The Leon reporter., December 27, 1900, Image 2

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Persona hftTtog friend* vUltihtthemor
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Nat© Urdgo visited bis parents at Aller
ton Tuesday.
Dr. Dudley, of Garden Grove, spent
Xtnsatn.Leon.
'E. G. Folte went t'a Kel lerton yesterday
for a abort visit.
Mark M. Shaw, of Van Wert, bad busi
ness-hflN Monday.
S. A, Gates, wife and son, were at Davis
Cltjr liat Thursday. .•
Mre. 8. Varga and son were passengers
for Lamoni Friday.
Grant ftumley returned from Coioper,
Iowa, last Thursday.
W*. J. Edwards spent Christmas with
bis parents at Osceo
I.evi Tillotaon, of Indianola, spent Xmas
i»iib fHends in this city.
Miss Dot Stookey went to Osceola yes
•iterday fdr a short visit.
.'1 Mr. and Mrs. Will Howard visited over
Sunday in Garden Grove.
Charles Lane and children were passen
gers for Weld on yesterday.
J. D. Burns jr. of Garden Grove, bad
business in this city Friday.
.Elmer Brown returned Friday irom a
business trjp tc e»M Moines.
^bjjfrley Tullis oame down from -Chart
.ton Thursday for a few days.
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Mrs. Eva Kirkpatrick went to Weldon
Tuesday for a few days visit.
Charles Kline, of Lamoni, was visiting
friends iq this city last Friday.
Homer A. Dye, of St. Joe, spent Chris
tiuas with blsfbmily in this city.
Howard Bennett returned Tuesday from
a two week's visit at Huron, S. D.
Miss^Maud Wilson went to Garden
Groye Saturday for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jenkins ate Xmas
dinner with friends at Davis City.
Mrs. I. A. Hebener and son Leland were
passengers for Mt. Ayr yesterday.
.Mrs. Dan Maboney, of Murray, was
...visiting Mends in this city Monday.
Misa Maud Stone, of Decatur, was visit
ing friends in this city last Saturday.
Charles Graham and wife, of Pleasan
ton, were visiting in this city Saturday.
Miss Addie Crawford visited over San
day at DeKalb with Miss Carrie Redman.
Mrs. Sam Sears and baby were passen
gers for Decatur Monday to visit her par
ents.
Tbos. Teale and R. L. Fairish bad busi
ness at Cain sville between trains last Fri
day.
.Misses Maud and Ethel Bowman, of
'Davis City, visited over Sunday in this
city.
Claude Poe, of Eagleville, Mo., was vis
-Itiug Mends in this city the first of the
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week.'
Mr. Charles EuiB, of Clearfield, spent
Christmas at the home of Dr. Waight in
this city.,
Charley Penniston went to Davis City
ChriatmaB to spend the day with bis
mother,
George Stewart, of Chariton came yes
terday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Win.
Wallace.
W. A. Boone visited Christmas in Davis
City at the home of his brother, F. M.
"-fitnan.
departed Monday
it Grand Rapids,
Miss Lelah Ander
from, a two months visit
Des Moines.
Mrs. F. N. Avery returned Saturday
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week's visit in Indianola and
from a two
Des Moines.
Mies Lela Frits, of Clearfield, came
Tuoday to spend the holidays at the home
of Dr. Waight,
Mirbell Painter and Alvin Arney were
v. passengers for Des Moines Monday to
.visit*few days.
®d Anderson, who is working for tbe K.
W. at Centerville, came home Friday to
spend Christmas.
Mrs. Clyde Hiatt and baby returned] to
n. tbeir home at GentervSUe Monday after a
short visit in this city.
John Hurst, who is attending the State
nivenity at Iowa City, came home Sat
urday for the holidays.
Connty Superintendent J. A. Mcintosh
went to Des Moines Monday to attend the
State Teacher's Meeting.
Mrs. Thos. Keown, of Chariton, came
down Tuesday to visit her parents. Mr
ana Mrs. J. M. Pickering,
R. L. Parrish departed Tuesday on a
business trip to Boulder, Colo., where be
has some mining interests.
if Mrs. Kate Beno, ofBatavia, came Fri
v' l'day to visitjduring the holidays with her
alster, Mrs. Mary Roberts.
Frank Garber and family, of Centei
township, went to Libertyville, Monday
:to visit dnring tbe holidays.
Robert Trembly, of Storm Lake, came
Monday to spend tbe holidays with his
jiiother and sisters in this city.
v. :*:, Mrs. J. C. Clark and baby, of Omaha,
came to Davis City last Friday to spend
the holidays with ber parents.
Misses Kate and Coe Cartwrigbt, lof
High Point, want to Davis City Tuesday
to visit a few days with friends.
Charles Carroll departed Monday to
spend a few days with old comrades at tbe
Manhalltown Soldiers' Home.
