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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-11

turned Friday over the Milwaukee, aft
er brief visit at the Fred Berkey
home in South Ottumwa.
M. F. ChisInan of South Ottumwa
spent Thanksgiving at the parental c.
r. Chisman home.
Revival meetings are in progress at
Christiansburg under the leadership Of
Rev. Ward of Blakesburg.
Mrs. Grant Moffett and son, Roselle,
of Ottumwa. visited last week at the
Michael Oswald home
Oscar Jacobson and Miss Fannie
Jones of Pleasant Home were guests
at the Mrs. Dollie Fisk home Sunday
evening.
Will Kerr and John Lathrop of Kirk
vile visited relatives in this vicinity
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis chisman of
South Ottumwa were visitors at the
Henry Oswald home Wednesday night.
Mrs. Lottie Potter, who has been in
poor health for some time, is at pres
ent improving.
Delmer Garfield, in company with
the Misses Eunice Chisman, Navy
Small. and Beulah Chisman, visited
Tuesday at the D. w. Baker and Harley
Smith names, near Munterville.
Tenry Oswald and family visited
Thursday at the Charles Harlan home
in Pleasant Home.
Rev. and Mrs. Randolph of Pleasant
Home were guests at the o. w. john
son home Tuesday.
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ALLlsoN's SUCCESSION.

Marsaalltown Times-Republican. =
The suggestion of Congressman Lacey
that he could defeat Governor Cum
Minis in primary senatorial success
sion offers a sportsmanlike method of
settling controversy which many Of
Mr.. Lacey's friends insist has caused
all the present factionalism in Iowa
politics. 1t is physical certainty that
a successor to Senator Allison will
have to be elected or appointed before
very long. The aged statesman is past
" years old and very sick. Even if
life IS spared him for several years,
as every man in the United States sin
cerelW hopes, he will never be able
to endure the physical strain of anoth-
err session at Washington. In the inter
ests OF his own health and welfare he
should never try it, The fate of Sen
ator Gear, who was propped UP at the
last solely for factional purposes, and
probably shortened his life thereby,
Should serve as warning.
1t is no discourtesy to Senator ALI
son for the people to begin to discuss
his succession. The people of Ala
bama, who have primary elections for
the nomination Of their senators have
AS6Ni'~NeSds WV ooSu StalColilCll, diltl
have already elected the two men
whom they wish their legislators to
name for the succession of each. thus
officially recognizing that the ravages
OF time are inevitable. The announce
ments to friends in Washington by
Secretary Shaw and Congressman La
cey that they expect to be considered
for Allison's place would indicate that
these two very close friends see no
disconrtesv to the venerable gentleman
in discussing the matter at this time
The primary election method Is the
only lair and just way of settling dis.
pute of this kind. Let the coming leg.
islature give us statewide primary
law. The recent republican platform
declared rnequivocally for such law
which would give an opportunity for
the voters to express their preference
in electing United States senator's The
democratic party has claimed that it
favored popular election of senator's
Let a statewide primary election bill
be non-partisan measure, and let's
end this factionalism if it all arises
from the senatorial ambitions of few
men. The men in the Times Republi
can office are ready to vote today as
between Blythe and Lacey and Shaw
and Cummins. The primary is the
thing.
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ing before the President, through their
representatives, the men who refused
to give any information on the subject
were dismissed along with those &C
tually guilty of the shooting.
The President may have exceeded
his authority, but, it seems, that Is yet
to be determined. Some of the sena-
tors have interested themselves in
the matter and propose to have a full
showing of the evidence, perhaps with
the intention of making the executive
squirm. However. in this instance 1t
is quite certain that Roosevelt will
have supporters in the senators from
the south, as well as in some from the
north. The question raised is as to
whether the men could be legally dis
charged without first having been tried
by the court martial, and if SO, whether
or not the order could be made so far
teaching as to disquslify the soldiers
from any government position, as il
was made by President Roosevelt.
That the soldiers, white or black, got
what they deserved, there is no ques
ton Whether the President had q
right under the law, to act as he did
will be determined by the investiga
ton that seems certain to follow.
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SALEM.

