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Sec. $40. Elections.-The cit
liens of the several townships in
all counties having adopted the
township organization law of the
state, who are qualified by the con-
|stitution and laws of this state to vote
at general elections, shall assemle
bennially on the last Tuesday in
March at their usual place of vo-
ting, or at such place In their re-
spectiye townships as they may
haye previously agreed upon, for
for the purpose of electing town.
ship officers.
From the above it will be seen
that, instead of having one elec-
tion every two years, we will have
an average of one election each
year with all its attendant ex-
pense, and time, which amount to
& large sum, and furnish a potent
reason for voting against the pro-
position.
Sec. SAL. Officers to be cho.
sen-There shall be chosen at t he
biennial election in each town
ship one trustee, one township
collector and one township clerk,
one constable two members of
the board and two justices of the
peace and as many road overseers
as there are road districts IN the
township:
A careful reading of the above
section, reveals that by the adop-
ton of township organization a
large number of new Offices are
created. 1t is true that the sala-
ries of these Offices are small,
and hardly sufficient to warrant
that the business will be we'll
done, but in the aggregate, it
will be far more expensive than
the present method of doing the
county business. We should de-
crease rather than increase the
number of our officials. and
thus reduce expenses and sim
plify the public business.
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Adair Items.

Beautiful westher.
Fall harvest is the principle
work of the farmers.
The potato crop is much bette,
tnan was expected; apples are also
q fine yield.
Wheat looks fine.
G. E. McGonigle was in Keokuk
last week purchasing his fall and
winter stock OF merchandise.
| MIR. Michael Moran went to st.
Louis Tuesday to join the Catho-
lie Brotherhood order. We wish
him success in his selected voca-
ton and hope he will be among
the chosen few.
The young ladies will give a
ball in the new hall Wednesday
eve, October 80 (select).
Mr.. and Mrs. Guest, of Marce-
line returned home Friday after
spending week with the parents
OF Mrs. Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber.
nard Linder.
The Young Mems Sodality have
q new banner.
Mrs. Mollie Poston and son,
William, are visiting relatives in
Kansas.
Miss Julia Boyle and Miss Mag
gle Gillispie are home visiting
from Kirksville.
Mr.. Thos. Mclaughlin returned
home from New York FRIDAY, after
a month recreation.
Mr.. b. s. Qninn returned home
from Louisville, KY, where he
has been attending Medical Col
lege, Monday evening.
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They Will Meet Them.

We understand that some par
ties have been making the asser.
tion that the Republican candi-
dates will not meet their oppo-
nents in joint discussion.
In reply we now say that any
Republican candidate will meet
MS opponent in a joint discussion
of the issues involved in the pres
ent canvass, at any time and at any
place.
The meetings to be arranged
and controlled by representative
of each party living in the town.
ship where the meeting is held.
J. II. KINNEhR,
Chm. Rep. Go. Com.
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Wilson Waits.

Mrs. PARCELS, of Ediua, is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
G. A. Spencer and family left
here last week for Santa Monica,
California, where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. Asa Woods, and daughter,
Miss Minnie. have returned home
and report Trenny somewhat i'm
proved, but not yet able to sit up.
Mrs. Woods remained with him.
Mr.. Elmer McDermit and fair
young bride, of Brashear, visited
his parents here, this week. We
extend congratulations, and best
wishes to this young couple.
Mrs. Vandiyer has returned
from weeks visit in Knox coun-
ty. RUSTIC.
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Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining in the Office
Oct. II, 1890, will be sent to the
dead d. letter office at the expiration
of 30 days:
Annie Baxter, Lizzie W Barbor,
q. W. Barker.
Oct. 1s-Minnie Calven, G. E.
CARRIED, 81. V. Carson, Nelson Eb-
ert. W. S. Peck, B. F. Roberts,
Mrs Manda Wakes, Ed. Walton.
When calling for these letters
please say advertised.
Ed. G. P1CKLER. P. M
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WILL THE PEOPLE VOTE FOR 1T?

