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engaged in business in Kansas City
for number of years and takes this
opportunity to enjoy a vacation until
July IA
]. H. Dunlavy of Union township
was seen on the streets of this place
Monday.
Misses Fannie and Jennie Patterson
and Lillian Warrington and Marie Lie
row returned Monday from Unionville,
where they spent the Fourth and visit
ed with Miss Alma Kurby.
Misses Nora Townsend and Carrie
McCustion returned Sunday evening
from Ottumwa having spent the
Fourth at Stockport, accompanied by
Messrs. Carl Haw and John Crane of
Ottumwa and returned Friday evening
to Ottumwa, where they have been
spending the intervening time as the
guests of friends.
H. Yates of West Grove made trip
to this place Monday on business
transacted at the court house.
Thomas Trosper Of Savanna was
business visitor at this place Monday
]. Angst returned Sunday from West
Grove, where he accompanied Mrs.
Angst and daughter, Mary, to the home
of Mrs. Angst's father, Mr.. Carson,
with whom they remained for more
extended visit.
Mrs. J. w. Potter returned Monday
from Milton, where she has been
spending the past week as the guest
of friends.
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home today after a visit with friends
in Humeston.
Miss Nellie Young arrived home last
evening from months visit with rel
atives in Galesburg, Ill.
Miss Manchie Marshall arrived
home from Derby last evening after a
few days visit with her sister.
Miss Rosa Good of English township
returned home yesterday from a visit
with her daughter in Ridgeway, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bigley and
Mrs. ]. B. Teas left last evening for a
few days visit with friends in Abba.
Miss Clara Brewer of Ottumwa is
visiting with relatives in the city.
A. j. Woodman of Russell was look
ing after his interests here yesterday.
Carl Miller of Pleasant township
left last night for Chicago.
Barney o'Hare left this morning on
business trip to Galesburg.
James Gillespie has returned from
few days visit with his daughter, Mrs.
G. e. Brewer. in Ottumwa.
Hixon Wexford and son, Charles, left
last night for Chicago From there
they will go east, visiting many of the
larger cities.
Miss Effie Peppers has returned to
her home in Abba.
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Defamation, ''Lost in a later
Patch," Virginia Harlem.
Defamation, Dropping Stitches"
Celia Fritz.
Defamation, when Teacher Comes
to Stay All Night" George Hendricks.
Defamation, when Pa Brought
Home the Prize" Teresa Fritz.
Defamation, Vacation Is Coming"
Earnest Anderson.
Song. Farewell" by Ella Alfred. Ida
Hendricks, Amy Schwartz and Verda
Harlem.
Ed Harper and family and E. G.
Harsch and wife and daughter, Miss
Ora, were callers at the F. l.. Dexter
home Sunday.
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more of misses. Nothing better was
ever seen here. The music was above
the average and the address by Hon.
James Weaver was a splendid effort,
as We're also the short addresses by
various citizens. Special mention
should be made of the excellent salts
faction given by the Charter Oak
band of Fairfield and the famous John
sons Martial band of Birmingham.
Mrs. 3. j. Smith is visiting her par
ents in WapelIo.
Charles Farrell of Chicago spent
Sunday with relatives and friends.
Miss Kate Farrell is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Rankin, at Valley juno
ton.
Roy Moore and wife left for their
home in Keosauqua, after a weeks
visit with their parents.
Misses Byrdena Hughes Blythe
Bennett, Grace Boies and Ethel Rob-
erts visited Miss Bessie Moore at New
London last week.
Miss Green of Des Moines is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. j. v. Clark of Keosau-
qua.
Alva Maddix and family spent the
Fourth in town with relatives.
Mrs. N. Dubois and daughter, Helen,
are visiting Mrs. T. j. Smith.
AL. Adams and family of Selma
last week.
Miss Nellie Countryman left Satur-
day for Chicago, near which place she
Will teach in a summer school,
Frank Slime and family spent the
Fourth with their daughter, Mrs. Eva
Wanerus at Wayland
Claude Moss of Fl Madison celebrat-
ed the Fourth here and visited his
uncle, rs. Moss.
A. " Buck and Clarence Moss, who
are working with a telephone gang,
spent the Fourth here with relatives
and friends.
|. Russell Bonar. wife and baby spent
several days last week visiting with
d. K. Bonar
N. G. Calhoun and wife lest Tuesday
for a western trip extending to Salt
Lake City, and will stop several days
at Glenwood Springs. Col, to visit Mr..
Calhouns brother, Sands.
Mrs. Belle Terrence and Mrs. R. w.
Pleasant left Tuesday of last week
for various points in Colorado.
Will Terrence and wife of Canton.
ILL.,. visited with relatives here last
week.
D. G. Petit and daughter, Iva, of
keosauqua spent the Fourth among
their numerous friends here.
The Cooking club was entertained
last Tuesday evening by Miss Myrtle
Moore.
Benz. West and wife, who formerly
resided here spent the Fourth with
their daughter. Mrs. Barney Shott.
Fred Boyle and wife of Pawnee City.
Neb., are spending couple Of weeks
with D. K. Calhoun and wife, the par
ents of Mrs. Boyle.
Mrs. O. B. Bennett and daughter of
Colorado Springs. Col. are visiting ].
r. Bennett and wife north of town.
Miss Cora Hearne has resigned her
position with the Union Telephone Co.
in order to attend summer school at
keosauqua. Miss Cora was faithful
and attentive to her duties and the
patrons of the line regret her resigna-
ton. Miss Kate Hope will take her
place.
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Birminaham.

