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BELKNAP.

belkIldp, June D. hcV. A1lllCe, OF
DralSeville, called upon friends here
Thursday.
j. w. Bolivar lost a calf Thursday
morning. 1t was sick only short time
and seemed to suner a great deal of
pain and Mr.. Bolivar was unable to de-
termine the nature of the disease. This
is the second calf he has lost from the
same cause. w. L. Mccormick also
lost calf from the same trouble.
Miss Callie Cree, of Bloomfield, visit
ed here last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T.. c. Cree. ~ ,+....tfaF5
Mrs. ]. Ware and daughter =, Lizzie
and J. w. Miller and wife, attended
Decoration day services in Drakeville
Wednesday,. s.4s,I-s,a s.st5
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Bolivar attended
the Decoration services at Dunyille
Wednesday. E, Sat
Andy Yates and wife, of Bloomfield,
We're visitors Tuesday at M. C. Romin-
gers.
George Galpin and wife, of Bloom.
field, visited Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. G.. Rominger.
Allen Thompson left Monday for OF
tumwa.
Miss Maude Rominger, who has been
a student at the Bloomfield Normal for
some time, graduated recently in the
mercantile course. She expects tc
spend the summer here with her pa
rents.
Miss Gerda Wheeler, of West Grove
closed her school here Friday with a
program in the afternoon.
Wora 3,aror he 5p4;as oe2 o~,,,,,ov
ator Friday, working here in the town
and vicinity Friday and Saturday.
Lee Mccormick has recently added
a new summer kitchen to his property
Miss Leila Eberline is quite sick with
the mumps.
| I. Ware and wife attended the Odd
Fellows decoration service in Ottum
wa Sunday.
Henry Bailey and family, of Drake.
vile, were visitors Sunday at the II. C
Rankin home.
The children's day service at the M
e. church is announced for Sunday
June 10, at s p. m.
Miss Lizzie Ware was a Bloomfield
visitor Saturday.
Night Operator Fred Kane was q
Bloomfield visitor Sunday.
Henry Taylor and wife, of Bloom.
field, visited Sunday with j. NJ. Nc.
Cormick and wife.
Mrs. Mamie Pickett is spending the
week on Soap Creek at the parental
Charley Howell home.
w. NJ. Lockman and family purchas
ed new piano today. Miss Laura has
| been taking lessons in Bloomfield fol
some time past and is quite an accom-
plished musician.
J. M. Mccormick is visiting with his
daughter, Mrs. SADIE Klinginsmith, OF
Lucerne, Mo. He expects to return
home by way of Centerville. where he
will visit with his sister, Miss Mary
Ilowrey.
| Mrs. Emma Bell and two children
of Trenton, Mo-, are visiting Mrs
Bells sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Gray and fam,
lily.
Miss Floy McCreery, of Bloomfield, is
visiting here with relatives.
| On Saturday, June 2, the neighbors
very pleasantly surprised Mrs. Harvey
Russell, it being her birthday. Mr.
Spaulding and Mrs. Russell went to
Bloomfield in the morning and when
they returned they found a crowd as
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Passenger Has Close call.

Storm Lake, June 5.-Some unknown
person fired a charge thru the rear
coach Of the clipper just as the train
was nearing the Illinois Central sta
ton at this point. Attorney F. f. Fa-
viii had narrow escape, as the bullet
passed close to his face and the broken
glass fell at his feet. Conductor HON.
er Immediately announced that $50 re-
ward would be paid for any informal
ton leading to the Identification of the
miscreant.
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4 M
beautiful city of the dead, where low
ing hands dropped tokens of affection
upon the graves of departed comrades.
The work upon the Central bridge
that has been in progress since last
fall is at standstill just now as the
result of the serving of attachment pa
pers upon the property of Payne, Brad
shaw, McMahan & Co., the contractors.
The action was instituted by Manning
& Epperson and Jas. Mooney to secure
something over $1,000.
The Christian Sunday school observ-
ed Children's day last Sunday by rem
dering the beautiful concert ''Silver
Bells" An appreciative audience filled
the house. AS result of their efforts
nice little sum was raised for foreign
missionary work.
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b.
w. Lapsley, Seen. Cronie." The soci-
ETY. is of a strictly military secret char
acter. The doughty warriors are
game.
Rev. G. W. Barber and Miss Alma
Hartrick attended the Epworth League
convention held in Centerville this
week.
The members of the Epworth League
will give an ice cream social Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Cook and sons departed Mon-
day for their new home in Chachales,
Washington.
Messrs. Chas. Scott and Lou Green
leaf returned Friday from their trip
to the Pacific coast.
Children's day exercises will be held
at the Baptist church next Sunday
evening.
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FAIRyiEw.

