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Fairfield.

Fairfield, May 13.-Ward Lamson,
il, arrived in this city Saturday from
the Pacific coast where he has been
for about five years. His arrival
came as surprise to his relatives
here as they We're not expecting him.
Hon. G. E. Stubs. of Denver, Col,
has been visiting for the past few days
at the home of his father. d. P. Stubbs
on East Burlington street.
Evening services were omitted at
the Presbyterian church last evening
owing to the illness of Dr. Magill,
who is troubled with a severe cold.
The laborious efforts of Jay Perk-
ms, the ianitor at the court house, to
keep down the dandelions are begin
ming to tell. The full season of this
profuse plant is now on, but scarcely
yellow blossom can be seen to adorn
the court house lawn.
The citizens of Packwood are max
ing quite an effort to get the new route
of the Milwaukee road to run through
their city. The present survey misses
the town few miles.
f. T. Wolf and A. L. Seeber left Sat
urday night for Lawrence, Kansas, to
represent the local lodge at the meet,
ing of the supreme lodge of the Fra
ternal Aid association, which takes
place there this week.
Carl Hardness has returned home
for the summer after having just com,
pleted a successful year at the Chi
cago Medical college.
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Abba.

Abba, May 13.-All the money for
the new Christian church has been
raised except $3.50 which amount will
be provided for during the day.
Charlie Fleming. of Hooking, had
the misfortune to get his fingers bad
ly mashed Saturday.
The Red men had celebration in
Hooking Saturday.
Mamie Yer Vcer spent Sunday in
Oskaloosa.
The Lucky Thirteen will meet with
Alice Duncan this evening. A full at
tendance is desired.
Frank Wright came down from Os,
kaloosa Saturday and spent the day
at home.
Mrs. Charlie has been quite sick for
the past week
The school days are nearly over foi
this term and all are working hard
especially the seniors for their efforts
to get a speaker for graduation failed
and orations are being prepared.
Earl Duffy came up from Lockmar
and spent Sunday at home.
Elsie Cramer is quite sick with the
measles.
The roadmaster of the Wabash was
down seeing about the trimming O
trees whose branches overhung the
| track.
Don Hawkins, of Oskaloosa, ha:
been visiting Earl Malone for severa
days.
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All his acts in congress seem to point
to the enacting of laws for the better
ing of the condition of the people rath-
er than for any speculative schemes
for himself or any other person. This
makes Lacey a strong factor in the
hearts of the people.
The Dunkard church held its semi.
annual communion last Saturday and
Sunday. There was a good congre
cation present and some visitors from
a distance, among them being Mrs
Mary Brewer and son from Keokuk
county
John P. Shafer, living north of Fred
eric is sufferer with complication
of diseases.
Sabbath evening, May u, killing
frost to all the tender garden vege
! tables on the low lands, but not 81
serious on the up lands, came. -Frui
may be somewhat injured but it il
not thought that it will be serious OF
the up lands.
There is no serious case of sickness
reported through this part of the coun
try. There are a few cases of small
pox reported in Smoky Hollow, but tn
exposed are placed in the pest hous
and are strictly quarantined. No on
is reported breaking out with the dis
ease vet.
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to her home in Fairfield Saturday ev-

to her home in Fairfield Saturday ev-
ening.
Pete Lutz, of Eldon, visited over
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lutz.
DR.. Brockman, of Ottumwa, was in
town last week on professional bust
ness.
The Sunday school of the Christian
church will observe Children's day in
the evening Of the first Sunday in June.
Mrs. Lee Walker has been called to
Brighton by the illness of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Minnie Bennett.
Walter Lewis, cashier of the Ba'
tavia bank, who has been making a
trip through the west for his health
has returned home.
Mrs Walter Lewis and children left
last week for Chicago to visit friends
Married at o'clock Wednesday ev
ening, May 8, at the residence of the
officiating minister, Rev. Lee Walker
w. S. Afford and Miss Nellie Gabbart
The groom is a son of the late VIM. AL
ford and is a trusted employee of the
C. B. & Q. The bride is daughter Of
Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Gabbart. She has
been for some years resident of Ba
tavia and is highly esteemed by al
who know her. They have host o.
friends who will wish them many
years of happiness.
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QUEER lNFATUATION
White Girl and a Colored Man
Marry at Charlton.
HE IS INTELLIGENT; SHE IS PRETTY
Both Reside in Warren County Where
the Clerk Refused to Issue the L..
cense-Not so Particular in Lucas
County-Chariton News.

