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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-04-19

PSnapin a carnp, aa77. Ne w. a.
Meet every Second and Fourth Monday. Vi
sitting neighbors cordially invited.
W. e. COATS, f. III. KING,
Clerk. v. G.
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Hardy Fruit and Forest Trees.

Shrubs and evergreens. All specially
selected for this climate. Everything
that can be furnished from frst.class
nursery. Prices reasonable. Give me
call. CHARLES A. KENYON,
If Pembina.
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

SUNDAY ERvIcEs:-Epworth League ii
a. IN. Sunday School II m. Preaching 7:30 p.
m. every Sunday.
PRAYER MEETING each Tuesday evening at
7:30: during fall and winter to be held In tn q
homes OF members and friends.
JOHN G. DINGLE, Pastor.
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Best Remedy for Rheumatism.

6eSG kennedy Tor ftheumatlsm.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.
All who use Chamberlains Pain balm
for rheumatism are delighted:with the
quick relief from pain which it saffords.
When speaking Of this MIR. D. N. Sinks,
of Troy, Ohio, says: Some time ago l
had a severe attack::o rheumatism in my
arm and shoulder. l tried numerous
remedies but got no relief until l was
recommended by Messrs. Geo. F. Par
sons & Co., druggists of this place, to
try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. They re-
commended it SO highly that bought a
bottle. l was soon relieved of all pain.
! have since recommended this liniment
to many Of my friends, who agree with
me that it is the best remedy for muscu-
lar rheumatism in the Market For
sale at the drug store.
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BlakeSburq,

Blakesburg, July 1S.-Henry La Fol-
lette has returned from the far west
to the parental home.
Fire broke out Sunday on Wright
Barnes farm and destroyed large
acreage of pasture, few stacks of
hay and good deal of fence, damag-
ing to much less extent the adjoining
farms Newton Harris, who lived on
the farm, is the heaviest loser. as he
has large bunch of cattle depending
upon the pasture of the burned dis
trict. The fire is supposed to have
started from sparkle from locomotive
The infant child of Joe Elerick and
wife died Saturday and was buried
Sunday, Rev. Burdock conducting the
funeral services.
1t is reported that Jacob West is dy-
ing. He has been declining for many
weeks.
j. P. Donahue is very low and is not
expected to live much longer.
Mr.. Bradley threshed 1900 bushels
of wheat on his farm near town The
yield was 25 bushels to the acre.
James Elerick left for Oklahoma
Monday to secure piece of land.
H. T. Lathrop of Bidwell was tran
sacting business in our town Saturday.
Harvest hands are in demand. No
man need remain idle in this part of
Che country.
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children moved to California where
they nave since resided, excepting her
son Earl, who moved back here about
three years ago. The funeral services
will be held this afternoon at Dunvtlle,
after which the body will be laid to
rest in the cemetery there Mrs. Hall
has many friends here who mourn her
loss.
Maude Mccormick left Saturday ev.
ening for a visit with friends in OF
tumwa.
Mrs. VIM. Dodd and daughters. Mrs,
Eta Shull and son, Carl, of Red Oak;
Mrs. Olivia Toole and children and Ce.
la, spent Sunday with Mrs. Dodd's
sister, Mrs. Will Wishard, and family
of Bloomfield
Clyde Spohr was an Eldon visitor
Saturday night and Sunday He ex-
poets to be employed there for some
time with the bridge gang.
telegram was received here today
for Mrs. Jane Morris stating that her
sister Mrs. Mary Aldridge, of Ring
gold county, was not expected to live.
Oscar and Oris Kinney, of Shunem
visited here yesterday at Joel McGee's.
Joe Harrop, of Bonaparte, arrived
this noon for a visit with his sister.
Mrs. Isaiah Ware
!. Ware was Sherman Chapel visit
or Sunday
Mrs. Almyra Morris and daughter,
Allle, are i'll with the mumps.
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Anador.

