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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
LEBANON.

Lebanon-Jesse Davis and wife
have moved to town and occupy the
Claflin house. Lee Petit and family
moved to the Davis farm.
Mrs. Joe Beeler and Mrs. Ned Har-
rison spent Wednesday in Cantril.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Johnston spent
Wednesday at NJ Canfeld's.
The Presbyterian church has en-.
gagged Mr.. Muttchler. student of Par
sons college, Fairfield, to preach for
them this summer
few of the young folks spent
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Joe Beeler
Miss 1vadell Humphrey spent Sun.
day with Bessie Snider.
Mr. and Mrs William VIM expect
to move to Milton this week.
Mrs. M. ]. Snider and daughter Bes.
sic visited Saturday with Otto Nc
Clough at Leando.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. S. L. Humphrey
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spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs.
G.. B. Humphrey.
Miss Ashca Petit spent Sunday
with Emma Harrison.
The sale of MI. Claf1in Friday was
well attended and things sold we'll.
Seth Roush and family are spending
few days with Clarence Van Fleet
before going to their home at Froano,
Texas.
Mrs. sedler, who spent the winter
with her son, M. Sadler, returned to
her home near Birmingham last week.
S. Fellows and wife of Keosauqua
were in town Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. Sadler spent a few days
last week with her sister, Mrs. U. S.
Smith
Hazel Pain came home Tuesday aft
er spending few days with her aunt
at Milton.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super
visors Monday, March I'd, being the
26th day of the January session. The
board met, all members present; T.
J. Reinier in the chair. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved. The day was spent in eXamin-
ing and allowing claims and transact
ing other miscellaneous business. The
board adjourned to meet again We'd
nesday, March 5th, at 9 o'clock p. m.
(Signed) T. ]. Reinier, Chairman.
Attest: c. w. McCarty, Auditor.
BY N. L. Arrison, Deputy.
Proceedings Of the board of super
visors, March Sd, being the 9th day
of the January session. The board
met, all members present; T. J. Rein
Ter in the chair. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and APPROX
ed.
A petition of N. B. Sparks and
Alice j. Sparks for the reduction Of
the assessments Of lots 1879, 1862, in
block IA. and lots 224 and 225 in block
ls. in Central addition, from s40o to
5000 was granted petition of Geo.
10 and 20, block 2, Fairview addi-
ton to Ottumwa was granted. A Pc
tition of Mrs. H. L. Moore for a reduc-
ton of the assessed valuation of lot
1913. block 10, Ottumwa, from $4,000
to $4,000 was rejected. A petition of
Mrs. Clara Graves to abate the taxes
on lot 6, in Caldwell addition was re-
jected
The annual report of C. w. McFat-
ridge. Justice of the peace of Adams
township. and the official bond of J. F.
Beagle as overseer of the poor of the
city of Ottumwa, We're examined and
approved. petition of the Country
Club to lay crossing from the east
side of the car track to the line Of
fence of the Country Club ground
was granted.
The board then appointed DR.. R. F.
Shahan as township physician of Co
lumbia township for the year ending
March 5, 1909.
After examining and allowing
claims the board adjourned to meet
again Thursday, March 5, 1908.
(Signed) T. J. Reinier Chairman.
Attest: C. w. McCarty, Auditor.
| By N. l.. Arrison, Deputy
Proceedings of the board of super.
visors Thursday, March 5, being the
28th day of the January session. The
board met. All members present; T. J
Reinier in the chair The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
A petition of M. B. and D. M. Reese
for reduction of assessments on lot
IA, Richards addition, South Ottum.
wa be reduced from 5000 to $500 was
granted. A petition of Oscar Ander.
son for reduction on the assessment
of auditors lot IL, the s w quarter
sec. 29-72-13. from $1,000 to 81, 400
was granted. A petition Of M w
Jones for a reduction of the assess
ments of lot in Langford's addition
in Ottumwa from $500 to $1,000
on account of erroneous assessments
was granted. A petition of Edgar Lee
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The PRIMARY
LAW IN BRIEF
W. NJ REECE PREPARES SUM
MARY OF NEW MEASURE
GOVERNING ELECTION
mmary of the pri

