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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
SHOE H&F STORE
HAeBERG s HARRINGTON.
t24 East Main.
guest Of Mrs. w. G. Ward of lis
North Ward street.

guest Of Mrs. w. G. Ward Of lis
North Ward street
Mrs. 3. Walker. Mrs. Frank Pence
and Mrs. Willard Walker of Eldon,
who were in Ottumwa on business
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Kendall's horse book free at sar-
gents.
Mrs. r. L. Collin and Mrs. Nora
Goodman of Sigourney were in this
city this morning enroute to Fairfield
on visit.
Mrs B. G. Imfg and daughter Miss
Stella VINO were visiting Godfrey
Bluhm North Of town returned this
morning to their home in Oskaloosa
Miss Ethel Anderson Of Ligertville,
and Mrs. j. Lawson of Fairfield was
in the city today enroute to Praire City
for visit.
Alletta Cunningham of Knoxville
who has been visiting at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. q. j. Knipe returned
home this morning accompanied by
Mrs. Knipe.
Berry's Barb Beater for wire cuts,
Sargent's.
Mrs. /. B. Day Of Keosauqua. who
has been visiting in Moravia, was in
this city yesterday en- route to her
home.
Miss Margaret McClennan. who re-
sides on North Iowa avenue left last
night on the Milwaukee for VISIT
with friends In Rutledge.
. Mrs. Helen Messette Of Fairfield,
who has been visiting in South Eng
lish, was In this city today en- route
to her home.
-:o:-
From Wednesday Daily.
Mayor Clevor of Abba was in this
city today on business.
Mrs. Frank Russell of Eldon, who
was In the city on business returned
home yesterday
Mrs. J. A. Canning returned yester.
day TO her home in Abba after brief
stay on business in Ottumwa
Miss Hazel Neff Of Osceloa is visit
ing at the home Of Mrs. William Cook
of ITO North Moore street.
Mrs. E. Williamson Of Eldon VINO
has been visiting In Salem was in this
city yesterday enroute to her home
Mrs. H. NJ. Lawson of Hedrick who
was in this city on business returned
home this morning.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OBITUARY..
e*s.*ss.ss..s-s....s,.ss .*.s $685.
Mrs. Ellen Swords.

Quincy. Ill.,. July 23.-(Special.)-
Mrs. Monte Ellen Hobbie Swords, 4
former resident of Ottumwa, died here
last night.
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Ontv a. 20 "a

Minneapolis. ST Paul and return on
the Iowa Central popular excursion
Saturday. July a. See flyers or eaii,
on agents for particulars.
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ri-W eekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name Of
the Postof1ce to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postof1ce
where they desire 1t to be changed to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

Marriage Licenses.
w. p. Jones :. $3.50. ...... II
Florence Lewis - - "a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

We do not juggle figures and make
you think We give you something for
nothing. but We are willing you should
see what some people pretend to do
in money saving and then come in and
see what we offer. We will be salts
fed. and believe we can prove to you
that we are the best Shoe people to
deal with at all times.
For goodness sake buy H. G.. F. Shoes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

Mrs. 3. Walker. Mrs. Frank Pence
and Mrs. Willard Walker of Eldon,
who were in Ottumwa on business
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

Mrs. r. L. Collin and Mrs. Nora
Goodman of sigourney were in this
city this morning enroute to Fairfield
on visit
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
TWO YEARS FOR $1.25

