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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23
KEOSAUQUA.

Rev.. c. S. Cooper, who for mum.
Der of years was a resident OF Keo.
sauqua but late of Agency, was u
town Thursday in the interest OF tn,
anti-saloon league.
Miss Margaret Scott returned Thurs
day from Bloomfield where she hal
been with her, mother who Is still quite
sick.
Charles Watkins, one of the victim,
Of the automobile accident on cleo.
ton morning, has recovered sunicientl.
as to be able to sit up about an houi
each day. He is as yet unable to
walk.
Capt WA. Duckworth is very sick
at his home in this city.
IT. Riley Of Burlington, general agent
for the equitable Life Insurance CO.
Of Iowa, was in town Thursday shak-
ing hands with his many friends.
Mrs James McGrew of Douds-
'.eando spent Thursday In town with
Mrs. W. c. Donaho.
j. Fl. Moore has been reappointed
steward Of the county home This Is
Morris and his good wife In this
capacity.
r. C. Jackson, who has been in the
drug business here for great many
years. has gone to Denver, Colo, where
he has position. He will probably
make that his nome.
DR.. ]. Warren Rinebarger left for
Des Moines Saturday to be gone about
three months where he will take y pest
graduate course at the, Osteopath hos
pital His wife is already In Des
Moines, where she has a position as
journal clerk in the senate.
c. I. Manning has bought the old Dr..
Guernsey homestead west Of Lebanon.
This farm consists of ninety acres.
~, ~ vt Qnrnrfnh
position with J. D. Adams & Co. OF
indianapolis, Ind. He Will sell road
machinery.
e. S. Ollie and family. who have re-
sided here only a short time, expect TO
move soon to their new home near
Birmingham, which they recently pur-
chased.
The A. o. U. w. lodge Of Keosaudua,
which is seventeen years old, had It's
first loss by death when Elmer Myers
was called about two weeks ago. lt
is surely good record.
c. B. Cove and family, south ofstowSi.
are enjoying a visit from his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Of Illinois.
Homer Bell has been appointed by
the Rock Island railroad as operator at
Mt. Zion.
Henry Taylor Of Bloomfield was in
on business Wednesday.
Clark Meek OF Bonaparte has been
in town several days this week.
r. e. Campbell and Sam Hall OF Mill
ton, Elias Hall of Stockport, and Judge
Joseph Hall of Moberly. Mo-, were in
town on court business Wednesday.
William Elerick. who has employ
ment in Keokuk this winter. visited his
family the first OF the week
Mrs. w. B. Flemming Is spending the
winter with her sister In Rock Island,
Mr.. Taylor, Miss Taylor. and Miss
Green OF Memphis. Mo-. and Everett
Reed OF Mt. Pleasant have been visit
ing at the Johnson and Buckner homes.
Elias Thomas, who has been visit
ing his father. j. M. Thomas and other
relatives, has returned to his home tn
Kansas.
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and good government, he must vote TOT
men who personally and publicly stano
for such government; men who are
competent by reason of education ana
practical experience; men VINO ny q
process of natural selection are calico
upon to represent the organizations OF
which they are members. \
City government must not oe re,
garded lightly, because it is one OF the
most complex problems OF clvlllzatioh'
1t is business matter. 1t must 10 pe
successful he carried on in sys-
tematic manner.
IF Ottumwa is to grow, it must have
responsible and competent city govern
ment. 1t cannot have good govern
ment unless it has competent ofhclals'
The growth of the city can be great.
" retarded by electing incompetent
men.
These are facts and we had better
face them than dodge them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23

Birmingham, one of the great
English manufacturing cities, mas
adopted plans for trade schools Tor
youths employed by Birmingham
firms. United States Vice Consul
Blakemore of Birmingham, explaining
the plan, says that it includes day
classes, mainly for workshop instruc-
ton, arranged as three years course,
involving about eight hours weekly at
tendance for boys IA years and upward.
shopwork will relate to specific trades
in charge of experienced instructors.
The start will be with the engineering
trades, three courses only, for filters
and turner's, pattern makers ano
molders. The youths will attend school
Saturday from 9 a. m. to p. m. FOR
practical work, and also from 2 to b
p. M, Mondays, for lectures and draw
ings. The classes are to be held IN the
various technical schools.
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Stories About People.
Not Travelling Al the Time.

