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CHICAGO Produce Market

Chicago, April 1O.-Wheat, No. 2 red
77s4 @79a4; No. 8 red 75a4 @77s4; No.
2 hard 73s4; No. 3 hard 10; April 713s;
May opened 71B@72; highest 100
721s; lowest 711a; closed 71B.
Corn, No. 8 57@571a; No. yellow
5S@5S1a; April 5S1a; May opened
5S1a @5S5s; highest 59R; lowest 5SA
@5Sss; closed 59@591s.
Oats, No. 41a@42A; No. 8 41h;
No. 2 white 44@45; No. 3 white 431a q
A; No. white 42R@4S; April Abs;
May opened AN; highest 1925; low
est 413s; closed AIS.
Pork, April 1856; May 1860.
Lard, April 962; May 9.65@96R,
Ribs, April S.92; May S95@S.97. /
Rye, May 54R.
Barley. 61@67
Flax. 1.65h@1.76.
Timothy, 690@6.95.
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several weeks with her sister-in-law,
Mrs Rhoda Wllmeth.
The Wilmeth brothers are remodel
ing John Marshall's house in the north
part of town.
Saturday, Mrs. Maria Cooper, pur-
chased of Jake King his residence in
the east part of town, consideration
$425.
Abel Hunnicutt was born in Penn
sylvania in 1918, moved to Ohio in
1926, was married to Miss Anna Hoov-
er in 1916, since which time they have
lived in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and
again in Iowa. Mr.. Hunnicutt died at
his home in Salem Friday, April 4,
1902. Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Sinclair at the M. e.
church, of which he was a member,
Sunday morning at II o'clock. In
terment at the city cemetery. His
wife and eight children survive him
and have the sincere sympathy of the
community in their sad bereavement.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dread
ed disase that science has been able to
cure in all it's stages, and that is catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
Guires a constitutional treatment. Halls
directly upon the blood and mucous sur,
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundations of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they Of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of testimon.
Address, It. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Pleasant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, April 10.-Mrs.
Laura Dunning and Mrs. Ellen Dun
ming visited at the J. Hagerty homie
recently.
Charles Mace, of Missouri, visited
with relatives in this vicinity last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Brooks, of Coon
Flat, visited Saturday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Ped
ne.
Mrs. M. Peden was a Saturday af-
ternoon caller at the Eliza Kendrick
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Brooks called at
the Otis Crist home one evening the
past week.
Joe Peden, of Floris, and Clarence
Brooks went to Dakota Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. M. Peden and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Brooks spent Sunday with the lat
ters daughter, Mrs. Lora Hagerty.
John Sconce and daughter passed
through this vicinity Sunday on their
way to Laddsdale, to visit friends.
Lora Hagerty called on Mrs. Alice
Brooks Thursday of last week.
Frank Deford and wife, of Ladds-
dale, visited relatives north of here
Sunday.
John and D. A. Hagerty and John
Hancock went to Ottumwa Saturday
N. Dnuning and wife visited with
their brother on Sunday.
) Miss Jessie Hagerty and John Han
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WITH INDUSTRIOUS DEAD.
Illinois National Guard Officer Laid to
Rest,

Springfield, H., April 1o.-The re-
mains of Josper N. Reece, late adju-
tant general of the Illinois militia, re-
posed in state five hours today in the
rotunda of the state house. Several
thousand people viewed the features
of the dead soldier The body now
occupies a grave in Oak Ridge Gene
terry just east of the grave of Governor
Tanner and within the shadow of the
Lincoln monument The funeral was
military in every detail The public
service was held this afternoon at the
First Congregational church.
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WOMAN IS INDICTED
Eva Bliss Charged With Rolla
Houdyshells Murder.
GRAND JURY RETURNS TRUE BILL
Fixes Bond at Much More Than She
Will Likely be Able to Give. lnstru-
ment Recites That She Killed Al
legged Paramour by Shooting Him.

