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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
Avery.

1
| Avery, Oct. 20.-Mr. and Mrs. Howe
have returned from Beacon after a
pleasant visit at the parental Jno. F.
Ream home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hasselrooth returned
home last Friday after attending Tie
grand assembly of the Rathbone Sis.
tiers at Des Moines.
Mrs. Hartshorn and son, Earl. from
Lucas, are visiting at the home of
Hugh McAuley.
Mrs. Phillips and Mr.. Huet spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Burell Ander-
son at Hooking.
George Cook and wife were at AL
bia on business last Saturday.
The Foresters dance was quite a
success last Saturday evening.
The Rathbone Sisters will give a
dance and bazaar November 8, in the
Hynes opera house.
Mr.. Dunbar, from Lockman, is visit
ing with his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Perry
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, a
daughter.
Fred Moss was visitor at Pekay
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beaver return.
ed home from Beacon last Tuesday.
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keosauqua.

keosauqua, Oct. 20.-The Congre.
gational church social was held at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. N. G. Emo Fri.
day night. There was small attend.
ance on account of the rain
Rev. and Mrs. Ingham returned to
their home in this place Friday evening
from Abba, where they had been call
ed by the illness Of Mrs. Ingham's
father, who is now better.
Mrs. Knight has returned to her
home in Pennington after a several
days visit in this place with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Duckworth and other rela-
tives.
John Dunlap, of this place mas just
completed a course in pharmacy at
Des Moines.
Fred Cubberly and wife, of Oska.
iloosa, recently visited in this place
with relatives and friends.
ii. M. McGrath has recently sold his
large farm west of Keosauqua.
DR.. Jas. A. Craig and wife, of this
place, are visiting in Chicago with
relatives and expect to be away about
week
Mrs. VIM. Walker and Mrs. Joe Gle:
teney, both of this place, were in OF
tumwa last week as delegates to the
missionary association.
Mrs. florence Manning has return
ed to her home in this place from an
extended visit with her parents who
live in Chicago.
VIM. Long, of this place, and l,liss
iRoxana Kerr, of Bonaparte, were unit.
ed in marriage at the home of the
bride on Wednesday, October Is.
They will make their home in this
place. az
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Daughrity are the
proud parents OF a boy, born Friday.
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kirkviIle.

Kirkville, Oct. 2O.--Misses Gertie
Moore and Bertha McGlasson were
shopping in ottumwa Saturday.
Tuesday evening, October 81, will be
tho next reaillar meeting of the d. of
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Richland.

Richland. Oct. 20.--C. L. Rehmel
and Miss Jennie Brolliar were married
Wednesday night. They have many
friends who congratulate them. Nh.
and Mrs. Rehmel will reside in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridger and MI. and
Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Warner attended
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PLEASANT VALLEY HILL.
MISS OSBORN. Correspond.

AAoH CobvhNf Coiieebuuutul.
July s-Miss Davis of Kansas City
is here visiting with her sister, Mrs
Geo Ellis.
Fred Ellis and family we're out from
lola Sunday visiting relatives.
Lutte Beahm traded his mule for
one of Mr. Jacobs Hayes horses Mon
day.
Mrs f. Baird's mother died the
morning of July 4th and was buried
the next day in the Dewitt cemetery,
the evening of the 4th. Baby Fay
Baird was taken very sick so they
could not bring her home. She is now
dangerously sick in Humboldt.
Grandma Osborn is spending q few
days with her niece in Neosho county.
There will be IAN ice cream supper
at the Pleasant Valley school house
on Friday eve of next week July 1s
for the benefit Of the church. Every
body invited.
Geo Fisher visited relatives near
Humboldt Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Furguson's baby is sick.
Frank Ellis was quite sick a few
days last week.
Mr. Burt West has not been able to
cut his wheat on r NJ Works place
because of the ground being so wet
and as it is getting down and. so tan
gled the possibilities are: he will not
get to cut it at.all.
Crowded out last week
Tom VanNice painted lSine Barn
hart's barn last week.
Geo. Ellis Of the Rose farm put up
his hay the last part Iof last week
Death has again entered 1.-The neigh
borhood and taken Mrs. Michael
Kane. After suffering a lof this year
death claimed her June 2S. She was
buried in the Piqua cemetery Monday
beside little Irene who died short
time before. The family have the
sympathy Of their friends .and neigh
bors.
Mrs. Geo. Sloan was taken very
sick again Saturday night. DR..
Brown, Of Humboldt, was called and
thinks she will get along all right
now.
Mrs. f. Baird was called to Hum
boldt, Monday, by the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. Furguson who
has hemorrhage of the bowels O..
Homer Crook came home again lasl
Saturday. He has been to Colorado to
visit his father.
Sherman Culbertson, also, made his
parents short visit not long ago re-
to his work in Wichita.
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DR. FENNER'S Rheumatism
/ KIDNEY and D'fBssssS: Bs9SsS:
BACKACHEis;' E.
4 All Bladder and ~TTDrI
Urinary Diseases. IL N X.
Q. B.Spencer

