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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-19
ball, and amusements.
Mo More Hanuinns.

v "SI fta'iSIttSss
TO repeal the law permitting the
restraint" OF the social evil and leave
the law prohibiting and suppressing it.
To define night weeds as noxious
and permit assessment OF property on
which they grow for their destruction
by the public.
To appropriate money for the erec-
ton Of a suitable memorial to Senator
William B. Allison.
10 give cities the power to compete
with contractors in bids on public
work so as to prevent combinations.
To establish a municipal bureau.
To give cities the power to condemn
| public utilities, for the purpose of pur-
chasing them.
To require public utility corpora
tons to make annual reports to NUM-
cipalities.
To fix a registration tax revision
commission.
To eliminate the tax on monies and
credits.
TO establish a tax on direct Inherit
ances.
To award the sale of property fol
taxes to the person bidding he, low
est interest. q
To increase the license fee on auto.
mobiles.
Reorganizing the state historical de.
partment.
Prohibiting tipping.
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N

Farmington-Miss Lime Corns was
hostess to the Kensington club ON
Tuesday evening. Refreshments were
served.
Rev. Koch has closed his evangel-
istic meetings at Croton. Over forty
conversions were reported.
Dell Masters has gone to Hansford,
Texas, where he will spend the winter.
Mrs. r. Corns was shopping in ottum-
wa Monday.
The fourth annual exhibit of the
Van Buren, County Poultry association
is being held in Termination, Dec. IL
18. Over three hundreds BIRDS are
on exhibition In the large secoAd floor
room OF the Hartrick building.
Ambrose Folker, who has been at
tending the Colorado Agricultural coll
lege at FIT. Collins arrived home SAT-
urday.
DIR. Kline of the state Board Of
Health, will given an illustrated lee
ture on tuberculosis Thursday evening
at the congregational church.
Bud Martin has moved into the Ned
Dillon property on Second street.
Mrs. w. II. Haney of Cantril, spent
Sunday here with her husband.
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county unit. consolidate the rural
schools and furnish country children
as good advantages as those of the
cities have.
Establish a board Of control for the
three state educational institutions,
the university and agricultural and
normal colleges.
To provide for the training of teach
err Of agriculture and the introduction
| Of agriculture in the public school cur
riculum of the state, possibly the es-
tablishment OF agricultural high
schools.
To compel blind children to attend
the college for the blind n deaf and
dumb children to attend the state
school for that class.
To establish a state school Of cor
r~espondence in agriculture, connected
with the agricultural college.
To permit the electors to choose SUI
perintendents OF schools, instead OF
school boards.
Resubmission OF the prohibitory
liquor amendment.
Increasing the mulct tax on retail
saloons from 5000 to $500.
Prohibiting brewers from owning
saloons.
To prohibit corporations owning sa-
looms.
TO give the attorney general power
to supplant county attorneys in liquor
prosecutions.
To compel county attorneys to pro-
coed in all features Of the mulct liquor
laws.
To prohibit drug stores selling any
7 linuor except nure alcohol n that or
physicians prescriptions.
To prohibit the sale of patent medi-
cines having more than 5 per cen
alcohol.
To establish a state constabulary OF
state marshal system for enforcement
of the liquor laws.
To repeal the law for capital pun
ishment.
To license tree peddlers.
To require witnesses in crimina
cases to give bond for their appear,
ance.
To penalize judges who ignore TIL
4 indeterminate sentence law.
To establish a woman's reformatory
To create jury commission for tn,
selection of jury panels.
u To prohibit Sunday theatres. base
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LEGISLATURE TO
MEET JAN. II
sovERNoR-ELECT CARROLL WILL
BE lNAUGURATED THE FOL-
LOWING WEDNESDAY.
MANY NEW BILLS PLANNED
Creation of Insurance Department ana
Restoration of Circle on the
Ballot Are Two Of the Things
That May Come Up.

