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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

in mind can doubt that he was
guided to his present decision by
consideration of what was best for
the cause of progress, in serving
which he has been leader. His
motive was doubtless the same as
La Folettes, who is unwilling te
confess that the Republican party,
which he used as the means of re-
generating Wisconsin, has become
worthless as an implement in the
great work he has in hand.
When Hadley surveys what has
already been accomplished in max
ing the Republican party the great
instrument of progressive govern
government in the interest
of a few-for Wisconsin, Mis-
souri,, Oregon, Washington, Kan
sas, Michigan are in the hands of
the prosressives, Pennsylvania has
been wrested from the grip of
Penrose and will be redeemed UNI
less it falls into the hands of the
equally corrupt Finn, and other
states are tending in the same dir
ecticn. Direct election of Senators
is sure of adoption and the direct
primary is destined to become
general throughout the states. In
one state after another the bosses
have been unhor sed and the pro-
sressives placed in the saddle, hold !
ing the party reins. The bosses
nave been and are being driven |
from power in the party councils
The day of the progressive has
come and, when the disoord and |
turmoil of the present campaign are
ended, he will be found at the
head of the organization and dictat
ing party policy in state and Ma
.ion.-Portland Oregonian.
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the Missouri river bottoms when
was a youngster. He was tall
man and 1 suppose he hadn't al
ways been so lean. The fact was
that he had had the ague right
along for Is years when he first
moved into our neighborhood from
an adjoining town. He had a chill
regularly every afternoon at IS
minutes after 4. 1t got SO that
people in that neighborho would
set their clocks and watches by
John Shakes chill. If the town
clock said 5 minutes after 4 when
Johns chill commenced the town
marshal would hurry up to the
town hall and turn the hands on
10 minutes. John was so lean
that his bones ratified when he
had chill so that you could
hear them block away. He got
enough control of his frame after
while so that he could make
his bones play tune while he
was chilling. He said that it SORT
of kept his mind off the argue
and reconoiled him to his fate.
ohm was originally large-framed
man, and when he got Sc poor he
had enough skin to cover two men
like him. This enabled him to per.
form some curious feats. For in
stance, he could turn around in
his skin and while he was facing
one way in fact, he seemed te be
facing the other way. At one time
John took sick and had to be
ed by a nurse. The nurse was a
rifle near sighted, ard during
he first two days she waited ON
lin she poured the medicine and
ood into a wrinkle in his face
lnder the impression that it was
us mouth. AS John had no ap-
'etite anyway and didn't care to
axe medicine he made no OBJ
ections.r
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fHE COUNTY TICKET.

To begin with, it is a foregone
conclusion that the endre Re
publican legislative ticket win be
elected. This is true, first, be-
cause the candidates are worthy
and able TO give the people OF
this county the representation de-
sired. 1t would be difficult mat
ter to select six men who come
nearer TO the people and whose in
terests and desires are more in
common with those of their con-
stituents. And second, because
Republicans and Progressiyts are
unit iCG the return of William
H. Borah to the senate and the
election OF a man TO succeed the
late Senator Hepburn who will
stand for those progressive prin-
eiples CT good government which
the people demand at this time The
election of IL. c. Baldridge as sena-
atcr. and A. J. lockwood. r. w.
Cakes, G. S. French, Harry T.
Lewis and Henry &. Bradley as re-
representatives. means those very
things. A vote for them is vote
ior Senator Borah and his Re-
publican colleague
The county commissioners are
the managers OF the business of
the county. They have the general
oversight Of county affairs. They
make the tax levy and pay the
bills. Business men Ct judgment and
capacity, men who have made good
in their private affairs and whose
interests are eoincident with those
of their neighbcrs, men whose
horizon is not bounded by their
own localities-such men should |
be chosen TO handle the county |
business. In II. A. Partridge, w. |
B. Mitchell and f. A. Blair are
found the characteristics noted
above, and the county will be for
tunate to secure men of such cali
Der.
frank Breshears, candidate for
sheriff, is so well known all over
the county that to say aught
in his favor seems super
fluous. For two years he served
the county as sheriff with fidelity.
At that time the law prevented his
running for a second term, or he
would have been asked to succeed
himself again in recognition of his
services. He made splendid re-
cord, and no hint of criticism has
ever been uttered against his Of
fetal conduct or his private life.
He is fearless in the discharge of
lis duties, and is swift in his de-
.ection and punishment of crime
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HADLEY's DECISION.

