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Hero are a few
Timely Sayings
Suitable for the
Season

A bargain in time is doubly a bargain
A mans wardrobe is never too full OF
ties.
Don't take our word for it. Come
and see.
The Kash-that name stands for
progress.
Everything man or boy wears from
hose to hats.
Keep your eye on our windows
You'll not go astray.
You need not go any farther than
right here for the best.
We're taking other folks valuation
and quoting our price for it.
Just as natural for us to lead in va
riety and value as it is for others to
follow.
Some clothing is made to sell; some
to wear. Some clothing is made for
both That is our kind.
Don't imagine that Kash shirts will
never wear out. They WILL but they
will last longer and fit better than
other makes.
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THE AUSTRALIA

SAN FRANCISCO, January 3.-Early
yesterday morning the steamer Austria
liza reached port from Tahiti, having
been twelve days on the trip. Papeete
was left a day later than schedule time,
and another day was lost on account
of the strong head winds and rough
sea which the Australia encountered
after crossing the equator. The cabin
passengers arriving on the steamer
We're j. Lamb Doty, G. II. Wright, c.
f.. Benjamin and j. Niebuhr. Doty is
the American Consul at Papeete where
he has been stationed for several years.
He will return to Papeete after a few
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Thursday, January 10.
S. S. Hongkong Maru, Filmer, for
San Francisco, this afternoon
S. $. Alameda, Herman for Colo
MES at p. m.
Stmr. Mikahala, for Makaweli Wal
mea and Kekaha, at p. m.
Stmr. James Makee, for Kappa, at 4
p. m.
Schr Malolo, for Koolau ports, at
p. m.
Schr. Alice Cooke, Penhallow, for San
Francisco at . p. m.
Friday, January IL.
Gas. schr. Eclipse, Townsend, for La
hair- Nihei, Makena and Kona at
p. m.
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THE NENTURA.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 3.-The
steamer Ventura, third of the Oceanic
Company's new vessels built by the
Cramps at Philadelphia, sailed from
that port on December Goth, and will
be due here about February 9Th.
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MEMORANDA

The ship George Curtis, Calhoun, ar
rived in San Francisco January =, p
days from Honolulu.
The City of Picking arrived in San
Francisco New Years day, 6 days, 10
hours and 80 minutes from Honolulu.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Go.
Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co
and Togo Kisen Kaisha.

of the alb
IN aOoutth ates
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TIME TABLE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:
FROM SAN FRANCISCO:

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keosauqua.

Keosauqua, Jan. 29.-An application
has been made by Mrs. Belle Tower
to have a guardian appointed for D.
w. Ferguson, her aged father. Mr..
Ferguson is an old and much respect.
ed resident and possesses about 1000
acres OF real estate in the south part
of this county besides several thous.
and dollars worth of personal prop.
erty.
County Superintendent w. t. Dick
conducted regular teachers examina.
tion in his Office last Friday and Sat.
urday. There were twelve that took
the examination, most of them being
new teachers.
w. R. Wherry is in Keokuk today
on business.
County Supervisor John A. Fergu-
son was in Keosauqua yesterday on
official BUSINESS.
Miss Jennie Ferris, of Douds Sta.
ton, who has been attending school
here this winter, returned to her home
last evening. Miss Jennie expects to
teach this spring.
Sheriff D. c. Pettitt has been quite
sick the past few days.
County Superintendent w. T. Dick
was in Bonaparte and Bentonsport
yesterday visiting their schools.
Van Morris of this place, has gone
to Centerville, where he has secured
employment.
Word has been received here that
Howard Holland, who is in Concep.
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this life January 21 at his home in
Pekay. He had for some time been
a sufferer from Diabetes but the i'm
mediate cause of his death was Sc
we're attack of the grip. Mr.. Bourke
was born in New York City, Nov. %,
1862. His parents removed to Iowa
when he was about fifteen years old.
Much of his early life was spent in
Oskaloosa, where he was well and ia
vorably known. He was married No
vember 20, 1889, to Miss Avis Ellis,
who with four small children, the eld-
est about ten years of age, is left to
mourn his death. In 1892 he engaged
in the butcher business under the firm
name of Funk, Bourke & Co., at Ed
dyville. In couple of years the firm
started a branch shop in Pekay, Mr..
Bourke taking charge of the new To-
cation and he has resided there UNI
til his death.
In the death of Mr.. Bourke the
family sustains the loss of kind hus-
band and loving father and the com
munity an esteemed and respected
citizen.
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left at Myers store or Rex & Beems'
this week as they wish to send the box
as soon as possible.
Harve Elliott, of Russell, was a
business visitor in Charlton Tuesday
Miss Maude Brown, of Garden
Grove visited friends in Charlton
Monday.
Mrs. Temp. Percefield is reported as
quite seriously ill of typhoid pneu-
monia.
The funeral services of Mrs. Ella
Hopper, whose body arrived Tuesday
from Andrew, were conducted Tues
day afternoon from the home of her
parents in Benton township. The SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. Mum,
of the U. P. church, to which she be-
longed, and the remains were follow
ed to their last resting place by a
large crowd of sorrowing friends.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church which were to have closed
last Sunday night will be continued
the remainder of the week, with Rev.
A. Jacobs conducting them.
Hon. H. l.. Byers, of Lucas, was
transacting business in Charlton on
Tuesday
Beta Wadsworth, former teach
er of our public schools, returned to
her home in Somerset Monday after
an extended visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Beam, of Charlton.
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DrakesviIIe.

