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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

The Rich Hin seltch engine
crew has reoeiYea orders souork
only three DAYS each week here
.Rfien On aCooapt q a slnmp in
business o. ne Missouri PaSlhc.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
COUNTY OFFICERS

There are two ways in which a
person desiring TO run for the
party nomination for a county
Office may have his name printed
on the official ballot used at the
primary.
FIRST. He may file with the
County Clerk declaration, Civ.
ing his residence ana stating that
he Is a candidate for the nomina-
ton for such Office At the hands
OF some designated political
party.
This declaration should be filed
at least sixty days before the
first Tuesday in August proceed
ing the general election.
SECoSD. Or nomination pa
per in behalf Of the candidate
may be filed with the County
Clerk az least sixty days prior to
the FIRST Tuesday in August.
This nomination paper should
have the specified form in the
primary Law written or printed
at the top of each separate sheet.
The signatures on q sheet which
does not have this form AZ the
top thereof win not be counted.
Each signer OF a nomination pa.
per shall sign but one such paper
for the same Office. An signers
OF each separate nomination pa
per, for a county otlice, must re-
side In the same precinct; 50 that
there must be . separate nomi'
nation paper for each precinct in
which signatures are sought
Bach signor must sign his name
and residence or street number,
and the date Of signing.
Nomination papers for county
Offices must be signed by at least
three per cent Of the voters Of
the party OF the candidate IN Al
least one'sixth of the election
precincts Of the county, and IN
the aggregate by not less than
three per cent nor more than ter
per cent OF the total vote Of bis
party In such county The basis
Of percentage is the vote Of ths
party for the presidential elector
Each candidate must file witt
his nomination paper or papers I
declaration that he willqualify al
such ofhcer IL nominated anS
elected. When nomination pa
pers are received which contain
ten per cent OF the party vote, thl
Clerk viii not receive furthe
nominntion papers for the sans
candidate.
REPRESENTATIVES, 30 THE GEN
EliAL ASSEMBLY.
A. 10 candidates for the ofiic
Of Representative 70 the Geners
Assembly Of Missouri, Section
-. -. -. - -. q L-lI..I.-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

Provided that the Office Of Rep.
resentatiye 70 the General As
sembly Of Missouri shall be re-
garded as county Office under
the provisions Of this act" There
fore the procedure governing in
the nomination Of county officers
would apply 10 the case Of Repre-
sentatiyes 70 the Assembly.
VACANCIES.
Vacancies occurring after the
primary, are filed by the party
committee Of the county, district
or State, as the case may be.
COUNTY CoMMITTEEMEN.
County committeeman are cleo
ted at the August primary cleo
ton. No nomination is neces-
sary. Each voter may write in
the space left on his ticket foE
that purpose, the name Of one
qualified elector Of the ward or
township, as the case may be, for
his ward OF township committee
man, and the one having the
greatest number of votes in such
ward or township shall be the
member Of the party committee
in snch county.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

Wan sooa have vitrihsd ard
euildiug brick for sale a faetcry
PTioes- Address
r. Il. BOOTH. Mgr.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
Rich HlH BrIeE sms G..

100000 ;, 3. s, and s-iueh
Tie in our yards ready fer the
market.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
THE BALLOT

There must be as many sepa-
rate tickets as there are parties
entities 70 participate, and also a
non partisan ticket for non -parti-
sans, who are properly nomina-
ted for the primary
The names are printed on the
ticket alphabetically, according
to the surnames, under the title
OF the respective Offices, A can.
didate cannot have his name
printed on more than one ticket.
II nominated on more than one
ticket, he must indicate in writ
ing on what ticket he wishes to
have his name.
CHALLENGES.
The party committee Of each
party may appoint in writing
over their signatures, two party
representatives at each precinct,
with one alternate for each, who
shall act as challengers FOR their
respective parties, and have the
power prescribed by law as in
general elections.
VOTING.
Each qualified voter shall be
entitled 10 receive from the jndg
es Of election one ballot Of the
political party participating in
such election for which he de-
sires 70 vote. The two judges Of
election having charge Of the bal
lot with their names or initials
on the back Of each ballot with
indelible pencil and also the mum.
Der Of the ballet voted. No other
writing shall be placed Oh the
back Of the ballot
IL any voter writes upon his
ticket the name Of a person who
Is a candidate for the same Office
upon some other ticket, this bal.
lot shall be counted for such per
son only as a candidate Of the
party upon whose ticket his name
Is written, and shall In 40 case te
counted for such person as a
candidate upon any other ticket.
THE above is thst pert ot the
primary law that refers 20 The
election OF county officers. For
State officers tits much the same,
with the exception that the Sec,
retary OF State takes the place
Of the county clerk. Save this
FOR future reference. Every
voter should know the primary
law.l
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
Rental
insurance

