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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-26
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.

Ft. Dodge Messenger - Senator
few days ago, made public additional
details of that Wisconsin primary
which are extremely interesting. 1t
appears that while Isaac Stephenson
spent 100000, the total expenses Of
that primary to all the candidates and
to the state, as shown by evidence be-
fore the senate committee, amounted
to $802,659. The total vote for all the
candidates in both parties at that
primary was 230,291, which compares
with total vote in the state at the
election of 1908 Of 454,435. In other
words the primary vost $3.48 for each
vote cast, and with all of this expendi-
ture only about one-half of the voters
turned out to the polls.
These figures show that the mischief
did not all consist in the plucking OF
Uncle Ike" The system itself was
to blame for what occurred. It is
evident from the vote cast that the
people of Wisconsin were not very
much excited over that contest. They
were busy with their private affairs
and 1t was hard job to get them in
terested in politics. Each candidate
faced the problem Of how to get peo-
pie to come out and vote for him.
The evidence does not show that votes
were bought, but that all the candi-
dates spent money freely in efforts to
arouse an interest in their candida
cies. It is shown that the governor,
| the LaFollette candidate against Ste
phenson now governor of the state
and head of the LaFollette machine,
spent over $4,000, and it is agreed
that on account Of Stephenson's
known wealth. it would inevitably
cost the latter twice as much to get
an equal amount Of work done. Nobody
would poll a township for "Uncle
Ike" unless well paid for it; why
should he, they said, when Uncle
| Ike" was worth $20,000,000?
1t should be remembered that the
state at this time had been reformed.
| The primary law was passed to purify
politics by placing all power in the
hands of the people. 1t Is understood
that Stephenson, who was originally
| LaFollette supporter, actually spent
more money to elect LaFollette to the
senate than for his own election.
The truth is that as means Of plac-
| ing power directly in the hands of the
people the primary system is fright
| fully expensive farce. 1t establishes
an enormously costly system of max
ing nominations, system under
which the nominations are reasonably
certain to go either to the good talk
ers or the good spenders. The ordi-
nary, substantial prudent citizen
doesn't stand much show OF interest
ing the public in his case.
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"the state courts refusing to per-
nit the people Of the states to exercise
their rights as free people to do their
duty as conscientious people by remoV'
ing grave wrong and social In
Justices 80
In another place in the same speech
the colonel says
IT believe in the initiative. and the
referendum"
The biggest part of his speech was
favoring the recall of the decisions OF
the courts.
Col. Roosevelt has not discovered
anything new in the ideas he is ad-
vocating in the campaign he is now
making. The fact is that the plan OF
government that he is advocating was
tried many times before the birth OF
Christ and failed every time. The
socialist party carried this same plan
in it's platform in 1904 and is still
carrying it, and the colonel is now sim
ply subscribing to the doctrine that
the socialists have been preaching for
many years.
The business of the government can
only be successfully conducted by rep
resentatives of the people. The work
must be delegated by the people to
the ones they select and elect to rep
resent them. Otherwise there is no
place to anchor responsibility. Even
the people themselves, cannot enact
laws that will produce conditions OF
ease and luxury to all. No condition
of a country like this can be imagined
that will eliminate work, or make the
street cars. railroads, farms and fac
tories conduct themselves. ~
Purely popular governments have al
ways resulted in destroying the conf
dence of the people in each other and
when that condition prevails anarchy
follows. -a
All businesses have to be conducted
in the same way. The stockholders
elect directors and the directors elect
manager. He is held responsible 1or
the success of the institution. That is
the necessary point-there must be
some one on whom the people can
anchor responsibility.
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in their hasty jump to what they be-
lieved to be band wagon"
Roosevelt and LaFollette have de-
seconded to campaign of bitter per-
sonalities, which, though undignified.
will do the country a great service.
The country has gained a clearer I'M
Outstanding of the personal ambitions
Oh which these candidates. are based
by the petty pickering and quarrels
that have marked the campaigns OF
Roosevelt and LaFollette.
In contrast the dignif1ed course TAX
en- by President Taft must appeal
forcefully to the people. The presi-
dent, realizing the dignity which at
taches to the high office of president
Of this republic, has confined his cam
paign to the outlining of the big issues
before the people. In his speeches he
has counseled respect for the law, the
courts and the constitution and shown
that where there is no law there is no
liberty While the opposition to him
is breaking up in undignified quarrels,
President Taft Is mounting higher in
the regard of the people by his states
man-like course during the pre-conven-
ton campaign.
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Il will be interesting to note If there
will be as strong a protest against the
production of moving pictures of the
Virginia court house tragedy as that
against the Jeffries-Johnson prize
fight pictures Yesterday the scene of
the assassination of the Judge, prose
cutting attorney and sheriff in the
Virginia court room was re-enacted
for the benefit of the moving picture
men, with the events exaggerated and
distorted, as is usual in pictures of
this sort Unless protest is raised
the pictures of this horrible tragedy
will be shown broadcast over the land,
doing UNNECESSARILY greater harm
than could have been done by the
prize fight pictures. This seems to be
an opportunity for intelligent censor
ship of moving picture films.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-26
4 STUDY CAMPAIGN NEEDED.

