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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
QUIT DRAGGING AND GET BUSY.

Why does Iowa sit in the mud like
a pig in its wallow, asks the Marshall
town Times Republican, while other
states drive by on finished and re-
spectacle highways? The Marshall
town paper declares it to be time that
Iowa found herself. She doesn't be-
long to the dirt road class. She is able
to have good roads and should build
them. Continuing, the Times-Republi-
can says:
We are the biggest braggarts on
earth of our prosperity, the fertility
of our farms, the fairness of our hogs
and cattle, the bigness of our bank &C
counts. 1t is all true enough, of course,
but it is blowing all the same when
we sit at home for week without
even the daily visit of the mail carrier
because we are too stingy, and suff1-
GENTLY lacking in public spirit and
local pride to build and maintain ordi-
narily decent roads. There was some
excuse for the pioneer; he couldn't
build roads. He was glad when he got
a bridge Moreover, he could drive out
ON the adjoining farms which were
selling at $12 an acre and every one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Des Moines Capital.-John Lee Ma
him the head of the Mahin Advertis-
ing company of Chicago, will be 40
years old next Tuesday. and his
friends are preparing to give him a
dinner Mr. Mahin is a son of the
Hon. John Mahin, who edited the Mus
catine Journal for about half cen
fury. Mr.. Malin ,Jr. is named for his
father and mother. John stands for
his father and Lee for his mother.
His mother was Lee, sister to the
late A. w. Lee of the Lee syndicate of
newspapers. It can be readily seen
that John Lee Mahin came by his
newspaper bent by inheritance. His
first experience was on the Muscatine
Journal when Muscatine was not so
good 2 town as at present.
OF course, the whole advertising
world is INFORMED relative to the sue
cess of the Mahin Advertising com.
pany Such success represents the
brains and energy of John Lee Mahin
He founded his business on small CAPT
tai and has worked without ceasing
He possesses the well known Mahin
trait of integrity And when this quail
ity is at hand, lacked by strenuous en-
deavor, failure IS impossible. Mr.. Ma
hin's parents live in Evanston ILL.,, and
the venerable father, yet we'll preserv
ed and vigorous, will be present at the
dinner to respond to toast. The
name of Mahin is IGNORED throughout
Iowa, and many thousands will rejoice
at any success which may come to the
second generation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
THE STREETS SHOULD BE
Gil FAMED

