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fierce, Gen, d., election work $50
eek, a. W., registration. ....... ESQ
aupe, Thayer, election work. ..-.. $50
iced, n. F, election rent ........ 300
,iggs, A. W., election work. 80. 400
sowiand, Jno.. election work. $500. 60
ieno, +. H.. election work .. 400
seno. Norman, election work. -. 400
iced, Theoph.. election work. $50. 425
teinhard, j. W., election work !. 500
robertson, w. H., election work.. 4.50
Eggs. A. W., election work. ...... 400
sowland, Jno., election work. -. SEQ
'amsell w. b.. election work. -. $50
tahns Edw.. election work. ...... $50
seynolds. A. L., election work.. $50
.oemer. G. A., election work. 80. 400
sogers. j. H., election work. $3.50. $50
rose, w. F., election work. ....... $50
sapp w. W., election work. ..... 500
'chwartZ, Chas., election work. -. 500
'tnher. c. H.. election work. -. COG
'choech, Walter, election work. 425
'wearingen. S H., election work.. $50
tewart. E. p. election work. 80. T23
pangler, Lewis, election work. 500
'tcvcns. j. F., election work -. $50
'todghill. VIM. election work. 80. 400
tuber. H., election work. -. 400
teyens. f. c.. election work. ~. 500
Nllivan. c. W.. election work. -. 600
'cnlley. Geo. W., election work.. 600
Hherell. Sumner, election work. -. 450
Hulltn. =. D.. elecI1On rent. 0uD
Scott. l.. B., registration ........ $3.50
Swenson, L. L., election work. - 425
stephenson, g. T., election work. 400
Saturday Herald. PRINTING elect. 5000
trout, II. t., election work. $500. 4.5n
fncnnrson, Geo. election work.. 4.OO
"urk. Geo. Il. election work. 500
Ninsley, chas, election work -. 300
'homas. 7. c.. election work. So. 400
front, II. L.. election rent. ...... 400
'Ttterback. Frank, election work. 200
Toodford. II. T.. election work. 4.25
AVarder, A, d.. election work. -. 500
Watts, Jno., election work .... $50
Veidman, Henry, Jr., election work 500
veidenfeller, j. N. election work. $50
Wehber, l.. A. election work. 80. 400
wilson. L. f., election work. -. 500
wilson. j. f., election work $50. $50
Nhitcomb. Frank. election work. AGO
Wolf, $. r. election work. ....... GOO
Watts, f. D.. election work. .,.. 500
Wittenmyer. d. F.. election work.. o1O
Whitney. w. A., registration. 49,. $3.50
Young, JAS a.. election work. .... $50
yeager, w. G., election work. 80. 400
Young, jacob, election work. ~. 20
Total $50. -. .....:....... .$1.145.11
I. II. HAMMOND,
- County Auditor.
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Board PROCEEDINGS,

PROCEEDINGS of the bcord Of suner
visors Thursday. November 70. 1919
heinD the fourth day of the November
session.
Board net, oil members pros ant
Minutes of tho rrevious days session
read ond annrcved.
Petition. of the city of Ottumwa FOR
ahatoraert of tovas on a niece of land
in D"hloraea township used for pes:
house, granted.
The contract for furnishing cool for
the ensuing yeor for tho court house
Jail and to narnars of Ott,,r,wa city
YVES awarded to tho Star Coal 60.
The hcard adiorr-ad to meet Mon
day, December 4 COG.
Jrhn Nt"Ulrov. Chairman.
Attest: 7. r.. Fammond,
County Auditor.
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Martinsburg.

Martinsburg. Dec. Ia. Bacon and
family spent Sunday With Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ Bacon, east of town.
Revival services at the Methodist
Episcopal church will be continued this
week.
P. Porter and Miss L. Porter were
i'll Hedrick Saturday
". P. Britain and family, formerly
of Oskaloosa, have moved here.
Messrs. F. z. Speirs. Geo. Brown.
M. Shultz and Orian Glass attended a
concert at Clay last Tuesday eve
ming, o. Glass assisting the Mills or
chestra of Richland.
The Glass orchestra furnished mu-
sic for the club dance at Fremont Oh
Friday evening.
w. Bryson and James r. Speirs left
for Colorado Saturday evening.
Geo. Carlyle of Richland was in
town Monday. Fl
Miss Clara Howell is quite sick.
l.. o. Sheridan of 1oka was in town
last Monday.
A. j. Johnson is on the sicl. list.
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NOT MANY ISSUED.
4 FALLING orr IN TIE ISSUANCE
MARRIAGE LICENSES DUR.
ING NOVEMBER.
Hrhirty-Nlne Certificates Were Written
in County Clerk n. w. MchaeIs' OF.
fice-Two Less Than October The.
List in Full.

