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Few Australians in America.

There are only few Australians
distributed throughout the United
States. and their number is so small
that in most of the official bulletins
they come under the head of "un.
classified
There are in New York city less
than 500 Australians and the major
ity Of these are such "in name only"
having been born in Australia durinr,
the temporary residence of their pal
ents. One such case is that of Nine.
Melba, the prima donna. who was
born in Melbourne. Australia, in 1860,
though her home is in England
The only city in the country in
which there is any considerable mum.
Der of Australians is San Francisco.
in which there are about Il Thousand
Chicago has some 300, and Oakland. :.
suburb of San Francisco. 80. Once
every year the Australians in New
York city assemble for fraternal meet
ing, and it is found usually that the
larger number of these present are
travelling Australians.
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and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed Of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
q builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only in specially
urgent cases. By tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a Won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature SO
bountifIlly provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; SO, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
Ills anu "eakncSSeS OF 1De DDuN, ana
il was her pleasure to search these ont.
and prepare simple and effective mcdi
cincs for her own family and friends
Chief Of these was n rare combina-
tlOn of the choicest medicinal root :
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pacu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia f. Pink
hams friends and ncighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
out money ard without price, as Il
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
OF the Pinkham family, rs this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen-
nial year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia e. Pinkham's S
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother. combined forces to
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Singing Retort Deserved,

Corporal james Tanner, commando,
in chief of the G. A. r.. was CON
demning those who appear TO regard
the national uniform as disgrace
those who object to seeing non.cOm.
mlSSioncd soldiers or sailors in the
parquet of thcaler or the restaurant
of a fashionable hotel.
Such people, said the veteran,
make me think of a recruiting ser.
geant whom used to know in Rich.
mondville-a true patriot.
"This sergeant at the beginning of
the civil war urged a rich mans son
to enlist.
Come on, Hank, he said earnest
ly. Come on and join the -- New
Yorks.
The rich mans son sneered.
Join the New YOrkS,' he cried
Not |. Id rather enter IA lunatic asv.
lum than the -- New Yorks.'
Well said the sergeant. no doubt
you'd feel more at home there"
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DESERTED IRELAND.
Two Hundred Thousand Emigrants in
Five Years.

Since the census of 1900 was taken
nearly 100000 Irish emigrants have
settled in the United States, the year
ending with July, 1905, showing a
larger number than any year since
1885, writes Plummer F. Jones in the
World To-Day for March \ new i'm
petus has been given to Irish immigra-
lion within the past TWO years, a turn
which is quite perpleXing to those ma
tive Irish societies which have been
unsuccessfully attempting to stop the
great national leak for SO many years
The unrest among the young native
Irish element is still wonderfully
strong. An American traveller in Ire
land is as much impressed with this
fact as he is with anything else in that
country of remarkable things. Ev
crywhere he sees and hears of whole
sale departures for the United States.
Even in the rcmotcst rural hamlets
the old people can be heard lamenting
some recent exodus of the most prom
Using young boys and girls. Almost
every man or woman that a traveller
meets and talks with in Ireland has a
number of brothers or sisters or very
near relatives who have recently left
for the United States.
Emigration agencies exist in every
part of the island. Every village has
steamship agent, TO whose advantage
it is to use every inducement to intiu.
ence the young men and women to emf
CRATE.
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Must Have Been a Sjoht.

A magazine editor was sadly prais.
ing William Sharp. recently deceased
in Sicily. who achieved no little fame
as a poet under the pen name of
Fiona Mcleod.
SHARP he said, wrote molan.
choly, dreamy things. but he was per.
sonally CHEEKY, vigorous soul. He
was one day prasing the real literary
talent that humble, uneducatea pcople
often show in conversation.
He said that in Londonderry one
afternoon he was seated in barber
shop when a farmer entered to get his
hair cut. The farmers locks had an
odd. ragged look and the barber. after
regarding them scornfully. said:
Who cut your hair last, old man.
My wife the farmer answered
with an awkward smile.
The barber snorted. What did She
do It with?' he asked. a knife and
fOrk?'
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BABY'S TORTURlNG HUMOE,
Ears Looked as if They Would Drop
Off-Face Mass OF Sores-Cured
by Cuticura in Two Weeks
for 75c

