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The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-28
Academic Honors.

The class Of 1900, consisting OF Miss An
ME Elizabeth Houston, Miss Mary Angela
Kennedy Miss Ellen Angela Ly-
ons, Miss Julia Mercedes Boyle Miss
Mary Veronica Christian, Miss Ella An
ME O'Mara, received the highest honors
OF ST. Vincent's Academy, for having
successfully completed the prescribed
course.
Diploma and the Becker Gold Medal"
for excellence, were awarded Miss Annie
Elizabeth Houston. Gold medal, diploma
and the Cafterty Gold Badge for Math-
emaUcs." were awarded Miss Mary An
gela Kennedy. Diploma and the Bishops
gold medal, We're awarded Miss Helen
Angela Lyons. Gold medal diploma and
gold badge for drawing and penmansh!p.
were awarded Miss Julia Mercedes Boyle.
Cold medal and diploma were awarded
Miss Mary V. Christian Gold medal ana
diploma were awarded Miss Ella Annie
OMAN
Miss Annie Houston delivered the vale
dictory Of the class TO faculty. school
mates and friends. Miss Houstons fare
well was a tender and graceful one. lie
scriptive Of tho past effort and present.
achievement Of the class touching VITA
cheerful anticipation the aspirations OF
her classmates for the future and with
Towns yet reluctant retrospect the severed
bonds that had bound them to Alma
kContinued On Third Parel ---f'7
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-08

which has made the business unprof1t-
able, taking IN all but three or four of
the tableware potteries of this country.
A valuation OF s12, OOO 900 has been placed
on che property.
The Am arican flour seized by the Brit
ish off the coast of Africa was manufac-
tured by the Seaboard Milling company
of Reading, Pa. The shipment con-
sisted of Is, 900 barrels, valued at $685.
900. This company has been sending
most OF it's product to South Africa for
the past four years.
The new building of the General So
ciety of Mechanics and Tradesmen was
dedicated at New York. Andrew Car
negie made it a memorable occasion by
giving $25, 900 to equip the building with
all the modern technical apparatus for
mechanical design and instruction,
A general advance in the wages of the
trainmen on the Pennsylvania lines
seems assured, but the amount of the in
crease cannot be stated as yet.
President Mckinley has pardoned E.
r. Cassatt, formerly president of a ma
tional bank at Pella, Ia. He was SEN
fenced to nine years in the penitentiary
for looting the institution. He is in badly
broken health.
henry camp, q temperance lecturer,
60 years old, died from the effects of a
fractured skull at New York hospital
He was found on New Years day ur-
conscious in Park Row.
A boiler in Charles Stout's saw mill,
near Anna, Ills, exploded and killed
three employees, and fatally injured the
owner.
General o. E. Drentzer, Who was con-
sui of the United States to Norway dur
ing Grants administration, died at
Frankfort, Tenn, aged "a. General
Drentzer came to this country from
Sweden in 1914, served as an officer in
the Florida war, and was brigadier gen
eral of the Wisconsin militia. He had
been in active practice as a lawyer.
Mrs. Theodore Pridig, aged So. eX
pired in Merrimack Common at Man
chester, N. H, on her way home from
church. She leaves eight children. =.
The epidemic Of measles has spread so
widely in Newburgh, N. Y, that 300 cases
are reported. Scarlet fever has also de-
veloped during the last few days.
Two hundred and sixty men have
signed an agreement at Butte. Mont, to
go to South Africa and serve in the Boer
army. They are Americans, Ger
man-Americans and French-Americans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-08

Our guarantee is like q Bank
J Check-if your purchasedoes [
4 not suit you, bring back the (
tgoods and draw your money.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
PekaY.

Pebay, Sept. 4.-Ed Howke and Or,
car Hartman took the excursion from
Oskaloosa to Peoria Sunday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Geo. Payto1 have re-
turned from a weeks pleasure trip.
George attended the state fair and
Mrs. Payton visited at Bussey and
Hamilton.
Yesterday being Labor day the
mines were shut down and the Pekay-
ties celebrated the day at Oskaloosa.
Children's day was observed ut the
First Congregational church Saturday
evening and the little folks rendered a
very good program.
Robt. Parker has returned from a
visit with his parents at Campus, Ill
Ruby Leutzinger, who recently un-
derwent surgical operation at the
Ottumwa hospital, is improving very
rapidly and hopes to be able to go to
work in about month.
Mike Grady, VIM. Carr and Dave
Waters attended the reunion at Chi
cago last week.
The Whitebreast Fuel Co. are put
ting in an electric motor to draw the
coal and expect to have it in operation
soon.
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FOR SALE
i-oWE.NBERG g. CO,
1O3 South Court St,

nearly 5000 in gold, last week, while
going home from Blakesburg. He was
in town too late to deposit the money
in the bank
Wright Barnes has moved into his
new and commodious house.
Mrs. Pitcher has returned from
weeks visit at Agency.
Don Kirfman was severely kicked
by horse last Tuesday and is suf-
ferer yet.
The ice cream social on Thursday
evening at Russell Chapel was big
success
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Abba.

