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North Fairview.

North Fairview, April 30.-Mrs. l..
Mcconnell and son Basil visited at the
Loveless home last week.
Mr. Jacobs and family visited at the
Bartholow home Sunday.
The party at Lew Arnett's Saturday
evening was well attended. All re-
port fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Rube Johnston and son
Ralph of Birmingham visited at the
Stever home Saturday.
w. Manning and daughter, Miss
Anna were Fairfield visitors one day
last week
Della Stever is visiting with rela-
tives in Fairfield.
A large number of people are attend
ing the meetings at I4ibertyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Valley and family
visited at the Petzinger home Sunday
VIM. Cowen and Mrs. Nellie Hubbard
and daughter Dora visited at the Love
less home Sunday.
Ralph Armstrong of Des Moines Wis
tied with his parents Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Beale is visiting relatives
| in Libertyyille.
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Keota, April 3O.Alfred Jones and
family of Wellman visited with rela-
tives at Wellman over Sunday.
Oscar McNamee was here day or
two last week. visiting numerous
friends and relatives. He has charge
of the Rock Island station at Harvey.
+ E. B. Brown was a Kinross visitor
Monday.
Will Weiser of Groton, South Dako-
ia, is in Keota looking after business
interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Schmidt and baby,
Eva, of Mira, visited at the parental
home over Sunday.
Roy Turnipseed spent Sunday in
Wellman.
Keota sent a delegation of forty to
Oskaloosa Tuesday to see and hear
the President.
Miss Margaret Stewart of Washing
ton was the guest of her father from
Saturday till Monday
! L. j. Anderson is very ill with stom
ach trouble.
Miss Maud Starr and sister of Sig
Quincy were guests at R. l.. Richard
sons the first OF the week.
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Foster.
Foster, April 30.-John Morgan, of
Cleveland, is visiting at the home OF
Howell Price.
Sarah Lambert and Goldie Haddock
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aughter-in-law, Mrs. Agnes M. Stew
art, of this place.
B. P. Cashier is a st. Louis visitor
this week.
G. j. Spencer and OFT Dunkin of Lo-
villa were transacting business in
town yesterday.
Chas. B. French of st. Louis was
in town yesterday on business.
VIM. Rosen of Davenport is trans,
acting business in town this morning
]. E. Mcdaniel of Fairfield was an
Abba visitor yesterday.
Ed Brawley of Ottumwa was in town
on business yesterday.
A. G. Bagley of Keokuk is transact
ing business in town this morning.
G. w. johnson of Tracy is transact
ing business in town this morning.
John Orr and l.. R. Rosenbrook were
transacting business in town yester
day.
M. C. Brainard, Frank E. johnson
and Will Mills of Des Moines were il
Abba yesterday on business.
j. N. Ballew of Osceola is transact
ing business in town this morning.
! Mark Hills of Eldon is in town thi
morning on business.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday by the clerk of the distric
court to Frank F. Cook, aged %, ant
Miss Mollie M. Gilmore, aged Is, boil
| of Hynes.
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BEGIN TO ERECT NEW CHURCH
Rev. A. Norrbom, President of the
Synod of Iowa, to officiate at the
ceremonies-other Charlton News
Happenings
Plan for Ceremony.

Charlton, April 3O-The laying of
the corner stone for the new Swedish
Lutheran church will take place at the
church site Monday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. A. Norrbom of Swedes-
burg, president of the Iowa confer
eence of the Angustana Synod will Off
ciate. Below is given the program that
will be carried out:
Hymn Congregation.
Prayer-Rev. M. G. Mum.
Laying of the corner stone, con-
Quoted by Rev. Norrbom.
Account made OF the list OF articles
I to be put in the corner stone by Rev.
4 ]. B. Borg.
Address qn Swedish)by Rev Norr.
bonn.
Song of Praise-Choir
Offering-Tallen for the building
fund.
Address Gin English) by Rev. B. f
Miller.
Song of praise-Choir.
Benediction.
Among the articles which will be
placed in the corner stone will be a
copy of each Of the Charlton papers
A copy of the Swedish and English
church papers. Minutes in regard tc
the building of the church A copy
of ministers who have had charge O
the church. The present officers o.
the church, and the names OF the
building committee. The public il
general is invited to attend the eXer
cises.
Charlton Personals.
Garabed Binyatian of Smyrna Tur
key, will give a lecture this evening a
the Christian church, Subject: "Tht
Origin of Mohammedan Religion ant
the Armenian Crisis" Go and .hea
this noted speaker
'fne mason work on the new Pythial
& temple was finished yesterday and tn,
timers are busy putting on the root
+ The building will soon be ready TO
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relatives and friends near here last

