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TUESTTAY May •», m.
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Fairfield, May 18. Fifty years ago
at Fairfield and throughout Jefferson
county during the summer of 1858, be
gan the life of St. Mary's Catholic
congregation which Sunday celebrates
tr.e- event by the dedication of a new
and grand church edifice, the-pride of
St. Mary's parish and one of the most
.bea'utiful buildings in this thriving
city.
The dedication ceremonies were
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if AM E DAVIS, D. D„
Bishop of Davenport, Who Presided
at the Dedication.
held Sunday and were attended by
the rich ritualistic ceremonial of the
church. The occasion brought to Fair
field the bishop of the Davenport dio
cese, Rev. James Davis, D, D., who
was assisted In the dedicatory cere
monies by a score of priests from
several places in the diocese. The Ot-
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REV. FATHER BULGER,
of Ottumwa.
Master of Ceremonies at the Vesper
Service.
SAYS HE KNEW
MRS. GUNNESS
EMPLOYE AT PACKING HOUSE
CLAIMS FAMILIARITY WITH
CARNAL HOUSE.
LAMPHERE IS CRAZY
Thinks Supposed Accomplice Was
Weak Minded—Believes the
Murderess is Somewhere in
Hiding.
a person femiliar with the history
and habits of the principals in the
famous Gunness case that lias stirred
the country by the terrifying crimes
committed, at Laporte, Ind., is em
ployed at the local packing plant In
stalling a sprinkler system. Lew
Waggoner, referred to above is a
resident of Laporte and tells many un
complimentary things about the Gun
ness house with which he is familiar,
.v having been at the place several times.
.The place bears a bad reputation says
Mr. Waggoner( and people in that
vicinity regard it as haunted.
Mr. Waggoner tells of a Swedish
girl he knew who quit working for
Mrs. Gunness because she was afraid
of her. The girl said there was one
room on the second floor that was al
ways kept locked with 3 padlocks.
Mr. Waggoner says Ray Lamphere
was "nutty* and thinks Mrs. Gunness
Is in hiding some place and says she
reads the newspapers and knows ex
actly how to dodge the police.
Mr. Waggoner says the house had a
bad name, two men having committed
Btdcide there and the neighbors said
jit' was "hawrted," and at one time it
jbad been used as a bouse of iljfame,
"but when Ktrs. Gunness bought it she
'soon made a beautiful place of it
|Tbe house stood about 2 miles out
itl! laporte on the bank of a small
/lake.
Two Are Injured.
Xiest Thursday night two of the
on the fire department got a bad
which niigtit nave resulted dan-
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
IbifJod You Have Always Bought
tUmwa priests, B«v. Father Hoppman,
Foley and Bulger being on the pro
gram. .took part, in the. prpgtajn,. also
priests from Burlington I'enox, Slbja,
fceokuk and other cities of the state!
An elaborate musical program was
prepared for the occasion by the
choir of St. Mary's church at Fairfield
and many singers outside assisted In
the program. Among the latter were
M. M. Crowford, director of St. Mary's
male choir of Ottumwa and B. F.
Blako, tenor, "also" of the male'choir
of Ottumwa. Rosewig's mass in "G"
was sung on the occasion by a choir
of thirty voices consisting of the fol
lowing:
Sopranos—Mrs. Parker, Misses
Anna Sullivan, Ethel Roth, Bridget
Kilfoy, Virginia Droz, Sarah O'Brien
and Edna Roth.
Altos—Mesdames Wilson, Kinnavey
and Montgomery Misses R. Burk
hart, Dora Shemanskl, F. Burkhart,
Kathryn Bonfleld.
Tenors—Messrs G. Bonfleld, F.
Burke, John Mannon.
Bassos—Messrs W. Walsh, J.
Hughes, H. Bureker and F. Kiskoski.
The regular choir will be assisted by
the following: M. M. Crawford, E. F.
Blake, J. E. Huot,, J. T. Davios, Misses
Anna Sullivan, Alicc O'Connor and
Josephine Baker.
