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to increase the capital stock from
fifty to one hundred thousand dollars.
Hon J. Hughes. Jr., is president of
said bank.
Humphrey Thomas took out several
loads Of lumber Wednesday for q new
barn on his farm in Pilot township.
Fred Jones and wife who reside on
farm west Of the city visited Wednes-
day at the home Of Mrs. Jones's sister.
Joseph Dubishar of Pilot township
visited recently at the home Of his
sonsJoseph, Jr.
Richard Thomas has moved his
family into his property recently pur-
chased in the south part Of the city.
Owen and Stanley Yates of Des
Moines and Robert Of Ottumwa were
visitors recently at the parental home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Yates.
James Oliver Of West Troy trans
acted business in the city Wednesday
and visited with old time friends.
Daniel Collingwood and wife visited
Tuesday at the home Of the formers
brother Seth.
William Pugh of York township Wis
tied recently at the home Of his broth
er on the farm east of the city.
J. A. Daniels Of route No. 1 who has
been on the sick list for the past three
months, has so far recovered that he
was able to come to the city Wednes-
day and visit for short time with his
brother.
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At the school election last Monday,
w. G. Fletcher, director and Osborne
Jones, treasurer, were both elected to
succeed themselves.
At the citizens caucus Tuesday
evening the following officials were
nominated: Mayor, Joe Ogle; assessor,
Chas Fletcher: treasurer. A. A. Hall;
city council, James Brannan. T. j.
Perry, r. f. Jones, julius Sim and
Herman kehienback.
Owen and Stanley Yates Of Des
Moines and Robert OF Ottumwa were
over Sunday visitors at the parental
home of J. J. Yates and wife.
Henry Black and wife of Green
township were in visiting Monday with
their many friends Of this city and vi
cinity.
George House, Jr Of Oklahoma,
came in Wednesday morning for a
visit at the home Of his father.
John Mcclure and son Of South Troy
were in Wednesday and visited at the
home of Mr.. McCune's nephew.
Mike Dwyer and Ed Carroll Of Par
nell transacted business here Wednes-
day.
Lawrence Tanner and wife of Sum-
ner were in Wednesday and visited at
the home of Mrs. Anna Tanner and
with J. A. Tanner.
O. w. Perry transacted business at
Marengo last Monday.
County Attorney ]. F. Kirby and
Attorney w. E. Wallace are attending
the March term Of court at Marengo
this week.
Coleman CASTILLO Of near Millers-
burg was transacting business and
meeting old time friends here Monday.
Henry Kanuck of Sumner township
was in Monday looking for some real
estate with the view Of moving here In
the near future.
John Hack is hauling out lumber
this week for new barn on his farm
west Of the city.
The stockh olders of the Williams
burg Savings bank voted Wednesday
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SWEETS" ATTACK "DRYS"
Move is Made to Induce Chicago EIec-
ton Board to Keep Issue OFF 6
..r. Ballot

Chicago, March ia petition al
leging that 47.9 per cent of the sigma
lures of the local option petition are
illegal, that the petition lacks 250O4
signatures of the number required by
law, and praying the election commits
sioners not to submit the prohibition
question to the voters at the election
April was filed with the board late
yesterday afternoon. Hearing on the
petition was set for o'clock this
morning.
The petition was filed by Mayer.
Myer, Austrian & Plat, counsel for
tn. executive committee of the United
Societies, and cites that OF 74,026
signatures on the dry" petition only
3S,5O7 are duly registered voters;
that 1926 are not duly registered
voters; that there are fictitious sigma
lures to the number of 2,193 and 1000
Implications, making total of faulty
signatures to the number of 1858.
The number required by law to make
the petition legal is 65,511.
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FAIRFIELD. .

Miss Arnetta Hyde and Francis Ed
munds were quietly married Wednes-
day evening by Rev. G. L. Tenant at
the Methodist parsonage. The cere-
mony was performed in the presence
Of only a few relatives. and the bride
and groom left Immediately for visit
at Brighton before beginning house.
keeping in this city. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmunds have many friends in
Fairfield, to whom the marriage comes
as no little surprise.
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy in the Cour-
Ter want columns. Write your ad and
send 1t in with the same number of
cents that there are words In the ad.
That will pay for two insertions.
