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This signature is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative Bromo=Quirine Tablets
the remedy that cures % cold in one iay
Burlington Route Homeseekers Excur.

Burlington Route Homeseekers Excur.
sions.
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each
month the Burlington Route will sell
round trip homeseekers tickets to
points in the west, northwest, south
west and southeast, at rate of $500
plus the regular one way rate. Good
for return twenty-one days from date
Of sale For full information call on
or address w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent
Union depot.
Burlington Route Excursions.
Very cheap one-way settlers tickets
via Burlington Route to points in the
northwest will be on sale daily during
March and APRIL, 1902, to Billings,
Salt Lake. Ogden, Butte and Helena,
Spokane. Umatilla, Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Vancouver. For full and
complete information regarding stop
overs and rates to all points call on or
address W. S. Parker, Ticket Agent,
Union depot.
Personally Conducted Excursion
to California leaves Ottumwa every
Thursday and Saturday via the Bur
lington route. Tourist tickets now or
sale via Burlington Route to all winter
resorts Address undersigned for full
information. w. S. Parker, Ticket
Agt, Union depot.
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Tarkio college has been spending sew
eral days this week with his parents
in this city, and will return to his stud
les the first of next week.
Rev. Albert, former resident of
this city, but now of Hayesville, has
been the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Thos. Harrison, this week.
Mrs. John Malone, who has been in
Kansas the past two weeks returned
home yesterday. She was accompan-
led by her father, Mr.. Wharton, who
will make his home with her for the
present.
Mrs. w. F. Walker is entertaining
her brother, George Miller of Miller
| Ridge, at present.
Editor Hinton of the Melrose Rec.
ord was an Abba visitor Thursday.
Miss Ollie Clark returned today
from a weeks stay in the capital city
John Melone returned Friday from
two weeks business mission il
Kansas.
Prof. Hollingsworth, County Super.
intendent Spencer and Albert Ewers
attended the Southeastern lowe
! Teachers association at Washington
! this week
Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Borton and two
daughters of Creston, are the guests of
relatives here at present
Miss Grace Fall is entertaining her
! friend, Miss Izah Collins of Knoxville
! The funeral of Mrs. Jessie Rowles
was held at the First Presbyterian,
church yesterday afternoon at .
o'clock, the service being conducted
by Rev. E. B. Liun, of Des Moines. as
sisted by Rev. Tourtellott. The church
was filled with sympathizing friends
Mrs. Rowles being a favorite with al
who knew her. Her remains were
| brought from Hilton, where Mr.. an(
/ Mrs. Rowles moved about year ago
and at which place Mr. Rowles is post
master, to the home of her parents, Mr.
Mrs. U. R. Teeple in this city, ant
] friends were allowed the privilege o
viewing the remains from 10 a. m. t.
l p. m. yesterday. Her death was I'm
expected thus making it still harder t.
bear. lnterment took place in Oah
View cemetery.
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Personally Conducted Excursion
Special Low Rate to California.

