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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
Rlakesburu.

Blakesburg, Sept 8.-Frank Cloyd
and daughter Minnie are recreating in
Kansas for fortnight.
Grant Dorothy shipped a car of his
fine hogs to the state fair.
w. G. Firkins, a former resident. is
here for month in charge of work
gang. He is thing the big cut adioin-
ing town.
Clarence Johnson and wife spent the
week in Jefferson county.
Sellman Jones is visiting in Fair.
field
Geo. Smith has returned from oska-
loosa.
Miss Hazel Elerick of Harvey is WIS.,
iting her many girl friends here for a
few days.
Mrs. David More and children of
Chicago are here for visit among
friends and relatives. This excellent
More family lived here for several
years.
Mrs. Ida Harlin, Bert HENDERSON
and wife and Mabel HENDERSON have
gone to Kansas to pay visit to Isaac
Hendrixson's family.
Misse Bertha Hull is visiting her
parents, near Bunch station.
Mrs. Lucy Forster and children have
returned from a three weeks visit at
Leon.
Mrs. John Rowe of Abba is visitor
with her children here this week.
Melvin Peck is spending the week
at Dahlonega.
Alfred Peterson has returned from
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Red Oak, visited with L. l.. Swenson
last Wednesday, also MrsO. w. Sven
son, from Red Oak
The auction and social held at the
Lutheran church last Wednesday was
very largely attended and was quite a
success financially
Quite number of people from this
vicinity attended the Last Days of
Pompeii'' in, Ottumwa Saturday night.
Alex Johnson was an Ottumwa visit,
or last Thursday.
Andrew Pierson is building new
house, which will be quite an improve
ment to his place. He has removed a
part of the old house and will rebuild
In the same place where the former
house stood.
Jake Peterson, of Blakesburg. is
making preparations to go to Okla
homa on a visit to his son, John Peter
son, who moved there early this spring
and bought farm there.
The Munterville school commenced
Monday, Sept. /, with Chas. Conwell
as the teacher
Quite a number of the farmers are
very busy now fall blowing and get
ting the ground ready for the sowing
of fall grain, although the ground is
very weedy it is in a very nice condi-
ton for seeding as there has been
plenty of rain, which makes the ground
pillow nice and works into nice seed
bed, very different from year ago.
Miss Anna Johnson, of Chicago. who
has been visiting with Mrs Charley
Johnson, and other friends the past
| week, returned last Friday.
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A Remarkable Record.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
remarkable record 1t has been in
use for over thirty years, during which
time many million bottles have been
sold and used. 1t has long been the
standard and main reliance in the
treatment of Group in thousands of
homes, yet during all this time no
ufacturers in which it failed to effect
a cure. When given as soon as the
child becomes hoarSe or even as soon
the croupy cough appears, it will pre-.
vent the attack. 1t is pleasant to
take, many children like it. 1t con-
tains no opium or other harmful sub.
stance and may be given as confident
ly to baby as to an adult. For sale
by all druggists.
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his summer school in Des Moines. AL.
fred has secured the principalship oil
the Diagonal schools. He is model
young man and teacher.
Mrs. Walter Abegg has returned
from her Colorado trip.
Harry Williams is doing business in
Ottumwa this week.
Mrs. Millard Upp has returned from
long visit in California. There was
rejoicing in the Upp home
Harvey Humphrey of Butte, Mont,
is back among old friends for a visit
Rex e. Davis and wife of Trivoli
H., are visiting at the home of DR.
Udell, Mrs. Davis parental home.
Mrs. Lucius Snow is away on visit
with her daughter Mrs. Bracewell, of
Bracewell.
Edna Shea has returned to Chilli
cothe, Mo-, to enter school. Miss
| Bernice Ellathorp has gone to Mead
Vile, Mo-, to attend school
Mary Lobar, Mrs. Barnes, Maude
Parker, Homer and Lewis Henderson,
l.. G. Byrum and Mrs. Stocker, all at
tended the Baptist association at BUSH
ness Corners this week,
Mr.. Allen has sold his farm, east of
town, to Mr.. Bidwell of Bladensburg,
and has bought Joseph Proctors fine
| farm.
Many from Blakesburg witnessed
the Last Days of Pompeii" Saturday
night at Ottumwa.
Miss Eunice Bodkin of Martinsburg
| is visiting her friend, Fay Udell.
Lee Stocker has moved to South
Dakota.
Mr.. Cash has moved into the house
bought of Mr.. Waterman Ever
house in town is full, and more want
ed
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North Enolisl,,

