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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-24
.LEACUERS HAVE
KEYS TO AGENCY
MEMBERS OF EPWoRTH oRGAhL
ZATioN CROWD LITTLE TOWN
CONVENTION OPENS.
0TTUMWANs PROM emf
Delegates and Ministers From Thii
Participate In the Program
at Twentieth Annual
Meeting.

Agency today is filed with en-
thusiastic members of the OF, .
tumwa district of the Epworti
league. Many among the dele
gates and interested attendants
are from this city, and many
more are expected to visit the
convention city tomorrow and
Thursday
In order to accommodate thoss
who wish to hear Dr.. Jeffrey's
lecture on Paul. on Thursday
afternoon slight change has beer
made in the program. Instead o.
his lecture coming at 3 o'clock a,
scheduled, it will be changed II
o'clock thus making it possible
for those desiring to leave Ottun-
wa on the TT. Madison at $3.50 TO
arrive at Agency at $3.50. Those
desiring to remain for the even
ing session can return on No. Il
at $50 p. m.
Agency, June 22-(special Courie'
Telephone Service)-The Twentlett
annual convention Of the Ottumwa dis
trict of the Epworth league opened
this afternoon at o'clock With
song and praise service in which the
great crowd Of leaguers present par.
ticipated. Edward Stodghill Of Dud.
lev had charge. Rev. John ", Fool
pastor OF the Main Street M. F..
church in Ottumwa, delivered the
first address. which bad the inspiring
title of why Are We Here Studies
in the Old Testament b. Rev r. A
Swickard OF Sigourney followed. The
balance of the program this afternoon
and evening will include an address
by Mrs Mabel fTilbish of the nea.
coness Training school of Des Moines
devotional service by Harry y
Henness of Ottumwa and a sermon by
Or. Eugene Allen of Oskaloosa.
Tomorrow Program.
The program for tomorrow ane
Thursday follows:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 80.
Forenoon
500 Morning Watch and Con1mun-
ion Service. A. Glendenning, Mora.
via.
$50 Song and Praise Service "A. G.
Lee, Batavia.
s:45 Address-Rev. c. y. Nye Wood
bine. Ia.
s:15 Department Round Table ell
Departmental
900 J.. L. E. A. meeting.
1880 Devotional Meeting, From
Minister'S Standpoint. Rev. D. r. Mar
tin. Alba,
1890 THE Epworthian and College.
Harry r. Jacques, state Secretary.
APPOINTMENT of Committees.
Afternoon
1870 Song and Praise servics-Clas
e. Petit, Rlakesburs.
o.nn E,1l al
$3.50 christian Stewardship. H. e
Stunts, D. D.. New York
400 Studies in the New Tesla.
| ment.'-Rev. n. A. Swicl.srd, Sisour'
hey.
Evening
$50 Sacred Concert-By the ct.
tumwas (n1ale uuarteto
sis Homer c. Stunts. ID. y. New
York City.
THURSDAY, JUNE "a.
| Forenoon
$40 Song and praise serNice--heV
w A. Smith. Farson,
| 900 Rev. Peter Jacobs, State 4th Y
P.
General Department Conference.
| 1915 Business Session.
Reports Of District officers.
| 1875 Election of Officers.
Afternoon
| 80 Song and Praise Service Fey
| M. D. Cox, Buxton.
las "Iowas Fight With the Eotte.'
Rev, G. $. Cooper.
! 2:5o Installation Of Officers.
Report of Committees
400 Lecture Paul Rev t. w
| Jeffrey, D. D., Ottunlua.
500 Junior Department Work, EN-
| ma Nehre. Dist Jr. Supt.
Evening:
1850 song and Praise service-T. G
Cooper, Ottumwa
500 Lecture-ReN. J. W. Jeffrey
D. D.. Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-24

la. came down Saturday to visit thr
son. Joe Van Baal. on the old M
farm, on Miller's Creek.
J. ]. Elliott, for some months en-
ployed as lineman for the Eddyvills
Telephone Co. has accepted 2 similar
position at Oskaloosa. and Ray Nc.
Neese is filling the position made va
cant by Mr.. Elliott's resignation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Van Der Pol ST.,
and two children southwest OF town,
returned Saturday night from Il few
days visit at Pe1ia. Miss Alta Rich
ardson came home With them on
". S. Keller has just launched =
large new barge on the river. making
three barges which will be used by the
Eddyville Sand Co.
Lee Warner and VIM. Hanbns We're
at Lovilia Friday and the former was
also at Pella Saturday on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-24

