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Bonaparte.

Bonaparte, Nov. 15.-Two of our
business men. Dan. Cresap and Joe
Whitley, are in Chicago this week
on business.
Frank Coolidge, of Eldon, visited a
few days last week with relatives.
Miss Get Bushell has been sum-
moned to the bedside of her sister,
Mrs. George Baughn, of Arson, Mo-,
who is seriously i'll.
Miss Nellie Daniels returned to her
home in Keokuk Monday after a visit
with friends.
Louis Proper is visiting relatives in
Des Moines.
Mrs. Del Graves, formerly Miss
Kate Huffman. of Elgin. H., is yia-.-.lg
friends here.
Mrs. Lulu Clark, of Pennington
spent Sunday in our little city.
A. G.. Roberts spent Saturday in Ke.
osauqua.
VIM. Van Pelt, a carpenter, fell from
a ladder recently and broke one of the
bones of his arm.
The ladies of the M. E. church had
their historic apron sale and the feat
ure of the evening was the auction OF
the aprons sent by Mrs. VIM. ]. Bryan
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Re.
freshments were served and quite a
neat little sum was realized.
Rev. Megan, of Spirit Lake, is hold
ing meetings at the Baptist church.
Mr.. Sivil, who has been ill for the
last .nree or four months, is able to
walk down street again.
The O.E.S. held their regular meet.
ing last night and quite an interesting
paper was read by the worthy matron
Mrs. Cora Mcdonald, who attended
the state convention recently held in
Des Moines.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are arranging to have can
tata on the coming Saturday night.
Miss Bertha Hackey has left for a
short visit with friends in Quincy.
I. G. McCannaughey went to Keokuk
Monday to have another operation
performed on his throat, and at this
writing is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Mrs. Ella Hart spent Sunday in the
country.
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Amador.

Amador, Nov. 15.-The little child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schwartz is
very ill.
Mrs. Phirife Parker entertained Mr..
and Mrs. e. Hanning Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Cloyd is suffering from
an attack of lung fever.
Vesta Smith closed a term of school
at Wellman last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning were call
ing on relatives in South Ottumwa
Saturday.
Miss Nora Day, who is attending
school in Ottumwa, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
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ing with dropsyis improving in health.
Mrs. Manifold and Mrs. John Walk
er, of Bethany, Missouri, visited at G.
W. Johnston's last week. They were
called here by the death of Mrs. G. M.
Henry,
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LoviIia.

Lovilia, Nov. 14.-Mr. and Mrs. P.
r.. Clark were visiting in Marysville
over Sunday, the guests of I. r. Cole
and wife.
Mrs. Jones, an old settler of Monroe
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Mrs. Ellen Morgan and Mrs. L. R.
Pearson were visitors in Miller Ridge
Sunday.
Mrs. Edythe Evans and Miss Elsie
Moore were visiting friends in Abba
Thursday.
Rev. Schreiner filed his regular
appointment at the M. E. church
Sunday morning.
Miss Pearl scavenger was an Abba
visitor last Tuesday.
Chas. Duffy spent Sunday in Bur.
lington.
John L. Nelson was Chillicothe
visitor Sunday evening.
Mrs. ]. P. Guthrie and Mrs w. j.
Evans were shopping in Abba last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Petit was an Ottumwa
visitor recently.
The members of the w. o. w.
and Woodmen Circle enjoyed a very
pleasant surprise on Samuel Ander-
son at his home last Thursday even-
ing. 1t was his birthday and his wife
planned the surprise. Among those
present were Messrs. and Mesdames
Samuel Anderson, Ed Palmer, w. j.
Evans, ]. P. Guthrie, Jas. Ellsworth,
Will Smythe, John Moore, Harry An
derson, A. c. Bridges, Geo. Luke, Geo.
Bridges, Misses Maggie Bilterman,
Lucy Warner, Mary Johnson, Elsie
Moore, Effie Amos, Pearl Scavenger,
Ethelyn Crabill, Anna Bilternnan and
Messrs. Joe Scavenger, Geo. Amos
and Johnnie Butler
Mrs. Maggie Butler and Mrs. Code
Strange were Eddyville visitors last
week.
Mrs. A. c. Bridges was a business
caller in Hynes Monday.
The dance at the opera house last
Saturday night was grand success.
Music was furnished by Crabill's or.
chestra.
Drakesville.
Drakesville, Nov. 15.-T. d. Doke, OF
Bloomfield, was a business visitor
Thursday.
John Dodge moved his family to
Bloomfield last week, leaving his farm
to the care of his two sons.
Will Williams moved his family in
to their new residence last week.
VIM. Wranghop, of Bloomfield spent
Friday here.
| Miss Jessie Brown spent Friday and
| Saturday of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Dodge.
| Mrs. Ivah Sinock is still on the sick
| list.
| Special services for children were
held in the M. e. church Sunday at 8
D. M, conducted by the pastors wife.
| Rev. Ethel, of Bloomfield, conduct
ed holiness meeting at the Free Meth
odist church Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Orus Russell spent
Sunday at the parental Smock home.
Miss Lora Harbour. of Belknap. Wis
tied over Sunday here with her sister,
Mrs. R. O. HENDERSON.
John Mccarthy has just finished
building new barn on his farm on
the outskirts of town. He also has
new house in contemplation.
| Out teachers, who have been home
| the past two weeks for vacation are
Misses Virgie Beedle, Nellie Truitt
Maude McNeff and Elva Beedle.
Miss Hattie Sayles spent Sunday in
Belknap, the guest of her aunt. Mrs.
Emma Williams.
I
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WooIson.