Drakesyille, Jan. 30.--Mrs. Emma
Williams and children of Belknap, Wis,
tied in this place last week, returning
home on Thursday. Her mother,
Mrs. E. w. Sayles accompanied her
home for a short visit.
George Good and family Phil
Rothenstein and family and Chas
Baldridge and wife visited at Harry
TRUTHS last Wednesday.
Miss Mollie Peebler, of Liberty.
vile, is visiting with her sister, Mrs,
F. F. Winsell.s
Last Thursday evening at s O'Clock
p. m. at the home of the brides par.
ents, w. T. McNeff, occurred the mar
riage of their daughter Maude to Mr.
r. l.. Bunten. The bride is one OF
Drakesville's accomplished young lad
les. The groom. who is the son of
G. w. Bunten, of this place, is a re-
turned Philippine soldier and did not
lay down his armor until he had cap
tured the affection of one of this citys
favorites.3 A number of useful pres
ents were received. The happy cou
pie NNl occupy the A. F. Smock prop.
erty. Their many friends predict for
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Mystic.

Mystic, Jan. Box. E. Leighton, Of
Minot, South Dakota, visited friends
in this CITY last week. He was for
merly engaged in the law business
here.
w. H. Ensign has moved from Mar
shalltown.
Miss Anna Gilbert, of Cincinnati,
visited her sister, Mrs. Robert For
sythe last week.
Mrs. Charles Berg. died at her
home Saturday morning at 2 o'clock.
after an illness of but short time.
She was twenty-three years, seven
months and eleven days of age. Fun
eral services were held at the Chris
tian church, conducted by Rev. Col
lier of the M. e. church, after which
large number of friends accompani-
ed by the Mystic Cornet band, of
which Mr.. Berg is leader, followed the
hearse to Highland cemetery where
the remains We're laid in the last rest
ing place.
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them a happy and prosperous future.
John Dodge, ST., of Bloomfield
made a business trip to our little city
last Wednesday.
Chas. Scott is quite sick with grip
Ed Newkirk and wife visited last
Sunday with VIM. Newkirk's.
Ike Kneedler and family attended
the Boliyar-Skinner nuptials at Belk
nap last Wednesday.
Marion Strickland, of Floris, was a
business caller in our vicinity last
Tuesday.
Rev. G. w. Barber held quarterly
services at Floris last Saturday and
Sunday.
MIR. Wilson, a music teacher, who
was here last winter, is now organic
ing music class at Elm Grove.
Alfred Turpin and family visited
last Sunday with Jim Mccormick ant
wife.
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Abba.

Abba, Jan. 29.-Miss Laura LOCKER,
|of Chicago. is visiting at the home of
Mrs. Trimble this week.
Sam Craig is quite i'll at his home
in the east end.
Ed Whited departed yesterday for
the northern part of the state where
he will buy horses.
Ike Jones is convalescing after a
weeks illness caused by grip.
w. A. Nichol, who has been sick
with pneumonia for the past week,
died at his home yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. Els many friends will
mourn with the family. The funeral
services will be held at the residence
tomorrow afternoon.
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Humeston.


Humeston, Jan. 31.--Mrs. Arthur
Daily of Corydon is visiting relatives
in the city.
Rev. Vollman, of Charlton, preached
at the NJ E. church Tuesday evening.
Will Howe was in Leroy last. week.
Rev. Shea of Corydon was in town
Monday
Mrs. Margaret Naight, of Leon, Wis.,
tied in Humeston Tuesday of last
week and attended Clark's lecture
George Kings new residence is
now completed and they moved into
the same last week
Charlie Young returned Wednesday
from an extended visit in Nebraska
and Colorado.
Will Crawford is reported on the
sick list.
Mrs. Jim Riggle last Sunday morn
ing fell and broke her arm.
Lloyd Livingston, county attorney,
was in town on business Thursday.
Word has been received in the city
announcing the marriage of Miss An
ma Klophenstein and Willoughby Nc
Kinley, of Ontario, Cal. Miss Klop-
henstein formerly lived here and last
year went to California where she has
since lived.
week from Guthrie Center, where
she attending the wedding of Miss
Jennie Richeldaffer.
Miss Cora Barker visited friends in
Charlton last week.
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Hilton.

