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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-18
THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
PAIN lN1ERFERES WITH BUSINESS.
s,u,b Tex.s Strawberries Sold In Chicago
and Denv"r-Prospects FOR Wool.
Trade Notes.
Office OF The Post

Houston Tuesday, March H.
nh. continued bad weather is material
10 affecting trade, as well as interfering
Am farming operations. Houston job-
ssrs have had very fair run OF orders
! far this week, however. and state that
no demand is about up to their expecta
dams 1t is a noticeable fact that country
rs-chants are now buying nearer home
and do not consider It necessary to visit
e. Louis or the Eastern markets when
aver they need large supply of merchan-
slso Goods are sold on very small
.,sc,n by Iioustou's wholesalers and
avery inducemcnt Offered 70 secure the
,erv good response, ana despite the
s,narai complaint Of dun times, the vol
srne of business at this point holds up
yen. Hardware and machinery dealers
sayc bsen especially busy this year aud
bSve shipped out large supplies 10 various
towns In ihe state
SOUTH TEXAS STRAWBERRIES.
rh, strawberry crop of the coast coun-
-, of Texas this season promises to be-
no largest ever known, and It bohooves
,ha growers 20 take every care possible
:, nave the fruit marketed properly.
re,as berries are now being sold In Den
ysr Chicago. kansas city, St Louis and
other markets outside of the state, as
vel as in the leading Texas cities.
peshaps Houston handles more straw
lsrries than any other Texas market. ana
NE dealers here are still complaining Of
In indifferent manner in winch many
growers couslgn their fruit. There We're
berries on the market this morning mat
Arotcht 81 30 per 2l-Qudrt crate ava there
s
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. March -Cattlc-Rcceipts To,
day were light and mostly Texans. and
prices were stronger with az good u gen
rral demand SIS IS usual Ia Tuesday, EX-
port cattle sold AT 3ajfiL2, against b.a5n
5.65 Il year ago. Not many beet steers sell
here below 3.75fl or over i.30, and cows ana
hcifciS soll largely at 226p3.25. Very few
feeders are crossing the scales Choice
fed Texas 3old around 400 Veal calves
were In larRcs supply today and sold
slowly at u decline of about 10, choice lots
fetching 5.5Nfh1b
Hogs Prices We're steady and good
nickel higher The supply was soon taken
at 3.SJNii0 for common to choice dfovcs
the bulk selling nj iNhtt01ie, and prime
assorted llrht brought Al2l9at.l6. Pack
ers are good buyers around 400, and they
evidently think hogs are good property
at reductions Of 5oo,10c from prices OF n
year ago.
Sheep Tho receipts today comprised n
hig proportion of lambs and they did not
sell ns wen ~ sheep, being l0Hli lower
1t was hard to get 4 co for fancy lemhs
and sales wero mostly at 3.soni10, poor
ones fetching 3.50n375, Common to choice
sheen were active nj 2.75fiS.S. Westerns
prodominatlng and selling at 3.fofr3S0
Recoipts-Cattle $500; hogs 1900, sheep
1900.
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generally firm all day on local covering
aud small foreign buying with an alb
sencc of Sellers closed steady at 51l0
Guiding March 1915. Spo, coffcc-Rio
steady; No. 1874 Mild steady: Cordoya
l6s.Nls; sales 800 bags Maracaibo and 100
bags Central American at private terms
Warehouse deliveries yesterday s4N2I /,
New York stock today 1868. United
States stock 2sS.7Si. aflaat for the United
states ri COO total Visible for the United
States aii.IsA. against 4sa.5H last year
RIO, March i,,--Coffec dun. No. Z Rio
". $50 reis per 10 kilos. receipts 1.-TWO dayS)
aNN, cleared for the tn.tol States, none
for Europe 5000. stock 10000.
Santos March iI.-Coffee quiet good
average Santos lh,oNo rcis per 10 kilos; re-
cetpts 1.-TWO days. aAN, stock 10000.
Hamburg, March i7.--Coffec steady and
unchanged. sales 5000 bags
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lSc. Eupion oil In bhis 19c IN cases &. 81:
castor oil, medical pure $500; turpentine
MITE lEAD-Stricily pure. 6dfsAc,
WINDOW Gl.ASS-ln boxes, 20 and 10
to 60 ana 20 per cent discount. new list,
WIRE AND NAILS.
Quotations are from jobhers: special
prices given on large shinmclts.
BARBED WlRE--C;lddcu. galvanized
=, % per 100 pounds; painted wire. SEQ.
Waukegan, Zoe higher than Glilden.
WIRE NAll.S-Eato 500 per kcg adj
nsnces' 10 70 GO penny. soc; 5 and penny.
@c; and penny, 15c; and o penny. roc I,
penny, Si2O. penny. $3.50
CUT NAILS-Rate $40 per kcg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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81. T.ouls Mo- Mnrch lI-Cnliie--Rc-
ccipts 400; shipments 100 market steady,
export steers quotable ut t.4pui.65; fair TO
good shipping steers i0Ofii TO- dressed
beef and butchers steers under 1000
pounds 2S5G3.65; bulls chiefly 221n275;
Gamers 15Mi2.26 calves i0htd.J. Texas
cattle grass steers 2Ghf3i 10. fcd stcerH
s. 2DaiS.90. COWS and helfers 225ftS2j
Hogs-Rercipts $500 shipments 1900 the
market Is steady 10 &c higher. heavy 40
m4.G0; mixed S6pd3.90 light 3S0ffi0O bulk
Of sales 3a01i3.95.
sheep Receipts 1907 shipments none;
market strong. native muttons 3.25G3.A ~.
fed Texans and Mexican ycarlings 800
Westerns $40, Southern 2SoG3.4O, lambs
B .hall. 20
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WIRE AND NAILS
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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/ ;sisIV rulel states about II per cent Of
r o. nNnutr of concerns failing had
|s66can. ana u per cent had from S50lU
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HOUSTON
First class only. IS lbs and over. ;

