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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
"AND HE MARVELoUsLY RESEMBLES SIR WAITER,

highest voltage when it comes to
cotton, not only in the culture,
but in the market intricacies of
the product. 1t was he who
fathered the "Crop Estimating
Boards" whose decisions and Of
ficial regulations are now tacitly
accepted as standard and binding
by all cotton exchanges in the
United States.
Burleson is still COMPARE
lively young man, possessed of
the vigor Of middle life and of a
world of startling ideas as yet
unexpected. There will be
something doing in the postal
department during the ensuing
four years unless all signs fail.
And he marvelously resembles
Sir Walter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
By the Junior Office Bow

ny, thursdy Teller that mantdger
Of q theayter ana knows lots of ackters and sck-
terines had g Mtt1e midnight party up to his
'-'' one one Of the lays edesed to have class
gtns her~to loosen up( aa1 sKttY them an earfull
she vas s-goad RI 1IsD and che begun to
garsle seAe swell opr&2ss1es for them
about the/4th gong *SheSEuy that was pulling
off the party heaYH( hts teHefPne rtngtn
he went and laAs~ep~ASxE, and 1T fell
Ter ne kpew t1st I'VE. |Sfppb1 Of flores higher
up VIII
for the 1oveNaf nikszN th1s boob ho11ers;
have mercy 3 II
do you think fBAhs%athA nobody living Ia
keller w.
II that yellin cont STOP lime going TO
call the bulls Ill
SO the man says All ritbb old chap and
there emit morel singing
next morning thu yHaleb1that had kf cked Oh
the warb1tng says to FfsH fYeHd, inc sorry 4 had
to make that kick 1ast lnh t8.Y old man
but that screedftH FatI bert emily the limit
what made 1T all thP fHrse vas that had
been down town to Ibhdwl ehH1ter In the evening
and heard trentfnt 9Hn&fhlI
and after hear 44s ]tb4k Iwunderfu1 voice Of
hers, you can't blame lue FOR making roar the
sawmi1l whistle thats&e4sing In your flat
oh, it's all fxfA,SHsys the other. fe1lers
only It q kind Of funny, too
that trent I'M singing In my flat
moral - it sounds dtffrent whom yon-pay 90
60" hear.1t
ieAn1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Absent Minded,

A professor of art, whose alb
sence of mind Is remarkable, re-
Gently had occasion to use a cab.
Looking around, he espied one
coming In his direction, drawn by
a miserable specimen of horse
flesh. He hailed the cabman and
was about to enter the vehicle
when, looking at the horse, he
stopped dumfounded.
whats this, driver?" said the
teacher of drawing, sternly.
"A horse, of course, SIR" re-
piled the cabman.
"A horse, eh?" said the profess
sor, abstractedly. well, rub it
out and do it over again" -
Youths Companion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
BY J. CAMPBELL CORY.

S2hNAl SoAtis
Special Cartoonist for the Times.
It's a freak cabinet in some
minor respects. To begin with,
there are the Forty Miners" At
least five members being of ex-
actly that age. Then we have
not less than two physical rein
carnations of famous men.
Franklin d. Lane is so nearly a
prototype of the late Bob Inger-
soil that it would require an ex-
pert with plumb-bob and a pair
of calipers to tell the difference;
and Albert S. Burleson is so
much like Sir Walter Scott in ap-
pearance that if the latter were
alive today the two of them
would be sufficiently we'll match
ed to make good pair of cuff
buttons.
1t is of the said Albert S. that
We especially intend to chatter
upon this occasion.
In order to look like the ia
nous old Caledonian bard, he
must be Scotch, of course. Well,
he's Scotch all right, although
some two generations removed
from the land of Waverly and
the Black Douglas.
His grand-daddy had his
"pooch weel stockit WI oaten
cakes" when he fought in the
battle of San Jacinto in 1895,
and 1t was In Texas that the
Draw, auld, fetchin' Burleson"
sired the father of the present
postmaster general of the Unit
ed States, who, in turn, was also
born under the Lone Star"
The male child of white par
ents get good start In Texas,
and when, as in the case of Bur-
Lesson, he chances to possess an
underpinning Of inherent fight
ing Scotch blood the combined
advantage spells trouble to op-
posing forces. The living proof
of this statement is exemplified
in Burleson himself.
After fourteen years in con-
gress, his record for doing
things of surprising and strenu-
Gus nature speaks broadly for
itself. While he has been bit
ter and fearless partisan In all
matters of ordinary caliber, he
has not hesitated to vote with
the opposition on measures of
great Importance wherein he felt
that a higher ideal than party
realty was to be served, as, for
instance, he was a strong sup
porter of Taft's reciprocity
measure when his party in con-
gress was bowling its minority
head off against the bill.
1t was Burleson who had the
unprecedented nerve to father a |
for pensioning the
entire list of old-line Texas
Rangers, among whom it was a |
finely drawn and delicate ques-
ton OF honor at the time as to |
which was entitled to the greater
assortment of notches on his
gun, each notch representing, of
course, a predatory encounter
with careless Yankee" during
the Civil war. And Burleson
got by with it-they are pen
stoned now, and, for that matter.
why not?
A cherished scheme of the
new postmaster generals is the
enforcement of the Taft order
placing 10000 more postmasters
on the classified" or civil SER
vice list. In this suggestion there I
Is a degree OF nitro-glycerine
that is eminently characteristics
OF Burleson. 1t means about
thirty thousand heartaches at
thirty thousand crossroads most
Burleson is an expert of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
When Incomes Are Taxed

