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Village Creek.

g.
Village Creek, July 17-Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Chisman and son, and Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan. Chisman and
daughter of South Ottumwa visited at
the Elmer Rose home Sunday.
John Seybold of Topeka, Kan, is
visiting with friends and relatives in
this vicinity.
Born. July -, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
cite Brooks, a son.
Emmett Shields is attending normal
at Ottumwa this week.
Doc. Udell of Blakesburg was in this
vicinity Saturday.
Walter Schoech and family were in
Ottumwa Monday
Fred Grooms spent Sunday evening
near Munterville.
Joseph Harlan is on the sick list.
George Willard went to Ottumwa
Monday on businessa.
Oryille and George Harlan spent
Sunday at the VIM. Draper home near
Blakesburg.
Harley Beagle is on the sick list.
John Haley was in Ottumwa on bus
mess Saturday.
County Recorder Geo. Smith and
family visited at the John Bachman
home Sunday.
VIM. Berry and family visited at the
]. B. Brooks home Sunday.
Charles Harlan was in Ottumwa
Monday.
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Highland Center.

Highland Center, July T.-William
Whipple loaded his goods here Satur-
day and left Sunday evening for his
future home in South Dakota. His
family will follow in short time.
Mr.. Hochrister of Mt. Pleasant,
came in for a few days visit with his
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UNION ORGANIZER CERTAIN.
Indications That Proposition Will Car.
ry by Big Majority.

~ by Big Majority.
Judging from the vote already re-
ceived from number of unions com.
posing the State Federation of Labor
on the proposition to place perma-
nent organizer in the field and impose
ten cent per capita tax on all the
members of the Federation to pay his
salary, tie referendum has carried by
large majority.
Out of the ninety unions heard from
only fifteen votes are registered
against the proposition. Enough have
be heard from so that the measure
seems certain to carry. The unions
all recognize the value of permanent
organizer not only in forming new or.
CARNATIONS but in stirring up the un
ions already established.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski July 17.-Miss Ada Hotch-
kiss of Bloomfield and her sister Mrs.
Vic Traverse of Golf, Mo-, visited re-
latives here last week
H. F. Dunn returned from Union
vile, Mo-, yesterday where he has
been relieving station agent Withrow
for few, days.
Miss Dora Battin visited relatives
and friends in Bloomfield last week.
Mrs. May Warner of Utica is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs John Howard
Miss Ruby Reid gave musical
social at her home last Thursday
evening in honor of Their. ST.. C.
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Asherove.

4 Ashgroye, July 17.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Schwartz and Miss Ella Hannah re-
turned Friday from a two weeks visit
with relatives in Ringgold county.
Willis McCarty and family and Fred
Proctor and family visited Sunday at
the home of John Wolfe.
Thomas Collision is very low at pres
ent with cancer Of the stomach.
Rev. Seamster will hold a basket
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was caller at her friends home,
Miss Lydia Crist.
R. T. Sample and Laurence Houk
made a flying trip to OttumWa one
day last week.@
Hardan Houk and Mrs. William
Bradbury made business trip to
Bloomfield one day last.week.
John and Ross Morgan of Ottum
wa, were callers in this vicinity sun
day. @
Mrs. O. Collins of Frederic was Wis
iting relatives in this vicinity last
week.
w. H, Sample and B. E. Johnson
Were initiated in to the M. w. A., at
Belknap last Saturday night
There are several cases OF mumps
in this neighborhood again.
Rev. Heckart will hold services at
Center school house Sunday at IL
a. m.
Fred Songer and wife of Belknap
spent Sunday with her mother.
w. d. Bradbury and son of Ian.
chester, Mo-, wree shaking hands with
relatives one day last week.
Fred Zeigler and wife of Ashgrove
made, an overland trip to Bloomfield
this morning.
Adam Houk Of Ormanville was in
this neighborhood few days ago.
Mary Bolin of Ormanville Swas Wis
iting relatives in this vicinity last
week.
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Batavia.

/. j q. Ill
Batavia, July 17.-Miss Pearl Speel.
man is visiting her grandparents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Daniel Holder
The Misses Sutton of California are
visiting with their grandmother. Mrs.
Warden.
Miss Madge Wright returned to Des
Moines Tuesday morning after two
weeks visit at her home.
Mrs, w. H. Brown and daughter,
Hattie, started to Des Moines Tues
day morning for an extended visit
with Mrs. Browns parents.
S Miss Bradshaw of Fairfield arrived
here on No. Saturday for visit with
friends, M
Charles Woodruff started on trip
south the first of the week.
On account of the high water the
mail carriers on routes No. / and No.
2 could not go on their routes Mon
day.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
The VICINITY OF OTIUMWA IN BRIEF.
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintance as chronicied
by courler's Staff Of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Yampa.

