Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-30

not the idle rich, but instead they are
men in all business lines, such as are
| here today. They know they will sc,
| back the money invested in this inter
urban, not particularly through dtvi-
| dends. but through increased trade
higher values to real estate, etc. Yor
men Of Keota should help to build this
road purely from business stand
point. 1t will increase your business
J and your holdings and your pleasures.
! 1t is not a contribution. a charity or a
donation, but 1t is an investment. If
you Keota men desire to build up
your small town and at the same time
reap the benefits of a good investment.
see to 1t that you are in the front rank
of the men interested in this interur-
BAN
Following Judge Wade, L. D. Foster
spoke briefly to the assemblage refer
ring particularly to the freight feature
of the interurban and urging the bust
ness men and farmers of keota and
vicinity to become identified with the
movement which will result in the line
being constructed.
The program in the park then came
to q close and the visiting boosters
took their departure.
Wapelio County in Lead.
That Wapello county leads its SIS
ter county Keokuk in promise of good
crops and in better roadways was the
opinion Of several of the ex-agricul-
turists who We're among the Ottunwa
boosters Wapelo county possesses field
after field of corn that Is now two
feet high and has every indication Of
harvesting great crops. Oats, too, We're
seen in abundance, and wheat and
timothy fields were sandwiched in be-
tween the corn and oats. In KeOkuk
county, the farms We're noticed to be
not up to the standard of Wapello
county, and the corn was not as high.
Wheat, however, was in more abund-
ance The roads as far as smoothDess
Inferior to those OF Wapelo county.
Ottumwa's Representatives.
Ottumwa's representatives at keota
yesterday were representative in ev-
cry sense of the word. Practically ev-
cry walk in life could be supplied by
some one of the boosters. Capitalists.
manufa cturers, wholesale and retail
paper men, county and city officials.
prospective state officials, mechanics.
housewives, misses and masters We're
among the tourists. The various cars.
their owners and passengers who
demonstrated Ottumwas hosting pro-
clivities yesterday, follow:
H, F. Duke with F. B. Clark, L. A.
Gordan and w. n. Rockwell as passen-
gers.
G. B. Baker with Mrs. Baker, j. X.
Dysart William Fielder and E. w.
Grips as passengers.
n. F. Reed with Mrs Reed and Mr..
and Mrs. II. E. Hoyt and r. A. MINI
ocks as passengers.
J. o. Johnson with Mrs. Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Bell as passengers.
s. Fl. Harper with W. T. Harper as
passenger and Charles Williamson
driving.
Thomas Pallister with S. P. Hart
man and George Moffit as passengers
Joseph Dain with D. A. Morey, w. r.
Daum and Roy Johnston as passengers
and Joe Dain, Jr., at the wheel.
c. @. Taylor with G. w. Kerns, j. W.
Garner and Wesley Garner Of Oska-
loosa as passengers and James G. Tay-
Tor driving.
E. H Emery with John n. Weiden
Teller, Grant Myers. A G. Wallace
and Fred Searles as passengers.
G. II. Younkin with S. D. Baker and
Edward Wachtler as passengers and
Lloyd Younkin at the wheel.
Thomas Keefe with Edward Keefe,
H. W. Merrill. John Fullmer,, Newton
and l. l.. Spainhower as
passengers.
E. W. Philippe with W. w Cum
mings, John Spry and J. H. Mitchell as
E. P. Barton with Mrs Barton, Miss
Nellie Cullen and Misses Julia and