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Abba.

Abba, Oct. S.--The clerk of the dis
trict court has issued marriage Ii.
censes to Albert R. Scott, aged %, and
Miss Edna Biser, aged 20, both of OF
tumwa; Linus Larson, aged "a, and
MISS Clara Bloomgren, aged 81; both
of Buxton; George A. Carr, aged 20,
OF Hamilton, and Miss Cleo Tharp,
aged IS, of Lovilia.
The Merchants team defeated the
Company A team IN the indoor game
of baseball played last evening at the
Armory. by a score of 81 to 5. There
was a fair sized audience present, al
though the weather was very bad.
James Mowser and family are visit
ing Mr.. Mowsers parents in Ere.
mont, Neb., this week.
Bert Porter of Omaha, accompanied
John Canning, of Omaha. home from
Abba yesterday. Mr.. Canning has
been very low with typhoid fever for
the past two weeks. He is at home
now and his rapid recovery is ex.
pected
Miss Anna Stucky of Winterset
who has been visiting here at the G
w. Hart home for the past week, left
on Burlington No. this morning fol
Los Angeles, Cal, where she expects
to spend the winter
Ode Robinson and John Nelson were
NIoulton visitors yesterday.
T. S. Thompson of Humeston, who
stopped on his way home from Ottum
wa to visit his brother, Ross Thompson
yesterday evening, left ON Burlington
\ No. 3rthis morning for, his home.
/ Attorney John Garrison, who ha.
/ been attending to legal business il
Bloomington, H., returned home this
4 morning.
George Dashiell was transactins
business in Moravia yesterday.
Sheriff John Doner is on business
trip TO Melrose today
Mrs Julius Seigman of Bussey, has
moved to Abba and will make he,
home temporarily with Mr.. and Mrs
| Morris Loeb Her husband is now IL
Chicago, and expects to locate there
Arthur Cooley left Tuesday for Con
norsyille, Ind. on to weeks visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.
| Cooley.
| Edgar Goodman is in Chicago at
tending the business college.
| I'll. II. Tibbles and son, HI. A. lib
| bles left yesterday for Stevens, Mimi.
for a months visit.
Mrs. |. H. Tomlinson left yesterday
for Fairfield to visit her childhood
home and to be present at the reunion
of her fathers regiment, the Thrift
eth Iowa. She is known as the
daughter of the regiment" and vii
speak at the banquet which will be Civ
en- this evening.
d. H. Scott and wife are visiting
relatives in Vincennes, Ind. They ex
pect to be gone about three weeks.
The women of the First Presbyteri
an church will give their annual Thar
i vest dinner" at the church on Thurs
day, October Is.
4 The county officers expect to move
into the new court house next Mon
day.
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Cross Lanes.

Cross Lanes, Oct S.-Edwin fuller
has gone to Missouri on visit to his
daughter and other friends.
Mrs. Maude Lamine was caller in
this place Wednesday,
Rev. Carnes Of Fairfield preached at
Hickory Ridge Monday night
MRS. Stevenson celebrated her sixty
fifth birthday anniversary Wednes-
day
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wells "a
daughter
A reunion was recently held at the
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home OF c. A. Heston in honor of VIM
Heston and wife of Howensville. Kan
Quite a number were in attendance
and a good time was enjoyed, and sew
eral pictures were taken of different
groups.
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Colweil and MI.
and Mrs. Russell We're in Fairfield
Monday.
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Abinadon.

Abingdon, Oct. S.--Last Wednesday
Miss Clara Fleenor went to Hedricll
for a short visit with relatives. The
same day Miss Bertha Hardin went
to Fremont.
Miss Anna McClintock came up
from Broolville Tuesday evening for
visit with her sister, Miss Della Nc
Clintock.
A number Of people from this vicin-
ity attended the Old Settlers meeting
at Fairfield Thursday.
No preaching services Sunday at
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Stringtown.

stmngtown, Oct Mrs. G. B. Nc
Mel and Mrs r. E. Ornduff of Bata
via, were Stringtown visitors Mon
day.
G. w. Davis was caller at County
Line Tuesday.
S. Z. Woodruff and II. l.. Scott were
in Ottumwa on business Monday.
Walter Larmore was in Sigourney
Sunday.
u. S. Hawthorne was in ottumwa
Tuesday
Mrs. C. A. Clark was a caller at
Mrs. Nancy Sutton's near Competine
Monday
Miss Mary Buchan of Competine
was a caller at ]. A. Vannoy's the
first of the week
Edward Durbin of Nasty Corner
was Stringtown caller Wednes
day
There was quite a wind and rain
storm here Tuesday evening, which
did great damage to corn. 1t will be
impossible to harvest it with the corn
harvester.
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Chequest.

