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THUR8DAY, November 18, 1909.-
Tri-Weekly Courier.
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A LEGAL REFORM NEEDED.
Efforts are now being made to place
the blame for the outrages at Cairo. A
circuit judge says that every effort
iwill be made to obtain the indictment
Vf the leaders of the mob The editor
lof one of the Cairo papers holds that
Cairo's disgrace is not the mob, but
the .conditions that made the mob pos
sible. And for these conditions, he as
serts, the authorities, from the judge
of the circuit bench down to the sher
iffs and bailiffs and the police depart
ment of the city, are responsible. An
Episcopal pastor from the pulpit de
clared that the defiance of the law
made the lynchings necessary. A Pres
byterian pastor, while not justifying
the acts of the mob, said that in this
case it seemed the lynchings were ne
|ces8ary to arouse the people.
The conditions in Cairo complained
'of were that the city authorities had
allowed Cairo to become a dumping
Aground for the undesirable and crimi
nal element all along the Mississippi
river, and that there was too much
delay in the administration of the laws
after arrests were made. For this first
cause the citizens and the officials
they put into office are to blame. For
the delay in the courts, however, the
blame may be laid to the fact that
the people are slow in demanding rem
edies in the criminal procedure ol' the
,. courts, although the highest author
ities admit a remedy should be ai
plied.
Governor Deneen of Illinois sees in
the lynchines "lack of confidence in
the outcome of criminal processes and
a sentiment that in cases of intoler
able atrocity the law's uncertainties
and delays justify a recourse to mob
violence." The only permanent pre
ventative he sees to such cases is '"the
Improvement of our criminal jurispru
dence and greater certainty and celer
ity In its administration."
Leading authorities agree that in its
effort to give the accused prisoner
every chance to prove his innocence
there are too many loopholes given by
which he may escape punishment.
Even when there Is a conviction ther»
Is the right to appeal, and the highe:
courts do not decide these appeal cases
as promptly as they might. Finally
there Is the delay occasioned by post
poning the execution until a year or
more after the completion of the trial,
which probably has been' delayed for
months after the commission of the
crime.
President Taft has called attention
to the need of reform in legal proced
ure, especially in our criminal juris
prudence. The public should support
him in this movement and lend the
weight of its influence toward accom
plishing such reforms.
THE LAND HUNGER.
James W. Wltten of the general
land office, who has been in charge of
the recent government land lotteries,
has given an.interview to an eastern
paper regarding these recent home
stead openings. He says:
We had 10,000 quarter section
homesteads in our lottery on the
Standing Rock lands and 81,000 people
registered in person at the six places
of registration, for a chance to draw.
At Aberdeen, S. D.. alone no less than
55,000 registered. They came from all
over the country, but mainly from
Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and
Ohio. Everybody in all that great val
ley is wild to get land—more land.
They know that the supply of cheap
land will soon be gone forever, and the
eagerness with which every opportun
ity is grasped is almost unbelievable.
A very few more years and there will
be no more cheap land, say nothing
of homesteads.
The wonder to me, in all these
drawings I have been conducting, is
the number of people who come from
the cities. They want to get land :n
order to be able to leave the citi?s.
You could talk a day with the people
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who came for that drawing, and con
vince yourself that the cities were
about to be turned InBide out, to dis
tribute their millions over the face of
the new west.
The people are going with, plenty if
money they build good homes right ut
the outset they introduce fine stock
and plenty of it and they are going
to succeed as their predecessors could
not do.
One is constrained to wonder if
those thousands who were drawn from
the cities to try their luck in the land
drawings will persist in their effort to
get laud in order to leave the cities.
Of course, about one-tenth of them
were successful in the drawings and
earned the rignt to prove up on homo
steads. But how Fbout the other nine
tenths? The government has plenty
of land awaiting settlement that can
be secured without waiting for the
next lottery. This laud can be pur
chased cheap. In fact there will be
cheap land:: as long as there are
sparsely settled commupities left in
the country.
