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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
ELDON

Mrs. Fred Lutz very pleasantly en-
tertained the Kensington club, at he,
home on K. D. avenue. Thursday af
ternoon March o. An enjoyable time
was spent in needlework and social
chat. The invited guests We're: Mes
danes J. Ed. Easton, G. w. Wellerup
and Ina Hines. A sumptuous two
course luncheon was served by hos.
tess assisted by Mrs. A. D. Shelter.
Mrs. Rex Finney of Batavia was an
over Thursday visiting friends and at.
tending club meeting.
A farwell party was given for Rev.
F. c. Barrow and family, Wednesday
night at the Dee Eshelman home on
X. D. avenue. Rev. Barrows leaves for
Brighton soon to make their home
Milo Reno of Agency will preach
both morning and evening at the
Christian church, Sunday March %.
Harley Finney has been on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Flowers left for
a visit Friday In Bowie, Texas.
Misses Inez Patterson, Erma Craw.
ford and Lydia Miller went to Abba
Friday to attend the sixth district de-
clamatory contest, Miss Miller being
the representative from the Eldon
high school contest.
William Michael of Selma, was trad.
ing in the city Friday.
Mrs. w. c. Lutz was in Ottumwa
visiting her father Mr.. Holmes Fri
day.
Miss Marie Hilleary OF Grinnell ia
spending week with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. H. r. Hilleary.
Mrs. James Kelly delightfully."- en-
tertained the meedlecraft club at her
home Thursday afternoon. The time
was spent socially. The invited guests
We're: Mesdames John Hendricks.
Frank Kephart, c. E. Mitchell and
Miss Cleo Riegel. A light luncheon
was served.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Fullerton.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fullerton.
Elizabeth Jane Fullerton was born
December "a, 1912. in Washington
county, Ohio. and died March II. 1917,
at her home in Drakesville, at the age
of "a years, months and IS days. She
was married to William Irelan Deem
Der %, 1859. To this union nine chill
dren were born, seven of whom are
living, namely: Thomas W.. brakes
vile: George W.. Unionville; Alice
McReynolds, Ottumwa Frances Mar
ion, Drakesyille: Harry H.. Kensett:
Meta Baker. Drakesville. and Charles
B.. Drakesville. All of the surviving
children were at her bedside when
death came.
She united with the Christian
church at Drakesville in November,
1907, and has lived consistent Chris
tan. and faithful member of the
Willing Workers society as long as
she was able to attend at all. She had
been afflicted for years so that she was
not able to get abount as she would
have liked to have done, but never
gave up until last July. Since that
time she has not been able to help
herself at all. She was Of a very quiet
and thus bore her suffer
ing very patiently. All her life long
she sacrificed for her family. Thus
ends the life Of kind friend and
neighbor, dear, good mother and a
true. devoted companion.-!Contrib
uted.
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WEST POINT.

Mrs. ]. M. Pohlmeyer and son Har-
old are spending the week in Burlington
the guest OF her sister Mrs AL Koett.
Mrs. E. E. Cantril of Des Moines
arrived Saturday for an extended visit
with hen son j. E. Cantril and family.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Whorton
south Of West Point March Ia, 1917, a
daughter.
Mrs. O. W. Grant departed Monday
for visit at Peoria, III.
Ed Voter of Gregory, S. D., has
been visiting his sister Mrs. Chris Ell
lenberger.
Miss Minnie Lutz Of Donnellson has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs Barbara
Kriekenbaum.
Miss Cecilia Wallpaper returned to-
day from visit with her sister Mrs.
Chas. Supers at Fort Madison.
Miss Elizabeth Kierker returned on
Wednesday from Bonneville, Mo, where
she has been teaching school
Work on the waterworks we'll is pro-
crossing nicely. They are down about
ESQ feet
Mrs. Chris Metzger who has been
seriously Ill the past two weeks is
some better. Her son Frank of Wayne
county and her daughter Mrs. John
Linquist and husband Of Greentop, Mo.
arrived Tuesday
MIS- TIdnh FlCklOTu ana son OF Cot
tonwood have been spending several
days at the Henry Wilhelm home.
John and Frank Goody who have
farmed the Jos. Goody farm in Pleas
ant Ridge the past three years have
dissolved partnership. Frank Goody
will remain on the place and John will
accept position with the Information
al Harvester Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Goody
will leave next week for WATERFOWL, S.
D., which will he Mr. Goody's head
quarters.
AL Rauenbuehler of Barring, Mo-, has
been spending the week with relatives
here.
AL Burns has bought the residence
property known at the Armour home
stead
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunold has sold her
farm south of town to her son Joseph.
There ave 800 acres in the farm and
the consideration was about $4,000.
Mrs. Herman Lehman and son Carl
and Miss Katie Snaadt have returned
from visit with their sister Mrs. John
Herbuer at Keokuk.
Saturday March II was the 40th an
niversary of the arrival in West Point
of the venerable Father Jacoby. The
event would have gone by unnoticed
but for the school sisters who arrang-
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ELDON SCOUTS ARE
FULLY ORGANIZED

