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

Come now Thomas D. Foster, Ed
ward D. Fowler and Sumner Siberell
and respectfully show unto the honor.
able board Of supervisors that each OF
said contestants Is citizen and resi-.
dent of the city of Ottumwa, county
of Wapello and state of Iowa, and
have been such for many years last
past.
2. That on behalf of themselves
and hundreds of other citizens OF said
city, and on behalf of all who may de-
sire to join them herein, they file this
their contest of the statement Of gen.
eral consent for sale of intoxicating
liquor within said city of Ottumwa.
8. Contestants deny that such state
ment of general consent Is in fact sign
ed by majority of the voters resid-
ing in such city, voting therein at the
last preceding election, as shown by
the poll list of said election, as by law
required.
4. Whether or not notice of canvass
of said statement has been given as by
law required contestants state they do
not know, and do not admit that such
notice has been given, and call for
strict proof thereof. .fJ.- ss.-
S. Contestants challenge all names
of signers to said statement from the
fourth ward of said city for the reason
that at the time of filing said state.
ment there was not on file with, the
auditor of Wapello county poll list
showing under the oath of the judges
and clerks of the last preceding cleo
ton, as required by law, list or poll
Of the persons voting in said ward at
said election; in that what purports to
be the poll list of said election for said
ward fails to show that the oath of Of
flce was administered to the judges
and clerks of said election; and same
is a mere private memorandum with
out official significance. -,,~ -.,
s. Contestants challenge all names
of signers to said statement appear
ing to be from the third ward of said
city of Ottumwa. for the reason that
at the time of filing said statement
there was not on file with the auditor
of Wapello county, Iowa, poll list
showing under oath of the judges and
clerks of the last preceding election,
az required by law, list or poll of
the persons voting in said ward at said
election, if any; in that what purports
to be the poll list Of said election for
said ward fails to show that the oath
of office was administered to w. H.
Roscoe and to Geo. w. Kitterman as
Judges, and to j. E. Westbrook as
clerk of said election, and same is a
mere private memorandum without
Official significance. -.
Withdrawals.
7. Accompanying this statement Of
contest and hereby made part here
of, contestants file with the auditor
of said county and now present to
your honorable board written state
ments by persons whose names your
orators are informed and believe and
charge the fact to be are signed to
said statement of general consent,
and commanding your honorable board
that such persons withdraw their con-
sent to said statement and command
ing that their names shall not be
counted as upon the same. The names
withdrawn are here indicated by num-
Der only. each withdrawal beinT num-
bered to correspond with the =
such signer on sheet of the sam go.
Der comprised in said stateme.- :
general consent:
(Here follows list of numbers Of
Withdrawals, 2O7 in alb.
And contestants do hereby challenge
each and every name on said state
ment OF consent indicated by the with
drawals above named and by the cor
responding number on said statement
of consent
And contestants hereby reserve the
right to hereafter file further with
drawals during the canvass of said
statement; and do hereby challenge as
not upon said statement each and
every name which may be indicated by
such Withdrawals to be hereafter filed.
Detectives.
s. And contestants do hereby fur
Their challenge each and every name
on said statement of general consent
indicated by the following numbers
corresponding to the number OF the
name on said statement, and for the
cause In each instance given:
29-Because not signed within thir-
ty days prior to filing the statement.
1OO-Not on poll list.
Resigned after the statement was
filed.
15o-S Signed Sunday. Nov "a. 1912.