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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
TIE DREAM.

Begin at once to make ideal real,
Teach men to know what love would have
them be,
By lives, not perfect but Of perfect trust
With courage TO obey the deathless dream,
Till what was fancy Is earth's common
fact.
The ANCIENT hope lives in the heart Of him
Who glimpses glory through the passing
shame
And wrong he longs to right, or turns in
pain
rpon himself, when sorrow makes man
wise
And visionary.
All is yet to be
Whatever prophet dreamed Of fsrof Joy,
OF poet chanted in his lyric heart,
Shall glow a moment ere il fade before
The grander beauty yet undreamed by
man.
Let others hunt and hoard, but you must
Bear the burden Of the future; let the
Years
Crowd honor o,herwhere. but you must
walk
With grief companion. loneliness as guide,
Along the valley where the vision leads.
Tomorrow We are gone, If life were well.
To other higher efforts. Do we fail?
Another takes our place, and all we loved
Dr lived shall blaze anew in younger eyes
BY stronger hands the banner we let fall
BE flung above defeat. the lords Of life
Singing triumphant as they march 10 fame.
Who fights for truth must fight without
William Mountain, in the PHILADELPHIA
Ledger,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
Cervantes, Tribute to sleen.

Now, blessings light ON him that
first invented this same sleepl II
covers a man all over, thoughts and
all, like a cloak; it is meat for the
hungry, drink for the thirsty, heal
for the cold and cold for the hot. II
is the current coin that purchases all
the pleasures of the world. cheap
and the balance that sets the king
and the shepherd, the fool and the
wise man. even.-cervantes
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

what are you looking so HAPPY
over, old mann"
4 am rejoicing over the birth Of
twins.
Great Scott! congratulate you
Don't congratulate me. Go and
congratulate Evans; he's the lucky
man. l never did like him. Phil.
adelphia Inquirer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

"See here. said the lady. "you told
me that work would only cost me
s1S, and here you've sent in bill for
sl4.7
Yes'm,' replied the carpenter:
"you see, when came to think the
thing over afterward / was afraid
maybe you'd be superstitious about
that 1s. Catholic Standard and
Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

"Who is the little man talking te
the political boss over there?"
That's Justasgood. the druggist
What does he want?"
He wants to have prohibition
law passed by the next Legislature. :
But how can that benefit him?v
"Ehl Didn't l just tell you he was
q druggist ?"-cleyeland Plain Dealer
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
Willie and the Baby.

Hear about the queer accident al
the Robinses. house, LII four
year-old Willie took an old N.
Gown from the wall. poked
zle in the baby's face and putte1 the
trigger"
~Tco bad! Same old story-didn1
know it was loaded.
1T wasn't Judge
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Aseum-'I understand some d5c.
tors contend that onions are good for
weak nerves. Did you ever hear Of
that?"
Dr. Bright-"No. but I can readily
ne~that-+AeE-i.d be rather good
for weak breath .'--Cathollct7 ct7-,ss-----<--- sse----<
ard and Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

-Man, Sandy. exclaimed Scotch
man to his friend, as he stepped
ashore at the wharf of New York
~I'm glaid to see you safe across
Hae ye had a fine passage?"
90, ay. capital replied Sandy
I'VE hae got over safely enough. tn.
only accident 1 heard O. was that the
ship had broken her record. - Spare
Nom snts.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Don't your conscience sometimes
trouble you about things you have to
do in financial deals?"
A little" answered Mr. Dustin
Sta;
What do you do in such case?T
IL send for a lawyer. Washing.
ton Star
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

why don't you get up and give
that seat to your father. Bobby2"
reprimanded the woman. Doesn't it
pain you to see him reaching for q
strap"
Not on train chuckled Bobby
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
Reducing the Grand Total.

Chureh-"Do you suppose they will
ever get that awful smell out of the
subway?'
Gotham don't know. know
take a lot of it out with me every
day!'-Yonkers Statesman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

The Arrow Rock Statesman says a
lovelorn swain wrote the following
rhyme to his lady love:
If bad a-knowed you'd
A-wanted to went,
I'd sure come and took you,
You bet your last cent.
The girl replied as follows;
If ia a thunk that's
What you'd did.
You bet I'd a wrote you
To take me, old kid
Atlanta Constitution.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
NO. Is.


