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Fred expects to buy other property in

Fred expects to buy other property in
town if possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie TroXell, former
ly residents of this place, but for tae
past year residing at Abba, have re.
turned to Charlton and rented a house
expecting to make this their future
home.
Hon. j. G. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, an
old Charlton resident, was transacting
business and renewing old acquaint-
ances in the city on Wednesday.
Miss Margil Johnson, of Cromwell,
is spending the week with her brother,
IT. w. johnson, of this place.
Mrs. Gussie Buchanan and little son
have returned to their home in Oska-
loosa after a very pleasant visit with
her father, B. F. Bates of this place,
for the past week.
Postmaster l.. F. Maple is having
the Charlton postoffice building re-
modelled and an addition built to the
fixtures. The addition of four rural
mail routes from Charlton has given
rise to the necessity of more room be.
hind the partition and the change is
now being made. 1t throws the gen.
eral delivery window further towards
the front of the building making less
room for a lobby in front and giving
the carriers plenty of room to work
behind. He has placed a large white
letter sign on the outside windows an
nouncing to the public that the post
office is in that room.
August Linuuist has returned from
Dayton, Ia, where he went last week
as. a delegate from the Charlton
church to the state conference Of the
/ Swedish Lutheran church.
/ Mrs. E. G. Redlingshafer, of .Uniol
township is able to be up and AROUND
again after a weeks very serious at
tack of the quinsy.
Mrs. Wilbur Coles, of this place
claims the honor of having the earli
est herd of spring chickens yet record
| ed. She has a brood of ten little fel
| lows who We're Matched on Feb. Z.
The Charlton branch of the Equa
Suffrage society held their regula
meeting at the home of Mrs. G. E. Ste
wart on Tuesday. The society is no
| large in numbers but is determined il
purpose and its meetings are al
ways interesting and profitable. 1
short program Of lessons on curren
political questions being rendered
each meeting.
Salmon Holmes, who has been re
siding in Benton township for the pas
three years, is the first farmer to star
the spring moving in Lucas county
he having moved this week to the Rel
bel place near Oakley in Liberty town
I. shin, which he recently rented ant
will farm during the present season.
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Murray.

Murray, Feb. 20.-Chas. Bosserman
and Miss Jennie Klein drove down to
Weldon Sunday to visit with Miss Ora
Lillard and Mr.. Bosserman's parents.
IL. Hoffman was a county seat visi-
tor Saturday.
Mrs. Gill, of Corning, is spending a
few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Floyd Neucomb.
A little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Johnson was buried Monday afternoon
at the Murray cemetery.
Quite a number Of sick this week.
Among them are Miss Myrtle Arnold,
Miss Warren and the Bevans family.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Neu-
comb Sunday morning at o'clock, a
boy. The dear little fellow only hv-
ed twelve hours to cheer the parents
hearts, and God took him to dwell with
himself, He was laid to rest in the
Murray cemetery Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock.
Bert Simmons was in Murray Satur'
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Arnold returned
from Des Moines on No. 3 Monday.
II is said that the citizens of Murray
are circulating petition in favor OF
Tom Dunkin. 1t is the wish OF the
people that Tom will be returned here
as agent.
Mrs. Maud Williams, who has been
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is young woman, of rare beauty and
amiability and her friends are numer.
GUS. She will be greatly missed here
in church work and social circles. She
was born and grew to womanhood
here and is very popular and loved by
all. The groom is an energetic young
farmer, who resides in the northwest
part of the county, where they will &C
to housekeeping at once The high es
TEEN in which they are held was man
Tested by the many handsome and
costly presents received. While all
deeply regret losing this cultured and
refined young woman from their midst
she and her worthy husband have Their
good wishes and sincere prayers fol
their future happiness.
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Birmingham.

Birmingham, Feb. 2O.-Miss Bertha
Hendricks aged about 16 years, who
has been sick with typhoid fever the
past five weeks, died Monday morning.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Ainslie at the Presbyterian
church.
Charley Skinner, who has been visit.
ing relatives at this place and Stock.
port for some time departed for his
home in California Monday.
Fred Bosworth of Davenport, spent
Monday with his friend, w. H. Hope.
The Cooking club served a foul
course dinner Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hope.
Mrs. F. j. Specs, north of town, is
quite sick with lung trouble.
Mrs. M. D. Hope is assisting in the
postoffice until the vacancy caused by
the death of Miss Ross can be filled.
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BrookviIle.

