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NEWS FROM PENNINGTON.


Pennington, March 16.-Mrs. S. F..
Modisett Is visiting relatives In Mil
ton.
George w. Jenkins of Centerville is
spending this week in Pennington with
his family
Mrs. Alice Milan of Bloomfield. who
has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Margaret Boyer, left Friday for Dav-
export, where she expects to reside
Charles Gelatt of the K. c. bridge
force, while unloading rock from a
stock car, was struck on the head by a
falling hay rack and severely injured.
Mrs. R. w Woods was hostess to the
High Five club Thursday afternoon.
Mrs e. j. F'olker Of Sabetha, Kansas,
was guest of honor at this delightful
party
Mrs L. o. Lindstrum returned to
her home in Elkhart Tuesday. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Flor
ence Bracy, who will visit in Elkhart
for several weeks.
w. H. Bennett of Fort Madison was
Pennington visitor yesterday.
John Stirling of Corydon Is the
guest of relatives here.
Miss Bertha Rabb, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Laura RABBI
returned Wednesday morning to Kan
SaS City.
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kEOSAUQUA.

KeosauGua, March 16, - Ralph
Smith Roberts entertained friends last
night at his home on Cass street.
Progressive 81 Doubt It" was the en-
tertainment for the evening Refresh
ments were served AT 1920. Those
present were:-Missess Lottie Davis,
Dot Davidson, Doris Bell Mayme Mar.
tin, Edna Irish, leila Ely, Ora Strait,
Nellie McGaffy, Madge Landes Bertha
Watkins, Cyrene German Amy Wat
kins. Messrs Stanley Workman, Pat
Martin, Bates Manning, Floyd Walker,
Will Duckworth, Chas. Watkins.
Mrs. F. A. Smith Is visiting Mr..
Frank Mill and family in Ottumwa.
DR.. Cresap, Of Bonaparte, made a pro-
fessional visit to Keosauqua, Thursday.
James Ticket spent Thursday in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. G.. Perkins, wife OF Rev. Chas.
e. Perkins, has been confined to her
bed for the past week.
Miss Ethel Skinner and Orpha Crane
OF Kflbourne, spent Thursday in
Keosauqua.
Miss Nellie Mcintosh, of Rockford,
ILL.,, is visiting relatives here.
George Day was in Kilbourne
Wednesday.
Mrs. Anton Mis- visited in Bonepart
several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Piltman visited
relatives in Contrib over Sunday.
Golf Cheney, son of Mr., and Mrs. w.
G. Cheney, is out of school on account
of sickness.
Mrs. Brooks is in Bonaparte with her
daughter, Mrs. A. V. Blackburn.
Miss Elsie Boyer is visiting friends
in Leando.
Neal Hannah, son of James Hannah,
south Of town, died Thursday morn
ing at o'clock. Age l year and
days. Funeral Friday at 2 p. m.
The quarantine was lifted from tho
John Daughterty residence Thursday.
Mr. Felemlee, of Douds-Leando, was
in Keosauqua on business Thursday.
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siGoURNEY NEWS

