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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
DANIEL E. ROOT DEAD.
The Grim Summons Reaches Him Ear
Iy Christmas k,orning.

Chicago, Dec. 26-Death's grim
touch shattered the plans that Daniel
e. Root had made to spend a merry
Christmas day. Ere the morning
dawned the former county commits
sioner and president of the Cook coun.
ty democracy had passed to the world
beyond. The previous night he took
dinner at his home. 1914 Ellis avenue
with number of friends, and then
with the exception of a slight cold, ap
peared to be in perfect health. Before
retiring, however, Mr.. Root complain
ed of pain in his chest, but the fam
lily did not think that the advice of a
| physician was necessary. Some do
nestle remedies were applied and Mr.
Root went to bed. At $3.50 O'Clock
Mrs. Root awoke to find her husband
had expired.
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Batavia.

Batavia, Dec. 81 Miss Laura
Brown, of County Line, and Fred Ste
yer, of this place, were married at OF
tumwa last Wednesday. They will re-
side for the present at Batavia.
Mrs. Sisson and Mrs. McClain were
|Ottumwa visitors Friday.
Mrs. A. e. Thornley,, of Agency, call
ed on friends here last Monday
Mrs. Rooms is still seriously ILL
On last Friday the Batavia schools
were dismissed for the holiday yaca-
ton. Miss Mccormick and Miss Clark
entertained their pupils by means OF
a christmas tree and real up-to-date
Santa Claus The pupils of the high
school and Mr.. Campbells department
enjoyed the exercises Of the high
school literary society which were
made especially interesting by mum
Der of choice selections on the gramo.
phone by Prof. Hill. Rev. B. F. Shane
and number of other visitors were
! present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Miss
Mamie Mccormick and Miss Gertrude
Clark spent last Wednesday evening
at the home of Prof. HILL After a
most enjoyable evening, all went home
feeling that the time had been well
spent.
A number of the extra gang EN-
ployes on the railroad are being lai6
loff for the winter.
Mrs Frush returned to her home IL
Des Moines Saturday after an extend
4 ed visit with friends.
The Christmas entertainments were
la sucaess. 4 large crowd assembled
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Hynes.

Hynes, Dec. 27.-Miss Elvia Carter
is dangerously i'll at the Rankin resi-
dence, where she has been making
her home the past two months
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cooper are the
happy parents of baby boy, who
came to brighten their home last
Tuesday.
Rev. O'Rourke is improving slowly
from the stroke of paralysis he ex-
perienced some time ago. He was
able to walk out of doors Saturday.
The mines are closed from Monday
until Thursday, giving the men rest
which will be greatly appreciated.
Chas. Johnson is still confined to
his home with the grip.
William Lowry went to Chillicothe
Sunday.
An interesting Christmas program
was rendered at the Hynes school,
house Friday afternoon by the school
children. A well decorated tree was
presented, loaded with presents.
Mrs. jenkins went to Lucas last
week to attend the wedding of Miss
Lilly Jenkins and David Williams, for
merly of Hynes.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Sackfelds is recovering from a recent
attack of diphtheria, and the disease
has not spread any as yet.
| The new band is practicing nearl,
every night They have fine outfi
and will soon be able to entertain the
people of Hynes with music.
Henry Butler left for South Englis1
last Thursday to take a ten days
course of bible study 1t is a schoo
connected with the United Brethren
church, and they will hold ten days
school at that place beginning Decem
Der 20.
Mrs. Hampton, of Blakesburg, il
visiting at the home of Mrs. Haifley
| her mother.
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West Van Bpren.

West Van Buren,, Dec. 27.-John
Kritzman and son and three daughters
were recent visitors at Mrs. Miller's.
Scott Adamson of White Elm was a
visitor at Cephas Williams last week.
W.. H. Channell has his new barn
almost completed.
Seward Fellows and wife were
Hacklebarney visitors one day last
week.
Mrs. Henry Marriott and daughter
visited over Sunday with Mrs. Bert
Summers of. Milton.
John Robinson is staying with his
grandfather, John Swiers, and attend
ing our winter term of school.
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FOUND THE SILK.
Arrest of An Alleged Silk Thief Short
ly After Commission of Crime.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Within two hours
after information had reached the po-
lice yesterday that silks valued at
$50 had been stolen from a dry
goods store in Quincy, detectives had
arrested John Murray, alias Bloom
ington Red" at Johanna Bryant's
home, SIS West Harrison street. In
Murray's possession were found silks
valued at $4,000, which are supposed
by the police to be part of the pro-
ceeds of the robbery at Quincy.
The prisoner says his name is. Will
| liam Davis, but the detectives are pos.
tive in their Identification and assert
that Murray is one of the cleverest
silk thieves in the country. The detec
tives say Murray's thefts have amount
ed to 100000.
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Blake burq.