Abba, Sept. Miss Mamie Schri-
ner returned home last evening from
her trip to Europe and the Paris Elk
position.
p. M, football Abba VS.. Moravia.
Grand cake walk in streets at p. m.
Purse $40 to winners. Over $500 has
been raised by the citizens of the city
for the celebration, The evening will
be Respondent with fireworks, and a
public marriage ceremony will be per.
formed at the band stand in the park
Everyone invited.
Much trouble is being experienced
by Commissioner Harris in placing
the sewer along the south side of the
court house park. The ditch had tC
be dug about ten feet deep, but be
fore this was. attained it began tc
cave in, and required several days
more work to get the sewerage
placed.
A verdict of mot guilty" was re
turned by the jury in the case of The
State VS.. Hannah O'Connor, charged
with assault and battery.
A new law firm under the name OF
Parry & Lutz has been established
in the city, with Offices in the l. O.
o. T. Temple.
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Batavia.

Batavia, Sept. Our schools will
begin Monday, September 8.
Mrs. Lora Buckles and two children
Cecil and Adrian, of Bloomfield, are
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Gabbart
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daley left Tues
day for Des Moines to attend the
state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Afford, of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday with their moth
er, Mrs. Hannah Afford.
Mrs. Lizzie Fulton, and Mrs. Mile
Davis of Brighton are visiting rela.
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Kramer attend.
ed the Woodmen picnic Saturday at
Competine.
Weldy Lutz, of Eldon, visited Sun.
day with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Lutz.
Miss Edna Peck, of Agency, spent
Sunday with Miss Ella Lawson.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Jennings aad
children of Ottumwa, visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Grant Copple.
Married Tuesday August %, at the
residence of the brides parents, M
and Mrs. Glodfelty, Will Henderson
and Miss Gertrude Glodfelty. Rev
Barker of Eldon, officiating Only the
near relatives of the bride and groom
We're present. They left the same day
for Stockport, where they will MAKE
their future home
Mrs. Mary Hagey, Mrs. Widger
and Miss Blanche Stever, attended The
Sunday school picnic, near Bladens
burg, Wednesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04

