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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27
MARIETTA.

Aug. 2e.-Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Bell
of Marshalltown, visited the formers
daughter, Miss Addie Bell, Sunday.
Mrs. August Larson went to st. An
thony Tuesday to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunn, returning
home Wednesday.
Miss Kate Timmons, Of Marshall
town, spent Sunday at home here
Threshing is about completed in the
vicinity OF Marietta.
Ernest woodward started for Will
COX, Sask., Canada, Tuesday night.
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GOOD FARM LANDS CHEAP.

Prices rapidly advancing. Buy now
and get the benefit. Prices range from
$40 to $50 per acre. Harvest just fin
ishing. Threshing beginning. Yield
satisfactory A good half section. fair
Improvement 2h miles from clark. Il
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BANGOR.

Aug. 26.-Mrs. q. Cary, daughter
Minnie, and grand daughters, Lucille
and Helen Carey, who have been visit
ing the A. E. Hollingsworth and Boyd
Carey homes this summer, LEFT Friday
for their home in Manhattan, Kan
Rev. Fred Comfort attended quar-
terly meeting at Ames from Friday un-
til Sunday.
L. r. Green shipped hogs from Union
Monday.
The little showers Sunday and Mon
day mornings were much appreciated.
Miss Frances Hollingsworth enter
tanned her Sunday school and music
classes Friday afternoon. All report a
fine time.
Mrs. Frank Flgin, daughter Ethel
and Miss Ruth Shockley, of Marshall
town, and Mrs. Willie Kirk and chill
dren of Clemmons, visited the ]. T.
Carter home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Packer AMI
daughter Josephine, Of Marietta town
ship and Mrs. Mary Bitter of Nebras-
ka, spent Sunday at the j. H. Kinzer
home.
Mrs. NJ H. Green enjoyed visit
from brother and his wife from a
distance last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A., E. Hollingsworth
and son Raymond Of this place, and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. WINERY of Eldora,
who left two weeks ago on q "trip to
Canada, Vancouver, Seattle and Idaho,
have arrived at the home of the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Glen Wilson, near
Caldwell, Idaho. They report most
excellent time all along the way.
Sam WINERY, Jr., is quite sick.
J. N. Frazers condition continues
about the same.
Misses Frances Hollingsworth and
Cora Kinzer were Marshalltown call
ers Saturday.
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1er news of the county follows.
MARION TOWNSHIP.


Aug. 2e.-The Misses Jessie and
Mary Hall, Mable Ordway, Della
Millinery, and Alma Giddings, of Mar
shafltown, and Mrs. Charlie Hill, OF
Detroit, Mich, enjoyed picnic dinner
Monday at the Howard Nicholson
home.
"Uncle" Peter Stern, member OF
the Old Folks Home, is very low
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Schryver and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clifford of Lis
comb, visited Sunday at the Nelson
Fields home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Damn and son
Herbert, of Seattle, Wash, are visiting
relatives and friends here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Damn expect to make Marshall
town their future home.
The members Of the Old Folks
Home, who were able to go, enjoyed
Friday at the river fishing.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Jesse Williams and
family, Of Marshalltown, and Mrs
Carrie Wakenan, of Fort Dodge, Wis
tied Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Nicholson.
Tho ice cream social given Tuesday
evening at the Wheeler home, by the
Helping Hand Aid Society, was a
grand success.
Mrs. j. F. Stiles, Mrs. e. A. Tuffree
and Mrs. 3. r. Powell, Of Marshall
town, visited Saturday at the Ola
Folks Home.
The condition OF Nelson Fields, who
has been In failing health for some
i time, is much worse
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KANSAS LANDS.

