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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-12
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-12
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfeld.-There has only been one
marriage license issued by the county
clerk during the last week, to Miles D.
Brandford, "a, and Miss Alpha Bates,
10.
The Iowa State Savings Bank has
let the contract for the repairs in their
banking rooms Of the damage caused
by fire there last August. The work
will be completed by the first Of next
month.
Charles H. Young of Bloomfield has
taken charge OF the Lightfoot grocery,
which he recently purchased.
Elga Mickles, who has been for sew
eral years the day ticket agent at the
Burlington station here. has been pro-
noted to an authorship on the divis-
ion out of ST. Joseph, Mo Fairfield
people will regret to see Mr.. Mickles
leave.
The ladies' Of st. Mary's Catholic
church will serve chicken supper at
the Armory Tuesday evening. The pro-
ceeds will 90 toward the new church
which is being erected.
The regular examination for teach
ers' certificates will be held in the
county superintendent Office on Oct.
%. "a and %.
Spence's roller skating rink opened
Tuesday night for the winter.
The announcem ent has been received
of the marriage Of w. D. Thomas Of
Vermilion, Colorado and Miss Dora
Hatch of this city, which occurred on
Sept. IA, in Alberta, Canada, where Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas will reside.
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sToRITs ABOUT PEOPLE.
For PhILanthropIsts.

The latet DR.. Eliphaiet Wright OF
Lee, Mass. in the course of his long
life ushered 5000 babies into the
world. This Is believed to be the rec
ord.
DIR. Wright" said a resident Of
Lee, "had two passions-children and
charity. In both he was most sue
cessful. He held that In both grace
and delicacy were essential He kel.l
that charity which was not graceful
and clean was bound to fail, bringing
to the donor scorn instead Of graft
tude.
Thus, he once said in Sunday
school address. rich landlord, wiile
making the round Of his tenants cot
tages, collecting rents, met little
girl. whose beauty much impressed
him.
On the shabby front room OF the
cottage the landlord talked for o
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LETTING OFF STEAM.

Democratic Telegram.-Some Off
Ger had disobeyed or failed to compre-
bend an order
"I believe I'll sit down." said Secre-
tary Stanton, land give that man a
piece of my mind"
DO So" said Lincoln. write him
now while you have it on your mind.
Make it sharp. Cut him all up"
Stanton did not need a second in
vitation. 1t was bone crusher that
he read to the president.
That's right" said Lincoln; that's
a good one.''
"Who can send it by" unused the
secretary.
Send it," replied Lincoln; "send
it! Why, don't send it at ALL Tear
1t UP: You have freed your mind on
the subject and that is all that is nee
essary. Tear 1t up. You never want
to send such letters. never do"
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WALL COLLAPsEs
Jamison Mercantile Building at sey-
mour Damaged by Excava-

Seymour, Oct 1O.-Several Seymour
Workmen, while excavating for the
Masonic hall, were startled by warn
ing cry from bystander. They had
barely time to get out Of the way be-
fore section of brick eight feet square
fell from the adjoining building directly
on the spot where one man had stood
a moment before. The building is a
brick veneered frame structure owned
and occupied by the Jamison Mercan-
tile company. The north wall of the
Masonic excavation had caved in and
thus weakened the foundation of the
Jamison building SO that it settled to
the south, bullying the brick until fully
half of the brick on the south side and
one third of those on the east end fell
off. The plastering fell from the walls
of the upper story, the plate glass front
was badly broken and for awhile the
greatest excitement prevailed Their
show cases and many Of their goods
were removed from the building and
stored in a nearby vacant house. Tele-
phone poles were brought into requisi-
ton and the building braced both OUT
side and In. No further wreckage is
anticipated.
Attorney Steele Of Corydon was
summoned by the Masons to view the
wreck and estimate damages. He held
a private consultation with the build
Ing committee, the result OF which has
not been made public. 1t is generally
understood, however. that the Masons
are willing to pay reasonable dam
age. The Jamison company expects to
be able to save the building, but their
loss Will be quite heavy
Other Seymour News.
Daniel Evans of Greene county, Mo,
arrived here Sunday night to visit his
brother, Aaron Evans. and numerous
other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Alfred and little
daughter returned to Moravia Sunday,
after few days visit with relatives IN
this city.
The football game between the Cen
terville and Seymour high school teams
Saturday resulted in a score of 81 to 0,
in favor of Seymour.
Mrs. Catherine Hibbs returned to her
home in Lawton- Okla. Sunday. after a
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AN IoWAN IN WASHINGTON.

