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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
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The ice cream and box supper CIV
en- by the B. Y. p. u. at the Wood
man hall last Thursday night. was
largely attended and quite a bit OF
money was made. Also the valentine
box and pie supper given by the NJ.
Il. Ladies' Aid circle, February Ia.
was a success financially and socially.
Mrs. Eliza Camp visited several
days of last week with her mother,
Mrs. Storms of Pennington.
Mrs. Ida Johnson and daughter Vir.
GINA of Route No. 4, Pennington,
We're calling on friends in Croton last
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Anthony visited in
Athens last Saturday.
w. w. Bradshaw, the mail carrier
between Croton and Athens, Mo-. is
on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shaw, orr res
taurant people, are going to move to
Argyle. We are sorry to lose these
young people.
The Roberts family and Ed sprouse
and family are to move of the
Boone farm near Croton and two
families from Tennessee are to move
on the farm.
T. r. Sawyer and son Glad and
! family have sold their residence
property and their store Of general
merchandise and will move to a farm
in Missouri. We all regret to have
this family leave,
Will Grant and children and Mrs.
Viola Batten of Donnellson came sun
| day to visit L. M. Grant and family.
Mrs. Alice Batten who has been
Ill, is much better.
o. H. Saltzgaver went to Arson,
Mo-, Sunday night to lead the singing
in revival meeting being held there
by Rev. Hawk OF Pennington.
H. M. Saltzgaver and family OF
Bonaparte and j. L. Johnson and
family took dinner at Curg Saltzgav-
er's Sunday.
Eda Johnson Of Des Mofnes is home
for few weeks visit with her par
ents and other relatives.
Mrs. L. M. Grant visited her daugh:
ter, Mrs Curg Saltzgaver, last Satur-
day afternoon.
George Scott and Shafer Anthony
OF Athens were in Croton Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keck visited
in Athens last Sunday.
Miss Laura Saltzgaver has gone to
Eldon for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Palmer and
family from Dry Ridge visited their
son Harry and wife here Sunday.
Mrs. Eta Graft of Fort Madison
! was here last Friday to visit her
mother, Mrs. VIM. Butlin.
Your scribe has had the grippe. as
we'll as good many others about
here.
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Grandma Schowalter. wife Of the
late Rev. Schwalter, who suffered a
paralytic stroke two weeks ago. died
at her home Tuesday. Funeral serv-
ices were held Sunday from the home
She was laid to rest in the West
Point cemetery, Rev. Hiltz officiating.
Quite q number from our city at
tended the funeral.
The little two year old son OF
Richard Lauchman and wife, who
was sick only a few days, passed
away Friday morning. The funeral
took place from the home Monday
and burial was made In the Everhard
cemetery.
Miss Dora Wahrer who is teaching
school near New London, visited
home folks over Sunday.
Miss Katherine Mattern left Mon
day for visit with her sister in Ne.
braska.
The play given by the young peo
pie of the G. e. church Tuesday
evening was well attended.
Mrs. Fred Refior and mother, Mrs
Gardner, called on friends in our city
Saturday.
Mrs. Ora Latta and children OF Et
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Mrs. Fred Heiser and daughter,
Sophia, and Mrs. Ben Engerman spent
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Noonan.
E. C. Lynn, our county superin.
tendent, extended the Charleston
school call on Friday.
Jesse Fruehling of Montrose, pass
ed through town Wednesday.
August Shulka is moving on the
VIM Hitler farm.
Glen Cochran of New Boston was a
Charleston caller Saturday.
M. T. Kerns and daughter, Alvah.
spent few days in Fit. Madison last
week.
Mrs. VIM. Hiler and Mrs. Lena
Hopp visited at the Adam Hopp home
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Klug and son.
Herman Arlie, and Harry Barnes
spent Friday evening at the home Of
August Shulka.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
FOUR YEARS
FOR OFFICIAL
ej,l Is Introduced With Backing o.
Pitt Faction in leSis-
lature.

a movement has been set on foo
n the Iowa house to obtain passage O
Z law which has as its object the grant
mg: Of four year terms to all elective
county officials, and which would auto
matically extend the terms OF all audi
tors, sheriffs and clerks OF the DIS
dict courts until Jan. 1, 1920.
The bill was originally INTRODUCED
by request by Representative Dear
Of Osceola county. but he later oe
cided to withdraw 1t.
1t has again appeared. this time re
introduced by Representative Mead
Speaker Pitt is one Of the men whe
have shown a direct interest In get
ting the bill before the legislature anc
It is understood that 1t is to nave ths
support Of the Pitt faction In the
house.
