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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
Has Wives; Faces Bisamy Charge.

Has Wives; Faces Bigamy Charge.
waterloo, Sept. 4.--Levi M. Wilson,
Illegally married to the third wife in
Waterloo week ago Monday. after
securing a license to marry Helen c..
Tinker of Gladbrook, is now self
confessed bigamist. having divulged
the history of his unusual career We'd
nesday to- the authorities at Des
Moines. A friendly meeting with q
beautiful young milliner from Glad
brook, Iowa, a mutual infatuation on
the part of both, a series of love leu
ters profuse with endearing terms, in
terspersed with frequent visits on the
part of the younE woman to Marshall
town where Wilson was working as a
telegraph operator, and casual ac-
quaintance which ripened into love,
resulting in the marriage of the couple
in this city, is the history in brief
of the events leading up to the arrest
and Imprisonment OF Wilson on a
charge of bigamy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
CAMP MEETING A SUCCESS.
Gathering of Latter Day Saints Closed
Sunday-Number of
Baptisms.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 4.-The annual
reunion of the members of the Reor-
ganized Church of Latter Day Saints
of Jesus Christ for southwestern Iowa,
which was in progress all of last week
at Walnut grove, in the northwestern
part of the city has come to a close,
and a large audience participated in
the closing exercises.
The camp meeting has been very
successful from church point of view.
The attendance was greater than was
anticipated by those IN charge. The
preaching services were of high or
der, especially those of Sunda, morn.
ing and afternoon. when Missionary
f. A. Smith, a grandson of the prophef
Joseph Smith, delivered the sermons
Large audiences were present at both
services. In the evening the closing
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FIGHT TO KEEP
Their CHARTER
IOWA FEDERATION OF LABOR
WILL NOT GLE UP WITH
OUT A STRUGGLE.
Tu r N ER RETURNS
ottumwan Takes Part in Deliberations
of Executive Board-Trouble the
Outgrowth Of the Electrical
Workers. Union.

S. Carna Turner returned Saturday
night from a meeting of the executive
board of the State Federation of La
bor, which met in pursuance to call
of President Urick in Des Moines,
Friday and Saturday. The work of the
meeting was largely dealing with the
revocation of the charter of the Iowa
Federation of Labor, which took place
as result of the action of the Iowa
body in the convention held in Du-
buque during the summer. The COM
mittee took up the formation of an
appeal to the National Federation for
reinstatement.
Electrical Workers the Cause.
The reason for the proposed revo-
cation of the state charter is because
delegates from the seeding faction
Of the Electrical Workers union were
given seats at the Dubuque conven-
ton. 1t is claimed by the American
Federation of Labor that the new
union of electrical workers was not
affiliated with the State Federation OF
Labor, which would make the action
of the State Federation unconstitu.
tional. The electrical workers in Iowa
were unanimous in one organization
and their delegates were unanimously
recognized.
The seeding faction of the National
Electrical Workers union were seated
In the convention. This faction was
made up of men who had been mem
bers of the State Federation of Labor
since it's beginning and had given
their utmost means and work to its
development and welfare. In view oi
these conditions, it is said, they
could not be denied voice in the at
fairs Of the organization which they
had practically made.
How it Started.
The whole trouble hinges upon {
split in the National Electrical Work
ers' union, which occurred year agt
last February. Unrest had been devel
oping over the improper accounting
of international funds In that montl
petition was presented to the Off
# GERS of the National Electrical Work
4 ers' union asking that special con
vention be held to investigate tn,
use Of certain funds. This was ignored
and five locals agreed to hold a con
vention at st. Louis without the au
thority from the officers. AT this con
vention the Offices of the nationa
organization We're declared vacan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
HALF CENTURY RELIGIOUS DEAD
Sister Mary Martha Of Mt. carre
Dies After Years
Illness.

Mt. Carmel, Sept. 6. Sister Mary
Martha aged 80 years, and for the past
fifty-seven years member Of the
Order of Charity, at Mt. Carmel, died
on Thursday morning at the institu-
ton and on Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock was laid tenderly away in the
cemetery at Mt. Carmel.
For the fifty-seven years of her life
in religion Sister Mary Martha had
never been on the nilsson but had al
ways remained at the Mother House
having as charge, almost continuously
until the time of her advanced years
and failing health, the chapel
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A NEW BANK FOR MoRAvlA.
Farmers and Merchants viii Be
Ready for Business In About
Six Weeks