Not Travelling Al the lime.
knights of the Grip will appreciate
this yarn which is told of one OF
their number. He had been summoned
as a witness in case at court, MS
employers having sued delinquent
customer, and the lawyer for the de-
tense was cross-examining him.
you travel for Hooque & Crooque,
do you?" asked the attorney.
Yes, sir"
How long have you been doing it,"
About ten years"
Been travelling all that time. have
you?"
well, no, sir?' replied the witness,
making hasty mental calculation:
mot actually travelling. have put in
about four years Of that time waiting
at railway stations, junction, and wa.
tering tanks for trains. Magazine OF
Fun.
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BLADENsBURG.

Mrs. Angelina Daley is sick fifth
pneumonia.
Mrs. Mahalia Mcclure and SON Clif-
ford Of Indianola are here visiting with
relatives.
Rev. Walker Of Brighton will preach
here at the Christian church half the
time. He was here Sunday. Jan. u
and began his work for the new year.
James Timmonds. who was very III.
is better.
Mr.. and Mrs Laurence McMickel
and two children Of Agency visited over
Sunday at Austin Wymores.
Will Mcdowell and David Still
were in Ottumwa on business Thurs
day ~
Clarence wilk of New Mexico -
here visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Lena Reno. who has been very
sick, is able to be up again.
Mrs. Flora Hagedon Of Des Moines
Is here visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Mcdowell and family.
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Public health is purchasable com
modify" said the New York state com
missioner of health in report to the
legislature. He added that the mag
nificent achievements of Colonel Cor
gas in the canal zone can be duplicated
in every hamlet whenever the people
of the community make up their minds
to have it so. 1t may seem broad
statement to say that public health
can be purchased, but there is no doubt
that intelligent supervision of the pub
lie water supply and the adoption OF
proper sanitary and quarantine regu'
lations will 60 far to buy good health
for any community.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23

Muscatine has purchased street
flusher. The Journal of that city
quotes the street commissioner as de-
claring that after the arrival OF the
new machine the streets of the city
will be kept in such condition that
anv citizen, even on rainy days. may
walk around town in his bedroom slip
pers" The Journal, after making due
allowances for the enthusiasm OF inc
street commissioner, has no DOUBT
that the flusher system will improve
the condition of the streets, and ADDS:
There is no better advertisement pos
sible for city than clean streets
while dirty, filth-strewn pavements
create an impression which no out
ward indication of prosperity and pro-
gressiveness can quite overcome
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As Johnny Understood It.

well, Johnny, what was the text to.
day?" asked a pround father of his
small son who had just returned from
church. ss.
LET me fink, favver," said Johnny,
scratching his head in deep thought.
ooh. yes, ! remember. 1t was Don't be
scared, you'll get your quilt all
right
Johns father. after puzzling awhile
over the queer text, called up the min
lister. ...
Gould you tell me what was this
mornings text, Mr.. Jones?' he asked,
and was convulsed to hear the reply.
Fear not, the comforter cometh."-
Norman E. Mack's National Monthly.
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MARRYING ON SMALL INCOME.

Washington Post: Should girls mar
ry on $4,000 a year? The question
is raised by an address recently made
by Miss Angenette Perry, who for
more than q year has been collecting
statements from young women In New
York, many Of whom are just out of
college. Miss Perry says:
asked groups of girls what they
considered the necessary income to
start life, and was horrified to find that
the average was $4,000. Now, II the
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He Did Not Doubt.

The Rev. Herbert l.. Trenchman. in
lecture on Women at Methodist
church in Duluth was condemning this
winters type Of hobble skirt.
Its worse than last winters" he de-
clared. "It's altogether immodest. I
wish all husbands had the courage OF
a Duluth man heard about recently.
This honest fellows wife turned
complacently from the mirror, and,
smoothing her new hobble skirt--a
skirt of that ultra sort which must be
put on with a shoehorn-said: ~
~ wonder If the hobble skirt will
ever go out?'
''Not with me-" the man answered
firmly."--St. Paul Dispatch.
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aoAps AFFECT FACTORIES.