George Vorter cut Ellsworth Lock-
arts oats Saturday. Oats bid fair to
be fine crop in this community, and
those that have wheat have been
threshing 1t the past week and are we'll
pleased at the way it is turning out.
Wheat will be one ofthe leading crops
in Allen county in few years. We
heard one OF the Oldest farmers in
Salem township say that it will just
add fifteen dollars to the price of
every acre Of land in Allen county.
Fred Muntgert received notice that
his pension had been increased from
S25 to $50 per month, and all his
neighbors that know how he is afflicted
say that it is not cent to much, and
it is only pity that other old soldiers
don't draw more than they get.
Dan Baker and wife we're the guests
OF Mr. Townsend and family Sunday
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RISING STAR.
Mrs. Mary Wollard. Correspor

Mrs. Mary wollard, Correspondent.
July S.--There was a mad dog pass
ed through this neighborhood last
week. The dog bit Mr.. Meeker's dog
and Mrs Nadler's dog.
Mrs Highbargin and Verna Strobe
visited Mrs Will Rogers last Wedues-
day.
Mr. Swatslander cut Mr. Easdale 8
oats the last of last week.
Sam Frame and family visited Logan
Proctor and family in lola Saturday
and Sunday.
Nh and Mrs Meeker we're the guests
of Mr. and Mrs Talley Sunday.
Logan Stith visited Leonard Stout
Sunday.
Mable Axtell of lola visited her
aunt Mrs Wollard Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Charley Berkihizer of
lola visited Mr. Fowlers' and Mr.
Highbargins' Saturday and Sunday.
George Stout spent Sunday night
with his brother James Stout in La
Harpe.
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COUNTY NEWS
HUM MROLDT.
ARTHUR CuNN1NonAM, CorrespOndel

ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM, Correspondent
July Humboldt kept up her record
for big celebrations yesterday. With
only ten days notice there was an i'm
mense crowd in town. They began
coming on the morning plug, and all
day there was?a continuous stream of
carriages coming in, aud every train
added several hundred. The ad-
dresses of B Clifford and w A
Choguil were excellent and they held
the audience until the close. The lola
band did itself proud, every one en-
1oyed the music. The races, the ball
game, the merry-go-round and the
stands kept every one at Riverside
park until late in the afternoon and
then they came up town and saw the
fireworks. And the next morning
there we're fewer headaches and less
bad temper than usual 1t was
strictly sober crowd that came for
good time andsgot it.
st. Joseph's Catholic church had an
enjoyable picnic on the parsonage
grounds yesterday also. There was
plenty of good things to eat and lots
of fun watching such dignifed men as
Herman Tholen, f NJ Wellenburg and
and Thos McGammon play ball
against lot of ten year old boys and
the boys won.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
begun a ten day camp meeting on the
grounds west of the Santa Fe depot.
They expect quite a good attendance
of campers.
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soUTH MAPLE GROVE AND CEN.
TRIAL AVENUE.
Ethel Lash, Correspondent.

