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EDDYVILLE.

Mrs. H. J. Wing who has been SUI
fering with congestion of the lungs the
past week is reported better.
John Waters Of Buxton visited his
sister Mrs. F. c. Bickford Thursday.
Miss Pearl Fields is visiting in
Fairfield this week at the home of Mrs.
W. H. Heston
c. f. Hatchitt was a business pas
senger to Ottumwa Thursday.
Mrs. Sherm Peppers of Avery is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Martin
Swintek this week.
O. H. Seifert is looking after bust
ness in Minneapolis, Mimi, this week.
Mrs Addie Carter who has been off
duty a couple of weeks on account Of
illness, has resumed her position as
night operator in the telephone office.
Dolph Templton Of Hamilton visited
at the parental w. L. Hayes home on
Thursday might.
DR.. F. NJ. McCrea. j. Kirfman. Carl
Powell, VIM. Albaugh, Sam Chitwood
and Dr. z. L. Bay were Ottumwa bust
ness passengers Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. DeWinter of Eve
land visited Eddyville relatives Friday.
Mrs Martin Swintek was an Oska =
,oosa business caller Friday afternoon.
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BERTYVILLE.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sellers, on
Friday Feb. 16, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Riggs, were shop
ping in Fairfield Saturday.
Miss Nell Warren was called to Of
tumwa Saturday.
Rev Edwin @. Copeland of Tama
attended the Bishop Peebler wedding
here Wednesday,
Miss Florence Head Of Nevada, Ia.
attended the Bishop Peebler wedding
here last week.
Word was received here Thursday of
the death of Mrs. w. E. Richards Of
Abba, formerly of Libertyville. Pneu-
nomia was the cause of her demise.
She leaves one son. Creighton and
three daughters. Misses Rachel and
Martha at home and Mrs. Ella Truatt,
a missionary in India. Mr.. and Mrs.
gruatt and children are on their way
home. The funeral services were held
1T the home in Abba and interment in
,e Agency cemetery. Several from
re attended the funeral services.
Mrs. John Coleman returned home
,ndHy from a visit with relatives in
ton and Bloomfield.
James Cowan is on the sick list.
Billy Cooper of Hedrick was a bust
ness visitor in Libertyville Wednes-
day.
The Baldwin children of Eldon spent
sunday with their grandmother Mrs.
Denton TedroW.
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GIRLS NAMES
Name-The Name In History Literature ETC.
copyright. Henry W. Fische

I In later periods the nam e ceased
to be royal appellation in England,
but its popularity among the reigning
families Of France, Italy and Spain
continued for long time to come,
while the imperial Russians adopted
it as a regular family name to signify
their pretensions to the Byzantine
Crown and the possession of Con-
stantinople
Constance of Province, wife of
Robert the Pious-Constanoe of Brit
tany, the mother of the unfortunate
Arthur. made famous by Shake
speares King John-Constance of
Sicily, daughter of the Norman King
Roger II. and mother of the German
Emperor Frederick H.-Constance
daughter OF King Peter, Of Arraon.
wife of Frederick IL. of Germany.
Constance Of CASTLE, wife of John OF
Gaunt.
To the lovers of the romantic
mixed with horrors Constance Of Bev-
erly is charmed name, being that
of the heroine of SCOTS poem.
"Marmion," poor love sick girl who
was walled up alive in the dungeons
OF a convent as a punishment for
breaking her vows. H NJ E'& 49, -
Inc drama mas kept the name De-
fore the public from Chaucer to
Lowell, from the 14th century to the
last quarter OF the 10Th. In Chauc-
er's Man Of Laws Tale" we have
Constance, the daughter of a Roman
emperor Dryden introduced Con-
stance in the wild Gallant"
Knowles has Constance in THE
Love Chase" Ben Johnson's appren-
tice Richard Bronze. named his
Northern Lass Constance, but the
most impressive Of the dramatic Con-
stances is that of Lowell play, tho
daughter of the Provost of Bruges,
who loses life and reason when
proved to be a serf. Finally there Is
Dame Christians Constance, q very
engaging widow, in Udall's play,
Ralph Roister Doister."
Next in order: Christiana, No. Al:
Edith, No. AZ; Caroline, No. 43. Ia
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FRANZ PERNECKER .
DIES AT CHARLTON