Luske, Friday, of the death of d. r.
Blair, of Humeston, and he left Sat-
urday morning to attend the funeral.
Mr.. Blair is we'll known around Char
1ton and has many friends who will
mourn his death.
Miss Nellie Stroud has returned
from a lew days visit with friends at
Lucas.
Peter Benzan has gone to Rock Is
land to resume his studies at the Au-
gustana college. Peter is the man
who has been conducting the summer
school here at the Swedish Lutheran
church.
Several of the young people of Char
iton drove down to Russell Friday ev-
ening to attend the entertainment Civ
en- by Prof. G. G. Brown, assisted by
his sister and the members of his sing
ing class, at the Presbyterian church
OF this place, and all report most ex-
cellent program and an enjoyable ev-
ening.
The services Of the M. e. church on
Sunday morning We're very well at
tended and quite interesting and i'm
pressive. After a very able and APP
propriate sermon by Rev. w. 3.
Thompson, the presiding elder, the
sacrament of the Lords supper was
administered to nearly the entire con-
gregation.
At a meeting of the Charlton school
board Friday evening it was decided to
postpone the commencement of school
for one week on account of the Excess
sively hot weather, and Miss Myrtle
DUNCAN, of this place, was elected as
additional teacher to supply the place
made vacant by the resignation OF
Miss Laura Simpson. All students are
requested to note that the fall term OF
school will open Monday. Sept. 10, and
prepare themselves accordingly.
Archie Written, of Lincoln town
ship, who recently sold his farm, has
departed for southern Canada, where
he goes to look up a location for per.
manent residence.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield Sept. Miss Stella
Steckel left Wednesday for Keosauqua
where she will spend a few days at the
home OF her aunt, Mrs. John M. Nor
ton
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirkpatrick has been very sick for the
the past week.
Oscar Vandepool returned recently
from Leon and will. spend several
weeks with old friends in this city.
The marriage of Miss Ada Johnson,
daughter of Mrs. N S. Johnson, to
James McGowen, Jr., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James McGowen, occurred at the
home OF the brides parents Wednes-
day at high noon. The ceremony was
performed by Revs. Greene, pastor of
the Baptist church, and Rev. ]. w.
Stark, of the Presbyterian church.
The guests We're limited to the rela-
tisycs of The bride and groom and a few
immediate friends. At o'clock Mr..
and Mrs. McGowen. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. N S. Johnson, departed
for Chicago, earoute for Milwaukee
where they will visit relatives for a
short time.
Misses Joe and John Curl returned
Thursday from Chicago where they at
tended the G. A. r. reunion services.
On Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock, at the home of the bride in
this city occurred the marriage of Mrs
| w. e. CaraWay to j. M. Strody, of On
aha Neb. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. T. B. Hughes, in the
presence of the relatives and few in
innate friends of the bride and groom.
Mrs. Strody has many friends in this
city where she has resided from girl
hood. The groom is well known to
many of our citizens, having spent the
past year or more in this place where
he was engaged as superintendent OF
the deep well recently sunk for the
citys water supply Mr.. and Mrs.
Strody will make their future home in
Seattle. Washington.
Miss Susie Meier is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Pulaski.
H. G. Leach made business trip to
Monterey on Thursday.
Miss Cecil Millice, of Drakesville,
spent Friday shopping in this city.
Abe Kirk and daughter, of Maryland,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. Kirk S
neice, Mrs. T. J. Hill, and other rela-
tives and will remain for month or
more.
Mrs. May Davidson, Of Kansas City,
is visiting at the home of Miss Helen
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs T. ]. Walton are NOV
ing into the new home recently COM
pleted near the northwest corner of
the square.
Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Cook are moving
into the home vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
T. J. Walton.
Chas. r. Smith, who has suffered
for number of years from an acct
dent to the left eye, has recently had
the eyeball removed and is greatly i'm
proved ia health.
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, Sept. 1.-The Free
Methodist camp meeting is thing OF
the past, closing Sunday night The
attendance was not nearly so large
as last fall.
The mayor and marshal, armed
with a search warrant, captured
twelve barrels of hop ale at Chas.
Anderson's restaurant. 1'se trial will
be Tuesday.
Mrs. Creamer returned home last
week from a three weeks visit in the
western part of the state.
]. l.. Arnold has gone to Kansas
City to look after stock.
Miss Aletha Randall is in Chicago
studying her music. She was elected
as music teacher in the public schools
in Fairfield
son Malix start this week for Kansas.
son Malix start this week for Kansas.
P. S. Daniels and wife are happy
over the arrival OF an eleven pound
boy
Mrs. Spellman, of Williamsburg, is
visiting her son here
A. B. Adams, of Selma, spent Sun
day at the home of Dr. Nelson.
Chas Countryman is visiting his
parents.
Victor Newell and wife attended the
state fair In Des Moines last week.
Emma Beachamp is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Matthews.
Miss Olga Mccormick, of Farming
ton, spent a week at her uncle's. ".
S. Allen.
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Frederic.

Frederic, Sept. 4.-Frank Shahan is
home from attending Drake Universe
ty and visiting at the parental home,
and looking after his fathers bust
ness, while his father and mother are
off in the east on visit.
Mrs. Ella Beebe has let the contract
to build new house to Samuel An.
derson, the Avery contractor.
A number from Frederic and vicin.
ity attended the state fair at Dos
Moines this week. Among them were:
Joseph Scavenger and daughter Pearl,
Miss Grace Miller; l.. Chidester; c.
Miller; Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Westfail,
and Mr.. and Mrs. d. Davis and son.
Last Sunday occurred the marriage
of Miss Laura Westfall and Steven
Belger. Miss Laura is the daughter
of MI. and Mrs. j. G. Westfall, who
are descendants of some of the Oldest
pioneers of Monroe county Mr..
Belger is an Industrious young
man. whose home was formerly in
Eddyville. They will begin house.
keeping in Avery next Monday.
As Section Foreman Thompson, of
the Burlington railroad was coming
down the Frederic grade in the eve
ming, returning home from work, lust
after passing curve in the road a
freight train came dashing around the
son threw on the brakes on the hand
car, stopping it so suddenly that it
pitched some of the men forward TO
the ground. Among them was Char.
lie Conwell, who fell in front of the
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Stockport,