Thlrty-nine was the number of mar
efiage licenses issued at the office Of
County clerk H. W.Michael during the
month OF November. This is falling
eli Of two from the previous month,
November, however is not considered
a good month for the sale Of certitt
Gates as there is generally falling
off when the first chilling winds APP
pear.
Business was the most brisk on Mo-
Nember 25 the eve of Thanksgiving.
when seven licenses We're issued, al
though November is, shows UP we'll,
i've being distributed. The following
licenses to wed were written in the
month Of November.
The Licenses.
Nov. 3.-Thomas P. Cough!in. and
Miss Dollie Mabis.
Ernest McFadden and Miss Cas-,
sic Funk.
Henry Christie and Miss Maggie
siil B. Williams.
J. l.. O'Brien and Miss Clara NJ.
Vaughn.
Noy. 4-Walter Coon and Miss Edna
v. Hodge.
Lewis A. Jones and Miss Bertha
L. Anthony.
Emery NJ. Robertson and Miss Lo-
"a s. Murray
Nov. 5.JFIerlnan D. Collins and Miss
Nlirnie o'Brien.
Nov Wilbur w. HASTE and Miss
Lora Lowe.
John e. Strother and Miss Emma
l.. Brown
Nov. 1G--Wilham j. Abercrombie and
Miss Flora Handy.
Nov. 14-Albert NJ. Leyes and Miss
Maude Fletcher
George D. Bailey and Miss Gertig
Bailey
Herbert l. Kline and Miss Nettie M
Ado'rE Lathrop and Miss Blanche
Prise.
Nov. r.. gorge Stewart and Miss
Asgia Bradshaw.
Oscar W. Allen and Miss Mollie1
Doggett.
Patrick D. Queeney and Miss
Alice j. Rimmer.
William 7. S. Goodwin and Miss
Mary Mace.
jacob s.. Roquette aud Miss Louie
lttstftOTI.
Nov. q ckorles B.. Mu.linex and
Miss B4aAchette NJ. Hendricks.
F. Leroy Redmond and Miss
Blaache Knight.
Harry a. Wooln and Miss Wayne
Wise. -
N.B. Talbott and Miss Arilla
Blalyely. Il
Noy. 23-N-ilburt C. Kepple and Miss
Wyonna S. Lepper.
David ]. Lilley and Miss Mary E
Murphy.
John s klderdice and Miss Lillian
II. reGonkey.
Nov. "a alvin S,Grinstead and Miss
Matilda S. Herberger
sss Georre Simeon and Miss Welthy
IL n. Elerick.
Cbaglas Toole and Miss Inez|
Scot.
Nov. 25.--Ray L. Cromwell and Miss
Mary Greendahl
William 3. Exceceen and Miss
Honore E. Doyle.
Pleasant B. Giles and Miss Ada
L. Ogborn.
Ora G. Wilson and Miss Mary N.
Glothlen.
Frank X. Morris and Miss valla
M. Burgess.
Andrew s. Hermann and Miss
Nellie M. Swope.
Albert 2. lsenhour and Miss Visa
Thurston
Nov 2G.-Richard Jefferson and Miss
Margaret w. Ellison.
Nov 2S.-James T. West and Miss
Lou Waddle.
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OUR g UARANTsE
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with complete directions for home cure.
Sample Sent Free by writing Blood Balm
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Sold in Ottumwa. Ia, by W. l.. Sargent,
Main and Market SITS Call Or write. Blood
Balm sent by express.
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A KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN.
Or. Hunter is the Only Republican
Member from His State.

Frankfort. KY, Dec, The Ken
lucky election commission yesterday
issued a certificate or election 10 CON
gress from The Eleventh district of
Dr. w. Godfrey Hunter of Cumberland
county. Late minister TO Guatemala.
He was elected ar the special election
held on November 1g last 10 succeed
the late Vincent Boreing and to fiji
out an unexpired term of one year. Dir.
Hunter is the only republican con-
gresham from Kentucky.
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MURDERER OBTAINS STAY.
Sentence of Death Passed Upon Alfred
A. knaop is pelayed.