Has the Directoire come to stay
Tell me. pray
VIII it eiineh its stylish sway
Nay
u has gained a wide renown.
shaping DANES straight up and down,
But in time they'll cut each gown
T'other way.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Silver medals have been presented
by the British Royal Humane Society
to H. Freeman and T. Eouttell, sea.
men on H. NJ. s. Glory, for gallantry
in saving life from the burning sar.
dinia at Malta.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Toddling Tommy Where is
Sunderland. mammal"
Wise WILLIE know It's at the
other end Of Lapland. Baltimore
American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

She thaughtily)-~You had no
business to kiss me
He--But it wasn't business; IT
was pleasure. - - Detroit News
Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Clara-"she puts a lot Of feeling
into her singing, doesn't she?r
Ferdy-"Y Yes; but It must be awful
10 feel that way Smart Set.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Hostess But you're ca rs moth.
ing. Mr. Floot
Mr. Floot-"ob. I never eat much
at the best of times. Punch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
Iirute

When do you take ihe
heavy meal Of the day27
Bocker-~ When my wife cooks &C.
New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

First New Congressman How did
you catch the Speakers eye?"
Second New Congressman-"t Dor.
rowed fyer from him. New York
Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

The word "doldrums" is a name
given by sailors to that part of the
ocean near the equator in which
Gains and light buffeting winds pre-
vail. with not. sultry air, local squalls,
thunder and rain. In the doldrums
sailing vessels beat about for weeks,
and they were formerly the dread
of those vessels that had to cross the
equator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

A buried river has been discovered
In the brickfields near Peterborough,
England. The bed is about thirty
feet below the surface. The piles of
ancient water dwellings have been
detected in the bed. in which are the
bones of animals. among them the
skull of hippopotamus.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Probably the wealthiest woman in
Paris is Mrs. A. Whitcomb, who does
not speak a word of English, and yet
is regarded as an American citizen.
Forty years ago she married a lawyer,
who went from San Francisco to
Paris for short holiday, but who
never returned to America. Mrs.
Whitcomb personally manages her
own estate, now worth $SO,O0O,OO
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

The wire hairpin was first made In
1545. in England. Prior to that
wooden skewers were used.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

1t is estimated that the profit from
the railways of Japan for the next
fiscal year will amount, in round fig.
ures. to s24.O00.0O0 from which a
net profit of $4.25O.OOO is expected to
accrue, after deducting the interest
on railway bonds.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

Last years crop of Manchurian
cocoons was large, about thirty per
cent. above that of the preceding
year. although the output of pongee
will probably be less. owing to the
small size and poor quality Of tho
cocoons.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

The law liberating the slaves IN
Brazil was passed in September, 1871.
1t enacted that from that date every
child born of slave parents should
be free. and 1t freed at once all slaves
belonging to the State or the i'm.
perial household.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23
Q SHZNGN
KNOwINCM

The famous Lachine Rapids of the
st. Lawrence are to be spanned by
bridge and the channel widened.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-04-23

The great rose family has been
increased by 450 members in the
space of three years. Unfortunately.
among the new varieties we do not
find the blue rose.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
HITEMAN MINERS GEL
EBRATE SEPTEMBER 81

Albia-The miners Of Hiteman have
decided to celebrate Labor Day, Mon
day and Tuesday, September and
7th.
Irene Holly of Buxton has been
taken to the Industrial school at
Mitchellville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad DeRoss Of Av-
cry returned from a three weeks visit
with relatives in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clapp of OF
tumwa spent Sunday with the form
er's mother Mrs. Emma Clapp of this
city
Will Morrissey has returned from
White Hall, Illinois, where he spent
two weeks visiting relatives.
]. w. Kelt has returned from an ex-
tended visit with his sons at Lincoln,
Neb.
Mrs. E. Whited of Ottumwa is a
guest of relatives in Abba.
Hugh McAuley has moved his fam
lily to Des Moines where he has secur-
ed position with department store.
Miss Elva Potts Of Moravla is visit
ing her young friends in Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dalin are visit
ing in Rice Lake, Wis.
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LEMON-FULMER REUNION
Organize Association at Family Gath.
erins at ACCOMPLISHMENTS