Charlton, Feb. 24.--Franz Ferdinand
Pernecker passed away yesterday at
the home of Mrs. Gussie Buchanan,
where he had been rooming, after an
illness Of about two weeks, with con-
sestion of the lungs and heart trou-
Bile. A brief service was held at the
Buchanan residence yesterday after
noon at 4:30 O'Clock, after which the
remains were taken to the family
home in Denver. Colo. and Were &C.
companied by his sister. Miss Rose
Pernecker. of Denver, who was called
here the first of the week. The serv-
ices yesterday afternoon were con-
Quoted by Rev. Geo. R. Chambers. rec
tor Of St. Andrews Episcopal church.
The deceased was % years, nine
months and two days old, and was
born in Austria on May 81, 1889. He
came to Charlton on October l. last,
and until about six weeks ago was
employed as bookeeper for Macarthur
Bros. general contractors. Recently
he has been employed with ]. c. Dunn.
bridge contractor. During his short
residence here he had made many
warm friends by his gentlemanly de-
meanor and his demise is greatly ue-
plored. The breaved relatives will
have the sympathy of this community.
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GOVERNOR HAS CASES =
UNDER ADJUSTMENT

Des Moines, Feb. 24.--Gov. Carroll
today has under Amusement the case
of the three business men Of Shenan-
doah, Iowa, who are fighting the re-
QUESTIONS asked by Gov. Deneen OF
Illinois. Gov. Carroll yesterday heard
argument for and against the extra
dition Of the men to Illinois.
The three men, E. A. Reed, Carl
Sheets and f. H. Mitchell. acted as
agents for a number of Shenandoah
men who held stock in the Swanson
Mfg. Co. The concern removed to
Illinois and Chicago company bought
into the Swanson company. The three
men went to Chicago and secured the
money for the purchase OF the stock.
dividing the proceeds of the sales
among the Shenandoah stockholders.
The Chicago concern later went into
bankruptcy.
The men were indicted by Illinois
courts charged with cheating by false
pretenses. After hearing the argu-
ments Gov. Carroll took the case under
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WILLIAM EVANS
AT GRIM NELL
OF IOWA SUPREME COURT
TALKS TO STUDENTS ON
HOLIDAY,

Grinnell, Feb. 24.-William D. Evans
Of Hampton, Judge of the Iowa SUI
preme court. spoke to the students and
people of the town at the college cha
pei Thursday The relation of the
law to good government The occas-
ion of the speech was the annual col
lege holiday in connection with the
observance of Washington birthday.
This is the third annual observance
of this day as college holiday. The
program for the day was an effective
one, including the production of the
festival march by Prof. Scheve by the
oratorio society and the orchestra.
invocation by President Main, and an
arrangement of popular airs on the
organ.
Judge Evans did not deal with the
law in any technical fashion. 1t was
not an Interpretation Of the law, but
thoroughly idealistic description OF
the completely and breadth of our
modern life, law was spoken Of as the
thread that binds together all the law
was introduced as the thread that pre-
vents disintegration in the midst of
this complexity.
Wisdom Of law will not solve the
problems of our government" said
Mr.. Evans, "for it is but factor work
ing toward their solution. The prac.
tical working of the government is de-
termined by the citizenship back Of
the law In harmony with this view is
that philosophy of which sees govern.
ment not as an external but as an in
ternal thing; not as embodied in con.
situations, but In the heart of the citi
zen. Law is merely the standard Of
conduct that we set for ourselves. 1t
is frequently a higher ideal than the
most Of us are willing to conform to
in our individual lives. For this rea-
son, justice Is made impossible on &C.
count of the moral delinquency of the
citizen, not the imperfection Of the
law. The success OF government is
not the enactment of good laws, unless
these laws be outrun by the quality of
heart of the citizen
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30 NOT FORGET
FEBRUARY 70
JUSTICE BERRY WILL MARRY
WITHOUT CHARGE ON THAT
DAY

