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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-05
EDDYvILLE.


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Eddyville.-Word has been received
here of the death at Whiting, Monona
county, of the death of Nora, wife of
Alfred Smith, of near Lakonta. Mrs.
Smith had gone to that place for a
visit with her former neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. jeff Holt, AID she was
taken sick while there and died quite
suddenly She was an aunt of Mrs.
w. o. Berry of this place, and was q
daughter OF Mrs. Rebecca Littlejohn,
also of near Lakonta, and she Is sur
viyed by several brothers and sis
tiers. The remains are Icing brought
back to the family home for burial
Married, at the home of the officiat-
ing justice, G. B. Mclick, in Ottum-
wa, Saturday, September 25, 1909,
Miss Maggie e. Hart and Azel G. Shil-
ling of the neighborhood west of town.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. G.
j. Hart of this place, and the groom
| is son Of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Shil-
ling.
Ralph, the little six-year-old son Of
l.. l.. McCord, is able to be out again
after two weeks illness from n a
larial fever.
| Mrs. John Kirfman, who has been
| quite sick the past few days, was
taken to Ottumwa Wednesday after
| noon and placed in the hospital.
Roy Attick of Oskaloosa was in
town Tuesday night.
Mesdames Jay Davis, J. B. Jones
| and Peter Baer and the latter's son,
| Willie Baer, are visiting relatives in
Pella and attending the Lake Prairie
district fair.
J. M. Ryan and daughter, Miss Rena
returned Wednesday from Mt. Pleas
ant where they had been attending
the reunion Of Mr.. Ryans cavalry.
Mesdames r. M. Mead and L. M
Powers of Chicago concluded a weeks
visit with their sister, Mrs. Mary Les
/ ter, and left Tuesday for Stuart and
1 other points to visit relatives.
Mrs. H. Lucas, who resides in the
Hiltabidel tenant property on South
Fourth street, entertained her hall
brother from Missouri this week
Green Walters, of Table Grove, Ills.
who is making an extended visit witt
Ibis brotherin-law, Eph Watkins, ane
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CLOSING HOG MARKET STEADY.
Small Weeks Shipment Went at From
$3.50 to 1925; Top Was

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Stock Yards, Chicago. Oct. A..
Changes in Saturdays hog market
were slight, best selling at $40, the
same as Friday, with the average &c
higher, due to the fact that packers
neglected common light offerings. The
average at SSH was lac lower than
Monday and 25c lower than the pre-
yious Saturday, which was high day of
the year. Receipts were estimated at
$500, including about 1000 billed di-
rect to Hammond and the Anglo
American. Four local packers were out
of the market and shippers purchased
only 500, making 5000 during the week,
about the smallers weeks shipments
on record. Packers are still talking
very bearish, but chances for much
lower prices are very small. Five loads
averaging 254@304 lbs sold at SS.40.
Armour's drove of mixed cost s8.05 and
Swift's $500. Quotations follow:
Bulk of sales $1,000. ...... $795@S.25
Heavy butchers, 240@300 lbs S.25@S.40
Light butchers, 10000 lbs. S.15@S.30
Light bacon, 160@190 lbs ;. 7.95@S.25
Light light, 130@155 lbs -. 7.40@7.S5
Heavy shipping, 250@30O lbs S.20@S.4O
Heavy packing, 260@400 lbs. 7.S0@8.15
Mixed packing, 200@250 lbs. 7.80@8.10
Rough, heavy packing -. 7.55@7.75
Light mixed, 10000 lbs :. 7.S5@S.10
Poor to best pigs, 60@135 lbs 6.20@7.25
Governments and boars.. 2.50@4.75
Stays, so lbs head dockage 8.10@S.70
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Some Horses are UnsoId.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Oct 4.--Deal-
ers carried over good many horses
for this week. as they were unable to
get prices that compared well with
home costs. Trade was slow on most
Gays for bulk of arrivals and prices
were unchanged from the low time of
the year. Only a few choice ones show
ed any life, but they were scarce as
quality was onlv fair and quite a num-
Der of blemished lots showed up which
had to sell at big discounts. Choice to
prime heavy drafters made $225@250,
while thin kinds sold below 5000.
Medium chunks We're dull at $1,000
100. Good expressers reached SITS,
while drivers went largely at $2001225.
Receipts totaled around 1900 against
LACE the previous week and 1868 cor
responding week last year.
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CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Oct. 4.-The live stock mar
ket follows:
CATTLE-Receipts, $4,000; market
generally steady; beeves, $410@8.30;
Texans, S3.85@5.10; westerners $4,000
100; stockers, feeders, $3.15@5.25;
cows, heifers. s2.10@6.oo; calves. $500
$500.
HoGS-Receints, $4,000; market.
slow, steady; light, s7.50@s.25;l Mixed,
s7.60@S.40; heavy $7.50@s.40; rough,
sT.50@7.75; good choice heavy. $7.75@
$40; bulk sales, s7.9O@8.25.
SHEEP-Receipts, $4,000; market
steady; natives, $2.65@5.0o; lambs.
s4.25@7.So.
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CHICAGO Grain Market.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-The grain market
follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 red, s1.17As; No. 3
red, 1.O8@116; No. 2 hard. s1o5@1.1o;
No. 3 hard, s1.02@1.0S.
Dec. opened, $1.oo1a@1.oo%; highest,
s1.00s.; lowest, 99%c.; closed, 1870
s1.00; May. 1.02A.
coRN-No. 2, so@6oAc.; No. 2
white. 61Ac.: No. 2 yellow. 60A@
Dec. opened. 57h@57Ac.; highest,
57Ac.: closed. 57@5SAc.; May $500.
OATS-No. 2 white. 40% @41c.; No. 3
3SMc.; No. white, 3S7a @401ac.;
standard. 40@41c.
Dec. opened. 39% @40c.: highest. 4oc;
lowest, 3s% @39c.; closed, 39Ac.; May,
41Aa@415sc.
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Today's Markets By Wire

