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enemies than almost any other trait. 1t
may be an evidence of strength OF char
actcr 10 have decided views. but it is well
10 keep these ideas pretty much to ones
self until il can he positively proved that
they are the only correct views possible.
The little trick OF determining never 10
use the 4" in convcrSa ton may lie back
road toward its goal. but il will lead there
Just the same, for when il is impossible to
speak Of ones self the second person must
bc made use OF. and in becoming accus-
toned 10 start of with What do you
wantE' The II want soon becomes for
gotten altogether,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
g SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR
Y THE SCHOOL GIRL

TuERE is story told of a girl who
had all her short life been known US
the most selfish child that ever lived.
One day rs she sat alone wondering
what She could DO Tint would give her
most pleasure fairy appeared before her
and told her Tint unless she sloDpcd
tbinkinS about herself and what would
bring her happiness she would all her life
bo lonesome and miserable In q sudden
ht OF fear and remorc combined the cir,
asked what she could do To couaucr bor
sclbShDcsS. For answer the Cairv tol5
her thar from That day forth She must
eliminate the letter "I' in bo.h writinr
aud conversation. Half in amusement
half IN curiosity. nnd also bccnuec she
was always bored aud louscd for some
thing new to interest her. she resolved tu
mnkc tho experiment.
The story goes on TO tell how the Girl
lived to be an old. old woman, and how
at her death a whole nation lnourncd
and how the myriadS Of wrcaihs and
flowers placed upon her grave by tboso
who loved her all took root and bloo,ood
forever after. winter and summer hc.
cause nothing which came near 10 this
womau's spirit could ever die
Now. just because fairics are not he.
lieycd in in this practical twentieth cen.
fury this bit of advice would undoubtcd.
Iy he laughed 10 scorn by the up 10 dnto
girl. Size would say, "Whot a back road
TO take toward unscldshncss" And vc,
il is desperately trnc that tho girl whose
conversation Is inlcrlordcd Wit, ~
tbiuE,' II wouldn't" Il did 80 and So"
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Lure Of the Borealis.

THERE IS perpetual fascination
about the Aurora Horcalis, the cause
of which seems TO be On uufatbom-
able mystery 10 scie3tists, Now We
learn that the atmosphere has nothing to
do with its height, In some northern
countries it has been seen to touch the
earth, while in other places it has risen
to height of sixty miles. the rays
stretching hundreds Of miles further.
glowing at their points with maVellou,
red light.
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her nerves are strung up to such pitch
that the entire body feels the effect mud
no part more thon the hands Iou know
that if the circulation is Withdrawn from
any part of the body there follows 4
is one reason why so many women in
this country have scrawny hands. How
ever, as women arc daily gaining greater
poisc. this tendency is rapidly decreasing
and each year the number Of pretty
hands that come to my notice increases.
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TO the mntcrial before the box itself is
TO be covered. The braid can be either
be pasted or scwcd on, the latter method
being little more trouble and Infinitely
more satisfactory in the long run To
buy tho correct quantity of braid the
box itself must first be measured, for
every hat box to-day is n different size.
The round boxes. Of course, take much
less material and for n square box each
side should bc treated aS a panel and
adorned down each edge The braid en-
ploycd Should be about an Inch in widill
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because of her beautiful hands Even
that ancient gentleman Aristotle pro-
nouDced hnc hand superior to any other
attraction in woman
"Jnst watch group of pretty women
in the drawing room engaged in merry
chatter 10 prove this assertion. says the
expert, 1T is quite true that the hand
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
It'll Be a Parasol Summer.