Eldon, March 24.-The boy scouts
met at the Christian church and over
twenty boys, were present and fine
meeting was held. This meeting was
for the purpose Of dividing the scouts
into patrols. Three patrols of eight
scouts each were formed Ross Banis-
ter was elected patrol leader of the
Wo1f patrol; Kenneth Shore Of the
Eagle patrol and Ralph Phillips of the
Hound patrol. At this meeting several
of the boys passed the tenderfoot ex.
animation and others took the flag
pledge.
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BONAPAR1E.

Misses Margaret Easling and Ethe
Cornell were over Sunday guests OF
friends and relatives in Ottumwa.
Prof Joe Parks spent Friday evening
and Saturday at his home in Ottum-
wa.
Jas. Beck returned Saturday from
Lacon, ILL.,. where he was employed
during the winter. .
The roof of the kitchen Of the Union
Telephone Co. residence on Washing
ton street caught on fire recently, but
age.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid will hold their
Easter bazaar April Z.
Mrs Ida Jones who has been suffer
ing with rheumatism. is recovering.
The members Of the Bonaparte school
board now are d. w. Cheney, w. l.
Boyle. Robt. Meek. DR.. r. n. Cresap
and VIM Blackburn, Messrs. Meek and
Blackburn having been elected at the
recent election.
The Bonaparte city election Is to be
held at the I town hal on Monday
March 26. 1917. An entire new council
and mayor is to be elected. and the
electric light franchise will be voted on
Mrs p. A. Doughty recently returned
from visit with her sister Mrs. Wal
ter r, Wilson and family in Lacon, Ill
She also was In Chicago on business
several days.
Mrs. ]. c. Forbes Of Milton has been a
recent guest OF her sister Mrs. P. A.
Doughty
Mrs. J. S. Hooper has been enjoying
a visit with her sister Mrs: Lizzie
Shanklin of Medford, Okla.
Miss Benna Pauline Blackmer return.
ed last week from visit with her
friend Miss Arlie c. Coolidge at Proph-
etstown, H.. and relatives at Chicago.
Miss Blackmer and Miss Beatrice
Dawson have arranged to teach school
this spring in adjoining districts near
Miservey, Franklin county. Iowa, and
expect to leave this week.
Miss Gladys Robinson is confined to
her home with illness.
II. G. Donnelly and Harold Tulley at
tended the telephone convention in Des
Moines last week.
Ralph Schrepfer and Miss Hazel
Pfeifer were married in Keokuk on
March Z. They will reside on the
Schrepfer farm this summer.
Mrs Nettie Hissem of Douds- Leando
has been a guest of relatives here the
past few days.
C. w. James returned to Bonaparte
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CHARLTON.

Mrs Sarah Anderson spent Saturday
with friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. AIDA O'Gara and daughter
Katherine were Ottumwa visitors Sat-
urday.
Harold Breneman of near Gunwald
left, Saturday for Blockton where he ex-
poets to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben French left Satur-
day for visit with relatives In
Graham. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V Combs visited
over Sunday in, Thayer at the home OF
her brother.
Mrs. A. w. Maddy of Ottumwa who
township with her sister Mrs l.. c.
Hale, returned home Saturday evening.
Nav Jones. eight year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones OF Lucas
swallowed a pin Friday evening which
lodged In her throat. She was brought
to Charlton Saturday and the pin was
removed.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Swift of Tyrone
came Saturday evening for few days
visit at the home of his cousin 8. b.
Swift.
Mrs. c. o. Sylvara of Lucas visited
in this city Saturday with her sister,
Mrs. r. E. Douglas.
Miss Ethel Bowen visited over Sun
day in Lucas with Miss Edna Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs Columbus Chambers
and daughter Mrs. Claude Gates and
husband were called to Bussey last
week by the illness and death Of Mrs.
Chambers brother-in-law, O. S. john
son which occurred Friday after an
extended illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Bond of Cedar
township returned Saturday after an
absence of nine months In Portland.
Oregon, where they visited at the
home of their son Harry. On the way
home they spent a month with relatives
In Mt. Vernon, Mo
John Mitchell visited over Sunday
with relatives and friends In Abba.
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ELDON

