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held liable under the law. And a certifi.
cate bristles as a porcupine with oppor-
tunities Of misinterpretation and mis-
take.
You come then to the absolutely new
department that collection at the source
has necessitated in every large corpora
ton and financial institution. 1t is a
separate room in most cases from the
other departments.
There are rows of small typewriter
them. Certificates. certificates. certih-
Gates fll the room where the typists
and their machines do not.
The girls are making out the monthly
list returns Of tho corporation. They
transfer from the certificates to these
long typewriter lists the check number
stamped on the back OF the certiiica tc
for identification purposes. Turning
over the certificate. the work Of exam
ming It and Of porting over Its muddled
statements must be intently repeated.
Laboriously they study out the writ
ten names signed to the certificates, the
addresses. whether signers are the
owners or their agents. These must be
typed In the returns in full detail. Then
they must state the amounts Of the In
come. the amount Of exemption claimed,
the amount on which the corporation
must withhold the tax and the amount
Of the tax. Some corporations have
their individual return blanks. In which
they require the typists to set down the
clause Of the income tax law under
which the certificate maker claims his
exemption.
Each typist must be student Of the
law and know how to classify the char
acter Of the exemption. In addition tc
being students OF tho law they mus
almost DO lawyers at times. And all the
time they must be handwriting experts
Take q look at this multiple hand.
writing Of nearly all the investing ma.
lions Of the world.
A flock Of certificates from tho Meth.
erlands 10 In charge Of the girl near the
window. The top ono In It's intricate
pen lines looks moro like futurist de-
sign than a legal document to satisfy
our new tax regulations. You may
puzzle over It for five minutes ano
finally decide that 1t spells something
| like "Androvicus Hendrix Jan Van
Houptenh0uptskipf." That's as near a.
you can get, when "v's" look like RS
and "ps" IT'S" ks" and rs" like
shorthand and us" like anything from
a &c" to an "X," "Y" or "a" In q
cramped and tiny, painstaking hant
that appears designed to worry income
tax typists.
Some corporations whose bonds urs
largely held abroad have had to emplo,
several foreign accountants trained IL
European languages to assist in tho de-
ciphering Of the certificates.
1.-THE form of the certificate In one do
feet of this collection ut the source re-
quirement that could be easily and sim
ply remedied," the men In charge O
this department tell you. IF the Rev
enue Department would only get up
form for the many kinds Of certificates
that would be In the shape Of bust
ness piece Of paper we would be great!
helped.
take that batch Of certificates boun,
by an elastic band, With a bunch O
checks or coupons II would be POSSIBLY
10 run rapidly through the bunch 4
check the facs amounts noted by Zip
ping back one corner. Why could no
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"COLLECTION AT THE SOURCE"
CALLED INTOLERABLE BURDEN


