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(J THURSDAY, December 2, 1909.
Morris Chairs
Ladies' Desks
Music Cabinets
Sewing Tables
Magazine Stands
Smokers' Sets
Doll Buggies
W. h. Cooper & Son
Christmas Suggestions
SON ASSAULTS
AGED MOTHER
AURORA MOB SEEKING YOUTH
WHO BEAT PARENT WITH A
HEAVY IRON BAR.
Aurora, HI., Nov. 30.—Closely guard
ed, as a result, of lynching threats, Al
bert Marcley cowers in an under
ground cell at the city hall charged
with a murderous attack upon his
aged mother, who is dying. The wom
an, who is 58 years old, was brutally
beaten with an iron bar at her home
near here last night.-
In an ante mortem statement to
Chief of Police Michaels she accused
her son, Albert, of the crime.
"Mother, the room is cold." the soil
•said hadn't you better fix that fire?"
And as the aged woman bent down on
her knees to shako the grate in the
stove she declares he attacked her
with the club of iron, leaving her
crushed and unconscious. Then the
assailant, left his mother's house,
jumped into a biiKKy, drove lo Aurora
and attended the theater.
Farmers Surround Jail.
All day lynching had been threaten
ed in the event that Mrs. Marcley
dies. Knots of enraged farmers have
gathered about the city hall, and bold
ly declared their intention of wreaking
summary vengeance on the accused
man. Rope for hanging has been dis
played, and trouble is expected. At
the city hall Captain Glass is waiting
with extra policemen, and the whole
force of the city is under orders to
rush for the city hall if an attempt is
made to take Marcley from his cell.
Sundey Choir Organizes.
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 30.—If the plans
of a number of leading musicians of
this city materialize, Cedar Rapids
•will have a great choral society. The
purpose iB to perpetuate the tabernacle
choir of the Sunday meetings, which
has done such splendid work for the
past six weeks. Nearly two hundred
members of that choir have already
signified their willingness to join a
choral society, raid it is hoped to have
four hundred or five hundred members
of the new organization.
Big Lumber Co. Formed at Osage.
Osage, Nov. 30.—A million dollar
lumber company has been organized
at Osage to be known as the James A.
Smith Lumber company. Articles of
incorporation were filed this morning,
the fee paid thereon amounting to
,016.25. The incorporators are Sen
ator James A. Smith, F. W. Annis,
Fred Crego Smith, Leland Smith and
•E J. Scofiela.
Lehigh Starts Liquor Campaign.
Lehigh, Nov. 30.—As a result of the
death by suicide of Dr. J. C. Shearer
action has been taken by the temper
ance leaders of Lehigh against saloon
men and druggists. For some time
past detectives in the employ of the
Anti-Saloon league have been quietly
•working in the village and have secur
ed evidence which will be used in the
prosecution of the saloonkeepers and
druggists of the village. The com
plainants in the case are women resi
dents of the village.
G. A. R. In Des Moines.
Des Moines, Nov. 30.—The 1910 en
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic in Iowa will he held in Des
Moines on June 7, 8 and 9.
The Commercial club will arrange
the details of the big encampment
which will take more than 7,000 old
joldiers to Des Moines.
Cashier Was Slugged.
Detroit, Dec. 1.—Ned Sargeant, the
aissing cashier of the bank of Vev
iion, Mich., which closed yesterday, is
In
the hospital- here in a serious con
dition, which is the result of a knife
wound in the arm, which he said was
Inflicted by hold-up men here Sunday
night. He said the bank was all right
when he left Thursday.
A Total Eclipse
of th- functions of stoomach, liver,
kidneys an-i bowels, is quickly dis
posed of with Electric Bitters. 50c.
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Library Tables
Sectional Book Cases
Leather Rockers
Mission Clocks
Book Racks
Pictures
Costumers
A McDougall Celebrated Sliding Top Kitchen Cabinet.
Make Your Selections Now for Future Delivery.
Easy Payments
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A posse found the maniac dead
under a bed in the Minnich home. He
had used his last bullet to put an end
to his life.
