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but Tuesday it was rumored that he
had withdrawn the same. 1t was also
reported that E. H. Ruby Of Cedar
township had been selected by Audi
tor G. G. Rambo to succeed Mr., Haney.
There will be special session of
the board Of supervisors on Friday Of
this week when the entire matter will
be taken up by that body and some
settlement made of the matter. Not
much is known on the outside as to
what the exact trouble is.
Harl Smith of west of this place has
purchased the Hugh Park residence in
the north part of town, and Mr.Smith's
father, w. X. Smith, will in the near
future move from near Pittsburg and
occupy the same.
Mrs. Ord Brown has been confined
to her room for several days with Sc
we're attack of sickness.
School election will be held on Mon.
day of next week, j. w. Burns and S.
w. Manning are the outgoing men,
bers of the board and will in all prob
ability be reelected.
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Drakeviile.

DraketTlle, March 6.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Easton were called to Eldon last
Saturday by the illness of Mr.. East
on's brother
Mr.. and Mrs. George Patterson are
rejoicing over the arrival of nine
and half pound boy,
A lovely photograph album was pre-
sented to Miss lvah Smock last Sun
day by the members of the NJ. E. Sun
day school as token of the esteem in
which she is held Miss Smock has
served as organist here for number
of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McCloskey are
visiting relatives in Missouri.
Will Truitt was a caller in the town
last Monday.
Harve Russell is remodeling and re-
pairing the house on his farm which
he lately purchased.
Sid Hously. of Centerville, visited
over Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Housley.
Mrs. E. w. Sayles returned last Fri
day from two weeks visit at Bloom
field.
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Amador.

Amador, March 6. = The Amador
telephone line is about completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Barton returned
Wednesday to their home in Ottumwa
after a few days visit at the T. d. Will
liams home.
Mr. Mullaly has purchased a large
assortment of trees of the best varie-
ties.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Williams, Mr,and
Mrs. Ed Barton. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Han
ming were entertained Wednesday ev-
ening at the ]. A. Day home.
Mrs. Laura Baker is very ill with
lung fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcfarland spent
Sunday at the Schwartz home.
Harry Berry and his sister, Clara,
were callers at T. L. Bakers Thurs
day.
John McFarland's sawmill was de-
stroyed by fire recently. There was
no insurance.
John Heckart has sold his farm to
Mr.. Davidson, of Ottumwa.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Highland Cen
ter, has purchased the ]. w. Renfrew
farm which is located on the southern
slope of Soap Creek valley, Mr.. Rem.
frew will locate in Calwell county
Missouri
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Kreiger will
move to Gary Cosman's farm.
VIM. Hanning celebrated his eigh
tieth birthday anniversary on Friday
February %.
A. Wilkinson. James Schwartz and
Clarence Arnold were business callers
in town Thursday.
+. E. Berkey moved from the E
Haning farm last week to the Wander
1oe farm.
Master Aversion will assist Mr.
Bailey with farm work this season.
Rev Shields called at the w. A. Da.
home Friday.
Mrs. A. Wilkinson visited Mrs. Kat,
| Schwartz Sunday.
| At the school election of district No
| Z c. A. Shields was elected sub-direct
or for the ensuing year.
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Original Notice.

seph Orman. ct al, defendants:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the petition OF the plaintiffs Wapelo
County Iowa. for the use of the school
fund, and James A. Marts. is now on file
in the office of the clerk of the district
court of Wapello county, Iowa, asking a
decree Quieting their title to the S. Y.
" of the S. II. Y of Sec. 20, and the Il.
Is of the N. e. u of Sec. 30, all in Twp.
II. R. II, in Wapelo county, Iowa. 81
And that unless you appear and defend
thereto on or before noon of the second
day of the next term of said court, to be
begun and held at the court house in OF
tumwa, Iowa, on March 24th, 1902, a de-
fault will be taken against you and decree
rendered as prayed.
Dated, Ottumwa. Iowa, this Feb. Goth,
1902. McELROY & McELROI.
Attorneys for Plaintilfs.
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kirkviIle.

Kirkville, March 6-Mr. and Mrs.
j. o. Bissell expect to leave soon for
their new home near Golden City, Mis-
souri,.
Miss Eleanor McNett was in town
Saturday afternoon perfecting ar
|rangements for concert to be given
at the town hall next Saturday even
ing, March s. The program will be
given by Hans Albert and Miss Nc
Nett.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Thomas, of OF
tumwa, visited over Sunday with Mrs.
Thomas brother, Frank Waddell.
Mrs. Lykins, who was called to Gin
cinnati, Ia, several weeks ago by the
illness of her mother, will be home
soon.
Fred Cummins has moved into Mrs
D. c. Wards house.
Mrs. Albert Stodghill spent Sunday
with Kirkville friends.
Mrs. Frank Morrow has been sick
Dewitt Miller viii deliver his lee
ture upon the subject, "The Uses OF
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ALBANY.