Eddyville, Aug. 24.-(SpeciaD 1.-The
Lennon and Fullmer families had the
first of series of family reunions
at the L. A. Lennon home Sunday,
and while they were together, 81 mem
bers in all and one visitor, they or
ganized an association by electing Off
GERS and decided to hold their next
meeting in the third week of August,
1910. All present did justice to fine
dinner. A number of views were TAX
en- of the gathering. Those partisipaI-
ing were: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Lem
mon and their children and grandchil-
dren, as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. M. Il.
Snow of Ottumwa, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Lennon and three children, Arthur,
Jessie and Nina; B. S. Lennon, Miss
Grace Grant and Harry Grant of Bur
lington Others present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Fullmer of Kirkville,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fullmer and daugh-
ter, Georgia, of Ottumwa; Mr. and
Mrs. Will F'ullmer, east of town, and
Miss Fora D. Caskey of Ohio. Visit
ors: Auton DeGeriksen of Burlington.
Mrs. L. A. Lennon entertained a
party of eleven ladies from 2 to 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon in honor
of her niece, Miss Zorah Caskey, of
Sharon Center, Ohio, who after spend
| ing about ten days mere, left Monday
night for Ottumwa to BE the guest of
relatives there for a few days before
returning home. Light refreshments
y ere served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
HILLS oRo.

Hillsboro-C. C. Thomas and family
left Thursday evening for their home
in Tyrone, Okla.
o. C. Reiste and J. w. Davidson
were both severely injured while put
ting a furnace in the Will Hastings
house.
Mrs. Lizzie Sprott and two children
returned Friday from their visit in Illi-
nois.
A large crowd from here attended
the Mt. Pleasant fair Thursday and
Friday.
Joe Miller left Wednesday morning
for short visit in Colorado.
r. e. Allen visited friends in Mount
Pleasant this week
J. Z. Copeland returned Wednesday
from Batavia. where he was boosting
the Big Woodman Picnic and Home
Coming Sept. "a
Mrs. Robert Stanley has gone tc
Bronson, Kansas, for short visit.
Mrs. Belle Benn is in Quincy getting
her fall stock Of millinery.
The news of the death by drowning
of Mrs. Marshall Jordan of Mount
Pleasant was received here with deep
est sorrow Mr. Jordan's former home
was here and he has many friends who
sympathize with him in his be.
reavement
Ray Hixson went to Ottumwa We'd
inesday
| Miss Lola Smutz went to Ft. Madi-
son Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
cHlLLlcoTHE.

Chillicothe-Miss Hazel Chisman Of
Ottumwa spent last week with her
grandmother, Mrs. Cathdine Worley.
Mrs. S. H. Webb of Hebron, Neb.,
is visiting her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Avery Of OF
tumwa were guests Sunday at the
G. NJ Butin home.
Miss Grace Lesson is in Osceola for a
weeks visit.
Mrs. John Miller of Ottumwa visit
ed at the DR.. Rambo home Friday.
Mrs. ]. A. Sweeney, who has been in
Chicago with her son, Joe, who re-
Gently underwent third operation, re-
turned to her home last week. The
many friends of Joe will be pleased .
hear he has recovered sufficiently to
return home soon.
Mrs. ]. E. Washington of Des
Moines has been here for some time
visiting her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnston.
Mrs. D. venator and Miss Mamie
Cottrell, in response to message tell
ing of the illness Of Mrs. VIM. Ven
ator, at Oakland, Ia, departed Mon
day morning for that place
Miss Lulu Barnes of Avery is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Baker.
Mrs. Lee Dunlavy and daughter
Jennie, of stiles, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Stump Thursday and
Friday
| A jolly picnic party was given Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Et
! Peterson, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Peterson's third wedding ami
versary Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Peterson, son, Alex
and daughter, Alice; Mr.. and Mrs
lGust Burgason and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clarence Johnston and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. France Peterson c
4 Munterville; Messrs. and Mesdame'
lPeter Anderson, Albert Gustavisci
land Miss Bertha Anderson of Ottum
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BlDW ELL.

