Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-01
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Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the Oregon passes through the
canal every survivor of that historical
race around a hemisphere should be
on her deck.
Sioux City Journal: With 1868
ticket holders and only 1000 prizes, it
is clear that an overwhelming majority
of spectators in Uncle Sans land
lottery will be disappointed.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Gen. Felix
Diaz has fed Mexico. The general
knew Huerta and he knew Maderos
fate. 1t is a case in which discretion
is the better part of valor. He sought
asylum under the American flag.
Keokuk Constitution-Democ
Santos-Dumont has just been decorat-
ed for his flying stunts In 1905 and
1906. He seems to be a particularly
lucky airman to have lived long
enough to let the honors catch up with
him.
La Crosse Tribune: Mrs. Wilson
took barrel Of New Hampshire ap-
pies back to the white house. On
those long winter evenings when there
is nothing else to do, she can roast
some of them over the fire on the
parlor hearth.
Council Bluffs Nanpareil: DR.. Pank-
hurst, Emmeline's husband, Is describ-
ed as rather diminutive and demure
little man, who once ran for parlia-
ment and was defeated. He died if
teen years ago and people can be
found to this day who say that he was
|kenpecked.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Probably If
figures were compiled, they would
show that the per capita attendance of
Iowans at colleges and universities
puts any other state in the background.
Certainly q very large number, pro-
portionately, Of Iowa people, are at
tending the higher institutions OF
learning, and as prosperity is more
general in Iowa than in any other
state, it stands to reason that this
state makes the best showing In
school attendance.
belt the county crop expert plan is
growing in favor and the time Is not
| far distant when hundreds of experts
in this line of work will DO In the field,
laugmenting the work of the national
state agricultural colleges. The move
nlent Is one in which there are large
possibilities. While the farmers Of the
~haI - fhn oh In
the world, there are yet many things
they can learn which will be to their
benefit and the benefit Of the entire
country, for more and more the nation
must turn to the corn belt for greater
production.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
Safety first" is also the slogan Of the
| man who starts in to explain to his
wife what kept him out SO late.
! Cedar Rapids Gazette: The price of
butter and eggs suggests that there Is
an abundance of opportunity for people
to engage in dairying and poultry rails
ing.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: After our
rather hesitating reception of Mrs.
!; Pankhurst, Canada ought to be asham-
ed of herself for so unceremoniously
eiecting from her borders few weeks
ago one Of our much advertised citi-
gems.
| Clinton Herald: The supreme court
of Iowa has decided that chickens can
run at large and that the man who
does not want them on his place must
fence against them. But this decision
does not carry near the terror 1t might
when 1t is learned that this applies on
| ly to such cities and towns as have
failed to enact ordinances defining
what chickens can and cannot do.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
That fleet which went steaming out
on it's long trip to the Mediterranean
the ether day carries record along
/ with it's armament. Looking it over it
is possible that European nations may
find it suggestive of serious difficulty
in the abrogation of the Monroe doc
trine. It is corHng fleet of cracking
good ships manned by the best naval
marksmen in the world and constitutes
Ian excellent argument for butting out
of American affairs. That's the kind
| of feet it is.
Sioux City Journal: 1t is somewhat
surprising to hear that plans for the
i erection Of an Iowa building at San
Francisco are to be formulated at a
meeting of representatives of all the
leading commercial organizations and
ad clubs to be held either in Waterloo
or Des MONIES early next month. The
/ understanding was that Waterloo had
been chartered by the legislature to
erect an Iowa building at San Francis
co and was highly tickled over secur-
| ing an exclusive franchise.
A Fortunate Texan.
E. w. Goodloe, Dallas, Texas. found