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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03

The Paw Paw band gave some fine
music on the street New Years day.
The Cummings family held reunion
New Years at the home of |. j. Cummings.
Mr. and Mrs. David Showerman en-
tertained Kalamazoo guests New Years
day.
Milton Pugsley reports the peach buds
in his orchard as largely destroyed by
the freeze.
The fremens ball Tuesday evening at
the rink was a very enjoyable affair and
was largely attended, about l30 numbers
being sold. A snug sum will be added
to the department treasury as the net
proceeds.
Mrs. Rose Miller's condition is not at
all improved over week ago. For some
days marked improvement was noted,
but yesterday she had several bad symp-
toms and sinking spells, but is reported
easier this morning.
Mrs. b. H. Lindsey, who has been con-
fined to the house for some weeks be-
cause of injury received from falling on
defective sidewalk, has filed with the
village clerk claim for 81 800 damages.
The matter will be presented to the
council at its next meeting.
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Norwood's General Repair Shop.

Bicycles, guns, sewing machines, lawn
mowers, locks, tinware, cameras, carpet
sweepers and gasoline stoves cleaned and
repaired. have a full line OF bicycle
sundries, fishing tackle and photograph
supplies. Twentieth Century and Buck.
eye cameras, mantles and supplies for
gasoline lamps. All work guaranteed
Give me a trial.
If ALvA NORWOOD.
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| wish to thank all of my friends for
their liberal patronage of my wood, baled
hay and straw trade for the past year. /
have now purchased 100 tons of the best
hay and straw in the county and shall
stock my yard with 1,500 cords of choice
soft and hard wood. / have removed my
office from the music store, so all
wishing to order of me leave your order
on my slate at Buffers, first door east of
postoffice. Yours for prompt and fair
dealing. IL &. 5. HosKINs.
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REPAIR SHOPS, ETC.
Paper Hanging

Done in the best possible manner. We
are agents for the celebrated Potter Wall
Paper Mills mot in the trust) and can
sell you wall paper cheaper than anyone
Interior and exterior decorating. Office
and paint shop, east Main street
49tfl JAS. A. LEECH & Son.
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Geo. l.. Bruner.

Contractor and building mover, all kinds
of plain and fancy stone work done. Will
take contracts for all kinds of building
and repairing and furnish everything.
Satisfaction guaranteed. l sell and
set up Snow Bros. furnaces. Kibbie
phone at residence. GEO. l.. BRUNER.
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have purchased the Harness stock of
G.. w. Rooms. Will continue business
with much larger stock than it has
ever been before in the old stand. Will
sell harness at very low prices. Would
be glad to see everybody come in and get
our prices and see our stock of Harness,
Blankets, Whips and all kinds Of Horse
Goods. Bring your harness and have
them repaired, for we do all kinds OF re-
pairing. EMIL A. HAEsKE.
2IlQt26o2l44
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uNDERTAK ERS.

r. A. Shoesmith, residence 81 Pine ST.,
just west of Presbyterian church. [54tf
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New Photograph Gallery

have opened a gallery at Lawton and
will be there every day and will be pleased
to greet old and new friends. Satisfac
tory work guaranteed.
36tf HENRY SHAEFER.
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LIVE RY.
Livery and Feed Barn.

l have purchased the livery and feed
business of James M. Longwell and am
prepared to furnish first class rigs Of all
kinds at reasonable prices. Your trade
invited. Dyckman House barn.
tf1 G.. w. SUNNY.
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Wanted.

Fat Cattle, Hogs and Sheep. Will pay
the highest market price. Call on OF
address, w. ri. WILSON, Paw Paw.
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To NV Patrons.

l am now ready to grind cob meal.
tfl b. w. HIPP.
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WAN T Ed.
Buckwheat Want

Buckwheat Wantedi
The highest market price or the Best
Roller Process Buckwheat Flour, at AL.
mena Mills. tfl e. II. MINER.
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Thompson Furniture Co.

Furniture and Undertaking.
Night calls answered, corner st. Joseph
and LaGrave sts.; Kibbie phone 1855
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Buckwheat wanted.

The highest market price paid for Buck
wheat. [tfl ELI WISE.
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X. r.. Chappell,

GRADUATE OPTICIAN. Eyes properly
fitted and warranted satisfactory. Ate
E. Chappell's jewelry store, Paw Paw,
Mich. 9Otf
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LAWYERS.

