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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-30

then, turn to Matthew 1878; then Mark
2:27-2S. Then if Christ says he is
Lord of the Sabbath day, the Sabbath
day must be the Lords day, or else
the Lord could not have told the truth
And the disciples rested on the Sab.
bath day, according to the command.
ment after his crucifixion, Luke %:
So Why not do SO now? And now,
please allow me to make same inquiry
about my friend who has answered my
letter. 1t seems to me he ought to an
swer my reply, either publicly or by
personal letter. ! hope he has not an
swered his last roll call / also hope
he will not until have the pleasure of
meeting him. He may be preparing
another chapter on oxygen, which has
about as much to do with observing a
day as pouring water down a rat hole
and it may be he is hunting that
passage that tells us to keep Sunday
for it's Gods holy day. If so, and he
finds it, hope he will give me the
chapter and verse as l have searched
for forty years and have not found it,
But possibly he has gone with others
to Washington to use his influence
before our congress in having law
enacted compelling all to keep or
American Sabbath--or Sunday.
Carlisle Smith,
Agency Iowa
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OBITUARY..
90 90 ..
Maruaret Harcer Zepp,

Margaret Harper zepp daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harper of Alton,
III. who died December II, 1909,
was born at La Grange, Mo,
August 10, 1882, but soon afterward
removed with her parents to Alton,
ILL.,, where she grew to womanhood.
In October, 1905, she was married to
Will j. zepp of this city and at once
came to Ottumwa where they have
since lived.
On October IS, 1906, was born to
them a son, John Fleming Zepp, who
died in infancy. since which Mrs.
Zepp has been in poor health.
Mrs. Zepp in early life joined the
church at Alton and
has always been consistent Christian.
During her brief residence in Ottumwa
her kindly words of hope and cheer
and deeds of charity brought to her
a host of friends. 1t may well be said
of her that those who knew her best
loved her the most. She had all the
virtues of true womanhood and in her
various duties as wife she always
DISPLAYED those rare qualities which
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on tne upper crust of the heavy snow
iall on Main street. The down town
streets as a result are beginning to
show Improvement The work should
be prosecuted vigorously until the
down town streets and the main tray.
eled crossings In the city are cleaned.
III thls is not done before the thaw
begins there will be a sea of slush to
wade through. Some of the sidewalks
in the business districts on Main. Sec
ond, Court and Market streets have
not been cleaned off. Now that the
streets in this district are being clean
ed there should be no further delay in
clearing the ice and snow from the
walks.
There is an excuse this time for the
delay, because the snow fell on Friday
and the two days following were
Christmas and Sunday But today
should see the streets and sidewalks
in the business district and the side
walks and crossings allover town
cleared Of snow.
Ottumwans should demand that in
the future the streets be cleaned
promptly after a snow storm. The cit
liens are taxed for this purpose, and
the merchants, in addition to paying
this public tax for cleaning the streets,
are compelled to pay a private tax for
street sprinkling. The work is paid
for and should be done promptly The
citizens are not interested in whether
the work is done by the mayor, the
chairman of the street committee or
the street commissioner. Results are
all that are wanted.
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ports show that our mines are running