Chequest, Oct. S-Wm. Kennedy
was in Keosauqua on business Friday.
DR.. I. G. Mcclure, OF Douds, was
a professional caller in Chequest Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Ellsworth Hill, OF
Bloomfield We're callers at the f. S.
Harryman home one day last week.
Aaron Vaniieet, of near Cantril, was
in Chequest on business one day last
week
Waldo and Seth Harryman attended
the hard times social at Leando Sat
urday night.
Quite number from here attended
the G. A. R. meeting at Douds Mon
day night and report merry time
Miss Lorene Watts, teacher at No.
8, spent Sunday at her home near Mt.
Zion.
Miss May Green, of ottumwa. is Wis.
iting for fortnight at the home of
her brother, G, j. Green. at this place
w H Harryman, wife and son Seth
ATTENDED the soldiers reunion and
Traces at Milton, last Thursday
A. E. Mccullough and family spent
Sunday at the parental Lewis home.
Corn cutting in this section is great,
ly delayed by lne continued wet wealth
er.
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TURKEY FAMINE
LOCAL BUTCHERS AND POULTRY
MEN FEAR A GREAT SCAR
CITY FOR THANKSGIVING.
The Much Priced Bird Will Not be in
Abundance This Year-Prices viii
Soar High-rieavy Rain Does Dam
age.

The local butchers and poultry mer
chants are right now experiencing
what they think is a turkey famine.
They are in panic over disappointing
prospects for a Thanksgiving without
the accompanying turkey Today there
is not a turkey on the wholesale mar
ket and consequently the retailers are
without the ex-national bird Celery,
cranberries and a poor grade of hens
alias, chickens will, ii appears. be
the program for the 1903 day of
thanksgiving. Ottumwans doubtless,
will have to be satisfied with diet of
football
Rain Killed the Priced Meat.
The rain has killed off the young
turkeys as fast as they We're matched
this year. inquiry made among pro-
vision men developed the fact that the.
condition in Iowa was the same every
where. Last year although turkeys
We're scarce there were almost enough
to supply the local trade. The price
scared high as fifteen and seventeen
cents at wholesale. Chickens today
are bringing fifteen cents pound and
are scarce at that
Farmers who live in this vicinity
have replied to the local provision men
asking the condition OF flocks, saying
that they will do well to raise enough
for the needs OF their own tables.
They say the younger brood of turkeys
all died OF pneumonia. Cold wet
| weather caused them to catch cold and
die of chill.
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Hayesville, Oct S.-Rev. Hugh of
Martinsburg, preached here last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Stonebraker and
daughter were in Delta Monday
Mrs. Matson and Miss Goldie ia
cobs called on Misses Olive and Lilly
Jacobs Sunday afternoon.
Miss Virgie Griffin was in Lancas-
ter Saturday and Sunday.
While climbing a tree a few days
ago Clyde Henson lost his hold and
fell, striking wire fence and cutting
his limb, causing six stitches to be
taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Apologize buried their
infant daughter Thursday.
Mr.. Stice will go to work in OF
tumwa as night operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crabb called on Mr.
and Mrs Ike Richardson Sunday at.
ternoon.
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North Enolish,

North English. Oct S. DR.. and Mrs.
C. G. Foster and Mrs, B. Harrington
attended the carnival at Cedar Rapids
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Cress Of Kansas
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HopewelI.

Hopewell Oct. Preaching was
well attended Sunday evening.
George Howk and family transacted
business in Ottumwa Saturday.
George Davis and family Mile and
Rosa Walker and Leslie Owen We're
guests at the odenbaugh home Sun
day
Sabbath school was organized at
this place Sunday
Charles Walker spent Sunday with
his parents.
We've Selman and Mae Roberts, of
Ash grove, visited at the u. Hunter
home Saturday night.
J. Hunter, Maria Howk, Lulu and
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Columbia.

Columbia, Oct. S.-Preaching service
next Sunday at Columbia will be in
the morning.
week at the home of his uncle, r. c.
Carman
Mrs. Sarah Clifford of Galesburg
Ill, and Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Tremble
of Alba visited over Sunday at the
home of Charles Olney.
William Gardner has built an addi
ton to his barn.
Bert Carman spent Sunday at home
Miss May Peatman of Centerville
visited last week at the home of j. II
Olney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chisman who
have spent year or more in southern
California for the formers health, and
also to visit friends there, returned last
week to their home.
Elias Garfield is building a large
barn on his farm
Ralph the s year old son of Samue
Bowen had his right arm broken one
day last week by being thrown from
a horse.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs
Andrew Stodghill is very sick with
lung trouble.
Mrs. 9. w. Olney and her aunt, Mrs
Clifford, visited Monday at the home
of Elias Garfield.
Mrs. ]. w. Gardner, is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cramblett visited
Hast week at the home of their son A
J.. Cramblett near Milton Van Bure1
county.
Miss Annie Garfield on last Sunday
evening was chosen by the Epwortl
league as delegate to the state prohi
bition convention at Des Molnes
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Amador.


