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Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier from Ottumwa, Iowa • Page 7

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-w -nao fcM. UN(ON PKOPlC OPhnctj AT 15 3 Op To I GOT DOLLARS AND CAN'T GET HIM TO Give ANV. EMeM SPE-ND For Sale. TOR rACTORY REBUILT SMITH-PREmiers, $25. 230 Main.

Remington Typewriter Co. Eggs and Poultry. PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTE EGGS, $1.50 per setting ot 15 eggs. Miss Vona Scott, Farson, Iowa. EGGS FOR BARRED Rocks of best quality, bred to lay, per 15, $3 per hundred also eggs from S.

C. Buff Orpingtons, cockerel heading pen No. 1 scoring 75c ftnd $1 per 15. Grace Emmons, Libertylrille, Iowa. FOR 11 o'ftocic 1 4 OH X'ME COT A SURE SALE OR TRADEt-SHETLAND ponies, one nice Shetland Btallion.

Address M-21-A care Courier. Mother When I was young girls never thought of doing the things they do today. Daughter Well, that's why they didn't do them. You can buy a farm by a Courier Want Ad. GROCERY IN good location.

Apply at R. M. Bowen, Eldon, la. C. R.

I. RED EGGS FOR SALE. No. 1, $1.50 per setting pen No. 2, $1.00 per setting.

Prices on day old chicks from both pens. Mrs. C. H. Crump, Chlllicothe, Iowa.

Public Sale Saturday, April 26,1 o'clock Beck's sale barn at Hedrick, 28 head of high grade Kentucky bred Jersey ers W. H. Cooper, Auctioneer. Neri Ogden, Clerk. Moore, Prop.

DrDJELGraham to 12 a. m. 1 to 6 m. Bnnls Office Bids-, Ottumwa, Iowa. HtUO GOT A WHO'S YOU t6T wve.

CHAN06. W-ACei WITH THC ODON AND CAN CO. TM6 9RC6 OP ONION fiAunc MOW. Jeff Will Have to Spend All His for Arnica Bvf Him GtT'T ALL. vjrrH you FlFTV- FIFTY Eggs apd Poultry.

FOR COMB RHbjjE Island Reds. Good ones, $1.00 each. Eggs $2.00 for 15. 815 North Court Phone 1415-K. FOR STORY FRAME house, 7 rooms and reception hall, hot air heat, also barn and chicken house.

Good well and cistern. On one acre ground, half mile southwest of city on Riverside drive, Wildwood. Address D. Schlatter, care B. Hofmann, 314 W.

2nd St. JTOR C. R. I. red eggs.

75c per settins, $4 per 100. Mrs. E. A. Hastings.

Floris, Iowa. BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS, 50C for 15 or $3.00 for 100. Headed by cockerels scoring to 93 points. Ada Miller, Selma, la, FOR1 C. RHODE ISLAND Red 75c per setting special prices on incubator lots.

New phone 1163-L. 1609 Weet Second street. FOR SALE Olds runabout. 815 North Court, phone 1415-K. Legal Notices.

Proof of Will. State of Iowa, Wapello county, ss. In the district court. To all whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given, that an instrument in writing, purporting t6 be the last will and testament of Samuel Robinson, deceased, was this day produced, opened and read by the undersigned and I have fixed 9 o'clock a. m.

the 6th day of May 1913 as the day for hearing proof in relation thereto. Witness my official signature with the seal of said court hereto affixed, this 5th day of April 1913. W. T. Wilson, celrk district court.

I FREDERIC. Mrs. Archie Sillier and Miss Myrtle Howerton were Eddyville callers Saturday afternoon. Dave Hawthorne has sold his stock of merchandise to Wm. Reeves.

M. F. Brady and Frank Johnson are painting and papering the Reeves store. Mr. and Mrs.

T. O. Jones have moved eir household goods to the T. Akers house. Mr.

Jones is depot agent at this place. Wiley Fall came Monday for a short stay at his farm east of here. Cfclock MIW O'CLOCK MUNTERVILLE. "Miss Estella Gustason of Ottumwa Is visiting relatives and friends here. Misses Edith and Virgie Gustason of Ottumwa visited the parental home Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Bertha Wallen of Oskaloosa is visiting relatives and friends here. Miss Ella Harlen was a county seat visitor last Saturday, The No. 7 gave their play last Tuesday evening, having a large crowd and a good success. Mrs. Charles Johnson visited her sister, Mrs.

