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Hamlin Department.
Less Downing is suffering of stom
auh trouble.
The Blue Grass Creamery now has
109 patrons.
The creamery received 850 butter
tuba this week.
John Wiles, of Dubuque, is helping
at the creamery, for a couple of weeks.
The Blue Grass Creamery Company
has ordered another skim milk tank.
George Campbell's improved shield
for a riding plow wheel is a wonder
ful success.
Jam.es East will go to Anita next
week to visit ,liis son, Frank, the jew
eler of that city.
Rev. Humphrey, of Exira, was ug
this way, Monday, calling, on his
good Methodist friends.
O. P.Tyler hasabandoned his preju
dices and become one of the Blue
Grass Creamery organization.
The second cream separator com
menced doing duty at the Bine Grass
Creamery, Thursday morning.
Doc and Abe 4»derson are feeding
seventy head of cattle which they will
ship to Ghicago before fly time.
Thirteen thousaud one hundred
pounds of milk received at the Blue
Grata dreamery Monday morning.
Harry Percy's new house, SCbySO
feet is fast nearing completion. Mr.
Turner, of Audubon, is the builder.
If
Will McGuire had his Mother
Hubbard pants on, Tuesday, and was
busy painting the interior of his hap
py home.
Clark Wilson, the village brack
smith, has recovered trom his siege of
rheumatics and is again making the
3t}vil sing.
:44Warren Baker, of North Branch,
rolled into Hamlin Station, Tuesday
morning, with ten car loads of hogs
which he shipped to Chicago.
Alex Crees is now .recovering from
typhoid fever. His lungs are now in
serious condition? His many good
neighbors will turn out this week
and put up liU crop of hay.
Mrs. John.Blythd, of Boone,- Iowa,
with her four children, are visiting
for a week with her uncle, O. P.
is an engineer ou
"'way.
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771E are not ashamed of the reputation
iLp we have gained during our busi
ness career here. We have sold
you Clothing cheaper than you ever
bought it before—we havs sold you the
best of goods—made in the latest styles.
Our stock is NEW in every particular and
has not been lying oh the shelves since
the town establised. It is not moth-eaten
nor musty, but new, nobby and stylish
and we sell it to you cheaper than others
do old, out-of-date Clothing.
Or at least a great many of you do
and we have endeavored to gain, your
confidence by fair dealing and courteous
treatment. We have sold "goods to you
and you have been satisfj^d* We are
going to continue selling the most relia
ble Clothing at the lowest possible fgures
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ahd we're satisfied you'll be satisfied to
continue dealinjpwith
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& Son
jston One Price
Cash Clothing House
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At the Station: Sunday School at
9:30 o'clock In the forenoon preach
ing at 10:80 Little Class at 6:30 in
the evening Prayer Meeting at 7:30.
Joe Bell smashed his bicycle into
999 pieces the other day. He ran into
a sectson cornerand drove it over into
a neighboring township. That made
a job for Greg Wolfe.
George Spencer's team ran away,
Tuesday, with a load of road scrapers
and for a times George was fearful
that he would ,catch a scraper on his
nose. Big scare, no damage.
The Evapgelical Sunday Schools, of
Hamlin Station, Brushy and Weaver
neighborhood, will observe Children's
Day in the Wm. Sheets' Groye,'south
Mellville township, Sunday, June
2?th, with a nicely arranged, program
The Hamlin postoffice was moved
Into Baker & Shoesmith's store, Tues
day evening, and the new postmaster,
J-ames El rod, commenced his official
duties as U. S. Stamp llcker. El rod
paid Will MqGuire $19.00 for the
box-outfit.,
The following are -this new officers
of the Union Sunday School of the
Hamlin Evangelical church: Ed
Schoonover, Superintendent Kob't
Campbell, Assistant Superintendent:
Daniel Brans tatter. Treasurer Rose
Tyler, Secretary Lily Crees, Chor.