Charlton, May IS. Especially
Clerk Wells is authority for the facts
of very romantic wedding that oc-
Cured here Saturday. G. w. t!all, a
colored man, and Esther Mouser, a
white girl, both of Ackworth, Warren
county, We're the contracting parties
Mr.. Hall is a negro of the blacklist
type, though fine looking, intelligent
and well to do. Miss Mouser is a
handsome, accomplished and stylish
young woman and comes of well to
do and highly respected family in WaS-
rem county. The two formed an iufat,
uation for each other that finally re-
suited in an application for marriage
license to the county clerk of Warren
county, who owing to the objection OF
the father of the bride refused TO is
sue it. The couple then came to
Charlton and as Clerk Wells could nna
no law against such a union whereby
he could refuse the license he granted
the same and Justice Long made them
man and wife. They returned happily
to Ackworth, where they will reside on
a farm owned by the groom.
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3-year-old daughter of Geo. P. Fleck,
wandered away. Her mother had
gathered some green's in a pasture lot
back of their house and one of the
neighbor women called and asked her
where she got her greens. Julia said
I'll get some for you and started off.
Her mother paid no attention to it at
the time, but finding no trace of her
became alarmed. Searching parties
were sent out and in about three
hours the little one was found at
James Downs, quarter of a mile
north of town. She had wandered
down through the pasture and the
timber and got lost. She was attract
ed by the barking of Downs large
dog and going to him. he led her to
the house, but she could not speak
plainly enough SO that Mrs. Downs
could understand her name.
S. H. Sperry. editor of the Hedrick
Herald, attended services at the M. E.
church here Sunday. He is to speak
at Chillicothe next Sunday on the
twentieth century movement.
Mrs. G. L. Walker is here from Ba-
tavia, helping nurse her daughter, Mrs.
Bennett, who is very ILL.,
Mrs John Wilkins and son, Ferne
returned to their home at Hampton
Wednesday. Ferne has been visiting
at Ottumwa and Birmingham and Mrs
Wilkins visited her parents here.
| Friday evening. G. w. LaMott's
house was struck with lightning. II
was considerably damaged. The same
evening j. T. Mccoy was shocked by
| lightning. He was working just be
hind his tin shop when bolt of light
ming struck telephone pole close tc
him.
w. M Vogel was over from Pleas
ant Plain Saturday.
The twenty-fifth annual commence
ment of Pleasant Plain academy viii
be held May 90. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached Sunday May
10, by Rev. Howe.
The Pleasant Plain academy picnic
will be held at Coppock Tuesday.
Frederic.
Frederic, May 14.-Mrs. d. H. Haw
thorn arrived home from Cedar Rap
ide last Thursday, where she had beer
| visiting a sick sister.
James Honson, of County Line, wal
business caller at Frederic las
luuTSudy.
Jessie Newell was a business Gale
at Ottumwa last Saturday.
Miss Jennie Long was a business
caller at Abba last Saturday.
; The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Beckman, of Smoky Hollow, wa
inferred in the union cemetery las
Saturday.
The school in district No. 1, Man
tua township, Monroe county, is pre-
crossing nicely under the instruction
of Miss Grace Davis, as teacher
!. The gubernatorial candidates talle
Of most for governor in this part of tn
country are Hon. John +. Lacey. FRS
he would be strong factor through
out the great mining camps in Monro
, county and in the sixth district. Ser
' ator Dolliver Games second, Ministe
Conger comes third and Senator Cum
t minis is but little talked Of Lace
would almost be proclaimed goyerno
81 in the sixth district by reclamation
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HONEYWELL,


Hopewell, May 14.-Sabbath school
and the baptising were quite well at
tended last Sunday.
Charlie Hunter, of Pella college, was
home on visit last Saturday and Sum
day.
Andrew Johnson lost fine mare
last week.
VIM. Overturf, Sr., and granddaugh-
tiers, Minnie Oyerturf and Laura Bach
man, of Fairview, were guests Satur-
day evening and Sunday at the home
of VIM. Overture, Jr., of this place.
Charles l.. Hamilton, prosperous
young farmer, and a school teacher of
this place, and Miss Tennessee Kin
singer, of Bunch, were united in mar
riage May 1, at the home of the squire,
Tom Morrison. After the ceremony
the bride and groom and guests went
to the home of the brides father, where
delicious wedding supper was
served, which all enjoyed very much.
The next day reception was given at
the home of the groom's father. The
bride is one of Davis county's best
school teachers, and is well known and
respected by many.
Miss Becca Orman, of Soap Creek,
was visiting last week with friends and
relatives at this place.
Miss Gertie Smith and Albert Leon
ard, two well known and respected
young people Of this place were mar
ried May l.
Miss Libbie Hamilton attended her
brother Charley's wedding near Bunch
last Wednesday evening.
Miss Mabel Davis visited Saturday
night with Jennie and Genie Hunter.
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Agency.