RUSSELL.
Russell.—Stephen Beatty and brido
came home Wednesday evening from
Kansas City. They will reside on the
Beattv farm north of town. Mrs.
Beatty was formerly Mrs. Rueben
Dixon.
Scott Wiltsey of Des Moines spent
Wednesday night with his mother and
sister Helen.
A church social was held at the
Presbyterian church on Thanksgiving
evening. There was a large crowd in
attendance. A short program was
given in the auditorium and before the
program the Christian Endeavor
society served oysters in the basement
while the juniors also had several
stands selling popcorn, candy and
telling fortunes, etc,
Guy Smith and Ralph Huston, who
have been attending college at In
dianola, came Thursday morning to
spend Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mrs. Sarah Means left Friday even
ing for St. Louis, where she expects
to spend the winter with her son
Charles.
Nicholas Lutz and family of Chari
ton spent Thanksgiving with his sis
ter Mrs. Gene Smith.
Mrs. Belle May and Miss Johanna
Prather, who have been attending
Simpson college came home Thursday
morning to spend Thanksgiving at
home.
The first and second primary rooms
at the school gave a Thanksgiving
program on Wednesday of last week.
Miss Helen Werts ajid Miss Icyle
Bowers entertained about fifty of
their friends to a party Friday'nignt
at the home of Miss Werts. They
left at a late hour announcing their
hostesses as royal entertainers.
Dr. Cowgill who is attending school
at Drake spent last week with his
friend Miss Estella Werts.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Werts entertain
ed a number of their friends, at their
home on Wednesday evening.
The Thanksgiving services were
held at the Baptist church, the ser
mon being preached by Rev. D. I.
Killoren of the Evangelical church.
There was a good crowd in at
tendance.
Sterling Martin of Melrose spent
Friday evening in Russell visiting
friends and attending the party given
at the home of A. R. Werts.
Clarence Pvle and family* of Albia
spent Thanksgiving with his brother
Ernest Pyle.
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AFTER SLAYING MOTHER AND
DEPUTY SHERIFF, MAN SHOOTS
TWO OTHERS.
Greenville, O., Nov. 30.—After mur
dering his mother and a deputy sheriff
and probably fatally injuring another
woman and her husband, Clyde Wea
ver, 34 years old, committed suicide
yesterday.
Weaver was declared by alienists to
be unsound mentally from paranoia
and was under suspended sentence
from the probate court. Late yester
day afternoon Sheriff John F. Haber
and Deputy Sheriff William H. Farra
went lo the man's home to arrest him.
He tired ai the officers from an upper
window with a shotgun. Farra was
wounded. A moment later Weaver's
mother rushed from the house crying,
"I'm shot." and fell dead at the feet of
Haber.
While Haher was trying to revive
the woman Weaver walked from the
house carrying a revolver. He went to
a woodshed where Farra had crawled
and fired twice at the wounded deputy,
killing him. He then jumped into the
buggy in which the officers had reach
ed the house and drove to the home of
Levi Minnich. When Minnich hesi
tated about allowing him to enter the
house, Weaver shot his neighbor
through the back. Weaver then shot
Mrs. Minnich twice.
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COMMISSION
PLAN ADOPTED
BURLINGTON ADdPTS NEW SYS­
TEM OF CITY GOVERNMENT
BY VOTE OF 2 TO 1.
Burlington, Nov. 30.—Burlington
yesterday adopted the commission
plan of city government by a vote of
2,63$ to 1,268.
It was one of the most interesting
municipal campaigns Burlington has
ever experienced.
Every ward in the city gave a hear
ty majority for the proposition, some
of them going as high as three and
four to one in its favor.
Total 5,584
THE AMISH RAISE $20,000.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at Amish
at Which Large Sum Is Raised
and More Is Forthcoming.
Amish, Nov. 30.—Mud hub deep did
not stop the citizens of Washington
township from assembling to the num
ber of over fifty o" the leading farm
ers at Amish to consider interurbau
prospects. Thev were asked to raise
$30,000 and in twenty minutes after
the proposition had been accepted,
$20,000 of it was on paner. Link Shav
er led off with a subscription of $2,000
and others followed ranging from
$x,000 down. The surveyor reached
Keota last week.
