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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26

ID, Sixth Iowa infantry in the civil
war, is dangerously i'll at his home in
this place.
A large number of the people took
advantage of the low excursion rates
to Des Moines last Sunday. They re-
port grand time.
Miss Estella Reich, of Des Moines
is here visiting relatives.
Miss Nell Buckmaster. of Kinks
vile, Mo-, is the guest of Mrs. Wallace
Sharp, this week.
E. Niblick, of Moulton, transacted
business here Monday.
Frank Maiken and sister, Maud and
Claude Reich, who have been attend
ing school at Mt. Pleasant, returned
home to stay, this week.
Miss Gussell Rose is visiting friends
and relatives in Mt. Ayr this week.
The steel lintels are placed in posi-
ton on Mayor Van Dorin's new bust
ness block on Monday and the build
ing will soon be completed.
VIM. McCloud, former resident Of
Moravia, died at his home near York
Neb., last week. He has brother
here, Nat McCloud.
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Cedar,

Cedar, June 26.-Mr. Barton and
daughter. of Salisbury, are visiting
Mrs. j. N. Byram, formerly Miss Elva
Barton.
Jessie Roger is home from her
school at Upland, Indiana.
Stella Holloway attended a class re
union and visited friends in Oskaloosa
last week.
Pierce Votaw and wife. of Wright
and Oliver Votaw and wife visited al
Fred CARROTS Sunday.
The Narrow Guage railroad will
widen the track Sunday.
Mrs. o. w. Garrett returned from
Ottumwa last week where she has
been receiving treatment at the hospi
tai.
NJ Slemmons is entertaining rela
tives from Iowa City
There has been no telephone ser
vice here this week on account Of
their being no one to take care of the
switchboard. Miss Bunch, of Kirk
vile, will care for it this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert called at w
D. Steeles Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Gilbert, of Bloomfield
who has been visiting with her b. 9th
err Rev. Gilbert, returned home las
week.
Rev. Lyndal, pastor of the Chris
tan church at Fremont, preached a
the Friends church Saturday evening
He will preach there again in two
weeks.
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BIadensburg.

Bladensburg, June 26.-The Misses
Hilda and Louise Brockman of OF
tumwa are the guests of Miss Nettie
Timmonds this week.
Mrs. Willis Reno and neice. Miss
Susie Reno, went to Green Mountain
last Monday to visit relatives.
George Bidwell made business
trip to Blakesburg last Saturday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Copeland died at the home OF
Mrs. Copeland's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Allen, Sunday, June %, age five
weeks. The interment was made al
the Brush Creek cemetery. Calvin
Hannah visited with his son, Frank
end family, in Davis county, the frs
of the week.
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Strinqtown.

