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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23
:" adisoD Township Trustee
Notice.

Ia 'Vs ~ e { slyen that hereafter the Tn.
All hailson township will be in ire
no-.h On The hrst Saturday OF each
nv -, ,s,a anu the remaining SATURDAYS A.
I,sl.s iusnce, one mile southwest ~
lox lu, ior the pur pose OF attending N
I'M 49, business, and all persons hav
osrta uslness IN with the township ara er.
rha rsi 20 contine II to those days.
Esaue .os nship library is kep. a. sami,
'Tsn q the books. ." may
AMI indiana School books will no
nnes. Ioungs store at al
lsn ( roos SAMUEL A. t-LKzEN,
Trustee Madison Tn
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Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

me undersigned, Trustee of Boone
ros.lp ~snship, Dubois county, hereby gives
-o.oe that ne viii attend to all business
,el;s el;'asning to the office Of Trustee, at his
,eslus,nce' four-miles southwest OF Por.
.elssilie, on Saturdays of each week. ana
sfnests al persons having TOWNSHIP
BUSINESS to present it onSaturday. Citi.
f.n IGns desiring books from the Tovnsh;r
-. ,..Ary, are notified that the Library ~
s-p - my residence. 's
3Shool books at Mrs. Mary Gi, sler,s
Oi'esVille. PETER j. ScHNARR.
Ian 100. Trustee Boone Tp.
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Jefferson TIP. Notice.

iownsb;r ;s1sh ned trustee OF jefferson
no,ice ,5s, dubois county hereby gives
pertsir;.lat tlat ne will attend 10 ali bus,nass
rss5snnulg 70 The Office OF Trustee AZ ~
The Tnsssoo.nA onA mile north Of Birdseye ON
ali pers psoays Of each week aud reonas,s
,ssen, /. ~ having township businass go -
- p 6-lyr. trustee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

MUS Ildt ne must have a con
greSSman or senator with him i
ne wants to see the secretary q
ne hlres a hack and fetches one
up with him. but his three min.
Ute interview is not inspiriting
After a few months of alternate
encouragement and discourage
ment the politician leaves and
goes home. He tells the "bovs"
about his bad luck. He abuses
every soul in congress or in the
administration, and if h does
not change his politics it is be-
cause ne has nothing to expect
from the opposite party.
Then there is the crank office
seeker; he must not be over
looked. There are a number Of
theSe; They are not violent nor
are they crazy. Their hallucina-
tlon consists in the strange idea
that they are great men. Thev
nave solutions for problems of
s.; state to offer to the president.
ldney are convinced that. if an
once Is given to them. the adj
mlnlstration will be a grand
success. They are serious and
profound. Unfortunately thev
are the most persistent. and #
sometimes takes years to con-
vince them that they had better |
go home. They put up at no |
tells when they arrive; after
ward they move to fine BOARDING
houses; then they go to poorer
boarding houses, and finally thew
he hard put to it to pay for any
lccomodations at all.
lhere is story told about the wav
certain public man used to recon-
1end Office seekers that is curious and
not true, would, nevertheless be a
GOD system to put into practice.
ms man, it is said, never refused 70
ldorse an applicants papers with his
'proval. but he had an ingenious
an with the appointment clerks in
e departments, by which his SEEM
g Endorsement was not always in
all5y an approval, If his recon-
was written in red
It meant, Il am personally in
rested; appoint this man if it possi- {
can be done" If the recomenda- ]
n was In blue ink it meant. don't
e MIN ANYTHING and if it was in c
OK INK 1t meant DO it if you can c
am not particularly interested h
had the appearance of oblidping p
rybody, but in reality he onlv S
ged favored few. Il
is suggested as a good means Of h
lgatlng the Office seeking evil that ii
plan for abolishing the pauperism h
England advocated by Mr.. Bundle .
beadle in Oliver Twist. be tried. it
Idea was whenever pauper asked gt
one thing he gave him something
Thus a starving man begging er
bread was given a bucket of coal gi
not finding it edible he died. A Ii
who applies to the president TO I'M
ppointed collector of customs in wi
slana might be sent as governor Sh,
Iaska, and one who wants to be are
of a bureau might be made an or
nate commissioner to some fake tin
But while this might kill off she
of the office seekers it would ply
fleet the majority who simply so
an office and do not care partic- Tn,
: what it is provided it furnishes abO
with support. not
the capital ever be rid of Office 1
rs? Will the time come when Ii gh
fices seek men instead of men the
lg offices? Let us hope so at amC
lte. Ney
said that truth lies at the bot ,at 80"
well That's why the law ,,J ~
mps the witness. ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

