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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
WILLIAMS SBURG.

Williamsburg. john Asuuith, and.
wife left Thursday for Reynolds. Ill.,,
where they will visit during the holi-
days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tomasek are in
Iowa City visiting at the home of Mrs.,
Tomasek's mother.
A. s. Murchism and wife left Thurs
day for Port Arthur, Texas, to visit
with their daughter Mrs. Joseph Will
iams. They also contemplate a visit
in southern California.
j. NJ. Thomas OF Cedar Rapids was
in town Wednesday. visiting at the
home of his sister. Mrs. J. j. Yates.
Attorneys w. e. Wallace and J. r,
Kirby spent a couple of days in Day.
ton township this week securing eyi
6euce in case in which they are in.
terested
D. Jackson of the Jackson Grain Co,
Cedar Rapids was in the city the first
Of the week on some business with
their agent. N T. Leech this city.
Arnold Moon, Will Daniels. Fannie
Parry. Annie Citizens Julia Boyd. AMI
Margaret Blythe, students of the S. u.
| l. are home>during the holiday season.
Arthur Boiand Of the Chicago univer.
sity came home for visit with his rel
Iatives during the Christmas time.
NJ. Harrington of York township
was looking after the business inte..
ests OF the Citizens Savings bank ot
which he is one OF the directors. the
first of the week.
Lafe Butler OF North English spent
two or three days at the Old home
stead south of town, this week. His
| father was one of the early settlers
| of TROY township and gave four wears
| of his wife to his country as a soldie,
of the great rebellion.
| Col John Condor. auctioneer Of Hot
brook was in town last Wednesda,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
THE CLIMATE.

The annual discussion as to wheth-
er the seasons are changing IS on
again Some Of the oldest settlers
are recalling the days of twenty. thir-
ty or forty years ago when they could
count on months of sleighing i'll The
winter They are convinced the win
ter weather is milder. On the ,ther
hand the weather bureau publishes
statistics to show that there has been
no appreciable change. One weather
bureau oficial suggests, that the ex-
planation OF the tales and theories OF
pur oldest inhabitants lies in the fact
that men are apt to remember the
II thaws, impressions % severe and
ii usual weather being naturally more
lasting than those of ordinary condi-
tions. The Chicago Inter'Ocean
admits this explanation , agrees with
our experience Of human nature, but
notwithstanding the statements os
the weather sharps and the official
figures of the bureau it believes that
great many people will agree with
the Oldest Inhabitants, despite the
statistics that go to prove him wrong.
The, weather bureau has compiled
table showing the temperature coz
ditions east OF the Mississippi river
in periods of twenty-five. years As
will pe seen in this table when fol-
lows the figures show that there WAS
not the difference of a single degree
between the mean temperatures II
tow periods of a quarter century:
Mean winter Mean winter
+. tom narajy1ro tnraO<a,'atNrn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
DUDLEY.

Dudley-Mrs. Andrew Carlson and
son Alvin We're in Ottumwa last Sat
urday on business.
Mrs. Emma Lundqust returned to
Ottumwa Wednesday on No. TO-
Jim Write of Galesburg came home
Tuesday to visit with his mother dur
ing the holidays,
Miss Mabel Gustason returned Sat
lirday evening after a short visit with
her parents near here -
Ernest Nye and Miss Clara Gardner
We're united in marriage on Wedneg-
day December Is at Eddyville. Mr.
Nye IS the youngest son OF Mr.. and
MIS-. sam Nye, who live north Of here.
and the bride is the daughter of A. j.
Gardner who live west of here on the
county line. Mr.. and Mrs. Nye will
make their home for the present with
tha brides father a. J. Gardner.
Miss Elizabeth Frederickson lett fol-
Ottumwa to visit during the holidays
Earl Burgeson was business caller
in Ottumwa last Saturday.
John Burgeson was in Munteryille
last tuesday on business.
Frans and Alice Peterson returned
from Ottunwa Monday after a short
visit with relatives
e. F. Peterson has been shreddins
corn and saving wood in the neigh
borhood south of here the past week.
Sander Smith, W. w. Rapp ano
John Schnnitz We're in Ottunwa last
Monday.
Roy Nisely of Kent, arrived on No
3 Wednesday to visit during the hoI
idays with Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Peter.
scn
Ahnew Carlson mas been deliver
ing corn ts Andrew Lamls the pasi
wes'Es
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
COURT DIVIDES WARNER ESTATE.