Blackesburg. Dec. 27-The last
Christmas day in the nineteenth cen
fury brought joy and gladness to the
hearts OF our people in unstinted
measure. The poor were remember
ed more generously than usual on
such occasions.
The only public Christmas enter
tainment in Blakesburg was held at
the Baptist church where very good
program was rendered, and fine lot
of presents distributed from the
Christmas tree.
Mrs. Lucy Forster and children left
for California the day following Christ
mas, where she expects to spend the
winter. Rev. Burdock will occupy
Mrs. Forsters house on Main street.
Farris Burton and wife will locate
in Blakesbrrg and occupy one of Her
man Shows houses on Hickory street.
Alva Judd, student of Fairfield, is
spending Christmas with friends here.
Marshal Long has sold his farm to
Spencer Cloyd.
Mr.. Lookabill has sold his farm to
an Oskaloosa man.
H. Hadley has bought the H. Van.
cleve farm.
Ashley Warren is about to close a
deal for VIM. Smithburgs farm.
There will be church social at Rus
sell chapel Friday evening, Dec. 2S.
At the town election on Saturday
Chas. Goodspeed was elected mayor
Mr. Goodspeed is one of our best citi
zens, and he will do his duty if he is
! given chance.
| VIM. Shea and family spent Christ
mas with friends in Eddyville.
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cured Terrible Heart Dropsy.

Putting Of feet and ankles is not
alarming, but later when the water
reaches the lungs, heart, stomach and
bowels it is terrible. Write at once
ito DR.. Franklin Miles, Chicago, ILL.,, for
a free course Of his famous Dropsy
Treatment, Examination Chart. Book
and 1000 remarkable Testimonials.
Twenty-Five years experience.
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Belknap.


Beiknap, Dec. PHI. C. Rankin
and wife and A. w. Rankin were OF
tumwa visitors last week.
j. L. Mum, of Des Moines, spent
Saturday night and Sunday, night here
with his sister, Mrs. Catharine Bell,
A. M. Easton's youngest child swaI.
lowed some Lewis lye Saturday morn.
ing but the little one was given an
tidotes and at last report seemed a
great deal better.
Mrs. j. b. Lafferty and daughter,
Olive, of Alexis, ILL.,, who have been
visiting here with E. A. Patterson re-
turned to their home Saturday. They
We're accompanied to Ottumwa by
Mrs. Patterson and children.
Rev. Hollowell, of Floris, who has
been assisting in the meeting at the
Christian church at Drakeville, passed
thru here Tuesday evening on his
way to Queen City, Mo.
Mrs. Lee Mccormick left Friday for
Eldon from which place, she in com
pany with some friends, left Saturday
for Cedar Rapids to spend Christmas.
Mrs. Catherine Bell was an Ottum-
wa visitor Monday.
Mrs. Henry Yanke left this morning
for West Grove where she met her
husband.
Mrs. David Baer passed thru here
Tuesday enroute to Ottumwa from
Soap Creek, where she was visiting
friends.
School was dismissed here Friday
evening until Wednesday morning on
| account of Christmas.
Mrs. e. A. Patterson was received
| into membership in the Methodist
church Sunday,
Rev. Barber announced after the
close of the services Sunday, if the
young people so desired he would or
| ganize an Epworth League Thursday
| night.
| G. w. Ware of Lineville visited here
Sunday morning with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. |. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Skaggs, of Nal
vern, and Miss Mile Breeding, OF
Bloomfield, visited here Sunday with
T. c. Cree and family.
Frank Brandon, of Saltwater, Okla
homa, visited here one day last week
with V. d. Bell and family
Some one broke into the merchan
disc cars set off here by the Rock Is
land, on Tuesday night and Friday
night
The Congregational Sunday school
enjoyed Christmas treat of peanuts
ano candy Sunday.
COMPETING.
Competine, Dec. 27.-Mr. and Mrs
John Wycoff, of Highland Center, Wis
tied here yesterday.
The Christmas entertainment last
night was quite we'll attended.
G. H. Payton, of Highland Center
was here last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Day, of Des
Moines, are visiting at the home of S
NJ Dickins,
Iva and Alta Russell are in Martins
burg visiting their aunt, Mrs. ]. F.
Robertson.
/ Miss Cora BEEN, of Hedrick, is
spending Christmas with her brother
there.
Miss Katherine Dickins is at home
from Ames where She has been attend
ling school.
Misses Anna Roberts and Minnie
4 Larimore were in Hedrick Wednesday
F. Alex Walker was in Ottumwa Fri
4 day,looking for Christmas presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Dickins will ca
turkey today with her parents nea
Martinsburg.
FairvieW.
4 Eo;ry;a,y hoo OF The antartoi,,
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Dec. 26.-Miss Pearl
Davies and Miss Vida Tucker, of Ft.
Madison, arrived in the city Monday
and spent Christmas at the home of
their cousins, Misses Mary and Carrie
Davies.
Miss Minnie Evans left Saturday
for Chicago, where she will spend the
holidays with relatives
Mrs. j. NJ. Duffield left Saturday for
North English, where she spent Christ
mas at the home of her SON, Findley
Dufheld, editor of, the North English
Record
Wray Young, who is attending medi-
{ cal college at Iowa City, arrived Sun
day to spend the holidays at the home
Of his mother, Mrs. j. w. Young.
Andrew Ferguson, of Omaha Neb.,
z arrived in the city to spend Christmas
with his brothers, Frank and John
( Ferguson, and his sister, Mrs. j. w.
1 Young, and other relatives.
Mrs. j. w. Sickle pleasantly enter
tanned a few friends Saturday evening
j at the Sickle home at Belgian hare
dinner.
DR.. Lulu M. Gilbert, Mrs. Una Hen
{ derson, Misses Mary Pennington and
Mabel Palmer, accompanied by
Messrs. Herbert King and Paul
Hughes, drove out to the home of Mr..
Kings mother, Mrs. j. q. Carson, near
s Mark, where they were entertained at
+ dinner.
J. H. Wiseman left. Monday for Cen
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t where he spent Christmas at