Il feel it my duty to parents OF
other poor suffering babies to tell
you what Cuticura has done for my
little daughter. She broke out all
over her body with a humor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. | called in three doc
tors, they all claimed they could help
her, but she continued to grow worse
Her body was a mass of sores, and
her little face was being eaten away;
her ears looked as if they would drop
off. Neighbors advised me to get
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and
before | had used half of the cake
of Soap and box of Ointment the
sores had all healed, and my little
ones face and body were as clear
as a newborn babes. | would not
be without it again If 1t cost five dol
lars. instead of seventy-five cents
Mrs. George J. Steese, 701 Colburn
St, Akron, Ohio"
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Plead for Humanity.

1t is said that Prince Louis Napo-
leon. who is in the Russian service as
governor of the Caucasus. recently
objected to having his soldiers fire on
unarmed mobs of workmen. Several
of the grand dukes are also said TO
have lodged like objections with the
Gar
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1t is the very best way in which to
practice life insurance. and to make 1t
of the greatest value to the family-to
pay the money when it Will do the most
good. No life insurance settlement
should be delayed single day by red
tape methods, and the Capitol Life is
determined that the bsnefciariss under
Its policies shall never suffer one days
Unnecessary delay.
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Two or three times year l am
troubled with my throat, a kind of raw
feeling, turning to bronchitis. l have
had the services of my physician in
each case. Two years ago, when |
felt spell coming, tried Peruna to
check it, and to my delight was not
troubled with the smothered and chok-
ing feeling and never have been since.
can check it every time with Pc
runa"
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Robert S. Brannen, of Denver was in
sured under Policy No. 353 issued by
the Capitol Life Insurance Company OF
Colorado. He died of apopleXy on
March I. 1906. Having positive evil
dence of Identity and the fact of his
death, the company Immediately
charged the loss to its death claim ac-
count Check. reproduced above.
was drawn. signed. and certified on the
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This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes. was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
ing from good old Quaker family
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
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following day. March s, 1906, ready
to be handed over to the aininistr to<
OF the estate.
known fire underwriters in the DATED
states, having organized the National
Association OF Local Underwriters. He
was genial. whole c-SOuled gentleman
and much beloved by all those who
knew him in this community
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CAVEn FROM cAIARRh QE LYMQS;
0]A AO SO COMMON IN WINTER
BY TAKING PE=RU=NA.
Sore Throat Develops Into Bronchitis

Mrs. Addie Harding. l2l w Bright
on Ave, Syracuse, \. Y, writes: Il
have been a user of Peruna for the
past twelve years. With me it is
sure preventive of colds and many 9TH
er ills.
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The above is an intensely Interesting
exhibit proving the promptness of the
Capitol Life Insurance Company o:
ColoradoAn settling claim under its
policies. 1t illustrates one Of the
many ways III which an enterprisirS
western energy. does things while the
others are thinking about doing them
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Lewis Single Binder straight &c Many
smokers prefer them to l0c cigars. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory Peoria, III.
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Oh, no, Alonzo, celery is not raised
in cellar. but the price is sometimes
raised by the seller.
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shrewd man may be both wise and
honest, but the odds are against his be
ing either
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Humility Modified.

Goodart-Conccited. Oh. don't
know. I've often heard him say that
he has the greatest respect for the
man who knows more than he does,
and
Wise-les, but how often have Won
heard him admit that there is such n
man?
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BE kind to bcggarS. You may want
10 borrow money of them some day.
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HFb' SHKfHfH S"s'"n"s
Chronic Catarrh of Throat and Lungs
Mrs. Virginia Caviana room 30.
Cambridge Block, Portland. Ore.
writes:
Il was sufferer with catarrh OF
the throat and lungs for long timo
before Peruna was recommended to
me. | gave it a trial, although I
thought at the time it would be Just
like other medicines and do me no
good. | was pleased to find that my
Improvement began in less than two
weeks and continued until was en-
tirely we'll gained nearly Is pounds.
have a splendid appetite and am CRATE
full for what your medicine has done
for me-"
The daily sentinel., 1906-01-20

