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ARE SECRETLY Welded.
Carl H. krenmeyer Of Pennington and
Miss Rose Brewer Of Mt. Pleasant
Married About Two Weeks.

Mt Pleasant, July 4.-Miss Rose
Brewer, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Brew
err, was secretly married to Carl Kren-
meyer, a member of this years junior
class Of the college on the evening Of
June 20. The wedding took place at 8
o'clock at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert DeCamp at Muscatine, where
the young people had gone the day be-
fore Rev. Preston Conant, an alum
nus of Wesleyan, off1ciated and the
only witnesses We're. the host and
hostess where the wedding took place.
The county clerk Of Musoatine county
happened to be member Of the same
college fraternity as the groom and
willingly surrendered himself to tho
plans, guarding the license with all
possible care
The bride is a Mt. Pleasant girl, well
known and accomplished in many
ways. For two years she attended
Iowa Wesleyan and was also a student
in the Conservatory. Mr. Krenmey-
er came from Pennington, and for the
past three years he has been student
at the college and expects to graduate
with his class next June. He is a
member of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity was manager Of last years
baseball team and has been quite
prominent in the Debating association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krenmeyer will remain
in Mt. Pleasant for the present making
heir home at the Brewer homestead
Just north Of the city They have the
tcst wishes Of a host of friends.
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PAckwoop.

Paokwood.-J. d. Snyder and
daughters, Irene and Dorothy, Of Fair
field, visited relatives here Friday.
Miss Ella Risk Of Brighton was here
Saturday on business
Mrs. Charles Chandler, Mrs. Charles
Cousins and Miss Flossie Anderson
will spend this week in Ottumwa with
their sister, Mrs. Charles Carlson.
The Christian church gave q very
ENJOYABLE Ice cream social Saturday
night.
Miss Dora Ingham is at home from
Des Moines.
Letters received here from Mr.. and
Mrs. Lenlley say they are having the
time of their lives among the Rockies
Mrs. Lee Jones and children left or
| Tuesday for visit with Mrs. Jones's
sister in Des Moines.
Rev. o. g. circuit will spend the next
few weeks visiting relatives at Colum-
bus Junction and elsewhere. They also
are planning to get close to nature by
spending some time near the classic
Skunk.
The patriotic citizens Of this place
will go to Fairfield, Batavia, Martins
burg, or elsewhere to hear the eagle
scream this year.
The Masonic fraternity and their
wives worked complete surprise on
Mr. and Mrs. j. O. Caviness Friday
night by marching in a body to the
Caviness home and taking possession
while they served ice cream and cake.
delightful evening was spent.
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crowd In attendance One Of the at.
fractions will be the ball game be.
tween the Ottumwa Giants and thu
Seymour baseball team
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. F.. S. Miller
Friday, June %, a son. The child wal
born on Mr.. Miller's 38th birthday.
John Squires and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Johnson and son, Har.
ella, left Saturday morning for a two
weeks trip to Colorado Springs and
ether points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl yarney and child
OF FL Reno, Oklahoma, arrived Mon
day for a weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. varney
Isaac Gump was a business visitor
IT. Powersville Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Banning and Waltss
Miller and wife of Sewal visited at thu
s. Miller home Sunday afternoon.
L. O. Benson arrived from Waterloo
Tuesday to spend the Fourth with hii
family.
All the contractors of this place ara
busy laying cement walks.
The farmers near Knin Chapel, three
miles west of town, have greatly im-
proved the appearance Of the church
property by putting in a cement walk
and mounting block In front of the
church.
Verne johnson, who has met the
train and carried the mail for sixteen
years, has been laid off by sickness the
past month, but was at his post again
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertr shriver of Cen.
terville came in Sunday for a visit
with Mrs. Shriver's grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. T. Lowry.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-The Bonaparte baseball
team defeated the Pennington team
Sunday at the local ball park by the
score of 10 to 0. Batteries-Whiteley
and Sherman; Herchler and Mem
hardt.
Mrs. A. v. Buck and little daughter
have returned home from a visit in
Birmingham with the formers par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Pitt Norris.
Miss Corinne Coolidge visited over
Sunday in Keosauqua with her aunt,
Mrs. r. r. Meek.
George Grages went to Cedar Rapids
yesterday.
Leo Musser of Bentonsport was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Donnelly and
child have returned from visit with
relatives in Bangor, Wisconsin.
Harrison Blackledge Of Keosauqua
attended to business affairs here Mon
day.
Taylor Bell Of Hamilton, ILL.,, is a
guest at the home Of his sister, Mrs.
Ed Voightlander.
John Blackburn of La Grange, Mo-,
has been recent guest of relatives
here.
Miss Ida Landau Of Chicago arrived
today for a visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Landau.
William Green of Pennington visit
ed friends here Sunday
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SOME FAMOUS FoURTHs.