David Anderson-Lawyer
All business given prompt and careful
attention. Office over Paw Paw Savings
Bank.
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ALTERATION SALE !
Cloaks, Suits and Skirts,
Commencing January O.

While the changes in progress in the interior of
make decided in the price of Cloaks and Suits
Profit will figure in this sale, every
garment will be sacrificed without reserve.
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For sale.
House and lot on Pine street. Terms
reasonable. Inquire at the house
tl2* ETA BUCKLEY.
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Money To loan on real estate.
6Otfl Il. f. PARKS.
Paw Paw Savings Bank
Capital S40,00000. h. W. SELLICK, Pres.
j. j. WooDMAN, j. w. FREE,
Vice Pres, Cashier.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
j. j. Woodman, Daniel Morrison,
John w. Free w. II. Sellick,
f. w. Sellick, William j. Sellick,
G. f.. Lyle, L. III. Titus.
Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit.
Money to Loan on Farm Securities.
LOWEST RATES. NO COMMISSIONS.
Partial payments received.
Phone at residence. 23SOtf
II. r.. JENNINGS, Paw Paw.
To Loan.
A few thousand dollars to loan on real
estate security.
tfl LINCOLN III. TITUS.
$4,000 To Loan
At per cent on real estate.
If w. j. BARNARD.
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MI5CELLANE EOUS.

DIR. l.. Barnard, Opt. c.,
will be at the Clifton house, Paw Paw,
every Thursday from II to 6. Glasses
fitted to strengthen the eye and relieve
nervousness. Main office in Chase block,
Kalamazoo. [2436tf
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BANKERS AND MONEY LoAnERs.

Money to loan on real estate.
60tfl Il. f. PARKS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20

ing in Eldon recently have rented a
vacant house in the southeast part OF
town and isolated themselves to pre-
vent the spread of the disease should
they contract it.
Mrs. George Duke is suffering from
a severe attack of neuralgia.
Misses Nora and Nellie Wishard OF
Bloomfield visited Sunday with the
Misses Laura and Cora Stutsman.
w. T. Demar of Ash Grove passed
through town Tuesday enroute to
Bloomfield with load of hogs.
DR.. Stoker was business caller in
Bloomfield Wednesday.
The work on the Harvey Russell
house is progressing rapidly and will
soon be reday for occupancy.
Misses Maude and Winnie castor
are spending few weeks with rela
tives in Bloomfield.
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ormanviIIe.

ormanville, March 20.-Wayne Ken
edy is dangerously i'll.
Levi Skinner, ST., is seriously sick.
Hubert Bartlett, Of Oklahoma, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. H. Over
turf.
Miss Mandy Bartlett is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Mabel Overturf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Leonard were
entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. John Kendall.
Misses Lola Leonard and Olive
Darnielle were Sunday callers at the
Blizzard home.
Miss Bertha Berry was the guest of
Mrs. Trude Thomas a few evenings
ago.
Frank Cherikel, of Ottumwa, has
moved to the city with his family.
The students at the graded schools
gave a box social at the school house
last Thursday evening, the proceeds
to go for furnishings for the school
Revs. Gray and Black are holding re-
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at c. R. Chisman's, it being the six
teenth birthday of their daughter,
Eunice. Those present were Misses
Buelah Romola and Mabel Chisman,
Navy Small, Elsie and Eva Cantield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Yenger are the
proud parents of a fine boy, born
March 10.
Word was received here by relatives
of the death of Mrs. ]. e. Mitchell, OF
Ottumwa. Interment at the Shaul
cemetery.
The singing school here is progress.
ing nicely under the management OF
Will cambridge.
There is church here each Sunday
evening at 1880 O'Clock. All are invlt'
ed to attend.
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vival meetings at the Hall Chapel on

