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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
ACTIVE CAMP AICN
FOR this WEEK
MANY REPUBLICAN MEETINGS
PLANNED FOR WAPELLo
COUNTY VOTERS.

This week the Republican campaign
in Wapello county takes on addition
al prominence and activity by an in
creased number of political meetings.
Beginning tonight the voters OF this
county, not alone in Ottumwa, but in
outlining towns, will have an oppor-
tunity of hearing the gospel OF RepuD-
licanism by several prominent speak
ers. Hon. George w. Clark OF Adel,
candidate for lieutenant governor Will
address the citizens of Elakesburg to.
night In Fritz's opera house. This VIII
be Mr.. Clark's opening speech in this
county, and all indications point to
monster meeting. Tomorrow night Re
publican activity will center around
Bladensburg, when Hon. j. G. Mabry
will make his maiden address In this
county. Mr.. Mabry is we'll known
orator, has an excellent knowledge oil
the principles Of the Republican party,
and the voters who hear him are as
sured an excellent speech. The fol-
lowing evening, Mr.. Mabry will speak
at Farson, and Thursday evening, Hon.
N. e. Kendall, Republican candidate
for congress from the Sixth district
will hold a monster meeting In the
Grand opera house in this city. Hon.
B. F. Carroll, candidate for governor
will close the weeks activity with a
rousing meeting at Eddyville.
While all these meetings will be at
tended by numerous Republicans from
this city and by the various candidates
the rally of Thursday night at the
Grand opera house is expected to be
the most pretentious. Mr.. Kendall's
abilities need no word of comment,
and the voters Of Ottu--lwa will doubt
less turn out en- masse to hear the
young orator.
The State Campaign.
| Not alone in Wapello county will
the campaign be at fever heat this
week The state managers have ar
ranged for numerous meetings and the
speakers available will be busy nearly
every night in various parts of the
state Thus far the following dates
have been arranged for meetings:
| James Wilson.
Oct. 22-North English, afternoon;
Marengo, evening.
| Oct. 23-KnoXville.
Oct. 24-Winterset, afternoon; In
dianola, evening.
| B. F. Carroll.
Oct. 19-Mingo.
Oct. 20-Valley Junction
Oct. 21-Oskaloosa, afternoon; Sig
Quincy, evening.
/ Oct. 22-Burlington, afternoon
Morning Sun, evening.
Oct. 23-Mt. Pleasant, afternoon
Eddyyille, evening.
/ Oct. 24-Bloomfeld. afternoon: Al
bia, evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
SALEM.

Salem.-Mrs. Nellie Davis returned
from Keokuk Saturday.
Nathan Weeks and his son William,
Are visiting relatives at Cherokee, Okla
hona.
Mrs. Levi Parkins has been enter
! tanning her sister Mrs. Taylor, from
Mt Pleasant.
DR. Schiller of York, Neb., and Mrs.
Fleenor of Clarinda, are guests of their
sister, Mrs. Lyle, of this place.
jay Long spent last week with
friends in Missouri
Wednesday Mrs. w. T. Shriner,
daughter Coe and son Dee, were shop
ping at Mt. Pleasant
Miss Laura Knight is visiting her
sister. Mrs. J. w. Rhode at Mooar.
Robert Johnson came over from
Hillsboro and spent Thursday at the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
Prices SIS to SIS


at the opera house Monday evening
Oct. 10. This is the beginning of the
Salem lecture course.
Zade Packer went to Los Angeles
California, last week. 1t is expected
his family will follow him in the near
future, and will make that city thei1
future home.
Whittier academy team and the high
school nine had live game of ball
Friday afternoon, which resulted il
favor of the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cramer Of Mt
Pleasant, spent last week with relatives
at this place,
Mrs. Belle Frame has gone to Car
-ollton, Mo-, where she will make he1
home.
I. L. Gray of Hamilton Ill, made a
business trip to Salem Wednesday.
Miss Kate Mathews departed Thurs.
day for Creighton, Neb. to visit hel
sister. Mrs. Bart Grew and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20

large sn6lence appreciated the
Blind Boon concert at the opera house
Saturday evening.
Monday evening a reception was
held at the home of Mrs. John Bicksler.
This was the beginning of the annual
convention Of the Sixteenth District
Iowa Federation of Womans club,
which Is being held at Salem. An ex-
cellent program is prepared, the rendi-
ton of which will begin Tuesday morn
ing. A large number of visiting dele
gates are here attending the conven-
ton at the M. E. church. The Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal
church are prepared to serve dinner
In the basement Of the church to the
club ladies and their visiting friends.
Sunday evening at the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. B. w. T. Butcher
conducted sacred praise service.
Beilharz entertainers will entertain
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
WHAT SUCCESS MAY
MEAN FOR HEARST