Amador
Amador Oct Sword was receiv-
ed here recently of the death of Miss
Glennie clearinghouse. of Washington.
Miss Clearinghouse formerly resided
in this community and has many
friends here who regret to learn of her
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman visited Mrs.
Susan Kent Friday
Mrs. Newt Shields is quite i'll at
present
Emmett Jones baled hay for w. L.
Carey last week
Ala Shields is staying at the Newt
Shields home.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Green and daugh-
ter, Stella, spent Sunday at L. H.Well-
mans.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Haning were guests
at the ]. A. Day home Sunday.
Miss Ada Shields was a guest of
Laura Schwartz Sunday evening.
John Green is working for L. H.
Wellman
Lee Hicks is working for Earl My
ers.
VIM. Haning is visiting at E. Han
ing's.
Mr.. Carey contemplates leaving the
farm soon. He expects to take a
course in the college of osteopathy.
John Phillips and wife and son We're
in town Saturday.
2. Myers and Mrs. Emily Myers
were business callers in town Satur-
day.
e. Haning marketed hay in town
last week.
Mrs Annie Sponsler visited Sunday
at the home of her SON
Mamie Wellman spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Florence Carey.
Earl Myers is preparing to build a
new barn.
business Saturday
Mesdames Wilkinson and Wellman
called to see Mrs. Shields one evening
recently.
Mrs Fannie Hendrickson visited
Mrs. Kent recently.
Bladensbura.
Bladensburg. Oct S.-Mr and Mrs.
John Bachus of Kansas are visiting
relatives at this place.
Mrs. Cecil Eller of Hedrick visited
over Sunday with. her parents Mr.. and
Mrs James Timmonds.
Mrs. Borman of Ottumwa is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Daley.
Mrs. Alfred Yeager and little daugh-
tiers Laurie and Hazel are visiting
John Yeager of Irvington.
William Hamersley returned home
from the north last week Il
Sanford Humble left Tesday for the
northern part of the state to hunt a
location
Yampa.
Yampa, Oct Sc. B. Morrison,
made business trip to Cedar Rapids
last week
Mrs. Nafziger and little son started
for Illinois Thursday to make an ex-
tended visit with friends.
Mrs. Jordan and children went TO
Missouri Saturday to visit with their
friends.
Thomas Rifle and family visited
friends in Competine township Sun.
day.
Guy Yeager was a Sunday visitor
with his parents.
John E, Reno returned home Friday
after weeks stay with his wife, who
is patient at the hospital at Kinks
vile, Mo. He reports Mrs. Renos con
dition better than it was when she
went there.
Thomas Rifle made business trip
to Bladensburg and Brookville, Mon
day.
j. E. Reno was in Eldon Monday on
| business.
Scott. Hilton and Perry Whitmore
have secured positions with the Rock
| Island railroad at Eldon
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j. "A. ROSS, OIL GdFuen lITONS. was
here on business and remained over
Sabbath.
BobtoWn.
Bobtown, Oct ST d. Mowery and
wife We're in Ottumwa on business
recently.
Mr.. Rhoads of Sorghum Ridge, is
suffering from severe attack OF
| rheumatism.
Henry Arnold was in Ottumwa on
business Monday
Ernest Buchholz and John Haren
and Levi Wood attended the sale at
Mr.. Romingners in Davis county Mon
day.
j. Walker was in Ottumwa recently
| visiting his mother, who has been
sick for some time.
Mrs. Yves Dunning is on the sick
| list
Rev. Heckard is holding a protract-
| ed meeting at the Murray Hill chapel
| this week.
| Levi Wood and wife were visiting
relatives in Jefferson county recent
| ly.
Robert Israel of Fairfield was in
the city on business Friday and Sat
urday
Charley Newman was in Ottumwa
on business Tuesday.
| VIM. Smith is visiting at the Sim
mons home this week.
| Yves Hancock was in Eldon on bus
mess Saturday,
| Hon. Jas. Finley has moved into
| the Baker property on Hines street.
| George Bunk of Ottumwa was Wis
| iting at the home of Henry Arnold
recently.
Mrs Shepherd was visiting Mrs.
Elliott recently. EE
Mr.. Hadley was transacting business
| on Court hill Monday and Tues
] day.
S. r. Odenbaugh was visiting at the
! News Office Saturday night an Sun
day.
Rev. Fidler preached at the Liberty
school house Sunday
John and Austin Simmons were in
Ottumwa on business Tuesday.
Ernest Buchholz was pleasant call
er at the News Office Monday.
Misses Lottie and Cora Simmons,
Ida Waddle, Maggie Shocks, and Oliy-
er Brooks, S. Odenbaugh, John and
Austin Simmons. Harvey and Dick
Clarke, Lester Shocks and Rev. Jes-
sup were pleasant callers at the News
Office Wednesday.
Rev VIM Walker attended meet
ing at the Liberty school house Sun
day.
Charley Wood and S. Zodenbaugh
were visiting at the Simmons home
Sunday
Mrs. Charles Gordon is on the sick
list.
Woodland Vale.
Woodland Vale, Oct S-Alvin Dick
ey, of Marshall county, Illinois, who
has been visiting his brother, 7.
DiclIey left for his home Monday
These brothers had not seen each 9th
er for over fifty years.
Miss Rebecca Coleman left for her
home in Van Buren, county Saturday
after visit with her sister, Mrs. j.
Mcmillan of this place.
W. Mccormack, of Lancaster, visit
ed with Agent Richardson, of larson,
Saturday.
Mrs, e. Wright went to st. Joseph,
Missouri, Thursday where she will
spend the winter visiting her daughter,
! Mrs. Mary Crouch.
| Louis Jennings and family attended
the funeral of S. B. McClung Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roberts, Of MI
gent. visited friends here over Sunday.
Jesse Scott is spending the week
with friends in Birmingham.
U. S. Hawthorne and Lee Scott
| transacted business in Ottumwa Tues
4 day.
Miss Bernice Hughey received a
/ crate of grapes from her cousin, Miss
Helen Eller, of Folsom City, Califor-
MIA, Tuesday
stringtown.
4 stMngtown. Oct s.. Mrs G. B. Nc,
4 Mel and Mrs r. E. Ornduff of Bata
via, were Stringtown visitors Mon
day.
\ G. w. Davis was caller at County
/ Line Tuesday.
6 r. Woodruff and III. Il. Scott were
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Rural Route No. 4, Batavia.

