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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
BidWelI.

Bidwell, May 20.-James Knox, while
assisting last week in running wood
saw, unfortunately got his fingers
injured slightly by coming in contact
with the saw.
Corn planting in the vicinity is well
under way, and within few days,
providing the nice weather continues
will be completed.
Joe and Anna Knox entertained a
large number of young friends at their
home Tuesday evening.
Herbert Upp of Blakesburg, visited
relatives in this vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Upp and three
little daughters of near Blakesburg
were visitors at the home of O. w
Johnston, Sunday.
Charles Harlan and family of Pleas
ant home, We're guests at the home o.
Curtis Chisman, Sunday.
P. r. Brooks and family made brie
visit in Chillicothe, Sunday.
Ernest Garfield of Pleasant Home
visited Bidwell relatives Sunday even
ing.
H. T. Lathrop attended quarterl.
meeting at Sherman Saturday.
Frank Smith of Munterville is paint
ing the residence of G. R. Chisman.
! A number of the young people o
this vicinity assembled Saturday even
ling at the home Of John Grooms. The
evening was delightfully."- spent in en-
joying the graphaphone music.
Charles Beagle and family of Soutl
| Ottumwa visited at the parental Johl
Beagle home Sunday.
| Mrs Warren Townsend of South OF
| tH ugfs is visiting her mother. Mrs
/ Harold Garfield is on the sick list a
present
Henry Oswald is delivering hogs i
4 Ottumwa this week.
4 Mrs. John Lock is quite ill. Dr. Ran
DO of Chillicothe is the attending phi.
), sician.
Miss Minnie Johnson spent Sunda
at the parental home at Rutledge.
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consists of essays and recitations in
vogue years ago. The entertainment
will close with an old fashioned spell
ing school, Mrs. Maria Norman,
teacher.
Crops and fruits are growing nicely
owing to the light showers and warm
sunshine.
Memorial services will be held HIRE
as usual next Sunday.
Mrs Clara Chandler kness, who
went from here to Colorado five years
ago this spring. died at her home near
futile May 10 of paralysis. She was
brought to Fairfield for burial. A
brother and sister. with the aged mo-
Their. reside here. BY the death OF MIS-
Kness her three little boys are Or
phaned
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Salem.

Salem, May 20.-At the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock Rev. Sinclair, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, preached
the baccalaureate sermon for the grad,
uating class of the high school.
The class of 1903 of the Salem high
school announce their commencement
exercises, Friday, May %, at p. m.
at the Congregational church. The fol-
lowing program will be given:
"Old Colony March, Andover-Or-
chestra.
Invocation-Mrs. Adelia Sharpless.
Vocal duet moonlight on the River
Now in Cleaning" Hart-Mlsses Ethel
Foss and Mabel Wilmeth.
Grafton, ability VS.. Opportunity
Josie Elizabeth Jones.
Piano duet. william Tell Rossi-
ni"-Misses Mary Bliss and Patti
Frame.
Grafton, Importance of the Morn
ing"-Mary Alice Maris.
Solo. Home, Deary Home" Mol
| loy-Miss Bertha Lester.
Grafton, 1.-THE Mission of Discon'
tent"-Claudius x. Hayes.
Piano duet. I'll Trovatore," Verdi
Misses Mary Bliss and Patti Frame.
Address-Rev. ]. T. Roberts.
Quartet. Voices of the Woods
4 Macy-Misses Josie Jones. Ethel Foss
j Bertha Lester and Mabel Wilmeth
Presentation of diplomas.
4 Josephine WaNz," Rosas-Orches
ira.
:. Motto-"Ad Astra."
The social given Friday evening a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhodes
was decided success. The little boy'
were adopts in serving refreshments
I and the various amusements planned
for entertaining their guests wer
UNIQUE. A jolly time is reported. Tn
boys of Mrs. Susie De Lashmutt's elias
of the Methodist Episcopal Sunda.
school are bright and full of spirit.
Comrade Wilson of Mt. Pleasant,
} captain in the Iowa cavalry, will dc
: liyer the memorial sermon at the Cor
eregational church next Sunday, Ma
81 at g o'clock in the afternoon.
? Rev Beardsley of Des Moines wi
: be the orator Decoration day, May 8.
:, Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hogl
: passed through Salem enroute fror
e Mt. Pleasant to Keokuk, where M
/ Hogle will take medical treatment.
t Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward q
5, nard, 2 daughter.
t, Zade Packer made large shipmeI
e of stock Thursday
Arthur Ingrim made a business tri
II to Chicago last week.
IS The inter-urban road is creating a
e interest among Salem people.
Job Briggs is visiting relatives
n Plattsmouth. NeD.
d. Mrs. Copline Billiard arrived fro
s, Kansas City Thursday. She is WI
: her sister, Mrs. Alvin Jones, who
N very i'll.
Mrs. Rebecca Mathews left Thu
sr day for an extended visit with II
IS daughter, Mrs. Ella Crew, in Nebrask
Roy Grim and wife of MarshalltoV
If are guests of Mr.. Grim's parents, N
II and Mrs. D. Grim.
" Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis, who ha
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Slusher wedding and returned to her
duties Thursday.
The lecture and stereopticon views
of Ten Nights in Bar Room" given
by leH, Wickizer of Bloomneld last
Friday nisst was well attended.
Miss Maud Brunk of Des Moines If
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George, this
week.
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Mark. May 2O.-Elsworth Rominger
of Bloomfield was in here Monday on
business.
DR.. d. r. Edwards spent Monday in
Osceola where he will remain for an
indefinite period.
Deputy Sheriff Cox passed through
here Saturday.
A. ]. Wilson was in Bloomfield Sat
urday on business.
R. w. Wisdom and Harold Greer
were Moulton callers Thursday.
MISS May Edwards spent the lattel
part of the week with her aunt in Mon
terey.
NJ. Dabney and Frank Jarvis were
in Des Moines Sunday on business.
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Pulaski.

