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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06
Dwight Partridge has provided .

Dwight Partridge has provided .
woman's retiring room over his res
taurant on Main street. This is
especially designed for the use of far
mers' wives and their children on
coming to Denison and 1T will be
found to be a great convenience to
shoppers from out of town. Mrs.
Partridge does the cooking for the
new restaurant and the rapidly in-
creasing trade tells how we'll her
"home" cooking is liked by the pub
lie. 40.1
Mrs. A. l.. Roberts has stored her
household goods and has gone with her
children to Waterloo. where she will
reside with relatives. Mrs. Roberts
is woman of splendid character and
she has many friends here who will
regret her departure and will hope
that she may see much happiness in
her new home. We understand that
she is in poor health and that it will
be necessary for her to undergo
painful operation as soon as she is
able.
On Thursday Mrs. c. L. Voss en-
,, tertained at dinner October Fit being
the 14th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Voss. The table was
decorated in pink carnations and the
dinner was both elaborate and elegant.
l Tho v,lo,o oorIo xuovo vookolo vp;kh nv,
niversary greetings. Mr.. Voss's card
read. "To my affinity" and was Mr..
voss's first inkling that it was his
wedding day. The guests at dinner
were Mrs. Nettie Schuyler of Sioux
City, Mrs. Anna Smith of Los Ange-
les, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jones, Mrs.
H. S. Gulick. Mrs. Lou Martin, Mrs.
Eugene Gulick. Miss Gulick and Miss
Meyers. An ideally happy couple in
an ideal home are MIR. and Mrs. Voss
and il good wishes count for any thing
their happiness will last with life.
I A high school boy was caught re d
handed last week with money stolen
from the clothes of the boys who were
at foot ball practice. Last year. at
\ various times the football squad lost
Z an aggregate of about thirty five
1 dollars. When the losses commenced
again this year watch was set and
marked coins were placed in the boys
clothes. Soon after practice COM
menced q fifteen year old lad is said
to have let himself into the gymna.
Z stun by the use of skeleton kew and
to have proceeded to go through the
] boys pockets with all the skill anc
N system of a we'll regulated house
Y wife. The youngster was called be
8 fore Prof. Fellows. and upon search
8 the marked coins were found in hi
possession. We do not know wha
punishment will be meted out to tn
J. young offender or whether the matter
u will be brought before the courts. l
is mighty Door start for boy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06
FIGHTING FOR THE FATHERLAND.
Herman koenekamp Returns From Germany
Where He Visited Battle Fields Of Youth u

Mr.. Herman Koenkamp of Denison
has returned from visit to the Fa-
therland and is again with his family
and friends. On this trip he visited
the battle fields about the city of
Mentz and stood again on the ground
which his feet touched when as sold
Ter of the German army he fought, in
the Franco-Prussian war. He was a
member of the 91st infantry and big
powerful soldier he must have been.
one whom the officers priced. 1t
would appear that he had the exper-
fence of many American soldier at
Shiloh his first, was the great battle
for him. At the battle of Mars la
Tour his regiment lost ninety smen
killed outright and verysmaHy, wound-
ed. Mr.. Koenekamp helped put the
ninety in grave. This battle was
fought August l6, 1870. On; August
10 he fought at Grayelotte and took
part in the siege of Mentz for seventy
days more when the great fortress sur
rendered with its thousands of men
and munitions of war. As is being
done on hattie fields Of the Civil War,
monuments erected where certain regi-
ments fought, so is Germany remem-
bering her soldiers. Thus all around
Mentz are mounds and memorial monu-
ments. Mr.. Koenekamp, of course,
visited the spot where the ninety COM
rades had found grave. There he
found the monument to be iii the form
of q huge cross On the arms of which
were engraved the names of the Off
GERS. At the foot of the cross is a
large book of stune on the open
pages of which appear the names of
the privates He brought with him
a picture of the memorial. He re-
newed in mind the battles fought the
scenes of camp life. and visited his
friends, coming home we'll satisfied
with the trip.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06
Important if True.

What Rev. Ostrom has to say to the
people of Denisnn is intensely impor-
tant, if true. If it is not true, is does
not amount to any thing. If it is true
it is more important tL.an winning a
law suit, or publishing newspaper or
declaring dividend, or getting your
mornin's mornin', or the tobacco habit
or anything else you know anything
about. 1t is everlastingly impor.an.
if true, and there are mighty few men
who will care to stand up and say that
it is not true.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06
AN AGED CITIZEN HONORED
Mr. ]. N. Potter Given Deserved Recognition
on His Eighty Third Birthday.

