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THE INTERURBAN.
The fact that one-fourth of the
stock in the Interurban Construction
company was sold in one evening 's
an evidence that Ottumwa means bus
iness this time. It is realized that
this intervirban campaign was organ
ized on a business footing and will be
conducted in a business-like manner.
No steps werg taken to raise money
until there was a business organiza
tion to go before the people. It wis
not until the interurban matter was
considered from every angle that tho
decision was reached to organize a
company with a capital stock of $10,
000 to make the surveys and other
preliminary arrangements for the line,
ind then the Commercial association
committee went before the people, not
with a request for donations, but for
the purchase of stock in this company.
At .the meeting last night 2,780
shares at* $1 a share were sold\ This
Is more than one-fourth of the amount
considered necessary. There should
be no delay in the sale of the remaind
er of the stock. It cannot be questlon
Bd that the money will be returned ten
told through the manifold advantages
that come with the interurban. Citi
zens who have not become interested
In this matter should communicate
with a member of the interurban com
mittee, or with the secretary of the
Commercial association. There should
be no delay, as it is earnestly desired
to secure the passage of the necessary
ordinance by the council in order that
the interurban matter may be brought
before the voters at the coming spring
election.
A NEW BRYAN STORY.
William E. Curtis, writing from
Washington to the Chicago Record
Herald, tells a new Bryan story. He
came upon a group of Democratic
statesmen the other day in the
senate cloakroom who were discuss
ing the future of William Jennings
Bryan and as to -whether he would
seek a' fourth nomination for the
presidency. Then, he relates, one of
the senators took a newspaper clip
ping from his pocket and read the
following fable:
"On a certain Occasion an indis
creet Man placed Himself beneath a
descending Piledriver. He was crush
ed to a Jelly, but a Spark of Life Re
mained. The Doctors, by Dint of
Bandages, Splinters, Plaster of Paris,
Molds and Other Appliances of the
Healing Art, Restored his Body to a
Semblance of Human Shape. The
Patient then lay for Several Days in
a Stupor. Finally one Morning he
Opened his Eyes, looked languidly
Around, and said in a Feeble Voico
to the Attendant:
'"Where Is it? Let Me Hit It
Again.'"
The senator remarked with a wise
tone, says Mr. Curtis, that the vain
of a fable was in the application
thereof.
"DADDY KNOWS."
William Allen White, the Kansas
editor-author-philosopher, uses the
Ruth Bryan Leavitt divorce case as
the text for the following lay
mon:
"The moral for the Bryan girl's
tragedy is that Daddy Knows. He
Bees men every day in all of the as
pects. He sees good men. He sees bad
men who have some good in them
He sees designing men and weak men
and all sorts and conditions of men
And he knows. More than that, his
heart is Just as soft as yours, and if
the man Is any kind, of a man you
will be 'happy, but Daddy Knows.
"Trust him. Believe that if there is
any show for you at all, Daddy won'
object. Daddy is not the crank he
seems. Daddy wants you to be happy
He has all the high hopes for you that
you have for yourself, and when Dad
dy says so—Daddy knows. If girls
would only remember that, this would
be a brighter, happier world. For
Daddy, who isn't of much use around
the house and is generally supposed to
be considerable of an 'it' one way or
another, at home—Daddy, who seems
to have forgotten all about the golden
land of true romance in which youth
lives, old Daddy's memory is long,
and his soui is wrapped up in you,
fff dear—Daddy Knows."
Mr. White's remarks fit this par-
r*ticular
case because Mr. Bryan oppos-
,ed his daughter's marriage to the ar
tist Leavitt, an unhappy union which
-i,^has reached its climax in the divorce
court.
A FAKE TRAGEDY.
It now develops that the horrible
•tale of torture told yesterday by the
girl found bound and presumably mis
treated in a bathroom of a Chicago
hotelv was all fldtion. The blood foun
in the basin and the tub was made up
of port wine and water. There was
no assault and the girl is in the hosp'
^tal today a little worse for her experl
ence.
