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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22
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Keb, Sept. 20-Miss Prudence
Thompson, of Kirkville, returned to
her home last Sabbath after spending
two weeks with her sisters, Mrs. VIM.
Dickson and Mrs. Ben Randel.
Mrs. Jake Bennett spent few days
In Hiteman last week with her sister.
Mrs. Allie Carey-J ohnston returned
to Lucas last Sunday after spending a
few weeks at the Tom Carey home.
Jasper Harris had the misfortune
J to have his great toe broken by fall
of slate. At this time he is able to
be out on crutches.
Miss May Golden spent Sunday in
Hilton with her brother.
Cecil Masters was an Oskaloosa call
er last Thursday at the Herman Pike
home.
The ladies social circle organized
last Thursday with an enrolment of
twenty members. The following off,
GERS were elected:
President-Mrs Dave Masters.
Treasurer-Mrs. Fergerson.
ia Secretary-Mrs Adam Long.
The first meeting was held at the
Sakerson home where social time
twas enjoyed by all. The next meeting
will be at the Dave Masters home.
VI Mrs. Felix Dickson and Miss Allie
Morris. of Ot2lmwa, spent Sunday at
sW;he VIM. Dickson home.
U A great wedding occurred in Keb
East Monday evening. Henry Hodges
land Mrs. Jennie Wheeler were united
I'm the holy bonds of wedlock by
Squire Stanier, at Z p. m. On last Tues
lay evening a grand ball and supper
we're given at Gadwall hall, in honor
5f the event. The out of town
quests were from the Phillips camp.
All the parties were colored.
Mrs. John Frederickson, ST., and
Mrs John Fredrickson, Jr.. were shop
ping in Ottumwa Wednesday.
B. F. Thomas and son, Roscoe, were
callers at the Dickson home last Sun
eday.
Z" James McVey started to Illinois last
week to look for wider fields of labor.
Dave Morgan eturned from ST.
Louis on Sunday, after visiting a week
at the Worlds fair.
q George Knight and sons, of Kirk
lille, were Keb visitors last Saturday.
5, Mr.. and Mrs. James Nevin were
shopping in Ottumwa Saturday night
A. G. Miner spent Sunday In Ottum-
wa.
Rev. Lloyd Williams, of Beacon, fill
ed his regular appointment here last
Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Anna Reece of Keb,
spent Saturday in the city of Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. Ben Randel and family spent
Sunday in Kirkville.
Among Ottumwa shoppers last week
were Mrs. Adam Long, Mrs. Jack
Wharton, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dicke-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Jenkin Richards and
Mrs. Louis.
c A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Devlin last Sunday. ts,>
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22
Official Coupon.
The Voting Contest. closing
cember II, 1904 at 9 o'clock m.

.......... ........
give Arthur King Pianos to tho
under each division
with the pubehed
rule the contest.
The give $4,000 Sewing Machines
girls division receiving the second highest
Ser votes
division contestants residing within the city
otturnWa.
second division contestants residing Wapeio
county, outside of city ounWa
division contestants residing outside OF Wap
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22

F. Holmes have bought property in
the east part of town.
an appointment from Governor Cum.
Minis as delegate to the American in,
ternational congress on tuberculosis
which meets at ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3
to 5.
Several of the Baptist members at
tended the Baptist Fox river associa.
ton meeting last week at Liberty
church near Moulton.
Grace Hale, Adah Pinnell and Stella
Barnet are attending school at Mt.
Pleasant I. w. U.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22
WAR TELEeEAPHERs MEET.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 2O-The twenty.
fourth annual meeting of the old time
telegraphers' association and the soci-
ETY. of the Military Telegraph corps be.
gan here today with an attendance of
nearly 800 members.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22

Wells, were the only ones there and
becoming frightened at the heavy thun.
der started across the street to the
Hughes home and on reaching the gate
they happened to look back and saw
the fire. The alarm was given and
Mr.. Hughes being the first there put
the fire out with bucket OF water.
The damage was slight, the weather
boarding being only slightly scorched.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22
ARAB TROOPS PlLLAeE TOWN.

Port Of saIonica is Looted by Native
Soldiers.
! Salonica, Sept. 20.-On the morning
of Sept II, 300 Arab soldiers pillaged
the port Of Salonica and the bazaar.
Strong patrols are now guarding the
streets. Sherik Pasha Is surrounded
at Prisrend, and Suleiman Pasha, with
sixteen battalions, is proceeding to his
relief.
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The following letter is the best evidence can
submit of the promptness of the
Pacific Mutual lns. Go.
Ottumwa. AUGUST 16. 1904

T.
sirI receipt 60455 5000
Before starting abroad induced
hardly thought it policy have paid $500 premium
that
A. Ingham.
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MANY BUILDINGS ARE uNRooFED
BY TERRIFIC WiND-Loss
is 100000.
RAIN FALLS IN TORRENTS
Spencer Wholesale Grocery Store Dl-
reetly in the Path Of the Storms
tains $4,000 Damase-odd Fellows
Building nroofed-cornfield and
Orchards Prey to Storm.