Salem, Dec 6.-Mr. and Mrs. Ora
Winslow, ministers from Kansas, Zeno
Doan, pastor at Marshalltown, attend
ed Friends quarterly meeting here
Sunday Of last week.
Union revival meeting still continues
and much interest in manifested,
Prof U. S. Hadley left for his home
in Nebraska Monday.
THANKSGIVING morning Sunrise pray
er meeting was held at the Congrega-
tionai church. At 10 a. m. services
were held at the Friends church. Rev.
w. S. Right, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, preached the
Thanksgiving sermon
Enoch Berry has been Serving as
grand juryman at the court at Mt.
Pleasant
Mrs. G. w. Jones of Illinois is visit
ing Mrs. Sarah Jones here.
Miss Bertha Lester will spend one
dav each week at the conservatory of
music at Mt. Pleasant She will take
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RUSSELL.

Russell, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Abbie Boyd red
turned to her home at Des Moinest
Monday, after few days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Wood
man.
Miss Bessie Westlake returned on9
No. 3 Monday from a several days.
visit with her father. William West-l
lake, at Melrose
Mrs. r. l.. Adams and daughter.
Helen. returned Monday from Abba,
where they had spent Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Humphrey left
Tuesday on No. for De Tona Beach,
Florida, to spend the winter
Miss Harriet Curtis returned to her,
work at Boone Monday, after spending
Thanksgiving with her parents.
III. l.. Childs went to Charlton Tues
day for a visit with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Clouser.
Edward Woodman of Charlton spent
Tuesday in Russell at the parental
home
The women Of the Baptist church
will serve dinner and supper In connec-
ton with bazaar Saturday, Deem
Der 8, In the Elliott building They
have a nice ASSORTMENT of fancy arti-
cles suitable for Christmas presents.
Everyone is cordially invited
Mrs. ]. S. Pyle and Mrs. Alfred
Goodwin We're shopping in Charlton
Tuesday.
Revival services will begin at the
Baptist church Thursday night. Rev.
Bently and wife of Des Moines will
have charge. Rev. Bently will do the
preaching and his wife IL the soloist,
and singer.
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LEBANON.

Lebanon, Dec miss Ivadell Hum
phrey spent Sunday with Madge Ferris1
at Douds- Leando
Miss Emma Harrison is the guest OIL
Mrs. Edd Curry at Milton for few.1
days
Mr. and Mrs. c. Fl. tombstone lett
Saturday evening for Chicago, whereJ
they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Edda
Roberts, a few days.
Hazen Beeler and Lewis Connerd
were in Cantril Thursday.
Miss Ollie Brewer and brother, Chas.1
returned Wednesday after weeks3
visit with their grandmother near MID
Pleasant
Mr.. and Mrs Alva Warner Of st.
Jorn Kansas came in Thursday for ell
visit with relatives and friends. They
were at one time resident Of Leba-
now.
Jim Steel and Family spent Thanks i
giving at DR.. G. S. Gurnsey.
Elmer Cowan and Family Of DoudSs
Leando, spent Thursday at his father
John Cowen.
Fern Jahnstone and Charlie BrewerI
Is attending school at Keosauqua.
j. w. Brewer was in Cantril ona
business Monday.
Jessie Davis and wife spent Sunday
with Clarence Van Fleet.
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QUESTION OF Ex-PREslDENTs.

New York Mail-The story of Mr..
Roosevelt's desire to- enter the United
States senate at the close of his career
in the White House is still in circula-
ton. Meanwhile John Bigelow re-
news and presents in pamphlet form
his argument for a constitutional
amendment under which retiring presi-
dents shall become senators without
further action. Our Ex-Presidents, .
reads Mr.. Bigelow's title; What Shall
We DO, for Them? What Shall They
Do for Us?"
The idea of giving senatorial places
to former chief magistrates OF the re-
public is very old Under discussion,
it has presented always as a splitting
point of opinion the question as to the
voting now er of the new class of SEN
ators. Mr.. Bigelow meets the point
squarely. Each senator shall have
one vote" This is a proposition to
overthrow the principle of state equal
ity in the senate. without the accept
ance of which the constitution itself
would have failed of adoption Objec-
lions to this change are not met by
Mr.. Bigelow's argument based upon
differences In state populations.
1t was because there were big states
and smaller ones that the rule of two
senators each was fixed. Representa-
tion, on popular basis was left to
the other house of congress.
Until the last spark of jealousy be-
tween states shall be e&tinguished
there will be little hope for Mr.. Bige-
lows scheme entire. General consent
might be obtained to proposition that
former pre- sidents should sit as honor
airy members and advisers of the sen
ate. But this position of limited use
fulness would scarcely satisfy the as
pirations of man like 7Mf. Roosevelt,
leaving the presidency as he will do at
81, still full of strenuous impulses and
IDEAS
Had it been arranged at the begin
ming of the republic that retiring presi-
dents should become senators, there
would have been in the chamber dur
ing the period of 1S61-62 five members
of this class-Van Buren,, Tyler, Fill
more, Pierce and Buchanan. In 1926
26 Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Mon
roe would have been sitting; in 1357-61,
Van Buren,, Tyler Fillmore and Pierce.
Since 1868 the numpor of senators of
the eX-presidential class would never
have risen above two. 1t is possible
that the very fewness of survivors of
presidential terms in any recent time
has initiated against national action
that would keep them in public life.
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DUDLEY.

