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Sigourney.

%Sigourney, March 5.-Prof. Athearn
of Des Moines will not be able to get
to Hedrick Friday evening to give his
lecture before the teachers asocia-
ton. Prof. Riggs of Sigourney has
been substituted.
County Superintendent C. e. Miller
gave teachers examination to thirty
two applicants last Friday and Satur-
day.
George Horris, Jessie Allison, Adel-
la Priest and Mae Rogers will attend
the state normal school from this
county for the spring and summer
terms.
A series of revival meetings opened
last night at the Baptist church, and
will continue indefinitely, conducted
by the pastor, A. T. Shortess.
Jack Martin of Chillicothe, Mo-, wac
in Sigourney yesterday or a business
visit.
Mrs. Grace Hadley and daughter
Helen, of Chicago are visiting at th7
parental w. d. Woodin home.
George Haffner is at home for a few
days.
Alice Beasley and sister of Delta
visited friends in Sigourney recently.
Supervisor J.. H. Tanner of Delta
| was in Sigourney Monday on business.
Miss Edna Farmer has just recover
ed from several days illness with the
grip.
Maggie DeMarce of Delta is visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Thomas Stephenson of North
English and Mrs. Fred Nanke of Web.
| Sto~ Ipnrn Siuni,rpnu orripa1c NTnndnU
Elmer Rhoades of Delta was in Sig
Quincy over Sunday.
Leo Vernon and wife of Delta pass
ed through Sigourney yesterday, OIL
their way home from Cedar Rapids.
Mae Keefoyer of Keswick visited il
Sigourney over Sunday.
Anton Fischer of Ollie was in tow
Saturday.
A marriage license was issued tt
Ernest w. Schneider, aged 81, and Eve
Klett, aged 20, The wedding occur
red Tuesday at the Chas. Klett home
west of Sigourney.
Sherman Needham was home
from Mt. Pleasant, l. w. u, and spen
Sunday.
Miss Rosa Woodland, who has beef
attending the state normal school, vii
teach in the country again this spring
Superintendent ]. f. Riggs deliveries
a lecture al the teachers meeting a
De Sofa last Friday evening.
Rev. C. E. Hawk of Chillicothe
visited friends in Sigourney last Sat
urday. He was a former teacher il
this county.
The funeral of John Kennig of Gel
man township occurred at the GEL
man Evangelical church yesterday, a
IL o'clock.
Mrs. Guy Grimes of O%skaloosa, visit
ed the latter part OF the week at tn
Fred Grimes home in S%igourney.
Sam Brunt was in Lancaster yestel
day.
!, Mrs. Estes has arrived home fror
her visit in Oklahoma.
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Belknap.

