Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04

made afiidavit to the signatures upon
the following indicated sheets OF said
statement, the name upon each Of
which is hereby challenged a. not be-
ing attested by a reputable person.
(Here follows the numbers challeng-
ed. 1913 challenges in all)
(E) Contestants challenge the name
on sheet number 2,205 Of the statement
OF consent on the ground that the pur.
ported name of the signer to same, a.
contestants are informed and believe
and. thereupon charge the fact to be,
Is q forgery. ....
And upon such information and be-
lief contestants charge that ]. w.
Alderdice who made. af{idavit to said
signature committed perjury In falsely
swearing to the. same and was guilty
or the. crime OF uttering . forgery in
connection with same and because
thereof is not reputable person. That
said j. w. Alderdice ia the same per-
son who made affidavit to the sigma.
lures upon the following indicated
sheets OF said statement, the name
upon each OF which is hereby chal-
lenged as not being attested by a
reputable person.
(Here follows the numbers chal-
lenged, ninety-eight In aH.) ~.
F. Contestants challenge the name
on sheet No. 1896 Of the statement az
consent on the ground that the name
LOT the purported signer to same. as
contestants are informed and believe
and thereupon charge the fact to be,
lis forgery. @' Sd
leAA hA-
lief contestants charge that J. NJ. HUFF
man who made affldavit to said sigma.
ture committed perjury In falsely
, swearing to the same and was guilty
of the crime Of uttering forgery in
connection with same and because
thereof is not reputable person. That
said J. NJ. Thurman Is the same per
son who made afidavit to the sigma
lures upon the following indicated
sheets OF said statement, the name
upon each Of which Is hereby chal-
lenged as not being attested by a
reputable person.
(Here follows the numbers chal-
lenged. 1913 challenges in all.)
(C) Contestants challenge the
names on each Of the following sheets
OF said statement indicated by number
on such sheet on the ground that j..
Al Mongerson Is the person who IN
each instance made afldayit to the
signature upon each Of said sheets as
to the signing OF same, and the said
L. A. Mongerson 10 not reputable
person. because Of the fact as con.
testants are informed and believe and
charge the fact to be that he Is now
80 So 1ov .. $iv>on ~ hAa hoAn kAnN-
ing a gambling house at to wit over
No. 531 Church street In said city OF
Ottumwa and is otherwise not a
reputable person. 1Ts 49,.
Here follows a list Of numbers chal
lenged, sixty-nine challenges IN AID
10. Wherefore contestants demand
Of your honorable board that you pub
licly canvass said statement of con
sent. as by law required, affording con.
testants, by their counsel, and all Of
the public who may wish, to be pres
ent at all times such canvass is con-
Quoted: and that your honorable board
receive and pass upon the evidence
contestants have to offer in support Of
the challenges hereinbefore made: and
that upon such canvass and hearing
you declare said statement of general
consent to be insufficient and deny and
refuse the granting Of such consent.
Chester w. Whitmore.
Geo. L. Gillies,
Attorneys for contestants.
State of Iowa, Wapello county: So.
We, Thomas D. Foster, Edward D..
Fowler. and Sumner siberell, being
first duly sworn, on oath state that
we have read the foregoing statement
of contest and, upon information and
belief, are familiar with the facts
therein set forth, and upon such infor.
nation and belief aver the statements
therein made to be true. '. s2.@
(Signed) e..s .
Thomas D. Foster,
Edward D. Fowler,
Sumner Siberell.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me by the said
Thomas D. Foster, Edward d. Fowler
and Sumner Siberell this second day
Of January, 1918. - ,as5aa
......... ......
Notary public In and for Wapello
county. Iowa. ~
drawals from the saloon consent petit.
ton were filed this morning with the
county auditor by the drys. With the
withdrawals was bill of exceptions
and contest. which will be bitterly
prosecuted. The board Of supervisors
was also petitioned to throw out the
entire statement of - consent on the
grounds that names thereon, were
secured by fraud and that the petition
therefore is vitiated. The petition also
prays the board to subpoena witnesses
to give evidence to substantiate the
charges made.
Chester Whitmore, one of the at.
torneys for the drys, said this morning
that withdrawals would be filed with
the board up until the hour Of announc-
ing the final decision on the saloon
consent petition.
The original petition Of contest con-
tanned 207 Withdrawals and the first