Theoretically citizen ought right his with interest
Ia how his government is being
inclined to be
citizenship fellow the
while good time desperately get rich?
this attitude has been indirect
taken
from pockets without realizing it. Had known should have
fully realizing that
the tariff duties good deal for good have
millions
haven't seemed to matter.
axedbegmng the forecasts with the
grading whose contribution at wouldn't be
if it will
which shall view the governmental goings
affect of below the line But will inter
They IL least section Of the population
tina quckened, shocked!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
House Hunting.

Prospective Tenants-There's
one great disadvantage about this
house; it Is damp.
andlord-That's no disad-
vantage. If fire were to break
out 1t wouldn't burn nearly so
fast.-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
h 9zz4Y,S!5A &!g$2z54S
Such a Shock.

sJUCn u OIOCks
First Messenger Boy had to
take a pretty tough wire to that
Kildey girl on de ave dis mornin'.
Railway smash, an lot OF her
folks badly hurt. She mades me
stay fer de reply while she read
it.
Second Messenger Boy - Did
she faint?
"Nope."
"Sream?"
Nope"
what did she say?"
"She said, What do you know
about that cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
"Thirty DAYS on bread and water!'

said the West Virginia Judge Where
upon, the poor coal mine striker shrek
ed with joy. He'd been thirty months
trying to earn bread to go with his
water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Had His Number.

"I'm sorry to tell you, mum,
that I'll be leaving you next week.
I'm going to get married"
That's so, Emma? Who is the
lucky MANI"
He's a policeman, mum. On
this beat, too"
That's fine. 1 wish you joy.
And what Is his manner"
II don't know yet, mum. But
his number is 51S. Detroit
Free Press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Please Omit Flowers
BY TOM JACKSON.

He took his winter flannels off,
He put his coat upon the shelf.
Then next he TOOK a little cough,
And now he's taken off himself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Railway financing is a great game

ever fighting in the courts to reduce
valuation for taxation and ever fighting
to boost it for rate making. After a
while the people will get tired of the
game and take the whole shooting
match.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Giving Sensible Advice.

Bill-What are you carrying
cane for?
Jim-Pm having deuce Of a
time with water on the knee.
Bill-Why don't you try wear
ing mps?-Lippincott's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Apparently it does not matter who

"saw it first" the supreme court de-
cides that White river is worth more to
the public for power generated by
Stone Webster than for shingle cut by
the Sumner Shingle company, so it re-
fuses to stop the power company from
taking the water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Do 1t Now!

1t is time to get the kinks out of your joints
flowers casting their spring fragrance into the atmosphere wake shake
the wrinkles of legs and back and be alive
the baseball against
the Play BALI
you play go play tennis play marbles, play
head and blood
o circulating.
people get ground
getting
10 should % play.
nothing
Get exercise breathe deep and be alive
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

Bully for Uncle Hiram Johnson!
He's moving to equalize the wages of
men and women in CALIFORNIA; state
institutions. What that man Hiram be-
lieves in he surely goes after.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

Eugene France, millionaire of Aber-
deem, concluded not to give that 3d.
100000 to found new party but just
ran for mayor and was elected so he
will be party himself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
BY TOM JACKSON.