In sass a. ioss'oi roar dwell.
iiug by ne OF Wina. yea not
only lose your property. hut
you iose time and rentai yah
ue - the same while yoa uro
rehuildine
Why not protect yonrsei =.
gaiast lnss oi rsat whsie yea
are rrpiacing yoas property.
You nccd rats Protost.oa.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

As 10 candidates for the ONCE
Of Representative 70 the General
Assembly Of Missouri, Section 3
~ she nsw law has the iellowinE'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
FREDERICK wEYERHAUsER

st. Paul. Nov. Mimi, 16.-F'rederick
Weyerhauser is richer than John d.
Rockefeller. is the only living bill
lionaire in the world, and is the tim
ber king of America This modest
though aged financier is comparatively
little known, although he owns 49,
100000 acres of timber land in the
state of Washington alone. He has
thousands of partners, but none know
his relations with the others
Mr.. Weyerhauser has attracted con.
siderable attention of late by his optl.
nistic view Of the situation on the
supply Of lumber. When seen at his
home in st. Paul recently he was
asked regarding these statements, and
somewhat startled your correspondent
by the first sentence he uttered
have been in the lumber business
ror SO years." he said. Continuing he
old how he had began numbering al
La Crosse, Wis, on the Black river.
AT that time" be said, people
were crying that the lumber men were
cutting down the timber SO fast that
the supply would soon be exhausted
I'VE took 40,00O000 feet a year out
Of the Black river country, and later
increased it to 200,000,000 feet" said
III. Weyerhauser, "and we are still
raking logs there. At that time they
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
BIRMINGHAM.

BirminghaH-This city came very
near having another destructive fire
Wednesday morning, when the schoc'
building caught fire from n defective
fiue. Being early in the morning be-
fore many people were astir, but I,
gentleman coming in from the countr!
noticed the fire and gave the alarm. \
large crowd very quickly gathered anG
soon extinguished the flames
Mrs. Huges is in FIT. Madison, being
called there by the Illness of her sister
Mrs. Glaha.
Fred Williams, who has been work
ing in Coepertown, n. D.. for the pas
year is at home for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Elliott OF Ben.
tonsport, visited recently with Mr..
Elliott's sister, Mrs. G. w. Workman
Lon Newell OF Lincoln. Neb.. arrive
in town last week and will spend til,
winter with his sister, Mrs. Josi.
Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bevin of Topek:
Kansas, are in town. called by the ser
ious Illness of Mrs. Bevins sister. Mrs
Samuel Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barker aut
children are visiting with Mrs. Bar
ker's brother Chas. Anderson, of La
Grange, Mo.
Mrs. J. w. Huston and daughter re-
turned to their home in Detroit, Mich.
after an extended visit with Mrs. Hus-
tons mother, Mrs. Chas. Gianque.
Mrs. G. C. Walker of Glencoe, Okla
is in town. caring for her father A. A
Fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. J C. Thorne of Fair.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

said we did not have timber enough
to last 10 years"
Asked about the best way to con
serve the forests, Mr. Weyerhauser
said the main thing was to prevent
fires.
There has feen much timber
burned in Minnesota and Wisconsin in
the last year and a great deal within
the last eight weeks. The only way
to prevent fires Is to cut out the stand.
ing timber. The state should look
after the prevention Of fires and the
reforestation Of cut over or burned
over lands. 1t takes 200 years to
raise full grown pine trees, and the
owners of pine lands are taxed Oh
the land and taxed on the timber, and
we can't pay for our timber too often
We have paid as high as s160 to $500
taxes on 40-acre tracts. The taxes are
governed largely by local people,
Mr. Weyerhauser said his company
paid school taxes in one district
where there were only two pupils to
attend the public schools. They had
TO build school and hire teacher.
Asked as to the future supply OF
timber in this country he said that
there was an immense stock Of timber
in the far west. That is where II
would come from in the future.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
ELECTORS TO
MEET in JANUARY
WILLIAM M. REEcE, SUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATE, WILL CAST BAL
LOT FOR w. H. TAFT.