Dudley, Dec. Mrs. Charles Cable
and Mrs Anna Erickson of Des MionesI
returned home Monday, after SEVERAL
days visit with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Peter Smith.
Miss Rose Erbacher of Ottumwa vis-,
tied at the George Tennyson home Sum
day.
Mrs. ]. w. Gustafson went to Ottum-|
wa Sunday evening on No. 4.
Mrs. Abe Stuber was q business yis-
itor in Eddyville Monday.
Miss Jennie Stodghill left for Kansas q,
City, Mo-, Tuesday evening.
Miss Addie Crook of California has,
been visiting relatives and friends here.
for the past several days.
Frank Lyons of Creston visited att
the William Stodghill home Sunday.
Frank Anderson, who has been quite
sick with typhoid fever is up and,
around again.
RGpp & Stevens unloaded large car,
load of flour here Tuesday
Misses Jennie and Ellen Winbladej
were passengers for Ottumwa on No.
10 yesterday.
Sol Venator was a passenger on No.
to Ottumwa Tuesday evening.
Miss Alma Olney has returned TOT
Mt. Pleasant to resume her studies at
ter several days visit with home folks.
d. w. Baker was passenger for
Ottumwa today on No. 10.
Mrs. A. B. Burgason and son, Leroy.
and John Peterson went to Ottumwal
on No. 10 today
Gust Burgason of near Munteryillei
called at the George Byums home res
Gently. q
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DISCHARGE OF TROOPS.

Since the revelations of Secretary
Taft in his report of the rioting of the
negro troops at Brownsville, Texas,
there will be few who will question the
justice involved in the dismissal of
the men from the government service.
although the question of the power of
the President in taking the action he
did may be one for dispute, especial
ly if some of tie senators desire to
look upon it as such.
The people of Brownsville objected
when they learned that the colored
troops were to be sent there and the
secretary of war sent a letter of ex-
PLANTATION to Senator Culbertson. He
said that on account of race prejudice
there was usually some one to object
when the colored troops were sent to
a particular locality, but such objec-
lions usually came before the removal
instead of after the troops had occu-
pied the fort for time.
The soldiers went there and it was
but short time until the trouble
arose. There may be a question as
to who was the aggressor, but there
seems to be satisfactory evidence that
on one occasion the soldiers left the
fort and "shot up" the town. Houses
where innocent women and children
were residing were shot into, several
people were injured and one or more
died. That this took place, there is no
denial
The matter was then up to the adj
ministration to determine who the
guilty parties were, that they might
be punished. No information could be
secured on the question. Every soldier
who should have known it if any rifles
were missing from the racks, who
should have known it if any men were
slow in answering when the battalion
was called upon the alarm from the
sentinels and who should have known
it if any soldiers participated in any
such lawlessness as took ulace in
Brownsville, Texas, would tell moth
ing.
After plenty of opportunity was Civ
en-, and after the men had had hear
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PEOPLES PULPIT.
FELLOWS AVENUE SIDEWALK