There is one thing to be voted
on November 4, which in the ex-
citement Of election day, may
escape the scrutiny of the average
voter. 1t is the amendment to the
constitution of the state permit.
ting an increase of the number of
the State Supreme Court Judges.
This amendment should receive
the careful attention OF every vot-
er and taxpayer, for we believe
there are good and sufficient rea-
sons for the people to refuse to
make such an amendment to the
constitution.
In the first place, an increase of
the number of Judges now on the
State Supreme bench is unneces-
sary. 1t is pleasing fact that
the business of our Circuit Courts
is continually falling off, divorce
cases, partition suits and an occa-
sional criminal case being about
the extent of the court docket, and
it is not at all probable that the
business will materially increase.
A few years ago the number of
judges was increased. But the
business continued to fall behind
until it was impossible to get a
hearing on a case that had been
taken up to the Sapreme Court,
under four years. This gave a
fine pretext for another call on the
people, and they were asked to
vote for the establishment of u
Court of Appeals at Kansas City.
The people voted in favor of the
proposition, and by SO doing crea-
ted several new places with fat
salaries attached, for men who
would otherwise have been almost
wholly out of legal employment.
But the work of the court continues
to fall behind, and the people are
again asked to create, by their
votes, more places with big salary
attachments.
Is it not time to call halt in
such proceedings? Will the peo-
pie go on creating new offices that
are expensive and not at all neces-
sary? We do not believe that
they will. An emphatic protest
against any further abuse of the
peoples liberality, should be made
at tie polls November 4. When
the Judges of the Supreme Court
get down to work as industriously
as do many officials who work for
smaller salaries, the cases now on
the docket will soon be disposed
of. Idleness is the only excuse
that can be offered for the Su-
preme Court being SO far behind
with its docket.
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occupy the front rank in this line,
where she properly belongs, and
where she ought to stand to-
day.
Ifyou, as citizens of the state
and friends Of education. favor
such a movement, give US your
support in November. Cast your
vote to remove distractions, open
the channel, and start the flow;
cast your vote to make our Univer-
sity what it ought to be viz: Th ,
greatest in the West; to make our
rural education-our entire sys-
tam-what it ought to be, viz: The
greatest in the Nation.
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Proclamation Of President Hal

To THE MEMBERS OF THE F. & L. U
OF NO.:
BROTHERS: Answering many
letters [ have received re- gardine
the County and Subordinate Un.
ions of our state which have taken
political action, either by bring.
ing out separate tickets or by en-.
dorsing candidates of the different
political parties, [ will say, have
never had any matter that has
caused me as much thought and
anxiety as has this.
Believing as I do, that partisan
politics is the greatest curse of the
age to the farmers of our country,
the thing above everything else
that has kept us apart and preveh-
ted US from acting together in the
past. ind the thing that we have
most to fear in the future, both
for ourselves and our country's
good; and fully endorsing the
views Of George Washington when
he said, "The love of party is the
greatest danger any government
has to contend WITH" L went into
our beloved Order, which declares
In the preamble to our constitu-
tion as its first principle, that we
are to "labor for the education of
the agricultural classes in the
science of economical government
IN a strictly non-partisan spirit,
and to bring about a more perfect
unicn of said classes"
Now, brothers. if our order nom
mates candidates for office, as a
Union or Unions, or if they en-
dorse as Unions, any candidates
OF partisan political bodies, we at
once make Of our Order a partisan
political body, leave forever our
solemn constitutional declarations,
disregard the warnings of the
father of our country and but
plunge ourselves deeper In the
mud and filth of partisan politics
from which we are so much inter
ested In extricating ourselves, IfI
1t were not for the influence of
partisan politics, the passage of
.he laws making our United States
bonds payable in coin and then in
gold, the yesting of millions of
acres of our public lands in rail-
'oad companies, land syndicates
md alien owners; placing the
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1sT DAY, NOV. 10TH.

No !; G.; A. Cohen, executor of the estate of
U. w. Fowler decd, final settlement
2 j. A: Alger admr of the estate OF A AIrer
decd, final settlement.
3M Tyson formerly NJ. Howley ex xe.utrix Of
estate OF III Howley, final settlement.
America Stephens executrix of estate OF i
u. stephens decd, final settlement
u. and n. Nicholas executors of the estate
or Levi Nicholas, final settlement.
WIN. White executors of the estate of Thos
Saunders, final settlement,
NJ Ringo admir- of the estate of E. NC.
Moreiock, final Settlement.
81 NJ. Thompson and C OF Wise minors,
9TH anual settlement.
I'd DAY, TUESDAY, NOV. 11TH,
Sarah Metcalf admx of estate of Uri Met
calf, 1st annual settlement.
10 } A Henry executor OF the estate ofE. j.
Henry lst annual set Element.
IL n. G.. Glenn guardian OF Reuben ThomL.
son, Ist annual settlement
12 John L. Craw ford admr OF estate of John
crawford lst annual settlement
Is M B. and j n. Horton executor Of estate
vi "m horton, lst annual settlement.
IL McNuI Ian and C OF Eva Britt minor.
lst annual settlement.
10 j. f. Whitacre g and of RS. Hopsoa
minor, Sd annual settlement.
is NJ F Strock admr OF the estate of J.R.
Propst LIST annual settlement.
IL y Durham executor OF the estate of W.
Dunham, Sd annual settlement.
I'D DAY, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18TH.
.S sarah F. Ginnings q and OF Lula Gin
hings, minor. 9Th annual settlement.
10 E Elliott and of John I. Elliot, min
OF, 9th annual settlement
~ James Wait < and C of Broyles minors, 5th
annual settlement.
q j. ID. Holman and of Lutes minors 7th
annual settlement.
2s DAVID Curtis s and C OF Jane Rutherford.
minor 18th annual settlement.
~ NJ Gregg and C of Davis miner,
"a w Gates and Of Carroll minors.
C.. l.. LEWIS,
Judge and cxoficio clerk Of Probate Court.
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Stock Sale.

