davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-10
Thursday, February I7th
commencing at 10 a. m, the follow
ing property:

commencing at 10 a. m, the follow
ing property:
IS Head of Horses
Iron grey horse, grey horses,
3 bay horses, brown horse, black
horse. bay mare, bay driving horse
years old, bay mare coming 2
years old, black mare coming 2 years
old. black geldlng coming 2 years
old, black geldIng yearling.
Z Head Of Cattle
Mich COW, yearllng heIfers, 2
yearllng steers, Aberdeen Angus bull
9 months.
As Head Of Hogs
brood sows with pigs By side;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-08

of gtteg golden Bargains that will supass anything
this section and the people will and pack this
like Ringing Bros circus for it to be the Grand MoneySavng
event of the and advise reader their
and here participate the grandes opportunity
most liberal offerings and the biggest sale Witnessed sale that
will sweep this like whwnd and make the people buy
as they never bought BEFORE early
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

lent regarding the liquor plank IN the
democratic platform. Later ne maoe
the statement that he was standlng
squarely on that platform. In speech
at Davenport the other day he parucu-
larly expressed his approval OF the 10.
cal option plank of the platform. his
recalls the statement made by General
Weaver in opposing the local option
plank Of the platform in the OttumWa
convention. General Weaver said:
II am tired of being called 9 member
Of the whisky party. II the Language
Of that plank Is put into this platform
it puts a whisky brand on the demo
cratic party. For this convention TO
adopt that plank will be to make the
most serious mistake within the
power Of this body, and seventy-nve
thousand democrats in,Iowa Will stamp
it under their sovereign feet"
The political situation has undergone
a change since the conventions were
held. Mr.. Porter is facing united re-
publican party, and his own party has
become disorganized.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
eVote The Republican Ticket, by
President Taft And Senator Cummins
SENATOR cuMMiNs.
n speech delivered at Marshall-

In speech delivered at Marshall-
town, Ia, Tuesday evening, Oct.
20, 1910:
There is an honest, stable and
reasonable basis on which all re-
publicans can come together with
out the loss Of self respect, with
freedom of opinion and with
out attempting to obliterate
from the memory OF any intelligent
and patriotic people the happen.
ings of the last few years.
"My mission is to define what
that basis Is and to show that 1t
furnishes a foundation for a politi-
cal structure commodious enough
to house every man who believes
in the fundamental principles OF
been held for more than half a
century and as they have been ex-
emplified In every republican plat
form from the time OF John g.
Fremont and Abraham Lincoln to
Theodore Roosevelt and William
H. Taft.
TT Is sufficient to say that to
every republican protection Is tho
one unvarying. unalterable tenet
OF his political faith. turn now
to the democratic proposition II
the democratic party was asking
the voters Of the United States for
support for it's candidates under
the promise that 1t would revise
the tariff and impose such duties
upon imports as would measure
the difference between the cost OF
producing them here and else
where, can easily see how men
who are dissatisfied with the re-
publican performance OF hast year
might give some heed to its prom
ises but that Is not the democratic
proposal. 1t intends, II given the
power to substitute radically
different principle.
which It will impose shall be levied
for revenue only. I have long be-
lieved and still believe that tariff
composed merely for the purpose
Of raising a revenue would usher
in reign Of disaster so over
whelming that its appalling re-
suits cannot be adequately de-
scribed. ] would like to see many
Of the duties OF the. present law
reduced and / intend to labor
earnestly for their reduction. but
as between the present law and
any law enacted under the demo-
cratice theory l would rather see
the mistakes Of the Payne Aldrich
bill perpetuated for years than to
see the devastation Of the demo-
cratic act in progress for q single
month.
when the voters come present
~ to decide between the republic
can and democratic candidates
they will not be passing upon the
vision but they will be sitting in
judgment upon the soundness of
the protective system as compared
with the revenue system"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

