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been trapped. The stealthy move.
ments of the Japanese generals. Oku
and Nodzu, were revealed yesterday
when the main forces Of the invading
armies were located at Fushun, but,
thirty miles east of the city gates. In
an official report to his chief at st. Pc.
tersburg yesterday, General KuroDat-
kin declared that these Japanese ar.
mics could not be nearer than sixty
miles. Now he is confronted with a
deadly battle on an unexpected point,
where his defenses are weak and for.
tifications avail him nothing.
Japanese Strategy Wins.
Japanese strategy has again tri.
umphed. 1t is evident that in the last.
few days Oku and Nodzu must have
covered many leagues in their move.
ment. While the Russian officers did
not expect the battle of Mukden until
after series of rear guard engage
ments. it is now evident that it is now
impending, and must soon begin near
Fushun.
The Russians are diminishing along
the Japanese front with an immense
force of cavalry supported by heavy
guns. With three guns they appeared
within a mile of Yentai station, and
shelled the fortifications and railroad
works They continued the cannonad-
ing at intervals all day. The Russian
force on the Mukden road extends
from Shuilho. eight miles north Of
Yentai, to Teatoitsu, five miles north.
east
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MuNTERvILLE.

Munterville, Sept. %. - Last Satur-
day afternoon occurred the burial of
little Bernice the six months old child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sander Pierson who
was fatally injured on the Thursday
evening before. Rev. E. T. Linden
conducted the services first at the res
idence and afterwards at the GENE.
terry. The parents have the sympathy
of the entire community in their sad
bereavement
Roy Sackett left last Sunday even.
ing for Iowa City to continue the
study of medicine in the university
He will probably be from home all
winter or maybe longer.
Walter Schoech arrived home the
latter part of last week after a triI
down into Mississippi and Arkansas
and on his return trip passed a week
in ST. Louis. viewing the exposition
and reports a most pleasant and enjoy
able trip.
John NJ. Oval has let contract tc
build pond near his barn which viii
! fill long felt want and he will also
build the pond large enough to stock
with fish for his own use.
| Miss Mildred Anderson who has
been in Denver, Colo, for almost 6
year. arrived home today where she
will probably remain over winter. She
reports Denver fine city but still she
has greater love for Wapello county
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Smith and fami
ly are expected home the latter par
OF this week from a visit to Kansas.
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MARTlNSBURG.

Martinsburg, Sept 23.-Geo. Bales
and Miss Mary Tygart were married
Monday. They will make their future
home in Richland.
John Wood, Of Milan, Mo-. was call
ing on old friends last week.
Gilbert Horton, of oregon, is visit
ing with relatives here.
Clement Powell, of Oskaloosa, was
calling on his brother, Sam Powell,
Monday.
M. B. Glass and r. E. Bott We're in
Ottumwa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Waltman were in
Hedrick Sunday.
The band will give concert on
Main street Saturday evening.
Louis Kitterman, of ottumwa, visit
ed at the J. Graves home last week.
James Bellville has purchased the
Davis county farm owned by John
Mills.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan died last
Thursday at 3:15 p. M. Her death
was caused by a fall she received the
first of the month. She was 80 years
s months and 5 days.
Frank Barwick left for st. Louis
Tuesday evening.
Miss BERTHE Quinn is still on the
sick list.
The Mart!nsburg baseball team
played the Burlington team at Brigh.
ton Thursday.
The Rebecca lodge gave supper Ii
the hall Tuesday evening. There were
several in attendance from Hedrick
Mrs. L. Morgan will leave for Kan:
sas this week, where she intends stay.
ing one year.
Mrs. Louisa photograph was in Os
kaloosa Sunday.
q. B. Martin, of Hedrick. was il
town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. McCuen are attend
ing the worlds fair at ST. Louis; alst
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotspeach and Miss Mar.
Lotspeach.
| Miss L. Keegan who has been Wis
| iting at the E. L. Heninger home, re
| turned to Ottumwa today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell are visiting il
Ott,1rnwa
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ALBA.