The girl had been arrested for a
theft recently. She is supposed to
\ir„have arranged the hotel fiasco in order
™-rv* to throw suspicion on a woman who
'if appeared against her when she was
under the charge of theft. When she
gets out of the hospital it might be a
mm
good idea to send her before a lunacy
commission before her fertile imagina
tion is given any further play-
Rear Admiral Evans believes that
congress could show more activity in
caring for the needs of the navy. For
instance, he points'out, when the bat
tleship fleet started on its cruise
round the world the navy had to fit
up several old ships, relics of the
Spanish-American war, as storeships
and auxiliaries. "I suppose," he said
in a lecture the other day. "we will
have to keep on doing this sort of
tiling until congress wakes up." Then
he added. "I am not criticising con
gress, of course you understand, be
cause
unaersianu,
our navy regulations torma january
that, but I would criticise congress it
the regulations didn't forbid." Ad
miral Evans has a tactful way of air
ing his views without stepping on
the congressional corns.
«The state of Iowa is now sixty years
old. One of the sons it gave to the
country was identified more promi
nently in the framing of the nation'^
policies and laws than any statesman
who figured in the history of the
country during that time. Every one
is now given the opportunity to have
a part in paying a justly earned trib
ute to this man by subscribing to the
Allison memorial fund. Iowans can
this means testify to their apprecia
tion of the honor the late senator
brought to liis state.
The Marion Register publishes this
paragraph:
George W Calhoun of Marshalltown
has two lemon trees four years oil
which bear fruit about three times
the size of an ordinary lemon. Hals
off to the lemon city.
After all the uncomplimentary
things Marshalltown has said about
this city there may be some Ottunv
wans who will conclude that lemon
city" is good.
Another bar has been found to
Senator Knox's serving as secretary of
state. After congress had passed a bill
repealing the law which increased the
secretary's salary in order to remove
the constitutional bar, it. has been dis
covered that the appropriations bill
still provides for the same old salary.
Now the bill must again be sent back
to conference to patch it up. Some of
the constitutional lawyers in congress
seem to be asleep at the switch all
around.
The coroner's jury in the Chicago
crib case, which cost more than sixty
lives, came to the conclusion that
"the tragedy was caused by the stor
age of dynamite under dangerous
conditions, but that no one was to
blame because, though safer means of
storing are extant, they have not been
adopted by users of dynamite in thnc
vicinity." Chicago's duty is to see to
it that safer means of storing dyna
mite are adopted.
It has come to plans in New York,
the Chicago Record-Herald remarks,
that-the dancer who dances with her
shoes on is regarded as an insolent
prude.
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
In the Editor and Publisher an ar
ticle on the famed battle of Waterloo
is reported from the London Times
which is of interest as showing what
little attention was given to an event
of such magnitude. The article fol
lows:
In a little old-fashioned tavern on
the east side of New York, kept by
John McSorlev, and famous below
Fourteenth street as "The. Old House
at Hortie," arc many curios upon the
walls in the fashion of such places.
Among them is a copy of the London
Times, date oi June 22, 1815. It Is
carefully kept in frame and glass. The
account of the battle of Waterloo is at
the bottom of the last column, first
page, and is the only news item on the
pare. The article has no heading. The
printed story of the great battle is as
follows:
"We have seen a gentleman who left
Brussels on Sunday evening, at which
time the people wore manifesting the
greatest joy for a decisive victory
gained by thn Duke of Wellington on
that day. The wounded were beginning
to be brought In in wagons as that
gentleman quitted Brussels.
"Manv of the British officers present
in the affair of the 16th declared they
never witnessed more severe fighting
in the Peninsula than that which took
place on the plains of Fleurus and Its
vicinity. What made the fate of the
79th and 42d regiments so severe was
their having been taken by surprise by
a strong force of cuirassiers, who lay
In ambush for them in a road, the
whole of which was intercepted by
fields of corn immensely high. With
such fury was the 79th regiment at
tacked that most of them were cut to
pieces, and the whole were in danger
of being destroyed but for the coming
up of the hrave 42d regiment. This lat
ter regiment formed Itself into a
square, and five times they were
broken. On the sixth attack they
formed the rlan of opening a pas
sage to the enemy and the moment
he effected it they changed their posi
tion, and so hemmed in the cuirassiers
that not a single man was suffered "to
escape: thus was the destruction of
one of Bonaparte's finest regiments
completed. Col. Cameron, says our
Informant, was killed at the head of
the gallant 42d. Next day, Saturday,
when the gallant 79th was mustered,
the men amounted to no more than
64 and two officers. A few more, how
ever, expected to be brought in. Gen
eral Picton's division- did wonders,
and the gallant General himself fought
at the head of it in a manner to aston
ish the greatest veterans. The Duke
of Wellington exposed himself, as
usual, to Imminent danger the bul
lets, says our Informant, were whiz
zing about him in „all directions."