North English, Sept. S.-The Misses
Brawley returned home to Ottumwa
Friday morning after a weeks visit
at the d. R. Evans and A. B. Mahan-
nah homes.
Mrs. U. S. Crosse has gone to Mis-
souri, for visit with her parents.
Miss June Kendall of Nebraska is
spending a few days here with rela-
tives and friends. She will attend
school in Ottumwa this fall.
Harvey Carter of Enid, Okla, is
here for visit at the home of his
father, VIM. Carter. He will return
home Tuesday
Miss Mamie Doll went to Parnell this
morning to spend week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Layton Row.
Miss Bertha Beebe returned to her
home at Fairfax Thursday evening
after pleasant stay at the home of
her friend, Mrs. O. G. Lawn.
Miss Lydia Baird went to Marengo
Saturday night to visit with her father
over Sunday.
Mrs. o. j. Boland and Susie Ryan
of Parnell spent Saturday in town with
relatives.
The delegates from North English
who attended the republican county
convention at Williamsburg were: T.
R. Macmillan, w. w. Boland, ]. w.
Hadley, Fred Turner, Isaiah Butler, J.
H. Miller and A. Montross. o. K.
Paup of this city was nominated for
county recorder by reclamation.
Thad Miller and family returned
Saturday night from visit with rela-
tives in Kansas.
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West Van Buren,.

West Van Buren,, Sept. S-This
place was well represented at the Ell
don fair Thursday.
Mag Plowman is quite sick.
Quite a number of the farmers are
busy putting in their fall wheat.
A few from here attended the show
at Douds few nights last week
George Haney of White Elm visited
relatives here last week.
Work Davis and family were here
one day recently.
John Boyer lost a fine young horse
last week.
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Ashqrove.

Ashgrove, Sept. 81. T. Day and
Austin McCarty left last Tuesday for
an extended trip through Oklahoma.
A Cassill has begun the erection of
rev barn.
Mrs. Olive Adcock is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mira Denton, an old pioneer Of
Wapello county, died Saturday morn
ing at the home of her brother, j. N.
Huff, after an illness of but few
weeks. The funeral services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. Beard, of Seymour. af-
ter which the remains were inferred in
the Old Wesley Chappell cemetery by
the side of her husband, who preced-
ed her about two months ago.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Day,
August 20, daughter
Charles Schwartz and family, of
Beaconsfieid. visited Sunday at the
home of A. Hannah.
Miss Louie Fletcher, of Green Val
ley, visited relatives at this place We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Rob-
erts, August 80, boy.
N. Fletcher made business trip to
Ottumwa Friday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Cassill,
September g. girl.
Alfred Ladd returned home Sunday
after an extended visit with relatives
in Minnesota.
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Lon Baker residence in the southeast
part of town. He would like to make
the ascensions in the afternoon, but
owing to the wind he is compelled to
wait until evening, much to the disap-
pointment of those that live in the
country.
Carl Swanson is obliged to be off
duty for few days on account of sick.
ness.
Roy Murray spent Sunday with his
parents in Russell.
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Highland Center.

Highland Center Sept. S.--A social
will be given at the Methodist church
of Highland Center Saturday evening,
September IS. Ice cream and Cake
and fruit will be served, All are cor
daily invited.
l.. G. Jackson, who has been in the
engineering party of the G., Nj & ST.
P. railway here. left Thursday to begin
course in civil engineering at Ames
Miss Edith Jackson spent two days
visiting with friends in Highland.
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$3.50, Cleveland and Return, $3.50.

On September 26th and 9th, via
Nickel Plate road Return limit Of
October 2Sth may be obtained by de
posting tickets in Cleveland. Tire
trains daily, with yestibuled sleeping
cars. American CLUB meals. rangina
in price from 35c to 81 in dining cars.
Also meals a la carte. City ticket of.
fee Chicago, III Adams street. For
detailed information address John Y.
Callahan, general agent, 113 Adams st.
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Agency.

