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The Washington herald., 1906-11-07
stoIe street Car Tiokefs.

Enjoying the confidence and trust of
every clerk and employe Of the District
health department where he had been
employed as messenger for the last
twenty years, Orlando r. King was con
victed in Criminal Court No. ? yesterday
Of larceny Of six street car tickets. the
property Of the District of Columbia.
The jury recommended mercy to the
court, and King was released on $500
bail to await the hearing of a motion
for a new trial The larceny was COM
mitted on September 13 last, and was dis
covered by use Of marked tickets.
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CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Police Pick Up Man VINO Threatens
TO End His Life.

Edward Frye who claims that his
home is in Marshall. Va. is being closely
watched by the officers of the Ninth
precinct, as he declares he VIII commit
suicide rather than suffer the mortifca-
tion Of a trial,
He was arrested last night. charged
with robbng Dennis McNamara. of SS
Tenth street Of gold watch. valued at
$50, and a ring. Frye could give no ex-
PLANTATION as to his business, so the Off
GERS took him to the station house. where
a search disclosed the missing articles
He claims to be staying temporarily in
TINS city, and he gave his address at 614
orleans place. He was very much offend
ed at his arrest
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COAL WORKS DYNAMITED.
TippIe Blows Up when NOnuniOn
Men Begin Work.

unknown men placed a dynamite bomb
IN the scalehouse. underneath the tipple
Of the Elm Grove Coal Works, six miles
east Of here. When a fire was kindled
to-day. an explosion followed, complete
~ wrecking the scalehouse and partly
dismantllng the tipple. No one was in
jured.
Labor troubles are supposed TO have
been the cause for the outrage. The
company refused TO adopt a scale when
a strike was called of last summer, and
Monday il started up with aonunion
men.
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would any fairly quick man TO walk into
booth, make a cross on a circle. and
get out again
As the President shook hands with the
election officials. Inspector James Mills
cried out.
Theodore Roosevelt takes ballot a"
The President received the folded paper
and stepped inside the first booth at his
right. Just as he emerged from the can
vas booth, "a photographer who was
standing outside the rail with his camera
focused. and his charge of hash-light
ready. snapped the cap, and the eNplo-
sive let go with report and binding
slare. Everyone in the room jumped as
though he had been shot. and the Prest-
dent exclaimed with a laugh: That
sounded like an anarchist
shakes Hands with Friends.
Everyone laughed. and as the smoke
cleared away some one suggested TO the
President that IL was one Of the FIRST
guns of the election" That's sight he
exclaimed with a laugh. Before the Pres
ident left the voting place he shook hands
with a score Of other old friends VINO
had hurried 10 the han as soon as they
heard he was there.
On leaving the train at Jersey City on
his way here the President followed his
usual custom of shaking hands with the
engineer and fireman. and then gave him
self up to Chief Murphy and Jersey City's
police SQUAD Of honor" 10 be escorted 10
the tug Lancaster, which was 90 carry
the party to Long Island City.
At Long Island City Capt Hayes and a
squad OF police escorted him through a
large crowd that kept him bowling right
and left by repeated cheering When the
President reached the special that was
to make the run TO oyster Bay he was
greeted by his cousin, W. Emlin RO0sc-
welt. who. with Congressman Cocks. OF
the Presidents district. Emlin RoOse-
velts daughter. Christina, and Miss LOT-
raine Roosevelt, daughter of J. West
Roosevelt. had come down from Oyster
Bay TO extend an early welcome.
Crowd as Oyster Bay.
The special reached oyster Bay at 9.19
o'clock. There was large crowd Of the
village folk, headed by Sheriff Johnson,
waiting at the station. and the President
stopped to shake hands with everybody
before getting into the carriage which
Noah Seaman. the Sycamore Hill fireman,
had in waiting. and drove TO the polling
place. Secretary Loeb went with him and
voted Ballot No. 50 almost as quickly as
the President had No 81.
A large crowd gathered about the Pres
ident's car during the wait in the station,
and as the train started there were loud
cries for Mr.. Roosevelt to come to the
platform of his car The President re-
sponded by waving his hat, and called as
the train moved out: Good luck to you
all
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No warrant Served ON Edis