Governor Hadley's announcement
of his purpose to support Taft and
to remain in the Republican party
is the more signi icant because of
his long silence and seeming hesita-
ton. That bespeaks elaboration
before he declared himself.
None can seriously question Had
ley's progressiveness, for it has
been abundantly proved by his
course, first as Acknowledgement,
then as Governor, of Missouri. No
man who bears Hadley's record
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31
A Log on the Track.

Of the fast express means serious
trouble ahead if not removed. So
does loss of appetite. 1t means
lack OF vitality, loss of strength and
nerve weakness. If appetite fails,
take Electric Bitters quickly to
overcome the cause by toning up
the stomach and curing the indiges
uon. Michael Hessheimer of Lin
coin, Neb., had been sick over three
years. but six bottles of Electric
Bltters put him right on his feet
again. They have helped thousands.
ney give pure blood, strong nerves,
good digestion. Only so cents at
all druggists.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

wv YlTH third longer the fight
the election OF Theodore Roosevelt al
NM impossbliy that of Chaplin Debs the campaign
Wv settles down into lines that perfectly simple and
easily understood that the los
make no mis- as 10 involved
Ham and Republican party odrow
Wilson Democratic will
the ext
the Republican the
country well which
A
is in
history The reelection of President
possibly
Professor Wilson wholly without national affairs
the
create feeling OF unceanyand uncertainty always spells
industrial disaster
Why take chance when already enjoy certainty Why
ANYBODY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31
REPUBLICAN TICKET

For President
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
OF Ohio.
For Vice President
JAMES S. SHERMAN
of New York
For Presidential Electors
Miles Cannon of Weiser
John b. Hogan of Occur d'Alene.
MRS. May l.. Workman, Emmett
Nathan Kicks OF Fremont.
State. Ticket.
For u. S. Senator.
William l.. Borah.
Fer Representatives In Congress,
Burton l.. French
Addison T. Smith.
Justice Supreme Court G. LStewart
Governor -. :. John NJ. Haines
Secretary of State w. II. Clifford
Auditor .... 49,. f. l.. Huston
Treasurer 80. 49,. o. V. Allen
Attorney General Jos. II. Peterson
Supt Pub Inst. Grace NJ. Shepherd
Mine Inspector -. Robt n. Bell
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Holy Land. Next thing you know
they will be using the Sea of
Galilee for irrigation purposes,
and utilizing the water power of
the River Jordan.
= + +
Ten years ago the people of
Seattle were paying twenty cents
a kilowatt hour for electric lights.
Since then the city has built it's
own electric plant and citizens
get lights for six cents a kilo-
watt hour. This may be "Socialis-
TIC but the adjective doesn't scare
the people of Seattle bit.
One day recently a little boy
asked his father the meaning of
booklet I" Let means small,
my son. replied his father, "as
booklet means a small book,
'rivulet,' small river" A few
days later the child was over
heard to say boastfuly to his COM
panions: my papa is Bull
Moose and I'm a Bullet
+ !. =
There is a higher duty than to
build almshCuses for the poor, and |
that is to save men from being de-
graded by the blighting influence
of an almshouse. Man has a right |
to something more than bread to |
keep him from starving. He has
a right to the aids and encourage
ments and culture, by which he
may fulfill the desting of man,
and until society is brought to
recognize and reverence this it
viii continue to groan under its
present series.-Channing
The small son of the family had
climbed to the top of forbidden
telephone pole, but cn looking
Town from the giddy height, lost
lis nerve and came sliding down at
,reak-neck speed, running silver
nto the little be dy, inflicting a
serious wound. The family ply
ician came, administered an an {
Lesthetic and performed the nee t
ssary operation. At the first {
ign of returning conscious |
less the white lips twitched I
S in an effort to speak. The an t
ious mother bent over the limp c
title form anxious to catch what t
night be her darlings last words. t
his is what she heard: Gee C
IN glad l didn't have my Sunday y
ants on" E
"The leanest man l ever knew" I
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31
CburAy Ticket