\ Il is going 10 be parnsol summer. and If
you wish TO be up 10 date you must have
number Of these fascinating acccs-
sorics. each made of the same material
as the froek with which it is carried. For
morning use the most popular will be
those of Scotch GinGham, in bright plnids,
10 match the siDgham gowns which will
prevail over the linens for The summer
girl And in the afternoon she will carry
muslin or dimity ones. or aD organdic. all
these materials being the mos, charming
OF all summer fabrics for young girls.
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OF the glrls is the wonderful drawing of
the hands shown in the case of certnin
artists.
This, it is pointed out was u particular
feature of Van Dyk's portraits. many OF
which recently were seen at ono of the
popular Fifth avenue galleries. FRANCOIS
Flnmeng, the French artist who has
done so many portraits Of beautiful
women, 4 collection of which was re.
Gently seen at the same place, Is another
artist who makes n feature Of beautiful
hands and whose portraits were consci-
eutiously studied
Prince Pierre Troubctzkoy. who has
dono so many pictures of beautiful
women, always brings a pretty hand into
special prominence, and In the we'll
known portrait of Mrs John Jacob Astor
the hands are pointed out ns being par
tlcularly slender and graceful Surgcnt's
pictures are always interesting from this
point of view. for whatever type of hnnd
he is commissioned TO paint his artists
soul can never present them III other than
nristocratic guisc.
Nor were pretty hands studied wholly
from the artists viewpoint, for the
courier, who happened TO be a womauI
md a society matron at that. knows
the value of n pretty hand from the So
ciaI standpoint as well, and she never
failed TO give her charges the benefit of
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quite as frequently in the power and in
diyIdualty IT expresses. 1t is m incon-
tcstblc fact that the hand can be made
a thing Of marvellous fascination simply
by training aad cultivation"
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\ JAN DNk was perhaps the most
v enthusiastic exponent of beautiful
hnnd among the early Dutch painters,
and III the many books written about his
work it IS stated that bo had n model
with the most beautiful hands accompany
HIM on his travels through Italy and othc.
parts of Europe in order that he might
always have his favorite type TO sketch
from when needed
Many sketches simply of hands alone
appear among his early drawings 10 les.
uiy 10 his foDdncss for this portion of
the human body. aud the type ho was
particularly devoted TO was the Latin
type OF h1nd-that which the French call
putelc. or plump.
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represent the physical more strongly than
The mental. that You see the finest hands.
Tho French women have the most beauti'
ful bands in the world, the Italian women
como next but there is no doubt that in
time the American women will take their
place IN the line with n wholly new
type. created by the admiXturc of blood
of different nationalitcs, which will show
not only strength and character but grace
and beauty as well.
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M ISIS MARY HELEN CARLYLE
who has given much attention To tb

.NI ISIS MARY HELEN CARLYLE,
who has given much attention to tue
subject and who is portrait painter,
living in New York, says. 10 her mind, the
young American girls have the prettiest
hands in the world, and, moreover, she
thinks they use them better than those
of any other nation.
VI presume notice hands not only he
cause paint portraits. but because Of
my miniature rings. the fashion for
which l originated in London and which
has now spread TO America" she said
The rings, which arc ivory miniatures
set with gold and jewels. are most en-
tranciug OH the hand of young girl.
though, naturally, in the case of those
not yet out, the jewclIcd mountings are
not worn.
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her knowledge ns a society woman and AZ
mother with merriagcnblc daughters.
For this woman makes no hesitation in |
saying that a pretty hand is frequently
more captivating thnn a pretty face She
is by no means alone i'll this belief for.
to 90 back hundreds of years. history will
tell you thni even the great Pctrarch fell
in love with his Laura simply and solely
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SuS MAN0S REVELAN SUS SECRE70S.
SUS OJOS PUEDEN REVELAR Ell PASADO.
EL FUTURO PUEDE PREDEClRSE.
UN DEscUBRDoR DICE COMO Es QUE oBFA MHAcRos
MODERNCS QUE SORPRENDEN Y ENAGENAN
4 LOS HOMBRES DE ClENCA.