Brookville, Feb. 20. - February
10 at high noon at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. w. Ireland near Brookville,
occurred the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Maude to Guy G.. Baker. Miss Myr-
tie Gantz of Fairfield played a beauti-
full wedding march as the young couple
entered the parlor attended by Miss
Winnie Tracy and Henry Frush. A
very impressive ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. Brooks Ireland of
West Point, an uncle of the bride and
was witnessed by large number of
relatives and friends. After the usu.
al congratulations bountiful wedding
feast followed. The afternoon was
spent very pleasantly with music and
social conversation. The bride was ex.
quisitely attired in pure white cos.
tune and carried white carnations. She
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BladenSburq.

Bladensburg, Feb. 20-Dave Ken
nedy of Nebraska is visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Dora Fisher returned home
Tuesday after few days visit with
her friend, Miss Fannie Nye, near
Agency.
The board of supervisors was at this
place on business.
Mr. Tate and family, of Abingdon
visited at the home of Mrs. Tate's par
ents, last Sunday.
Miss Sadie Fisher is spending few
days with friends and relatives in OF
tumwa.
MI. Peckham sold team of young
horses last Monday for the sum OF
$3.50.
Seldom Smith left Monday for Brook
Ign.
Mrs. J. H. Carter is on the sick list
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tasting the pleasures of smallpox in
Osceola, was released from quarantine
Monday and returned to her home here
the same evening.
The NJ. L. S. met with Mrs. N. c.
Hoffman Tuesday afternoon.
Agent Stafford has received the ap.
pointment of the Osceola station and
will move his family to that place Fri
day.
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We Offer the Following Premiums
Provided There Are Twenty.
Five or Moro Entries:

$1,000 for the best two bushels of
white corn grown this summer.
$500 for the second two, and $500
for the third two and the same premi-
ums on like amounts of yellow corn.
Said premiums to be paid in seeds Of
any kind that the winner may want
Said premiums are subject to the fol
lowing conditions. list. The seed
from which. the corn is grown must be
bought of us this spring. End Each
competitor must buy at least two bush
els of corn of any variety he prefers
and he must register his name and ad-
dress and state that he will compete
for the premiums. Bird. All corn must
be delivered at Ottumwa free of
charge. 4th. There will be no en-
trance fee charged except the two
bushels of corn on exhibition. 9Th.
All exhibits must be delivered at OF
tunlwa between Nov. 1 and 10, 1902.
The premiums will be awarded on Nov.
Is, and said premiums Will be paid in
seed of any kind during Feb. 1908.
Three ,disinterested farmers will be Sc
lected as judges.
SIOUX CITY SEED STORE.
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and five were spoiled votes, thus Civ
ing the system majority of 95 votes.
John F. Hohl, well known farmer
residing west of town, is building a
16x2S, two-story, two-room residence
on his land, lying just across the river
below town. to be occupied by his SON.
in-law, Joseph Williams, who has been
living on the Manning farm, located
below town on this side of the river.
Wylie Berry, who has resided for the
past year on the old Allbaugh place,
west Of town, will occupy the Manning
farm, below town, the coming year,
and M. J. Ward, south of town, will
move on the place soon to be made
vacant by Mr.. berry, Mr.. Ward having
purchased the same.
Mr.. Long has moved from the Mrs.
Maggie Brunt residence on Second
street, to part of the Mintoyne build
ing, corner of Walnut and Second
streets and Phil Scott will move his
family into the place vacated by Mr..
Long.
Earl Crane of Bridgeport was in Os-
kaloosa Monday.
Mrs. Lena Gauff, who is here for an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
Chris Johnson, southwest of town, will
return to Wyoming about March to
close up her business and move back
here.
Elmer Walker has gone to Keb to
work in the coal mine blacksmith
shop. He will shortly be followed by
Mrs. Walker.
Chas. Whitlach, John Laforce and
Robert Holt, all of near Lakonta. ship
ped three carloads of stock to Chicago
Sunday. Two of the cars were filled
with cattle and one with hogs, and
were shipped over the Northwestern
from Lakonta by a number of the
farmers of that section.
Miss Laura Donegan of Grays Greek
returns to her studies at the conserya
tory in Ottumwa Saturday after a
weeks vacation.
Earl Grain of Bridgeport has gone
to McClouth, Kas, to visit relatives fol
q time.
Miss Gertie McNesse, who has been
acting as nurse in hospital in Des
Moines, is home during the smallpox
scare
Attorney D. M. Perdue went over tc
Coalfield Tuesday and spent his birth
day anniversary visiting friends and at
tending to legal matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parsons Of
South Fourth street, have returned
home from FIT. Dodge, where they have
been for few months. Mr.. Parsons
was engaged in building a residence
for his son-in-law, Charles st. Clair
while there. Mr.. st. Clair formerly
resided here.
Roy Lafferty of Third street made
a short trip to Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs.Ed Shields and children, Jennie
and Dorothy, returned yesterday from
Abba where they had been visiting
relatives since last Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blake south O
town are contemplating going to Colo
RADIO about March l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chisman of nea
Douds will soon go to California tt
reside.
Mrs. M. A. Lester, is back to he
place after couple of weeks illness
The protracted meetings at the M
E. church have had two accessions.
Attorney w. R. Nelson of Eddyville
and Elias Davis and d. G. England, Q
near Lakonta, transacted business il
Oskaloosa yesterday.
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Eldon.