[ will sell at my farm, two miles
east of Millard, Tuesday, Nov. II,
the following property; 2 brood
mares, 4 years old; l brood mare,
5years old; 2 brood mares, Z years
Old; l horse Z years old; 8 year.
bng colts, 2 spring colts, IL head
OF 2-year-old steers, lot of COWS
and helfers, II yearlings, 6 head
OF calves. MOSES STARR.
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The largest stock of trimmed
hats, and the finest pattern room
ever seen in the city, is at the La
dies Bazaar. ALL are kindly invited
to call and examine goods and get
prices.
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MIR. A. L. Cole, of the firm of
Cole d Darrow, went to st. Louis
| this week and purchased a large
invoice of stoves and shelf hard
ware.
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MISSOURI
REPUBLICAN STATE AND COUNTY
TICKETS.

STATE TICKET.
For Supreme Judge.
A. w. MULLINS
For supt. Public instruction.
f. P. SEVER.
For Railroad Commissioner.
JAS. K. MERRIFIELD.
For Congress First District
HoN. T. NJ. HARRINGTON.
COUNTY TICKET.
Fos Representative.
JOSIAH w. DAVIS.
For County Clerk
Il. q GATES
For Sheriff.
GEO. +. WILLIAMS.
For Collector.
JACOB SANDS.
Fer Judge LIST District.
ADAM SHooP.
For Judge End District.
GEO. w. MEEKs.
For Judge at Large.
MARCUS j. Ross.
For Circuit Clerk.
j. B. DoDsoN.
For Probate Judge.
G. L. LEWIS.
For Assessor
A. g. RowLIsoN.
Fro Prosecuting Attorney.
81. f. MILAN.
For Treasurer
THEODORE BRIGHAM.
School Commissioner.
L. B. SMITH
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~. Os OMIId
South Carolina elects seven
Congressman by casting 39,O77
ballots. Kansas elects seven con-
gressmen by casting 1866 bal
lots.
The official returns from
Idaho, give the Republican candi-
date for governor a majority of
2372. Upon joint ballot the legis-
lature will stand Republicans As:
Democrats, 8.
The Macon Times of last
week contained a long list of arti-
cles the cost of which would be
increased by the Mckinley bill. 1t
is q significant fact, however, that
not one of the articles mentioned
is ever used by the laboring man.
The funeral of the late John
Van Valkenburg. past supreme
chancellor Knights of Pythias of
the world, took place at Fort
Madison, To-, last Sunday after
noon st 2o'clock under the au-
spices of the knights of Pythias,
assisted by the fraternity Of Odd
Fellows.
Mr.. Hatch is not explain
Ing to the people his s4OO connec-
ton with the Hannibal and st. 10
Railroad in the renewal bond busi-
ness. The dear people would like
to hear from him on this point.
Perhaps he is reserving this ex-
planation for his Kirksville
speech.
The Republican speaking at
Brashear last Saturday afternoon,
was held in the assembly hall of
Brashear academy. Judge Hess
spoke for nearly two hours and
the address was an able and thor
ough discussion of the political
situation, and was productive of
great good. The First District
has no more able man than Judge
Hess.
--Messrs Fogle and Shelton
should be explaining to the peo-
pie of Schuyler county what they
know about penitentiary No. 2.
This Institution never had an er.
lstence except on paper, yeta war
den and inspectors were cppoint-
ed for it and drew salaries. Let
these gentlemen tell the people
all about penitentiary No. 2, and
while they are about it show up
the $4,000 steal by the last dem
ocratlc. Legislature. This will be
OF more interest to the people than
any talk on tariff reform.
The Importers ring at New
York City have used every effort
to induce the people to believe
that there would soon be a heavy
advance in prices of all goods used
by the laboring people. The great
advance, they say, will.take place
about the middle of November.
Now if there is going to be such
an advance wouldn't it be common
sense for the importers to hold on
to their goods and reap the profits
OF 1t. There is not a farmer in
the country that would sell his
corn, oats, hogs or cattle, if he
thought there wonld be a big ad-
vance on them within a month.
Yet these importers were never
more active in their efforts to make
sales. The fact is they want to
get rid of big stocks now on lands.
and are using the pressure of fu-
ture high prices as an Iatlucement
% get purchasers. !
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Probate Court Docket.

