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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-02

turned home yesterday after a few
days visit with her son, Harold Brown
and wife.
Geo. A. Matlock, who has been
foreman in the Herald Office the past
year, left Sunday evening for Prairie
City, where he will have charge of
newspaper. Mrs. Matlock and little
son went to, Brighton to visit rela.
tives before going tc their new home.
Miss Anna McGowan Of Knoxville,
is visiting in the city with her aunt,
Mrs. J. H. Carroll.
Miss Maud Smith of Humeston has
returned home after few days visit
with Miss Eva Douglas.
Miss AIDA Reese has returned homs
after a visit with her brother and two
sisters in Woodburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Wright OF
Lucas, have returned home after a
visit o. several days with re- atiyes
here.
Mr.. snd Mrs. 5. NJ (.roy Of Miles
City. Mont, are visiiir, in Charlton
with Mrs. Croy's mrifer, Mrs. S. Q,
Fcndeisrn, and wa; probably spend
the winter here.
Mrs. G. L. McI'vrey has re urn.,i
after a f.w days vis:. in Abba witt.
her parents.
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RUSSELL.

Russell.-Mrs. Ed Davis returned
the last of last week from visit with
her sister north Of Ottumwa.
Art Hill of Ottumwa was up the last
Of last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson re-
turned from Gothenburg, Neb., where
they had been on their wedding trip
returned home Saturday evening.
Matt Walsh, the horse buyer OF
East st. Louis was In Russell Satur.
day buying horses.
Mrs. Francis Thelkeld and Miss
Ethel Dixon came home Friday to
spend Sunday at home from Charlton
where they are attending the Com.
mercial college.
The tent meetings conducted by DR..
Henry w. Slough and Prof. d. L.
Spooner are being well attended and
they are having good results.
DR.. /. S. Buzard had his public sale
Saturday preparing to leave in short
time for London, England.
Miss Genevieve Argo Of Charlton
came Friday evening to spend Sunday
with her friend Miss Francis Thelkeld.
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HIGHLAND
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Richland-Warren Stewart Of Keota
shipped car load of hogs from here
Thursday over the Milwaukee.
Ezra Mendenhall Of Oskaloosa spent
several days here last week looking
after business.
Misses Grace and Fern Pickard Of
Middleton. Idaho. who were visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Jones have re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Callister of this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. #. NJ. Strickland
and Mrs. Violet EIandley of Rubio
started last Thursday in an auto for
g visit in Nebra ska at Ansley with rel
atives. They will visit several points
in that state before returning.
The number of pupils enrolled thus
far in this school Is 10 and several
more will come in from the eoun-
try.
Mrs. Lydia Bales is visiting a
daughter and husband in Des Moines.
Mrs. Oswald Greeson returned from
Eldon Tuesday after a ten days visit
with his daughter.
Jas. NJ. White and family were the
guests at the parental c. W. Mills res
lidence wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stout who ware
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REUNION COMES TO CLOSE
KENDALL SPEAKS.
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Chariton-The reunion Of the 18th
iowa infantry and the Lucas County
Veterans Association came to a close
last evening. Hon. Nate Kendall, OF
Abba, delivered a splendid address
yesterday afternoon, and Mrs. J. p.
Beaman gave reading tnat was
greatly enjoyed. The 18th Iowa boys
will hold their reunion next year at
srand River. About seventy were pres
int here. On Tuesday evening they
we're entertained at sumptuous din.
ner by Comrade T. T. Anderson ana
wife. The following officers were elect
I'd for the ensuing year: VIM. Beards-
ley, Of Haskfns, president; T.. 4. An
Herson of Charlton. vice president; Il.
?. Day of Muscatine, secretary and
treasurer; Elijah Tiiiotson. OF osceola.
chaplain. The Lucas County Veterans
1t their business meeting yesterday
re-elected their old officers.
Will 1.-Two in Florida.
Mrs. Annie L. Mallory departed on
Thursday for a visit with relatives IN
Batavia. nj. After the sale of the NAL
lorv @ household goods and farm imple-
ments and live stock, ETC., she will be
Joined in Batavia by her daughter,
Mrs. Jessie M. Thayer, and they will go
from there to Orlando, Florida, where
they will probably reside in the future;
Their beautiful home. Ilion, and all
their other real estate in this county
has been turned over to Receiver Jam,
lson, of the defunct First Naflonal
Bank, in settlement of the claims held
against them and It Is now offered Tor
tale by the receiver.
Miss Helen Van Arsdale has return
ia from a months visit with relatives
In Canton and I.allas City. III.
Mrs. C. c. Phinney went to Osceola
Thursday to spend few days Win
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Flynn are the
parents of a daughter, born Wednesday
Miss Mamie Butler of carrollton, ILL.,.
and Mrs. Katie Hambsch and children
of BURLINGTON returned home Thursday
after a visit In Whitebreast township
1T the home of Jas. Lyons.
Of Mrs. e. A. Artley, has returned
from a visit with relatsxes In Ridge
w, Mrs rs S. /. wyland sRra baby Eliza
beth are spending few days in Pleas
Int township with Mrs. c. D. Stanger:.
Rev. r. G. Aten. of Farragut, visited
IN this city Thursday with his nephew
home from Ames where he had been
attending the NJ. E. conference.
Row Ekleberry and family of Range,
Oregon, formerly of this county are
here for a visit with relatives and old
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sims of Hamilton
IRE visiting in Whitebreast township
with the later's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Harger.
worth Kenney of Pleasant township
has gone to walalce. Neb., on pleas
nre trip.
c. r. Baker Of Chicago is visiting in
mis- city guest ofhis sister Mrs, e.
Copeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Israel have re-
surned from few days trip to Chi
cago.
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a visit with their sister Mrs. Grace