5000, that said note has been paid OF
aud cancelled, hut the deed Of trust has
not been satisfied OF record, that said
deed Is recorded In book ,, page liz, Re-
cOrdcrs's office In Audrain county. And
plaintiff further says In said petition
that said Henry Helm. Frank Draper
William f. Wood and W. II. Beshcars
are all deceased aud the names and resi-
dcnceS Ot their heirs are unknown 10
plaintiff And on account Of said deeds
OF trust being unsatlsiied Of record, they
cast cloud upon plaintiffs title 10 said
land, and that defendants under said
deeds OF trust might have some claim or
claims Ia have some title, lien, estate or
interest In said lands adverse 20 this
plaintiff,
II is therefore ordered by the clerk Of
the Audrain county circuit court, In va
cation. that publication be made herein.
notifying said defendants The Unknown
heirs Of w. II. BeShearS and the I'm
known heirs of William + Wood aud the
Unknown heirs Of Frank Draper, and
the unknown heirs Of Henry Helm, that
suit has been commenced against them
In the Audrain county circuit court the
object and general nature Of which Is "a
obtain adeCrcc Of said court periectIng
plaintiffs title Ia said land as provided
In section $50 Revised Statutes Of Mis-
sCuriand 10 dd Judge the two said deeds OF
trust aforesaid, SatlSiled ana released
aud now you aforesaid defendants are
hereby notified ~ the filing Of this suit
the object aud general nature thereof
and unless you be and appear at the neXl
regular term uf Audrain county circuit
court To be- begun aud held at the court
| hOnsc in Mexico. AudTain county, Mis-.
souri, on the 3rd Monday In January 1871
aud ON or before the first
day Of said term answer
or otherwise plead to Plaintiffs petition
the same will hc taken as confessed and
decree rendered as prayed.
| And It Is further ordered that copy
/ hereof Unpublished In the Mexico Mis-.
souri, Message, II weekly newspaper pub
I l'shcd Ia Audrnin county, Missouri, fol
/ four weeks successfully. the last inser
/ ton 10 he at least Is days before the first
day Of said next term Of court.
| State 81 Missouri -
! County Of Audrain
! |. W. II. Morris, Clerk OF the circni
court uf Audrain county, Missouri, d.
! hereby curtify that the foregoing Is ful
and true copy Of the order OF William ID
| Mason " Unknown heirs OF w. Is. BE
shears ct al "a full ms the same now re-
mains on Tile aud Of record ia my Office.
Witness my hand aud official seal, u
office IN Mexico, Missouri, this Decem
Der l2th, 1905.
(ScaJ W. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court.
Fry n Rodgers, Attorneys for Pl'G.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
NOTICE oE PUBLICATION.

Whereas, The IIannold. Hose Coupling
Manufacturing Company, corporation,
filed It's petition In the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, on October
10th, 1905, giving the names Of the stock
holders, their residences and nOmber Of
skates owned by each Of them. setting
forth the assets aud liabilities Of said
corporation and stating that II had
no outstanding liabilities and prays for a
dissolution OF said corporation: Now In
obedience To the order OF said court on
said petition made and entered NOvem-
Der sth, 1905, notice Is hereby given 20 all
parties interested In said corporation Ia
appear and show cause, II any they nave,
ON or before the first day Of the next term
Of this court. towit: The 2lst day OF
January, 1907, why said corporation
should not be dissolved according 10 the
prayer Of said petition.
And IL Is further ordered that a true
copy of this notice be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, weekly
newspaper published In AudraIn County
Missouri, once week for three week,
consecuIively. the last insertion To bu Al
least one week before the first day Of thu
next regular term OF this court.
w. II. NORRIS, Circuit Clerk
Attest: a true copy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Kind Charity.