William D. Ankron died Wednesday
morning at his home near Glasgow
after a long illness. Mr.. Ankron was
rs years old and all but the first four
wears of his life were spent on one
farm In Jefferson county. He was for
wears one of the prominent men in the
county. The funeral was held Friday,
In charge Of Rev. Nash Of Birrning-
ham. The body was inferred in Ever
green cemetery in Fairfield.
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TRAxELL IS
FOUND GUILTY
WOMAN IN CASE AT THE
POINT OF DEATH. III 49,

Bloomfield, March Especially y
After being out tWenty-four hours the
jury in the case of Ed Traxell charged
with adultery, returned a verdict CT
guilty this morning. T. A. Goodsoa
assisted County Attorney Davis and I.
p Bence conducted the defense. The
case consumed five days. The case
dates back to last July when Traxell
and Blanche Snoddy. wife Of Bert
Snoddy, ran away They We're gone
five months. Mrs. Snoddy returned
about two months ago and her huS-
band took her back. Traxell continued
to write letters to the woman after
she had returned and these letters
were intercepted. March l Traxell re-
turned and on the afternoon of March
2 he was discovered with the woman
and the case was put before the grand
jury. then in session. Indictments We're
returned against both Traxell and
Mrs. Snoddy and both were arrested,
but Snoddy refused to appear against
his wife and she was acquitted. Yes
terday Mrs. Snoddy took poison and
she has been at the point of death
since. 1t is not believed she can re-
cover. The time for passing sentence
on Traxell has not been set.
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OulVET.


r. Williams spent Thursday in Os-
kaIoosa on business.
Mrs Seward Bateman and Mrs.
Chas Clark spent Monday in Oska
loosa shopping.
Six new men from Given started to
work in the mine this week. "
Mrs. Ted Coryell of Wright spent
Monday in town at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Dolan.
A. A. Morgan Of Bloomfield took
charge Of the store on Wednesday,
having purchased the interest of A. w.
Fairchild Of Douds. He moved his
family into the Adam Thompson house
near the post office.
Mrs VIM. Druse spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
]. NJ. Ball, the general manager of
the mine was In town on TUESDAY
looking after mining matters. He will
move his family from ST. Paul to Os-
kaloosa and make that his permanent
home. --a .-.
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy IN the Cour-
Ter want columns. Write your al ana
send it in with the same number or
cents that there are words in the ad.
That will pay for two insertions.
Mrs. Clark Smith of Tracy spent
wednesday in town with her mother,
Mrs John Dolan.
The mines In this locality are run
ming full time.
The fuel agent of the Rock Island
from Chicago was in town on Monday
on coal business.
Chas. Longe, mine foreman. spent
Sunday in Oskaloosa with his fam
lily.
w. B. Rogers was business caller
in Des Moines Thursday.
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| Miss Florence Stoke of Moulton re-
turned home Thursday from weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mather
who live four miles south Of town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bohi of near Pu-
, laski passed through this city Thurs
day enroute for Ottumwa, where they
visited.
from professional visit in Des
Moines .....
Dick Swinney was passenger &c
Ottumwa Thursday His father Isaac
Swinney of that place is very ILL.,
VIM. Hasserphug has sold his two
residence properties near the normal
the larger one to Geo. Hutchings, who
lives southwest of town and the small
err one to County Recorder Z. $
Scott
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy in the Cour-
Ter want columns. Write your ad ana
send it in with the same number of
cents that there are words in the ad.
That will pay for two insertions.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Cruickshank and
baby. who live three miles southeast
of town were the guests Wednesday
and Thursday Of the formers sister,
Mrs. Chas Warrington of Ottumwa.
Miss May Kline Of six miles west Of
town spent Wednesday with her
cousin Philip Nest Of Ottumwa.
John Games has accepted a position
with the Des Moines Daily News and
is moving to that place this week.
His mother and sister, Mrs. J. M.
Games and Mrs. Blanche Murphy were
in Ottumwa Wednesday to see them
before they left for Des Moines.
Grove is visiting this week with her
sister Mrs. F. c. Wishard Of near
Bloomfield.
Roy c. Peppers and family left on
Wednesday for their LONE in Brighton,
Colo.
Fred Sax was an Ottumwa visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. Henry G. Taylor very pleasant
ly entertained number Of her friends
at / o'clock dinner Thursday
Walter Shelton visited friends in
Ottumwa Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Morse left on
Thursday for few days visit with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Cannon Of Downing. Mo.
Geo. Goode was a visitor in Ottum-
wa Thursday .
