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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
MISS SHIRLEY
IS kept BUSY
ACTRESS AT SPOKANE WHO CRIT
lClSES "SUNDAY" is COM
MENDED BY DR.. BULL.
SAYS HE FELT LONELY
is Glad to Have Companionship In Cen
sure of Evangelist-Has Not
Found Where public Amuse-
ment Was Disapproved.

"How the title Reverend can either
euphoniously or appropriately be al
fixed to the cognomen Billy fail 10
understand said Rev. w. L. Bull, the
Spokane minister who has earned the
title of yellow dog from the famous
Evangelist w. A. Sunday because or
his criticisms of the latters methods.
The Rev. Mr.. Bull has written let
ter to Jessie Shirley, the actress who
took Mr.. Sunday TO task for his treat
ment of the stage folk.
The Chronicle" of Spokane, mas
the following regarding Miss Shirley
and Rev. W. l.. Bull:
Receives Many Letters.
my telephone has been ringing al
most continuously since my answer TO
Billy Sundays attack on the theaters
was printed in the Chronicle says
Miss Jessie Shirley, land l have re-
ceived quantities of letters from
friends and from strangers, commend
ling my stand and the fact that
have stood up for my profession IN
the face Of the attack. | am deeply
grateful to all who have signified their
| dpplO ilob GAL VI sAAS -SoSS-~
have been approving.
One Of the letters Miss Shirley re
ceived was from Reverend William l.
Bull, and Is as follows:
Rev. Bulls Letter.
Spokane, Wash. Jan. &c. 1907
Miss Jessie Shirley:
Dear Madam: have read today
with great satisfaction and pleasure
your very just, witty and pertinent
criticism of the Rev. William A. Sun
day. How the title 'Reverent' can Ell
Their euphoniously or appropriately be
prefixed to the cognomen Billy fai
to understand. 1t rhymes too readily
with Billy Yes, your rebuke Is cour
teous, but in plain and sarcastic En-
glish. is very timely, and | am glae
that you have come to the defense O
your profession.
| us it not suggestive that in an agt
of more or less cruelty, wickednes'
and immortality, when gladlatoria
combats were not unknown in certain
parts of the Roman empire, and whel
in Greece the theater had flourishet
for centuries, that they are never al
luuGu W Ill IHC 4NSW = OoIhihSit.
the Greek equivalent for the wore
amusement, as We understand ant
apply the term, does not occur once II
its pages.
Not Denounced In Bible.
/ IF amusements-public amusement
like the theater were never denounce
by the Master and by st. Paul, familia
as he was with the life of the grea
cities Of Asia Minor, Of Greece an
Rome, what warrant have we in thi
age for doing so unqualifledly, excer
when they are immoral, cruel, or, as
believe in the case of the Sunday On
pun intended) theater and baseball
harmful to the youth of the land an
wholly unjustifable invasion of tn
! rights OF the actors, who need at leas
one days cessation out of the seve
from the arduous demands of thei
profession On second thought |
! include the Sunday-Billy Sunday
! theater-in this restriction until sue
! time as he ceases to play the actor
e no, rather the mountebank, and col
g ducts himself as man, Christian
;. and, above all, clerical gentleman.
,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

If that Chicago man who is suing
his wife for divorce because she fed
him on bakery doughnuts when he
wanted homemade ones like mother
used to make, had experimental a
little, he might have found it was his
appetite and not his wife who was at
fault. The chances are that if he had
sought out mother and had her pre-
pare batch of doughnuts that were
his delight when he was a boy. he
would have found that they didn't
taste as good as they did in his kid
days, in fact. didn't have much OF
an edge on the bakery made variety
Then he might have found 1t more
convenient to make a change Of dlei
instead of change Of wives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

The bill introduced in the house by
Representative Alfred of Wayne coun.
ty is perfectly proper as far as it goes,
but it does not seem to thoroughly COW
er the ground. The bill provides that
no committee clerk be required to take
dictation from any member who has
his feet on his desk or who is smoking
cigar" 1t stands to reason that leg.
islators wise enough to do their part in
framing laws would also be wise
enough to find way to evade them
What is to prevent them from stickine
their feet up on the chandelier and
from smoking clay pipe as they went
about their dictation? Representative
Alfred should leave no loopholes in his
bill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
e. q g. CURES
- - - CHRONIC ULCERS