Eva Bliss, the alleged murderer of
Rolla Houdyshelll, who came to his
death as the result of a revolver
wound in the house where he and the
Bliss woman had been living, in the
Smoky Row district last February,
was today indicted by the grand jury
on the charge of murder in the second
degree, and her bond was fixed at
$1,000 by Judge Vermillion. The wom-
an will hardly be able to give bond.
She is now in Jail.
The history of the case is familiar
to the public. The woman is alleged
to have been the paramour of Houdy.
shell, and is said to have threatened
to kill him for associating with other
women. 1t is charged that in fit of
jealousy she shot him. Her claim is
that he killed himself with her revol.
Yer. She was the only witness to the
deed.
Grand Jury Adjourns.
The grand jury adjourned this af
ternoon after returning the indict
ments against the Bliss woman and
others mentioned below.
Other Indictments.
James UtterDack was lndlcted on the
charge of larceny, as was also William
McBee. Both the men are characters
who have given the police of the city
much trouble, and they have been in
police court several times. The bond
of each was fixed at 5000. They are in
Jail.
Ora McClain was indicted on the
charge of larceny from a building.
This man is at large and will probably
not be located. He was arrested and
put into the county Jail, but some
time ago he escaped while being TAX
en- from the Jail to the stone pile.
P. j. Collins was indicted for cheat
ing and obtaining money under false
pretenses. He is in Jail. Indictments
were also returned against the follow
ing men, the bond of each being fixed
at $500:
Charles Pasnau and George Cloyd,
for running gambling house.
Robert Thomas for maintaining a
nuisance.
John R. Kane, Jack Phillips, George
Cline and Thomas Mulvaney, for
maintaining nuisance. Parties live
at Eldon.
Rem Lane, for running gambling
house.
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Pekay.

Pekay, April 10.-Mr.and Mrs. Frank
Robinson returned home Monday after
spending few days with friends in
HiteMan.
Ed Byrum, of Ottumwa, was in town
Monday visiting with Fred Moss, who
is employed by the Western Supply
company.
VIM. Copeland left for Milton Mon
day.
Ed. Hawke and Harvey Fortune, of
Eddyville, was in town Sunday.
King Mcdonald and family have
moved to Hilton.
w. j. Thomas was called to Hiteman
by the death of his father.
Mrs. VIM. Cook is reported quite
sick.
Geo. Heeha and family are moving
to Hilton this week
A. +. Kendall of Ottumwa, was in
town Wednesday on business.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
SrookvilIe.

Brookville, April 1O.-Mrs. Minerva
Smith is spending this week with her
cousin, Mrs. Peter Yost.
The school began Monday morning
with Miss Lewis of Libertyville as
teacher.
Thos. Dougherty was in Ottunwa
Saturday.
Dan Johnston is building an addi-
ton to his house and repairing the
old.
Thomas Laughlin's house is nearing
completion. 1t is very commodious
farm house.
Mr.. Thornbery of Fairfield spent
Sunday with friends here.
George Pagan made a business trip
to Sigourney yesterday.
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From Tuesdays DaIly.]
Basil Bahme, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Bahme, 4O6 Richmond av-
enue, has been quite sick for the past
week.
[From Wednesdays Daily.l
Mrs. Rebecca Higdon is very ill at
her home, 214 South Willard street.
Mrs. Byron Brouhard, of Finley ave-
nue., who has been quite i'll is slowly
improving.
Dale Heckart, who resides near Am
ador, is a guest at the home of Dale
Valley, 113 North Ransom street.
Walter Peck, 100 North Ransom
street departed last evening for Brain
ard, Minnesota, where he has accepted
a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson and
children, of Centerville, arrived last
evening and will make South Ottum-
wa their future home.
B. McMurtry departed yesterday af.
ternoon for Tacoma, Washington, after
pleasant visit at the home of his
mother, Mrs. A. McMurtry, 101 North
Ward street
Nelson N Jameson, of Birming-
ham, and Miss Lottie Campbell, of
Moravia, were united in marriage last
evening at the home of the officiating
minister, Rev. Isaac Elder, LOG South
Ransom street. The happy couple de-
parted on the evening train for Bir-
mingham, where they will reside on
a farm.
Last evening while Mrs. Amelia
Thompson, who is a member of the
gymnasium class at the Y. w. G. A.,
was in the rings, she became dizzy
and fell six feet to the floor. She was
taken to her home on Church street
and physician was called, who found
that her left wrist was badly sprained
and her nose bruised and is swollen
quite considerably. Miss Thompson
was resting well this morning.
lFrom Thursdays Daily.l
Little Willie Cole, LOT North Willard
street, is suffering from an attack of
the measles.
George J.. Lambertson and Miss
Margaret Lambert, of Abba, were unit
ed in marriage last evening at 1880
O'Clock, at the home of the brides Sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Davis, 507 South Ran
som street, Rev. Isaac Elder pastor of
the Davis street Christian church, Off
ciating. The couple departed on the
evening train for Abba where they will
make their future home.
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Floris.