For Senator -. IL. G. BaldEdge
Representatives J. lockwood,
X. w. Cakes. c. S. French.
Harry T. Lewis, Henry c..
Bradley.
Commissioners
First District =. II. A. Partridge
Second District wv. B. Mitchell
Third District 80. e. A. Blair
Sheriff Frank NJ. Breshears
Treasurer :. =. -. VIII Monk
Probate Judge -. d. ID. Harger
School Supt Mabel Grace Carleton
Assessor -. A. o. Christopher
Coroner 80. -. f. X. Robinson
Surveyor -. F. II. Mcconnell
Attorney $50. ..B. w. Henry
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

A New York firm of petticoat
manufacturers failed with $780,,
900 of liabilities last week, and
gives the explanation that women's
skirts are so tight they have quit
wearing petticoats. Did you
know that?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

"The leanest man l ever knew
remarked Old Fill Misgiyens the
other day, used to live down on
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

Dry farming experiments are be-
ing carried on successfully in the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-31

According to Washington dis
patch, the new $4,000 bill is a
work of art. 1t could be engraved
by a left handed school boy suf-
fering from astigmatism and still
be all of that.
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Tales of the Town

Have you ever noticed that the
size of dollar depends on whether
it is coming or going.
X = !
to carry stock of meats now as il
does stock CT jewelry..
!. + !.
Many men are ont of work be-
cause they want job as soft as
a vacation, but with larger pay
Christy Matthewson is running
William j. Bryan a close race as
the worlds greatest defeated can
didate.
There is this to say about the
man who is run by his wife.
He is never forced to smoke and
chew tobacco and drink whisky
When man becomes old and
bald headed, all the money heI
saves cn haircuts he has to spend
fixing his teeth
!. !. =
Doctors do net believe in adver-
Using, but it is noticed they all
sign bulletins with their full
names whenever they get a chance
to do SO.
i + :.
One of the great griefs of a
married mans life is that his
wife is always jumping onto him
Tor forgetting to bring the bread
home for supper.
!. 4. j.
Eggs can be delivered by parcel
'ost after January /, but it is
Hoped the postoffice employees
will not try to run them through
he STAMP canCelling machine
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16
YOU ARE SELLING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT FOR
&c.,. A MESS OF PORTAGE.

CSAU sold his birthrght for mess of pottage.
l. That is, he gave his entire inheritance for few
49, drinks and a big meal.
You can hear people say that without it's having any
effect you you read it in this article and never
connect yourself with it, you read it in the bible
and never have any idea of applying it to yourself.
I say, you can have this biblical illustration pre-
sented to you in half dozen different ways and still it
does not make any dent in your mind.
But right here want to yell it in your ear-that
piece was put in the bible just FOR YOU AND ON
YOUR ACCOUNT
You, who are spending every cent you can get hold
off, and are not saving any of your wages are spending
your birthright for mess of pottage.
When you get around with the "bunch' Saturday
and Sunday and elbow in" your weeks wages you are
spending your birthright just as much Esau did.
Your birthright is your ability to wages, and
it is your duty what you to the best advant
age Of yourself and family.
You owe it to your community to be good ctlzen-
not shftless one-there enough of that kind with
out you.
Remember this: ECONOMY is NOT STINGI-
NESS, AND WASTE IS NOT GENEROSITY.
You are stingy to yourself when you fail to pro-
while he is in the prime of fe must surely realize that
he is preparing himself to be burden his relatives
the community.
If you will not successfully manage your wages
you will not successfully manage business. Put
yourself through an examination by yourself-think
about it. and answer the question: "Am selling my
birthright for mess of pottage?" Answer it to
yourself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

Apple 81 Gen west and an orange bar,
And the crystal eye of lone, one star,
And Child take the shears and cut
what you will,
Frost tonight-so clear and dead still"
Edith M. Thomas in Harper's
Pea green piffle and orange bunk,
And the ragged rhyme of one mad or
drunk,
You must confess this approaches Miss
Edith's verse-but we can't sell this
Buffalo News.
Crushed pumpkin dawn and lemon
squeeze
Child, lead your mother outdoors /,
freeze.
At stuff like this we could never fail,
But we'd never dare offer this stuff
for sale.
Houston Post.
Alice-blue cheese and plate of tripe,
And fourteen Cinnamon hitting the
pipe.
Verses like this make bosom throb-
l hope it won't cause me to lose my
job.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
T.
Pale glummed eve and herd of
whangs,
And the erris glob of the knawsone
fangs,
Wool warped gnage and a blotch of
oOZe-
Bartender, what did you put in the
booze? ...# .
b. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16
RUSS ELL.