ROADS AFFECl P%SiSN.
The Road-Maker, an Iowa publication
devoted to the cause OF good ROADS
publishes the following news d1spatch
from Alma, Mich, for the good roaos
sermon it contains: 30
Alma. Dec. 1O.-The Alma plant OF
the Michigan Sugar Co. closed down
for the second time during the present
campaign, owing to bad roads. Farm
ers ara unable to haul their beets 10
the factory. The st Louis plant OF the
Holland St. Louis Sugar 90. mas also
closed for the same reason.
There is no doubt, the Roao-Niaker
saws, that great many manu1acturins
institutions that are now located IN
eastern and middle states would move
tn the middle west II road conditions
were more favorable. The editor or the
Road-Maker says he at one time
secured the promise of representa-
live Of a milk evaporating concern
located in New York, to establish a
nlant In an Iowa county seat, proVlo-
ing the people Of the community Woula
milk the necessary number OF COWS. "A
canvass of the situation satislleo tneni
upon this point and the general man
axer had set a date to come ana look
over the proposition, when suddenly
he cancelled all further consideration
of the matter with the statement that
he had been reliably informed that the
roads In Iowa were apt to be so PAD
for : month or two in the spring ana
fall that the farmers could not orlng
fhe milk to town and they could not
consider the matter of establishing 3
factory where they would be apt TO
have their machinery and help IDLE
during the busy season.
they are still manufacturing tne,r
evaporated milk In New York, the
Road-Maker adds, shipping It into Iowa
towns. where It is sold when the roads
ara too bad for the farmers who should
be supplying the country WIN u. .n n.s
product, and the 81, 900 day that they
would have paid out in this town Tor
milk and the three or four hundred
dollars that they would have paid out
for help. is being distributed where
thay have observation-disclosures
y-in.the-year ROADS.
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why No Was Thankful.

The small son of the family had
climbed to the top of q forbidden tele
phone pole, but on looking down from
the giddy height lost his nerve and
came sldding down at breakneck
speed, running an ugly silver into his
body and infiicting q serious wound.
TIL family physician came, admins
tered an anaesthetic and performed the
necessary operation.
At the first sign of returning con-
seriousness the white lips twitched a.
In an effort to speak. The anxious
mother bent over the limp little form,
anxious to catch what might be her
darling's last words. This is what she
heard:
Gee! I'm glad didn't have my Sun.
day pants on."-Kansas City Star,
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WEST POINT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Goody have
rented the Mack residence on the north
side of the park and are preparing to
occupy same. H.
Theo Specht of FIT. Madison was a
visitor here Tuesday
Mrs. j. B. Dierker and daughter
Dorothy returned to their home at
Laurence. Neb., after three weeks
visit at the Jos. Schroeder home. Mrs
Schroeder accompanied them home fol-
a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kern Of Fl
Madison visited during the week with
her aunt Mrs. Martha Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Drake returned
Tuesday from three weeks visit with
their daughter at Mount Union.
Mrs. Marie Kaltefeiter returned to
Fl. Madison Tuesday after a two weeks
visit with her father VIM. Younk, z
Mrs. J. e. Cantril and daughter
Leatha visited Wednesday and Thurs.
day with relatives at TT. Madison
w. r. Duker Of Burlington was a
visitor here Wednesday.
Gus Lehman left Wednesday for a
visit to Edna, Mo. -
Mrs. Jos. Jansen had the misfortune
to slip on the walk at Schroeder Bros.
store fracturing small bone in the
right ankle. She was removed to her
home and is resting as we'll as could
be expected.
Miss Kathryne Holtkamp daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Holtkamp died
at the family home Jan. 10, 1913. death
being due to typhoid fever. Miss Holt
hn
Sept. %, 1890 and was % years Of age.
Besides her parents she is survived by
four sisters and eight brothers. The
funeral services were held at St. Paul
Thursday morning, Rev. J. A. Ranger
officiating.
Relatives in West Point have re.
ceived the announcement of the mar.
riage of John Schroeder of West
Point and Miss Marie Zahn of Grand
Rapids, Mich. The wedding took place
at Grand Rapids Jan. IA. 1913.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rauen-
bueh!er Jan. IL. 1918 son.
Mrs. Anton Helling Of FIT. Madison
has been visiting her sister Mrs. Jos.
Winneke.
Miss Elizabeth swartz of Burlington
arrived Saturday for two weeks
visit #
John King spent several days last
week at the farm near Bonaparte.
Mi~5 Kathryn Schierbrock left Fri
d. for a two weeks visit at Burling-
ton. ...
JOS Link of Washington. Iowa. was
visitor here last Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. G. F. Wilson of near TT. Madi-
son spent Friday with her grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thcs Avis.
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1nE wArERWoRks REPORT.


