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STOC,IKIPORT.

Stockport, Feb. 27.-W. S. Whitaker
returned to Hillsboro Monday, after a
weeks visit at Stockport.
F. NJ. Lucas spent Saturday in Bir-
mingham, returning in the evening.
Messrs. DR.. GRADER, Paul Kimpling,
Loft Knowles, G. Wheatley and Leroy
Fickel went to Fort Madison Monday
night to attend the K. P. banquet.
They report a royal time.
Miss Cora B. Elliott left for her home
Monday on the noon train.
A terrible blizzard ragged here from
Friday noon until Saturday night. The
air was full of fine snow and made it
disagreeable for pedestrians.
Two cars of hogs were shipped to OF
tumwa this week and one car of oats
to East st. Louis.
One car of sheep was shipped west
last Thursday by man who bought
them for breeding purposes. He paid
$o.25 per head for them.
Grant Thompson, who sold his farm.
took his departure Wednesday with his
household effects for Brookville,
where he will make his future home.
Hon. Joseph Keck returned home
Saturday, returning Tuesday to Des
Moines.
Rev. Smith filled the pulpit at the
Christian church Sunday at II a. m.
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BLOOmFlRLD.

Bloomfield, Feb. 24.-Oscar Huilker,
OF Denison, Tex, arrived III this city
Thursday and will spend few weeks
visiting relatives, after which he will
return with Mrs. Huilker, who has
spent the past month with relatives
in the city and country.
? The recent snow billiards have put
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BEARS Paw In PERSIAN Gulf

Bombay, Feb. 24.-The Times of In
dia announces that large Russian
cruiser has arrived at Bandar Abbas
on the Strait of Ermnc which connects
the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea
The British third class cruiser Pomone
and the British gunboat Sphinx have
proceeded thither.
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philippine. Com missioner. appointed.

Washington, Feb. 24.The president
has about decided on the appointment
of Henry G. Ide OF Vermont and Gen
eral Luke e. Wright OF Tennessee as
members of the Philippine commission,
and has also summoned Prof. Ber-
nard Moses of California, to Washing
ton, for conference. on the Philippine
situation.
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THE oTTUMwA CoURIER TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 81. 1900

Hill, on last Thursday evening, Jafnes
Reeves and Miss Cora Mcdowell, both
of this place. We wish Mr.. and Mrs.
Reeves long and happy life.
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uTICA.

Utica, Feb. BIB. F. Downward, who
has been visiting here, has returned to
his home in Frontier county, Nebras-
lsa.
Marshal Johnston has bought the
Whitlow property, also the Richie
property in this place.
Mr.. Wilson has closed his second
singing class and departed to other
fields.
The sales of Geo. Gall and o. w.
Rowe were on account of the bad
weather postponed to- Monday and
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. e. Downward visited in Fl. Madi-
son this week with her brother, A. c..
Payne.
Harve Holiday, of northwest Mis-
souri,is visiting his parents and friends
here,
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SlGOURNEY

| D. "
Sigourney, Feb. 26.-J. Selmeyer, O.
this city, died at Hedrick about s:5t
o'clock yesterday morning. His re
mains We're brought to Sigourney thi:
morning and the funeral occurs to
morrow.
The revival meetings at the Christian
church closed last night.
G. NJ. Brown was in Delta Saturday
| on business.
| Mrs. Frank Hall visited over Sunday
in Delta.
| Ray Williams is visiting with friends
and relatives at Abba.
! Cy Kendall and wife were in Delta
yesterday.
John Wright has returned from {
visit in the vicinity of Indianapolis.
Mrs. j. l.. Cochran is visiting il
Delta.
Mrs. C. C. Latter and little daughter
spent Sunday with relatives at Aims
worth.
Mrs. Peter Bensmiller visited ove1
Sunday with relatives and friends a,
Delta.
Mrs. Long, OF Knoxville, is visiting
friends and relatives here.
Sherman Needham visited at home
a day or two and returned to Oskaloosa
Saturday evening.
| The jury in the merry -go-round case
came in with verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $3.50. They had sued fol
$1,000.
Marriage licenses have been ISSUED
to Jesse Shey and Miss Fife Black, and
to Ralph Z. Hazen and Miss lone Ell.
lott.
| AGENCY.
Agency, Feb. 26.-Rev. w. S. Moore
went to Packwood and delivered an adj
dress for the Modern Woodmen, who
celebrated Washington's birthday.
Mrs. Mary Monroe departed Friday
for Orleans, S. d., where she will make
her future home with her son.
| Rev. S. r. Coats, an evangelist, will
hold meetings at the Baptist church
during the week at 1880 p. m. All are
invited to attend.
Mrs. Frank Connolly, of Hedrick, is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
III. S. Burris has moved on the J. B,
Hill farm.
w. w. Smith has moved on farm
north of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y. Jones and Mr.
and Mrs. w. ID. Jones and daughter
of Davis county, are visiting at I. NJ
Wilcoxen's.
Mrs. Wier was taken seriously i'll
Friday, but was better at last accounts.
Pearl Comegys has gone to Des
Moines to attend school.
Married, at the home of Rev. j. B.
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GoyernmentTelegraph Line. in Alaska