Belknap, March Mrs. Emma Ow-
ems came Tuesday evening to see her
father. Joel MCGEE.
A. w. Martin left Wednesday even
ing for Blakesburg He expected to
leave soon for South Dakota to find
a business location. Mrs. Martin left
Thursday morning for a visit in Wa
pello county to visit friends until Mr..
Martin finds a suitable location. They
will be greatly missed in the com
munity.
The nock Island put up a coal house
last week.
VIM. Kinney, of Perry township,w was
a visitor here last week at the Joel
McGee home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Galpin and
daughter Fine. of Bloomfield, visited
here last week at the home of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Charley
Dodd, while on their way to and from
Floris where they visited at the Ton
Heady home.
j.. T. Mum is reported no better a
this time.
w. l.. Dunlavey, of Attica, was {
visitor Thursday night at the G.. H
Hughes home.
John Berry and wife, of Ottumwa
We're Saturday forenoon visitors at the
S. Mcconnell home while enroute t.
Drakeville to visit the John and Dave
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one-half miles south of town, which he
has leased. w. f. jaeger, who bought
Mr.. Bassinger's property, is moving
from his farm three miles northwest OF
town to this property. Henry Walker
of First street with his family also
moves today to the Will JAEGER farm.
Mrs. j.. j. jaeger, west Of town, re-
ceived word Thursday morning that
her brother, Lewis Yahnke, had died
at S~igourney that morning Of blood
poison.
DR.. f. e. Vance and Frank Drew
were among those who were in Oska-
loosa some days ago on business .
Geo. w. Davis of Oskaloosa was a
guest Wednesday forenoon of his son,
H. S. Davis, corner Second and Ber-
dan streets.
Miss Gertie McNees has returned to
Des Moines after a two weeks visit
with her parents and other relatives.
Jas. johnson and Miss Mamie Peter
son, who reside south of town, were
married Wednesday ewing, February
%.
Mrs. S. B. Lennon Of Detroit, Mich,
after a weeks visit with relatives and
friends here, has gone to Oskaloosa
for a visit with relatives Their.
John jaeger, ST., returned Thursday
and A. L. Carson, John Linderman, Joe
Dyke and Ben Reed, tie latter of Kirk.
vile, returned Friday from Edna, Mo.
where they had been on business.
The main part Of the Methodist
Episcopal church was fairly well filled
Friday night at the lecture, Looking
Both Ways" delivered by Rev. J. w
Potter of Bloomfield, being the second
of a course of three entertainments
given by the Methodist Episcopa
church. The speaker dwelt principally
upon the great inventions of the past
and also spoke of the future. The re
naming entertainment will be an elo
cutionary entertainment by Rev. w. T
i. Howe and will be held this coming
Thursday evening March 5.
Walter Coon of Abba was in towr
, Thursday, the guest of relatives ant
friends.
Ed Sturgeon of Hamilton has beef
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Eph Wat
kins.
Chas. E. PARROT, north of town, wa
the guest of his grandfather, ]. w
Taylor. in Ottumwa Wednesday ant
Thursday.
Dan Shea and Harley Allison of OF
tumwa Friday visiting their parents.
A. c. Beamer went to Edna. Mo
last night on a short business trip. H
will return Thursday.
F. M. Epperson and F. w. Schafe
i were passengers to Ottumwa on bus
ness Friday morning.
9 Martin Emanuel moves his famil
today from the Mrs. S. e. Mintoyn
brick property on South Second stree
n to the Austin Gray property on Sixt
street.
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MOTHERHOOD Of Will.
State of Iowa, Wapello County. IS

State Of Iowa, Wapello County. IS.
In the District Court.
To All Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament Of CIV. Golf, deceased.
was this day Produced opened and read
by the undersigned, and that I nave fixed
Monday, the sd day of March, 1908, as
the day for hearing proof in relation
thereto.
Witness my official signature with tn
seal Of said Court hereto aflxedl
(Seal.) this 25th day Of February, 1908.
II. w. MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court,
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Salem.

Salem, March 4.-Mrs. Serena Griess
is a guest of Mrs. limo and Miss Helen
Dawson at Mt. Pleasant.
Friends quarterly meeting was held
at the Friends church last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mi. and Mrs. Huxley spent Tuesday
at the county seat.
Miss Ada Cornell enjoyed the sights
at st. Louis last week.
Misses Mary and Bell Masden at
tended the millinery opening at Keo
kuk last week.
Tuesday evening February "a. al
the home of the bride, occurred the
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DIR. F. M. POWELL RESIGNS.
Leaves Head of GIenwood Institution
For Feeble Minded.

Des Moines, March 4.-The board of
control has received a letter from DR..
F. NJ. Powell superintendent of the
Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded
Children at Greenwood, rendering his
resignation as superintendent to take
effect on or before July 1, 1908, or at
the pleasure of the board. In his letter
which is a brief one, DR.. Powell says
it has been in his mind to resign for
more than a year, as the duties OF
managing a large institution such as
this are to heavy under his health con
ditions. He says that his personal in
terests need attention.
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N~otice-Proof Of viii.

