The Ottawa Herald from Ottawa, Kansas • Page 3

THE RAILWAY MEN'S MEETING A VERY SAD FATE. CATCH THESE FELLOWS! AN IMPORTANT, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CHAUTAUQUA AT THE M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. The Able and Eloquent Plea Delivered by Rev.

AVenn The Auditorium of the Church Filled to Overflowing. Big Plans For the Next Assembly Noted Features Secured Some Extensive Improvements at the Park. I SjrioL 1 In order to make room for our spring stock, and also to liven up the usually dull winter months, we have marked most of our Furniture, Mirrors, Pictures, at actual COST, many articles below. Remember this is not a culling-out sale of back numbers, we have no such, but includes the newest and best things in the biggest and best stock of Furniture ever in Ottawa, from a six-foot Extension Table that others ask you 63.75 for, that wo have marked down to 2.50, to a 873.00 Parlor Suit that we have marked to 59.00. It would take a whole page to enumerate all of the Bargains we are offering, but you are cordially invited to call at No.

124 South Main Street and see for yourselves. Hospootfixlly, The Emporia "Gazette" Writes a Touch-ins Piece About Al. Tutcher of This City. The other day Mr. Al.

Tutcher offered to bribe a populist state senator at To-peka. It appears from the populist papers that Mr. Tutcher is "a leading populist" in Franklin county. And when he attempted to bribe one of the Great Plain People, the rage of the populist majority in the senate was an awful spectacle. The deathly froth dewed their lips; the blue pallor mantled their faces; the cords in their honest necks swelled like garden hose.

Then in their white hot hate they decided to visit upon the scurvey knave who had done this dastardly insult, a punishment that would make him a branded creature all his days. They thought of maiming him; they rejected death by boiling oil as too merciful, and then in an ecstacy of cruelty the populists meted out the full damnation of their hellish justice: they debarred Mr. Tutcher from the state house for two weeks. This is awful. Such barbaric cruelty for such a trifling offense as bribery, is revolting.

Imagine Mr. Tutcher stumbling about the solar system, bumping into plant ts, tripping over comets, sloshing in the milky way, choked with star dust, with his back on the Kansas state house, speeding on and on, his heart panting for the water of the marble water tank in the senate chamber, and the hideous hiss of those populist fiends, urging him into the sputtering crater of despair. THE COST OF DUCK HUNTING. Kansas City Poker Sharks Who Have Been Operating Upon Ottawa UnfortunatesTheir Turn Will Come Next. The fight on the poker dens has been very successful thus far, but something yet remains to be done.

One of the worst evils in connection with the poker playing, as it has been carried on in Ottawa, has been the introduction into the game of outside talent. Experienced sharks have been making it a regular habit to visit Ottawa, on pay day and other convenient occasions, for the purpose of cleaning out the fellows. Not longer than a week ago it is stated, on good authority, that two of these Kansas City sharpers carried out of town over 8600 won from Ottawa fellows. One of the losers in this amount was an old man who has a pitiable weak-ress for gambling, but who always loses. He draws a pension every quarter.

As regularly as his pension voucher is cashed, poker sharks get hold of him and rob him of his money. Other men also suffer. Not long ago a man who draws a salary of 40 per month reported, the' morning after pay day, that his house had been burglarized and the $40 stolen. The Herald investigated the matter and found that the man's wife had been out of town that night, and the man himself had been inveigled by a "home talent" man to play a little poker with himself and two nice "traveling men" from Kansas City. The game lasted until the 840 had been won, and then adjourned to give the "traveling men" a chance to hunt other victims.

These poker sharks come in here under the guise of commercial travelers, but that is not their real business. One of the prominent merchants told a Herald reporter today that he believed fully 850,000 has been taken away from Ottawa within the last two years by these sharks. The names of several of these felloes are known, as well as those of their Ottawa accomplices, and the fight will go right on. THE COMMITTEE FAVORABLE. Eo W.