d.
Pulaski, May 20.-Misses Estelle
Craig of Colorado and Fay Beauchamp
of Bloomfield are visiting their grand
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Shelton, OF TINS
place.
On Thursday at $3.50 a. M, at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. D. D. Jay, oc-
Cured the marriage of their daughter
Miss Mary to Leonard Slusner OF no
bart. Okla, Rev. Moore officiating. Inc
Young couple left on the 1O:4o traln 1oi
Lexington, Mo- where they Will visit
MI. Slushers parents for a few days
after which they will go to Hobart
where they will make their future
home
Edgar Hendricks, former editor o.
the Pulaski Independent. left Tor ms
! home in Cantrll Thursday evening nj
expects to enter college this fan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pyle and Miss Liliiai
Jay of Mt. Pleasant attended the @ed
i ding of their sister Mary last thurs
/ dav ;,
| Miss Elma Andrews is visiting II
Memphis this week.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Swartzendrose
Z of Bloomfield called on q. b. Bnssle
Sunday evening.
d Miss Bessie Reed, who Is teachln
school near West Grove. came nom
Il Wednesday evening to attend the Jas
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EIdon.

Eldon, May 20.-Mrs. Roy Tomlinsin ana
children, of Des Moines. are visiting rcla-
tives in this city at the home of Mark
Hills and family.
Sheriff Harry Cremer, of Ottumwa, was
an Eldon visitor yesterday.
Robert Patterson, of Ottumwa, was an
Eldon visitor yesterday.
The Eastern Star will give an Ice cream
social Decoration day to raise funds for an
Eastern Star Masonic home. Everybody IN
vited.
Dwight Norton. Bud Iinkle and Misses
Mae Isbcll and Edith Norton were Bloom
field visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs Ii; Ritz and family. of OF
tumwa. returned home today after pleas
ant visit with Eldon relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wilson. of Libertyviile.
passed through the city cnroute to Grinnell
to spend the summer
Mrs. Walter Quigley was an ottumwa
visitor yesterday.
James Dalzell. of chickasha, Ok, is Wis
| iting relatives in this city.
| w. W. Persoll left for Chicago on bust
ness.
| W. s. Stone returned from business
4 trip to Fort Worth
The Womens Relief Corps will meet at
the post hall at 1870 next Sunday and
will march to the Bap.-st church for the
memorial service.
Mrs Frank Kremer was an Ottumwa Wis
| itor today.
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DrakeviIle.