Osl.lloosa, Sept. 2O.-(SpeciaD-
Damage aggregating probably 100000
was done in Oskaloosa's business sec
ton last night by a storm of great vio-
lence and in the country surrounding
the city corn fields and orchards suf-
fered heavy loss as the result Of the
wind and rain. The wind broke upon
the city without warning, coming after
a drizzling rain and being followed by
veritable food The rainfall during
the night was about three inches
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22

Fort Dodge, Sept. 2O.-A heavy fall
of rain, accompanied by fierce down
fall Of hail. visited this section of the
state last night Hail stones as large
as walnuts did much damage about the
city. Electric signs were riddled,
and the Larson greenhouse, covering a
solid square, was badly damaged. A
large new addition received the largest
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30


in their respective county conventions
to say who they will support for the
office of governor or for any other Of
fee.
Il am making this fight solely on the
issues involved. 1t is for the people to
say whether these issues shall win.
This contest is of such a character as
to make it necessary to place principles
above individuals, measures above
men, 1 believe sincerely and enthu-
siastically in the issues for which 1 am
fighting and l believe that the fight
for them is going to be winning one.
have no doubt that they will win
throughout the state by an overwhelm-
ing majority. 1 am convinced that a
big majority of the voters Of the state
are with me and as l consider that
success for the principles is so much
more important than success for my
self or for any other candidate for any
office, l am satisfied in the confidence
OF that victory
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
1ABORER WORTHY OF HIS HIRE.

The Statesman believes in liberal
wages for school teachers and it
annroves the action of the school board
for it's action in fixing the salary OF
the new superintendent chosen for
next year at $4,000, an increase Of $3.50
over the present salary. If Professor
Jones is as capable as he is repre-
scented to be, he is we'll worth the
money. The salary paid the superin-
tendent in this city has long been far
below the salaries paid superintend-
ents in other cities of near the same
and the only wonder is that
the schools have been so successfully
conducted for the price paid.
The new superintendent will have
the good will and the hearty support
of all the people of Walla Walla in his
efforts to further build up the excel
lent public schools of this city.
1t is to be hoped that hereafter the
schools of the city will be kept out OF
politics and that all good citizens will
frown down any attempt to make the
of teachers a part of the
spoils of any political faction or ma
chine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
OSTEOPATHY IN MEDICINE.

That osteopaths may proctice in
Colorado, free from any control by
the state board of medical examiners,
was practically settled by a recent de-
cision in the district court at Denver
says the Oregonian. John T. Bass.
who conducts an infirmary of osteo-
pathy at Denver, brought an action
against DR.. S. D. Van Meter, and other
members of the state board, for dam
ages on account of malicious prose-
cution. The plaintiff was awarded
500 by the jury, which thus settled the
status of osetopathy practitioners in
Colorado, although the case is likely
tn be carried to the supreme court.
in September 1901, county judge
held in written opinion that the
practice of osetopathy was not the
practice of medicine under Colorado
statutes and hence was no violation of
the law. Soon afterward the state
board caused the arrest of Bass on the
ground that he was violating the state
laws regulating the practice Of medi-
cine. There We're two charges against
the defendant, first, that he practiced
medicine without a license, and sec
OF d, that he made an unlawful use of
the Authorization DR." before his
name, inasmuch as he had not passed
the qualifying examination before the
state board. When the case was argu-
ed before Judge Johnson the court in
timated that it would hold with the
defendant and the district attorney
accordingly dismissed the case After
the dismissal of the case the state
board proceeded to file another suit,
Whereupon Bass asked DR.. Van Me-
ter If he would be allowed to practice
his profession in peace. DR.. Van Me-
Ter informed him that he would be
prosecuted as often as patient could
be found to swear out a complaint
against him. Bass then brought his
action against the board for malicious
prosecution, with the results named.
The tendency of our courts seems
plainly in the direction of very great
latitude for the individual in his choice
or forms of healing. 1t is a curious
eddy in the stream that seems bear
ing us on towards universal paternal-
ism.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