Bloomington, ILL.,. Dec. 25.-The for
NAL order dividing the Warner estate,
in conformity with the recent decision
of the Illinois Supreme court, in favor
of the widow, Mrs. Isabella Warne..
was entered by Master iii Chancery
Fred Booth in the Dewitt county court
yesterday. Her stepson, United States
Pension Commissioner Vespasian War.
ner. opposed the demand OF the widow
for her third, alleging that she had
negro blood in her veins. The widow.
however, won her case at every poinr,
and by the order of division made yes.
terday will be given $500 900, insteai
Of $4,000, as left by the will Colone
Warner was allowed $4,000 for fees as
executor, it being developed that he
had collected rentals exceeding $s5 .0o0
and had pa>i out $4,000 for taxes,
leaving $4,000 in cash for distribi-
ton. Colonel Warner and his thres
isiste.s will each receive s25e,oe0.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

1905. and the development of that
maze of complications of Columbia
Panama, France. the canal, and the
Washington government. Buchanan
had meanwhile come to be the. most
widely and favorably known American
diplomatic business agent in all the
Americas. He has won the confidence
of the minor republics. They believed
in him: they believed that the United
States, however much they might
fear its general attitude toward them,
would not injure them when Buchanan
conducted the negotiations. 1t was a
very practical question. this of the
canal; and President Roosevelt turned
to Buchanan with the request that he
give the government the benefit of his
experience. He did so, and became
minister to the republic of Panama
From that time till the present he has
divided his time between the i;ig bust
ness enterprises with which he is as
socIated. and the special service of
inc department. Whenever he is need.
ed the state department borrows him,
and he always produces the results.
Two years or so ago he went on a
mission to Mexico. the exact character
of which is not yet known; but In
generally ii is understood TO have re-
| lated 10 affecting an agreement be-
tween Washington and Diaz, for the
settlement of conditions in Central
| America, the ending of a war there.
| and restoration and maintenance of
| stable government and relations
among these warning little republics.
/ AroS Sn t,n ,,,Sc
When the Pan-American congress
was held in Rio and Secretary Root
] Went from Washington to preach The
new. gospel on high authority, Of the
| community Of interest among the
| Americans, he selected Buchanan as
one of his delegation; and once more
Buchanan proved himself useful.
| Now comes the tremendous task of
Strengthening ont relations between
/ Venezuela and the world. The Wash
! ington government wants peace pre-
/; served and Venezuela restored to
speaking relations with the other
| members OF the family of nations.
| Likewise, it wants Venezuela required
| to do Justice to all, and it wants to oe
/ sure that no injustice is done TO yene-
zuela. The whole intricate problem
of the Venezuela concessions the
ancient treaties the responsibility of
| the new government under Gomez,
the responsibilities Of the United
States under the Monroe doctrine
these questions are apparently all in
4 the hands OF Buchanan as the prac-
II teal man of affairs for the American
| .rr,yN, Il, i.,t 4 tl,y>r
1 most difficult mission he has ever un-
| dertaken. But he was the one man to
whom the administration turned when
the task required expert services;
| and it is fully expected, by people
i who know the former successes Of
! the eX-crockery merchant that he
4 will once more succeed
j. c. Welliver
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
MUNTERViLLE.

MunterSiIle--Rsv. and Mrs. Lin
deem We're Ottumwa callers Monday:
Mrs. August Burgeson visited WITH
relatives in Ottu,nwa last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Baldweli called
on Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Chisman Thurs
day
Mrs. John kinblade spent Friday
and Saturday in Otturnwa.
August Huffman and son Carl were
county seat visitors recently
Albert Swenson and Robert Oya
were Blakesburg callers Friday.
Mrs Alex Johnson visited with rel
ativsc D, Ottumwa Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
NEXT SPRINGS ELECTION.