a willingness to become a chief
clerk IN some nice gentlemanly
department; Failing of this he
lntlmateS that it would be desir-
able that the rules of the civil
service commission be disregard
ed in his case he would then ac-
ccept a high-grade clerkship.
failing OF this and Lent having
come, and the gay season having
perlshed, he shakes the aust Of
the city from his feet and goes
back where he came from
Sometimes he leaves his board
bill unpaid, but usually this var
iIety OF office seeker is not a dead
beat, but is simply an ass. He
mas a little independence and he
wishes to increase it by holding
a government sinecure. His
sphere of observation in life has
been extremely narrow. and he
lIancles that a ''howling swell"
has only to ask for thing in or.
der TO get it.
Now, this sort of office seeker
Is pretty bad but he is not anv
worse than the big, clustering,
SELF important practical politi,
clan who haunts the departments
and the White House demanding
recognition? He worked for tbo I
party and he must be rewarded.
And what comprehensive word
Is the word work when applied
IN a political sense. What did
ne do? What form did his work
ing take? Did he write politi-
cal tracts proving that the saliva
ton OF the country depended on
the success of his party? No
ne is not much of writer. That
sort OF thing is not in his line.
Did ne make speeches? Well.
yes, one or two, but here again
le is not much of a speechmaker
'ut is a worker. Well, then in
leaven's name, how did he work?
My ne worked among "the !
'oys;;" that is, he talked a great ;
leal and drank a great. and \
erhaps he distributed a little i
honey, and on election day he t
ustled about the polls and looked b
cry big and important. Ii
This fellow goes to Washing g
IN like a bull and returns to b
S native haunts like a lamb. b.
r, to put it more minutely. he H
)es up in the elevator that ey
'poslts him at the door of the Oh
cretary like rocket and
mes down some hours later like mi
nam: 1t being a physical i'm tn
for the secretary to in
? all the eminent political tn,
'rkers who call upon him. Hi
my of them wait an hour or for
Q and go away disappointed els
Ith what a confident air of for
pri etorshio the politician anc
aggers into the elevator. ma
Let me out.at the secretary's be
n. lwish to see Blank" l. OF
ie puts no prefix to the great of
rs name. He is on terms of chic
macy with him already. He ate
IS out of the elevator noisilv. fair
struts up to the secretarv's som
r and is about to walk IN. not
N the negro messenger stops wan
ular
You must send in your card, then
says the man. W
ard? 0, yes, he had forgot seek
the {
Here it is. Just say to the seek
etary that | wish to speak to any
on a matter of Importance. :.
see me quick enough, |
on. Ooin
1t, nevertheless, the secre- yer
doesn't see him. He is en- If
d and so the poor politi ough
S feathers, but a little while r.
70 crisp and erect begin to ;na -
p, until after what appears ;f t, So
m years of waiting he steps A.. = .''a !,
the elevator again and ~ - :, I
.ly requests to be let on the N "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23
NO.l1.