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 26.-Captain w.
R. Abercrombie, head of the govern
ment exploration party which last sea-
son did much work in the Copper riy-
Ter country and began opening up a
military road from Port Valdes to Fort
Egbert, on the Yukon, left for Alaska
today with a corps of engineers. 1t
is the purpose of the government, he
says, to construct 2,40O miles of tele-
graph line in Alaska and complete the
military road. He returns this year
with increased responsibility. The
road, he says, will be completed dur
ing the season from its present termi-
nus, eighty miles inland to lana, about
two-thirds of the distance to the Yu-
kon. The telegraph line will be built
from Port Valdes along the road to
Fort Egbern and thence down the Yu-
kon to st. Michaels. Among other
northern, improvements, he says, a
large government wharf at Valdes has
been decided upon. An eastern Syn
dictate headed by Henry Willard is now
having surveys made along the general
course of the military road with a
view to building a line. In May a
company of troops will follow.
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UNIONyILLE.

Unionville, Feb. 22.-Last Friday.
Feb. 16, was the last day of school at
Pleasant Hill. In the morning the pa
irons of the district began to come in
with baskets, and by the noon hour
most all of the residents of the dis
trict were represented. They all put
their dinners together, and such din
ner as it was; one a king might adj
mire. All present ate until their APP
petites were satisfied, and all said they
knew it was well to be there.
In the afternoon the teacher, w.
E. Moore, treated the visitors to pro-
gram, which he and his talented pu-
pills had prepared for the occasion. At
ter this they listened to a number of
speeches by the patrons of the school,
in which they all expressed themselves
as well satisfied with the school din,
ner and program, thanking the teach
er for his earnest and untiring efforts
during the six months OF school just
finished w. r. Moore presented each
of his pupils with beautiful souvenir
as token of his affection for them.
In the evening at 1880 o'clock the
teacher and pupils treated all to a
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ALBA.

Abba, Feb. "a The members Of the
Christian church of this city have
agreed to build new ediice, and the
work will be taken up very soon that
the church may be completed this sum-
mer. The church owns one of the best
lots in Abba, one block from the
square, and this they will use. A meet
ing was held at the home of j. II.
Drake one evening recently and j. II.
Tobey acted as spokesman and brought
up the subject ola new church. Mr..
Drake stated that he would give $1,000
toward the proposed new building and
he was followed by others who told of
the financial aid they would give. The
matter has been brought before the
trustees and will come before the
church as whole next Sunday morn
ing, and as there is feeling among
all the members that they need a new
building it will be voted to go ahead
with the improvement.
The Undertakers' association of the
Sixth district will hold their next meet
ing in this city on the 21st and 22d OF
March. Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made thus far in advance to have
the meeting one of the best that has
ever been held.
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| the roads in good condition for sleighs,
and numerous bob-sled parties were
out Thursday evening. w. j. Steckel
and friends enjoyed a fine ride, and q
crowd of young people We're entertain
ed in like manner by Messrs. Ira
Walton, David Doke, Harry Roth and
Fred Wallace.
Mrs. Jennie Crafts is spending the
week in Des Moines on business.
| Miss Eva Putnam has gone to Chica-
go on weeks business trip.
Rev. II. r. Trickett, of the Christian
church, reports two baptisms at the
Thursday evening prayer meeting, also
Two additions, Mr. and Mrs. Fuller,
who joined by letter on that even
/ ing.
Ephriam Young, who has been quite
sick for few days, is in very criti-
cal condition, and as he is quite adj
vanced in years his recovery is doubt
full.
Hon. w. III. Taylor was seen on the
street Friday morning, after an illness
of two weeks duration.
Z. j. Greegs, who has been confined
to his bed for the past few weeks with
consumption, is slowly passing away,
and is unconscious the greater part of
the time.
W. w. Wiseman, who was taken sick
the first of the week is Still unable to
sit up.
G.. w .Hibbits, who has been at the
point of death for the past week with
dropsy of the heart, is still in criti-
cal condition and his recovery is not
possible.
Mrs. d. c. Greenleaf left Friday
morning for Glenwood. Mo-, for a
weeks visit with relatives.
John Taylor left Thursday evening
for short visit with friends in Des
Moines.
Charles A. Bauchman and Miss Kate
Cropf, of Pulaski, were united in mar
rage Thursday at the home Of Elder
NJ. Downing, by whom the ceremony
man will make their future home on
farm, three miles south of Pulaski.
A. 81. Fortune left Thursday even
ing on short business trip to Des
Moines.
Mrs. Joe Rominger leaves Saturday
for a weeks visit at the home Of her
mother, Mrs Baker, of Oskaloosa.
| The Eastern Stars have enjoyed a
most delightful winter and report ten
to twelve new members since last No
vember. Six private social entertain
ments have also been given on the ev-
enings of the regular meetings. The
members of the order believe that
much of their success is due to the
excellent work of their worthy matron,
Mrs. Laura Buckles.
Washington's birthday was observed
/ L L 1. L
program was also given at the M. q.
church, after which supper was served.
which will be applied to the new church
/ funl
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WOOLSON.