Choice wheat. corn and alfalfa lands.
Hodgeman county will get three new
railroads this season; write for price
lists and county map. F. NJ. Peterson.
Jetmore, Kan.
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William Tegar, az Hatcher, 3. b.,
arrived in st. Anthony Monday for a
visit with old friends.
The ladies of the NJ. P. church will
have lawn sociable In the church
yard next Saturday. Ice cream and
cake Is the bin Of fare.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LaPlant went
to Marshalltown Tuesday. Mrs. La
Plant expects to undergo an operation
at a hospital.
Martin Malow, four miles southwest
Of town, took his son Albert to Mar
shalltown Tuesday to be treated in
a hospital. The young man has been
ailing for some time.
Mrs. William Page and son Albert,
left Thursday for Des Moines, where
they will visit her son Willie and then
go to Jolley, to visit another son,
David.
Mrs. DR.. Mabry left Thursday morn
ing for a visit with friends in indiana.
Mrs. Harry Buck is sick this week.
p. A. Davenport moved to Gearing
Wednesday.
Ed Bartine has taken a position in
the Armstrong store at Gearing and
will move there in the near future.
Bert Davis is running the st. An
transferred Knute Knutson to Clifford.
Quite a crowd went from here to the
picnic at the county farm Thursday.
ALBION.
Aug. 26.-Mrs. Gertie Blanchard
Bennett and children, of Toulon, ILL.,,
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Norma Garwood, Of Denver
Colo, visited this week with her aunt,
Mrs. A. F. Hill, as also did Mrs. ]. H
Haines, Of Marshalltown.
Hiram Augustfnes new house is
completed ready for occupancy.
Our merchant, Mr.. Thomas, was in
Chicago last week buying his line of
fall goods.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Fggert and chill
dren, Of Gearing, visited in town las
week. Mr.. Figert was in the bank dur
ing the absence of Mr.. E. L. Burgett
on a business trip to Canada.
FERGUSON.
Aug. 26.-J. F. Stansberry shipped 6
car of hogs to Savanna Saturday.
w
Fl. Crabbs, roadmaster, of Marion, were
in town Wednesday on business.
o. A. johnson went to Abel on bust
ness Wednesday, returning Sunday.
Leonard G. Elver, organizer for {
prohibitory campaign, spoke Sunda,
and Monday evenings at the church tt
large audiences.
John Klappenberg and family from
Melbourne, were Sunday visitors at the
Stewart Campbell home.
| Rev. Mr.. Maben was in Madrid or
business Monday.
Mrs. Jay and son Harry from Des
Moines are visiting at w. H. Robin
sons.
Mr.. E. L. Mum, regular third oper.
ator was called to Panama to relieve
the agent and was relieved at this
place by Operator L. M. Boughton, for
merly of Pickering.
P. H. Doud has gone to Dakota t.
| thresh.
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Wanted-Furnished rooms in modern
home suitable for two persons. Ad-
dress j. c. G. care of Pilgrim hotel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Drop us card giving quantity and
price. Fletcher Company.
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Wanted-Drug clerk. Must have at
least two years experience. A good
chance for a young man that wants to
learn the business. Send photo and
references In first letter, also state
wages expected. Address lock box No.
265, Marshalltown, Iowa.
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ONE GENT a WORD

taken soon, price s45 per acre. About
2-S cash. balance to suit. Large Hat
to select from. Write or call on Sharp
& Harris. Clark, South Dakota
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Wanted-Good, fresh COW. r. II.
Grail. rural G. phone Sixth street line.
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For Sale-At bargain: 22o acres q
mile of depot, good Improvements. $40
acres tame grass. balance crop; ex-
ceptionally easy terms; twelve miles
from Marshalltown; fine country.
Write for price and description. Must
sell. j. j. Mullin. Grinnell, Iowa.
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For Sale-New 20-horse power I. Fl.
c. gasoline traction engine. at q bar
gain. Box I. Dunbar, Iowa.
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For SaIe-Two slightly used antomo-
bies at reduced price. Two second
hand autos very cheap. Marshall Auto
Company, 122-124 East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wanted-A first class all-round car
riage blacksmith. Good salary and
steady employment to right party.
Spauldng Manufacturing Company,
Grinnell, Iowa.
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vANCLEvE

Aug. 2e.-Meyer Jensen took a fine
herd Of registered Poland China hogs
to the state fair this week, expecting
to make exhibits at several county
fairs later.
Miss Spence and her mother have
returned from a three months visit
with relatives in Ireland. The voyage
was uneventfui and much enjoyed.
Rev. Leonard Elver, of the M. e.
church In Laurel, will exchange pulpits
with Pastor Hand next Sunday, morn
ing and evening. He has been very ac-
tive in temperance agitation, holding
several services at Gilman to that end,
In which he is full of enthusiasm.
Mrs Towle's speaking last Sunday
was 80 much enjoyed that q missionary
collection of more than $40 was taken.
Miss Julia Warden starting to visit
friends IN Reinbeck, was called home
by the sudden and sharp illness of her
mother, SO she is obliged to surrender
the school she had engaged to teach.
Ernest Tiger is one of the late buy
ers Of an AUTO
Miss Crane, of Melbourne, a teacher
highly esteemed, has spent part of the
week visiting friends in vancleve.
Mr.. Kramer has bought another farm
Of 400 acres south of the Lutheran
church, paying s145 per acre.
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LISCOMR.

