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IV* Vv to B, it &iv: mr krh':. 'tf tv 4l '^V.vV'i p.» vv .''' BBBfctl I I II" Y^.GRAND COURT OF H. OP J. 4 4. I'He twenty-third annual communi cation of the Grand Court of Heroines of Jericho for the state of Iowa and jurisdiction will be held ai Keokuk, Iowa, June 10, 11, 12, 1918. Brent Court entertains. Subordinate court representatives and as many visitors that will be in attendance forward your name to G. C. secretory, Mr®. Emma Teabeau, 1802 Timea street, Keokuk, Iowa. All Grand Court officers requested to be present at hour of opening, 9:30 a. m. June 10. By order of Maude M. Wilkinson, G. M. A. M. Rev. W. A. Searcy, G. W. J. Mrs. Etta Grant of Sioux City was the guest of Mr. and Mr. J. S. Wilkinson while in thecity en route from Electa Grand Chapter, 0. E. S., held at Buxton, Iowa. She left for her home Saturday. Mr. W. W. Rowland of Chillicothe, Mo, arrived in our city Sunday to be the guest of his mother and sisters, Mrs. Florence Taylor and Mrs. Maude Wilkinson, 223 East Thirteenth street Mrs. Jennie Koger and Mrs. Eva L. Abbey departed for their homed in Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday, after spending a few days in our city, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Dulin, 1619 E. Walnut street Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilkinson enter tained at an informal 6 o'clock dinner Monday for Mrs. Koger and Abbey of Minneapolis and Mr. W. W. Row land of Chillicothe, Mo. AlLBIA NEWS. On Monday evening theyoung peo ple of the A. M. E. church gave their musical for the month of May. Some very good selections were rendered by its, members. Thomas brothers spent Sunday in Buxton. Lawyer James Spear of Buxton was in Albia this week. Mesdames Hall and Boyers of Des Moines were in Albia the past week. On last Wednesday occurred the death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. The baby had been ill for some time. The body was buried in Oakview cemetery Thurs day. Miss Jenett Lewis has finished her high school course with the class of 1913 with honor. She has spent the week very busy in high school play, alumni banquet and other fetes due to high school students. Mrs. Nellie Estes attended the alumni banquet at the M. E. church on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grayson and children of Hocking were in Albia Friday and Saturday. A number of people were in Albia from Hocking and Buxton on Decora tion day. Misses Ilia Lewis, Edith Harris and Pauline Thomas took part in the drill and march at the city park on last Friday afternoon, also marched with the children on Decoration day. Some strangers in town the past week. KEOGUK NEWS. On last Wednesday occurred the death of the late Thomas Watson, an aged veteran, who had served through the civil war as a member of Com pany B, Elevehth U. S. infantry. De ceased had been a resident of Keo kuk for the past forty years. As far as is known here he has no surviving relatives. Funeral services were con ducted at Crimmins & Chase's under taking parlors. Interment was made in the national cemetery. Miss Edna Rfeach greatly enjoyed the hospitality of several of her friends last Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Anna Alden. They re minding her of the fact that jt was her 16th birthday anniversary, and as guest of honor Miss Roach waa made the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents from admiring friends, and an enjoyable time waa had by all. Miss Daisy Ware appeared on the program in a solo at Canton, Mo., last week at commencement exercis es. Robbins' orchestra, composed of Miss Naomi Mills, accompanist Mr. Cornelius Brooks, who plays the trap drum, and Arthur Robbins as violin ist, rendered themusic. This orches tra constitutes a trio of Keokuk tal ent that is fast winning musical fame. Miss Alice Clark, of Louisiana, Mo., who has been conducting a series of meetings in Davenport, Iowa, passed through our city last week ep route to Clarksville, Mo., to at tend the district conference. We are glad to know that we have in the person of Mr. Russell Bland one graduate to appear with the class of 1913 and we are also proud of Mr. Ralph Tebeau, who is to receive his diploma next Thursday evening as a graduate from Macon, Mo., Western college, and Miss Flor ence Wilkinson, who has by her own resources and determined will merit ed the distinction of honor upon the class roll. The class poem as writ ten by Miss Wilkinson exhibits de velopment of highest training. These worthy young people are to be com mended for their untiring efforts and brilliant qualities. We hope that many more may pursue the same course. Mr. Robert Scott is employed as night baggageman at the union depot. •k .?'i V, rk'*- 1 Miss Ollie Tucker, who has been teaching school at Clarence, Mo., ac companied by her brother, Mr. Jno. Tucker, passed through our city last' Monday en route to their home in Farmiregton, Iowa. The Old Reliable Place to get your meals PHONE RED 3*8 W. 3rd St 3027 SSf-v-'i 1 ai6-Ji8 Rooming House at 3rd st. '. Mr* Mott of Davenport, The converts' entertainment at Pil grim's Rest church last Tuesday evening was very largely attended. Mrs. Jerietta Saaley attended com mencement exercises at Canton, Mo., l&st week, Mrs. Emma Tebeau left last Mon day morning for Macon, Mo., to be present at thegraduation of her son, Ralph. Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Brown of Washington ,Iowa, were in our city last week visiting relatives and mak ing some repairs to their home on Twenty-second street Deepest sympathy is expressed by friends to Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth of pueblo, Colo., because of the death of their little infant that was born last week. Mrs. Wadsworth, who is reported convalescent, was formerly Miss Julia Ware and has been at home visiting her mother for several weeks past. Rev. J. P. Sims preached a U. B. F. nnH S. M. T. sermon at Bethel last Sunday afternoon to the Illinois jurisdiction of S. M. T.'s. The visi tors made a good showing and a goodly number of friends were pres ent A little more than $10 was pre sented Rev. J. P. Sims by the temple. We are sorry that the Rev. is not a U. B. F. and hope he may be ere long. Remember, subscribers, that our editor is en route this way, and your correspondent kindly requests that you meet all delinquent subscriptions, if possible, before his arrival and thus express our appreciation by sup porting one of the best journals that is published in defense of our race. Mr. and Mrs. Grant who recently came here from St. Louis, Mo., are now located at 1308 High street. Mr. Grant is a barber at the tonsorial parlor of Prof. W. H. Jones. Mrs. M. E. Dixon and Mrs. Mary Bland returned from Buxton highly elated over the progress being made by the 0. E. S. and of the hospitality accorded them. Mrs. Bland was hon ored with the re-election of grand secretary and Mrs. Dixon with the office of grand chaplain. Officer A. J. Fields, our most effi cient patrolman, is now off duty for a week enjoying a vacation. CLARINDA, IOWA. Messrs. Oscar Stewart of Hast ings, Neb., James Fishes and Jewett Alexander of Red Oak visited Mon-' day in our city. Mrs. Henry Farrier has returned from the Women's Federation and reports an enjoyable trip. Mrs. M. Pemberton, also Mrs. R. Pemberton and Mrs. G. Wallis of Omaha spent Decoration day in our city. We are sorry indeed to chronicle the death of our young man, Gaylord Nash, of this city. He died at his home Thursday at the age of 19. Among the young men he will be greatly missed and the family circle is broken forever. He was sick only a week with that dreadful disease, kidney trouble. With his jaws locked in death he would raise his hand to the eternal home. He leaves to mourn his loss three sisters, Mrs. Judy Beard, Mrs. Mary Ennis and Miss Mabel Nash one brother, Mr. Pearl Nash, also father and mother, and two sisters, Mrs. A. J. Field of Omaha and Mrs. Dora McNeal of Kansas City. I Mr. Robt. Jones departed from this world at the age of 82. He has been a constant yet patient sufferer for many days. He was a member of the First Baptist church for thirty five years and died in full triumphant of his faith. His children 'did all that patient hands could do, yet the grim reaper came along and took his soul on to God that gave it. He leaves three sons, three daughters, seventeen grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Mr. Give Nowling was called to Greenfield, Mo., to the bedside of his aged father. Mrs. Thalbia Pemberton spent ai few days in this city theguest of her mother, Mrs. Carrie Reed. Mrs. Lillie Fisher and Mrs. Linnie Washington attended the Gaylord Nash funeral. Mr. and Mrs. W. ..Washington of Corning attended the G. Nash fun eral. Mrs. Madge Dickerson and baby and Mrs. Myrtle Lesley of Waterloo are in our city. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lewis are the proud parents of a girl. Mr. Lewis Montgomery and Gay lord Nash of Cedar Rapids at present are in our city. Mrs. Emma Nash of Leavenworth,, Kansas, visited her brother, Mr. Ed Nash, a few days. The Collins boys of Shenandoah played ball with Shenandoah high school against Clarinda. Master Leon Pemberton left for Omaha with his grandmother to spend the summer. An entertainment which was to be given the 31st by thestewardesses of the A. M. E. church was post poned till the 5th. DAVENPORT, IOWA. The I. S. F. of C. W. C. met here last week from the 26th to 28th of May. The convention opened Tues day a. m. with the president, Mrs. J. B. Rush, presiding. There were about sixty-one delegates present and quite a number of visitors were also pres ent Every meeting was well attend ed and proved to be a. pleasant and profitable'session. Prof. J. H. Hamilton of Chicago gave a splendid address at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday evening. Naomi Chapter No. 1, O .E. S., held Esther day services at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday, June 1st. Rev. T. B. Stovall preached thesermon. The A. M. E. choir furnished the music. Mr. John Young? departed /this life Saturday, May 31st, at 2 a. m. The funeral services were held Monday I Iqw», 4 .V-'.r:. ,f 1 5 is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. Geo. Mott. Stewardess board No. 1 of Bethel church will serve a chicken pie sup per Thursday evening, June 5th, at the church. All are invited. Mrs. M. J. Lowe, president Mrs. Arvella Cook of 336 Bridge avenue is quite sick. Mrs. Hattie Richardson, who was operated on last week at Dr. Davis' sanitarium in Rock Island, is report ed as getting on nicely. Rev. Nicholson, thenew pastor of the Third Baptist church, left Sunday night for Chicago. He will return with his family in a few days. Bethel A. M. E. church will hold a twenty nights' fair, beginning Mon day, June 9th, and will close with Richard B. Harrison's recital on June 30, 1913. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Mrs. Melvina Jackson and Mrs. Emma Milligan have returned from attending the Iowa Grand Chapter, O. E. S., which convened in Buxton. The ladies report a grand session. Mrs. Milligan was elected W. G. treasurer. Mrs. Mary Joyce, Mrs. Lulu Home, Mrs Melvina Jackson, Mrs. Bell Christian, Mrs. Will Hicks and Miss Mae Terry attended the I. S. F. of C. W. C., which convened in Daven port on May 26th to 28th. All re was elected vice president of state, was elected vice presidente of th. Cedar Rapids is very proud to note two of our women holding state of fices. Mr. Browels and Mr. Hamilton are in the city in the interest of their schools. We wish them success. Mr. Hamilton was the guest of Mrs. Lowrey. Word has been received that Prof. Jones will soon visit the Rapids. We always welcome Lawrence. Mrs. H. Flowers is improving. Mrs. R. Hicks is some better. Mr. John Harrison is better. Miss Phillips and Miss Motts of Washington were Cedar Rapids visi tors Saturday. Mr. Hughes of Newton was Visit ing his cousin, Miss Terry. Mr. Fred Sims and Mr. Albert Greene of Toledo were, in our city on Sunday. Mir. Thomas K. Lowery of Marion was visiting his mother, Mrs. Lowery. Misses Ethel Francis and Maude Richardson are employed at Boyson's Grill room. June the 2nd was the schools' field meet. The meet was not as interest ing as it was last year, because the Lavell brothers were not competing, as they are in the high school. Mrs. Amelia Ford will represent the Normal at Washington, Iowa. Mrs. Ford is an able teacher. Anyone having items for the By stander will help the agent by calling 3497 not later than Monday evening. All news accepted. Sore Nipples. Any mother who has had experi ence with this distressing ailment will be pleased to know that a cure may be effected by applying Chamberlain's Salve as soon as the child is done nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this, salve with best results. For sale by all dealers. BOCK ISLAND, ILL. The Golden Leaf club gave a musi cal at McKinley Baptist church on April 29th and it proved quite a suc cess. Mrs. Slaughter is improving atthia writing. Mrs. Mary Perkins is very sick at her home. Mrs. John Blackwell is doing hair dressing at her home, Seventh avenue and Eleventh street. Mrs. James Toliver of St. Paul is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Jones. Mrs. Thompson, who was operated on last month by Dr. Davis, is able to go back to her home. The Eastern Star lodge held their annual services at McKinley Baptist) church Sunday, June 1st Rev. Joseph W. Whitfield, pastor of McKinley Baptist church, Rock Island and Tabernacle Baptist church of Moline, left Tuesday, June 3, to attend the state convention at Au rora,. 111., to be held June 4-6. The McKinley Baptist church has planned a rally for the fourth Sun day in June Everyone is requested to pay as much as possible on their pledges. Quite a number from Rock Island attended the Federation in Daven port Inst week. Edgar Bowen had his finger cut very bad while working on the island Monday. We are all glad to see Mrs. Wind sor out again. •. Miss D. Mae Lee of Buxton, Iowa, has been spending a few days with her cousin, Mrs. Pearson. Mrs. John^L. Jones was a caller in Rock Island on Tuesday. COLFAX, IOWA. Mrs. Ella Johnson and little son re turned to their home in Buxton, after spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs. Morris. v. -v.