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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-11
Gathering of Insurance Agents.

NEW YORK, July 11.-More than
tial Insurance company assembled in
New York today as the guests of that
corporation. They will be entertained
for a week at various points of inte-
rest in the metropolis and vicinity and
after convention at the home Office
in Newark, will return to their homes
Representatives are present from as
far east as Portland, Me, and as far
west as Denver, Colo. The program
of entertainment will be usnered in VI
morrow with a trip up the Hudson u
West Point.
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cursion tickets are sold from Portland
to all Clatsop and North Beach points
at rate of $500 for the round trip,
good for return passage until october
18th.
Special communication tickets, good
for five round trips, are sold from
Portland to same points for $500,
good to return until October 18th.
Saturday special round trip excur-
sop and North Beach points on sale
every Saturday at rate of $3.50 for
round trip, good to return Sunday.
Tickets sold from Portland to North
Beach points are issued in connection
with l. R. & n steamers from Astoria
and baggage is transferred to and
from depot and steamer dock at AS
toria free of charge, and all tickets
sold by the o. r. & N. Co. from Port
land to Clatsop and North Beach
points, are interchangeable and will
be hOnOred on trains of this company,
in either direction between Portland
and Astoria.
For additional informal ton address
c. A. Stewart, agent. 24S Alder ST.,
Portland, Or, or j. c. Mayo, G. F. &
P. A, Astoria, Or. Seaside souvenir
of 1904 will be mailed to your address
free upon application. White for it.
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THE FAIR ROUTE

Via Chicago or New Orleans to ST.
Louis, is the one that gives you the
most for your money, and the fact that
the Illinois Central offers unsurpassed
service via these points to the Worlds
fair, and in this connection to all
points beyond, makes it to your advan-
tage, in case you contemplate a trip
to any point east. to write us before
making final arrangements.
We can offer the choice Of at least a
dozen different routes.
B. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial Agent,
142 Third Street, Portland, Or.
J. G. LINDSEY, T. F. & P. A.,
LAP Third ST.. Portland. Or.
P. B. THOMPSON, z. & PA.
Room l. Colman Bldg, Seattle.
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FxpERIENcED RACE TRACK MAN
TELLS HOW BANGTAllS
ARE DocToRED.
One Ct TIE Schemes Of the trainers
70 Al Their Horses in
Winning.

One of the most difficult tasks that
falls to the lot of a racing steward is
the detection. and especially the obtain
ing of convincing proof against I'M
scrupulous owners and trainers who
make a practice of doping their
horses. This practice occurs very in
frequently on the larger race tracks in
the east, but at New Orleans, or on the
western tracks, where winter meetings
are held and where the poorer class Of
horses and patched-up cripples fight it
out for 5000 purses, the practice of
doping" is of almost daily occurrence.
1t is not such hard matter to tell
when a horse in a race has been piled
with stimulants for the purpose of ac-
celebrating his speed. but it is another
matter 10 prOVp if
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$4,000 were asked for, a note signed ty
P. B. Weare, the Weare CommissO9
company, and the Terminal Transfer
Railway company was given in lieu Of
payment. The note proved worthless
said. According to this witness farm.
ers in the neighbOrhOod of Fontanen4
lost $780, 900 in like manner.
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THE w. e. G. r. RAILWAY.
Special Summer Excursion Rates t.
Coast Points.

Beginning June 18th, 1904, the ". &
c. r. railway will have on sale tick
cts to
Westport, Long Beach, Clatsop
Beach, TokeIand, IIwaco, Seaview, IT,
oga, Pacific Park, Ocean Park, Nah.
Gotta, FIaveI, Gearheart, and return
at $40 for the round trip.
For children Of half fare age, one
half the above rate.
Tickets will be good returning until
September Goth.
For full information call upon or ad-
dress ]. P. GOODHUE,
F. F. ROOT, City Ticket Agent.
Agent.
s. B. CALDERHEAD,
General Passenger Agent
Walla Walla, Wash.
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What do you expect to get fol-
that?' asked Crittick, watching D'Au-
Der at work on a large canvas. I'm
not going to sell this picture" said
DAuber, gazing at his work proudly
oh, come! don't be DISCOURAGED sc
soon. You'll find some fool willing tc
give you five or ten dollars for it,
Philadelphia Press.
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horse that has been 'doped will even
look at water, much less drink 1t, after
a race. l determined to make use OF
nv discovery. and the first time after
that, when l had good reason to sus-
pect that a horse had been 'doped' in a
race, | motioned to the trainer after
the finish that l wanted to see him.
Take that horse up into the sad
ding paddock and keep him there until
look him over l ordered.
But he is sweating and l want to
take him over to the barn and cool him
out replied the trainer
Cool him out in the paddock l re-
piled 1 want to take a look at him.
Water Scares Ooped Horses.
Just as soon as the jockeys had
weighed in and the official placing was
There was the trainer working over his
horse, which was sweating prOfusely
ana nervous " OcSlCC. a
bucket of water brought and told the
trainer to give it to the horse.
But he won't drink it now pro-
tested the trainer, getting nervous.
Il insisted on offering the horse the
water, but at the sight of the bucket
the poor animal became almost frantic.
That was enough for me. l forgot to
say that this time the trick didn't win,
got a good stiff fine. From that time
out l worked my water test so success
sively that l finally compelled trainers
to quit the practice and race their
horses on the level
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DAN SCOTT DIES OF WOUND
Fatal Result of an Accident at PuyaI.
Iup Last Sunday.