Tna trustees OF the Ottumwa water
vorks are to be congratulated on the
Allowing made in the report published
IN yesterday's Courier covering the
nrst two years under municipal own
arshfn. The report Of the trustees
.hovs ottumvans that they can con-
graduate themselves on the good IN,
vestment the city made when the plant
was purchased.
The most important fact In connec-
ton with tho recent operation OK the
plant Is that good, filtered wafer
chemically pure, is being furnisned'
whereas formerly nothing short OF un-
uttered mud was sent through tne
water mains.
In order to give this good service to
the people tho trustees spent $4S,595. 3S
for q filter plant and water basin.
In order to extend the service to dis
tricts formerly without city water the
trustees had 5e,191 feet of new mains
laid 1T . total cost Of $62.599.19.
These extensions and improvements
wore made without expense to the
people. On the other hand the trustees
have announced that reduction from
II to 75 cents In the minimum charge
w.,ero meters are used will be made
April /. In addition to this, mains will
be tapped free by the city in future.
The waterworks has been put on
sefLsustaining basis. The best OF SER
vice has been given. The first step
has been taken for a reduction or
rates. The plant has made money.
And yet, the people are not giving
tho co.operation they should give. The
trustees assert that Ottumwa has a
smaller number Of city water con-
sumers according to population than
any city in the country. Instead OF
1850 consumers in a. city OF more
than $4,000, they believe there should
b not less than $500 consumers.
with increased patronage the trustees
declare that a considerable reduction
could be made in the rates and the
nresent users of water could be reliev-
cd of a part of the burden they are
carving because Of the large number
Of non-users. All have equal owner
shin in and should have an equal de-
sire for the success OF the waterWorks,
the trustees point out.
The three members of the board of
waterworks trustees, H. L. Waterman,
D. F. Morey and H. c. Williams have
accomplished something that will be of
lasting benefit to the city. They took
up task that has required large
part of their time for the two. years
and more since the city took over
the plant, and they have rendered
service for which the city will always
be deeply indebted to them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23
WANTS STATE TO
USE KEOKUK POWER

Des Moines, Jan. 21.-The Keokuk
dam company is offering power for
use of the state of Iowa at the state
prison at Fort Madison. A representa-.
tive of the company had conference
Saturday with the board of control on
the subject and made an offer that
would save the state some expense in
a matter of this kind. 1t may take
some special legislation to arrange
the matter properly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23
A Trick That Worked.

One day it was raining very heavily
in Berlin. and wealthy me1s. on
leaving the exchange, hailed Il and
asked to be driven to distant part of
the city. On the way the mer
chant discovered that he had forgot.
ten to put his purse in his pocket.
What was to be done? On reaching his
destination he got out of the cab and
said to the driver:
"Will you please give me match
have dropped sovereign on the
floor of the cab"
Instanter the cabman whipped up
his horse and soon disappeared around
the next corner.-Weekly Telegraph.
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Did Best He Could.

Mr.. Raymond appeared at his neigh
boris door one November evening at
dusk in a towering. rage and uttering
fierce threats against his neighbours
dog Nero vainly the neighbor tried
to explain that Nero was only a puppy.
'He belongs to Johnny" he went on,
"and it would break Johnny's heart II
anything happened to him. ! think,
'.opefully, that his manners will i'm
prove"
Manners" repeated Raymond. T'm
not complaining of his manners, but
his nature. After he had jumped all
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Never Too Old to Learn.

