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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-12

Monroe county. to the home of his
sister, Mrs. Abigail Williams, Oh North
Third street. to spend Christmas after
which he expected TO depart for Nc
Cloud. Kansas. to visit another sister.
Mrs. Mary a. Wilson, but he was
taken sick the day after Christmas
with what proved to, be diabetes and
from which he died in but little over
la week. passing away at one o'clock,
Monday morning. January ttll. 1909.
lacking three days of reaching the
seventeen milestone of life. Those
wl7o survive him are: His widow. Mrs,
Alice Steel four sons Haley OF Abba
Frank Of Melrose: Walter OF Oska
loosa. and Geore who is at home with
his mother; four daughters. Mrs. Ida
Fast of st. Paul: Mrs. Anna Taylor
| Of Jones county: Mrs. john Sect of
| Abba, and Mrs. Ed Emanuel north Of
| town: three AGED sisters. Mrs. MARY
\, Wilson, Of McLoutl. Kansas and
Mesdames Abigail Williams and Mar
agaret Reseo or this place. All those
We're here during his last illness and
| death. Mr.. Steel. after serving eleven
wears of q life sentence in the pcni-
Tertiary at Fort Madison. for the
shooting OF d neighbor Jack Werner.
on March 18th. 1897, Vas granted 4
/ vember. THE governor stating that he
lhafi committed the deed undci great
iprovocation. perhaps sclf-aefnse.
Other News.
/ l'rd Padgett. ONLY son Of Mr.. and
AIRS. ~ ". Padsett formerly of this
/, vicinity. but NOM Of near kirkvillo
r.a.s married ut Ottumwa recently to
| Miss 10 Dunuin2 OF Chillicotne.
:. young son of Toe Resco. north Of
town. has been suffering from an at
tack Of appendicities.
Mrs. John Pitkerell Of Evciana. and
the baby Of Daniel Go@hrine. east Of
town. lave both been sick with pneu-
!, monia. Another child of Mr.. Goerina
has also been sick.
! Mrs. H. l.. Middlesworth had the
misfortune to fall and fracture he,
arm on the sidewalk while at the j. G.
/ steel funeral Tuesday.
Wnl. DeBrilNn after spendin" the
holidays with the Van Der Pols ant
/ with relatives at Pella departed Tues
dag for his home at EIisbeo, Missouri
Arthur Van Der Pol went home witt
I him for few days visit.
Dl. r. NJ. l.cCrea departed Tuesday
for Galveston. Texas. to spend about
a week looking at the country.
Ed Winn and Otto Hansell OF Taint.
or We're recent guests at the O. p
Awt,y home. northwest of town. Mr.
..wtry also entertained his brothe,
} and family from Sully last week
Jesse Swan and son Ray, returned
to Their work at Scandal. near De-
Moines. Monday after spending thu
holidays at hcmc.
Mrs. Phillip Bihler. ST.. visited Owe
Sunday with her daughters, Mrs. T. Q
Tumble and Mrs. A. Potter in Ottum
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Texas. where the former has pul-
chased land and where they expect 10
reside. Their families will foliow them
in about a Week
Tuesday evening r. D. Piper enter
tainad the boys Of his class in the NJ.
n. sunday school at fish dinner at
his home. Eighteen members were
present and the tempting viands serv-
Cd by Mrs. Piper We're speedily dis
posed OF. The remainder of the even
in was spent in a social manner and
. most enjoyable time was had
Mir. and Mrs. Guy Graves and moth
or Mrs Amanda White. returned to
Abba Tuesday after "a visit with their
friends here where they resided un-
til a few months ago.
Rev. Edward Kelley of Emerson. re-
turned home yesterday after q visit
with relatives and old friends here.
| His wife and two children remained
| for a moro extended visit with the
| formers father David Fluke.
| Mrs. i. w. Miller OF Pleasant town
ship. left Tuesday for a few days
visit /, in Clarinda with her husband
who is receivingS reatment at the hos
pital there and Whose condition il
greatly improved.
Emory Curtis of Olncy, colo. de.
| parted for his home Tuesday after /;
visit in Warren township with hi:
/ father. Thos Curtis and other rel
isttives and old friends it
Miss Edith Grant has returned tt
| her duties as instructor in the norma
school ut NIaNfield. S. D.. after spend
iTs the HOLIDAYS in Charlton with hcl
parents. Dr.. and Mrs c. r. Grant.
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of never having heen guilty Of a
wrongful act"
TiIlman was in the senate chamber
about fifteen minutes yesterday. He
spent the remainder Of the time in a
committee room comforting with as
sociates. Senators Bailey and Culber-
son of Texas are assisting him in the
prepare ton of his defense.
1t will be memorable occa sion in
the senate when the senator makes his
reply to the president. Els tempestu-
Gus style of oratory is far famed. Now
his i,onesty-which has been his proud
boast--has been assailed. and from the
very highest quarter His manner
last evening indicated that he has been
! hard hit and his reply is expected to
mark an epoch in senatorial oratory.
Roosevelt Steals March.
TIE document that the president
made public late yesterday is the same
| Senator Hale. acting chairman CT tho
senate finano committee. recountins
| the work done by secret service men
| in the various departments of the
government. Senator, Hale declined to
make public the document until it had
| been made public inecornmittee.
| In some way the fact leaked out
I! that Tillmau was attacked III the
| document, whereupon tie senator
served notice that he would reply on
! Monday. With characteristic prompt
/ tude the president took action and
made public the charges. 'rillInan
was thereby put upon the defensive.
/ T,ittle< moro than words can come
out of the discussion. which must al
hinge upon the delicate line which
/ divides senatorial duty and private
interest. Here is tract OF land rant
! ed to q corporation upon conditions
| which force it at =. given time to sell
! the land back to citizens at $3.50 ar
i acre.
! Veraeity Directly Unsigned.
The question is whether a senator is
acting clearly within ethical lines
when, seeking to buy some Of thai
land. and being informed that t',t
corporation declines to sell. he seeks
to force. as a senator. action on the
part Of the government.
Coupled with this is the additional
charge of the president, backed by ths
idocuments. that the senator lied ahou
the transaction in his personal eX
PLANTATION on the floor of the senate.
! On the face Of things. no prosecu
ton can be begun against TiIiman. !
4 is at the bar of public opinion tina
The must meet and answer the charges
One interesting phase OF the subiec
lis that the investigation in tins cas'
4 was not RiaGe by secret service men
Hbut by postofAce inspectors.
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FUNERAL OF JOHN STEEL
HELD AT EppYVILLE