Ladies and gentlemen who have
permitted their minds to wander in
the spacious realms of matrimony and
at last have decided TO travel the
hymenal way. may find it advisable to
consider the offer of Justice of Peace
w. j. Berry He has agreed to marry
without any fee whatever on Febru-
airy 20, between the hours of a. m.
and 10 D. m. Justice Berry does not
require that the girl propose nod does
he impose any conditions but to those
who desire the distinction of having
wedding anniversary every four
years are made this offer as reward.
Prospective husbands will find this
four year anniversary method very
rare occurrence as celebrations which
have the origin in the pocketbook, will
be far between. Then too, the cele.
bration Of wedding anniversary un-
der these conditions will be all the
more enjoyable.
Justice Berry is hoping that he may
have several couples next Thursday to
give him the pleasure of placing them
in double harness free of charge.
Should it happen that a pair comes
to him on that day unmindful of his
offer, the service will still be free. If
there are any youths and maidens ex-
pecting to marry before that time.
they are requested to wait until next
Thursday that they may come in on the
offer. And if there are any who have
planned for the ceremony later than
February 20, Justice Berry asks that
they hurry matters little and arrive
at his Office on the last day of this
present month.
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CONSTANCE.-(NO. 4O.)

Constance Is name any girl might
be proud to bear. The literal mean
ing is 'holding together firmly hence
constancy, the quality Of being stead
fast. f1rmness of mind.
The blue hyacinth is Constance s
emblem, true love the sentiment at
taching to the name.
Constance achieved early popular
ity in England because OF the glory
of Emperor Constantine whose wife
Helena, or st. Helena, was reputed
to be Of British birth. The Scots as
we'll as the English. Irish Welsh and
the people of Brittany adapted the
name to their different dialects.
American Constances DESTROYS OF a
Scotch-American lass might call her
self Congalio. Another male form
adopted by them was Conchobar, the
female of which is Conchobarre, Irish
American girls can choose between
the female forms Of Connal and Con-
nor. The original O'Connor, it seems,
was so designated as the son of one
Constantine.
Costa. Kosta, and Kostadin are
Slavic forms of Constance. In Italy
the name is spelled Gostanza, in Spain
Custance The Germans spell and
pronounce it Constance and abbreviate
Stance, sounding the e." A mong
Slavs outside Of Russia the following
forms are popular Kostancia, kotka,
Stanca.
It is curious to note that English
speaking people have no diminutive
for the name, while it's male equiva-
lent lives in history solely by the pet
name of Constantine, signifying lit
tie Constancius.
The fact the first syllable OF the
name signifies wisdom" in the kelt
language. probably accounts for Its
popularity as royal appellation
among denizens Of the British Isles.
in Hector Bruce's history of Scotland
and in the accounts of the early
Irish Kings we find many Congalss,
Conchobarr and Gonzales.
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YOUNG BOY LOST
FOOT UNDER CARS
HENRY CHADWICK RUN OVER BY
TEMPTING TO GET OFF.

Falling beneath the wheels Of the
train on which he with other lads were
riding in Rutledge last night. Henry
Chadwick lost his right foot. The limb
was amputated in the hospital in this
city later in the night. The injured
boy is IA years Of age and the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Chadwick, 400
South Benton street. He is reported
to be doing as we'll as might be ex-
pected this morning at the hospital
Chadwick, Ray Dickerson, Harry Nc
Donough and Jack Ash were taking a
tour by freight train over the Mil
waukee. Some of the boys state the
quartet were on their way to Wash
ington for a ride and that the train
they boarded proved to be a north
extra bound for Marion and not over
the cutoff. When the train failed to
stop at Rutledge and take the east
line. they alighted. Others say that
they merely intended to ride to Rut-
ledge and that three of the boys
alighted shortly after the train entered
the mining camp. while young Chad
wick rode a block further. 1t was
while attempting to alight that the
boy fell beneath the cars and was run
over. The night switch engine was
used to convey the boy back to Ot-
tumwa.
The accident occurred about 9
o'clock and the lad was taken to the
hospital in the ambulance after arriv-
ing in Ottumwa, reaching the hospital
about 1890 p. m. The limb was am
putated above the ankle.
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good time. Refreshments We're served
as a pleasant feature.
Mrs. Gilbert Jonets and children OF
Moline. H., are visiting relatives here
before departing for Quincy. ILL.,, where
.lier husband expects to enter busi-
ness.
Soloman Andrews of Ollie, FIVE miles
ives, of here, veteran of the civil
war. past II years Of age, was buried
yesterday.
Mrs. Maggie Methes and children Of
Cedar Rapids are visit here with her
mother Mrs Dena keck and family.
DR.. r. NJ. Irwin has returned from
dental meeting which he attended III
Brighton.
Misses Edith and Nellie Dayton Of
Keota were over Sunday visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bruins.
G L. Morain has returned from
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$250,OOO FOR THE
IOWA HIGHWAYS

