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SIGOURNEY.

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ARRESTED, for A.,emp,ed MURDER |,

Keosauqua, March 21.-Charles AL
len, porter at the Hotel Manning, this
city, was arrested yesterday morning
on a warrant sworn out by May
or Browns court, chargin him
with assault with attempt to commit
murder. Aliens father-in- law; SAM
.dy Howard, is the complainant and
the person alleged to have been as
saulted. Z
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AMADOR.

Amador, March 22.-Ross Hendricks
SON returned last Saturday from Okla
bona, where he had been for the bene-
fit of his health.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
rion Smyth is recovering from severe
illness.
Harve Siberell, Of Ottumwa, was an
over Sunday visitor at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smyth.
Mrs. Ella Wise, of Nebraska, is yis-
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
Mulally.
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THE OTTUMWA COURIRR THURSDAY, MARCH %, 1900

ing out of town and County Superin-
tendent Dick will move into the resi-
dence they vacated.
Cards are out for the wedding. of
Glenn Knox, of this place, and Miss
Parker, of Cantril, for next Wednes-
day.
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HEDRICK.

Hedrick, March 21.-R. L. Ludlam
and Israel Copeland were in Sigourney
on business yesterday.
Harris & Cuddy, of Fairfield, have
rented the Eleener building recently
occupied by d. z. Shook and will put
in stock of clothing about April /.
w. O.. Cuddy will have charge Of the
business in this city.
r. /. Scott was at Abba today at
tending meeting OF the sixth district
funeral directors association.
Frank Arganbright, of What Cheer,
was in Hedrick Tuesday.
A. NJ. Utterback returned home yes
terday from a business trip to Chicago.
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BLOOMFItIIEln.

Bloomfield, March 2O.-Mr. and Mrs.
c. ID. Fortune will leave today for the
east where they will spend a short
Mrs. J. N, Dufiea is sick at her
home in the north part of the city.
Il. II. Merry, of South Ottumwa,
spent Sunday in this city.
R. /. Hardy, Of De Smitr, Dakota,
arrived Saturday to join his wife, who
is visiting relatives in this city.
Rev. U. S. Smith, of West Burling-
ton, occupied the NJ. E. pulpit Sunday
morning.
Alvin Christy and, Miss Dora lining
Of Eldon, were united in marriage Sat-
urday at the home of Elder M. Down
ing, by whom the ceremony was per-
formed.
Judge Eichelberger opened a.. two
weeks term of court on Monday morn
| ing. ~ a. ~ "A 49,
L. 7. Hotchkiss left on a business
| trip to Pulaski, Stiles and other parts
of the county.
Miss Emma Allender has returned
from a, three months visit in Des
Moines. & S.
Mrs. Ira Walton is quite sick from
the effects of eczema.
Chas. Hazlewood is recovering from
a severe attack of erysipe1as.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Roth left Monday
for their home in Unionyille. having
spent several days with relatives at
this place. ;
Clyde Duncan returned to his home
in Allerton Monday morning after a
weeks visit with friends. syt,.s.
jim Smith made trip to Ottumwa
Saturday evening.
Mrs. w. 7. Dupree returned Monday
from Pulaski Where She visited at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Shelton, who
left. Monday for trip to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Russell spent
Sunday in Mark where they attended
the wedding of Miss Anna Dabney,
who was united in marriage to Frank
Harper Sunday at 2 p. m. at the home
of the brides parents. The ceremony
was solemnized by Rev. Dabney. uncle
of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Harper
will make. their home on the Harper
farm four miles west of this city.
Mrs. N. S. johnson is suffering from
severe attack of erysipelas of the
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quent, fluent talker, and handles the
truth in plain, forcible manner, that
cannot help but make "a deep impress
sion on the minds and hearts Of Ibis
hearers. =
Sanford w. Rea, assistant postmas-
ter, is able to be around at his duties
once more after few days wrestle
with a severe attack Of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vent Shular, formerly
residents of this place, but who for
the past year have been living at En-
erson, have returned to Charlton to
make their future home. These young
people have host of friends here, who
are very glad to have them back in
our midst. IS;
Uncle Jack Barrow, one OF the old
est and most highly respected citizens
of Lucas county, died at his home
Monday evening, OF blood poisoning,
after only weeks illness.
The young ladies' sewing circle Of
the NJ. Il. church gave very enjoyable
and entertaining program at the home
Of Mrs. A. L. Dent, Monday evening.
The program consisted of songs, music,
and recitations, and the good crowd
present report themselves as more
sdsA RAOtlSCIs Win t1G SAtCl
Hon. J.. C. Mitchell, of Ottumwa,
was transactihg business in Charlton
on Tuesday.
The first meeting of the Floral Gull
ture society for the season was held
Monday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
E. Copeland, at which the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
w. II. Smythe; secretary and treasur-
er, Mrs. A. NJ. Fulton; librarian, Mrs.
E. Copeland. The society discussed
plans for it's future work, and appoint
ed Friday afternoon as the day to
present the picture prize to Miss Laura
Kull's school that room and Miss Liz
zie. Proctor's; being the two rooms
that received the prizes offered last
season for the best floral garden
grown from seeds presented by the
society. Mrs. w. H. Smythe will make
the presentation speech, and the pic
ture represents the departure OF the
May Flower. The next meeting will
be held at Mrs. Fulton's and it is. ex-
pected that a better attendance Will
come out, as it would be a shame to
allow such a worthy institution to die
for want of interest. s,s,
The board OF directors Of the inde-
pendent school district of Charlton
held a special meeting Monday evening
and after the transaction of the .regu-
lar routine business, set April $ as The
day for receiving and examining sPlans
and specifications for the new SO, 900
school house tosb erected this sum-
mer. Every architect in the state is
invited to send plans for a building
not to exceed a cost Of SIC, 1000, and on
that day a selection will be made and
work begun at once.
Miss Dickson and Miss Schooley, of
Indianola, who were over Sunday vis-
tors with Miss Betty Wordsworth,
our high school teacher, have returned
home. =.
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] BELKNAP.

