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HayesviIIe.

Hayesyille, zine 29.-Ralph Richardson
came home from his work in Fairfield Fri
day.
The band will here will go to Lancaster
Monday night to play.
Emma Horton, Elmer, Ethel and Jessie
Jacobs, Chester Lienmiever and Earl Har-
desty were in Lancaster Wednesday night.
Several of the young people here attend
ed party at Flathead Nation Saturday
night.
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played the national game here last Thurs
day, resulting in score of 10 to 0 In In.
vor Of the home team. On the following
day the Leon and Garden Grove teams
met and the score stood to in favor
Of Garden Grove.
The republican convention for nominating
county officers will be held on Saturday,
September 10. and the caucuses on the pre-
cedlng Saturday. Capt. j. d. Brown is the
leading candidate for renresentNtiye.
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SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG
PIE YOU KNOW.
The VICINITY OF 0TTUMWA IN BRIEF
sirths, Deaths. Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintances as chTonicled
by cour'er's Staff of Correspondents /
Who Know Whereof They Sneak.
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, June 29.-Thomas Hig-
bee Of Bloomfield and Miss Josie Coday
5of Ottumwa were quietly married in
this city Wednesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, the marriage ceremony being
performed by Judge F.. w. Eichelber.
ger. Only a few friends of the con
tracing parties witnessed the cere.
mony. Mr.. Higbee is son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Higbee and is associated
in business with his father He is q
popular young business man. The
bride is respected young woman.
They will continue their residence in
this city.
Rev. ]. w. Potter of the Methodist
church delivered lecture Friday
evening at DonnelIson to large audi,
ence on the subject Looking Both
Ways Rev. Potter is an eloquent
speaker and his services as a lecturer
are much in demand.
John II. Curl, prosperous farmer
Of Fox River township was looking aft
er business affairs in this city Satur-.
day.
w. F. Slag1e of Drakeville transact.
ed business Saturday in Bloomfield.
Prof. j. F. Treasure, the newly elect
ed principle of the Bloomfield high
( school, arrived in the city Saturday
evening from Kirksville, Mo-, and will
settle his household goods and family
in the Bryant property in the northeast
part of the city, and will then return
to the, State Normal school at Kinks.
Vile, where he is pursuing special
work, until the opening of the public
sal al OF hi rN1N h. will
turn to Bloomfield, he being the newly
elected principal of the school,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Frank Adams,
Saturday, morning, June 81, son.
Charlton.
Charlton, June 29.-Dave Johnson Of
MaTshalltown, is spending a few days
in the city with his father and
brothers.
Mrs. Nellie Glow went to Ottumwa
Saturday for few days visit with her
sister, Mrs. Stella Russell.
Joseph Parkins Of Derby was In the
city Saturday for a brief visit with
relatives.
Andrew Nelson of Pleasant town
ship, was a caller in Charlton Satur.
day.
Laud Swanson has returned home
from Buxton where he has been run
ming stationary engine. He will so
from here to Lucas where he will have
a similar position.
James Hamilton, a railroad brake
man who was taken to his home in
Lincoln township week ago with
typhoid fever, continues to be quite
low.
JIG. Classify of Melrose was bust
ness caller in the city last Satur-
day.
day
Frank Clark of Burlington spent
Sunday in the city with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark.
Miss Agnes Arvidson spent Sunday
at the home of her parents in While
breast township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Lyman departed
today for Kansas City, where Mr.. Ly-
man will receive treatment for his
eyes.
Miss Anna Lingren returned to Des
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There Is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases pnt to
Supposed to be lncurable For a great MANI
wears doctors pronounced 1t local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and BY con-
s mant pronounced it incurable sc atsa.
has proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitu.
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cnre,
do, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure
on the market 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonfrs IL
faces of the system. They offer One hun
dred dollars for any case 1t fails 10 cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address b, J. CHENEY q CO.,
=. n.,,..,.;a.. ~ Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills are the best. assaa
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Pleasant Grove.