Hamilton. O., Dec. 1.-The circuit
conrt has granted the motion for a
stay of execution of the sentence of
death passed upon Alfred A. KNAPP for
the murder of his wife. The execution
Was set for December II and stay
has been granted for thirty days.
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Balance Of the day was devoted to
the examination of claims.
The board adjourned to meet
Wednesday, November 18th. 1908, at
$50 a. m. John M. McElroy.
M Chairman.
Attest: ]. H. Hammond, County Au-
ditor ~
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Minutes of the previous days ses-
sion read and approved.
The board then proceeded to the
completion of the canvas of the elec-
ton returns. which was as follows:
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Thomas spent their Thanksgiving va
cation at the parental homes in North
English.
c. L. Millhouse, wife and daugh-
ter are visiting at the c. H. Millhouse
home.
Mrs. e. q. Wilson of Washington is
the guest of relatives here.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of John w. DoIghertN who
died Friday morning will be held from
the late home Sunday afternoon at
$3.50.
win Martin of Kansas is here for a
lengthy visit with his sister, Mrs. Bart
Gregory.
DR.. Hancher of the ]. w. U. lee
The Real Boy" 1t was pronounced
the best thing of the kind heard in
Keota for years. 1t was the first num-
Der Of the EpworthN lecture course
The P. E. O.'s held Very pleasant
session at the home of Mrs. John
Hamilton last Monday evening. The
occasion was the initiation of Mrs.
w. r. Charlton and Miss Bessie
Bray.
Columbus Junction and Keota play
ed football Thanksgiving. The score
was to In favor of Keota.
Blackhawk.
Blackhawk, Dec. Twill Jordon of
near Moulton visited last Monday and
Tuesday at the T. w. Bean home.
Oliver Prever and family visited
last Monday at the William Brown
home.
Tenny Morrison and Rosa May Coop
were married Sunday. November %.
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. H. Coop. Esquire Morri-
son, father Of the groom. ofticiated.
The bride is one of Davis county's
most popular young women. The
Mark Albright and family of Ash
grove, visited recently at the William
Brown hcne.
II. J. Smith of Drakeville was a
pleasant caller at this place last Sun
day evening.
Joe Hopkins and Misses Lille and
Ethel Ellison attended the Coop Nor
rison wedding.
Miss Alice Barnes visited last week
with her grandmother at BlalIes-
burg.
Mrs. G. W. Smith was a recent vis-
tor at the Brown home.
competine.
Competine, Dec. Mrs. VIM. Nc
MILAN has returned to her home in
Marshall, Mo.
Miss Alice Dickens of Bladensburg,
spent last week here with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. B. Phelps visited
in Sigourney Sunday.
Mrs. c. Breon is home from a two
weeks visit with relatives in North
Dakota.
The l. o. Q. f. lodge members gave
an oyster supper November 10.
Mrs. H. c. Jennings returned last
week from a months visit in La
Plata, Mo.
Mrs. Harvey Eller is very low. She
is now at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. e. D. Davis.
T. b. Maxwell of Fairfield and Mr.
Graham of Des Moines. We're here last
week.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super
yisors, Monday, November the 9th,
1865, being the first day OF the Novem.
Der session.
Board met. all members present.
'fhe board then proceeded to the can
vas OF the returns OF the last general
election and after degoring the day
10 the same, adjourned TO meet Tues.
day, November the 10th, at $50 a.
n John NJ McE1roy,
Chairman.
Attest: |. f. Hammond, County
Auditor
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keota.

Keota, Dec. 1.-The funeral of Jo-
;eph Kramer was held from the Pres
1yterian church Friday afternoon at
1880 o'clock.
ia. Y. Asllby and family of Wash
ington spent Thanksgiving here with
relatives.
Miss Estelle Fish is home for a
short vacation from school work in
illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mccarty of Del
"a. are visiting the parental Stewart
tome. Z,
Mrs. Bess Eaton Masters was called
70 Chicago Wednesday by the critical
illness of her father, j. f. Eaton, who
S in a hospital there
The dEath of John Lyle occurred at
The home Of his brother in law. FEN
ry Hagst, Friday morning ar -: 80.
Funeral services were held in the
Prssbyrsrian church at Scotland OH
sabbath morning at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Jennie Winner OF 'Wellrnan WIS.,
tied her nephew. Roy Turnipseed, over
Sunday.
Miss Ida Cottor of oxford left for
Wellnan Sunday after several days
visit with Miss Ella Mclaughlin
Miss Bernice Williams and Miss
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NEIGHEORHOoD NEWSs
oOOOoOooO
Winchester.