Mexico has two organizations
which are doing much for the de.
serving poor of the city. One is
the Associated Charities organi-
cation and the other is a Mission
Sunday School, school in which
Miss Irma johnson gave a read.
ing and Miss Flossie Hughes a
violin solo.
The tree was beautifully deco
rated with paper chains, The work
of the Sunday School children, aud
large Christmas hell hung from
the top of the tree.
Each child aud It's parents re-
ceived a remembrance with fruit
and candy.
The bright faces aud apprecia
tive chances of the children would
have made Santa Claus himself
happy if he could have been pres.
ent.
The sides and rear of the church
were decorated with everg cen
boughs and the effect was quite
pleasing
The tree was under the manage.
agement of Miss Frost, the Supt,
of the Associated Charities, and
the Supt. and the teacher of the
Sunday School.
helpers aud teachers come from all
the churches. A coutributor has
FURNISH d the following
for tue press, which gives
an idea of some of the work which
has been undertaken:
The Associated Charities anC
, the Union Mission Sunday Schoo
had Christmas Tree together OF
Christmas night at the MOnro
street Baptist Church where tn
Sunday school is held on Sunda,
c afternoons at 2:30 O'Clock.
On account of limited room Onl,
those to whom tickets were give
were admitted.
The program consisted of a tall
: 10y the Supt. Mr.. Tucker aud reel
totions and songs by the children
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Whereas, Emile Jouvenat, a wild.
over, single and unmarried, by his
seed of trust, dated October, Is,
1904, aud recorded in Book 26 at
pages 357 and 1858 Of the records
of Audrain county, Missouri, con.
veyed to the undersigned. as trust.
co, to secure the payment Of seven
"a uOtes therein described. the
following lauds. to.wit: AL, ~ lois
five 90 and six (6), block No.
seven "a of the original survey of
the city of Mexico, Missouri, ex.
cept twenty (20) feet off OF the
south end of said lots; this deed
is lntented to convey the Wind.
sor Hotel property, with all an.
nexes and additions, but is not
intended to be lien on any of the
furnishings. Aud, whereas. it is
provided in said deed of trust that
if said notes should not be paid
when due and in accordance with
its terms the undersigned should
have power to sell said lands at
public vendue:aud whereas default
has been made in the payment OF
said notes now, therefore. in or.
der to pay said notes, l will ex.
pose said real estate to sale at the
east front door of the court house
in the city Of Mexico, Missouri, to
the highest bidder Ou
Thursday, January 3, 1907,
between the hours Of 8 O'Clock u,
m and 3 O'Clock p. IN.
JNO. j. STEELE,
Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Order of Publication.

State IT Missouri In the circuit court
County Of Audrain January term, 1897
William d. Mason, Plaintiff,
The Unknown heirs Of W. B. Beshcars,
DECEASED, and {. g. Daniel, and the
Unknown Heirs Of William T. Wood
and the unknown Heirs Of Frank ORA
per deceased and the Unknown heirs
Of Henry Helm, deceased, Defendants.
Now this December l2th, l9D6, comes
nlaintIT and files petition herein duly
verified by affidavit, wherein among other
things plaintiff states that lie Is the own
or in fee simple and in possession OF the
following land IN Audrain county, Mis-
souri,: The southeast quarter at Section
10. township 80, rap"" west; that plain
tiff and his gTanLuTs haE" nf'u In thCpOS-
session Of and paid atl iaNrs uu said land
for more than 20 years last past; that on
January 18th 1884 Henry Helm. one OF
plaintiffs grantOrS. owned SAID md, and
on said date he executed dc,L 81 trust
on said lands Ia secure the payment OF
three promissOry notes, one for sdO,0D,
due In one year, o,le for SllaO.OO. due In
two yeors and one for SlljOOO due In three
years, 10 Frank Draper as trustee for
use OF William +, Wood, that all Of said
notes have been paid and cancelled, and
the said deed OF trust Recorded In book
W., page : OF Records Of Audrain county,
MlhsouIl, nus uttH AutleHtu anu Aut
lands released as 10 the two sii5D notes.
but the same has not been satisfied as 70
said $500 note. and said note Is more than
10 years past due, and has been paid and
cancelled.
That said Henry Helm who owned
said land. did on the 9TH day Of April
1857 execute ana deliver his certain deed
of trust on said land To- the defendant C.
&. Daniel - Trustee Ia Use Of w. u. Be
shears 10 secure his certain note toI
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Audrain Courts.

Circuit Court-3rd Monday in
January, LIST Monday in June. 3rd
Monday in September.
County Court-lst Monday in
February, LIST Monday in May, LIST
Monday in August, LIST Monday IN
November.
Probate Court-2nd Monday in
February, 2nd Monday in May. 2nd
Monday in August, End Monday in
November.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
TWO YEARS FOR SIPS

a con lote history of Two hstory.maSng yearo--
1907 and 1905 The entire proceedings of all the import
tant sessions of Congress 10 he held during those two
years The fight tc ansh Of the impending battle
against the gigantic aud monopoies Every detail
of the next national campaign including all the party
conventions aud the final result of the Presidential eec.
ton of November 1908 In short All the News of the
Earth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Wanted, Furs and Hides.