Misses Ruby and Opal Early accompan
ied their brother Tom to St. Joe yester
day for a few days' pleasure trip.
Mist Bessie^Moore, tbe popular teacher
"*'of District No. 1, at Weldon, came home
^Saturday to spend tbe holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Lorey went to Des
Moines Saturday where they will spend
I be holidays with their children.
Jamie Harvey came home from Iowa
City Friday to spend tbe holidays at tbe
bome of his parents in this city.
Jobn Landes and family, of Westerville,
visited over Christmas in this city with
their daughter, Mrs. E. S. Harris.
Miss Lulu Jennings, of St. Joe, came
.Monday to spend the holidays in this city
with her cousin, Mias Maud Mitten.
Wiley Sells, who has been building
..tine residence
at
Pleasanton, came bome
Saturday to remain over Christmas.
Mrs. Elmer Talley and children, of Di
agonal, are visiting at tbe home of her
plater, Mrs. W. A. Dodge in this city.
E. D. Dora and family departed Friday
-v-^for Muscatine, where tbey will spend tbe
holidays with relatives of Mrs. Dorn.
A. N. Arney, of Decatur county, enroute
to Omaha, was an Osceola visitor between
5,. trains Saturday.—Osceola Democrat.
Miss Isabel Vanostrund returned Satur
day from Stanberry, Mo., to spend tbe
holidays with his mother in this city.
Dick Jones, of Betbany, and Mrs. Fan
nie Jones, of St. Joe, are visiting at tbe
.' bome of Charles Peugh in north Leon.
Thomas and J. A. Crawford, of Lacona,
came yesterday to attend tbe toneral of
their slsterin-law, Mrs. Win. Wallace.
Mrs. Jane Boldman returned to ber
home in Davis City tyursday altera short
visit In this city with ^Irs. L. Mitchell.
Mrs. J. J. Sears, of High Point town
ship, departed Saturday to vMt dnring
the holidays with relatives at Fairfield.
-V. frj.
ed Saturday
Mends at
jtfay
friends' in
tk
Mifcand Mrs. Gre&b Parsons went tfl
Cbaritoh Monday to spend CbristratUj
with their daughter, Mrs. W. H. Atba.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carmean departed Fri
day on a two weeks visit to their brothers'
and sisters ht Lawrence and Paola, Kas.
Mrs. Martin Priest returned to her houie
af Decatur Friday, after a short visit in
this city at the home of E. J. Vandeipool.
Mr. aDd Mrs. Rush Bowsber, of Prince
ton, Mo., are visiting at the home of their
daug'bter, Mrs. Geo. M. Hamilton in this
city.
Rev. and Mrs. R. R. Hopton, of Pelia,
spent Xtn#Bat tbe home of Mrs. Hopton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hamil
ton,
J, W. Butler and wife, of Delphos,
visiting at tbe home of their
are'
daughter and
other triends in this city during the holi
days.
Little lulda Ray, of Omaha, came last
Friday to spend the holidays at the home
of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Allen.
Mike SullivaD, the popular young farmer
who live« east of Leon, departed Saturday
for a week's visit at Carlisle and Des
Moines.
Mrs. Guy Hasty, of Humeston, came
Monday to spend tbe holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Creed Bobbitt in
this city.
A. D. Wharton, representing the Mc
Clelland Cigar Co., of Atcbison. Kas was
in Leon a couple of days the latter part of
last week.
Miss Grace Cartwright, of High Point,
visited over Sunday with friends iu this
city .'going to Davis City Monday for a
few days visit.
Ephriam Sapp, of Rands, Iowa, came
Tuesday to spend tbe holidays at the
home of bis son, George Sapp, in Wood
land township.
T. R. Early, the popular lumberman rof
south' St. Joe, came up Sunday to make
his usual holiday visit to bis parents and
sisters in this city.
A. E. Dorn and family, of Davis City,
csme Monday and visited over Christmas
at. tbe home of Mrs. Dorn's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Yarga.
Forest Bowsher who is attending college
in Des Moines, came down Saturdav to
spend tbe holidays with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. M. Hamilton.
Mrs. Will Zimmerman and baby and
her sister, Miss Annie Shepherd went to
St. Charles Saturday to spend the holidays
with ber parents.
Mrs. E. A. Adams, of Van Wert, is
spending the holidays at tbe home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCalla
south-east of Leon.
James Barry, of Oxford, Iowa, came in
last Friday to visit over tbe holidays at
the home of his brother, John Barry, in
Woodlind township.
Geo. W. Sanger. C. M. Lutz and Tom
Wallace returned Saturday from Grand
River, where they have been doing brick
work for several weeks.
Prof. J. H. Drake and family went to
Des Moines Saturday for a few days visit,
during which Prof. Drake will attend the
State Teachers Association.