Tloris, April 1O.--Mrs. Hattie Smith
is moving to Eldon.
Mrs. Belle Wagner accompanied by
Delbert Christy returned to her home
in Chicago Monday evening.
John ROUGH left for Perlee Monday
evening where he has accepted posi-
ton as operator on the Rock Island
Ethel Harvard is on the sick list.
Will Mccormick made a business trip
to Bloomfield Tuesday.
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THE MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Market.

CHTCdgU live STOCK MARKET.
Chicago, April 10.-Cattle, $500;
stronger; good to prime 6.6O@740;
poor to medium 4.50@65O; COWS LAO
$3.50; Texans 100000; stockers
2.50@5.25.
Hogs, $4,000; SC higher; mixed but
cheers 6.65@705; good choice heavy
6.90@7.12; rough heavy 6.75@6S5;
light 6.50@6.75; bulk sales 6.SO@7O5.
Sheep, 11,O00; steady; 4.5O@5.6O;
lambs steady; 4.75@6.S5.
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Chequest.

Chequest, April 10.-A goodly num-
Der attended the melting Of the Che
quest Farmers club at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Kirkendall, last
Thursday.
Miss Bertha Plowman, who has beesl
in Eldon for a few weeks past, came
home Friday to spend Sunday with her
parents.
Most every one from here attended
the M. B. Shelby sale, near Selma, last
Wednesday,.
r. N. Green, wife and little son, Will
bur, visited over Sunday with friends
near Winchester.
The Chequest Farmers Telephone
company met at the Hawkeye school
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IRON HAND FOR IRELAND.
British Policy May be Yet Made More

Belfast, April 10.-The Evening
Telegraph says it believes Lord Lon
donsberry, postmaster general and a
member of the british cabinet, at a
meeting of the Conservative associa-
ton of Belfast tomorrow, will an
nounce that the government decided
at Mondays cabinet meeting on a
firmer policy in Ireland, including the
suppression of the United Irish
League.
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cock visited with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hale over Sunday.
Mrs. Alva Younkin, from near Bob
town, visited on Sunday with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Laura Dunning.
A. E. Albert was a Sunday after
noon caller at the Wesley Hancock
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Brooks ealled
on Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hagerty Sun
day evening.
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Protective society was held last Sat
urday at Winchester. This society
was organized fifty-four years ago for
protection against horse stealing.
Mrs. Voorhees, moved to West Bur
lington Saturday. &
w. S. and S. Whitaker of Hillsboro,
visited at Stockport Sunday.
p. b. Harlan and wife visited over
Sunday at his fathers in Stockport.
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FAVOR M'kINLEY PENSION.
Senate Committee Recommends That
1t Be Passed.

Washington, April 10.-The house
committee on pensions today madesa
favorable report upon the senate bill
granting a pension of $4,000 per an
mum to the widow of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley.
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Chit Sago Butter and Egg Market.
Chica, 30, April 10.-Butter, firm;
creamer les $1,000; diaries 22@27.
Eggs, frm; 14% OILS.
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t;hVicago Poultry Market.
une,.h York Poultry

Chicas %, NApril 1O.-Poultry, steady;
turkeys l90 .S21s; chickens 101a OIL.
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LOCAL MARI KETS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100000

There is no change in the market
reports today the market S firm and
the movement of the diff srent pro-
ducts is steady.
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New York, April 1O-Poultry, alive,
dull and we; Tx; chickens H. turkeys
IA; fowls I3; dressed, firm but slow;
fowls 12@121 <; turkeys 12h@13.
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Peoria Pro duce Market.

