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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

ton that would be framed by those who oppose the one now before the people, We imagine it would be the most remarka- ble document ever sent out from any deliberative body. This. of course. is kup- posing that such a convention as these opponents would compose could agree on anything. or could get up respecta- Die instrument. That is violent pre- sumption, we admit, but if these men could get together and finally agree on such Constitution as they want it would be such an organic law as nobody has seen or heard of. And when 1t was done nobody but themselves would endorse it. STILL HARPINa ON THE coosA.
 The much-estecmed Norfolk virginian- Pilot is not to be argued out of its con temptuous opinion of our Coosa. albeit we furnish 1t with reasons plentiful as biackberries' for our contention. Hear 1t:
 Ephraim is joined to his appropria- ton and we may not hope to shake him on, but wherefore n this 1 sneer ~ at the sl gel should The Advertiser ignore the broad bosom of the swelling James; the salt tide of the sinuous Elizabeth; the his toric stretches of the Appomattox; the commerce laden Nansemond, glidnig in liquid amber to the bounding main? Why comparison only with Bull Run. Planka- tank and Calf Pasture.
 The Advertiser not fisherman? Why then did it bait its hook with the Coosa and cast 1t into the turbid waters. Of .poli- tics in hopes of landing an appropriation?
 We know full we'll that the grand old State has rivers other than those to which we referred. We arc not unmind- full that she has Mattapony. Notoway and Pamunky, to say nothing of Bull Pasture and Yocomico, all of which meander amid the sylvan shades of the State of Powhattan and Pocahontas. Nor would The Advertiser discount the James and the Appomatox, the York and the Elizabeth, all famous in song and history. and all to be respectfully spoken by Americans everywhere. But not one Of them would carry on it's bosom the natural and artificial treasures that would float seaward, or Outward If the Coosa was open to navigation from Rome to Wetumpka. We are not exactly joined to an appropriation, but we have faith In the statesmen of Alabama and Georgia who will join the appropriation and the Coosa in bonds which no jealous neigh bor can sever.
 And The virgintan-Pilot needn't try to switch of by talking about fish. There are fish in the coosa. big ones, but we are not fishers. And we didn't bait that hook, either It was baited by those who have the interests of two States at heart and who will push this lappropriatioh business because they know 1t is worthy and meritorious. The Advertiser VIII help to land the fish. bear in mind, and 1t will be big one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
The People Can Stand It.

Monroe County Democrat
 Stallings and Johnston have been against the Constitutional Convention from the beginning. General Shelley nev- CT took any prominent part in calling the Convention. It Is simply combine of defeated candidate for Senator and two defeated candidates for Governor, to re- verse the peoples verdict in the last pri- maries. The people can stand it, If they can.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
Will Become Big Iniun.

Jas per Eagle. .
 But we find the ex-Governor with his ambition to go to the Senate opposing ratification and uraislng the old Constitu- tion which he once condemned. If he with the negro vote, can lead off enough of good men to defeat ratification he be- comes Big Ingun" again in Alabama politics and may thus stand a chance of having his ambition gratified. Governor Johnston always looks out for No: first, which is natural and right, but is he sincere now in his opposition or was he sincere when he was advocating a new Constitution
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

They don't execute criminals in New York They electrocute, or rather kill the offenders by electricity. The result attained is the same. howevcr.-Greens- boro Watchman.
 Better study up little. Execute is from the Latin 'executus." which literally means to perform or, carry out, as the sentence of a court. Electrocute Is a new word, but the latest authority defines it. ..to execute a criminal by means of an electric current" So you see that it is strictly good English to say that Czolgosz will be executed, and you jumped The Advertiser too soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

Somebody in Tuscaloosa advertised "a COW with one horn giving milk" That's the breed of cows we want If we can get one with both hcrns giving milk it would be better. hut one is first rate. We failed to learn how they get the milk out of the horn, but suppose a diagram goes with the COW. Will our Tuscaloosa brethren elucidate?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
The Leavenworth Times. often severe and sometimes unjust to the South' mas this paragraph:

 and sometimes unjust to the South, has this paragraph:
 Only words of sympathy have come from the South in regard to the assass- ination of President Mckinley. It IS fortunate for that section that the ,I, mur- derer is not a Southern man. Anarchism is scarcely heard of in that part of the country and would not be tolerated fdr there ere if 1t appeared. The anecuon Tor the late President was sincere throughout the Southern States. He was appreciated as a statesman as we'll as liked as a man; His happy influence upon all sections VIII not be lost.
 While it may be fortunate for the south that we have no anarchists down here it is euqally fortunate for them If they want to keep on living. That Is one class of immigrants who. for 'ome reason, nearly always choose their homes in the North and West. and it is well for their length of days that they nave heretofore avoided this section or the Union. We much proper vacant spaces and places to any such citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

