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BUYS HEN FOR $40, SELLS FOR $3.50
Prlze-Winnins Fowl, Snapped Up
Cheap, Goes Hiqh at Auction.

Boston. Jan. 22.-The sensation OF
the poultry show here was the sale OF
a bun Plymouth Rock hen for $3.50 10
a New York firm Of poultry breeders.
After awarding OF the prizes. the own
er % the first prize winner. who had
catalogued his bird at slO thinking tho
price would be prohibitive. was taken
on his feet by the tender of a check
for that amount he could not back
out and the prize winning bird was
sold. The purchaser had so many Of
fers that he put the bird up at auction.
and got $3.50 after a lively contest.
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Boiler Explosion Kills Seven.

Chippewa Falls. Wis. Jan 23.-An
explosion OF a boiler in saw mill
four and half miles from Hncomb re-
suited In the killing OF seven men and
injury 10 three others. The mill was
badly wrecked
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PROPOSES g sILvgR PlEcEs
Bill 70 Aid Jamestown Exposition Hi
Plan For New Coins.

Bill TO Aid Jamestown Exposition His
Plan Fer New Coins.
Washington. Jan. %. - Representa-
tive Maynard Of Virginia. introduced
a bill authorizing the government to
participate in the Jamestown Tri
Centennial Exposition az Hampton
Roads i'm 1907, END providing IN ap-
propr'- tion o. s1349.oO0 for govern
ment huild'nvs end exhibits
The bin also provides for the coin.
ace by tho government OF 100000 81
silver pieces. exposition 10 poy for the
bullion uscd by this mems the ex.
position homes TO realize profit OF
about 100000 on the difference be
tween tee cost ~ the silver and the
Circulating voica of the cons.
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BRAZILIAN wARsHIP SUNK
Sent 70 Bottom sy Explosion and q.
Of Crew Perish.

Of Crew Perish.
Rio Janoiro. Brazil Jan. 23.-The
Brazilian turretship Aquidaban has
been sunk az Port Jacareparua. south
OF Rio Janciro. as the result OF an cx-
plosion on board. The dead humble,
2l2 and the injured sc.
Fcg- rear admirals persisted or
board the AQudaban witch had beer
used for the accommodation OF a mum.
ber OF supcrnumcrory officers and mer
attached Co the notilla escorting the
cruiser Barroao. The Barroso had on
board the minister OF marine and hts
stan who were inspecting the sites
proposed for a new arsena'
The explosion ON the Aquidoban oc-
CURED In the powder magazine. The
vessel sank in three minutes.
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DIR. Graham's Horse.

Rev. w. r. Graham, ID. ID has pur
chased another horse and in it's new
harness presents most attractive
appearance.
The animal is known as Fifth
Street"
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Galleries to Close Three DAYS.

Mahanoy City. Pa. Jan. PA gen.
eral suspension OF the 26 conieries OF
the Lehish Valley Coal company in
the anthracite region was ordered fo4
three days. commencing Wedn esday
night.
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Courts and Lodges that have
since contributed for the Installa-
ton Exercises are Blooming Lily
Lodge. No. 10. Samson Lodge. No.
t6; North Star Lodge. No. 81; Ma
Geo Court, No. 222; Martha's Court.
40 13S.
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witnesses and the conducting of hear
ings before the commission are to be
continued.
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SHORT OVER $4,000
Auditors Find Discrepancies In County
Treasurer's Accounts.

Meadville. Pa. jan 23.-According
to the report OF the board OF county
auditors fled in court. the accounts OF
former Treasurer d. n. Scott are short
$30.S74. Mr.. Scott had held the Office
for three years. He declares that a
mistake has been made in accounting.
He will file exceptions in court, enter
ing a legal contest against the validi-
ties OF the findings. He has deposited
with the Crawford County Trust Com
pany at Meadville, mining and oil
stock. cash mortgages and other stock
giving face value of S31 600.
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Capt. J. f. Byrd of Newport
News, Va. called on us.
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Scrontor. Pa. Jan 60 The warm
weather has caaeei a cessation OF ice
harvesting in the WAYNE ana Pocono
REGIONS icc that was nine inches i'm
thickness last Saturday is now less
then four inches thick Tt is not only
too thin Co cut but unsafe to work
II The present south vial cen i-u-s
much longer the herves-ars saw. ali
tho ice Viil Disappear from the pom as.
The i~a houses are only abou, one.
third t.ed and p famine is a strong
possibiity
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Six Burned In Explosion.