NO" the man said, thoughtfully.
We're older now. The life In the mines
in Mexico Is not cheerful one; 1t
gives a fellow much time for reflection.
It was there I met poor old Tom Cuth-
bert. He used to talk Of his girl-his
wife whom he had been forced to leave
up here until-well, until after this 1T.
tie fellow had arrived. He told me all
about her, and dreamed night and day
Of the time when they would Join him
his wife and baby. He never was
strong and the shock was too much for
him. He knew Dwell. Of you and Of
why I had left home and he asked me
to come for his son and--take care OF
him. Tom had no people, You know.
His father had been an English army
officer and his mother died when they
were all out In Africa. He was q
nomad, indeed.
"Baby's name is-Tom," Rosamonyl
said.
Little Tom, the man echoed A.And, r
The looked hefplessly at the infant
what shall do with him"
He's mine," cried the woman. Il
shall keep him; love him too much
ever to let him go. He-he's all have
"Rosamond!" the man cried, as he
drew nearer to her.
The woman was silent.
"Rosamond,' he repeated, and. as II
compelled to, she raised her eyes to
him. II have not changed mot ol,e
Iparticle-in my thought OF you. !
never said much but knew Rosa
mond? You knew how much caredl
how very much, Rosamond?"
Il knew then" she said slowly.
1T is the same today" the man re.
peated, "the very same"
And after long silence the woman
said, "And the little fellow"
| "He is ours. We will both keep our
promises to his parents and bring him
up as our own
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
HOW. DoLLIvER LOST THE PREsI-
DENCY.

HOW DoLLIvER LOST THE PREsI-
d DENcY.
George f.. Author, then Of Fort
Dodge, in the Minneapolis Tribune:
The late Senator Jonathan P. Dol
liver of Iowa might have been presi-
dent of the United States. This is a
little bit of POLITICAL history that has
never been generally known, and was
related confidentally by the senator
himself. Had he so willed he would
have Deen nominated for vice presi.
dent with William Mckinley, in the
place of Theodore Roosevelt Such
q nomination would have elevated
Deliver to the presidency and would
have changed the political history OF
the past few strenuous years. Sen
ator Delivers wife, who was niece
of d. X. Pearson, the Chicago multi
millionaire, was possibly responsible
for his refusal to accept this nomi.
nation.
The story as told by the late SEN
ator gives new coloring to the story
of the nomination of Roosevelt, and
indicates that Mr.. Roosevelt was not
SO averse to accepting the nomination
as has been generally supposed.
The story of this singular incident
in republican politics is best told IN
the language of Senator Dolliver
Some months before the conven-
ton that nominated Mckinley the
second time" said Senator Dolliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
PRESIDENT TAFT.

In letter to Chairman w. B. NC
Kinley Of the republican congress
sional committee.
1.-THE candidates have been Sc
lected and the question for deci-
sion is whether we shall have In
the house of representatives
republican or democratic major
ity. The question then is not what
conplexions Of republicaniSm one
prefers but whether 1t is better for
the country to have the republican
party control the legislation for
) the next two years and further re-
deem Its promises or to enable
democratic majority in the house
either to interpose a veto to repub-
lican measures or to formulate and
carry out democratic principles
Prominence has been given during
the preliminary canvasses just
ended to the differences between
republicans but In the election
such differences should be forgot
ten.
sit is important that after all
republican candidates have been
duly and fairly chosen all republic
cans who believe in the party prirl-
ciples as declared in its national
platform of 1908 should give the
candidates loyal and effective sup
port. If this is done there will be
no doubt of the return Of q repub-
lican majority.
II, have signed the Payne tariff
bill because / believe 1t to be the
result of a sincere effort on the
part OF the republican party to
make a revision downward. The
bill is not perfect bill, or com
plete compliance with the promises
strictly interpreted. but fulfill
nnent free from criticism In respect
to a subject matter involving many
schedules and thousands OF ar
ticles could not be expected.
s 1T seems to me that all repub-
licans-conservatiy progressive
and radical-may well abide the
situation with respect to the tariff
until evidence now being accumu-
lated shall justify changes IN
rates: and that 1t is much better
q for them to vote for republicans
4 than to help create a democratic
ma iority which would be utterly at
war with the protective principle,
and therefore would have no use
for the findings of the tariff com
mission. as we may certainly lnfer
from the solid democratic vote IN
the present congress against the
necessary appropriation for the
commissions work.
ut is Of the utmost importance
to make this a campaign OF edu-
cation and clear away the cloud OF
INSTRUMENTATION that has OBJ
scured the real issues and have
made it difficult to secure for the
republican majority in congress
4 the real credit due for the tremen-
dous task accomplished"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
GOV. cARRoLL's MEETING.