Stanford Edie, up to last night had
not been served with a warrant notifv-
ing him that he had been charged bv
Town Marshal Collins. of Glen Echo with
perjury. as reported in yesterdays press
dispatches. Edie, who is a chauffeur in
the employ of Harry Wardman. testi-
fed before the town council of Glen
Echo that Collins had threatened him
with revolver on one occasion, when
the chauffeur was arrested by the mar
shai for the alleged offense of having
no license tag in front of his machine.
Collins on the stand said that he drew
his gun only when Edie tried to drive
his automobile over the officer. He de-
MED point blank that he had drawn his
revolver in other cases.
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Driver Hurt in Runaway.

A runaway, which narrowly avoided
plunging into the dense crowd in front
OF local newspaper Office, last night,
threatened for a time the lives of the
spectators and caused no little commo-
ton along Pennsylvania avenue The
heavy wagon Of a transfer company
swayed from side to side, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, and was only saved
from innumerabIe collisions by the skill
ful driving of c. l. GatewOOd The
driver. unbalanced by the sudden check
in his wild ride, fell beneath the front
wheel Of the wagon, and the iron inflicted
a slight wound on his head
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HAMILTON CASE CONTINUED.
COurJ-mnrtiaI of Lieutenant HaIts
Pending Securing Testimony.

New York, Nov. 6.-The second session
of the court-martial Of Second Lieut.. John
S Hamilton. of the Twelfth Infantry.
was held to-day on Governors Island.
where his company is now stationed.
The proceedings were in secret and
nothing was given out except that the
case was adjourned until March in or
der to give the prosecution, which is
conducted by Capt Harry A Eaton, Of
the Twentythird Infantry, time to get
depositiOns from some witnesses in the
Philippines.
The charge against Lieut.. Hamilton is
that he was absent for almost three
months without leave
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Yenr in the workhouse.

Sarah Bray, powerful colored woman,
gave Officer Leach an uncomfortable five
minutes when he tried to arrest her for
carrying concealed weapons. The woman
was badly battered. Before running in
with the policeman she attempted to
clean up Knox alley. She was given the
alternative of $500 fine or 364 days in the
workhouse. she chose the latter.
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DIED.

BRASHEARS-On November g. 1906 az 10 a. n
at her home. Sixth and streets northeast.
MAUD BRASHEARS. wife Of William Bra
shears
Notice Of funeral later
DlTTRICH-On Monday. November 3 1876. al Iz.lB
noon, ROSA. beloved wife cf Richard A. Ditt-
rich, aged sirty-tw0 years and six months
Funeral Wednesday. November :. az s p. n from
her late residence, 1919 Seventh street northwest
baltimore and Philadelphia papers please copy)
FRIEND-On Tuesday. November G. 1906. az 1s8
q. m, HARVEY ~ FRIEND, IT., son of Har-
vey ". and Julia Maude Friend, aged twenty
one months.
Funeral from residence. 1906 street, on Thurs
day. November s. ar II q. n.
HAYES-Departed this life on Tuesday November
6. 1906. at $50 a. n, az the residence Of her
son. Thomas NJ HAYES. I02 Fifth street north
east Mrs. NJ. NJ HAYES.
Notice Of funeral later.
HAZEN-On Tuesday. November E. 1906 a. his
residence a.. Sixth street southwest. at 80 a.
m Dr. DAVID HENRY HAZEN.
Funeral private, from his late residence. on Thurs.
day, November S. az p. n.
LY1IAN-Saddenly November g. 1905. Al 10 a. n
at the Homeopathic Hospital. Mrs. AMELIA
G. LYMAN, wife Of Charles Lyman. aged sixty
nine years
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
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HERALD GIVES NEWS
Election Results Announced
to Large Crowd.
QUICK REPORTS FURNISHED
ThrOngS of Men and Women Watch
the bulletins rs Displayed by the
StereOpticOn, and Are Entertained
by hand SIuSic-Interest Centered
in the New York Contest.