Ne w ork, May S.-More vita;!y -
fecting the politics of New York state
than is even the coming presidential
canvass the McClellan-Hearst fight for
the mayoralty Of the metropolis of the
United States, is nearing a close. Since
New .orh state is the political baia.d,
eter + the nation, the Mcclellan !4ears,
fight becomes vitality important to the
politics of the country at large.
New Workers are doubtful of the
outcome. One thing they know Even
if Hearst wins in his battle for re-
count, there is still a sufficient oppor-
tunity for legal palaver to keep the
final decision open until the first of
next January. Then, if Hearst be
counted into empty office, he will be
counted into empty honor because the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
AWARDED DAMAGES
TO DUNN & POWELL
Arkansas Brokerage Company Is Or
ganized In Manner Contrary to Sher-
man Act, Judge Triebcr InstructS.

After deliberating from 10 o'clock
in the morning until 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon the federal jury which
heard the testimony in the case Of
Dunn & Powell against the Arkansas
Brokerage Company, returned a. YER
dict for the Little Rock brokers, says
the Little Rock Gazette. The verdict
is for $4,000 actual damages. Under
the Sherman antitrust act the plain
tiff is entitled to three times amount
of the Judgment and reasonable at
torney fees. JudsmeE: for $500 was
according entered.
In instructing the jury, Judge Trie-
Der held the Arkansas brokerage Com
pany had organized in a manner con-
trary to the Sherman act. He in
structed the jury, however, that, ever
granting the fact, that could in no way
affect the case of Dunn e Powell UNI
less it had been shown that the com
pany had been injured The attof
neys took exceptions to the instruc
lions.
The case will be appealed by The
defendant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
BISHOPS FAVOR
CHURCH CHANGE
Elimination of Specifically Barred
Amusements From Discipline Rec
omended-Attack on Divorce.

Baltimore. Md. May S.-The address
Of the bishops OF the Methodist Epls-
copal general conference as to amuse-
mcnts and the book OF discipline says
we recommend that paragraph 2i&
be amended by striking out the CON
fessedly partial list of worldly amuse-
ments found therein, beginning with
The last word in the eighth line and
ending With the word other in the
eleventh line. which We're inserted III
1877. leaving as the ground for church
trial, in case such trial becomes nee
cssary. that portion Of the paragraph
reading: Taking such amusements
as are OF obviously misleading or
questionable moral tendency or DISC
bodience to the order and discipline Of
the church. and especially our origi-
nal rule, to taking such diversions
as cannot be used in the name Of the
Lord Jesus Grave injustice will be
done ii this recommendation is Ill
terpreted as an abandonment OF our
early opposition to worldly amuse-
ments. Indeed it is a return to the
principles and 10 the exact ,JorGs
furnished by John Wesley.
The consecutive polygamy permit
ted by divorce laws of some of our
states is disgrace to orr country
II continues to undermine family life
and to break up into helpless and war
rinS factions that which God means
shall be q unit. We greatly rejoice
that the conscience Of the nations is
being quickened on this subject and
that the demand for uniform divorce
laws increases "
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09

had heard noises which they were I'M
able TO account for
The prisoners say an evil splflt APP
nnared and swung to and fro along the
iron grating OF the cages from MD
night until = or 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing. Bob Boone and Will Miller, Two
of the prisoners. tainted. The others
hid under the bed clothes.
The Rev" G.. W. Whitaker, eharS-
ed with forgery. says it was de-
mon," and it srinned at them through
the iron bars 1t moved its lips Dut
could nor speak. 1t poked hand
through the iron grating, and every
time it swung to the cage it would
erin in a most diabolical manner "n'!e
the negroes moaned and prayed
The prisoners say that every niSlt
they hear the trap fall, meaning by
this trap of the gallows on which a
negro was recently hanged. Sherln
Hunter promised the prisoners that
they would be removed TO the he"
iail building as soon as it is completed
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
STATE. TO APPEAL:
FROM INJUNvI m

