Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-04
.CHAUTAUQUA HAS
FINISHED LABOR
EXCELLENT SERIES OF ENTER
TAINMENTs BROUGHT TO A
CLOSE YESTERDAY.
900 A S S U r E D
Seven Days Of Lectures and Amuse
ments for the Next Year-Prof.
MacMurray Scores
Hit.

From Mondays Daily.
The Ottumwa Chautauqua has come
and gone leaving host of stauncf
patrons behind it who are looking for
ward to next year, when there will pc
seven days instead of six. 1t will be
Christmas, Fourth of July and Chan
tauqua now for the Ottumwa people,
Under A. MacMurray's supervision the
,Chautauqua has been grand success,
for under his tactful guidance 1t has
sailed over the little difficulties that
beset its path, and has made it's repu-
tation with the Ottumwa people.
Last evening through Prof. Mac
Murray's perseverance the Ottumwa
people raised the eight hundred tick
cts and the Chautauqua is assured for
1909. The Redpath System guaran-
tees a better program each year, and
has good share of it's talent schedul-
ed now, for next summer.
The Redpath system has gained the
confidence of it's patrons because II
made the reputation good here in OF
tumwa that the programs are not sub
ject to change. During the entire
week, there was not one disappoint-
ment to the Chautauqua goers, for ev-
cry man appeared just as he was
scheduled without break.
The Chautauqua interest is growing
in Ottumwa and is becoming SO hale
and hearty that 1t will probably live
right along year in and year out. 1t
has been tried and stood the test.
The entertainment for 1908 closed Sun.
day evening with a lecture by Prof.
Arthur MacMurray.
Wherever the Bernard family or
chestra has appeared it has met with
enthusiastic approval, and Ottumwa
people appreciated their high grade
Of popular music, played with skill
and talent. The family seems unusual
with Its variety of talent, and the mu-
sic given yesterday was enjoyed by
the Chautauqua cores.
In the evening, Prof. MacMurray,
platform manager of the Chautauqua,
lectured on the subject of CDR. Jekyl
and Mr.. HYDE discussing the dual
nature of man. 1.-THE dual nature Of
man. said Prof MacMurray, ''is real
| ly the opposite forces of man, each
striving to gain the mastery Every
one is two faced. The higher motives
striving against the baser instincts for
every human soul is possessed of a
devil and an angel"
| Prof. MacMurray considered that
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" is the
greatest parable since John Bunyan
wrote Pilgrim Progress" The lee
turer then told the story Of the strug-
gle which DR.. Jeckyl had against his
eous failure he made when his evil ma
| Inv Zoo ca, Fol ,,;,
tim to his evil passions.
| The speaker then gave illustra-
lions showing the result of the mean
nature of man surmounting the good
impulses and throttling them, sub
merging them under continued wrong
doing until they became lost.
Prof. MacMurray in his straight for
ward way gave many of the truths
of life, and his impressive words left
seeds for thought that will not soon
be forgotten.
Saturday afternoon the Seton In.
dams under the direction Of Miss Eliz.
abeth Talcott, gave an interesting
drill for the grown up folks All OF
the Seton tribe came on the platform
rugged out in suits, feathers and war
paint, and went through an intricate
drill. A dumb bell drill followed by a
dozen little girls, and then came the
stunt of the afternoon, the scalping
scene by dozen little boys who went
through the blood curdling perform
/ ance with astonishing heartlessness
and stoical bravery. The little folks
were heartily applauded by their par
ents and every one enjoyed seeing the
little people keep alive the old game
of wanting to play Indian