Conner.
Mrs. Oscar Smell returned home
Saturday from two weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Stiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Finley OF
Bloomfield were the guests Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Finley.
Miss Anna Clark of Drakeville was
the guest Tuesday night of Mrs. Jane
Putnam.
Miss Elizabeth Ware spent Sunday
with Miss Edna Blankinship who left
today for Bloomfield to assume the
duties of bookkeeper for l.. E. Goode.
Mrs. G. E. Lisetor expects to leave
tomorrow for Sumner, Mo-, to visit
friends.
Mrs. G.. w. Shell left Saturday for
Red Oak for visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Dodd and with other
relatives and friends.
AL Cook of Ralston, Okla, visited
over Sunday at the home Of his sis
ter Mrs. G. L. Hancock.
Mrs. Walsh Hawkins, son Ernest
and daughter Opal spent Sunday near
Sherman Chapel at the H. Hawkins
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Vest of north of
here were callers Sunday evening at
the Walter Woolwine home.
Mrs. Frank Petit and children spent
Saturday afternoon and Sunday In OF
tumwa with Mr.. Petit.
Harvey Crossweight of Red Oak
took dinner Saturday with Mrs. Jane
Putnam.
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WEST GROVE.

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West Grove.-Earl Carey went to
Bloomfield Friday on business.
e. B. Losey and wife attended the
G. A. R. reunion in Bloomfield Fri
day.
The dance at c. G. Gleason's Sat
urday night was well attended.
Albert Barnett was caller at the
G. K, Gleason home Sunday night.
Dell Southern attended the band
concert at Moulton Thursday night.
E. A. Goodson lost a valuable horse
last week while cutting corn.
H. j. Southern and wife and son
Paul attended the g. A. R. reunion at
Bloomfield Friday.
H. j. Southern shipped out two cars
Of grain last week.
James Wardlow delivered oats at
West Grove last week.
Elvin Howard was appointed post.
master at West Grove last Tuesday.
J. c. Leach attended the G. A. R.
reunion at Bloomfield Thursday and
Friday
Gleason & McAvoy shipped out two
cars of grain to st. Louis Tuesday.
Mrs. j. M. Frye and Mrs. M. A.
Smith and daughter Ida attended the
G. A. r. reunion at Bloomfield Fri.
day.
H. j. Southern was in Ottumwa on
business Saturday.
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visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duke de-
parted Wednesday morning for Moul-
ton.
The Odd Fellows lodge had initiatory
work Saturday night.
Miss Georgia Kent spent Thursday
and Friday near Pleasant Plain with
friends.
Mrs. Minnie Graft spent Friday in
PackWood.
Mrs. l.. L. Foote returned from Chi.
cago Wednesday after a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends
Lorraine Twigg came down from Os-
kaloosa to spend few days with his
parents.
Mrs. D. ]. Jones of Cody, Wyo.. who
has been visiting relatives here for a
month returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. n. johnson who
have been visiting several weeks IL the
west have returned homo very much
pleased with t cir trip.
Wiley Barnett who visited few
days in New Sharon with his parents
has returned .iome.
The opera Louise Is being fitted up
with gas lights and new chairs.
Chas. Pringle sold his half interest
In the hardware store Friday to Ernest
Johnson. Mr.. Pringle and family will
move back to the farm in the spring.
Born a daugter, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Allen.
w. w. Jones, who was looking after
bushes sin Oklahoma and Kansas is
home again.
Mrs. L. C. Mellott and little son are
visiting relatives in Monmouth, Ill.
George Goodrich. A. ". Mills, John
Kent, A. F. Bridger and Walter Emily
attended the races. at Fairfield Friday
afternoon.
Walter Duke and wife and John
Green and wife who were camping on
the river have returned home.
Robert Tracv and wife who have
been visiting .heir daughter Mrs. VIM
Drurnmond and family for several
weeks returned to Smith Center. Kans.,
Saturday.
Neil Callister was Pleasant Plain
visitor Friday.
Al Bray and son Fred who went to
Moline, ILL.,. to purchase an auto re-
turned home in the machine Friday.
The town of Ollie had a slight shock
two or three days ago when the auth
critics swooped down on six or eight
OF their citizens and arrested them for
gambling. They were fined. SO each
Thev have been using an old box car
for their place of amusement.
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SELkNAP MAN LOSES
VALUABLE HORSE

