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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
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MILWAUKEE, INVESTIGATED.
Iowa Railway Commissions Holding a
Meeting at Davenport to Thresh
Out Case.

Davenport, Nov. Sd. j. Palmer,
Warrington, To-; N. S. Ketchum, Mar
shalltown, and w. l.. Eaton, Des
Moines, members of the low. Railway
commission; George Cosson, assistant
attorney-general, and Thomas H. Boy.
Ian, Des Moines, general clerk of the
commission, are in Davenport this
week to investigate charges recently
brought by the Clark Coal and Coke
company against the Chicago Milwal
kee and st. Paul railway. The COM
plainant claims that the Milwaukee re-
fuses to deliver to towns along It's
right of way coal that is brought ip.a
Iowa over connecting lines. The CON
pany further claims that coal that IS
brought into tlis state over the b.
lington or the Rock Island must a,
reloaded into Milwaukee cars befese
the latter road will carry it to towns
on its lines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Although the election was held Tues
day in the state Of Nebraska, the re-
suit Of that election is still puzzle.
This, too. in spite of the fact that only
few offices were to be filled at that
election. Nebraska seems to be in
the same need Of election reform as
Ottumwa and Wapello. county. The
Nebraska voters heard the result of
the election in Boston and New York
before they went home Tuesday night.
But Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
passed before they found out whom
they had elected with their ballots OF
tumwa can sympathize with Nebraska
in this matter. We have always learn
ed how the rest of the state and coun
try went before We were able to deter
mine what alderman we had elected.
The matter has been called to the at
tention of the city council, however,
and there is hope that relief in the
form of smaller precincts will be given
before another election is held.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
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Washington, d. c., Nov 6.-Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent II to Is, warm wave
10 to II, cool wave 13 to IL. This dis
turbance is expected to be followed
by low temperatures, cold and stormy
weather and rains or SHOWS. It will
reach it's greatest intensity near Nov.
IA and the cold wave will go to it's
lowest temperatures near 16. Follow
ing November 6 great fall in temper
ature is expected in northern sections
gradually going down until II and
then UP till 26. The reverse Of this in
southern states.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 16, cross Pacific slope
by close of II, great central valleys 18
to 20, eastern states and provinces 21.
Warm wave will cross Pacific sIope
about 16, great central valleys is.
eastern states and provinces 20. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about 49,
great central valleys 81, eastern states
and provinces %.
This disturbance will be preceded
by cold. followed by cool wave but
not cold, and accompanied by moder-
ate temperatures. Not much rain or
snow with this disturbance 1t will pre-
pare the way for a great high temper
ature wave that is to follow it. Gener-
ally cold weather is expected in south
ern states from Nov. to IL and in
northern sections II to 90.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
rHE slIEFRAeE ouEsTloN

