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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-13
Lebanon,

Lebanon, Sept. 13.-The following
persons of the official board attended
the adjourned quarterly M. E. confer
ence at Cantril Tuesday of last week.
c. H. Johnston, G. J. Wilson, Mrs.
NJ. j. Snider and Mrs. Mate Warner.
Presiding Elder Cooper was in the
chair and T. H. Jennings was secre-
tary.
Rev. Rollingson, pastor of the Can
tril charge, preached his last sermon
Sunday at this appointment for this
conference year. He gave a very in
teresting talk.
E. w. Peacock went to Burlington
Tuesday of last week on business and
to visit his sister.
G. j. Smith, of Cantril, passed thru
here the first part of last week.
O. K. Harmon and j. J. Casady pass
ed thru here last Tuesday with their
exhibits for the Eldon fair. A number
from here attended the Eldon fair and
report it as good fair.
The Presbyterian missionary society
met at the Presbyterian parsonage
Thursday of last week.
The entertainment at the Presbyte-
rian church Friday night was well at
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Naffe, of TT. Madison,
are here among relatives.
Willis Wilson and Miss Prall, of
Keosauqua. passed thru here the first
part Of last week for North Prairie to
visit at his parental home.
DR.. G. S. Gournsey and w. A. VIM
attended the democratic primary
meeting at Cantril Saturday. A num-
Der from Milton passed thru here Mon
day to attend the convention at keo-
sauqua.
Leon Pearson and sister, Nellie, Of
Pittsburg, passed thru here Sunday
for Egypt, the latter to take charge of
the Egypt school.
l. Warner, wife and granddaughter,
of near Cantril, passed thru here Sun
day.
Mrs. c. E. Morse, of North Prairie,
attended the NJ E. service here Sun.
day, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates, of Keosauqua.
Omer Wilson and daughter, Nellie,
and Clara, of North Prairie, were Sun
day guests at G. B. Glandville's.
Emmett Frazer and Miss Hunt, of
Pulaski, attended Epworth League
here Sunday night.
Miss Maud Potter, of Bloomfield, is
here among relatives.
Frank Stiner returned to his home
in Ottumwa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beeler and son,
Hazen, were in Leando Monday.
John Sanders, of Pulaski, was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Josie Humph-
rey, of this place, Sunday at the home
of the bride. Rev. Flint, of Eldon, Of
ficiated and only few immediate rel
atives were present to witness the
ceremony. They received number
of nice and useful presents. MI. San
ders is very worthy young gentle
man and Miss Humphrey is deserving
of a worthy husband. They go direct
ly to housekeeping at Pulaski on a
farm,
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Competine.

Competine, Sept. 13.-Mrs. L. H.
White returned home Tuesday after a
two weeks visit with relatives near
Trumbull, Neb.
Mrs. E. w. Moore is quite ill.
Albert Wright and family, of Center
vile, are visiting here.
Mrs. 3. Wright and daughter, Grace,
have returned from their visit in Kan
sas and Missouri.
Misses Kate and Nota Thompson
came home Tuesday after a pleasant
visit with their aunt in Des Moines.
Roy Cook has gone to his home in
Des Moines after spending the sum-
mer here.
Henry Fuller's brother from Nebras-
ka was here for visit.
Mrs. Susannah Troxel. of Harvard,
Neb., is visiting Mrs. G. w. Dickins.
Ben Stevens and little daughter, of
Hedrick, spent Sunday here.
John Phillips marketed sixty head of
hogs in Ottumwa Saturday.
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for the Lucy Rider Meyer training
school for deaconesses in Chicago, and
for Miss Gertrude Holbert who goes
next week to the deaconess training
school in Cincinnati.
The Methodist ladies gave social
at H. H. Disbrow's last Friday evening
at which a pleasant time is reported.
Preparations for the fair are being
made by travelling shows, stock cx-
hibitors and people in general. Many
entries have already been made, aud a
number of stand privileges sold. A
good rain is earnestly hoped for.
Miss Dora Burns returned Tues
day last and Miss Mary came Satur-
day from a years visit in California
and Colorado.
Miss Irene Miller goes Tuesday next
into Mrs. Cones millinery house as as
sistant.
Fred H. Doberts returned Wednes-
day from a six months visit in Cali
fornia. He expects to spend the win
ter in the west. He is improved in
health.
Miss Flora Drake. of the Ottumwa
hospital, is nursing Mrs. Rachel Bald
win thru a tedious surgical case. The
patient is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rowley are
away for a few weeks on the Great
Lakes and other points of interest
and recreation.
Mrs. w. G. Parrot is visiting her
parents for few weeks. She is i'm
proving in health.
Mrs. Florence Manning was called
to Chicago Friday, owing to her moth
er's illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Hopkins, of Ho-
tel Manning, are away on a visit.
Miss Flo. Therme and Chloe Nc
Crazy attended the Eldon fair.
Miss Stella Steckel, of Bloomfield,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Morton last
week
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Baptist church to attend the Baptist
association held in Ottumwa week
or so past
Several of the young people of Frel-
eric took a hayrack excursion towards
Eddyville in the moonlight one even
ing this week. They Toasted on mel
ons and had a jolly good time
Mr.. and Mrs w. Spears accompani-
ed by Andice Stevenson, are visiting
relatives near Hamilton this week.
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Belknap.