Albany, March 6.-Mrs. Paris Smith,
near here, is very sick with pneumo-
mia. DR.. Selman is the attending ply
stefan. DR.. Patterson, of Unionville,
and DR.. W. f. Dean Of New Virginia,
have also been called to see her
John Denton, an old settler north of
here, is lying dangerously sick with
the dropsy. DR.. Tarrence is attending
him.
Willie Albright has moved onto his
fathers farm, east of town, his father
having moved to Ottumwa.
Mrs. Lewis Albright received a dis
patch Sunday that her daughter was
very sick at Oklahoma City, Oklaho-
ma.
There were two weddings in this vi,
cinity on last Wednesday, The con.
tracing parties We're David Ward and
Olive Leonard; Joseph Schoech and
Adeth Hudgens. The former were
married at the residence of the brides
parents, and the latter were married
at Bloomfield. They are all excellent
young people and start out in life with
bright prospects.
Edgar Ross has been on the sick
list.
w. c. Hudgens expects to start soon
to visit his son Tom, who lives in Ok
lahoma.
Mike Doner has moved onto the
Hudgen farm to do farm work for A
l.. Miller, the present owner.
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Dahloneqa.

Dah1onega, March 6.-Geo.Evan re-
turned from Oklahoma last week
The Woodmen of the World held a
special meeting Monday night, having
work to do in the Protection degree.
There is more moving this spring
than common in this township.
Mrs. ]. S. McClung has returned
home after several days visit with rel
atives in Ottumwa.
Lew Renelt has moved into the old
Higdon property at the northeast cor
ner of the square.
VIM. Denny returned home Tuesday
night after a two weeks trip through
Oklahoma and Missouri.
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MOTHERHOOD of viii.

State of Iowa, Wapello county. IS In
the district court.
To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament of Daniel A. Bowen.
deceased. was this day produced. opened
and read by the undersigned. and that /.
have fixed Monday, the oath day of March.
1902, as the day for hearing proof in rela-
tion thereto.
Witness my official signature with the
seal Of said court hereto affixed, this 18th
day of February, 1902.
tSeal.l H. w. MICHAEL.
Clerk District Court
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Eldon.

Eldon, March 5.-Monday evening
the saloon owned and run by John
Kane was closed by an injunction. 1t
is claimed that the saloons here are
running illegally, insomuch as the pc
tition which entitled them to their Ii
cense did not have the required num-
Der Of signatures. 1t is also said that
steps are being taken towards an in
junction against the other saloon here.
Tuesday morning j. Ed. Trott and
Ernest Shunterman left for Spokane,
Washington. Mr.. Trott is one of the
directors of the Silver Chrystal Mining
Co. and went to look after the interests
of the company who have several very
promising mines in the neighborhood
of Spokane.
Ed. Sawyers has gone to Washing
ton, where he will fire on the passen-
ger train known as the "fire fly" from
that place to Rock Island. w. G. Sig
afoose, who has had the run, will move
his family to this place.
A. A. Finney has purchased the res
idence property of E. e. Barger on
East Elm street.
AL Hemm made a business trip to
Selma today.
Fred M. Jones, of Rock Island, was
in Eldon on business Tuesday.
Geo. Duffy was an Ottumwa visitor
Monday.
R. L. Hammond and Ed. Towers left
Monday for Trenton, Mo-, on business.
Cal. Towers, of Muscatine, is here
visiting at the home of his son, Ed
ward.
Engineers Sam. Stone and N. Will.
1ryho in, i1,.oo RI
business returned to their home at
this place Tuesday.
Last evening quite party of neigh,
bors gave surprise party to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Phelps at their home on
spent in games after which light re
freshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phelps leave in a short time for
different parts of Oklahoma.
This morning the following persons
from White Elm left for Billings, Mon
tana., by way of Ottumwa, where they
will make their future home: Misses
Lucy Vaughn, Maggie Lamman Mae
Sharpe and Messrs. Ernest Noel and
Ernest Richardson. They were &C,
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Work of Leando.
Roy Lasley of White Elm left today
for Canova, South Dakota, where he
will make his future home.
Sanford Stone left last night for
Washington to take charge of the Fire
Ely passenger run between that place
and Rock Island.
Frank H. Coolridge is visiting
friends at Fairfield.
Emery G. Wright left today for FIT
Worth, Texas, for a short visit and to
look the country over.
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Belknap,