Eldon, Feb. 20.-Ed. Towers is on
the sick list.
L. G. Hammond, of Topeka, Kan, is
visiting at the home of his brother, R
l.. Hammond, and family.
VIM. Noviock is quite sick.
L. Wilson, of Batavia, was an Eldon
visitor yesterday, being called here
by the funeral of Mrs. w. Wilson.
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Dudley.

Dudley, Feb. 2O-John Winblade is
quite sick.
Miss Emily and Charles Peterson OF
Ottumwa visited their brother, E. L.
Peterson, south Of town, Tuesday.
John Miller is sick. He is at pres
ent at the home of a relative in Ottum
wa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gustavison Of
Ottumwa, visited at the home of Mrs
Gustavison's parents, MI. and Mrs
John Peterson, south of here.
Alex Peterson, who has been visit
ing in Ottumwa the past few days, re
turned home last Monday.
Rev. Linden, of Munterville, anG
Chas. Anderson, who attended the
conference at Dayton, returned here
on No. IA Monday evening and stopped
with Mr.. Hasselrote over night.
The social which was held at the
John Burgeson home, west Of town
last Wednesday evening, was well at
tended and the evening was, passed II
pleasant manner. Refreshments
were served.
Joe Stevens, son of Ezra Stevens
who has been sick, is now able to bt
up and around again.
Some of the people attended the lee
ture at Chillicothe last night.
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Foster.

Foster, Feb. 20.-Prof. N. ]. Hibbs
attended the meeting of the Monroe
County Teachers association held at
Hooking last Saturday.
James HosKinson was a business
caller in Abba last Monday.
Mrs. John Terry and son, John, were
shopping in Abba Thursday of last
week.
The meetings were closed at the M.
E. church last Friday night and Rev.
Hawk returned to Hooking.
John Terry, ST., is suffering from a
carbuncle on the back of his neck.
Rev. Neal Beck drove over to Abba
last Monday and transacted some
business.
Ed. Erskin, who has been mine fore
man here for some months past, has
resigned his position and moved his
family to Ottumwa.
Mrs. Lee Kinder of Centerville is
visiting her mother, Mrs. N. A. Jones.
All Of the sick folks are reported to
be improving.
Rev. Legrand, pastor of the Baptist
church here, has resigned and moved
to Missouri thus leaving the church
without a pastor.
Miss Mary Price returned Friday
from a visit with her parents in Ottum
wa.
Roy Maneor is visiting friends at
Gault and Shulla, Mo.
John Lewis (colored) met with quite
misfortune in the mines last Satur-
day. in getting his foot caught under
a loaded bank car while going down
hill. and had it very painfully sprained
and otherwise hurt, but he is getting
along as well as could be expected.
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Chequest.

Chequest, Feb. 2O.-Frank Nelson
and family, of near Leando, spent
Sunday with Samuel Webster and fam
lily.
Earnest and Lottie Hill of Bloom
field were over Sunday visitors of F..
S. Harryman.
M. F. Lee and Will Russell closed
very successful terms of school Fri
day, the former in the Star district
and the latter in the Benjamin dis
|trict. Miss Sadie Hissem closed a
very successful term at the Hawkeye
district last Saturday.
Nathan Wilson and family Sundayed
at the parental Geen home.
R. w. c. Harryman attended the Van
Buren, county teachers convention at
Bentonsport last Saturday.
Rev. Catlan preached at the Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday.
Perry Keller is visiting a few days
with his son-in-law and family, o. o.
Mccullough.
Jacob Smith of Jefferson county
was a business caller through here
Monday.
The entertainment at Union Monday
night was quite well attended.
Grover Shaffer visited last Wednes.
day night, with Waldo Harryman.
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Cedar.