Z I'VE give your shirt any kind of
n finish you like in this laundry-''do-
nestle or the high polish style-but
we don't finish" your shirt. Indeed
we receive many compliments on our
care of linen. and we're going to CON
tinue on that line IF it takes all
winter"
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town on Thursday. He informs US
that the mines in Polk county are
running fairly well for the time Of
the year and the new agreement Civ
ing good satisfaction to both parties
Mr.. Jones entertains hopes that botf
parties will make concessions in Iii
nois and that a settlement will be
made there also.
We regret to read in the Herald Of
the contemplated resignation of Johr
Mitchell from the head o. the U. NJ
w. of A. 1t can be said of him, "He
has achieved success who has lived
well, laughed often, loved much; who
has gained the admiration and re
spect of intelligent men and the love
Of children; who has filed his niche
and accomplished his, task; who has
left the world better than he found
it."
May Is. R. w.
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FRAkER.

Mrs. Chas. Rockefeller was an AL
bia caller MONDAY.
Lloyd Harris, of Abba, was caller
at this place sunday.
Mrs. 2. Brugneaux has gone on q
short visit to What Cneer.
Mr.. and Ldrs. o. Andrews attended
the bali game at Durtee Sunday.
Mrs. Milo Hays and daughter were
over Sunday visitors at Bolton.
Misses Lizzie Sonnenberg and Clara
Pratt were Sunday visitors at Durfee
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Smith, Of Pekay.vis
tied at the home of tneir son, J.Smith
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Lanchia, Of White
City, were Sunday visitors at the A
Vilout home.
Miss Blanche Morrison, of Abba
was an over Sunday visitor at the
John Sexton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Andrews, OF Wnlte
City, were calling at the VIM. Son
nenberg home recently.
Mrs. VIM. Cherryholmes and chill
dren spent Sunday at the parental
Hughbank home at Bethel.
Messrs. w. Curry, of What Cheer
and c. Clemmons, of Buxton, were
Sunday visitors at the Jno. Baze home
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Bak
er, Thursday, May 10, 1906, a 9-pound
daughter. Mother and babe are do
ing well.
Fraker and Durfee had game OF
ball at the Durfee ball grounds Sun,
day. The score at the close OF the
game was 10 to Z in favor of Durfee
May 16. S. B.
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LINCOLN.

Dillon Stalker lost valuable COW
last week.
Katie Howell is visiting at the home
of her parents at White Oak.
Mrs. Kenworthy and Mrs. Aldricf
called on Mrs, Briggs recently.
Laban johnson has been using the
road drag on our roads with good re
suits.
We were very sorry to hear of Ear
Henness losing his house and con
tents.
]. S. Reynolds and family took din
ner Sunday with J. A. Reynolds and
family.
Mrs Will Terrell and son Robert
of Hedrick, visited over Sunday at the
parental Henness home.
Mr.. Cummings and family visited
friends across Des Moines river Sat,
urday, returning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson visited
Sunday at the home Of the lady's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Briggs.
Those interested in Prime cemetery
will meet at that place Thursday, May
"a, to clean up the grounds and do
some other necessary work. Come in
the morning, bring your dinner, also
spades and wheelbarrows. Let us
not forget these silent cities.
May 16. G. E. Ranium.
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BOLTON.