81ASAAA1kAN<AAe
Belknap, March 22.-Wm. Robertson,
j. w. Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
We're Ottumwa visitors last week.
Frank Wells and j. w. Bolivar trad
ed property last week.
Mrs Caroline Isle and daughter were
called to Danville last week BY the ill
ness of Mrs. Isles brother-in-law. Miss
Bertha Isle has been visiting there ev-
er since the close of her school.
Miss Maude Easton, of Floris, visited
here last week with Misses Hattie and
Ora Thompson.
Sherman England has secured en-
ployment on the section at Ottumwa
and expects to move his family there
I in the near future.
| Miss Ola Wells was a visitor last
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Lulu Eberline, of Sherman Chapel.
Marion Eberline and Herman Mid
dleton are building barn for Will
Pickett.
H. Hawkins. of Sherman Chapel, was
Ia Belknap visitor last week.
Cordie, Ira and Blanche Rankin are
sick with severe colds.
Will Putnam has recently returned
home from Wyoming and Nebraska
where he worked for some time.
VIM. Dodd and daughters Celia and
Mrs. Eta Shull and her little son Carl,
We're Bloomfield visitors last week.
Mrs. Erta Davis and little daughter
are quite sick.
Miss Temperance Baer, of Ottumwa,
is visitor at the Hughes home today
Marion Eberline, the new sub-direct-
or, called meeting at the school house
Friday night, where it was decided to
have a two months spring term, be-
ginning April 8.
Mrs. VIM. Dodd and daughter, Mrs
George Shull, were Drakeville visitors
last week.
Mrs. Gertie Wagner and children, OF
EXline, are visiting relatives here. Mr..
Wagner is now principal of the school
at that place.
Prof. w. L. Howe, of Bloomfield, fill
ed the pulpit very acceptably Sunday
at the NJ. E. church.
1 The Congregational Sunday school
decided Sunday to give short pro-
gram on the morning of Easter Sun
day.
| Rev. III. G. Millice announces THAI he
will hold services here on Wednesday
night the 28th of March, of the week
of prayer and fasting to be observed
by the M. Il. church.
Mrs. John Allen, of Sherman Chapel
has been quite i'll.
I Friday night, March 16, about thil-
ty guests assembled at the home of III
Hawkins. The evening was spent with
music, both instrumental and vocal
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins and adopted fla.
mily are royal entertainers. Oysters
/ and other refreshments Were served.
4 Mrs. Grace Latty and children, little
'ECadet and Helen, of Marengo, are Wis
ising at the mccarthy home.
!. jacob Baker and son, Bert, of ANA
dor, visited at Fred Bachman's Tues
/ day.
4 Messrs. Lawton and Sutton, of Mys
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HUMESTON.