cess to the government records, and
who make and sell plats at exorbitant
prices and pose as the only men in the
district who know of vacant land,
could be reached by law and put out
Of business. Under the administra-
ton preceding E. w. Davis, in the La
Grande land office, these parasites
were particularly active and at times,
unless man wishing to file on GER
inside workings of the office, it was
impossible for him to get any informa-
ton concerning the tract, except
through one Of these grafters, who it
was openly charged was in league
with the office, and whose information
cost the intending homesteader from
$40 to $50, according to the circum-
stances. The government officials are
paid to serve the public. Any infor-
nation concerning the status of any
tract of public land is due from the
land office officials to the home
steader, and it is a graft and a robbery
to compel poor men to pay these par
asites outrageous prices for plats and
information which should be furnished
by the government. Homesteaders are
warned against this class of grafters.
Demand the information you seek from
the government official in your local
ity, and if you cannot get it, take the
matter up with the department. stat
ing he nature of he information you
seek. Government officials who are in
league with grafters on the outside,
are particularly in demand by the in
terror department just now, and while
the subject is under considerations it
might as we'll be threshed out in full.
The public is entitled to any legitimate
information it seeks, from the paid
servants of the people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

The chief recommendation that the
morning paper has for D. A. Scott of
Adams county as the republican can
didate for the seat in the state SEN
ate now occupied by Oliver Cornwell
is that he is an advocate of a railroad
commission. Are we to understand
then that the Union disapproves of the
action of Senator Cornwell in voting
against the Tolman commission bill at
the last two sessions of the legisla-
ture' Was he not acting In accord
ance with the bargain Mr.. Ankeny mad
made with the railroads for seat in
the senate in return for the defeat of
the bill? Why then should Senator
CornWell not be renominated on his
anu-commissiOn record? For the re-
puolicans of the district to do other
wise will be to repudiate the record of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
TRIED AND FOUND WANTING.

Now that all parties and factions in
eastern Washington are protesting to
be ardent supporters of a railway
commission, it will be we'll for the
voters to consider we'll the motives and
the sincerity of all advocates of such
legislation 1t should not be forgotten
that two years ago the republican
state convention by a narrow majority
adopted Il plank declaring for an ap-
pointive railway commission and that
when the triumph of the commission
advocates was apparent the vote was
made unanimous on motion of the
chairman of the delegation from this
county, Levi Ankeny. That plank
pledged all members of the Legislature
elected as republicans to work and
vote for the enactment of an appoint
i've commission law. Before the cam
paign was over that pledge was re-
pudiated by Mr. Ankeny, who came
out in an interview at Spokane declar-
ing against any kind of a railway COM
mission, and when the legislature met
with dts two thirds republican major
| ity both houses were organized by the
railroad lobby against the proposed
commission. All the republican men,
nf r;cln "n1l
Walla Willingly or unwttingly aided
| in organizing the legislature in the
voted squarely against the Tolman
commission bill in spite of their party's
sacred promise to the people. The
other two, who We're members of the
lower house, voted for the bill after
| its defeat by the senate had made the
action of the house only a matter of
| form. Senator Reser, the only demo-
/ cratic member of the Legislature from
| this county, worked and voted for the
bill in fulfillment of his party's pledge
| in state convention.
| From a study of this record the vOt-
ers of Walla Walla county and of all
| other counties of the state should see
| that their only substantial hope of Sc
curing railway commission is
| through the democratic party. With
a democratic legislature and a demo-
c"atic governor. such as Toman or
| McCroskey. an appointive railway
| commission would be created within
thirty days after the assembling OF
| the Legislature. Owing to the large
number of republican railroad hold
over senators, it is doubtful whether
a commission law can be secured from
the next legislature but a good start
can be made toward it by electing all
the democratic members possible and
then ousting the lobby hold-overs al
the next election.
The republicans have been tried ir
the balances and found wanting and ii
is now time for the people of the state
To give the democratic party trial ir
al branches of the state government
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

The Union is now boosting for an
Adams county asprant for the state
senate against home candidates for
the same position. 1t seems to us that
we heard something from that paper
in the last year or two about its being
the duty of all Walla Walla people to
support the home candidate regardless
o. party or faction. What in the world
has come over the spirit of the morn
ing papers dreams?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

addition. division and silence" has
long been the motto of Philadelphia s
boodling aldermen and the same rule
seems to have been adopted at ST.
Louis, Cincinnati. Grand Rapids and
many other cities in this land of the
free and home of the brave" Public
protest against extravaganza. graft
ing and bribery is simply ignored in
the belief that the taxpayers will at
last grow weary of kicking and sub
nit supinely to their fate. 1t is only
once in a great while that the hood
lers are rudely disturbed in their work
by some such intruder as Circuit At
torney Folk of St. Louis with old
fashioned notions about public office
being public trust and not private
snap.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
NOT A RAIL LEFT

Frank KEGS was in town, early Mon
day morning, looking after his polit-
cal fences, and repairing a gap here
and there and trying to make the
thing secure against the breechy Nc
Bride. 1t is to be presumed Frank
considered he had the old thing all
fixed up, for he left on the next train
confident. Along comes the indomit-
able governor though short time af-
forwards and the way he tore up the
fences was a caution. You might say
the chairman of the county central
committee hasn't got sign Of a rail
left in this neck O. the woods.-Pres-
colt Spectator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

Senator Doe Smith of King county
has been forced out of the Suberna-
tcrial fight and all decent people of
the state will breathe a sigh of relief.
Smiths malOdorous record as presi-
dent of the last lobby-ridden state SEN
ate was too strong for even George
Stevenson to tolerate, in spite of the
promise made Smith that he would be
nominated for governor as a reward
for his defeat of the commission bill
and his betrayal of Harold Preston.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
FEDERAL POWERS.