Steps should be taken at once 10
clear the streets In the business us
triot of the accumulation OF SNOW,
slush and mud. Saturday night tue
streets were packed and Jammed Win
Christmas shoppers who were com
nelled to make their way over I'M
swept crossings in passing from one
side of the street to the other. me
snow and slush were tracked onto the
sidewalks until there was little 10
choose from between the streets ana
the walks. and then tracked into the
stores 1t was useless to sweep on the
sidewalks. because they were soon
tracked ND again. The result was TO
rive discomfort to the shoppers ana
the merchants.
Ottumwa should brace up in TINS
matter. Snow should not be allowed 10
clog the streets in the business sec
ton twenty-four hours. The merchants
with praiseworthy enterprise nave
made this city one of the leading
shopping centers Of the state. Hun
dreds come in daily from the sur
rounding towns and country to do their
shopping here. This is the greatest Oh
advertisements for Ottumwa and the
merchants are to be congratulated for
the enterprising and progressive
spirit they have displayed. Ottumwa
should not spoil the good impression
made on the visitors by compelling
them to wade through dirty streets IN
making their way between our stores
It will not cost much to clear the
business district of snow after every
storm. But whatever the cost, the
work should be attended to. The
pressing need OF the present Is gen
eral downtown cleaning now in order
that the business district may pre-
sent the best possible appearance II
the two weeks when the heavies
shopping of the year is done. The
pressing need of the future Is to keel
those streets clean. This is done il
every place that makes any preten
sions to being a city. 1t can be done
in Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyvlle-The children Of Rev.
Seeds, Harvey and Ruth are sick this
week with the humps.
Will Chapman left Thursday night
for La Plata, Mo-, to look after his
farm there.
Mrs. Mary Sibly who has been Wis
iting her nephew Mr.. Torray and fam
lily departed last week for Sanborn,
Ia.
Mrs AL Mater Of Coalfeld was in
Eddyville Saturday.
Geo. Gaass of Pella was in Eddy
vile Friday on business.
Attorney Hhtchitt has been in Al
bia on legal business.
William Bohlen of Grafton. Neb.,
stopped on his way to Chicago to
visit for a short time with his broth
er-in-law and family, Her7y Kitter-
man.
Mrs Mater who has been spending
several weeks with her grandson Roy
Mater at Iowa City returned home on
Friday evening.
Monk Rose and family of Abba at
tended the funeral of his mother Mrs.
Rose.
The funeral of Mrs. Rose was held
Friday afternoon at the Church of
Christ. The funeral sermon was de-
llivered by Elder Petit of Abba, inter
ment being made in Highland ceme-
| terry.
| II. D. Wormhoudt of Pella was in
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A Chicago doctor was speaking
about the kicks that are heard when
the doctors send in their bills for OPP
Grating on patients Some people,
he said, will pay $500 for funeral ex-
penses without murmur, but would
refuse to pay $3.50 to have an opera
ton performed which would have
made the funeral unnecessary" The
doctor criticised those who objected TO
operations in dangerous cases because
of the risk. There is certain risk
in an operation" he admitted, but as
matter Of fact the only way to get
away from all risks would be to die
and then there would be some risk as
to where you will go" Some of those
medical gentlemen can put up pretty
good argument when you get them 10
talking.
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BIRkiIN CHAM.
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Rirmingham-D. K. Bonar received
word Friday morning announcing the
death of his son n-law Tom Woods
Of Brighton.
Haven't you some seed corn, hogs,
horses, cattle, sheep. cordwood. poles
or something that you want to sell; or
don't you want to buy something in
the above line? You can do so by put
ting a want ad in the Courier. One
half cent a word
N. ]. Calhoun has bought the lot
west of the depot of Mr. Keller, con-
sideration $4,000.
Miss Mont Huffman has returned to
her home in Sheridan, Wyoming, aft
er spending a week with her father j.
w. Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hope returned to
their home in Kansas after visiting at
this place with relatives.
Dell Letters has sold his residence in
the north part of town to George Hen
bricks. the last named having sold
n. j. Bush who has been to Chicago
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slime went to
Brighton Saturday to attend the fun
eral of the latter's brother Tom Woods
Mrs Bert Sherman returned home
Friday evening after visiting few
days at Stockport.
Clifton Anderson of La Grange, Mo.
came home Thursday to make visit
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Cy An
derson.
Mrs. S. B. Shot entertained num-
Der of, her friends at bar home Satur-
| day evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
WHAT 500 COULD DO.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye this morn
ing comments editorially on the great
work done blythe Commercial associa-
ton boosters and the progressive
spirit displayed by Ottumwa's
business interests in the membership
campaign which has brought the asso-
citation near it's goal of five hundred
members. There is no limit
to Ottumwas possibilities, the
Hawk-Eye declares, If the 500 as
ISOLATION members work together as
unit In advancing Ottumwa's interests.
The Hawk-Eye editorial follows:
Ottumwa is engaged in a member
ship campaign for her Commercial
club. She has added $40 names to the
list and expects to turn the total TO
500 members. That is a goodly num-
her. With the right kind of spirit,
with the will and the ability to pull to-
gether every hour Of the day and ey-
cry day of the year, there is nothing
that would be impossible to Ottumwa.
She could become a second Chicago
out on the prairies Of Iowa, and she
could become a city with great water
transportation for with Chicago To-
Gated where Ottumwa stands today,
the matter of river improvement
would soon be looked after. If how
ever, of Ottumwas 500 there should
be $50 of one mind and ESQ of another
1t would be much better if she had no
organization. And if the majority are
simply going to be so much ballast the
organization of fifty or sixty real work
ers might work wonders for Ottumwa
while the larger body will effect moth
ing. But if Ottumwa's organization
works, and works as unit then lool
out for Ottumwa from now on.
The membership campaign will close
Thursday of this week with whirl
wind one-day hustle for new mem
bers. 1t is confidently expected tina
the 500 mark will be reached by this
closing effort. When the goal is reach
ed, as the Hawk-Eye points out, the
thing to do will be to cement that bod.
of 500 members into an active unit fol
a general pull together. The new mem
bers and the old members alike vii
have to do their part. There must bt
no ballast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
THE DIFFERENCE IN "Docs."