Nj
1913 Thousands ana
satisfactory solution and
its
loosely
publns Bible has not been
with
scheme burdens guardians
nduciary capacity
puzzng
with
banking and
establish Information
to
widely interpretations
Of Of
determined
which
situation that of
practically unheard of thing in Government
Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decisions
idea OF situation created by
corporations which have been collect
striking
banking ins,
ttons railway
additional increase expenses
sidn gathering the Government
imposed few additional burdens
tax ssheers
interest naurins
almost Dolly the
increasing the public revenues
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twentieth of the month following the
payment" said an officer Of one cor
poration. We shall be lucky TO have
ours ready q month later than that. We
would have to treble our already doubled
force to keep up with the stin pace
that the Government has set"
The trust companies and other paying
agents have other troubles Of their own.
They must make out their monthly
returns for each corporation in the form
II individually sets, and their cares are
multiplied by the number Of corpora
tons whose business they handle.
There Is one man who stands out AZ
the preeminent enemy of the income
tax 1t is the chief clerk OF the coupon
department. who lives in Jersey and sees
his home town nowadays, except on
Sundays, only by moon or electric hghr
or by the morning star as he Is rushing
back to collection at the source
Here Is n list Of a few Of the mistakes
owners of coupons commit and for
which certificates are returned and pa,
ment OF coupons delayed:
No certificate presented.
Wrong form OF certificate used
Owners name not stated.
Owners address incomplete.
Name OF debtor company and descriS-
tion OF bonds missing.
Deductions neither claimed nor die
claimed.
Amount Of deductions claimed n any
should be amount of coupons.
Total exemption not indicated.
Not signed or dated
Stamp or date of first collecting asency
missing.
First collecting agency stamp.
Satisfied rs to the identity and resron
sibility of agent.
We do not pay.
Not due.
II do not see how information at tn.
source instead Of collection at the
! source will simplify our work TO any
great extent" said tho head OF the IN
tercst and dividend paying dcpartmen'
Of one Of tho large corporations. "The
only remedy for this intolcrabe amount
OF useless work, in my opinion, Is 10
abolish this system OF taxation In which
the debtor Is made the source
Information at tho source" IL lsrEr'v
advocated by the representatives Of pa,
Ing agents, who feel that though II ma,
not relieve tho paying corporation ~
much of its burden, II will decrease ne
amount of work upon the paying agent
In the matter OF deductions made on
bonds that are not guaranteed tax free
il is the endless trouble about account
ing for deductions Of tax made amount
ing from I cent to 20 cents, and rare y
more than s., that forms n large part
Of their h.rderx
The attitude of the corporation and
financial institutions toward "collcctlon
at the source has been one OF carncsi
cooperation with the Internal Rovenl"
Department to carry out ali deals ~
the law and the regulations with the vi -
most despatch. Despite their declared
position that the measure Is highly IN
equitable, unjust and unconstitutlona',
the corporations have taken special care
to show tho Government that so long a.
ihs law remains unchanged Il will b.
complied with to The fullest extent and
with a distinct spirit Of helpfulness
This attitude has obtained rieht
through every department Of the IN.
como tax and with almost all VINO have
been affected by It. individuals and cor
poraticns alike. Banks. trust comps'
OoNttNu0A - lLOUSDtA PaHA
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greater To handle the immcnse labor
brought by COLLECTION at the source"
6. Two practical results Of the great
amount of work imposcd are already
shaving Tho Increased cost NJ handling
tho work of cornorations as a having
aren, "a ro.u,,iny In n,ap. for higher
| charycs ,,non these cornora,,ons NV ths
! n.,,ing ,yon, for ,h,,r .ory,co.
,rhc vas,ress ~ IN, work h. cau.,n1
,o,av In na,,,nS, ,r,nros, % hordho,dar.
I ,,,ios. ,hcv at, caro :. .ord a., ,ho,r
/ .,,,,,.,s g. ,.,.,,s,,. -, a., .d,,an,.
40 ~, ,,,,,,rr d,,o
I yyb,,o th.ro 10 y,,, ,,,,le i,c,,n.t,o,
.rI ~. .,ron, ,,o,.onn,, y, ,rorn,,r.oa
an,.r,,,n,,,an nn 49,, ,',r, -, nornora
-. q. 49,. a.. .u,,,',. ",,,,,.
.is -, nn,,.sa 80,
| o,' 'no
ou a. 80 90 30 ~
-ne -, "" '" .,, .,a.,,. -, no
=. 'aN SLOWS .ne "e''i.o ienu vi
" "a ~.
/ ",u ,"a' o y, az
| INC ''ea'u'e 10 ny o'o'uy e"d"seu'
'ne eorpora'ions VIII ueiiahu eonipeh-
sa'ion iron, tno government ioI .ne
vast iaoor 'hey are now ooihg IN us DC
/
coilecuoh al tne source hoius uhiaw-
fui as N'o'atio" OF the riith amend
ment 10 tne CONSTITUTION whicn reads:
I "ec shaii priVa.e properly pe TAKEN
ior puoi'o use "i'no"' just co"'peh'
sa'ioh'
|
But mere statement OF figures will
| never give picture of the heavy bur-
den to corporations collection at the
source" has become. Recital Of the new
steps made necessary in the paying. OF
their debts by corporations may help
to show 1t.
Payment OF millions Of dollars each
month was a fairly simple thing before
the income tax. The responsibilities on
the part of IA paying agent were con-
fined to ascertaining:
I. That the debtor corporation had
sufficient funds On hand TO meet the
payment OF coupons.
.. That the coupons presented were
ayable at the agency.
3. That the coupons were authentic
and bore correct due dates.
4. Counting and checking coupons.
certificate OF ownership and all the
J troubles of the ages to accountants are
unloosened. These are some Of the new
!.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