Rural Route No. /, Batavia, Oct s.
Mrs. L. w. Shaw, attended quilting
at J. II. Creamer's, in ottumwa, one
day last week
Miss Ada Nafziger. who has been
visiting relatives at Washington and
Merton, ILL.,. during the summer, re
turned home last week
Mrs. c. p Gilbert left Monday fol
q visit with relatives at Keosauqua
A. P. Smith and family left Tues.
day for kenosha, Wis, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Martin visited
friends at Abingdon Sunday
Mrs. H. G. Under spent Sunday with
Miss Helen PARCEL.
Mrs. FL Nafziger and son Merino
left Friday for visit with relatives
in Illinois,
Quite d number of the route people
attended the Gilpin hypnotic shows at
Batavia the first OF the week.
ChaS Hanna returned home Sun
day after short visit with relatives
near Milton
Mrs. Mary W'hitmore and daughter
Lulu were shopping in Batavia Tues
day.
The total number of pieces of mail
delivered and collected in the month
OF September was 1000.
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Great Opportunities Come to You every day and are Lost
Wy2 because you wait until the other fellow takes them
Your neghbors sell their produce and buy their goods
at better prices than you Your neigilbors happy
and prosperous while you are struggling make euds
meet and why? Because you don't they do trade at
e e1s sh ,os, street VAN DYKES TO BE SURE
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chiIIicotI1e.

Cb1r1ic6tfi5. y
Chillicothe, Oct. s. Mrs, Caleb Con-
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Concord.

Concord, Oct. s.-Rev. Aired filled
his regular appointment at the Liberty
church last Sunday morning.
VIM. Morrison and family visited
over Sunday with relatives near Cen,
teryille
H II. Ahee and family visited Sun
day with j. w. Selix.
Rev. Smith filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Miller church Satur-
day night and Sunday.
The young people of the neighbor-
hood enjoyed a pleasant evening at
the home of Chas Hicks last Wednes.
day evening.
School commepced at the Liberty
school house last Monday with c. H
Swain as teacher.
+. a. Simmons and family, of Al
bany, visited with relatives in this
Vicinity the first of the week.
Miss Ethel Cross who has been stay
ing with her grandparents near Moul
ton for some time, has returned home
Married on last Tuesday in the city
of CenterVille, Paris Moore to Miss
Larue G4lsman. The young couple
have the we'll wishes of host Of
friends. They will make their future
+ home in Unionville.
The copper era., 1903-11-26