ports show that our mines are running
steady and demand for more miners
which shows the operator is not get
ting the coal he needs to supply the
trade. In a conversation with two
operators last week they informed us
they were receiving orders from all
over Iowa, a portion of Nebraska, and
parts of Dakota. One stated that he
received orders almost daily for coal
from places he had never sold before,
which shows the Iowa coal is finding
new market as well as larger de-
mand. On the question of Illinois
coal and freight rates, they seem to be
we'll taken. The firm that owns the
Olivet mine are Minnesota men, with
their home In st. Paul. They inform
us that thye can not reach the Mime.
SOFA markets by 25 to 40 cents ton
on account of the Illinois coal coming
into the market, that much cheaper
than the Iowa coal. We look for this
matter to be adjusted later on by legis-
lation, and let each confine their trade
to where 1t belongs Our miners and
operators can not afford to let any
thing come between them at this time
to mar the good feeling that exists,
as there has never been time in their
history when they understood each
other as well as they do today, for I'M
der the present system of trade agree
ment, each side has Say in formu-
lating prices for which they shall work
under, as well as conditions and rules
and each side knows we'll that they
must live uD to it, This enables the
operator to make his prices governing
his work, and he knows just what
must be met in running his mine,
something he never could do before
the coming Of the present trade agree
ment. Occasionally we see some fell
low on each side jumping over the
trace chains Of reason, and getting I'M
reasonable by imagining he is entitled
to the whole earth and the fullness
thereof. and ought to have it, but there
is a better thinking element In all
mining towns, who are always ready
to put on the kicking strap of public
opinion and hold them where they be.
long. Just as long as this exists, we
fear no bad results from our meeting
to make our next agreement, as we
think the time has come when the
miner and operator have educated
themselves IN to q standard, when
they will study each others best in
terests and become as one man, for
both sides are doing well under the
present system.
We see new mines with increased
capital being opened in new territory
right along and an increased demand
to run them, SO let each side be fair
and we fear no bad results regardless
of what the space filters through the
press might say--for organized labor
is here to stay and capital must pre-
pare to meet 1t.
r. Williams.
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IoWA,s CHRISTMAS GIFT.

Secretary Botsford Of the Des
Moines Commercial club has found
evidence in the government crop re-
ports that Iowa has more valuable
and appropriate Christmas present for
the world this year than any other
state in the union" Here is his way
of summarizing what Iowa has done
for the nation:
Iowa's farm production for 1909 is
1921, 100000.
There is but one state in the union,
and it, Texas, which has greater ag-
gregate value of farm productions.
Texas can boast Of s623,0OO,OOO.
But Iowa raised more to the farm
than Texas. This state has 244,O00
farms and Texas 435,0O0.
After Iowa comes Illinois with a
farm production of $5S7,000OO0, or
$34,000,000 less than that of Iowa. I'LL
nois has $4,000 more farms than Iowa
The average production for each
farmer in Iowa Is $2,135.
The average for each Texas farmer
is s1,432.
The average for each Illinois farm
er is s2,024.
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Indebtedness of Cities Shown in
Census Bulletin: Gotham Leads

Washington, D. c., Dec 2S, 1907
me indebtedness of the governments
OF the 1853 cities in the United States
which, in 1907, had an estimated pop
ulation of over 10000 each, forms an
interesting chapter Of u. S. Census
bulletin 105, prepared by Division
Chief e. H. Mailing, under the super
vision Of DR.. lie Grand Powers, chief
statistician in charge of the official sta
tlst1cs of cities. It will issue in the
near future from the government
printing office, and Census Director
Durand will submit 1t to Secretary Ma
gel of the department Of commerce
and labor.
The gross" debt includes the entire
amount of debt obligations outstanding
against a city, and is classified by di-
vision of the government of the city
issuing, according to provision made
for payment, and as held by the public
or by funds of the city. In many cities
such forms of current Indebtedness as
warrants and outstanding
judgments are not thought of as in
debtedness, but In reality are such and
should be included In complete state
ment of Indebtedness. Outstanding
warrants are shown for nearly two.
thirds of the cities considered, and in
some of the western cities constitute
a considerable portion Of the indebt-
edness. The met" indebtedness in
cludes the gross Indebtedness less the
sinking fund assets, and for purposes
of comparison Is more significant than
the gross Indebtedness.
New York Citys Debt.
OF the total net Indebtedness of the
15S cities. 1872 per cent is credited TO
New York City, which had more than
seven times the indebtedness Of any
other city, and more than one-half Of
the total of the 81 largest cities nf
the country. The per capita net debt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-30

Little Tim" Sullivan, the Tamman-
alderman who died last week, has in
times past been pictured to the public
as everything that a public man should
not be. After his death it { .-celoped
that for years he had been giving a
Christmas dinner every year to thous-
ands of New York's poor His last re-
Guest was that he be buried on Fri.
day, so as not to spoil Chris mas for
his friends, and that the annual Christ
mas dinner be continued According
ly members of his family gave the din
ner this year and fed 1000 needy peo-
pie. In addition TO the dinner there
We're shoes for the men, women and
children who needed them and new
pipes and tobacco for the men. little
Tim" it seems, was 3 much bigger
man than he had been held up to be.
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oTTUMwA BOOSTERS BUSY.