A statistician has compiled the fol
lowing list of famous Fourths of the
past that will be interesting reading
on this patriotic day when the nation
takes on holiday attire in commend
ration Of the deeds of valor of our
brave and scrappy ancestors:
1776-Declaration Of independence
signed at Philadelphia.
1778-Clark took Kaskaskia.
177S-The Wyoming massacre
1780-British evacuated Williams
burg.
1788-Great celebration in Phila.
delphia apropos of the ratification of
the constitution.
1902. @. Adams delivered his first
address to the United States senate.
1804-Pioneer weekly mail stage
made its trip from Philadelphia to
Ptttsburg.
18O7-Garibaldi the Italian patriot
was born.
1817-Work began on the Erie canal
1826-Death of John Adams.
1826-Death of Thomas Jefferson.
182S-First spike driven for the Bal.
timore & Ohio railroad.
1S31-Death Of James Monroe.
1833-Carolus Duran, the great
French painter, was born.
1S45-United States annexed Texas.
1848-Peace proclaimed between the
United States and Mexico.
1S48-Cornerstone of the Washing.
ton monument laid in Washington
1851-Cornerstone for the capitol
extension was laid.
1S56-Kansas Free State legislature
convened.
1s56-Washington equestrian statue
in Union Square dedicated.
1857-Pierre Lott, the French writer
was born.
1851 Union victory at Helena, Ark.
1S63-Vicksburg surrendered to Gen
eral Grant.
1s6S-Burlingame treaty between
the United States and China was
signed.
1s6S-Amnesty proclamation was is
sued at Washington
1S74-Opening of the Eads bridge in
st. Louis.
1ss4-Francis Scott Key Monument
dedicated in San Francisco.
1854-Hawaii declared republic.
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ELDoN.

Eldon--Mrs. ]. w. Hogue Is visiting
In Oskaloosa.
Mrs. A. r. Fenwick Of Hoboken, N. Y
Is the guest at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. U. Norton.
Mrs. Stewart Of Harrisburg Pa, is
the guest of relatives here.
George and j. T. Mccoy of Brighton
will be guests Of their sister, Mrs. ].
e. Houghland
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Roberts and
daughter, Miss Violet, will arrive to-
night from Pueblo, Colorado, to visit
at the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Roberts and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. e. Houghland.
The Hldon Dramatic club is making
arrangements to put on Sweet Clover
for the benefit Of the cemetery side
walk.
Mrs. samuel Brown and Mics Dva
Mcclure Of Lafayette, Ind. are OF
tumwa visitors today.
Mrs. N. e. Townsend and Mrs. Rob
ert Medley OF Ottumwa were guests of
Mrs. G. q. Stanton yesterday.
N. g. Furtney Is putting In the foun-
dalton for his new residence near Nc
Haffey's residence.
Lucius Allen who lives north Of
town, is seriously ILL.,
Mrs. A. Minear is i'll at her home on
West Ninth street.
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District Court at Abba.

Albia.-District court will probably
continue two days longer in it's spe-
cial session. The case of the Abba State
bank VS. S. s. Smith is not yet finished
and several others remain on the
docket
A marriage license was granted
Monday by the clerk of the district
court to John M. stocker, 20 and Laura
L. Johnson, 16. both of Foster.
Allen White, the Is year old son OF
James K. White. who ran away from
his home about three years ago has
been located in Lincoln, Neb, where
he is doing excellent,y for himself AT
one time he was thought to be dead in
the old country. His parents are re-
joiced to learn that 1t is we'll with
their son.
Judge H. H. Trimble Of Keokuk was
at Abba on business yesterday
Mrs. Jesse Snodgrass and daughter
Miss Cora. left this morning for visit
with Mrs. Milo Hamilton at Lenox
William Mercer of Bluff Creek town
ship was In town on business yester-
day.
w. W. Davis and wife of Kansas
City are the guests of the formers
brother, DR.. Ray l.. Davis, at Abba.
John Coady of Franklin township
was at Alhia on business SAetsrday.
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LovILIA.

