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the law and that the taxpayers may
com pare it with the actual cost.
EUREKA.
HOUSE. SENATE.
Rat6ce sl.2 40 HUI 1922 40
SSinson l22 A.
STOREY.
Cox 60 M'Cul'hs GO
Corbett u 60
Holmes 10
Mcdonald q 90
HUMBOLDT.
Nelson i Az 81 Pitt $50 GO
Townsend - 30
V'nDuzer 60 30
WASaOE.
Hastings S II 80 tlani'an$ 9 30
Jacobs 30 jackson 9 80
Webster 8 80
LANDER.
Parker SLOT 70 Kelly SlOS 90
CHURCHILL.
Allen S 80 20 WihamsS SIS 40
ELKO.
Coryen sl2l % Harde'y $l44 90
! Graham ll9 40
SHaggs l0S 80
Wilson los so
EoMERALDA.
Dickers'n 33 30 WATSON 8 6 60
! Sum'held 33 50
LINCOLN.
Blrk $500 % t'ru'thal 1905 90
Conoway $40 90
johnson sl3l 90 Bell 1923 20
WHITE PINE.
Paul $l62 80 Greene SI62 80
DOUGLAS.
Henings'n Z 50 Martin 50
LYON.
Whitacre S % 80 Galla'er S 81 co
Ormsby county being at the capital
the expense rated at two miles, wa
only ~ cents. In round numbers tn
mileage Of the House is about ST., 50
aud the Senate about $40. Total s., sc
Ii is obvious that the allowance Of !
cents d mile for mileage, when the COS
OF travelling now IS not anywhere Owe
five and as d rule does not average S
much. The APPEAL believes that a
the members cause the extra sesslO
by their mistake, they should be will
leg to make the extra session as chea
as possible, by only accepting the ac'
ual cost Of their trips to and from To
capital. Applying the same rule, the
should hardly have the assurance t
charge So a day for their work in re,
,ifying mistakes and those who wei
broad enough to say that they woul
only accept actual expenses, woul
make quite a hit with their constit,
ents. Say they accepted i've cents Il
mileage, it would save over 81, 700 rig
there. Then there is the So q day fC
fOrty-six mem bers, or 1865. Acceptin
81 would effect saving of $l84 a da,
This would be Q ute an item for til
taxpayers in the way of showing conf
dence in the practical workings I
economy, of which SO much was hear.
Counting mileage at the educed raj
as about 500, and the pay of membe
at the red uced rate as $3.50 for five d a.
the cost of the session would really |
less than the license money the insu
ance companies pay into the Sta
Treasury IN a year. They paid in ft
this year in ad vance over 81, 600.
The saving made by the plan hel
outlined really don't amount to muc
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FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

The news of the death of John Pat
tee, one of the early auditors Of the
state of Iowa, is to most persons only
a reminder that Iowa's early officials
are fast passing away. Pattee was
at the Soldiers Home in South
Dakota number OF years, and, by
the way, that home, located as it is,
high up on a range of mountains and
near a spring of warm water medicin-
ally charged, is one of the finest as to
location in the United States. Pattee
was not first state auditor, as has been
stated. The first state auditor of To-
wa was Joseph Fales, OF Des Moines
county, and the second was William
Pattee, relative of John, while a
Polk county man had the office be-
tween the two Pattees. Both were
from Bremen county John Pattee
went into office September %, 1855,
and held the office four years. The
earliest records of state assessment
board and board of review or equali-
cation show that John Pattee was the
sole person to attend the first meet
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ing. The record is still in the office
of the state auditor. The first entry
in the record shows that September Z.
1857, the state board OF equalization
met and John Pattee alone was pres
ent, He not being a quorum adjourn
ed himself to a later date. When the
board met again Secretary Elijah
Sells and Treasurer Morris met win
the state auditor and they did the bus
mess. They fixed the state levy at 2
mills. The next year Governor Lowe
met with the board as a member.