Providence and the biennial election
law having decreed that Iowa should
be free of the strife and turmoil of an
election this fall, the Iowa papers have
remained calm and their editors have
had time to weigh judically some OF
the new phases of the political
situation in this state. In this
calm mood the suffrage question has
been approached. The conclusion ar
rived at, therefore, may be given
more weight than any conclusions that
might be reached in times of stress
and excitement, as, for instance, dur
ing some future period when the legls-
lature is held in a state of siege by
militant force of the fair sex, demand
Ing the ballot and expressing willing
ness to occupy cells if the cause calls
them to be martyrs.
1t is interesting to note that the
press, viewing the question in this
calm, dispassionate manner, is prac-
.tically unanimous in the opinion that
woman should be, given the ballot, by
all means, IF SHE WANTS IT.
The editors point out that man is
for suffrage or for anything else that
woman wants him to be, but that he
does not want to be swayed by the
will of the minority He is so anxious
to please woman that he fears to take
any step that would only partially
please woman, that would displease
more women than 1t would please.
suffrage leaders that their task lies in
Therefore, it is pointed out to the
converting their own sex. Let the ma
dority Of women go on record as sign
ers Of petitions or by other means as
advocates of votes for women and
mere man will pass suffrage amend
ment in jiffy. He wouldn't dare to
do otherwise. But unless the women
can show majority Of their sex want
the ballot their fight for suffrage is
bound to be an uphill battle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
RUSSELL.
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Russell--Miss Estella Thomas OF
Des Moines came Wednesday evening
for a visit with her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Criswell.
Arthur Pyle and Mrs. Mabel Rice
both of Russell We're married at the
home of the brides sister at Indian
ola. Mr.. Pyle is mail clerk on the
Burlington between Burlington ant
Chicago. They will reside in Russell at
present.
few old neighbors formed sur
prise on Miss Lola Mckinley Wednes-
day at her home.
Miss Belle Kinmoth left Wednesday
evening for a visit with her sister Mrs.
Currier of Indianc'a.
The first number of the lecture
course was held Monday evening in
the Presbyterian church. 1t was a con-
cert by the Smelser-G Grove Concert Co
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dougherty of
Charlton returned home Monday after
a visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Link Long.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
RIcHLAND.
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Richland-Mr. Graft of Oskaloosa
was visitor in town the first of the
week.
Guy Grover who spent several weeks
in Minnesota has returned home.
John Chacey and wife who have
been spending a few weeks in Kansas
and Missouri are at home again.
Miss Louise Brady who is teaching
school in Clear Lake arrived at home
for a few days visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover returned Mon
day from visit in Lancaster with a
son and family.
Mrs. Clement of Newton who spent
several days here with relatives re-
turned home Monday night.
Mrs. Ora Wilmington of Fairfield,
who was a guest of the o. Greeson
family has returned home.
The two year old child OF George
Snider who was SO badly burned few
days ago is still in critical condition
and but little hope of it's recovery
Ad Hadley, Albert Hadley, Asberry
Stalker and Mrs. Jas. Hutchins who
attended the funeral at Oskalosa of
Mrs. Dillon Stalker have returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Greeson spent Sun
day near Veo with friends and rela-
tives.
Monday night America lodge had
initiatory work after which the large
crowd were served to oysters by the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
BLADENsRuRG.

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Bladensburg-Miss Wanda McDow-
ell visited last week in Des Moines
with her sisters who are attending
school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yeager are the
proud parents of son, born to them
Oct 81.
Chas. White and family Of near Far
son visited at the j. B. Shaw home on
Sunday.
John Warder has rented his place
to his son Cleve and he has moved to
Grinnell for his future home.
L Norman Dimmitt and Miss Cora
Decker were married in Ottumwa Oct.
27 at Rev. Otto's residence
Clarence Wills gave a farewell social
Saturday night. They were about a
hundred guests there and all enjoyed
pleasant evening. r. Wills ex-
poets to leave soon for New Mexico.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
The Fears of the INSURGENTS

