Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10
The forms of nominating

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Thirteenth-What constitutes a va
cancy in an office and the manner of
filling it.
Political Geography.
You may have studied geography
very thoroughly at school and much of
what you have learned there will prove
useful to you, but you will find much
more to learn before you have acquired
the information you require in polite
al matters.
You should procure a good map of
your city, if you live in one, or if there
is a city in your county. You should
also procure map of your county
and one of your state.
If you can find city and county
maps showing the civil divisions each
contains, they are the best, and maps
of the state showing the legislative,
congressional and judicial districts or
circuits will make your work somewhat
easier. If not you can mark off the divi-
sions with a pen on ordinary maps,
which will serve your purpose.
Where the records of these appor-
tionments are not printed in book
form, they may be found in the rec
ord of the city, county or state officers.
They may also be found in any good
political almanac, provided it be print
ed in your state.
You should fix the political geog-
raphy of your locality firmly in your
mind. First, take your voting district
or precinct, whether in the city or
county. Fix its boundaries firmly in
your mind and walk or ride over it I'M
til you are thoroughly familiar with
its streets or roads, as the case may
be. You should draw a map of it on
a convenient scale, noting thereon all
objects that attract your attention,such
as public buildings, churches, school
houses. large factories, etc. If in the
country, of course. every village
should also be noted. Every street,al-
ley, boulevard avenue road or cartway
should appear. This map should be
kept convenient for reference and 1t
should be studied until its features
are fully stamped upon your mind.
In large city you should continue
your study in this direction until you
are we'll acquainted with the bounda-
ries, the principal streets and the sail
ent land marks of the ward in which
you live and until you have a general
idea of each ward in the city.
| If living in the country, you should,
| in addition to learning your town,
township, voting precinct, or district
thoroughly, make yourself familiar
with the geography of your county.
| In all this work you should draw
maps for yourself, correct them from
time to time, and note every new fea-
ture that comes under your observa-
/ tions.
Having gained fair knowledge of
the geography of your county, you
should extend your study until you
are familiar with the location, general
appearance on the map, and popula,
/ ton of each county in the state, and
the members of the legislative, con
gressional, judicial and other districts
in which it is situated. You should
also study the location of each county
seat and large city, and should get a
general idea of all the railroads run
ming into each.
+ You should extend your studies tic
kcover all the states and territories in
la general way, giving attention tc
population, the relative strength OF
political parties, area and growth.
II You should, when through with youl
geographical studies, be able to fur
nish answers to the following cues
tons:
\ First-The boundaries of your vot
ing precinct and district.
Il Second-Its approximate population
Third-The strength of the different
political parties at the last nationa
election.
Fourth-The same concerning your
ward, town or township, as the case
may be.
Fifth-The same concerning YOU
city or county, or both.
Sixth--The name of each town
township, village or city, in YOU
county with the approximate popula
ton of each, and the approximate
population or strength of the politica
parties in each, as shown by the re
turns of the last national election.
4 Seventh-The names of each coun
ty in the state, it's county seat ant
other large cities and towns. Alst
the approximate population of eaci
county and the usual majority for the
dominant party.
Eighth-The counties or city ward:
composing each legislative, congress
/, sional, judicial or other district in the
state.
Ninth-The population of the state
and its approximate vote by parties a
the last national election.
Tenth-The name, approximate
population, and area of each state
and territory.
! Eleventh-The capital and large cit
les with the approximate population
of each, in each state.
Twelfth-The usual strength of the
political parties in each state.
Thirteenth-The present governo
and United States senators Of eacl
state.
Fourteentt-The number of con
gressmen to which each state is en-
titled.
Now this information will prove al
most a necessity in the further worl
before the student, and not only TO
his own use, but to enable him to an
swer questions readily which will b.
asked him in his succeeding work.
FIND MURDERED MANS BONES.