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LibertyviiiA.

Libertyville, July 91.-The Metho.
dist members are tearing down the old
church and will build new church at
once.
Sammie Watkins has his new meat
shop nearly completed.
Frank Glotfelty will build fine resi-
Idence on E. w. Warmers farm soon.
Rev. G. Springer was called to
Agency Monday to preach Rev. Cald-
wells mothers funeral.
All of our school teachers are attend.
ing normal in Fairfield this week.
The Christian Endeayor society will
give social at Mr.. Gearheart's Satur.
day evening.
J. A. Glotfelty shipped load of fat
cattle to Chicago Sunday.
The new bank budding is progress.
ing fine.
| James Boyd has bought new bus.
Lon Welsh left Monday for Bright
on to work on the railroad.
Mrs. Sarah Blair and Margaret
Hurst returned home Saturday from a
pleasure trip in Colorado.
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER: THURSDAY. AUGUST /. 1901.

and little nephew, Verlin Carson, were
driving the cows from the pasture
they saw huge rattlesnake within a
foot of the little fellow. Mrs. Haw-
kins seized a club and killed the snake.
1t measured four and a half feet long
and had fifteen rattles.
w. Pickett and family, ]. e. Eber-
line and wife and Mrs. J. M. Eberline
and daughter Leila attended the sur,
prise birthday party Of Fred Eberline
Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Dodd and wife and daughter,
Mrs. Eta Shull and son, Carl, Mrs.
Olivia Toole and children and Miss
Celia Dodd are visiting relatives al
Bloomfield.
Minnie Smock and Iowa and Ivy
Duke Of Drakeville visited at Mrs. T
B. Cameron's Friday.
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Batavia.

Batavia, July S1.-Mr. and Mrs, h.
y. Vaught are the proud parents OF a
son, born last Monday.
Three classes from the Christian
Sunday school enjoyed picnic at the
Glen Ford last Thursday.
Miss Laura Stead has accepted a
position is stenographer in the office
Of Leggett & Mckinney at Fairfield.
Those in attendance at the Jefferson
county institute from Batavia are:
Misses Hester McNiel, Jessie Camp
| bell Gertrude Clark, Mabel and Amy
Barrett, Gertie Whitmore, Villa anc
ELottie Copeland; Messrs Lee McNie
and Harry Whltmore.
Those attending the Wapello count!
institute are: Misses Katie Oral, OF
i've Wilson, Ella Lawson Myrtle
Greenland. Estella Golf, Cora McNle
and A. n. Smith.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burris of Agen
Icy visited friends here Friday.
| Mrs. Nora Shoemaker, Glen and VIII
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4 Cruel and inhuman treatment i,

Cruel and inhuman treatment is
charged.
Lewis H. Thompson, near Des
Moines township has also filed his Pc
tition for divorce from his wife, Het-
tie e. Thompson, and wilful desertion
is the cause for the divorce asked for.
Another good rain fell last evening
and which will do good to the stunted
crops. A great many people are be-
ginning to replant their gardens with
small vegetables, hoping to be able TO
yet raise a crop.
Company IN" of the Fiftieth regi.
ment, Iowa National Guards, which
has been encamped at Dubuque for the
past week, returned home last evening
All report having had hot and wei
time Of it, with poor drill grounds.
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Troy.

Troy, July 31.-Mrs. Jennie Beard
and daughter, Eva, are visiting the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gill
christ, west of town. ~
Professor Reece CARROT has return
ed from his eastern trip and will visit
his parents for a shot time.
The Sunday school convention held
at this place was well attended.
James Glendening of the l. w. w. of
Mt Pleasant, was in town looking after
the interest Of that school,
A number of young folks from this
place attended the tent meeting at Pu-
! laski Saturday night
This vicinity was visited by heavy
rain which was greatly needed.
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Dean.