During March and April the Iowa
Central road will sell one-way excur-
sion tickets to points in California
from all its stations in Iowa and Hi.
nois at a special low rate, affording a
splendid opportunity to visit the Pa
cifc coast. Elegantly equipped tour
list cars, with all the modern convent.
ences Of travel, leave for the coast ev-
cry Tuesday in March and April. car.
rying the tourist through without
change and free from many of the dis.
comforts and annoyances of winter
travel. For full information, reserva.
lions in tourist car. rates and circu-
lars, call on your local Iowa Central
agent or address Geo. S. Batty, G. p,
and 7. A., Marshalltown, Iowa.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, April Sra Prevo left
Thursday for Memphis, Mo-, where he
is spending several days attending a
horse sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. d. Fortune spent
Thursday evening in Ottumwa consult
ing the architect who is to build their
new home. The work will be COM
menced on the fifteenth of this month.
Miss Hannah Bryce, Washington,
| is visiting at the home of her
grandmother. Mrs. w. R. Bryce, and
will probably remain couple of
weeks.
| Rev. ]. w. Potter spent Friday even
ing in Milton on short business "trip.
George Simons, of Cedar Rapids, a
former Bloomfield man, is visiting
friends while spending few days here
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Reeves pleas.
antly entertained a few friends at din.
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips, DR.. and
Mrs. H. c. yonug, Mrs. E. A. Young
and Rev. and Mrs. ]. W. Potter.
| Jim Smith was able to be down town
Friday for the first time in four
| lllOnlllS, HdNlilS GIuuISu d lOHS lllueSs
caused by lung fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griff Davies are now
established in neat little cottage east
of the square, where they hope tC
spend a pleasant restful summer. Mr.
and Mrs. Davies have spent the past &C
years on farm three miles southeast
of the city, and there seven children
were born, of whom five have grown
to manhood and womanhood. Theil
departure was greatly regretted by the
farmers residing in that vicinity. The
evening preceding their removal tt
this place a large number of friends
and neighbors gathered at their home
where they spent a pleasant social ev
ening, in which music and games form
ed part of the evenings amusements
and in this event the last evening il
the old home was made memorable.
Misses Eva Lester and Bessie Smith
returned Friday from Pulaski, where
they have been visiting relatives fol-
several days.
Mrs. J. Speisburger, of Oskaloosa, af
ter spending short time at the home
of Mrs. B. Loeb, departed Friday fol
Quincy, Ills, to visit her daughter
Mrs. Lee Stein.
Frank Milligan, of this city, who il
visiting at the home of his father-in
flaw, N. Elder Of Pulaski. was taken
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seriously ill on Thursday, when it was
believed that he would not live
through the night His daughter, Mrs.
John Owens, accompanied by Mr. Ow-
ems, have now returned and report the
sick man much easier and Slightly bet,
| ter.
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keb.

Keb, April 4-The third an.
niversary of the eight-hour day
was celebrated very appro-
priately Wednesday afternoon. Thos.
Hyde, the president of local union, No.
1874. called the assembly to order and
with a few we'll chosen remarks, the
program for the day was commenced
An able address was delivered by
Charles Robinson on the benefits de-
rived by the coming of the eight-houl
day, showing that it marked the
grandest period of mining history, Civ
ing the miners more time to improve
themselves morally, intellectually and
socially. The subject was handled
we'll and the young man demonstrate
ed the advantages he had over his an
cestors along educational lines. Mr..
Robinson was followed by an address
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TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
Rolla Reproele Made Prisoner b.
Sheriff Cremer Friday Night.

[From Saturdays Daily.l
After only two days search Rolla
Reprogle, charged with the seduction
of Lilly Smith, who resides near Bata-
via, was apprehended last evening in
Villisca by Sheriff Harry Cremer while
on his way to Montana, and brought to
this city to answer for the alleged
crime. He arrived in this city at 2:15
fo'clock on Burlington train No. y and
was taken Immediately to the county
Jail. This morning he appeared in
Justice o. H. Campbelrs court when
was set for April % and his bond fixed
at $500.
His Whereabouts Were Unknown.
A short time ago Reprogle left Ba
tavia, supposedly for the west. When
however. on April 3. information was
filed against him for the seduction OF
Lilly Smith, and the officers began &c
search for him there was no knowledge
of his Whereabouts. 1t was supposed
however, that he had started for the
west as it was known that he expected
to go to that part of the country tc
make his home. Constable Peck spent
a fruitless day in the vicinity of bud
LEY carrying on the search.
A Quick Catch.
| Yesterday morning it was learned
that Reprogle had been heard from a
| Villisca and that there had been com
munication sent to him at that point
Sheriff Cremer was Immediately mott
fed and furnished with brief descrip
ton of the man. He went immediate
lily to Villisca where his efforts provet
to be successful and he returned las
night with his prisoner having been all
sent from the city scarcely lively
hours.
Caught in the Postoffice.
Sheriff Cremer left Ottumwa yestel
1 day afternoon on Burlington train Nc
Is for Nillisca and arrived in that cit
at 7:14 in the evening. He went in
Imediately to the postoffice where h
Learned that there was mail addresses
to his man. His watch at the offic
was soon successful as there appeare
at the window young fellow VIII
made inquiry for mail addressed t
Rolla Reprogle. With the meagre dc
scription with which he was furnishe
Sheriff Cremer decided that this wa
the man he was after and took him i
charge.
Made No Resistance.
When appraised by Sheriff Creme
that he was wanted in Ottumwa on tn
charge of seduction he submitted quie
ly and was brought to this city las
| night without any trouble. He wer
). with Sheriff Cremer to a restauar
Il =.
Ipers and shortly after 10 o'clock lie
on train No. II for ottumwa. Accor
ling to Reprogle's statement of h
plans it was learned that he had il
tended leaving last night for Montar
where he expected to make his HON
Will Appear April %.
Reprogle appeared this mornir
! shortly after 9 O'clock in Justice Cam
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Rev. Theodore Hunter, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, KY.

Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, KY,
writes:
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Some time ago 4 had a severe
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Rev Henry P Miller, pastor Baptist
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then began the use of DR., David Ken
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keoSauqua.

Keosauqua, April 5-Tobe Beer,
who has been spending the winter
here with his parents. has departed
for Fairbury. Neb., from which place
he will start out next week as bill
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Abba.

Abba, April 5.-Miss Ethel Gass,
who has been the guest of relatives in
Des Moines has returned home.
Reed Jackson who is a student in
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II Is So weak, So
lacking in stamina
that there is no
vantage ground of
help.
One of the results
of the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription pre-
ceeding maternity
is a strong, healthy
child. Thousands
of mothers testify
to this. Frequently
mothers write, III
was never able to
raise a child before
usingn Favorite Pre-
scription," or vAl1
my other children
are sickly except
this one and T took
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belts court. Upon securing satisfac-
tory bond of $500 for his temperance
on April %. the date fixed for his pre-
liminary hearing he was released from
custody
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So Save The Child |! %

That is the heartfelt cry of many
mother who sees her beloved child vast
ing and fading day by day. Sometimes it's
too late for medical aid to help the child.
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Cedar.

Cedar, April 4.-Several farmers in
this community have their oats and
potatoes in.
Mrs. j. c. McCord of Moravia is Wis
iting relatives and friends here.
Viola Knott is on the sick list. DR..
Sarbaugh is attending her.
The new pastor and family will
move this week.
Mrs. Byram, who has been visiting
near Shellsburg, has returned home,
George Garrett of Illinois visited
relatives here last week.
Lizzie Fahler spent Sunday at Kirk
vile.
R. ]. Woody is having the cellar dug
for his new house.
Garrett & Rennie are building an adj
dition to their implement shop for
buggies and carriages. They receiv-
ed carload of windmills.
Stella Holloway visited at VIM. Gar.
rett's Monday and Tuesday.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, April 4-Elvan j. Nor
row, one of Davis county's popular
school teachers. has entered the Office
of Attorney 7. P. Bruce, where he will
study law
DR.. ]. B. Findley, of Des Moines, is
spending several days in the city on
business and is visiting at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Mary Findley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Potter spent
Thursday with relatives and friends in
Savanna
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Haney and Mrs.
Mustard, of White Elm, visited at the
home of their father, J. C.. Leach,
county clerk. Mr.. and Mrs. Haney de-
parted Wednesday evening, leaving
Mrs. Mustard for an extended visit.
Other guests at the Leach home are
Misses Myrtle and Florence Darnell, of
Troy, who are spending couple of
weeks with their aunt.
Miss Helen Mray is spending several
days in Ottumwa, where she is being
entertained at house party at the
home of Miss Maud McIntire.
Master Pearl Breeding. who has
been visiting at the home of H. A.
Wishard and other relatives, left
Thursday for his home in Ottumwa
| The case of the w-Baugnman
Hardware Co., of Pulaski, asking for
the appointment of receiver, was
opened in the district court. and after
the plaintiff had introduced the evil.
dence in the case, certain creditors
having filed petitions for involuntary
bankruptcy, proceedings in the federal
court of Keokuk, asked for and receiv-
ed writ of injunction of
Hon. Smith Mcpherson. restraining
Payne & Sewers, attorneys for the
plaintiff, from proceeding further with
the trial in the district court until
bankruptcy proceedings in the same
matter could lie heard and adjudicated
in the federal court at Keokuk which
convenes next week. The defendant
was represented by Rominger & Rom
mgr, of this. city, and Hazen j. Sawyer.
of Keokuk
The Townsend will case, which has
been pending in court during the past
week or more, was brought to a close
Wednesday when the case went tc
the jury at four o'clock p. m. The
Jury returneda verdict in favor of the
lplaintiff Thursday at o'clock a. m. II
will be remembered that the will of the
late j. w. Townsend, prosperous far
mer who owned a farm of 1000 acres
in the east part of the county at the
time of his death. willed his estate OF
about 100000 to his heirs, emitting his
little granddaughter. Edith Townsend
whose share of the estate would have
amounted to about $4,000. Hard fight
ing was done before the case was wor
by the attorneys for the plaintiff, j. c
Mabry, of Abba. and Judge H. c. TRAY
erse, of this city. Attorneys Payne
& Sewers, and Taylor & Scarborough
defended the case. The suit will be
carried to the supreme court, where il
is possible that the decision may be
reversed.
The jury was dismissed for the re
mainder of the term as only few days
) remain and those will be consumed b,
matters of minor Importance. Judge
Eichelberger, now on the bench, goe:
| to Centerville to open court there mex
t week.
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Termination.


