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TUESDAY, February 9, 1909.
Old Phons 251-R.
New Phone 664.
Nos. 209-211 West Main Street.
Professional Cards.
OENTiSTS.
W. H. C. JAQUES. JO B. JAQUH8.
JAQUES & JAQUES.
Attorneys at Law.
107 North Court street. Both phones,
No. 55.
W. D. TPDALR. GEO. F. nBINDBIi
TISDALE & HEINDEL.
Attorneys at Law.
P&oenlx Trust Bldg., Sonth Market
street, Ottmnwa. Ia.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, C. B^&Q-
No. Going East Depart
12A—Chic.. Dubuque, Quincy 1:31a.m.
92—Local freight B:25a. m.
18B:—Burlington St. Louis.. 8:10 a. m.
10B—Peoria. Dub.. Quincy.. .11:35 a. m.
6A—Chicago Limited 2:01p.m.
JOB—Ft. Madison, St. Louis. 3:30p.m.
4A—Chic.. St. L., Quincy... 7:15p.m.
2A—Chic.. Peoria. Rockford.ll:25 p. m.
Going West.
6A—Omaha and Nebraska.. 1:20 a. m,
8A—Omaha, Oregon, Calf.. 7:40a.m.
9B—Arrive from Ft. Mad.. .11.45 a. m.
9A—Peoria to Creston .... 1:55p.m.
11B—Arrive from Chicago. .10:00 p. m.
1A—Chicago to Denver .... 8:12p.m.
18 —Omaha. Billings and
Northwest 4:17 p.m.
W S a A
O.R.UP. TRAINS.
No. Going North. Depart
475—Des
If you had a Samson, Ilalllday, Aermotor, Star, Perkins or any
kind of a windmill damaged by the 'storm, see what I can do for you
on the repairs. Pump repairs and all sizes of pump leathers.
DR. TULLIS.
Dentist.
teeth scientiflcally con-
Artlflcial
•tructed.
Crown and bridge-work expert.
Office over Cullen's dry goods store,
Main street. Ottumwa, Iowa.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
R. R. Ramsell. L. M. B. Morrlsey.
RAMSELL & MORRISEY,
Attorneys at Law.
9nd Floor, Ennis Building,Ottumwa, xa.
DR. A, 0. WILLIAMS.
I C.. It. I. & P. R*y- Co.
/a ,•, Bnrgeon I C., B. ft Q- R'y Co.
O. It., B. & S. Co.
Residence, 216 North Jefferson street.
Office, 120 Court Btreet. Residence tele
phone, 110: office telephone, 90. Ottumwa,
town.
DR. W. C. ROBERTS,
••i) Physician and Surgeon,
35 and 36 Leigh ton Building. Market
Street Entrance.
Office Phone, 340. Residence. 220.
BURT LAFORCE, PH. G., M. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.
Glasses scientiflcally fitted. Offloe boo"
10 to 12 n. m., and 2 to 5 nnd 7 to 8 clock
p. m. Phone, office, 280: residence. 87.
Office rooms. 10 and 12 Hofmann Blk.
OSTEOPATHY.
ELIZABETH M. THOMPSON.
Osteopathic Physician.
Graduate American School Osteopathy,
Rlrksvllle, Missouri.
Office, 211 East Fourth St. Both
'phone.
Hours 9 to 12 and 1:30 to 4:00.
Diseases of Domes- Calls answer
tic Animals Treat- ed day or Night
ed by the Latest Promptly
Veterinary Science.
DR. L. W. FITZGERALD,
Veterinary Surgeon
Successor to Dr. Lowry.
218 E. Second St.
New Phone 601.
Old Phone 520.
OTTUMWA. IOWA.
RAILROAp TIME TABLES.
A dally: B. dally except Sunday O,
dany except Monday.
Moines, Omaha .... 8:40a.m.
473—Keokuk,
Ottumwa 11:55 a. m.
471—Des Moines. Omaha ... 6:55p.m.
Goln* South.
470—Keokuk, Kansas City.. 9:10a.m.
742—Ottumwa. Keokuk .... 4: IB p. m.
474—Des Moines to Eldon ..10:17p.m.
W. S. Parker. Ticket Agent.
C. M-«* ST. P. TRAINS.
No. Going Southwest Depart
5A—Southwest Limited .... 1:45a.m.
8A—Kansas City Local 10:40 a.m.
•3B—Local freight 7:16 a.m.
Going ZSast, Via Cut-Oft.
J2A—Chic.. Limited 12:05 a. m.
8A—Davenport Chicago... 4:50 p. m.
S2B—Local freight 9:20 a.m.
Marlon Line. Going North.
109B-Cedar Rapids. Marlon.. 4:45p.m.
10B—Cedar Rapids. St. Paul 1:55 a.m.
88B—Local freight.: 6:40 a. m.
Marlon Line. Coming South.