MOULTON.
Moulton—Clarence Ensley was here
from Cedar Rapids the first of the
week on a visit with friends.
John Silver was in Des Moines Mon
day on business.
L. M. Flower left last week for
Oklahoma for a visit with friends and
relatives.
Will Sayers came over from Center
ville Sunday visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holmon were
over from Cei.tervllle Sunday visiting
at tho parental F. M. Davis home.
•Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Steckney are
here from Denver, visiting their son.
Carl Beggs and Ernest Cupp re
turned to Washington. Kansas, after
a four weeks' visit with relatives.
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Jan. 2, 1909, being the first
day of the January session, 9 o'clock
a. m.
Board met according to 'law. All
members present. Chairman T. J.
Relaier in the chair, morning session
spent in settling for year 1908, on
motion of Relnhard, seconded by Wil
son that we now adjourn. Motion car
ried.
T. J. Reiner. Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By N. L. Arrison, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super-
Ql,s January 1909
being thje 2nd day
session.
Fairchild takes
of my knowledge and ability I will ful
fill the duties of the office of county
supervisor of Wapello county, so help
me God. On motion of Reinhard, sec
onded by Fairchild, Wm. Wilson was
chosen chairman of the board of su
pervisors for the ensuing year. On mo
tion the county was divided into su
pervisors districts for bridge purposes,
William Wilson to have charge of Cen
ter township, north of the river, also
Competine, Pleasant Dahlonega,
Agency and Washington townships.
Reinhard to have charge of Center
township south of the river also
Adams, Green and Keokuk townships,
and Fairchild io have charge of High
land, Richland, Columbia, Cass and
Polk townships.
A motion was made by Reinhard
and seconded by Fairchild that the
building of the slaughter and smoke
house at the county farm, be let by
bids according, to specifications now
on file at the county auditor's office,
the board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids. Motion carried.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Monday, January 4, at nine
o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.:
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
ors January 5, 1909, being the 4th day
of the January session. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present. President Wm. Wilson in thij
chair. Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved, the day was spent
in examining and allowing the claims,
and trancasting other miscellaneous
business. Board adjourns to meet
January 6 at 9 o'clock.
Proceedings of the board of super
ors January G, 1909, being the 4th day
of the January session. Board met
pursuant, to adjournment, members all
present. President Wm. Wilson in the
chair. Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved, upon recommenda
tion from the' city council, tax abate
ment petitions of the following parties
were granted: Mrs. Virginia Clark,
soldier's widow Mrs. L. Chodat, Mrs.
S. E. Long, Louisa Grotz and Mrs.
Mary Grotz and Mrs. Mary A. Baritt.
The appointments of .F. Stevens as
deputy county auditor and W. E. Knox
as deputy, Wanda Gee as deputy, was
confirmed. The following official
bonds were examined and approved:
Chas. W. McCarty, county, auditor
James V. Curran, county treasurer
George Phillips, county clerk L. L.
Swenson, county recorder.
Seneca Cornell, county attorney
Elizabeth Burgess, county superlnten
dent of schools W. C. Wyman, sur
veyor A. W. Slaught, coroner
Henry Glenn, deputy treasurer Jas.
Stevens, deputy auditor James Gee,
deputy clerk W. E. Knox, deputy
sheriff E. R. Mitchell, deputy coun
ty attorney.
Justice of the peace, M. L. Kirk,
B. Melick, J. M. Ryan, George Hib
bert, August Hultman, J. B. Carman
J. L. Youngker, A. R. Burns Con
stables C. Crawley. Roy McCune, W,
A. Derby, L. E. Schaffer, Enoch
Johnson and Chas. Rudltin.
Assessors, J. C. Miller, W. B. Nash
U. S. Hawthorne, Norman H. Sum
mer. C. L. Hamilton, O. H. McCoy, W.
H. Baxter, Leonard Nelson and W. S.
Stevens.
Township Clerks, F. A. Waddell, F.
L. Warder, Frank Skinner, Paul B.
Ramser, W. S. Dickson, A. H. Hender
son and W. R. Gift.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet January 7 at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
ors January 7, 1909 being the 5th day
of the January session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all .members present. President Wm.