The Davenport Times, a paper that
Is at it early and late boosting Dav.
export and urging Davenporters on 10
boost the harder. likes the Ottumwa
way of getting together Being a boost
CT Itself, the Times appreciates good
boosters and it believes that Ottum-
wa 10 showing wonderful results along
the line of organized effort. Editorial
ly the Times makes this reference to
the booster movement in Ottumwa.
The booster spirit has deyeloped at
Ottumwa. 1t is the kind of faith in
the future of Ottumwa that holds
that faith without works is dead AS
a result of canvass just completed
by the younger members of the Com
merclal association the membership of
That organization has been increased
IN few days from less than 100 to
more than 500. That in itself is some
thing worth being proud of. But while
the membership fee of the organiza-
tion is only $40 year, many of those
who joined during the week agreed to
pay all the way from $50 to $500 a
year, the money to be used in adver-
using the commercial advantages of
OttumWa The organization is plan
ming to begin a systematic campaign of
publicity and many people will have
thelr attention called to the fact that
o'tnln"a is not only on the man. but
IL is good commercial center. The
QUICK results obtained from the can
Vass FOR memberships in this CONNER
cal organization is one of the best
advertisements the city could devise
1t shows a widespread spirit of co.
operation which makes CITY progress
sive. -
And the best of it is that Ottunwa
is just warming Up for a general at
tack all along the line in the new
year.
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~->~o~e

Editor Courier: Will you kindly
give me the privilege through your-col-
umns to give brief answer to the
gentleman who replied to my article
! wish to say that the subject under
dispute was Gods Holy day, the day
we are 70 observe and not feasts days,
which consisted in meats and drinks,
and yearly and monthly Sabbaths. He
makes some manly admissions. He
says rs a matter Of fact these holy
days or memorial days do not abolish
or annul the Sabbath day according to
the commandment, which day is Satur-
day, the Seventh day, but not Sunday,
the first day, and he says with the
Bible that 1t Is a perpetual covenant
and sign between God and his peo-
pie forever. Then if it is, how can
people set apart some other day and
observe it and yet please God? Now,
I have two reasons for opposing first
day observance. One is that I know
there is no scripture or authority for
it. The second is that oppose the
civil authority enforcing the obsery-
ance of any day on anyone Some
people don't want others to worship
God according to the dictates of their,
own conscience, but according to the
way they dictate to them. And then
my friend asks If l ever read Revela-
lions 1 and 10, where il is called the
Lords day-Sunday. Yes sir, but it is
not called Sunday-nor the first day.
either. Now If we find out by the
scripture which day the Lord says is
his day. then we know which day John
spoke of at this time He says: q
was in the spirit on the Lords day"
Now turn to Exodus 20: Clio: and
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or New York City was S14252: and
the only other cities having a per can
liza net Indebtedness of over 500 were
Cincinnati, Ohio, S123.85; Boston.
Mass. $120.37; Galveston, Texas
$11578; Pueblo, Colo, s1O8,23. and
Newton, Mass, $105.83. OF the cities
OF over 100000 estimated population
san Francisco had by far the smallest
net debt, and Detroit, with $23.75 per
capita, next to the smallest; of the
cities having a population of from 1OO,-
600 to 100000, those wit hthe smallest
per capita net debt were st. Joseph,
Mo, Sl6.46, and indianapolis, Ind,
Sl7.91. OF the, cities having from 80.
900 to 100000, those with the smallest
the smallest per capita net debt were
Erie Pa, Sob; Wheeling, w. Va,
Sl0.41; Joplin, Mo, $1071, and Johns.
town, Pa, $1119.
The increase in the net debt for the
fiscal year of 1907 was $12O,93O, 631.
more than three-fourths of which was
credited to the 15 largest cities, and
more than one-half of which is credited
to New York City The only city of
less than 100000 inhabitants having
an increase of more than 81 900 900
was Seattle, Wash, whose net debt
increased by s5,791, O7S. Several cities
decreased their net Indebtedness dur
ing the year the larger Of them being
st. Louis, San Francisco, Washington,
Indianapolis and Kansas City.
In any discussion of Indebtedness 1t
should be remembered, the bulletin
states, hat the value of public I'M.
provements, and especially the amount
expended on public service enterprises,
should be taken into consideration
Many cities own their waterworks, and
some their light plants, and consid-
cradle proportion of the Indebtedness
of such cities may have been incurred
in the purchase or construction OF
such plants.
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well this time. A good percentage OF
the walks about the city were shovel,
ed off early. The walks in front OF
many homes remained unshoveled, but
the number vas not as great as on
many former occasions.
The street crossings in tho most
densely travelled residence streets
were not cleared off. In many In.
stances the sidewalks were shoveled
clean to the street intersections, but
pedestrians had to make paths through
the snow drifts to reach the other
side of the street. This is the city's
part and the city should be as prompt
to carry its part of the burden as it S
to demand that the citizens Go their
part.
The school board, too, should see to
it that some one is held responsible
for keeping the walks around the
school buildings cleared of snow. The
walks in front of the high school we've
not cleaned off Christmas day or Sun
day Neither We're the walks in front
of and at the side Of the Adaus school
building and the Lincoln school build
ng. There may have been others, but
hese are the walks on which there
IS the heaviest travel
Some of the church properties were
not properly taken care Of OF course,
1t Is not expected that the pastors
should set out and WELD snow shovels,
but provision should be made by the
pastors or congregations to see that
the churches do their part The PEG
pie look Ia the city, the schools and
the churches to set good example in
this matter
Keeping the sidewalks clean. espe.
csally after heavE snow storms. is one
OF the NEST practical of all tests of
good citizenship. In future none of us
should fail in the test.
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MORE ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS

MORE ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS.
The walks through the city park,
Travelled by thousands of feet during
the day, were not cleared of Friday
nights heavy fall Of snow until this af-
ternoon. A single path had been worn
through the foot or more of snow by
the church goers early Christmas
morning. The city officials declare
that the work of cleaning the park
sidewalks is not up to them, but should
be done by the park commissioners. 1t
should be attended to at once by some
one Immediately after every snowfall
The city must set good example
The citizens generally did their duty
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the Maccabees at Alton, of which Ms.
zepp had been member for a num-
Der for a number of years, together
with relatives and friends accompanied
the remains to the Alton cemetery
where with tender hands and loving
hearts she was laid to rest.
Beside her husband and parents she
leaves three sisters and four brothers
to mourn her loss.
Contrib uted.
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now make her absence SO keen4y felt
by those who had the good fortune TO
know her.
In accordance with her wish the
funeral services were held in the First
Congregational church at Alton, ILL.,,
Monday, December 49,, at 2 o'clock
p. M, where a large concourse of
friends gathered. Rev. Lane, pastor,
officiated.
The local chapter of the Ladies OF
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For Sore Throat, Sudden Cold and
Coughs no remedy has been discover
ed SO powerful to cure as Perry Davis
Painkiller. AS a Liniment it has no
equal in curing rheumatism or Neu-
ralgia, burns and bruises, and wounds
of every description. 1t Is the cheap
est and best remedy offered to the
public. Only 35c. for a big bottle.
There are other sizes lso, 25c and
aaa-
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ToNIeHrs BOOSTER MEETING.