Jobn Woodmansee jr. who is attending
the Osteopath College at Kirksville, Mo.,
came home Friday to spend tbe holidays
with his parents in this city.
Mrs. I. A. Hebener and children, of Des
Moines, came Saturday to spend tbe holi
days with ber daughter, Mrs. C. E. Hurst,
and other relatives iu this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Gilreatb, of Grand
River, visited over Christmas in this city
at the bome of Mrs. Gilreath's parents,
Mr. an&'Mrs, Marion Woodard.
Mrs. Helen £l!lnwood and son returned
yesterday to their bo^« at Aspen, Colo.,
after visiting a month bet* with "her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Woorl.
Mrs. J. W. Rush and two children, of
Kansas City, came last Friday to visit
over tbe helida.vs at tbe bome of ber par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Penniwell.
F. E. Thompson returned from Chicago
Tuesday and will visit a few days with his
wife in this city before starting on the
road again for Marshall Field & Co.
Mr. Thomas Wilson, wife and littlfe
daughter, of Woodburn, Iowa, are spend
ing the holidays at tbe bome of Mrs. Wil
son's father, Mr. B. Brown and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Smith, and Miss Ora
Sankey came up from Lamoni Monday
and visited over Christmas at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sankey.
Mrs R. F. Throckmorton sod children,
of Derby, came Saturday and will spend
tbe holidays in this city at tbe bome of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Penniwell.
Mr, Ralph White and Miss Jeanette
Morgan returned to their home at Platts
mouth, Neb.,Monday after a pleasant visit
in this city, the guests of Miss Jess Evans.
Mrs. Minnie Hughes, of Lamoni, visited
a couple of days at the bome of W. W.
Craig in this city last week while on her
way to Cainsville to visit over Christmas.
Miss Gertie Davis, one of the popular
teachers in the'.Cainsville schools, is visit
ing during tbe holidays at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ellin wood in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Truesdell, of Des
Moines, came down Friday to spend the
holidays at the home of Mrs. Truesdell's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoffhines in this
city.
Miss Mary Gates went to tbe bome of
J. G. Springer in Bloomington township
Monday, to attend the Springer-Stone
wedding which was solemnized on Chris
tmas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sijnmons and two
children, of Aurora, came Monday to
spend the holidays at the bome of Mrs.
Simmon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoff
hines.
M. Lathrop, of Woodland, accompanied
bis sister, Miss Lizzie Lathrop, to her
bome at Ackley, Iowa, Saturday. Miss
Lathrop had been visiting here for several
months.
E. B. McClelland came up from Atchi
son Tuesday on a short visit. He reports
bis cigar factory starting in great shape,
they now having twenty men at work and
adding more.
E. V. Lawrence and wife, of Chariton,
oame down Monday and visited until
Tuesday with friends in this city, going to
Lamoni tbat day to spend Christmas with
Mr. Lawrence's parents.
Jobn F. Akes, of Brazil, came in Sunday
to spend Christmas with his many friends
in this city and at Cainsville. He is em
ployed as weigh boss for the Electric Coal
Co. at Brazil and has a good position.
A. M. Ryan and T. M. Akers, of the
west side of the country, were in Leon
Friday making arrangements for shipping
a couple of cars of stock to Oklahoma
next week, where tbey expect to locate.
Mrs. Oliver Bassett and children, of
Eden township, departed Friday to join
Mr. Bassett at Wichita, Kas., where tbey
will make tbeir future home on the farm
near there which Mr. Bassett recently
purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dockstader, Misses
Zola snd Maud Bruner, Mr. Bert Burnett
«nd Mr. Irvin Dockstader, all of Des
Moines, are spending the holiday week at
the bome of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bruner
east of town.
Owen Depew, who is baking at Iowa
Falls came Monday for a few days visit in
this city. Mrs. Depew and baby have
been here for a couple of weeks visiting
it the bome oT ber parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Smitb.
Mrs. Hal Lutz went to Davis City Satur
day to visit a few days at tbe bome of ber
mother. She was accompanied by ber
lister, Mrs. O. M. Dotson, of Rockford,
Neb: who bad not been bome before for
twelve years.
F. D. Close who has been at Joplin,Mo.,
for several months, came bonne Monday
for tbe holidays. He is looking after
some valuable zinc mining property -own
ed by his mother and thinks -they have
excellent prospects of making a rich
strike.,,.
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•igtiiSiSti
.Wm.Moreheadgffd wife,of Miles lJV
Montana, arrived Friday on a yislt tti Mrti.
Morehead'a brother, John A. Stotit and
ttther relatives in this vicinity. They
were former residents of High Point town
Ship, moving to Montana about twelve
years Ago.