Washington Post-"If an experiment
recently undertaken by the Iowa Agri.
cultural college proves successful.
Americans will not have to go abroad
for their choice breeds Of draft
horses" said w. ]. Kennedy OF Ames,
Iowa, at the Raleigh, who recently
was sent aboard to buy animals for
use in establishing new American
breed.
while in Europe purchased sew
eral animals of the English Shire and
Scotch Clydesdale breeds, which pos
sirable for the American draft horse.
secured the finest mares that could
be purchased in Europe, and these will
be crossed in an experiment to estab-
lish an American breed of high char
acter
"The only objection American draft
horse buyers have to these two breeds
is that they have long hair on their
legs. However that is not serious, be
cause the animals selected had little
hair, and in the course of time you
can eliminate this No breed keeps
this characteristic long in America. 1t
was at first thought desirable to make
use OF the Percheron put | could not
find any desirable animals of this
breed in Europe. 1t is fact that the
Percheron breed in France is losing
Its character very rapidly. Fewer first
class animals are raised there now,
and 1t seems possible that the breed
will die out in that country unless
strenuous measures are taken to pre-,
vent it.
This is all due to the fact That for
many years France has shipped out
its best horses to America and other
countries. This has gone on so long
that France has lost all of its fine AMI,
mails and only inferior ones remain
Under such circumstances the breed
is sure to die out. Steps are being
taken to protect the breed in Ameri-
ca, whence many of the best Percner.
ons have come, although little care
has been taken in the pest. Americans
depended almost altogether on France
for perpetuation Of the stock. The
United States government is interest.
ed with the Iowa college in this ex.
pertinent, which, 1t is believed, will
be highly successful"
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PREACHERS, SALARIES.

That the religious work Will soon
suffer for lack of preachers unless sal
aries are raised is the conclusion by
the Chicago Tribune after receiving re-
ports from ten Methodist Episcopal
conferences in the middle states.
While the wages for other lines Of
work have gone through a readjust-
ment to keep pace with the increased
cost or living, 1t was brought out at the
conference that the ministry Is main
tanned at practically the same salary
basis.
From the Des Moines conference the
Tribune received report that 81 out
of the 217 pulpits are vacant because
Of the insufficient salaries paid to the
preachers.
From the Sioux City conference
came reports of five Withdrawals from
the ministry for the same reason.
@ The Wisconsin conference gave re-
ports Of a decrease Of 20 per cent in
salaries during the last thirty-fiye
years, while the cost of living has in
creased at a greater proportion.
The Indiana conference reported an
increase of 10 per cent in salaries, but
the increased cost Of living was held
: to be 40 per cent
The report from the Illinois confer
ences showed that salary increases
there have been more LIBERAL but they
were not held to be liberal enough. A
resolution was adopted at the Rock
River conference at Chicago favoring
an increase in the salaries of preach
ers The resolution set forth that no
increase commensurate with the in
crease in the cost Of living had been
made in the salaries of ministers and
called for action that should permit
the pastors to share more generously"
In the. material advance and prosperity
of the church members.
A report from the southern Iowa
conference at Burlington showed that
no ministers had been forced by low
pay to seek other lines of work to sup
port their families. but the matter was
considered Of sufficient importance to
move the lay conference to pass re-
solutions favoring an increase in
wages wherever possible.
1t is not at all to the credit of the
church going people that the ministry
has been SO poorly paid. This is true
not only true Of the Methodist Episco.
pal laity but the laity of all the other
churches. The reports showing the
prevailing low salaries came from the
Methodist conferences, but it Is safe
to say that reports from the other an
nual church gatherings would have dis
closed the same condition.
1t Is time that the ministry and the
teaching profession were given In
creases in salaries at least approach
ing the increase in the cost Of living.
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sUNNYslDE.