The following summary of the pri.
mary law has been prepared by w. M.
keece in order to place the matter be
fore the people in simplified man
ner:
The Primary Law Simpified.
1. 1t applies to all elective county
mitteemen, presidential electors and
delegates to county conventions.
United States senators are included
only for the purpose of ascertaining
the sentiment of the voters in their
respective parties. Judges of courts
are excepted.)
2. The election under this law will
be held at the usual polling places
June 2, this year and the polls will
be opened from a. m. to p. m, in
places where registration is now re-
quired under the present law and
from l p. m. to s p. m. elsewhere.
8. Each political party will be pro-
vided with their own party tickets
separate from all .ler parties. Vot-
ers will be required to ask the judges
of election for the kind of ticket they
wish to vote.
4. A democrat cannot vote for re-
publican or republican for demo
crat, except by writing the name in
and in that case the vote will not be
added to the votes given on the print
ed party ticket.
5. All candidates for county offices
must have their nomination papers on
file with the county auditor on or be-
fore May this year.
INQn6i1 atnc and state
Offices must file their nomination pa
or before April % this year.
Justices of the pace, township
clerks, trustees and constables are not
required to file nomination papers. but
must file an affidavit stating that they
are eligible to the Office they seek to
be nominated for. An affidavit of Il
like character is required by those
who do file nomination papers. All
nomination papers must be sworn to
by a citizen who knows the signers
thereon.
6. The present county central com
mittee of their respective parties must
determine the number of delegates to
the county convention that each pre-.
cinct will be entitled to on or before
May 20 this year and the result of
their determination must be certified
to the county auditor by the county
chairman. Names of delegates are 70
be printed on white paper and are to
be pasted on the ballot by the voter
after he enters the voting booth or
the names may be written on.
7. The county convention of each
party will be held June 20, at II a. M,
at such places as may be designated
by the county auditor.
This convention will select dele.
gates to the state convention which
will be held not later than July 2 this
year Also delegates to the congress.
sional convention and they are also
to nominate such candidates fo'
county Offices as we're not nominated
at the primary election.
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spent Saturday and Sunday with her
aunt Miss Matte Yakle.
Miss Lizzie Wise went to Moulton,
Monday for weeks visit at the home
of her cousin, Chas. Stout.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams of ST.
Louis, Mo-, who were here last week
to attend the funeral of their brother
in-law, Henry Owsley, returned home
Saturday evening
Norris Brown of Seymour spent
Sunday in Bloomfield
D. J. Bollman left Monday evening
to spend three weeks vacation at
Grand Junction, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lorenz' and chill.
dren were over Sunday visitors in
Kirksville, Mo.
Miss Ruth Allender returned to the
state normal at Cedar Falls, Tuesday
after a weeks vacation spent at her
home here.
Mrs. Eli Truitt and daughter Nellie
who have spent the winter with rela.
tives at Kosse, Tex, returned last
week to their home near Drakeville.
Floyd Hutton left today for Union,
Iowa, to attend the Ward Patterson
wedding.
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SOCIETY,".
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Married at the home of the brides
parents, BOT Van Buren, street, Ora
Grubbs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Grubbs, 4O2 Wabash avenue and Miss
Laura Meredith. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert P Meredith, 307 Van
Buren, street, Rev. w. H. Horned,
officiating.
The wedding occurred last evening
at 7 o'clock. A number of the immedi-
ate friends of both families were pres.
emit After the ceremony the guests
sat down to a sumptuous wedding
supper. The bride and groom will
make their home with the parents Of
of the bride until late in the summer
when they will make their home in
Indian Territory.
A variety shower was given Satur-
day evening at the home OF Miss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21