Stockport, Sept. A large crowd
went on the excursion Sunday to Biz
mingham to camp meeting.
VIM. Yank of West Point visited
at Stockport, Sunday.
Press Miller is suffering with ma
laria fever. He is under the care of
DR.. GRADER.
Mr.. Parnitzkie has moved into his
new residence, and Mr.. Pratt moved
into the property vacated by Mr.. Par.
nitzkie, and Will Henderson occupies
the property vacated by Mr.. Pratt
John Vance will move into the Dan.
aid property, and Mr.. Harlan will oc.
cupy the property vacated by Mr..
Vance
c. o. Swan was in Ottumwa, Fri.
day, in the interest of the Savings
Bank of Stockport.
Free Huffman and Fred Parnitzllie
attended the state fair last week.
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AGENCY,

Sept. 80. S. Newell and family
and Chas. Foster have gone to Belle
fourche, South Dakota, to make their
future home
Miss Mata Foster is visiting rela-
tives in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Johnson are Wis.
lting relatives in Nebraska.
Messrs. and Mesdames Chas. New
ell, James Reeves, Mesdames John
Reeves, j. d. Newell and Messrs. Wat
son Enyart, Lon Cremer, H. C. Wood
ford, and William Reynolds visited the
state fair last week.
Miss Nellie Shields, who spent the
summer with Mrs. E. J. Sage, has re.
turned to her home at Garnet, Kan.
Mrs. J. B. Hill and Mrs. A. E. Brain.
ard, who were on the sick list last
week, are improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Newell and w. W.
Connolly expect to leave for Peabody
Kan, tomorrow.
]. w. Mccoy attended the encamp.
ment at Chicago last week.
Miss Fannie Humphrey is visiting
relatives at County Line.
The public school opened this morn.
ing with the following teachers: f. e
Callister, principal; Miss Davies, as.
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visiting friends and attending the

visiting friends and attending the
state fair.
he Misses Ada and Lena Lind
quist of Ottumwa, visited with friends
near here the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Gustavison, of
Ottumwa, have been spending the
week visiting friends and relatives in
this neighborhood
o. W. Hasselrooth, of Pekay, visited
at the home of his parents here on
last Saturday and Sunday.
S. P. Wolf and family who have
been living on their farm about a mile
west of Dudley for long time, have
now decided to give up farming and
move to Ottumwa. Their many
friends in this community will regret
to loose them, as they have always
been very popular and highly es-
teemed by all.
Mrs. j. P. Swanson and children
came up from Ottumwa last Tuesday
to make visit with relatives south
of town.
Miss Jennie Wagner, of Ottumwa,
returned home on No. 4 Sunday eve.
ming, after a weeks visit with friends
near here.
Seth Wallace, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday at the home of his parents
south Of here
Harry Swanson who has been Wis
iting relatives in Ottumwa for the
past two weeks, returned home Tues
day.
1t is reported that Messrs. Willie
stodghill, Frank Garfield, Quig Gar
dener and LII Cramblit, expect to
leave next week for Mt. Pleasant to
enter the Iowa Wesleyan University.
Quite number of the Dudley
people went to Frederic last Sunday
afternoon to witness a game of ball
| between the Frederic and Dudley
boys. Our boys claim that owing to
/ hard luck, etc, they were defeated.
| The result of the game was to 10 in
FAVOR OF the other fellows.
| The correspondent, Alfred Peter
son, expects to leave next week eor
Des Moines to attend school. w
w. Rapp, the present postmaster
will look after the correspondence
from Dudley.
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Dudley.

Dudley, Sept. 3.-Judging from the
amount of plowing that is being done
by the farmers in this neighborhood,
there will be considerable fall grain
sown here this season.
Miss Minnie Burgeson, of Ottum-
wa, spent several days this week Wis
iting at the home of her parents west
of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Anderson re.
turned from Des Moines last Monday
evening on No. 4, wher they had been
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, Sept. 4.-The following
citizens have been in Des Moines at
tending the state fair: John Vitte.
toe, William Randall and sons Van
nah, Will and Lonnie. w. R. Kelley
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Malone, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt Utterback, Milfred and
Bessie Gladfelter
Ralph and Grace Kelley went to
Packwood last Sunday.
The school board, at it's last meet
ing, elected Mr.. Little as principal OF
our school for the coming term, vice
Mr.. McVicker resigned.
Mrs. James and Mrs. G. f. Utter.
back OF Sigourney, visited Thursday
at the VIM. Randall home.
K. II. Jones of Packwood passed
thru here Monday afternoon, went To
the state fair with w. R. Kelley. and
returned to his home Thursday.
Miss Bernice Neal of Sigourney. at,
tended church here Sunday night.
A number from here attended Rev
Organs sale in Sigourney today.
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Delta.

