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The Washington times., 1904-07-24
A Republican Victory.

"All these things indicate a glorious
Republican Victory. perhaps as great
OF even more so than that memorable
campaign OF 1895, when the late Presi-
dent Mckinley carried the country by
a rousing majority. The West is solid
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks In fact
the West has never before shown such
enthusiasm for a Republican candidate.
We know where the South stands. II
Is some parts of the East that are doubt
full Yet some Of these that seem IN
decided now may go strongly Republican
by November
The fact that Mr. Davis is a West
Virginian does not prove that he Will
carry that State. There are Il great
many friends Of Mr. Roosevelt there
and among the labOTing class, too.
They have confidence IN him. and that
Is the winning card nowadays The vote
is sure TO be a heavy one. possibly the
heaviest IN years. Undoubtedly the
election IN New York will be very close
How close all depends upon the Repub-
lican party workers. The real fun Will
come when the speakers OF both parties
take to the stump, and when the big
guns are booming we will feel that the
kettle Is boiling in earnest. There is
going TO be some tall speaking done for
both sides and undoubtedly everybody
will turn out for one side or the other"
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Notions, &c

X in gs Black and
White Sewing Cotton;
lO0 yards Black Spool
Silk; NJ. < X. Darning
Cotton: all colJrs: /
dozen Pearl Buttons:
. dozen Hooks and
Eyes; Hand Brushes;
Turkish Wash Rags;
l dozen Veil Pins: I
full pi G c e slightly
soiled Feetherstitched
Braid: English Twilled
I q p e s. narrow and
wide.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
CABINET OFFICERS
VISIT BOSTON
Postmaster General Payne
and Mr.. Hitchcock.
FORMER TALKS ON POLITICS
Expects Fairbanks to Garry the West
and Roosevelt to Win in
New York.

BOSTON. July 23-Two members Ct
President Roosevelt's official family
Postmaster General Henry {. Payne and
Secretary Of the Interior Ethan \.
Hitchcock-arrived In this city yester-
day.
Secretary Hitchcock made . very brief
stay at the Parker House and took the
{ o'clock train for Portland, on his way
20 a summer resort in Maine. for rest
and recuperation.
Postmaster General Payne arrived
here from Portland on the revenue cut
ter Mohawk. and went at once 10 the
Hotel Touraine, where he was met by
Mrs. Payne and Miss Louise Jones. Of
Washington.
The Postmaster General appeared to
be In much better health than ne was
when he last visited Boston. after the
severe attack Of illness which caused
his friends so much alarm. His lace
was somewhat tanned by the sun and
his step was firmer and more vigorous
Mr.. Payne remained at the hotel only
long enough 10 change his apparel. and
just before o'clock he and Mrs Payne
entered a carriage and went out 20 dine
with friends. They returned To the
hotel early. but received no callers. His
visit here is not an official one, his
cruise along the coast being intended
chiefly for the benefit OF his health.
Will Carry the West.
In the course of an informal talk with
q reporter. Mr.. Payne said:
Senator Fairbanks will carry the
West. thus giving the Republican party
a sweeping victory In the Presidential
election OF next fall. Roosevelt and
Fairbanks form q team that will never
go down to defeat. and. with the excep-
ton Of st. the Republican ticket has
not been so strong in years.
The political kettle has only begun
20 simmer and the boiling will come
later. The Democratic party has in Mr.
Parker q strong man, and whether he
will carry New York State or not I
do not know. as am not New York
err Neither do I know how strong his
running mate, Mr.. Davis. IS in his own
State. For months before the Demo
cratic convention 1 knew that Judge
Parker was likely 10 be nominated. We
did not know so much about the second
place.
Mr.. Bryan. according 10 all accounts.
does net favor Mr. Parker. and there
may be great deal more In this than
shows upon the surface at the present
time. I do not say that Mr.. Bryan
WIFI bolt the ticket, but Il Is a we'll
known fact that there is uneasiness
concerning Bryan's section OF the coun-
try. How strong It Is / do not know.
No one needs TO guess how the wind
blows
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Vote on Resumption.

