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breaking her hip. Mrs Duff is getting
well along in years and it is doubtful
whether She will stand the shock.
Last night the deal between Joe
Strickling,l of Keosauqua, and f. Shore,
of this place, whereby the firm of
Phelps & Shore, druggists, was chang
ed to Phelps and Strickling, was COM
pleted. The store in the future will be
managed by G. w. Phelps.
+. L. Lowe, of Poala, Kan, spent the
dav yesterday visiting friends in our
city.
Joe Strickling, of Keosauqua, was
an Eldon visitor yesterday.
Last night at the opera house the
railroad trainmen's lodge, No. 34s,
gave fancy dress ball as a benefit for
their lodge. Miss Susie Kile took first
prize, silver fruit basket. Dean Cook
took second prize, silver cum buttons.
Frank Garrett and sister, of Marys-
vile, Mo-, are visiting at the home of
Jim Roberts. They are here for the
purpose of attending their brothers
wedding.
Miss Hattie Sterling, of Corinth, is
visiting Miss Myrtle Dreamer.
Dean Cook, of Trenton, was in town
yesterday.
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MILTON.

Milton, Feb. 15.-Mrs. w. r. Huns
gate, formerly Miss Joanna johnson,
and her three daughters, aged respec-
lively IA years., 6 years and 4 years,are'
visiting here. They arrived from Og-
den, Utah, the 18th inst. and are
the guests of Mrs. C. L. Smith, her
sister, and will spend the summer with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Phillips have left
Milton and located in Council Bluns,
where they intend making their flu
ture home.
C. L. Smith visited in Ottumwa on
business last week.
John johnson, who was working in
the ice at Moulton, slipped and fell
backward, running the ice hook into
his hip, striking the bone. He is at
Moberly, Mo-, in the Wabash hospital
at present.
B. f. Bagley was an over Sunday Wis
itor at home.
Mr.. Glasscocll, of Indiana, visited at
the home of Mr.. Pitman near Cantril
last week.
Grandma Smith is ill.
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UDELL.

Udell, Feb. 15.-Udell continues to
grow despite the winter weather. G.
w. Boon has within the last week
finished plastering his new dwelling,
and DR.. Replogle has his office building
nearly ready for occupancy. DR.. Scott
will plaster his dwelling this week.
Gabriel Gire has his new house en-
closed. Geo. Funkhouser will have a
new 1wo-story hotel building erected
as soon as spring opens. Martin Rep
logic, who last week sold his farm to
L. c. Whistler, for sos per acre, will
move to Udell in the spring as soon
as soon as he can get house built.
There will be about twenty new build
ings go up this season.
Jonathan Walmer has had another
bad attack of asthma.
Mrs. j. b. Rice was a Seymour visitor
the latter part of the week.
Albert Swank, of Milo, Kan. return
ed home Friday, after an extended Wis
it among friends and relatives mere.
aaron Whistler, Dave Whistler, Geo.
Funlhouser, L. H. Epperly, j. r. King
and Cyrus Swank We're storing their us
ual supply OF ice last week, which was
in nice shape and about eight inches
thick.
Walter Swanll, who has been at
tending the S. I. N. school at Bloom
field, will complete his term next Fri
day.
John johnson and Frank Mathews,
with their families, will move to
North Dakota the coming spring.
j. p. Hedgcock has a railroad posi-
tion at Moulton and will move there
soon.
Louis Allen bought at referees sale
last Saturday the Gunter farm for
So 900.
William Ogden, who sold his farm
here and Went to southern California
last year, is now back trying to buy
another farm.
VIM. Mcconnell was seriously hurt
last week while telling. tree. \ limb
falling on him seriously injured him,
requiring some twenty stitches to
patch him up.
The Udell school will close next Fri
day for the six months term. Otis
Hughes is teacher.
Thompson ~ Fritz, of Blakesburg
We're in Udell last week, buying cat
tie, but found Them very hard to
buy.
q. NJ. Neal, the blacksmith. will &C
to the Indian territory and Colorado
this week for the benefit of his
health, and Try to ward off that dread
disease, consumption.
The postoffice department. is having
a hard time in getting some one to
carry the mail, having advertised FOL
bids. the third time, and rejecting all
the bids, which ranged from $144 to
$500 per year, and have now authorized
the postmaster to hire some one fol
$120 per year.
Mrs. Morris, wife of j. B. Morris, who
was killed here on a railway crossing
some time in January, has made appli.
cation for widows pension.
! Dave Huber has rented his farm and
moved to Udell, and is buying poul
| try.
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We have Must a few more of those
S1.5O pants. This coupon and 75c will
buy pair as long as they last. The
Model.
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CONIPE'rINE.