Moravia, Sept. 4.-This town is to
have another bank. The articles o.
incorporation have been filed and will
be ready for publication next weei1.
The bank will be known as tho
Farmers and Merchants Savings
bank" and will be capitalized at So.
900. 1t will be located in the build
ing thev recently purchased of l.,
Whitton at the northwest corner u
the square and will be ready to ops l.
for business in about six weeks They
have taken possession of the building
and will make some changes, put III
a vault and complete upsto-date fix
| lures.
| The stockholders are practically
made up OF citizens and farmers Ia
this vicinity. Following are the Off
GERS:
President. j. Ullem.
Vice-president-J. u, Callen.
Cashier-H. S. Turner.
Directors-J. J. Ullem J. e. Cal
len, H. S. Turner, B. e. Turner. w {.
Hicks, G. F. Turner and U. G. Turner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

Waterloo. Sept. County Superin-
tendent Harry A. Moore completed his
totals for his annual report. 1t shows
the total number of males between the
ages of and 81 in the county last year
was 6,131 and the total number of fe-
males was 3,S41. In the rural districts
and in West Waterloo. Hudson, Dunk
erton and La Porte City the boys were
in the lead. ana in East Waterloo and
Cedar Falls the girls lead. Only siS
pupils of the compulsory age, to IA
We're reported as not attending any
school. 1t cost the most in Pleasant
township, to educate the children, the
cost being $11.36 per month per pupil.
The lowest cost was In Gilbertville
where it was soc per pupil per month
OF the total number of teachers in the
county, 42 were men and 379 were wo'
men.
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$54.00
$4,000
GROWS REAL PLuMs.
Small Branch Containing Fine speci-
mems of Lombards Brought
to the Courier.

Not to be outdone in the cultiva-
tion of the excellent Lombard plums,
M. E. Replogle, 603 Ellis avenue, Sat
urday brought to the Courier Office a
small branch from one of his plum
trees that contained forty specimens
of the tasty fruit. The tree is one
of pair that grow on the Replo lie
place and is said by him to be very
heavily laden with the plums, all Of
which are Of a nice quality.
c.. f.. Stoddard of Newton stopped
in Ottumwa Saturday between trains
on his way to spend Sunday in Musca-
tine. Mfr. Stoddard is Congressman
kendall's clerk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

Washington, d. c., Sept. 6-While
endeavoring to steer clear of anything
that would SAVIOR of paternalism the
United States government is exertirg
efforts in various directions in behalf
of the laboring classes. These activ-
tiles have expanded considerably since
the establishment of the department
of commerce and labor few years
ago. The bureau of labor is the branch
of this new department most con-
spicuous in promoting the well
fare of the toiling masses. It's
officials nave been particularly
energetic in recent years in
investigating the causes of disputes
between employers and employees and
many strikes have been settled as a
result of the exercise Of the good Of
fees of Labor Commissioners Neill and
his assistants The bureau is also do
ing great work in compiling reliable
information showing the earnings CT
men and women in all trades, the
hours of labor, etc. Another govern
ment servitor of labor is the division
of information of the United States
immigration service. This is in charge
of the famous ex-iabor leader Tar
renee V. Powderly, and its aim is to
find out in what sections of the coun
try labor is in demand and direct
thither the tide of wandering workers
seeking employment. The federal gov
ernment is seeking also to ascertain
the wishes of organized labor as to
legislation, etc. To that end there
have been several important confer
ences of the leaders at the White
house in recent years, and, most i'm
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COMPANY c TO OPEN ARMoRy.
Gov. Carroll and Others OF Note to be
Present at Function Next
Month
e@ @~S. &W@~

Muscatine, Sept. 6.The new home
of Company G, which has been improv,
ed to the extent of about fifteen hun
dred dollars, will be opened formally
with military ball, to be held early
in October. The function promises to
be the most important and auspicious
ever held in Muscatine. Gov. B. r.
Carroll, Colonel r. P. Howell of the
54th regiment, Lieut.. Col. Holsteen OF
Burlington, Major Hollowell of Fort
Madison, Maj. Norton of Muscatine
and Major Ball of Iowa City, have all
received personal invitation, tender
ed by Captain Alfred Wagner, and all
of them nave promised to be present
Invitations will also be extended tc
the captains of the various companies
in the 54th regiment and the ball will
be military in every respect.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
School for peaF Opens october 1.

Council Bluffs, Sept. 6.-Superin-
tendent H. w. Rothert of the Iowa
School for the Deaf announces October
as the opening of the next term.
Officers of the institution will meet
all trains arriving in the city on Oc-
tober and and personally look after
the safety Of the boys and girls who
arrive. After these dates parents or
guardians who bring children to the
school must not expect to be met by
school officials unless arrangements
can be made without detriment to
other requirements.
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For Sunday School Census.