Philipshurg. y. J., Jan. 24-Six men
wcro severely burned by an explosion
Of pulvcrized coal I'm the grinding de-
partmcnt ol the Vulcauite Cement
Works. ~ Vulc0nite. a few miles b.
low here 70 is believed that the *
plosion WIS caused by a shark from =
hot bc2ru- l1Eitng the coal.
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ThrcN Bo-IInr Wster - Wlfe-

Millvile. y. j. Jan. 24-Jamos NC.
Call. who was released from pr son
Monday TOLD bis wife go prepare Tor
death. and. Selling O boiler og hot wa.
tor. threw a. over her. causing burns
which rr~eici0ns believe will result
fatally Alter desperate struggle Nc
Cali Was ploce1 In jail. lie has served
enNnrrl lnrrl,. u el.fn-s nri.nn
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General Wheeler Has Pneumonia.
Cardinal eottI Dying.

Rome. Jan. 2S.-Cardinal Gotti, pre-
feet Of the propaganda. who has been
seriously III from pneumonia for some
days. Is dying.
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JOHN MITCHELL, JR. EDITOR.

AL communications intended for publication
should be sent 20 as 60 reach ne by wednesday.
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battered at the Post-Ofsce ut Richmond. Va.
a. sccond-clAss mhtter.
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Forged Senator Depew's Name.

Washington. Jan. % Elizabeth
Ray. 14-year-old girl, arrested. charg-
ed with forging the name OF Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew TO a $50 check,
with which she attempted TO purchase
a gold watch in a jewelry store here,
today admitted her guilt Mrs. Kath-
crime Berger. the mother of the girl,
after being questioned by the police.
was arrested. Both mother and daugh-
ter told stories TO the effect that money
had been left the daughter In care OF
Senator Depew, though the police re-
ceived word saying the senator denies
these statements.
General Wheeler Has Pneumonia.
New York, Jan. 24.-That Brigadier
General Joseph Wheeler. OF the United
States army. retired, has a mild at.
tack OF pneumonia was announced al
the home of Lis sister. Mrs. Sterling
Smith. in Brooklyn, where General
Wheeler is ILL.,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-22
BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte. Sept 2o.-Frank Down
ing of Hedrick and Miss Clara Wier
of Bonaparte We're married In Ottum-
wa yesterday afternoon and will make
that place their home.
Terrence Sargent returned yester-
day from Bantry. North Dakota. where
he has been employed during the sum-
ncr.
George Coffee of Prairie City, was
{. business visitor here Tuesday and
Wednesday,
Sam Henry and Bert Donnelly were
West Point visitors yesterday.
James Jackson and family of Ben
tonsport have moved into the Mrs.
Jennie sturdivant property in cas-
Fonaparte.
Rev. George Wehn and wife left to-
day for their new home in Montrose.
Mrs. Ray Junkins and baby are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs George jun
kins at Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Norris were call
ed to Keosauqua yesterday by the
death of Mr.. Norris sister, Mrs. Nor
ris Mcintosh Of Rockford
Miss Maud Wier went to Montrose
today.
Dr. f. N. Cresap and wife enter
tanned a party Of friends at their homo
"Wednesday evening.
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WALNUT GROVE.

