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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04
MARCH,

-Manning and Wellman purchase
the old fair grounds In West o.
tumWa and the scene Of festive
days when Ottumwans were young
viii be laid out In lots, called Fair
mort addition.
9 r6ocialists represented at school
board meeting.
9-Crisman gets bid for new academy
at the cost Of 3132.500.
R6-Ottumwa Courier issues Expansion
edition containing 112 pages.
a7-Capt s. H. Harper elected mayor
51 OF Ottumwa over r. J. Phillips
with plurality Of AS:
IS-Joint meeting Of Burlington and
Ottumwa dentists held in Ottumws
today. .a ,- H.,
lS-J. Brannan' enroute to Birmingham
struck by Rock Island passenger
on March rs. died today at the Of
tumwa hospital. f.. 81. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04
BATAVIA.

One Of the most enjoyable social al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04
FEBRUARY.

- FEBRUARY.
-eecond annual Iowa Ice cream
convention held in Ottumwa today.
Hs-Commercial association starts
campaign for new 100000 acad-
aLchsrles wellman wins SO offered
81 the Courier for the best slogan
for HOttumwa-
a1-Police hold three suspects OF rob
berry. Claude DeBarr, H. A: Mich
oIas and James Mauretas. DeBarr
later found guilty and sent to the
penitentiary. Gun found on DeBarr
stolen at Stein pawn shop, led 20
T. his conviction.
RaAIowa bankers Of group ten held an
rual meeting here today.
.R1-Death claims Ed, johnson. newly
II elected Justice OF the peace.
NV, H. Rodgers Of Ottun1wa elected
president of District No. IL OF
United Mine Workers Of America
n-Andy steften, over 10 years OF age,
killed at Iowa avenue crossing.
n2-T, y. Phillips is nominated Tor
mayor. on democrat ticket, over
81 p, Hartman. s. H. Harper is re-
publican candidate. 'l.'.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04

by court decision to be insufficient.
paid to dead soldiers.
Services held at, the Trinity church.
Collier, Ottunwa" boy,
!, killed by cars at Des MONIES. -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08
March Weather.

Looking at the matter optimistically,
it will be seen that these are merely
the dying kicks of Winter. In youth he
was rowdy, in middle age a cruel,
hardened, heartless brute and now, in
what ought to be his serene and placid
old age, he husbands his ebbing vitality
until he has enough for spasm, lets
the north wind out of its kennel, whis-
ties to it to follow him, and roars,
bowls, and pushes the snow down over
the long suffering habitations of men.
The outbreaks are only the commissions
of a dying Titan. The feathered tips
of the arrows which will bring him
down protrude from his side. His
rage is the rage of giant in death
agony. A few more arrows from the
clean limbed hunters from the south
and he will turn believing to the north,
with the north wind yelping at his
heels, and as he falls with a mighty
grunt We'll open the city gates and let
the conquering hunters, the dancing
girls and garlanded maidens in.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08
Starting Alfalfa in Wisconsin.

The publicity department of the Wis
consin Advancement association is urg-
ing that the farmers of the state give
serious thought to the introduction of
alfalfa. AS soon as the census bulle-
tins began to appear that association
caves to the people of the state the
fact that Wisconsin leads the irrigated
states in value per acre of the alfalfa
crop. More recently the bulletins for
the other states have become available,
and yet Wisconsin is in the van.
Many will say that 'clover is good
enough" and there is something to
that, but the progressive Wisconsin
farmer, after he has given the matter
thought, will be inclined to say that
nothing is too good for him-and there
is no getting away from the fact that
alfalfa is the king of forage crops.
1t has been said that alfalfa will in
terfere with rotation of crops as prac-
ticed in Wisconsin, but it is apparent
that careful consideration of the sit
uation will do away with that objec.
ton. The point made is that in the
rotations as practiced in Wisconsin, the
clover furnishes humus to the soil fol
other crops. This can be accomplished
by sowing ''catch" crops of clover witt
all crops-and with the addition of j;
lot of pasturage. By all means at leas
carefully consider alfalfa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

WANTED : Rooms for light house
keeping. Address Mrs. Josephine Nc
Reynolds, Worthington, MINI. 15t2
"A wonderful entertainment at the
Scenic Thursday and Friday nights
"The Passion Play"
Canned salmon 10c to 25c at Conns.
In order to close the stock in the
shortest time possible the former Perry
store will be open evenings.
-13 acre tract in the city limits for
Sale. AS we are about to rent this
property it will be on the market but
for few days. See us for price. :
North, Wentworth & Blanchard
-Four packages corn flake for Csc
at Conn's.
Don't miss the event of the season
in ''The Passion Play" at the Scenic
Thursday and Friday.
--latest styles in corsets being sold
at former Perry store at wholesale
price. Fine piece of sheet music with
each corset.
We have a neat little cottage on
one of the most desirable corners in the
city which you will want to look at if
you are looking for good cheap home
as well as safe investment North.
Wentworth & Blanchard
Marvel, Gold Medal and Seal of
Minnesota flour S1.45 at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08
Will History Repeat?