108B-Arrive from T'arlon...
10:15 a. m.
9C—Arrive from Marton.... 1:25 a.m.
#73—Local freight, arrive... 4:55 p. m.
Freight trains arrive and depart
from Ottumwa Junction.
F. W. Zimmerman, Ticket Agent.
WABASH RAILWAY.
No. dotng &outh. Depart
,2A—Moberly, St. L. K. C.,.. 8:20 a. m.
COB—Moberly an East 3:65 p. m.
14—Mixed, daily 7:30 p. m.
Coming North Arrive.
BIB—Moberly local 11:80 a. m.
8A—From Kansas City.... 6.55 p. m.
X—Mixed, dally 7:00 a. m.
W. Zimmerman. Asant.
HILLSBORO.
Hlllsboro—John McGrier of Jules
burg, Neb., who was called here by the
Illness of his mother, received a mes
sage telling of the death of his son,
Carl, in Washington. He left Tues
day evening for that place to bring
the remains back to Julesburg. They
formerly resided near here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Logan celebrat
ed their tenth wedding anniversary
Tuesday evening, at their home south
of town. A number from here were
present.
The Women's Missionary society
met at the F. B. church Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr6. Clara Ej,rley returned Tuesday
evening from iftount Pleasant, where
she has been the past week taking care
of her son. John Early, who has been
flulte 111.
Rev. Chas. Stalker, who lectured
here Saturday night preached at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
Jlrs. Doughtart one of the old set
tlers of this neighborhood died at the
home of her son John a few miles west
of town Tuesday night. She was 96
years of age.
W. P. Blackford returned from Os
kaloosa Tuesday night
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SOME COURIER FEATURES.
In keeping with the celebration of
the Lincoln centennial next week,
the Courier will publish a number of
articles dealing with the life of
Abraham Lincoln, among them three
relating to Lincoln as a boy, as a man
and as a president. There will be oth
er articles of an anecdotal nature,
showing the personal and lovable
side of the great emancipator's nature,
and the great celebration at Lincoln's
birthplace, where an elaborate pro
gram will be given, including ad
dresses by President Roosevelt, Gov
ernor Folk of Missouri, and other no
tables, will be fully reported.
This will be in keeping -with the
Courier's policy to give its readers the
news, regardless of the expense or
trouble incurred. New features are'be
ing contsantly added.
One feature inaugurated today is
prize fights of the early days, by Bar
ratt O'Hara of Chicago, a sporting
writer on sporting topics. This will
not interest all the Courier readers,
but the articles will be read with
great interest by thousands.
Every Tuesday the Courier pub
lishes the Sunday school lesson and a
a series of articles dealing with the
review of the topic of the young peo
ple's- societies for the following Sun
day, written by Rev. W. T. Ellis of
Swarthmore, Pa., a noted writer on
religious subjects. There ar,e many,
perhaps, who are not interested in this
series of articles, but there are others
who find them of great benefit, and it
is for these the feature was secured.
There is a Junior page once a week,
too, that may not be of interest to a
great many of the elders, but it is of
interest to some of them and of vast
interest to all the children. This feii
ture requires the services of a Junior
editor and it entails considerable ex
pense, but there is a demand for it,
and the Courier supplies the demand.
There are other features, too, that
do not interest all the readers, but
they interest hundreds and the Cour
ier will continue to publish them,
making improvements from time to
time as they suggest themselves.
There is the weekly farm page, the
comic page, the correspondence from
the neighboring towns and communi
ties. collected by 135 Courier corres
pondents, the" market reports, th$
fashion hints, the bits of bright phil
osophy furnished by Elbert Hubbard
(Fra Albertus.)
Aside from its features, the Courier
is constantly broadening the scope of
its news reports. In addition to the As
sociated Press reports daily from all
corners of the globe, (here are special
articles from J. C. Welliver, the Cour
ier's Wsshinarton correspondent, and
Ora Williams, the Des Moines cor
respondent. Tlieii- articles from the
congress and the legislature supple
ment the Associated Press reports.
The Courier is also a member of the
American Newspaper Publishers' as
sociation, the Iowa Evening Pr6ss* as
sociation, through the medium of
which news from all over Iowa is tele
graphed when It is fresh, and the
North American Press syndicate,
which furnishes the photoeranhs and
illustrative articles published daily.
The Courier's city news force is the
most efficient it has ever had. and
there are no more highly trained nor
more capable reporters in the state
fhan the members of -the local staff.
The local department 5s also planning
to introduce? new features in addition
to the dramatic and sporting reviews
and other features now supplementing
the local ne^'s.
The Courier is constantly enlarging
its field and it plans to continue bet
tering its product to cover this en
larged field.
THE ALLISON MEMORIAL.
