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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-02

EXPOSITION VISITORS WILL FIND
excellent accommodating at reason
Ocean View. Va; just seven minutes
ride to exposition. Correspond With.
Il Mrs II. FISHER. Get off car at Bay
shore Pavilion. Look for blue sign
on post.
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sTRINeTowN.

stringtown.-S School began Monday
at Smith Rancho with Paul Mowery
as teacher.
The Misses Minnie Larmore and
Maggie Hawthorne left Monday for
Cedar Falls to attend school,
Mrs. Henry Wilson and children left
the first of the week for their home in
Nebraska. after a few weeks visit with
relatives here. 7sS
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Davis were Linby
callers Wednesday.
Mrs. Wright and daughter. Doris, left
Tuesday for a short visit in st. Joseph,
Mo.
Miss Florence Hawthorne went to
Hedrick Mondav where she will attend
school.
James Davis was caller in Batavia
Wednesday.
Several persons from here attended
the old settlers picnic at Fairfield on
Tuesday.
H. S. Heninger Of Martinsburg was
Stringtown caller Tuesday.
Levi French visited with friends
near Agency the last Of the week.
John French was caller near Libby
the last of the week.
William Larmore attended the fair at
Eldon Thursday.
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attended and business transacted
tremendously. Rev. Robert S. Tague
of Attica preached on Friday evening
at Pleasant Home and on Saturday
evening and Sunday morning at
Mount Zion, also Sunday evening at
Sherman Chapel These services were
well attended and the preaching much
appreciated.
G. w. Cromwell will teach at Har-
Ian school, Miss Grace Harlan at
Number Nine and Miss Icnna Day at
Wellman the coming year.
Rev. and Mrs. Randolph visited at
Bethel on Tuesday Of this week.
Rev. Randolph and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bachman and H. T. Lathrop
attended the quarterly meeting at
Mount Zion Saturday and Sunday.
Charles Epperley of Milton recently
visited in this vicinity.
Frank and Nell Runbaugh Of OF.
tumwa recently visited in this vici.
nifty.
Walter Schorch and Mr.. Clayton
are painting Number Nine school.
The social recently given under the
auspices Of the Pleasant Home En-,
deavor society netted $1,000.
The regular monthly business
meeting will be held Saturday night
Treacy Ross led the EndeHvor ser
vices Sunday evening.
Marion Smith and force are thresh.
ing in this vicinity this week.
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DUDLEY.

Dudley.-Mr. and Mrs. James Gaul-
try returned home Friday after short
visit in Ottumwa.
w. w. Rapp was recent county
seat visitor
Carl Winblade Of ottumwa spent
Sunday at the parental John Winblade
home.
Mrs. John Arnold was an ottumwa
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gustavison re-
turned to their home In Ottumwa Sun
day evening, after a. visit with rela-
tiyes near here.
Earl Burgason was in Ottumwa on
business Saturday.
Miss Fay Stevens returned home on
Saturday. after visit in Batavia. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Nellie.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Newquist visited
Sunday at the Charles Wallace home.
Frederic Munterville" baseball game
Sunday afternoon near No. s. They
reported an easy victory for the Nun
telyille boys.
j. M. Oval of Munterville was re-
cent visitor in Dudley.
Rev Dahlberg returned to Ottumwa
Sunday evening, after a visit with
frjerds
Mrs. John Swanson called at the A.
t. johnson home Sunday
Masters Lawrence and Leroy Burga-
and was making hts home at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Wolfe. Deceased
was born in Pennsylvania and was a
strong follower of the Dunkard relig-
ion He leaves one daughter to mourn
his death. Funeral services were held
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EDDYVILLE.

