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Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29
TAFTvlLLE
Second No License RslIy-Nearly 500 Listen to Addresses by Dr. Taylor and Norwich Speskers--LoeaI Men ton.

Nearly 500 people filled Ponemah hall Tuesday evening at the second no license rally held there. As before. the audience listened to the speakers with interest and were not slow in aplauding strong points made.
 Rev. Donald B. MacLane of the Taftvllle Congregational church pre- sided at the meeting. which was called to, order at o'clock. Rev. William T. Thayer of the First Baptist church, speaking first, presented the convince ing comparison of educational statis- tics fin license and no license towns and cities, which he has so effectively gtv- en before during the anti-saloon cru sade.
 Dr. F. o. Taylor, special lecturer to the University of Chicago. was the next speaker, and followed the lines of his forceful address at the Y. M. c. A. Monday evening vs. the saloon. ore the scentifc phaes of the alcoholic question. He repeated the experiment. showing the presence of alcohol in beer.
 Rev. MT. MacLane followed with a pathetic recital of the woes Of John Doe, on the violin.
 Rev. P. c. Wright of the Central Baptist church spoke largely upon the cost of the liquor traffic.
 The meeting was closed at 1915 by singing America.
 This concludes the campaign in Taft vile, and the interest taken and the attendance at the rallies are consid- cred to have shown that no license feeling is strong there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

Mrs. William Pyle of Fishers Island is visiting Mrs. Ellen Downing of North Main street for a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

Theodore Fontaine of New Bedford Mass, Is visiting old friends in tow, this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

The Bulletin should be delivered everywhere in the city before e. m.
 Subscribers who fail to receive it by that time will confer a favor by re porting the fact to The Bulletin Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

John Beauregarde has begun work for J. c. Marsan in his grocery store.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29
Sun. Moon nna Tides
GREEN EViLLE

Six hours after high water 1t is low tide, which is followed by flood tide,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

Adolph and Katie Leipold are sicl at their home on South B street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29

The two rainbows in the east late Tuesday afternoon drew the admiring attention of many.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29
IN THE PROBATE COURT.

Kingsley. two spools thread; third gentleman's. Henry Crocker. pipe.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29
Hudson-Fulton Visitors-Fishing Trip
 Notes About Town.

Thomas Geagan returned Tuesday morning after a week in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-29
They have:

Five Factories. Eighteen Warehouses. Linseed Oil Mills. Lead Mines and Shelters. Varnish Factories. Tin Can and Box Works. Printing Plant with 17 Presses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
WILL GET DOLLAR GAS.

Waterloo Nov 15-On and after Jan.
1 1910 residents Of Waterloo will be
given 81 gas, in accordance with the
agreement made with the. city four
years ago.
This viii be good news to thou,
sands of gas consumers in the city. At
present, and for the past two years,
people have been paying $1.1O per
thousand cubic feet.
Although people in general have
known that the reduction of 10 cents,
almost 10 per cent, would come, yet no
announcement has been made recently
of the proposed reduction. The Citl
zens Gas & Electric Co., entered into
an agreement April 1, 1906, to reduce
the price of gas 5 cents every year
but there has been no reduction for
two years, and in order to carry out
their part of the agreement the off
Gals of the company propose to make
up for the failure to provide the reduc
ton for two years by giving big re
duction at one time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
d to the opera house where a "Jesse

ed to the opera house, where Jesse
James" company was appearing. They
endeavored to zorce their way up
stairs. When Manager Swan closed
the doors the leaders got decayed
eggs, potatoes, brickbats, rocks and
otner missiles md bombarded the
house. The plate glass windows and
many other windows were shattered.
The police were called. The stud
ents attacked them with bottles and
brickbats. William Bennett, a fresh
man from Boone, was struck on the
head by bottle and his scalp split
open Another student was cut on the
side of the head by policeman's billy.
Officer Fiesler, who attempted to ar
rest Filipino student, was knocked
down by the crowd and his head cut.
The fire department was called out
and turned the hose on the 'Rah Rah"
boys The collegians attempted to
cut the hose, but failed and were driv-
/ en- back
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
STILL ANOTHER ASSAULT.
"Jack the Huaeer' Laughs When
Woman Screams Upon
Attack

Marshalltown, Nov. 15.-While on
North Fifth street. between Fremont
and State, on her way to her home at
106 North Ninth street, Mrs. Amelia Re-
del, assistant to DR.. l.. F. Kellogg, was
attacked by an unknown man who ap-
peared, it seemed, from nowhere and
disappeared quite as suddenly. With.
out any warning whatever the man
grabbed her by the right arm. Mrs
Redel jerked away from the mans
grasp after a mighty effort, in which
her dress was torn and her arm and
shoulder severely wrenched. Mrs
Redel screamed when the man at
tackled her, and all the reply that she
got was a demoriac laugh.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
GREAT WESTERN SHOPS TO GO.
Indications Are That Division Head
quarters viii Really Be Taken
From Dubuque.