Governor Carroll was given hearty
reception on the occasion OF his WISH
to. Ottumwa last night. The Grand
opera house was packed at the meet
ing addressed by the governor, and
the audience heard sound, ape
political argument that made 9 ueep
impression.
Governor Carroll has an engaging
manner on the platform. He mas an
argumentative style of delivery tnat
appeals direct to the good, common
sense of his hearers, and makes no AZ
tempt to appeal to the emotions Dy
oratorical flights. The arguments ne
made in his speech last night were not
built of mere words, but every argu-
ment was backed by a concrete II
Illustration that brought the point nome
in full force to the audience. !.
The governor used NUMBER OF
homely Illustrations that eloquently
recalled the days when democratic
tariff legislation brought disaster 10
the country. The experience OF his
Davis county friend who left the demo-
cratic party when free WOOL Drougnt
him face to face with bankruptcy Tug
illustration cited of the loss sustaineu
by his Iowa neighbors during the days
Of fifteen cent corn, twelve cent oats
and $40 horses with wages cut IN pro
portion and employment hard to nno'
made an impression on his hearers.
The governor was modest IN MS
reference to the work he has done
dmring his incumbency. He recalled
the pledge he made when elected tina.
for every dollar expended there Woulo
be the return of dollar IN service,
and he stated that his administrator
had lived up to this promise, as the re- :
duction OF two-tenths OF q mill ~ 'ne'
state levy proved. - ~ =,
4 Governor Carroll recalled tnat -
1890 the democrats elected state ao-
ministration in Iowa. He recalled nov
giving the state over to the democrats
at that time brought about the elec-
tion Of six democratic congressman IN
1owa and aided in giving the demo
Gratis control Of the national admia ans
tration. with the disastrous results 1ol.
lowing. The governor could not naye
made palmer the necessity the people
- iowa are facing at this time OF eiect-
ing a republican governor ana 2 re-
publican legislature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
RIcHLANp.

Miss Viola Smith IL conducting a
revival meeting at Rubio near here.
Chicken thieves are busy again IN
the neighborhood northeast OF town.
Rev. G. D. Ward Of Fairfield preach
ed Sunday In the M. E. church In the
absence Of the pastor J. c. Canshlan.
The orchestra and choir rendered
some excellent music.
Mr.. MacEchan candidate for gov
ernor on the prohibition ticket. spoke
to a very small audience In the opera
house Thursday night.
The Woman's Foreign society Of the
Friends church met at their parsonage
Thursday afternoon.
A Sunday school convention will be
held here Wednesday Oct. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeno Keck Of Middle
ton who visited the formers mother
Mrs. Dena Keck. have returned home.
Mrs. Milton Bales has been visiting
her sister Mrs. Eunice Meeker In
Martinsburg.
Theo Seyb and wife who were visit
ing relatives in Kahoka, Mo-, have ar
rived at home.
A. F. Bridger has returned from
q visit I'm Des Moines.
Aaron Stalker and wife went to
Tennessee Friday to visit couple OF
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. J. S. Wade and daughter went
to Brighton Friday to visit with the
j. B. Fox family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brown and
family Of Birmingham who were the
guests OF julius Brown and family
have returned home.
Mrs. Drake OF Cedar Rapids was
visiting last week with her daughter
Mrs. John Ramsey living three miles
west of town.
Mrs. J.. II. Oswald and daughter OF
South Omaha are being, entertained al
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Greg
Dry.
Miss Helen Bergh has gone to OF
tumwa to attend school
T. r. McCarty returned Saturday
from Cedar Rapids where he was at
tending grand lodge Of the l. O. o. +.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
,EAvE THE c CONSTITUTION
ALONE.

