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The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
SUBJECTS WORRIED.
Presents From Kings to Noblemen
Not Liked Much.

Dresden. Dec. 31.-The story of the
shah's bewildering present of five ele-
plants to British consul has long been
a standard one. and now 1t has been
closely duplicated 1t is on record that
the czar has presented herd of deer to
a nobleman who has no deer park, that
the king of Saxony has given a lady 8.
pair Of young boars, and that Emperor
William astonished a by no means
wealthy Hanoverian family with a gift
of eight Hungarian horses
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
Imports for the Year.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Customs figures
for the calendar year December estima-
ted shows imports of gold and silver
of $40. sos, ,357 against s19 367. .7S5 last year.
Merchandise imports aggregated $685.
621, ,495 as against $685.. .020,575 last year.
Duties collected for merchandise
amounted to S179, 1854, ,3O4, an increase of
about SIS. 100000 over last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
members of the Shawnee Building and
Loan association will be held at the Of
fee of the association on Mondav even
ing. January u, 1908, at 8 o'clock, for the
election of directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may properly come before the
meeting w. H. EASTMAN,
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
Mrs. Dockery Continues verv Ill.

ST Louis, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Dockery. wife
of the governor, is still dangerously ILL.,
There was a slight improvement in her
condition early this morning, but the
heart action is very weak The bron-
chial tubes are infiamed which adds to
the alarming nature of the symptoms.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31

names of the young women mentioned.
Moreover although they represent sew
eraI different social "cliuues, school
girls, debutantes and bellies of several
seasons, they really did all appear in the
invited list for dance given here last
week. But the editorial writer on the
Sun who is having fun with Topeka has
overlooked several of the most unusual
names borne by Topeka girls. Why omit
Santa and Fe. which have at least
statewide reputation Topeka also has
an 1sadel. which is not so prosaic, and
Me1iora, Celeste, Vera, Suzanne.
Eugenia. Lenna, Glenna and Meta
might be added to the list.
Houses at which New Years callers
will be received tomorrow afternoon in
clude the Copeland hotel, where the wo-
men who make their home there viii re-
ceive their friends between 2:30 and 6
o'clock: the Dewitt c. Nellis residence.
315 Fifth avenue west: the L. c Was
son home, 1901 Buchanan street: the A
B. Quinton residence 124S Topeka ave-
nue.; the Eugene Hagan residence, at
the corner of Eleventh and Van Buren
streets, and the Deanery. Capt. and
Mrs H M Philips will be at home to
their friends between the hours of and
II o'clock in the evening.
Miss Bessie Tincher will entertain at
cards tonight Miss Charlotte Butterfly
Miss Grace Sterne. Miss Helen Sterne,
gill, Miss Bessie Jett. Miss Edith Ogden,
Mr.. Clarence Wentworth, Mr. Louis Fell
lows, Mr.. Walter Rody, Mr.. John Hell
Ter, Mr.. Otho Jett, Mr.. Tom Warren, Mr..
Bern Griffin and Mr.. Streight Iauck.
Supper will be served at midnight.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
Judge Cra1g Dias snddenlv.

Mauch Chunk. Pa. Dec 31-Judge
Allen Craig of common pleas court of
Monroe and Pike counties died sudden
ly at his home in this city last night.
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Chicaao Produce Market.

Chicago, Sept. 11-Wheat. No. 2 red
1875; No. 8 red 67@70; No. 2 hard TO-;
No. hard 66@67 September 73h;
December opened 6SA @69; highest
691a; lowest 6Sa4; closed 69as @691a
Corn, No. 2 60A @6o1a; No. 3 600
601s; No. 2 white 601a@6O&4; No. 2
yellow 61@61h; No. yellow clio
Gle; September 59a4; December OPP
ened 431a @4Sas; highest 43a; lowest
43A.
Oats. No. 2s@2s1s: No. 27@
Ply; No. white 35@36; No. 5 white
29@S4; No. white 2S@31; Septem-
Der 347s; December opened 31$s@
311a; highest 31a4; lowest BIS; clos
ed S15s.
Pork, Sept. 1876; Jan. 15.oO@15.o2.
Lard, Sept. 1880: Jan. SAT.
Ribs, Sept. 1000; Jan. 7.90@792.
Rye, 1874.
Barley. 1900.
Flax, 13S.
Timothy. 4.45.
Glover, October S.S5.
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tanned at the home of Miss Anna Elk