Leader Miss Cora Ball organist
Miss Nellie Bonfleld.
Program for Day.
Program for the day including mass,
dedication and vespers is as follows:
10:00 a, m.—Dedication by Rt. Rev.
James Davis, D. D.
Assistant Priest—Rev. William P.
Shanahan.
Chanters—Rev. John Walsh, Rev.
John Adam, Rev. John Wolfe, Rev.
James Doran.
10:30 a. m.—Solemn high mass.
Chaplains to Rt. Rev. Bishop—Very
Rev. M. Bonfleld,Very Rev. D. M.
Gorman.
Celebrant of the mass—Rev John
Glenn.
Assistant Priest—Rev. William P.
Shanahan.
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porously. Eddie Baker and Thomas
Griffith were scuffling out on the
porch in front of the hall when they
fell aeainst the railing when St broke
and gave way and they fell to the,
brick pavement below, a distance of.'
about 15 feet. They were badly
bruised. Baker's left ankle was
thrown out of place, but otherwise
they are all right.
Mrs. Annie Farrell. 638 Plum street,
left for Cihcago last Saturday to visit
with her son, H. E. Farrell, manager
of the Weismans lunch rooms on 8th
and State streets. Last Sunday she
left for Chicago last Saturday to visit
summer visiting the scenes of her
childhood. H. E. Farel, her, son, was
on the Kronprincess to be gone all
an old employ of the Morrell packing
plant in the trimming room for a long
time and left here for Chicago a few
years ago.
Tells of Evans Fleet.
Joe Jacobson of the master mechanic
department, received a letter from his
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Schenck, of
Oakland, Cal., describing the visit of
Admiral Evans' fleet to San Francisco.
Mrs. Schenck says she and her hus
band were up most all night waiting
but when the 44 big ships came into
port and fired a salute of 21 guns each,
it was delightful to see.
Mrs. Schenck was well known in Ot
tumwa, having spent most of her lifo
here and has been cashier in Peterson
grocery and also in the Sunrise
grocery and worked in the canning
department for Morrel's for some time.
H. L. McLean of the government
force, has purchased of Frank Cone
of St. Joseph, Mo., the residence 1539
East Main street, formerly occupied by
Inspector A. W. Lee. The transaction
was for cash on a basis of about $40
a front foot. Mr. McLean will Improve
the property and occupy it for a resi
dence.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Biggs
a daughter, last Thursday.
Roy Courtney, of the killing gang,
badly cut his wrist of his left hand
last Thursday afternoon.
Arthur Smith, $£ the trimming
room, is in the hospital this week
threatened with appendicitis.
Mrs. A. H. Eller, of Pekin, Jeffer
son county, was here on a visit with
her brother, A. W. Peck, last Thurs
day.
Rerv. W. H. Hormel will attend the
general assemblv of the Presbyterian
church which meets in Kansas City
next Wednesday as a delegate from
the Presbytery of Iowa.
Rev. W. H. Hormel will conduct a
religious open air service at the home
of James Smith on the Hluffman
farm south of town Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. All neighbors are invited
to be present.
Mrs. Edyth Lannlng. of Chicago,
who has been visiting with her par
Bears the
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'New Catholic Church at Fairfield Dedicated
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REV. FATHER JAMES FOLEY.
"Ut"mwa Pastor Who was One if
the Chaplains to the Bishop at the
Vesper Service.
Deacon—Rev. J. J. Lyons.
Sub-Deacon—Rev. H. Knebel.
Master of Ceremonies—Rev. John
Walsh, Rev. John Adams.
Sermon—Very. Rev. M. Bonfleld.
Address—Rt. Rev. Bishop.
Te Deum—The congregation.
Evening Services.
Vespers—7:30 p. m.
Celebrant—Very Rev. F. W. Hopp
man.
Deacons—Rev. Frank M'Manus, Rev.
Bernard Mackln.
Address—Very Rev. D. M. Gordan.
Benediction—Rt. Rev. James Davis,
D. D.
Chaplafns to Rt. Rev. Bishop—Rev.