Twc-RoOM HOEEE
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FARM INVESTMENT.

lib 3-4ACRE farm for sale, miles from town, 100
in cultivation, 100 ready to put in, good
houses besides large barns and outhouses, large store
house new ginning plant with 7O-saw Lummus gins,
with engine artesan we'll 25-acre Bermuda pasture rail
road survey through the place Has got to be sold in
Is days, and $4,000 gets it. 5000 cash. balance on
time to suit purchaser, per interest If not sat
fed with purchase January LIST next, owner agrees to
give purchaser his money back with per cent interest
He agrees to rent the place this year and pay 20 bales
class midding cotton, or 100 bales for five years.
G. W. BEASLEY, Byromviue, Ga.
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The Leading Real Estate, Renting
and Loan Agents of Atlanta

" a BAKER 4 CCEPANT. -
Fo1rtE %z1czz- 5&-z b-lca1G HeA4
Estate We ess3 il fsr- AascS city
ar1 s1s--bs- pvop@rty.
FELD REALTY CCslPAevT. ~ E1pirs
Buik4rg Z yoz Ez-t % trace yer
pTcperry We E-e The olss - See We
bgy. sa1 q tvzcs
q ?. r FRASER rays ard ss1s rea
sstAts rs EsEiisl.s- u III
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szl.k. Zl3-.-f Ezlpsrs Big w us
GRAHAM a MERE. ~ Ezrtrs Bzile-
tEg Ne seZ city Ard Bz5--c1-. Prop
e-ty Also rake 4 sr@r1slty e tsr-
las lr Gec-gA For Efo--at.c- cal
wr.ts = o-ors ~ I1s5.
EARLLEE REALTY CCHPAST. Pea
Estate ss1eE sr6 Haze B1i<s-s. -
E7--tzb,e B.5einE Psocs Main 41tt
EERPgg REALTY COMPANY. II
T1src Ma BARK Si1E We az
-. Geo-Es farm ARDS s-6 .1TsstnlsrtA
TO- g-1psrtg 81 = gTs- or gs-Hcz-
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ara SIRE 81
HONS VI JtCEsCN. i4ls Fer-f.
Nal Paw E1<lrH Pzc-s MAJ
F5it Deals y ezra lar.es a sgeria-ty.
v rLE-CrET ZEAL ES-ATE AND
TNTE1S- NEST CCNPANT. lscztst a.
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ssas IN izrzs a.1 s-sl hs=.-ssH a-1
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LOOK OVER THESE BARGAINS.

90 ACRES good farming public road. miles u "a
road station wiki and corn NH 10" running
Price $4,000 Terms 500 cash, balance monthly OF '--'
5oAcRE farm on railroad miles q csrksyis small farm
house and outbuildings well and spring and par N c
vation This is good. place and bargain PEes 1853
$3.50 cash balance monthly or $3.50 a year
go ACRES unmproved fruit and farming land I miles q
JsrEsyle and on good road Price $500 per acre Terms
TO sIit
147 ACRES unlmproved fruit miles q Southern Raj
s ~ Mount Air. Price per $500 cash. balance
TO suit
$40 ACRES miles of station in Haosrshsn Cur
cultivation WI cut lsg1es9
Zee. - lumber. fne land Price s450 per acre Terms
81 900 cash, balance one two and three Year,
,s- ~ srres each Price so 70 $40 per acre
depnSin9 on location Of 20 per cent cAsn ana o
snce Il ger cent per month way 70 suit buyer
All the above property located r Habsrsnam County, n
priced below lsF casH
value and II you Interested tn any Of them j ~" paf you
investigate further
nave number Of ana small farms IN a. Izrs
~ Hsbesbs COUNT sell cheap and On easy terms
Write for list
j. H. HICKS,
Gainesville, Ga
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FARMS FOR SALE.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.