Amador, July 1S.-One of the most
pleasant social events of the season
occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
w l.. Carey on Wednesday evening,
July 10. The event was in honor of
Mr.. Careys 25th birthday anniversary.
The evening was one of unalIoyed
pleasure and was spent in music and
social conversation. Ice cream, cake
and lemonade were served during the
evening. Those in attendance We're
Messrs. and Mesdames j. p Berry T.
ID. Williams, r. l.. Baker, w. S. Well
man, Ira Haning, Marion Smith, Barn.
ey kreiger, d. A. Day. E. Haning. l..
n. Welman and Mrs AL. Green of
Hazel Dell; Messrs. Ray Arnold, Vic
tor Kent, Maurice Derby, James
Schwartz, Claude Arnold, Will Smith
Misses Annie Collins, Laura Schwartz,
Pearl Robson, Annie Smith, Clara
Day, Maude Wellman, Acha Day and
Mamie Wellman.
MIR. and Mrs. John Schwartz visited
at Marion Smiths Sunday
Miss Rora Brown of Ottumwa visit
ed at the G. w, Baohman home last
week
Russell Wellman, "a 1o5 Willard
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, July 16.-Mrs. Florence
Palm and little daughter, Marguerite
of Mt. Pleasant, are spending a week
at the home of Attorney and Mrs. E
Rominger.
Mrs. Harry c. McCahan, of Kinks.
vile, Mo-, is visiting at the home of
her parents, Judge and Mrs. H. c..
Traverse.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Caruthers, of
Kansas City, arrived Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Carruthers
where they will spend several weeks.
w. j. Sickle, A. L. Rupe and Harry
Longneceker spent Sunday in Mt
Pleasant on business trip connected
with the telephone lines.
Mrs. T. j. Hill left Monday for Keo.
kuk where she will spend week at
the home of her friend, Mrs. Carrick.
Miss Stella Hellyer, of Eldon, was a
recent visitor at the home of Miss No.
"a Battin.
S. D. Sharp, of DeSmitt, South Dako.
ia, former resident and ex-mayor of
this city, is visiting friends while
spending a short time here on bust.
ness.
NJ d. uoulpSOI, VI DS SIntI, oOuLu
Dakota, who purchased the Hardy no.
tel last fall is preparing to return
with his family to that city this week.
The home of Elder and Mrs. M
Downing furnished parlors for quiet
little wedding on Sunday evening, the
bride being Miss Ethel Blanche Fau-
cett, daughter of Mrs. VIM. Hibbits,
and the groom. J. F. Appleton, tele-
graph operator of this city. The cere-
mony was performed at $3.50 by Elder
Downing. Mr.. and Mrs Appleton have
not altogether decided upon their flu
ture home but may possibly locate in
Oklahoma.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Dutfield, of Phoe-
nix, Arizona, arrived Monday from
Chicago where they have been visit.
ing with relatives and are spending
several weeks at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. j. NJ Duftield.
Arthur Wray leaves Tuesday for
Denver. Col, where he will spend the
summer and will be Joined in the fail
by his mother, Mrs. Harvey Wray,who
will spend several months in that To-
cality
Miss Helen Wray returned Saturday
iting for some time.
Mrs. A. B. Mckinley, of Hannibal,
Mo-, spent Saturday in this city as a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
T. Wallace.
Joe Curl, of Chicago, is spending
several weeks in this city visiting his
brothers.
Attorney R. F. Lozier, of Carrollton,
Mo-, has Joined his family who are Wis,
lting at the home of Mrs Lozier's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Carruthers,
where he will spend couple of weeks.
Rev. Henry Holland. of Milton, occ,l-
pied the pulpit in the M. E. church
Sunday morning and delivered an ex-
cellent address and also favored the
Epworth League with vocal solo on
that evening.
One hundred and three cars of stock
are reported as having passed through
this place going east on the G. B. &
*. G. railroad on Sunday.
Miss Abbie Brown received friends
at the home of her parents, MI. and
Mrs. VIM. Brown Monday afternoon in
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Foster,