The Black Warrior mine in the Globe district, one of the most promis- ing of Arizona copper properties, i- likely to he secured by the Amalga- mated Copper company. Experts have been examining the mine with a view to purchase. The price is said to be S2. 100000
 It is deiinately announced that Will liam Randolph Hearst will begin printing Los Angeles Examiner on December l3. A train Of nine freight cars. loaded with machinery for the new paper. is now being pushed over the mountains by two big locomotives. IL takes five cars to carry the parts or the first Mammoth Hoes press that will be used in printing the paper. This train arrived at Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 10th. X double shift Of men were put to work at once rushing this machinery into place. Some idea of the size of the new Hearst enterprise may be gaiued from the fact that Los Angeles Examiner will be housed in the largest building devoted solely to the publication of a newspaper, in the United States. The editorial room alone occupies 7,S00 square feet Of floor space. The bnild ing is five stories high, and has total floor space Of 60, 500 square feet.
The copper era., 1903-11-26

and S6Ij7 for each woman. per month, an increase in the salaries Of Sl0,- OS2j6 The bonded indebtedness amounts to 3l3,369.O9. Number ol districts in the territory, PTS, and number Of teachers employed All.
 The report shows the number oI members and the value of the church property in the territory to be as fol- lows:
 Babtist-Ministers 1G; members CPS. value of property, $SI39l.
 Congregational Minister, $; mem bers. 80. ethodist-Ministers 2l; members, 1,I70; property s2s OOO.
 Nj. E. South-Ministers 10; members 757: property. S42,2 200.
 Presbyterian-M Ministers %; mam- bers. 2,Il7; property, s26. 900.
 Ministers ?; members, 5S. property, $440O
 Episcopa Minister ?; members, I.6S0.
 Salvation Army-Ministers s; mem- berS. 15O; property. $500.
 Seventh Day Adventists-Mi Ministers 6; members. lG5; property, $S000.
 Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Members. 200; property. 5000.
 Disciples Of Christ-Ministers ?; members, 900; property, SsOOO.
 Free Methodist-Ministers 2; mem- bers, 52: property. s4.9J0.
 Catholic property $250, 900.
 Mormons-Member, 6,O74: property, s13I, 10.
 The growth Of the National Guard is gratifying, says the report, Ad- jutant General Leavell has aroused much interest and patriotic Zeal: The rangers were recruited for frontier services, and is the finest body in ex- istence for the purpose. They are picked men, skilled in riding, trailing and shooting, and are brave and fear less.
The copper era., 1903-11-26
PaV Your Ia~eSM@
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON

ing or the territorial public institu
 tions, to at this late day desire to sur. | render control to others. Arizona l seeks admission as a state. She seeks | 1t on her own msrits, but she seeks i
 as Arizona" "
 The most important of the recom- mendatious are as follows:
 That Arizoua's claims to state
 hood he given due consideration, and
 that much aid as lies within the powe r
 of the interior department be extended
 60 secure the passage of an enabling act for the admission Of the territory to statehood.
 That congress be requested to re-
 mburse Pima county in the sum Of 53ls, ,275.29 by direct appropriation as being repayment 10 said coun t.- for an injustice committed by congress in passing an act which validated certain l5O bonds which accrued interest known as Pima county narrow guage railroad bonds. after the entire issue had been declared by the supreme court Of the United States to be in- valid and void, and for which Pima county never received value"
 Another interesting feature of the report is an excellent report on the distribution and duty of the water supply of the Salt river valley. This contains interesting data aud recon mendations which are of great value to that section. There are also re- ports from the GiIa valley, by Andrew GranGe valley by C. D. Reppy: Colo radO river valley, Walter T. Gregory; Little Colorado valley. Capt. J. T. aogue; Santa Cruz valley, F. L. Wet more; irrigation in Navajo county by F. NJ. Zuck; San Pedro valley. Ben Heney; the Buckeye country, C. T. Hirst; Kanab valley, l.. Pratt.
 Prof. Forbes contributes an interest ing article on the variety of crops grown in the territory, showing the net values to be per acre: Wheat, ! l2.00: potatoes, so. 50; tomatoes, $50: straw wberries, $350; melons, 3l44; Egyp- -ian cottan. S2J; corn, SSj.
 Regarding education the report shows that out of the 25,95l children )f school age, 2o,00S are enrolled in | he public schools and 1,4l4 in private 1 schools. The teachers receive SS34,- | i82 42 averaging SS0.33 for each man !