Prime beeves reached $3.50, with most
good killers at S6.50@7.50. Rangers
made the high price of s715. or 15c
higher than previous top Of the year.
Not many fat cows went above S.25,
while a good class sold around $3.50@
S.75. Most cutters made 2.75@3.10,
while Gamers sold largely at $2.40@
ESQ. Best calves closed at sS.25, while
medium to choice kinds went at $500,
thin grades going at 81 downward.
Fair to choice bologna bulls made $3.50
@3.50, and most butchers and export
classes landed at $3.75@4.25. Not many
feeders sold above So and S4.50@475
bought strictly good kinds and palmer
lots went downward from .$4.25. Stock
ers in fair to good flesh. landed at $40
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Sheen Close Lower,

Stock Yards, Chicago, Oct. 4.-There
was an Indifferent demand for sheep
all week and closing prices We're down
Csc on Westerns and 10@15 on most
natives, although a few prime weiglity
ewes showed little change. Feeding
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RETAIL MARKETS.
Flour and Feed.

Graham -four, per sack ....... 80
Corn chops, per cwt $50. -. LIS
Shorts. per cwt $50. -. -. 1855
Bran per cwt ..... -. 5000. 1.5o
Ear Corn, per cwt 800. 1885,. 90
Ehelled corn per bu ...... 49,. 95
Hay, per cwt 49,. ....... -. 6o@7e
Straw, per cwt 1900. -. -. 40
Oats. bu ,..... -. -. -. .... So
Chicken feed, ground 20 lbs ). 40
Oyster shell. per cwt ..... -. 100
Clam shell, per cwt 1885,. SO
Flour, per sack .... 1.50 200
Corn meal, 10 lb sack ..... %
Corn and oat chop. per cwt.. LIS
Hay new ... 5000 90
Oats straw $50. -. ....4.00@4.50
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-SO ACPES OF LAND, 6
miles south of Ottumwa, so acres Of
bottom, rest ridge land. Prise $3,So0.
Seven room house; orchard and out-
buildings. A. f. Miller. Floris, Ia,
r. f. d. No. 2.
FOR SALE PURE BRED POLAND
China boars, one year old. Weight
about 300. Address M. w. Strickland,
Agency, Ia. Route No. 2.
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Chicago Butter and Edo Market.

Chicago. Oct. Market
steady; creameries, 24s@29c.; diaries,
22@26c.
EGGS Market steady; receipts, 81
200 cases; at mark, cases included,
1Sc.: firsts, 22Ac.: nrime frsts. 24c-
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DICKEY COUNTY. N. D.. FOR sALH
-16o acres, v miles, from Monango.
100 acres under cultivation. all tn
liable. SIS per acre, .lalf cash. A fine
quarter. No trading. Address owner.
John Intlekofer, Algona, Ia.
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CATTLE HOLDS ITS OWN.
Native Beef Steers Gained is to
Cents Last Week; Butchers
Unchanped,