Dean, July 31.--Frank Miner was a
business visitor in Centerville Satur-
day.
Pearl Beasley, of Glenwood, is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. Maude Stansberry.
D. G.. Stansberry was in Moulton
Monday taking treatment for sore
eyes.
Morrow G. Hennon have finished dig
ging well for Pearl Awmiller. They
went seventeen feet and got plenty of
water.
w. B. Wilson visited S. Cooksey
Sunday.
Sell Elan was here Thursday look
ing for a black mare which strayed
from his place Sunday, the 21st.
Harper Vansant and wife returned
to their home at Pennington after a
two weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives.
The ice cream supper at Taylor
Cookseys Friday evening for the bene-
fit of the Sunday school was a success.
DR.. Helton and wife, of Omaha, were
visitors Sunday at the John Sewers
home.
Horn & Rachford have stopped
threshing until the extreme hot wealth,
er is over.
Dan Davis and family. of Sand Hill
were over Sunday visitors at the pa
rental Aaron Horn home.
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Hall attended the concert given by
Miss Winnie Grooms at Mt. Stuber's
last Friday afternoon. The program
was fine. Miss Grooms is one of To-
was best music teachers and under
her instruction all pupils with any
musical talent whatever will make rap.
id progress.
Mrs. curtis Fisk is slowly improy.
ing.
Miss Maggie Richards, of Evans, is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Edwards.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, July 3O.-The funeral of
Miss Maggie Lindsay was held today
at 2 p. M, from the Presbyterian
church. She was the youngest daugh-
ter Of Thomas Lindsay, living south of
town, and had been a sufferer from
lung trouble for several months. Much
sympathy is extended the bereaved
family as this Is the third death at
their home since last September.
c r. May returned home from Chi
cago Saturday, where he has been
spending few days.
Miss Selma Johnson OF Winfield Was
on over-Sunday visitor with friends in
Hedrick.
/ Henry Doke is home from Keiths
burg where he has been working in the
Iowa Central switch yards for the pas
few months.
Rev, Orren Sonner Of Murray was il
| town Friday, enroute from the parent
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Milton.

Milton, July 31.-Sunday night be.
tween two and three inches of rain
fell. This is the first good rain we
have had for six months or more
Miss Sophia Barr, of Monroe, is Wis.
Iiting her cousin, Mrs. N. j. Workman.
The fourth quarterly meeting of the
M. E. church will be held in Milton
August 3 and 4. Rev. Skell, of New
London, will preach Saturday night
and sunday.
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Hinhland Center.

Highland Center, July Slowing to
the rain Sunday the Sunday school
convention which was to have been
held In Beck's grove, has been post
poned until August II. The services
will be held in the M. e. church if the
day should happen to be damp and
cloudy.
During the rain Monday morning, a
barn on the farm of George Robert
SON was struck by lightning and burn
ed.a Considerable corn, hay and farm
ing implements we're burned. There
was no insurance. r9@
Mrs. Della Randel of Ottumwa was
an over-Sunday visitor at the j.. M.
Elder home. tBr;
Mrs. Byram of Bussey attended ser
vices here Saturday at the Primitive
Baptist church. ane
Miss Lovelle Marsh returned to ihe1
home in Packwood last week after a
visit with her brother. She was &C
companied by he nieces, Anita and
Marjorie Marsh.
| Clyde Hoober of Mt. Pleasant visit
ed last week with his friend, Fred
Beck. IN
Mr. Putnam and son. Harry, and Mr.
and Mrs Hammersley of Bladensburs
came to attend the Sunday school con
vention Sunday, but owing to the rair
spent the day at the ]. NJ. Elder home
Mrs. Ollie Wise and children of Os
kaloosa are visiting Mrs. Wise's moth
er, Mrs. Mary Knight.
Fred Beck and Clyde Hoober visited
last week with Sigourney friends.
Mrs. E. M. Bowlin returned hom'
Saturday from Princeyille, ILL.,, wher'
she accompanied the remains of he
mother, Mrs. Anna Buchanan.
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Amador.

