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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Rathbun.

Rathbun, Oct. Mrs. Lawthers,
bookkeeper for the Streator Mer. Co.,
is at home in Centerville this week,
called there by the severe illness of
her mother. Charley Lawthers, of Cen
terville, is filling Mrs. Lowthers' place
here during her absence.
Mrs. l.. R. Galley will leave in few
days for months visit in Streator,
Iii.
Mrs. Weishert, of Peru, ILL.,, is visit
inng the family Of H. Fraelick.
Frank G. Ellis and Maggie G. Frae-
Itch were married at the home of the
bride, Wednesday evening, Sept. 26,
Rev. Moffat, of the Centerville Chris
tian church, officiating. Quite a mum
Der of relatives and friends were pres
ent. After the ceremony bounteous
supper was served which was fully en-
joyed by all present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis are both well known here and
have the hearty good wishes of all for
their future.
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1t is now a well known fact that if
Mr.. Bryan had been elected in 1896,
Ottumwa would have suffered the ir-
reparable loss of the major portion of
it's great pork packing business. OPP
tons had beensecured onland in Can
ada with the purpose of moving the
principal part of the industry there, if
Bryan should be elected and the coun-
try go to free silver basis. Here is
a fact that can not be gainsaid by any
amount of free silver theory and argu-
ment. Mr.. Bryan is again candidate
for the presidency on platform that
reiterates the pledge to bring about
the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, if he should be elected.
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It is said that the Galveston flood

1t is said that the Galveston flood
destroyed or nearly wrecked every
church in that sadly devasted city,
while at the same time the big Calves
ton brewery escaped almost without
INJURY. One newspaper in comment
ing upon this fact asked if providence
was to be blamed for the destruction
OF churches and the preservation Of
breweries, and SO far it has been I'M
able to secure an answer to the in
quiry. If providence may be accused
of having Slipped cog" in this mat
ter at Galveston, certainly a similar
allegation will not hold with reference
to the work of the storm at Morrison,
Mimi, where practically the only bull
ding injured was a saloon. Eight peo-
pie were Killed by this storm and all
of them, without exception, were in
the saloon which was crushed by a
great tree. The wind lifted the tree
up in the air and dashed it down upon
the saloon building with terrific force,
completely wrecking it. Truly the
ways of providence are past human
comprehension.
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visiting at the home Of her mother,
mrs. R. M. Gibbs, returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. Sharp and children went to st.
Joseph, Mo-, last Wednesday where
they will make their future home.
Wesley Nye, of near Abba, visited
last week with relatives here.
Adam Warren, who has been quite
ill, is reported better.
Forest, Nellie and Harold Warren
visited Sunday with relatives in Dud-
ley.
Miss Elizabeth Berry is visiting rel
atives in Munterville.
Mrs. w. A. Nye has gone to house
keeping in her own home, formerly oc-
cupied by DR.. d. T. Rambo, who has
moved into the Fagerstrom house.
Mrs. G. j. Burns is very i'll with
stomach trouble.
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REPUBLICAN MEET.
INGS

Courier readers will be interested
in the announcement Of important re-
publican meetings as follows
October 4, Congressman Lot Thorn
as and Judge J. G. Mitchell, brakes
vile. This is to be grand rally with
procession by Rough Rider clubs.
October 5, Hon. c. G. Nourse. Pu-
laski, 1880 p. m.
October 6, Hon. c. G. Nourse, Bloom
field, 1880 p. m.
October 9, Congressman J. F. Lacey
and Governor L. M. Shaw, Bunch, 1870
p. m. COX roast)
October 9, Governor L. M. Shaw,
Bloomfield, 1880 p. m.
October 16, Senator ]. P. Dolliyer,
Bloomfield 1880 p. m.
October 10, Senator J. P. Dolliver,
Oskaloosa, 8 p. m.
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Frederic.

Frederic, Oct. 2.-The state mine in
spector visited the White Ash and
Frederic coal mines last week.
Politics are quiet now. We under
stand that the democrats and the pops
fused in their Abba convention. But
we republicans do not fear as long as
we have Mckinley at the head of the
national ticket, and John F. Lacey at
the head of the congressional, which
means sound money and plenty of
work at good wages.
Jesse Hewitt, agent at Tower No.
10, came down here Friday.
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The Combined Attractions.

