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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
PEOPLES PULPIT.
The ottumwa Hosnltal,

Editor OF the COURIER
Are the citizens of Ottumwa asleep?
How many know the crowded and lin
fte6 capecit. Of the Ottumwa hospi-
tale Listen and learn a few of the
facts
There are several sufferers impa-
tlently waiting until room can be found
for them in the hospital Think Of
the medical cases, some of them lying
In small, crowded rooms, some with
out anyone able to render them the
smallest service for lack Of hospital
room. Think Of the suspense and
agony of a patient who knows he must
have surgical assistance, having to sit
down and wait until room can be found
for him at the hospital
The generous hearted citizens have
provide place for few. Having
begun the good work. are they going
to remain inactive and satisfied with a
small beginning?
| The women of Ottumwa have taught
us what can be done. Will not the cit
liens continue to show their appreoia-
ton Of their efforts and again come
to their assistance? A hospital is the
best life insurance a community can
have
The present crowded condition is an
injustice to suffering humanity 1t ia
| also an injustice to the physician
There is not sufficient room to accom-.
modate the patients. Some remain at
home, some seek assistance at other
institutions.
| Lastly. it is an injustice to the
nurses. There are not enough nurses
to do full justice to their patients or
themselves. There is not sufficient
room for the present nursing staff
Where shall quarters be found for the
patients and the nurses?
A Sufferer.
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~NoTHINo in THE PApER.r

Frequently. says the Blakesbure
Excelsior. you pick up one Of the 10.
cal papers. and, after glancing at the
headlines, YEARLY thrust 1t aside, re.
marking, Nothing in the paper to.
day" Did you ever stop to think
asks the Excelsior, what that phrase
nothing In the paper" means II
means that since the last issue no
misfortune has befallen anyone in the
city; that no IRE has wiped out a
neighbours worldly goods; that the
grim angel Of death has crossed nc
threshold of friend; that no man
driven by liquor, hatred or fear has
taken the life of a fellow human; that
no poor devil, haunted by the past OF
the misdeeds Of some other, has cross
ed the divide by his own hand.
So the next time you pick up pa.
per that doesn't announce a tragedy
advises the Excelsior, give little
think instead Of grumbling because
there is no news.
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Frank Custer at Greencastle, Mo-, re.
turned home Saturday

Frank Custer at Greencastle. Mo. re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. M. a.. Elliott went to Center
vile Friday to visit with relatives ana
attend the carnival.
Mrs. w. r. Williams Of Princeton.
Mo-. is visiting the Charles Williams
family south Of town.
Mrs. Stella Ackley is teaching some
OF the Seymour ladies how to do drawn
work on the sewing machine at the
Keller hardware store
Mrs. Laura Osborn, accompanied
Jennie McElvain home from Center.
Vile Saturday and visited over Sunday
with the John McElvain family east
of town.
Edith Frazell left last week for Win,
nen1ac. Ind. for two months visit
with relatives.
u. g. Alexander returned from
PLANES, Kas., Friday.
Waiter Miller, wife and son Myis,
OF Sewall. visited Sunday with Mr..
and MRS. Harry Condra. :
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BACK HoME.p

Golfers" Happy the city dweller
who was born and bred in the coun-
try. He has his vacation ready made
for him. WHITTIER should he go but
back homer Essentially he will find
the place unchanged. If he be the
right kind of man, it will flnd him un-
changed, too, for he who is radically
alien to his boyhood has become so,
nor because he has outgrown 1t, but
because he has fallen below 1t. The
sound-hearted man will neither forgot
or be forgotten in that environment"
This editorial from Golfers speaks
a great truth while 1t calls to our mind
a certain form of undesirable citi-
gen." for whom we all feel contempt.
He 1t Is who comes back to his home
town after few years in the city
with nothing but sneers for his boy
hood environment
How can you be satisfied in such
"a hole of placer" he will ask you in
surprise. why, couldn't stand It
again II you'd give me the town"
Sometimes you feel like excusing
such sentiment, or lack of sentiment
as an outburst of inexperienced youth
las coming from the lips of babes
unable to distinguish between th.s
shams of life and the things really
worth while; from one blinded by the
mist the city spreads before the eyes
of the shallow, obscuring with its
veneer and tinsel the thoughts of the
honest old home with its rugged sim
plidtH
TO the sound-hearted man there is
always the truest pleasure in visit
Ing the home Of his boyhood days
He has found no matter how many
friends he has made that the friend
ship Of the city is light and insincere
the friendship that is made overnight
and notSt the true comradeship that car
only be felt for the companions OF
your boyhood and youth He has found
that there are mo friends like the old
friends"
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THE VERSATILE AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT.