- ,\ fi it •••-. 1 iS'K-1 °Yr rhf •|sr*5f?w" We do Painting and Picture Framing We are Headquarters for Books of all kinds WALL PAPER from 6c a roll and up We have the men to hang it We also do Paper Cleaning Try us for Satisfaction H. JtSSE MILLER afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his mother, Mrs. Jane Young. The deceased leaves a moth er and three brothers, Joe, Clarence and George, to mourn his loss, also a host of friends. Rev. T. B. Stovall officiating. Interment' in Oakdale cemetery. 801 £oou»t St- Phone Wal. 1565 Mr. Matt Banks was in our city between trains Thursday of last week. The Ladies' Home Mission and the Sunday school will give an entertain ment on the church lawn Saturday, June 7t.h. Everybody come out and help to make it a success. Mrs. Lulu Edgar entertained Mrs. Ella Johnson of Buxton at a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday of last week. Mrs. J. J. Beasley left one day last week for a visit at her home town, Carrollton, Mo., and to be there for Decoration day, and is visiting a sis ter now in Colombia. Mr. Owen Redman finishes his four years of college at Grinnell on June 10, 1913, and quite a number of Col fax friends have received beautiful invitations to the exercises, which take place at Grinnell. Misses Gertrude Brodus, Hazel Shaw and Ella Sorrell and Mr. How ard Shaw are our eighth grade grad uates this year. We express our gratitude to these young people and hope they may, still continue until they have made their last grade en tirely. We are proud of our young girls and poys. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson received a telegram announcing the death of Mr. Wilson's mother, who lives at Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have our sympathy in their sad hour. Mrs. Morris and children wish to express their sincere thanks to their many friends for their kindness shown to them in the sickness of their husband and death and the beautiful flowers. May God bless you all. Take Plenty of Time to Eai. There is a saying that "rapid eat ing is slow suicide." If you have formed the habit of eating too rapid ly you are most likely suffering from indigestion or constipation, which will result eventually in serious ill ness unless corrected. Digestion be gins in the mouth. Food should be thoroughly masticateid and insalivat ed. Then when you have a fullnessi of the stomach or feel dull and stupid after eating, take one of Chamber lain's Tablets. Many severe cases of stomach trouble and constipation have been cured by the use of these tablets. They are easy to take and most agreeable in effect Sold by all dealers. EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS. By J. L. Thompson. Clinton, Iowa, was our next stop, and as our efficient agent, A. A. Bush, had done most of the collect ing, we did not have an opportunity to meet many of the people or to observe their progress, hence we can not say much about this town. How ever, each week you get news from them and know that iClinton is a wide-awake tcwn. There are two colored churches here. The A. M. E. is presided over by Rev. G. W. Slater and the Baptist church presided over by Rev. G. E. Sanders, formerly of Des Moines. Mr. Hancock, who has a restaurant and ice cream parlor, has moved from his old location and is having a new building built for his future business home. Mr. Hancock is perhaps one of the most successful colored men in business in Iowa, hav ing been in the ice cream and con fectionery business for twenty years or more. H. G. Williams is still work ing at the gas plant as engineer, with Mr. Weatherall as his assistant. Mr. M. O. Culberson is still working at his business and is highly respected and successful, as is his brother, J. T. Culberson, who formerly run a grocery store for about eighteen years. Mr. Geo. Robinson is doing well: so is Mr. C. Donahue. We next landed in the Parlor City, Cedar Rapids, where we found every thing moving along nicely and the people doing well. There is only one church, the A. E., presided over by our good friend, Dr. F. J. Peter son, who formerly^held a Des Moines church, and is well known throughout the state, and the church is doing well. Mr. Thomas Jackson is still conducting his first class barber shop and doing well. E. C. Thomas is still engineering at his old place, where he has been for the past twenty years. Mr. R. Hicks is doing nicely. He formerly lived in Des Moines. W. H. Milligan is still on his fruit farm about two miles