Aug. 26.-Mrs. T. R. weatherly went
to Rock Rapids Tuesday for a visit
with her sons, John l.. and Foster
weatherly, who live near that town.
Mrs. E. E. Boyd accompanied her
mother to Abbott Crossing, returning
In the evening.
Mrs. Dell Burlshart and nephew,
Roy eFever, who have been visiting
with the n. N. Robinson family in
Colorado Springs for three weeks, ar
rived home Wednesday evening. They
were delayed for a day by missing
train connections.
The parsonage Of the Christian
church is being overhauled, papered
painted and new floors and windows
put in. The property will be occupied
by Professor Butler, who comes Sept
/ to superintendent the schools for
the year
Miss Potter was the guest Of Mrs
4 L. II. Smith the first Of the week
Miss Potters home is in Indiana and
she is visiting Iowa relatives for a
few weeks.
Messrs. Harry Elliott and Oakley
Trip, Of Round Lake, Mimi, are Wis
ating at the home Of their uncle, L..
H. Smith. The former young man la
a son OF Edgar e. Trip, and the lat
ter a son Of Nathan Elliott, who, tho
formerly residents Of Liscomb. have
made Minnesota their home for num-
Der Of years. Mr.. Trip is a student at
Z the State University Of Minnesota and
MIR. Elliott. q prosperous young farmer
of near Round Lake.
Mrs. MA Middleton entertained the
four Miss Rogers OF Union, and Miss
Emogene Morgan, OF Glenwood, at sup
per Monday evening. The five young
ladies are, nieces Of Mrs. Middleton.
A very pleasant picnic party, con-
sisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Biers-
born, Miss Pearl Rails and cousin,
Theron Denbow, George Lincoln, Of
Marshallown and sister. Miss Rose, Of
lAscomb, and Mesdames =. A, Clark
and Frona Scott went to Bueghly's
springs west OF town Tuesday and
passed the day fishing and feasting
from well filled baskets. The fish are
still In the river.
Eugene Robbins is visiting an aunt
lear Hedrick for few weeks.
L. %. Shook. former principal Of the
Dchool here. II In town for . few days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wantcd-Let your wants be known
at Employment Agency, Carls Shoe
store. Phone 1909 yellow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wanted-An all round carriage and
automobile trimmer. Steady job year
round. Beck & Son, Cedar Rapids.
Iowa.
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For Sale-Best stock farm In Hardin
county. 545 acres adjoining live town.
Would sell a45 acres nearest town.
Cheap for quick sale. Address III. j.
Benson, Union, Iowa.
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MISSOURI LANDS.

For best corn, wheat and blue grass
lands from $40 to $50 per acre. write
Richard II. Woods and Company, vef-
sailles, Mo.
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Wanted-Man and wife to do cook
ing in camp. Man to help on work.
Apply r. A. Ely, room 5, Woodbury.
building
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wanted-Travelin statesmen earn
$4,000 to $4,000 yearly. Write for free
book, How Statesmen Succeed" and
secure position as travelling salesman
with reliable firm. Bradstreet System,
Dept. 337. Rochester, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wanted-Railway mall clerks, postof-
flee clerks, carriers. Examinations in
Marshalltown Nov. H. Preparation
free. Franklin Institute, Dept. s4-E,
Rochester N. Y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

Wanted-A first class all around
blacksmith at once. P. Nelson, Garner.
Iowa.
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SOUTH DAKOTA LANDS.
NORTH DAKOTA LANDS.

Have For Sale $50 Acres in Bur-
leigh and 1880 acres in Kidder coun-
ties. North Dakota. These to be sold
in block James w. Foley, Medora
N. d.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

Wanted-Non- resident high school
girl who desires benefits of good home
during school year, to assist in house.
work mornings and evenings for board
and room. Address WA, care Times
Republican.
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ried man with small family, who is ex-
perenced in farming and stock rails
ing. Good references. w. e. White,
Green Mountain, Iowa.
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FOR sALE-oiTY PROPERTY.
FOR SALE-lOWA LAND.

For Sale-S42 acres of land in Hum
boldt county. Iowa, for sale at $50 to
$50 per acre. Two to four miles from
town. VIII divide to suit. f. !. Stod-
dard. owner, Humboldt. Iowa.
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

Wanted-Twenty men for harvest
and threshing at once. Write Charles
Wallace, Wilcox, Sask, Canada.
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WANTED.

