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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Sept. 6.-Charley Mar
tin, of Davis City, is visiting friends
here this week.
A good many farmers around here
delivered cattle in Selma Monday.
Walter Ritz was Pleasant Hill call
er last week
A. Phelps, E. Stump and H. c. Swift
are on the sick list.
DR.. Mcclure, of Douds, was visit
or here this week.
E. Rody is attending the Big -Four
fair at Eldon this week
A large crowd from here drove over
to Birmingham Sunday to attend en-
campment.
Tom Spencer and wife were Pleas
ant Hill visitors last week.
James Eddy was in Selma on bust
ness one day last week.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, Sept. 4-Hedrick is to have
two licensed saloons. At a meeting of
the city council Saturday evening j. A.
McKelvey and the firm of Funston
berger and Rosenbaum were each
granted a license for saloon. The IL
cense was set at $1,000 each, of which
the town is to receive 5000 and $500
to the county. They expect to begin
business this week.
DR.. ]. ID. Henry is having his house
improved and will be a resident of
Hedrick after this week.
Miss Florence Gregg, of Red Oak, re-
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and Miss Mollie Casselle, of Canton,
Miss, visited last week at the home
of J. H. Spilman, east of town.
T. O. Baker, of Akron, Ohio, and sis
ter, Mrs. Maria Sanford, of Delavan,
ILL.,, were over Sunday visitors at the
home of their brother, Dr. o. E. Baker.
Frank Bennett and wife, of Belknap,
We're called here Sunday by the death
of Mrs. Benefits brother, Cyrus Buck
ner,
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arrived Saturday for two month s
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lee Stein.
e. X. Herr left Saturday on bust
ness trip to Chicago being accompa-
MED by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Aston,
who, having spent the summer at the
nome OF her daughter. was enroute
fer her home in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Blanche Haney, of Moulton,
spent Sunday in this city at the home
OF her mother, Mrs G. Hazlewood.
John l.. Wolfe of Troy died sudden
ly of heart disease on Saturday, at
his home in that city. Mr.. Wolfe
was 70 years of age, and was an old
soldier, having served under Captain
Cook in the Third Iowa Cavalry COM
pany ID. The funeral services oc-
Cured on Sunday.
John Mitchell, of Ottumwa, was q
business visitor in this city on Mon
day.
M. Williams, of Denison, Texas,
spent Friday and Saturday in this
city the guest of Miss May Wallace.
Miss Mabel Palmer has resumed
her position as stenographer in the
Steckel Exchange bank.
Herbert King is spending a two
weeks vacation from his duties IN the
Steckel Exchange bank at the home
OF his mother, Mrs. j. E. Carson, near
Mark.
Misses Stella Barnett, of Ft. Madi-
son, and Bertha Barnett, of West
Grove, were the guests of friends in
this city Saturday.
Misses Bessie and Jennie Barnett
left yesterday for Des Moines, where
they will enter the Highland Park
college. Miss Jennie taking the COM
mercial and Miss Bessie the teachers
course
Misses Ora jenkins. Maud Roming-
er and Ola Baker left Monday after
noon for Quincy, ILL.,, where they will
enter the Quincy business college and
take the commercial course.
Miss Cleo Spencer opened fall
term of school five miles east of the
city on Monday.
Mrs. John Leach, of Mt Pleasant,
arrived Saturday for a weeks visit
at the home of Mrs. ]. w. Young.
Miss Della Still arrived Friday
from Kirksville, Mo-. for a week s
visit, as the guest of DR.. Lula Gilbert.
Roy Dysart returned Tuesday TO
Des Moines to continue the study of
osteopathy at S. S. Still Osteopathic
Institute.
Misses Eva Walton. Belle Grant
and Sadie Dodge returned Sunday
from Kansas City, where Misses
Grant and Dodge have spent the past
two weeks trimming in Frankie
Frank & Co.'S wholesale millinery
house.
Miss Edna Evans, of Bedford, Ia, is
visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Sanford Ethel and other relatives.
Miss Cora Pittman returned Mon
day afternoon from two weeks visit
with relatives in Des Moines.
Mrs. w. K Carrothers returned
Saturday to her home in Kansas
City, having spent the past seven
weeks at the Carrother's home.
Rev. ]. w. Stark, being called to
Lineville, Ia, on Sunday, the pulpit
was supplied by Rev. ]. S. Gibson.
Lee Stein left Saturday on bust
ness trip to Chicago.
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Highland Center.