Eddyville.-Mr and Mrs. G. G..
Palmer were driving in the country
Sunday evening when their team of
horses ran away with them and both
we're thrown out of the buggy and
badly shaken and bruised up. They
were taken to the Chris Johnson home
near by and later in the evening were
brought to their home in town.
A baby was born Saturday, August
81, 1907, to Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Dye,
of North Second street.
Died, at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dixie Blom at Kennebec, at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1,
Carl Bloln. aged four months.
Miss Rose o'Conno- has entered the
business college at Ottumwa
The Eddyville second nine played
two games of baseball on the nome
diamond Sunday afternoon. The first
game was against Bluff Creek, and re-
suited in score of to 3 in favor of
Eddyville. The score of the second
game was to IL in favor of the WIS.,
iting Oskaloosa.
Mrs. William Tucker and daughter,
Miss Gladys, returned to their home
at Rural, III. Monday after spending
a few days with their relatives, the
Schafers, George Hartman and the
Steinhoffs.
J. w. Dye of Coalfeld departed on
Monday for Western Kansas to spend
about two weeks looking at the coun-
try.
Mrs. H H. Wehrli and children re-
turned to tneir home at Omaha, Neb.,
Sunday after an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Martin Emanuel and
other relatives.
Russell Hartman and family and Mr..
and Mrs. A. F. McGaugh of Des
Moines visited relatives and friends
here over Sunday.
Miss Grace Pierce visited her aunt
in Ottumwa Saturday.
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day to attend Campbell Bros. circus,
his son, Robert being one of the per,
formers.
Sylvester Foster and son-in-law,
Kirt Mcdowell, of Oneida. H., re-
turned home yesterday after a few
days visit with the formers niece,
Mrs. w. S. Bigham, and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Will Hester and two daughters
Nellie and Margaret, of Lincoln, Neb.
returned home yesterday after a few
weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. e. l..
Hickman.
Mrs. Lizzie McCandless, of Omaha,
formerly of this city, is visiting in
Charlton with her sister, Mrs. Nelson
Norman, and old friends.
Prof. John Lukens of Ottumwa and
Prof. L. B. leland of Cedar Falls
have returned to Charlton to resume
their work in the public schools.
Mrs. Julia Hastings Is spending a
few days with friends in Des Moines
Miss Eunice Miller Of Indianola(
formerly of this city, is spending a
few days with Miss Laura Fawcett
and other friends.
Miss Tessa Douglass left last even
Ing for Spencer where she will teach
In the public schools the ensuing
year.
Miss Gussie Leinen returned yester
day from visit with relatives In Mel
rose.
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AMADoR.

Amador.-Mrs. Susan Berry and
daughter Clara. visited at Bert Wilk-
inson's Tuesday
The remains of the little child of
nc. and Mrs George Myers were in
tered in Wellman cemetery near
Amador Tuesday.
A number of people from this place
attended the show in Ottumwa Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Phillips were enter
tanned at e. Hanning's Sunday.
Miss Minnie Phillips of Ottumwa is
visiting at home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shields visited at
the home of Nerot Shields Thursday.
Loran Shields marketed wheat in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Siman Berry and son, Harvey,
returned Wednesday after visit with
friends in Missouri
John Schwartz was business cal
Ter in Ottumwa Friday.
L. H. Wellman and daughter. speut
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Wellman of Ottumwa.
Several from this place attended and
Ice cream social at Mt Zion Thursday
night
Misses Katie and Cecilia Schwartz
of Ottumwa visited at the 3. Myers
home last week
luesdames James Rush and w. j.
Rush of Missouri, are visiting the
formers daughter, Mrs. Bert Wilk-
inson.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Farland, on Monday, August 26, n
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. @. Wellman spent
Sunday at L. H. Wellmans.
Mile Lafoletti is staying at the
Roll Gosney home at present
Miss Bertha Wormhoult Of Ottum-
wa, is guest at the Pete Schwartz
home at present.
Mrs. Mainn has been i'll for few
days.
Mesdames James Rush, w. ]. Rush
and Bert Wilkinson called on Mrs.
Wellman Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. e. Myers gave a dance
recently in honor Of Misses Katie and
Cecilia Schwartz of Ottumwa
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shields and
daughter, Hazel, returned to their
home in Derby, Kansas, after visit
with relatives.
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kEosAUouA.