Time was when the department Of
agriculture was branch of the gov
eminent seldom heard from. Occasion.
ally something official would be given
out about the crops that was read with
interest by the farmer, but the out
side public heard more from the navy
department and from the state and
navy portfolios of the cabinet. But
that time is past. The department Of
agriculture with the pure food propo-
garda to spread before the people has
now become to be very much In the
Public eye.
And the versatile heads Of the de-
partment are covering lots of ground.
Tainted foods have been vanquished
in measure whisky las been re-
formed, the green bug has been run
to cover, and Secretary Wilson aud
Chief Chemist Wiley are just begin
ming.
Right now the department has turn
ec its attention to two matters close.
ly related to the household, the reform.
Ing of the pie and the determination
OF rats. The pie, 1t is given cut, mus
be reformed because benzoate Of soda
has been lied in Its manufacture as
a preservative. and benzoate Of soda
the government che11.sts insist, liz
harn!ful to the human system Rats
are to be exterminated Just because
they are rats and because they de-
stroy grain, ruin dry goods In shops,
eat or pollute food, carry contagious
diseases thousands Of miles in ships,
cause fires and flooding by gnawing
matches and water pipes, kill young
pigs and poultry, strip whole regions
OF the young Of song-birds and deface
the wooden trimmings of the buildings.
The activities Of the agricultural
department will be closely watched
because Its problems are the pro-
blems Of the people, much more so
than are the moves on the diplomatic
checker board made by the other de-
partments Of the government.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center-Mr. and Mrs. WI
n. Stevens of Ottumwa spent Sunday
at the J. w. Mccormick home.
a number OF the young peoplp Of
this place attended the Children's day
services at Farson Sunday afternoon.
George Reames went to Lamont Oh
Monday morning to work for the c., M.
&c St. r. railroad
Art Lawson is home on short visit
from CentervilIe.
2, L. Denny spent Sunday In Dahl
lonega.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Rogers, Mr.. and,
Mrs. George Reames and daughter
Helen, and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl DennisI
We're the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Glars
enoe Wolfe Sunday.
MT. and Mrs. George Lentner spent
Sunday at the home Of c. FL. Payton.
Mrs. George Reames and Miss
Grstna Grain were in Hsdrick Friday.
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BIRMINGHAM.

Birningham--Mics Tnez Clark left
Tuesday night for Fremont, Neb,
where sho will attend school during
the summer. Miss Clark has a school
at Broken Bow, Neb., for the coming
year.
Miss Bernice wildman of Keokuk Is
visiting with her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Wolfe.
Mrs. Walt Skinner returned from
the Ottumwa hospital Tuesday even
Ing. She is very much improved
D. Roth Of Fairfield was business
visitor Tuesday
Mrs. Retta Crosby is visiting rela-
tives IN town.
George Gilchrist of Fairfield is visit
Ing at the Gilchrist homo north Of
town.
Miss Chloe Jamison IS visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Roy Allen
o. s. Calhoun shipped four car loads
OF cattle and sheep to Chicago Tuesday
and Calhoun g. Ebert shipped cal
load Of hogs to Ottumwa.
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BLAckHAWk,


Blackhawk Mike Dommes made a
flying trip to Untonyille Monday.
Miss Nellie Robb is working for Mrs.
]. D. Jones this week
Reese Bridgman and Miss Made Ell
lis visited the Blackhawk school Mon.
day.
Tom Livingston and family and Mrs
Clarence German and children spent
suadhy at the Fl ~. nAsn home
Mrs. Mora ma HisS Lettie Brown
wsre In Unienvsils frt4av.
Walter EtufI&bAA1ns and wife visited
over Sunday at the parental Bear
home.
James Smith was Blackhawk call
ser Monday.
Will Livingston called on friends
near Charlton Sunday.
Tom Doll and family visited Sunday
at the Oliver Garner home.
Charles and Albert Brown were Wis
itors at the L. P. Kinsinger home on
Monday.
Miss Ethel Ellison spent Sunday
with Miss Iva Garner.
Mrs. Charles Garner and children
Of Unionville visited Sunday at the
VIM. Wooden homo.
Miss Jessie Brown spent Sunday
with Miss Birdie Bean.
heece Bridgman visited last Sun.
tdaY night at the W. X Robb home.
Mis- MAa0 Woo6ln called on Miss
L0tts4 nsUwn sunday.
Charles Wooden was a recent caller
at the John Smith home.
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WARE GOES TO LAKE GENEVA.