The bill as presented provides tha'
In the general election for 1918 eacf
county shall elect treasurer. re
corder Of deeds, and coroner, VINO
shall serve four years.
The sheriff, clerk and auditor. are
to hold over two years. and these
officers will be elected in 1920. II
the future there would then be al
election on three county officials eacf
two years. instead OF the entire coun
" ticket being elected each genera
election, as is the case at present.
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non. Mrs. C. o. Schoene and son
John, were Donnellson callers last
week.
~ Albert Haffner and Carl Theme
Jr, attended Geo. P. Weigner's sale
near Donnellson, Saturday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Jas. Hayes and ram
fly spent Sunday afternoon at the
Morrisey home.
Mrs. v. j. Burke was Keokuk
caller Saturday.
Geo. Brodsky who has been visiting
relatives and friends in Pocahonta=
county, Iowa, returned home one day
last week.
Miss Rose Pickering visited over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Lee
Westfall and family, of near Viele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Downey and
daughters took dinner at the Walter
Swinderman home Sunday.
Misses Hazel and Nellie Felt, Miss
Ella HART visited Sunday with Mrs.
Albert Haffner.
Dick Smith of Keokuk returned
home Monday evening, after weeks
visit with John and Andy Burke.
Mrs. Henry Felt visited the past
week with her daughter. Mrs. Oliver
Reitz, of Granger, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes and fam.
lily, motored to Keokuk one day last
week.
John Burke called on Ed and Jake
Bergthold Sunday afternoon.
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ware merchants held at Des MOines
Mrs. John Foss has returned from
visit with her daughter Mrs. AL
bert Fogge at West Point.
NJ. A. Kirkpatrick. editor Of the
Salem News, was quite ill last week
with lagrippe. ~
Edgar Long and family have movoc
to the apartments over Martins
store.
Ollie Tracy Of Memphis. Mo-. has
been a guest at the home of his
aunt Mrs. Rue Garretson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Wolf moved to
their farm west of town last week.
o. H. Tyner and c. Fl. Cook, at
tended the twentieth annual session
of the Iowa Bankers association held
at Burlington. Thursday.
After spending the winter with her
daughter Mrs. Sarah Didn't. in Ne
braska, Mrs. Martha Edwards re-
turned home Saturday
Frank Edwards came from FAR
field and spent Saturday with reia-
tives and friends.
The body of Mrs. Frank Mitchel
who passed away at her home IN
Minneapolis. Mimi, arrived at Salem
Monday morning, accompanied by Mr..
Mitchell and their son Herman, ms
wife and little son. Also Ira Walker
and wife of Richland. A brother OF
the deceased, A. L. Kittle, resides at
Salem. A sister, Mrs. Minnie Cough.
lives at Joliet, Ill. Funeral was held
from the Congregational church AT
10 O'Clock Monday morning. Services
were conducted by Rev. T. r. Gray.
Interment was made in the Mitchell
lot in the East cemetery.
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/ Miss Marie Harsch Of KeolSuk.
visited with her parents Sunday.
Mrs. ]. ]. Wyrick and sons OF this
place, spent Sunday In Keokuk visit
ing relatives.
L. w. Shafer and family spent sum
day with Charles Pence at Montrose.
Wesley Johnson. wife and daugh-
ter, Maymie, and s. T. Mott and fam
lily and @. P. Johnson intend to start
for the San Joaquin valley Of Call
fornia. in few days. for their future
home
Miss Mamie Turner Of Keokuk.
visited few days with Mrs. S. +.
Mott.
4 Geo. Thompson, tho cattle buyer or
Wayland. was buying cattle around
in this part of the country this week.
Mrs. e. b. Kinkeade, who was
operated on at the st. Joseph hospital.
Is getting along fine and will be ablo
to return home In few days
Miss Mahala Scovern has gone to
Rochester. Mimi. for treatment.
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Several from this vicinity attended
G. P. Sharks sale, near Argyle, Mon
day,
Mrs. Lewis Felt visited Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Fred Fett.
Mrs. Mary Ford Of Des Moines,
Iowa, is visiting her brothers. James
and ]. Burke and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Langw1th OF
Sharon spent few days with their
daughter, Mrs. Albert aaffner and
family
Fred Fett made business trip to
Burlington Thursday.
Miss Clara Bergthold spent last
week with Kate Horsey. :.
Mr.. Lingerfelter Of near Ft. MAJ
ison, visited few days last week at
the Andy Sheppard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. ]. Burke and daugh-
tiers. Mary and Margaret. took dinner
at the P. C. Doyle home Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Hayes and son, James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Downey. Mrs. P. c. Doyle
and daughter, Margaret, Lewis Felt,
Jas. Pickering and daughter. Rose.