Mrs. Lucy Corbett and children Henry
and Lois of Emporia, Kas., arrived Tues
day and visited until yesterday afternoon'
.with her sisters when with Lois she went
to Mason City to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs J. B. Lunbe. k. Henry will remain
here for a week visiting at the home ol'
O. M. Ketoham.
S. P. Goin, of Van Wert, was visiting
triends in this city the latter part of last
week, going to Princeton Saturday to
visit relatives. He expects to leave in a.
couple of weeks for Steel, Idaho, where he
will locate. THE RBPOBTER will follow
him and keep him posted on Deoatur
county affairs. S
TWO SNOWDROPS,
A thick carpet had lately been put
lown in tlie dining room at tbe squire's
residence, which was found to prevent
the door from opening and shutting
easily, so Wedge, the village carpenter,
iras sent for to ease it.
At 6 o'clock, while he was at work,
:arriage wheels were distinctly beard,
rod the squire's lady, with her chil
iren, came down into the hall, ready
to welcome home Mr. Cary, who had
Seen that day to town.
eigb, who was working Inside the
ng room, listened with astonish
ment as he heard the shout the chil
dren gave when their father stepped
i|t of the carriage.
'bat tjie squire's return should
:ause such deligbt was a puzzler for
rar worthy friend for had be not with
lis own eyes seen this gentleman go
tff at 9:30 in the morning, no oiie
could have persuaded him otherwise
than that he must have been away a
month, to put it at the lowest figure.
He 6aw, moreover, that the squire
was holding tightly in bis hand a little
parcel, which, shaking off the children,
be quickly untied, for all tbe world as
if he were a boy of five years old,
who could not wait a moment for any
thing.
In a shorter time than we take to
write it he pulled out the contents and
gave them to his wife, with three dis
tinct kisses.
Soon the merry party went upstairs,
the echo o£ their voices died away, and
Wedge was left to finish bis work on
tbe door, while bis heart and con
science began their work on him.
He, too, had a bome and wife and
children he, too, bad been away all
day, but the thought struck him un
comfortably that his welcome home,
if indeed he got one at all, would seem
poor and cold after that be bad just
witnessed.
In.fact, he was feeling jealous of
the squire and discontented with his
own wife and children. Why were
they not eager to rush out and wel
come him, after the fashion of the'
•quire's family
But conscience had a word to say to
him, and said it loud enough, too, for
him to hear, although be was making
noise enough to prevent any one from
trying to gain attention.
It told him the fault was chiefly In
himself, for if his wife and children
were not like the squire's, neither was
bis likeness to that worthy gentleman
particularly striking.
As Wedge walked home, his tools on
his back, he came across an old friend,
carrying carefully a dainty bunch of
snowdrops in his big, rough band.
"Here, Will," he said, walking along
by the carpenter's side, "I've Just given
a trifle for these flowers—pretty bits
of things, ain't they?—for my wife
makes so much of any little present I
take home she never minds what I
bring her so long as I give It to her
myself, for, to be sure, I always tack
on a little something, in the shape of
a few kind words, which makes the
thing seem valuable In her eyes."
Wedge's road now lay In a different
direction from bis friends, so tbey,
parted company, Joe Sparks putting
couple of snowdrops into Will's hand,
supposing he would know well enough
what to do with them.
Wedge turned the snowdrops over in
his band and looked after Joe, who
bad nearly turned the corner. Wbat
could the man mean by giving him the
snowdrops and never saying a wordi
Wedge's wife was a nice woman, but
family cares were weighing her down,
so that the light was fast dying out of
her eyes and the color fading from hoc
cheeks. She would not have minded
them half, nor even quarter, so much
If, when Wedge came home, she could
have told him all about them—for ten
to one he could have set things right,
But he had always pooh-hooed when
she ventured to begin the subject, so
that she had left to looking for help
where there was none to be got
Wedge had done many a bandy bit of
work with those tools his back, but
he did a neater job now with those
snowdrops than ever be bad done with
all of them put together, for he, so to
speak,, sawed Mary's heart right in two
when he gave them to her, and got to
the very inside, and planed down no
end of knots and rough" places and
french-pollsbed her off as if ebe were
some choice piece of cabinet work to
be sold for nobody knows what.
That day was the beginning of
brighter times, Mary's heart, as we be
said, sawed right open, never
dostt np again, by reason of her hus
btfS's continually putting in one little
thing and another on purpose to keep
It open, and warm streams of affection
came gushing out tbat nobody knew
were ever there at all, they were hid
den down so deep.
And as to Wedge, be never knew be
fore how many pretty little speeches
he cou}d,.jnake.—New York Daily
News.
Couldn't Meet Anyone Then.
Wheelman—I think I'll give up bicy
cling. I am'as careful as can be, but
every now and then some accident
happens. This is the second time I've
b«6n arrested and fined for running in
to people.