In 1904 the socialist platform on
which Eugene v. Debs was the candi-
date for president. flayed the capital
list class and said that it
Controls the appointments and de-
cisions Of the judges of the courts.
- - And has come into what is prac-
tically private ownership of all the
functions and forces of the govern
ment.'' - The socialist party
Hedges itself to watch and work 4
for popular government including the
initiative and referendum and
the recall of the officials. H.
In his address before the Ohio con-
stitutional convention February 81,
1912, Col. Roosevelt criticised the
courts of New York. Illinois and Con
necticut ard says that injustice has
been experienced for many years by
decisions ~
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the mere touch of my hand so jolted
his shattered nerves that his whole
body bounded to the limit of his bonds.
His frightened lips showed how diff
cult 1t was for him to suppress a
scream.
Look here, Young" said J. "I've
come to you as friend to tell you
just how the land lies. Rouser Is dead
and the inspector has possession of
all his papers. He knows everything
about the yellow letters"
An evil smile was Young's only
answer--the cunning leer of the man
who scents trick.
There are stacke and stacks of evil
dence against you. We have the list
of people to whom Rouser sent let
ters."'
Damn your evidenced" he sneered.
'You may have evidence against that
fool. Rouser, but you've nothing on
me. II the inspector, as you call him,
had evidence enough to convict me,
do you suppose he'd have me tied up
here? He hasn't bit of evidence
against me. He never will have. Reach
me that medicine"
He jerked his head in the direction
ingly, near. There was something in
his voice, some indefinable power of
persuasiveness that almost influenced
me to do what he asked. ,Involuntarily
my hand went out to the bottle con-
tanning the solution, but caught my
self in time.
Cant you see how need It? Give it
70 tnn I, SV,at
want to know"
Tell me first" said I, land you can
have It,"
81 can't talk. can't think" he cried,
"till get it. You can see for yourself
how shaky am"
could see for myself that he was
suffering the torture Of the damned.
Every muscle in his body seemed to
be jerking involuntarily, doubling
itself into little hungry knots that
clamor for morphine-morphine
"Give me just one Dose" he pleaded.
"and I'll tell you anything, everything
get it."
So pitiable was his condition that I
found myself sympathizing with him
in spite of myself. My eyes followed
his glance to the chair near the couch,
where, beside the hypodermic syringe
and the morphine, Davis, as II to ac-
centuate the torture of his letters, had
placed the key that unlocked them. I
would not have known how to adj
minister the morphine, even If had
wished to do so, and besides, T had
strong aversion to drugging fellow
man, but as saw the key there, I
thought of solution.
IF unlock the letters on your
arms said I, $50 that you can reach
the morphine, will you promise me to
answer my questions?"
"I'll promise on my word of honor
to answer every question you ask" he
replied, an eager light coming into his
eyes.
"And you'll give me your word not
to try to escape?"
IT swear ton my mothers honor"
Thinking how amazed Davis would
be when he awoke to learn that I had
the prisoners full confession,
reached for the key. Young turned
over as far as he could to permit me
to unlock the letters.
Then, quick as lighting. as the steel
fell away from his wrists, his hands
shot out and clutched my neck with
maniac strength. felt my eyes bulge.
my lungs fill to bursting. put forth
my hands to try to shake off his grip,
but felt my strength fast failing.
Ito Be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-26