tanned at the home of Miss Anna Elk
felt tomorrow evening.
The fire company was called out
last evening to the Maine restaurant.
In filling a gasoline stove the gasoline
had ignited, and small blaze was
the result. it was extinguished by the
time the company arrived on the
scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake McKlveen return.
ed home yesterday from their trip to
Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Walker. who
have been living at Garden Grove for
the past six months, returned to this
city yesterday and will make this their
future home.
Theodore Stuart left Tuesday for
Denver, where he will attend college
the com, Is term
Mrs. (. w Garrett has returned
home from a visit with relatives in
Kansas City.
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Dock, of near Ottumwa, are here at
the old bone, harvesting their pota-
toes.
F. Mcpherson and son, Willard Wis.
tied friends near Fairfield from Sat
urday until Monday.
Benton Day and family visited at
Emerson Browns over Sunday in Keo-
sauqua.
Misses Ethel and Anna Cristler at
tended the funeral of their uncle. Asa
Pickett, in Keosauqua Saturday Miss
Bertha Mccall accompanied them.
Seneca Delp of Fairfield is in town
Ben Ford and wife, also their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lou Bonnet of Birmingham
were in town Sunday.
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ToDAYs MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Sept. 11.-Cattle, 5000 ;
steady; good to prime 7.75@S.75; poor
to medium 425@725; stockers 2.5O@
$40; cows 1.50@5.25; Texans 3.O0@
$50.
Hogs, 10000: slow; steady; mixed
butchers 7.30@770; good choice heavy
7.60@7.s5; rough heavy 7,15@7.50;
light 7.20@7.70; bulk sales 7.40@7.60.
Sheep, 10000; strong; 2.25@5.75;
lambs 3.50@5.75.
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DrakeVilIe,

Drakeville, Sept. 11.-Dr F. F. Win
sell, wife and children of Bloomfield
called on friends here Sunday.
School began Monday with Marion
Galpin as principal and Viola Sawyer
in room one.
Messrs and Mesdames John Dodge
Henry Truitt and Chas Baldridge
spent Sunday the guests of Bert
Dodge and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tomlin left We'd
nesday for Kansas and Nebraska to
visit their two daughters, Mesdames.
Cary.
Mrs. E. Truitt and daughter Nella,
spent the latter part of last week the
guests of o. G. Truitt and family of
Village Creek,
Messrs. Curtis Phillips and S. F..
Darneille and their friends spent Sun
day here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Jackson and
daughter Merle returned last week
from Missouri, where they had been
spending their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T j. McIntire and
children and w. B. Truitt of Bloom
field and Mrs. Ph. Rothenstein and
family OF this place spent Sunday at
the parental Truitt home helping Mrs.
Truitt celebrate her sixtieth birthday.
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Irish Bend.


Irish Bend. Sept. 11-Jake Frazee
took lot of his fine melons to the Ell
don fair last week.
Barney Keegan and wife were Keo-
sauoua visitors Thursday.
] H. Ruby and family, of Stockport,
visited with Joe Jacobs and wife last
week.
Mrs. E. Morrison, of Bonaparte. is
visiting for a few days at the A. NJ.
Morrison home.
Clay Baird and Miss Inez Hoskins
were united in marriage August 81,
1902, at the home of the brides moth.
er. Rev. Geo. Minear officiating. The
happy couple will make their home on
the Widow Baird farm.
c. G. Rodgers and family, of Selma,
were guests at the Francis Hartman
home Sunday.
]. o. Boyer and wife, of Leando,
Sundayed at the M, F. Boyer home.
j. A. Ericsson and his son-in-law,
Samuel Webster sold at public sale
September 8, all of their farm prop
erty They will move to Monra-
via. California, where they will make
their future home They will be ae.
companied by their son-in-law, Mr..
Webster, who goes to Colorado where
he enters the ministry of the Baptist
church.
The farmers are hauling their win
ter coal.
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Winchester.

Winchester, Sept. l1.-Charles Go
down is i'll Das Moines.
Y. $. Calhoun is visiting his brother
in Bloomfield
Hiram Cristler and son, Mike. came
home Monday from their western
trip. He said he did not stop in
Washington to see much of the land.
This evening there will be pie so.
cial at the Methodist church.
Mrs. William Howard and son.
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Murray.