Keosauqua.-Mrs. Julia Dean, who
has been visiting at Lebanon for sew
eral weeks. returned this morning to
her home in Chicago. Her father, DR..
Guernsey of Lebanon, will accom-
pany her home.
Miss Sylvia Jenkins Of Fairmont, Ill,
is visiting at the home OF her father,
A. Jenkins.
Mrs. Edith Shaffer of Keokuk, who
has visited her parents the past three
weeks, departed Thursday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Morrow, at Oskaloosa
Mrs. Carrie Walker visited friends
In Ottumwa several days this week.
Miss Mary Day is spending few
days at Stockport, the guest Of Mrs.
James Regur
Ralph Hogue of Eldon visited his
parents from Monday until Thursday
Of this week.
Mrs. Kate Parrot and son, Bryant
have returned from Bay View, Mich,
where they have spent several weeks
Charles Krane of Kilbourne was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
Misses Amy and Bertha Watkins are
guests of Ottumwa friends this week
John Boyer of Douds- Leando visited
Keosauqua Wednesday.
Clarence Davis and family of Bona
parte spent Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. Il. Reese
Mrs. William Truax and daughter
Of Fresno, Cal, visited relatives here
the past week Thew left for Shenan-
doah Thursday to visit with relatives.
her aunt. Mrs Capt McBeth, the past
ten days. She returned home Thurs
day.
George Powers of Oskaloosa is
spending a few days with friends here.
Mrs. McCarty and daughter Of
Sand Prairie visited Mr.. and Mrs.
James Burns Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs Oscar McCrary
Mrs. Jennie Brookhart and children
and Samuel Hearn Of Washington
are visiting at the home of Christy
Wright. Mrs. Hearn, mother of Mrs.
Wright, celebrated her ninety-fifth
birthday Thursday, August 20.
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RoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-Mrs. Cass Stevens of
Moline, HI, is visiting at the Mrs.
Stephens home
Edward Entler of Marysville, Mo-, is
visiting dis mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Entler.
Miss May Trow of Hillsboro is Wis
iting at the Ida j. Jones home.
Mrs. Eta Gilhousen, Vernon, Bessie
and Kirk Means are visiting at the
homo Of Rev. Ryland.
William Siril returned to Warsaw
today.
Mrs. Curtis Cullum of FIT. Madison
is visiting her father, J.. Mcdaniel.
Charles Gibbs Of Galesburg, ILL.,, is
visiting his father, Thomas Gibbs.
John Brazzel of Keokuk is visiting
relatives here.
Trevis Davis went to Keosauqua
Saturday TO visit his brother, H. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Afford and
daughter Vivian of Alba are visiting
at the w. A. Afford nome this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Treneman of Troy
at the home of Mrs. C. A. Trontman.
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PAcKWooD.

Packwood.-The Improvement on the
school building Is completed and school
will open next Monday
Miss Tressie Chandler is quite Ill
with measles.
Miss Hattie Priner of Brighton was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. w. H. Loueharv returned on
Thursday from visit with relatives in
the northwestern part of the state
Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Davis are the
guests of relatives at Fairfield.
The Renaissance club will meet on
Saturday afternoon at the o. B. Myers
home with Mrs. Belle Forrest as lead
err.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w Loughary are in
Chicago buying goods.
The J. B. Morton property has been
sold to J. H. Woods for $4,000.
The Misses Mary and Iva Davis at
tended meeting Of the Mystic Circle
here Wednesday night
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port by the illness of their son. Willie.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. e. Tinsley of JEFF
ferson, are visiting their daughter
Mrs. j. S. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tinsley of Corn.
ing, visited Monday at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. j. S., ---rler.
Sheriff Nieber of Fairfield made a
business trip here Tuesday.
Frank and Ada Miller made bust.
ness trip TO Packwood Tuesday.
Miss Bonnie Gobble was calling on
her friend, Ada Miller, Monday even
ing.
Frank Miller attended the show at
Ottumwa Saturday and returned home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hawthorn were
shopping in Abingdon Tuesday.
Miss Susie Baker is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs McReynolds this
week.
Chas. Hood and Bryant Degood IS
attending the State Fair at Des
Moines this week.
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AMERICAS INTELLIGENCE.

The very high intelligence Of the
people Of the United States is attest
ed by the rapid growth Of the print
ing and publishing business during
( the last fifteen years. 1t is also anothe.
proof of the prosperous condition oil
this country The printing business in
1880 ranked tenth among the big in
dustries Of the country, and in 1905 It
ranked seventh. the total, value of the
products being little short Of a half
a billion dollars. Instead Of being
concentrated in few big plants. like
the steel industry, the printing and
publishing business is conducted by
many large and small establishments
all over the country The census bu-
reau's report of the printing and pub.
fishing industry for the year 1905
shows how the business has grown
Book and Job printing products val
tween 1880 and 1890. During the half
decade between 1900 and 1905 the out
put was valued at $62.000,000. The
report ascribes this marvellous In
crease to prosperity and natural
causes, such as the use of printed
trolley transfer slips. telephone books
PJlOGO6IdpulLS dIlu LIE SAlCu'SiOlt VI
rural free delivery system, which has
stimulated the circulation of. cata-
logues and circulars. The three cities
of New York, Philadelphia and Chit
cago during 1905 consumed enough
telephone books to have kept a press
nusy fourteen years turning out 49,
600 impressions day.
Thirty-four states reported an in
crease of over so per cent in the value
CT newspaper advertising in the Ave
year period between 1900 and 1905.
The per capita value of advertising
more than doubled during that reriod.
g Twenty years ago the subscription
and sales Of newspapers exceeded tho
value of advertising by about one
fourth. Now the value of advertising
Z is greater by $34,000,000 year. The
]. newspapers and magazines use nearly
million tons of paper annually,
required in the manufacture Of the
PAPER. This immense consumption Is
due largely to the increased size of
newspapers, resulting partly from the
use of typesetting machines ana part
ly from the general prosperity of the,
! country.
ne HuIuDeT Ol newspapers dud per-
iodicals has doubled during the last
twenty-five years The circulation of
!, newspapers has increased 81 per cent
curing the last five years, seven
tenths of this increase being in the
i circulation of daily newspapers. Tha
dissemination of intelligence, there
fore, has more than kept pace with
the increase of population. Americans
are Unsuitable readers. as the world
well knows. but the census figures are
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K. of p. to Give Entertainment.