OF the Denver & Rio Grande r. r. to
tourist health or pleasure seekers in
the way of magnificent scenery, min
eral springs, health resorts, pleasure
resorts, hunting and fishing grounds
and climatic advantages are I'M
equalled on any other railroad in the
world. The equipment is of the most
modern pattern and it's dining car ser.
vice is unsurpassed. Three through
trains each way daily to Salt Lake
city and all Pacific Coast points. six
trains each way between Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo. Books and
pamphlets descriptive of Colorado's
natural advantages sent free on appll-
cation to S. K. Hooper. G. p. & T. A..
Denver, Colo.
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Daily Doings of Some of Q ttumwa's
CLOSE Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Hedrick.

Hedrick, Oct. 1.-Thompson Haw-
thorne was in Ottumwa Saturday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Eller, of Clay
Center, Neb., are visiting relatives in
Hedrick and vicinity.
Hon. John F. Lacey spoke to an ap-
preciative audience at the Presbyte-
rian church yesterday.
The lecture by Ed Earnest OFT, of
Des Moines, at the Presbyterian
church Friday night was we'll at
tended. All considered his lecture
one of merit. Prof OFT lectured on
Reform and Reformers."
Fred Sauer made business trip to
Chicago the past week.
Rev. L. Ingham and family expect
to remove to the new charge at
Moulton, Ia, the first of the week.
Mrs. Wiley, of Cannon City, Colo,
formerly Of Hedrick left for Colorado
Saturday morning after spending sew.
eral weeks at Hedrick and Martins
burg
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Ludlove are Wis.
iting Mr.. Ludlom's brother at Atlanta,
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Roberts made
brief visit in Burlington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Cheese, of Chi
cago, are visiting Mrs. Cheese's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathews.
DR.. E. Quinn and family have moved
into the property purchased some time
since of Jos. Maryfield
County Attorney Gamble was in
town last Thursday.
County Clerk Barret, Recorder Lo-
gan and Postmaster Needham, of Sig
Quincy, heard the Lacey speech in
Hedrick yesterday.
Geo. Scott and Mr.. and Mrs. R. s..
Scott are visiting relatives in Ohio.
The Misses Martin and Graves, of
Martinsburg, heard Prof. OFT at the
Presbyterian church Friday night.
d. Snakenburg was in Ottumwa Sat-
urday.
The new telephone exchange is
nearing completion and will be ready
for use at once. The central office
will be located in DR.. Ellers Office
over the bank. Miss Mayme Lind
say will have charge of the office in
daytime and DR.. Eller at night so
there will be continual service. The
company starts with a patronage of
SO phones and others will be added
as demands require.
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Delta.

Delta, Oct. 1.-Wm. Stout, of Oska-
loosa, was here between trains Satur-
day evening.
Omer Dunn and Tom Hawkins are at
home for few days visit with their
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hade Brainard and
Mrs. Silas Brainard and daughter left
Wednesday evening for months visit
with friends in the east.
]. R. Sterling is in Oskaloosa on
business this week.
lack Utterback has returned from a
weeks visit in Ottumwa.
Quite number will go to Waterloo,
Oct. 5.
Dwight Deeman returned home
Thursday from his Colorado trip. He
reports good time and found the Del
ia people all doing well.
w. Vernon and wife were shopping
in Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Ralph Jacobs is home from Mar
shalltown for few days vacation.
Mrs. Chas. Chandler is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Payton.
Miss Payton has returned from her
six weeks visit at Marengo with her
sister, Mrs. Chandler.
Thomas Sampson, of Lincoln, Neb.,
is visiting his brother, Elijah, for a
week or two.
Mrs. James Hasty leaves for Indi-
ana Monday night to visit with old
friends while Mr.. Hasty goes south to
look up a location.
Sol Mickey is up at Oskaloosa on
business.
Warren Brown and Ed Clemens re-
turned from the Illinois state fair Sat
uraay.
H. G. Williams is in Fort Dodge help
ing his wife and family to move here
next week.
The farmers have commenced to
husk corn month earlier than usual.
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Blakesburu.