Highland Center, Sept. 6.-Cyrus
Buckner died Saturday night, Sept. /,
at the nome of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Bucl1ner, at the age of 26
years. He leaves a wife, two chill
dren, aged parents, four brothers and
one sister. He had been an intense
sufferer for several years, but thru it
all was patient Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday morning at the NJ
E. church by Rev. l.. Ingham. Inter.
ment was in the Mccormick cemetery
G. A. Bosworth has been quite sick
with lung fever.
Misses Nellie and Eva Baker, of La.
Porte City, have returned home after
a visit with their aunt, Mrs. ]. M. Ell
der and other relatives.
Mrs G. G. Griffith and family, after
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. S. A. Buckner, have gone to Mis-
souri, to visit relatives before return
ing home.
Frank Pratt, of Ottumwa, is spend
ing a few days with friends at this
place.
Frank Ellwood and Hanniford Buck
ner, of Audubon county, are here, call
ed by the death Of their brother, Cyrus
Buckner.
Mrs. Susan Vaughn will leave to-
night for Fitchburg, Mass, for a visit
at the home of her daughter.
Harvey Spilman, wife an son, Frank
and Miss Dinnie Spilman, Of Ottumwa,
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HayeSville.

Hayesville, Sept 6.-Rev. G. W.Pool
of Richland, pastor of the ME. church,
delivered lecture on The Supernat-
ural Book" at Hayesville Monday
night. 1t was a concise and forcible
exposition of the Scriptures, explain
ing seeming contradictions and it's re-
lation to science, morals, prophecy,
etc.
Miss Maggie Dobie, of Sigourney,
visited over Sunday with Mrs. G. I.
Stephenson and was present at the Y.
P. S. c. E. meeting Sunday evening"
E. G. Breakel was in Ottumwa We'd
nesday on business.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crabb a
daughter, Aug. 80.
Ed. Utterback shipped three car
loads of cattle to Chicago Sunday NOR
ming.
George Crabb was last Friday even.
ing installed as night operator at the
G. M. & st. P. railroad at Hayesville.
Last Sunday evening the Y. P. S. =.
E. elected officers for the ensuing six
months. Mrs. T. c. Wilson was re,
tanned as president which position she
has occupied for the past year. An
ton Fischer, vice president; H. A
Crabb, secretary; prayer meeting
committee, Mrs. H. A. Crabb, Mrs. M
Utterback, Mrs. NJ Fischer; look out
committee. the Misses Sadie Wiseman
Minnie Crabb and Avis Wilson. Five
new active members have been added
in the past month.
School began Monday morning with
Prof. Kelly of Kinross. as principal.
Anton Fischer spent last Sunday al
Competine.
Three candidates received baptism
last Sunday at the Christian church.
Mrs. Mary Beasley and son. Ed, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. McMillen visited
near Delta Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Winget returned home
from Rose Hill Monday where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. H
Tanner.
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West Van Buren,.

West Van Buren,, Sept. Ga num-
Der from here attended camp meeting
at Birmingham last Sunday.
Mrs. Trebil, of near Keosauqua, Wis
tied one day last week with her aunt,
Mrs. John Cooksey and family.
Elmer Davis and family have been
visiting here with relatives.
Several from her expect to attend
the Eldon fair the coming week
Craig Manning and Park Lewis, of
Keosauqua, were in this vicinity on
business one day last week.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Sept. 5.-Miss Alma AL
lendar opened the fall term of the
Union school near West Grove, Mon
day morning.
Miss Minnie Kinnick left Monday
for Ottumwa for short visit at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Arthur
Healy, while enroute for Wahoo, Neb.,
where she will resume her duties as
teacher in the Wahoo schools.
A. M. Johnston, of Centerville, was
the guest of friends in this city Sun
day.
Miss Helen Davies leaves Tuesday
for Cincinnati, Ohio, where she will
attend college for the coming year,
and continue the study of music.
S. j. Henderson left Saturday for
Oskaloosa, where he will spent sew
eral days on business.
Eliza Adams, of Des Moines, who
is spending her summer vacation in
this city, returned last week from
Kirksville, Mo-, where she spent the
past few weeks at the home Of her
sister, Mrs w. D. Goode.
Mrs. I. Speisburger, of Oskaloosa,
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Chequest.