What would You do to prove
your lover"
The maiden asked in blushing
way.
What would I do?" Then he re-
piled:
I'D buy you beefsteak ev'ry
day."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
His Heavy Burden.

Blobbs-Guzzler says he be-
lieves in bearing other peoples
burdens.
Slobbs-Well, his wife says he
comes home loaded every night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

Women will not attend the Jefferson
ian banquet at Spokane because they
have been informed that wine and
cigars will be at hand and that they
might not like to hear some of the stor-
les that will be told.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Impressarios declare that Clara But

has a glorious full contralto voice but
is too tall for grand opera. Drat it!
that's just what keeps us out of grand
opera. We had full voice but too
much legs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Help! In the Oceanside, CAL, hel

contest, hen has laid an egg measur-
ing 7x9 inches but weighing only 3
ounces. They're going to laying empty
shells! They're going to laying empty
shells!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Bill Rowe, Cleveland's new chief Of

police, is accused of having high ar
tistic temperament. He can paint
fence, whistle "Under the Daisies" and
make you think you hear Madam
Butterfly's" last grunt on a mouth or
gan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Cause Of the Formally.

Cause of the Formally.
First Bohemian-May ! borrow
your gray tie?
Second Dttto-Certainly! But
why all this formality of asking
permissionf
First Bohemian can't find
it.-London Tit-Bfts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
An Execution.

What goes up must come
down." evidently does not apply
to the high cost of living" Life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Solid. for Down
ward Revision
BY TOM JACKSON

BY TOM JACKSON.
We love the noble baseball game,
We love to see good team COM
pete;
We'd love 1t better If they would
Reduce the tariff for a seat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

InyoIke-Did you hear some
kind of varmint howlin' down
to your end of the camp last
night?
klamath Kate-Why, yes.
Inyo Ike-Annoyln' wuzn't It.?
l expected you'd take shot at It..
klamath Kate-Oh, l Kind of
hate tot wuz by beau, Chucka-
walla Charley, serenading me.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

For theater criticism, the Chicago
Press has got the world skinned. Lis
ten! "Yellow Jocket-no case, no
plot, no good Take it back to China"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
Why BrOoms Arc Cheap.

First Vender of Besoms - I
don't know 'ow you sells 'em for
penny. 1 steals the 'afts, I
steals the birch, ad I steals the
bindin's, and ave to ask tuppence.
Second Vender of Besoms - I
steals 'em NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Punch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

Supreme Judge o. G.. Ellis says he is
not candidate for federal judge. Oh,
well, there are others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

If women are going to discuss good
roads why should not men discuss mil
linery9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

The successor to Wesley Jones, U. s.
senator, will be elected by the people
Of Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

News filters through from
Washington that Congressman
Mockhiser, after grapplin' with tn
mighty problems that confront a
statesman, is sufferin' with brain
fag. Considerable relief is felt,
however, at tn thought that i'm his
case it will be impossible fer tn
disease ter secure much of foot
hOld.w
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09

Hope there's no humor intended in
that telegram stating that they're
house at Dayton, o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
1T DECIDES QUICKLY.

Pat-Ay coorse, drivin' a jolt
in old cart do not be as luxur-
ious-like as ridin' in a autymobile,
but for safety give me tn cart
livery time. Ye know what We Kin
expect av cart if wheel comes
off,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-09
The Right Time.

Thu ItiBIII IIIIt.
Gibbs-I admire a man who
says the right thing at the right
moment.
Dibbs-So do L; particularly
when I'm thirsty Tran
script.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
Educating Apprentices
i'm German Foundries

oundr described Dr. Otto
considerable
United
skilled in
that increase rapidly the boy
instruction the
industrial continuation school,
together
specialized the following three There uni
the class with four hours week of instruction to
while others
continuation school branches
compelled
a
en
school includes with letter
bills receipts etc. materials hours comprising
business
m, convenient
anda half Sunday
school as used be- either
n industrial schools shop schools
interested Bandts description
the
in
compulsory industrial
that education to train
% valuable citizens and respected men,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
PACkWOOD.