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-THE legis-
lature cow Monday, January IL.
Gov. Warren Garst will read the
governors biennial message to the
legislature on January IL.
Gov. B. F. Carroll will be inaugural
ed on January IA.
Lieut.. Gov. George w. Clarke and
the speaker of the house will announce
their committees IN the afternoon OF
inaugural day, January IA.
United States Senator A. B. Cum
Minis will be reelected on January 10.
the houses meeting in separate session
and the fact will be disclosed in the
Joint session of the next day, at noon,
when he will receive his certificate
Tor the six year term.
Much Legislation Proposed.
In the Iowa legislature usually
about 900 bills are offered during a
session, including the appropriation
and the legalizing acts. OF these per
haps twenty-five pass.
Among the bills which will be in
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lines having but one train each way
each day.
To compel all supervisors to be
elected at large in each country.
To extend the terms Of county Off
GERS to four years.
To compel convict made goods to be
SO branded.
To provide penalties for parents who
neglect children, in addition to taking
the children from their custody under
the present law.
To give cities the right to establish
play grounds.
To compel employers and parents to
prove the g of children at labor
thought by the authorities to be un-
der the prohibited age.
To require record TO be made in
Juvenile courts.
To require mine operators to pay
the wages Of shot flrers, whose wages
are now paid by the miners.
To put the gypsum mines under
the state mining laws.
To require state water inspection.
To prohibit pollution Of rivers with
sewage.
To create a state board of osteop-
athy.
To create a state board OF OPTIC
metry.
To require parents to report
births.
Health Laws.
To investigate the extent Of socia
diseases.
To compel construction Of municipa
abattoirs to be operated under nun.
icipal n state inspection and super
vision.
To require municipal inspection O
meat markets.
To require municipal INSPECTION o
dairies.
To appropriate funds with which t.
reimburse owners of stock killed be
cause tubercular.
To prohibit the payment Of differen
prices for cream and milk in the sam
sections Of the state by centrslizini
creameries.
To appropriate funds for holding
short courses in dairying in variou
parts of the state.
Revision of the school laws affect
ing rural schools SO as to make
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troduced in the coming session of the
legislature will be the following:
To create an insurance department.
To reduce the taxes collected on life
insurance premiums.
TEN.
Requiring all public funds to be put
at interest for the benefit Of the pub
lie treasury.
Increasing the inquiries made re-
speeding the business Of banks.
Making loan and trust companies
qualified to act al guardians, trus-
tees, etc.
Rotate the anne Of candidates on
the primary ballots.
Adopt the genuine Australian ballot.
To restore the circle to the present
ballot.
To prevent telephone companies
charging different rates in different
portions Of the state to drive out com.
petition.
To compel telephone companies to
make connections with each others
lines.
To tax the terminals Of railroads
locally.
To take away the power Of the rail
road commission to reverse municipal
orders for viaducts.
To give cities the powe- to compe'
railroads to elevate tracks.
To make the railrJad commission
appointive and give the governor pow
er to remove members.
To establish a public utilities com
mission on the New York basis.
To establish a transportation bureau
to represent the people in rate mat
tiers.
To compel corporations to make an
nual reports to the state.
Encouragement of good reads build
ing.
Encouragement Of statewide promo
ton Of waterways.
To compel railroad companies t.
maintain motor a service on branch
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sole CLESON IN sPIRlTLAND"
TO PLAY AT BATAVIA DEC. 2

Batavia-"Ole Oleson in Spiritland'
funniest of all farce comedy absurdi-
ties will appear at Nelson's opera
house at his place Monday night Dec.
21st. This play is the latest and most
up-to-date version Of the Swedish
dialect comedy aver presented to the
public. Seats on sale at Copeland's
store. A guarantee with every ticket
sold.
Other News.
John Copeland of Hillsboro, has re-
turned home after several DAYS spent
with his son Loren and his daughter
Mrs. Arthur Clark, of this place.
Frank Starr of Oakes N. D., who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinit!
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Lewis were ovel
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Obituary