Although public attention was in
tent in Denison on the meetings in
progress, the friends and admirers of
Mr.. j. M. Potter did not forget that
on Sunday he had reached the ripe age
of eighty-three years. During the
week previous postal cards and letters
began to arrive at his home, to the
number of one hundred but were kept
in custody by his beloved daughter,
Mrs. Merrill. until the eventful day.
those in charge Of the meetings ap-
pointed prayer meeting on Sunday
morning at 6 80 in the Rartist church
and the faithful Baptist that he is,
Mr.. Potter aroused himself to attend.
DR.. Ostrom being informed that it was
the birthday of the aged saint. called
him to the platform and gave him
greetings and congratulations. He
then suggested that all present gave
him the "Chautauqua Salute" and
this was done with a will.
Mr.. Potter was born in Randolph
county. N. c., Oct. 8, 1926. When
but four his parents moved to Henricks
county, Indiana. and there his boyhood
was spent in the dense forests of that
state. In 1851 he came to Iowa set
Ting on farm not far from Ana
mosa. This makes him one of the
very early settlers of Iowa. In 1886
he came with his family to Crawford
county and after few years bought
the "Bassett farm" just northeast Of
Denison where he resided until nine
years ago. He sold and moved te
town building the large and command
ingly located house north of the north
brick school house. His faithful wife
was spared him until two years ago.
Sept. Is, 1907.
Boys, brought up in the backwoods
of Indiana in the forties did not re.
ceive extensive college educations,
end Mr.. Potter was one of these. but
they did have an education in brair
activities which made them keen. &C.
tive. Industrious, upright. and if re.
ligious. very earnest. Mr.. Potte,
early became a member of the Baptist
church. and was lay leader in its
meetings, association assemblies and
councils. Today he has the right tt
as high honors as any to be given 6
resident of Denison. When it comes
to the great accounting "Father Pot
ter" will have record emitting hin
to recognition in heaven.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06
Ca d Of Thanks.

We are extremely grateful to the
friends and neighbors who hepled dur
ing the long illness of our beloved
father. My Gods blessing be on
you for it.
Mrs. Sarah Riddle,
E j. Way,
j. e. Way.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06

Notice Of Enforcement Of Compulsory School
Law.
You are hereby notified that the
above law will be fully enforced com.
mencing with Oct. IL. 1909.
Geo. A. Richardson.
40-l Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
new LINE IS OPEN
Frankfort Celebrates Arrival
of the Northwestern.
Speeches Are Made by Well
Known KansanS.
HISTORY OF THE ROAD.
r. w. Blair Tells of It's Trial
and Difficulties.
Calls Attention to Effect OF
Hostile Legislation.

Frankfort, Kan. September 25.-The
Onaga cutoff which is to connect Kan
sas City with the coast. via Grand
Island and Cheyenne. and shorten the
distance 90 miles. was co nplsted as
far as Frankfort Friday
The city celebrated the event with a
public holiday. Business houses were
closed and general jolliication was
enjoyed Speeches We're made by Sen
ator BriStow, Congressman Calderhead
Major T. ]. Anderson and Robt Blair
There is great reason for this. for as
soon as the road is finished to Marys-
vile and conne cts there with the Grand
1.'land brarch it will mean that Frank
fort is on a trarscontinental trunk line
The remainder of the work will proba-
lily be completed early next month
as tho distance between the two towns
mentioned is only some IS miles,
The cutoff, known as the Topeka &
Northwestern. leaves the old main line
at Topeka, goes from there to Onaga
and today enters Frankfort. From here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