Drakeville, May 20.-Mr. Jackson,
the former depot agent, left with his
family Wednesday for Lineville. their
future home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Beals, a daugh-
ter.
Miss Jennie slagle spent Sunday
with Miss Gertrude Sayles.
Mrs Emma Williams and daughter
Eta left Monday evening for a visit
with relatives in Broken Bow, Neb.
The Methodist parsonage is being
repaired this week. Steve Sayles OF
Bloomfield is doing the plaster work
Mr. McVey's store building is almost
completed.
Miss Maude Easton of Centerville
mode a flying visit to Drakevllle last
Monday.
Geo. Jordan shipped horses from
Blakesburg last Sunday.
Sumner Updike and wife visited las
Wednesday with relatives near Bloom
field. ;.
Miss Bessie Harmon received pall
of white rabbits from her uncle IN ne
braska.
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Nest Van Rurne.

West Van Buren,, May 19.-A large
acreage of corn was planted here last
week.
Martin Lutte of White Elm was here
on business one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Plowman and
sons George and Otis, and their wives
were Sunday visitors at the home OF
l.. P. Plowman.
Elva Harryman spent Friday after
noon at the home of E. e. HanshaW.
Rev. Joseheart of Mt. pleasant
preached to well filled house at Prov
idence Sunday evening.
Zanok and Roy Haney of White Elm
visited friends here Sunday.
Capt. Elerick of Douds was caller
here the first of the week.
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the funeral services being held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. conducted by
Rev. e. J. Smith pastor OF the NJ E..
church, assisted by Rev. George Aims
lie of the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Morse was S4 years of age and leaves
a husband and son. Frank Morse and
daughter, Mrs. Mary Kushner of this
place and an adopted daughter, Mrs.
Ella Ecl1les of Forth Worth Texas
Miss Lille Ogilbee has gone to FIT.
Madison where she will remain with
her sister, Mrs. Albert Moss for a
month.
Mrs. Alton and son Craig have re.
turned from a visit to her parents at
Hillsboro
c. s.. Fry of Knoxville spent Thurs
day night with his, parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Fry.
Miss Gertrude Fuller of Bonaparte
visited her friend, Miss Rose Hope
last week, and attended the commence
ment exercises.
l.. G. Boies spent Sunday with his
family. He is now located in Kansas.
Mrs. Sands Calhoun of Des Moines
spent a few days last week visiting
| relatives and attending the commence
| ment exercises which were held at thi:
| place.
| Miss Daisy Hope who has spent thu
past year in Ripley, Okla, returned
home Saturday to spend her vacation
returning to Oklahoma in the fal
where she has accepted position a
teacher in the schools at an increase,
salary
Mr.. and Mrs. John Findley of Doud
visited last week at the home of tn
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E
Short.
4 E. H. Alton leaves this week TO
Des Moines where he will the attent
the undertakers' convention, and vii
| take two weeks course in embain
4 ing.
4 Miss Annie Shot who has spent tn
| past year as teacher in the Farming
ton schools, is spending her vacatio
with her parents. She will return t
! Pennington in the fall.
/ Mrs. w. H. Hope is visiting in E
don at the home of her son, Clarenc
Hope
Mrs. Ed Glotfelty of Libertyvill
was the guest of Mrs. w. R. Shot las
week.
Wendall Hoenschol, who makes hi
home with f. S. Moss, had the misfo
tune while at play to break his wris
in two places.
ID. G. Petit and Mr.. Hargrove
: keosauqua. were in town Sunday an
attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane
Morse.
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weeks visit at Yuma Col where his

weeks visit at Yuma, Col. where his
parents reside.
Mrs. w. X. Cathey is visiting ac,
quaintances in Ottumwa this week
A. N Redfern shipped carload OF
cattle to Chicago Sunday.
Joe Redfern of Ottumwa visited at
the A. N. Redfern home Tuesday.
w. X. Cathey is enjoying pleasure
trip in Indian territory
Miss Pearl Richardson Of Sigourney
is visiting at the j. Graves home.
Max Glass and Frank Jacobs OF Ian
caster were in town Sunday.
F. E. Love of Hedrick was in town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs LATE Morgan visited
at the Chas. Ash home north of town
Sunday.
o. w. Glass played at Richland Fri
day night with the Mills orchestra.
Albert Eyestone was at Des Moines
Saturday. taking medical treatment.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. James Mon
ohon, a son.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. Snakenberg of He'd
rick were visiting Mrs. McElroy Mon
| day.
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Irish Bend.