Des Moines. Feb. 24.-It was an
nounced today that more than $780,
900 will be divided among the counties
of Iowa to be used in the construction
of better highways in the state this
year This is the greatest amount to
be spent for good roads purposes In
one year in the history of the state.
The greatest source of revenue for
the road funds will be the accrued col
lections from the automobile licenses
under the provisions Of the Kulp law,
which was enacted by the thirty-fourth
general assembly. Eighty-f1ve per cent
of the total collections by the state un-
der the law. returns to the county to
be used in the Improvement of roads.
BY April /, the automobile license
fund will contain more than $3,000,OUO.
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" NJ. EDW ARDS
AND SON TESTIFY
MOULTON BANKER SAYS HE SOLD
SEED TO CROFT WEEK
BEFORE FIRE.

Centerville Feb. 24.--The testimony
OF William Edwards, his son Charles,
and their farm hand, John Mckinney.
were the features Of Fridays trial OF
the Hendons for arson. All during the
trial the names Of the Edwards have
been linked with A. c. Croft and the
,Hendons in the suspicious circum-
stances of the fire. On the stand to-
day both father and son denied that
their teams hauled shelled corn away
from the elevator the night OF the fire.
and Mckinney, their hand, denied that
he drove one of the wagons.
William Edwards, the Moulton bank
er, whose farm is out in the country
from Moulton, on which his son lives,
stated that they sold timothy seed to
the Croft Co., about a week before the
fire. and that about ten days after the
fire other seed was sold to Mr.. Croft.
The seed that purported to have been
sold before the fire was claimed to
be old seed that had been bought for
speculative purposes, but neither faith
or nor son would venture to say who
they bought it of, saying they believed
some of it was bought originally Of
Mr.. Croft himself and some from
Beecher Carson of Moulton. The ED
er Edwards admitted that he holds A.
G.. Croft's note for $4,000 in being ques-
toned as to his interest in having the
insurance money paid, but said 1t was
secured by mortgage on the Croft
farm.
Edison Kelo. came in for a large
share Of attention. He has been Croft's
right hand man. according to the the
DRY of the state, in looking after many
features Of the defense. He was ma
chinist at the elevator few weeks
before the fire. He told of going with
the Moulton constable February l to
search Ray Replogle's barn and finding
tools there that he had left in the ele-
vator the night Of the fire. The con-
stable when he was examined said
that Kelso went with him to make the
search and was handy in finding
things in a hurry. and that some of the
tools looked like they were brand new
out of a store. while others were tools
burned in the fire. The state claims
Kelso planted these things in the Rep
logic barn to reflect on one of the lead
ing witnesses for the state.
Kelso told Of threats Ray Replogle
and also his father. JohV Replogle.
made against Croft in the presence OF
the witness. He also told Of seeing
Ray Replogle take feed from the ele-
vator at different times, and of his ly-
ing one night On the kitchen floor in
the Croft home and listening. at
Croft's request. to conversation IN
which Mr.. Croft, the fire marshal, and
John Replogle participated. He said
he made notes of the interview on a
piece OF paper by the light that shone
through the door crack
No action has yet been taken by the
court in the contempt case OF the at
torneys who engaged in fight in the
court room. The witness, Kelso, adj
mitted on the stand that the sheriff
had taken a revolver off of him since
the trial began which he was carrying
to protect himself against John Rep
logic.
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visit with relatives at FIoris.
Tandy Jones and wife Of Grimm
have moved on their farm north OF
town.
Mrs Oscar Hinshaw went to Pleas
ant Plain Tuesday to visit relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dutton and
daughter Of Lancaster have returned
home after a plea SAINT visit with his
mother Mrs. A. M. Dutton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long of Martinsburg
accompanied her daughter Mrs. Miles
Jones home and is visiting relatives for
a few days. .,- a
Miss frankie Worthington has re-
turned from a pleasant visit with her
sister Mrs. Arch Rfed in Morning Sun
Mrs. Jesse Irwin accompanied sew
eral of her pupils to Sigourney to
attend the county spelling contest.
The meetings at the Nj. f. church
will continue during this week
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C. A. Crawford Not Dead.