State Of Iowa, Wapello county. ss.
In the district court. /,
all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instru-
ment in writing, %purporting to be the last
will and testament Of Charles c. Warden,
deceased. was this day produced, opened
and read by the undersigned, and that I
have fixed Monday, the 23d day of March,
1903, as the day for hearing proof in rela.
ton thereto.
Witness my official signature with the
seal of said court hereto affixed.
(Seal.) this 18th day of February, 1903.
II. w. MICHAELS.
Clerk District Court.
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HayesviiIe.

Hayesville. March 4.-Mr. Crabb
went to Delta Tuesday.
Aaron Wiseman has been sick FOR
a few days.
Miss Elizabeth Hart has been visit
ing Miss Belle S~tonebraker.
Miss Ernie Dickey visited Miss Fan
ME Kerr. Sunday in her new home east
of town.
Otto Long visited at the Hayes home
Monday evening.
In last weeks paper the writer OF
these items made a mistake in saying
.'Mr. Noah Jacobs intended to move
to Missouri" he has moved to Kansas
A party was given Monday evening
at the home of Miss JESSIE Jacobs IL
honor of her cousins who expect te
leave soon.
Miss Becca Hardesty of Sigournel
has been visiting her brother and Other
relatives here.
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DahIonega.

Dahlonega, March 4.-Chas. Lewis
shipped a car load of horses to Chi
cago last week.
e. M. Long loaded his household
goods and farming implements last
week for shipment to the farm re
Gently purchased by him near Wich-
tia, Kansas.
Samuel Burgess and family are NOV
ing to their farm near C~hillicothe.
Walter McClung, who underwent an
operation at the Ottumwa hospital
last Tuesday. is getting along nicely
and will be able to be brought home
soon.
James and Lewis Richards have
rented the A. C. Leighton farm west
of Dahlonega and are moving in this
week.
G. r. Redmon, of Highland Center,
was a business visitor in this vicinity
a couple of days last week.
John Ryan is moving from Highland
Center to the VIM. Dimmitt farm east
of here.
S. @. McCarty is moving to his farm
in Van Buren, county.
Walter Jones is moving to Ottumwa'
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tinsb

H-" WdI tti'SpbI -
Martinsburg, March Airs. Earl
Porter of Ottumwa was visiting in
in town Monday.
Arthur Davis and Wayne Ruggles
were in oskaloosa Friday night.
Oscar Glass was in Hedrick o
day.
Miss Snowman of Hedrick is visiting
her brother, Will Snowman.
The fifth number of the lecture
course, The Jubilee Singers will be
given March 10 in the Methodist Epls-
copal church.
Lawyer Wilcoxen of Sigourney was
in town Tuesday.
VIM. Johnson, formerly of Illinois,
moved on his farm Monday, which he
purchased of A. w. Glass.
Sam Powell purchased the creamery
residence and moved Tuesday. }. l.
Howell will move in the house vacated
BY Mr.. Powell.
w. B. Berridge will in DR.
Moore's house on Main street Wnlle
he builds his new residence this spring
Albert and Ferdinand Meeker were
in Hedrick Tuesday.
Mrs. j. M. Castell of Salina is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. ]. |. Howell, OF
this city.
Rev. and Mrs. David Clark will &c
to Dana next Saturday to attend the
golden wedding of Ames Lagg, which
occurs March 9. There will be nc
preaching services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning or even
ing.
Mrs. B. Holloway Of Hedrick was il
town Tuesday.
Glenn Dutton will soon move on 6
farm close to Richiand.
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Packwood.