The movement to secure by popular
subscription the funds for the erection
of monuments to the memory of the
late Senator Allison in the capital of
the nation and of the state should, and
no doubt will, meet with a hearty re
sponse by the people of Iowa. As
announced in the Courier last evening,
General Grenvllle M. Dodge, the chair
man of the Allison monument commit
tee, has selected a committee composed
of one member from each county, with
five committeemen at large. Frank
W. Simmons is the member from Wap
ello county, and he Is authorized to ap
point assistants to aid him in the
work.
It is the intentlon'that March 2, Sen
ator Allison's birthday, shall be known
as "Allison Day," when a state wide
popular giving can be inaugurated!.
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^^'!rj,'^ ^OTrUMTVA COURIER
General Dodge suggests that the prin
cipals of the public schools give their
support to the work and obtain from
the children donations, no matter how
small, as they are all indebted to the
work of Senator Allison in laying the
foundations- and building up our mag
nificent edifices of learning in th-i
state. The work has been taken up as
a labor of love with the idea that all
citizens should be given a part in pro
viding suitable memorials for Iowa's
beloved statesman, who, as General
Dodge says, "by Illustrious word and
deed stands today the embodiment of
all that which is noblest and best iu
our citizenship."
Ottumwa has special reasons for be
ing grateful to the late senator, for
one of his last acts in congress was
to secure an appropriation for a mag
nificent federal building in this city,
a structure which will always be looked
upon as a monument to his memory.
Ottumwa should see that it does its
part in assisting in the memorial
plans. No one need give beyond his
nfeans, but every one might add his
offering to the fund, no matter how
small it might be, in order that .it
should be a state-wide testimonial of
the place in the memory of Iowans
held by the venerable senator who for
fifty years served the nation and his
state so ably, successfully and admira
bly.
THE TELEPHONE BILL.
A bill has been introduced in the
state senate by Senators Moon and
Adams requiring that where there are
two telephone lines operating in any
community the companies shall be
compelled to maintain wire connec
tions between the two lines, so that
subscribers of, one line may be con
nected without charge with subscrib
ers of the other line. The bill also
provides that on toll calls the connec
tion shall be made without any cost
in addition to the toll charged if the
service had been furnished by but one
line.
Representative Davidson has pre
pared a bill to Be introduced in the
house, which is similar to the senate
bill, but provides that a toll of five
cents shall be charged where a con
necting line is used.
It must be clear to all telephone
patrons that some means should be
devised whereby the trouble and ex
pense of the present system might bo
avoided. An Ottumwa gentleman who
had occasion to call a party in central
Iowa from Albia recently cited the fol
lowing experience he had as an in
stance:
There are two lines in Albia, but he
was only able to connect with the city
he wanted on one line. The party he
was calling did not have this phone,
but the gentleman happened to know
there was one in the residence across
the street and he had been.advised by
letter that this party would gladly call
the man he wished to talk to. The
telephone company said that would
be aginst'the rules, and it was neces
sary to send a messenger and require
the party to walk nine blocks to the
telephone office. The operation requir
ed-more than two, hours and compelled
the -Ottumwa man to miss his train
home, keeping him out until after mid
ifight.
There might be some expense at
tached to carrying out the provisions
of these bills. But this expense could
not be as great as the expense of mes
sengers under the present system, and
the loss of time now suffered would by
avoided.
The telephone companies are public
service organizations, and as such
they should be willing to co-operate
in every way for the better service
of the public..
THE GUN TOTER.
Paul Thiemann, writing in the Chi
cago Examiner, suggests that there Is
as much need for labeling firearms as
there is for stamping "poison be
ware," with the skull and cross-bones
on every bottle of poison. He believes
that, if the- government would require
all firearms to bear a large red metal
tag, it might serve the same purpose
as the label on the poison bottle. He
suggests this:
DEADLY WEAPONS!
Stop—Think!
Take Care!
DANGER! DANGER!
His suggestion is rather fantastic,
£et tag or no tag, if more people stop
ped to think that they were handling
a dangerous, deadly weapon when
they finger a gun, there would be
fewer accidents. He gives a few sim
ple rules for avoiding danger:
Never hand a firearm around to be
looked at without first removing the
cartridges.
Do not finger the trigger or handle
the hammer until they are removed.
Count the cartridges.
Never clean a revolver that is load
ed.
Never reload with the weapon at
half cock or full cock.
Don't touch one if you don't know
how to handle it.
Don't keep a revolver.
It is easy to agree with him that
the last rule is the most reliable in
preventing accidents.
A New York man says tha\ since he
has painted his hen house green he
finds that his flock of hens lay from
on3 to three more eggs a day, the hens
laying better when the color scheme
in their winter environment is the
same as 'hat nature offers in the spring
and summer. An Indiana man finds
that his hens lay best when he feeds
them on tobacco. If the Luther Bur
banks of hcnology will only keep at it
until they find some way to remove
the egg famine and place that product
in the reach of the ordinary pocket
book, whether their remedy is green
paint, tobacco or chocolate fudge, they
will confcr a lasting favor on the lov
ers of ham an'.