Delta, Sept "a number of Delta
people are attending the State Fair
this week.
Chas. Needham and Miss Latter, of
Sigourney, were calling on friends
Tuesday evening.
H. C. Fisher returned from his west
ern trip Saturday.
Prof. Mcmillan has returned from
North English to take charge Of our
schools.
Mrs. Bell and son Albert were Oska-
loosa visitors Wednesday.
VIM. Vincent and wife returned to
their home at Kirkville, Mo-, Wednes-
day after a two months stay here.
John Blakely and wife returned
from Keota Wednesday after spend.
ing the summer there
Mrs Sam Wilson is spending the
week with friends at Hedrich.
Wilbur Vernon was in Oskaloosa
Wednesday buying goods for the
firm.
Nose Whistler and wife left Fri
day morning for Marshalltown to at
tend the State Spiritual meeting.
John Harry is down with typhoid
fever.
John d. DeMarce and family of OF
tumwa were over Sunday visitors al
the home of j. l.. Smith.
Marcus Fisher left Friday for Des
Moines to attend the state meeting
of the Christian church.
Miss Fisher gave party in favor
her cousin, VIII Fisher, of Belle
Plain Thursday evening.
Miss Alice and Jessie Heber, Of
Chicago, are visiting the ]. C. Reed
home this week.
NJ. Chandler and family will spend
the winter in California
Mrs. M. G. Augustine and children
are spending a few days with friends
in New Sharon
Tom johnson, of sigourney, is Wis
iting his brother for few days.
The new Christian church is abou
completed.
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MouIton.

| Moulton, Sept 4.-Word was sent to
town Wednesday that the well known
| Lis Edwards was lurking in the vi
cinity of his fathers place west of
town. Several charges have been wait
| ing his appearance over the state line.
| Deputy Sheriff Orahood and posse of
| citizens started out to interview him.
| After searching house or two in the
| neighborhood, he was located in his
| fathers garden in company with his
| flrst wife, whom reports say he had
! discarded for another. The officer
| stationed his men and began investi-
| cations. He was found up stairs, where
ne jumped from window and lit out
for chase, but was brought up sud-
| denly by meeting two of the guards as
| he was getting over fence He sur
rendered gracefully, and was escorted
to Centerville and placed in jail. Fri
day morning about 2 o'clock dispatch
| to the officers here announced his es-
cape and a detail of men Immediately
started in pursuit. He was not found
up to late hour Saturday when
| the report got out that he had been
| seen here in town, and shortly after
| the call of halt was heard twice in
IiS ual hliCoc WCoC vi MALL SlTGSI, anu
! near livery barn, followed instantly
by two shots in quick succession. A
crowd gathered and the hunt began
but with no results. Most people be-
lieve the story of his being here to be
a mistake, and that the shots were
fired for a joke.
About 8 o'clock Saturday evening
screams were heard in the south part
| of town. People came running from
| all directions to find that Mrs. John
| Beckett, young woman, wife of c.,
B. & X. G. employee, had mistaken a
gasoline can for kerosene and had at
tempted to fill q lighted lamp, with the
usual result-an explosion. Mrs.
Beckett was so badly burned that she
| died before morning. Another limo.
| cent victim to the careless mistake of
using similar cans for kerosene and
gasoline.
Business houses and residences are
going up on every hand, and still the
supply is not equal to the demand.
Moulton has bright future before it.
The stock of general merchandise
| belonging to Joe Quinn, and the large
| new building in which it was located,
belonging to H. G. Hanson, at Dean,
| five miles southwest of Moulton, were
burned to the ground at an early hour
last Thursday morning. The origin of
the fire is said to be mystery. 1t is
understood that both building and
stock were amply insured. This leaves
our little neighboring town with bnt
one store. Some three or four months
lsago the store house belonging to G. w.
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handcar between the rails, the nand-
car passing over him and breaking
two of his ribs, and otherwise bruis-
ing him. By very vigorous effort
the section men threw the handcar
off from Conwell. AS he was yet Goa
scious, he rolled himself out from ne.
tween the rails and tainted He was
taken to the home of Joseph hiriman,
near by, and doctor summoned.