July 1.-The Sunday School picnic
for the Fourth at Palmer's grove has
been postponed until in August.
Osce Laver lost good work horse
last week.
Russell Hottenstein is on the sick
list.
There was no Sunday School at
Maple Grove Sunday p. m. on &C
count of the absence Of the officers.
Mr. and Mrs Russell Thompson
spent Satursday night and Sunday
with relatives in Center Grove.
Most OF the farmers are laying by
their corn.
Mrs o H Lash and sister Mrs Josie
Hennigh and children, Mrs Clara
Butts and daughters spent last Thurs
day with Mrs Fred Russell.
Mr. and Mrs George Garvis are the
proud parents of baby boy.
Next Sunday at $3.50 is Rev. Jones'
regular preaching hour at Maple
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Holcolcomb are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
baby boy Saturday evening.
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NHOSHn FALLS

Mrs George Macom. Correspondent.
July Sheriff Patterson was in
town Monday.
Miss Eliza Telford OF Baldwin is
visiting Miss Florence Snow. Miss
Telford and Miss Snow will attend
the assembly at Ottawa next week
Mrs Bell of Ottawa is visiting her
mother, Mrs Webster.
Miss Martha Herdman Is visiting
the Spencer family near Yates Center
this week.
Mr. Walter Hull and Miss Mary
Odell of lola spent Friday afternoon
with Miss Elisa Stratton.
Mr. and Mrs Geo Malcom visited
relatives in LaHarpe Tuesday and re-
turned Thursday eve. Mrs S NAL
com is quite sick and her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mr. Spicer has sold out his restaur-
ant to Mr. 3 Mitchell and will move
his family to LaHarpe where he will
90 in the Bowling Alley. His friends
here wish him success in his new
home.
Miss Zona Folliu OF Baldwin is
spending this week with Miss Lydia
Sain.
Mrs Duncan delivered the first wheat
on the market of the season at Fin
ney's mill. Her wheat tested fifty
nine pounds and brought sixty cents
per bushel.
Mrs Will Jackson and daughter Eva
are home from Chicago.
Mr. G Eastwood and family spent the
Fourth with his father-in.law, Mr.
Gharst.
The farmers are all busy hurrying
and getting ready to thresh their
grain as fast as it drops.
Mr. and Mrs Amos Wright went to
LaHarpe Friday evening to visit a
few days with her sister, Mrs f Nal.
com.
A number of our citizens went to
Yates Center the Fourth. They re
port good time.
Miss MasNia Young is home on
visit. Miss Young has been very sick
and we are glad to see her out again.
Mr. A I Thoulford is on the sick list
this week.
Walt Sharits came in Tuesday to
spend a few days with friends.
Mr. Chas Saferite discovered cat
fish weighing eighty pounds in a low
place on his farm in a small pool of
water. The fish forgot to retreat as
the river went down and thus was
caught as consequence. Mr. Saferite
could manage the fish all right.
DR. f K Kellenburger of Yates Cen
ter was called to attend DR. Jones
Monday.
There is no doubt now as to drilling
for oil and gas in this vicinity.
Ground has been leased to begin oper-
alton. In a short time they will begin
to drill.
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PRAIRIE CENTER.
Miss Pearl starkey, Correspondent


July l. Qnite shower of rain fell
Saturday night followed by a wind
storm which broke down several
trees.
Miss Nora Starkey came home Sun
day from her working place to spend
week with her sister Mrs Rice.
Mr. Miller cut Mr. Devilbliss's oats
last week.
Mr. Kelley was real sick lasti week
and DR. Brown from Humboldt was
called.
Mrs Saarkey is expecting her sisters
from ST. Louis shortly.
Ye scribe, Mamie Kelley land Mrs
Abott we're all on the sick list lads
week but are better at present writ
ing.
Children's day was held at Prairie
Center week ago Sunday. The room
was decorated real nicely for so late
in the flower season.
Willie Kelley was assisting Mr.
Nealston with his work last week and
his brother Charlie is helping Mr.
Wilson with his hay.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
have some of their corn laid by.
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NORTH MAPLE GROVE.
Lora Fife. Oorrespondent.