The vote by which this resumption
act was passed was strictly partisan
Every Republican voted for II and every
Democrat against il. To show how the
mature judgment of even a good and
perhaps a great man may reach wrong
conclusions on questions OF the greatest
moment, through unfortunate assOcia-
ton, / cite the fact that the present
Democratic nominee for Vice President
actually voted against the resumption
Of specie payment.
Agitation for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver begins as far back as
1877, and since that date the sentiment
OF Congress. In one form or another
has been expressed on no less than ten
occasions. Neither party can claim 20
have been originally united either for
or against the proposition though every
vote taken shows a larger proportion
OF Democrats than Republicans faVorIng
free and unlimited coinage
The bill 10 repeal the purchasing
clause OF the so-called Sherman act
though passed by an opposition Con-
gress and on the recommendation Of a
Democratic President, nevertheless re-
ceiVed the support of IS per cent of the
Republicans who voted on the question
and only 81 per cent OF the Democrats
who voted on IT. The bill establishing
the gold standard in 1900 had an agRre-
gate vote in its favor Of rs. only u of
whom were Democrats, and an aggre-
Sate or l1S votes against IT. only l OF
whom was Republican.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
SECRETARY SHAW SOUNDS
KEYNOTE OF CAMPAIGN
Continued from First Page)

munlty generally. as a debt for the ul-
Innate redemption of which. in the best
money possible, the Government stood
morally bound.
Not being redeemable on demand
these notes fuctuated in current value
as the prospect OF actual redemption
appeared more or less remote Gold
being nomfnally at a premium, was out
OF circulation. and the country did its
business on a fuctuating currency.
After protracted discussion, the consen-
sus Of mature Republican Judgment
recognized the necessity OF resuming
specie payment, and in 1875 the we'll
known resumption act was passed BY
this act the Secretary Of the Treasury
was authorized 10 sell boads TO replenlsh
the Treasury, and he was directed. from
coin these United States notes on pre-
sentation.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24

The doors of the headquarters of
the Republican National Committee in
Washington were closed last night. and
the clerks who are TO serve in the En-
pire City left for the new offices in
Madison Square last night
Chairman Cortelyou is to close his
affairs here today, and he is to depart
for New York early tomorrow morning,
satisfied Of Republican victory in No
vember. Unless the eMgencies of the
campaign demand IL. ne will not return
10 Washington until fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13

the Charlton volunteer fire depart-
ment. A new constitution and by
laws that had been previously pre-
pared by committee We're read, APP
proved and adopted and the following
officers were elected to serve until the
regular time for election which is the
first meeting night In April:
Asst. Chief-Elmer Kinsey.
Secretary-Elmer Lott.
Engineer-George Robbins.
Asst Engineer-Carl Abrahamson.
Trustees-E. H. Best, Lige finder
and Elmer Kinsey. The company adj
journed to meet on next Monday even
ing, at which time the unfinished BUSH
ness will be taken up.
D. Caviness, of Russell, was a bust
ness caller in the city Monday.
Lee Tacker. of Abba, spent the day
yesterday with his father, j. B. Tacker.
Mrs. Catherine Hall, an elderly lady
living near Lucas, died Monday even
ing after an extended Illness. The
funeral was conducted today from the
late home, after which the remains
We're taken to Norwood for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Fight returned
home Monday from visit with rela-
ttves near Gosport.
Mrs. w. H. Owens and Mrs Evans,
of Lucas, were in the city yesterday
on business.
Mrs. A. M. James and son Delbert.
of Oakley, left last evening for st.
Louis.
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BLooMFIE