Businessman—I'll tell you how to
manage. Just start business as a bad
debt collector. Everybody will dodge
you then.—Spare Moments.
Wbjr
mm
H* Looked at It.
Mr. Upson Downs (seated
stranger in railway carriage)
by a
-Wihat
time is it by your watch, if you
please?"
Stranger—I don't know.
"But you just looked at it."
"Tea I only wanted to see if It was
«tUl there."—Wa«p,
Items of Interest
Reported by our
Correspondents.
If
Burr Oak Ridge.
Brune
The Christmas tree at isruner's was
well attended. A short program was
rendered and a good time reported.
Mrs. E. A. Adams and son Rex came
down from Van Wert Monday to spend
tbe holidays at bome.
Miss Lyda Chaitain of Leon came Sat
urday to spend a couple of weeks at J,
W. Walton's.
Mr. McCalla and family were Sunday
visitors at E. O. Johnson's.
Miss Zola Bruner and a gentleman
friend came down from Des Moines Sat
urday to spend the holidays with her
parents'
Miss Nellie Cain who is here from Iola
went to Grand River to eat turkey at
her uncle Jim Cain's.
Mrs. M. Shira visited Fridav at Chas.
Cbastain's.
There was a large crowd attending the
funeral of Cora Chastain.
The Best Plaster.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to
the aflected parts is superior to any
plaster. _When troubled with lame back
or pains in the side or cheBt, give it a
trial and you are certain to be more
than pleased with the prompt relief
which it^aflords. Pain Balm also cures
rheumatism. One application gives re
lief. For sale by W. A. Alexander,
druggist. ',
'*1 Davis City.
There were three Christmas tree* in
Davis City last evening and all loaded
with presents. The programs were well
rendered and everybody was happy.
Mrs. Cave and Little's moved their
families to Kansas last week.
Mrs. Iva Harrison, of Ridgeway, Mo.,
is visiting her brother W. O. McLaugh
lin during tbe holidays.
Henry Arnold is spending the holi
days at bome from school at Iowa City.
An interersting program waa given by
our school last Friday afternoon. A
large audience enjoyed the entertain
ment.
Marks Adams, of Teskeego, was in
our city Monday.
Robert Tophfl came down from Des
Moines last week to look after his inter
ests here.
A girl baby came to gladden the home
of Jim Boldman's Monday of last week.
"Dutch" Barber is spending the holi
day week with relatives here.
Gland Turpin, of Pleasanton, was on
our streets Monday.
Mrs. H. Ewing had a severe attack of
heart trouble last week.
Glen Frazier, of Des Moines, is visit
ing relatives here.
Dr. Harry Harmon and wife, of Cres
ton, are visiting his parents here during
the holidays.
No one can reasonably hope for good
health unless his bowels move once each
day. When this is not attended to, dis
ordergLof tbe stomach arise, biliousness,
headache, dyspepsia and piles soon fol
low., If you wish to avoid these ail
m^uts keep your bowels regular by tak
ing Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets when required. They are easy
to take and mild and gentle in effect.
For sale by 'W. A. Alexander.
Garden Grove.
Mrs. K. J. Bartlett, left Monday for
Chicago to visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Shaw, of Tingley,
are here this week yisiting relatives.
Mrs. J. F. Chamberlin left Monday
for Des Moines to spend Christmas with
ber son.
Bob Good, ol Leon, spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Mrs. Major Kellogg, of Kansas City is
here visiting her aged parents.
Ray Sullivan, who is attending school
at Indianola, is spending Xmas here.
Capt. Brown, of Leon, had business in
Garden Grove Friday
The union Christmas exercises at the
opera hall Monday evening were attend
ed by a large crowd. The program of
exeicise8 was a very fine one and was
splendidly carried out. Santa Claus
came down a chimney on the stage and
distributed his gilts to the children.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Hoadley, of
Galesburg, 111., were here Friday and
spent a day with relatives, being on
tbeir way for a home visit at Cainsville.
Miss Mary Arnold went to Davis City
Saturday to spend the holidays.
Dan Malletteand wife,of Marshall town
are here this week visiting with old
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Piper, of Oakley,
are here visiting relatives.
Tbe town authorities seized a number
oi packages supposed to contain whiskey
at the depot Saturday. The trial is set
for Wednesday, Jan 2.
Our merchants enjoyed a splendid
Christmas trade this year, and it was
noticeable tbat the people wanted some
thing good rather than something
cheap.
J. R. White and wife are spending
holiday week with Mr. White's parents
at Ainsworth.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Everon Bruce,
Monday, a boy.
Miss Adda Hoadley is home from
Weldon spending.tbe holidays.
G. O, Dilsaver and family are spend
ing a few days visiting here.
Mrs. M. Sherron and J. W. Palmer are
expected to return Wednesday from
tbeir extended visit with relatives in
Kansas.