Mrs. Frank Fosse spent Wednes
day in oskaloosa-
Il Mrs. Anna Young of Newton visit
ed in this locality this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson spent
Thursday in Beacon with their many
friends.
Walter whittle returned Thurs
day from visit around ottumwa and
Eddyville.
The farmers in this locality report
the injury of small fruit by the frost,
also early early vegetables
The miners are taking advantage Of
the idle time by making garden and
repairing their homes.
w. w, Brsriger, our courteous and
efacient book-kee2er, was business
caller in oskaloosa Saturday even
ing.
Dell Pearson moved his family to
the Dusenberry place near Evans on
Monday. He viii still work in the
mines here
j. P. Wilson Of Dawson spent
Thursday in town on business. He
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Sunday. May Is, 1905, 4 s1zipouna
boy.
Tunis Brom was a Pella passenger
Saturday to spend Sunday with mis-
children.
Mrs. Geo. voyce and son Charley
spent Thursday win her daughter,
Mrs. Judd Fisher.
Mrs. Mabel Moody departed for Des
Moines Sunday to visit relatives for
an indefinite time.
Herman Tysseling entertained MS
father and mother, also a sister, All
from Pella, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wray were
guests OF their daughter, Mrs, VIII l.
Allen. Of Pella. on Thursday.
Rev. J. H. String, of Des Monies
was visitor in our burg Wednesday
in the interest of the church.
Mrs.Frank Youngberg and Mrs, VIII
Moulton, Of near Evans, were business
callers in our burg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Gurgraaff and lit
tie daughter were guests at the parent
al Burgraaff home in Pella Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Van Dyke and lit
tie son were passengers for Des
Moines Sunday, where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. Pete DeCook returned nome
Monday after pleasant visit with hel
sister, Mrs o. P. Mendenhall, O.
Knoxville, over Sunday.
Miss Emma Riggs, OF oskaloosa
and friend were sunday callers witt
the lady's sisters, Mesdames Cunning
ham and Phillips, and with friends.
May 16. Oncemore.
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year. A dainty two-course luncheon
was served
Many beautiful gifts were presented
to the couple among which We're: A
cream bowl and spoon, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Boston and Ida Bode; jelly
knife, Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Howe cream
ladle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Butler; jelly
spoon, Mr.. and Mrs. John Price; gravy
ladle, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Redman; su,
gar tongs, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Noel;
berry spoon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Hen.
ny and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Harold;
cut glass fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry; bread tray, knives, forks and tea
spoons, Mr.. Coryell and family; china
sugar bowl, creamer, berry dish and
spoon tray, Mrs. Robt. Montgomery,
Mrs. Eph. Smith and Mss. Boston;
syrup pitcher, Misses Roovaart; spoon
tray, M. S. Hess and wife; meat fork,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Bowman; set of
dessert spoons, Henry Butler and
daughters; orange set, 4dr. and Mrs.
Joe Butler; money, j. Moody; tooth.
pick-holder, Mrs. Jennie Dixon; mug,
Eph. Smith; salt and pepper shakers,
Miss Grace Lee; cream ladle, Earl
Fleck; cold meat fork, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Laughlin and daughter; souvenir
spoon, Mrs. A. T. Hill; thimble, Mrs.
c. A. Fleck; toothpick-holder, Miss
Ethel Walker; jardinier, Jake Wray;
soup spoons, Mrs. Hilda w. Harris;
begonia, Alvaretta Smith.
Special
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.HERIFF,s SAFE.

- Notice is-hereby given, that by
virtue of special execution to me
directed by the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
against the Goods. Chattels. Lands,
Tenements etc of Oliver A johnson,
Edward hurry and Mary hurry, de-
PENDANTS, in favor of @. F. Topson
and Lizzie Topson, plaintiffs.
/ will fer at Public Sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, at the
door of the Court House, in the City
of Osk alqosa, County of Mahaska,
Iowa, on the End day of June 1905,
all of said Defendants right, title and
interest in and to the following de-
scribed Real Estate, situated in Ma
haska County, to-wit:
Lot No. six (6) in block No. five (5l
in Daley and Searles addition to the
city of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County.
Iowa
. Sale to commence at the hour of 2
O'Clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this Both day
April 1905. >41w2
e. L. VALENTINE
Sheriff of Mahaska, County Iowa.
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says the farmers are well advanced
in the spring blowing and planting.

says the farmers are well advanced
in the spring blowing and planting.
The coal company, at their regular
meeting, as a reward of merit, re.
elected L. C. Bolton as general man.
ager Of the mines, also treasurer for
the company.
]. B. Bolton, Daniel Corcoran, w. D
Dunsmore, of Oskaloosa,i J. G. Walk
er, Senator F. M. Smith and NJ. w
Braniger Of Burlington, J. G. Cliff q
Los Angeles, Calf, were in town on
Monday looking after their mining
interests here.
We were pleased to note in the
White City correspondence to the
Herald Of Edward .4anamy and Jonn
Hawkins locating in that place. Both
are well known miners from Monroe
county and will make a welcome adj
dition to Mahaska county.
Several new men secured work in
the mines this week. We still have
room for more, also houses. The com
pany anticipates steady run this
summer, as they find wherever the
Bolton coal goes 1t creates de-
mand for more. owing to its fine
burning qualities.
The miners are glad to note in the
Herald of the settlements being
made in Pennsylvania for the next
three years, as they detest a strike,
which usually leads to lawless acts
among the foreign element Of our
class who know not what law is,
much less to enforce it.
w. P. Jones OF Des Moines was in
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Busy Season Ahead.