relatives and friends near here last
week.
There will be preaching at the Bap-
fist church south of here next Sunday
night.
]. L. Dodd has resumed his duties
as travelling salesman after few
days visit with his parents.
Several from this place and Mora.
via attended the speaking in Oskaloo-
sa and Ottumwa Tuesday
G. M. DuVall and family visited
friends here recently.
Mrs. John Lowell entertained
friends at her home Sunday evening
Ezra Coltrain was Moravia visitor
a few days ago.
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Abba.

Abba, April 30,-Cold weather and a
light snow prevailed here last night,
and it is feared that considerable dam
age to the fruit will result.
The Kalor meetings at the First
Presbyterian church are drawing good
crowds and are very interesting. The
speaking will be repeated every night
this week.
Rev. VIM. Porter accompanied Mrs.
Stewart as far as Charlton this morn
ing. She is going to her home in To
peka, Kan, after short visit with her
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ormanvilIe.

Ormanville, April 3d., Anderson
Skinner died Saturday, April rs, at
6: 30 p. M, of consumption. Interment
was made in the Point Isabel GENE
terry by the side of his mother, on
April 81. Rev. Christopher Heckart
conducted the obsequies.
Mesdames Sarah Overturf and Sar-
ah Ealiin are both conyalescing.
E. c. Hopwood and son Clarence, Of
Ottumwa We're recent visitors of the
G. M. Thomas home.
Lawyer Rankin and family, of OF
| tumwa, were Sunday visitors at the
A. w. Rankin home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. David Belger were en-,
tertained at dinner at the Van Wrinkle
home by Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Thomas
James Blizzard is building a new
residence.
William Overturf has gone to Mis-
souri, to see his brother, Jacob, who
is very i'll.
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Maple Grove, April 3o.-Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Dodd were in Morayia Mon
day.
Mrs. Cras. Hicks and daughter Miss
Leona departed Monday for Abba. .
Mrs. Turpha Norton is seriously Ill
at this time
Mrs. Charles Barley is on the sick
list.
Prof. stamm of Des Moines visited
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield April 30.-Fred Powell
and Mabel Davies, two of Bloomfield's
highly respected and popular young
people were quietly married Sunday,
April 26, at Moulton The ceremony
was performed by and at the residence
of Colonel ]. West, at 8 o'clock p. m.
The fact of their marriage was with
held from even their most intimate
friends until Wednesday, when the Sc
cret was divulged, since which time
they have been receiving congratula
tons from host of friends Mr. Pow
ell came to this place from Moulton
about two years ago. and is first
class young man. The bride is the cid.
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Da.
vies, and is young lady of splendid
qualities. She has a wide sircle of
friends in Bloomfield, where she has
lived all her life. Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
will go to housekeeping in one of the
properties of Mrs. Young, north
west of the public square.
Hon. S. S. Carruthers, accompanied
by Mrs Carruthers, departed Tuesday
evening over the Wabash for ST. Louis
where Mr.. Carruthers will attend a
meeting of the Iowa commissioners OIL
the Worlds Fair, at the Planters no
tel May /.
Mr. and Mrs James ]. Traverse re
turned to their home in Humphreys
Mo, Wednesday, after an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Bloomfield and vicinity
w 7. Dupree, d. M. Reed, J. A. War
rington, Mrs G. Hazelwood and G. A
Hazelwood returned Tuesday from
South Dakota, where they have eacf
filed claim for government land.
j. NJ. Henderson of Milton visited al
| the Swift home in this city Tuesday
Fred g1esse, who went over to OF
tumwa Tuesday evening to see Presi
dent Roosevelt, was victim of pick
pockets while there, who relieved Mr.
Hess of SIS.
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North English.