Docket Of cases in which settlements are due
i. a.on m executors. administrators and guardian
az tne ensuing term of the Probate cOurt OF
Adalr county, to be held at the probate court
room In said county commencing on the md
Monday of November Ism - -
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THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC
re. suBLETTE, Proprietor,
FRIDAY. OCT. .. 1870.

K,RksvIL.LE.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-12
DRIVER AND THE BOY.
FIR E 5.

FIRE IN CALIFoRNIA-A BOY PER
IsHLs IN. THE FLAMES.
BIGGs, Cal, Nov. l2.--The Ham.
| ton hotel block, a three story fran,
with two additions, was burned thi'
moruing. Tie losses aggregate
eighteen thousand dullarr; ilIsur.
ance ten thousand. A boy aged
about Is, who regis,e ,ere,l as John
Beck but residence unknown, per-
shed In the flames.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-12
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Has met unparalleled success at home. Such
Is lis popularity In L,wcll, Mass, where 1t
is made, that Lawell druggists sell more Of
Hoods 8, s,.rsaparil.a thin all other sarsapa
r..las or blood purifiers. The same success
Ia eyteadin a.all over Tue country.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-12
WHAT EA TUBULAR NELL?
Be Sure t, Read and Get no Other

A genuine Tubular well In constr icted by
putting downs three inch iron pipe, wit h
npopeifings except Op and Out'ri. No
'tiri can get In and emily pure water can be
y u out. This is theOnly KIND W well that
I"rms an" ,msec.s canm"' ~. ,no, t"u
Is h'rced through the cement strata to
the pure liNins water. II ir positively the
only kind Of well that In wort h building iu
tins country james A. it,,ber;. salem.
iresidence near fair grounds) makes these
wells ieriis reasonable 10 years expert.
eu,e, t:2i.lu, .d-5n,-w
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-12
CRIMINAL.
A yEROCIOus FlsHNoNoER.

yERO1JOUo Fl6A0ON0E&.
SEATTLE, Nov. l2.-In . wretchst
little shack on an alley leading frnn
Sixth TO Seventh street, Letweei
Stewart and Virginia, lives Heur,
Stroshaen, . labsrer. aud JOsepi
Simp pson, fishm"ngef.
At . late hour Sunday evening
simpson returned home and claim,
TO hsvs laid . nickel ON the ;al'lt
bet ween his own bid aud that al
Htfoshaen. On arising Simpson,
WAS unable to Ap1 his nickel aud y,
once accused ~ roommate Oi steal.
ing Il.
This charge the latter indignantly
AeuieAt snd an angry alteration
ensus8 suddenly Simpson seized
y psir of scissors banging upon the
wall aud opening hack one bls,i~.
thrust the other iutO the small "i
stroshseD's bsehs penetrating ~ =
d. pth VI two ~ Slssse inches bet tween
the lower sibs on the left side.
CHAsoED WITH ABsCONDIK0.
TAc,nA, Nov. II. Chief Of Police
Dillon received . telegram from
Bsattls giving description of
Eibert Sssll aud asking that hs b.
arrested aud held until further
orders. A detective WAS sent out "
lOOk for the mau wanted, and M
hour later Smell WIS found y Walking
With his wife ON Pacific avenue.
and the couple MAS taken ~ the
police station. Mr.. Smell hsd y
ANAL vAl,ss Ia his Asnd when A.
res,ed, which swhen searchsd wss
kyunA 70 cuniais $500 IN cash. bs-
slsies other peoSssty Of vslue. 6sNn
sftsr the u,aa was taken to Jail.
w. d. Frederick, Of the firm Of
Harrington 4 smith, Wholesale pr''-
duce dealers II Seattle, arrived and
asked that smell he held fOr obtain
ing goods under false pretensss aud
Ms attempting 70 lssye the country
10 d~fraud his crsditUrs.
Smell has ueeu h"p grower on
leased lands near eesitle, aud either
through bad management or pour
lack, failed TO mako niOuey en0uyh
~ psy bis way. He 10 In debt TO
Harrington 4 smith to the amount
Of about $500.
s,nell WAN sssn this afternoo" and
denied any iuteUt to deffaud. He
iaald he had been dealing with the
arm three years aud had paid them
about o2O0O this season. Owing 10
the failure Of bis crop, until this
year hs could not pay In full; and ~
his lease l,ad expired he was en-
route 20 Chshsiis ~ see about secur'
ius . tarm Ia thst vicinity. Late
THE sf.esHM,n Chief Monroe arrived
to take snsll back 20 Seattle VII"
him.
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ACCIDENTS.
A DISASTER AvERTED.