While considering that strange
phenomena in Bloomfleld when balls
of fire burst from the .ground during
a blizzard the fact must not be lost
sight of that Bloomfleld is a "dry"
town. In some localities where th
clamps are off the lid it has often been
reported that balls of fire, two moons
and six keyholes have been, seen with
out'causing wonder. But when such
a report comes from Bioom field it
bears the stamp of truth Fight on the
face of it.
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[Want good correspondents at Hed
rlck, Keota, Laddsdale, Fremont,
White Elm, Eldon, What Cheer, Mur
ray and Pella. Address Editorial de
partment of Ottumwa Courier.]
MORAN-PALMER WEDDING
AT CHARITON.
Chariton—Wm. Moran of Norwood,
and Miss Edith Palmer of Grand River
were united in marriage in this city
Wednesday at high noon at the Cath
olic priory, the ceremony being per
formed by the Rev. Father Gaule.
They were accompanied by the
groom's brother, James Moran of
Norwood, his cousin. Dr.. Thos. Moran
of Melrose and Mr. and Mrs. Lvons of
Woodburn. They left Wednesday
evening on a short wedding trip to
Ottumwa and Burlington, after which
they will be at home to their friends
at Norwood, where the groom is a
prosperous farmer.
Other News.
Robert B. McDonald of Russell and
Mrs. Jeannette Chandler of this- city,
were married \Yednesday afternoon at
one o'clock at the bride's home In this
ity. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Hugh Moore, pastor of the Bap
tist church. They left Thursday for
Russell, where they will reside.
Rev. C. E. Wells, pastor of the
Christian church, officiated at the
marriage of Jas. B. McBeth of Walt
Hill, Nebr., and Mrs. William Holmes,
which occurred at the Christian par
sonage on Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock. They will reside in Nebraska.
Mrs. J. H. Gasklll of Manchester,
Okla., returned home Wednesdav after
an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. T. M. Hooper.
Miss Florence. Foster of Axtell,
Kans., who has been making an ex
tended visit in Lincpln township with
her cousin, Mrs. J. Watts, returned
hom Wednesday.
A. L. Leonard has been enjoying a
visit this week from his mother and
sister Mrs. A. Rlgsbee and Mrs. J. C.
Bortner of Geneva, Neb.
At a meeting held Monday evening
at the dfflce of Attorney Theo. Stuart,
Jr., the following gentlemen were
chosen as a board of directors of the
new Y. M. C. A. to be organized here
soon: J. A. Brown, Geo. Carpenter,
R. D. Piper, S. McKlveen, J. H. Cur
tis, C. W. Johnson, Will Collinson,
Theo. Stuart, Jr., Will Trost, R. A.
Hasselquist, W. H. Dewey, and J. C.
Copeland. The soliciting committee
reported that there was still a deficit
in the treasury and this sum must be
raised before the organization can be
effected and the location of the rooms
decided upon.
Mrs. W. E. Clark of Osceola, return
ed home Wednesday after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Elsie McLaughlin and
other relatives and friends at this
place, where she formerly resided.
Mrs. Violet Hayes of Corydon, came
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
her sittle nephew, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keeney vis
ited in this city a few days this week
at the home of the former's uncle,
Joseph Griffin, while on their way
from Oklahoma, where they were
married a few weeks ago, to Des
Moines, their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Eikenberry
anJ daughter Ruth, departed Wednes
day for a visit in Denver, Colo., with
Mrs. Eiltenberry's parents.
Mrs. J. W. Messier of English town
ship, returned Wednesday from a visit
in Henderson with her brother Chas.
May. Her mother. Mrs. J. B. May,
who has been spending several months
in Henderson, accompanied her home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dutcher are the
parents of a son, born recently.
Mrs. J. U. Gitzy and two children
of Des Moines, arrived Wednesday to
join Mr. Gitzy, who is employed as
foreman of the Leader "office, and
they will reside on north Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Brewer went to
Derby Wednesday to attend the funer
al of the latter's little nephew, the in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Enser Lari
mer. The little one was 111 but a l'ew
days with nneumonia.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfleld—James Graham of Mis
soula, Mont., has bought the farm
formerly owned by his father John
Graham, and epects to locate here.
The farm is near Savannah.
J. R. Davis of Chicago is visiting his
son C. F. Davis.
Merrick Harris, an old resident of
Bloomfleld, is very ill with cancer.
Nineteen more responded to the in
vitation given at the Christian church
Tuesday evening, making in all 102
accessions. "Rev. Bruce Brown had
announced that Tuesday night would
be his last sermon but owing to the
increased interest he decided to hold
meetings Thursday and jrriday nights.
Rev. Ferrall and Evangelist J. P. Gar
mong will continue the meetings over
•Sunday. The entertainment to have
been given on Thursday night by Mr.