Abba, Sept. 23.-Emancipation day
was celebrated with great enthusiasm
yesterday at Hooking. An immense
crowd was present from the neighbor-
ing towns and a thoroughly ENJOYABLE
time is reported by those who were
there to participate in this, the most
memorable day in the year to the coll
ored race of America.
The clerk granted a permit to wed
yesterday to Walter Pertello, aged S.
and Miss Addie L. Harvey, aged 90
both of Hooking.
Mrs. Warren Milligan and children
left yesterday for California in the
hope of lettering Mrs. Milligan's
health.
Mrs c.. H. Edris is at home again
after an extended visit with relatives
at Rushville III.
John Cody returned this morning
from the exposition at ST. Louis.
Beginning Get. 1 the ladies Of the
M. e. church will hold a rumrnag e
sale in the dining room Of the church
Mrs. Clegg Boude and little daugh-
ter Dorothy are Marshalltown visitors
this week.
Harry Taylor, recent visitor at the
home of his father, H. M. Taylor, has
returned to Chicago, going by the way
of Boone, where he expects to make
another short stay.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. ]. c. Morrison next Friday
at p. m. in their regular monthly
session.
Owing to unfinished repairs there
will be no services at the First Metho.
dist church next Sunday
w. E. Cherry, a former editor o,
the Abba Democrat, was transactine
business in town YESTERDAY.
o. L. Canning, Of Hiteman, and hi.
father, Ed. A. Canine of near Abba
were Abba callers yesterday.
F. e. Haley, Of Des Moines, secre.
tary of the State Travelling Mems as.
sociation, passed through the city yes
terday on his way home from Mt
Pleasant, where he has been a CUES
Of his parents.
DR.. j. F. Holsclaw was called t.
Lovilia yesterday on professional bust
ness.
Amos Miller was in Abba on bust.
ness yesterday.
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cHEoUEsT.