Wilson in the chair. The minutes of
previous meeting were read and ap
proved. The day was spent in ex
amining and allowing claims and tran
sacting other miscellaneous business.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet January 8 at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January 8, 1909, being the sixth
day of the January session. Board met
pereuant to adjournment, members all
present President Wm. Wilson In
the chair.
The bond of J. W. Shields as con
stable of Adams township, was ex
amined and approved. The day was
spent in examining and allowing
claims and transacting other miscel
laneous business. On motion the
board adjourned to meet Monday,
January 11, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January 11, 1909, being the
seventh day of the January session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members all present, President Wm.
Wilson in the chair. The minutes of
Uk* J1.
ot January session.
the oath of ofiice
I, A. J. Fairchild do solemnly swear ..
that I will support the constitution of amined and approved: George Shaw
the United States, the constitution of Charles W. Peterson, W. War
the state of Iowa and that to the best j"en' Phelps and W. J. oung.
OTTUMWA COTTRIEB
the previous meeting read ana ap
proved.
The following bonds were approved:
For justice of the peace, Amos Proctor
and Marion Smith for constable, A.
M. Cowger. The day was spent in ex
amining and allowing claims and
transacting other miscellaneous busi
ness. On motion (he board adjdurned
to meet January 14, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, January 14, 1909. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present President. Wm. Wilson in the
chair. Minutes of the previous meet
ing read ami approved.
The following assessors' bonds ex-
Constable bonds approved: R. C.
Prouty and Goldie Howard.. Town
ship clerks' bonds approved: C. R.
Worley and Jacob Roberts.
A motion that we purchase lot 155
Dain addition to Ottumwa from Mar
tin Hardsocg for the sum of four
hundred dollars ($400.00). and lot 156
Dain addition to Ottumwa from
Samuel Johnson for the sum of four
hundred dollars ($400.00), was carried.
Said lots were' purchased for the
purpose of storing county bridge
material thereon. On motion the board
adjourned to meet Jan. 15 at 9 o'clock
a. m.
18,
Wm. Wilson Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. "W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January 15, 1909, being the
ninth day of the January session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present President Wm.
Wilson in the chair. The minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
TTie bonds of B. H. Picken and
Andrew Giltner as justice of the
peace were examined and approved.
The day was spent in examining and
allowing claims and transacting other
miscellaneous business. On motion
the board adjourned to meet January
at 9 o'clock a m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January IS, 1909, being the
tenth day of the January session.
Board met in pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present: President
Wm. Wilson in the chair. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The bid of John Scott for building
the slaughter and smoke house at the
county farm was accepted for $695.00,
said building to be erected according
to plans on file in the county auditor's
ofHce. The balance of the day was
spent in transacting other miscellan
eous business. Board adjourned to
meet January 20, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairmaji.
Attest: C. W.' McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January 20. 1909, being the
eleventh day of the January session
Board met pursuant to adiournment
members all present President Wm
Wilson in the chair. Minutes of the
previous meeting were read and ap
proved.
The reports of G. B. Melick. justice
of the peace, and W. M. Crlswell
constable, were examined and approv
ed for the year 1908. Taxes to the
amount of $15.48 on lot 107, -block 35,
Smith's fifth addition to Ottumwa,
were abated, it being a double assess
ment. The contract for the new
work and repairs on Wapello count.v
bridges for the year 1909 was award
ed to Charles Reinler. On motion
the board adjourned to meet January
21, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors January 21, 1909, being the
twelfth day of the January session.
The board met pursuant to adiourn-1
ment, all members present Presi
dent Wm. Wilson In the chair. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
On motion John Criswell was ap
pointed overseer of the poor for Ot
tumwa, city, and Dr. J. W. Elerick was
appointed county physician for the en
suing year. Dr. C. S. Reed was ap
pointed township physician for Agency
township for the year 1909. The bal
ance of the day was spent in examin
ing and allowing claims and other
miscellaneous business. On motion
the board adjourned to meet January
22, 1909 at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, January 22, 1909, being the
13th day of the January session. Board
met persuant to adjournment. Mem
bers all present. President Wm. Wil
son In the chair. The minutes ot last
meeting were read and approved.
On motion the Ottumwa Review, Ot
tumwa Courier, Blakesburg Excelsior,
Eldon Forum and Eddyville Tribuno
were chosen as the official papers for
the year 1909, the last thre^e named pa
pers to each receive one-third as much
as the first two named papers, the
same as in former years. The official
bond of W. W. Jackson, sheriff, was
examined and approved.