Belknap.-Stiles H. Putnam had the
misfortune to lose one of his fine
large black horses Monday. Last
week he took them to Moravia to a
horse show, leaving them there. He
sent T. E. Putnam to take care OF
them and bring them home. While at
Unionville on the way home the bet
ter one Of the two was taken sick,
death following in few days Mr..
Putnam had been offered $1,000 for
the two, and feels his loss lleenly, as,
aside from the money loss, ne was
greatly attached to them. This is
throught to have been the heaviest
team in the county, as both together
weighed 4,500 pounds.
Mrs. Harrison Hawkins is very i'll
with inflammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Frank Roberts, who has been
very i'll is some better.
Miss Mamie Gray of Drakeville
spent Wednesday evening with Mrs
Elmira Morris, leaving Thursday
morning for Des Moines to visit her
aunt Mrs. ]. L. Mum and family and
expects to be absent month.
Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson
son Walter and daughter Wannetta OF
Bloomfield We're the guests Sunday oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Woolwine.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mum entertain
ed Mrs. Mollie Schlotter and Mrs
Amanda Hicks of Selma and Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. T. Mum of this place at din
ner Saturday.
J. j. Fleming and Jesse Fleming
Ileft Saturday for Milwaukee. Wis. fol
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CHARLTON.


Charlton n.--Ths Il dies of the Pfrsby-
kerian church were entertained yes
terday afternoon by Mesdames Simon
and Ely Oppenheimer at the home of
the latter. Delicious refreshments
we're served and a musical program
was rendered. The Misses Marion
Whitfield end Ferne Young sang
solos, and Marie Stevens and Rhea
Oppenheirner duet.
The members Of the loca! order ct
Eagles entertained their wives and
sweethearts at banquet in their
club rooms this week. the spread
was sumptuous one and the occasion
was one of much pleasure.
County Clerk Collins this week is
Sued marriage license to Mark Pal.
ner and Jessie Boozell.
Mrs. Harry Burke and little daugh'
ter of Kansas City, returned home
this week after visit near Belinda
with Mrs. Burke's uncle, James Gar
rett
Mrs. L. ]. Martz went to Des Moines
yesterday to attend the funeral of her
husbands nephew, Detective Frank
Delmege, who was shot and instantly
killed Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Swanburg of near
Columbia, left yesterday for visit in
Omaha iwth his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Powell Of Des
Moines, formerly Of this city, visltec
relatives and old friends here yester
day, while on their way to Melrose
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Watson anc
daughter, Grace, went to Humestor
yesterday to attend the wedding q
Mrs. Watson's niece, Miss Nellie
Black, to George Willard.
Ray James of Oakley, left yesterda.
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PROPERTY NEAR EDDY
VILE CHANGES-BRINGS
A RIG pRIcE
A BIG PRICE