TACOMA, Wash, July 1.-Daniel
Scott, the 9year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Scott, Of Puyallup, who
was accidentally shot Sunday, July
3rd, by his cousin at Puyallup, died
Saturday afternoon at the Fannie
Paddock hospital.
While visiting with his parents at
the home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Hill, Daniel met his cousin,
Alexander. The two boys wandered off
on an inspection tour. In one of the
rooms of the house they opened one
of the drawers of a bureau and found
an old unloaded revolver.
Pressed the Trigger.
Little Alexander put cartridge into
one of the chambers of the gun, and
whirling it around with one hand ac-
cidentally pressed the trigger. The
gun was Immediately discharged, the
bullet penetrating the forehead of Dan
ME Scott. who was standing a few feet
away from the other boy at the time.
The noise of the shot and the eX
cited screams of little Alexander arOus-
ed the parents, who hurried to the
room and found Daniel lying in a pool
of blood on the floor of the room. A
was summoned and the boy
was taken to the Fannie Paddock hos
pital in this city. The physicians at
the hospital found that the bullet had
penetrated the skull and that the brain
was undoubtedly touched. His re-
Sible
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DISASTER CAUSES A SUICIDE

Sad Story Of Chicago Man Whose
Family Went Down With Ship.
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CHICAGO, July lip. o. Hanson
an upholsterer living at Evanston,
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
LEBANON.

Lebanon. Nov. 29.-Phillip Brown
and Mrs. Emma Johnston returned
home Monday from Keokuk after Wis.
iting their sister who is at the hispi-
tai.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clafin and
Mrs. j. T. Snider and daughter, Bes-
sic, left Tuesday for St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Conner and
daughter, Irene, went to Floris Tues.
day. Miss Irene will remain and visit
a week or two.
Mrs. Jessie Davis is on the sick
list but is some better.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Conner ate
Thanksgiving dinner at Robert
Locks at Oak Hill.
Miss Dora Swiers, of Portland, Or.
egon, is visiting her many relatives
and friends: She will remain several
weeks.
Quite a good attendance from diff
ferent places attended the shooting
match here Thursday
Miss Maud Potter. who is teaching
in Cantril, spent her vacation al
home.
Mrs. Walters, of Milton is visiting
her niece, Mrs. Katie Guernsey, who
is quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Prathar ane
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LovILIA.

Lovilia, Nov. 29.-T. B. Mcdonald
of Lovilia, left for Chicago Sunday
morning on "a business trip.
Joseph Runyan and wife, of Cedar
township, spent Thanksgiving with
their son. Otto Runyan, Of Lovilia.
Mrs. C. M. Forrest and daughter
spent Thursday in Abba.
A party of young people went to AL
bia Thursday evening to attend the
concert at Kings opera house.
Mrs. W. H. Harshman spent Thurs.
day in Ottumwa.
Miss Corda Clark. of Lovilia, spent
Thanksgiving in Abba at the home OF
Mrs Elsie Fall
Mrs. w. S. Right. of Eddyville, was
calling on Lovilia friends Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Miller and daughter Maria, of
Abba, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs
Fannie Wilcox, of Lovilia.
Miss Connie Harp. of Dunreath, who
has been staying with her sister, Mrs
|. E. Thompson, of Lovilia, returned
to her home Sunday
Miss Laura Swan, of Lovilia, enter.
tanned her lady friends Friday from
Q to S in honor of her cousin, Miss
Bertha Parsons. of Des Moines, who is
visiting in Lovilia.
Mrs. H. C. Swan, who. has been
visiting at Griswold, Badgeley and Des
Moines, returned home Fridey even
ing.
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ELDON.

