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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
NEWLY REMoDELED STORE.
Grand Nnion Tea Co.'S, Store Now Pre-
sents an Unusually Unique and At

sents an Unusually Unique and At
tractlve Appearance.
Just recently the carpenters and
decorators have completed the work
of remodeling the interior Of the Grand
Union Tea Co.'S, store on Main street.
The store now presents an appear
ance which Is entirely unique In store
decorations, the walls having been
decorated with fine examples Of
Chinese art representing scenery and
customs in the tea growing districts of
Chinese empire, and the counters have
all been replaced with modern ones
containing air tight bins. These have
glass doors which permit the customer
to closely examine the different grades
of coffee.
New and large racks have been add
ed to contain the larger assortment OF
premiums the firm carries to give its
patrons to advertise their goods. The
premiums are all useful articles which
such articles as dishes, lamps, rugs,
furniture and kitchen utensils.
Thirteen years ago w. N. Rockwell
the agent began soliciting in Ottumwa
with line of samples with such con-
tinued success that today this store
handles one ton Of coffee week and
other goods in proportion and en-
ploys several clerks solicitors and
drivers to handle the immense volume
of business done.
The Ottumwa branch OF the Grand
Union Tea Co., is but one Of two humid
red similar stores located In different
parts of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
NEW ADA HAS
BAD TUMBLE
DARING BIKs RIDER TOOK SEW
ENTY-FooT JUMP INSTEAD OF
FORTY.
From Wednesday Daily.

From Wednesday Daily.
The enactment of one of the biggest
drawing cards of the United States
Carnival company which is showing
in Caldwell's park this week, after
noon and evening, came near termtn.
ating in a tragedy last night when
Captain Nevada, the daredevil who
leaps forty foot gap on bicycle, was
hurled to the ground in his flight and
stunned for few minutes.
The inclined plane, down which
Nevada dashes on his wheel before
making the leap, is erected on sloping
ground and the arrangement gave the
daring rider greater impetus than
was calculated upon. Instead of leap
ing forty feet, the wheel sprang out
seventy feet in the air and missed the
platform, striking in the soft ground.
/, Nevada continued on in his flight
! through the air after the wheel had
struck and landed far ahead after
turning complete somersault in the
air. He was unconscious for a few
minutes but will go on with the per-
Torrance today and this evening. "a
little jar like that don't amount TO
much" he said later in the evening
While he was rubbing some sore spots.
\ II was laid up six weeks once in the
hospital after a mishap but little &C.
! cidents don't amount to much If a
fellow don't lose his nerve and get
scared. I'm too old hand for that.
1t sure did queer that bike little,
didn't it?" The wheel surely was
tqueered" by the fall but this per-
Torrance will be put on just as usual
during the remainder the stay.
"Newses' Were There.
While a tri1e painful for Nevada
himself, the accident was hilariously
greeted by the, small army of news
boys and carriers from the Courier
Office, who saw the shows as the Cour-
ier,s guests last night The "newsies"
were all there and took in the enter
tainment from one end to the other of
the long string of attractions.
The carnival was attended last
a night by large crowd, who seemed
to be well pleased by the different
/ shows. On account of some Of the
delays one or two shows and the Fer
/ ris Wheel were not running, but every.
thing will be in nice working order
] tonight Their enormous boa-constrict.
or is one of the largest snakes in the
world and Texas, the midget horse
is certainly one Of the smallest. The
negro performers are the true south
ern darlies and they give a very good
performance The Thaw trial is given
in moving pictures as are many othel
8 scenes. In the Roman Stadium the
4 knife throwing is one of the most hail
raising performances given, when Mr.
Lee surrounds Myrtle Lee with knives
j. NJ Puvenals bag punching is an
other feature of the carnival Mr.
Juvenal has many records and is one
of the best of the middle-weights ir
his line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
RAILROAD NOTES.