Murray, Sept. 11.-Rev. J. w. Bott
departs for annual conference at JEFF.
ferson, Iowa, Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs John Ross and son of
Osceola attended the contest Saturday
evening and spent Sunday with friends
here
Charles Agan commenced term of
school at Bushe college west of tow n
Monday
F. C. Newcomb and wife returned
home from Corning Sunday
Frank Lorinor, o. E. Garrett and A.
r. Bishop attended funeral at Osce-
ola Sunday.
Misses Stella Howell Grace Smith,
and Lille Rork were Osceola callers
Saturday evening.
AL Hoffman went to Creston Sun.
day.
Anderw Caster departed for the
Capital City college today, where he
will be in attendance for the term.
Arthur Vincent will leave this week
for North English, where he is en-
ployed for the year.
Miss Olo Rork is quite i'll, threaten
ed with typhoid fever.
DR.. Sawyer is visiting at the home of
DR.. j. f. Hasty.
The Epworth League will have
charge of the preaching hour Sunday
evening.
The Young Peoples union meeting
was a very interesting one last Sunday
evening.
Miss Hclkey has severed her engage
ment with A. H. Sells and gone to her
home in Villisca, where she has &C
copied a school for the winter.
Mrs. Lena Torrents will attend the
carnival in Osceola one day and visit
her aunt, who lives in the country.
The contest which was posipcned
Friday evening on account OF bad
weather, was well attended Saturday
evening. The contestants were Mrs
Klattenberg, "adjudged', 4; Mrs. A. L.
White. .; Mrs. Ella Moss took the
medal; Mrs. John Poll 8; Mrs. Frank
Edgar. l; Mrs. Adelia Claver, 2. The
evening was entertaining and profit
ably spent. The judges were three
ladies from the Osceola w. C. T. u
The union lore is planning for q ser.
lies If comics matrons. bows and
girls Of about II years of age.
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night for Bloomfield to visit relatives
and take in the fair.
Seneca Cornell, of Ottumwa, was in
Eldon yesterday on business.
Joe Hunnell was an Ottumwa visitor
yesterday.
w. o. Bagley is confined at his home
threatened with an attack of typhoid
fever.
Sheriff Cremer, of 0ttumwa. was in
Eldon yesterday on special business.
William Crawford is now employed
as fireman on the southwest division
OF the Rock Island
Clarence Ritz is attending the
Bloomfield fair
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Eldon.

Eldon, Sept. 11.-Miss Edith Crock
EFT returned home the first of the week
from Knoxville where she has been
visiting with her grandparents.
Mrs. Robert Sherard, of Des Moines,
and her nephew. J. G. Foreman, OF, the
United States navy, are visiting at the
home of Frank Kremer and other Ell.
don friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Sigwert, of Ana,
mosa, are here visiting with Mrs. Sig,
wert's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh.
John Terry and Lyle Hall are at,
tending the Bloomfield fair this week
j. w. Hall, Mark Hilles, DR.. Jay and
Henry Baker left for Bloomfield today
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Cox left last
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Magnetic Healing
Learn WeItmerism!
Students Make $500 a DAY

Prof. s. A. Weltmer. of Nevada. Mo-,
the originator of the great Magnetic Sci
ence that bears his name, has appointed
iIr Parker Instructor of Weltmerism in
Ottumwa. All students are furnished with
all the lectures ever uttered by Prof. Welt
Nevada. This work is profusely illustrate
ed with beautiful half-tone engrayings.
Then. too. YOU are furnished With II text
hook, THE Mystery Revealed" by Prof.
Weitmcr, instructor, scientist, founder and
the most popular orator of the present day.
This book tells YOU how to treat and cure
every known disease without medicine or
everything about the science YOU fail to
understand, how to avoid catching dis
eases from the patient and throw it out to
space, how to cultivate II strong Magnetic
current. You are to treat patients in his
presence and in this way ynn will be rs
thoroughly equipped as any Weltmer grad
uate, at the most reasonable rates ever
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Anyone can learn this. the best paving
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Weltmer now has 100 students In active
practice with assistants,) averaging 500
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amassing wealth and. fame. There is
taken a, its food. leads on to fame aud
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New York Poultry Market.

New York, Sept 11.-Poultly, alive,
weak; chickens 1915 Oh; turkeys II
@l2; fowls IS; dressed, weak, chick
ems 12@lSa; turkeys is; fowls 100
121s 5n
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EddyviIle.

Eddyville. Sept. IL Miss Hattie
Berry is able to be up again after hav-
ing an attack of malarial fever.
Mrs. l.. B. Ayers, of Oskaloosa, re.
turned hcme Saturday from an extend
ed visit at the N. H. Podgett and F.
w. Sreinhoff homes.
Mrs. Emily Reed, of Third street,
visited i'll Eldon and Ottumwa recent
~.
The brick work of the new building
being built by DIR. F. E. Vance has
been completed to the top of the first
story.
The Fedyville Telephone Co. is 60
ing to extend its line from Dudley to
Chillioothe as soon as possible.
Jesse Howell, south of town. took a
party of six people from Oskaloosa to
Mason City, Missouri, Friday night to
be zone week looking at land.
Willie Berry returned home Satur
day night from several weeks stay
in Minnesota.
Mrs. Mary Thompson and Miss
,-oilisc Wager drove to Batavia Tues
day to spend day Or two with their
brother, Geo. w. JAEGER, Of near that
place.
Jack Emanuel, Jr., of this place, ans
B. 3. Bermer and daughter, Miss Lau-
rs,, j. r. Laughlin and John McTeakle.
CT Bluff Creek, were in Oskaloosa
Tuesday.
Mesdames Maggie Watkins. Jacob
Freel. Naomi Secress, B. B. Beamer
and Jas. Bowles and Misses Golde
Mater and Stella Mintonye returned
Monday night from S. l. A. camp meet
ing at Ames.
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Bladensburu.