Belknap, March 6-Carl Guile and
wife have moved out of the d. H. Bell
house and are now staying at the pa
rental T. G. Cree home. Mr.. Guile
does not know yet where he will To-
cate.
Charles Myers, who has been living
on the Charles Burnett place, has
moved into the D. H. Bell house. John
Comeron has rented the Burnett place.
Den Common and family have rented
T. G. Davis house for the summer.
Walter Galpin and family moved to
their farm near Floris Saturday.
Frank Shelton and family of Milton
moved last week into their new home
here, recently purchased from Frank
Wells.
T. E. Putnam and family expect to
move in this week with Mr.. Putnam S
grandparents. Thomas Putnam and
wife and the house vacated by them is
to be occupied by A. w. Martin and
wife,
R. L. Harbour and family left Mon
day for Santa Ana, Cal, Where they
will visit for while at the home of
Mrs. Bessie Hendrickson. They also
expect to visit friends at Bishop in
the same state, before locating there.
Mr.. Harlan now expects to buy farm
in California and make that state his
future home
Frank Wells and family have moved
to the R. ]. Harbour place, which they
have recently purchased
Ms. Almyra Morris and grand
daughter, Orpha, were Bloomfield Wis
itors last week.
Mrs. Julia Springer of East Chi
cago, Ind, came Tuesday to spend the
summer here at the home of her
brother, a. DsSRayburn.
VIM. Spohr was called to Ottumwa
Thursday as witness in the DR.. c.
H Cronk case being tried there.
Some of the Rock Island bridge
men were here last week repairing
the freight depot platform.
A. W. Martin and wife left Thurs
day evening for visit at the parental
u. Martin home, near Blakesburg.
r. l.. Mccormick of Ottumwa visit
ed here Sunday with friends.
| Sherman Dillon came home Wednes
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keoSauqua.


Keosauqua, March 6.-Charles
Payne. who has been in the Philippine
islands as member of the Third reg
ulars, returned to this place Friday of
last week and is visiting with his un-
Gle, Jas. Harwood, and other relatives
in this vicinity. Mr.. Payne left here
about three years ago to go to the is
lands and after serving there for about
two years and eight months his COM
pany was returned to the state, arriv-
ing at San Francisco, CAL, on January
Is and Jan. 20 he was mustered out,
and after visiting in northern Califor-
MIA with his uncles, Chas. and Geo.
HARDWOOD, he returned to this place. On
his way to the islands he embarked
from New York City, crossing the At
lantic ocean, through the Meditterran-
can sea, Red sea, the several canals
straits and channels and then through
the Indian Ocean to the islands, and on
his return he crossed the Pacific ocean
completing his trip around the world.
R. P. Ramsey, sheriff, is in Farming.
ton today on official business.
Cal Parker, of this place, died at his
home Tuesday afternoon after few
days sickness. The funeral services
will be held this afternoon at Pittsburg
and the interment will be made in the
| Pittsburg cemetery, that being the
place of his old home. The deceased
was about SO years of age and leaves
a wife and one son, Jesse Parker, dep
uty postmaster at this place, to mourn
his loss.
Mrs. Mamie Pickens, who is making
| her home in Ottumwa with relatives, is
visiting in this place with her mother
Mrs. e. A. Mullen, having been called
here by the sickness of her mother.
| A. l.. Doud, of Douds, was a recen1
business visitor in this place.
On Saturday of last week Deputy
County Auditor T. w. Haney rendered
his resignationto take effect yesterday
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, March Crank Cress-
well, of Keosauqua, was in town Fri
day on business.
Bonnie Lane is home from school at
Mt Pleasant.
Charley Drake and wife and Mrs.
Geo. Cowen, of Milton, were callers in
the town Friday.
Arthur Vinson,o Eldon, was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Wilson received word
from Eldon Thursday morning that
her granddaughter, Mrs. lisa Brooks,
was near death and requesting her to
come to that place at once, but she
was unable to go On account of being
i'll.
Jesse Barker while chopping in the
woods Saturday had the misfortune to
strike his foot with the axe, almost
severing the big toe.
Morris Stever is dangerously i'll
with pneumonia.
r. w. Peacock has the measles.
H. NJ Garfield is at the bedside OF
his brother-in-law, Geo. Bonner, neal
Pittsburg, who is very sick and not
expected to live.
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LEGAL,

