Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-14

kuk should have woman on its schod
board and It's library board. There
are a number Of women who would Oc.
cupy these positions with credit to
themselves and benefit to the com.
munity ...
Waterloo Reporter: Mason City
Is growing and has some natural ad.
vantages. Towns in Iowa that think
they are "some" had better keep their
eyes upon this city. In 1890 Mason
City had 1000 inhabitants; in 1900
6.746, and in 1910 the enumerators re-
ported 1890 The limits of the city
We're extended recently taking In an
additional population of 5000 and now
10000 Is the claim.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Former Gov.
Larrabee ia doing the fine thing for
his home town--Clermont. A magni-
ticent school house costing 100000 is
the gift Of the former governor to the
town which he has honored by his long
residence. Mr.. Larrabee has been
resident OF Iowa since 1853 and for
the most Of that time has lived in
Clermont. It Is needless to say that
Clermont citizens will appreciate the
gift
Burlington Gazette: Now that Geo.
Siler is dead, we understand that the
committee is experiencing considers
able difficulty In securing satisfac.
tory referee for the big bout In Chi.
cago June 18. .s..
Cedar Rapids Republican: Mr. Cum.
minis stated in the senate the other
day that he is opposed to the recall
of judicial opinions, as advocated by
Col. Roosevelt. But the colonel In.
sists that this Is part of real progress
siveism. We will need to have
new definitic Of progressiveisn. A
few years ago the colonel was in the
habit Of sneering at the theories of the
LaFollettes and Cumminses. whom he
called disturbers Of the peace. Now
he has stolen their liveries and he has
put some new patches Of bright and
lurid colors in the liveries. From
Senator Cummins we are to infer that
he does not believe in all OF the
patches. ys
Burlington Gazette.--Those of ua
who have not to date realized what
big convention the democratic state
gathering here ON May 16 will be and
OF what great Importance the outside
world holds 1t, may, when they read
that there will be at least fifty news
paper correspondents here, that the
Associated Press will send q corps OF
its star men, that the Western Union
will string 1900 feet of wire, including
two duplex cables which will serve
four sending instruments at the Coli
scum, and that the Postal company
will put in two through wires to Chi
cago with loops to all the principal
cities of the state. Mark the Gazette's
word 1t will be the greatest gathering
in the history Of Burlington and the
biggest and most enthusiastic demo-
cratic state convention ever held in
Iowa.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. - Chill
dren having the right sort of parents
are not on the street after 8 o'clock
lat night.
/ Would taking the children home
make parents more dutiful? It might
in few cases. Would taking the chill
dren to the police station help the
children? 1t would harm them more
than it would benefit them.
The curfew question in the last
analysis is matter Of good and bad
parents. There is no need Of curfew
for the children Of good parents, there
are possibilities of good and possibili-
ties of harm for the children OF bad
parents In curfew regulations.
How to reform the irresponsible
mothers and fathers is at bottom the
problem for those who seek the well
fare of the young, to solve.
Cedar Rapids Gazette.-Some one
has discovered that the 1912 fashions
are duplicate of the fashions OF 1885.
With fashions changing so often, there
is bound to be duplication, but the
fashion makers are very careful to
make the Implications so far apart as
to be Of no practical benefit, What
DO you suppose the fashion makers
are working for anyway?
Davenport Times.-The average bird
is great entomologist. True, the
bird does not systematically classify
and label all bugs, but it does know
what kind it prefers for breakfast.
for dinner and for lunch, as we'll as
what 1t preferred for company treats
and for the baby birds 1t has been
estimated that the migratory insec-
tivorous birds Of the country prevent
$500 100000 damage to crops In a
single season. This amount Of valu-
able farm products saved by the &C
tivity Of the insect destroying birds
would erect and endow all the uni
versities OF the country and have
enough as remainder to add thirty
two colleges with $10,0Oo,000 endow.
ment fund for each.
Brick Workers Returning to Work.
Mason City, May 11.-Quiet reigns
in the brick workers strike here to-
day. Many men are returning to
work.
All of the eighteen men who were
arrested were discharged except two.