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Briqhton.

Brighton, March 13,-Miss Montgom-
cry spent Sunday with her sister in
Washington.
Ed. Deeds was business caller in
Washington Monday.
Mrs. Taylor Wilkins and sons, of
Missouri Valley, visited relatives here,
going from here to Washington Satur-
day.
At citizens caucus held Monday
night, D. F. Berry and Robert Griffith
were nominated for councilmen for the
full term and d. E. Nordyke to fill va
cancy.
Only "a votes were cast at the school
election Monday. H. j. klintz was re-
elected director and j. w. Pryes, treas
urer. One vote was cast against the
bond tax
Dir. Terry was called to the B. & w.
wreck, near Chappock Tuesday after,
noon to attend to a brakeman who
was hurt. Sixteen of the nineteen
freight cars which composed the train
were thrown down the embankment.
Elmer Sheridan returned home to
Madison, S. D., Thursday, after visit
at the G. NJ Friend home.
Mrs. l.. M. Buck went to Fairfield
Wednesday, stopping over night here
with relatives and going on to Chicago
the next day.
Eta Engleman is home from her
normal work at Cedar Falls.
Rob Morris was home few days Of
last week from Cedar Falls.
Floe Harkens, of Richland, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. McClurg.
Mrs. Hayes, of Wayland, is visiting
her brother, M. q. Balm.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Morris went tt
Richland Monday to visit friends.
Charley Wattles returned the latter
part of last week from Pocohontas
where he has been all winter.
Frank Briston and family spen
Sunday in Richland.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Morris were down
to Wayland last Friday
John Urine spent Sunday in Wash
, ington.
G. H. Barrett, of Washington, wa
, here Monday.
J, j. H. Leeper was business yislto
at Washington Monday.
, District court in Washington conyen
! ed Tuesday, with Judge Scott presid
ing.
!, A letter from Charles Pierce, at Kes
wick reports fine, large, girl baby
: his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRED Essley, the ney
! proprietors of the Wonerns Bros res
taurant, took possession Monday.
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Highway Notice.

To all whom 1t may concern:
The commissioner appointed to view.
and, If required to yacate the following
highway known as B. Herman. ct al, va
cation, that portion of the highway lying
north line of the c., B. & Q. right of way
line in the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter, section %, -, range 10, ex-
northeast to line &C feet distant from
and parallel to and south of north line of
aforesaid quarter section, has reported in
favor of the vacation thereof. and all OBJ
jections thereto or claims for damages,
must be filed in the auditors Office on or
before noon of the 18th day of May, A. D..
1901, or such highway will be vacated
without reference thereto
Witness my hand this 11th day of March,
1901. L. II. HAMMOND,
| Auditor of Wapelo County, Iowa.
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incorporation Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the Munter,
vile Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning
Insurance association. nj their annual
meeting. March 3, 1901, decided to rein.
corporate. and. for that purpose adopted
The object OF this corporation Is TO in
sure farm buildings, household goods. live
stock and other personal property against
loss or damage by lire or lightning. The
principal place of doing business is TO be
AT Mnntrryille, Iowa, nnl all its business
10 be transacted ON the assessment plan
thr business of this corporation Is To- he
managed by Il board OF directors consist.
ing OF president, vice president. secretary,
treasurer and nine or more directors elect
ed in such Il manner thai one-third retire
ami one-third alc elected Annually. All
such officers are to he elected by ballot ~
the annual meeting Of the association held
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in January. The time for this corpora
iion i 10 be twenty years unless other
wise decided by its members ut an annual
meeting or any special meeting called fol
that purpose.
Samuel johnson, President.
A. Il. Morrell. Secretary.
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Batavia.