Garmong has been postponed until
Monday night.
David Moore, 74 years old, residing
northwest of utiles, died at his homo
at 7:30 Tuesday evening. Rev. James
Althide conducted the services at the
home Wednesday afternoon at 1
o'clock. Interment was made In the
Inskeep cemetery.
John Harris of Presno, South Dako
ta, arrived In the city this week, call
ed here by the serious Illness of his
father Merrick Harris.
Mrs. Mary I^owenberg returned to
Bloomfleld Wednesday after spending
the past few months in Ottumwa.
Mrs. O. D. Wray entertained the
Progressive Whist club Thursday eve
ning.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will serve supper at the Mrs.
James McGowen home February 23.
At the commencement exercises of
the Bloomfleld high school a lecture
will be given. The lecturer has not
been secured as yet. The orations of
the class will occur previous to the
lecture.
Eight or ten new pupils have enroll
ed In the public schools the past week.
.The enrollment of the school now
reaches 480.
Lee Hassenpflug of the I. W. U. at
Mt. Pleasant, visited the Bloomfleld
schools Wednesday.
The Swastika club met at the home
of Mrs. Carl Burchett Tuesday even
in". The usual one course luncheon
was served.
Mrs. S. S. Stanley entertained a
number of ladies complimentary to
Mrs. Golden Prossor of Ottumwa last
Friday. The 'affair was a splendid noon
luncheon.
Mrs. Jessie Sax and Mrs. Clara
Zook expect to leave Sunday morning
for (Jhicago to be gone about a week.
The Foreign Missionary society of
the M. E. church met with Mrs. Al
Power Monday afternoon. After the
business session light refreshments
v.-fre «e.rved. The society will ho:l a
thank offering meeting and serve sup
per at the nome of Mfs. Frank Swin
•jey the first Tuesday j^ajch.
Mrs. B. Blommers of Pella, arrived'
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Tuesday to visit her father jJhn El
liot.
The 20th Century club met with
Mrs. Fannie Cook this afternoon.
Bert Hcnnen of Klrksvllle, Mo., vis
ited in Bloomfleld this week.
C. C. Cheedle of Ottumwa spent
Monday in Bloomfleld.
A. W. Breeding who has been sick
for the past week is able to be up and
around.
Frod Roberts. Dr. H. C. Youn". Dr.
Chas. Shelton and John J. Ethel were
in Ottumwa Monday night attending
Knight Templar lodge.
The I. O. O. F. lodge appointed a
committee at their regular meeting on
Monday night to look up a site for a
new building they intend to erect in
the near future.
The council room has been changed
from the Day room to the room form
erly occupied by Judge H. C. Traverse.
Chas. Scott of Quincy, 111., salesman
for a St. Louis house, and brother-in
law of Mrs. Joe Haney,. took dinner at
the Haney home Tuesday. His little
son, who has been seriously ill with
pneumonia, is better.
The Baptist people expect to re
dcdicate their church Feb. 21. Rev.
Wilson Mills li-s been engaged for the
dedicatory service. Rev. Mills will
dedicate the new Baptist church at
Florls next Sunday.
Thursday evening J. P. Garmong
gave his Illustrated lecture at the
Christian church. Two hundred differ
ent views were shown ,taken on his
trip around the world. Mr. Garmong
was absent two years on tills trip and
had a very interesting collection of
pictures. Ho arrived In San Fran
cisco a day previous to the terrible
earthquake. He told of his experiences
there at time.
Mrs. E. C. Bain of Lake City, who
has been a guest at the Fred Roberts
home for the past two weeks, return
ed home Monday.
SEYMOUR.
Seymour.—On Monday night a mes
sage was received announcing that
Waldo M. Trogdon, who had gone to
Kansas City on Monday to purchase a
soda fountain for his restaurant, had
been struck by a train and seriously
injured. His wife and her brother,
Charles Mumby took the first train for
Kansas City. A latter message receiv
ed about 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning
stated that he was dead. None of the
particulars have been received yet. He
was a son of Solomon Trogdon, now
living In Nebraska and was raised on
a farm three miles south of Seymour.
He was a respected citizen and hi3
wife and little daughter have the sym
pathy of the entire community.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Presbyterian
church held its fifth annual praise
service at the church Sunday morning.
Owing to the severity of the weather
the attendance was not large. A beau
tiful and impressive program was ren
dered which was greatly appreciated.
The offering was $13.21.
Rev. B. F. Miller of Indianola, dis
trict superintendent of the 'Methodist
Episcopal church held quarterly meet
ing at the church Monday evening.
Rev. A. B. Whitmer will assist Rev.
•Van Dyke in a serior of meetings at
Promise City, beginning Tuesday even
ing. In return Rev. Van Dyke will ns-
sist with meetings at the Metliodirt visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
church here in about three weeks.
The meetings at the United Brethren
church continued with increasing in
terest.