Birmingham, July 9.-The Fourth of
July celebration at this place was a
success in every particular, the pro-
gram being carried out to the letter
during the day and as far as possible
in the evening, although the commit
tees met with some disappointments
just at the last which made a full pro-
gram impossible. The weather was
perfect and the crowd very large, but
sober, orderly and good natured. A
great deal of credit is due the young
men who labored so hard to arrange
the parade, also the young women who
had charge of the float representing
the states, and the beautiful flag drill
given In the afternoon by. score or
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Abba.

Abba, July S..-H. E. Cox, chief dis.
patcher of the Union Pacific railway at
North Platte, Neb., arrived in Abba
Sunday night, called here by the i'll
ness of his wife, who has been visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Lower, for the past
week.
Charles Hobson left Sunday night
for a short visit at the home of his
wife's parents, at Fredonia, Kansas.
From there he will go to Seattle,
Wash, where he will visit his brother
Frank.
The members of the Abba Bar asso-
citation went to Melrose yesterday
morning and attended the funeral of
the late Ed. Morrison.
Miss Alice Mowrer of Fremont, Neb.
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Byerlee, at the Byerlee no.
tel.
The funeral services of the late
James A. Mock, who died Sunday
morning. were held this morning con.
Quoted by Rev. Castor of the Christian
church, under the direction of Aston
lodge. A. F. & A. NJ, of which order
decease was member.
Horace l.. Barnes, who until recent
ly was associated with his father, A.
R. Barnes, in the publication of the
Abba Union, has accepted position
as circulator on the Des Moines Regis,
ter and Leader. He went to Des
Moines last night to assume his new
duties.
The city council met in regular ses.
sion last night. Claims were allowed
and reports of officers read and apl
proved. No business of special i'm
portance was transacted.
Mr.. Ford of Ottumwa was an Abba
visitor yesterday.
Othello Stuckey was Des Moines
visitor Sunday and Monday.
Frank Cothran spent Sunday in Of
tumwa.
Miss Florence Pheney returned home
last night night after several days
visit with relatives In Ottumwa. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
I'd Walker and three children, who
will visit at the James Pheney home
a few days. before going to their home
in Creston.
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the little people Monday afternoon
from 8 to 5 o'clock in honor of the
tenth birthdays of their little grand
daughter, Inez Pettet, and her little
friend, Hester Connor. Refreshments
were served.
Hattie and Ora Thompson returned
nome this morning from Ottumwa,
where they spent the Fourth.
Emma Smock of Bloomfield is visit
ing here with her sister, Mrs. T. B.
Cameron.
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PackWood.