James Foley, Rev. William McCor
mick.
Master of ceremonies—Rev. William
Guinan, Rev. James Bulger.
Te Deum—The congregation.
Musical Program of Mass.
Rosewig's Mass In G.
Organ Voluntary Baptiste
Xyrie Rosewig
Chorus.
Christe Eleison Rosewig
Miss Anna Sullivan, Soloist, and
Gloria in- Excelsis Deo Rosewig
Chorus.
Et in Terra Pax Rosewig
Miss Anna Sullivan, Miss Josephine
Baker, Mr. E. Blake, Mr. M. Craw
ford.
Gratias
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.. Rosewig
E. F. Blake.
Domine Deus Rosewig
M. M. Crawfrod
Domine Fill Rosewig
Miss Anna Sullivan, Miss Josephine
Baker, E. F. Blake, M. M. Craw
ford.
Qui Tollis Rosewig
Chorus.
Veni Creator Millard
Miss Anna Sullivan, Miss Alice O'Con
ner, Miss Josephine Baker, J. A.
Huot, E. F. Blake, M. M. Crawford.
Credo Rosewig
Chorus.
entp, Inspector McLean and wife, re
turned to her home last Tuesday.
Frank P. Lee, traveling inspector
for the government and brother-in
law of Inspector McLean of this sta
tion, met with a very serious accident
in Omaha last week when he slipped
and fell in such a manner as to frac
ture three ribs and otherwise received
internal injuries that wil confine him
to his bed for some time.
Inspectors seem to be having an
undue amount of misfortune lately. A
few weeks ago the wife of Inspector
McLean fell and broke her arm. The
following week Inspector Fishbeck's
wife also broke her arm and now the
wife of Dr. McCall Is reported seri
ously ill at their home, 122 JefferBon
street.
E. Sipe is the latest addition to the
fire department and began his duties
last Friday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Kinney, of 122 Iowa avenue, a daugh
ter.
Mrs. Nevil Glew left for Chicago
last Sunday evening to attend the
supreme session of the Royal Neigh
bors of America as a state delegate.
Ralph Fishbeck, of Burlington, visi
ted at the home of his father, Inspec
tor Fishbeck, last Sunday.
At B. Osier, foreman of local room,
was on the sick list for a short time
this week.
Last Tuesday considerable excite
ment was caused by a wild western
cow. She had been driven into the
.-mughtering pen and knocked down.
The boys were going to stick her when
she got up and charged on them. She
•irovp rnem all out of the house and
charged on every body she met in
thf v.ivils The cow got away, ran
dewn to Benner. Hoffman's garden
farm where she was shot.
J. L. Hugan, manager of the new
sprinkler system left for Chicago last
Tuesday having finished the system
for Morrell & Co. This work has been
going on for more than a year.
Major. Spilman spoke at Rutledge
on the political issues of the day last
Thursday evening and wil speak
there again next Thursday.
Joseph Hanahan of the killing
gang, is the proud father of a new
ten, born last Thursday.
A#H GROVE.
Ash Grove.—Rev. Cooper held
quarterly meeting at the M. E. church
Sunday night.
Bud Albright and family and N.
Fletcher's were Sunday visitors at C.
E. Roberts.
Homer Cassell has quit working for
David' Jay.
Iva Elder and Cora Selman spent
Sunday afternoon with Ada Albright.
Alma and Mae Wilcox spent Sunday
with the Misses. Wheeler's.
Rev. Hunt filled his regular appoint
ment at the Christian church Sunday.
Charley Brown and wife spent Sun
day at the home of March Albright.
Austin McCarty and family w»rt»
recent visitors at Drakevlll*.
Genitum non factum Rosewig
Te Incarnatus Est Rosewig
E. F. Blake.
Et Incarnatus Est Rosewig
Et In Spiritum Rosewig
Miss Anna Sullivan, Miss Josephine
Baker, E. F. Blake, M. M. Crawford.