Lovllia. July Mrs. Frank Gamma
way and Slaughter Of St. Louis are Wis
iting at the home Of Mrs. Gannaway's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. q. H. Clemens.
Henri Gaddis Of Lovilia spent last
Friday with his parents at Seymour
Mrs. Samuel Kitterman Of Downs,
Kansas, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Juliette Van Skiver
Miss Vera Sires Of Bussey spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Elsie Hardness Of Bussey spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. E. e.
Miner
DR.. H J. o'Bryan and wife Of Wa
tertown, South Dakota, arrived last
week for a months visit with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. 3.
O'Bryan.
ing her brother, j. W. Nye, for the past
month, returned to her home in Chill
licothe Tuesday.
N. j.. Hibbs spent several days last
week with friends here.
Mark Moore visited with his parents
at Tracey over Sunday.
Henry Smith and family Of Union
spent Sunday at the home of A. C.
Spencer.
Miss nellie Forrest, who has been
studying music in Chicago for some
time, returned home Friday after
noon.
Miss Jessie Spencer, who has been
working at Keokuk for some time, is
at home this week, the guest Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer.
C. B. Burnett of Russell Springs.
Kansas, is visiting delatives here.
Mrs. Carolyne Connolly, who has
been in poor health for Several weeks,
left Saturday for Des Moines. where
she will be under Des Moines doc
tors care.
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THE LUMBER ADVANCE.

The census bureau calls attention to
the activity of the lumber combine In
a pointed paragraph of an article deal
Ing with the advance in prices. "The
increase in price," the article says, sis
due not SO much to present shortage
in the supply of lumber material in
the country as whole as to the fact
enat the available supply of log stump
age is rapidly being bought up and
withdrawn from the market"
The report quotes statistics to show
that throughout the country the value
of log stumpage is increasing. The
average value per thousand feet, board
measure, for the United States in
creased from s2.1S in 1900 to $3.50 in
1905, rise of Al cents, or 1873 per
cent This advance in the cost of
stumpage added s11,472,115 to the to.
tai cost of sawmill material and in.
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creased the value of lumber proper.

creased the value of lumber proper
tionately.
The effect of the corner on log
stnmpage In boosting the prices of all
grades of lumber is shown fully in the
report which says:
The Increased value Of log stump
age Is reflected In the increased value
Of the products of the lumber camps.
Saw logs, the principal product of the
Industry. increased in quantity from
rs, 279,T02 thousand feet in 1900 to 81.
9S0,768 In 1905, gain Of LOT per cent.
but they increased in value from $lhS,-
S80,352 to $210074, 4S6, a gain of 1922
per cent. The number of railway ties
reported increased from 22,524,640 to
86, AS, 1903, or 61.8 per cent; while their
value increased from S6,277, 439 to $12,-
AIS, 1913, or 97.8 per cent. The average
value of tie rose from % cents in
1900 to "a cents in 1906.
The increase in the average value
OF all lumber was from $l1.14 per
thousand feet in 1900 to $12.76 at the
census of 1905, or 14.5 per cent. The
advance extended to all species of both
conifers and hard woods and in the
case of several of them was large.
Among the conifers, yellow pine ad-
vanced from $3.50 per thousand feet
to $10.10; white pine from S1272 to
SLASH; hemlock, from 1897 to S11.91;
Douglas fir, from $S.67 to s9.51; spruce
from $11.29 to S14.03, and cypress,
from S13.34 to $3.50. Oak increased
from $14.02 per thousand feet to
S17.51; poplar, from $1422 to $3.50;
maple, from s11.83 to S1494; cotton
wood, from s10.35 to s1492; elm, from
$11,57 to $14.45, and gum, from 1915
to sl087.
the report makes it very clear that
the lumber interests have been very
successful in their efforts to withdraw
from the market the available supply
Of log stumpage
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THE WAY THEY KISS IN CAIRO.

! THE WAY THEY KISS IN CAIRO.
The Rev. Liston D. Bass of the Cal.
vary Baptist church in Cairo, Illinois,
not Egypt-has declared war on the
kiss. In a sermon Sunday on the sub
1ect of OSCILLATION he held that only
should people of the same seq be per-
mitted to kiss. His congregation VINO
had invited all their friends in antici-
patton of very interesting sermon on
an interesting subject, was beginning
to feel disappointed when the pastor
launched forth into this description of
the time-honored practice of kissing:
There Is something wonderfully
magnetic and thrilling in the kiss.
When two sets Of lips come together
1t Is like two clouds charged with
electricity, the one positive and the
other negative, and the result is, in
certain cases. an emotional explosion
and cloudburst of excessive passion
and ecstasy.
"a kiss goes straight like the shock
of a galyanic battery to the heart;
and the weaker party is always para
lyzed under the blow, whether for good
or Ill, or for veal or woe.
The Rev. Mr.. Bass holds that the
kiss is not to be trifed with. 1t has
brought more sorrow into this world,
he asserts, than any other sin Save
the drink devil" And he even doubts
If liquor has ruined more hearts and
homes
1t is safe to say that the preacher
had an interested congregation when
he began explaining the mysteries of
the kiss. And far from frightening the
young people Of his flock 1t would be
more natural to believe that his graph.
ic description Of the magnetism and
the thrills, the emotional explosion
and the ecstatic cloudburst he held to
Turk behind the kiss will make the
kissing game more popular than ever
In Cairo.
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DRAkEvILLE.