Wanted-Roomers at Leland hotel
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This Years Profit Greater.
DoUD INTERVIEWED.
Register and Deader Today Produces
Views of an Ottumwa
Man

"Des Moines has set fine example
to the other cities Of Iowa and the
whole country by the improvement of
her river front" said G. D. Doud, for
mer secretary Of the Ottumwa Com
mercial club, according to this morn
fng's Rgister and Leader. ut is
pleasure to see the Iowa capital taking
the first step in this direction. The
erection Of tn postoffic, library, coli
sum, city hall and other fine buildings
on the river banks, and the clearing of
land along both sides of the stream
make splendid Improvement and
speak well for the city. l expect to
see other river cities follow suit. There
Is not river city in Iowa but can
profit by the example. Ottumwa, Keo-
kuk, Burlington, Davenport Muscatine
and many other cities will do well to
follow Des Moines lead. have watch
ed the progress of the capital city for
several years and I am free to admit
that it is coming to the front with re-
markably rapid and lengthy strides. 1t
is a community of boosters, too, and
that is the first principle in the max
ing of a successful city"
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FRUIT CAR TO
Be HERE FRIDAY
PEOPLE WILL HAVE CHANCE TO
VIEW SPECIMENS FREE
OF CHARGE.

The residents and the farmers of
Wapello county will on December 81
have an opportunity of viewing the
fine specimens of fruits, grains grasses
and vegetables that are grown in Mon
tana and Washington.
An exposition car of the Great
Northern railroad company will arrive
in the city early in the morning of
December 81 and will be sidetracked
near the Burlington depot where it will
be all day
Stereoptican lectures will be given
during the day of this great western
country. The car contains the finest
specimens and samples of all varieties
of grapes grains, grasses and vege-
tables grown anywhere. There will be
no admission charged and there are no
lands or anything of the kind offered
for sale. The tour of the car is merely
for the purpose of showing the people
SAMPLES of the products of the west,
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ERWIN TO HAVE CHARGE.
ottumwan Made Manager of MorreI's
Seattle Branch House, Eff
fective Eebruarv 1

The new year will bring a nice pro-
motion to one Of Ottumwas young
salesman, when on February 1, Walter
Erwin of John Morrell and company,
travelling force takes charge of the
branch house of the firm at Seattle
Mr. Erwin succeeds ]. r. Rand who
about a year ago succeeded H. o.
Bowen, also an Ottumwan, in charge
of the branch. Mr.. Erwin has been in
the service of the packing firm for the
past eight years and is one of the
popular statesmen of Ottumwa His
promotion will be hailed with pleasure
by his numerous friends.
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DR.. RICHARDSON GETS PLACE.
Webster City Man to Succeed DR.. Linn
On Health Board-car-
roll VIII Announce II.

Des Moines, Dec. 29.-Governor Car
roll will today announce the appoint
ment of Dr. E. e. Richardson of Web
ster City as the Fourth district mem
ber of the state board of health, to
succeed DR.. A. M. Linn of Des Moines,
whose term expires Jan. 81.
This was the statement made at the
state house yesterday afternoon follow
ing conference between Governor
Carol and a delegation from Webster
City, which delegation included DR..
Richardson,
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BIG DEAL IN IOWA
Eastern Capitalists Purchase Dubuque
Mine and Boom is Now
Expected.

Dubuque, Dec. Especial, New
York and Chicago capitalists have
purchased the Avenue Top zinc mine,
valued at 100000. These capitalists
are also interested in the Joplin and
Wisconsin zinc districts. They have
options on other mining properties
here and big merger Of the Dubuque
mines is contemplated The Avenue
Top is Dubuque's biggest mine, locat-
ed in the most desirable residence dis
trict: The placing of duty on zinc by
the new tariff bill will boom the min
ing industry here.
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A Girl. JUMPS
THROUGH TRAIN
WINDOW, DEAD
MISS CECIL DoDDs, DAUGHTER
OF RED OAK NAN, sUsTAlNs
FATAL INJURIES, sELF-lNFLlcT-
ED; NO CAUSE KNOWN.