istei ,«i, ft
These are some of the largest pat
rons of the Blue Grass Creamery and
last Monday they delivered milk to
the creamery as follows Jim Boyler
519 pounds Rob't Campbell, 418
Chas. Hahn, 473 H. G. Rice, 273:
John Ebert, 248 Chauncey Gardner
256 Abe Anderson, 395 Win. Stanley
349 D. L. Thomas, 302 James-Blake,
245 E. Northup, 227 E. Talbott, 201
Next Sunday morning fhe Metho
dist people will meet at the Frank
White Grove at 10:00
and pass half an
hour in praise service. This will be
followed by a sermon and then there
will be altar service, closing the fore
noon services. Then a basket dinner
will be indulged in and they will
again assemble at 1:30 and listen to
the Children Day exercises after which
a number of candidates will be bap
tiled in the stream that flows through
Frank White's farm, near Old Ham
lin. Rev. Dudley, of Audubon will
be present to assist in the afternoon
services. You are all welcome to at
tend these meetings.
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Ross Department.
Eggs 7c, butter 8c, hogs $2.90.
Joe Leonard is not improving very'
fast being unable to sit up yet!
Cal. Lamb bought a pony of J. F.
Luse last week.
Clem McCuen papered for Mrs.
Aug. Cirka last week.
Fred McCrystal is plowing corn
for Blllie this'summer.
Hugh Magill. was visiting" friends
in Cameron last Sunday.
Geo. Gillispie bought a few nice
brood sows of A. Jingst.
Bert Roberts bought a few loads of
hay from Tom-Davis last week.
Amos Fanchertrteam ran away laBt
week tearing things up in general.
Pat Gorman sold his steers to Si
Sampson last week—$3.85 per cwt.
Henry Bates marketed 800 bushels
of oats with Luse& Reid Wednesday.
William Schrader sold soma nice
hogs last week to theDedham buyers.'
Tom Davis and wife attended
-Memorial services in Audubon Mon
day.
Robert Rutherford has engaged
Clem McCuen to paint his barn this
summer.
Willie Schrader, of east Viola, is
very sick at this writing—unable to
navigate.
Aug. Cirka sold one of his gray
hoi-ees to'Win. Dryden last week.
Price $45.
Several farmers of this locality ^ave
lost milch cows the pisfweek—fme
prevailing diseam.
Joe Johnson, while .tearing down
aii old .sUed last week, killed 56 rate.
J.oe^ls a terror on rats.
-Rob't Rutherford is laying several
Hundred feet of tiling on his excellent
Cameron township farm.
Some son-of-a-gun stole about 30
bushels of potatoes from Lou llouli
strasser a few uights ago.
Bill Walker has a very sore foot,
the trouble being blood poisoning.
Dr. Millerls in attendance
Ltise's produce shipment for last
week were twenty-two tubs of butter
and thirty-one cases of eggs.
Speaking of J. F. Luse for Repre
sentative—the sentiments and votes
of his patrons are with him.
Worth Duval I has 22 head of colts
in his pasture. Wort has the best
colt pasture in Cameron township.
John Wagner shipped two carloads
of hogs to Chicago, Tuesday evening.
Rob't Henderson accompanied the
stock.
Frank White, north of Old Hamlin,
was In Ross, Monday, and while here
fave his order'for a Jones Lev)r
inder.
L. Baker, general agent for the
Ohio cultivator, was here Saturday.
He was muchpleased with Mr. Luse's
success.
Fern Anderson and Bussel will run
a matched foot race at Ross the 4thi of
July. The prize will be a-fat dock,
for the winner.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tucker and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Tucker, took
dinner with Mr. and Mrs Tom Sib
son last Lord's day.
Albert Fancher, of Cameron, talks
some of leasing a steam threshing
outfit to run this fall.' Wind stacker
attachment—A 1 outfit'.
A very interesting program has
been prepared tor Children's Day, the
church is being nicely decorated and
every effort is being made for an en
joyable time.