Bidwell-Mr and Mrs. Gordon Pot
ter CT Illinois, who are enroute TO
the Seattle Exposition, visited few
days last week at the Mrs. Charlotte
Potter home.
Mrs. harvey Shahan of South CT
tumv a visited a few days last week
with friends here.
Mrs. James Johnston returned on
Thursday from an extended visit with
relatives in Missouri and Kansas.
Noyes Garfield made a brief visit
in Chilicothe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Van Fossen of
High Point visited Sunday at the Omer
Johnston home.
Daniel Rosecrans was business
visitor in Blakesburg Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnston visited
Tuesday evening near Blakesburg at
the Jones Home.
Miss Pearl Blackman of Lucerne,
Mo-. is visiting at the F. e. Perry
home.
Miss Effie Reading of Blakesburs
visited friends here few days last
week.
The Misses Beulah. Romola and
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Limits Commissions Power.
HOPEW ELL.

Hopewell.-Mrs. Margaret Hunter
is quite il lat present.
l.. R. Garrison and Charles and
Clifford Hunter attended the Old Set
tiers Reunion in Drakeville last
Thursday.
Mrs. Ethel Upp Walker and children
vicinity. They will leave soon for
their home near Santa Barbara, Cal.
j. w. Johnston made business trip
to Blakesburg recently.
A. J. Walker is going with Clyde
Smiths threshing machine for few
days.
Mary Robert Pierson of Ottumwa
spent one day last week with Emma
Walker.
Mrs. Mary Samples who was quite
sick is recovering.
Edd Ballard, Frank Samples and
Charles Black with their families,
spent Sunday at the Summons home.
Byrd Bean who has been staying at
the E. Hunter home, has returned to
her home near Bunch.
Rosa Walker visited her brother
Ernest recently.
Among those from here who were
shopping in the county seat this week
are Jesse Helmick and family, Charles
White, Jacob Walker, N. ]. Sammons
and Charles Worren.
Mrs. Mile Worrell visited her sis
ter Mrs. Eva Johnston one day last
week.
Emily Sammons returned home aft
er spending two weeks with her sis
ter Mrs. Ed Ballard.
Mrs. jeff Sloan called on Laura
Hunter recently.
Mrs. Claude Arnold spent Saturday
with her grandmother Mrs. Hunter.
Mrs. Ella Selman, Mrs. Sherman
Day, Mrs. Charles Roberts and Harvey
Hunter and family all came in to see
their sick mother last Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
OPENING a Success.

Bloomfield, Aug. 2'-(Special)-
Chautauqua opened here Sunday with
fair weather and splendid talent. The
crowd exceeded that of the opening
day last year. DR.. c. S. Medbury de-
livered a forceful sermon in the
morning and Rev. Frank Crane lee
tured in the afternoon, which was
very unique and pleasing. The after
noon lecture was preluded by the
Kruby Brothers quintet. which made
hit with the people the first thing.
The evening was given entirely to the
quintet and Miss Walsingham, who is
reader of rare ability and who de-
lighted her hearers Miss Elsie Brown
who from some cause was belated, is
expected to arrive today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
THE MAN OF TOMORROW.
Terse Comments Upon the Christian
Endeavor Topic for August 20,
"Home Missions: Our CosmopoIi-
tan Population" Luke 13:22-23.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

The increasing interflow of travel
and immigration among the nations
has broken down many insular preju-
dices. Whole races are coming to a
clearer understanding of one another.
Commercially and socially each is
busy in selecting and adapting the
best of the others products. And on
the Western continent the very peo-
pies themselves are mingling and
merging, SO that what ethnologists
characterize as new racial type is
developing. Ignoring the line that di-
vides Canada from the States, they
call this emerging Westerner, this
child of varied ancestry, the "Ameri-
can" Blended in him are the best OF
the characteristics Of the older peo-
pies. He has new traits for the new
times. The coming man is our home
grown cosmopolitan
| There is an unfortunate tendency to
| lump all immigration and to label it as
undesirable. Some demagogues speak
| as if the immigrants to these shores
were an intruder. In sober truth, this
| is land of immigrants. They were its
founders and in many respects, they
are still it's strength. The persons who
l
rent events have not failed to observe
| tho frequency with which children of
newly-arrived aliens carry off public
school honors. The latent powers of
| slumbering generations spring into
| flower in the favorable American at
! mosphere. Foreign born residents are
! forging to the front in many lines of
activity. That is well-so long as they
are thoroughly nationalized and
! Christianized, so that the essential
| ideas of this new land be preserved
This work of naturalization and
Characterization is what we call home
missions.
The cardinal ideas of the nation are
| frequently more precious to the man
just landed at Ellis Island than to the
man whose ancestors came over in the
| Mayfiower.
There are aspects of the new trend
in this western world toward federated
Christian activity which are as yet I'M
suspected by most persons. The recent
convention of the Federation o.
Churches showed how strongly the
leaders of Christian thought and worl
have been gripped by the Importance
of the religious side of the immigra
ton question. There was then NANTES
| a determination to sink all denomina
tional differences in a united effort t
show the best side of the national lif,
to newcomers into our midst. The re
ceptioG Of immigrants. the cosmopoli
tan city population, the foreign borr
communities at industrial centers, ant
the smaller colonies of aliens in rura
parts, We're all discussed as urgent op
portunities for the most brotherly ant
diligent Christian service. All un
known to himself, the stranger with
III the gates is helping his hosts to ;
| realization of their higher responsible
/ tiles.
Somebody had made the point tina
. an easy. practical and immediate form
of Christian and patriotic service t
! 1.-the cosmopolitan population is t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
SOME DAVIS COUNTY TEACH
ERS AND THEIR SCHOOLS