Sunnyside. Mrs. Lucy Coons Is
very i'll with paralysis at this time.
Miss Maud Wintermute OF Ash
Grove has been visiting at the Dan
Henderson home the past week.
Dick Coons held large stock sale
last Friday, preparatory to moving to
Bloomfield
John Leach returned home last week
from two weeks tour in the east
Samuel Colliver arrived at his faith
ler's home Saturday morning. after
seven years absence in Europe, where
he has been studying medicine
George Hockersmith and family Of
Savannah visited in this neighborhood
Sunday.
Ford Roffe and Frank Baumgardner
are in Denver, Colorado, on a sight
seeinr trip.
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while with the little girl, and as he
rose to go an unwonted feeling of
kindness warmed his heart.
Let me see,' he said, fishing in his
pockets-'let me see if haven't some
thing to give to this dear little girl.
And smiling and chuckling he went
through pocket after pocket. Finally,
in his hip pocket he found a pepper
mint drop. white peppermint drop.
He busted the fluff and lint from it,
and extended it gayly to the little girl.
Here we are he cried I thought
we had something. Here is nice
peppermint drop for you. And now,
he ended, what will you do with 1t
Wash it. said the little girl
gravely. Boston Herald.
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SUNDAYS FAIRFIELD PRAYER.

/ Marshalltown Times Republican. -
Not the least Is the province of the
press to preserve the utterances of
our great public speakers. We are
told That Lncoln's immortal speech
at Gettysburg was almost impromptu,
only few penciled notes forming the
test. And SO the world owes much
to the Journal of Fairfield, for giving
us 9 verbatim report of Rev. William
Sundays last prayer at the close Of
the great revival services In that city.
Here it is:
1--WE pray thee that thy blessing
will be upon the homes of these peo-
pie in the days to come, in the store,
Office, factory and shop, in school and
upon the street, in the fields and on
the road.
lord Lord, we pray that thy rich
est blessings may graciously rest up
and the surrounding towns, Liberty
vile, ottumwa, Birmingham, Rich
land, Eldon, Batavia. Mt. Pleasant,
and. o God, especially bless Brighton.
These towns and this section of the
state have been stirred as never be-
fore
20 God, soon Fred will pull down
the lever and the lights will go out
sor the last time; he will fasten the
ropes that control the ventillators and
the door will be locked. Tomorrow
OH the streets and in the stores the
people will say, "Well, the meetings
are over; didn't we have great
timer"
20 Lord, Jesus, bless Fairfield.
Bless Mayor James, Lord, bless the
city marshals, both the day and night
marshal, and the rest of the officials.
Bless the county officers and the doc.
tors, the lawyers, bless them, and the
grocers and the dry goods merchants,
the bankers, the livery men. the bar
bers 0 Lord, bless them. The black
smiths and newspaper men. the Leg
gett house and the other hotels. Pro-
fessor Power, the teachers and all
the scholars. Bless the restaurant
keepers and the newsdealers Bless
our friend Denison, who has come all
the way from New York for the
American Magazine. Bless the choir,
and the ladies at the pianos-how
well they have worked.
"And Lord, bless the newspapers,
the Daily Journal and the Courier.
Bless the periodicals all over the land
which are SO freely giving space for
thy cause and the advancement of thy
kingdom.
"Bless the newspapers, especially
the Courier, Lord. Give thy blessing
to the reporter that has come over
from Ottumwa to get these meetings
and has reported them so profciently.
Be near the proprietors and employees
Of the Courier, Lee and the rest of
them-we learned to know some of
them, Lord, twelve years ago.
"If we have said or done anything
that was not to the honor and glory
of thy name, we pray thy earnest for
giveness. We know we have made
mistakes. but they have been of the
head, not of the heart
All these things we ask in the
name Of Jesus Christ. thy son. whom
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First Delegates to G. Q. P. Convention