William M. Reece, successful candi-
date for presidential elector from the
sixth district, will meet with the Re
publican electoral college on January
II at the Office Of the governor at the
capitol where the official balloting for
the president of the United States
will take place. The result as is we'll
known, will be thirteen votes for Will
liam Howard Taft Of Ohio and a spec
lal messenger will convey the vote to
Washington. Who this messenger will
be is questionable. Several members
of the electoral college are candidates
Tor the post, among those seeking the
honor are Marsh Bailey, Almor Stern
and F. D. Let's.
The Iowa electoral college is com
prised of the following: T. T. Ander-
son of Indianola; John H. Anundson
Of Mason City; Marsh abbey of
Washington; F. D. Let's of Daven-
port; w. F. Ray of Allison; D. H.
Bowen of Waukon w. G. Walters of
Toledo; William M. Reece of Ottum-
wa Walter M. Black of Des Moines
Alexander Mardis of Corydon; Almor
Stern of Logan; G. w. Hanna of La
Verna and John Boeyink of Hawarden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
NEW COINS HERE.
Gold Pieces of $5 and $3.50 Denomina-
ton Look Like Strangers in
Local Bank.

The new gold coins of SIS and $3.50
denomination have arrived at the OF
tunwa National bnak and look like
aliens UP alongside Of the yellow ones
that have been doing service for many
years past IN the country. They are
decidedly different from the old gold
pieces. At first glance the new coins
look like the old ones do after fifty
years of hard service. There is no
raised rim on the pieces at ALL hut the
edges are milled. An Indian head
takes up practically the entire face
surface of the coin. 1t is surrounded
by thirteen stars; Liberty is engrav-
ed at the top and the date "190s. under
the head. On the reverse side an eagle,
with folded wings instead of extended
pinions. Is poised on CULVER of arrows
and an olive branch. At the top is
United States OF America" In God
we Trust" in capital letters is engraved
at the right. of the eagle and 'eEpluri-
bus unumY is on the left Of the Nation
lal hird-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

ield. recently visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. d. K. Calhoun
Mrs. E. H. Alton is in Hillsboro Wis
ting with her parents.
Miss Cora Hughell and brother, Har-
y visited with Miss Johnson last
week.
Mrs. sRetta Crosby of Garden City,
Sans, came home last week to visit
nd assist in caring for her mother,
Irs. Samuel Wilson, who is in very
oor health,
Miss Gladys Smith spent the first of
he. week with her sister Mrs. Elvin
Iendenhall at Stockport.
Mrs. Al Winslow is very Ill at her
,onle in North Birmingham with no
opes for her recovery.
Mrs. G. w. Workman is visiting
nth her daughter, Mrs. Roy Hickey,
f North English.
Clyde Workman of Delta, Ia, is vis-
ting with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
:. w. Workman.
Miss Grace Roberts visited over
Sunday with Miss Bertha Kisling at
er home in Bonaparte.
Misses Grace Roberts, Bertha Kis-
ing and c. *. Hayes attended the
.eachers meeting at Milton recently
John Robinson of Mt. Pleasant. was
business visitor in town the first OF
.he week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
Braved Omens of
the Thirteenth to
Enter Wedlock

Defying the i'll omens of Friday, the
18th, not even hesitating their start
upon married life one minute because
of any petty superstitions, Miss Eva
Hills, niece OF William Hills, III
North Court street, and John Stew
ems, who resides east Of the city, Sc.
cured license in Des Moines. The
young couple followed the lead estab-
lished some three years ago, when a
sister of the groom married cousin
of the bride, Reggie Hills They made
Des Moines their Gretna Green to
avoid any possible uproarous recep-
tion their numerous friends might
give them. They will live east of OF
tumwa The bride is the daughter OF
a prominent farmer who lived short
distance northeast Of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
CRITICISM OF
ROOSEVELT VIEW
EVANGELICAL LuTHERANs SAY
ROMAN CATHOLIC WOULD NOT
DO FOR PRESIDENT.