CoIniod hogs, strictly cornfed... SIS
Mastfod, must he good. ..,,.,.... .lrdr ~.
our market Is good FOR all kinds OF good
cattle; demand exceeds supply and they
sell fuzzy al above quotations without de
lay cornfed hogs-not heavy wclghts-arc
wanted, overstuckod with mastfcd.
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LIVESTOCK.

Hamburg. March i7.--Coffee steady ant
unchanged. sales 5000 bags.
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New York March lf.--Ifuhhnrd BroS. &
CO.'S cotton letters says The different
markets arc playing nj cross purposes
with the effect OF puzsling the trade and
leaving II undecided az To the future
course OF prices. The political outlook Is
sill disturbed and speculation Us not yet
appnront Tho market closed steady at n
slight concession from the host prices and
with some Indications that holders Of May
were willing TO dispose of their cotton ~
a premium over August. Todnyt lac short
interest has rushed 10 cover In every d.
roction and the puzzle seems Ia be whrtl
or Manchester spinners VIII MAX. thcir
pr.nrnncc in the liverpool market to-
morrow morning. Arbitrary traders may
b. expected to buy IN l.iycrro9l aE INC
narrowad today. Nav closed 100. steady.
New York, March i7.-~rhc dry poodS
market WINS not active, yet there WAS
considerable inquiry extended III az III
rectons. as quite e good number OF new
buvcrs put in appearance. PRINTING
cloths were quiet in demand at sls bid.
nnd declined.
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a Asked. b Bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened easy. 1906 steady. closed steady;
an Il, n00
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Th0 T0lVg0inW HN0Wa ihnf tNo W00IIIV
consumption - now lSg00p bnlos of i0p
pounds each. nEaiuat $1,000 bales nj like
var. The total epinnci.s' stocks IN C,rsht
Britain aud ON the continent have In
creased 5000 bales during the month and
are now l22,010 bales loss than at the
same dnie last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-25
G. O. 2. Mass Meeting.
Frcr he Dai,y Item. March 70.

4 Republican mass meeting was held in The
Court House last uight that vas attended By
a large crowd of negroes and few white men,
the latter having been attracted ;hther oy
curiosity. The speakers Of the evening were
3. 81. Brsyton, Gsorge Marray, R. H. Rich
ardson and H. G. Maxwell The meeting was
enthusiastic, but notuproarous rs Republican
rallies were wont tc be il other days. The
speakers were much more Conservative 10
tone than past experiences would lead one
to expect from the speakers. The general
tenor of the speeches was that the Republican
party should he thoroughly re-orgapi2sd aud
all recruits sfou the Democratic party should
be welcomed. A; this time, the speakers
SAID, there are many DsUcc-sts who are dis
satisfied vi,t. The Democratic party aad if
the Rspuolcans place no Obstacles 10 ineir
way they viii jeis the Repa':..icaa paEty
The mes;cg vas in aessioa ua'il sf.er II
O'Clock The lily white recruits fsonl this
city were not in evidence at the meeting list
night, aad it is presumed that they are sill!
b;ding their tiu.e for showing thsir 70: his)
hand
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rE& CHAIN GaNG 4 SUCCESS