Foster, July 1S.-Miss Sarah Lam
bert is making her sister, Mrs Fred
Davis of Gravestown an extended Wis
it. ,fr,v
Thomas Lambert went to Ottumwa
last Monday.
Rev. H. S. Albert moved his family
to Abba last Saturday where they
will make their future home.
2 Mrs. Peter Anderson is very sick at
this writing. ,.IA ls5N -
John Terry was business visitor
to Hilton last Monday.
Mrs. j. c. Hale of Ottumwa is on an
extended visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Terry.
Miss M. Shoemaker of Ottumwa is
visiting her friend, Miss Norma Car
penter, on Fourth avenue.
Mrs. Maggie James and family visit
ed The family of Robert Hughes at
Cincinnati last week.
Mrs. German Rosenberg moved her
family to Hooking last Tuesday.
Frank Reed, who has been mine
foreman here since November last,has
resigned and will go to Chicago in a
few days.
Mr.. Robinson of PhiIlipsburg, near
OttumWa has been employed as pit
foreman and took charge of the works
Tuesday morning.
Farmers are just about through bar.
Vestlng and now one may look for the
thrashlng crew soon, but it will be a
short season with them.
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Bonaparte,

Bonaparte, July 1S.-The cellar for
the business house of ]. H. Cresap on
Front street, is being dug.
The contracts for the system of wat
er works in Bonaparte will be let Fri.
day, July 19.
The Bonaparte baseball team goes
to Kahoka, Mo-, Sunday.
}. w. Rowley, of Keosauqua, was a
business visitor in the city Saturday.
Howard Tedford, of Mt. Ayr. visited
IN the city over Sunday.
The foundation is being laid for the
residence of Mrs. E. L. Stutsman. on
the corner of Fifth and Washington
streets. 1t will be built of pressed
brick, and also one of the finest resi-.
dences in Van Buren, county,
John Middleton and family of Allie
ghany, Pa, will arrive in the city this
week to visit with relatives.
Inc dam, which was pushed out a
little during the last raise of the river,
is being repaired this week.
The Fort Madison baseball team
will play the Bonapartes here July 2S,
VIM. WEIGH, of Pennington, visited
here Sunday
j. Hall Whitley returned Thursday
from a three weeks visit at Guthrie,
o. T.
Miss Clyde Eason entertained a
number of her friends Thursday even
ing in honor of Howard Spruance, of
Denver, Col.
A picnic was given nj the Macklin
grove Thursday.
w. E. Corwin returned Monday from
a visit with Des Moines relatives.
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Delta.

Delta, July 1S.-Mrs. Johnson has
rented her restaurant to parties from
What Cheer, who will take possession
Monday. Mrs Johnson will move to
Sigourney.
Charles Love of Sigourney is paint
ing for Net Herrick.
Glass No. of the Christian church
gave a nice cream social Friday even
ing and was well paid for their work
and trouble
Wilbur Vernon and wife spent few
days in Oskaloosa this week.
Albert Ball was in Des Moines two
days this week on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Beatty and daugh-
ter Kate, are spending a week at a
family reunion in Fairfield
d. Martin is in Des MoineS on
business trip.
]. A. Sterling and wife, with two
children, have moved here from Oska-
loosa to live.
1t is now Reed & Sterling in place
of G. & j. E. Wilkinson
Mrs. H. G. Brown and two daugh-
tiers visited with the formers sister,
Mrs. Johnson, couple of days.
j. B. Jacobs is building a beautiful
outage III tHe northeast part OF town.
John Caywood and wife have return
ed from their Colorado trip.
John Blakely left for Des Moines
Tuesday to be gone a month.
Mrs. H, Cox of indianapolis, who
has been visiting Mrs. c. F. Kendall,
returned to her home Tuesday.
d. c. Olive of Sigourney was bust
ness called here Mondya.
Mrs. c. E. Holden and children are
visiting N. English for a few weeks.
Miss Amy Stout of Rose Hill was
visiting the home folks a few days
this week
Miss E. Martin is visiting in Sigour-
ney for few weeks at the home of
Mrs. William Hamilton.
Ole Nelson of Monroe is visiting his
people here
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part of town and grave fears are felt