Red Oak, Dec 29.-(Special.l Miss
Cecil e. Dodds, aged 81, daughter of
William Dodds, who lives near here,
jumped from window on Burlington
passenger train at Malvern last night
and died from her injuries. Her neck
was broken. There is no known cause
for her action. She had been working
at Malvern for several weeks and so
fer as lpowp had ra love affair or
trouble of any kind that would prompt
such rash act.
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MAY BAR lFNTERURBAN
Illinois Central Would Prevent Fort
Dodge Road From Crossing
Its Tracks

Boone, Dec. 29.-(Special)- y The
Illinois Central railroad has gone to
Judge Ladd of the supreme court to
secure restraining order against the
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
interurban, restraining 1t from cross.
ing the Illinoois Central tracks at Ft
Dodge. II they succeed it will prevent
the interlrban from making big exten,
sions to the north. The case will be
heard before the supreme court In
May and may go to the United States
supreme court
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Continued on Page 81
Bad Fire at Aurora.

independence, Dec Especial -
A fire at Aurora, 20 miles northeast of
here last night destroyed five store
buildings, including the postoffice. The
los is $4,000, partly insured. The fire
started from q defective fiue The mail
and office supplies were saved from
the postoffice.
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Coal Grating CHARGED.

Chicago, Dec. 29-The grand jury
today indicted James P. Connery and
Michael H. Rogers on the charge of
obtaining money from the city by
false pretence on coal contracts. The
indictments are the outcome of an IN
vestigation into alleged grating.
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|OWANSSUFFER R
FROM COLD ON
STALLED TRAIN
ENGINE ON TRAIN ENTERING
WATERLOO HAD TROUBLE ON
A TRIP WITH TEMPERATURE
AT TWELVE BELOW.

Waterloo, Dec 29.-(Special.)-- N3
sengers on the southbound Rock ISL
and train due here at 10:30 last night,
suffered severely from the cold. They
were ten hours on the road from Nora
Springs to Waterloo, a distance of 60
miles. Owing to engine tpIsbles there
was Astla steeps to heat sshe cars,
while the mercury was IL below zero.
Women and children suffered the most.
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Traveller Dies on Train.

Mason City, Dec. ,-(Special.) =
DR.. e. G. Storm of Traverse City.
Mich, died on west bound Milwaukee
train near here last night from heart
failure. He was brought here but no
inquest will be held. He Travelled for
st. Louis drug house.
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Eleven sehooners Lost.

ST Johns, N. F., Dec. Eleven
Newfoundland schooners and their
crews Of sixty men are believed TO
have been lost in the Christmas biz
zard, while great destruction to propt
erty on this island has resulted
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TRIPLE WEDDING IN IOWA
Three Clarion Couples United in Wed
lock at Joint Church
Ceremony.

Clarion. Dec. .-(special.) - A
triple wedding was celebrated before
church full of invited guests here
today. The contracting parties were
May Humpley and Edward Lincey
Eva Michaelson and Harland Hill and
Bertha Stevenson and Albert Thomp-
son.
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To Organize woman's Club.

Davenport Dec. 29.-(Special) -
The club women of this city have in
vited Mrs. Philip M. Moore, general
federation president of st. Louis, to
come here and organize a woman's
club to take in all of the club women
of the city The movement here is be-
ing led by Mrs. Maria Peck.
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Wants New LANGUAGE.

Iowa City, Dec. Especially -
President MacLean of the State uni
versity surprised the delegates to the
Modern Language association meeting
here today by advocating the estab-
lishment of new universal language.
He all but advocated Roosevelt's pho
netic spelling.
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Guilty Of Criminal Operation.

Anamosa, Dec. 2s.-(special.)- DR..
guilty today of performing a criminal
operation which caused the death Of
Miss Gertrude Jackson. The case has
been on trial for two weeks and has
been bitterly fought.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-30
lowan Meets Death in Oklahoma.

Creston. Dec. 29.-Albert f. Kerr,
resident Of Creston, but who has
been employed in the capacity of ma
chinist in the Rock Island shops at
Shawnee, Okla, met tragic death last
week in an engine explosion at the
scene of his work.
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weddino at MarshaIItown,

Mason City, Dec. 29.-(Special.) -
Miss Mary Parker, for several years
a teacher in the high school here, and
E. l.. Kinean, Marshalltown travel
ing man, were married here at noon
They will live in Marshalltown.
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Missouri Man pies in Fire.

Avalon, Mo-, Dec, Cyrus East
man, aged so, the postmaster here,
was burned TO death in fire that de-
stroyed his home today. He had
escaped but re-entered the building to
save valuable paners.