Des Moines, Sept. 6.-Every Sunday
school scholar in Iowa is to be proper
ly tagged and classified in the annals
of the department Of commerce and
labor at Washington next year. The
national quadrennial Sunday school
census is to be taken by the Interna-
tional Sunday school union, and its re
ports are requested by the labor and
commerce department at Washington.
The work will be opened the first OF
next year and will be completed before
fall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
SIX NATURALlZED,
Record Breaking Class of Foreigners
Are Made Citizens of the United
States at Marsha lItown.

States at Marshalltown.
Marshalltown, Sept 8. According
TO court records the largest class of
foreigners ever naturalized in the
county were made citizens Of the
United States by the issuance to them
of their final papers of naturalization
by Judge j. M. Parker in the district
court. Six. two of whom are from
this city, were made adopted children
of the nation.
The papers of citizenship were is
sued to James Mclean, of Laurel; !;
Christopher Tow, of LeGrand, and
Nels Matson, of this city this morning.
Mclean is a native of Ireland, Tow
came from Norway, and Matson was
born in Denmark.
Three others, Henry Hannusch, OF
st. Anthony; August Jagan, of this
city, and Magnus Lunde, of LeGrand
received final naturalization papers al
this afternoons session of court.
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p. D. swlck AGAIN APPOINTED.
Adjutant of Boone County Veterans
Association for Another

Boone, SEPT. 4--Col. s. G. Gibbons,
of the Boone County Veterans asso-
citation, has appointed P. D. Switch adj
Jutant of that organization for the en-
suing year. Mr.. Swick has l1eld that
position every year since his appoint
ment in 1901, with the exception of
the year that the association held its
reunion in Madrid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
and new officers and directors were

and new officers and directors were
named.
The result was practically the for
nation of a new national organization
and most of the members of the old
union united with the seeding fac
tion or the new union. The officers of
the old union, who had been ousted by
the st. Louis convention, issued an
Injunction restraining the new Off
GERS from taking possession Of the
books and records.
Is Hard Fight.
Then came. the fight before the
American Federation of Labor, with
which the National Electrical Work
ers' union was affiliated The old fac
ton appealed to the organization for
redress and after meeting of the ex-
ecutive board the American Fedora
ton of Labor recognized the old fac
tion which the seeding faction had
ousted. The American Federation OF
Labor also ordered that in no conven-
tion should the rev faction or seces-
Sionists be recognized. Efforts were
made to secure compromise between
the electrical workers, but they failed.
Last spring the trouble with the
Iowa State Federation Of Labor arose
at the Dubuque convention. The cleo
trical union in this state was known
as the new faction, and when they
asked for recognition by the State Fed
GRAFTON In the convention a delegate
from the American Federation of La
Dor protested and declared they did
not have the necessary credentials. AS
the electrical workers in Iowa, as we'll
as Nebraska, were unanimously united,
the State Federation ignored the dele
gates and seated the delegates from
| the new faction without dissenting
! vote.
| At the Toronto meeting the national
| federation will bring the matter up
| charging that the Iowa organization
violated the rules by seating the Iowa
union, which was affiliated with the
new faction.
The Appeal.
Below is copy of the appeal which
has been prepared and will be present
ed at the national convention of the
federation, which will be held at To
ronto on November s.
"a division in the ranks of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrica
Workers two years ago caused by al
legged incompetency and dishonesty
upon the part of General President Nc
Nulty and Secretary Collins, resulted
in the formation of new national or
ganization, which today is represented
by 2S1 locals and approximately 1900
members, as against approximate.
ninety-three locals and 5000 members
in the old organization.
Iowa and Nebraska comprise dis
trict organization of the new body
Iowa, with whose interests the stats
executive board has alone to deal, il
solidly aligned with the new organiza
i tion
4 The executive council of the Ameri
can Federation Of Labor has seen fl
to indorse and recognize the minorit.
faction of this BODY and has under
taken to force the new organization
back into the fold of the McNulty- Col
Llins faction. To accomplish this end
FMr Grant Hamilton, national organ
!, izer, has been delegated and assigne,
4 10 special duty that by fair means o
foul, the ultimatum of the executiy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
.clxds Milliams ID Coach Ames.