n.casant Grove. June 29.--Pete Lelnhd l.
ser, OF C;tuniwa, was n business caller In
this vicinity one day the past week.
Mrs. Warden McCaulley and children Wis
tied relatives near Eldon on Thursday.
Joseph Wilkinson, from near Edon Wis
tied relatives here the first of the week.
Only few of the farmers will be done
blowing corn by July 4 and some are not
done planting vet.
Mrs. ]. o. Crist, of Flors, visited with
her son Otis one day recently.
Quite number from this place attend
ed the Wallace show at ottumwa on Sat
urday.
Mrs. s. ]. Peden returned home on We'd
nesday from few days visit with rela-
tives and friends in Bloomfield and OF
tumwa.
Martin Smith came home from ottumwa
on Wednesday. He had been there with
his wife, who is sick at the hospital. Mrs.
Smith is improving as rapidly as could be
expected
Mrs. p. NJ. Brooks was an ottumwa call
er recently.
Master Ezra Brooks, of Eldon, is visiting
relatives here.
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Morrow & Johnston
Land Co.
BRASHEAR, MISSOURI.

wedding Of Miss Myrtle Pottorff and
Trix Simmons, Rev, Walker of the
Christian church officiating. The. happy
couple will reside here and that their
married life be long and prosperous is
the hearty wish of all their friends.
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chiIIicothe.

Chilicothe, June 29.--Mrs. urace Doc
little Gnyer and son of Des Moines are
here visiting friends.
Ray Comstock is recovering from an at
tack of malaria fever
Mrs. VIM Warren and daughter Lora
are visiting at the home of A. Conwell.
Loren Allen, of Ottumwa, visited Sunday
with friends mere.
Miss VIVA Butin has arrived home from
a two months visit in Kansas.
Mrs. ]. w. Dunnng is quite i'll.
Ernest Nye, of Dudley, was calling on
friends here Sunday.
Mrs Carl Arnold, Mrs. Charles Arnold
and Miss Arnold. of near Keb, were guests
of Mrs. G. r. Jenkins last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nelson, of Agency.
visited last week with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Maud Alternately, of Pleasantville,
came down Saturday for a visit. with
friends.
Bert Lowery and his extra gang of men
arrived Tuesday from Swan to work on the
washont near the four mile bridge.
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Leon.

Leon, June 2A.-Sim Evans captured
three young wolves in the woods nine
miles northeast of town Saturday He
brought them to town and secured the
bounty OF $3.50.
More than 600 spectators crowded the
opera house Saturday night to witness the
wrestling match between Frank Gotch, of
HUMBOLDT, and James H. Aldridge, of this
city. According to the terms of the match
Gotch was to throw Aldredge three
straight falls inside of an hour. He won
the first fall in twenty minutes and All
dredge the second in half the time. All
dredge has arranged a match with Ear
mer'' Burns to occur the last of July in
Des Moines.
The republican convention was held here
Saturday and twelve delegates selected to
the state convention. The .ummins fac
tion attempted to control the convention
but met with an Overwhelming defeat
Following is a list of the delegates: Cap
tain j. c. Smith, DR.. ]. w. WALES, Cap
tain j. d. Brown, +. l.. Hall, j. w. Har-
'vey, ID. T. Nicholson, DR.. II. c. Bone,
Thos. Teale, j. n. Gates. DR.. j. II. Snyder,
j. w. Keller, ]. II. Cash.
The Leon and Kelerton baseball tennis
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WooIson.

Woolson, June 29.--Corn is beginning to
grow now.
A good program was rendered last Sun
day at the children's service
Miss Edith Griffith and brother, of Sig
Quincy, visited last Sunday at McFar-
lands
Stacy McCracken is attending summer
school at Penn college,
Forest Mcfarland is in Burlington hay
ing his eyes treated.
Miss Olive Gilmore, of Pleasant Plain
spent part of last week at the Pleasant
Hoskins home visiting.
A. $. MCPHERSON. of Fairfield spent part
of last week out on his farm looking after
affairs.
The Burlington has extra gangs Of men
at work on its road putting the road bed
in repair,
Master Waldo Mcpherson visited his cou-
sin, Ray Ireland, Sunday.
Pleas Hoskins and wife expect to at
tend Christian workers school at New
Providence few days this week.
John Stuart has gone with Ivey Hinshnw
on his southwestern trip of some months
duration, the latter in search of health
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Abingdon.