The Birmingham Ledger says i've have enemies waiting like buzzards to attack the State if the President will only nod his head" but adds that he will not nod. We have had no fears that the new President will interfere in our domestic affairs, anymore than we fear the late one. Roosevelt is not that kind of man, but we still insist that apprehension of his interference should make no difference in the campaign for the Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
Unnecessary Taxation.
IndIanapolis News.

IIIUIdIIdpUIIo 4NVWS.
 One of the fundamental rules ot taxa ton is that no more money should be raised than is necessary to carry on the government. To violate this rule Is to op- press the people. We all want the gov ernment honestly and economically ad- ministered. and all want to be as lightly burdened with taxes as possible. There fore, those who favor keeping up the taxes and reducing the surplus by eXtrav- agant appropriations are simply advocat- ing a policy of taxing the people unnee- 0ssarily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
On an Iceberg.

Marion Standard.
 And General Shelley's opposition com mittee will march in solid phalanx on the b, ,ackhelt Better move your columns late n the seascn. General. that your men may pc accIirpated as they will rem dezvous on an iceberg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
1UoUsr CIRCULATION FACTS.

The constant increase in The Advertisers oirs collation. Is attracting inarksd astsntion, Tns appanded statement of the actual number eT Ssid for and delivered copies. day by day. for She month of August. further empnasisee tne gsnsraay conceded fact that The Advertieere 9uafanfsed net paid daily issue exceedsthe cIaixzed circulstion of any other two Alabama merning newspapers combined.
 Compsrativeiy speaking. the figures for Au- a,11t 3ust passed. as against the same month lsst year. show an increase equal to AT.eo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
Trio of Bloodsuckers.

Selma Times.
 New Jersey ought to be noted in the new editions of the geographies for in- fcrmaticn of the coming generations. as the twentieth century home of the trusts the anarchists and the mcsqaito--the trio of bloodsuckers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
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Nothine will Hold Her.

Birmingham Ledger
 It seems that the testimony or Czol- gosz was not strong enough to hold Emma Goldman. But even the bonds of matrimony would not hold Emma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
TUESDAY, OCTOBER I, 1901.

The time may come when the United States will not tolerate either actual or theoretical anarchists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

A Missouri man defended his drunken condition by declaring that his wife loved him best when he was drunk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

W. A. Scott. Circulation Manager of The, Montxonnery Advertiser, being duly sworn. eays: The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month ot August. 1901. is true and correct. and compiled ax.es
 W. 4. SCOTT. w~crr ta and subscribed before me this 9th day of September, 1901. x.cvsc,,
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
unknown Men Killed.

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 30.-In freight wreck on the Seaboard Air Line Railway forty miles south of Petersburg, this morning two unknown men were killed and four injured. Among the injured is James Algood, Tennessee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

Emma Goldman has good cause to con- gratuTate herself on her escape. for there seems little doubt that she is guilty at heart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

Nineteen Hundred and One" But that's different. The busy man of next January will have 1t "1lll02" s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

If Senator Wellington gets too lone some he might join the AlliedThird party. Even one recruit will help.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

Some reformers are usheTed into office with a lot of noise-and later they are ushered oat with a lot more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01

The Philadelphia Ledger says: ''1t would be interesting and might be im- portant to know just how Senator Bacon defined freedom, as it is known in Ameri- ca when he promised the Filipinos that they should receive that blessing as soon as the war was finished. Does that mean that the islands are to be admitted to the Union as either States or Ter ritories? And who authorized the Senator to make such promise in the name of The United States Government anyway?'
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 The New York Press (Rep) says: ssThe statement has been made that in Roosevelt the South has a representative in the White House more closely allied to it by birth than any President since Jofnn Tyler. What of Lincoln? Colonel Roosevelt is Indeed half Georgian, but lincoln was either a North Carolinan ar a Kentuckian, and full-blooded at that. as both his father and mother were Southern. Mary Todd. Lincolns wife, was born in Kentucky, and she and all her brothers were intensely Southern. MT. Lincoln, therefore, was more closely allied to the South by birth and mar riage than any other President since Tyler"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
DR.. sTRIckLING DIES.
Well Known Van Buren, County Man
Passes Away.