Blakesburg, Oct. Pr. B. Arnold is
in Oklahoma for tour of a fortnight.
Plenty of rain now after the
drought and the grass is starting nice
ly.
Elmer Thayer has purchased a farm
in Kansas and will locate on it next
spring.
John Peterson has returned from his
overland trip thru Nebraska and Da-
kota.
Rev. DeYoe has left us to take up
the work at Lacey.
Daniel Anderson has gone to Texas
with visit to locating if the country
suits him.
H. Firkins, of Minneapolis, is visit
ing his brother, w. G. Firkins.
Geo. Cohagen, of Nebraska, visited
his brother, S. l.. Cohagen last week.
They had not met for twenty-nine
| years.
David Jay spent part of this week
in Ottumwa attending the Y. P. S. c..
e. meetings.
| Major Lacey is billed for speech
here Oct. at 1880 D. m. and he will
be warmly welcomed by our people.
Major Lacey has made a record in
congress that his constituents are
proud of
Lot Haning has returned to St.Louis
to enter the medical school again.
Mrs. Brumley, of Ottumwa, is a Wis
itor at her sisters, Mrs. Days.
Norlan Snow opened his school in
Frederic, Monday, Oct. 1.
There is little said here about poll
tics. Everybody knows we have the
greatest prosperity ever enjoyed and
most of them are willing to let we'll
enough alone.
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Home Seekers Excursions.

Oct. 2 and 16, November and 20,
December 4 and 1S the Burlington
Route will sell round trip tickets, good
for 81 days at one fare plus $1,000 to
points west, south and southwest,
north and northwest, covering all
north, south and western states. For
full information call on or address w.
s. Parker, Ticket Agent, Union Depot.
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Albany.

Albany, Oct. 2.-Rev. Donahue, of
Unionville, preached a very interest
ing discourse at the U. B. church last
Sunday in the absence of the pastor,
Mr.. Kirsch, who is visiting with
friends and relatives in Ohio and ILL
nois.
Our schools are progressing nicely
under the following instructors: AL
bany, Clark Briant Of Bloomfield;
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Village Creek.

Village Creek. Oct. 2.-Lewis Kos
man and family attended church in
South Ottumwa Sunday.
Frank Wellman, and Lewis BOSNIAN
made trip to Amador Tuesday.
Emmett Haley began working for
Sils l.. Harlan Monday morning.
Mike Schwartz and John Engels
were in Ottumwa yesterday.
J. w. Smith and daughter, Anna,
were in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Sam Walker was guest at Earl Ny
ers Friday.
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DrakesviIle.

Drakesville, Oct. Pr. Were and
wife, of Montrose, formerly of the M.
e. church here, were here visiting
friends last week.
G. w. Barber, of Pennington, is the
new M. E. pastor for this place. Mr..
Millice goes to Nichols.
Ora Peebler, who has spent the sum-
mer here, has returned to school at
Keokuk.
Mr.. Stuttsman has gone to Charles
ton, ILL.,, to teach school,
Oliver Truitt and wife. Of near OF
tumwa, have been here visiting his
brother.
Nella Truitt is teaching the Elm
Grove school.
Mrs. Hattie Smith and family have
moved to Floris, her daughter, Anna,
being teacher in the primary depart
ment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

Union, Alma Alander, Of Bloomfield;
Germany, Miss Angie Albright, Of AL
bany
Miss Rachel Tadlock made a short
canvass and took up a collection to
buy new organ for the U. B. church
and succeeded in getting about. $780,
Jacob Hard, who has been very sick
for some time, is much better at pres
emit
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.

At Large:
N. Baldwin, of Pottawattamie county.
Ole o. Roe, of Polk county
District Electors:
First District-E. v. Tucker, of Louisa,
Second District-J. A. L. Bartholomew, of
jackson.
Third District-L. B. Raymond, 81 Franklin,
Fourth District-c. H McNider, of Cerro
Gordo n
Fifth District-H. Il. Rood, of Lynn.
Sixth Districts H. Harper, of WapelIo.
Seventh District-C. Rhyns burger of
Marion.
Eighth Decentralization Stookey, of Decatur
Ninth District-P. L. Sewer, of Guthrie,
Tenth District-Thomas Wray, of Crawford
Eleventh District-George E. Bowers, of
Sioux.
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Fall Festivities al Kansas civ

On Sept. 20 to Oct. 6 inclusive the
Milwaukee will sell excursion tickets
to Kansas City at one fare round trip.
Return limit Oct. 8. For further infor-
nation call on or address A. j. Pack
ard. agent.
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Stockport.

Stockport, Oct. 2.-The new bank
building is fast approaching compile
ton and will soon be ready for bust
ness.
Mrs. John Newman is building fine
residence in south Stockport.
F. H. Tinsley, of Batavia, was in
the city Friday on business. He has
been chosen cashier of the Stockport
Savings bank.
Rev. Tenant has been returned on
the work here, which is hailed with
gladness by all.
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Kansas CITY Fall Festivities.