part of town and grave fears are felt
for its recovery.
The members of Company H. Fifth
eth regiment /. N. G., are working
hard to get in shape for attending
camp this year. The officers are
working hard and the boys seem to be
taking more of an interest than usual
in their drills and practice, and there
is nearly full attendance at every
drill They are drilling now by the
bugle calls. Monday night the full
company was out and after half an
hour OF practice drill on the square
they INDUCED in sham battle that
furnished good practice for the boys
and much entertainment to the peo-
pie who were in the square Part of
the boys used the band stand in the
park as fort and the remainder form
ed an attacking party. The maneuv-
ers were successfully carried out in a
smooth manner ard if the company
continues to improve in the short time
left for practice before camp as they
have in the past few months the citi-
zens of Charlton will have cause to
feel proud of their record at 9encamp-
ment.
Sunday school has been organized
at Palestlne church in Jackson town
ship near Lucas with James Lang as
superintendent.
captain l.. A. Hasselquist and Sec
ond Lieutenant Walter Schneider of
Company H, Fiftieth regiment, l. N.
e., have returned from Des Moines
where they had been to the state ex-
animation for commissioned officers
of the Guards. Both boys had been
lately promoted to their offices, the
former from first lieutenant and the
latter from the ranks. We understand
that both boys passed creditable ex-
amlnations and will soon receive their
commissions in plenty Of time for en-
campment
Miss Ethel Yost has returned from
weeks visit with the family of G. M.
Whittelsey, of Russell
S. H. Brightwell. of English town
ship, one of the most prominent men
OF Lucas county and an old soldier is
reported as quite seriously Ill of stom-
ach trouble
G. j. Lynch. an old resident of Chart
ton, but now engaged in the clothing
business at Auburn. Neb.. stopped ov-
er between trains Monday night while
on his way east to purchase goods and
renewed old acquaintance for a short
time
Rev. P. ]. Borg, of the Swedish
Lutheran church of this place, has re-
turned from Centerville where he
preached Sunday morning and even
ing in place of the regular pastor who
is absent on a vacation
Captain G. w. Carnes, of Creston,
was a business caller in Charlton on
Monday
Mrs. Frank Hill and Miss Daisy
Jones, of Derby, have returned home
after a weeks visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. James, of Lincoln
township.
The extremely hot weather and
short dry pastures is having it's effects
upon the butter and egg crop of Chart.
ton. There are but few eggs coming to
town and all are Of very poor quality.
The price has fallen to &c per dozen
and when shipped fully % per cent of
them candle out bad. Butter is al
most impossible to get; there was not
a pound of country butter in town on
Tuesday and but very little creamery
All,tthe creameries. in the immediate
vicinity have their products sold for in
advance and it will be very hard work
to secure butter for sometime.
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street spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr.and Mrs.F. L. Baker were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs Earl Myers.
Ira Haning was in Blakesburk Sun.
day.
There will be a basket meeting at
Russell Chapel on Sunday, August 4.
There will be protracted meeting
during the ensuing week.
Miss Maude Wellman spent Saturday
night with her friend, Grace CARING
house.
w. l.. Carey was business caller
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Maurice Derby is assisting w. l..
Carey with farm work this week.
Laura Schwartz spent Sunday with
Mamie Wellman.
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Competine.