!
mingham by the serious illness Of his
sister-in-law. Mrs. David HOFFMAN.
The members Of the l. F. F. club
were guests of Mrs. Harry Spathe at
her home on East Walnut street
! Thursday evening. March Is. The
! hours were spent socially and Mrs
! Ida Spencer won the honors which
were given for the guessing contest
! Mrs. James Reardon assisted in serv.
| ing two course luncheon
! Mrs. ]. S. Shives went to lie Mars
to visit her son, Robert Shves and
! family.
John Hull and daughter, Mrs. I. S
Deford, went to Muscatine Monday to
attend the funeral of Henry Goble.
Mrs. w. T. Brown and daughter
Miss Nell, visited in Muscatine with
relatives the week end.
THE B. v. Reading club met with
Mrs. Bessie Bundy Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. Mary Brown was leader.
A selected reading was given by Mrs
Matte Vass.
The Eldon Commercial club will
hold postponed meeting this evening
!! at 1880 at the Moose hall. Election of
officers and adoption Of bylaws will
take place. Every member is request
ed to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore and Mr..
and Mrs. Emery Wright went to OF
tumwa to visit DR.. D. A. Jay at the
Ottumwa hospital
Mrs. Harry Hull, who has been
quite i'll, is reported to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Shelter enter
tanned at a birthday dinner Sunday
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Shelter and daughter, Miss Joe. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lutz and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth.
/ Mr. and Mrs Clyde Dornsife and
daughter Of Ottumwa were here Tues
day to attend the funeral of Isaac
Hinkle
The Art Study club meet with Mrs.
Harry Flint Tuesday.
State Club Leader f. c. Bishop and
Superintendent r. S. Gardner talked to
an interested group of people at Mil
ler's chapel Saturday afternoon. About
twenty boys and girls enrolled for jun.
Tor club work for 1917
Des Moines Register: Grant Morrow
announces the engagement Of his
daughter Ethel to Archer Furtney son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Furtney Of Ell
don. The wedding will take place in
the early summer.
The approaching wedding of Miss
Morrow and Mr.. Furtney was announc-
ed at an afternoon party given Satur-
day by Miss Blanche Herman at her
home. 600 Carpenter avenue. The in
teresting news was conveyed to the
guests during the luncheon hour by
means Of shamrock cards upon which
were written the names OF the couple.
The cards were concealed in small
hats at each cover from which stream
ers radiated to two kewpie dolls which
formed the center piece. During the
afternoon the guests presented Miss
Morrow with miscellaneous shower
Of gifts and comfort which they tied
during the afternoon. Those who par
ticipated were Misses Helen Hamilton.
Gertrude Hamilton. Leah Fesenmyer,
Carrie Porter. Mabel Ellison, Mabel
Moore. Marguerite Pugh, Ethel Rich.
ards and Frank Jeffries. Mrs John
Herman assisted her daughter in serv.
ing
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last Saturday He has spent the winter
with relatives near Ames. Iowa, and
Omaha. Nebr.
c. A. Sutton Of Keokuk was busi-
ness visitor here last week.
A. J. Stricken Of Winfield was here
last week shipping some machinery
from the old moolen mills to factory
in Wisconsin.
Geo Ieffler and family OF Stockport
We're over Sunday guests Of Mrs. Leff-
ler's parents Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Rob-
erts Of Sunnyside Ranch. east Of herA
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BURLINGTON CLUB
SELLS ITS PROPERTY

Burlington, March 24-The Orchard
City Hunting and Fishing club which
owned 1853 acres and house in Hen
derson county, south OF the main
line Of the Burlington railroad a short
distance east of the bridge, has sold
it's property to a party represented by
Thomas Nichols. The consideration
was not given out but is known to be
between five and ten thousand dollars.
The sum will be divided equally be-
tween the eighty-three members of the
club
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SALEM.