Plans are being made to entertain
more than 500 boosters at the open
meeting of the Commercial association
in the Armory tonight, the first since
the close of the spectacular member
ship campaign. The event will serve
a double purpose 1t will be ratifica-
ton meeting in celebration of the
rally that more than quadrupled the
Commercial associations membership,
and it will be get-together meeting
to prepare the boosters for the ener-
getic campaign of the new year.
The Commercial association has Sc
cured nearly 600 members. Now it
wants 900 workers. 1t wants every
man who has joined the association,
either in the late campaign or before
that campaign was taken up, to get
into the harness and pull. Ottumwans
have become imbued with new
spirit. They have "got together Now
the thing to do is to work together
and plans. for making every member
worker and for cutting out the work
he. liz to do will be taken up tonight.
The close of the year finds Ottumwa
confidently looking forward to a
bright future Of manifold activities
The present year has brought with 1t
many material blessings to Ottumwa.
1t has been a prosperous year for
Ottumwa's business interests and OF
tumwa's workers. There has been no
friction. Instead, there has been ce-
menting of ties, a spirit engendered
that brought all interests together
for Ottumwa, a realization that all our
interests lie in Ottumwa and that by
increasing Ottumwa's material wealth
we are increasing our own: This spirit
was eloquently reflected in the Com
mercial associations booster cam
paign.
ottumwa is lining up for the cam
paign of 1910. The boosters will get
together at the open meeting tonight
and prepare to show solid front in
the campaigns for the new year. Every
member Of the association should be
present.
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It may be necessary to fit up with
runners instead of wheels, but it will
he the water wagon Just tie same,
and It Will be coming along i'll few
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THE STREETS ARE LOOKING
BETTER.
Men and teams are at work hauling
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Narrow Roads Question.

Agency, Iowa
Editor Courier:

Permit me space in your paper TO
express my views on narrow roads.
First, l do not think it timely to mar
row our country roads until some
means are provided to harden the sur
face of the same, either by macadamiz-
ing or some other hard substance that
would bear w the weight Of loaded
wagon. With narrow roads the farmer
or citizen has no choice of picking his
way in or out of the city but must of
necessity pull straig-t through with
out any choice of picking his way
either to the right or the left. as is
the case with wide roads during the
muddy season.
Then with narrow roads there are
the bitches caused by drainage that
are extremely. dangerous to life and
limb after night. Road dragging is all
right during the dry season, 1t seems
to fill up the chuck holes caused by
wagons in muddy time, but it is not
lasting benefit and to my mind it is
money thrown away. What the farmer
and citizen want are roads that they
can depend upon the year around
What I think should be done instead
of spending so much money in tenn
porary relief for dragging etc, money
should be put into sinking fund for
everlasting and permanent relief. First
macadamize the roads; give them the
proper drainage and then cut the
width and everybody will be satisfied.
Cttumwa is blessed. She has the
whole river bed to draw on for stone
and if the city would go to work and
pu, In crusher it would more than
pay for itself in little while in fur
nishing stone to the city and county
J. C. Mcclellan.
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Olivet, Ia, Dec. 81, 1909.

NUILUT OUUTIVT.
Some time ago our attention was
called through the press to the mine
operators of Iowa holding a meeting in
Des Moines, to formulate plans and
combat any advances the miners
might ask in their annual meeting in
March; also to raise house rent. We
took the ground through the press that
it was very unwise to cross a bridge
until we had come to it, We notice
at the operators meeting held in Des
Moines last week, all this imaginary
talk was denied and well it should be
for there Is 20 well defined reason why
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PEOPLES PULPIT

Tho Courier Win Publish Signed
or Unsigned Expressions From
Its Readers Upon Receipt; Name
of Writer Must Be Known to
the Publisher, However. e e
The Robesonian., 1909-09-23
Clothing and Gents Furnishings.

Facts stubborn things, but the very things
wish to impress At the present time most large cloth
ing Factories commencing to make up goods for the
spring trade Taking advantage of the times have
Just bought the remaining stock of winter goods from
Two of the best-hnown Factories. We have no words
sufficient to explain to the values have offer
We Invite to visit clothing Department; this will
the lmmensity Variety the Values that await you.
Simply think of t-More than Five thousand Pairs of
Pants in store 500 Pairs of the $3.50 kind going
to 9ects. all new with belt strops and side buckles.
1880 Pairs of the kind worth up to for only $l19