Dubuque, Nov. 15.-Indications are
that the Great Western division point
and shops are really to be moved from
Dubuque to Stockton, III. Stockton is
the logical division point between Chi
cago and Oelwein, it is claimed, and,
under the reorganization the road is
having at the hands of its new owners,
practical railroad knowledge, eliminat-
ing all thought of favoritism, is Great
ing several changes in the road, among
which is the removal of the shops
from Dubuque. The contract has al
ready been let for the construction of
the new shops near Stockton on land
recently bought by the company, the
Flick Construction company of Chi
cago securing the contract.
The contract covers the grading
track laying and erection of buildings
The removal of the shops to Stockton
contrary to general opinion on the sub.
ject, will not take very many families
from the city, for with the removal OF
the big shops to Oelwein some years
ago nearly all those that would be at
fected by such change were taken
away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
to await nightfali, under cover of
which we hoped to reach Metropolis,

to await nightfall, under cover Of
which we hoped to reach MetfopoliS,
twelve miles east.
"The whistling of the train warned
us that the crowd had reached Bel-
knap We lay down in some tall WOODS
to conceal ourselves, but in few
minutes a scouting party of three
passed us. few minutes later an
other party went b. one of whom |
recognized as the Karnak postmaster.
He was carrying a gun. The next party
numbered five and one of them mount
ed a stump, from which vantage point
he saw us.
Il told these men that James was in
| my official custody and ! appealed 10
! them to see that no violence was com :
United. He assured me that all they
asked was that James be taken back 70
Cairo and given speedy trial. prom :
| ised them that this was to be done,
and they then started us toward the
| train.
House is Fired.
| Some one had set fire to the Vacanl
house in which we had taken refugg
land as we passed it there We're cries
Of 'Burn him At Belknap. while wait
ling for the train south, was asked
| to pick six men to question James
| This committee received no answe'
from the prisoner except Not guilty,
IN the train | seated myself beside
the prisoner, but as we approaehet
Tenth street in Cairo some one threw Z
i rope around his neck. ] 1t once tooi
lit off and was then struck seyera
blows by members CT the party. 9th,
ers caught the end of the rope ant
/ dragged James from the train, Severa
/ members If the mob pushing me Z
one side. | heard no confession from
James ana nothing to indicate that hs
had Implicated Alexander in the trag
afII ,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
TO SURVEY iNTERURBAN
Engineers Start Out Today on Pro
posed Line Between Iowa City
and OttunWa.

Iowa City, Nov. 15.-The Iowa City.
Ottumwa & Southwestern Electric
company will start a preliminary sur
vey from iowa City to Ottumwa for
the proposed interurbln line today.
Several surveyors and promoters OF
the company were in Iowa City Sat
urday looking over part of the location
of the proposed line aud expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
progress SO far. The survey will start
west of Iowa City and then n a south
westerly direction to Wellman. Engi-
neer Kettlewell is in charge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
Thayer Farmer Loses Large sum.

Creston Nov. 15.-Losing a tobacco
pouch containing over $1,000 and val
liable papers in the Creston depot
while awaiting the train for his home,
and spending the night in perfectly
calm state of mind is the unusual ex-
perience of E. G. S. Day, well known
retired farm residing in Thayer. He
did not miss his treasure until he went
to put his trousers on in the morning
and at the discovery his thoughts sud
denly went back to every place he
had been and everything he had done
for the past two days. He Immediately
returned to Creston and after brief in
quiry Mr.. Fogg the finder, confronted
him and pushed the little red sack in
to his face.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
TELEPHONE MAN HURT.
Henry Van Brussel Of Mt. Pleasant
Injured by Falling Pole While
AT Work

Mt Pleasant, Nov. BE- Henry Van
Brussel, a single young man, employ
ed by the Mt Pleasant Telephone COM
pany as lineman, met with an I'M
fortunate accident yesterday while re-
pairing the line in the country near
the ellis farm near Oakland The
pole broke and thet arm fell on Mr..
Van Brussels chest severely bruising
it and cutting his face. He was inn
medately brought to town, where his
injuries were attended by physician.
Should no complications set in he will
soon be able to get out again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
Head Must Face West.

Des Moines, Nov. 15.-Dr. T. A.
Thomas, secretary of the state board
of health, believes that he can prove
that undertakers make mistakes as
well as doctors This morning he re.
ceived long distance telephone call
from an undertaken, who asked per
mission to disinter body recently
buried. When asked for the reasons
stated that he had made mistake and
buried the head at the wrong end of
the grave. 1t is a custom to bury a
body with the feet toward the east
but the undertaken had buried this
body with the feet toward the west
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
PREPARING FOR LAW DEDICATION
Committee of Alumni Appointed to Ar
range Program of Toasts for
BANQUET EollQNir1n.