Eddyville. real estate
transfers We're effected here Friday
and Saturday. Grandpa Abe Stuber
made contract for the sale of his
home farm of 201 acres to John Van
Rees for $15,32O Mr. Van Rees sold
his farm known at the old Beedle
place to G. De Geus for $12800.
H. L. Sheldon sold his farm of IS
acres in Pleasant township, Monroe
county, to Frank Epperson for $6,750.
On Saturday F. M. Epperson pur-
chased farm Of Thomas L. Chick in
Polk township, Wapello county, con-
tanning l60 acres. Consideration was
S12,S00, Mr. Epperson giving in ex-
change as part Of the purchase price,
portions of lots s, block 2, and block
n in Eddyville, and $4,000.
Sprprise Party on Dick Barnett
A pleasant social evening in the
country was spent last Friday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Bar
nett, the occasion being surprise
party in honor of Dicks fortieth birth
day. Forty guests were invited from
town and country, and exactly forty
were present. The games which were
played were distinguished by the num-
ber forty somewhere. In the bean
carrying contest which was the fea-
ture of the evening, forty beans were
to be carried from one part of the
room to the other. A three course
luncheon was served, and after mid
night the party broke up wishing Dick
| to celebrate his eightieth birthday
| with the same friends. ~
Funeral Of Green w. Mckinney.
The funeral of Green w. Mckinney
was held here on Saturday, at 10 a.
m. the Christian church The de-
ceased had resided here for the great
er part of his lifetime, but died at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. j. l..
| Ninler of near Baxter, Jasper county
and the remains were shipped here
for funeral obsequies. Green w. Nc
Kinney was born July 80, 1929. in
Adams county, Illinois. and died Sept
22, 1909, aged 80 years, 2 months and
"a days. He was married TO Mahala
E. Abbott, Dec. 1S, 1857, who preceded
him in death few years. To this
union six children were born of whom
two died in infancy. He was stricken
with paralysis two years ago last Feb
ruary and since then has been help
less invalid He was united with the
M. e, church in Eddyville in early
manhood. and has passed to a better
/ home. The funeral was conducted by
Elder W. C. Ross, and the casket was
covered with profusion of flowers
1nterment in Highland cemetery
Those attending from distance were
Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Binler of Baxter
While here they were the guests O
Mrs. Mary Belle. A son formerl!
living in Abba, but lately moving t.
Buxton, could not be heard from IL
) time to attend the funeral In conse
quence of the late change of resi-
dence.
Other News.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Brown were il
Ottumwa over Sunday visiting Mrs
Browns sisters.
Mrs. S. L. Lennon spent Saturda.
and Sunday in Ottumwa visiting he
daughter, Mrs. Milt Snow.
Miss Winnifred Jamison passe
) through here on her way to De
Moines, Thursday, where she vii
visit relatives and friends for a fey
days.
: Mrs. Mary ]. McLoney went t
= oskaloosa Friday to spend few day
| at the home of her Daughter Mrs. Cha
Young.
FL Mike Lesco. sr.. OF Pekay. harper
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for Lincoln, Neb., where he has po-
sition with a paving company.
Mrs. Frank Niswender and son,
James, went to Omaha, yesterday,
where the latter will probably under.
go an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. A. J. Beckett of Abba visited
in this city this week with her aunt,
Mrs. G.. j. Stewart:
Col. Warren S. DUNCAN, w. Coles
and M. E. Thorpe went to Corydon
this week to attend the reunion of the
34th Iowa Infantry.
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FOSTER.

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Foster.--Mrs. Roy Pearson and
daughter Of Avery visited Miss Anna
Mahon from Friday until Sunday.
Miss Jennie Robinson of Blakes.
burg visited her mother here Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Norman of Nebraska Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Jenine Nc
Nett.
Joe Turner and wife we're business
callers in Ottumwa Saturday
John Price and Eric Erickson made
a business trip to Abba Saturday
night.
Fred Convey, who is attending
school in Oskaloosa, spent Sunday at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hooking of Stoughton,
Wis, are here on an extended visit to
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Sincox.
Mrs. Meadows and children of
Avery are visiting her brothers Otto
and Miles Miller.
Miss Anna Mahon, principal of the
Foster schools, has gone to house
keeping in the w. H. Rowe home.
Quite a few from Foster attended
the corn festival at Blakesburg Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Kicker went to Salisbury,
Mo-, Friday to visit her parents. She
will visit relatives in Moberly and La
clede, Mo-, before returning home.
On account of moving the Baptist
church the Revs. Silvers and Clark of
the Baptist church are holding their
protfacted meetings in the M. E.
church.
Mrs. German Rosenberg returned
from Ottumwa Sunday, where she
had been called to see sick sister.
She reports her sister as being very
Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-02
BLOOM FLED.