Evangelist Russell Of Libertyville will
give an illustrated lecture at the M E.
church Friday night.
E. w. Woolums OF Ottumwa has
rented property here and will soo-l
move his family here.
Mrs. Ned G. Oliver has returned here
to make her home after living two
years in Minnesota.
Mr.. Horner arrived here Friday with
his family and car Of household goods,
stock etc and proceeded to the farm he
purchased some time ago of Chas.
Rail.
Mrs J. D. Snider of Oskaloosa visited
her daughter Mrs. c. c. McClain last
week. -. .- JIG
C. M. Scott recently sold seven Bar
red Rock cockerels for $40.
Merle Mitchell left Saturday for his
ranch, in Canada.
w. E. Loughary and wife and J. w.
Baldwin and wife have moved back to
their farms east Of town.
Ola oliver has returned from Min
nesota where he has been since last
spring.
Mrs. F. r. North is visiting relatives
at Winfield.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ f. church
will serve. lunch this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. A. Rhymans
The subject of the sermon at the
Christian church Monday night by
Geo. E. DeVol OF Waterloo, was What
is the Difference Between Packwood
and HELP .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
OLIVET.

Mrs. NJ. F .Howyer Of Pleasant Grove
was in town on Friday calling on ole
friends.
Miss Alma Dosher closed her school
at Pleasant Grove on Friday.
Mrs. Agnes Faulkner, teacher al
Burr Oak, spent Sunday in Oskaloosa
at the parental Mcdowell home.
; John Dolan was business caller In
Oskaloosa on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Robinson spent
Sunday at the parental r. D. Robinson
home north Of town.
/, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Coryell east Of town
spent Sunday at the G. H. Laughlin
home. ....
The grange gave public entertain
ment at their, regular meeting on Fri
day night. The program was varied
and very interesting to all present. The
attendance was large.
w. A. Degrase of Harvey was to
town on Sunday visiting at the J. J.
Top home.
Mrs. J. Holmes of Knoxville visited
here last week.
S. Bartema and daughter Edna spent
Monday in Leighton trading.
J. Johnson of Colfax visited at the
r. Williams home Saturday.
Mrs A. Billings. spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
- E. J. Evans, missionary for American
Sunday school union Of Oskaloosa was
pleasant caller in town on Monday
while on Sunday school business
Mrs r. V. Clark was passenger for
Oskaloosa on Monday evening.
Mrs. George Bonifield moved In the
Dolan property Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
SALEM

Enroute from his home at Lincoln,
Nebr., TO Chicago, DR.. F. L. Wilmeth
stopped at Salem and spent day with
his nephew Harry c. Wilmeth.
"A special program was prepared for
the Sunday school social held at the NJ.
E. church Monday evening. A large
number were in attendance
Mrs. T. B. Safer and son Thomas of
Danville and George Swan Of Burling-
ton attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Hannah 1ngrim Thursday afternoon.
Wendell Garretson came from Iowa
City and spent few days Of last week
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs o. A.
Garretson.
Mrs Ann Brady is visiting at the
homes Of her daughter and son Mrs. +.
M. Parvin and James Brady at DON
nelson.
Mrs A. H. Masden was called to Mt.
Pleasant to help care for her mother
Mrs. Margaret Britton who is seriously
i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antrim Mcdowell and
daughter Marie were Keokuk visitors
Monday.
Ernest Almond arrived from South
Haven, Kansas. While here he is a
guest Of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Zoe Turner has returned from
Chicago where she attended millinery
opening.
Mrs. J. T. Ingrim is spending this
week with relatives at Danville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
STOCKPORT.

Gale Wheatley and Sam Douglas OF
Fairfield spent Sunday In Stockport.
B. B. Hughes Of Fairfield came
down Friday evening on the train.
Floyd Johnston Of Runnels came
down Wednesday, returning Thursday.
Mrs. A. r. Hiatt and two children
and a daughter Of J. c. Silver are suf-
fering with the measles. .
Representative ]. w. blackboard OF
Hillsboro returned home Friday even
g. .
F. B. Whitaker of Hillsboro and two
sons S. v. and w. F. passed through
here Friday evening.
Miller Beckley Of Hillsboro spent
Thursday in Stockport. 49,.
Pitt Plumer. went to Ottumwa re-
Gently. ..'.....,
Albert Howard and wife Of Canada
came Monday for visit with home
folks. vi.
Mrs. Bert Smutz left Monday for
Des Moines for a few days visit with
home folks. She goes from there to
Dakota. ...a.
Rev. Ward of Fairfield and O. A.
Collins o fHillsboro passed through
Stockport Monday.
T. S. Free Archibald died at this
place with consumption. Interment In
the Fordyce ceemtery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
WEST POINT.