Washington, d. c., Oct. 10.-Repub-
lican politicians in Washington ana
throughout the country generally have
their ears to the ground awaiting the
news from the Eighth congressional
district of Michigan. According to
announcement the Republican con-
gressional convention in that district
takes place today It will nominate
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney for
a fifth term and what is of more gen.
eral interest and importance 1t will
select two delegates to the Republican
national convention of next year.
These will be the first delegates
chosen for the big gathering that will
name candidate to succeed Presl.
dent Roosevelt in the White House.
The Taft forces claim that the whole
of Michigan is solid for the Ohio man
but at the same time is is regarded
as most likely that the delegates will
not be instructed for any one candt-
date.
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]. o. Smith of Barton, Kansas, is
visiting at the home Of his uncle, Mart
Smith.
Miss Bertha Grimes Of Allerton, who
has been visiting friends east Of town,
returned home Saturday
Mrs. George Cathcart of Morayia
visited at the T. s. Gaddis home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Buck of Port
land. Oregon, visited with j. A. Has
char and family last week
Pearl Prugh, who has been visiting
friends here and at Corydon for sew
eral weeks went to Ottumwa Monday
for visit, after which she will return
to her home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.. Heller of Ma
poleon, Ohio, who have been visiting
the Stanton Albertson family, left on
Monday for Topeka, Kansas.
Mrs. Fife of Unionville, Mo-, visited,
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Williams.
Rev. Clemens went to Frederic Mon
day to conduct a two weeks meeting.
Mrs. Neil Farley and Mrs. Bird STAN
ton visited at the George Whiteford
home the latter part Of last week.
Mrs. w. d. Jones and Bertha James
and Lora Sharp went to Lireville Sat-
urday for short visit
Grace DeNoon came up from Center
vile Sunday for a visit at the home Of
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. DeNoon.
Mrs. Maggie Brown Of Pella Waited
Friday and Saturday with her cousin.
Mrs. Frank Williams.
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OF SCHOOL Chill

~ l.
A report from Des Moines states
that Secretary Thomas Of the state
board of health has decided to issue
a request to school boards of Iowa
that they observe the medical inspec-
schools. The Des Moines papers
that new law will probably be
urged in the next legislature requiring
schools to provide physicians to ex-
anime all pupils as to hands, throat,
eyes and skin.
1t is explained that in Boston
trained nurses under direction of ply
sicians. attend the schools, watch the
temperature of the school rooms, in
spect the pupils with regard to their
cleanliness freedom from vermin,
contagious diseases. ETC., and visit
their homes with sanitary suggestions
ALSO
81 Dr.. Thomas in further explaining
his idea had this to say:
n The idea is to prevent contagion Of
disease and vermin We have known
Of whole schools which have been in
fected with vermin by children whose
parents were too negligent to care for
their personal comfort and cleanll-
ness School teachers should inspect
their pupils every day and report un-
Clearly conditions to the health Off
Ger.
The plan Of the secretary of the
board Of health. If it is meant to in
sclude attaching physician and
nurses to the school STATS,
seems a little far fetched.
In Boston and New York, which has
also adopted this plan, the crowded
tenements with the unkempt crew of
children they turn into the schools
may make this necessary. But it does
not seem possible that children lead
ing the healthy outdoor life the Iowa
children lead. living in a state where
crowded tenements are unknown, re-
quire this close supervision. The sug-
aastion made by DR.. Thomas that
School teachers should inspect their
pupils every day and report uncleanly
conditions to the health officer,
should certainly be sufficient safe
guard against disease and vermin
without adding the extreme measures
adopted in Boston.
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never having seen, we yet love.