Woolson, Nov. 15.-Nliss Louie Shell
ley has come home from Colorado.
Mrs. Landers, of Colorado, is here
visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza
Kinney.
Morris Hadley is having new barn
erected.
There was quilting bee at Mrs. Ira
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Belknap.

Belknap, Nov. 15.-Hon. Ellsworth
nominger, of Bloomfield, made an ex-
cellent campaign speech here last
Monday night. AS he had driven over
he had plenty of time for his speech
He went over the ground of each issue
carefully explaining every point, and
in every way made very satisfactory
speech.
T. C.. Cree left Tuesday noon for Ok
lahoma to see the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Watts left Fri
day for Lancaster, Mo-, to visit Mrs.
Watts mother, Mrs. Hollowell.
Mrs. J. l.. Mum and children, OF Des
Moines, arrived Tuesday for short
visit with Mrs. V. D. Bell and other
relatives.
R. j. Harbour has purchased Mrs.
Catharine Harbours place.
DR.. Morgan who have lived a few
miles north of here for number OF
years, is moving into the Allen house,
recently vacated by Otus Pickett and
wife.
ODE Burns and wife visited in
Bloomfield Sunday at the parental w.
B. Songer home.
Mrs. Henry Yanke and daughter,
Hazel, were West Grove visitors Sun,
day.
Birdie Huffman, of Ottumwa, Mrs.
Lola Davis. of Mcpherson, Kansas, and
Oris Kinney, of Shunem, visited Sun
day with Joel MCGEE and wife.
Rev. G. w. Barber received J. w
Miller, G. w. Ware. Harry H. Easton
and Mrs. Mary F. Caldwell into full
membership in the M. e. church sun
day. G. w. Ware and Mrs. Caldwell
were baptised by sprinkling. Rev
Barber announced Sunday that Pre-
siding Elder Cooper, of Keosauqua
would hold quarterly meeting services
here the Gath and 25th of this month
with preaching services at 2 p m. and
| Z p. m. Saturday at ESQ and Z p. m
Sunday. Communion services Sunday
afternoon.
George Ware came home Saturday
evening from Linsyille and spent Sun
day here with his parents returning
there that evening.
Mrs. Smock and daughter, of brakes
vile, visited here Sunday with theil
daughter and sister, Mrs. T. B. Came
ron.
Joe Barclay, of Moberly, Mo-, cam'
| up Sunday evening to take F. +
Koehns place as night operator for ;
few days 1t is thought that Mr.
Koehn will not return here from Kan
sas City, where he is visiting for few
days.
Rev. Barber has organized a praye
meeting at the NJ e. church to NEE
every Thursday evening.
Alex Fouts and wife, of Drakesville
were callers at the Alex Easton hom
| Saturday evening.
Miss Hattie Sayles of Drakesville
visited here with Mrs. w. M. William
Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel Wells was quite i'll Sat
urday night and Sunday, but is bette
again.
Several people from here who wer
expecting to attend the convention a
the Sherman chapel Sunday were dis
appointed at not being able to do sc
Josiah Rominger, of Bloomfield, al
tended services at the M. E. churcl
Sunday.
| A box supper was served at tn
school house Friday evening by tn
school.
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entertainment. Premiums are being
solicited from the merchants, and sup
per will be served. The boys did not
celebrate last year so they expect to
have a grand time this year.
dancing club consisting of eigh-
teen members has been organized in
Charlton for the purpose of holding a
dance in the armory once each week
during the winter. The club elected
the following officers: President, w.
l.. Wilson; vice president, Clifford
Croker; secretary Oscar Clay; trea-
surer, R. w. Bruce. They will hold
their first dance this evening.
The board of supervisors met in
regular session Monday afternoon at
the court house. They will probably
be in session all week. Nothing of i'm
portance is before them for this ses-
sion. G. L. Ashby, the only democrat
on the board, will retire in January
and John Kent, a republican, will take
his place, making every county officer
a republican.
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both of this place, departed yesterday
morning for Macon City, Mo-. where
they will work at the carpenter trade.
Agency.
Agency, Nov. 14.-Mrs. Susie Sim
mons, of Ohio, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Hanawalt.
E. c. Thompson. who has been ill,
is better.
Mrs. George Littler and Mrs. Bertha
Llttler returned to their home at Mo-
line, ILL.,, after visiting relatives here
for several weeks.
Last Wednesday evening the small
boys here held ratification meeting.
They had tin pans for drums. built
bonfires and had general good time.
Mrs. George Newell returned to her
home in Des Moines last week after a
short visit with relatives here. She
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Eliza Comegys, who expects to spend
the winter there.
Elmer Irwin has sold his farm east
of town to Phil Watkins for $2,1O0.
The Epworth League is making ar
rangements for a lecture course this
winter.
F. P. Dudley, of Chicago, spent Sun
day with his sister. Mrs. G. L. Nye,
and other friends.
Last week some small boys threw
stones at the Ft. Madison passenger
train as it was running thru. and
broke some windows. Detective Har-
rison arrested them, but on their par
ents promising to pay all damages
they We're turned loose.
William Hughes, the operator at
Street, returned from Chicago last
week, where he spent his vacation.
Mrs. A. Humphrey is visiting friends
in Des Moines
E. Johnson went to Chicago yester-
day with two carloads of fine cattle.
The hog cholera is raising havoc
among the hogs in this visinity. Quite
a number of farmers have lost nearly
all they had.
William Hopkins dwelling caught
fire yesterday. The fire was extin-
guished with little damage.
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keb.