Laurel Lenhart of Villisca who has
been visiting his grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs John Threlkeld, returned home on
Saturday.
- Mrs. Ed Blanchard and family Of
Rapid City, S. D., came Saturday for
visit with her sister Mrs. Eugene
Smith.
Robert Lynn who accompanied his
wife to the Ottumwa hospital returned
home Saturday. H., =-s
Geo. Mettlin who has been visiting
relatives at Olewein returned home on
Sunday.
Herbert Hill Of Mt. Pleasant came on
Monday for a visit with his brother DR..
r. A. Hill.
Sterling Martin left the first part Of
the week for Ames where he will work
in the college.
Miss Beulah F1uke spent Sunday with
her folks at Osceola. PET
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell OF st.
Joseph, who were called here by the
death Of Mr. Russelrs mother. return
ed home Monday.
Miss Margaret Tinkham who has
been visiting her parents at the Pres.
byterian manse, returned Monday to
Fulton. Mo-. where she Is attending
college. Ifs fEr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16
CHANGED CONDITIONS.

'sWhen wages are raised III oiio
trade" says the Milwaukee evening
WISCONSIN. discussing the cost OF liv-
ing question, "the people In that trade
gain a benefit; but when wages are
raised all around, everybody Is ABOUT
even. and nobody is very much petter
neonIe who live on the interest OF
money nav more than they did Tor
what they get, yet receive no more 1or
the use of their money" Here IS one
reason. the Wisconsin adds, why wnat
used to BE- considered comfortable
fortune in the United States is no" re-
garded as not even competency. Al,
othar factor in the situation pointed
ont ia that the rate Of interest," on
money has decreased, because there
10 40 much more money in the country
+hau there was In earlier times.
"There are clap-trap writer's, the WIS
,onsin continues" who assert tnat Tue
Increase per capita In the wealtn W
Inc limited states has not benehted the
nasses-that there are great fortunes
y tow hands. and the average Amer
,,n a. worse off than he used 10 De-
heca,,se the disparity between MS pos
.esaions and those of the rich is great
az than of wore. In 1850 the wealtn
ner capita was 1907 and in 1910 IL nao
r,sen to $3.50. But In 1850 the man
who wanted to borrow money in WIS
consin was glad to get 1t at ten or
Twelve per cent, and for some tlme
after the civil war-indeed, until ane
resumption of specie payments in 1879
ten per cent was the usual rate. 10
aav Il is half of that. In other words
whi,e labor commands higher wages
money receives lower wages. Ihere
has been great gain for the classes
that do this work, in spite OF the TACT
that not everybody is happy yet.
Another thing that must be consul STU
cred when discussing the cost OF Nv
ing question, the Wisconsin says is !lle
cot that the masses of the people 1--we
higher than they did. They buy at re.
fall where they used to purchase ny
the quantity. They consume as nee,
essaries what used to be considered as
inrnries. They have their purchases
sent home in place Of CARRYING tnen
home themselves They insist upon
sanitary precautions which were never
Thought Of in former times and there
10 an expense for wrappers OF 1000 pro.
ducts that formerly was unknown II
70 an era of changed conditions on
every hand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

Wilkesbarre man saved enough
money from his wages to charter
special train to New York Ito ne a
millionaire for one day. he is IN
New York today and 1t is his plan 10
blow his friends right merrily today TO
everything his savings will buy. He
plans to save enough to take him back
to Wilkesbarre in a day coach tomor-
row. This is just another evidence
that It takes all kind Of people to make
a world, round heads, fiat heads and
bone heads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