Montgomery, Ala. May Sit is an
nounced today that the state Will APP
peal from the decision of the United
States court. granting an iniuhc,io Oh
against the enforcement Of the rate
and regulation laws OF the last leSis-
lature. The papers are being pre-
pared by the attorneys for the state
and will be filed. with the bond, before
the expiration Of thirty days from the
time Of the order, which was made
April 20.
Grand iulies are restrained from in
dieting for violations of the acts COM
planned Of, clerks from issuing papers,
sheriffs from serving papers, and So
licitors from prosecution. The law
held up are those reducing passenger
fares, freight charges, preventing ac-
cess to trains, and in any way inter-
fering with the operation of the roads
which are parties 10 the suits, rs q
result of the laws complained Of. The
roads included in the litigation are
the Louisville & Nashville, Central of
Georgia and Western Alabama. All
the others put in the rates
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09

term of Mcclellan will have expired.
Hearst knows this just as well as
the next fellow. 1t can be assumed,
therefore, that the big Journalist is
not fighting Mcclellan because he
wants to be mayor of Greater New
York for few minutes next winter
He is fighting for the Democratic pres
tige-or independence league prestige,
if you prefer. He wants the moral ef-
feet of having been wrongfully de-
prived of the mayoralty. 1t cannot be
snied that if there be recount which
shows George B Mcclellan to have
been illegally occupying the biggest
chair in New York City, at the eX-
pense of w. r. Hearst, Mr.. Hearst will
have a stronger platform to stand ON
before the people than ever before in
his career.
Why does he want this platform
Only he can tell. 1t may be anotlel'
] fling at the mayoralty as Il stepping
stone to the state capitol at Albany
1t may be another fling at the state
capitol as stepping-stone 10 the
White House in 1912. At any rate
it will be a stepping stone.
But the natural query in New 1orh
is. how can they ever, recount COY.
rectly a vote which has been sGlttere
from Mott street to the upper "ft}X'
How can they ever recount success
fully ballots that have been stored II
{ungliarded @aretS?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
TERRIFIC STORM
SWEEPS CHICAGO
One Man Blown Down Until Dead
Several Others Injured In Severe
WindStOrm.

Chicago, May S.-One man was kill
ed, many pedestrians were put in peril,
by falling live wires, and others We're
blown down and injured during ter
rifle wind and rain storm which set
in early yesterday and still continues.
In the outlying parts of the city
windows were broken, electric wires
carried away, and trees blown down
The official report Of the weather bu-
reau was that the wind attained a
maximum velocity Of forty miles, but
in the suburbs and along the shore
the force was much greater than this
John Lucas, 60 years old, employed
by the Belt Line railroad, was blown
down several times by the wind at
Seventy-fifth and Halsted streets. He
! died within a few minutes.
Mrs. Henry Biggs was blown down
at the corner of South Water" and
State streets, sustaining injuries which
compelled her removal in an ambu-
! lance
Frank Jonas, d teamster, was blown
from his wagon at State and Ran
dolph streets, and seriouly injured.
Pc eenan Herman SchlateT Wa
badly injured by a live trolley wire at
18th and Sangamon streets. The wire
> had broken loose in the wind, and
ssch,ater, While attempting to VA " poo
pie, slipped and fell into q pool OF
water, which at the same moment was
touched by the live wire
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
PRISONERS SAY
JAIL rs HAUNTED

Ashville, \, c., May S-A petition
signed by all the prisoners, white and
black, in the county Jail, has been sent
to the iailer and the sheriff, appealing
for protection from evil spirits, y
which, the prisoners declare, haunt
the jail
The other day when Tailor Mitchell
unlocked the jail doors he was met
by wild-eyed bunch of prisoners beg
sins to be removed. They declare
that evil spirits pay nightly visits to
the jail.
Both Sheriff Hunter and JaiiOi
Mitchell admit that the prisoners had
grounds for their appeal, as they, too
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
WILL CAMPER
BE A MANAGER
Arkansas Newspaper Touts Umpire as
Prospective Director OF Poplar Bun
Baseball Team.