Ono ofthe questions that VIII pe SUI
mitted to the voters Of the state al .ne
General election on November IS tne
shall there be convention to re-
,,iso the constitution and amend the
same? 7" ~ reo.
Mo every ten years by 9 provision OF
The atata constitution. Ten years ago
q Was voted down. There was more
AGITATION regarding the matter then
ttan there is this year. In the present
camnaign little has been said ABOUT =.
~ M doubt many are not aware tna1
th na !, l. snch a proposition to come be-
fore the people. The pronlnltlonis y
and woman suffragists nave Deen ~ L.
vor Of the constitutional convehelon'
mt they have not carried on an agrees
sive campaign.
mere Is little doubt that the propo-
sition will be voted down this year as
i was ten wears ago. Iowa seems 70 pc
desirous now Of living down the enects
~ some of it's agitation OF the past,
rather than Of opening up new neios
of agitation. 10 .+;+,,+ions
alone until it has finished some OF the
atber iohs now unfinished. Several
nrohlems have been brought to the at
tention of the state, but have not Deen
solved There is the good roads ques-
+inn which has only found begin
Ming in this state by the river-to-rlver
roads and the more general use OF Tue
road drag Nothing should be allowed
"a hinder the state administration ana
the state legislature from finding
wor.rahle solution of this problem.
iowa must find a way to prevent the
heavy annual food loss and reclaim
the thousands Of acres now rehoe.eu
practically valueless because OF peins
subject to overflow. This brings up the
question OF Strengthening and deepen
inp the Iowa streams, and the questlon
4 Of conserving the water rights aiong
these streams. These are only lew
of the practical questions iowa mus
dispose of. There are many Others
equally important. 80,
{. These matters should not be laid
aside while the state plunges itself INTO
an acrimonious campaign OF tnkerlng
with the constitution. The agitation
that would be stirred up by such
campaign would retard the states pro
gress lust at time when there IS q
Widespread demand that political
strife be given a back seat and COM
mon sense. practical measures FOR ad-
vancing Iowa's interests be brought 10
the front.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
THE EVENING STORY.
TWO PROMISES.
ny DOROTHY BLACKMORE.

BY DOROTHY BLACKMORE.
copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter.
airy Press.)
The dawn broke slowly over the hills
and the little bay nesting below. In
the colony of houseboats scattered In
the waters all was still save ham.
mock that swung necessarily to and fro
on the deck of one. A woman half lay
half sat among the cushions and
watched the tender lights Of the new
day play shyly on the Interests. The
low, tapping melody OF the waves
seemed subt1y to chant farewell to the
gray shadows that lifted, one by one
from the green banks.
In the distance, as from the cup OF
the hills, puffs of smoke rose and the
whistle of a train pierced the air.
The woman started and clasped the
little one she held in her arms, more
closely to her; she pressed her tired
cheek against the velvet Of the infants
own. She had sat thus all through the
night, rocking the infant in her arms
waiting for the dawn and the train
whose blue-gray smoke now mingled
with the lights at early, morning.
Was he on that train She watched II
crawl from among the hills and creep
along the edge of the bank. It whistled
-or did it moan las 1t wound its tor.
tuous way, now hidden from her sight,
now plainly visible. Every turn Of the
wheels brought the child's father
closer. She shivered and drew about
her the shawl that had all but slipped
from her shoulders.
The baby stirred IN her arms as II he
too, protested the arrival Of his father
the father he had never seen. Born
on, this same houseboat, he had been,
all his short life, far from the mines OF
Mexico where his parent lived.
He opened his eyes and looked into
the only face he knew-the face OF the
woman who had taken him from his
beautiful young mother.
The woman rose and descended the
narrow stairs to the tiny cabin below,
|In an hour-perhaps less-the man
would come to take from her the baby
she loved. And yet-she had promised
the young mother that she would send
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as a representative onthis district 1so

as representative OF this district lsn
81. y 3s5 "A. II
Dr.. Doods and Miss Hacock warl
Visiting In Sigouney Wednesday.
Mrs. s.. =. Ca1michsaa returned on
Friday from Cedar Rapids where sl1s
attended the state assembly Of Re-
bekahs.
Mrs. Belle Seaton who spent last
week In Cedar Rapids as delegate
from this district to the state assembly
OF Rebekahs came home Saturday.
w. r. Hadley and w16e who lived
near Woolson, have bought property
here and have taken possession.
Mrs Brown Is visiting her son and
family near Fairfield. Y
Word has been received here that
William McCracken and daughter o,
Woolson were run into by a train on
the Rock Island road crossing Just
outside the city limits north Of Fair
field Saturday and seriously injured
The horse they were driving was kill.
ed and the vehicle entirely demolish-
/ ed. The train backed down and took
them on to Fairfield to be cared for.
Mr. McCracken had a leg broken and
II Is feared he Is injured internally.
The report from Fairfield ID that Miss
McCracken had both limbs broken.
Mrs AL Bray escaped Wednesday
from the county farm and walked
home. She lost her way and was two
days on the road.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

Some interesting reports were made
at the international 4. NJ. c. A. con-
yention in Toronto. The membership
of the association In North America
was placed at 100000 men and boys.
Six hundred and ninety-four associa-
lions reported as owning the buildings
they occupy and the total value OF
these holdings was given at $51, 100000
an increase of t17,O0v,000 since the
last triennial meeting. The force of
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COUNTY TICKET.