Those parties who were unsuccess
ful in the lotteries and are still con-,
sunied with land hunger can get their
hunger satisfied without much trouble.
There are cheap lands and expensive
lands, ail promising a good return on
the investment if honest effort is ex
pended.
Of course, if the land seeker spent
all his money in railroad faro and
hotel bills while trying to win out in
the government lotteries, he will ha .re
to str.rt in anew and get- some more
money ahead. If he was induced to
take his chances in the lotteries by
the element of gambling that enters
into such affairs, the chances are that
he wasn't as land hungry as he was
chance hungry and more interested in
picking a winner than in becoming a
farmer.
A bit of advice to all those who ear
nestly hung- for land and who are in
cluded in the list of those who are "go
ing with plenty of money," is to start
out in the country and see what kind
of a dicker can be made with the
farmers you meet on the way. Failing
in this there are a great many real
estate agents who can show you
around farms that are just yearning
for a real land hungry person to get
work on them.
A Chicago newspaper played rather
a mean trick on one of its critics. A
speaker who thought the newspapers
liad been discriminating against him
by not printing what he had to say de
clared in a speech that he would eat
ten copies of each newspaper that
would print what he had lo say un
altered. One of the papers did it and
then sent a reporter around to see the
critic make good his gastronomic
boast.
The'proposition of dividing the Ot
tumwa wards into election precincts
of not more than 400 voters jn order
to remove the delay in counting the
vote in the present top heavy wards's
now before the city council. The mat
ter was presented at the meeting last
night in a communication' from the
Commercial association and was /e
ferred to the committee of the whole.
It is to be hoped this matter will be
given attention in plenty of time to'
have the changes made before another
election
is
infants
held.
Especially
since the
people seem to be united in insisting
that the change be made.
That Nevada justice of the peace
who was inclined to complain because
Margaret Illington's new husband only
paid him $5 as a wedding fee should
not be uncharitable. Perhaps Margar
et's new husband feels that he will
need all his spare change in support
ing a former stage celebrity.
A western Iowa man wants to know
what a hunter gets for the $1 he pays
for a hunting license. That depends
some on liow good a hunter can
shoot.
A dance to be given at the Golf and
Country club in Des Moines tonight
has been called off "owing to the de
plorable conditions of the roads lead
ing out of the club", as one of the Des
Moines papers puts it. If this thing
happens ofte^i it ought to be an easy
matter to get the Des Moines society
crowd interested in a red hot-. good
roads campaign.
Readers of the Chicago Sunday pa
pers wonder occasionally if nothing
interesting ever happens in Europe on
the Sunday paper's time. There is
always a large amount of slush and
piffle-filling the columns of the foreign
pages, but a very small amount of real
news.
TJiis thing of breaking up the fur
niture every time your team wins a
football game is getting to be a reg
ular habit.
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Bryan Expected to
Make Race For Senate
Washington Bureau of
the Ottumwa Courier
Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.
Recent developments in Nebraska
have made it practically certain that
William J. Bryan will enter the race
for United States senator and make a
great fight to secure a seat in the
senate.
.Not only will Mr. Bryan make the
race, but his chances of election, as
viewed by Nebraska politicians here,
are excellent. He will have a united
party in his state back of him. The in
dications are that the slate will be
Bryan for the senate and Shallenber
gcr for governor. The latter now oc
cupies the governor's chair and will
seek a re-election.
It was announced a short time ago'
that a number of Democratic poli
ticians in Nebraska had come together
at Lincoln and had urged Bryan to run
for the senate. In the list of those
present was the noted "Jim" Dalilman
of Omalia. Dahlman is the champion
of the liquor element in the Demo
cratic party and the fact he is urging
Bryan to run for the senate means, it
is thought here, that the liquor element
in the Democratic organization in Ne
braska is willing to stand with Bryan
on a county option plank.
Bryan came out sometime ago for
county option and it was thought then
that this would drive away much sup
port in his party. Now. the indica
tions are that it will not weaken Mm.
