Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-19

do not conserve 1t. We have only
touched the upper soil We do not
use our ground enough. The railroads
Of the state have enough soil lying un'
productive to raise sufficient to feed
japan. There are sumo places in t'.!s
state where railroads use from fifteen
to twenty acres of ground for switch.
ing use known as q ~ on which
nothing is raised but tin cans and like
matter Do you men realize that we
in Iowa throw enough out of our back
door to feed nation. saw women in
Japan planting rice in a marsh where
they placed the rice one straw at
time in the ground Still there are
farmers in Iowa who care less for
their corn than they do for the energy
that is necessary to remove q ctod
| from the base of the stalk.
Touches on Good Roads.
"This same farmer is the fellow who
SAYS it is the woman's place to bring
the eggs to market. His place Is on
the spring wagon swearing at the
horses. And the idea of bringing a
print of butter to market. Witty such
a thought is preposterous. Still this
same type of farmer is about actlve
enough to drive into town with load
of produce just in time to miss the
freight train that would carry his stun
to market.
81 will have but little to say on good
roads for you have in this vicinity
some of the best roads In Iowa and
some of the best road workers and
enthusiasts for better. roads. have
in mind a township trustee whom
offended by speaking my mind at the
good roads convention held receD.ly
at Des Moines. He said that he would
see me in hades before he would vote
for me for congress, because or what
I said. Well, should rather not re-
ceive the support of such 9 man tor
any political office at the sacrtnce OF
telling what / think Of the Iowa roads
and urging their Improvement even II
# does offend some. The state IS
more to he considered than one or
more men. We must have good roaus'
and we must also bear IN mlna tne
fact that Iowa must rely on COCA ui..
roads for we cannot afford better roaus
than that for the next fifty years.
Fducation is one of the needs TOT
Ottumwa and any city that would forge
tn rhe front was given much CONSIDERS
tion nv the speaker who lauded the &C
tion Of the board in commencing tne
sisters of Humility in their prospec-
five construction OF the new academy.
The sisterhood and the Catholic churcn
we're commended highly as forces ina.
stand for the uplift of city, state ana
nation and the speaker urged that tue
protestant churches enter into Tue
contest In a. friendly competition 70
COO which can do the most good for tue
world. a ~
In closing the speaker referred 70
duty. well. and promptly done q. . 10
call Of duty The old sorrei On w ~,
farm that could always De reheo "
and was favorite with all was tolu
about. Then too, was the FANNY ~.
hoys in which there was always une
who never left the house Tor the ne.u.
,nless he saw that mother mad water
hauled for her household uses hevel
raturned from the field and leit nls
shoes living about in the way was
slM,ovs considerate Of others, anu
aa~ld he relied on where all otners
fa;,ad "He was generally Jonn anu
th;s Iohn was also the man who at tne
coll tn arms issued by Lincoln was Iii ~
arst to leave home, mother any o..
aIsa that was dear that ne mlsh' -!
~ his country's need, and wnen .no
synoEe cleared away and the pat.'e
s This same John was among
the slain. Duty is one OF tn u,n 80
for Ottumwa and any Guy ~
Gathered here to renew the cove ~.
to soc our needs and fly as one ~ .ne
ca,l for duty. We will boost oul .i
ne education. commerce, its genei q,
no 10 and then we will grow ana 10
90 nower ard attain the highest emu,
that Of having acted promptly ana wen
at duty's CALL
Jeffrey is Humorous.
.1 srnnose that l am the only man :,
+h,t committee would ask 10 mac ce-ay
ehnrt address, said Rev. i. w. JEW nte ~
Who was on the program 1or ,,nou,
address,, But l am wiling as and
W. .hSrter the address the oetter'
49, ~ s thought had so little con-
l Nv sense and other kind OF sens
W. What I said would be harmless. 9
nc rerninded of the man IN Arkai i =
an vas met on the road driving g
, 49, - hogs from his farm ~ &c g
rr r,.. sooz o:az the river from a m,s
farm. Asked Why he orougnt ny :. waa
20 The pasture, he replied that we
- tat+en hen. When questioned Wy W.,
~ ;;id not feed them corn ana Ia.. .'id
~. .hcn NY in three months while It wou ~
NY. +hree wears to fatten them VI
Grass he replied. What Is tine ~ ,bv
boge' I was told that the reason a YES
T vas asked to make snort aua an.
w MaI because of my elocutton ana apo
n Nj the definition for elocuslo -
yiyen by the small boy VINO s Az !
s s,as the killing of people. l feel tna'
wv, in the killing business mysen. ~,
a ata tod out to become a lawyer pat
s s.T and they made preacher
me-" u,,aed to Missouri
.or the benefit of Chairman JOSEPH ~
n Iol '' and said it was a good place 70
Vs.. that the Dain plant iei' othsr
.o,r; TO come to Ottumwa ana o.e'
Sol sd things come from the same s'a'e'
sooo Name on Cracker Box. .so-
%, +horourhly believe in your asso.
citation" said he, "and ! Know ' mttum -
hoosting business started IN o.'u 4he
,ro q long time ago. l remember 'n =,
Srs+ time that l knew of Ottum"ao; ~ =
Us IN cracker box that l saw ~, -
t mn name for the first time. I me
t.. my