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crssioirs, ARTERIAL EMQALMER, 1 zxz7i iSv T2HA. Railway men's day was fittingly and "appropriately observed at the M. E. church Sunday. The meeting was in charge of the ministerial association and was well attended, the auditorium being crowded.

The meeting was opened by invocation by Rev. Gibbs. The M. E. choir had charge of the music, and sang an anthem, followed with prayer by Rev.

Wickham. Miss Dent sang "Just as I am," after which Rev. Wenn preached a sermon on behalf of the W. C. T.

taking for his subject, "Help These Women." He spoke in part as follows: Woman is in the providence of God rising into a proud and peculiar prominence in these closing days of the nineteenth century. She is proving to the most cynical and skeptical her right to share in the agencies and industries and the thought and triumphs of our common humanity. She is not onlv proving herself his competitor, but generally his compeer and sometimes his conqueror. The last quarter of a century has been marked by the ascendency of women; still the scientist proclaims her less brain; the scholar her inferior intellect and the cynic sneers about a woman wearing trousers, but facts are revealing the falsity of all this and the mightiest factor in the civilization of today is not man, but woman. She has become the conservator of our social life; The trades of commerce have been largely in the hands of men and it would seem that our civilization is the outcome of their lives Of the church membership, seventy per cent i3 female, thirty per cent men, and only five out of every 100 are young men.

Thus woman is the self-appointed guardian of private virtue and condemner of public evil. In churches, temperance, unions, endeavors, and charitable enterprises women are doing the work that men are neglecting. Intemperance is a fearful evil and it has remained for women to place the stamp of infamy upon it. She has shown it to be the tap-root of iniquity from which have, sprung other roots of scarcely minor evil. She has revealed the saloon as a sink of sin, the draining basin of damnableness, with the other deadly aides and abettors, and she is praying that the attention of men come to recognize the vastness of this vice and the enormity of this crime.

She is resisting the evil by activity, fighting the foe with the watchword, "On with the Conflict." By precept and persuasion, ordinance and organization, law and literature, prayer and purse, she is resisting the traffic, removing the evil and in many places victory has been won. We want Christian civilization, no civilization unless of God, Christ controlling. France tried civilization without Christianity and failed. We need more Christian spirit, and less concern about being great; we Sabbath observance. The saloon has been the wedge which has almost severed society from Sab- JDirootors.

A fall assortment of Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes always on hand. Rooms open day and night. No. 106 South Main Street, Ottawa, Kansas. hree Opinions IT Itemized Account of What one Duck Cost a Noted Hunter of Ottawa Last Week.

Dr. F. O. Hetrick returned Saturday from his duck hunting tour near Richmond. The doctor isn't feeling just as wTell satisfied with the day as he might.

He had been laboring under the impression that it was cheaper to go out and shoot ducks than to buy them. The following itemized account of his expenses on this hunt shows with ghastly distinctness that this is not true. EXPENSES. One telegram 35 One team and driver 3 00 Hotel bill 75 "Tip" to waiter girl 25 "Tip" to driver of team 50 One cork screw 30 Cigars for the boys 50 Seventy-five shells 2 25 Total ST 90 ASSETS ON HAND. One duck, value 16 aix shells left over 18 Cork screw, now second hand 10 Balance loss 7 46 The board of directors of the Chautauqua Assembly held a very impor mt meeting Monday evening and took definite action on a number of matters relative to the June assembly.

It was decided to erect a building to be known as the Woman's Building and to be dedicated to them at the opening of the assembly. It will be octangular in construction, highly artistic in style, with a seating capacity of about GOO. The erection of this building will be begun as soon as plans and specifications are made and the contract can be let. It was also decided to enlarge the capacity of the large dining room fifty per cent as the present room is not sufficient. These new buildings and the other work of improvements going on at the assembly grounds and at the park will add greatly to the facilities and attractiveness of Forest Park.

A partial program of the noted speakersfand attractions of the coming assembly was decided upon. Among the noted speakers already secured are the following: Thomas Dixon of the Academy of Music, New York, one of the most noted pulpit orators of the present age, will deliver two lectures and a sermon; Bishop Fowler of Buffalo, N. two lectures and a sermon; Frank Bristol of Chicago, two lectures; Prof. Richards of Chicago, the noted scientist, two scientific lectures; P. M.