Batavia, March ia Royal Neigh
Dor camp was organized here last Fri
day with twenty-one members. Mrs.
Cora Whittick, deputy, of Keokut, and
Woodbine Camp, No. 1918, of Ottum,
wa, did the work. Woodbine Camp
came in on No 10 Friday noon and re-
turned on No. II Friday evening. The
camp was called to order at 8 o'clock
by Mrs. Whittick, and after enroll
ment of the applicants the work was
taken up by Woodbine Camp, and a
thoro explanation of all the work was
elected: Oracle, Mrs. Susie Kramer;
yice-oracle, Mrs. Belle Whitmore; re.
corder. Miss Cora McNiel; receiver
Miss Carrie Younkin; chancellor Miss
Hester McNiel; marshal, Miss Phoebe
Coward; inner sentinel. Mrs. Maston
outer sentinel, Mrs. Eliza Smith; man
ayers, Mohr Kramer, Mrs. Mary
Reno and Mrs. Addie Kramer; physi
clan, DR.. Baldridge. After the cleo
tion of officers a bountiful supper was
prepared by Mrs. Whittick and the
ladies of the camp which was very
much enjoyed by all present. After
supper was over and the officers in
stalled the Woodbine team exhibited
some of their drills and marches
which were much appreciated by the
new camp. Several members of the
Forest Camp of Competlne were pres
ent The new camp was named Wils
Rose, from our state emblem.
Mrs. p. l.. Alfred is suffering from al
attack of the grip,
Miss Edith Durr entertained few
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, March 1.-THE mis-
sionary ladies of the M. e. church will
serve supper in the Work building
next Tuesday evening, beginning at
is p. m.
The infant son of d. A. and Mary
Miller died Sunday and was buried
Tuesday afternoon.
Prof. j. E. Moore and family visited
RELATIVES at Bonaparte Saturday and
Sunday.
w. c. Cowan, of Libertyville, and
Miss nellie Campbell were married
last Wednesday evening, Rev. E. j.
Smith officiating.
Hugh Nelson died Tuesday morn
| ing about O'Clock. The funeral oc
Cured Wednesday afternoon from
| their home south of town. Rev. Will
son conducted the services.
| Oscar Ross was called to Let's Mon
ldsy by the death of his daughter, Mrs
Celia Ross.
Mrs. NJ J. Wilson was called tc
Morning Sun Saturday by the illness
of her nephew.
Frank Robb, of Fairfield spent Sun
day with his friend Robert Ainslie.
Ross Nelson, of Brookwalter, Neb.
was called home by the death of his
|
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Goodson visited
their daughter in Ottumwa last week
| Mrs. Fred Deahl went to Keokul
last Thursday. They expect to make
4 that their home.
At the school election Monday W
III. Johnston was reelected director
for the term of three years.
Robert Ainslie went to Cedar Rap
ids Tuesday where he will enter com
lmercial college.
i B. Z. Skinner was in Chicago las
week purchasing their spring stock o
goods.
j Mrs. Maggie Brown, of New Lon
don, is visiting her mother in town
i Will Terrence, of Canton, ILL.,, al
rived here last week, called by the sc
rious illness of his father.
i Mahlon B. Johnston was married il
Fairfield to Mrs. Ruth Aldridge las
Saturday.
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Highway Notice.

10 all whom it may concern: The Com
quired. TO yacate a highway known as
Carr Vacation, commencing at southeast
corner of the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section -. township
70. range IA. west 9th T. NJ, in Wapello
county, Iowa, running thence west so rods,
thence north so rods and terminating AT
the highway running east and west, has
reported in favor of the vacation thereof
and all objections thereto or claims for
damages, must be hled in the Auditors
office OH or before noon of the IA day of
May, A. ID. 1901, or such highway will be
vacated without reference thereto.
Witness my hand this 10 day of March
1901 /, IL. Hammond
Auditor of Wapelo county IoWn
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Lancaster.

Lancaster. Feb. 13.--Noble Little
left for his home in Illinois last week,
after teaching two weeks at the Dog
gett school, while Miss Hawkins was
ill.
School election had better turnout
than usual Monday, on account of the
questions up for consideration. 1t was
finally voted to put the two school
rooms together this spring and hire
only one teacher. The following off
| GERS were elected: Treasurer, Sam
Terrell directors, John Vittitoe, Sam
Glodfelter, Wiley Bowan and Perry
! Hennon.
Sam Flanagan lost a horse Monday
evening by choking.
| Miss Lucy Kelley, accompanied Mrs
A. P. Johnson, of Sigourney. to Ottum
wa Friday of last week. While there
they made the Courier Office a call and
saw several things of interest.
| Miss Grace Hawkins has again as
sumed command of the Doggett school
after few weeks illness.
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Martinsbur1.