North English, April 30.--About
twenty-five people from here visited
Ottumwa Tuesday to see President
Roosevelt. They all report pleasant
time.
Mrs. w. e. Stump, daughter, Besse,
and little son George went to Oslsa-
loosa yesterday. Mrs. Stump returned
home the same evening.
q. S. Parker attended the funeral of
his daughter, who died at Bladensburg,
Sunday Tuesday the funeral occur.
red at Agency under the auspices OF
the Masonic lodge. Interment at
Agency
Hadden Smith come in Wednesday
Morning from Oskaloosa for a few
days visit with relatives and friends
Misses Venia Baker Emma Troger
and Alice CARRIER drove to LAHORE
Monday and attended county conven
ton of the Sunday School Union. They
returned home Tuesday.
David Gilcbrist and wife went to Os
kaloosa Monday to visit an adopted
son living there.
William Reed of Wellman was a call
er8 in North English Tuesday.
William Doel and daughter, Bertha
attended an l. o. o. F. celebration at
| Deep River last week
i Mrs. w. d. Humphrey and baby are
visiting relatives at Delta this week.
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Moravia.

Moravia, April 30.-A large num-
Der of citizens left for Des Moines OF
tumwa and Oskaloosa Tuesday to see
President Roosevelt
VIM. Blalely, who has been visiting
in Centerville, returned home Mon
day.
James Caster has moved his family
from Darby and will make this city
his future home.
The Wabash railroad company has
rebuilt it's section houses which were
recently destroyed by fire.
Sheriff Davis, of Centeryille, was
| here on business Tuesday
| Mrs. Fred Buckmaster and Mrs
Buck were shopping in Centerville
Monday.
R. K. Johnson, who has been i'll al
his home for the past three months
is reported no better.
Mrs. Will Thomas and daughter Ro
ma will leave for Oklahoma Territory
next week for months visit with rel
atives.
VIM. Graham, who came in from
| Oklahoma Territory few weeks ago
to visit his family, returned to hi!
work last Monday.
Fred Buckmaster has been appoint
ed city marshal.
/ Word has reached here that MI
and Mrs. Harry Pabst have located il
Missouri and are more than please
with their fine farm.
/ Manager Mcdonald, of the Moravi
Telephone company, who has bee
confined to his bed with measles,
now able to be at his office.
Z Work has commenced on the tw
new brick blocks on the west side c
the square.
VIM. Hines, of Seymour, transacte
business in the city Monday.
Johnnie Nelson, of Abba, paid tn
town visit Wednesday.
DR.. Patterson, of Unionville, passe
through the city Monday enroute t
Des Moines to see the President.
Foster.
Foster, April 30.-John Morgan, {
Cleveland, is visiting at the home
Howell Price.
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EohtoWn.