Packwcod, July S.-Mr. Mccoy,
whose home is in Illinois, is visiting
mis- old friends. F. c. Woolums and O
Marsh. They all hail from Highland
county. Ohio, where they were friends.
Previous to this meeting they had not
seen each other for thirty-two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Eicher returned
Sunday from a visit with Mr.. Eicher's
relatives at Noble, Winfield and Way.
land.
]. G. Caughlan and son spent the
Fourth in Ottumwa.
Miss Bertha 4-oorman is the guest of
Mrs. John Hagan Ottumwa. w,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Vaviness. spent
the Fourth in Pleasant Plain.
Sunday and Monday the Fourth
quarterly meeting of the M. e. church
took place here
The Ladies' Aid society will have
an ice cream social Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. p H. Roth are visit.
ing the latter's sister, Mrs Grove, OF
Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Roth will visit
their daughter, Mrs. Laird, of NAL
vern, Ia, before they return.
Mrs. e. K. Baker is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. ]. D. Snider, at Mt.
Union.
Robert Ryman, who is working at
Lacey, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Ryman from Saturday to
Sunday.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
IOWA GENITAL RAILWAY.

IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY,
Time Of trains carrying passengers at
Hedrick, Iowa. effective July LIST, 1901
Going North.
No. 3-St. Paul Express daily. 10 80 D m
No. 5-Siason City Mail (Sx. Sum 2:i0 m
No. Way Freight lex. sum-. 500 3 N
Going South.
No. 6-Peoria Mail (Llx. SUM-. 1920 q m
No. Way Freight lex. SUM- ...7:45 m
No. 4-Peoria Express daily -. $40 a m
Coupon tickets on sale to all points IN tho
United States Canada and Mexico. For
rates, folder, etc. call on or address
GEO. 8. BATTY. II. II. KENNY.
Gen. Pass y TIKI. Agt., Agent,
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Belknap,

Belknap. July 81. l.. Mum and
family of Des Moines visited here with
relatives and friends last week return.
ing home this morning.
Henry Morgan and two children
Marvey and Harry, of Cincinnati Wis.
tied here the latter part of the week
at the home of the formers sister Mrs
j. w. Johnson ?
Thomas Mcconnell of Salt Lake
City, Utah, visited here Saturday and
Sunday with his parents, Samuel Nc.
Council and wife, leaving Sunday ev-
ening for Chicago.
Mary Rudd of West Grove was a Wis.
itor here Saturday at the grand paren-
tai Samuel Mcconnell home.
Carl Guile and wife visited at Kinks.
vile, Mo-, the latter part of the week
with the formers father. d
A. w. Martin and wife spent the
Fourth at Blakesburg.
James Peden and wife of Floris and
John Mcconnell and wife and son
Rollo, were visitors Sunday at the
the Samuel Mcconnell home.
Charley Skinner and wife returned
home Sunday night from Ottumwa.
where they spent the Fourth and visit
ed friends.
Joel MCGEE returned home Sunday
morning from Kankakee, ILL.,, where he
visited his daughter Mrs. Chas. Burk-
halter.
Mrs. Emma Williams and daughter
Eta visited Thursday and Friday in
Bloomfield at the T. J. McIntire home,
Clay Rominger of Seymour came
down Thursday evening to spend the
Fourth.
Mrs. G. F. Dahl and children of
Packwood are visiting friends here.
A family reunion was held at the
home of ]. T. Mum and wife the
Fourth. The children present were
]. l.. Mum and family of Des Moines,
w. e. Mum and family Of Dunville.
d. M: Mum and family of Drakesville.
Mrs. V. D. Bell and children of this
place, George Hockersmith and family.
All the children were present except
T. D. Mum of this place.
Charley Allen and Maggie Albright
were married in Ottumwa July 4.
Zoe Mcconnell and Mary Budd visit
ed Saturday night and Sunday at Flor
is with their cousins, the Misses Pc
den.
ThhSl LolipoOu VI SLIulHWd SlSlISu
here Saturday night and Sunday at the
parental ]. G. Thompson home
Frank Pettet, who lost his position
here on the Rock Island section last
week by it's being abandoned has been
given the position Of section foreman
on that road at Princeton, Mo. He has
begun work there but will not move
for awhile.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Hook
ersmith, a son, Monday, June 80.
Lizzie Mcconnell of Sherman chapel
called on friends here Saturday.
Myra Bolivar returned home this
morning from Ottumwa, where she
spent the Fourth and visited friends.
Station Agent S. G. Sharon reports
that he sold one hundred and sixty
tickets to Ottumwa the Fourth anu
then was unable to supply the demand
Mrs. Martin Fleming of DrakesvilleI
visited here Thursday night with her
sister, Mrs. Almyra Norris
Mrs. Dora Wagner and children oil
Ottumwa came Monday morning for a
visit with friends. She was accom-.
panied by her mother, Mrs Frank
Pickett, who spent the Fourth there.
j. l.. Mum and family of Des Moines
w. e. MUM and family Of Dunville ].
I. Mum and wife of near Drakesvillel
and D. M. Mum and family of brakes
vile spent Sunday at the " d. Bell
home.
j. w. Johnson and wife entertainment
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Charlton.