Sigourney, March 16-Henry B.
Ealy Of Webster was business caller
and visitor in the city Wednesday.
P. c. Heninger and wife Of the south
part Of the county have been visiting
at the home Of their son c. G. Hen
niger in the northeastern part Of the
city for the past several days.
John Bowman of Webster was a
business caller in the city Wednesday.
D. T. Stockman left for Omaha,
Nebraska, on last Wednesday, called
their by the serious illness of his
brother, Will Stockman, who has been
very Ill for the past week with rheu-
matism and is in one of the hospitals
Of that city.
j. M. Bowman Of the southern part
Of the country was a business caller
and visitor in the county seat on last
Wednesday
E. E. Pnepls was a business caller
in Ottumwa on last Wednesday.
j. l. Niswander Of South English
was business caller in the city on
Thursday.
| Allen Hawk of the southern part of
the country was attending to business
matters and visiting relatives and
friends in the city on Thursday
U. G. Davis of Jackson township
was a caller in the city Thursday On
business.
Glen Eastburn in on the sick list
J. R. Williams who has been work
ing win the new county clerk to help
him familiarize himslf with the duties
of the Office, resigned that position or
| last Wednesday and Charles Utter
back of Lancaster was appointed tc
fill the place.
\ j. M. Vitteto has gone to Morrell
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derdice-North ", lot 10, block 1,
Smith addition, Ottumwa. $500.
,Alderdice, William, ct al, to w. H.
Alderdice, same as above, 5000.
Salters, John F. and wife. to VIM.
Cramblit-Lot 1872, Dain addition, OF
tumwa. $3.50.
Newell, Nettie B. and O., to Annie
T. stoessel-Lot 22s, Dain addition,
Ottun,wa, $500.
Dean, G. L. ct al, to silas Porter
North ", northwest n, and southwest
u, northwest n, section Sc; southwest
Ii. southwest n, and part of southeast
$4,000.
G.. liam. Mary j. and S. A.. to Chas.
Hoagewoning-Par east Y, southeast
Vi. section 5-71-13, $1,000.
Morey, w. ]. and wife to John F.
Webber-Southeast n, northeast n.
section 32-73-14, $1,000.
O'Brien, NJ, ct al, to Chas. Horen.
North ~ southeast n, section 80, and
northwest Y, southwest n, section 20
lib. $4,000.
Failyer. Adam L., to w. H. Bissell7
West ", northeast ", northwest ~
section 7-7S-14, 1920. )
Johnston, Allen and wife, to Annie
T. Stoessel-Part section 25-72-14; also
lots 81. 80 and 33, Fellows addition, OF
tumwa, 1878.
Jones, Evan ana VIE, TO GOLIrIleU
Bluhm-Southeast n, southeast VI,
section 81, and north ", east ", north
east ", section 34-73-14, $4,850.
Shank, Conrad and wife, to F. e.
Sawvel-Southeast w. southeast n,
section 1, and southwest n, southeast
", section 1-71-12, $4,000.
Arnold, Chas. and wife. to John Ar
nold-Northeast ", southwest ", and
part southeast ", southwest ". sec
tion 3-72-15 81 250
Earhart, Emma, executor, to F. F.
Sonders-Lot 2, block 4s. and lot 1O.s
block 29, Eldon, 81.
Hayden, H. H and wife, to g. q.
Plowman-Lots 33 and "a, Hearn addt-
ton, Eldon, $500.
Free Jacob, to W. G. Berry %. G.
D.)-Lot 5, block s. Eddyville, 81.
Siberell. Sumner and wife, to John
R. Criley-Lots SO and 70, block Z.
siberelps first addition. Ottumwa,.
$1,000.
Roemer g. A.. to Edward swigert
Lot %. g. A. Roemers second addi-
ton, Ottunwa, $3.50.
Erickson, Harvey c., to Peter H.
Fisher-Undivided one-third Of the
southeast w. southwest ". section 81;
north ", northwest ", and west Vi.
southwest ", northwest " section H.
72-12. $1,000.
Chisman. Elizabeth. to William Bird,
Part of the northeast " Of section
| 30-73-15. $5.40o.
| French, Emma L. and Geo. D., to
Chas. D. Evans-Lot As, Dain addition.
! Ottumwa, s1.250.
McClelland. M. T. and wife, to Trus-
tees First Presbyterian church-Part
of lot 2. Merrill and Edgerlys subdi-
vision, Ottunlwa, 81 and other consid-
erations.
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/. c. HoRNREck INSANE.
Davis County Man Taken to Mount
Pleasant-Lived Too Lonely.