Stock Yards, Chicago, Oct. 4.--Lower
prices prevailed for most cattle on
opening days, but all weakness has
been since recovered and higher prices
ruled in some cases on closing days.
Good to choice native steers gained 10
@25c for the week, while best rangers
we're strong and others looked steady.
Butcher stock was unchanged, While
bulls were firm and calves steady.
Feeders sold largely at 15Q25c decline.
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AGENT sAXoNIA COAL OIL. BURN
er will fit B or No. . collar lamp
and with reducing collar will at a d
or 3 collar lamp. Makes white light
equal to gas or gasoline, absolutely
safe. Call or address Frank Bowen,
Chillicothe, la.
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CHICAGO Provision Market.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE provision mar
ket follows:
Pork-Oct.-S23.25.
Lard-S12.32.
Ribs-s11.60.
e-cash-72@73c.
Barley-50@66c.
Ti1nothy--Oct.--$3.95
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-05

HAVE SEVERAL IMPROVED
farms in well settled Renville. county
Mimi, at prices as low as you pay
for wild South or North Dakota
lands, considering improvements.
An Iowa farmer told me so. 90 to %
bushels wheat, so to rs bushels oats,
to so bushels barley, and so to Is
bushels corn per acre 1909. High
schools, churches, rural mail and
telephone. Can you beat it. Watch
this space. Frank Hopkins. Fairfax,
MINI.
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Now York Butter and EDO Market

New York, Oct 4.-Butter-Market
firm; receipts 5000; creamery spec
ials. Bic; thirds to extras, 251a 03Oc.;
process 25@27c.: factory, 23@24c.;
imitation creamery, 25@26c.
EGGS-Market steady; receipts. IL
600; extra firsts. 2512@261ac.; firsts,
24G25c.; seconds 221a@23c. Il
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e.50. quotations follow:
Choice to fancy steers. $1,000 $50
Medium to good steers -. $3.50 7.25
Inferior to fair steers 49,. 1850 500
Fat cows and heifers ..... 5000 81
Canning cows and heifers 225@ 1926
Native bulls and stays. $500 $50
Feeding cattle, 6oO@10o lbs 3.10@ $50
Fair to fancy veal calves. 1900 9.25
Fair to fancy veal calves 1900 9.25
Heavy calves 25O@ 4.5C
Export steers $50. -. $3.50 $50
Western range steers ..... 1850 7.15
ers 5000 5.25
Distillery fer steers 80. $3.50 Use
Mixers and springers.. ..27.00@ 1000
o.. 81. .rnuff. .ETLshrdlaishatias
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l,2s5 ACRE TIMBER TRACT, 10000
fine oak and hickory; 1000 acres
good plow land; large iron tank; 6
miles from railroad town; wonderful
bargain.in farm tracts, no better soil
S. l.. Powers. Wappapello, WAYNE
County, Mo.
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LOST.

LOST-BETwEEN BATAVIA AND
Fairfield, a gold watch and fob.
Name Ethel Reno on inside of case.
Finder return to Batavia Post Of
flee. Reward.
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ACRES FOR SALE
four room house, new barn. 1880.
All fine tillable land. corn, will ga
SO bushels per acre this year. Price
SS5 per acre. For further information
write for my special farm list. C. s.
Clark, Parsons. Kansas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-05

OKLAHOMA FARMS IN WOODS
and Alfalfa counties. Best wheat,
corn and alfalfa land. Nice climate,
good soil. Write for prices. w. c.
Hendricks, Dacoma, Okla.
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Peoria Corn Market.
Peoria. Oct. 4.-The grain market
follows:
No. Soc.
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New York Grain Market.

New York, Oct. 4.-The grain market
follows:
4 Wheat-Dec.-$1.O7
Corn-691kc.
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ST. Louis Grain Market,

St. Louis. Oct. 4.-The grain market
follows:
wheat-Dec.- s1.o2B @1o2A
Corn--561sc.
Oats-39@39Bc.
Stocks 1914 1912
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

The following is furnished by I. G.
F'urman. Grain and Stock Broker
Rooms and s, Chiffon Blk. New
telenhone 1124
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New York Poultry MARIE

New York. Oct Poultry
dressed, market easy; chickens 14@
19c.: fowls, 1914 @16c.
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CHICAGO Poultry Market.