Chequest, Sept. 22.-Messrs. e. B.
Kirkendall, of Douds-Leando, and A.
Carnes, of Cantril, transacted business
here one day last week.
Messrs. Al Lasley and Isaac Pool
are both on the sick list.
Rev. VIM. Heger, of White Elm, fill
ed his regular appointment at Union,
Sunday at II a. m.
Emmett Hanshaw and Xenia John
ston who are attending school at Keo-
sauqua this fall, spent over Sunday at
their homes in this place, returning to
their school duties Monday morning.
Otto Mccullough and family. and
Miss Ora Mccullough visited friends in
the vicinity of Lebanon last Sunday.
Rev. VIM. Heger and family were
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Sept. 23.-The Misses
Freda Anderson, Anna Johnson, Anna
Ekfelt, Alma Clay, Ester and Ella Ar
wilson, Anna and Amanda Westling
and Rev. and Mrs. j. P. Borg all left
today for Swedesburg, where they will
attend a convention of the young p;o-
pies society of the Swedish ch.rGh.
Joe Dorsey, the genial CLERK at the
Bates house, was given ctneing Sun.
day by his neighbors, wPp went in and
surprised him on his 5lst anniversary.
AS a token of their high regard,
he was presented with a handsome
cane, which hex making good use Of
Rev. and Mrs. Palmer and children
returned home yesterday from visit
in Osk,aloosa and What Cheer.
The Baptist young people will enjoy
q, melon social this evening at the
nome of Mr. and Mrs. l. N. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Wright, of Conf
dence, were in the city Thursday on
business.
A marriage license was granted to
Willis Cackler and Margaret E. John
son yesterday. The contracting par
ties live near Norwood.
Mrs. Ena Stevenson, of Woodhaul
ILL.,, came last evening for visit with
her old friends. She was formerly
Miss Ena Pearson.
Spencer Carpenter, a former Chart
ton boy, but now located in Memphis
Tenn, came yesterday for a visit witt
his father, w. D. Carpenter.
The fire company was out for prac
tice again last evening, thing that ii
much needed for the success of thu
company, in fighting fire and in keep
ing the company together.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Sept. 23.-The remains
of j. D. Wallis, whose death occurred
in Ottumwa Wednesday, We're brought
to this place for burial Thursday
morning. The buria! rites were held
in the Odd Fellows cemetery, and were
conducted by Rev. D. A. Wickizer.
Mr.. Wallis was a former resident Of this
place and was the father of Mrs. Jno.
Langenstein. also former resident Of
this city. Mrs. John Langenstein, of
Loveland. Colo, and daughters Hattie
and Gussie, Of Ottunwa, Mrs. Wallis
and daughter Blanche, Of Ottumwa,
Dick Wallis and daughter, Mrs. Wise
man, of Keokuk, and a number Of re-
latives and friends from Moulton We're
in attendance at the burial service.
The Fortnightly Whist club met
Wednesday evening at the Mayor H.
c. Leach home. The honors of the
game were won by a guest of the
club, A. H. Fortune. who was awarded
a Bloomfield souvenir spoon. Dainty
refreshments were served at the close
of the game. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. For
tune Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Young, Mrs
Flora McAchran and Mrs. A. H. Fin
ney, of Cleveland, Ohio, were enter
tanned by the club.
Rev. and Mrs. Stafford, of Musca-
tine, arrived Thursday and are NOV
ing into the Methodist parsonage. Rev.
Stafford vii! deliver his initiatory SER
mon one week from next Sunday when
| closed. Rev. Stafford made flying
visit to this place a week or two ago
in order to place his son Reuben in
,, the public schools
| D. H. Payne and wife, accompanied
by Miss Myriam Herr left Thursday
for st. Louis to attend the Worlds
fair. Miss Myriam will visit at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. Mary john
| son.
| A very pretty home wedding occur
red Wednesday evening at the home
of Justice and Mrs. q. T. Grider whose
daughter Nellie became the wife of
Ralph L. Sherman, a prosperous young
farmer of this county. Thirty eight
friends of the bride and groom Witness
ed the beautiful ceremony which was
performed by Rev. H. J. Everly, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of this
city. Immediately following the cere-
many a three course luncheon was
served, after which congratulations
We're received. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
will make their home on the groom's
farm three and one-half miles east of
the city.
Mrs Maud Eckenberger of Cedar
Rapids, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Order
having arrived to attend the marriage
of her sister on Wednesday evening
S. l.. Berry, Of Mexico, NO. for
merly of this city, was visiting
with friends Thursday while spending
short time here on business.
Misses Will and Frank Stoke, OF
West Grove. who accompanied party
of land spectators to Houston, Texas
a few weeks ago, purchased hall
section of faria land near Houston
Henry Christy, also one Of the party
invested in quarter section of the
same land
Mrs. Jodu Chase, of Moulton who is
visiting at the Burr Burchett home
has been quite sick for a few days
but hopes to be able to return home ir
a short time.
Carl Bond has returned from a sum.
mer's baseball tour with the Nebraska
Indians.
Theodore Taylor Is able to be or
the street again, after undergoing &
surgical operation.
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News of
Southern Iowa