Belknap, Sept. 12.-Henry Broker
man and family of Shelton, Neb., de-
parted from here Tuesday for their
home. They had been visiting for
the past two weeks at Dunyille at
the Garten Swinney home.
VIM. Pickett and wife entertained
a number of people Wednesday eve
ming in honor of the Misses Cora and
Lulu Saver, of West Grove, who were
visiting them. They were Massrs.
and Mesdames John Gresham, George
Davis and three children, Alonzo
Prior, Miss Lena Owsley, Messrs.
Rob. Prevo and Ross Canady of
Bloomfield and Otus Pickett and
wife of this place. The evening was
pleasantly spent with a photograph
and social converse
Frank Eberline of Sherman Chapel
was a visitor Thursday at the VIM.
Pickett home.
Rev. A. w. Miller. of Eldon, Guy
Lyons, Mrs. Lille McVey, Mrs. Wes-
ley Thompson and ]. E. Crist, of
Floris, passed thru here last week
on their way to the Baptist associa-
ton at Mark.
VIM. Pearson, of Floris, passed
thru here on his way to Moulton, to
visit relatives.
The Rock Island section hands at
tended the fair at Eldon, Thursday.
Mrs. Cora Pickett was on the sick
list last week.
Mrs. Mile Rhine, of Sherman
Chapel, visited here with her par.
ents |. Ware and wife. last week.
Miss Lou Cree and Clyde Spohr
were married in Bloomfield Tuesday
evening by Elder M. Downing. Lon
Is bright and intelligent young lady
and faithful attendant at Sabbath
school and church, and will be missed
by the circle of friends. Mr.. Spohr
Is a son of our hotel keeper, VIM.
Spohr. All join in wishing them
much joy.
George Ware returned home sick
Thursday evening from Lineville,
but expects to be able to return to
work some time this week.
Mrs. j. M. Mccormick is quite sick.
Miss Flora Myers, of Floris, visi-
ted here last week at the Charley
Myers home southwest of here.
Jacob Peppers, of Creston, arrived
here Sunday morning and was met
by his brother John. of Drakeyille,
at whose home he will visit a while.
M. G. Rominger and wife attended
the Baptist association at Mark, Sun.
day.
Rev. Molloy closed his meeting here
Sunday night.
Otus Pickett and wife visited Sat.
urday night and Sunday at the paren.
tai Frank Puckett home, near Sher.
man Chapel.
Mrs. Jas. Johnson. of Bunch, visi
ted Sunday at G. M. Johnsons, and
also attended tabernacle services.
VIM. Pickett and family were OF
tumwa visitors Saturday evening.
Mrs. Wesley Thompson, of Floris
visited here Sunday at the j. w
Bolivar home.
Miss Orpha Morris. who has been
visiting relatives at Gilman, has re.
turned here for while.
Miss Anna McCarty and Bertham
Reed, of Hoxie, Kan, were united in
marriage Thursday evening at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Mary McCarty, of Sherman Chapel
Rev. Springer, of Libertyville, Off.
ciating. Miss Anna was one of our
most faithful Sunday school workers
and will be greatly missed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed expect to leave tonight for
their home in Kansas. The best
wishes of their many friends follow
them TO their home
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West Van Buren,.

West Van Buren,, Sept. BE. j.
SHUTS and family visited in Farming
ton recently.
Several of the neighbors went prai-
RE chicken hunting few days ago.
Amos Watts and family visited re-
Gently at the home of his brother, Sam
Watts.
Allen Russell, of near Bethel, spent
Sunday with Will Cookey.
Lewis Channel and family, of Can
tril, were Sunday guests at the home
of his brother in this vicinity.
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Mystic.