II CLARhESVlLLE, GEORtElA
Situated the picturesque Habersham within sight
the Blue Ridge Mountains lies the beautiful little city of Carkes
Vile The homes ideally grouped the hOs afordng
sweeping vision of distant hills and valleys of fertile farms and
famous orchards deghng the with the enhancing vsa
Little wonder that charming and attractive city has be-
resort taxing the capacity of its ostees and the hosptabe
homes during the months In recent bungalows and
cottages have been built in considerable numbers the
homes for the beerodo The BODYBUILDING has just be-
gun and it's destined with each succeeding year continuously
\
The topography lends itself readily the arts
tic being susceptible the highest attractive development of the
landscape gardener In fact Of the yards broad song
wars emerald green with parterr of flowers bordered with
exotcs and shrubs creations of exquisite designing
In the of the modern brick courthouse, and
around it, fronting wide paved business houses
comprising bank drug general merchandise hardware etc.
The local hotel gracousy growing patronage providing
fresh home viands appezng and wholesome cooked la
Il country style and served home-fashion.
Street Railway provided touring
the important points Several miles of cement sidewalks
denc the main thoroughfar The paved with macad
overtopped with clay and ebert The municipality has electric
II lights water and sewerage.
But the distinctive feature about Gainesville
the of the large famous apple orchards of Haber
sham year select varieties these apples placed
petition with those of Oregon Virginia New York and other
consequently received the highest awards in APP
pie show, securing eight first prizes and several trophies
There mistake about their flavor color and
There something the soil that that particular tang
subtle quality in the sunshine that coOrs them with rich
quality rareed atmosphere prohibits the pest
singular though these Apples Lands
2OO feet in elevation. they immune frost and
quenty the vernacuar of the orcharist % every year
The mind the public prepared for the statements that
upward 100000 apple the
receiving from $3.50 500 barrel 1t for the
grower realize $500 81 900 per from crop
remarkable circumstance that the land cheap rang
price from SIS $5 and be had The
readiness with which the soil Yields cultivation makes it all the
adaptable fruit culture. Little llng necessary and the
of fertilizers 5 not essential
Apart from orchardng the land yields bounty
of grain and particularly vegetables
which rapidly developing enterprise of proportions
abound Several of valuable asbestos
operation and their promoters receiving handsome Gold
particles frequently found rocks and along the edge
running streams
Among notable orchards Piedmont
Orchard Co. who have offices in the Gambler Building Mr. j. Frank
president Of this tremendous enterprise This company
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oTTE 4 HOLIDAY.

Rszi Es1ata Es aSse hAE.ois real eEsass
Estes 20 FeseEuss 81 str NaconAi
BARK EsfK
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HOUSES FOR RENT.
BUSINESS SITES


oss Wniiehan street; stOreroor,
"A n g -...........;. $500
building elevator: also ware
mouse Il rear Is b. Is feet See
u for price
Fo1nary street and the railroad:
two-story building; second and
tHird noOr lofts; corner Broad
and Alabama streets ........... 1850
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Gainesville. Ga.
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NEWMAN.