Ship me all the furs You eau.
Will pay charges both ways if
furs are not satisfactory. win
pay You highest market price.
win keep your furs separate till I
hear from you.
PETE ERDEL, JR..
Rush Hill, No.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

The following were among the
Audrain teachers who attended the
State meeting at Moberly last
week: 5. Z. Davis, l.. b. Haw.
thorne, j. II. Rain, Floy Hub.
bard, Misses Stella Snidow, Anna
Koenig aud Claire aud Pearl
Tucker.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

WIN. King, colored, is serving a
sentence in the county jail on the
charge of trespassing. The charge
was brought by Mark Dickerson,
also colored
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Ed. Elmer Underwood. who has
been pastor for q year or two
of the Christian church at Can.
trelI. H., visited bis father, p.
s. Underwood, near Worcester,
last week. Bro. Underwood has
entered Canton University, for study
He is a bright fellow and is work
ing for the top in his profession
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Monumental

II will be to your interest to see NJ
before placing an order for uan\
ument or anything In the monus
mental line. Yard and oflcs.
Glandon Bldg. Mexico, Me-
Branch Office, Vandalia. Mo.
JAMES W. GALLAHER!
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Miss Virginia Stuart of Farber
visited her sister in Mexico last
week, Mrs Susie Estes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

John Pate. 68 years of age, died
very su ldenly and Unexpectedly at
his home near LAddonia last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

MIR. aud Mrs. Hugh Donnelly Of
Mexico have been entertaining
Mrs. Stephen Donnelly of Kansas
City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Attorney w. w. Fry enter
tanned the Coleman hunting party
with a big dinner last Thursday.
These boys take n hunt every fall
down in South Missouri aud AR.
kansas for deer aud bear and other
game. II they don't get so much
game they have world of fun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
w. E. Sims EntertainS.

w. l.. Sims, north of Mexico,
entertained number of his friends
last Thursday with big fat din
ner. All present had a jolly
time.
Jesse Wade, formerly of Mexico,
now of Montana, was the guest CT
honor. Among those present
were: c. W. Lewis, Theodore
Holtkamp, j. G.. Ford, w. Lat.
uey Barnes, X. r. Buckner, j. r..
and w. w. johnson, j. b. Wool
cry and B. II. Middleton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mrs. Frank Morris. of near Wor-
cester who has been so seriously
i'll lately. is but little improved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

George Trimble of st. Louis
visited his parents aud other rela-
tives near Santa Fe last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mrs. Jacob Atchison of this
city fell a few days ago and suf-
fered broken arm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mrs. L. Il. Supple and daughter,
Miss Olive Supple. of Fayelte. Wis
tied Rush Hill friends last week
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Miss Estelle Boatman, who is
teaching near Paris. visited Mex.
Ico relatives during the holidays
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Miss Eighty. One Turley of this
city visited Mrs. Ernest Boone al
Thompson last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. In
Force of st. Louis visited Mexico
relatives and friends last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mrs. Eugene Dyson of Jennings,
Mo-, visited Mexico relatives amp
friends last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Misses Susie and Maggie French
Of this city are visiting their sis
ser. Mrs. F. n. Brown. at JefIer-
son City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Uncle" Jeptha Lake at Laddo.
MIA is in very feeble health. He
is one of the oldest men of the
couuty-will be 81 years Of age il
he lives to the 18th of this month
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Mrs. Albert Kennen of this city
visited LaddOnia friends last week
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Fine ThOFObred Barred
'Plyn outh Rock chickens for
sale. Cocker els 81. pullets 50c.
ORLANDO HITr.
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

Money to loan on real estate CO.
curity. J. w. HowEE1.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03
Order of Publication.