Eddyville. have
been made by the entertainment COM
mittee of the knights Of Pythias
lodge to have Grif1n's. Troubadour.
appear here on Wednesday evening,
Sept. 25th, under the auspices Of the
lodge. The early part Of the evening
will be devoted to musical program,
interspersed with selections by. a
reader, Miss Emily Murray. The lat
ter part of the evening will be devot-
ed to dancing. This will be the fourth
appearance of this musical organiza-
tion at this place, and they have al
ways given the best of satisfaction
here.
Mrs. E. G.. Metzger departed for
indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday night
to be at the bedside of her nephew,
Everett Field, of this place, who IS
seriously i'll with typhoid fever at the
home of relative.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Werner OF
Esbon, Kansas. arrived this week for
an extended, visit at the parental
James Warner home.
James Dunkle of Des Moines, came
down Thursday night for an over Sun
day visit with his mother, Mrs. Flor,
ence Dunkle.
Lloyd Farmhouse Of Oskaloosa, has
been visiting his grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Scott.
Mrs. j. G. Shaffnit departed Thurs
day night for her home In Pennsylva
MIA, after an extended visit with her
mother, Mrs. L. Baldwin, and her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Waugaman.
Mrs. James Bowles and daughters
Misses Eva and Martha, departed
this week for Denver, Greeley and
Fort Collins, Colorado, to spend 8
month with relatives and friends.
Mrs. w. D. Smith went to Hooking
Thursday to visit over Labor Day
with her parents.
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RoNAPARTE.

Mr.. and Mrs. John e. STAFFORD went
to Kahoka, Mo-. for a brief visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Whitley have
returned from an extended trip
through the southern states.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Attendar Of
Lamont, arrived for a visit at the
j. G. Whiteley home.
Mrs. John Peck and grand daughter
Gretchen Fair, have returned from
their visit at KirkvilIe.
Thomas Robinson of Pennington,
visited here yesterday.
Clyde Merdieth is i'll at his fathers
home south of town.
Miss Ethel Duty and Roy Morrison
OF Oxford Iowa, are visiting friends
here this week.
Arley Kerr has purchased the
Thomas Irwin property In west end
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr will live there
in the future.
P. s. Whitney went to Chicago yes
terday on business trip.
Mrs. Philip Whitley gave a din
ner party today for Mrs. Elizabeth
Tozier and Miss Jane Tozier Of Gin
cinnati and Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Allen
dar of Lamont.
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tiers and son spent Saturday and Sun
day with relatives in Abba.
Miss Marie Swanson visited over
Sunday with friends in Lucas.
Miss Frances Brown of Garden
Grove is a guest at the H. J. Culver
home.
Miss Bess Elrod left Saturday for
Sioux City where she will teach school
the coming year.
Mrs. German departed Saturday for
an extended visit in Colorado with her
children.
Miss Nellie Sellers of Indianola is
visiting in this city with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sellers.
Miss Eva Peterson of Ottumwa came
Saturday evening for visit with Miss
Ella Anderson.
Mrs. David Matthews of Warren
township departed Saturday evening
for an extended visit with her children
in Hoxie and Selden, Kan.
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ROBERT BOYD DIES,
Prominent Resident of Eddyville Sum-
moned After Long illness = In
d, fluenfiaI in Tous,,

