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

there is doing the best he can and
wants to see his neighbor thrive. The
Ottumwa Retail Merchants association
and the Ottumwa Commercial assocta
F; tion are doing great work towards
/! helping Ottumwa prosper"
w. j. Donelan then gave a short
talk, saying sour mission Is not to
make inroads upon the Keosauqua
merchants. 1t Ia a mission OF good fel.
| lowship and good cheer. We only ask
you to come to Ottumwa when your
loca; merchants cannot supply your
needs In Ottumwa you will ind q
large stock of every kind and prices
that challenge competition"
s. e. Irish of Keosauqua then gave
! short address to the boosters. He
said, 1--WE all welcome you to Keosau'
qua: we are glad to have you with us.
There are times and conditions when
our, merchants cannot carry as large
stock as the people may demand.
It is then that we are glad that we are
neighbors to as good q town as o.
tumwa and that we can go there TO
do our purchasing"
Picture TAKEN at Mt. Zion.
A twenty minute stop was made at
Mt. Zion. Short concerts at the depot
and a march up the main street feat
,ured the occasion. At this place a pic
ture of the entire crowd grouped about
the engine was taken.
The men then left for Kilbourne
where a short stop was made.
.4. March to Leando.
u, Arriving at Douds at s:45 a stop OF
P~,.&x, x~,ir,,toc Uvoc rnQ6Q Inc OQnO
leading the marchers the procession
moved across the rivento old Leando.
After a concert there they came pack
10 Douds where ]. B. Sax and w. ).
Donelan spoke and j. M. Morrow gave
the address of welcome to the vlsltors.
The men were presented with cigars
and apples by the merchants here.
Talk At Selma.
At Selma following the musical Num-
bers. N. F. Reed, J. w. Neasham ana
A. H. Nelson gave short talks and were
followed by Rev. Sandmeyer OF the
Methodist church who gave the boost
ers q hearty welcome and expressed
the hope for return trip in che fu-
ture.
Close Trip at EIdoh.
The train arrived in Eldon at 5:16
and upon the line of march being
formed: the men paraded through the
main business streets. Supper was
served by the ladies of the Christian
church in the basement OF the church
at 6. o'clock, A band concert was given
at 7 o'clock at which an unusually
large crowd was present.
Harvey Enyart welcomed the visi-
tors after which he introduced N. F.
Reed. Mr.. Reed made short talk well.
coming the people of Eldon to Ottum-
wa at any time that they were unable
to be accommodated locally.
J.. w. Nessham followed with few.
remarks stating that the party was
only making few neighborly calls
and greatly appreciated the hearty
welcome accorded them by the Eldon
people.
r. j. Shanahan then came to the
platform saying '.this trip is simply
campaign Of education. We want you
to stay with tho local merchants
wherever you can. II you cannot then
keep the Iowa dollar in Iowa, 1t is,
made in Iowa and should be spent in
Iowa. This Is a lesson Of loyalty. Be
loyal to your friends, >neighbors, town
and state. This is the best land that
lies out OF DOORS"
George Haw then said, zone idea Of
this trip was to develope the Iowa
spirit. The soil, the products, the peo-
pie and the money OF Iowa are of such
character and sterling worth that 1t
should be as famous as southern Cali
fornia Last week representative OF
the Holland government came to this
state to study our farming methods.
Iowa corn is known In Europe and Iowa
meats are known all over the CONT
nent. If this Dies Moines valley was
in one Of the European cOun-
tries it would be heralded as one Of
the greatest spots in the world. We
want to become better acquainted
with you. You can 60 to man better
with your proposition when you know
him. We are vitality interested in
your problems and in your town."
With short talks by w. A. Work and
w. J.. Donelan the visitors left for the
train which was to carry them home
ON the last lap of the days trip.
That he/Ottumyans were made wei
come where they visited is evidenced
in card given the boosters when they
stopped in Eldon. This conveyed
greetings in the following manner:
"Eldon says: Welcome to our
city, to the Ottumwa r. M. A. and the
regiment band" ,-.
The card expressed the compliments
Of the Eldon Register.
ed> DR.. Bonham