Amador, July 31.-The rain which
fell here Sunday evening did vast
amount of good to crops and pastures.
The weather continues cloudy and
more rain is expected.
Mrs Green and grandson and Miss
Fife Miller of Leando, arrived Satur-
day for visit at ]. A. Day'H.
Misses Nora and Irena Day and Ber-
tina Bachman left Monday for Ottumwa
to attend the normal.
Little John Carey is visiting frieLds
in Ash Grove this week.
Ira Haning attended lodge in town
Saturday evening.
Bert Wilkinson made business
trip to Ottumwa Tuesday.
VIM. Berry recently purchased the
Clearinghouse farm. Mr.. Clearinghouse
expects to locate in Seattle
James Phillips is having his horse
repaired this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Baker and son
Leland visited relatives south of here
| Tuesday.
A number of young people from this
place attended the ice cream supper
at Zion Saturday night
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Pleasant Hill,

Pleasant Hill, July Baldwin
Bros. shipped nine cars of cattle from
Selma Saturday.
George Litz has bought two acres of
land of d. Perry on which he expects
to build house
Rev. Booters preached at Brush col
lege Sunday.
Rev. Trimble, of Fairfield, filled the
pulpit at White Elm church Sunday
night.
Mode Shelby is in Missouri buying
cattle.
Dudley Nicklin has returned to OF,
tumwa
w. j. Dooley is visiting friends near
Kilburn this week.
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Fairfield.

Fairfield, July a1.--The Jefferson
county normal institute has begun In
this county with an enrolment of 1855
students, 1874 being females and 81 be-
ing males. This term will be for two
weeks and the prospects are that it
will be successful one.
John T.. Seeley, q farmer near Ba-
tavia, today filed his petition in the
district court, asking for an absolute
divorce from his wife. Mary =. Seeley
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keb.


Keb, July S1.--The mines run full
time last week, taking out five hun
dred tons of coal day.
Miss Bell McConville returned on
Monday from a weeks visit in Mystic
DR.. J. A. Hull amputated the middle
finger of William Connors' right hand
Saturday. The hand was injured July
and grew worse until an operation
was necessary.
Eli dyer returned Monday from a
weeks visit in Foster.
Friday being the thirteenth anniver-
sary of the birth Of Miss Aggie Dew
lin, her many young friends gathered
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Devlin. on Main street, and
gave her a party. Refreshments were
served and a happy time is reported
by the youngsters.
At the repupl.can caucus held at
the school house Saturday the follow
ing delegates were selected to attend
the county convention August 3:
Charles Brigham, H. Wilson, Reuben
Reeves, Elmer Wilson, Humphrey Pal
mer. decentralization Opurelock
L. M Carpenter, Hamilton Wilson
was elected committeeman for the
next year They go uninstructed.
4 Edward Fowler was here Saturday
and paid the miners off. He reports
the coal trade good, but prices low.
/ George Thompson, bookkeeper fol
the Iowa & Illinois Fuel Company o
Ladd, ILL.,, was in town Saturday OF
business. 49,
i Mr.. and Mrs. " liam Turner visited
Il II, 0tfupwo SATURDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Long visited il
!. Pekay this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Foster Kesinger.
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da,yisited with friends at Fairfield last

d,flSlLcu WALL IL iSluS dI l. aAA hCiu A<boS
Thursday.
Thursday, July %, while threshing
at Col. Parrett's, sixteen of seventeen
men were taken very sick soon after
they had eaten dinner A physician
was called at once and he pronounced
it poison. On examination is was
found that the beef which they had
eaten contained poison. The nature
of the poison has not been discovered
but the beef has been sent to Des
Moines for investigation. The men
were in a critical condition and EN-.
ployed the services of three physicians
all night. Most of them are able to
be out now, but none of them care
for any more beef at present.
Miss Jane Lutz of Eldon spent Sun
day at home.
| Samuel Chamberlain made bust
ness trip to Ottumwa Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert of Eddyville
visited friends here a few days last
week.
Miss Effie Morrison entertained {
number OF friends at party last Sat
urday night
/ Mrs. Anna Lutz of Eldon spent Sun
day with A. Holmes.
DR.. and Mrs. Creath of Ottumwa Wis
tied in Batavia the first of the week.
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell. July S1.-Ralph Wilson
is visiting with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rhodes, near Abba.
Mrs. j. NJ Bailey is On the sick list,
Tom Sayles, of Drakeyille, visited
Friday at the o. G. Truitt home.
Miss Stella Myers spent Sunday
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Joe My.
ers.
Richard Carson. of South Ottumws.
Sundayed with his sister, Mrs. j. P
Hollingsworth.
| Mr.. Carruthers, of Blakesburg, was
business caller at the home of O.,
G. Truitt Friday
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Bladensburg.