not panic mind you, came upon US
and the wheels of commerce stopped
and money could not be obtained to
finish the work.
the only road affected. Projected lines
all over the country were abandoned.
can tell you Of a line from Kansas
City across the states of Kansas and
Oklahoma to a junction with the South
ern Pacific in Texas. upon which q
quarter million dollars was expended
in making surveys and buying right
of wa at strategic p ints, that has been
abandoned by the PRO noterS who were
fully prepared to build but changed
their MINDS on account of the never
ending anti-raiIroad agitation kept up
by the politicians of Oklahoma. Capt.
talists came to the conclusion that Ok
lahoma was not a good place to invest
n oney, and as a result this state has
been deprived of that 200 miles Of track
that would have been useful to com
merce and added greatly to the reve-
nues of the state in taxes.
And while we ean blame Democratic
Oklahoma for that loss we can hardly
blame it Cor the tieup of the Topeka &
Northwestern in Republican Kansas.
Cites Drinking Cup Legislation.
1.-THE fact is we have too many laws,
too many regulations and too many Of
fcers and that remark applies to all
Of Us as citizens as well as to rail-
1oades. We are regulation mad. In
stead If attending to our own affairs
ard working out our individual saliva
ton we are eternally sticking our noses
into the business of others and through
some petty officer trying to regulate
them Our self-appointed leaders are
always looking for new ways to curra1l
personal freedom and thereby increase
their own power ard emoluments.
"As an instance of over regulation l
recall an incident that occurred on a
train upon which I was riding recent
ly. A man came IN the smoking room
Of the Pullman with perSpiration
streaming down his face. stepped up
to the water cooler and reached for
the glass he supposed according to
ancient Custom woulI be found there
He was from way down east and had
not heard that the public drinking cup
mad been abolished. and the remark ks he
made were interesting If not compli-
lnentary to Kansas. He said that when
he made his first trip to California 10
or II years ago he was considerably
surprised to learn that he could not get
a bottle of wine or even beer with his
dinner in dining car in Kansas. He
ed not make much complaint about
that though he thought the Kansas
people must De a rather weak lot If
they had to so completely remove temp
tation from their midst. After that ex-
oerience he carried his own supplies
when passing through the state, but
last spring when he made his annual
trip to California. to his surprise he
learned that the reform micro5e had
been working some more and that it
vas against the law to take a nip from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

veloped to such extent that suburban
motor trains will be necessary between
| here and Topeka. In early days rail-
road companies were pioneers. They
opened UP new countries and trusted
| to development of the future for re-
turns But after a line is once built
| it's future depends upon the good will,
industry and enterprise of its partons.
If travel and commerce increase train
service is enlarged If the increase
justifies, lines are double tracked. If
on the other hand the country along
railroad is at a standstill; if the peo-
pie instead of increasing travel and
traffic put in their time scolding and
trying to reduce rates. If trumpet up
claims for damages are too numerous.
If high prices are demanded for the
material necessary to equip and main
tain the road. If unjust taxes are i'm
posed. If embarrassing laws are en-
acted and if the management is taken
out of the hands of the owners and
turned over to politicians, train service
will not be increased, tracks will not
be doubled but on the other hand, the
service will be decreased and existing
tracks will run down. The future of
your new railroad therefore depends
upon yourselves. If every farmer
along the line will raise thirty bushels
of corn to the acre, as he can, instead
of twenty as he does, If every manu-
facturer will gradually increase his
output as every live one will, and if
all will willingly pay reasonable
price, proper service will be provided.
The railroads want more business and
you want good service; you want train
service that will get your stock to
market on time and a dollar or two
more or less in the freight does not
interest you. If you are a good bust
ness man and have a proper amount
of self respect you want to travel safe
ly and comfortably. AS business
proposition you would rather pay
three cents a mile to travel over so
pound rails in a steel coach than two
cents a mile to travel over 60-pound
rails in a wooden car. The higher
rate would be the cheapest insurance
you can carry. In addition to the
higher degree Of safety you feel better
when travelling in a nice car and if
you don't believe it get in the Pullman
the next time you travel and pay fifty
cents to ride 100 miles and see If you
do not have a better opinion of your
self and of the railroad when you get
out.
Hostile Legislation Hampered.
81 mentioned improvements re-
Gently made by the Union Pacific
that cost millions of dollars. I re-
ferred to steel passenger coaches as
being safer than wooden cars. I
spoke of motor car service for the
future. You certainly appreciate the
improvements already made and you
just as certainly desire the additional
ones suggested by me and please I'M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