OLIVET.
Olivet—Otto Drake of Rutledge
spent Sunday in town at the J. L. Bil
lings home.
The coal company paid, the miners
on Wednesday in order that they
might enjoy their monc— for Thanks
giving.
Rev. Henry Carl.vle of Seattle,
preached his first sermon in the M. E.
church Sunday to a large audience.
Mrs. William Druse was a business
caller in Harvey Monday.
The mine:. in this vicinity are run
ning full time at nresent.
Harman Thompson from near Tracy
was a caller at the R. Williams home
Monday.
You can sell nuts, shelled or in the
shell, by advertising them in the want
ads. Write and tell the Courier what
you want to advertise and it will be
attended to.
The McMullen brothe of Oska
loosa commenced prospeetir- for coal
on Monday on the Vanluna place ioin
iner town on the north.
Mrs. J. S. Oldham was a business
caller in Oskaloosa on Monday.
Mrs. W. T-S. Rogers spent Wednesday
in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. John Rogers left on Wednesday
for Swan where she will visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shook.
J. H- Nelson of Des Moines was in
town Wednesday on mining business.
N. A. Anderson of Union was a busi
ness caller in town Tuesday.
The coal company started several
new men in the mine this week.
You can buy or sell horses, cows,
ORMAN VILLE.
Ormanville.—Master Bernie Hunt is
seriously ill.
A new Al. E. church will soon be
erected in this city.
Miss Thelma Overturf spent Thanks
giving with her sister, Mrs. Jas. Hel
mick.
Miss Nina Green spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in Ottumvva.
Miss Anna Spann and Miss Ruth
Vogel of Oskaloosa addressed large
audiences at the M. E. church
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Miss Anna Brady of Ottumwa visit
ed Mrs. G. M. Thomas the last of last
week.
The Hickory Flat Telephone line
has the Mendenhall's as their sentral
since Monday.
Mrs. Vaughn of Ottumwa visited
her sister, Mrs. J. F. Randall Tuesday
Mr. Moss was a guest at the Randall
home the same day.
W. D. Ramsey has returned from
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MANY CHANGES
FOR THE NAVY
SECRETARY MEYER WILL FAVOR
MOST SWEEPING REFORMS
FO.: HALF CENTURY
Washington, D. C., Nov. 30.—Heed
ing the cry for reform in naval af
fairs, Secretary Meyer tomorrow will
inauguarte the most sweeping changes
in the navy department since the es
tablishment of the bureau system in
1842.
Himself a director of banks and
manufacturing companies in New Eng
land in times past, he hopes to put the
department on a business basis beyond
As Compared With Former Elections. I the dreams of predecessors.. The key
The vote was heavier than the note of his reforms is the subordina-
friends of the measure had expected.
There were 3,906 votes counted, a
number of defective ballots having
been thrown out. In the election 'a
the spring of 1908 the following num
ber was cast:
Unterkircher, Democrat 2,732
Naumann, Republican .2,124
Total :..4,856
In the election three years ago the
vote for the head of the ticket was:
Caster, Republican 1,344
Unterkircher, Democrat 3,087
Patterson, civic federation .1,153
tion of the bureau chief of the past.
Changes, Summarized.
Summarized, the essential changes
in the Meyer plan are.
The selection of four responsible ad
visers on subjects within the four
groups into which duties of the de
partment fall, to be known as the aid
for material, the aid for personnel, the
aid for operations of the fleet and the
aid for inspections.
The grouping of the bureaus into
two divisions, of material and person
nel, according to the nature of their
duties.
The establishment of a division of
operations of the fleet.
The establishment of a comprehen
sive inspection system.
The establishment of a modern and
efficient cost keeping system in the
I navy department and at navy yards,
The separation of navy yard work
into two divisions—of hulls and ma
chinery.
I The abolishment of the board of con-
struction.
The abolishment of the bureau of
equipment.