Fairview, June Children's day
services will be held at Fairview
church next Sabbath evening, June 10.
All are cordially invited to attend.
G. E. Valley, wife and little daughter
Belle were callers in Batavia last Fri
day.
Misses Belle and Clara Copeland at
tended services here last Sunday.
Joseph Burger and family were Fair
field shoppers last Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Newland and Miss Nancy
were present during services last Sab.
bath at this place.
James Taylor pleasantly entertained
a number of friends last Monday even
ing. The time was pleasantly spent
and all seemed to enjoy themselves
very much.
VIM. Bartholow Jr was business
caller in Batavia last Saturday.
Miss Emma Parker visited friends in
Fairfield one day last week.
A children's day entertainment will
be held at Mt. Zion church June II.
Chas. Mcbride and daughters atten.
ded song services here last Thursday
evening.
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FLORIS,

AoiiS y uue o.--SldTleS Dun, OI IIl-
don, came in on No. IS, Monday, shak-
ling hands with old friends.
Miss Eugene Robins came in on No.
Is Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Bintz
Mrs. S. S. Harvard came Monday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Jay.
Dave Crookshank, of Bloomfield, pass
ed thru here Tuesday on his way to
Wapello county where his daughter is
teaching school.
s'B. b. Ramsey spent Tuesday night in
Ottumwa with his daughter, Mrs. Ry-
an, returning Wednesday.
Charles Wilson and Ernest Albersop
went to Drakeville Decoration day.
DIR. LaForce, of California, is here
looking after some business and also
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Dick Swim
ney, of Floris, and Mrs. Fannie Baker,
of Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Easton spent
Decoration day at Danville, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hudson were at Eldon.
Norman Kinman, of aMrk, was in
this place Wednesday.
Supervisor Hawkins passed thru here
Thursday.
DR.. Stephens and wife and daughter,
Sala, returned from Chicago Thursday.
They report an enjoyable time.
g. y. Wilson made, business trip
to Bloomfield Thursday. s :
William Pearson returned home from
M.onlton Thursday from visiting rela-
,,tiYes.
John ROUGH, Ode Strickland and Will
Bintz took advantage of the squirrel
law the first day Of June and also went
fishing.
Misses Freda and Daisy Davies re
turned home from a months visit in
| Keokuk Friday. sab
William Bolivar. Of Belknap, was
here Friday looking after the stock
business. n.
Willard Shelton passed thru here Sat
urday after visiting relatives north OF
| here.
Noah Davis, of Marshal, Iowa, came
here Saturday to visit his brother, Dr.
Davis.
Henry Hancock Sundayed here at his
Uncle Harrison Hancock's ond other
relatives,
Rev. Miller preached memorial ser.
mon mon AZ II a. m. sunday and at the
close took up a collection for the India
! sufferers amounting to $685., also
made arrangements for Monday night
to raise more funds.
| Miss Hattie Hale. Of Packwood, i,
here visiting her brother and sisters.
The children's day service at the Bap
tist church Sunday night was very
pleasing.
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MYSTIC.

Mystic, June THE knights OF
Pythias held their memorial services
Sunday, June 3. They met at the hall
at 10 o'clock and in company with the
band marched to the Elgin cemetery
and decorated the graves of the de.
ceased members of the order. At {
o'clock p. m. they again met at the hall
where Claude Porter, of Centerville, de.
livered an address, after which the
Knights and Rathbone Sisters headed
by the band marched to the Highland
cemetery. The Mystic cornet band
furnished the music for the day.
Dougal Forsyth and Miss Maude Ste
vens were married Sunday night at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Stevens. They will make
their home in jerome.
Miss Rambo, of Van Buren, county, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. j. Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Milburne are re.
joicing over the arrival of little so1
at their home.
John Luse is spending week at the
Lineville Springs for his health.
TIL Rebekah lodge will give an en-
|tertainment in the opera house Wed
nesday evening of this week.
The merchants have engaged the
Mystic cornet band to furnish music
every Saturday evening during the
summer.
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between the same teams is scheduled
Tor next Monday.
Local talent will present the old
Maids Convention" Friday night at the
opera house. As the affair is under the
management of Lucia B. Griffin we
are promised something, worth see
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VILLAGE CREEK