Agency, May 13-The following Of
ficers were elected at business meet
ing of the Epworth League on last
Tuesday evening: President, Miss
Dora Spry; first vice-president, Miss
Maud Shadford; second yice-president
Miss Cora HILL third vice-president
Miss Mata Foster; fourth vice-presi-
dent, Miss Lula NJ. Allen; secretary,
Miss Mae Reynolds; treasurer, Miss
Minnie l.. Nye.
George F. Heindel and Prof. PIERCE
of Ottumwa spoke at the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday morning or
the Twentieth Century Movement. 4
gondly sum was raised.
Mrs. Ave Perdue, of New Sharon, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Clements.
Mrs c. H. Kelsey, of Gallup, New
Mexico, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Dillon.
The G. B. & @. railroad company has
decided to place the depot for the new
railroad between Hazel and College
streets.
Mrs. George Barnes has returned to
her home in Chicago after attending
the funeral of her mother, Mrs, John
Springer.
Mrs Cora Bartlett, of Lincoln, has
heen visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan Thomas.
Mrs James Connolly, who has been
very sick, is slowly recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Frescon, of Ba-
tavia, were over Sunday visitors with
friends here.
There has been a good deal of corn
planted during the past week, and the
most of the farmers will finish this
week.
Mrs. H. N. Spry has been sick dur
| ing the past week.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Nelson visitei
their daughter at Hiteman last week
A number of men who have beer
working on the railroad here have
been transferred to Stanton.
| Postmaster G.. l.. Nye, of this place
has received his first consignment o.
the new Pan-American stamps.
At the Methodist Episcopal churct
last evening the Epworth League helt
an anniversary program. There was
a good attendance and the program
was well rendered. 1t is twelve years
since the first Epworth League was
organized.
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Blakesburq.

Blakesburg, May 14-High Van
cleve has returned from protracted
visit in Missouri.
Mrs. Newman of Ottumwa visited
few days with the Alternately family.
Uncle Charley Derby whose home is
in Ottumwa, is now stopping with his
children in Blakesburg. Uncle Char
ley is quite old and feeble.
VIM. Fritz lost 81 500 dollar horse
last week
dog is dead, supposed to have been
poisoned.
George Thode is getting his nursery
in fine shape.
Daniel Mou and family of Chicago
are visiting friends here this week
David owns property here, but went
to Chicago to accept lucrative po-
sition with the c. NJ. & ST. P. railroad.
The Jay boys are home from Drake
University for visit.
Rex Davis, station agent at Trivoli,
ILL.,, visited over Sunday in Blakesburg.
Frank Clark of Ottumwa paid a Wis
it to our town this week
Miss Anna Hardy is visiting in Keo.
sauqua.
We have been having some nice
rains and vegetation is in fine shape.
Miss Nellie Pickeral has gone to
Grinnell.
A railroad bridge gang are located
here now.
There will be held a poverty social
at he home OF c. A. Miller on the CIV.
CT ing of May 49,
Our new merchant, Mr. Cash, has
gone to Kansas after his family
Wednesday, May s, was the fiftieth
wedding anniversary of John H. La.
Toilette and wife. The event was
celebrated by the assembly of large
circle Of friends and relatives and a
! jolly good time was enjoyed and
wishes were expressed that the old
folks might live together happily for
another fifty years.
M. E. quarterly meeting again this
week.
A nice program was held at the M
E. church Sunday by the League mem
bers
Mrs. Charles Gcodspeed has gone tt
Burlington to meet a brother just il
from the Philippines, and ejoy a fam
lily reunion.
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Brighton.