Walnut Grove, Sept. 20.--The NJ. w
A. picnic which was to have been held
Sept. IL. has been postponed until q
later date on account Of rain.
Floyd Citizens was in Ottumwa
Thursday, afternoon on business.
Mrs. l.. G. Williams spent Thursday
in Kirkville with Mrs. J. w Glass.
L. Drumn1ond attended lodge in
Highland Center Thursday evening.
Clarence Smelcer and Miss Mabel
Smelcer spent Friday evening with
Misses Mabel and Cecil Lewis near OF
tumwa.
Frank Devol was in Highland Cen
ter Friday evening ON business.
Miss Mabel Lewis Of near Ottumwa
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Drummond
Wilbur Buchanan was in Ottumwa
Sunday on business.
Nj. E. Meats. Emmett 3ish. A. j.
Rodgers, Charlie Brenneman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Young of Highland Center;
Billie Andrews, Harve Davis, L. Drum
mond Ira Wilson. All Marshall Burl
Drummond and Ben Lewis, were OF
tumwa visitors Saturday.
John Pickens has his new house
we'll under way this week.
Corn cutting is progressing nicely.
Earl Griffith was taken sick Friday
with tonsilitis and is very i'll at pres
en-
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Off TT. Madison, where he lectured
yesterday.
Gene Bryson and family went to
Burlington in their AUTO Sunday.
Rev. c. w. Cochran and family left
for their home in Sperry Monday
evening.
Mrs. Emma Kapferer and daughter
Of Mt. Pleasant are visiting at the
home Of Mary clarion 49,
Mrs. Minnie Bailey and little son of
Idaho are Fere for an extended visit
with relatives.
Ray Miller has purchased the livery
barn at Charlottesville and will soon
leave for that place.
Rev Wright preached ct the Chris
tan church Sunday morning and
evening.
Mrs Winnie DeHart and, Mrs. Chas.
Davis of Vernon Prairie visited Mrs.
Thomas and Mrs. DeHart here MON
day.
Rev Coates preached the funeral
sermon at Sharon Of Mrs. Aaron Hea-
ton Sunday
Rev f. j. Starr and family arrived
here last evening and will soon be at
home in the parsonage.
G. V. Wilson. who has been visiting
in Kansas and Oklahoma, returned
yesterday morning
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peace. General Monecal, representing
the veterans, also related to Secreta-
ries Taft and Bacon the efforts he has
made in the line Of peace and the diff
cullies he has encountered, and gave
his opinion as to what courses hold
any promise Of any afnicable settle.
ment. committee of the Isle Of
Pines Americans also appeared. but
got little satisfaction, their attorney
simply presenting a statement of their
grievances. which was not taken up.
Yesterdays hearing began at the
home Of Minister Morgan in the vii
lage of Marianao, which, 1t SO happens,
IS only three miles from the most adj
vanced Of the insurgent forces, that Of
Col. Baldomero Acosta, which Is en-
camped in the vicinity of Arroyo Are
mas. The proceedings were conducted
very quietly. No crowd surrounded
the beautiful and spacious Aquinta Hi
dalgo. which has been the home Of
the American minister to Cuba since
the birth of the Cuban republic. The
hearings were held privately in a
room adjoining the library, not one be-
ing present In the house except those
directly interested and newspaper men.
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HlLLsBoRo.

Hilisboro. Sept 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Israel, Mrs. Clara Holmes and
w. B. Tade are in Fort Madison this
week attending the Annual Association
Of the Missionary Baptists.
Mrs. Lola Morrison is spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs Walter
Harlan.
George w. shelman and Miss
Ethel Davidson were married last
evening at the DR.. Howe home in this
place. Mr.. Shelman is a stoclsbuyer at
Eillsboro, and Mrs. Shelman the
youngest daughter OF Johnson David
son. Both parties are popular here and
their many friends wish them happl-
ness and prosperity. Rev. f. ]. Starr
Of the Methodist Episcopal church was
the officiating minister.
Mrs. Amanda Cox, Mrs Minnie
Bailey. Gene Bryson and Arthur End
ersby made trip to keosauqua yes
terday morning.
W. P. Biackford went to Bonaparte
yesterday to assist in the Blackford
hardware store for few days
moving picture entertainment will
be given in the opera house here next
wednesday evening under the aus
pieces Of the Ladies' Aid society.
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EASTERN STARS WILL MEET
Annual Session Of Grand Chapter Of
Iowa to Open In Mason Cttv.

Iowa to Open In Mason City.
Mason City, Sept. 20.--The grand
chapter of the Eastern Star of Iowa
meets in Mason City the week of Oct.
19, for three days session Active pre-
parations are now on foot by local and
state officers of the order to make the
meeting q success. 1t Is expected that
fully 1.500 visitors will be here during
that time.
While the business sessions of the
grand chapter do not open till We'd
nesday morning, the social features Of
the convention begin early in the
week. On Monday evening the annual
dinner will be given by the local chap
ter to the grand officers and members
Of the board of the nome at Boone.
This will be followed the same even
ing by reception at the home Of Mrs.
Jennie Rule, member of the board to
which will be invited the guests at the
dinner and others of the local chapter
On Tuesday reception will be tender.
ed at the Commercial hall. to all mem
bers of the order who are in the city.
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BUNCH.

Bunch. Sept 20.-Married, at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Wilson, Sept Is, Etfie
Wilson and Earl A. West. Rev. Over
turf officiating. Both are highly es-
termed young people of this locality
and will be at their home in few
days to their many friends.
Marie. at the home Of the officiating
clergyman, J. T. Morrison. Sunday
Sept. 16, Miss Ruth Russell Of Mis-
souri,, and Fred Kirk of this place.
Mrs. Priest is visiting at the home
Of her son. George Priest
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Roberts and
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Adams
and children We're Sunday visitors at
the Hubert Kinsinger home.
Mr.. and Mrs George Collins and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison
and son, We're Sunday visitors at the
parental ]. T. Morrison home
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. P. Kissinger were
Sunday visitors at the parental VIM.
Brown home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Coop and family
visited their daughter Mrs VIM Nor
rison, last Sunday
o. A. Paris opened five months
term of school at Blackhawk last
Monday
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison, last
week son
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BONAPARTE.

