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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
ATTENDS CONVENTION.
G. M. kerns to Go to Cedar Rapids to
be Present at Architects Gather
ina-Is on Program Wednesday.

Architect G. M. Kcrns leaves to,
night for Cedar Rapids to attend the
sixth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects, which be-
gins its sessions tomorrow and con-
tion will be held at the Commercial
club rooms of the M; sonic Temple.
Mr.. Kerns is one of the delegates
slated for participation in the pro,
gram having been assigned to "Sug.
gestions for Specific Betterment
Schemes during the session of Wed.
nesday morning. A number of very
useful papers and addresses of great
value to the architect and builder will
be brought before the meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20

Washington, D. c., Oct 10. - Lady
Harrington (Amy McMillan) who is
now In Abyssinia, where her husband,
Sir John Harrington, holds an official
position, is 20 come to this country
this winter to visit her mother; fsdrs:
James Mcmillan, who spends the
season in Washington.
The marriage OF Amy Mcmillan,
daughter OF the late senator James
Mcmillan of Detroit, and Lieut., Col.
Sir ,John Lane Harrington, took place
on October 12, 1907, at the home of
the brides mother, "Eaglehead" Man
chester-by-the- Rev. Thomas |.
Gasson, president of the Boston col
lege, officiating North Shore society
was well represented at the wedding.
No American girl ever had a more
romantic honeymoon trip, 1t is de
clared, than that of Lady Harrington
From the conventional and luxur
ious life of the North Shore to the east
shores of Africa, through the tropic
| iungles and over almost inaccessible
mountains Is far cry, but that is ex
actly what Sir John and Lady Har
rington undertook.
| The beginning OF the wedding tour
included 1000 mile voyage to Jibu
| til, on the gulf of Alden. From that
point 600 mile journey was taken tc
the city of Adds Abbeha, the capital
city of King Menelik, ruler of Abys
sinia.
For 1856 miles Of their journey there
| is railroad but when that was left
behind it was a matter of. horse and
camel riding to Adds Abbeha Par
of the way was through cultivated
| fields and valleys, but most Of it was
through the virgin forests of Ethio
pia.
Sir John Harrington is favorite
of King Menelit. One of the frs
events celebrated after the arrival o
the. plncl5y American girl and he
titled husband at Adds Abbeha wa!
their reception by King Menelik, ant
| the arrangements for this ceremon,
were completed long before Sir Joh1
| left for this country.
The embassy in which they live con
sists of q series OF round houses O
savage architecture, all connected
one with the other and arranged t.
form quadrangle The luxuries O
the North Shore have never beel
imported to Ethiopia, but the Ameri
can bride and her titled husband ar
ranged to convert the barbarian hom
in Abyssinia into an abode OF lowell
ness in which the conventional fur
inishings Of civilization are mingled
with the uncouth appliances of bar
barism to form home of beauty sucl
as no American girl of recent year
has ever had.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
w. |. SMITH FOR SPEAKER.
CONGRESSMAN Dawson Finds That
There Are Men Who Will Support
owan Against Cannon.

Davenport. Oct. 19.-Congressman
A. F. Dawson, speaking at Repub-
lican campaign meeting at Lyons, NOM
mated Congressman Walter2I. Smith
of Council Bluffs as the next speaker
of the national house of representa-
tives When interviewed here Con
gressman Dawson said: THAT was not
new idea with me. It was new
to my audience and they so plainly
liked it that ! feel that my judgment
is confirmed more than ever. l have
been making inquiries for some time
among the congressman of this and
other states and l find that there are
many who will support him for Can
mons successor"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
]. v. BONNETT
is SUMMONED
WELL KNOWN LUCAS COUNTY
MAN AND EIGHTH DISTRICT
POLITICIAN DEAD.