- =
Chicago, Oct. 4.-Poultry-Mar
easy; turkeys $50 chickens. 1885,;
springs, 1870.
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FOR SALE-30 HEAD OF REGIS
tered Delain rams. large size, and
well covered with heavy feaces, OF
long white wool. Also 80 head o;
ewes, from one to five years old,
Have sheared an average of IL lbs
of wool. Will be sold singly or In
lots at bargain prices, also 40 head OF
Poland China pigs. Come and sea
them or write. f. F. Warner s. Sons.
Bloomfield Ia
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sheep declined 15@25c. Native and
Western lambs to killers looked most
~ 25c higher than the previous week
and in some instances transactions
we're about SOC above low spot the past
week. Feeding lambs held steady under
urgent demand. Range lambs topped
at $3.50, although 81 was limit at start
of week, while many lots made $3.50
$50. with plain class down to Sc.
Feeders ranged at ss@6.65, bulk $3.50
@6.6o. Native lambs reached $3.50 on
late days, but none were good enough
on Monday to land higher than 1918,
with others at s6@s.5O, culls going at
$3.50 down. Range wethers made $3.50
@5, ewes $4.EO down and yearlings
$3.50 5.65. Native ewes sold at $2@5,
bulk S434.50. Wethers landed at SIS and
bucks at $2.50@3.50. Feelings wethers
sold at $4@4.75 and yearlings at $685.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-160 ACRES
In northeast corner of New Mexico.
Plenty of rain and good water. Adj
dress w. H. Grow, Eldon Ia
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
MARKET.

The following market is furnished BY
L. G. IAurman. grain and stock brok-
er. Rooms 7 and 8. Chiffon Blk. Now
phone 1884.
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yttiI, ], 10 rs
Estimated Receipts for Tomorrow.
Wheat. SO.
Corn SOB
Oats, 254.
Liverpool Cables.
CLOSING-Wheat non higher;
corn B@A higher.
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RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

Range Of hog values at Chicago for
the past week with comparisons:
Mixed and Light
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Protect Your Horse

from the WINTER BLASTS. We have
the agency of the two most CELE-
DRAFTED BRANDS Of blankets made,
namely, NORTHERN OHIO MILLS
and ga. Look for the brands when
buying and If you get a blanket with
either brand, you have made no mis-
take
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: LOCAL MARKETS :
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j. >-o->>-ps-S->o>>e->> -~4>->-s->-A-s-> j.
HOGS AND CORN ARE LOWER.
Market Quotations Show Slight De-
cline Today Over Saturdays
Markets.

Hogs have dropped 5 cents on all
weights, while corn on the grain mar
ket is slightly on the decline. Other
wise the other markets remain un-
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Find the Answer

A BIG INDIAN AND A LITTLE INDIAN WE'RE WALK
ING DOWN THE STREET. THE LITTLE INDIAN WAS THE
LITTLE INDIANS FATHER. WHAT RELATION WAS THE
BIG INDIAN TO THE LITTLE INDIAN?
THE ANSWER WILL BE FOUND IN THE WANT ADS
IN ToDAYs COURIER LOOK THEM ovER-YoUN CAN
FIND IT.
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FOR SALE-AN SPAN OF STANDARD
bred colts coming three and four
years old. also several cows and
heifers. Gil Elm street. Phone $751;.
]. T. McCune.
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FOR SALE THEE GOOD MICH
cows, one full blood Jersey. Ed West,
Eta ST, West End
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FOR SALE CHEAP--ALL SIZES OF
new wagon tires. disable iron pipe,
water tank and heating stoves. sig
els Junk Shop. 512 Z. Main
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THE BIG INDIAN WAS THE LIT
tie Indians mother.
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FOE RENT

FOR RENT-A 8 ACRE TRACT OF
land back of Cummings ice, house.
Possession Immediately to right
party. Must understand fruit trees.
Call at once as owner wants to move
to town. Mrs. Chas. Hammer, Now
ery's addition.
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FOR SALE POLAND CHINA MALE
pigs. Eligable to registry. r. r. Funk.
K. No. 3, Highland Center Phone.
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FOR SALE.

LAND! LAND!--wHERE THE SOIL
is productive; where the climate Is
healthy. where the winters are mild,
and summers not oppressive; wherd
good water is obtained from 10 to
80 feet Prices from 81 to $40 per
acre If interested address Golden
Valley Land Co.. First View. Colo.
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WANTED-wE PAY CASH FOR
eggs ard produce. Hens &c. Springs
10c. Swift & Co.. 217 S. Union
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FOR SALE-120 ACRE FAEM NEAR
Ottumwa. J. T. McCune.
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WANTED CIDER APPLES
Call or phone cttumwa Seed Co.
Both phones.
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WANTED-HoRsEs TO WINTER.
Plenty of pasture. hay. grain and
water. Terms reasonable. Old phone
Mendenhall central. r. No. 2. Fred
Golf.
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FOR LE-YEARLINCs STEERS.
Inquire I'll Church ST.
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FOR sALE-172 ACRES. . MILES
from Ottumwa. Nearly all good cc-n
land, worth $75 per acre, but for a
quick sale will take SOS. Would ac-
cept part payment in city property
This farm Is cheap at the price
Address A-28-F care C,,urier.
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FARM ONE HUNDRED AND ONE.
acres adjoining the town of Selma
for quick sale, to close an estate:
good improvements also forty-fiv
acres pasture land near it. Address
e. D. Michael Selma. Ia.
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WANTED.