Pennington, April 4.-Miss Lyla Hill
Ter, of Kahoka, visited her sister, Mrs
John Lapsley, the first of the week.
Mrs. Ida Manifold and Rev. j. Nc
Herman left Wednesday for Lawrence
to attend the Latter Day Saints con.
ference.
The Congregational Sunday school
gave social at the home of Miss Ret.
ia Musgrove Thursday evening. A neat
little sum was realized.
Walter Rockwell is working in a
printing Office at Oskaloosa now
Mrs. Matte Austin of Green, return
ed home Friday after pleasant visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peddycourt.
Mrs al Roberts and Mrs. Edith
Daugherty. of Bonaparte, spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Pennington
shopping
Miss Lydia Pfster is visiting friends
in Ottumwa this week.
Miss Elsie King,of Centerville, spent
Sunday with home folks
George and Otis Wattles left for Chi
cago Wednesday where they expect to
find employment.
MrsSam Boyer entertains the Thin
Bile Bee this afternoon.
Quite few from here are attending
court this week.
Miss June Cheney. Of Bonaparte,
spent the fore part of the week visit
ing in town.
Miss Maggie Bannen returned from
Croton Tuesday where she was called
to attend the funeral of her father
Miss Mary Cross is visiting in Cham.
bersburg this week.
Gideus minstrels that played here
Monday night were well received and
should they ever return will be assured
of a crowded house.
There are a number of cases of mea
sles reported, but no serious results as
yet. 1t is mostly the school children
that are afflicted.
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RIchland.

Richland, April 4.-Miss Winnie
Roop, of Hedrick, visited with Miss Ed
ma Schuerr.
Jack Ranous is in Chicago for few
weeks stay.
Grant Horton left for his home at
Brighton after a weeks stay here at
the city drug store.
NJ. Hadley is reported as being quite
! sick - is
4 Miss Berle Mcconnell is reported
quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs Goodrich are moving
into their new home here.
! w. L. Brady will build residence
this summer in the north part of town.
| The last number of the lecture
course Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Spurgeon are
building a nice house in the north part
of the town which will be quite an adj
dition to North street.
| Oscar Hinshaw starts for Oregon
next week sightseeing and visiting a
sister.
Mrs. Hern and son are here from
Missouri and expect to locate.
Miss Stella Wade is very sick but is
reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Battroff leave for Ana
mosa for visit with their daughter
Pearl.
Mrs. Ruse Halferty,of Marshalltown
is in the city in the interest of lodge
work.
/ c. Rehmel was at Grace Hill Wed
nesday.
4 Ross Pentegrouph is working in OF
tumwa.
! Mrs. l. Hunt is here after severa
months absence
A new safe was recently placed il
the north side bank.
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Blakesburq.