Hilton, Jan. SO.-Mr. Beedle, wife
and daughter are home from Eddy
vile where they had been to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Beedle's mother.
The president of the Whitebreast
Fuel company and the manager, 7. j.
Phillips. were here last week looking
over the new shaft, and planning more
improvements in the line of houses
and one more boarding house. The
two already built here are crowded
and of the thirty-two houses built
many of them have two families in
and many families are waiting for new
houses. The company store is hav-
ing the last touches put on it and it
lis hoped that the next improvement
will be depot, so one will not have
to walk a mile to take train.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William Hodge
son.
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Hynes.

Hynes, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Bells was
called to Hiteman to attend the funer-
|al of her nephew who died Sunday
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts are the happy
parents of a young son born last Sat
urday.
Mrs. James, who has been quite sick
for some time, is improving slowly.
Mrs. Ralph Wignal is quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Knowlten, of
Avery, spent Sunday at Hynes.
Miss Myrtle Greenland, of Ottumwa,
visited over Sunday at Hynes, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kridel-
bow.
The Smokey Hollow Coal Co. has
added new coach to it's line Of
railroad to be used to carry the MN
ers to and from their work. This
should be appreciated by the employ
eS.
The little daughter of SfMr. and Mrs
Martin Snow was very sick few days
last week but is now out of danger
Ralph Wignal who has been con-
| fined to the house WITH inf1ammatory
rheumatism for some time, is able to
be out again.
Rev. August Sandin occupied the pull
pit at the Friends church Sunday
morning and evening.
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. KEEL
logg died of Group Monday night.
Cyrus Tatman was called to Hills
boro last Friday on account of the ser
ious illness of his brother at that
place.
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Pleasant Hin.

Pleasant Hill, Jan 3O.-Rev. Will
liams preached Saturday night. Sun
day and Sunday night at the Olive
Branch church.
Dan Perry had the misfortune to
lose fourteen head of sheep by dogs
killing them.
John Beghtol is on the sick list.
Farmers delivered hogs at Selma
last week
Bessie Van de Yer is quite i'll.
Jessie Jackson was Pleasant Hill
business caller Monday.
H. Mccoy and j. E. Black were in
Eldon last week.
Scott Glattfeller, of Troy, was a
caller here last week.
Robert Black and son were callers
this week
Ellis Lefeever was in Pleasant Hill
Sunday.
The White Elm Literary rendered
good program Friday night.
Jacob Shlotter transacted business
in Eldon Monday.
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HopeweIl.

Hopewell, Jan. 31.-Mrs. J. M. Wal,
ker and son, Emmett, were Ottumwa
business callers Wednesday.
j. l.. Hamilton sold horse in OF
tumwa Saturday.
Miss Margaret Boomer was an OF
tumwa caller Tuesday.
George Houk and wife, of Hindoo,
were visitors Saturday at Sam Hunt
er's.
Miss Minnie overturf, of Fairview,
is visiting her brother, Will, and fam
lily.
DR.. Grey passed thru here Wednes-
day.
There was surprise party at
George Houl1's Saturday night. All
report good time.
January Is being Walter Spangler's
twenty-first birthday, quite a number
of his friends and relatives gathered
at his home in the evening to remind
him of the fact and to surprise him,
Tut on arriving at his home they were
more surprised than Walter would
have been had he been at home, for
he had got hints of the surprise and
had gone to Ash Grove to church. He
returned from church just as the
crowd was preparing to eat supper,
which consisted of oysters, peaches
and other eatables too numerous to
mention The rest of the evening was
spent in various games, also music
rendered by Misses Elma Spangler,
Ethel Proctor, Mabel Hendrickson
and Alex. Martin. Walter received
several beautiful and useful presents.
Those present We're: Joseph Proctor,
ST., and wife, Clate Smith and wife
and little daughter, Henry Helmic and
WIFE Misses Nora Dickerson, Mabel
Hendrickson, Clara and Opal Berry,
Rosa and Grace Bachman, Carrie and
Grace Koontz, Ethel and Rena Proc
tor, Ethel Mort, Laura Arnold, Eva
and Millie Heckart, Marie Baer Lib
bic Hamilton, Katie McReynolds,
Sophia Reinhard and Elma Spangler;.
Messrs. Bert Ross, Harvey Berry,
Ross Hendrickson, Alex Martin Loren
Shields, Charlie Mort, Claude, Ray and
Oscar Arnold, Sam Heckart, George
and Bert Baker, Joe and Freddie Proc
tor, Harry and Elmer Smith, Charlie
Hamilton, John Reinhard and Fred
Black. All present seemed to have a
good time and departed at late hour,
wishing Walter many more such birth
days.
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RichIand.