Ames, Sept 6,-Clyde Williams,
head coach of this seasons football
team, has arrived in Ames after
spending the summer with the Des
Moines baseball team. While very re-
luctant to leave the coming cham
pions, Williams expressed himself as
being glad to start the football cam
paign Ames will have the services of
three additional coachers the coming
season. Sioux" Jones, ST Lambert
and Homer Hubbard comprising the
trio. Jones has been assisting Will
liams for two seasons and Is consider.
ed one of the brainiest coaches in this
section. Lambert and Hubbard are
backfield stars of last years team
Williams and Jones will devote their
entire time to the first team, endeavor
ing to turn out another championship
squad, while it Is thought that Lam
bert will take charge of the scrubs
and Hubbard of the various class
teams.
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council of the American Federation of
Labor may be carried out.
Makes Protest


Labor may be carried out.
Makes Protest.
In conformity with this purpose, Mr.
Hamilton appeared before the seven
teenth annual convention of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor, held in Du-
buque June to 12, 1909, and protest
ed against the seating of delegates
from any electrical workers union in
Iowa, for bear it in mind, all the cleo
trical workers unions of this state are
in aftiliation with the new organiza-
ton; likewise delegates from city cen
trail bodies happening to be electrical
workers. After two days debate in
which the controversy from both sides
was given fair and absolutely impair
tial hearing, both on the floor and be-
fore the following special committee
of representative Iowa trades union
lists: Edwin Perry Theodore Carsten-
sen, G. A. Dubel, Gus +. Miller and j.
J. O'Brien, the convention by unani-
nous vote sustained the Electrical
Workers of Iowa and seated their dele
gates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
RURAL CARRIERS MEETING.
Rural Free Delivery Picnic and Coco
Roads Meeting at Clear

Oakwood, Sept. Cat Oakwood to-
day are convening the rural carriers
annual picnic, in conjunction with
which is one of the most important
Good Roads meetings ever held in
this part of Iowa. Owen T. Denniscn
of Mason City, one of the best inform
ed and most practical of men in this
section Of country, delivers the p.in-
tcipal speech, after which there was
a general discussion of the subject.
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REV. V.FENWICK TO
Remain IN CITY
BELOVED PASTOR OF FREE METH.
oDIsT CHURCHES HERE WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE.

Rev. T. M. Fenwick, who for some
time past has served the North Side
and South Side Free Methodist
churches as pastor, is to remain here
for another year, having been reap.
pointed by Bishop Burton r. Jones at
the conference last week in Knoxville.
The appointments for Iowa follow
Fairfield District-G. A. Anderson,
district elder, Birmingham, Oak Grove
and Libertyville; T. M Fenwick, OF.
tumwa, First and Second churches; W.
j. Trimble Mount Pleasant; Clara In
gersoll, supply Eldon, White Elm and
Bethel; F. G. Bonner, Centerville and
Cincinnati; I. III. West, Coalport and
Brighton; John Bishop, supply; Bromp
ton to be supplied; Burlington, North
S. Hill, G. l.. Manning. Lena Gray, sup
ply; Morning Sun and Col City, s. L.
Gilkinson; l.. Mendenhall, j. W. White
superannuated; Shirley Smutz left
without appointment; e. J. Fish grant.
ed certificate of standing; e. F. Sam.
uelson, supernumerary;. G. e. Lair left
without appointment.
Des Moines District--W w. Vinson,
district elder, Des Moines; E. A. Clark,
Knoxville and Peaceful chapel; f. M.
Smith, Rosehill, Oskaloosa and Barnes
City; r. b. Rails, Catherine Rails.
supply, Newton; E. e. Dalbey. Ack-
worth, to be supplied; Mason to be
supplied; H. A.Dalrymple, j. S. Booton,
supernumeraries; w. w. Vinson, men,
ber of Des Moines district quarterly
conference.
Cedar Rapids District-W. w. Vim
son, district elder, Cedar Rapids and
Marion; T. ]. Fuller, Maquoketa cir
cult, to be supplied: Toddville and No.
/ i, ]. B. Smith; Walker and Cedar
Ridge, G. G. Booton; Waterloo, Cedar
Falls and Dunkerton, e. N. Miller, Car
rie E. Miller, supply; Waverly, w. s..
Scalfe; Radcliff and Conrad, to be sup
piled; E. e. Hall and w. G. Thompson,
superannuated.
The appointments were well receiv.
ed by the membership OF the confer
ence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
DENIsoN's AUTO DAY.
Business Men of the Town to Give
Free Ride to All Wis
itors.