from town. In addi tion to raising strawberries, cherries and all other kinds of berries he has recently turned his attention to the raising of fine poultry and is consid ered authority on the buttercup breed. Ye editor had dinner at his beautiful new home, which he has just completed. It was indeed an inspiration to see about 350 young chicks, all thoroughbreds. A wonder ful improvement to his place are the new chicken houses and his new home, which is all modern, with eight rooms. Brother Milligan and his wife are in deed a credit to any race and are do ing more to solve the race problem than any other colored family in Linn county. His mother, who is claimed to be 104 years old, is living with them and is a very active lady for her age Rev. Holly is still enjoying good health and doing well. R. B. Nelson has a good oarber shop and is an active man in society here. Rev. A. Ford is pastor of the Waterloo church, but lives hers. Mr. L. W. Lowrey is still in th« mail service and is still single and taking care of his mother. He is one of the coming young men of our race. Mr. T. E. Woods is another successful man. Mr. French Perkins lives in the out skirts of th« city and is a carpet cleaner, also a hustler, and doing well and is ona of the real representative men here. Mrs. May Terry will chronicle the Parlor City notes this year for The Bystander, and we will no doubt hear from this city regular ly in the future. From here we went to Marshall town, another beautiful city where the Old Soldiers' Home is located. Here we have two colored churches, the Baptist, presided over by Rev. Ro mans, and the A M. E., by Rev. I. H. Kinney. Both are doing well. Mr. G. A. Johnson is janitor at the library and is one of our good citizens and highly respected, having succeeded Mr. I. L. Brown, who is now employed at a large office building and who also, is doing well. Mr M. J. Jackson is still working at the same place. Mr. G. R. Warn is still on his truck farm in the eastern part of the city doing well. His daughter, Miss Wilda, is well known in this city and a promi nent lady of that town. Albert Walk er has a first class barber shop here and is doing well. He has moved about half a block from the old stand. His sister, Miss Jessie, is still keep ing house for him. Here are two young people that have succeeded financially and are highly respected here. They are both a credit to the race. W. D. Crawford is still work ing at the same place. Mr. Henry Flippins is still at the Elks club. He owns valuable property. Geo. L. Suter is still engineer at the water works. George is one of the most in fluential men of our race here and is well liked by both races. He is chair man of the committee on foreign cor respondence of the Masonic Grand Lodge. Mr. C. P. Gilmore is one of the oldest and respected citizens and owns valuable property and is doing well. Mr. Grant Jackson is also do ing nicely. He formerly lived in Des Moines. At the latter's home Ye Edi tor ran across an old soldier who is stopping at the Old Soldiers' Heme by the name of Leroy Stephens, who belonged to the colored regiment of Iowa and served in the civil war. He was in Company E, First United States regiment, and enlisted from Keokuk. Mr. Stephens stated that he spent six months in Libby prison, that hell hole of the south. He gave me the names of some other colored men that he could remember, as fol lows: Enos Lukado of Company E, Keokuk, Iowa John Lewis, from Keokuk Benjamin Berry, Keokuk J. N. Davis and Dudley Smith of Keokuk Richmond Lewis of Company A, Ottumwa, Iowa "Thomas Marshall, of Company E, Belle Plaine, Iowa, and Cullen B. Suter, the grandfather of our Geo. L.. Suter, who came to Burlington, Iowa, in 1836. Stomach Troubles. Many remarkable cures of stomach 20S—IT AVE «l. HA* trouble* have been exacted by Cham berlain's Tablets One man who had spent over two thousand dollars for medicine and treatment was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price, 26 cents For sale by all dealers. A good place to get Room$ and Board down town is at Itlrs Gila Gpptrson 807 Grand Avenue Meals are Served to tht Public Phone Red 4076. MRS. ELLA EPPERSON, Prop. WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES. G. W. Black has passed his 79th birthday and is hide and hearty for a man of his age'and attends to his business at the barber shop every day. Mr. Shorts of Iowa City was in the city Wednesday of last week, the guest at the J. D. Daniels home. He was here to see the large oil traction road engines work. Mrs. Cora Jones of Oskaloosa stop ped off here last Wednesday on her way home from Davenport, where she had attended the meeting of the Fed eration of Colored Women's Clubs, and was a guest at the Theo Turner home. Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Brown went to Muscatine last Sunday morning and returned home Thursday a. m. They report a very enjoyable time. The Rev. Geo. W. Slater, Jr., will give his lecture, "God and the Poor," at the A. M. E. church on the even ing of June 24th Everyone will want to hear him again. Ray and Arnold Hall have been sick the past week with the measles. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewis, who have been sick, are get ting along nicely now. The delegates to the Sunday school convention are Mr. Hayes Crayton and Miss Helen Motts. Mrs. A. G. Clark was a guest at the Jas. Redd home this week. She was on her way home to Oskaloosa after having attended the Federation meet ing at Davenport. Mrs. .W. Black and Mrs. Jas. Redd are home from the Federation meeting at Davenport They report an excellent time. VIVIAN L. 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We absolutely guarantee our hair to stand combing and washing and to retain its color and crimp. Wlzs, Plat*. Braid*, Tr»niformatlon« and Puff* In stock or to order all shade*, BOM too difficult. JJQT" Straightening Combs and Toilet Articles. Send t-rco-cent stamp for Price 1,1st. Mail Orders receive prompt attention. The Old Reliable Mme. Batim'& Hair Emporium 486 8th Avenue 11-16-2-16 Between 34th and 85th Sts. NEW YORK CITY Northern Artificial Limb Company Your Bell Telephone Horizon Is Almost Limitless Bell Lines Reach Nearly Everywhere. PJj IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY s:: :. A'. A-, vA 'v *m *s •TSTANDn rumToo, WMNM, T"" FR1DAYWJUNE 6. 9113. JOIIM L. Bntared at ths postomc 004 class aiatter. 'si Iowa State Bystande. Quite a few friends of the Rev Brooks, formerly a member of Chicago conference and pastor of eral charges in same, will be interest! ed in learning that he has just fin «hed paying ofT the mortgage of St Paul's A. M. E. church at St. Loui* and at the same time celebrated iu 71st anniversary with a financial rally, at which themembers of th. church raised $7,541.15, making $iT 000 that the congregation had raised during the last year. The Rev. win have the honor and pleasure of burn ing the mortgage. The church waa bought in 1890 by the Rev. E. T. Cott :nan at a cost of $77,000. Bob Armstrong is expected this week from Los Angeles, Cal., for 4 visit with his mother and wife. The Intellectual Improvement clab will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday evening at the A. M. E church. Echoes from the Federation by Mesdames G. iW. Black and JM, Bedd. Everybody invited. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every family without exception should keep his preparation at hand during the hot weather of the sum mer months. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ii worth many times its cost when need ed and is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over. It haj no superior for the purposes for which it is intended. Buy it now. For sale by all dealers. •II and ,Lt book sent fre [Explains the Mild Medical Trail. Iment lor all Rectal Dimmm. 'Contains scores of testimoniil, from persons cured yean ato with whom you may correspond or a:o to see. My professional lib has been devoted to the exclu sive study and treatment of Rec tal Diseases in Des Moina Send for book today, 0B. C. Y. CLEMENT Suite 401 Mlrquardt Bldg. Des IK met Mrs. A. M. Pop*—Turnbo Results of "Poro" Treatment Can't Keep It Secret. The splendid work of Chamber lain's Tablets is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand rem edy for stomach and liver troubles has ever been known. For sale by all dealers. DAVENPORT, IOWA. (Special to Bystander.) Mrs. William Turner entertained at dinner Wednesday, May 28th, honor of Mrs. C. B. Woods, N. Hyde, Madame Watkins, Mrs. Armstead, Mrs. Harvey Brown and Miss Coalson of Des Moines and Mrs. C. B. Lewis of Davenport. Mrs. Eugene Allen entertained at 1 6 o'clock luncheon Thursday, May 29th, as a courtesy to Mrs. J. Rush and Mrs. Harvey Brown of Moines and Mrs. C. B. Lewis an Mrs. Francis Baker of Davenport Mrs. Allen entertained May 3l« Dr. R. S. Taylor of aim Davenport Miss Mae D. Lee of Buxton. Iowa. When in Sioux City Iowa go to Mauo's Restaurant for good meals and lunches at all hours 308 Douglass street New Phone 2095 rs. A. Also Good Phone 4908 Mayo, Proprietor Rooming House at 4th Street- New Phone 4084 ©zz.r)'s feet]2. The Old and Reliable Pla°e to get good meals or luflcbeS Ice Cream and Cigars 114 E. 5th Street n-«ortI»' E. Green, Prop. Davenport^ fi When in Rock Island, 111. g° 10 Williams Htslaurf For good meals and short or & at all hcure. ,_noption Barber Shop and Bath in G. W. Williams, prop. 3