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Blakesburu.

Blakesburg, June 18.-Wm. Shea is
spending week in Missouri towns.
Miss Elrene Coombs is visiting fol
several days with her grandma Car
penter, who lives near Ottumwa.
Miss Anna Coombs. of Ottumwa, Wis
tied over Sunday at the parental home
of w. B. Coombs.
Henry Warner has converted his
pool room into meat shop and pro
vision store, with lunch counter at
tachment.
The good people of Prairie" enjoy
ed visit with Recorder George Smith
and wife, of Ottumwa the past week.
Miss Minnie Brown, of Webster
made visit among friends about here
the past week.
Mrs. Daring, of Saloam Springs
Ark, came in Saturday to attend the
funeral of her daughter, Mrs Cunning
ham. Mrs Laura Fallen of Albia,a sister
also attended the funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Grammer, of Ottumwa, is visit
ing in our midst for few days.
Miss Ethel Leonard, of Bedford, Ia.
is the guest of her friend, Dollie Udell
for a week or two.
Mrs. e. w. Pratt returned from OF
tumwa Friday for stay at her old
home.
Miss Maggie Anderson came home
from Hilton Thursday for visit.
]. H. Hutchens, of Jefferson county
visited his son, Joel, near town last
week.
The remains of Mrs. Grace Cunning
ham were laid to rest on Sunday, Rev
Burdock conducting the funeral ser
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An so Acre Farm.

Have good so acres farm, with z
room house, cellar, barn, corn-cribs, 70
acres in cultivation, one-quarter mile
to school, for sale at $40 per acre.
Would take an Ottumwa residence
residence worth $1,000 on the deal.
This place is worth Investigating if
you want farm. Have also a small
tract of land, three miles from the
city, for sale at $780, Would take a
city residence of equal value for it.
Have number of pieces running
from to 40 acres near Ottumwa to
sell on small monthly payments.
MORRIS WILLIAMS
Phone 444. Office Baker Bldg.
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present in games, music and social
conversation. Dainty and enjoyable
refreshments were served and all
went home feeling they they had spent
a most pleasant evening.
Rev. N. P. Swan of Assaria, Kansas,
is spending a few days visiting his
parents in Whitebreast township.
Another runaway occurred on the
and buggy was owned by Jos. Parsons
and was driven by his son. He at
tempted to back out from the chain
where he was hitched on the north
side OF the court house park when the
horse became stubborn and began to
kick, breaking the shaft which struck
him in the side and frightened him
and he started to run. He went down
the North Side at a terrible rate with
the buggy threatening to upset at ev-
cry jump and ran into post near the
opera block which stopped him. The
boy was not hurt but the buggy and
harness were badly demolished.
Lucas county is the first county to
respond to the request of the state
curators of history to organize coun.
ty historical society," One has been or.
ganized here in the rooms of the pub.
lie library. Col. w. S. DUNCAN has
been elected president. Thos. Gay
vice-president; Effie M. DUNCAN, sec.
rotary; B. F. Bates, treasurer; Mar.
garet w. Brown, curator; Hon. R. A.
Hasselquist, Mrs. B. r. Van Dyke, Mrs
F. H. Boynton and S. H. Mallory, di.
rectors. A corner in the public Ii
brary has been set apart for the recen.
ton Of the articles secured by the So
ciety. Any citizen who has any book
record, paper, photograph or anything
pertaining to the early history of the
county, public life or prominent resi-.
dent Of the county are requested to
donate it to the society.
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Fairfield.