Fred Yeager left for Enid, Okla.,
Monday, where he expects to make his
future home. His brother Norris Yeag
er will move to the same place, but
will first sell off his personal property
at public sale.
The public installation given by the
Homesteaders in the Woodmen's hall
Thursday evening was well' attended.
An interesting program was carried
out.
Mrs. J. W. DeNoon of Ottumwa visit
ed her mdther Mrs. McCoy the latter
part of last week.
The Presbyterian ladies will give
their New England supper at Llewel
lyn's hall on Friday evening, Feb. 5
from 5 to 9 p. m.
Mrs. Haines of Ottumwa visited last
week with her son, A. L. Haines and
family. Her son, Carl Haines of Lem
on, S. D., visited there at the same
time.
Mrs. Mabel O'Neil of Gallatin, Mo.,
who returned from a visit with rela
tives in Chicago to serve as a witness
in the McCabe vs. McCabe trial at
Centerville is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Amanda King. She will return to Gal
latin Wednesday.
KEOSAUQUA.
Keosauqua—Word has just reached
here of the death of the 16-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bonner
of Moulton, formerly of this place.
Mrs John Carruthers, aged about
60 years, died Wednesday night at her
home In Pittsburg, one-half mile west
of Keosauqua. Mrs. Carruthers was
taken sick with a congestive chill and
was sick only a few days. The funer
al will be held at this place today.
Mrs. Bert Chaplin residing about
miles south of Keosauqua, died Mon
day. Mrs. Chaplin was formerly Miss
Ruth Shipley, a daughter of the lato
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shipley. She
leaves a husband and 5 small children.
The funeral was held from the resi
dence Wednesday afternoon.
John Mcintosh Is a business visitor
in Ottumwa.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Cockerell of Bona
parte are visitors in the city, guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Parke.
Miss Eva Sherman will return to
her hospital work at St. Freeport. 111.,
Saturday, after a week spent in town
with her parents Dr. and Mrs. E. A.
Sherman.
Mernice Barker arrived here Wed
nesday from Oklahoma with a car of
emigrant goods. He had quite a
quantity of Kaffir corn and maize,
which was quite a curiosity to the
people here.
Mrs. John Bell and daughter Miss
Carrie Bell, are visiting at Douds with
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis McCreary.
FOSTER.
Foster—John Ewert of Lewisville,
Colo., has secured work here In the
mines.
Ben Morgan of Deets, Wyoming, is
here visiting his brother Arthur.
Erin Arnold of Emmerson, Iowa,
was a visitor the first of the week at
the John Terry home.
Chas Pahst left Tuesday night for
Texas and Oklahoma on a land seek
ing tour.
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Rev. Slivera of Pella, held meeting
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and there was six additions to the
church.
There wfis a young peftples' union
organised here Sunday with about 30
members. Tne officers are: President
—Russell Slncox Vice President—
Miss Freda Benson Sec-Treas.—Miss
Lelah Williams. They will meet every
Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock.
Frank Delong moved his family to
Moravia Monday and will go to Ore
gon in a few days.
The mines were idle Saturday on
account of the hard blizzard Friday.
Bud Mclntyre the night watch at
thr» mines, has been on the sick list,
but is improving.
George Williams was a business
caller in Albia Monday.
J. H. Robinson east of town, who
has been very sick for the past three
weeks. Is Improving and hopes to be
able to be up in a few days.
Frank Swain returned from Texas
and Oklahoma Monday, where he had
been loklng after his land. Mr. Swain
owns land In both of these states and
also In Missouri, besides his three hun
dred and sixty acre farm In Appanoose
county.
Stark McCoy of Moravia was look
ing after business. In Foster one day
last week.
SIGOURNEY.
Sigourriey—District court convened
Thursday with Judge W. G. Clements
presiding and Mrs. Nell D. Needhlm
official reporter. Only probate and
other matters of minor importance
were heard the opening day.
C. D. Berkheimer of Des Moines was
attending court as a witness In the
Cuddy assignment case, which is be
ing contested.
Wade Klrkpatrlck and W. H. Young
of Hedrlck were district court visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. W. W. Utterback, who has been
ill for some months, died at her home
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Utterback
was formerly Clara D. Sanders and
about three years ago she was married
to W. W. Utterback, who together
with their little daughter of a (ew
months, survive her. She also leaves
surviving her, her mother Mrs. Clara
Sanders and one sister, Mrs. Willard
Downey and a host of friends to
mourn her untimely death. Funeral
services were held Wednesday nfter
noon at the Baptist church, conducted
by the Rev. Byram.
James Kerr left Monday for his
home in Chicago.
Elmer Johnson returned Thursday
from Taylor county, where he has
been visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Pattl Sherman entertained her
friends Tuesday evening at her home
in the south -art of town.
The Free Methodists are holding re
vival meets with success.