as an instructor in the dental depart
ment Of the Keokuk medical and dem
tai college. DR.. Long has made many
friends here during the two or three
years which he has lived at this
place.
Miss Grace wickham departed foy
her home at Sabetha, Kansas, Thurs
day morning. She has been a guest of
her sister, Mrs. E. l.. Bay, the past
month. -
Lon Bickford and family moved
Wednesday from the Joe Werner ten
ant property on North Second street
Ernie Lyon, of cs,aar, left over the
Central from EddYville Monday night
for Kirksville, Mo-, to look at the
George osbor9ne. who lives west
6 81 Town NM was as vi town Monday for the
count of a Severe attack of sickness
Hes. and Mrs. w. r. Yard leave to-
gay 1or washington county to be alb
sent Iorf three weeks. They will at
t LEM ltHe Washington Baptist associa-
Ilon Pear Veo and will visit with Mr.
Yarfi's parents.
fdrs. NJ. e. Oldham, who has beer
VISITING her children, Harry Oldham
End Mrs. S. S Scott, the past two
K weeks, will return to her home at
Greenfield Saturday.
The pupils Of the high school or
ganized two literary societies Thursday
to meet on Friday nights alternately
The room is about equally divided
with about thirty members in each So
ciety. The following were the officers
elected Presidents, Gervais Fails ant
Liebus and Miss Grace Rhode. The
first literary will be held Friday even
ing, Sept. 80.
The D. of r. and I. o. o. f. orders
had a very enjoyable social and box
supper Tuesday night.
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Mrs. Anna Dyer, of Carleton, Neb., Wis.
tied at the P. H. Steck home Wednes-
day.
Frank Pace returned to his home at
Des Moines Wednesday after a visit
with his brother, o. A. Pace.
Miss Kate 3. Stote arrived home
Wednesday evening from Colorado
Springs, where she has been Tor the
past ten weeks, trying to regain her
health and visiting her brother, Her
bert. She is feeling much better.
Ira Wells left Wednesday on NO.
for Iowa City to- take course in den
tistry.
Chas. Lafollette and wife left last ev
ening for st. Louis.
G. w. Rowley was called to Green
field Tuesday evening.
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BLADENsBURG

Bladensburg, Sept. 23.-Mr. and Mrs,
Thomas Packwood visited Mr.. Tim
ond's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ingram Of OF
tumwa, are spending a few days with
Mrs. Migrants father, John Murray
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Yeager have
returned from st. Louis, where they
have been attending the worlds fair
Harry Cremer is visiting his moth
er at this place.
Bart Mcclure and sister, of Idaho
are visiting their brother, H. H. Nc
CURE.
John Reno of near Agency. visited
Monday with Mrs. Chas Sands.
number of people from this vicin-
ity spent an enjoyable time with Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Yeager Wednesday
evening.
James Smith, of Idaho, is visiting
relatives and friends at this place.
Thursday at p. m. occurred the
funeral of Mrs. Bertha Scott, of Kan
sas, formerly. of this place, conducted
by the M. e. pastor of Hedrick She
leaves husband, four children and {
host of friends to mourn her loss,
Mr.. Pavne and daughter have re.
turned from ST. Louis
Jack Smith, of Kirkville, is visiting
relatives here.
John and Roy Parker, of Morning
Sun, attended the funeral of their sis
ter, Mrs Scott, Thursday
The two-year-old child Of Mr.. ant
Mrs Mace is dangerously ill witt
brain fever.
A number of people from this vicin.
ity attended Perry Yeager's sale neal
Yampa Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Hanna. of Troy, visited
over Sunday with her mother, Mrs
John Mcdowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Warder, OF
Ottumwa, are visiting at John War
der's this week.
Ar. and Mrs. Dickens have returned
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KEosAUouA.