Iowa City, Nov. ia committee of
law college alumni has been appointed
to make preparations for banquet to
follow the dedication of the new law
building, which will probably occur on
February %. The committee consists
Of Judge Emlin McClain, Iowa City;
Judge w. D. Vermilion, Centerville;
James G.. Berryhill, Des Moines; Joe
R. Lane, Davenport; Senator S. j.
Saunders Council Bluffs. At the for.
NAL dedicatory services eminent men
from other educational institutions
will be present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
Ames Professor to Russia.

Ames, Nov. 16.-Prof. Louis G.
Michael, experiment station chemist,
at the Iowa State college, has resigned
his position and will leave the college
on the first Of December, having ac-
cepted the position of director of sew
eral government experiment stations
in the province of Bessarabia with the
headquarters at Kisheniff, Russia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
council Accents Pavino.

Marengo, Nov. 15.-The city council
has brushed aside all the complaints
which have been entered against the
paving here and has accepted the
seven remaining blocks of paving
They have now ordered bonds to be
issued to Contractor Horrabin for the
payment of the same.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
RECEIVE PROPOSALS.
Davenport's New Addition to Post
office Must Be Completed
IanuarY1, 1911,

Davenport, Nov. 15.-Proposals for
the new addition and the reconstruc-
ton and remodeling of the Davenport
postoffice have been received at the To-
cal office. According to the contracts
which will be let after Dec. Is, the
work must be entirely completed by
January /, 1911, and if the contractor
has not finished by that time. he will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
S.u.I.STUDENTS
MUSS UP TOWN
CELEBRATE FOOTBALL VICTORY
BY ASSAULT ON OPERA
HOUSE; FIGHT POLICE.

Iowa City, Nov. 15.-The University
Of Iowa students celebrating the first
football victory over Ames in four
years, engaged in riot Saturday
night.
After bonfres and nightrobe pa
rade, participated In by eighteen hun.
ared students, several hundred march
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

be compelled to pay the government a
fine Of $40 per day for every day over
time. The estimated cost of the new
| addition and the Improvements to be
made in the present building is about
$65,000 according to the specifications.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
Davenport Defers Annexation to City

Davenport Defers Annexation to City.
Davenport, Nov. 15.-The city limits
will not be extended this year and not
at least until the spring election This
was the decision of the council in an
adjourned session which was held and
the matter has been disposed of for
some months at least. The sentiment
of several aldermen seemed to be
however that the matter could be
taken UP at the spring election and
the people could be given a chance
to vote on it without much additional
cost thus settling the question without
going to the expense of holding spec
ial election
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16

RICHARDS.-S Saturday, November 10.
1909, at 1870 p. m, in the hospital.
John Richards, aged 65 years, resi-
dent of Bear Creek, where he was
employed as miner.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
from the Sullivan chapel at / p. m.
to the West End Presbyterian church
at 2 p. M, where Rev. ]. r. Cummings
will offlciate at the service. Interment
will be made in Ottumwa cemetery.
The decedent was member of the u.
M. w. A. of Hines, and the Ottumwa
locals are invited to attend the fu-
neral.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-16
DEATHS

II GUFFEY Monday, November ID.
1909, at 6 a. M, William McGuffey,
aged SO years, at his. home, SOB
South Davis street. His wife and
six children survive.
The funeral service will be held this
evening at the residence, conducted by
Rev. Jonathan Lee, and the male cho-
rus Of the South Ottumwa Baptist
church will sing. The remains will be
taken tomorrow morning on the Mil
waukee to Confidence, where inter
ment will be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-12
Lesson of Recent Fires.