DNStDuh aN""''
An Arkansas newspaper, "lthouS
stating it's source of information, yes
terdav touted w W. CAMPER as the
prospective manager OF the Poplar
Bluff Tigers, says the Poplar Bun
Democrat.
Whence the idea emanated IS nlSs-
tery. Officials of the club will not
confess 10 any such proposed step ana
says if any such thing is on the taps
he is ignorant Of it.
Manager Kelly has given evidence
satisfactory to the owners OF the CLUB
that he is competnet to handle the Or
ganization if only permitted Il little
time.
1t is reported that he had the team
on the carpet after the fiasco OF tues
day and carefully and emphatlcally
enumerated certain things that must
be done henceforth.
The little lecture is reported to have
had a salutary effect
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
KICKS
ON SKYSCRAPERS

New York, May S-"We are ;:'.2iii.-,
to build Two or three cities or top Of
each other with streets wnt1a Are &c.
signed for one city, said Ernest Flags,
architect, in Il speech at Il dinner at
tended by all OF the architects Of the
building code revision commission the
members Of that commission aeVera
architects of prominence and dclcSa
lions from the Fine Arts societN. &he
restriction of the heights AMI area Of
New York city's buildings Vas under
discussion in view OF the probable
revision of the buildings code under
the commissions recuinmanda Oh
Mr. Flagg pointed to the loss ii
light and the congested eondi ca =
MANY of the city's st1 ects tHd IL
means of transportation as a result Of
this method Of construction. He urg-
ed that a halt be called now before IL
5reparable damage is done
1T is perfectly plain to be seen that
all the land cannot be covered by high
buildings. II We let the matter work
itself out on present lines, the city
will rapidly fill up with rooms not fit
for habitation. or else many owners
of land will find that they cannot build
because their light has been taken
away from them, without compensa-
ton"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
T.. P LAID SELLS
AUTO BUSINESS

Irving Hirsch, Arthur Van Etten,
Gordon n. Peay, Ed Osborne and 9TH
ers have bought the Little Rock Auto
Company, at 312 West Third street,
Little Rock, from Elmer E. Ladd, who
will so into the lumber business.
Ray NJ Baker, agent for the North
ern automobile, has been made mana
ger Of the garage and will return to
the capital from Chicago Monday TO
take charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-09
FOR RENT BY y. L. ROBERTS &
son, lib MAIN STREET

Two-story S-room house, No. 627
East Third avenue, fine location for
boarding house, city water; $40.
SiX-room house, No. G25 East Third
avenue, city water; SIS.
Three-loom house No. PA Louisiana
street. city water; SO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
cHRIsrIAN UNIVERSITY opENs

Enid, okla. Sept. 15.-The Oklaho-
ma Christian university opened here
today with a large enrolment and flat
tering prospects for the term.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
LIKE
CHANLER

Rochester, NJ Y, Sept. 15.-The
Democratic state convention will be-
gin its sessions here this afternoon,
and indications point to the selection
Of Martin B. Littleton as tempor Try
chairman and Judge Alton B. Parker
as permanent chairman. Prominent
Democrats from all parts of the state
are here mingllng with the delegates.
It is almost a foregone conclusion that
Lieutenant Governor Chanler will be
selected as the party's nominee for
governor, although some unforeseen
obstacle may prevent. The general
sentiment here is for harmony in the
party during the campaign, and It is
believed this harmony can be best
conserved through the nomination OF
Chanler. At tomorrow's session OF
the convention, W. J. Bryan will de-
liver an address.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
UNIONS HAVE LARGEST
MEMBERSHIP IN HISTORY

! lied Tn the next four or five dec
ades organizations were effected by
various other crafts.
To the printers may be given credit
for The formation 81 the first union.
In 1852 the National Typographical
Union was organized. Ten years later,
1862, to admit Canada, the printers
changed their constitution and name
to fit the requirements Of the Inter
national Typographical Union, which
Iendures to this day. perhaps the most
widely respected organization Of crafts
men in existence.
In 1866 the National Labor Union, a
sort Of federation of labor unions, was
organized. It's field became political
Immediately, and it was only three
years later that the Knights of Labor
appeared in the United States. It was
not until 1878 that the knights Of La
Dor with Terrence Y. Powderly at its
head, first dared to manifest itself.
The knights Of Labor fell into poll
tics. The finish Of the organization
came with that unfortunate move, and
when in 1893 Powderly resigned from
the presidency the knights of Labor
had shrunk from an organization of
more than a million to practically
nothing numerically. Numerous rail-
road strikes and terrific organized on
slaughts on all employees brought the
Knights Of Labor into distrust Of its
own members, and its political aims
and purposes did nothing to increase
their regard for the organization.
The American Federation of Labor
arose as the Knights of Labor fell. At
convention in Columbus, Ohio, in
1896, the A. F. Of L., then five years
old, received into its membership
about nine-tenths Of the disappointed
members Of the Knights of Labor. The
purpose Of the federation was to band
together the men Of the various trades
and crafts, and then federate them
into great central body. NO social
or lodge or brotherhood features were
incorporated into the new organiza-
tons constitution and bylaws. This,
briefly stated, is the history Of unnin-
ism in America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15