Albert GustavBon last Monday and Tuesday. The LadieB Aid will meet with Mm. F. A. Gustason next Thursday afternoon.

The Muntervllle young folks will have their play at the hall next Thursday evening, April 24. Everybody com" Jim Cooper and family have moved into the home vacated by the E4 Gustason family. Harvey Nelson visited in Ottumwa a few days this week. Mrs. John Kinblade has gone to Moulton for a week's visit with relatives.

OLIVET. Mrs. R. Williams spent Monday In Oskaloosa shopping. Rev.

E. J. Evans of Oskaloosa filled the pulpit in the Presbyterian church Sunday night. Mrs. S.

Bartema and daughter Edna spent Su-day at the John Dolan home. Mrs. J. Top and Mrs. G.

Bonfleld spent Saturday in Harvey with friends. The farmers.of this vicinity are doing lots of tiling this year. One man south of town is putting down a mile of tile on his place. Mr. and Mrs.

Clyde Robertson spent Sunday at the parental Robertson home north of town. Rev. R. Wilkinson of Bussy preached in the M. P.

church Sunday. H. R. Barnes was a business caller In Oskaloosa Monday. Mrs.

George McCombs and son spent Tuesday in Evans with friends. Mrs. J. L. Billings returned home this week from Dee Moines where she has been visiting for some time with relatives and friends.

Dr. Sybenge of Leighton was in town Friday on his way to Knoxville to attend a meeting of doctors. Mrs. George Bonfleld commenced the spring term of School at the Baker school north of town Monday. W.

B. Peterson of Des Moines was in town on railroad business Tuesday. Clyde Rolison was in pskaloosa on Monday on business. Dr. G.

A. Olne of Canada is visiting his friends in this locality this week. LOCKRIDGE. Ilit' i' "si ml I Mrs. Albert Larson spent Thursday with her daughter Mrs.

R. H. Dunlap in Rome. Walter Rizor had a hand and foot badly mashed while working on the section Friday. He is recovering nicely.

W. H. Pence of Fairfield was a business caller here Friday. Mrs. Pearl Ring of Waukee, and little daughter are here for a visit at the Hulse and Anderson homes.

Albert Peterson of Centervllle who formerly resided here was married to Miss Esther Victoria Carlson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson of Jeff Had a Peculiar Way of Figuring Profit' ft By "Bud" Fisher WSVT WOTr, WANT TO SM THG CLOilNCj ON UP TO'DM. WENT DOWN TO 152 1 1000 ToOAt. lilllllllll YOU WHMT YOU iOT NO UNION 6 ft ft ft tumwa April 9.

They will make their home in Centervllle. Miss Grace Hizer of Mediapolis spent Tuesday and Wednesday here with her friend Miss Lizzie Heron. Miss Hazel McGregor ot Burlington spent Sunday here with home folks. Mrs. L.

L. Lipps will spend the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fischel in Batavla. F.

D. Kerrlck of Fairfield was a business caller here recently. Little Martha Graf died Wednesday evening. She was the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Graf who lives three miles northeast of town. She had been ill several weeks. EDDYVILLE. William Edwards, who has been employed for some time in Des Moines, has returned to Eddyville. Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Hawk of Ottumwa are in Eddyville tthis week visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Robert Clark. Mrs. Laura Dible was in Drakeville Wednesday looking aftep business interests.

Mr. Belzer and family are moving this week from the Fisher property to the William Lucas property on North Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott and little daughter Virginia came up from Ottumwa Wednesday and visited at the parental J.

Elliott home. Mrs. Lincoln Lee went to Des Moines Tuesday to be with Mrs. Koch, who is ill in the hospital at that place. Miss Bernice McMahon spent Wednesday in Ottumwa the guest of her sister, Roxel McMahon.

Mrs. Thomas Ott visited Wednesday in. Ottumwa at the home of her brother, D. E. Ward.

R. A. Hansel received a new automobile today. There will be several new cars brought to Eddyville soon FARMINQTON Miss Leona Nelson visited over Sunday with relatives at Burlington. Miss Lydia Pfister returned Tuesday from a visit with friends at Ottumwa.

Mrs. Gussie Meshard and two children of Humboldt, at the M. L. Bargar home. Mrs.