The annual reports of C. C. Ayres,
justice of the peace, and J. M. Huff
man, constable, were approved and
settlement in full made with them for
the year 1908. On motion \e board
adjourned to meet Jan. 23 at 9 o'clock.
Wm. Wilson, Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, January 23, 1909, being the 14th
day of the January session. Board
met pursuant to adjournment, mem
bers all present. President William
Wilson in the chair. Minutes of th-s
last meeting were read and approved.
The following resolutions to issue
bridge bonds unanimously adopted.
Resolution.
Whereas, the outstanding indebted
ness against the bridge fund of Wa
pello county, Iowa,' amounts to the sum
of ($31,000) thirty-one thousand dol
lars, which indebtedness has been In
curred in the making and repairing of
the bridges of said county, and in
cludes the sum of ($23,000) twenty
three thousand five hundred dollar*,
appropriated from said fund for the
building of a new bridge over the Des
Moines river near Cllffland in said
county, all of which is now the bind
ing and subsisting obligation of said
county, and it appearing to the under
signed board of supervisors of said
county, that it is to the best interest of
the county to fund said debt by issu
ing bonds as provided for in section
1403 in the supplement-of the code of
Iowa, so as to extend the time of pay
ment and reduce the rate of interest
but not increase the amount, of said
indebtedness therefore be it- resolv
ed by the board of supervisors of Wa
pello county, Iowa,
That there are hereby authorized to
be issued by the county of Wapello
county, its bonds to the amount of
($31,000) thirty-one thousand dollars,
for the purpose of funding a like
amount of outstanding Indebtedness,
which shall consist of thirty-one bonds
of the denomination of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) each, and numbered
from one to thirty-one Inclusive. Said
bonds shall be designated "Wapello
county bridge funding bonds of 1909
and shall be dated March 1', i909, and
become due and payable aB follows:
$5,000 due March 1, 1910.
$5,000 due March 1, 1911.
$5,000 due March 1, 1912.
$5,000 due March 1, 1913,
$5,000 due March 1, 1914.
$6,000 due March 1, 1915.
And said funding bonds shall bear
interest at the rate of (4 per cent.)
four per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually, which interest shall be
evidenced by interest coupons, to ba
attached to each of said bonds and
both principal by interest coupons, to
be attached to each of said bonds and
both principal and interest of said
bonds shall be made payable at the
county treasurer's office in the city of
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Sec. 2. Said funding bonds shall be
issued under and pursuant to and in
strict conformity with the provisions
of section 403 of the supplement t.
section 404 of the code of Iowa. The
proceeds of the sale of said funding
bonds shall be placed in the bridge
fund and used for the payment of the
1907 code of IoWa.
Section 3—Said funding bonds shall
be signed by the chairman of the
board of supervisors and attested by
the county auditor and the seal of the
county affixed, and when executed said
bonds shall be delivered to the county
treasurer and shall be by him regis
ter.ed, and disposed of in strict con
formity. outstanding indebtedness
against said fund, and for no othe
purpose, the intention being to change.
but n°t to increase the Indebtedness
of said county.
Dated, January 23, 1909.
(Signed)
Wm. Wilson, president" board of su
pervisors.
J. W. Reinhard, member board of -su
pervisors.
A. J. Fairchild, member board of su
pervisors.
The following resolution to issue
funding bonds was also adopted.
Resolutions.
Whereas, The outstanding indebted-,
ness against, the county fund of Wa
pello county, Iowa, January 1. 1909,
amounted to the sum of ($50,000) fifty
thousand "dollars and the outstanding
indebtedness against the poor farm
fund, January 1, 1909, Amounted to the
sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dol
lars, all of which indebtedness is now
the binding and subsisting obligation
of this'county and it appearing io
the undersigned board of supervisors
of said county that it is to the best,
interest of county to fund said debt by
Issuing bonds as provided for in sec
tion 463 of the supplement to the code
of Iowa, so as to extend the time of
payment and reduce tht rate of Inter
est, but not increase the amount of
said indebtedness. Therefore, be It
resolved by the board of supervisors
of Wapello county, Iowa.
Section 1. That there are hereby
authorized to be issued by the county
of Wapello, Iowa, its bonds to the
amount of sixty-five thousand ($65,
000) dollars, for the purpose of fund
ing a like amount of outstanding in
debtedness, which shall consist of six
ty-five bonds of the denomination of
one thousand dollars each, and num
bered from one to sixty-five inclusive.
