Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
TO TAKE THE STUMP.
The Prohibition Candidate for Governor
to Speak.

Des Moines, July "A. U. Coats of
Perry, prohibition candidate for gov
ernor, who is in the city, states that he
will take the stump this summer in
the interest of his candidacy and of
the state prohibition ticket. Mr..
Coates expects to push the work to
degree hitherto unknown in the annals
of the prohibition party.
In speaking of the matter he said:
81 expect to do much more this sum-
mer than any other prohibition candi-
date for governor or state office has
done l can't say just how soon will
go into the field but probably will get
| out before long. During the last two
months of the campaign-Septemb
and October shall probably spend
all of my time in the field. A sched-
ule of dates has been arranged by the
state central committee and my work
will be done under their supervision
in localities where I will do the most
good"
This is the first year when the pro-
hibitionists had any amount of money
to put into campaign fund, and it is
also the first year when state head
quarters have been opened in Des
Moines.
None of the prohibtionists expect
that they will win out this year in the
state fight. They only hope by put
ting up an active and consistent battle
to gain more respect for the cause of
prohibition and also to enlist in their
ranks many of these people who now
say, Il am a prohibitionist but | don't
want to throw my vote away. Mnen-
ever the prohibition party, gets to the
position when it can do anything am
with you"
Mason Retires.
E. R. Mason has retired from Office
as clerk of the United States district
! court and will be succeeded by w. A.
Macarthur, lately of Burlington. Mr..
Macarthur has been in the city for
some time past arranging his new Of
fee On the third floor of the federal
building, Immediately south of the Of
| flee of the clerk of the circuit court,
and will assume the duties of his new
position Monday morning. Mr. Mas
on will continue to serve as clerk of
the United States circuit court, a posi-
ton he has held for more than thirty
years past Heretofore in addition to
being circuit clerk Mr. Mason was
deputy district clerk for this division,
but the removal of Mr.. Macarthur from
Burlington to this city makes deputy
here unnecessary.
olmstead Will Stay.
| Col. A. ]. Olmstead will not resign
his position as inspector general of the
National Guard, even though he con-
| c1udes to accept the offer of the truS-
tees of the state normal school and
take charge of military affairs there.
Book of instructions.
A book of instructions to assessors
has been issued from the office of the
auditor of state. 1t contains the reve-
nue. laws of the state and embraces all
| the laws relating to taxation so far as
they affect the duties of the boards OF
supervisors, county auditors, township
clerks and assessors. The aim in
compiling the book, which has involved
a great amount of work, is to put ev-
erything pertaining to assessments be-
fore the officers interested in them in
/ a classified form so that more accur
4 ate and detailed reports may be re
ceived. The instructions will not af
/ feet this years assessments, as re
ports have already been received, but
they were prepared in time to meet al
questions which may arise this sum
mer in regard to next years work
The introduction to the revenue laws
contains the following instructions tc
4 assessors from the executive council:
| Assessors must appraise all prop
4 erty real and personalities full actua
value. When the total assessment oi
any person, corporation or company
contains a fractional part of a dollar
the assessor should drop the fraction
al part in the total personal or rea
property assessed. All columns civ