N. J. Kirlcpatrick has gone to Ames to visit her daughter, who is attending school in that city. Chapter P. E.

met on Monday evening with Mrs. J. S. Foregrave. Mrs.

Fier G. Hilpert of Harrisburg, was an out of town guest and gave an interesting talk on the woman suffrage movement in that state. J. W. Hunt of Pulaski has been in Farmington for several days making some improvements on his residence property.

Miss Kate Mathews pleasantly entertained the Kensington club on Tuesday evening. Minor Cummings won a piano in the recent Keokuk Constitution-Democrat contest riNef KNOW IT. THAT'S t. I0OO. auPFtesa MM HAO IQOO (HfMV.

UitU. IT t0WN A NT ANt LOVT 4iOOO CtMNMK Mrfrtfeft MNMtYH DIDN'T HAMB STfttK TO UOitt THAT A THOUSAND ttONT 1 Miss Pearl WilliamB returned Tuesday from California where she has been spending the winter. William Lucas and family are moving this week from Eddyville to Oskaloosa, where they expect to remain permanently. 1 CHARITON. Mrs.

Hana Beck and Mra. J. E. Edgren and daughter Edna returned yesterday from a brief visit with friends in Ottumwa. Mr.

and Mrs. Porter Wagner of Englewood, 3. formerly of this place, are here for a visit with her parents Mayor J. C. Seward and wife, and old friends, Mrs.

Frank Kesler pleasantly entertained a few lady friends yesterday at a dinner party. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Johnson are the parents of a son, born recently. Mr.

and Mrs. I. N. Funk of Wooster, formerly well known residents of Chariton, are spending a few days with relatives and old friends here while on their way home from Bakersfleld, where they had been spending the winter with their son Erie Funk and family. A little son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Risbeck of Benton township is suffering with a lacerated eye, caused by striking It with a table fork, while trying to untie a hard knot in a shoe string. It Is feared that the sight of the eye may be impaired. I Mra. R.

J. Lowry of Ottumwa has returned home after a visit at the home of her daughter Mrs. Will Trost. Emory Bowman has gone Phoenix, Arizona on a few weekB' bUBlhess trip. Mrs.

Leota Thomas is spending the week in Des Moines with her Bon Lyle Thomas and family. Mrs. H. A. SMrer has returned from a few days' visit in Knoxville with her daughters Mesdames John Dickerson and B.

Young. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Wagner of Englewood, S. and Mrs.

Will Lyman and little granddaughter Dorothy Blanchard went to Humeston to visit Mrs. Harry Moore. New Mall 8ervlce For Montezuma. Montezuma, April improvement for Montezuma. It is now a settled fact that a new mail service on the Bumble Bee has been ordered and will likely jitart In a few days.

The first intimation we had of it being a reality, was the telegram Mr. Rayburn received from his friend, Senator Titus, of Muscatine. This will be a great convenience to the people along the route of the Rock Island. A new car has been ordered by the iRock Island and as soon as it is completed the new service will start. This is an opening for an express car on this train.

Patents to lowans. Des Moines, 'April following patents were granted, to lowans for the week ending April 15, 1913, as from the office of Wilfred C. Lane, patent attorney, 60S Crocker building: No. battery, William Morrison, Des Moines. No.

for storage battery1 plates, William Morrison, D6s Moines. No. Charles A. Peterson, Ida Grove. No.

drinking-cup, William H. Baird, Burlington. No. trap, Henry Scott, Leon, assignor to J. E.

Vail, Garden Grove, No. radiator, Albert E. Baum, Waterloo. No. tray, Joseph H.

Boiler, Woodbine. No. case machine, Alwln W. D. Weis, Waterloo.

By "Budin KEOTA TO HAVE NEW OPERA HOUSE Public Spirited Citizens Raise Funds to Erect Structure Costing $15,000 is Raised. Keota, April is to have a $15,000 opera house. Several large sums have been subscribed by publicspirited citizens and smaller ones came in rapidly. The aim was to raise $15,000. Twelve thousand dollars have already been subscribed and there is no doubt about securing the other $3,000.

The location Is the most desirable on Broadway, being centrally located and on the road to the public park. The plans for the building are not determined, but it will be of a style creditable to the town. It is proposed to include in the building rooms for a public library and rest room and it is hoped these plans will materialize, as that feature would give Keota a permanent "library and would supply a long standing need for a rest room. J. F.

Romine, J. M. White and C. A. Lacey were the original papers.

