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trouble somewhere, and nervous pros
tration is sure to follow.
You ought TO know that indigestion,
exh austi o n, womb displacemcnts,
fainting, dizziness. headache. and
backachc send the nerves wild with
alright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley. of Ell w. Congress St,
Chicago. H., whose portrait we pub
lish, suffered all these agonies, and
was entirely cured by Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound her case
should be warning to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of the IN
falling efficiency OF Lydia f. plnkham's
Vegetable Compound.
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Special Meeting of the british House
Of Lords Ia Arrange for Earl
Russel1Ae Trial.

London, June 2J.-At spccia,
meeting Of the house of lords n com,
mittee was appointed to arrange tho
procedure TO BRING Earl Russell, re.
Gently committed for trial at the Ole
Bailey, on the charge of bigamy, 10 a
speedy trial by his peers. The com.
inittec includes the lord chancellor
Lord lialsbury; the lord priyy seal,
Lord Salisbury, and IL other peers.
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Ecriin, June 2s. N turns out that
The report OF the LEIPZIG bank. pub
Wished Wednesday. was misleading. Re.
liable Information shows that the sum
Of Ill 900 600 marks. which forms the
bulk of the assets. includes $1,000. 900
marks loaned to the Cassel Trcbcr-
Tracknung Co. OF which only a small
part can DC realized upon.
The TagcbIatt says the Lcipzigcr
bank quite recently loaned another
lScJo-ooo marks 10 the Cassell Trcber.
Trocknuug Co., after II was known
mat the latter was irsolvent
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Lacrosse. Wis. storm swept.

Lacrosse, Wis. June 20. 4 tornado,
doing thousands Of dollars OF damage,
passed over this city at seven o'clock
last evening. The roof OF the Hotel
boycott. a four-story structure. was
blown off. and landed half block
away. on another large building. which
was wrecked. The new Norwegian
lutheran hospital was wrecked.
Trees were uprootcd and many plate
glass store fronts were destroyed.
Several buildings were struck by
lightning.
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UNDER SERIOUS CHARGES.
Fire Commis John j. ScanncII
Of New York city Under
Three indictments.

New York, June %. Two indict-
ments were returned by the grand
jury against Fire Commissioner John
J. Scannell, charging him with neg
lect of duty Another indictment
was returned jointly charging Com
missioner Scanncll and VIM. l.. Marks
with conspiracy II is alleged that
nearly all supplies for the fire de-
partmcnt have been purcha scd
through Marks.
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Columbus, o., June 20. Miss Minnie
A. Stoner, dean of the woman's de-
partment and professor of domestic
science in the Kansas State Agricul
tural college, has been elected profes
sor of domestic science in Ohio state
University.
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To Revive the knights Of Labor.

New York, June ga movement
New York, June as.--A movement
Is 10 be started among the local and
district assemblies OF the Knights OF
Labor in New York and vicinity. hav.
ing for its object the raising Of the
order to the standing il had about
twelve or fifteen years ago.
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Washington, June 29.-No informa-
ton has been received at the war de-
partmcnt concerning the visit of Gen.
Gomez, OF Cuba. 1t is not believed
he IL coming here on any mission Of
IN official character.
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Binghamtcn, \. ", June 29.---C Com
mandcr Frederick Robinson Smith, e.
). N. (rctired) Is dead at his home in
this city, aged 81 years. lie VISA grad
uatcd from Annapolis in 1861 and
served with distinction in the civil
war
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Brazil, Ind. June 30. During q
storm about six o'clock last evening,
lightning killed four men. all of whom
lcarc large families. who were al
work harvesting in a wheat field on
the j. G Ualbcrt farm. near Lodi
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Washington. June 2o.-The secre.
tary OF the treasury yesterday bought
si5I.0o0 short-term five-per-ccnt. bonds
NJ si09.70o; sos,3l0 threes NJ Sioo.eG0,,
and 81 500 tours at siI3.9is7
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MIL MAKE 4 TEST CASE.
THEY HAVE BEEN HELD UP LONG eNouGn
Inspection Fee a." Colorado
where They Have n Clean Bill ~
Health From the rederaiAuthori-
tics.

