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The Coconino sun., 1909-12-17
NEW STATEHOOD BILL
Is Claimed to be Bill Favored by Pres ident Taft ManyyChanges May be Made in Final Provision.

MT. Hamilton, chairman of the house committee on territories, is one that meets with some approv- al. It is different from the bill in- troduced by MT. Cameron.
 MT. Cameron's bill provided for repeal of the territorial election laws. while Mir. Hamilton's bill affirms all of the existing laws of the territory.
 One of the interesting features of the bill is that it provides that Arizona shall have two members of the National House of Representa- tives, while it was generally sup posed that Arizona would have but one. Both are to be elected from the territory at large. although itI is presumable that the state will be districted by the first legislature, and thereafter the congressman will be elected from congressional districts. although the bill makes no definite mention of it.
 The constitutional convention shall consist of 100 delegates. Their number shall be apportioned among the several counties by the governor, chief justice of the ter ritory in ratio of the population of the counties. One hundred thou sand dollars is appropriated to pay the expense of electing delegates, paying their salaries and expenses and for holding the election on the adoption of the constitution.
 The delegates must be elected on adate set by the governor within sixty days after the approval of the act admitting the new state.
 The delegates will meet in the house of representatives in the capital of the territory, at noon on the fourth Monday after the elec- tion and shall not receive compen- sation for more than sixty days.
 The constitution adopted by the convention shall be submitted to the people for their approval or re- lection at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November after the con vention adjourns.
 No officers shall be elected at the time the constitution is. voted on, but separate election for state officers shall be held not less than thirty nor more than one hundred and twenty days after the ratifca- tion of the constitution by the peo- pie.
 The constitution will fix theti me for the legislature to meet and for holding the election of state offi- cers.
 Figuring the proposition out on a basis of the longest time the elec- tion for delegates to the constitu- itional convention should come in April or May. the election on the constitution in november, and the election of state officers in Febru- .ary or March, 1911, and the meet ing of the legislature in April or May.
 Territorial officers will hold office until the state officers have qualified. Which means that if the statehood bill passes that while we will elect county officers at the reg ,ular time next fall we will lnot vote on delegate to congress, but that Mir. Cameron will hold over until ,congressmen are elected.
 It means further that the county officers elected next fall will hold office only until the state officers are elected for at the same time county officers. provided by the
The Coconino sun., 1909-12-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY
ADVENTIST cnnRCn

sabbath school Service at p ID Bible Study at 8. Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7:3O Bible study sunday evening at o'clock All are welcome to attend these services.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
KENDALL TOTAl.K
AT BLOOMF IELD
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
WILL DELIVER MEMORIAL
ADDRESS.

Bloomfield, May %. Especially -
Decoration day will be observed Sun
day, May 80, exercises to take place
at the l. 0. o. F. cemetery if the
weather Is favorable, if not, to be
held at the court house. The G. A. r.,
w. r. G. and Sons of Veterans will
start in procession from their hall to
north side of the square at 1870 in the
afternoon, headed by the brass band.
The following program has been ar
ranged by the committee in charge:
Song-'Male quartet.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad.
dress
Song-Male quartet.
Address-Hon. N. e. Kendall, Abba,
Iowa.
Decoration Of graves.
Memorial Sermon at Christian Church
The Memorial sermon will be
preached Sunday afternoon, May %,
at o'clock at the Christian church,
by Rev. F. D. Ferrall. The w. R. G.
and G. A. R. will meet at the G. x. r.
hall and march to the church in a body
where special seats will be reserved
for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
THE MONEY COST OF WAR.

The Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett, one Of
the speakers at the Lake Mohonk con-
ference is quoted in his speech on
Pop erizing the Arbitration Move
ment," as favoring a plan of distrib-
uting literature to show the waste
and absurdity of war"
Comparatively few of the working
men of America" said the Rev. Mr..
Bartlett, yet know that we are spend
Ing about ,66 cents out Of every dollar
of our national revenue for past and
prospective wars. When they do
know this and understand the burden
1t places on their shoulders, they will
have an emphatic vote to register at
the polls which will make itself felt
IN the. future legislation of congress. .
The Chicago Inter-Ocean feels COM
PEELED to dissent from the Rev. Mr..
Bartlett's view.t 1t does not confess
to holding a b ief for war, which it
characterizes as truly a hideous spec.
tacle, but it feels quite sure that
there have been several wars in his
tory which could more rightfully be
denominated productive and reason
able than wasteful and absurd" 1t
also dissents from the speakers view
as to the remarkable results which
thorough understanding of the ma
tional expenditures for spast and pros
~aetive" wars is likely to produce in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
A SAFETY PIN
in her THROAT

The lodging of an open safety pin
in the throat of the seven-months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Har-
per, Jr., yesterday was the cause of
much alarm to the parents. Owing,
however, to the dispatch with which
a physician was summoned and ex-
tracted the pin the peace and comfort
of Baby Harper was soon restored.
The infant aroused her parents by
coughing and so persistent were the
efforts put forth by the little one to
relieve her discomfort that Mrs. Har.
per went to her aid and first thought
that it was tufts from the blanket
that irritated the child's throat. Up
on investigating further by the inser-
ton of her fingers into baby's mouth,
she discovered something hard and
soon found that it was a safety pin.
DR.. s. A. Spilman was summoned and
the child was soon relieved by the
extraction of the safety pin. The pin
lay open in the throat of the child
with the point lying downward. The
youngster seemed none the worse for
her experience and within a few hours
smiled and cooed as lively as If moth
ing eyentful had taken place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
DEATH
while ON DUTY
CRESToN MAN KILLED in AN UN.
KNOWN MANNER NEAR
ALBA YESTERDAY.

With his skull crushed and other
wise injured, G. q. Lanyon Burling-
ton brakeman on the way freight be-
tween Abba and Creston was picked
up west Of tower 3O7 between Abba
and Tyrone last evening about $50
o'clock by west bound extra. The
injured man was being taken to Mol
rose for medical treatment, when he
died. An Ottumwa brakeman was
sent to Abba on No. this morning
to take the place Of the unfortunate
fiagman on local No. o..
The accident and the exact condi-
lions under which it took place have
not been established by the railroad
officials as yet, but 1t is known that
F'lagman Lanyon, on local No. 90
between Abba and Creston, was sent
out to flag while the train was lying
at Tower No. S07 engaged in work and
1t was thought he was struck by an
unknown train. Just how the acct
dent occurred is not known and per-
haps never Will be, as the first init
nation of the occurrence was when
the west bound extra picked UP the
almost lifeless form of the brakeman
and brought it into Melrose. 1t has
since developed that Lanyon was hit
on the head by a hobo instead of a
train.
G. E. Lanyon, the dead trainman,
was single man about &c years Of
age and resided in Creston. The
train on which he worked, local No.
90 plying between Abba and Creston,
returns to Abba in the evening and
lays up there for the night. The
crew were on their way back to Al.
bia when the accident occurred
Brakeman Harry Staebler of this city
left on No. for Abba this morning
to take the place made vacant on the
way freight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
SOUTHWEST is
REACHING OUT
A CITY IN OKLAHOMA MAKES OF.
FER TO JOHN MoRRELL G. co.
TO ERECT PLANT.
ARE GREAT BOOSTERS
Offer Comes Unsolicited and Gives
Commercial Men of Ottumwa a
Hint as to States Pro
gressiveness.