Peter Smith left Thursday morning
for Billings, Mont, to spend the sum-
mer. .s
Miss Lula Yates Of West Grove was
a city shopper Thursday.
Mrs. H. Fortune Of Queen City. Mo-,
returned home Thursday from a ten
days visit with her mother, Mrs. Fan
ME Roulet who lives nine miles south
east Of town.
Mrs. ,Alva Hun. of Pulaski was in
Bloomfield on business Thursday.
Herbert King was in Burlington on
business Friday.
At the Democratic city primary
Wednesday night a strong city ticket
was nominated. Morrow and Jarvis
were nominated for reelection. The
ticket is as follows: Mayor, II. G.
Leach; treasurer f. Il. Morrow: as
SCISSOR. p. P. Jarvis: COMMITMENTS
ward. J. r. Williams; End ward, Chas.
Skinner; 3rd ward, G. w. Rokey;
councilmen at large, A. w. Gaumer,
Harvey Wray.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Cole We're
shopping in Ottumwa Saturday.
Jones & Scott, hardware and i'm
plement dealers. have traded their
business for the Henry Rooms farm
and Mr.. Rooms will take charge of the
business in the near future.
The big horse sale held by H. M.
Scott at his barn in the west part of
town Thursday was a success and Mr..
Scott realized a nice profit on the
horses sold. There were several extra
fine teams sold the highest price paid
being $5625O by r. Whitmore east Of
town. There were several buyers from
out of the city and about sixty head
of horses and mules were sold.
Word has been received that one OF
the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. SAINT Carter
living northwest Of here died Tuesday
with the humps and another son Is
very i'll.
Mrs. A. Dematteis and daughter Ona
We're visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Dematteis on Sunday.
Jacob Martin Is visiting relatives in
Bloomfield.
Mrs Maggie Pray and little son
Max were visiting relatives in the
city Monday.
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy in the Cour
Ter want columns. Write your ad and
send it in with the same number of
cents that there are wordG in the adj.
That will pay for two insertions.
The funeral Of John T. Copeland
who died at his home in Hillsboro on
Monday evening was held at the resi-
dence of his son Loren at this place
on Wednesday at two o'clock. me
funeral was conducted by Rev. Fix of
Hillsboro assisted by the members of
the NJ. W. A. lodge Of this city and
also of Hil1sboro and by the !. O. O. r.
and Rebekah lodges of this city. Mr..
for about seventeen years having
moved to Hillsboro about three years
ago. Interment was made in the Ba-
tavia cemetery.
Chas Webb is hauling material TO
build him a large stock and hay barn
on his farm west of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Prunty of Farson
visited over Sunday with the latter's
mother Mrs. V. Ornduff and family Of
this city. e..
Rev. and Mrs. circuit returned home
the last of the week after a short visit
with rela tives at New Sharon.
Mrs. Ed L. Alfred was shopping in
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Cole visited over
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Gilbert Of near Eldon.
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy in the Cour-
Ter want columns. Write your ad and
send it in with the same number of
cents that there are words in the ad.
That will pay for two insertions.
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Lizzie Evans returned to Cedar
Falls after spending the spring va
cation in Russell.
A. w. Brewer Of Richland has been
visiting his brother J. A. Brewer.
G. b. Van Arsdale and wife OF
Charlton spent Sunday In Russell.
. G. B. Arsdale and wife of Charlton
spent Sunday in Russell.
Ben Larimer went to Spokane
Wash, Monday afternoon where he
has secured employment
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Goltry
a daughter on Saturday March II.
The Presbyterian Aid society was
pleasantly entertained on wednesday
afternoon at the manse.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Del Hancock,
a daughter. ...
Helen Van Arsdale and Nellie Han
lin of Charlton spent Sunday at the
home of P "A. Hockey. .a
John Goltry who has been staying
with his brother DR.. c. F. Goltry at
Westboro, Mo-, is spending few days
at Russell
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKin-
lev a son on Saturday March 18th.
Mrs. Harrison who has been visit
ing her brother T. S. Crozier returned
to her home at Oskaloosa on Monday
evening.
School election was held on Monday.
w. r. Werts and G. S. Boyd were the
candidates. The results were tie. BY
drawing straws Mr.. Werts was sue
cessful.