chicago. juno -S.-ln an interview
with John w. Springer. OF Denver.
Col. who is president OF the National
that il was The intention of his organ
iyation to test the conssitUtionality OF
me Colorado state law, which re-
qua cs state inspection of live stock.
notwithstanding n clean bill of health
had been granted by the federal au-
thorities. The case j. that of Ed III.
Omaha. who vas arrested in Denver
charged with taking into the state ~
cars of cattle which had not been in
spccted by Colorado official. Presi-
dent Springer made the following
statement.
Mr.. sprinser's Statement
The rcpc ri from Denver that Mr..
I'd. III. Reid. OF the Flato Commission
Co, of Omaha. had been arrested on
the 26th Of June. in the Office of the
National Live Stock association. in
Denver. charged with illegally bring.
ing % cars of cattle into the state Of
Colorado without paying the inspec-
ton fee demanded by the state OF
two cents a head. is fact. The live
stock men or the United States have
determined to test the constitution
Atty of this Color ado law. insisting
that where they have a clean bill II
health granted thCir cattle by the
federal authorities. that this should
entitic their cattle to 60 into any
state of the Union. the state statutes
20 tho contrary. Notwithstanding.
The stockmer haye been held upby
these state boards Of inspection. so
called. for years. and hundreds Of
thousands of dollars annually have
been taken from the stock raisers
and we now propose 10 haze il
stopped. An application viii be made
to Judge Hallett. of the United states
district court. for Mr.. Reds release
on writ of habcas corpus. Should
the court deny this writ. an appeal
will at once be taken TO the supreme
court Of the United States. and we ex-
pect a decision in very short time.
This case viii bc watched with in
tense interest ~ every live stock man
In the United States; and the officers
of the National Live Stock assocla-
ton have been assured from all quar-
tiers OF the country of the unanimous
support of the live stock interests in
settling. once for all. the question az
20 whether federal inspection does not
supcrSede state inspection.
I'VE realize IL is a great question:
said President Springer. "and of much
more far-reaching interest than is APP
parent TO the casual observer. The
live stock association in this case has
the support of all tho great live stock
organizations Of the country
Hon Ralph Talbot, of Denver. one
OF the ablest attorneys in Colorado. il
the Colorado counsel Of the National
Live stock association. and he will be
assisted in the supreme court of the
United States by Judge VIM. \.
Springer the local counsel OF the as
ISOLATION in Washington.
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Proceeded 10 Other Points.

by detachment Of the horse guards.
five royal carriages, containing tho
heralds, pursuivants and other Off
Gals. proceeded TO Temple Bar and
the ROYAL Exchange. where the form.
elites. less picturesque, perhaps, wcrs
repeated.
Lord Mayor Green and the sherifrs
met the procession AZ Temple Bar.
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The ProcIn nation Read.

The trumpcters sounded "A pro;ract-
ed fanfare, and then the norrey
Aing-of-arms barred his head and read
the proclamation in clear voice,
which must have been audible To the
royal party. occupying stand on the
grounds of Mar borough lIouse, facin,
the balcony OF the palace. King Ed
ward wore ar admiral's uniform.
Queen Alexandra and the others Of
the royal party watched the ceremony
with the greatest interest, the king
using field glasses to obtain a clearer
view.
AS the norrey king-of-arms con.
oludcd with the words God save the
king" the trumpeters again sounded
a fanfare, the king, in the meantime,
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4 ROYAL PROCLAMATION
Announcement That the Coronation
of King Edward is TO Take
Place Next June.
EXACT DAY NOT YET DETERMINED UPON.
The Proclamation Made with All the
Quaint aud uedies al scenes w hich
Marked the rrocinining Of I>ina
Edward Wis Accession q" the
Throne.

London, June 21.--Thc royal proc
iamation announcing that the corona
ton OF King Edward is 10 take place
in June next, the exact day not vet
being determined upon. was read. Fri
day morning. az st. Jamcs palace.
Temple Bar and the Royal ENchang,
with all the quaint medieval scenes
which marked the occasion of the
proclaiming of the accession of the
king. The ceremonial was unheralcd-
ed, so the crush was not so great as
on the previous occasion. but crowds
quickly gathered from all directions
and thronged the points at which the
announcement was read. The cere-
mony began at st. James. where, from
the purple draped balcony OF the pal
ace. the norrey king-of-arms will
lam Henry Weldon. in brilliant uni
form. accompanied by the heralds
and pursuivants. in gorgeous tabards.
and numerous state officials, read
the proclamation.
Gorgeous CavRlcadc.
At the appointed hour, four state
trumpeterS. lavishly adorned in gold.
embroidered TUNES, appeared in front
of the balcony. liy their side stool
the norrey king-of-arms, fiankcd by
two royal macers. bearing gold
maces. and surrounded by the blue
mantle (GorGon Ambrose De Isle
Lce); the rouge dragon (Everard
Green; the Somerset herald Uicnry
Farnham Burke); the York herald
alfred Scott Scott-Gatty), and tho
Windsor herald (William Alexander
Lindsay, all In their full official re-
gala, and the earl marshal (the duke
of Norfolk; the lord steward (the
earl of Pcmbroke); the lord chamber
lain (thc earl Of Clarendon. and 9th.
crs
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Ill, is some better at this writing.