Brighton, May 14.-Several parties
from here attended Browns park op-
ening at Coppock Saturday night.
Mrs Rilla Andrew and children, of
st. Paul. Mimi, are visiting Mr. An
drews' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Israel.
Brighton is somewhat interested in
the proposed extension of the Illinois
Central railroad to junction with
the Iowa Central at Coppock as it
would make Coppock no mean rival of
Brighton.
w. AL White, who. has been with
the Eastern Breezy Times company,is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.John
S. White. May % he goes to Butte
Montana, to assume the management
of Senator Clark's new theatre.
The Commercial House has been
freshly painted. The body is tinted
white with warm brown trimmings.
Miss Hettie Shafuit, accompanied
by her friend, rdiss Maude Neff, OF
| Wayland, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Laura Shafuit and daughters.
Five fine residences are in process
of construction. They are those of E
E. White, b. G. Tracy, 9. w. Wood
ford Capt Flitmer and John Davis.
Mr.. Work. of Ottumwa, spoke ii
the M. E. church Sunday morning il
the interest of the twentieth century
Offering.
chas. Whistler spent Sunday a
home.
Last Friday Julia Fleck. the littlt
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Sigourney.

sigourney, May 14.-Mrs. o. D.
Brown is again in Sigourney.
Little zelda Wilson is very sick
with rheumatic fever.
Mrs. McQuaid and Mrs. Lewis re-
turned from Centerville and report a
very pleasant time.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Col. Mack
ey was taken seriously i'll with hear.
trouble She was unconscious sever
al hours and is still in a critical con
dition.
The B, C and D classes of the high
school gave the A class a farewell re,
ception Friday evening and the gradu
ates consider themselves royalty en-.
tertained. Refreshments were serv-
ed and a splendid program rendered.
Thursday afternoon Fred SHIPPER
left for Omaha for an indefinite per.
iod.
Jessie johnson spent Saturday at
home.
Williamsburg and Sigourney high
school boys played ball at Sigourney
Saturday. Williamsburg won the
game.
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Keb, May IA. F. Kendall, gener-
al manager of the Western Supply Co.,
was in town last Monday on business.
Thomas Williams and wife returned
last Monday from Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Farrand have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. HI. A. Stu
art OF Sheyboygan, Michigan.
DR.. W. w. Hull, of Fulton, Mo-, and
J. G. Hull, of Ottumwa, spent last Mon
day in Keb, the guest of DR.. j. A.
Hull.
John w. Nelson, of Des Moines. was
here last Friday.
Saturday was pay day at the mines
Mrs. Devlin returned home last
Thursday from visit in Ohio.
Moses Anderson of Cedar Rapids
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reese left Sat
urday for their new home in Madrid
Dallas county.
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PackWood,

Packwood, May 14.-An election
was held May 8, at the mayors office,
to decide the question of issuing
bonds for a $1,000 improvement to the
school building. Sixty votes were
cast, twelve for and forty-eight
against. The present school building
is inadequate to accommodate the
number of pupils attending, 1t being
necessary this year to rent church
building for the primary grade. The
eli tizens of Packwood are well able to
together probable another election
will be held in time to build the add
ton before the school year begins.
| Eighteen converts of the M. b
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Fremont, May 13lAibert Lott was
operated on Monday morning, May 6,
for appendicitis, Drs. Boatman and
Morgan, of this place, and DR.. Hoff-
man, of Oskaloosa, performing the op-
Grafton. He seems to be improving.
Mrs. Kate .Brewington is quite sick.
Mr.. Smith, father of Mrs. Brewing
ton, her brother and sister, of Illinois,
also two of Mr.. Brewington's sisters,
have been here this week visiting at
the Rrewington home.
VIM Sadden and wife. of Fairfield,
formerly of this place and cousin OF
Mrs. Frewington, have been here this
week
Jonn Fugh and wife, of Oskaloosa
have been visitors with Mrs. Pughs
cousin. Mrs. Brewington this week.
Dr. Boatman and wife, it is said have
parted DR.. Boatman left last Mon
day for Kansas City, where he will
/ take a special course. and afterward
so to San Francisco where he intends
| to locate.
Rev. G. L. Tenant delivered his lee
tire. Uncommon Clay" to small
audience at the M. E. church. After
/ the lecture the Ladies' Aid society
served cream and cake.
The M. e. church is being repainted
Rev. Gage has been away about {
week, visiting his son, Rev. Vim. Gage
of Esterville.
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in the west part of town and at home
to old friends.
Martin Erickson of English town
ship has moved to Charlton and ac
cepted position as clerk for the Iowa
hotel,
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Drake Won triangular Meet.

Ames, May Il. = Drake university,
OF Des Moines, won the triangular in
ter-collegiate field meet here Saturday,
competing with Grinnell and Ames.
The POINTS won were: Drake, ga;
Grinnell, 43; /. S. c., So.
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Hilton.