Humeston, March 20.-Rev. Arm
strong, of Weldon, spent a few hours
in the city Monday and Thursday be-
tween trains.
The social that was to have been Civ
en- last Friday evening at the M. Z.
parsonage, was held at the church, be-
ing changed ON account of the serious
illness of Lulu White. Quite a large
crowd was present and the ladies
cleared Sill.
Bert McRae is quite ill.
Mrs. Frank Pierson and Dora Daily
returned Monday from two weeks
visit with their sister in Creston.
Mrs. Kirby has been called away to
the bedside of a sick sister in the
northern part of the state.
Master Dave Ulm is very sick.
Ira VIM and family have moved
back to Humeston.
The Derby Ladies' Quartette gave a
very fine entertainment at Derby last
Tuesday evening. They will appear at
the Presbyterian church March 25.
Constance Dunn, the infant son OF
Lou Dunn, of Milo, died at the home
of his uncle, w. A. Shaw, of Humeston
Sunday, March II, of cholera infan-
tum. The funeral services were held
at the home at 2 O'clock Monday and
the remains We're taken to Milo for
interment by the side of it's mother
who died a short time ago. 1T
Frank Ault left the first of the week
for Eldon. where he will look after
business interests.
ter left Tuesday for Muscatine to visit
with hn,. -,
Tom Walton left Sunday for Chicago
to buy his spring goods.
Rev. Heaton, of Van Vert, was in
the city Saturday.
Frank Pierson and Dell Humeston
spent Sunday In Cresson.
The rendition OF Hazel Kirke' last
Saturday night by the Dramatic com
pany OF. Allerton was a splendid enter
ment. The company.is composed sof
some of Allerton's best young people
and each part was, played well. Miss
| Ada HEST played the part of Hazel
and did it we'll. It is hoped this com
$paliy will yisitjour. town again.
Mrs. E. Haldeman, of Indianola, re-
turned to her home Monday after a
few days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Chase.
+ t. j.. Standage moved last week into
the Durham property on Second streer
Stuart, son of A. T. Benge is very ill
at this writing with lung fever.
Clark Fletcher moved Saturday into
the Brisbin property.
x Bert Thompson, of Creston, spent a
few days last week with his parents. d
Miss Btha Kirby Of Cambria, spent
Sunday at home i'a.a
Rev. Bott went TO Derby Thursday
to attend a missionary meeting.
Rev. w. c. Smith, of Cambria, was
in the city Thursday.
Will Shaw and family are visiting
this week in Milo.
Luther Evans, of Seymour, was in
town Monday passing a teachers eS.
aminatios and attended Elias Days
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before fling with the town clerk as
the law requires, thus leaving clear
field for fl,e remaining ticket, the Citi-
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EDnYYILLE.

6DD1 V1lAAEs
Eddyville, March 22.-Next Monday
the city election will be held. There
are two tickets in the field. The re-
publican convention met on Wednes-
day, March IA, and nominated the fol-
lowing: For mayor, w. p. Brodrick;
for councilmen, F. M. Epperson, VIM.
Berry; for clerk, C. S. Smith; for as
SCISSOR, John w. Ryan; for treasurer,
1. S. Riggs. On Tuesday evening the
democratic convention placed the fol-
lowing ticket in the field: For mayor,
G. L. Funk; for councilmen, John Ja-
ger, Charles Kussart; for clerk, C. r.
Harper; for assessor, Fred Sayille;
for treasurer, A. G.. Black.
Married, Wednesday evening, March
IA, Harvey Fortune, OF Flagler, and
Miss Edith Kirfman, Of this place, JUS
tice w. P. Brodrick officiating. The
newly married couple is highly spoken
of in this community.
Married, on Wednesday evening,
March IA, at o'clock, at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. "A.
Coryell, near Leighton, George B. Nc
Dole, of this city, aid Miss Nora B.
Coryell, A. L. Criley officiating. Misses
Fife, Laura and Myrtle McDole and
Lulu Coryell, Messrs. Richard Riggs
and JAS. Davidson, OF this city, were in
attendance. The bride has many
friends here who gladly welcome her
to their midst. Mr.. McDole is the son
of Mrs. Rosa McDole, living west of the
city, and is we'll respected by the COM
munity. Mr.. McDole is thrifty, ener-
getic, up-to-date farmer, and will take
his bride to his country home, where
all wish them every blessing of hap
Nv home
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ABINGDON.