Eldon, Nov. 2e,-Ora Brown, of
Trenton, Mo-, is visiting his brother at
this place.
Miss Ada Mcdowell. of washington,
is visiting her friend, Miss Maude
Dooley, this week.
Mrs. Roy Sawyers and daughter
Beryl, of Oskaloosa, visited relatives
in this city today at the home of w.
H. Grow and family.
Miss Edith Norton was an OttumWa
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Ada Suffer- of Washington, re-
turned home today after visit with
Eldon friends.
Mrs. g. w. Payne left last evening
for washington to visit relatives.
Miss Floy Murphy and Joe Roberts
returned home yesterday, after a
pleasant visit with relatives in Bona
parte.
Charlie L. Redans was an ottumwa
visitor yesterday.
L. w. Hall spent Sunday with his
parents at this place.
Chas. Davis, of Iowa City, returned
home last evening after pleasant
visit with relatives.
George Knight returned to Burling-
ton yesterday evening, where he has
been attending college, after pleas
ant visit with his parents.
Delmar Weir, of Chicago, is visiting
Eldon friends.
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BIDWELL.

Bidwell, Nov. 29-Mr. and Mrs. Vic
tor Wilson are visiting relatives in
and around Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Chisn.an spent
Saturday very pleasantly at the
Luther Olney home near Dudley.
Fred Smith, of South Ottnmwa, was
a visitor at the parental home last
week.
Wilson Byron, of Rlakesburg. who
had been employed at the o. w.
Johnston ranch for the past two
weeks, returned home Saturday.
The hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. R. Brooks on Evergr cen
street. was a scene of joyous as
sembly of guests Thursday. The oc-
casion was an elaborate Thanksgiv-
ing dinner given in honor of their
sons, Earl thirteenth birthday ami
versary. in which relatives to the
number of thirty-six participated and
did ample justice. The day was one
of pleasure.
Mrs Mary Chisman arrived home
Sunday evening after a brief visit at
the home of her brother, William Will.
cox, near Bethel.
Everett Johnston, Willie Draper and
family and Mrs. Jane Heacock attend.
ed the forty-fifth wedding anniver-
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Nov. 29.-At The new
home on North Grand street. previ-
ously arranged and furnished for the
occasion. occurred the marriage OF
George M. Bowers to Miss Ollie Bad
ger,at o'clock last evening, Rev. Pal
mer of the Baptist church officiating
in his most pleasant way Afte? tie
ceremony light refreshments were
served to the guests which was made
up principally of the relatives of the
contracting parties. They were the re-
cipients of many useful presents as
tokens of esteem and friendship. The
bride is the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Badger, of Lincoln township
and has conducted dressmaking es-
tablishment in the city for number
of years, where she has made a host
of friends. The groom is a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Bowers and has resided
in the city for several years. He at
present is in the wagon manufacture
ing business. They will make their
home in the house on North Grand
street, where they weve married.
Their many friends extend congratu-
lations.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars. sc.
John Roberts has been spending a
few days III WOODBURY. with relatives.
/ ,Thos.. McClary one of the members
on the Epworth league lecture course.
will deliver one of his popular lee.
lures on Friday evening in the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Mayor ]. w. tastes. of Russell, was
a business caller in the city Monday
George Beagley, of Abba. was an
over Sunday visitor in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Bailey returned to
their home in Leon yesterday afte- a
pleasant visit with relatives.
Mrs. T. E. Palmer returned to her
home in Oskaloosa yesterday after a
pleasant visit at the home of hel
brother, Rev. Palmer.
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MUNTERVlLLE.