Any chronic ulcer shows unhealthy impure condition
blood diseased condition
and kept inad and irred by continual discharge
healthy matter from the circulation
feet except medicine which will the blood and entirely the
cause Saves Washes lotions helpful
cleansing the u perhaps the discharge but such
and can never effect down into the circulaton
drives out all and morbid matter and by nouhg the flesh
blood
does make surface beginning
brokendown tissue and supplying ht healing qualities
the blood the place fill in with steadily
blood and S. will thoroughly blood
ana Clces and medical advice all who
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO... ATLANTA. Ga.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

"In conclusion you know misery
likes company l have been somewhat
lonely, must confess, after having
been classed at yellow dog some
time ago by this unrestrained dispen-
ser of irreverent language, slang and
indecency. Since the publication of
your letter I am afraid for your sake
that you will be placed in my cate
CORY. However, it will be comforting
to me to find companion in
my misery.
you will, trust, pardon the liberty
l take in addressing lady personally
unknown to me.
81 am, very respectfully yours,
(Rev.) Vim. l.. Bull
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
PIONEER CALLED;
DIES SUDOENL Y
JEHU YOUNG SUcCUMBs TO
HEART FAILURE EARLY THIS
MORNING.

Retiring in apparent perfect health
after partaking of hearty supper
Jehu Young, one of the older and most
highly respected citizens of Wapello
county. passed away about o'clock
this morning after an attack of heart
failure. He was in his eightieth year
and had enjoyed remarkable health
during his life, causing his sudden
death to be shock to his numerous
friends.
Jehu Young was born June II, 1929
in Harrison county, Ohio and came
to Iowa with his father in 1916, set
Ting on a farm in what was known
as Old Ashland. In 1853 he rented a
farm of 159 acres, most of which was
,, wild land which he set about to i'm
prove with the result that this farm
has been the home of Mr.. Young ever
since, covering a period of more than
| fifty-four years. Mr.. Young was twice
married and is survived by his widow
and six children, Frank, James, Har
vey, Arthur, Walter and Mrs. Clara
Baker. He was man of unusually
high character and integrity, abstem
iouo III Adplls anu very uomeSIlC IL
his tastes he was seldom absent from
his home, only when business matters
brought him to the city was found any
distance from the home place and the1
but for short time. His careful
habits and strict attention to duty
earned for himself and family a hand
some competence, his homestead being
one of the best agricultural tracts il
the county. Politically Mr. Youns
cast his lot with the Republican party
! Funeral arrangements will be an
| nOnncad later
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield-The fourth number Of the
local lecture course will be given on
Thursday evening. The attraction is
the Goodwin Miller Concert Company.
Prof. w. B. Patty will give a lecture
at Library hall on Saturday night on
derland Of Science" his address be-
ing illustrated with experiments with
LIQUID air, wireless telegraphy and
radium.
Company M and the Monmouth, ILL.,,
Y. M. c. A. will play basket ball at
the local armory Friday evening. A
week from Friday the Oskaloosa high
school five will meet the Fairfield high
school team here. The first college
game scheduled for Fairfield is the
one with Knox of Galesburg on Feb.
10. The college team will take trip
to Illinois next week. playing Knox
and probably Heddng and Monmouth
colleges.
The Fairfield Glove & Mitten COM
pany will >-pen offices down town
until the damage done by the fall OF
| be repaired. The factory is not run
ming and will not start until new
stack can be erected, which will prob
ably take ten days or two weeks.
The funeral services of Jesse Voor-
| HES, who died Saturday at his home
Oh. East Jefferson street, We're hello
Sunday and interment made in the
cemetery at Glasgow. fourteen mile!
southeast of Fairfield. Mr. Voorhie!
leaves behind him a family of five, hi.
wife and four small children.
The Pythian sisters will hold
mock auction tonight in their halls OF
| the north side.
/ Ralph Munro returned to Fairfield
Saturday after four months absenc,
during which time he has been crit
] ically i'll with typhoid fever. He ex
poets to be able to resume his Law
practice here in short time.
Would you consider man polish
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