i'll, is some better at this writing.
Frank Daniels and family drove ov-
er to Wintersat Saturday.
Miss Inez Bishop is visiting in AT
ton.
Mrs. l.. B. Garfield was called to
Clear Lake on account of the serious
illness of her brother.
Arthur Vincent left yesterday to at
tend college in Cedar Fans.
G. G. Scott went to Woodburn Fri.
day to attend the reunion.
c. Fl. DicKey and wife, of Maxwell.
were visitors at the Benson home last
week.
Miss Ora Llllard, accompanied by
her mother, went to Nebraska to visit
relatives.
Miss Iva Scott returned to Valley
junction, after a pleasant visit with
her many friends here.
Charley Holcomb returned to OF
tnmWa after short stay with rela-
tivas in Murray.
Rev. Q. P. Sonner has accepted the
pastorate of the Baptist church in Cor
rectionville. He will move his family
at once.
Rev. w. w. Wharton made a short
visit to Ellston this week.
Miss Flora Klein is teaching in the
north part of the county.
Miss Flo Cook began her school in
Knox school last week.
Mrs. Chas Stafford and children
went to Osceola SATURDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bosserman re-
turned from weeks visit with Mrs.
Bosserman's mother at Weldon, Sat
urday noon.
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Eldon.

Eldon, Sept 9.-Miss Minnie Coad
of Aurora, ILL.,, is visiting Miss Alta
Coad.
Mrs. Frank LaSuer and Miss Laura
Charlton are visiting at Centerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Let's of Ames
are visiting DR.. S. H. Sawyer.
Mrs. H. R. Baker is visiting at Chi
cago.
The out of town people who attend
ed the dance Thursday evening were
Misses Gardner of Bonaparte, Sloan
and Burns of Keosauqua. Johnson CT
FIT. Madison and Messrs. H. Black
ledge, A. Brown and H. Strckling of
Keosauqua and Jerico of Fairfield.
Mrs. Gregy of Fairfield visited Mrs.
|. H. Tomlinson last week.
Gilbert Swisher of Brighton visited
Eldon friends Thursday
Miss Eta Eich of Bonaparte is Wis
iting Ada Heist.
Frank Knight of Mexico City, Mex 4,
who has been visiting his parents re.
turned home today.
Frank Callen, of Keokuk, visited
last week with his parents.
Miss Farus, of Ottumwa, is visiting
Mrs. H. Knowles.
The funeral of Mrs. Chas. Blake
took place this morning at the resi-
dence at $50 o'clock The services
was a Christian Science one and Mr..
and Mrs. |. c. McCrary had full
charge. A mixed quartet furnished
the music. The body was taken to
Cherokee, Ia, the home of Mr.. Blake's
parents, for interment.
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EiakeSburq.

Blakesburg, Sept. 10.-The farmers
are busy sowing their short crop, and
they will have plenty of feed for
home consumption, but not much to
put on the market. Most of the feed
will be consumed on the farm, and
hogs and cattle will represent the crop
On the market The farmers are prac-
ticing more economy this fall in car
There will be little feed wasted this
year
A few dry seasons will teach val
liable lesson on economy. The corn
crop is not a failure this year. There
are fields around Blakesburg that will
yield fifty bushels of corn per acre,
many farms will husk twenty-five
bushels to the acre.
Cattle and Hogs are selling at good
prices and the farmers will not suffer-
Deep wells and windmills are becom-
ing as common a sight here as in Ne
bIaska.
Alice West is going to sell her house
hold goods and spend the winter in In
diana.
James Williams has concluded to re-
move to Dakota.
Earnest Finney is up north running
a thresher engine.
William Barnes has returned from
the west.
Manford Cloyd who was very sick,
is reported better.
Mrs. Life Haning, who has been very
low is improving
Rev. Ammons held another success
full meeting at the Russell Chapel this
week.
A few from here viii attend the old
settlers meeting at Agency. The edu-
cational features of these meetings
should enlist the interest of all.
George Thode and wife are visiting
in Wisconsin.
Tom Dougherty has sold his crop
and will move to Ottumwa
Ben Stocker and wife have moved
from Grinnell to Blakesburg.
The Blakesburg schools opened
Monday. The board had the school
buildings renovated, repaired, painted,
etc. A new furnace will be added.
Miss Shea of Eddyville is visiting
with the family of William Shea.
Mrs. Barnes is visiting in Ottumwa
this week.
Clair Commons of Ottumwa visited
his mother in Blakesburg last week.
Mrs. Laura Clearinghouse has return
ed from her visit in Seattle and To
coma.
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LAST DAY OF FAIR.
Summary Of Races at EIdon-Horse
Lowers Track Record.