There was no mjstaking the degree Of
interest shown IN the election in Wash
lngton. Early in the evening the crowds
began to gather along Fifteenth street
in front Of The Herald building to watch
for the returns and on tho Avenue near
by other groups collected to await the re-
suit
There was only one contest occupying
the attention Of the watchers. Is II
Hearst or Hughes was the question in
every mind The bulletins displayed by
The Washington Herald Oh the elections
IN other States received but scant atten-
ton. while those from New York were
greeted In a vociferous manuer-cheers
and groans coming from the respective
partisans
The crowd IN front Of The Herald grew
steadily until at o'clock the street was
flled from curb to curb with eager men
and women.
All Kinds of Attractions.
Their attention was divided between
the stereopticon bulletins, the announce
ments made by the Original Megaphone
Man, and the music or the band. which
had been provided for their entertain
ment
Good-natured joshing passed back and
forth between the adhereHts Of the differ
ont parties making up the gathering. and
friendly rivalry was shown by the various
factions in their cheering. as the returns
favored FIRST one side and then the other
Indications OF what the final result
would be came early and the sentiments
HsrH 4
preston that the majority Of Washington
people were pleased with the result
Flood of Bulletins.
Special arrangements had been u8ade by
The Herald 10 provide its friends with the
results and by means of the leased wires
from New York and the special arrange
ments with the various news bureaus a
food Of bulletins poured into the office
from an parts Of the country. These
were displayed on the screen across the
street. while others were being read out
by the man with the megaphone
The facilities at The Herald's Disposal
enabled it 10 announce the outcome at
the earliest possible moment. BY nine
clock little doubt seemed left as 10
what had happened to Hearst. but the
crowd was too much euthused by that
time and stayed on till midnight
The spectators seemed % feel there was
little left 10 do but shout and shout they
did They were ably assisted by body
OF str0Eg-lunged students from George
Washington University. who lined UP Ia
front Of The Herald Office and gave their
yclls for themselves. The Herald Hughes
and the rest OF the ticket
quiet Election Night.
Election night was one Of the ouietest
In the recollection OF the police. Up TO Il
O'clock only one arrest for disCrdeTly con-
duct in The places freQuented by cleo
ton crowds was made. and that was a
college boy arrested in "a rush.
Reserves from all the nearby precincts
were at the contested points, and al
though there was at times "a bit Of crowd
Ing. the crowds were cxceliently man
aged.
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quiet Election Night.
y. VI. c. A. Hears Returns.

Special arrangements were made by the
management Of the Young Mems Chris
tiau Association 10 entertain the large
crowd of members which gathered there
last night 90 hear the election returns
The IUinEsworth Orchestra played during
the evening. BGEler Titus, Of the United
States Marine Corps, performed several
times President Woodward was in at
Tendance. and remained until late hour
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COLLIDES WITH WRECKER.
One Killed When Passenger Train
Crashes in Fog.

Youngstown. Ohio. Nov. "a passen-
ger train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. bound west. during the fog
this morning. collided with a wrecking
train near the city. which had just been
clearing up another wreck.
Edward SChell. of Chicago Junction. en-
gineer OF the passenger train. was killed
and Herman Edwards, Of Chicago. FIRE
man. suffered a fracture Of his right leg
Two other trainmen were slightly in
jured. None Of the passengers was hurt.
The property loss is reported heavy.
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y. E. STARR HUNT ACQUITTED.
American Who Was Charged with
Fraud in Mexico Is Freed.