Because we have state wide primary law in Iowa
which applies to city we'll county, district and state
the city campaign this year will begin about two months
earlier than it has heretofore The primary election Is
more than two months away, but nomination papers
being circulated for different candidates. Coming
far ahead the nominations do there certainly be
from the the effect that they did have
time to select the best for the Offices least far
as signing the nominating papers is concerned.
Ottunwa fully aroused to the Importance Of law
enforcement 1t has just gone through big revva meet
ng with all the excitement interest and enthusiasm Incl
dent to such events There can be question but that
will do much good and that the city will be greatly benefit
ted therefrom
But enthusiasm not be allowed to run away with
practical Judgment for the enforcement of law is not
matter of theory by any 1t is matter OF the sin
action of the right kind Of in Office backed up by
the moral support of the majority of the community That
is what is absolutely necessary to enforce the law
Poor officers always accountable for great portion
Of lawessness They neglect their duty and the further
they the worse they get The public does not like It, but
what is eyerybody's business is nobodys business,
violations overlooked familiarity begets contempt ana
finally the community to look with Indifference
certain phases of law. breaking.
In the final analysis whether law is enforced not,
town is run as an open town., whether the law is
enforced That is the case in all cities The people elect
the administration They say at the polls what kind Of
men they want for officials. Lin 1852 William Penn, who
was the best colonial administrator the new world deve
oped from its discovery to the time of the revolution pre-
pared what he termed Frame of Government The
first two principles of that government were:
1st. To errify evil doels
2nd. TO help officials who do we'll
In putting his plan into active operation Penn said:
: know some say, let us have good laws no matter
who is to execute them, but say let us consider that
though good do we'll good men do better !,
Although these words uttered more than two hun
dred years ago, they just applicable now as tey
We're then We submit them subject for study t, tho
voters OF Ottunwa while they making their selections
OF candidates for the different offices be voted for at thc
next city election
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

There has only been one snow this
winter that couldn't be swept OF wirn
a broom. The weather man says
there is another one coming tonight
Now, why not make a resolution in adj
vance Of New Years and firnly re,
solve TO get out in the nsor1ing if it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

there are. cases among the very rich
where heads have ,een turned by too
much freedom and too much money.
But in between these two extremes
are millions Of sane, happy people in
happy homes and it is not unusual
to read of happy children coming into
these homes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

will restore the appetite. aid digestion
and prevent Dyspepsia, Belctina,
eioating, Heartburn, Costiveness
Colds, Grippe and General Weakness
Our 1903 illustrated Aimansc is now
at your drug store for flee distrihu-
tion. Gsst @ spy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

stephen Bonsal, a war correspond
ent, says in the Chicago Tribune tha,
domez, the. new president of Ven
e"ue4a: IS not much Of an improveme,
over castro. Castro. says Bonsal was
frst cattle thief and then a dictator.
Gomez as Castro's protege, was q:
good cattle thief as his patron, an,1
learned all there was to be known ol
the Castro brand of diplomacv
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
w. !. BUCHANAN, SENT AS SPEC
lAL COMMISSIONER TO SETTLE
VENEZUELAN AFFAIR.
ONCE SOLD CRockERY
Buchanan Attained Prominence as
Manager Of Corn Palace Ex-
position-Has Made Bust
ness of Diplomacy.



Thirty years ago in the ehen
young city OF ottumwa, Waite-
l.'Buehanan received some Of
his early business training and
knowledge Of commercial life.
He was at that time a resi-
dent representative of cincin-
: natl cigar and tobacco firrn.
with headquarters here. He re-
{ manned here for two years and
then went to Sioux City and
became associated with his
! brother-in-law, Julian X. Pruah,
Mrs. w. c. .Wyn,ar's brother, ~
the crockery business.
! n 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

aoes o snow and shovel it off. There
are many ways to prove good citizen
ship, but there is no better wav t1,.n
by cleaning the walks. :.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

a Chlcago pastor preached :, scr
mon Nor Yesterday on rs He'll Worse tha:1
ehtcago?' With such a subjec; he
shouid have found no trouble ir
preaching redhot sermon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

II wont be long now until als,l.
fnents VIII De advanced TO show why
we should have sane Fourth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

The only question is this: would \
schooi maam confess to having
reached the age of superannuatio,
even for a life pensione
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
HURRY! HURRY!