In 1880 Grant returned from his tri-
umphal trip around the world, as
Theodore the Great" returned from
his pleasure trip of slaughter, and his
fetes with kings. Ambition Overreach-
ed prudence, and Grant undertook to
break the precedent of nearly CEN
fury and seize upon the third term.
The great war hero went to that con-
vention on the seventh day of June
with a larger support than Roosevelt
can possibly command today in view of
the President hold upon the patronage
of his party. Even in defiance of the
third term prejudice, through every
ballot of that convention Grant was a
clear leader over his rival party hero,
James G. Blaine; and from the first
ballot he showed more than three times
the strength of that other party hero,
General Sherman of Ohio. Yet in the
almost unprecedented struggle of thirty
six ballots, the great Grant was unable
to overthrow the prejudice against the
third term which Washington had so
firmly established in the hearts and
minds of his countrymen. Thirty-one
ballots were taken in that memorable
contest before the uame of General
Garfield of Ohio was even mentioned,
and then there was but one in that
whole convention who mentioned him
but one who voted for him. For three
succeeding ballots he had but one vote,
but on the thirty-sixth ballot, in spite
of the fact that Grant was two votes
stronger than when he started, the
tide Of the opposition united upon Gar
field, and in that thirty-sixth ballot he
was made the party nominee; and again
the third term proposition was fixed by
the American people to be an estab-
lished principle and not mere buga-
boo.-State Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08
A Disappointing Speech.

Theodore Roosevelt's speech at Col
umbus, Ohio, last week was as artful
and cunning plea to "Make Me the
Progressive Leader as could be made.
But there was a false ring to it all
through. The old catch phrases, of
Square deal" and 'High ideals" were
there, but it was not the former Roose-
welt who was talking. o, no! 1t was
a shrewd politician talking to a politi
cal faction, asking for third term
nomination
But how can we forget the past
Roosevelt? He has stood up before all
the American people and declared
against third term. He has said as
solemnly as any man could say that he
would never be a candidate for the
presidency again. But that is not the
only place he has turned himself wrong
side out. He used to declare stoutly
against the recall of judges. Now he
is for it the same as any other "Get
there Eli!' But he goes farther than
any or all the revolutionaries. He wants
a recall not only of the judges but of
their decisions as we'll. He would COM
pletely upset the federal and state con-
stitutions and the courts, and, in as
artful and demagogic phrases as were
ever used by designing politician, he
declared himself for these revolution
airy measures.
AS people, we are going through a
dangerous period of experience. So
much have certain leaders seized upon
few evils in society and government,
so much have they magnifed these
evils to the people, SO much have these
leaders done all this to push themselves
into power, that too many of US are
ready to believe that our whole system
of government is wrong. 1t is most
unfortunate when man like Theodore
Roosevelt is willing to lend himself to
the serious misleading of great ma
nation.-Ft. Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08
THE first tariff proposition of a del

THE first tariff proposition of a dem
ocratic congress-to give us free raw
sugar and make up the revenue defic-
iency with an income tax-shows dis
position to play directly into the hands
of the sugar trust and give it an abso-
lutte monopoly of the business. The
beet and cane sugar growers of the
country can at once see the humiliation
of this industry. If this is an indica-
ton of what the democrats intend to
do to other tariff schedules their tenure
in office will be of short duration.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

THERE appears to be plenty of peo-
pie who consider themselves competent
to conduct the municipal affairs of a
city even under the commission form
of government There are four candi-
dates for mayor and "a for commission
ers before the primary to be held in
GAINESVILLE next week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

Two bunco steerers, pointing out a
Chicago water tower to pilgrim, were
about to sell it to him for 5000 when
a policeman came along. High finance
has never been as high in Chicago as in
New York, but if this trick could have
been turned, Wall street would have
had to look to it's laurels.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

THE Madison Democrat has figured
out that under our present complicated
system it costs 30 cents for each vote
cast at elections in this state. Too
much, surely.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

We would like to pick up and have
money for Is or 20 small farms ranging
from $1,000 to $500. These must be
all on 1st mortgage. See us if you need
money for building or for other pur-
poses. North, Wentworth & Blanch-
ard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

'EBULLYCRATS" is the new name
coined for the supporters of Col. Roose-
welt, but it doesn't apply to very many
Wisconsin men, however.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-08

We ARE listening in vain for the
wild tumult" expected when Teddy
threw his chat into the ring"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.