Minor Bennett, Albert Haffner.
Misses Mary and Margaret Burke.
Paul Wirsig, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bait
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KEOkUK LODGE
ENJOYS PROGRAM
Anniversary Meeting Of Member. and
Families Was Held Last Even
Ing In odd Fellows
Hall.
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
Large Number Hears ). 3. Well on
Odd FsIlowship, and George
Angel In Patriotic
Appeal.

Keokuk lodge No. 10, l. O.. o. F.,
held its annual banquet and anniver.
sary celebration last evening in the
Odd Fellows hall. The members and
their families participated in the
event which was most enjoyable, and
for which the committee in charge OF
arrangements deserves particular
mention. :. = 500 zT45 :.
The program was one of the best
that has been given. j. B. Well spoke
low. what the order means. and what
good Odd Fellow should be. He
rave one of the best talks that the
members have been privileged to
hear for long time. George Angel
was the other speaker, and made an
appeal for patriotism in this hour OF
A nations uncertainty. He touched
on several timely topics in his talk.
The musical program OF the even
ing was unusually well given. and
the several artists on the program
we're encored by the assemblage. The
opening selection was by the orches-
ira. This was followed by a quar-
tette number by Messrs. Lumberg,
I.man. Linluist and Petry. A vocal
soIo by Miss Martha Tracy, a read
inc by Henry Vanderhayden. anc
piano solo by Miss Dora Lachmann
followed. The closing numbers were
by the cuartette and orchestra.
Following the program. supper was
served in the dining room. Chicken
Dot pie, potatoes. gravy, cranberry
sauce, pickles. olives. ice cream, cake
and coffee comprised the menu.
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William Wilmeth and Miss Hattie
Mogel were united in marriage Wed
nesday evening at the homo of tho
bride, In the presence of immediate
relatives, Rev. J. p. Ward, pastor OF
the M. e. church officiating. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mogel. Of near Hills
boro, and for some time past has
been an efficient clerk in the Brody
department store. A young lady of
amiable disposition and charming
traits of character. The groom is the
, affable proprietor Of the monument
store and also deals in automobiles.
The newly welded couple will go TO
housekeeping Immediately in pretty
home on North Main street, which
Mr.. Wilmeth recently purchased OF
A. c. Wolf.
Friends quarterly meeting will be
held at their church on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. Feb. %, "a, 70.
General Superintendent Charles Whit
ley of Oskaloosa Ia expected to be
present and assist in the services.
A large number was present at the
w. C. T. U. meeting held with Mrs.
E. J. Keller Wednesday afternoon.
Following the business meeting at
which q program was considered 1or
q matrons contest. nice refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Perry Frazer and family are NOV
ing to Glasgow. Mrs. Roy Carpenter
In filling the position as night oper-
ator at the central telephone office,
made vacant by the resignation OF
Mrs. Frazer.
r. u. Foss has been called to ap-
pear at the court house at Ottumwa
ON the 14th day of March, 1917, to
serve as petit juror during the spring
term of the United States district
court.
Mrs. Mary Blush arrived from Den
yer, Colo, for a visit with her moth
er Mrs. Susan Craig. and her sister
Mrs. George Wilmeth and family.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega-
tional church gave ten-cent social
at the Hourihan home Friday after
noon.
A n. Frazer has sold his farm to
J. T. Scarf. Mr.. Frazer and FAMILY
will move to a farm near Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Craig came
from Fairfield and s- Tuesday
with the formers mother Mrs. Susan
Craig.
Misses Florence and Helen Morri-
son of Broken Bow, Nebr., are with
their aunt Mrs. Albert Lester, who
is seriously Ill.
Following settlement OF her
affairs at Salem, Miss Cora Kelly left
to visit her sister at Moline. Ill.
Garfield Hallowell and family OF
Mt Pleasant were Sunday guests az
the F. E. Becker home.
The Women's club held pantry
sale at Huxley's store Saturday.
Mrs. White came from York. Nebr-
and visited her sister Mrs. o. N
knight.
J. H. Collatt and son Judson at
tended the state meeting of hard
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NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS

+, the sympathy OF friends here In this,
| their bereavement. Burial was made
at the Colvin cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Cassidy of Fl. Madison.
is a guest of her children at this
| place, John Cassidy and Mrs. Laura
Spratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Summers have q
very sick child.
New Easter music is being planned
at the Episcopal church for Easter
The /. o. o. F. and Rebekah
lodges will celebrate the anniversary
of Schuyler Colfax March rs, 1917.
with a banquet at their hall.