For some time post S. B. Rica has
been troubled with ,an ugly sore on
his nose which this week was discov
ered to be a cancer. The same will
be removed by Dr. Bhooks gome day
this week.
Carl Heuss, of Kllleen, Texas ar
rived last Week to pass the summer
with his son, Charlie, of Cameron
township. If -the country suits him
he will buy considerable land and
move his family to this locality. Mr.
Heuss owns 400 acres of' fine land in
Texas.
Thirty-two of the progressive farm
ers of this locality are riilitig" the'
famous Ohio cultivator's which they
purchased^ of Lnse. The following
purchased'the past week: Henty RUM,
John Reuschling, Fred Sh'tilu, Chas.
Johnson,-\Vm. Rncker, Sam Gardner,
Henry Lloyd, L. N. Wlckham.
Weak
Hot weather won't cure weak
lungs. You may feel better be
cause out of doors more, but
the trouble Is still there. Don't
stop taking your
Scott's
Emulsion
because the weather happens
to be warm. If you have a
weak throat, a slight hacking
cough, or some trouble with
the bronchial tubes, s.ummer is
the best time to get rid of it.
If you are losing flesh there is
all the more need of attention.
Weakness about the chest and
thinness should never go to
gether. One greatly increases
the danger of the other. Heal
the throat, cure the cough, and
strengthen' the whole' system
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ELEVEN TEARS OLD. EXIRA, IOWA THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897. *1.00 PER YEAR
OLD STYLE
COQ WHEELS.
Compare thene complicated
weighty cog wheel* with
the Jonea I^ever.
THEY
the world.
AM AM
Itu and Is tlie long- "WlitSb Ulalll Lilie ULUnCl.
It is witlx pl&aaure^ TetJOmmond the Jones
Lever Binder I boagut of you-'last year." It is
certainly a complete sucoest. As you know I
had always usod the McCormick and thought it
the best until I tried the Jones Lever, which I
found was far ahead, as it is much lighter in
draft, simpler in construction, and a sore tier.
H. N. CHBISTENBEN.
Boss, Iowa, January 12-1897.
1 purchased one of your Jones Lever Biuders
of your Agent, J. P. Luse, last year. It is the
lightest ilyaft and most perfect tying machine
I ever sa\y. I would not take $25.00 between it
and any -other binder, aftor using yours one
season. ALBERT DAVID.
Audubon, Iowa, January 29,1897.
It is very easy for a man bus had experi
ence with harvesting mschinqry to see that the
Jones Lever Binder has many improvements
over any' other binders on the market. 'I pur*
chased one last.year of J. F. Luse because it
looked all right. Aftor thoroughly testing it I
found it all right, an accurate tier avery sim*
4e, durable and light ruuning machine, natli
.ng to got out of ordor or bother the operator.
Any one that can drive a team can run ft.
II. D. HOLUBTEB.
Ross, Iowa, January 30,1897.
The Jones Levor Binder
1 bought of J. F. Luse
last-year has proven to be all that is claimed
for it, It is light in draft, accurate in tying,
simple and durable and gave me perfect satis
faction. H. D. BOVAIRD.
Boss, Iowa, February 2,1897.
I traded a McCormick binder last year to J. F.
Luse thatbad^only been used three years for a
Jones Lever Binder and gave him $100 to boot.
After uding the Jonos Lever and testing it thor
oughly can say I am well satisfied with the
trade, as the Jones Lever Binder is much Ught*
erin"draft, more accurato in tying, so simple
and durame that ono has no more trouble in
running it than ho would in running an ordi
nary plow. E. O. WALTEBS.
Ross, Iowa, January 9,1897.
I am-glad I decided to buy a Light Running
Jones Lever Binder last year. Waft told by other
machine men that I would lose my crop, etc.,
but I am glad to say it gave me entire aatisfac
ad work. It is so simple anyone
wife drove this machine a good
tion, doing
can run it.