Bobtown, April 30.--Died, at 1:30 p.
M, Monday April 81, at her home Mrs
AIDA Hawel, wife of Newton Hawel
The funeral took place Tuesday. Ser
vices were held at the residence aft
er which the remains were brought
to Morris Hill cemetery and inferred.
Mrs. Arnold OF Ottumwa was visit
ing her son, Henry, of Coon Flat, last
week.
Jack Simmons of Pickel avenue il
on the sick list.
Mrs. Johnson of Adair county is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Walker,
and family of Hynes street.
Rev. VIM. Walker of Hyner street,
spent very pleasant day with his old
friend, John Thomas and family of
South Ottumwa, Saturday.
| Quite number OF people of this city
went TO Ottumwa to see the President
| Tuesday.
Ada Quincy is on the sick list.
EIdon.
Eldon, April 29.-J. Selicks, w. Tay-
lor, j. Collins and r. B. Vermylo of
Unionville were visitors in this city
today.
Miss Ethel Sheers, east of this city,
was in Ottumwa shopping today.
Mrs. r. A. Sawyers and daughter,
Beryl, of Oskaloosa, pessed through the
city today enroute to Unionville.
Mrs. A. E. Landman left today for a
visit with relatives.
| Misses Cora Ritz, Mae Isbell and
Florence Baker were Ottumwa visit
ors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Schillinger were OF
tumwa visitors yesterday
Mrs. G. G. Kenelly and Miss Mayme
Doolay were Ottumwa callers yester.
day.
Mrs. J. Scott was an Ottumwa visit
or yesterday.
Miss Florence Russell was an Ottum-
wa caller yesterday.
Mrs. w. M. Robinson and Mrs. L.
Ross of Laddsdale were in the city
shopping today
Miss Alice DowelI was an Ottumwa
visitor yesterday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. O. Gale of Unionville
passed through the city today, enroute
home from Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Cox xand daugh.
/ ter, Myrna and Miss Sylvia Grow were
Ottumwa callers yesterday.
/ Ed Friend, Ream Baker, Bob and
Harry Grow, Frank Willard, Willie
Stauffer and Geo. knight were Ottum-
4 wa visitors yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. n Lutz were Ottum.
wa visitors yesterday.
Misses Blanche and Hazel Workman
of Mt Zion returned home today, after
1 a pleasant visit with relatives in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore left today
for few days visit with relatives il
Mt. Zion.
4 Miss Birdie Ritz returned home aft
er few days visit with friends in OF
/ tumwaa
4 Mrs. H. Flint and son, aHrry, return
ed home today, after a visit in Ottum
wa
\ I. Mckinney of Des Moines is visit
ing friends and relatives at this place
w. H. Crow and j. Reed were Ottum
wa visitors yesterday.
Mi. and Mrs G. M. B. Myers were
Ottumwa visitors yesterday
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was shopping in Moravia last Monday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Husted is seriously i'll.
Mrs. John Terry and son went to
Ottumwa Monday to visit with Mrs.
j. C. Hale, 507 Fellows avenue, and
to see the President
The meetings at the Methodist Epis-
copal church closed last Monday ev-
ening and Rev. Groom and wife re
turned to their home at Unionville.
They had very successful meeting
here.
Joseph Elsdon, of Buxton, is here
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Reece
Thomas.
Evan Hughes, of Hooking. was Wis
iting friends and relatives here Mon
day
| John Robinson and Ben Fisher were
transacting business in Ottumwa a
| few days last week.
George Darby has commenced the
erection of a six room dwelling on his
farm just west of town.
Revs. WhitloclS and Clark, of Bromp
ton, attended church in Foster Sunday
night.
| Mrs Ira Hustled is confined to hel
bed with the measles. DR.. Cross is
caring for the case.
A large delegation went to Ottumwa
| to see the President.
| Mrs. VIM. Rector returned from OF
tumwa last Saturday after visit o.
several days with friends and rela
! tives.
4 Mrs. Sarah Smith returned to hel
home in keb after weeks visit a
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
1 Oscar Erickson.
1 Coal was struck in the air shaft a
the Shepperd mines Tuesday night
which will enable the company to pu
quite number of miners to work.
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pleasant Ridge.

Pleasant Ridge, April 30.-Bruce
Taylor was business caller in OF
tumwa last Friday.
E. Thomas and family, Frank Kerr
and Bryon Snodgrass very pleasantly
spent Sunday at Matthew Thomas.
Mrs. Nan Viewing and Mrs. Albert
Brooks and daughter Ethel We're call
ing in this vicinity recently.
Miss Minnie Buckner was calling at
w. A. Buchanan's Friday evening.
Clarence 10y spent Saturday night
and Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fielder of Ash
land were Sunday visitors at David
Fiedler's.
Alva Wilkins spent Saturday night
at George Wilkins.
Goldie and Ruth Marchand spent
Sunday afternoon with their grandpar
ents at Bobtown.
Jennie Sedore spent Sunday with
| Ollie Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilkins and
daughters Edna and Agnes, spent Sun
day at John Watts.
! Sam Wolford has just completed q
cistern for John Watts.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19

Dennls Bowleg', darkey, who ha'
been Ia various aud suudry fracasses
In this city and who has spent a good
per cent Of bis time ln recent years 10
prison was again landed In the govern.
ment Jail Thursday.
Dennis got into row with the rail-
road people AZ the Katy depot FRI
day over what he claimed was au
attempt at short changing him. Tnis
morning ne assaulted one ut the raa;.
road men IN the yards and made
ugly cut with knife at the matAs'
stomache. Deputy Pies Thompson
heard OF the trouble and went out and
arrested Bowlegs, who after prelim-
mary trial before the commissioners
was remanded 10 Ilil.
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best to do with this sufplugY
Mr.. editor / have given you
the figures as ! see them and
while there may be some slight
error of a few cents in my fig
ures. | do not believe the sur
plus land will amount 20 more
than $l.00 per capita. II the
Delawares should win their
suit the theory Of having any
surplus land would at once be
expected. j. Q. STARR.
Mr.. Starr labors under the
apparent delusion that $2.72
represents the real value of the
land.-Ed.
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MARBLES PREVENT BURNING.
a Valuable Hint for Housewives
When They Are Putting
Up Fruits.