The boosting spirit of the great
southwest was eloquently voiced this
morning at the rooms of the CONNER
cial club when it was made known
that John Morrell & Co., had receiv-
ed very fattering offer to locate a
plant In an Oklahoma city. The re
ceipt of this offer, coming at this
time when the states of the south
west are making every effort to Sc
cure large industries, furnishes to the
people of Ottumwa an effective ex-
ample Of what patriotism for their
city, together with little effort in
the way of reaching out and expanding
will do.
In an interview with member of
the Morrell firm, it was learned that
the offer received carries with it con
siderable in the way of acreage for a
site and also cash bonus com
mensurate with the plant which
would be erected. An offer to extend
every advantage possible in the way
of cheap power and water is also in
corporated in the proposition
The city concerning which the offer
refers to is located upon two lines OF
railroad and closely asses ole to two
others, which would, Ifd the plant
with splendid shippis facilities. 1t
is in the center of the real live
stock raising sections of the state.
Making Big Strides.
That the state of Oklahoma is doing
things In the way of securing large
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25

Industries, is borne out in the follow
ing dispatches.
The first dispatch from New York
paper states that Morris G. Co., have
closed deal there involving an in
vestment Of between $4,000, 900 and
$5,000,000 for the erection of a pack
ing plant In Oklahoma. City. The
plant will have capacity of 1000 cat
tie, $500 hogs and 1900 sheep per
day and between 1000 and 1,700 men
will be employed. Representatives OF
the company are quoted as saying that
preliminary arrangements for the CON
struction of the plant will begin at
once. With such plant in that sec
ton the live stock industry of the
state will be changed materially, as
now all cattle slaughtered 60 to Kan
sas City and hogs to Fort Worth.
Texas.
The other dispatch says: In an
endeavor to induce the Schwarzchild
and Sulzberger Packing company OF
Chicago to erect plant at Chickasha,
Okla, the Commercial club of that
city has appointed a committee head
ed by Fl. B. Johnson to negotiate with
the packing company concerning the
establishing of plant In Chickasha.
The packing firm has made Chicgasha
proposition and this will be COM
piled with by the Commercial club.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
A NEW THEORY ON TREE PLANT
mic

Extensive experiments in fruit tree
planting have been made at the
Woburn experimental fruit farm IN
England, and one result of the expert
ments has been the discovery that
trees grow better when planted care
lessly than when they are carefully
planted. In a recent report the as
, sertion Is made that the best results
are secured from trees that are rude
ly thrust into u hole like fence posts
with the earth then rammed around
them. The report goes on to tell OF
the experiments as follows:
ut is an article of faith among fruit
growers that fruit trees must be
planted In a certain special way II
success is to be obtained. The soil IS
properly prepared, a large hole IS
made, wide but not deep, the roots are
carefully spread out in all directions
and arranged near the surface, with
slight upward bearing at the ends.
The soil is filled in with many pre-
cautions. Small quantities of the finer
soil are first worked in among the
roots, hollow places caused by arch
ings in the stouter roots are filled up,
and then the rest Of the soil is put in,
trodden carefully down, and the whole
left to the compacting influence of the
rain. The tree is supported by
stakes until it is sufficiently firmly
established.
"All,this, according to the report be-
fore us, is precisely wrong; 1t is all
exactly the opposite of what it should
be. The proper way to plant tree is
to make a small hole, to double the
roots up anyhow and stick the tree in,
throw in the soil, and ram it down as
hard as if one were fixing gate post.
The experiments seem convincing
enough. They have been made at
Woburn, Harpenden, various places in
Cambridgeshire and in Devonshire; So
per cent of the sets showed in favor
of ramming 81 per cent showed no diff
ference d. e. all the elaborate detail
of the ordinary way of planting was
simply waste of time), and only IA
per cent were against ramming. 1t
makes no difference by what criterion
the trees 6 dyed; planting in this
new way gives better results. than
planting in the orthodox fashion"
The fence post plan should appeal to
the fruit grower. 1t is easier than the
other one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
DEATHS