But Prefer Iowa for Less
ST. Louis Globe Democrat Life In
Missouri is so ideal and idyllie that
the railroads charge travellers 3 cents
q mile to pass through the stale.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-25
FOR RENT IN CHEYENNE.
One nice room for quiet man and
wife or for two nice men at Mrs.
Persons, 622 w. goth street

NOTlCE-The Bee Hive Rooming
House will be located at 2014 Champa
street. Will be glad to accommodate
all respectable people, as there will be
all modern conveniences. Call and
see the proprietor There will be a
home cooking dining room attached.
Meals will be served from 20 to 35
cents. Give them a trial.
MRS. w. A. BOBO,
2014 Champa ST.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
- - Catchinq a Bride,

Among certain Siberians the bride groom is not permitted to have wife until he can catch her. But they do not give him q fair race in the open. The bride. surrounded by her female friends, awaits him in big tent As soon as she sees him she runs off. He follows like Hippomenes after Ata- lanta. But instead of obstacles being thrown in the way of the bride they are thrown across the path of the bridegroom. The pursuing groom falls over old women, chairs, tables, stones and fishing rods or is tripped up by ropes. Only when 1t Is feared he might give up and sulk and go away without the feeting lady is he permit ted to overtake her Then as she falls into his outstretched arms it may be imagined she utters some equivalent of This is so sudden.'
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
Alaskan Politics
 and the Political Ring
Editor Miner:

Editor Miner:
 Suppose we take our bearings on the sea of Alaska politics. The pre- sent situation seems to be that the commander and one of the mates of the great ship have called together the Juneau -Treadwell ring, representative of Alaska. and the peoples duly and overwhelmingly elected representa- tive, the former being governor de nom, while Wm. L. Disbin is gover- nor de facto, and present indications ring Governor Representative holds high hand in dispensing public pat ronage for the first division, notwith- standing 'he fact that the common citizens generally cast their votes for a representative and elected James Wickersham by very large majority. What does it all mean?
 Is this ring rule to continue indef- nitely, regardless of the clear protest Of the people, because of the ability of wealthy foreign corporations to maintain an array of lobbyists at our national capital? The citizens of Alas ka feel that their right should be given some attention and if conditions here were investigated as thoroughly as m the Philippines, more attention would be paid to the peoples demand.
 This system of political traffic and carpetbagging is not popular in any country. Do the business men of this town realize that the machine is being operated wholly in the interest of the Juneau district, commercially as well politically? The co-workers in this section are really helping to further their interests and strengthen their power at the expense of our own.
 Take the matter of holding district court sessions in Ketchikan and the appointments and management of the Alaskan Exhibit for the A. Y. k. from this division. Juneau and vicn- ity is being we'll looked after, while other sections must care for them- selves. This monopoly of appoint ments and representative duties hy the governor is, to say the least, pot for the welfare of Ketchikan either politically or commercially. It is time the business men of our town realized the necessity of organizing and staying organized in the interest of progress.
 Signed; Questioner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
Progress.

Carrie Nation is due in New York today. To reporter of London pa per she had her say and this is what she said:
 This country is fifty years behind the United States. In America the drink evil is bad enough, but here you are in the depths of hell. There are more drunken women in England than there are drunken men in Amer. ica. You have hellhouses at every street corner. You say drink is de- creasing? Well, all I can say is that my imagination fails to conceive any thing worse than the present condition of things in London. In this city men and women are not only running their bodies. They go about saying to the devil, I will sell my soul for dol lar. '"
 Ut is said that the people drink be- cause of their poverty and evil sur roundings. That is rubbish. Their poverty and squalor are the result of drink. What does the Bible say? Drunkenness and gluttony shall make him naked | all the public houses were closed tonight, the problem of unemployment would be solved. Pov- erty itself would be cured. The drunkard robs the butcher because he can not afford to buy his meat. He robs the tailor because, through drink, he goes in rags. He robs the baker because he buys beer instead of bread.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
A Live Steak.