The first record of land equalization
shows that this board divided the
counties up into groups or classes and
fixed the value of the land according
to the class. In the first class of
counties was Des Moines. Dubuque,
Lee and Scott and the land was assess
ed at S13 an acre; in the second class
was Clinton, Henry Jackson, Musca-
tine and Van Buren,, and the land was
valued at $40 per acre: in the next
class was Johnson, Cedar and Linn at
| 50 an acre: the next had Polk and a
number of others at IS; then Della
ware and others at 81; Pottawattamie
and others at Sc: Tama and others at
SIS; Marshall and others at $3.50;
| Woodbury. and Others at $4; Audubon
and others at So; and finally Buena
Vista and number of northwest 10
wa counties at SO. In 1861 the meth
cd of assessing land as shown by this
record which was begun by Auditor
John Pattee, was radically changed
and valuations were fixed at from 81. 81
an acre to 81 an acre. each county fol
itself
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rights and seeking the best good Of
all concerned.
President Roosevelt's recommends
ton as to dealing with the trust prob
lem. will meet with the approval of
men of all parties. Publicity in the
transactions of the great corporations,
will unquestionaply be found to be an
effective deterrent against abuses of
power. The Presidents recommends,
ton that if necessary, a constitutional
amendment should be adopted giving
congress power to deal with corpora
lions doing an interstate business. Will
also meet with general approval. The
power should rest with the federal
government to compel these corpora,
tons to treat all patrons alike and to
eliminate entirely from their dealings
with the public, the elements OF OPP
preston, discrimination and favorit
ism.
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'S0OSOOOO0OO SOOSOSOS0OS
EDITORIALS BY THE
PEOPLE.

COOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOC
1t is said that suffrage is not an in
herent right. There is hardly any
right that belongs to every person i'm
der all enthusiastically not
the right to life, liberty. as the pur-
suit of happiness.
The thief forfeits his right to liber-
ty. the murderer his right to life, and
children's pursuit of happiness is
wholly subject to the control of their
parents. But except where there is
some good reason to the contrary ev.
cry one has moral right to be con-
suited in regard to his own concerns.
The laws he has to obey and the taxes
he has to pay are matters which con-
Germ him and the only legal way of
being consulted in regard to them, I'M
der a republic is. through the ballot.
The general argument for Woman
Suffrage" is the same as the argument
for having republic rather than a
monarchy. 1t is only fair and right
that these who have to obey laws
should have a voice as TO who should
make them and that those who pay
taxes should have the same say as to
the amount of taxes and how it should
be expended.
A vote is simply written express
sion of opinion written down and put
into Dox to be counted. In taking a
vote to get at the wish of the MAORI
| y certain classes of persons are al
ways passed over, whose opinions for
one reason or another are not thought
worth counting In many of our states
these classes are children, aliens, idi
OTIS. lunatics, criminals, and women.
There are good reasons for making
all these exceptions but the last. II
| is plain that no account ought to be
taken of the opinions of children, luna
tics and criminals. But can any one
produce an equally good reason fol
excluding the opinion of the intelli
gent educated womanhood of this re
public? If not, then women ought tt
have voice in matters of government
on general principles of fair play.
Mrs. Emily Phillips.
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FAVORS SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.
Makes Report Which the Result of nvestiga
Are Summed UP and Given in Condensed Form.

the morning.
8. Consolidation would provide
better buildings and more apparatus
and libraries without additional ex-
pense. Gln
9. Longer and more regular terms
of school would be the result of unit
ing the forces of several small dis
tricts into one strong, central school
which could be kept running eight or
nine months in year
10. The health of the children
would be better guarded where they
are conveyed from their homes to the
school in comfortable vehicles than
where they have to travel through mud
or snow for a mile or SO to the school.
as they often do under the present
system.
IL. The older children would be
kept at home and in school longer
than they car at present, because
the centrrl G,..uui could provide ad-
vanced co., IS of study under cap
able teacher. So the necessity of 60
ing to town to school would be put off
for several years. The course OF study
would be so arranged as to accommo-
date these older pupils at such time
as they can be spared to attend school.
This would tend to keep the boys and
girls on the farm instead of encour-
aging them to leave it and go to the
towns. This is one of the main pur'
poses of this system.
-. 1t will improve the farm sur
roundings and add attractions to coun
try life by stimulating desire to
know about the works of Nature
Colonel Francis w. Parker has point
ed out the wonderful opportunities fol
elementary education to the child liv
ing on a farm.