Keosauqua, Sept. %. - Mrs. Rank
in. widow of Judge Thomas Rankin,
deceased. died in this city yesterday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. AL
exander Brow. She was about SIS
years of age and was one of the early
settlers of this county. Mr. Rankin
died about IL years ago. Mrs. Rankin
leaves to mourn her death one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Brow of this place, two sons
in California and one son in Chicago.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs. Rankin was
much loved by all and will be greatly
missed.
| Lewis Davis and family have moved
from Keosauqua to Bonaparte where
they expect to make their future resi-
dence.
Mrs. L. M. Raney of Colorado has
been visiting in Keosauqua this week
at the w. M. and P. E. Walker homes.
George Duffield has. returned to his
home near Keosauqua after ten
days visit with relatives and friends
| in Bloomfield.
James Bell and family moved this
week from Leando to this place in or
der that their children may attend the
Keosauqua high school.
Rev. H. A. Ingham and wife are WIS.,
iting this week at Monroe with the
parents of Mrs. Ingham.
Mrs. Laura Watkins of this place
visited the first of this week with rel
atives and friends at Bonaparte.
Mrs. James I. Israel of Bonaparte re-
Gently visited with friends in Keosau-
qua.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson Of Nebraska
is visiting in Keosauqua with her
cousin Mrs. Robert H. Starr.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. McCreary have
returned from their wedding tour to
st. Louis. They remained over here
for several days with the parents of
4 the bride at the Hotel Manning and
from here they went to Centerville,
their future home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barker of St
Paul are here visiting at the home of
1 w. E. Davis.
1 Mrs. Emerson Brown has returned
to her home in this place from ten
days visit at Dudley with her son and
family.
| Judge Robert Sloan of Keosauqua
recently purchased a fruit farm in Col
orado.
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WOODLAND VALE.

Woodland Vale, Sept. 23.-Mrs. Da-
Wis and family were in ottumwa Tues
day.
Mr.. Roberts and wife were calling
near Abingdon Sunday.
The Competine and Farson Sunday
schools had a picnic Saturday in Mrs.
E. Dudgeon's grove.
Louis Jennings left for st. Louis
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Alexander and
Miss Scott will leave for the World's
fair Thursday, where they will spend
a week.
G. Young is on the sick list this
week.
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from Dakota, where they have been
visiting Mrs. Dickens sister, Mrs. Will
COMPETING.

COMPETING, Sept. 23.-- Louis jan
nings left Monday for a visit to the
st. Louis fair.
H. A. Eller, wife and two daughters
went to st. Louis last Wednesday to
spend a week at the fair
the Sunday school picnic Saturday
was complete success. 1t was we'll
attended and the children had fine
time, as well as did all that were
there.
There We're no services in the
church Sunday night on account of the
heavy rain.
G. Warrington. was quite sick the
latter part of last week. but is much
| better at this time.
Ed Riley made business trip to
Ottumwa Monday.
| Basil Davis, wife and Miss Emma
Roberts, and G. W. Davis made a
business trip to Ottumwa Tuesday.
Miss Olline Stafford, who was burn
ed last week, is much better and will
soon be well again.
Lightning struck the residence of
III. Davis Monday night. No one was
hurt. The house was considerably
damaged.
Scott Dickens is very sick at this
time.
U. S. Hawthorne, who was reported
sick last week, is much improved, but
still unable to get out to work.
COMPETING Township Sunday school
convention will be held in the Baptist
church Sunday, Oct. 2. A good pro-
gram is being prepared. Hugh Jane
son and L. O. Johnson, of Ottumwa
will read papers at this meeting. Ev-
eryone come and bring your dinners
SO that you may get the good of the
whole days services. o. o. Phelps is
president and Minnie Larmore, secre-
tary.
j. w. Huff has just completed fine
new stock barn on his farm two miles
southwest of Competine
Mr.. Henrw father of DIR. c. Henry
is building him new house on the
south end of his farm near the c. M
& st. P r. r.
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, Sept. 23.-Jacob
Hamm and family visited Saturday
and Sunday at Freeman Grinsteads.
Mrs. Nora Colston visited Thursday
of last week with Mrs. Mae Michael
Sam Hamm made business trip to
Eldon Tuesday
DR.. Stevens, of Floris was a pro-
fessional caller in this vicinity Mon
day.
VIII Hamm made a business trip in
this vicinity Monday.
Henry Ploss is having his barn re-
paired.
Mrs. Mary Hamm visited Wednes-
day with Mrs. Belle Duelin.
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BUTLER.