Agency, Sept. s.-Mrs. Coverson and
daughter, Mrs. G. B. Lusk of Charlton,
are visiting Mrs. John Reeves and
Mrs. e. Reynolds.
Miss Maud Stafford has returned
from st. Louis, where she has been for
several weeks.
The Epworth League has secured a
lecture course for. the coming winter.
The first number will be September IS
at the opera house.
Miss Clara Johnson, Chester Will
liams, Charles Hawkins, and Will Nye
leave today for Mt. Pleasant to entel
the Iowa Wesleyan University.
Miss Fannie Humphrey has returned
home, after visiting her brother in Des
Moines.
Miss Stella Urey of Ottumwa visit
ed at the home of her aunt, Mrs. G. ID.
Shadfard, last week
Next Sunday Will be the last time
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Mrs. Franks mother, Mrs. Smith, of
this place, is with her. Mr. Frank was
in Kansas but was called home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bosserman, of Weldon
are visiting at the homes of John and
Frank Bosserman in this city.
Harry Allison returned home Thurs
day for few days rest.
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Fine Beaver, Melton

and Kersey Cloths. 56 inches wide.
at S2.25 and $3.50 yard.
$500 grade black, oxford and
medium gray, all wool Golf Suit.
inss at S1.25 yard.
The $1.00 kind, very fine, ~ inch
Ottoman Poplins, here now at 75c
a yard.
WE HAVE AGAIN a big line of
that elegant all wool Granite cloth
at soc yard. No store in Ottum-
wa ever showed the equal at less
than 75c yard.
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Winchester.

Winchester, Sept. S.--Roy Ford has
been i'll for several days with malaria
fever. He is some better now, and it
is thought the fever is broken.
Fred Workman was kicked in the
face by mule on Wednesday. 1t is
not dangerous though painful.
Rev. Butler preached his farewell
sermon Thursday evening
George Deering and family will re-
move to North Dakota next week.
Threshing is almost finished in this
neighborhood.
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Maple Grove.

Maple Grove, Sept. S.-The sale at
H. Kingerys was well attended and
everything sold for a good price.
Irving Callen, wife and children Wis
tied in this vicinity Thursday.
Clarence DuVall was business call
er in Centerville Wednesday.
L. Coltrain passed through here Fri
day enroute to Moravia.
Miss Edith Epperly visited with her
cousin at this place few days ago.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. M. DuVall has been seriously ill for
few days.
Omer Thomas has joined his wife for
a visit with Mrs. Thomas parents.
Miss Sadie Palmer is recovering
from very severe attack of whooping
cough.
Several from this place delivered
cattle at Blakesburg Friday.
U. G. Turner, of Moravia, was a call
er in this vicinity Saturday.
Mrs. G.. H. Long entertained rela
tives from Abba few days ago.
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MunteryiIIe.

Munteryille, Sept. s.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Peterson, from Blakesburg; MI.
and Mrs. G. H. Swanson, Mrs. New
man and Mrs. Perry Swenson, from
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Rev. j. Y. hendrNcK VIII preach mere
before conference. Probationists will
be taken into the church.
Miss Grace Allen visited Mrs. L..
Moody at Grinnell last week.
Miss Cora Augustine commenced
school at Alpine this morning and
Miss Ella Lawson at Round Point.
Mrs. Emanuel Steiner, who has been
sick during the past week is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Charles Foster has returned to
her home at Lorimer.
Walter Foster. formerly of Agency,
and Drura Fair, have gone to Ames tc
attend the Iowa State Agricultural
college.
Peter Augustine is ill.
Mrs. Whitaker of Indiana is visiting
his mother, Mrs. H. M. Spry, and sis
ter, Mrs. R. c. Hixson.
Bunch.
Bunch, Sept. 8.-Mrs. Oliver Adams
has returned from an extended visit
with her sister at Boone.
The threshing crew that started for
South Dakota was as follows: j.. T.
Morrison, Perry Morrison, w. A. Ell
der, Pearl Scott, Jerry Hoover, Benja
min Elder, George Collins and James
Collins and family
A good rain visited this locality Fri.
day night.
Murray.
Murray, Sept. S.-John Stiffier went
to Des Moines Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Edgar is on the sick list
this week.
W. c. r. U. matrons' silver medal
the M. E. church.
E. M. Hines, of Osceola, was in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. C. C. Scott returned to her
home in Osceola Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Scott, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting with her mother
f. c. Newcomb and wife went to
Corning Tuesday for few days visit
with relatives and friends.
Miss Emma Chambers, of Osceola,
visited her sister, Mrs. Clark, over
Sunday.
The matrons' silver medal contest
was postponed until Saturday evening
on account of the heavy rain Friday
evening.
Rev. Harl, pastor of the Christian
church, returned home Saturday after
ten days vacation in Texas.
Sunday Rev. Bott, of the Methodist
church delivered his last sermon be-
fore leaving for conference which will
convene at Jefferson this year.
Rev. Parish, OF the Baptist church,
departed for Des Moines Monday
where he expects to finish his course
of study, but will preach here every
Sabbath morning and night.
Young peoples union meeting was
held at the M. E. church Sabbath even
ing. A good program was rendered.
Mrs. Henry Frank, north of town. is
considered in very critical condition
and her recovery is thought doubtful.
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Charlton.