terville, where he spent Christmas at
the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Weiney,of Milton,
arrived Monday to spend Christmas at
the home of Mrs. Weiney's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunn.
Mrs. Frank Owens, of Hannibal, Mo-,
arrived Saturday Tor weeks visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Owens,
and other relatives.
Mrs. Scott Mills is visiting in Kan
sas at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fouts, who is rejoicing over the arriv-
al of a little baby girl
Miss Nellie Wray, who is attending
school at Lake Forest, Ill.,, arrived
Sunday to spend the holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
D. Wray.
Mrs. H. Walthers, of Toledo, Ohio
is making an extended visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Smith.
Miss Edyth Appleton left Saturday
for Burlington and Fl Madison where
she will visit relatives and friends for
a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will King, of Des
Moines, are spending the holidays at
the home of Mrs. Kings parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodford, Owens.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Wallace left
Tuesday for weeks visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Sickles, Of
Ottumwa
MIR. and Mrs. Lee Stein spent
Christmas at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ike Sickles, of Ottumwa.
Dick Carraway, who is engaged as
stenographer for a produce company
in Des Moines, spent Christmas at the
home of his mother, Mrs. H. Caraway
DR.. Lulu M. Gilbert left Monday ev
ening for Mt. Sterling tc attend the
marriage of her friend, Miss Georgia
Cook to w. Boomer. The ceremony oc
Cured Christmas day.
Miss Sena Swift, assistant teacher
in the Centerville high schools spend
ing the holidays at the home of hel
parents in the country.
| John Sellman, of Omaha, Neb., i.
visiting at the home of his father, DR.
]. j. Sellman.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, Dec. 26.-Rex Henry is
home for few days stay at the pa
rental Henry home.
The Christian church gave cantata
for Christmas entertainment.
Paul Houghton is home from Gales
burg, where he has been attending
college.
Hubert Utterback spent Sunday in
Sigourney.
Frank Wheeler and J. V. Buchanan
are home from Sigourney. where they
served as jurors in the Kuhn murder
case.
The Methodist and Baptist churches
gave entertainments at their respec-
tive places of worship Christmas eve.
Miss Lou Swearingen was buried at
the Pennington cemetery yesterday
A sister was buried at the same place
Thanksgiving day. Both died of ty
phoid fever.
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The NINTH IN SIZE.
Ottumwa Holds Same Relative
Position as In 1890.
IOWA HAS TWELVE CITIES OF 10000.
Des Moines Has Large Population and
Good Increase for Past Ten Years
Sioux City Only One Whose Popu-
lation Has Decreased.

