Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
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WORTHY LIFE
FRIENDS PAY GLOWING TRis-
UTEs 70 MEMORY OF II. L.
WATERMAN AT FUNERAL.

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UTEs 70 MEMORY OF ~. L.
WATERMAN At FUNERAL.
The friends>of H. L. Waterman paid
! tribute to his memory yesterday after
noon, at the funeral service In the
First Methodist church. Before the
large number that had come to do him
honor, and above the flower decked
casket they told of the splendid and
far reaching influence Of his life, up
on the city and upon the state OF
Iowa.
| Before the casket marched the vet
era1s of the G. A. r.. carrying the flag
that Mr.. Waterman had fought fpr In
his young manhood, and whose ira
diti0ns Of citizenship he had ever
since maintained. The service opened
with a reading from the bible by DR..
F. E. Day, DR.. A. 2, Craig, OF Morning
side College gave the prayer.
HONoRED AS LEGISLATOR
Judge j. C. Mabry OF Abba, spoke in
personal testimony Of Senator Water
mans four years in the state legisla-
ture, in the 25th and 26th general as
fsemblies He said "Mr. Waterman's
character will not pass away, for its
influence will live on and on. He was
chairman of the cities and towns COM
mittee, and the many laws the Iowa
legislature enacted during those years
to improve municipal affairs are in
large measure the handiwork Of Sena-
tor Waterman. No more magnificent
public servant ever sat in the ASSENT
ly OF Iowa. The expansion of state
institutions that was enacted in those
sessions is partly due to- Senator Watt
ermap,s advocacy. The revisement OF
the state code of Iowa, In 1897 shows
his influence.
"Mr. Waterman was student In
the highest sense. In his busy, active
career his mind never ceased to soar.
He was a yeritable Gibraltar OF
strength; when he formed convic-
ton he stayed by It,"
OFTEN HIS ADVERSARY
John p. Reese OF st. Louis gave
wonderfully sincere tribute to Mr..
Waterman's fairness and squareness,
through the twenty-five years OF their
intimate association. II first knew
Mr. Waterman>>Y when | was coal
miner and he was general manager.
He had a great influence on my per.
sonal life,-for was hot headed
young labor leader, and he had won.
derful influence on the labor move
ment in Iowa. He made 1t easy for
us to do right. He kept me, a radical,
from going wrong. We were often
adversaries, when represented labor,
and he represented capital. He could
always see the other fellows side.
Those were times that tried mems
souls. but Mr.. Waterman always
fought for right and peace. He made
it easy for striving young men to do
right because he thought they were
trying to do right. His influence on
labor, especially conditions in Iowa,
will live long after all of US.
,.sMADE HiTEMAN GOOD CAMP
.'He did a world of good by his hon
est, straight forward life. Though not
professedly Christian, his influence
on the little town of Hiteman made it
the best mining camp in Iowa. 1t had
the best churches and the best schools
and the fewest saloons and blind t1g-
ers. 1t was the best camp for miner
to bring his, wife to, and In which to
raise his children. He best serves
God who best serves man.
"Mr. Waterman did not live in vain.
No man in Iowa can claim such ad-
miration and respect In the joint coun-
ellis of Iowa miners and operators. He
has been, greatly missed in those meet
ings He never tried to corrupt any
one. He was always so just and SO
open to conviction" Mr.. Reese az
head of the Iowa miners and Mr.. Wat
erman representing the coal operat-
ors co-operated for many years to
bring about a better understanding be-
tween the miners and mine owners.
They succeeded in forming a joint
agreement that has existed for several
years In Iowa. and has to great ex-
tent decreased labor difficulties.
LAsOREn FOR COMMUNITY
M, G. Gilmore who has been very
closely associated with Mr. Waterman
in recent years, was the next speaker.
in the lives of its men. Mr.. Water
man is almost the last of that band
of pioneers, who dreamed dreams and
labored always for the good of OF.
tumwa. Mr.. Waterman worked for
the best municipal projects. He was
one Of those who were Instruments
in bringing the Dain plant here, and
was ever an adviser. to aid the genius
sof Mr.. Dain.
From the moment he was appointed
on the waterworks board by Mr.. Hart
man, that useful citizen who ID now Ill
at his home. he gave the majority Of
his time and energy to that work
When ! asked him why man of his
age continued to work so hard, he said:
III l don't work hard, ] would rust out,
and don't want to- He never did.
4 "In civic affairs and in politics. Mr..
Waterman never tried to gain favor by
obsequiousness, he never sought favors.
His method was to tell people the
truth. IN the creation of the new hotel,
Mr.. Waterman was exceedingfy hctive.
1t was more than a commercial enter
prise. to him, 1t was a symbol of the
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