Bladensburg. July 31.-Mrs. Marion
Whitmore is visiting at Melrose.
A number of the people of this place
attended the Sunday school convention
at Highland Center last Sunday
Charles Murray of Lucas county is
visiting his uncles, John and Thomas
Murray. ~
Mrs. Lester. Mcclure of Chicago is
visiting her brother, G. T. Bedwell. /,
Ben Burnaugh had COW killed b.
lightning last week and A. j. Warner
lost five head of cattle by lightning.
The republicans of Pleasant town
ship held their convention last Satur
day The delegates chosen to the
county convention were: Norman
Reno, l.. S. Shepard, Alfred Yeager. ]
B. Shaw and Lee Parker. The con
yention was we'll attended.
Owen Hamersley lost a valuable
horse last week from lockjaw. caused
by rusty nail in the horses foot.
Roxy Parker has been in Hedricl
the past week with her sister, Mrs
George Shaw.
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Belknap.

bSiNHdp
Belknap, July 31.--Mrs. w. M. VIII
liams and daughter Eta We're Drake
Vile visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. W. L. Mccormick left last
week for visit with relatives at Ell
don
George Ware of Eldon was a visitor
here Wednesday and Thursday at the
parental I. Ware home.
Misses Birdie and Edith Huffman OF
Ottumwa and Oscar and Oris Kinney
of Shunem visited here with Joel Nc
Gee and wife Friday.
Joel MCGEE had the Belknap hotel
partly reshingled Friday.
Mrs. Kirkendall of Bloomfield is Wis
liting here with her sister, Mrs. w. M.
Williams.
C. H. Prosser and wife of near OF.
tumwa are visiting for few days with
j. w. Miller and wife.
Chas. Burkhalter and wife and sons
Ionic and Paul of Ottumwa were visi-
tors Sunday at the MCGEE home.
George Mattock, who has been at
work north of Ottumwa returned home
Saturday evening.
Mrs. d. H. Bells health has been
somewhat worse for few days.
f. e. Mattock was quite ill last
week, DR.. Jennings of Drakeville being
called in to attend him. He is getting
better.
i Charley Skinner has been i'll for a
few days but is getting better
C. v. Ware and wife and sister-in-
law. Bertha Anthony, of ottumwa,
were visitors here Sunday at the
Isaiah Ware home. H.
Rev. E. Moore announced Sunday
THAT 1t was desired that all who would
; come, would meet at the Congrega-
}tional church Friday afternoon, Aug.
ust 2, at o'clock to- repair the hitch
tracks and do some other necessary
work. It is also requested that those
tying their teams in, the church yard
will not do so again as the trees are
being considerably damaged. .&
Lew Albright and wife, George Bart
: lett and wife and daughter Maude 81
Ash Grove. Tom Ruld and wife ant
; daughters Ruby and May Of Drake
T VILE. Allie Carson and wife and chill
dpsn Verlin and Matte and II. Haw
Ikins and wife Of Sherman Chapel were
recent Sunday visitorssar J. g, McCon
a1neiPs.
n Fire recently broke oss in Allie Car
5 sons pasture destroying several cords
) Of wood. 1t also burned over abou
o forty acres of J. c, McConnells pas
It ture land. Had it not been for the ei
forts of the neighbors Charley Nelson
i. house would have been burned This.
8 had to pillow a furrow. around it to saw,
eIit. The origin Of the fire is unknown
!, One evening as Mrs, Leila Hawkir
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Troy, July 31.--The Sunday school
convention was well attended and an
excellent program given.
Jesse Saylor and I. J. Spencer start
ed out thrashing Friday of last week.
Wesley Parks is digging his we'll on
the farm deeper, preparing for dryer
weather
Frank Sharp was in town Thursday
of last week buying cattle for butcher
stock for Baldwin.
Albert Troutman, of Pulaski, called
in Troy on business thursday.
DIR. B. f. Shreve has his new resi-
dence almost completed. The doctor
has fine building.
| Mrs. Garrett and sister, Mrs. Yves
colt, visited the home OF Mrs. G. w
Saylor last Tuesday.
| Mrs. Spencer called on her son, L
]. Spencer, over Saturday.
Mrs. Alta Mckee and family visited
her sister, Mary Parks, near Eldon
Saturday and Sunday
Cliff Park visited his grandparent
| last week.
A good many expect to take in tn
Wallace show at Bloomfield, August
James Parker has traded his hous
and lot in Troy to tue Lee Brothers t
build him a house on his farm. The
expect to have it completed the las
of September.
Albert Troutman, wife and son Viz
tied Mr.. McCabe over Sunday
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Butler.


