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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04
cANTRlL.

Cantril-Lightning struck the tele-
graph wire near the depot Monday
night and burned out one Of the
instruments.
A number Of Cantril young people
attended the commencement exercises
at Milton.
The Kernus club met Tuesday with
with the regular study In Bay View
Magazine.
Mrs. Leonard was a passenger to
Pennington Tuesday
Mr., and Mrs J. c. Holland are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hoskin near
Cantril.
Leoli Campbell is the guest of her
sister, Era.
S. H. Bennett, and wife were Milton
visitors Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Deifenbough, Of
Pulaski visited John Saar, ST., Tues
day and Wednesday.
w. B. Newbold, Of Keosauqua, was
in town recently.
Ethel Cragle is the guest Of Mrs.
Iva McMorris.
VIM Stone, Of Pennington, was in
town Tuesday
Jesse Stonebroker visited his par
ents T. S. Stonebraker Sunday and
Monday
The young ladies Of the Christian
church gave an entertainment that
drew large crowd and was compli-
mented by all present.
Mrs. oliver Langford visited at the
Frank Ruddle home over Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. w. Jack, of Bentonsport
is visiting her mother and sister at
this place.
Neil McGarin Of Lawn Ridge, Is
the guest Of his brother, J. j. Nc
Garian.
Thursday of this week with Mrs. M
| NJ Vinson
Ben Casady and family visited over
Sunday with Bonaparte relatives.
Dr. Lula Bell, Of Sheridan, Wyo., is
visiting her brother, H. F. Gilbert
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ALBA.

Albia.-Another large barn of this
county has gone up in smoke az the
result of the great amount Of lighr-
ming we have had in the past few days.
Last night lightning struck the big
barn on the farmSof Yes Vilkin. four
miles north of here, and the building
with all the contents were burned The
loss will be over 81 900 and there is
not one-third insurance.
Cedar creek, two miles west Of hero,
is an the rampage again as the result
of the heavy rains The creek is clear
out of the banks today and it has
necessitated the railway people hav
ing force of men along the track
to watch for wash outs. The highway
between Abba and Hiteman is i'm
passable and traffic between the two
two towns is shut off.
Mrs. Caroline Drake. of this city
and Mrs. Lou Higbee, of Bloomfield
departed yesterday for Excelsio:
in poor health for some weeks and she
went to the springs in the hope that i,
would benefit her.
A. r. Barnes and wife returned this
morning from Des Moines where they
had been attending the meeting Of the
old railroaders of the state G.. L
Snow, another old railway employee o
the city, was also in attendance
Mrs. James Marsh, of Omaha, I.
visiting at the home Of her sister II
this city and will remain for coupl,
Of weeks.
Mrs. Joe Davis, of Carbonate, is
guest at the home of her parents. MI
Davis was formerlv surveyor Of Mon
roe county and has taken a place al
Superintendent Of the mines at Car
| bondale.
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MuNTERVILLE.

unterville-Memorial services were
held here Saturday afternoon after
which the Sunday school laden with
floral offerings formed in march to
the cemetery.
Mrs. Burnstedt and son Albert, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilferd Johnson and child
rem and Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Burnstedt
and son visited with relatives near
Hynes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson and
sons spent yesterday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Johnson.
Jacob Anderson and daughters wera
Abba callers Saturday.
Misses Alice and Esther Nelson re-
turned from Rock Island Friday where
they have attended school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs
John Kimblade Sunday.
Alex. Peterson returned from Das
Moines where he studied at Highland
Park College.
An evolutionary and musical enter
Thursday evening June 4, under tbs
auspices Of the L. Y. P. S.. by Miss
Iva c. Pearce. instructor in elocution
at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill
The following selections will be reat
by Miss Pearce:
For a That and 'That-Burns.
The Theater Party-Rice.
The Man Without Countrywide
Jim Fenton's Wedding--Holland.
Old Aunt Marys-Riley.
The Christmas Substitute-Packard
Traver's First Ride--Davis.
GAY Homemade Fairy Tale
Riley.
OBJ To a Usurper-Field.
Unexpected Guests-Cameron.
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hEDRIcK.