charlton.
Charlton, Sept S.-Henry MILAN. of
Kirksville, Mo-, came the last of the
week for visit with relatives.
George Farlin spent Sunday in Abba
with his daughter, Mrs. Lee Tacker,
who is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ekfelt, of Ottum-
wa. came up for an over Sunday visit
with Mr.. Ekfelts parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Ekfeit.
Misses Fern, Mary and Agnes Rebel
spent Sunday in Benton township with
their grandmother, Mrs. Reynolds.
Chester Force has returned from a
trip to various parts of Missouri
Albert Sasmenhousmer of Ovid was
| in the city on business Saturday
Mrs. Dora Custer is enjoying a visit
with her father, Mr.. Brown, from
| Washington.
| erection of fine new dwelling house
on his farm in English township.
| Mrs. M. Bailey came up from Leon
Saturday evening for an over Sunday
visit with her mother Mrs. C. L. Carey
in Whitebreast township.
Mrs. Frank Lorimer has returned
from visit with relatives in Des
Moines.
James Custer arrived home Satur
day from Chicago for a visit with his
mother and other relatives.
Mrs. H. Shrier, of Russell, was in
the city Saturday for few hours be
| tween trains.
Mortimer Wilson left last evening
| for Lincoln, Nebraska. where he viii
resume his position as instructor Of
| music in the state university.
Mrs. Fred Stafford is enjoying &
visit with her sister, Mrs. Laura Yo
cum, from North Dakota.
H. ID. Copeland arrived home Satur
day morning from business trip tc
Chicago.
Clarence and Melvin Threlkeld left
this morning for Indiauola where they
| will attend school.
Chas. Lewis, who is working a
Murray, spent Sunday at the parenta
home in Benton township.
i John Reed gave another fine balloon
ascension last evening, coming dow
safely and lighting just east of thu
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LaddsdaIe.

Laddsdale, Sept. S.-Mrs. Fosdick
and Mrs. Hinkle are entertaining their
sister, Mrs. Sconce, for few days.
w. e. Davis leaves here tonight fol
Chicago and other points on business.
Everybody reports good and en-
joyable time at the Big Fair.
The mines were idle on Thursday to
give everybody a chance to attend the
Eldon fair on that day.
This part of the country was visited
by a heavy fall of rain Friday even
ing.
Mrs. w. M. Robinson is in Oskaloosa
to spend few days with her sister.
Mrs. Fred Davis is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Lamberton of Abba.
Pat Davies of Floris was in town
Saturday on business.
DR.. Stevens was shaking hands
with friends here Saturday, it being
pay day
w. B. Williams was in Ottumwa Sat
urday evening on business and to see
the Last Days of Pompeii."
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SILKS! SILKS !!

We give you better goods for less
money. This is not an Idle Doast
but an established fact. Allow us
] to wait on you.
Yard wide, guaranteed, Italian fin
ish, black Taffeta Silk, Ok
yard ...,'.
81 inch oil boiled black Taffeta,
guarantee worked in selyidge, our
greatest special, QHa
at yard.
The best s1.OO grade 81 inch black
Taffeta, 7AD
] yard ................
81 inch guaranteed Taffetas, black
and full line of colors, usual CSC
: kind, we sell it 7Sn
4 at a yard ....s..............
22-inch extra heavy French face,
black Peau de Cygne Silks, can't.
be matched in the city at $l.25 a
yard, our price QIc
! is yard
We are selling our regular $l.5O
imported black Peau de 1S
q Sole at yard. ...........
New effects in MORE Vel Ec
} ours, at CSC, 65c and. ......
A handsome Crystal Corded Silk in
q black and colors, AH0
at yard. ,e.............'..5
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Nata Suitings.

