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THE WORD "hooDLUM."
Man and Incident From Whnch !"
Sprung In San Francisco.

sprung In San Francisco.
4rIood,um" the word which has
found place in the vernacumr OF the To-
On, lexicon. is well understood to ap-
nlv TO a class Of Objectionable young
toughs who have no respect for sex,
age or the rights of decent people ana
no sense of what is proper or becoming
in the character of him to whom the
epithet is Justly applied-a hoodlum To-
day. a criminal tomorrow.
While the meaning Of the term Is
we'll understood by the people, rev
there be who know the Derivation OF
the word and how 1t came to be forceo
into our language. 1t Is this:
II was in 1872, when the Odd Eel
lows held a picnic at Redwood City'
On that occasion gang or toughs
"butted In" with the otherwise orderly
attendance. Among the gang VINO
went from San Francisco was one
whose name was Hood Lummix. Ma
tire would seem to have had farcfcai
mart in the creation Of the Original
hoodlum, for Hood Lummix was a
most peculiarly formed creature. Cium-
sv big footed, with big mouth ana
protruding teeth, thick lips. big bushy
head of hair of a dirty brick color
standing out like the quilts on por'
cunine this almost uniformed speci
men. as is usual, attracted the atten
t,on of a lot of young rowdies who
nicked upon him as being an easy
guy for days sport. Go where ~
might, he was followed by gang wn'
hooted and yelled and, in brief, mad'
things unpleasantly lively during TIT
day. but more particularly in the after
noon when the steam beer commenced
to do its work.
The amusement Of the gang did no
confine itself to the picnic grounds VI
the contrary. they went outside, broK
into orchards and flower gardens. de
stroving valuable property, and hnaii
wound up the day by shooting a van
able horse belonging to rancher' I'M
last act was more than the sherih Q
San Mateo was prepared to stand, an
as q result he bagged couple OF doze
Of the chief offenders. When the case
!, came I'D before the justice Of the peae
, IN Redwood each and every one OF III
accused laid the entire blame on HOO
Iummix. Poor, simple minded hoo
: got six months in jail, and In senten
!. Ing him the justice, who was ver
much displeased that he could not sen
o the entire gang to state prison, dell
: cred a lecture to the offenders
= which he said: 81 now warn you
keen out of this county; we want
. more of Hood Lummix or his gang
visit u.s." Hence the word became col
cd nv dropping the last syllable OF Il
name. making the word as now USE
!. "hoodlum."-S Francisco Gail.
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EXERCISES FOR HEALTH.
A Little shaking I'D Before Break
fast IL - Good Thing.

A Little shaking I'D Before Break
fast Is - Good Thing.
For almost every person under hfty'
and for a great many people over fifty'
exercise is the nearest approach to
panacea for bodily Ills that has yet
been devised. Causing the body TO
move and stretch and push and pun
makes the blood circulate, the liver 90
its work and the nerves pick up their
dropped stitches. An excellent time 10
exercise is before breakfast. Neither
man nor beast, as a rule, goes to sleep
hungry. During sleep there Is little
waste of energy. On waking there Is
no immediate demand for replenish-
ment of lost tissues. Furthermore, the
long sleep has left the nerves ana tne
digestive apparatus dull and leadened'
To sit down to heavy breakfast Win
in fifteen or twenty minutes after get
ting out Of bed means that the stomach
receives food which 1t does not neeo
and will not readily digest.
A little shaking up before breakfas
arouses the vitality and consequently
makes the appetite and digestion better
That means better work done during
the day. II o man can get away iron
work In time to take additional eXer
else during the afternoon he VIII nav
a better appetite for the evening mea
and more power to digest 1t. That VII
mean better sleep at night. Many
man has succeeded in the world with
out paying any attention to his body
Joseph Chamberlain, for instance. bu
such men would probably have sue
ceeded more easily and certainly VIII
more pleasure to themselves II the
had taken care Of their bodies.
strong mind is certainly stronger an
more enduring in a healthy body tina
In slckly one. The best way TO Kee
the body healthy is to use it.-Chicag
Tribune.
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he Woodbridge Orchila Co.,
Office and Warehouses:
No. 7 Commercial Wharf, Balto., Nd