Fiphting Officers to Have More Say.
Henceforth the officers who fight the
ships are to have more influence in the
navy department. Chosen men from
among them are to be the official eyes
and ears of the secretary, laden with
full responsibility for their reports, but
not his hands. The secretary will re-
Iowa Firm? Incorporated. tain his administrative and executive
Des Moines. Nov. 30.—Articles of power for his own exercise and that of
incorporation have been filed as fol
lows: Farmers' Realty and Loan com
pany. Council Bluffs capital stock,
$10,OLIO incorporators: M. Solomon,
P. O. Alleshouse and James A. Solo
mon.
Fanners' and Merchants' Savings
bank, Moravia capital stock, $15,000
president. J. J. Ullem vice president,
J. E. Collen, r.d cashier, H. S. Tur
ner.
Farmers' Savings bank, Goldfield
capital stock, 12,000 president. M. F.
Coons: vice president, Frank Lynch
cashier. M. H. Berry.
Promotion Comes to Former lowan.
Marshalltown, Nov. 30.—Promoted
to be general freight agent of the con
solidated Hawley system of railroads
is the good fortune that has befallen
S. G. Lutz, formerly assistant general
freight agent of the Iowa Central in
t-is city.
the assistant secretary of the navy.
All the reforms to go into effect Dec.
1 except the abolishment of the bureau
of enuipment, which congress alone
can do.
MOULTON.
Moulton.—Rev. Guy Winslow left
Tuesday evening for the west to visit
a couple of brothers.
Geo. S. Mailer of Burlington, Wyo.,
came Monday to visit his mother,
Mrs. David Judd. Another son, James
H. Mailer of Troy, Kas.. came Thurs
day.
Misses Grace Gaitlier and Hallie
Henderson went to Exline Wednesday
to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Cochrane and little daughter,
Marv, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
W. Derr and daughter, Ro~iaine.
Miss Bertha Jones left Wednesday
for Corydon to spend Thanksgiving.
Aimer Swift and daughter, Zena,
have been visiting their daughter and
sister. Mrs. Grace Davis of Brook
field, Mo.
If you have any aDples, notatoes.
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
tumwa. you can find Rood customers
bv nutting a want ad in the Courier.
Mrs. Boyd Koons and daughter
spent Thanksgiving with Roy Tipton
and H. C. Tipton and wife of Center
ville.
The M. H. S. football team met the
Milton team on the local gridiron on
Thursdav for the closing game of the
season. The result was a score of 23
to 0 in favor of Moulton.
Mrs. J. H. Yates of Canada is visit
ing her mother-in-law at West Grove.
Miss Nellie V. Walker, a Moulton
girl, has completed the heroic statute
of Senator James A. Harlan, and the
bronze cast is in storage in Chicago
awaiting the- action of the state of
Iowa in having it placed in its niche
at the national capitol.
Several of the Moulton people took
dinn.er with the Rebekahs of Exline.
Many others wished they had done so
when they heard of the fine feast they
had.
Mrs. .Tames Bolton gave a Thanks
giving dinner to eleven of her friends
and relatives. A delicious three course
dinner was served. Those present
were:
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wells. Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
West, Misses Olive and Muggs Mar
shall, Mrs. I. Saurn. Miss Nena Saurn,
Miss Georgia Wells.
J. Tharn received a telegram from
Wichita Thursdav stating that his
son Claude was likely to die from in
juries received in an automobile acci
dent. The father left for Wichita at
once.
E. J. Corrick and Luke Moore went
to Centerville Sunday.
Miss Eva Sm'th. who has closed her
school at Mt. Union, is here to lake
her home with her parents, Rev. A. M.
Smith and-wife.
I Hon. w. m. Taylor of Bloomfield
last was in Moulton last Friday on busi
ness.
David .Dinning of Cincinnati was in
town Thursday at the W. J. Dever
home.
his western trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are entertain- was given Friday night at the Chris
ing relatives from a distance. I tian church.
Mr. Roscoe of Rockwell, la., has
moved on the Riggs farm.