New York Nov. fs.--In an open let
ter to President Roosevelt, the original
OF which, 1t is stated. was mailed to
the president Saturday night and
copy OF which was made public here
Yesterday, the New York City members
OF the synodical conference OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Amer
lea take issue with the president over
the letter made public a week ago, in
which he denied as "unwarranted big
ctry' and refusal to vote for a candi-
date for high office because Of such
candidates membership In the Roman
Catholic church.
The letter. 1t is announced, was al,-
thorized in q recent meeting OF this
local Lutheran conference when
committee of two was directed to ad-
dress the president. A portion of the
letter says:
For centuries the Roman CATHOLIC
church has denounced as wrong, and
condition only to be tolerated SO long
as II could not be changed this sep
aration of church and state, and also
| full religious liberty, freedom of con-
science, of church and the press The
letter. to Substantiate these statements,
| quoted Pope Honifaee VIII In his bull
Imam Sanctum, Plus TX in his Sylia-
bus Of 1854, Leo XIII in encyclicals and
|
Faith of Our Fathers
Are we not compelled to maintain
| that loyal Roman Catholic who fully
! understands the allegations required OF
MIN by the pope can never sincerely
subscribe to the federal constitution.
| nor II he does subscribe to It, never
can be expected to abide by it, enforce
ana defend it?" asked the letter
How could the subscribers to the
document of separation Of church and
state. the letter went on. consistently
he'p TO elect to the presidency a Ro-
man Catholic as long as that church
ally opposed declarations 2"
| that 1t Is neither personal feeling or
religious antagonisn which determines
our attitude in this matter, but solely
| our disagreement with the Roman
Catholic church on this basic principle.
I'VE do not wish to be understood as
though to accuse the bulk OF the Ro-
man Catholics of beng disloyal Cit
izens. We sincerely believe a great
many do not fully realize that the posi-
ton the hierarchy Of their church
maintains, with reference to the prin-
clple In question, especially in view Of
| the outgivinss of their teachers in
4 this country. and that II it came to an
ISSUE compelling decision either for
! the constitution or the papal hierarchy,
thev would decide In favor OF the
former. upholding the constitution OF
our attitude in this matter, especially
when 1t comes to electing q man to
the highest public office we must be
| guided by the official teachings Of the
recognized authorities of the Roman
Catholic church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

houses and gambling hells, by shaking
the proprietors, over his mythical hell,
he ought to have the credit Take the
profits from the saloons and you kill
them in twenty-four hours
Then see how the churches have
advanced On the woman suffrage
question / remember the times when
the "old Holsters" in the churches
quoted with great glee the sayings of
Mr.. Paul to prove that Mrs. Paul must
not speak even in the churches, but
she must ask her wicked and drunken
husband K she wants to learn any,
thing. Now after few brave women,
such as Lucy Stone, Susan B. An.
thony and others, commenced the agi-
tation and were followed up and aided
by some other worldlings, the minis
ters- some of them have courage
enough to openly advocate that Mrs
Paul has the inherent natural right to
not only be heard in the church, but
the right to vote and hold office. tell
you the world "do move"
Mr.. Sundays too common use of
strong phrases, verging sometimes
into the vulgar, Is Objectionable to
many. His accusations against good
men and women who dont happen to
agree with his religious views, are
.dierrstingly unfair and false For in
stance:
When you find a man that says
there are Inconsistencies in the Bible
you'll invariably discover that he's
keeping woman on the side just
around the corner" - Sunday.
The above is an insult to hundreds
of our best citizens, and the author
of it should have been booted out of
the city when he uttered the false
hood. I say there are many inconsis-
tencies in the Bible; not only incon
sistencies, but scores Of positive con-
tradictions. If necessary will lay
some of them before the readers of
the Courier. They not only contradict
each other, but they contradict rea-
son and science. For instance, does Mr..
Sunday believe our earth was created
four days before the sun, as Genesis
says it was? Does he believe the sun
stood still for the space Of several
hours by command of Gen. Joshua at
Gideon, in order that he might have
a little more time to slaughter his
enemies? ask the boisterous high
school friends Of Mr.. Sunday If 1t is
consistent with the science of as
tronomy 30 have the planets of our
solar system created before the CEN
ter around which they revolve? Or, is
it Consistent" with science to have
the earth revolving on its axis at the
rate of one thousand miles an hour.
suddenly stand still. What would be
the consequences Of such climax? ?
Does Mr. Sunday believe these stories?
If he does he is more ignorant than
he appears. II he does not, why does
he continue to use text book which
teaches such barefaced falsehoods
1t is evident that am one who
thinks there are inconsistencies" In
the Bible, and when Mr.. SUNDAY
charges me with the crime he men
tons, my life Of fifty-two years in Of
tumwa proves him to be slanderer
and falsifier.
o c. Grayes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17
PEOPLES PULPIT.