Washington, Sept 15.-According to
Frank Morrison, secretary of the Amer
.ican Federation Of Labor, the unions
of America today have a greater mem
bership than ever before in the his
tory Of the labor movement In the
American Federation Of Labor therA
ARE now affiliated ~ national and in-
ternational labor unions. representing
approximately $1,000 local labor un-
ions. The number Of state federadons
Of labor Is thirty-six, and there are 541
central labor bodies and local trade
and labor unions. In the aggregate
about 100000 men are members of
the body OF are affiliated with it,
Outside Of the "A. F Of T., as it is
commonly called, are the plasterers
and bricklayers. themselves great la
Dor bodies, and the trainmen's unions,
such ss locomotive engineers. firemen
and swltchmen.
This great labor organization re-
cruited its strength from the remnants
left after the dissolution Of one Of it's
predecessors, the Knights Of Labor,
which IN 1893 ceased to be a controll-
ing factor in the labor world When
the Knights of Labor practically went
out of existence although there are
still several lodges Of the order in Bos-
ton, Pittsburg and other points-the
A. r. Of l.. took on new life and made
great stride. The federation was or
ganized in 1881. Samuel Gompers was
its first president, and still holds the
office Mr. Gompers, by reason Of
various chairmanships and other Of
fices, has continuously served as head
Of the great body with the single ex-
ception Of two years, in 1894, when
John Mcbride, a miner, defeated him
for the honor.
Profitable comparison might well be
made Of the condition Of the laboring
man now as compared with his condl-
ton few hundred years ago, or even
a century ago. The beginning Of la
Dor unicnism in America was in the
organization Of the Shipwrights' soci-
ty in New York in 1903. In 1906 the
tailors and carpenters followed the ex-
ample of the shipbuilders and organ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
PLAN OLD ACE PENSION.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept, 15.-One
Of the most important matters to oc-
cupy the attention Of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
which began It's convention here today,
is the plan to start an old age pen
sion similar to that Of the information
al Typographical Union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15

New York ranks FIRST In the number
Of its citizens employed in the execu.
tive civil service reporting 22,AeT, or
t21 per cent. Of the total number;
Pennsylvania ranks second, with a..
627, or 7s per cent; Illinois, third,
with 1906. or 70 per cent, and Mas.
sachusetts. fourth, with s,5SS, OF So
per cent.
The figures for the employees In the
District Of Columbia show that the lar
gest number appointed from any sin.
gle state or territory is 1908 reported
for the District itself These 7,e0e
appointed from the District form SO
per cent. Of all the employees located
there. New York ranks second. with
z,152, or So per cent: Maryland, third,
with 1906, or IL per cent; Pennsyi-
vania. fourth, With 1896. or 81 per
cent, and Virginia, fifth, with 1.4is. or
SO per cent. The Atlaatic seabosrt
tates from New York TO Virginia. IN
.lusiye, contribute 599 per cent Of e.
the employees in the District OF Cs
umbia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
First Published Sept. 12, 190S.)
PROPOSALS FOR BRIDGES.


Sealed proposals will be received by
the county commissioners OF Grady
county, Oklahoma. until 12 o'clock M,
central standard time, October 8, 1908,
for the furnishing and constructing
complete ready for travel twenty (2Ol
bridges for Grady county, Oklahoma,
involving approximately thirteen hun
dred and twenty-seven (1327) lineal
feet Of bridging and substructure for
same and seven hundred and eighteen
(71s) lineal feet of pile approach
Plans and specifications are now on
file in the county clerks office and
can be had together with any informa-
ton pertaining to same by applying to
the undersigned or to Engineer E. E.
Colby, superintendent Of construction,
Chickasha, Okla
All bids should be indorsed PRO
posal for Bridges for Grady County.
The Right is reserved to reject any
or all bids or to let contract in part
or as a whole.
Bidders will be required to furnish
satisfactory evidence OF their RESPONSE
bility before award OF contract.
J. D. Lindsay,
County Clerk Of Grady County,
D9-11-4w Chickasha, Okla,