Mrs. Sam Orman and family have
moved to Ottumwa to make that place
their future home.
Mrs. John Wilson, Jr., visited Mrs.
Wm. Downing Thanksgiving after
noon.
J. H. Howartli is home from Kansas
City, where he was attending his
brother, who is ill.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton is up from
Ouincy, 111., for a short time. Mrs.
Hamilton will spend the winter in
Pennsylvania.
The third number of the lecture
course, the Ward-Waters entertainers,
Jonas Sutton and granddaughter,
Roxie Peterson, are home from a two
months' visit in Virginia.
Miss Edyth Powers, who has been
attending school at Mt. Pleasant, came
home Wednesday for a visit.
Jack Powell of Centerville and Fred
Powell of Moberly -and Mrs. Perry
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ALABAMA DOWNS
DRYAMENDMENT
PROBIBITION CLAUSE IN 8TATE
CONSTITUTION DEFEATED
BY VOTERS.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 1.
Belated returns today fail to
change in any material aspect
the majority of nearly 23,000
against prohibition in the state.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. l.-r-All in
dications point to a majority of be
tween 18,000 and 20,000 in Alabama
against the prohibition constitutional
amendment yesterday. Chairman J.
Lee Long, who has been, in charge of
the fight against the amendment,
claims that the majority against the
amendment will be fully 20,000.
The early returns indicated a land
slide against the amendment and suc
ceeding bulletins fully bore out the
early indications.
Jefferson county, in which is Bir
mingham, the largest city in the state,
in spite of the fact that the light has
been concentrated here, gave a major
ity of over 1,000 against the amend
ment. Mobile, Montgomery and Cull
man counties show the largest major
ity on the victorious side, and it ap
pears the amendment has carried in
but three counties, Talladega, Macon
and Sumter, with Lee in doubt.
Today's election cannot be regarded
as a straight anti-prohibition victory
because of the personal politics that
has been injected into the Issue. Its
association with the administration of
Governor B. B. Comer and his report
ed ability to name a successor to the
governorship in Judge S. D. Weakley,
author of the prohibition bills, have
figured prominently in the result.
Amendment Loses Everywhere.
A significant feature of the result
is the fact that sentiment against the
amendment was so widespread. Rural
precincts, small towns and cities alike,
for the most part returned substantial
majorities on the winning side.
There has never been seen here any
thing like the good feeling shown in
Birmingham last night over the re
sult. Thousands of people from Jeffer
son and adjoining counties were here
to see the returns flashed and the
rlown town streets were one billow of
enthusiasm.
A fact of special interest in the
election was that it was the first time
in the history of the state that an ex
pression of the whole electorate had
been secured on a prohibition question.
The state-wide prohibition bill was
passed by a legislature which had
been elected on a local option plat
form, and while several counties had
declared for prohibition under the
local option act, the voters of the en
tire state had never before been called
upon to pass on the question direct.
In Birmingham the election was the
most exciting ever witnessed. Hun
dreds of people were crowded around
each polling place, women and chil
dren were singing and brass bands
stationed by, the anti-amendment
forces were playing patriotic airs.
Many Fights Recorded.
Each polling place was enlivened by
its quota of fist fights, there being so
many that it was impossible to keep
track of them. Feeling was so high
that a few words were sufficient to
bring on a blow. Practically every
other voter was challenged and re
quired to make affidavit that he was a
qualified elector.
As an instance of the deep feeling
displayed a prominent minister went
to the polls and a young woman at
tempted to pin a white ribbon upon
him. The minister declined, telling
her that he considered it improper for
young women to speak to men on the
streets whom they did not know. The
woman began crying and the minister
apologized for hurting her feelings, but
said he considered the polling places
very improper places for the young
women to be.
The affair was taken up all over the
city and partisans commended or de
nounced the conduct of the minister
according as their sentiments.
Oscar Hall, tax commissioner of
Baldwin county, appointed by Gover
nor Comer, fell dead at his home in
Bay Minette a few minutes after vot
ing for the amendment. Physicians
said death was due to heart failure In
duced by excitement.