Abingdon. June o9.-Quite a number of
prorlc from this village and vicinity were
in Ottumwa Saturday to see the circus.
Mrs. Belle Schooley, who has been very
H. is much better
Little Otto Hood fell from a tree Tues
day and broke his arm DR.. Emerson was
called and gave surgical aid. The little
fellow is doing nicely at present.
T.. r. Best and family went to Fairfield
last Monday, Their cousins who have been
visiting them, left that day for their home
at Pittsburg, Pa.
". j. Fleenor and family made trip to
the county seat Thursday.
Mrs. Head has been visiting the present
week at B. Il. Snider's.
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"signing the Farm Away,

Defamation, "Signing the Farm Away"
Ruby Hamm.
Defamation, "Sunday''--Chloie Davis.
Defamation. "Grandma"-Lottie Beck
Song by school, Let Kindness Hold the
Sway
Defamation, THE Homeless cat''-Es-
telle Brown.
Defamation, "Her Papa"-Ethel Parson.
Song, "America"-By FIVE
Song by school. '.yacauon.''
CLOSING speech, Good Bye"-May He
ger
Mrs. Mary Cummns, Of Washington
state, is visiting this week with Mrs d. NJ.
Perry and other acQuaintances.
Mrs. Sarah Creasey and daughter, Amy,
were shopping in Eldon Tuesday of last
week.
Miss Lena Kunzlnan is at present enter
tanning friends from New York.
e. l.. Davis and daughter. Miss Nora
We're shopping and visiting friends in Ell
don Saturday.
Ben Pool is building n new barn on his
mothers farm east of here.
VIM. Michael and wife were visiting
friends in Chequest one day this week
Jacob Schlotter, who has been Ill for
several days, is now able to be about
again.
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The Mueller Lumber yards at Daw
export have bought land for expan.
sion.
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Stops the Cough and Works OFF the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price, 20 cents.
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FIoris.

Floris. June 29.-Miss Alpha Tutwiler, of
Bloomfield is visiting at the home of Sell
ma Harvard.
j. NJ Peden and son Tom were Bloom
field visitors Friday.
A. II. Plank was transacting business in
Ottumwa and Eldon Friday and Saturday.
Miss Bertha Ramey was Iaddsdale
caller Saturday.
Mrs. ii. l.. Stevens and Mrs. A. III. Plank
and daughter Gerada was visiting in Lo-
Gust Grove Thursday.
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LibertyviIIs

Libertyville, June 29.-Ed Woorley is
making some valuable improvements on his
home property.
s. G. Laughln and A. II. Coleman mar
rowly escaped very serious accidents We'd
nesday of last week. They were working
with team at the livery barn and the
horses unexpectedly started. Coleman was
between the double trees and the front
part of the wagon and was Immediately
dragged under the wagon; n wheel passed
over him and bruised him quite badly hut
no bones were broken and his injuries were
not serious. Laughlin was not SO fortu-
nate. He was caught between the wheels
and the wagon and was thrown between
the wheel and the standard; the turning
lAs the whaal hrnisad his hadE and cut his
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Blakes hurg.

Blakesburg. June 29.-Frcd Hardy, of
Denver. Col, is visitor among old friends
in tho city.
Mrs. Woodford and daughter are visiting
in Gttumwa.
Quite number of the citizens attended
the show Mt Ottumwa Saturday,
Miss Lena Chatterton, who has been
staying at the Alternately home, returned
to hcr home near Unionvile Saturday
Miss Anna Hardy is going to Denver
newt week for prolonged visit.
Miss Olive Sommerville returned to OF
tlIuwt after Il fortnight's stay Mt the pa
rental home.
Sunday with his parents in Blakesburg.
Ed. Barnes little boy has broken col
lar bone.
Nelson Ch'lberGer and wife, of Seattle,
Washington, have left for their home after
q visit at y. Halls and other friends.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, June o9.--E. T. Cheese has pur-
chased the j. NJ, Brady property on Park
street.
Architect Ernest Koch, of Ottamwa, was
in town Friday on business.
Mrs. II. Ferguson, of Kansas, is visiting
at NJ. H. Swais'
The Presbyterian Sunday school enjoyed
n picnic in the woods north of town Fri
day. About fifty We're present and good
time is reported.
c. j. Hagan, Geo. T. Duke and e. w.
Mccormick We're in Ottumwa Friday on
business.
Senator J. II. Brooks and Hon. James
Wilson are attending the republican state
convention in es Moines this week.
Frank Speirs, j. L. Howell, Homer Weav-
err, Oscar Glass and Otto Ogden, of Mar
tipsburg, were in town Saturday evening
attending the hand concert.
Hubert Utterback has accepted posi-
ton with the Des Moines Daily News as
advertising solicitor.
William Rickett, who has been i'll for
some time. is reported some better.
Rev. II. j. St Clair, of Des Moines, adj
dressed the Methodist Episcopal congrega-
tion Yesterday morning in the interest of
the NJ. +. hospital.
]. S. Fryer visited relatives in Packwood
Friday.
Mrs. ]. N. Morgan is reported i'll.
The republican county convention will be
held in Sigourney, August 10.
On account of me band being engaged for
the celebration at Martinsburg next Satur-
day, this weeks concert will be given on
Thursday evening instead of Saturday, as
Usual.
Hon. John Morrison and w. H. Young
are attending the republican convention In
Des Moines this week
c. A. Beck was in Packwood Saturday OIL
business.
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Farmers ]!