| Fairfield, June 14.-Mrs. Ellery Muir
ray has arrived in this city from Old
| Mexico for an extended visit with
! friends and relatives.
Harry P. Thorn has gone to Chart
ton where he will be the guest of his
friend, Geo. H. Israel, and will act as
| "best man" at the Isreal-Stuart we'd
ding at that place Saturday evening.
| Clerk Merckens issued marriage IL
censes yesterday to Daniel B. Moss,
of Centerville, aged 20, and Miss
Florence Cunningham, "a; David B.
| Hopkirk, 40, and Miss Ida Raney, So.
James A. Beck has been in this city
| for the past few days on business. He
came here from Lake City, Mimi. and
will return to Lake Okoboji Satur-
day
Among those who attended the
| Moss-Cunningham wedding were Mrs.
D. c.. Bradley and daughter, and Miss
| Harriet Swearingin, OF Centerville;
Miss Jessie McElveen of Charlton,
Miss Moss and Mr.. Claim of Palmyra,
Mo-, Miss O'Connor, of Hannibal, Mo-,
and DR.. w. A. Miller Of Alliance,
Neb.
Wednesday night at o'clock oc-
| CURED the wedding of David B. Hop
kirk and Miss Ida Raney. The mar
riage ceremony was conducted by DR..
| Magill at the home of the brides
mother on North Court street and was
| witnessed by about thirty friends and
| relatives of the contracting parties.
Both parties are well known in this
city and have hosts of friends who
wish them happy married life. The
bride has lived in this city for quite a
number of years, while Mr.. Hopkirk
is now serving his second term as
county treasurer. They will make
| their home in this city at the home of
| the brides mother, Mrs. VIM. Raney.
From to 10 o'clock the newly mar
ried couple held a wedding reception
| which was attended by large num-
Der of invited friends. Light refresh
ments were served at the reception,
while wedding supper was served by
the ladies Of the Presbyterian church
to those who witnessed the ceremony.
| Fairfield, June 15.-Miss Ellen Pet
erson and Miss Effie Green left last
lzevening for Cedar Falls, where they
Twill take a six weeks. course on school
1 "Methods" at the State Normal
| school.
| Sheriff Black has purchased the
Smock property on West Grimes
street
Miss Jessie Green returned last ev-
ening from an extended visit at Ell
Reno, Okla, at the home of Mrs. John
| Kerrick. =
Dick Kerrick arrived in this city
| yesterday for short visit at the
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, June 15.-Miss Glen.
mer Dupree returned Friday from Des
Moines, where she has spent the past
winter and spring attending Drake
University.
Miss Mary Pennington returned Fri.
day to Evans after short visit at the
home of her mother.
Mrs. Mary Deal suffered an 1lnpleas.
ant accident on Thursday, when she
fell and broke her arm while out call
ing on friends
Messrs. Will Dillener and Phil
Palmer, accompanied by Misses Alma
Allendar and Ollie Wishard. drove to
Ottumwa Friday to meet Miss Pauline
Payne, who was returning home from
Mt. Pleasant, where she attended. the
Iowa Wesleyan University. The par.
ty were Joined by Miss Pauline on
their return trip to this CITY,
t. ]. Dunlavy has sold his 40-acre
farm to T. E. Calhoun and will move
onto his farm northeast of the city
where he intends building a large 10.
room dwelling.
The parties interested in the cause
of temperance are moving steadily
forward in the work and have succeed.
ed in raising the subscription fund to
nearly $1,000. Information for pc
tition for temporary injunctions have
been filed as follows: j. P. Toombs
VS.. John Haslach, North Side druggist
P. H. Palmer VS.. w. H. Kennedy, Rev
]. w. Potter VS.. Jacob and Fred Low.
enbery of the East Side bakery, Cyrus
Turner VS.. J. A. Williams and DR.. Il
D. Beauchamp of the West Side drug
store. The cases will be tried on next
Wednesday before Judge Eichelberger
w. B. Sibley, former resident Of
this city was killed by the cars at his
home in Panmona, Cal, last Saturday
the news of his death having just
reached this city. where the family
have many friends who greatly regret tc
learn of the trouble which has befallen
them. Mr.. Sibley was returning home
after short absence and while walk
ing on the track was overtaken by the
train and being thrown distance OF
twenty-five feet was instantly killed
Howard Elliott, general manager oil
the K. G. railroad accompanied by D
0. Ives, general freight agent, L. w
Wakely, general passenger agent, w
c. Maxwell, general agent, and Emmett
Votaw, train dispatcher, spent a few
hours in this city Friday while out on
business trip in the interests of the
road.
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vice. A large concourse of sympathiz-
ing friends were in attendance.
Mrs. Cunningham was raised on a
farm west of town and had many
friends who had always held her in
high esteem. Her taking off was a
very sad affair indeed.
most dastardly crime was COM
mitted in our town lately. Charles
Goodspeed, the proprietor of our grist
mill and sawmill. is most excellent
and respected citizen, highly respect
ed by all good citizens. On Saturday
he fired up to run the mill as usual.
After steam was up, he, as was his
custom, tried the escape valve, and it
would not blow off. He climbed on
the boiler to see what was wrong, and
found that some one driven plug
tightly in the valve. Had Mr.. G. not
made this discovery an explosion
would have followed, wrecking the
mill and other property and endan.
gering the lives of all who might have
been in the mill at the time.
State Sunday Sschool Evangelist e.
G. Ford spent the past week in this
vicinity looking after Sunday school
interests.
Mrs. w. H. Jones, of Riverside, is
visiting her brothers, the Elericks, for
a few days.
VIM. holland and Miss Stella Ross
were married last week and will To-
cate in Ottumwa.
Bert Thompson and Ada Vancleave
were married in Ottumwa Wednesday
by Judge Roberts.
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BidWeIl,