Bladensburg, Sept 11.-School be.
gan here last Monday with Mr.. Berry
as principal and Miss Fannie Nye as
primary teacher.
John Leeling is quite low with ty.
phoid fever.
Alton Yeager went to Laddsdale
last Sunday where he began teaching
Monday.
Rev. Ward, of Fairfield, preached at
the n E. church Sunday at p. m.
Mrs. Chas. Widger, OF South Ottum-
wa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mcdowell and other rela.
tives few days this week.
Miss Beulah Sherman, from near Ell
don, Visited from Thursday to Sunday
With her grandfather, c. A. Smith.
The members of the Christian
church will hold basket meeting at
VIM. Smiths grove, one mile south
and one-half mile west of this place
Sunday, Sept. a. Should the weather
prove unfavorable services will be held
in tue church.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
There is no change in the markets
as announced in yesterdays Courier.
Tie same prices rule throughout.
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Chicago Butter and Eoo Market.

Chicago, Sept. Butter, firm;
16@20A; dairies 141a OBS.
Eggs, steady; IS.
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mon before conference next Sunday.
Everyone hopes that he will come
back again.
Mrs. Frank Smith, of Oskaloosa, Wis.
tied Cedar friends Friday.
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago. Sept. 11.-Poultry, steady;
turkeys l2A@131a; chickens HOB.
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BrookviIle.

~
Brookville, Sept 11.-Mrs. Marion
Tracy has returied from two weeks
visit with her daughter in Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Ireland of Ba-
tavia spent Sunday at the formers pa
rental home.
Liss Hickey and Chas. Hale of Pack,
wood called on old friends here Sun
day
Mrs. Will Lewis and daughters,
Misses Bessie and Bertha, are here
from Missouri for an extended visit
with Mrs. Lewis mother, Mrs Sarah
Stephenson.
Will Lagan Sundayed at home this
week and returned to Oskaloosa Mon
day morning.
Harry Stephenson's little baby has
been quite sick with measles, but is
improving.
Mrs. Faith Sucker, nee Whitaker,
of New London, is visiting relatives
and old friends here.
q. u. Davis, who is employed with
Ransnider's threshing machine. met
met with quite a misfortune. He was
on the water tank driving when the
wagon tongue dropped down and
threw him forward to the ground. His
left arm was broken above the elbow
and dislocated at the elbow.
A great many people attended the
fair at Fairfield this week.
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LaddsdaIe,

Laddsdale, Sept. 1.-THE carpen-
tiers who have been shingling the
house here got through their work Sat,
urday.
Mr.. Dean and son will finish their
work on the house this week.
w. b. Williams and wife spent Sun.
day at the j. X. Sloan residence.
VIM. Lynn, Fred Davis and E. Gou-
dy were in Eldon Monday and Tues.
day attending court.
Jno. Hinkle came home sick Tues
day morning but at last report he was
much better.
Ethel Hinkle was in town today on
business.
H. Phillips has been off work for a
few days on account of sickness.
VIM. Tierney has sold one of his
COWS.
w. ]. Bennett is entertaining the
boys with is graphaphone
Miss Maggie Williams was in OF.
tumwa Wednesday to be in attend.
ance at the wedding of her cousin Miss
Lizzie Baxter to Richard Samuels.
Both parties are from Hiteman.
School started here on Monday,
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New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, Sept. 11.-Butter, firm;
extra creamery p.
Eggs about steady, 1912 OBJ.
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St. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, Sept. 11.-Wheat, cash Sc,
December 67@671s.
Corn, cash 5S12; December $3.50
37A.
Oats, cash 291a; December IS.
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RUSSELL.