State OF Missouri In the circuit court
County Of Audrain ToJanuaryterm, 1897
Matilda Harlow and r. Il. Harlow.
DIuIntfHs
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-03

State Of Missouri In the circuit court
County Of Audrain ToJanuary term, 1907
Kelley w. QuIsenberry, Plaintiff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-01
Dairy City Creamery Com
pany ofMancl,ester, Completes
Packing 1000 Pounds
THREE MONTHS ON CONTRACT
The Butter Is Packed in Theoretically
Sealed Cans, and Warranted to Keep
for One Year in Any cIimate-Gov-
eminent Inspector Leaves Manchester
for Denver.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republfcan.
Manchester. Aug 1.-The Dairy City
Creamery Company, of this city, has
just completed packing 217,000 pounds
of choice butter to be used exclusive
ly in Uncle Sans navy. The cream
cry has been working on this contract
the past three months and in addition
to the amount put up for the govern
ment. the institution has turned out
10000 pounds of choice butter for
Swift & Co All of the butter packed,
for navy use was put up in three pound
cans, Theoretically sealed and war
ranted to keep for one year. in any
climate All the butter had to score
at least "a points. and the work was
under the constant surveillance of Rob-
ert McAdams, a. government dairy in
spector. Mr.. McAdams left here yes
terday for Denver, to inspect more
dairy work for the government there.
The Dairy City Creamery has given
employment to nearly 100 people, dur
ing the time it has been working on
the government contract. Last year
butter for navy use and the product
gave excellent satisfaction T. p. Gray,
an expert inspector for Swift & Co
has had charge of the work here for
that concern
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-01
Victim Of Bunco Game.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ottumwa, Aug. 1.-Altho the trick is
old enough to have whiskers conf
dence man by the assistance of bogus
$1,000 check harvested S45 from an
aged farmer from Pulaski at the Mil
waukee depot yesterday morning. The
farmer, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, had spent the day before IN
the city shopping and were awaiting
the arrival of the early morning train
for Pulaski. A well dressed, prosperous
looking man, evidently in distress, APP
preached the unsuspecting Pulaski cit
izen and explaining the un'ucky situa-
ton in which he was placed, asked
the loan Of $45 with which to get some
express from the office. AS security
he offered to leave check for $1,000
with the farmer, which he had unWlse-
ly neglected to have cashed during
banking hours the day before. Altho
the proposition had all the ear marks
Of a bunco game, the Pulaski man ac-
cepted the bait. A few moments later
he began to grow suspicious and went
to the express office in search Of his
prosperous friend. The man was no
where to be found, and the check upon
examination proved to be a bogus one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-01
DEAD AT 1o6 YEARS
coIored Woman Believed to Be Oldest
in State Called to Her Reward-Re
members Soldiers Of 1912.

Special to Times Republican.
lams who for many years lived in the
basement of the A. NJ. e. church on
West Fourth street. is dead, at the
county infirmary, at the age of lO6
years, according to the records. From
the stories that Aunt Lucy told and
the facts that have been known for
years to Davenport colored people her
age is easily 103 years.
Aunt Lucy was an old woman when
she came to Davenport with her hus-
band in 1865. South Carolina was
her birthplace, and among her ear
liest "reminiscences were those OF
working in the rice fields Of that
sunny state She was slave until
Sherman came into the heart of the
south and liberated her kin. Coming
north with the soldiers she settled in
Davenport Her husband left her
before the seventies, and she never
heard of him again. According to
her own story she has been widow
for nearly 80 years.
Great age rendered Aunt Lucy fee
bic and on March H. 1904, she was
taken to the Scott county farm to
round out her years in the quiet Of
the pasture lands. She was then reg
istered as 103 years of age, but just
what year she was born she herself
did not know. In her stock of mem
cries she told of seeing soldiers who
once had been members of General
Washington's staff In the revolution,
and later she saw the southern de-
tenders in the war of 1912 and heard
echoes of Lafayett's visit to the United
States.
The colored people Of Davenport
will give her proper burial The
funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon. with services in the
A. M. E. church, the Rev. Mr.. Will
liams officiating. Interment will be
in Oakdale.