Bloomfield. March 15.-On Thursday
L. G. Hornbeck, bachelor and 4
wealthy farmer and stock raiser, who
for many years had lived alone with
his brother on their farm near Pulaski,
was given into the custody Of Sheriff
Wilkinson and was taken to Mount
Pleasant, where he was placed In the
insane asylum.
Fred McNeal Of Milton was bust
ness visitor in the city Thursday.
John Mitchell Of Ottumwa spent
Thursday in the city on business.
Miss Myrtle Handley left Thursday
for Ottumwa to spend several days at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs H. B. Pat
terson.
The republican convention held at
the court house Wednesday evening
for the purpose of nominating condi-
dates for the Offices Of mayor and
city treasurer resulted as fol-
lows: w. H. McAchran was
plug for treasurer
J. A. McNabb and Miss Verna Glot-
fielder Of Ash Grove and Marion Sim
monds and Ohio Wheeler of Troy were
united in marriage Wednesday by Rev
William Overturf Of the First Baptist
church.
Twenty friends Of Mrs. William Hi
were rendered a delightful afternoon
Thursday, when / O'Clock luncheon
was served in honor of Mrs. Scott o.
Lincoln, Neb., cousin of the hostess
Pink and yellow roses as a center.
piece lent the dining table a charming
floral effect, a red rose also accom-
panying the place cards. The feature
of the afternoon was an interesting
contest in correcting thirty erroneou.
quotations. The prize, handsome
leather bound volume of quotation!
was awarded Mrs. F. G. Traverse. TIL
event was very delightful.
George T. Sewers made business
trip to Des Moines Thursday
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coast town in Cuba and this Spanish
fisherman had volunteered to guide
them. He told the commander of the
expedition that the town was deserted
OF Spanish troops and then led the
boys into an ambush. A lively fight
followed of course and the Spaniards
were all driven out, but. this fisherman
was captured and sent up to this Pic
mic Island to be guarded. The whole
thing attracted great deal of atten-
ton in the papers at the time, but
don't even remember correctly whether
that was the Gussie incident or not
Well, that Spaniard arrived there one
morning and our regiment WIS j to
guard him. I happened to be detailed
as the first man to watch him. We
couldn't talk to him and we never could
learn his name. To us he was known
as 'spaniard.'
Pined for His Native Land.
"He was fine specimen of the
spaniard when he comes to us
healthy and active We had to con-
verse with him by signs. When he
wanted to eat or smoke he would tell
us with motions. We only had him
about two months, but in that short
period he failed fearfully fast. 1t was
pitiful in way. At that time there
was no other prisoners there and he
would sit on his heels by the hour,
modify gazing out over the waters to-
ward Cuba. 1t seemed to me he ate
very little, but he couldn't get enough
coffee or cigarettes. He was always
quiet and easy to handle, would do
anything we wanted him to as long as
his strength lasted. But he faded fast,
and the. last several days that he was
in our charge we had to carry him
around He just wasted away for his
own land
"Well, about that time our regiment
was taken to Cuba an dthe Spaniard
was taken from Picnic Island to Fort
Tampa, where he was taken In charge
by another regiment. l never saw him
any more and he soon passed out OF
my mind. Incidents passed quickly in
such times as those. and besides I was
having plenty of trouble of my own.
"I and eleven others of the regiment
eral of them were not able to be out OF
bed and the rest of us ought to have
been in bed, but we wanted to go with
Iu0 UUyS. WdS Ill IllS USSL
of any of the twelve and begged to
commander to let me go along, but tc
no avail. There we're few, twelve Of
us almost helpless on that Island
They didn't leave us any provisions OF
any one to care for u.s. The island is
connected to the main land of Florida
by a bridge. A man named Louis
Moss and myself were the only ones
! able to move around at all and We
did what we could for the other boys
Commander Denied Then Ratlons.
I'VE laid there several days, won
dering what to do and then the pro
visions got SO low something had to BIZ
done. Il finally mustered up enough
courage and strength to venture {
walk across the bridge up to thu
headquarters of the Fort Tampa garri
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Guarded First Spaniard
Captured In Late War
kobert S. Brigham of This City Detailed
To Watch First Prisoner Taken