The ideal location for manufactor-
les of most any description. 1t is
located on the Wisconsin river two
hundred and forty-four miles from Chi
cago and one hundred and fifty-eight
mikes from Milwaukee. Has the best
possible shipping facilities, being tap
ped by four railroads, and enjoying
very favorable freight rates to all
points of theU S. and Canada. Our
working men are of the highest type,
and labor troubles are unknown. We
are in easy distance of the best i
ron, steel and copper known, also a
short distance from both hard and
soft lumber.
Grand Rapids is an ideal location for
manufacturing any of the following
articles, vehicles, light or heavy,
automobiles, logging tools, agricultu-
raj implements, woodenware, stoves,
cream sepeCators, trunks veneer, sash
and doors, shirts and overalls, car
factory canning factory or pickle fac
tory.
Grand Rapids is widely known as
one of the pleasantest summer resorts
in Wisconsin, being we'll supplied
with good hotels. The present popu-
1ation is about seven thousand, with
twelve churches and the best schools
in the state. The city owns and O.
perates their own light and water
plant furnishing pure spring water,
and good light and power at very mo
derate rates. Grand Rapids paper,
furniture, ice machines and heavy
vehicles are known all over the u,
S. being the best that can be made
and the reputation of our products,
would be a great help to any new
mandatory as in all commercial cir
cIes it is understood, it must be
good, If made in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
SOUTH ARPlN.

Aug Kohls. the we'll drlEler, Is a.
gain out drilling wells. He Ia now
drilling a well for John Bymens.
Mr. Thomfohrde was surprised Sat
urday evening by q number OF his
friends and neighbons. The evening
was spent In dancing.
Otto Eager of Grand Rapids visit
ed Sunday and Monday with his aunt
Mrs. Krause.
Chas. Kohls put a roof on his 81
10 this week.
Mrs. Wagner of Pittsville spent
Friday with Mrs. John Kurtz.
Miss Elyina Wtntlyn called at the
Hahn home Saturday afternoon.
Herman Robus, who recently pur-
chased the Herman Miller threshing
outfit has commenced threshing.
Cattle buyers are plentiful these
days.
Ida Peterson spent Thursday at the
August Kohl home.
The surprise party at Termaats
Monday evening was well attended
and those present report a good time
Mrs. Geo. LaidloW visited at the
Krause home Thursday afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
REPUBLIC-OR EMPIRE.

The noise is over. The shouting
has ceased. The tumult has subsid
ed. The delegates are going back
to their homes.
The time has now arrived for So
Der thought and sober question.
This is the question: Shall the
republican ship be scuttIed; shall
the republican party be destroyed to
crafty the boundless ambition and
feverish egotism of Theodore Roose-
welt?
The Journal was founded in 1874,
before the republican party came into
existence. The Journal knows how
large a part and how fine a part the
republican party has played in the
history of this republic.
The Journal has recorded all the
triupmhs of republican craftsmanship
and republican patriotism.
It is. the party that saved this A
merican republic from the inevitable
collapse that would have followed
successful secession; and if the re-
publican party had done no other
good thing in the fifty-six years of
its existence it would deserve to
live for that.
It is the party that freed four
million human beings from slavery;
and if the republican party had done
no other good thing, it would deserve
to live for that.
1t is the party that prevented the
debasement of our currency system;
and if the republican party had
done no other good thing, it would
deserve to live for that.
It is the party Of Lincoln, of Grant
of Sherman, of Blaine, of Mckinley
It is the party which began with
great moral ideals; and in the breast
OF a vast majority Of its adherents
those moral principles are held sa-
cred still.
Shall such 2 party give place to
an organization which represents no.
thing but Theodore Roosevelt's ego
tism?
The Journal does not desire to see
all the sanity, all the real American
ism Of the nation rest on the tri-
umph Of a single political party.
When Mckinley heard of Roose-
velt's nomination for vice-president,
he exclaimed in horror:
My God, gentleman! there is on
y d single life between that man and
the presidency"
The single life failed. Let US not
risk the future On a single party,
which also might fail in some great
crisis Of our national fare.
Mr.. Roosevelt complains that the
leaders of both old parties combined
against him; and he finds in that
fact a proof of their wickedness. The
historian of the future will find in it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
EXPLAINS TEDDY'S
BIBLE QUOTATION