MBS1P8
SAYS MAY WILL
CLOSE VERY COOL
FOSTER PREDICTS MUCH LOWER
TEMPERATURE FOR LAST
HALF OF MONTH
POOR FOR GROWERS
Weather Will Not Be Favorable to
Rapid Vegetable Growth—Storm
Forces After May 16—In­
creased Rainfall.
Dry in the dry districts and an in
crease of rain where the rain has
been falling during the early month,
is the program for the next weather
disturbance. Foster also says that the
last half of the month will be cooler
as the temperature will tend that way.
A complete forecast follows:
Washington, D. C., May 16. Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 13 to 17, warm
wave 12 to 16, cool wave 15 to 19.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 16, cross Pacific slope by
close of 17, great central valleys 18
to 20, eastern states 21. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about 16,
great central valleys 18, eastern
states 20. Cool wave will cross Pa
cific slope about 19. great central val
leys 21, eastern states 23.
This disturbance will be of more
than usual force. Where some rain
has been fallling it will increase and
where it has been dry it will be
drier. The tendency of the tempera
ture will be downward preparatory to
a very cool spell of weather for May.
Fifth disturbance of May will
reach Pacific coast about 20, cross
Pacific slope by close of 21, great cen
tral valleys 22 to 24, eastern stated
25. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about 20, great central valleys
22, eastern states 24. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about 23, great
central valleys 25, eastern states 27.
Weather will average cooler than
usual during the week of this disturb
ance. Moderate rains may be expect
ed except in the drouth districts and
the force of the storms will continue
to increase.
Immediately following May 16
threatening weather and aa increase
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OTT0MWA COURIER
By Bishop Davis Elaborate All Day Ceremonies Mark Even
Credo In unum Rosewlg
Miss Anna Sullivan
Deum de Deo Rosewig
Bass Chorus.'
Rev. Father Hogan, the Pastor,
and the New Church Dedicated
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Et in unam Sanctum Rosewig
M. M. Crawford and choir.
Offertory, "Ave Maria" Gounod
Miss Anna Sullivan
Sanctus Rosewig
Chorus.
Benedictus Rosewig
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REV. FATHER JOHN GLENN.
Lenox Pastor Yho Was the Cele
brant of the Dedication Mass. Rev.
Father Glenn Lived in Ottumwa Be
fore he Joined the Priesthood.
liMAMriietatfiSiu
Sunday
E. F. Blake, Soloist and Chours.
Agnus Dei Rosewig
Miss Josephine Baker, Soloist and
Choir.
Vocal Duet Selected
Miss Alice O'Conner, J. A. Huot.
Te Deum—Congregation.
History of St. Mary's Church.
Nearly fifty years have elapsed
since the parish was first organized.
To give a true account of the early
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days of Catholicity in Fairfield, his
torical documents are necessary.
When these are wanting one must de
pend on the testimony of the early
settlers for the facts and exploits of
the early missionaries.
Irt the summer of 1858 the advance
guard of the Burlington and Missouri
River railroad, now the Burlington
Route, arrived at Fairfield. With it
came an army of man, blazing its
route from river to river. Many
among these men were of the Catholic
faith.
With these came a great number of
people from southern France who or
ganized a colony in the southern part!
of Jefferson county, now known as
the French settlement. In and around
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Fairfield settled also a few other!
Catholic families of different nation
alities, chief among them were the
German and Polish. These were the
pioneers of Catholicity and the found
ers of St. Mary's parish.
Prior to the building of the church
mass was celebrated in the "shanty"
as it was known at that time, of one
of the faithful, or in the court house
or anywhere that was accessible. In
the late fifties and early sixties Fair
field and vicinity was attended by
Father Kinslow of Burlington the
Very Rev. John Kreckel, first dean ot
Ottumwa, and Rev. D. Wheeler of Mt.
Pleasant. Rev. James Slattery was
the first priest to organize the Cath
olics of Fairfield Into a separate con
gregation and to build a church.
Catholics and non-Catholics alike
contributed to the building fund. It
of the storm force will come. General
tendency of temperatures will be
downward and showers will increase
east of the Mississippi.