Richland, Jan. 3O.-The M. E. church
still continues the revival and seem
ingly much good is resulting. The
Mockman brothers are the evange-
lists
Bert Sargent is in Kansas, being
called there by the death of his faith
er, ]. H. Sargent, who died Monday of
pneumonia.
Will Halferty and wife were here
this week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen are spend
ing the week at Veo
Mr.. and Mrs j. Doyle are the proud
parents of little son.
rev. Denny, of Des Moines, preach
ed at the Christian church Sunday.
Robert Walker is in Oklahoma.
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DahIoneQa,

Dahlonega, Jan. 3O-Dr. H. L. Trout
returned from Mackinaw, ILL.,, Sat
urday morning where he had been the
past two weeks locking after some
real estate.
Robert Word of near Agency, was a
businesse caller in this neighborhood
the first of the week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Geh
ring ten pound boy.
Sam Dimmitt lost valuable horse
last week.
VIM. Lowenberg Jr., assessor for
this township, commenced harvesting
last week.
Mr.. Mccullough, of Kirkville, is go
ing to move onto his farm northeast
of town, now occupied by S. w. Peck
who has purchased Mrs. Roberts
place.
Elmer Giltner who has been study
ing osteopathy at Kirkville, Mo-, will
graduate some time next month.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Jan. 29.-John Caswell,
who has been sick for several days
with lung fever, is very low and not
expected to recover.
The Music club, organized last year
by Mrs, Edith Trew, was reorganized
on Friday evening when meeting
was held at the home of Miss Mabel
Palmer. Arrangements were made
for holding weekly sessions.
Mrs. w. T. Payne, who resides in the
southwest part of the city and has
been quite sick for some time, is be-
coming SO feeble that her recovery is
doubtful.
Herbert King spent Sunday in Oska-
loosa as the guest of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Barnett and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Guernsey, of West
Grove, made visit to this place Sun
day for the purpose of attending the
revival services at the M. E. church.
P. D. Jacques, of st. Louis, was a
business visitor in this place on Mon
day, a year having elapsed since his
last visit.
Clyde Patterson, of Centerville, was
the guest Of friends in this city on
Saturday.
B. Loeb has received news of the ar
rival of little baby boy at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Mooney, of
Kansas City.
Mrs. j. w. Potter left Saturday for
lKeosauqua for short visit at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Ingram, who
fell on the ice a short time ago and
sustained a fractured hip.
DR.. Lula M. Gilbert leaves Tuesday
for weeks visit with friends in Des
Mcines and will also attend COM
Imencement exercises at the S. S. Still
college of Osteopathy
Miss Lena Ethel Rawlings. the 10
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w.
w. Rawlings, died Friday night Of
pneumonia after an illness of little
more than day. The funeral services
occurred Sunday at p. m. at the M.
e. church, conducted by Rev. j. w.
| Potter The attendance was so large
that even standing room was not to be
obtained.
| The beautiful home of MI. and Mrs.
]. A. Deal, of Roscoe township was re-
Gently destroyed by fire as the result
of defective flue. Everything in the
house was lest, the inmates barely es-
Gaping the flames The disaster was
serious loss to Mrs. Kate Hickey of
This city who had stored Quantity OF
household goods and other valuables
In their home for safe keeping.
T. D. Winders, of the recent film
of Windors & Christy, left for Avery,
ILL.,. to take charge of his fathers bus
mess which was suffering from me-
}glect on account of his fathers recent
ILLNESS. Mr.. Christy left Monday for
Burlington where he was summoned
| to the bedside of his grandmother who
/ is severely ILL.,
The Ferguson families of this city
and county enjoyed a happy family re-
union Saturday at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs. d. F. BaldIidge.
Frank Ferguson left Saturday for
Des Moines to start en- business trip
for the Deering Manufacturing Co.
H. A. Zollman left Monday on few
days business trip to Henry, Ill.
S. A. Ressler, of Eldon, is spending
a few days at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Mary Deal.
Miss Retta Woodward, of Milton is
a guest at the Methodist parsonage
this week.
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Amador.