That every man, even lawyer, has
a right to his opinion has been de-
monstrated in the decision of the SUI
preme court in the Securities case. An
effort is being made to attach politics
to the decision by pointing out that the
five judges who were against the mer-
of the four judges favoring the merger
were democrats. However. the fourth
Judge was Oliver Wendell Holmes, a
New England republican,; fact
which seems to conclusively remove
the politics.
That it was a matter of opinion on
a point of liberal construction of the
constitution is all there is to say.
Judge Thayer, democrat, who wrote
the opinion in the court below, and
the five supreme court justices be-
lieved that the new conditions pre-
scented in the case called for the exer-
else of the federal governments gener-
a.! powers. Justice Holmes and the
three democrats on the supreme court
followed the older rules of cOnstruc-
ton.
To attribute so important a ruling to
politics is unwarranted and unjust.
The supreme court of the United
States would always be likely to d.
vide on question of apparent extern
sion of federal powers. The latest
story in connection with this is that
Justice Holmes is to be Ostracised at
the White House for having voted with
the democrats This is also unfair and
unjust. President Roosevelt may be
erratic in many ways, but he is neither
so childish nor so malicious as to
make a personal Offense of a thought
tul opinion by member of the su-
preme court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
MCBRIDE CLAIMS A VICTORY.
Says Majority of Voters Are With Him
in the Fight.

Il knew that the sentiment favoring
a railroad commission was strong in
eastern Washington, but l was entirely
unprepared for the showing of its
depth and strength which l witnessed
ernOr Mcbride to a reporter for The
Seattle Times. The people in that
favor of the commission idea and the
other portions of the general policy of
my administration. but they are grim
ly determined to put an end to the
rule of the railroad lobby in this state"
Governor Mcbride arrived in Seattle
on the Great Northern train from
Wenatchee, where he delivered an ad-
dress last night to an audience of up
wards of 1900 persons. He has spent
nine days in the eastern part of the
state. made fourteen speeches and met
thousands of voters.
He will return to Seattle next Sat
urday and that night will deliver an
address at the Grand opera house.
Thereafter he will devote Il week to
campaigning in King county. making
speeches at O'Brien, Auburn. Ballard
and Fremont and ending up with a re-
ception which is to be given him at
The Washington a week from Satur-
day night.
The people of eastern Washington
are aroused said the governor. They
have made up their minds on this
question. They have resolved to gov
ern themselves as prescribed in the
state constitution instead of longer
submitting tamely to the dictation of
the corrupt and corrupting methods
of an INSCRIPTIONS lobby
Asked regarding his own candidacy
Governor Mcbride said:
Expects to Win.
Il expect to be nominated by the re-
publican state convention to succeed
myself. Further than that l do not
care to discuss my own candidacy.
am not claiming this county or that
county for myself. 1t is for the people
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
With y. A. Scott of Adams

With y. A. Scott of Adams county
nominated for joint senator by the
republicans because he favors rail-
road commission and with \. +. KEGS
OF this county nominated for the SEN
ate from the other side because he Vot-
ed against the commission bill to
which his party was pledged IN state
convention, the Levites will make a
straddle of the commission issue that
might we'll excite the wonder and the
envy of circus riders.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

nearly every Ankeny supporter In the
last legislature and to run up the white
flag of surrender to the supporters OF
a railway commission. Surely loyalty
to Senator Ankeny and to the cause
he represents deserves something bet
ter than this.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

First Stockholders don't see why
people should be allowed to carry
packages on the elevated roads. Sec
ond Stockholder-Well, if it were not
for the packages we could crowd a
few more people into each car
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30

Mrs. Newrich lin art store)-Td
like this picture, but some person has
madam, that is the artists signature
Mrs. Newrich-Well, he's got his
nerve. Still, | guess you could scratch
Il out, couldn't you?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
\ TIP TO HOMESTEADERS.

The Pendleton East Oregonian says
While the land office Investigations
are proceeding in Oregon, it would be
a blessing if the grafters, who have ac-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-30
WEATHER..

Tonight and Thursday fair; warmer
Thursday.
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Read the ads in the Statesman.
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PRlCES-25c, SOC and 75c.