Engines No. 2O79 and 2071 are just
out of the West Burlington shops and
ready for use on the Ottumwa-Creston
division.
Ed, Lathrop, who has been calling
engine crews for some time, Is noY
the clerk to Round House Foreman
Swan Anderson of the Burlington, sue.
ceeding Penny Oldham, who resigned
Monday.
Charles Brown Is the latest addition
to the extra brakemen on the list st
the Burlington yard office.
Conductor G. F. Stevens OF the Bur
lington is on the sick list.
Brakeman James Hoxey of the Bur
lington is off duty giving attention e
sore eye in which he got a cinder
Fireman Sam Dollard Of the Bur
lington, Is off on the sick list.
J. F. Hammer the travelling auditor
for the Western Weighing associa
ton, is in the city for weeks stay u
home.
w. Clapper and George Chapman
representatives of the Wabash will
headquarters at Des Moines were call
ers at the Milwaukee freight house
offices yesterday.
| Milwaukee Brakeman cunningham
has been promoted to extra conducto
in the freight service.
General Manager w. B., Throop o
the Burlington. passed through thu
city today on No. enroute for Ores
ton.
w. H. Dewitt, trainmaster at Bur
lington was caller at the Union depo
offices yesterday.
T. b. Pratt, special agent Of thu
Burlington at Hannibal, was a visito
at the Burlington offices yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

1.-THE only way to fight in this world
Is In the open and on the square,
said Senator Norris Brown of Ne
braska in his intensely interesting adj
dress, "Our Government; Who Owns
It?" as the opening attraction Of the
Chautauqua yesterday afternoon. i
DO not know except what | have been
told about Iowa. he continued, but
out in my state Of Nebraska we have
felt the heavy hand of interference
with men who do not live in our state
tut own property there. If the corpo-
rations would confine themselves to
railroads and let people alone the peo-
pie would do them no harm. They are
secure in their rights If they would
only stay out Of politics. They are
| fighting to dominate our government.
The corporations don't care what po-
litical yarty man belongs to just SO
they have him in the right place. The
| only remedy to stop the corporations
is for the people to select their own
public officers. Nos matter what he is
or who he Is. let the head Of your gov
eminent be of your own choice"
Fully two thousand people were in
attendance at the sessions held in the
mammoth tent erected in Franklin
rark for the occasion. The grounds
are well lighted and perfect order
reigns at all times in the premises.
One Of the pleasing features Of the
Chautauqua Is the number Of cour.
| teous assistants who are in evidence
at all times anxious to assist anyone
wishing information or requiring aid
in any manner whatever The tent is
well lighted and unusually cool con-
Eidering the vast crowd which con.
gregates at each session.
1 Government, insisted Senator Brown
4 is an institution created by man with
which to boss himself. If the golden
llule were enforced, he held, there
would be no need Of government. II
is because one citizen forgets his OBJ
4 legation to another that laws are
necessary.
i GALL down the long stretch of time
4 history has recorded man out in
search of some form of government
America gave the first definite form
of the idea of self government They
Il fellow who sat at the top. The fellow
who sits at the top now is you. 1t has
been your object since to create laws
! that would better protect you ant
your friends from one another
whatever your government is, il
!. is a man-made institution Providence
don't have any hand in making any
particular form of government and tina
is probably the reason why all govern
inents are faulty. Up to 1860 all new
n problems met by our government
! we're met face to face and conquered
5; Then men remember the supreme
J, test in the life of our nation came
, when father and son took up arms
, against each other and brother tough
face to face against brother. Threat
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CHAUTAUOUA OPENS
WITH ADDRESS BY
NEBRASKA SENATOR