Some of the republican papers OF
Kansas are pointing to the election OF
the second democrat to congress IN
that state as an evidence that the rank
and file Of the republican voters cannot
follow the radical program OF Cover
nor Stubs and his organization. Both
of the republican candidates defeated
in the recent Kansas elections were
elected as 'progressives" after party
strife had been engendered in the pri-
mary contest with the regular re-
publican candidate. The result was
two new democratic congressman in
strong republican districts. This is
pointed out as ''progressiveness" that
does not seem progress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

souri, and Mississippi valleys were hit
bv this cold spell because we have not
had ANYTHING like it for years and were
not prepared for it. But the entlre
country seems to be in the same ooat.
When the weather man starts on on q
rampage like this the only thing TO
do is to make the best of it. we can
be grateful that he has relented sufti-
GENTLY to promise us two days OF ordl-
nary winter weather before sending
on another icy blast from Calgary ana
Medicine Hat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16
nEv,vE MERCHANT MARINE.

Half century ago nearly 81 per
cent of our foreign trade was carflG g
n ships hying the American flag. IN
1o10 This had dwindled down to 3 per
cant and the greater part of the re-
naming 90 per cent is shipped IN YES
sells belonging to England ana 1ei
many. These facts are Drought out
Nv one writer as forcible reminder
~ orr utter lack Of merchant marine
and the Night we would be In II any
thing should come of the European war
talk A war between England and Ger
many an event, the writer quoted says
Far which we on this side can see no
necessity. but of which the newspapers
az those countries persist in talking
would mean that most all our exports
of1oat would Immediately become con-
trahand. What chaos to American for
ei1n trade would follow this eventual
itv he briefly sketches as follows:
"The English would capture and
saize as MANY German merchantmen
az nossible, and the Germans would
do the same to vessels flying the Eng.
1ish flag, AS no insurance could be
had, or only at prohibitive rates, the
result would be an immediate snuttlns
down on our export trade. Inc mer.
chantmen of neutral nations would
naturally then become our carriers to
a larger extent than at present, and.
loaded with our exports clearing for
other countries than those at war,
would doubtless be immune, though al
WAYS subject to the annoyance OF being
stopped and searched. Under most
favorable conditions, however, 1t will
rtadily be seen to what extent we
should he the losers.
"Already our manufacturers are
seeking export trade, and in the next
ten years this branch of business Is go.
ing to enlist the services of our bright
est captains of industry. We have
much to learn-foreign languages, for
eign requirements, and foreign meth
DDS of doing business. That the
American young business man will en-.
ter his new work with the same i'm.
petous, unsparing and confident
spirit with which he has solved other
new and difficult problems, there is no
doubt But in It all he will meet with
a great handicap, unless there can be
4 revival of our merchant marine.
And to this end we are all vitality in
terested, the farmer, the country mer-
chant, the banker, the manufacturer.
None but would share in the upbuild-
ing of our exports; hence the indi-
vidual citizen at large, even though
thousand miles from salt water, has
positive, personal interest in revived
American shipping
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

A Kansas City banker, visiting in the
Ozarks, discovered the following gem
which he suggests as appropriate for a
Missouri anthem"
Every time come to town,
The boys start kickin' my dawg aroun',
Makes no difference if he is houn,'
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun.
You might take that home and try
it on your piano.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16

Don't kick on the Iowa climate just
because the weather man has been
cutting up this month. He hasn't been
playing Iowa fayorite by any means.
Down in the Texas panhandle, in
Oklahoma and other southwestern
points the temperature has been down
around the zero mark. Georgia and
the Carolinas are blanketed with snow.
and everywhere this months weather
has been record breaker. The Mis-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-16
DEPUTY Bidwe,, is Victim Of Cupid.

Deputy Bidwell Is Victim Of Cupid.
Des Moines, Jan. 13-Deputy United
States Marshal George E. Bidwell and
Miss Edith NJ. King Of Des Moines
were married Wednesday afternoon at
Newton, Iowa, by Rev. George H.
Kemp Of the First congregational
church of that place.
Rather than let his associates In
the marshaPs office in on the deal, Bid
well and Miss King decided to have
the ceremony performed at Newton.
They were married in the Hotel
Churchill.
MIR. Bidwell, always considered .
har, ,ned bachelor, has been connect
ed with the U-'ited States marshaPs
off, Q in Des Moines for several years
and is an efficient officer Mr., and
Mrs. Bidwell will be at home to their
friends at 1924 Twenty.nfth street ct.
ter January 20.