vival meetings at the Hall Chapel on
North Market street.
B. F. Skinner was a caller at the
news depot this morning.
Samuel Higdon is recovering the use
of his leg and foot, which We're so bad
ly crushed few days since by tree
which he felled.
Owen Davis bought the George Over
turf farm for $3.50.
The farmers are busy planting tele-
phone poles.
Miss Trella Truitt a few mornings
unexpectedly precipitated from her
horse to the highway without doing
serious damage.
j. H. Howk has moved onto the
Hodgson estate.
Miss Alice McReynolds, of Ottumwa,
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. JOS
ephine Howk, on Bridge street.
George Bakers friends will be sor.
ry to learn that he is seriously i'll.
| Mrs. Mabel Overturf visited Tuesday
| at the parental home of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Helmick were
in South Ormanville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Hunt went tt
Ottumwa today.
Mrs. Rose Albertson was the CUES
of Mrs. Martha Jackson and Mis-:
Minnie Overturf one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lee Belger have
gone to housekeeping in a newly fur
nished cottage on Hickory avenue
where their many friends will be col
daily welcomed.
Marion Erwin is caller at the Lew
is flats today.
B. F. Skinner bought, this morning
one hundred bushels of corn fror
Marion Orman for siXty-five cents pc
bushel. 1t was raised on the classica
Soap creek bottoms.
David Barton was in the city yestel
day on business.
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pouds.

Douds, March 2O,-The board of di-
rectors met Monday and decided to
have nine months of school the coming
year-three months spring term, and
six months fall and winter term.
Miss Carrie McCrary, of Keosauqua,
was elected teacher for the spring
term.
Miss Bertha Thomas will again
teach the Matthias school in Van Bur.
en- township; Miss Jennie Ferris, the
Business Corner" school, and Miss
Carol Drake the Red Oak school.
Ed Michael of near Selma was IN
town today.
Dave Bills has gone to Packwoot
for the summer.
Captain Elerick has been quite sicl
the past few days, but is now some
better.
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LaddSdale,

Laddsdale, March 20.-Henry Hal
sey was called to Eldon Saturday by
the serious illness of his mother.
Frank Deford and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a baby boy.
Johnny Johnson and wife were shop
ping in Eldon Saturday.
Hattie Spillman, of Eldon, was Wis
iting at the Lynn home Thursday.
The sheriff from Bloomfield was
here Friday serving subpoenas in the
Robert Hilbert trial.
Fred Crane, the young man who was
killed here Friday by the cars. ives
buried Sunday. The Miners Union OF
Laddsdale took charge of the remains
They marched from the undertaker's
to the NJ E. church, where services
| were conducted by Rev. Barker anc
interment took place in the Eldor
cemetery.
Rosa Hardig, of Eldon, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. Haifley.
Henry Phillips is on the sick lis
this week.
Richard Wake and wife We're shop
ping in Ottumwa Wednesday.
| Hanson Brooks, who is sick will
rheumatism, is reported no better.
Henry Christie, who had his ham
hurt in the mine some time ago, re
turned to work Monday.
At the school election Monda
Reece Goodwin and William Stevenso
were elected directors.
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LEGAL.
MOTHERHOOD of viii.

State of Iowa, Wapello County. IS.
In the District Court.
TO ali Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
ment in writing, purportlng to be the last
will and testament Of Morris Timer, de-
ceased, was this day produced, opened ana
read by the undersigned, and that / have
fixed Monday. the 18th day of April, 1902
as the day for hearing proof Id relation
thereto.
Witness my official signature with the
seal Of saidN court hereto affixed, this 18th
day Of March, 1902.
[Seal.l H W. MICHAEL
Clerk District Court
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Humeston.

Humeston, March 20.-Frank Pear
son., of Charlton, spent Sunday with
his family at Humeston.
Mrs. Jim Vanderbeek visited in
Charlton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Burkey are re-
ioicing over the arrival of fine two
pound baby girl, who came Monday.
Mrs. Harry Porter, who has been
sick since last May, died at her home
Thursday, March 13, the funeral was
held at their country home March Ia
at . o'clock Mrs. Porter has been a
constant sufferer for the past ten
months She leaves a husband and
five small children to mourn her loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leavel, of Osce.
ola, were in attendance at the funeral
of their niece, Mrs. Porter.
Rev. Cozier is on the sick list.
Rev. Newland, of Garden Grove, who
has been assisting in revival meetings
at the M. E. church the past week
could not return this week on account
of the serious illness of member of
his family.
Miss Ethel Crawford taught the
grammar room Friday in the absence
of the teacher, Joe Ulm.
Mrs. M. A. Ulm has been quite sick
the past two weeks but is reported as
improving.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Vanderbeek have
gone to housekeeping in the J. T. Rig
gle property in East Humeston.
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Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested, that on the lath day Of March, A.
D., 1902, the undersigned were appointed
by the clerk Of the district court of Wa
pello county, Iowa, executors of the estate
county. All persons indebted to said es-
tate Will make payment to the undersigned,
and those having Claims against the same
will present them, legally authenticated to
said court for allowance.
Dated, March 14tb, 1902;
VIM McNETT,
A. 6. HARROW,
Executors.
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Unlonville.