The majority OF our people spent
the fourth at Dunlap's grove. Several
families spent the day in Austin's
grove.
B L Wright's grandmother, Mrs
Wisner, accompanied him over his
mail route one day last week to see the
country.
W Clifford Virgins of Labette county
spent the fourth with his uncle Bert
Virgins and visited other friends. He
returned home Saturday.
Dott Wright came down from Kan
sas City to spend the fourth with home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs McGrath of Chicago
are visiting w r Mitchell and family.
Mrs McGrlthis a sister of Mr. Mitchell
Alice Ryker has typhoid fever. She
is at her grandfather's, j Gilkerson.
Crowded out last week.
June 30.-Mr Hanson and wife visit
ed at S Smiths last Sunday.
Albert Hedling is working for Jason
Sheriff..
Mr. and Mrs Fred Moore are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
June 81.
Mrs Wisner entertertained Mrs Nc
Carty of lola and her mother Mrs
Bartlett of Maine one day last week.
Fl Funston and Mrs Downs of
Champaign ILL.,, uncle and cousin of
Mrs ] w Fife visited her Thursday.
Ira Montgomery threshed wheat
for B Wright and ED Cain last
week. The wheat is good yielding
about thirty bushels per acre.
Misses Emma and Cora Powell gave
a luncheon Saturday in honor Of their
sister Mrs James Carter of Kansas
City. Those present were Mesdames
John Gregg, Will Green, James Car
ter, Bert Virgins, Anderson and win
Fife.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
LIBERTY,
Mrs. Johnson, Correspondent

Mrs. johnson, Correspondent
July S.-Mrs. E. H. Lair of Ottawa
visited her sisters Mrs C.,Roush and
Mrs. c. Rush last week.
Mrs. Bryant spent few days the
past week with her daughter Mrs.
Sam Malcom of LaHarpe who is very
ill.
The rain Sunday night stopped the
thresher for few days.
Miss Alice Murphy spent Sunday
evening at home.
o. Heath's we're visiting Sunday.
Mr.. Andrew johnson and family
spent few days including the 4tb
with ye scribe and family. Mrs.
johnson is some better.
Most of our people spent the 4th at
home. Some of them had ice cream
in the evening and invited others in
to help eat it.
We understand that Pearl Townsend
soon leaves for visit somewhere in
the west.
Mark Castator is going with the
thresher this year
We were very sorry to hear of Ed.
Barnhart's accident and hope he is
getting along all right by this time.
Mr.. Crowell threshed the best wheat
we have heard of here-getting 200
bushels off OF 9 acres of ground.
1t will soon be school meeting time
and parents should remember that il
is their duty to attend.
James Townsend and wife of lola
have been in these parts visiting
lately.
The fax will not yield as much in
this vicinity as it would If there had
not been so many rains while it was
blooming.
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DIAMOND.
Mrs. T. W. JONES, CorresI

Mrs. I. W. JONES. Correspondent.
July 1T w Jones has roasting
ears to use. We hear OF some who
have chickens to fry.
Mrs Wallace Boughten and children
of Salina are here visiting her brother
r A Hardy.
Mrs Elsie Hardy had birthday
last Sabbath, as did also one OF the
aittle Misses Boughten and the fami-
lies got together and celebrated with
big dinner.
Mr. Henry Allen and family are ex-
pected from Greenwood county this
week to visit relatives in this neigh
hood.
Kesnor Mcconnell sold a horse re
Gently to Mr. Rich.
julie Bacon of LaHarpe visited in
this neighborhood Sunday.
For some reason Rev Sample failed
ITO reach Diamond Sunday.
Arthur Scott and family have been
entertaining his aged mother from
Douglas county. She. returned home
Monday.
We learn at this late date that Rev
Il S Jones and family we're up from
Humboldt sometime ago visiting rela-
tives near Diamond.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
GENEVA
A. II. Woodruff. Correspondent.
Crowded out last week.

