Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-30


was connected for eighteen years. Ht
quit the service December 81, 1904
and entered the abstract of title bust
ness with the Griswold Abstract co
as manager, in which work he is nov
engaged. Mr.. Wilson was chairman Of
the democratic city central committee
for two terms from 1905 to 1909 ano
was appointed as one of the Ilrs'
board of police and fire commissioners
| in the city of Ottumwa by Mayor T. J
Phillips in 1907.
John w. Kitto. candidate for the
nomination of clerk of the district
court on the democratic ticket, is
we'll known coal miner and has been
a resident of Iowa since 1877. He has
: lived in Wapello county since 1898. He
has been both farmer and miner and
has been identified with organized
labor to a great extent. He has filled
the post of president of the central
labor body for several successive
terms. He has never appeared as a
political candidate. Mr.. Kitto is mar
ried man and the father OF family
of seven.
Sheriff.
| Sheriff William E. Knox. who Is
candidate for the nomination to sue
coed himself, is a native OF Wapello
county although he has not been
resident continually. He was born on
farm near Chillicothe and lived in
county for thirty-six years. He worked
on the farm until old enough to rail-
/ road and since then has been In the
| train and yard service of railroads.
For a period Of four or five years he
| was engaged in the dray business and
prior to election in 1910 he was deputy
sheriff.
Recorder.
The candidate for the office of
county recorder, Lawrence E. Cawley,
was born and raised in Eddyville, at
tended school there and graduated
from the Eddyville high school IN
1899. He Is best remembered in the In
surance and real estate business
where he spent ten years. He has been
town clerk of Eddyville for four years
and clerk of Columbia township the
same length of time For two years he
was secretary of the Eddyville school
board and was member of the public
library board of Eddyville and secre-
tary of the board. He is married and
the father of one child, a son. Mr..
Cawley is the present recorder OF Wa
pello county.
County Attorney.
Daniel F Steck now serving MS
first term as county attorney mas no
opposition for the democratic nomlna-
ton as a candidate fer second term.
Mr.. Steck is a native Of Wapello
county. was born Dec. Is, 1881, in the
fourth ward of Ottumwa, is graduate
of the Ottumwa grammar and hlgh
schools and of the law department. OF
the state university in the class or l9ob
Since his graduation and admittance
to the bar in 1906 he has been engaged
in the practice of his profession in
Ottumwa affiliated with his father A.
c Steck under the firm name of Steck
& Steck. oo
Mr.. Steck was married in June 1908
since which time he has lived in the
fourth ward in Ottumwa; the ward in
which he was born and in which he
cast his first vote.
Coroner.
DR.. A. H. Peterson, who is seeking
the nomination of coroner on the
democratic ticket, is no stranger 10
Ottumwa voters, although this IS MS
| first step in county politics. he mas
served as city physician under tne
mayoralty Of T. J. Phillips and mas
practised his profession in Ottum"a
| for a number of years.
County Superintendent.
/ Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess, the candl'
date for the nomination on the demo
crat ticket for county superintendent
of schools is we'll known in school
circles and for many years taugns
school in Ottumwa. Mrs. Burgess. has
lived almost her entire life in the
county, having grown from girlhood &c
womanhood in Ottumwa where she Is
widely known Mrs. Burgess is serv
ing her second term in the office OF
county superintendent. having beer
returned to succeed herself two years
lago.
! Supervisors.
Tom Reinier, candidate for the OF
flee of supervisor on the democrat
ticket, is a native of Keokuk County
but has lived in WaDello county FOL
more than the life time Of the average
person. He is known to a large mum
her of voters Mr.. Reinier has been &C
tive in democratic politics and has
served as Q member of the board O.
supervisors before. retiring some
three years ago. Mr.. Reinier is one O
the well known farmers OF Dalonegs
township and resides some five mile:
out of Ottumwa. He is married ant
has family Of eight, all of whom are
living.
J. w. Hall, candidate for the nomi
nation Of county supervisor. was borl
in Illinois and came to Iowa in 1895
when he settled in Washington town
ship. He has been active in democra
politics since coming into the count!
and has bean for the greater part Q
his life here engaged in farming. III
was for time engaged in the grocer!
business with his sons in Eldon some
years ago. He is director in tn
Eldon Savings bank and is the treas
urer of the Big Four Fair association
He is one of the present members o
the board Of supervisors and durlns
the incumbenoy of his office has take!
Temporary leeidence in Ottumwa.
Homer B. Patterson. chairman o
the board of supervisors, was born il
/ Doric oounty and received his eduCd