The month of April, yet young, has
furnished three forceful Illustrations
Of the wasteful fire loss. At Dallas
and Fort Worth, Tex, and at Man
chester, N. H., conflagrations, which
started in small buildings, defied the
efforts of firemen to stay their pro-
gress until large areas had been swept
clear Of buildings and many people
we're rendered homeless. American
cities, as a rule, admittedly, have well
equipped and fairly efficient fire de-
partments, yet fires destroying many
buildings are frequent here and COM
paratively unknown ia Europe.
The reason for this is not difficult
to find. In Europe buildings are al
most universally OF brick and stone,
and constructive methods are better,
while in the United States block after
block is covered with flimsy inflam-
mable structures. Fire-trap buildings,
which on their exterior present the
appearance of solidity and indestruca-
bility, offer small resistance to the
progress OF fires.
In contrast to this, the great fire
at Fort Worth furnishes a notable ex-
ample. The best efforts of the fire
men we're unable to even check the
spread of the flames until the mod
ern. fireproof depot Of the Texas &
Pacific railroad was reached. The
company realized on its investment
by the saving Of its own property,
and also that of other large business
interests located further on in direct
line of the fire. If those investing in
new buildings are inclined to be short
sighted as to the risk they are forcing
upon others by poor construction. here
is a forceful object lesson OF how their
own interests can be conserved.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-12
AICOHOL's FUTURE.
Coming Rival of Electricity, Gasoline
and steam.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
The word alcohol has suffered from its
associations. 1t often Is used as a syno-
nym of evil. Like many other good words
In the language It has degenerated because
a derived meaning has taken the place, In
popular parlsnce, of the original idea. In
like some words thus lowered In tone. how
ever. 1t shows signs Of returning to its orig
inal position of dignity and honor. For the
believers in its future as a powerful and
upbuilding factor in life becoming more as
sertive all the time.
The latest expression OF this belief was
at a meeting called to discuss inebriety
and alcoholism" The conventional utter
ances about injury. disease and degenera-
ton due to alcohol were interrupted by a
speaker who told of a brilliant future for
II in the DOMAIN of fuel, light and power,
using such Technology as sanitary sci
ence.'' engineers skill,'' practical utili-
zation." He showed how cheap forms OF
alcohol may be made from many sub
stances, and predicted a day when the now
sometimes debased word would stand forth
as a rival In popularity with electricity,
gasoline and steam.
He called attention to the opportunity
for the inventor. The possibilities opening
for alcohol are b~oundless, but the inventor
must come forward with the proper boil
ers, lamps and other mechanlsms that will
enable people to utilize the material and
make II a thing of practical commercial
value Such inventions being furnished,
there will be such a demand for alcohol
that every industrial organization now oc-
cupied with it's production in forms against
which there is hostile legislation and grow
ing popular cutlery will find it's facilities
taxed to the utmost to meet II.
Such thoughts often find expression in
this era Of change. The customary of yes
terday is cast aside for the new thing Of
today. Tomorrow may bring something
better yet. And there are many signs that
alcohol is to play a far more important
part in the practical utilities of life in days
to come than anyone ever has imagined. 1t
may become one OF the principal factors in
the fuel. light and power OF the near future.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-12
No More DENNY Judges.

The final windup of the supreme
court commission, whose remaining
members have drawn their last pay
checks and pulled up stakes. leaves
our Nebraska supreme court once
more to stand on it's own feet. With
the extinction of the court commission,
the highest judicial tribunal of the
state is again constituted of judges,
each with the same responsibility and
each deriving authority from the
same source of power. For the first
time in years every decision of our SUI
preme court will be the decision of
the duly constituted bench instead of
appointed proxies.
The makeshift of the supreme court
commission has eve been satisfac-
tory. II was admittedly resorted to
in the first place TO relieve an accumu
lation of appealed law suits which pre-
vented prompt adjudication and which
delay was equivalent to a denial of
justice. The real demand was for an
enlargement of the supreme court,
but, strange to say, the creation of the
commission as a temporary bridge
over the chasm in reality worked to
postpone that contamination. When
the constitutional amendment increas-
ing the number of supreme court
judges was submitted in 1896 the ad-
verse influence of the commissioners
unquestionably prevented its ratifca-
ton at that time. When the constitu-
tional amendment charging the SUI
preme court was finally adopted last
year and made effective last December
it was supposed that would terminate
the activity of the commission, but a
part of the salary appropriation still
remained and, as a consequence, four
of the commissioners continued to hold
on for four months after the new
court had become operative, with the
same old excuse that the additional
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-12
Trade Conditions.

New York is commonly looked upon
as the trade barometer of the country
and while recent events may have
shaken hat opinion somewhat it is
none the less certain the metropolis
today is the center of what remains
of the retarding influences of the
panic of 1907. Conditions in the west
are such hat if New York and the
east can remove its business uncer-
tainty the country will proceed on the
highroad 10 general trade activity.
Indicative of the conditions prevail
ing in New York are a series of inter
views with a large number of manu-
facturers and wholesalers all uniting
In asserting hat spring trade has been
thoroughly satisfactory, and the out
look for the fall and summer is
equally encouraging. More conclusive
still are the figures of postal receipts
and building operations. The revenues
of the New York postoffice for March
show an increase of 1879 per CEN over
1908 and 1875 per cent over the flood
tide of March 1907. In building, the
permits were IS per CEN larger in
mount involved than last year and 10
per cent more than for March, 1907.
Railroad men admit that earnings are
increasing, taking the country as a
whole, and that the period has
passed where dividends are kept up
by the e~xpedient of curtailing expendi-
lures.
Whenever the east decides it
has completely recovered from its
scare, the west stands ready with
its great to help make
the financial furry only a mem
DRY. Conscious of it's strength,
the west has gone bravely along and
is more than willing to help out the
timid east, which has been the chief
handicap the west has felt. through
the Withholding of money for invest
ment in new enterprises.