Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-18

Iowa City Citizen: With nearly 100
girls taking home economics in the
frst semester the wisdom of the es-
Establishment Of that course at the
state university 10 apparent.
Waterloo Reporter: About the only
unhappy man in the state Sunday was
the fellow who neglected to get q sup
ply Of gasoline because he was sure
It was going to rain Sunday anyway.
Keokuk Daily Constitutions Demo
crat: Now that the policewomen ~
well as holdup men are toting re-
volvers In Chicago, It Is evident that
tho position OF the innocent bystander
there has become more Rrecari0us than
ever.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The gov
eminent II taking steps to protect the
great lakes from pollution. II the
lakes, which are as big % oceans can
be polluted, what can not b done to
our little rivers In Iowa7 What are
we doing to Keep them pure?
Sioux City Tribune: In tho current
issue Of Household, Herbert Quick dis
cusses the present condition Of the
woman of the farm. He views with
regret the fact that, with the increas-
ing number of labor-saving devices on
the farm, few have, been provided to
relieve tho overworked housewife.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
The ancient and honorable sport OF
fencing Is said to have REQUIRED a. =
new phase of recreation In Washing
ton. It has never lost it, vogue IN
Iowa where II has been used to occupy
the attention Of hired men on rainy
days since fence posts were discov-
cred; but nobody has ever looked upon
It 40 q sport out here.
Sioux City Journal: II you want to
be a man in hundred in Iowa get
busy and subject yourself to the ap
proceeding income tax.
Sioux City Tribune: Two-thirds OF
the students In tho agricultural col.
leges come from the villages and
towns, the farm furnishing only about
80 per cent Of the attendance.
Kansas City Journal: Coal men say
that prices will 90 higher as the
weather grows colder. And the fore
sight OF coal men in such matters Is
80 accurate as to DO almost uncanny.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: The alien.
lists are now paving over Rev" Muir.
derer Schmidt in New York That
means trouble. The average alienist
is nuisance. The best thing to do
with Schmidt 10 to dispose OF him in
the electric chair, since they still re.
tain that barbarous custom in New
York
Davenport Times: The negroes who
killed nearly dozen people at Harri-
son, Miss, were lynched promptly ac-
cording to the custom of the country.
But what Of the men who sold those
men the drugs that caused them to
run amuck? Can the incident be con-
I sidered closed until the drug sellers
are punished?
Des Moines Capital: 1t is a pleasure
to learn upon the authority Of the
state department that none Of Harry
Thaw's treaty rights have been viola
ted. This point will probably be con.
sidered settled unless the state depart.
ment at Washington is overruled by
some New Hampshire Justice of the
peace.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The state
hio,,x,av commission calla attantiOn IN
the fact that the new road law makes
road dragging compulsory, SO that II
any strip of highway is seriously ne.
elected. trouble can be invoked for
somebody And it ought to be invoked
IF highways can be kept in nearly per.
feet condition nine-tenths Of the tiuie