Stringtown, June 26.-C. w. Bur-
naugh of Yampa closed successful
term of school at Smiths Rancho last
Friday; enrolment of scholars, 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lynn visited at
Batavia Sunday
]. o. Vannoy made a business trip
to Packwood Saturday.
Mrs. ]. G. Hawthorne and family
and Mrs. T. G. Hawthorne spent Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. Maude Por-
ter.
t. G. Hawthorne went to Chicago
with some cattle the first of the
week.
Ray Woodruff of Nasty Corner was
a Stringtown caller Monday.
r. F. Vannoy was in COMPETING
Monday.
u. S. Hawthorne and family and G,
: w. Davis and family were guests at
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ter many months of suffering. The
funeral services were conducted Sun
day by Rev. Beard, after which the
remains We're laid to rest in the. Wes-
ley Chapel cemetery.
John Wolfe and wife visited Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Proc
ter.
Sherman Day and family visited
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Olney Day
c. w. Huff closed very successful
term of school at Ashgrove Friday.
Superintendent Anna Duffield visit.
ed the Ashgrove and Center schools
last Monday.
Florence Elder closed her term OF
school at Center Friday
c. E. Roberts and family visited
Sunday with May Hunter and family
Mrs. Elizabeth Schwartz and Miss
Ella Hannah left Wednesday for an
extended visit with relatives in Ring
gold county.
G. E. Roberts and wife were Ottum
wa callers Tuesday.
Ashgrove will celebrate.
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ToDAY's MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, June 26.-Cattle, $500;
steady; good to prime 7.60@7.S0;poo
to medium 4.75@75O; stockers 25O@
500; cows 1.4O@6OO; Texans 4O0@
100
Hogs, $4,000; 1Oc lower; mixed
butchers 73O@7.7O; choice heavy no
@7.S5; rough heavy 7.2O@755; light
7.20@740; bulk sales 7.40@7.65.
Sheep, 1000; 3.5O@4.25; lambs,
steady 4.50@650.
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|ery presented him with a fine rock.
ling chair and the club from Hynes
with fine pipe. About midnight the
crowd dispersed, everyone reporting a
good time. e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Haifley's little
child is reported very i'll.
Mrs. G. H. Perry's father is visiting
with her from Lockman.
Everybody is preparing for the
Fourth. AS Hynes is to have no cell
ebration it will be very quiet here
But good many will go to Ottumwa
some to Blakesburg and some to Os
kaloosa.
Mrs. w. S. Phillips father, Mr.
Hewitt, is here for few days visit
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, June 26.-Lancaster is
getting so much rain that the farmers
cannot keep their corn clean.
There was small animal show
here Monday night. 1t was cheap
and there was not much of crowd
out
Mrs. w. P. Taber and Lulu Erase
spent Sunday and Monday near Pack
wood, visiting relatives and friends
Gilbert E. Randall is attending the
summer school in Des Monies.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago, June 26.-Wheat, No. 2 red
79k@sO; No. red 77h@79; No. 2
hard 741s @76K; No. 8 hard 74@76;
June 74%: July opened 1914 @73h;
highest 73A; lowest rs; closed 1914.
Corn, No. 2 67A @6SA; No. 8 $40
60; No. white and No. 2 yellow 67s4
@6SA; No. yellow "a; June 6S1s;
July opened 67A @69; highest 50;
lowest 671a; closed 6S5s.
Oats, No. 46; No. 8 As; No. 2
white So; No. 8 white 411s @42; No.
white Al; June 451a; July opened
42h @42A highest 447s; lowest 415s
@42; closed 44ss.
Pork, June and July 1880; Septem-
Der 1856
Lard, June and July 1857; Septem.
Der 1O.60@1O62.
Ribs, June and July 1915; Septem-
Der 1866.
Rye, July SIN.
Barley. cash 5000.
Flax. 1.54@1.74
Glover, S.35.
Timothy, September 4.45.
Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, June 26-Butter, steady;
creameries 1S@21A: diaries 171a q
1S1s.
Eggs, firm; 1711k.
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Moravia.'

Moravia, June 26.-Large delega.
lions from surrounding towns attend.
ed the celebration of ST. Johns day
here last Tuesday. 1t was beautiful
day and it was estimated that there
were 5000 visitors in the city.
Jacob Cox, who served in Company
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S. e. Woodruff's at Nasty Corner Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Jones were call.
ers at Competine Tuesday.
&C. Sylvester sold several head OF
sheep to Lee Steele of Pekin last
week.
e. F. Vannoy made a business trip
to Batavia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hawthorne
visited at ]. A. Slater's Sunday.
U. s. Hawthorne and S. F. Silvers
attended lodge at Competine Saturday
evening.
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Maple Grove.