Martinsburg, March 14.-Tuesday
occurred the funeral of Lieut.. John
Morrison of Hedrick. Quite number
of our citizens attended.
Burgess & Redfern shipped two car
load of horses to Chicago last Satur-
day
Rev Good closed his, revival meet
ings Sunday night with an audience
of four persons present.
Mrs. Kimball visited at Wayland
the last week.
Mrs. Samuel Pollock has returned
home from Sigourney.
Ray Lotspeech of Illinois is stop
ping at the Hotel Martin.
Mr.. Peck, the stockman from Win
field is in the vicinity buying porkers
Mrs. John McCurry, who has been
very sick is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hinton are the
happy parents of daughter.
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was not very well attended. The can
didates for Office were Frank Smith
and Boone Hopkins. Frank Smith
was elected.
Vince Stufiebeam and Lew Riley
will take possession of Will Cayler's
farm this summer.
Will Cayler was elected sub-direc-
tor in the Fairview district.
Frank Gates and Will Plowman will
start for Washington Tuesday
Off Cation made pleasant visit in
this vicinity one day last week. He
was accompanied by Reice Bridge
man.
Milt Cation was accidently shot Fri
day evening, scuffling over revolver.
The bullet went thru his hand striking
a twenty dollar gold piece in his
watch pocket, which protected his
body from the bullet.
Jack and Glen Robb will start fol
Oklahoma soon.
Jacob Swain, who has been sick fol
a long time. is lowly recovering.
Lewis Riley was transacting bust
ness in Unionville one day last week
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of her friends last Tuesday evening.
Taffy-pulling was the principal feature
of the evening.
Luvilla Copeland, Hester McNiel,
Gertrude Clark. Lottie Copeland, F.
S. Hill and F. T. Campbell attended
the Jefferson county teachers meet
ing at Libertyville last Saturday.
Will Gabbert, of the Twenty-eighth
regiment, U. S. ". is expected home
in few days. He has been in the
Philippines for the past year.
A musical entertainment was given
at Nelson's hall Tuesday evening, I'm
der the direction of ALI. Larson.
John Randall, of Nebraska, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S
Randall.
A. Peterson and family have moved
to their farm one mile east of Batavia
Mrs. ]. Mohler returned Saturday
from an extended visit with relative.
in Ohio.
George Blosser spent Sunday a
home.
Harry and Elmer Perry are visiting
relatives at Springfield, Mo.
Miss Ramona Sylvester, of Compe
tine, spent last week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff.
A little child of William Beard
northeast of town, was buried Sunday
Mrs. Frank Reno is visiting her par
ents at Livermore.
Granville Lewis returned to hi
home in Colorado Tuesday mornini
after an extended visit with his moth
er south of town.
Mrs Rosa Gray of Red Oak arriy
ed here Saturday night for a yisi
| with relatives and friends.
w. l.. McNiel and family is moving
Ion Mr.. Sheets farm near No. 8 schoo
house.
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Hynes.

Hynes. March. 14.--Mr. and Mrs,
l.. Kridlebow We're Ottumwa visitors
Saturday evening.
j. T. Evans returned from Ottum-
wa Sunday where he has been for the
past two weeks attending the opeT-
ators and miners convention.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lowry were Chill.
licothe visitors Thursday.
Mr.. Delaney is still confined to the
house with rheumatism
Alva Rankin, who was here at tie
bedside of his mother during the last
week of her suffering, returned to his
home at Ft. Madison Thursday even
ling.
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Douds.