10. In the central school there
would be opportunity for the study
of special branches which cannot be
offered in the district school because
the teacher lacks either the time o.
the ability to teach them.
H. In short, and to sum up, the
opinion of the county superintendent
is almost unanimous to the effect tina
the consolidation of small schools ant
the transportation of the pupils to ;
J central school at the expense of thu
. district would result in better schools
| at less or no greater exnense.
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sheriH,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
a special execution, to me directed by the
clerk of the district court of Wapello
lands. tenements. etc. of George Godfrey,
defendant, in favor of Woodson Wallace,
plaintiff, | will offer at public sale, to the
front door of the court house in the city
of Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa. on the
18th day of December, 1901, between the
hours of 3 o'clock a. N. and o'clock p.
frey's right. title, and interest in and to
the following described property situat-
ed in Wapello county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot
OttumWa, Iowa
Sale to commence at the hour of one
o'clock p. IN. of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day of No
vember, 1901. B. It. SHUTS,
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
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sheriH,s Sale.

g Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of
a special execution to me directed by the
clerk of the district court of Wapelos coun-
ty. Iowa. against the lands. tenements.
etc of Orville b. Johnson defendant, in
favor of Oliver d. Hester. plaintiff, will
offer at public sale, to the highest and best
court house In the city of Ottumwa, Wa
pello county. Iowa, on the 21st day OF De-
cember, 1901, between the hours of 0
day, all OF said Orville b. Johnson's right.
title and interest in and to the following
described property situated in Wapello
county, Iowa. to-wit: Lot twenty weight
(2S) block four a. of Janneys addition to
the city of Ottnmwa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of one
Witness my hand this 10Th day of No
yember, 1901. b. f. SHUTS.
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
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THINKS BY IOWA EDITORS.

Harlan Republic; The board of con-
troll has made record that is unique
in many respects. Its like for petty
meannesses cheeseparing policies, and
old womanish idiosyncrasies cannot be
excelled in all the history of state mat
tiers. 1t may be conceded that the
board has saved the state some mon
ey, but it has done so by methods of
which We cannot be proud. If the
states educational institutions were
put upon the cheap John basis estab-
lished by the board of control our hu.
initiation would be complete.
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cellent satisfaction to patrons and the
school officers are much pleased with
the marked improvement of the chill
dren in scholarship"
At Sioux City three wagons were
employed for the school year and
three schools were closed. About 1875
pupils were transported; so in wagons,
and rs by street car lines. The report
will show that S2,13616 were econo-
mized in single year in Sioux City
alone; while at the same time the chill
dren received better educational ad-
vantages.
The report does not seek to present
merely the favorable side of this prob
lem, but also all of the objections that
have been made to the plan of CONSOLE
dating and transporting the pupils to
a central school. The objections, no
matter how trivial, have been given
in detail in every county.
Advantages Claimed.
Briefly summarized the advantages
claimed for the system by the county
superintendent, 95 per cent of whom
favor the plan are as follows:
/. 1t will secure better teachers.
2. 1t will reduce the per capita cost
of education in the districts affected in
nearly every case and without excep-
ton after the first cost of buildings,
where buildings are required, has been
paid.
3. 1t will secure better classical
ton of pupils, SO that both teacher
and pupils may spend their time to
better advantage.
A. Larger classes will stimulate
competition and better effort and
greater interest and enthusiasm among
the pupils.
5. Supervision will be more thor.
ough and more easily accomplished
by the county superintendent and by
the principal of the township or cen
trail school, where it is large enough
to require principal and assistant
teachers. Certainly the county super
! intendents can give better attention tc
the schools if their number is reduced
! g. The attendance would be larger
; as experience has shown.