Charlton, Oct. 19-(SpeciaD John
v. Bennett, four years ago the Demo
cratic candidate for congress from the
eighth district and one of the most
prominent citizens Of this section Of
the state, died suddenly at his home,
two miles south of Charlton at 8
o'clock last night. Bennett was 46
years old and Is survived by wife and
six children three rrothers, George,
Isaac and Rex Bennett of Lucas coun-
ty and a sister. Mrs. Ruth Crump of
Kahoka, Mo. He was a graduate of
the Drake law school and later stud
led law at Harvard He was prominent
politically in the eighth district.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from the residence,
conducted b. Rev. Webster Hakes, rec
tos of ST. Andrews Episcopal church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
5 yEAR-OLD Lad
SHOT BY UNCLE:
JOHNSON PERKINS MEETS
DEATH AT HANDS OF EARL
JOHNSON.


Cantril, Oct. 19.-(SpeciaD-Ea
Johnson, aged IL years, shot and killed
his nephew, Johnson Perkins, aged !
years late Saturday afternoon The
accident happened at the home OF
Clark Johnson, father of Earl John
son, where both children lived. Mrs
Perkins and three children making
their home with her father, Clark
Johnson.
The little boys were on the back
porch Of the johnson home and the
older boy was holding target gun in
tending to shoot hawk but in some
manner accidentally shot his little
nephew instead. The child lived only
a half hour after the accident and
Earl Johnson has been prostrate6
since this happened and unable te
give particulars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
TAKES SPECIAL TRAIN TO EAST
ST. LOUIS, ILL.,. FOR OPENING
SPEECH OF TOUR, VISITS 9TH
Err ILLINOIS TOWNS.
BACK HOME ON
EVE OF ELECTION
IN FIRST TALK TODAY HE RE.
ITERATES PLEA AGAINST Ex-
EcUTlvE INTERFERENCE IN
THE CAMPAIGN.

East st. Louis, Oct. 10. - Bryan be-
gan a days speechmaking in Illinois
with talk to several thousand work
morning. He paid particular attention
to the party platforms on the subject
of court injunctions and also empha-
sized the action Of the campaign man
ayers in making contributions to the
party's treasury public. He closed
with a plea, for the rival candidates
for the presidency to be allowed to
fight out the campaign between them
selves so that the people may decide
between the issues 'unhampered by
executive interference"
From East st. Louis Mr.. Bryan and
party will travel in a special car for
the rest of the trip, which will con-
| clude at Lincoln on the night of Nov.
2. Accompanying him are Mrs. Bryan,
Secretary Rose, Mayor F. w. Brown
Of Lincoln, and four correspondents.
Bryan Makes Labor Talk.
Granite City, H., Oct. f9.-Bryan
got rousing reception IA this factory
toRAn when his special train pulled in.
to the station. The candidate had
been made acquainted with the act that
number Of factories at this place
closed down while several others were
| working only on a third of the time
He used this as the basis for the ex
position Of the Democratic platform
with respect to labor.
Bryan at Alton.
Alton, ILL.,, Oct. standing on the
exact spot where Lincoln and Douglas
concluded their debate in 1858, Bryan
in thirty minutes speech here to
day to an immense crowd openly
charged that the Republican party
was now preparing to purchase the
election and dare not tell In advance
how much money they are asking tc
have on hand on election day. Bryan
! told his auditors the tide was running
toward the Democratic party and re
| ferred to the straw vote taken in diff
| ferent parts of the country to sub
stantiate his statements.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
The Supreme Court
Turns Down Plea
of Herman Billik

80 . q
Washington, D. c., Oct. 10. =
The supreme court Of the Unit
ed States today dismissed for
want Of Jurisdiction the appeal
of Herman Billik, under SEN
tence Of death on the charge OF
murder at Chicago, from the
decision of Judge Lands, deny
ing BiIlik's petition for writ
of habeas corpus.
Billik was sentenced to be
executed on June IL last. He
made application to Judge Lam
dis of the United States Circuit
court on the nth Of that month
for writ Of habeas corpus. This
Judge Lands refused to grant,
but he did allow an appeal from
his decision on the ground that
it was a constitutional right
which the court could not re-
fuse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
KUHLEMEIER SUSTAINED
Burlington County Attorney Upheld in
New Ruling on *he MuIct