No one win dispute the fact that
theer are I've decidedly differ
ent phases of the soldiers
life. There are honors to
be attained, deeds to be accomp>
l1shed, a gid discipline to be follow
ed; there are the pranks and the past
times OF the soldier boys lives and
there also, are the many cases Of hard
ships and sufferings, of privation and
illness far from home and friends.
These last 1t is. that are more to
be dreaded than the enticing danger
of the firing line. Some are mustered
out of service passively they have SER
we'd their country dutifully and well;
others leave the ranks with only pic
lures Of misery and examples OF rank
ingratitude to be remembered. Each
draw their conclusions Of the game
naturally. The two sides exist, who
shall sit as Judge over the outcome Of
q game Of which he knows nothing.
Robert S. Brigham. 225 West Fourth
street, a veteran of the Spanish Ameri-
can war, has the unique distinction of
having been the first guard placed over
the first importont Spanish prisoner
captured in the war. He was mem
Der of the famous First Illinois regi
ment of Chicago. This regiment was
encamped on Picnic Island off the
coast from Fort Tampa during the
first weeks of the war and later saw
active service in Cuba.
II don't want any more of the SER
vice In mine," Mr.. Brigham said yes
terday evening in a retrospective mood
after he had submitted to an inter
view. "Ours was a fine bunch of fell
lows and we had some mighty good
times, but the side of the service that
/ passed through was decidedly not
conducive to REPETITION. A little taste
OF the real thing when it comes tc the
stern realities of soldiers life, go a
long way
His eyes rested meditatigely on "a
picture Of the old company in their
khaki uniforms, which was hung on the
wall of his room 81 believe that our
old regiment represented more wealth
than any in service at that time," he
went on, the boys we're all from the
best of Chicago's families and to think
that several of them were ruined for
life just from the negligence of the
officers and too close adherence tc
the red tape of Uncle Sans code OF
discipline. Twelve of us were sham
fully abandoned, just because we were
Ill. One Of the boys died, two more
went crazy and the remaining nine
were mustered out of the service sick
with the illness of the south and with
out having had even chance to show
their mettle with the rest of the regi
ment. And then that poor Spanish
prisoner, 1t was pitiful-but am get
ting ahead of my story.
at was in May, 1893 that our regi
ment, the First Illinois, was encampet
on Picnic Island waiting to be trans
ported to Cuba, when this Spaniart
was brought to US. You probably rem
ember the circumstances of his cap
ture. think it was the Gussie expedi
ton that he betrayed. Any way, {
bunch of the Americans had landed a
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VOTE AGAINST SCHOOL.
Bond Proposition Defeated at sey-
mour.

Seymour, March 14.-The PROPOSE
ton to bond the city for a sum not to
exceed $1,000 for the Improvement Of
the school buildings, which was sub
mitted to the voters Of the Independent
District of Seymour Monday, was de-
feated Another proposition to bond
the town for new high school build
ing viii probably be submitted in the
near future.
A. NJ. Jackley. who went from this
place to Alamagardo, New Mexico,
where he is engaged In locating home-
seekers on government land, came in
Monday noon on business
B. #. Padget and Levi Clemens
started Tuesday evening for Goodwill,
Oklahoma, where they expect to i'm
prove claims.
John Hoschar loaded a car Monday
and Tuesday and shipped to Almagar-
do, New Mexico, where he has a claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Gilbert stopped
off here for visit with Mrs. Gilbert's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. n. C. Michael.
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ELDoN NEWS.