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CAUSE OF DEATH
MRS. 80PHIA PETERSON SUDDEN­
LY EXPIRES WHILE VISITING
WITH FRIENDS.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Stricken while In conversation with
friends with whom she was spending
the evening, Mrs. Sophia Peterson was
suddenly called by death last night
about 11 o'clock. Her last Wbrds were,
"I guess it's coming." Apoplexy was
the cause of death.
Mrs. Peterson resides at 512 Center
avenue, and was spending the evening
with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Swanson at their home, 412 Grant
street. During the conversation in
which all took part, Mrs. Peterson
was seen to stop and place her hand
to her forehead. Startled by her ac
tion, her friends asked if she were
feeling sick, but were told nothing
was wrong with her. Later, about 9
o'clock, Mrs. Peterson repeated the
former action and this time she show
ed by her appearance that she suffer
ed a severe attack, and with the re
mark, "I guess it's coming," sank into
unconsciousness. Dr. Rudolph Oden
was summoned and applied the ordin
ary medical attentions for such an at
tack, but she never recovered and
passed away at 11 o'clock.
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Scott had Thanksgiving dinner
Comrade Wm. Powell's home.
A. H. Corey and wife and Miss
Christine of Des Moines spent Thanks
giving with Moulton friends and rela
tives.
George Carson was in Des Moines on
Thursday.
Buhles Powers, who is attending
school at Des Moines, spent Thursday
with home folks.
Miss Med a Elerton of Huron, S. D.,
is home for a few weeks' visit with
relatives and friends.
Grover Blosser watched the football
scrimmage between Drake and Ames
Thursday in Des Moines.
Misses Georgia and Virginia Rogers
spent Saturday with friends and rela
tives in Cincinnati.
Rev. David Judd occupied the Bap
tist pulpit at Piano last Sunday.
Mrs. Quinn and daughter, Mrs.
Stic.kney went to Cairo, Mo., Thursday.
Mrs. Vol Minear spent Thanksgiving
with her sister in West Grove.
MAKE YOUR PARLOR
LOOK LIKE NEW BY HAVING
THE- FURNITURE UPHOL­
STERED. WE ARE EXPERTS
AT THE BUSINESS.
H. W. Suechting,
Corner Washington and Second
Four sons and a daughter survive
Mrs. Peterson. Of the children, Harry
and Frank Peterson lived with their
mother also the daughter, Miss Ruth
Peterson, made her home in Ottumwa.
Arthur Peterson resides at Albia and
Martin, another son, is located at
Holdridge, Neb. Mrs. Peterson was 53
years of age at the time of her sud
den taking away.
SMITH'S RANCH.
Smith's ranch. Miss Gertie
Schwart visited with her sister, Mrs.
Laura I iM:ley, in Oskaloosa a few
days last week.
A. W. Smith and daughter, Verna,
were business callers in Ottumwa
Wednesday.
Will Smith of Canada is visiting at
the parental John Smith home.
Misses Clara and Achsa Day visited
last week in Columbia Mo., with their
sister, Mrs. Nora Wright.
The new school house is finished
and ready ?or occupancy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Champlain and
family visited at. the parental Smith
home Sunday.
Leroy Smith of near Hedrick vis
ited relatives in this vicinity recently.
If you have any apples, potatoes,
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
or eggs regularly to some one in Ot
tumwa, you can find good customers
by putting a want ad in the Courier.
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock sold their
farm one day last week to a Mr. Had
ley north of Bidwell.
Cyrus Koontz sold his farm recently
to William Dale. Mr. Koontz has pur
chased property in Blakesburg.
Mrs. Susan Berry and daughters,
Clara and Opal, visited at the homo
of Ira Haning Sunday.
Mr. a.:i 1 Mrs. Willie Wilson and lit
tle daughter visited at. Emmette
Smith's Sunday.
T. D. WHliairs, Sidney Loveless,
Dana Ralston. J. A. Day, Ira Haning,
F. L. Baker, Fred Hancock, A. Wil
liamson and Lonnie Smith are busi
ness visitors in Ottumwa today.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kershner and
M!rs. Nancy Garrison are on the sick
list.