Abingdon, March 21.-Aiiss Bessie
Campbell is visiting friends and rela-
tives in Birmingham.
Mrs. Myria Lathers returned to her
home in Oklahoma Saturday.
Erwin Longerbone, of Ottumwa, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
Rachel Knox will go to Corydon
this week for treatment of the eyes.
The Y. P..S. C. L. will give hard
time supper some time in the near
future.
At the school election held at this
place Monday, w. w. Knox and @. c,
Smith were elected directors.
Master Lloyd Hardin is on the sick
list.
Miss Ella Knox visited at the parent
al home last week.
Misses Bertha Hardin and Ella Knox
were Pekin callers yesterday.
Eliza and Jack Sylvester, Of Com
petine, were on our streets yesterday.
Ella Hudson, Of Fairfield, is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
William Ramey will move to Batavia
this week
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MILTON.

MILTON.
Milton, March 22.-Miss Minnie
Brown, who was quite sick last week.
has resumed her work again with Mrs.
Jack.
I Mrs. w. R. Hungate, who has been
visiting for the past month at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. C. u. Smith,
left last Thursday for Moulton and
vicinity to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Ella Forbes has returned homa
after weeks visit at Mt. Zion.
John Jack returned home last week
after several months absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Forbes, OF North
Prairie, called on relatives in town tho
first of the week. i.
Last Thursday morning, Rev. j. W..
Potter and wife were passengers on
No. I going west, he having been called
to Bloomfield to perform the marriage.
ceremony of John w. Baker, OF South
Prairie, and Miss Corinne Hill. Of
Bloomfield.
Mr.. Workman, wife and little girl.
OF Mt. Zion, were over Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. Workman's faAhen
and attended church in town ON Sum
day night.
Dennis, son Of W. Il. Boyd, is quite
sick.
Protracted meeting is still going on
at the NJ. e. church. Rev. Potter has
the assistance of the Monkman broth-
ers. The house is well filed at each
service.
Rev. Eckels is here visiting his old
charge. He is contemplating moving
to Moulton to take charge OF the Bap-
fist church at that Mace
Miss Nora Corrick, of Waneta, is WIS.,
Sting in town seslss -
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tic, visited Friday and Saturday with
Messrs. Barker and Mendin, of Sher-
man Chapel.
Miss Nora Rominger attended the
oyster supper at Fl. Hawkins Friday
night.
I. Ware was an Ottumwa visitor Sat-
urday night and Sunday with his sons,
Tom and Clyde.
c. M. Johnson was a Monterey visit
mr. S1,ndav5L
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HIGHLAND CENTER.


as Doak, aged 81 years, died quite sud-
denly Sunday morning at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. III. G. limbaugh. Mr..
Doak leaves two brothers and two sis
tiers. They are r. w. DoalS,, Of this
place, and John Doak, of Nebraskal
Mrs. II. H. limbaugh, of this place,
and Mrs. Alfred Whipple, of South OF
tumwa. The funeral was held Monday
with interment in the Brooks cemes
terry.
Miss Eva Mccormick, Of Ottumwa,
was an over Sunday visitor with relae
Gives at this place:
(. Master Leo Baker visited Saturday
in Ottumwa with his brother, Oswald
Baker.
WORD, was received here Monday Of
the death of Mrs. j. r. Alexander, of
Keosauaua. Mrs. Alexander was a
daughter of Caswell Dennis and a sis
ter of Mrs. j. w. Mccormick, both Of (
this place. ss
Misses Daisy and Ivy limbaugh visits
ed last week in South Ottumwa at the
home of Alfred Whipple. Il
Mrs. A. G. Butler has been quite sickt
with heart trouble but is now improve;
ling. g.
Mrs. Rhoda Davis returned home
Saturday night after an extended visit
with relatives in Ottumwa.
Miss M. L. Russell spent Sunday ait
the home of G. L. Redmon.
Messrs. Arthur Hoffman, G.. IA. Pey-
ton and J. P. Wyckof went to Keota
Friday on business, returning Satur-
day night.
G, w. Houghton and family moved
Monday onto the Foster farm east of
OttumWa.
Fred Back came home Monday night
from Mt. Pleasant where he has been
attending college.
j.. II. Tanner, of Delta, member of
the board of supervisors of Keokuk
county, was a business caller here yes
terday. n, 81
Lebanon, March 22.-Wm. Davis and
Glen and Ora Wilson went TO Cantril
Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Snider and daugh-
liter Bessie, were guests at Nil. Moore's
of near Troy, last week.
DR.. j. E. Gournsey has had q very
sick child with membraneous Group
and DR.. Craig of Keosauqua was called
in consultation on Friday evening".
The school election took place at the
North and South school houses the
first Monday in March and the follow 4
ing directors We're put in: Vim. Strait
for North Lebanan, and +. Z. Camp
bell for South Lebanon.
The Nj. i. Sunday school has decided
to observe Easter services here. The
following persons are on the commit
tee: Miss Florence Johnston. Miss
Bessie Snider and Mrs. G, j. Wilson.
1t is hoped all will take an interest in
this and not neglect the work; 1t is I
hoped to have a good program.
. John Swires, who has been in Ore
gon for some months past, has return
ed and is guest at p. B. Browns.
Mrs. Lewis Seamster and daughter,
Mary, Miss Ida Brooks, George Green
and VIM. Helsell, all of Chequest, at
tended Sunday morning and evening
services here. 4
John Sanders, of Pulaski, a friend Of
Miss Josie Humphrey, was guest at
the Ed. Humphrey home Sunday and
attended Epworth League.
Master Sidney Corvin, of LeaSido,
spent two weeks here with his grand.
father, John Gown, and his uncle, Geo.
Gown, returning home last week ac- i
|companied by John Gown and George
Gown and wife who made short visit :
there.
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DAHEONEGA.