Seymour. - Leroy Ware, accompan-
led by his sister Maud and w. Wagner,
left for Lake Geneva Friday evening
for the benefit of Mr.. Wares health.
The Wares have rented their residence
to the rsoivr Of the defunct bank, Mr..
Fry, and ar having their household
goods removed.
Theodore Rosengren, accompanied
by his son Herbert, went to Chicago
Saturday night where the boy will be
placed in an engraver's school to learn
the art of engraving on metal
Marcia Hayes is taking summer
course in the Centerville Commercial
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burr, who have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. G.
q. Miner. at Mt. Sterling, and Mrs.
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THE GULF WATERWAY.

President Roosevelt's forthcoming
trip Of inspection down the Mississ-
ippi river, which will be made in Oc-
tober with Keokuk as the starting
point, is an event upon which the mon
and interests working for lakes to
gulf waterway are pinning their hopes.
+ The Mississippi now holds little Of Its
glory Of earlier days as the great high
way Of inland commerce. This was
brought forcibly to mind by the recent
report of Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner of corporations and mem
Der Of the waterways commission.
After a week spent travelling down
the river below st. Louis. Mr.. Smith
reported that the railroads have killed
the steamboat trade SO effectually that
now when the rail carriers are unable
TO move all the freight offered there
are no steamers to handle the surplus.
A striking picture of this was shown
OF Memphis, where Mr. Smith saw
thousands of cotton bales which had
lain in the streets all winter because
there was no room for them In the
warehouses and no river boats to re-
ceive them. 'sThe through lines of
boats to New Orleans he reported,
have ceased to run, and, practically
speaking. the river Is deserted
The New York World discussing the
decline Of the inland waterways says:
1t is a melancholy picture of decline
from prosperity which united with it
some Of the most picturesque features
of American development. From 1910
to the outbreak of the war and for a
full decade at least after its close, the
Mississippi was the great north and
south trunk line of western trade. The
substantial warehouses and now de-
crepit wharves at all the important
landings from New Orleans to st. Paul
testify to its departed traffic. In 1845
1850 steamboats, arrived at st. Louis
and In 1855 the young city of st. Paul
could boast S46 The river was a IA
vorite passenger route also. Then
sidewheel finder boxes raced with "a
niger squatted on the safety valve"
The railroads have now wrested this
traffic away. Last year there were
1888 vessels on all the western rivers,
with total tonnage Of l67,957 tons.
AS against this the tonnage of new
vessels built on the Mississippi and
its tributaries during the years 1854
G5-66 was $4,000. The Mississippi
tonnages of 73,081 tons for 1871 and
81,1S9 for 1881 dwindsed last year to
4 trifle9of 6,591 TONS
On the Great Lakes, where the
competition of the rail carriers has
been equally sharp, commerce, so far
from falling off, shows an increase
which is: a wonder story in itself Of
industrial development. The total
tonnage Of sailing and steam vessels,
canal boats and barges, mounted from
e95,604 tons in 1858 to z,234,432 in
1905.
The World is inclined to take a
/ cheerful view of the. situation Just
as an improved Erie canal is expected
to bring about a revival Of the river
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Waukee, Iowa, according to reports
has been awakened by such religious
enthusiasms that the pfous ejacula.
tons OF a farmer generation are pow.
erless TO give went to the expressions
OF holy fervor. Accordingly the fol
lowing church yell has been adopted
and is given with will during the
service:
Faith. hope, charity
Noblest Christian graces three;
We will ever practice thee;
Hallelujah. Rah, Roo, Ree.'
There is no mistaking the note OF
enthusiastic earnestness in the yell.
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VIII Jamlson Dead.