Peoria, April TO- Corn, steady; No.
}, 5S1a.
Oats, easier; No. white 40.
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New W. Fix PRODUCE Market.

St. Louis, April 1o.-wheat, cash
7S&; May 7sa Y.
Corn, cash & 'OA; May 6OA.
Oats, cash As y May 43.
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Martin burq.

Martinsburg, April 1O.-Old Uncle
Jimmey Brown, familiarly SO called,
died at his home five miles east of
here Friday morning at 3 o'clock and
was buried at Mt Zion Saturday af-
ternoon. Uncle jim was one of the
early settlers of Keokuk county.
Mrs. G. B. Martin is on the sick list.
H. McCreery is improving very
slowly from stroke of paralysis.
Glenn Dutton has moved into DR..
Moores property on East Main street.
Mrs. Lou Heninger is spending the
week at Lancaster visiting with her
father, who lately fell down stairs and
was badly hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Spears went to
Pekin Monday for q few days visit
John Spiers has been on the sick
list since Friday.
The cards are out for the marriage
of Earle Ogden and Miss Bessie
Graves.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kimball
last Wednesday, girl.
Joe Marain and family visited Sun
day with Milt Barnick.
George Eyestone attended quarterly
conference at Pekin Monday
]. P. Jones and daughter, Mary,
were at Pekin attending quarterly
conference.
Corn planting has began north of
week.
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Before buying planter see the i'm
proved Janney number 5 at Chisman
Bros & Burton, 302-306 Church.
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1t is quite proper that the man who
has made many laugh should be tick
led.
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Murray.

Murray, April 10.-Union young peo-
pies meeting at the Baptist church
Sunday evening was well attended.
The subject was Growing in Grace,
leader, Mrs. o. p Conner.
Rev. j. w. Bott of the Methodist
church will give the Bacca-
laureate address next Sunday evening
in his church in this city. There will
be ten graduates in this years class.
Miss. Anna Hoffman and brother,
Joe made flying trip to Creston Mon
day. Fred Clark's house has been re-
leased from quarantine.
The Christian minister did not az
rive Sunday.
Organizer McCuen of Woodman
lodge is in Murray this week looking
after the interests of that order
William Bowden is quite poorly the
past few weeks.
Miss Jennie Jackson has been con-
fined tc her bed for the past three
weeks, but is recovering slowly.
Miss Katherine Kursh will leave DR..
Griggs Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boggs-Nellie Ward
and acknowledgement for their home
in Council Bluffs.
The M. l.. C. met with Mrs. Frank
Smith Tuesday.
The NJ. e. Aid society met at the
church to quilt Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Murray received word from
her husband Tuesday that his brother
was on the mend and they hope for
his speedily recovery.
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st. Louis Produce Market.
New York, A pril 1O.-Wheat, May
1875.
Corn, 64ss.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, April 10.-L. c. Car
roll is attending the horse sale at Fair
field this week.
Isaac Poole and Charley Vandever
were in Keosauqua last week.
Jacob Schlotter delivered sheep in
Fairfield last week.
Walter and Charley Ritz were in
Selma Wednesday.
Charley Cramblett attended the gun
club at White Elm Saturday.
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house Monday, April z, at 1 p. M, to
adopt their bylaws, and to arrange
for the immediate erection of the line;
also the following committees We're ap-
pointed to locate the central offices at
Douds and Troy and to secure ex-
change and communication over other
named place w. H. Harryman, j. T.
Hissem and A. E. Mccullough, and for
Troy " N. Casady, John Lee and e. q.
Hanshaw.
S. W. Roush and family Sundayed
with e. e. Hanshaw and family.
G. E. Plowman went to Birmingham
Saturday evening.
Messrs. Harvey Stout and Grover
Shaffer spent Sunday with Waldo ana
Seth Harryman.
MI. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown moved
from Leando last week to the James
Elerick farm here, and will make their
home with their son-in-law, James
LOOMS, and family, who has charge
of Mr.. Elerick's farm.
Miss Eva Hanshaw visited with Mrs.
Cowen at Leando last Friday and Sat
urday.
John Smith transacted business at
Milton Saturday.
Mr.. Losing, OF Fairfield, was through
here Friday and Saturday buying hors-
es. He bought several near Troy.
Walter Crandall begun work Tues.
day for Mr.. Bailey.
Joe Elsensohn was called to Ottum-
wa Monday by the serious illness of
his mother, Mrs. McMullen.
Chequest has had good run of
tramps the past week.
Newton Breckenridge, who is work
ing for DR.. Shreaves, near Troy, passed
through here Sunday to spend the day
with friends near Leando
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Butler.

