Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-04
THE MUSE OF coMMERcE.

TdClOuSiS StiS IollD thS dDiS
rats and the commercial achieve
lents of the business men of the
apital and county seat of ChickasaW
,ounty." In his preface Mr.. Hook
pier says:
This is my first attempt TO write a
ook of poems, and to give this or any
ther town or city any write up or !.
descriptions; and the same is by re-
uest of some Of the leading business
men OF our city, and the same will
rave a copy of my own first, second |
md third annual Christmas poems
which ] have been writing especially
or my own business benefits
We have space for only few eX-
racts from Mr.. Hockspiers Christmas
Poems" which are interesting In spite
If their length, and notwithstanding
he fact that Christmas is past. Here
goes:
For line of pianos that are great
Hockspier sells the best of make.
Now buy one for your daughters
sake,
And get one of Hockspier's best OF
make.
The Edison photograph that is great
Have you one of the Amberol make
If not. new attachment is the
thing
That will make your old one four
minutes sing.
Japanese bamboo ware is fine,
A Christmas hit every time.
Hockspier has them for to sell
For their purposes they are swell.
Now some men offer you to sell
ANY old box and call it swell.
Those are lies that they tell;
A piano for 500 they will sell;
A piano box that is all
That such things are called.
We like Mr.. Hockspier best when ne
extols the virtues of his fellow busl-
ness men of New Hampton. Here Is
his tribute to the officers Of the First
National bank
II loan you wish to make
On your home or real estate,
This hank you will find that 1t is
great
And they will make your loan the
smallest rate.
The president, Grant Blglo~, VIII
treat you right
The vice. Tom Donovan, Is obllglne
and polite,
Charlie Larson, the cashier
You will always find him here.
with Carl KENYON the assistant, ne
is very near.
IT is always well to have connected
with financial institution at least oht
official who is near 1t Is thus ina
balances are preserved.
Mr.. Hockspier not only finds sermons
in stones and songs in running brooks
but he gets inspiration in lumber
yards.
Bjgelow & Donovan all the time
Have lumber yard or the larges
kind
For building material Of all kind
AT their office you will find.
For hard and the best soft coal
This firm is never undersold;
For cement and plasterlng halr
You can always find it there. !.
Hockspier Is not hampered by trad
tions nor cramped by any of the &c
cepted rules of prosody. or the ciotl
ing establishment operated by }. W
[ McAloon he sings:
/ This is the store that all aglore
And is brim full on every floor
OF dry goods, groceries, boots an
shoes,
ladies' underwear and outside wrap:
OF one of New Hampton's JUST
popular tonsorial artists the laureat
of Chickasaw county sweetly sings:
]. e. Young Is on the hop
And owns the city barber shop
He will trim your hair and shay
your only face;
And do this with a smiling grace.
The next he has in line,
Is his Pantorium fine.
Now when you want to look cute
Then have Ed to clean up your OF
suit.
But 1t Is not till he comes to col
sideration of the "city bus and tran
fer line" that the poet strikes d
sweetest note:
The city bus and transfer nne
The firm Of Kenyon & Huse;
4 They carry all the mail on time
And hall over half the booze.