FLETCHER Friday, May ri, 1909, at
the home of his daughter In Kansas
City, William c. Fletcher, aged 80
years. The remains will be brought
to Ottumwa this evening.
The funeral services were held in
the chapel Of the c. 7. Sullivan under
taking rooms on West Second street
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. con-
Quoted by Rev. w. C. Hengen. Inter-
men was in the Ottumwa cemetery.
DAVIS.-Friday, May 81, 1909, at his
home in Agency, at 10 p. M, Morris
L. Davis, M. D., after lingering i'll
ness. DR.. Davis was born in Lon
don, England, July IA, 1845, and had
been practicing medicine in Agency
since 1885.
The funeral service was held at
2 p. M, in the Agency Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday, conducted by
Rev. o. G. circuit. Interment was
in Agency cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25

the fact that many of the inmates OF
the Fort Madison penitentiary are
seekers after greater knowledge and
higher and better education; and as
an instance of this certain inmates
have been particularly cited with
pride, it being said that one man had
been engaged for several months in
pursuing the study of mechanical
drawing and that he had shown much
industry and great aptitude in his pur-
suit of knowledge In that line-was a
wonderful fellow, in fact.
The man SO cited, we understand,
was Thomas Hatch, who planned and
made his escape from the penitentiary
at noon on May is.
We do not cite this as fling at
those in authority, who are presuma-
bly, conscientious in their ideas, but
in our view mistaken in some of their
ideas, but merely as an evidence that
a man bad by nature is not necessar-
lily changed by education. And we are
told that Hatch was known as bad
man when he was sent to prison here.
To us 1t seems an indisputable fact
that a large majority of the inmates
of the Fort Madison penitentiary are
bad men by nature and should be
treated as such. Being vicious by
nature, training and environment,
they will bear close watching at all
times and should never be granted
too much privilege or liberty of ac-
ton while inmates of the institution.
The consensus Of opinion of men who
have spent many years engaged in
affairs IN and about the Fort Madison
prison is to that effect, and practically
all of them condemn the action of the
board of control in providing half.
hour play time to follow the convicti
dinner. during which time the prison
ers have perfect freedom In CONVEX
sation with each other and are given
opportunity to plan any mischief their
fertile brains may conceive Not only
so, but by reason Of this half-hour Of
play, the guards, who put in more
than enough time before the custom
was established, are now more over
worked than before. 1t is not at all
unlikely that Hatch and Dryer, who
also made his escape but was soon
captured, concocted their plans fol
escaping during the half-hour play
time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
THE DANDY DANDELION.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
dandelion, with its sunrise face, is
with us again and again it is met
with objurgations on the one hand
and welcome on the other. Fierce is
the antipathy Of the man of the lawn,
blind to the beauty of the bright con-
trast of rich yellow amid the green
of the grass. and hearty Is the welcome
of the family that counts on dandelion
greens as one of the luxuries of life
that cost nothing but the gathering.
And between friend and foe the mod
est flower goes placidly it's way, its
flowers running rapidly their course
from youthful yellow to gray old age.
Much is to be said for the plant that
invokes alternate praise and censure.
1t is the pioneer plant. 1t came west
with the pioneers, kept pace with them
In their transcontinental advance, and
having got the habit, keeps on pio-
neering after it's human companions
have settled down in the quiet of Their
homes-or their graves. 1t gives to
every passing breeze it's wing-borne
seeds to float away, happily indiffer-
ent to the direction or destination
supremacy confident that somewhere
1t will alight and find hospitable vel.
come in fertile soil.
1t may be urged with force that if
we are to have national flower there
is none so typical of the character OF
our people as is the dandeIion. 1t is
not only that it is pioneer, showing
the same sturdy qualities, the courage
and persistence against obstacles that
its human adventures did, but it dis.
plays the true American spirit in
standing for its equal rights against
every effort to deny them. 1t takes
possession of the land, dispossessins
occupants that are in it's way, just as
Americans possessed themselves of
the land with scant regard to the
prior rights of the aborigines.
1t is Industrious, energetic, patient
of purpose, tenacious of hold once had
assertive of race superiority and strong
in benevolent assimilation. Othes
races may live in peace with it IL they
ilet it have its way. If they do not it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
ER's WEATHER
BULLETIN
copyrighted 1909 by w. T.
FOSter.)