g;:chi4nd Cor;.tv has r.ow ;airi: Eve nen
u. ihe c:s:a gane, sod 'he wu:h insy haze
desc iu b coua;y fGti: :ias'ises he system
2vrr: road ,eedise 10 Golsnai. has 5-ea
gr..,ied nad ;,sciea io,::,ffo tiee H.sies OCT
except ore thsl oe!as the AsEiael road
y wnich VIII aot be wotk=:: until The Hospital
i,r The ;asane a:lj tae comini>s.on 10 be au-
pointed shah teiiaiteiy decide wi!~Fe 'ae'
.osd s'ia!l enie. the Gig after u sas ben
clnsea ,p pear ,;ie Asy!Im. i'ro;n every (;;-
rec,io; fcr Gre iaiies Col.:n 5;e has ie faest
roscs il tie S;,,ie catering the c;is', ana - =
:ew ta.gils f5e chs.;n gen,: viii be pat ct
so.a yx;aaGiag her. farther Z. TIE county
Tie tG,no-i,ies Sad ;l,st they can fee! and
co;;ls ;ac coavic:s ard pay for gQrds j,.s5 As
cheap ~ hey caala Aous- and ssed The con
v!c;s n ;4!--Uoic:abia Ceres ?onaea; ,sews
snd C0ur:ec.
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*Daily. fDaii5 cx=ep; 5GndaJ
No So rr,s throrca to Charleston: S.
via Ceatr&! r. E., arai-;a2 Manning So
r., Lanes - , =. Chscss'on 6 % 2. n
Trains Gu Wilmington :; Coawsy + :.
ea7e Ciaadh@ur,i 70 20 a. "a, arri'a at Coz
VIZ l2 35 p ~, returning laaTe Conway a
23c NJ. arrive Gba&houro % =. II
leave Cdeahouca 35 p. r., aic;re II idf!a a
6 30 .. II, ratura: = 'eave HG5 S IS .. n
arrive at Cha&5opra 500 3. e.. Daily g.
cept Sunday.
Trains on C. & D. r. R. leave Wadesaorc
dsily, % a. Ia, Cieraw II e. 70, Oar
lngton 30 a. m. arrive Florence 50 q n
Re;uInicC, leave Florence 45 p. m, Oar
!ingtoa II p. n Chersw % p. N az
rive Wadesboro 10 is p N. Trains ieavs
Gibson. daily except Sunday, 80 a. IN
Benneltsvile l6 a. IN. Returning, leave
Darlington IS p. n Bennetts7il!e 8 90 p
n., arrive Gibson 8 35 p. m.
JOHN +. DIVINE, Gen'l sup'.
J hENLY, Geu'l Manager.
T. III EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
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NO. 2 PUT Il: OUT
The Delgar Horse Makes g Pretty
Run After the Fire was Out.
From the Daily Item, !;.rcA 70


The roof OF q piszz. coanectinc the isi:ch-
en- With tie ces;deuce CT 81 . g.. Sluo..s
caught on 6re tod: . few m!na:>s before
O'Clock and was bcrciog or;sihly oe,ween
root and cei!iag when i, was d!scovecei
The alarm Was givea sad oefore TIE hei!
began 10 strike Monaghan Squad haG
reached the Sceue aai WIS l:lrowi. {: .
s,rsau, on The blaze 4 second !iae CT
hose was stretched within II .ew minutes
and second stream turned on TIE hook
and ladder truck aoG Cane Cork Squad
both reached the Ere shortly after Inc
Monaghan Squad tu, their services were
not needed.
All this time everybody WAS looking up
Main Street fer The pcg&r team, ard most
OF them were afraid 10 attempt
to cross the street, expecting the
Delgar gang to come charging down
the street at break-peek speed, ana perhaps
run over everything on TIE right OF way.
But seconds grew icto. Dinuies, and the
De,gar horse and boss ca,ale not. Thea tie
crowd began to ask "W here IS Delgnr ao9
the horse 2" Echo answe,eas, Where %
The sidewalks were ful! o. people,
and the stores were deserted hv pro-
prietors and errand boys and they wsFe
ell looking for the Dagnr hors@ and paying
scan; attention to the h-e BrI the horse
cane not After awhile Chief Bloom, APP
pcop7:ately atlireS il his yeilowis!:- * bite
hreman's coat acd wh;iish yellow fireman 3
bat, cane up the street 10 his racing buggy,
bis horse on dead run, and be go, there n
time 10 see the last few sparks d.owne3 to
death beneath the Monaghan dood. Bus
Delgar had not yet appeared
After the wafer had been cut oflr and Nor
aghau Squad was preparing 70 reel the hose
and return to their house, the Delgs7 Hose
and wagon came down the street. the horse
running 8. g clipping gal; SIC 6ve rieulners
of the squad were hsrgiug to the wagon for
dear life. They got,o where the fire had
been aoont FIVE m;cu;es or longer after Vi o.
aghan did, although they bud g trained horse
to help them get there. The Delgar boys
took the gnyng Of the crowd ike little Een.
and explained their delay ov exhibiting
efekeo cross bar. which was smashed rs theT
started to leave ,he house. by the horse jnmp
ing off suddenly. s new pair OF shafts had
TO be rut on before Il secoEd start could be
made.
Mr.. c. e. S,ubbs asks toe writer 70 return
his sincere thanks to the Grcmeu for the ser
vices rendered him to-day But for their
prompt assistance his house would have been
total loss. AS i; was, the damage Will aot
exceed $50.
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Net 60 be TrifeG With.
from C!ncinaati Gazette.