JfrS
Said bonds shall be designated, "Wa
pello county funding bonds of 1909,
second series," and shall be dated
March 1, 1909, and becomes due and
payable as follows:
$4,000.00 due March 1, 1911.
$4,000.00 due March 1, 1912.
$4,000.00 due March 1, 1913.
$4,000.00 due March 1, 1914.
$4,000.00 due March 1, 1915.
$7,000.00 due March l,'l918.
$8,000.00 due March 1, 1917.
$10,000.00 due March 1, 1918.
$10,000.00 due March 1, 1919.
$10,000.00 due March 1, 1920,
and said funding bonds shall bear in
terest at the rate of four (4) per cent
um per annum, payable semiannually,
which interest shall be evidenced by
interest coupons to be attached to
each of said bonds, and both principal
and Interest of said bonds shall be
made payable at the county treasur
er's offlcejn the city of Ottumwa, la.
Sec. 2. "Said funding bonds shall be
issued under and pursuant to, and in
strict conformity with the provisions
of section 403 of the supplement of
the code of Iowa.
Sec. 3. Said funding bonds Bhall be
signed by the' chairman of the board
of supervisors fl|id attested by the
county auditor, and the seal of the
county affixed, and when executed,
said bonds shall be delivered to the
county treasurer and shall be by hlrn
registered and disposed of In strict
conformity with section 404 of the
code of Iowa, the proceeds of. the sal 3
of said funding bonds shall be used
for the' payment of the outstanding in
debtedness against the county fund
and the poor farm fund, and for no
other purpose. The intention being t)
change but not to Increase the In
debtedness of said county.
Dated this 23rd day of January,
1909. ..
(Signed.)
Wm: Wilson, president board of su
pervisors.
J. W. Reinhard, member of board of
supervisors.
A. J. Fairchild, member of board of
supervisors.
Board adjourned to meet February
1, 1909, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Feb. 1, 1909, being the 15th
day of the January session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members all present, President
Wm. Wilson in the chair. The m'n
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved. In the matter, of the
Insanity case of Angle B. Rector by
her guardian Cordia D. Conley, agalnnt
whom judgment was Obtained by Wa
pello county for $311.48 and the costs
the case were $23.25, maltln
$334.73, and accrued interest on same
to the amount of $33.50, now due W.i
pello county upon said judgment and
costs, now comes Cordia D. Conley.
guardian of said Angle B. Rector and
prays the board 43f supervisors to.
waive the payment of said interest and
agreeing to pay promptly to Wapello
county the sum of $344.73, the full
amount of the judgment and cost3
on motion the board agrees to waive
the payment of the interest providing
the judgment and costs are said
promptly. On motion of the board
purchased a new Burroughs adding
machine, the Burrough's people agree
ing to take the old machine for $150
of the purchase money. On motion the
board adjourned to meet Tuesday,
Feb. 2, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson. Chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors Feb. 2. 1909, being the 16th day
of the January session. Board met pur
suant to adjournment, members all
present, President. Wmi Wilson in the
chair. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The follow
ing official bonds were examined and
approved:. J. D. Beall, assessor Lee
Parker and Frank Giltner as town
ship clerks Chas. Bluhm as justice of
the peace. The annual report of Chas.
W. McCarty, county auditor, was ^ex
amined and approved. The balance of
the day was spent in examining and
allowing claims and transacting other
miscellaneous business. On motion the
board adjourned to meet Feb, 3rd at
9 o'clock.
Wm Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors. Feb. 3, 1909, being the 17th
day of the January session. The board
met pursuant to adjournment, mem-
bers all preSent..
President Wm. Wil-
son in the chair. Minutes of last meet
in were read and approved. On the
recommendation of the olty council,
the taxes of the following named per
sons were rebated, they not being
able to contribute to the public sup
port: Mrs: J. W. Nichols, Mrs. May A.
Brown, Mrs. J. W. Ward. Mrs. Mary
A. McKenzle and Mrs. L. J. Turner.
On motion E. S. Lowenberg was ap
pointed steward of the poor farm for
the ensuing year He to receive the
same compensation he received in
1908. On motion, H. E. Arnold was
appointed janitor of the court house
for the ensuing year. The bond of
John Criswell as overeeer of the poor
In Ottumwa city, was examined and
approved. On motion the assessment
on lots, 28, 29 and 30. Stiles' first
addition, was reduced from $200 to
$100. it being an erroneous assess
ment. On motion board adjourned to
meet Feb. 6th. at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wm. Wilson, chairman.