Maple Grove, June 26.-Mr.and Mrs.
Chalmers Woodruff are the proud pa,
rents of baby girl.
Miss Avis Arnold's school closes
next Friday.
H. Hicks, of Unionville, was bust.
ness caller here Tuesday evening.
Mrs. j. Pabst, of Foster, visited with
relatives in the neighbolhood few
days ago.
Miss Gertrude Humphrey, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Humphrey, is
suffering from an attack of whooping
cough.
The people of this vicinity all at.
tended the Masonic picnic at Moravia
Tuesday.
Miss Zelma Arnold visited with rel
atives last Sunday.
Theo. Randybaugh, of Sheldahl, was
IN Morayia a few days ago and called
on Miss Sylvia Tadlock.
F. M. Dodd was Moravia business
visitor Saturday.
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kirkvilIe.

Kirkville, June 26-Mr. and Mrs.
Manley Forsythe spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Forsythe's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes.
The dwelling at the Waddell mines
was burned last evening. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The house
was occupied by George Ryerson. All
the goods down stairs were saved
The fire occurred about o'clock.
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peoria Market.

Peoria, June 26.-Corn. firm; No.
621s.
Higher; No 2 white 5O@5OH
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Ashurove.

Ashgrove, June 26.-There will be
an ice cream social ait c.. M. Huff's
next Saturday night. Everybody in
vited.
John Denton, an old pioneer of Wa.
pello county, died at his home near
Hopewell last Saturday morning af-
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Blackhawk,

Blackhawk, June 26.-Frank Bean
and wife visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Dolls.
Mrs. Mart Smiley, who has been very
low with fever is no better
James Hunt visited at the William
Brown home Sunday.
Misses Aida and Lottie Brown were
callers at John Smiths Tuesday.
Riley Elder of Ash Grove was a
Blackhawk visitor Sunday.
Minnie Moss was caller at Miner
Barnes Sunday.
Miss Lottie Brown visited with Mrs.
Tuck Smith Tuesday.
Emmett Smith and wife visited at
The Warren Smith home Sunday.
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st. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, June 26.--Wheat, cash II.
July TOYS.
Corn, cash e5k July s51z.
Oats, cash At; July 35A.
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, June 26-Poultry, steady;
turkeys 10@12; chickens, hens, 10;
springs 5000.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
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|OOoOOCCOOOOo COOCCOoCOOCOO
The only change in the local mar
ket quotations this morning is drop
of 21a cents in the price of spring
chickens, which are now quoted at IL
cents. The other markets remain the
same.
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ElrakeviiIe.

Drakeville, June 26.-Geo. Fl. Fuller
and family attended the dedication of
the new M. E. church at Locust Grove
last Sunday.
Mrs. e. w. Sayles has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. E. N. Curkendall of
Bloomfield. .psas4,
IS Mrs. Lillian Truits is quite ill with
malarial fever. i.-.s he
(. Byron Battin and wife and VIM.
Waughop and wife Of Bloomfield visit.
ed friends here Wednesday. llsib
Miss Lora ldcNeff came home from
Des Moines lust Thursday where she
had been attending Drake university
the past year.
Mrs. VIM. Cochran went to Eldon
last Saturday for visit with he1
niece, Mrs. Ida Sampson.
Mrs. Martha Brown and daughter
Stella, took elmer with Mr.. and Mrs
Chas Scott last Sunday.
Mr.. DooleJ and wife, also C. HI
Alex. Foutg, wife ind daughter, An.
ma, Mrs. Brown and daughter, Stella
A. Truitt, wife and two daughters, and
granddaughter, Vivian Brown spent
Saturday evening at the M. e. par.
sonage. Ice cream was served by the
hostess, Mrs. G. w. Barber.
Two brothers of Chass Scott, one
from Hedrick and one from Ottum.
wa visited with him the latter part Of
last week.
Boles and wife were Sunday visitors
at Harvey Itussells.
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Goods dyed with Putnam Fadeless
Dyes are not discolored by sweat or
fruit acid. Sold by druggists, 10c per
package.
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New York Butter and Ed Market.

! New York, June 26-Butter, quiet
but steady; state creamery 19@22A /;
| imitation 17@20.
Eggs, firm; 1S@181a.
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ROBBERY AT AGENCY
Bold Thief Gets Money at Pistols
he SECURES BUT A SMALL AMOUNT
Gives Up Money Belonging to the
Church = Robber Returns Watch
Which He Had Secured-claimed to
Be Hungry.
Point.