! and get 1rself bottle Of Hostel.
4 ter's ST mach Eitters for that weak
3stonaac.. and lazy liver. Your condition
lis getting Norse all the time and a
lot Of suffering can be saved by start
ing now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

What the coal man thinks of the
weather man now might not look wall
| in print.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

In the last week there have beGI,
housebreaking, robbery and slugg,ns
in Ottumwa. Houses were entered iii
the night and burglarized A we'll
known citizen was slugged. robbed
and left unconscious in front ot lis
home. This is something communities
are not going to stand If the, law OH
forcement is the order Of the time,
then the common ordinary thief hat!
better look out if he gets caught.
If there is a gang of these houaa-
breakers they should be run, down and
prosecuted. They should be brought
to Justice speedily and summari;y
dealt with. An example should be
made Of them that would prove hat
this is ona community that will see
that it's laws are enforced The +hie;
aud the thug are attracted to tow:,
that is known for its laxity Df law
enforcement The thing for Ottuaawp
Ito do is to lot it be known thai tic
quarter will be shown the criminal
, and the law-breaker here. II the Vi;
most diligence is used in running GOWN
offenders and in vigorously pros >cu;
ing them until a few are sent 70 III.
penitentiary. Ottumwa will be given =
wide berth by the house breake' and
/ the sand Dagger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

The weather bureau seems 10 have
proof Of its contention that the eli
mate is not: changing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier
Washington. D. c., Dec. 2Y

William l. buchanan, who has just
been sent away to Venezuela as a
special commissioner OF this govern.
ment. to. adjust. the relations of the
diplomatic world with the new govern.
mert of Venezuela. was a dealer in
croekery twenty years ago in Sioux
City Since then he has become the
foremost expert in practical diplo-
macy in the United States. 1t may
be said that he has founded a new
profession, SO far as, concerns Amer
lea: that of practical business diplo-
macy He has settled lnore rows, pre-.
yentsd more wars. made friends Of
nations that were disposed to be
enemies, than any man, perhaps, of
his time. His career is really one of
the finest illustrations Of The posi-
bilities of the public service in this
country. for the man who has brains
and the courage to use them.
Mr. Buchanan has had career en-
tirely unique He became public
. character as. general manager of the
Corn Palace expositions, some twenty
Years ago. in Sic lX City. In that
capacity he demonstrated large
measure of executive ability. and the
expositions, became nationally and
even internationally famous. As re.
suit Gov. Boies of Iowa made his
commissioner from that stale to the
worlds fair in. Chicago in 1888; and
presently he was placed in charge oi
the department OF agriculture and
forestry OF the exposition. He grew uE
to the new position. Grover Cleveland
| became president. and Buchanan, q
| lifelong Democrat was named by him
TO be minister No Argentina
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

The trouble with Mr.. Lee j. Spaaa-
ler, the Nyack, N. Y, prophet, is tha4
he was too precipitous He wasn't
willing to follow precedent and the
rules and regulations set forth by
the near prophets union. but tried 10
rush things. and consequently he
failed. Mr.. SpangIer gathered band
OF the faithful together in Nyacl. and
told them to prepare for the end Of the
world. Up to this point he was clearly
within the lines of precedent. But
then instead OF telling his foilowe:c
that Gabriel's trumpet would sound
about the third week iu September
or on the second Tuesday after ;!,s
first Monday in November, thus giving
the faithful time to forget it, he bulIcd
right into it, so to speak. and said
that the old world was doomed tc
see Its finish within twenty-four
hours. When the day went aione
about as usual without any disturb
arce, Prophet spangler found it ex
tremely difhcult to make digrihed
getaway.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-31