Competine, Feb. 15.-H. i. Scott is
in Arkansas, called there by the serious
illness of his brother.
Rev. Roy Meeller visited his brother
Frank here last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Dickens,
February Z, a boy, and to Mr.. and
Mrs. Oryille Thompson, the same day,
a girl.
The meetings which have been in
progress here for two weeks closed
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Dickens enter
tanned about forty young people in
honor of their daughter, Miss kathar-
inc, who leaves this week for Ames,
to resume her school work in the col
lege there. The evening was delights
fully spent, music and games affording
the amusement, and all departed at a
late hour, declaring Miss Dickens a
royal entertainer.
Otis Eller returned home Sunday
after a short visit with relatives here.
John Phillips has been sick for few
DAYS
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was thrown off. His hip was severe
ly bruised and he is not able to be
out. Jesse Stump is draying for him.
barber shop which he recently bought.
Rev. Smith, of Cambria, was on our
streets Saturday.
Miss Hattie Hasbrouck returned TO
Ames last week.
Mrs. Brookmiller will give temper
ance lecture in the N. e. church Friday
evening.
Deyo Hasbrouck and family will
leave Wednesday for their new home in
Dayton, Wyoming.
A. E. Humeston and Miss Ida Van
Derby were Sunday visitors at Derby.
Miss Kate McRae is in Osceola this
week.
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who died very suddenly Friday even
ing at his home, of neuralgia of the
heart, was held Sunday afternoon at
the NJ E. church. The services, con-
Quoted by Rev. Coggeshall, were large
iy attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Pierce, of Prescott, Mrs. Wiley and
son Charles and daughter May, of
Rockwell, were those from distance
who were in attendance at the funeral.
The pail bearers We're G. n Butin, An
dy Brown, John Jordan, Frank Bow
en-, George Bowen and Frank Stevens
Miss Priscilla Swope, of West Virgin
ia, who is spending the winter with
her uncle, John Swope, went to Avery
Wednesday to visit relatives.
A.-M. Pierce shipped a car load of
cattle Tuesday to Chicago. G. NJ.
Clark shipped a car load of hogs the
same day to Ottumwa.
AIDA Waddell is confined to her
home with lung fever.
Rev. Caughlin, of KirlSville, delivered
an excellent sermon at the NJ. f.
church Monday evening. He will as
sist in the protracted meeting this
week.
Rev. Coggeshall began series of
meetings at the NJ. +. church Sunday.
Henry Berry was business caller in
Abba Monday.
Miss Title Allen. of Ottumwa, came
up Saturday to spend week with her
parents south of town.
John Nelson, of Avery, was Sunday
visitor att the residence of Newton
johnson.
Miss Elizabeth Berry went to Mum
terville Sunday to visit relatives and
friends.
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SkGOUR NEN.