Unionville, March 20-Joe Hunt is
talking of selling his farm and moving
to Missouri to make his future home.
Ira Beech of Moravia was visiting
with friends in this vicinity the last
of the week
A. w. Knapp has sold his farm to
Mr.. Moss OF Avery, and is going to set
I'D law Office in Centerville.
Edgar Simmons and family who
have been having a siege OF the meas
les, are rapidly recovering and VIII
soon be able to be out again.
Hiram Bailey has been hauling coal
caps to town the last few days.
Roy Creech and Miss Ora Miller OF
this place were married in Centerville
last Wednesday. They are two of the
most highly respected young people
and they have the we'll wishes OF
host of friends,
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Biadensburq.

Bladensburg, March 2O-Mrs. Emma
Sherman and family are visiting c. A.
Smith.
Dave Berrier, who lives south Of OF
tumwa visited with his parents over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs S.D.Long visited at the
home OF the Misses Davis near Abing-
don last Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Shaw has bought the
James Dunning property and will
move to her new home in few days.
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shape for putting in the spring crop.
But the cold spell Of the last few days
is quite set back as frost was nearly
all out of the ground and now 1t is
frozen several inches in depth again.
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Last week on overcoats at the Hub.
Will pack them away next week, but
until that time you can get one at half
price.
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Hynes.

Hynes, March 2O.-A small daugh-
ter arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Elmer Carter last week.
Harley Miller d. Davis and VIM.
Lowry spent Monday evening in Chill
licothe
Faley Hynes went to Des Moines
Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Davis last week.
Miss Winnie Allen of Beacon is WIS.,
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Moss.
Thos. Wignall went to Abba Tues,
day.
Mrs. Grau, who has been very ill,
is slowly improving.
Mrs. Dollie Wignall went to Fred
eric Tuesday.
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White Elm.

White Elm, March 20.-Rev. Bur
dine preached at the Money church
Sunday and Sunday night.
Mrs. George Swain is on the sick
list.
A, V, Buck, of Eldon, was here on
business Monday.
Charley Rail and family and Harry
Davis started for California Friday,
where they expect to make their
future home.
Ed Perry. of Hedrick, visited his
father here last week.
O. B. Hughes is moving his family
to Eldon this week.
w. H. Davis went to Highland Cen
ter Wednesday to visit relatives.
j. P. Swain started, for, Mountain
View, Mo-, Monday where he has pur
chased farm. ~
Albert Anderson attended the fid
dlers' contest at Selma Tuesday night
]. R. Eddy made business trip t
Bloomfield Tuesday.
Bert Lasley has rented 0. E
Hughes farm.
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Murray.

Murray, March 20.-Mrs. o. E. Gar
ret, ST., was an Osceola caller Satur-
day.
Mrs. Mack Lucy went to Groveland
Saturday morning to visit with her
brothers. family few days. She
will then depart for her western home.
Miss Evans, returned missionary,
will fill the next Sunday evening SER
vice hour at the Methodist church.
Next Saturday and Sunday is the
third quarterly meeting at the M. y.
church. Rev. w. B. Thompson will be
here and preach Saturday night and
Sunday morning.
VIM. Crop, Ed. Cottrell, Ralph Mar
tindale and families who left this
place last spring for their new homes
in Kingfsher, Okla, returned Monday,
glad and happy to be in Iowa once
more.
Mrs. Phoebe Pratt returned to her
home in the city last week, after
spending the winter with her daugh
ter in Lincoln, Neb.
4 The Century society will give an en-
4 tertainment at the M. E. church Fri
8 day evening, March 81.
j Ed. Cottereli has rented the house
formerly occupied by John Warren
better known as the DR.. Lands prop
erty. and expects to make but ont
more move-back to Oklahoma.
Robert Lambertson is moving Thu
week to the Jones property recent,
purchased by him. His son-in-law
who lived in Burlington, has move
here and will till his farm this veal
Miss Eva Sells, after lighting tn
lamps Sunday evening in her house
in the hall and other rooms, though
/ lessly threw the remainder of tn
t match, thinking it was out, in tn
waste-paper basket in the kitchen. b
} fore she noticed it the room was file
: with flames. However. she pulled tn
! basket into the center of the rool
calling for help, which brought he
father to her aid. He threw the ba
ket, flames and all, out the door tt
f wind being so high blew the ligl
e stuff back into the house and aroun
e the yard, threatening much damag
e In a short time they succeeded in pu
a ting out the fire and escaped with b
slightly burned hands.
Miss Elva Myers has secured I'll
Knott school this spring.
t. Dr. Grigg went to Osceola Wedne
II day morning.
Misses Katie and Lizzie and j
t. Kirsch attended the ball given in a
ton Monday evening.
D. Prof. Wilson Of Centerville was
town Wednesday looking after his
p terests in the way of vocal class
mnSic
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Chequest.