We have just unloaded from the
Barkentine Kremlin the highest
grade cargo OF Orchilla Guano tnat
6aa been brought to this market for
more than twenty years, and our
ZOO per cent OF Phosphoric Acid,as
printed on the sacks, shows 1t to be
far superior to the low grade guano
that has been sold as Orcbilla during
the past ten years We alone nave
the contract with the Government OF
Venezuela for the entire control OF
all the Guano on Orcbilla Island ana
the Islands In the territory OF Colon,
and no Que but ourselves has been
able to get pound of Orchilla duano
from Orchilla Island for the past TWO
rhe results from this Orchilia
Guano Ia your county this spring
prove it to be up to its old standard
| In every respect. -,
See that you get Orchilla duane
with our name on every sack.
THE WOODBRIDGE ORCHILLA COMPANY
William e. Thomas,
Gen'l. Agent for Accomac and
Northampton Counties,
Nassawedox,
Northampton Co., va.
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Builders Material,
Fertilizers &C.,

We desire to call the attention OF
the public to our large ana wei
selected stock Of
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldlngs'
Builders Hardware, Shingles,
Laths, Lime, Bricks, Locust
Fence and Gate Posts and
Building Material generally,
also Paints, Oils and Painters
Supplies,
and all else that tends to enhance the
value and beauty of your buildings
o We would also invite special at
tention to our stock OF Fertilizers,
particularly our high grade SWEEP
Potato Mixture and Pure Fine
/ Ground Dry Fish.
Gall and inspect our stock before
buyi @, as we will be pleased TO show
YOU our goods end feel .nre ina
quality ard prices will be satisfactory
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harborton. Va.
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A BOOK FIELD WANTED.
The Poet Had . Long Search, but IL
Finally Turned Up.

Finally Turned Up.
Eugene Field was book collector
and one of his favorite jokes, accord
ing to the Philadelphia Post, was 10
enter a bookshop where he was not
known and ask In the solemnest man.
ner for an expurgated edition Of MIS-
Hemans' poems. One day In Milwau-
kee he was walking along the street
with his friend, George Yenowine,
when the latter halted in front or
bookshop and said "Gene, the pro-
prietor Of this place is the most serious
man I ever knew. He never saw a
Joke in his life. Wouldn't 1t be a good
chance to try again for that expurgateo
Mrs. HemansT without word Field
entered, asked for the proprietor, ano
then made the usual request THAT Is
n rather scarce book" came the reply
Are you prepared to pay fair prics
for itr For just a second Field was
taken aback. Then he said, Certainly
certainly. IL know it's rare" INT
man stepped to a case, took out
cheaply bound volume and handed i
to Field, saying, 1.-THE price Is 80.
Field took 1t nervously, opened to TN
title page and read in correct print
.'The Poems of Mrs. Felicia Hemans
Selected and Arranged With All I'd
iectional Passages Excised by Georg
Yenowine, Editor of Isaac Watts Fo
the Home, The Flreside Hannah
More etc." with the usual publisher
name and date at the bottom. Flei
glanced up at the bookseller. He stoo
there the very picture Of sad solemnit'
; an take It," said Field family, pr
ducing the money. Outside fenoWin
was missing. At his office the boy sal
that he had just left, saying that L
was going to Standing Rock. Dakota
,. keep an appointment with Sitting bul
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An Odd Record.

The late Miss Julia Moore, BIZ Johh
noore's niece, like many very old peo-
ME was extremely proud OF her age
and lost no opportunity OF showing IT.
when she was asked by friend II she
was going to see the coronation OF
K,ng Edward VII. she answered: mo
have been out Of London for the ias'
three coronations, and don't care u
alter my record" What an exaitatiol
one must feel at being able to say
thing like thati
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Joxial on the scsffold.

Sir Thomas More, who was peneaueu
IN 1hs5 was famous for his wit he
died" says the chronicler, with an un ,
concern that in others would have ap-
reared to be levity, but In MIN was
nature" He TESTED on the scafoia, anu
he had been just as humorous during
bis Imprisonment With palne .uo
touch which is never absent from .hs
true humorist he closed all MS WIN,
dows when they took his books from
him ut is time to shut up shop. hs
.aid. "when the wares are all gone
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-10-15

"Some scientist has declared that
there is as much strength In three eggs
az there is in q pound Of beefsteak'
said the observer.
"Well," replied the actor, Il met an
egg once that would have eliminates
the other two eggs from that propos''
zion "-Exchange.
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How 1t Hurts.

Tommy-Smokin' cigarettes Is dead
sure to hurt yer.
Jimmy-G'on! Where did yer git dat
notion?
From pop"
Jaw, be wuz jist stringin' yer"
mo, he wasn't stringin' me. He wuz
strappin' me. OATS how l knows IT
hurts."-Catholic Standard and Times.
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Ideal LabOrers.