Sigourney, Feb. 15.-The Fifty-first
Iowa regimental band played before a
fair house Tuesday night. They play
ed some of the best music ever heard
here and gave complete satisfaction.
They are fine people and Sigourney
hopes to greet them again some time in
the future.
Mrs. Jacob Bertsch Went to Oskaloo-
sa Tuesday for short visit with
friends and relatives.
Louie Kracht and wife visited in Os-
kaloosa Tuesday.
Zig Sanders was in Oskaloosa Tues
day on business.
II. T.. Noller Went to Chicago Tuesday
with car of cattle.
Mark Waite is visiting his sister in
Osknioosa.
Hon. Fred E. White passed thru here
Tuesday to Des Moines on a business
visit.
\. Fl. King left Tuesday for Manches-
ter, H., where he expects to work in
the TIM shop OF the Chicago and Alton
railway.
Mrs. Fuller Went to Keota Tuesday
ceening to visit friends and relatives
there.
Miss Pringle. of Keota, who has been
visiting here some time returned home
Tuesday.
DIR. Carroll Went TO Oskaloosa Tues
day night on business.
ELDON.
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Daily Doings of Some OF ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous births to tho
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are Chronicled by the Courier's
special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Feb. 15.-Will Mccullough
and Chas. Powers, two of the hustling
young farmers of Benton township,
have hit upon a novel plan for avoiding
the payment of telephone tolls, and
at the same time connect their homes,
which are three miles apart. They
have made use of a galvanized barbed
wire fence as the line, which they con-
meet to their houses by smooth wire.
1t has been operating now for about 4
week and has proved very satisfactory.
b. E. Goldsberry, the photographer,
was a business visitor at Des Moines on
Tuesday.
Miss Pauline Rider, of New Chicago,
was calling on old friends in Charlton
Tuesday.
Noah Moore made a business trip to
Russell Wednesday,
Mrs. Z. L. Lewis has been confined
to the house for the past few days
with a slight attack of the grip.
Mrs. Hicks, who has been spending
the past two weeks visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. w. Maupin, of this place,
returned to her home at Des Moines
Tuesday morning.
DIR. M. Hobson has moved into the
old Seth Lewis property on Court ave-
nue., recently vacated by Noble Doug
lass.
Tuesday was another bright warm
day, but it did not last long. Tuesday
/ night it turned much colder and all
day Wednesday the thermometer stood
close to zero and a. Light fine snow
fell all day and drifted all night.
w. L. Proudfoot, of the firm or
Proudfoot and Bird, the architects OF
Des .Moines, was in town Tuesday at
tending court.
The w. o. W. lodge held very in
teresting and profitable meeting Tues
day evening at their rooms. Three
candidates We're initiated into The
mysteries of woodcraft After the
business of the lodge was completed
State Deputy B. c. Wood, who was
present, gave the lodge very instruc-
tive talk on the work of the lodge, and
complimented them very greatly on
their team work, and the growth of
the lodge.
The day in court was taken up
Wednesday by the hearing of the Es-
sex case, charged with an attempt to
wreck train and nearly all the wit
nesses for the state We're heard.
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ALBA.