Keosauqua, Sept. 24.-(SpeciaD-
DR.. Henry Strickling, an old and much
respected citizen of this place, died
at his home yesterday morning of pa
ralysis. The deceased leaves a wife
and six grown children-Mrs. Mary
Strickling; j. c. and w. J. Strickling,
sons; Mrs. ]. M. Overman and Miss
June Strickling, daughters. all of this
place; Mrs. T. H. Johnson, of Ft.
Madison, and Mrs. Ed Stewart of
Chicago. The funeral services were
held from the residence this after
noon, Rev. G. E. Perkins delivering
the funeral sermon, after which the
body was laid to rest in the Purdom
cemetery. DR.. Strickling was one of
Keosauqua's Oldest residents and
practicing physicians. The past few
years he has been unable to follow his
profession closely on account of fail
ing health and advanced years of age.
He was about eighty years of age.
Deceased was at one time, many
years ago, judge of the probate court
of this county, that being during the
time each county had what was called
a probate judge. which has long since
been abolished. The many friends ex-
tend to the family their sympathy
and sorrow during their bereavement,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
Corner Stone Laid.

tFrom Saturdays Daily.]
The corner stone of the library
building was laid shortly after 10
o'clock this morning. All the members
of the library board with the exception
of Messrs. Smith and Brown We're in
attendance, besides good-sized crowd
of citizens. There was no ceremony
in connection with the event. The
stone was laid just the same as any
other, and not a seconds time was
lost. Mechanic A. III. Roy laid the
mortar for the stone and Superinten-
dent w. l.. Wilson placed the stone
in position.
box containing a copy OF the
Courier of September 10. with full
account of the burial of President Nc
Kinley, with all other newspapers
published in Ottumwa, was hermetic-
ally sealed and placed in box in thu
corner stone. Besides the papers, the
box contained a brief summary of the
history of the library signed by all of
the trustees, copy of the ordinance
establishing the library and a copy OF
Andrew Carnegie's letter agreeing to
furnish $4,000 to Ottumwa for that
purpose.
Besides these a bag containing one
penny of the 1901 series, one nickel
1900, one dime 1900, one quarter 1899.
one half dollar 1900 and one dollar OF
the series of 1896. d. e. Chisman con-
tributed medal of the United States
government building at the Chicago
exposition, and George Withall, a
marked master Mason's penny and a
medal of the Ottumwa coal palace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
SAXON WEEDS NEGRO
Van Buren, County White Girl and
Colored Man Join Lives.
THE NUPTIALS OCCUR At CHARLTON
Is the Second Case of the Same Kind
Within Eight Months-cattIe Suffer
From BIackleg and Hogs From
Cholera

Charlton, Sept. 25.--Folee Owslcy,
colored, of Lucas, and Maggie Spencer.
white, of Mt. Zion, Van Buren, county,
were united in marriage by Justice
Long, of this place, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Spencer was 80 years OF age and
Mr.. Owsley 25 years old. The groom
is negro of the most pronounced type
and is employed in the mines at Lucas.
where he was raised. The bride came
of poor but respected parents. This il
the second case within the last eight
months Of white girl marrying ne
gro in Lucas county. The first couple
We're refused license in Warren
county and came down here. They
had stormy and eventful courtship,
but unlike them the couple who were
married Tuesday had no trouble in Sc
curing a license and met no opposition
in their journey to the altar.
Cattle and Hogs Suffer.
Blackleg among the cattle and hog
cholera among the hogs is costing the
farmers of Lucas county many dol
lars each week. Both diseases are
hard to combat and after either makes
its appearance in herd, it Is very diff
cut to stop its ravages, and even
though the best medical skill is en-
ployed it is impossible to save all the
stock. While neither has yet become
prevalent enough to be classed as an
epidemic, yet both have made their
appearance in various localities
throughout the county with very disas-
trous results. One farmer near Belin-
da lost seven COWS in one day from
blackleg and has three more calves
afflicted. Another living near Derby
lost twenty head of hogs from cholera
and his neighbors on each side lost
three and ten respectively. Another
farmer north of town lost five head of
hogs and still another now has ten cat
tie affected with blackleg. So far no
fatalities have ben reported from his
herd. With the extremely high price
being paid for butcher stuff of all
kinds, especially hogs, the loss will be
heavy and farmers in other sections
are taking extra precautions to pre-
vent the disease.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
THE WORK BEGUN
Grading on West End Of Milwau-
kee CUT is in Progress.
CONTRACTORS In TOWN WEDNESDAY
P. schwenck, Representing Owen
Bros, Who Have Contracted to Grade
Fifteen Miles of Roadbed Nearest
ottumwa, Has Headquarters Here.

lFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Work on the west end of the Mil
waukee cutoff between Davenport and
Ottumwa was commenced on Monday
of this week, two contractors having
put gangs of graders upon the right-of-
way for the purpose of converting the
hllly farm land into level road bed
ready for the laying of steel. P.
Schwenck, the representative of Ow-
en- Bros. who has the contract for the
grading for distance of fifteen miles
east from Rutledge, the little station
few miles north of Ottumwa which
is to be the west end of the cutoff,
has established his headquarters in
Ottumwa, and is daily IN conference
with prospective sub-contractors with
whom he will probably close deals for
the grading of the major portion of the
fifteen miles of road bed for which
Owen Bros. hold the contract at pres
ent. Mr.. Schwenck stated to a Cour-
Ter reporter today that as yet not all
of these contracts have been let, but
two sub-contractors, Lambert Bros,
and John Timothy, are at work on the
east end of the fifteen mile stretch,
having put gangs on the ground Mon
day morning.
Rough Land.
Mr.. Schwenck says that the portion
of the righ-of-way which Owen Bros.
have contracted to prepare for the
steel and ties runs through some
of the toughest country on the whole
line between Muscatine and Rutledge.
He expects to have the whole con-
tract filled by August 1, 1902, although
the contract allows him until October
1. The work means the employment
of hundreds of men and the eXpendi-
ture of thousands of dollars, for the
roadbed, when completed, is to be ex-
ceedingly level, full of cuts and fills.
Wheel Grade Work.
Almost all of the grading on the fif-
teen miles of right-of-way east from
Rutledge is to be done with wheel grad
ers, and very little steam shovel work
lis to be performed. Mr.. Schwenck
reports that no trouble has been en-
countered with the farmers along the
new line, which fact indicates that
the plan said to have been made by
some of the land owners along the
west end of the cutoff, to fight the
company in it's efforts to carry on its
work have been given up and the trou-
BILE settled.
Owen Bros, who have the contract
above referred to have their head,
quarters at Norfolk, Neb.,, and are at
present engaged in grading on the new
line of the Burlington near Villisca
Today Mr.. Schwenck, their local rep
resentative, is in conference with F.
Doud and A. L. knight, who may con
tract to do the grading of a portion
of the roadbed covered in the Owens
Brothers contract.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
A Woman From Pennsylvania Had
Three Such Spells in Rapid Suc-
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Rnt Clio g1aoouo.o<J

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
The Banner Coal County.

| State Mine Inspector John Werner,
of Oskaloosa, in his report on the coal
| industry of the first district, contains
the following paragraph:
"Mahaska county still maintains it's
position at the head of the list of the
coal producing counties of Iowa. For
more than twenty-five years it has
produced more coal each year than
any other county in the state. but it
begins to look as if it's supremacy in
this respect was about ended. The
extraordinary development of mines
in Monroe county in the last two years
has far outranked development work
in Mahaska county, and unless some
thing is done quickly to offset the adj
vantage gained by it's neighbor on the
south. the indications are that Mahas-
ka county will have to be satisfied
with second place..
In the biennial report of the State
Mine Inspectors recently filed it is
shown that Mahaska county had a
greater output of coal in the twelve
months from July 1, 1899, to July L,
1900, than any county in the state.
The total amount was 1,235,933 tons.
In the following twelve months-from
July J., 1900, to July l., 19O1-the out
put was 1,072.493 tons. decrease of
163,440 tons. Between the same dates
it is shown that the output of coal in
Monroe county between July 1, 1899,
land July l. 1900. was 641,92S tons, and
between July 1. 1900, and July /, 1901.
it reached 757,750 tons, an increase of
295,S22 tons.
The purchase of hundreds of acres
of coal land, the extension of miles
of railroad, and the development of
new plants now under way, all since
July /, show that Monroe county will
be the banner coal county in the
lstate.-Albia Union.