Dahlonega, March 2O.-Nat Croemer
of Agency, was buying horses in this
neighborhood Monday.
Wesley ;Bear1er, of Village Creek
was calling on Old friends and trans
acting business here recently.
VIM. Lowenberg lost valuable stan.
dard bred mare last week.
Charley Stevehs, 81 Highland Center
was buying POTTERY here Saturday.
Miss Nellie Tanner, and brother
Harry, Of Ottumwa, were visiting in
the neighborhood Sunday.
E. C, Kitterman purchased the C.
NJ. Houdyshell place last week. We
did not learn the consideration.
Jacob Lowenberg is getting out the
material for new barn which he ex.
poets to put up as soon as the wealth.
.er will permit.
Maud Met Chung, who has been visit.
ing, friends in Missouri, the past three
months, returned home Monday. En-,
ma Kirby, Of Glenwood, accompanied
her home for a couple of weeks visit
/ VIM. Thompson, who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends in Adams
county the past two weeks, has re.
turned home.
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Sunday with relatives west Of HayeE

sunday WIN reldtlves west Of HayeE
vile.
The members of the Christian churcN
west OF Hayesville met last Sunday t.
reorganize their Sunday school. &
M. Fischer will build an addition tE
his house this spring.
Mrs. Tom Griffin, OF Sigourney, spent
Tuesday at the parental B. B. Jacobl
home in Hayesville.
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LEAN DO.

Leando, March 22.-Mr.. Springer sold
his property in Leando last week to
w. III. Morrison. Consideration 5000.
Mr.. Springer expects to move to Plano,
Ill.,, where his two sons, have posi-
tions in manufacturing plant. Mr..
Morrison has already rented his prop
erty to I. c.. Moore.
Il. p. Horn attended the horse sale
at Fairfield last week with two horses.
He sold one. Mr.. Horn and family are
making arrangements to start for The
west in a few days, where he may To-
cate if suited.
Charles Rollison and family, of OF
tumwa, have arrived for visit with
relatives at Leando, and while here
his child was taken sick with pneu-
monia. ~
Mrs. John Mulgrase, who, fell on the
ice and fractured the bone, Of her leg,
is on crutches.
The school election passed off quiet
| ~ last Monday. VIM. Ferguson and
VIM. Dowd We're elected for full
term, and j. S. Bell to fill vacancy for
one year.
James Fairchild is tearing down the
old school house.
Jane Hoops, near Leando, attended
the horse sale at Fairfield last week
land sold fine team of horses. Jesse
Jackson also attended the sale.
Mrs. Owen McComas. OF Colorado,
! is visiting with Mrs. Annie Camp
bell.
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LOVILIA.


Loyilia, March 21.-Mrs. j. H. Bar
nard, Of Lovilia, Is visiting in Mt. Plea
SAINT for a shorc time, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Walter Bartlett, Of that
Rev C. w Wilson is entertaining
company from Martinsburg this week.
Mrs. Ida Skies attended quarterly
meeting at Bussey last Sunday.
J.. c. McElhinney contemplates a
trip to Texas this month.
Mrs. D. H. Black returned to Lovilia
last Sunday from Missouri where she
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Balew.
Mrs. G. w. Wilson was an Abba call
er Saturday.
Mrs, Jennie Miser. visited in Abba
Tuesday.
Miss Maud Mullen returned home
from Abba Friday evening.
On Monday morning the CONSOLIDATE
ton Coal company commenced to sink
a shaft to be known as No. 10 in Sec
tion s, Bluff Creek township, Monroe
county. The shaft is SX16, 113 feet
deep. The Northwestern railroad will
be extended west some time this sum
mer. "a K