City of Mexico, Nov. 6.-J. E. Starr
Hunt. for whom a warrant was issued on
October p, charging him with fraud in
connection with the settlement of the af-
fairs Of the International Bank and Trust
Company. which failed in 1858, has been
acquitted by any completely in the affair
Mr.. Hunt, whose whereabouts was un-
known yesterday voluntarily appeared
before the Fifth Court The charges were
brought by the liquidating committee Of
the defunct bank.
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ROBBERS ESCAPE WITH LOOT.
Get Away from Pursuers with $1,000
from Illinois Bank.

Ottawa. Ill, Nov. 6.-The two robbers
who secured 5000 from the Farmers and
Miners Bank at Ladd. H., made their
escape last night after an exciting chase
Of over forty miles and after numerous
battles with farmers who attempted to
intercept them.
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Sent 10 WorI<house for Larceny.

Henry Waters. charged with larceny
from r. z. Clement, received the aggre-
gate sentence of six months in the work
house in the Police Court yesterday. John
Lewis. who was arrested in connection
with the case. for receiving stolen goods.
was held on bail until the case comes up
on November g.
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RATTLESNAKE BITE KILLS.
Serpent Expert Ready to Prove It's
Fatality 10 Prof. Schwartz.

Boston, Nov. 6.-Cyrus J. Drew Brown
well, Of Revere, an expert in the hand
ling Of rattlers. and the owner Of nearly
a thousand OF them. takes exception 10
the claim Of Prof. l. A. Schwartz Of the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.
C. that rattler bite is not fatal.
He challenges the Washington scientists
TO produce the man and he viii produce
the snake that viii prove that science
has slipped a cog on fact. He wishes that
the test be public, and that It take place
in a public hall in Boston.
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mixes Commands Her.

Capt W. Il. II. Switzerland, Of the
L. 5. $. Dixie. who has been in command
OF the troops patrolling the Island Of
Sante Domingo, arrived in Washington
yesterday. and was I'm conference with
Navy Department officials regarding the
islands affairs.
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Detective Goes After EIIer.

For the alleged passage Of worthless
checks for amounts aggregating about
$780, Edward Z. Eller is being held in
Charlotte, =. c. until Detective Parham.
Of the Washington bureau, can bring him
10 this city. Eller was a commission
merchant at 306 Tenth street.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. S. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau

washington. TUESDAY. NOT. 3. lSlb-5 D.
Reports received during Tuesday indicate that The
tropical disturbance is stU apparently central south
west of Cuba with slightly increased intensity and
caHtioary adricas we're sent for vessels bound for
Tie Nusatan Channel Cr The Florida Straits
Tire weather las been generally clear. except In
the Upper Lake region, the Upper Mississippi Val
leF- and tEe bak0ras where there were light show
trs. Rains also continued u the western portions
U Oregon and Washington.
There have been u0 temperature changes of conse-
UHCnc,. abu0u7ly high temperatures continuing in
the Mississippi and Lower Missouri vaIleys
There vii Do showers WEDNESDAY I'M the Trner
LaEe and Western Lower Lake region. and probably
"wednesday night or Thursday In Che Eastern Lower
Lake region. Showers VII also continue IN south
eTn Florida and the North Pacific States, extending
into Montana.
u wih he cooler Wednesday in the Lower Mis-
sGrTl and Upper Mississippi valleys and probably
cooler THURSDAY I'm tIe Ohio Waller.
The winds along the NeE England coast win be
'resh TO brisk north to northeast; on the Middle
Atlantic coast fresh north 10 northeast: on the
South Atlantic c0tsb fresh north to northeast. ex-
CeHt bTlsL an tlC South Florida coast. on the Gulf
coast light to fresh and mostly easrerIv: on the
Lover Lakes light 10 fresh northeast 30 east. and
On The Upper Lakes fresh east 10 southeast becom-
ing variable.
Steamers departing Wednesday for European ports
viii have fresh 70 brisk north 70 northeast winds
with fair weather 90 the Grand Banks
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Tide Table.