Cedar, Feb. 20.-Rev. w. s. Shearer,
pastor of the NJ E. church of this place
died of typhoid fever Thursday morn
ing, Feb 10. 1902, aged 80 years. His
wife and relatives have the sympathy
of the entire community for he was
loved by all.
John Purdin, of Fremont, shipped
two car loads of sheep from here Sat
urday.
Fred Ross, of Illinois, and George
Ross, of Red Oak, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Harvey and o. S. Garrett, Of Illinois,
are at the bedside of their brother
Isaac Garrett, who is very sick. Also
Erni Rankin, nephew, is here.
Mrs. James Howser and Mrs. Nose
Picken had surprise on their mother,
Mrs. Sam Gilmore, Wednesday,.
Susan Pendarvis, of Friend, Neb.,
came to see her brother, /. Garrett.
The normal or Bible class meets ev-
cry Tuesday night at the Friends
church.
Elmer Wilson and Al Erskin were
business callers at Fremont Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stump and Mr.. and
Mrs. Shearer attended the funeral of
Rev. Shearer Friday.
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Highland Center.

TlISHIdHu ScfIcF.
Highland Center, Feb. 20.-T. B.
Downs left Saturday morning for Den
yer, Col, for visit with relatives and
friends.
Fred G. Butler who has been at
Cherokee for the past nine months,
was an over-Sunday visitor with
friends here. He left Tuesday for Los
Angeles, Cal.
Miss Regina Mccormick was an
over-Sunday visitor with Ottumwa
friends. She returned home Monday
evening.
Miss Belle Cartright of Ottumwa was
here Tuesday.
e. M. Bowlin had public sale We'd
nesday at his home just east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward Of Hedrick
spent Monday at the J. r. Emery
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Phillips, who
have been quite i'll with measles are
now recovering nicely.
Mrs. T. B. Downer left last Thursday
evening for Rock Rapids for visit at
the home of her parents.
Mrs. e. M. Bowlin entertained the
women of the Royal Neighbors at a
carpet-rag sewing last Thursday.
Mrs. G. S. Stevens is quite i'll with
asthma.
q. l.. Packwood is spending few
days home with his family.
Revival meetings were begun Mon
day evening at the M. q. church.
There was a great deal of disappoint-
ment felt when it was announced that
Rev. Taylor Of Avery could only be
present two evenings. There will be
services each evening this week.
Mrs. F. M. Buckner of Ottumwa re-
turned to her home yesterday after a
visit at the home of her daughter, east
of town.
Clyde and Luella Bowlin entertained
a few friends last Friday evening. The
evening was spent in games and music
and general good time is reported.
The correspondent desires to say
I
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street, is the Oldest Master Mason in

street, is the oldest Master Mason in
the state of Iowa. For fifty-nine years
Mr.. Teuscher has been Mason and a
member of on Iowa lodge" but FIRE.
mont's Masonic lodge, No. 1886, Toll
ertion, claims the oldest Mason in
Iowa, Samuel Dinsmore has been a
Mason for sixty-two years. He is
nearing his eighty-sixth year.
The friends of Rev. Bohemian gave
him an overcoat recently.
N. B. Rayburn has purchased prop
erty in Oskaloosa and will move there
in the near future.
Guy Argo and wife. singing evangel-
lists, are helping the Rev. Tenant in
a revival meeting at Russell Chapel. !.
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Fremont.


Fremont, Feb. 20.-Mrs. j. M. Rus.
sell has been having severe attack
of the grip but is nav on the mend.
G. G.. Lofts sister, Mrs. Roop, and
three children, who have had their
home the last year in Nebraska, are
here visiting with Mr.. Lofts family.
They are on their way back to Illinois.
Mr. Roop follows later.
Mr.. Pulley, of Taswell county, ILL
nois, came Wednesday. He moves on
the farm purchased by Mr.. Ireland of
VIM. Reck.
Abram Lotspeich will leave here
soon and expects to do manual labor
as staying in the store has impaired
his health.
The Courier a few days ago said
that "Louis Teuscher of $50 Franklin
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West Van Buren,.