e:nerc, como % que puede adqu;rirse una
irresistible personalidad, come puede sa-
oerse quien halagar y de ouien huir,
como pIede inauencia1 los demas, ven
derAefectos, .hacerj 8 10 gente generosa
con su dinero. conssgnir una buena colo
cscion cociun .buen sueldo sin diticultad,
censsguir} }aunaento de. sueldo = centena-
resS de: cosasl ldeS gram importancia para
todo honbre;6''nuje de aspiraciones.
Eseov&rsE$zndo1pn edici6n de mi
>uevoSiibro; al, pdblieo, completamente
gratis.> No soy vanaglorioso pero s6 que
este libro explica una ley secreta que es
de inestimable valor para aquellos que
desean toner 6xito en- Ia vida. Hombres
de prominencta mo han escrito que este
ibro contiene informes que clos han e.
tado buscando toda IL vida.
Hay millares de personas luchando por
Ia vida que pudieran gozar de todss eus
comodidades = pudieran grati6car sus de-
seos = aspiraciones 81 tan solo poseyeran
los informes que contiene este Ebro. Y
asf he decidido regular todos los ejempla-
res de que puedo disponer.
ST Y. dssea eaber 81 verdadero secreto
de dominar & los den&s, 81 quiere V. dis
frutar dc perfecta salud, 81 ambiciona
V. riquesas infuencia social, si desea
V. ser 81 primero entire los que le rodean,
escrfbsme pidi6ndome un ejenplar do mi
libro embellishments. Le sera Y. do
gran valor. Si quiere v. estar SECURE de
coneeguir 81 libro escriba hoy. Di11jase
al Departanento537 A, Chroloeicel Col
1,co ~ rA1;porr3a Ynap3ro IN PAINT E,ohn
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Hotas del depaIta-
rncnto del interior

Sc ha remitido 4 los efectos del
pago un ejemplar de la certificacion
No, l a favor de Juan Diez, de Ca
yey, por la suma de sb73.20 por su-
ministro de piedra triturada para el
Lote No. 405.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Juan
de Dios Colon y d Vicente Santiago,
vecinos de Ponce, para ampiiar ca
sas a orillas de la carretera No. |,
Kms. l22-l23, hect, 9y 5 respecti-
vamente, Seccion Ponce-Juana Di-
az
Sc ha concedido permiso a Dona
C. Coronado dec. vecina de Villalba
Juana Diaz, para fabricar una casa
frente Ia carretera No. II KIN. g.
hect. 3. Seccion Viilalba-Divisoria.
Sc ha cedido permiso 4 Nicomedes
Nieves, vecino de Bayam6n, para
construir una casa ornlas de la ca
rretcra No. 8, KIM. 4, 4, Seccion Ba
yamon Comerio,
Sc ha concedido permiso a Leon
Fuentes, ,vecino de Barros, para cons
truir una cara a orillas de la carrete
ra No. 5, KIN. 20.6 Secci6n Aiboni-
to -Barros.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Fran
cisco Iglesias, de San Lorenzo, para
construir una casa a orllas de la ca
rretera No. 7, KIN. Caguas San Lo-
renzo.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Ange-
la Vi]lodas vecina de Guayama para
trasladar una casa por Ia carretera
Nc. 3, KIM. 57.8, ,Secci6n Guayama-
Arroyo.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Neme-
sio Dfaz de Salinas, para construir
una casa a orillas de la carreteza
No. 3 Km. 76.S Salinas Guayama
Section.
Sc ha concedido permio a Esco-
hstica Feliciano de Guayama, para
constrmr una casa a orillas de la ca
rretera No. 2, KIN. SIG, Guayama-
Arroyo.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Ignaci
Rivera, de Patiilas para edificar
una casa q orillas de la Carretera
No. 3, KIN. 76.8., Secci6n Patillas
Maunabo.
Sc ha concedido permiso q las 81
guientes personals, vecinos de Are
cibo para construir cosas a orillas de
la carretera No. 6.
Sc ha consedido permiso 4 Carlos
Gonzalez de Mecca para construir
una casa i orilla de la carretera a
8, KIN. 1914 Seccion 1914 Aguadi-
la Adjuntas.
Sc ha concedido permiso a Andres
Roman, de Utuado, para construir.
una casa a orillas de la carretera No
6, KIN. 56-6 Secci6n ce-Arecibo.
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Bases generates del concurso in
telectual que fu6 recibido
con entusiasmo por nurnero-
sos y distinguidos escritores.
Mas de ochenta cuentos remitidos; rnuchos,
esperanto turno de publication.