Burlington, Oct 19.-(SpeciaD-
Judge Smyth Of the les Moines dis
trict court held that county attorney
Is only compelled to enforce that pro.
vision of the mulct law as applies to
the collection of the mulct tax. The
decision was made in connection with
sustaining a demurrer filed by County
Attorney Kuhlemeier in an action
brought by local preacher for the
removal of Kuhlemier on the grounds
that he had not enforced every par.
ticular of the mulct law. This is the
first and only decision on this uues
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
AIR BRAKE FAILS TO WORK ON
GRADE AND CAR CRASHES INTO
TWO OTHERS AFTER THRILL.
ING RACE BETWEEN THREE.
WRECK ON SANTA
FE IN KANSAS
WEST BOUND PASSENGER COL
LIpEs WITH FREIGHT WHILE
BOTH ARE AT TOP SPEED; ONE
KILLED, TWENTY-FIVE HURT.

Kansas City, Oct. 19. = Three north
bound trolley cars g. The Troost ave
nue. line crashed iagtther at Thlr-
teenth and Troost avenue here THIS
morning. At least one passenger was
killed. Among the injured are Albert
Hutt and S. S. Pollett.
Thirteen other passengers were
more or less seriously injured.
Cars Race to Escape.
The air brake failed on one OF the
cars and it rushed back down a steep
hill There were two cars coming up
the hill back of the first car, and for
two blocks these cars backed away in
A thrilling attempt to escape. The
cars were crowded with passengers
hound downtown, many of them prom
lnent business men. For three blocks
before the cars finally collided, men
and women jumped frantically TO the
street and many were Injured IN Ell
forts to escape. The cars came togeth-
er with terrific force and all three
were splintered. A. E. Smith of Ne
vada, aged A5, was crushed to death.
Santa Fc Wreck in Kansas.
Newton, Kas., Oct. 10. = West
bound Santa Fe passenger train No.
II collided with freight train at
Braddock early today. The engineer
was killed ard twenty-five passengers
were injured.
1t is not believed any Of the pas
sengers were fatally hurt. The col
lision occurred while both Of the
trains were running at full speed and
Is thought to be the fault of the pas
senger crew running past the block
Hsnal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
SPEAKS IN NEWARK, N. j., TODAY
ON TRUSTS AND TARIFF AND
BRYAN's RECORD; RAPs Me-
BRAskAN's THEORIES.
SPENT SUNDAY IN
THE WHITE HOUSE
is ENTERTAINED BY PRESIDENT
AND WHEN QUERlED BY RE.
PoRTERS SAYS HE EXPECTS TO
BE THE NEXT EXECUTIVE.

Newark N. j., Oct. 19.-Judge Taft
arrived here early today. A large
crowd was at the station and gave him
an enthusiastic greeting. He was
driven to Blaneys theatre where he
addressed a large gathering. He ex-
pressed himself as feeling fully equal
to the days program, which includes
speeches at Elizabeth, Trenton, N. j.,
Wilmington, Del, and Baltimore, to-
might
Hits Bryan's Trust Plan.
Taft discussed corporation control
comparing what has been done by
Roosevelt with Bryan's proposition
sto destroy every corporation"
Bryans plan. said Taft, would re.
suit not only in destroying the trusts
but would also destroy independent
competition. On the other hand, the
Republican plan to control corpora
tions would be effective in stamping
out the evils, but at the same time
would permit and encourage corporate
as we'll as individual enterprise.
| Discusses the Tariff.
Turning to the tariff, Taft said re
vision was certain 1t would result ir
but that the measure of protection
might be equal, some schedules would
doubtless be raised. He denied Bryan's
assertion that the Republican party
would not give honest revision.
Taft concluded his speech by dis
cussing the recent panic, which he
said had come about through toe
rapid expansion Of business. The evi
effects Of the depression already are
disappearing said he. All that is
needed to bring about normal condi
tions again is the restoration of conf
dence.
Calls Bryan Theoretical
Taft reviewed Bryan's political rec
ord with considerable detail and de
clared that every theory the Nebras
kan had advocated had sooner or lat
er been shown to be fallacious. This
was illustrated. he said. by the Okla
homa constitution, which is a perfec
geological garden of Bryan's pana
ceas.
Spends Day in White House.
Washington, D. G.. Oct. 81 ex
pect to be elected to the presidency
said Mr.. Taft, standing in the cas-
room Of the White House last evening
after he had spent the day as Presi
dent Roosevelt's guest.
The answer was in response to
question after a brief discussion 0
Mr.. Taft's recent tour through tn,
southern states, Of which he hat
spoken as pleasing experience. Will
reference to that tour he would onl,
say he thought it would open the wa,
for improved Republican conditions il
future campaigns. Mr. Taft expressed
reluctance in revealing the issues
which he and the president had dus
cussed and when pressed for a state
ment as to the presidents view Of tn,
situation he would only say that 9Th,
president is not pessimist' No
am l." he added.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Throw wasnnqton,s Statute in LAX,