Yampa, July 1.-THE heaviest rain
of the season fell here last Sunday
night,
Mrs. Thomas Rifle and daughter,
Ina, visited at Arthur Broadiield's
Tuesday
--zSS.-A. Real was in Ottumwa Monday
Scott Hilton was in Batavia Fri
day
The Ladies' Reading circle of Old
Ashland will give a social entertain
ment at l.. r. Creamer's Saturday ev-
ening, July 49,
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soan Creek

Soap Creek, July 17.-Mrs. M. Crist
was thrown from her buggy one day
last week and was slightly hurt.
Mrs. Sarah Coffman of Abba, is WIS.,
iting with her son John.
Miss Nora Sample Of West Grove
spent Sunday here with her parents.
his mothers home Sunday.
w. H Sample of this place made
a business trip Friday to Bloomfield.
Oscar Sample, John Wagner and
Will Rimes, returned home from Cal
ifornia, after an absence of two
months.
Roy Cation and Curley Gillen were
callers Sunday at the John Coffman
home.
Miss Annie Coffman of this place
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Dunreath.


Dunreath, July 17.--Mr Johnson of
day.
Billy Harden and son, Wren, were
Monroe callers Monday.
VIM. Hughes spent Sunday with his
daughter at Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stevens, of near
Monroe, visited relatives at this place
Monday.
George Crookham of the Hawkeye
mines, was here on business Wednes.
day.
On account of heavy rains farmers
are compelled to stay out of their
fields. The high water has destroyed
lots of the crops. The people on the
bottoms are feeling pretty blue and
have been moving out.
| Billy Cooper returned from his trip
in Wyoming Wednesday evening.
Mrs, Dell Thompson and children
1of Buxton We're visiting with Mrs
Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Harp this week and returned
to their home Thursday evening.
Eva Wilson has been on the sick
Hist.
Mary Roush and Maude Charles of
Monroe visited at the Charles home
Monday.
Mrs. Kingery of Monroe was down
in this part of the country visiting
relatives Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Carter visited at
Mr.. Lenty's near Corydon, Wednes.
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Rect Reed visited rel
atives here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arrow Johnson and
baby Of Prairie are visiting with rel
atives this week.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas of near Mon.
tToe visited Sunday at Will Wilson's,
Murray.
Murray, July NV. B. Murray re-
| turned to his home after an extend
ed visit with. friends in Ohio.
DR.. Bowen, of Villisca, spent Sun
day, in Murray guest at the Gaffir
home
Ralph Martinsdale has accepted q
position in Des Moines. He will move
his family there soon.
Some of Mr.. Murray's boys drove
to Thayer Sunday afternoon on 6
hand car, among whom were j. S
Rees, John Schaffer, Harry Allison.
/ Mrs. O. e. Garrett is visiting rel
atives in Osceola this week.
Monday evening at o'clock abou
fifteen of Murray's young people re
Ipaired in a body to the home of Ceci
Bott, one mile west of town, the oc
1casion being the anniversary of hi
Fifteenth birthday. At about half pas
seven he was taken for walk sb,
! his cousin, and at given signal the,
returned to the house to find the par
lor thronged. At 10 o'clock cake an,
lice cream We're served. The evenin,
was passed in jollity and games unit
a late hour. when all repaired to thei
homes, leaving behind numerous tok
ems of friendship.
Revs. Thompson of Charlton an,
Hunt of Grand River were callers a
the M. E. parsonage Tuesday.
NJ e. Hines and family Of Osceol
visited at Gaylon Hines farm, mort
of Murray Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Ulm of Humeston an
Rev. and Mrs. Bott dined with tn
family of B. F. Scott Tuesday.
Miss Bess Burd of Thayer was
Murray caller Tuesday.
Pearl Scott came over from tn
4 county seat Sunday evening.
Miss Carrie Seifert is quite i'll a
4 her home in South Murray.
Mrs. L. B. Garfield is on the sic
list.
Fred Friday and wife made bu,
Il mess trip to Osceola Wednesday.
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brother Ed. Hochrister. He returned
to Mt. Pleasant Monday.
Miss Blanche Knight visited her
sister, Mrs. Wise, in Oskaloosa last
week
Miss Rhoda Packwood of Centerville
visited friends here over Sunday.
Misses Alice Redmon, Minnie Buck
ner and Maggie Redmon are attend
ing the county institute in Ottumwa.
Leonard Brown came down from
Cedar Rapids to spend Sunday at
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Eland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grain, Mr.. and Mrs. Downer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers and daughter, Minnie, at
tended the M. E. quarterly meeting at
Hedrick last Sunday.
Mrs. Casper Wise of Oskaloosa is
visiting at the home Of her mother,
Mrs. Mary knight.
Mrs. Nora Hull and daughter, Lee
ona, are visiting at the home of A. p.
Hull in Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Balm entertained
friends from Kirkville, last Sunday.
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COR SALE-Fresh mich COW and calf;
yearlng heifers. ]. w. Johnson, on road
between Agency and C1iffland.
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EsTRAYEp.