lHere is q suit to recover from
the Pullman company unpai1
chicago taxes. The citv's attor
neys have secured a list of nearly
a thousand names including fed,
eral Judges, governors and state
olhcerS IN more than one state
that have received passes from
the Pullman company. On the
list are the names of .J1dcas
Grosscup and Kohlsaat. The
1ormer said it is true that a pass
was sent him by the Pullman
company, but that he never used
IL always paying his sleeping car
as Well as his rallload fare. The
latter said 1t was likewise true
as to him but that it died a NAT
ual death; he had not used it for
some time. Every state in the
Union, it is said is represented
on this list in the persons of iudg-
es and other high officials. Of
course, the passes are not given
Tor nothing; nor for anv Ia, oe
motive of patriotism that wants
to provide the judiciary of the
country with a saving of money
and an addition of privilege
The amazing thing about it is
mat any man in public position
shou q accept such a pass and
incidentally We may register here
an expression of satisfaction that
Judge Groscup, at least never
used his 1t had been still bet.
ter If he had sent it back.
But not only do Judges and
other high public officials use
these and all other passes that
they can get but they practice de-
celt to get the use of them. The
Chlcago corporation counsel saws
the investigation reveals that in
New. York state the anti-pass
aw is evaded by d simple. tho
'ather thin process---the passes
ire made out to Mrs. blank and
me-" Have not the plain peo-
ne OF the country, who are
truggling to secure publicity in
heir public affairs right to hold
p to scorn those faithless Off
lals that not only accept such
avors but that stoop to decep-
on to get them? This list
lght to be published. There has
'me up in recent years, rising
CHER all the time. a general
'otest against passes, and most
ates have past laws forbidding
EN-. But this instance shows
w widespread and persistent
e evil is and how those that
pc to gain by it carefully
'lace' their little subsidy where
will be likely to do the most
cd.
No public service company that
cages in the pass business
es Its favors to men in private
:, Dul IL the process is moth
but courtesy and all that.
Y should it not? The excuse
WIS its own falsehood. Passes
put in hands whose kindness
downright service may at some
e possibly be needed. In
It the whole pass evil is sim
a form of corruption and is
sed. 1t is well named. evil.
re is nothing good or innocent
IL It. 1T is not and it can
come to good"
ne episode here brought to
is simply an annexation on
extent of the evi, showing.
ng other things that as IN
York, for instance where
forbids, public officials do
lesltate to sneak around it
r the wife's cloak. The
we go into the reform bus
the more we are likely to
to do. indianapolis News.
az hD.,& Al
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

To prevent bruise from discolor-
ing. apply Immediately hot water, or.
if that is not at hanl, moisten some
dry starch with cold water and cover
the bruised place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

lime is caught by the tail more fre.
quently than by the forelock.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

Quiet About the hardest thing fo
a woman to keep in this world
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

Logic proves or disproves all thin rs
but 1t doesn't accomplish any of
them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

If a woman dresses with taste s, {
ought to look good enough to eat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23
harDisUn Trustees Notice

Nonce is hereby given hat the under
slsneu Trustee Of HARRISON township.
~ st.end to township business on each
sonuay o. the year, at my office. and
persons having township business 70
on Mondsys = " niin
me township horay will be kept st
ny home near Dubois.
J1aN L. HARDER, Trustee.
Jan. D, Is-I5 ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

Probably most people think you are
as foolish as you think they are.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

1t is said that truth lies at the bot
tom of a well That's why the law
yer pumps the witness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23
! s~e T',..' .N'lpples and Chapped Hands

'''t rr, Il, u.ed by applying Chamhrvi.i,,..
= success Price IS cent?
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28
BROKEN HEARTED WIFE
Takes Poison at the Gateway Hotel
kt Vim Ia.

Vinita. Okla, July 27.-Mr. viii
Highland, who has ben stopping AT
tie Gateway hotel for the past few
days. to, k poison last night with
suicidal intent, an had il not beer
for the prompt arrival aud hast,
action of Dr Amundson and Me
Carthy. she would have succeeded IN
her designs. She is an awful sick
woman hut the attending physician:
are hopeful Of her being out of dan
yer. |, appears that she and hel
husband. who were recently married
have not ben living together Per
: ms at the hotel say she made al
effort to lccate her husband last
evening. aud failing to do so. took
poison while near the Frisco depot
the way back to the hotel.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28

Pierce, secretary of the board of
education, Wetumka. Indian Terri
tory, and endorsed ON the envelope ;
"Bids for the erection of school
building"
Plans and specifications may be
seen on file with W, W. Pierce, see
retary; and also in the office of the
architects, W. Il. Parsons X Son Co.,
corner 9th aud Garrison avenue, Ft
Smith, Ark.
A certified check in the sum of
5000 must accompany each bid as
, guarantee that the bidder will enter
'nto contract with the board of edu'
cation and give satisfactory bond to
the execution of the same.
Tie board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Bids will also be received at the
ame time for the installation of
steam heating apparatus.
J. +. BCSEY,
President
W. W. PIERCE. Sec'y.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28
MAIN LINE +
ON ACCOUNT OF JOSIE
ibe Little Fired at James Vann On
the Streets of Vinita.

