received
some weeks ago.
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situation Not a man in Iowa doubts
the outcome. Des Moines is just as
certain to become large and wealthy
manufacturing and jobbing center as
it is to remain on the map.
There is not a county seat in Iowa
in which dozens of citizens cannot at
ford to each invest several hundred
dollars a year in the work of promo
ton. The new life the community
will take on will alone make the ven
ture profitable. The natural advan-
tages are here the conditions are ia
vorable. and the best buying constit-
uency on earth is at the door, If Iowa
manufactured alone what Iowa con-
sumes it would be listed as a manu-
featuring rather than an agricultural
state"
county seat in the state in which
dozens of citizens cannot afford to in
vest several hundred dollars year in
the work, of promotion has been de-
bated and affirmatively settled in OF
tumwa In the decision of the CONNER
cial association to employ salaried
secretary waose business it shall be
to see that this city gets its full share
of the prosperity the present and fu-
ture hold for Iowa.
In closing the Register and Leader
says:
Let the Greater Iowa movement be-
gin with the year. Iowa has passed
from the land boom class, and is en-
tering the race for industrial suprem-
acy. Let the state face it's future.
The year 1907 ought not to pass with
out the development of new industrial
activity in every considerable center
of population
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Z Is
complained of against the railroads
would be corrected il the government
owned and operated the railroads are
given food for thought in report
made public by Consul j. I. Britain at
Kiel, Germany. All the railroads in
Germany are owned and operated by
the government, yet there is the same
wall of car shortage there as there is
in this country, where the government
does not meet with much success in
attempting only to correct fragrant
abuses Of power on the part of mag
mates. The report of Consul Britain
says:
"The Prussian state railway authori-
ties have been severely criticised in
consequence of the shortage of railway
cars. Thus, during June, although
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fully IL years old. So he decided to
go back and tell the swindler he had
lied to him about the animal. How
ever owing to it being the busy season
of farming, he was not able to go I'M
til about the middle of June. He final
ly did go, and told his man what he
thought of his rascally misrepresenta-
tions about the mule.
"'You say said the other fellow,
dat when you got de mule in Febru-
airy he was Z years old, and now it's
June and he's IL years old?'
Eyes, dol was the angry response,
We'll. sab, time sure do fly ~
Washington Star.
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burg visited few days last week with
MI. and Mrs. Fred Hancock.
John Mcfarland was a business cal4
Ter in the county seat Monday.
James Bailey has sold his farm to
j. p. Espy. Mr.. Bailey and family
will move to Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith visited Q
few days last week at the parental
Chance home
her home In Blakesburg after a. visit at
the Ralston home
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hancock, called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning recently.
The condition of Mrs. Susan Kent.
who is Ill, remains about the same.
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Hard Task TO be Tempe rate.

Captain George H. Knox, the richest
officer in the United States army. is
an advocate of temperance. At Fort
Mcintosh. in a talk with some pri-
Yates, he said recently:
OF course, if men want to drink
they can always find some excuse for
drinking.
Il once knew a New York man who
drank entirely too much. His doctor,
in order to moderate his tipping a
little, ordered him to take more light
beer and less strong wine-to every
quart of beer not more than pint Of
wine at the outside.
THE patient said to me one evening
week afterward as he rang for a bot
tie of champagne:
".What bore! I've drunk eight
glasses of beer today and now I'VE got
to get away with four glasses of wine.
Doctors ORDERS"
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Time on the WING.

Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court, in lecturing to his law
class at the George Washington uni
versity, told the following story:
Il knew of case once where two
darkies swapped mules. One of them
was an old hand at the business, and
in making the trade he represented his
mule to be seven years old, and told
of many good traits the animal had
not. This was in February. About two
months later the other darby began to
realize that he had been victimized in
the bargain and that the beast was
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Cures permanently the cases he UNI
dertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. Dr.
Snallenberger is an eminently success
fui specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effected In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill of all other physicians. His hos
pttal experience and extensive prac-
tice have made him so proficient that
ne can name and locate a disease in a
few minutes.
Treats all cases 81 catarrh, Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
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HOW ABOUT THE PARENTs7

Atchison G1obe.-So much is said in
favor OF child labor laws that the phil
anthroptsts are overlooking the fact
that there is also reform needed in the
way Of mother labor laws and father
labor laws. Every year fathers and
mothers work themselves to death
while the child is protected by law,
and by the love his parents bear him.
Under the present conditions big,
strapping child of 16 is given protec-
ton not granted his poor broken down
father of 60.
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PASS AND ANTI.PAss.

The other day there was an anti
pass bill pending in the lower house
of the Idaho legislature. The argyll
ments for and against the measure
were progressing rather listlessly
when Representative McCracken, an
opponent of the pass. held up in view
Of his colleagues pass sent to him
the Gay previously. The arguments
were closed, the matter was put to
vote and an anti-pass bill was enact
ed in a rush.
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SHOULD RETIRE swETTENHAM.

Swcttenham. the snobbish governor
of jamaica, should be recalled by Eng
land if an investigation shows that the
reports concerning his action in asking
Admiral Davis to withdraw his forces
from Kingston are true. Perhaps the
British government is not to blame
for the acts Of its governors. but 1t will
be to blame If it permits Swettenham
to retain his position. thus officially
ratifying his acts.
The love of fair play is dominant
characteristic of the British race, and
doubles sthe English people are deep
ly Inundated over the boorish insult
given to the American admiral and the
nation whose representative he was.
1t places the burden of apology upon
the British.
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LESS RATE DISCRIMINATION.

The Independent oil producers, &C
cording to the report of Commission
CT of Corporations Garfield, are now
practically free from rate discrimina
lions as the result of the publicity
given Standard Oil methods. This
announcement will cause general salts
faction, for it shows that the fight be-
ing made against the illegal methods
adopted by some of the larger corpora
ton in sitting competition has not
been without results.