Munterville, Nov. 2S-Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Carlson invited a. large num-
Der of friends in to dine with them
Thanksgiving day.
Mrs V. T. Hasselroote of Dudley,
and Mrs Erland Allen visited Mrs.
Jno. Pierson last Tuesday.
Alexander Anderson and A. T. John
son called on Sven Nelson Friday.
Fred Johnson passed through here
Thursday, en- route to Ottumwa.
Miss Clara Johnson and Lena
Johnson visited their sister, Miss Cert
rude johnson in Ottumwa Thanksgiv-
ing.
Miss Alice Anderson of 444 Center
avenue, Ottumwa, visited with Hannah
Pierson Thanksgiving. who accom-
PANEL Miss Anderson home that even
ing on No. 8.
Miss Marie Kim blade was an Of
tumwa visitor last week, returning
home yesterday.
Miss Hannah Pierson, Clara and
Lena Johnson returned on No. Fri
day morning.
| Mrs. Andrew Johnson and Mrs. Will,
| fred Johnson are visiting in Chillicothe
today
The funeral services over the late
Nels Hanson was held at Munterville
Saturday.
A few of the young people attended
the dance at Blakesburg Thursday
night
w. F. Baldwell and Chas. Smith
were business callers in Chillicothe
Friday
Miss Emily Larson of Cedar Rapids
is at home visiting.
A pleasant surprise was carried ou
on Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Swenson Wed
nesday evening, when about ninety
neighbors and friends stepped in witt
well filled baskets of refreshments
The party left at late hour feeling
that they had given the family thor
ough surprise
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Abba.

Abba. Nov. 29.-The Bodgeny case Is
still occupying the attention of the dis
trict court. All witnesses for the prose-
cution have been examined and the de-
Tense is today producing it's evidence.
The case in all probability will be
given to the jury today. as the defense
has only few witnesses to introduce.
Mrs. Monta Porter is substituting
this week for Supt. H. c. Hollings-
worth. It is thought that Mr. Hol-
lings worth will be able to attend to
most of his duties the coming week.
He is improving as rapidly as possible,
fact which all are glad to know.
John Menick and George Hyland
commonly called Pete" were yester-
day sentenced by Judge Roberts to
serve terms in the inebriate depart
ment of the asylum at Mt. Pleasant
The judge suspended the sentence a
few days ago under good behavior, but
the two Immediately proceeded to get
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sary of Mr.. and Mrs. William Draper,
of Blakesburg, Thursday
Mr. and Mrs John Gessley, of South
Ottumwa, visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Chisman spent
pleasant Thanksgiving at the Jno. F
Beagle home in South Ottumwa.
Miss Gertrude Lynch, of Ottumwa
and Miss Ethel Upp, of Blakesburg
began school at Christiansburg and
Center Monday, after a pleasant two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Walter T. Hall and children
and nephew, Herold Vinson, of OF
tumwa, spent Friday very pleasantly
with Bidwell relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Johnston and Miss Bes
sic Fisk, of Chillicothe visited rela
tives here Sunday afternoon. Newton
Grooms accompanied them home.
Mr.. and Mrs David Grooms, of Chill
licothe, were Sunday guests at the
John Grooms home.
Mr.. and Mrs David Mau, of Chica
go. Ill.,, left for home Monday after {
brief visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Lathrop visited
Amador relatives Sunday.
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EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, Nov. 28.-Saturday night
about midnight w. A. Torrey, the cleo
trician at the power house, discovered
fire in some old boards lying by the
side of the old elevator just south of
the power house.. An alarm was given
and the fire department at once started
for the scene Of the fire, but the blaze
was put out by bucket brigade by the
time the department had gotten as far
as the Penick house. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a spark
from an engine on the Rock Island
railway. The building was an old
structure owned by the ]. M. Fish
heirs, and contained a quantity of baled
hay
w. c. Kepple said his 13O-acre farm,
near Kirkville, to F. E. Bassinger one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cowden have re-
turned from days visit with rela-
tives in Knoxville
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 7. Williams and lit
tie granddaughter, Beulah Williams, OF
Keswick, came Friday for a few DAYS
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Steph-
enson, Mrs. Stephenson being a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams.
George James was engaged in gath
ering corn on the Cowan farm south
of town Friday, when the team took
knocked down and the wagon passed
over his arm, crushing the bone just
above the elbow.
Miss Mary McVav and Miss Tuttle
Smith, who are members of the senior
class at the State University at lowe
city, has been spending a few days
with Miss McVay's brother, DR.. R. H
McVay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Warner, of Eb.
SON, Kansas arrived Wednesday for al
extended visit with Mr.. Warner.
river.
The baby of Ralph Colt, of Pekay
has been quite sick with pneumonia.
/ The protracted meetings at the Bap
fist church are still in progress. Rev
r. r. Hopton, Of Pella. who is paste
at Pleasant Corners, conducted tn
meetings Friday and Saturday nights
in Mr.. Yards place. There We're tw'
conversions Thursday night.
Mrs. Ed Wormhoudt, of Kahoka
Mo-, was guest Saturday of Mrs.
4 A. Wormhoudt
4 Albert Secress and family spen
/ Thanksgiving at Coalfield.
Miss Beatrice and George Lindsay
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kIRkvILLE.