Winchester, Dec. lon Tuesday
last was the twenty fifth birthday OF
Irving Williams His mother and
,rothers planned II surprise for him
on the following evening, SO his sis
-er. Esther who makes her home in
'airfield, could be present. A large
number Of friends, both old and young.
assembled at their cheerful home, COM
pletely surprising Irving and his wife.
served and a delightful time is report
by all present.
Thanksgiving day passed off quietly
here. 49 81
Seneca Delp of ottunlwa came down
November rs to see his friend, Charlie
Corr
George and James Kerr have bought
the Teal Telephone company proper
ty and will continue the service as
heretofore.
Nelson Beans and sisters, Dana and
Marie, also Robert Morrison attend
I'd the Thanksgiving services at Mt.
ion Presbyterian church Thanksgiv-
ing evening.
Thomas Williams, wife and family
enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at Hen
ny Hootnan's near Mt. Zion. The
young people took part in the exer-
cises at the church in the evening.
Ernest Mcpherson returned to his
home here the first of the week.
Miss Florence Williams is suffering
with malaria
Price Meek and wife. also Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Swearingen took dinner
With Mrs. S. f. Hawbaker last Sun
lay.
There will be a Christmas tree and
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frake, from north Of
Fairfield. were in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hastings spent
asst Wednesday evening, at the home
of Mr.. Bean.
Subscribers of the Courier are much
pleased at the change in the paper as
I is received three times week now
1t is an excellent paper.
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Agency.
Agency, Nov. so-Mr. and Mrs.
-sichard Jones of Pennsylvania are
listing with Mr.. and Mrs. L. f..
ones.
c. E. Caldwell has moved here ex-
)ecting to make it his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher of Malvern,
AVE been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carry.
w. F. Clements has returned from
New Mexico, where he has been for
ONE time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank wilcoxen are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Wilcoxen.
Mrs. G. F. Goltry will teach the
Round Point school.
Mrs. A. Rifle and son Ray, Miss
Minnie and Lloyd Nye we're Mt. Plea
ant visitors Thanksgiving.
Mrs. w. w. Ruckman Of Ottumwa
.lsited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs, An
iIrOnl last last weal,
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Clements of Chi
ago, are visiting their parents, Mr..
Ind Mrs. W. F. Clements.
II. G. Vangandt fell and hurt him
self last week and is confined to his
bed
Misses Edna Peck and Madge Van
5andt visited Miss Ella Lawson in OF
tumwa over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Connolly and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Connolly of Chi
ago. spent Thanksgiving with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Connolly.
MI. and Mrs Otis Shadford are Wis
ting in Bloomfield.
L. +. Newell went to Chicago yes
terday on business.
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Woodland Vale.

woodland Vale, Dec. 1.-C. Powell of
Oskaloosa attended the anniversary
supper given by the Joy lodge. 1. o..
10. F., November 20.
Mrs Emma Thompson and Mrs.
Martha Moore, who have been. visit
ing relatives here. returned to their
home at KelIerton last Friday.
Miss Gertrude Henry visited at
Kirkville last week
Mrs. Frank Jones died Saturday.
November 81. and was inferred at
Abingdon cemetery, Monday. Novem-
Der %.
Miss Anna Roberts visited Hendrick
friends Sunday.
Miss Nina Kiews of Pekin visited
her sister. Mrs. H. \. Henry Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bricker of Eggs
vile, H.. who have been visiting at
this place, left for their home Sat
urday.
Mrs. James Burnaugh died Monday.
November 20. at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Rifle, at Yampa. Her
remains will be inferred in the COM
petine cemetery today.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Schedule of election claims allowed
hv the hood Of -"nervisors at the No
WERNER 1903 sec IN.
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brookyiIle.