Charlton, July, S.-Will Culbertson
of Russell sper the day yesterday
with his family. Mrs. Culbertson re-
turned with him for visit with her
mother, Mrs. Patterson.
James Hamilton left this morning
1or Nebraska, where he will have en-
ployment.
Miss Ruth Bennett returned last ev-
ening from a three weeks visit with
her grandmother in Lancaster, Mo.
rom Thorn of Derby was in the city
a few hours yesterday, while enroute
to Russell his former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collision of Olmitz
were in the city yesterday on business.
Miss Frod King of Russell returned
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell, July 8.-Master Worth
Bailey is visiting at the home of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Work.
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Alfred, also Miss
Virgie Baum visited Sunday at the C.
G. Baum home.
b. S. Berry and daughter, Miss Ed
ma, of Ormanville. were callers at the
o. G. Truitt home Wednesday.
w. Ray Gift spent the Fourth in
Eldon.
Miss Della Bailey visited last week
in this village.
Miss Ella Harlan spent the Fourth
in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Dexter visited
Tuesday with their son, F. L. Dexter.
Misses Sarah Hill and Eva Harsch
visited Friday and Saturday in Ottum.
wa
Miss Ella Harlan closed very sue.
cessful term of school at Union Fri.
day. The children rendered very
interesting program which was as fol.
low:
Roll call by Memory Gems"
Welcome Song" by the school.
Defamation, Our Teacher Beryl
BOSNIAN.
Defamation, "The French Dolls"
Maude Harsch.
Defamation, 1.-TWO Little Hands"
Marie Schwartz.
Defamation, Three Wishes" Flor
ence Yahn.
Defamation, Grandma Does" Or
vile Harsch.
Song, Iowa." by the school.
Defamation. when Pa and Ma
Were Little Harold Harsch.
Defamation, "The School Day Val
entine," May Flynn.
Defamation, An April Fool" Edith
Parson.
Defamation, Living on a Farm"
Nellie Randall.
Defamation, Little Boys Thots.,,,
Albian Anderson.
Song, Speak Kind Word" Amy
and Gertie Schwartz.
Defamation, "The Stolen Custard,"
Connie Randall.
Defamation, "Who Was It," Irene
Flynn.
Defamation, Writing to Grandma, !"
Pearl Hendricks.
Defamation, "a Girls Complaint"
Gertie Schwartz.
Dialogue, Aunt Jemima's Money!,
by four girls.
Defamation, farmers Girls" Hill
ma Parson.
Defamation, Little Brides" May
Flynn
Defamation, Troublesome Thots."
Beryl BOSNIAN.
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Mark.


