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seconds, as Norman waited. Forbes
lips opened for forcefuI speech: he
hesitated-and finally with a weary
smile he murmured:
you own the logic of the family
and the Observation-Disclosures, and / have
monopoly on the nerves. Norman. -
He walked slowly to the bookcases
and stared at them with unseeing ewes
Norman busted himself with the papers
on the table. They were bundled neat
ly, tape or two was tied, and with a
fresh cigar between his teeth, Norman
Deston had settled to the task of filing
them in the big desk in the corner, when
Pell appeared again.
DR.. Alden has just come" he said
He and Mr. Wilkes are talking"
Forbes came out of his abstraction.
winking in his startled fashion. Nor
man closed the desk and rose.
We'll talk to him upstairs, Gerald ("
he said. Come along"
They left, and Pell looked thoughtful
ly after them, mumbIing to himself.
He was mumbling still half a minute
later. when. after a glance through the
window Willis. the clean-cut young sec
ond man. stepped in from the veranda.
Willis looked about; they were alone
and Willis expressionless countenance
relaxed into a human grin.
know who that was out there?" he
inquired, softly.
What? Mo-" PelI stared at him
II guess 1t was that young chauffeur
that comes up to see Katie" Willis pur-
sued: He went ten or fifteen minutes
ago"
He wouldn't"
Him The grin broadened. He's
got nerve like cast iron. He walks
around wherever he likes. That was
Well, have you told Mr.. Norman"
Katie into trouble" The sound of
voices rose for a moment, somewhere
in the corridor, and Willis stiffened
suddenly: Il didn't actually see him.
anyway"
Limited at other times to use of the
servants stairway. young Mr.. Willis
made daily a least one complete tour
of the corridors of the big Deston
home.
This was the trip a little after 7
these dark fall mornings, upon which
he turned off the lights in the halls
and gave the halls themselves their
early breath of air. Pell had started
him off. and now Pell was in the ser
wants dining room. apparently blink
Ing himself into complete wakefulness
for the day.
The light-footed journey should have
consumed some ten minutes In rather
less than one of them, Willis shot into
the room. snow white, gaSping, with
round. terrified eyes!
"P-Pell!' he mouthed.
The butler and the housekeeper, the
two women servants in the room and
the kitchen helper faced Willis as one.
And:
What's wrong?" came from the but
Ter.
"Mr. Norman! He's lying-lying
there"
Lying where?" Mrs. Fiske asked
sharply.
There in the hall-the hall!"
WHAT
Willis gulped hard and violent
shudder ran through him.
He's lying there stone dead" he
cried.
Continuation of This Story VIII BE
Found in Tomorrow Issue
of The Times.)
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

ATrived-Yankton at Guantanamo, Roe
at Port Arthur, Tennessee, Chester
and Salem at New Orleans, Montana
and North Carolina at Tompkinson-
Vile, Petrol at Santo Domingo City
Paducah at Cristobal, Patuxent al
Guantanamo, and Smith, Flusser
Lamson, and Preston at Mobile d.
Sailed-Birmingham from. Guantanamo
for Mobile, Paulding and Drayton
from Galveston for Key West; Mary
land from San Francisco for Seattle
West Virginia from San Francisco
for Bremerton, Hannibal from Phila-
delphia for New York, and Delaware
from Rio de Janeiro for Punta
Arenas.
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Philharmonic Society
Here Next Tuesday

New York's famous orchestra, the
philharmonic Society, with Gustav
Mailer conducting, will be heard at the
New National Theater next Tuesday
afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock in the second
of the series of concerts arranged for
this city. .-..v :.t--G -'... .
Widespread, interest was aroused by
this remarkable organization under the
leadership of Mr.. Mailer at its first ap-
pcarance But few cities will be in
direction of Loudon Charlton. The Bach
Suite. which will be the, feature of the
second concert, promises to arouse as
much interest in this city as it did IN
New York. For this number, In addi-
ton to conducting the ORCHESTRA Mr..
Maf1ler viii perform the solo work
upon the harpsichord, -
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Funeral Tomorrow
For Col. w. g. Bone