Chequest, March 2O-Ed. Peacock
and children who recently moved from
Lebanon to their farm here, have been
quite seriously i'll with measles for
some time, but are some better at
this writing.
]. e. Shaffer and w. l. Luse were
at Keosauqua on business last Tues
day..
Mrs. Ed. Peacock was called to Keo-
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sauqua last week by the serious i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. James Fow-
Ter.
w. T. Casady, the assessor, was call
ing on the citizens of this precinct on
official business last week.
John Baldwin of Selma and Wade
Harryman were out buying stock last
week.
M. L. Farago's sale Saturday was
we'll attended and everything sold
readily at good prices.
Miss Minnie Plowman returned
from Birmingham last Sunday where
she had spent week visiting friends.
Wise Wiley of Leando attended the
Farago sale Saturday, with stand,
and furnished hot lunch for the
crowd.
John Parks and daughter, Bertha, o.
near Douds, were in Chequest one day
last week on business.
George Hewitt and family moved
Monday to a farm near Leando.
Seth Harryman sold a valuable driv'
ing animal last week.
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Buxton.

Buxton, March 20.-Mrs. Albert
Rhodes is quite sick at this writing
with rheumatism.
Albert Jewett is very sick at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rhodes, who have
been sick for several weeks, improve
very slowly.
Miss Ruth Hale and Miss Katie Car
ter, after few days visit in Cleveland
returned to their homes in Benton Fri
day and report a pleasant time.
Hez. Fielding left Wednesday for Ar
kansas where he will remain for an in
definite period for his health.
John Harris, of Muchakinock, is Wis
iting friends and relatives in Benton.
Miss Cleodus Douglass is confined to
her home with rheumatism.
There are quite few cases OF
smallpox here yet.
Robt Parnell, who had a tumor TAX
en- from his shoulder, is slowly improv
ing.
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Hickory Ridge.

Hickory Ridge, March 20.-Mrs. Alex
Turbaugh is reported better.
J. w. Spears and sons visited in
Blakesburg Saturday.
Kent Chisman visited at the George
Foster home Sunday.
Sam Dean called at Blakesburg Sat.
urday
Joe and John Moffett have moved
their families on the farm which they
bought of j. P. Lewis.
Alex Turbaugh called at Blakesburg
Saturday
]. p. Lewis and little sons visited in
Eddyville Thursday.
Mrs. Nose Blake, of near Blakes-
burg, is quite i'll.
Will Cottrell and daughter visited in
Avery Tuesday
Joe Moffet and son called on J. w.
| Spears Monday.
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kirkvilIe.

Kirkville, March Gown. Hardesty
left for Lewis county, Mo-, yesterday.
Mrs. l.. Stevenson, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. l.. Hardy, of OttumWa,
came home last week.
Miss Anna Hirst came home from
Hiteman on account of her mothers
illness.
e. H. Owens has returned to his
home in Denver, Colorado, after a
pleasant visit with relatives here.
Miss Helen Dinsmore, of Abba, Wis
tied over Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Dinsmore.
Mrs. Cora Souden and children have
gone to Los Angeles, Cal, where they
will make their future home.
J. w. Geiger, of Cedar Rapids, D.
G M, of the A. o. u. W., of Iowa, met
with the Kirkville lodge Thursday
evening.
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What Cheer.

What Cheer, March 2O.-At the reg
ular monthly meeting of the board of
education last Monday night Superin-
tendent j. e. Wilmer was unanimous
ly reelected for the ensuing year. DR..
J. C. Williams was reelected as presi-
dent and Chas. Arganbright as secre-
tary to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of n. Davis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20

A Fort Dodge meat market was
destroyed by fire. Loss $780,