Village Creek, June John Haley
purchased riding cultivator Mon-
day.
Mike Schwartz and Lewis Kocman
marketed hogs in Ottumwa Thursday.
w. S. Golden, of Omaha, was a bus
mess caller in Village Creek Thurs
day.
Joe Kosman was in Ottumwa Friday.
John Day and daughter, Nora, pass
ed thru the village Saturday.
Messrs. and Mesdames. A. Harlan,
Walter Schoech. and Will Finsley spent
Sunday at Joe Harlan's.
Nels Vandelo is improving his place
by giving his house a coat of paint.
A number of the people here went to
Ottumwa Saturday.
Church at Pleasant Home was large-
ly attended Sunday.
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ALBA.

Abba, June 6.--Local talent is
engaged in the preparation of
the play 81 Love You," un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Halsey. The
play will be given next Friday night,
June ~, for the benefit of the fire
men.
The grocery stores have finally reach.
ed an agreement as to closing, which
they now do at o'clock every even
ing except Saturday. This closes
every store in town at $3.50 or 8 o'clock
and the clerks are given a rest during
the evening. }
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ors Monday evening the following
teachers were selected to teach the
public school at this place: Prof. A.
H. Packer, for the upper room, and
Miss Wilson, of near Birmingham, for
the lower room.
Miss Edna Percival is spending few
days of this week in Mt. Pleasant.
DR.. Young. of Bonaparte, was pro-
fessional caller at this place Friday.
Miss Florence Allen. of Mt. Pleasant,
is visiting with friends at this place.
Curt Thomas, of Pennington, was a
caller in town. Tuesday.
Miss Esther Hitch left Monday for
Birmingham where she will spend a
few weeks.
Mrs. Alice Wilson and children spent
few days of last week visiting with
her sister, at Winchester.
The l. o. o. F. will observe memorial
day at this place June II.
Mrs. Inez Eyre, of Creston, is visiting
with her parents and other friends at
this place.
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MUNTERYILLE.

Munterville, June 7.-Mrs. Lillian
Houdyshell from Ottumwa, is making
her father, Nels Swenson, and other
relatives visit this week. She will
return to Ottumwa the latter part of
the week.
Alex Johnson is very busy these days
getting over the territory assigned to
him as census enumeration.
Last Sunday the Lutheran church
was filled to more than it's seating
capacity, it being confirmation day,
and a class OF ten young ladies and
gentlemen being confirmed. Quite
number of people from Ottumwa and
Dudley were present.
Gust Burgason brought out new
top buggy from Ottumwa one day last
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Jones from near
Blakesburg, Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Pear
son, and L, L. Swenson and wife vis-
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Pearson
last Sunday afternoon and all had a
very pleasant time.
E. G. Allen has built new platforms
in front of his store room and this
week will build a large permanent
awning over which will make the store
room much cooler during the summer
and more pleasant for his many Gus
toners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nye and family and
Miss Vina Allen visited last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Johannes Pearson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, who live east of
Munterville, entertained large num-
Der of their acquaintance last Friday
at their hame.
| Mrs. Nels Hall and daughter Ella,
visited at the home Of Nels Swenson
last Sunday. Nels Swenson's daugh-
ter being home on visit.
| The Huffman Brothers,, blacksmiths
at Munterville, have been busy for a
few days repairing and making new
coal screens for the Willard coal
mines.
| N. P. Pearson delivered fine lot OF
spring lambs in Ottumwa last week,
receiving $3.50 per cwt. for them.
L. L. Swenson and wife spent the
evening last sunday at the pleasant
home Of Jas. Grooms and had very
pleasant time.
Ed Grooms sheared So head of sheep
for Gust Burgason in about eight hours
one day last week. Tt seems as if Ed.
knows how to handle the sheep shears
as well as the violin bow.
During the church services last Sun
day team of horses hitched to a top
buggy broke loose and ran off, break
ing the buggy tongue and top, but the
horses were not hurt. The team and
buggy belonged to Nels Swenson. 1t
was a very lucky thing no further
damage being done as there were 20
many teams hitched along the path of
the runaway.
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ELDON.