Washington, D. c., May 22.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent % to 26, warm
wave 81 to rs, cool wave "a to 20. The
principal feature of this disturbance
was expected to be great rise in tenn
perature and dry weather. Next dis.
turbance will reach Pacific coast about
rs, cross Pacific slope by close of 27,
great central valleys % to 80, eastern
states 81. Warm wave will cross Pa,
cific slope about 26, about central val
leys %, eastern states 80. Cool wave
will cross Pacific slope about 20, great
central valleys 81, eastern states
June 2.
This disturbance will cause very big
temperatures and drouth and following
the storm center great fall in tenn
peratures will occur with thunder.
storms and rains. All weather features
will be radical and severe storms In a
few limited localities are probable.
Next bulletin will give general corp
weather forecasts of June, one of the
most important crop months of the
year. | am expecting number of de.
structive storms during that monrr
and Will give readers of these bul.
letins the best advice possible.
The Comet is Coming.
Much curiosity and excitement will
he caused next year by the return OF
Halley's comet, the largest and most
system during historic time. Astron.
omers cannot tell us the exact day
the comet will cross the earth's orbit
and therefore cannot determine wheth.
er any danger threatens. 1t is not
wholly impossible for a comet to
greatly injure the earth and less i'm.
possible that it might come so close
to the earth that animal and human
health would be impaired. The chances
however are immensely against any
danger next year from Halleys
comet.
Probabilities are that we will see
in this comet the finest display and the
most wonderful ever witnessed by
many people now living. This comet
returns every rs years and those who
might remember it's last visit must
now be at least 80 years old.
Astronomers are not sure as to its
form during the coming appearance as
1t has frequently changed it's appear
ance. 1t is the first comet definitely
recorded in history, it having caused
great alarm more than 1000 years
ago. More anon about this wonderful
comet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
THE "oLD MAN."

He is just an old curmudgeon,
And I'm on to all his curves,
For know he's only human
Just a bundle full of nerves.
He is getting absent-minded,
And his temper, too, is short;
But I cannot think of anger
When see what he has wrought
All the mighty work he founded
In those far off bitter years,
When success seemed dim and distant
Through a misty veil of tears.
So smile when he is grouchy,
For I'm on to all his curves
And I know the day is coming
When I'll be bunch of nerves.
Exchange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.

There was an interesting dialogue
between Senator Aldrich and Senator
Tillman just before the senate adj
journ yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Till
man opened it when he arose to make
q suggestion to the chairman Of the
finance committee. Here Is the dia-
logue as published in the press re-
ports:
1--WE have just spent the best part
lof day in useless wrangle result
ing in the usual victory of a majority
of eight or ten votes for the astute
manager in control Of this bill.
want to suggest that he might get a
good many more votes If he would en-
force Senate rule 10, which forbids a
senator to speak more than twice on
the same subject
81 am not sure" said Mr.. Aldrich, in
rep1y,l that do not deserve the sug-
gestioh and criticism of the senator
fl IN South Carolina. I have been
hoping that much of the discussion
here which seemed unnecessary would
cease
"But the talk grows deeper, every
day" said Mr.. Tillman.
mot deeper" replied Mr.. Aldrich,
smiling.
81 want to say" continued Mr.. Till
man, looking over the senate chamber
in a hesitating manner, that while
don't want to call down castigation
upon my head, speeches for home con-
sumption are getting too frequent for
my comfort"
/ When Mr.. Tiliman, who is one of
the holders of records for long dis
lance oratory, objects to the lengthy
speeches of his colleagues, it IS plain
that an emergency must exist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-25
EDDYVlLLE EXERCISES
Splendid Program at Commencement
of High school-Miss
Nye Principal.

Eddyville, May 22.- Especially -
The annual commencement of the Ed
dyville high school will be held at
Legett's opera house next Friday
evening, May %, when the class of
1903, consisting of Misses Florence
Ford, Madonna WEIGH and Pearl Lyon
will be graduated. Miss Emma Nye,
principal. The program will be as fol
lows:
c-ottumwa Harp orchestra.
Invocation.
Music ttumwa Harp orchestra.
Address-Prof. H. M. Gage of Par
sons college.
Presentation of diplomas
Glass song.