NGD.
Keb, Nov. 14.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Post, of Eldon. spent Saturday and
Sunday in town visiting friends.
Mrs. Una Picker reports an enroll
ment of 70 at her school,
The ladies gave an oyster supper in
the school house Saturday night. The
total receipts were $26.25, which will
be used for preaching purposes.
Louis Raphael, miner from the Ba-
ker mine, was taken to the hospital in
Ottumwa last week for treatment.
Rev. John Hastie, of Soul Ottum.
wa, lectured here on Friday night to a
full house on "a Trip to Paris" His
lecture was highly appreciated.
John Vincent of Des Moines, was in
town Saturday.
Mrs.Una Pickler visited at her home
in Eldon Sunday.
Miss Anna Taylor, of Marysville, Wis
tied here this week.
Mrs. Rema Phillips and Mrs. Anna
Hinkle, of Laddsdale, visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Fosdick Sun
lday.
| Miss Anna Johnson, of Chillicothe,
visited in town on Saturday.
William Anderson, of Hiteman, was
in town on Monday. He reports the
coal business in Monroe county on the
boo NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Davis spent
Tuesday in Ottumwa shopping and Wis
ting their many friends.
Peter Nelson, of Munterville, was in
town Tuesday looking after business.
William Asi,urn and Thomas Sutton
spent Sunday in Ottumwa.
Superintendent w. E. Williams has
a mason and carpenter repairing hous-
es this week, getting ready for winter.
NJ. Williams always looks out for the
comfort of his army of employees.
| John Lloyd is on the sick list.
The mines are running full time, TAX
ing out 600 tons of lump coal a day.
Courtney Willard, paymaster, paid
the miners on Saturday for the last
two weeks of October.
| ]. H. Miller, of Altoona, Polk coun-
ty, was in town Monday on business.
John Reese, Of Beacon, secured
work here last week.
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Avery.