Butler, Sept. %. - Mr.. and Mrs. g..
Arganbright of Fremont were at the
home of A. j. Burgess on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. j. Burgess spent Thursday
afternoon and Friday at the Wright
home.
H. A. and Everette Watts took corn
to Ottumwa Friday.
Charley Beck took baled hay to OF
tumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Darner were at
the home Of A. J. Burgess on Thurs
day afternoon.
Albert Clark and son Simon took
apples to Ottumwa one day last week.
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HAYESVlLLE.

Hayesville. Sept. %. Rev. p,arr
will preach at Hayesville instead of
Rev. Pike as stated previously.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard and
daughter Fern of Chicago, are visit
ing with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Anna Hinkle went to Sigourney
on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Jacobs are at
tending the fair at st. Louis this
week.
Mr.. Carnes of Lareno is working
for Agent Jacobs while he attends the
fair at st. Louis. Mo.
Miss Minnie Crabb is attending
school at Mt. Pleasant this year.
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AGENCY.

Agency. Sept 23.-Mr. and Mrs
Alex Giltner have gone to Knoxville
and Osceola for a weeks sojourn.
Mrs. Lee Steele, of Wagner. South
Dakota, is visiting at DR.. Conger's.
Rev. and Mrs. d. M. Lower and Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin leave next week for
Ohio for a months visit. Rev. Low
err will preach Sunday evening, after
which there Will be no services in the
Congregational church until his re-
turn,
F. NJ. Reno was In Chicago this
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On the First and Third Tuesdays
of each month. we have excursions to
the Free Homesteads in South Dakota
This land is fine. rolling prairie, black
loan soil, buffalo gramma, wheat and
blue grass being raised, with plenty Of
water For $40 you are taken out to
the lands, filing and location fees, in
Guiding team hire Thos. Sweeney and
Chas. Sullivan, South Side Station.
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IOWA BUTTER BEST.

Two Hawkeye Entries at ST. Louis Ri
vice First Prize.
q 4 g = = :. !,
= Des MoInes, Sept. 22.-speeiaI.)
4 Two butter entries from iowa al
the ST. Louis fair were higher than :
y any other for the month of Septem- 4
x Der, and divided the first prize, !
g The entries were those by S. w, !
y Laird, of Walker and w. Anderson :
= of Arlington.
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KILLS HUSBAND FOR THIEF.

Mt Ayr, sept29-Mi staking him for
a chicken thief, Mrs. Peter Lewis, of
Blockley, fatally shot her husband
early yesterday morning at their farm
house. He died few hours later.
The Lewis farm had been repeatedly
raided by chicken thieves and when
Lewis returned unexpectedly from
watching neighbours sick wife, Mrs.
Lewis thought him thief, opened a
window and fired on him.
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dinner guests Sunday at the w. H.
Harryman home.

11O1ifO.
DR.. HEREFORD, of Leando, was pro-
fessional caller in Chequest Sunday
Mrs. John Smith and two children
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Shaffer.
Several phones on the Chequest Far
mers' line were burned out in the
storm Monday night.
The Chequest school board held their
semi-annual meeting at the Valley
school house Monday.
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week with two cars of fat cattle.

Week WITH TWO GIFTS Oh tut CdttIe.
e. Bitterton Is sick
Mrs. Mary Mace Goodwin, who for
merly lived here died at her home in
Dudley wednesday at $3.50 p. M. Fun
eral today will be from the resi-
dence of v. G. Goodwin. Interment ir
Agency cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Phillips, Of Los
Banos. Cal, were in town yesterday
visiting w. H. Reynolds. 1t is 81
years since Mr.. Phillips has been here
He formerly lived here and is broth
er Of John NJ. Phillips, one of Wapellc
countys pioneers.
Mrs. H. Nelson. of Kirksville, Mo.
is visiting Mrs. Hendrickson.
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RUSSELL.

Russell, Sept. 23-Mrs. Susie Nc
Coy, of Hemingsford. Neb., arrived
Tuesday for visit with her mother,
Mrs Jackson Werts.
D. B. Long was Charlton visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. G. F. Dyer, of Charlton, and