hAnlAs
Abba, Feb. 15.-Since the Wabash
has come to Abba it has necessitated
the re-letting of the contract to carry
the mail between the postoffice and
the Burlington and Wabash stations.
The matter has been advertised for
some weeks that the contract would
be let, and Tuesday the bids We're OPP
ened and John p. Lower was awarded
the contract. He will have to make
ten trains daily and the hours will be
from 4:30 o'clock in. the morning to
1925 o'clock each evening, seven days
in the week. Mr.. Lower has had the
contract to carry the mail between
the pestoffice and the Burlington de-
pot under several administrations and
he has been very accommodating Of
ficer. He will purchase horse and
wagon and commence the work immed-
lately.
Tod Duncan, Of the Duncan & Dun
can hardware firm, has been in Char
iton several days this week, where he
has been attending court, being sub
poenaed as a witness in the case of the
State of Iowa VS.. Charles l. Essex,
who is. charged with attempting train
wrecking At the time of the attempt
Two SUCKS OIL dynamite, Inree ydTuS OIL
fuse and two caps were found, and the
detectives found out that they had
been purchased either In Abba or
Knoxville. They came to Abba, and
when MIR. Duncan was asked if he
had sold any dynamite. he said that he
had, one evening after supper to a
stranger, and stated the amount. He
was shown picture of Essex and
identified him as the man to whom he
had sold the explosives.
William Gordon, of Hooking, is in
trouble over the killing of a squirrel
Gordon is miner at Hooking and he
likes to hunt. One day recently he
went out in the timber and when he
saw a squirrel he shot it, and was con-
veying it home when Deputy Game
Warden j. B. Conner, of this city, hap
pened along and placed the man under
arrest. fGorden was brought to Abba
and the Squire, assessed fine of $7.s5
and the gun was confscated. The gun
will be sold today and the amount
realized will be turned into the school
fund. The law on squirrels expired the
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GO. AFTER HIS SCALP
Miners Say That Inspector James
Campbell Has Neglected Duty.
PASS RESOLUTIONS TO THAT EFFECT
Appoint Committee to See Governor
Shaw and Ask Him Not to Reap-
point the Ottumwa Man
Convention DOfngs.

Des A1oines Capital, Feb. IA: This
afternoon the session of the miners
convention was marked with an incl
dent of more than passing interest.
The convention passed the following
resolution with regard to Mine Inspec-
tor James A. Campbell:
Whereas, The mine inspector OF
District No. 1 has wilfully neglected
his duty in enforcing the mining laws
of the state in regard to ventilation
and other safety appliances; therefore
be it
Resolved, That committee of del
egates be elected to wait upon Cover
nor Shaw to acquaint him with the
above facts and protest against the re-
appointment of James A. Campbell
The resolution was fathered by the
Ottumwa local union No. /, and in the
presentation of the matter today to
the main convention the facts alleged
We're exploited before the main body
by the Ottumwa miners.
A resolution was also passed endors-
ing the mining laws which have been
presented before the state legislature;
also one favoring the election of mine
inspectors by vote of the people.
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DAHLONEGA

Dahlonega, Feb. 15.-Wm. Iowen-
berg, ST., our hustling real estate agent,
spent several days last week in west
ern Nebraska and Kansas.
William Marching, who received ser
ious injuries by falling in well few
weeks ago, is still confined to his
room.
Pete Mick has rented the Uncle Billy
Giltner farm, aud took possession the
first of the week.
Robert Ward spent Sunday with
friends in Hedrick.
VIM. Lowenberg, Jr., went to Oska-
loosa on business Monday.
Dick Wilson visited friends and rela-
tives in Hedrick and Packwood several
days the first of the week.
Those who claim to know say the
wheat is badly injured on account
of there being no snow to protect it.
Rev. John HASTE. of Ottumwa,, who
has been preaching here every two
weeks for the past three years, has dis
continued his visits.
Roy Lowenberg had serious attack
OF the grip last week, but is better al
the present writing.
VIM. Tyrall, of Highland Center
was calling on friends in this vicinity
Sunday,
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ELDON.

Eldon, Feb. los Yesterday evening
about $50 as Mrs. Duff was going to-
wards her home from the depot she
slipped on a piece Of ice and fell,
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HUMEsTON.

Humeston, Feb. ID. Ault is on the
sick list this week
Mrs. Harvey Porter is reported quite
sick.
Profs. .Axline and Walker went to
Cambria Friday evening to attend the
1oeman play.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Person spent
Sunday in the country with Mr.. Pier
sons uncle.
Mrs. Baltimore is entertaining her
sister this week.
Prof. Radcliffe. of Stansberry, Mo-,
was in town tuesday and visited the
public schools while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Money will leave We'd
,nesday for Oklahoma, where they will
make their future home.
Prof. Joe S. Ulm will go to Corydon
Friday to ATTEND the teachers iusti-
tute
Will McMains has bought AN interest
in Tom Nations dry goods store and
took his place Monday.
Frank pierson went to Corydon Mon
day evening>to take possession of the
j. A. Howe met with a serious acct
dent Saturday. He was hauling ice
and was standing on the back end OF
the wagon and in crossing the track
the wagon slid with such force that he
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KEOSAUQUA.