Ottumwa is the ninth city in the
state of Iowa in point of population,
according to the late census. Even if
recount should establish the fact
that this city has more people than the
official count gave, there would be no
advance in the comparative scale, for
the difference between Ottumwa and
Clinton. the eighth largest city, is
nearly $500.
Ottumwa's increase since the last
census is shown at 1895, which is less
than any of the other nine largest cit.
les except Burlington and Keokuk
Council Bluffs has increased by a fig
ure nearly the same as Ottumwa's
and the comparative showing of the
other cities except Sioux City, is much
better than these.
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The mines at Centerville- are idle
about half the time on account of the
scarcity of cars.
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The Polk county poor farm and in
sane asylum property has been valued
at $234,83S.50.
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Bladensburq.

Bladensburg, Dec. 27.-L. d. Glass
has moved into the new storeroom
which was recently fitted up by Char
lie Carter
There was a Christmas entertain>
ment at the Christian church Monday
evening.
The Bladensburg school is closed
for the Christmas vacation. The prin>
cipal, Mr.. Hankammer, is spending his
vacation at his home near Hedrick
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Ingram, of o.
tumwa, visited Mrs. Ingram's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray, last
Sunday.
Miss Roxy Parker and John Reno,
who have been attending school at
Cedar Falls, returned home Thursday
to spend Christmas.
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cothe, having sold 300 bushels to a
grain buyer there for immediate de-
livery.
A shooting match was held at
George Fosters place, southwest of
Munterville, Saturday.
Fred Johnson and Otto Carlson are
delivering bailed hay to l.. Lodwick,
at Willard, Iowa
L. L. Swenson and wife took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gustafson Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Oval went to OF
tumwa last Tuesday
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Sioux City a Loser.

oiouh Sily, DIS Is QulLe well klOWn,
lost 1885 in the ten years, almost 500
more than Ottumwa's gain, and drop
ped from second place in 1890 to
fourth this year. Dubuque stepped in
to second place, Davenport also NOV
ed up notch and is now third, Coun-
Gil Bluffs come from sixth place in
1890 to fifth this year, Cedar Rapids
from seventh to sixth, Burlington, by
reason of its small comparative in
crease is now seventh, whereas it was
fifth in 1890. Keokuk, which in 1890
was in eighth place, with 14,001, just
100 more than Ottumwa, has fallen
| to tenth place, having an increase of
only $40 and has been succeeded on
the eighth rung of the ladder by Gin
ton, which is followed by Ottumwa,
still in ninth place.
Interesting Figures.
There are 6S1 incorporated places
in Iowa, of which number 495 have
less than 1000 inhabitants, and 500
which have less than 1000 Inhabitants.
There are GA incorporatedpla ces'which
have more than 1000 and less than
5000 inhabitants; 10 which have more
than 5000 and less than 10000 inhab-
| llduJS, WHICH nave more Uudu lU,uUU
and less than $4,000 inhabitants; and
6 which have more than $4,000 inhabi-
tants, namely:
Des MoineS ...................6 81 1873
Dubuque ............... 80, 29I
| davenport .....-.......... o5,2o4
Sioux City. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33, Ill
Council Bluffs .................25 ,S02
Cedar Rapids ...............,..2 ,656
Three of these cities, Davenport,
Des Moines and Dubuque, appeared
first in the census report of 1850;
Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs APP
peared in the census of 1860, and
Sioux City was first enumerated and
separately shown in 1870 The earlier
growth of all these cities was rapid,
but for the last decade the most no
ticeable rate of increase is that of
Cedar Rapids, which shows gain in
population of 42.4 per cent. Dayen-
port is next in order with a gain OF
31,2 per cent Sioux City has suffer
ed loss of 12.4 per cent, altho it is
reported increase for the decade i'm.
mediate!y preceding was 1913 per
cent Des Moines. with population
in 1900 of 62,139, shows a gain of "a
per cent during the last decade, but
for ten years from 1880 to 1890 that
city increased in population from
90, 40S to 50,O93, or 1885 per cent.
In the following table is given the
official population for 1900 and 1885,
of cities in Iowa having a population
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New
Years
Presents.