Representative Lindbergh of Mime
sofa announces that he will introduce
in congress resolution providing that
the United States senate and the Of
flee of vice president be abolished, the
house membership reduced to 300,
with commission at large elected for
fifteen years and subject to recall to
run the country. Some of the other
gentlemen who are itching to try
something new will doubtless want
to go further and abolish the
office of president and the courts.
Then if any gentleman had an
ambition to be king he could start
an agitation to wipe out what was
left Of the government and start in to
Russianize things. Some of our false
alarm statesmen are showing signs of
going crazy with the heat
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RESPONSIBILITY MAKES MEN.

hECfUNOlDlLSl MAAEO
Some public speakers and will be until next
November telling the people that the employing classes
doing everything that they ought not to do and moth
ing that they should do These speakers say that every
thing is wrong but they do not tell what any OF those
things They go up and down the country sormlng
at things in general but do not mention very much in
particular These remind of the postcard that IS
now going the rounds which Says:
II am an DID, old man and have had many troubles,
most of which never happened"
These men are not doing good service for human
ity. They simply attempting to seeds OF dscon-
tent and suspicion into the minds of men and women.
They tell the who is getting along all right that ne
is not getting along They make charges that are not
borne out by facts but simply made to create dlssa
isfacton and attract attention to the speaker Such talk
that is disgusting because the who are making
it do not give the working credit for realizing that
he is just much citizen anyone else 1t is preach
ing one-sded responsibility tdoesnot impress the audi
with feeling of civic responsibility or American
citizenship.
We must remember that no matter what govern
ment live in, cannot in legitimate way, expect
to amount to much if lose all feeling of our own re-
sponsibty The who breaches to you to just stand
around and wait until he tears everything down is
dangerous citizen He is not helping YOU No force out
side of yourself is strong enough to make real man OF
you No one can create any conditions that will give you
living and accumulate anything for you unless you'll
help yourself You have got to realize your own respon
sbility and study some things out for yourself
If you have job now, it is up to you to try and
make something out of the job make yourself worthy
of better one.
You cannot get better job than you have unless
someone makes an investment in business that re-
qires employees The man who continuously attacks in
vested capital in all lines is working against the man
who has to work. The who invests his money in an
enterprise that employs labor does not account of
the professional politician who is always attack
ing all branches of employment, but in spite of such at
tacks When business fails, it throws out Of en-
ployment. We must remember that it is only the sue
cessful business that employ labor and pay wages
business man who fails has to become competitor of
the man who is working a salary.
These are things that should be thought over be-
fore we follow off demagogues who not doing any
thing for anyone, but attacking all successful nstitu
tions that employ and pay labor. g.
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CONTRASTS IN THE CAMPAIGN.

Col. Roosevelt says he did not enter
the race until the LaFollette boom
collapsed LaFollette gave his an
swer to this by defeating Roosevelt
in the North Dakota primary the first
presidential primary held in the cam
paign, in which, by the way, the Taft
men did not participate in order that
Teddy and Bob might have it out be-
tween them. "The democrats voted
for LaFcllette' was the cry that went
I'D from Roosevelt headquarters when
it was seen the colonel got the short
end Of it. 1.-THE result in North
Dakota was protest against the sur.
render of the progressive movement
into the hands of soft-shell progress.
siyes," was LaFollette's reply. "The
people are not following the politicians
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-26