"It is a mistake" said the president of the New York Walters club, ''to think that an Engishman always wants his beef excessively rare. As a matter of fact, the English like their beef better done than we do. l once saw a waiter" he continued, "serve an English duke with a cut of very very rare sirloin. The duke looked closely at the slice of bright red meat. Then he said:
 Waiter, just send for the butcher, will yOuT
 "'The butcher, sirY the waiter stam- mered.
 "'Yes,' said the duke. This beef doesn't seem to be quite dead yet"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

The editor of this paper is peacelovng citizen, but the time pair drunken sailors under his window at mid night begin calling swearing and using which pubshabe there's going be exemporaneous rough housing that will make material yarns the It isn't up paiamas scuttlng match between These fellows wouldn't the but fought the Horn from the Bay of Fundy the Spanish Main The only people who sleep through such dn police officers anyway.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

We printing today special article the mail order outlines the relationship between the purchasing public the home merchant out the evils attending the practice of sending for goods Your duty is the thoughtful reader will be made realize his ofense n this line if he has any.
 But the article however, does not far enough It should the merchant do always paonize home industry?
 positively that the average merchant just bad offender his the of whom he complains
 The mail orders for printing that Seattle each if aggregate would asonish all of Every advertis fakr along packs orders enough keep anoh family of printers here.
 MT. Purchaser, be good citizen and trade at home.
 Mr. Merchant self interest orbds telling you what
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
.ED DITORIAL p A c E

young Ketchikan waking their political duties dawning upon them that they the community something contributing their best efforts to making city without conspicuous bemsh They feel themselves entitled places the governing board of the city better accomplish this purpose With this end in view they the formation of mems booster club and expecting dry somewhat during the next paign at least
 We record of any irregularty the part of city officials past the future They some usually condemned oudes by those who attend meeting nothing of the conditions surrounding specific action The public only the effect and is ignorant which for much unmeed criticism of all public bodies.
 The community will be wise if selects few capable young council this spring. AS rule they do things They business training that valuable The city We their enthusiasm We want the co eraton every them Don't wait until Juneau po- along organizes them into republican bgades procesons to boost political homi eide who has no interests here and will have.
 Youth mighty forces Like all forces they operate something If employ this splendid energy building Kehikan, good If neglect it we have let opportunity pass which may this again.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
Mir. Editor:
 "Hoggatt wont "Wickersham can |. V


 ''Hoggatt won't.
 "Wickersham can't.'
 The above quotation from the Daily Miner expresses more to the average Alaskan than columns usually pub lished by the Alaska newspapers, and makes the necessity of each particular district working for itself appear self evident. Our delegate in Con- gress, though imbued with courage, ambition and sense of justice du. Alaskans, will have about all he can do defending himself against those ho will be pitted against him in the interest of corporations eyadng just taxation, to do much good for the dis trict generally. Our governor by the policy he followed in interfering with the delegates business on committees, etc., has indicated his policy. which does not savor of the best policy for the people generally.
 This belng the case, about the oaly thing left is agitation, the great American privilege, and by keeping the wrongs and injustices that are being perpetrated constantly before the people create healthy senti- ment against some of the prevailing practices to subjugate our people to outrageous discrimination.
 There was rumor circulated that the Exposition management were about to appoint lot of outsiders to collect the various exhibits: men liv- ing outside the jurisdiction of Alaska. That would be adding insult to injury, and discount the intelligence of Alas kans. but it would be DO worse than the policy of the government in filling the federal offices with men who are not residents of Alaska, most of whom know very little of what is for the best. and care very little except for the perquisites of office. There are some honorable exceptions to this who will be accorded due credit in the future.
 By the way, have you noticed any difference in our Ketchikan paper under the new management? It looks like we are getting back to first princi- pies. The editorials have the right ring, and the locals are looking up. There is DO good reason why ketchi- kan cannot produce as good paper as any in Alaska, but like every other success it must have our hearty SUD- port, and should be medium through which we can express our opinions on subjects of interest to this community and the district, always remembering the American principle that all have right to their opinions, and the right to express them in gentleman ly or ladylike manner.
 Let all of our citizens talk and write for the good of the town as they see it, and something will be evolved for the general good.
 Progress.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
We Have the Timber
 and Can Make the Ties