Douds, March ia new lumber
yard under the management of Curt
McCrary has started in business with
bright prospects. Mr.. McCrary will
move his family here from Keosauqua.
free concert was given last We'd
nesday evening by the singing class
at the church, directed by Hovey
HOFFMAN, vocal instructor. A nice
program was rendered.
Our stock buyer, George Findlay,
went to Keosauqua Monday to receive
a bunch of cattle bought of Mr.. Man
ming.
Teachers for the coming spring
term are as follows: Miss Mabel Car
son, the "Black" school, south of Sell
ma; Miss Mabel Ferris, the Business
Corner" school, one mile north of this
place; Miss Jennie Ferris, the "Shel-
by" school, north of Selma, and Miss
Nellie D. Morrow, the "Armentrout"
school, two miles west of town.
The new railroad coal chutes, just
completed are a great improvement
over the old ones.
Another prospective improvement by
the Rock Island is new depot to be
built the coming summer.
The youngest daughter of George
Camblin is slowly recovering from a
serious illness.
Two children of A. L. Doud are very
ill with the grip
Mrs. Mcintosh, of Des Moines, call
ed here by the death of her stepmoth
err, Mrs. Anna Doud, will remain a
short time with relatives.
The muddy roads of the past week
have interfered considerably with
coal houling from the mines, altho the
coal output is yet quite large.
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Eldon.i

CIQons
Eldon, March l1.-Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Crazy, of Des Moines, are visit
ing D. l.. Basquin.
Mrs. r. bennington returned from
Centerville Friday evening.
G. G. Gregg has sold his studio to
w. I. Nicklin. Mr.. Gregg and family
expect to go to Georgia next week
where they will make their future
home.
Chas. Wells, of Mt. Pleasant, spent
Sunday with Miss Laura Charlton.
Mr.: and Mrs. WILDER Wilson, of Ed.
dyyille, are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Wilson, at this place.
Miss Orie Close, of Centeryille
spent Sunday with her sister, Miss
Bess Close.
Clarence Weber, DR.. Holmes, I. H
Tomlinson and E. E. Hilles returned
from Oklahoma Saturday morning.
Mrs. June Caughlan, of Ottumwa
and Miss Carrie Strong, of Chicago
are visiting at the home of H. Cream
err and family.
Mrs. Geo. Hartman returned from
Boone Saturday morning where she
has been visiting her sister.
Rev. France, of Hennepin H., has
accepted the position as pastor Of the
Congregational church.
Chas. Martin left today for Kansa.
City where he will have position a:
conductor of the passenger trains 1.
and ~ during the absence of Johr
| Walker.
d. ]. Norton, Jr., of Washington, il
Visiting his brother Frank Norton.
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Milton,

Milton, March 14.-.-Charley Tay.
lor, who went west to look over the
country, returned home short time
ago, well pleased with the western
country.
c. e. Pennington, who has been in
illinois for some time, returned home
few days ago.
Mrs. Haskins, who has heen at the
bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Van
cleve, who lives at Columbus Junction
returned home last Saturday after sew
eral weeks absence.
The Milton school was closed or
Monday morning on account of the
smallpox scare.
Mrs. John Lewis and Miss Camp
bell, of Utica, are visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mcintosh, Mrs. Lewis
parents.
DR.. Pennington's little son, Reed
has been very i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. George Miller is quite i'll at tn,
| home of c. G. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Casady, of Union
vile. Mo-, are visiting friends AM
relatives. sa
e. e. Haskins, who has been visitin,
his sister at Columbus junction re
turned home last week.
Rev. 2. d. Holloway of Kirksville
Mo-, is here visiting his daughter an
/ friends. a
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CHILDREN cREMATED.
House Burns During Absence of Par
ents and Tots Burn With 1t.

Washington, Ind, March 12.-During
the absence of the parents, the resi-
dence of Guy Williams, seven miles
north of here, was destroyed by fire
and three children aged one, three
and five years respectively were burn
ed to death,
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EddyvilIe.

Eddyville, March 14.-N. B. Halo
way will go to Chicago Saturday to
purchase material for a telephone ex-
change. He will have an exchange of
about seventy-five phones in opera
ton by May 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. McDole will
move to Oklahoma Thursday where
they will make their future home.
Hon. F. NJ. Epperson is in Chicago
on business.
G.. l.. Funk took car load of cattle
to Chicago yesterday.
John Lafferty will soon commeuce
the construction of a new brick store
room to be occupied by a drug store.
w. A. Waugaman has purchased the
D. S. Peppers farm east of town. He
will go into the fruit and sweet potato
business more extensively.
The second o. the series of lectures
was delivered last night by DR.. D. =.
Breed, of Grinnell. 1t was ably deliv,
cred and well attended.
d. S. Peppers will move to Abba
where he will engage in the livery
business.
Miss Hattie Maud Sanders, of Kirk
Vile, attended the lecture last night
The Iowa Central bridge is now pc
ing rushed. The second span is near
ing completion.
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Hamilton's mother and father-in-law,
MIR and Mrs. Robt Hamilton.