Mrs. P. II. Steck returned home on
Wednesday from Moulton where she
had been called by the death or q
nephew. -,
Hiram Webb is in Geneseo, ILL.,, this
week visiting with his parents
Another wolf hunt was held TUESDAY
going over the same ground as
week previous with better success DIS
three wolves were captured.
Miss Woodruff Of Denmark, Ia, IS
visiting this week with her friend Miss
Ethel Classify.
D. c. Baker who has been teaching
the winter term Of school at Mound
eft Tuesday for his home al lnoiaaola
John Jackley who has been visiting
relatives left Tuesday for his home at
Pierre, S. D. 81
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NO SETTLEMENT
CAN Be REACHED
INTERMEDIATES IN PHlLADEL-
PHlA FAIL TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT.

Philadelphia, March 19.-Although
several conferences were held yester-
day by the Intermediates interested
in securing a settlement Of the strike
against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company an agreement seems as far
off as when the men left the cars al
most month ago.
w. d. Mahon, president of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, issued a
statement last night saying the idea
that the men would be satisfied if the
company reinstated the 173 discharg-
ed employees, whose dismissal precipi-
tated the strike was, misconception.
Must Protect Men, He Says.
He said the union would not be a
party to any agreement that did not
properly protect the men in their or
ganization.
G. o. Pratt, national organizer for
the carmen, stated that while there
had been plenty of talk Of peace there
had not been any definite statement
from the company of what it was will.
ing to concede.
The committee Of ten having charge
OF the SympaIQet1C SLIlhc lOudy Cou
tinued it's preparations for a state
wide strike and announced that it had
received further Endorsements from all
parts of the state.
Recess in Mine Conference.
Cincinnati O., March 19.-Relief in
the form Of a two days recess came
last night to the operators and miners
Of the central competitive field, who
have been battling for the last ten
days.
Following the report of the scale
committee to the joint conference of
miners and operators Of Ohio, indiana,
and western Pennsylvania, that they
could not agree, the conference refer
red the.mater back to the scale COM
mittee and the committee announced
that it would not meet until Monday
morning.
r The conference yesterday was open
and a number of impascicned speeches
were made, but neither side appeared
to waver in it's determination to hold
out
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CHARLTON
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. Perry Simpson of Knoxville. and
Mics Mabel Storms of Russell. were
united in marriage in this city at the
M Il. parsonage Wednesday, the Ger
4mony being performed by Rev. Dr..
T'athrop. They expect to reside on a
farm near Russell. Both are hlghly
respected young people and VIII nave
the best wishes Of many TRENDS on
this, the beginning OF their pilgrimage
through life together.
The Misses Alpha and Esta Peter
SON of Rice Lake. Wis. arrived wed
nesday for a visit with the Misses
F'reda and Ella Anderson
Mrs. J. H. Carroll visited in Lucas
Wednesday with her brother.
Mesdames John and Chester Pousn
of Benton township left wednesday
for Keota, Colo. where they expect 70
reside in the future, their husbands
having preceded them to that place.
Mrs. Chester Poush's father. Clark
Gookin. and her husbands father. }.
Fl. Poush accompanied them to Colo
RADIO for short visit
G. A. Dutch arrived Wednesday
from Tucumcari. N. NJ. to join his
wife and baby in visit with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. VIM. R. Yost.
Mrs. ]. r. Losey and children, OF
English township accompanied by her
brother Chas. Rhodes Of Promise City,
left Wednesday for Greeley, Colo. to
spend the summer.
Mrs. VIM. Badger and granddaugh-
ter Dorothy Badger left yesterday FOR
a visit in st. Joe with her daughter.
Mrs JOS Best.
Mrs. Hayes Gillespie and two chill
dren of Benton township went to
Humeston to visit at the home Of the
formers father j. M. Jamison.
The many friends in Charlton Will
regret to learn that ]. r. Hufford OF
this place, who has been spending
some time in Eldorado Springs, Mo-,
is seriously i'll at that place with
pneumonia.
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in life. The educational benefits
the garden cannot be exaggerated.
Words That Survive.

London Chronicle.-How the word
survives when the thing has vanished!
The railway guard" "coach,' book
Ing office"--all are here, survivals IN
an iron age of the coaching era. And
the sun Is said to rise" and "set,'
though we know 1t doesn't, and steam
ers sail by the force derived from
fiery stokeholds. The election, too,
brings it's survival in the "carpetbag-
GER Who ever saw man, in these
latter days, carrying that obsolete
thing? Unless it were cricketer with
the implements Of his game. Yet IS
the candidate who swoops down on a
constituency by the midday express
still "carpetbagger, though it would
puzzle you to find such an article In all
the cloakrooms Of the Kingdoms iall-
ways. ..