If the Democrats in the state unite
on county option, they will have an ad
vantage over the Republicans who rep
resent three elements. In the first
place, there are the prohibitionists,
with former Governor George L. Shel
don at their head. Then there are the
local option supporters with W. H.
Hayward at their head. Also, there is
a county option element. Senator
Elmer J. Burkett will run for the sen
ate for another term and will have the
difficult job of harmonizing these dif
ferent elements, as the liquor question
promises to be of much moment in the
election of a senator.
One report is that Burkett will run
for the senate and that Sheldon will
seek another term as governor. This,
however, is not borne out by a recent
interview in which Sheldon says he
would rather make the race for the.
senate than for the governorship.
This means that Sheldon may jump in
to the primaries as a candidate on the
Republican side against Burkett. In
that case, there will be a decidedly ani
mated performance out in the Platte
country.
The friends of Senator Burkett
have been casting about a good deal to
find out what senatorial candidates are
likely to develop on the Republican
side in opopsition to Burkett. They
have Representative Norris under sus
picion Also, they believe that W. H.
Hayward, Republican state chairman
and secretary-of the-Republican nation
al committee, has certain designs on
the toga that are not in keeping with
the l»est interests of Mr. Burkett. What
the Burkett people are trying to do is
to get Sheldon out of the list of senate
possibilities by inducing him to run for
governor, but some of his friends think
he will not be drafted and will ulti
mately go out in quest of Burkett's
scalp. In that event, the country may
see Bryan and Sheldon develop as the
two leading candidates for the
Nebraska senatorship. Just now, there
is a question raised whether the Ore
gon plan of primary adopted in Ne
braska applies to United States sen
ator and this may complicate matters
seriously. J. C. Welliver.
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
HARDER THAN FARM WORK.
Speaking of football the other day,
Judge John G. Horner of Mount Holly,
who is a warm admirer of the great
college game, told a story of a farmer
whose sou was on one of the big
academy teams. The boy, according
to the judge, was sent to college by
his indulgent father, and on making
the first eleven, sent word to the
paternal relative to come and see him
play in an important contest.
The farmer complied, and for an
hour sat and watched the husky youth
pick up several tons of humanity and
throw it all over the gridiron. The
more the t:on struggled the more the
father stared, and noticing the old
man's rapt attention, one of the profes
sors went over to him.
"You seem to marvel at your son's
wonderful performance," remarked the
professor.
"I kind o* kalkerlale thet I do," re
plied the father. "You fellers down
at this college hev got me beat like a
bay mule pacin' again' an auLerbile."
"In what way?" asked the profes
sor.
"Why, jos' look a I: him," returned
the old'man. "all the coaxin', cussin'
and drivin' that I knowed how ter do
couldn't make him work as hard as
thet down on tlier farm."—Philadel
ph'i Telegraph.
TENNESSEE'S PARDONING GOVER
NOR.
Wlien"Fiddling Bob" Taylor 'was
three times governor of Teunessee he
was kn6wn as the Pardoning Gover
nor".
On his rounds in Washington or in
the senate chamber, he has a kindly
look, and his appearance is borne out
by the fact that he pardoned more men
and boys, and turned them out of the
penitentiary than any other governor
the state ever had.
An instance of his fame among hia
own people because of this course of
conduct is well illustrated by a story
told of an old man who had been given
a pardon by Taylor. The ex-convict
was at a religious revival meeting in
the mountains of his state, and, seat*
ed far back in the church, he was be
sought to go to the front and acknowl
edge his allegiance to God.
"You- must do it tonight." said his
religious friends, who leaned over and
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OTTUMWA COURIER
were in progress,
The old man was visibly affected.
"God will pardon your sins," counsel
ed the friend.
"If he won't," sobbed the old man,
"Bob Taylor will." Washington
Times.
GRAFTING IN CLEVELAND.
County Commissioner W. F. Eirick
met E. A. Binyon, secretary of the
Municipal association, the other morn
ing in the courthouse.
"Binyon," says Eirick, "what do you
think! I've just caught on to a bit ot
petty graft in this county. Not only
in this county but right in my own
household! Can you beat that? It's a
fact."