ESTKAYED, from my residence, Compe-
tine township, June 20, black horse; star In
forehead, one white fost, small brand on left
hip, whang leather halter. Address H. L.
Scott, Hedrick, Route No. 2, Iowa. 5000 re-
ward.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

7 AND ExGURsION-I go with party 40.
Uliu, Mimi. July 18th. Ten years time 10
pay for farm at per cent; expenses returne'
: send party every Tuesday and Thursday. D.
2. Houghland, Eldon, Iowa.
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Abba.

Abba, July 17-Mrs. Martha j.
Spencer is making extensive repairs
and alterations on her home, corner of
West Jefferson and North Harrison
streets.
Mrs. Geo. H. Doughtry and children
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Bloomfield, in Centeryille.
License was issued yesterday for
the marriage of Alex Lager aged S3
years, to Miss Clara Johnson, aged II
years. The contracting parties We're
both of Haynes.
Mrs. Morrie Lee and son, Sydney.
returned home this morning from
Knoxville, after three days visit.
D. G. Anderson went to Ottumwa
this morning on a business trip.
Frank X. Morris is visiting in OF
tumwa today.
Mrs. j. P. Early was Burlington
No. ITO passenger for Ottumwa this
morning.
EIdon.
Eldon, July 17.-Mr. and Mrs. John
r Owens of Abba are visiting with
Mr.. Owens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
IA. o"Chos .
William Martindale of Rock Island
was an Eldon visitor yesterday
Conductor Lundy is moving on the
Flint farm today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conger left today for
Oklahoma where they will make Their
future home.
Foldy Kremer left last night for Des
| Moines.
Il A. A. Holmes of Batavia is visiting
with his daughter, Mrs. N. Lutz.
| Fireman Barnes returned from Wis
| it in Oskaloosa today.
Mrs. A. D. Conrad left for a short
visit with Ottumwa friends today.
Miss Christian, who has been visit
| ing with Mrs. Trow for the past week
returned today to Bonaparte.
Mrs. Charles Box and children lef
today for Floris.
The new fixtures for the postoffict
arrived yesterday and will be set vi
Saturday night.
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EOR SALE-Short horn bul1s-A lew good
yearlings. right; registered, R. b Jones,
Packwood. Iowa.
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Seymour.