The funeral of Col. wallace G. Bone
will be held tomorrow afternoon at ,
O'Clock from the undertaking parlors of
Joseph Gawler's Sons. 1870 Pennsylvania
avenue. The Rev. Donald Macleod, of
the First Presbyterian Church, will Of
ficiate.
the auspices Of the B. B, French Ma
sonic Lodge. No. Is, Of which Colonel
Bone was a member. The interment
will he at Arlington Cemetery in charge
of Kit Carson Post, G. A. r.
Colonel Bone is the aged civil war
veteran and Treasury Department en-
ploye who dropped dead on Tuesday
afternoon while speaking to a friend in
front of the White House.
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CHAPTER III.
The Face or the Fancy.

lllS L oSS vi lllS
TOR the moment. the four stood
~ wholly motionless.
Gerald pointing and trembling
the brothers staring excitedly to.
ward the window, Barker quite occupied
in staring at Gerald, perhaps twenty
seconds passed.
And then the nephew's arm fell and
he tottered toward Norman's chair and
dropped Imply into it-and the tension
broke, as Barker gasped:
Gerald! What in the name of COM
mon sense
''You-saw IT,"
''I saw nothing at ALI"
That face against the panes-the
man staring in here-the man who came
along the veranda"
My dear boy"
He was crouching! He looked in for
an instant and then-then, as jumped
he-vanished"'
Barker shook his head, as If to clear
his wits.
Did you see anything, Norman" he
demanded.
No"
Il think that some one was there, -
Wilkes Deston put in quietly.
'Eh? You, too?"
Yes. I am pretty sure that some one
walked along the veranda just then. l
fancied that l heard it just before Ger
aid spoke-and l think that some one
paused for an instant and looked
through the window. too"
But who"
Where is Amato?" Wilkes asked.
He went up to his rooms when Nina
left" Norman said.
Then, in all probability, it was no
one more startling than Pell," the elder
brother smiled. He or some of the
other servants"
He walked to the window and opened
It, and stepped out into the darkness.
Mr. Barker permitted one loud grunt
Of disgust to escape him, and seated
himself at the telephone table in the
corner. Forbes seemed almost to have
collapsed. Huddled in the big chair, his
head was buried in his hands. and the
clutching fingers told of a mighty effort
at self-control
Norman, after a moment of frOwning,
touched the button on the far wall and
waited. A matter of a minute or so and
the round, elderly butler responded TO
the summons.
Despite his rotundity, he was rather a
forlorn person these days. His eyes
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SerUtce Orders
ARMY.

The transfer of Second Lieutenant
HARRISON c. BROWNE, by the
operation of mutual transfer. from
the Coast Artillery Corps to the in
fantry arm on February II, 1911, with
rank from June Is, 1910, is announced.
He is assigned to the 18th Infantry.
Major ARTHUR NJ. EDWARDS, COM
missary, to general hospital, the
Preside of San Francisco, Cal
Captain WILLIAM A. POWELL, Medi-
cal Corps; now at Fort Apache Ari-
zona; to the Preside of San Fran
cisco. Cal
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NAVY.

Medral Director 2. FITzSIMMONS
placed upon the retired list from
February q, 1911.
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. B. HAY
WARD, commissioned a passed as
sistant surgeon from September q,
1910.
Pay Inspector E. w. BONNAFFON,
commissioned a pay inspector from
January 2, 1911.
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To Fix Fight Weights.

NEW YORK. Feb 23;--Managers of
owen Moran and Packey. Mcfarland
are scheduled to meet in New York
early this week to settle the question
of weights in the fight for March IA.
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Deaths.
WHITE