Bonaparte, Sept 19.--Mrs. Laura
Brown of Waco. Texas, who has been
visiting at the George Brown home
here, left yesterday for weeks visit
with relatives at Mt. Sterling after
which she will return to her home IN
Texas, accompanied by her son
George Brown, who has been living
here with his grandparents.
Mrs. T. J. Lane and Miss May Earl
Of Carthage, ILL.,. are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Lane.
Harrison Blackledge of Keosauqua
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. VIM. Hunter is visiting her
brother, James Smith, at st. Thomas
Ontario. Canada.
Mrs. James Eddy of Pennington,
who has been i'll here at the home os
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Whitock, for
several weeks, returned to her home
yesterday.
Miss Lena Pepper left for New York
City yesterday.
Fred Mason, a former Bonaparte
baseball player, who has been playing
in the Kansas league this season, has
Joined the Keokuk team and will fin
ish the season there.
Mrs. Pearl H. Croy and daughter
Eileen, of Birmingham, Ala, are Wis
iting at the home Of Mrs Croy's
brother, A. " Buck.
Mrs. Jerome Long has been quite III
the past few days.
Louis Riggle returned to Des Moines
yesterday after a weeks visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Riggle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas King of Fonda
are visiting relatives in Bonaparte and
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Smith and little
daughter, Helen, went to Des Moines
yesterday for short visit.
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sisters and our daughters to reach a
plane that the stronger sex would
have more respect for them and il
possible take more pride in protect
ing and caring for them. Besides ii
would give them double tie advantage
of protecting, caring for and support
ing themselves.
81 am in favor Of woman's suffrage
because it would elevate and purify the
male votes and thereby purify cleo
tons and election laws. In all deal.
ings of life has not woman proven her.
self neLrer honest, more pure Of life
than has man? While there Is near
ly as many women in this country as
there are men, our state penftentiaries
show only two per cent arc women
within the walls. Wyoming and Idaho
have none in .leir prisons. Washing
ton, Oregon and Wisconsin have less
than one per cent, while the states
further east average less than six per
cent in their penitentiaries. The Dis
trict Of Columbia alone having seven
teen per cent The police records Of
our cities show less per cent Of
DRINKS are women and the same is
true Of crime OF all kinds. On the
otner hand, who fills our churches,
who waits on our sick. who looks after
the POOR and needy Of our land and
country. who works day and night o
keep up our charitable I'D religious
and educational institutions? rs per
cent are women.
"Alice Stone Blackwell, editor Of the
Woman's Home Journal. says: I am
In favor of woman suffrage because
experience has prov IN it to be good.
Women have been voting by the hun
dreds Of thousands in England Scot.
land, Ireland Canada. Australia. New
Zealand, Wyoming, Colorado. Kansas,
Idaho and in Utah and in all these
places put together the opponents Of
woman suffrage have not yet been
able to find one dozen respectable men
who over their own names and adj
dresses assert the results have been
bad, while thousands of prominent
men and women testify that it has
done good Moral: An ounce Of fact
is worth tons of theory. Again l ia
vor equal suffrage because our enc
mics oppose 1t. The Brewers Conven-
ton in Chicago few years ago passed
this resolution by unanimous vote:
Resolved, that we are opposed to
woman suffrage everywhere and al
ways, for when woman has the ballot
she will vote solid for prohibition and
woman's vote is the last hope of the
prohibitionists'
THAT is right. You can make some
church members believe that the
mothers would vote for the dramshop
but you cannot make the liquor inter
ests believe it. The children Of dark
ness are wiser in their generation than
the children Of light. For years
have been searching for one, only one
reasonable argument against woman
suffrage, but have been unable to find
it. l therefore am in favor of equal
suffrage, regardless OF sex"
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GAO ACreFree Homesteads
in Western Nebraska