Everyone should take stock in the enterprise. IOWAN TO TEACH IN PHILIPPINES Sioux City, April received an appointment as teacher in the Philippine Islands, Clark Hallam, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Hallam of Sioux City, will leave In about ten days for San Francisco, where he will embark for the islands about May 3. Mr. Hallam has been teaching English in the Muscatine high school for the past year. Congregatlonelists to Meet. Grlnnell, April next Tuesday the Grlnnell and Des Moines Congregational associations will hold at Grlnnell a four days' conference to which every Congregational minister in tin state has been invited.

The meeting is under the auspices of the college and a committee from the college has charge of the program. Chief Clerk A. O. U. W.

Dies. Denison, April Rollins of this city, who was recently elected head clerk of the A. O. U. W.

of Iowa, died from blood poisoning, which affected his left arm and shoulder. SIOUX CITY MAN CONFESSES ARSON Sioux City, April F. Peebles alias Wm. of setting number of fires here, confessed when arraigned in police court. He also confessed, say the police, to numerous robberies in various parts of the country.

Peebles said he formerly lived in San Antonio, Texas. Corning Presbytery Elects. Creston, April spring meeting of tl.e Corning Presbytery held at Villisca, closed Friday. The new of fleers elected were Rev. F.

W. Thomas, Diagonal, moderator Rev. W. J. Ewlng, local pastor Rev.

E. B. Linn, Yorktown, clerk Rev. A. Kiser, stated clerk.

THEIWS AND HERE'S tAlMe1 GBft UX-fcW AZKIH THAT tOW AIN'T Oft "WjTlYUi wtM "THAT6 THB I GOT evJEN VIITH Vf3. HIM 'fill PHI KAPPA PHI NAMES MEMBERS Fraternity at State College Thirty Opt of 250 8eniors For VMembership in Frat. L- Ames, April chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor scholarship fraternity at Iowa state college, has announced its election of members from the upper third of the graduating class. Thirty out of 250 seniors were chosen as follows J. P.

Anderson, Lamonl Earl Ames R. U. Blasingame, Auburn, Ala. Gladys Bonner, Jewell C. L.

Burlingham, Central City Pr W. Hairy, Algona Paul Clapp, Perry H. 8. Coe, Wooster, Ohio Chas. Clear Lake L.

S. Gillette, Fostoria A. W. Hess, Delmar Blanche kins, Des Moines H. E.

Johnson, sauqua Burton Joseph, Des Moines iml Paul Kriethe, Burt R. J. Laird, Ruby Lynch, Ames R. C. Chord, Lebanon, Ky.

Myrtle McDonald, Ames Herbert Miller, Des Moines, Leona Peshak, Osage Hans Hubbard R. B. Reis, Reis Roy G. ROBS, Wlnterset Mildred Walls, Clinton J. G.

Watson, Ames Ben Walker, Ames Lyle Watts, Clear Lake E. Welles, Ames Anna M. Wolfe, KeoA-v kUk. rtLi BUILDING MAY PE RAISED OVER RIVER Waterloo Plans to Observe istlc Trait by Making Coliseum Serve Both 8ldes of City. Waterloo, April the legislature has passed a bill authorizing the erection of a coliseum over the Cedar river at this It Is expected Mayor Thompson soon will call a special election to ascertain the wishes of the voters.

If the cltlseM Indorse the project, the coliseum, seating 5,000 to 8,000 people, will be built upon the extension of the plerc of the melan arch concrete bridge at Fourth street. Waterloo is a city of twins. Thera are twin public school systems, twin Camegie libraries, twin postol twin fire stations and each section the city has three councllmen. jfflces, ten In late years the sectional spirit caused by the river's' dividing the town has dled'out, but in order to' bury it the plan to place the above the river was conceived. The public is divided on the proposeI tlon for utilitarian and artistic sons.

Some argue that the placing of extended piers in the river would menace the city In times of floods, while others would not have the ent beautiful river view effaced. Wallweber-Andreas Wedding. Chariton, April Wallweber and Miss Ethel D. both of St. Joseph, were united in mart riage at the Catholic priory on day evening at 8 o'clock.

Rev. Father Jaa. MacGIllin officiating. The bride formerly resided in Chariton and is a slater of Mrs. Lisle Shull.

She hat many friends here who will extend congratulations on this happy Mlon. They will reside in St. JompfcMi.

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