Eirick bit off the end of his cigar
morosely before he continued. "You
see." he went on, "my wife's been al
lowing the washerwoman 10 cents car
fare every tim* she comes. Ami I've
just found out that the washwoman
lives on a 3 cent car line and has been
4 cents to the good on every one of
the transactions for the last couple of
years. Ever hear the like of it?"—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MUSCATINE BANK DEPOSITS.
Muscatine Journal.—An interesting
sidelight upon the prosperity exper
ienced by all classes in Muscatine dur
ing the last year is afforded by the re
cently published statements of the
four banking institutions of the city
other than the First National bank,
which is not subject to the state call.
Statements of the condition of these
four banks were published on Novem
ber 28, 1908. Their combined depos
its, as shown by those statements,
were |4,C63.-.25.61.
The combined i'.eposits in these four
banks, as shown by the statement
published last Saturday, were $5,358,
325, or a gain of almost three-quarters
of a million dollars.
ELDON.
Eldon—Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robinson
and little daughter Mary were Ottum
wa visitors Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Wright made a
hunting trip to Paris last weok.
Elmo Ferguson, station agent at Ei
don. left Friday for Chicago for a
few day's visit.
Miss Josephine Shelter who has been
visiting relatives at North Wood, III.,
the past two weeks, returned home on
Thursday.
Miss D. Vernon left Friday on No. 2
to spend Saturday and Sunday in Fair
field.
Messrs. Al Steves and E. Stumps,
were Ottumwa visitors Friday.
Geo. Knight left Eldon for Cripple
Creek, Colo., to look after his mining
interests there.
CHARITON.
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Chariton—Mrs. Rachel Darlington of
Wooilburn, returned home Monday
after., a week's visit v. itjj her sister
Mrs. laurel Boss'.
If you have some fruit, produce,
stock, or machinery to sell before
Christmas, you can sell it by advertis
ing it in the Courier want ads. Write:
the ad and send it in to the Courier,
with one-half cent a word.
As a result of the visit of the rail
road commissioners to this city re
cently. the C. B. & Q. railroad com
pany yesterday Installed another train
on the north branch road, between
Chariton and Indianola. There will now
be two passenger trains each way
every dny, and a freight train. Hereto
fore one train each way has* been a
mixed train, and Mils caused so much
delay frequently thnt passengers fail
ed to make connections with trains on
the main line and with the trains at.
Indianola for Des Moines. Conductor
Farrens of Ottumwa, has charge of the
freight train temporarily.
Mrs. Lois Norman, of Galesburg, III.,
is here for a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Penick. and num
erous friends.
Mrs. C. F. Gartin left Monday for a
visit with her sister Airs. Joe Brown
of Corydon.
.1. A. King returned Monday from a
visit with relatives in Corydon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lora Wliitten and lit
tle daughter left. Monday for a visit in
v-oortb"rn with her brother Clarence
Moore and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney of Lib
erty township, Air. and Mrs. Jas. Kel-
Ipv
and Mrs. Patrick O'Grady of this
city and Mrs. W. II. Stewart of White
breast to%vns!iio were in Albla yester
day attending the funeral of the lltt.le
son of Mr. nnd Mrs. M. C. Flavey who
was burned to death.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Clowser. of Mis
souri. arrived last evening l'or a visit
north of this city with his brothers, Ed,
Miirtln and John Clowser.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Assman left last
rvening for a few days' visit with
friends in Des Moines.
Miss Elsie Fletcher, of Lacona, re
turned home last evening after a few
days' visit, with the Misses Eva and
Amands Robertson.
Mrs. May Clothier and little son of
near Lucas cam" last evening for a
visit at the home if her father F. M.
Moncrief.'
Mls«! Bertha Griffis, of Lucas, and
Mrs. E. A. Gustaveson. of Rursell, vis
ited friends in this city Monday.
Mrs. M. L. Poueh and daughter, Mrs.
E. Freeman of New Virginia, form
prly of this county, returned home on
Monday after a visit with relatives and
old friends here.