Britt Tribune-Although dentist is
called doc" there is all the difference
in the world between a dentist and a
doctor A dentist gets so cents for
pulling a tooth, a doctor gets $500 for
pulling leg. A dentist accidentally
drops a piece of gold filling worth 90
cents in mans throat which he I'M
mediately expels by coughing, the
same day the mans brother has to
cough IN $500 to a doctor for medical
attendance to his wife until she dies.
The dentist fills cavities the size of
ilax seed for So. the doctor fills one
six feet by three and six feet deep in
half the time and gets $500. den
fist earns his living with great
pains" doctor pains the living with
great urns. A dentist stops pain when
his patient is in great misery. the doc
tor is in misery when his patient stops
"payin" A dentist makes a mistake,
the, patient kicks, the doctor makes
one and he don't. The dentists pull
is quick and may slip, the doctors
pull is slower but awful sure. When
a dentist works for dollar his patient
takes his rest, when a doctor works
for a dollar he gets all the rest him,
self.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.
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Editor Courier
During last week there was not
able gathering in Chicago held in the
First Regiment Armory accommodate
ing 5000 people. 1t was a gathering
of churchmen from all over the cen
tral west to take part In the Christian
Workers Conference annual conven-
ton, first inaugurated by Dwight l..
Moody.
Reinforcing this great gathering was
the Evangelistic Committee of the
Presbyterian General Assembly and
the Laymen's Evangelical Council of
Chicago. One of the features of this
great meeting was welcome to the
Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman on his return
from an evangelical tour of Australia,
China. Japan, Corea and the Philip
pines.
Another feature of this confer
ence and one which was given great
prominence is what | wish to call at
tention to, the consideration of the
Rescue Mission work ] quote below
from an article published in the Chi
cago Sunday paper in reference to the
movement:
"The recent fresh awakening of the
organized church as to the practical
Importance of this department of
Christian work, will cause many who
heretofore may have been Indifferent
to it to listen to the plans OF opera.
ton as tested by the great leaders and
the stories of their successes with
keenest interest. All superintendent
of Rescue Missions on this program
are connected with the Brotherhood o!
Rescue Mission Superintendent, al
of whom are members Of evangelical
churches
Mel Trotter of Grand Rapids, who
is well known here and who spoke
here recently in the interest of on
own Rescue Mission, was the leader II
the discussion on this subject, in thu
Chicago gathering above alluded to.
Samuel Mahon.
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for Mcpherson, Kansas, where they
will visit at the home of Lee Miller.
Mrs A A. Knight who has been Ill
with the rip the past week is recover
ing.
Mike Miller has sold his harness
shop to his brother. Andy Miller m
voicing to begin next week.
Lester Bollman went to Burlington
Tuesday morning to meet his brother
in-law Clarence and Bonnie Fetterly
who arrived from Henry, Mich.
Mrs Ella Bachman who has been
visiting her mother and other relatives
left for her home in Idaho TUESDAY
morning.
Bertha Meredith returned from
Bloomfield Saturday evening having
spent the past week with her sister
Mrs. C. E. Stockham south of town.
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ELDoN.


!. ~eo$ -
Eldon Mrs. A. E. Walker, Mrs S. II.
Sawyers, Mrs. A. Weygandt and Mrs
Chas. Finney entertained the Ms
and their friends at the home of the
latter Thursday afternoon Dec. 9th.
The afternoon being spent in social
way. Each member brought their
Christmas fancy work and they work
ed towards is completion. A delicious
luncheon was served.
Job Carter was an Ottumwa visitor
Friday.
Mrs. G. Daniels and Miss Audra
Friend were Ottumwa visitors on Fri
day.
Van Baldwin spent Friday in OF
tumwa.
c. A. owens, Jr.. Clarence Weber
and Jack Dooley were Ottumwa visit
ors Thursday.
There will be New Years program
given at the high school Dec 31st.
Mr.. and Mrs r.. f.. Hilles were OF
tumwa visitors Thursday
Mesdames w. r. Brown, ID. Fergu-
son and Ida Wise and Miss Nellie
Brown were Ottumwa visitors Thurs
day.
j. w. Hall, Fl. r. Baker, d. A. Joy
and Joe Hummel attended the Shrin-
ers meeting at Oskaloosa Thursday.
Dale Brooks who is suffering with a
bTohtll pt'Nh 10 iVpoi wv w nav '1ANS'
a slight backset.
Miss Nellie Davis is the new man
ager of the Lyric.
The Bay View club will meet Mon.
day November 18th with Mrs Geo
Holland, Mrs. Frank Shore leader
Mrs A. G. Daniels, history leader o
chapter XVII. of Spanish life.
I Miss Perle Sharp of Eldon who hal
been visiting this week in White Elm
with relatives and friends returned
| home Thursdav.
A home talent play Way Dow
East" will be ~iven at the onera hous
Dec. 18th.
Fred Cody and son of Ottawa, III
are visiting at the home of Mr.. an
| Mrs. j. w. Hall of this place.
! c. A. owen, engineer on Nos. 81 an,
CO was obliged to- lay off for fey
days on account of suffering with
severe cold.
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WILLIAM SBuRG.