EddyvilIe-The funeral services Of
the late John G. Steel were conducted
at the Christian church at two o'clock
TUESDAY Afternoon, the Rev ". S.
Motre OF the NJ. e. church. officiating.
and burial was made IN Highland
cemetery The funeral was quite we'll
attended considering the Indictment
weather. John Carl Steel. son Of the
late Scotty and Isabella Steel, was
born January 18th. 1899, in Shelby
county Indiana. He moved with his
parents to Mahaska county, Iowa,
when he was two years old, and most
of his life had been passed here. lie
was civil war veteran He came
fran his home in Pleasant township,
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour--NIls. John WilSer died
at her home west of this city on SAT-
urday Jan. 2. 1909. at the age of ~
Years. She leaves q husband and three
small children. tie youngest bene. an
infant ten days old. The funeral was
afternoon. Interment WAS made at
South Lawn cemetery.
Ernest Coleman has purchased the
south 100 acres of the Bell farm Que
and one half miles south OF town. Con-
sideration $4,000.
The Presbyterian sunday school
elected the fol}owini officers for the
Rosengren: Asst Supt., DR.. G. G
Wicllham: Secretary, Jane Caldwell;
Treasurer, Daniel lnskeep.
Rev. a. r. Clemens of the Baptist
church will assist the pastor of Little
Flock" church in revival services thia
week
Rev..A. q. whitmer of the Methodist
Episcopal church is being assisted by
Rev. Vandykc of Primrose City in Z
series of meetings at Genoa.
Mrs. Sarah Phillips came from Cen
terville Saturday to visit relatives and
| friends here and al Genoa.
Misses T'loy and Echo Shepherd Wis
tied in UnionvtHe Ia. last week.
Lena Smith formerly of this city
| now oil Kansas city. came SaturdaN
| for . visit with old friends.
| John Bell arrived here Mondav from
| Amos, West Virginia.
! Ira and Ida Skipper returned Mon
day to Kirksville, Mo-, where they are
attending school.
| HAHN Evans returned to Des Mojnes
| Monday to resume his studies in thu
Capital City Commercial College.
D. W. Pollock of st. John, Mo-. tool
the southwest limited Monday nigh
for South Dakota to look over the lane
with view TO investing in real estate
there.
Among those who attended the y
M. G. A. banquet at Corydon by the
/ state University club. were: Miss Jan,
| Caldwell, Everett Owens, !. c.. Fox
| Wayne Wilson Orpha Munlby, Huber
| Banning and James Morrison
| James Morrison returned to low:
| City Monday, where he is attending
college.
/ The directors OF the Genoa -Scymou
!. Mutual Telephone Co. held their an
/ rusl meeting Saturday. They levie'
| an assessment of IS per share to NEE
the current expenses of the comini
! year.
Mrs. Walter Nye and children ar
4 located two wears ago. Nh NSe i
4 looming THROUGH with a car of stoc
land household goods. They will locat
4 in Wayne county.
william Whorley left Tuesday nigh
FOR Philadelphia Pa, to visit hi
father.
William Wood Of Lucerne. Mo. wa
a business visitor in Seymour Tuesda
leaving that night for Kansas City.
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were in Bloomfield on business Tues