1
share of th time. SAMUEL MAO ILL.
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J. F. LUSE,
II. Frert Fischer, Pres
John l'olxiti. Vice Pres. &^
RESPONSIBILITIES. 93O.OOO
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One of the reasons
J. F. Uuse^ ,:^/f:V^K:
is selling so minjf
have achieved the most triumphant and sweeping victory ever known in the har
vester business and are to-day the acknowledged favorite again for 1897. The best in
popularity is the I
fllinin ftvivfl MftlVAI1 It i0
a
6st
Great and powerful engines use the lever, speedy, light-runging bicycles the
chain. The above machines with this combination*
lead as ever from north to south, from
CallforniMe! Maine. Competitors will pervert theytruth. They tell the farmers that they
cannot
gel¥%airs,
that they will wear out in one year, that Mr. So-and-So bought one and
could hot use it, that the company is about to break up, etc. but "truth crushed to earth
will rise again," and progressive farmers
WILL HAVE THE BEST.
ials from some of the up-to-Gate tarmers in this locality who purohased Piano mac*'"
me last year. These show that the machines gave excellent satisfaction
that we claim for them^/H
Ross, Iowa, January 21,1897.
I consider the Jones Lever Binder
1 bought of
J« F.Luse'last year a very neat «nd Ijgfitjun
Aiog machine and it does good work. "VS8L-
O. W. WUOAT.
Ross. Iowa, January 29,1897.-
I will say that the Jones Lever Binder is a
complete success, light draft, and does its work
well. ,6.
M.
Ross.
Ross, Iowa, Januanr 21,1897.
The Jones Lever Binder I bought of J• F. Luse
is all anyone could desire,
being simple, durable
and a sure tier. Have used several other makes
of binders, but find the Jones -Lever is the best.
It runs very light. I followed the Champion
last year with three horses while they had four,
and did it easily. BBBT REYNOLDS.
Ross, Iowa, January 18„1897.
The Jones Lever Binder I bought of you last
year is certainly a big improvement over other
binders, being much lighter in draft, more ac
curate in tyinig and simpler id construction,
having less to wear out or get out of gear.
R. H. MORBOW.
Ross, Iowa, January 18,1897.
The Jones Lever Binder I bought of you last
year is certainly all that it is claimed to be. It
was with reluctance that I took it to' try, as I
had always used the McCormick, but after thor
oughly testing it in very heavy, tangled grain, I
the Jones Lever far ahead, being simple
found .......
and durable, .. light runner and a sure tier.
Three horses are all that are needed.
WM. MYERS.
Ross, Iowa, February 5,1897.
To Whom It May Copcern:—It affords us
ileasure in recommending the Jones Lever
Jinder as a light tunning machine. It has
proven good satisfaction to us as a harvester.
JOHN RUTHERFORD.
THOS. RUTHERFORD.
^^VcRoss,Jowa, January 20, 1897.
The Jones Lever Binder and the Jones Chain
Drive Mower I purchased of *your agent, J. F.
Luse, last year are both good machines. They
did splendid work, are both light in draft, easy
to operate, and so simple there is nothing to
get out of order or bother. £*BTBB JOHNSON.
ROSS, Iowa, January 30,1897.
I followed a Deering Binder last yearwith the
Jones Lever I bought of you and did much bet
ter work. It makes neater bundles, ties lots
better, and is much'easier handled. It is the
best binder I ever knew.
WELLS FERGUSON.
Geo. P. Wiley, Cashier.
Louis Grotelusehen, Ass't C'h'i
IOWA.
GRAY.
Do a General Banking Business, receive deposits subject to
check at sight. Buy and sell domestic and foreign exchange.
Interest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on good com
mercial paper or approved collateral. Co-partners individ
ually liable—H. Fred Fischer, John Polzin, Geo. P. Wiley,
Louis Grotelusehen^. Collections made land promptly
remitted.