Bidwell, June IS. = J. F. Ryan OF
Burlington, was in Bidwell Friday on
business.
H. T. Lathrop and daughter Clara
spent Sunday with relatives at Kirk
vile and returned Tuesday.
B. P. Garfield returned Saturday
from Ottumwa on No. 8.
A subscription is being raised to
fence the Brooks emetery. L. S. Cos
ney is circulating the list.
Newt Grooms has been plastering
Isaac Needhams house this week.
Allen Worley lost young horse this
week.
Miss Stella Potter is visiting at Ke-
vance, Illinois.
The Ladies' Aid society of Chris
tiansburg M. E. church will hold an
ice cream social on Saturday evening,
June %.
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at the home of her sister. Mrs

visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ellen Erwin.
Miss Efie Moore of Creston, is WIS.,
iting her mother, Mrs. Hettie Wilson
Miss Josie Baird is home from
Ames to spend vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Swain and chill
dren spent one day last week in Ma
rengo.
Miss Bessie Mahannah is visiting in
Marengo.
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BIadensburu,

Bladensburg, June 1S.-Miss Roxy
Parker returned Friday from Cedar
Falls where she has been attending
school the past year.
Stanton Yeager and Miss Mamie
Scherer closed term of school at
Bladensburg Friday.
John Allen has his new residence
almost completed.
D. L. Glass expects to leave for Illi-
nois next Tuesday on business trip.
John Parker and children, of Morn
ing Sun, are visiting at l.. S. Shep-
ards and DR.. Parkers,
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LEGAL,
Administrators Notice,

Notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested. that on the Sth day of June, a.
by the clerk of the district court Of Wapel-
10 county, Iowa, administrators of the es-
tate of W. c. Buncutter. deceased, late Of
said county. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the UNDER
signed, and those having claims against
the same will present them. legally anthem
ticated to said court for allowance.
Dated June s. 1901.
j. II. BUNCUTTER, Administrator,
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Brighton.


Brighton, June 1S.-Born, to City
Marshal McCarty and wife, daugh-
ter, Saturday morning.
Grant Horton went to Iowa CITY
Thursday.
A company of Brighton young peo-
pie had an evening picnic at Coppock
Thursday.
Leon Sumerlin, representing A. N.
the editors here Saturday.
Fred Emery is home from the State
University for the summer vacation.
Nathan Fisher, of Fremont, H., is
visiting his cousin, William Disberry.
western Iowa.
Dr. Parks has painted his barn.
Mrs. Sheridan, of Centerville, is Wis
Guy Heacock is home from Cedar
Falls.
Robert Grifith's team took a lively
run through the main business street
of town Thursday. They were hitched
on the hind legs.
tie, and her brother, Albert Sturgeon,
dAu NIL .. .. w. hSSluHe3 NloilCo lilShuS
in Washington Thursday. Little Miss
Consuela Whitmore came home with
them for few days visit.
Miles Neff was here Tuesday, driv-
ing through to Des Moines from Way
land, where he had been visiting his
parents
Mrs. Robert Griffith and son, NAL
colin, were in Washington Wednesday.
DR.. w. S. Parks read paper at the
meeting of the Washington County
Medical society in Washington Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Jones, of Washington, was a
guest of her cousin, William Ditmars
this week.
Eugene Peterson, of the Ottumwa
Male Quartet, is spending week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H, Peter
son, and his sister. Mrs. DR.. Parks.
Mrs. r. M. Warner and little daugh-
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Abingdon.

Abingdon, June 1S.-Dr. and Mrs.
Emmerson and N. D. Smith were in
Fairfield last Tuesday.
r. R. Best and Charles Campbell
went to Fairfield Tuesday evening to
attend the l. o. o. F. lodge.
Attorney A. A Jaques, of Fairfield,
was business caller here Wednesday.
Guy Sober Of Pleasant Plain is Wis.
iting relatives in this vicinity.
Eldon Ramey who was recently
quarantined for smallpox, has his
freedom.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Gobble and
Master Carl Of Fairfield visited Friday
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. W. Gobble.
Mrs. Sarah Morris and children of
Delta are visiting Miss Susan Daugh-
erty this week.
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Eveland,