| OIONhbu Ouu ldSJ W6ths
June 30-Rev NJ Irwin and Miss
Julia leave Monday for an extended
visit at Mr. Irwin's old home near
Calfax, Ind.
Mrs L S Childr who has been visit
ing the past week with her son Fred
sttrts Monday for her home in Okla.
hema.
Farmers are busy plowing and cut
ting oats.
The death Of Mrs Ida Spencer that
occurred May2l, removed from among
us one of the pioneer settlers. Com
ing to Kansas in an early day with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs E Steele,
who still survive her and now resid-
ing at San Diego, California. She
was married about 1S70to G N Spencer
to whom was born one son Winifred
who shares with the father this loss.
Mrs Spencer has for a number of
years been a church member and died
with christian hope and faith. The re
mains we're laid away in our cemetery.
The funeral services we're conducted
by Rev 5 NJ Irwin and Rev Robt Nc
Ginnis. The funeral services were
largely attended not only by neighbors
from here but also from a distance.
Abbie IJwin has a lame hand the
probable result of hedge thorn.
Grandma Spicer is reported quite
low again.
Married June 25th Herbert Spicer
and Daisy Knowlton at the residence
OF the brides parents, surrounded by
the relatives of both parties. The Rev
Thomas repeated the VOWS that made
two who had grown up as children,
man aud wife. Refreshments we're
served to the guests and the young
folks we're treated to tin shower by
Jhe acquaintances. A number OF
handsome and valuable presents we're
given by the invited guests. Mrand Mrs
Spicer begin house keeping at the
Fryer house with the best wishes of
all. The groom's parents gave re-
,eption the following evening at their
home about one hundred invited guests
being present. The evening was
spent playing games, music
and dancing which was highly enjoyed
oy all privileged to be present.
Mr. and Mrs j b Bonner of lola,
Mrs Al Troyer, of Yates Center, Mrs
Mary Babcock, of Argentine, Mrs Ada
Gill, of st Joseph, Mo, Jno B White
and family of Colony and Howard
Knowlton, of lola, we're among the
guests of the Spicer-Knowlton wedding
who do not reside here.
Mrs Nettie Clark has been the guest
Of Grandma Spicer for the past few
days.
A Rutledge is able to be around
again after an illness of nearly three
weeks.
Our Endeavor society was reorgan-
Ized last Sunday evening, H N Grey.
Elvie Perkins, vice presi-
dent; Olive Hnowlton, orgauist; Mrs
CAME Campbell as secretary and A H
Woodruff corresponding secretary.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
NORTH LOGAN,

Thomas Van Nice, Correspondent
July l-Roasting ears are ripe.
To vet for wheat harvest.
The oats are about allcut.
Mrs Strowsnider Is on the sick list.
Doc Cunningham is carrying the
mail on route No, 3 at present. Car
rier Moon is having a lay off, har-
vestlng.
Mrs G Dewitt visited friends in
Yates Center.
The milk man Randolph Baxley has
a cover over his wagon now.
Lee Chicken is helping Sam Baxley
cultivate corn this week.
Mr. John Ayers has some good
steers to sell.
Mrs Philips and little Gussie we're
out from Humboldt one day last week
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
MORAN.
Mrs. II. L. Bassett, Correspondent.

Mrs. II. L. Bassett, Correspondent.
July 7. The teachers from this part
of the county are glad to get home
from normal.
Kline g. Son have treated the front
-oftheir store and Of Ithe postofiice
with new coat OF paint, which i'm
proves its appearance very much.
Leslie De Hart and Roy Smith came
up from Mineral to visit the home
folks, spend the Fourth and take their
old places In the band.
Mr. Holmes and Mr. Cooper of the
Moran Gas and Crude Oil Co., are
spending some time here in the inter-
est OF their business.
Mrs J M Samuel, of Fort Scott,
who formerly resided four and a half
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
Cures Sciatica

Rev. w. T.. Riley, L. L. d., Cuba,
New York, writes: CATER fifteen
days of excruciating pain from sciatic
rheumatism, under,various treatments,
| was induced to try :Ballard's Snow
Liniment, the first application giving
my first relief, and the second, entire
relief. can give it unqualiGed'recom-
mendation. 25c, SOC and 100 at G. b
SPENCER & Co.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
SALEM.
W. s. LrrLn. Correspondent.