Lucy A. Wilson, daughter of Harry
G.. II Lucy A. Wilson, was born In
Richland township, Wapello county.
Iowa, July 81, 1853. She resided on
the farm where she was born until
about ten months ago when she with
two sisters and two brothers moved to
Ottumwa. She died December 7th.
ease. The funeral was held from the
residence, 161 f. Maple avenue on
Wednesday,. December 3. The services
We're conducted by Rev. Otto, and In
termene Was made I'M the Ottumws
cemetery.-Contributed.f
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Sunday visitors with relatives in OF
tumWa.
The Misses Ona Williams and Lulu
Whitmore have returned home after
several days visit with relatives and
friends in Ottumwa.
At the election held by the Modern
woodmen Of America lodge here
Tuesday night the following officers
were elected:
Venerable C~onsul-Clifford Cole.
Worthy Adyisor-E. w. Humble.
Banker--W. S. Campbell.
Escort-C. ". Whitmore.
Clerk--Ed Alfred.
Watchmar-J. Brooks.
Sentry-J. Campbell.
Managers-Geo. Blosser and Albert
W'hitmore.
Physicans-D. II. King and j. II.
Baldridge.
Each member Of the camp is re-
quested to be present the first meet
Ing night in January as this will be
installation night and an oyster sup
per will be served.
Mrs. j. w. Smith is visiting rela-
tives in Pratt, Kans.
T. r. Summer made q business trip
to Ottumwa Wednesday,.
PAcKWoop.
P~ackwood-E. A. Miller attended
the funeral of a brother at Middletown
last week.
DR.. c. 7. Moorman went to B~urling-
ton Tuesday returning Wednesday
with Frank Wilson, who was taken
| sick while attending business college,
and was in the Burlington hospital
eleven weeks. Tis parents. who were
with him a greater part Of the time
came home Wednesday. The young
man, who is not able to sit un stood
the trip remarkably well.
A gang OF thirty laborers gre lay
ing new rails OIL the Burlington track
through here.
Rev. Mr.. Bruce Of Brighton, is as
sisting in the NJ. f. revival meetings
which have been in progress two
weeks.
C. Forrest has returned from Chi
cago where he attended the live stock
exposition.
The Misses IAN and Mary Davis Of
stringtown. are guests of Mrs. Mollit
Brimker. They will remain until after
tn, holidays.
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A choice line of Xmas
Cakes, Vanilla Waters.
Fruit Cakes and fancy
Biscuits. the kind that
sell for Csc per 1nc
pound $50. $500. Vk
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-19

Any of our Csc dolls reduced to
19c, SO C dolls for soc, 81 dolls
for Csc. 1893 dolls ~
reduced to............ .SU
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ANY of our 39c go carts, big
enough to hold an 16 inch doll,
strong and we'll set Or
up, ......ZSC
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
1he Christmas Entertain
mept Manager.

"a particularly successful GIRL
mares specially of arranging
christmas entertainments for
children and clears a nea, sum
every year." writes Anna Steese
richardson in Woman's Home
companion for December. "She
insists upon a contract at a GER
tain figure, and then relieves the
hostess of every detail. She
plans and executes DECORATIONS
attends to the refreshments and
supplies all favors and enter
tainment. She has an arrange.
ment with jugglers, magicians
ana musicians, from whom she
receives a commission for all en-.
gsgements, and she is a splendid
hand at decorating the table or
arranging games. This year she
Is hlilng tarlatan stockings for
one huge party tree, using home
made popcorn, candies, nuts and
all sorts of small toys and novel
ties which she has picked up at
Wholesale"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
Nut Chocolate Caramels.

"Nut Chocolate Oaramels are
a rich, delicious confection, i'm
mensely POPULAR" says Fannie
MERIT Farmer in Woman's
Home Companion tor Decem ber.
"Put three and one half table
sfoonfuls OF butter in sauce
pan, and when melted, add two
cupfuls of molasses, one cupful
OF brown sugar, and one half
cupful of milk. Stir until the
sugar is dissolved, bring to the
boiling point, add four and one
half squares of unsweetened
chocolate, and stir constantly
until the chocolate Is melted.
Let boil, until, when tried in
cold waser, firm ball may be
formed in the fingers. Remove
from the range, add one and one
halt teaspoonfuls of vanilla and
one half pound of almonds,
blanched and chopped. Turn
into buttered pan, cool, and
cut In small squares.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
Big Orange Crop in Cuba.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The
orange crop of Cuba this year
will be the largest in the history
of the island and will reach
100000 boxes, according to a re-
port made to the bureau of man
ufactures by Consul R. E. Hola-
day of Santiago de Cuba. The
business of raising oranges in
the island, he says, is almost en-
tireIy in the hands of Ameri-
cans.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
Lancaster Lady Raising Or
angeS.