we're in Bloomfield on business Tues
day.
Jake Overturf and Carrie Hunt were
Belknap callers Wednesday,.
Miss June Lockman closed very
successful four months term oc
school at Ash Grove Friday January ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Gossage OF
South Ottumwa. who spent the holt
days at the parental Thomas Sample
home returned home SATURDAY.
George Brsdberry is visiting with
his father. " d. Bradberry OF Ian
caster Mo.
Mrs. Chas. Nelson was a guest Of
Mrs. Alfred Rankip Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Crist called on Mrs. STUFF
febeam Saturday.
Mr. Stuffelbeam who is i'll with
pneumonia is improving.
Miss Teresa Gossage Of OttunlWa,
spent the holidays with Misses Cora
and Minerva Sample.
WIN. Bradberry and Ray Nelson
made a trip to Belknap Monday even
| ing.
A number gathcred at the home OF
r. y. Sample New Years eevos IN
watch meeting was enjoyed and at 4the
midnight hour oysters were served.
| Music was furnished by VIM. Brad-
4 berry. Douglas Gossage. GEORGE Brad
berry and Thomas Sample.
| Miss Eva Lockman closed a very
successful four month term OF schooi
at Soap Center Friday January l. a
most appropriate program was given.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
| Axel Hawkins Mr.. and Mrs. r.. r.
Sample, Mr.. and Mrs S. n. Gossaee.
Mrs. Minerva Bradberry Mrs. Mary
/ Crist Misses Martha Pugh, Eliza
| Sample. Minerva Ovepturf, .alvra
Hawkins. Beryl Lochnlan. Choda
Hawkins, Teresa Gossage, and FFossle
| Hawkins. Messrs, George Bradherryl
| Ray Nelson, Ray Shepherd, John over
turf Ralph Shepherd. Ernest Hawkins.
| Charley Hunter. haywood White and
I Forest Incknlan.
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CHARLTON.

Chsritor-The Grand Arm of the
Republic has elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: L. f.
Maple, post commander; ]. T. Griffin
senior vice commander; Lon Baker
junior vice commander: Wm. Hard
Ing. chaplsin: S. r. Swift. quarter
master: J. G. Sanger aojutant; H.
5Cayanna. sergeant
Rev. Webster Hakes. rector of st
Andrews Episcopal church. il; in. Dies
Moines this week attending the annual
meeting of the Muscatine deauery
which comprises parishes OF Episcopal
churches in southeastern Iowa.
%. Stonebraker. who has resided in
Lincoln township for 35iyears. accom-
panied by his son -in-iaw. Dexter Nc
Dou@all, left this morning for Boxiiia
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LEWIS IS AGAIN
HEAD OF Miners
WILL ATTACK ILLINOIS MAN
CHARGED WITH TRYING TO
WRECK ORGANIZATION.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 8. Thomas
L. Lewis has been reelected president
of the miners oyer John II. Walker of
Illinois. The work or the national tel
lers of the votes cast last month mas
progressed far enough to make the
statement of Lewis election certain,
The figures or the vote cannot DO
made public until the convention
meets January 10.
In addition to hearing of his defeat
at that time Walker will be permitted
to hear some singing words from
Lewis in the latter's annual report.
l@Ealker will probably learn that he ia
to be suspended from membership in
the organization until he can prove
President Lewis has not been lying
tand guilty Of corruption and graft
The suspension OF Walker. will not b.
announced until after the vote Is a;t-
nounced. The national board is in
sympathy with Lewis. II is believed
! the attack on Lewis by Walker was
meant to defeat Lewis for the presi.
dency at the risk Of wrecking the Or
ganizatlon Lewis admitted today that
| his annual report will contain sone
facts displeasing TO Walker. One al
the interesting things of the CONVEX
ton will be the presence of John Nit
chell. 3
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BONAPARTE PIONEER DEAD
j. w. Whitley, One of Van furen coun
tvs Oldest Business Men Sue
cun1bs Today.
1ona Evening Press.N

