Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-03
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A GOOD TICKET
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES FOR
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ARE A
WORTHY SELECTION.
a WIS E Gil DICE
The Election Of the Men Nominated In
This Branch Of the County serv-
II Ice 10 Made Duty for the
Thoughtful Citizen.
WISE Gil DICE

Ice 10 Made Duty for the
thoughtful Citizen.
In the makeup Of the republican
ticket for Center township, the voters
have list of candidates that will grace
the positions to which they aspire ana
1t is a list that makes bid for support
which should be given heed by every
thinking voter. There are nine men on
the township ticket, who, il elected,
will carry out the wishes Of the voters
to the entire satisfaction OF the major
ity Of the electors Of the township.
The ofices comprise two justices Of the
peace, two constables, three trustees,
clerk and assessor.
Berry 10 Good Material.
The candidates for the post OF jus.
tice OF the peace are William Berry and
Edgar F. Johnson. The former, William
Berry, is no stranger to the voters Oh
the township and has held the post on
a farmer occasion with credit to the
party and dignity to the ONCE. MI.
Berry has lived in Ottumwa for the
past twenty years, coming here from
Davis county. where he saw the light
of day for the first time in 1861. Two
years ago he held the Office Of justice
OF the peace and since then has been
engaged in real estate and insurance
business. For twelve years he worked
as a cooper in the establishment OF
jerry Seymour and is resident or
South Ottumwa. The voter can make
no mistake in voting for Bill Berry.
johnson Safe Man.
With claim of pioneer in the COM
munity and likewise record, as
peace officer to be envIed, Edgar f..
johnson makes his appeal for the sup
port OF the voters of Center township.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Ohio away
back in 1852, beginning life with the
new year, and has the optimism to feel
that his next birthday will witness his
being ushered into the post OF justice
Of the peace. For the past thirty-hve
year Ed Johnson has lived in OttumWa
and eight years of that time was spent
in the service of the city as one OF It's
peace officers. For two years Of his po-
lice career he was night captain and
the remaining six years patrolman.
Since 1896 Ed Johnson has been IA
miliar figure about Ottumwa as mer-
chants police or Waterman of the var
ious stores about the business district.
With the exception Of two years OF
this time, during which he was ser
iously i'll, he has been continually IN
the service Of the merchants. Mr.. John-
son was raised on farm IN PoWeshek
county, having come back to iowa
when 13 years of age, for he had DUR
ing 1854 lived in Agency. For twenty
years Mr. johnson mined coal, having
been employed as miner in Iowa, In.
diana and Illinois. Ed johnson should
make conservative and safe man 10
preside as justice Of the peace.
Derby in the Race.
Coming from a line of republicans
that have been consistent members OF
the party in Wapello county since 1870,
W. A. Derby has entered the race FOR
the position Of constable with the de-
termination to be still in the game
when the race finishes Candidate Der
nv is at present serving in the capac-
ity of constable and there Is no Wis
dom in making change. for "BilP' de-
livers the goods. He comes from line
OF Iowa pioneers, for his grandfather,
Charles w. Derby, came to Iowa nearly
seventy years ago. His father. Nelson
Derby, has been farmer in Adams
township, for many years. Mr.. Derby
| is a native of Monroe county, but saw
the wisdom of migrating to Wapello
| county when four years OF age. and
never regretted it. Those who failed to
vote for W. A. Derby two years ago,
are not likely to make the same mis-
take this year.
crawIey Has Experiences.
Clarence Crawley, candidate for the
post of constable, is no raw recruit IN
| the role of peace officer. Mr.. CraWley
/, is an old policeman of Ottumwa and
has seen eight years service as a pa
trolman in Ottumwa. Clarence CraWley
came to Ottumwa away back IN 1874
and is we'll known about the city. Since
| that time, with the exception OF five
years spent in railroading in Minneapo
/ lis, he, has made Ottumwa his home
i He comes from the ranks of the men
! who toll and is a carpenter by trade
| His present incumbency of the Office
has been prolific Of results that be-
speak his reelection to the position
THE voter will make no better choice
for constable than by voting for Clar
lence Crawley.
A Worthy Trio.
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