Dear Editor
! l see by the Courier that the council
rescinded the action taken at the last
meeting in regard to sidewalk on Eel
lows avenue. Now I would like to
know in what manner citizen is 60
ing to get recognition from this colln-
Gil. Here we have gap of about $50
feet from the end of the walk at the
intersection of Center avenue and Eel
lows avenue to the intersection of
Bismark and Iowa avenues, that is alb
solutely without walk of any descrip-
ton. There are quite a number Of
men and boys that have to travel these
streets to get to their work and back,
and several young ladies who must
wade through this nasty yellow clay
mud, and why? Now I have told the
members Of the council. the mayor,
and practically every city official that
could have any thing to do with it, that
am willing to build my part of this
walk, which would be 115 feet, and it
would be very small job for the city
to make the grade, as the dirt would
not have to be moved to exceed rs
feet any place. | got up a petition for
this work and presented it to the coun-
Gil early in the summer with the sig
natures of SO interested parties. Are
we going to have to wade this mud
another winter and spring or will the
council recognize the rights of the la
boring men and women and at least
put this much Of the walk in this win
ter and not keep putting 1T off as they
have been doing without any good
cause, as there is not one Of them that
will say that this work is not an abso-
lutte necessity.
M Ruchapan
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ROOSEVELT AND THE JAPs.

Kansas City Journal.-Special inter-
est attaches to that part of the sPresi-
dents message that deals with the
Japanese situation. Although Presi.
dent Roosevelt's policy is not set forth,
his attitude toward the trouble in San
Francisco is definite He points out
that the duty of the government in its
relations with other governments is
analogous to the duty of the individual
to his neightbor. He asks congress to
pursue line of action that will es-
pouse the exalted cause of honesty
and courtesy in international affairs
and to believe that lle same honesty,
unselfshness and courtesy should be
looked for in the motives of friendly
nations. At the same time the Presi-
dent is unwilling that our material in
terests may be sacrificed in the pur-
suit of unreasonable Cancellation.
1t is only matter of common JUS
tice that the Japanese residents of this
country should be given the same
treatment as we accord to immigrants
from Germany, Italy, England or other
European countries. The children of
men and women from these countries
are not Disseminated against in the
public schools. 1t is also an effective
point in the Presidents statement that
Japanese students are admitted to all
our frst-class colleges and other insti-
tutions of learning. Thus justice and
consistency rally to the side of the
Japanese in their controversy.
One point in this discussion that has
not been sufficiently emphasized is
that the grievances of many of the
people of San Francisco are not found
ed upon any particular aversion to the
Japanese race as such Few people il
the country at large understand that
many of the students who demand ad-
mission to the San Francisco schools
are grown men who came here without
a knowledge of the English language
and who find the public schools the
best place to acquire the rudiments of
an english education This means
that adult men, foreigners who have
no inherent respect Tor our people and
who have been brought up under a
different standard of morals, have
been in the habit of attending the low
grade schools where they have not at
all times conducted themselves pro-
perly toward the children of tender
age.
The suggestion readily occurs that
1t would be easy for the state of Cali
fornia to pass school law limiting
the age at which students may enter
certain grades. That would solve that
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phase of the problem. Such law
exists in other states, much for the
same reason as complained of in San
Francisco. But the fact that this sim
pie arrangement does not suit the
people of California argues some other
motive in stirring up this trouble. The
labor problem in California takes
large stock of the Japanese, and they
are denounced and feared as competl-
tors. because they are unusually good
workmen and are clean, energetic
race. That Is the milk in the cocoanut
Considering this, there should be no
hesitancv in supporting the President
in the sentiments he has expressed on
this subject in his message.
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AMADoR.

Amador, Dec 5.-Lloyd Smith of
Amador and Miss Tillie Chance Of
Pleasant Home were united in mar
riage Sunday evening at 6 o'clock at
the parsonage at Pleasant Home, Rev.
Randolph performing the ceremony.
Both these young people are well
known and highly respected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardin Garrison spent
Sunday at the William Garrison home.
Savage Phillips returned from Colo
RADIO recently.
George Bedwell has been sick the
past week.
Mrs. Susan Berry called on Mrs. Fan
ME Haning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Samson were in the
count, seat Monday.
MeSsrs. Wilkinson and Shields are
baling hay for Ira Haning at pres
ent
Mrs. T. %. Williamson has been in
poor health the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Baker were in
Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ross and son and
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Haning spent Sun
day at the home of Ira Haning.
F. l.. Baker and family visited in
Belknap recently at the home Of Mr..
Bakers sister.
Clara and Opal Berry visited at the
Baker home Tuesday.
Loren Shields marketed hogs in town
Monday
Misses Clara and Irma Day were in
Des Monies Thursday.
Mrs. r. L. Baker visited Mrs. Alex
Martin recently.
George Myers had public sale re-
Gently. He will probably move to OF
tumwa.
DR.. Newland visited at the Smith and
Baker homes recently
Wellman school enjoyed a vacation
Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Black of ottumwa visit
ed at the rental Kershiner home last
week
Miss Della Loughead visited in OF
tumwa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greene visited
their daughter Mrs. j. A. Day, Thurs
day.
Miss Myrl Laughed who is attend
Ing numerical college In Ottumwa
visited at home last week.
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"MADE in IOWA"