ened with the monster disunion, we
fought and bled and conquered. Since
1860 every question brought before
the American people has been met and
conquered. When We remember this
we are certain that our form Of gov
eminent is here not to totter, but to
stand
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not in politics. II this were only the
truth; If they would take their hands
Off the government would not interfere
with them. Are they really interfering
in our government? Listen.
A few years ago Folk chosen to
represent the government Of st. Louis
in the official capacity of public
prosecutor found every office In the
city in control of officers of the cor
poration. The march to the peniten-
tiary was then taken up from ST. Louis
to Jefferson City. II the public service
corporations had kept out of politics
there would be no prison stripes for
Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia.
Oh what shame that no great city
nas control Of its own government.
Ruef an Example.
"San Francisco stands as monu-
ment Of warning to all young men
who love their mothers and to all
mothers who loves their sons. Look
now on the picture Of San Francisco.
Abraham Ruef, the boss, young and
promising, behind the bar along with
sixteen out Of eighteen of his county
supervisors and eighteen other citi-
zens all under $2,000,000 bonds,
charged with crime against the gov
eminent. Abraham Ruef was young
man full of promise, Of high ideals.
Graduated with high honors from his
state university he entered the prac-
! tice of law in his native city. He mad
not been in business but few years
when the public service corporation,
| the traction company of San Francisco
on the lookout for personality sent a
man to Ruef to make the proposition
that he go into politics. For the pur-
pose of electing Ruef to office? No.
But for Ruef to elect his friends to Of
fee.
"To see that they as public officers
give us a fair deal the traction men
explained. Ruef went into politics;
he elected his friends. On the
second meeting night of the new board
they passed an ordinance to give the
(. Telephone company a franchise to run
80 years. Ruef told his friends it was
fair. They saw that 1t was and 1t
1 passed.
4 The next meeting night a franchise
/ wanted by rival company for the
1 same number of years met with Ruef's
disapproval and was branded as ,un-
fair because it belonged Ito rival
company. 1t took 100000 to bring
his supervisors into the same chan
/ mel OF mind and landed them all with
1 two exceptions behind the bars.
4 The young man Reuf thought he
could fool the world. He failed. Sc
will you if you try/it," he said in clos
ing.
Brown Native Of Iowa.
4 The speaker was introduced by
Senator E. G. Moon who with few
appropriate and well chosen words
} welcomed the Chautauqua to Ottum.
wa.
}, Senator Brown is an Iowa boy, 6
graduate of the Iowa State univer-
sity In 1888, receiving the degree Of
B. A. and two years later the de-
degree of NJ. A. He moved to Kear'
ney. Neb., in 1888. Here he has eve
{ since resided, practicing law. He frs
served as county attorney then wa:
appointed deputy attorney general
, and afterwards elected attorney gen
eral in 1904; nominated by the repub
: lican party in state convention In 1870
: as party candidate for the U. S. sen.
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beautiful serenade Until the Dawn.
was sung as a final number.
Dr. MncCucen's TraveIouue.

DR.. MacQueen, a friend Of President
Roosevelt,s and war correspondent Of
international repute, was introduced
by DR.. r. r. Stoltz and delivered his
illustrated travelogue on Panama and
the Philippines
One of the best features Of the lee
ture was the quality of the pictures
presented by DR.. MacQueen. Nearly
all were real photographs taken per-
sofally by the lecturer and added a
great deal Of interest to the address.
From the very inception Of Column
bus's voyage to the West Indies,
through the tanning of the wilderness
Cuba, the extending Of the settlements
on to Central America and adjacent
territory to the present occupation by
the Americans, the audience was car
ried, step by step, by the lecturers
lucid address.
DR.. MacQueens vast experience in
| the new possessions and his intimate
knowledge thus obtained of the con-
ditions and people qualify him per-
fectly for an intelligent discourse on
the new possessions of the United
! States
The different stages of the work on
the big ditch" We're taken UP one by
one. profusely illustrated and all ques-
tions pertaining to Panama; both from
a health and commercial standpoint
were ably discussed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

the American people has been met and
conquered. When We remember this
we are certain that our form Of gov
eminent is here not to totter, but to
stand
Danger Is Impending.
Notwithstanding our faith in our
government and constitution there Is
not man or woman in this audience
that does not know that there are q
few matters that need attention. II
had the power / would impress upon
You your own conviction, not what I
tell you in this matter. That one lit
tie cloud on our horizon is increasing.
1t Is the impudent attempt of lawless
corporations to dominate the govern
ment that belongs to you.
II am not here to declare against
corporations but to call your attention
to the fact that America belongs to the
| people who live in America and not to
creaturers created by law Iowa be-
longs to the people VINO live In 1t and
| not to the railroads that run across It,
Led by their enthusiasm, the American
people passed the laws permitting the
organization Of corporations. The
government said Well create corpor-
ations as lawful institution. So the
government gave out the charters that
enabled men to follow one certain line
Of business. 1t gave the men permits
sion to issue stocks. Why? To raise
greater capital But when the corpor-
atoms began to create ways to get
| money from the people, the govern.
ment and the people did not respond
| They did not sanction the accumula
ton of large sums of money under the
| direction of one man. But the captains
of industry Of our loved country have
never failed to fine Christopher Col
umbus. A man from New York devils
ed way. He said, we will combine
/ the corporations and get more money
The government passed law against
1t but the combination was made.
Then another Christoper Columbus
from New Jersey discovered another
1 method. He took all the corporations
from all lines of business and combin
ed them all under one head. The mar
who owns and controls railroads here
owns and controls railroads in othel
places through our country. The mar
who own the iron industry here con
trolls 1t in New York There is one
man in control of all the industries Out
side of agriculture all over the whole
United States
i What it Means to the Flag.
What does this mean? What rela
ton does it have to the flag? 1t il
about the flag that appeal to you. 1
the government belongs to you selec
your officers and run it. If it belongs
to the corporations go on about you
4 business and don't waste your time
] about 1t. They tell us corporations arr
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Hesperians Were Great.