Eveland, June 1S.-Wm Johnson
has moved to Des Moines where he in
tends to make his future home.
Mrs. Charles Nevins is very low
with smallpox.
Miss o. L. Johnson has placed a
stone foundation under her store.
VIM. Johnson is driving the hack
while Mr.. Nevins is under quarantine.
Henry Quigley of Buxton died early
Friday morning after an illness Of only
three days. The burial took place at
the Muchakinock cemetery.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

TEN THOUSAND ACRES in famous
Charles Mix county, South Dakota, in
tracts to suit purchaser s1O to SO per acre ;also
several fine farms located in Crawford Monona
and Woodbury. counties, from $50 to $45 per
acre. I. A. Mains, Charter Oak Iowa.
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Eldon,

Eldon, June II. - Clarence, Ritz
leaves for Oklahoma tonight, where he
will spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Pallister of Ottum-
wa were in Eldon yesterday.
Frank Moore and family have re-
turned from Mt. Zion.
Mrs. NJ. o. Fosnot of Keosauqua
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. R.
Ritz.
Mrs. H. Knowles is visiting at Fair.
field.
Joe Robinson of Muscatine spent
Sunday at Eldon.
Miss Villa Dreamer had to close
her school, the Des Moines school, last
week on account of smallpox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Russell of Ottum-
wa spent Sunday with w. G.. Crow.
Vane Coleman of Des Moines visit.
ed in Eldon last week.
Mrs. Strayer went to Valley juno.
ton Saturday to visit her son.
Joe Hunnell has returned from Mt.
Pleasant.
A little accident happener yesterday
to Mrs. VIM. Willard, and daughter Es-
Their and Audrey Friend, who were
driving down the river road. The
horse became frightened and upset the
buggy. Mrs. Millard's little finger
was unjointed and her left hand very
badly cut. Her body was also badly
bruised. The other occupants were
bruised.
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keosauqua.

Keosauqua, June 17.--William Scott,
timer in Duckworth's hardware store,
of this place, while working on roof
a few days ago received very bad
cut on the arm that will disable him
from work for several days.
Miss Martha E. Dake has recently
purchased the Dan Burton property OF
Mrs. e. G. Emo and with her aged faith
err has moved into it. The purchase
price was $500.
Principal David Williams has been
surveying and laying out several new
lots in the Purdon cemetery west of
town.
The board of supervisors were In
session here Saturday transacting
county business. Contracts were let
for the erection of a large bridge
across Big Fox river in the south part
of the county and also for the cree
ton of bridge across Big Cedar
Creek in Cedar township.
Years ago Colonel Daniel Kent, of
the Nineteenth Iowa infantry, present
ed the Milton Masonic lodge with a
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Packwood.

Packwood, June 1S.-Mr and Mrs.
u. D. Snyder are visiting the formers
brother in Indianapolis.
Mrs. ]. G. Oliver is visiting her moth
Ter, Mrs. Houghton in Woodruff, Hi.
nois.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Gobble and son
Carl, were guests at DR.. Woodlands
last week.
The Misses Laura and Greta Gil.
lette will spend the summer with their
brother in Colorado.
The home of Mr.. Story, situated two
miles north of town, has been quaran
tined. Mr.. Story's two little girls
haev smallpox.
A daughter was born June 10 to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sandusky.
The Fourth of July will not be cele-
brated here this year.
The railroad company is having a
great deal of trouble with its new wa
ter tank. 1t leaks the water out. A
man has been running an engine about
a week forcing the water into the tank
faster than it runs out, but yet it
leaks good deal
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North EnaIish.

North English, June 1S.-North En-
glish will have one Of the largest Gel
ebrations in the history of the town.
Miss Ethel Thomas is home from
Drake University, where she has beet
attending school,
Mrs. Mary Thomas spent last weel
n Sigourney.
Mrs. William Hadley has been seri
ously Ill.
Miss Mabel Horn of Bloomfield II
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Seymour,

Seymour, June 1s.-Seymour will
celebrate the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Harry B. Day has returned
home from Des Moines after months
visit with her parents.
The brick work on the new Baptist
church is completed.
The funeral of Ed Wharton, who
met death in well on last Thursday,
was held on Friday at the home of his
parents in this city. Rev. A. E.
Clemens conducted the services.
Miss Gertie Fox is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Milliken, in Des Moines.
The infant son, Toby, of Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Neil, is very i'll, with very little
hopes of its recovery.
Verne Johnson has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail with
an increase of 50 per month.
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Agency.