PRESIDENT Taft's speeches are the
wise utterances of man who believes
in government by party principles The
people must realize that nation that
is not governed by the party method
of government, will be governed by an
individual. There are only two kinds
of government, party or personal, and
the people must accept one or the
other.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-26

The Burlington papers are getting
excited over the campaign for city
Offices now progressing between the
non-partisan commission plan ticket
and the socialist ticket. The Gazette
last night said that the people of Bur-
lington ''are not going to forsake the
teachings Of George Washington, John
Marshall, Thomas Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln and embrace those of
Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Herr
Most and Affinity Earle"
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Bronson. Enalish Date chanaad.

Bronson-EngIIsh Date Changed.
st. Joseph Mo-, March 23.-The date !.
of the Bronson English boxing match
here has been changed from April to
April J.
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RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
n B.-FullOwinS schedule figures published
only as Information and are nul guaranteed.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON
For Atlanta. Montgomery, Mobile. New
Orleans, $3.50 H. ~ and lO:i5 y. III, daily
Dining cars.
FOR Chattanooga and Memphis Via Ashe.
Vile lU:45 y. III. daily.
E'ur Atlanta, Columbus, Birmingham s.jS
M aud 4:3j q. m. daily. Dining c.Is
For Atlanta, Admission, Talladega, Calcra
llrIma 500 u. N. and 4:35 y. IN. daily and
Irr / Uniuntuwn, Demopolis. Meridian, sou
M daily. Dining cars.
iruT i.oanUke, Bnslol, Knoxville, Chu,t,
nnuua, Birmingham Meridian, ElCksLt,rs
IN Orleans, lO.lU y. IN. aaily. Dinlng raIs
Emr HJanoke. knoANiIle. ChattauuuuI Nas'
liz MempnIs, i:lU II. m. daily. SleuLinr o.,
NJ uv occupied after 1870 p. m. DIn,nr ctr
~ %Syr AsneNllle, e:OO a. M. $500 p mn .mi
,niI n m daily. Dining cars. '
W., " Columbia. SumnerNlllv, Charles,.n
lin AugustH, savannah BrunswIrk Jsct
.nnN lie, and FLORIDA pJlnts. 500 y IN IaI'~
DIning car, co,,,,r,,o .,,
aIs, snr DgnvillG noc,D. 1870 a. m. daily
r,,r aarrsonbuTG $50 u. IN. (paIIor ra.,
da,ty: 3G5 y. Ia. iplrlur cHTl. and I.iv Ii n,
Mevk days. .,-.,r ,,.,,
atv D. NJ. daily.
d. M. daily. $50 p. IN. IpaTlOr carr. ana 90;
n IA week days,
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AUCTION SALES

THOMAS DONII%G X co. Auclioneers.
on saturday. November 9th, 49,. at 10
O'Clock IL. IN. will sell Ut public auction
at the Nh"lrshl, Producers Market. llth and
Is streets mort west, condemned District
horse Number -. by order Commissioners.
y. 9. NJ e. HARGROVE. Purchasing
OuiCTr. u. {.
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FOR SAlE-H0uSES