Russell, Sept. 1.-Mr and Mrs. E. j.
Hatcher and Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley re-
turned from three weeks visit in
Wyoming Saturday and report very
pleasing trip.
Edward Woodman left for Des
Moines Monday to continue his school
work at the Baptist college at that
place.
Charley Guthrie returned to his
home at Charlton after, a weeks visit
at the Woodman home at this place.
Miss Cathrine Bartlett of Des Moines
spent last week visiting at the A. j.
Woodman home of this place. Her
father, E. P. Bartlett, spent Sunday in
Russell.
There was Woodman picnic at
Lynn Grove yesterday, and a very in,
teresting program was rendered.
Mrs. John Rhoads left last Thurs
day for her home in Santa Rosa, Cal,
after q four months visit with rela-
tiyes and friends in and around Rus,
sell.
Prof H. A. Glackemyer visited last
week with friends in Russell while en-
route to Ripley, to resume his school
work for the ensuing year.
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Peoria Produce Market

Peoria, Sept. 11.-Corn, active and
lower; No. 3, 5S12.
Oats, easier; No white 80.
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WooIson.

Woolson, Sept 11.-A little daueb.
ter came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Niece last Saturday
Pliny and Sumner McCracken en-.
tered Pleasant Plain academy Tues.
day.
Jesse Coffman is home from Oska-
loosa, where he has been working with
an extra gang on the B. & w. railroad.
Mrs. Clara Hinshaw went on the
Minneapolis excursion to visit a sis.
ter, Mrs. SADIE Gregory
Word was received here Tuesday of
the death of Nellie, the Oldest daugh-
ter OF Jesse Farmer, who at one time
lived here, but now lives in Missouri.
Mrs. Myrtle Woolums will start
Tuesday for Union to visit her uncle,
Fillmore Johnson. She will be accom-
panied by her mother. Mrs.; Martha
Gregory. y
Oscar Hobson is reported as not SO
well again. e.
Miss Bess McFarlan is reported on
the sick list.
Among those attending Iowa yearly
meeting of friends at Oskaloosa are
Rev. and Mrs. B. G. Nevill, VIM. II.
McCracken, Elma Jones, Mary Ed
wards, Hal Mendenhall, Harvey
Jones.
Rev. Nicholson and little Mia Wis
tied the formers father at Ainsworth
last week.
There was basket meeting at Nc
Dowell chapel last Sunday.
Miss Lucy Stuart is nursing in Rich
land at present.
Bert Collet was business visitor to
Sigourney last Saturday
A brother of j. w. carp is visiting
him at the present time.
Maple Grove.
Maple Grove. Sept 11.-Miss
Eunice Patrick is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Bogue, in Des Moines.
Several of the young people of this
place attended the entertainment
given by j. Wesley Holland at the NJ.
p. church in Morayia Monday night
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Pence died Monday.
]. B. Lowell attended the sale at Mr..
Bailey's Tuesday.
S. Kingery was business visitor
in Foster few days ago.
Lyde Hiatt and family visited with
Mrs. Hiatt's father, j. f. Hicks, last
Sunday.
J. H. Williams called on friends here
Tuesday.
Dan thompson and family were in
this vicinity few days ago visiting
friends.
Miss Turpha Miller was in Mora
via Saturday night.
The Old Soldiers reunion will be
held at Moravia Sept. II and IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Thomas of ST.
courtney have shipped their household
gods to Moravia and will make that
place their future home.
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Stringtown.

Stringtown, Sept 11.-Mrs. Dean
Long and Mrs. Mamie Wertz of Bla-
densburg, visited at the Misses Davis
Sunday
Miss Lizzie Hawthorne, of Nebras-
ka, came in Monday for few weeks
visit with her sisters and brothers
Mrs. T. j. Larmore and daughter,
Minnie, visited near Bladensburg
Tuesday.
Mrs Andy Hamilton, of Eldon, is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Sam
uel Abbey.
James Davis and Miss Iva Davis Wis
tied with Miss Katie Woodruff at Mas
by Corner Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Botorff. of Hedrick. visited
with her brother, S. E. Wright Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sutton, of Mar
tinsburg, were Stringtown callers one
evening last week
Miss Maggie Hawthorne spent Sun
day with Miss Katie Woodruff.
Mr.. and Mrs.H. S. Heninger. of Mar.
tinsburg, We're Stringtown callers one
day last week
Several of the people from this place
attended the Hedrick fair.
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,seW york Produce Market.
New York, Sept. IL Wheat, De-
cember 74ss.
Corn, December 1875.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11
Olive Branch.

Olive Branch Sept. IA. F. Bur
er of Keokuk was caller the first of
the week.
Waldo Harryman of Chequest called
on his friend, Ed. Dooley, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Perry visited
Sunday afternoon at Charles Gilbert's.
Quite number from here attended
the Eldon fair and report a large
crowd.
Jacob Schlotter and family went to
Eldon Friday.