Arthur, Grand Commander of the railway federation of the United States will deliver a lecture; Dr. Hurl-bert, who is now in Europe, will give an illustrated lecture on his recent travels; Don S. Colt, of Pittsburg, and Geo. W. Bain, of Kentucky, will occupy the platform on Temperance Day; Booker T.

Washington, the most noted colored orator of today, said to be superior to Fred Douglas in oratory will deiiver two lectures; Dr. McClin-tock and Dr. Graham Taylor, who did such great work at the assembly last year, will each deliver lectures daily throughout the entire session. This is only a part of the speakers who will occupy the platform at the June session of the assembly. The committee also decided to engage a band and orchestra for the entire session.

This with the noted soloists, great choruses and Mrs. John Behr of Kansas City, who has been engaged as pianist, will satisfy the most fastidious in the line of music. A special attraction will be the art department. The large Assembly building will be turned into a magnificent art gallery filled with paintings, views and sculpture from Europe and America, largely obtained from the private galleries of New York, Chicago and other places. This department will be in charge of Mrs.

Sherwood of Chicago, a lady of wealth and art distinction, who is largely acquainted with all the sculpture and art in both Europe and America. She has spent much of her time abroad. She will give daily art conferences which will be illustrated by the specimens of art in the gallery. This magnificent feature was secured largely through the united efforts of Drs. Milner, Gunsaulus and McClin tock of Chicago.

The educational program will be in charge of Drs. Taylor, McClintock, Hurlbert, Mrs. Prenyzner and other great educators. The woman's department will be in charge of Mrs. Noble Prentiss of Kansas City.

The W. C. T. U. department will be made more effective by conducting the exhibition hall in connection with the program and will be in charge of Mrs.

Ella Brown, of Holton, Kansas, state president. The Y. W. C. A.

will be conducted in a more elaborate way than last year and will be in charge of Miss Laura Radford, of Topeka, state secretary. The C. L. S. C.

will this year be in charge of one of the most talented women in the state, Mrs. Kellogg of Emporia. For several days during the session, the latest invention of Thomas A. Edison in the way of life producing pictures will be on exhibition. A NEW CHURCH CHOIR.

For the Krection of a Y. 31. C. A. Building 3Iore Definite Flans to be Discussed Saturday The board of directors of the Y.

M. C. A. last evening discussed more fully the project of building a brick and stone structure on their lots on Third street. The committee on building reported favorably on the constrution of either a two or three story block.

Definite action, however, was postponed until Saturday evening. In the meantime an informal canvass will be made to see what financial aid may be expected from the business community. It is believed that the board will meet with substantial encouragement. One organization has already volunteered the assurance of cne hundred dollars towards the project and like assurance has been received from other sources. One member of the board stated today that if the business community responds with the same generous support that has favored the construction of the Rohrbaugh and other buildings in which the public is interested, the building of a substantial block will be assured.

"The CHICAGO RECORD is a model newspaper in every sense of the word." Harrisburg (Pa.) Call. 'There is no paper published in America that so nearly approaches the true journal' istic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD." From (Newspaperdom" (New York). "I have come to the firm conclusion, after a long test and after a wide comparison with the journals of many cities and countries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes as near being the ideal daily journal as we are for some time likely to find on these mortal shores.99 Prof. J. T.

Hatfield in The Evanston III.) Index. Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions received by all postmasters. Address THE CHICAGO RECORD, 181 Madison-st. WEDNESDAY MORNING'S FIRE TUTCHER'S SEARCH FOR FAME. got well started.

It had burned a big spot in the carpet and a hole in the floor. The house was insured in the Ger-mania company for $1000. Mr. Hawkins estimates loss at $500. Mrs.

Roller also lost some household goods which were stored in the house, and they were not insured. Everything upstairs was burned. Looked Very Much Like Incendiarism The Fire Started In two Places No one was In the House. The residence of Mrs. Eliza M.