Hfteman.-Wtlliam Jamison died
very suddenly at his home Friday
evening and was buried in the Abba
cemetery on Monday morning. He
leaves wife, 1--WE daughters and two
sons to mourn his death.
Mrs. Joe Box returned Saturday
from visit in st. Louis.
Mrs. Ann Phillips was an Ottumwa
visitor Thursday.
Evelyn Welsh visited in Abba last
week.
Miss Title Featheringham visited
relatives in Oskaloosa few days last
week.
Mrs Oliver Welsh was an Abba
caller last Thursday.
Thomas Thomas left Monday for
Des Moines, where he will attend a
business college there.
Thomas Martin will leave today to
attend Highland Park college.
Mrs. William Jeffreys Of Abba visit
ed relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Cook and Mrs. Roe
Torrance are visiting relatives In Des
Moines.
A neck tie social was held in the
Baptist church Monday evening under
the auspices Of the B. Y. P. u. society
"A large crowd was present and a good
time enjoyed by ALL
Phillip Alderman Of Iowa City is
visiting relatives here.
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FSs1s 5'3sSs&'sts$S'
o SiDELlGHTS. q

(By "sandy.")

And his name was Mud. He was
an itinerant tonsorial artist and he
hailed from the "Show-Me" state But
he didn't land and disgustedly he hied
himself onward to Keolsuk where bar
bers don't have to work IN Easements.
His front name was Jack. and as
Jack Mud he had made an indifferent
success in Hannibal, Mo-, plying the
razor and shears and incidentally win
ming mediocre degree Of fame by the
righteousness, which is part Of a
BARRIERS stock in trade. Desiring to
see more Of the world, however, he
left the home Of the ubiquitous mule
and betook himself to other fields.
Hearing that Mud was in demand in
Ottumwa during carnival week, on ac-
count Of the presence here Of INN IT.,
the mud eater, he came here and spent
yesterday forenoon seeking employ
ment, making the rounds of the various
shops in the city He was offered po-
sition in couple Of places, but both
were basement shops and he mourn
fully turned them down, but whether
or not it was because he feared that
the dampness of basement would not
be conducive to the welfare Of mud
was not stated. At any rate he passed
them up. At another place he was
turned away because the proprietor
feared a dry spell after the recent
rains and Mud might dry up and blow
away in cloud Of dust. Woeful.y he
left the city.
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sIsrERHooD MEETS.
r. e. Society Enjoys soclai-one Can
didate Inltlated--other News
From Farminqton.