Attest: C. W. McCarty, Auditor.
By J. F. Stevens, deputy.
Thomson, D. S.. wit fees P..$ 1.40
Thompson, J. W., wit fees .60
Thompson, D. S„ wit fee's .TP.. .60
Taylor, Geo. C., wit fees .. .60
Thompson. N. L., juror fees .. 1.10
Traverse, James, wit fees .60
Tovere, Paul, wit fees 60
Taylor, G. E., wit 2.40
Terry, wit 1.20
Thompson, W. B., juror ... 1.00
Taper, Chns., wit fees .60
Trimble, R. M., juror fees 1.00
Tweedle, Frank, wit fees 1.50
Tweedle Ed, wit fees...... .60
Taylor, H. O., juror fees 1.00
Trimble, R. M„ juror fees.... 1.00
Tyler, S. H„ const fees 4.20
Terrell, Mrs. Jas., wit fees .... .60
Union Job Ptg Co., Printing
Co. recorder 4.00
Uphaus, Geo., juror fees 1.00
Uphaus, Geo., juror fees 1.80
TJlrick, Mrs. E. C., wit fees .60
Van der Veer, B. W., registrar
Hon 85.00
Vannoy, E. F., judge election 7.00
Vannoy, E. F., judge work 4.00
Vance, Dr. F. E., quar sup 66.00
Venator, Dan, road work 7.00
Van Range, Jno. Co., repairs
5.04
Vass, H. C., wit «0
Vance, R., wit 3 .60
Wilson, Ellen, sal ex help Co.
auditor 200.10
Wilson. Wm., salary mem
of S 98.15
Wap®llo res. meals for jury .. 8.75
Warden Wall Co., mdse 30.6*
Wilson, Wm., sal mem of S. 89.95
Welch, W. M„ Mfg. Co., station
ery Co. Supt 12.45
Williams, J. F., wolf scalp 5.00
Ward Minnie and. W., refund
tax 92
Ward, J. P., making fill 16.62
Webber, C. W-., quar mdse ... 20.96
Williams, H. C., repairs Co jail 3.75
Wallace, A. G., Ptg Co Supt ... 8.45
Welch, W. M., Mfg. Co., mdse
Co. Supt 9.00
Wapello Res., meals for Jury.. 8.75
Wilson, W., sal mem of S... 89.95
Wilson, E. M., trustee work .. 11.00
Wellman Chas., registration .. 35.00
Whitney, W. A., registration... 35.00
Warden, G. A., & Co., made
C. *3.00
Waddell, F. A., clerk election. .— 6.75
Wilson, E. M., judge election .... 8.75
Wellman, J. F., elk election .. 9.00
Weber, C. W., judge elec .... ,8.50
Warder, A. D., Judge elec -7.00
Wilson, F.
Wellmanj
clerk elec 10.00
llman, T.t Judge elec .,,v,. 3^,Qg
w.
Wells, T, 12.50 4
Wells, T. H„ paup mdse ......: 12 60
Wilson, Joe, wit fees 1
Woods, Nancy, wit fees
Walker, Callle, wit fees
Walker, Jas. D.. wit fees P...
Wilkinson, C. E., wit fees
Williams. Dr. A. O., wit fees
Wilson, Fredi wit fees
Williams, Lydia, wit' fees J-P.."
Woofter, Homer, wit fees (T
Wilson, Dr. J. B.', wit cor
Wilson, Helen, wit fees cor
Worley, Chas., cor wit
Worthington, Chas., wit fee*
coroner
Wilson, W, T., juror
Walker, Steve, wit. .6
Walker Bertha, wit
Wilson, Mabel, wit .TP 60
Young, Jno. W., elerk clec.
Young. Jas. A., judge elec..
York. Frank, juror fees ...
Younker. .T. L„ justice fees
Younker .T L, wit .T
Young, Edith, wit ,T ....
Young, Will, wit
Younjr, Mrs. Ida., wit
Young Fred, wit
Young, C.. wit
Yates, Mandy
Yoder, M. P.. wit. .....