Rev. Pleas Gray is holding series
of meetings at Pleasant Grove school
house.
There is considerable sickness at
this place just now.
The ladies of St. Katherine's guild
OF the Episcopal church, Tuesday aft
ernoon. gave. Mrs. p. w. Bowen q
real surprise. when they invaded her
home, that looked quite spring like
with its greenery of ferns. geran-
iums and carnations. The afternoon
was spent in social chat and instru-
mental music. The guild furnished
the excellent refreshments OF cake.
pineapple and marshmallow with
whipped cream.
S. N. Sawyer has had an attack Of
pneumonia. but Is able to be on the
streets again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Johnson OF
Marshalltown soldiers home. Will
celebrate their sixtieth marriage an
niversary at the homo OF their son.
Lem Johnson, March IL. 1917. Mr..
johnson was soldier of the civil
war, Seventeenth Iowa infantry.
Miss Ruby VarnsdoIl has been COM
planning from a severe cold.
Eli Geiger. who has been housed
from sickness, Is able to be around
the house.
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| The funeral services OF Geo. e. Ale
shire, will be held from the residence
this afternoon at 2:30 p. M, Hon
Charles ]. Scofield, officiating. Burial
at Moss Ridge.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Amy
Link Cannon were held from the resi-
dence Monday afternoon at 1870 p. M.
Rev. ]. w. Ferris, pastor of the Meth
odist church, officiating. Burial al
Moss Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. A. Wilcox, son Ted
and daughter, Mrs. Blanche Cherrill
and Messrs. VIM. NJ. Gordon, VIM. H
Hartzell, James w. Westfall, Charles
Baxter, John F. Scott and Thomas F
Dunn, attended the funeral of l. N
Mealey at the residence in LaHarpe
Sunday afternoon at .2:30 p. M. which
was conducted by the Masonic order
iof which deceased WAS a member, IN
the presence of large assemblage OF
friends.
The board Of supervisors will be IL
session next week, converting Tues
DAY, March 5.
Chas. Larson, Attorney Louis Lamet
land Hon. H. J. M. Luedde, Of Warsaw
were business visitors to the city
Monday. tr e
Louis Westfall went to Hamilton
Friday evening to spend the week END
with his brother James, who is EN-
ployed as station master at Hamilton
The basketball game played between
the Hedding college and Carthage col
Ilege, on Saturday evening at the col
lege gymnasium, resulted in score
Of 81 to 33 in favor Of Hedding.
|, The following township collectors
bonds have been filed with Circuit
Clerk John F. Scott:
Glenn Dufie. Hancock. township
$50. S42. 30-sureties, w. HI. DUNE
Rein w. Saer. G. B. Miller, James !
Hendricks.
Louis Cole, Wilcox township, 81.
|31374-sureties, J. G. Crawford, J. l.
Daugherty. w. G. Cole.
Harry Warner, LaHarpe township
s66 913.44-sureties, Clifford w. War
her, John H. Hungate, A. r. Booth
Charles H. Ingraham. John M. Lyon
@. w. Hungate. H. Bradfield, Chas. X
Todd. w. N. Byler.
Frank Hobart, FIT Green township
$2S, 7O8. 8S-sureties James l. Hendricks
r. w. Saer, Pardon Hobart, H. D
Wright.
Louie H. Hauerhoff. Walker town
ship, $50, 1888. 56-sureties. Fred Wool
brink, Harry Hill. John D. Luft
George Woolbrink. Chas. Ensminger
John r. Humke, Reuben A. Hutchi
son. Louis Boedecker, w. T. Conover
Roy Mackey, st. Marys township
s4S, 244.28-s ureties, H. G. Metzger
John McKelvie. VIM. O. Tuck, T. ]
Mcdaniel.
Fred Boyle. Appanoose township
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A Great Medicine.

That most successful OF all RENE
dies for woman's ailments, Lydia r..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
owes tts origin to botanic recipe
which came into the possession Of
Lydia 81. PinkhAm about fifty years
ago.
This recipe had proved 50 effec-
tive in the practice of skilled phyBi-
clan that Mrs. Pinkham procured the
herbs and stepped and prepared
them in true old time fashion on her
kitchen stove for her friends and
neighbors who suffered from wom-
ans ailments. The fame of the vir-
tues OF this wonderful medicine
spread, until 1t Is today recognized al
the standard remedy for woman's Ills.
advertisement
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49, 800 go -

Mrs. Lenora McKeehan starts for
Kansas tomorrow to see her brother
Henry. who is very low.
Mr.. Kennedy has moved to his new
home,
George L Refior was a business cali
or at Donnellson Saturday.