Hedrick.-The program arranged
for Memorial day was carried out Sat-
urday afternoon as announced with q
few slight changes. The attendance
at Memorial park was good. consider
inc the Indictment and threatening
weather. Good music was furnished
by the Hedrick band and the addresses
delivered by Rev. j. G. Kendrick, of
Martinsburg, Rev. Capt. w. q. Wilson,
and Rev. Orr Campbell. Of Hedrick,
and others, were well received and APP
preciated. 4
to Chicago Friday for an indefinite
stay
Miss Marie Higgins, of Washington,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Kirkpatrick, Of
Sigourney, visited relatives in town
yesterday.
Miss Mary w. Bryan, who teaches
with Hedrick friends. Miss Bryant
was formerly superintendent Of the
Hedrick schools and has many friends
In this vicinity She left today for
Rogers, Ark, where she will spend
the summer with her parents.
Mrs. j. A. Wray and Clarence Wray
were passengers to Ottumwa today.
g. W. Harkins and Jas. Moore were
passengers to Ottumwa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. ]. Harper, Of Sig
Quincy, visited relatives in town yes.
terday.
John Wilson, of Pekin, visited
friends in town Saturday.
Harry Lynn, Of Sigourney visited
relatives in town Friday.
Hon. John Morrison spent Memorial
day in Oskaloosa where he made the
principal address Of the day in the
Memorial exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs W. w. Young are
spending the week in Cedar Rapids.
Roscoe Pollock, of Martinsburg. was
in town Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Young and w.
O. Cuddy, are SPENDING the week ia
Cedar Rapids. While there they will
attend Grand lodge of Iowa, A. F. s.
A. NJ, which is now in session.
| Neri Ogden and Sam Pollock, Of
Martinsburg. were in town Saturday.
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HlLLsBoRo.

Hillsboro.-Albert Schulz is loading
several cars Of walnut logs for ship
ment tomorrow
Miss Phoebe Trump, Of Danville,,
came over Saturday morning for a.
short visit with relatives and to spent
Memorial day. ~ .{y..
Mesdames. June and Edna Myers OF
near Mt Pleasant spent Sunday at
the home of their mother, Mrs. Lott
tie Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Steward, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Kerr and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Sherman and Mrs. Elmer
Alton, of Birmingham came down
yesterday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Hugh Mccoy
Bert Watson and wife of Mt Pleas
ant, spent Memorial dav here.
Mrs. Kate Brockman and daughted
franco, returned from Ft. Madison
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Hitch and family, who havs
been visiting old friends the past two
weeks, returned to their home in
Cumberland, Wis. last night.
r. E. McAdams, Of Mt. Pleasant,
gave the Memorial address here Sat-
urday afternoon. large crowd wal
present at the exercises.
Will Page and wife and Charley
Peroival and wife. of Bonaparte, and
| Hiram Stebbins and Mr.. Talbot, Of
| Keokuk, came Saturday night to res
main for the funeral Of Mrs. Mccoy.
MT. and Mrs. Asa Paris. of Stocks
port, spent Sunday with relatives here,
P. A. Blackboard was quite i'll sew
eral days this week,
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PACkWOOD.

Packwood.-Mrs. Rachel HoIlings-
worth, widow Of a veteran Of the
Civil war, Is Ill with complication u
diseases that makes her recovery
doubtful.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Grafton left today
for Ottumwa where she will be tina
guest Of her sister, Mrs. B. w. Searle-
for couple of weeks.
Miss Esther Strand. who has follow
ed the business of dressmaking for
several years, Is now at Davenport,
taking lessons in the Chiropathic art
of healing.
Mrs. G. c. Davis Sunday school
class worked a great surprise on he1
one night last week. Twenty-Five Ia
number. They marched to the LOUIS
home with r"freshments and took
possession or the dining room for d
time. after which music and games enl
gagged their time until late hour. Tho
class presel, d Mrs. Davis with d
beautiful ar valuable ring as a token
of their esteem.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ Brundy spent
Decoration day with the former4
brother at Eldon.
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BONAPARTE.