Packwood, March 4.-James Card
ner, a pioneer citizen of Ioka, died at
his home February 20. Deceased was
born in Pennsylvania in 1882 n came
to Keokuk county in 1855. He was a
blacksmith by trade and built n nrst
blacksmith shop in Ioka in 1859.
Miss Iris Coykendall of Fairfield VS.
tied her grandparents here a portion
of last week.
Miss Tile Cramer of Woodruff, Ill,
was the guest last week of Mrs. j. G.
Oliver.
Lock Bennett, Chas. Gardner and
Lon Royman loaded their goods IN
cars Saturday for Missouri and e. III
Rhodes loaded his for Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fleenor OF He'd
rick, it is reported, will return here
to make their home.
Miss Mabel Everett is in Chicago.
G. A. Spielman has been appointed
postmaster here.
S. C. Danover of West Point was the
guest last week of his daughter, Mrs
Arthur McCabe.
w. S. Laughary has been very i'll
from malignant carbuncle, but is nov
thought to be out of danger.
Mrs. J. C. Caughlan is about wei
after a brief illness.
Rev. Eaton has moved from Main tt
Church street, where he has a more
commodious house.
The Epworth League has arranged
to have an oyster supper March IL.
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Estray Notice.

Taken up as an estray by Geo. W. Syt.
vester, at his residence in Pleasant town
ship, Wapello county, Iowa, on the Sd day
of February, 1908, fifteen head of steers.
described as follows: One spotted roam
steer. ten red steers with white faces. four
red steers, only two of the lot have horns.
No marks or brands observed. and valued
at $50 per head by G. w. Sylvester and
Clarence c. Boyd. and posted before j. T.
.ucMinn, justice of the peace.
l. II. HAMMOND,
Auditor Wapello County.
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PHILIPPINES PENAL CODE.
Government Will PromuIsate One to
Supersede That of Spain.

Manila, March 4.-The government
is preparing to promulgate a penal
code to supersede the Spanish code.
Vice governor Wright is the author of
the new code. 1t has been reviewed
and revised by the other members of
the Philippine commission and is mod
eled after those of several American
states.
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Very Low Rates to Inc Pacific Coast.

On Feb. 18th the Iowa Central rail-
way will place On sale special one-way
Colonist Excursion tickets ct extreme
ly low rates, and continue sane daily
to and including April 80, 1903. Points
in California, Washington, Oregon,
Montana, Idaho, Arizona, ETC., are in
cluded in these excursions. See local
agents or address the undersigned for
detail information as to rates. through
tourist cars, etc. A. B. QUITS,
G. p. & T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
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Cheap Landseekers' Rates to the
Northwest,

The Iowa Central Railway will sell
tickets to homeseekers every Tuesday
by which they obtain a rate of one
fare plus $500 for the round trip to
all points in northern Minnesota and
North Dakota. Cheap one-way tickets
on sale at same time. For full partic-
ulars inquire of any Iowa Central
agent or address A. B. Cults. G. P. &
T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
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Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, C., 3. & q.

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., 3. & Q.
No. Going East. Depart.
~12a-Chicago, Dubuque Il Quincy 2:10 a. m.
92b-Local Freight ........... 6:45 a. M.
16b-Burlington & st. Louis. ..T:15 a. m.
10b-Peoria, Dubuque & Quincy II 80 am.
6a-Chicago Limited ......... 1:2o pm.
~4a-Chicago st. Louis & Quicy 100 p. m.
Sa-1sast mail -. .......... S:31 p. m.
2n-Chlcago. Peoria & Rockford. II 40 pm
TT. Madison accommodation, daily ex-
cept Sunday, depart T:15 Il. m; arrive 500
p. NJ.
Going West.
5a-Omaha, Council Bluffs and
Nebraska i. $50. ........12:55 a. m.
15a-Fast mail ............. 2:49 a. m.
9lb-Local Freight ........... $50 a. m.
~3a-Omaha, Kansas City, Den
yer. Hot Springs. Deadwood
Ogden, Portland, & Cali
fornia 49,. !. ........... sos a. m.
Ta-Fast mail ...... ........ $50 a. m.
9b-Peoria to Creston ....... 100 p. m.
l3a-Limited -. ......... 3:2S p. m.
11b-Chicago to Ottumwa, arrive 10 p. n.
1a-Denver & Omaha. ..... Ii :35 pm.
a, daily; b, except Sunday. Nos. Z, s and
10 do not carry passengers.
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The Wabash Railway will SCI, az the
LIST ana 8-d Tuesdays of each mouth,
r%ound-trip tickets at n fare, plus So
fol-, the round-trip, to points in North
western Iowa, North and South Da-
kote, Wyoming. Colorado, Kansas, Ne.
braska. Oklahoma, Indian Terri.G-v
an1 other points. A. J. PackarG, AZ.
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The c., NJ. 4 st. P. Ry, will sell
one.way tickets at half fare plus
$500 the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month, to Points in North and
South Dakota. Colorado, Wyoming,
SSouthwest Missouri, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Indian Ter.
risory. A. j. Packard. Agent,
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC

No. Going East. Depart.
206-Des Moines to Keokuk ...10:10 a. m.
o04-Des MoInes to ,Eldon ....10:36 p. m.
2O2-Des Moines to Keokuk.... 3:22 p. m.
234-Freight Ottumwa to Eldon $40 pm.
Going West.
2O3-Eldon to Des Moines..... 1855 a. m.
201-Keokuk to Des Moines ...12:05 p. "a.
33-Frt. Eldon to Des Moines S:1o a. IA.
231-Frt. daily, Eldon to Monroe sos pm.
2O5-Keokuk to Des MCiIes :. 1908 p. m.
Unless otherwise specified, all trains ase
daily except Sunday.
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GENERAL WOOD TO SAIL.
Former Governor of Cuba Prepares TO
Command in Philippines.

OoTffT'foTu : '''PPf'
Washington, March 4.-Gen. Leon
ard Wood is closing up his affairs pre-
paratory to an early departure to the
Philippine islands, where he will as
sumo command of the department OF
Mindanao.
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TEN YEARS AN INVALID,
SOUND AND WELL.

MI. II. L. l1elsenring, 90 iaast MAN
street a met WIN an ac.r
uent Ten years ago n d peen an ~
valid ever since, ne soushl ieilei ~
VAN from many OIL the aplese pnysf
cians ~ sthls anu s~ufoiuhains Iie's,.
v ss%s' "a .S CAS- s ssa ssisz i III sSs q N.
ply a suitable treatment.
AS one disease is frequently depend
ent upon another, or associated with
another, it is necessary for the sue
cessful specialist to have a thorough
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SUICIDE OF
Robert Chapel Feared He Was a Vic
tim of the Disease.

Cresco, March 4.-Robert Chapel, a
we'll known young man, suicided by
shooting. He was a victim of con-
sumption and had expressed a desire
to die at once, in preference to lin
gering for months.
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Charlton.

Charlton. March 5.-Lon and Slant
HOOPER left Tuesday night for their
respective places, where they will COM
mence the weighing of the mail on the
main line of the Burlington. Lonn
went to Council Bluffs and will run
east on No. 8, while Slant went to
Chicago and will run west on No. Is.
The boys will have this work for a
month, preparatory to going into the
mail service.
D. R. Mickler, who has been sick at
his home in this city for the past six
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THE QUESTION
Of Your Health is a Vital
One.
See To It Before 1t Is Too
Late.

We are not only Curing Diseases of
the Eyes, Ears, Nose. Throat and
Lungs, but many other chronic condi.
tons that were thouaht incurable by
other methods.
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON.
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. j.. Packard, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & sT.PAUL.