Loren Davis and wife Of Edna, Mo-,
made pleasant visit with his aunts,
and uncles last week.
It fs rumored that there will be q
dance at LaCrew Thursday evening.
Mr.. Jesse Smith intends to be .
guest at the Refior home next week.
Mrs. A. c. Davis will move Monday
to the home of her son Jesse.
Grandma May is slowly improving.
Mrs John Overton. son Roy, and
daughter May, called on s. e. Rsfor
Saturday evening.
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Mrs. DR.. Cresap who has been visit
ing in Storm Lake with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Morton Hughes, for the past
two months, is expected home this
week.
! Otto Meredith is moving his house
hold goods, farm implements and
stock to the L. R. Cummings farm
east of town, and Jesse Hornbaker
will move to the farm which he re-
Gently purchased, being vacated by
Meredith.
| Joe Parks. superintendent of the
| Bonaparte schools, visited at his
home in Ottumwa from Friday until
Saturday evening.
DR.. l.. E. Coffin of Pennington
visited here with friends Sunday.
w. B. Campbell is visiting at the
! home Of his daughter Mrs. c. E..
! Rehkopf, northeast of town, and is
also calling on the farmers in the
vicinity in the interests of Des
Moines fruit tree firm.
| j. A. Cheek and son George, &C
companied their car OF household
goods, 1--we stock and farm ifnpie-
n ents to their new home at Cold
water, Mich, last Thursday. The rest
OF the family departed Monday OF
this week.
Ellis Van Zant OF KeosauQua visit.
ed here with Bonaparte friends Sun
day.
| Wilbur Pender and family spent
Sunday at the Kingsbury home near
KeosauQua.
Mrs. Isaacson who has been living
here for the past year, sold part. OF
her household goods last week ana
49, CHI ont
Monday departed for Ottumwa where
she will make her home.
B. F. Martin and wife have moved
, to the VIM. Martin farm near Farm
! ington, where they will reside dur
ing the coming summer. They took
only a part Of their household goods
with them and expect to return to
their home here this fall to live dur
| ing the winter.
f; Corn sold at the Glen Hardin sale
/ few miles southeast of here, few
F! days ago for $1.4O bushel. This
breaks all records in this part of
the country for high prices. MI.
Hardin lives on the Waitman Robin
son farm, but will soon move to the
Madden farm near Mt. Sterling and
Roy Simmons Of Pennington will
/ mcye to the farm vacated by Mr..
Hardin.
| Miss June Christy went to Farm
iugton Saturday evening and was an
ever Sunday visitor with her sister
Mrs. B. IF. Ketcham and family. Her
mother, Mrs. S. c. Christy, has also
been visiting at the Ketcham home
for the past several days.
Arthur Burr and family OF Lock
ridge, Iowa, visited here several days
last week with relatives. They came
t last Wednesday to attend the golden
wedding anniversary OF Mr.. Burr's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Burr.
Miss Bess Watts OF Pennington
was a visitor here Saturday at the
home Of her grandmother Mrs. $.
Cox.
The fire bell caused the fire de-
partment to make run to the home
OF Frank Vickers Saturday morning
where it was thought fire was
burning under the roof of the house.
It was discovered on the arrival OF
the department that the smoke was
coming through cracks in the Chin
ney next to the roof and that 1t was
caused by the f1ue burning out. No
damage was done, but as usual the
Bonaparte fire fighters were on the
Job in very few minutes after the
alarm was sounded.
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Aae and the Open Mind.

Davenport Times: The man or
woman who studies, who keeps
abreast of the times or a little ahead,
who is not ashamed to consult books
and to ask questions, who profits by
personal mistakes and those OF 9TH
ers, who keeps an open mind and
does not insist on one point Of view
or one answer to a question or one
decision in perplexing situation as
being absolutely final and not to be
uestioned-such person has re-
tanned youth and is not to be con-
sidered old.
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The Shrinking Of Lawson.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: II
was cruel for Tom Lawsons New
York broker to tell the Teak" com
mittee that his distinguished custom
ers profits In December were a beg
carly $4,000 or less, in view of Tom's
randiose statement that he could
not tell what his profits were within
100000. What small. unimportant
stock speculator the Bostonian has
become.
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Germany has 10000 miles Of rail-
way, or about one-sixth of the total
railroad mileage in the United
States.
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Madison returned to her home Tues
day after several weeks visit at the
parental home, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Dial.
merS.
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BoNAPARTE.

Mrs. DR.. Cresap who has been visit
ing in Storm Lake with her daugh
ter Mrs. Morton Hughes, for the pas
two months, is expected home this
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given, That letters
Of Administration upon the Estate of