William T. Wilson, aged 90 years.
died at his home here Sunday after an
extended illness from stomach trouble
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon and interment made in the
Bonaparte cemetery.
Mrs. Nellie Lueckel and children, Of
FIT. Madison. is visiting her father,
John Mcdaniel.
Hiram Stebbins, Of Keokuk, spent
Sunday here with relatives.
Clarence Middleton. Of Allegheny
City, Pa, has arrived for visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mid
dleton
John Hornbaker of Mt. Sterling, at
tended the M. w. A; decoration ex-
ercises here Sunday.
Asa Steadman, who Is employed at
Birmingham visited over Sunday with
his family.
Mrs. c. + wendt, of TT. Madison, is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Minor
Cummings.
Misses. Dorothy Boyle and Mar
garet Johnson visited relatives in
Keosauqua yesterday.
John Persinger is in Cedar Rapids
attending the grand lodge Of the A
F. and A. M.
o. F.. Burkland. of Centerville, Wis
tied friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Page and Mrs
G. S. Percival and children were in
Hillsboro Sunday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Hugh Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Squires have re-
turned to their home in Seymour after
a visit with friends and relatives in
Bonaparte and vicinity
James HARDWOOD Of Keosauqua, was
a business caller here yesterday.
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- 49, :
;..assgfas BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomf1eld.-The marriage Of Miss
Edith Durfinger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Rurfineer. of this city, to
Homer Aston occurred at Mystic Fri
day evening. Miss Durf1inger has been
teaching In Mystic for the past year.
Mr.. Aston is employed by the Hawk
eye Lumber Co., at that place. Mr..
and Mrs. Aston arrived in Bloomfield
Saturday to spend few days at the
Durflinger home.
Ralph Proctor and Miss Ona Ollie
ner were married Friday evening at
the residence Of the officiating min
lister, Rev F. D. Ferrall.
Announcements have been received
here Of the marriage at Denver, Colo,
of Miss Nellie Carroll to Mr.. Martin
Simpson, which is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs David Carroll former
ly Of this city
Charles H. Young left Thursday for
Vinemont, Ala, where he was married
on Sunday to Miss Daisy Minnick.
]. o. Berry. of Ottumwa, visited in
Bloomfield, Saturday.
Mrs. D. M. McFadden, of Ottumwa
visited over Sunday with Bloomfield
friends.
Bert Rosser, OF Des Moines, was in
the city Saturday on his way to Tdoy
Clarence Stafford, Of Cloquet, Mimi
was in Bloomfield Friday and Satur-
day leaving on Saturday evening for
Davenport.
Mrs. John Morton and her nurse
Mrs. Butler, Of Los Angeles, Cal, ar
rived Friday and will spend the sum-
mer at the Steckel home here and
with friends at Keosauqua
Miss Matte Tonley returned Satur-
day from Woodward, Iowa, where she
has been teaching for the past six
months Miss Tomey has been re-
elected and will return to Woodward
September 1.
Misses. Kate and Lucille Messer left
today for months visit with friends
| at Mcpherson, Kan.
Creath Russell of Milton, spen'
| Sunday with Floyd Hutton on his way
| home from Ames, where he has beer
attending school.
| Clarence Vorhies, who has bee.
teaching at Atalisa, Iowa, returned
home Saturday to spend the summer
vacation.
Mrs. Wine Kirch and little son
who have been visiting here aunt, Mrs
j. P. Toombs, left today for thei
home in Kansas City.
Miss Lillian Johnson, Of Chicago
| the Amos Steckel home.
Mrs. Susan Harrington, who ha.
spent the past three months at tn,
home Of her brother, J. P.sToombs LEI
today for Medford, Okla, to visit he
| daughter.
Mrs. John Burgess went to De-
Moines Saturday evening to the at
| tend the commencement exercises a
Drake University. Miss Audrey Bur
CESS is member of this years clas:
in piano and harmony
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BEEkNAP.

Belknap.-This place is suffering
from quite an epidemic of measles,
contracted at the Soap Creek town
ship Sunday school convention at the
Star school house. Those who are
reported Ill are: Mrs. Maggie Nc
Conner, Mabel Conner, Stella Myers,
Beryl Lockman, Oracle Caldfell and
la Rue Johnson Of this place and Mrs.
c. d. Rhine and daughter Mildred, OF
the Star neighborhood.
Mrs. Mary Sharon has received in
telligence from her daughter, Miss
Cora Sharon, of Winfield, Kan, that
she is very Ill with lung fever Her
many friends here are very sorry to
hear of her Illness
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Miller attended
Decoration day services at Bloom
field Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Johnson, Of Des
Moines, are expected this evening for
a visit at the home Of Mrs. Sarah Nc
Gee.
There is not expected to be any
preaching services here next Sunday
as Rev. J. A Sinclair. the pastor, was
granted a vacation for the day as he
| desires to attend the commencement
exercises of the I. w. w. at Mt. Pleas
| ant.
I. Ware spent Sunday at Sherman
Mrs. c. D. Rhine.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Benge and son
| Boyd, of Udell, spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Johnson an
children
Mr.. and Mrs. G E. Listeor and little
daughters attended the band concert
at Floris Saturday evening
Miss Zoe Mcconnell closed the tw1
months spring term of school here
| Friday with q program in, the after
noon. Miss Mcconnell has proven
herself an able instructor.
| Mrs Mary Smith visited from Wed
nesday to Frid"v at Bunch with rela-
tives and friends.
A. D. Mum and daughter Zelda, OF
| Sherman Chapel, are the guests today
| of the formers parents Mr.. and Mrs
David Mum.
| Mrs. I. Ware was called near Car
bon Thursday to attend her daughter
Mrs. G. D. Rhine, who is i'll with mea.
sles.
Miss Bertha Hinote, of near Union
vile, is visiting her sister, Mrs A. T
/ Lockman.
Mrs. T. D. Mum, Mrs. ]. ]. Combs
and children, Marion and May and II
| c. Rankin and family attended Decor
alton day services at Drakesville Sat.
urday
Miss Elma Johnson spent Saturda.
night in Floris with Mrs. Ed Fish ans
family.
! G. II. Middleton and family hav,
I remodel their residence, greatly i'm
! proving its looks and convenience
i Roy Mum of near Carbon, visitet
Friday with his grandparents Mr.. ant
| Mrs. David Num-
i Allie and Ernest Hanlkins spent Sat
lurday and Sunday at the homes Of H
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MITCHELL MAY
Be CANDIDATE.
ILLINOIS LABOR BODIES WANT
FORMER MINERS HEAD TO
RUN FOR GOVERNOR.