Mystic, Sept 12.-Rev. F. P. Jolly, of
Chicago, gave lecture at the M. E.
church Tuesday night, the subject of
which was How Eli Gets There
Thomas Barton died at the home of
This son, Robt. Barton, in this city We'd
nesday morning, aged II years. The
remains were taken to Moulton Thurs
day for burial.
The Epworth League has been re-
organized. The regular meeting night
will be Wednesday night of each week.
The Mystic baseball nine went to Os-
kaloosa Tuesday and defeated the nine
at that place with score of to 8.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller and little son re-
turned Wednesday from six months
visit in Neihart. Montana.
Mrs. Flo Gordy is visiting relatives
in Wapello and Davis counties.
The ladies of the NJ E. church ex-
pect to give social at the opera
house Saturday night.
Little Leona Watson has been quite
i'll for a few days this week.
J.. N. Martin is in Chicago purchas-
ing new stock of clothing.
Miss Mary Llewellyn has been given
the assistant principalship of the city
schools and Miss Laura Ramsay will
take her position in the primary de-
partment.
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FIoris.

F'loris, Sept. 12.-Miss Bessie Lep-
per returned from Drakesville Monday
after few days visit.
James Swinney was a Bloomfield
visitor Monday.
Sam. Order, of Bloomfield, was here
Monday on business.
James Aldridge came to the mill
Tuesday with log and tied his team
near the mill 1t took fright at some
thing running thru town and south
toward home, stopping within mile
of town. Fortunately no damage was
done.
Mrs. Mahala Baker and daughter,
Manerve, are visiting in Oklahoma
Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Bishop, Of West
ern Kansas, are visiting at the home
of b. Styles.
T G. Gibbs and family returned
from Kansas Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. u S. Heady, Fora
Buchanan, Guy Lyons, Edith Sloan
Hattie Courier, Mrs. Hesley Thompson
J. E. Crist and Lille McVey attended
the Baptist Association at Mark the
last of the week. They were very
royalty entertained by the good peo-
pie of Mark and had an ENJOYABLE
meeting
Charley Plank went to Belknap
Sunday night and coming home the
team ran away throwing the boys out,
bruised Easton about the shoulders
and tore the buggy up in great shape
Charlie was very fortunate and did
not get hurt at all.
Miss Merthradafl w, TG Run
Miss Bertha Ramsey returned from
Packwood Monday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Eastom visited
at the Joel MCGEE home in Belknap
Thurs day.
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Anador.

Amador, Sept. 12.-Born to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Bert Wilkinson on Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 4, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Haning visited
Sunday with relatives in South OF.
tumwa.
Martin Myers marketed hay in OF,
tumwa Monday.
Wellman school recently purchased
a new organ.
Cabe Myers recently returned from
Colorado.
DR.. L. Terrence was in Amador on
professional business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Myers enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Myers
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning called on
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Williams, Friday
evening.
Misses Nora and Irma Day attended
a social given at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Annawalt, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips passed
thru our streets Sunday enroute to
Blakesburg.
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FairvieW.

Fairview, Sept. ia large congre4
cation attended services here last Sab
bath, held by the Revs. Holder and
Miller. Visiting friends during this
service were as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cain, Scion Ellmaker and family, Geo.
Golf and wife, Rev. Holder of Batavia,
Mr.. Manning, Mrs. Mary Copeland, Mrs
Haines, Misses Alva Cain, Maggie
Strickland and Emma Acton, Messrs.
Elmer Newland, Leonard Ellmaker
and Harry Glover.
The Des Moines township Sunday
school convention was postponed on
account of the different churches fail
ing to comply with the set date as or
dered by their committee. Should the
weather be favorable the convention
will be held Sept. 80 without fail. All
are invited to come and bring their
baskets filled.
Clara B. Grice has been visiting with
old-time friends in this vicinity.
A large number from here attended
the Eldon Big fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
John Shelby called to see his friend,
Chas.. R. Parker Monday evening.
Misses Jay and Alta Campbell pleas
antly entertained a number of their
friends last Saturday evening in honor
of their friend, Miss Emma Films, OF
near Bonaparte.
Miss Mabel Swain has begun her fall
term of school at No. 4.
Rev. Erskine delivered his farewell
address at Mt Zion last Sabbath morn
ing before leaving to attend confer
ence.
M. d. Parker left for South English
last Monday evening, where he expects
to remain for short time.
Some of the young people of this
place have been attending services at
the Brethren church the past week.
Miss Mary e. Bartholow is contem.
plating a pleasant visit to Illinois next
week.
Mr.. Ellmaker and family and Mr. Ac-
tons were were Sunday afternoon call
ers at William Copeland's.
Thomas Gonterman was business
caller in Batavia last Monday.
Mrs. Gonterman has been very Ill
for the last few days.
G. E. Valley was business caller In
Eldon one day last week.
Chequest.
Chequest, Sept 13.-The death OF
Mrs. d. Kennedy oecuHed at her home
here last Monday at 2:30 p. m. She
was years, months old, being a
pioneer lady of this county. Short
funeral services were conducted from
her home on Tuesday, after which
the remains were inferred in the Lee
ando cemetery. She leaves two sons
and a large number of friends to
mourn their loss. Her son, Thomas
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gress at osgood, NO. for some time.
Many people from Harris has been
attending.
Mrs. Fanny Neal of Colorado, is
visiting with friends at this place.
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Round Point.