Our public schools are enjoying a holi
day this week
Lameness in the muscles and joints
indicate rheumatism. Don't dally with
it a minute. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla
and cure it.
There is no economy in buying 'iheap
soaps. Most all yellow or brown soaps
oontain a large per cent, of rosin as a
iilling. Rosin has no washing proper
lies whatever, but is used only in soap
as a filler and to make it cheap. Maple
City Self Washing soap is strictly pure
and will go much farther ihan any
rosin-filled soap and do better work.
It saveB a vast amount'of labor and is
much easier on the clothes than so much
rubbing. 1'ry it as directed on the
wrapper..
Dimoult Digestion
That is dyspepsia. j'
It ma^es life miserable.
Its suffererseat not because the^mnt
•HWtMUh KM*
P-
to,
but because they must.
Tbey know they are irritable and frqt
but they cannot be otherwise.
They complain of a bad taste in tlie
mouth, a tenderness at tbe pit of the stom
ach, an uneasy feeling of puffy fulneis,
headacUe, heartburn and what not.
Tbe effectual remedy, proVed by perma
nent cures of thousands of severe cases, is
Hood's Sarompmrlllm
Center.
has bsen very
Uncle Peter Stewart
poorly.
The question of woman's suffrage was
handled in a lively manner at the Unii
literary.
There was a large attendance at the
funeral of Miss Cora Chastain.
The children spoke their pieces to sev
eral patrons of the Pleasant View school
last Friday.
Bert Parker made a Sunday evening
visit near Van Wert.
Frank Gardner and his new wile from
Edgar, Neb., and Mrs. M. R. Gardner,
of Ocean Farm, gave a splendid dinner
to tbe people of Pine Grove Farm,. last
Sunday. It has been known to us for
some time that Mr. Gardner bad a lady
correspondent in Nebraska and we now
realize the truth of'Mr. Gardner's re
mark "that be was" not buggy riding.
Mrs. Slewar-t around last summer just
for his health." We wish them success.
John Muse proposes to seed down
his land and stock it with cattle.
JEvery Movement Hurts 1
when you have rheumatism. Muscles
feel stitf and sore and joints are painful.
It does not pay to'Buner long from this
disease when it may be cured so prompt
Iv and perfectly by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
fhia medicine goes right to the spot,
neutralizes the acidity of the blood,
which causes rheumatism, and puts an
end to the pain and stiffness.
Biliousness is cured by Hood's Pills.
25c.
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Morgan. -"'V
J. B. Robinson and wife visited at M.
L. Dale's Tuesday.
Mrs. Peck returned to her bome at
Allerton Wednesday.
Maud atd Blanche Osborn and l^evett
Cozad visited at C. II. Blakesley's Sun
day.
There was a dance at Dennis Hill's
Friday night.
Josie Blakesley of Lamoni, came Mon
day to eat Xmas dinner at home.
Delbert Cozad came from Traer Satur
day to visit relatives.
Mrs. Walters is no better at this writ
insr.
Mrs. Dunham and sister, Josie Cozad,
were Lineville visitors Friday.
Mrs. Griffin called on the sick at Mr.
Walter's Friday.
Blanche Osborn came down from I
.eon
Saturday to visil at home during holi
days.
Edgar Blakesley is buying and ship
ping poultry.
Tom Foreythe and his grandmother,
Mrs. Hays visited at Mr. Waiter's Sun
day.
Merton Cozad had business at Pleas
anton Saturday.
Omer Blakesley camo from Weldon to
visit iriends and relatives.
Purines the blood—fills the system with life,
health and vigor,—Beggs' Blood Purifier. "It
cured me of dyspepsia and costtveneaa, and
other diseases arising from impure blood. I
think it's a Rplendld medicine" says Mrs.
Alice Beed, Butler, Mo. McGrath & Still,
Woodland
Crown.
A merry Christmas and happy New
Year to all.
We are having some' winter out our
way.
Xmas of the year 1900 is now past and
every body preparing for New Year's
day when new resolutions are" made,
bad habits quit and a struggle for better
follows.
Etta Luce is very low at this writing,
Edith Martin is'improving and Mrs. S.
Goodman haB been quite sick, but is
now better.
J. W. Moore and family ate turktey
at W. K. Green'8 Xmas. J. R. Peases at
Mrs. Rumley's in Leon. F. Goodsons
and Sim Evans at Henry Middlebrook's.
F. Garber and family are spending
holidays in Jefferson county yisiting
friends and relatives.
James Baker is buying corn on track
at this place for Boyce of Garden Grove.
Allen Dunn is buying for Smiths of La
moni, priceB ranging from 25 to 27 cents
per bushel.
Mrs. Koyer and Mrs. McClure visited
the sick at this place Xmas day.