Chequest, Sept. 6-J. C. Steel has
been repairing the roads in this sec
ton for the past week.
Mrs. Morgan and daughter from
near Bloomfield, were callers at the w.
H. Harryman home Saturday after
noon. They were enroute for near
Bonaparte, where Miss Morgan will
teach six months term OF school, be-
ginning Sept. 10.
A large number from here attended
Free Methodist camp meeting at Bir-
mingham last Sunday.
Most every one will attend the Ell
don fair.
w. H. Harryman and ]. E. Shaffer
were in Milton on business Monday.
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mon here Sunday. He announced
that he expects to preach his farewell
sermon here in two weeks at the
usual hour, and that the probationers
would be received into full member
ship then. It is hoped that Rev. Mil
lice will be returned here.
Philip Rothenstein and family of
Floris visited here. yesterday at the
Mrs. W. M. Williams home.
S. Mcconnell and wife were Floris
visitors Saturday evening and Sun.
day, at the home of their daughter
Mrs. Jas. Peden and family.
Will Mum and family of Dunnville
visited here yesterday with Mr.
Munn's sister, Mrs. V. d. Bell and
| family.
Joel MCGEE, of Abba, and Miss
Louise MCGEE, of Ottumwa, visited
here Saturday and Sunday with their
cousin Joel MCGEE and wife.
| Mrs. A. j. Nicholson and children
expect to leave this evening for their
home at La Crosse, Wisconsin.
| Mrs. Sherman Dillon was an Eldon
visitor last week.
Mrs. Elsie Galpin, of Bloomfield
visited here Sunday at the parental
M. G. Rominger home.
Misses Laura. Susan and Elina
Spangler, of Wapello county and
Stella Bachman of Sherman Chapel
and Messrs. Walter Spangler, Sam
Heckart, Ross Hendrickson, Ray Az
mold, of Wapello county and Emmett
and Elliott Bachman of Sherman
Chapel, were guests of Mrs Jessie
| Spangler Saturday evening and Sun
day.
Mrs. J. w. Pottorff and daughter
Sylvia, of Eldon, and Mrs. H. Christy,
of Floris, were visitors at the Marion
Eberline home last week
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Daily Doings of Some Of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, Sept. 4.-Thursday. Sept.
b, is old settlers day for Lucas county
and a good program of music, address
es and short talks from some of the
I Oldest settlers of the county, and pa
per by Col. w. S. DUNCAN, the histori-
an, has been prepared, and basket
dinner will be served in, the court
house park. This will also be the
third day of the street fair and carni-
val and good crowd is expected to at
tend this most enjoyable occasion of
the year for the old settlers.
Miss Anna Criswell has returned
from a weeks visit with friends at Of
tumwa.
Miss Lille Kurtz has returned from
a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Daisy Roger, of Creston.
Mrs. Gertrude Allen Workman and
little daughter, of Emerson, are spend
ing few days with her parents and
many friends around Russell and Char
iton.
Miss Blanche Layton, who has been
spending week with her friend, Mrs.
Churchill, of Olmitz, has returned to
her home in Charlton.
s. s. Arnold has returned from an
extended visit with friends in Chicago.
Charlton, Sept. Geo. Johns, of
Lucas, was a visitor at the home of
his mother in the west part of town
on Monday.
Postmaster l.. F. Maple and J. w.
Monk have returned from Chicago
where they have been in attendance
at the G. A. r. encampment.
Several Charlton people went down
tn IucaS Monday to attend the Labor
day celebration given by United Mine
Workers Union No. 4 of that place.
A good program had been prepared
and everything possible was done to
show the visitors a good time, and
about 1000 strangers were in town.
The proceeds of the day were applied
to helping the striking miners of the
east and a neat little sum was realiz.
ed.
Geo. Badger, an old Charlton boy,
but now of Harlan, is spending
the week in the city, the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eph. Badger.
Mrs. Joseph Rockhold and son, Ken
meth, have returned to their home in
Burlington after a few days visit with
her schoolmate and friend, Mrs. WE
Lewis, of this place.
The city council held it's regular
meeting Monday night but little bus;,
ness of Importance was transacted
Will H. Lewis and Teckla Anderson
departed Tuesday for two weeks
trip to Denver and the western states
and when they return they will be
man and wife as their intentions are
to be married either in Lincoln or
nenvar
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Etoris.