We cannot impress too
strongly upon you the
Importance and weight
of a New Years pres
ent this year.
A New Years present
this year comes not
only at the first of the
year, but is, in addition
a token in commem-
Grafton of the dawn of
the twentieth century.
No more appropriate
time to purchase a fine
set of silverware or
some article of lasting
quality to be handed
down through the gem
erations of the coming
century. However, we
have presents of all
kinds and prices.
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Fairview.
Fairyiew. Dec. 27.-The entertain,
Mesa free press., 1900-12-14
BIG IRRIGATION BILL.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-Representa-
tive Shaffroth this afternoon intro
duced his bill for the construction of
reservoirs in arid land states and for
the disposal of the public lands re
claimed. The bill directs the geologi-
cal survey to make accurate surveys
of at least four practical reservoir
sites in each of the arid land states.
and estimate the cost OF the ccnstruc :
ton and completion of the same.
The director of the geological sur
vey is directed TO make a report to
the secretary as to each reservoir and
irrigating ditch, showing the survey,
cost of construction and quantity Of
public land in the state which can be
irrigated from such reservoir. Upon
the fling Of the report the secretary
may withdraw f'om public entry the
lands embraced within the reservoir
site at high water mark, and a strip
Of ground City feet in width border
ing on it apd the land within fifty
feet on each side of tho center line of
the irrigating bitches, to be .con-
struoted in connection therewith to-
gether with the public lands which it
is proposed to lrrigate.
Upen the determination by the
secretary that the reservoir and irri-
cation projects are practicable. he
shall cause contracts to be let 10 the
limit Of 81, 100000 in each arid land
state. The bill appropriates $4,000,
900 for irrigation purposes
Mesa free press., 1900-12-14

Some sports ct Phoenix attempted
to get up a bull fight during the
carnival this week. The moral and
decent element at once protested, but
the promoters we're going right ahead
as there seemed to be no territorial
law to step it. But thanks to the
fact that we aro territory, VIC are
spared this disgrace and shame. Con-
gress some i've years ago enacted a
law making it felony to have bull
fights and as soon as this statue was
discovered it was wisely decided that
none should be held. But the little
incident shows that we have with US
certain element that has always to
be legislated for to compel them to be
decent and orderly, Bull fights are
thing of the past, and the territory is
to be congratulated that none was al
lowed at this time, iust when all are
working for statehood.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-14
WASTE Or NEEDED WATERS,

Many sections of the west are be-
ginning to reap the bitter fruits OF
forest destruction. A few years ago
the snow would drip and pile up ln
the mountain gulches, thickly studded
with pine and other trees, forming an
almos impenetrable forest protection,
and there gradually melt away, sup
plying water for the streams until iaae
in the season. This now, has t0o
often changed. The timber has grad
pally, but surely been cut and burnt
away, until now some of the finest
forests of the mountains have disap
peared, and where the snow banks
wonld remain until late W the season,
they now disappear months earlier,
and instead of melting gradually, the
food waters come with rush and
Mesa free press., 1900-12-14
AFTER THE BATTLE.

The Republican ticket in the late
election throughout the pstiQn was
generally successful for the reason
that the voter had been led to believe
that the Republican party had been
the cause of the increase OF business
all over the country, and that If per-
petuated in power there would still
be employment for labor and invest
ment for capital. Unless these ap-
parent pledges are redee ned it is most
likely that its reign of power will end
with its present tenure of Office, OF
course the Republican, party may re-
tain its hold on the Offices of the
country for mary years yet, Tor
reasons not chargeable to its own
tactics, nor deserving from its cwn
conduct. 1t may stay in power as 1t
hss frequently obtained it, from the
ncompetency and mismansgement OF
the leaders of its opposition, Whether
the Republican party can maintain its
reputation of having caused the late
prosperous period depends upon its
ability to keep down the national ip-
dehtedness to point not far in ad-
vance of where it was when it went
into power in 1896, and also keep the
country in a prosperous and happy
condition.
We have an abiding faith that
naught but the purest patriotism
actuates the grand minds who lead the
old party to victory in 1900. May
we not be DECEIVED.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-14
THE RATHBON E SISTERS.

Equality Temple, No. 5, Rathbone
Siaters was instituted in Wa9dman
Hall last Wednesday night by Mrs
L. A. Monroe, Of Riverside, who is
one Of the Supreme Lodge officers and
who resides in Riverside, Cal,
There was good attendance ut the
meeting and about 25 we've admitted.
The following are the officers elected:
Mrs. Mary / Sabin, P 9; Mrs Hannah
] Coffin, M E @; Mrs Emeline kim
ball, + s; Mrs. Kate rarney, E J.;
Miss Fay Newell. NJ; Mrs. Florence
Sa3ter, M Of r and O; Mrs Gertrude
Schorbick, NJ Of F; Mrs. Ella Steele,
Protector; Mrs. Adelia Holden, G Of
o T; Mrs. Agnes Loper, Mrs. Belle
Bloomcr and Mrs Desdemona Bowen;
Ms Nellie Newell and Mrs. Belle
Bloomer, @. B.
This order has Supreme Lodge and
is no part of the Order of the knights
of fPythias. It has an insurance
branch, and its ritualistic work is said
to be very fine.