fAIlSlOl, uAc S,---4SllS. ". w. L helps
returned from Mt. Ayr Wednesday.
Twill Smith returned to Trenton,
Mo-, Wednesday night.
w. Towers, of Muscatine, is visiting
his brother, Ed Towers.
Thursday evening the Junior c. E.
held social at Chas. Woods lawn
Ice cream, cake, lemonade and fruit
Il were served. The children took In
$3.50.
Mrs. E. Barger is visiting at Knox
vile.
Chas. Bierce has purchased the Fl.
Z g. Mason residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Mills left Thursda,
for Des Moines, where both will attend
+ Drake university the coming year.
Miss Lizzie r. Mckinney left Thurs.
n day night for Savannah, Ills, where
she will visit her brother.
N. Wilson and family have moved ia
,Auscatine.
Thursday evening Grace Knight en-.
tertained the class of 1900. Ice cream,
cake and berries We're served.
Miss Emma Enyart is visiting al
Agency.
Eldon, June Mrs. w. G. Wilson
spent Sunday at Douds.
Mrs. J.. L. Younker and daughter,
Rita, returned from Chicago, ILL.,, Sat-
urday.
se Mrs. II. Whitman spent Sunday at
Ottumwa.
Marion spohr returned to Belknap
Saturday.
Grace johnson, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday at Eldon.
Mrs. Bishop and Miss Aloha Gregg,
of Glasgow, also Miss Clara Gregg, of
Ottumwa, spent Sunday with Mrs. I.
G. Tomlinson.
Mrs. a. L. johnson returned from
Fairfield Saturday.
Miss Nellie Acton is visiting her sis
ter at OttumWa.
Lou Ramey returned from Quincy,
ILL.,, Saturday.
Mrs. Gilbert was in Ottumwa Satur-
day.
Saturday afternoon the Fortnightly
club met at the home of Mrs. j. Hop
kins. Election of officers was the pro-
gram for the afternoon. Mrs. Nellie
Tomlinson, the president, was re-elect-
ed by reclamation. Other officers cleo
ted are: Mrs. Emma Norton, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Lillian Hopkins, secretary;
4 Mrs. Elizabeth Sewall, treasurer, and
{ Mrs. Emma Earhart, member of the
executive committee. AT this meeting
the club adjourned until October S.
Mrs. Tomlinson gave very able adj
dress in which she touched upon the
past years work and gave the men,
bers some very good advice.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. VIM. Mealy
entertained in honor of her niece of
Milan. Mo.
Mrs. a. c. Weygandt is visiting at
Wilton.
Will Simmons, of Muscatine, spent
Sunday here.
Fred Healy, of ottumwa, spent Sun
day here.
Mesdames Il. Creamer and A. W.Roh.
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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 ofSases,
Are Chronicled by the Courler's
Special Correspondents
CHARLTON,