1a Correspondence a6na Puerto Rico
de producer poudo bas oras terarias os los generos
llama cueno LA Correspondence poucir
merito a AL ha ecdo ab medic d
neas cuentos cua deca
autor del de puertorrqueao
Los cuentos deben ser ineditos.
LA Correspondnca ofrece de vencedor
peonao esabe para evar adeane mno las siguene bass
1oLo que mtido La Correspondence" toma
are ell campeonao eben mtdltos ect estas ~
"Paro cl campecnao de LA Correspondence.
os cuentos deoen enlr suto pos s auoes con us
eeran ubcado deearen quos pubco nombrao
advertan ndicando ean pubcidad
nodco debe de todo modos nombre del a1tor
Cuando termina ell pszo del campeonats.
campenat epzara 10 de Julio de 1902
terminara e 10 de Novembre de 1910
4os cuentosno depn conener mas 1000 paabas tex
RESIDENCES h fuera ella
5oUn puede vaos cuentos con tai
de que paen de cuatro.
Formation del jurado
6o is de iebre de 1910 "L Correspondence abrird ps
para mac6n ado udo de los cuenos decda
cuoI LA Corespon
80 nombres personals residences a de forms
petene juado ca6cado los M pho consi q9s
de uentos remdos LA
doce nonbres de agdo formation
del uado Ea votaclon deemna los 2o 80 nobres de- Ia
doe ouedaran dgnado candidates
urado De candidates LA Coreponenc delgnrs
los obcn
darG formada ado ccad del de de LA Co
epondencA de Puerto Rico urado constao recb l6 ds
peonatoy l6 de Eneo de 1911 dcho uralo ar vereco Co.
respondenca entregaa puma de al Ia
tienda
cuanf
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Els un hecho, dice 81 Professor segno,
que los successes importsntes SO pueden
presagiar. Tambi6n el modo dc ser de
las personas, sus talentos y sus debilfda-
des SO ven claramente registrados en- su
rostro = en- sus manos, por medic do las
celdas nerviosas, = adn hasta Ia letra de
una persona descubre sus caracteristicos.
Yo he expGcado Ia ra16n cientidca de to-
do este en- mi nuevo ibro titulado GEL
PODER SECRETO." He dicho como es
que cualquier persona inteligente puede
facilmente aprender 4 leer Ia naturaleza.
secreta de los otros, como puede saberse
que vocaoi6n seguir & I'm dc ganar mes
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MuniCiipio de
San Juan, P. R.
Anuncio de subasta.

JUNO 1 de 1910.
El dis II de Julio 4 las 10 de Ia
maiiana, en- la Oticins del Alcalde de
la Ciudad y ante la Com sion respecti-
va, Sc venderan en- pdblica subasta Is
solares de los terrenos del ensanche, al
Este de la Ciudad.
Las propoeiciones habran de pre-
~atarse en- pliegos cerrados y US ando
dnicamente el modelo de proposic ZONES
que suministrara el senior Secretario
Municipal, en- cuya Ofcina Sc ia cili-
tar ademas a los interesados copia de
la Ordenanza conteniendo las condi-
clones de la subasta y toda otra clase
de intorma ci6n relativa al ob;eto.
+. DEL VALE,
Aicatde de San Juan.
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pIlDORAS lHT|bAC|LARES

rB6yss snoaena,s pohsds neHnssss
Q aksunou8 dA raprat1iA -
Las trooqnA agats s6ois hgsppA
eotdo 1cAsasvu hns18nes
tsass psdDa,s rnsaasJ = 4
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IN MAYORD0M0

In msvordono cen largs rrzcti-
GO en- el cultivo de Ia Gaia" 6esea
colocsrse al frente de una co.onia. v
sl eteCto euenta con las refereneias
cue Sc eeseen- Para informes ests
Administration y en- Vega-baja. don
Arrurn Gnerra AcnstA
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Anuncio de subasta

Habiendo qnedado deSierta la SUI
hasta para proveer de carne fresca de-
res y leche d los reclusoS de la Escue
la Correctional de Mayaguez; Y ha-
biendo surj;do difcultades para u,ti-
mar los contratos respecto al suminis
tro de carne 4 las instituciones hentti-
cas- V Penitenciaria de San Juan, Y
raciones Csrte! de Mayaguez, Eor cI
preSente Sc anuncia una nueva su.
basta para el abaStecimiento de Jos
indicados articulos, la que Sc llevari
a cabo ell dia - del corriepte las 10
de Ia malana, en- la Oticina del Di.
rector de Sanidad. Benef, elcia V Co
rrecci6n, baio lss mismas oopdicion es
y iormas consignadas en- Ia subasta
anterior.
JUAN +. Was,
Director of Health, Charities
? & Correction.
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En- ests rmprenta Sc vende nspel de
period:cos vislos 4 50 quin,al
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lei primer cuentiSta puertorriquenO.