Bloomfield, Oct 11.-Mrs Rella Mil
Ter, wife Of Frank Miller, Of Shunem
after a months illness, died at her
home on Sunday. She had been in i'll
health for long number of years.
The funeral services We're held at the
residence Monday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. ]. G. Wilson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, of which she was
a member. The remains were inferred
in the Odd Fellow cemetery of this
place.
Ralph Frazer left Sunday evening
for st. Louis to spend a week at the
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tomlin returned
Sunday from West Grove, where they
We're called Friday by the sudden
death of Mr. Tomlin's sister, Mrs.
Mary Ann Rudd, who died Thursday
night at the home of her son, George
Rudd. The funeral services were held
at Wesley Chapel Saturday. Mrs.
Rudd was IA years old and had spent
a long number of years on the Rudd
farm in Soap Creek township. AT the
time of her death she was visiting at
the home of her son in West Grove
and had seemed in better health than
usual on that day, had walked some
little distance to see a new barn be-
longing to her son, had assisted in
ooiilS +1itliC llouSCWoIh anu cIlJOySu
a hearty supper. A short time after
retiring Mr.. Rudd heard her make a
peculiar noise and hastended to her
room and found that she was suffering
from heart disease and in twenty min
utes she had passed away.
Misses Hattie and Gussie Langen-
stein. of Ottumwa, Were guests at the
home of DR.. L. L. Pittman Sunday
Jean Duffield, of Ottumwa, spent
axyi njt Syo DC tLn rr,,a cf Of n ~
and Mrs. Henry c. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin, Mr.. and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13

not fight against mine own people no
matter what they did to me. I cannot
support them, however, in their revolt
against the government which shields
and protects me. l will not refuse to
contribute towards the support of the
wives and children of those who so
kindly welcomed my wife and children.
and mine are grateful.'f
But what is Paul going to do? was
the question that startled him, one
morning. "He would not enlist with
the boys here and he's writing letter
after letter to somebody there. It
isn't possible he would fight for the
people who broke his fathers heart"
1t had never occurred to Ladue It.
was high time he interposed. Paul
was barely 20, and, therefore, still
subject to his fathers will. 1t was a
soft, warm evening at the verge of
June as the trio came silently back
from their up-river row. Fred propped
his SOULS against the tree box, and let
himself in at the gate for few minutes
Of earnest talk. 1t was indeed time
somebody in authority sought to dis
suade the young man If it should prove
that he was seeking service with the
Alabama troops
Meantime the two young people had
gone on toward the Benton homestead.
Away down town there came the sound
of distant cheering, for another mass
meeting was being held in Market
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CHAPTER II.
A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.

June the first came in with the radi-
ant sunshine blazing on bunting. The
citizens thronged the broad thorough.
fares to give parting cheer to the
second Badger regiment marching away
to the war. The dusk and the dew
came settling down as the tail lights of
the last section of the troop train drew
slowly along the sweeping curve to the
south, and then the throngs that had
shouted themselves hoarse were easily
marshaled into an impromptu mass
meeting. The governor and the mayor
were to speak, and brief addresses, so
said the handbills, might be expected
from such brilliant orators as the Hon.
George McKinnon and others equally
well known. A roar Of cheers about
the temporary stage on Market Square
greeted the executive of the state-a
roar distinctly heard far on the portico
of the modest home, where Paul Ladue,
looking pale and weak, sat with his
slim hand clasped in that Of his faith
full friend, Fred Benton.
The long suspected enmity Of Nc
Kinnon had burst at last into flame,
and the younger man found himself
suddenly involved in whirl of trouble
The elder Benton, after conference
with his junior partner, had been
moved to say to Elinor that he for
babe her receiving or being seen with
Paul Ladue. To Ladue he wrote a
cutting letter. accusing him Of having
taken advantage of his intimacy in
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sleoURNEY.