MI. Buchanan, from booming the
business OF a western city through an
exposition. developed the idea of
pushing commercial relations; he be-
came'a general agent for American
enterprise in South America. He
sought to extend American censure in
South America, and presently had be-
come the most popular diplomat in
Latin America. Argentina and Chile
! were on the verge Of war over a
boundary question. Buchanan was
made the umpire in ali effort to arbi-
! tIate their differences. Each side
| named five judges, and the two
agreed on him. as. umpire. 1t was his
work which steered that difficult and
complicated arbitration to (, success.
| full conclusion. II was the first great
triumph of arbitration as means to
settling vital. international difficulties
without resort to arms; and in South
| America, and among the powers of
| Europe, ii is still one of the great
| recognized achievements OF its kind
/ AT Santiago anrf at Buenos Ayres
| alike, they look upon Buchanan today
! as the. man who contributed most
/ largely to rescue South America from
/ the chaos OF petty conflict which had
| so long arrested its development. AS
J q direct result of that arbitration
! there exists. today between Argentina
! and Chile the worlds model disarm
! ment treaty Under it the two gov,
| ernments once Bitter rivals, have re,
duced their military and naval estab
Hshments. and their people have come
1 70 uyop
| sible az it is undesirable.
! That was eleven years ago While
| minister TO the Argentine Buchanan
negotiated one of the best reciprocity
| treaties of it's character-smothered In
/ try; but it went the way, of the other
| treaties of its ciaracter-motherc in
| the senate committees.
| Appointed minister as Democrat
| lie WAS retained under a Republican
administration, finally retiring vol
unfairly to become a sort of diplo
matte agent fol. the New York Life
Insurance company in its big business
relations with the South American
countries. The New York Life had {
case pending in the Argentine, which
required .skillful and diplomatic man
. dSellleHi. .t1ok IL, ana WUI
for his client. Then he was sent L
Brazil by the same company and die
some more equally effective work
Later the Westinghouse interests, in
ternational in scope, wanted his sery
ices; and for time he served botl
the Westinghouse and the New Yorl
Life people in their Latin-America at
| fairs.
! The Pan.American exposition cam,
on, and Buchanan, as the foremos
4 American authority OF business rela
tions Of the three Americas, was Sc
/ 1ected to be director general One,
more his executive abilities stood hin
| in great stead and his work for tn,
exposition marked him as man 70
/ great affairs.
Next came the Panama revolution II
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06

accidental criminal, and, third, the in
corrigible. Under these conditions.
when they are thus herded together,
what is there to prevent the expert
criminal from conducting postgraduate
courses in crime? Prisons, oity. county
and state, should be in every way sani-
tary, and its inmates ever protected
against all disease breeding germs.
While society has and should have
every legal and moral right to be pro-
tected against its enemies, what right
have we to rob the prisoner of Gods
pure air and sunshine?
I'm New Orleans the kind sheriff, after
showing me the modern prison, took
me to a high place of vantage from
which 1 could see beneath me four big
yards and a thousand prisoners, bask-
ing in the full glare of the warm sun.
Were these conditions considered in
the construction of either our city or
county jails? Certainly not. Then
what can we expect short of what is
reputed to be there, the germ of tn
berculosis and other diseases =? When
the prisoners are liberated they inno-
Gently carry and spread the infectious
white plague wherever they go.
1.-THE average citizen has neither the
time nor inclination to investigate
these matters. l have both, and ex-
pect to use my knowledge for the last
ing good of my fellow men. OF my
own experience and humiliations 1 shall
speak later"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
ACTORS LETTERS ARE NOT
ALL FROM L0VESICK GIRLS
Matinee Idols Correspondence, Opened
by Mistake, Reveals MissiVe
from Creditor, Not from
Forlorn Damsel

Wallace Munro, manager for Louis
James, tells the following tale of a
noted actor who, for various reasons,
will be nameless.
At a certain well known theatrical
club in New York recently Mr. Nun
70 went to his letter box, and upon
opening several letters found one from
a tailor dunning in good and set terms
the creditor for his continued failure
to meet his obligations, and making
threats of a legal attachment unless
the bill was paid Immediately.
On more closely scrutinizing the SUI
prescription Munro observed he had
opened by mistake a letter belonging
to another member whose name was
similar to his.
Writing across the face of the letter
"Opened by mistake" he deposited it
in the proper receptacle, and saunter-
ing over to a big arm chair, began to
peruse the latest magazines.
Hardly was Munro seated when the
actor to whom the letter was addressed
entered, secured his mail, and, not OBJ
serving the missive had been opened,
tore off the end of the envelope and
began reading it. At this moment
Munro looked up and met his gaze,
but before Munro had time to apollo
gize for his error the matinee idol be-
gan tearing the letter into little pieces,
and with a heartsick sigh said: Mum
70, old chap, another of these silly little
girls--dear mel"