Viuita, Okla. July 21,-This morn
ing while crossin. the railroad track
0ear the center of town at 10 O'Clock
Abe Little fired ON James N0nn with
shot gun at distance of three
rods. Van saw Little draw down on
him and jumped sidewise. saving his
life, only few shot striking his
hat and left hand. All the parties
we're colored aul the bad blood
seems to have been stirred up over
Josie Ledman showing favors to
Vann at dance at Jordan's hal
last night. Other parties preseh,
grabbed Little's gun and kept hin
from firing a second time. Vanr
ran so fast to get out Of the way
that from his sprinting or scare he
could not speak for some minutes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28
MAIN LINE F
HOW HE MADE THE RUN
Buffalo" Jones Will Take Part
in Strip Run on the l0l Ranch

"Buffalo" Jones, of Garden City,
Kas., is to be one Of the features of
the celebration of the opening Of the
Cherokee strip. which will take
piece on the "l0l" ranch at Bliss,
Okla. September Is and l6 He is
an old time buffalo hunter and will
take part in buffalo chase, which
is being arranged for the entertain
ment Of the crowds which will visit
the ranch at that time.
Buffalo" Jones will show the
crowd how he made his famous race
for a home at the time Of the Strip
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28

opening. He was at Orlando with
two of the best saddle horses that
could be bought. When the guns
cracked at ~ O'Clock on September
Is, 1908, he was away. He rode one
horse while the other ran along by
his side. The instant the horse he
rode showed signs of tiring, he
changed to the other. There was no
Stacking in the speed, the changes
being made on a dead run. In this
way he secured one of the best To-
cations in all the country. He will
repeat, in the immense arena, where
the entertainment is to take pace
the ride for a home. Thousands who
tcck part in the race will be inter
ested in the exhibition.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28
Not cs 10 Contractors

Sc lei lids will re received by the
board of education Of the school dis.
tr;ct Of Wetumka. |. T.. until > p.
m. August u. 1906. for the erection
aud completion of q public school
building on the school house grounds
in the city of wetumka. |. 7.
Bids will be addressed to W. w.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28

Mowbray Realty company for all
kinds of real estate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
BOYS WORK GROWING

Still the membership grows. The
limit placed on the. Junior membership
seems to act as a bracer for the older
and employed boys. The boys de-
partment. has now 1923 members, the
top notch and almost the limit Of ca
pacity. - -.
Forty. additional lockers have been
set aside for the use Of the older high
school boys. These will be given to
the frst-story boys who come in. Then
this group will be limited. There are
a few. places left in the night school
for employed boys.
The, older Boys meeting starts this
afternoon. The secretary Of the boys
department., w. G. Cartlich, will speak
His subject is, & A Message to Boys. !:
The new orchestra; under the leader
ship Of Ralph Kenny, will make It
for older boys, whether members Of the
department or not. A social half hour
will close the meeting. =
Walter Holsinger will speak at the
Triangle club to the younger boys this
afternoon at 3:15.
Gordon Russell, Hal Tillotson anC
Ewart Heidel were elected to the boys
cabinet to represent the juniors ant
junior high school groups.
sixty-fve boys are already enrolled
in the Bible classes. These classes
take up courses outlined by men WIZ
know boys and the demands in boy I
life, and the studies are Intensely in
teresting. Twenty-f juniors ar.
studying nThe Life Of Christi will
three older boys as teachers.
The employed boys and interme diate
will study, an introduction to tn!
Bible, the classes to be taught by E
G. Carrigues, the boys department
secretary and G. "A. Nichols.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
Y. M, G. A. PLANS NEW
' - BUILDING FOR BOYS
Structure Will Be Built at Cost Of
$4,000 on Mary Place-General Work
to Be Enlarged.