RUSSELL.
Russell—Mr. and Mrs. Al Walker re
turned home Monday afternoon from
Burlington where they had been visit
ing with their son William.
Mesdames W. L. and Albert Werts
spent Tuesday in Albia.
John Plotts went to Ottumwa Satur
day night with a consignment of four
cars of hogs.
U. S. Cooper and Sylvester Coles re
turned Monday from a visit in Ottum
wa.
Art Boyd left Tuesday evening for
Des Moines on a business trip.
Samuel Boyd and children of Mount
Etna came Wednesday evening for a
visit with his mother.
Albert and Helen McGaughey came
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with friends.
Miss Sells who teaches the Brown
school left Wednesday evening for
Indlanola to spend Thanksgiving with
home folks.
James Byran of Creston delivered a
lecture at the Baptist church Tuesday
evening on the Panama canal. He was
private secretary of W. P. Hepburn,
when he was congressman and was
chairman of the Interstate committee
in congress. He went with Mr. Hep
burn to Panama. He illustrated the
lecture with stereoptlcan views.
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Mrs. Wheaton and Miss McKinley
of Biggsville. 111., spent Sunday at
the home of Rev. Soxe. Rev. Soxe was
a former minister at Biggsville.
Miss Mary Sprague left Wednesday
morning for Lincoln, Neb., to spend
Thankslgiving with relatives.
Earl Miksell left Wednesday evening
for Oakley to spend Thanksgiving
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lickliter return
ed Wednesday evening from Griswold
where thev have been visiting rela
tives.
Mrs. James Brower and children left
Wednesday evening for Lacona to
spend Thanksgiving with relatives.
Jason Evans of Wichita Kansas is
visiting his brother O. H. Evans south
of town.
William Blue is going to have a sale
and move to Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Durham of St. James,
Minn., came Wednesday evening for a
visit with their daughter Mrs. Sylves
ter Coles.
Geo. Collinson returned home on
Tuesday from Dakota where he has
been working on a farm.
George Gurwell is gc4ng to have a
sale in the near future and move to
Chariton.
County Attorney William Collinson
and bride came home Tuesday morn
ing from Ibwa Cit" to spend Thanks
giving with his parents north of
town.
Lowell Westlake left Wednesday for
Melrose to spend Thanksgiving with
„hl3 parents.
^VV
McELROY'
Restaurant
The Best Meals in the City are serv­
ed. here. The quality of our pastry
is unsurpassed.
Baltimore oysters received direct
from Chesapeake Bay.
AVERY.
Avery.—Married at the home of J.
W. Richter, Miss Mabel Johnson, to
J. H. Forsyche Wtdnesdav.
Cox of Buxton performed the cere
mony.
Rev. M. D. Cox and wife were over
from Buxton Wednesday to he present
at the Johnson-Forsythe wedding, re
turning to Albia the same evening,
where Rev. Cox preached that night.
Mrs. Mary Allen was an Ottumwa
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. H. E. Ogle entertained the
Ladies' Birthday club last Friday. Mrs.
Richter won the prize given In the
contest. Members were nearly all
present and a good time reported.
The Avery Sunday school board met.
last week and the following teachers
were confirmed to fill vacancies for
the balance of the year:
Attendance last Sunday, 96.
Adult Bible class—C. B. Skeets.
Young men's class—Mrs. Van
Matre.
Boys' beginner class—Gerale Rob
erts.
Mrs. Needles, assistant.
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If you have any apples, potatoes, v,
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
or eggs regularly to some one In O'
tumwa, you can find good customers
by putting a want ad In the Courier.
A large number of young ladies
called on Mabel Johnson last Monday
evening and gave her a shower. A
large number of useful presents were
given her.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Appleman spent
Saturday and Sunday at Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gaben spent
Saturday and Sunday at Lucas, being
present at the wedding of Mr. Gab
en's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Clapp of Albia
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Clapp.