Yankton Herald: We cannot I'M
derstand why that worthy old gent,
William Rockefeller, has such sore
throat that he is unable to confess
the inner vices of the Standard Oil
Co., when the Rockefeller kerosene
is the best old woman's prescription
for sore throat ever discovered. 1t
just goes to show that there Is still
something in the oil business that
these Rockefellers haven't got out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23

modern girl Is going to insist on start
ing on a 10000 income, this will
simply delay the marriage day, which
would be regrettable thing.
Not at all, not at all! The trouble
with the young women interviewed by
Miss Perry is that they are too con-
girls they will not be willing to marry
on $4,000 a year. It is easy enough
for young couple to live on $4,000 or
$4,000 year, but 1t is impossible for
most girls who demand $4,000 to keep
within that income.
How are they going to have an auto
mobile, chauffeur, maid, town and
country house and skye terrier on
$4,000 a year? 1t can't he done. Why
their own dressmakers bill comes to
So, 900, and the automobile and charf-
feur cost another $4,000 at least. and
the town house would cost $4,000 and
the country house $500 There Ia
$12.5O0 right of the reel ..#
The girls who think they would
need $1,000 a year had better stick to
their fathers. The law against cruel
and unusual punishment should be in
voked to protect any innocent Young
girl who labors under the delusion that
she could marry comfortably on s10.-
100 annually. It would not be right to
let her try It. 1t would mean endless
hardships to which she has never been
accustomed.
It = true that there are thousands
of young women who marry young
men earning only $12 week. but their
problem is far simpler. They don't
have to pay the exorbitant = ny OF a
chauffeur, and do not have to compete
with other girls who wear "imported
models" Let those who feel they can
be happy on $12 week proceed to the
altar with bells ringing, and may thew
"be happy ever after" but may provi-
dence protect the poor young things
who would take a chance On $4,000 a
year. They are inviting disaster.
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Press Comment.
SALARIES OF soLoNs.

Washington Post: There Is no lit
tile dissatisfaction in England over
, the operation Of the law passed some
thing more than year ago by the
radical government, granting to ev'
cry member of the house Of commons
who is not already in receipt of sti'
pend salary of $40 week, payable
the year around, whether parliament
be in session or not. Many unionist
members feel that this pay Is lower
ing the prestige of the house OF com
mons.
Against the argument that citizens
should serve the state from patriot
ism, and that the payment of salaries
makes lawmaking sordid business
proposition, may be advanced thus
THAT lawmaking Is, indeed, business
and that the state should employ al
that task the ablest minds 1t can com
mand. Doubtless the salaries paid to
senators and members Of the house
do not in themselves attract brains
but without the salaries paid to them
many of the most talented, indus
trious and sagacious of our legislat
ors could not serve the country In
Washington.
The argument in England that the
payment of salaries to commoners IL
undermining the ancient principle Of
disinterested service to the state
sounds strange in America, where
! from the beginning, the adage that
the laborer was worthy Of his hire
| was accepted at its face value. Mem
bers of the first congress received Sc
per diem while congress was in SEES
sion, the remuneration being fixed
on a salary basis-s3,o00 year--be'
fore the civil war. During the wal
1t was increased to $1,000 a year. and
about four years ago 1t was still fur
Their increased to $1,000. Bills are
now pending for reduction tc $",0aC
and possibly there might be found
some inmate of st. Elizabeths who
believes that one of them will some
day be PASSED rhe salary Is much
more likely, within the next few
years. to ne increased once more, tc
$4,000 per annum, and as human ma
ture is much the same the world
over, 1t Is more probable that even
tually the members of the house Of
commons will get a raise" Statemer
have this advantage over other NOR
tails, that they themselves are in con
troll of the money. &
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Mr.. BRYAN and Mr., Clark.

The Commoner: Some of the news
papers are borrowing good deal of
trouble over the relations existing
between Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Bryan.
Neither is saying anything against
the other. but If they were criticising
each other, what difference would it
make? Mr.. Clark has earned his re-
election as speaker-why should any
one ask whether he likes or dislikes
Mr.. Bryan? Certainly no friend Of Mr..
Bryan would make that test. There
is a growing tendency to over
estimate the personal element
and underestimate the Importance OF
the principles and policies involved.
II either Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Clark al
low personal feeling to interfere with
service to the party and to the coun-
try, it will be time to condemn the
one guilty-why anticipate improper
conduct!
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A tabulation showing the number OF
miles of improved roads in the middle
western states gives Iowa credit for
1864 miles of improved roads. If by
improved roads is meant permanent
roads will some one please state where
Iowa's sixteen hundred miles of made
roads are located?