Seymour, July 17,-Mr. and Mrs. R,
l.. Gilbert of Ottumwa spent Sunday in
the city with Mrs. Gilbert's mother,
Mrs. S. E. Clemens.
Miss Eva Erickson spent Sunday in
Centerville with friends.
Dan Hanlin returned to Quincy, ILL.,,
Monday after after pleasant visit in
Seymour with relatives.
Mrs. Hugh Swearingen of Centeryille
spent Sunday in Seymour the guest of
Mrs Harry Bower.
Mrs. Lizzie, Keal, Nellie and May
farnell are visiting relatives in Numa
this week
j. d. Johnson was a Moravia bust
ness visitor Monday of this week.
Mrs. D. G. Maxwell of Moline, H., is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Wilson, of this place.
John Phillips spent Sunday in Kan
sas City with his son, j. E. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Black of Mena
Ark, who have been visiting relatives
and friends in Seymour for the post
two weeks returned to their home
Monday.
| Mrs. John Hayes and children of
Centerville are the guests OF Mrs. Geo.
Smith this week.
Miss Grace Shirley of Lineville, who
has large class in instrumental mu-
sic gave recital Saturday evening at
the nome of Mrs. w. l. Smith, which
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Rev. e. B. Whitney returned Satur-
day from weeks visit in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson of
Newark, N. j., are visiting relatives in
Seymour and Promise City.
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nCEANA COUNTY, Mich, banner county
- of the world, for rich farming, fruit grow
ing and fine climate, where crops never fail;
the garden spot of the earth For a home ia
it, write J. D. S. Hanson, Hart, Mich.
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EOR SALE-The famous o. I. c. Hogs. I
have on hands six male o. I. c. Pigs ten
weeks old for sale, full blood. Pedigree with
each. A. P. Becdle. Bloomfield, Iowa.
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EOK sALE-Eorth Dakota land-,75,oos
acres 1.-THE railway land of sixteen tova-
ships of land-leyelFto undulating-good soil
clay subsoil-well watered-richly grassed--
mainly Buffalo grass. Coed to retail into
farms and rauches-$2.25 an acre. Inquire of
S N. Cary, Mandan, North Dakota.
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COR SALE - nice clean furniture and
: undertaking business in Indiana oil field;
good reason for selling. For particulars ad
dress Lock Box 900, Swayzee, Ind.
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EOR SALE-Livery stock; twenty-five
horses and other things to match; good
town aud good business. A. S. Lake, Shenan-
doah, Iowa.
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IOWA FAKMS-I have good bargains for
sale Write for largest and best descriptive
and low prices. Write to E. e. Mccall,
Winterset Iowa
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80
Butler, July 17.-Phil Akerman's lit
tie boy is sick.
Geo Brown went to Ottumwa We'd
nesday.
Fred Miller was in Ottumwa Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Aksrmna of He'd
rick were callers at t.. J. Burgess
Tuesday evening, ~
Rose Woodward went to Hedrick
Tuesday.
Sam Frank and son, John, were in
Hedrick Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Sannon were
in Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs. John Darner and children
Fred and Ollie were shopping in OF,
tumwa Friday.
A. j. Burgess was in Hedriek Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Charles Newton and Mrs. M
Bennett were shopping in Ottumwa
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Burgess were
called to Wright Saturday by the ill
ness of Mrs. Burgess father.
Frank Lindsey and wife were in OF
tumwa Saturday.
Mr.. Bergman and son. Edward, Of
Chicago, are visiting at Fred Berg
mans.
Hugh Morrison was in Fremont
Saturday morning.
D. Shute and son, Joe, were in OF
tumwa Saturday.
Harry Watts and Ed Bergman were
seeing the sights in Ottumwa Tues
|day.
Hugh Morrison was caller at A
Burgess Saturday.
Mrs. a. T. Palmer and Mrs. Berthes
We're in Hedrick Tuesday. u
Ralph Donnell and G. w. Harkins
of Hedrick were rat A. ]. Burgess
Tuesday.
Mile Citizens spent Sunday at AL
bert Clark's.
Mark Carroll of Eldon is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Ed Perry.
Everette Watts spent Monday nigh
with James Burgess.
Matt Argenbright was in Ottumwt
Monday morning. AK
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FOR SALE-North Missouri farms. have
a large listof the best improved farms In
Linn and Charlton counties for sale, Write
me. 4. Thompson, Laclede, Mo.
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EOR SALE-coal lands. Doyle Brothers
desire to sell their farm at Willard coal
mines. Wapello county, Iowa. John Doyle; 1856
Emma street, city.
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Fremont.


Fremont, July 17.-Arthur Beck,
who is going to summer school at
Penn college was at home over Sun.
day. He was accompanied by stu
dent friend, Fred Girth, of Missouri.
Mrs. Ballard of st. Louis and grand
daughter, Nell McFall, visited with
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Beck from Satur-
day until Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bowlin of He'd
rick, were in town Thursday and Fri
day of last week visiting with their
daughter and family, Mrs. Ben Van
Buskirk. ~.
Jas. T. Fox has returned from cou-
pie of weeks visit with relatives at
Hurdland, Mo.
The Skunk river north of here has
done. great damage by its overflow,
J. K. Roberts lost fourteen hogs and
his wheat and corn were carried away.
The damage will reach $1,000. A num-
Der of other farmers have lost quite
considerable and some have lost all
they had.
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WANTED.