Wilipeop,s asves learn that cold is an
accident TO be dreaded, aad if'ac vhea !, &C.
ours trea;men, shor!a oe promptly applied. :?
There is &c isaowiag here tie 'ronHe viii
end; ar2 gei!s eHmH'eis !cccvoFry i: 'he e7s'H::
sEe ez@e:.ti3as a.e terribly f,>qCtai, and
thousands "yon thousands Of t=ta! ii!acssSs
occur every ear ushersd il; nr little hj.-
dicicas exposure a:<l seem:"gly tcfiiog syGp.
:oms Eees.221 this, 'he.eis.c 'o.daT coHnt-
less i;.7aiiG5 who c-n tf:.se t!lt.f Complaints
to s'colda, :" waich ST ,he tine cf occurrence
gave no concern, aod were therefore Gegleci-
ed. When ,roub,ed with coiI use Cham.
berlaia's Cough Re;ne2y (; is prompt asa
efeciusl 25s:.1 20 cent bois es fo7 sale cy
Dr. A j China
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Nos. 81 and IS Solo inins between
Charleston and Coian:ia, S c.. and carry
ihro"gh co4ch hetween CharIesfcn and At
lanta. Il II. EMERSON
Asst Gent Passenger Agent.
J. 2. KENLT, T. " EMERSON,
Gsu'l Manager. Traffic Manage
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Dioner at Kershaw.
CONNECTIONS.
Csnden-With S. C. Ry., for Charleston,
Columbia, Augusta and all points South:
Laacaster-With Cberaw & Chester N. "
R R., for Chester.
Catavba Jrnction-With C. c. & N. R. r.
Rock Hill-Wi,h Southern Railway.
Yefkyille-Mith Chester & Lenoir R. K.
Blacksbufg- With r. q D. H. h. tor spar
an burg, Gyeenville, Atlanta anc poln's
toutb, and Charlotte and points North.
Marion-Viith Southern Railway.
SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
s. s. LUMPKIN, Gen. Pass. Agt.
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Central r. r, leaving lanes 3c a. ~, Wan
ping i5s. 81.
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'' BIZ I ht ,,

costs cotton planters more
than FIVE million dollars an
nually. This IS an enormous
waste, and car be prevented.
Practical experiments at Ala
bama Experiment Station show
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THE IHlE CHARLESTON IIHEE.
South Carolina ard Georgia Railroad,
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Corrected tc Nov. l0ta, lS95.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
CRESCO.
February 8, 1896.

reDTuaTy o, 1910.
Rev. Green preached Sunday evening
at the Methodist church.
The Thursday Evening Round Table
met at DR.. Prices last week.
Mrs. b. Chaplin, of Chester, visited
relatives and friends here last week.
ID. E. Billings returned from Wells,
Mimi, Wednesday, fully recovered
from his recent illness.
Mrs. Walter Doan of Elma came last
week Monday for visit at j. G. Doans
and also to consult DR.. Keith.
VIM. j. Patterson has just put on the
market cure for the tobacco habit.
Anti-Nic will be manufactured here.
The young men of this place give a
return Leap Year dance at Social Club
hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th.
&. b. Lamb has fitted up neat,
tidy repair shop just north of the old
Racket store. He is an experienced
jeweler.
A cantata, "'rhe New Flower Queen,
will be given by the Choral Club i'm
the opera house Monday evening, Feb
ruary II.
Mrs. Ole Stevenson and the children
expect to leave for Roseland, La, this
week, where Mr.. Stevenson has decided
to make his home. Wesley Stevenson
remains here.
Anton MOen, who went south with
Ole Swenson for his health, died there
and was brought to Cresco for burial,
which took place i'm Oak Lawn We'd
nesday morning.
j. b. Caward d Co. had their store
closed part of last week. making pre-
parations for auctioning off their stock
of goods. Their first auction sale was
Saturday afternoon.
Last Thursday the Mesdames Hattie
Pike, Fannie Hawley, w. w, Hall and
daughter Zoe came up from DEBORAH
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
TilisOn. Friday Mrs. Hall and Zoe
started for their home at Grand Forks,
n. ID. Mesdames Pike and Hawiey
returned home Saturday afternoon.
Frank Long and his big company
played to large houses Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings. They
go from here to Austin for the balance
of the week. 1t is much the best rep
ertoir company that has played here
this season. Their plays were: ''The
Diamond Necklace" "Robinson Cru
soe," and "TOo Much Johnson"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
BURR OAK.
February Z, 1896