July 8-Mr Tate and wife celebrated
at Moran the fourth.
Mr. Webber and wife called on
George Award and wife OF Leauna
Sunday afternoon.
Cal Banks and L x Fronk went out
to Golden Valley church Saturday to
quarterly conference.
Mr. Templeton and family OF Cherry
grove was at Salem to Sunday school
Sunday. Come again we extend a
cordial welcome to all strangers and
new comers to our Sunday school and
church.
There is good deal of sickness in
our community at this time.
Elwood Myers takes the lead on oats
it takes five pounds of twine to the
acre to bind them. If any one can beat
it would like to hear from them.
L c Thomas had another horse
stolen from the hitch rack in Hum
boldt and found it next day turned
loose. Some one will find themselves
looking between the bars the first
thing they know If they don't quit
taking peoples horses to ride and
then turn them loose to find their way
home the best they can.
Petite Jury met with quite a serious
accident on the fourth. He was run
ming his pony in one of the races at
Humboldt when his pony bOlted the
track and threw him off and bruised
him considerably but he is getting
along nicely at the present time.
Austie Stafford treated himself to a
new riding sulky plow.
Mr. Dolson's children have the
measles.
Leebo Halstead of Gas City came
out to visit our little folks and get a
breath OF fresh, pure air.
1t has been said to us a number Of
times that we can't elect our present
nominee for sheriff for he is too clean
a man for that that office. But we
don't believe for minute that the Re-
publicans will turn down a man for
any such grounds. We call on all Re-
publlcans to turn out and roll up such
a majority for Mr. Richardson that it
will never be said in Allen county
again that we can't elect a clean man
for sheriff.
The neighbors turned out and plow-
ed w d Fronk's corn for him.
1t won't do to ask Walter Petit how
he likes a mule since he got kicked
by one Sunday.
Crowded out last week.
June 30. 1t is with sadness that we
chronicle the death of Willie Fronk,
the son of w. d. and Hattie FroAk.
The parents have the sympathy Of the
entire community,
Mrs George Crowell met with what
might have been serious accident.
She drove over to Gas City, and as
she was coming home her team ran off
and demolished the buggy but she es-
capped without getting hurt.
Some sneak thief stole all of M
Dolson's chickens.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
DISTRICT No. SO.
AARY MOORE. Correspondent.

A large crowd attended the celebra-
ion at Humboldt July 4.
Mrs More and daughter Ruth visit
ed Mrs Ira Bowman in Neosho county
last Wednesday and Thursday.
A B Olson and daughter Oselia were
in Elsmore last Saturday.
Several of the Leanna young folks
attended church at Fair View last
Sunday.
Thos Cation and family called at
V More's last Sunday afternoon.
Vester Olson and Harry More as
sisted Mr.. 7 B More with his oats last
Thursday.
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
A Good Business Education.

Can be quickly acquired at the Gem
City Business College, Quincy, Ill.
$leO,O0O College Building, specially
designed. II professors. A healthy
location, reasonable tuition, cheap
boarding, Graduates in demand at
good salaries. "a page illustrated
catalogue, free. d. L. Musselman,
Gem City Business College, Quincy,
I'll
The Iola register., 1902-07-11
For Sale and Trade.

For RENT House and barn with one acre
OF pasture, adjoining pasture, cellar, cistern
with filter and etc. One mile from cement
plant and one mile from the Nicholson Smell
ter. Address, Box 26 lola, Kas
For SALE: Two miles west and two miles
south Of Salem church farm, brood sows
and pigs, and one male hog,