EDDYVILLE.
Eddyville.—Born. Nov. 14, to Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Whltsen. a son. Mrs.
Whitsen is in a very dangerous condi
tion.
On Sunday Walter Roberts, whe
lives south of town, was given a sur
prise by his nele-hbors and friends.
The occasion v/as in honor of his
thirty-third birthday. About thirty
five people were nresent. An elegent
ilinner was served. All report a fine
time.
Mrs. Fannie Cassett went to Grinnell
till:! morning to spend a few days.
Pearl Hall and daughter Vera, spent
Sunday in Ottumwa visiting friends.
Porter Kerendon is very sick with
pneumonia.
If you have some fruit, produce,
stock, or machinery to sell bpfore
Christmas, you can sell It by advertis
ing it in tho Courier want ad Write
the ad and send It In to the Courier,
with one-half cent a word.
Nlglitwatch A. C. Black who has
spent the past two weeks In St. Louis
returned home Monday. He was ac-
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whispered to him while the services 'companled by his daughter "Miss La
Rue Black who will visit in Eddyville
a short time.
Those reported sick are Walter
Hartman, Esther Vance, the sons of
Albert Secrees and John Powers, Mrs.
Chord and Mrs. Ollanv.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson aro
moving this week to their new home
west of town.
Joe Smith of Ottumwa spent Sun
day In Eddyville with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Stuber of Ot
tumwa came up to visit Abe Stuber
and spent Sunday at the Walter Rob
ert's home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Waters are plan
ning to move toaltahrdlatiahrdatiahha
detained on account of the sickness of
Mrs. Waters.
BENTONPORT.
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Bentonsport—Mr. Fulton, depot agent
of tills place has cone to Vancouver,
Wash., having secured a day leave
of absence. Fred Persinger of Bona
parte will fill Mr. Fulton's place dur
ing his absence.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Walter Baker of Ot
tumwa are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Musser.
Glen Downing is in Eldon. the guest
of her Aunt, Mrs. J. O. Murphy.
Miss Grace Kemp Is at home enjoy
ing a week's vacation from her school
work at Fair View.
Mrs. H. Murphy vho has been ser
iously ill is reported as Improving.
If you have some fruit, produce,
stock, or machinery to sell before
Christmas, you can sell it by advertis
ing It in the Courier want ads. Write
the ad and send it in to the Courier
with one-half cent a word.
Mrs. Nel] Fulton and son Edlo who
are spending the winter In Keokuk
came up l'or a few days' visit with
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Randolph are the
parents of a girl born Nov. 1.
Edward Rigsby who lived south of
Vernon died Saturday Nov. 13.
John Downing, Jr.. of Floris visited
his parents Thursday and Friday.
Lynn Bruce of Des Moines was the
guest of Miss Ethel Huston Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The L. L. C. met with Mrs. M. M.
Clark on Thursday.
Miss Mary Stevens was an over
Sunday visitor at home.
Rus Henry Is very 111 with consump
tion.
Dr. J. O. Murphy of Eldon was call
ed here on account of the serious Ill
ness ot his father-in-law. John Down
ing. Sr.
L. L. L. and wife are at the parental
home of M,r. Campbell.
HILLSBORO.
Hillsboro—Mrs. S. C. Ellis and son
Deane left Thursday morning for a
short visit in Des Moines and Shurdan.
Sirs. IT. H. Wright and two
children who have been, visiting rela
tives here the past week left for their
home In Mt. Pleasant.
Misses Meda Beckley and Ma Gracey
went to Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Blackford return
ed Wednesday from Kansas City.
Kelley Van Winkle who has been
operated on twii for appendicitis,
was taken to the hospital for a third
operation.
If you have some fruit, produce,
stock, or machinery to sell before
Christmas, you can sell it by advertis
ing it in the Courier want ads. Write
the ad and send It In to the Courier
with one-half cent a word.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Harlan are vis
iting in Stockport for a few days.