Washington, D. c., June 3.-Organ-
lied labor and the trade unionists of
Illinois particularly will play con-
spicious part In politics during the
approaching campaign, according to a
statement made here last night by
Secretary Nockels of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. Nockels stated
that at meeting of the Illinois
State Federation in Springfield, June
IA, John Mitchell the retired presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
would tell the delegates whether he
would be willing to accept the nominal
ton for governor Of that state. He
predicted in the venet of Mitchells ac-
ceptance he would be elected governor
on the labor ticket.
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20: CHARLTON.

Chariton.-Oscar Preston, young
man twenty eight years Of age, who
makes his home near WOODBURY. with
his uncle, met with a serious accident
here Sunday night. He boarded a
freight train to go home from this
place. and was ordered to get off oy
the brakeman, who he claims elected
him from the train while 1t was NOV
ing. He fell between the tracks and
broke his leg between the ankle and
knee He was picked up by an incom-
Ing train and brought to this city
where he was given medical attention.
His uncles Waldo and D. l.. Lewellyn,
of WOODBURY., were notified and came
to this city and took him home yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darrah are re-.
joicing over the arrival Of a daughter
at their home Sunday.
Mrs. Leota Barr, of Des Moines, is
visiting In this city with her mother,
Mrs. S. ]. Thorpe
Chas. Rogers, Of Chicago ILL.,, a
former well known young man Of this
city. arrived Sunday for a weeks visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. N.
Rogers.
Miss Margaret Johnson has returned
home from Rock Island, where she
had been attending Augustana Coz
lege.
MISS Anna Johnson, VINO is employ
ed in Des Moines, visited over Sunday
with her parents and friends in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Gillis, Of Mt.
Pleasant, returned home last evening
after few days visit with her cousin,
Chas. Howard and wife.
Miss Helen Casey, of Davenport,
came yesterday for a visit with her
cousin, Don E. Lewis and wife.
Walter Widener and Miss Esther
Johnson, both Of this CITY, were united
in marriage yesterday forenoon at IL
o'clock at the home Of the BRIDES
father, August Johnson. They will re-
side In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goldsberry and
two children, of Omaha. formerly Of
this city, arrived Sunday for visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Goldsberry and numerous friends.
Mrs. John Francis, of Sapborn, Is
visiting in this city with her cousin.
Mrs. Will Baxter and other relatives.
Mrs. E. S. Jones visited in Russell
yesterday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Branham.
Mrs. J. P. Hall. Of Denver, Colo
with her cousin, Mrs. w. H. Smyth,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Ada belong is taking a two
weeks vacation from her duties IN
Osceola and st. Charles.
Mrs. w. H. Huffman and Mrs. s. A
Hit, of Humeston, visited in Charlton
yesterday with friends. Gt
| Mrs. j. r. Pentzel Of Davenport, re.
| turned home Yesterday after a weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. M B. May
who accompanied her home.
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L. Bachman and H. Hawkins and at
tended Sunday school at the church.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE entertained Mrs.
g. Vorhts, Of Bloomfield, and Mrs.
Mary Sharon Of this place at dinner
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Smith spent aSturday
and Sunday in Bloomfield with friends
and attended Decoration day services.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cummins gave
q dinner Sunday for Mrs. j. N. Put
man and Mrs. Mary Sharon.
Miss June Locknan spent Saturday
and Sunday at Dunville where she Is
teaching the school.
Mrs. j. M. Eberline, who has been
i'll for some time and John Post, who
is i'll with typhoid fever, are both re-
ported better.
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kEOSAUQUA,
ISOLATION.