gia in every other southern state and
in New York even, are being com
PEELED to give assurances that they
will enter no such alliances if they
are permitted to return to congress
/ That is where Parsons did the real
damage to Cannon He has placed
the Democrats all over the country
on Inquiry; and the Democrat who
canes back to congress, without d
| positive pledge to keep out of the
Cannon camp, will be hard to find. If
he doesn't pledge, he will have to stay
at home.
These are the features in the devel-
oping fight over control of the house,
which are causing all the politicians
to predict that next years campaign
will be the most remarkable compli-
cation of cross currents, conflicting in
terests and underground methods, that
has been known in a generation. Not
by any means all the insurgents are
certain of being easily returned 70
their seats. Some of them are in dis
tricts which are very close as against
the Democrats, and they may lose at
the polls. This is true Of all the Ne
braska members on the Republican
side 1t looks today as if Nebraska
might have only one Republican in
the next house. Then there are
number of other insurgents whose
home districts are closely divided be-
tween progressive and conservative
affiliation, within the Republican par
ty. Some of these stand chance to
lose their nominations. Finally, there
are some whose districts are SO rabid-
ly anti-Cannon, that the sitting con-
gressmen are regarded as having been
altogether too mild in their ihsurg-
ency, and there are aspirants who
promise. if they can get the job, 70
shake their fist in Uncle Joe's face
every session, pull his whiskers once
a week, and knock the cigar out of his
mouth every time he starts to light it.
And in several districts there is an
excellent chance for these ardent
promisers to retire men who have
been consistent and effective insurg-
ents
Nobody knows all about these var
led conditions, so we'll as the speaker
and his trusted lieutenants. They are
keeping tabs on conditions every
where, and will know how, with their
long experience and skill, to pull the
right strings to produce the desirable
results. The insurgents made
this summer, lecturing and visit.
ing around their districts and
Strengthening their lines in every pos.
sible way; and in general, matters are
framing greatly to their liking But
the assumption that everything is
comfortably in their hands, is not too
readily to be indulged.
J.. c. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
coLUM RIA.
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Columbia-Mr and Mrs. Frank
chapman returned home Saturday aft
er two weeks visit at Winfield, Kas.
at the Wells Chapman home.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Sheldon and
children visited at the Elias Garfield
home Sunday.
Edward Stodghill of the I. w. u.
of Mount Pleasant made short visit
at the parental home Monday.
Miss Stella Baker spent Saturday
at her home in Ottumwa.
Miss Miller visited at the w. B.
Gardner home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller visited Sun
day at the parental Chisman home in
Blakesburg
Miss Delta Waddington of Chilli
cothe visited several days last week
with her cousin, Miss Iva Stevens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
Fortieth session closes.

Oskaloosa, Nov. 6-The fortieth an.
nual meeting of the Southeastern Iowa
Horticultural society, which convened
in the public library building Wednes-
day afternoon was attended by large
crowds.
The display of flowers and fruits
was very creditable. The discussions
and papers were by experts Of state.
wide reputation. Each discussion
brought out important points of val
liable information gathered by the
fruit growers Of the district, which in
cludes twenty-seven districts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
Washington Bureau Of
The Ottumwa Courier,

washington, Nov. 8, 1909
Representative Victor Murdoch oi
Kansas has delivered a very plain
statement concerning the fears of the
Republican insurgents in the house
that they may win nominal victory
in their fight against Cannonism, and
and yet be defeated as to all the sub.
stantials. Mr.. Murdock declares in an
interview that Speaker Cannon will in
due time be forced by his own follow
ing to retire, in order that somebody
else of his own faction, less eminent
and therefore less Objectionable, may
take his place and save the old organ
lzation, rules and traditions. 1t would
be the sacrifice of the head Of a sys-
TEN, in order to save the system.
Long before the adjournment of the
special session last summer. the in
surgents were indulging among them
selves talk of just such an emergency.
Ihey have made no concealment Of
the fact that the opposition to Can
non is one of their greatest assets.
That is, they find that the public
knows more about Cannon than it does
about the Cannon rules and organiza,
tion. The Cannon rules are mighty
vague and indefinite in the average
mans mind. Cannon is very concrete.
A proposition to drop Cannon and
elect, say James A. Tawney, to ne
speaker, and to continue the old rules.
would probably command number Of
lnsurgent votes. In the first place
Tawney might control the entire dele
cation from Minnesota, which other
wise would be absolutely opposed to a
continuance of the Cannon program.
This is the very condition to which
Mr. Tawney has been looking forward,
with his ambition to be reelected and
to be a candidate for the speakership
He knows that there is serious pros
pect that if the next house is Repubii-
can, 1t will be utterly impossible TO
elect Cannon its speaker. A comp-o
mise will next be attempted. Tawney
Stevens of Minnesota, Walter |. Smith
OF Iowa. are the men who have been
most talked of in connection with such
an arrangement
1t is no secret that Smith, Tawney,
Stevens and some other men are look.
Ing forward to the possibility of Just
such development. There is more
speakership politics afoot in the house,
at this very minute, than anybody
on the outside dreams.
And right there comes one of the
disastrous recent developments for
the Cannon forces. Down in Georgia
there is a huge fracas going on, inside
the Democratic party, because Georgia
congressman gave their votes, along
with Tammany, to adopt the Cannon
rules last spring. Democrats in Geor-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
hey had been employed for some