Amador, Jan. 30.-Mrs. J. P. Berry
was calling on relatives in South OF
tumwa Wednesday.
Mrs. T. D. Williams and son Verne
and daughter Cecil spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Ira Haning.
Bert Wilkinson made a business
trip to Ottumwa Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pharis Burton of
Blakesburg passed thru here Tuesday.
Maude Wellman visited Wellman
school Wednesday.
Mrs. Edna Myers and daughter Ste
Ia called at the Ralston home We'd
nesday.
j. H. Berry made business trip
to Ottumwa last week
e. Haning was in Blakesburg Sat
urday attending to business matters.
Martin Myers has sold his farm to
Bert Williamson and Peter Schwartz
and will locate in Colorado some time
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haning attended
church at Zion Sunday and spent the
remainder of the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Shields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smyth visited
relatives in Blakesburg Saturday, re-
turning Sunday evening.
Mrs. Zylphia Wyatt returned Sunday
from visit with relatives west Of
here.
Preaching services were held at
Russell Chapel Sunday conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Ammons, also Satur-
day night and Sunday night.
A number of young people attended
the party at C. w. Bachman's Satur.
day night and report an enjoyable
time.
Miss Laura Schwartz visited over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Earl
Myers.
Much interest is being manifested
in the services conducted by Rev.
Ammons at Zion, there being eight
conversions made.
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Cedar.

Cedar, Jan. O-Revival meetings
are still in progress at the NJ. E.
church. There have been several
conversions. Meetings were held at
1880 in the evening and at 1920 a. m.
The house was packed to it's utmost
capacity Sunday evening.
The grip is quite prevalent and in
a serious form. There is scarcely a
house in the neighborhood where some
member of the family is not ILL.,
Several form here attended the FIJI
neral Of Mrs. Lou Carpenter Of
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Butler

3 Z +
Butler, Jan. 30.-John Watts of He'd
rick. was an over-Sunday visitor at
H. A, Watts
Phil Garner was in Oskaloosa Wed.
nesday.
pa Mrs. d. 4entz and son, of Fremont.
We're over-Sunday visitors at the II. d.
Watts home.
Charley Cecil, of Hedrick, was in
Butler Friday.
Mrs. j. c. Watts was in Hedrick
Friday.
Mrs. A, J. Burgess spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Bethea.
Henry Deutschle was in Fremont
Friday.
H. D. Watts and family visited at
the parental Van Wrinkle home Satur-
day.
Hugh Morrison and ]. C. Kennel
were in Hedrick Sunday.
Inez Lawson was passenger on
the Narrow Gauge Wednesday to
Fremont.
Mr.. Kennel. of Keota, visited his
nephew, ]. G. Kennel, Friday and Sat
urday Yt
Emma Watts and children visited
last week at Fred Bergman's.
H. A. Watts and wife and son,
Ralph, were in Hedrick Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Nellie Carter, of Kansas City,
Mo.,ris visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Watts.
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DANCE ENDS IN FATAL BATTLE.
TWO Men Die as Result Of Injuries
Sustained.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 30.--A cele-
bration of Robert Burns birthday at
Blossburg, mining town fifteen miles
west of here, ended in a bloody pitch
ed battle in a dance hall in which
Wofford Rich, a Southern railroad
conductor, was killed, and j. d. Nc
Ribbons, an engineer, wounded so
badly that he afterwards died.
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Udell.

Udell, Jan .30-There are no new de.
velopments in regard to the burning
of the Kennedy store in Udell January
lS, which is conceded to have been OF
incendiary origin. The loss was
$4,000, and was partly insured.
Grover Haggard has gone to Foster
to work on the railroad.
Tom Grover has moved to Udell
and will occupy partqof the Mitchell
house with Irwin McAdams
Rev. Jones, of Seymour, is still
holding meetings at the Christian
church.
Flora Ashmead was Sunday pas
senger over the Wabash for Glen
wood, Missouri.
VIM. Ashmead returned Friday from
Oskaloosa, where he had been called
on business.
7. P. Mcconnell and D. H. Epperly
will attend court this week as grand
and petit jurors, respectively, at the
county seat.
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, Jan. 31.-Protracted
meetings began Sunday night in the
|, U. P. church. Rev. j. P. Davis. of
sAinsworth, is assisting Rev. Wilson.
]. x. Graham and wife We're called
to Rogers. Ark, last Wednesday by
the serious Illness of their brother-in-
law, w. j. Crossley.
For the first time since last April,