Sigourney, Oct. 1O.-Mr. and Mrs. e.
Latter left for Oskaloosa Saturday
night, where they will ioin their
daughter, Mrs. Spencer and husband,
and together they will visit the st.
Louis fair.
James Quick, of South Main street,
had stroke of paralysis last Friday
while out fishing. He was brought
home by George Convey, engineer at
the water plant. He is getting along
very well and it is thought his con-
dition is not as serious as was at first
feared.
A surprise party at the home of
John Croneweth last Friday was given
in honor Of Miss Lou Olive, a life
long worker in the M. E. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. James White are down
at ST. Louis visiting the big fair.
The Catholics are contemplating re-
painting and re-roof1ng their church
building.
John Birtch for many years a famil-
lar figure in and about Sigourney,
died at the poor farm last Wednes-
day.
The grand jury reported to the
court Friday and were dismissed sub
ject to recall. They found but one
true bill and that was against Charles
Sharp, for assault with intent to COM
nit murder. Bail bond fixed at
$1,000. Charles Sharp is an Ollie man,
and the trouble occurred in the coun-
try near Ollie at dance on the even
ing of July g.
Miss Clara Kleinschmidt took her
school picnicking Saturday afternoon.
The buses took them and made the
return trip in the evening.
The woman's club collected rigs and
baskets of eatables and put in a merry
half day in the woods Saturday.
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Square and gifted orator from Chica-
&c was being presented to the throng.
Up here near the bluffs overlooking
the great inland sea, all was still.
Elinor Benton looked warily within
as they reached the gate in front of
the quaint colonial house that had been
her home since babyhood. Voices, in
low-toned chat, foated out to her from
the broad veranda, and with hardly
shadow of hesitation the girl turned
and followed when her partner said,
Let us go back to the bluff little
while" When they reached the edge
of the bluff Ladue turned to her and
his voice trembled as he asked,
"You heard Fred's question:
An almost inaudible YES" was the
sole response.
"What-do you think fought to
do?" he wistfully, slowly asked. For
moment she could not reply. When
the words came-for she was only six
teen, and the position most trying-her
clear young voice had pathetic, trem-
ulous undertone.
How can I Judge? Almost any one
would say your duty was here-yet-
l know-your hearts there" And
as she spoke the heart in her own pure
young bosom was throbbing hard. Fol
another little while there was silence,
broken only by the sound of distant
cheering from the center of the town
by the rhythmical, soothing plash of
ho oh,
meath them. Then Elinor, uplifting
her face, looked upon the clear-cut
features of the slender youth at her
side and saw that the dark eyes were
filled with sadness and trouble. She
inpulsively bent forward, and with
slender. tapering fingers touched his
shoulder as though to turn him toward
her, while with almost a sob in her
voice she murmured-
What is it, Paul? Tell mel"
And then the lad, throwing himself
on his face, seized in both his the
trembling little hand. "My heart is not
there!' he sobbed. "You know we'll
Where 1t is, but-my duty" Alright
ed now, she sought to draw away her
Ai'~iiu, boI lG SiullEo W II. mo, NEIL,
MOI" he cried. ITS the first time
ever dared! It's the last time I ever
may! I'm going, Nell; I've got to go,
but remember, my heart isn't there.
It's here-its here with you'll"
And then on a sudden he sprang to
his feet, for voices, close at hand, broke
the silence. Some one was climbing
the pathway up the height An in
slant of listening and Elinor, too,
sprang TO her feet
IF you know he's going TO join the
rebel army and can prove it, why,
that's enough painted the first speak
er. THE trouble is to prove it. Other
wise there's no law to hold him"
Prove 1t! By heaven, Curtis, you
mako me swear!" was the vehement
answer IF our postmaster would only
GO MS duty we could prove far more
that he's in the rebel service at this
minute-that he's here spy in our
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Oct. l1.-George Lewis, Of
Freedom, returned home last evening
from ST. John, Kansas, where he has
been employed this summer. He Wis
tied the ST. Louis exposition while en-
route.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars. cents.
Jas. Crowley spent Sunday in Gar
den Grove with friends.
Mrs. Wesley Walton and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Flora Burkhart spent Sun
day in Lucas with friends.
Dennis Drake, of Cedar township,
spent Saturday in the city with friends
while on his way home from a visit
with his son, Will Drake, in Calhoun
county.
Mrs. J. H. Jones returned to her
home near Weller Saturday after a
pleasant visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Hemphill.
James Mitchell, of Cambria, was a
business caller in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat McGinn, of Mel
rose, We're in the city Saturday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Norman and two
daughters of Russell were in the city
Saturday on shopping expedition.
A number of the girl friends of Miss
Ella Anderson went to her home on
Saturday evening and helped here cele-
brate her twenty-first birthday ami
versary.
The members and friends Of the
9eomen lodge gave a box supper Sat-
urday evening in the K. of P. hall, the
proceeds of which went into the
treasury.
Luther Vollmar. former Charlton
boy, but now located in Des Moines,
has been spending few days in the
city.
At joint meeting of the
Charlton fire company and the
Charlton hook and ladder COM
pany last night. the two companies
Were merged into one, to be known as
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13
LACEY AT EDDYVILLE.
Many ottumwans Present at Meeting
Saturday.