Younker, J. L., justice fees
Columbia.—The protracted mectlns*
nt this place have been postponed un
til the first of March or until the rostds
are better. :•£.
Mrs. Emma King of Salida, Colo,
visited Monday and Tuesday, at the
J. R. stodghill home.
Frank Chism'an was called tD Chillj
cothe Tuesday morning by the seri
ous Illness of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Chisman.
Bertha Arnold of TJma, Colo., Is rl l
iting at the home of her uncle, John
Arnold.
James Chisman of Blakesburg la it
visiting this week at the Roy Mil'^r
home. a
FARMINGTON.
the home of Mrs. C. W. Sherrick
a very successful afTalr. Quite a large
number of persons were present no^-'i
withstanding the inclemency of
weather. 'l-
Herman Schmidt and Frank BojEC
were over Sunday visitors in Keoku£,
where they attended the dedication -uf
the new First Baptist church.
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Workman, G. W., trustee work
Workman, G. W„ judge elec ..
Workman, G. W., del ballots ..
Warber, Albert, clerk election.
Worley, C. R., twp clerk
Workman, G. W.. trustee work
Wilson, Wm.,,sal of S
Wilcox, Fred H., work on bal..
Walker, Emmett, repairs bridge
Wise. W. H., bridge lumber ..
Walker, Emmett, repair bridge
Wvcoff, Goo., repair bridge ....
Wycoff,' Geo., repair bridge ..
Walker, ,T. M., piling and labor.
Wycoff, Geo., repair Co bridge.
Watts, John, repair Co bridge..
Wood, R. O., repair Co bridge
Wormhoudt Lum Co, lumber.. 132.0(3
Webber, C. W., paup mdse .... 117.0t
Webster & Cunningham, mdse i-*
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Wilkie, E. W. wit ......f.. 7.50
Wilson, Pat, wit .• -7P0
Wilson. P. S-, wit JP ....' l'.fl®
Ware! Onie, wit. ........ .* -W|
Williams. Dr. A. O.. wit PI. OJ
Walker, C- I... juror .TP 1
Whitney, W. A., juror .TP ...
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Waits, Chas.. wit
Waite, Clarence, wit .TP ...
Walker, C. L.. wit. .TP ....V.
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COLUMBIA.
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John G'irgeson, south of this placa,
received a telegram Monday stating
that his son, Sander was dead.
tars. William Bird returned home
Tuesday aftec a few days' visit at the
home of her sister, west of Eddyvlll-e,
Mrs. John Kruger.
Twenty-six young people of thlji
place enjoyed a skating party on the
Ice juts east of Dudley Tuesday night.
Farmington.—Mr. and Mrs F.
Ketcham and daughter Helen l«?(t
Tuesday morning for Des Moin»3,
where they will be the guests of S'ti
ator and Mrs. W. B. Seeley for a fevy 4
days. h.
H. C. Beeson of Ccntervllle vIslU'l
over Sunday with his parents, MV.
and Mrs. A. W. Beeson.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Kronmyer of
Mt: Zion arrived Monday evening ft^r
a visit with relatives.
Mrs. J. M. Eddy was howfess to. tlra
Thursday club last 'week. Refresh
ments were served. V1?
Miss Jessie Ford delightfully enter
tained the Kensington club on Monday
evening:
The valentine social given by th«
Baptist ladles on Monday evening vvk
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A Terrible Loss. $$
As is tli£ case with all occurrence#
where tragedy is uppermost, the col-. ,
lislon between the Republic aad the
Florida brought out some amusing
cldents. Hero is one: 'x
When the Republic passengers were
brought on board the Baltic many. Qf
them had saved practically none
their belongingB. One lady, arrayejl
in a nightgown and fur coat, all Blie
had brought with her from the sink
ing ship, climbed over the side of the
Baltic, and spied a sort of bulletin
board, on which notices of Interest-tip
the passengers were posted. The 'fol
lowing caught that, lady's eye.
"Lost—One gold button. Finder
please return to—" :v'
The possessor of one nightgown and
one fur coat looked long and solemnly
at that notice.
"Lost—One gold button," she mjw
mured dreamily.' "Think of It—one
button—lost!"
Then she went Into hysterics.—Ne"^
York Times.
'531,i
Practically-Unanimous. ,i
Topeka Capital—Mr. Brown said. «n
St. Louis that he hoped he would rial
have to rup for president iu 19i2.
Most Democrats hope so.
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