Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-17
ALL ARE ABLE MEN
Republican Candidates for Office
Are Responsible and Capable.
SHORT SKETCHES OF NOMINEES
Reviews Of the Careers of the Men Who
VIII Pilot the Republican Party to
Victory in ottunwa This Year-A
Splendid Ticket-Self Made Men.

The republicans of the city of OF
tuinwa are this spring confident of win
ming a victory in the municipal cleo
ton, and their confidence is increased
or probably largely caused by the
strong ticket which was last week
nominated by the republican city con-
( vention. Every man on the ticket is
a representative republican, good
citizen, and man in whom the most
implicit confidence may be readily
placed by the citizens. They are, for
the most part, men who have made
a success in the line of business to
which they have devoted their time,
and there is every reason to believe
that the same success will attend their
efforts when they are placed in office
with the affairs of the city upon their
hands. The Courier herewith pre-
tents short sketches of number of the
candidates, in order that those who
know them but little may gain bet
ter acquaintance.
James X. Dysart.
Il James K. Dysart. the republican can
didate for mayor, is amply fitted to
lead the republican party to victory in
Oftumwa, this year. Mr.. Dysart was
born at Pennington, little town IN
Tennessee, in 1861 and while still a
babe, was brought to Iowa by his par
ents. The family settled in DrakeVllle.
The present candidate for mayor be
came connected with the colthing busl-
ness when little more than boy ana
has given it his attention since that
time. He first left the family home at
Drakeville to accept position as clerk
in a Nebraska town and spent a rev
wears at cities in that state, coming to
Ottumwa fifteen years ago to accept a
position in the Golden Eagle clothing
house. which was then owned by Sam
Stern, and is remembered by those
who resided here at that time. Nine
wears ago, Mr.. Dysart, in company with
John N. Weidenfeller, established a
clothing house in this city, and a few
wears later, Mr.. Weidenfeller sold his
interest and the firm became the j
Z X. Dysart Clothing Co. During these
years, Mr.. Dysart has been identified
with the business interests of the city
q and has always been known as safe
and able business man. He is well
known throughout Ottumwa and Wa
clio county, and is popular with every
! one with whom he has come I'M ICON
tact, either in business or social way
Mr.. Dysart, while acting as clerk be
came connected with the trades unlor
movement which was then compare
lively in its infancy here. He was g
prominent worker in the Clerks unior
OF that time and was for while, the
president of the Ottumwa Trades &
Iahor assembly. He is prominently
connected with several fraternal organ
izations.
Emmett A. Work.
Emmett A. Work, candidate for po,
lice judge. is one of the younger mem
bers of the Wapello county bar. He
was born in Keosauqua in 1876 and is
the son of Attorney w. A. Work Of this
Z city, one of the old and well known
lawyers of this section of Iowa. AL
though Mr.. Work was born in Keosau
qua, the family removed to this city
while he was still quite young and has
resided Aere ever since that time He
received his preparatory education il
the Ottumwa public schools and grad
uated from the Iowa Wesleyan univer
sity in the class OF 1897, afterwards
taking the law course at the Iowa State
university. He was then admitted tt