A Few Remarks About Sunday.

A Few Remarks About Sunday.
Have you been to hear Sunday?
Sure! Well, what do you think about
him? He is amusing, anyhow. No won
der Mr.. jersey kicks, for he furnishes
better entertainment and cheaper than
the theatre, and at the same time he
may be doing some good by shaking
UP the ''old Holsters" in the churches
to a "redoubling of their diligence
His style is unique, his acting and
impersonation SO perfect that he is
sure to keep his large audiences awake,
and in that consists his great ability
to draw.
The board Of education was perfect
ly right in denying Mr. Sunday the
privilege of preaching in the higl,
school building. 1t would be carrying
religion into the public schools, which
is contrary to the popular sentiment OF
the people. Most generally throughout
the land Bible teaching has been ex-
clnded. Morality should be taught the
scholars, but not secular religion. Nor
slity and religion are not synonymous
A person may be very moral, but NOT
seligious.-not be connected with any
religious sect; and a person may be
very religious, as in the observance OF
The forms of religion, and be immoral.
Our government was founded and
has been controlled to a great extent
for the last hundred years or more, by
EonreligiouS men. Washington
Paine. Jefferson Franklin, Lin,
coin and others were not
orthodox In their religious views
Neither were the principal movers in
the anti-slaVery agitation. Elijah Love,
Joy, Wendell Phillips, VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison, Horace Greeley, Lincoln and
many others who first took up the
fight against slavery, were just sensi
BILE and unprecedented enough to see
Inconsistencies in the Bible" And let
me say right here, if the country had
waited until the churches got ready
to oppose slavery, the slave-master
would yet be cracking his whip over
the hacks of the poor darkey. I re1nem
ber distictly in my boyhood and young
manhood it was a rare case when the
anti-slavery lecturer could get the use
of northern pulpit. The congregation
said no. it Was mixing religion and
politics, AMI they would have none oil
1t. The religion of humanity and the
mate sense of justice prevailed and
after much sacrifice another step was
taken in the progress toward civiliza
ton, in spite of the church
1t was the same in the temperance
movement. The churches came in al
late hour and became jealous in the
cause. If Nj. Sunday can do any good
in closing some saloons and bawdy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

"
women who accomplished the great
feat. opening their own wagon road
for 800 miles as they progressed.
Tells President Plan.
81 told the president that the Oregon
trail should be marked by nation like
any other battle field; that the pioneer
soldiers Of peace should be honored by
monuments like soldiers Of grim war.
and, finally, that this drive across the
continent with an OK team was for the
purpose OF arresting the attention of
the nation, and to enlist the sympa-
thies of the people In the work--in a
word, an object lesson. to build up a
public sentiment that would favor the
work
Il had all along the way advocated
the building Of a national highway
along the general route Of the trail as
memorial road to be known as Pio-
neer way, in honor of the pioneers
and as lasting monument to their
memory, and had been met with hearty
Endorsement from al! classes, but par
ticularly by the automobile clubs, yet
hardly less enthusiastically by COM
| mercial clubs.
Breathing this air OF encourage
ment, | could not but feel some meas
ure Of disappointmer when the presi-
dent discouraged the idea of bringing
measure before congress at that time
for an appropriation to survey line
for a national highway. Fl said the
initial work for such an undertaking
! should be done by the states through
which the trail passes, but he was
emphatic and outspoken in favor Of an
appropriation for marking the trail.
..s,. Bill introduced.
| "a bill was accordingly introduced
in congress appropriating $4,000 to
mark the trail. This bill was before
the house committee for two months,
was finally reported favorably upon,
and is now on the house calendar with
prospects of early favorable action ut
the next session Of congress.
| II have every reason to believe that
| the good roads organization OF Wash,
fngton and Oregon and, in fact,
| throughout the northwest will lead the
way IN this great work and that the
| national highway plan will be carried
out before many months shall have
| passed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

Miss Edith Corcoran Of Eldon was
in the city this morning on a short
business visit.