NoTICE-Proof of Will-State OF Iowa, Wap-
~ clio county, SIS. III the District court.
To all whom 1t may concern: Notice
is hereby given, that ali instrument i'll writing
purporting to be the last will and testament
of Daniel Eaton, deceased was this day
produced, opened aud read By the undersigned,
and that have fixed Monday the
Gath day OF March, 1902, as the day for
hearing proof III relation thereto.
Witness my official signature, with the seal
OF said court hereto affixed, this 10Th
49, day OF February. 1907.
I SEAL. II w. MICHAEL,
49, Clerk District Court.
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White Elm.

White Elm, March 6. - J. R. Eddy
transacted business in Eldon last
week.
May Sharp visited at w. H. Davis
Friday.
Mrs. G. w. Carroll and son, Wilbur,
of Bloomfield, visited relatives here
last week
o. B. Hughes expects to move to
Eldon soon.
l.. C. and Ed Carroll attended the
horse sale at Fairfield last week.
Miss Eula Swain is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Cole Swift at Selma.
Mrs. l. e. Perry, accompanied by
her sister, Berdena Carroll, returned
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Ugliness," at the M. e. church, March
u. This will be the final number of
the lecture course for this season.
Glen Graham spent Saturday in Os-
kaloosa with his friend, Walter Wing.
Mrs. T. T. Bissell visited Wednes-
day at Eddyville.
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that will come before the new coun-
Gil will be the question of extending
the city limits, so that Hooking might
be classed as part of Abba. There
are friends and foes to the project
and there is promise of warm time
when the matter comes up.
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to her home in Hedrick Monday, after
spending several days at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Car
roll.
E. E. Hanshaw and family of Che
quest visited relatives here Monday.
Ray Lasley and Roy Haney spent
Sunday with Earl Hern.
Miss May Hughes was the guest of
Birdie Carroll Sunday.
Rev. Anderson held quarterly meet
ing at the Free Methodist church last
Sunday.
George Faunce has returned from
Washington state.
Theodore James and Albert Russell
of Eldon were here on business Satur-
day.
Thana Glasgow has rented the Reno
farm south of here.
Albert Anderson made business
trip to Bloomfield Monday.
E. X. Downey of Memphis, Mo-, is
visiting j. R. Eddy.
Emmett Noel, Maggie Lammann,
Lucy Vaughn and May Sharp started
for Billings, Mont, Tuesday
Wray Lewis started for Conovia, S.
D., Wednesday.
Ernest Richardson started for Mon
tana Tuesday.
Frank Sharp was in Ottumwa Tues
day on business.
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BrookvilIe.

Brookville March 6.-Henry Mitch
ellis sale was attended by large
crowd Monday. Mr.. Mitchell has NOV
ed his family to Packwood and will
travel during the summer in search
of health.
Dan Johnson sold thirty-fve young
steers last week.
Mrs. VIM. Salts is still quite i'll.
Misses Marie Lathers and Grace De
good visited relatives at Batavia this
week.
John Trush and family are moving
to Fairfield.
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Fremont.

Fremont, March 6.-Mrs. Canon,
aged SO years, is very sick. She is not
expected to recover.
B. F. Sheets and family removed to
Hedrick this week. They will make
their home there in the future.
w. H. Mathers, of North Henderson,
Illinois, is here. He came to close up
the farm deal between Mr.. Idleman, of
North Hendon, and Sam Wolf. On
account of the serious illness of the
formers wife, Mr.. Mathers was sent.
Mrs. Jessie English and son, Harry,
have moved to Oskaloosa.
Chas. Dinsmore, who has been very
sick the past few days with tonsilitis
and asthma, is better.
Rev. Newt Byron, of Ollie, is here
this week helping Rev. Bohemian in
the meetings.
The boxing club closed up last night
in an all round wrangle.
Archie Bishop is laid up with grip.
Ben Parker, of Oskaloosa, was in
town yesterday on business.
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IOWA AT WASHINGTON.

Matters Concerning lowans at the Ma.
tional Capital.
Washington, March 4.-The follow
ing pensions have been awarded by the
department: Dennis Myers, Charlton,
So; John NJ Wilkins, Dudley, IS; Rob-
ert R. Yenkon, Packwood, IS; Lydia
E. Baker, Batavia, So.
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ed their employers and wives last ev-
ening in the Foresters hall. A pro,
gram was given, social games indulg-
ed in and light refreshments served.
Howard Atchison is visiting his par
ents in Richmond, Kan, at present.
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Aqency.