Mr.. Editor: Please allow me
space in your paper to tell the
ladies how can raise oranges
in town. My tree is in its second
year. II has had as many as 35
on it at one time, and has IL on
it now, ranging from ripe ones
down to blooms. The mischiev.
Gus old goat stole 2 of my oranges
the other night. | am sending
you one of my oranges for a
witness. Respectfully,
Mrs. w. b. Plyler.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28

winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleu-
Crsy ana consumption will soon be here.
u Innos yout ;u cough now, and strengthen your
lungs with Foleyis Honey and Tar Do
DOT risk starting the winter with weak
lungs, when Foley's Honey aud Tar will
cure the most obstinate coughs and colds.
ana prevent serious results. The Funder-
ourk Pharmacy, E. w. Hammond, Heath
Springs. 'i0"'n u
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28

II you suhsf from constipation and liver
trouble Foley's Orino Laxative will cure
you permanently by stimulating the di-
gestiye organs so they will act naturally.
Foley's Orino Laxative does not grippe, is
pleasant to take and You do not have TO
take laxatives continually after taking
Orino. Why continue to be the slave of
pills aud tablets. The Funderburk Phar-
macy. Il. w HAnnond, Meath Springs. y
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28

nrst class order, it will take but
little repairs to keep them up.
Let us every one get to work in
earnest and build these kind of
roads. We need them and can
not afford to do without them
L. w. Secrest.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
Money to Loan.

l am now prepared to negotiate loans uf
from $4,000 and upwards on improved
cotton farms, repayable in annual install
ments, at per cent interest. No com
missions charged only a reasonable fee
for abstract of title
96-66 X. e. WYLIE, Attorneys .at-Law.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
THE PUBLIC ROADS.
Surveyor Secrest Makes
More Suggestions as to
Highway Improvement
Now Working Road by
His Place at His Own Elk.
DenSe.

NIT me again to speak of the bad
roads in this county. Not Jan.
uary and February roads, but
bad roads now. On my way to
Lancaster the other day | found
some places in the roads in des.
perate shape, and am told that
this is the case nearly all over
the county, and l lear that if
they are not patched up and
worked a little in some way or
other that there will be more than
one mail route discontinued be-.
fore next spring. l am hiring
the roads by my place worked
today and paying for it. l think
since our county officials have
stepped over the road law little
by purchasing high priced mules,
road machines, etc, at the couu,
tvs expense, that they might 90
little further and hire good
men in each neighborhood to
patch up the roads before the
winter months set in, and pav
these men for such road work.
Since our road law is incom.
plete we will have to make the
best of it we can. Now | think it
quite imprudent at this season of
the year to pIow up and scrape
dirt In the roads as has been 90
ing on by our officials, from the
fact that when the rains and
freezes set in these roads will be
almost impassable, and you will
hear men say bad things about
these roads, and worse things
about the men who worked the
roads and made the road laws.
A Charlotte man said not long
ago, that he would not pull the
lines from under a horses tail 12
months for thousand dollars.
That same man undertook to 90
to Loncaster not long ago. When
he struck Lancaster county roads
he was found more than one
time on this trip standing in the
mud, shoe-mouth deep, lifting
his automobile out of bitches in
the middle of the road. Guess
he will not try another trip with
auto soon. He said he could
make 35 miles over Mecklenburg
county roeds and five miles an
hour over Lancaster county roads
quite difference. Your cor
respondent travelled over a por-
ton of Mecklenburg county roads
last week they are delightful
no comparison between their
roads and ours.
| predict that if our people
could travel over Mecklenburg
county roads awhile, that 80 per
cent of them would be willing to
vote for bonds to raise the money
10 build our roads. The road
tax money that we are now pay
ing under our present road law
would pay interest on the bonds
aud a part on the principal. Let
us have the roads at once and
under this plan let our children
finish paying the debt. Let US
as well as the children enjoy the
good roads.
Now | am in favor of county
chain gangs and in doing away
with these State penitentiary
farms, and building roads with
said convicts. Judge w. r. Eve,
of Richmond county, Ca, who
has had 80 years road building
experience, says convict labor is
the cheapest with which roads
can be built and that such labor
will not cost over As cents each
per hand per day.
Thara 10 q uopdarf,,l diffaraDca
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
T@&
A Fine Meeting

The meeting of yesterday held at the home of Mrs. Sam o. Logan was thought by many to have been the best in Prescott w. c. T. q. history. Mrs. A. H. Smith proved herself veritable general in getting up such a splendid program which created so much interestand enthusiasm.
 The topic studied was The Union Signal" The secretary presented a resolution as fol iowS:
 Resolved, That for intelli- gent service each member should take and read the national organ, the Union Signal" Various members discussed it pro and con, the treasurer holding out for some time that to take the state paper was sufficient, but finally after many convincing proofs that our work is world wide and white ribboners could not afford to narrow their vision down to the boundaries of one little state, she very gracefully acknowledged her conviction of sin, and declared herself ready to work with might and main" for the paper.
 The resolution was finally adopted with the amendment that the Prescott union, out of it's treasury also send the Union Signal to the ministers of the city.
 It was a stirring meeting with quite large attendance. Sorry, however, that more of our new members did not hear this dis cussion. Needless to say that several subscriptions were given to the Union Signal.
 Mrs. Pittman, of course, plead ed for the children, and in earn est tones set forth the claims of their paper-The Crusader Monthly.
 Next meeting with Mrs. Jno M. Pittman, March 27th.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
4 Pleasant Affair.