enenddo estabee por ola Correspondence Puerto
o auo trnnte ella considerable defenddo
Eel primer puertorqueho Sendo de aver que ulo
campeonao ea conservado
de La Correspondnca
arebatado por otro campeon.
SOFIA Correspondence pucara medda que los reabndo
odos los que remido para el
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Treasury Department Of Porto Rico.
sUBAsTA PUBL1CA B1ENEs NMUEBLEs
En- Coeua Rentas nenas de Msna e dia II de Julio
de 1870 las de la seran vendos los moes todos
los cubrr contbu
cons uen mbgados habe pagad de-
bdo las conibucons vcnd los segdn spone
Inernas
PRoPETARIOs Description de la propedad Contbuon gstos
aproximadoa
EN- PRIMERA SUBASTA
Juan Miro Castaner At eds Barrio Coto, $50
Iourdo Coma, 80 cds Florida adentro 24.79
Ianuel Lourdo "a eds Florids adentro 1888
ism6n Lourido, IS cds1 casa, Florida adentIo, 1885
.uan s Ortiz 70 eds casa Florida auers 1888
Pueden dees deseen los respecdo expdentes
compr.dor propdd debe depostsr eevo
del valor vendda perdera
de Ia ua u subaads Ia
popedad durante guen verified
Man ah P. R., Juno 1910
(Fimado) Francisco de Echegaray-Coetor.
Anrobsdo: d. Gromer.
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MUM MUM MI N

QUITA Ell NAL OLOR
AL SUDOR DEL BAJO-
BRAZO. EVITANDO CON
ELLO QUE LOS TRAJES
Sc PIERDAN. NO EVITA
Ell ST DOR; LIE QUITA A
ESTEST OLOR DESAGRA-
DABLE. PIDALO A La
CASA GFiGEL o A LA
FARMACIA TRAVIESO.
In NAYORD0M0
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Treasury Department Of Porto Rico.
sUBAsTA PuBLICA BIENEs INdUEBLES
Coleua de Rentas nternss Bayam6n ds II de julio de
1870 las della mshan seran vuddos los os los
relaconado de los mmos ublas nt
embagados haber
las contuciones vencdas segdn dpone
Ley de Rentas 1nternas.
PROPETAROs Description de Propedad. Contbucon gastos
aproxmados.
PRIMERA sUBAsTA.
F. NJ Ashley 10 eds Bo Pueblo viea 1922
Joseph A. smith, 10 eds Bo. $751;
; Jose NJ Martinez Hnos IA eds = cssa Mnllas 1891
= Guadalupe Torres 9 eds J Bo. sonadoras 2esl
J. R. Gibbs, hoy B. F Yard, q eds b. Hato teas 279t
dlcs que respivos sxpsdiente.
FL mpdor de cada propedd debe dsposiar effective 10
del vaor vendds
de de ua fue ubasada la
propiedsd das gups verc6
Bayam6n, P R. JUNO 8 de 1910.
Firmado) F. j. Montila-Colecor
Aprobado: SAMUEL D. Gromer Treasurer.
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Lo >que "La Correspondencla', en- 10 possible espera

9ondo los obetos de LA Corepondenca emuar
earo estudo de vida regional espen
da que Dos pgo dar paa dao
auto que clio preca ondcon
trabaos vida pueroueha bao tod
que ella puede ofrecer.
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Treasury Department Of Porto Rico.