J. D. Brown lost a fine steer Saturday.
Cause not known.
Phones ai H. L. Pease's and Ralph
Baker's.
Levi Royer has sold his farm and will
soon go to Enid, Oklahoma. We
sorry to see bim go.
Van Wert!
R. E. Blades made a run on poultry
Tuesday, buying more than eight-hun
dred dollars worth of turkeys and chick
ens in one day.
N. King is in Oklahoma this week.
Mr. King thinks of moving there soon.
F. A. Hall is visiting his father in Des
Moines.
L. T. Lee had business in Des Moines
last week.
John Belding returned from South
Dakota Monday.
B. V. L. Harper arrived from Arkan
sas Monday and is quite sick.
Fred Hall returned Monday from Des
Moines.
Jobn Strong returned from northern
Iowa Saturday, where he haB been work
ing for a Chicago Portrait Co.
J. S. Wilson and son, Garfield, are vis
iting friends near Denison during boli-
A. L. Belding has purchased- the
Strong restaurant.
Le9 Wilson came down from Winter
set Sunday and will remain here during
holidays.
Ed Holt has built a carpenter shop on
Main street opposite Belding's drug
store, .f, -*f|
•Viu £W
rrznn**'
Tbia signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo°Quinine
Tablets
-the remedy that imia cold to one day
On the Continent. '-i'l'tj
Indignant Tourist (to tbe hotel Man
ager, who has just presented his bill)
—See here, you have charged me for
writing paper, and you know very well
that you have .not furnished me a
scrap!
"But, monsieur, it is for the paper
on wJMch your bill is made out"—Tid
Bits..
All Down.
Mrs. B.—"Just look, George, at these
beautiful pillows I bought at to-day's
sale."
Mr. B.—"But really, my dear, I think
we have plently of pillows now."
Mrs. B.—"Oh, but 1 couldn't resist
uylng these tbey werg all marked
TH* Wear and Tear.
"I suppose you feel that you nave a
great deal of figbtjng on your hands,"
remarked the noncombatant TagaL
"Ho," answered the leader of tbe
Filipino retrea|f_*?W* don't notice It
on pur handssglftQcb. But If a pretty
bard on^g^^B^SasUnfton Star.'
r*-"
•iiiMiiati
-^ASf BOUND TO TELL
Could Not tie Though He Conld Be
Anything Bin.
"I fftiall have a row when I
bome," said tbe old. man In a confiden
tial way to the conductor on the rear
platform.
"What about?" was asked.
"About what I've seen In town. Bin
here three dajy, you know. Old wom
an didn't want me to come. I was
bound to, however, and she made m'e
promise if I seen any better-lookin'
woman than she was I'd tell her so
"And you bave, eh?"
"Say, now, but I've seen a Ouundred!
Lands o' massy, but I wasn't prepared
for it! I thought Martha could hold
her own with anything that wore pet
ticoats, but she ain't in it I believe
I've seen 1,000 women who could walk
all around her for looks."
"But you won't tell her so?" queried
the conductor.
"Oh, but I'll have to, you see. I'm
purty keen on a trade and purty close
fisted in money matters, but I won't lie
for notbin' nor nobody. When I git
home Martha won't wait two minutes
before askln' If I seen a Handsomer
woman."
"And you'll say that you have?"
"Got to do it, sir. Got to tell her
tbat the woods is full of 'em. I don't
deny that I'd sell a man a blind hoss
if he wasn't on the lookout, but I
won't lie to Martha."
"Ajid you think this will precipitate
a row?" asked tbe conductor, after a
pause.
"That will be the word, sir—precipi
tate. I won't scarcely have got the
word out of my mouth before Martha
will bave both bands Into my hair and
her elbows in my chest, and I won't
have no show. Yes, I've seen 1,000 bet
ter lookln' wlmen than Martha, and
you bet your boots I'll her to pay for
it. If Martha happens to bo feelin'
tired I may git out of it with a week
in bed, but, if she's rested up-:—"
"I see. Perhaps I had best bid you
farewell?"
"Perhaps you had. Here she goes,
and if you see it in the papers remem
ber that I was laid low because I
wouldn't lie to Martha."
Both Exhausted.
The other day, toward the close of a
long sitting in the Assize courts, wfaen
another case was called on, the leading
counsel rose and huskily requested
that the cause might be postponed till
the next morning.
"On what ground?" asked the Judge,
snappishly.
"Me lud, I have been arguing a case
all day in Court B, and am completely
exhausted."
"Very well," said the Judge, "we'll
take the next."
Another counsel arose and also
pleaded for adjournment
"What, are you exhausted, too?"
said the judge, with a snap of the eye
Jlds. "What have you been doing?"
"Ale lud," said the barrister, in a
wearied voice, 'I have been listening
to my learned brother."—Tid-Blts.