Mary Sullivan. "a years, S25 Vernon ave.
nue. northwest.
Mary S, Heinecke. SO years, s4 Elev.
enth street northwest.
carrie NJ; Shoemaker, % years, sibley
Jeanette Wagner, 3S years, 1O2 Massa.
chusetts avenue northwest.
Maria Meyer, "a years, 1746 Eighth street
Jane 7 "a 4. Watson; 77'years. 1a Second
west. ' I'll
Ellen Cooney. g. years, Washingtou
Asylum Hospital
Stephen G. Garner, IS years, 900 Twelfth
street southwest
northeast.
Mary T. Russell, 40 years, 4O4 Eighth
street southeast
Michael O'Connell, 80 years 2417
Eighteenth street northwest
George c. Chapman, 64 years, Homeo-
pathic Hospital. =.
Rufis Summerlin. IS years, United
States Soldiers Home, D. C.
Walter Moffett, 40 years, United States
Soldiers Home. D. c.
John Williamson, SO years. ITnitad
states Soldiers Home, D. c.
Michael F. McCarty, 20 years, 222 K
street northwest
Richard A. Tarr, go years, 1888 H
street northwest.
street southwest : -
Margaret Daugherty, 8 days. goa @
: street northwest -
Infant of Benjamin and Elizabeth Cor
don. N0A
COLORED.
Rose Belt, q years. Homeopathic Hos
Willis johnson, IA years, 800 OakdaIe
b street northwest
Georgiana Carter, 46 years, COS N street
northwest. W.
Margaret Jenkins, So years. 1871
Twelfth street northwest .E' 80
James Brent, 43 years, 1850 T street
northwest.
Julia $. Graham, 50 years. 111 Third
street northwest. =. = =,
Abraham Hawkins, Al years, 1921 .Twen-
ty-seventh street northwest
Malinda Hargrove, "a years, 906 Elev-
enth street northwest.
John M. Evans, 20 years, 2l51 L street
northwest.
Emma McDade. 60 years, Providence
Hospital.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

BAND AND ORCHESTRA, LARGE OR
SMALL. FOR RECEPTIONS, BALLS. ETC.
Can be procured upon short notice.
Vaudeville talent for entertainments furnished
W. d. HORTON,
Phone Linc. 1924 II. s23 Ut. s. z.
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PERSONAL
WANFED-SAEEsMEN

cANvAssERs used to door-to-door, wanted
for d. 9. and surrounding cities; live ones
only. sos 9th st. N. w.
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The Vital Records.
Births

WHITE.
Leon and Sarah Baiarsky, boy.
Walter M. and Mary NJ. Childs, girl.
Albert c. and Margaret Gardner, girl
Edward and Anna Hessick, girl.
Joseph and Agosta Juliano, boy.
Hew and Savica Lyttle, boy.
George NJ. and Pattie NJ. Martin, bow.
Nelse r. F. and Amanda Nelson, girl.
Ilier and Carrie Pullin, boy.
Patrick W. and Alice Ryan, girl.
George {. and Nellie S. Wainwright,
John H. and Alice c. Wood, girl.
COLORED.
SIMON Sl11T, d. and Laura Little, girl.
William and Mary Haskins, bow.
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DUMPING GROUND

DUMPING GROUND, CONVENIENT TO
THE BUSINESS SECTION
Easily accessible from any part OF business
Washington Make arrangements for priv
ileges OF dumping with
OLD DOMINION DUMPING CO..
700 D ST. N. w,
Hours, 10 to !.
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UMBRELLAS RECOVERED

NJ H. PHILPITT, Reliable Umbrella and
Par asol Maker. Repairing and recovering.
Crayenette, gloria, and silk. 81. 90 st. Nv.
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BIRDS AND ANIMALS

DOGS RENDERED IMMUNE from dIstem-
per by vaccination with imported German
serum. Particulars upon application. DR..
CECIL FRENCH. rs 18th u. N. w.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