Roller, 219 Hickory street, was discovered to be on fire at 3.30 Wednesday morning by J. L. Hawkins, who lives in the next house north. The fire had already gained consider able headway when it was discovered, but was put out by the company before the building was destroyed. The circumstances surrounding the origin of the fire are very peculiar.

The house was undoubtedly set on fire. One theory is that it was done by someone who had entered the house for burglary and had afterwards set it on fire to destroy the chances of his work ever being discovered. A win The Alleged Briber Wanders About Kansas City, But No One Knows Him. The Kansas City Star last night says Tutcher, the alleged briber of Kansas state senators, came to Kansas City last Thursday night. He seemed anxious to have his identity known, and discoursed on the subject of bribes and lobbying in the Hotel Normandy dining room.

After visiting several saloons and there discoursing extensively on the subject of populism, the Kansas legislature, stock yards and bribes, he accosted a policeman, saying: "I am Tutcher. If you want me, I am at the Hotel Normandy." During these moments Tutcher denied that he had tried to bribe anybody. Friday morning he announced, 'I am now going to the stock yards!" He never came back. Concert. The Cole Creek singing class led by J.

R. Barnhard will give a concert at the Cole Creek school house, March 18. The program is full ane varied, sure to please. After the concert there will bo a box supper, the proceeds to buy a school library. Come everydody and hear "Esau Kissing Kate." Admission 10 cents.

$7 90 Besides this the doctor has lost about 815 in practice. Officers and Committees of M. E. Church. The following are the officers and committees elected for the ensuing conference year by the First M.

E. church of this city. Trustees W. W. Jordan, L.

N. Stacher, S. B. Rohrbaugh, A. Jj.

Sting-ley, J. P. Mason, J. T. Black, W.

H. Church, A. G. Barnett, August Johnson. Stewards L.

N. Stacher, C. R. Hare, W. S.

Williams, C. H. Constant, W. G. Grabendike, George Piersol, E.

L. Warner. J. W. Davenport, T.

T. Warren, D. F. West, J. H.

Clark, George Moyer, J. L. Bristow. Recording Steward W. S.

Williams. District Steward C. R. Hare. Committees.

Missions W. Constant. C. R. Hare, W.

G. Grabendike. Sunday Schools W. H. Clark, August Johnson, C.

T. Eberly. Tracts Class leaders. Temperance A. G.

Barnett, J. P. Mason, G. G. Wharton.

Education J. H. Adams, L. N. Stacher, Miss Cowgill.

Ch. Extension Wm. Campbell, Ms G. Wiggins, J. L.

Bristow. Teachers' Aid Wm. Gatch, D. West, A. J.

Gaskill. Ch- Records L. N. Stacher. Parsonage and Furniture Ladies Society.

Ch. Music S. B. Rohrbaugh, W. S.

Williams, Geo. Piersol. Est. Preacaer's Salary L. X.

Stacher, W. W. Jordan, S. B. Rohrbaugh, J.

P. Mason, W. G. Grabendike. Conf.

Claimants J. P. Mason, L. N. Stacher, G.

G. Wharton. School Report. Report of Pleasant View school, District 89, for the sixth month ending March 5, 1897. Number pupils enrolled, 33; average daily attendance, 27; those neither absent nor tardy, Harry Brown.

Those absent but not tardy, Maggie, Ellen and Emma Allison and Emily Ross. Visitors 6. Visitors welcome. Lee Bubney, Teacher. Mr.

T. Slope and Miss Guy Deskins, both of Quenemo were united in marriage by Judge Harrison in probate court Wednesday afternoon. sold and gambling publicly carried on on the Lord's day, and shame on us or consenting to it by our silence and inactivity. Even in Ottawa there are many vices, goods are openly sold and gambling is going on, but we are glad that there is an effort being made to stop it. Women ought to have a vote in every state as to whether this hellish traffic in intoxicants and other vices shall wreck homes and ruin hearts.