Mark, July 9.-Rev. Everly of Moul-
ton was unable to fill his appointment
here Sunday.
Arthur Sloan has been visiting with
DR.. Jenkins.
Arthur Wood, Fred McMains. Ear
nest Peden. c. A. Thompson and Leo
Sidwell celebrated the Fourth in OF
tumwa
The picnic at the Lang schoolhouse
Friday was well attended. A good time
is reported.
The Stiles ball team passed through
here Sunday on it's way to Monterey.
Severay of the Mark people cele-
brated the Fourth in Lancaster. Mo.
Fred Leyda and family, Joe Leyda
and Wife, ]. M. Andrews and family
and Dude McMains and wife celebrat-
ed the Fourth at Steve Hopkins They
all report good time.
Nathan Lamb went through town
Monday morning on his way to Bloom
field with hogs.
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Albany,

Albany, July 9.-People are busily
engaged now cutting rvs and wheat.
Notwithstanding so much wet wealth,
er with the exception of few pieces
of oats, crops of all kinds are good
and with continued favorable weather
there will be an abundance.
w. K. holland and wife, who have
been visiting in this vicinity, have re.
turned to their home in Ottumwa.
People from here generally spent
the Fourth at -Blakesburg, where a
very nice time was had.
A number from this way delivered
hogs at Blakesburg last Tuesday.
j. A. Collins has about abandoned
moving to South Dakota on account OF
his failure to sell his farm here.
Lewis Swain has been quite sick,
suffering with the mumps.
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION STATION.
A. J. Packard, Agent.
WABASH.

Arrive. DEPART.
Kansas City & st. Louis a6:l5 am as:5o pm
Kansas City & st. Louis al 100 pm aS:25 am
Freight trains carrying passengers be.
tween Ottnmwa and Moulton:
Fast freight. ..a12:1n p m a2:30 p m
aDaiiy Except Sunday.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, July 9.-Miss Fife Day, OF
Oskaloosa, is spending a few days
with her little friends, Gladys and
Audrey Eastburn.
Mrs. Frank Baker dropped dead
Monday morning from dropsy of the
heart, at her home here. She had
been feeling reasonably well up till a
few moments before her death. She
was IS years of age, and highly re-
spected. Funeral services conducted
by Rev. Scoles were held yesterday
after which the remains were inferred
In. the Martinsburg cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains
OF the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Cowger were held Monday afternoon.
The interment was made in the OF.
turnwa cemtery.
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Bloomfield.

ton left Monday evening for Ottumwa
to visit her cousin, Miss Ada Ward.
Mrs. Lou M. Butler and daughter
Gladys of Lima o., arrived Saturday
for two weeks visit at the home OF
Mrs. w. ]. Sickle.
Chas. AYES after spending a few
days at the home of his aunt, Mrs. w.
j. Sickle returned Sunday to Mt
Pleasant, where he is engaged on the
telephone line. He was accompanied
as far as Belknap by Mr. and Mrs
Sickle and their guest, Mrs. Butler, OF
Lima, Ohio.
Misses Pauline Payne, Eva Lester,
Ollie Wishard, Bessie Smith, Clemmer
Deupree and guests, the Misses
Wright of Denver, Colo, Addie Hotch.
kiss and sister, Mrs. Vic Traverse OF
Gault, Mo-, Blanche Burchett, Myrtle
Stanley, Maud Ferguson and Mrs. J.
Wray Young, accompanied by Messrs
Joe Davis, Arthur WEIGH, Will Ollie.
ner, Phil Palmer, Sam Guernsey, John
McGowen and DR.. J. w. Young drove
out of the city Monday evening and en-
joyed picnic supper and delightful
evening in the woods.
d. M. Pfaeltzer of Chicago spent
Sunday visiting at the home of Mr.and
Mrs. B. Loeb.
Miss Leila Brown of Chicago, who
has been spending a portion of her
summer vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, left
Monday for Chicago where she will
be joined by friends on a pleasure trip
to Lake Minatonka.
Messrs. John Burgess, Chas. d. For
tune, w. A. Sheaffer, and Attorney L.
7. Dabney left Monday for Charlton
on camping and fishing expedition,
where they expect to spend week.
The party were Joined at Gwinn sta
ton by F. G. Traverse of Unionville,
Mo. The same party has enjoyed an
annual outing together for the past ten
or twelve years and it is a remarkable
fact that death has never broken the
circle, neither have they ever had a Sc
rious accident of any kind.
Messrs. j. Glendenning and Day
Bonnifield of the Iowa Wesleyan uni.
versity We're guests of Misses Pauline
Payne and Mary Powers on Sunday.
Misses Belle and Grace Grant spent
Sunday in West Grove as guests at
the Guy Gleason home.
Miss Edith Dunn returned Saturday
from Ottumwa, where she has been
spending the past ten days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Sickels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan of I'm
ion township were transacting bust
ness in town Monday.
J. J. Plank of Kansas City was in
town Monday with his brother, A. H.
Plank, of Floris. Mr.. Plank has been
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Avery,