The ties that bind men together
are many and various. Strongest, CT
course, aside from blood kinship, is
the possession of a common name, a
common allegiance and a common in
terest. The national bond is thus most
powerful. Of late, however, there has
been such a remarkable increase Of
the spirit of internationalism that
many thoughtful persons advocate the
putting of the sense of world brother
hood ahead OF all other claims. 1t is
argued that the whole family would
mean more to every member than amy
part of the family. Now the considera-
lions which stress this world-con-
seriousness are growing more numsr-
Gus year by year. Among these must
be numbered Christian Endeavor.
Strongest in North America, the idea
and the organization have Travelled
SO rapidly and SO widely that they are
almost coextensive with Protestant
Christianity.
Whatever helps soul to look above
and beyond its own immediate boun-
daries is surely of Cod
Christian Endeavor is less a world
fellowship than a local church meth
| cd. 1t becomes a globe-girdling soci-
ETY. only by being successful in its pri'
mary and most important sphere
They utterly misunderstood the gen
ius of the young peoples movement
who do not perceive that it is essen
| TALLY only method Of church work
Well l recall a Christian Endeavol
meeting at dusk of a blistering day In
Allababad, India. 1t was in Miss For
mans school for girls, and the lust.
rous-eyed, white-robed girls display.
cd the same interest in the service
and took part in about the same man
ner. as the ordinary American type o.
Endeavorers. The language of the
| lips was alien to me, but the spiri
was perfectly familiar. All over the
earth, in as many tongues as were
| heard at Penticost, similar Christian
Endeavor meetings are being helt
every week.
In one of the barrios outside o.
Manila, I ran across the curious fac
/ that all the Protestant Christians were
wearing Christian Endeavor badges
The reason was simple and beautiful
They thought this badge the sign of {
! Christian, for the missionary. tn
best man they knew, wore Christian
i Endeavor badge.
The rapid growth of the young PEG
pies movement is evidence of tn
readiness of the youth of Christian
dom to express themselves in spiritua
terms. The old notion that youth mus
have it's religious sugarcoated has bee
annihilated by the tremendous popu
larity of these societies which ar
fundamentally. inherently and rigor
ously religious. Young men and wo
men are ready for faith that make
, appeal to tie heroic in their spirit!
; and that gives their hands and fee
and brains something to do. In
word, they desire to be endeavorin
Christians.
In that most cosmopolitan city o
earth, Cairo, / once attended Christ
{ ian Endeavor social. There We're &
[ least half dozen nationalities pres
: ent and as many shades of color. Turl
Armenian. Arab, Soudanese, Egyptian
French and Americans mingled social
Z Ily in a jolly evening which did not diff
fer greatly from a successful Christia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
-
THE PRIMARY LAW.

The primary system is undergoing
a rather severe test in two states just
at present. One state has settled its
primary middle by electing a Demo
crat to the United States senate. This
is Oregon, which is overwhelmingly
Republican. The other two states, Hi
nois and Wisconsin, have legislatures
|deadlocked over the selection Of a
senator. In Illinois, Senator Hopkins
was reelected at the primary by d
big majority. In Wisconsin Stephen-
son was the choice of the people at
the polls. But the legislatures in these
two states do not feel that they are
bound by the results of these pri-
maries.
If there is any merit in the primary
system there should be no hesitancy
in returning Hopkins and Stephenson
to the senate. If there is not sufficient
merit in the law to bind the legisla
lures to carry out it's provisions, we
might as well return to the old sys
tenn and at least see to it that Re
publicans are chosen to represent Re
publican states in the senate
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

The Cedar Rapids Republican has
figured it out that if young man
starts out at 20 to smoke three cigars
day and keeps it up until he is G5
he will have spent S1S,100.14. A great
many people figured it something like
that month ago when there were
New Years resolutions to consider
but, alas, many OF us have backslid
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