Agency, June 17.-At the children's
day exercises Sunday night the Meth
odist Episcopal church was crowded.
The children rendered their parts in
an excellent manner and the meeting
was grand success.
Mrs. D. F. Comegys and children, of
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, are visit
ing relatives here
| Captain G. H. Sweeney, United
States rural route inspector, went ov-
er the routes that start from this Office
and notified the patrons of some
changes that would have to be made.
If they do not make them patrons will
have to call at the postofice for their
mail.
Mrs. G. H. Kelsey has returned to
her home in New Mexico.
Mr.. Garry, formerly of Kansas, has
moved into the Griggs property on
Main street.
| VIM. Foulke Is giving his house a
new coat Of paint.
1t has been decided to build a new
church at Liberty. It is to be located
north of the school house in which
they have been holding services for
some time. 1t was made part of the
1hSSiSS vial ldSL ldli duu ftSN. n. II.
Thornley, breaches there every Sun.
day afternoon.
Russell Nye spent last week with
his brother in South Ottumwa
Mrs. S. Black and son, Charles, have
returned from Kansas where they
have been visiting for the past three
weeks.
Harry Lambert spent the last week
at Mt. Pleasant.
The following are the delegates to
the Epworth League convention to be
held at Sigourney this week: Rev. A.
E. Thornley,. Misses Myrtle Warner
Minnie Nye and Mrs. G. R. Foster,
Dan Johnson is home from Ames
where he has been attending school.
B. F. Henry was arrested yesterday
on information filed by his neighbors
on the charge of abusing his daughter
but when the trial was called it was
proven that he was not guilty.
A. E. Brainard left yesterday for
Galesburg where he will spend the
summer with his son.
Miss Edith and Jennie Brainard
went to Ohio last week to spend the
summer.
Mrs. Carrie Stone, Of Eldon, is visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
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home of his mother on North Court
street. He expects to return to ILL
nois in about two weeks.
Frank McClain and VIM. Picksher
have returned home from Ames, where
they have been pursuing studies in the
engineering department of the State
Agricultural college.
Profs. w. A. Writ and VIM. Mend
enhall will leave for Chicago Monday
to take summer course of study al
the Chicago University. Prof. Writ
will take course in the study of the
German language, while Prof. Mend
entail will take a course in advanced
electricity.
Thursday night at s o'clock at the
home of Rev. I. o. Kemble occurred
the marriage of Miss Iva Bates to
Herbert Babcock. Only few friends
Of the contracting parties were present
at the ceremony.
Henry Green has sold his residence
property on West Kirkwood street to
Lou Hershberger and will leave in a
few days on trip to Salt Lake City
for an extended visit. 1t may be that
he will decide to locate there.
Thomas Bell has gone to Colfax to
| take treatment for rheumatism at the
springs.
| Miss Mary Louise Wilson leaves to.
day for Des Moines to spend the sum.
mer in training in voice culture under
a noted instructor of that city. While
there she will be the guest of Gen.
Byers, an old friend of the late Sena.
tor Wilson.
Lieutenant Ready and Seargents
Picksher and Picketts are expected
home this evening from Cedar Rapids,
where they have been for the past
week at target practice at the state
range.
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Frederick.

Frederick, June 1S.-Daniel Dawes
is having new hay barn built. Sam.
uel Anderson of Avery is doing the
work and will have it ready for put
ting in hay next week.
The hay crop in this part Of the
country will be little short on &C.
count of the scarcity of rain during the
growing season.
The l. o. o. F. of Avery held Mem
orial services at Cuba Christian
church Sunday afternoon. Rev. A.
Pierson of Avery delivered the mem
orial address, after which the graves
of l. o. o. F. in Union cemetery were
decorated.
Miss Grace Davis school in District
No. l in Mantua township, Monroe
county, closed Monday, the 18th. The
little folks had declarations and a
good program was carried out. There
of the patrons of the school were
present.
Peter Jackson has returned home
from San Francisco, CAL, where he
has been on visit
Mrs. Minnie Bellman of Chillicothe
is visiting with relatives in this part
of the county for few days.
Mrs. Libbie Ruggles, wife of Chas.
Ruggles is very i'll.
Miss Grace Miller is reported on the
sick list.
Henry Moss, David Hansel and R.
H. Hansel were all transacting bust
ness at the stores in Frederic Satur.
day.
j. G. Westfall came down from Der
by and sold his farm, 40 acres to his
son Ebert and 40 acres to Geo. Burk-
man. Consideration unknown.
George Amos was business caller
at Abba one day last week.
| Miss Emma Berry has returned
home from Cedar Falls, where she has
been in attendance at the Cedar Falls
school for some time.