Agency, March 6.-W F. Foster has
sold his farm, three miles southeast of
town, to Mr.. Parks. There are 240
acres and he received $4,000 for it.
Mrs. L. e. Jones is i'll.
4 Link Cremer, who resides on route
No. l, is ill.
Mrs. George Wiley is moving to the
south side of the river
Nose Israel of Ottumwa was in
town yesterday on business.
The postmaster has received official
notice of the raise of the rural mail
carriers salaries from $500 to $500
per year.
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell, March 6.-Miss Ella
Harlan visited Tuesday night at the
e. Harsch home.
G. G. Baum and family Sundayed
with F. l.. Dexter and wife.
w. r. Gift spent Saturday and Sun
day near Beckwith.
The Misses Laura and Stella Green
visited Sunday at the George Shields
home.
Hliss Ella Harlan closed a very sue
cessful term of school at Union, Fri
day. A number of visitors were pres
ent and enjoyed the program, which
was rendered by the scholars.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Dexter visited
Tuesday evening with E. Harsch and
family.
Mr.. Yocum has moved onto the MP.
Byrne farm.
Harry Skinner visited the Orman-
vile school Wednesday.
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MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS ILL.
Condition of Widow of President of
Confederacy Worries Doctors.

New Orleans, La, March Mrs.
Jefferson Davis, the widow of the
President of the confederacy, who is
guest in this city, is illin her apart
ments at the ST. Charles hotel. Ply
sicians express much anxiety over her
condition.
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A patent right fakir is working
among the farmers in the vicinity of
Missouri Valley.
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oTrumwANs INCORPORATE.
File Articles With the Secretary oil
C&,$o

State.
Des Moines, March 4.-The Iowa
Specially company, of Ottumwa, with
a capitalization of $4,000 has filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state. The incorporators are
Nora L. Cunningham and others.
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Stockport.

Stockport, March 81. b. Fox NOV
ed into his new house Monday.
Mrs. Warner moved into her new
house Monday and Eugene Williams
moved into the property vacated by
Mrs. Warner.
Mr.. Greenwalt took his departure
Tuesday for Oklahoma where he will
make his future home.
Mrs. A. H. Day died February 25 at
4:30 p. NJ, Of pneumonia. The fun
eral was held today with interment at
Bentonsport.
H. g. Skinner will soon go to Chi
cago on business.
The following are on the sick list:
Ora McVeigh, measles; Press Miller's
little child, measles; VIM Spencer,
seriously i'll with Bright's disease; Mr..
Archibald and wife, near Winterset,
not expected to live, with pneumonia;
Joseph Silvers and little child, pneu-
monia; Mrs. Oliver Bradford, broken
shoulder; Mr.. James little child,pneu-
monia; John Dill, Jr. heart and kid
ney trouble, and many others with
minor cases of grip.
Mr.. Pillar of Batavia visited Stock
port this week.
George Gall, one of the old settlers
here, moved Thursday to Trenton Mo.
VIM. Brewer, who has been visiting
In the west, returned home Wednes-
day.
DR.. Day and wife of Atlanta, Mo-,
were called here last week on account
of the death of the doctors mother
Senator Vale passed through Stock
port one day last week.
Mrs. Mary De Rivers will go to Chi
cago Monday on business.
John Dill, ST., who has been in the
east, has returned to his home, north
of town.
Jones Holt, who recently sold his
farm, will leave this week for Okla
homa where he will make his future
home.
VIM. Mikesell will move onto farm
Monday.
Abba.
Abba, March 6.-The P. e. o. sis
terhood held its annual election Mon
day evening and reelected all the old
officers. Mrs. Helen Townsend is
preside1S; Mrs. Anna Noble, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Inez Edwards, recording
secretary; Mrs. Carrie Poyell, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. Verna Bates,
treasurer; Miss Massey Schreiner
chaplain. Miss Mary Fuller was
chosen as a delegate to the state con
: Nention and Mrs. Jessie Prizer, alter.
nate. The Abba p. E. o. is in -four.
ishing condition; has plenty of mon
ey in the treasury and have no out
standing obligations One money
making scheme that netted quite g
sum was the sale of tickets for. the
lecture course. Members of the lodge
sold all the tickets and received &C
per cent of all over expenses. 1t net
ted them about 500.
The city council met in regular
session Monday evening. There was
but very little business transacted ex
cept routine work 1t being SO close
to election the council was little
"leary" of taking action. One thing