Mi-, and Mrs. Josepa Ellsworth of
Albia visited at the Frank Allen home
Sunday.
Last Saturday evening Mr. and. Mrs.
Edward Palmer celebrated their 15th
wedding anniversary at their residence
north of Avery. They were presented
a beautiful cut glass water set by the
Ladies' Aid club and their husbands.
Dr. Montgomery was called upon to
make the presentation speech. In ad
dition to this Mr. Palmer presented
his wife with a beautiful .cut glass
water pitcher. There were other
beautiful presents given. Those pres- :.j
ent were: Messrs. Jesse Palmer, Jas.
Ellsworth, Frank Allen,, Roy Clappv...
A. J. Ware, Will Smith, W. Richter,
Vest Craner and Dr. Montgomery 'J
Mesdames Libbie Montgomery, Mary
Anderson, Elsie Allison, Mrs. Jessie
Palmer, Bert Luke, Anna Grant, Liz
zie Crabill, Mina Goodwin, Mary Al
len, Elsie Richter. Jennie Clapp, Win
nie Ellsworth, Jessie Smith, Faye
Ware, Sarah Moore, Blanch Cratier,
and Miss Vera Crabill.
The evening was spent in parlor
games and a contest was given in
which Mary Allen and Dr. Montgom-'
ery were awarded the prizes.
Dainty refreshments were served
and after wishing Ed. faimer and
wife many more happy years the
crowd departed at a late hour.
J. W. Richter, wife and son,'Harold,
departed Wednesday for Dallas City,
and La Harpe, 111., where they will
spend Thanksgiving with the gentle
man's mother and sister.
Rev. G. D. Cox left Mtonday morn-:'
ing for Jerome, where he is assisting
in a revival meeting. Rev. Artz of Al
bia filled his pulpits Sunday at Hilton,
Lockman and Avery.
Mr. Breeden, superintendent of the
electric light plant, left for a visit at
Grinnell with his parents. He will, be
will be wedded there next Wednesday
to Miss Nellie Beeler. After December
15th they will be at home to their.
friends in Chariton in the Elijah
Lewis property on North Main street.
Hon. Elijah Lewis expects to leave
for Washington, D. C-, to again take
up his duties when congress convenes.
He fills the position of commissioner
on soldiers' rolls.
Miss Emma Powell is spending a.
few days in Charles City with her sis
ter Mrs. Will Malone.
Mrs. Jesse Peterson and two chil
dren are spending a few days in Albia
with the former's parents Mr. and
Mrs. I. G. Smith who formerly resided
here.
Mrs. Al Fluke of Osceola came for a
visit at the home of her father-in-law
David Fluke.
Archie Courter and two children of
Chicago are visiting in Chariton with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Courter.
Walter Gookin is spending a few
days with friends in Des Moines.
Mrs. J. R. Clouse and daughter Ada
went to Ottumwa to spend a few days
with Mrs. V. S. Winslow.
Mrs. Harry Blanchard and little
daughter and Miss Lulu McMasters
spent Thanksgiving with friends in
Osceloa
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Carpenter and
daughter Pern of Warren township
and Ava and Jessie Clark of this city
went to Ottumwa to visit Mrs. Car
penter's sister Mrs. John Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ketcham of Os
ceola are guests at the home of the
former's mother Mrs. Mary Ketcham.
F. G. Johnson and family departed
for Des Moines where Mr. Johnson has
secured a position and where they ex
pect to reside. They were accompanied
by Mr. Johnson's mother Mrs. A. E.
Johnson.
Jas. McGain. a young man nearly
twenty-one years age, died at' the
residence of Clark Noble in southeast
Charlton Friday after an illness of
two weeks with appendicitis. The re
mains were taken to the home of his
parents in Kansas City where funeral
services were held. Deceased was born
In Kansas City on March 28, 1889.
About five months ago he came to
Charlton aW has since been employ
ed here. He was highly respected by
all who knew him and his death will
be srreatly deplayed. His mother Mrs.
J?.mes McGain and Mrs. Clark Noble
accompanied the remains to Kansas
.City.