Floris, Sept. 6.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wells visited relatives here Tuesday
evening.
James Elswick and daughter, Ber-
tina, formerly of this place, but now OF
Iconium, called on former acquaint-
ances here Monday and Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wilson made a
business trip to Bloomfield Monday.
John Yodes, of Eldon, was here
Tuesday to see his father-in-law, E. S.
Hoffstatter.
Ed. Fish went to Ottumwa on bust.
ness Wednesday.
DR.. Leonard left here the first of the
week for Chicago where he intends go.
ing to medical college this fall and
winter.
Miss Mamie St. George started Wed.
nesday for Randolph in Fremont coun-
ty, where she has a nine months
school,
Miss Hattie Hale left here after a
months visit to resume her millinery
work again at Packwood.
c. H. Johnson and P. Davies made a
business trip to Ottumwa Thursday.
Mrs. Freda Parker left Tuesday for
Hickory Creek Monday to visit rela,
tives.
H. H. Miller. of Perry township
passed thru here Tuesday on the way
from Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Higbee, OF
Bloomfield. visited here Saturday.
Miss Kate Quigley left this week for
Oskaloosa after few weeks visit.
Mrs. Rida and daughter. Amy. made
a business trip to Eldon Saturday
H. K. McVey and j. M. Beden were
at Bloomfield Saturday on business.
Mrs. G. T. Wilson went to Center
vile Saturday to visit her brother, Da
vid Larzlen. ~-SS As5t.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Billhyner have
the sympathy of this vicinity in the
loss of their twenty months old baby
on Sept. 2. The funeral was conduct
ed by A. Miller at the Money church
Sent. 8.
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Fairview.

Fairview, Sept "a number of
young folks from Fairview and Mt
Zion, attended the camp meeting at
Birmingham last Sunday. All report
pleasant time.
Married at the home of the brides
parents near County Line, August
%. Miss Gertie Glotfelty and Mr.
Henderson, of Stockport.
M. D. Parker and son spent last
week in South English.
The Des Moines township Sunday
school convention will be held IN the
Fairview church, Sunday, September
8. All are invited to come, and help
make this profitable and pleasant
meeting. The principal speakers OF
the day will be Revs. Miller and
Erskine
Miss Mary E. Bartholow was a
caller in Fairfield last Saturday.
C. R. Parker was caller at the
home of his sister, near Laddsdale
last Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Louisa Copeland and daugh
ter visited at the home of M. F. Tay
lor last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey of County
Line, and Mrs. Hattie Ellmaker, were
callers at William Copelands last
Thursday.
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Dahlonega.

Dahlonega, Sept. Give are in
formed that the county officials are
putting in a new bridge near the res
idence of VIM. Peckham.
Mike Ryan, of Mackinaw. ILL.,, has
rented the Uncle William Dimmitt
farm and. expects to move here IN
the spring.
Miss Mabel Kitterman OF this place
resumed her duties as principal OF
the Garfield school in Ottumwa last
Monday.
Roy Lowenberg made flying trip
to Hedrick the first of the week.
Many of the farmers are now busy
cutting corn.
John Dimmitt is still hunting for
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kirkviIIe.

- Is
Kirkville, Sept. 6-Mr. and Mrs.
James Stephenson went to Ottumwa
on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Failyer were
transacting business in Oskaloosa
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs ]. G.. Caughlan and
son went to Ottumwa Monday for
few days visit
Mrs. Geo. Bennett has gone to the
hospital in Ottumwa for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Garvin and chill
dren left Tuesday for months visit
at Mr.. Garvin's old home near Wheel
ing, w. Va.
r. P. johnson came in from the
west last week and spent two or
three days here on business.
VIM. Martin, of Warren county, ar
rived today and is a guest at the home
of his father-in-law, L. D. McGlasson.
Rev. Alexander, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at this place, arrived
with his bride Tuesday.
L. Myers and family have moved in
to the house known as the Davidson
property, recently vacated by John
Runion and family.
Charley Ross returned Saturday
from VlSlC at COfyQOn. Wnlle away
he, with his uncle, w. S. Sears, took
trip down into Oklahoma to look for
location.
Mrs. Lee Terrell and sons, of Eddy
Vile, visited few days last week at
the homes of her daughters, Mrs. Chas
Ross and Mrs. Jesse Ross.
Mrs. Geo. H. Ross returned from
Corydon Monday She was accompa-
MED by her niece, Miss Grace Sears,
who expects to make a short visit
with relatives in and about Kirkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Ross and lit
tie daughter, Daisy, spent Thursday at
the home of Mrs Ross grandmother,
Mrs. Olney, near Dudley.
Miss Elsie Bissell, OF Ottumwa. has
,een employed to teach at the Brown
school house, about two and a half
miles west of Kirkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. E. Bissell and Miss
Beulah Houston were called to Eldon
Tuesday by message announcing
the death of DR.. Houston, the father
CT the little girl, who is making her
home with Mr. and Mrs. Bissell.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give an ice cream social on Tues
day evening, Sept. H. at the city hall.
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Bentonsport.