TACOMA, Nov. l2.-1he Pacific
avenue railway tracks cr'ss The
Nnrthcrn Pacific tracks at Seven-
tenth street. The Northern Pacific
company has u man ON watch at
that point who raises aud lowers the
warning poles. Yesterday after.
n.n,il, despite this caution, one Of the
electric cars came hear ielnp smash
I'd to pieces and its cuianIs kill. d.
The street car WAS alplmching tn.
crossing at the salie time lliaI n la
.-pil,Oiive WAS. The M tor man lnsl
his head and failed to put an the
brake, aid the street car star Ell
across the track. The loc, motive
engineer, seeing that The street car
and iIs I'as-enger>( here were tweive)
were IN danger, reversed his engine
and brought the train toa stands;ill
just as The cylinder lole"ti II portion
Of the side Ot tie street car. Luz K.
lily no one WAS iijur d. s. nie of
the lady passengers tainted at the
time If the collision and the m u
became wedged in the door, stri, ing
to make their escape.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. l2.-At
Puyallup last evening ii. Z. Steven
SIM, brakeman on II passenger train,
WAS shot and seriously injured while
assisting the baegagtnien IN taking
. trunk from the car. A large Lad
ed revolver had been left In til.
trunk aud the jar Of The baggage
striking the ground exploded il.
The trunk belonged To Rev. J. T..
u travelling Presbyterian
The bullet aent
through Slevenson's right side above
the hip aud was extracted.
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near helng swindlsd Into an Inn.
usnss real estate deal iu Chicago h
intss~ssine but not fiattsring to the
pride Of Or'sonians. Tho com,
missaoner's hair 10 uncut and un.
kempt, his face 10 unshaved and his
clothes are unbrushed. His In.
tel'lgencs 10 vastly overrated, and
four fAru'srs In Marion couuty out
Of I've could pick him up aud nell
him any day In open market. He
has heen . successful granger poll.
tWiau however and keeps these sp.
p,intmcuts to Worlds Fxin against
oil comer*. II Oregon 10 behind
California and Washington In de-
velopmcnt, certainly II 10 In part
due 70 tho way we have been repre-
sented.
For the next three years the
Willamette valley would be much
better served by = younger and more
energetic man.
Your correspondent sounded Mr..
Wiikin on . very delicate subject
the appointment Of the twO Oregon
members Of the national b0ard of
woman managers Of the Worlds
Fair. He said Mn. Allen, Of Port.
land, aud Mn. Mary Psyton. Of
salem, were recommended to him
by . committee Of hve Of the Port
land Chamber Of Commerce. Your
reporter Ascertaiued who the com.
'uittee were aud upon interviewing
them discovered to his surprise that
this committee had unanimously
recommended to Mr.. Wilkin the
appointment Of Mrs. Ex-Governor
MOody, Of Salem, who had been
urged upon the attention Of the
'Oinmittee by large delegation of
the hest people 10 salem. Not one
VI that committee had favored Mr..
PSytou nor hxd her name teen men.
toned to the committee or by the
Thus the matter hangs
rhe general criticism II made that
Mrs. Allen, while . most estimAbl~
has only been IN the state =
few years.
There 10 = very general demand
|Ur revision Of tlieSe appointments,
~ they seem t. have been made
without any considerstion or regard
or the psople. Mrs. Moody would
,sve been typical Oregon woman,
IN American lady whose name is
,onorably associated with the his
ory, achievements, politics. society.
md development Of Oregon. All
his can be said without detrxctiDg
10 iota from the worth Of the ladies
Ipp.,inted. Mrs. Paytou came N
l,e United States when young
,irl aud 10 we'll known, but her sp
is not received as we'll xll
'ver the state ~ Mrs. Moody's would
ave tH.en. All around our Worlds
FAIR management has been of All
character and without
ue regard for the interests Of the
eople who are to 10 represented or
In that great forum
efore the eyes VI the whole world.
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HELLENBRAND'S
Eating Psrlsn& Candy AalulAstely,

Is csss asgslr o'aa~ sswst gwa \ W ecl,sh,
A.s e. ss;':'s :. Z .ss S;s;:sisss''; siss y
always On hand. "
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