Eddyville, Oct. 11-Major John F.
Lacey, the candidate for reelection to
congress in the sixth district on the
republican ticket discussed the issues
OF the day at Leggett's opera house
Saturday night. The house was quite
wei! filled, perhaps four or five hun
dred being present, many in attend
ance being ladies. Hon. F. M. Epper-
son, candidate for representative act
ed as chairman. The following Wa
pello county candidates We're present.
and We're introduced by Mr.. Lacey: J..
r. Criley, of Center township, candi-
date for auditor; Edwin DUNCAN of
Center township, nominee for clark of
district court. and A. J. Gardner, Of
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STOCKPORT.

Stockport. Oct. 11.-Mr:S Deckhami
has sold his farm of eighty acres tot
Mr.. Woodrow. Consideration sS750j
per acre.
James Downward, wife and son Rex
are in ST. Louis this week.
c. o. Swan is building an addition
to his residence.
Mrs. Laura Powelson nee Lucas Of
Enid, Oklahoma, is at home on visit.
She is just recovering from severe
illness.
Geo. Anderson arrived home last
Saturday from Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smart are re-
joicing over the advent of son at
their home.
j. A. Blagg, of Missouri, sold $50
head of cattle here at the stock pens
last Saturday, consisting of calves and
yearlings.
w. S. Whitaker, of Hillsboro, spent
Sunday at Stockport.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-02

twenty-five years have persistently
urged and fought for irrigation legisla-
ton, and 10 the engineers who have
measured Western streams and
threaded the mountains and deserts to
learn the possibilities Of storage and
reclamation we give due and generous
credit and the f~allness of our gratitude.
But above all We declare that the ring
ing and inSistent recommendation Of
Theodore Roosevelt that Congress
consider THIS s~4ajact was respunsfuie
for the cristal,zation of all theories and
plans into the bills known as the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was franz
ed and agreed to by all western Sena-
tors and Congressman and introduced
simultaneously in the Senate and House
and which would have failed in the
House had not Theodore Roosevelt
finally brought his great influence 10
bear to secure its passage.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
Onlted StateS OF sufficient lSthmian
territory upon which to excavate, con-
struct and operate a commercial canal
between the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans entirely regulated and controIl-
ed by the government Of the United
States and which will greatly promote
the industrial development of all sec
tons of the Pacific Coast and we es-
pecially regret that Senator Francis
G. Newlands so far forgot the substan-
tial interests of the State Of Nevada as
to interpose his vote in the Senate of
the United States against the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty between the United
States and the Republic of Panama in
a vain attempt to interdict the building
of such canal.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-02
Look Out for Your Daughter.

A girl with just q little money and
without friends is a pitiable object in
deed. Your daughter may never be in
that position, but you are not at all sure
Better prepare her to meet possible
emergencies by giving her a course at
Atkinson's Nevada Business Institute,
Reno. After that you need have very
little fear for her. Send for their new
catalogue.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-02
GET
TAKEN IN

We purchased the entire
property known as the Mary
Wall Ranch and sold to the
railroad company the eighty
acres for the location of its
roundhouse and shops. Later
we sold eight acres, joining
and southwest of the S. p. re-
serve, to the company, the
general impression being that
the freight depot will be To-
Gated on this ground. Our
title to the balance is beyond
question.
DO NOT
the HARTMAN ADDI-
TION and tract with the tract
now being offered the public
by other parties and called
East Reno"
The East Reno tract does
not lie along the new line Of
the S. P. track nor adjacent
to the eighty acres sold to the
railroad fof the location Of it's
roundhouse and shops.
We own the land between
the East Reno tract and the
new line of the railroad.
The Hartman Add
ton" adjoins the railroad
shop site along the entire west
line, and the new line of track
Passes Through this addition
from east to west, and the
land on both sides Of the track
is embraced in our addition.
This has all been laid off in
blocks and lots, and lots are
offered for sale from 800 to
$3.50 for a lot rs or SO by lis
125 or lao.
If you desire to purchase a
lot adjacent to the roundhouse
and shops, call on us for infor-
nation and inspection Of the
ground.
Reno Real Estate, Mining and
Development Co.
Rooms 3 and a. Investment Building
Reno. Columbia Bldg. Virginia
ST., Reno. New.