Drakeville-The annual convention
Of the second aistr of the VIC. T. U.
was held last Thursday and Friday
at the Christian church. Dinner and
supper were served by the local union
at the hail. A splendid program was
carried out. The delegates were met
at the train by the L. T. L. and re-
ception committee. AS the delegates
alighted from the train they were
greeted with the L. T. L. YELL Mrs.
Ida Goodlander is to be given much
credit for the training Of the L. T. J..
The delegates from Bloomfield were
Mrs. Naomi Day district president;
Mrs. Laura Gresham, Mrs. Davies, Mrs.
Ola Altheide and Mrs. Ellis. From
Moulton-Mrs. Zook, Mrs. Corrick Mrs.
Marshall. From Eldon-Mrs. Willard.
From Ottunwa-Mrs. Andrew. The
next annual meeting will be held IN
Eldon. Good music was furnished by
the band.
The children's exercises were held
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-Mrs Joseph Cassiday
went to Waterloo yesterday for visit
with her children, Charles and Lottie
Cassiday.
W. e. johnson Of Fairfield was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Elmer Layton and Miss Ina Mott of
Sand Prairie are guests at the home
Of Mrs. Sarah Parish.
Mrs. Frank Downing of Ottumwa
visited Bonaparte friends this week.
Frank Cooherell and Ray Sawdon
have returned home from Kewanee, Ill
William Wolfe arrived here from
Amarillo, Texas. yesterday for visit
with his family.
Mrs. Jessie Henry and little dough
ter Of Hillsboro, are visiting relatives
in Bonaparte and vicinity.
Bruce Mitchell has gone to Prairie
City, where he will be employed at
the carpenter trade.
Charles Stebbins attended to bust
ness affairs in Chicago several days
this week.
Miss Grace Cummings is the guest Of
relatives in Kahoka, Mo.
Mrs. O. j. Coolidge and grandson,
Earl Miller went to Eldon today for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Vass.
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Martinsburs were in town Saturday

Martinsburg were in town Saturday
Hedrick does not celebrate the
Fourth this year and most of the citi-
zens will go to either Ottumwa, Mar
tinsburg or Sigourney.
D. Il. Beck was in Burlington Mon
day on business.
Union meetings will be held each
Sunday evening in Memorial park,
The park will be filled with seats and
much more comfortable than the
churches during the warm weather.
Mrs. w. w. Young Is visiting rela-
tives in Cedar Rapids and Conrad.
F. n. Tinsley and W. H. Young were
passengers to Ottumwa last Friday.
Miss Rhoda Wilson Of sigourney
visited with her parents, Hon. and Mrs.
James Wilson, over Sunday.
Allen Hawk was passenger to OF
tumwa Monday.
A. M. Utterback returned from Chi
cago yesterday where he spent a few
days.
Sheriff John Baty of sigourney was
In town Saturday.
Wade Kirkpatrick was passenger
to sigourney Friday.
Paul Houghton was in Ollie Satur-
day on business.
Terry's Uncle Toms Cabin" com
pany was here Monday. Their band
Is good and the production of the play
has received many favorable com
'ments by those who attended
G.. Ogden Of Fairfield and Mr. Ogden
OF Cedar Rapids are visiting relatives
in town this week.
Charles Schweitzer is reported quite
Ill.
W. T. Kirkpatrick of sisourney was
In town Sunday visiting relatives.
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CORN CROP SURELY GAINING.
Crop Director J. r. Sage Says Stand is
Deficient and Belated, But is
MAKING Fine PROGRESS