The young people of Prescott were happily entertained on last evening at the home of MT. and Mrs Will Waller at an affair given in honor of Misses Estelle Brown of Camden and Linnie Burrow of Norrillton. A dozen or more couples responded to the kind invitation and spent the evening pleasantly. Music, games and conversation was indulged and dainty refreshments were served at an appropriate hour.
 Those present were Misses
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
Self Culture Club.

The Self Culture Club met at the home of Mrs. J. M. Pittman on Thursday afternoon. After the regular program a delightful social hour was spent. The club was glad to have as it's guest Miss Powell and all enjoyed the musical selections rendered by her.
 After several lively discussions a resolution was adopted as fol- lows:
 That the city authorities bet ter enforce the stock law as the ladies flowers will be destroyed by stock allowed to run at large.
 We then adjourned to meet with Mrs. Geo. Terry on Thurs day, March 26, when the follow ing program will be rendered: Roll Call--A German State with its
 Capital
 Music Mrs. John White. Lesson Review-Redwitz to Chapter
 XVII. Leader, Mrs. Rice. Paper Sudermann and Hauptmann,
 Mrs. Warren. Reading -''The German Fatherland, "
 Arndt Mrs. Hamilton. Table Talk-National and Provincial
 Characteristics.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14

Ruth Moncrlef, Lauralee Powell, Era Thompson, Mary Mllburn, Linnie Burrow, Estelle Brown, Marion Waller, Minnie Scanlin, Grace Teal, Jean Hatley, Cleone and Edna Rudolph, Betsy Hinton and Sula Brown, and Messrs. Arthur Westmoreland, A. Il. Evans, Pomeroy Whitten, k. r. Arnold, Arl Warmack, Floyd Denman, John Milburn, Ben Waller, Henry Felts, Duncan McRae, John Brown, H. k. Dor ris, Ernest Stainton and w. D. Hatley.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
Residence Burned

News has been received here of the burning of the residence of Frank Baily, of near Holly Springs, one night this week. The fire is supposed to have or iginated from the kitchen tlue, as the women had been cooking all the day before for a log rolling. Mr. Bailey estimates his loss at S1 ,000 including the house, and most of it's contents. There was no insurance.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
To Keep Cotton at Home

Guthrie, Okla, March 13.- The Farmers Union, of Oklaho- ma, with it's 100000 members is urging the plan of keeping Ok lahoma cotton in Oklahoma, building storage houses in ev. cry county in the state and is- suing certificates on thirds of the supply, instead of shipping to any one firm of brokers in the South.
 Us. Murray, secretary of the union, is promoting .the plan.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
Will Girdle inc Globe.

Washington, March 13. -Ad- miral Evans battleship fleet, after leaving San Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, the Philip pines and return to New York by way of the Suez canal.
 Secretary Metcalf announced the future movements of the fleet after the cabinet meeting today. It will leave San Francisco July 6, for our Pacific possessions, " as Mir. Metcalf styled it. The vessels will first touch at Hawaii, where they will coal. After that they will go to Samoa Follow ing this up by visit to Australia, where they will stop at the cities of Melbourn and Sydney, the in vitation of the Australian aovern- ment to visit that country having been supplemented by a more cordial one from the British am bassador, MT. Bryce.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-14
Hotel Arrivals. MILLER HOUSE

$. G. Ramsey, J. H. Mullen, St. Louis; T. M. Mckenzie, Mem phis; T. D. Rowan, Louisville; J . H. Marsh, Texarkana; J. NJ. Gar. land, Emmet; J. P. Buchanan. w. C. Pearce, V. R. Davis, w. F. Kirby, J.B.Pearson, Little Rock; Jas. II. McCollum, Hope; Minor Wallace, Magnolia: w. & Good win, Warren.