Oae of the undeveloped opportunities of Alaska, we believe, is the manu- featuring of railroad ties. Ten per cent of tie total ties used in the rail- roads of the world are made of fir. The oak is about exhausted as is like wise the southern pine. Fir ranks hi:d in stability and Alaska has
 noush to supply all the roadbeds of
 ue world for the next century.
 The government forest service has sent to this office comprehensive ar lice dealing with the question in all it's phrases which we publish herewith.
 That the humble railroad tie is a most important factor in the material development of the country is d great truth that is little undertood by the The pulling engine that speeds at the rate of a mile minute over the country is a slave to the two steel rails that insure a smooth and safe road, and these rails in turn depend on the old fashioned wooden cross-tie | which holds them in place.
 Yankee invention has not yet found substitute which has induced the railroads to give up wood, although experts say that the day will come when the country's forest will no longer be called upon to supply the demand for ties. Up to the present time it seems that no other material has been found which has the resil ency of wood and which at the same time causes less wear and tear on the rails, fastenings, and roadbed.
 The country's railroads during the last two or three years use no, GOO. .00C of sawed and hewn ties a year. The ideal tie timber is white oak, which combines the qualities of durability hardness. strength, and close grain. It is not only excellent for ties, but is widely used in ship building, for gen. eral construction, in cooperage, in the manufacture of carriages, for agri- cultural implements, interior finishing of houses, and for furniture. On ac- count of this wide use, the supply has been greatly reduced and some of the railroads have been forced to pay al- most prohibitive prices for ties, or to substitute other and cheaper woods to replace the white oak ties rapidly dis appearing from their lines.
 Over 40 per cent of the ties recently purchased by the railroads of the country are oak. Cross-ties of Sout h. ern pine formed somewhat less than ? per cent. Douglas fir ties rank third, with approximately 10 per cent of the total. Naturally the proportion ol these two timbers will increase as the supply of oak dwindles. This is also true of cedar, chestnut, cypress. West ern line, tamarack, hemlock, and other trees which are coming to the market as tie timbers.
 Cedar, which is very durable, has | been extensively used to take the place of white oak for ties, but it is so soft that it is readily cut by the rails. This necessitates the use of tie plates and other protective devices when cedar ties are used. As the supply of cedar is running short, it is necessary for the railroads to seek further for new tie timber. One of the woods which has all the requisites of a good tie, with the exception of durability, is the beech.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

List of taxes unpaid March 1st, 1909, in the incorporated town of Ketchikan, Alaska, for tho year 1908.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

a contribution in odays Miner which is bubblmg over optimism everyone who has favored lately with articles the gospel of good cheer of better brighten the dungeon gloomy thoughts that him and let print them Before he has written dozen will feel sneakg and after his words printed type back his the perfect created when everything goodbu distorted phantasmagora of nharmonous figures
 Shakespeare said that nothngs good or bad in life but thinking think that the community in which have you, is bad will absolutely while neighbor exactly the his thoughts cheerful plane find ''sermons in sones and good in everything
 Cheer up
 Ketchkan you lived in and There good fellowship to the inch right here you There sympathy horny miners than class of wolnen coming Did you hear of going hungry Ketchkan? Do you know that there poor that there will be sweatshop systems the are intro duced here
 Cheer up.
 There believing thunder flashing lightning here to terrify cyclones maim kill and destroy No bzard shrive the body No grinding factories dwarf your You freer here to do your mpe without violating the cheap formaes of codfsh aristocracy.
 Oh. cheer up.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

A public caucus will be held at the council room, Library Building, Main St. on Wednesday. March 24th, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of nomi- hating candidates for common council and member of School Board tDirec- LCr) to be voted for at the general municipal election to be held April 6tn, 1909.
 6l-m24 c. H. Cosgrove, City Clerk.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
Wooden Spcons,