Woolson, Feb. Give are having
winter over this way.
John Goodman and family moved to
Hayesville last Thursday.
George Robinson and family moved
to near Libertyville Friday.
Luther Snyder has sold his farm of
|seventy-nine acres to Rev. B. G. New
i'll and Clark Hinshaw, the former TAX
ling forty acres on which are improve
ments.
Thomas Hannah and Fife Alderdice
were united in marriage Wednesday.
They will occupy the farm lately
bought of Mrs. Patrick.
Mrs. Martha Gregory is suffering
from muscular rheumatism.
j. M. Horn is moving to his home
purchased of VIM. Gregory last fall
VIM. A. Cox will move back into
Richland this spring.
Mrs. McCracken is on the sick list
with a bilious attack.
Rev. B. G. Nevil1 preached to the
people of Woolson Tuesday night and
Rev. I. Z. Pearson filled the pulpit
"Wednesday morning.
Virgil johnson, who was kicked by
horse, has recovered.
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KIRKvILLE.

y
Kirkville, Feb. 27.-Ars. Bertha Gil
more, of Oskaloosa, was called here
Saturday on account of the serious
illness of her sisters, Mrs. Seldom
Browns, little boy.
Master Willie Parks, who has been
quite sick for the past three or four
days, is better after a tussle with the
mumpS.
George Shaver has returned home
from Des Moines, where he Aas been
for several weeks with prospecting
force.
Willie Bunch is home to spend a
week with his mother and sisters. He
will return to work at the Janney
plant next Monday for short time,
and will then resign his place and be-
gin work on the farm with j. r. Gour-
ley for the season.
Master Frank Whitney has been on
the sick list for the past few days,
with the grip, but is about again.
Little Chloe Lent is down with the
mumps and is having them in the good
old way.
Master Roy, the Oldest boy of Mr..
and Mrs. S. o. Brown, who has been
very sick, is much better, and is now
on the road 10 recovery.
Peter Mohler and family have moved
and are now at home in their own
residence, recently bought of Mrs. Re-
becca Waddell.
Master Philip Sullivan, who has been
making his home with his uncle ana
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Bissell, for
several months, has returned to his
home at Oskaloosa.
Uncle John Owens, who was taken
suddenly i'll last week is much better.
Peter Mohler was unfortunate in los
ing horse last Thursday night.
Zach Newell and family moved back
last Friday and are again at home in
their own house.
j. w. Ellsworth and family moved
Thursday. last into the Alvin House
property.
Allen Marshall whom we recently
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CENSUS SUPERVISORS CONFER.
District Managers for the National Cen.
sus in Five States Met Friday.