they had been employed for some
time.
The w. C. T. U. and guests were
entertained at the home of Mrs. ]. C.
Millisack Thursday afternoon Re-
freshments We're ser d.
Leslie Bates of near Bloomfield was
a business visitor Wed ,sday.
he new organ recently purchased
by the High school pupils was INSTALL
ed Thursday.
Ruel Turner returned Saturday from
Dakota, where he had e for the
land drawing.
Misses Vera and lone and Curtis
Mclntire of Bloomfield are ending n
rev days with their grandmother Mrs
Harriet Truitt
Marion Kutch shipped a car of oats
to CHICAGO Wednesday,.
Mrs. Turner was called to the bed
side of her daughter in Mt. Pleasant
the first of the week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
DRAKEviLLE.
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Drakeville Clark, Sr.. is vis-
iting his son Lieutenant " Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. : m Wilcox of West
Grove visited Wednesday at the home
of the latters grandparents, j. p.
CASTOR.
Mesdames Mcfarland and Van Lang
and children of Dakota are visiting
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton
Duke.
John Clark, Jr. and Earl Townsend
returned Saturday from Dakota. where
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
The good roads committee Of

1ffC SOoI foe3u' C0IHLIINt6e UI tIe
Commercial association and number
of interested citizens had a rousing
meeting in the association rooms last
night. The meeting was called to con
slider plans for pushing the good roads
campaign in Wapello county, and be-
fore it adjourned plans were made to
cooperate with the city officials in be.
ginning work at once on all the roads
from the ends Of the paved streets to
the city limits. The members of the
committee pledge themselves, also, to
start out today raising fund of sew
eral hundred dollars that will be ex-
pended in improving the outlying
roads within the city limits and in en-
listing the services of the farmers in
an organized road dragging campaign
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
DouDs -LEANDo.

Douds-L s-Leando-Mis Alice Walker
entertained the J. B. club Tuesday
evening Nov. 2 in honor of Mrs. viii
Mckenzie of Keokuk. The dining
table was decorated in the club colors.
Covers were laid for fourteen, and "a
dellclous course supper was served
consisting of oyster canapes and olives
sliced chicken, bread and butter sand
wiches, pink salad, chocolate,
cake, bonbons and coffee. The place
and menu cards were especially dainty
Contests and music closed the evening
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

II Judge Priest Of st. Louis can hit
as hard a blow in an argument as he
can with his fist, he ought to be sue
cessful lawyer He Knocked another
lawyer down SO hard that in falling he
broke a chair and was under doc
tors care all day and night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Let everyone whoop it up for the
good roads. Interurbals and good
roads are going to mako Ottumwa
10000 city in the next two years,
Come on now for 10000 people in OF
tumWa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Sioux Cityans are engaged In build.
ing town-Sioux City Journal.
Des Moinesers are engaged in
building city.-Des Moines Capital.
Burlingtonians are engaged in build
ing a metropolis.-Burlington Hawk.
Eye.
ottumwans are engaged in building
lnteruroans and good roads which will
build up all this section of the state,
with a big city in it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

A high school boy of Danville, Ill,
tried to blacllmail a bank president
OF that city. 1t has not yet been def.
nitely proved that Uncle Joe Cannon
told him to do it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
Last River Trip November 70.