Bloomfield.-The result of the July
teachers examination is as follows:
Three first class certificates, eleven
second class, twelve third class, five
provisional and fourteen failures. A
special examination will be called on
August 27 and % on account of the
shortage of teachers
The following appointees have been
added since the last list published:
Cleveland.
Han-Myrtle Marshall
Cross Roads-Marie Passmore.
Troy-Gertrude Knecht and Julia
Lindsay.
West Grove-Mae Hartwick and
Myrtle G. Smith.
Fabins Township.
Jefferson-W. G. Evans.
Central-Blanche Waggoner.
Neutrality-suspicious. Ford.
Grove Township.
Burr Oak-Fay Wright.
Stiles-Iyy French
Newman-Jessie Allen.
Pleasant View-Edith Allen.
Lick Creek.
Pleasant Ridge-Beryl Horn, Frank
lin Star, Mary Tough.
Union-Jessie Gibson.
Pleasant Grove-Edith Howard.
Marion Township.
Fair We've. w. Huff.
Albany-Howard Cassell.
Union-Virgie Harshfield.
Washington-Edith Hastings.
Prairie Township.
Craven-Mary Quirk.
Roscoe Township.
Round Grove-Mabel Real Atkins
Jessie Edwards.
Union-Fannie Edwards.
Pleasant Knowl-Bertha Burrows.
Union Township
Walnut Groye-Alice Morse.
Hickory Grove-Effie Colston.
West Grove.
Harmony-Sam Ryan.
Orange-Lon Townsend.
| Gordon-Pearl Phyllis
| Bethel-Lenore Hartwick.
Mrs. Earl Evans Of Kansas City Wis.
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oLIvET.

Olivet.-Mrs. Susan Davis of Des
Moines visited at the r. Williams
home this week
The coal company leased the coal
land of Mrs. Susan Davis this week.
This gives them an opening to reach
enough coal to last five years yet
right in Olivet
W. H. Jenkins of Des Moines was
in town on Friday on business.
Mrs. Chaffee and daughters of Cali
J. S. Oldham home, left for their
home this week.
]. L. Billings is cleaning off the
rubbish from his place and will start
to rebuild his house next week. s:g
| Mrs. William Laughlin, who lives
east Of town, spent Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdowell Of Oska-
loosa spent Sunday at the hame of
J. E. Mcdowell and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Thompson spent
Saturday in Oskaloosa at the Litchen-
held home.
The farmers all over this locality
are threshing this week. There are
three machines running in this town
ship.
w. B. Rogers reports the coal trade
is exceedingly good for this time CT
the year.
N. A. Peterson of Monroe was in
town on Tuesday on mining business.
The members of the M. P. church
had their church repainted and re.
papered this week. They contemplate
uniting in new seats
Seward Bartholomew, who lives
west Of town, threshed his grain on
Tuesday. He says he had the smallest
yield he has had for ten years.
The mine here was operated five
| days last week. They operated full
time at Evans and at Bolton three
and half days. They abandoned
the No 1 mine at Bolton last week
and put all the men in the No. mine
which was opened two years ago.
| Parties from Des Moines were here
last week looking for coal land. There
are five miles of coal lands here thai
never have been touched. The Goa
runs from Olivet to the Des Moines
river at Harvey.