Treasury Department Of Porto Rico.
sUBAsTA PUBLICA BlENEs 1NMUEBLEs.
En- Ia de Ren neaas Ctuado d II de Julio
los cub
Clones feron
coribuon recargos g1n disponla
Ley de Reaas lnernas
PRoPIETARIos Description propedad Conibuciones
aproxmados
- PRIMERA sUBAsrA
NJ Oaso & Ca, l ale Aguanaba, Pueblo $50
Francisco Arabia, Gale Pueblo 4.52
Isabel Camano, 5ens raj Stone, Pueblo, 1904
r. Col5n Serbia, | Maoo 7.94
," !" No. 8.33
jeeds Maria Pena, Anto.
MO Coijn casa Eetsnces No 7 4486
Sue Jose Ramon Muniz Gale Is de Julio, So
Sue Francisco Natal, 25 eds 20 Vivf arrba 3529
Rafael Maidonado % eds Bo Vivf abajo, 1913
Anto GsSzae Padlla cd ; Bo Vvf arrba 2296
Manuel Ruiz Zeda 20 cds Bo WI abao 1902
eds Bo Vivi >,r,ba, 27.31
Resa Aars Roig 1913 eds Be- Vivi absjo. 5084
Fcipe Hernandez, l6 eds toh;cs Jsyuya abajo 506t
jose Cai@zo, so eds CASA Be Jayuya abao, 31.o4
sebss.itn Cruz 20 eds casa Bo :pgee 49 86
Feix 4 (ionzalez, - l boho Angeles 2I79
pe6ro V. Madonado 35 eds easA Bo. Angeles T19
E,oszzsez Acevedo, Al eds / casa Bo. Angeles, 4244
Maria n 56 eds 10 Angeles 6S44
deales deeen los respecv expeden
Ell De Ia propdd lebe depo@tar cvo 10
del a xsndda psrdera
de la n subatada Ia
proedad durane los ez das allen v6c" emae
Utuado, P. r., mayo 70 do 1910.
(Firmado) Gimenez-Coector.
Apobado: Samuel D. crome Treasurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
JOHN DICKSON, FlFTY-Slx YEARS
RESIDENT OF COUNTY,
DIES TODAY.
SETTLED NORTHWEST OF
CITY IN SPRING OF '54
Has Lived Continuously in tho County
and This City Since That Time-Mr.
Dickson Would Have Been 81 on
juno 16, and Had Been Married Six
ty-Four Years.

John Dickson, one Of the early plo-
neers Of the county, and a resident of
the county continually for tifty-siN
years, died at i o'clock this afternoon
at his home, ITO West Main street, of
old age. Mr.. Dickson would have been
81 years old on June Is next, and with
his aged wife celebrated the sixty
fourth anniversary of their marriage
confined to the house for about
month.
John Dickson was born in Greene
county, Pennsylvania, June 16, 1919,
and on Jan. 1, 1916, claimed as his
bride Catharine A. Boylan, of the same
county, who was born Oct 81 1927,
and who survives him.
In the spring of 1854 Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickson came to Iowa, and settled in
this county, Mr.. Dickson buying $40
acres of government land on Asher
creek, seven miles northwest of this
grants bear the signature of Franklin
Pierce, as president Of the United
States
Saw Real Pioneer Days.
There was then no railroad in the
state. and Mr.. Dickson cut logs and
hauled them to a saw mill to get lum-
Der with which to build a house, which
still remains as landmark in that
neighborhood. His nearest neighbor
to the east was then ten miles way.
Indians were frequent visitors. Deer
We're quite plentiful, few elk, wolves
were numerous, and prairie chickens
abounded by the thousands. In hunt
ing the latter game Mr.. Dickson has
bagged as many as nine in a single
shot. Marietta was then the county
seat and the largest and most flourish
ing town Of the county, and MARSHALL
town was just beginning to command
attention. Mr.. and Mrs Dickinson i'm
proved their farm and lived on it for
thirty-t three years. Twenty-three years
ago they moved to Marshalltown, which
has since been their home.
Head of Large Family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson have many
descendants, including eight children.
twenty-seven grandchildren, and six
teen great grandchildren. The chill
dren are J. w. Dickson, of Boise, Ida
no; Mrs. CerdelA Cornell, of ottum-
wa: Mrs. Vernissa Zines, of Twin
Falls, Idaho; j. H. Dickson, of 1antha.
Mo-; Mrs. Elizabeth Cozens, Of Albano.
Col; Mrs. Minerva Brush, Melzar M