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gnash died Friday
morning at the home Of her daughter.
Mrs Frank Shelton. Funeral was held
this afternoon at 2:30 p. m. 1nterment
in the Milton cemetery.
Mrs. Jane Hale died Thursday even
ing at five o'clock at the A. j.. MUM
home. west of town. The deceased was
ten and had been sick onlv since last
Monday. Pneumonia fever was the
cause of her death.
Russell Palmer and wife passe'
through this city Thursday enroute TO
Ottumwa where they will visit their
son E. D. Palmer who is quite i'll.
Court Reporter ]. O. Linaberry ana
wife visited Friday with the formers
mother. Mrs. Mary Young. Mr.. Lima
berry left the same day for CenterVli!e
for visit before going on duty at OF
tumwa next week. ..
Mrs. E A. McGary of Cook Station
Mo-, passed through here Friday on
her way to visit her brother JACOB
Sedor of near Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.. Martin were OF
tumwa visitors Friday.
Mrs. ]. w. Altheide visited friends in
Ottumwa Friday.
A. D. Smith was in Moulton on
business yesterday.
Print Thompson and daughter Miss
Maude were OttumWa visitors Mon
day. Miss Maude is receiving medical
treatment in Ottumwa. ..,..
VIM. Stodgll left Friday for Moose
Jaw, Canada. where he will spend the
summer.
Paul Willard spent Friday in Ottum-
wa attending the horse sale.
c. w. lining of Floris passed
through here Friday enroute to OF
tumwa where he will visit.
Emery Berry returned Friday from
Des Moines where he attended the
state convention Of the managers or
the Swift & Co.'S produce houses.
Miss Naomi Brown who attends the
Normal spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents at Pulaski.
Mrs. A. F. Holden of Cantril visited
friends in this city Friday.
Mrs. Jim Sutton is in Milton today
visiting her mother Mrs. w. NJ NC
Intosh. .E
Jessie Fisk was an Ottumwa visitor
Friday.
The wreck on the Wabash delayed
the trains considerably Friday.
H. C. Black left Friday for Eldon,
where he will spend few days on his
farm near there.
The c. w. B. MS met with Mrs:
Lue Wilkinson Thursday and initiated
Mrs. Sherman ROUGH. Isle Of Pines
was the subject of the evening. Light
refreshments were served.
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NO TRACE OF ROBBERS.
Authorities Have Not Vet Apprehend
ed Burglars Who Entered

The robbers who entered the post
office at Rutledge Wednesday night
and stole $50 in cash have not yet
been apprehended by the federal au-
thorities. Because Of the frequency or
losses felt at this Office, the postofiice
department has decided to discon-
tinue service at Rutledge, and the
residents of that section will be sup
piled by the rural route carrier on
No. S out of the city. The office viii
be abandoned March 81.
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STONE AT CHICAGO
President of Brotherhood Of Locomo
tive Engineers Attending Media
ton Proce edinus,
ton Proceedings.

Chicago, March 19.-Warren 8
Stone. president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, arrived to-
day to represent his order in the med
iation proceedings involving the fire.
men and engineers and railways. 1t
is believed the mediation will end
early next week.
The decision of the state board OF
arbitration in awarding Chicago
switchmen the two cents per hour in
crease, but refusing time and one-half
for overtime, has been generally ac-
cepted as final by the railroad emu
ployes.
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An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment.
/, This lini1nent takes the place
Of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
without rubbing - through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quickens the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as well as
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. JAMES e. LEE, Of 100 9th St.,
Sc, Washington. d. C., writes: Thirty
years ago I fell from scaffold and seri-
ously injured my back. suffered terri
bly, at times from the small Of my back
all around my stomach was just as if I
had been beaten with club. used
every plaster I could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took the pain right
out, and can now do as much ladder
work as any man In tho shop, thanks 10
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The Garden Habit.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-A home
without a garden, or two gardens, is
home that is lacking in something.
The very children will grow up indif-
ferent in home that is so Indifferent
as to have nothing living or growing
about it, except some i'll kept grasses
and weeds. The gardening habit is
good one to instill in the children. A
boy or girl who is taught to take an in
terest In plants and in flowers is
boy or girl that has been well started