Attornav w. yoss
Wliliatnspui - On the farm
hau ms ne i,,st IN time to nrotect his
coiitple.eu III. 5 sa,ta,;t1, Of the late
STOCK from 'ii9
nhns Tones Of North Troy visited
IuesdaS az the nu IA Mrs 7
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Norris Fitzgeraiu anu VIZ ~ u, ~,
~. a. ~ sn;o,ds
their frienos, ras haen unable
Thos. X. "iLi.a,ns T,,a.i5 ss the re-
to be OUT loi. aS Ia
suit OF a severe coiu ,af+ Monday for
Mrs. Dr. scrus ~ at home
Cedar Raplus Is NV ~ .ons oorn hogs,
Haven't you so.lle ,d,,,ond noies
horses, caltie' siiep, a,,t 70 sal1. NJ.
OF ny. lt,,,t RI INV somethino- in
don't YOU Wal.l " por 40 co htr mt,
| the above mn ~ 49, rovrier One
ting a want su III '''e
half cent WoiaI who bas heen
! MISS Haiiie ti,,as ana friends at
Nissititts S..,a ,,a Davennort has return
ed to her home IN 'Ils ei,s. ,a,o,, and
Hon. }. Hughes, !, y s9' f,,,,arsl NJ
James Lang at,eiio e Ian,es woods al
| Parnell IhursoaS VI ''A''s7
OLD army r.. u Williams ant
| Nh and Mrs. RYAN - - na,t Artbnr
son left WeanesuaS ~ ~ Attorna>
Texas to WISH Win 'iieii soi'
Joseph Williams: ... oit,, won firs
i w. f. Long OF l.,ls NM, erni at ne
| premium on ms eoii'
Moines. ,.,, n ra u
j Will Menary ana WIN -, innsines
! Chcaso alteiiuii'9
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CHARLTON.



Charton-The funeral services of
Bunnie New, who died Thursday night
after a brief illness with blood poison
and erysipelas, were held at the home
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. New
Sunday afternoon. Interment took
place in the Charlton cemetery. 1t is
said that about a week before he was
taken i'll deceased had skinned a COW
which had died with the black leg, and
before washing his hands he had I'M
thoughtedly scratched his face. Blood
poisoning ensued which resulted in his
death.
Mrs. ], o. Becker returned Saturday
evening from a visit of five weeks in
Glare, Ia, WITH her daughter Mrs.
Lawrence Miller.
Mrs. Chas. e. Lewis left Saturday to
visit relatives in Murray.
Miss Bertha Paine of Fontanelle.
who had been called hel by the death
of her brother, Edwin Paine, of Lin
coin township, returned to her duties
Saturday.
Haven't you some seed corn, hogs.
horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, poles
or something that you want to sell; or
don't you want to buy something in
the above line? You can do so by put
| ting a want ad in the Courier. One
| half cent a word.
Mrs. Richard Lowe, CT Winterset,
came Saturday for visit near Belin-
da with her daughter Mrs. w. w.
Mumford.
C. f. Stierwalt, of Washington, Ia,
who had been visiting near Oakley
with his parents I'd friends returned
home Saturday
Miss Lois Pearcy, of near Derby, re-
turned home Saturday after a few
days visit with Mrs. Frank Garland.
/ Miss Nellie RodruclS who is attend
ing the Charlton Commercial college
visited over Sunday at her home in
4 Cambria.
Mrs. Theodore Perrifield visited over
Sunday in Lucas with her PARENTS.
Mrs. Will Wohrman of Wyomins
who has been spending some time II
Burlington with her sister Helene
Smith, who has been i'll at Mercy hos
| pital with appendicitis, returned herr
Saturday for visit in English town
: ship with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Smith,. Her sister is gradual.
t irlproving.
s Mrs Jane Palmer of Winchester .
visited in this city Saturday evening
L with her nephew j. II. Morrison.
S Mrs. Alice johnson went to Lacon
Saturday to spend few days wit
Il relatives.
$ Mrs. Sadie Swanson arrived Satur
day evening for a visit in Whitebreas
: township with her parents Mr. an
h Mrs. Adam Dale
Mrs. Ernest Schotte visited owe
y Sunday in Lu-as with he parents.
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RUBlO.

