Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-29

The Courier today publishes the SCI
ond OF the series of articles by w. +
Caldwell, former Courier publishe
and pioneer citizen, who Is now assis
ant state printer of Kansas. Mr.. Calt
wells first article was read with grea
H interest by the pioneers and chlldre
Of pioneers In a, personal letter I
N the Courier Mr.. Caldwell writes tina
he has received scores of letters iron
old friends of the early days an
has renewed acquaintanceships ina
brought revival of many pleasan
memories. The first letter was pub
lished in the Courier on December IA
IN sending the second letter Mr.
/. Caldwell sends the following correction
Of a misstatement that appeared IN the
first letter:
Apology am corrected up by m!
\ friend Samuel Harper in the statement
that Teeney Aldridge married PM
Kaiser-that she did marry Jake Nil
Ter. That's so. Don't know how sucf
q mistake could have been made by
me. Perhaps it was pipe dream
Jake run confectionery store on
Main street in front and quiet beer
dispensary in the rear, over which Sam
Bolinger, think, presided. A CORES,
pondent informs me that Miller ana
Il his wife are living in Springfield. MO-,
4 and are quite well-to-do. Glad to make
Y this correction. Yours,
w. H. Caldwell.
Mr.. caIdweIl's Second Letter.
Mr. Caldwells second letter follows:
Don't shoot the linotypist! The won
der to me is that he and the man or
woman proofreader, who never get
credit for the immortal work they 40
IN making something out OF nothing
/ say the wonder to me is that they
have SO cleverly deciphered my hero
Clyphics.. have received the copies OF
the Courier in which you have so kind
" printed the installment Of remln1s-
cences, and take off my hat to the
aforesaid artists for the clean repro
duction; but am not going to stand
for the other fellows. You made me
give devout old man Graves Dutch
front name, Herman. whereas It
should be Heman. Don't know?
We'll, II you had heard us boys play on
that name-he man-as often as
have, you'd never spell it Herman,
and then, again, look out for Swabke-
you attached to the tail OF his
name that will cause him to sound G
IN the lower staff! Which reminds me
Of an itinerant actor who sang topi-
cal song one evening in Taylor's opera
house (the third floor of the Doc. Tay'
Tor building), and drawled out, "Swab-
scouse, grease your bow" to the tune
that Carl was trying to follow him
with that laid Carl up with Mysteries.
have a time down here trying to
get rn- name of one of my daughters
spelled right In the papers--the limo.
man and his right bower, the proof !
reader, evidently think l don't know |
how to spell it and invariably insert g. |
letter wrongfully. Now, | shall try to be |
careful In writing names, for I know /
that that part Of any manuscript is. the I
most exasperating when it jumbles q
name and makes it unintelligible.
n Eagerly looking over the paper. I
discover but very few names among
the advertisers whom I remember = |
There's VIM. Cooper bought fllrnf- |
ture from him. Wonder If he's as gray ,
rs am Then there appears the Mar
tin furniture ad. Wonder if that's the
same Martin that used to grind paint
for the Baptist Worcester? Which also
reminds me that Worcester brought a
couple OF nieces from England to OF
tumwa, who also put in their spare
hours In the recreation Of grinding
paint-their name was Blowers-one
OF the girls married Dave Whitehurst:
the other one, Fannie, until quite re-
Gently, conducted the select and most
prosperous boarding house here in To-
peka. She married Mr.. Patten. the SUI
perintendent Of our city railway sys-
tenn. She died short time ago. White
hurst moved to Topeka and Mrs. WIS
sister came with them. do not know
where they are now.
Y speaking Of Martin brings up train
OF old cronies, and Macbeth like, I
am stupehed watching their forms
glide before me. There was Ed Martin,
Doc. Lewis, Alvin and John Lewis,
Nose Walker, Lote and Sol Gray, Bill
NichoIs-the latter heard studied I'M
der old Doc Caster In the art of rub
bing life into the lame, the halt, the
blind, ETC., and right here want to say
that Bill Nichols and his wife were the
kindest, most considerable neighbors we
ever had, and certainly wish him
and her high seats in the kingdom to
come.
Talking about Doc Caster reminds
me that one of the most prosperous
citizens OF Topeka married his daugh-
ter. This party has been for years and
is now the leading confectioner, in the
Kaw valley, and the name of NJ. F.
Rigby is known everywhere. Rigby
learned the candy business with Ben
Boulton. st, old Ben! "Oh, don't you
remember sweet Alice. Ben Bolt!" Ugh
huh-AI can right now hear Ben sing
Ing that beautiful ballad in the clear,
sweet voice he had Oh, boys, don't you
old Ben's bakery, though.
and especially that cracker brake that
90 many Of us used to ride-just ex-
actly like riding rail, but we enjoyed
It because Ben was such a good boy
with us, but strictly business. Say,
Ben, do you remember the turkey din
ner we had in the old bake shop
roasted and cooked in the bakery oven
-umm- can taste 1t vet