Amen.
1t seems almost presumptious to
add anything to this realistic prayer.
It is notable, however, that read be-
tween the. lines, Rev Mr.. Sunday with
consciousness of having added sew
eral thousand to the list Of Saved"
souls, feels no false modesty in ask
ing the Almighty to bless almost ev-
erybody. And how Christian-like, one
can almost say Sunday-like, for him
to suggest to the Creator to bless
those daily papers and "Denison."
Again, and here's. pointer for some
of the old fogy ministers of the Cos
pei, that approach the Throne Of
Grace with fear and trembling. Why
such false respect for the Creator of
the Universe? Sunday has none, false
or true. and yet he saves more souls
in two weeks than you do in a year.
And "Denison' in writing up the &C
count of the meetings, mentions an
other Of Rev. Mr.. Sundays peculiari-
ties. In the midst of an impassioned
prayer, with sudden death, an eternal
hell, and the sinner down. for all eter-
nifty, closing q period, and pausing
while the excited congregation shouts
Amen; this great evangelist opens
his eyes and in an undertone gives
the ushers directions where to place
the, seats, etc., and then proceeds
in his prayer. Few evangelists, few
ministers, have such grasp of the
situation. Some good, pious men
when beseeching the Lord for mercy
or favors, SO lose themselves, that
they are unaware of audience or
place. Not so, Sunday. And that
closing admission of loving Jesus
Christ, although he "has never seen
him." is so characteristic of Sunday
He loves everybody, even the news.
paper men.
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SUNSET on THE PRAIRlEs.
They have tanned it with their har-
rows; they have broken it with

They have tanned it with their har-
rows; they have broken it with
plows;
Where the bison used to range 1t
someone's built himself a house;
They have stuck 1t full Of fence posts;
they have girdled it with wire,
They have shamed 1t and profaned 1t
with an automobile tire;
They have bridged it's quilted rivers;
they have peopled it with men,
They have churched it, they have
schooled 1t, they have steepled 1t
Amen!
They have furrowed 1t with ridges,
they have seeded it with grain,
And the West that was worth know
ing, I shall never see again.
They have smothered all its camp
fires, where the beaten plainsman
slept,
They have driven up their cattle
where the skulking coyote crept;
They nave made themselves q pasture
where the timid deer would
browse,
Where the antelope were feeding they
have dotted DER with cows;
There's yoke's tuneless whistling
down the bison's winding trail,
Where the red mans arrow futtered
there's woman with a pail
Driving up the cows for milking; they
have cut its wild extent
Into forty-acre patches till It's glory
Is all spent. m 5.ss
I remember in the sixties, when as far
as could see,
1t had never lord nor ruler but the
buffalo and me;
Ere the blight of man was on 1t, and
the endless acres lay
Just as God Almighty left them on the
restful Seventh day;
When no sound rose from vastness
but murmured hum and dim
Like the echoed void Of Silence In an
unheard Prairie hymn;
And lay at night and rested in my
bed Of blankets curled
Much alone as If was the only man
in all the world!
But the Prairie's passed, or passing,
with the passing of the years,
Till there Is no West worth knowing,
and there are no Pioneers;
They have riddled it with railroads,
throbbing on and on and on,
They have ridded 1t of dangers till the
zest of 1T is gone:
And I've saddled up my pony, for I'm
dull and lonesome here.
To go Westward, Westward, West.
ward, till we find new Frontier;
To get back to Gods own wildness
and the skies we used to know
But there is no West; it's conquered
and don't know where to go!
u. w. Foley, in New York Times.
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A VALUABLE oTTuMwA ASS

an Ottumwa concern, the Common
wealth Fire Insurance company, in an
editorial which appeared In recent
issue of the Underwriters Review.
This is an institution which has shown
such rapid growth as to place 1t in
the front rank of Iowa companies. The
Underwriters Review says:
Among the Iowa fire insurance
companies which are making crafty