Edna Sedgwick, 1907 West Main
street, in honor of Miss Margaret
Clark, who is soon to be married to
John Haddow of Rutledge. Refresh
ments were served
Those present were:
Misses Jeanette Jones, Mae Frs
kline, Pauline Hughes, Nellie Meek,
Jennie Saunders, Grace Kitto and
Mesdames Jennie Sedgwick Maggie
Kitto and Chester Sedgwick.
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Nesnam sells the best Watches.
Charles Mendenhall of Douds-Leando
who was called here by the death OF
his grandmother, the late Mrs. l.. r.
Rupe, returned to his home last even
ing.
Sargent fits trusses right.
Miss Dorothy Bell of Mt. Sterling,
returned to her home last evening
after spending few days at the home
of Miss Maude Head, 101 South Davis
street.
Mrs A. Roberts, who was in the city
on short business trip, returied to
her home in Abba last evening.
vinol the great spring tonic Sar-
gents.
Miss Blanche Robinson, who was in
the city shopping, returned to her
home in Abba last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Kiser of Fair
field arrived in the city last evening
to visit E. S. Lowenberg, superintend-
emit of the county farm.
Quinn's ointment for horses. Sar.
gents.
Miss Ruby Mullenix of Charlton
passed through the city last evening
en- route to Eldon to visit friends.
o. P. Overturf, who was in the city
on business returned to him home in
Farson last evening.
Metal syringes for stock. Sargent's.
Mr.. and Mrs W. R. Jones and little
daughter Leonore who were in the city
on business returned to their home In
Hedrick last evening.
Mrs j. ]. Beggs and Miss Ora
Beggs, who have been in the city for
couple of days on business, return.
ed to their home in Keosauqua last
evening.
Miss Amy Cheney of Keosauqua,
who has been visiting friends in Keo-
sauqua, passed through the city last
evening en- route home.
Mrs M German, who has been Wis.
iting at the home of Mrs. w. ]. Strick-
ling Of SAT West Second street, left
last evening for her home in Keosau.
qua.
Mrs. Howard King of Russell is in
the city visiting at the home of her
mother. Mrs. M. Fisher, on South
Adella street.
From Fridays Daily.
Trusses, clutches, bed vans, syr-
inges. Sargent's.
Mrs. H. Riddle of Eldon passed
through the city last evening enroute
to Cedar Rapids to visit relatives.
Mrs. A. P. Johnson of Sigourney who
was in the city on business returned
home last evening.
Mrs. S. B. Spry who was in the city
on business returned home to Martins
burg last evening.
Jap-a-Lac brightens up the furniture.
Sargent's.
Mrs. F, H. Tinsley. who was in the
city on business, returned to her home
In Hedrick last evening.
Whirling spray syringes at Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Bailey of Kes-
wick, returned home last evening
after few days visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Ackley of Sol East
Maple avenue.
Baby suppositories and baby
syringes. Sargent's.
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Citizens Ticket Named at Hedricl<

Hedrick, March 2O.-At the Citizens
caucus held for the purpose Of placing
in nomination candidates for the diff
ferent town officers the following were
nominated:
Mayor-Wade Kirkpatrick.
Treasurer. H. Tinsley.
Assessor-Samuel Henry
w. Young and G. G. Cecil
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
TEMPERANCE RALLY,
South Ottumwa Churches Will Unite
in Services Sunday
Evening

Evening.
A union temperance rally of all the
South Side church will be held Sunday
night at the Willard Street Methodist
Episcopal church. The meeting will
be addressed by Miss Barbour, OF
California national organizer of the
w. c. T. U.
Sunday morning Miss Barbour will
conduct the services at the Seconc
Baptist church.
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A Life Problem Solve,

by that great health tonic, Electric
Bltters, is the enrichment of poor, thin
blood, and Strengthening the weak
Sec. F. B. Clark. j. H. l.. Swensou
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21

An American King
is the great King CT cures, DR.. Kings
New Discovery. tle quick, safe, sure
$1.00. F. B. Clark. ]. H. l.. Swenson
& Co.
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Tri- Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the Postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postoff1ce
where they desire it to be changed to-
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
From Thursdays Daily.
NeSnam sells the best Wa

Nesnam sells the best Watches.
Charles Mendenhall of Douds-Leando
who was called here by the death of
his grandmother, the late Mrs. l.. F..
Rune. returned to his home last even
ing
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The following summary of the pri.
mary law has been prepared by w. M.
keece in order to place the matter be-
fore the people in simplified man
nor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-25
GEORGIA ACTED TOO LATE