Competine, July 1S.-Mrs. w. H. Day
has returned home after an extended
visit here.
Mrs. E. d. Davis was in Des Moines
last week, called there by the death of
her niece, Mrs. Jennie Pettis.
Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Mcdowell. of
Malvern, are visiting relatives here.
There was a show at the school
house Monday night
Miss Marguerite Sherlock. of Mar.
tlnsburg, was calling on friends here
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hipp, of Brook.
vile, spent Sunday here
A.. Durbin, of Hedrick, was here
Sunday.
c. A. Dickey left this morning for
Oklahoma.
Friends of Mrs. Jennie Phelps Pettis
will be grieved to hear of her death
which occurred Tuesday, July 8. in
Des Moines, from the effects of a sur
glcal operation. She had been mar.
rled just one year. Her husband, faith
er, four brothers and four sisters are
left to mourn her loss
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ReIknap.

1Sif>Iidp
Belknap, July 1S.-Mrs. Eta Shull
and son, Carl, of Red Oak, are here
visiting with Mrs. Shull's parents, w.
Dodd and wife, and other relatives.
Tom Sloan, of near Des Moines,
made a short visit here Tuesday even
ing at the home of MS uncle, Samuel
Mcconnell.
Maude Easton. of Drakeville, spent
Tuesday night here with Joel MCGEE
and wife and also called upon old ac-
quaintances.
Mrs. George Sewers and children, of
Bloomfield, We're visitors Tuesday at
the John Mcconnell home.
Mrs. John Russell. who has been
quit i'll the past week with lung fever,
Is getting better.
Harry E. Cowles and wife, of Deca-
tur, Illinois, and Mrs. L. E. Stevens, of
OttumWa, were visitors last week at
the parenal j. w. Miller htome.
The services throughout at the Con-
gregational church were especially
spiritual and interesting Sunday morn
ing. Rev. Moon took the subject of
Love for his sermon. At the close
81 the sermon Charley e. and Ella
Matlock We're received into the church
by letter, after which the sacrament
OF the Lords Supper was admin.
tered
G. w. Ware. of Eldon, made short
visit here Wednesday with his parents
l. Ware and wife.
M. H. Beck. of Bloomfield, visited
here last week with H. c. Rankin and
family
Mrs. j. c. Thompson was on the sick
list last week.
Eva Thompson, of Ottumwa, is visit
ing here with her cousins, Hattie and
Ora Thompson.
Mrs. j. ], Roll, of Pratt, kansaswho
has been visiting here for the past two
weeks with her parents. Jas. Putnam
and Wife. returned to her home Fri
day. a
The remains of Mrs. James Hall. of
Modesto, California, arrived yesterday
evening on the Wabash and were taxi
en- to the home of her son, Earl. living
about two and half miles south of
here. Mrs. Hall formerly resided
about two miles north of here, but af
ter the death of her husband she and
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Agency.

Agency, July 17.-Mrs. F. D. Com
eggs of Oklahoma, who has been visit
ing relatives here for some time left
for home yesterday. She was accom-
panied by her brother, DIFF Newell,
who expects to be in the drawing for, a
homestead. He ,will be gone two or
three weeks
Farmers are through harvesting. The
hay crop proved to be very light and
some of the oats were so short that
they had to be moved and raked up,
while the remainder is very light I'm
less rain comes very soon there will
be very little corn. There is a scare.
ity of potatoes.
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell, July 1S.-Mr. Richards
OF Chicago spent Wednesday night at
the home of B. F. Skinner
c. c. Cockerill is on the sick list
Miss Ella Harlem visited last week
with Mrs. Kittie Hendricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale of Ottumwa visit
ed last week with her father, D. Pol
land
Miss Lizzie Myers of South Ottum-
wa is visiting with her sister, Miss
Anna Myers.
Fred Hollingsworth is on the sick
list.
Miss Teresa McHugh spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
McHugh.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski, July 1S.-Mr,t and Mrs. w.
H. Boyd left Thursday evening to visit
relatives in Illinois.
Miss Bessie Reed is visiting in OF
tumwa with her sister, Mrs. T. H. Cor.
rick
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnell, of Farming
ton, visited H. F. Dunn over Sunday
Miss Eslie Hays is visiting relatives
in Glenwood, Mo-
Eikie Donney, of Memphis, Mo-, was
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keb.