Keosauqua, Feb. 15.-Rev. ]. w. Che
ney went TO Douds Saturday to hold
quarterly meeting for Rev. Cooper.
Miss Allie Worden spent last week
with friends in Bonaparte.
Lieutenant Muir spent part of the
week with friends here.
Court is in session, Judge Fee pre-
siding. There are quite number here
from abroad.
The young folks surprised Miss An
ma Beer the evening OF her birthday,
Feb. 10.
Mrs. Kate Sanders, matron of the
home for trained nurses in Chicago
visited Tuesday and Wednesday with
Mrs. Edwin Manning and other friends
Deputy Sheriff Matheson took Stru-
BILE, who was sentenced for five years
to Fort Madison Wednesday noon.
Edwin Manning celebrated his nine
tieth birthday Feb. $.
Mrs. Ed. Irish and Miss Ida Moore
entertained friends at the Manning ho-
tel Tuesday evening. Feb. l3.
The w. r.. {. celebrated Lincoln's
and Washington's birthdays tuesday
night, Feb. -.
Miss Estella Monnet went to Fair
field TO visit her sister, Mrs. Ed. Lucas,
last week
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ELOlklS.

Rev. A. w. Miller, of Eldon, was
duet the funeral of Mrs. Cora Z. Lyons
who died at her home in Floris, Feb
13, of consumption.
The colored American., 1900-06-30
The Ell CANEY CAFE
415 K Street n, W,

= strictly first-class Cafe. Meals served q, oil
ionnh hoGhSo o. tne ne american and European plan
EuncneS; Ice Cream and Soft Drinks q CO.
ciaIy- Furnished rooms with or H,,shp a spe.
board at easonable rates. "'hont
Edwards & Williamson, Props
State members Of the 24th q. 3 Int.,
The colored American., 1900-06-30
WE'LL DO THE REST.

fyou are sick,
Hyou sre going to have tour,
Ii you have fIiepd coming to
town,
If you are going to give reception
Ifyou did give recep i N lately
Ifyou have lost a memter Of your
family,
II your chuIch is going to give
concert or supper,
Ifyou have any good, clean news.
whatever, send it by card or otherwis
10 The Colored American Cffice, and
we will oheerfully give it space. Office
45S street, northwest.
The colored American., 1900-06-30
City Paragraphs.

Miss Ella D. Barrier will attend the
Paris Exposition.
Miss Mickie Cook will spend her
summer In Detroit, Mich.
Boys II you want to get run for
Your money just stop by the Deimo
Koorce cafe.
Mrs. r. L. Mcneil has been ap
poin ed clerk in the Census tffice.
Mr. W. w. Costley OF Chesapeake
Beach, Md, wss iu the city few days
this week.
Miss Annice M. Lewis left last Thurs
day for Wheaton, Md. to spend three
weeks with Mr.. John Bsdger.
Have you read the "Free For Thirty
Days" offer of the Scott Remedy Co. in
another column? Better dos
Miss Mamie Harris Of 322 E street.
sw., left Thursday of last week to
spend the summer in New York.
Mr.. Benjamin Washington, one Of
our capable and clever model school
teachers. left last Saturday for Nara
gansett Pier
Miss Ella V. Evans, OF AIexaudr1a,
Va, spent several days in the city last
week whiting the Misses Berry Of srd
street, southwest.
Health for 10 cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headaches, bill
liousness and constipation.
Mrs. M. g. Lewis and children, of
street, northwest, left Sunday for her
fathers farm near Charlottesville. Va.
to be gene until September.
For the best and largest glass of ice
cream Soda for cents, drop in these
warm evenings at Cardozo's Drug
Store, at 18th and r stress If.
DR. j. W. Jackson, prominent ply.
sieiau OF Lynchburg, Va is in the city
The guest of bis sisters in law, the
Misses Moten, 212l 18th street north
west.
Miss a. T. Howard Will spend two
weeks in New York City. She will |
bid bon voyage to her sister, Miss ].
Imogen Howard, who leaves soon for
Paris. After her sisters departure
Miss Howasd will 60 10 Snow Hill. N.
J., for the summer.
j. S. KoOnce is now giving his full |
time to the direction of the famous
De!mo K once cafe in the Odd Fellows
Hall Building. Mr.. Koonce has the
finest bsr quet hall in this section of
the'coun'ry for the accommodation of
Afro Americans.
Now that the vacation is at hand q
large number Of pupils and teschers
are taking the De La Morton Dress
making course under Mime. SBsllwood
and soon will be sb to make theiro own
clothes in manner that will make
come Of their friends very envious.
The colored American., 1900-06-30
J. 2. KERR,