Blakesburg, April 4.-Spring is here,
the farmer boy whistles merrily, the
milkmaid sings gaily and the birds are
filling the air with gladstone music.
Mrs. G. w. Stocker has gone to
South Dakota for visit.
Mrs. l.. Giles visited friends in OF
tumwa this week
Mrs. Otis Harrow visited in Ottum-
wa this week
Otto Pearson of Exline, visited the
parental home the past week, Otto is
employed at EXline as an engineneer
and is well liked
John Berry has received word an
nouncing the death of his brother Lee
| who lived in Kansas
Rev. J. l.. Hallowell of Queen City
Mo-, has been secured as pastor OF
| the Russell Chapel church. Rev
Hallowell is an able minister
| Roscoe Smith is building neat
| residence house on his farm south OF
/ town.
! Grace Stringer will teach the Frank.
| lin school.
Miss Miller of Cuba has opened the
| Brush college school,
Miss Estergren will teach at the Jay
school house.
Frank Finney has bought the farm
| of o. S. Webb south of town.
Mrs. Alex Martin has returned from
her visit in Kansas.
| Mrs W. H. holland of Ottumwa is
| spending few days with friends
about here.
Emmett Burton and wife have locat
ed on the Alex. Willard farm.
| S. L. Cohagen has bought two lots
on Main street and will erect a hand
! some dwelling house thereon in the
/ near future. Mr.. and Mrs. Cohagel
are getting old enough to retire from
active farm work and Blakesburg wei
comes such citizens to the town glad
4 ~ Such citizens as Steve AWAY
means one more vote for good govern
/ ment.
Several more new sidewalks lately
The city election went off SMOOTH,
vet much interest was manifested an,
4 a good ticket elected. L. Burton i
now mayor, with T. Harlin. ]. Chapen
c. Sheafer, G. Gould w. Fritz and G
Thode as councilmen. This mean
good government as all are capabl
men.
wi thDSlHlliy ID DullulilS uGN
barn on one of his farms east O
town. Nose believes it pays to hav
good improvements.
Mrs. Lucy Forster has bought tn
property 1.-TWO lots and house) east O
her home of w. Barnes.
Hynes.
Hynes, April 4.-Rev. Thos
O'Rourke of Abba was here Tuesda,
, on business.
John Graw went to Ottumwa Tues
day.
The Misses Clara and Charlott
Phelps were shopping in Abba Thurs
day.
+, William Cowens. one of the sho
firers in No mine, was burned Wet
, nesday evening. The extent of his il
juries are unknown at present but the
are thought not serious
Mrs. Geo. Cook spent Sunday wit
friends in the country
Tom Bells went to Cttumwa MOI
" day
). Quite number are attending tn
a meetings at Center School house, tw
miles south of town.
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Dr.. David kennedy's Magic Eye
Salve for ali Diseases or Inflammation
of the Eye. 25c.
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All druggists sell DR. David Ken
nedy's Fayorite Remedy in the New
so Cent Size and the regular S1.00 size
bottles
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
Frank Wcbbcr Wins.

Mr.. Frank WebDcr, who was iurci-
bly, elected from Il passenger ;rgi. Nv
Conductor RObinSOn, who Kicked him,
and refused to let him ride f>r an,
consideration, sued the company for
1928. lie was given verdict rt
81 300. 1t seems that Mc. Webi..
got on without getting ticket sr..
had only thirty-iiYe cents. II. WAS
going to Jonesvile from Union. The
fare for ticket being 3Oc. The con
ductor took the money and demuui-
ed twenty cents mo:e to make
the excess charge OF 2Jc which the
road charges when 10 ticket is bought.
This 25c to be taken MP BY the rail
road agent. Mr.. Wobbcr had some
medicine for his sick children and
tried to borrow the 2Oc but could not
do 50, and asked the conductor TO
lend it to him until he got to Jones.
vile. The conductor called him =
fool and finally put him Off, he got on
again once or twice only 10 be Dut
OIL again and again; he finally got to
BonhamS and there friends offered to
pay the conductor any amouu, ne re-.
quired if he would take him or. lie
refused to do go and put hun oil
again, and left him, to get home to
his sick children the best way he
could. This was Il righteous verdict,
only it did not go far enough. lie
should have been given every cent
sued for under the circumstances of
such brutal treatment as was re-
connted at the trial