The coroner's inquiry into the Chi
cago crib horror with its wholesale
slaughter of workmen has learned that
a janitor was instructed with the
handling of dynamite who knew abso-
lutely nothing about its explosive quail
ity. / has been brought out, too, that
there were large stores of powder and
dynamite kept in the crib, far out IN
the lake, that the water leading to the
fire hose had been turned off to prevent
it's freezing in the pipes, and that
there was no vessel kept nearby to af,
ford a means of escape if the workers
should be trapped by fire. The re
grettable thing is that this criminal
carelessness is never discovered until
scores Ct lives have been sacrificed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

1t is announced that Dan F. Clark,
assistant editor of the publications OF
the state historical society will write
a history of the elections of United
States senators in Iowa. If Mr.. Clark
writes the entire history Of these cleo
lions he will have job that will keep
him humping for while.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
News and Notes.

In connection with recent union
mission by Rev. Billy" Sunday in
SDokane, Wash. there was a general
exchange Of pulpits on one Sunday.
The public was not informed as to
who was to preach in any one church,
and each pulpit held q man Of diff
fercnt denomination. The pastors of
the big down town churches were sent
to the suburbs, and the men from
small churches occupied the largest
pulpits.
Southern Presbyterian men are ar
ranging for a special train from every
State in the South for the Laymens
Missionary Convention in Birmingham
Alabama, February 1918.
Seven denominations In Sandusky
o.. unite monthly in union services.
The Congregationalist reports an
eighty S year-old Narragansctt Indian
rs sexton of a church at Statewide, r
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Young Mems Christian Association in
North America, with 100000 members.
It's property is now valued at $60,000,
900, of which $1O00O,O00 was added in
new buildings last year. Eighty new
buildings, to cost an addition $9,000,-
600 are now under way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
SUNDAY WOULD
Nail LID DOWN
EVANGELIST is ANXIOUS re
PLACE SPOKANE IN THE
AQUA PURA COLUMN.

Rev. Billy Sunday. with no wa1
paint other than venomoas tongue
and ability to whip 1t around the liquor
question with yehenence that IL
only exceeded by hungry boy lick
ing some jam in his grandmother's
cupboard, Is indulging in merry tilt
with the law makers of the state OF
Washington on local option bill.
Booze, or Get on the Water Wagon"
was flung at the members of the state
legislature yesterday at a special meet.
ing in Olympia, Sunday and 100 ardent
supporters having taken a special
train from Spokane to the capital city
to do the job. This sermon was for
the express purpose of setting some
of the law makers right on the ques-
ton Of liquor, and to instill not dis.
till in their noble and ignoble hearts
a desire to see local option scheme
of affairs hover over Spokane. The
| Olympia invasion was made possible
! Friday evening, when a petition bear
ling thousands Of Endorsements was Sc
cured and voted to be presented to
Spokane county representatives with
the request that they use their utmost
endeavors to pass local option bill
at this sitting. The petition Is the
outgrowth of the sentiment created by
Mr. Sunday when he turned his
Booze sermon Sunday January "a
into the ears of 10000 men.
Success Continues.
The latest figures on conversions
and attendance obtainable as the fol-
lowing contained in the Spokane
Chronicle of Friday evening:
Conversions.
Previously reported. 300
Thursday night. women.s meet
Thursday night, mems meeting. is
Total ,202
Estimated Attendance.
Previously reported. -. Ale, 900
Women's meeting. 10000
Mems meeting. .............. 1000
: Afternoon meeting ...... 1888. 1000
IOtal ........... 45l ,uuu
Rev. Pledger H..
Rev. G. P. Pledger, Billy Sundays
: right hand man who has made so many
: friends in the short time he has been
in Spokane, says the Chronicle was
taken to the Deaconess hospital Fri.
day morning, threatened with pneu.
} monia.
) Mr. Pledger has been sick man
ever since coming to Spokane, but
| nothing serious developed until last
! evening, when high fever made the
preaching of his sermon in the armory
extremely hard for him.
! Only after the meeting was finished
| did the people learn that Mr.. Pledger
| was Ill.
Mr.. Pledger is one of the hardest
working men in the Sunday party and
he will be greatly missed by Mr.. Sun
day and the people. While the doctors
: have not reported on Mr. Pledger's
condition, 1t is hoped that nothing seri.
Gus will interfere with his work, and
I he will be In his usual health soon.
S "In conclusion you know misery
t likes company | have been somewhat
| lonely l must confess, after having
0 been classed at yellow dog some
!, time ago by this unrestrained dispen
n of 1anpuapa s1ang and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

The interurban ball has been set a.
rolling. Now let's all get together and
see to it that this road is built on terra
firma and not on paper
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
A WORLD FELLOWSHIP.