Eldon, March 15.--Robert Taylor of
Plainview, ILL., is visiting his son, En-
gineer William Taylor.
is gaining slowly"
An infant child of Ed Clark died last
night at 10 o'clock and will be inter-
red in Rominger cemetery today
Ira Ritz and family have moved to
Oklahoma.
Mrs. S. Hart left on No. today for
Floris to visit her children.
Orville Finney of Bonaparte is in
the city visiting his brothers.
George Yoder, D. G. Kyle, w. G..
Wilson and S. L. Murray are Ottumwa
visitors today.
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son. How got there don't know,
but | saw the post commander and
made our case known to him. He
turned us down flat. Said he could't
issue supplies to any but his own
troops. He may have been right but
| couldn't think of going back to the
boys and tell them l had failed. The
commander wouldn't even give us Il
room IN the garrison, but l had to
have those men moved up off that
island and l realized it.
II had quite little sum of money
that members of the regiment had CIV
en- me to take home for them and with
this money, finally succeeded in rent
ing q small room in Tama City, sew
eral miles from the Fort. Some way,
we managed to move up to that room
and there the twelve of US lived, with
no medical attention other than we
could give each other 1t was awful, I
and Moss had to buy stuff to eat, cook
1t and take care Of the other fellows to
boot. Just couldn't get sick, the
strain kept me moving and as the
money kept getting lower, we had a
pow WOW and decided that I should go
to WashiD gton to endeavor to obtain
transportation to take us back to Chi.
cago. l left some of the money with
Moss, enough to run them several days
and then started out. I don't rmem-
Der how l got to. Washington-stole
rides On freight trains and occasionally
bought short passage. When reach
ed the Capitol, the first thing got hold
OF was paper and then l read just
what I wanted to know
Were. Taken to Chicago.
"The Tama papers had taken up our
case and the people of Chicago sent q
case down for the boys before | made
my wants known in Washington. Two
of them were demented and another
died shortly after from the sickness. l
laid my case before the proper officials
in Washington and they paved me the
money I had spent In transportation.
They also sent me home to Chicago,
but the money had spent for provis-
ions, had to make good out of my own
pocket. Is it any wonder that and
the rest OF the bunch were some sore
at Uncle Sam?
Mr.. Brigham stopped to light his
pipe. Once more he gazed up at the
picture Of the regiment upon the wall
and smile flickered across his face
"Of course there we're two sides to it
all the time. We had lots of fun in
camp. l remember little monkey
that kept one spark of fun alive in us
in the days Immediately following the
embarkation of the regiment for Cuba.
The monk had been the mascot of an
engineering squad which visited the
island and when they went back to the
mainland. they either forgot him or
wanted to get rid of him. He'd stay
in the trees around our mess table and
chatter at us all day long. AS soon as
the grub was spread out, he'd drop
down, run along the table. pick up
what he wanted and then jump back
to the trees. He ate what he wanted
too of the food and then amused him
self by throwing the remainder down
on us. His antics kept us from getting
too down In the mouth, but even that
palled in time" @
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Tuesday, as they were on their way
from Chicago to Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. James Strome entertained the
Bachelor Girls Friday evening.
Mrs. Charles Heckathorn Of Promise
City was in the city Friday doing
some shopping.
Jade Cain was elected as member
of the board Of education to succeed
T. L. Gaddis, whose term expires this
year.
Tuesday at the regular meeting Of
the Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church, the
following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. ]. j. Adams. a
Vice president-Mrs. Herbert Webb,
Secretary-Mrs. A. G. Widmer
Treasurer-Mrs. L. M. Beebe
Secretary of literature-Mrs. R. E..
Lowry.
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Clears The Complexion

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimu.
lates the liver and thoroughly cleanses
the system and clears the complexion
of pimples and blotches. 1t Is the best
laxative for women and children as 1t
is mild and pleasant, and does not
grippe or sicken. Orino is much sup
erior to pills, aperient waters and all
ordinary cathartics as it does not irrl-
tate the stomach and bowels. 3.
Clark and SWenson Drug stores. Il.
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Do Not Be Imposed Upon

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine These worthless imi-
tations have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow package.
Ask for it and refuse any substitute
1t Is the best remedy for coughs and
colds.-F. B. Clark and Swenson Drug
stores.
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To contradict certain talk
and to pot the CONSUMING pub-
lie IN possession Of the truth,
we say IN plain words that no
one IN this town can sell as
good coffee as Arbuck1esS
Ariosa for as little money.

Misbranded and make-believe
Mocha and Java, or coffee sold
loose out of bag or a bin, is
not as good value for the money,
nor can it be sold at as narrow
profit, nor reach the consumer
under as favorable conditions.
When you buy Arbuck'es'
Ariosa Coffee you get more than
l6 net ozs. of straight, wholesome
Brazilian coffee from the largest
coffee firm in the world, with that
firms direct assurance that they
are giving you the best coffee in
the world for the money.
ARBUcKLE BROS. York City
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Cage Gable Broke.

Saarlouis, Rhenish Prussia, March
16.-Twenty-two miners were killed
this morning at the Gerhard coal
mines. They were descending one
Of the shafts in a .c2ge when the cable
broke.
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Commander Denied Then Ratlons.

I'VE laid there several days, won
dering what to do and then the pro-
visions got SO low something had to be
done. u finally mustered up enough
courage and strength to venture a
walk across the bridge up to the
headquarters Of the Fort Tampa garri.