Avery, Nov. 15.-Frank Sullivan,
of Melrose, was an Avery visitor Sun
day evening.
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yesterday morning at his home in
this place. The funeral was held this
afternoon at O'Clock. Mr.. Murphy
was q member of the Masonic order
at this place and the funeral services
were in charge of this order.
Willis Luke. and William Long,
both of this place, departed yesterday
morning for Macon City, Mo-, where
they will work at the carpenter trade.
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EVERY woman covets sbapeiy, pretty Inquire, and
many Of them deplore the loss OF their grlish forms
destructive 10 the mothers shapeliness. This can
be avoided, however, by the use of MOTHERS
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Nov. 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
Jonn Lane and Mrs. Mary e. Cook left
Monday night for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where they will spend the win
ter at the home of Mrs. Cooks son, W..
H. Cook, formerly of this city.
Miss Lillian Jay, of Pulaski, is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c..
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has estimated the loss Of life lower than
last week" and just as surely the death list
will 80 considerably above 5000. The Posts
list OF known dead is already several hundred
above that figure and there are unqueston-
ably scores OF those lost whose names have
not 50 far been reported In all likelihood
they Will never be known.
II is stated that not fly. mosquito, bird
or buszard has been seen IN Galveston, or
on the island since the storm. The report
comes from the Panhandle that for the hrst
time In the history OF that section the In
hnbitanto are being annoyed by myriads
Of mosquitoes OF mammoth size. II Is sup
posed they we're blown there from the coast.
-smithyile Transcript
1t is unauestlonaby fact that. so far as
known. no one has reported the presence
OF mosquitoes along the coast since the
STERN Flies were to be seen in Galveston
during the week following the disaster, but
ahfy were Nry, very scarce. No birds
Of any Kind were in evidence. 1t seems rea-
sonable to suppose that, as the Transcript
suggests. the mosquitoes which according to
reports. are now so plentiful in the Pan
handle. were blown thlther by the hurr-
cane
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AJAX onAs. A. EDwARpsO

Washington, September S0.-~(Stan spe-
oial.)- part OF the republican pro-
gramme for the last two weeks OF the
campaign has leaked out here, and the
facts ought to be heralded all over the
country in order that the people may
know the truth and that the democrats
may know how to meet the game that the
republicans are trying to work on them.
The order has gone out from republican
headquarters to the press of the taitniui
all over the country, that just Two weeks
before the election they must unite In one
mighty attack on Bryan. They have been
instructed to use all and every weapon
that may be available and invent any that
human ingenuity and mendaoity may be
capable OF doing. III connection with this
they are asked to come out In double
loaded leaders and say that now all doubt
has been dispeled and that the re-elec-
tlon of Mckinley is assured. They are In
structed to throw all doubt to the winds
and to claim the election OF Mckinley as
the one certain thing.
This is intended to inspire confidence IN
all over the country and to bring back
the weak-kneed to the support OF the re-
publican candidate. as it is a well known
fact that there are thousands all over the
country who vote each time with what
they consider Will be the winning ticket.
This added 10 the game OF bluff and
/ lies that will be Matched and promulgated
concerning Bryan is counted on to stem
/ the tide and again land Mckinley in the
White House.
The last days of the campaign Will be,
I from the republican standpoint, cam
paign OF mud-s1inging, SANDER, lies, bluff
and bomDast. This ] got from an inside
republican source and 1t ought 10 be given
out TO the world In order thas when the
game starts the democrats may understand
4 the meaning of 1t and promptly nit it in
the head with an AK. The republicans
see defeat staring them in the face and
/ they have become desperate.
~
| had the pleasure the other day OF
meeting state Chairman Simmons Of the
democratic State central committee of the
State of North Carolina. In the course Of
a conversation with me he said that all
the stories about an exodus of negroes
from North Carolina on account of the re-
cent action in that State anent an edu-
cati0nal clause In the State constitution
was simply ridiculous. He said he knew
personally of a large number OF negroes
who voted for the amendment requiring
an educational test for voters and that
there are now at least 10000 negroes In
the State not affected by it. He said that
the only persons who are dissatisfied with
the law are the republican politicians
whose occupations have been destroyed by
the law. and that In all his recollection
he has never known the blacks to be more
contented than at present
Speaking OF the congressional situation
Chairman Simmons said that he enter
tanned great hopes OF being able to send
a solid delegation of democrats 10 the
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AS VIEWED AT THE NATIONAL CAPTTA7=