>DA""Ar - '""'-
Mrs. Clark Manning is quite sick
with La Grippe.
There will be masquerade ball in
the Odd Fellows hall Feb. a.
Mr.. Mclaughlin has been quite ill
but we think is some.better now.
1t is rumored that Geo. Sullivan is
going to Oregon the coming summer.
Frank Cratsenberg has returned
from his trip to st. Paul and reports a
good time.
Mrs. Clulo is doing excellent work
this week assisting Rev. Hilburn. She
is an eloquent speaker.
Mrs. Will Glice is on the sick list
and is quite sick. AT this writing she
is thought to be no better.
Methinks / can hear Wedding bells
i'm the near future, when Burr Oak will
lose one of it's fairest flowers. Guess
who it is?
Elder Johnson and daughter of Sa-
lem, Ore, is here on visit with
friends and relatives. We understand
he intends to locate in Canton.
1t will not be long before Burr Oak
can boast of three doctors, two lawyers,
three merchants, a hypnotist and more
old bachelors than any other town of
its size in Winneshiek county.
We have been having some very fine
meetings the past two weeks, and they
will continue two weeks longer. They
are doing good work and have large
field yet in which to work. May they
have good success.
Mr.. Brown died at his home in Lake
Mills, Mimi, Jan. 18th, of consump-
ton. Mr.. Brown was once a resident
of Burr Oak, having left here about
two years ago. He was step-father to
Mrs. Joe Wemett of this place.
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FEBRUARY 3, 1895.
Miss Ina Williams is visiting at
Lime Springs.
Mr.. Schoonmaker, of Ossian, was in
town buying horses last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker attended the
organ recital at DEBORAH last week.
Charlie Anderson and A. w. Dorm
were Calmar visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. Way, of S. OAK, was the guest
of his sister, Mrs. S. Pike, last week.
Rev. Heiserman went to West Union
last week to attend the funeral of a
nephew.
Joe Wampler, of Dubuque, has been
the guest of his cousin, Jim Wampler,
the past week.
We understand that John Smith is
going to leave this city soon. We are
sorry to see him go.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Mrs. Charlie
1arwood, returned to her home al
Postville last week.
II. Armstrong has fitted up fine
butcher shop in the building formerly
used as clothing store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
HESPER.
February 8, 1896


Nels Nelson had hauling bee YES
terday.
Ralph Fawcett is very sick with
lung fever and pneumonia.
Miss Maude Tabor is entertaining
Miss Rose Antrim of Mabel
DR.. Phillip Slack is at Highland
holding protracted meetings.
The remains of Mrs. Ole b. Ander-
son were laid away i'm the Lutheran
cemetery last Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. G. A. Oliver of
DEBORAH were the guests of Mr.. and
III. +. Cleveland during the Institute.
Henry Galusha arrived home last
week from Nordland Worth Co. where
he was engaged in the Creamery. Fred
Cleveland has gone to take his place.
f. l.. Akers, of the DEBORAH PUBLIC
OPINION, attended the Farmers Insti-
tute on Friday and Saturday. He has
many warm friends at Hesper who are
always glad to welcome him.
The large audience in attendance at
the Farmers Institute each session
shows the interest each and all took i'm
the meetings. The speakers deserve
much praise and the program all
through was all that could be desired.
A company in the neighborhood of
two hundred assembled at Mr.. Sell
mans to witness the ceremony perform
ed by Rev. Seehus of Locust that Joined
together for life Manda and Charlie
as they are Familiarity known. They
were the recipients of many beautiful
presents. Before taking up their abode
Mr.. and Mrs. Casterton will visit Mason
City, Greene and other places. The
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Sellman on
this occasion needles no comment.