At the opera house, March 81, the
Ladies' Aid society of the Congrega
tional church will have their annua
bazaar and serve chicken pie dinner
and supper
Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Feldman We're
chosen delegates for the M. E. Wo
mans Foreign Missionary society held
at Burlington.
Anna Mosher was at Graham hospi
tai, at Keokuk last week, where she
had tonsils and adenoids removed.
The funeral Of Lucille, little daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs David Savage.
was held from the residence northwest
of town, Wednesday afternoon.
Following months visit with Mrs.
Azur Barton, Mrs. Morcross departed
Thursday for her home In Birming.
ham,
Wayde McBeth and family have
moved from Merimac to Salem, Mr..
McBeth will assist in the Lyon hard.
ware store.
Ruth Barton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sim Barton had her tonsils re.
moved last week The operation was
performed at the hospital at Keokuk
At the school election, F. H. Field.
mann and o. H. Tyner were chosen
for three year terms. Fred Townsend
for one year to fill vacancy.
Ad Hodson and family moved from
Ericsson. Nebraska, to the w. H. Hold.
son farm northwest Of Salem.
April Z. is the date set for the an
nual Bazaar and easter dinner by the
M. e. Aid society in the basement o:
the church.
Alfred Addington has been ENJOYING
a visit with his children, Mrs. Van
Hallowell and Leonard Addington
from Annette, Oaklahoma
Miss Lena Pease visited at the par.
entail home, at FIT. Madison last week.
Mrs. Belle Bicksler is home from a
visit with relatives in Chicago.
Arlo, little son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Foss, has been quite i'll the past
week.
Mrs. Arthur Murray and son came
from New London and spent Tuesday
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs sheckler.
After spending the winter on the
gulf coast in Florida. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Shriner and sons. Dee and family
and Charles arrived home Wednesday
evening.
j. S. Guy has been leased the Bick-
sler business rooms west of the post.
ONCE and will enter into the poultry
business the first Of April.
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FINISH PARNELL SCHOOL,

Parnell, March 24-The new consoli-
dated $35 900 school building which is
one OF the best in Iowa county, If not
"the best" Is at last completed and
teachers and pupils have taken pos
session. 1t is the first consolidated
school in the county and is a credit to
the patrons of the five districts and of
material benefit to the pupils. The
teachers are from the sisterhood of
the Sisters Of the Holy Humility of
Mary of St. .Joseph's academy, Ottum-
wa
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In Memoriam
Loseoh A. konantz.

Joseph A. Konantz died in the hos
pital at Omaha, Neb., Sunday morn
ing at 1920, March H.. Death follow
ed an illness of ten days from heart
trouble. Mr.. Konantz was we'll known
in Ottumwa, having resided here for
many years. He Is survived by two
sons and one daughter; also his faith
err, Joseph Konantz, and the following
brothers and sisters: Ed of Vancou-
yer, B. c.; Mrs. John Moran of Gala
way, Neb.; Mrs. Will Burns of Los An
geles, CAL, and Mrs. Jesse Dale of Of
tumwa.
Funeral services were held at Coun-
Gil Bluffs and intefment took place in
st. Joseph cemetery-Contribu
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DINNER STORIES

The boss turned up in a bad TEN.
per, and as his eye fell upon a sheet
of postage stamps he yelled at his
typist:
Look at those stamps! don't want
them there"
The typist took up the stamps.
where shall l put them?" she
asked.
Anywhere! Anywhere!" shouted
the boss. Anywhere out of sight!''
very WELL" said the girl. as an
ominous flash came to her cheeks.
And she gave the stamps a rapid lick,
stuck the big. sheet on his bald pate
and departed in search of another job.
Little Gertrude had been especially
inquisitive all evening Her father
had answered her questions patient
ly, but he was becoming exasperat-
ed. Finally she said:
What do you do at the office all
day, daddy?"
Daddy's patience gave way.
"Oh. nothing" he said.
Gertrude pondered over this answer
for a moment. Then she returned
valiantly to the charge
"But how do you know when you
have finished?" she asked.
Ethel has the gift of graphic de-
scription. Until recently she was a
little country girl; now she was in a
large town. The first letter she wrote
back home began like this:
'This is queer place. Next door is
fastened on to our house,
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PROHIBIT ExPoRTA