his private stock while riding on q train
through that part of this land of the
free and home of the brave, included
within the boundaries of the state of
Kansas, and on this trip he had just
discovered that the majesty of the law
had swatted the glasses ard that he
could not now get even a drink of wa
ter. That man will nevers see your
be autiful city as he announced that
hereafter he will use the northern route.
The other day the two hotels In a
small town in Shawnee county closed be-
cause, the proprietors said, it would cost
more to swat the fly according to state
regulations than the income would amount
Trial of Two Cent Fare.
Most kinds of business can be better
managed by Individual owners than by
public officers. Public regulators are not
as a rule. as successful in practice as
profess to know just what it costs to build
railroads, and all of them claim to know
rates are necessary to meet such cost
They agitated the 2-cent mile passenger
al the While t Would prove 1v srer
and the railroads are giving it a trial;
that is the rate charged at present on all
the railroads in the state, except one,
opeated by a receiver appointed at the
instance of the state administration, and
he charges fifty cents to carry q passen-
ger nine miles,
THE more laws there are the more
OFFICERS are required. The more officers
taxes. Speaking of taxes reminds me that
read in a Topeka paper recently a COM
munication from a country correspondent
who said, The legislature of 1905, a ma
chine legislature, got along with a total
reform legislature of 1907 tackled on 81, OOO-
600 and made a total levy of S, $50 900. The
81, 10000 over the previous session and
levied s6,50O,0O0. In four years state taxes
have increased from $4,250, 600 to Sc 500 900,
an increase of so per cent
II have not verified those figures but
as they have not been denied in the press,
I assume they are correct.
IT noticed table in the Topeka State
Journal of the 21st which shows that
Marshall county paid $4,000 state taxes
last year and this year it viii pay s57, 900.
I remember of reading a short time ago
that Francis J. Henry, the Pacific slope
patriot who is prosecuting the grafters
of that section, had up to that time been
paid $4,000 by the government for his pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
Go With a Rnsh

The demand for that wonderful stom-
acn. Liver and Kidney cure. DR.. Kings
New Life Ptns-is astounding Camp
bell Drug Co. say they never saw the
like. It's because they never fail to cure
Sour Stomach, Constipation, INDIGESTION
Biliousness, Jaundice, Sick Headache.
Chills and Malaria. Only sc
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fessional services. Reform comes high.
MT taxpayer. and reformers who stamp
graft of their own.
Hopes Craze VIII Blow Over
we are certainly carrying our present
methods OF regulation to an extreme We
are being educated to believe that every
man is dishonest and therefore must be
restrained. In a short time nobody will be
given the presumption of innocence. We
viii have to be inspected and tagged and
finally we VIII all be moulded to suit the
views of our self constituted rulers and
then we will be as much alike as a flock
of Plymouth Rock chickens and probably
will have heads like them. There will be
no Individuality, no model for boys to
follow, no eminence to strive for. Let us
hope, that time will not come but that the
present craze will blow over and that we
will return to the ways of our fathers
when every man will be given his individ-
ual freedom, to do as he will, long as
he does not interfere with the rights of
others and the golden rule will be the
guide"
Mr.. Blair closed his speech with a trib-
ute to Mr.. Hartman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
On TranscontinentaI Line.

1.-THE road will be completed early
this fall and then your city will be on
a transcontinental trunk line 1 hope
before long you will have daily pas
senger train passing through between
Omaha and Kansas City. More than
that, / hope to see the country de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
Has Had stormy Career.

1.-THE Topeka and Northwestern has
already had a stormy career 1t was
the intention to push it to an early
completion but in October, 1907, at a
time when bank vaults were full Of
money, cribs and granaries bulging.
everybody who wanted work busy.
prices of wages and commodities
satisfactory, a little financial furry,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

fessionaI services.
Mr.. Taxpayer. and
out graft are sonnet
graft of their own.
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Reform comes high,
reformerS who stamp
times working a little
The Washington times., 1909-08-08
SCOUTING PARTY
OFF FOR ALBANY
Pathhnders Are Eager TO
Reach Boston AS Soon as
Possible.
By THOMAS s. RICE.