A cloth that is sure to be rage.
Made of fine round thread, comb
ed Australian wool, woven in a
beautiful close basket effect, thor
oughly sponged and highly finish
ed, so inches wide, black and COM
plete line OF colors, the best ever
shown at s125, 90
special ........ ...........
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Other Bloomfield News.

Mrs. Frederick Weigtz, of Des
Moines, corresponding secretary of the
state federation Of women's clubs, ac-
companied by her son, are Mrs. w. J..
Steckle's guests for a week
Miss Ada Spencer attended the
Last Days of Pompeii'' in Ottumwa
Saturday. Isl *
Joe Davis returned Saturday from
Howard, South Dakota, where he has
been spending the past summer as SUI
perintendent of a creamery. Mr.. Davis
returned on account of i'll health.
Misses Edith Appleton and Hemmie
Mills leave this week for Burlington
where they will enter college and take
a business course.
Miss Elva Plank, of Sioux City, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Plank.
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been unanimously renominated as his
own successor.
we endorse the wise and able adj
mlnlstration Of Governor Cummins
and commend his courageous and fear.
less position, upon all questions per-
tanning to the welfare of the people
and for the best interests of our com.
monwealth.
we endorse the course of or honor
ed and distinguished citizen, Col. S. A.
Moore, who SO ably represented our
country in the last general assembly
and look with just pride upon the rec
ord made by him feeling that the coun.
try has been honored by his SER
vice. We renew our pledge of econ
omy in country affairs and expressing
our appreciation of the liberal support
OF our county ticket at the last cleo.
ton. We cordially solicit like support
for the ticket named by this conven-
ton, believing that the management
of the offices which come under our
control by reason of the results of the
last election to be such as to merit the
support of the people of the county
for the ticket named by this conven-
ton.
B. F. Carroll then introduced the
following resolution which was read
by the clerk and also adopted by the
convention:
Resolved, By the republicans of Da.
Wis county, through their representa-.
tives in convention assembled, that in
this and subsequent conventions until
otherwise ordered, when the nomina.
ton for Office of member of the board
of supervisors is reached only the pre-
cincts and townships included within
the supervisors district from which
the supervisor is to be elected shall
vote upon such nomination and that
when the said precincts and townships
shall by majority vote of the dele
gates to which such precincts and
| townships are entitled, have nominal
ed the said candidates for members OF
| board of supervisors, shall be ratified
by the county convention.
The convention was we'll attended
the court room presenting from the
rostrum perfect sea of interested
faces while in the rear portion of the
hall the wall was lined with men
Perfect harmony prevailed throughout
the session and the people are well
pleased with the county ticket now in
the field.
Il AL. -
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Black Pebble Cheviot.

We can't describe this cloth as it
should be. Clear out of the class
of the ordinary s1.25 and s1.5o
goods. better in weave, nicer in fin
ish, purer dyes and longer for wear,
we should sell over thousand
yards of it this season at 90
our price, a yard only. -. I.VU
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
High School Seniors Defeat Methodists

4 one-sided but interesting game Of
football took place on the island Tues
day afternoon between the High school
senior class team and team repre-
senting the Methodist Sunday school,
the final score standing 80 in favor
of the schoolboys Although the teams
were of about equal weight the school
players were much faster on their feet
and had little difficulty in making
large gains on end runs They We're
also successful in bucking the line.
The Methodists were weak in offensive
play and only once threatened their
goal. The features Of the
contest were the long end runs by
Averill. Arnold'S tsckling and Hall
playing at tackle. The lineup:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Dancing Glasses

MS Frank Baldwin wishes to announce to
",r people ot Brattleboro and vicinity that ,he
WIZ commence her dancing lesson, in Grange
nan on Friday and saturday OCT q and $.
Adults DESTROYS Of Joining are requested 10 be
present at o'clock on Friday evening, oc,. a
The juvenile class will meet on SATURDAY. after
noon oct. p at o'clock. Private cla,.e, can
he arranged if desired
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
QQllndham County 3rformer
SPECIAL NOTICE.

ont'i further notice the Reformer
office will be open for business
'narsday and Saturday evenings
OF each week, and Will close at 6
p. m. other evenings,