Always use wooden spoon for stir ring batter, soups or fruits, as 1t will not wear out sieve, stain or spoil the flavor To keep it white dip i'll hot water before using, as that will fill the pores so they cannot absorb much of anything else.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
NOTICE TO VOTERS

The office for the regis tratiOn of voters for the coming election to be held on April eth, 1909, is now open at the Council Room Library Building, Main St. The office will close Saturday, April 3d, at 4 o'clock. Voters must register in order to vote at the election. Office will be open each day ex- cept Sunday, from 1 o'clock p. m. to 5 o'clock D. m.
 J. MCFARLAND,
 Registration Officer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

having her old time trouble with nsurrecionists body of guards attempt the admin stration certain that Cuba will maintain according maintain according ideals Poor Cuba needs fixing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
MONTPELIER

Mrs. Jane Kelly died Saturday after
noon of pneumonia after about weeks
illness. She had no near relatives. Her
husband died about Is months ago.
DR.. John w. Winch. representing the
people Of Northfeld, Saturday noon pre-
sented to Assistant Judges Wells and
Clapp the resignation of Charles Davis
from the board Of license commissioners
in Mortified.
The body Of Mary Dorothy, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Holmes
of Graniteville was brought to this city
Sunday morning for burial. The baby,
aged three months, died of paralysis of
the heart after few hours illness.
The journeymen BARRIERS OF this city
will demand a change in the schedule
under which they work this year. In
stead of closing Monday afternoons as
last year, finding 1t is a loss to their
employers, the union Aas asked that the
shops be open all day Monday and that
they be closed at ten o'clock Saturday
evenings. The usual holidays will be OBJ
served, Washington's birthday being add
ed to the list.
AHN k1Oulh huyhibUu 60NNT company
has filed articles Of corporation in the
secretary Of states Office and is to gen
crate electrical power in the village OF
Royalton and South Royalton for manu-
featuring, mechanical, heating and light
ing purposes. The capital stock of the
company is $4,000, which is divided into
1000 shares. Most of the capital is from
outside parties. The subscribers are A.
Curtis Fletcher, Ruth l.. Howe and Rob
ert B. Kettle of Boston, James G. Har-
vey of White River Junction, and G. s..
Edison of West Lebanon.
Moses and Waldo Farrar have pur-
chased half interest in the firm of
DeColaines and Keegan and have taken
possession The new firm has an option
on the American Granite company re-
Gently sold by John Ruscher to the Mills
Granite company and stock taking will
eommene to-day, since DeColaines &
Keegan have been operating their plant
in the shed. The sale involves in round
numbers about 5000. It is understood
Messrs. DeColaines and Keegan over a
year ago formed partnership and have
been conducting a progressive business
since they started in at the Craven
shed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
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WILLIAMSBURG.

The Williamstown grange will serve
sugar on snow and have promenade at
the town hall Tuesday, March 80. Will
the ladies of the grange please bring
doughnuts and pickles?
Miss Ella Whitney, who lives on the
South hill, viii take in sewing and do
dressmaking or 60 out by the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
TALK OF THE TOWN
Easter coats at vaughans.

Roller skating at the Pavilion tonight.
Read the adv. OF Moore & Owens on
page 2.
Roller skating and dancing in Hale's
Pavilion tonight,
New messaline silks in patterns, all
the new shades, at Vesle q Knights.
Make your selection for that Easter
suit from the Frank MeWhorter Co.
stock.
On account of the stringest rules now
forced upon the milk dealer, | shall after
April /, 1909, sell milk or tickets for
cash only, and viii continue the present
price for time at least. F. b. Martin,
Barre, March "a.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
GRANTTEvILLE.

The Modern Moving Picture Co. will
give an exhibition of high class moving
pictures at Miles hall, Wednesday,
March 81. You win also have an OPP
portunity of hearing johnny Mack, the
boy soprano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
EAST BARRE.

The Modern Moving Picture Co. will
give an exhibition Of high class moving
pictures at the opera house, Tuesday,
March 30. You will also have an OPP
portunity of hearing johnny Mack, the
boy soprano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, MARCH %, 1909.

Weather Prediction.
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Light TO
winds.