Homeseekers. Renters, Spectators, buy
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Co., located at Brashear, Adair county, Mo-.
All kinds and sizes at various prices. caI
loan you money on easy terms at. loves.
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innate business in Common Sense Way.
Correspondence solicited. References
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isfaction guaranteed. Yours truly,
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sas, to superIntena the construction Of d

sas, to superintend the construction Of a
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Cowley and Grant
Cowley and family returned Friday morn
ing from their trip to the west. They
have been gone several weeks, most of
this time having been spent in California
MISS Clella Cowley, who mas been attend
ing convent at Omaha, returned with
them.
A. G. Beamer returned Friday morning
from Edna, Missouri, where he spent sew
eral days on real estate business. He spent
Saturday in Grinnell
Miss Grace Wylie, east of town, return
ed Saturday morning from Denver, Col,
where she has been sojourning since last
October.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Holloway and Wilbur
Hall spent the latter part of last week In
Chicago, attending the national telephone
convention
The Charter Oak school, north of town,
closed Friday with an afternoon program.
Miss Media Buher was the teacher.
Rev. ]. G. Caughlin, of Packwood was
here from Wednesday till Friday on bust
ness.
Miss Ethel Mintoyne returned Thursday
from a ten days visit at Iowa City She
was guest of her sister Mrs. Walter
Jones. and attended the graduation of her
brother-in-law, DIR. Walter Jones The doc
tor, has been visiting relatives hereabouts
the past few days.
James Towsley returned Friday from
Webster City, where he has been working
the past month with grading gang. He
will probably remain here till after the
Fourth visiting his parents and other rela-
tiyes.
A number of the little friends of John
Clark's little daughter, Helen, spent Friday
afternoon, June 90, with her, the occasion
being her seventh birthday anniversary
Refreshments, consisting of ice cream,
raspberries. sandwiches, etc, We're served,
and an afternoon of enjoyment was passed
by the little tots.
John Shea, who has been at home the
past several weeks on account of Ill health,
returned last week to Two Harbors, Min
nesota, to resume his position as division
roadmaster on the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railway.
Quite n number of Eddyville people at
tended the circus in Ottumwa Saturday.
C.. C. Palmer was in Ottumwa Thursday
on business
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Oldham drove to Os-
kaloosa Thursday to look after business
matters.
Miss Grace Davis, of Oskaloosa, was a
guest Friday of her brother, Fl. s. Davis,
corner of Second and Berdan streets.
Mrs e. Watkins and children, Marie and
Johnny, were visiting relatives at Oskn-
loosa Friday and Saturday. Little Marie
spent couple of days previously at the
VIM. McElroy home, south Of town.
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Aaency.