J. E. Brainier and Wm. Beardsley
returned the first of the week from a
two weeks' trip through Texas and
New Mexico.
BLAKESBURG.
Blakesburg.—^aul Stapleton is vis
iting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Thompson.
A. A. Snow returned to Bracewell
after a pleasant visit with ^relatives
here.
Rev. Orcutt of Agency will begin a
series of revival meetings at the M. E.
church Thursday, Feb. 4.
Mrs. Carey is ill caused by a fall on
the ice several weeks ago.
Imogene Bromwell is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Chesley Rogers returned to her
home in Des Moines, after visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Dorothy,
Harry Townsend and family are
visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
Paul Bowman came home from. Ex
celsior Springs Sunday.
Mrs. Ace Townsend and son Will
visited relatives in Lineville recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowe are visiting
relatives here before moving to Fos
ter where they will reside in the fu
ture.
Jay Coliagan visited friends in Ot
tumwa Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Tait spent Tuesday In
Moravia.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Johnson went to
Seymour Tuesday called there by the
illness of Mr. Johnson's mother.
EDDYVILLE.
Eddyvllle—The home of Mr. and
Mrs. David Dennis of Pekay was glad
dened by the arrival of a daughter,
born Wednesday February- 3. Mrs.
Dennis will be remembered formerly
as Miss Ethel Blckford of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harding
came homo Wednesday from a trip
to Carbon Bluff. 111., where they had
gone to spend two weeks with the lat
ter's cousin, Mrs. Lewis Roseman.
O. W. Baker took his two Utile
daughters, Mary and Alice, to Oska
loosa to stay a week with their grand
mother.
L. L. McCord left Wednesday to at
tend a meeting of the Lumbermen's
Convention of Southeastern Iowa, at
Oskaloosa February 4.
W. L. Hays and F. M. Epperson
were business callers at Albia recent
ly.
H. Brody went to New Sharon Wed
nesday to spend the remainder of the
week at the home of his daughter Mrs.
John Jennings.
ip. the Baptist church Sunday eveningj home of her daughter Mrs. Burkhalter
Mrs. Maud Kendrlck went to Oska
loosa to visit friends this week Mrs.
Kendrlck resides In Nevada City, Cal
ifornia, but has been stopping with
Mrs. L. L. Harris and others of this
vicinity on an extended visit.
OLIVET.
Olivet—Mrs. Swara Bartharne was
a business called In Lclghton on Wed
nesday.
The recent storm that swept over
Iowa blew down the large smoke
stack at the mine and the miners had
tour days work as the result. It was
repaired Tuesday.
William Weece mine foreman was
in Oskaloosa on Wednesday on busi
ness for the company.
Joseph Norhava was In Oskaloosa
on business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams spent last
Tuesday in the country at the home
of Mrs. Charles Cortell.
Al Decock and family spent Thurs
day In Pella with friends.
The coal company received an order
last week for 1800 tons of screened
coal, from the Washington-Bulck Tile
Co.
C. B. Howell spent Sunday with his
family in Oskaloosa.
Steve George moved in thq.* house
recently vacated by John Swanson.
Mrs. John Dolan is visiting this
week at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Mike Grady at Albia.
DRAKEVILLE.
Drakevllle—Rev. Huff was called
Sunday to officiate at the funeral of
Mrs. Baer. The remains were brought
to Bleknap last Friday from Colorado,
from there thev were conveyed to the
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near Ash Grove. Interment took place
in the Baor cemetery.
Revival services at the M. E. church
are still in progress.
Mrs. L. C. Heady is quite sick at her
home in the south part of town.
Little Keith Trultt was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Rena. Proctor spent Saturday
night with Arlle Sloan.
Mr. Deeburn from near Floris came
last Tuesday to visit his daughter Mrs.
L, C. Heady.
Mrs. Harriet Truitt spent Tuesday
in Bloomfleld at the home of her
brother Stephen Sayles.
John Sayles and family left last
Wednesday for Htorton, Kansas, to re
side.
RUSSELL CHAPEL
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P.ussell Chapel—J. B. GUyeart re
turned .home Wednesday from a fe*
days' visit with friends at Packwood.
Mrs. Eva Sisco and son spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. W. H. Pendergraft.
E. H. McEwen is ill with the rheu-
matism.
L. Holsel lost 6 calves in the storm
of last week.
Mr. and.Mrs. Geo. Brown of Peoria,
111., came last Monday for a visit with
Ills brother and family, J. D. Brown.
Floyd Glthens was a Fremont visit
or Saturday.
Clarence and Elmer Barcus.of Fre
mont, returned home Saturday from
E. E. Gllycart's, where they had been
working.
C. G. Speck is still very III at the
home of his daughter Mrs. C. W.
Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Albertson and
family spent Sunday at the W. A. Van
Busliklrk -home.
T. T. Funk and Harry Young were
callers at E. E. GUyeart's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gllyeart spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Crawford.