Butler, July 31.-Mrs. John Darner
was in Ottumwa last Tuesday.
A. ]. Burgess was in Hedrick Thurs
day.
James Morrison visited his sister
Mrs. Mary Davis. at Eddyville, last
Friday.
Miss Dickerson is visiting at James
Roach's.
Robert Taylor and family visited at
his fathers near Tioga Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Spiers. of Martinsburg, visited
Saturday with Peter Roberts.
Carrie burgess went to Oskaloosa
Friday to attend the Mahaska county
normal.
Mr.. Blake. of Fremont, was in But,
Ter one day last week
Cecil UtterDack, of Heorick. was in
Butler Friday.
q. r. Palmer was in Fremont Friday
Misses Laura and Margaret Doolit.
tie, of Washington. are visiting Their
sister, Mrs. Frank Funk.
Charley Fuller had the best oats in
this neighborhood. averaging thirty
two bushels per acre
| Albert Clark S brother of Ohio is Wis
| iting with him
Charley Hamaker. of Oskaloosa, and
irwin Beach, of Tioga. are visiting al
A. j. Burgess.
We had nice shower Sunday and il
is believed the drought is broken.
Lizzie Cobbler is staying with hel
sister, Mrs McEwen while Mr.. Nc
Even is up north threshing.
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Foster.

Foster.
Foster, July 31.-Roy Maneor re.
turned from Oklahoma last Thursday.
Otto Johnson of Willard was an ov-
err Sunday visitor at the parental
home.
Rev. S. H. Albert filled his regular
appointment in the NJ. E. church Sun.
day morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wilson of Clark,
dale were over Sunday visitors with
their daughter, Mrs. Will Heopton.
Will Cherington moved his family
to Hilton last Monday where he has
employment with the st. Paul Goa
company.
Mrs. Lee Kinder of Centerville is a
visitor at the home Of her mother, Mrs
| Annie Jones, on Main street.
Married at the home of the brides
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stocker
OH Soap Creek, Sunday, July 2S, Chas
| Locke to Miss Iva Stocker, Rev. S. Ii
Albert officiating.
C. P. Jones, who has had the hote
on Fourth avenue the last year moved
his family to Abba last Thursday
where he will engage in the same bust
ness.
Mrs. Matte Brownell of Collins, Hi
rois, is visiting her mother, Mrs. An
mic Jones.
Rev. w. R. Woodruff is lying yer,
low at his sons, DR.. Woodruff, witt
very slight hopes of recovery. OIL
age and the excessive heat seem t
be the trouble Father Woodruff wa
81 years old the Sth day of last Apri
John Terry left for Des Moines Nor
day night, where he goes as a delegat
to the state convention of the Brother
hood of Coal Hosting Engineers. job
is an earnest enthusiastic union labo
man in all the word means.
Robert Hughes of Cincinnati, Ia. wa
visiting his many friends and the fan
ily of his daughter, Mrs. Lew Arnolt
: last week.
John G. Wilson was business Gale
in Abba Monday.
This vicinity was visited with
splendid rain Sunday and Sunda
!. night.
Thomas Pilkington and Thos. w
| rick, two of our successful farmers al
!. on an extended trip through Okloh
! MA and will visit friends and relative
! in Kansas before they return. Mis-
! Lille Pilkington accompanied HI
: father on the trip.
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Etdon.