Agency, June 26.-(SpeciaD Last
night about 10 O'clock A. e. Brainard
was robbed. Mr.. Brainard and his
daughter. Edith, returned home from
prayer meeting about 10 p. m. Just
after they entered the house, man
followed them in, held revolver in
Mr.. Brainard's face and demanded his
money. Mr.. Brainard told him he
didn't have any and gave him his
purse which contained twenty-five
cents.
The man was not satisfied and de-
manded money of Miss Edith. She
gave him her purse which had Soc in
it. Then he grabbed Mr.. Brainard' s
watch. Mr.. Brainard plead for it and
told the man he. had a little church
money up stairs. He got it and gave
it to him. and he gave the watch back.
He got about SIS altogether.
The man claimed he couldn't get
work, and did not have anything to
eat, and he must have money He
appeared to be a white man BACKED.
There is no clue to the burglary.
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New York Poultry Market.

New York, June 26-Poultry, alive
lower; broilers 20; turkeys 10; fowls
~; dressed. firm; broilers 1920;
turkeys 1904; fowls 12@121a.
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New York Produce Market.
New York, June 2G.-Wheat, July
49,
Corn, July 81.
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VILLAGE Creek.

Village Creek. June &c. Mr.. and
Mrs. Milburn Brooks spent Sunday al
the j. F., Beagle home.
Rev. Chas. McCampbell conducted
services at Pleasant Home Sunday.
Miss Gussie Burgason returned to
her home near Blakesburg Monday af.
ter short visit at the Jos. Harlan
home.
A. A. Beagle went to ottumwa Sat
urday.
Lulu Harlan is sojourning at the A.
A. Beagle home.
Joseph Harlan and son George went
to Blakesburg Monday.
Some of the young people attended
the dance at Blakesburg Saturday
night.
Gertie Jackson spent Sunday with
her friend Hattie Dixon.
Charles Stuber spent Thursday
night with Jos. Harlan.
James Howard, of South Ottumwa
was in this vicinity Thursday.
Flowing corn is the order of the
day. Harvest will soon be here.
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cheauest.

Chequest. June 26-Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Kenelly were at Keosauqua OF
business last Saturday.
A. e. Mccullough and wife were
called to near Leando Tuesday by
the serious illness of the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis.
Most all the wheat and rye in Che
quest will be harvested this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Erickson of Cali
fornia and Rev.. Sam Webster ant
family visited last Friday at the w
HI. Harryman home.
Rev. Daily of Troy preached at the
Center schoolhouse last Sunday even
ing.
George Findlay of Keosauqua wa
through Chequest on business Thurs
day.
John Hendrix of Douds was buyin,
stock in Chequest last Wednesday.
j. T. Hissem delivered wool at Mil
ton last Monday.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the basket meeting of the M. Pr
at Selma last Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Smith, little daughter
Lena, and Mrs. Crane of Douds wer
dinner guests Tuesday at the Smitl
home in this place.
Rev. Catlan filled his regular ap
pointment at the Providence Baptis
church Saturday night and Sunday
Rev. Jackson Seamster was Gale,
to Missouri to preach the funeral o
an old acquaintance Sunday and Rev
Sam Webster filled his appointment a
Rabbit Ridge.
Mr.. Thomas of SDouds and Mr.. Gas
OF Bonaparte were through Cheques
| last Saturday on business.
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Irish Bend.