Z. Greater punctnality would be
secured as the children would all bf
,brought 40 school hefers 3 O'clock IL
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To Martha j. Perkins, Sarah Dennison,
and -, Dennison, her husband, Angeline
LM9In ,iihmd Il; W G ihoughridge, John
jeffrey Wright, Y. L. Williams, Della vii
l Inns. ATn9d Wllias Estella Williams
Carey, O: l.. Taylor. Beulan Taylor, Laura
Taylor, Ernest Taylor, Riley Taylor All
Maggie Taylor:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the petition of John W. Sylvester, ex-
ecutor of the last will and testament of
Margaret A Dickens, deceased, against
you and others is now filed in the Office of
the clerk of the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Wapello county, ask
ing for an order of sale, authorizing, en-
PIONEERING, and directing him to sell the, fol-
lowing described real estate. situated in
the county of Wapello and state of Iowa,
to,wit: The ". y of the $. p. 4 and s..
northwest corner of the Il. " of the S. Il.
n; thence S. 100 rods; thence east 30 rods:
thence north 160 rods; thence west IS rods
to place Of beginning, all in section 80 in
township 10. north of range -: also nortn
west fractional quarter of \. Il. " of sec
tion 5, in township T. north of range II.
s. W. u of n. IT,, "A of said section S.;
| thence west Is rods; thence north to the
north line OF said quarter; thence east
along said east line IS rods; thence south
to the place of beginning. containing .
acres. as provided in the last will and tes-
lament of Margaret A. Dickens, deceased,
| ana the cOulcll thereto, 1Of tne purpose OF
paying legacies and making distribution
| to rcsiduary legatees: also approving the
For particulars see petition. And unless
you appear thereto and defend before
noon of the second day of the next term,
being the January term of said court,
winch will commence at Ottumwa, Iowa,
on the 9th day of January, a. D., 1902, de-
fault will be entered against you and an
order granted as prayed for.
| Dated November u. 1901.
McNETT & TISDALE,
Attorneys for PLAINTIFF.
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orioinaI Notice.

Lucy Wilson, plaintiff, vs. James vii.
son, defendant. In the district court of
the state of Iowa, in and for Wapello
county. January term, A. d., 1902.
To James WILSON,
You are hereby notified that on or be-
fore the oath day of December, A. d., 1901,
the petition of plaintiff in the above en-.
titled cause will he filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Wapello county, ask.
ing divorce from you on the grounds of
adultery, and also bigamy, committed
since your marriage with the plaintiff (See
petition when fledo
And that unless you appear thereto and
the next term, being the January term of
the said court. which will commence at OF
tumwa, on the 9Th day. of January, 1907
default will be entered against YOU aud
Judgment rendered thereon.
Dated November 10, 1901.
A. w. ENOCH,
ATTORNEY for Plaintiff. I;
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In the forthcoming biennial report
of the superintendent of public instruc-
ton a chapter will be devoted to con-
solidation and transportation of pupils
The report on this particular phase of
public school work will be very COM
plete 1t will show the lively discus
sion all over the state, and that many
experiments have been and are being
made with the prospect that in many
other places the system will be put
on trial.
Consolidation In % Counties.
The report says, Consolidation has
been tried in 90 counties. transporta-
ton in 35 and both in 10. Consolidation
has been adopted by 63 districts and
so districts have transported pupils at
the expense of the district. In nine
counties districts have been CONSOLE
dated without providing transportation
at the expense of the districst. In
sixteen counties pupils have been
transported where there has been no
consolidation.
Sentiment Where Tried.
The replies to the question as to
what the sentiment in the counties is
toward consolidation ana Transports
ton may be classified as follows.
Favorable 25, opposed 26, divided u.
partly favorable A. unsettled 5, grow
ing in favor %. Where the system has
been tried and the results reported
it produced good effects in 81 counties
while in five it was doubtful. The
patrons in 20 counties are reported tc
be well satisfied, while in eight coun
ties there was some dissatisfaction
owing generally to the bad roads.
These statistics do not include any
estimates, or doubtful reports, such a!
several" schools consolidated, o.
cases of transporting pupils; all thu
reports not distinctly favorable to the
system have been classified as doubt
full, divided or opposed to it."
Transportation in Cities.
In addition to the foregoing, trans
portation has been tried in number o
the city districts with great success
At Council Bluffs there has been an &C
tual saving Of $4,000 per month be
sides the time OF the supervisors, Su
perintendent Clifford of the cit,
siash1nla saEs.- tssIsaa saas is giving Ell
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TRENCHANT TRUTHS.