Denison, Sept. 6.-The business
men of Denison have planned an auto.
mobile day. and have invited all farm.
ers of the county to bring their fami.
lies and enjoy a free auto ride as the
guests of the auto owners and business
men. The course will be five miles
Sept. 10 is the dav set and no post.
ponement except for wet weather. II
is expected that one hundred autos
will take part.
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Methodist Minister coneresationalist

Marshalltown, Sept. 6.--Rev. Leroy
e. Gallagher, of Steamboat Rock, well
known in the Marshalltown district of
the Methodist church. and throughout
the Upper Iowa conference, will de-
sert the ranks of Methodism to become
Congregationalist, and on October ]
will assume the pastorate of the
church at Green Mountain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

also expected that majority of the
editors in the Big Four district will
be present and each is expected to
respond with three to five minute
speech. 1t is but 70 minute auto ride
from Cedar Rapids to the picnic
ground. This is the one great yearly
event in the Iowa River Valley.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Furnished by ottumwa Title G. Loan
Co. Summers Building, Corner
Court and Saonnd G4raa4n
Court and Sc

w. S. Humphrey to Mary A..
Humphrey 60. G. d. part
lot 12 blk. $ Smith End add
Otta $3.50 S1.00
]. l.. Carney Rec, to w. H.
don. ifl'l0s' =: :. :. ~ : -. - sn75.oo
and other considerations.
Milwaukee Land Co.. to Clara
Minnick, lot blk 1 Farson $54.OO
Milwaukee Land Co, to Clara
Minnick, lot 10 blk / Farson $4,000
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
MoULTON PIONEERS MEET
A Splendid Program, But Rain and
Cold Kept Big Crowd
AWAY,

Away.
Moulton.-The annual pioneer and $
G. A. R. picnic came off Thursday and
Wednesday as scheduled, but owing
to the dust the first day, and rain the
second, the crowd was only medium
The Moulton Citizens band furnished
the music and the program was car
ried out under canvas. The second
night no program was given on ac-
count of the cold, inclement weather
Following is the program:
Wednesday,.
10:S0-Music by band.
Dinner.
1:30-Music by band.
Invocation by Rev. Overturf.
Music.
Presentation of Speaker Robt. R.
Wilson.
Address, Hon. John D. Dennison, Du-
buque, Gospel of Fraternity"
Song.
Music by band.
Wednesday Night.
7:45-Music by band.
Song.
S:15-Address, Hon. Clarence wy
koff, of Centerville.
Thursday.
10:30-Music by band
Dinner.
1:30-Music by band.
Song, Union Gospel Brigade.
Invocation, Rev. Guy Winslow.
Song, Union Gospel Brigade.
Welcome address, Rev. D. Judd.
instrumental music, Union Gospeal
Brigade.
| Address, Capt. Bill Grow, Eldon.
Address, j. w. Miller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

had catarrh of the stomach for
several years and treated for 1t with
out getting much relief. Finally con.
suited DR.. j. Shalelnberger. the Chi.
cago specialist, and he said he could
cure me and has kept his promise. |
can recommend others to consult the
doctor, and If he cannot help you he
will tell you so. ] s, Wieiand. River
side, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07
Presbytery Meets at Blue Grass.

Presbytery Meets at Blue Grass.
Iowa City, Sept. 6.-The Iowa City
Presbytery, consisting of the Presby-
terian churches in this section of the
state, will meet at Blue Grass Septem-
ber IA and Is. The program has not
yet been prepared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

sermon was delivered by Missionary
Eli Hayer of Lamont, Iowa.
A number of persons received the
rites of baptism during the week, there
being four confirmed on Sunday even
ing. Special attention was given
ing the week to Sunday school work,
and the last session, at 4 O'clock Sun.
day afternoon, was very interesting.
The attendance was somewhat In
excess of that of last year, there being
some sixty tents pitched in the grove.
which were occupied by families dur.
ing the week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

Iowa River Valley Association Picnic.
Koszta Sept. 6.-Iowa River Valley
Old Settlers association will hold
their seventeenth annual picnic at
Koszta, on Friday, Sept. 10. 1909. A
most excellent program is assured
The Hon. j. G. BEEN of Waterloo,
will deliver the annual address. 1t is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

portant of all, there was held recently
the first great American labor parlia,
ment at which the labor leaders Of all
national organizations exchanged
ideas with all the government Officials
having to do with labor matters. Iii
nally, Uncle Sam is seeking to look
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

out for the material welfare of the
toilers on his own pay roll as witness
the recent provision at government
expense of a splendid emergency
room" or first aid hospital for the free
use of all sick or injured employees Of
the government printing office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-09-07

Condition of County Schools.

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