Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-30
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FROM " A ARIOUS S
POINTS OF VIEW
Observations by Courier Readers
Who Gross the Paths of the
lnterviewers. & &

The condition of roads in my
neighborhood means the taking away
of portion of the rural mail serv-,
ice said J. Hyde today. Mr.. Hyde
operates a small coal mine in the
country some three and half miles
north Of Ottumwa on rural route No.
5. and has been a stickler for good
roads for some time. Il have with
other neighbors dragged the road and
have spread cinders to better the
ing results haze come from our eff
forts. However, it does no good to
complain to the road supervisor.
Il do not center the blame on the
read supervisor, August Johnson, for
he has obtained as good results as
his predecessors. | have complained
to him and always received the an
swer that there was no money to do
the work with. 1t is now high time
that the people CT that neighborhood
should take some steps to see why the
work can not be done on the roads
and that they be put in better condi-
tion. The taking off Of six miles of
rural mail service may prove an in
centive to those affected to do some
thing toward obtaining the desired re-
suits.
.As the fault does not seem to be
with the road supervisor, it must be
with the system the county has of at
tending to the roads. II this is the
case believe that the farmers resid-
ing in the neighborhood along route
No. 5 should take the matter up to the
end that relief be had. l am glad to
see the road question taken up by the
commercial club at Ottumwa and
know from experience that much good
can result from dragging the roads.
If the farmers throughout the county
and especially in such districts as my
neighborhood will take to dragging
tho roads, or the county expend sum
to assist the work we will begin an
era of better highways"
1T is with keen realization of the
thanks due them, that / desire to eX-
press to those who so kindly assisted
the Open Door Rescue Mission in pro-
Viding for the poor of the city Thanks
giving day. said Superintendent John
Astra this morning. 1--WE delivered
into the appreciative hands of twenty
six families, bushel baskets filled with
good stuffs for their Thanksgiving
meal, and this was made possible
though the liberal donations received
hnd on behalf Of the mission and my
self PERSONAL I desire to acknowledge
The gifts received"
ut was very successful Eistedd-
fod from every standpoint" stated
Prof. James Swirles, conductor Of the
Ottumwa Choral society, in speaking
of the event at Abba Thanksgiving
day II have attended many Eistedd'
fods, but I never attended one before
where everything was contested with
such spirit. In my personal opinion
I am not in favor of adjudication by
one man. There should be commit
tee of three adjudicators. ! feel that
the one unfair part of the whole pro
ceedings was the adjudication in the
church choir competition. The Trim
ity choir gave a proper rendition anC
was entitled to the prize. | do moi
feel so bad about losing the prize as
do about the unfairness in the com
petition of the Williamsburg chora
society in putting up a bunch of sing
ers and calling themselves church
choir. If we had taken along the
choice singers from Ottumwa ire
spectiye of the churches, we coult
have made better showing. ] thinl
we were entitled to the prize money
In the ladies' chorus and that the de
csion of Adjudicator Davies was un
fair. | was talking with an Abb;
business man last night who is on
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