Paris. March 24-By authority Of the
cabinet the minister Of commerce to-
day issued a decree prohibiting all ex-
ports whatsoever except such as may
be authorized specifically by the gov
eminent upon application.
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1.-THE navy is Dragging about a net in
Tease OF thousand men in month.
Il that rate it would take nearly
ghty years to get million sailors,
|uch as might be needed in the event
z Q purely naval war.
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il The biggest munitions makers and
inam 3Sctnreis 81 the nation are rap
IDLY announcing their Willingness to
kurn over their plants to the govern
,ment in case of war. It is hard to rec
loncile that attitude with the stories
|bf tho pacffists who say that war is be-
ling manufactured to provide profits
Nor the "big interests"
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Up until two years ago Ottumwans
|did not have sufficient confidence in
the progress of the city to subscribe
I310O, 600 for Z new hotel. When the
Carter administration came in, conf
|dence was born and the new hotel is
the result. It will soon be thrown
hen for business.
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arhe republicans and the democrats
lie equal representation in the house
representatives Of the congress that
shortly to convene. That puts the
jllance Of power into the hands Of the
he independents,
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A tent will serve as shelter for a
han at most times, but the prudent
me wants house. A volunteer army
Till serve this nation in most events,
Ht the only adequate protection lies
| universal military training.
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SMILES WON GIRL $1,000.

SMILES WON GIRL 5000.
Perry, March 24-Smiles won $4,000
for Miss Anna Leon, formerly Slater
girl, now residing in Portland, Ore. On
her way to work as telephone operator
she frequently met an aged man, "a
years old. One day he laughingly re-
marked he would remember her in his
will. Last month he died, bequeathing
her $4,000.
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| Inability Of the Russian people to
let sufficient food brought on a revolt
hat dethroned divine right ruler"
Kaiser Wilhelm will probably hand out
(ouble portions to his hungry people
Nntil the news from Russia blows over.
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GIBBONS BEATS eArTLER.

ct. Paul. Mimi, March "a. --Aggres.
siveness of Tommy Gibbons of ST.
Paul won him newspaper decision
over Battling Levinsky Of New York
in a ten round bout here Friday. Lee
whisky outweighed the local man 176h
to 1917.
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Al boxer gets ready to fight before
be- day of the battle. The United
i,ates seems to be disposed to wait
Until, war comes before getting an ade-
slate army.
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THROAT MALADY FATAL.

Ida Grove, March 24.-Donald Ross,
son Of Mrs. Elsie Ross, is dead from
malady of the throat which baffled the
physicians. He graduated from the
local high school last spring. He was
employed in Des Moines until recent
",
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FIRE At PRISON.

Jefferson City, Mo-. March 24-F1re
destroyed the big stable at the Mis-
souri, penitentiary, causing an estim
ated loss OF $4,000. The state carried
no insurance.
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TEN INDICTED FOR eooTLEGeINe

Marshalltown, March 24-The grand
jury here has adjourned after busy
session. 1t returned fourteen indict-
ments, ten Of them for bootlegging.
Three other men must answer to the
charge Of selling coffin nails
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war sometimes comes whether it is
(ted or not. The only safe way is
J tSe prepared so as not to come out
accbnd best in the event of war.
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Thrift leads to a mode of living and
view OF life conducive to success.
is in time translated into character.
Flames j. Hill.
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III is claimed that there are more
liAuffeurs and taxi-drivers in New
|brk city than there are soldiers in
he United States army.
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The birds are fiat hunting these
avs. Have you put out bird house
or them yet?
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GIVE FARMER CUP.

GIVE FARMER CUP.
Glidden, March 24.-The National
bank of this place has awarded sill
yer cup to Andrew Kirsch, farmer
living near Carroll, for the best ear of
corn from this county at the state
corn show at Ames.
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PNew Zealand has an army almost as
arge as that Of the United States, al
hough the population is less than two
nilliOn
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HOLD BAPTIST RALLY.

Mt Union, March 24.-The md-year
rally of the Burlington Baptist asso-
citation. B. Y. P. U. of Mt. Union Bap-
fist church in this city, today and Sum
day
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CAVALRY HEAD GOES.

CAVALRY HEAD GOES.
Washington, March 24-Captain
Glenn LATER Of the Riverside cavalry
troop, has been designated as dele.
York March q. by Governor Harding.
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Many man wears smile all day
I'D then goes home and grouches all
Nening.
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Saturday will be your last opportun
4 to register.
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uneasy lies the head that wears a
kown in Europe
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Fly time will soon be here. Time
70 swat the early flies is here already