Hilton, May 13.-John flushing and
family moved back to Fekay where
Mr.. flushing will work in the mines
there again
Mr.. Jones and family have moved
back to Cleveland.
William Hodge, superintendent, was
in Abba May 9 to meet the board NJ
supervisors for a cross road through
the center of the town. 1t is said
that the Wabash will build depot at
the point where tho road will cross
the Wabash line. The coal company
has built in such a way that it's road
is already for travel and the other
one-fourth mile could be opened with
little expense. The work on top at
the mine is about completed. Great
credit is due R. H. Gippert, the civil
and mining engineer. for the fine work
done at the plant.
The miners were compelled to stop
work for two days for lack of cars
When working, about 300 tons a day
are taken out. 1t just eight months
since the company opened up the
mine.
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HiIisboro,

Hillsboro, May 14.-Mrs. Jacob Tee
ter left for Illinois, being called there
by telegraph.
Miss Mabel Sax, of Primrose, has
been spending the past week at the
home of Noah Buckles, returning
home Saturday morning.
Leo Percival was Bonaparte visit
or yesterday.
William Bailey,of Willsonville, died
at his home near that place Friday
and was buried at the Spencer GENE
terry on Sunday at II a. m. Rev. Smith
of Hedrick preached the funeral.
The public schools closed Friday
for the year. Prof. Packer and his as
sistant have had very successful
year and the board will do well tt
retain them,
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North English.

North English, May 14.-Mrs. Susa
Tinkle, of Laredo, Mo-, is visiting the
Magoon family.
w. A. Wiley's barn burned Thurs
day night. All his feed and two hors
es were lost in the flames.
Mrs. Julian Ne.ifee is seriously ILL
Andy Wilkins is back from Mason
City.
School teachers were elected last
Tuesday night.
Miss Maude Marshall is visiting in
the country.
Editor Duffield has gone to Phoenix
Arizona
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EddyvilIe.

Eddyville, May lathe meetings
are still in progress at the Congrega-
tional church. Much interest is taken.
Homer Hardin has departed for his
home in Arnold, Neb., after an extend
ed visit with his grandmother, Mrs
Sprague.
Mrs. John Waugaman spent Sunday
at the parental Coryell home in Leigh
ton.
Miss Ethel Bickford is visiting
friends in Pekay.
Ernest Sprague. of Kansas, is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. H. Sprague
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MunterviIle,

Munterville, May 14.-Mr. and Mrs.
Johannes Pearson went to Ottumwa
Saturday to attend the conference at
the Lutheran church there.
Bernard Johnson, who has been Wis
iting his Uncle Gust Burgeson, the
past week, returned to his home in
Ottumwa Friday.
G. F. Hall went to Smoky Hollow
Saturday on business trip.
Oscar Jacobson passed through our
town Saturday on his way to Avery
where he is employed by Jones, Can
field G Co. doing railroad work.
Mrs. Alex Pearson, who has been
visiting relatives here, went to OF.
tumwa yesterday for few days Wis
it there before returning to her home
in Hiteman.
Alex Johnson was an ottumwa Wis
itor Saturday.
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Batavia.

Batavia, May 14.-Wm. Gabbart ar
rived Thursday to visit his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Gabbart, after being out as a
soldier for three years.
Mrs. Mary Mullennix, who was call
ed here by the serious illness of her
mother. Mrs. Hannah Afford. returned
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Douds.

Douds, May 14.-Mrs. H. L. Nc
Grew, of Keosauqua, was visiting with
relatives at this place last Wednes-
day and Thursday.
G. McGaw, of Fairfield, was in town
Wednesday.
Wallace Ferris, who has been at
tending school at Mt Pleasant, return
ed home on Wednesday.
Albert Ager, of Bentonsport, visited
over Sunday with Oscar HOFFMAN.
Mrs. Ella Elkins, of Ottumwa, after
a few days visit with relatives, re
turned home Monday.
Geo. Camblin was in Eldon the
last three days of last week.
Henry Phillips and family, of Ladds
dale, visited with relatives Sunday.
W. D. Thomas was in Libertyville
Saturday On business.
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church were immersed in the river
Saturday.
Mrs. G. T. Forest and Mrs. VIM.
Steele were in the city Saturday.
Miss Edith Norman was elected at
the last Epworth League meeting as
delegate to the coming League con-
vention in Ottumwa
Miss Anna Mahon entertained a
number of young women at a six
O'Clock tea at Mrs J. D. Eichers Sat
urday. The decorations were wild
flowers.
Orpha Brown and sister, of Union
vile, visited their sister, Mrs. Lola
Childress, last week.
Miss Mildred Brady. of Richland
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Eichers, Saturday.
The farmers are progressing nicely
with their work The late rains were
of great benefit to the wheat and oats