Round Point, Sept. 12.--Chas. Heller
spent the last week in getting the
roads in excellent shape as they will
be travelled by hundreds of people
during the week OF the carnival at OF
tumwa.
Mrs. Sumner Siberell and Mrs. Mary
Carpenter spent last Saturday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Burns.
There was party at the home of
John McCaw last Saturday evening.
The Round Point school opened
Monday with Miss Dulcie Forman as
teacher.
J. M. Arnold was in the neighbor.
hood one day last week on business.
Geo. r. Giltner has purchased the
stock scales and pens from Tunic Sta
ton and placed them on his farm. Mr..
Giltner has also put new fence and
gates around his yard.
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Rich(and,

Richland, Sept. -13.-The M. B. A..
held picnic at Coppock's Tuesday.
A great deal of building is in prog
ress here.
Miss Flora Charlton has gone to Chi
cago for visit.
The county schools began Monday.
Mr. Kirkpatrick and family are here
from California for months visit.
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Frederic.

Frederic, Sept Hast Sunday
the one year and eight months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Evans
was laid in the Union cemetery, She
was a sweet little child and the par
ents have the sympathy of their many
neighbors and friends.
Miss Pearl Cathey and Claude
Waters, of Ottumwa, visited with the
Misses Stella and Allie Akers last
week.
The Frederic correspondent visited
the Old Settlers and Soldiers reunion
at Bussey last week. 1t was great
success. While there he shook hands
with John F. Lacey, our present con-
gresham from the Sixth district and
had a talk with him on our present
political outlook. He is all solid and
says wherever the stars and strips
wave God and Humanity must prevail.
Miss Daisy Morrell and Miss Allie
Akers, two of Frederic's most ac-
complished young ladies, we're chosen
by the Pleasant Corners Missionary
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Hedrick.


Hedrick, Sept. lid Wright, Of
Competine, was in town Saturday.
j. A. Lynn and VIM. Dellinger were
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Miss Maud Hursey left for Morayia
Saturday, where she has accepted a
position in Grammar Room of the pub
lie schools. She was accompanied as
far as Ottumwa by Miss Bryant Of this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fryer enter
tanned few of their friends at their
home Friday evening.
DR.. H. o. Allen left for Lexington
Saturday to visit his sister who is dan
gerously i'll.
Miss Ida Hull is reported dangerous
ly i'll with typhoid fever at the home
of her father. ..nfJ
Jno. Goldthwaite of Sigourney,
spent few days last week with his
sister, Mrs w. G. McWilliams.
Iemuel Howell sold 100 acres. of
his farm south of town Friday to his
son, A. L. Howell,
Hubert Utterback left Sunday for
Des Moines,. where he will resume his
studies at Drake University the com
ing year.
Henry Sutton, Of Pekin, was in
town Sunday. III
Walter Harris. is entertaining his
mother and sister of Fairfield, this
week
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Stockport.

Stockport, Sept. 1.-THE band will
be ready for business in about two
weeks.
The handle factory has started up
again and is running on full time
Frank Lucas and sister, Fay, will
go to Fairfield to college
Two cars of hogs were shipped to
Ottumwa this week. one by M. l..
Shelman and one by Sprott & Bryson.
LATE Knowles has bought one acre
of land of Mrs. John Newman and will
soon build fine residence.
Miss Fannie THORNLEY,, of Marietta,
Ohio, arrived at Stockport Saturday
for an extended visit
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keoSa uQua.