Terse Comments Upon the Christian
Endeavor Topic for February 7,
sour Christian Endeavor Com
rades the World Over" Ps. 90: 1-9.
(Christian Endeavor Day.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Having secured his tip from the
ground hog, the weather man will now
retire and frame up another blizzard
Or two.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Endeavor social in this land But they
did illustrate, to a peculiar decree, the
motto of the society, "One is your
Master, even Christ and all We are
brethren"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

1t is curious to see how the space
clears around man of decisive spirit
and leaves him room and freedom
John Foster
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Few men have any next; they live
from hand to mouth they are without
plan, and soon come to the end of their
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS

For proof of this assertion we point
to it's unequalled record, extending
for SIeepIessness, indigestion, Dyspep-
sia. Costiveness, Colds and Grippe and
see for yourself. Refuse all substi-
tutes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Men who live for self never succeed
in satisfying self. or in quite satisfy
ing anybody else; men who live for
others in Godlike unselfshness have
!ov themselves while giving joy to
othcrs.-H. Clay Trumbull.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
EVERYBODY

agrees that the stomach is the meas
ure q, ones heflth and strength; then
whv aot see to It that such an import
ant organ is kept in a strong, healthy
condition? The best medicine to as
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

That best portion of good mans life
His little nameless VI remembered acts
OF Kindness and of love.
--WOr6SwOrth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

He that knows most, grieves most
for wasted time.-Dante.
Charm strikes the sight. but merit
wins the soul.--Anon.
Look round the habitable world, how
few
Know their own good, or, in knowing
1t, pursue. Dryden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Would you consider man polish
ed just because he casts reflections?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

Whatever helps a soul to look above
and beyond its own immediate boun-
DIARIES is surely of God.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04

In that most cosmopolitan city on
earth, Cairo, / once attended Christ
ian Endeavor social. There We're at
least half dozen nationalities pres
ent and as many shades of color. Turk,
Armenian. Arab, Soudanese, Egyptian,
French and Americans mingled social
ly in a jolly evening which did not diff
fer greatly from successful Christian
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-31
R0BT. JOHNSON SHOT
BY MARSHAL ARROW
Resisted Arrest and Said He Would Die Before He
Would Go TO Jail.

Marshal Arrow shot aud wounded
Robert Johnson, negro who
was considered a bad character. on
Sunday morning at o'clock. when
the negro refused TO be arrested by
the officer.
The marshal. in company with
another party. visited the house with
the warrant and found the negro
with his wife and another negro In
he var. s..Irr reading the warrant
The marshal was requested to reread
il. when the negro stated that he
would not accompany the officer. An
attempt was made to handcuff the
man. but this could not be done. as
he made for the. house and az the
same time declared that he would
kill the marshal before he would go
"a Jail
The marshal stated that he fred
his rife once In the air TO try and
stop the man. but after he kept on
and would not stop he shot him In
the shoulder. The bullet struck his
collar hone. breaking same. but the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-31

MONTEREY. Aug 3o.-Eight hun
dred persons drowned. $4,000 home
less. and property damage to the ex.
tent OF SIs.OOO.Ooo. is the result of
food which struck this city between
aud > o'clock Saturday morning,
The scene IN the GoOdswePt section
II Monterey II one OF utter desola'
lion. Four city blocks on the south
side have completely disappeared.
For scventytwo hours rain has
fallen In unprecedented volume
throughout this section, and the Santa
Catarina river rose gradually all day
friday. the crest OF the food reaching
Monterey early Saturday. AZ first u
vas thought there would be- no loss
Il life hut the water reached a height