FOR SAIE--No. go 9th Il. f. e. new colon
isl press brick front; s rooms ON two
floors: hardwood finish Handsomely pa
pered; tile bath; hot water heat; lot 20x
l0O to 10 II. paved alley Price, Si.TLy.
Terms $500 cash. balance monthly, Open
and lighted until 0 y. IN. every day.
II. r. HOWENSTElN CO., 1914 b IT. y. W.
FOR SALE-No 1871 - 1t. n. T.. big bar
gain, new colonial press brick, 4 rooms
tile bath: hardwood finish: handsOnreIy
papcred. HOt-water heat; lot i7XiOO to
10 II. alley. price $3.50. Terms 500
cash, lialance monthly open and light.
cd until p. ~ every day.
H. II. IOWENSTElN CO., 1911 + st. n. W.
FOR SALE-N"s. 9i5-9i7 - st. n E. reduced
price. $3.50. Big bargains. 8 rooms, tile
bath: hardwood fnish hot water heat;
laundry trays; electric lights; hardwood
floors. These are new hOusep opened and
lighted until y y. IN. every day.
II. X. HOWENSTElN CO., 1874 st. n. W.
FOR SALE-No. 2i7 9Th st. n. r., the very
best house on capitol Hill at the price
$40. very large rooms. tile bath
hot-water heat; laundry. toilet In cellar;
lot lSNll5 to 20 n. alley. Hardwood
floors; electric lights. Open and light
cd until y. ~. every day.
II. II. HOWENsTEiN co, 1874 f. st. n. w
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OUTSIDE APT, 5 rooms. pore. bath.
hot water heat. at IA g n. w.. $3.50
12S Blddcnsburg road n. L.. LIST floor:
Apply f. W. MclNTlRE. 20 Il. Cap. 81.
y. w. Sldn entrance. Ret. . and IL morn
ings. Phone NJ 5jS7
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rUbllC NOTICES.

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OFfl'E u iEE .OMMLSsioNLkS Of
Iu". bIH . RI'i of 'oLO IBIN. Nash-
in- 'Oh' - ''"'I -A'h' i'!-' No.'v' Is heI'O!
gwen 'hd' 'HI COMMISSIONERS u 'he plstIIt
OI Columbia lht'n4 10 idhc thr Lo'IO"I"B-
n"inr'I n'W"'rm' ats MnI'h d't. u ihvir
JGlShrh'' ''s'ai! !uI 'h' pu"lG Htai'H'
lt"tyS ana '""'o',, As1''si'N h's ioI one
h"Il v' t"' '"sl "l '''E sane VII Oe ,i'ad" as
puNii'd IA iuO!!c AS' ~. ll' approved
Aug. :, lNi. i'tt's Nh" ale ihteIts'ed III
IN" riui'os'h MoIh ale hV''I'd d "at me IoIi-
hlissiomeis NIL $50 puuh" nearing at the
llsuitl Buidihg On n'hhtshd!' "ONcmbei
llJUn, l;i-, Al ten U.c,Urh. \. NJ. IN the B"drI
Room ~ ia" saiG 'oIninissloners' to any ana
all persons who may d"sif" ~ object thcIc-
20. NORTHWEST SEC Ion: Lay cement
| sidewalk. ON the north sue oI Rock Cr''k
Church Ivdd nOrthNrs. :lum Georgia avenue
to Ttu street, at an estimated Vust OF $Ji',
| 10 be- usscsEcd against all lUts IN squares $3.50
| and $3.50 abutting the said work. On the east
siI,. OF u, urgIi avenue nortnwrst from Up.
| shur succt to KANSAS Venue. ana Oh the
south sr!c OF Kansas avenue northwest froh
| IGcor.:Ia avenue to oh street. at an "stl-
mated cost OF SO. H. ba assessed against
| ali Its In square west uf JO.i abutting the
sid work on the west side Of Ward'r
s,r,.,t northwest from Iark road to Newton
itt,rrt. at an estimated cost OF Ii, to be as
,cs.rL against all lots in square ,J37 abutting
lthr said work On the south side Of W
str,,t northwest irom North Capitol street
cost ia cement walk. at AN estimated cost
~ S2li to be assessed against all lots in
saunrr ais ahuttinE the said work. On the
east side OF list street northwest from Gar
Json sIrrct to Fpsscnden street at an csti-
,not,d COS, Of ssSS. to he assessed against
oil lois in suuarr 1856 aUutting the said work
on ,ha ives, side Of 3Uh place northwest
Irrm newark street to Orlway street at an
.sti,,,,t,L cost of Sii7 to be saSscsscd agains,
ali I"is in squarc .C77 abuttinx the said
work Sol new curb ard lay cement side.
=, aik on the west side OF sherman avenue
northwest from Columbia road to KENYON
",rcct and from Lamont street to park
rnnd at an estimated cost OF SS.I5l. to be
ssrsscL ag,inst all lots in squares aSIl
"SEf and oNiI abutting the said work. On
.ba Nth side Of Euclid street northwest
rrom sherman avenue west 10 existing cr-
,nont waIk nj an estimated ,Sst OF Ili5 Ia
L. nss.ssoI against all lots in sounre oSGI
but,jn,, tho s1iI work Reset curb and la,
camont sidewalk ON the west side on IgIh
s,rm1t northwest from / street tn X strao,
q, an "stIlrntrd cost Of SIS to bo assass.s
a,oims, Im au lots in sonar. 50 obu,,in. ,L,
snid wnrL on the south side ~ strenI
northwest from Vermont avenue to i'm
s,re.t nt an estimated cost OF su. -n he
asscss.d AGAINST all lots in square nI7 ahut.
~ ,bc said work on tho cast .I5o -,
,,,S S stree, northwest from KcDvon siroo, -
III ir,ir, strcct at nm estimated COS, ~ t,s-
70 he assessed against aII lots in sHuoro SS;S
" w, "'' - - ~, a, -
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PIANO iuNGNG