Denver
representatives
probably
Gogas
that deliberately
delegations
Democracy
entirely
spilled milk
it
history
inglorious
i uncertain
influence
a platform
possibility of
deliberations the
a
S Justice Moderation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-25
EMIGRATION VS.. IMMIGRATION

Foreign emigration may cause more
worry than foreign immigration, if
the exodus keeps up as it has for the
past few months A few days ago a
ropean ports leaving on the docks
l 900 steerage passengers who had al
ready bought tickets for that particu-
lar vessel. Trains from the West are
reported loaded with foreigners re-
turning home
Only a few years ago the great
subject for school debate was relative
to the exclusion of foreign immigra-
ton. At this time it looked as if the
foreigners were coming as long as
there was room, but apparently the
evil found its antidote.
Commenting on the exodus, the
Washington Post says:
Emigration from this country con-
tinues at an astonishing rate. De-
partures for the month of May num-
bered 75,345 The total emigration for
the first five months of the calendar
year amounted to 31S,36S, and for the
first eleven days of June there was an
addition of 29,283
immigration was very much small
er, the total for the five months being
but 1868, and this strange condf-
ton of affairs comes soon after the
fiscal year that gave us the largest
immigration in our history. In the
one month of May, 1907, the immigra-
| ton was considerably greater than the
returns for the five months of this
year. The immigration for May.
1906, was 5000
There is always emigration as we'll
as immigration, but for the first five
months of 1907 it was not 114,137. or
2O4, 231 less than the figures for this
year. In contrast with this years in
crease there is a decrease in immi-
grafton for the same period of more
than 100000
The cause of the change is, of
course, the depression in business, fol-
lowing upon time of extraordinary
prosperity, but this general explana-
ton leaves much to be desired. While
we agree with those who say that
what has happened is a remarkable
exhibition of automatic regulation, it
would be interesting to know the rea-
sons that are effective in many indi-
vidual cases.
1t is said that the steamship COM
panies believe that the emigration
will continue in large stream, and
also that owing to the changed condi-
tions the immigration officials have
found it necessary to reduce the num-
Der Of their employees.
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SHOWED TRUE PARTY LOYALTY

The resignation of John Sharp
ership in the House, while probably
unexpected by all, or nearly all, of
MS colleagues, and undoubtedly so
by the country-at-large, was evident
iy a wise move. 1t showed not only
Williams devotion to the party in
terests but his political sagacity
With his removal in the near flu
.ure from the House to the Senate
Williams realized that his usefulness
rs a party leader in the lower body
was rapidly drawing to an end. The
little additional time that he might
continue to serve in that capacity
would hardly add any new laurels to
hose he has already mon, and on
his exit the party would be forced to
place the reins in the hands of a
man not having had the benefit of
actual experience in that important,
wearisome and difficult position. His
determination to stand aside in order
that some one else might be given
he benefit of the work of leadership
at the next session, and equipped in
some measure for the great battles
before the next Congress, showed
plainly that John Sharp Williams has
The true patriotic spirit. He is will
ing to lay aside party honor when
the party good will be advanced. BY
surrendering the position of floor
leader he voluntarily retires from the
limelight, from the conspicuous posi-
ton he has held before the entire
country, and returns to that of a
soldier in the ranks. His whole let
er breathes a spirit of party devo-
ion that is refreshing and commend
able. The incident proves the high
ealibre of the man and raises Will
liams still higher in the estimation
Of all Democrats.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-25
INTERESTING CUSTOMS THAT
PREVAIL IN ASIA MINOR
(New York Tribune.)