Avery. July 81. w. Richter and
wife returned home after several days
visit at Burlington and LaHarpe. Ill.
Mrs. Henry Criswell and children
are visiting at the parental C. B.
Skeels home this week.
Miss Sophia Melcher was an over
Sunday visitor at the Nelson home.
Mrs. John Moore and son Roy were
Abba visitors Monday.
H. e. Moore and Miss Ethel Crabill.
A. Z. Grant, Miss Anna Palmquist.
Tom Petit. and Miss Mae Bridges. all
spent the Fourth at Ottumwa.
Frank West and wife returned home
today after visiting friends at Ottum-
wa and Kirkville for week.
Mrs. Grooms is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. N. A. Thayer at this
writing.
Miss Hazel Lewis was an Avery visi-
tor one day last week.
Will Evans and wife and Jas. Ellis.
worth and wife spent the Fourth at OF
tumwa
The Rebekahs held quite an quite an
interesting meeting Monday evening.
There were several initiated. Refresh
ments were served.
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! HOMESEEKER'S
EXCURSIONS
VIA THE
Southern
Railway
Railway

to points in
Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
! North and South Carolina,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tenn
essee and Virginia on
Tesdays-1fay Goth, Isue .7yd
and I7th, ./uiy ISL and 18Th, 4ue.
5h and 10Th, Sept. end and 1oih,
oct. 9TH and 2Ist
at the very low rate of one fare
for the round trip, plus s2.uo.
Tickets are good going fifteen
days, and for stop-over south of
the Ohio river, with final limit
for return of twenty-one DAYS
from date of sale.
For information about rates,
ETC., call on your nearest ticket
agent, or write
J. S. MCCULLOUGH,
N. w. p. A., 22o Dearborn ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
For information about farm
lands, business locations, ETC.,
ETC.. write
]. F. OLSON,
Ag't Land and Industrial Dept,
Chicago, Ill.
g. B. ALLEN, A. G. P. A.,
Saint Louis, Mo.
cccscec>c%>~
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Eldon.


Eldon, July S.-Miss Maud Bates of
Fairfield spent Sunday with Miss Vena
Enyart.
A crowd of Eldon young folks at
tended the Epworth League convention
at Moulton yesterday. Those who at
tended are: Misses Bessie Enyart,
Emma Roberts, Vena Enyart, Ali Rob-
erts, Messrs. Will Burns, MI. Brook.
hart.
Harry Foster of Keosauqua was an
Eldon visitor today.
Miss Fanny Boyer has returned to
her home after a pleasant visit with
Miss Myrtle Huston.
Mrs. ST Harp of Valley junction is
visiting with relatives at this place,
at the home of Mrs. Jim Hayes.
Miss Lou Webee of Wyaconda. Mo.
is visiting with relatives at this place
j. w. Hall has returned from
visit with friends at Ottawa, Ill, hav-
ing accompanied his father to that
place. His niece, Miss Elsie Poole, re-
turned with him for short visit.
Miss Cora Van Werden returned to
her home in Mason City after a pleas
ant visit with Miss Maude Dooley.
Bob Hinkle and wife are visiting
with friends at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Van Werden left
today after pleasant visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Carl Schultz.
First No. IL run in the ditch at
Spickards yesterday.
Miss Maude Moore left yesterday
morning to attend summer school at
Drake University at Des Moines.
Miss Julia Hilles and Miss Stidger
left today for Keosauqua.