Keosauqua, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Howard
Paschal, of Denver, is spending a few
days with her mother Mrs. Jane Stull.
Messrs. Fred Morrison and Charles
Heane leave today for college in Mt.
Pleasant. Charles Heane will later
enter the medical department In Iowa
Wesleyan University for his de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts in June.
The Epworth League gave a fare
well social at Mrs. w. M. Walkers
last Thursday evening in honor of
Miss Lizzie Wright who leaves today
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BIakesburq.

BlakeSDurS, SepC. LII mere is cOn.
siderable sickness in this vicinity at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arnold lost
their little girl, May l., on Wednesday.
The child was years old.
Mrs. Jake Arnold has been a suffer-
er from tumor for several months. On
Wednesday DR.. Udell, assisted by DR..
Hurst, removed the tumor, and she Is
doing well at this writing.
Miss McMillen, professional nurse
who has been in charge of Walter
Abegg's little boy for two weeks, re-
turned to her home in Ottumwa Satur-
day.
Our schools opened on Monday,sept.
10.
The county Christian convention at
Union Chapel Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, will doubtless be very
interesting affair and everybody is in
vited to be present.
M. H. Alternately spent two days at
Murray this week with an uncle.
Lucy Forster has bought the Butch
er property for home.
James Burley and daughter, from
Ohio, were visitors in our town this
week. They were former residents
here and good ones too.
Noah Smith cut two tons of clover
hay from a clover field this year and
has now cut and threshed the second
crop, yielding two bushels of seed per
acre. In fact this years crop will al
most pay the cost of the land. How
does such reports tally with Mr.. Boies
declaration that Iowa farmers are
farming at an unusual loss of 81 cents
per acre.
Mrs. Udell and two daughters, Fay
and Genevieve, are visiting in Center
vile this week.
Blakesburg has lost good citizen in
the person of David Man. who has
been made road master between Chi
cago and Milwaukee.
Miss Lii Thode spent the week at
Lovilia.
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Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Sept. 12.-Mrs. ". j.
The copper era., 1900-09-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of Graham County, in the Territory of Arizona
 In the matter of the estate of John B. Schlottman, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator of the estate of John B. Schlott- man, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against, said deceased, to present them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice, to the undersigned Admins trator, in the town of Clifton, county of Ora ham, Territory of Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said county of Graham. Dated August }, 1900.
 CHARLES w. BECK, Administrator of the estate of John B. Schlottman, deceased.
The copper era., 1900-09-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of Graham county in the Territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the estate of Richard Mo Afee, deceased
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Richard McAfee, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against, said deceased, to present them, with the necessary vouch- CTS within four months after the first publi- cation of this notice, to the undersigned Ad- ministrator in the town of Clifton, county of Graham, Territory of Arizona, the same be- ing the place for the transaction of the busi- ness of said estate in said county of Graham. Dated August ?, 1900.
 CHARLES w. BECK, Administrator of the Estate of Richard Mo Afee, deceased.
The copper era., 1900-09-27
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To D. N. Jenkins, or to whom it may con- cern:-
 This is to notify you that we, the undersign- ed, as co-owners in the Copper Bug mining claim, situated in the Greenlee mining dis trict, Territory of Arizona, and county of Graham and more particularly described on Page 1O4, Book No. 9, Records ot Mines ot Graham county, have done and performed the annual assessment work for the years 1897, 1898 and 1899. Thisis to notify you that if you do not pay your full proportion of the costs of said work together with the costs of this advertisement, within 90 days after the expiration of this notice, your interest in said mining claim as co-owner will utterly cease and by operation of law become the property of the undersigned.
 E. l.. DAVIS,
 c. B. HOGSETT. Clifton. Arizona, August 30, 19G0
 First publication August 30. 19OO
The copper era., 1900-09-27
The Pecos Valley & Northeastern By.

This road has opened up country for the feeding and breeding of fine bred stock, that is not eXcelled in America. A warm climate in winter months; sheltered from the hot winds from the west in summer.
 Under the management of this great SyS- tenn, small sidetracks have become towns towns have become cities.
 The shortest line from points il Arizona to ouS and careful management has provided for it's patrons water and feed in abundance on the line.
 Stock trains go through on passenger time. Only 70 hours between Pecos City and Kansas City for cattle trains. Last year the road handled I20,0OO head, This year the number will exceed 2OO,OOO Cattle shippers come first. For particulars, address
 E. M. MARTINDELL
 G. F, & P. Agt., Roswell, N. M. Or D. M. NICHOLS, Gen. Mgr, Roswell, N. M.