'~h'
Farmington.-Chapte @. P. e. o.
enjoyed most delightful meeting
Monday evening at the homo Of Mrs
Edna Robinson Miss Linnie Corns
was initiated into the mysteries Of the
sisterhood and at the conclusion of
the business session delicious refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Shirley Painter of Kahoka ar.
rived in Pennington Saturday evening
having been called here by the serious
illness Of her mother, Mrs. s. K
Shreve.
Fred Kick has gone to Sante Fe,
New Mexico, to spend his vacation
and expects to be gone about three
weeks. Oliver Scott is employed In
the drug store during Mr.. Kicks alb.
sence
Miss Carrie Corns, who has been
teaching school in Minneapolis, return
ed home Saturday. Miss Corns has
been teaching in Minneapolis for the
past four years but expects to teach
In Seattle, WASH, next winter.
DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Paisley and Mrs.
JAMIE Musgrave left Tuesday morning
for Cincinnati to attend the wedding
on Wednesday Of Mrs. Musgrave's son
DR.. q. ]. Musgraye.
Mrs. Anna Kunkle visited q few
hours Tuesday with Mrs. D. q. Cox
while enrcute to her home in Humes
ton
Mrs. Perrin of Queen City, Mo-, Is
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
W. III. Gentner.
Miss lane Therrna and niaco Mics
Winnie Fherme left Tuesday evening
for visit with relatives in Keosau
qua.
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A Waterloo weather prophet is out
with plan for forming union of all
the prognoticators. He believes that
If a congregation of prophets could
be assembled and a composite forecast
could be drafted, the farmers would
be able to know whether droughts or
floods were ahead and then plant the
right kind of crops. From the wide
variance seen in the Representations
of the scores of prophets now before
the public 1t would seem that to secure
a composite forecast is a bigger job
than the Waterloo man reckoned with.
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home last week after three weeks
visit IA northwestern Canada where
Mr.. Griffith went to look over tho
country with view Of locating.
D. J. Dtnneen Of jackson township
was Des Moines visitor last week,
whore he attended the auctioneers'
convention.
I. P. Greene and Mr.. Bouche of
Hiteman were In town yesterday on q
business mission.
Dr.. Stewart Of Charlton was in town
last week on q professional mission.
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cut of the tubers soon will join An.
drew Carnegie and John w. Gates on
the retired list. An inventor who has
been experimenting with the lowly po-
tato has found that it goes long way
towards forming composition that
will make good lead pencil at cost
much less than cedar at its present
high price.
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Manning Shone Wedding, June %.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are out for
the wedding of Miss Ada Manning and
Charles shane, which will take place
June %.
Messrs. Derman Threckeld and Bert
Plots returned home last evening
from a trip to Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phippin Of Russell
were in the city Wednesday
D. e. Lewis spent the day Wednes-
day in cerydon.
Miss Alice Johnson Of oskaloosa is
spending the week with relatives here,
Rev. F. a. Palmer has besn stanted
. vacation and wiz 70 to 6yaerado
next week for I &eppis Of vssks.
Miss Sarah Nsnh the daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs: David Funk, was mar
to Henry Clayton. Rev. Yagsy per
forming the ceremony at the home OF
the bride. The bride is a Charlton
girl and has grown, to womanheod In
this city. She Is refined young worn-
an and we'll fitted to preside over the
home she has chosen. The. groom is
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. william Clay
ton. and holds a position in the First
National bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
went to their homo on Arrnory avenue,
which WAS already prepared. Their
many friends extend congratulations.
j. T. Tfollingshead sr. Of Cedar
township was visitor In the city yes
terday, the first time in year. He has
been sick all winter.
Miss Ella Ary1dson arrived home
last evening from Rockford, Ill.
Mrs. II. M. Wells Of Russell visited
In the city Wednesday.
g. w. Getser OF Cedar Rapids, state
deputy Of the w. O. W., lodge, was in
the city last evening and gave an adj
dress at the w. o. W. han. Rev. Yaggy
Of this city gave an address. It was IN
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won't you take as little time as
delay the procedure of the car upon
its way?"
The crowd that damned the Ward
street car as 1t started towards the
carnival on the South Side last night
turned with one accord to ascertain
the source of the well medulated
smooth toned voice Of command. It
surely couldn't be the conductor speak
ing thus. The fat man who was taking
room enough for three almost slid on
the seat 80 hurriedly did he lift his
eyes to see if the conductor was bereft
of his senses. The youth who could
not even resist the temptation to
spoon with his girl on the street car,
forgot for the moment that he and
she were the only two creatures in the
world and even he turned his eyes,
still full of calf love, upon the con-
ductor. Every auricular appendage
was strained to hear the second
speech, half expecting the usual, ''step
lively, what's the matter with you,
this car isn't going to stay here all
day" But no. Not this conductor
Every eye was riveted upon the num-
erals on his cap and again a thrill ran
through the audience as the soft tones
were waited upon their ears:
Don't delay your departure, please"
little needing the excitement he was
causing, as he purred on.
We'll, what do you think of that?"
was the awe-stricken comment of the
crowd as the car was half emptied at
the doors Of the wild west show.
Passengers for the carnival will
alight here came solemnly from the
conductor, as the car came to stop
at the curve where the car line curves
away from the carnival. BY this time
every one in the car, who was not
too awe-struck, was laughing at the
conductor.
Bet yuh can't say it again." said
fat man in the corner as he tried
to pin his vest together where he had
split all the buttons Off
Not for the same money" replied
the man in blue. dryly, and the laugh
was on the fat man.
On the return trip it was the same
and the passengers continued to mar
vel at the unusual sight of polite con-
ductor.
Ladies and gentlemen, We are now
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approaching the waiting room. Kind
ly change cars" was the conductors
last bid for hilarity.
He's the politest thing in uniform
in ottumwa." said mushroom hated
girl as the crowd filed out And every
body voted AYE.
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traffic which the Hudson has lost to
the railways, it says, in a canal con-
meeting Lake Michigan with the Miss
isstppf may lie the rejuvenation Of the
Father Of Waters
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A strange coincidence was noted re.
Gently at a Kansas City hotel when
among the guests registered were.
w. B. Ham, j. B. Bacon and Fred j.
Com A brief agricultural meeting
w:,s held