Irish Bend. May 2O.-Misses Bertha
and Minnie Plowman of near Douds
visited relatives here Sunday.
Sam Pools family OF Leando visit
ed their daughter here recently.
Frank Gilbert sold a fine lot OF corn
to Jacob Schafer last week.
The painters from Leando were EN-
ployeds on the house of Charles Kunz
man this week.
Messrs Evan Fellows, Levi Wolf ant
Joseph Sweirs had their focks shear
ed last week.
VIM. Baldwin brought nice lot o
steers to the kirkendall pasture las
week.
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Abba.

Alba. Nav 2O-Dr Ed Powers and fam
ily left Yesterday for Panoa. Colorado,
where they will make their future home
Rev r p. Boyd. of Almont. Ontario. Can
ada. who is visiting his brother, Rev. }. 5:
Boyd. will occupy the pulpit at the United
PRESBYTERIAN church next Sunday.
r. ID. I.ockman having sold his interest
in the I.ockman mines. has moved TO Al
ba, and is auartered temporarily in rooms
in the y. c. Piper home.
RAYMOND Stewart left yesterday for Pa
noa. Colorado. on pleasure trip.
Mrs. Mary J. Shearer of Garner. Is Wis
itiny relatives and friends in town.
ID. b. McElwain. of Creston, was in town
yesterday on business
j. II. Farlin. of yillisca. is transacting
business in. town this morning.
o. Davidson, of Marshalltown. is trans
acting business in town this morning
H. Bennion. of Grinell, is transactins
| business in town this morning.
OH business this morning.
/ II. S. Thompson. of Humeston. Is visit
| ing relatives and friends III town.
! Mrs. Thompson, of Nillisca, Is visiting
| friends in town today.
/ w. f. Swift, of Waterloo. is transact
| ing business in town this morning.
w r. Schaffner and ~ b. Kearns, OF
| Burlington. We're transacting business IL
/ town yesterday.
/ III. J. Bell of Garner, was visiting rela
| tives and friends in town yesterday.
The memorial sermon will be preached
by Rev Winthrop Allison in the FRS
Presbyterian church at O'Clock Sunday
May "a
Ed. A. Canning. who lives four miles
north of town, was in town on business
y this morning.
4 Rev. and Mrs. T. b. Hughes will depar
Monday next for a three weeks visit witt
i their son, Rev. Ed. II. Hughes. of Boston
Miss bessie Fansher, of 0skaloosa, cam
over yesterday for II two weeks visl
: with her friend Miss Grace Williams.
Mrs. Matte Dashicll is at home afte
spending the winter at Palatka, Florida.
At the meeting of the Grand Whist clu
with Miss Grace Henaman the first priz
was taken by Mrs. Dudley and the secon
!, by Miss Hardenbrook.
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON.
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. j. Packard, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAut e G. ST.PAUe
Arriya nopa ~

CHICAGO, MILWAUt e e. ST.PAUe,
Arrive. Depart
Chicago, Dubuque &
Milwaukee 1888. d12:f5 a. m. b2:35 a. m
Chicago, Cedar Rap.
ids, etc .b1o;lo a. M 7:05 p m.
Kansas City
Kansas City ana To-
cal h6:55 D. m. b1o:2o a. m.
No. %, freight, east, leaves ~. 7:20 a. M.
No. "a, freight, east, leaves .l0:c5 a. m.
No. 81, freight. west, leaves :. 700 a. m.
No. 81, freight, west, leaves -. 2:20 D. m,
a., daily; b, except Sunday: d, except
Monday.
Freight trains arrive at and Depart fror
Ottnmwa Junction
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PackWood.