WANTED young men from Wape1lo
W County at once to prepare tor Positions in
the Government Service Apply to Interstate
Cores. Inst, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
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meeting at Albany Grove next Sunday.
Everybody invited.
Msr. Henoggle and daughter OF
Columbus, o., visited Tuesday and
Wednesday with the families of ]. T.
and o. X Day.
Quite number of the stockholders
OF the West Telephone Co., held a
meeting at Albany Monday afternoon.
Miss Louie Fletcher of Green Valley
is visiting relatives at this place.
Lewis Albright, Joe Proctor and N.
Fletcher were Ottumwa callers Tues
day.
John Selman of Bloomfield is visit
ing his brother, DR.. T. J. Selman, at
this city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahee and grandson
visited Tuesday with Mrs. John Wolfe.
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UnionviIIe.

Unionville, July T.-Rev. Seamster
filled his regular appointment at the
Miller church last Saturday and Sun
day.
Allen Roland who has been sick for
some time is very low at this time
W. K. Bishop returned last week
from the west where he has been
looking over the country for some
time.
Charles Hunt who has been ill for
the past week is some better at pre-
sent.
Ira Boyer and sister Clara of Derby
vile visited over Sunday with relatives
in this vicinity.
In the law suit of Simpson Bailey
VS.. Charley Doggett, in Justice Sim
mons court, the defendant was dis
charged.
Rev. Whitelock of Brompton will
hold a basket meeting at the Liberty
church, Sunday, July 20, everybody in.
vited to attend and bring well filled
baskets with YOU
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BARGAINS in North Missouri iaud. ! han
= die nothing but bargains In real estate.
Satisfaction guaranteed Large farms spec
ialty. Write me. H. c. Butts, Chillicothe. Mo,
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400 ACRE improved farm adjoining city;
S@S part may be plated. Would make two
farms. Black clay loan. SIT per acre; worth
SIS. Come or write. r. W. Simpkins, One
NEE, N. d.
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StrinatoMn.

Stringtown, July IA heavy rain
and electrical storm struck this place
Sunday night which came near being
a cloudburst. The water is higher than
it has ever been since 1892. Damage
was done to oats and corn was damag-
ed to some extent.
Miss Florence and Bernice Haw-
thorn visited with their aunt, Mrs.
Maude Porter Saturday and Sunday.
Hugh and Walter Larmore were call
ers at Batavia one day last week.
H. l.. Scott had hog killed by
lightning Sunday night.
j. P. Hawthorn delivered hogs at
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Elmer Davis was in Ottumwa Tues
day.
T. c. Hawthorn was a business caller
at Ottumwa the first of the week.
H. L. Scott and Elmer Davis We're at
Perlee Sunday.
B.. F. Davis had eight head of sheep
killed by lightning during the storm
Sunday night.
Mrs. Susan Hilton of Abingdon has
been visiting with her daukhter; Mrs.
H. l.. Scott the first of the week.
Thos. Smith had three head of cat.
tie killed by lightning Sunday night.
Mrs. Frank Lynn and Mrs. Mauda
Porter visited with Mrs. Herbert Lynn
Monday evening.
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FOR SALE.

For SALE-Eastern Kansas Land Bar
gains-150 acres mile from Toronto, we'll
fenced, 10 acres, In cultivation, balance Ia
grass. all good alfalfa land; soil black loan;
painted; other buildings are in good repair;
bearing apple orchard; abundance of smali
fruit; maple grove; Wind mill at barn; posses
sion any time. Price $4,000. Also 272-acre
farm. partly bottom land; good soil; brick
house; large barn; watered by running stream;
one of the best stock and grain farms In East
ern Kansas; price $4,000. Both farms in Green
wood county. L. G. Boies, Birmingham, Iowa.
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EOR SALE-Stock Hardware, store building
and residence; value of stock and build
ings 5000; small town In Iowa, no conpcti-
ton; would take half good trade, balance cash.
Address Box 81, Harvard, Iowa.
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Green Valley.
Green Valley, July 17-Eugene Lock
more, the 7-year-old son of J. r. Lock
more, had the misfortune Sunday ev-
ening, while playing on fence, to fall,
breaking his arm in three places.
Rev. Donohue filled his regular ap-
pointment at Fairview Sunday even.
ing.
Emery Chidester was in this vicinity
the first of the week.
Walt Pelkington and wife and son,
Roy, of Foster. visited Sunday at Law
renee Wards.
Thomas Ray and wife spent Satur.
day and Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Ella Hellyer. at Iconium.
Frank Cloyd of Blakesburg called
on friends here Sunday.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-20

The High school building at Marion.
Ind, was destroyed by fire last night.
Loss $4,000.