Ronaparte. Jan. .-(Special)--Jos
eph w. Whitley. head of the j. W.
Whitley company. whose general
store here is the largest business es.
Establishment in Van Buren, county. died
at his home here today aged 81 years.
He sustained a stroke OF paralysis a
week ago and never rallied until his
death. EIe is survived by three sons
and two daughters. J F.. and B. f.
Whitley Of Bonaparte, Thomas White
IL OF Guthrie. Okla, Mrs. W. !. Allen.
der OF Lamont and Mrs. Ella Litchler
Of Pueblo. Colo. The arrangements
for the funeral have not been com.
pjeted.
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HITE M AN.

Hiteman. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Price
OF Abba. visited here Saturday night
Mrs. James AmsburT returned FIRE =
visit through the west last Monday
Miss Elsa Beerkle has returned from
an extended visit IN Omaha.
Miss Charlotte Williams of Abba
visited Miss Margaret Phillips over
Sunday.
Miss Munse.l OF Hamilton is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs. A. r. Luke.
Mrs. Reese has entered the .&sbii
hospital for treatment and surgical
operation for appendicitis.
Rev. Rice OF Abba spoke at the
watch meeting at the Congregational
church New Years eve.
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THAW BEFORE JUSTICE

Fishkill Landing, N. Y. Jan. 8. -
Harry X. Thaw was taken from the
Matteawan State Hospital for criminal
insane today to Nyiack to be present
at the hearing before Justice limp
lsins on the application of his mother
for a jury trial to determine whether
FSarry is insane and whether he ought
to be liberated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-12
coNGREssMAN-ELEcT KENDALL
THIS AFTERNOON ANNOUNCES
HE HAS RECOMMENDED wAP.
ELLo COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
GRANT KEIHOE is
NAMED AS DEPUTY
NEW ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
HAS BEEN EMPLoYE OF THE
PosToFFicE FOR PERIOD OF
NINETEEN YEARS.

Abba. an. Especial Congress,
announced that he had recommended
for appointment as postmaster at o..
tumws Frank A. Ninocks. who Was
chairman of the Wapello county cen,
trail committee. during the recent cam
paign
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-12

MI. Nimocks when seen by Cou-
rier representative this afternoon con.
firmed the news contained in the AL.
bia dispatch and stated that his deputy
would be Grant lNeyhoe, who for the
past nineteen years has been employ I'd
In the Ottumwa postoffice.
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ESCAPE PLAN NlPPED
Bulgarian Held for Murder During
Riots at Murray Caught Tunnel
ina in Jail,
(lowa Eyening press.

osceo!a, Jan. s.-(Special)-Peter
Hjslniar. Bulgarian held for murder
in the riots at Murray recently dug
the side Of the wall of the Jail out
with stove poker last night, but thu,
TAILOR discovered the act this morning
Just before he crawled through to lily
erty
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LEGISLATURE CAUCUS SELECTS
HIM ON THE FIFTH BALLOT
HARDING WAS HI LEADING
OPPONENT.
THE LEGISLATURE
SLATE GIVEN GU T
SPIRITED FIGHT FOR RLuMs IN
THE GIFT OF THE LEGISLATURE
AS TIME OF APPOINTMENT
DRAWS NEAR.

Des Monies, Jan. 9. Guy A.
Feeiy OF Waterloo was nominated
for speaker Of the house on the
fifth ballot in the legislative eau
Gus OF the Republican members
here today. Feely received forty
votes. II is predicted the action
OF the causus today means the end
OF factionalism In the state.
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soap CREEK.

soap Creek Mr. and Mrs. WIN.
Landerback and baby spent the latter
part OF last week with Mrs. Lander
backs parents, Nj. and Mrs VIM.
Dod1.
P. r. Sample and VIM Bradberry
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EIyin w. Crane Dead.

I Newark n. j., jan 8. Elvin W.
Crane, a Democrat Of national proml-
hence, died today.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
HILL AND HARTMAN.