Rendering a variety Of selections
from the beautiful religious number,
Lead Kindly Light" down to their
original and ludicrous Your Neckties
Up Behind the incompatible Hesper-
ian quartet welded themselves more
securely than ever to. Ottumwa last
night by their concert.
When this aggregation ef singers at
tempt a humorous piece, 1t is humor-
GUS to the extreme and when, with
almost the next breath, sacred num-
Der is rendered, their work leaves
nothing to be desired. The wonderful
versatilit Of the Hesperians Is one OF
the most pleasing features OF their en-
tertainment.
One of the most pathetically beautt-
full selections sung was an original ar
rangement Of "Old Black joe Ken
lucky Babe with decidedly unique
setting was also enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience. Perhaps the
number which most strongly brought
out the perfect harm ony and Blending
Of the four voices was the sacred
| number of Dudley Buck, Lead Kindly
Light An imitation of trombone
given by Mr.. Thompson in another
southern plantation song, was mirth
provoking as 1t was meant to be and
cs-lled forth rounds Of applause. A
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QUAKER CITY HAS TO PAY UP.
Water Filtration Plant Company Gets
$2,o4s, 1896 from Philadelphia
n,+co,oa of Waaver Exnoea
Outcome of Weaver (

Philadelphia. Pa, July "a. Samuel
Cuisine Thompson Of this city, arbi-
traitor in the litigation between the
city of Philadelphia and the McNichol
contracting firm over the payment Of
bills for the construction of parts of
the city's water filtration system,
awarded to the firm $2,e49, 1886.
The money wac Immediately paid
The litigation grew out Of the politi-
cal upheaval here in 1905, when Mayor
Weaver accused the contractors OF
having defrauded the city in the con
struction of filtration plants.
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DR.. cowLEs LEADS CLIMBERS

Ashford, Wash. July 24.-Members
of the university party made the first
ascent of the season to the summit
of Mount Rainier, headed by Dr. Henry
r. Cowles of the University of Chtca-
go. There are several New Workers
included in the party Some Of the
members were bruised with falling
rock fragments. The weather was
ideal.
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ate and polled the second largest vote
ever given 3 candidate in Nebraska,
and was afterwards elected to that
office by the legislature of the state
January II. 1907.
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ST. Louis Produce Market.
st. Louis, July 24.-Wheat, Sept.
S9h @S9A; corn, 521s q 53ss.
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Gard of Thanks.

Our heartfelt thanks are extended
to the kind neighbors and friends for
their many words of coincidence and
assistance rendered us when our be-
loved little son was so sadly taken
from US. Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Spainnav.
er and family.
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WEST END ITEMS,

The regular weekly prayer meetin
Of the First Free Methddie churcl
will be held Wednesday evening a
1880 at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cunningham
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New York Produce Market.
New York, July 24.-Wheat, Sept,
80; corn. 61ts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-01