Irish Bend. June 26.-James Ca
ruthers, an aged resident of this com.
munity, died Sunday morning, June
%, 1902, of dropsy. The funeral was
from his late residence Monday at 2
O'Clock p. M, Rev. Rollingson officiat-
ing, and the remains were laid to rest
in the Lowe cemetery. A good man
has gone. He leaves a wife and sew
en- children to mourn his loss.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lewis has been quite i'll with. inter.
mittent fever.
Geo. G. Duffield has his wheat crop
all in the shock and it is one of the
finest fields in this locality.
A. E. Mccullough and family were
over Sunday visitors at the John Lew
is home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Wilson, of
Stockport, passed through here en-
route to Troy to visit relatives Satur.
day.
Mesdames Harlan and Stong pass
ed through here enroute to Kilbourne
for a visit Wednesday.
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Dudley.

Dudley, June 26.-From all indica-
tons there will be some wheat and
rye cut in this vicinity the latter part
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peterson of Luz
cas- visited at E. L. Peterson last
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. H. Shields and daughter
Wessie, were calling on friends in OF
tumwa last Thursday.
Alfred Peterson attended the grad
ating exercises of the Ottumwa high
school at Ottumwa last Thursday ev-
ening.
Nels Larson and family of Ottumwa
visited few days last week with
friends south of here.
John Johnson of 3Ottumwa spent
last Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tiyes south of here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Gustavison, Mrs.
Andrew Gustavison and son, Oscar,
and Miss Hedrick, all of Ottumwa
spent last Sunday at the John Peter
son home south of town.
Miss Amanda Burgeson, who had
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Farson, June 26.-J. P. Hawthorne
was an Ottumwa business caller
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. French visited
relatives near Ottumwa Saturday. Sal
G. A. Wilkins of Ollie was SHAKING
hands with friends here Monday. ss,
The social which was to have beer
held Thursday night did not material
ize, on account of the rain.
Mrs. J. w. and c. F. Wiley were
Hedrick shoppers Monday.
James McNew made a business trir
to Mt. Pleasant Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Braden were Sat
urday callers here.
Mrs. Margaret Hilton is visiting il
this vicinity.
Mart Weber and C. w. Coffeey were
entertained by Lancaster friends Sat
urday night. oft
Mr.. and Mrs. |. L. Copeland visited
relatives near Hedrick Tuesday.
Samuel Hawthorne delivered hogs a
Ottumwa Saturday.
A. B. Phelps had business in Wapel
10 county's capital Thursday.
Arthur Lenard has moved into /;
house owned by o. c. Dickens.
D. H. Thompson expects his son
Harry, who has lived in Montana fol
the past ten years, to arrive in few
days. He will engage with his father
in the mercantile business at this
place. ST.
Too much rain and the cold weathe
combined have injured the corn crol
in this section to large extent. Nam
of the oat fields also show damage
from smut.
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Murray


Murray, June 26.-Miss Ella Clark
spent Sunday with relatives in Osce-
ola.
Mrs. o. E. Jarrett and daughter.
Nellie, returned home from Marion.
where they have been visiting, Satur-
day evening.
DR.. Sells was Murray visitor Sun.
day.
DR.. Carver was calling ON his many
friends here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Eden of Amanna
are visiting relatives here.
81. Asbery Matheny returned to his
home in Guthrie Center Tuesday.
Robert and Mrs. Badger are visiting
in Leon this week.
e DR.. r.. G. Grigg, among others. at
tended a Masonic banquet in osceola
Tuesday night.
Ed. Klein returned home from Wv.
oming Tuesday evening.
+ H. M. Doolittle is having a new walk
laid in front of his residence.
VIM. Stiff1er is repairing his shop
on Maple street.
Mrs. Jamison of Osceola was the
guest of Miss Anna Hoffman last
week. IS
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MunterviIIe.