Davenport, Nov. 6.--The steamer
Helen Blair will leave on her last trip
to Burlington on Friday, November II,
and will return November IA, when
she will go Into the harbor at Suburb
an island. The local boat warehouse
will be closed about November Is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

all over the county. The Commercial
association has gone into this cues.
tion in business like way. There will
be no hit and miss road work done in
the future If that organization Is given
any kind Of support in pushing the
campaign. An organized plan of drag
ging all the roads will be conducted
that will give this county the best
roads In the state,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Seth Low, when asked if he had
been appointed ambassador at the
Court of st. James, "craned' his neck
and said: Il know nothing about IT."
That is clear example of profting by
another's experience
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

President Taft picked up the mint
Julep-just then he happened to think
OF the Fairbanks cocktail Take it
away. Nay, nay, not for Willie.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

To straighten the streams of Iowa
means to give the state thousands of
acres of rich land that Is now practic-
ally non-producing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Yesterday was the first day we have
heard of Roosevelt since the north
pole was discovered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Don't be too hasty in extending pity
TO the coal man just because at pres
ent we are blessed with temperature
that heats without artificial means.
Inc coal man will get his later in the
season
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Somebody down in Nicaragua has
gotten hold Of a few loads for that old
shot gun again, and started another
rebellion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
kEoSAUQUA.

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Keosauqua-Mesda Will Dona-
hoe, Oscar McCrary, Herbert Duck
worth went to Ottumwa Thursday to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Education. says some philosopher, is
not the result of course of study, but
the result of a course of experience.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Lots Of people around here had the
hookworm gait yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

To build an interurban to Iowa City
from Ottumwa would be a big step in
adding to the wealth of southern Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
Editor Courier.

Editor Courier:
In Wednesday evenings editorial,
The Elections and Reform" you say
that IN great many quarters the
conclusion will be reached that the de-
feat of Heney in California means that
the voters of San Francisco have
fallen from grace, that the election OF
Judge Gaynor in New York was ac-
complished by corrupt politics, and
that Gibboney, Philadelphia's reform
candidate was only downed by the
hosts Of iniquity. To another great
number, however, the result will be
taken as an indication that the peo-
pie are tired of brass band reforms
and are willing to concede that all the
honesty In the world is not locked up
In the breasts of the few whose photo
graphs are seen SO often with glowing
eulogies in the uplift magazines
You furthermore give it as your
opinion that sit would be foolish to as
sert that the San Francisco voters
We're bought off by the men Heney had
been fighting. 1t is much more rea-
sonable to believe that San Francisco.
being capable of self government, de-
cided it didn't want Heney and defeat
ed him.
was unable to find however
whether the defeat of Heney caused
the Courier any regret, or whether the
election Of Gaynor caused it any salts
faction. A great fight for decent gov
ernment was made Tuesday and feel
that 1T is matter of much concern
to all good citizens if the foes of good
government were successful on either
side of the continent.
After living in or within fifty miles
of San Francisco during the last eight
years, where witnessed the great
teamsters' strike in 1901, the disgrace
full newsboys war on the San Fran
cisco Bulletin in 1905, the big strike of
the United Railroad employees a year
or SO later; observed the almost
matchless rottenness of the Schmitz
and Ruef regime, and closely noticed
the superhuman struggle waged by
Spreckels, Phelan, Langdon, Heney,
Burns and the flower of San Francisco
enrolled in the League OF
Justice, fail 10 understand what your
intention is when you intimate that
this work is brass band REFORM Why
do you say that San Francisco voters
felt that Heney's spectacular methods
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Will Mr.. Knox "fire" the secretar,
OF war for talking too much?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

Editor Courier:
Is it true that Joe Cannon snores in
sleeping car?
! am very anxious to find out about
this
Up to this time, have not objected
to Uncle Joe's stand on the house
rules, or the tariff, or the waterways,
or organized labor, or the ways and
means committees and few other
trif1ing matters, but | want it under
stood that | am against him if he
snores in sleeping car. can put up
with the other things, but never with
that. If he is snorer, am,
Anti-Cannon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09

committee in charge. A social even
ing was spent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-09
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