Robt Updyke and daughter, Maud
have returned to st. Joe, Mo-, after q
visit here with their son and brother
Fred Updyke and family.
Mrs. Cowman and son, Erie, have
gone to Colorado where they expect
to spend some time.
Mrs. A. G. Blizzard, who had been
spending the winter In Charlton with
har daughter, Mrs. Webb Hultz, left
yesterday for Brooklyn. Iowa, where
she will visit two other daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Carpenter, of st.
John, Kansas, are here for a visit with
their sister-in-law, Mrs. Sam Tickle.
Miss Margaret Penick has returned
from a few days visit with friends In
, Indianola and Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Cowles of Lin.
coin, Neb., have returned home after
a few days visit with his parents, Con
dnctor and Mrs. D. B. Cowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Downward and
sister, Miss Nellie Porter, all formerly
Of this place, arrived yesterday for q
VISIT with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Downward. and other relatives
and old friends. ss
Miss Dot McKinder, of Abba, re
turned home yesterday after few
days visit with her aunt. Miss Minnie
Canfield.
Miss Fern McEndree went to Oakley
last evening to visit her grandmother
Mrs. Eliza Niswender, who is seriously
i'll.
Mrs. s. A. Threlkeld left last even
ing for visit with her daughters In
Lacona and Liberty Center.
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COAL MINING ATHLETES OUT
POINTED THE FAST SEMI
PRO PLAYERS.

Y 1,+4r + 5agf
Four to two was the dose handed out
to the Red Sox in Sundays mix at BUS.
sey. the wealthy mining camp north o.
Abba. The coal beavers started on
Huddleson from tia first. taking turn
about driving out his slow slants, ana
piling up ten safe hits in the seven IN
nings that he pitched. Two OF them
went for home runs. After one out IN
the eighth, Huddleson was benched and
Putnam took up the Job which was TOO
heavy for the big fellow. !,
The runs counted by Bussey were All
earned, q. Carr bringing In the hrst
in the fourth with homer, and pulled
on the same stunt in the eighth, both
going in the same, direction. via left
field. The other two were pushed over
in the seventh by three safe hits. one
by Mcdowell going for an extra base.
Mcdowell held the Sox safe with the
exception of the fifth, when they scored
their two runs of of four straight hits
in succession by Lord, schaub, Leon
ard and Price.
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I. ALBiA. )

Mrs. G.. A. Morrow was badly burned
In the face and about the head by q
gasoline explosion yesterday morning.
Il Is thought that some gasoline leaked
from the tank and when the store was
lighted the free oil ignited. Hypoder-
mic injections were used all day yes
terday to ease the intense suffering OF
the patient.
It il thought that w. G.. Williams
will be brought to Monroe county for
trial before the criminal docket opens
next Monday. He will be tried here
for forgery after he has answered to
that charge before the court in Min
neapolis, MINI. There are fifteen per-
sons In the county jail at present
awaiting q hearing at this session OF
the court.
The case Of Rosa Messner vs.. the
Consolidation Coal company began to-
day. Mrs. Mesner as administrative
of her husbands estate has sued the
company for $4,000 damages for his
death. @ ..t5
J. +. Boden who was in such : seri-
ous condition last week Is reported as
improved. .
Miss Hazel streeter OF Huron, S. D..
is the guest OF her cousin, Miss Jennie
Titus. ,5s, .
The body Of Samuel Pill was
brought from Burlington Saturday and
Inferred In the cemetery at this place.
Mr.. Pill died very suddenly 1t the
home Of his son In Burlington last
week. s,..s 4 4 .9s3
The May day festival given BY the
pupils OF the Abba schools last Friday
was unusually entertaining. All the
flowers Of the May, month were cele,
brated In drills, songs and marches
The dignity and power OF spring work
were told In song and drills also. The
May pole dance was pretty and the lit
tie newsboys brought forth hearty
encore.
Ralph Donor 10 enjoying visit with
his mother from South Dakota.
Mrs. Mouta R6bb who accompanied
her mother last week, has been quite
sick the past few days.
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kEosAUouA.

| Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Arson ana two
children of Eldorado Springs, Mo-, are
visiting In town the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Aylor and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Rowley and
Mrs. Walter Hickey attended the
funeral Of Mr.. Rowley's aunt, Mrs.
Eliza Rowley Of Mt. Pleasant, May I.
Glen Beer Of Clear Lake is at home
for short visit with his mother at
this place.
Craig Fleming OF New York is here
for visit with his mother Mrs.
Florence Fleming.
Mrs. Henry Strickling and little
daughter Ethelyn departed Thursday
for q months visit with her parents at
vineta. Okla.
s. w. Manning has received his new
Marion touring car.
Monday May / Thomas Forbes a
highly respected citizen whose home
was near Keosauqua died at the OF
tumwa hospital following a surgical
operation, aged 50 years. He is sur
vived by wife and children The
body was brought to Keosauqua Tues
day, funeral was held from the Pitts
burg church Wednesday at 2:30. Rev.
Hughes OF Lebanon having charge OF
the services
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haney and chill
dren OF Washington, Ia. are visiting
with relatives In Keosauqua and Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Addie Miles OF Fairfield is a
guest Of relatives near Keosauqua.
Dean Funk went to Des Moines the
first of the week where he has em-
ployment. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rinabarger re-
turned Monday from q visit at Red
Oak with their son Harvey and family.
Misses Rene Smith, Stella Sloan and
Mrs. Lex Therme and daughter Bar
bara spent Wednesday and Thursday
in Otumwa
Mrs. George Manning and children
OF Aurora, H., arrived Monday for .
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Man
ninfg, they are enroute to Dakota for
the beneft OF Mrs Manning's health.
DR.. C. r.. Russell and son Gordon.
spent the first few days Of the week
with his mother In Ottumwa. , s5.,,
H. e. Duckworth has accepted g po-
sition in the VIM, Br0wnlee imglement
store. ~, 4 sG@
Archie Mcintosh and Miss Ehie
Winters were married Sunday at the
M. E. parsonage Rev. Field sofaciating.
Hazen Peacock has returned home
from Mexico, Mo-, where he had been
attending school.
Herman Myer Of Chicago, travelling
salesman was an over Sunday guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Sheney.
Mrs. Kate Parrot is visiting IN
Mexico, Mo-, with her son Bryant Par
rott who is attending school at that
place.
Mrs. Curtis McCurg of Milton has
been visiting with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Norris.
Van Norris is at his home here seri-
|ously Ill with heart trouble.
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W.stsrr League.
Closing Out Sale Of
CLIO THING!

Owing to . large increase In our rent
and = late spring season we have de-
cided to give up our location on Mar
ket street and close out our entire
stock Of clothing, mems shoes and
shirts at about half price. Now Is the
time to get suit worth $500 FOR
$12.50.
A $1,000 suit fol, $1,000.
A $500 suit for $50.
A stylish, dressy, up-to.date suit for
1850 worth $500. i.
A dressy. well made suit. sold every
where for not less than $1,000 at this
sale for $3.50. j,
A good strong we'll made. wear well
suit worth $50 or $500 for 1915. or
money refunded
About 20 fne oxford shoes for men
ct half price. !.
Dress shirts worth $50. 1.2b and
100 al put In together take your
choice for 75c.
About dozen boys long pants, suits
worth from $500 to $1,000 for $3.50,
$3.50 and 1915. &
Mems hats at half price.
Come early and get first choice
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y, y sIcoURNE Y.

Mr.. and Mrs, George s.. James, after
having spent the winter with their
son Dr.. Ward Jones. in Winfield.
Kansas, returned home Thursday.
|, Attorney;C. g. Johnston was pas
sehger for Nevada. In, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs.. H. Smith returned
home Tuesday after a winters visit
with their daughter In Minnesota.
Or. and Mrs. G.. G. Goldthwaite re-
turned home Wednesday from Dies
Moines where the doctor was In at
tendance at the State Dental associa-
ton.
Doctor Milo Fear returned to his
home, in Missouri Wednesday, having
been called here aon account OF the
serious illness Of his mother.
Wade Kirkpatrick OF Hedrick was a
sigourney business caller Friday. M
G. Y. Johnson returned Wednesday
from Austin, Texas, where He had
been on business.
1Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mccartney who
bent Sunday and Monday In Sigour-
ley returned to Ottumwa Tuesday.
Fred McClenahan., former rest
dent OF Sigourney. was a business
caller in sigourney Tuesday, returning
George L. Gallagher. agent for the
Milwaukee at this place, was a pas
senger for Toronto. Canada Thursday
evening. Mr.. Gallagher expects 10
make an extended trip through the
north before returning home.
Postmaster Frank Pine from Kes-
wick was Sigourney business caller
wednesday.
professional called in Sigourney We'd
nesday.
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CHARLTON.