iigh tide to-day 1913 a. m
ligh tide to-moTroE, l2.l6 a. m. and l2:5I z. N.
- tide to-day, 6-22 a. H. aud 6-25 D. M.
tide tomorrow. 10 g. m and ID p. m
tiOn of water at Harpers Ferry
Is Ferry, ". Va, Nov. 6-Both rivers clear.
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IocnI Tcmnerntnrrs-

Midnight co. q. m.. i6; a. m.. i5; a. m. IS;
q. nl., IS; 10 a. M, 81; p noon s.; p. H. 60,
9 O. m, 60, j.. m.. g; p. m 8e: 10 u. m. Il,
maximum Co, minimum. 90. Relative hmmidity-s
a. m, 6i; p. m. g; p. H., 6s rainfail 000:
hours Of sunshine lol per cent Of possible sunshine
ie5- Temperature same ds-e last year-Nazimum, c.
minimum. 81.
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PRESIDENT At WIRE
Returns to White House in
Time for Bulletins.
JOINED BY SECRETARY ROOT

They Receive News in the Executive
Omces-Cheered at West PhiIadeI-
Rhia by University of Pennsylvania
students-Surprises Boys by KnOwl-
edge OF FoOtbaII-Waves a GOod-by.
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Herald Mani AHa

will be received at S. Kann. Sons & Co.'S
information Bureau and promptly for
warded to the main Office.
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CASTS BALLOT NO. "a.
Chief Executive Votes over Chinese
Laundry at Oyster Bay.

New York, Nov 6.-President Roosevelt
got 20 oyster Bay in time to cast his bal
lot no. a. in the polling place Of the
Fifth district. upstairs over Chinese
dent went i'm smiling. and il took him
about as long 10 record his choice as il
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Tempernture. Ii Other citIes-

Temperatures in other cities torcther with the
amount ot rainfall for the twelve hours ended az
3. N. yesterday are as follows:
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News of
Southern Iowa


DUR OF ottumwa, was conducted at
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. DUR was
we'll known in Batavia, having lived
here for many years, moving to OF
tumwa in the fall Of 1905. She leaves
a large circle Of friends who mourn
her loss, and deeply sympathize with
the bereaved family.
Miss Vera Shoemaker spent the
Fourth with friends at Hedrick.
A large number attended the picnic
in Lawson's Grove the Fourth, and all
report an extra good time.
Miss Maude Salter of Ottumwa, Wis
tied several days last week with her
friend, Mrs. Ida Burris.
Miss Rigby, a returned missionary
from Burma, gave very interesting
talk at the M. e. church Sunday even
ing. Miss Rigby spent five years In
mission work, and has been in thu
states but six weeks.
Mrs. Lucy Black and children Of IL
linois, have been visiting at the j. T.
Copeland home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Loren Cope
land July 4, son.
Mrs. c. r. Shook and Miss Hester
McNiel entertained the members of
their Sunday school classes and MEM
bers of the choir at the home Of Mrs.
Shook Friday evening. The evening
was spent In music and games. Light
refreshments We're served. Those pres
ent were Misses Bessie Whitmore, Mae
Whitmore, Mabel Curry, Mabel Newell
Glayds Frescoln, Matte Fansher, Vera
Fansher, Letha Ellis, Vera Shoemaker,
Ethel Dunn, Olga Fansher, Myrtle
Caviness, Rose Henderson, Hester Nc
Mel. Messrs. Ralph Alverson, Nelson
Downy, Ray F'rescohn, Elmer Peter
son. Roy Curry. Powell Maurley, AL
fred Lawson, Roy Parrett, Fritz Nehre,
Earnest Lewis. Claud Whitanore and
Laurance Walker.
Miss Edith Bowles was IN Ottumwa
Monday.
Miss Cora Reno left Monday morn
ing for Boone. where she will visit for
two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Oscar
Mason.
Frank Tinsley of Hedrick, was a
business caller in Batavia Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe ornduff and baby
Gaylord, were passengers to Ottumwa
Wednesday.
baby Raymond returned Tuesday even
ing from ottumwa, where they have
been visiting at the home Of their un-
Gle, w. II. Giltner.
Mrs. Ernest Nehre and children,
Elizabeth, Carl and Marie. were shop
ping in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Born, June 26, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Shahan, near Avery, as son. Mrs.
Shahan was formerly Miss Pearl
Brown Of this place.
Mrs. Bert Randall and daughter,
Genevieve, who have been visiting
Mrs. Randalls sister, Mrs Fred Tay-
lor, left Monday to visit in Ottumwa,
before leaving for her home in Kansas
City.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Lawson and
Mrs. John Fancher, ST., were shopping
in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Holmes are
visiting in Mt. Pleasant with their
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Monger.
Clifford Cole was transacting BUSH
ness in Ottunwa Saturday
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, July 16.--Mrs. T. G. Walk
er went to Chicago last evening for a
few days visit.
Miss Tessie Slater went to Sheridan,
Mo-, last evening for an over Sunday
visit with her parents.
j. B. Tacl1er Is numbered as being
among the sick
H. B. Stewart returned last evening
from a trip to Lincoln. Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Darrah returned
last evening from their visit at Hen
ningsford Neb.
Grant Harrison arrived from Storm
Lake Friday on business trip of a
few days
e. e. Dent of Spokane. Wash, is WIS.,
iting with relatives in the city.
Miss Alice Holmes of Galesburg, Ill.
is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Holmes.
Mrs. Whilhelma Lindgren arrived
from Ottumwa yesterday for few
days visit.
w. ]. Marshall OF Russell was a
business caller in the city Friday.
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BLAk EsBuRG.