Sept. 20 to Oct. 6, inclusive, round
trip excursion tickets to Kansas City
will be sold by the Wabash; return
limit Oct. 8. 1900 A. ]. Packard, Agt.
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MunterviIle.

MuntervilIe, Oct. MIR. and Mrs.
John Anderson, of GIG West Mechanic
street, Ottumwa, returned to their
home after weeks visit with friends
around Munterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Swanson were
Ottumwa visitors yesterday.
Baseball last Sunday between
Stumptown and Munterville was 26 to
6 in favor of Munterville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

The Lake City Electric Light compa-
ny, with a capital Of $4,000 has been
incorporated
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chiIlicothe.

Chillicothe, Oct. 2.--Mrs. Sarah Sui
Ivan, Of Sargent, Neb., who has been
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REPUBLIcAN COUNTY TICKET.

For County Auditor,
I. H. HAMMOND.
of Center township.
For Clerk of the District Court
II. w. MICHAELS.
of Center township.
For County Recorder,
GEORGE H. SMITH
of Adams township.
For County Attorney,
D. H. EMERY.
Center township.
For Supervisor,
JOHN M. M'ELROY
of Center township.
CENTER TOWNSHIP TICKET.
For Justices of the Peace,
j. A. BALLARD.
o. L. CAMPBELL,
For Constab1es,
2. M. CAMPBELL.
A. w. PECK.
For Clerk,
RUFUS DANA.
For Trustee,
JOHN M. PETERS
For Assessor,
GEORGE w. SHEPHERD.
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kirkNille.

| Kirkville, Oct. Wv. L. Chandler
and w. H. Harrison, of Burr Oak, Jew
ell county, Kansas, brother and broth
er-in-law of Joe S. Chandler, are here
visiting. This is their first visit back
to their old home for seventeen years.
They find many changes since then.
Mrs. Cora Soudan and family will
move here this week and will occupy
a part Of the postoff1ce building.
William Jennison and wife, former
ly Miss Lizzie Blackstone, who have,
until recently been residents of Wayne
county, are here visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. S. McLain, uncle and aunt to Mr..
Jennison. They will leave here after
| their visit for the San Lois Valley,
Colorado, where they intend to make
their future home.
James Davis and wife and son leave
today for their home at Grinnell after
a four weeks visit with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, and other rela,
tives.
Fred Larwood, of Agency came up
last week to see his friend, Ed Keller,
who has been very sick with typhoid
fever but is now improving and about
out of danger
Mrs. Bissell is improving very slow
ly and it will be some weeks before
she will be able to walk about.
w. S. McLain and wife returned
home last Friday from visit in Illi-
nois. They returned home by the way
of Keokuk where Mr.. McLain attend
ed the reunion of Crocker's Brigade,
of which he was member.
Rev. w. S. Moore, the new pastor Of
tho M u obrroh oho1 have Gun
day morning.
Humeston.
Humeston, Oct 2.-Henry Thomas
spent Sunday with his family.
Rev. Bott and family left Thursday
morning for Murray, where Rev. Bott
had been appointed by the conference
for the ensuing year.
Rev. Cozier, who was appointed to
this charge, arrived in the city Thurs
day. A reception was given in honor
of himself and wife Saturday evening
at the M. e. church.
Born, to T. ]. Silvers and wife on
| Sept 20. daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Klophinstein will
leave next Wednesday for an extended
visit in California.
u. A. Ratcllf1e, OF SCanSDerry, MO-,
passed thru the city Monday enroute
to Corydon.
S. A. Hit is building an addition to
his home.
Lewis Hart will begin the erection
of neat residence on his lots in the
east part of town, soon.
Frank Pierson made business trip
| to Corydon Thursday.
! Mrs e. B. Eddy returned last week
from few weeks visit with sisters in
Chicago.
Mrs. Mack Taylor, of Centerville, is
visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Ruba Clark left for Des Moines
last week where she will resume her
studies in music.
i E. T. Humphrey returned last week
1 from months visit in Dayton, Wy
oming.
Governor Shaw will speak at Cory
don Oct. 10, at 1880 p. m.
Colonel Copeland will lecture Oct. s.,
1900, at the opera house.
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Eldon.