Hamilton's mother and father-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Robt Hamilton.
W.T.. Neff & Son received a car load
of farming implements last Saturday.
Miss Hattie Langenstein, of Bloom
field, who was visiting at F. Slagles
last week, spent Friday visiting the
public school here.
Miss Corda Bolivar, of Belknap,
came up Tuesday for visit with rela-
tives, returning Friday evening. &
Will Wishard and family, of near
Bloomfield, came here Saturday to be
vaccinated as there is case Of small
pox Quarantined within quarter of a
mile Of their home.
W.. T. Neff shipped a car load of
Short Horn cattle from here Friday.
DR.. +. r. Winsell was called to Bel
KNAPP Saturday evening on profession
al business.
John Housley came home Saturday
from Humeston where he had been
visiting with his sons Oliver and Clar-
ence.
Graduating exercises April 13.
Those who completed the course this
year are Lora McNeff, Mollie Good
lander, Lou DeMar, Ivah Smock and
Frank Slagle
School closed at Ham last Friday
with big dinner and program in the
afternoon. The program was in two
parts. The first part consisted of reel.
tations by the small pupils and the sec,
ond part was play entitled aunt Su,
san Jones" which was admirably rem
dered. Among the visitors present
were five teachers who were former
pupils.
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Amador.

Amador, March 14.-Miss Ina Tar
rand closed a term of school at Well
man last Friday. A number of visit
ors were present and an excellent pro-
gram was rendered by the pupils.
Mrs. Emily Shields. of Ottumwa,
was visiting with relatives in this vi
cinity last week.
j. H. Busy has sold his store to w.
L. Carey, who resides on the Amador
farm.
DR.. l.. Terrence was in Amador on
professional business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wilkinson are
moving into the house which was re.
Gently vacated by the Myers family.
Barney Kreiger is moving his be
longings to the Arnold farm situated
near Amador.
# Poker Hill.
Poker Hill, March 14,-Mart Box
was trancasting business at Union
vile Monday morning.
The school election at Poker Hill
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Loviiia.


Lovilia, March 14--Little Marion
Bartlett has been to Des Moines, TAX
ing treatment for his eyes.
G. r. Samuels moved his family here
from Cleveland last Tuesday.
Mr.. Topp has sold his barber shop
to Jesse Smith for his butcher shop.
John Beal died at the home of his
daughter Mrs. John Harper at Hite.
man last Sunday and was brought to
Loyilia for burial. Sympathy is eX
tended to his children for their mother
died only three weeks ago. Mr.. am
Mrs. Beal have lived here for a mum
Der of years until the last few months
Prof. Moore was an Abba caller on
business Monday evening.
Charles Robinson has been sick fol
the past week.
Angie Golf has returned home Rom
visit at Greencastle, Mo.
Mabel Lucas, of Buxton. was visit
ing relatives here this week.
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Dudley.

4
Dudley, March 14.-Died, Thursday,
Feb. 81, 1901, Mrs. Phoebe l.. Stuber,
in Chicago, H., at which place she
had undergone surgical operation
at the hospital on January 81, and
from which it was thought she was
recovering. Her heart suddenly gave
way. Medical aid was summoned but
to no avail. Within fifteen minutes
she had passed away. Phoebe Lido.
ra Blackman was born in Benton
county, Ohio, August %, 1860, and at
the time of her death was 40 years 6
months old. She moved with her pa
rents to this state when but child
On May 20, 1877, she was united in
marriage to Chas. H. Stuber. To this
union three children were born. The
Oldest child died in infancy, and theil
daughter, Stella, aged II years, died
suddenly little over year ago. One
son and devoted husband are left
to mourn the loss of a loving wife and
mother. In 1879 she was converted
and Joined the M. r. church and had
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Scrofula is but modified form of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
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makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body,
and is a positive and
safe cure for Scrofula.