Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
Judge G. w. Vermilion
Rules That Signatures on
Saloon Petition Must Be
Identified by Voting Lists
OVER 1900 NAMES
HAVE BEEN PASSED
Almost Two-thirds Of the
Consent Document Sigma
lures Have Been Can
vassed; 81 Challenges.

vermilion this morning promises to
shorten UP the time of hearing the
saloon petition matter at least few
days. The ruling was brought about
when Senator Smith sought to intro
duce verbal testimony to identify one
Of the persons signing the petition
but who had changed his place of resi-
dence between the time of voting
and signing the petition.
Attorney G. L. Gillies objected
and was sustained by the court who
ruled that the supreme court is plain
on the poll books being the means OF
Identification The court stated that
owing to their being question as to
what constituted the poll list, he ad-
mitted all of the election books, but
would sustain the objection of the
drys to verbal testimony for hte pur-
pose of identification in the face of
the supreme courts ruling.
1904 Names Reached.
There was little variation in the
character of the work of this morn
Ing from that already done during
the hearing Challenges were some
what fewer than usual and only fifty
seven challenges were made and
proved up during this mornings ses-.
sion. There has thus far been 1904
names Of the petition gone over and
It is expected that by the middle of
the week the challenges will have all
been made. The amount of time to
be taken after that is hard to fore
cast.
Challenge Ftty.seven.
!, This mornings work is shown in
1.-THE following challenges:
H. Miller, duplicated Conceded one
name is good.
Sam Hays, not on poll list. Shown
ION poll books as Sam Hayes. The
alphabetical list has name as Sam
Hayes, while on the registration has
the name Sam Hays, and signed
tSam'l Hays.
| N. E. Carpenter, date of signing not
I shown and signed more than thirty
y days prior to filing of statement
j. A. Erbacker affiant to own sigma
tture.
j. III. johnson, not on poll list.
Shown on poll books as James and
Jas. Johnson, alphabetical list has it
Jas. H. Johnson and in the registry
book it is Jas. H. Johnson, signed
James H. johnson.
W. e. King. withdrawn.
L John Henness, not on poll list.
{ Poll books show John T. Henness.
ys F. J. Mcnamara, not on poll list.
Books show name on poll as S. j.
Mcnamara and F. ]. Mcnamara. The
alphabetical list shows F.. j. Nc
Namara The registration has name
as f. ]. Mcnamara, signed F. j.
Mcnamara.
G. C. wilkinson, duplicated.
r. A. Holtsinger, withdrawn and
not on poll list. The vets claim
withdrawal is Francis A. Holtsinger.
Poll books show Francis A. Holt
singer.
P. H. Crowley, not on poll list and
duplicated.
g. w. Houston-Altered as to date
and name, and not on poll list. Poll
books shows D. w. Houston and al
phabetical list has name as G. w.
Houstin. and the register shows G. w.
Houston. signed G. w. Houston.
r. D. Utecht-Not on poll list. Poll
books show Ray B. Utech and r. b.
Utech. or "k.' The alphabetical list
has name as Ray Utecht and the reg
tstration shows it as Ray Utecht, sign
ed Ray Utecht.
Geo. Byers-Signed by mark and
witnessed by ]. Erbacher, not reput-
able person under the records Of this
case.
Samuel Stump Withdrawn.
j. H. Smith-Not on poll list.
Jh. Stump Signed without witness
y and not on poll list. Poll shows Jno.
stump and on the alphabetical list
l It Is Jno. Stump. The registration has
the name Of John Stump, signed John
Stump by mark.
John Withdrawn.
l Dave L. Armstrong Duplicate.
w. D. Shafer-Not on poll list and
l duplicate. Duplicate conceded.
O. P. Bizer-Duplicate and not on
l poll list. One conceded. |
William David Shafer-Not on polt
list. Poll shows William D. Shafel.
Ed H. Observation-Disclosures
J. F.. Bizer-Not on poll list and a
I duplicate. One conceded.
I j. w. Longsdon-Not on poll list
and signed by mark with ]. Erbacher,
! as witness.