Packwood, May 20.-The Method
list Episcopal church will be dedi
Gated the second Sunday in June
The building is a beautiful one.
All the windows are memorial ones,
donated by the church societies and
private individuals, except one that
the travelling men donated the money
for
J. A. Norman and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Myers
Tuesday.
A daughter was born May Is to Mr.
and Mrs. j. d. Snider, and one was
| born on May 16 to Mr.. and Mrs. K. f
Myers.
Miss Louise Wagner OF Coshocton
Ohio, was the guest last week OF ne
cousin, Mrs. J.D. Eicher.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will have g
4 cold fashioned school exhibition" SAT
4 urday night, May %. The program
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WABASH.
Depart

Kansas city s st.
Louis 49,. .:,...a e:15 a. m. ae:ao p m.
Kansas City & st.
Louis y. TOO p. m. as:25 a. m.
Freight trains carrying passengers be.
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Local freight $50. bS:00 p. m. 1890 a. m.
Fast freight 80. .al2:10 p. m. a2:30 p. N.
q, daily; b, except Sunday.
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IOWA TO PLAY IN CHICAGO.
Hawkeye Team Will Contest With
Northwestern Eleven.

Iowa City, May 20.-The athletic
board of control has scheduled foot
ball game to be played with North
western in Chicago November Ia.
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Olive Branch.

Olive Branch, May 20.-Jacol
schlotter and family spent Sunday at
the parental home.
Miss Ruby Ham was the guest of
Miss Grace Gilbert one evening OF last
week.
G. w. Seitz and family spent Sunday
at c. E. Lasley's.
Martin Lute's sale was very well
attended and nearly all of the things
sold well.
John Drake and family of Eldon are
visiting at D. M. Perry's at this place
Jacob Ham and wife were shopping
in Eldon Saturday.
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BeIknap.

Belknap, May 20.-Mrs. Olivia Toole
and children of OttumWa spent Sun.
day here with Mrs. Toole's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Dodd.
Mrs. Nellie Thompson and two chill
dren of Kansas City arrived Saturday
evening for visit at the parental
Pickett home.
Judge j. T. Mcconnell returned here
Sunday morning from Chicago, where
he was transacting business While
there the judge was taken ill, but i'm
proving some he came back here.
with a severe chill, but is somewhat
better
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Bolivar visited
relatives at Floris Saturday night and
Sunday, returning home on the noon
| train.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr and son
Earl are Eldon visitors this week.
Mrs. Katie Williamson of Floris
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
niece, Mrs. Ida Lester, and was also
a caller at the Mrs. Elmira Morris
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Otis Pickett visited
Saturday night and Sunday at the E
F. Pickett home near Sherman Chapel
i Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mum left Fri
day morning for Des Moines.
i w. L. Rhine and wife and children
from near Floris. spent Sunday with
1 Mrs. Rime's brother. Charley Skin
ner, and wife. Jesse Skinner of Ottum
wa was also a caller there Sunday
{ evening.
Mrs. Lola Davis of Ottumwa spen
| L. I, M,.c.
E MCGEE.
Miss Maud Easton Of Centerville re
i turned home this morning from few
days visit here with friends.
Al Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Peden and chill
i dren of Ottumwa visited with Georg
VI Lester and family Saturday night an
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Puffenbarger 0
near Selma visited Saturday and Sur
o dav at the William Spohr home.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kinney of PER-
township spent Sunday here with Mrs
a Joel MCGEE.
= Miss Attic Lester is visiting rels
A tives at Floris this week.
&c Mrs. Sadie Peden of Floris is spent
g ing a few DAYS here at the home {
= her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nj
p Cornell.
The Woodmen lodge expects to civ
= an ice cream supper Saturday evenin
- Nav %.
V : Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hughes visite
in Bloomfield Friday at the Jesse M
IL Creepy home.
Mrs. Phoebe Baird and daushte
i Mrs. Tally, of Ottumwa visited Satu
day night and Sunday with RELATIVE
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lester visit'
is Thursday with Mrs. Testers parent
he Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garretson, of ne
IN Floris.
J. w. Miller, VIM Robertson and
6e H. Middleton Of this place and {
N, Stoker of DraEeville exDect to lea
tomorrow for Pierre, S. d. s.
al VIM Pickett and family of Moult'
n left this morning for their home aft
of a short visit here with friends.
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Eioris.