West Van Buren,, Feb. 20.-W. H.
Lining transacted business in Leando
and Douds one day last week.
Miss Mary Swing spent Sunday with
friends at home.
Leo Wolfe and Joe Swiers sold fine
Bunch of sheep few days ago to Mr.
Casady of Chequest.
John Baldwin Of Selma was here
buying stock a few days ago.
Fletcher Koontz was a caller here
Sunday evening.
Wade Harryman and family visited
friends near White Elm Sunday.
VIM. Swiers visited friends south o.
Leando one day last week.
George Hissem was caller here
recently.
Mrs. Mcyeigh visited recently witt
her father. Mr.. Frances, near Pulaski
Bing Strait made business trip to
Douds Monday 7J r Is
Frank Roush and family and Miss
Maude Potter of near Lebanon, visited
relatives here last week.
ALT. Mccullough and family of neal
Leando visited with George Lewis las
Sunday.
Grover Shaffer was a caller at thu
Strait home Sunday evening.
Quite a number attended the enter
tainment given at No. l school house
Monday evening.
Mrs. Shaffer is quite i'll at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Roush.
The literaries being held at the Ell
lis and Matthias school houses contin
ues to draw large crowds of young
people.
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SIOUX CITY SEED STORE.
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
SWIFT & CO..
Successors to w. NJ. Rideout.,

Successors to w. NJ. Rideout.)
Are paying top prices for fat chickens, ducks
geese, turkeys and capons. Give them a cali
and be convinced Live poultry market is
stronger than it has ben in some years.
Second door south Laclede Hotel, 225 S,
Jefferson street.
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Urbana.

Urbana, Feb. 20-Mrs. Lavina Bun.
key, one of the oldest residents in this
part of Iowa. died Tuesday. Funeral
services today.
l.. ]. Kirkland, the county attorney,
was over to spend Sunday with his
mother and friends.
Rev. Cruel, of Mt. Vernon, deliver
ed his lecture entitled Flash" to a
good audience last Friday evening.
Fred Haverly, who formerly lived
three miles east of Urbana, died of
pneumonia Tuesday night. He came
to Iowa in 1854
The Urbana Savings bank commenc.
ed business last September and is do.
ing a big business and giving good
satisfaction.
The U. B. Writer'S estate, amount
ing to 100000, has been settled by
mutual agreement of the heirs.
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STOPPED
Difficulties Found
in Pearl ,Harbor
Bar Work.
NO DREDGING WAS
DONE LAST WEEK
Rough Weather, Poor Moorins,
and a Breakdown Caused
the Delay.

Pearl Harbor bar will constitute
stumbling block for the development
of Uncle Sans naval plans here for
some time" remarked man who is
engaged on the dredging work at the
entrance to the harbor yesterday.
THAT is, it will if present indications
amount to anything, and 1t will be
considerable time before vessels can
be taken in and out of that harbor in
safety.
"The trouble, even after the channel
is dredged out, will be that southerly
winds will cause swells and currents
that may fill it up again, and if il. does
not fill up, big vessels will have to use
a very smart tugboat to haul them in
and out of the channel, as the swell
will force them up against the banks of
the channel if no tug is used"
Very little work was done by Cotton
Bros. at the bar last week. In the
first place, heavy swell set in on the
day that work was commenced, and
this caused the suction end of the
dredger's pipe to knock so hard on the
bottom that it was broken OFF, The
dredge was then beached, and work
was started to change the dredge so
that in future the ladder supporting
the suction pipe could move in any
direction, and thus be able to success
fully encounter the swells. The work
of repairing the dredge was completed
yesterday, and dredging operations will
probably commence again today, unless
the rough weather of yesterday after
noon continues this morning
Another difficulty was encountered
in mooring the dredge. To obviate this
difficulty arrangements have now been
made to use powerful anchors to moor
the lines to.
The swell also made it difficult to
pump the sand from the bottom to a
scow, and the scows are now to be
abandoned. A pipe line 1000 feet in
length, supported by RATS, will be
used.
Men at work on the dredges say that
heavy surfs pound over the bar during
the greater part of the time, causing
great difficulty in carrying out the
work.
If the weather is fair today another
big suction dredge to be used on the
work will be towed down to the bar.