MunICTvtilS. rsaa-
Munterville, June 26.-The social
and supper held at the Lutheran
church last Saturday was very well
attended, although the weather was
too chilly for the people to relish ice
cream, but very fair amount of mon
ey was cleared and all who attended
had pleasant time.
Nels. Tall sold his fine grey team of
driving horses yesterday to Stephen
Lamis OF Eddyville.
John Johnson of Ottumwa visited
relatives here over Saturday and Sun
day and attended the midsummer So
cial.
Alex Johnson has already sold and
deliverey ten bushels of new potatoes
at rs cents per bushel
Mrs. Albert Gustavison of Ottumwa
attended the social Saturday and is
visiting with relatives near here.
Mrs. Gust Swenson of Centerville
is visiting friends in Munteryille this
week. Mr.. Swenson is also expected
up for afew days visit the latter part
of the week.
Rev. Beck left Willard last Monday
to go to Foster for an indefinite stay
He is going to do mason work on
some of the new buildings there.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. T. Hasselrooth OF
Dudley attended the social Saturday
and also church on Sunday.
The Ladies Aid society met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson
yesterday.
Nels Larson and family of Ottum
wa were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
John Swenson Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. 3. G. Allen has had visitors
from Ottumwa the past week-heI
sister, Nellie, and Miss Bengston.
Fred johnson of Pekay visited Al
his home over Saturday and Sunday
Fred johnson sold a heavy draf
horse last Saturday to a horse-buye,
from Hedrick, receiving the sum O
5000 for the horse, which seems t.
show that the price Of good horses ar,
advancing at good rate.
Mr.. Applequist and family of OF
tumwa visited relatives near her,
Saturday and Sunday.
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eat, and he must have money. He
appeared to be a white man BACKED.
There is no clue to the burglary.
Milton.
Milton, June 26.-Prof. d. T. Sollen.
barger has sent in his resignation as
principal of the public schools to
which position he was elected this
spring. He will enter the real estate
loan and abstract business at Cory
don. His many friends here wish
him success.
Fourth of July celebration report Hon.
Ellsworth Rominger, of Bloomfield,
and Hon. S. w. Brookhart. of Wash
ington. as speakers.
Miss Minnie Smith has resigned her
position as teacher of the grammar
room and will leave soon for Osborne,
Idaho, where she has position She
has Taught in Milton for the past rhir-
teen years.
The Milton district fair will be held
August 26 to 90 inclusive. The
Bloomfield band, in addition to
the Milton band, will be in attendance
The race program promises to be- the
best in the history of the fair
p. D. Grader has traded his stock of
goods i'll his grocery for a farm near
Keosauqua.
Dr. w. e. Spence, who graduated at
the recent commencement ofathe den
tai college of the Iowa state universi-
ty, has taken charge of the office he
recently bought of DR.. G. E. Reed.
A change is about to take place in
the Farmers Merchants bank. Lee
Nagle, the cashier of the bank, has
bought out lumber yard out at ked
Oak and he ,and. his father have left
to take charge of 1t. w. r. Homan.
the present station agent. here, has
been elected the new cashier.
A. II. Cassidy has had new light.
ming rods put on his house.
The old Charlie Smith house, now
owned by Mr. Rinabarger, of South
Prairie, is being torn down and new
house will soon be erected by the
owner.
The X. of P.'s memorial services
which were postponed from four
weeks ago, were held Sunday after
noon. A large crowd was present and
the addresses were well received The
principal address was delivered by
Hon. B. l. Sallinger, past grand chan
cellor of Iowa.
The South Prairie M. P. church held
a festival Saturday evening which
was well attended. They took in ov-
er $27.
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Hynes, June 26.-Mrs. Earring al,
Mrs. Hasselrooth We're at Abba on
business last Wednesday.
Mrs. Vim. Haddon and Miss Mott
Miller, from Avery, We're visitors at
Hynes this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAuley and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson, from Avery, were Wis
itors at the Hugh McAuley home Sun
day.
Miss Lizzie Maxwell returned to her
home at Hilton after pleasant visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hasselrooth
Mrs. o. G. Worley returned home
from Centerville after few days Wis
it with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Blakesley.
Last Tuesday evening Mrs. o. Her
ron greatly surprised Mr.. oHsrron
tby inviting number of. friends to
their home to celebrate his sixtietb
birthday. The Klondike club, of Av.