J. D. Brown moved Monday to the
place vacated by Ed Tobln, northwest
of Fremont. Ed Tobln moved to the
M. B. Lee farm south of Fremont.
George Russel moved Monday to his
new home south of Ottumwa.
Wes Arganbright J. C. Albertson.
Ralph Lantz and Mrs. E. E. Gllyeart
nnd daughter Crystal were Ottumwa
shoppers Monday.
Mabel Emery of Highland Center,
who Is staying at the H. H. Wolfo
home went to Ottumwa Monday to at
tend the funeral of her uncle DavlA
Emery, who died last week.
BONAPARTE. Wi
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Bonaparte—The revival meetings at
the M. E. church are being well at
tended. Rev. Field of Ft. Madison Is
In charge, and his sermons are Inter
esting and forcible.
The Meredith restaurant has been
moved into the building recently va
cated by the Jackson barber shop.
C. E. Jamison of Keosauqua, was a
business caller here Tuesday.
Harry Rees has returned home after
spending several months in Amarlllo,
Texas.
Otto Alexander has gone to Simpson
Kansas for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Charles Bldman and child of
Nauvoo, 111., have been recent guests
at the Robert Cresap home.
W. E. Haney was In Keokuk Tues
day.
Mrs. Charles Leavltt of Mt. Zlon Is
spending a few days with the H. A.
Whitmore family.
J. R. Sherman is a business visitor
in Ft. Madison this week.
Miller Beckley of l-Iillsboro was In
town Tuesday.
W. A. Packer has gone to St. Louis,
where he has employment with a
paper manufacturing company.
Miss Lizzie Brown of Keokuk is' a
guest at the Allen Brown home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merriott have
gone to Indianapolis, Ind., for a visit
with relatives, before returning to
their home at Silver City. New Mex
ico.
G. W. Bennett was a recent Ottum
wa visitor.
Clayton Rob& and W. D. McCorrpIck
of Farmlngton were Bonaparte visit-.,.,
ors Tuesday.
BEAN RIDGE.
Bean Ridge—Miss Edna Adcock wa«
an over Sunday visitor at the Henry
Harsch home.
Mr. Yates left Wednesday for Boona
on a business trip.
Miss Grace Myers closed.a very suc
cessful term of school at Hazel Dell
last Friday.
Andrew Black returned Sunday from
Oklahoma.
Mrs. John Rouch and daughter Clara
were callers at Henry HarsSh's Sun
day.
Albert Green and family moved on
Mrs. ,T. R. Hendrick's farm last week.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Yates is very sick with lung fever.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fudge were de
lightfully surprised last Wednesday
evening by a number of their friends
who gathered at their home and on
joved a.pleasant evening. A social eve
ning was spent. Refreshments were
served. Those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames J. S. Redfern. J. W.
Wcv'-niii''. I A. K.-ivpiIv rciv P""'t,
G. W. Workman, F. L. Dexter, Chas.
Kennody ML'ydui Nei»on.
Gift, Grace Myers. Delia Smith, Belle
Redfern, Irene Dexter, Jessie Kennedy,
Beatrice Workman, Garnet Dunham:
Messrs. Ray Gift, Leonard Nelson, W.
S. Smith, Ray Tuller, Orion Scott and ,:
Madames Sayer, Tuller, Dunham and
Mrs. Yates and family.
FARMINGTON.
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Farmlngton—Mrs. E. B. Vlckern,
who is dolntr mission work In St. Louis i-:4$
nrrivt'd Monday for a visit with her
i: M- Avlor. w*jb
Ed Pyle of Chicago Is visiting his
l... ..i. jint Mrs. Prank Pyle
while enroute to Oklahoma-
Mrs. Arthur Newkirk of CentervlUo
Is the guest of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Amel Ponte.
Mrs. S. D. Boler and children of v.
Burlington, who have been visiting
Mrs. Boler's parents. Dr. and Mrs. G.
R. Neff, returned home Monday even
Ing
Mrs. George Roland of Hansford,
Texas, arrived Thursday for a months'
visit with her grandmother Mrs. Jane iem.
Singleton and other relatives.
W. B., Dunn, who has been tele
graph operator at Verndale. Minn., ar«
rived Monday for a visit with his par
ents.
Benjamin Ketcham of Bonapartf
was a Farmlngton visitor Wednes*
day.
John Jack has bought the two. story
residence of the Levi Davis estate.
Mrs. H. O. Justice of Des Molne'a
and daughter Mrs. Jessie Thomas ol
Seattle, visited Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Morse.
Mrs. M. H. Hilpert, who has been'
visiting her mother Mrs. Emma Flch
tenmueller for the past six weeks re«
turned Wednesday to her home In
Harrlsburg Pa.
The Ladles' society of St Boniface
church will give "A'Night In Bohemia"
at the opera bouse on Saturday night
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