Eldon, July 31.-Mrs. G. L. Nef and
son left yesterday for Muscatine for q
short visit with friends and relatives.
DR.. D. A. Jay. who has been at Du-
buQue in attendance at the encamp-
raent of the National Guards, returned
home last night.
Miss Villa Dreamer left Tuesday
for Ottumwa to attend normal.
w. H. Crow left last night for Law
toll, Oklahoma
Mrs. H. Stone and daughter of OF
tumwa visited yesterday with the fam
| lily of Jno. Hull.
Yesterday evening the ladies of the
Congregational church held an ice
cream social attheresidence of W.Hal
across the river.
Miss Edith Crockett, who has beer
visiting with Mrs. E. e. Burger. re
| turned to her home at Muscatine Mon
day.
| Mrs. Charles Marion and son Glare
] who have been visiting relatives a
1 Denver, Colo, returned home thi
morning.
G. L., Williams of Des Moines is il
4 town today in the interest OF the High
land Mobiles.
4 e. E. Hills was an Ottumwa visito
yesterday.
Miss Letta Hellyer, who has beef
visiting relatives near Douds, return
ed home last night.
I Harry Dreamer made business trl
. to Ottumwa yesterday.
/ Frank Dormer, who has been visit
ing at Allerton, returned home Mon
day.
Mrs w. X. Lutz, of Batya, is visi
ing with her son, Nick, of this place.
Trainmaster Jones is in town toda
on business.
The John F. Stowe Uncle Tom
Cabin Co. exhibit at this place tonigf
under canvas.
John Jutz is an Ottumwa visitor t
day.
The Rock Island road has lease
three B., c. R. & N. and two Chicas
&c Eastern Illinois engines for servic
on this division.
Engine 1403 which was in the wrec
at Ainsworth some time ago, is bac
! from the shops.
/. Frank Blacksley and wife left toda
for Fl Madison for short visit.
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Miss Ellie Morrison entertained a
number OF friends at a party last Sat
urday night
Mrs. Anna Lutz of Eldon spent Sun
day with A. Holmes.
DR.. and Mrs. Creath of Ottumwa Wis
tied in Batavia the first of the week.
UdelI.
Udell, July 31.-This vicinity was
blessed with a nice rain Monday doing
untold good to late corn and ruined
pastures which will stop the rushing
to market of cows and heifers at tn;
ruinously low price of 81 per hundred
| DR.. H. M. Replogle is finishing nj
residence building which is an orna
ment to the South End
! Gabe Gire will commence the erec
ton of two dwellings this week whicl
he will rent.
]. c. Hornaday has the foundation
in for two-story farm residence jus
out of town.
Conchran * Luse, OF Lucerne, Mis-
souri,, offered for sale at the Rock I:
land stock yards last Tuesday
string of western horses whic
4 brought almost nothing, and yet sol
for all they were worth.
Lightning struck the large barn /
c. e. Whistler near Udell one day las
week, but fortunately help was nea
and the fire put out, causing but littl
damage.
George Kelley has returned frol
Fort Sill, o. T., where he went to TT
and get some land and was one Of til
IT'S, 900 who registered"
A. H. Gray was buying cattle in til
vicinity of Numa several days la
7 week
The Seventh Day Adventists WI
have been holding meetings here in
tent for about six weeks will continl
: for an indefinite time They dra
: large crowds which are well entertai
ed.
E Ed Clemie, the sheriff, was bad
: used while trying to stop a fig
among some Austrian miners Satl