Mrs. Mary Alton returned Saturday
from a week's stav in Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. Amanda Cox and Miss Mary
Moxley returned Thursday from an
extended visit in Kansas and Okla
homa.
Mrs. R. i:. rtoDonald went to Fair
field Saturday for a short visit.
Garfield Hollowell who was acting
cashier In the Savings Bank returned
to Mt. Pleasant Thursday.
Mrs. Jerry Moxley came home the
middle of the week from a visit In Ft.
M?d ison.
The W. M. S. of the Baptist, church
gave a program Sunday morning.
Mrs. R. E. Watts wturned on Fri
day from a two weeks' visit in Bona
parte and vicinity.
H. A. Bockoff and family have mov
e.l Into the old Percival house.
MOULTON.
Moulton.—Mrs. John Tennant of Os
kaloosa visited Mrs. .Tames Warner,
Mrs. C. M. Marshall and other friends
here this week. The Tennant family
lived in Moulton some thirteen years
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane of Holy
oke, Colorado, visited Mo. Lane's
brother-in-law, M. S. Edwards, this
week.
August ?ost and son, Paul, werfe in
Des Moines Wednesday.
Born, to Dr. and Mrs Bybee on Sat
urday, a daughter.
Mrs. Ira Ware of Ottumwa was the
guest of her cousin, Dr. Ware, Tues
day.
C. W. Wilson is visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. John Wooden, In Brookfleld
Mo.
Mrs. Mytinger of White Hall, 111., is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George
Bovard.
Mrs. Wahl Mills left Tuesday even
ing for Boise City, Okla., where she
will remain with Mr. Mills on the farm
until spring.
Miss Fannie Jackson of Unionville
Mo., visited her sister, MJrs. Robert
Burgess, the past week.
Mrs. Joe Guinn of Dean and daugh
ter, Miss Lucile, have gone to Milton
Oregon, on a visit.
Airs. Lll Black was in Grinnell Sun
day visiting her daughter.
J. V. Headly of Youngstown, Mo.
was here Thursday to attend the
funeral of her sister, Miss Nellie Head
ley.
L. M. Clark left Wednesday for a
business trip to Bushnell, 111.
George Pulliam has returned from
Sargent, Neb., where he has been
visiting.
I. Richardson of Charleston, Mo.. Is
here on account of his father's sick'
llPEtS.
Miss Anna Preston, the new high
school teacher lias resigned and a new
teacher will take her place by Mon
day.
The basketball game to be played
this evening between the Moulton and
Milton teams, was. postponed until
Nov. 20.
Miss Nellie Heady died at the home
of her mother in South Moulton Wed
nesday morning. Deceased was 29
ftiih
PRICE 60o
Fred Baker and Otis Canfleld spent
Wednesday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Esther Werts went to Des
Moines Wednesday evening for a visit
with her son Dr. C. M. Werts and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Marshall enter
tained all the Marshalls belonging to
the immediate family at a family din
ner Wednesday.
G. W. Rlker has been at Albia, Cen
terville, Corydon and Indianola before
the board of supervisors of the differ
ent counties In the interests of his
collapsible mould for concrete culverts.
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CHARITON.
Charlton—The ladle of the Charlton
Improvement association gave a min
strel entertainment at the Temple
treatre Thursday evening. It was
largely attended and proved highly in
teresting. The ladles all acquitted
themselves with great credit. The
funds will be used in the improvement
of the streets of Charlton.
Mrs. Ralph Brant, of Udell, arrived
yesterday for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Brant.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown who were
married Wednesday at *the Presby
terian manse. Rev. McCullagh officiat
ing, left Friday for Red Oak and will
reside on a farm near that city.
Msr. C. W. Johnson of Omaha, who
had been visiting in Charlton with
Mrs. Will Slattengren and other
friends returned home yesterday.
Ben Lanning of Leon, formerly of
this city, made a brief visit In Charl
ton Friday with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. G- W. Lanning, while on his way
home from Indianapolis where he had
been attending th« Winona Technical
Institute. He Is foreman of the Decatur
County Journal and will operate a
linotype machine.