Lugano, Switzerland, Oct. 10. =
During last night the bronze statute of
George Washington was removed from
the top Of the monument 1t is believ-
ed it was thrown into the lake by
rowdies. The inhabitants of the town
are indignant at the outrage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Car Broken Into

A G. B. & @. car was broken into
last night between Burlington and o.
tumwa and 80 pairs of shoes and three
silk underskirts We're stolen. No
clues as to the thieves have been dis.
covered
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Ten Year Old Lad Shot.

Keosauqua, Oct 19.-(SpeciaD--
Fern Van Anken, aged 10 years
youngest son of Allen Van Anken, was
accidentally shot last Saturday while
out hunting with his older brother, the
bullet entering the right limb just
above the knee. They We're near Mt.
Sterling, when the accident occurred!
The boy was brought to his home here
but the doctor has been unable to To-
cate the bullet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
All Stars Defeat Fremon.

Rusty Owens all star team de-
feated the Fremont eeam Saturday by
the score Of to /. The Ottumwa men
We're highly pleased with the reception
given them by the Fremont rooters.
and returp "ame will probably be
played.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
BRYAN SHOWNAS
VETERANS FOE
SPEECH IN CONGRESS IN 1892 DE.
PLoREs THE NATIONS
BOUNTY.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Another ghost
from the incompletely buried past of
William ]. Bryan rose to confront and
menace him yesterday. This time it
was his public record on the ques-
uon of pensions.
By this disclosure he is shown as
hostile to the remnant of the Grand
Army of the Republic; as a doubter of
both the patriotism and the honesty of
It's members, and as an open wisher
for the speedy disappearance of the
Old soldiers from the soil they once
defended.
These opinions were expressed by
him in 1892, before he had learned the
wisdom Of more indefinite speech, and
We're delivered to congress itself. On
the next day they appeared credited
to him in the Omaha World-Herald,
the paper with which he was POLITICAL
ly and editorially connected.
6ryan's Attack on Pensioners.
"The next session of congress-" he
said in this speech, will have to
wrestle with one deficiency of $685.
oOO,ooo' LIS 10 Oll dCCOuIJ OIL DGn-
sions. The appropriation for next
year must be not less than $50 .O0O.-
600. 1t is therefore easy arithmetic
to perceive that the appropriation
that congress must make aggregates
not less than $186,000,00O.
This tremendous sum. which would
in Itself be enough to run a reason
able government, Is held up and de-
spoiled of. It is not an honest debt,
and large proportion of it is not a
debt at all, because 1t was never earn
ed by any act of patriotism or heroic
service. The government is held up
and despoiled Of no mean portion of
this, and it seems helpless to defend
Itself. One cannot help being curious
to know how many mere years 1t will
take to exhaust the generation which
feels itself injured by the war. It is
| safe to say that never did a genera
tion display such remarkable Iona.
evity."
1t was pointed out yesterday, as
| soon as the ghost made its public an.
pearance, that Mr.. Bryan, by the an.
nalysis of the letter, was shown to
have held in the earlier days, if not
in the present, the belief that a coun.
try owes no debt either of gratitude
or money to its defenders In time of
peril.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Perrine Broke Collar Bone

Iowa City, aet. 19. Especial Ut
developed today that James Perrine
of Burlington, left end of the Iowa
eleven, broke his collar bone at the
Missouri game Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Fire in jamestown, N. V.

jamestown, N. Y, Oct. 19.-The
Colonade, the most substantial and
costly building on the Chautauqua as
sembly grounds, burned early today.
The loss is $125 900.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
) q o , = Q 4 q
THE WEATHER

Iowa-Rain tonight and Tuesday;
warmer tonight except colder in the
northwest; colder Tuesday
llinois-Showers tonight and Tues.
day: warmer tonight.
Wisconsin-Rain tonight and Tues.
day; warmer tonight
Local Weather
Nine o'clock last evening so
Seven O'Clock this morning. .5s
Two o'clock this afternoon. "a
Sunrise. sos; sunset, 5:o6; moon.
rise. 12:17 a. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Makes No Exceptions.