Eldon Sept. T. Yesterday was
the last day of the fair and it certain
ly has been a great success.
Kona W., in the third heat of the
2:15 pace thursday lowered the track
record one second. She would have
lowered it more in the first heat if she
had not lost a shoe. This horse is
owned by ]. Ed. Trott and H. Woods
of Eldon and certainly is the finest
horse ever on the Eldon track.
Result of Races.
In the 2:15 pace Thursday for a
purse of $500 Kona W., H. Woods
horse, of this place, came under the
wire first in the last three out of five
heats run. Miss Pat, a Mt. Pleasant
horse, owned by j. N Ross of Mt
Pleasant, took the last four heats, and
Speers, owned by o. Palmer of Abba
took third money. Time: Pity
2:19, 2:15, 2:15h ad PIG.
2:19 Trot, Purse $500.
In this race Flossie O., owned by w
Woods OF Malcomb, took first money
and Elma o., owned by J. Frye OF
Marshalltown took second money A.
M. Utterback's Nellie B., of Hedrick,
and j. Cables Try Me, of Oskaloosa
were distanced. Time: 1926, 2:20,
2:26 and 2:24.
Three-Year-Old Trot, Purse $500.
H. H. Lowenbergs horse, w. H. L.,
of Eldon, was first; f. o. Shields Bes.
sic S., of the same place, was second.
Oracle, w. |. Thomas horse, of Eldon,
and Jessie, G. Whites horse, Of this
place, were distanced. Time: 1904,
3:11 and 3:06.
Other Races.
In the running race, half mile dash
for a purse of SIS William Houks
klondike, of Drakeville, was first; Jes.
sup Brothers DR.. Bradley, of New Lon.
don, second; Killinicll, owned by the
same parties, third and Big Henry
fourth. Time, so and :51.
In the green running race half mile
heats for purse of $50, Miss Nugent
was first, Oliver T. second, and Belle
Mead third. Time, $50 and :5S.
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Edna and Clara, returned Saturday
from Eldon. where they were in at
tendance at the fair there
d. w. Ward, cashier Of Manning &
Epperson's bank, has purchased the
Mrs. John Arnold property on Church
street,
Miss Gene belong, the young wo-
man Wiz assists in the postoffice, has
been visiting relatives in Minneapolis,
MINI.
Sidney Smith is erecting an addi-
ton to his residence in the south end
Of town.
Mrs. Abe Lafferty was in Ottumwa
recently, visiting at the II. j. Wing
home.
Mrs j. Sayille of Flagler has been
visiting her son, Fred, during the past
week.
Mrs. NJ. Lukens of Des Moines is
here for a two weeks visit at the pa
erntal Toohey home
Mrs. J. H. Switzer spent the past
week in Ottumwa guest OF j. A
Shipley and family.
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GETS BIG VERDICT.
Miner Awarded $4,000 for Injuries Re
ceived While in Mine.

Abba, Sept. 7.-(SpeciaD-One of
the most bitterly contested Jaw suits
ever tried in this county came to a
close yesterday afternoon, when the
jury in the case of Thayer VS.. the
Smoky Hollow Coal company, return
ed verdict in favor OF the plaintiff
for $4,000. Thayer was driving an en-
try in the defendants mine and was
injured by a fall of slate from the roof
N. e. Kendall was the plaintiffs at
torney and the defendant was repre-
scented by Phillips, Ryan & Ryan of
Des Moines and Clarkson & Bates of
this city.
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Eddyville.

