Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-26
A POPULAR TICKET
REPUBLICANS OF CENTER TOWN.
SHIP NAME GOOD MEN FOR
OFFICE.
Ticket Named After Spirited Ballot
ing att Township Convention Last
Evening is Popular one-Biosraph.
ical Sketches of Candidates,

The republicans of Center township
in the candidates named at the town
ship convention held in the court
house Friday night have strong and
popular ticket. The men named as
candidates are capable, well known and
popular as nominees The majority of
them secured their nominations after
warm contests and spirited balloting,
the candidates for trustee and assessor
being the only ones named without
contest. Mr.. Sharpe who was select
ed by reclamation to act as commit
teeman for the township has filled that
office very acceptable during the past
year and his choice to act in that capac-
ity during the present campaign is con-
sidered wise one.
The following short sketches of the
various candidates will prove of inter
est:
w. j. Berry. who was nominated as
the first candidate for justice of the
peace is a resident of the seventh
ward. He was born in Davis county
July 10, 1861 and is 43 years of age.
He came to Ottumwa in 1889 and for
twelve years he was foreman in the
cooper shop of Seymour & Co. Three
years ago he was appointed custodian
of the Wapello county court house,
where he is still engaged. The man
ner in which he won out on the first
formal ballot for the nomination at
the township convention last evening
receiving 80 out of the possible 102
shows his popularity with the voters
of the township and gives assurance
of a successful issue on election day.
M. L. Kirk.
M. L. Kirk the second nominee for
justice of the peace was for many
years engaged in the lumber business
in this city. He was born in Trumball
county, Ohio, April %, 1885, He came
to Ft. Madison with his mother in
| 1856 when he was sixteen years OF
age In 1868 he enlisted in the Unit
ed States navy under Admiral Porter
on the Mississippi He participated in
the battle of Fort Pillow and was in
the engagement at Paducah, Ky. He
remained in the service until the
close of the war. He returned home
4 lived at Pella for time and then en-
gagged in the lumber business at Ster
ling, III. He came to Ottumwa in 1874
and engaged in the lumber business
disposing of his interests about three
years ago to the Lacrosse Lumber
\ Co, He is a member of Cloutman Posi-
i G.. A. R. and is Mason. He has serv
j ed the county as member of the
board of supervisors for two terms ant
the city of Ottumwa as alderman
from the fourth ward for three years
1893, 4, 5. His residence is at So;
West Second street.
/ George Blount.
4 George Blount, who was renominat
ed for the position of constable, was
'. born in Vernon, Van Buren, county
February 10, 1856. His father was en-
gagged in wooden manufacture and al
the age of 16 the family moved to Os
kaloosa where George worked undel
!, his father in the wooden factory o.
. that city. After four years Blount re
turned to Van Buren, county and en-
gagged in farming for six years. HI
moved to Wapello county and faltnet
) in Green township till 1885 when h
returned to Van Buren, county for {
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Ottumwa nine years ago and is nov
, serving his second year as constable
He was married in Scotland county
Mo-, in 1879. His home is at 40
: Sheridan avenue. Mr.. Blount hal
:. made a successful and popular Office
and his denomination came upon tn
: third formal ballot after veritabl
: land slide in his favor.
|. M. Davis.
!. I. M. Davis, nominee for constable
is a resident of. the first ward, hi
o home being at 1854 Railroad street
q He is As years of age and at presen
I employed as Waterman at the jaime
plant. He is carpenter by profes
v sion having worked in that capacit
d for his present employers until an il
o jury to his hand made it necessar
for him to accept the position c
: Waterman. He was born at Greens
: burg, Ind, but has resided in Ottun
v wa for eighteen years. While. W. "
d Epps was mayor of the city he was 0
/. the police force for period of thre
8 years.