Keb, July 1S.-The mines are run
ming full time. New men are finding
work daily.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith
on Sunday, a daughter.
Davis Richards, of Hilton, secured
work here on Saturday.
Mrs. George Holt returned home on
Tuesday from a visit with her father
in Illinois,
Farmers report crops badly damag.
ed by hot winds
AT. Kendall, Ed. Duffy, j. G. Thomp.
son and Edward Fowler, of Ottumwa,
registered at the city hotel on Sunday.
Ben Silver, of Ottumwa, was in town
a short time on Sunday.
j. H. Greenwald, of Burlington. was
in town on Saturday on business.
p G. Reese informs us he is receipt
of a letter from his parents. Mr.. and
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Abingdon.

Abingdon, July 1S.-Omer Daniels.
OF Hedrick, was on our streets Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson GobbIe spent
Sunday at Clear Lake
Mrs. George Capps-Pekin was on our
streets Saturday
MIS-. Percy and daughter, of Liberty
vile, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Minnie Baker.
waiter Martin and wife, of Hedrick.
Sundayed at the parental home.
Mrs. Hale. of Yarmouth. is visiting
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. len
ME Snider.
Mrs. Hattie Fleenor is reported
some better at this writing.
Charles Bender and Ella Knox Sun
dayed with friends at Hedrick.
Miss Bertha Snder Sundayed at
the home of her friend. Miss Bertha
Havlin
Mrs. Cora Buchanan. of Packwood.
spent few days at the parental home.
Nate Smith Went on business trip
to Ottumwa Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. S. t. Gobble of Fair
field called on Abingdon relatives
Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. w D. Martin of He'd
rick spent Sunday with WI. Fleenors.
E. A. Ramey and wife visited Sum
Gay with their daughter, Mrs. Lillian
Davis, near Martinsburg.
Elder G. E. Hunt of Eldon filled his
regular appointment Saturday night.
Sunday and Sunday evening.
Rev. Bruce Brown of Des Moines
Will preach at the Christian church
Sunday
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keosauuua.

keosauqua, July 16.-The switch
board at the central Office OF the Teal
& Rowe Telephone company at this
place, was burned out Saturday by
lightning. 1t will be several days be-
fore workmen will get the same in
complete working order
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harwood of
this place visited Sunday with rela-
tives in Birmingham
Mrs. P. e. Walker and children and
Mrs. Alex. Parsons, all of this place,
visited over Sunday with relatives at
Leando and Selma
A force of six workmen are now en-
gagged in erecting the buildings, watts,
ETC., for the pickle factory at this
place.
William Harrison of this place will
soon depart for Peoria, ILL.,, to visit for
several weeks with his daughters, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Ream, of that place.
Miss Vale, daughter of Hon. B. R.
Vale, of Bonaparte, visited Sunday
with Miss Maud Swan of this place.
Fred Smith of this place departed
for Oklahoma this morning where he
will visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor Smith. Fred will endeay-
or to take up a claim also, and will
register for claim and will take his
chances with the other land seekers.
Attorney W. M. Walker is in Farm
ington today trying a suit in justlce's
court.
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Eveiand.

EVeland, July 1S-Harvesting is al
most completed There is good crop
OF hay but oats are light
R. P. Durham has moved in the
house recently vacated by Ora Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Greenwich have
returned from a weeks sojourn with
relatives in Mystic.
The Eveland Coal Company has
completed their air shaft. The mines
are running every day.
The Transferable mine is loading
two cars week. They haul the coal
in wagons and load it on the Eveland
spur.
Lawrence Lewis and family, of Bluff
Creek, Sundayed at the home of VIM.
Long.
Miss Rusher, of Beacon. is visiting
with Mrs. Anna Rice