Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
GOV, CLARK TO
MISS DINNER
TO BOOST DAM
Iowa's New Executive to
Pass Up Function in Hon
OF Of Son and Bride, to
Attend Keokuk Meeting.
FORA WILLIA,MS.l

L.
! Des Moines, Jan. 3.-Gov. George W..
Clarke will miss a wedding dinner to
see big dam. He has agreed to meet
Gov, Dunno. of Illinois, on the Keo-
kuk dam next Monday, Now it SO hap
pens that big reception and dinner
IL to be given at the governors home
in Adel on the evening Of that day In
honor of his son who is to be married
the Z .xt day to a popular Des Moines
girl. But. despite this, the governor
couldn't resist the persuasive powers
of the biz dam com mittee and the
urgent invitation OF ,the snaKly elected
governor OF Illinois for q sort OF in
terstate inspection, OF the dam at the
Des Moines rapids next Monday.
What we are aiming at" said Sen
ator McManus, lis to have the people
know and understand the magnitude OF
the work that Is being done there we
know that they have very little COM
prehension of the Importance OF this
project. We have planned to have
the governors Of three states present
and that they may see for themselves
and perhaps convey through them to
the people some idea Of this great en-
terpr.se. We found Gov. Clarke deep
L. and sincerely interested in the
work and we were delighted to receive
q -s,lrAnce from him that he will be
with u.s.
The preparations for a final celebra-
tion will not be made at this time,
but late in the year there will he
comething doing that will attract at
tention to the greatest power projec
of the country.
Gov. Clarke made a trip to the city
Yesterday especially to meet and con-
fer with the committee from south
{ stern Iowa. He has been busy at
work with his correspondence and in
Of an inaugural address.
al | felt that he could i'll afford the
time for the Journey but decided that
he could not miss It,
Wage Reform FIGHT.
A reform" fight waeed by Des
Moines ne 'spapers on what is called
the "court house ring" apnears to have
ended with the ring running things as
usual It was finally centered upon
the retention Of one Lew Burnett as an
attache of the county auditors office.
A board OF supervisors had been cleo
which It was supposed would turn
him out. But he has been retained by
the hoard and is in a nosition to snap
his fingers at his critics. 1t is now
exnected that the reform wave will
subside.
ministers After Boosters.
r. ia anticipated that the Des Moines
association will at Its next
clash with the professional
boosters az to some recent phases Of
in the city that asDires to
set pace for all the other cities Of.
the state. The "big drunk OF New
Years eve was STAGED ana care1uilv
by leaders among the
'sboosters' OF the city. 1t was deiiber-
ately planned and its features were
foreseen and anticipated.
The estimates vary as to the number
Of persons on the streets at the coming
In of the new year. But as crowd OF
10000 on the streets OF Saturday
night is not uncommon, estimates OF
vice that number are not extravagant.
unite in saying that the
crowd was no good from business
stand point. While there were among
The revelers on the streets a great
many respectable persons the mass of
The crowd was made up of those who
took advantage Of the occasion to in
iulRe in the most outrageous conduct.
The only wonder is that the night was
passed without more than one fatality.
filed with drunken cele-
orators ran through the principal
streets at frightful speed. trolley cars
we're stopped, windows were broken
ind the streets were Uttered with trash
81 all kinds. The whole event Is be-
nR rounily condemned by everyone as
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