The GRAY PHARMACY,
C. EUGENE MERTZ. monnmron.'\
DRUGS, MEDICINES. CHEMICALS
Stationery, Perfumery, Jewelry, Paints, Oils, Class, Etol'l
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded,,,
W. R. COPELANO.
ATTORNHY-AT-LA-WT.
Loan., Abat'
Offlco over Fred
J. C. NEWLOtf,
Physician and Surgeon".
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UP-TO-DATE
JONES
LEVER
JTONES LEVEB—
Powerful, light, pos
itive. No gears, *MO
springs or delicate
parts to get out of
order
machine of UnrlV3ll6d SillipliG"
lived and Hottest draft mower in
Below area few testimon
per^r^oh.
are the float.
chafing elate*
bolt ana Bocket pitiuaii' and perfov
makes it the smoothest and lightest draft mo
er I ever used. D. L. REID.
ROSS, Iowa, January 21,1897.
The Jones Chain Mower I bought of your
agent, J. F. Luse, last year is the lightest draft
and best grass cutting machine I ever saw.
Nothing to wear out or got of order. Will cut
any kind of grass. CHRIST MACK.
Ross, Iowa, February 3,1897/
The ones Chaiu Mower I bought of J. F.
Luse
last season is a wonderfully simple and power
ful cutter" vefy light nn draft. Buy a Jones
Chain Mowor it you want the best.
W. R. NBITZEL.
Ross, Iowa, January 26,1897.
Tlie Jones Chain Mower is all that you claim
for it. It will cut any kind of grass, runs smooth
with very little noise and is lightin draft, sim
ple and durable. WM. TURNER.
Viola Ceuter, February 2, 1897.
Tne Jones Mower I purchased of you last seas
on has proven a success in all kinds of grass. In
heavy clover it cut smooth and dean to the
ground, doing .better work than a new McCor
mick-in use at the same time. It is equal to any
machine I ever used. JOHN C. BONWBLL,
Audubon, Iowa, January 27.1897.
The 6-foot Jones Chain Mower I bought of J.
F. Luso last vear is all right. I have cut the
very heaviest elough grass with ease, stopping
and starting without trouble. You uon't nave
to back up
and take a running start with this
mower: The chain drive gives direct power
without any lost motion or noise. The floating
cutter bar and the ball and socket pitman gives
this mower a big-advantage .over any other
kind. It is simple, durable and very light in
draft. M. T. FOLEY.
Audubon, Iowa, January 30,1897.
I have used several different makes of mow
ers, but never-saw one that would run as easy,
cut as smooth or make as little noise as the
Jones Chain-Drive Mower I bought of J. F. Luse
last year. It is all that is claimed for it and will
suit anyone wanting a perfect mowor.
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UP-TQ-DWTB FWRW WRCHINBRV, ROSS,
JOHN REUSCHLING.
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TEEMS:—$10.00 to insure mare with
foal. $12.00 to insure colt to stand and
suck. Care will be taken to prevent
accidents but will not be responsible
9hould any occur.
ROB'T HENDERSON, Owne
CHAS. BENTON, Groom.
X. Ii. Statsell,
Attornev-at-Law,
Wi praetloe In all Courts. Collections mad
Pension paperb made without charge.
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Gray Department.
Walter A'udas was very sick last
Sunday night.
S. J. Barger was doing business in
Audubon last week.
F. P. Huffman was doing business
in Omaha last week.
"W. J. Lancelot was a business visi
tor at'Audubon Monday.
How would the name of 11. B.
Kennells sound for sheriff.
Al. Ayere S'undayed at the Win
Browning home, near Larland.
Our new postmaster takes to his
official duties like a duck to water.
Uncle James Crow is beautifying
his hardware store front with paint.
Reij. Wood preached here Sunday
to a very appreciative congregation.
Best Binding Twine and lowest
prices on same at Greenwaldt & Grot
eluschen's.