Chicago. Dubuque *
Milwaukee ...... d12:15 a. m. b2:35 a. m.
Chicago. Cedar Rap
ids, etc ~. -. .b1o:1o a. N. 7:o5p p. m ].
Kansas City &
Southwest .....,.b2:so a. M, 1925 a. m.
Kansas City and To-
cal 80. ........ b6:55 p. m. b10:20 a. m.
No. 90, freight, east, leaves......6:5 90 a. m.
No, "a, freight, east, leaves -. 1915 a. m.
No. 81, freight, west, lcaves.... 6:45 a. m.
! No. 81, freight, west, leaves. -. liz 80 a. m.
a, daily; b, except Sunday; d, except
| Monday;
Freight trains arrive at and depart from
| Ottumwa Junction.
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WABASH.
Arrive

Kansas City & st.
Louis $3.50. a6:15 Il. IN. a9:20 p. m.
Kansas City & st.
Louis :. .........a7:00 p. m. aS:25 a. M.
Freight trains carrying passengers be-
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Local freight -. .hS:00 p. m. 1890 a. m.
Fast freight ..... .a12:10 p. III. a2:30 p. III.
Il, daily; b, except Sunday.
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UnionvilIe

Unionville, March AIRS. G. w.
Taylor returned from her trip to Quin-
cy, Illinois, last Friday.
M"rk D. Box died at his home last
Sunday morning, of pneumonia. The
remains were laid to rest in the Union
vile cemetery Monday afternoon.
Mrs. R. E. Wilson is on the sick
list this week.
R. Burk's little son, Forest, had a
serious accident last Saturday after.
noon by falling OF an OK, cutting his
hand badly.
Tom Wearing has quite the railroad
work at Moravia and returned to his
home in this place Saturday evening
Miss Belle Morgan, of Centerville
is visiting with Miss Ethel Hicks a
this place.
A good crowd was in attendance a
the fourth entertainment last Satur
day evening at the church.
Boone Cox and Allan Collins have
been going swimming over on Soal
Creek.
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Hardy families, who expect to move
soon to Jewell county, Kansas.
j. G. Mcconnell purchased Mr.. Mar
tins phone and interest in the far
mers' telephone line last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hoffman, of
Bloomfield, were visitors Wednesday
at the G. d. Conner home.
Mrs. l.. e. Stevens, of Ottumwa,
called at the j. w. Miller home Thurs
day.
Mrs. Vanhelden, who has lived for
the past year on the Warner place,
moved last week to Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner moved
to Burlington last week.
Michael Doyle, the Wabash section
foreman, died Thursday at the OF
tumwa hospital, from the effects of
pneumonia.
M. F. Patterson and wife, of Drake
vile, visited here Thursday with Mrs.
E. A. Patterson and children.
Felix Dickerson, of Ottumwa, visit
ed here last week with Joel MCGEE.
The farmers telephone company
held a meeting Friday to elect OH
GERS for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Emma Williams and daughter
Eta, of Drakeviile, visited here last
week with friends.
Mrs. ]. S. Huffman, of Ottumwa,
spent Saturday night and Sunday here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joel MCGEE.
Miss Allie Morris, of Ottumwa, Wis
tied here Saturday night and Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Elmyra Morris
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bonar, OF Des
Moines county, are visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. John Bonar.
Miss Hattie Thompson left Sunday
evening for a two or three weeks visi1
in Ottumwa with friends.
James Smith, of Bloomfield, was {
visitor Sunday at Joel McGee's.
j. w. Bolivar shipped a carload O
sheep to Ottumwa Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller's health
is reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Martin, of nea,
Bloomfield, spent Sunday and Sunda.
night here at the J.. w. Bolivar home
Jesse Mccormick closed a success
full term of school at the SHUTTER schoo
house last week and started int
school here again this morning.
Harrison Hawkins is moving t
Bloomfield today and Mr.. Randolph
of that place, is moving to his farm
Mr.. Hawkins and wife will be misse'
in the community.
J.. w. Bolivar is loading another ca
of corn here today. He has alread
!, shipped quite a number from here.
Rev. Ireland was unable to fill hi
: appointment here Sunday afternoo
at the M. E. church.