Blakesburg, July 16.--Joe Draper Of
Idaho, is visiting his brother, VIM.
Draper. east of town.
Martha Cohagen and sons Arthur
and Ellet, drove to Ottumwa Wednes-
day.
Mrs Frank Fritz and son Edward
returned Wednesday from Marysville,
Mo, where she has been visiting for
some time. Mr.. Fritz went down last
Saturday and accompanied them home
bringing with him pair Of Shetland
ponies.
Rev. j. e. Ward returned from Free
mont Wednesday, where she has been
attending the M. e. district confer
ence
Eugene Schafer and Miss Maude
Parker have gone to Omaha to attend
tEs B. Y. P. U. convention.
EDWARD Gushing, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. David Jay. return
ed home to Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. Melvin Peck was a passenger tc
OttumWa Tuesday evening. to visit hel
daughter, Mrs. BOSNIAN, southwest Of
town.
Miss Leila Snow is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Geo. Crane, southwest of Ottum.
wa.
G. J. Angel and wife drove to ottum.
wa Wednesday,.
DR.. A. NJ. TAFT, who has been so.
journing in Oklahoma returned home
Tuesday.
W. s. Cash Ia in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Merritt Tinsley, who secured the
job of building the addition to the
school house, has the foundation com.
menced.
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AVERY.

Avery, July 16.-J. W. Richter and
wife and Will J. Evans and wife left
Saturday for Burlington from there
they will take a boat and go up to
Minneapolis and st. Paul. They Will
be gone three or four weeks. Mr..
Richter will visit his parents in La
Harpe, Ill.,. before returning home.
Mrs. Edith Evans and Mrs. Jessie
Smith We're Abba callers Friday.
Dave Meadows and wife and baby
are visiting at Beacon.
A. r. Needles Of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday with Miss May Stewart.
Miss Faye Moore and Mary Grant
We're Abba callers Wednesday,.
Mrs. Delta Evans was an Abba WIS.,
itor Thursday.
Frank Allen left last Monday for
Denver.
P. l.. Whaley and wife returned from
their western trip. Mr.. Whaley re-
turned to their home at Fairmont
Mimi, and Mrs. Whaley and children
will remain here for a few days long
er.