Butler, April 10.-Mr. and Mrs. Flick
ling We're in Ottumwa Saturday.
Ella and Carrie Burgess were in OF
tumwa Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Watts is suffering VIII
rheumatism. Her sister, Mrs. d.
Lantz, of Fremont, is staying with her.
Matt Arganbright was in Ottumwa
Friday.
Charley Stevens of Highland Cen
ter was buying poultry in this neigh
borhood Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs.
Henry Coffman's Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mullenix were in
Ottumwa Tuesday.
ID. Shutes and wife were in Ottumwa
Thursday.
Yves Arganbright was in Ottumwa
Friday.
Court White and Logan Hibbler, of
Fremont, were in Butler Friday.
j. G. Kennel was in Oskaloosa Fri
day.
Miss Minnie Ritter was an over Sun
day visitor with her sister, Mrs. Peter
Deutschle.
Ed Perry. wife and Miss Bird Carroll
We're in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs A. ]. Burgess spent the first of
the week at Wright.
John Darner was in Ottumwa Mon
day
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Ella Akers, of
Fremont, called at J. A. Sarvis' Sun
day
School commenced at No Z Monday
with Miss Una Davis, of Fremont, as
teacher.
J. w. Arganbright hauled corn to OF
tumwa Saturday.
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New York Butte r and Eggs.
New York, April TO-. Butter, steady;
state creamery 26@91 !; imitation 24@
PSF.
Eggs, stronger; 1901 E61a.
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Hickory Ridge.


Hickory Ridge, April los. K.
Chisman was a caller at Blakesburg
Tuesday.
Freeman Spears visited in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sadie Spears and son, Arley,
visited at the G. T. Foster home Tues
day.
Lutte Chisman and John Spears
were business callers at Blakesburg
Thursday.
Will Jordan and son, of Coalfeld,
visited at the G.. F. Foster home Tues
day and Wednesday.
Wesley Calvin and wife visited
Mrs. Willis Wilcox Tuesday.
S. K. Chisman delivered hogs at
Blakesburg Tuesday.
Sherman Monster and family spent
Sunday at the Willis Wilcox home.
Joe Lewis has moved his family to
Ottumwa
Geo. Foster, Nose Blake and Lew
is Major were business callers at Of
tumwa Tuesday.
Miss Louisa Limbaugh is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Ann Limbaugh is reported none
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Chisman and lit
tie daughter, Gladis, called at Blakes-
burg Saturday. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spears We're bus
mes callers at Blakesburg Saturday,
Rosa Chisman called at Blakesburg
Tuesday
Mrs. Thompson, of Blakesburg, Wis
tied at the j. w. Spears home Mon
day.
John Spears and family, James
Spears and family, John Sinclair and
family, and Jim Chedister and family,
all visited at the Arch Sinclair home
Sunday
Mrs. Emma Wilcox died at her
home at this place, after an illness of
several weeks.
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Burlington Route Homeseekers Excur.
sions.

Burlington Route Homeseekers Excur.
sions.
On the list 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 eyery
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
ACT. Union depot.
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Stockport.

Stockport, April 1O.-School com
menced this morning with MI. and
Mrs. Chapman as teachers. They are
both experienced teachers and all look
for an excellent school.
John Dill returned from Fairfield
Wednesday, where he has been taking
medical treatment and is greatly i'm
proved in health.
Coral Fordyce formerly resident
of this vicinity who died in Mt. Pleas
ant, was buried in the Fordyce Gene
terry south of Stockport
l. B. Rowley, one of the old settlers
of this vicinity, is quite i'll. He is So
years old.
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