N. N. Wood and daughter Iona of
Cedar township. left Friday for a
visit with relatives in Corydon.
The Misses Flura and Lura Fight, of
Derby, are visiting In this city with
Miss Emma Taylor at the Frank Gar
land home.
Elmer Hasselqulst, deputy postmast
er, returned Friday from a three weeks
visit with friends in Texas.
Mrs. Alma McCauley and two chil
dren of Baker City, Oregon, who have
been visiting here with her mother,
Mrs. Nanoy Law, and old friends, left
last evening for a visit with friends in
Mt. Pleasant.
for a visit In Marshalltown with rela
tives.
Miss Sadie Combs of Humeston ar
rived Friday to visit friends and at-
tend the dance given at the Pythian
hall Friday evening.
A number from this city went to
Ottumwa Fridav to attend a meeting
of the Mystic Shrlners.
Mrs. Jennie Long of Russell, return
ed home last evening after a few
days' visit with her sister Mrs. Ellen
Reeves.
CUnt Jllilthorpe has gone to Center
vllle where ho will be employed with
Elmore Markley as clerk in the Con
tinental.
BATAVIA.
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KING OF ALL
THROAT & LUNG
REMEDIES
DR. KING'S
NEW DISCOVERY
COUGH
QUICKEST, SAFEST, SUREST
OURED BY HALF A BOTTLE
Half a bottle ot Dr. King's New Discovery cored me of the
worst cold and cough I ever had.— J. R. Pitt, Rocky Mount, H. C.
years old and tuberculosis was the
cause of her death.
Mrs. J. W. Miller has returned from
visit with Des Moines friends.
Joe Mishler and wife of Selma, Cal.,
have been visiting S. U. Zoolc and
family.
Jim Bolton is arranging to put
steam heat, in his residence.
Clyde Hough is now working at the
E. Wood store again.
Mrs. Downing went to Macon, Mo.,
Wednesday for a short visit.
Rev. Newton, the Orleans minister,
was in town Monday.
Berry & Sons have put in am ele
vator and are adding more to the rear
of their store building.
SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY I
Clark's Drug Store. Swetison's Drug Store.
Clyde Edwards, wife .nd baby spent
Sunday in Kirkville.
Mrs. Clarence Edwards and Mia
Maude Wood were Ottumwa visitors
Wednesday.
RUSSELw.
Russell—Mrs. Roy Pray and little
son of Des Moines were visiting this
week with the former's cousin Mrs. .1.
W. Plotts.
•Mrs. J. B. Robb and little daughter,
Eleanor, returned home Friday even
ing from Ottumwa.
R, A. Plotts
vhas
sold out his butcher
shop to a Mr. Robertson of Confidence.
The N. H. S. club were entertained
at the home of Mrs. E. M. Blanchard
of Chariton Thursday.
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Batavla—A pleasant surprise tiarty
was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Stansberry last TYlday evening
In honor of their fifteenth wedding an
niversary. Thev received several nice
presents. Including a nice rocking
chair. Light refreshments were served
after which the guests departed at a
late hour declarinar that Mr. and Mrs.
COLD
AND
CURE
AND HEALER OF ALL DISEASES
THROAT AND CHEST
OF LUNGS,
Stansberry were royal entertatntera
Those present were:
Messrs. and Mc::dames Wm, Stans
berry. A. D. McCart, J. B. Harris, Lea
Parker, G. W. Wnlght, Clarnece Ma
honey, Ed Ball, S. E. Berrier Mi*
Frank Lasloy, Mrs. llarne" Muldoon,!
Mm. Mary Hedge, Mrs. Collins.
Misses: Lizzie Roberts, Anna Shep
ard, Nona Holland Clara Muldoon,
Helen Roberts, Ruth Brown, Bertha
Stansberry. Ilia Browr Nina Parker,
Clara Downey. Jessie Dunn, Maris
Schafer, Julia Muldoon, Marv Downey,
Mary Muldoon.