Politics is the science of human happiness. On the Lord's side it is religion and on the manward side it is civilization. Through politics we license men to deal out death, and if it were death and done with it, it would not be so bad, but in its death evolutions it works infinite evil. It is the devil in solution, distilled damnation. Let us cast it out and let us help those women in their holy and heavenly endeavor.

Rev. Cox spoke on the subject of observance of the Sabbath by corporations, saying they were heartless and apparently had no thought of men's souls, while working in their services, and he prayed that the time might come when all railway and working men might have Sabbath for holy worship. Rev. Pope then offered prayer, followed by singing "Shall We Gather at the River," Rev. Hoover closing the services by the benediction.

Report of Davy school district number 65. Enrollment for the month of February, 28. Average daily attend If you have any timothy hay to sell, call on Hand Mannen, corner Fourth and Main street. 12 dow was found raised on the south, which points to the fact that someone had been in the house during the night. Mrs.

Charles Johnson, who occupies all but two rooms of the house, went to Kansas City Tuesday after Friday comes every week, but March 12 only once a year. The contest. Take some recreation, come to the Rohrbaugh Friday night. C. C.

Colclazier has purchased the J. T. B. Routh stock of groceries on North Main. Mr.

Colclazier was for years with the Thomas Bros, before they sold the stock and is thoroughly acquainted with the business. noon and there had been no fire in the house since 11 o'clock. N. A. Hamilton was there in the afternoon clean ing out the chimney and stove pipe.

The pipe was left down when he went home in the evening and there had First Pobliehed February 18, 1897. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. been no fire in the stove. He did not STATE OF KANSAS, I S3 FK AN KLIN COCNTT, A Chorus of Sixteen Well Known Singers Will Supply the Music at the First M. E.

Church Hereafter. The M. E. church is to have a chorus of sixteen members beginning Sunday next. It will be composed of the following singers.

Tenor: F. F. McArthur HC. Mechem, Paul Tracy, M. J.

Barnard; soprano: Mrs. Tipton, Mrs. Muesse, Mrs. Grace Taylor and Miss Cora Hunt; Alto: Misses Blanch Griffith, Blanch Fowler, Ada Grabendike and Hattie Bolt wood; Bass: C. M.

Porter, H. 12 Muesse, Sam Tracy and Guy Taylor. The chorus is to be in charge of Miss Blanch Griffith as chorister and C. M. Porter assistant, E.

A. Morey, cornetist and Miss Belle Brock way, organist. Twelve new anthem books have been purchased. Rehearsals are to be held Friday nights. The Centennial hotel had a close call from fire last night.

At about 11 o'clock when most of the occupants had retired, the proprietor, as is his custom, made the rounds of the house to see that everything was all right. As he entered the kitchen he noticed an odor of something burning, and upon investigation found that under the range the floor was badly from live coals being dumped into the ash pan which rests on the In a few moments more these would no doubt have ignited. This is a case similar to one that occurred at the Marsh house several weeks ago where the same kind of a stove is used, and the fire had caught, bat was also discovered in time to avert a conflagration. ance la. inose neitner aDsent nor tardy during the month, Lillie Snyder, Chan Coons, May Albright.

Visitors present this month, six. Lillie Coxstant, Teacher. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all creditors, and all others interested, that the undersigned, executors of the estate of Stlaa Allison, deceased, will apply to the Probate Court of Franklin County, Kansas, on the twentieth (20th) day of March, A. 1897, at one o'clock, p. to make final settlement of the estate of said do-ceased.

W. H. ALLISON, C. L. ALLISON, JS.

S. ALLISON. finish the job and was going back next day. F. B.

Peck and Marshal Heck were the first to arrive after Mr. Hawkins' alarm and they began carrying oat the goods. When they went in they found all the upstairs on fire. The fire had been started in at least two places, at the top of the stairway between the two front rooms and at another place in the center of the floor There was a big decline in laundry soap at McHenry's this morning when a large pile of it tumbled over on Rolla Culbertson. He figured too close at the bottom of the deal.

From this date all overcoats will bo sold at NET COST. td88wll H. Jj. T. SZXNNEB.

of the kitchen. But the latter had no.