GALWAY MAIL
clerks. postoffice clerks, carriers,
examinations in Ottumwa Nov. II.
Preparation free. Franklin Institute.
Dept. 97-F, Rochester. N Y.
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EXPERIENCED = MAR
ried man wants work on farm. either
by the month or on shares. Must be
steady job. Can give reference. Adj
dress S-22-D. care Courier.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-12-09
Major H. Clint Wood Dead.

Bristol, Va, Dec. S.-Major H. C.
Wood, distinguished citizen of Bristol
died at 8 O'Clock tonight of paralysis in
the 72nd year of his age.
He was a native of Scott county. Va.
and served that and other counties in
the Virginia Senate for two terms. hav-
ing been speaker of that body in 1872
He was the Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with
John s. Wise in the memorable cam
paign of 1885. In 1892 he was the Re-
publican nominee for Congress in the
Ninth district, being defeated by ]. w.
Marshall, that picturesque character
known in Virginia politics as ''CysIone
Jim
AS a member of the Thirty-seyentb
Virginia Regiment, Major Wood made
q notable record as a Confederate SOL
der. He participated in forty-two en-
gagements and was seriously wounded
In the battle of Charlottesville. One
of his most highly priced trophies of
the war is large Federal flag which he
captured at Gettysburg. This flag,
which is still in possession of the Wood
family, bears the name of Colonel w.
ID. Lewis, Jr., of the One Hundred and
Tenth Pennsylvania.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-12-09

Bring your hides TO Greever's.
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STRAY COW-About one month aeo
medium-sized red COW, with slit Ia
each ear came to my place. Owner NAV
have same by proving COW, paying costs
of keeping her and for this notice.
j. o. BRowN.
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TOWN And COUNTY NEWS.
dslHssklnmE.. g.. ,.TIma'I

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One of Schloss Bros. handsome dress
Overcoats makes about the incest Xmas
present you can give.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Salt at Csc per sack. Price on salt
has. advanced 81 cents. Our price will
be che same until December 18th.
Star Milling Co.
Gold and Sterling Silver Umbrellas
are right for Xmas gifts. We have
them. -
Harrison & GiIlespis Bros.
After inspecting the steam heating
plumbing and electrical wiring in the
new 100000 government building Mt
Biueheld last week, Inspector Graves.
of the U. S building inspection bureau.
pronounced the work the best of its
kind he had seen during his four years
of service. The work was done by Mr.
W. A Bodell, junior member of the
firm of Peery & Bodell, of this place.
and is tribute to the skill and ability
of Mr.. Bodell as a workman that is well
merited.
A few suggestions from Pobst's stock
OF nice watches, watch fobs, or chains.
bracelets, gold barretts, hat pins, cuff
buttons, LADIES and gents rings, all
sizes and kinds, stick pins, brooches
any price for any age. Eyervthino
guaranteed.
Hedley M. Bowen, son of Mr.. Harry
Bowen, the we'll known coal operator of
Bramwell, W. Va, has been elected
captain of the University of Virginia
football eleven for the season of 1910.
Bowen has played end for two wears on
the University team, and it was through
his masterful punting this year that his
team was able to rank so high among
the football teams of the South.
Give US your Magazine subscriptions.
We are members of the National News
dealers Association, and can give Won
same clubbing rates offered bv anv
agency. We can also make YOU clpb
rates on magazines of your own Sc
lection.
J. B. Boyer & Co.
The Tazewell Steam Laundry has
been experiencing troubles of its own
this week. On Monday the Aues in the
boiler blew out, necessitating a shut
down until the damage could be repair
ed. But before this could be accom-
plshed the heavy storm of Tuesday
came on and swept away a large portion
of the smokestack. Repairs have been
made. however, and the laundry will be
able to serve its patrons this week with
but little delay.
MOTHERS
Get your boy q new Suit for Xmas
gift. Nothing will please him more.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.