The best growing weather of May
will have passed by 16 and from that
to the end of the month tempera
tures will be low for rapid vegetable
growths. Last half of May will cause
some uneasiness on account of drouth
west of the Mississippi and cold
rains east of that line with tendency
to rust on the wheat. In middle Can
ada the weather will not be good for
spring wheat. Corn will not do well
last half of May and oats will be af
fected in places by drouth and farther
east by cold rains.
Foster on Corn Corner.
"Chicago markets report corn above
70 cents. There is no good reason for
such prices and farmers should al
ways sell under such circumstances.
If the boards of trade continue to
permit such practices then they, the
boards of trade, should be outlawed
and abolished. The trade In grain
makes it unsafe for any but a million
aire speculator to deal in grain cer
eals and these corrupt practices us
ually prevefnt producers from secur
ing fair prices for their products. Gen
eral governments, in the past, have
been instituted for protection against
robber nations, but now they would
be more useful in protecting produc
ers from robber speculators. The peo
ple can do anything in a government
like ours if they take a notion to do,
but the trouble is that they remain di
vided over some fool party non-essen
tial while the robber speculators
dean out thc-ir pockets. There is no
safety to the masses unless they can
get together by giving their united
support to statesmen who are their
real friends. Partyisms divide the
people too
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ber element to conquer."
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YOUNG AT FAIRFIELD.
Des Moines Editor Speaks For Two
Hours in Behalf of
Allison.
Fairfield, May, 16.—(Special)—
Lafe Young stirred things up for Al
lison last night speaking for two hours
to a packed house. Every mention of
Allison's name was greeted with ap
plause, and when Young presented a
masterly plea to Republican voters to
rise in their manhood and send Allison
back to the senate, the cheers were
deafening.
After an introduction of consider
able length Young began to tell the
story of Cummins' political experience
beginning with the "Cummins-Young
partnership," as he called it, and end
ine with the nresent campaign. His
Is related that John Mahon, a non
Catholic, sought the honor of being the
first man to haul a load of rock for
the new church, and it is said he
achieved the deBired pleasure and be
fore the dawn of day was on the
ground, on which the new church now
stands with a load of rock. The
foundation was built by Messrs, Hag
gerty and Scannell. Father
Slattery directed the enter
prise.
Old records in the poses
slon of the family of the lat»
Thomas Bonfleld show that
the erection of the first
church was begun in the
summer of 1864. The lum
ber was purchased by Father
Slattery from Rand of Bur
lington. The money which
had been subscribed was not
sufficient to pay the lumber
bill and at Father Slattery'a
request, Mr. Bonfleld, who
was then a prosperous mer
chant, signed with him a
note for $300. Before the
note1 became due and before
the church was complete'}
Father Slattery died, leav
ing no estate. Mr. Bonfleld
paid the note and assumed
the immediate financial
burden of carrying th
church. to completion in
1866. Besides paying this note Mr.
Bonfleld paid other considerable
sums of which he kept a detailed ac
count, and it 1# quite certain that the
amounts he advanced exceeded the
amounts afterward repaid him by sub
scriptions by a Bum at least equal to
E. F. BLAKE,
Tenor Soloist in St. Mary's Male
Choir of Ottumwa, Who Had
a Prominent Part in the Musical
Program of the Dedication.
MED FORGER
GETS LONG TERM
CHARLES HENDERSON PLEADED
GUILTY TO FORGERY
YESTERDAY.
GRAHAM TO PRISON
Young Car Breaker Taken to Ft. Mad
ison Last Evening—Mrs. Susie
Trachsell Asks For a
New Trial.
Charles Henderson, colored, who
passed forged notes at the Steller
meat market and two other places
last winter, pleaded guilty to one ot
the three indictments returned against
him by the grand jury and was im
mediately sentenced to the peniten
tiary at Ft. Madison under the inder
mate act, covering a period not to
exceed 30 years, by Judge Vermilion
yesterday.
Graham to Penitentiary.