Burlington Hawk Eye. -Ottumwa is
to have a new pottery works, which
will employ between 200 and 300
hands. No doubt, the enterprise will
prove success and no doubt, as Iowas
fame has now spread to the uttermost
confines of the earth, there will be a
brisk demand for these goods. They
ought to be stamped or labeled, made
in Iowa" That would be good adj
vertisement for the state and the city
and a guarantee to the buyer that he
was getting an article Of real merit.
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BIDW ELL.
e. M. Buchanan.

Bidwell. Dec. 5.-Miss Stella Potter
of Abba visited her mother, Mrs. Lottie
Potter, few days last week
Charles Smith and family, in COM
pany with Benjamin Garfield of Nun
terville, were guests Sunday at the
home of Mrs Lottie Williams. Burk
Williams accompanied them home for a
short visit.
Mrs. Belle Chisman and sons, Lo-
rem and Theodore, of South Ottumwa,
returned Sunday evening to their home,
after visit at the G. R. Chisman
home here.
Mrs. James Johnston visited South
Ottumwa relatives Friday and Satur-
day.
Miss Laura Roberts Of Ottumwa was
visitor at the parental Milton Roberts
home last Thursday.
Herbert Willard was Milwaukee
passenger for Ottumwa last Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Rolla Lewis and son, Merle, re-
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Bolton. Dec. S.--Adam Kissinger
moved his family to Pekay Monday,
where he secured work in the mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kennedy of
Hooking spent Thanksgiving in town,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jones'
c. l.. Bolton, general manager of the
mines, returned on Thursday from a
business trip to Chicago on mining
business. He states that while there
he made arrangements to secure more
cars. at the mines in order to take care
of his trade.
j. o. Bales spent Thanksgiving with
his family in Abba.
Mrs. A. Long and Mrs. j. H.
Fredeickson attended an entertainment
In Evans on Wednesday. The women
were accompanied by Mics Charlotte
Wilson.
w. H. Johnson of Des Moines was q
business caller in town on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Braniger return
ed Friday from Burlington, where they
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. Brani-
gers parents
William Wilson and sister Charlotte,
attended the Eisteddfod in Abba on
Thanksgiving day.
William Gordon of McMullen was a
personal caller In town on Wednesday.
Charles Wetsell attended the fun
eral of his sister in-l law, Mrs. Edward
Toap in Oskaloosa on Monday.
A. Long and Adam Kissinger attend
ed Uncle Toms Cabin show in Oska-
loosa on Wednesday night.
H A. Jud son of Perry was business
caller in town on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kaskaden spent
Tuesday in Oskaloosa shopping.
Frederick Myers returned to his
home in Rock Island on Thursday after
a visit here with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grace
Oscar Martin left on Monday for Hill
ton where he secured work in the
mines.
Joseph Taylor of oskaloosa spent
Sunday in town at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Jones.
Miss Gertrude Sullivan and her pu-
pills gave Thanksgiving entertain
ment in the school house on Friday
night. 1T was arranged and highly en-
PERTAINING, rejecting credit on the
teacher and children. The Kissinger
brothers added greatly to the occasion
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by fine selection of music the
mandolin and guitar
IOWA TAKES STEER HONOR.
Hereford, Peerless Wilton s9th's De-
fender Winner

Chicago, Dec. 6.--Iowa Agricultural
college has the honor of owning the
grand champion steer of the interna-
tional live stock show. the blue ribbon
animal being baby Hereford. Peerless
Wilton Thirty-ninth Defender. But
both Illinois and Indiana lay part claim
to the victory, as the champion was
bred in Illinois and was raised by
Frank Nave of Attica, Ind.
just prior to the opening Of the show
the animal was brought from Mr.. Nave
by Prof G. F. Curtiss of Iowa college,
who realized that 1t possessed cham
pionship quality. and with the inten-
ton of fitting it for the contest In
1907. Previously Prof. Skinner Of In
diana college had made a bid for the
animal with the same object in vew.
The Iowa college won a similar honor
in 1902.