ilANO TUNING, A.jU. IOI.iSHI,,ii ii ",
AHplaS r-pianuu anu organ work bGL .nteel.
Main 26s Or drop postal to IIl:RMAN',
fl.Al LE-fIA%O SHOP, li-U ~. ave. u. W.
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RAIN & AUTO-COAT MAKERS

!. CHASER & co. makes Glaran,
lecd water proof
rain and auto coats for ladies and gentlemen;
alters and repairs all kinds OF ruUUeI gar
m'nts and articles. Fh. Main 2c.6 g2s Eys
ct y. W.
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Marriage Licenses.

WHITE.
Antonio NJ. Rosclli. OF Washington, and
hosiha Sho2" Of New York city.
NICK '. IaEokos and Essic q. Crimson.
both Of Philadelphia.
wlilam =. Blanto and Willie NJ. Story.
bo;h OF Petersburg. Va.
W: waiter vaughn and Marguerite
Athey. both Of Washington.
Johh Muhcaster. Of Rockville, Md,
and Mae J. Entwisle, OF WASHINGTON
wilton +. Watts and Ethel b. rryn.
both Of Tuxedo, Md
CDLORED.
James II. Jackson and Florence Il. Glib
son. both Of Washington
The Washington times., 1912-11-08

THOMPSON BLDG. 7O3 l5TH ST. N W
Bet St. a N Ave Opp. Treasury Dept.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
RAILROADS

CHESAPEAKE a ONO LINES.
BIS r. IN ddily-Sleepers to Louisville. Gin.
cinnsII, Indianapolis. and ST. Louis.
e:2 r. IN daily-Pulman t. Cincinnati AMI
Chicago.
nI0 .. IN. daily-Slcepers TO Va. Hot
Springs, Cincinnati and Louisville. Cincin.
natl sleeper cL,n Tor occupancy ~ .. IN.
ofnccs. 6lg Pa ave. 1852 y st. aud Unios
oiAtien-
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Vital Records.
Births.

Births.
WHITE.
aDner H. and Rose f.. Welsh boy.
irving w. and Sophie NJ. Robey. hoy.
MMchStcr y. and Grace y. Ruckman. 6,y
ihoinas +. and Gertrude B. Perry, boy.
asrthur q and BERTHE c. Mann, boy.
boy. '' ii'''' oeo''
Joseph c. and Bessie Gleason, boy.
Wnilam J. and Loretta NJ BRAY. girI
aarihur W. and l.ottie c. Allyn, boy.
hoiahd L. and Clara Y. Adkins. girl.
COLORFD.
Theodore II. and Nicic A. Richardson,
boy. "
Dahile and Emma junior, girl
Gnauhcy and Martha T.. Grimes. hoy.
ihomas and Evelyn r. Clark boy.