4 t,.y complete mcua-.r.r uHy He
formed from % collection oi postage
STAMPS having animals. mrI .uI Hsn
as th, eeauai u-A.- THE animal.
represented are ilon. tiger elephant.
giraffe. iaeuar eamel HppopnHmus.
boUs.o. lsar leopard dos kangaroo.
dear horse cow llama, soat mousey
donkey beaver tuetblll seal sab.o
gorilla. cobra efotosille tortoise Iht
fowl family Is wpreesutel bY 'he T~e
COCK. opi hs0pu. eux!e. parrot tur-ey
fairs swau sasise quasi t'tt. uu.a
nird ems plrssHni. iFrs hri spIeryy
'orrB Uf ush fhefr arr hnf fyeo 'hr ral
snd carp Ehe insect h.ss.ioa4 haas as~
geprsseufHt.te ia ta~ HHfterHr Hestila.
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Slocum Sailing alone around tat
world Actual experiences during
cruise iu the Spray With cren
OF one
Hill Fighting Fire Account Of
organization. methods, dangers,
dangers and heroism Of the New
YORK fire department,
Houph Story of The Cowboy, Brings
the reader into vivid touch with
daily life on the plains.
Moffett- Careers of Danger and Oar
ing. Tells Of dangers 10 which
steeple climbers. divers. balloon
lists. acrobats, etc. are exposed
jerks Boys Book OF Explorations.
True stories Of heroes OF travel
and exploration in Africa, Asia,
and Australia
Parkman. Oregon Trail Describes
the authors actual wanderings in
1916
Clemens Following the Equator.
Unusually able and picturesque.
standardization Boyhood. Remin-
iscences of full-bIooded Indian.
WISE End of an Era. a young mans
life during the Civil War and the
time Immediately preceding.
Du Chaillu--Land of the Long Night.
Record of a winter journey from
Southern Sweden through Lap
land and Finland.
Roosevelt and Lodge Hero Tales
from American History Dramatic
scenes Of American history; her
oes martial rather than industrial
Williams-~Romance OF Modern In
ventions Untechnical accounts OF
Nile dam, Panama canal, Trans
Siberian railway and other types
of modern civil engineering.
Abbott-Christoph Carson, known
as Kit Carson, Hunting exploits
and wild adventurous life in the
far west.
Brooks-American Sailor. Story OF
his development and deeds on mer-
chant vessel and man OF war up to
1900.
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THE MAN WHO WINS.

The man who wins is the man who
works
The man who tolls while the next
man shirks;
The man who stands i'm his deep dis
tross
With his head held high in the
deadly press
Yes. he is the man who wins
The man who wins is the man who
knows,
The value of pain and worth of
woes
Who q lesson learns from rhe man
who fails
And "a moral finds iu mis- mourntul
walls
Yes, me is the man who wins
The man who wins is the mau who
stays
lu bc uusousht paths aud the rocky
WAYS.
And. perhaps. vino Iiug,ls. now and
then.
Tu help some failure to ritv Iguiu
Yes. Doc is tbe man who wins
NHI che mau Vhu wins is thv m1u
uhp hsars
Tne ours, off the ruviuus iu his cfu
Hlt who goes DIS way with h.- head
held hjsh
by
FuE tr Boz .he wan vho wins
baltimore NgNt
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REASONABLE RATES.

The question of squeezing the wa
ter out of the stocks and bonds of
public service corporations is one of
the issues of the battle for justice
between the corporations and the
people One would think from the
declamatory protests against il on
the part of corporation agents, that
the proposal is Illegal and revolution
ary But that ii not the view taken
OF il By the United States supreme
coart in the Nebraska case decided
in March, 1898. says the St. Louis
Post-Dispa The counsel for the
corporations insisted that the public
using the railroads was bound TO
paw interest on all outstanding bonds
and dividends on all outstanding
stock. whatever the amount might
be The decision Of the court is clear
on this point. 1t says;
at cannot be admitted that rail-
road corporation maintaining a high
way under the authority OF the state
may fix its rates with a view solely
B to it's own interests and ignore the
/ rights Of the public But the rights
OF The public would be ignored II
rates for the transportation of per
sons or property on railroad are
eXacted without reference TO the fail
value of the properly used for tn,
public or the fair value of the service
rendered. but la order simH'y tina
the corporation may meet operatin.
expenses. pay the interest on its Oh
LEGATIONS aud declare a dividend Il
stockholders. II railroad corpora
|fiou has bonded its property for al
/. amount that exceeds its fair value
ior 10 its capitalization is largely Tic
ttious lt may not impose upon Oh
ipubic the burden of such increase
rates Js may bc required for lhe pm
pose o. reniizHg profits ON such cS
crssiyo valuation or Fictitious capita.
'izalou
Iu fhe Ushs ut This decision 0f th
Iuishesf court of thr land. there pugh
mot t1 Dee ANY doubt as to tbe hasI
of reasonable md just railroad rate
or of charges of uuhli, uuItr .uu
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