Work on new $4,000 building to
house the boys department of the 7.
things work out as planned by the di-
rectors Of the Y. NJ. G. A. at their last
meeting The association owns the lot
on Mary place next to the main build
upon which the frame. structure now
occupied by the boys department.
stands, and the only thing left is the
drawing Of plans for the new building
and raising the money to pay for it.
great difficulty in either direction, and
hopes to be ready to set the contractors
at work as soon as the ground is ready
next spring. $500 80
The proposed building will join the
main association building in such way
as to enclose a court between them. In
the boys building will be a complete
duplicate Of the plant devoted to the
men. There will be a gymnasium with
shower baths and swimming pool, din
ing room, kitchen, educational rooms,
small hall, bedrooms, reading, recrea-
ton, and game rooms.
A committee, consisting OF p. e..
Garigues, E. w. Decker, P. R. Howe,
and G. C. Bovey, has been appointed to
draw plans for the new building and
devise methods of raising the required
money. In addition to this committee
others were appointed to make investi-
cations looking toward the establish
ment of new branches in the city, to
provide for an enlarged summer work,
possibly the establishing Of a summer
clubhouse, and to investigate the situa'
ton at Fort Smelling.
:. Encouraging reports were received
| from all departments of the work. The
membership at this date is about 1000
men and boys. Four hundred and fifty
are enrolled in the evening educational
classes and 600 in the gymnasium
classes:
The Searchlight club, Senate, and
other educational and social clubs are
beginning their work in an enthusiasts
| tic manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

Many Of the visiting clergymen will
participate this morning in the conse-
Grafton of Gethsemane church, which,
tho built in 1888, has just been placed
in position to be consecrated by the
payment of all encumbrances. Bishops
Graves, Edsall and Williams will be
prominent in the service.
The mass meeting at $3.50 pm. today
at the Auditorium will be one Of the
notable events of the missionary con.
ference. "The Church-Her Faith, y
will be the topic. Bishops, clergy, lay
men, Seabury students, vested choirs
and lay readers will participate in the
program Bishops and others in orders
will appear in their vestments. This
mass meeting will close the convention
proper. Many of the visitors, however
will speak in the evening in the vari
GUS twin city pulpits. Of the denomina
ton. .....'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
VISITING CLERGYMEN
SEE THE Twin CITIES
EVENING MEETING HELD IN ST
, JOHNS CHURCH.
All Episcopal Pulpits Today Will Be
Occupied by Convention Delegates
Gethsemane Church Will Be Dedi-
Gated at This Mornings Service
. Auditorium Mass Meeting This After
.. noon. + Z,

Delegates to the. conference Of the
Sixth Missionary Department. Of. the
Episcopal church left Minneapolis
early Saturday afternoon for a trolley
ride, and ended the spin to various
twin city sights of interest at the
Church Of St. John the Evangelist,
Portland and Kent streets, St. Paul,
where shortly after pm. $50 guests
were served a banquet in the dining
room Of the church by: the ladies Of st.
John g parish. The supper was in
formal. -
Last evening at s pm. there opened
mass meeting in the main auditorium
Of the church. Three addresses were
made Rev. DR.. Rufus W. Clark Of De-
troit, Mich, secretary of the Sixth De
partnent, spoke on the subject g The
Mission Field Abroad; Right Rev
F. E. Millspaugh, DID,, bishop of Kan
sas, Interestingly discussed "The Mis-
sion Field at Home''; Rev. Hiram R
Hulse of New York, who has given uI
/ his parish in New York for a year tt
!; devote his energies to stimulating thu
missionary thanksgiving offering fol
| the three hundredth anniversary of thu
church next year, gave an interesting
description Of "Mexico, Brazil ant
Cuba,' as missionary fields.
Fill City Pulpits.
Today .pulpits in all Episcopa
churches of the twin cities will be oc
Fcupied by bishops and prominent clerg.
attending the conference. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

of war when a mounted messenger from
General Cook shoots his way thru the
surrounding redskins and rides into
camp just in time to warn Colonel Gray
Of his. danger. =.
= - Ammunition About Gone.
The besieged party gives up all hope
of making peace with the Indians.
Then it. is announced that they have
only two rounds. Of ammunition left
The first round repulses determined
charge by the Indians. They, do not
give up. but charge again. Again the
soldiers fire, this time with their last
cartridge, and again the savages t1rn
back before the deadly aim Of the
whites.% 49,. ..1....
But Iron Nation and his braves are
determined to put an end to the few
sick and wounded: palefaces who have
opposed them so long and gather fol
another charge. Not cartridge is left
The officers with drawn sabers ane
the men with fixed bayonets rally round
the women for a last desperate stand
J. Just at this moment the cadets buglt
is heard in the distance, sounding the