Keosauqua.-A tin shower was given
Miss Gretchen Duckworth last We'd
nesday evening by her young lady
friends. Miss Duckworth will be mar
ried June 10 to Frank Earl Prall.
Roland Gelatt, wife and mother, of
after weeks visit at this place and
Vernon.
The storm Of Thursday afternoon
did considerable damage here. Part Of
the roof on the Niles mill was blown
off, brick dwelling close to the mill,
formerly occupied by George Kittle
and family was blown down and about
thirty trees on the McGrath place were
destroyed. .
Miss Cyrene German will leave
Monday for Portland. Oregon, to spend
the summer with her father. Mrs. M
German will accompany her as far as
Des Moines.
Mrs. G. A. Cornell visited from
Wednesday until Monday with her
sister, Mrs. Mary Elerick at Ottum-
wa.
Stanley and Bob Bell, sons Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bell, of Valley Junction
are spending the week with their
grandparents here.
Mrs. H. E. Duckworth is visiting al
Wahoo, Neb.. her old home.
The Ladies Guild Of the Congrega-
tlOnal cnurCh met with Mrs. >. w
Manning Tuesday
Mrs. E. H. Ruby and children are
guests of Mrs. j. P. Starr, at Fair
| field. Mr.. Ruby is in Des Moines or
| business.
Floyd Walker, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting his parents here.
| The high water caused no little ex-
citement here and several Of the resi-
dents were compelled to move out, thu
| water being in their houses.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Win.
slow of this place, last Monday, a son
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REV. MoEWEN OF cENTERvILLE
AT BLOOMFIELD MEMORIAL

Bloomf1eld.-Rev. David McEwen, of
Centerville, delivered an excellent adj
dress before the g. A. R., and w. r.
c., at the court house Saturday after
noon. At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises the post preceded by the band,
marched to the I. o. o. F., cemetery,
where the graves of the soldier dead,
were decorated A large assembly
witnessed the ceremonies at tho
cemetery.
W. H. M. Names Officers.
OF the twentyfour DELEGATES, who
were expected to attend the Woman's
Home Missionary convention Of the
Keokuk district, which met here Fri
day, only twelve arrived, the dele
gates from Keokuk, FIT. Madison
Donelson and Libertyville, were I'M
able to attend on account of the high
water. Mrs. Babel Hilbish, of Des
Moines, who was to have addressed
the convention Friday evening was
prevented from coming and her place
Des Moines. At this mornings session
was held the district election of Of
flyers, which resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Alma Young, of
Bloomfield.
Vice president-Mrs Luellt McKen-
zie Of Moulton.
Recording secretary-Mrs Laura
Graham. Of Centerville
| Corresponding secretary-Mrs. A. B
/! Gilbert, of Bloomfield.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ella Hammeth, 81
Moulton.
| Saturday afternoons missionary
campfire was led by Mrs. Libby Allen
| The evening service consisted Of must;
and an address by Mrs Allen. who
/ also addressed the morning and even
| ing services Sunday. The delegates
who arrived Saturday were, Mrs
| Alice Corrick, of Moulton, Mrs. Laurs
Graham and Mrs. E. S. Gilbert. O
| Centerville, Mrs. Luella Mckenzie, o
Moulton. The delegates We're enter
| tanned at luncheon at thee hurch din
ing room SATURDAY. by the local society
| Other Bloomfield News.
Miss Bessie Barnett returned Frida.
from a weeks visit with her sister
| Mrs. A. T. Downey. at Parnell Iowa.
c. H. Young left Thursday for Vine
mont, Ala.
Jacob Elenberger. who has beer
visiting relatives In the county foI
the past four weeks. left Friday fo
| Wyoming He was accompanied a:
far as Des Moines by his father, Mar
tin Ellenberger, who remained in De.
son. John Ellenberger.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Will Baird, of Fairfield
| arrived Saturday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ed. Higbee was called to OF
tumwa Friday by the illness of MI
i Higbee, who 1t is feared has typhoi'
fevAr-
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield.-A class of ten was grad
uated from the Parsons college
academy Friday night, this being the
first of the exercises of commence
ment week at the local institution
The class included Misses. Florence
Cresswell, Hillsboro; Clara Elizabeth
Ingham, Brighton; Mabel Ingham
Brighton; Lena Alta WEIGH, Fairfield
Libertyville; Ralph Warren Gearharr
Batavia: Hugh Griffith, Fairfield;
Lawrence Losson Laughlin, Brook
Vile; Edwin D. Mitchell, Sidney and
Edward Kerr Roth, Fairfield
The high school alumni reception
was held Friday evening at the homa
Of DR.. and Mrs. c. G, Tallman on Yves,
Washington street.