She-What gave you nervous prostra-
ton? Weary Wrl-Overwork, mum.
she-I never heard Of a tramp over
working himself. Weary WILL s'pose
not, mum. They be generally too tired
N tell of n.-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-10-15

AGENTS-A. s Matthews, TEN
perancevllIe, Va; J. q. Ltttleton'
NeIsonia, Va ; Pate 81 Mason, Parks
lev. Va; w. 8. Nelson, OnancocK'
Va w. y. Nelson, Tasley, w.; ).
W. Rogers & Bro, Onley, Va; Rogers
a. Boges, Melfa, We. ;Mears u Benson
Keller. Va; j. L. Warren. Pungo,-
league. We; J. 8. Bull, Davis Wharf
Va, Wescott & Drummord, Maps
bnrg. Va; R. 8. Trower. Sr., East
vile. Va; w. P. Wise, Dalbys, Va.
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Something to Draw On.

Jones (who is broke)-I have one
faithful friend left.
Brown (also broke)-Who is It'll
my pipe. / can still draw on that
Town Topics.
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"f" Stops for passengers on signai
or notice to conductor.
"cn Stops only to let of passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of'Delmsr.
"bn Stops only to let of Passsn:
gers from poiuts North OF Deimar,
and take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South. .
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sundayfor local paseen'
rers. onsignal or notice to conductaF.
p p Cooke. J. q. Rodgeys,
!" Traffic Manager, 6upt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles. W
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table In Effect Sept IA, 1904.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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Will Be Married.

And YOU will need Wedding pres-
emit for the occasion. To get 1t you
must come to me. If you want me
best, for the least money. MY STOCK
of Sterling Silverware: and otner
articles suitable for wedding presents
is unusually large and complete, as
also NV stock of Watches, JeWeiry'
Silver Novelties and everything ne
longing to a Jewelry Store OF the
first-class (now IN my new bricK store
h. tween Postofflce and Hotel.
The reason that my prices are 80 i0w, X tnas
Leen down exper ses-buy close for cash ALL !.
am satisfied with much smaller pronts snaI
Won nav elsewhere. You save more IMAM
make on each article you buy from me: "a
long experience teaches me that TINS meInou
ia hest for me as we'll as my customers. az a.,
a graduate -optician and refractionist anu ~
Won properly with glasses-making no eharse
| for examining your eyes.
JN0. W. DUNCAN,
-Jeweler and Optician,-
New Brick Block. OnanCOck, va
| Main st
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Orchilla GuanO.

An Unad liberated Natural Bird De
post, Rich 10 Phosphates and AKA
line Salts. Imported and Sold Exciu-
siyely by
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HAVE VlLLE.

Hayesville. May 17-Rev. Pike filled
his appointment here Saturday and
Sunday.
Alva Jacobs wife and daughter and
Henry Utterback and wife were visit
ors at the home of S. A. Gilliland, east
OF Lancaster, Sunday.
Ross Beall, George and Fay Utter
back were callers in Sigourney Sunday
Elver Utterbacll and wife visited J.
E. Ray and wife Sunday.
The Pickle Co., are quite busy load.
ing pickles.
Avaca Hart visited at the home of
George Griffin Sunday.
Sing Jacobs and family visited with
Mrs. Jacobs mother, Mrs. Beall, on
Sunday.
Mr.. Slime and wife of Sigourney
were in town Sunday evening.
Roy Jacobs and wife of Pennington
visited over Sunday with the brother
of Mr.. Jacobs, A. G.. Jacobs of this
place.
Frank Utterback, wife and children
were visitors at the home of Whit
Hayes, Sunday
Mrs. ]. s. Chase and children of
Hedrick visited a few days last week
at the parental B. B. Jacobs home.
Misses Flo and BERTHE Quinn of He'd.
rick We're in town Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Jacobs is quite sick at
this time.
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THE OPIUM " A CoURIER

dance at the home of Jack and Fred
Caldwell Saturday night. A good time
is reported by those present.
Miss Louise Tribaugh and the Miss
es Maggie and Florence Visor called
on Eta Chisman.
Miss Eleanor Aubrey of Oskaloosa,
visited at Will Aubrey's Friday.
A dance and surprise was4giyen at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. HIS. Berry
Saturday evening in honor of their
son, Max Refreshments were served
and very pleasant time is reported.
Miss leila Chisman of Fredric, is
visiting her parents this week.
Miss Maggie Vissar spent Sunday
with Miss ETA and Gertie Chisman.
Delmar Garfield called at the John
Vissar home Sunday.
James Chisman is on the sick list.
Chas ShaIer and Marion Griffin of
Fredric, attended the dance at Berry's
Saturday night.
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AMADoR.