Crop Director J.. r. Sage Says Stand is
Deficient and Balated, But is
Making Fine Progress.
Des Moines, July Although the
corn crop is belated and deficient, good
progress is being made in cleaning out
the fields and the stand Is getting a
better color, go Director J. r. Sage
says in the weekly crop bulletin. The
general tone Of the bulletin is opti-
mistic The bulletin in full reads:
The average daily temperature was
about four degrees below the normal
for the last week in June. The week
began and ended with showers, vary
ing in amount but fairly we'll distrib-
uted over the state. The showers on
the oath caused local damage by wind,
hail and lightning, in limited areas
in the central and north central dis
tricts, but generally they were moder-
ate and beneficial. In the latter part
of the state there we're four to five
days of seasonable weather, with con-
dltions favorable for field work and
krowth of crops. Fair progress has
been made in cleaning out the corn
fields, which generally have received a
second blowing. Though belated and
deficient in stand. the corn crop has
made fair progress and shows a
healthy color Reports indicate that a
beginning has been made in the clover
harvest. and meadows are much i'm
proved Small grain. pastures and
garden truck are doing we'll
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out of the way in short order, as all
three of the actors were very sociable
young men, in addition to their numer-
GUS other talents. The young man and
the second party were left to them
selves few minutes while the init
mate friend took possession of the tel
ephone booth to acquaint his folks
that the young fan had arrived. 1t
may be we'll to mention that one
member Of the folks" was an unusual
ly attractive and pretty sister of the
intimate friend Of just the right age.
1t may also not come amiss to add that
the second party had grave suspicious
that the young man had come to OF
tumwa for the express purpose Of see
ing the pretty sister Of his intimate
| friend.
1t was evident that the young man
had something on his mind and he
! wasn't slow about opening up.
Lived here long he vouched try.
ing to make commonplace remark OF
it. He received an answer in the az
frmative.
"Know many people here?" was the
next question ventured by the young
man. That also gained an Affirmative
do you know my intimate friend
and his pretty sister very well?" he
then emitted The second party
smelled a rat. He knew what was
coming then and chuckled within. As
he appreciated the situation mole and
more the young man apparently lost
interest in his subject, but he was
game He got an emphatic yes for an
answer.
well, say-do you, that is have
YOU seen-or rather--does anyone
go with her steady?" he finally shot
out. following 1t with a breath of re.
lief.
The second party Rugged himself in
ecstaey. Here was something he could
appreciate. 1t is sad but true that
while the second party Is known to be
veritable Rock of Gibraltar when II
comes to telling the truth, still he is
not above telling little white Alb to
flavor good situation. He enjoyed the
awful suspense the young man was In
for moment or two and then reliev
ed himself:
We'll, yes should say there does
What the deuce do you suppose am
doing down here this time Of night
and he turned away to hide wicked
grin, as he strolled over to the cigar
case and picked out smokes for the
crowd.
The young man hastily walked over
70 one of the seats and kicked a dog
that some farmer had tied there just
as the intimate friend saved the stu
alton by appearing from the telephone
booth. B. o. B
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COMES NEAR TO
MARRYING HIS
DAUGHTE Err
RANcHMAN ADvERTIsEs FOR
WIFE AND IS ACCEPTED BY
CHILD HE HAD DESERTED
YEARS AGO

Riverton, Wyo., July 4-Erastus Sin
1ger, well known and quite wealthy
ranchman Of this section and thought
to have been a bachelor by his friends
and acquaintances. recently became
engaged to marry his own daughter,
and their relationship was only dis.
covered when they were about to be
married. Singers daughter is Mrs.
Nettie Farmer, handsome widow of
about thirty years of age. The de.
nouement occurred at the home of
Mrs. Farmer, near Anaconda, where
the wedding ceremony was to have
taken place.
Singer became engaged to Mrs.
Farmer through an eastern matrimon.
ial agency. She stated that she was
young and good looking, widow of
good character and that her home was
in Portland, Ore.
When the couple met at the home of
Mrs. Farmers friend, Singer thought
the face Of his prospective bride look
ed familiar and for a day he tried to
recall where he had seen the young
woman before. The features of the
pretty widow haunted him. but he did
1iOI udl9 W dSh QuSSLlOuS tudt lIliSut
seem impertinent until an hour before
the ceremony. Then he requested
Mrs. Farmer to open the book Of her
past.
When the story was finished Singer
exclaimed with tears in his eyes:
you are my long-lost daughter am
Your father"
Mrs. Farmer looked at her father a
moment and then tainted.
The minister who had been summon
ed to perform the ceremony was dis
missed. but he was given substan
t!al fee just the same
Singer married years ago in the
east and separated from his wife, who
was given the custody Of their little
blue-eyed girl, Nettie. Singer began
roaming about the country and finally
settled in Wyoming, keeping his past q
secret and permitting his friends tc
believe he was bachelor.
A short time after, the Singers sep
arated the wife and mother died and
Nettie was adopted by family named
| Cooper, which name she assumed when
she grew up.