Kirkville, Nov. 2S.-On Thanksgiv-
ing day the relatives of Samuel. Nc
Cullough to the number of about TWEEN.
ty-rine gathered at his home and
gave him delightful surprise on ac-
count of his seventy third birthday.
Samuel Mccullough was the recipient
of two beautiful presents, a fine fur
overcoat and good warm laprobe
Charlie Graham returned on Nov. 10
from st. Louis, after spending a few
days at the worlds fair.
Mrs. Lille Hayes spent Saturday
and Sunday at home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Graham.
On Thanksgiving evening the Odd
Fellows of lodge At Of Kirkville, with
their families enjoyed a good time and
a plentiful supper at the town hall
oysters, pickles and celery, fruit and
cake were served.
Misses Minnie and Ina Hawke. of
Pleasant Plain, and Miss Stark, of
Fairfield, are visiting their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McLain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin are rejoicing
over the birth Of dear little daughter
in their home,
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Nov. 2s.-Miss Mary
Hinkle. who is attending the Iowa
Wesleyan university, is spending
few days at home to bid good bye to
Wednesday for Colorado Springs, where
she will make her future. home with
relatives. She will accompany Miss
May Hinkle, of Selma who intends To-
eating there also.
Ed A. Smith left Monday for Des
Moines to spend a short time on bust
ness
Mrs. B. B. Burchett left Wednesday
for Moulton to visit her sister, Mrs.
Case, this week.
Miss Lila Lakewood, of Ottumwa,
spent Sunday with relatives in this,
her former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Nelson, of Spo-
kane, Wash, are visiting Mrs. Nelson's
sister. Mrs. Frank Wilson and other
relatives In the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Williams, for
merly of this city but now of Ottumwa,
spent Sunday with friends at this
place.
Miss Mildred Red, Of shunem. is
quite sick with Group.
The plasterers have completed their
| work on the new Christian church and
the furnace boiler will be placed this
week. The project of heating the
church from the light plant which is.
| near enough to the church to make the
| plan feasible. has been abandoned and
the church will be heated with steam.
The congregation hope to occupy the
church some time in January.
Ralph Hill is spending few days
| with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H.
| Payne. Mr.. Hill is a representative of
the Beta Theta Phi. Of the Iowa
| Wesleyan university. accompanied his
roommate, Ralph Hollingsworth,
member of the fraternity. to Abba Sat
urday to attend the funeral services
of his mother. whose death was due to
an accident. Mr.. Hill extended the
trip to this city and will return to the
university tbday.
Mrs. Florence McLire and Minnie
Monroe, of Ottumwa, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yoke.
The c. w. B. M auxiliary of the
Christian church will meet Saturday
! afternoon with Mrs. Ada Higbee. Miss
Effie Stevens, leader.
Mrs. D. A. WickiZer returned Satur-
day from Des Moines, where family
reunion was held Thanksgiving at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Morgan. There were twenty-five
i Misses Maud Dabney and Efie
Hardy were business visitors in OF
tumwa Monday.
Mrs. Flora McAchran and sister,
Miss Mary Davies, left Monday for
Weaver, Ia, where thew were called by
the death of relative.
DR.. Perry Atkins, of Milton, accom-
panied by Mrs. Ressler, of that city,
were visitors sat the place Sunday.
Noah Butts, of Lancaster, Mo-, was
a guest of P. P. Jarvis Monday. y.
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drunk again and were brought before
the court and the sentence was put
into execution. They were taken to
Mt. Pleasant TODAY
The clark has issued seven marriage
licenses since Saturday: Following is
the list: Elmer Dean and Mrs. Ida
Myers. both of Oskaloosa; Thomas
oliver and Sarah E. Powell, both of
Hilton; Ottie A. Miller, of Avery, and
Anna L. Smith, both of Hiteman; VIM.
Everett Bennett of Abba, and Anna M.
Manly, of Georgetown; Isaac P. Harm
den and Mrs. Jennie Elder, both of
Hickory; Joseph Davis and Edith
Moses, both of Hiteman, and Hart
Smith and Mary E. Eby, both of Bux-
ton.
T. c. Hammond returned last night
from Chicago.
Will B. Barger, of Charlton, was a
business visitor in Abba yesterday.
NJ M. Hutchinson, of Detroit, Mich,
made a business trip to this city this
week.
w. L. Williams came down from Des
Moines this morning to look after some
important matters.