Much has been heard of late of
"AFmageddon,' . used By Colonel
Roosevelt in his speech at the Bull
Moose convention when he quoted
from the Bible as follows: I'VE
stand at Armageddon and battle for
the Lord"
Rev. E. R. Mckinney of Appleton
gives the following explanation:
'Armageddo means mountain Of
Megiddo and is situated in Palestine
about so miles north of Jaffa. This
has been a chosen place for encamp-
ment in every contest carried on in
Palestine from Nehuchadnezzar to
Napoleon, Jews, Gentiles, Christian
crusaders. anti Christian, French
men, Egyptians, Persians, Druses,
Turks and Arabs; warriors of every
nation under the heavens have
pitched. their tents at Megiddo. 1t
is the scene of two great Old Tes-
lament battles; one celebrated in
the song of Deborah and the other
that in which King Josiah lost his
life. In the book of Revelations
the Wora is used to signify a great
world contest. The writer sees in
vision three unclean spirits =
go forth to the kings OF the whole
world TO gather them to the battle
of the great day of Ged Almighty"
They gathered at Armageddon 1t is
held by many careful Bible students
that his signifies the final contests
by a great world federation op,
posed to Jesus, the Christ. So
Armageddon has come to be
synonym for the mightiest world
contest. Colonel Roosevelt evident
ly finds no difficulty in giving the
vision modern setting and could
easily name the three unclean spnr-
its who rally the hosts against him
self"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22

both intending to put Up silos on
their farms this fall Mr.. Esser is
hauling sand and stone for his now.
Mr.. Potter of PittsvilIe was in this
community Sunday looking for pick
ers for his large crop of cranberries.
A letter received from E. Smith
tells Of his intended departure for
Holly, Mich, where he expects to
teach in the Academy for the coming
year, His wife will accompany him.
Miss Mabel Cutler spent Satur-
day and Sunday at her home here.
Elder Hoffman Of Superior, spent
a few days here. His interesting SER.
mon was muck appreciated by all who
listened to him.
Grandpa Baker is enjoying a visit
from his daughter Clara.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham drove to
Mansfield Monday, taking some fine
booking poultry which they intend to
enter at the fair.
The continued rainy spells bid fair
to do much damage to the crops here
Mrs. Geo. KIement and sons have
gone to visit old friends and neigh
bors at Milton Junction and at Oak
land.
Mrs. E. Baker started Monday for
her old home at Loyal, where she
intends to visit old friends and neigh
bors, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Andrus, drove to
Marshfieh one day last week.
We understand that Mrs. Clara
Palmer has sold her farm here and
intends to buy a smaller place in this
vicinity.
Geo, Brigham has rented a farm
northwest of here and intends to
move his family onto it soon.
Mr. Jones is intending to erect a
new barn,
Seth Baker is quite large man
lately, the cause of it ALI is a bran
new hay press, which he expects
most any day.
Clifford Palmer came home Friday
from the hay marsh, bringing his
hay press with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
A $4,000, 900 INFANT.

When the newly born son of the
late Col. John Jacob Astor becomes
of age, there will apparently be hand
ed over to him a check for $40, 0o0,-
600, as the little nest egg with which
he is to begin life as his own master
1t is estimated that the $4,000 900
now to be put in trust for him will
amount to that sum in 81 years.
This will be only a meager start
compared with the fortunes some of
our young Croesuses will be inherit
ing. If he is prudent and thrifty he
may be able to get thru college with
out drawing on his principal. Human
nature is such, however, that the
small economies this will entail may
seem mean and sondid to him.
Most people regret not having been
born with a gold spoon in their
mouths. Yet the Wisest philosophers
say We We're pu+ On this planet in
order that We may acquire skill in
finding our own and using our own
spoons. And the food tastes Just
as good i'll the spoons are iron. Be
sides if you had to work to find them
you get up an appetite that no ready
made gliding can create.
Young Aston then win occupy the
position Of the youth who mas had
the bother of having to go to school
every day, but who has not had the
chance to learn the things he was
sent to school to acquire. Apparent
", therefore, in some other sphere
OF existence he has got to go to
school again, to learn the lessons
the rest of us got the first time,
AS the gilded infant treads the
pilgrim path of life, which is thorny
and rocky for most of us, he win
have the best teachers money can
buy. The worlds wisdom will be
handed him in predigested chunks.
All the suavities and good manners
and graces Of life will be drilled in
to him.
The one best teacher Of life, the
one for whose lessons We were real
iy sent TO school, Young Aston viii
meet only dimly and distantly. That
best teacher is Experience of Srug-
gle. When in some future phase
OF existence, he is called On to run
the race that shall really test the
muscle and endurance Of his. spirit,
he Will be in the position of one who
has been carried through the pre-
ltminary trials in an easy chair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
WHO PkYSTHE BET?

Some days ago prominent city
official OF this city and prominent
city official of Marshfield entered
a thirst emporium on the west side
and they told Ed. that they had made
a bet and whoever lost the bet was
to pay for the liquid refreshments
they were to consume. They asked
Ed. II he would serve the refresh
ments and let the one who lost pay
for them after the bet was decided,
Ed. being a good fellow, said, Yes.
So, they all wet up. Ed. got curious
after while and asked what the bet
was ABOUT and they obligingly told
him that. the Grand Rapids city of
fetal had bet that should a cyclone
strike the tower On the Library build
ing, it would fall on Baker street anC
the Marshfield city official had
bet that it would fall on First street
north. Who pays?