Mrs. Sarah Crow, of Audubon was.
visiting friends and relatives Sunday
and Monday.
Mrs. R. A. Sleere is quite sick at
her home, the effects of lagrippe aud
rheumatism.
Ready -made screen doors.and ex
cellent wire cloth at Greenwaldt &
Groleluschen's.
H. B. Shelley's house is fast as
suming proportions and will Le a
comfortable dwelling.
A son of Uucle James Crow and his
wife from Walnut, is passing Sab
bath with he and Myra.
Nieces and nephews of Mr. M. M.
Corner are visiting himself. They
are from Guthrie county.
Miss Libbie Lewis and her sister,
Mrs. Jennie Tucker of Viola wiire
Manning visitors Thursday.
One day this week A. F. Aifeman
sold to Geo. Gray 800 bushels of'old
corn, receiving 11c for same.
Philip Bicklehaupt, the Viola
township land baron, is talking of
spreading himself over Texas soil in
the near future.
Reports front the little blind boy
say his disease is yielding to treat
ment and faint hopes are now euter
tnlued for his recovery.
Mrs. Dr. Brooks was visiting
friends in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. B. is always a welcome visitor
having lived here for many years be
fore moving to Arkansas, aud return
ing here again moved to Audubon.
One day last week George flenrik
sen"caught 21 rats in one trap at one
time. They weighed nine pouncU
and quite a number were smothered
by their being so crowded. Rats are
reported very numerous in this vicin
ity and much damage is being done
by the vermin.
At the regular session of the I. O.
O. F. lodge here last Saturday night
Samuel Keat was elected Noble
Grand W. H. Lancelot, Vice Grand
W. J. Audas, Secretary and W. Z.
Scott, Treasurer. C. E. Lacy took
the initiatory and W. W. Perrine
was advanced to the first degree.
John Foster had the misfortune to
get one of his fore fingers smashed in
to an unrecognizable mass. He was
holding a post. iu position while
another was holding the sledge. His
hand slipped up, his finger getting
on top of the post, but not moving it
quick enough, he received the blow
which nearly severed it from tho
hand. It hurt.
Graduating exercises were conduct
ed by Supt. Repass at our academy
last Thursday aud Friday. The
"A" class of seven, paesed, and if
their youth was no bar—some of
them being only 15 years old—would
be entitled to teacher's certificates.
Of the class of six examined for dip
lomas, ali but two passed. Miss
Pearl Audas, Miss Myrtie Handles,
Miss Sadie Foi^beck and Mr. Grant
Lancelot all the product of the Gray
High School-, are now teaching suc
cessful terms.
gait,
pacing- stMliou, Limber
Jim, isa bright Bay, ^weighs
1200 pounds and is a'model
horse in every respect. Sired by Adjut
ant, he by Administrator. Dam sired
by Billy Green, he by Green's Bashaw.
LOCATION:—He \vlll stand during
the entire season of 1897 at the livery
barn of Chas. Benton, Audubon.
Easjies, 'take the. best. If you are
trotibleiJ—jyi" Constipotion, Sallow
-SktB, »od a Tire!l'-fgel'n8' take K»rl'a Clove
Boot Tea, pleuant
to
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l"'e"
next Sun-
I une
13. Come every.-
promote happiness In their
ui*le. hearts.
The owner of the building occupied
by Mr. Janies Grow was in town last
week. He ordered a new side walk
and other improvements and relet the
building to Mr. Crow for another
year.
The effectB of'tlie Slayton jubilee
entertainment on the young people
who attended from this place is still
observable." Several are nearly sick
with colds while Mertz is enjoying an
increased trade in cough syrups.
take. Bold by Houston
Cure that Cough
\vjth
Shiloh's Cure
Tho test Cough Cure, ^plleves Croup
promptly. Ono million bo 'ild Iaat year.
40 doses for 35ote. Soldi -°n-
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