KINGSTON. y. y. Aug S-1'he Mum
sey tour pathfinder arrived here late
last night and departed early this morn
ing for Albany. The object is 10 reach
Boston rs soon as possible but this
world is so uncertain and full of water.
breaks and mlsinlaTmation about streets
AID roads, that there is no telling.
Pausing in Goshen, y Y, yesterday
afternoon. for a bite Of food. the scouts
yran across the Coates Goshen Automo-
bile folks. and found they were on the
verge of entering one of their touring
cars in the Munsey run AIr. Coates
said the route and the conditions suited
hlm like an ola shoe. He asked Tor
entry blanks at once and viii probably
syn the papers in few days. The
rev York agent for the Coates Goshen
IS George ". Floyd. the old-tifne news
paper man and theatrical promoter. who
j. much stuck on the Munsey tour and
y strongly IN favor Of getting in on
the good thing.
In an attempt to follow the GlIdden
tour route exactly from Philadelphia to
BOSTON, the scouts struck two snazs
Just beyond Charlottesville. where
there IS a short ans deceptive turn 10
me rlght between Port Jervis. n. Z.
and Midoletowns =. Y, Il was found
part of the oil country road had been
abandoned in favor Of new State road.
After much perturbation Of spirit and
twice back tracking this was discovered
Now the route is slightly different but
of about the same distance Following
the new road sll The way is toe much OF
a einch, so We brsnched of to the orig
inai route, which is more pisturesaus
and viii give the Nurseries q ishance 70
compare notes with the CfIiddellites
In Port Huron the instructions were
to turn with the postonice on The right
Arriving there in the dark We thought
we detected the pOstofhce and landed IN
a river.
Seven different bibuIous parties
steered us right and left and wrong, but
after we had given ali the symptoms Of
being yeggmen with our trustY electric
fiashiight, spTinging Il on every sign IN
the town. kind faced blonde (score one
for the lamp opened a window and said
the postofhce had been moved. She d.
rected us to the proper crossing and
away We went, getting here late and
tired and with Davy Crockett Or Daniel
Boone having aothing on US as scouts
We are now OF for Albany, and be-
yOnd.
The Washington times., 1909-08-08
NJ ALEER OBTAINS
WHISPERED PHENON
How Browns Manager Was
Stung by a Southern
Scout.

Talking about YOUR phenoms dug out
Of the bush leaguesi,' said Manager Me
Aleer, of the St. Louis Browns, to-
birds sent 20 me by friends while
on the Southern training trip The limit
was reached when one day 2 little old
man with side whiskers Juggling a huge
grip arrived at the hotel and introduced
himself as a player.
I'd bought from a bush club on the
blind-pOOl plan. / nearly fell out of my
chair when I looked him over and then
I wired TO the club in question that I'd
ike TO sell him back. What reply did
/ get? We don't want him even as a
gift. That was il, and yOu can bet
sent His Whiskers away in a hurry.
And tho fellow who recommended
him TO me is q good Judge Of players.
No use talking. I'll have to get a scout
like Irwin. of the Highlanders, If I'm
going to keep up with the procession.
The Washington times., 1909-08-08
DISCARDED BALL
UPSETS THEGAME

An odd incident occurred in a
semi-prOfessiOnBI baseball game
In Chicago the other day. The um-
Dire had a hole in his blouse 50
that IL would not hold extra balls
NOT in play. Therefore he placed
a ball on the ground SbscI of the
pitcher. A batsman drove a hit
through the pitchers sbOx, and rthe
batfed ball hit the one ON the
ground, with the result that one
ball bounded 10 the shortstOp and
the other to the second basemaa,
Both FEEDERS threw 20 the first
basenaan almost simultaneously,
and he, seeing two balls coming,
lodged out of the way.
The Washington times., 1909-08-08
To TRY TO RESCIND
ORDER OF PULLIAN
Cardinals Protest Decision,
Saying President Was
Not Fit.

P1TTSBURG, Pa. Aug Stalking the
ground that the late President Harry
c. Pulliam was scarcely I'm fit frame
of mind to make an important deeis-
ion, the St Louis club has notified the
Pittsburg club that il would contest
the decision of Puliiam, in which he
disallowed the protest Of st. Louis
against awarding victory TO Pittsburg
ina q game played I'm ST. Louis June q
and which was taken by Pittsourg, %.
The St Louis club will have the
matter taken up with the board of d.
TectOrs.
The Washington times., 1909-08-08
HILLMAN IS BEATEN
BY ITALIAN RUNNER

ASBURY PARK. n. J.. Aug. s.-Emiiio
Lunghi. the champion runner Of Italy.
defeated Harry Hillman. of the n. T..
A. g.. IN a match race Of 500 yards.
before 4.000 people at the Asbury Park
baseball grounds yesterday afternoon,
The race was scheduled as a 500-yard
affair. but Lunghi insisted that the dis
lance be raised to 500