Eldon, Oct. Mrs. R. KAYE, of
GAINESVILLE, is visiting Mrs. VIM. Mil
lard
Mrs. Baker of Oskaloosa, is visiting
Mrs. Rominger at Bloomfield.
Mrs. Lafferty, Of Eddyville, is visit
ing her son at this place.
Mrs. Geo. Whistler returned from
Davenport Saturday morning.
Mrs. M. Allen returned to her home
at Pella Friday after a visit with her
nephew, j. Allen.
Mrs. Jones, of Kirkville, Mo-, is Wis
iting Eldon friends.
Will Smith and Leon Hinkley have
returned from Pella where they spent
the week.
The Fortnightly club will hold their
first meeting at the home of Mrs. H.
G. Mason Saturday, Oct. 6. The pro-
gram for the afternoon is '"The Origin
OF the English Language, Pagan and
Christian poems.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Allen, of Valley
Junction. spent Sunday with D. Bas-
quinn and family.
Mrs. H. R. Baker has returned from
Iowa City.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kremer
yesterday, a daughter.
Roy Patterson returned to his hime
at Washington Saturday morning.
Yesterday afternoon occurred the
funeral of Ray Hughes infant daugh-
ter.
Mae Isbell who is attending the OF
tumwa bushes college, spent Sunday
at home.
Ferna Taylor has resigned his po-
sition here and will go to Brighton
soon to learn telegraphy.
Jetta Mclean returned to Des
Moines Saturday.
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Published semi-weeily on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: ia South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business office No. A.
Address the Courier Printing Co., OttunIwa, Ia
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Charlton.

Charlton, Oct. ii. G. Karnes, the
blacksmith, has purchased the Andy
Scott property on Court avenue and
moved his family there.
Press Irwin, the colored minister,
is in possession of very rare and
curious bird for these parts 1t
seems to be a sea bird and local nat
uralists have pronounced it a cor
norant, bird peculiar to the China
seas and very vicious. He captured
it Friday night hanging on electric
light wire where it had flown and
become stunned by the current. This
is the third of its specie that has
been captured in these parts during
the past year. How they get so far
from their native haunts is a mystery.
1t is large bird with long neck,
sharp bead-like eyes, webbed feet,
forked tail and long hooked beak. 1t
will stand up straight using it's tail
as support and with it's sharp bill
attack all who come near it. The
natural history says it lives on fish
and small insects but the one in cap
tiyity here will ravenously devour
fresh meat.
Ed H. Best, the contractor who is
emplOySu III Lne er0CClOn OIL new
store building at Oakley, came down
Saturday night and spent Sunday with
his family in Charlton.
G. H. Rumsey, agent for the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co., stopped
over between trains Saturday and Wis
tied his friend, Geo. Ramsey, of this
place.
Mrs. G. M. Miller departed for her
home at Garden Grove Friday after a
very pleasant visit of a few days at
the home Of Mrs. Mary Bruce, of this
place.
All the delegates from the various
churches of the city to the Christian
Endeavor convention at Ottumwa last
week have returned home and made
reports to their societies Sunday even.
ing of the work of the convention.
Without a single exception they are
all loud in their praise of the hospi-
tally of the Ottumwa people in their
excellent entertainment afforded them
during the convention.
The business men of Charlton who
depend wholly upon the city lighting
plant for illumination, as well as
many of the residence light patrons,
are very much discouraged and dis
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-11
Governor Stanley Publicly De-
nOunces the Railroads.
Have No Excuse For Raising
Freight Rates.
TALKS TO FARMERS.
Freight Question Is Not q
Political One.
President Hubbard Makes a Hit
With His Address.

The twenty-ninth annual meeting Of
the state board of agriculture opened
at representative hail last night in a
sensational manner, due to the utter
ances of Governor Stanley, who con-
demned, vigorously. the attitude of the
Kansas railroads, on the subject of
freight rates.
The governor went after the rail-
roads, opening his remarks with con-
siderable caution, but later ne removed
the safety valve, and the result was an
attack upon the policy and methods now
practieed by the railroads which are
increasing the freight rates.
Mr.. Stanley was discussing the pros
perity of the Kansas farmer this year
Have you reaped the rewards of these
harVests?" he exclaimed.
mo, you have not" he continued. I'm
all of this great prosperity, you, the
most important factor, are overlooked.
The transportation companies, now
that there is more to haul to market,
have raised the rates. This deprives
the Kansas farmer of that which is his
by the right of production.
What an excuse it is to raise freight
rates because there is more to haul to
market.
I said in my message to the legisla-
ture last year that there has been too
much demagoguery on this question in
Kansas. I said that then and 1 believe
1t now If the people and the railroads