Worst Of all, however, appeared his
slurs upon the honor of the veterans.
Apparently he made no distinctions,
for the reading of the attack lends
itself to the single Interpretation that
he regarded the entire debt as dis
honorable To the Bryan Of 1892 the
wearer of the blue Of 81 was "hold-
up' man and a "despoi1er.''
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
Glass 33-Bantams


Pair Game Bantam fowls. Nesman
LIST and I'd
Pair Game Bantam chicks, Niesman
1st and I'd
Pair Sebright Bantam fowls, Niesman
LIST, Hoyt & Co. I'd
Pair Sebright Bantam chicks, Mes
man LIST, Hoyt and Co. I'd
Pair Cochin Bantam fowls, Niesman
1st, Chapman I'd
Pair Cochin Bantam chicks, Mes
man 1st and I'd
Special Plymouth Bantam, G. Q. Day
Glass Miscellaneous
Pair White Holland turkeys, Chapman
lst and I'd
Pair Embden geese, Niesman lst and
I'd
Pair Pekin ducks, Chapman 1st, J. Fl.
Kitchen I'd
Pair Rouen ducks. Niesman 1st and
I'd
Pair Cayuga ducks, Niesman 1st
Hoyt & Co. I'd
Pair Colored guineas, Niesman 1st
Mckinley & Newton I'd
Pair Rabbits, any variety, Christie
pher Day 1st and I'd
Collection fancy pigeons, Hoyt & Co.
LIST and I'd
Collection canary birds Mrs. George
Jeuck. Jr., 1st, Mrs. VIM. Jeuck I'd
ITO be continued next week
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
BARBER SHOPS.
ED. ELLINGEN.
Successor to George ID. Mas,en. }

Successor to George ID. MassenJ
CENTRAL BARBER SHOP
Having purchased G. d. Masters ba r5er shop
L am prepared to attend to- tonsorial work In
q satisfactory manner. l viii continue the
riverside laundry Of GAINESVILLE, and will run
the Bath Rooms in connection with NY shop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03

In the death of Col. William F.
Villas the state and the nation sustain
a great loss. His was an active,
useful life. A man of preeminent abil-
ity, he gave counsel and his services
freely for the good OF his fellow men.
AS citizen, soldier, lawyer, and public
official, he discharged with fidelity
every duty that devolved upon him.
AS Democrat, he proved himself
worthy and we'll qualified for leader
ship. AS postmaster general, secre-
tary OF the interior, and United States
senator, he demonstrated his marvel
Gus capacity for work, and deservedly
won for himself the name and fame
OF great statesman. AS a member
OF the Wisconsin state capitol COM
mission, the last year OF his life was
almost wholly given for the good OF
the state. He brought to this work
his experience In the building OF the
congressional library at Washington;
and, as one has we'll said, the true
value OF the services which he rem.
dered to Gov. Davidson and other
members of the capitol commission
will not be appreciated until later
years, but it will be fully realized in
the course OF time.
The press of the country is filed
with deserved tributes to the mind
and character of William F. Villas.
The publishers of The Democrat de-
sire to attest to his kindness OF heart,
and his simple, pure democracy.
The love OF Col. Villas for his home
city, for his state and it's great uni
versity, was warm and abiding. He
was stricken down while giving his
services to them; and surely, greater
love hath no man than this: that he
lay down his life for his friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-03
VETERINARY.
F. w. PHILIP,

DOCTOR: VETERINARY SCIENCE.
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College.
Treats all diseases OF domestic animals scien-
tlhcaliy. A III calls promptly attended to
day or night. Phone 162