Amador, May 1S.-Mrs. Nancy Gar
rison has been quite i'll the past week.
Elsie and Myrtle Kershiner spent
Sunday with Mrs, Nellie Black.
John Phillips is building an addition
to his residence.
John Schwartz was in Ottumwa re-
Gently on business.
Winnie Phillips spent Friday night
at E. Hanings.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Myers and daughter
and Mrs. Emma Myers were guests at
the Schwartz home Sunday.
A. w. Smith and family spent Sun
day at Jacob Bakers.
John Phillips called at Wellman Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Bailey visited at
E. Haning's recently.
Leon Schwartz visited in town last
week.
T. d. Williams called at w. A. Days
Saturday.
Mr.. Hancock. of Fort Dodge has pur-
chased the w. L. Carey farm.
Mesdames Null and Haning called at
Burg's one yening recently.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cosman recently.
G. w. Bachman and wife visited at
Mt. Zion Sunday.
Mrs. AL Greene visited near Amalor
one day last week.
John Phillips was in town Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. p. Day is visiting in Ottumwa.
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Incorporation Notice.

n, 1,-, =. w. =, u -
10 MhoH II may concern:
NOTICE is lierenS given INIT corporation
mas Deon organized under the laws of the
stare OF iowa, ana It's articles filed and
recorded IN Fhe recorder office of Wapello
county. Iowa, and with the secretary of
state tor Iowa. inc name of the corpora
tion is the 'ttumwa hasrhall Clnb and Its
principal place of business is Ottumwa,
Iowa.
The general nature of the business Of the
corporation is to organize and conduct a
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FARsoN.

Farson, May 1S. Mrs. T. J. Haw-
thorne is recovering slowly.
H. Fl. Dickins returned from a two
days business trip to Chicago today.
Emery Sterling is very sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhardt Ammanhaus-
er of Ottumwa spent few days last
week at the home of w. G. Deusen
Mrs. Deusen returned with them.
Misses Minnie and Irma Larmore
went to Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. S. E. Woodruff, Mrs. N. S. Haw'
thorne and Miss Daisy Herman at
tended the sixth anniversary of the
Wodbine camp, No. 1914, Royal Neigh
bors of America. last Thursday.
Mrs. L. Craft is quite sick.
Mrs. Hugh Alexander and children
of La Plata, Mo-. came back Friday tt
spend the summer at her mothers
Mrs. Adelaide Jennings.
William Sylvester Sr., is very low
witt. lung trouble,
Ernest Green is recovering nicely
from the lung fever.
Geo. w. Dickins left Tuesday fol
Des Moines, where he will attend the
republican state convention.
Corn planting will be finished this
week. The ground is in fine condition
The prospects for timothy and oats
are good, not much clover.
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!, NEIGHBORHOCD NEWS
PLEASANT CORNERS.

Pleasant Corners. May is. = Born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Miller Satur.
: day May IA, daughter.
George Berkman, wife and little
daughter Glessie, were visiting at the
, home of Joe Himelick's Sunday
. Rev. Hipton, Mrs. Blake and daugh.
4, ter Lizzie took dinner at the Frank
!. Griffin home Sunday
Lizzie Blake and Ida Griffin attend
ed the funeral OF George Miller's little
son Earl last Tuesday.
There was no school Thursday and
Friday owing to sickness Of the teach
er. She is able to teach at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Hindman at
tended church here Sunday.
Miss Zella Chisman went to her
home near Munterville for a few days
visit Saturday evening She was &C.
companied by Roy Miller.
Mrs. Jane Himelick, Mrs. George
Moss and Miss Lottie Tottman attend
ed meeting Of the Royal Neighbors
at Ottumwa last Thursday.
4 Henry Moss was business caller al
Eddyville Friday.
Mr.. IND Hrs. Ell. Kussart of Eddy
!, si1lsl Intended church here Sunday.
F. Al. Moss has been ION the sick list
for few days.
Marion Griffin was able to return on
Friday to his work after few days of
sickness.
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, May Ill. P.
Perry finished saving at Dode Rogers
Thursday.
G. w. seitz was caller here satur-
day.
VIM. Hamm visited few days last
week with relatives and friends in this
vicinity
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Perry made a
business trip to Eldon Saturday.
j. M. Carroll and family spent Sun
day at the parental Dyer home.
Quarterly meeting begins Thursday
at Bethel and continues over Sunday.
Gilbert Thompson was an Eldon call
er Saturday.
Moses Hewitt made business trip
to Selma Saturday.
Matte VOORHEES, attended preaching
services at White Elm Sunday.
Miss Lille Carter is staying at Nick
Laplum's for an indefinite period.
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FLoRls.

