Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-02
SHORT COURSE
F0RMERCHANTs
OPENS TUEsDA|||
School for Business Men |
Be Conducted for Two
Days in Opera House
EXPECT CROWDS FROl
NEIGHBORING CTTI1
Advanced Methods Of Stol
Operation to Be laugh
By Trained Experts

operation to Be Taught
By Trained Experts
Ottumwa viii be the mecca ~ q,
merchants and business men ooq01
ly in southern Iowa during tho ~
two days for the short cuufo6 G
ranged for them will then bo q
Ottumwa.
Plans for the business menss sc1no
an advanced method Of imposu
modern IDEAS and instruction ~
operation Of business Of all kinA6sN
be discussed by men who hAvo
come experts in this work that ios
Ing conducted by the extsns1oo ~
sion of the state university unAog G.
auspices Of the jobbsrs' ana man
turers' bureaus Of the Com1o
club. s. &
The sessions will begin Tuesda4
10 a. m. but the entertainment u r.
visitors will be held in the eveniigs
the Grand opera house. A vaudSNll
program with plenty to amuse 0l
make the time fly pleasantly ana r.
has been arranged for. "a
c. F. Kurtz OF the state univerSl
Is already here to complete thO T.
rangements and announces sof
changes to the program IN the fofl
Of additions to what has already ~
announced. He sayY that III
speakers who have been noted a
program will be here and IN aA11f
there win bo. several others.
Mr.. Kurtz says that the short ~
In Ottumwa is the most elab0rato =
advanced Of any yet given undoe
auspices Of the extension dixist6 81
the state university He Sain
more innovation and modern mAttG
OF conducting business will be teNi1
IN Ottumwa than in other cours0oacS
Quoted by the university. F.
Among the additional speaker
appear at the course will be JohNS
Swtnney of the Alexander Hamiit
institute. New York City; A.
and G. B. Haig OF the National
Register Co.; F. L. Chapman of GtS
Rapids and Irving Fellner Of Ell
Mich. The latter represents the Kai|
neer Construction Co.. buildnrs
modern store fronts.
Among the companies having ropI1
sentatives here with exhibits VIII M
the Underwood Typewriter Co, Joh
NasbOro, Addressograph Co.. III
Ross1ter, Des Moines; Felt Z WIN
rant Co., Mr.. Volter Of Des Moine4&
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. ID. e.
Patten, Ottumwa; A. b. Dick Co.. E
e. Russell, Des Moines; Prutect1
graph Co., ]. Rittman, Des Moinoe3
Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Co., Miss DaS|
1s SsX
A reel of moving pictures used &
connection with tho short course w
brought here by Mr.. Knrtz today aI
will be used during the two days.
Implement Men TO Gems.
Among the business organisatios1
that will be represented at tho shoS
course this week will be the impI&
ment men OF Wapello, Mahaska ~
Monroe counties, the Tn- County IN
plement Dealers club numbering s0ti3l
forty members, has arranged to haYdS1
meeting here Wednesday In conned
tion with the short course. The m1e&
ings of the club will be held Ii tS2
rooms of the Commercial club wkG|
the members are not engaged III aT
tending the sessions at the opeYl
house. The officers OF the organiseti0
are Charles Odum OF Eddyvill0. proS1
dent; Philip Garner OF Oskaloosa, vicl
president and G. e. Waters Of Ottud
wa secretary and treasurer. 80
The travelling men representing TN
various Ottumwa jobbing house6 ad1
manufacturing concerns, have boS1
among the missionaries Tor tho shotl
course during the past few weeltG
They have added to the efforts maA
by the Commercial clubs committ&(
and to the mailing lists OF the buGin0Gl
houses through which thousands u
programs were sent out. In this Naa
every merchant within radius of
hundred miles about Ottumwab hai
heard Of the course.
Mr.. Kurtz while In Ottumwa today
was guest of the directors OF th{
Commercial club at their luncheon an<
meeting this noon at which time Ii
spoke to the gathering on the sub3eCl
OF the short course. sS|
Provide For Crowd.
The promoters Of the course lco1
forward to q mammoth crowd Ii Ot
tumwa for the next two days and hayi
arranged for hotel and rooming housl
accommodations for all Who ma!
come. A large number Of privst'
homes have been listed by the club IA
the benefit Of those who are unable q
get hotel room. Every business mai
In Ottumwa and surrounding terT1toTii
| Is invited and urged to reg1at0T n Iii
opera house when he arrives.