Might Be Handy.
"Say, I wouldn't be as superstitious
as "you for $40."
"Wlho'a superstitious?"
"W'y, you. Carryin' a horseshoe to
de ball game."
"Aw, go on. Dat's to soak de em
pire wit'."—Indianapolis Journal.
3 The Revenge of the KHUN,
16
are
"With one bottle Beggs1 Cherry Cou„_
Syrup my cough and soreness entirely disap
peared.'*—Ernest Whipple, Davenport, Iowa.
UUARANTEOD to cure all throat -and lung
troubles,—has NEVER PAIR.EU try it! Mc
Grath & Still, Woodland.
"Millionaire's son, are yez? Well,
I'm a prize-fighter's kid, an' here's
where de lower classes git even."—New
York Journal.
Where the Profit Was.
Customer—I don't see how you can
afford to sell those gloves for Is 6d
a pair when they cost you 2s.
Shopwalker—That's easy. We get a
commission from the suiigeon who at
tends those who are injured in, the
cruslh to secure a pair.—Answers.
A Caution* Answer.'
"How often and how much ought a
human being to eat?" asked the man
with dyspeptic tendencies.
"I suppose It depends a great deal on
wbat his politics is," answered tbe
conservative physician.—Washington
Star.
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WHAT HE POfiGOT.
The GlrLWas Npt the BaSanMS
of Seottlah Dfre».
An absent-minded professor once In
vited a number of learned Scotsmen joi
visit some interesting ruins In hli
neighborhood, and to do honor to 'ftis
guests, and being himself a Scotsman,
he donned the Highland dress for jtfie
occasion. There was to be a lunchg|a
in a large marquee on the lawn, ana1
when the master of the house appeared
in all the glory of his kilt, the aston
ishment of Jane, the housemaid, wis
great
Thinking her master was in one of
his vacant moods, she rushed upstAiVs,
and reappeared-presently on the lawh,
where her master stood in conversa
tion with a group of Ibis visitors, with
a pair of tbe professor's best trousers,
over her arm.
She blushed as she said, polntlng .to
the bare knees of the brawny Scot,
at the same time holding out the gar
ment:
"Please, sir, you've forgotten these."
-Tid-Bits.
The Little Fig.
7
"Yes, fellers, de stingy little cuss
hez jest bOiught fi' cents' worth uv gum
drops, an* is stayln' in dere a-sufflln*
uv himself wid 'em'."—New-York Jour
nal.
'*•. It Never Pills the BUI."
There was a knowing smile on the
lawyer's face as he stepped back and
surveyed the placard he bad just
tacked on tbe outside of his office door.
It read:
"Yes, I have been on a vacation."
"Gone two weeks."
"Gained five pounds."
"Didn't go fidhlng."
"Sure I feel better."
"Had no adventures to speak of."
"Scenery was all right"
"Weather cool and nice."
"Family went and returned with
me."
"Found everything all right when we
got home."
"We went to the seashore."
"Yes, I guess that will do," muBed.
the vacationist, as he entered his office,]
but he had scarcely seated himself^
when Jones opened the door and called!
out:
"Say, but I've been reading your
sign out here."
."Yes?".
"Mighty cute of you."
"Yes?"
"But why didn't you go to the moui
tains Instead of the seashore?"
OH For the (Colonel.
A lady of my acquaintance was giv
ing an afternoon tea party, to .whlcg
dhe had invited several of her intimate^
friends. The guests were maiding much
of tbe little daughter of the hostess, a
pretty child of 4 years old, when the
door opened and the butler announced,
-"Col. Stringer."
No sooner had the colonel entered
the room than he absorbed tlie who
conversation, speaking Incessantly
himself and his doings, allowing nj
one else time to put in a word.
Presently the child, who had been
staring at the colonel for some time,
turned to her mother and said:
"Now, muvver, you say somefing!"
—Answers.
1
of
An Accident.
Magistrate—You are accused
breaking into a house, and—
Prisoner—It was all an accident,
Jedge. I jest felt sort o' tlred-Uke^ an'
leaned agin the wall fer a rest, an' It
fell in, an' I tumbled through the holet
Magistrate—Nonsense! The Idea ot
a side of a house falling In with only
a man's weight testing agalnst.lt.
The FADETTESI
Woman's Orchestra of Boston—Twenty-o/e Artists.
4 -W .'•,"
9
Prisoner—Please remember, ledge, it
was one o' those 'ere suburban houses
wot's put up by contractors by the
hundred, an' sold en Installments!
Magistrate—Oh! You may go.—Spare
Moments.
,^ A Better Wish.
to be rich enough to get my
4^- %r? pajer» every day."
like to be rich enough to
off the tax list"—India
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N WERJDEN'S OPERA HALL,
sdayjaiiuary 2,1901.
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