The message of President Roosevelt
to Congress- is a notable public dccu- |
ment. 1t reveals, in its authorship
the statesman, the successful business
man of affairs, the profound thinker,
the literatus. 1t is Straightforward,
bold unequivocal, and yet is entirely
free from any element of impulsive
ness and lack Of consideration and
conservatism unbecoming the Presl-
dent of this nation President Roose-
welt has stamped his strong personal
ity upon his message, has made rec
concentrations for the most healthful
and helpful, and in some respects even
radical legislation, without arousing
anv sentiment of alarm to the great
business interests of the nation.
The Courier gave to its readers yes
terday the message in full and also a
comprehensive synopsis, OF the same
We will not therefore, refer edirori-
ally to the specific recommendations
made bv the President. There were
however, in the message two utter
ances containing truths SO trenchant,
that they deserve a permanent place
in the savings OF the wise. Here is
one of them:
THE anarchist is everywhere not
merely the enemy of system and of
progress, but the deadly foe of liber-
ty. If ever anarchy is triumphant, it's
triumph will last but for one red mo-
ment. to be succeeded for ages by the
gloomy night of despotism.'
In these few words is expressed a
volume of truth which can never be
gainsaid by the countless sophishies,
MISREPRESENTATION and falsehoods of
those who preach the doctrine of envy
and discomfort.
The second truth SO forcibly uttered
by President Roosevelt touches upon
the great labor problem. The Presi-
dent says:
1.-THE chief factor in the success of
each man-wage worker, farmer and
capitalist alike--must ever be the sum
total of his own individual qualities
and abilities. Second only to this
comes the power of acting in combin.
alton or association with others"
This is thought that needs to be
taken home by every individual, who
is sincerely endeavoring to do the
work in the world for which nature fit,
ted him. Success is possible for ev
eryone, when the measure of that sue
cess is conceded to be, what it is il
fact, the development by each individ
ual to the fullest possible extent, O
the talents which he possesses and tn,
utilization of the same for the bene
fit of mankind. President Roosevelt
has the courage of his convictions an'
does not hesitate to state that he be
lieves there is much good in labor III
ions when conducted upon broa
and progressive plane, conserving tn
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which he attempts to anticipate that
period when history will be written
with absolute impartiality in the very
land where history was made. Mr..
Wilson has come to his task with del
icacy and caution, bur it is possible
that he himself has already discov
cred that it is yet too early to say to
modern Americans that their ances-
tors who were true to the cause of the
United colonies were a little lower in
social rank or intelligence, than the
loyalists or tories, of the Revolution.
Mr. Wilson gives these suggestions in
the most delicate way possible and
yet they are offensive to the descend
ants of those WHO fought the British
at Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown,
and Kings Mountain.
Mr.. Wilson has but slim founda
the superiority of the tories in citizen
ship or intelligence. 1t is true that all
the nobility of England resident in the
colonies, remained true to the king
but there were few of them and they
remained loyal simply because it was
to their interest TO do so, in order to
hold their landed interests. They
were supported by their attendants or
servants, so that if there be any of
of the modern Americans who have
he least desire to trace their ancestry
back to loyal Britons who fled to Can
ada or the Bermuda Islands when the
war was over, they should provide
against unpleasant surprises. 1t is
possible that they may trace back to
the time when their forbears were
English serving men or women and
being employed by a noble family
were compelled to be loyal to King
! George.
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The Colombian Revolution termin-
ated in kind of opera bouffe way, at
Colon, where the rebels surrendered to
General Alban, who marched from
Panama to Colon, gathering up re-
cruits, carrying everything before him
riding on the cars whenever it was
safe and convenient, and taking short
cuts across the country whenever it
was to the interests of the army to
do so. By the time General Alban
had reached Colon, he had gathered in
a gang of liberals the majority OF
whom were well acquainted with the
regular government officers and at
night they all joined forces and had a
grand ball at the Alameda, in Colon
where they had grand. good time.
Thus ended the revolution, which may
break out again next week.
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River Improvement.

Editor Courier: The improvement
of all waterways where it is possible
to make them navigable being one of
my hobbies, | feel an interest in the
movement inaugurated by the gentle.
man from Des Moines. Since the pub
LEGATION of your article in reference to