Floris, May 2O.-Curtis Buchanan
and Irwin Johnson of Ottumwa were
Floris visitors Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Peden and son
Harold visited in Belknap Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wilson of Batavia
was a Floris caller Sunday.
Miss Flora Hancock, who has been
staying in Bloomfield, returned to her
home at this place Saturday.
Miss Daisy Lyon returned home
Monday after a two months visit in
Packwood.
A. H. Plank was Packwood caller
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Stevens were in
Ottumwa on business Monday.
VIM. Bowlar and wife returned to
their home in Belknap Sunday.
Misses Irma Plank and Margery
Wilkinson spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents at this place.
G. H. Bowlar visited with friends in
Belknap Sunday.
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Bloomfield.

r 6IOOnIiGiU.
Bloomfield, May 20.-The ranking
of thu various contestants for the
honor of officiating as queen OF the
June carnival, beginning with the one.
having received the highest number OF
votes cast, up to o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, is as follows: First, Maud
Dabney; second Ada Spencer; third,
Inez Greenlief; fourth, Mildred Steck-
ell fifth. Lila Hazelwood; sixth, Ella
Herr; seventh, Mabel Swift; eight,
Ruby Phillips; ninth, Cleo Spencer;
tenth, May Wallace; eleventh, Carrie
McQuistion; twelfth, Lottie Hill, thlr-
teenth, Nora Battin; fourteenth, May
Hinkle; fifteenth, Stella Evans; six
teenth, Ruby Jones; seventeenth,
Oma DcCarmel; eighteenth, Addie
Hotchkiss.
John H. Collins, B. F. Hill. c. G.
Collins and w. G. Deupree, departed
Tuesday morning for Pierre, South
Dakota, near which place each will 10
cate government land claim. N. II
Sheppard, also departed for the same
place Monday, and will also enter a
claim.
Carl Wolf made a business trip tc
Pulaski Tuesday
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Arthur B. WEIGH and Maud Fergu
son, at the Methodist church, Wednes
day, May 27.
]. F. Gresham and w. F. Dunlap
left Tuesday morning W? 2? ????
where they will attend session of thu
state photographers association Thu
week.
Mrs. S. o. Meredith, wife of forme
deputy county treasurer S. O. Mere
dith, is reported quite seriously i'll Q
consumption at their home in Quee
City, Mo.
w. ]. Smothers of Fabins township
transacted business here Tuesday.
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Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., 9. & q
No. Going East. Depart.
12a-Chicago, Dubuque Quincy 2:lo a. m.
92b--Local Freight ........... 6:45 a. IN.
16b-Burlington & ST. Louis. rs a. IN.
1Ob-Peoria, Dubuque & Quincy II 80 am.
6a-Chicago Limited ........ 20 pm.
4a-Chicago,st. Louis & Quincy 71o p. m.
Sa-Fasr mail :. .......... S:37 p. m.
2a-Chcago, Peoria & Rockford II AZ y. m
cept Sunday, depart 7:15 a. M: arrive 500
Going West.
5a-omaha, council Bluffs and
Nebraska 49,. 1888 a. m.
15a--Fast mail ............. 2;40 a. m.
e1b-Locai Freight 49,. 80. $50 a. m.
Bal Omaha. Kansas City Den
yer, Hot Springs Deadwood
Ogden, Portland. s. Call
fOrnia I:4o a. m.
7a-Fast mail $3.50. 1852 a. m.
9b-Peoria TO Creston ....... 1:50 p. m.
| 13a--Limted ..... ......... 1928 p. m.
| 11b-Chicago to Ottumwa, arrive 10 p. m.
| 1a-Denver e. Omaha. ...... II :35 pm.
| a. daily; b, except Sunday. Nos. Z, and
| 10 do not carry passengers.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
| No. Going East. Depart.
9O6-Des Moines to Keokuk. 20 a. m.
| 2o4-Des Moipes to Elton -. 10:a6 p. m.
| 2O2--Des Mones to Keokuk 3:27 p m.
l 234-Freight Ottumwa to Eldon 3:10 p. m.
Going West.
203 Eldon to Des Moines :45 a. m.
| 2O1-Keokuk to Des Moines. ..1o:10 p: m.
233-Frt. Eldop to Des Moines S:2j a. m
2O5-- Keokuk to Des Mcines :. 7:05 p, m.
Unless otherwise specified, all trains are
daily except Sunday.