Bloon1eld-A pretty wedding oc-
Cured at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rochlitz last Wednesday evening
Sept. % in this city. when Miss Sarah
Head. daughter Of Mrs. Rochlitz, was
united in marriage to E. d. Baugh--
man, formerly of Pulaski. now of
Grand Junction. Colo Rev. r. d. Fer
rail- read the ceremony in the presence
of forty-fi five relatives and friends. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
pink and white carnations. Miss Hazel
Bence played Mendelssohn's wedding
march. After the ceremony and con-
gratulations a delicious wedding sup
per was partaken of. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raughman are worthy young people
friends. They will leave Bloomfield Oct.
1st for Grand Junction and will be at
home to friends Oct. 18th.
Mr.. and Mr.. Frank Miller expect to
leave Stiles next Thursday for Fort
Madison to make their future home.
They have been residents Of Stiles
many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Hunt of Doug
las, Okla. visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Mcclure and Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Leach
last week.
Miss Kathel Fryberger returned
home SATURDAY, evening from an ex-
tended western trip. She expects to
lledNe SdIuTQoy lot f,ledSdut 10 ell
ter the I. w. y.
Mrs l. N. Thompson went to Mt.
Sterling Saturday to spend a few days
with her mother.
DR.. F. L. Harder of Dowagiac, Mich.
visited his sister, Mrs. I. n. Thompson
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cooley and Mrs.
rassed through Bloomfield Monday
afternoon enroute to their home in
Milton, after visit to Des Moines,
Ames and other points in Iowa.
S. E. Latimer went to Chicago Sun
4 day evening.
Mrs. Nicholas Latimer Of Centerville,
arrived Monday to visit at the S. e.
Latimer home.
Judge and Mrs. Frank Eichelberger
came in from Centervillc, where the
Judge adjourned court to attend the
| funeral of Judge Traverse, whose
funeral occurred Monday afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Q. L. Mack of south
Of Pulaski, spent Saturday in the city
Visiting.
Miss Minnie Miller went to Milton
last Saturday to visit relatives. She
will visit at Pulaski before returning
home.
/ Fred Rochlitz has purchased the Jim
Hunt property in Pulaski where they
expect to reside soon.
The Methodist Sunday school OF
| Pulaski held a picnic Saturday.
4 Thursday afternoon Sept. 80 the EN-
/ broidery club will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Ira Baldridge.
I The Twentieth Century club met al
the home of Mrs. Edith Johnson at the
iced house last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. C. c. Dalrymple entertained
eight young ladies last Thursday even
ing in honor of the Misses Aves of Gal.
weston, Texas, who expect to leave fol
their home soon.
Miss Audrey Burgess entertained the
Narcissus Whist club last Friday even
ing.
! Judge c. w. Vermilion of Center.
Vile attended the Judge H. c. Traverse
funeral here.
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coLUM RIA.

Columbia--Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Nye
and children and Miss Hattie Wilkins
visited Sunday at the Edward Wilkins
home in South Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newuuist and daugh-
ter visited Sunday at the Elias Can
field home.
Mr. and Mrs. w A. stodghill left
Saturday for visit with Mrs. Stodg-
hills brother Glenn Shields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Olney Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Carr and Mrs. Geo. Arnold
of Ottunwa visited with Mrs. Mary
Arnold Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stuber visited AT
the S. "A. Nye home Sunday.
Rev. Slack. wife and two sons visited
at the J. r. Stodghill home Sunday.
Preaching services at this place will
be in the evening next Sunday.
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DELTA.

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Delta-Hack Caywood while engag-
ed in helping A. Reynolds drill a well
for John Ritter was struck severe
gla~oh blow back Of the ear with the
G. caused by a rope breaking. He
v aught home in semi-uncon-
Sc condition and is still unable to
sit rs.
Mr.. Ewalt and wife made trip from
jacob Switch south of Grinnell to the
city Sunday morning in their auto and
called on the family Of A. c. Payne.
E. d. Hewett is giving his residence
a coat Of paint.
Mrs. Matte Jacobs has gone to Ala
bama for an all winter visit with her
daughter Mrs. Gollner.
Mr.. Miller, wife and daughter of
Connecticut are here visiting with rel
atives,
Several cars Of corn have been ship
ped from this place the past week.
Sunday was rally day for the Char
iton Bible school and next Sunday will
he Rally day for the NJ. z. church and
Sunday school.
Jesse Uhlin is marshal for few
days until Md. Tobin returns from his
visit to Missouri about the first OF
next month.
Dwight Beaman has returned from
the weht.