The Indian Medicine Man Cures all
Diseases or no Charge. Call or Write.
Get Your Blood Purified as the Spring
Demands. Office Hours a. m. to 6 p.,
,a D .i'v
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-04

his first service to those who are near
est to ham, who are dependent upon
him, to his wife and children: next he
owes his duty to his fellow citizens;
and this ds the duty he must perform
both to his individual neighbor and
to the State. which is simply form Of
expression for all his neighbors COM
bined. He must keep his self respect
and exact the respect of Others. 1t is
eminently wise and proper to strive for
such leisure IN our lives as will give a
Chance for Self-GOvernnent;
but, woe to the man who seeks. or
trains up his children TO seek, idleness
instead of the chance to do good work
No worse wrong can be done by a man
to his children than to teach them TO
go through life endeavoring to shirk
difficulties instead of meeting them
and overcoming them. You men, here
in the West, have built UP this coun-
try not by seeking to avoid work, but
by doing it we'll; not by flinching from
every difficulty, but by triumphing over
each as it arose and making out of it
a stepping stone to further triumph.
Though the conditions of life have
grown so puzzling in their completely,
though the changes have been so vast,
yet we may remain absolutely sure of
one thing; that now as ever in the
past, and as it ever will be in the fu-
ture, there can be no substitute for
elemental virtues. for the elemental
qualities to which we allude when we
speak efaFrnan as not oniy a good man,
but as emphatically a man.
Tho ono fart which q nf nc neal
to keep steadily before our eyes is the
need that
Performance Should Square
with promise if good work is to be
done whether In the industrial or in
the political world.
I thank you for listening to me. /
have come here to-day net to preach
to you, but partly to tell how these
matters look and seem to me and part
ly to set forth certain facts which
seem to me to show the essential COM
munity that there is among all of us
who strive in good faith to do our
duty as American citizens. No man
can do his duty who does not work,
and the work may take many different
shapes, mental and physical; but of
this you can rest assured that this
work can be done well for the nation
only when each Of us approaches his
separate task not only with The deter
animation to do it. but with the knowl-
edge that this fellow when. he in his
turn does his task, has fundamentally
the same rights and the same duties,
and that while each must work for him
self, yet each must also work for the
common welfare of all
On the Whole
we shall go up or go down together
Some may go up or go down further
than others, but disregarding special
exceptions the rule is that all must
have to share in common something OF
whatever adversely or whatever pros
perity is in store for the nation as a
whole Let us strive to make the con-
ditfons of life such that as nearly as
possible each man shall receive the
share to which he is honestly entitled
and no more. and let us remember at
the same time that our efforts must be
to build up rather than to strike down,
and that we can best help ourselves
not at the expense of others, but by
heartily working with them tor the
common good of each and all.