Charlton, June 6.-Aiiss Maud Hav-
5erick, OF Creston, is spending a few
days in the city, the guest OF her
friend, Miss Clara MartZ. 4.
The M. w. A. No. 2S2 held very in
teresting and entertaining meeting
Monday evening. After the regular or
nominated several candidates to fill out
the unfinished term of escort made va
cant by the resignation of John Book.
When the regular camp adjourned sew
eral of the members remained and be-
gan the organization of a camp of the
III. Il. W., a side degree TO the Wood.
men. Much fun was INDUCED in and
the camp got fairly under way. They
will elect officers at the next meeting.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church gave a very
enjoyable good time" social Tuesday
evening at the home of the Misses
Grahams in the west part of town.
Mrs. S. L. Morrison, of Lincoln town
ship, is suffering with very sore
head, the result of bad gathering
that had to be lanced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Stanley are re-
joicing over the arrival of fine ten
pound boy at their home Monday.
Thos. Frazier, carpenter who is
employed in building house for Jacob
Kull, west of town, is mourning the
loss of about $12 worth of tools. He
went home after days work and left
the tools locked up in the house. When
he returned the next day the house had
been broken into and the tools We're
missing The officers have pretty
good idea of who did the Job and are
watching them in hopes of getting
track OF the tools.
Chas. Gibson and family, of Leon,
mail clerk on the Charlton & Kansas
City branch, have moved to Charlton
and are now nicely located in the
Mrs. Chickeri1g property in the east
part of townk
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McMains, of this
place,ar moving their household goods
to Ottumw5 where they expect to make
their futuye home.
Ed C9Gter returned from Ottumwa
! Taiessday on No. 3, bringing with him
raNsWife in the person of Miss Ida Nc
& Mains, OF Charlton. They We're married
at the NJ. =. parsonage in Ottumwa
Monday evening by Rev. F. E. Brush
Both young people are well and favor
ably known in Charlton and tho their
marriage came as a surprise to most oil
their friends in Charlton, they extend
their hearty congratulations and are
pleased TO note that they will make
their future home in our midst.
Gus Becker and his mother-in-law,
+ Mrs. Joseph Miskinson, left Tuesday
for the latter's home in Oskaloosa, af-
ter few days visit with relatives in
the city.
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LEBANON.

ANDhNON.
Lebanon, June 7.-Rev. Rollingson
gave very interesting missionary talk
on India Sunday.
A. F. Sample and Mrs. Snider were
appointed to distribute the missionary
cards, which are to be handed to the
pastor of the Cantril charge, Rev. Rol-
lingson. We hope all will respond lib
orally. We now have very interest
/ ing Sunday school and Epworth
League and we hope it will increase
in attendance.
New potatoes are among the luxuries,
and peas will be the next luxury.
| Children's day will be observed at
the Presbyterian church. We look for
ward to nice program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dram Jones, of Upton,
We're up to visit the latter's mother,
Mrs. Josiah Wilson, and other relatives
the first of last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mccullough, of Lee
ando, Were here the last of the week
to visit their daughter, Mrs. Van Fleet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Fowler were here
Friday to visit their daughter.
Mrs. E. w. Peacock and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Harrison, of Cantril, were
visiting at the home of Glen Wilson
Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Moore, of near
Troy. were at the Snider home Satur-
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence vanheet were
visiting at the parental home near Lee
ando last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Ward were visit
ors at NJ, L. Moore's near TROY. the
first of this week.
VIM. Aldridge and Emmett Frazee, OF
Pulaski, were here visiting relatives
Saturday night and Sunday.
j. NJ. Humphrey has been working
on his house the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Price, of New
London, are here visiting with Mrs.
Prices sister, Mrs. Sam Warner.
| Little Sidney Corwin, of Leando, is
here visiting with his grandparents and
other relatives.
+. d. Campbell has been improving
\ his home Mace
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The starch plant at Sioux City. has
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-07
A. c. HARMER DEAD
The Father of the House Expired at
His Home.
ACTIVE IN DISTRICT INTERESTS
Tribute From Associates on the
District Committee.
HIS COLLEAGUE ADJOURN

Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania
phia from kidney disease. from which he
had suffered for year or two past. Last
fall he was taken down with a serious at
tack, when it was thought he could not re-
cover. but he rallied Unexpectedly and be-
came well enough to return to the House in
I :-,'hf'.%r- v'-.' ~ administered the oath
to the new Speaker.
$40. tfr. .llstu t!2iS holidays he has been
more Oh less troubled with the disease. and
for the last two weeks has been unable to
go out. or even to leave his room. though
he was not confined to his bed. His ply
stefan did not anticipate that he would sue
cumb to this attack, but expected to bring
him through. Yesterday, however, he be-
came worse. and about . o'clock he lapsed
into Inconsistencies, from which he failed
to rally, finally passing away about 9
O'Clock. Mrs Harmer and all his surviving
family were present at his bedside when the
supreme moment came.
His Active Carer.
Alfred c. Harmer, father of the House."
was born on Haines street. in Germantown,
on August 8, 1875. and was the son of John
schools and at Germantown Academy.
he entered his mercantile career before he
attained his majority. and in a few years
had established himself at the head of a
large shoe manufacturing concern.
In 1886 he began his public career, and
after an earnest canvass, was elected a
member of city councils, where he served
four years. In 1sG0, in a time of great