Miss Dorothy Mccullough has gone
to Chicago to spend few weeks with
frineds.
Mrs. Emily Braden returned yester.
day from Denver, Colorado, where she
had been spending two years with her
grandson and granddaughter, Jos. Gull
bertson and Mrs. Howard Smith.
Mrs. Henry Shepard, Of Chicago, is
visiting In Charlton with Mrs. Anna
Sullivan and other friends. She was
formerly Miss Sadie Bartholomew, OF
this city.
Mrs. Jas. Parsons, Of Warren town
ship. is seriously Ill as the result Of a
stroke of paralysis. Her children ar.
rived here yesterday from Montana.
j. M. Brfenneman, Of English town
ship, has ben called to. Bellefountaine,
Ohio, by the serious illness of his uncle.
Mrs. Frank Tindel, Of Billings,
Montana, is here for a visit with Mrs.
Willis Young and other old friends.
Fred Butcher has gone to Lead,
South Dakota, where he has accepted
position in the Burlington freight OF.
fee with his brother-in-law, Porter
Wagner, a
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RicHIANp.

Al stutzman Of Buda. I'LL, is visiting
! OF this city.
Morning Sun visiting relatives.
| Trent Shields OF Kansas City 10
Visiting friends and relatives here.
Elijah Brolliar OF Ollie was a Wis
itor in town Tuesday.
Miss Wright OF Wright, Ia, was the
guest Of Mrs. Anna Harlan Thursday.
Mrs. J. J. McInerney has gone to
Kansas City to remain.
Myron Walker is here from Nebraa-
ka City visiting his father and family.
Mrs. Jessie Mills and the Misses
Bessie and Gertrude Mills who visited
friends in Washington have returned.
Mrs. Gilbert Jones and children de.
parted last week for Moline, wherG
they will reside permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.. White Of South
English have returned home after q
pleasant visit with the A. M. Roop
family.
Mrs. d. v. Mathews came up from
wayland Monday evening to attend
Rebekah lodge and visit relatives.
Mr.. Packard departed Monday for
tDes Moines after few months So
journ here.
At regular meeting of America
Hodge No. 10 the degree staff accepted
an Invitation from the Rebekah lodge
| In Ottumwa to exemplify the work
Tuesday afternoon and also on Mon
tday night at Fairfield. They Will 60
from Fairfield to Ottumwa Tuesday
morning.
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kiss spent the winter. Mr.. Hotchkiss
joined her short time ago,
Mrs. Gen. s. Al. Rice returned to her
home in Oskaloosa, Wednesday after
visiting at the home OF her brother
Rev. J. X. Alexander
Mrs. Stella Hetz and daughter Mar
celia. OF Kansas City, Mo-, returned
Wednesday after a three months' visit
with Mrs. Hetz' parents. Mr. and Mrs.
A. ID. Rayburn. They were accom-
panied home by Roy Rayburn
The Commercial club Is pushing tho
idea of erecting an auditorium or
opera house. A committee has beer,
taking subscriptions and very liberal
donations have been made. Every
citizen realizes the need of a public
building of this sort. In theSpast the
only place where even lectures and
other things of that sort could be held
were the churches, and often they
were not large enough.
The court house park Is having
flower beds made in 1t and soon The
blossoms will put in their appearance.
The Woman's Civic league does
things. ~.
Mrs. Eta Scranton Of Washington,
Iowa is visiting with her sister Miss
Eva Putnam.
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Edna McEwden who has been
seriously Ill the past week is slowly
recovering She has been under the
care of a trained nurse since last Sat
urday.
ALI Cook has opened the garage
again this week.
DR.. Wray was in Oskaloosa Friday.
The new band stand has been
erected next to the bank building, and
adds quite good deal to the looks OF
the street. The band gave its first
concert Saturday night. The band is
doing good work.
Rev. Brown was In Des Moines a
few days last week on business.
Mrs. Anna Dickson drove over from
Tioga Friday on business.
Seward McClain has purchased a
new Ford automobile.
The services at the Baptist church
were well attended Sunday.