Hartman seems to be able to cir
cumvent everybody but Jim Hill, says
the Sioux City Tribune. Hill keeps
after him and occasionally lands a
blow that hurts. as he landed when
the Burlington recently purchased
the Colorado and Southern road. By
this purchase, Hill will be able to
take away from the Hartman lines
the transportation of wheat, which
has brought in a revenue annually Of
between S5.000,000 and SS,O00,000.
This wheat is part of the surplus
product of the states west Of the
Rockies. 1t is produced in Hill
territory, but the Hill lines have been
unable to carry it out, because it was
the part of the surplus crop finding
an outlet through gulf ports. Hill
had no line to these ports, and hence
could not make a through rate. The
Colorado and Southern gives him
"a line to the South Also, possession
of the line will give southern cotton
for the Orient an outlet through Pa,
cifc ports reached by the Hill lines,
and much OF this cotton will now be
sent through Hill line ports.
OF course the public has no partic
ular interest in Hill, but it is a matter
for congratulation that there is one
influence in the country able to hold
the fox of Wall street in check.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
TAX REFORM AND HONESTY,

Governor Crawford presented to
the members of the Legislature so
convincing an appeal fol definite steps
toward the reform of the South Da-
kota taxation system, that it is not
surprising his forceful remarks
brought out applause from the mem
bers. By showing that, for sheer
lack of information and through care
less or Indifferent work by the local
assessors, the state beard of equaliza
ton closed its three months task, sick
at heart because il was known that
the doing of injustice could not be
avoided, he left little to be said.
Figures cited from county reports
showed a total Of only 81 ,26l 1853 in
moneys and credits listed for taxation
in the state, while the bank deposits
alone, not including notes and
mortgages, amounted to S55,07l, ,563 :
80.
Either moneys and credits should
all be actually taxed and uniformly,
or else they should be exempted. 1t
is indefensible discrimination to re-
quire the honest man TO pay the taxes
on his moneys and credits and allow
the dishonest man TO pay no hing.
The administration of the present
law is making South Dakota a state
of taxdodgers. Either an adequate
revision of the taxation laws must be
made after careful study by tax
commission, or else the offensive and
irrepressible tax ferret will make his
appearance in South Dakota, as he
has done in Iowa. And if he should
come, to force payment of back taxes
on notes and mortgages, there would
be loud wailing from creditors rno
could make no retro active increase
in interest rates to pass the taxes on
to the borrower.
A competent tax commission, in the
light of the experience of other states,
would exempt notes and mortgages
and most commercial stocks, from
taxation. Mortgages should not be
taxed, because the borrower always is
made to pay the tax and he also
must pay taxes on the property secur-
ing the mortgages. If the present
tax is not exchanged for a recording
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
LARGER DEPOSITS

The report of the state and national
banks of this state for the date of
November II last show that there was
a material increase in bank deposits
by individuals through the months of
October and November, resulting no
doubt from the marketing of crops,
and deposits by farmers. The state
banks on that date showed individual
deposits, either as call accounts or
certificates of deposit amounting in
total to 3S,S74,916, which was an in
crease of 81, ,446,584 from the time of
the previous call on those banks
September 9th. The national banks
on November n, showed individual
deposits amounting to S2S,0l5,4 an
increase of S5,690,106 These figures
show that the people of the state in
creased their deposits in two months
to the amount of 81 136,690, bringing
the total of individual deposits in the
state up to $66, 6,s90,3l9, which is the
highest point ever shown in the state
and indicates material prosperity OF
which the state may well be proud.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS.
De Smet, S. d, Jan. 5, 100!

De Smet, S. ID, Jan. 5, 1909.
The board of county commissioners
of Kingsbury county, S, D., met in
their room at the court house in reg
ular session.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
Chas. A. Cripps and Thos. Soren-
son having qualified and their bonds
being duly approved by the clerk of
courts, the old board adjourned and
the new board organized by electing
f. p. Hardy as chairman for the en-
suing year.
On motion the following county Of
ficers' bonds were approved:
p. A. Carroll, county auditor; Knud
Knudsen, county treasurer; |. j,
Flanders, register of deeds; Thos. p
Goodwin, sheriff; F. A. Carpenter
clerk of courts; E. F. Green, county
Judge; VIM. Fl. Warren, states attor
ney; A. H. Seymour, superintendent
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15

We note from the dispatches from
Pierre that, to settle the question of
constitutionality of the proposed anti
option law drawn by the AntiSaloon
League and to be submitted by peti
ton, the law was submitted 10 Dean
Sterling of the state university for an
opinion. That gentleman has de-
clared it constitutional, amendator
in effect, and not in conflict with the
drug store law" We fail to see
wherein it is an argument in favor Of
the law to say that it is not in con-
fict with the only sore spot in our
present system of handling the liquor
traffic. And yet the league advances
the opinion of Dean Sterling as an
argument in its favor. To our mind
the proposed law would be far better,
and more consistent, if it would offer
a remedy for the present weakness.