'S''i''SuI fSS'oSit VI Co0yvItc SuITl-
noned After Long illness =. In.
% fIuential in Town.
Eddyvlle.-Robert W. Body, one of
Eddyville's oldest and most promin.
ent settlers. passed away at his home
on North Second street at 10:30
O'Clock Saturday night, August 81,
1907, at the advanced age Of "a years.
Mr.. Boyd was for years prominently
identified with the business interests
Of this place, having been notary
public. justice of the peace, etc. He
had been in feeble health for several
years and his death had been expect
ed on several occasions, but each
time he rallied, and it was not until
about two weeks ago that he was
seized with his last illness, and the
end had been expected for several
days. He is survived by his second
wife and by two children of his first
marriage, Attorney Harry Boyd OF
Malcolm, and Mrs. G. A. Goodall of
ogalalla. Nebraska, all of whom were
with him during his last illness The
funeral will be held today He had
for years been member Of Day
Lodge. Nc. 26, l. 0. o. F.
Lloyd Myrick of Bluff Creek, who
was kicked by horse some time ago.
met with similar accident Friday
In which he had his collar bone frac-
tured
Albert Johnson, Mrs. James Griffin,
Mrs. Laura Dible and Rev. Beard of
Pleasant Corners, and Misses Anna
Briggs and Bertha Werner, have re-
turned from the meeting of the Bap-
fist association at Competine.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Anderson attend.
ed Woodmen picnic at Agency re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. j. Parcel, who have
been residing at Kansas City, Kan
gas, for some months past, returned
to Eddyville Friday night.
Miss Sarah Heki, who has been
making her home with relatives near
La Plata. Mo-, arrived Friday night
for visit with her mother, Mrs.
Alice Heki. and other relatives.
Joshua Moss and mother. Of Kan
sas. are visiting at the Blake home,
south of town
Mrs Mary Carson and little grand
daughter, of iMoulton, came Saturday
for a visit with her mother, Mrs C..
Cooper.
Clifford Decker for several years in
business at this place, has gone to
Abel to take charge of grocery stock
which he has purchased.
Fred Shaver. who has spent seve-
raj months with relatives in Califor-
MIA, arrived home Wednesday night.
Mrs. D. j. Reisman of Keota, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe
Rose, this week.
Mrs. M. j. Wing has returned to her
home at Agency after spending few
days with her son, H. ]. Wing.
Miss Myrtle Jennings returned to
her home at New Sharon, Wednes-
day. after spending ten days with her
grandfather, Henry Rohde, who &C
companied her home for short visit.
Bruce Yeager and Ernest eileen, Of
Agency, we're recent guests of Prof.
and Mrs. J. A. Yeager.
Attorney ]. F. Hall spent Wednes.
day in Keokuk on business.
Gideon Fisher of Lacey, is spending
a few days with his grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Werner
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C. w, B, M, Meets.

Bloomfield.-Th ladies of the c.. w.
B. M. met with Mrs. Ed Reeves yester-
day afternoon, about thirty-f1ve men,
bers being present. The regular mis-
sionary review was led by Mrs ]. N.
Thompson The special study Of mis-
sionary work in New Zealand was con-
Quoted by Mrs. F. c. Traverse. After
the regular program of the day the
members enjoyed a feast of water
melon, provided by the officers.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
was held at the home of Mrs. d. C..
Greenleaf Tuesday afternoon. Deli
cious refreshments We're served after
the close of the program.
Andy Guile, an aged resident of this
county suffered a stroke of paralysis
while on the street this morning and
was taken into the Wishard store,
where medical aid was summoned and
the old gentleman was able some time
later to be taken to the home of his
daughter, near Drakeville.
W. j. Daw, an aged and respected
stomach trouble. and his recovery is in
doubt
About fifteen of her young friends
planned and carried out surprise
party for Miss Minnie Horn last even
ing it being her eighteenth birthday.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant social evening was enjoyed
by all.
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
occurred the marriage of Albert Mar
tin Of near Pulaski and Miss Sylvia
Hoffstatter of Bloomfield The cere-
mony took place at the home of the
officiating minister Rev. M. Downing.
Mr. and Mrs Martin will make their
home near Pulaski
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lester left yes
terdav evening for Loveland, Colorado.
where they expect to reside perma-
nently.
Miss Bessis Nelson. who has been
visiting friends in Milton. spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Mary Young. en-
route to her home in Kirksville, Mo.
Mrs. Naomi Day goes to Burlington
today to attend the Methodist Episco-
pal conference. Mrs. Day is on the pro-
gram tomorrow for an address at the
anniversary of the Woman's Home
Missionary society, of which she Is
conference corresponding secretary
Miss Carrie McCuiston went to Ell
don yesterday evening to spend a
couple of DAYS at the fair.
Denver Hutton and family of Keo-
kuk county, spent Tuesday with the
family of Mr.. Hutton's brother, S. A.
Hutton of this city.
Mrs. Maud Crandall of Philadelphia,
Mrs. Della Rowl of Pratt Center. Kas.,
Harry Putnam of Salida. Colo and
Clyde Putnam of Oregon arrived the
first of the week to be present at the
bedside Of their father, Jasper Putnam
of Belknap, who is very i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews re-
turned this morning to their home in
Brookfield, Mo, after a two weeks
visit with relatives here.