For Senator
CIV. Whitmore.
For Representative
FRANK SHANE.
For Auditor
GEORGE A. WILSON.
For Treasurer
E. L. PETERSON.
For Clerk District Court
F.. T. LYNCH.
For Sheriff
J. II. CREMER.
For Recorder
J.. l.. SWENSON.
For County Attorney
LLOYD l.. DUKE.
For County Superintendent
WINNIFRED HUGHES.
For Surveyor
w. C. WYMAN.
For County Coroner
A. w. SLAUGHT.
For County Supervisor, 1911
A. w. ROBERTS.l
For County Supervisor. 1912
j. r. STODGHILL.
For County Supervisor to I'LL Vacancy
s. D. BAKER.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

Secretary Egan of the Burlington
Commercial Exchange believes one
thing that contributes to. keeping q
town from going ahead is that SO many
people say: "I'll tell you, the trouble
in our town is this or that; instead OF
saying"I'll tell you, the fine thing
about our town is this or that"
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for him and it had seemed to her then
to be right. She had written the mes
sage to the father so many miles away
telling him that his wife-whom ne
had expected soon to join htm-had
died when the son was born.
In the months that followed she mad
kept the baby as her own; he was her
only solace In life bereft strangely OF
Its all-her lover Now this baby was
to he taken from her by man who had
never seen him. She rebelled at the
thought and clasped the little fellow
jealousy to her bosom.
At every sound OF oars or every
splash OF water she had started ana
peered through miniature windows OF
the cabin across the harbor to the land
ing nearest the railroad station. She
had written him-the baby's father -
explicit directions as to how TO reach
them. She did not want to meet MIN;
she longed to keep the baby Tor her
own till the very last minute.
Boats put out here and there from
one Graf Or another until the busy little
BAY was alive with the beginning OF an
other day. Matutinal fishermen ap-
peared and dropped anchor; enthusiasts
tic swimmers took their morning
nlnnpe from nearby households ana
Yachts, saucy little launches plowed
mast with noise and hustle, and the
odors OF breakfast coffee permeateo
the air.
Al last from the dock a hired boat
mt out and-the woman looked closely
there was a man In the stern. The
boat headed toward the tiny houseboat
that had lain all summer In the harDOr.
Yes, it was the expected guest, and the
woman was possessed OF an almost IN
controllable impulse to lower her own
small boat and fee with the baby.
She did not even go Hospitality TO the
stern to receive the stranger; she had
not once looked at him and yet she felt
him grasp the rail and step aboard.
Then she listened while he paid his
boatman. beng assured that 1t was the
right place. .
Yes. he stood behind her even. Then
she looked up.
"Rosamond!" the man cried.
The man clasped the baby until ne
cried.
say no more. Before her stood, not the
baby's father, but her own once-be.
trothed lover.
~ came-for the baby" the man
said not knowing where to begin. =
nronised Tom would get the little
fellow. He. poor Tom, never survived
the shock of his his wife's death and
he told me the nurse had promised to
keen him-car for him. YOU"
81 am the nurse Rosamond said.
The man looked blankly at her.
There was so much to explain-so
much to have made clear. He groped
for expression.
Thought running In her brain that
she need not give him up, that he was
an orphan indeed and no one had more
claim than she. Then she looked up at
the man and fleeting something told
her that the only two things she cared
for and which she thought moment
since had been taken from her-had
been restored, though she seemed TAI
from the man beside her.
"You-were the nurse?' the man
was asking.
Rosamond nodded.
"And Marsdon? What OF him? Did
did you not marry him ~
The woman shook her head. II did
not marry anyone" she said. "Aftei
father lost his money learned thai
Marsdon-as you call him-did not
care so much 1t was to add to his OWL
already large fortune that he-he want
ed to marry me-. IL wasn't very old,
she added wistfuiiy.
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One Of the newspaper photographers
puts it this way: ut is up to the vot-
ers on November 8 to choose between
party that has done nothing and
promises nothing, andIa party that has
done even more than 1T has promised
and proposed to add even to that great
record.