Des Moines, Feb. 26.--A number Of
census supervisors from different dis
tricts in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota,
and the Dakotas met in Des Moines
Friday and received general instruct-
ions as to the work of the census from
assistant director Fred II. Wines, OF
Washington. The meeting was held at
the Savery and was prolonged during
the day. Mr.. Wines is travelling all
over the country meeting the SUPER
visors and giving them necessary in
structions in regard to the detail work
of the taking of the census before it is
commenced. The work of taking the
census will be commenced on June /,
and it must be concluded within thirty
days thereafter. There are many tech
meal questions arising in regard to the
conduct of the work which cannot be
fully explained even in the voluminous
printed instructions and blanks furn-
ished, and it has been found necessary
by the department to have the assist
ant director meet all OF the supervisors
and personally explain all matters up
on which any inquiry arises.
Samuel c. Smith, of Winterset, who
is the Seventh district supervisor, was
one of those in attendance at the meet
ing. II will have lat enumerators at
work" he said. "One is appointed for
nearly every township and in some of
them two are required. Every county
seat town is regarded as separate
Ienumerator's district and in Des Moines
there will be over fifty enumerators.
The pay Of the enumerators runs from
to cents for every person counted
and from Is to 20 cents for every farm.
l am trying to get the maximum
amount for this district and it
will make fair play for the enumera-
tors
The questions to be asked by the
enumerators are grouped generally I'M
der seven heads, namely: Name of head
of the household and relationship of
other members of the family, personal
description, nativity, citizenship, occu-
patton, trade or profession, education,
ownership of home. Under the person
al description heading the enumerator
is to learn the color, sex, date of birth,
whether single, married, widowed or
divorced. II the person being enumer-
ated is married, the length Of time he
has been married must be stated, and
in the case Of married woman the
enumeration must learn how many chill
dren she is the mother of, and how
many OF these are living.
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VILLAGE CREEK .

Village Creek, Feb. 27.-There was
quite snow storm here Wednesday,
which the young folks enjoyed.
Miss Josie Sinskey spent Monday
with Mrs. Girls BOSNIAN.
Miss Anna Smith was guest at s.
A. Burton's last week and spent Sun
day at home. f
J. w. Haley and Fred Eastburn mar
keted hogs in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Bert Miller and John Bachman mar
keted hogs in Ottumwa Thursday.
Emmett and P. Burton were in Ash
Grove Thursday.
Miss Ada Burgesson closed a success
full term of school at No. 9 Friday with
good program.
Joe BOSNIAN and Sam Walker were
in Ottumwa Saturday.
j. w. Engels spent Sunday with
friends and relatives on Village Sun
day.
Emmett Burton was a guesn at Girls
Kosman's Sunday and spent the even.
ing at j. w. Smiths.
There was a number of the people
attended a shooting match at LAT. Cos
ney's Saturday. They report a good
time.
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PACKWOOD.

FASkA w OUD
Packwood, Feb. 27.-Thirteen car
loads. of hogs, five of cattle and one of
sheep were shipped from here Tuesday,
and five cars of hogs and four of cattle
on Wednesday,.
The Woodmen OF this place had a
very interesting entertainment the
evening of the 22d. The Woodmen have
prepared a Grand feast for the even
ing.
Rev. Jackson, pastor of the N. F.
church, was called to Brookield the
21st to perform marriage ceremony,
the contracting parties being Miss
Madge Warwick and Mr.. Ashmead.
The Wintworth brothers have gone
west to make their home.
DR.. and Mrs. Norman were in Alb
ingdon Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Anderson has returned
from months visit with her sister.
Mrs. Carlson, in Ottunlwa.
Frank Davis has sold his interest in
the West Side blacksmith shop and
moved to Pekin, where he will ply his
trade.
C. S. Grower, one of our prosperous
farmers, has rented his farm to his
son, and will move to Fairfield, into
property he recently purchased there,
John Bartels, a popular teacher, will
move to Kansas soon,
Lincoln Mitchell, of Montana, is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mrs. Will Laughay was taken quite
sick last night.
Mrs. Chandler and her little grand
daughter, both having been hurt by
falling, the little one breaking an arm,
are recovering nicely.
Misses Lovelle Marsh and Bertha
Norman entertained their young
friends at a whist party Saturday
night.
MYSTIC.
Mystic, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Ensign died
at her home in the east part of town.
Thursday, at about 3 o'clock, after an
illness of only a few hours, the cause
of her death being heart trouble. Flu
| neral services were held at the Meth
odist church Saturday at 1920 a. m
AS night watch Darrah was making
his hourly "trip on East Main street
Thursday night, about midnight, he
discovered the johnson house to be on
fire. The alarm of fire was given and
in short time the new fire apparatus
which the city has recently purchased
was, on the scene and succeeded in ex.
tinguishing the fire. The mystery o.
the origin ofTthe fire has not been
solved for at that time the house was
not occupied as Mr.. Funkhouser, the
present owner with his family are
away on visit.
Mrs. Harvey Cochran, of Caldwell
township, visited her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Roby, last week.
Misses Cora and Emma Cate and Ar
thur Stone have been suffering with
an attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Cora Camp visited her sister,
Clara Kipp, last week.
John Luse, who has been suffering
with erysipelas, is improving.
The Pastime Pleasure club gave a
dance last Wednesday night.
Gust Pearson, of Kansas City, was a
business visitor last week
0. J. Duffield has sold his stock of
drugs at this place to DR.. w. Smith, of
Mankato, ILL.,, and expects to move to
Colorado in short time.
The Christian denomination have Sc
cured Ed. Queen as pastor for the
coming year.
STOCK PORT.
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CHlLLICOTHE.