Oskaloosa will be busy this year.
If nothing else, the building of the
interurban southwest win mean much
to the town in furnishing work. But
that is not all by considerable. There
is the extension of the line east to
the university, and the upbuilding Of
that settlement, together with several
other big improvements for the town
this year.
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LEIGHTON.
R. w.

Will Johnson was a Pella business
caller last week.
John Price was a recent bushes!
caller in Oskaloosa.
E. S. Frey was an Uskaloosa bust
ness visitor Saturday.
Mrs. John Van Benton was an os
kaloosa caller Saturday.
Guy Wray spent Friday with his sis
ter, Mrs. w. L. Allen, Of Pella.
L. v. Carter, of oskaloosa, was a
business visitor here saturday.
Born, to Tunis Bieshaar and wife,
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SILVER WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. s. Walker Celebrate
Happy Anniversary.

The silver wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Walker was pleas
ingly celebrated Saturday, May ~.
1906, by about forty guests who we're
present at the reception given by the
bride and groom" at heir home.
All entered into the spirit Of the
occasion with such good cheer that it
win long be remembered by them as
one Of the happiest events Of the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-05-17

u6
FOR some OF the Errors OF Youth fted along relying
ture and strong constitution fall
BACKACHE, NERVOUSNESS GENERAL WEAKNESS him
deng success and making devoid
all pleasure and happiness
You should
you lack the Energy, Confidence
ciou which
elected have dveopednto which
gng down and filling life with misery suffering
are old before your tme victim of Nervous Debility.
In the treatment Nervous Debility physicians
dangers and fail to give the attention which
victim of
through the brief period of
To hosewho suffer Debility
diseased
friends and phyecapsa hurried
of the asylum, and he is alive. steast4s
This is the sad and fatal termination ambitious
promising life recksy sacrificed
who suffering from Nervous Debility
and decisive
Miser, The Master Specialist xRay
Examination
DIR. Mfser'S Office over BOyers Clothing Store.
Office hours, to NC to s p
hoTE-or Hser permanently In
his office
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ExEoUToR,s NOTICE.
pRoBATE NOTICE.

DRoBATE NOTICE.
n In matters of the Last VIII
and Testament of Abigail s. Martin.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that there
is now on file in the ONCE of the
clerk of the District Court of Mahas-
ka County, Iowa, an instrument Of
writing .purporting to be the Last
WIN and Testament of Abigail Mar
I'm, deceased, and the same Is set for
hearing on the 10th day Of Septemher
OF the term of the District Oourt Ia,
be begun and held in Oskaloosa on the
10th day of April 1905, at which time
objections can be made to the an
proving Of said VIII and its admission
to probate.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1906.
CLIFF B. WRIST. Clerk.
4swS w. T. MARTIN, DEPUTY.
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A pMINIsTRAroR,s NorIcE.

IA Notice Is hereby given to ali
persons interested, that on the 10Th
day of May A. d. 1906, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court OF Mahaska county, Iowa, spec
ial administrator of the estate OF
Abigail 8. Martin, deceased late OF
said Of Mahaska Co., Iowa. All per-
sons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned,
and those having claims against the
same viii present them legally au-
thenticated to said court for allow
ance.
Dated May 18th, 1905.
A. GEO. Sc0TT,
Special Administrator.
CLIFF B. WEST, Clerk.
BY W. 4. MARTIN, Deputy. 43w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-05-17

Milliners declare that Iowa's bird
law win make but little difference in
women's hats. The birds they de.
clare are artificial and are made OF
chicken feathers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-05-17

Don't neglect those sore spots in
your back until your health is broken
down. Have your spine adjusted.
DR.. Farmer