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Rubio-Mr. and Mrs. VIII Ireland
are the parents of baby Girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham We're Richland
callers Thursday.
School in district No. opened to-
day with Harold Page of Keota teach
er of the country division and A. "A.
Wall of the Rubio division.
Walter Nordyke and Van Gabby
were Ottumwa visitors Wednesday.
OFT Schmitters and Earl Morgan
have gone to Chicago with two cars of
hogs and cattle.
Preparations are being made for a
Christmas tree and program at the
church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Eddyvlle Friday on business and to
visit his brother Isaac Wormhoudt.
Leo Warner who has been in the
northern part Of the state for several
days on business returned home on
Thursday.
On Thursday night Dec 9th the
Homesteaders held meeting and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President--Hor Burns.
Vice president-Dave Mahaffey.
Secretary-R. +. Shahan-
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Treasurer-Fred Wilcox.
Marshal-Bert Roberts.
Chaplain-Chester Smith.
Man at Arms-Dave McMahan.
Herald-John Mahaffey.
Lady of Entertainment Grace Cross
sen.
Lady of charity-Mrs. Sweebur.
Physicians-Dr. McCrea and sha-
han.
Auditing committee-Chas. odem.
Chester Smith and Dave Mahaffey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

A Boston highbrow, speaking in
deprecatory tone, declares that a won-
an has less real emotion than a cat
Does this Boston party see anything
in this fact to complain of? Is there
anything that travels on legs or wings
that has more emotion than cat can
show when it exerts itself?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

A st. Louis pastor says that but for
inconsequential sanitary plumbing,
nickelodeons, vaudeville and saloons
the cliff jewellers possessed about as
much civilization as we do. Ihere 5
a cheerful person.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

"The question promptly arises"
says the Omaha Bee, What is the
knead for bakers ccmbine?' The
answer suggests Itself with equal
promptness to the Chicago Tribune:
Dough"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Why shouldn't Ottumwa have
street fusher operating daily in the
business district? Why not make the
best of our paved streets by prospect
ing down to the paving and by manas-
ing after bed rock is reached to keep
the surface in sight?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Do not wait until the committee calls
on YOU next Thursday Telephone the
secretary of the Commercial assocla-
ton to put your name on the list now
1t will save time for you and the COM
mittee, and will help boost Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Mr.. Tillinghast of Worcester, Mass,
may have flying machine that VIII
travel 100 miles an hour and float IN
the air for forty-six minutes without
any power, but he will have to show
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

The Commercial association wants
YOU to become member. and come
to the meetings. 1t will only cost you
$40 for all next year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Ottumwa must have 10000 popula-
ton bv 1912. Join the Commercial as
ISOLATION and get in the boosting
game.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Mrs. Read of Denver is hardly up
to Mrs. Cassie Chadwick's class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16

Telephone to the secretary Of the
Commercial association to put your
name on the list Do it now.
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Clean the streets.

The childish squabble Of Cook and
Peary
Makes all good men most Eski-
weary
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PULASKI.

Pulaski-Miss Blanche Cassidy was
in Cantril recently visiting her par
ents.
Grand Junction, Colo, where he has
spent the summer on his fruit farm.
Mrs. Bessie Daily and children of
Cambride, Neb., are here for an ex-
tended visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Reed.
Barney Brunk returned to Chicago
Monday evening.
Miss Florence Corrick of Bloomfield
has been employed to teach the second
room of the Pulaski schools. The form
er teacher Miss Miller, having resign
ed.
Miss Nancy Miller and granddaugh-
ter Ruth Miller left Tuesday morning