Chlllicothe, Feb. 27.-Misses Nellie
and Della Van Schoiack, of Abba, Wis
TIED last Thursday at the home of their
sister, Mrs. Frank Hill.
Miss Alice Applequist returned Fri
day from a pleasant visit with rela-
tives in Batavia.
A. j.. jenkins is quite ill with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lowery spent
Sunday with Krum relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, of Leando, are
visiting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. ID. I. Rambo.
Miss Cora Hill, of Agency, is here
visiting at the residence of her broth
er, Frank Hill.
DIR. A. K. Berry, of Wichita, Kan,
formerly of this place, is here visiting
relatives and friends.
Miss Libbie Berry returned Thurs
day from Munterville where she has
been visiting.
Miss Maud Alternately returned last
Monday from a weeks visit with
friends in Eddyyille.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
next Wednesday at 2 p. m. with Mrs.
d. T. Rambo.
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Sigourney, Feb. 26.-J. Selmeyer, of
this city, died at Hedricl about $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning. His re-
mains were. brought to sigourney this
morning and the funeral occurs to-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-16

The greatest speed CT motor-car
yet recorded is nearly sixty-six miles
an hour. A Belgian inventor, NJ. Ca
mile Jenatzy. in April this year de-
termined, if possible, to break the
kiIometer record of SO 3-5 seconds
made by Count de Chasseloup Laubat.
The course was a perfectly straight
and level road running through the
new sewage farm lying OF the high
way between Saint-Germain and Con-
stance. The car which Jenatzy rode
was the "Jamais Contente," which is
built of sheet-iron, and is torpedo
shaped so as to offer as little resistance
to the wind as possible The first kilo-
meter was ridden in AZ AS seconds,
and the second in "a seconds, which is
equivalent to 105.Ss2 kilometers (65
miles 1,4O4 yards) in the hour. La
Jamais Contente" is not even yet salts
fed. for Jenatzy thinks that he will be
able to do the flying kilometer at the
rate of about 40 kilometers, or about
rs miles an hour.
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Daniel webster Thought So, Too.

Capt. Pratt, of Scituate, Mass, is, q
recent writer reports. after visiting
there a man whose conversation is
worth listening to. He is 1.-The Oldest
inhabitant," and brims over with en-
tertaining "reminiscences of persons
and events connected with the south
shore. A favorite anecdote is of a
chowder which he once enjoyed in dis
tinguished company. He and several
comrades had been fishing together,
lust off shore. At noon they dropped
anchor and prepared to feast '>2on a
smoking fish chowder. which one OF
them, elected as cook, had just COM
pounded. Just then a rowboat came
alongside, carrying two roughly clad,
sunburned men. who stopped and asked
for bait. 1t was given then, and they
were about to row away, when Capt
Pratt remembered the chowder, and
Hospitality invited them to stay and
share it. They accepted, and seemed
fully to appreciate their portion. While
/ the meal was in progress. one Of the
4 captains friends remarked between
1 mouthfuls: They do say that Danl
Webster brags about the chowders he
makes over to Ma'ashheld. 1 don't
I believe he could hold a candle to this
one. Why. it's the best ehowder I ever
eat!" Daniel Webster thinks so, tool"
came in laundering tones from the
man who had borrowed the bait. "Sure
enough" says Capt. Prate,after series
of chuckles, cit was the great states
man sitting on pile of rope and hold
ing an empty tin plate in his hands,
We were all stirred up, you better be-
lieve, but he enjoyed the joke. He
and were good friends after that
and many's the fine luck at mackerel-
fishing we've had together"