To make a thick rich sirup as Is used
for ounces and eitron, measure two
pounds Of sugar to two quarts Of water,
place II over the fire and cook for halt
an hour. The fruit should be placed In
this sirup little at time. so that II
can be removed with a ladle and filled
into the cans before It has a chance to
become mushy Fruit keeps It's shape
much better II II Is not stirred while Il
Is being cooked. says the New York
Tribune. To keep IL from burning.
wash four or five large marbles and drop
them into the pan when The contents
begin TO boil up. As the contents Of the
kettle are agitated in cooking the mar
bles roll about and keep the fruit from
burning The marbles should be used
for jam and catsup, as well as for stewed
fruit A hard, tough fruit. like qulnoes
OF citron. Is much improved In flavor
and appearance II the pieces are placed
in a soup plate aud set inside a steamer
When they are sufficiently soft. make a
strip Of sugar and water. adding the
juice which exudes while the fruit ls
steaming Drop the fruit into this. and
cook TIL It ls soft enough 10 be pierced
with a straw. and is the desired shade.
Long cooking makes quinces dark red
and citron a peculiar dark shade.
For tho fret four weeks after making
preserves. Jelly or pickles OF any kind.
the Jars and bottles should be examined
every other day, 10 make sure that they
are all right AZ the first appearance
Of fermentation. reopen the ilra and
bring them 70 the boiling point over a
slow FIRE Add q little sugar. and when
they are cooked replace them in the
lars, after making sure there Is nothing
the matter with the cans or rubbers.
In examining the fruit. be careful not
70 shake Il about II is a good thing 10
cover each far with grocer's bag when
II is put away. as this not only keeps the
fruit dark. but the Jar clean. 80 that II
# will not be ornamented with thick
layer OF dust when brought from the
closet 10 be opened
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STANLEYS HEAD
Will be the First to Fall into
the Basket.

The political opponents OF Gov.
VIM. G. Stanley, member OF the
Dawes commission, are taking ad-
vantage Of the charges preferred
against him to secure his removal
from office. Already we'll. .defin.
ed movement has been inaugural.
ed which has for lite purpose his
retiremen TO private life, Copies
of the charter taken out by the eb-
stracling company at TishomIngo,
in which it was charged he is a
director and is interested have,
been secured aud carefully anal
yzed. Ii is claimed that the char
ter taken out provided not only
for a general abstraoting business,
but for the purchase aud sale OF
lands in addition to the conduct.
ing OF a general banking business.
IL is claimed that this company,
prior to the issuance Of the Bro
sous report, had already purchase
ed 30 acres of land from mem
bers Of the Chiokasaw tribe, and
bad negotiated for a much larger
amount.
This information is being coll
lated for the purpose of disprov.
ing the governors denial that he
was interested in any manner,
shape or form in the leasing or
purchasing Of any Indian lands.
Senator Long will conduct the
fight 10 behalf Of the governor and
there promises to be "a battle roy.
al. This will mark the com.
meneement of the bitter political
struggle whic will ensue in Kan
sas next spring over the selection
Of delegates to the national con.
vention. and the election Of Re.
publican national committeeman.
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Best Llnlment on Earth.

/. NJ, McHany, Greeuvilie, Tex.
writes, Nov. 2, 1900. Il had rheumatism
last winter, was down in bed six weeks;
tried everything, but got no relief, till
friend gave me a part Of bottle Of
Ballards Snow Liniment, fused it,and
got two more bottles. II cured me and
] haven't felt any rheumatism since.
can recommend Snow Liniment to be
the best lihiment on earth for rheuma.
tism." For rheumatic, sciatic or neural.
gic pains, rub in BaliaTd's Snow Lini.
ment, you will not suifer long, but will
be gratihed with a speedy and effective
cure. 25e. 5Oe and 81 at Peoples drug
store. W