Sheriff William Jackson and Deputy
County Clerk James Gee escorted
Harry Graham, convicted car breaker,
to the penitentiary at Ft. Madison,
last evening. Graham will serve a
term not to exceed ten years.
Messrs Jackson and Gee returned by
way of Burlington where they stopped
off several hours at the exercises ot
the Elk's in the dedication of the new
home in that city.
New Trial is Asked For.
Attorneys for Mrs. Susie Trachsell
have filed motion for a new trial. The
argument will take place Tuseday
morning. A jury in the district court
found Mrs. Trachsell guilty of adul
tery, in one of the first cases of the
kind to be tried in Wapello county
in years.
split with Cummins began seven years
ago, he declared, when he saw the
ruthless manner in which those stand
ing in Cummins' way were slaughter
ed.
As to the "young man" phase of
Cummins' present campaign, Young
said that ten years ago when they
were running him under the same plea
Cummins became a grandfather.
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one-third of the entire cost of tho,1
church.
After Father Slattery's time, St«
Mary's congreation was attended bjf?
Fathers Shannon, Walsh, Morang
Schiffmacher, Kelly, Nodler antl|
Hogan.
Father H. J. Hogan, the priest now^v
at the head of St. Mary^s ^church va%
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VERY REV. F. W. HOPPMAN
Rector of Pt. Marv's Church, Ott'imwa,}.
Who Was the Clelebrant of
the Vesper Service. 4*"
appointed by Bishop Davis to this city
Jan .1, 1906. As a result of his energy
and appeal a new church became a/
parish topic. Ground was broken in?
May, 1907, and on July 21, 1907, th#
corner stone was laid by Bishop Davl«'
of Davenport, In an impressive cere-J
mony.
M. M. CRAWFORD,
Director of St. Mary's Male Chorus of»
Ottumwa, Who Was the Basso
Soloist in the Dedicatory Musical
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Announcement.
The report has been circulated, to
the effect that I am not a candidate
for nomination for Justice of Peace,
and therefore I wish it known, thai i.vV.'
I am a candidate for nomination foi
Justice of Peace of Wapello coun-
I hereby announce that I am a can-,
didate on the Democratic ticket for
township trustee of Center township, •,
subject to the primary June 2 1908.
EDDYVILLE.
Eddyville—Among the Ottumwa
business callers Thursday were Loren
Albaugh, Fred Padgett, William Alli
son, Jake Alders. Ed. Harding and
Willie Berry, several of them attend
ing the show in Ottumwa that day.
Miss Statta Harding, went to Ot
tumwa Thursday where she visited
with her father, Samuel Harding, wh«
is in the Ottumwa hospital.
Miss Edna Shea returned to he*
home in Blakesburg Thursday moring
after visiting several days with he
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shea
and aunt. Miss.Alie Shea.
Mrs. Frank Kussart and little daugh
ter find Mrs. Strange went to Oska
loosa Thursday to spend the day with
friends and shopning.
Decoration day will be observed by
the John Wolcox post, citizens and
other civic societies. The exercises
will be held at the Leggett opera house
at 2 p. m., Saturday. May 30. At tha
meeting Saturday, May 9, the following
executive committee was appointed:
J. M. Ryan, John Jageh and AmoS
Gray.
Mrs. N. H. Brunson and Miss Majl
Harding went to Ottumwa Wednes
day afternoon and visited with friendi
over night and attended to businesi
affairs.
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ty on the Democratic ticket, having
filed my affidavit several weks ago. r-'-vs*
C. C. Ayres. w'i"
Announcement.
I desire to announce my candidacy
for the democratic nomination for tha
office of county superintendent ol
schools at the June primary. ,»
Stella W. McCormick.
Announcement.
I am a candidate on the Democratla
ticket for the nomination of coroner,
subject to the primary on June 2,
1908. Dr. H. H. Conroy.
Announcement.
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I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for the nomination for the
office of constable on the Democratic.
ticket, subject to the primary, June 2,
1908.
J. M. Huffman.
Announcement.
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J. T. Forsythe.