Messrs: Rex Ramey, Harry Redman,
Chas. Smith, Clyde Wright. Leo. Hunt-'
er, Ralph Harris, Ray Stansberry, Loy
Harris, Russell Hedge, Wyman Brown..
John Smith, Dwlght Berrier. Teddle'
Lasley. Robert Parker, Melvin Arbo
gast, Robert Downe" Fred Lewis,
Frank Lewis, Frank Muldoon, Raphael
Smith, Earl"Hedge.
Several from here attended the
wrestling match at Ottumwa on Wed
nesday evening between Gotch and
Ardahl.
Mrs. E. Blosser and sister Mrs. Lot
tie Mohler left Monday for Columbus.
O. to visit a couple of months with
relatives.
F. D. Nafsiger and family have re
turned home from Denverr 111., where
they were called bv the death of a rel
ative.
Mrs. R. 8. Gllbe'1 and children of
Kllbourne accompanied by MIsb Jessie
Gilbert of near Eldon visited the last-i-y'H
of the week with Mrs. Clifford Cole of -I
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Copeland and
family visited Mr. Copeland's parents
Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. John Copeland, 1
PACK WOOD.
Packwood—Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Graham are the parents of a son, born
last week.
A "Tom Thumb" wedding took place
at the Christian church Sunday night.
Sixty children took part,
Mrs. Stella Thomas and sister Mrs.
Ida Carr left Friday for a visit with
relatives in northern Iowa.
The Hugh Relmler family have mov-v
ed to Keswick, Iowa. .v
Miss Maggie Sin Clair has gone to
Des Moines to spend the winter.
O. B. Myers is a business visitor in
Peoria.
The next number of the lecturs
course will be given Wednesday even
ing Dec. 1 by the Ward-Waters* Co.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Downey.' Rich-,
land visited friends here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Stelgleder hav«
returned from a visit with the latter'*
parents at Wapello.
Mrs. Kellogg, Miss Alice Cllnken
beard and Miss Ruth Pollock visited
Sunday at the home of MUs Emma
Krout.
EDDYVILLE.
Eddyville—F. M. Epperson and A. O.
Dllliner who have spent the past week
Miss Edna White left last evening in Texas returned home Friday. Both
of these men have purchased farms In
TcxftB
The G. A. Y. C.'club held their reg-
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A large crowd of neighbors of Ed
Ball and family surpr'1- 1 him Tues- Ji
day evening by calling on him andv^i
•family and snendlng the evening which' }t
was spent In music and games. Mr.
Ball and family left ThursdS" for
Washington to make their future
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A large crowd was present at tho *•',
social given by the Christian church rf
at Nelson's hall Saturday "nlng.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank TinBley and
family of Hedrick visiter! ,er Sun
day with friends In this oltv.
Willis Blanchard is taking a trio
through the west.
E. N. Sterner a prosperous farmer
residing west of this oity four miles,
had the honor to be appointed by Gov.
Carroll as one of the delegates from
Iowa to the National Farmers' Con*
gress which convened at Raleigh, N. C.
Nov. 4th.
reception Friday night with Miss
Secrees.
Chls. Cook has a number of men
here from Lucas tearing down hit
house. He Is shipping the same to De«
Moines, where he is now making his
home.
Miss Pearl Williams, a nurse from
Ottumwa who makeB her home with
her sister Mrs. Geo. Stephenson wsi
called to 'Prairie City Friday night.
Wm. Longcor Is very sick with con
gestion of the lunats.
Hiram Whitsel who sold his farm
north of town- will move to Oskaloosa
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Berry were pas
sengers to Marshalltown Saturday.
Gld Leiling, Harry Sheldon and Wm,
Hankins returned from their land buy
ing trip in Minnesota Saturday. They
were well pleased with the country and
contemplate buying in the near future,
Issac Riggs is quite ill with the grip.
Mrs. Sam Davis who lives south ol
town Is suffering with blood polsoninl)
the hand.
Mrs. Henry Kltterman and son Pauf
were Ottumwa passengers Saturday.
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