Floris, May 1s.-Miss Myra Bowlar
returned to her home in Belknap Sun
day.
Misses Erma Plank and Eftie Peden
We're Belknap visitors Sunday even
ing.
Rev. c. Springer returned to his
home in Libertyville Monday.
Dossie Swinney, of Bloomfield, was a
Floris caller Sunday afternoon.
Lisle Stuart, who has been working
at the depot returned to his home in
Muscatine.
Miss Berthe Ramey returned to her
work in Ottumwa Monday evening.
Ernie Lepper and Arthur Peden
spent Sunday evening visiting rela-
tives and friends in Belknap.
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BIRMiN CHAM.


birmingham, May 17.-Dwight Ebert
VINO mas been working in the button
factory at Ft. Madison the past year is
at nome for a visit during the tempo
rary closing of the factory for repairs.
j.. M. Bryant and wife spent last
week in Ottumwa with Mrs. Jean Sim
mons whose health is quite poor.
Prof. Ragsdale, of Eldon, is at home
lad up a few days with case OF
mumps.
Mrs. w. S. Allen attended a P. E. o.
party in Fairfield last week.
The little baby of Rev. A. M. Smith
is quite sick
Miss Mollie Cole has been quite sick
for the past few days.
Miss Ida Hope is expected home
from Des Moines this week where she
mas spent the past three months as an
apprentice in the millinery department
OF Harris-Emery.
Ed Mcmillan, of Mt. Sterling, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
MI. and Mrs, A. c. Hes bacher enter
tanned the latter's parents, Mr.. anf
Mrs Anthony, over Sunday.
j. w. Fish, formerly principal of the
school, spent Sunday with friends il
town
Mrs VIM. Beardsley, who went tt
Beacon last week to attend the funera
OF friend is detained there by being
afflicted with a case of the humps.
Rev. A. M. Smith is holding serie.
OF meetings at the Methodist Episcopa
church. He is being assisted by the
ministers from the neighborins
charges.
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lOkA.

Ioka, May II. - Miss Critic Gill is
visiting at j. M. Blacks this week,
Mrs. VIM. Leeper entertained the
loka orchestra and few friends at
her home Saturday evening. A very
pleasant time is reported.
Chas. Smith spent Sunday with
friends near Fairfield.
There is no school this week in Ioka
on account OF the illness of Mr.. Pollok,
the teachers father
A few Of the young people spent a
very pleasant evening at Mr., and Mrs.
VIM. Shafer's Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Conyes and chill.
dren, Mrs. VIM. Haines, Mrs. James
Conyer, Edna Jackson and Earl Smith
were business Visitors in Packwood
Saturday.
James Conyer is visiting his son near
Sigourney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Jackson were
callers at j. w. Bourmain's Sunday
evening.
Mrs. R, G. Mcfarland is on the sick
list,
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l. EGAL.
sheriH's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of a special execution to me directed by
the clerk Of the district court Of Wapelo
county, Iowa, against the goods, chattels,
lands, tenements, etc., of VIII l.. Young
and Ola A. Young, defendants, in favor of
Angelina Miller, plaintiff, I will offer at
public sale, to the highest and best bidder,
for cash. at the front door of the court
house in the city of Ottumwa, Wapello
county, Iowa, on the 21st day of May,
1904, between the hours of 8 o'clock A. m.
and O'Clock p. m. on said day, all of
said Will l.. Young and Ola A. Young
right, title and interest in and to the fol-
lowing described property situated in Wap-
clio county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot seven %
in block two (2) in the second addition to
the town Of Kirkyille, Wapelo county,
Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of 1:2O
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this Odd day of April,
1904. j. II. CREMER.
Sheriff of WapoIo County, Iowa.
By JOHN d. STEPHENS, Deputy.
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Fletcher attended the wedding of Mrs.
| Cassill's sister at Green Valley We'd
nesday evening.
P. K. Gilland and wife spent Sunday
at N. Fletcher's.
Rev. Ireland preached to large au-
dience at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday.
Olive Albright has returned from Da-
vid Blankenhorn's where she has been
working.
Fenton Cassill and family were re-
cent visitors at Dave Wards.
Christian Endeavor at the Christian
church was well attended Sunday even
ing. Clarence Williams led the meet
ing. Olive Albright will lead the next
meeting.
Rev. Ed Hastings will preach at the
Christian church Saturday night and
Sunday, May 49,
Chas. Hard spent Sunday with his
wife at this place.
We've Selman spent Sunday with Mae
Roberts.
Olive Albright was the guest of Vida
Fletcher Sunday.