Bentonsport, Sept. g. A number
from here attended camp meeting at
Birmingham Sunday.
Mrs. Mayme Kouns, of Eldon, spent
Sunday in town.
I. S. Pool of Wapello. occupied the
pulpit of the Vernon NJ E. church
Sunday evening.
Miss Edna Dulin, of Bonaparte, Wis
tied her little friend, Bernice Tyler, on
Thursday, attending the No. social
in the evening.
G. A. Carter returned Saturday from
the G. A. R. encampment at Chicago.
Miss Eliza Fitzgerald was the guest
Tuesday of Miss Eta Weaver.
Mrs. Minnie Burton was called to
Kansas City Friday evening by the
serious illness of Mrs. Fannie Burton
Smith.
Mrs. G.. L. Moore left Wednesday
for visit at Eldon with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. C. Mason, and at Abba
as the guest of Mrs. j. H. Easter.
Mrs. Sarah Corns passed away
Thursday noon at the advanced age of
rs years. She came to Iowa at an
early age from Wheeling, Va, and
with her husband located here where
she was loved and respected by all
with whom she was acquainted. The
funeral was held from the Presbyte-
rian church Friday afternoon, Rev. c.
S. McElhinney, of Fairfield officiating.
She is survived by her sons Charles,
Martin, Frank, Alonzo, and daughter,
Mrs. Addie Musser, OF this place; Ru-
fus Corns, of Pennington, and Mrs.
Edith Baker, of Ottumwa, and many
grandchildren, all of whom were in at
tendance at the funeral and who sin
cerely mourn the loss of mother and
grandmother.
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NO External
Symptoms

The hood may be in bad condition,
yet wit b no external signs, no skin
eruption or sores to indicate it. The
symptoms in such cases being variable
appetite, poor digestion, an indescribable
weakness and nervousness, loss of flesh
and general rundown condition of the
system = clearly showing the blood has
lost it nutritive qualities, has become thin
and watery. 1t is in just such cases that
So S. has done some of its quickest and
most effective work by building up the
blood and supplying the elements lacking
to make it strong and vigorous.
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, Sept. 6.-Mr. Nau left
the first part of last week for Chi
cage.
Mrs. Margaret Russell and Mrs.
Mabel Johnston both of Milton, were
| here the first part of last week TO
see Mrs. Johnston's mother, Mrs. Sla-
| ter, who is still ill.
John Martin, wife and sister Liz
zie, and Mrs. Black of Keosaulua,
passed thru here the first of last week
enroute from Chequest to see Mrs.
Kennedy, who is very i'll. They
called on Mrs. Slater on their return.
| A number from here attended the
basket meeting at Birmingham, Sun
day.
William Aldridge, of Pulaski, visi-
ted here among friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Ance Powell and T. H. Jennings, of
Cantril, passed thru here Tuesday of
last week for the home of Taylor
Smith, near Leando.
Dr. Cassidy, of Cantril, passed thru
here Monday of last week for Che
quest on professional business.
DR.. j. E. Gournsey returned from
Chicago Saturday, much improved in
health.
Mrs. Laura Wiggens went to Bloom
field last week.
Mrs. j. E. Robertson went to Chi
cago last week.
j. e. Robertson fell down a cellar
last week, and was quite severely
shaken up and bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Jones, of Upton,
were guests at Josiah Wilson's home
Tuesday of last week.
Lewis Conner and sister Nellie
went to Mt. Zion Monday, to visit
Rev. l.. T. Hughes and family. Rev.
Hughes recently made a visit among
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The 13-year-old son of l. G. Nor
ford, of Humeston. while climbing
over fence accidentally discharged
his rifle, and the bullet entered his
right side, passing almost thru his
BODY