Boone, Feb. 24.-After having sent
funeral expenses for a member Of the
local Masonic lodge who was reported
killed in Little Rock, Ark, t~-' weeks
ago, members Of the lodge have just
received word that the supposed dead
man, C. A. Crawford, is living and that
the message Of his death was an error.
Mr.. Crawford fell and broke his back
and after physicians had announced
that he could not recover. friends sent
the death message He is rapidly re-
covering.
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PULASKI.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Helsel and
daughter Mary Of Bloomfield visited at
the parental S. E. Lee home in the
south part Of town.
O. E. Ten Eyck Of Kansas City Wis
tied old friends here the latter part of
last week.
Frank Beauchamp has purchased the
Andy Miller restaurant and has taken
possession. Mr. Miller was compelled to
retire on account of illness.
Supt. c. N. Spicer, Prof. Wilbur
York, Miss Abbie Brown Of Bloomfield
and Will Evans Of Monterey came
down Friday evening to attend the
teachers meeting at this place. The
attendance was good and an interesting
and profitable time was had by those
present.
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Withrow to Preside at Matthias Trial.

Withrow to Preside at Matthias Trial.
Des Moines. Feb 24-Judge w. S.
Withrow, of Mt. Pleasant, viii preside
at the trial of L. II. Mathis. member OF
the Polk county board Of supervisors,
against whom suit for removal under
the Cosson law has been instituted by
the state. Judge McClain of Iowa
City. chief justice of the supreme court
of Iowa, has issued commission for
Judge Withrow which has just reached
the office of the clerk Of the supreme
court here.
According to the law the trial will
/ egin within twenty days following
the appointment of the trial judge.
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insert ring in the nose of the freedom American
citizen. Owing TO the of defective fue IN
in his bronchial tubing Pitt never got any closer to
PitsDurg than the Tower of London, but his friends
reported that the Pittsburg fog made the fog
look like new brand OF smokeless powder Pitts
burg discovered by LaSalle who raised the French
flag the Davis dam and attached his name to all OF
the and hotels of the country that would stand
for it, When Pittsburg discovered 1t enjoyed an
alright monopoly the natural gas supply of the ma
ton has lost much Of it's prestige account OF
sharp competition of the Congressional Record and
the Chautauqua circuit Pittsburg mines great deal
hard coal at 81 ton but most Of this coal is
shipped peris liable matter at letter postage rates. 1t
sets the back times that modest sum be-
fore hits the cellar floor The Pittsburg oil fields
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RICHLAND.

Miss Mabel Wagner closed a sue
cessful term of school Friday February
rs at No. in Jefferson county with an
interesting program.
Miss Alta Pringle who visited her
aunt in Rubio, has returned home.
Miss Helen Allen who is to go 70
wavland in few days to reside was
pleasantly surprised a few evenings
since when party of her school
friends came in unawares and spent 4
few hours in games and a general
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Lace SmuooIers Are Held.

Des Moines. Feb. 24.-Two women,
said to have fleeced many Des Moines
housewives out of money by selling
them cheap lace on the pretense that
it was point lace Struggled to the
United States. are being held by the
police here today.
Charges of obtaining money under
false pretenses probably will be filed
against the pair.
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Hold-up Men Arrested.

Mason City, Feb. 24.-Two men be-
lieved to be members of the gand
which attempted to hold up the train
on the Northwestern road near Cedar
Rapids recently were arrested here
late yesterday. Two companions left
town hurriedly on freight train
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Democrats Meeting at Des Moines.

Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Members of
the Polk county democratic central
committee met here today for the pur-
pose of fixing a date for the holding
Of the county convention. The conven-
ton probably will be held the second
week in March
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Oldest Mayor Not a Candidate.

WaucOma. Feb. 24.-Mayor ]. P.
Webster. one Of the oldest mayors in
Iowa. has announced that he will not
be candidate for reelection. Mr.
Webster is 8S years old and has serv-
ed eighteen terms
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noise Andrew built
c and finally grateful people
and obliged
Pttsbug surrounded by
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Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard L. Ram
PITTSBURGH.

Ptsbug named honor the eminent English
expressed polite desire to