It. T. M
Agency, June 29-Mrs. T.. d. Woodford
and daughter, Mamie. of Blakesburg, are
visiting at C. C. Cremer's.
Fred Beach of Spokane, Washington, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. C. C. Hanawalt.
A goodly number of Agency Young peo-
pie attended the Epworth League cpnven-
ton in Ottumwa last week.
Miss Lura Hondys1ell gave n picnic to
her young friends last Thursday evening.
good time is reported by those present
The Epworth League has secured a lee
ture course for the coming winter
Elmer Whitaker, of indianapolis Ind,
is here visiting friends.
Il. A. Rifle lost several calves and one
COW from eating white clover.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. s.
Foster, of Lorlmer, was brought here for
burial on No. a Sunday evening.
Mrs. w. Il. Foster arrived home from Mt.
Ayr Saturday.
The school teachers in this vicinity are
attending the county normal in Ottumwa
this week
Juite number of farmers have begun
their hay harvest.
Mrs. Il. r. Marsh, of Tracy, is here WIS.,
iting her daughter Mrs. p. e. Mickle.
A fine program was rendered at the Chill
dren's day exercises at the Congregational
church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sage and daughter, Mrs. Kirkpat-
rick, of Kansas, are here.
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Abba.
Abba, June 29.-Miss Belle McGraw
aged 81 years, died very suddenly OF
neuralgia of the heart at the home OF
Joseph Nichols, where she had been
making her home since the death OF
Mrs. Nichols which occurred about
two weeks ago She retired last even
ing in her usual health and about
o'clock complained Of pain in her
breast and died before medical aid
could reach her.
Hug Adams died about o'clock Sat
urday evening with kidney and stom-
ach trouble. He had been sick all win
ter, but was thought to be recovering
when he took suddenly i'll and died.He
was go years old and was born and
raised in Pittsburg, Pa, but has been
in this county for years. His funer-
al services will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at Service church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w, H. Griffin re-
turned Saturday from weeks visit
with relatives in Millville, Richmond
and Hardin, Mo-. and they report crops
in better condition in that country than
they are here.
George H. Smith spent Sunday in
town with his family.
Quite number of Abba people went
to the Twin cities Saturday on the ex-
cursion over the Iowa Central.
Fred Griffin who is with the Wallace
show spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Griffin.
w. G.. Lambert of Chicago is visit
ing relatives and friends in town this
week.
A. S. Hitchner and w. S. Mitchell of
Ottumwa spent Sunday in town.
J. q. Barnard and J. +. Jackson
spent Sunday in town.
Lee Lampson Of Lucas is transact
ing business in town this morning.
H. w. Colt of Albert Lea, is tran
sacting business in town this morn
ing.
Mrs. B. A. Campbell of Sheridan,
Wyo., is visiting friends in town.
Walter L. Abel Of Des Moines was
in town on business Saturday.
A. Hollingsworth of Keokuk is tran
sacting business in town this morn
ing.
w. W. Oliver of Centerville was in
town this morning on business.
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WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.
Passenger Who Was Held Up by
Floods Sends in Bill.

A dispatch from Columbia says:
The railroad commission is sometimes
taken for a collection agency by peo-
ple who have bills, OF who think they
have, against railroad. Wednesday
the board received one from an insur-
ance agent in Florence, it being for
So against the Southern Railway:
The man had a ticket on train No.
36, on the Atlanta and Charlotte
division. When the train got to
Greers it was found that the Tiger
river bridge was down and it could
not proceed. Some pressing business
evidently made this particular pas
senger want to get to Spartanburg at
any cost, so he took hack at Greers
and drove to Woodruff, expecting to
take the Charleston and Western
Charleston line.
The bridge Of that company across
the Tiger river was also down, SO
another hack was taken and Spartan
burg was reach at last, after many
trials and much tribulation. The
passenger secured a statement from
the conductor of SO that be had
ticket to Spartanburg, and this was
attached to the bill, which follows:
Hotel bill at Greers, SOC; hack to
Woodruff, s1.75; Dinner at Wood
ruff. soc; hack from Woodruff to Spar
tanburg, s5.25-Total So.
The passenger says be put on nc
charge for time and trouble. The
commission has not yet taken action
on the bill, but it will hardly do any
more than transmit it to the:Southern.
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A False Claim.
The town Of Babbington,

The town Of Babbington, r. l..
seems to be trying to cheat the town
at Fort Mill, S. c., out Of the honor
Of having erected the first monument
in the United States to the faithful
slaves. The morning papers contain
an account Of the unveiling Of such q
monument there and state that it is
the first of it's kind ever erected. In
1895 Cadt. Samuel E. White OF Fort
Mill erected such a monument in the
park close to the monument OF
the old soldiers and the women of the
Confederacy. 1t is tall, plain marble
shaft, with an appropriate inscription
on the base. On one side Of the die is
an old negro nanny nursing white
baby, and on the opposite side negro
laborer sitting on log under the shade
of a large tree with an old time scythe
in his hands. On the other two sides
are the family names Of the best
known old time darkies.
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A Pitifu! Story.

4 pitiful story comes from Bolton in
this state. 1t told Of the tragic ending
Of the life Of Mr.. Preston B. Mitchell
about two mics west OF Bolton. Fol
the past three or four years Mr.,
Mitchells mind has been practically
unbalanced. On Monday just after
dinner he walked out and remarked t.
Mrs. Mitchell that he was going to
the bottoms to see his corn. Later in
the afternoon she began to grow Al.
armed at his long absence and notified
the hands about the farm who began
a search for him, and failing to tino
him, the alarm was given in the
neighborhood and a more thorough
search was instituted and kept, up
until shortly after sunrise Wednesday
morning when his body was found
about 200 yards from the house with
the top OF his head blown off and an
empty shot gun by his side with a
string tied to the trigger and fastened
to a BUSH