Brookville, Dec. Mrs Hubby Mar
tin and son moved to her old home
in Illinois last week, where they will
make their future home. This estima-
Bile woman will be greatly missed in
church work here. but the good wishes
of her many friends go with her.
Miss Anna McClintic closed her fall
term of school Friday. November 20.
She is giving splendid satisfaction and
will teach the winter and spring terms.
She left for Lockridge November 81,
where she spoke at the teachers con-
vention.
Joe Pagan is enjoying visit at
home, after an absence of more than
a year.
Ed Pagan and sons have returned
from Missouri where they have been
blowing on the farm Mr.. Pagan re-
Gently purchased. and where they will
move in February.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral of Mrs. Wells. She died
very suddenly at the home of her son
near Packwood, November 81. while
visiting there. Mrs. Wells grew to
Woman hood near here and has spent
her entire life here. She was a kind
neighbor. faithful wife and a very
devoted mother. She leaves eight
children, a host of grandchildren and
several great grandchildren to mourn
her loss. All were present at the fun
eral but two sons and daughter in
Dakota. She was laid to rest in the
Gantz cemetery, one mile south of
here.
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sors, Tuesday. November the 10th
1908, being the second day Of the No.
veIlber session.
Board met. sll members present.
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Board Proceedings.

Proceedings OF the board of supcryl.
Warren sheaf., 1903-07-23
THE PENALTY OF IGXoRAxC1. C

THE PENALTY OF IGNORANCE.
Z He was one of those rare and queer
specimens who in some manner had
lodged and neglected all the splendid
educational advantages whish h America
offers its young people and at the age
of forty-five could neither read nor
write, save that he had learned how to
write his name in a sort of crows foot
fashion. He was a worker and, having
Inherited some property from his IA
ther, knew how to successfully raise
hogs and corn and had made himself.
quite we'll off. One day gang of tree
peddlers got after him and loaded him
up with an order for almost $1,000
worth of stuf trees and plants which
could not possibly survive single
northern Winter-he in his ignorance
actually not knowing what he had
bought or how large a sum he had
obligated himself to pay. When he did
find out there was blood on the moon,
but the agents We're gone, and his or
der, an ironclad one so far as he was
concerned. was in the hands Of COM
pany which will pick him clean if
they can. If we We're in his place we
would quit raising hogs and corn for a
couple of years. attend the country
school and meanwhile apply for tie al
pointment Of an administrator to lock
after the business. While it is true
that a sucker is born every minute it
is not often that one of this kind is
hatchnd 33t > 5sfs E4s 3s55a
Warren sheaf., 1903-07-23
oBTArSizDl On THE 4 &.

LIVING OBTAINED ON THE s., XIs II 3
The living secured BY the man eli 4 .ssss
farm is often entirely overlooked VI
summing up the disad dvantages con
nected with farm life, and what sach
llivingsis worth is proper to inyestiga
The man in town who 4 h;ls to buy ey cry
thing which enters into his daily liyiro
knows well enough that ia good part 70 6
his earnings goes for this purpose. Tie
farmer has no house rent to pay, no
water tax, no heavy nlunicinal ia * and
he is almost entirely exempt from the
hundred and one calls on benevolent.
Charitable and pub blic5 ccount, a species
OF municipal tribute from which iii is
utterly impossible for the town resi-
dent to escape. On any well managed
farm all tile breadstuffs needed fer
family use are obtained, also the milk
butter, cream. eggs, poultry ], We egetaI5t
and fruits, and all of these of the ye..li
best are found on the farm Tie billie
fare at the farm home is always gna
quite often more varied and of las.
more costly things tl.an would sss*5
found on the table of Z. 47' 1-cr;,se
resident. Now, assuming tudt t.s5iSsSssa
are seven persons in the average fs,,s,
home-the man, his VIE, four chlid-..ss}
and hired mani it supposable tlssSla
they could live as they Go for less ths,,s
500 per year, if they lived as well iss
town? Now, this 500 should in IA,
fairness be credited. with house rent
say $3.50 more to the advantage of liv4
ing on the farm, when the fact is that
very little account is made of it by the
majority of people.
Warren sheaf., 1903-07-23

Where one has a large clover field 1t
is almost imperative that some Of it
must be cut before it is just right in
order to save the last of it in good
shape. There are only about three
days when the clover is just right to
cut, and that is when hree-fourths Of,
the blossoms have turned brown.
Warren sheaf., 1903-07-23

4 When -four sells at over a dollar a
sack it will pay the farmer to raise his
own bread timber, provided his land is
suited to wheat crop. Il
Warren sheaf., 1903-07-23

A wet spring followed by a dry sum-.
mer almost always brings fruitful
year. The damage wrought by dry
spring is hard to overcome.