I'm the interior of Asia Minor wo-
men do not even buy their own pur-
chases for them. Mothers of families
have told me that they had never in
their lives purchased single arti-
Gle of wear for themselves or their
children, and that if they wanted so
much as a spool of thread they had
to wait till their husbands got around
to buy it.
So spoke Mrs. R. G. McNaughton on
her return to the United States for
the second time in twenty-three
years.
Smyrna has every appearance of
a European city when one first en-
ters it" said she. THE European
quarters are on the shore and many
merchants of wealth live there. Back
in the Turkish quarters there is the
bazaar and the city takes on the
appearance of an Oriental town Still
life is a good deal more cosmopoli-
tan than in the interior cities, where
one can scarcely tell the Turkish
and Armenian women apart and
where the Turkish influence is so
strong socially that the Christian
women, like the Moslem, do no shCD-
PING VI MAJ h6JIHS LOT Iu6 ldullly.
The early marriage of the women
is the strongest influence against their
acquiring an education, even when
they go to school. An Armenian girl
who is unmarried at the age of six
teen years is no longer manageable
under ordinary circumstances. She
may marry a WidoWer or a man who
has a defect of some kind so that he
cannot expect good parti, but not
otherwise. The Turks can have four
wives, but very few of them have
more than one, for the simple reason
that they cannot support more"
"A Turk may divorce his wife for
any reason at all-if she doesn't cook
to suit him; if his buttons aren't
sewed on right. He simply says: Il
will divorce you, and she is divorced.
And yet there is an. economic check on
that too, for if a man divorces his
wife he has to pay back her dowry,
and that is so often inconvenient that
it forms protection for her. If a
Turk wants to take back wife whom
ell has divorced, she has to be mar
ried to another man first The sec
| ond man then divorces her, after
which the first husband may marry
her again"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-25
TIE
General Dem and

of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed,
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genune-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists, Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-25
BAN ON RACE TRACK GAMBLING

Louisiana has banished the race
track, following the lead of New
York. Another striking feature of the
similarity is that the result in Louis
lana was achieved by bringing in q
sick Senator to give the necessary
vote. This leads to the further re-
lection that the forces of the race
track are remarkable for their good
health, while the reformers managed
to have somebody on the sick list
each time.
If the laws are sustained in the
two states, which do the bulk of the
racing, the bookmakers will be large
ly put out of business, as we'll as the
pool rooms.
Upon the point of the effect of the
of betting UPON racing in
general, there is a difference of opin
ion. The bettors and their friends
Of course declare that facing and the
day of fine horse-flesp will be past.
Others are more conservative, and
take the position that there will
still be thousands wao will come out
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Convention MObs.
(New York Times.)

Some of the prominent Republicans
who had to do with the Chicago Con-
Vention of this year are seriously
thinking of plans to limit the size
of the hall in which such meetings
are to be held hereafter in order to
get rid of the nuisance and the peril
of the immense crowds amid which
the delegates have to conduct their
public proceedings.
The nuisance every one who has
even read of such an assembly can
understand 1t is very hard at any
time to keep decent order among
10000 or 10000 persons packed in
one vast room, and anything like de-
liberate discussion, or even dignified
transaction Of business, is impossi-
BILE when the crowd yields to an
impulse to make a demonstration. "
Last week what should have been
the most serious vusiness of the Con-
vention the taking of a formal bal
lot, had proceeded through the call
of half a dozen States before the
crowd, or even the majority of the
delegates, knew what was going on,
the galleries were in such a state
of wild noise and confusion. The
the nuisance 1t is of two sorts. In
the first place, there is real danger of
a panic, with incalculable loss of life,
in consequence of any one of a score
of accidents which might occur In
the second place, there is the risk
Of the Convention being "stampeded"
as was the clear purpose of large
number OF the demonstrators last
week.
1t happened in this case that the
delegates kept their heads, having
been prepared for precisely this en-
Urgency. But, had they been I'M
prepared, or had there been among
them a considerable minority willing
to cooperate with the plans of the
stampeders, the effect on the action of
the Convention might have been SER
ious. The real will of the majority
of the party as represented in the
Convention might have been overrid-
den in the mad confusion caused by
the continued uproar. In this in
stance it is a reasonable inference
that the firmness of Mr.. Roosevelt
would have been equal to the refusal
of nomination forced upon him in
such circumstances, but painful and
unfortunate situation would have been
created and the country would have
had to go through a period of in
tense excitement followed possibly
by longer one of depression and
uncertainty.
party rule under representative in