next house. In the Second district. now
represented by George ii. White, coiored,
tina combined democratic and popuhst
vote, II pollcd for Claude Kitchen, the
democratic nominee VIII elect him. This
vote In 1898 amounted to 1T7lS. while
White received 1851, but this being a
presidential year the vote will probably be
greater. Representative Lnney, republic
can, was defeated for denomination in the
Eighth district and the defeat has devel-
oped soreness on the part of bis friends.
That VIII work for the good of the DEM
ocratic ticket there and as the district
is very close one Ii may be carried for
the democrats. Linn-y was elected by
only 1000 plurality, so very little defec-
tion would be sufficient to defeat Black
burn, the republican nonsinee. The dem
ccrats have renominated Crawford in the
Ninth district and he will be elected He
was deprived OF his seat In the last house
by such a barefaced steal that even the
republicans of the district resent the
treatment he received He has carried
the district several times because ne has
a host OF friends among his political OPP
ponents
When asked about the reported defec-
ton of the business men of the State in
favor OF Mckinley. Mr.. Simmons stated
that there was practically no truth IN
the reports. In the western portion Of
the State there are some prominent per-
sons connected with the manufacturing
interests who are for the republican
nominees. but these men have always
been republicans on National/ Issues,
while largely voting with the democrats
on State issues.
II believe" he continued, that the
elimination of the negro from the politics
OF the State will mean the wiping out OF
the republican party. which means that
the State will be democratic beyond all
doubt. as the populist party has prac-
tically disappeared the members being
largely democratic. and are back again
in the old party"
MIR. Simmons is a candidate to succeed
the Hon. Marion Butler in the senate OF
the United States. His opponents are ex-
Representative Waddell and Gen. Julian
S. Carr. The selection has been left to
a democratic primary to be held on the
same day as the National election next
November.
One of the dueerest stories that ever
came out of the East was told me yes
terday by one OF the gentlemen connect
ed with the state department. 1t came
in a report from Consul General Dickin-
son at the Turkish capital of Constanti-
NOBLE. Turkey has always been opposed
to the advance OF civilization. and along
this line her government from time TO
time passed stringent laws and prohibit
tive regulations concerning he importa-
tion of inventions. and under this ban
fell all electrical contrivances. for The
Turks looked upon all such as the handi-
work of the devil.
Unaware OF this. an American concern
sought to introduce electrical appliances
into The empire. and sent over big con-
signment in charge of representative
When he reached Constantinople the rep
resentative was not only denied the privi-
leges OF landing his goods. but they were
confscated He went to the American
consul general and protested, and the
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POLITICS AND THE GREAT STRIKE.
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urging that the trusts take a step which
he considers essential to republican sue
Cess
1t makes little difference what may be
the outcome of Mr.. Hanna's conference
with the coal trust magnates;. he has all
ready given the laboring men of TIE
country an object picture OF the position
of the republican party which they are
not likely 10 forget.
Senator Hanna is anxious to nut an end
to the strike at any cost The coal trust
maghates have shown a disposition TO
decline his at-any-cost demands because
they have gone into this tang with the
determination that they are not only 90
ing to refuse recognition of the mines.
union, but that they are going to erusn
mat organization once and for all time.
ihey agrees with Mr.. Hanna that II wou,d
ue wen Tor the republican cause IN have
tue strlKe ended--for the present at least
uut 'hey rear II they once recognlze
-, ANIheis union, they Will have to treat
80 " sanl1eo labor, rather than unor-
b9liZed labor, for all time 10 come Eor
this reason they have so far declined to
aecede TO Mr.. Hanna's suggestions or de-
mands. Va NC
lucy would be perfectly willing to
''ahe some arrangement to tide over the
,Css.npaign, but they do not propose to do
TINS at any cost" " N"
me men are honestly anxious for arbi.
ualion and settlement. They believe
they have the right TO speak thro,iso
their organizations ana are insistinT an
mat right. When their union has asled
ior the redress OF wrongs, il has been
lnet win a fiat refusal of Consideration
w s. they as individuals have asked ~
we desired redress, they have been mst
Win the statement that they oonld MOI
We considered unless they all cot To.
IN other words, the Pennsylyania min.
sr mas been between the devil ana .ho
ueep sea. with no way on earth - sos
cure consideration from the weaitby On
ooGeors, lie Is striking for what he con
ewes ewes ms rights; and right or wrong. inc
s Im,,iIeht OF those in touch with the
situation is with him. '"o
~
AS to the political effect OF this str,ts
we republicans seem to be between tb,,
ueVii and the deep sea themselves with