NEWMAN
WANTED: MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
MANUFACTURER we have message for you, latent
with big possibilities 1t should your attention
and claim your investigation It's about little city with
BIG industries
PROGRESSIVE not the word ctzenry aggressive
reaching for the larger industries and getting them
too. We want YOU. We need you We help you. Let's
make mutual In other words let's get together What
ever your enterprse-the town people Board Of Trade all
will back you and boost for YOU.
HERE'S OUR remarkable inventory of progress, IN
comparable list Of assets:
Accredited High school
Atterdzrcs Is per cent Boys
: st: II 81 i' 81 Sss Si'Af s sSss' .e
los s:Sstl8n above sea ls7s.
largest engine and boiler he South
TO :: most fertilizer IL. South
35a!:; tlis I'd 5ls ysai' plants
Two corn and SEED Hnlla
rs: . q. s5:.y :'2 S:5s sssa
q 2s:. .aT ss.I stsas bans sasa:
t:7s55.:5s5 s! organization.
Easss G isaBdry. "'FA-
TarEes telegraph scho z
a Georgia
More than i69 business n city
passenger station
trains daily
Three
Ore II tnz
rrseut
ZINE uz1 ire
Limits
Charity hospital
Bzsfre
REMARK THIS We have two competing power companies
Therefore our low the power adequate, and the
service Efficient
VERY EARNESTLY say the setting is perfect the eondi-
tons propous the situation incompatible, the time
ripe the labor intelligent ready waiting, for the hum OF
MANY wheels 10 come towns invited guest Be
Of rs Be Newnanite, and prosper.
BAGLEY SEWELL-
NEWMAN, GA
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APARTMENTs-FLATs.

ApARTsfENTs-FLzT
= West Baker street. first for.
sever rooms ......-..-..--...s $50
SIS South Pryor street three
roo-ns ard nsczezstte -.-.-. 1876
~ Garden street. three rne-r8 80
a. Eavfer street. I've Rms rSs9
fs8-C whitehall street. Eve rCcrns 19s9
sII Worth Backward ssI ROOMS g 90
lz4 East Fair street tksr6 6oors
I'VE Fellfe 12-HI
49, East Far street. se~-.A
eogr: I've rooms .-..---..--,-.- zsyss
roo-ns ..-..---..-...-.-....--.-. Is.is
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TTELvE-RCOsF HOUSE
I SO WsEhingto1 street ..,.---.--s Se-s9
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THTRTEEN-RooNH HOUSE
is4 IN street. ..e..--,..-.--.-----f7 1850
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-05

of the store.
Isaac Jones of Charles City, was a
guest at the Frank Yenger home re-
Gently.
Homer Harris of Abba, was bust
ness visitor here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Chisman visited
Wednesday at the Elmer Rose and
Chos. Harlan homes of Pleasant Home
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
James Dorman has been quite i'll !, suf
fering with tonsilitis.
Harvey Grooms visited Friday neal
Chillicothe at the David Grooms
home.
DR.. Rambo of Chillicothe, was pro
fessional visitor here Tuesday.
Arch Fiske and family of South OF
tumwa, are visiting relatives here.
Elmer and George Mcclure Of Win
field. visited few days last week al
the C. r. Chisman home.
Will Tins'II Of Blakesburg, was 8
guest at the Frank Yenger home Mon
day. ..
Arch Fiske assisted John Brown de
livered two loads Of hogs in Ottumwa
Monday.
C. r. Chisman visited relatives ir
South Ottumwa Monday.
John Yochum was guest at the d
W. Baker home near Dudley Monday.
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RICHLAND.

Mrs. Eliza Kinney went to Wichita,
Kan, where she will spend several
months with her son.
Rev. e. M. Vance was called to Geor-
gia Friday to attend the last sad rites
of his mother who died Thursday
night.
J. w. Hollowell and wife were Fair
field visitors Wednesday on business
trip.
Bert McClosky living north Of He'd.
rick arrived Saturday for an over Sun
day visit with his sister, Mrs. Howard
Carlisle and family
Miss Pearl Kinney went to Keota
Friday to take charge of her millinery
store.
w. H. Harkins and wife visited rela-
tives in Ottumwa Saturday.
N. w. Callister returned Saturday
from a business trip to Des Moines and
Princeton, Mo. ~
The business men of this city receiv.
ed a personal invitation to close their
business houses at 7 o'clock Friday
night and to attend the M. E. revival
meeting now in progress. Front seats
were reserved for all who went.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Webb of Pack.
wood and we'll known in this vicinity
celebrated their sixty-second annivers.
airy Thursday, Jan. %, 1914, in their
home. Mr.. Webb is IS years old, and
Mrs. Webb is 80.
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RUSSE ELL.