Eddyville, Sept. 9.-Charles R. Har-
per has purchased the Mrs. M. J. viii,
cox tenant property.
U. S. G. Williams of Mt. Pleasant
has been here the past week, called
by the serious illness of his father, ].
G. Williams, who is somewhat improv-
ed.
L. G. Homer is jubilant over the ar
rival of a son at his home.
The contract for the new M. e.
church building has been let to B. B.
Teeter of Ottumwa. 1t will be fine
brick structure costing over $4,000.
M. B. Sampson of Confidence has
been visiting relatives here. He re-
turns home today.
Mrs j. B. Nelson of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is here for a months visit with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Snow.
Miss Roxy Saunders is teaching
schol at Frederic.
]. C. Manchester of Ottumwa was a
recent visitor with Mayor G. l.. Funk
and family.
Mrs. Mary J. Wilcox and daughter,
Miss Della of Washington, D. c., are
here for visit with old time friends
and relatives.
Mrs. W. w. belong and daughters,
Gladys and Marjory, have been spend
ing few days in Ottumwa visiting
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Elmer Van Wrinkle,
who formerly resided here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L.Miller of Ha-
den Chapel are off for a trip through
the western part of the state. While
they are away they will visit Mrs Hen
ningers parents in Council Bluffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Gilchrist, who
reside seven miles east of Knoxville,
passed through here Friday, enroute
home from a three weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Van Buren,
county.
Irwin l.. Hit and Miss Arville Den
ming. both residing east of town, were
married in Oskaloosa recently, Justice
Emory G. Rice officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Johnson, who re.
side west of town, have been visiting
friends in Burlington.
VIM. NJ. Chapman will soon com
mence erecting SOx50 foot residence
on the lots purchased of DR.. F. M. Nc
Crea.
Miss Eta Brown has returned to
Cedar Falls after months visit with
old friends and relatives here.
A. ]. Gardener and daughters, Misses
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Agency.

Agency, Sept 9.-The people of this
place We're shocked Friday evening.
when the Courier brought the news OF
the shooting of the President.
Jess Aukrum has gone to Council
Bluffs to build residence for c. r.
Long.
On account of the old settlers pic
mic Thursday the schools of this place
will be closed to give the children a
chance to attend. 1t is thought it
ould be a good plan for all the schools
near here to close for that day.
E. G. Mickle, c.. B. & Q. agent at
this place is off for months vaca-
ton. Mr.. Mickle will bring bride
back with him as he expects to be mar
ried September II, to Miss Lena Marsh
of Tracey.
The young people had party in
the town hall Wednesday evening and
all report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alt Fair and Miss
Dora Spry spent last week in Chicago.
Mrs. VIM. Page has returned home
from Olatha Kansas. where she has
been visiting her daughter
Miss Fannie Nye commenced school
at Bladensburg this morning;
George Sage visited relatives in
town last eek.
Mrs Slater of Hedrick, who bought
the Larwood property, moved to town
last week.
Mrs. F. w. Newell will leave Tues
day morning for Omaha, Neb., to visit
her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Wilcoxson, who
spent the summer In Missouri and
Kansas, has returned home.
Miss Jennie Striblow has returned
home from Colorado, where she has
been visiting her sister for the last
two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jones and
daughters of Hazelton, Pennsylvania
are here visiting at the l.. e. Jones
home.
Mrs. Kate Dudley Ayers of Chicago
will arrive here tonight to visit
friends for a short time. Afterwards
she will go to Washington (state)
where she has been appointed to a
position in an Indian school.
t. V. Shearer left yesterday for the
G. A. R. encampment at Cleveland and
will visit Buffalo and other eastern
points.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Wheat
on died Wednesday and was buried
Thursday.
Enough rain fell last night to lay
the dust.
Rev. Hawk of Keokuk county filled
the pulpit in the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday and will be here next
Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Reynolds goes to Denver
tomorrow to be gone several weeks.
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DEMOCRATS NAME A CHAIRMAN.
Iowa State Central Committee Elects
S. r. Mcconnell.

Des Moines, Sept. 1.-THE democratic
state central committee yesterday
elected S. f. Mcconnell of Bloomfield
chairman. He and Secretary N. S.
Roberts of Fort Madison will divide
time in having charge Of the headquar-
ters, which will be opened by Roberts
in the Equitable Building in Des
Moines in about ten days. 1t was
agreed that T. J. Phillips, candidate for
governor, should not take the stump,
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oTTUMWAN ELECTED.
Rev. j. H. Jones Secretary Iowa Bap.
fist Association.

Rev. j. H. Jones Secretary Iowa Bap-
fist Association.
lFrom Fridays Daily.1
At the twenty-third annual meeting
of the Iowa Baptist association, which
is in session at Evans this week, Rev.
j. H. Jones of this city was elected
secretary. The association was form
ally opened Wednesday morning, and
meetings have been held daily ever
since. They will be brought to close
today. Following is the list of officers
elected:
President, Rev. F. C. Bolding.
Vice President, j. w. Heath.
Secretary, Rev. j. II. Jones, of OF
tumwa.
Treasurer, Rev. S. M. Arthur, of
Centerville.
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Bank Statement.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE bank state
ment shows that the loans have de-
creased $10.040,S00; deposits have de-
creased $20,429.S00; the total reserve
has decreased $l0,111.50O, the surplus
reserve has decreased $5,OO4 ,050.