This is an opportunity that will not
last long and is worth Investigating
WILL HELP YOU LOCATE am
employed by the c., B. & @. Ry. Co. to
help intending settlers find desirable
free Kinkaid homesteads More than
1000 persons have made land filings
in western Nebraska during last three
months. Best lands are going fast
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
that are NOW BEING CANCELLED on
reports of the Special Agents of the
Government are generally desirable
homesteads, | keep track of all of ths
cancelled lands for the benefit Of the
patrons Of this Bureau.
NEXT ExcuRsioNs-T Will person
ally conduct excursions "a follows.
To Ellsworth, Neb., Sept. 1s, 1906.
To Mullen, Neb., Oct. 2, 1906.
To Hyannis, Neb., Oct. is, 1906,
at which times I will have with me-
township plats showing the homestead
lard IN those localities
RATES-Very low round-trip home.
seekers excursion rates to all points In,
Western Neb, aska.
NEW FOLDER FREE-Write today
for our new folder with ma, of Nebras.
Ia. telling all about the $40 acre free
homesreads. what the lands are valua.
bic for, ard how to acquire title AG.,
dress g
.. GLEN uEAvER, Agent Burlington
Route Isapeeseekers' Information
Bureau,
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ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN DIES Al
SUMMER HOME IN RHODE
ISLAND TODAY
LONG OFFICIAL LIFE
One Of First Duties As Shorthand Re-
porter Was at Lincoln-Douglas De-
bate in 1s5s-chalrman Of House
Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Narragansett Pier, r. l., Sept. 20.--
Congressman Robert R. Hit, of ILL
nois, died at his summer home here
today
Mr.. Hit was born In Urbana, Ohio
January 16, 1884, and moved with his
parents to Ogle county, Illinois, three
years later. He was educated at Rock
River seminary and DePauw univer.
sity. About his first work was as
shorthand reporter and his most i'm.
portant work in that line was report.
Ing the Lincoln-Douglass debate dur.
ing the contest for United States sen.
ator from Illinois in 1859.
Official Career.
He had been secretary of the lega.
ton at Paris, assistant secretary of
state, and member OF congress. III
health forced him to decline the re-
nomination to the sixtieth congress
He was chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs since the f1fty-sixth
congress. In 1896 Mckinley appoint
ed him as a commissioner to establish
the government of Hawaii on annexa-
ton to the United States.
Heart failure following long period
of increasing physical weakness finally
caused the death of Hit. Mrs. Hit
and two sons. W. S. and r. H. Hit,
were at the bedside Of the congress.
man when he died,
Mr.. Hit came here last June and
since that time had been very i'll, re-
quiring most of the time the constant
attention Of nurses and physicians.
His condition was due to advancing
years, his age being u years.
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KEosAUQUA.

Keosauqua, Sept. 20.-R ebert Sloan
Jr. has accepted the position Of drug
gist at L"a ndo and, with his family,
las moved to that place.
Recorder f. N Lee has returned to
his home from business trip to Os-
kaloosa the first Of the week.
Mrs. r. L. McGrew has returned to
her home in Fairfield. after several
days visit at the home Of her son,
County Treasurer H. L. McGrew.
Mrs. Hettie Carpenter. after sew
eral weeks visit with her parents and
Mrs. John Cooksey. has departed for
her home in the western part OF the
state.
Judge Sloan went to Centerville the
first of the week to commence a term
Of court. Judge Sloan is now making
his last circuit of the district, as his
term Of Office expires at the end of
served twenty-four years on tho
bench
Mrs. f. l.. JOY has returned to her
home from recent visit to Ottumwa,
F. M. Hunter of Ottumwa is attend
ing district court here.
Carey A. Will1in has returned to his
home in Carroll. after few days with
relatives. having been called here by
the sudden death Of his father, Capt.
A. Wilkin.
Miss Ethel Cornell has left for Iowa
university. and Miss Olive Williams
has gone to Fairfield. where she will
enter Parsons college.
Mrs. Thurman and two grandchil-
dren, Hazen and Fern Van Auken,
have returned to their home, after
several weeks visit in Colorado.
John Lee Of Cheouest township re-
Gently visited in Keosauqua with his
brother, f. NJ. Lee.
j. w. Shaffer and family have NOV
ed to Keokuk, where they fill make
their future home.
A. w. Beeson Of Pennington was in
Keosauqua the first of the week on
business.
The interurban tax election of
Jackson township was contested Mon
day at KeosauQua. Judge Roberts pre-
siding. The election was proved IL
legal on the first point. That is. that
the petition calling for the election
lacked thirty-six names Of being the
number required by law.
w. A. Work Of Ottumwa, Paine Of
Bloomfield and Irish Of Keosauqua
represented the plaintiff and William
Walker Of Keosauqua the defense.
c. N. Eastman and bride reached
Keosauqua last Friday from Chicago
and are now housekeeping in the Hut
ton residence.
A dispatch yesterday to relatives in
Keosauqua announced that Mrs. Nor
ris Mcintosh had died that day at her
home in Rockford. Floyd county this
state, and that her body would reach
Keosauqua today for burial. This was
her home before and for some time
after her marriage. her parents being
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris OF this place
She leaves husband and five chill
dren.