Miss Viola Daube of Ft Madison
visited relatives here Friday.
Mrs. George Otte of Ottumwa ar
rived Saturday evening for visit with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Rump.
Glen and Ruth Foss Of Salem visited
their sister Miss Neva here Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Reinestein Of FIT. Madi'
son visited here Friday with her son
Joseph and family.
Miss Ruth Elliott Of Hillsboro. is
spending the week at the Sam Wilson
home.
Miss May Torley Of Burlington has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Henry
Wilson.
Mrs. Hubert Dohlman was called to
Ft Madison Thursday by the illness OF
her mother. ...---.
Mrs. Joseph Schroeder has returned
from a months visit with her daugh-
ter Mrs. J. B. Dierker at Laurance,
Nebr.
Miss Dolly Conley left Thursday for
an extended stay in Arkansas.
Mrs. Blanch Rodman returned to her
home at Cherokee, Kans., Saturday
after a months visit here with her sis
tiers Mrs. w. H. De Lashmutt and Mrs
VIM. Schultz.
Gilbert Lee and family left Thursday
to make their home in TT. Madison
Mr.. Lee Is travelling for a FIT. Madison
company. -.
Mrs. Bertha Lynn has rented the Gill
bert residence and is now occupying
the same.
James H. Luten died at his home five
miles north Of West Point Thursday
morning at o'clock, aged SO years. Mr.
Luten was one OF the pioneer settlers
coming here in 1855. He is survived by
his wife, one son. Morton H. and four
daughters Mrs. Emma Ireland Of Green
Bay township, Mrs. Myrtle Beck OF
Donnellson, Mimi, Caroline and Eunice
at home. Funeral services were held on
Saturday morning at the Congregation.
al church at Denmark. Rev. Lyman Of
ficiated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
KEOSAUQUA,

Des Moines Norris Of Canton, Mo
was in town recently on business He
reports his daughter Vets, who was
seriously hurt recently, as improving
with hopes OF recovery.
A. M. Kennedy and family moved last
week from the Knapp farm north OF
town to Mrs. oliver Phillips farm
south Of town. N"
Mrs. P. A. Daughty of Bonaparte
was a guest at the Russell home last
week. helping to care for Mrs. Oliver
Sargent. .E-
Hardin Brewster returned from
Kansas City last week where he had
been on business. -" ~a 49,
Miss Carrie Weissgerber visited in
Keokuk last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boyer who have
been spending the winter in Texas
have returned to their home south of
town.
c. r. McCrary Of Douds visited in
town last week.
DR.. J. A. Craig has been appointed
county physician for another year.
Miss Anna Vance has gone to Yer
mont. ILL.,, to work in millinery store.
Miss Maud Gulick student OF the
Keosauqua high school has been crit
.ically III for some time at the home Of
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ALBA.

Mrs. G. H. Clark, wife Of Represen-
tative Clark returned to Des Moines
Monday. r.. ......
The Big Sister class Of the First
M. e. Sunday school served lunch to
the ladies Of the church this afternoon
Mrs. Carl Harper is very i'll with the
grip. .
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith ARE pack
ing preparatory to leaving for their
home. near Glendale, MINI. They ex-
pect to leave Abba about March H..
Mrs. T. c. Hammond and two sons
David and Mac. returned yesterday
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Des Moines.
Miss Jennie Titus was hostess to two
circles Of the Kings Daughters this
afternoon.
Mrs. Sadie Porter has purchased the
property owned and recently occupied
by Tom Craig.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
100 West Main Street

visited at the home Of Earl Roberts
ind wife Wednesday.
Mrs. Samantha Williams was in Of
tumwa Tuesday on business.
Mayo Williams was in Burlington on
business Tuesday.
Henry Berry and wife of Abba visit
ed Wednesday at the home of their son
Max Berry and wife.
Mrs. Jaw Cohagan and daughter
Florence visited Thursday and Friday
with relatives in Ottumwa.
Rev. Alva Huff went to Farson Sun
day to conduct Il funeral there.
Wilbur Snow returned Monday from
visit with relatives in Hedrick.
Harry Johnson spent few days with
his family the first of the week
Mrs. Lee Dorothy and children of
Hedrick visited over Sunday with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Chisman.
Word was received recently by rela-
tives Of the birth Of a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Claud Berry Of South Dako-
ia. They formerly resided here.