Mrs. John Goltry returned home
Thursday evening from Bonar Springs
mission where she has been visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Shannon of Aurora, Neb., came
Saturday having been called here by
the serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Sam Russell.
Rev. l. r. Hawk of Abel returned
home Thursday after conducting the
revival meetings at the Presbyterian
church.
Hugh Adcock held sale of the
household goods of his mother at her
property on Saturday.
Harry Latham has purchased the
Mack Long property in the west part
of town.
Mr.. and Mrs John Vinsel of Des
Moines came Saturday for visit with
Mr.. Vinsel's mother, Mrs. Mary Vinsel.
Miss Helen Werts returned home
Saturday night from Des Moines where
she has been visiting friends. =
Miss Margaret Turbot of Weldon
came Friday for visit at the parental
R. G.. Turbot home.
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AGENCY.

Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Patton of Tarkio,
Mo-, are here visiting at the E. T. Al
len home.
Born, recently to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Humphrey, daughter.
James Connolly has bought the Mrs
VIM. Cole 40 acres, paying SITS per
acre for it.
Morris Cole of Red Oak, spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. VIM. Cole.
Rev. J. c.. Kendrick occupied the pull.
pit at the NJ E. church Sunday even
ing. #.+ r
Rev. Hawkins is assisting in a series
of meetings at Bussey this week, and
William Reynolds is there, leading the
singing.
There will be meeting of the
Agency cemetery association in the
town hall Monday, Feb. 8, at 10 a. M,
for the purpose of electing three d.
rectors and such other business as
may come before the meeting. Every
lot owner is requested to be there.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shearer visit.
ed over Sunday at Mystic. ....
!, J. J. Beall is critically ill.
There was meeting of class No.
of the M. E. Sunday school Saturday
night in the church basement. The
meeting was for the purpose of organ
ization. Light refreshments were serv-
ed. There were about thirty young
men present and all enjoyed a delight
full evening.
They are organizing a brass band
here. The Starlight Amusement Co.,
gave an entertainment in their behalf
and raised quite sum.
Charles Sands shipped fine car of
hogs to John Morrell & Co., last week.
In the Methodist church Thursday
evening, Feb. 5, at s o'clock the DE
Moss Lyric Barrie Bard, entertainers
will sgive one of their musical enter
tainments under the auspices of the
Epworth league. The De Moses are a
first class entertainers and they have
shownNin Burlington and Ottumwa and
this is their forty-frst annual tour.
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BLAk ESBURG.

S. L. Coliagan was called to Ottum-
wa Friday morning by the illness of
his daughter, Mrs. w. r. Gift who lives
near there.
Frank Tinsley of York, Neb., visited
relatives here this week.
Albert Jay rturned Thursday from
Ainesworth, Iowa.
Mrs. S. c. Snow spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. w. R. Gift south OF
Ottumwa. E..
DR.. J. f. Hull of Ottumwa has moved
into the office formerly occupied by Dr.
Slavin.
DR.. Slaught of Ottumwa was assist
ing III installing Offices of the l. 0. o.
F. lodge Saturday night.
l.. L. Swenson the new cashier of
the Peoples Savings bank, and family
will live in the Sander Pierson resi-
dence near the school house.
There will be several new residences
erected south of town soon, I. M. Clio
yer has the plans completed for a
bungalow style and Pete Stocker has
one already building.
Dr.. Ralph Selman of Ash Grove will
occupy the, Limbaugh residence. His
wife arrived last week.
Mrs. Clara Rogers of Des Moines is
visiting her parents, Mr., and Mrs. J. F.
Dorothy.
Mrs. Katie Jones of Washington, sis
ter of F. P. Williamson arrived Satur-
day to visit her brother and other
relatives here. She came from Daven-
port where she visited her half broth
err, Irving Williamson and family.
Mrs. Benz. Stocker returned from the
hospital at OttumWa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Huber accom-
panied Mrs. Huber's brother, Harold
Harsch home Saturday evening.